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5th April 2009, 03:51 AM #1
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laptop endurance: DELL vs HP
I'm hesitating between these 2 laptops:
1/HP DV5-1017nr: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=3763423
2/Dell XPS M1530 (T8100, 4G, 320GB, Geforce 8600M GT)
Im not a gamer, but use multimedia more than average. The price dont make up my concern but what I really want is a good laptop to use for at least 2 years; ince I've been hearing stuffs like Dell has a worse hardware compared to HP.
Could anyone give me an advise, I would really appreciate it. Thanks, guy!
5th April 2009, 04:02 AM #2
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Re: laptop endurance: DELL vs HP
From my experience Dell makes a far better product than HP, but value also exists on a laptop to laptop basis. I know for a fact that the m1530 is a great machine, maybe you should also consider the Studio XPS 16.
Asus UL30VT-A1 + 80GB Intel X25M SSD
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5th April 2009, 04:06 AM #3
Re: laptop endurance: DELL vs HP
Your HP link isn't working, so here.
Anyways, I've heard that nVidia G84, G86, G92 and G94 Graphics Cores have a high-ish failure rate, and the 8600m GT in the XPS m1530 is the G84M core, so it might have a higher chance of failing, but I haven't actually heard/read anything specific about the XPS m1530.Want to help? The Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) project is looking for developers, testers and helpers for icons and maintaining the website - link.
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5th April 2009, 06:52 AM #4
Re: laptop endurance: DELL vs HP
I was considering the m1530 before but after reading the owner lounge and some other threads in the dell forums I changed my mind. There is a high failure rate for the m1530. I have read that some members had their GPUs fail twice. So if you are going for the m1530 you should consider getting more than one year warranty.
I have no idea about the HP but I heard some overheating issues. Not sure about it. I think the cooling system on the HP sucks. It is better to check in the HP forums.
Hope this helps
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Garant: Inbred Brothers was the only thing that we wrote together on "The State," we weren't a team at all, yet.
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Garant: And The State made a really bad movie deal, with a company that's now defunct. It was an arm of Disney, which is the last—probably now, looking back, it's like, "They did a deal with Disney?"—it was the last possible place that we should have been, and they started with 11 people every day meeting at 11:00 to think about The State, movie, and after about two weeks it was me and Tom and Mike Jann, and then they flew us out here to yell at us for coming up with terrible movie ideas. Literally we were like hungover New Yorkers in black suits, around a pool at the Universal Sheraton...
Lennon: Getting yelled at by Disney execs.
Garant: Their idea, by the way, in hindsight, was a great idea.
Lennon: They wanted us to do a movie about the whacky guys in the Stanford marching band.
Garant: Looking back as an adult, it was a great idea.
Lennon: We were too stupid at the time to see how good of an idea that was.
Garant: We're like these New York snobs, but it taught us everything.
Lennon: And eventually we did crack the movie.
Garant: And eventually we were smart enough to actually quit, which I can't believe that at that age we had the balls to say, "We don't like this movie, you don't like this movie; why are we doing this movie?" And we walked away from that deal, but it proved that me and Jann and Tom could work together. We'd had our first kind of weird taste of what it's like to be in a horrible situation with the studio, so we were game to try to do it again.
GQ: One last thing, guys: Would you tell the Billy Crystal story?
Lennon: I don't think that it's a good idea.
Garant: Yeah, I don't know that it's a good idea. We pitched him an idea, we pitched him Analyze This 2, we pitched him and De Niro, and we were both terrified of De Niro, and oddly enough, De Niro was the nice one.


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Trillstayovoxo13 on 7/6/2013 12:46:00 PM more reviews by Trillstayovoxo13
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Normal, Medium Brown Hair: Black Eyes: Hazel
I love this color. With orly nail defense as base and top this stayed soooo long for me about six days with no chips. Opaque. I can get away with one coat. Great for most or all shades of skin
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*TOP REVIEWER* canadian on 5/8/2012 9:26:00 PM more reviews by canadian
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Fine Eyes: Green
I had a pedicure yesterday and picked this color. It's a pretty, medium bright pink. Perfect color for spring and summer. I plan on picking up this color at Sally's or Chatters (I hope they have it!). Overall a great pick me up polish color. :) For reference I'm light medium (closer to medium) skin tone.
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nadienadie on 4/27/2012 12:46:00 PM more reviews by nadienadie
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Dark Hair: Black Eyes: Other
This is a deep pink shade.
Formula is decent, three shades to opacity. Ok dry time if even coats are applied.
Something about this shade just screams sexiness and femininity to me. The kind of shade that a hot chick would wear. On even, well groomed nails the beauty of this colour is amped up to the max.
Before I've even got to the end of the bottle, I know that I will repurchase. Unless you've got blotchy hands, I personally think this shade will look good on everyone. Well done, China Glaze, well done!
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satin3 on 9/3/2011 6:43:00 PM more reviews by satin3
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium Eyes: Green
Love China Glaze, love this colour!!!! I only wear it on my toes but when it's freshly painted and looks nice I get sooooo many compliments.
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*TOP REVIEWER* mzebra on 5/31/2011 3:28:00 PM more reviews by mzebra
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Wow, one coat and you are done. This is a super saturated pink with blue undertones. It kinda reminds me of the lip gloss my mom would wear in the 80's. Perfect color for my nails or toes which delivers a fresh punch of pink wherever I go.
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Thrizyl on 10/10/2009 10:45:00 PM more reviews by Thrizyl
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Dark Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
This is my first China Glaze polish.
I have been wearing the same OPI shade for three years on my toes and I thought it was about time my toes looked like someone owned them.
While this pink might be a bit intimidating in the bottle I find it looks lovely on my dark brown toes. Not too dark in a way to make my toes look darker, instead it adds interest to my toes. Makes me wanna look down every so often. I look forward to getting more in the brand.
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*TOP REVIEWER* Ihavequestions on 5/13/2009 5:34:00 PM more reviews by Ihavequestions
Age: 30-35 Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool Hair: Other, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Grey
I do think that this is a beautiful color that may be just a *little* bit much for my very fair skin. It's a true pink...going toward fuschia, very blue pink, and medium / dark. Quite beautiful, and good quality, just maybe better if you have a little more color to you skin than I do.
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nell_daisy on 3/30/2009 11:29:00 PM more reviews by nell_daisy
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
I looove this color. I am more of a pink polish kind of girl, and this is THE perfect shade. Not hot pink, not baby pink, but a medium pink color with a creme finish. Only need one coat to get bottle color, and as always, CG lasts a few days before chipping.
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*TOP REVIEWER* jaqi16 on 2/9/2009 11:24:00 PM more reviews by jaqi16
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
Love this color!!!! It's perfect for a Valentine's Day manicure :)
Of course beautiful application and wear (as with all China Glaze colors I have tried). This will be a color I am sure to wear often. It's a beautiful medium-dark true pink color (not muted in color at all). Creme finish (think sexy silhouette in creme)
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Good morning! Have a great day!
A quick pop in here today. Got DD to school early. The teacher who will be their Senior advisor next year wants to have a breakfast meeting to talk about the new program, answer questions, etc. He is a nice guy and has been the one working with them on college stuff, so they all know him. DD says he has the 'deer in the headlights' look now when he comes in to talk, she thinks he is scared but we know he will do fine.
OK, it's official...I can't stand my new glasses, still. I am really trying to get used to them, but it isn't working, again. Now I have to take them back again, and have them try to fix it, again. I hate this, but I can't live like this either. Argh!!!
Candice, how's our Miss E? Hope you had a great weekend!
Sue, I'll share my drawn butter if you still need it. :-)
Rose, how's everyone feeling?
OK, time to get to work. Busy day ahead, busy week with DD's birthday tomorrow, too. Have a great day everyone!
Morning sisters,
Well the KICKER for the day came while we were getting dinner ready....remember those stupid green glasses that were exploding....yes you guessed it, the last one exploded and there was ice tea all over my clean counter top, stove top, down the cabinet drawers, the side of the fridge and the floor.
Of course Chuck says well you have to laugh as it happened the last time the day after you finished cleaning.
Well imagine a WOMEN OF FURY'S face and that was mine....NO it was NOT funny at all. We cleaned it up with towels as I wasn't going to waste all the paper towels.
So after dinner rather than relaxing, I cleaned up and vinegared all the areas that needed to be done and this morning, I will be doing the kitchen floor, in addition to cleaning lettuce, making up my faux crab for lunch and reading about the BP machine.
We did however find a good place for the new machine. The machine itself fit into the old BP machine soft sided case with zipper but it's old and is flaking a bit, plus the new cuff is hard and not malleable like the old one so I pull some of my old pocket books (small one) and make up cases.
So then Chuck remembered the Ebonite case he had for the bowling stuff and that worked out great, but we are going to look for a camera bag as that would be perfect.
Anyway, not the end of the weekend I was looking for as far as the kitchen goes.
So off to a busy day, plus calls and paperwork to do also.
Hope to get back later to catch up. If not wish me luck tomorrow at the doctor and with Handyride.
Hope your Sunday was a better one,
Hi ladies,Popping in quickly to say hi. Larry and I have some errands to run. I don't really feel like going anywhere but I'll force myself! Oh great...now it's pouring down raining!!Sue, ugh on the last glass breaking but worse than the glass breaking is the mess!Becky, I had to laugh about the 'deer in the headlights' look. Hope you are able to help him in some way!Candice, how's it going today. I'll bet you were in a lot of pain after the weekend.Chat later,Rose
....yep Rose. A lot of pain..and still very worn out..will post more later..got some pics..but too tired to go to the Computer....will read back post later. All I can say is she is much cuter in person!!!!!!!
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Well going to 108 today and we have AQ of 154.....
Becky, LOL about DD and saying he has the deer in the headlights look....I am with you he will do fine and sounds like a nice helpful man.
Sorry about the glasses Becky, but maybe you need to just make them a bi-focal and just get one extra pair...like for reading maybe.
Share away with that butter, Becky.
Hope the day went well and wow DD's birthday tomorrow....wish her a very Happy Birthday from her cyber aunt Sue.
Sorry about the rain and having to run errands, Rose. We both cleaned up the mess but wasn't funny to me as Chuck seemed to think it was. But in his defense I will say, he said it looked very nice and he just felt bad...I told him still not funny.
HUGS on the pain Candice, but think of the wonderful time you had with your sweetie pie and maybe that will help.
Well I am off to comics, crackers and then nap time,
Back...Rose, if I was you I would have stayed home and rested. I hope you get a good night's sleep tonight. I'm sure Larry enjoyed your company, though. Sue, won't work as I wear trifocals and I can't switch that many glasses as often as I look down, up, and away every day. Nope, won't work but thanks for the thought. I called this afternoon and will go see the eye doc to see if the prescription was off. My guess is that it will all be perfect, that they are not at fault in any way, and I'm prepared to be totally ticked off. If that's the case I want my prescription and my money back for the glasses and I will go somewhere else. I've had it with them. Wanna play tug-o-war with my drawn butter bowl??? ;-)Candice, sorry about the pain but what wonderful memories you have of your time with your family! I will love to see those pics when you are able to post them. In the meantime, take good care of yourself!So DD wanted to earn money. I said I would pay her for PULLING the weeds in a bed and along the fence. She got part done last weekend, and this afternoon, in the hottest part of the day, in the full sun she decided to work on it again. And asked her dad to come out and keep her company. A while later I'm hearing the weedwhacker. Dad. He is ever so helpful. Not. So after I had gone out after them and looked at it all, yes she missed some weeds, yes he whacked the grass weeds to the ground, and NO, that's not what I wanted done. I calmly told her that I hired her, and she hired him as her sub-contractor, and while it seemed helpful, it isn't in the short or long run. I explained calmly that this bed, if weeded well early in the season, mid-season, and in the fall will be mostly weed free the rest of the season. I explained that by whacking it only cut off the tops, and they will grow back very soon. Making more work. And yes, I know how hard it is to weed that bed, and yes, I would have waited until it is cooler. I can't even talk with him about it since he will get defensive and huffy. Heaven forbid he's wrong and (gasp!) I'm right. Again. They also finished filling the trash can, trash day is Wednesday and we have a full bag of garbage to go in it. Um, Sue, pass my butter back for a bit, OK? I told her I would like to show her (again) what I wanted included, she picked after dinner. Yes, she will get paid, but I am not happy about it, or with him at the moment. I think that when the weeds grow back she gets to pull them for free, and I will help a bit so she gets it. Ugh. On that cheery note, I think I need to go outside for a while, maybe pull a weed or three. Have a good night everyone!


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The Reds have made it to the playoffs in 3 of the last 4 seasons, but they haven't made it to the World Series since 1990. Their success has been due to plus pitching (3.38 ERA - 4th in the majors). Just like the best pitching staffs in the game, Cinci allowed the 4th lowest amount of walks. Offensively, the Reds scored the 3rd highest amount of runs in the NL (698). However, they were league average in HR's (155) with short speed (67 SB's). Their big loss in the offseason was leadoff hitter OF Shin-Soo Choo (also lost P Bronson Arroyo to free agency). The Reds starting lineup will have the same cast of characters, with the addition of jackrabbit OF Billy Hamilton. Cinci signed C Bryan Pena, 2B Skip Schumaker, and IF Ramon Santiago for bench depth. Their starting rotation will be even stronger than last year if P Tony Cingrani can stay healthy all season (along with Johnny Cueto). Cincinnati's bullpen will be led by the electric arm of P Aroldis Chapman. The Reds have won over 90 games 3 times in the past 4 years. They need 1B Joey Votto to have a bounce back season and OF Billy Hamilton needs to make an impact at the top of the lineup. Overall, this team has enough talent to contend for a World Series Title.
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2. 3B Todd Frazier
Frazier was a serviceable late round third baseman, but his batting average (.234) took a big hit, even with a decline in K rate (20.8%) and some growth in his walk rate (8.3%). Todd struggled against both RH (.233) and LH (.236) pitching, finishing with 9 HR's in 157 at bats against lefties (.471 SLG %). Frazier hit under .265 in every month of the season. He was career .280 hitter in the minors with 75 HR's, 300 RBI's, and 58 SB's in 2,008 at bats. Overall, I'm somewhat intrigued by Frazier in 2014. His skill set may be just high enough to bat 2nd in the batting order based on the lack of competition in the lineup. If the Reds continue to bat Phillips between Votto and Bruce, Frazier is my choice to bat 2nd. He has 20 HR power with some underlying speed. It would serve him well to hit in front of Votto. Todd had a career OP % of .353 in the minors, compared to .332 by Cozart.
3. 1B Joey Votto
Joey, Joey; what the hell happened to you when runners were on base last year Votto has been a 18.6% run producer during his first 6 seasons in the majors, but last year he had a lead off hitter RBI rate (12%). Maybe pitchers just didn't give him anything to hit with runners on base and he expanded the zone trying to drive in runs. Joey led the NL in plate appearance (726), walks (135), and OB % (.435). However, his slugging % (.491) was the lowest of his career. His walk rate (18.6%) was electric, but his K rate (19.0%) was shorter than his last 2 seasons (17.9%). Votto crushed RH pitching (.332 with a .501 SLG %), and even had power against lefties (9 HR's in 199 at bats). His lack of success hitting HR's was due a career low FB rate (29.2%), which has now declined in each of the last 4 seasons. His HR/FB rate (18.3%) was in line with his career resume (18.8%). Joey is one of the best hitters in the game. He is coming off of a down year, which makes him a very good buying opportunity. Votto has upside in 4 categories and will even throw in some steals. His power may be limited to 30 HR upside due to swing path. I wonder if Hamilton batting in front of him will create a higher rate of fastballs. I expect his RBI rate to rebound, making him a perfect .300, 30/100 player that will create a nice foundation for any winning team.
4. 2B Brandon Phillips
That settles it; Phillips is a 18 HR hitter. He has hit 18 HR's in each of the last 4 seasons. Last year, he ended up being the cleanup hitter, which led to a career high in RBI's (103). Brandon had a strong RBI rate (18%), but his success driving in runs was a result of plus chances (492). Joey Votto had a down year in front of him, but he was on base 292 times for Phillips to drive him in. His K rate (14.7%) was his highest since 2008, while his walk rate (5.9%) has been short during his entire career. Phillips is more of a GB hitter (46.3%) with a short FB rate (34.4%). His HR/FB rate (10.1%) has been between 10 and 11% during most of his seasons in the majors. Last year, he didn't run, which may have just been due to where he was hitting in the batting order. Cinci really doesn't have a #2 hitter and Phillips seems misplaced batting cleanup. He has a long enough resume to know what to expect from him. Brandon has 15 to 20 HR power and will deliver above average runs and RBI's for a second baseman. His batting average should fall in the neutral range. Lastly, he has double digit upside in speed, especially if he hit 2nd as he could be on the tail end of many double steals.
5. OF Jay Bruce
Bruce is turning into a banger rather than an all around power hitter. His K rate (26.5%) was a career high in 2013, and has increased in each year over the last 4. His walk rate (9.0%) showed more upside earlier in his career. Jay came to plate with the 2nd most runners on base in baseball (500). Bruce set a career high in at bats (626), RBI's (109), and K's (185). He had plus power in May and June (.292 with 17 HR's and 45 RBI). While his approach improved slightly over the last 2 months of the year (31 walks - 8 intentional), he only hit .226. Jay had power against lefties (10 HR's in 203 at bats), but had a much weaker approach (12:58 - BB:K ratio in 203 at bats). Bruce surprisingly struggled at home (.224). Jay has been more of a FB hitter during his career, but his FB rate (39.4%) was a career low for a full season. However, his HR/FB rate (17.1%) fell in line with his career resume (17.2%). Overall, Bruce has been on a nice upward progression over the last 3 seasons, with his only negative being a rising K rate. At this point of his career, Bruce is a middle of the order thumper with some batting average risk. He has 40 HR upside with a little more contact and should have plenty of RBI chances with Votto hitting in front of him. He'll start the year in the prime of his career.
6. OF Ryan Ludwick
Ludwick season probably ended on April 1st when he dislocated his right shoulder in the first game of the year. The injury forced him to miss 4 months of the season. When he returned in August, Ryan didn't play well (.240 with 2 HR's and 12 RBI's in 129 at bats). The Reds signed him to a 2-year, $15 million contract in 2013, so he should be in line to get the most at bats in left field. Ludwick has 20 HR power with possible 80 RBI upside, but he probably won't get 550 at bats. Possible backend option for power in deep leagues, but he isn't a lock to play everyday.
7. C Devin Mesoraco
Mesoraco set career highs in just about every category, but his batting average (.238) continues to be a problem. His K rate (17.3%) has shown growth over the last 2 years and it is in a strong enough area where his batting average should at least fall in the neutral area. However, his walk rate (6.8%) was a step down last year. Devin was a solid hitter against LH pitching (.321), but he only had 78 at bats. So far in his major league career, he has only hit .199 against righties. He tends to be a GB hitter (45.1%). His slider rate (22.1 %) is also rising, which means he can't improve without better contact against that pitch. Mesoraco is a career .268 in the minors with 59 HR's and 233 RBI's in 1,606 at bats. Devin should get a nice bump in playing time this year. He has a 26 HR season on his minor league resume and his approach is strong enough where he could pop this year. I'll set the bar at a 15/60 skill set with 450+ at bats. I think his batting average should trend upwards this year.
8. SS Zack Cozart
Cozart has come in flat over the last 2 seasons. His K rate (16.5%) has improved, but he doesn't take any walks (4.2%). Zack has a 30 SB season on his minor league resume in 2010, but he didn't attempt 1 steal in 2013. Cozart only has a .287 career OB %, so he doesn't look like a top of the order hitter. His power did decline, but he had 10 sacrifice flies (led the league). Last year, he spent half the season batting 2nd (.254) and the other half batting 7th (.255). His GB rate (50.3%) spiked up by 20% in one season, which led to a huge decline in his FB rate (31.6%). Overall, Zack doesn't have a great minor league resume (.270 with 50 HR's, 225 RBI's, and 55 SB's in 1,940 at bats). He flashed a much higher walk rate (11.6%) in AA, but his approach has faded at AAA and the majors. The real question for fantasy owners is if he is really worthy of batting 2nd in the Reds lineup. His OB % says no way, but his minor resume suggests the door isn't closed all the way. Cozart should have a 15/15 skill set and his production in runs and RBI's will be determined by his slot in the batting order. When I look at his path, I want to write him off, but I also get the sense that he could pop.
9. OF Jesse Winker
The Reds really don't have any upside players ready to make the step up to the majors this season and most their bench options are weak. However, Winker has a chance to make an impact in the near future. He has had a plus walk rate (13.5%) in his first 2 seasons in the minors and his K rate (16.4%) is in a good area (improved last season). Winker has a nice batting stroke that will offer upside in batting average, but he has limited speed with only 20 HR power at this point of his career. His skill set may work well as the #2 hitter for the Reds in the future. Jesse is expected to start the year at AA and could force his way to the majors if the Ludwick and Heisey combo doesn't work out. His timetable looks like 2015.
10. C Brayan Pena
He is expected to be the backup catcher in 2014. Pena is a career .258 hitter with 18 HR's and 120 RBI's in 1,113 at bats.
11. 1B Neftali Soto
He is a career .271 hitter in the minors with 105 HR's and 405 RBI's in 2,786 at bats. Soto is a first baseman by trade, but he is blocked by Votto. The Reds tried to play him at third base last year. His only chance at playing time may be left field.
12. 2B Skip Schumaker
He will be the utility infielder/outfielder with the Reds this year. Skip is a career .285 hitter with no power or speed.
13. SS Ramon Santiago
Cinci added another low value veteran middle infield bat. Santiago has no upside in any area.
14. CO Chris Nelson
He will compete for a backup 3B job with Cinci and offers some depth at 2B. Nelson is a career .268 hitter with 16 HR's and 93 RBI's in 761 at bats.
15. OF Chris Heisey
His career path is moving downward. Heisey showed some power in 2011, but he has faded over the last 2 seasons. Chris is a career .265 hitter with 42 HR's and 125 RBI's in 1,051 at bats. He will compete for playing time with Ludwick in left field.
16. OF Roger Bernadina
He hit his way out the big leagues last year (.181 with 4 HR's and 11 RBI's in 227 at bats). Roger was signed to a minor league contract and will compete for a backup role this year.


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Stephen H. Davis (born 7 September 1939) is an American applied mathematician working in the fields of Fluid Mechanics and Materials Science. Davis is the McCormick School Institute Professor and the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University.[1] Davis has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited researcher in Engineering.[2]
Davis received his B.E.E in Electrical Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1960 and the M.S. and PhD in Mathematics in 1962 and 1964, respectively. He was a Research Mathematician at the RAND Corporation from 1964 to 1966, a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at Imperial College London for 1966-1968, and Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor of Mechanics at the Johns Hopkins University from 1968-1978. He joined the Northwestern faculty in January 1979. He was Assistant then Associate Editor of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics from 1969-1989 and the Editor from 2000-2009. He has been the Editor of the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics since 1999.
Davis is known for introducing new mathematical methods in Fluid Mechanics and Material Science, confronting issues beyond the frontiers of the fields, and obtaining fundamental understandings of mechanisms of behavior in anticipation of future needs.
In Fluid Mechanics, Davis first studied the instability of time-dependent flows including Stokes Layers and first identified and studied dynamic instabilities driven by variations in surface tension along interfaces. He gave the first nonlinear theory of film rupture by instabilities driven by van der Waals attractions and the first coupling of evaporation and thin film instabilities. He gave the first analytic theory of moving contact lines leading to the understanding of the dynamics and instabilities of droplet spreading. His review article (RMP) laid out how long-wave asymptotic theory would be the basis of research worldwide in the analysis of thin- films, droplet spreading, and micro/nano -science flows.
Davis has studied the dynamics of metallic foams and devised a unique numerical simulation based on a network model that can be used to follow in time a regular foam as it becomes disorganized. In Material Science, Davis pioneered the coupling of morphological instabilities and material anisotropy and was the first to give results for rapid solidification in which thermodynamic disequilibrium generates banding. He has written a book "Theory of Solidification" for Cambridge University Press. Further, he was the first to use long-wave theories to describe the destabilization of deposited solid films and their evolution to quantum dots through coarsening via the derivation of convective Cahn-Hilliard equations. He has given growth laws for nano-wire evolution by bulk or surface diffusion (stepwise growth).
Finally, Davis has pioneered the study of the interaction of fluid and solidification finding ways of using imposed motion to delay morphological instability and showing how freezing can modify the modes of convection. He recently has outlined a method of freezing a metallic foam so as to produce a porous solid with uniform permeability.


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In the next few posts I'd like to share some additional research that helps us to further appreciate the critical relationship between happiness and sales. This deeper understanding, can—hopefully—help energize us to achieve authentic happiness in our lives and maximize the benefits of happiness in our business development endeavors.
What do you think is the rejection rate for sales in most businesses? In many businesses, sale professionals experience rejection 90% of the time. Such massive rejection rate demands that a sales professional rebound quickly from the failure or other inability to close. Research shows that happier people are more resilient. The ability to bounce back faster from rejection gives sales professionals an advantage by being able to get back "up to bat" quickly and convey positive emotion to subsequent prospects.
Who would like to be more productive in their sales efforts—or generally? Happier people are more productive, thus more likely to be efficient, persistent, and accomplished generally in connection with their sales efforts. Inefficiency is a time-waster and deal killer, especially as an unproductive sales approach can cause prospective deals to die by sheer passage of time.
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KDE kdenetwork lan:// URL handler buffer overflow
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The LISa LAN (Local Area Network) browsing tool included in the kdenetwork package in the K Desktop Environment (KDE) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the lan:// URL handler, which is used to access LISa. By creating a specially-crafted lan:// URL request and sending it to a victim within an HTML email or Web page, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and gain access to the victim's account, once the link is clicked.
Gain Access
Upgrade to the latest version of KDE (3.0.5 or later), as listed in KDE Security Advisory 2002-11-11. See References.
Upgrade to the latest version of LISa (0.2.2 or later), available from the LISa Web site. See References.
For SuSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest kdenetwork packages, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2002:042 for more information. See References.
SuSE 7.3 (Intel): 2.2.1-101 or later
SuSE 7.2 (Intel): 2.1.1-154 or later
SuSE 7.3 (Sparc): 2.2.1-50 or later
SuSE 7.3 (Power PPC): 2.2.1-88 or later
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest kdenetwork package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:080 : kdenetwork for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.0: 3.0.3-15.1mdk or later
For Red Hat Linux containing the kde package:
Upgrade to the latest kde package, as listed below. Refer to Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2002:220-40 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Linux 7.2: 2.2.2-3 or later
Red Hat Linux 7.3: 1.0.3-0.7.1 or later
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Upgrade to the latest kdenetwork package, as listed below. Refer to DSA-214-1 for more information. See References.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody): 2.2.2-14.5 or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
- CIAC Information Bulletin N-020: Red Hat Multiple Vulnerabilities in KDE.
- KDE Security Advisory 2002-11-11: resLISa / LISa Vulnerabilities.
- KDE Web site: Getting KDE.
- LISa Web site: LISa - LAN Information Server.
- CVE-2002-1306: Multiple buffer overflows in LISa on KDE 2.x for 2.1 and later, and KDE 3.x before 3.0.4, allow (1) local and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the lisa daemon, and (2) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain lan:// URL.
- DSA-214: kdenetwork -- buffer overflows
- MDKSA-2002:080: Updated kdenetwork packages fix remote command execution vulnerabilites
- RHSA-2002-220: Updated KDE packages fix security issues
- RHSA-2002-221: kdelibs security update
- SUSE-SA:2002:042: kdenetwork: remote command execution
Platforms Affected:
- Alexander Neundorf LISa prior to 0.2.2
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- KDE KDE prior to 3.0.5
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.0
- Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
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- SuSE SuSE eMail Server 3.1
- SuSE SuSE eMail Server III
- SUSE SuSE Linux 7.2
- SUSE SuSE Linux 7.3
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.1
- SuSE SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
- SuSE SuSE Linux Office Server
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I painted a chair and shortly after painted a top coat of varnish on it to give it a rich shine.....The paint was dry to the touch before I put the varnish on, but it was out in the garage were it has been cool and damp. It's been 48 hours and it's still sticky......is this normal or did I make a big mistake? If so what can I do now? |
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Can you bring the chair in to a heated space? This might help. On the other hand, if the finishes were incompatible, that's another issue. |
- Posted by tinabinabobina (My Page) on Mon, Nov 16, 09 at 4:29
I used Latex paint and a oil based stain. Should I maybe seal it with a polyurethane? Thanks for your help. I did bring the chair inside, hopefully it'll cure. |
You may get lucky, but you may also have to start over. "Dry to the touch" is not enough when switching between latex and oil finishes. It would've been best not to do this at all, but at the very least you should've let the latex cure completely (like for a day or two) before topcoating. |
You have used three terms for the materials you used---latex, oil based stain and varnish. Stains are not finishes and may not dry when applied to a painted surface. If you painted the chair with latex paint and then applied an oil based stain, the stain cannot be absorbed into the wood---the intended and designed purpose---so it can only sit on top of the paint. Eventually the oil based carrier will dry, but the stain particles wlii still be smearable. If you used an oil based varnish over the paint, the varnish may be too old and will not dry properly. Give the chair a couple of days in the warm interior and check it. If it is still wet, simply use paint thinner to get as much of the stuff off. Thinner will not hurt the latex(unless it was not dry) and you can sand lightly and try a new varnish. |
- Posted by bobsmyuncle (My Page) on Tue, Nov 17, 09 at 18:33
In addition to all the misuses and incompatibilities noted above, water borne finishes can take up to three weeks, at a temperature above 65 degrees, with nothing on top, to properly cure. |
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Two Lives: Gertrude and AliceTwo Lives is Janet Malcolm's stunning portrait of a legendary couple: Gertrude Stein, the modernist master, and Alice B Toklas, the 'worker bee' who ministered to Stein's needs throughout their forty-year expatriate 'marriage'. As Malcolm pursues the truth of the couple's charmed life in a village in Vichy France her subject becomes the larger question of biographical truth. 'The instability of human knowledge is one of our few certainties,' she writes. The portrait of their relationship that emerges is unexpectedly charged. The two world wars Stein and Toklas lived through together are paralleled by the private war that went on between them. This war, as Malcolm learned, sometimes flared into bitter combat. Janet Malcolm is at her finest in this extraordinary work of literary biography and investigative journalism. |
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The Vivienne Westwood Fall/Winter 2012 campaign exudes an air of eccentric elegance that can only be achieved by the designer genius herself. The bold advertorial features the famed designer who poses alongside her husband Andreas Kronthaler and supermodel Stella Tennant.
Inspired by the 17th Century art of Diego Velázquez, the British designer stays true to her eclectic style with a campaign that highlights fitted bodices, woodsy menswear and predominantly plaid accessory pieces. Her striking collection is representative of her English heritage and displays an aesthetic that gives classics a modern rock star edge.
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On this page I will publish any memories you have of the Wallabies or Yaks
Dear webmaster,
I had been studying the wallabies for 40 years, from 1969 to 2009. One correspondent queries which species. Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus, but specifically the Tasmanian race Macropus rufogriseus fruticus, also known as Bennett's Wallaby. This is important, because the Tasmanians have seasonal breeding (here, births mainly in August, emerging from the pouch mainly in May) whereas mainland Autralian Red-necked Wallabies breed all year; not well adapted to our climate!
The colony started with two from Whipsnade bought in 1936, and five were released in 1939/1940. Genetically, they must be rather inbred. Riber Castle released an extra male "to improve the genetic variability" in 1978, but when I suggested that he, too, had come from Whipsnade, I received no denial. He was actually released as a publicity stunt.
Wallabies (and other kangaroos) can be aged, roughly, form the fact that their cheek teeth move forwards in the jaws as they get older. On this basis, the oldest skull I obtained from a Staffordshire corpse was about 12 years 3 months old. However, the white-faced female shown in the 2009 pictures from your correspondents was actually born in 1996, so she was certainly 13 years old. Her mother also went very white-faced before she disappeared, in 2004, and I thought she was older than that. The last male died in February 1996 (the female would have mated the previous August). The last evidence I have, personally, is of droppings found in Feb 2009. There is a story that she was seen at a farm somewhat later than this, having moved off the moors, but I have been unable to confirm this. I am quite sure she was the last of the original colony. I am quite prepared to believe that there have been more recent sightings, but someone has been surreptitiously (and illegally) letting wallabies go, in that case.
There are still small colonies of the same species on islands in Loch Lomond and on the Isle of Man, but they also turn up in a very wide range of other places: they breed well in captivity, or semi-captivity, but seem quite adept at escaping, too.
The wallabies depended largely on heather (especially in winter) and grasses (in summer) for their food, but the more nutritious young heather, produced by gamekeepers burning the moors in small strips, became less and less available, and I think they ran out of decent food. However, accidental deaths, on the roads, falling over cliffs and (especially in 1962-63 and 1979) severe winters also took a toll. Why should a wallaby venture onto the roads, or jump over a cliff? Probably because a certain section of the public seemed to respond to a sighting with "let's chase it", or their dog did. They always were very timid, and I watched them panic both to thunder and to the terrifying sight of a sheep arriving. I never saw more than 5 together, usually just one or two. They did not seem to have any formal herd structure, nor any precise attachment to an obvious "home", as hares do to their form. They usually sheltered between clumps of heather or bilberry. I got the impression that in summer they disappeared inside big bracken patches, but it was impossible to check this - you just saw the bracken moving ahead of you.
There is a formal account in The Mammal Society's handbook on British mammals, and a couple of short papers in Journal of Zoology.
Dr Derek Yalden (Hon. Reader in Zoology, School of Life Sciences) see the Wikipedia entry for Dr Yalden
Sadly Dr Yalden died on Feb 5th 2013 RIP
This is a photo of the Yak - date unknown. It looks as though the animal is in the field across from what is now the Roaches Tea Rooms. It is obviously behind a pretty substantial fence. (photo owned by Ivy Goodwin of Pheasants Clough Farm the Roaches).
I came across one whilst walking through Lud Church in July 1987.At the bottom end there was at one time a huge bolder over the entrance (Which has since been removed for safety reasons).I climbed up the stone steps and went round the last corner of the chasm and there was a wallaby about 10 feet away.
For what seamed to be an age we both stared at each other until the creature turned slowly away and hopped off into the Bilberry bushes towards Castle Cliff Rocks.
This is the one and only time i have ever seen one having walked on the Roaches for many years!
Pete Forster
I found your website after my daughter asked whether there were still wallabies at the Roaches.
I used to spend a lot of time at the Roaches and surrounding areas from the mid 70's to the late 80's.
Once whist rock climbing in the Skyline area - mid year and probably around 1977/78, I was sitting at the top of the crag watching my second slowly ascend when I noticed a VERY large "rabbit" hop out of the undergrowth and continuing eating directly below us - probably only 30 ft away. An exciting time as it was my first, and unfortunately only, time that I saw one of the famous Wallabies.
I also remember talking about this with Douggie (Lord of the Roaches) and just how many he had seen at various times.
It would be nice to think that there still are wallabies around the Roaches & Back Forest areas.
The article about the crashed German aircraft was another piece of local knowledge that I was aware of. I knew roughly the area of the crash but never successfully found it.
Another crash site that I did visit was along the ridge between the Tri-point and Bearstone Rock on the slope overlooking Moss End Farm.
This was probably around the early 80's when the scorched ground could still be easily seen. Pieces of melted aluminium(?) and on one occasion an exploded .303 round (I believe) from a machine gun on the plane. The end of the bullet stamped 3R & 44 - the 44 indicating the year.
I believe that the plane was a Wellington bomber.
Thanks for in interesting site, hope my memories are of interest.
Hadrian Smith January 2012
Just looked at the website – very good (keep it going). Here is a memory of mine.
In the winter of 1977 (November?) myself and a colleague were driving back from Manchester to Leicester in the dark (after a long day – and it must be said a few pints). On the A53 around Naychurch, suddenly a 'kangaroo' appeared in the headlights and 'bounced' across the road. A deathly silence ensued in the car until, after a few minutes, my passenger said – 'did you see that'. Only then did we both 'confess' that we thought we had seen a 'kangaroo' crossing the road. When we were unwise enough to share the tale with our colleagues at work the next day they teased us no end!!
In the following few weeks (in the days before the internet, of course) I visited the Library in Leicester and found out about the Wallabies and only then did we know that we were sane after all!
The following spring I visited Roach End and saw the Wallabies again (7 in total – in three groups of 3, 2 and 2).
David (Child) Jan 2010
I was student in Manchester in the 1970s and I wrote my dissertation on the area. I met the wallabies on many occasions so I thought I'd send you a picture.
Geoff Billington Apr 2008
In October 1969 I and 3 fellow students from Macclesfield College decided to
skip afternoon classes and walk over from Wincle to Lud's Church.
My companions were from Bramhall and Siddington and had not heard of the
Wallaby presence.
We had not gone far when one, Chris Ramsbottom, shouted out "you will not
believe this but there is a kangaroo( a wallaby of course) over there". Sure
enough we all crept up and way before we got close it simply hopped off.
Tremendous, I still remember the day with delight.
Around the same time the then Radio 4 wildlife programme investigated their
existence. Must have been a short visit as the landlord of the Ship at
Wincle missed them.
I also remember one male wallaby being released in the area ,don't know by
who, circa 1980.The stated aim was to improve/diversify the genetic strain
Wallabies are increasingly popular in the UK as alternatives to lawnmowers:
unfortunately people will change their choices and fads change,when they do
there will be more releases into the countryside
Tony Williams
Congratulations on your fascinating web site. I only came across it by accident when I was looking for information on wallabies in the Peak District. Walking magazine had written their article and I was about to write and say it was a load of rubbish – because I had heard that a Manchester professor, who had been studying them, had said recently that they had all died out. Imagine my surprise, and thrill, to find that they are still alive and kicking! I saw one in the heather above Lud's Church – once – probably twenty years ago!
David R Lees
I was driving through kettleshulme, Cheshire around jan - feb 2007. both me and the driver in front had to stop our cars and allow the animal( a wallaby) a few seconds to cross over the road.
Hi from Canada.
Always remember my first introduction to the area--it was a field trip from Kings School -bus to Cat & Fiddle--walk to 3 shires-swim in panniers pool--continue to Gradbach--Luds Church and over Hanging Stone for pm bus from Wincle. As a 13 year old I was completely taken by the area and spent many hours in the next months exploring the area. I am certain that I saw my first wallaby (to me it was a kangaroo) in a clearing in the wood between Luds Church and the river in 1957.
I continued to visit the area until my departure to Canada in 1981. Over the years I had many observations-although some years were very lean. Have a record of one walk--coming out the far end of Luds Church saw 3--sitting quiet in the heather, one passed me with a joey. Heading to roach end saw 2 more. Went over 5 clouds and going in the derelict woods below observed 4 more.This was in 1968 or 1970. In the late 70's when the estate was sold ( I attended the sale at Macclesfield Town Hall and still remember the scene of some tenant farmers losing their farms) and many sheep than should have been allowed roamed the area, I think that the Wallabies were affected and got dispersed--some were seen in the lower valley of the Dane below Wincle. When the Peak Park finally got involved, I had the chance to be in charge of the part time Rangers covering the area, so spent many hours from 1979 to 1981 in the area. Never saw any Wallabies at Hen Cloud but the people who used to live at Roaches House said they would see the odd one. The main area seemed to be in Back Forest at the edges of the woodland/moorland. Would see 3 or 4 sometimes and other days nothing--you got down wind from them and they came close. At the time there was too much publicity and you would get groups of noisy people on Wallaby hunts. I also used to count deer (originally from Swythamley estate) within the Dane area (mainly from the A523 to Danebridge) and sometimes at 6 am you got good numbers (had to watch for one farmer who never wanted anyone on his land). Also used to cover Gun Hill and some woodlands as far as Big Wood. On one occasion saw a wallaby in Gun Plantation -think about 1974/1975.
Glad to hear that some may still be alive-although the main feeling is that they had all died out by 2000.
Paul Dicken Montreal Canada
Just a note to inform you but about 26years ago I was part of a group
staying in a kids club down at Gradbach. We went on a wallaby excursion
and low and behold we stumbled across a group of them, cant remember
how many exactly but I seem to remember about 6 or 7..............Happy
days indeed
Dave Bancroft
-April 2008
There were 3 Yaks - a bull, a cow and a calf. The cow and calf both died in the appalling winter of 1947. The bull died in 1956.
Frank Belfield -Feb 2007
I remember a Yak on the Roaches when I went to visit my sister. I must have been between 10 and 12 years old so that would put the date at 1959 to 1961.
Rose Robinson- Feb 2007
Joe Gold who used to live at Well Farm at the back of Hen Cloud can remember there being 3 Yaks - an adult pair and a young calf. They used to roam around Hen Cloud rather than the Roaches because unlike the Wallabies they could not jump the walls! One, presumably the calf, lived into the 1950's and was on it's own for a number of years. It once wounded a pony- which shared the land-with it's horns. The wound was under the belly about 2ft long and deep. The pony survived.
Joe Gold - Jan 2007
In about 1988 my son was driving home late one night when a wallaby jumped over the wall on Roach Rd right onto his bonnet. The wallaby was injured so he drove about a mile home(at breakneck speed), related the situation to me and I phoned the vet. The vet arranged to meet us at the practice( Moorland Veterinary Centre in Leek). We rushed back to the Wallaby which was clearly in bad shape. My son scooped up the Wallaby and got into the back of the car - we needed to curl the tail carefully- they are a big animal. I sped off down to Leek. Unfortunately half way there the poor animal died. The vet briefly examined the corpse and found it was a female with a little joey in it's pocket. Tragic.
Bob Foster - Jan 2007
In 1963, which was an exceptionally cold winter with day time temperatures below freezing for a number of weeks, I fed hay to the wallabies along with my sheep. However at the end of the cold spell, one night the foul weather returned with a vengence and the next morning I found 13 dead wallabies behind the north wall bordering Rock Hall wood. This is the same wall which has recently been renovated using a helicopter to cart the stone.
Frank Belfield - Feb 2007
In July 2001 I saw a wallaby grazing by the concession footpath that leads from Lud Church to High Forest Ridge. It was only about 10yds away. On trying to get closer it kept the same distance of about 10 yards.
Geoff Robinson - Jan 2007


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Ultimately, yes, it is God. But more specifically it is partnership with God. We're working together (and loving every minute). There is something of harvest, something of destiny, something of His heart over the ages that I sense myself delighting in.
I noticed the crescendo late last night. We all spent the day working on Rivendell and then Keona and I stayed until 10pm preparing the home for our first prayer retreat guest who checks in today. The joy was tangible...setting her a special place at the table, arranging her flowers, setting her towels, standing at her chosen room's threshold and praying for her time in the home...indescribable.
So often we "see through the glass darkly" as Paul described (1 Cor 13.12). But every once in a while there's a moment of clarity where we sense/know on every layer of our existence that God is near us...and He's dancing.
His music brings tears to my eyes.


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An increasing number of contributions have appeared in recent years on the subject of Audiovisual Translation (AVT), particularly in relation to dubbing and subtitling. The broad scope of this branch of Translation Studies is challenging because it brings together diverse disciplines, including film studies, translatology, semiotics, linguistics, applied linguistics, cognitive psychology, technology and ICT.
This volume addresses issues relating to AVT research and didactics. The first section is dedicated to theoretical aspects in order to stimulate further debate and encourage progress in research-informed teaching. The second section focuses on a less developed area of research in the field of AVT: its potential use in foreign language pedagogy.
This collection of articles is intended to create a discourse on new directions in AVT and foreign language learning. The book begins with reflections on wider methodological issues, advances to a proposed model of analysis for colloquial speech, touches on more 'niche' aspects of AVT (e.g. surtitling), progresses to didactic applications in foreign language pedagogy and learning at both linguistic and cultural levels, and concludes with a practical proposal for the use of AVT in foreign language classes. An interview with a professional subtitler draws the volume to a close.
Contents: Łukasz Bogucki: The Application of Action Research to Audiovisual Translation – Lupe Romero: When Orality Is Less Pre-fabricated: An Analytical Model for the Study of Colloquial Conversation in Audiovisual Translation – Maria Freddi/Silvia Luraghi: Titling for the Opera House: A Test Case for Universals of Translation? – Eduard Bartoll: The Surtitling in Catalan of Classic Foreign Theatre Plays – Claudia Borghetti: Intercultural Learning through Subtitling: The Cultural Studies Approach – Marcella De Marco: Bringing Gender into the Subtitling Classroom – Eithne O'Connell: Formal and Casual Language Learning: What Subtitles Have to Offer Minority Languages like Irish – Elisa Perego/Elisa Ghia: Subtitle Consumption according to Eye Tracking Data: An Acquisitional Perspective – Noa Talaván Zanón: A Quasi-experimental Research Project on Subtitling and Foreign Language Acquisition – Stavroula Sokoli/Patrick Zabalbeascoa/Maria Fountana: Subtitling Activities for Foreign Language Learning: What Learners and Teachers Think – Laura Incalcaterra McLoughlin/Jennifer Lertola: Learn through Subtitling: Subtitling as an Aid to Language Learning – Carlo Eugeni: A Professional's Perspective.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
Laura Incalcaterra McLoughlin teaches translation, interpreting and language (Italian) at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She has published extensively on foreign language acquisition and use of subtitling in foreign language teaching and learning, especially at an advanced level.
Marie Biscio is a research student in Italian and French studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She has worked as a research assistant on subtitling and didactics. Her research interests include audiovisual translation, particularly interlingual subtitling and multilingual subtitling.
Máire Áine Ní Mhainnín teaches French language and literature at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She has published on French literature.
New Trends in Translation Studies. Vol. 9
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Roger Keene Strong of Farmington, Conn., died Tuesday, March 25, 2014, after a long illness. He was 89.
Roger was born March 2, 1925, in Syracuse, N.Y., to the late Harry M. and Frances D. Strong, and big brothers, Stanley and Harry Strong.
As a child of the Great Depression, Roger's childhood was defined by moves to various locations in New York and Michigan as required by his father's employment. The Strong family was living in Michigan when Roger graduated from high school and World War II was in full swing. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was still in pilot training when the war ended, so he went off to Michigan State University to complete a degree in Mechanical Engineering. While he was in college, his parents moved to Dalton, Pa., where Roger met and married in 1949 'the girl next door,' Jeannette Wehr. Roger and Jeannette moved to Doylestown, and had two daughters, Rebecca and Martha.
Roger was fortunate to work for Honeywell for 35 years designing and testing instruments. He took great pride in his work and his many technical accomplishments.
In his personal time, Roger was a longtime member of the Doylestown United Methodist Church, loved to vacation in the hills of the northeast, play Bridge, and visit with family in Dalton. He was a very accomplished handyman and spent much of his free time making renovations to the family house and yard. As he neared retirement, he and Jeanne bought a series of RVs and spent much time travelling the back roads of the U.S. In 1993, he and Jeannette took the bold move of selling the family home and moving to Branson, Mo., a favorite retirement and music community of the Midwest. There they spent almost 10 years with new friends and activities while continuing their travels even further to the west.
In 2003, he and Jeannette moved back east to Farmington, Conn., to be closer to their daughter, Martha.
In addition to his wife, Jeannette, He is survived by his daughters, Martha Strong of West Hartford, Conn., and Rebecca Allen with husband, Calvin, of Winchester, Va; two grandsons, Matthew Allen with wife, Alison Borek, of Mamaroneck, N.Y., and Drew Allen with wife, Jennifer, of Winchester, Va.; one great-granddaughter, Leila Allen; nephews, Gregory Strong and Doug Peck; and nieces, Gretchen Strong and Susan Livingston.
A private ceremony is planned at a later date followed by internment in Fairlawn Cemetery in Dalton, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer's disease organization of your choice.
To send condolences to the family, please visit the funeral home's Web site listed below. Ahern Funeral Home,
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There's more riding on the 2005 Cadillac STS than just a new name-although it has one of those. As the Cadillac press kit lays it out after recounting highlights of the on-again, off-again forty-eight-year history of the Seville nameplate, "The Seville name and design remained in place until now. This year, Cadillac will launch the all-new 2005 STS, the first rear-wheel-drive model in twenty-five years." So, this Seville replacement is evidently not a Seville after all; it's an STS. And after three decades spent persuading Americans that front-wheel drive is really where it's at, Cadillac now would like to explain why it's not.
The letters STS, previously used to denote sporty Sevilles, put the newest Cadillac in nominal line with the rear-wheel-drive CTS below it in the range and the SRX crossover beside it. (Both share GM's thus far Cadillac-exclusive Sigma chassis.) Above the STS rides the venerable front-wheel-drive DeVille DTS. Ironically, Cadillac's biggest seller will soldier on for an indefinite period, though the DeVille part of its name surely can't be long for this world. Then comes the Corvette-based XLR as well as the heavyweight Escalade, which doesn't fit into the letter name scheme at all.
"OK, you got us," a Cadillac marketing person apologized. "We're making progress" on the consistent nomenclature front, "but we're not all the way there yet." The goal for now is to get us to think of the STS and the CTS in the way BMW's 5-series relates to its 3-series and the Mercedes E-class relates to its C-class.
In short, think German. The STS, along with its Sigma siblings, is a car built with an eye on Germany-German cars, German sensibilities, and Germany's clearly delineated market segments. It's quite a challenge. Like the American team turning up for international soccer matches, the Sigma luxury machines showcase American engineers engaged in a sport historically played best by foreigners.
In attempting a comeback in this arena, the natural instinct would be to crib shamelessly from the Germans' playbook-and GM does just this. While the new STS's not unhandsome lines make reference to Cadillac's distinctive creased-angle and vertical-headlamps design language from top to bottom, a close look inside suggests the car is the creation of design and engineering teams that spent more than a few afternoons hanging around the last 5-series BMW, probing, analyzing, and costing it down to the last micron, atomic subparticle, and cent.
If you have to copy someone these days, you could do worse than BMW. Seats, door panels, carpets all look as if they've entered a witness relocation program from an outgoing 5-series, while the dash and door-cap plastics, rather shiny on our preproduction test cars, also will ring a more muted Bavarian bell by the time they make it to the showroom floor.
The always excellent-looking flashes of Cadillac's trademark eucalyptus wood gracing the console, center stack, shift lever, door caps, door pulls, and steering wheel-warmer and more appealing than any German wood-grain effect-help remind us that we are not in a Teutonic ride, as do American-looking gauge fonts, the sat-nav system, and secondary controls. But, for all those touches, it looks like default interior design. One wonders what makes this obviously a Cadillac.
The engineers who met us in Monterey, California, got a laugh when they emphasized Cadillac's self-restraint in not larding the STS with dubious high-tech electronic gizmos like some German rival they were too polite to name.
At first glance, the STS does seem in less danger of disappearing up its own unnecessarily complicated fundament owing to its maker's hypercompetitive quest for supremacy in the automotive electronics arms race. But maybe not. IDrive or no, the STS still calls for long nights scouring the owner's manual. The STS thinks for the driver-with emergency brake assist and radar-controlled, distance-sensitive cruise control-and it heeds commands, with customized voice-memory operations among a never-ending bevy of useful and useless electronic functions one gets to behold or control.


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Recent comments
- Jean
- March 11, 2012 - 08:55
I believe Mr. Hunt wrote this to stir up trouble....if not...I can only say it is not an advantage to be disabled...Those who are would love not to have to use these spots and be able to walk the length of the parking lot..or walk at all....Hopefully, you will never be made an "honest" man parking there....then and only then you will feel the pain..
- March 10, 2012 - 23:38
education is the key,educate the public,the enforcement "officers"and lastly but not the least the medical personnel. i agree with pictures on the permit. for enforcement the "officers" have to get out of their warm, city provided vehicles in inclimate weather. i am positive if the "officers" would spend any time parked,legally of course,at any box store or mall they would witness countless infractions. i could go on for quite a while, but i feel my main point has been made..
- joe it all
- March 10, 2012 - 14:55
Mr. Badcock is right. Vehicle permits should be on the licence plate and other ones should have a picture. Stores and malls also need more frequent policing.
- David
- March 10, 2012 - 12:23
This is great news for the local "ticket collecting" afficionados....another kind of infraction to start collecting, possibly tens of thousands of dollars worth! Collect 'em, trade 'em, put 'em on eBay! But get out there quick...those parking spots are now gonna go like hot cakes! Heck, bring a few beers with you, and try for the 'daily double'!
- Robert
- March 10, 2012 - 08:58
If the objective here is to make sure these designated parking spaces are used by ONLY those needing such spaces then education is the key. May I suggest that the ticket also include a full day of education at the culprits expense; may I go further and suggest the Hub put on this education to its benefit. And the price of the ticket must reflect the cost of this education.
- Willie Hunt
- March 10, 2012 - 08:07
Years a go down this way there was a buddy what could make the permits on he's computer. Everybody I knew had one. I dont see nothing wrong with it. Most times the blue spots are empty and im usually in and out in a few minutes. If you want to use a handycap parking spot and you dont have a permit you are better off doing it only when its raining or the weather is bad. Willie Hunt Pouch Cove NL
- March 10, 2012 - 12:03
WILLIE HUNT, your ignorance is apalling, they are vacant waiting for someone to use them, not for lazy people who see nothing wrong with it if it's vacant. Maybe while you are parked there someone comes by who needs it. My wife is handicapped and has a permit, and so often the spaces are used by people like you with no permit who see nothing wrong with it. I hope you end u[p with sevral tickets, and get one every time you use it, maybe then you will wkae up. Man you must be just so lazy.


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16. Length:
Ideally the drop-in/hands-on stand would be there for a morning or afternoon.
17. What will the format of your event be?:
Interactive exhibition
19. Location/venue:
Venue and location to be allocated by the Festival team
20. Venue requirements:
We would require a stand (relatively small), to be sited either where people are passing by or in a designated hall where there are similar hands-on demonstration type events all on small tables
13. Description of the core message of your event and key topics to be covered (c.100 words):
This hands-on interactive event will show how earthquakes and tsunamis affect the surface of the earth and how we as sea-level scientists can measure this change. There will be three main themes:
(1) Earthquake and tsunami basics – including demonstrations of how earthquakes cause the land level to change in coastal areas and a simulation of how tsunamis are generated by earthquakes.
(2) Where we find a record of earthquakes and tsunamis – demonstrate how we use the soils on the coast to tell us when earthquakes have happened in the past and how big they were.
(3) Measuring sea-level change – demonstrate how we use microscopic algae found in the soils to tell us about past environments and past changes in the height of the land caused by major earthquakes.
I am the event manager:
I am the event manager
1. Event Manager Organisation:
Northumbria University
2. Event Manager First Name:
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10. Which of the following areas of science does your event best fit into?:
Geography [2]
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Wednesday 11 September 2013


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The Evidon Weekly Digest 12/20/11
Dec 20, 2011The EU ePrivacy Directive led the news this past week. First, the UK's ICO issued a half-term report on cookies compliance. The guide gave a series of reference points for UK companies to use as they gear up for enforcement of the new ePrivacy Directive. This follows last week's move by the Article 29 Working Party to criticize the IAB EU's self-regulatory program.
We strongly encourage everyone to read this post by Field Fisher Waterhouse's Eduardo Ustaran that explains why clear notice will satisfy the law without a strict opt-in requirement. Colin will be publishing our point of view on tomorrow, so look for the tweet when we post it.
In US privacy news, Law.com produced a great breakdown regarding the current legal landscape surrounding OBA and privacy, and media critic Jeff Jarvis wrote a hilarious parody about the FTC fining Santa over COPPA violations. Also, criticisms of Facebook's new Timeline feature began to rise as it became more widely adopted.
Time to get to grips with cookies – Field Fisher Waterhouse –Without a doubt, figuring out how to comply with the notice and consent requirements affecting the use of cookies in Europe is going to be at the top of the New Year's resolutions of many data protection officers and privacy counsels…We are now well past the deadline to implement these requirements and it is time to start doing something other than burying our head in the sand.
ICO blog: half term report on cookies compliance – ICO – Back in May this year, we published advice on how to comply with the revised cookie rule. The rule had just been implemented as part of the review of the ePrivacy Directive. In the advice, we set out what the law said, what it required and what it means for those who have to comply.
- Guidance on the rules on use of cookies and similar technologies [PDF] – ICO – This guidance will explain how the rules apply for those operating websites and using cookies. The guidance uses the term 'cookies' to refer to cookies and similar technologies covered by the Regulations.
The Legal Landscape for Online Data Collection – Law.com – This article will discuss the current legal landscape surrounding online behavioral advertising and data tracking, including recent actions by the marketing industry and Federal Trade Commission and the latest developments surrounding geolocation and the development of a Do Not Track web browsing mechanism.
FTC Fines Santa Claus Over COPPA Violations – BuzzMachine –Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced a record fine against Santa Claus for violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
Facebook Timeline privacy concerns deepen as rollout begins – ZDNet – The Facebook Timeline feature is rolling out across the world but not everyone is happy about it. Do you really trust Facebook to keep your private activities off your public timeline?


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Select copies of SOCOM 4 will include beta codes for one of PS3's most anticipated shooters out later this year: Resistance 3.
This just sealed the deal for me.
The US PS Blog is carrying more information, but simply look for a SOCOM 4 copy with a "Resistance 3″ logo on it and you're set, ready to deal damage to the chimeran devils.
As for what the beta includes, details are yet to be divulged, but rest assured that once we know, you'll know too.
Resistance 3 will be released in September.


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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake: Part Two
Hello, fellow bookies. So much for light summer reading, huh? Part Two of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake contains anything but light fare. (Warning, spoiler alert).
The author sums up some key themes when she talks about spring: "It seemed to happen in springs, the revealing of things. With fresher air, and jasmine blooms, something else new: There was the spring of my food discovery. The spring of my first interactions with my father, and Joseph's disappearances, and my mother's affair, which seemed to be ongoing, since I had never tasted the teary residue of a breakup in her meals.
The fifth spring of my brother, in his own apartment, alone."
Part Two is called "Joseph" but we learn more about each member of the family and the dysfunctional sum of its parts.
First, Rose's mother. The reference to a "sheerness to her" and "skin that people wanted to shield," her looking "like a ghost that you might catch nude." In other words, her vulnerability and even her intangibility, which is interesting given her son's propensity for disappearing and the feeling in the house of no one being home. Her always looking for guidance, even from her own son, which I must confess I find a bit odd. Her desire for perfection, as seen in her homemade pretzels ("the screaming desire to make the perfect pretzel").
Then, Rose's father. There's something cardboard-like about him, reminiscent of The Truman Show. The references to his only doing things that would be part of a manual on fatherhood or Rose's observation that "he looked like the head of a corporation." And then there's his phobia about hospitals. I don't get it. I'm in the dark on this one.
The marriage itself. The references to how different the mother is from the father. The discomfort on the part of her mother, a believer in "signs," learning that her "fateful" tag sale stool discovery was all a ruse, that her future husband orchestrated it. The mother's affair, Rose tasting guilt and romance in the food and learning the family secret of which the father and brother were unaware. The father is described as unobservant, and yet later, we get the impression from Rose's story about the boy with the eyeglasses that her father doesn't want to see the truth. That he'd rather (metaphorically) crush his glasses and not see as opposed to seeing a harsh or unpleasant reality.
And the family. The peculiar comment about her brother: "I wondered what he knew about the family; what he didn't know. What family he lived in." The reinforcing notion that while they shared the same roof, they had entirely different family experiences. When Joseph disappears on graduation day, it is Rose who unexpectedly finds herself closer to "it"—to that thing that he does which is unnamed—than her mother or George is. Everyone else is frantically looking for Joseph around the neighborhood or on the street, but Rose realizes that he's been in his room the whole time, silently.
I am bothered by Joseph's disappearing attempts. I don't pretend to understand what's going on here. It seems that he takes the "Keep Out" sign on his door and the closing of his eyes (his own private cave) giant steps farther with these experiments. From what I can gather, he slows down his body's metabolism, becomes one with the chair (almost like a cyborg), and becomes as close to invisible as he can. This is in keeping with other descriptions of him passing through rooms without speaking, like a ghost.
Is it just me or did you worry when you first read the description of Joseph's apartment? I was not pleased to learn that it was on the second floor and that it had an outdoor hallway serving as a collective balcony.
Aimee Bender builds the suspense to a fever pitch at the end of Part Two. It's all I could do to stop reading right there as promised. What happened? Where did he go? Did he attempt to commit suicide? Why did Rose open the window?
These are some of the questions I want to get answered. I also want to understand more about the grandmother and why there are no family visits. I agree with Miriam's earlier comment that there is something there.


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As a new editor at the Museum, I knew I had a lot to learn. (I'm a newspaper veteran, not an art historian.) In my first days on the job, I'd hear coworkers rattling on about "the Steinkamp" or "the Archipenko." I would nod sagely. Back at my desk, I'd look up those names in the Museum database. Aha! The Steinkamp is not some intimidating thing—it's that flowing, ever-changing tree image projected on a wall of West Building. And the Archipenko is, of course, the Blue Dancer, balancing tirelessly on one pointed toe.
Well, two down, 3,834 to go.
Fortunately, I learned early on, not all of the Museum's art is on display at once. For the moment I'd forget about the works in storage and focus on the 700 or so I could see.
And fortunately our curators and educators hadn't left me to learn on my own. Before the new galleries opened, they had put together a cell phone tour to guide me—or any visitor—to some of the Museum's highlights. Press 236 in the African gallery, and I could hear Ledelle Moe telling how she sculpted each head in Congregation. Or press 235 near the Krater, and curator Mary Ellen Soles tells about "the great intellectual drinking parties of ancient Greece."
Listening and looking became my favorite part of the new job. When I had a bit of time to spare, I'd head to the galleries, check out an audio wand, and scope out a painting or two. Exploring reassured me that my ignorance was not total: amid the mysteries I found old friends Degas and Wyeth and O'Keeffe—oh, and have you heard, we have Rodins?
So, four months I've been here now. A couple of newspaper friends came by for lunch, and when we finished I led them into the galleries.
"You've got to see this," I urged. "Lines That Link Humanity. By a Ghanaian artist, El Anatsui. Isn't it amazing? He made it of old liquor bottle labels and even pieces of old newspaper printing plates—thousands of them.—And look, over here, this is the Steinkamp—"
"You really know your art!" one friend exclaimed.
"Well," I replied, "I've been keeping an ear out."
Listen to remarks by curators, educators, and scholars using your own cell phone in the galleries, gardens, or Museum Park. Or check out an audio wand at the Information Desk for $3 (free for NCMA members). To listen on your own MP3 player, download the Cell Phone Tour.