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Finally become a proper twitcher now having found an alert on a website that said there were lots about in Pett we headed over there this morning.
After an hour of fruitless plodding we were about to head for the car when a chap showed us where they liked to roost 'but they've just left and it may be an hour or more until they are back and last time they sat for 30 seconds'
Boys not impressed by this
Anyway after about 20 minutes a shrill call anounced one or two arriving in tree opposite the canal
Snapped away just to get a record ( the sun had gone in by then grrr) but they stayed long enough for me to nip around the back right under their tree !!
One guy I was with said he'd last seen them in 1953, they don't come by here very often
Truly beautiful creatures though I'm sure you will agree - for those interested they are migrants and thanks to a poor fruit crop in Scandinavia they have poured into the UK - this doesn't happen very often at all
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Paul Krugman at The New York Times:
Can Robert Redford unportray him, or star in a sequel titled "All the president's crybabies"?For more fallout and reasons why yes, Woodward should regret making that false sequestration claim, jump below the fold.
Christine Haughney and Brian Stelter at The New York Times:
[I]n the worlds of politics and journalism, a consensus was forming around the suggestion — supported by people close to the White House — that Mr. Woodward had overreacted.Adam Clark Estes at The Atlantic breaks down Woodward's Hannity appearance during which Woodward didn't back off of his White House attacks:
"Arguing with press aides and senior officials" might as well be part of the job description for White House correspondents. [...] Other veteran reporters said on Thursday, in essence, "We've heard worse." Major Garrett, the chief White House correspondent for CBS, said that he thought the flare-up was "a completely ridiculous story" and that conflict came with the White House beat. "Every reporter knows when a source is angry about something you're working on, you're on the right track," he said. "Just get on with it."
Jake Tapper, who recently joined CNN from ABC, where he covered the White House, recalled unpleasant conversations with both Republicans and Democrats and called it part of the job. "In my experience," he said, "neither side has had a premium on tones that may not be soothing, or words that may not be suitable for children."
Woodward rounded out his Hannity appearance by saying that the word "regret" was "coded" to mean "you better watch out."Jonathan Chait has a must-read piece:
This is where that shoveling coal into the stove metaphor comes in. Woodward just won't let this fire die. He was so close! The Washington establishment had audibly groaned at the Politico story that called Sperling's email a threat and challenged Woodward's interpretation of the events. He even said, "I never characterized it as a 'threat.'"
Well, Bob, what do you think people hear when you say Sperling's wording was code for "you better watch out?" To awkwardly extend that coal stove metaphor, Woodward is really smearing soot on his face at this point. But from a conservative's point of view it might as well be war paint. Woodward secured his status as the right's new hero when he told Hannity on Thursday night, "I get calls and e-mails from people telling me I'm insane to come on your show. I say, now, wait a minute, you let me say what I want." He added. "You dig into things."
To reconcile Woodward's journalistic reputation with the weird pettiness of his current role, one has to grasp the distinction between his abilities as a reporter and his abilities as an analyst. Woodward was, and remains, an elite gatherer of facts. But anybody who has seen him commit acts of political commentary on television has witnessed a painful spectacle. As an analyst, Woodward is a particular kind of awful — a Georgetown Wise Man reliably and almost invariably mouthing the conventional wisdom of the Washington Establishment.Meanwhile, lost in all the silliness is that, yes, Woodward's claim about the White House "moving the goalposts" was in fact grossly inaccurate.
Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein at The Washington Post detail five myths about sequestration. Their top one? The one perpetuated by Bob Woodward:
In our view, what happened is quite straightforward: In 2011, House Republican leaders used their new majority to force their priorities on the Democratically controlled Senate and the president by holding the debt limit hostage to demands for deep and immediate spending cuts. After negotiations between Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner failed (Eric Cantor recently took credit for scuttling a deal), the parties at the eleventh hour settled on a two-part solution: immediate discretionary spending caps that would result in cuts of almost $1 trillion over 10 years; and the creation of a "supercommittee" tasked with reducing the 2012-2021 deficit by another $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion. If the supercommittee didn't broker a deal, automatic spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over the next decade — the sequester — would go into effect. The sequester was designed to be so potentially destructive that the supercommittee would surely reach a deal to avert it.Michael Tomasky at The Daily Beast:
The sequester's origins can't be blamed on one person — or one party. Republicans insisted on a trigger for automatic cuts; Jack Lew, then the White House budget director, suggested the specifics, modeled after a sequester-like mechanism Congress used in the 1980s, but with automatic tax increases added. Republicans rejected the latter but, at the time, took credit for the rest. Obama took the deal to get a debt-ceiling increase. But the president never accepted the prospect that the sequester would occur, nor did he ever agree to take tax increases off the table.
[I am] baffled, quite frankly, about Woodward's grasp of very basic facts. [...] Obama said in November 2011 exactly what he said for the next year, and exactly what he is saying today! Those goal posts are now looking more and more stationary, aren't they?Matthew O'Brien at The Atlantic:
The notion that the supercommittee was the only place where revenues could be discussed is so wrong that it really makes me wonder how intelligent Bob Woodward is.
It's worth remembering why President Obama and Republicans created the sequester in the first place. Back in 2011, Republicans refused to lift the debt ceiling without an equivalent amount of long-term deficit reduction. After flirting with a voluntary default on our obligations, if not our debt, the two sides reached a three-part deal. They 1) lifted the debt ceiling, 2) agreed on $900 billion of cuts over the next decade, and 3) agreed to agree to at least $1.2 trillion of further savings. They set up a bipartisan, bicameral "supercommittee" to find these savings, and set up the sequester as a fallback plan in case the supercommittee failed. The idea was the sequester cuts were so onerous and indiscriminate that both sides would have to come together. In other words, blackmail themselves into reaching a deal. It didn't work.Anson Kaye at US News & Wold Report analyzes supposed liberal media bias:
mpugning the motives of those we've entrusted with separating fiction from fact has proven an effective strategy for the right. Don't agree with a judicial decision? Blame the "activist" judge. Think an academic paper might be damaging to your cause? No worries. Academia is "liberal" and "elitist." Worried that global warming might prove nettlesome? It's the product of scientists harboring a "hidden agenda."
And today a news media that might otherwise be making reasoned judgments about what's news and what isn't has become so cowed by conservative complaints that just about any allegation, no matter how outlandish, must receive "equal time." Donald Trump's birther claims are a terrific example. Trump has all the credibility of a squirrel monkey. And the charges he mounted in 2011 were completely bereft of anything resembling a fact. Yet when he was pressing his "questions" about the president's place of birth, the media felt compelled to put him on the air in an endless loop, and to book guests to argue "both sides" of the "controversy." Ridiculous.


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MUMBAI: The expected surge in voter turnout that analysts and the media had forecast as a reaction to the November 26 terror attacks that struck South Mumbai did not materialise on Thursday with the turnout here falling below that of the last general election.
The South Mumbai constituency on Thursday recorded a voter turnout of 43.33 per cent.
In 2004, South and South Central Mumbai, which were merged after delimitation into the current South Mumbai constituency, together recorded a turnout of 46.97 per cent.
Thursday's polling indicated that terrorism was not the defining issue for Mumbai voters this election as had often been suggested after the November attacks, political analysts said.
The figures also suggested that the turnout among the middle-class and upper middle-class voters in the elite neighbourhoods of terror-struck Colaba, Malabar Hill and Cuffe Parade recorded a significant drop from the last general election, with voters in the relatively poorer areas of Byculla, Sewri and Worli included in the constituency after delimitation expected to have propped up much of Thursday's voting.
"If terror was a defining issue for changing the pattern of governance we would have certainly seen a higher turnout," said B. Venkatesh Kumar, a political analyst at Mumbai University.
He said the low turnout would benefit the incumbent, Milind Deora of the Congress.
Mr. Deora's challengers include Mohan Rawale of the Shiv Sena, Bala Nandgaonkar of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and independent candidate Meera Sanyal. Mr. Rawle is expected to put up a close fight.
Several voters The Hindu interviewed said economic development was their main concern, and they did not see security as a partisan issue. Sahil Kadaki, 28, a resident of Malabar Hill, said terror wasn't an electoral issue because "no party seems to be different in any way when it comes to security."


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Afghan textbooks omit history
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In a highly controversial move, Afghanistan's education ministry has dealt with the complexities of the last four decades of turmoil and war by simply omitting the entire period from the new history textbooks it is issuing to schools.
Officials argue that the decision to pass over contentious events of recent history is an attempt to heal rifts in Afghan society and avoid further strife. But critics accuse the ministry of distorting history and protecting individuals implicated in past bloodshed, some of who now hold senior government posts.
Children studying the books could be forgiven for thinking they were reading about another country.
Historians see the missing parts -- from the Soviet invasion to the emergence of Islamist militias and all-out civil war -- as the key to understanding modern Afghanistan....
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Report: States force jobless to pay needless fees
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Jobless Americans are paying millions in unnecessary fees to collect unemployment benefits because of state policies encouraging them to get the money through bank-issued payment cards, according to a new report from a consumer group.
People are using the fee-heavy cards instead of getting their payments deposited directly to their bank accounts. That's because states issue bank cards automatically, require complicated paperwork or phone calls to set up direct deposit and fail to explain the card fees, according to a report issued Tuesday by the National Consumer Law Center, a nonprofit group that seeks to protect low-income Americans from unfair financial-services products. An early copy of the report was obtained by The Associated Press.
Until the past decade, states distributed unemployment compensation by mailing out paper checks. Some also allowed direct deposit. The system worked well for people who had bank accounts and could deposit the check without paying a fee.
It also cost states millions of dollars each year to print and mail the checks.
Banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co., U.S. Bancorp and Bank of America Corp. seized on government payments as a business opportunity. They pitched card programs to states as a win-win: States would save millions in overhead costs because the cards would be issued for free. And people without bank accounts would avoid the big fees charged by storefront check cashers.
However, most of the people being hit with fees already have bank accounts. The bank-state partnerships effectively shifted the cost of distributing payments from governments to individuals. The money needed to cover those costs is deducted from people's unemployment benefits in the form of fees.
Consumer advocates like NCLC are focused on ensuring access to the direct-deposit option so that people can avoid the card fees.
The trouble, the new report says, is that many states make it difficult for people to sign up for direct deposit. The rate of people using direct deposit ranges from a national high of 82 percent in Minnesota to a low of 16 percent in Arizona, the report says.
Minnesota offers direct deposit to people when they apply for benefits, and allows them to change their payment method online or over the phone, the report says.
In Arizona, by contrast, people are automatically enrolled in the card program. After they receive the card, they must find a paper form, fill it out, and submit it by mail. There is no way to change payment methods online or over the phone.
"The difference in direct-deposit rates among states seems primarily due to how hard or easy the state makes it for workers to choose direct deposit," the report says.
In five states _ California, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland and Nevada _ unemployed people aren't offered direct deposit at all. The report says that setup is illegal under a federal law that bars states from requiring benefits recipients to open an account at a particular bank.
The federal government recommended in 2009 that people with bank accounts receive payments via direct deposit. Nearly four years later, the report says, "there is no excuse for any state not to be offering direct deposit as the first choice for payment of unemployment benefits."
Banks make more money when more people use the cards. In the past, some of their deals with states prevented states from offering direct deposit, or required states to promote the card program as a first option.
To cover the cost of issuing cards and running the programs, banks charge a plethora of fees, including charges for balance inquiries, phone calls to customer support, leaving an account inactive for a period of months, or making a purchase using a personal identification number.
Many states have eliminated some fees and improved consumer protections in the two years since NCLC published its first comprehensive review of state unemployment payments. Banks no longer charge overdraft fees, which skimmed up to $20 from the benefits of card users whose spending exceeded the balance on the card.
Pennsylvania was singled out for praise in the report. Residents of that state will save $5.2 million in card fees each year because the state switched to a lower-fee card.
In part because of the recent improvements, the report says, prepaid cards often are the best option for people who don't have bank accounts. Those people would often pay even bigger fees to storefront check cashing services.
"A well-designed prepaid card is safer, cheaper and more convenient than paying to cash a paper check," said Lauren Saunders, one of the report's authors, in a prepared statement. But she said "it is no substitute for direct deposit to an account of your own choosing."
Daniel Wagner can be reached at www.twitter.com/wagnerreports.
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Amid tension, Aquino thanks China for Angat Dam project
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President Benigno Aquino on Monday thanked China for funding a P5.3-billion water improvement project in Angat Dam and underscored the importance of cooperation and respect among neighboring nations.
Mr. Aquino's statement came even as Malacañang stressed that the Philippines would not stand down and withdraw from disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
"If you mean stand down our statements, I think we will maintain our sovereign rights over our Exclusive Economic Zone," presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in response to China's statement that Manila should withdraw from disputed areas because it had no military might to defend them. "That is something we will not give up."
Lacierda also said the country had not used its military force and had always pursued a peaceful solution to its dispute with China.
The President said the inauguration of the second phase of the Angat water utilization and aqueduct improvement project at La Mesa Portal in Quezon City would ensure the safety and integrity of the delivery of water from Angat Dam to water treatment plants in La Mesa and Balara, both in Quezon City.
China's Export-Import Bank provided the funding through a preferential buyer loan agreement signed during the administration of then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The contractor was China International Water and Electric Co.
"We thank China for the funds it provided so that this important project can be implemented," Mr. Aquino said in his speech.
He said "strong relationships with neighboring countries" would help the government respond to problems and needs of the Filipinos.
"We are one in the world in our advocacy: A world where each individual, each community and each country is being respected and recognized for its innate dignity," Mr. Aquino said, apparently referring to the territorial dispute between Manila and Beijing.
Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing sat a few meters away as the President spoke. Reporters tried to interview the ambassador but she declined comment on Mr. Aquino's speech and the grounding of the Chinese Navy warship in Philippine territory last week.
Lacierda reiterated the government's desire for a peaceful resolution of its conflict with China. But he also made it clear that Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) was not a disputed territory because it is within the country's Exclusive Economic Zone.
He said that the government was still studying on whether to redeploy Philippine vessels to Panatag Shoal.
Chinese fishing vessels remained in the shoal. The Philippines pulled out its two ships in the area due to a typhoon a month ago.
"We have always insisted on a diplomatic resolution to the incident in Scarborough and also a diplomatic resolution insofar as the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in the drafting of the code of conduct for South China Sea," Lacierda told reporters.
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BHP Billiton Ltd., the Australian mining giant willing to deploy tens of its billions for the Saskatchewan company that mines potash, touts its market credentials, but it should not forget about the politics. While there should not be undue interference with its bid to take over Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., it is right and reasonable for the Saskatchewan government to get more clarity on the future royalties stream the province can expect.
BHP appears committed to an eventual orderly exit from Canpotex, the fertilizer-marketing cartel that Potash Corp. co-owns. It also plans to invest in new mines, and to run existing mines at higher capacity.
The effects of these sensible, pro-market moves, however, would likely be to drive down the price of the commodity in the short term. Under the current royalty regime, that would have a direct impact on Saskatchewan's bottom line. In 2008-09, when prices spiked from under $200 to over $500 (U.S.) a tonne, 11 per cent of the provincial government's entire revenue was derived from potash-related royalties. But the return fluctuates wildly, a sign that the province needs to diversify.
After a crippling strike in Sudbury and a flight of head-office jobs upon Vale SA's takeover of Inco, and with the federal government in litigation over U.S. Steel's acquisition of Stelco, there is waning public tolerance for foreign takeovers of Canadian resource companies that carry few enforceable conditions. Having been twice burned in such short order, Canadians may justifiably be three times shy.
Brad Wall, the Premier of Saskatchewan, is no Hugo Chavez or Danny Williams, but he is sounding less the free-market conservative by the day. If the price of potash drops, he needs to make up the revenue. Of the existing promises made by BHP - the reassertion of a head-office presence in Saskatoon and the repatriation of some jobs from Chicago; new mining jobs; a "Centre of Excellence" for potash - none will decisively change Mr. Wall's political calculation. And what Mr. Wall says will have a great influence on the federal government, and therefore on whether Investment Canada decides that the transaction is of net benefit to Canada and approves a deal.
That said, a BHP takeover would be preferable to the acquisition by a Chinese-state-owned company of a controlling interest in Potash. There is a fine line here, one that would allow any takeover to go ahead while giving Saskatchewan the assurances it feels it needs. Both parties should work toward that outcome.


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Can You Find the Desert Five-Spot In Death Valley National Park?
With all the talk of late about the prospects for a colorful, and plentiful, bloom in Death Valley National Park, let's start talking flowers in earnest. For instance, have you ever seen a Desert Five-Spot in the park?
Those well-versed in the botanical delights of Death Valley know that there are more than 1,000 plant species that grow there, and that there are 23 species that grow only in the park's 3.3 million acres. Now, the Desert Five-Spot is not one of those endemics, but it's still one of the more unusual flowers that rewards those fortunate enough to come upon one with its showy display.
Jimmie Affholder, who lives and works in Death Valley, and is pretty handy with a camera, as well, snared this photo of a Five-Spot. The Traveler offers his photo as a little incentive for folks lucky enough to be in Death Valley during this spring's bloom.
Thanks for reminding me of the flowers! Forget just how beautiful the deset is. Have camped in Panamint City and Panamint Valley just because I could. Last I heard you can't get to Panamint City without two winches (they burn out). Don't need a 4X4 to enjoy Death Valley or Panamint Valley. Lots of water and fuel. Good sense helps. Stay out of the draws/gulches when camping (for fear of flash flooding). If you're staying in the park, this won't be a problem because you will be restricted to camp grounds, but I've seen tents and trailers blowing all over camp grounds because the tents were't flattened during the day or the trailers were not secure from rolling. Ignorance - not stupidity.
Will be going to Death Valley next week for vacation.I know it will only be the beginning of the wild flower explosion, but I will be looking for the Desert Five Spot and many more. I am a Grand Canyon employee but must confess Death Valley is my favorite park to visit.
I've seen many Desert Five Spots in my winters in Death Valley. I would recommend driving thru the town of Shoshone and North thru the south end of the park (I believe it is Hwy 178), past Ashford Mill and Mormon Point. The flowers usually start blooming in the South end of the park and work their way North. Plus I've seen desert bighorn sheep a few times around the Mormon Point area. Don't forget to stop at Badwater on your way to Furnace Creek either!


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What Brian had to say about mobile apps and productivity, his obsession with layers, and the value of being truly satisfied with each step in the creative process:
What's the value of capturing a vector outline in Shape (as opposed to drawing it yourself)? Shape is perfect for when you want a quick and loose outline of an image, even if you end up heavily drawing over it, it saves tons of time and creates some cool effects (it reminds me what we used to get from double and triple xeroxing images.)
Alternatively, when you do sketch on paper, how nice is it to be able to capture one of your own sketches in Shape without having to trace it in Illustrator CC? As the app gets better and better I fully expect to be able to capture sketches straight to vector that will need very little clean up. I'm excited to see where that workflow leads.
How much refinement do you usually do once you have an image in Shape? Do you prefer to start with as many details as possible? Or just a basic outline? So far, I've been pushing the detail all the way up to capture as much as possible, but there's so much more you can play with by lowering that or reversing the capture.
We know you use Adobe Illustrator Draw for a lot of away-from-your-desk drawing. How much easier is it to transfer your work between the three applications now that there's Creative Cloud Libraries? I honestly can't emphasize enough how important it is to me that all the Adobe apps are connected through Creative Cloud Libraries. It makes the pure act of working and creating seamless. Ease of use and accessibility to all of my files is huge to me.
You sound really organized. How do you feel about using CC Libraries to organize your content from the time you capture it until the time you complete it? Without a doubt, CC Libraries has made moving from mobile to desktop incredibly simple. The mobile apps, especially the ones that allow you to capture things out in the world, really need that connection and accessibility to be useful. I don't ever have to think about where my captures are.
How has your drawing process changed since you started incorporating mobile apps into it? Working digitally, and with drawing apps on a tablet, I've become insanely more productive. I used to be scared to "waste time" trying different things; now I don't ever stop at just the first pass at doing something. I used to draw on sketch pads, and when deadlines were limiting, moved on to the next step as soon as something looked successful, then I'd lament later that it could be better.
I know every artist says that, but there's value in getting to that point of true satisfaction. What you learn in those last steps ALWAYS comes through in the final piece. Working with mobile apps and ingesting them into my process has opened all those possibilities back up to me. Recently I've been experimenting more—letting my drawing style loosen up, starting with photographic reference and captures in Shape, and playing more and more with different tools.
You described your layer management system by saying, "I usually select each color and merge all shapes of each color to keep things tidy." Does your layers management begin in Draw or do you not worry about it until you get the art into Illustrator CC? Okay, I'm a little bit obsessive, so I start right away getting to know layers in whatever application they're in. When you think about it, layers are the greatest and purist advantage to working digitally.
I mostly split colors into different layers. As the piece gets more and more complex, this really helps when I want to edit something. Then when I take something into Illustrator CC, the organization transfers over. (I take it one step further and merge all objects of the same color to make it easy to edit color.) And, since my style tends toward flat poster color style work, I often restrict myself to three or four colors, with an eye towards screen printing.
What's the distinction between how you use Adobe Draw and how you use Illustrator CC to fine-tune your work? I almost always do my loose drawing in Draw. I like the feel of the tablet in my hand (akin to a sketchbook) and being able to do a ton of my drawing on the couch or on my commute. There was always a threshold point though where I would move it into Illustrator CC to finish the job. But, in truth, that point is becoming a grey area. With the Touch Slide tools in Draw, Shape and Color, I can do a lot more just on my iPad. But I've even started drawing more in Illustrator CC with the Surface Pro 3, so it's turning into a decision I make based on the project.
Out of curiosity, how many image traces do you have in your Shape libraries? Ha, you might be scared… I would guess, that in 4 or 5 different libraries, maybe 50–75. I'm working on another experiment and that particular library is getting out of control (and, as the app grows I expect that to get a lot bigger).
If it's not a secret, what are you working on now/next? I have a few things going right now, one of them purely for fun and experimentation, that I'm really excited about. I captured a ton of Shape graphics on a recent trek to Muir woods and want to develop a portrait of John Muir using those as textures. They're so complex that just trying to use the photos I took and draw over them would be monumentally time consuming. But I found the place so inspiring that I think having the image be built from those captures will imbue the illustration in a way that simply drawing his portrait could never match.


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The Death of Captain America is one of the greatest comic book storylines of all time.
There was a story there? I must have missed it because all I could see was the typical post-modern deconstructionist pornography that Marvel tries to substitute for modern mythology.
But I liked it better the first time though. You know, when it was called The Death of Superman.
It's the main reason Ed Brubaker won the Eisner award for best writer two years running.
Didn't they give the award this year to some lead singer of a terrible, terrible emo band? Like I said, a lot of people like Nickelback.
Batman RIP, on the other hand, has all the hallmarks of a stunt
Like just about every run Morrison has ever had on a major title. I don't see what the big shock is. I expected this kind of thing to happen. This run is pretty much how he operates. If he's not leaving his name on a book and screwing up decades worth of mythology, then life isn't worth living to him. He's not the only writer around who does this, but he's the worst offender.
that you know will quickly be reversed and never mentioned again.
Doubt it. Nothing he changes gets retconed. His stuff sells(or rather his stunts and hype do), Didio has a huge man-crush on him, and that bloodcrazed death cult he calls a fan base would go apeshit. My guess is that he's probably sold them on this for a while. Or at least until the sales start slipping. Of course he'll be gone by then, leaving the next poor shmoe to pick up the pieces. Because if his history is any indication, he'll never have the humility to do a mea culpa and clean up his own mess.
It'll go alongside other stunts like bringing back Batwoman and making her a lesbian or killing off Martian Manhunter and barely acknowledging it.
Bad ideas to be sure. But they didn't have the hype going for it that this tragedy of a run does.
"Spider-Man doesn't have fans. He has people who follow him. Like Jesus. Now I have fans! People who adore and worship every little thing I do or say. Like David Koresh. Or The Jonas Brothers."
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It's official. We're now entering the six-core realm, thanks to Intel's Gulftown. The first model, Core i7-980X, is more than capable of delivering the sick scores that our title suggests, and along with it, we can begin to see some major benefits of the 32nm process. To sweeten the deal further, Intel even includes an effective new CPU cooler.
With each new processor launch, one thing that's bound to prove faster are mathematical equations, which when all said and done, plays a massive role in a lot of our computing today. The faster an equation can be completed, the faster a math-heavy process can finish.
Sandra includes applications designed to specifically test the mathematical performance of processors, with the main one being the arithmetic test.
As expected, like Sandra's multimedia test, the arithmetic test does well to use every bit of processor you give it, so we once again see a near-perfect 50% performance gain.
Crypto is a major part of computing, whether you know it or not, and certain processes can prove slower than others, depending on their algorithms. User passwords on your home PC are encrypted, as are user passwords on web servers (like in our forums). Past that, crypto is used in other areas as well, such as with creating of unbreakable locks on files or assigning a hash to a particular file (like MD5).
In Sandra's Cryptography test, the results are outputted as MB/s, higher being better. Although this is somewhat of an odd metric to go by, generally speaking, the higher the number, the faster the CPU tears through the respective algorithm, which comes down to how fast a password is either encrypted, decrypted, signed, et cetera.
As if we needed this graph to be skewed even more! When we published our Clarkdale launch article, it was humorous to see the AES performance of the i5-661 make all of the competition look like wimps, but the i7-980X makes the situation even worse. Even the SHA test saw a dramatic increase, which is surprising given I didn't even realize it was truly multi-threaded until this point.
It goes without saying… all your crypto are belong to the i7-980X.
Most, if not all, businesses in existence have to crack open a spreadsheet at some point. Though simple in concept, spreadsheets are an ideal way to either track information or compute large calculations all in real-time. This is important when you run a business that deals with a large amount of expenses.
Although the importance of how fast a calculation takes in an Excel file is, we include results here since they heavily test the mathematical capabilities of each processor. Because Excel 2007 is completely multi-threaded (it can even take advantage of an 8-Core Skulltrail), it makes for a great benchmark to show the scaling between all of our CPUs.
I'll let Intel explain the two files we use:
Monte Carlo – This workload calculates the European Put and Call option valuation for Black-Scholes option pricing using Monte Carlo simulation. It simulates the calculations performed when a spreadsheet with input parameters is updated and must recalculate the option valuation. In this scenario we execute approximately 300,000 iterations of Monte Carlo simulation. In addition, the workload uses Excel lookup functions to compare the put price from the model with the historical market price for 50,000 rows to understand the convergence. The input file is a 70.1 MB spreadsheet.
Calculations – This workload executes approximately 28,000 sets of calculations using the most common calculations and functions found in Excel*. These include common arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, division, rounding and square root. It also includes common statistical analysis functions such as Max, Min, Median and Average. The calculations are performed after a spreadsheet with a large dataset is updated with new values and must re-calculate many data points. The input file is a 6.2 MB spreadsheet.
Excel might seem innocent enough, but it's easily one of the most multi-threaded applications on the market. It's going to be awful difficult for a regular user to ever require more than one core, but for those with extremely robust spreadsheets replete with calculations, multi-core processors can help. When running our macros here, Excel actually said "Using 12 processors" in the corner, so it can almost be assumed that there really is no limit to the number of cores you can use.


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Jessica Simpson and her parents were honored by Operation Smile, the world-wide medical charity, Friday night in Beverly Hills. Jessica is a Celebrity Ambassador for the organization which provides free surgeries for children with severe facial deformities.
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Jessica's best bud, hairdresser Ken Paves, was the singer's escort for the Eighth Annual Operation Smile Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. It was her first public appearance since the devastating loss of her dog Daisy. The Malti-poo was killed by a coyote last month.
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Simply Gorges Cabin is an exclusive mountain getaway nestled between the Gorges State Forest and one thousand acres of protected private sanctuary. Take pleasure in the unparalleled views of the Carolina Mountains overlooking Lake Jocassee as you discover the definition of God's country. The breathtaking vistas and tranquil surroundings are reserved only for the guests of this spectacular mountain haven. You, your family and friends will be captivated by the scenery and find yourselves immediately at peace.
Located in Transylvania County where 50% of the land is protected state and national forests and where you will find the highest concentration of waterfalls in North America, Simply Gorges also borders South Carolina State forests. Guests of Simply Gorges awake each morning to views most visitors to the mountains must drive or hike to see anything comparable. Imagine yourself being inspired every day and so relaxed that not going anywhere and 'staying in'...can be a real treat!
The top floor has an inviting open floor plan with large picture windows. This is the main living area with walnut floors, a fully equipped kitchen, living room, dining room, sun room, and deck with seating and grill. The kitchen features all stainless steel appliances including a great gas stove and pot filler, a large refrigerator, and a Bosch dishwasher. There are custom glass front cabinets and beautiful granite counter-tops. You will find everything you need in this kitchen and throughout the home: plenty of glassware, cookware, small appliances, spices, basic condiments, a tea selection, coffee, creamer, sugar, cooking oils, baking supplies, storage supplies(foil, baggies, etc), all paper products, soaps, detergents, dryer sheets, etc. Simply Gorges is also equipped with a supply of toddler items such as sippy cups, utensils, toddler plates, etc. Even four-legged guests are supplied with dog bowls! All you will need to bring is your main food items and drinks.
A large granite bar seats 4 in addition to 2 other table and chair options for dining. The living room area has a stone fireplace, leather furnishings, and a sofa bed opposite a lovely window seat. The queen bedroom has a plush comforter and pillows, a dresser, ample closet space, and complimentary robes.
On this level is also where you will find the upper deck, which is the perfect spot for viewing the amazing sunsets. The deck has glass balusters so as not to interfere with the views. It also has comfortable seating and a stainless steel gas grill. The deck is gated, so your small children and furry family members can safely enjoy the views with you while you grill!
The second level is where you will find a large partially covered deck, an outdoor dining area, a cozy swing and a wonderful hot tub overlooking North and South Carolina mountains as well as Lake Jocassee. Also on this floor is a spacious bedroom with a King bed, dresser, a separate sitting room, full bath, and complimentary robes. The utility room housing the washer and dryer is also on this level.
Simply Gorges is located on 5 acres of private property. The natural forest surroundings lends itself to being very private and peaceful. Garden areas provide 360 degrees of beautiful views. Children soon discover the rope swing and parents soon discover the difficulty of getting them off the swing! A short trail on the property will lead you to huge stone outcroppings and stone steps in the back of the cabin lead to a garden area and places from which to pick wild blackberries.
After dining inside or outside, gather around the fire pit and enjoy making some smores for dessert! A supply of wood for burning is available for guests to use as well as some fire logs(non wood/clean burning) for use if you prefer to burn environmentally friendly logs in the fireplace.
***Upcoming events and activities***
APRIL 12: 15th Annual Assault On The Carolinas...bike rides through the Carolinas fundraiser
MAY 23-25: Brevard's White Squirrel Festival, Annual Squirrel Box Derby, Old Time Music Competition
JUNE-AUGUST: Brevard Music Center Festival and Concert Series
JUL 4: Brevard's 4th of July Festival and Fireworks Celebration
AUGUST-SEPT.: The Carolina Youth Mountain Bike League
SEPT. : Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race
OCT. : Halloweenfest
NOV. : The Swank 65 Mountain Bike Journey
DEC. : Brevard's Annual Twilight Tour
ONGOING: Weekly Jam Sessions by local musicians and Bluegrass bands at Silvermont and other local spots, Cycling and Mountain Bike Group Rides, Group Runs/Jogs, Weekly events/tours at P.A.R.I., Transylvania Tailgate Market, other activities can be found by clicking on the visitwaterfalls link.
We have lived and traveled to many places and even lived in many different parts of this county (Transylvania). Nothing can compare to this hidden gem that we found in 2006. Simply Gorges has been our home until recently, when we bought another property in the same neighborhood. Guests that stay at Simply Gorges awaken to views every morning that other people have to drive or hike to in order to see anything remotely comparable. Every day when you gaze upon the beauty of the surroundings, you immediately feel at peace. One can't help but be reminded of God's blessings He has bestowed upon us. We have been absolutely thrilled to be able to share this little piece of Heaven on earth with our guests.
Simply Gorges is a secluded luxurious home located in a private neighborhood which borders protected state forests. The unobstructed view from this cabin is spectacular and unbeatable. You will be mesmerized from the moment you walk in the door.
Within a 25 mile radius, you can reach everything---Gorges State Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, PARI, Table Rock State Park, Jocassee State Park, Pisgah National Forest, Dupont State Park, Sapphire Valley Ski Resort, Brevard Music Center, fishing, golfing, skiing, water sports, hiking, shopping, antiquing, live music, theater, crafts, fine arts, dining and more.
Or you just might want to stay in and enjoy the hot tub, the view, huge rock outcroppings on the property, picking wild blackberries in the back yard, swinging on the swings, or hiking around the area.
Simply Gorges was simply awesome! We loved the beauty, cleanliness, and view of this home. The beautiful, ever changing views of the mountains from nearly every point in the home are just inspiring! I personally loved how the road to get to the home was not treacherous and scary as some mountain home driveways can be! Debbie is such a gracious, kind host with her warmth and friendliness! She is so personable and available should you need anything, and with friendly touches throughout the rental! I loved the Simply Gorges info book she has on the counter for great places for local info and eating! She was especially so kind and took us hiking to waterfalls that were truly awesome! Our two boys LOVED hiking with Debbie as we did as well! Awesome awesome time! Thank you Debbie and as always.... God Bless! This home is so beautiful and so clean! I am a very clean and detail minded person and I immediately felt comfortable with all those aspects upon arrival! For me, that was big! What a perfect Thanksgiving we had! I simply cannot express enough how much we enjoyed our stay! The washer and dryer was so convenient and brand new! The hot tub was awesome! Our two boys loved roaming around in the woods!!! Thank you Debbie! We will absolutely be recommending your home to all our friends/family and will definitely plan on return trips! Thank you again and again!
This home was a perfect getaway! So many personal touches make this cabin cozy and welcoming. Deb is fantastic! The view is epic. We come to this area frequently and rent cabins. This was by far our favorite. Thank you so much!
This place actually blew us away with the details and beauty. The view is amazing. Deborah is very helpful and extremely nice. There is nothing I can think of that was not right. Well worth every penny. I have never stayed anywhere so elegent. This place has just the right touch in every category. We could not have been more pleased. Do not waste any more time looking as if you want a perfect and peaceful place to stay in the mountains this is it.
My fiancé and I spent 3 days at this stunning home and were highly impressed by the breathtaking views and well decorated, clean and organized home. This property truly has everything you can imagine and then some. I would highly recommend this vacation home to all my friends and family.
Not only was this a beautiful home in the perfect location, but the owner was extremely nice and so easy to work with. I want to send a special thanks to her for being so kind, thoughtful and sharing her home with us. The trip to Brevard truly exceeded our expectations! Thank you! We will plan to visit Brevard and stay in this home again in the near future.
This vacation get away was by far one of the best vacations ever for my family! The only problem was, it wasn't near long enough! :-( We were truly sad to go back home to Ga! Debbie was amazing! She went out of her way, over and above anything ever expected. Thank you so much Debbie for being so thoughtful and taking our family hiking to see some beautiful water falls! (great memories, for sure!) The mountain and lake views from (inside as well as outside) the home were "jaw dropping" and just so amazing! This place was a God send. (truly heaven on earth) The home was even more beautiful in person than the pictures show on the VRBO listing. It was very nice and clean. The hot tub was awesome!!! My kids couldn't get enough of it! (neither could I) It was the perfect way to end our day! I would definitely recommend Simply Gorges to anyone needing a peaceful and relaxing vacation! Leave your stress at home...this place will soothe your soul!!!
Phenomenal. This is the only word I can use to describe this place! It made our vacation. Debbie truly goes above and beyond for her guests and their pets. She even took time out of her day to take us to some beautiful local waterfalls. Truly the best vacation ever. Thanks again Debbie!
Simply Gorges is located on a private mountain with unparallelled views of Lake Jocasse and both North and South Carolina Mountains. The cabin is 16 miles from shopping, restaurants, golfing, music events, etc. It is 37 miles from Asheville Regional Airport and approximately 60 miles from Greenville Spartanburg Airport.
Secluded in this mountain paradise, you will discover hiking trails, breathtaking waterfalls that only homeowners and their guests are privileged to see and experience. Many people will have to drive long distances then hike for hours in order to be able to see anything like the views you will see from Simply Gorges!
If golfing is your desire, you may choose from several beautiful courses located between 30-45 minutes from Simply Gorges. Included among them are those designed by Arnold Palmer with signature waterfalls as backdrops. If you enjoy cycling or mountain biking, Transylvania County is fast becoming the hottest destination for these activities with weekly group rides and many cycling events scheduled throughout the year. If music is your passion, enjoy weekly jam sessions in Brevard and weekly jam sessions at locations throughout the area. Many restaurants provide live music as well. Concerts are scheduled throughout the year at Brevard College and Brevard Music Center hosts nationally and internationally known musical events and concerts. If fishing is your what you love to do, then you can fish at the pond, or fish the Davidson or French Broad Rivers...and catch some of the most beautiful rainbow trout you have ever seen! You can even trailer your boat or rent one for use on the rivers or on Lake Jocassee , Lake Keowee or some of the other lakes located in the surrounding areas.
Whether you enjoy sporting activities, music, shopping or simply wish to get away to relax....Simply Gorges is perfectly located to be able to accommodate your needs.
Below are some of the things that describe this location:
Land of Waterfalls, Transylvania County, Blue Ridge, Smokies, National Forest, Gorges State Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, French Broad River, Toxaway River, Lake Jocassee, Pisgah National Forest, art, Brevard Music Center, White Squirrel Festival, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, white water rafting, tubing, golf, skiing, antiquing, theater, bluegrass, Mountain Music Festival, scenic drives, Sliding Rock, Mt. Pisgah, Grandfather Mountain, Devil's Courthouse, Caesar's Head State Park, Pretty Place, lakes, wildlife, horseback riding, fall foliage, Whitewater Falls, fly fishing, gem mining, dining, PARI,
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