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I know you changed tires out a while back. Looks like you replaced them with the oem tires? Curious to know if, when it comes time to replace them again, you'd replace them with the OEM or go with something else that would last a bit longer?
Sticking with Supercorsa SPs. Tons of traction, way more mileage than I thought I'd get out of 'em, nice breakaway characteristics and, most importantly--the only tire that seems to play nice with DTC.
Austin rocks--going to try to catch the R/R up with where my body is, now that I have some free time this weekend. For the meantime, let's pretend I'm back in New Orleans:
This dude from Pensacola (slomo510, Richard Sullivan) rode all the way out to NOLA to hang out with me on the Sunday of the Austin F1 (you can see how far behind I am!). We found a killer spot (Killer Poboys) away from the thunderous chants of "who dat, who dat," where we could watch the race in peace. Appreciated him making the drive out and back--and it was great to have someone to knock a couple back with over lunch and dinner. He's the Sales Manager at
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Foreman Interview by The Daily News
With a single photo, an American scholar
has created quite a stir in Britain:
BY ELLEN TUMPOSKY in LONDON
Writing about the first media celebrity has made biographer Amanda Foreman something of a celebrity herself, and she's still reeling from the experience.
Foreman, 31, is the author of "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" (Random House, $29.95), a biography of Georgiana Spencer, an 18th-century British aristocrat who was Princess Diana's great-great-great-great aunt.
It has been a best seller and winner of the prestigious Whitbread Biography Award in Britain.
"Georgiana" (pronounced "George-jayna") was the oldest daughter of the first Earl Spencer (Diana's brother, Charles, the current Earl, is the ninth Spencer to hold that title). She was just 17 when she married the enormously powerful and wealthy Duke of Devonshire, a man as reserved as she was high-spirited.
He didn't let marriage interfere with a longstanding affair leading one observer to note the paradox that the Duke of Devonshire was the only man in England not in love with the duchess.
Georgiana, who lived from 1757 to 1806, dominated London society roughly during the time of the American Revolution. She was a popular figure, loved for her charm and ability to connect with the masses.
The British press soon noticed that reports on her dress and activities increased sales. She became a trendsetter, whose hats and dresses were copied by women around the country. The parallels to Princess Diana are striking, as Foreman acknowledges. "Georgiana's whole life struggle is to claw back her sense of self and detach herself from the publicity she had been generating," says Foreman. "She substituted applause for a sense of inner happiness."
Reading from her diaries, "You can watch this descent into madness, into drinking, gambling, bulimia...
"She was all heart, she was like a huge wounded beating heart, with very little skin covering it."
Foreman never expected her book on a pioneering celebrity to land its author in the tabloids but that was before she agreed to pose nude for Tatler, a British society magazine, with her private parts artfully concealed behind a tower of books. "I never gave it a moment's thought except for the fact that I couldn't believe at age 30, anyone was interested in taking a picture of me without my clothes on. I thought it was hilarious," says Foreman, sitting in the living room of her cozy London house, where a copy of the notorious photo is displayed prominently. She was staggered at the reaction in the British press. "It was like I had betrayed my genre of biography," she recalls. "What am I doing, taking my clothes off and being frivolous?"
But then Foreman is not your typical biographer.
The daughter of an English mother and an American father Carl Foreman, who wrote "High Noon," "The Guns of Navarone," "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and many other films she was born in London after her father was blacklisted during the 1950s.
In the mid-'70s, when Hollywood began to welcome back the victims of McCarthyism, the family returned to Los Angeles. But Foreman was nostalgic for England and pushed to attend boarding school there at the age of 10.
"It was just hell. I could not have been a bigger fish out of water, Americanized, Hollywood, with these girls who were children of English colonels and farmers' daughters. I had this sign on my forehead that said "Bully me and it didn't leave until I was 18."
Her grades were so bad that 25 colleges in America and Britain rejected her, but the 26th Sarah Lawrence in Bronxville said yes and changed her life. She thrived in college and came to Oxford to do graduate work. Researching attitudes toward race in 18th-century London, she was reading a biography of the English politician Charles Grey and encountered Georgiana, Grey's lover after her marriage.
Foreman says she herself was madly in love with two men at Oxford at the time and identified with Georgiana, who was living with the duke but desperately in love with Grey. "I thought I needed to find out more about her and how she resolved her own situation," she explains.
Once she passed her driving test (after six failures), Foreman began to track down Georgiana's history in trips to English stately homes like Althorp, the Spencer estate where Diana lived as a girl, and Chatsworth, still the family seat of the Duke of Devonshire. She became obsessed with the Duchess. "I dreamt about her every night; I had imaginary conversations with her. There wasn't room for anybody else then. I just assumed that would be my life."
But when she met an English banker working in New York, "it was like someone turned the lights on." They are now engaged and live in Greenwich Village, with Foreman travelling every month or so to London.
She loves New York, but has a strong tie to England, which welcomed her father when America shunned him.
Her father, who died when she was 16, is an overwhelming influence. "When I was about 12, he approached me with a history book and said, 'I'd love you to read this book." She rebelliously refused, but now says, "He was planting these seeds, hoping that if he died before I grew up, I might remember these things."
Her book is dedicated to him "in the certain knowledge that, had he lived, by now we, too, would be friends.
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Becoming a Tiger by Susan McCarthy, HarperCollins, $24.95, ISBN 0066209242
AS WRITER Susan McCarthy observes in this entertaining and broad-ranging review of the challenges faced by infant animals learning the skills needed in adulthood, biologists fall in love with the animals that they study.
No matter how repulsive the creatures under investigation are to others, there will always be someone rhapsodising about cockroaches or leeches. But there is little mention here of invertebrates, nor (despite the title) that much about tigers. Generally, animal behaviourists are not foolish. They often choose species that are cute like pigmy chimpanzees, as complex and beautiful as dolphins and songbirds, or sharp-witted and active (without being worryingly homicidal) like rats.
To be fair, it is difficult as well as dangerous to get close to wild tigers to study their early training. But what is there for tiger cubs to learn, beyond ...
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On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 01:32:57PM -0400, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> On Tue 13 Jun 06, 10:25 AM, Bill Kendrick <email@example.com> said:
> > On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 10:49:26AM -0400, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > > I've played Quake 3, which uses SDL, on this computer and it plays fine.
> > > When I get home, I'll take a look at the cutscenes and see if they suffer
> > > from the same washed out color.
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> > Well, technically, Quake uses OpenGL. :) It probably uses SDL for
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> Is that true? It was developed by Loki; I would've thought they use SDL for
> video too. I did an ldd on the executable and didn't see sdl or gl,
> although I *know* it uses OpenGL, either via an SDL window or using OpenGL
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dlopen()), as it's usually configurable via something like +set
gl_driver ... so you might have better luck using "strings" on it, and
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. It's becoming a familiar January scene for Nick Saban.
The Alabama coach plastered a smile on his face for a series of posed photos next to the various trophies awarded to college football's national champions and then proceeded to talk about the challenges facing his team.
Maybe Saban let the Gatorade dry from the celebratory drenching before thinking about the 2013 season. Maybe.
"The team next year is 0-0," Saban, who is on a 61-7 run over the past five seasons, said Tuesday morning. "Even though I really appreciate what this team accomplished and am very, very proud of what they accomplished, we need to prepare for the challenges of the new season very quickly with the team we have coming back. "
It didn't take Saban long to refocus after Monday night's 42-14 demolition of Notre Dame that secured a second straight BCS title, the Crimson Tide's third in four seasons and the seventh straight for Southeastern Conference teams.
Shortly after the game, he was already talking about getting back to the office by Wednesday morning.
Alabama players, meanwhile, finally were able to voice the "D-word." Center Barrett Jones said he had a Sports Illustrated cover from a couple of years ago after his last college game.
"It says, `Dynasty. Can anybody stop Alabama?' I'll never forget looking at that thing and wondering if we really could be a dynasty," said Jones, who mainly put it on the wall because he's featured. "I think three out of four, I'm no dynasty expert, but that seems like a dynasty to me. I guess I can say that now that I'm gone. Don't tell coach I said that."
The 2013 team will almost certainly be regarded among the preseason favorites to get back to the summit, even though three Tide stars - tailback Eddie Lacy, cornerback Dee Milliner and right tackle D.J. Fluker - could decide to skip their senior seasons and turn pro.
Saban also emphatically tried to end speculation that he might return to the NFL, where he spent two years with the Miami Dolphins before returning to the SEC.
It was a question that really made him bristle during the 30-plus minute news conference.
"How many times do you think I've been asked to put it to rest?" Saban said. "And I've put it to rest, and you continue to ask it. So I'm going to say it today, that - you know, I think somewhere along the line you've got to choose. You learn a lot from the experiences of what you've done in the past. I came to the Miami Dolphins, what, eight years ago for the best owner, the best person that I've ever had the opportunity to work for. And in the two years that I was here, I had a very, very difficult time thinking that I could impact the organization in the way that I wanted to or the way that I was able to in college, and it was very difficult for me."


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Daniel Ames is living the American dream. Though born into poverty and living on the streets by the age of fifteen, Daniel has overcome every obstacle — and now is an associate at Reed, Briggs, Portland's most prestigious law firm, earning more money than he ever imagined possible.
But when Aaron Flynn enters his life, Daniel finds himself caught between his towering ambition and his bedrock idealism. Flynn, a charismatic civil litigator, sues Geller Pharmaceuticals — Reed, Briggs's biggest client — for manufacturing a drug that he claims causes unspeakable birth defects. Daniel is certain the claim has no merit — until a memo written by a Geller scientist is found, detailing the shocking results of a study that implicates the company in a horrific lie.
Could Daniel unwittingly be helping Geller cover up a dark secret? As he begins to investigate, his world comes tumbling down around him.His work is sabotaged, he's accused of professional incompetence, and he's fired. Twelve hours later the man who fired him is murdered. Daniel is arrested.
With help from two women, including lawyer Amanda Jaffe (whom we met in Wild Justice), Daniel scrambles to clear his name and save his reputation — and in the process unearths a trail of deceit that leads back to a series of unsolved kidnappings seven years earlier. But someone doesn't want this trail explored, and Daniel becomes the target of a vicious killer who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from being revealed.
A poster boy for the American Dream, former blue collar boy turned high-powered lawyer Daniel Ames is on easy street as an associate at Reed, Briggs, Portland's most prestigious law firm.
Until one man...and one case...changes everything.
When a charismatic lawyer sues the firm's biggest client, a pharmaceutical company, for manufacturing a drug that causes unspeakable birth defects, Daniel believes the case has no merit. But when information implicating company malfeasance surfaces, the intrepid lawyer doggedly scrambles to find the truth--an investigation that leads him into a vortex of greed, corruption, deceit, and murder. Suddenly caught on the wrong side of the law and in the crosshairs of a powerful enemy, Daniel must unmask an evil conspiracy that wants to bury a deadly secret...and Daniel with it.
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Looks like Summer 2006 is going to be a good one for fans of Hard Rock and AOR.
Just announced:
Journey and Def Leppard co-headline tour
Poison and Cinderella anniversary tour
More info can be found at MelodicRock.com or Pollstar.com.
Looks like I'll be hitting some outdoor sheds this year!


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The case of Nyonya binti Tahir is a landmark ruling, with some massive precedential influences over such future cases. For the first time, the Syariah Courts acknowledged the possibility that Malay in Malaysia isn't necessarily a Muslim.
Earlier, Siti Sharlina had told the court they had made the application after the deceased's identification card, which carried the name "Nyonya binti Tahir", indicated she was a Muslim. Siti said the word "binti" and name "Tahir" were normally Malay and Muslim, while the records at the National Registration Department (NRD) had also indicated Nyonya's race as Malay. She referred to Article 160 of the Federal Constitution, stating that a Malay was a Muslim. However, Siti said the applicants had also asked the court to consider that the deceased had lived and practised the Buddhist faith since young. Siti said the deceased had said in her will that she wanted to be buried according to Buddhist rites.
via NST.
From the information in the news report, it seems the deciding factor for the courts was that (a) she wasn't a practising Muslim and (b) her will stated she wanted a Buddhist burial. Its interesting that the two in combination can over-rule the Federal Constitution Article 160 which says:
"Malay" means a person who professes the religion of Islam, habitually speaks the Malay language, conforms to Malay custom and - (a) was before Merdeka Day born in the Federation or in Singapore or born of parents one of whom was born in the Federation or in Singapore, or is on that day domiciled in the Federation or in Singapore; or (b) is the issue of such a person
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Without a doubt, a massive decision that will be discussed for a very long time. The next landmark case will involve someone who is actually still alive -- a Malay, in his lifetime, makes an application to not be a Muslim.


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Student Nutrition Awareness & Action Council (SNAAC)
Student Nutrition Awareness and Action Council was founded in 2009 to improve medical student understanding of nutrition and obesity medicine. Through a variety of education and extracurricular projects, SNAAC's goal is to provide medical students with the awareness that nutrition impacts health status. SNAAC also aims to give students the tools needed to take action and assess and counsel all patients at nutritional risk.


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US aids Honduran police despite death squad fears
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras The U.S. State Department, which spends millions of taxpayer dollars a year on the Honduran National Police, has assured Congress that money only goes to specially vetted and trained units that don't operate under the direct supervision of a police chief once accused of extrajudicial killings and "social cleansing."
But The Associated Press has found that all police units are under the control of Director General Juan Carlos Bonilla, nicknamed the "Tiger," who in 2002 was accused of three extrajudicial killings and links to 11 more deaths and disappearances. He was tried on one killing and acquitted. The rest of the cases were never fully investigated.
Honduran law prohibits any police unit from operating outside the command of the director general, according to a top Honduran government security official, who would only speak on condition of anonymity. He said that is true in practice as well as on paper.
Celso Alvarado, a criminal law professor and consultant to the Honduran Commission for Security and Justice Sector Reform, said the same.
"Every police officer in Honduras, regardless of their specific functions, is under the hierarchy and obedience of the director general," he said.
The official line from Honduras, however, is that the money does not go to Bonilla.
"The security programs that Honduras is implementing with the United States are under control of the ministers of security and defense," said Foreign Minister Arturo Corrales, who negotiates the programs with the State Department.
But the security official attributed the contradiction to the politics necessary in a country in the grip of a security emergency.
With 91 murders per 100,000 people, the small Central American nation is often called the most violent in the world. An estimated 40 percent of the cocaine headed to the U.S. - and 87 percent of cocaine smuggling flights from South America - pass through Honduras, according to the State Department.
The allegations against Bonilla, along with other concerns about police and military killings, prompted the U.S. Congress to freeze an estimated $30 million in Honduran aid last August. Most has been restored under agreements with the U.S. Department of State over the monitoring of Honduran operations receiving U.S. money.
The agreement doesn't specifically mention Bonilla, but Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, who has led a Congressional group that has questioned human rights violation in Honduras, said last week that he made his intentions clear:
"No units under General Bonilla's control should receive U.S. assistance without credible information refuting the serious allegations against him," Leahy said in an email to the AP.
That information so far has not been provided by the State Department, and the AP's findings have prompted more questions.
"Senator Leahy has asked the State Department to clarify how they differentiate between what they told the Congress and what is being said by those within Honduran police units under his authority," Leahy aide Tim Rieser said Friday. "Sen. Leahy, like others, made clear early on his concerns about Gen. Bonilla and the conduct of the Honduran police."


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Last night, past midnight, Alameda's City Council approved the sale of the money-losing telecom part of Alameda Power & Telecom. Michele Ellson had a write up in last week's Alameda Journal. Some history:
The city embarked on its cable business a decade ago, after voters gave approval. The city originally planned a $10 million investment in the system and up to $20.5 million in financing. Ultimately, the costs grew to include $44 million transferred from AP&T's electric operation and a total of $39.3 million in bonds.
The sale of the money-losing venture had been greeted with relief by many in the city:
City Auditor Kevin Kearney called the deal a "miracle." In February, the Public Utilities Board directed AP&T staff to look at three options for the future of its telecommunications line, including refinancing its existing bonds and providing the same services, refinancing and adding a voice service, or selling the system.
Mark Northcross, a consultant hired by the utility to help examine those options, said the cable business doesn't make enough funds to refinance the bonds without putting up money from its electric business or the city's General Fund as a guarantee. And he said adding a voice component could cost the city, which is facing its own budget crisis, an additional $2 million. "Selling the system now eliminates further financial risk for AP&T and the city," Northcross said.
My understanding is that those with alamedanet.net email addresses will have 18 months to transfer them over. Current customers should expect info about changes to their cable packages and rates in the mail Look for more discussion of the deal at Lauren Do's blog here and here.


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I have an exercise bike in the basement in front of the TV. When my Nascar races are on (which are typically 3 hrs long), I will get on my bike and ride at a moderate level, nothing too fast, something sustainable for the entire race. Then during the commercials, I will bike as fast as I can for those 1-2 mins. Over the course of the entire race, I can easily rack up 20 miles, and still get in some interval training while doing it! (I've also done this during football games)
GYM = $$ and I never go. I find a sport (basketball) and / or class (kickboxing). Advantages over the gym...-team mates counting on you to be there (forfeit)-meet new people who are also healthy -potential for life long sport friends -connections for fun sport events word of month (obstacle runs) you can do together -feels great to be part of a group - Pick somthing FUN and it wont feel like ur heading to a workout...more a fun social event.-stress reliever 252
I purchased new workout DVD's on the TV and it has really helped kickstart my new workout regiment! 198
I've figured out a way to make going to the gym not only required but desired!!! I load my iphone with a great TV series (one with a few seasons that build on the last i.e. the Sopranos) and am only allowed to watch it while on the stairmaster. I tend to end my workout at a very suspenseful moment, insuring I will return the next day to watch the conclusion. I'll also download great songs/podcasts I'm only allowed to listen to while lifting weights.


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That poses another problem: I haven't found a store in Canada that sells 5200 Ultras, only 5200's. And the best ones i've found so far is the asus v9520 video suite and the msi-5200vtd. At eVGA site, the price for a 5200u is $130us, and so it is quite expensive, but I'd also end up paying more for delivery and costs for passing it through the border. So, I cannot setlle between these two.
The advantage with MSI's version is that their ram is rated at 4ns, which means it can go up to 500mhz from the default 400mhz (no ramsinks).
The advantage with the ASUS version is that it has great cooling with ramsinks, and it has a better reputation for quality. I know that I can overclock the gpu easily from 250 to 325 with any fan/heatsink combo which is standard on these two. The ram however, i am sure i can get to 450 without stressing it on the asus, and 500 without stressing on the msi. However, with the msi, there is no heatsink on the ram chips, plus they do not have much of a reputation for quality. I like both of these cards because they have VIVO and dual monitor (which is virtually standard today).
What has got my stumped is that I can't figure out if these guys have 128-bit interfaces or 64, although i am pretty sure they both have 128. Just gotta call the manufacturers and find out i guess. For someone who is kind enoguh to help me decide, let us assume that they are both 128 bit and there is (virtually) no price difference.
I do understand that this nv34 gpu is pretty slow, however, in a couple of years from now i will be far in my university studies and I won't be worrying about being able to play games all the time. For a couple of years at least, I'll be able to play games at 1024x768 2xaa, 2xaf, which will satisfy me grandly. Plus, I'll be upgrading my mobo and ram when the 64-bit stuff's prices will be going down, so by that time there will be much better cards, which will slash the prices on the high end cards that are out right now. At the moment, anyways, having sdram and 4xagp will limit my graphics power anyways, so this is the smartest generation of card to buy. I hope I've made my ideas about why I am buying such a low-end video card clear.
Thanks in advance for anyone's help.
P.S.: I got my money back for that 64-bit piece of junk that xfx tricked me into buying, so I can make a clear decision on buying a video card now.
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1 (18 ounce) jar
orange marmalade
1 (18 ounce) jar
apple preserves
1 (18 ounce) jar
pineapple preserves
5/8 cup
ground dry mustard
1 (4 ounce) jar
prepared horseradish
This is not Henry Bains sauce--It is Jezabell Sauce and should be served over Cream Cheese with Crackers---If you would like Henry Bains sauce I would be glad to send it to you---Gerri
This recipe made a huge amount! I would have made a smaller amount but didn't want 4 opened jars of preserves taking up room in my refrigerator. If I ever make this again... I will make a smaller amount and use much less horseradish... it was much too hot and bitter for my family's taste.
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This is not Henry Bain's sauce. None of these ingredients are in Henry Bain's sauce. : )
Also, Henry Bain sauce is not also known as Jezebel sauce. There must be some mix up.
I haven't yet made this recipe, but I'm writing because I'm interested in the "Henry Bain Sauce" that Gerri (a previous reviewer) mentioned; I've heard of it and have wanted a recipe for it. I've made Jezebel Sauce before and also purchased some at our Renaissance Fair......it's good stuff! Kind of habit-forming! But the recipe I followed had fewer ingredients, only apricot preserves and orange marmalade along with the horseradish. And Geri's right, it's great as a dip/spread, served over cream cheese. I'll try this one soon and write back.
It is a good sauce but it is not Henry Bain Sauce, not even close. This is Jezebel sauce and like Gerri said should be served over cream cheese.
While not able to find apple preserves and cutting down on the amount of prepared mustard and using extra hot horseradish, this was still a nice compliment to a country ham sandwich.
This is NOT Henry Bain Sauce, but is similar to Jezebel Sauce as several have pointed out.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Henry Bain Sauce
Serving Size: 1/128 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 128
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 46
Calories from Fat: 2
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Minco Technology Labs, LLC announces the introduction of a family of hermetically packaged, Power MOSFET devices. This new product grouping will be added to their portfolio of standard products, servicing end user demand of targeted MOSFET devices from Original Semiconductor Manufacturers (OSM). The first MOSFET product grouping is targeted at the supply of popular IRF, FF & FY9xxx series MOSFET devices originally manufactured and sourced to the industry by International Rectifier. The product family members will meet or exceed the original manufacturer's device specification thereby offering equal or improved figure of merit (FOM). This product family will be based on silicon from one of Minco's premiere silicon technology partners, based on Fairchild Semiconductor's Power MOSFET silicon.
"Minco's through-hole, Hermetic Power MOSFET standard product introduction was driven by continued demand and diminishing source availability from the original semiconductor manufactures (OSM). This product family fits nicely with Minco's Linear and Mixed-Signal product groupings, all servicing the same customer base and many of the same applications," stated David Harrison, Vice President of Engineering at Minco Technology Labs.
Minco's first Power MOSFET products to be introduced are a group of P-Channel devices, package in various three pin, metal matrix tab and transistor outline can packages, all hermetically sealed. Minco will in the future offer additional package options including the SMD 0.5, 1.0 or 2.0 surface mount package options. The family will offer the designer a wide selection of components with varying Voltage, Current, Switching, and Recovery characteristics. The packages, as well as the assembly methods, are chosen for each product offered based on the devices maximum Voltage and Current while maintaining a maximum thermal relief profile, improving operational performance. Minco will follow the initial release with an additional grouping of N-Channel products.
Minco's target markets for this High Reliability group of hermetic products is Military Navel, Air, Ground platforms and in the Heavy Industrial market, extreme environment Energy platforms. Platform and application of use for these products requires they withstand temperatures of -55°C to +125°C and be hermetic. Military platforms also require they be manufactured compliant to QML Class Q, qualified to MIL-PRF-38535 requirements.
"Minco Technology Labs is an innovative solutions provider with a longstanding reputation for quality and service in the global die processing, distribution and high reliability components market. The team at Minco is pleased to continue to develop innovative solutions to better serve our customers," said Jeffrey Weiss, Vice President of Sales of Minco Technology Labs, LLC.
Military platform applications include Switch-mode power supplies, RF & microwave driver and sensor circuits, motor controllers, pulsed drives, braking controllers, actuators, and communications. Heavy Industrial applications include power Supplies, power distribution, pulse controllers and sensors.
Military platform applications include Switch-mode power supplies, RF & microwave driver and sensor circuits, motor controllers, pulsed drives, braking controllers, actuators, and communications. Heavy Industrial applications include power Supplies, power distribution, pulse controllers and sensors.
Minco Technology Labs is a manufacturer of value added products, die processing and distribution of mission critical, high-reliability semiconductor solutions and semiconductor testing services. For detailed product literature, please visit our Minco Technology Labs website at mincotech.com and go to the products section and under standard products select Power MOSFETs, or use the direct link below.


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stayed 3 nights in a lodge everything spot on would definatly stay there again.
We had an excellent time at the holiday village. We stayed for 3 nights and there was not enough time to do everything we wanted to do. We stayed in a lodge with a hot tub which was the highlight of the trip for our family! Before booking I had read some reviews stating that the accommodation and facilities were old and tired. I would agree that some areas needed some TLC but everything worked and it was all spotlessly clean. The Coniston lodge was much larger than we had expected and contained everything we needed, the only thing we had to bring was towels. You do have to pay for electricity via a £1 coin meter, but for 3 nights in June (no heating required) this only cost us £5. I would definitely come again but only in summer, I should think it is pretty bleak and cold in the winter!
I know there's been some bad comments about the lack of paint and Ii needing a do over while we was there they was paint so I presume this is what there doing so that is fine by me it all take time. What I did have a problem with a messed nappy in the middle of the park which my husband pushed to the side which stayed there all week I don't really understand why as there was staff there picking rubbish it around the park.The food was excellent and value for money most meals are about £9 each but all fresh and loads of it,the caravan we stayed in was fine very old tv didn't work to well not a problem to most after all your on holiday but with a teething toddler who wakes up in the night it is good to have a bit of background nose. The swimming pool was fab an clean the sauna didn't get cleaned all week rubbish in there from the Monday still in there on the Friday.The farm was great we really enjoyed walking round that there seemed to be no entertment on the Monday night we was there at 7 as leaflet said party games from 7 there was a girl in the disco booth on her phone txting never even approached us so we didn't bother the rest of the week.W e didn't stay in the park for long as we was looking around the lakes etc but this is surposed to attract familys its not aimed for toddlers.
Thourally enjoyed our stay
We went in June so it was very quiet. The only thing I could complain about is that there was hardly any entertainment on for kids (I know there wasn't many kids around) but I still think there should be something for them to do while parents are in the bar.
Was great to get away, took my daughter who is on home oxygen, the oxygen was already installed for arrival, caravan was lovely and clean, central heating too which we didn't expect, was peaceful and couldn't of asked for a better 1st holiday for my daughter, was nice to just relax after months of chaos :-)
Brilliant place need a car ideally though
Lovely place very quite, staff so helpful nothing a problem. Could do with a general update paint work etc, main area external updating. Very clean
we had a very good holiday. staff were very helpful and facilities were good. kids enjoyed swimming pool
nice tidy site
I stayed with my husband, father and two children. The caravan was lovely, it was really the location that was the problem for us, as there was not much to do near the caravan park. Also our children aged 7 and 11 were hoping for a bit more evening entertainment, but it was just really bingo in an evening if enough people wanted to play if not no entertainment. The meals were also quite expensive and not that great. Luckily it was discounted when we booked.
We were shocked to find that although the chalet was beautifully clean and newly furnished, we had to pay for our own electric and wifi. The restaurant was also overpriced. However we loved the farm.
Lovely holiday Park, we stayed here for a week and was very impressed throughout . The park is clean, tidy and dog friendly. Lots of things to do locally and the evening kids entertainment is brilliant. Would definitely recommend
Had a lovely stay. Caravan was lovely, very clean couldn't fault it, a little cafe in soft play area would make a massive difference to the place


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The partners of Being Latino, the U.S. Hispanic culture web site whose massive Facebook Latino Community is one of the nation's largest and most engaged, today announced it has launched the first and only Hispanic Market viral video production and distribution service, DigiBunch.
"DigiBunch's value proposition is almost entirely focused on helping brands make and distribute videos and memes that really do go viral, the most authentic and powerful way to engage online audiences," said Lance Rios, CEO of DigiBunch and Being Latino. "It has taken us more than a year of beta testing this service to achieve the results we're showcasing on the website. We know digital marketers will be impressed by what we can do."
DigiBunch is able to guarantee clients viral video results based on its proprietary platform called ViraliReach that harnesses the comprehensive social media platforms of Being Latino, Hispanicize digital, the Latina Mom Bloggers network as well as the audiences of many Hispanic YouTube sensations such as "Los Pichy Boys" and "Peter la Anguila" that also work with DigiBunch.
Being Latino and its 175 sister Facebook fan pages alone represent more than 200,000 fans combined on Facebook. The Community platform also counts on a growing following through the Being Latino Online Magazine as well as through other social media platforms including YouTube and Twitter. Its Latino cultural hashtag, #BeLatino, is also one of the nation's top hashtags.
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Remembering jazz saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. (born in Buffalo, NY) - December 12, 1943 - December 17, 1999.
On this day in music history: December 17, 1955 - Musician Carl Perkins will write the rockabilly classic "Blue Suede Shoes." The song is inspired by a story told to Perkins by his friend and Sun Records labelmate Johnny Cash. Cash tells him about a black airman referring to his military regulation shoes as "blue suede shoes." Not long after that, Perkins is playing a dance and from the bandstand he'll see a couple dancing and he'll hear the man say "uh-uh, don't step on my suedes!" After the show, he will begin writing the song on his guitar laying down the chord progression when the lyrics start coming to him. With no other paper around, Perkins will begin scrawling the words down on a brown paper potato sack. Two days later, on December 19th, Perkins and his band will record the song at Sun Studios in Memphis. It will be released on January 1, 1956. Initially radio stations begin playing the singles' flipside, "Honey Don't." DJ Bill Randle at WERE in Cleveland will flip the record and begin featuring "Blue Suede Shoes" on his nightly radio show. By the end of January, the record is a hit in the Cleveland area and begins to spread to other cities. Within another month the single is a national hit, simultaneously climbing the pop, country, and rhythm & blues charts. Tragedy will strike on March 22, 1956 for Perkins when, while traveling to New York City to make a television appearance on the Perry Como Show, he and his band are involved in a serious car accident. The singer and his brother sustain serious injuries. Fortunately this incident does not stop the record's momentum. "Blue Suede Shoes" will spend three weeks at #1 on the Country & Western chart, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Best Sellers chart and #2 on the Rhythm & Blues chart, selling over a million copies. Carl Perkins recording of "Blue Suede Shoes" will be inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1986.


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Kimbra Kicks Off Fall 2012 North American Tour Today, 9/25
International sensation Kimbra has announced her first-ever headlining tour of the US and Canada. The month-long run kicks off tonight, September 25th in Vancouver, BC and runs through to October 27th in Toronto, ON. The Stepkids will support. Ticket on-sales begin Friday, June 15th, visit www.kimbramusic.com for details.
The tour will support the release of the US version of her debut album Vows, which was released onMay 22nd via Warner Bros. Records. Vows debuted at #14 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts with 21,665 albums sold, and has received overwhelming critical acclaim so far. Entertainment Weekly awarded Vows an "A," Rolling Stone gave the album 3 ½ stars, saying "Vows gives R&B a wacky art-rock spin, with a cappella vocal chorales mutating into sumptuous funk pop," and Glamour gushed, "Vows is at all times thrilling and theatrical, filled with wall-of-sound orchestration and nearly-schizoid arrangements, all kept afloat with ease by Kimbra's elastic voice."
Originating from Hamilton, New Zealand, Kimbra has been performing her jazz-inflected pop since she was 14. She worked on her debut album, Vows, for over three years, finally releasing it Australia in August 2011 to critical and chart success. Vows won the 2011 ARIA (Australian Grammy) for Best Female Artist and spawned three hit singles; "Good Intent," "Settle Down," and "Cameo Lover." "Cameo Lover" recently won the Grand Prize in the 2011 International Songwriting Competition and wasnominated for an APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) award for Song of the Year. Vows is certified platinum in Australia and New Zealand.
For the US edition of Vows, Kimbra recorded additional tracks in Los Angeles, CA with such producers and songwriters as Mike Elizondo and Greg Kurstin. Also included on the release is "Warrior" featuring Mark Foster (Foster the People) and A-Trak, originally recorded for the Converse "Three Artists, One Song" series. Kimbra recently performed "Settle Down" on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and she is currently on tour with Foster the People. Full list of dates is below.
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Europe does snow in a huge and spectacular way – think close to 500 ski lifts and resort facilities that will blow you away without blowing the budget at the same time. Choose from a range of lodges and hotel rooms with shared or private facilities or even self-contained apartments when it comes to snow accommodation – you're spoilt for choice in Europe.
Despite its reputation for being the best place to set off for a ski in the world, there are some cheap ski holidays in Europe on offer that Student Flights can help you snag. Student Flights can help you arrange a cheap and cheerful 8-day ski tour of Austria or somewhere in Eastern Europe, or help you get to the Italian Dolomites, Swiss Alps, Val D'Isere or Chamonix – all with cheap flights and great accommodation and transfer packages.
Ski Destinations
From France's largest skiing area and the hometown of Jean-Claude Killy, Val D'Isere offers some of the best snow time in the Alps, with 300 kilometres of snow and free-ride options too – ask a Student Flights travel consultant how to snap up the best deals. You might also like to check out the Three Valleys of Courcheval, Meribel and Val Thorens - all making up Europe's largest ski and snow region with spectacular views to boot.
Heading north by train, you can discover Norway where you can get some experience in cross-country skiing as a number of the resorts have gone green and de-commissioned their lift systems and where après-ski is done either in a sauna or with a plateful of reindeer steaks. Like Norway, Switzerland also does trains, but thankfully also does lifts. With 243 ski resorts and mountain railways, the best resorts can be reached in just an 11-hour train journey from central London. Engelberg has extensive off-piste where a guide is recommended, Meiringen has near-empty slopes with soft snow, and Zermatt has the nightlife - Hotel de la Poste is the hot spot in this party town.
Ski Resorts
Wherever you decide to ski in Europe and whatever level your experience, there are plenty of amazing resorts and landscapes to enjoy your ski Europe holiday. There are such a huge number of options in terms of cheap ski holidays to Europe, it's almost impossible to work out where to start. Fortunately no matter what sort of budget you're looking to blow, there's cheap holidays at just about every turn. The premier Europe ski destination is France with legendary resorts such as Val D'Isere, Alpe D'Huez and Chamonix among dozens of others. All are sufficiently high in the mountains to guarantee good snow for pretty much all of the winter season, but try and head to those 1,800 metres or higher if you want to increase your chances of good falls.
For the best après-ski action, Chamonix is one of the liveliest centres to ski in Europe - check out L'Elevation1904, a popular bar and café packed with plasma screens showing international sports. Other top night clubs are 'The Garage', 'Cantina' and the very popular 'La Choucas - packed full with aninternational crowd. There are plenty of other options to ski Europe including other regions in the Alps such as the Austrian centres of Innsbruck and the exclusive Kitzbuel, or the Italian regions such as Cervinia on the side of the Matterhorn or Cortina d' Ampezzo. Obergurgl in Austria has great red and blue runs from the highest points above 3,000 metres, plus all the good old Austrian village stuff including big meals, beery oompah après-ski, and bemulleted DJs at the discos.
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Dr. Debbie Tribble to Retire from HEB ISD
Debbie Tribble, assistant superintendent of secondary administration, will retire from public education after 34 years. She has spent the last four years in HEB ISD. She has accepted a position as Assistant to the Provost at Dallas Baptist University and she retires at the end of this month.
Her dedication to students has been evident as a teacher, a counselor, a principal, a director, and in her current position with HEB ISD. During her time here she placed a greater emphasis on pushing students to take the PSAT exam as ninth graders in order to identify those who have potential of becoming National Merit Scholars. Her efforts resulted in the creation of the Superintendent's Scholars.
HEB ISD recognizes high-scoring ninth graders and offers them opportunities for enrichment programs to prepare them to take the PSAT as sophomores and then again as juniors. This is designed to help as many students as possible qualify for college scholarships and acceptance into top universities because of their performance on college entrance exams.
Tribble also took Continuous Improvement to the student level and worked with secondary schools to create student focus groups. This gives students a voice and lets their teachers know what they need to be successful. This focus on students as stakeholders led to having students in grades 6 -- 12 participate in an annual survey to obtain their feedback on school climate as it impacts student learning.
The Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Jim Short to temporarily fill Debbie's position for the remainder of the year. Jim Short was Debbie's predecessor and has agreed to assist through the transition.
Dr. Gene Buinger, superintendent of schools said Dr. Tribble will be missed.
"We will miss Debbie's dedication to the children of HEB ISD, her innovative programs and her focus on helping students succeed," he said. "We wish her the best as she enters the world of higher education. We know she will impact DBU students in the same positive way she has impacted our students in HEB ISD."
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Jesus Wouldn't See That Movie and Mohammed Wouldn't Go On That Demonstration
Moderate Christians, especially those living in Western nations, are always shocked when they are reminded that Muslims, so unlike them, do not turn the other cheek when their religious symbols are attacked. Mocking Islam is tantamount to hugging a killer … Continue reading
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Morocco's Great Illusion
For the past three months, I have been struggling with the notion that Joseph de Maistre's famous "every country has the government it deserves," found in his "Lettres et Opuscules Inédits vol. 1, letter 53," is indeed an accurate delineation … Continue reading
The New Court Jester
Before he uttered a word, Mr. Abdelilah Benkirane, the new Moroccan Prime Minister, was made to understand he will be challenged. As he stood before the lectern to address Morocco's bicameral Parliament, parliamentarian women stood up holding printed slogans expressing … Continue reading
I Can't Believe It's Not Democracy
The unflappable Mr. Abdelillah Benkirane, who billed himself as a spur to political virtue, the ultimate standard-bearer willing to stake his political future on standing up for the people, has succeeded in ushering in a golden age of nonpartisanship when … Continue reading
Moroccan Government to Citizens: You Supply The Vote, We The Results
Surveying the Moroccan media's coverage of today's election, I got the impression the political parties are locked in a vicious, but healthy fight for power. I have intently read, listened, and watched as the leadership of the thirty political parties … Continue reading
The FBI's Minority Report
On Wednesday, the FBI arrested Rezwan Ferdaus, a 26-year-old U.S. citizen from Ashland, west of Boston, on terrorism charges. The arrest came as a result of an undercover operation conducted by FBI agents posing as al-Qaeida terrorists. They provided Ferdaus … Continue reading
Moroccan Hospitals: Poor People Unwanted
Dismayed by the lack of official responsiveness to the humanitarian tragedy in southern Somalia, a group of Moroccan activists launched a campaign on facebook to sensitize the population, mobilize support, and solicit donations. They called on the Moroccan government to … Continue reading
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Morocco's Constitutional Sleight of Hand
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights – Association Marocaine des Droits Humains (AMDH) made public today, Tuesday July 12th, a pointed report on the July 1st constitutional referendum. It noted the government orchestrated grave transgressions that undermined the electoral process … Continue reading
A Change You Can't Believe In
It seems to me the Moroccan people have overwhelmingly democratically chosen an undemocratic constitution. According to Interior Minister Taieb Cherkaoui, over 70% of Moroccans went to polling stations and 98% of voters resoundingly approved the new charter as proposed by … Continue reading
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Because the King Says "Yes"
Before King Mohammed VI concluded his historic speech announcing the greatly anticipated new constitution that he alleged would make Morocco into a viable democracy, thousands of jubilant Moroccans – some unsubstantiated reports described intoxicated crack heads enlisted by government handlers … Continue reading
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Morocco's New Constitution
Posted in Democracy, MOROCCO Tagged Morocco; New Constitution 9 Comments
Betting on the King
The confident and fantastically positive promulgations of the government's official spokesperson, Khalid Naciri, who seems to have forgotten his moment of ignominy, that the revolution of the people AND the king – as he termed it – is on the … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Freedom of the Press, Individual Freedom, MOROCCO Tagged MOROCCO 4 Comments
Silencing Rachid Nini
Rachid Nini, the executive editor of Al-Massae newspaper, was sentenced by a lower court in Ain Sbaa, Casablanca to one year in prison and fined one thousand Moroccan dirhams. He was charged with "grave contempt" to Morocco's judicial system and … Continue reading
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Moroccan Democratic Reform: Between the Baton and the King's Speech
There is a consensus among Moroccans that the brutal clampdown of demonstrators was ordered by Moroccan Interior Minister Taieb Cherkaoui who in turn received his guidance from his King. Many believed that after Mohammed VI's bulleted speech outlining his schedule … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, HUMAN RIGHTS, Mawazine, MOROCCO Tagged Moroccan police violence; Morocco 7 Comments
GCC: Scrambling for Allies
No serious predictive analysis could have ever averred that Morocco and Jordan would be considered for membership in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Not even the amazing astrologer Maguy Farah could have predicted it. The GCC's invitation for Morocco and … Continue reading
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If Fadoua Laroui Had a Suicide Vest…
A misguided notion seems prevalent among Moroccan reformists today; they believe the removal of a corrupt elite will overnight purge the system of all actus reus and mens rea. A revolution for a democratic Morocco where the king is stripped … Continue reading
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Morocco: A Revolution of Fluff
Moroccans have grown impervious to their leadership's dictatorial hubris. They have come to realize that the internet is an intractable shield that has stripped our Machiavellian leaders off of their protective invisibility cloak and rendered their political dogmatism impotent. They … Continue reading
Posted in Arab World, Democracy, Individual Freedom, Khaled Naceri, MOROCCO Tagged Morocco; 20 February; Democracy 11 Comments
The Hunger Trigger
As the din of revolution overwhelmed the Arab streets and thousands of defiant young Arabs, whose visceral anger like scalding lava has been bubbling just below the surface for years and now suddenly bursts into violent demonstrations over their governments' … Continue reading
Posted in Arab World, Democracy, Egypt, MOROCCO, POVERTY, Tunisia Tagged Morocco; Tunisia; Egypt; Democracy; Food Prices 5 Comments
Morocco's wii Version of Human Rights
2010 expired leaving us with the certitude that the Moroccan government is unable to rise above the impulse to castigate the critical voice that decries the quiddity of its policies. The youth who was arbitrarily arrested and sentenced for attempting … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, HUMAN RIGHTS, Liu Xiaobo, MOROCCO, Nobel Peace Prize Tagged Morocco; Human Rights 4 Comments
Chauvinism: A Panacea to Governmental Inefficiency
On the 25th of this month, Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution strongly denouncing the murderous events that devolved from the dismantlement of the Gdaim Izik protest camp near Laayoune and calling for the UN to spearhead an … Continue reading
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Compact Pregnancy (Paperback)
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As I wrote yesterday, the President's deficit reduction plan includes a non-trivial swath of Medicare and Medicaid cuts, including some cuts for public health and prevention, as well as means testing and higher co-pays for certain services.
We're told that most of the cuts are to providers. In fact, the largest portion of cuts comes from a rebate by drug manufacturers, basically forcing the drug companies to charge lower prices for their sales to Medicare. I don't think those will have the major effect that Robert Pear lays out here; drug companies can knuckle under or lose access to their most lucrative market. But it's true that simply saying "don't worry, these are cuts to providers" is a bit too cute, wrongly assuming that nothing in the health care industry is connected.
President Obama and some members of Congress assert that, in cutting Medicare and Medicaid, they can whack health care providers while protecting beneficiaries. But experts say it is not so simple.
Experience, they say, shows that some cuts in payments to providers hurt beneficiaries, as more doctors refuse to take Medicaid patients or limit the number of new Medicare patients they will accept. Hospitals curtail services. Beneficiaries may have more difficulty getting therapy services after a stroke, traumatic brain injury or hip fracture.
By contrast, the experts say, other cuts force health care providers to become more efficient, saving money for beneficiaries, taxpayers and the government.
It's pretty hard to say which cuts will have this effect and which won't, but because Medicaid reimbursement rates are already so low, it's more likely that cuts there will have the effect of doctors just refusing to accept Medicaid patients. I'm not crying for doctors and hospitals – they make plenty of money – but the way to really force them to accept less is to expand Medicare and Medicaid, to make it such a big actor in the market that it cannot be avoided. That's why Medicare buy-in or a public option saves money. [cont'd.]
But under the current circumstances, while there are differences between some types of Medicare and Medicaid cuts, all of them have the potential for have some impact somewhere. John Nichols opposes them on the grounds that they will have deleterious effects for public health.
The president would have us believe that the cuts can be made by addressing "waste, fraud and abuse." The reality is that cutting a quarter-trillion dollars from Medicare will undermine the quality of care for seniors and the disabled. The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care estimates that Obama's approach would lead to $42 billion in cuts for post-acute care providers "placing patients, our workforce and local facilities at risk."
The proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will put new stress on the economy by making it harder to maintain hiring levels at the skilled nursing facilities that have been some of the real job creators in a period of layoffs and rising unemployment rates.
The proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts place new stresses on working families, many of which are already struggling to care for elderly and disabled relatives.
And the proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts will cause aging workers to think twice about retiring, thus reducing the number of openings for young workers […]
America does not need less Medicare and less Medicaid.
America needs "Medicare for All," along the lines proposed by the Healthcare-Now! movement.
I know that the move these days is to thank the President for forcing a discussion about tax fairness. And to be clear, there's a veto threat lying out there that says Medicare cuts to benefits cannot be passed without taxes on the rich that Republicans will never accept. But the trajectory of the conversation, with $320 billion in cuts after $500 billion from the Affordable Care Act, moves us toward the territory of cutting through the bone.


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Congratulations Kim and Kris! All Their Wedding Details
Last night Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries got hitched, and though the ceremony won't be available for your viewing pleasure until October, we do have a few wedding tidbits for you.
Kim's wedding gown (the first of three) was created by Vera Wang. Mason Disick, her adorable nephew acted as the ring bearer, and his walk down the aisle charmed everyone. Sisters Khloe and Kourtney both acted as maids of honor, while half-sisters Kendall and Kylie rounded out the bridesmaids, alongside Kris's sister Kaela Humphries. The place was packed with A-list celebs including Demi Lovato, George Lopez, Eva Longoria, and Lindsay Lohan.
The theme of the night was black and white, and the decor of the ceremony and the reception reflected the color scheme.
Kim, who had two more wedding dresses to wear during the reception, wasn't the only one who had a wardrobe change on her wedding night. Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie slipped into white track suits for the party!
Other details about the lavish engagement that have emerged include the menu — which boasted buffalo mozzarella and heirloom tomato salad with basil and tomato chips — and the cake, which was 6 feet tall and designed by Hansen Cakes in L.A. The first dance was to "Angels" performed by Robin Thicke.
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WASHINGTON—House Republican prosecutors unleashed their strongest potential weapon against President Clinton yesterday -- Monica Lewinsky, on videotape -- but made no perceptible change in the seemingly inevitable outcome of his impeachment trial.
After a day of viewing video footage of a coolly composed Lewinsky, plus clips of Clinton's friend Vernon Jordan and White House aide Sidney Blumenthal, the Senate remains on track to acquit the president by the end of this week.
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky praised the House presentation as "very helpful to anybody in the Senate who had an open mind. But all the open minds here are on the Republican side. I think the Democrats have made up their minds" to acquit."
Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, with a final vote on the articles of impeachment set for no later than noon Friday.
House prosecutors, their case effectively lost, concentrated nearly their entire three-hour presentation on the obstruction-of-justice charge. That charge is expected to draw more votes for conviction than that of perjury, though not enough to force Clinton's removal.
As they offered testimony from three witnesses loyal to the president, the prosecutors described them as pawns of Clinton, the mastermind of the obstruction-of-justice scheme.
Clinton was "the only individual who had the complete picture. He had all the facts, and he did not always share those facts with others," said Rep. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, "until he determines that the time is right to do so."
The House Republicans seemed to be aiming their arguments as much at the public as at the Senate, whose members were able to watch the taped depositions last week. Indeed, the relatively small television monitors on the Senate floor, combined with technical glitches with the sound system in the chamber, made the viewing much easier at home.
Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, an outspoken Clinton defender, called the airing of Lewinsky's testimony a "political facade," part of "a blatant and flagrant partisan effort to demean the president, embarrass the president, humiliate the president, poison the political atmosphere."
For the first time, and probably the last, too, the president's accusers had a box-office lure: More than a year into the sex scandal that bears her name, Lewinsky could finally be seen and heard publicly.
At least in the extended excerpts that were aired, the 25-year-old former White House intern, wearing a dark outfit accented with a string of pearls, came across as a practiced witness who was in control of herself throughout the five-hour deposition, recorded Monday at a Washington hotel.
Republican Rep. James E. Rogan of California portrayed her as the House's star witness, "the one person whose testimony invariably leads to the conclusion that the president of the United States committed perjury and obstructed justice."
Repeatedly, he and other House prosecutors urged the Senate to "listen to Monica Lewinsky."
Clinton's defense lawyers, however, found her equally effective as a defender of the president. And near the end of the day, Republican Rep. Ed Bryant of Tennessee, who had interrogated Lewinsky on behalf of the House, conceded that she remains loyal to Clinton. During her deposition, "where there were things that could be bent [in his favor], she did so," Bryant said.
There were no major revelations -- transcripts made public Friday confirmed reports that no bombshells would be found in the depositions. There were also only glancing references to the sexual nature of the events at the center of the scandal.
Still, the public airing of testimony by Lewinsky and company could have been only embarrassing to Clinton. Those excerpts can now be recycled endlessly on TV as well.
For example, House prosecutors twice showed footage of Jordan's testimony about the "alarming and stunning" question Lewinsky asked him, during a Dec. 19, 1997, meeting in his Washington law office: "whether or not the president at the end of his term would leave the first lady."
Jordan, who seemed far less haughty on tape than the transcript of his testimony might have made him appear, also testified that he questioned Clinton at the White House that evening about whether Clinton had had sexual relations with Lewinsky. Clinton denied it.
"It appears to me that this is an extraordinary question to ask the president of the United States," says Hutchinson, Jordan's questioner.


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Meet our Admission Officers
Seth Allen, Vice President & Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
California: Santa Barbara
International: Middle East, India, Turkey, Europe
About Seth
Seth has been at Pomona since July 2011 as Pomona's Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. Although he identifies Massachusetts as his childhood home, he's also quick to point out he also lived in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Maine while growing up.
Seth arrived at Pomona by way of Grinnell College in Iowa where he served as Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. Prior to Grinnell he was the Dean of Admissions at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and served in admissions at The Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Seth served on the Board of Directors of The Common Application for five years and was President from 2008-2009. He currently serves on national committees for both the National Association for College Admission Counseling and The College Board.
During his time in admissions he has overseen recruitment in New England, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Texas, Asia and Europe. Seth holds a bachelor's degree in Economics as well as a master's degree in Applied Behavioral Science from The Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.
Joel Hart, Interim Associate Dean of Admissions
New York City and Westchester Co.
International: SE Asia, Canada
Transfer Admissions
About Joel
Joel finds it easier just to tell people he grew up in "The South," rather than listing out the four states he lived in there at one time or another. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a double major in political science and religious studies and a minor in European history. After stints in the admissions offices of his alma mater and the University of Pennsylvania, Joel moved to beautiful Southern California to join Pomona College. In his spare time, Joel's interests can be summed up with "good food, black coffee, and world travel." He lives in Los Angeles with his husband and a retired racing greyhound. He has a master's in education from the University of Southern California.
Alaina Dunn, Interim Associate Dean of Admissions
Minnesota, Washington, Alaska, Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia, Illinois (non-Chicago), Wisconsin
California: Marin County, Greater Sacramento
About Alaina
Alaina grew up in beautiful Olympia, Washington, and still occasionally misses the rain (but not too much!). She attended Western Washington University where she received a BA in Journalism and minor in Art History, and then headed to the mountains for two years and received her MEd from Northern Arizona University in Counseling with a focus on Higher Education. After spending a few years at the University of Redlands, she moved to Pomona College in 2011 where she now coordinates the Office of Admissions website and publications. Her professional interests include the use of social media in college admissions, improving college preparedness in public high schools, and communicating the value of the liberal arts in the modern world.
When she's not at work, she might be at home with her two slightly neurotic and destructive cats, trying out new "healthy" experimental recipes on her reluctant friends (ask her about cauliflower pizza), or enjoying a tall Americano with heavy cream.
Chris Teran, Associate Dean of Admissions
Northern Texas, Eastern MA, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota
California: East San Fernando Valley, West Los Angeles
About Chris
Chris joined Pomona College in the summer of 2014 from Texas A&M University, where he worked as a Hall Director in Residence Life, then as a Senior Management Analyst for Scholarships & Financial Aid. At Texas A&M, Chris focused on the integration of technology in the evaluation of scholarship merit and recruitment. He also worked extensively to widen the education pipeline for first-generation college students and other traditionally underrepresented groups. He continues to conduct research on the effects of population shifts and legislative policy changes on higher education participation. Chris handles "all things data" for the Office of Admissions, which ranges from report writing to data mining to assessment analyses.
Chris grew up in southern Arizona and graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from Northern Arizona University, where he was also a Resident Assistant. He enjoys outdoor escapes, local coffee shops, and small concert venues. Chris is a demographer, mountain bike rider, auto mechanic, and weekend chef (with a level of proficiency best kept in that order).
Ashley Pallie, Associate Dean of Admissions
Illinois - Chicago, Pennsylvania, Delaware
California: West San Fernando Valley
International: Africa
About Ashley
Ashley was born in Brooklyn, New York, and even though she left as a young child, the fast pace of the big city makes her feel at home. She attended neighboring Scripps College for undergrad, earning a double major in psychology and music. After graduation, Ashley worked in the Scripps College Office of Admission for 6 years before moving down the street to Pomona. Ashley was drawn to admission work because of the deep connection she established with the admission officer who recruited her. This has lead to her love of connecting fantastic students with great opportunities and her passion for educational access for first-generation students, of which Ashley was one. Her determination to visit all 50 states before she turns 50 also makes the constant travel of admissions immensely rewarding. She is currently pursuing a Master's in Business Administration (M.B.A.) with concentrations in marketing and leadership at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito School of Management.
In her spare time, Ashley volunteers extensively with World Relief Cambodia, a peace and justice non-governmental organization (NGO), reads 2-3 books a week, and listens to an eclectic mix of music. Ashley and her husband live in Pasadena and are budding foodies who are determined to eat their way through Los Angeles.
Conor O'Rourke '03, Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions
Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, Oregon, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
California: Pasadena, Glendale, Imperial Valley
International: Latin America, Oceania, Africa, Guam, American Samoa, All other areas not otherwise assigned
About Conor
Originally, from Oregon, by way of Alaska, Conor is a Pomona graduate from the Class of 2003. After graduation, Conor headed to New England where he worked for an educational enrichment program based out of Boston before heading back to school for his master's in Higher Education Student Affairs from the University of Connecticut. Upon completion, he opted for a temporary hiatus from higher education to pursue his interest in gourmet coffee roasting by moving to a small town in Western Australia and working at a small coffee shop located just a few steps from the aquamarine waters of the Indian Ocean. After perfecting his roasting skills, he headed back to the U.S. where he worked as a middle school history teacher at an all-girls school in Los Angeles before finally making it back home to Pomona College and joining the Admissions staff in 2010.
In his spare time, Conor continues to search for the perfect LA coffee shop where he keeps the U.S. Postal Service in business by hand-writing letters to friends, family, and noteworthy figures (he's sent over 600 in the last three years). Conor also claims to own not a single pair of plain white or black socks and opts instead for the wildly colorful variety. His favorite is his green penguin pair.
Will Torres, Assistant Dean of Admissions
Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Michigan, Ohio, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia
California: Hollywood & Wilshire
About Will
to Pomona, Will attended the College of Wooster where he earned a Bachelor of
Arts in both Black Studies and English. At Wooster, Will worked in the Office of
Admissions as a Tour Guide and Receptionist. After graduating from (COW), Will
worked with students and families to help them gain access to college,
financial aid, and scholarships as College Counselor of Oberlin City School
District. Will also worked as Assistant Director of the Ninde Scholars Program,
where he gained experience in grant writing, fundraising, and event planning.
After five years of working with high school students and families, Will came
to Pomona College to learn about "the other side of the desk" through the world
of admissions.
Will moved to Claremont to join Pomona College in 2010. Will is the point person for Athletics recruitment in the Office. Will enjoys working on the MSAP Program (for diversity recruitment). Will has expanded "Take Pomona Home," a program that encourages current Pomona students to share their experiences in their hometowns. He is also responsible for email correspondence for the Office. In the summer, Will enjoys working with the students of Pomona College Academy for Youth Success (PAYS). Will also has interest in better utilizing Community Based Organizations (CBO's) in Pomona College's recruitment efforts.
In his spare time, Will enjoys a whirlwind love affair with his favorite city, Los Angeles. Random walks, discovering new restaurants and volunteering are some of his favorite ways to explore LA. Will also makes time to play pick up basketball with students, run themed 5K's, and surf in Malibu a few times a year.
In the future, Will hopes to continue work in the areas of education, counseling, and/or philanthropy.
Frances Nan '12, Assistant Dean of Admissions
New Jersey, South Texas, Idaho, Montana
California: San Diego County, north of Sonoma County, San Jose
International: Asia
About Frances
In the office, Frances helps with the Diversity Program, organizing fly-out weekends during the school year and promoting high-touch contact with students, families, and community-based organizations (CBOs). Additionally, she assists with the senior interviewer and intern programs, so that she can stay connected with current Pomona students.
After living 15 years in Sunnyvale, California, Frances moved to Beijing, China, where she attended an international high school. Her favorite memories from college involve her sponsor groups (including transfers!), shifts at the Writing Center, and backpacking trips with the outdoors club. Frances received her B.A. in English and Philosophy-Politics-Economics (PPE) from Pomona College. After graduating, she spent a brief summer in the southwest of Houston, TX, teaching 4th grade, learning to fix bicycles, and trying new ethnic cuisines every Friday night. Outside of exploring the mountains, valleys, beaches, forests, and deserts near Los Angeles, Frances loves bursts of laughter, avocados, and book-learnin'.
Michelle Gonzalez, Admissions Officer
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Florida
California: East Los Angeles, South and South Central Los Angeles, North Orange County
About Michelle
Michelle joined Pomona College in the Summer of 2013, shortly after completing her Masters in Higher Education at California State University, Fullerton. During her time in this program, Michelle was able to conduct research with her peers to discover factors that motivate first-generation Latino males to go to college. Although Michelle is a proud born and raised Angeleno, she went to school out of state for her bachelor's degree. She received her B.A. in Spanish at Colorado College and aspires to further her education in the near future by pursuing her doctorate in education. Michelle is committed to increasing the number of underrepresented, first-generation students going to college.
As a member of the Pomona College Office of Admission, she is part of the Diversity Recruitment team and joins the efforts of the college to increase diversity on this campus.
Slade Burns '14, Admissions Officer
Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina
California: San Mateo County, Covina and West Covina, Central Valley, City of Palo Alto, San Francisco County, Oakland, Alameda County, Valley of the Moon
About Slade
Slade joins the admissions team at Pomona as a recent graduate of the college and former Senior Interviewer in Pomona's Office of Admissions. During his time as a Sagehen, Slade earned his B.A in Environmental Geology and headed a number of sustainability programs through the college's Sustainability Integrations Office (SIO). As a fellow at the Munroe Center for Social Inquiry, Slade studied the role of schooling and educational systems in modern society and discussed issues of access and secondary education with leading scholars in the field of education policy. In his senior year, Slade held the role of Senior Interviewer where he met with hundreds of students and families and assisted the Admissions Office in evaluating candidates. Other areas of interest include the role of college athletics in the admissions process and the impact of education policy on higher education.
As a Kansas City native, Slade's great loves include barbecue and underperforming professional sports teams (Go Chiefs!). Food is a general passion for Slade and, upon graduating from Pomona, he set out on a tour of California in search of the state's best fish tacos (Marcy's, located in Mission Beach, San Diego, receives top marks). In his free time, Slade can be found wandering one of Southern California's many museums, attending a play at the Rubicon Theatre or gardening with his grandpa.
Sarah Thompson '11, Admissions Officer
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Indiana, New York (non-NYC)
California: Whittier, South Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, South Bay, Long Beach, Contra Costa County, Santa Clara County (including Palo Alto High School), Central Coast
About Sarah
After graduating from Pomona in 2011, Sarah moved to Washington, D.C to pursue her interest in international development. After three great years, she decided to return to her Sagehen roots and join the admissions team, where she worked previously as a Senior Interviewer. As a Pomona student, Sarah was a Sponsor (Mudd 2 Front!), conducted research in Burkina Faso, and played on an occasionally winning intramural soccer team.
Originally from North Carolina, Sarah loves bad country music, excruciatingly sweet tea, and Carolina Panther Football. She spends her free time enjoying the outdoors and planning the next adventure; although, she believes all good adventure doesn't go according to plan.
Our admissions staff does a bit of everything! From visiting high schools to reading applications, officers help build each year's incoming class, and are happy to assist you with any part of the application process. Please select your admissions officer by your high school location.


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