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It's the third Wednesday of the month, which means…Livefyre Q&A day!
Today we have Stanford Smith, of Pushing Social fame (and someone I got to meet in real life at Social Slam last year), on to talk about Born to Blog, the new book he co-authored with Mark Schaefer (Businesses Grow, The Tao of Twitter, Return on Influence).
While the book isn't out until April, you can pre-order it and, if you send your receipt to Stanford, he has goodies and freebies and a unicorn he'll send you.
Today's Chat
At noon ET (that's 11:00 CT, 10:00 MT, and 9:00 PT for those of you who can't do time zones), Stanford is going to be hanging out in the comments so you can ask him anything and everything about the book, what it's like to work with Mark, how he makes a business helping others succeed at blogging, or his best writing tips.
In order to participate, all you have to do is:
- Make sure you have a Livefyre account or be ready to sign in with one of your social networks.
- Set a reminder for noon ET today.
- Pre-order the book so you can get a unicorn (and free cupcakes!).
- Create a list of questions.
- Come back here, scroll to the bottom, and write a comment in the form of a question. As soon as you hit "post comment," Stanford will see it and reply to you. You can even join the conversation around questions others are asking, if you like.
We'll be here for an hour so you can join us the entire time or step in and out during the hour. It's entirely up to you; just make sure you're here before 12:59.
Win a Copy
Those of you who participate in today's chat (even if you're late to the party, but not if you're an Arment Dietrich employee) will be entered in a random drawing for a free copy of the book.
We bought two copies and will give them both away, but you have to participate to be entered in the drawing. Otherwise we won't know you were here. And you have to wait until April ti receive it because it's not out before then.
Get ready with your questions and join the conversation. And don't fear! If you missed the live portion of this, we'll keep the drawing open until midnight PT so you still have time to get in your questions.
Former Guests and Who's Next
For former guests, check out Margie Clayman, Sarah Robinson, Mark Story, Beth Hayden, and Sarah Evans.
And following is the lineup through September so mark your calendars! Same bat time, same bat channel.
- March 20 – Chris Brogan
- April 24 – C.C. Chapman
- May 22 – Mitch Joel
- June 19 – Danny Brown and/or Sam Fiorella
- July 24 – Chuck Hemann
- August 21 – Jay Baer
- September 18 – DJ Waldow
- October 23 – TBD
- November 13 – TBD
- December 18 – TBD (if Spin Sucks is out by then, this'll probably be me!)
If you have recommendations on who to fill the open slots, let me know! Our only requirement is they have published a book and it centers around PR, marketing, social media, or entrepreneurship.
See you today at noon!
Hey thank so much @ginidietrich How awesome is that. NOW, I really don't have an excuse!!!!
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Caught up on this and really appreciate this info! Thanks to @Stanford - can't wait to read Born To Blog! Thanks to @ginidietrich & @belllindsay as well!
Thanks for the chat, @Stanford .
I suppose I should thank @ginidietrich and @belllindsay for being gracious hosts, too.
Well boys and girls (and the crazies), the hour has come and gone very, very quickly. If you're just arriving here and missed the "live" portion of the Q&A, go ahead and leave your question and @Stanford will come back by and answer it.
Thank you so much for joining us...and a HUGE congrats to @Stanford and @markwschaefer on their new book!
Like other marketing tools, sometimes blogging isn't for every company. What are some signs that a company should abandon blogging and put their content efforts else where?
If you were to look at the blogosphere as a whole, what trends are you seeing? Are posts becoming less about providing value and more about punditry, or are readers regardless of niche seeking tactical, actionable stuff vs. op-ed?
It's a constant struggle for me to balance higher-level theoretical pieces with the practical.
What's the number one reason businesses should blog?
@Stanford Blogging takes a lot of work, and sometimes you pour your heart and soul into a piece and get crickets. What do you hate about blogging? There has to be something.
In chapter five you say you introduce five traits all humans share that can be used to craft a compelling blog. Will you give us a peek into just one of those traits?
Do you assign relative weight or importance on specific pieces of content? i.e a blog post vs. a newsletter vs. a podcast vs. video.
What's the ultimate conversion mechanism?
@Stanford What is more important, in your opinion, quality or quantity (my vote is quality)? Asking this because we seem to be slipping in quality lately (by we I mean the blogging community) - grammatical/spelling errors, poorly written/researched pieces, etc..
@rdopping And now I have your home address. Bwahahahaah!
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@lizreusswig It was a little crazy here yesterday!
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@jasonkonopinski You know where you can stick that comment. @belllindsay
@jasonkonopinski @Stanford @ginidietrich I'm just one of the crazies. LOL :)
@ginidietrich @Stanford @markwschaefer @belllindsay This has been a phenomenal experience -- an HOUR went by already? Wow. Thanks so much for sharing your time and expertise, Stanford!
@ginidietrich @markwschaefer I enjoyed it. You have an awesome community here.
@ginidietrich @Stanford @markwschaefer Thanks Stanford! Great chat today!
@stevenmcoyle Great point.
Transactional/commodity-based businesses may have fewer "ingredients" for content. Overall, I start from the content marketing level and then decide if a blog can enhance the strategy.
@jasonkonopinski I have to remind myself that I'm inside the bubble. I am constantly looking and analyzing this space. So I have a lower tolerance for "punditry". But my clients and readers love the content they get in the space. They value it a great deal.
I don't think we can get away from offering actionable content. Our job is to find ways to make the theoretical actionable.
@ginidietrich They should blog to create a story where their customer is the hero.
@belllindsay I hate the technical side of blogging. I've gotten good at it out of necessity, but I would rather just write and not deal with that stuff.
@ginidietrich Heck I'll give you all five...
1. Dreaming, 2) Storytelling, 3) Teaching, 4) Persuading, 5) Curating
@jasonkonopinski Great question Jason. Nice to see you here bro. I don't assign any importance to different types of content from the outset. I create the content and see how my readers respond. My readers value audio as a medium so podcasting is growing in importance. A smaller segment of my audience loves video but they convert well. I adjust my activities accordingly.
@belllindsay By the way, I'm not endorsing poor grammar or spelling.
@belllindsay Depends on what falls under quality. I believe that good quality ideas and content is important. I have spelling and grammatical errors, but my content quality is good. You have to make that call for yourself and your audience. I would get eaten alive if I was writing for an English Literature audience.
@ginidietrich I got that impression! ;)
@ginidietrich @belllindsay You owe me one clean monitor.
@Stanford Thanks! We have fun.
@Stanford @ginidietrich @markwschaefer Thanks i think so too!
@belllindsay @ginidietrich @Stanford @markwschaefer Ditto, thanks all of you and see you in class tonight @ginidietrich
@Stanford Thanks, that is very helpful. Can't wait to read the whole book!
@Stanford @jasonkonopinski Based on our experience, we've done free webinars with pundits and free ones with "how-tos." Guess which one has more registrations (to the tune of three times more)?
@Stanford And how do they do that (for people who just cannot figure it out) without sounding self-serving?
@Stanford Me TOO!! :D I'm learning though.
@Stanford @ginidietrich Storytelling!! My all time fave.
@Stanford So let's take dreaming then...how can that help create blog posts?
@Stanford Always good to catch up with you, Stanford. This is a topic I've been thinking a lot about, and I'd love to dig into it deeper with you.
Email coming! :D
@Stanford @jasonkonopinski Great question and very interesting answer.
@Stanford No, of course you're not - and I see what you're saying (and you're not the first person who has said the same!) - I'm not a grammar snob or anything, trust me. It's just a bugaboo of mine I guess.
@Stanford @belllindsay I can forgive the occasional typo, but egregious grammatical and mechanicals errors devalue the content. My eye invariably hones in on poor copyediting and I can't get past it.
@Stanford I would love to have this discussion (argument? LOL) with you over drinks. I humbly disagree and feel that lots of errors devalues the content - no matter how good it is.
@EdenSpodek I heard you might be there!
@ginidietrich It sounds obvious but take your product, see the problem it solves and write content that brings attention to the challenges and how your team, culture, and product contributes to the solution.
@jasonkonopinski @Stanford Tru dat.
@belllindsay @Stanford She has me on speed dial.
@Stanford Really good example!
@ginidietrich Dreamers envision a better world/situation/solution and advocate for that. A great example of that is the Kony 2012 campaign to bring attention to an african warlord who kidnaps children for his army.
So blog shaped by a dreamer would focus on solutions, celebrate people who contribute to that solution, and layout a distinct vision of how to get there.
@Stanford @jasonkonopinski HA! I'm a bit like that myself!!
@belllindsay @jasonkonopinski I lean toward the "Fire, Ready, Aim" approach.
@EdenSpodek @ginidietrich @jasonkonopinski @Stanford @ElissaFreeman Yes, one can edit the heart and soul out of a piece if they lean that way. I inject a lot of personality into my writing. It's just "how I write" - some organizations wouldn't like that. Perhaps your young storyteller should be told up front about the errors, and simply take a course or something. Or if he's got the chops, a good editor is all he'll need.
@ginidietrich @jasonkonopinski @Stanford @belllindsay Recently, @ElissaFreeman and I had a conversation about a wonderful young storyteller. He's looking to make a career change built on his blogging experience but his writing is full of errors. I hear you but i'm the worst for typos and find even my *editors* don't always catch everything. At the other end of the spectrum, I have a client who edits to the extreme where her voice is getting lost and we keep pushing back before she hits "publish".
@belllindsay @jasonkonopinski @Stanford @ginidietrich Something like this, perhaps? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyIxdOctioo
@dwaynealicie @jasonkonopinski @Stanford @ginidietrich Oh, for sure - I make errors all the time - and then want to stab my eyeballs out when I notice (or more often - when @dannybrown catches them before I do!) - people are human beings.
@jasonkonopinski @Stanford @belllindsay @ginidietrich Some people freak out over errors -- and of course some don't. I think it's important to avoid alienating those who do care about grammar and punctuation. That's my argument for spending time and energy on making things as *standard* as possible.
(Personally, I freak out. Even though I sometimes make mistakes myself, obvi. As I tweeted Lindsay once, commas are my kryptonite. Ugh.)
@EdenSpodek @jasonkonopinski @Stanford @belllindsay For the client I mention, we surveyed their readers, their clients (current and former), some of their prospects, and their peers. It was, hands down, the worst criticism we heard. From non-marketing/communications folks.
@jasonkonopinski @Stanford @belllindsay @ginidietrich How does the gen pop feel about this question as opposed to professional communicators? Are they as irked by poor spelling and grammar in blog posts?
@EdenSpodek @belllindsay She's busy!
@ginidietrich @belllindsay Dislike. ;)
@Stanford K, I'll be Bill and you can be Steve! :D
@EdenSpodek Sure! LOL
@belllindsay You bet. I tend to agree with you. This is based on what you want to present to the world. In this area, my point of view is just MINE. Bill Gates disagreed with Steve Jobs until the end on issues of quality and taste but they both ran amazing businesses.
@belllindsay Lindsay, can I hire you as my editor? ;)
@ginidietrich @Stanford Exactly!!!
@belllindsay @Stanford I'm personally working with a client right now on their content strategy. The biggest complaint they hear from readers? Their content is inconsistent in how they initial cap (or don't) headlines and the spelling and grammatical errors make them seem less professional than they are.
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EU Ship of State heads for the rocks, captain urges full steam ahead
By Richard Cottrell
Contributing writer for End the Lie
Italy's legendary bunga-bunga premier Silvio Berlusconi is back with a bounce. Consigned by nearly all mainstream media commentators to the great political beyond, he is now about to pull the plug on the US/Bilderberg techno-government in charge of the country since last fall.
If he does rat on the smug Mario Monti and his fellow technocrats, then the scene is set for new elections next year which may well provoke the break of the entire European ice flow.
You don't have to like, still less admire Berlusconi in order to stand back in admiration at his political savvy. He is the one who said there was no crisis of any gravity over Italy's public debt in the first place. Now he's spotted an avenue not only for his own political resurrection but payback for those who humiliated him out of the premiership. First in the line is Angela Merkel.
Deploying his numerous political skills, Berlusconi has sensed a new political avenue opening to the Right. He is willing to sacrifice his present creature of convenience, the PDL 'House of Freedoms' to jumpstart a new force which will then mop up the votes of the Partito Democratico (socialists, ex-communists) leaving the comeback kid once again in a commanding position to call the shots.
Monti will have no option but to go to the elderly president, Giorgio Napolitano, surrender his mandate and give way to elections early next year, probably in February or March. If Berlusconi emerges as head of the largest party – whatever he calls it – then he would be the favorite to become premier once again. This would be quite an incredible achievement for a near-octogenarian mired by endless scandals with underage consorts and the famous bunga-bunga parties in his official mansion.
Berlusconi is an embittered man who feels himself betrayed by powerful friends – Nicholas Sarkozy and Merkel chief among them – and he is in no mood to quietly slink away and sulk in retirement. Italy is in terrible shape after six months of screw-down austerity. Cuts in public services, especially health, have hit home hard, unemployment is rising fast especially among under-35's, social protections are ripped away and the housing market is in free fall.
In the traditional prosperous north stretching from Genoa in the west to Venezia and Trieste on the Adriatic – Italy's true money belt – unfamiliar hard times are striking home. Small businesses are going down like nine pins to foreign, especially Asian, competition under-cutting home manufactures. The hounds are out for the secession of Veneto from the Italian union and similar calls are echoed in Sicily, Sardinia, and even Lombardy, home to Milan, Italy's financial powerhouse.
Berlusconi is carefully watching the rise of independents, breakaway nationalists and populist tide-riders like the satirical comic Beppe Grillo and his Five Star Movement. Grillo's force scored stunning results in last year's local elections. If an election were held now he would probably come second to a rejuvenated Berlusconi party, scoring 15-18% of the vote to Berlusconi's anticipated 25-27% with the Partito Democratico languishing on the third rung with about 12%. With secessionists and independents filling the rest of the seats, Berlusconi would certainly find his work cut out trying to govern, but he doesn't care about that one bit. It's payback time for bunga-bunga man.
Italians have not become suddenly sentimental and dewy eyed about their frolicking ex premier. They are just sick of the EU imposed austerity program and Monti's sanctimonious face staring at them in the nightly broadcasts, urging them to take more pain.
Re-elected, Berlusconi would return automatically to the EU Council of Ministers where he would use every excuse to kick the ball around. He can use a qualified veto to make a nuisance of himself. But his most important task will be blackmailing his fellow college of cardinals. A straight case of encourager les autres.
The Spanish, Irish, Portuguese, Dutch and Belgians are straining on the austerity leash. Greece is more like one vast concentration camp where sick people are dying because there is insufficient medical care for serious maladies such as cancer. Malaria has returned to the Greek mainland, the first incidents in Europe for more than 35 years, thanks to the collapse of medical protection. Berlusconi has judged his moment finely and he knows it.
For her part, the Fuherina Merkel seems blinded by her own ambition and thus unable to see the raging whitewater ahead. She has come to the manic conviction that she is invincible, that she and only she can guide the good ship United Europe through storms and perils safely to harbor.
She is totally wrong, and worse, she is deaf to all the warnings that Europeans virtually en masse – including Germans – are opposed to the emergence of a sprawling European super-state.
So Captain Merkel is putting on more steam, hastening to full banking and fiscal union by New Year's Day, an absurd haste driven by the one fear that she truly recognizes: to be denied by history as "the woman who saved Europe." That Europe should sink with all hands on her watch is her prevailing nightmare.
In this cause she has resurrected Berlusconi, busted the traditional Franco-German pact at the heart of Europe, deeply offended the normally Euro-happy Belgians (hosts to all the EU institutions), inflamed the harmless Dutch and the Finns, grinding one country after another under her heel. It is time to take a fresh look at a UK referendum that would come out against staying in the EU.
The EU is a prison of nations, not a liberator. This is the rising spirit everywhere. Catalonia, the province which drives a fifth of what is left of the austerity-ravaged Spanish economy, will likely vote for parties in favor of secessionist forces at a snap election to be held there soon. The Spanish government is terrified because that would lead to new demands by the ever-restless Basques in the north of the country for their own full breakaway.
The Scots will almost certainly vote for self-determination in the binding referendum which David Cameron fought bitterly and failed to prevent. The Welsh have always been softer on the idea of independence, but anything is possible if Scotland goes it alone. Thinking the unthinkable is the new order of the day.
Wherever one looks in Europe today, one sees disunity from the Atlantic to the Adriatic.
Berlusconi has yet to light his autumn fire cracker, but from the look of his jib these days, he is certainly up to something serious. What an irony it would be if the great party thrower himself has the final say on the future of the great party itself, the crusade for European unity.
Richard Cottrell is a writer, journalist and former European MP (Conservative). His new book Gladio: NATO's Dagger At The Heart Of Europe is now available from Progressive Press. You may order it using the link below (or by clicking here – Gladio, NATO's Dagger at the Heart of Europe: The Pentagon-Nazi-Mafia Terror Axis):
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One Response to EU Ship of State heads for the rocks, captain urges full steam ahead
End time servant October 30, 2012 at 5:54 AM
I think this man is getti g out of hand and to old I say they will retire him in some nice way then take his loot as always he has served his purposeReply


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Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and thyme and sauté until shallots begin to brown, about 4 minutes. Add flour and stir 1 minute. Gradually whisk in both stocks. Boil until liquid is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Add vinegar and pepper. (Sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Position 1 rack in top third of oven and another in bottom third; preheat to 375°F. Toss potatoes, 1 tablespoon oil, garlic and rosemary in large bowl. Arrange potato wedges, rounded side down, on large baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set aside.
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Requirements and options to Illinois Secretary of State change of registered agent
What are the options and different ways you can change your Illinois registered agent?
Illinois gives you two options for changing your registered agent. The simplest and quickest is to change it online at the link below. You select Corp Agent Change or LLC Agent Change. This online method is more expensive because the agent change will be processed in one day and Illinois law requires that they add the expedited fee.
The other option is to go to the same link and click on Publication and there you can download all Illinois business forms. There is a separate form for corporations and limited liability companies. Form BCA 5.10/5.20, Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office is the form to be used by all corporations and Form LLC-1.36/1.37, Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Office is used for all limited liability companies. Send the change of agent form in duplicate to the Illinois Secretary of State by mail or in person along with the filing fee. Illinois Secretary of State no longer accepts fax filings, but encourages business formations and registrations be done online.
How much does it cost to change your registered agent in Illinois?
There is a $25 filing fee to change your registered agent in Illinois. Expedited processing, which can only be requested in person or online, is an extra $50. Online filing charges another $2 on top of that for processing the credit card payment, for a total of $77.
Sign up for registered agent service with Northwest and you will find the pre-populated form for filing your change in your online account.
How long does it take the state to process and complete the change of registered agent in Illinois?
Business documents submitted to the Illinois Secretary of State are processed in approximately seven to ten days. Expedited filings and online filings are processed in 24 hours.
Illinois Secretary of State contact information:
The Illinois Secretary of State has two offices; the main office in Springfield, and another office in Chicago. Most documents are accepted at the Chicago office.
Illinois Secretary of State
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Abhishek Mills Limited Kolhapur, Maharashtra based company involve in two businesses, yarn manufacturing and construction.
Abhishek Mills Limited has 33120 spindles producing 100% combed cotton yarn catering to the demand for finer count in the premium segment of combed cotton yarn in the export market. Company exports its cotton yarn to European countries like Germany, Italy, Switzerland and other countries including Vietnam, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Russia, Korea and Mauritius.
Abhishek Mills Limited entered into construction business in the year 2000 and undertook job work for Morbe dam (earthern) project on Dhavri River.
For six months ended on 30th September, AML posted sales of Rs.40.86 cr. with a PAT of Rs.6.73 cr. while for FY06 it recorded a turnover of Rs.67.35 cr. with a PAT of Rs.12.81 cr.
Objects of the Issue:The objects of the Issue are to achieve the benefits of listing on the Stock Exchanges and to raise capital to 1. To part fund the Expansion Project; 2. To meet the working capital requirements for the Expansion Project.
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»» Issue Open: Feb 20, 2007 - Mar 1, 2007
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Revision in Abhishek Mills Ltd. Book Building Issue (Source NSE):
Book Running Lead Manager to the issue has informed the Exchange that the issue will close on March 01, 2007 instead of the earlier closing day of February 26, 2007. Further price band has been revised from Rs.95/- to Rs.110/- per share to Rs.90/- to Rs.100/- per share.
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7. amitkumararora Mar 16, 2007 12:20:57 PM IST | Reply | amitkumararora's messages
It is listing on 19.03.2007 i.e. monday.Circular Released
6. venkatesan Mar 16, 2007 11:26:24 AM IST | Reply | venkatesan's messages
any pls tell me the listing date of AML
5. zakir hussain Mar 16, 2007 11:24:40 AM IST | Reply | zakir hussain's messages
any pls tell me when is the listing date of AML.
4. Pritam Feb 27, 2007 3:55:16 AM IST | Reply | Pritam's messages
do not go for this ipo, sell it off on listing, This company is going to take atleast 2 years to develop
3. manish bhatiya Feb 26, 2007 5:56:22 AM IST | Reply | manish bhatiya's messages
chitan come out of an ipo dreamrun.because of sebi ban certain broker for doing insider trading in atlanta.i think now it is time to play safe in ipo.invest in only good ipo will give u return.if u keep on applying blindly in every ipo at the end of the day u are loser.
2. manish Feb 25, 2007 9:52:22 PM IST | Reply | manish's messages
i think because of poor mkt condition ,this will definately not going to fully oversubscribe & it will allot ipo at lowerband & date may going to extend like vejeshwari textile
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Leo B. Boudreau of Hull, formerly of Weymouth, died on May 23, 2011 at age 75 after two years of failing health. Mr. Boudreau was raised in Weymouth, a graduate of Weymouth High where he excelled in baseball. He was a foreman for 25 years at Boston Whaler Co. in Rockland. In retirement, Mr. Boudreau worked for Settles Glass Co. of Quincy.
Beloved husband of the late Mary Boudreau (McEachern), he leaves a loving and extended family, daughter Sandra and husband Don Howe of Rutland, VT; son Robert and wife Cindy Boudreau of Lynn, MA; daughter Denise and Husband Mathew Reynolds of Telford, PA.,Colleen Buckley of Hull, Doreen and husband Mark McDonnell of Hull, and Joseph Buckley of Hull. and predeceased by his son Leo Boudreau of Saugas, MA. Also survived by nine grandchildren and a loving extended family.
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Associate Curator for Research Susan Behrends Frank introduces Made in the USA.
Following an acclaimed worldwide tour, the Phillips's renowned collection of American masterworks returns to the museum. Made in the USA tells the story of American art from the late 19th-century to the mid-20th century when American art became a significant global force after World War II. This extensive exhibition features more than 200 works by over 120 artists and will occupy nearly two-thirds of the museum's galleries. Artists include Milton Avery, Stuart Davis, Richard Diebenkorn, Arthur Dove, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, John Marin, Robert Motherwell, Georgia O'Keeffe, Mark Rothko, John Sloan, Clyfford Still, and many others.
Phillips Music: 75th Anniversary
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American Moments: Photographs from The Phillips Collection
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: Conceptual Forms and Mathematical Models
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Man Ray–Human Equations: A Journey from Mathematics to Shakespeare
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Jan 11, 2015
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Nearly 3.2 Million Foreclosure Filings on More Than 2.3 Million Properties Reported
IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 15, 2009 – RealtyTrac® (realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™, which shows a total of 3,157,806 foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — were reported on 2,330,483 U.S. properties during the year, an 81 percent increase in total properties from 2007 and a 225 percent increase in total properties from 2006. The report also shows that 1.84 percent of all U.S. housing units (one in 54) received at least one foreclosure filing during the year, up from 1.03 percent in 2007.
Foreclosure filings were reported on 303,410 U.S. properties in December, up 17 percent from the previous month and up nearly 41 percent from December 2007. Despite the spike in December, foreclosure activity for the fourth quarter was down nearly 4 percent from the previous quarter but still up nearly 40 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007.
RealtyTrac publishes the largest and most comprehensive national database of foreclosure and bank-owned properties, with over 1.5 million properties from over 2,200 counties across the country, and is the foreclosure data provider to MSN Real Estate, Yahoo! Real Estate and The Wall Street Journal's Real Estate Journal.
"State legislation that slowed down the onset of new foreclosure activity clearly had an effect on fourth quarter numbers overall, but that effect appears to have worn off by December," said James J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac. "The big jump in December foreclosure activity was somewhat surprising given the moratoria enacted by both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, along with programs from some of the major lenders and loan servicers aimed at delaying foreclosure actions against distressed homeowners.
"Clearly the foreclosure prevention programs implemented to-date have not had any real success in slowing down this foreclosure tsunami. And the recent California law, much like its predecessors in Massachusetts and Maryland, appears to have done little more than delay the inevitable foreclosure proceedings for thousands of homeowners."
The California law (SB1137), which required lenders to provide written notice of their intent to initiate foreclosure proceedings 30 days prior to issuing a notice of default (NOD), resulted in a reduction of NODs from 44,278 in August to 21,665 in September. Notice of Default filings then surged by 122 percent, to over 42,000, in December. Similar patterns have occurred in other states, such as Massachusetts and Maryland, where similar types of foreclosure prevention legislation has been enacted.
Nevada, Florida, Arizona post top state foreclosure rates in 2008More than 7 percent of Nevada housing units (one in 14) received at least one foreclosure notice in 2008, giving it the nation's highest state foreclosure rate for the year. A total of 77,693 Nevada properties received a foreclosure filing during the year, an increase of nearly 126 percent from 2007 and an increase of nearly 530 percent from 2006.
Florida registered the nation's second highest state foreclosure rate in 2008, with 4.52 percent of its housing units (one in 22) receiving at least one foreclosure filing during the year, and Arizona registered the nation's third highest state foreclosure rate, with 4.49 percent of its housing units (one in 22) receiving at least one foreclosure filing during the year.
Other states with Top 10 foreclosure rates for 2008 were California, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois and New Jersey.
California, Florida, Arizona post highest 2008 foreclosure totalsA total of 523,624 California properties received a foreclosure filing in 2008, the nation's highest state total. Foreclosure activity in the state increased nearly 110 percent from 2007 and nearly 498 percent from 2006.
With 385,309 properties receiving a foreclosure filing in 2008, Florida documented the second highest state total. Florida foreclosure activity increased 133 percent from 2007 and nearly 412 percent from 2006.
Arizona's 2008 total of 116,911 properties receiving a foreclosure filing was third highest among the states. Foreclosure activity in Arizona increased 203 percent from 2007 and 655 percent from 2006.
Other states with Top 10 totals for 2008 were Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Nevada and New Jersey.
Sunbelt cities plus Detroit land on top 10 metro foreclosure rates listWith 9.46 percent of its housing units (one in 11) receiving a foreclosure filing during the year, Stockton, Calif., registered the highest foreclosure rate among the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas in 2008. Other California cities in the top 10 were Riverside-San Bernardino at No. 3 (8.02 percent, or one in 12 housing units); Bakersfield and No. 4 (6.17 percent, or one in 16 housing units); and Sacramento at No. 9 (5.20 percent, or one in 19 housing units).
Las Vegas documented the second highest metro foreclosure rate in 2008, with 8.89 percent of its housing units (one in 11) receiving a foreclosure filing during the year.
More than 6 percent of Phoenix housing units (one in 17) received a foreclosure filing during the year, giving the city the fifth highest metro foreclosure rate in 2008.
The foreclosure rate in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., ranked No. 6, with 5.95 percent of the metro area's housing units (one in 17) receiving a foreclosure filing in 2008. Other Florida cities in the top 10 were Orlando at No. 7 (5.48 percent, or one in 18 housing units) and Miami at No. 8 (5.21 percent, or one in 19 housing units).
With 4.52 percent of its housing units (one in 22) receiving a foreclosure filing during the year, Detroit registered the tenth highest metro foreclosure rate in 2008.
Report methodologyThe RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report provides a count of the total number of properties with at least one foreclosure filing reported during the year at the state and national level. Data is also available at the individual county level. Data is collected from more than 2,200 counties nationwide, and those counties account for more than 90 percent of the U.S. population. RealtyTrac's report incorporates documents filed in all three phases of foreclosure: Default — Notice of Default (NOD) and Lis Pendens (LIS); Auction — Notice of Trustee Sale and Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NTS and NFS); and Real Estate Owned, or REO properties (that have been foreclosed on and repurchased by a bank). If more than one foreclosure document is filed against a property during the year, only the most recent filing is counted in the report. The report also checks if the same type of document was filed against a property in a previous month or quarter. If so, and if that previous filing occurred within the estimated foreclosure timeframe for the state the property is in, the report does not count the property in the current month.About RealtyTrac Inc. Ranked as the third largest real estate site by MediaMetrix and No. 53 on Inc. magazine's 2006 Inc. 500 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, RealtyTrac Inc. ( realtytrac.com), is the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, providing all the resources that home seekers, investors and real estate agents need to locate, evaluate and buy properties below market value.
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Study partners: Principal Amanda Pyle works with fifth-grader Tyler Vandervliet in the computer lab at Eastern Hancock Elementary School during an after-school study session to help students prepare for the upcoming statewide standardized tests. The Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress begins on Monday for many students. (Tom Russo/Daily Reporter)
Practice round: Third-grader Luken Edwards displays a card to show his answer to a question about a vocabulary word during a session after school. Luken and a number of classmates are putting in extra work ahead of the IREAD test later this month. (Tom Russo/Daily Reporter)
GREENFIELD — As administrators and third-grade teachers head into the second year of the IREAD exams later this month, they do so with less trepidation than last year, when students took the must-pass reading test for the first time.
"Last year as teachers, we were scared of the unknown," McCordsville Elementary third-grade teacher Dan Keeler said. "This year, we feel much more at ease as we know what to expect from the test itself and from the students."
Of the 903 county third-graders who took the IREAD exam last spring, only 12 county students didn't move up to the fourth grade.


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28th November 2011
UK report: Homophobia in prisons is endemic, but often unreported or ignored 15
2:22 PM — A new report claims that while homophobia is widespread in the UK prison system, anti-gay assaults often go unreported or ignored by authorities.
Comment: Let's do the black talk – HIV and black gay men in Europe 18
12:51 PM — Bisi Alimi, a prominent Nigerian gay rights advocate working in London on HIV treatment activism, on why we need more tailored statistics and strategies for the population of black men who have sex with men.
Police appeal after homophobic attack in Edinburgh 8
12:21 PM — Scottish police are appealing for witnesses after a gay man'a jaw was broken in Edinburgh city centre last night. The attack happened in the early hours of yesterday morning on Waverley Bridge.
Video: Australian marriage equality short becomes overnight hit 43
12:07 PM — A pro-marriage equality video by Australian action group GetUp has become a Youtube sensation since its release before the weekend, racking up 1.6 million views over four days.
Rapper T.I. defends Tracy Morgan routine, says those who complain are "not American" 64
11:29 AM — In an interview with the American Vibe magazine after being released from prison, T.I. says gays had over-reacted to Morgan's joke about killing his son if he came out. He also claims organisations and individuals who want to silence opinions like Morgan's oppose constitutional rights to free speech.
Video: Lady Gaga's surprise message to Canadian school tackling bullying 13
10:27 AM — The students at a Canadian school received a surprise message of congratulation from Lady Gaga last week after writing to her about a pledge they had drawn up to stop bullying. Jacques St Pierre, 17, send Lady Gaga a letter outlining what was being done at Etobicoke School of the Arts to ensure a safer environment.
India celebrates second annual Pride events since decriminalisation 3
9:39 AM — Two of India's largest cities held Pride events this weekend, with organisers saying it was a chance to "rejoice that we are here and will always be here".
25th November 2011
Eastenders actress to perform with Brighton's Gay Men's Chorus
4:40 PM — June Brown is "looking forward" to raising money for the chorus and the Sussex Beacon charity. Comedian and Brighton resident Zoe Lyons has also been announced as the show's compere.
HIV community group asks Londoners' experience of medication 7
4:17 PM — Survey of people living with HIV in the capital aims to build a picture of new medication regimens.
Canadian regional tourism board accidentally "bans" gay adverts for China 13
3:29 PM — Tourist board of British Columbia official mixes up "may not be promoted" and "must not be promoted" when telling businesses how to promote the region to a Chinese audience.
George Michael "slowly improving" from pneumonia 86
3:17 PM — Claims the star was also suffering heart problems by the Vienna Times have been dismissed by Michael's team.
New Delhi prepares for fourth annual Pride event 15
2:22 PM — Indian capital city prepares for the third parade since homosexuality was decriminalised in 2009.
"6 deaths" linked to UK churches HIV advice 106
2:12 PM — A Sky News investigation shows several evangelical churches across the UK are giving out dangerously false advice about HIV/AIDS. The National AIDS Trust say it's "worrying" and "tragic".
Vancouver man, 79, was stabbed 130 times for killer's "fear of homosexuals" 22
1:15 PM — In Canada, the killer of an elderly man has admitted stabbing his victim 130 times in 2004, saying the man propositioned him while he was high on cocaine, and he "lost it".
Liverpool Pride begins fundraising earlier to keep 2012 event free 2
12:45 PM — Pride organisers say potential funding cuts mean community fundraising efforts are beginning in December of this year, for the first time. Last year, event numbers doubled despite a 60% funding cut.
Google seeks to improve benefits for trans employees 46
12:02 PM — US staff of the internet giant will now be able to cover the cost of gender transitioning procedures and treatments in accordance with the WPATH.
Opponents' poll finds equal marriage a "low priority" issue in Australia 21
11:58 AM — The Ambrose Centre, which opposes marriage equality, found 49% of people supported gay marriage, compared with 40% against, but that it was only thought to be "very important" by 27% of the population.
Limbaugh blames school's "gay agenda" over teen shooting 35
11:35 AM — The US conservative talk show host has seized on comments made by Larry King's mother Dawn. Her son was shot dead at school by Brandon McInerney in 2008.
Arguments against religious civil partnership rules released by House of Lords 75
11:11 AM — Select Committee has released an ecclesiastical lawyer's argument that broadest equality laws could mean some churches will be forbidden from holding marriages until they agree to hold civil partnerships, despite specific new laws meant to prevent this.
11:07 AM — Detectives say the suspect had often been seen hanging around the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Centre and a nearby coffee house in San Jose.


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Coolest New College Basketball T-Shirt Will Raise Money To Aid Handicapped Students
NC State adopts a new slogan to commemorate one of their biggest fans.
1. N.C. State student Will Privette became a national sensation when he led the charge of students storming the court after NC State knocked off No. 1 Duke last Saturday.
Privette was quickly swallowed up by the mob of unruly State students, and had to be saved by forward CJ Leslie. The pair appeared on the Today Show this morning to tell their story, but NC State is now turning Privette's fearless rush into an officially licensed battle cry.
You can buy official "Roll Pack" t-shirts on NC State's website. Two dollars of every purchase will go to "We Connect Now," a student organization that helps disabled students on campus.
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'Christian Siriano: Having a Moment': Our top 10
In "Christian Siriano: Having a Moment," the designer takes us through the prep for New York Fashion Week complete with last minute challenges, celebrity fittings and, yes, Tim Gunn was there, too. Besides the fact that it aired on Bravo (meow), it felt like watching another episode of the reality show competition.
Nevertheless, Siriano has the kind of personality that makes him totally watchable and he indeed delivered several moments of beeotchiness that made our night.
Here are our top 10 moments had with Christian Siriano:
1.) Ryan Seacrest? Take a message: Within the first five minutes, Siriano dissed a phone call from "someone from Ryan Seacrest." That made us chuckle. The "American Idol" host and crowned ruler of E! can leave a message.
2.) PETA can be so sensitive: Siriano unveiled his new line of shoes that had curved heels inspired by an antler or a horn. According to the designer, he wanted to use real horns, but someone told him that PETA might say, "you killed dinosaurs or something!" Nit picky, if you ask us.
3.) Envy doesn't look good on you: Siriano's boyfriend, DJ Brad Walsh said that when he first met Siriano, he was just a contestant on a reality show and Brad was the one "that was hot s**t." Oh, Brad, green is not your color.
4.) Tori Spelling's boobs bomb: Siriano was fitting Tori Spelling for a dress and it just wasn't doing her chest any favors. Siriano is right. Tori, you're "skinny and have torpedo boobs." We're not even sure what torpedo boobs are, but it made us spit out some mojito.
5.) Sorry, SJP, way too busy for you! Kisses: Sarah Jessica Parker and Rihanna put in a last-minute request for dresses, but Siriano didn't have time to make them something. So, they're just going to need to pull something off the rack. OK?
6.) Attention, I'm your mom: Siriano's mom came by the showroom and from Siriano's own admission, she requires a lot of attention. Oh, there's mom pulling at dresses. Oh, yes mom, you can come back by yourself. Bye, mom. Mom's back. She needs another kiss goodbye. Oy, we're exhausted.
7.) Tranni Klum: Siriano was doing press and holding a Barbie with a short sparkly dress on, so he dubbed it Tranni Klum. We can see it.
8.) That's backwards. Too late now: Siriano doesn't hire a lot of help backstage at fashion shows, but the boy definitely needs it. He was like an energizer bunny - hair, makeup, steaming dresses, changing the seating order and doing media interviews. Something was bound to fall between the cracks. Um, like a model who had her top on backwards. Oh, well. He sent her down the runway like that!
9.) 45 words to be exact: After the show, Siriano went through all the reviews. They were generally very good, but he was particularly proud of the one he received in Women's Wear Daily. It was "small, 45 words to be exact." You count those precious WWD words, Christian.
10.) Emmys and his boo: Loved watching Siriano and Walsh watch the Emmys together. It was just the two of them (and a Bravo camera crew, but otherwise an intimate moment). "30 Rock's" Kristina Bowden wore a Siriano dress to the awards show and she looked fab. No torpedo boobs to speak of.
Did you have a moment with Christian Siriano?
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It's hot all over Montana, and the animals in Yellowstone National Park are doing what they can to beat the heat.
It's hot all over Montana, and the animals in Yellowstone National Park are doing what they can to beat the heat.
We may not be able to celebrate America's birthday with fireworks this year, but there are always glow sticks!
These days it seems every song is scoured for evidence of jabs toward other celebrities, and Kacey Musgraves is not immune. Some have suggested one of the tracks on her new record Pageant Material, "Good Ol' Boys Club," is a subtle diss of Taylor Swift, but Musgraves says that is not the case.
You know, cars with four wheels are just so passe.
Jennifer Nettles, lead singer of Sugarland is coming out with her own line of jewelry. It is going to debut on the 5th of July on QVC. She tells ABC her collection includes silver, brass, leather and suede
The Missoula County Sheriff's Office is reminding swimmers and floaters that with the hot weather, rivers and bridges are much more crowded, with people and vehicles.
The constant rain and cool temps could have made for some owly pirates.
With the temperatures so hot lately, everyone is hitting the river to float.
Great story. Great lesson. Great video!! Just another reason country music is #1 in America!!
Missoula, Lake and Ravalli counties are banning fireworks on public and private lands ahead of the 4th of July weekend due to hot, dry conditions.
Headwaters Country Jam had some really great people, from Gloriana to Jessica Lynn to Uncle Kracker. Hanging backstage we normally don't ask for too many pictures. This time we had to though as we were shooting the breeze with Uncle Kracker.
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Another attempt to free a stuck antenna on the Galileo mission to Jupiter has failed.
If the problem is not fixed, it 'wipes out all our imagery', says Alan Wood, a spokesman for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, which is controlling the mission. In its current state, the antenna can transmit only 10.5 bits of data per second, compared to a planned rate of 136 000 bits per second. At this rate, Galileo could only transmit 'about one frame each day', says Wood.
Galileo's controllers turned the antenna away from the Sun to cool it, hoping that it would contract enough to free itself from the central post where it has caught. They calculated that it might be freed if it cooled to -170 °C but it only reached -150 °C, and did not budge. Another attempt is scheduled for December.
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Kate Middleton can have Prince William. Cat Deeley's heart belongs to Harry.
Cat Deeley, a special correspondent for CNN for The Royal Wedding, grew up in England, but isn't one of the legion who harbored a crush on Prince William.
"I actually preferred Harry," Deeley tells Zap2it. "He's a bit more rock and roll than William. You get all of the good stuff with Harry, but none of the responsibility! You get the diamonds and holidays, but not so much responsibility."
For the record, the leggy blonde host of FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance" is actually Catherine Elizabeth, the same name as the princess to be.
"My mum had delusions of grandeur," Deeley says. "I am actually Catherine Elizabeth too! She is so depressed. She says, 'It could have been you.'"
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From Summit site: "The 16th Annual Transportation and Infrastructure Summit features a prestigious group of state, national and international dignitaries presented by the City of Irving. This group's contributions help to develop potential responses to meet the challenges and opportunities for the future of transportation in the United States and across the globe. The purpose of the Summit is to educate policy makers from all levels of government about current transportation issues throughout the world. The goal is to learn, share dialogue, advocate and network with the nation's transportation and public policy leaders, private sector leaders and trade associations and groups. The Summit is very unique in that it brings together the leading transportation and infrastructure officials from the current Administration, Congress, and State legislatures, providing the opportunity to dialogue personally with those who have a direct influence on future policy decisions of the nation.
As we have seen our nation's economy decline, our transportation system has suffered from a lack of funding to support the maintenance of aging infrastructure, development of new technology, and necessary projects to accommodate growth and increased usage. It is critical that business and government leaders come together to collaborate on how to best move forward in order to provide our nation with state-of-the-art, safe, and reliable transportation modes. This unique collaboration will include leaders from federal, state, and local governments, engineers, business leaders, representative associations and top transportation research institutions. Together, we can begin to come up with the solutions to our transportation challenges! "
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Why Was Cee Lo Green Arrested?
We know him as a judge on The Voice and the singer of profane pop songs, but Cee Lo Green also has some darkness in his past. According to RadarOnline, he was once arrested for domestic violence.
In 2001, Cee Lo apparently smashed the windows of his family Jaguar in the heat of an argument with his then-wife Christina Johnson. She called 911, and the Fayette County, Georgia, police charged him with "simple assault (family violence)" and "disorderly conduct." He was released on $2800 bail and later sentenced to 12 months' probation and domestic violence counseling.
Ultimately, Cee Lo and Christina split in 2004, and she cited "mental and physical cruelty" in her divorce filings and was granted full custody of their son.
Cee Lo says his anger is under control now, and he's got his music to thank. "I was saved through my association with music," he said. "Music truly did calm a savage beast."
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Alright we have just two more analytical exercises looking at the Blur functions here inside Photoshop and both of these exercises are going to be covering Blur Filters that convey a sense of movement inside of an image. First we will look at the Motion Blur Filter inside this exercise and in the next exercise we will look at the Radial Blur Filter which allows you to spin and zoom an image as we will see. Alright so go to Layers palette and make sure that 4BR is selected and this should be an unmodified rectangle so far.
This is the lower right layer inside the document. And then I am going to go up to the Filter Menu I am going to choose Blur and I am going to choose this guy right here Motion Blur. You may recall the Motion Blur setting that was available to us inside the smart sharpen dialog box based on the exact same technology. So it turns out pretty simply filter. I am going to go ahead and take the angle value up to a much higher value than we have been using in the past. I am going to take it to a 100 and right now it's scrubbing back and forth at an angle of 0 degrees. You can change that if you want to by changing this angle setting either by dragging this little line here or by modifying the value itself in anyway that you see fit and you can see how it not only blurs the image but it also blurs the transparency mask.
So that we are changing the boundaries of the layer and if we didn't want to do that we could turn on that lock transparency function inside the Layers palette as I showed you way back in the first exercise of this chapter. Alright so that's all that the Motion Blur function is about. Now notice I am going to go ahead and click on the OK button. Notice that it's a bidirectional effect meaning that you are blurring in both directions i.e. 45 degrees and down here a negative of 135 degrees as it turns out so in the opposite direction as well from the center of the layer in this case.
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Question Posted Saturday September 1 2007, 4:04 pm
hey, im going into ninth grade and i need a new backpack or something to carry my stuff in, my old one is lost. so i was wondering what are like the styles. is it messenger bags or backpacks or what. so if you could give me some ideas or links of cute bags that would be GREATLY appreciated. thanks!
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answered Monday September 3 2007, 4:27 pm:
Even though tote bags are cute, your better off getting a regular bookbag. Jansports hold up really well and are in a lot of cute patterns. Heres the ones I'm talking about:
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The polka dot ones are real cute, and I got the pink plaid one =]
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tote bags are really in style now. they have many different styles and colors you can choose which is best for you.
places you can find them: welseals, mandee, forever21, strawberry, american eagle it all depends your budget. :]
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Alot of people in my school use those vera bradlely bags, some use just regular backpacks, and some use messenger bags. It doesn't really matter. Personally, i like jansport backpacks with they gel-like stuff on the shoudler pads. You'll be carrying around alot of books, and i bet that the other ones look nice, but they would hurt your shoulders an awfully lot
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these are all cute.
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victorias secret, and hollister,
all have pretty cute bags.
if your going into high school,
and you're gonna have alot of books,
then you'll want to have something you
can sling over your shoulder.
having alot of weight on your back
can make it hurt, alot.
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answered Saturday September 1 2007, 9:30 pm:
I bought one of those big bags from Victoria's secret. A lot of people have those. (The messenger bag).
Anyway, I got a few more books than I expected and it's really heavy and hurts my back. So I am using an old bookbag which is a lot better for my back and doesn't make things seem so heavy.
If you don't have a lot of books or if you're load is really light then a messenger bag is nice. BUT, if you're taking a courseload that will have books and possibly quite a few supplies a bookbag is smarter.
They have really cute bookbags in Target, Kohls, and many other places.
I suggest paying the extra money and getting a jansport or a nice brand where it will last years and has a warranty on it. They make them nice and they should last through high school and even college.
I don't suggest a Wal-Mart bookbag just because the last 3 book bags I got from wal-mart were all big enough and all broke by the time I was half way or 3/4ths into the school year. The one I bought my freshman year was a jansport and it's my senior year and I still have it. The only problem is a slight tear in one of the straps but that's because my sophomore year I was wearing it and a guy friend jumped on my back and literally sat on top of my bookbag for about 5-10 minutes. It's not even a small tear, it's more like just a few threads that were broken. That's how you know it holds up well.
I'd suggest a backpack though, it'll work out better and they have really cute ones these days.
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answered Saturday September 1 2007, 9:23 pm:
I had a cute messenger bag last year & I disliked it after awhile. Books can get really heavy & actually do damage to your back since it's all on one side of your body. Plus they aren't that big. For more comfort & room, I would suggest getting a regular bookbag in a cute color/pattern. You can get relatively cheap ones at Walmart & Target.
-hope that helped!♥
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- At the bottom of the screen, you will then see how many matches you have indicated by the red number on the heart icon. Tap on this icon.
-From the grid view, touch and hold the match you want to delete.
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The Penguin Pool is Arup's global creative events series designed to inform, inspire and entertain. It takes its name from Arup's first project – the Penguin Pool at London Zoo.
The next Penguin Pool event in the series has the theme of – Design you can't see, but can feel, perceive and interact with.
Lead speaker Jason Bruges and a panel of guests, Professor Alan Chambers and Ivan Pavlov (aka COH), are to have a discussion around how there is more to design than just what we see and how this affects the way we design.
Interactive lighting exhibit 'Up and Away', created by Arup's Singapore office will be on display at the event.
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oclHashcat running on the new AMD hd7970
01-11-2012, 09:17 PM (This post was last modified: 01-12-2012 10:15 AM by atom.)
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oclHashcat running on the new AMD hd7970
The first thing I noticed, one could call it "a problem", is, that there is no linux driver available.
So, instead of worrying I directly went to my Win7/64 box and attached it on there.
After that, I installed the "amd_radeon_hd7900_win7_64.exe" special driver from AMD page. Installing the driver worked without any problems (had catalyst 11.12 installed before).
In the following steps I am using oclHashcat-lite v0.09 beta since oclHashcat-lite v0.08 does not have a "Tahiti" kernel. This new beta include some unpublished code optimization for MD5 which is around 2%. Here is what I did:
Quote:oclHashcat-lite64.exe -n 800 --gpu-loops 1024 -1 ?l?d?s?u --gpu-watchdog 0 --outfile-watch 0 --restore-timer 0 --runtime 28 --pw-min 8 -m 0 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ?1?1?1?1?1?1?1?1?1
This is a "Full-Power" command, its perfect for benchmarking.
Here is the output:
Quote:oclHashcat-lite v0.9 by atom starting...
MD5: 8156.6M/s, on a single GPU. Now that is great!
The funny thing is, even on extreme highly loaded workload (-n 800), which usually freezes the desktop, on this card the desktop was still useable. I do smell optimization potential on here.
Before I continue with the other algorithms, lets compare what we see to the expected theoretical results. For this, I will use my stock clocked hd7970 vs. stock clocked hd5970 (1 GPU only!):
hd5970: 1600sp * 725mhz (1160000) vs. 2048sp * 925mhz (1894400). This is a "theoretical" improvement of 63%.
MD5: hd5970 = 4940M/s, hd7970 = 8156M/s. This is a "real-life" improvement of 65%.
That means, the theoretical values perfectly fit the real-life values.
Ok, another test. This time SHA1. Same command, just switching to -m 100:
Quote:Speed.GPU.#1.: 2807.5M/s
SHA1: hd5970 = 1690, hd7970 = 2807. This is a "real-life" improvement of 66%.
Hits again the theoretical expectation. Awesome, I am starting to like this card.
Here are some more numbers without comments of some algos I think many people are interessted in:
Quote:vBulletin3: 2214M/s
Now switching to oclHashcat-plus. I had to run this again on a beta version since the current 0.07 version did not work.
First thing to test, of course, WPA/WPA2:
Quote:Speed........: 127.9k c/s Real, 128.2k c/s GPU
This is just a single GPU card, the hd7990 will surely make 220k c/s
OK, the comparisation again:
WPA/WPA2: hd5970 = 79k c/s, hd7970 = 128k c/s. This is a "real-life" improvement of 62%.
Another thing that many people want to know is the multihash speed.
Quote:1 hash (not reversed): 5182M
Conclusion: This card rocks, I am looking forward for the 7990!
Next steps: Wait for Linux drivers, then check out how to optimize GCN.
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