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Does anybody know if its possible to set it to 1600 * 1200
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you can edit XF86Config manually and insert the line for the 1600x1200 mode.
Now, I know, this is not recommended, and specifically prohibited in the XF86Config file, but this is the only way I figured out how to do it. My situtatiation was even worse, max resolution I could get via Yast2 or sax2 was 1152 * 864.
Generate the modeline with the xmode command and paste it into the XF86Config. Put it first, so it defaults to that resolution.
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More precisely, August/September.
Take it with a grain of salt. It's semi accurate.
Just taped out a few weeks ago?
Rumors also going around the GTX690 will be $1000!
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Providing there are 1 or 2 revisions? Guess I will have to wait on that and be stuck with the same performance for another couple of months.
The jump from 580 GTX to 7970 does not seem a plausible return of investment for me. Now if the 7950's were to come down in price I would take the plunge...maybe for a cross fire solution.
Or if the Gk104 was that much faster than my 580 GTX i would be all over it too.
Some specs in some other website mention 4096 Sps!! I dunno about that....and maybe that's why it is expected to cost a kidney perhaps. But going from 512 to 4096 SPs (i am assuming linear scaling with everything normalized performance wise)...would be orgasmic....then again this is just rumors and not likely to be the case...(4096 SPs and stuff)
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Romour has it that GK100 (original GTX680) was somewhat broken and failed to yield in any decent numbers so they went straight to the revision, GK110, so they could get it to market quicker by shifting focus away from the flawed part. It's like G100 vs G110, except this time the original 100 part is so bad they decided to skip it all together - or they just learned their lesson from last time?
The question is, is it better to delay the high end part 3-6 months to save face or is releasing a partially crippled, hot, power hungry, expensive chip in very short supply but on time the better option?
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If there's 4 times as much of them on a process that's only twice as small I'd say it's pretty safe to assume that they are less capable in some way. Even if it's just the lack of hot clocks - which makes a lot of sense, roughly half the clock speed but 4 times as many, so a doubling of potential throughput.
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So the 680GTX won't be out tell Fall?:thumbdwn:
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If anything, some fervent hater of NV who runs a not so accurate website mentioned that the GK110 is/may be reticule limited which leads me (and only me perhaps) to believe that if it is 4096 SPs then, the SPs may not be so limited (then again it depends what market we are talking ab out I guess).
This shader thing talk is interesting. Its interesting in that the focus on DP related markets is taking it toll on both camps as that's the lucrative market (well maybe I sould say us desktop GAMERS! :p). Both these IHVs can't ignore that emerging market yet at the same time, both have to compromise to give something that is acceptable for HPC/professional market and also desktops.
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In their latest effort to understand and ultimately replicate the manufacturing prowess of spiders, scientists have found that certain spiders hit upon their basic silk recipe during the height of the dinosaur age and have largely stuck to it ever since.
Genetic studies by researchers at UC Riverside and the University of Wyoming indicate that members of a class of spiders known as orb weavers -- which include the usual cobweb-spinning varieties -- all use very similar silk threads to weave their webs. That, they say, indicates that the basic silk recipe dates back to the earliest orb weavers that evolved 125 million years ago and suggests that this recipe leaves little to be improved upon.
But the researchers also decoded silk proteins from several species from older, more primitive lineages of spiders, which extend back about 400 million years, and found them to look almost completely different. That suggests there are a wide variety of silks yet to be discovered among the 35,000 species of spiders.
"There are really very few spider silks that have been examined," said Dr. John E. Gatesy, a researcher at UC Riverside. Gatesy and Dr. Cheryl Y. Hayashi, a professor of biology at the university, led the research.
The findings, reported in the current issue of the journal Science, are the latest in efforts to understand and ultimately replicate how spiders spin silk.
Without hot temperatures, crushing pressure or harsh chemicals, spiders are able to produce a steady stream of silk, one of the toughest fibers known. Silk, while light and elastic, is stronger than steel yet easily recyclable, potentially replacing plastics for many uses.
"It's eco-friendly and it's a superfiber," said Dr. David P. Knight, a researcher at the University of Oxford in England. Knight and Dr. Fritz Vollrath, a professor of zoology at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, describe what is known about spider silk in an article in the current issue of Nature.
Tapping spider silk for commercial use, however, is problematic. Spiders, as predators, do not like to live near each other, ruling out large-scale farming. Efforts to manufacture silk have had limited success, although one Canadian company says it can now spin silk out of genetically engineered goat milk.
Silk proteins are long, complex molecules, stretching hundreds to thousands of amino acids long, and are difficult to decode. How spiders unfold the proteins and spin them together into silk threads is not well understood. Spiders also have several silk glands, producing different silks for different purposes. Most research has focused on the "dragline" silk that orb weaver spiders use for the main structure of their webs and for lowering and raising themselves.
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2:10 p.m.
Fort Myers residents John and Nancy Chapman came to Fort Myers High School to watch Obama's town hall meeting with a crowd.
Instead, they were two of about six people who watched the speech from the school auditorium.
Although they were disappointed in the turnout, they were thrilled with what they saw.
"I think Obama is starting a new trend," said John Chapman. "He is going back to the people."
Chapman said he wished that Obama's announcement of the Senate passing the stimulus bill 61-37 came with news that it should be more partisan.
"I wish it was more bipartisan," he said.
But Chapman and his wife liked that Obama had a plan to help homeowners who might owe more on a mortgage than what their house is worth.
"I have a friend who is in a situation just like that," Chapman said. "He is trying to sell a house for $60,000 that he has a $180,000 mortgage on. I like that Obama is aware of the problem. ...This country is in crisis and we need some help."
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1:35 p.m.
A small group of regular customers and Fort Myers police officers ate lunch at Ms. Ellen's Place on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and watched President Obama on a television in the corner of the room.
The tables were covered in red, white and blue covers, and had American flags in the paper towel holders.
Larry Williams, 53, of Lehigh Acres, ate roasted chicken and watched the president's speech. He said he was interested in hearing Obama's plans for the economy.
"For the most part I think he's on point with trying to put the economy on track," Williams said. "I do hope he'll receive more support from both houses of Congress."
Williams said he thinks the government needs to ensure any tax cuts included in the plan stimulate the economy.
"Those that are going to ... corporations and financial institutions that have abused the system and contributed to this mess we're in, I think we need to tak a closer look at those," said Williams, a mechanic who works for the U.S. Postal Service.
The owner of Ms. Ellen's Place, Doug Gaymon, had a ticket to Obama's speech. The crowd at Ms. Ellen's Place got excited when Gaymon was on television.
Eugene Gore, a cook at the restaurant, said business was actually a bit slower than usual, but was steady today. Still, it was exciting that the president drove by this morning.
"He kind of drove by kind of fast," Gore said. "But, hey, you've got to get where you've got to go to give your speech."
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President Obama has left the stage after an emotional question and answer session which ended with an Edison State college student named Julio asking when he could get a better job than the one he has at McDonalds.
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A woman asked President Obama is the average citizen is going to see any part of the stimulus package as in a check. Obama says the middle class will get tax cuts in the estimate of $1,000.
If you put it in the pockets of people who really gonna need it, then they spend it," Obama said.
Obama receives a loud applause when he announces that the senate has passed the economic recovery bill.
You know why it passed is because they knew I was coming to Fort Myers and they didn't want the people of Fort Myers mad at them," Obama said.
12:48 p.m.
The Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc. soup kitchen along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has seen about a 40 percent increase in the number of people who come in for lunch every day, said Debra Almeida, chief operating officer. The soup kitchen gives out about 9,000 pounds of food on a monthly basis.
"We see more families now. More women and children," Almeida said.
Staff members held signs that together said "President Obama Hope Lives Here."
"We're essentially hunger fighters," Almeida said. "We want to help with the community to feed the hungry. We don't want big government's help, but we need their support."
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12:32 p.m.
The question and answer session begins and a lady from Edison State College asks if there are funds in the stimulus package designated for higher education.
Declaring the "time for talk" over President Obama in his opening statements pushed for congressional passage of his stimulus plan, warning a failure to do so could carry dire consequences."
"I can tell you with complete confidence that a failure to act in the face of this crisis will only worsen our problems," he said.
If similar to the speech he gave in Elkhart, Indiana, on Monday, Obama's words were tailored to the housing problems in Lee County, which had the highest foreclosure rate in the nation in 2008.
"We know that to address the economic crisis, we're going to have to help homeowners, not just banks," he said.
By last December, one in every 53 homes in Lee County were in foreclosure, according to real estate Web site, realtytrac.com. Unemployment has also jumped to 10 percent in the past year, one of the highest rates in the state.
Obama pushed his stimulus plan as the best option, if an imperfect one. The plan, slated at $819 billion in the House and $838 billion in the senate, would provide $275 billion in tax cuts and massive spending on infrastructure, education and social services across the nation.
He highlighted how certain facets of the package could help Floridians, noting that 6.9 million families in the state would receive a $1,000 tax credit and 195,000 families that would recieve a boost from a $2,500 college tax credit.
Critics have called the spending irresponsible. Obama said other ideas have run their course.
"That's what the election was about," he said. "You rejected many of those ideas because they didn't work. "
His comments lasted about 20 minutes. Obama then began a question-and-answer session with attendees.
In the middle of the session, the president announced the Senate passed its version of the stimulus package. The bill will need to be rectified with the house version before it can be passed as law.
Obama joked that the Fort Myers crowd had spurred Senators.
"They said, 'We don't want folks in Fort Myers mad at us."
Gov. Charlie Crist spoke before Obama, noting the state's $70 billion deficit and pushing for bipartisan support of the stimulus bills.
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Steve Johnston didn't go to college.
"Unless you count the school of hard knocks," Johnston said.
Johnston, 45, moved to Lehigh Acres two years ago from Missouri, buying a house for $134,000. It's probably worth $100,000 now, he said.
Johnston was one of the first arrivals at the corner of Daniels Parkway and Treeline Avenue in Fort Myers Tuesday morning in a crowd that grew from a dozen to a few hundred in the space of 90 minutes to see President Obama's motorcade pass at 11:45 a.m.
"I really like Obama," he said. "I don't have eight more years of unemployment left to vote for a Republican."
Johnston hasn't found a job since he moved here, instead taking the 1,000 mile trip back to Missouri for union work in a power plant for a few months at a time.
He's never seen it so bad in his life. He expects the economy's hard times to continue at least through Obama's term.
"I'm interested to see if he can pull this off," Johnston said. "You can't cure anything overnight. Not even a headache."
Staff writer Liam Dillon
12:10 p.m.
Crist begins:
"Mr. President, welcome to Fort Myers."
He gets right to the point: The state is in a $70 billion deficit, despite making cuts.
"To be candid, it's getting harder every day. It's getting harder every day and we know it's important to pass a stimulus package."
Staff writer Steven Beardsley
12:07 p.m.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States."
With that, President Obama enters the room with Gov. Charlie Crist. Cameras are out, necks are craned, and the cheering is loud.
Staff writer Steven Beardsley
12:05 p.m.
Three seniors from LeHigh High School were among a crowd of 30 that stood on top a pile of soil, from an aborted construction project, on the south side of the airport access road off Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to watch Obama's plane land.
"It was huge, it was like a cruise ship,' said Elizabeth Gonzalez, 18. She is disappointed Obama isn't making stop in Lehigh, as reported earlier. "He could see all the foreclosures, but maybe he will get us Pell grants for college."
She's hoping to attend the University of Florida.
Rebecca Weinlauf, 18, couldn't contain her excitement.
"He flew right over our head," she said. "I was surprised it was so quiet." l
Staff writer Liz Freeman
The president's motorcade whisked by the crowd of thousands gathered along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just before noon. He did not stop to talk to the crowd, and wasn't visible inside his limousine.
Charlie Wilson and his wife Sallie Mae Wilson, both 64, live around the corner and stopped by to take in the scene. Charlie Wilson said he wasn't disappointed that he didn't actually see President Obama.
"He went fast, and I understand the reason," Charlie Wilson said. "He's running a little bit late, and he's got a lot of ground to cover."
"We want him to be safe," Sallie Mae Wilson said.
Still, Charlie Wilson said it was worth it to see the president's motorcade.
"Definitely," he said. "Because it's history."
Staff writer Ryan Mills
11:58 a.m.
The President has arrived at Harborside Convention Center
11:55 a.m.
"For Sale" and "For Lease" signs dot Lee Boulevard.
But the sign that stands out is on the corner of Lee Boulevard and Homestead Road in the heart of Lehigh Acres.
"President Obama. Please Help! We are small town America- Not a slum!"
Those were the words being echoed by Lehigh residents Tuesday morning, in anticipation of President Barack Obama's visit to Fort Myers.
"We need help," said Lehigh resident Olga Rolon, 53, Tuesday. "We need help badly."
The emptying of the once fast growing community is not lost on its residents.
Rolon said the situation is literally hitting her close to home- she's in danger of loosing her house.
And area small businesses are not doing much better.
"We're nearly going broke," said Rolon, who owns Los Amigos Grocery off Lee Boulevard.
However, she said she's seen the biggest effect of the recession on her clientele.
"They're stretching the pennies," said Rolon. "A lot of people have had to leave to find work in other states, because there is no work here. They can't even keep the families together."
Concerning Obama's visit.
"I know that he is going to help us," said Rolon
Not only me."
"We're really happy that he is here," said Rolon. "I voted for him."
And she is in favor of the much debated stimulus package.
"I think it's the best that can happen for us," Rolon said.
San Antonio resident Larkland Irons, 53, was also in favor of the stimulus proposal.
Especially with the real estate slump facing Lehigh, he said.
"I think we need that," said Irons, who was visiting his mom in Lehigh this week.
Staff writer Elysa Batista
11:53 a.m.
As word circulated that President Obama's plane has landed, local mayors were making the rounds in the press area.
Fort Myers mayor Jim Humphrey and Cape Coral mayor Jim Burch are both fans of Obama's proposed stimulus plan, in particular its infrastructure spending.
"We need roads (to be improved), such as State Road 82," Humphrey said. "It's at 'Service Level F', which means "failure."
Burch mentioned improving water and utility projects, as well as the Chiquita Boat Lock.
"Our economic engine has stalled and we need to jumpstart it," he said.
Humphrey decried the lack of Republican support in passing both the Senate and House versions of the bill, but he acknowledged legislation never comes easy. It's like making sausage, he said.
"Show me a bill that's ever been perfect," he said.
What will he be listening for during today's town hall meeting?
"I'm hopeful he will have an opportunity not only to bring us up to date on the stimulus plan...but I hope he will hear from some people directly," Humphrey said.
Staff writer Steven Beardsley
11:40 a.m.
Dick Driscoll, 65, of Fort Myers, was heading to Gulf Coast Town Center when he remembered the president was flying in.
Driscoll said he turned around and parked along southbound Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to watch Air Force One.
"I would have thought he would have come in a nice shiny one," he said of the 747 carrying the president.
Kevin Borys, 44, of Lehigh Acres, watched from along Ben Hill Griffin and said Air Force One was "great, beautiful."
He also said he was a little disappointed that Obama had no plans to tour Lehigh Acres.
"It would have been a little boost," said Borys, who works for Continental Airlines and said he's thankful he still has a job.
"The foreclosures are crazy in Lehigh," he said, adding that he has mixed feelings about the proposed economic stimulus package that Obama hopes Congress will approve soon.
"We need something but it will cost us a lot," Borys said.
Staff writer Liz Freeman
11:40 a.m.
Business continues as usual at The Forum retail shopping plaza in Fort Myers.
Best Buy general store manager Mark Stepp said the president's visit would benefit the Fort Myers community.
"I think it's a great benefit for customers in Lehigh Acres to see that the concern is there and be able to see a turn around," Stepp said.
He said the new stimulus plan is geared more to the average person and helping people get back to the field.
Traffic at Colonial Boulevard and Interstate 75 is running smoothly.
Staff writer Tracy Miguel-Navarro
11:40 a.m.
The pledge of allegiance was followed by the Star Spangled Banner, performed by two students.
An opening invocation struck the first note of the day's topic.
"Securities we have taken for granted have been lost as jobs have been downsized," the speaker intoned.
"In a hundred ways our hopes are dashed, and we have a hard time coping when hope is all but gone."
With prayer's end, the wait for President Obama continues.
Staff writer Steven Beardsley
11:38 a.m.
The President's motorcade is leaving Private Sky. After stepping out of Air Force One he went over and shook hands with a small group of people who watched the landing.
Staff writer Leslie Williams
11:36 a.m.
Lisa Weir, 44, the owner of Weiser's Wieners hot dog stand, moved her stand from Ford Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard today.
"I was going on my way to work and saw all the people on MLK. I would rather be here to see the president," Weir said. "Maybe he'll stop and get a hot dog. You never know. It would be great."
"Welcome to Lee County Mr. President" read the sign in the window of Ms. Ellen's Place Homestyle Cooking Restaurant at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Fountain Drive.
Across the street 22-year-old Jerry Seawright danced to the music thumping from a red pickup. Seawright, who has dreadlocks, gold teeth and wore a Barack Obama T-shirt, came down with his family to catch a glimpse of the president.
"I'm hoping he'll wave and let us know that he's there for us," Seawright said. "He's with us 100 percent." Seawright, who last worked selling Christmas trees, said it is rough out there right now.
"Thank God for the black president," Seawright said. "It's a change. That's what everybody wants. I believe in the change."
Christina Ojeda dropped her sons Darius Wilson, 11, and Aaron Wilson, 5, at school this morning, and was driving down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to bring a friend some lunch. She didn't expect to see so many people.
"I see cops on every block and then I was thinking about it. Why is there cops on every block?
Obama," Ojeda said. "I couldn't let my kids miss this opportunity, so I took them out of school today."
Both Daruis and Aaron said they were excited to see the new president. Both also said they were hoping to see the first lady and the president's daughters.
"He's a new president, and I'm a fan of Barack Obama," Aaron said.
Staff writer Ryan Mills
11:35 a.m.
Fort Myers High School officials opened the doors to the auditorium about 11:15 a.m. Though only a few community members trickled in, they are excited about seeing the president speak.
On a large screen at the front of the auditorium is live coverage of Air Force One landing at the airport.
Thelma Turner and her husband, Billy, hope Obama talks about how he will help the Fort Myers community.
"We need help with jobs, with housing," she said. "I want to know how he plans to bring jobs back."
Turner said she and her husband are living off of social security. She said they have tried to find part-time jobs to supplement their incomes, but have come up empty.
"There are no jobs available," she said. "It's just hard right now. You have to hope for the best."
Staff writer Kate Albers
11:25 a.m.
Air Force One touched down at 11:25 a.m., at Southwest Florida International Airport Tuesday, greeted by a small group of greeters. About a dozen people waited behind barricades on a tarmac near Private Sky Aviation as the six-story tall jet taxied slowly toward them.
After just a few short minutes, the president appeared at the doorway of the plane, waving and walking down a set of stairs toward the people gathered to greet him. He shook hands and said "hello" amid cheers and exclamations of "Welcome to Southwest Florida!"
Marco Island resident Kim Escarra brought her daughter to greet the president, what she called a living history lesson.
"He just said hello and he asked my daughter why she is out of school," said Escarra, 42.
She let her 12-year-old daughter, Erin, tag along Monday because it is important to understand the things happening at this time in history, Escarra said.
"We talk about how important the whole process is in terms of just the politics and the people involved, so she can not just read about it in books, but also see it and experience it," said Escarra.
Today's stop in Fort Myers is Obama's second in two days, after he held a similar town hall meeting in Elkhart, Ind., Monday.
"I think it's nice to see him go to the different regions and really talk first-hand to let them know he is trying to reach across to all of the different states and to try to pretty much find just a solution to our economy," said Escarra. "I think it brings it closer to home than just watching it on TV, but to come out and take the time to talk to people one-on-one."
Melissa Fischer, a Park City, Utah, resident, said she is particularly interested to learn the particulars of the stimulus package.
"From what I've heard, I think it's a great thing," said Fischer, 33. "I have a few questions about small business owners."
Fischer said she and her husband, Chris, own a business and want to know -- like millions of Americans -- what's in the stimulus bill for them.
After saying hello and shaking a few hands, Obama got into a limousine where he got into the back seat with Valerie Jarrett. Jarrett, originally a Chicago lawyer, is Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs.
Staff writer Leslie Williams
11:21 a.m.
Along the Caloosahatchee River behind the convention center, no fewer than five law enforcement boats are patrolling the river.
The boats are escorting civilian and business craft as they make their way behind the convention center.
Three of the boats appear to be operated by the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Another has the colors of the Fort Myers Police Department. The last boat is a U.S. Coast Guard craft.
Inside the convention center, festivities began around 11:15 a.m. with the pledge of allegiance, the national anthem and a prayer.
In the back of the room, near the press area, a half dozen microphones were passed out to officials working with the event. A woman being handed a microphone asked if they were to be used during the question and answer period during the event. She said 'yes.'
The convention center's main hall has been divided in half. The east half of the room is for the traveling, national media, the west half contains the public seating area, and a corner of the room has been set aside for local media and all television cameras.
Staff writer Matt Clark
11:18 a.m.
Air Force One is approaching Southwest Florida International Airport.
Staff writer Leslie Williams
11:15 a.m.
More than 60 cars parked along both sides of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway as onlookers tried to catch a glimpse of Air Force One as it flew overhead. Many held cameras to catch a glimpse of the 747 carrying Barack Obama on his first visit as president to Southwest Florida.
Staff writer Liz Freeman
11:10 a.m.
My 12-year-old son, Frank, and I have been chosen to sit behind the president in the bleachers. We are absolutely elated. This unbelievable. I was telling the kids since I had been laid off I hadn't taken them on any trips. So this is the best thing I could give them. My son wants ask he President about funding for teachers. He is a 6th grader Oak Hammock Elementary.
I want to hear direct answers about what his ideas are. I want to hear his actions. We need to work here and we jobs. I am here representing those who need jobs and we need to be seen. I was an office manager and right now I would do anything to feed my family.
Mary Jane Ramirez, a reader
10:40 a.m.
Fort Myers native Jacqueline House stood in line for about three hours Monday to get a ticket for President Obama's town hall meeting, but didn't get one because the actual amount of tickets weren't given out.
"It was disappointing," House said.
About Obama's visit, House said it was awesome for him to come to Fort Myers with less than one month in office.
"It really appears from his actions that he cares, " said House, Children's Home Society of Florida director of development.
House said it was too early to know if the stimulus package would benefit the community.
"I hope it does," she said.
Yet, House said she was confident that Obama had worked with economics and professionals to put together a plan.
Although House, who has been living in Fort Myers more than 40 years, isn't at risk of loosing her house, about six houses are vacant on her street in Lehigh Acres and about 50 homes are vacant in her neighborhood.
House was in between appointments at the Books-A-Million and hoped not to get stuck in traffic.
Staff writer Tracy Miguel-Navarro
10:40 a.m.
All those waiting in line have now gone through metal detectors set up at the convention center's West entrance.
At the southwest corner of the center, where protesters were earlier told they needed to move away from the public and towards the media staging area a block away, abortion protesters have set up with signs carrying messages and grotesque images of aborted fetuses.
They have not been told to go away.
The national media arrived in three buses parked near the building's northwest corner and immediately went inside, joining other members of local media agencies, who had gone in earlier.
Along the building's north side, Edwards Drive is clear, blocked off on one end by concrete barriers and a row of police cars on one side and two garbage trucks on the other.
The length of Edwards Drive running along the building is open, and protesters gathered around the media are speculating that is where the president will arrive. Television news crews have set up their cameras pointing down Edwards Drive in anticipation.
The buses the national media arrived in are now being lined up to add another barrier at the west side of Edwards Drive.
For at least three blocks around the convention center, police officers with the Cape Coral Police Department and Fort Myers Police Department are standing at every intersection.
Staff writer Matt Clark
POSTED at 10:40 a.m.
Florida Gulf Coast University President Wilson Bradshaw is in the house for today's town hall meeting.
"What I want to hear is what everybody else wants to hear--how this president wants to approach the downturn," he said.
A private meeting with President Obama isn't in the cards, Bradshaw said, but he did recently have a 20-minute conversation with a White House policy aide who was "particularly interested" in the college's solar farm project, he said.
The project, a 16-acre $17 million expanse of solar panels aimed at producing 2 megawatts of energy, is the university's highest-profile endeavor. A state earmark is slated to pay $7.5 million of the total cost.
Bradshaw said green technology provisions in the proposed stimulus package could also help.
"We're watching that piece of legislation," he said.
And if Obama wants to talk privately?
"I'm available," Bradshaw said.
Staff writer Steven Beardsley
POSTED at 10:30 a.m.
White House officials initially planned to have Fort Myers High host President Obama's visit today.
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) changed that.
"The FCAT writing test is today and even though it is over for the day, we thought it would be too disruptive (to have the event here)," said Principal David LaRosa.
When fewer people than expected received tickets to the event, Fort Myers Mayor Jim Humphrey called LaRosa asking for help.
"They wanted to offer people an alternative," LaRosa said. "And we wanted to help out in any way we can."
Fort Myers High School will be the site of a simulcast presentation of Obama's town hall meeting. The doors will open at 11 a.m. for the event, which will be held in the school auditorium, 2635 Cortez Blvd., Fort Myers.
"I am not sure how many people will come out," LaRosa said. "It is not interactive, so people will not be able to ask Obama questions. It will just be like watching it on TV."
LaRosa's only request for hosting the event was that the city provide extra security. No students will be attending the simulcast. LaRosa, who gave away his own ticket after the school was selected as the site for the simulcast, said some of the school's social studies classes will be watching on televisions in their classroom.
"We don't want to mix the students with the community because we don't know who will be coming today," he said. "And we want classes to go on as scheduled."
But at least one Fort Myers High School student won't be in class as scheduled. Junior Zachary Cook will lead the audience at the Harborside event in the Pledge of Allegiance.
"He sent the mayor an e-mail, telling him that he loves politics and would love to go to the event and be part of it," LaRosa said. "The White House called the mayor and asked him for the name of a student to lead the pledge. The mayor only heard from one student."
Staff writer Kate Albers
POSTED at 10:18 a.m.
Fourteen preschool students squeezed onto a bench along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard this morning near the Dunbar Christian Preschool.
When 18-year-old Kevaceyah Thurman asked the children who they were here to see, they said in unison "Barack Obama."
"This is history," Thurman said. "I think my kids deserve to see the first black president of the United States of America. He's riding along MLK. Our daycare is not more than 100 feet away, so why not?"
Down the road a group of men gathered in front of Anderson Package Store.
James Williams, 53, who is homeless and hasn't worked in over two years, said the country needs to give Obama a chance. He said he think's Obama's stimulus plan is a good one.
"I'm hoping he'll put money in the poor people's hands," Williams said. "When you put money in the lower class's hands, they're going to spend it."
Ricky Smith, 49, said he thinks Obama should give people $50,000 to $100,000 each.
"It's rough out here man," said Smith, who hasn't worked in over a year.
Staff writer Ryan Mills
POSTED at 10:17 a.m.
It's a little after 10 a.m., and Harborside is filling up. About half the seats are occupied, and volunteers continue to bring in lines of ticket-holders.
Tripods and cameras bedeck the press risers in the back, while those of us with mere laptops are at the back tables.
The setup is pretty austere. Black drapes hang from the walls of the front half of the room. Two black dividers set off a small stage and a single podium, and a pair of blue signs at the front of the stage area read "Making America Work." The podium, which has no presidential seal, is flanked by an American flag on one side and a blue flag with the seal on the other.
A set of bleachers sits behind the stage, and ticket-holders are steadily being added to it.
Staff writer Steven Beardsley
POSTED at 10:15 a.m.
Mark Castellano and Bob Rushlow have a lot riding on Obama's visit.
Castellano, head of Lee County's teacher association, and Rushlow, head of Lee County's school support staff association, saw the Lee County School District eliminate nearly 600 positions last year.
This year, the situation looks to repeat itself for Lee County's largest employer, perhaps even worse. But on Saturday, the Senate removed from Obama's stimulus bill some $39 billion in state relief for education.
"It would save jobs, which is the most critical thing for us," Castellano said. "It could keep support staff and teachers in the classroom and minimize the impact of cuts."
They're hoping Obama will address the issue during his speech.
Bonita Springs Councilman Richard Ferreira, who was also in line, was hoping the president would address another issue. Like an overpass at Bonita Beach Road.
"I'm looking forward to hearing about him talk about infrastructure, and saving jobs for people who would otherwise be laid off," Ferreira said.
Bonita Springs Councilwoman Martha Simons, who was near Ferreira in line, said she was more interested in a commuter rail system or laws protecting citizens against predatory lenders.
By 10 a.m., the line had moved through. A few more ticket-holders trickled in.
Staff writer Matt Clark
POSTED at 10:10 a.m.
Olive King sat outside the Starbucks at Daniels Parkway and Interstate-75 with a large decaf waiting for her friend Elizabeth Forsyth to arrive.
She asked the barista if the roads had been closed in advance of President Obama's visit, and wanted to know if he was going to pass by on his way to downtown Fort Myers.
"Wouldn't it be great if he stopped here?" King asked.
King, 68, has lived in Fort Myers for seven years. Things are hard for her, her husband and her gated community.
She worked all her life and her husband worked for Ford. They just lost their health insurance.
"Hopefully, we won't lose our pension," she said. "That's our next worry. If we do we won't be living in Fort Myers."
Eighty condos in her community are for sale, she said. A house on her block was broken into last week.
Forsyth soon joined King. She thinks Obama is right to visit Fort Myers.
"I think he needs to get out and see what's going on," said Forsyth, 62, sipping on a small hot chocolate. "He's got to get down to see what the people are doing. Get out of Washington where all the rich people are."
Forsyth's been in Estero for four years. The house next to her is in foreclosure, she said.
"We're upside-down in our house," she said.
Her husband got a part-time job at Home Depot. She's working part-time at Miromar Outlets.
It had been a while since King and Forsyth had seen each other. They used to meet at a different Starbucks, but that one went out of business. King hoped she'd see Air Force One preparing to land.
Staff writer Liam Dillon
POSTED at 9:52 a.m.
The parking lot at Southwest Florida International Airport where President Barack Obama is expected to land in about an hour is packed, mostly with media trucks and vehicles belonging to law enforcement and secret service personnel. Catering vehicles have just arrived, and security personnel are using working canines from the Lee County Port Authority to inspect ever vehicle that enters the secure perimeter.
The mood is buttoned down, but relatively relaxed as everyone anticipates the president's arrival. A large detail of Lee County Sheriff's Office vehicles and motorcycles are lined up at the entrance road, waiting to whisk the president to Harborside Event Center.
The president will not be traveling through the general aviation terminal of the airport, so onlookers cannot expect to find him walking through the airport's halls. But his arrival could put a minor kink in the general public's travel plans, if only temporarily.
"Right now we're not expecting any canceled flights, only slight delays," said Lisa Castro, an airport spokeswoman. "We don't have any information about closed roads around the airport, but we're recommending people allow an extra 30 to 45 minutes onto their travel time."
Staff writer Leslie Williams
POSTED at 9:48 a.m.
The line outside the convention center began moving along at 9:17 a.m. By 9:39 a.m., the line still stretched down Bay Street, from the intersection with Monroe Street beyond the intersection with Dean Street.
Some people in the line have been waiting for more than three hours, on top of the extended wait for tickets.
But Kevin Gringas, 31, of Cape Coral, said he stayed up all night outside of the convention center to get tickets from Sunday at 10:30 p.m. to Monday 9 a.m.
Gringas said he had a good reason. She was standing beside him. His daughter, Camryn, 6, one of the youngest in the diverse crowd.
"She is the reason why I stayed in line," Gringas said.
When asked if she was excited, Camryn nodded with her whole body, a giant smile coming across her face.
"Obama!," she screamed.
Staff writer Matt Clark
POSTED at 9:40 a.m.
With the local jobless rate at 10 percent, it stands to reason that more than a few people in line are looking for work.
Ron Saberton, 60, of Fort Myers, worked construction until his jobs dried up last year. Since then, he's been putting in applications and volunteering with social service providers like the Red Cross. He also volunteered for the Obama campaign.
"I even (donated) some money I don't have," he laughed.
The key, he said, is correcting problems with banks.
"I think there's got to be some controls in the banking industry," he said. "The government's definitely got to step up and take control.
Dydell King, 22, of Fort Myers, is also looking for a job, she said. After doing some holiday work at a local mall, she's back on the hunt. She'll be taking the U.S. Postal Service exam in the coming weeks, she said.
"Right now I really would love to have a job," she said. "But it's hard, it really is."
Still, she said she's most interested in potentially seeing Michelle Obama today (there's no indication Michelle Obama is here).
"She wears those fabulous dresses," King said.
Staff writer Steven Beardsley
POSTED at 9:10 a.m.
Despite leaning on a silver cane, Cpl. Quran Pettyjohn, a young black man in fatigues and a beret, peaks above the rest of the crowd.
Pettyjohn, a former active duty soldier in the Army, was hit by a mortar in the right leg in 2007 while serving in southeast Baghdad. The explosion messed up his ankle, and his knee and hip have given him problems since.
Now a reservist taking business classes at High Tech Central, Pettyjohn said he's less interested in hearing President Obama's plans in Iraq than his economic plans for the Fort Myers area. And he wants to see the president first hand.
"I want to be a part of a once in a lifetime opportunity," he said.
His dream: To open a restaurant in Lehigh Acres, which he says is in need of some good eateries. The federal Small Business Association offers good opportunities for veterans, he noted.
Yet, "Before I jump into something like that, especially in this kind of economy, I want to know what I'm getting into," he said.
Does he have any doubts about setting up in Lehigh, which has faced a bit of scrutiny from the national press in recent days?
"It could be a goldmine if you do it right, because there's no competition," he said.
Staff writer Steven Beardsley
POSTED at 8:30 a.m.
Rufus Lowe, 18, also known as "Lil Rufus, leads others, including Susan Mills, in line waiting to enter the Harborside Convention Center in his song called "The Year of Obama." Lowe, who recorded the song on Nov. 5, was hoping to get everyone in line to learn the song, "I'm just trying to get Obama to hear it," Lowe said.
Greg Kahn/Staff Photographer
POSTED at 8 a.m.
Irene Schauwecker, right, and Lois McCammon slept in there car outside of the Harborside Convention Center. Both didn't have tickets to see President Barak Obama, but still arrived at 2:30 a.m. to see the all the fanfare.
Greg Kahn/Staff photographer
POSTED AT 9 p.m.
As I sit here trying to figure out what I'm wearing tomorrow, I can't help but think about where I was last night standing in line with hundreds of other people and how My children will be able to be a part of history. I'm fortunate that my Mother will be able to attend. I take great pride in giving this gift to my Mom to be able to see in person our first black president. I can't help, but worry about the responsibility of asking the right question (if I get a chance).
As a unemployed single mom, I want direct answers as to how I'll be able to support my family again. I want to hear what he has to say and I hope he doesn't give us a fluff speech. I hope to walk away learning more about his direction with our country. The other people that were in line with me have expressed that they also have a lot of hope in him. We can't afford to be disappointed.
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Missouri's overtime loss to Arizona State on Friday night was filled with more than its share of exciting moments, as Missouri overcame a 30-16 deficit in the final quarter to force overtime. Of course, the end of the game also had one head-scratching moment as well.
With the game tied 30-30 and 17 seconds remaining, Missouri kicker Grant Ressel lined up for a 48-yard field goal attempt to win the game. Then, as you would expect in this situation, a timeout was called. Only, it wasn't Dennis Erickson and Arizona State who called the timeout, it was Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel.
Making matters even more confusing, after the first timeout, when Ressel and Mizzou lined up once more to kick the field goal, Pinkel called another timeout.
Ressel had been iced by his head coach twice. Why? Well, according to Pinkel, he was trying to get Arizona State to jump offsides so Ressel could attempt a 43-yard field goal instead.
"We tried to get five more yards," Pinkel told the St. Louis Post Dispatch. "They were jumping, (Vontaze Burfict) was jumping all over and blowing our guard up and timing it and going every time. And we thought just maybe we could get him to jump offsides and we'd have gotten the first down."
Of course Ressel would go on to miss the kick and Missouri would lose in overtime. As you'd expect, Pinkel's caught a bit of heat for calling those timeouts, especially because nobody but he knew the reasoning behind them. Still, even knowing now what Pinkel was trying to do, I'm still not sure it was the right move.
There's enough pressure on a kicker in that game-winning situation to begin with, and that pressure is magnified when you add the distance of the kick into the equation. Could that five yards have made a big difference? Possibly, but I'm not sure the difference in the length of the kick had as much of an impact on the extra few minutes Ressel had to stand around thinking about it.
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Gary Pinkel explains why he 'iced' his own kicker
Not sure why the rocket scientists covering this game on TV didnt figure this out in about 2.4 milliseconds as hopefully most of the audience did. Highly doubtful that icing a kicker ever works but 5 more yards, yeah that helps. Duh.
If you question the play calling on second and third down, now that is another issue and way more legitimate point.
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Gary Pinkel explains why he 'iced' his own kicker
I would hope Pinkel was smarter than this, but maybe not. If he is trying to get the other team to jump offsides, wouldn't you tell your center so he would know to snap the ball if someone from the other team actually jumped into the neutral zone?
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Posted on: September 12, 2011 2:37 pm
Gary Pinkel explains why he 'iced' his own kicker
this is simply gary pinkel doing what gary pinkel does best......Out think himself and getting too cute and cost his team another game.
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Posted on: September 12, 2011 2:28 pm
Gary Pinkel explains why he 'iced' his own kicker
How about on second and third down you hand the ball off to your running back that had a 10.4 yards per carry avg. for the game and you dont have to worry iceing your own kicker. Coaches lost the game. Good game Franklin.


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Character was a priority for the Pistons in this years draft, and they believed in drafting Dukes Kyle Singler in the second-round they have a guy who will compete in practice and not make waves.
With the 33rd pick, the Pistons drafted Singler, the 6-foot-8, 230-pound Duke senior small forward who was the MVP of the 2010 NCAA Final Four playing out of position as a power forward.
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Macklin was a McDonald's All-American at Hargrave Military Academy, but transfered from Georgetown to Florida after two season. He started to show promise his senior year, averaging 11.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. The fifth-year senior graduated with a degree in sociology.
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Not only is he accomplished on the court, but youre talking about a high-character individual, Perry said. His record speaks for itself at Duke. He was very well coached, hes a winner and hes tough. He is a competitor. I think that will add to our locker room. You can never have too many guys who are competitors and work at their game as hard as they can and do anything it takes to win.
Singler averaged in double figures in each of his four seasons at Duke. His best year was his junior year when he averaged 17.7 points and seven rebounds, but he shot just 41.5% from the field in scoring 707 points that year.
Singler wont be a locker-room distraction, something that has plagued the Pistons in recent years.
He was considered a top-flight defender in college who rebounds and can shoot from the perimeter. Hes not considered a knockdown shooter, but he has become a YouTube hit with his shots from hotel rooms, cathedrals on campus and from swimming pools.
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Singler started 40 games as a junior, tying a school record.
He was an all-state quarterback in high school (South Medford, Ore.) and he father, Ed, was a quarterback at Oregon State.
Hes all about winning, Perry said. On our overall board we had Kyle ranked much higher (than Williams or Benson). We had him ranked as a first-round guy. The fact that he slid there we thought wed take that opportunity to get him at 33 and add him to the club.
Hes a very good defender. Hes solid. Hes one of those guys who will accept the challenge. He showed the ability in college to guard threes (small forwards) and fours (power forwards). Just like all other players itll take him some time to figure some things out, but the one thing you know hes smart and hes going to be committed to figuring this thing out and doing whatever it takes to help us win.
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1 Preheat the oven to 500°F. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick spray.
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3 Place the pineapple, curved side down, on the baking sheet. Roast until tender, about 12 minutes. Remove the pineapple from the oven; increase the oven temperature to broil. Brush the pineapple with the lime juice and broil 5 inches from the heat until lightly browned on the edges, 1-2 minutes.
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Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation and Motion Capture)
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The Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation and Motion Capture) provides creative, technical and analytical skills in all aspects and types of animation and motion capture production. All students study 2D animation, 3D animation and motion capture while developing techniques for storytelling and other creative approaches to animation. Students develop knowledge and skills across a range of methods to gain a broad understanding of moving image, graphic and animation practice for future specialisation. Students explore animation methods such as time lapse, pixilation, 2D under camera stop motion (hand drawn, cut-out, ink on glass), 3D stop motion (claymation, model and object animation), computer graphic animation (3D CG modelling, character design and rigging, CG lighting and rendering), and motion capture techniques (motion capture direction, post production and integration of motion capture in the 3D animation pipeline). Students will also develop skills in motion graphics, effects and compositing across a range of genres, and study the histories and theories that have shaped contemporary animation and motion capture practices. The degree draws upon the unique resources and infrastructure of the Deakin Motion.Lab, as well as the industry expertise of the Deakin Motion.Lab staff who provide motion capture services to Australian game development and animation companies. The course includes opportunities for internships within local creative industries and participation in international study tours to Japan and the US. The Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation and Motion Capture) prepares students for Honours and Masters coursework in the discipline, and provides pathways to further study for higher research degrees such as Masters by research and PhD.
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- no more than 8 credit points taken outside the Faculty of Arts and Education
- no more than 10 credit points at level 1
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Character Design and Rigging for 3D(previously coded as AMC126)
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ACG308 Japan Study Tour: Visual Design & Animation (ACG308 Trimester 3 study tour unit may be taken as an elective only and is not a core unit in the degree.)
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Could you do it better? different accent? Pronounce Ursynów in Polish
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