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If I had only followed CNBC's advice, I'd have a million dollars today ... provided I had started with $100 million dollars
If I had only followed CNBC's advice, I'd have a million dollars today ... provided I had started with $100 million dollars
A new report details a black market in nuclear materials.
On Wednesday, the Associated Press published a horrifying report about criminal networks in the former Soviet Union trying to sell "radioactive material to Middle Eastern extremists." At the center of these cases, of which the AP learned of four in the past five years, was a "thriving black market in nuclear materials" in a "tiny and impoverished Eastern European country": Moldova.
It's a new iteration of an old problem with a familiar geography. The breakup of the Soviet Union left a superpower's worth of nuclear weapons scattered across several countries without a superpower's capacity to keep track of them. When Harvard's Graham Allison flagged this problem in 1996, he wrote that the collapse of Russia's "command-and-control society" left nothing secure. To wit:
Why Americans tend more and more to want inexperienced presidential candidates
The presidency, it's often said, is a job for which everyone arrives unprepared. But just how unprepared is unprepared enough?
Political handicappers weigh presidential candidates' partisanship, ideology, money, endorsements, consultants, and, of course, experience. Yet they too rarely consider an element of growing importance to voters: freshness. Increasingly, American voters view being qualified for the presidency as a disqualification.
In 2003, I announced in National Journal the 14-Year Rule. The rule was actually discovered by a presidential speechwriter named John McConnell, but because his job required him to keep his name out of print, I graciously stepped up to take credit. It is well known that to be elected president, you pretty much have to have been a governor or a U.S. senator. What McConnell had figured out was this: No one gets elected president who needs longer than 14 years to get from his or her first gubernatorial or Senate victory to either the presidency or the vice presidency.* Surprised, I scoured the history books and found that the rule works astonishingly well going back to the early 20th century, when the modern era of presidential electioneering began.
On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin bragged Russia's cruise missiles had hit targets in Syria from almost 1,000 miles away. On Thursday, they missed and hit Iran.
Wednesday was Vladimir Putin's 63rd birthday. To celebrate, he played ice hockey with some aging stars, scoring seven goals in a 15-10 win. Putin also ordered the launch of 26 cruise missiles into Syria from warships that were stationed nearly 1,000 miles away.
"That we fired from the territory of the Caspian Sea, at a range greater than 1,500 kilometers, and hit targets precisely, this shows high qualifications," Putin bragged in a televised interview with his defense minister. (Russia also put the display of military firepower on YouTube.)
Also notable about this brazen show of might is that the missiles traveled through two countries, Iran and Iraq, before hitting their 11 targets in Syria. This means that both countries either gave their permission or simply didn't confront Putin about the use of their airspace on his birthday.
It leaves people bed-bound and drives some to suicide, but there's little research money devoted to the disease. Now, change is coming, thanks to the patients themselves.
This past July, Brian Vastag, a former science reporter, placed an op-ed with his former employer, the Washington Post. It was an open letter to the National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins, a man Vastag had formerly used as a source on his beat.
"I've been felled by the most forlorn of orphan illnesses," Vastag wrote. "At 43, my productive life may well be over."
There was no cure for his disease, known by some as chronic fatigue syndrome, Vastag wrote, and little NIH funding available to search for one. Would Collins step up and change that?
"As the leader of our nation's medical research enterprise, you have a decision to make," he wrote. "Do you want the NIH to be part of these solutions, or will the nation's medical research agency continue to be part of the problem?"
In a new book, the former Middle East peace negotiator Dennis Ross explores just how close Israel came to attacking Iran, and why Susan Rice accused Benjamin Netanyahu of throwing "everything but the n-word" at Barack Obama.
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington early next month for a meeting with President Obama, he should at least know that he is more popular in the White House than Vladimir Putin. But not by much.
This meeting will not reset the relationship between the two men in any significant way, and not only because Netanyahu has decided to troll Obama by accepting the Irving Kristol Award from the American Enterprise Institute on this same short trip. The meeting between the two leaders will most likely be businesslike and correct, but the gap between the two is essentially unbridgeable. From Netanyahu's perspective, the hopelessly naive Obama broke a solemn promise to never allow Iran to cross the nuclear threshold. From Obama's perspective, Netanyahu violated crucial norms of U.S.-Israel relations by publicly and bitterly criticizing an Iran deal that—from Obama's perspective—protects Israel, and then by taking the nearly unprecedented step of organizing a partisan (and, by the way, losing and self-destructive) lobbying campaign against the deal on Capitol Hill.
Somewhere in Europe, a man who goes by the name "Mikro" spends his days and nights targeting Islamic State supporters on Twitter.
In August 2014, a Twitter account affiliated with Anonymous, the hacker-crusader collective, declared "full-scale cyber war" against ISIS: "Welcome to Operation Ice #ISIS, where #Anonymous will do it's [sic] part in combating #ISIS's influence in social media and shut them down."
In July, I traveled to a gloomy European capital city to meet one of the "cyber warriors" behind this operation. Online, he goes by the pseudonym Mikro. He is vigilant, bordering on paranoid, about hiding his actual identity, on account of all the death threats he has received. But a few months after I initiated a relationship with him on Twitter, Mikro allowed me to visit him in the apartment he shares with his girlfriend and two Rottweilers. He works alone from his chaotic living room, using an old, battered computer—not the state-of-the-art setup I had envisaged. On an average day, he told me, he spends up to 16 hours fixed to his sofa. He starts around noon, just after he wakes up, and works late into the night and early morning.
Forget the Common Core, Finland's youngsters are in charge of determining what happens in the classroom.
"The changes to kindergarten make me sick," a veteran teacher in Arkansas recently admitted to me. "Think about what you did in first grade—that's what my 5-year-old babies are expected to do."
The difference between first grade and kindergarten may not seem like much, but what I remember about my first-grade experience in the mid-90s doesn't match the kindergarten she described in her email: three and a half hours of daily literacy instruction, an hour and a half of daily math instruction, 20 minutes of daily "physical activity time" (officially banned from being called "recess") and two 56-question standardized tests in literacy and math—on the fourth week of school.
That American friend—who teaches 20 students without an aide—has fought to integrate 30 minutes of "station time" into the literacy block, which includes "blocks, science, magnetic letters, play dough with letter stamps to practice words, books, and storytelling." But the most controversial area of her classroom isn't the blocks nor the stamps: Rather, it's the "house station with dolls and toy food"—items her district tried to remove last year. The implication was clear: There's no time for play in kindergarten anymore.
In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don't like. Here's why that's disastrous for education—and mental health.
Something strange is happening at America's colleges and universities. A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense. Last December, Jeannie Suk wrote in an online article for The New Yorker about law students asking her fellow professors at Harvard not to teach rape law—or, in one case, even use the word violate (as in "that violates the law") lest it cause students distress. In February, Laura Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern University, wrote an essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education describing a new campus politics of sexual paranoia—and was then subjected to a long investigation after students who were offended by the article and by a tweet she'd sent filed Title IX complaints against her. In June, a professor protecting himself with a pseudonym wrote an essay for Vox describing how gingerly he now has to teach. "I'm a Liberal Professor, and My Liberal Students Terrify Me," the headline said. A number of popular comedians, including Chris Rock, have stopped performing on college campuses (see Caitlin Flanagan's article in this month's issue). Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Maher have publicly condemned the oversensitivity of college students, saying too many of them can't take a joke.
"If the office is going to become a collection of employees not working together, it essentially becomes no different than a coffee shop."
There's plenty of research out there on the benefits of remote and flexible work. It's been shown to lead to increased productivity, and has an undeniable benefit for work-life balance. But what does it do to everyone back at the office?
In a 2013 memo to workers explaining why the company was eliminating policies that allowed remote work, Jackie Reses, Yahoo's head of human resources, argued that some of the "best decisions and insights come from hallway and cafeteria discussion," and that actual presence in the office encourages better collaboration and communication.
National Geographic Magazine has opened its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 16, 2015.
National Geographic Magazine has opened its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 16, 2015. The Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 and a trip to National Geographic headquarters to participate in its annual photography seminar. The kind folks at National Geographic were once again kind enough to let me choose among the contest entries so far for display here. Captions written by the individual photographers.
From acidification of the ocean to dwindling fresh water, experts weigh in on what the public should know.
Coming soon: The Atlantic's October cover story on the effects of the disproportionate imprisonment of black men
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Video from Citi Field: Do fans still believe in Sandy Alderson's plan?
In late August, Matthew Cerrone hit Citi Field to talk with fans, as well as David Wright, to learn if people still have confidence in the direction of the Mets and if they still believe in Sandy Alderson's plan…
Matthew Cerrone, Lead Writer
The day we shot this video, Citi Field was very quiet. It was a decent size crowd, but there was not a lot of enthusiasm. Instead, I saw lots of fans just holding a beer, staring at the field, sort of in a trance. As a result, I didn't encounter a lot of angry, overly emotional fans ranting and raving about payroll and immediate success. Instead, I got a lot of people talking about the long view (most of which didn't get on camera). I expected more vitriol, like I hear on WFAN. My hunch is that this was a result of that specific crowd on that specific night, where I got only a true read of those die-hard fans still going out to the ballpark – as opposed to people who may just call talk radio to complain. In either case, it was nice to hear people being mostly pragmatic, despite wanting to see things get better sooner than later.

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Will consider Sachin Tendulkar's request: BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to consider cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar's wish to play his 200th and farewell Test in his home town Mumbai.
Kolkata and Mumbai were the frontrunners to host Tendulkar's farewell Test but the legendary batsman in a letter to the BCCI has expressed his desire to play the 200th Test in Mumbai.
"We will consider Tendulkar's request for playing the Test match in Mumbai. We will decide the venue on Tuesday when we meet to finalise the venues of the series," BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla, who also heads the board's tours and fixtures committee, told IANS.
Shukla also said that BCCI was planning a grand farewell for Tendulkar.
The second match of the two-Test series against the West Indies will be Tendulkar's 200th and last. The series was fixed in a hurry to make sure that Tendulkar plays his landmark Test in India.
The first Test will be played Nov 6-10 and the second Nov 14-18. The West Indies will also play three ODIs slated for Nov 21, Nov 24 and Nov 27.
The contest to host Tendulkar's 200th match is now between Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) Wankhede Stadium and Cricket Club of India's (CCI) Brabourne Stadium.
The BCCI's tours and fixtures committee is to meet Tuesday.
Asked if the BCCI was delaying the announcement of the venues in view of the MCA elections slated for Oct 18, Shukla said: "That is a wrong perception in the media."
Former BCCI president Sharad Pawar, who is union agriculture minister, in his bid to come back and take on BCCI chief Narayanaswami Srinivasan in next year's election is contesting for the MCA president's post. Pawar is likely to win unanimously.
Pawar, also a former International Cricket Council (ICC) president, has been a vocal critic of Srinivasan's handling of the spot-fixing and betting scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Pawar had also claimed that such scandals wouldn't have taken place had he been the BCCI chief. Pawar has demanded an investigation by the home ministry in all the 75 matches of the IPL's sixth edition held earlier this year.
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The aim of the Fundació Vila Casas education service is to help school children approach, analyse and question what lies behind the act of creating.
The education programme offers activities designed for different educational stages, from pre-school to secondary school, as well as for people with special educational needs.
The activities involve a variety of teaching techniques and are of four types: Workshop Visits (pre-school and primary), Dynamic Visits (secondary), Special Dynamic Visits (people with disabilities) and Self-guided Visits with educational support material (Can Mario and Palau Solterra).
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Study Rooms are available for two-hour blocks of time and may be reserved up to one month in advance by Darien residents, those who work in Darien full-time, and Friends who make an annual donation at the $300 level or above. To reserve a room, please call 203-669-5236. Non-resident members may use these rooms on a first-come first-served basis, stop by the Reference Desk on the Second Level to check on availability. Please note: Study Rooms are not available for individual or group tutoring sessions. For more information about tutoring at Darien Library, please see the Tutor Policy.
Capacity: 6
The Power Library Conference Room is ideal for a small meeting or study group. The large table gives you room to spread out your papers. Take your video conference call in the privacy of your own room! You can print and copy your papers as needed in SoHo which is located in the adjoining room. The Power Library Conference Room is located on the Lower Level inside the Power Library. Just stop by the Help Desk to sign up for the room.
Amentities include one large table, WiFi access, and power outlets.
Capacity: 8
The Harris Room is great for working groups! The room features three windows. Two of these windows face the Library's patio so there is plenty of sunshine. From this room you are just a few feet away from a reference librarian and all of the non-fiction materials when you work in this room! This room is ideal for spreading out all of your study or work materials as you work with a few friends. The entrance to this room is behind the Travel section. The Harris Room is located on the second floor in the Research Room.
Amentities include WiFi access, a table, and power outlets. Cellphone use is permitted.
Capacity: 6
The Writer's Room features seclusion for the talkative work group. The room features three windows overlooking the parking lot and patio. As well, two skylights provide light from overhead. From this vantage point, you can enjoy a bird's eye view of the Research Library. The Writer's Room is located on the Mezzanine Level of the Library.
Amentities include WiFi access, a table, and power outlets. Cellphone use is permitted.
Capacity: 2
The Mezzanine Study Rooms are built for solitude! If you are looking for a little seclusion and a place to spread out your materials while you work or study, this is the room for you! Two people may be in these rooms if they are doing silent study. The three Mezzanine Study Rooms are located on the Mezzanine third floor of the Library.
Amentities include WiFi access, a table, and a power outlet.
Capacity: 171 seating; standing room capacity 225
The Community Room with its large motorized screen is perfect for film screenings, lectures, debates, and more! The Room features a piano, overhead and wall lighting. Theater style seating is available for 171 people with a maximum capacity of 225 when extra chairs are added. The Community Room is conveniently located on the main level around the corner from our Welcome Desk.
Amentities include WiFi access, a retractable projection screen, DVD/Blu-ray player, microphones, cable TV access, a piano, and a podium.
Capacity: 22 conference seating; 40 presentation seating
The Conference Room is ideal for a more intimate group meeting or presentation. The Room features six tables that can be configured as one long conference table or rearranged to meet the needs of your group. With the conference table configuration, the Conference Room can sit 22. If the tables are pushed back and extra chairs are brought in, 40 can be seated for a presentation on the large screen. Additionally, a large sidebar is available for placement of refreshments or other items. The Conference Room is located on the Mezzanine third level of the Library.
Amentities include WiFi access, a large LCD screen, cable TV access, multiple power outlets, sidebar counter, and a reconfigurable table arrangement.
Capacity: 12
The Technology Training Center is a powerful classroom for small groups. Students face a large screen at the front of the room where the teacher demonstrates their lesson. The small room is ideal for indepth technology classes or for computer project work. The Technology Training Center is located on the Lower Level by the Power Library.
Amentities include 12 PC computers outfitted with Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 and many other programs, an instructor's PC, the large wall-mounted television screen, and a podium.


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SSA: @ Brooklyn Cyclones 4, Hudson Valley Renegades (TB) 1
Cyclones' starter Hansel Robles: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K. In 10.2 innings over two starts, Robles (pictured) has 11 strikeouts and one walk.
Dave Gershman at the Penn League Report has a fairly positive review of Robles' first start, noting that he was sitting 91-92 with his fstball, which touched 94 at times.
CF Brandon Nimmo was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. While going hitless in his last four games, he has drawn five walks and is up to 12 walks against 10 strikeouts in 10 games this year. He's also 5-for-33 (.152/.391/.212).
R: @ Danville Braves 8, Kingsport Mets 1
19-year old Persio Reyes, who had a 1.95 ERA in the DSL last year is having a tougher time in the Appy League: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.
Speaking of rough times, there's LHP Zach Dotson who, for the second outing in a row, lasted just 0.1 of an inning. His line of .1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 WP lowered his ERA from 54.00 to 40.50.
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PREMIER LEAGUE: Klopp - From Friday I'm a 24/7 Liverpool man
Jurgen Klopp's appointment at Liverpool looks to be all but done following comments from the former Borussia Dortmund boss. More »Omnisport - 3 hours ago
LIVERPOOL FAN VIEW: 10 things Anfield fans want to see from Jurgen Klopp
Yahoo Sport Liver blogger Kieran Beckles lists the things Jurgen Klopp MUST do if he going to transform Liverpool into Premier League contenders More »Kieran Beckles - 4 hours ago
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The third biggest spenders of the summer - they shelled out £67m - are currently 16th in the table and are propping up the Premier League when it comes to financial outlay compared to on-pitch success More »Yahoo Sport UK - 2 hours 52 minutes ago
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Mets have inquired about LHP Manny Parra
The Mets are looking for a veteran left-handed reliever, and they've inquired about LHP Manny Parra, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
Parra was non-tendered by the Brewers last Friday.
In 62 relief appearances for the Brewers in 2012, Parra, 30, went 2-3 with a 5.06 ERA in 62 relief appearances, holding left-handed hitters to a .229 average.
Parra did not pitch in the Major Leagues in 2011, and hasn't posted an ERA below 4 since 2007.


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Our Human Development Initiative
Sustainable human development will occur when all humans can have fulfilling lives without degrading the planet. This, we believe, is the ultimate goal. Two leading indicators have identified how we can get there.
Ecological Footprint data tells us that, given current population and available land area, an Ecological Footprint of less than 1.8 global hectares per person makes a country's resource demands globally replicable.
The United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI)—which measures a country's average achievements in the areas of health, knowledge, and standard of living—tells us that an HDI higher than 0.8 is considered "high human development."
Combining these two indicators gives clear minimum conditions for sustainable human development and shows how much more we need to "think inside the box."
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Despite growing commitments to sustainable development, most countries today do not meet both minimum requirements.
As individuals, organizations, countries and regions work on advancing sustainability and human development, decision makers need data and metrics in order to set goals and track progress. Measures such as the Ecological Footprint and the HDI are critical to setting targets and managing development projects.
(The UNDP recently began including the Ecological Footprint in its annual Human Development Report. Download the report here.)
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Efficacy of Group Intervention to Reduce Stress Symptoms
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This research study will examine the usefulness of groups in reducing stress and helping individuals with HIV to stay healthy and avoid problems associated with sexually transmitted diseases. We hope to discover whether being in a group is effective in reducing stress-related symptoms and promoting healthy behaviors.
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Behavioral: HIV Skills-based Prevention
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Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
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|Efficacy of Group Intervention to Reduce Stress Symptoms
- To determine if decreasing trauma-related stress symptoms improves HIV risk reduction behavior above a standard HIV risk reduction intervention alone post -intervention 3, 6, and 12 months after the group intervention sessions. [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To determine if decreasing trauma-related stress symptoms improves HIV risk reduction behavior above a standard HIV risk reduction intervention alone [ Time Frame: 15 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To determine whether key variables moderate the intervention's effects. For instance gender, age, ethnicity, or psychological distress (e.g. , depression, anxiety) may interact with the intervention to affect risky sexual or drug-related behavior. [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To determine whether key variables moderate the intervention's effects. [ Time Frame: 15 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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Inclusion Criteria:Must be 18 years or older, must be HIV-positive, report engaging in behavior that could put them at risk for HIV transmission in the past three months, report experiencing one or more trauma-related symptoms within the past three months.
Exclusion Criteria:Exclusion criteria include the presence of gross cognitive impairment, dementia, acute psychosis, or severe physical impairment that would preclude adequate comprehension of assessment material and participation in small group intervention.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00611338
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|Principal Investigator: Cheryl Gore-Felton Ph.D.
|Sub-Investigator: Cheryl Koopman
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|Cheryl Gore-Felton Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine
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|January 25, 2008
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Complementary Therapies
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If you are using static private addresses, put the entry in /etc/hosts and in the hosts or lmhosts file (for a windows machine).
Hello all! I have a couple of ideas for something but I have NO IDEA how to even carry them out.
1)Ok my LAN is using a router that uses dhcp to assign the local ip addresses. For my newly created "server" I would like to make some sort of script that assigns the current ip with a FQDN izan.athome. The only way I can think of to do somehting like this is to make a script that edits the /etc/hosts file. I was thinking that a command like this: ifconfig eth0 |grep "inet addr"
will get me the address plus misc stuff. I just can't think of how to use regex to strip the address out, but that is how I figure you could get the ip address assigned to the laptop then append a line to the /etc/hosts file to something like:
192.168.0.3 izan.athome izan
2)Can I just add a mask to the hosts file, something like:
192.168.0.0/24 izan.athome izan
192.168.0.0-32 izan.athome izan
Just curious, cuz I can't get to my laptop from my pc using the hostname in my browser(I'm running Apache w/PHP-MySQL support and SSH probably gonna have to use FTP at some point later on too... to get the files there) but I can finally get to it using the ip address.
If you are using static private addresses, put the entry in /etc/hosts and in the hosts or lmhosts file (for a windows machine).
why don't you just set your router to use static addresses? then you would add a name to hosts/lmhosts,ONCE, and be done /w it.
Does your router support "port forwarding"? that way your any request going to your router (which has a real internet address) will get forwarded to your server. you wouldn't be able to use izan.athome address from outside your router though.
if you dont wanna just setup the port forwarding, you may be able to specifiy by MAC an IP in your DHCP server.
yeah I'm not sure if a can turn off DHCP, thats what I would do if I wanted static IPs right?


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Several times throughout the year, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum presents Black Box Lunch. These short and intimate lunchtime chats give featured artists direct contact with their audience and art-lovers the chance to peek inside the...Read more »
Living the Artist's Life: An Evening with Paul Dorrell
March 14, 2013, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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A renowned gallery owner, art consultant and career coach for artists, Paul will discuss his book, Living the Artist's Life: Updated & Revised, and conduct an abbreviated version of his career workshop, accompanied by a handout.Read more »
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CAM Kick-Off
February 28, 2013, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Join us for the kick-off for Contemporary Art Month on Thursday, February 28 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Plus the opening receptions for our newest exhibitions with featured artists including Gary Sweeney, Lloyd Walsh and Scott Martin. The celebration begins with...Read more »
Moonstruck Thursday: Jazz Date Night at Blue Star
February 14, 2013, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
at Blue Star Contemporary
Blue Star Contemporary asked KRTU to be our Valentine and they said yes!
We are introducing a new series beginning this Valentines Day for lovers (or potential lovers) to gaze at art over cocktails and appetizers. Couples will be able to enjoy a...Read more »
Dreamweek Arts Mixer
Free January 18, 2013, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
at Blue Star Contemporary
Art has many new and different forms in today's world. From architecture, music, visual to performance art, each has a profound influence on the way we view a city, a neighborhood and a person. By the clothes we wear to the music we listen to, the...Read more »
Prisoner of the Collective
January 11, 2013, 6:30 pm
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Blue Star Contemporary hosts a screening of Prisoner of the Collective, directed and produced by Michael Berrier. The movie is about a woman who in childhood contracted early onset acute juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and about her physical and mental...Read more »
Nancy Douthey
Free January 4, 2013, 7:30 am
at Blue Star Contemporary
Join us for the First Friday in January for a performance by Nancy Douthey
"After surviving both the winter merriment season and the end of the world, you're probably maxed-out on events. Thinking of blowing off First Friday? Bad idea. As part of the...Read more »
Black Box Lunch - Justin Randolph Thompson
December 7, 2012, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Black Box Lunch
Several times throughout the year, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center presents Black Box Lunch. These short and intimate lunchtime chats give featured artists direct contact with their audience and art-lovers the chance to peek inside the...Read more »
Blue Starry Night
November 30, 2012, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Save the date! Blue Star Contemporary Art Center would like you to join us for a Blue Starry Night Friday, November 30th. This gala will be an artful way to ring in the holidays. There will be cocktails, a seated dinner, dancing and above all, art....
Call for entry: Berlin residency program
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Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, The City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, The University of Texas at San Antonio and private sponsors such as Guillermo Nicolas are pleased to announce the opening call for San Antonio Artist...Read more »
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33 U.S. Code § 1519 - Repealed.
Section, Pub. L. 93–627, § 20,Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2146, related to annual report and recommendations by Secretary of Transportation to Congress.
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Cons: Uncomfortable without slight modification, underwhelming bass extension, can seem somewhat bright, only average soundstage, isolation not stellar
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42 U.S. Code § 10198 - Research and development on spent nuclear fuel
(a) Demonstration and cooperative programs
The Secretary shall establish a demonstration program, in cooperation with the private sector, for the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at civilian nuclear power reactor sites, with the objective of establishing one or more technologies that the Commission may, by rule, approve for use at the sites of civilian nuclear power reactors without, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for additional site-specific approvals by the Commission. Not later than 1 year after January 7, 1983, the Secretary shall select at least 1, but not more than 3, sites evaluated under section 10194 of this title at such power reactors. In selecting such site or sites, the Secretary shall give preference to civilian nuclear power reactors that will soon have a shortage of interim storage capacity for spent nuclear fuel. Subject to reaching agreement as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall undertake activities to assist such power reactors with demonstration projects at such sites, which may use one of the following types of alternate storage technologies: spent nuclear fuel storage casks, caissons, or silos. The Secretary shall also undertake a cooperative program with civilian nuclear power reactors to encourage the development of the technology for spent nuclear fuel rod consolidation in existing power reactor water storage basins.
(b) Cooperative agreements
To carry out the programs described in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with each utility involved that specifies, at a minimum, that—
(1) such utility shall select the alternate storage technique to be used, make the land and spent nuclear fuel available for the dry storage demonstration, submit and provide site-specific documentation for a license application to the Commission, obtain a license relating to the facility involved, construct such facility, operate such facility after licensing, pay the costs required to construct such facility, and pay all costs associated with the operation and maintenance of such facility;
(2) the Secretary shall provide, on a cost-sharing basis, consultative and technical assistance, including design support and generic licensing documentation, to assist such utility in obtaining the construction authorization and appropriate license from the Commission; and
(c) Dry storage research and development
(1) The consultative and technical assistance referred to in subsection (b)(2) of this section may include, but shall not be limited to, the establishment of a research and development program for the dry storage of not more than 300 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel at facilities owned by the Federal Government on January 7, 1983. The purpose of such program shall be to collect necessary data to assist the utilities involved in the licensing process.
(2) To the extent available, and consistent with the provisions of section 10155 of this title, the Secretary shall provide spent nuclear fuel for the research and development program authorized in this subsection from spent nuclear fuel received by the Secretary for storage under section 10155 of this title. Such spent nuclear fuel shall not be subject to the provisions of section 10155 (e) of this title.
(d) Funding
The total contribution from the Secretary from Federal funds and the use of Federal facilities or services shall not exceed 25 percent of the total costs of the demonstration program authorized in subsection (a) of this section, as estimated by the Secretary. All remaining costs of such program shall be paid by the utilities involved or shall be provided by the Secretary from the Interim Storage Fund established in section 10156 of this title.
(e) Relation to spent nuclear fuel storage program
The spent nuclear fuel storage program authorized in section 10155 of this title shall not be construed to authorize the use of research development or demonstration facilities owned by the Department unless—
(1) a period of 30 calendar days (not including any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than 3 calendar days to a day certain) has passed after the Secretary has transmitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a written report containing a full and complete statement concerning
Source(Pub. L. 97–425, title II, § 218,Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2252; Pub. L. 103–437, § 15(c)(10),Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4592.)
1994—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 103–437substituted "Committee on Science, Space, and Technology" for "Committee on Science and Technology".
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Marilyn On My Mind
This weekend marks the 50th Anniversary Memorial for Marilyn Monroe. Below is a note from our Communications and Visitor Engagement Intern, Zachary Overacker featuring images from our Philippe Halsman collection.
Marilyn Monroe has been an American icon for generations. It's been 50 years since she has passed – on Aug. 5, 1962 — yet she's still on magazine covers, the center of the hit NBC show Smash, and becoming an icon to a whole new generation, again.
When you think about it, it's kind of crazy that someone who passed away several decades ago can still be as relevant as Marilyn Monroe is today. Perhaps it's because she was the first sex symbol and one of the first huge movie stars. Or, maybe it's her aura, or her story and how human she was that makes her so popular and so important. I assume it's a combination of all of those.
The other day in a store check-out line I noticed that not only was Marilyn on a magazine cover but she was on the majority of the magazine covers. After years of not understanding the obsession with Marilyn, I am starting to finally get it. It's not just that she was beautiful; she was a huge persona but also human and complicated. She could be this sex icon and at the same time have the innocence of the girl next door. She was really the total package.
It is through this TV show that I've developed my interest in (crush on) Marilyn. I remember in grade school girls had pictures of her in their locker or notebook and though I thought she was beautiful I didn't fully understand the fascination. Now that I better know her story I understanding why she remains iconic … and real.
Marilyn had a very vibrant side to her, but she was also lonely and had a lot of problems, perhaps stemming from her childhood. As an adult Marilyn had problems with drugs, as well as affairs. And yet when watching her movies or staring at her glamorous portraits, you may never know the sad side.
At George Eastman House, you can see her realness in a display of Marilyn photographs by Phlippe Halsman, part of the exhibition See: Untold Stories (up through Sept. 23). Whether it's the photo of her lying down on a bench lifting weights or just one of her messing around listening to music, each photo is intriguing. I can't think of anyone else even close to as photogenic as she was. - Zachary Overacker


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Monday, May 20, 2013
Last Thursday, the USO of Tampa Bay teamed with the Tampa Bay Rays to orchestrate a military family reunion that will be remembered for a long time. Lt. Col. Will Adams – dressed in a Rays uniform and catcher's gear – caught the ceremonial first pitch from his unassuming daughter before the Rays game against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Fla.
It took Alayna Adams, 9, just a second to register who she'd thrown the ball to after her father took off the mask at home plate.
Dana Adams, Will's wife, wasn't in on the surprise either. She quickly joined them on the field.
According to USO of Tampa Bay Executive Director Mike Rovinelli, the reunion was the brainchild of USO of Tampa Bay President Walt Lamerton. Lamerton – along with other USO of Tampa Bay board members – worked with the United States Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to identify a service member who was returning early from an Afghan tour.
Once they identified Adams, they had to work out the logistics and keep him under wraps for 24 hours before the big unveiling. The lieutenant colonel actually arrived back in the U.S. on Wednesday night and was treated to dinner by the USO of Tampa Bay and given a complementary room at the Holiday Inn Express at Tampa/Rocky Point Island.
Meanwhile, USO of Tampa Bay board members and staff worked to make sure the rest of the Adams family was on board, enlisting Alayna's school principal to make sure she accepted the invitation to throw out Thursday's ceremonial first pitch with Dana in attendance.
"It turned out fabulous," Rovinelli said, adding that he knew of people as far away as Shanghai who'd seen the now-viral video clip.
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Navigate with ease throughout the US, Canada, Mexico & Europe using TomTom's premium maps. Travel confidently knowing you're following the most accurate and dependable maps in the GPS industry. Using TomTom maps, you'll have access to one million more miles of mapped road in the US that you would using other GPS brands.
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*Applies to maps of US, Canada & Mexico only. You receive non-transferable traffic data and up to four non-transferable map data updates per year until the product's useful life expires or TomTom no longer receives map or traffic updates from its suppliers, whichever is shorter. Details and terms at www.tomtom.com/legal. Lifetime Traffic updates are available in the US and Canada only.
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We're having a heat wave here in Ontario Canada so what else have I been thinking about this week besides how humid and hot it is outside! That got me thinking about when I was a child. What was the weather like way back then? Did we have heat waves and how did we cope?
I know my family didn't have air-conditioning - did anyone back then?
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It was also difficult to open the windows and you had to wedge something either in the track (a think piece of wood) or between the bottom of the window and the sill (a book if one was handy) to hold then open.
I'm assuming the upstairs, where we kids slept, was hotter than Hades but I just don't recall. I'm also not sure when we finally got screens for the windows but we had them by the time I was a teenager.
Did we have fans? That's another thing I can't remember. We didn't have a lot of shade in the form of trees either so outside probably wasn't the best place to be either. We did have a lilac tree in the back corner of the backyard so that would have provided some shade.
I have a vague memory of the sprinkler being on and us kids running and jumping through it. But is that a real memory or wishful thinking! I'm not sure. Isn't it funny how some memories just won't come to you? I'm kind of hoping one or two of my siblings read this Sharing Memories post and comment. They're older than me and maybe they can remember hot weather better than I can.
Do you remember extreme summer heat when you were a child?
Update: My older brother phoned me to tell me that we did have screens, and that he was the one who had to put them up every spring and take them down every fall.


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Theodore Roosevelt 2013 Presidential One Dollar Coin & First Spouse Medal Set
- Honors 26th President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt
- Features the Presidential $1 Coin and the First Spouse Bronze Medal
- Contained in a durable plastic card featuring beautiful portraits
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This product is part of the Presidential $1 Coin Program program.
Order this unique set to keep or give away. The 2013 set includes an uncirculated Theodore Roosevelt Presidential $1 Coin and the First Lady Edith Roosevelt Bronze Medal bearing a likeness of the popular First Spouse Gold Coin.
Each Presidential $1 coin has a common reverse (tails) design featuring a striking rendition of the Statue of Liberty. The 2013 coins feature large, dramatic artwork as well as edge-incused inscriptions of the year of minting or issuance, "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and the mint mark. "IN GOD WE TRUST" appears on the face of the coin.
The obverse (heads) design of the coin features an image of Theodore Roosevelt with the inscriptions "THEODORE ROOSEVELT," "IN GOD WE TRUST," "26th PRESIDENT," and "1901-1909."
The coin and medal are held in a durable plastic card enhanced with beautiful representations of the President's and First Lady's portraits, with issuance information on the back.
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Beach Brewing Company
Beach Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Virginia Beach. When we say 'craft', we don't just mean small; we mean our beer is made with great care, using only the purest ingredients and the smartest techniques.
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More information for Verus Forte Tower Speaker
The Verus speaker line has already proven its prowess at producing experiences, not just sound. So before you turn your ear toward the Verus Forte Tower, set aside some time to lose yourself. Then get ready to fall in love, blaze through a sax solo or test your mettle against mafia hitmen. It's all part of the repertoire for the Verus Forte.
To ensure a winning experience up and down the sonic spectrum, we created an unbeatable combination: three proprietary woven Kevlar® woofers and mid-range drivers coupled with our patent-pending Axially Stabilized Resonator tweeter. The ASR provides incredibly clear highs, while giving the mid-range driver plenty of headroom. Working together in our unique 3-way speaker, they envelop you in a cocoon of rich, real sound.
In its quiet moments, you may find yourself wondering how this graceful cabinet emits such brawny sound. But this is one sibling that won't be outdone—from its powerful audiophile-grade response to its glossy furniture-grade finish. And given its agreeable price, the Verus Forte seems poised to give the firstborn some friendly competition.
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- Really brings the room together. Sound comes out of them too. Jeremiah B.
- The sound quality is excellent when compared to my previous setup, which was some after-market earbuds attached to my iPhone, and levels beyond my first system, the "FisherPrice Music Box with little plastic records".
The first song I listened to was the speaker configuration tones that came with my Marantz receiver. This sounded terrible.
But when I started playing Mike Snow's "Animal" holy crap. That guy likes to run back and forth between the left and right channels while gently patting your midsection via the midwoofer. The sound was crisp but mellow, like some kind of goblet fashioned out of an apple holding a Caribbean rum. Maybe Pyrat XO Reserve in a Granny Smith?
I may have cried a little, but, you know, manly tears.
The towers themselves are like twin svelte sisters of the 2001 monolith, terrifying in their beauty. The black finish wasn't completely applied on one of the seams, so I guess maybe the monolith girls are just a little trashy, but somehow still classy, like a drunk Jennifer Connelly. For the price they should be flawless, but the flaw is so minor that it's picking nits really. Also I am lazy and didn't want to box them back up.
The customer service with Aperion is excellent, but the 30 day audition is a trick really, like offering someone a puppy for the weekend, "you know, just to see if you like it, no pressure man" and then it's so adorable you can't give it up and then you have this dog forever and it eats your conditioner creating a "poocano"... Though to be fair the speakers have not chewed any of my shoes and they sound a lot better reproducing Rossini's "Barber of Seville Overture".
I knocked a half star off because they did not call me during the "audition" to make sure that I was happy with my purchase and not half starved, tangled in stereo cable, my leg crushed under my plasma TV, throwing BluRays at the window in a vain attempt to get the attention of the neighborhood children.
- Good speaker teresa o.
- sound is very good but not stable enough,Too flimsy, not stable enough - but the sound is crispy clear. So I had to send them back becase my son accidently tapped it and it leaned to the side and I had to catch it. too "dangerous".
- Excellent Speakers Aaron W.
- I've owned a pair of Verus Fortes for about six months now and am very satisfied with them. I'm hearing all sorts of detail in my music that didn't stand out with my previous speakers (a pair of B&Ws). The treble is particularly detailed 'cymbals and guitar strings sound much more realistic' and they can play low and relatively powerful at the same time. The imaging is also fantastic. There seems to be a slight emphasis in the upper bass (which is easily fixable with eq) and the soundstage hasn't opened up quite as much as I'd like (but I'll take the imaging over this any day).
These speakers are also beautiful. My wife initially was pushing for tiny, invisible satellites. Now she regularly gushes about how nice the speakers look.
The purchasing experience was great my questions were answered promptly and the product was shipped quickly.
- Expect to make enemies, and then drown them out... Rubens S.
- It may be due to jealousy or because they can always can hear these things from around the block if you would them like to. The speakers are so clear and crisp when paired with a good amp that volume levels can reach ludicrous decibels while maintaining a pure, clean, crisp sound. I have never had a system that can recreate theater and game sound like this; everything is sharp and very realistic. I actually prefer watching movies at home now rather than trekking to the local Megaplex.
The finish is second to none, even the wife says it is some of the best looking furniture she has had the pleasure to look at, good thing for us is you can do more than just look at it... The only gripe I can come up with is a lack of fullness in the lower range, I suppose that is to be expected considering the size of the drivers and the relatively small size of the towers themselves. You will need a good subwoofer to get the full experience. These towers paired with matching center and surrounds provide a great Home theater experience, period.
- Incredible! Jon N.
- I have had a pair of these in an open concept living area for a few months - theoretically they are probably a little small for the space, but in reality they do a great job, and sound fantastic as the only two speakers in the room. Combined with a Cambridge Audio 650 Amp and various sources these speakers are incredible, I am hearing things in music that I swear weren't there before, even in recordings I am familiar with. I "pulled" a star from the Fit and Finish category because I did note that the finish is a little thin where the laquered sides meet the front - not really noticeable unless you are being picky. Also I don't like feet that came with the speakers for use on a hardwood floor, these little rubber pucks that the spike are supposed to sit on, I suppose, really not a usable option.Last but not least I was really torn between black or cherry - ended up ordering cherry but somehow ended up with black - this would be a regrettable mistake on the part of the shipping department but in the end I think I am happy with the black. I did contact Aperion CS about this and they were not only apologatic but assured me that this would be taken care of at no cost to me. In the end I decided I did not want to bother.... Thanks aperion!!! GREAT PRODUCT!!!!
- Verus Forte Tower (Upgrade from 502D\'s & Grand Verus Bookshelf) Erik M.
- First of all - what a fantastic Company, The customer service is outstanding. I have been working with them for years when they were still called Edge Audio. Long Story short; decided to upgrade my 502D 5.1 surround (of course w/a great old Edge Audio 12" sub) w/new Grand Verus Book Shelf for front main. X-Mas present for myself this past year 2011 - opened them up, beautiful finish. Monica & I both very impressed with fit & finish. Started listening, comparing sound w/old 502D, very rich & fuller - but noticed a high end "buzzing" sound @ times. Something was not right w/ one of the new speakers. Called Aperion back - within (3) days of calling - New Book Shelf arrived w/prepaid return on the old one (No questions asked). After listening for about two some weeks, thought this was it - ~ 50% improvement over the (502D) in richness & depth, thought I was happy. Come home from work a week later, Monica is on the phone w/Customer Service, I am asking whatjQuery152022250058335617462_1332284877096 She said we might as well do it right - ordered the upgrade to the Forte Tower & matching Forte Center (had a 522 VAC as Center). No problem - they sent them right out, new free shipping tags to return the Bookshelfs (after we had them for over 3 some weeks). BEST decision ever made, the sound is SO awesome, another jump up in sound performance over the Grand Verus Bookshelf - don't get me wrong - those bookshelfs rock! (the old 502D still work great for rear surround) These speakers add richness and a fuller depth of sound that is truly amazing. I/we can listen to at a higher volume - and no listener fatigue. Even cooking sometimes on weekends in a separate/connected room - the sound is still rich & full. I cannot believe I even questioned the decision to upgrade to the towers. These speakers sound so good - especially with the matched center - Movies are even better now. I would recommend these to anyone. In a larger home, I would not hesitate to consider the bigger brother. The speakers look amazing in fit and finish. (Even had a house guest comment on them) I cannot overemphasize what a value in sound, quality and customer service Aperion can provide. People that don't understand sound just don't get it. These are so worth every penny!!! Best Regards - Erik & Monica
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Pro Reviews For Verus Forte Tower Speaker
- Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity Review of the Verus Forte Tower System
- This review was for the Verus Forte Tower SD, the Verus Forte Tower is the centerpiece of this system.
"The Aperion Verus Forte system impressed me a lot. It delivered good all-around performance with cinema and music. The speakers had an articulate quality that communicated a lot of information from my high resolution sources. And the slim tower design, combined with the coincident array in the center produced a wide and uniform soundfield. The level of performance and the overall aesthetic available in the Aperion Forte system is so much more than its price would suggest. I recommend this nifty little system for someone with a small to medium size room who wants to maximize their purchasing power."
-- Jim Clements, Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, June 2012
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- Sound and Vision Magazine Reviews the Verus Forte Tower System
- Winner of the 2011 Sound and Vision "Certified and Recommended" Award!
"This system is gorgeously finished, winningly compact, more-than-solid performing, and quite inexpensive given its looks, sound and presentation. Aperion's new family qualifies as a paragon of value-engineered audio."
- Daniel Kumin, Sound and Vision Magazine, September 2011
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- Big Picture Big Sound Gives the "Biggie" Award to the Verus Forte Speakers
- "In a world where we rely on communicating through third parties, it's nice to see a company that actually wants to rub elbows with its customers. Maybe they just love to be loved, because Aperion's Verus Forte Speaker Line has exactly the types of products you'll want to call them up and thank them for."
"...you can be assured that the value that these speakers offer is already exceptionally high, so the cash you invest in a Verus Forte system is indeed money well spent."
- Rachel Cericola, Big Picture Big Sound, May 2011
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- Digital Trends "Editors' Choice" Award Given to Aperion's Verus Forte Tower System
- "9 out of 10. Due to their excellent musicality, large sound in a small footprint and high value, the Verus Forte Towers earn our Editor's Choice Award."
"The sonic character of the Forte tower is remarkably big for a speaker of any size, let alone one as small as this."
"The soundstage and imaging properties of the speakers are both pleasing. The Forte towers have the sort of pinpoint center imaging that will get you out of your chair to see if the center channel is on when it shouldn't be. Even when not "toed in", the speakers had a way of placing vocals in the very center of the room. The soundstage exhibited a fair amount of depth, but the sound didn't seem to stretch out beyond the edge of the speakers as much as we'd expected. Still, every inch between them was filled out with some portion of our recording's presentation. This pair of speakers didn't really "disappear into the room"- they do call some attention to themselves, but in an engaging sort of "check me out" fashion that hits your ears with lots of nuances and texture."
"Aperion's Verus Forte speakers, particularly the floor-standing tower model, offer an appreciable improvement over the company's already solid Intimus offerings. The differences between the two lines is most obvious in the high frequency section where the tweeter's higher-power handling and lower frequency capabilities serve to make the speakers sound articulate, accurate and detailed enough to satisfy just about any critical listener. Their more stylistic cabinets add to the speaker's refinement and make a pleasant statement in a room. At $495.00 each, the Verus Forte Tower represents a very solid value, if a bit more expensive than the company's Intimus line. We think these speakers will appeal to budget-audiophiles who want a speaker that challenges the law of diminishing returns by offering an incredibly refined, full bodied sound in an attractive package under the $1k price poin"
New One-inch Aperion Axially Stabilized Radiator
We engineered the new silk dome ASR to handle frequencies beneath most tweeters. Now the mid-high frequencies emit the same crystalline tones as their counterparts in the penthouse. From the pluck of a violin string to the screech of tires, the result is pure, authentic sound.
Two 4.5" Kevlar Woofers
We use the strongest material coupled with extra-long voice coils to decrease distortion and bring in those low frequencies you love. Strong enough to drive the low end without a dedicated subwoofer, the bass response of the Forte Tower is truly inspiring.
One 4.25" Kevlar Midrange Driver with Aluminum Phase Plug
The mid-range drivers with aluminum phase plugs increase the Verus line's power handling and dynamic range, filling the middle of the sonic spectrum. By recreating the full harmonics of a singer's voice, the Verus Forte speakers produce vocals as rich as the Rockefellers.
Furniture-Grade Finish
The slim curves of the Verus line's first-rate cabinetry make us think "supermodel"—but the primo acoustic qualities means she'd have to sound as good as she looks. The finishing touch for every Verus speaker is a high-gloss cherry-wood veneer or piano-black lacquer that's so right for every décor, your coffee table will be jealous.
Bi-ampable 5-way gold-plated binding posts
Bi-ampable is the techie way of saying you can connect one amplifier to the woofer and the other to the combined mid and tweeter. Separating the low- and high-frequency wiring helps eliminate interaction, isolate power and reduce distortion.
The 5-way gold-plated binding posts let you connect your speakers any which way you choose: bare wire, banana plugs, spades, round pins or flat pins. Not only does the gold plating give your system some bling, it also serves a more practical purpose: to resist corrosion and provide the best possible connection to your receiver.
Magnetically Held Perforated Metal Grilles
To protect the speaker innards from accidents, pets or curious fingers, the entire Verus line sports perforated metal grilles that let sound flow through unchecked, improving imaging and reducing high-frequency reflection. Hidden magnets hold the grilles in recessed baffles.
Floor Spikes and Feet
Each Verus Forte Tower speaker comes with a set of floor spikes and feet. Isolating the cabinet from the floor can reduce vibrations and produce tighter bass.
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|35.0 lbs
|Frequency Response
|(+/- 3dB) 53-20,000 Hz -- (+/- 6dB) 47-22,000 Hz
|6 Ohms
|90 dB
|Recommended Power
|20 - 300 Watts
|1" Custom Aperion ASR Tweeter
|4.25" Woven Kevlar Mid-Range with Aluminum Phase Plug
|Two 4.25" Woven Kevlar Woofers
|Driver Configuration
|Enclosure Type
|Anti-Resonant, Internally Braced, Rear Ported
|35" H x 6" W x 8.25" D
|Product Family
|Placement Location
|Front Speakers
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10 U.S. Code § 2802 - Military construction projects
(a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may carry out such military construction projects, land acquisitions, and defense access road projects (as described under section 210 of title 23) as are authorized by law.
(b) Authority provided by law to carry out a military construction project includes authority for—
(4) acquisition and installation of supporting facilities (including utilities) and appurtenances incident to the project; and
(c) In determining the scope of a proposed military construction project, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the President such recommendations as the Secretary considers to be appropriate regarding the incorporation and inclusion of life-cycle cost-effective practices as an element in the project documents submitted to Congress in connection with the budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 for the fiscal year in which a contract is proposed to be awarded for the project.
(1) The requirement under subsection (a) that a military construction project must be authorized by law includes military construction projects funded through payment-in-kind contributions pursuant to a bilateral agreement with a host country.
(2) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned shall include military construction projects covered under paragraph (1) in the budget justification documents for the Department of Defense submitted to Congress in connection with the budget for a fiscal year submitted under 1105 of title 31.
(3) This subsection does not apply to a military construction project that—
(A) was specified in a bilateral agreement with a host country that was entered into prior to the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014;
(B) was accepted as payment-in-kind for the residual value of improvements made by the United States at military installations released to the host country under section 2921 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (division B of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) prior to the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014; or
(C) will cost less than the cost specified in subsection (a)(2) ofsection 2805 of this title for certain unspecified minor military construction projects.
(4) In the case of a military construction project excluded pursuant to paragraph (3)(C) whose cost will exceed the cost specified in subsection (b) ofsection 2805 of this title for certain unspecified minor military construction projects, the congressional notification requirements and waiting period specified in paragraph (2) of such subsection shall apply.
Source(Added Pub. L. 97–214, § 2(a),July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 154; amended Pub. L. 110–181, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2802(a),Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 539; Pub. L. 110–417, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2801(b),Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4719; Pub. L. 113–66, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(c),Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1012.)
References in Text
The date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, referred to in subsec. (d)(3)(A) and (B), is the date of enactment of div. B of Pub. L. 113–66, which was approved Dec. 26, 2013.
2013—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–66added subsec. (d).
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–181inserted ", land acquisitions, and defense access road projects (as described under section 210 of title 23)" after "military construction projects".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–417added subsec. (c).
Effective Date
For effective date and applicability of section, see section 12(a) ofPub. L. 97–214, set out as a note under section 2801 of this title.
Requirements Related to Providing World Class Military Medical Centers
Pub. L. 111–383, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2852,Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4475, provided that:
"(a) Unified Construction Standard for Military Construction and Repairs to Military Medical Centers.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 7, 2011], the Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified construction standard for military construction and repairs for military medical centers that provides a single standard of care. This standard shall also include—
"(1) size standards for operating rooms and patient recovery rooms; and
"(2) such other construction standards that the Secretary considers necessary to support military medical centers.
"(b) Independent Review Panel.—
"(1) Establishment; purpose.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish an independent advisory panel for the purpose of—
"(A) reviewing the unified construction standards established pursuant to subsection (a) to determine the standards consistency with industry practices and benchmarks for world class medical construction;
"(B) reviewing ongoing construction programs within the Department of Defense to ensure medical construction standards are uniformly applied across applicable military medical centers;
"(C) assessing the approach of the Department of Defense approach to planning and programming facility improvements with specific emphasis on—
"(i) facility selection criteria and proportional assessment system; and
"(ii) facility programming responsibilities between the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and the Secretaries of the military departments;
"(D) assessing whether the Comprehensive Master Plan for the National Capital Region Medical, dated April 2010, is adequate to fulfill statutory requirements, as required by section 2714 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2656), to ensure that the facilities and organizational structure described in the plan result in world class military medical centers in the National Capital Region; and
"(E) making recommendations regarding any adjustments of the master plan referred to in subparagraph (D) that are needed to ensure the provision of world class military medical centers and delivery system in the National Capital Region.
"(2) Members.—
"(A) Appointments by secretary.—The panel shall be composed of such members as determined by the Secretary of Defense, except that the Secretary shall include as members—
"(i) medical facility design experts;
"(ii) military healthcare professionals;
"(iii) representatives of premier health care centers in the United States; and
"(iv) former retired senior military officers with joint operational and budgetary experience.
"(B) Congressional appointments.—The chairmen and ranking members of the Committees on the Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives may each designate one member of the panel.
"(C) Term.—Members of the panel may serve on the panel until the termination date specified in paragraph (7).
"(D) Compensation.—While performing duties on behalf of the panel, a member and any adviser referred to in paragraph (4) shall be reimbursed under Government travel regulations for necessary travel expenses.
"(3) Meetings.—The panel shall meet not less than quarterly. The panel or its members may make other visits to military treatment centers and military headquarters in connection with the duties of the panel.
"(4) Staff and advisors.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide necessary administrative staff support to the panel. The panel may call in advisers for consultation.
"(5) Reports.—
"(A) Initial report.—Not later than 120 days after the first meeting of the panel, the panel shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a written report containing—
"(i) an assessment of the adequacy of the plan of the Department of Defense to address the items specified in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1) relating to the purposes of the panel; and
"(ii) the recommendations of the panel to improve the plan.
"(B) Additional reports.—Not later than February 1, 2011, and each February 1 thereafter until termination of the panel, the panel shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the findings and recommendations of the panel to address any deficiencies identified by the panel.
"(6) Assessment of recommendations.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the submission of each report under paragraph (5), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a report including—
"(A) a copy of the panel's assessment;
"(B) an assessment by the Secretary of the findings and recommendations of the panel; and
"(C) the plans of the Secretary for addressing such findings and recommendations.
"(7) Termination.—The panel shall terminate on September 30, 2015.
"(c) Definitions.—In this section:
"(1) National capital region.—The term 'National Capital Region' has the meaning given the term in section 2674 (f) of title 10, United States Code.
"(2) World class military medical center.—The term 'world class military medical center' has the meaning given the term 'world class military medical facility' by the National Capital Region Base Realignment and Closure Health Systems Advisory Subcommittee of the Defense Health Board in appendix B of the report titled 'Achieving World Class—An Independent Review of the Design Plans for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital' and published in May 2009, as required by section 2721 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (division B of Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4716)."
Damage to Aviation Facilities Caused by Alkali Silica Reactivity
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title III, § 389], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–89, provided that:
"(a) Assessment of Damage and Prevention and Mitigation Technology.—The Secretary of Defense shall require the Secretaries of the military departments to assess—
"(1) the damage caused to aviation facilities of the Armed Forces by alkali silica reactivity; and
"(2) the availability of technologies capable of preventing, treating, or mitigating alkali silica reactivity in hardened concrete structures and pavements.
"(b) Evaluation of Technologies.—(1) Taking into consideration the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary of each military department may conduct a demonstration project at a location selected by the Secretary concerned to test and evaluate the effectiveness of technologies intended to prevent, treat, or mitigate alkali silica reactivity in hardened concrete structures and pavements.
"(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the locations selected for the demonstration projects represent the diverse operating environments of the Armed Forces.
"(c) New Construction.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop specific guidelines for appropriate testing and use of lithium salts to prevent alkali silica reactivity in new construction of the Department of Defense.
"(d) Completion of Assessment and Demonstration.—The assessment conducted under subsection (a) and the demonstration projects, if any, conducted under subsection (b) shall be completed not later than September 30, 2006.
"(e) Delegation of Authority.—The authority to conduct the assessment under subsection (a) may be delegated only to the Chief of Engineers of the Army, the Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and the Civil Engineer of the Air Force.
"(f) Limitation on Expenditures.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may not expend more than a total of $5,000,000 to conduct both the assessment under subsection (a) and all of the demonstration projects under subsection (b)."
Reports Relating to Military Construction for Facilities Supporting New Weapon Systems
Pub. L. 102–190, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2868,Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1562, as amended by Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1031(c)(2),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1604, which required the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report relating to the permanent basing of a new weapon system not later than 30 days after selecting a site or sites for such permanent basing, was repealed by Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1062(m),Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1586.
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PAWTUCKET — With its linen tablecloths, stylish interior and impressive views of Slater Mill and the Blackstone River, the Cresta Bar and Ristorante was hailed as a welcome addition to the downtown when it debuted last fall. Yet, a little over a year later, the Italian restaurant has closed and its owner and proprietor is questioning what kind of market exists in the city and who his customer base is.
Jeffrey Karll, a Boston area investor eatery who also operated it, said the lease was up on October 31. Since then, he said he has had an option to renew the lease on a week-to-week basis, but will remain closed until while he decides what to do next.
"We might re-do the concept," he said, saying that a Mexican restaurant or a "gastro pub" which offers local, and farm-to-table hamburgers and other "bar-type" food are both ideas that he is kicking around. Another possibility, he said, is a nightclub.
The closing of Cresta unfortunately joins the recent demise of a gift shop, 7 Stones Emporium, that just opened in July in the McDevitt building, and a small custom leather shop that operated for several years near the municipal parking garage. Numerous other vacant storefronts line the section of Main Street that runs from the garage to the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center (which, in itself, has struggled to fill its leased spaces). The Grant, a commercial and residential building at the heart of the downtown, has a number of commercial tenants but clearly room for more.
However, Karll said his biggest surprise and disappointment is in the lack of people and general foot traffic along Main Street and in the downtown. He said that particularly after 5 p.m. when offices close and on the weekends, the city is largely quiet, and that translates to empty tables at his restaurant. "After 7:30 at night, where are we getting our customers from?" mused Karll. "On Saturday afternoons, sometimes cars don't even drive by for 15 minutes." He added that the restaurant has benefited from its proximity to the Gamm Theatre, but that venue isn't open all the time. "There's still a long way to go, but I think the city has been trying to do a better job of keeping things clean and secure," he said.
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