text:
Campbell Shuts Out #17 NCSU; HPU Defeats Jacksonville
Campbell Shuts Out 17th-ranked NC State, 2-0
RALEIGH -- Bryce Miller and Ricki Gaez scored second-half goals and Ethan Hall made 7 saves in the nets to lead Campbell to a 2-0 win Tuesday night over 17th-ranked NC State at Dail Soccer Field.
The Camels (4-1-1) dealt State (6-2) its second-straight loss of the season and defeated the Wolfpack for the second-consecutive year.
Campbell improved to 2-1-1 against Atlantic Coast Conference members and 1-5-2 against nationally-ranked foes (1-0-1 in 2012) under third-year head coach Steve Armas.
Senior Mitchell Cardenas set up both Camel goals and Hall saved a 63rd minute penalty kick for the Camels, who downed State 1-0 in overtime last year at Buies Creek.
After a scoreless first half in which the Camels held a slim 4-3 edge in shots, Campbell nearly went in front at the 61:34 mark when Miller's header off a Cardenas corner kick bounded off the cross bar.
Less than a minute later, however, Campbell's Justin Franz was whistled for a foul on State's Alex Martinez in the area.
Hall dove to his right on the ensuing penalty kick to deny Martinez, who entered the game tied for the national goal-scoring lead with 7 strikes in his first 7 matches.
It marked the second time that the junior keeper from Raleigh's Athens Drive High School has saved a penalty against a nationally-ranked opponent. Hall made a similar stop in last season's 0-0 draw vs. Furman.
After 75 minutes of play, Cardenas fed Miller in the area and the sophomore from Roanoke, Va., poked the ball past State keeper Fabian Otte to put the Camels in front.
Just 6:26 later, the Camels doubled their advantage when Cardenas found Gaez on a counter attack and the sophomore from Panama City, Panama netted his team-leading fourth goal of the year.
Cardenas, who has at least one point in five of Campbell's six outings in 2012, ran his team-leading assists tally to 5 on the year. In doing so, the senior from Mexico City moved into a tie with Peter Barany (26 goals, 5 assists, 57 points from 1997-2000) for 22nd place on Campbell's all-time scoring list. Cardenas has 16 goals and 25 assists in his career.
Hall made six of his seven saves in the second period, including a 78th minute stop on Conor Agnew's header that he parried for a corner kick.
Campbell finished the night with an 11-10 edge in shots. Otte had six saves for the Wolfpack.
The Camels open Big South Conference play Saturday in a 6:00 p.m. kick-off at Radford.
High Point Men's Soccer Picks Up 3-0 Win Over Jacksonville
The High Point University men's soccer team remained undefeated on the season with a 3-0 win over Jacksonville University on a rainy Tuesday evening in Vert Stadium. HPU received goals from Ryan Bennett, Mamadee Nyepon and Fejiro Okiomah in the game.
The Panthers scored once in the first half and twice in the second to pick up their seventh win of the season. High Point is now 7-0-0 and is undefeated in 12-straight games stretching back to last season. HPU is one of just seven teams in the nation still with a perfect record in 2012. Jacksonville fell to 0-6-1 with the loss.
High Point controlled possession early in the game and forced several strong saves by Dolphin keeper Gavin Carlin. The Panthers got on the board in the 14th minute on When Bennett found the back of the net for his first score of the season. HPU took a short corner and played it in to junior Adam Sewell at the edge of the eight-yard box. Sewell flicked the ball up to freshman Erien Campbell who headed it on to the far post where Bennett was unmarked for an easy header finish.
Despite a 15-3 edge in shots in the first half, the HPU lead remained just 1-0 until the 53rd minute when Mamadee Nyepon scored his seventh goal of the season after an impressive individual run. Nyepon received the ball in the midfield and shouldered off two defenders as he made his way into the box. The sophomore then shrugged off a tackle attempt in the box before ripping a shot past the keeper from eight-yards away.
The Panthers got a third goal in the 69th minute when central defender Fejiro Okiomah was rewarded for a strong run with his first goal of the season to make the score 3-0. Okiomah carried the ball from the defensive third through the midfield before sliding a pass to senior Shawn Sloan. Okiomah then continued his run into the box where Sloan lofted a pass to him over the backline. Okiomah shrugged off a defender before slotting a high shot past Carlin.
The High Point defense stifled Jacksonville all night, allowing just three shots total and none in the second half. Redshirt-freshman Kody Palmer made two saves in the game on the way to his fourth clean sheet of the season.
HPU's 30 shots on the night fell two shy of the Panthers' Div. I single-game record on 32 set back in 2010. Nyepon led the team on the night with a career-high 10 shots in the contest.
High Point will continue its current six-game home stand on Saturday, Sept. 22, when the team will re-enter Big South play with a game against UNC Asheville at 7 p.m. The Panthers are 14-6-2 all-time against Asheville. The two sides tied 1-1 last season in Asheville, N.C. This season, the Bulldogs are just 1-6-0 overall and 0-1-0 in the Big South.
Longwood Falls to Richmond, 2-1
RICHMOND, Va. -- The Longwood University men's soccer team fell, 2-1, to the University of Richmond (2-5) on Tuesday evening in Richmond, Va. Senior Evan Jones| Midlothian (Midlothian) scored his first goal of the season to lead the Lancers (2-6). Longwood returns to action on Saturday, September 22, when it hosts Big South Conference opponent Gardner-Webb University at 7 p.m.
In the seventh minute of play, Richmond jumped out to an early lead, as Parker Patterson fed a pass to the right side of the field for Houston Oldham, who fired a shot towards the upper left corner of the net to give the Spiders a 1-0 lead.
The Lancers offense controlled possession of the ball for much of the half, outshooting Richmond, 10-6, in the first 45 minutes, but could not move the net before Richmond scored its second goal of the night and the eventual game-winner in the 37th minute. Mitch Reavis sent a cross to Houston, who was set up in front of the net for the header on goal.
The Lancers would not go quietly and were able to get on the board less than 40 seconds later, as Jones crashed the ball before it could be fully cleared by the Richmond defense and sent a hard shot to the back post from about six yards out, making it a 2-1 game headed into the break.
Coming out of halftime, the teams battled through 45 minutes of scoreless action. Neither squad was able to convert on an opportunity in the second half, allowing Richmond to hold on to take the slim, 2-1 margin of victory.
Junior Brian Henry| Stafford (Colonial Forge) led the Lancers with five shots in the outing, while sophomore Anthony Ugorji|Washington, D.C. (Archbishop Carroll) added three shots of his own. Seniors Devin Pierce|Virginia Beach (Ocean Lakes) and Adel Sarras|Burke (Annandale), along with junior Jared Windt|Haymarket (Battlefield) tallied two shots apiece, while Jones and Rhys Cairns|Washington, England (St. Roberts of Newminster RC School) notched one each on the night. Oldham had a team-high five shots for the Spiders.
Freshmen Carl Carpenter|Charlottesville (St. Anne's Belfield) and Seth Erdman|Hummelstown, Pa. (Lower Dauphin) split time in the net for the Lancers. Carpenter, who started the game, made three saves in 48+ minutes of action, while Erdman came off the bench to make two saves in the last 41+ minutes of the game.
Longwood outshot Richmond, 18-11, in the outing, and had three corner kick opportunities compared to two for the Spiders. Tuesday's contest marked the 13th meeting between the Lancers and the Spiders in the sports of men's soccer. Longwood holds a 6-5-2 advantage in the all-time series.


text:
How do I skip songs in a cue sheet?
How do I skip songs in a cue sheet?
Oct 25 2012, 18:25
Post #1
Group: Members
Posts: 10
Joined: 21-November 09
Member No.: 75157
I have a single-file FLAC with a cue sheet that indexes all tracks on it. That's fine but sometimes (most of the times) I'd rather skip the bonus (what I call "bogus") tracks. If I delete or REM out the bonus tracks, foobar2000 gives me, "Unable to seek to 2:31.955 (Unsupported format or corrupted file):" within a few seconds of starting to play the last track. So I can't even play the last track I want to keep. Occasionally I would like to skip some bonus tracks and play a bonus track or two. I have searched hard and long for a way to do this with the cue sheet but found no answer. I tried making a hidden track but it didn't work. None of the official documentation gives any detail about doing this. So is there a way to do what I want using just the cue sheet without altering the original FLAC (or APE or WAV) and without a foobar2000 plug-in? I'd like this to work with other players as well.
Oct 26 2012, 13:58
Post #2
Group: Members
Posts: 1037
Joined: 12-May 06
From: Colorado, USA
Member No.: 30694
A cue sheet can't be made to ignore any part of the audio in the file(s) referenced by the cue sheet.
Audio at the beginning of the first file can be defined as HTOA (TRACK 01, INDEX 00), which will probably have the effect of it being ignored when the cue sheet is used as a playlist in foobar2000, but that's only good for audio at the beginning of the 'disc'.
"Hidden" tracks of the type most commonly found on CDs are not HTOA, just a designation of 2 songs and intervening silence as one long track. You can make a cue sheet that designates multiple songs as one track (like in my example), but this won't accomplish the goal of skipping anything.
This post has been edited by mjb2006: Oct 26 2012, 14:07
|Lo-Fi Version
|Time is now: 30th November 2015 - 14:50

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Clinique Pore Refining Solutions Correcting Serum
54 reviews
57% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.2
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.2
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSDimethicone, water, polysilicone-11, alcohol denat, acetyl glucosamine, peg-10 dimethicone, butylene glycol, rosemary leaf extract, saw palmetto fruit extract, St paul's wort extract, clary extract, sea whip extract, laminaria saccharina, caffeine, pantethine, hydrolyzed soy, peg-11 methyl ether dimethicone, algae extract, polysorbate-20 salicylic acid, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, lecithin, isohexadecane, DI-C12-18 Alkyl Dimonium Chloride, polysorbate 80, hydrogenated lecithin, polymethyl methacrylate, coconut acid, padina pavonica thallus, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP copolymer, acrylyamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, silica, citric acid, hexylene glycol, ascorbyl tocopherol maleate, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, mica.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I don´t see any difference in my skin.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
I've enlarged pores over my cheeks and at the sides of my nose. Powder just settles nicely in them and makes it seem as if i've caked on my makeup when it's just a light dust of powder. But if I skip the powder, my face turns into an oil slick.
Used to use the clinique pore minimising solutions before they changed all the names to "pore refining". It didn't help previously so I thought I would give this a try again.
Been using it for 4 months now and it has not helped a single bit. My pores are still the same size (i took before and after pics too in case my eyes were just playing tricks on me). Sigh. At least it didn't break me out. Will not be purchasing again for sure. Anyone found a pore-minimising product that works?
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Been using it 2 months and can't see any results yet. My skin isn't particularly sensitive but this stuff seems to make me break out. Normally I only get the occasional spot when it's my time off the month but this seems to regularly cause large ones.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Oily, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Green
I am 29 with very oily skin and a huge blackhead problem for as long as i can remember. I mean grade school people made fun of me for my blackheads. I thought I was past hope aside of expensive dermatological surgical or laser procedures. But after one month I am so grateful I found this. I have real problem pores. I mean huge pit holes on my face. Actually, I thought most of my problem was scarring and so I was not expecting much help from this. Well I am so surprised. I seriously have never had such smooth skin since grade school. This has improved my skin so much I am shocked. Blackheads and pits greatly decreased after one month. I don't know how anyone could rate this low unless they don't really have problem pores. I will be using this for years to come, I can already tell. Here's a tip for price, if you have a Cosmetics Company outlet near you, this should be there for about 20% off of retail price. So worth it.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
What a waste of money. Thats all i have to say on that lol
Age: 44-55
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I feel badly reviewing this, because I am not sure it was even intended for my skin type. However, the Clinique sales clerk told me it would be "fine." I am in my fifties. This is too harsh. It goes on like a thick serum (Feels occlusive!) and immediately I felt stinging. I have to say that I have been oily most of my life, and have pores on my nose big enough to back a semi into. It did not help and felt very irritating.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
After using the pore refining solution for several weeks this product really began to dry my skin out. I have sensitive skin, but its neither very dry or oily, and this product was just too drying. It did shrink my pores and tighten my skin, but at the expensive of dulling and drying my skin. This product just didn't do it for me. I think it would be best suited for someone with oily skin.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I've been using this product for more than a month as recommended and it has done Nothing for my pores. I do facials and microdermabrasion so there's not even an excuse that my face might to be "ready" . It is a total waste of money.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
This was a good enough serum - my pores looked reduced on the days I used it. Now it is finished I can see that it was having an effect - skin looking a little tighter before, pores a little smaller. The effect wears off as soon as you stop using it but I wasn't expecting anything else. I'd buy it again, perhaps if there were some offers on or something. But I'd rather try a different product first. It didn't give me spots or anything like that.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Blue
WARNING - If you have acne run from this. Do not stop and try it - just speed past it. I have acne, but was not having any flare ups. I tried this along with the matching instant perfector and my acne flared badly. A week and 3 days later I am still having a major flare up of painful cyst style pimples. When I looked at the ingredients I found Dimethcone which explains a lot. Even though this does smooth the skin it is not worth the breakouts in the long term.
Popular Treatments (Face)
280 Reviews
177 Reviews
538 Reviews
38 Reviews
145 Reviews
16 Reviews


text:
Marketplace Tech Report for Friday, March 16, 2012
Episode Teaser Image
Episode Description
Google is taking a new approach to the way its search engine works, moving away from keyword-based searching to something a little more contextual. It's embracing something called semantic search, which looks for the meaning of words rather than just the occurrence of those words. Also, the FBI is asking Google to hack into an Android phone, and the difference between the new iPad and a new robot vacuum cleaner.


text:
8 for 8 by 8
Introducing 8 for 8 by 8 – An incredibly thorough website and digital marketing package – 8 key features for… more12 September 2014 by clive Blog Services
Middle 8 Marketing Launches Gorilla Safety Footwear
We're feet first into summer here at Middle 8 Marketing as we launch the spectacular Gorilla Safety Footwear. Gorilla Safety… more30 July 2014 by clive Blog
Networking at Geekeasy – 07.03.13
In the interests of collaboration and given the recent discovery of a very similar informal networking group on the same… more4 March 2013 by clive Blog
Half Day Google SEO Course at Derby QUAD
Google: How to achieve that No.1 Spot Google: It's a competitive arena out there and pipping your competitors to the… more1 November 2012 by clive Blog
PridePark.net – Celebrating 15 Years of Pride Park
Pride Park celebrates 15 successful years this week. A few months ago we were approached by a number of companies… more12 September 2012 by clive Blog
PridePark.net – A recent project
Are you a Pride Park based business? Then register on PridePark.net, a totally free resource to help promote your business.… more6 June 2012 by clive Blog
Vehicle Graphics a Go Go
Thanks to Visual Impact Promotions of Derby for fitting our vehicle graphics. Professionally designed, printed and fitted vehicle graphics are… more3 February 2012 by clive Blog
Merry Christmas from Your Derby Marketing Company!
Middle 8 would like to say a big thank you to all we've worked with for what was a really… more23 December 2011 by clive Blog
New Derby Wedding Photography Website
We're pleased to announce that we've finished a website for Derby Wedding Photographer, Perfect Image Weddings. It was a really… more17 December 2011 by clive Blog
App-reciate technology
Firstly, m8mc is now officially Limited. Middle 8 Marketing Ltd is now in full effect. This move is meant to… more22 November 2011 by clive Blog


text:
Things to see and do - Karlovy Vary
Leaving for Czech republic
Church of St Mary Magdalene :
Nearby tourist sites
Nearby hotels
Kavalerie from27 €Book
Hotel Adria from27 €Book
Grandhotel Ambassador Národní Dům from72 €Book
Top searches Czech republic
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church of St Mary Magdalene : Michelin's recommendations
The Church of St Mary Magdalene, flanked by two superb towers, is one of the rare Baroque monuments of the town. A masterpiece by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (1689-1751), it was finished in 1736. Its outline contrasts sharply with the 19C spirit of Karlovy Vary.
Useful Information
- Address : Tržište 1 CZ - 360 01 Karlovy Vary360 01Karlovy Vary
- Website : http://www.karlovy-vary.cz
Opening hours :
- Jul: 9am-6pm, Aug: 9am-5pm; Jun: 9am-10pm; May: 10am-5pm; Sep: 10am-4pm


text:
On Hannity & Colmes, Pat Robertson once again called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, "Not now, but one day, one day."
Pat Robertson suggested that Ariel Sharon's stroke occurred because he was "dividing God's land."
Watergate felon and Prison Fellowship Ministries founder Charles Colson likened the psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of extreme bigotry to the oppression of Christians by totalitarian governments like the former Soviet Union -- apparently suggesting that some forms of bias are uniquely Christian.
Pat Robertson said that Democratic criticism of the war in Iraq "amounts to treason."
Loading the player leg...


text:
For immediate release
Sept. 11, 2002
Abilene Christian University's TRIO program received a grant of more than $1 million over the next five years from the U.S. Department of Education to begin a new program that could mean a better retention rate for Abilene Independent School District.
The new grant will allow ACU to begin a program called Talent Search, working with 400-500 middle school and high school students per year in Abilene who are considered "at risk" for dropping out of school. The program is designed to keep the students in school and help them get into college, said Mark Upton, director of Talent Search.
"Receiving a grant of this type allows TRIO to expand its efforts to a population of students not yet involved with TRIO programs," Upton said. "We believe this allows ACU another opportunity to enhance the lives of the youth in Abilene. I believe the potential positive impact on the A.I.S.D. is immeasurable."
The ACU program will be housed at the Anson/Jones facility in north Abilene and will consist of tutors and counselors working specifically to help the high school and middle school age students with school work, study skills and future plans.
The Talent Search grant proposal was given three perfect scores from the readers in a highly competitive atmosphere. Of the more than 350 grant submissions, less than 80 were funded.
TRIO programs provide opportunities for economically disadvantaged, first generation college students, under-represented and disabled students. These programs are government funded and fall under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
If you are a member of the media who would like more information about this release, please contact Wendy Kilmer, university news coordinator.
Last Update: December 17, 2007
Questions to (email@example.com)
Copyright © 1995-2006 Abilene Christian University. All rights reserved.


text:
Future Problem Solving Program International
'Future Problem Solving Program International'- (FPSPI), formerly known as the Future Problem Solving Program (FPSP), aims to "engage students in creative problem solving". Founded by Dr. Ellis Paul Torrance in 1974, FPSPI was created to stimulate critical and creative thinking skills and to encourage students to develop a vision for the future. FPSPI features curricular and co-curricular competitive, as well as non-competitive, activities in creative problem solving. The Future Problem Solving Program International involves over 250,000 students annually from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Portugal, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Great Britain, Turkey, India and the United States.
- 1 Future Problem Solving Process
- 2 Types of Competition
- 2.1 Team Global Issues Problem Solving
- 2.2 Individual Global Issues Problem Solving
- 2.3 Multi-Affiliate Global Issues Problem Solving
- 2.4 Presentation of Action Plan Competition
- 2.5 Adult Competition
- 2.6 Scenario Writing Competition
- 2.7 Onsite Scenario Writing Competition
- 2.8 Community Problem Solving Competition
- 2.9 Individual Community Problem Solving Competition
- 3 Competition Divisions
- 4 Levels of Competition
- 5 Competition Topics
- 5.1 (2014-15)
- 5.2 Past Topic Lists
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Future Problem Solving Process[edit]
The Future Problem Solving (FPS) Process is used in all competitions except the Scenario Writing competitions. The six steps of the process are as follows:
- Finding Challenges/Problems: Find possible problems within the given Future Scene.
- Select an Underlying Problem: Determine the most important or consequential problem.
- Solutions: Brainstorm solutions to solve the Underlying Problem.
- Generate/Select Criteria: Write 5 criteria by which to judge the solutions.
- Apply Criteria to Solutions (Grid): Judge the solutions with the criteria, and determine which solution is the best overall.
- Action Plan: The highest-scoring (best) solution, as determined by the Grid (step 5), is elaborated into a detailed plan for the implementation of that solution.
Types of Competition[edit]
There are several different types of competition within the Future Problem Solving (FPS) program, the most popular of which is the Team Global Issues Problem Solving Competition.
Team Global Issues Problem Solving[edit]
Teams in this competition are composed of no more than 4 members. Each team can compete in one of the competition divisions. Teams compete by analyzing the provided Future Scene and completing their written "packet" or "booklet. The Future Scene is a one-page written scenario in an imagined future based on the current topic. Competitors find potential problems in the future scene based on logic and their topic research preparation. Each packet contains space for 16 challenges, an underlying problem, 16 solutions, 5 criteria, an evaluation grid, and an action plan. Each team, regardless of the division, has two hours to complete these steps in the qualifying, state, and international competitions.
Each year there are two practice problems, one qualifying problem, an affiliate level competition, and an international competition. Depending on the size of the FPSPI affiliate in that state or nation, the top 1 to 3 teams from the affiliate level receive the opportunity to compete at the International Conference. The competitors at the international level represent the top 1% of teams from around the world.
Individual Global Issues Problem Solving[edit]
Individual competitions are similar to team competitions, except that only one competitor completes a packet. Individual competitors can complete a maximum of 8 challenges and solutions per packet.
Individual competition levels are the same as team competition levels.
Multi-Affiliate Global Issues Problem Solving[edit]
When a team is selected to go to the international competition (and some affiliate bowls) they are allowed to bring up to two alternate competitors in case members of the winning team are unable to compete. If the alternates are not needed, they may compete in the alternate competition. This is the same as the team competition except all teams of four are created with alternates from various affiliates who have not worked together before.
Presentation of Action Plan Competition[edit]
In some levels of competition, teams compete in Presentation of Action Plan competitions, whereby they act out a short play based on their Action Plan. Individuals and Alternates from the same school can help teams in their division (or a higher division) perform a skit. Whether or not a Presentation of Action Plan competition is held at the Qualifying Problem or Affiliate levels depends on the FPSPI affiliate. Presentations are always performed at the International Conference.
Adult Competition[edit]
The Adult competition is completed at the International level(and may be completed at the Affiliate level if the FPSPI affiliate chooses to do so) and is intended for adults who accompany students to the International Conference. Like Alternates, adult competitors are randomly assigned into teams in order to complete a packet.
Scenario Writing Competition[edit]
A Scenario is a short story set at least 20 years in the future. Scenarios must be under 1500 words and must be based on one of the year's competition topics. Unlike many other FPSPI competitions, Scenario Writing competitions are not timed. They are completed at the student's home or school and then mailed in for evaluation.
There are two levels of the Scenario Writing competition: the Affiliate Level and the International Conference. The first place Affiliate Level winner in each division is invited to the International Conference. The scenarios that win first, second, and third at the Affiliate Level will be sent on to the International level for evaluation.
If a scenario places within the top five at the International level, the writer will be invited to the IC if they have not already qualified for an invitation through other competitions.
Onsite Scenario Writing Competition[edit]
Competitors of the Scenario Writing competition who are invited to the International Conference can complete in the Onsite Scenario Writing competition. Competitors are randomly grouped into teams of four.
Each team member is given a copy of the same Future Scene used in the other competitions. Each team member picks an aspect of the Future Scene on which to write a scenario. Two hours are given to complete the competition.
Community Problem Solving Competition[edit]
Community Problem Solving (CmPS) is a component of the FPSP that encourages students to identify and solve problems in their own community using the FPS Process. CmPS teams use the six step process to solve problems they see in their community. They compete at two levels, state and internationals. They are graded on two things, their six-page addendum which is a type of formal scrap book and a six-page report which has everything in writing of what they have done. At Internationals the CmPS groups have a total of three and a half hours to make a board on spot and also have to go through a half hour interview with a judge.
At FPSPI 2008, Team "Read A Book, Live A Life" from Hwa Chong Institution became the first ever team from Singapore to have won the grand championship with their work towards the autism community. In 2009, a team from Pecatonica, WI won the overall competition with a project called "DRIVE" which focused on student driving. In 2010, a team from Palm Coast, FL, won the E. Paul Torrance award (Beyonder Award) with a project called "Faces of Autism" which addressed the transition program for individuals with autism while creating a documentary, garden, and visiting various classes to educate students. In 2011, The CmPS Team from Casa Grande, Arizona, took home the Grand Champion title for their project "SOS (Saving Our School)", which addressed the students' failing school status by improving resources and access to the library, improving the transition of eighth graders to high school, forming community partnerships, earmarking funds for scholarships and improving the general appearance of the school facility itself. In 2013, Project W.I.S.H. from Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) became the second team from Singapore to win the title of Middle Division Grand Champions, with their work towards helping children in urban communities to interact with nature meaningfully.
Individual Community Problem Solving Competition[edit]
There is a variation of the CmPS designed for individual competitors.
Competition Divisions[edit]
Competition in the Future Problem Solving Program is divided into three divisions. These divisions are universal across all FPSPI competitions.
- Junior: Grades 4–6
- Middle: Grades 7–9
- Senior: Grades 10–12
Levels of Competition[edit]
There are three levels of FPSPI competition. Not all levels are used in all competition types.[1]
- Qualifying Problem (also known as the Regional Competition or the QP)
- Affiliate Level (also known as the National Finals or State Bowl)
- International Conference (IC): held for competitors who have been invited to compete at the International level. (Qualification typically involves placing in the top few positions at the Affiliate level.) The IC is typically held in late May or early June. A new location of the Conference is chosen every two years. The location of the 2014 and 2015 competitions is Iowa State University. The location of the 2012 and 2013 competitions was Indiana University Bloomington The location for the 2010 and 2011 competitions was University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. Michigan State University was the selected location for 2008 and 2009.
Competition Topics[edit]
Each FPSPI competition is oriented around a topic selected from the school year's topic list. The topic list is developed based on votes from FPSPI students and coaches.
The current topics for the 2014–2015 school year are[2]
The Impact of Social Media[edit]
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Skype, Second Life, wikis, blogging, tweeting - all of these words have entered our lives in the last few years. The impact of Web 2.0 and the rise of associated social media have changed our lives in many ways that we are only just beginning to understand.
Regimes have fallen because of the use of social media; careers can be jeopardized due to past and present social events posted on social media; people all over the world are able to collaborate in real time to work and to play. Some people think social media has a detrimental effect on people's social lives; others believe it is a new and exciting way of socializing and developing relationships.
How might social media continue to impact our lives? Who will monitor the truth and accuracy of social media? Will social media lead to increased social isolation or enhanced global collaboration? Is there a need for controls, monitoring, or restrictions on social media? Do the positives outweigh the detrimental effects? Does any government have the right to legislate the use of social media by its citizens?
Processed Foods[edit]
An increased interest in food and health has occurred around the world. Many questions have been asked on this topic: Where are food products produced? How? Why? Who produces food products? How far have these products traveled? How long have they been stored? How is food tracked from "farm to fork"?
A huge number of food products are now chemically-enhanced and processed. Foods may be labeled as "natural flavors," but these do not necessarily come from the original product. Strawberry flavoring, for example, may have started out as a bacterial protein. Are preservatives safe? How might the addition of flavor enhancers, vitamins and minerals, phosphate additives, and sugar and fat substitutes affect our overall health? What are beneficial reasons for using processed foods? What processed foods should we avoid? Genetic engineering is still under study and remains controversial. Nanotechnology represents the latest high technology attempt to infiltrate our food supply. Do these new technologies pose serious new risks for human health?
Propaganda is communication aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position. Selective messages are used to produce an emotional rather than rational response from the audience. Common media for transmitting propaganda messages include news reports, government reports, historical revision, junk science, books, leaflets, movies, radio, television, and posters. Propaganda shares techniques with advertising and public relations.
With growing trends in communication, how will propaganda be spread in the future through digital media? How can wealth of individuals, groups, or countries advance a particular agenda? In a number of regional and global conflicts, including both World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam wars, the Balkan Conflict, and more recently the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, propaganda has more typically referred to political or nationalist uses of these techniques. Examples of these techniques include the following: instilling panic, appealing to prejudice, creating a bandwagon, demonizing the enemy, stating half-truths, and providing a scapegoat. Propaganda usually exists on both sides of a conflict, but is often perceived as negative in nature. What are some positive examples of present-day propaganda? What are some negative examples of present-day propaganda?
Enhancing Human Potential[edit]
Through the use of performance enhancing drugs, personal trainers, speed-enhancing swimsuits, technologies for body and brain, people can enhance their potential in physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities. As time goes on, humans will be offered even more ways to enhance their potential in unprecedented ways: cybernetic body parts, memory-enhancing or erasing drugs, technologically advanced sports equipment, and/or humans/computer interfaces, etc. Will the definition of "human" change? Many ethical issues surround these advances: Should sports people be able to enhance their performances in any way they like? Should parents be able to choose IQ or mood boosters such as drugs or brain implants for their children? What impacts might exist with the disparities between the "haves" and the "have-nots"? How far might the human brain and body be pushed? To what extent can we "perfect" the human body? What "enhancers" do we have presently? What are the dangers, as well as benefits, of powerful new technologies that might radically change the lives of human beings?
International Competition Topic: Intellectual Property[edit]
Music can be downloaded on the internet without the permission of the musician. "Knock-off" watches, purses, and sunglasses are being sold on city streets. Counterfeit drugs are available in countries around the world, particularly in poorer regions where cost and availability is an issue. All of these things have something in common with a thief: they all involve illegally taking someone else's property.
Intellectual property - literary works, music, names and logos that convey information, designs for inventions - plays an important role in the global economy. Copyrights, trademarks, and patents are all legal protections that allow creators to exclusively benefit from their innovations, thus encouraging creativity. In the age of globalization and digitalization, these legal protections are being put to the test and pertinent questions must be considered:
- How can intellectual property be protected across borders?
- Are the Berne Convention, the Madrid Protocol, and the World Trade Organization up to this task?
- Are moral or cultural rights, including the knowledge and practice of indigenous people, adequately protected?
- In specific situations, such as when patents result in life-saving medicines being unaffordable in less developed countries, how should intellectual property rights be enforced?
- Should patent assertion entities, or patent trolls, have the same rights as creators of intellectual property?
- Could the inability to protect intellectual property hamper creativity?
Past Topic Lists[edit]
- All in a Day's Work
- Coral Reefs
- Human Rights
- Trade Barriers
- Pharmaceuticals
- Fundraising and Charity Giving
- Protection of National Treasures
- Cultural Prejudice
- Caring for Our Elders
- Privacy
- Entertainment
- Terrorism/Security
- Agriculture of the 21st century
- Depletion of Oceanic Species
- Business Crime
- Tourism
- World Population
- Water
- Habitats
- Global Interdependence


text:
FALMOUTH — Police took a man into protective custody after his car was found on fire and abandoned in the woods Wednesday night.
At 11:36 p.m. police and fire crews went to the end of Woodland Road to investigate a white Volkswagen Jetta that had struck a parked car and then went into the woods. When the crews arrived the Jetta was on fire, but no one was inside or around it, Falmouth police Lt. Sean Doyle said.
Four hours later, at 3:30 a.m., the police spotted Todd Silcox, 38, of Falmouth, walking along East Falmouth Highway by the Davisville Road intersection, Doyle said.
The Jetta is registered to Silcox, who was allegedly intoxicated, Doyle said. The police took him into protective custody and continue to investigate the cause of the accident.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
Lower Valley Bible camps offer fun, faith, fellowship
No one is an island.
Not the youngest, the sickest or the weakest, said Jamie Dillon, youth minister at St. Scholastic Parish in Aspinwall.
"We are all here to help each other," said Dillon, as she closed out this year's vacation Bible camp where more than 70 children spent the week learning, singing, crafting and helping each other.
Themed "Faith Island," Dillon said she focused on the continuing plight of Haiti and social justice across the world, but she delivered it on a level that young children would be more interested in.
"We talked about the kids in Haiti and how they don't have money to buy toys," Dillon said. "The first day of camp we made soccer balls out of newspaper."
Summer Bible schools will be in full swing this year throughout the Lower Valley, with many of the parishes hosting week-long festivities to encourage children toward religion and community service.
At Christ Church Fox Chapel, the camp runs July 8 to 12.
With the theme "Kingdom Rock — Stand Strong for God," children will be transported back to medieval times through games, songs and crafts.
Director Patty Todd said that some of the supplies she's gathering for this year's props include grapevine wreaths, scepters, flicker lights, gold lame', shepherd crooks, crowns and stuffed animals (mainly sheep).
"We'll be using paper towel rolls for castles and cardboard for shields. We'll try to make knight costumes and everything," she said.
Aimed at children ages three to those in fifth grade, the cost is $75. The church is along Squaw Run Road East in Fox Chapel.
Registration forms are available at www.christchurchfoxchapel.org, in the church lobby, or by calling at 412-963-8938.
Later in July, Faith United Methodist Church in Fox Chapel will host its camp from July 21 to 25. The theme will be "God's Backyard."
"We'll use tents and outdoors items to get the kids' attention," said Amy Parkinson, camp leader. Children should each bring at plain white T-shirt for one of the crafts, she said.
Parkinson will focus on service this year — to family, community and church.
"We want them to know how important it is to do so for others," she said.
Camp is for children ages 3 though eighth grade. Cost is $7.
The church is along West Chapel Ridge Road. Call 412-508-7868 to register or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
At St. Scholastica, along Brilliant Avenue, Dillon enlists more than a dozen teenage counselors to help lead the younger campers through daily lessons.
Genny Laymon, 15, of O'Hara, and Jesse Dillon, 16, of Indiana Township, said the children were thrilled to discover each day what kind of games and crafts were in store for them.
Laymon and Dillon led a stuffed animal version of Angry Birds, and they held milk jug relays where children raced with water-filled bottles.
"We wanted them to see what the kids in Haiti feel like when they have to carry water around every day," Laymon said.
The children recycled the water bottles to make banks, Dillon said. They took them home and collected pennies all week to bring back at the end of the week.
"We had them put their coins end-to-end along the gym floor and it was great," Dillon said. "One team crossed the floor three times with the change they collected."
Proceeds from the penny races will be shipped to the Good Samaritan School in Haiti.
Aspinwall resident and counselor Emma Klatt, 14, said the event was aimed at making the children realize that there are people they can help "even though they are young."
Fellow counselors Clare O'Connor, 14, and Sean Ellis, 13, said they got as much out of camp as their younger counterparts.
"I like being a leader," said Clare, of Aspinwall.
"I think we all got a better understanding of how other people live and what poverty is," said Sean, of O'Hara. "We need to remember what other people have."
Tawnya Panizzi is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-782-2121, ext. 2 or email@example.com.
Show commenting policy
TribLive commenting policy
You are solely responsible for your comments and by using TribLive.com you agree to our Terms of Service.
We moderate comments. Our goal is to provide substantive commentary for a general readership. By screening submissions, we provide a space where readers can share intelligent and informed commentary that enhances the quality of our news and information.
While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderating decisions are subjective. We will make them as carefully and consistently as we can. Because of the volume of reader comments, we cannot review individual moderation decisions with readers.
We value thoughtful comments representing a range of views that make their point quickly and politely. We make an effort to protect discussions from repeated comments either by the same reader or different readers.
We follow the same standards for taste as the daily newspaper. A few things we won't tolerate: personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity (including expletives and letters followed by dashes), commercial promotion, impersonations, incoherence, proselytizing and SHOUTING. Don't include URLs to Web sites.
We do not edit comments. They are either approved or deleted. We reserve the right to edit a comment that is quoted or excerpted in an article. In this case, we may fix spelling and punctuation.
We welcome strong opinions and criticism of our work, but we don't want comments to become bogged down with discussions of our policies and we will moderate accordingly.
We appreciate it when readers and people quoted in articles or blog posts point out errors of fact or emphasis and will investigate all assertions. But these suggestions should be sent via e-mail. To avoid distracting other readers, we won't publish comments that suggest a correction. Instead, corrections will be made in a blog post or in an article.
Most-Read Stories
- Woman dies after bleeding on sidewalk outside Carrick pizzeria
- Unsung backups provide boost for Steelers defensive line
- Penguins lose hard-fought game to Blue Jackets in overtime
- Run game needed for balance vs. Seahawks
- Gilbert, son of ex-Pitt football standout, commits to Panthers
- Unabashed church pastors put politics front and center
- Former Pirates pitcher Happ agrees to $36 million, 3-year deal with Blue Jays
- Puppy, pals come to rescue of Lower Burrell firefighters
- Clairton among greatest WPIAL dynasties; Aliquippa, South Fayette close
- Body found in Allegheny River in Harrison
- Suspect in custody after shooting at Colorado Planned Parenthood


text:
An "Avantastic" event, by Ishwar Achanta
A golf event, of any magnitude, is always a challenge to put together, so I must say that the organisers did a phenomenal job in delivering a super event in the 2011 Avantha Masters, played at the DLF Golf & Country Club in Gurgaon (Delhi), India, on 17-20 February. This is a European Tour event but, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), with a prize money of 1.8 Million Euros.
A golf event of this size, in India? One may well ask and reasonably so! In a cricket-crazy nation, particularly with the cricket World Cup having just started, staging an event of such magnitude in India may not have been perfectly timed. Nonetheless, despite the cricket and the fact that India has only around 100,000 golfers or thereabouts, it was very important to deliver a top-class event
I have been an amateur golfer for 37 years and qualified as a referee at The R&A's Referees School in St Andrews in 2002. I now have the pleasure to serve as the Asia-Pacific representative on the R&A Rules of Golf Committee.
But I was just one part of the international Rules team assembled for the event, with representatives from the European Tour, including the legendary Chief Referee John Paramor, the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India. I was delighted to accept an invite from the European Tour to be a part of this Rules Team, and, from an Indian golf perspective, it was particularly gratifying to see two confident, young, female Indian referees, Shalini Malik and Neha Majithia, from the PGTI, as part of the group.
Delhi, coming off the winter, has some very challenging golfing weather! Frequent travellers to Delhi have rued the interminable waits at airport lounges on account of the fog, but this time around the weather did not spare the golf course! On day one, we had a three-and-a-half-hour fog delay.
Days two and three also saw delayed starts due to the fog, though not by as much as on Thursday. We first had to complete round one and then get the next round started promptly. This is where the experience of the various tours' staff really comes into play. The well-oiled mechanism kicks in and, with a minimum of fuss, the highly efficient back-room team got all the paperwork done in rapid time.
The Rules incident of the event that stands out for me, unfortunately, was the two-shot penalty that I had to inform my countryman, Jeev Milkha Singh, about. On day one, Jeev's drive on the 13th struck the on-course lighting unit – there are many such lighting units on the course. The Local Rule requires the shot to be cancelled and replayed, but Jeev did not do so and he played his second shot. When he was then informed of his mistake, he had to go back to the tee and the resulting two-shot penalty for playing from the wrong place was indeed painful! Despite this, Jeev finished the day at a very creditable four under par. The press, of course, were very curious and Jeev was most gracious in acknowledging that he was at fault for not having read the Local Rules more carefully. A lesson for all perhaps.
On day three, in fading light, the approach shot to the 14th green of Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee, playing in the leading group, landed in the water hazard, bounced off a rock and trickled onto the green side of the course. Thongchai walked around to his ball and my colleague, Neha, who was following the group outside the ropes, alerted me on the radio to the fact that Thongchai could be standing in the hazard to play the ball. You might wonder what was wrong with that?
As I was behind the group, I must have broken all landspeed records to get to Thongchai and stop him from taking his stance and playing the ball, for the hazard in question was classified as an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) where a player must take relief if the ESA interferes with his stance or area of intended swing. The surprise on Thongchai's face was comical when I told him of the possible breach and his relief was palpable when he realised he was saved of the applicable penalty. Decision 34-2/3 says that the Referee may warn players who are about to breach the Rules, though he is under no obligation to do so. However, being a good official mandates me to do whatever I can to assist the players, be they professional or amateur. It is part my role to try and prevent breaches of the Rules from happening in the first place and it was no small measure of satisfaction to be on hand to assist Thongchai.
Judging by the volume of radio chatter, all of us referees were kept busy on all four days, scurrying about doing rulings or keeping the pace of play under control. John Paramor, as the Chief Referee, brings to bear his enormous experience and his calmness is the panacea for any difficult rulings a referee may be subject to.
The icing on the cake was the fact that a young man from the City of Joy, Kolkatta, SSP Chowrasia, quietly played some scintillating golf and snatched the crown from Englishman Robert Coles.
One needs to meet this lad, to learn the meaning of simplicity and humility! A worthy winner from India: a fitting end of a quality event, to which all of India looks forward to welcoming back, along with the global golfing community, next year.


text:
Chicken, fennel & tomato ragout
Cooking timePrep: 10 mins Cook: 25 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 2
This chunky ragout can be teamed with anything you like, couscous, pasta, rice or a nice jacket, or just a nice chunk of bread
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 351
- protein
- 42g
- carbs
- 28g
- fat
- 9g
- saturates
- 1g
- fibre
- 6g
- sugar
- 10g
- salt
- 1.43g
- 1 large fennel bulb
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 boneless skinless chicken, cut into chunks
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 200g new potatoes, cut into chunks
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 150ml chicken or vegetable stock
- 3 roasted red peppers in brine, from a jar or deli counter, chopped
Compare prices
Want to see what this recipe costs at different supermarkets? Compare in one place here:
- Trim the green tops off the fennel and reserve. Halve, then quarter the fennel, cut out the core, then cut lengthways into slices. Heat the oil in a pan, add the chicken, then fry quickly until lightly coloured. Add the fennel and garlic, then stir briefly until the fennel is glistening.
- Tip in the potatoes, tomatoes, stock and a little seasoning, and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 20 mins until the potatoes are tender. Stir in the peppers and heat through. Roughly chop the reserved fennel fronds, then sprinkle over the ragout. Serve with crusty bread for mopping up the juices.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2007
Ads by Google
Comments, questions and tips
Delicious! Needs a lot longer for the potatoes to get tender (and I cut them into very small pieces), but otherwise perfect. I added smoked paprika as suggested by some others, plus a little bit of fresh basil. Ate it without an accompaniment but topped with a little bit of parmesan. Would definitely make again.
Just my thing - first time cooking with fennel and LOVED it! YumYum... My potatoes took a while longer to cook than the recipe states but it was worth the wait! Oh and didn't have roasted red pepper in brine so I used Pepperdews in Brine which gave a zingy-hot twist! Will definately be doing this again!
This was really yummy - doubled the quantities and added paprika, chilli flakes, tomato purée and red wine. I also added some penne pasta at the same time as the potatoes for a really filling one
pot meal and it worked perfectly!! Would reccommend as so quick and easy to make and very tasty!! I feel it would have been far too bland though if not for the other ingredients I added!! :0)
This has become one of my favourite mid-week meals as it is so easy, flavoursome, wholesome, and great heated up the next day. I particularly enjoy the fact that there are no onions to chop, as I am absurdly sensitive to them! I usually add some tomato puree and a slug or two of wine (either colour) to intensify the sauce. It is also nice with marinated/roasted artichoke hearts instead of peppers, I picked up the wrong jar in the shop but it was just as good! Paprika is a good idea, must try that next time.
- ‹ previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
- next ›


text:
Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber performs Friday at the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction. / BEN SARLE, for the Free Press
ESSEX JUNCTION Charles Rogers and Henry Litchfield dont look like your typical Justin Bieber fans, unless your image of typical Justin Bieber fans is burly, bearded guys with tattoos.
They were at the Champlain Valley Fair on Friday night, however, as were many men who dont fit the demographic of the Official Justin Bieber Fan Club. They were there because their daughters are too young to drive and too smitten with the teen-heartthrob singer to bypass his first performance in Vermont.
Its crazy. The girls are loving it, Rogers of Bethel said as his daughter, Myia, and Litchfields daughter, Avyanna of Randolph, danced to the music of Sean Kingston, the hip-hop singer who opened for Bieber. Rogers admitted he had never heard any songs by Bieber, which he assumed was teeny-bopper music, but he wasnt in Essex Junction because he wanted to hear Biebers music.
As long as my 10-year old daughters happy, Rogers said as Myia danced, Dads happy.
And Myia was happy. She received the tickets for Biebers show for her birthday May 31. This, she said, sur veying the scene of Bieber Fever before her, is, like, my dream.
Bieber continues a summer tradition at the Champlain Valley Fair, which has a knack for booking young musicians on the career up swing. Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and the Jonas Brothers have all danced and pranced across the grandstand stage that Bieber danced and pranced across for a not-quite-sold out crowd of not-quite-9,000 mostly teen and pre-teen fans Friday night.
Justin Bieber is an industry. The 16-year-old Canadian was a YouTube sensation before he ever released an album, was on TV the other night playing basketball against Shaquille ONeal and is set to star in a movie about (what else?) Justin Bieber. Approximately 128 percent of all girls walking on the fairs midway or attending the concert were wearing some sort of Justin Bieber paraphernalia. When he (or possibly his handlers) named his tour the My World tour, he wasnt (or they werent) kidding.
Morgan Sadowski was one of those girls in a Justin Bieber T-shirt. She chastised her father, Dan Sadowski, when he had the audacity to suggest she bought the shirt at the show. I already had the shirt, Morgan said in one of those eye-rolling moments Dad had better get used to when Morgan is older than her current age of 9.
They were at Biebers merchandise table to make yet another purchase. They chose the Justin Bieber bracelets over the Justin Bieber necklace. Why? Theres two of them, said Dan Sadowski, who with his daughter crossed Lake Champlain from Moriah, N.Y., to catch the show.
The night unfolded like a long tease: A pair of young singers, Vita Chambers and Jessica Jarrell, played short sets before Kingston came out. Like the singers before him, Kingston pumped up the crowd with chants of Let me see you jump! and Put your hands in the air! and Make some noise!
After he was done, the two video screens flanking the stage began a count down to Biebers show, in creasing the slow-building tension one thousandth of a second at a time.
Put a tea kettle on the burner, heat it up long enough and eventually it will go ... Shrieeeeek!
Thats the sound thousands of girls made when Justin Bieber came on stage cloaked in a white suit, green laser light and dry-ice fog. He almost immediately peeled off his jacket during the opening song Love Me. The girls almost immediately pealed more squeals.
By the time Bieber reached his third song, the R&B-tinged U Smile, Charles Rogers had already become something of a fan. Rogers said Bieber sounded a little like a young Michael Jackson. His daughter, Myia, said nothing. She just sat on her Dads shoulders, smiling as she stared with a distant look in her eyes toward Justin Biebers world.
Photos: Justin Bieber performs at Champlain Valley Fair


text:
Category:For 2 cellos
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
The list below includes all pages in the category "For 2 cellos". This includes works originally scored for two solo cellos. See also For 2 cellos (arr), Scores featuring the cello, For cello, double bass.
→ Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more.
Pages in category "For 2 cellos"
The following 154 pages are in this category, out of 154 total.


text:
Short Sharp Clicks Friday 22, October 2010
You Don't Need a Budget to Go Viral
Inspiring video made with no budget, lots of imagination and honest passion.
This moving video was made by a performer to raise money for the homeless.
The stripped down nature of the piece only seems to make it more powerful.
( My tip: Turn the volume up LOUD!)
How Personas Can Help You Write Compelling Sales Content
Another great interview from Wilson Web. Know who you customers are and how to write for all of them. If you've ever wanted to know what "Personas" are all about, then watch this.
Google vs Facebook – Google the Winner in a No Contest Knockout
Google's revenue - $23.531 billion - and rising.
Facebook, has estimated revenues around $1b.
Why are we even arguing about this?
Internet Marketers Still Have a Lot to Learn
Great article that shows how online marketers still have miles to go before they match the effectiveness of their offline siblings.
Anti Facebook
The ongoing hash that Facebook keeps making of its privacy issues is causing many people to drop their Facebook accounts.
Are there alternatives? Sure, check them out...
Apple Marketer of the Decade
You can learn everything you need to know about marketing from watching Apple. (The good and the bad, but mostly good.)
Ad Age has recognised Apple's marketing nous by awarding them Marketer of the Decade.
Google Gives Us So Much More
It's been a busy month for Google rolling out a string of been features in Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools.
Visualize Your Customers Activity in Google Analytics
Google Analytics finally gets its site overlay feature working. Now you can "see" which parts of your webpage are working the best. Great for redesigning and marketing.
Search Engine Ranking Position Tracker
You can now see your own search engine position rank tracker in Webmaster Tools.
Who Loves You the Most
Plus you can now see who's linking to you the most.
Posted in: Content Marketing
Short Sharp Clicks - Friday 22, October 2010


text:
Howard Dean Wanders Off The Ranch Again! (Updated)
What could possibly explain Howard Dean crossing over into la la land and actually saying that Sarah Palin could beat President Obama in 2012. That is the craziest political statement I've heard all year. His reasoning is as weak as his apparent grasp on reality. The Hill has some details for us…
"I think she could win," Dean told The Hill in an interview Friday. "She wouldn't be my first choice if I were a Republican but I think she could win."
Dean warns the sluggish economy could have more of a political impact than many Washington strategists and pundits assume.
First of all, Howard, would she be your second or third pick? But not your first? If you were a Republican, that is. That's some qualifier to the crazy statement that followed. Wow!
It is true that the economy will have a lot of impact on the elections, that's for sure. But leaping from Sarah Palin, who isn't even running and won't, to the fact that she could beat President Obama, even if the economy is still struggling – is just off the hook crazy. In order to win an election, you actually have to run in the primary and win. Sarah Palin doesn't have the work ethic to do what needs to be done to get to that point. Hell, she quit half way through her first term as governor of Alaska. What makes Howard Dean think that she would actually take on the monumental task of running for president. There is absolutely no freakin way that Sarah Palin could possibly handle that. But let's just suspend that fact for a second and look at Howard Dean's point. It's just astounding how large a leap Howard takes in his thinking. More from the Hill piece…(emphasis mine)
"Any time you have a contest — particularly when unemployment is as high as it is — nobody gets a walkover," Dean said. "Whoever the Republicans nominate, including people like Sarah Palin, whom the inside-the-Beltway crowd dismisses — my view is if you get the nomination of a major party, you can win the presidency, I don't care what people write about you inside the Beltway," Dean said.
Well Howard, there is a good reason why the Beltway crowd dismisses her, have you been in a cave since 2008? The woman has not done anything that would prepare her for consideration as a serious candidate. And that "if" in "if you get the nomination"…well, Howard, you can't just roll past that "if", sorry. That's a 64 pt "if" in a 12 pt world. She has spent the last few years cashing in on her name recognition and it continues to this day. It's almost laughable even talking about her as a serious candidate, in my opinion. The most obvious evidence that she won't run is the fact that Fox News has kept her on the payroll. They cut loose New Gingrich and Rick Santorum, terminating their contracts with Fox News as of May 1, 2011, because of their conflicts of interest. Not Sarah, she has no intention and no desire to ever run for office again. That would be way too much work. Just think about how much "gotcha journalism" she would have to endure if she were to run. Blame the inside-the-beltway crowd if you want, but the woman is not running for anything in the near future. I doubt she will ever run for office again. Why would she, she has a compliant media that will cling to her every high-pitched-rising-inflection word salad she utters. She's got a pretty sweet gig going, if you can get it.
But continuing with the suspension of reality and taking it to Howard's batshit crazy end. IF she were to actually run and IF she were to actually get the nomination, there is no fucking way she could beat President Obama in a general election. Can you imagine them in a debate? Can you imagine Sarah Palin telling us about "The Palin Doctrine" or her strategy for peace in the Middle East? It's just so far off the ranch that you have to wonder what could possibly make Howard Dean say such idiotic things. Is it the Obama Derangement Syndrome progressed into a full blow disease which has started eating away at his brain? I'm just asking. Maybe some of you excellent readers can shed some light on that, as you often do.
Update: I just came across this poll at The Raw Story where 2/3 of the people surveyed said they would definitely not vote for Sarah Palin. 42% of Republicans said they definitely wouldn't vote for her. But of those people who would, she's taking their money from them. She's slick!
I Wish Weiner Had "Sexted" Ginni Thomas – Maybe The Media Would Cover Justice Thomas' Corruption
I've stayed away from the Anthony Weiner scandal because I'm not really into that sort of sensational, who-gives-a-shit-anyway story. I'm certainly disappointed in Anthony Weiner for not being able to control himself and sacrificing all the great work he has been doing for his uncontrollable urges. Fucking men who can't control themselves just piss me off.
But it is rather interesting that the timing of the release of the story, which was on the shelf for nearly a month, just happened to be on the same Friday that Clarence Thomas released his updated disclosure forms that showed some very shady stuff. If you aren't aware, Andrew Breitbart is a big defender of Clarence Thomas and many think the timing of this release is very suspicious. From Karoli at Crooks and Liars…
Does anyone remember hearing that Justice Thomas released his financial disclosures on May 27th? Here's a little tidbit for you: His disclosures indicate a direct cash investment of between $15,000 and $25,000 into Ginni Thomas' Liberty Consulting lobby firm…the one that she started after resigning from the Liberty Central Tea Party astroturf group. The disclosures also indicate payment from Liberty Central and Liberty Consulting to Ginni Thomas in 2010, post Citizens United.
And Anthony Weiner was pushing hard on Thomas to recuse himself from any ACA-related lawsuits before Andrew Breitbart sprung into action.
This timeline is interesting:
Sept 9, 2009: Citizens United argued.
Nov 6, 2009: Virginia Thomas launches her new Liberty Central 501(c)(4) organization, which raises 550K in 2009.
Jan 21, 2010: Citizens United decided.
Virginia Thomas announces that Liberty Central would "accept donations from various sources — including corporations — as allowed under campaign finance rules recently loosened by the Supreme Court."
November 14, 2010: Liberty Central announces that Virginia Thomas would be leaving the organization.
November 16, 2010: Liberty Consulting incorporated in the state of Virginia.
February 4, 2011: Politico reports that Virginia Thomas had launched Liberty Consulting.
Going back a little further with the Citizen's United case, which in my opinion, put the final stake in our democracy, we can see that Ginni and Clarence Thomas have clearly benefitted from his rulings on the Supreme Court. There ought to be a law….oh, wait, you mean there is a law. From Paul Campos at The Daily Beast…
In fact Ginni Thomas was paid nearly $700,000 by the Heritage Foundation, a "conservative think tank," between 2003 and 2007, as well as an undisclosed amount by another lobbying group in 2009. Justice Thomas' false statements regarding his wife's income certainly constitute a misdemeanor, and quite probably a felony, under federal law. (They would be felonies if he were prosecuted under 18. U.S.C. 1001, which criminalizes knowingly making false statements of material fact to a federal agency. This is the law Martha Stewart was convicted of breaking by lying to investigators.)
It's unlikely that Thomas will be disbarred, and even less likely that he'll be prosecuted, even though his conduct has been outrageous. That Thomas failed to disclose his wife's sources of income is not a trivial technicality: His wife's employment created excellent grounds for requiring him to excuse himself from hearing the Citizens United case, which overturned federal campaign-finance laws—much to the delight of Ginni Thomas' right-wing paymasters, who are now freer than ever before to purchase the best laws money can buy. (Federal judges are required to recuse themselves from hearing any case in which they or their spouses have any financial interest.)
But of course, Clarence Thomas clearly thinks he is above the law. Remember when he attended secret right-wing fundraising events with is buddy fellow Supreme Court Justices Scalia and Alito. ThinkProgress has the details…
A few months ago, ThinkProgress launched a series of investigations into relationship of the right flank of the Supreme Court — Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Antonin Scalia — with corporate donors and Republican operatives. In October, we revealed, through a document obtained from Koch Industries, that Scalia and Thomas had attended secret right-wing fundraisers organized by Charles Koch to coordinate political strategy. ThinkProgress has now discovered more events attended by conservative Supreme Court justices.
I point you to Allan Brauer's excellent piece at Angry Black Lady Chronicles where he gives us the details about Justice Thomas' history. The story was written prior to Weiner's new revelations yesterday, but it's still very valid. Go check it out for lots of details on the Thomas family and their politics. I also recommend Joy's piece at The Reid Report.
And the last thing I'll add about the above is that ELECTIONS MATTER. When assholes like Glenn Greenwald, Adam Green and Jane Hamsher start trying to paint the Democratic Party as just like the Republican Party, you should spit in their face and scream ELECTIONS MATTER! The only way we will ever get our democracy back is if we elect Democrats to all levels of government, even if they aren't perfect, for the simple reason that we need to swing the pendulum back towards justice in the Supreme Court of the United States of America.


text:
Every Generation: Family Secrets and Their Consequences
U-M's Center for the History of Medicine will present Steve Luxenberg, associate editor at the Washington Post and author of Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret. His talk is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at U-M Hatcher graduate library, and is called "Every Generation: Family Secrets and Their Consequences." His book -- a 2010 Michigan Notable Book -- chronicles his investigation into the life of Annie, his mother's sister who was committed at age 21 to Eloise Hospital, a psychiatric facility in Wayne County. Luxenberg will sign books at 6 p.m. before his talk. For directions to the library, call 647-6914.


text:
Calendar, 9/22
9 a.m. — Greater San Angelo Crafts Guild, San Angelo Fairgrounds, 50 E. 43rd St.
1 p.m. — Vino Dipinte art class, Vino Dipinte, 602 Orient St.
2 p.m. — "The Marvelous Wonderettes" Musical Act, Angelo Civic Theatre, 1936 Sherwood Way.
3 p.m. — San Angelo Renaissance Guild dance practice, San Angelo Broadway Academy, 10 N. Taylor St.
11:30 a.m. — Tee Off for Ta-Tas golf tournament, Bentwood Country Club, 2111 Club House Lane.
3 p.m. — Henry Edwards Distinguished Lectureship in Art: Beyond the Obvious with Sharon Booma, C.J. Davidson Conference Center, Houston Harte University Center, 1910 Rosemont Drive.
5:30 p.m. — Laughing Yoga, Chicken Farm Art Center, 2505 Martin Luther King Blvd.
7 p.m. — Music by Candye Kane, Sealy Flats, 208 S. Oakes St.
Subscribe to the San Angelo Standard-Times
Need Help? Call us at 1-877-304-7763.
Monday-Friday: 6am-8pm / Saturday: 6am-12pm / Sunday: 6am-1pm


text: If I were to pick the three best contemporary sculptors working on public art today, they'd be Richard Serra, Mark di Suvero and Martin Puryear. Serra unashamedly trumpets the strength inherent in large steel pieces, but Puryear does something different and especially liberating. A current show of his prints at Cincinnati Art Museum, on display now through June 13, offers insight into his motivations and process.


text:
Rollover image for closeup
Candy Cane CalypsoItem #: HL.08739158
Our Price:
Unrated ( Be the first to review this item )
Composed by Allen Pote, Carol McCann, Carol McCann, Allen Pote.
Gentry Publications. Voicing/Format: 2-Part. 6.75x10.5 inches. 8 pages. Published by Gentry Publications. (HL.08739158)
Free Shipping on this item in orders above $199
Temporarily Out of Stock -- Notify Me when Back in Stock
This very singable holiday number is cheerfully crafted for maximum audience enjoyment!


text:
Edward Campbell, PhD, Named Junior Scientist of the Year
MAYWOOD, Ill. --Richard S. Cooper, MD, who has conducted groundbreaking research on the evolution of cardiovascular disease in people of African descent, has been named 2011 Scientist of the Year at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Cooper is chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology. Cooper and colleagues have recruited more than 20,000 participants in community-based studies in West Africa, the Caribbean and metropolitan Chicago. The work has demonstrated the role of changing environmental conditions on the evolution of cardiovascular risk.
Cooper serves as a consultant to the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on issues related to controlling cardiovascular disease in developing countries.
Before joining Loyola in 1989, Cooper was at Northwestern University, Cook County Hospital and the University of Illinois.
Edward Campbell, PhD, assistant professor of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has been named 2011 Junior Scientist of the Year. The focus of Campbell's research is a protein called TRIM5a, which destroys HIV in rhesus monkeys. The research could lead to new TRIM5a-based treatments that would knock out HIV in humans.
Campbell received his doctorate from the University of Illinois Chicago College Of Medicine. He has received three National Institutes of Health grants and has published eight peer-reviewed papers since joining Loyola in November 2008.
Cooper and Campbell were honored during Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine's St. Albert's Day, an annual campuswide celebration of research.


text:
03 February 2011
"War isn't about dying for your country, its about making the other bastard die for his."
General George S. Patton
01 February 2011
A new photo blog from my little brother. Not much up yet but I can assure you, there is much more to come. Have a look
, and keep checking back.
Newer Posts
Older Posts
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)


text:
This week when?
Posted: June 05, 2012|
THE Herald reported: "Dr David Owen, Navy Minister and MP for Sutton Division of Plymouth, today defended the £30 million being spent on refitting the Ark Royal and refuted the claim made yesterday in a national newspaper article that the ship was a 'white elephant'."
Meanwhile, work was set to begin "following Ministry of Transport approval in principle" on a five-year, £6,300,000 Plymouth roads programme, towards which the Ministry was contributing a 75 per cent grant.
The schemes were the widening of Tavistock Road from Tor Lane to Peverell Park Road; dualling from Billacombe roundabout to Sherford Road in Billacombe Road and Elburton Road: part of the outer ring road from Manadon to Marsh Mills: a flyover from Union Street to Western Approach: a fl-over at the junction of Bretonside and Exeter Street; in Embankment Road, the Cattedown Roundabout to Laira Bridge Road, including a flyover, and a flyover at Pennycomequick Roundabout.
"The city engineer's staff will be increased by seven as a result of the intensified preparations and the programme will also provide employment for about 150-250 workers," readers were told.
In contrast to the demolition and new building there was news elsewhere in The Herald tonight Herald that, "The Georgian terraces and Foulston buildings in Durnford Street and Stonehouse are to be conserved."
Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was now showing at the Odeon in Union Street; Candy, staring Richard Burton, Ringo Starr and Ewa Aulin, was at the Drake and Happy People, with Clifford Henry, was about to start a summer run at the Hoe Theatre.
Doctor Who, Here's Lucy and Dee Time were early evening offerings on BBC1 tonight, while Westward was competing with Set 'Em Up Joe and The Avengers.
The Beatles were No 5 with Get Back featuring Billy Preston and No 1 – for the last time – with the Ballad of John and Yoko, featuring just John and Paul, with George Harrison's Old Brown Shoe on the B-side.
And the year was?


text:
Your Questions About Laptops Under 500
Carol asks…
What are the best laptops under $500?
My last laptop which was a HP Mini 311 with nvidia ion recently broke down, and I've been looking for a suitable replacement. I am looking for a laptop with dedicated or discrete graphics for under $500. I'd like to be able to run WoW, EVE Online, and StarCraft II on medium-low settings. Also I like to use photoshop and would like things to run smoothly in general.
I don't mind games running 20-30 fps, or using relatively low settings, I just want it to run what I consider to be decent. My preferred brand is HP, but I am also open to others.
I would like for it to way less than 5 pounds and have a screen size of 14 inches, but I could go bigger.
Check out http://procompare.com/best-laptops
I think it's the best place to get personalized, reliable and quick advice. They rank the best laptops in different categories based on both experts and users' reviews. They also have a cool personalization slider that lets you optimize the results based on the criteria that are most important to YOU.
Richard asks…
What are some good laptops under $500 0r $600?
well i asked my mom and dad for a macbook pro, but they said no and way to expensive. I realized that most applications don't work for mac so I was like, naaa, so now I am kind of trying to find a really good laptop for a reasonable price…any suggestions?
Toshiba Satellite L755-S5349 15.6-Inch LED Laptop – Fusion Finish in Matrix Silver is my first personal Satellite purchase but had very good experience through previous Satellite work issued laptops. I mainly use it for email, internet, and managing personal files (pics, vids, etc.). I occassionaly use it for work via VPN and it has not given me any problems. The screen is nice and the images comes very clear, the keyboard and the fit just feels right. I consider myself an average user and this computer serves my need…….
Betty asks…
What are the gaming laptops that cost under $500?
The laptop where I could play Prototype, Call of Duty, Left 4 Dead, Dead Island and especially MU ONLINE – with no lag
There's almost no way you can get a gaming laptop that cost under 500.
I recommend you add an extra 200 and get a decent Asus/Toshiba/MSI
Jenny asks…
Whats the best student laptop under 500$?
I am a freshman in high school and I need a new laptop. What do you think is the best laptop under 500$ for a student. I would like a 15″ laptop and i want it to be fast, have enough memory and last hopefully all through high school.
Ps. I care about gaming or any extra features but i do need a disk drive. I will mainly be using it for researching and reports.
Thanks for the very specific answers. -(sarcasm)
please give me a more specific answer
The ASUS A52F-XE4 series is a capable notebook with a great fit and finish. The included features are also great – HDMI out allows you to connect the laptop to a larger display and watch HD movies wherever you may be. Speed is more than acceptable for all but the hardcore user, and the included memory is also quite sufficient. Setup is quite easy on the first run and takes only minutes. The included numeric keypad is a nice touch and the keyboard itself has a nice feel to it. The overall appearance generates a lot of nice comments, it's very sleek and well made.
Donna asks…
Good Dell laptops $500 and under?
Any of them good? Will any of them do okay at gaming? Not hard core gaming, just like minecraft, mabey a few games like skyrims? Please im on a budget of $500 or less and it has to be a Dell. Btw dont say rude things just ignore if you dont have a good answer. Thanks
Powered by Yahoo! Answers


text:
Friday January 31, 2014Gators Play First Road Match of Season, Face No. 19 Baylor in Waco Saturday
Gainesville, Fla.
Stefani Stojic is one of three Gator freshmen who will experience their first road match.
Gainesville, Fla.
Stefani Stojic is one of three Gator freshmen who will experience their first road match.
The second-ranked Gators (3-0) travel to Waco, Texas, to play No. 19 Baylor (6-0) in their first road match of the young season. First serve from the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT).
The Series vs. Baylor
· The Gators hold a 5-0 series record against Baylor, including last years 7-0 win in Gainesville and a 5-2 win in Waco the prior year.
· Florida and Baylor tried to play each other twice during the 2010-11 regular season, but both times ended with only Mother Nature winning, as rain cancelled both match-ups.
· UF and BU were successful playing three times prior to the 2010-11 rain-out, with the Gators winning all three in NCAA competition, most recently a tough 4-2 win in the 2007 NCAA Round of 16 held in Athens, Ga.
Cercone Approaching 100-Win Milestone
· Senior Alexandra Cercone enters the Baylor match with 99 career singles wins.
· Cercone sports a 99-33 overall singles record.
· She is one singles win shy of becoming the 26th Gator to reach the 100-win milestone.
Janowicz Joins 100-Singles Wins Club
· Senior Olivia Janowicz became the 25th Gator to win 100 singles matches in her career.
· The milestone singles victory was a 6-2, 6-1 win against Bethune-Cookmans Mina Magsuba on Oct. 12, 2013, in Gainesville during the Bedford Cup.
Quotes from the Court
Wednesdays home match against UCF was important for us to play and to play indoors before playing at Baylor. Well have to handle the off-court things like the crowd, playing on the road for the first time for some of them. As for forehands and backhands, I feel really good about where we are right now and hopefully we can handle the road and their crowd. - UF Head Coach Roland Thornqvist
Meet the 2013-14 Gators:
· Alexandra Cercone: 5-5, Sr., Seminole, Fla.
· Olivia Janowicz: 5-6, Sr., Palm Bay, Fla.
· Kourtney Keegan: 5-11, Fr., Roswell, Ga.
· Brianna Morgan: 5-8, So., Beverly Hills, Calif.
· Sofie Oyen: 5-3, Sr., Leopoldsburg, Belgium
· Stefani Stojic: 5-7, Fr., St. Albans, Victoria, Australia
· Belinda Woolcock: 5-7, Fr., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
· Head Coach: Roland Thornqvist (UNC 96, 13th year at UF; 18th overall)
· Associate Head Coach: Dave Balogh (Florida 96, 14th year at UF)
Saturdays Match at a Glance
What: No. 2 Florida (3-0) at No. 19 Baylor (6-0)
When: Sat., February 1 at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT)
Where: Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center in Waco, Texas
Admission: FREE
Live Scoring - FREE: http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-tennis/livestats.html
Live Baylor In-Match Blog: http://www.baylorbears.com/blog/inmatch-tennis.html
For all of the latest information on Florida womens tennis:
Official Website: http://www.gatorzone.com/tennis/women/
Twitter: @GatorZoneTennis
© 1998 - 2015 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. All Rights Reserved.


text:
- Filed Under
There's nothing wrong with being the dumbest guy in the room. And I had to learn this the hard way.
When I first heard Dwolla CEO Ben Milne say, "I'm the dumbest guy in the room," I considered the adage self-deprecating. I thought, "Come on man, give yourself some credit. How could your company do so well if you're so dumb?"
At the time, our company was building apps for clients and I enjoyed identifying problems and brainstorming solutions. My wheelhouse was editing features, reviewing wireframes and mockups, and guiding clients through decisions. And together with my team, we had the skills we ...


text:
Photos of actor Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala Dutt. Sanjay Dutt married actress Richa Sharma in 1987. Richa Sharma died of brain tumour.
Trishala, their daughter was born in 1987, she now lives in the United States with her grandparents, following a custody battle with Dutt after the death of his wife.
Trishala Dutt wants to enter Bollywood, but Sanjay Dutt is reportedly against the idea of Trishala acting in movies.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Photos: Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala Dutt
9:27 AM moderator


text:
Create a free account to check out faster, store multiple shipping addresses, view and track your orders in your account, and much more.
Please enter your password to continue.
I really don't like this product, not because it does not work, but because feels like I am smearing a thick wax all over my face. Then topping it with foundation feels like I am wearing a mask on my face, instead of a light fresh look that I rather have. It does make your makeup last all day, however, yet this is just too thick of a product for me.2
I love this primer. At 1st it was a little award learning how to use it where it blends in easily with my moisturizer & foundation. I blend the primer in with my finger tips & only use it in ny t-zone area & where my pores are the largest.. Avoid eyebrows, around the eye area & hair & neck lines. Use moisturizer in those avoided areas & blend in together. Also I use it on my lips & the fine lines around my mouth. It seems to keep my lipstick on & in place longer. I noticed I have less break outs after the 1st week of using this.5
This primer is really great. I bought it a few days ago, at the Benefit counter, and I asked specialist there if she had tips! She said to apply the stick directly to your face, and then put moisturizer on top of it. She said it would help me spread the primer around. Sure enough, it worked like a charm.
The primer stays ALL day (and I use it with a powder foundation), and it doesn't crease or make my skin feel greasy or oily. It's so great!
The only reason why I'm giving it two stars is that you SHOULD use it with another product, but that's my only complaint.
I have TONS of primers for my face and eyelids. But I received a sample of this primer and I absolutely LOVE it! As always with Benefit, the packaging is adorable, and I use it for my eyelids, which have a tendency to become oily at times, especially during the hot Arizona weather. It's soft and creamy, and has a neutral tint to it, but is very faint, not obvious. There is no odor. And most importantly, it keeps my shadows from creasing. This product would be great for anyone with dry, normal, or oily/combination skin of any skin tone. I was so in love with the sample, I had to purchase the full size. It has become one of my favorite eye primers ever! Occasionally I find Benefit cosmetics to be "gimmicky", but this really does work! Love it! Thank you, Birchbox!5


text:
Vol. 07: Reader Input
Where makers tell their tales and offer praise, brickbats, and swell ideas.
Digital EditionSUBSCRIBERS:
Read this article now in your digital edition!
Get Make:
Subscribe to MAKE and get the best rate!
Guildworks Studio
» MAKE: NOISE — Discuss this articleYou must be logged in to post a talkback.
[ Display main threads only] [ Oldest First]
Showing messages 1 through 1 of 1.
You must be logged in to reply.
I have gotten a couple of your issues now, thanks to a gift subscription. The offbeat nature of the projects is the most engaging aspect of the magazine along with the manageable scale of the projects.
Have you guys ever considered including schematics? Your sketches of wires soldered to electronic components are hard to decipher and also limiting in the sense that they apply only to the exact version of the parts used by the author. Components are fairly generic and a dual opamp package will work just as well as two singles.
I realize that schematics might be intimidating to some. Perhaps they could be included along with the sketches of the authors implementation.
Martin Fuchs
Posted by c0balt on August 14, 2006 at 23:15:00 Pacific Time
Showing messages 1 through 1 of 1.
Join the conversation -- every MAKE article has an online page that includes a place for discussion. We've made these RSS and Atom feeds to help you watch the discussions: subscribe.


text:
Detroit Lions defensive end Lawrence Jackson poses after completing a drill during practice June, 14, 2012.
- Filed Under
Josh Sitton isn't the only one who's not too fond of Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz. Ex-Lions defensive end Lawrence Jackson had some stinging words for his former coach, too.
A day after Sitton called Schwartz an expletive and the Lions' defensive line "scumbags" on a Milwaukee radio station, Jackson (@LoJackson94) tweeted this morning: "I don't disagree with him about Jim, but the other stuff...it's sharks in the water...if you don't want any problems...protect your QB..."
Jackson played three seasons with the Lions, in 2010-12, and had 13 sacks as a backup defensive end. ...


text:
New receiver advice needed, Bridging the gap between HTPC/components and speakers
New receiver advice needed, Bridging the gap between HTPC/components and speakers
Apr 9 2012, 08:15
Post #1
Group: Members
Posts: 6
Joined: 9-April 12
Member No.: 98566
Hi, first post but long time lurker (generally on the foobar side of things though). I was given a nice set of audio components a while back (along with 2 great speakers) with a minor catch: there was no receiver, and each component had at least one sizable problem. I've slowly been fixing these issues, and built a HTPC from which virtually all of my sound is being supplied. In the meantime I also put in a cheap receiver my grandparents had rotting in their attic, it did it's job and worked for a while but it appears to be on it's last legs. I'm looking to replace it with a newer receiver that can handle HDMI (currently I'm using the 3.5mm mobo jack - receiver rca), can drive my speakers (Kef 104s), and take a decent number of inputs (phono, tape, cd, + at least a couple HDMI). This is where I get totally lost. I have absolutely no idea which brands or models I should be looking at, if I am thinking about anything arse backwards, or just generally not being too bright. My price range is fairly low (broke student here), but I'd like to have an idea of what the options are across the board. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
Apr 12 2012, 04:21
Post #2
Group: Members
Posts: 6
Joined: 9-April 12
Member No.: 98566
I had a nice long response, but I switched tabs on the iPad and it disappeared >.<. Here is the slightly shorter, less well thought out reply.
my speakers (Kef 104s),.... My price range is fairly low (broke student here), but I'd like to have an idea of what the options are across the board. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.Some KEF 104s came with (or at least recommended you buy) a small, customized, outboard EQ box called a "KUBE" [maybe "KEF Universal Bass Equalizer", I'd guess]. If yours do, or you intend to get one to add on, I highly recommend looking for a receiver with a "tape monitor loop", aka "record out monitor loop" or "EPL" ("external processor loop", the KUBE being a classic example of external processor). [The KUBE is not 100% necessary, however if you have one it would seem a shame to not use it.]
This EPL feature used to be almost impossible to not find on a receiver, even introductory designs, but many if not most modern "A/V" receivers have dropped it. Audio only designs are more likely to have it, but they may be lacking the HDMI jacks you requested and of course will be stereo only, no surround sound.
Receivers are a good category to consider buying used or when discontinued by the maker since they don't really get better year after year, like computers do, they just get more features and are fairly reliable and not prone to decay or "wear and tear", even if the owner before you used it heavily.
So I lied. Theoretically somewhere in my house there is a Kube. In retrospect I may have even seen it, though in which corner of which box in which closet it has gotten to I have no freaking clue. It may have been thrown out, or lost in a move, but probably it is in a pile, with some entirely unrelated stuff in some cabinet I've never seen. I think I can safely say I will find or replace it, now that I know it exists.
That makes EPL a much more appealing feature in whatever I get.
You are going to use a HTPC.
Ever considered using the spdif audio output to feed something like a hypex AS2.100
I use two mounted into the back of each kef 104/2 speakers, and use a m-audio 1010lt soundcard for all analogue and digital (satellite set top box only)inputs into my HTPC (which is less that but more a music server).
I have considered using S/PDIF, though I haven't researched it much. Those look really appealing, but I know nothing about the idea. How would they/would they at all work in conjunction with other sources beyond the HTPC?
In short it's a big, oddly shaped room.
Which is a good starting point to have a great sound.
Because it's big, you should avoid lesser powered amplifier. An amplifier with specificied power rating of 80-100W should be enough to avoid clipping in the loudest passages of recordings with great dynamic, like symphonic, organ, choruses etc... (if well recorded and mixed! )
I second mzil's advice about making good bargains with used or discontinued.
On that alone, for sure. My guess, and it's not really an educated one at that, is that the combination of windows, thin walls, poor spacing, and furniture will keep it from being "ideal", but I'm not really complaining, it sounds pretty darned good as it is, and can only improve.
Bargains are awesome. My issue is primarily that I don't know enough to tell the diamonds in the rough from the general trash.
I will be intrigued to what advice ppl give. I would have thought that given it is an HTPC digital audio to the amp/receiver would be the way forward and given that most hdmi carrying amps are actually receivers I think the OP is right to look at receivers.
My only advice would be for 2-channel sound, it may be worth also using S/PDIF as well as HDMI, as some set-ups report problems of loosing sound when the display switches off (ie the PCs power management settings).
That was my impression too.
I need to look into S/PDIF, though I can also do my part by keeping my HTPC awake and consuming as much electricity as possible all the time. You know, do my part as an american to single-handedly consume far more than my share of global resources . I like the idea of simplifying and putting as much as possible through my computer but I know nothing of how that would work. Do I want to get a dedicated sound card?
There's not an awful lot of stereo receivers with HDMI input that I'm aware of... Kenwood RA-5000, and that's about it. Even Onkyo's TX-8050, while supporting network streaming (wouldn't that be another option?), does not carry HDMI inputs. I guess the license fees and things related to encryption (booby traps, anyone?) make implementing them unattractive when you have any kind of choice.
What kind of motherboard (and onboard sound chip) does the HTPC have? HD Audio codecs of the better kind, implemented well, tend to measure up well enough on the DAC side that they should be audibly transparent. It is far more important to get OS and driver configuration correct then, which can be a little fussy. You don't want resampling with WASAPI in shared mode, for example (which is what all of DSound and MME go through).
I'm using the onboard sound from an ASROCK|880G PRO3 880G AM3 R (I can't check what chip that is at the moment). I really have no idea what I am doing on the computer sound side of things (I'm fairly good with computer video, and general troubleshooting though >.>).
I believe there are a greater number of HDMI recievers than that though. Looking at the Onkyo site, all of the models above the 8050 have HDMI in/out, and that seems to carry across the other major brands (though I just did a quick search). That being said, though I can read reviews, they don't generally tell me what would fit my situation the best.
I guess this all leads to new questions, and some new desires.
Optimally I would get something with EPL, and that can do surround as I probably will expand in the future. I could lose the phono if I really had to, but if at all possible I would like to keep it. I do not know if HDMI is the best option for me, it seems like it would be, but there also seem to be valid alternatives. If I am going for EPL, are there receivers that would fit the bill? If there are not, what would the alternative be, a pre and post amp? I've had a heck of a time researching those, but it would seem some of them might have HDMI and surround capabilities? If so, would that be optimal?
I was searching a bit and turned up the yet to be released Emotiva XMC-1 which sounds like just what I'm looking for (albeit at a pretty hefty price). Is that what I am looking for? Should I just start saving my pennies, and maybe get some cheap stopgap in the meantime? Since that is a pre-amp, I understand I would need a power amp too? Would I want a matching pair from them, or would something else make sense.
And on the learning process goes. I appreciate the support guys.
|Lo-Fi Version
|Time is now: 30th November 2015 - 22:21


text:
23926EW33 Nachi Roller Bearing Japan 130x180x37 Spherical Bearings
Price: $487.88
Code: Kit13260
Product Descriptions
Nachi Spherical Roller Bearing
Steel Cage
Made in Japan
23926EW33 Nachi Spherical Roller Bearings, Steel Cage, Made in Japan, the 23926EW33 inner diameter is 130mm, the 23926EW33 outer diameter is 180mm and the 23926EW33 width is 37mm.
Nachi Spherical Roller Bearings
Nachi Spherical Roller Bearings are particularly suitable for applications where misalignment can arise from error in mounting or from shaft deflection. NACHI Spherical Roller Bearings are manufactured in a number of design and material configurations depending on the type of application and size of the bearing. Nachi Spherical Bearings have two designs, regular spherical roller bearings and spherical roller thrust bearings.