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ASUS UL50Vt Preview: Factory Overclocked CULV Delivers 7 Hours of Battery Lifeby Anand Shimpi & Laura Johnston on September 14, 2009 12:00 AM EST
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Wow, what's with all the CULV hate? I've never seen a quietly introduced, low volume, mobile Intel CPU get so much negative press before.
CULV stands for Consumer Ultra Low Voltage. It's a badge affixed to certain mobile Core 2 Duos that run at lower clocks and lower voltages than standard mobile Core 2 Duos. Just as some CPUs can overclock higher than others, some CPUs can run at lower voltages than others. It all has to do with the bell curve for CPU yield; while the majority will run at a normal frequency/voltage range, some will turn out to be exceptional parts.
The CULV parts also use the smaller packaging Intel first debuted in the MacBook Air. The bottom line is that these chips will enable smaller, thinner laptops but without dropping down to Atom-level performance. Intel has traditionally always done an ultra low voltage mobile CPU, this time it's just getting marketed a bit stronger - partially because of the smaller packaging, and additionally because of the stronger market for ultra portable notebooks now.
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The max TDP for the CULV line tops out at 10W, with the lowest end single core chips dissipating a maximum of 5.5W. That's not much more than an Atom processor.
In contrast, standard voltage mobile Core 2s have TDPs ranging from 17 - 35W.
It's not all about dropping the voltage though, clock speed unfortunately suffers. Most CULV chips run in the 1.2 - 1.4GHz range. While that'll still be much faster than an Atom, it's roughly half the frequency of a standard mobile Core 2. You can argue that clock speed doesn't matter, but you'll notice the difference between a 1.2GHz Core 2 and one running at 2.4GHz.
And that's ultimately why OEMs view CULV as a failure in North America: performance. Or at least that's what they've been going around telling everyone.
To a certain extent even Apple has recognized the poor performance of ultra low voltage chips. When it introduced the MacBook Air, instead of going with a 1.2GHz ultra low voltage Core 2 Apple used a low voltage 1.6/1.8GHz Core 2 Duo. The difference in clock speed is one of the things I pointed out as a reason why the MacBook Air didn't suck.
ASUS must've come to the same conclusion, because although its new UL line use a 1.3GHz CULV Core 2 Duo the chip ships overclocked. Yep.
The ASUS UL50Vt: Overclocked CULV
I'm going to preface this next section with an apology. I spent most of last week meeting with AMD about its next-gen GPU (part of the time on an aircraft carrier rented out by AMD to demonstrate the, uh, awesomeness of its new GPU). I ended up only having around two days with the ASUS notebook before this preview had to go live. We'll have more detailed coverage in the future, but please accept my apologies as this is a very brief preview.
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This is the ASUS UL50Vt, it's a 15.6" notebook with a 1366 x 768 display.
The 50V is the largest in the UL series, there will also be a 13.3" and a 14" model that are more fitting of the CULV CPU.
The chip used in the UL50Vt is an Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300. A 45nm Penryn derivative the SU7300 has a 3MB L3 cache and runs at 1.3GHz, blech. It's like a really slow Core 2 Duo E7200. But ASUS does have an ace up its sleeve: Turbo33.
1.73GHz and still lower voltage than most Core 2 Duos
The 33 stands for percent, as in the percent increase in CPU frequency when running in Turbo33 mode. The 1.3GHz SU7300 runs at 200MHz x 6.5 but in Turbo33 mode the FSB gets bumped up to 266MHz and the chip runs at 1.73GHz (266MHz x 6.5).
The performance difference is noticeable, it takes the CULV from slow to an acceptable level of performance. All of the ULxxt notebooks will ship with Turbo33.
Turbo33 is controlled through ASUS' PowerGear4 utility. By default the systems ships with it on; very cool.
But what about the impact on battery life? Overclocking is generally frowned upon in notebooks since it, you know, draws more power.
Thankfully the CULV chips start at a lower than normal voltage already, so when overclocked (even while overvolted) they still end up at a reasonable voltage level.
The UL50Vt has a big honking 84Wh battery thanks to the width of the system. The UL30Vt and UL80Vt (13.3" and 14" models) will also have an 84Wh battery, although some models may come with a 63Wh battery.
I only had the UL50Vt for a couple of days so I didn't have much opportunity to do anything with the system other than use it and run a few numbers. The relevant details are below:
ASUS estimates that with the Intel integrated graphics active the UL50V can last for up to 12 hours. I ran our heavy Flash web browsing test and came up with just under 7 hours of battery life on the UL50V.
Netbook battery life, but notebook performance
This sort of battery life from an overclocked CULV is impressive. With the same sized battery in the smaller models, I'd expect the same sort of battery life out of them.
The UL50Vt also ships with a GeForce G210M as its discrete GPU. Much faster (and power hungry) than the integrated graphics, ASUS estimates that it'll knock off about an hour off the battery life. I didn't get the chance to drain the battery using the G210M but leave your comments below and we'll address everything you'd like in a full review of the platform.
The notebook looks and feels pretty good. ASUS went with an aluminum top to at least distract you from the plastic elsewhere.
The keyboard looks like Apple's chiclet keyboard, but the feel is unfortunately not as nice. The tactile response just isn't as solid as on the Apple.
I'd also take this opportunity to talk about the textured trackpad on the UL50Vt. I've seen this used before and while it's different, I don't believe it's ideal. Personally, I'd prefer my trackpad to be as smooth as possible.
The 1366 x 768 resolution is definitely too low for the 15.6" model in my opinion, but it should be fine on the smaller models. Weight is around 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs); the 13" UL30Vt should be under 3 lbs.
The 15.6" UL50Vt and the 13.3" UL30Vt will retail for $849 once they start shipping at the end of this month. I don't have full specs on the UL30Vt but this is how the UL50Vt will be configured:
The battery life is the most attractive thing about the UL50Vt, at nearly 7 hours of web browsing (and more if you're just writing) I can't complain. Again, the more interesting models will be the 13.3" and 14" CULV systems since they'll actually exploit the portability offered by the processor.
ASUS' take on CULV is very interesting and I will say that as long as battery life stays high, I don't care if it takes overclocking to get there.


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Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea.
Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The sources, two people familiar with the group's plans, asked not to be named because the visit had not been made public.
The trip would be the first by a top executive from U.S.-based Google, the world's largest Internet search provider, to a country considered to have the most restrictive Internet policies on the planet.
North Korea is in the midst of what leader Kim Jong Un called a modern-day industrial revolution'' in a New Year's Day speech to the nation Monday. He is pushing science and technology as a path to economic development for the impoverished country, aiming for computers in every school and digitized machinery in every factory.
However, giving citizens open access to the Internet has not been part of the North's strategy. While some North Koreans can access a domestic Intranet service, very few have clearance to freely surf the World Wide Web.
It's highly unlikely Google will push to launch a business venture in North Korea, said Victor Cha, a Korea expert who was a senior Asia specialist in the administration of President George W. Bush.
Perhaps the most intriguing part of this trip is simply the idea of it,'' said Cha, an analyst with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington. Kim Jong Un "clearly has a penchant for the modern account rements of life. If Google is the first small step in piercing the information bubble in Pyongyang, it could be a very interesting development.''
It was not immediately clear who Schmidt and Richardson expect to meet in North Korea, a country that does not have diplomatic relations with the United States. North Korea has almost no business with companies in the U.S., which has banned the import of North Korean-made goods.
North Korea likely is more interested in Google products such as email, maps and other content, said Lim Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at Kyungnam University in South Korea.
North Korea has made a lot of investment in science and technology, not just for military purpose but also for the industry and practical reasons,'' Lim said, predicting that Pyongyang

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FACTOID:When green beans are in season, it's also the time to find truly sweet-fleshed onions, such as Vidalia and Walla Walla. This vinaigrette brings out the sweetness of the onions and makes the best of fresh summer beans.
- 2 pounds fresh green beans
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
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- ½ large sweet onion, such as Vidalia or Walla Walla, finely chopped
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FOUR years ago I set up a parenting blog for the regional daily newspaper I was working on at the time. I had no idea what a blog was let alone how to begin writing one! But it sounded kind of exciting. Cut to today and I regularly get asked why I still blog. What's the point, they say? Why would you bother? Isn't it a bit self-indulgent? How do you find the time?
Indeed how do I find the time? For as well as writing my blog, I am married, a mother of two primary school-aged children and run my own business from home. I am not exactly brimming with free time! Up until three years ago I was a newspaper features editor; a job I loved. When my editor asked me to start a parenting blog for the paper's new online edition I readily agreed, thinking it would take me an hour at most every week to update it.
How wrong I was!
I did my research and tentatively dipped my toe in the blogging waters. Back then there were very few UK blogs around that I could find, so I was mainly reading American bloggers. There were masses and masses of them. And they were all so different. Some funny, some poignant, some silly, some informative. Their writing was heart wrenching, heartwarming - I was absolutely hooked.
I had stumbled on an amazing community of people; ordinary men and women like me. Parents with the same issues, different issues, fascinating stories, heartbreaking stories, parents offering real help and advice – the stuff you don't read in the magazines and books I lapped up when I was pregnant with my first child. There was a whole network of parents who I found fascinating, who I could connect with and who I could talk to. It's sound utterly ridiculous to me now writing this down; meeting people online through writing a blog? How silly. But the people who write these blogs are sharing their lives. Sharing their parenting highs and lows, their joys, their sadness, their children's milestones and achievements.
And I read them and relate to them. I read them and think 'thank heavens, it's not just me then?'
My personal blog Sticky Fingers is a journal of my life as a parent and my children's childhood. And yes it takes up a lot of time. But I write all the time - on scraps of paper all over the house, things jotted down on the computer when I have an idea; I've even used the Dictaphone on my phone while walking around the supermarket!
For me it is about having the freedom to write what I like to an audience of like-minded people. I never run out of ideas for things to talk about - that's what having two young children around the place does to you! And I look back on things I wrote a year ago and smile. Smile at how much my children have grown up in that short space and how I've changed as a parent. And I hope that one day my children will look back on my blog and think 'I really had quite a fabulous childhood'. I hope they'll think that anyway!
When it comes to blogging you should just try it. It's free, it's easy and once you blog it becomes addictive and you totally 'get' it.
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Fort Rucker, Ala.--The Crash Dynamics Lab (CDL), a state-of-the-art training facility for Army safety investigators, took a giant step toward completion Jan. 18 with the placement of a salvaged CH-47 'Chinook' helicopter for an accident display.
"We've been working for a year and a half to build a modern facility to recreate actual accident sites," said Perry Alliman, accident course investigation manager, aviation training branch, Current Operations Directorate, U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center. "We use this site for training Army accident investigators."
The CDL is a unique accident investigation and analysis military training facility. It serves as a state-of-the-art training aid to educate Army safety professionals on investigative techniques in order to understand and take action to mitigate similar accidents. It displays recreations of 14 accident scenes involving Army rotary wing aircraft, Army military vehicles, and unmanned aircraft systems, recreational and privately owned vehicles. Trainees in the Army Safely training program follow the rigorous procedures of Army accident investigations, with a goal of understanding causes to prevent similar incidents in the future.
"The latest Army aircraft we've added include a UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64D Apache Longbow and CH-47 Chinook. The Black Hawk and Apache were actual accident aircraft. The Chinook we added today was assembled from scrap parts, but represents an actual accident scene," Alliman explained.
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The Northern Indiana Orphan's Home
Of La Porte, Indiana
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of Julia A. Work by Donna M. Nelson)
In the 19th century disease, desertion, and poverty were the three primary sources of dependent children. By the 1850's, the need for a system to care for these children was already apparent. Some of the first orphanages appeared in large cities such as Chicago in response to the cholera epidemic of 1849. According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, parents on their way west were known to abandon their children on the streets of Chicago and, in 1853, a Cook County Grand Jury complained that the women and children's section of the county poorhouse was "so crowded as to be very offensive." City leaders responded by building institutions for dependent children.
Many "orphans" in the nineteenth-century had one parent living. The orphanages were places that single-parent families in financial crisis could safely keep their children. Children were frequently removed from their parents' control by Supervisors of the Poor, the early equivalent of today's child welfare agencies.
Institutions, many privately owned, were aimed at keeping poor children from mixing either with adults in the county poorhouse or with delinquent children in reformatories or jails. Larger cities created specialized institutions for abandoned infants, while others housed all children under12 years of age. Industrial schools were founded for children between 11 and 16. A cross between orphanages and training schools, industrial schools tried to teach adolescents some sort of marketable skill.
Julia A. (Edwards) was the superintendent of a children's home in Mishawaka, Indiana from June 1882 to February 1891, at which time Articles of Association were drawn up, establishing The Northern Indiana Orphans' Home, to be located "at or near" the City of La Porte. The object of the association was to establish and maintain an asylum, or home, for the care, support, discipline and education of orphans and destitute children. It was to be managed by a Board of Trustees, to be elected annually, but the articles allowed for delegation of authority to the Superintendent of the Home.
The newspaper accounts of the day reflect quite a feud between the representatives of the Mishawaka Home and those in La Porte. Until Julia submitted her resignation on February 28th, 1891, the Trustees in Mishawaka were unaware of the activities in La Porte. After Julia's defection to La Porte, a concerted and successful effort was made to convince the counties which housed their dependant children in Mishawaka to sign contracts with La Porte instead.
Reasons sited by Mrs. Work for her departure from the Mishawaka Home included claims that the buildings were rented and were in inconvenient locations and that her requests for permanent quarters were denied. She also felt that it was through her efforts that the Home was so successful and that the Society Ladies (Mrs. Studebaker was President of the Orphan's Home) sought all of the glory for her work.
A group of 16 prominent La Porte citizens purchased a large home, originally known as the Walker Mansion and later owned by the Decker family. The building was rented to Julia Work for $480 per year. The Home was a private enterprise; she received no salary; instead, she took all receipts, paid expenses, and any remaining balance was hers to keep. Like any other business, the larger it grew, the more profit there was in it. The physical description given of the building was that it was a large, 2 story brick mansion with a basement. It had large rooms, high ceilings, water and gas. There were 9 ½ acres of land with an orchard and abundant pasture for a cow and horse. It was also located near the railroad station, which was the primary source of transportation for arriving and departing children. The railroad corporations liberally discounted rates for transporting children to and from the orphanage. A separate building was used as a hospital and isolated children with contagious diseases.
A reception heralded the grand opening of the Northern Indiana Orphans Home on March 18, 1891. A shuttle picked up loads of visitors from the corner of Main and Michigan and delivered them to the event. It is reported that hundreds of citizens and state representatives, county commissioners, township trustees, county auditors and many others visited from numerous Northern Indiana counties and were well impressed with the facility.
Although a private enterprise, donations of goods and money were aggressively sought from the public. The Daily Herald's "Orphan News" regularly solicited donations and acknowledged those given. The citizens of La Porte were praised for their generosity. The La Porte Argus issue of December 10, 1891 carried an open invitation from County Superintendent O.L. Galbreth to the county's school children, soliciting donations of clothing, shoes, mittens, socks, underwear, fabrics, bedding, table linens and produce. Also requested were Christmas gifts for the orphans.
Parents and friends of the children were allowed to visit on the first Friday of each month. Local residents desiring to inspect the Home and see the children could visit on Tuesdays and Thursdays. County officials and other caretakers of the poor, who wished to conduct business with the superintendent (Julia), would be seen weekdays from 9 to 4.
Between March, 1891 and 1893 the home had received 229 children and had placed 146. Initially, there were about 12 counties which contracted with Julia to care for children. The terms of the contracts varied by county; some sent only able-bodied children while others sent all of the county's dependant children. In cases where mentally handicapped children were received, they were paid for by the counties sending them, and then were immediately taken to state institutions, frequently the Fort Wayne Institute for Feeble-Minded Children.
Homes for orphans were found principally in states west of the Mississippi river, by agents acting for Julia. The agents found homes for children, placed orders, and were paid a commission for their services. Individuals ordering a child completed an application and were expected to furnish recommendations signed by three responsible citizens. In 1899, while Indiana was sending its children to homes in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and the surrounding areas, the Indiana State Board of Charities estimated that in the 40 preceding years (1859-1899), between 7,000 and 8,000 dependant children from cities such as New York, Boston, Cincinnati and Chicago had been placed in the homes of Indiana families. One of Julia Work's theories was that children who came from less than positive influences should be cut off from those influences. Therefore, she sought to permanently remove such children from their birth families and the vicinities in which they were born; thus, her reasoning for concentrating on the western states for foster and adoptive homes.
In 1897, the Indiana State Legislature passed laws which would reduce the number of children sent to orphans' homes, by making provisions for their maintenance in other ways. It further placed a maximum of .25 cents per diem, and forbid individual counties from agreeing to contracts to pay higher amounts. As a result of these state mandated changes, the population at the La Porte home fell to an average of 30 children by mid-June, 1898. It was estimated that a population of 50 was required to avoid operating at a loss.
In June, 1898, the Plymouth Democrat reported that Mrs. Work was taking preliminary steps to organize an orphans' home at Plymouth, thus giving the impression that she would leave La Porte. As a result, the Herald interviewed Julia, at which time she stated that, unless certain provisions were made with reference to increasing the income of the Home in La Porte, it would be necessary for her to relocate. She stated, however, that she "had no intention of leaving La Porte at present." Two months later, in August, it was reported that she had accepted plans and specifications for changes to her Plymouth property for the purpose of relocating the children there.
There are conflicting reasons given for the relocation of the home from La Porte to Plymouth. One of those reasons is as stated above, another is that Julia wished to purchase the La Porte home and was denied. A third sited a report that she had sent the children to work for businesses and had kept the wages paid to them.
Unlike the La Porte Home, which was organized to care for dependant children, the Plymouth facility, The Julia E. Work Training School, also known as Brightside, was organized for the purpose of maintaining incorrigible and dependent children. In late January, 1899, the relocation commenced with the move of about 65 children from La Porte to Plymouth. Reports indicate the move was accomplished during an especially cold period which saw temperatures fall to 30 degrees below zero. The children were loaded into horse drawn wagons for what must have been an extremely long and uncomfortable journey. On the first night in the new home, it was discovered that the bundles containing the bedding and night clothes had been left in La Porte. The Marshall County Independent, in its issue of February 3, 1899 tells about the move and stated that many of the children were sick.
There were some allegations of abuse and neglect at the Mishawaka and La Porte institutions under the supervision of Mrs. Work, but after the relocation to Plymouth such charges became commonplace. In spite of numerous complaints, Julia continued to operate in Plymouth until 1919, when she was replaced by Mrs. Neligh, who had previously been matron of the Indiana Training School for Girls in Indianapolis.
In August, 1919 Mrs. Work moved to Malibu, California with her son Dell and his family. She died in Los Angeles on January 9, 1932. She was cremated and her ashes were returned to Plymouth, for burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
There were no records left behind which provide names of the hundreds of children who passed through the institutions mentioned in this article. Census records provide a snapshot of residents at a given point in time, but provide names of relatively few individuals and do not reflect the period during which the Northern Indiana Orphan's Home operated in La Porte. News articles are being reviewed for the purpose of compiling a list of some of the children who passed through the doors of La Porte's Orphan's Home. One news article reports that Mrs. Work kept photo albums of children who were placed in families "out west" and she is quoted as stating, "they will, in the future, afford an excellent illustration of the history of the work we are doing". Did the albums survive? Are they in a trunk in a dark and dusty attic? How wonderful it would be to locate these albums and to see the names and faces of the orphans who passed through La Porte in the nineteenth century.


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"Lost Things"
by Stephen Knight; introduced by James Crews
S tephen Knight, who won the Eric Gregory Award in 1987, is the author of a novel, Mr. Schnitzel (2000), in addition to three collections of poems: Sardines: And other poems (2004), Dream City Cinema (1996) and Flowering Limbs (1993). Though, in his more fanciful work, Knight seems to adopt the uninhibited perspective of a child or adolescent, his skewed, off-kilter worlds remain sufficiently rooted in reality to allow readers in.
Yet Knight's version of the afterlife in "Lost Things" seems discouraging at first. We like to imagine, were the dead to return, that it would be for the most pressing of matters – to convey some urgent message or to bid us goodbye. Seldom do we think of them coming back "for one last look around / the house they used to own", or that they might engage in so mundane a task as taking stock of the "rawlplugs and fuses and rubber bands", once stored in their cupboards. Knight's speaker counsels us to humour these visitors and, though they may seem stern, to welcome them, to "offer them a seat and "remember they are scared". Death may bring transcendence, but "Lost Things" conjures spirits reduced to helplessness at the thought of all that they have left behind that is still of use. And if what they seem to long for – "a black & white TV", "a melodramatic print of the sea" – strikes us as trivial, Knight's final lines reveal, perhaps, the real reason for their return – to touch us.
Lost Things
But if the dead return for one last look around
the house they used to own way back, and, somewhat stern,
brush past you without a sound, leaving you alone,
stupid in the hallway, let that moment go
then offer them a seat, or take them into all
the rooms they used to know, however incomplete.
How out of place they'll seem – their tissue-paper crowns,
their Sunday best – prepared for fun or walking in a dream.
Ignore their frowns. Remember they are scared.
Let them linger for a while. Ask if they are well.
Should they appreciate your choices, nod and smile.
Suggest they tell their stories. Stay up late;
and when they cry or swear, attempt to comprehend
the loss of dining chairs, of books, of threadbare
light they couldn't mend, of a sleepy cat on the stairs,
of a working train-set half-built in the attic,
of a black & white TV that hasn't failed them yet,
of a melodramatic print of the sea,
of crockery, of drawers and cupboards stuffed with screws
and rawlplugs and fuses and rubber bands – vast stores
of things they didn't use, of things no one uses
any more, lost things they're sure they left . . . but where?
If only they knew how everything vanished, like rings
from off their fingers . . . There – those fingers,
touching you.
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Preach the Gospel/
I've been soaking up Charles Simeon lately. Here's some encouragement for you from Simeon if you're preaching today. His thoughts are based on 1 Corinthians 9:16: "Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!"
Respecting men's call to the ministerial office, it would be difficult to speak with any degree of certainty...But the obligation to discharge the office with fidelity, when once it has been undertaken, is as manifest in relation to us, as it was in reference to St. Paul himself: a dispensation having been committed to us, we may every one of us say, "Woe is unto me, if I preach not the Gospel!"
Simeon says that the office of ministers is, "in one word, is to 'preach the Gospel.'" And for those "who discharge their ministry aright":
They may meet with much opposition from an ungodly world: but they are truly happy, in the hope that "they shall both save themselves and those who hear them." Sweet is the thought which a faithful minister has in looking forward to the time of meeting his people at the judgment-seat of Christ. The sight of many whom he shall then have to present to God as his spiritual children, saying, "Here am I, and the children whom thou hast given me;" and the prospect, that, to all eternity, he shall have them as "his joy and crown of rejoicing" before his God; say, is not this delightful? Will not this be a rich reward for all his labours, and for all that he had suffered in the discharge of his high office? Yes, verily, if he had died a thousand deaths for them, this would be an abundant recompence: and this blessedness assuredly awaits the laborious minister, the faithful servant of his God. (Horae Homileticae Vol. 16: 1 and 2 Corinthians)


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4CDs Of Studio & Live Material. Fans Weren't Pleased.
Which came first? The iconic opening psych riff from Status Quo's "Picture Of Matchstick Men," or the same progression that anchors Vanilla Fudge's cover of The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On?" You make the call (answer below). I've always liked the Fudge, despite – no, probably because of – the band's uniquely 60s approach to rearranging the popular music of the day. Joe Cocker's bands would (later) become something of a quality benchmark for stoned and vivid re-envisioning of hit radio tunes, but Vanilla Fudge were equally adept, and were at it years earlier (their debut LP contains no original material). Box Of Fudge, however, is considered by many to be a rare misstep by Rhino Handmade. Hard core fans were pretty agitated at the $80 price tag, as it featured two CDs of recycled hits and 2CDs of live stuff. For the casual fan, who hasn't purchased much of this material in the past, Box Of Fudge is a fine, if not excellent, introduction. Faithful fans with all the albums were expecting more, however, and have copped an attitude about it – like the dissing comments on the Rhino website, or that guy on Amazon who suggested this collection be renamed Fudge Pack. 15 unreleased tracks and the previously unreleased 1969 New Year's Eve show from the Fillmore West. Hopefully, a Super-Deluxe version will surface with a free lid of weed. Three figures at Amazon, HERE. $80 direct from Rhino.
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Please call pre-election spending for what it is
I have always found the orgy of government spending that goes on in the months leading up to an election to be extremely distasteful.
What governments are attempting to do, when they indulge in this behavior, is buy our votes with our own money.
The government in power did not invent this phenomenon it's a time-honoured tradition for Liberals too though I did have high hopes that Premier Williams would rise above this tawdry game and set the province on a new course.
Either way, I think it's important for the media to keep an eye on this practice and build a reality check' into such coverage. I've been keeping an eye on this, as the folks at Here & Now will attest, and today I'm calling The Telegram out on some of their coverage.
On July 20, The Telegram ran an article in its Business section about Shawn Skinner's announcement that the province would open six new career information offices around the province. The article appears to be written directly from a press release, with no reference to an election pending in October.
The day before, on July 19, The Telegram's business section carried an article with this glowing headline: Premier brings optimism to Corner Brook.
What the Premier brought were some upbeat comments about economic prospects in the region and another bag of election goodies, including a tender award for construction of a new courthouse, and presentation of cheques for the Summer Games and the Ironman competition. Again, the reporter made no mention of an election in the offing.
Both articles originally appeared in the Western Star and were reprinted in The Telegram, which I suspect is the source of the problem. When politicians come to your region with spending announcements, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement. Back in cynical St. John's, however, we need to curb our enthusiasm a little. And no, I am not saying that Corner Brook or any locale does not deserve these goodies, as dubious as the timing may be.
All I am saying is, please temper your coverage with a few simple words like "a round of pre-election spending announcements."
Please remind us why the politicians are suddenly so generous with our money.
Reporters who fail to do so and editors who don't fix it risk becoming an extension of the government's PR machine.


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WASHINGTON, March 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington, DC/March 27, 2012 -- The broader American public opposes reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, according to a U.S. News and World Report poll that shows Americans think the law is ineffectual and unjust. Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) notes the recent U.S. News "Debate Club" feature on VAWA has elicited an overwhelmingly negative reaction to the law: http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/should-the-violence-against-women-act-be-reauthorized.
The top vote-getter in the poll was a commentary by Janice Crouse of Concerned Women for America, who argued the Violence Against Women Act should "outrage decent people" because it "victimizes both women and men." Crouse's statement beat opposing votes by a nearly five-to-one margin.
Taking the other side of the debate was Deborah Tucker, Executive Director of the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, who argued the "Violence Against Women Act must be reauthorized because it is working." But U.S. News readers disagreed with that claim by over a two-to-one margin.
While the U.S. News poll is not scientific, the sampling represents the first wide-scale assessment of American voters on the subject of VAWA reauthorization. Responses were in line with concerns about the bill recently raised by commentators across the political spectrum.
Atlantic magazine contributor Wendy Kaminer deplored the myriad abrogations of civil liberties in VAWA, insisting "the defense in a war on women should not be a war on liberty." http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/03/whats-wrong-with-the-violence-against-women-act/254678/
Highlighting the problem of false allegations, New York Post columnist Abby W. Schachter ridiculed the proposed VAWA reauthorization, titling the law the "I lied to the police and got him thrown in jail" Act: http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/capitol/the_lied_jail_the_police_and_got_s2zheEr5zwQ1CXY3cbgGCP.
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Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) has long advocated for victims of domestic violence. Said spokesman Philip W. Cook, "VAWA is weakening the core social institutions, chief among them the family, that can aid us in the fight against domestic violence. For the sake of all victims of domestic violence, VAWA must be reformed."
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Bryant began his 18th NBA season by going 2 for 9 from the field, with four assists and eight turnovers in 28 minutes.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., April 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (Nasdaq:SVVC) (the "Fund") today announced that it has completed its previously announced follow-on offering of shares of its common stock. In connection with today's closing, the Fund issued 4,400,000 shares of its common stock, resulting in gross proceeds of $118.8 million. The Fund has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 660,000 shares of common stock to cover overallotments, if any.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of this public offering to invest in portfolio companies in accordance with its investment objective and strategies.
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE AMEX:LTS), and National Securities Corporation, a division of National Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:NHLD), acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Maxim Group LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, and Aegis Capital Corporation acted as co-managers.
About Firsthand Technology Value Fund
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. is a publicly-traded venture capital fund that invests in technology and cleantech companies. More information about the Fund and its holdings can be found online at www.firsthandtvf.com.
The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company that elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets for investment purposes in technology and cleantech companies.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ from the Fund's historical experience and its present expectations or projections indicated in any forward-looking statement. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and political conditions, regulatory and legal changes, technology and cleantech industry risk, valuation risk, non-diversification risk, interest rate risk, tax risk, and other risks discussed in the Fund's filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Fund undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Fund's investment objectives will be attained. We acknowledge that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the safe harbor for forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 does not apply to investment companies such as us.
CONTACT: Phil Mosakowski Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. (408) 624-9526 firstname.lastname@example.com


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RISMEDIA, January 13, 2014–Real Living Lifestyles has a very special group of agents and staff in their Escondido office. The office held their annual White Elephant Auction/Holiday Party last week for the third year in a row. All week agents bring in items to put on display, and at the party they auction them off and donate the proceeds to Interfaith Community Service. Interfaith implements comprehensive programs to provide basic needs, social services, counseling, and economic development to empower the disadvantaged in our community. This year they raised $2,300 for the Interfaith Community Service.
The agents this year were so proud of what a great success the auction was. "Wow, what a group of fun loving, from the heart, real estate professionals we have in our Escondido office. The festive celebration of the holiday season, was only overshadowed by the Real Living Lifestyles gift of giving from the heart. I have never seen so many people pay so much for white elephant auction items in the spirit of giving to charity," said real estate agent Steve Webber.
Ken Maculan, another participating agent in the Escondido office commented, "We appreciated all the contributions that were collected and our great office spirit to help less fortunate at this time of the year!"
Real Living Lifestyles agents believe that their work is not just about houses, it's about people. At the end of the day what matters most is improving the lifestyles of San Diego residents, and community service is just of the ways this brokerage does that!
Real Living Real Estate is a network brand of HSF Affiliates LLC, which is majority owned by HomeServices of America, Inc.TM, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate.
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Ralph J. Huiras, Arts '39, Law '41
Ralph Huiras was born the day his father graduated from Marquette Law School. And Ralph, proudly following in his father's footsteps, would have enjoyed attending his own graduation, but simply couldn't be there.
That's because he was already working as a counterintelligence agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In fact, he worked for the FBI for seven years before returning to Port Washington, Wis., to open Gerold & Huiras, now known as Huiras, Farrell & Antoine, where you can still find him.
It's rewarding work, says Ralph. "The variety of problems that arise on a day-to-day basis, the effort that is involved in solving those problems, and the overall good results that you can accomplish — that is why I went into law and what I like best about it," he says.
For awhile in the 1980s, Ralph also stepped into banking, leading Thiensville State Bank, which became a holding company and acquired more banks, built others, merged and merged again.
When he's not at the office in Port Washington (or in Florida), you can find Ralph in Cedarburg (Wis.) on the farm he and his wife bought nearly 50 years ago. Like law, participating in Cedarburg community affairs is important to Ralph. He was elected chair of the town board and was a member of the Ozaukee County Board of Supervisors and its chairman. The Greater Cedarburg Community Foundation recognized Ralph with the Annual Civic Award in 2005.
Ralph remains involved with Marquette Law School. As a member of the Executive Committee of the Law School's Advisory Board, Ralph believes the Law School provides the best teaching and atmosphere for students' growth.
The most meaningful moment in Ralph's career? "When Father Wild and Joseph Kearney invited my wife and me to lunch and announced I had been selected to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award," he says.


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Release Date13-Apr-2012
GenresRole Playing
In Pandora's Tower you take on the role of Aeron, a soldier, as he battles to save his beloved friend Elena from a mysterious curse that is gradually transforming her into a demonic creature. Only by battling through the towers of a nearby fortress can Aeron save her from her gruesome fate. Using his sword and the magical Oraclos Chain, Aeron must defeat the creatures that lurk there and harvest their meat to feed to Elena. Only by eating all of the "master flesh", harvested from the largest monsters within each tower, will Elena be fully cured of the curse and free from its monstrous grip.
By returning to Elena to feed her meat from the smaller monsters, you can slow down the transformation - but only temporarily. You will need to carefully judge when it is best to return to her, as not coming back in time could lead to Elena's permanent transformation into a demonic beast.
Multiple possible endings and a New Game+ mode means that Pandora's Tower has great replay value and by mastering the unique relationship system you can change Aeron and Elena's fate. You must not only decide when to return to Elena to stem the tide of her curse, but also what items to give to her. After spending time speaking to her you will become more familiar with her plight and leaving her to continue your quest may become more difficult.
Taking the time to build a bond with Elena could even change the ultimate ending of the story.
While exploring the labyrinthine towers you'll come across a wide variety of items. Mavda, a mysterious travelling merchant who can upgrade your weapons, can create special new items by combining two or more items that you have found on your journey. The items that you have discovered while exploring the towers can be given to Elena as gifts to strengthen your bond or be used to help you on your quest to battle the 13 masters – the choice is yours.
Pandora's Tower features an epic storyline with multiple endings affected by the decisions you make. Explore thirteen challenging towers on a mission to save your friend, set to a powerful soundtrack consisting of some of the most popular classical music in the world, including composers such as Verdi and Tchaikovsky. Every decision you make will affect your ultimate success. The choice is yours.


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Friday Dec 21 2012
Roseville city offices to close through New Year's DayBy: Staff report
If you have any business to get done with the city of Roseville, do it today.
City offices will be closed starting Monday through New Year's Day. Offices will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Emergency services will operate as usual, and garbage pick-ups will remain on their scheduled days.
For a full list of holiday hours, click here.


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May 5, 2016
An Associated Press review has found that undercover agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Explosives in Virginia have put more than 250 million cigarettes onto the streets in the past three years in sting operations targeting smugglers.
The stings are a response to an increase in smuggling as smokers in high-tax states like New York seek out cheap cigarettes on the black market.
Authorities say the cigarettes have led them to organized crime rings, drug dealers and can even cut off financing for terrorists. The stings have yielded about five dozen federal arrests, though none on terror charges.
Even though some of the cigarettes undoubtedly end up in the hands of minors, anti-tobacco groups are encouraging ATF to conduct even more stings across the nation to combat the smuggling problem.
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The illicit proliferation of conventional weapons and the accidental explosions of stockpiles of aged and/or deteriorating munitions can cause grave humanitarian disasters, which can destabilize individual countries or entire regions. The Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction (RASR) initiative seeks to eliminate threats posed by excess, dangerously stored, poorly secured, unstable, or otherwise hazardous stockpiles of conventional weapons and munitions in Southeast Europe.
RASR engages the expertise of the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA), the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and the U.S. European Command, along with the Slovenia-based ITF Enhancing Human Security, the NATO Support Agency, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, RACVIAC Center for Security Cooperation, South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Small Arms Survey, and the Swiss Implementation and Verification Unit of the Swiss Army.
RASR held its inaugural workshop in Zagreb, Croatia in May 2009. In attendance were Southeastern European government officials who have authority over the management of their countries' stockpiles, along with officials from relevant donor government agencies and various experts on arms and munitions issues. As a result of this workshop, RASR identified five priority issues related to stockpile reduction:
- National and regional policy
- Infrastructure
- Training, education, and capacity building
- Sharing of best practices and other information
- Standardization of munitions classifications, surveillance systems, and points of contact
Five more RASR workshops occurred between 2009 and 2013 with the most recent being held in Bled, Slovenia. Some of the workshops have included field visits to military logistical facilities and a demilitarization factory. The 2013 workshop was the first to include participants at the Deputy Minister of Defense level. Representatives from the United States and European states who participate in these RASR workshops have the opportunity to network and build professional relationships, share practices and lessons learned, encourage regional stockpile reduction efforts that leverage economies of scale, obtain information on technical and financial assistance, and contribute to regional stability.
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website: www.rasrinitiative.org
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Transient Enlisted Quarters
Building 3673
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Cherry Point, NC 28533
Phone 252-466-3060
Phone (DSN) 312-582-3060
Transient Billing Quarters
Providing quality quarters for the military traveler.
The Marine Corps transient billeting quarters offers accommodations to support the needs of our highly mobile military/civilian population.
Authorized Patrons
Priority Statuses:
To efficiently manage and operate Government Quarters while maintaining "World Class" Customer Service and Accommodations
Reservation Policy
Reservations are accepted on an as-received basis for all authorized TAD/TDY personnel on government orders. Official travelers must verify non-availability by contacting the front desk before they are authorized to secure off base accommodations. PCS and all others will be billeted on a Space Available basis.
Reservations can be made up to 365 days in advance. Reservations not cancelled by 18:00 on the scheduled day of arrival will be charged for one night's stay.
Check-in time is 14:00 and Check-out time is 12:00. Both facilities are open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Rates are subject to change.
Transient Quarters offers numerous amenities such as:
No pets allowed in any of the on-base transient lodging facilities
Cherry Point Inn
The Cherry Point Inn serves all ranks, officer and enlisted. The front desk is located in Building 487, on Madison Drive aboard MCAS Cherry Point. Commercial phone number is 252-466-5169 or DSN 312-582-5169.
Transient Enlisted Quarters - Devil Dog Inn
The Transient Enlisted Quarters are located in Building 3673, on "F" Street. Commercial phone number is 252-466-3060 or DSN 312-582-3060.
Please Note: Rates effective 1 Feb 2013 and are subject to change.
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Due to an inventory error, we're now overstocked with Green Lantern merchandise and twenty-three thousand wacky, inflatable, arm-flailing, tubemen. But our loss is your gain, because we're hosting a contest to give away a ridiculous amount of very cool Lantern stuff.
This may take a bit more effort than our other contests, but the prize is worth it (especially if you're a fan or the friend of a fan who wants to make them insanely jealous).
So how do you enter? Glad you asked!
First of all, here's what the winner gets:
- (1) Green Lantern comic-style fitted baseball cap
- (1) Power of the Ring Board Game with Light-Up Ring (Ages 7 and up!)
- (1) Set of Green Lantern Paper Models (to build yourself!)
- (1) Green Lantern folder
- (1) Adult Light-Up Ring
- (1) Hot Wheels 1971 Dodge Challenger
- (1) Isamot Kol action figure
- (1) "Battle Fist" Hal Jordan action figure
- (1) Funko Hal Jordan plush doll
- (1) Colossal Cannon (for shooting plastic discs at loved ones!)
- (1) Green Lantern Livestrong-style bracelet (for reminding you what Hal Jordan would do!)
Here's what second place gets:
- Nothing
That's right, folks. This is all or nothing. We could have split the prizes up, but it's our month to be sadistic.
Speaking of which, in order to enter, the task before you is to listen to this week's episode of Reject Radio (featuring lead creature designer Neville Page and other shenanigans), find the link between all the songs used between interviews, and email it to me (show your work) with the subject as "Green Lantern Giveaway." Do this before midnight PST on June 22nd, and you'll be entered to win.
From the many who enter, one will be chosen to get all that stuff (I'm tempted to keep the '71 Charger for myself).
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Monday, October 3, 2011
The Callaway County Sheriff's Office is investigating the suspicious death of Adam E. Keith, 20, of Auxvasse.
Sheriff Dennis Crane said Keith's body was found alongside of County Road 132 east of Fulton early Friday morning. He said the cause of death is unknown and an autopsy is being conducted by the Boone/Callaway County medical examiner at University Hospital in Columbia.
"We're not going to know anything (from the medical examiner) for a while," Crane said Saturday afternoon.
A press release from the sheriff's office stated that three subjects claim to have been with Keith as they were traveling on County Road 132 when he jumped out of a vehicle.
"We know the people that were all together, and we know what they say happened, and they all say close to the same thing," Crane said. "They said he had been talking crazy. He kept trying to get out and they were trying to hold him in.
"Now it becomes a moral issue: If somebody jumps out, why didn't you call. Of course, they were scared, but that doesn't make it right."
He said Keith and the other three occupants of the vehicle had attended the funeral of the mother of one of the passengers on Thursday.
Crane said that based on what statements from witnesses and others, alcohol and/or drugs may have been involved in the incident, but would not say whether Keith was under the influence of either substance.
"I'm going to leave that as a maybe until we get positive test results," Crane said.
The investigation is ongoing.
(Editor's note: Reporter Katherine Cummins also contributed to this story.)
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