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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Warmin' up....
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wow - we have snow, lots of it - but not those temps!ReplyDelete
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Even the Texans still in Texas are grumbling at the temps here. It was 25 this morning in Houston. Of course within one week we are supposed to see the high 60's again... bet you won't have that there! :) Enjoy your diet coke!! I have to slurp down the rest of my water before I earn my Pepsi for the day. :(ReplyDelete
And that's why I live in St George. Love this stack. Got it for Christmas and it makes me so happy! And that Layout? Perfect!ReplyDelete
Oh gosh those eyes are SO BLUE!! and that lip is SO SWOLLEN! lol - stay safe in the snow, Erin!ReplyDelete
You should come and visit Canada for cold weather LOL. -28 here for most of the day and that is not including the windchill. The amount of snow we have recieve these past two winters I have decieded that a snowblower is on the must have list for next winter! I am done shoveling 5ft drifts everyother day. Love your LO and I to love the foil pages.ReplyDelete
great shots and love the colors on that layout! tfs! stay warm! its been snowing alot up here in the midwest.ReplyDelete
Looks like your son is lucky to have teeth. Hope he's a quick healer and that dad has learned his lesson.ReplyDelete
We had single digit temps and 6 inches of snow here this morning also - too cold for me!!ReplyDelete
Ouch on your son's owie, hope it heals quick!
His eyes are gorgeous - what a great picture!! I love, love, love that stack - I have 2 baby boys with blue eyes, so I NEED to get it to use in their scrapbooks!
I am feeling your pain! I just moved from Indiana to Texas and everyone keeps calling to give me a hard time about our snowfall! But... I just remind them that by Monday we will be in the 60s again and they will be in the snow for 3 more months!! I actually enjoyed the snow and cold temps for this small amount of time and have done much of what you have done... movies, games, crafting! Love the LO and Wow! What blue eyes your guy has!!ReplyDelete
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Cute LO. Stay warm!ReplyDelete
'Hope you are nice and warm today! Your layout is adorable! Oh, I hope your son feels better! Take care and have fun, Erin!!ReplyDelete
awwww your poor baby wow beautiful blue eyesReplyDelete
perfect time to heal with family games
loooove the layout!!!
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Strange weather!!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your inside days with those handsome little guys.
I just picked up the Athletic stack at Joann's the other day - yet another awesome stack!
NOT quite so cold here in Michigan! LOVE that layout!!ReplyDelete
oh look at that lip! we have lots of those crazy accidents, too. those crazy dads. we got our son trouble for christmas, it' s alot quieter than it use to be, LOL!ReplyDelete
Wonderful layout and yes perfect papers for it! Thanks for sharing, enjoy your diet coke, I myself am enjoying a vanilla one for breakfast, LOL!ReplyDelete
Poor guy....his lip looks like it hurts. Hope it is feeling ok today. My husband loves the snow and cold while I hate it....we live in OH so we get a little of the snow.ReplyDelete
I seriously think you are in the right place, who in their right mind wants to go outside with those temperatures?? I hope the lip heals fast but hey you got to have a war wound to prove you played in it lol. As for those blue eyes they will definitely break a few hearts when he is older!!ReplyDelete
I plan to head out to Michael's this Sunday to restock my craft room. I hope his lip gets better soon!ReplyDelete


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Intel recently published a whitepaper with some amusing 32nm facts that we are reproducing here for you. If you have ever wondered how small the logic inside these chips really is in 'measurable' terms, here are some random facts to give you some perspective:
- A nanometer is so small that it takes a billion of them to make a meter. A billion is a huge number. A stack of a billion sheets of paper would be 100 km high. If you could walk a billion steps, you would go around the earth 20 times.
- A 32nm transistor can switch on and off over 300 billion times in one second. It would take you 4000 years to flick a light switch on and off that many times.

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I was wandering if there was a way to get married in Colorado without parental consent at 17. And if being pregnant would also make difference?
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Age Requirements for Marriage
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I was wandering if there was a way to get married in Colorado without parental consent at 17. And if being pregnant would also make difference?
Thank you!
The only way to get married at 17 without parental consent in Colorado is to seek permission from the juvenile court (in Denver County) or the juvenile division of District Court (for any other county in Colorado) pursuant to Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 14-2-106 & 108. You'd have to prove to the court that, notwithstanding the objection(s) of your parent or guardian, you are capable of assuming the capabilities of marriage and that marriage is your best interests. The statute specifically says that pregnancy alone does not establish that marriage is in your best interests. Note that the court will give considerable weight to the determination of your parent or guardian as to what is in your best interests. You may wish to consult a family law attorney for your best chance at it. Or just wait a year (or less) until you turn 18. Once you are 18 you don't need anyone's consent for marriage in Colorado. I doubt that things are so urgent you couldn't wait until then.
Most people mature and change considerably between ages 16 and about 25. You might wish to reconsider rushing into a marriage at 17 or 18 with the risk that you may end up divorced just a few years later as you and your spouse grow apart. Being pregnant is not itself a good reason to get married. Make sure you are entering into the marriage for the right reasons, not simply because you feel pressured by the pregnancy.
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I love the cartoon version of Napoleon in his study with his son.
Monday, July 20, 2009
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I love the cartoon version of Napoleon in his study with his son.
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Wow! I love the Roi de Rome thing, everyone was so hard on the lil' King that he never got a chance. He was too young & weak to stand up to be a proper Eagle like Dad. Even I would have made a better Eaglet...
Did you say anything ages ago about Marie Louise never being anywhere near her son, and Napoleon being his best friend? They're not alike at all. If you can find it, on the Napoleon Series website and there's an article on the Eaglet.
I think it's really good. Tell me what you think...
I saw a pic of the Return from Elba and did you see the man hugging Napoleon's leg and everyone throwing their shako-hats around and screaming like Jesus Christ has landed or something? Well that man hugging Nap's leg is me. Except I'm a girl. Oh well, I dressed up.
- July 20, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Look how they're colored! I love them! How old are they?
- July 20, 2009 at 2:48 PM
- Carmi said...
Ahh yes,
The copyright is 1954!
- July 20, 2009 at 4:25 PM
1954...55 years old then! Older than me by far!!!
- July 21, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Melanied'Anjou said...
Wow 0.0 I wish I could have the access to such beautiful things:(
But maybe I will go to Paris in September:D!!!
Another great Post
Thanks, Carmi!
- July 21, 2009 at 12:11 PM
I believe I am going to Corsica maybe...does anyone know of any good sights?
- July 24, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Ms. Lucy said...
I want to find these too! I gotta get myself to France...I just had a friend email me that she's in Corsica!
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With about four full days to go in the voting, boxing fans have given WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana a slim lead over Amir Khan in the race to land a lucrative May 3 bout in Las Vegas with pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
It had long been expected that Mayweather would fight Khan, but on Monday, Mayweather announced via Twitter that he'd let the fans choose. He set up a poll using LockerDome on the Mayweather Promotions website.
Maidana was up 51 to 49 percent over Khan as of Thursday morning Pacific time. According to a LockerDome spokeswoman, more than 17,000 votes have been cast and more than 4,000 comments left.
It was a brilliant marketing move by Mayweather, who has become the shrewdest marketer in the game. He has generated great traffic for his website, guaranteed that he'd keep his name in the news and capture fan information by doing the poll. Fans must sign in using their Twitter or Facebook accounts in order to be able to vote.
It's been a boon to LockerDome, which has gotten exceptional traffic from the poll.
"Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Boxing both use LockerDome regularly to promoter their fighters and events," LockerDome CEO Gabe Lozano said. "We don't officially work in conjunction with [Floyd's] team, but we do allow A-List publishers such as Mayweather Promotions to reach out at any time to brainstorm best uses of the LockerDome platform."
Mayweather is a total professional and a boxing savant, not a hype job who is full of himself like Broner.
Khan hasn't performed up to his abilities as a pro, but he has long arms, a good jab, hits hard and has good lateral movement. This isn't to suggest he'll beat Mayweather even if he is at his best, but he has a far better chance to make a competitive bout than Maidana.
Maidana, I don't believe, has the quickness to cut off the ring and Mayweather will be able to stay away from danger while using his jab to pepper him. Mayweather will outbox Khan, too, but Khan figures to have a far better chance at victory given his style and his skill set than Maidana.
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The other day I decided to flash my ASUS g75vw laptop's UEFI(aka new bios) with a new version. Something went wrong and after restart I can only see black screen. I can say that the laptop starts, keyboard lights up and cpu fan working but UEFI seems to be stuck at something, apparently due to bad flashing.
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Baseball Defeats Valpo in Series Finale, 3-2
April 7, 2012
CHICAGO - The UIC baseball team snapped its five-game losing streak with a 3-2 series finale win over Valparaiso on Saturday afternoon at Les Miller Field. Junior UIC pitcher Mike Schoolcraft picked up his first win of the year, throwing 3.1 innings and allowing just two hits and zero runs. He came in for starter Tim Tarter who gave a solid effort, scattering four hits and two runs over 3. 1 frames. Senior Matt Heaslip pitched the final two innings for his first save on the season.
With the loss, UIC improves to 12-17 overall and 6-6 in the Horizon League, while Valpo falls to 10-19 and 6-6.
"After a tough week, it was nice to get this one," said head coach Mike Dee. "We've played a lot of innings this past week and for our guys to hang in there and grind it out really impressed me. Our defensive has performed well all year and I think our pitching has come around, so we just need to stick to plan on offensive."
Four UIC batters posted two hits a piece including Ryan Boss, Alex Jurich, Alex Gruenenwald and Joe Betcher. A roar from the Flames' dugout in the third inning was caused by shortstop Ryan Shober who ended nearly a month hitting drought with a double to left center.
After three scoreless innings, Valpo struck first in the third frame on a two-run homer by Elliot Martin, his first of the season. The Flames took one of those runs back in the bottom half of the fourth as Jon Ryan began with a double to left field line and advanced to third on a groundout. Ryan was plated on an Alex Grunenwald single up the middle.
UIC captured the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning as Ryan Boss kicked off the surge with an infield single to third base. He was then pushed to second on a single up the middle by Alex Jurich and Grunenwald moved them both over one base on a single to third base. Joe Betcher drove in the first run with a poke up the middle, keeping the bases juiced. Addison recorded the second RBI with a fielder's choice that sent Jurich home, giving the Flames a 3-2 edge.
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"Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" begins its theatrical run in 2D and 3D across the country starting today.
It felt like a long, dragged out, bloody knuckle fight to get a sequel to "Sin City" made. Being delayed 10 months after its original release only made the eight year wait between films feel even longer, but the release of "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" has finally seen the light of day. The anticipation was high since the original film is a personal favorite for a faithful fan base. On the comment sheet I received at the screening for the film, I originally put that "A Dame to Kill For" is "nearly as good as the original film," but after letting it marinade deep within the crevices of my brain I realized that it is nowhere near as good as the first film and yet, in a way, that's perfectly acceptable.
Sequels always have their work cut out for them, especially if the original film is held in such high regard. The second (and any future) installments are often not as good as the first. However the main obstacle "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" fails to ever properly overcome is the never-ending sense of the sequel not going anywhere for 102 minutes.
Returning characters are shades of their formers selves. Marv (Mickey Rourke) has had every ounce of interest sucked out of him as his character is nothing more than a tool for both Dwight (Josh Brolin) and Nancy (Jessica Alba) as they use Marv for whatever goals they may have in Sin City. Nancy just drinks herself stupid four years after Hartigan's (Bruce Willis) death because she doesn't have it in her to kill the man responsible; Senator Roark (Powers Boothe). She counters that fear by cutting her hair, Frankensteining herself with a shard from a broken mirror, and some drunken dancing.
In case you're confused, Dwight was played by Clive Owen in the first film but is now played by Josh Brolin. The concept of how that's explained is farfetched even for a film that lives and breathes on being outrageous and violent. Bruce Willis is only around to remind everyone that he's dead and that he was in "The Sixth Sense" while any other returning character is really only around long enough to recognize before making way for the rest of the cast.
The newcomers are all cannon fodder. Eva Green plays Ava; a manipulative woman who lives to screw over Dwight and to get her way by using her body as a weapon. Green's character is similar to Artemisia in "300: Rise of an Empire" except she's naked for a hell of a lot longer. Dennis Haysbert replaces Michael Clarke Duncan as Manute and you'll hardly notice the difference. Christopher Meloni's Mort character arc mostly mirrors Hartigan's story from the first film.
Johnny (Joseph Gordon Levitt) is the most interesting new character "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" has to offer and yet the film pulls the rug out from under him right when his story seems to be taking off. Johnny's motives are questionable. Even after being pummeled to a pulp, he comes back for more and goes right back to playing poker with the wrong man. The character has an intriguing aspect to it, but in the big scheme of things is a total waste.
The timeline of the stories in the film are all over the place, as well. "Just Another Saturday Night" takes place right after the events of the first film while "The Long Bad Night" seems like it takes place sometime after the first film, as well. "A Dame to Kill For" is obviously before "The Big Fat Kill" but then concludes afterward and "Nancy's Last Dance" is four years after Hartigan's death. While it is decipherable the way the stories jump around in time may be confusing for some.
But even with all of its shortcomings there's still something enjoyable about "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For." It could just be bias, but the striking visuals, outrageous violence, and the overflowing amount of absurdity is still entertaining in the best of ways. Even when the dialogue manages to be sharp or witty it seems as though Frank Miller just got lucky. You find yourself asking, "Did he really write that line on purpose?" Get in a knife fight in pitch black darkness and you're still bound to land a few blows despite your blindness.
"Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" is like a really stiff drink; one that you try on a whim when you're feeling nostalgic. It doesn't go down smooth. In fact it burns all the way down, but it gives you a killer buzz and you enjoy that thrill while it lasts. But then you wake up hung over the next day. Light pounds against your brain like a jackhammer and every sound is like a wave of rolling thunder in your ear drums. You regret the night before and, in hindsight, wish it would've ended differently.
Walk down the right back alley in Sin City and you can find just about anything except for a completely fulfilling return there. Despite its dynamic visuals and overflowing amount of sex and violence, "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" is an exhausting pedal to the metal car chase that goes in circles, collides with a brick wall, and leaves the audience as they're thrust through the windshield and cuts to black before they hit the concrete. This sequel won't be for everyone, but it's decent filler before the big hitters step up to bat this fall.


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Something important happened on Saturday, March 15th. The Texas Democratic Party passed the following resolution:
WHEREAS Houston billionaire John Arnold, a hedge-fund manager and former Enron trader, is bankrolling an effort to transform all of the Dallas Independent School District into a so-called "home-rule charter district" that would not be subject to essential safeguards in state law for students, parents, teachers, and citizens of the district;
WHEREAS John Arnold is notorious for funding a nationwide attack on public employees' pension funds, including state pension funds for school employees, and for funding various efforts to privatize the operation of public schools, including substantial financing of organizations that promote private-school vouchers;
WHEREAS the "home-rule charter district" idea that Arnold wants to impose on Dallas ISD is the brainchild of former Republican state Rep. Kent Grusendorf of Arlington, who managed to insert this option into state law in 1995 as a vehicle for nullifying many educational quality standards and safeguards in the Education Code and for facilitating private takeover of public schools;
WHEREAS a "home-rule district charter" in Dallas ISD would be a Trojan horse allowing John Arnold and his allies, in the name of local control, to kill state class-size limits for most K-4 classrooms, eliminate teachers' professional contracts, wipe out parents' and students' and teachers' rights to due process in student-discipline matters, nullify the entire parental-rights chapter in the Education Code, and eliminate accountability to the community through an elected school board;
WHEREAS the wholesale "charterization" of Dallas ISD through a "home-rule district charter" designed to suit the likes of John Arnold would actually be the very opposite of local control, transferring power from the parents and citizens in the neighborhoods of Dallas ISD–especially predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods–to special-interest elites and private operators likely to double down on top-down policies that already have disproportionately hurt those communities within Dallas ISD, like recent controversial school closures and layoffs of school personnel;
WHEREAS the "home-rule district charter" scheme in Dallas ISD would undermine genuinely democratic, grass-roots efforts to improve struggling schools, such as (1) community-initiated school turnarounds that provide wraparound community health and social services at school to students and their families, thereby building up rather than tearing down neighborhoods and (2) in-district "campus charters" initiated by teachers and parents at a campus working together with community partners to provide innovative educational programs while preserving important state safeguards such as class-size limits, due process in student discipline, and teachers' contract rights;
WHEREAS the "home-rule district charter" initiative in Dallas is part of a national campaign by self-styled "education reformers" like John Arnold that is ultimately about profits, not about kids, employing a clear strategy to underfund our public schools, declare them a failure, contract out those schools to private operators, disenfranchise parents and community stakeholders, and deprofessionalize teaching;
WHEREAS the state Democratic Party has a duty to help ensure that all Texas Democrats and all supporters of public education see through the false rhetoric of "home rule" and "local control" that masks the real agenda described above;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Texas Democratic Party stands in opposition to the "home-rule district charter" proposal now being promoted in Dallas ISD and rejects its underlying agenda of privatization of control over public schools and destruction of democratic school governance.
What does all of this mean?
For some time now, certain individuals and certain interest groups have conspired to push their privatization agenda to turn public schools into "for-profit" organizations/corporations/businesses that would net billions of dollars for investors and subsequently bankrupt the public school system as we know it. Power and money would go to other entities so that students, parents , and teachers would lose their voice and lose their choice.
It would serve to reinforce a growing trend for the rich to get richer while the poor and middle class lose everything and are subjugated into their own sub-class of poverty and servitude.
Oh, well, "Let them eat cake," some may say, but the majority are relegated to eat the 'bargain basement diabetes bomb cake' while the privileged few nosh on the Whole Foods organic beautiful sustainable gluten free cake that promises health and longevity. I digress.
Finally some push back.
The greatest perversion of educational principles is the threat to equal opportunity, a mandate that was eloquently expressed by Chief Justice Earl Warren in the 1954 Supreme Court decision on Brown vs. the Board of Education: "Education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments...Such an opportunity...is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms." But we're turning away from that important message.
Privatization of schools and other public entities is a consequence of the hegemony of the market economy. Over the last twenty years the rise of the market economy has been facilitated by a convergence of neo-liberal economic power and neo-conservative socio-political power. The processes taking place have been described in terms of a conservative restoration (Apple, 1996) and the rise of the rich (Gran, 1996).
There are good reasons - powerful reasons - to stop the privatization efforts before the winner-take-all free market creates a new vehicle for inequality. At the very least we need the good sense to slow it down while we examine the evidence about for profit institutions, private school vouchers, private charters, and online schools. Privatization initiatives and voucher programs are funded by the private sector because corporations such as EMOs stand to benefit from them directly; and they are funded by the government sector because it gives the appearance that those holding political office are responsive to the needs of people who are disserved by public education.(louisville.edu/journal)
There are myths associated with the ideas behind privatization. An example is the Good Business Strategy Myth: Cut Employees, Use Machines to Teach.
The profit motive leads to shortcuts in the educational methods practiced on our children. Like "virtual" instruction. The video-game-named Rocketship Schools have $15/hour instructors monitoring up to 130 kids at a time as they work on computers. In Wisconsin, half the students in virtual settings are attending schools that are not meeting performance expectations. Only one out of twelve "cyber schools" met state standards in Pennsylvania. In L.A. public money goes for computers instead of needed infrastructure repair (ever sit on the 405 during commute?). While over 86 percent of K12's profits came from taxpayers, and while the salaries of K12's eight executives went from $10 million to over $21 million in one year, only 27.7 percent of K12 Inc. online schools met state standards in 2010-2011, compared to 52 percent of public schools.
Last October, Diane Ravitch was interviewed by the Texas Monthly and shared her perspective:
"I'm asking them to put their faith in the idea of a democratic society. What's going on right now is an effort to turn what is a public responsibility into a free market exercise. We've already seen the privatization movement take hold in the prison system, we've seen it take hold in the hospital system, and there are lots of other areas of public life where people are looking for an opportunity to make big bucks. And now their focus is on education as being a moneymaker and a place to invest and turn a profit. There's a story in the current issue of Forbes about this. The headline is "Charter School Gravy Train Runs Express to Fat City." And it's about people making a killing on private charter schools. This is really a question of citizenship."
Jonathan Kozol of the New York Times writes, "Those who have grown increasingly alarmed at seeing public education bartered off piece by piece, and seeing schools and teachers thrown into a state of siege, will be grateful for this cri de Coeur—a fearless book, a manifesto, and a cry to battle," to describe Ravitch's book, Reign of Error.
It's been 60 years since Chief Justice Warren declared education "a right which must be made available to all on equal terms." Belief in the American Dream means that anyone can move up the ladder. But today only 4 percent of those raised in the bottom make it all the way to the top as adults. Two-thirds of those raised in the bottom of the wealth ladder remain on the bottom two rungs.
Compared to other developed countries, equal education has been a low priority in America, with less spending on poor children than rich ones, and with repeated cutbacks in state funding. But there's no market-based reform where children are involved. Education can't be reduced to a lottery, or a testing app, or a business plan. Equal opportunity in education ensures that every child is encouraged and challenged and nurtured from the earliest age, as we expect for our own children.


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The goal of this campaign is to obtain scientifically useful observations of comet 9P/Tempel 1 over several days. The comet is visible from the southern and northern hemispheres for several hours before dawn. We expect the total visual magnitude to be 16.8. The comet is near RA 12:47, dec +09°11' at UTC 08:00 2005-01-10 (new moon).
We are requesting the following types of observations or measurements during this period:
If you attempt to image the comet and it is too faint to record, please send us an email describing your attempt AND THE LIMITING MAGNITUDE for your observing run! This information can be useful!
Some Results from the Observing Campaign in December 2004
Giovanni Sostero, Joe Manteca, Gary Emerson, and Tim Puckett attempted to image the comet during the December campaign. Here are some of their results:
Several observers reported that imaging the comet was difficult because it was a dim point source for small telescopes. If you attempted to image the comet in December, please let us know your results.
Questions? How to Contact Us!
Please send questions about this campaign to Stef McLaughlin, University of Maryland.
If you have an urgent question, you may leave a message at 301.405.3605 (USA).
STSP Coordinator: Stef McLaughlin


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Mom who allegedly poisoned daughter left suicide notes
Published: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 7:34 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 7:34 p.m.
A depressed New Hanover County mother left several suicide notes and apparently fed her daughter and cat a poison-tainted smoothie in a failed attempt at murder-suicide in September, according to search warrants released Thursday in the case.
Jeannie Marvel, 49, is charged with attempted murder and animal cruelty in the Sept. 9 incident at her home on Scratch Court. She was arrested Nov. 10 after spending two months in the hospital.
New Hanover County Sheriff Detective J.D. Varella said a friend found Marvel unconscious and face down on the kitchen floor of her home with her 9-year-old daughter and the family cat nearby in distress, according to an affidavit in the Sept. 20 search warrant. The friend had tried for five hours to contact Marvel before finally going to her house, Varella said in the affidavit,
Deputies also reported that while Marvel was unresponsive on the floor, her daughter was conscious and alert, but appeared to be under the influence of an impairing substance with slurred speech and an unsteady gait. The cat, Varella explained, was found curled in the fetal position.
On the kitchen counter were several medication bottles and a bottle of "some type of rat or rodent poison," Varella said, and nearby were three handwritten notes, one of which "stated something to the effect of 'Sorry I made the choice I had to make,' 'give away my clothes.'"
The notes indicated Marvel was depressed, said Varella, "nothing seemed to be working and how she had to take her child and cat because no one else could take care of them."
It was also noted in the warrant that the child told a paramedic on the way to the hospital, that "she was supposed to have pizza for dinner but her mom (Jeannie Marvel) gave her a slushy instead and this slushy consisted of Pepsi soda, something orange like a snow cone syrup and white powder."
As a result of the warrant, police seized a number of items from the Marvel home including pill bottles, clothing and two cell phones.
In a second affidavit filed Oct. 11 requesting access to the data in the cell phones, Detective W.I. Campbell said the contents of the phone could collaborate calls or messages to the friend who found Marvel, "as well as information that would be consistent with the four handwritten notes left by the suspect."
"The content of the handwritten notes that were seized in the original search warrant indicates the suspect's intent to take her own life, her 9-year-old daughter's life and the life of the family cat," Campbell said.
Marvel, her daughter and the cat have all recovered. Marvel is being held in New Hanover County jail on $500,000 bail.
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The national average interest rate for savings, checking and other deposit accounts is now at its lowest rate in more than 10 years.
A record number of workers made hardship withdrawals from their retirement accounts in the second quarter, according to Fidelity.
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Now that the spectacular closing ceremonies have taken place at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, it is time to review the Games. In a word, the Sochi Organizing Committee did a "spectacular" job. Before the Games there were swirling security concerns, allegations of corruption and accommodations that were less than stellar. At the end of the Games one can only conclude that Mr. Putin's Games lived up to his expectations and proved the critics wrong.
The XXII Olympic Winter Games were by far the most extravagant and expensive in Olympic history. In spite of the fact that the Winter Games are about one third the size of the summer Olympic Games, the opening and closing ceremonies and the world class venues exceeded any previous Winter Games and rivaled some of the spectacular Summer Games venues and ceremonies. In short, Sochi set the bar very high for future Winter Games, which occur next in Pyongyang, South Korea in 2018.
No matter how you evaluate the Winter Games in Sochi, those who attended and those who watched the television broadcast were all impressed with the scale and grandeur of the Games including the setting on the Black Sea framed by the Caucasus Mountains, not to mention the incredible venues, the most outstanding of which was the 40,000 seat stadium used for Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
The Russian Olympic Team won the medal count with a total of 33, most ever for a Russian Team at a Winter Games. They also won the gold medal count with 13. The United States was second with 28 medals followed closely by Norway with 26. A record 88 nations competed in the Winter Games setting a new record for participation. The previous record was 82 set in Vancouver in 2010.
Television ratings in the US were down slightly due to the fact that most events were broadcast tape delayed due to the nine hour time difference and most fans were aware of the results well before the prime time broadcast. Television ratings in the US were down 9 percent from the 2010 broadcast with a rating of 4.8 or roughly 21 million viewers.
On the other hand there were magical moments and some disappointments. The US excelled in the newer, free style sports while underperforming on the more traditional winter sports. Big disappointments for the US included the failure of the men's hockey team to medal and Bode Miller's poor performance in Alpine skiing. On the other hand the four man bobsled team for the US won bronze and the first medal in that sport in 62 years.
Those who attended the Winter Games enjoyed the experience and aside from some opening day full body searches, the security was excellent and the fan experience was outstanding. Sochi now has two weeks to recover before hosting the Paralympic Winter
Games. NBC will broadcast 52 hours of coverage of the events, most in Paralympic history. So, stay tuned. Sochi is not done yet. Meanwhile, future bid cities may be forced to meet the bar set by Russia. Bottom line? Sochi did an outstanding job of hosting the biggest and most grand Olympic Winter Games ever.


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Dewey Bankruptcy Head Exits For Proskauer
By Mike Spector and Jennifer Smith
Who will be there to turn out the lights at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP?
Bankruptcy specialist Martin Bienenstock is moving his practice to Proskauer Rose LLP, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. He is the third member of the firm's four-partner leadership team to head for the exits this week.
Mr. Bienenstock is one of Dewey's top rainmakers and recently worked to try and save the firm as part of a chairman's office created last month in a management overhaul.
It remained unclear how Mr. Bienenstock and Dewey's other bankruptcy lawyers would integrate with Proskauer's restructuring practice and whether all of them would go.
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A person familiar with the matter said Mr. Bienenstock's "department will be going to Proskauer." Proskauer's current restructuring practice is co-headed by Jeff Marwil and Mark Thomas in Chicago.
Mr. Bienenstock is among the U.S.'s more prominent bankruptcy lawyers, having advised Enron Corp. and Texaco. More recently, he helped formulate General Motors Corp.'s government-brokered restructuring, advised paper manufacturer NewPage Corp. and represented creditors of MF Global Holdings Ltd.
Representatives for Dewey and Proskauer didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Bienenstock was one of the first celebrated hires at Dewey & LeBoeuf following its creation from merger of two venerable law firms for years ago. He had spent a 30-year career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and was co-head of restructuring there, before joining Dewey in late 2007.
Earlier this week two other members of Dewey's four-partner office the chairman also made for the exits.
Prominent sports and antitrust attorney Jeffrey Kessler is moving to Chicago-based law firm Winston & Strawn LLP with a large litigation group, and Richard Shutran, the chair of Dewey's corporate department, and his team are going to the New York office of O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
Earlier this week the firm gave layoff notices to some staff and associate lawyers, after telling employees last week that the firm could shut down.


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I have a folder full of about 2000 files and I would like to generate a kind of key map for each file so people don't need to just randomly load each one in order to find what is what.
I have the following python code using ogr but OGREnvelope isn't really a OGRGeometry so I can't add it to a shape file or export it as wkt to import in QGIS.
for filename in glob.glob(path + "*.shp"):
ds = ogr.Open(filename)
layer1 = ds.GetLayer(0)
#print filename + " : " + str(layer1.GetExtent())
extent = layer1.GetExtent()
# I need to be able to export the extent region as a polygon.
I have been looking around but just can't seem to find anything. I really thought something like this would be easy.


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'The Flash' Casts 'Spartacus' Star Liam McIntyre as Weather Wizard 2.0Kevin Fitzpatrick January 7, 2015 @ 2:13 PM
The Bringer of Rain lives! Where casting 'Spartacus' alum in notable DC roles has typically proven 'Arrow''s game, 'The Flash' seems to have stolen a bit of thunder in landing the man himself. Liam McIntyre has officially been tapped to bring the rain anew as 'The Flash''s second incarnation of DC's Weather Wizard in an upcoming episode.


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Inspired Women Business Alliance is a grass-roots group dedicated to helping women in "creative" small businesses. Throughout the year IWBA has operated it has reached many of their goals. One remains; to start a monthly community event that brings community alliance back to local small businesses. Many days and nights spent brainstorming ideas, then IWBA stumbled upon a short youtube video of a "Cash Mob". The rest is history! San Gorgonio Pass Area Cash Mob was born!
What Oh What is a Cash Mob?
Cash Mobs are flash mobs, but instead of singing and dancing we spend money as a group! We target the small, local businesses that make each community special to give the business owners an economic stimulus. We help businesses grow, we make people happy, we get stuff for ourselves, we have a great time, and we celebrate afterward at a local eatery!
"Cash Mobs" are organized by people trying to make a positive impact on the businesses in their communities (and have fun while doing it)! Organizers are not paid for the work they do; they organize Cash Mobs in order to benefit their communities.
Organized and hosted by Inspired Women Business Alliance.
Why Should I Join & How?
When is the last time spending $15 was a feel good purchase, one that made you smile? Cash Mob promotes mindful spending, letting your hard-earned dollars speak volumes! The country's small businesses are the backbone of the American Dream. Looking to meet a few new friends or be active in your community? Operate a small business? What a great way to show support and get some free exposure (that is smart marketing).
How can you join all this fun? We post all our activities through social media, it makes it easier for our supporters to follow and share our ventures. Find San Gorgonio Pass Area Cash Mob on Facebook on Twitter on The Web
Can I nominate a business located in the Pass Area? Of course, it's what we thrive on. How? Simply find us online through any of the social media options.
Our Success is in Your Hands
Cash Mob success relies on our supporters sharing and talking about our events. Use your social media presence to your advantage. The more supporters show up to our events the more help we are providing our Cash Mob recipient. Invite family and friends to our events. San Gorgonio Pass Area Cash Mob is looking forward to many more successful mobs! Hope to see you there!


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The motorcycle organization Carry the Flame held a moving ceremony at the Harley-Davidson on Lovell Road in West Knoxville in honor of our nation's Fallen Heroes on Tuesday evening in preparation for Memorial Day. The ceremony was lead by members of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. TN, Chapter 3. Approximately 400 people attended the ceremony, including Gold Star Mothers and families, Blue Star Mothers and many veterans and their families. Members of many different motorcycle groups were represented.
The evening began with an opening prayer by a member of Rolling Thunder®, Inc., followed by the singing of the"Star Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America" as the colors were presented. The gathered crowd then recited the "Pledge of Allegiance". The Volunteer State Honor Guard presented the Flag Folding Ceremony as read by Ann Wolf. Once the flag was folded, it was presented by the Volunteer State Honor Guard to the Gold Star Mothers in attendance.
The beautiful Missing Man Table Ceremony was, again, read by Ann Wolf. Sue Dauber and Vietnam veteran John Smith presented the elements of the table. At the foot of the table was a picture of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by the Haqqani network in Afghanistan and has been missing since June, 2009.
The keynote address was given by Steve Britton of Carry the Flame. He briefly outlined the goals of the Carry the Flame organization. The goals are to support veterans and their families, raise awareness for veterans' issues, and help veterans deal with the Department of Veterans Affairs. As they travel across the country with the flame, they stop in cities and take part in these ceremonies. Any money raised in a city, stays in the city.
The gathered crowd then formed a very large circle and members of Carry the Flame escorted the torch around the circle. Each person in attendance was given the opportunity to hold the flame and to say a prayer or have a moment of silence. The crowd showed due reverence as the torch was passed from person to person.
Lastly, the Volunteer State Color Guard presented a 21 gun salute and a bugler called "Taps". Following "Taps", Carlos of Rolling Thunder® offered the closing prayer.


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The three new members inducted into the Columbiana Area Business and Professional Women's Group are, from left to right, Vicki Carmen, Renee Marple and Annette Howard. The group promotes equity for women in the workplace.
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Introduction: Acute cases are exciting because one can experience the magic of homeopathy and be totally convinced of its power. Below are cases to help you work out your own analysis and see what remedy you come up with. Then you can compare it with the analysis and remedy given. It always helps to sharpen one's acute prescribing skills as that's where one can easily convince people that homeopathy works!
CAUTION is the byword for all acute prescriptions, as over the long term we have to be vigilant about suppression or superficial palliation with the acute remedy. Its important that the patient is followed up for long term constitutional treatment.
Case 1: Umbilical Hernia
Excerpt from the history: I have been having trouble with pain from an umbilical hernia (first noticed with second pregnancy but hadn't caused pain outside of pregnancy until now, after doing too much exercise a couple weeks ago) and I'm not sure what to do about it. (She has had 3 normal pregnancies and deliveries over the last 6 years.) The Dr recommends surgery since it is symptomatic, although small. I am concerned for the recovery after the surgery since I need to take care of and lift the baby, and it is impossible for me not to. I would really appreciate your honest opinion. Is this something that homeopathy can help with at all?
When the umbilical hernia itself is acutely bothering me, the pain can be a tearing type of pain I think. The belly button area definitely gets red and feels very sensitive and almost raw to touch, as if it was almost an open sore (although it is not, just red and irritated, sensitive). I also get a pin prick type feeling on my belly button. The pain sometimes feels close to what it feels like to have indigestion or bad gas trapped in the intestines. My stomach area can feel very heavy. It is always worse after eating (best after sleep or rest/lying down). Sometimes it feels like there is gurgling or bubbling.
The particular night that the hernia first really hurt me was when I aggravated it…I was extremely dizzy that evening. Normally if I have any type of dizzyness, Ferrum Phos 6x takes care of it fairly quickly but it did not touch it at all so I suspect it was related to the hernia issue somehow.
One strange thing is that although my belly button does feel the burning type feeling…it does not feel hot so much as Cold sensations inside. Seems strange but it does? It definitely feels worse tonight than it has for a couple days though.
Follow Up one day after the remedy:
My husband and I think that the hernia itself looks better (possibly reduced some). It has not been very red or sore the last two days and seems to be a bit flatter. My stomach is upset again tonight though, same as above, trapped wind, feel distended and heavy, almost like I ate way too much…though yesterday it had felt much better.
Follow up 3 days after the remedy:
Yes certainly my belly button looks different, flatter and certainly softer. I think that is a great sign too. My husband said he was surprised to be able to see the difference like that.
My stomach upset is still bothering me, however, so I will update that. The same as I detailed above. I feel full and distended almost as soon as I start eating it seems. This afternoon I have also had some diarrhea. I can see my intestines spasming or rolling from the outside of my stomach very easily which is a bit strange. I feel a bit weak and a bit nauseated.
The following day: I just wanted to let you know that the stomach issue appears to have been viral. I seem to be feeling better today but my husband has the stomach upset now.
Follow up 6 days after the remedy:
My stomach upset seems to be feeling much much better! The rest is going well. I have had no more any pain associated with the hernia. The 'hole' that I could feel in my umbilical area has reduced to half the size. I am thrilled!
ABDOMEN; PAIN; General; umbilicus; region of (K571, G485)
ABDOMEN; PAIN; General; eating; agg.; after (K558, G475)
ABDOMEN; HERNIA; Umbilical (K552, G471) (Protrusion; Umbilicus)
ABDOMEN; PAIN; burning; umbilicus; region of (K573, G487)
ABDOMEN; PAIN; General; lying, while; agg. (K558, G476)
GENERALITIES; SLEEP; amel.; after (K1402, SII-599, G1156)
Discussion: I was also aware that she had not slept well for a long time (a month at least), with 3 children and constant visitors (family) staying with her. So she was looking after everyone except herself. She was doing all the housework and cooking, etc.
My differential choice was Plumbum or Cocculus.
Knowing the above history, Cocculus was the obvious choice. One dose of 30C resulted in reduction of the hernia to more than half its size with apposition of the muscles as well. She is also very sensitive to homeopathy and hence was given just one dry pill of Cocculus 30C.
Excerpt from the history: (S is 14 years old. Her mother had just died of cancer after suffering a long time.) I was talking to her today and she mentioned that she was having a lot of anxiety with no obvious reason, had headaches off and on, wanted to cry but couldn't in front of anyone and a result of not crying her throat and eyes hurt. Basically a myriad of symptoms having no head or tail (at least to me). She felt jealousy from her younger brother (9 years) as he sometimes gets more attention than her.
She mentioned her headaches being continuous with no modalities. She was feeling lonely too.
(I asked a few specific clarifying questions as this history was given by her uncle who obtained it on the phone, long distance.)
Chilly or hot……She feels hot most of the time and likes winter more comparatively.
Effects of heat and sun…Heat has no effect on any symptoms
Any drowsiness….No drowsiness at all at any time of the day
Thirst….I feel very thirsty and like moderately cold water, very cold water causes headache for me
What is the anxiety feeling she has… She says that "I feel as if everyone hates me and I feel something strange happening in my heart (as if sinking) which makes me think that I'm being ignored."
What happens if she's alone or feels lonely…When I am alone I always think about how some people treat me
How is she with consolation…I don't like consolation
Where is the headache..the headache is mostly in my forehead, especially above my right eyebrow.


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that started this April. See ya sub 9 on the decline.
Does anyone know what Calpers is? Just saw an article on E-trade that Calpers is seeking governance changes. Thanks
Just read all the messages that this shorting EXPERT writes regarding a broad multitude of various stocks The world is ending he says// Yeah.. Wonder if there is anything he enjoys in life
Once and if the spreads widen and the housinf market improves the NYB will do much better.
The bank pay 8% for the last 30 ouarters,it will do better now.this guy is nuts and has no proof of what he is saying.
Another fool mouthing off and running down a great stock. I just picked up more of NYB this morning.


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You've seen the specials on Dell's new U3014, now see the review
Subject: Displays | September 13, 2013 - 05:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: dell, U3014, 30 inch, 2560x1600
Hardware Canucks have been thoroughly enjoying themselves with the new Dell 30" display, the UltraSharp U3014. The 2560x1600 display might be expensive but if you can afford the asking price it will not disappoint. If you look very carefully during fast paced action you might see a hint of ghosting but not enough to distract you from your game. Professionals will appreciate the 10-bit colour capability and the numerous colour settings will help you while creating content. Take a look at the full review here.
"Dell's new flagship monitor, the UltraSharp U3014 is everything we could possibly want. It uses a 16:10 AH-IPS panel, boasts one of the best color rendition scores around and simply outpaces nearly everything else out there."
Here are some more Display articles from around the web:
- Philips Brilliance 298P4QJEB 29" UltraWide Monitor Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Sharp PN-K321H review: 4K monitor @ Hardware.info
- SilverStone SST-ARM11SC Single Monitor Interactive Arm @ Benchmark Reviews
- Samsung UN55F6400AF Review @ TechReviewSource
Dell Unveils New T3610, T5610, and T7610 Workstations
Subject: General Tech, Systems | September 9, 2013 - 01:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Xeon Phi, workstation, quadro, micron, LSI, k6000, Ivy Bridge-EP, firepro, dell
Along with the release of new mobile workstations, Dell announced three new desktop workstations. Specifically, Dell is launching the T3610, T5610, and T7610 PC workstations under its Precision series. The new systems reside in redesigned cases with improved cable management, removable power supplies (tool-less, removable by sliding out from rear panel), and in the case of the T7610 removable hard drives. All of the new Precision workstations have been outfitted with Intel's latest Ivy Bridge-EP based Xeon processors, ECC memory, workstation-class graphics cards from AMD and NVIDIA, Xeon Phi accelerator card options, LSI hardware RAID controllers, and updated software solutions from Intel and Dell.
The new Precision workstations side-by-side. From left to right: T3610, T5610, and T7610.
Dell's Precision T3610 is a the mid-tower system of the group powered by single socket Xeon E5-2600 v2 hardware that further supports up to 128GB DDR3 ECC memory, two graphics cards, three 3.5" hard drives, and four 2.5" SSDs.
The Precision T3610, a new single socket, mid-range workstation.
The Precision T5610 ups the ante to a dual socket IVB-EP processor system that can be configured with up to 128GB DDR3 ECC memory, two AMD FirePro or NVIDIA Quadro (e.g. Quadro K5000) graphics cards, a Tesla K20C accelerator card, three 3.5" hard drives, and four 2.5" solid state drives.
Finally, the T7610 workstation supports dual Intel Ivy Bridge-EP Xeon E5-2600 v2 series processors (up to 24 cores per system), up to 512GB DDR3 ECC memory, three graphics cards (including two NVIDIA Quadro K6000 cards), four 3.5" hard drives, and eight 2.5" SSDs.
Dell's Precision T5610 dual socket workstation.
The new Precision workstations can also be configured with an Intel Xeon Phi 3120A accelerator card in lieu of a Tesla card. The choice will mainly depend on the applications being used and the development resources and expertise available. Both options are designed to accelerate highly parallel workloads in applications that have been compiled to support them. Further, users can add an LSI hardware RAID card with 1GB of onboard memory to the systems. Dell further offers a Micron P320h PCI-E SSD that, while not bootable, offers up 350GB of high performance storage that excels at high sequential reads and writes.
On the software front, Dell is including the Dell Precision Performance Optimizer and the Intel Cache Acceleration Software. The former automatically configures and optimizes the workstation for specific applications based on profiles that are reportedly regularly updated. The other bit of software works to optimize systems that use both hard drives and SSDs with the SSDs as a cache for the mechanical storage. The Intel Cache Acceleration Software configures the caching algorithms to favor caching very large files on the solid state storage. It is a different approach to consumer caching strategies, but one that works well with businesses that use these workstations to process large data sets.
The Dell Precision T7610 workstation.
The Dell workstations are aimed at businesses doing scientific analysis, professional engineering, and complex 3D modeling. The T7610 in particular is aimed at the oil and gas industry for use in simulations and modeling as companies search for new oil deposits.
All three systems will be available for purchase worldwide beginning September 12th. Some of the options, such as 512GB of ECC and the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 on the T7610 will not be available until next month, however. The T3610 has a starting price of $1,099 while the T5610 and T7610 have starting prices of $2,729 and $3,059 respectively.
What are your thoughts on Dell's new mid-tower workstations?
Dell Introduces Powerful New M4800 and M6800 Mobile Workstations
Subject: Systems, Mobile | September 9, 2013 - 01:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: workstation, quadro, precision series, optimus, mobile workstation, m6800, m4800, haswell, firepro, enduro, dell
Today, Dell announced new mobile workstation systems in 15" and 17" notebook form factors. The Dell Precision M4800 and Precision M6800 are 15" and 17" laptops constructed of magnesium alloy and anodized aluminum cases, pack some impressive portable computing power, and will be available later this week.
The Dell Precision M6800 and M4800. Photo courtesy of Dell Inc.
Both the Dell M4800 and M6800 are ISV certified, MIL-STD-810G tested, and support FIPS fingerprint readers, self encrypting hard drives, and TPM security chips. The workstations are updates to the existing M4700 and M6700 systems and can be configured with Intel Haswell i5 or i7 (including i7 Extreme Edition) processors, AMD FirePro or NVIDIA Quadro GPUs, up to 32GB of DDR3 1600MHz (or 16GB DDR3 at 1866MHz), multiple storage drives, Waves MaxxAudio, and WiGig wireless dock support that allows up to 5 external displays. Users can attach a 9-cell 97Wh slice battery in addition to the 9-cell 97Wh system battery to get extended battery life. Users can add dedicated graphics cards to the systems from AMD (FirePro) or NVIDIA (Quadro), which support Enduro and Optimus technologies respectively. The technology allows the system to turn off the dedicated cards and use the Intel processor graphics when the extra horsepower is not needed to conserve battery life. The M4800 and M6800 workstations each come with 3 year warranties.
The Dell Precision M4800 is a mobile workstation weighing 6.35 pounds. It features a backlit keyboard, trackpad, and high resolution 15.6" QHD+ IGZO display with a resolution of 3200 x 1800. The notebook can be configured with up to an Intel Core i7 "Haswell" Extreme Edition processor, an AMD FirePro M5100 Mobility Pro or NVIDIA Quadro K2100M graphics card, 32GB of DDR3 1600 MHz memory, and 2.5 TB of internal storage (two 1TB plus one 500GB drive) in RAID 0, 1, or 5 modes.
The 15" Dell Precision M4800 workstation will be available on September 12th starting at $1,249.
Stepping up to the larger 17" Precision M6800, users can configure the system with a Haswell Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition CPU, NVIDIA Quadro K5100M with 8GB of GDDR5 memory, 32GB of DDR3 1600 MHz system memory, 3.5TB of storage space in RAID 0, 1, or 5, and a 17" 1080p LED-backlit 10-point multi-touch display. This notebook weighs 7.86 pounds.
The M6800 will be available in black or phoenix red with a starting MSRP of $1,599 on September 12th.
Business customers needing portable computing power have some interesting new options with the two new Dell workstations, which pack some powerful hardware into a laptop form factor. Sure, they are not the lightest or thinnest machines, but you won't find i7 processors, 32GBs of memory, Quadro graphics, and 2+TB of storage in an ultrabook.
Higher than High Definition ... we need a better name for 2560 x 1440
Subject: Displays | August 22, 2013 - 06:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: hd, 2560x1440, asus, dell, eizo, fujitsu, hp, LG, Iiyama, philips, Samsung
Hardware.info had a chance to review 14 different 2560x1440 displays of which all but three they could find for sale; prices ranged from $500 to $950. That price range is interesting as all of the displays reviewed were 27" models, so the disparity is not caused by larger screens. Gamers may want to head straight to their findings on Response Time and Input Lag but you should spend the time to read the whole round up if you are more interested in the colour accuracy.
"Most IT product categories tend to evolve rapidly, but developments in computer monitors have been decidedly slower. Although larger screens are slowly becoming more affordable, the most common resolution remains 1920x1080 pixels. Nonetheless, this year we're seeing more and more manufacturers release WQHD monitors. Hardware.Info collected 14 different models of these very impressive monitors and tested them to find out which is the best one to get."
Here are some more Display articles from around the web:
- Asus ProArt PA249Q 24″ AH-IPS LCD Monitor @ eTeknix
- Nixeus VUE 30: 30" 2560x1600 IPS Monitor @ AnandTech
- Vizio M501D-A2R Review @ TechReviewSource
- SilverStone ARM11SC Arm One Monitor Mount @ Phoronix
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Subject: Displays | July 24, 2013 - 07:59 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ultrasharp 32, ultrasharp, ultra hdtv, UHD, igzo, dell, 4k
Dell showed off a new Ultra HD (UHD) monitor called the UltraSharp 32 at SIGGRAPH 2013 this week. The new monitor has a 32" IGZO, or Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide, panel, which is a technology developed by Sharp that allows for smaller pixels or faster reaction times. (A similar panel is used in the ASUS PQ321Q that Ryan recently reviewed.). The panel has a 4K resolution of 3840 x 2160 and comes with a matte finish. Dell claims that its new 4K monitor supports up to 1.07 billion colors.
The monitor is fitted to an aluminum stand that allows for height ajustment. The monitor itself is rather thin, but still manages to fit an SD card reader on the left-hand side. The rest of the ports are located on the rear of the monitor, however. IO on the Dell UltraSharp 32 includes:
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x Mini DisplayPort
- 3 x USB
- 1 x SD
Unfortunately, other specifications such as refresh rate are unknown. Dell has not yet released pricing information, but has stated that the UltraSharp 32 will be available in Q4 of this year. I think this is good for consumers as it should help bring 4k monitor prices down as competition heats up between the various manufacturers using these IGZO panels.
Engadget was on hand at SIGGRAPH and managed to snap several photos of the new monitor which are worth checking out.
Dell Refreshes XPS 12 Convertible Ultrabook With Better Hardware
Subject: General Tech, Systems, Mobile | July 16, 2013 - 11:09 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: xps 12 ultrabook, windows 8, ultrabook, tablet, dell
Dell has announced that within the next few weeks, it will be unleashing a refreshed version of the XPS 12 convertible ultrabook (tablet/notebook). Although the base price will be increased by $100, the refreshed tablet features Intel's latest Fourth Generation Core "Haswell" processor, a NFC radio, and a larger battery.
Specifically, Dell will be releasing at least three new XPS 12 SKUs. The lowest-end refreshed model includes an Intel Core i5-4200U processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 128GB SSD. This ultrabook/tablet SKU has an MSRP of $1,199 and is an update to the original base model with an MSRP of $1,099.
Dell's XPS 12 Convertible Ultrabook (Tablet)
Beyond the starter version, users can upgrade the CPU and memory to an Intel Core i5-4500U and 8GB of DDR3 for $200 more ($1,399 MSRP).
Finally, users can take the $1,399 model and upgrade the storage to a 512GB solid state drive (SSD). This version of the XPS 12 has a MSRP of $1,999.
Dell claims that the updated ultrabook has up to 1.6-times the performance and 2.5 hours more battery life (8 hours, 43 minutes) thanks to the move to Haswell CPUs and a larger 50Wh battery respectively. Of course, the original XPS 12 used Ivy Bridge CPUs and 47Wh batteries. The new models have started shipping and will be available for purchase around the end of July.
E3 2013: Dell Alienware X51 Gaming Desktop Refresh
Subject: General Tech, Systems, Shows and Expos | June 13, 2013 - 08:17 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: E3, E3 13, dell, alienware, alienware x51
The launch of Haswell led to many new product launches, and so did E3. The overlap? The Alienware X51 gaming desktop has been refreshed with some very compelling components at a surprisingly compelling price.
Unfortunately, there is a slight difference between the Canadian and the American offerings; it is not a case of one citizen paying more than the another, however, as things are more shuffled around than outright better. Our Canadian readers start with a base price of $1499.99, and Americans start out at $1449.99. Americans can spend an extra $100 to upgrade their DVD reader to a Blu-Ray drive, Canadians get Blu-Ray by default. Therefore, if you desire a Blu-Ray drive, it is $50 cheaper to be Canadian; otherwise, it is $50 cheaper to be American.
Whether you are Canadian or American, I would personally recommend spending the extra $100 upgrading your RAM from 8GB to 16 GB. Sure, 8GB is a lot, but the extra can go a long way especially with the direction that web browsers have been heading. You each, also, have the option of spending $300 and receiving a 256GB SSD albeit also at the expense of, beyond the $300, reducing your 2TB HDD down to a slower, 5400RPM 1TB drive.
In all, this actually looks quite compelling for someone who wishes to have a console-esque form-factor near their TV. Unfortunately there are currently no Ubuntu-based options for this X51, although you may freely ($0) choose between Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit and Windows 8 64-bit.
Computex 2013: Dell Shows Off XPS 11 Convertible Tablet With 1440p Display
Subject: Mobile, Shows and Expos | June 3, 2013 - 08:21 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: xps 11, windows 8, dell, convertible tablet, computex 2013, computex, 1440p
Dell is showing off a new XPS 11 convertible tablet PC at Computex. The new tablet takes cues from Lenovo's Yoga ultrabook and switches out the traditional Dell center hinge for a new Yoga-like 180-degree hinge that folds back until the display is on the opposite side of the keyboard. In another twist, Dell has opted for a flat keyboard with keys that have no physical travel. Instead, it offers adjustable haptic and audio feedback when typing.
Engadget goes hands-on with Dell's new XPS 11.
Dell has managed to create an 11.6" convertible notebook that is 15mm thick and less than 2.5 pounds. According to Dell representatives on the show floor, the XPS 11 will come with a high resolution 2560 x 1440 IPS touchscreen display, which is practically-unheard of for such a tiny form factor notebook. Even better, the tablet will come with a pressure sensitive active digitizer.
The XPS 11 will run Windows 8, and is likely powered by Intel's Haswell "4th Generation Core" processor. However, Dell has not yet announced any internal specifications and the device on the show floor is merely a prototype. In other words, the design and internal hardware is not yet finalized and subject to change.
Engadget managed to get some hands on time with the XPS 11 at Computex. Unfortunately, they were not allowed to try out the keyboard or use the digitizer. Judging by the hands-on photos they shot, the upcoming tablet will support USB 3.0, SD cards, audio and HDMI output.
The 1440p display is impressive and the new keyboard should allow the device be more ergonomic in tablet mode. I'm intrigued but skeptical about my ability to use this as a daily driver device with the flat, no travel, keyboard. At the very least, hopefully it spawns some competition for 11.6" devices with high resolution displays!
Dell Launches Cheaper Alienware X51 With Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Subject: Systems | April 9, 2013 - 07:37 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ubuntu 12.04 lts, ubuntu, linux, dell, alienware x51
Dell has been one of the biggest (major OEM) supporter of the open source Ubuntu Linux operating system, and it seems the Linux love is trickling down to the company's boutique Alienware PC lineup as well. A new version of the Alienware X51, a small form factor gaming PC, is now available with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS pre-installed. Quite possibly the closest thing (so far) to a Steam Box, the Alienware X51 can run the Steam for Linux client along with all of the Linux games available on Valve's digital distribution service. Granted, the Ubuntu version cannot tap into the relatively-massive Windows game library out of the box, but it is also $100 cheaper than the X51 pre-installed with Windows due to Linux being free, and thus costing Dell less.
The Alienware X51 hardware is decent for a small form factor system, though it maxes out at a NVIDIA GTX 660 in the highest-end SKU. For $600, you can get an X51 will a dual-core Intel Core i3-3220 processor clocked at 3.3GHz, a NVIDIA GTX 645 1GB graphics card, 6GB of DDR3 1600MHz RAM, and a 1TB 7200RPM hard drive. On the other end fo the part configuration is the highest-end $1049 option, with a quad-core Core i7-3770 CPU clocked at 3.4GHz, a NVIDIA GTX 660 1.5GB GPU, 8GB of DDR3 1600MHz memory, and a 1TB 7200RPM hard drive.
The Alienware X51 chassis measures 12.5" x 12.5" x 3.74" and should fit into most entertainment centers (if you can get past the significant-other approval factor, that is). The PC comes equipped with Dell's 1506 802.11g/n Wi-Fi card as well, for situations where Ethernet or Powerline Ethernet is not an option.
It is nice to see Dell continuing to support Linux in some small way. Hopefully as Valve pushes for further Steam for Linux adoption, we will see more Linux-compatible games and OEMs will take notice and support the open source OS more openly in consumer lineups (a geek can dream...)!
You can find more information on the Alienware X51 at alienware.com/ubuntu/.
Does the inclusion of Ubuntu sway you towards the Alienware X51 (at least it's cheaper than the PISTON...), or will you be building your own custom Steam Box?
New Flash based products coming to a server near you
Subject: General Tech | April 4, 2013 - 05:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: memristor, non-volitle RAM, mlc, PCIe SSD, hitachi, hp, dell
The Register assembled a brief look at the near future of flash storage products from HP, Hitachi, Dell and NetApp. HP expects to be shipping memristor based storage devices by the end of the year as well as photonic inter-node backplanes which will offer much faster transfer than copper based solutions. Hitachi Data Systems believes they have made a breakthrough in MLC flash and controller technology which will not only extend the usable life of the memory but they expect price parity with high end SAS HDDs by the end of 2015. Check out those stories as well as Dell's server plans and NetApp's new OS right here.
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Early in our marriage, submission was a household name. It was never an issue. One of the things I've always been thankful for is my husband's leadership. Since he was a good leader, submission came in naturally. Then two years into the marriage, I suddenly found myself negating his ideas most of the time even before he would finish explaining. I started questioning his leadership. I knew I was not pleasing Him and him.
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Why It's Risky to Be Short the Dollar or Long the Euro
Trading On The Mark
The dollar's behavior will likely reveal whether traders should look for upward continuation in the euro or instead be poised to take advantage of a reversal.
Charting the Dollar Index is useful for several reasons. First, there is a futures contract that's tied to the index. Beyond that, understanding what the dollar is doing assists in identifying trading opportunities in other currencies such as the euro, and it aids in forecasting the broad direction of equity markets.
Right now, the Dollar Index is at an area of likely support. At the very least, it is near an important decision area. On the monthly time frame, the dollar is testing what might become the lower boundary of a developing channel. In addition, the dominant 49-week price cycle is currently directed upward, increasing the probability of a bounce from support.
From an Elliott Wave perspective, the downward move of recent months fits well as a retrace, or perhaps the first part of a retrace, working toward developing a platform for an eventual launch to much higher levels. This scenario is our primary one, and it is quite bullish for the dollar, as it implies that price might be seeking a base to begin an upward third wave '(iii)' inside a larger upward third wave or C-wave.
However, with this bullish scenario, it is not clear that the dollar is ready to climb up in a '3' or 'C' just yet. The corrective retrace may not be complete. For example, it could require a modest bounce and then another move downward before price is ready to begin an impulsive move upward.
The weekly chart for the dollar provides a clearer picture of the retrace and the path that a continued correction might take. The impression is that the retrace is not yet complete. However, a bounce as a '(b)' wave could easily reach one of the targets shown (80.65, 81.71, 82.48, and 83.44). If price continues upward beyond the levels shown, then odds increase that the retrace is over. The move is tradable in either case.
Our alternate scenario also is bullish for the dollar in the long term, but it calls for price to head lower first, perhaps through much of 2013. In this view, price may be trying to complete the last segment of an ending diagonal formation, which of course would be followed by a lengthy period, probably several years, when the tendency would be upward.
Thus, the dollar's behavior at the potential channel boundary on the monthly chart will probably reveal whether traders should look for upward continuation in the euro or instead be poised to take advantage of a reversal.
As we said, understanding the dollar provides an edge in other trading decisions. We watch the US Dollar Index closely as a tool for indentifying or confirming trades in the euro as well as other markets. The Dollar Index values the US dollar based on a basket of currencies, and the inverse of the euro constitutes 57.6% of the value of the Dollar Index. In most cases, to be able to trade one is to be able to trade the other.
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Zadie Smith: Critical Essays is a timely collection of critical articles examining how Zadie Smith's novels and short stories interrogate race, postcolonialism, and identity. Essays explore the various ways Smith approaches issues of race, either by deconstructing notions of race or interrogating the complexity of biracial identity; and how Smith takes on contemporary debates concerning notions of Britishness, Englishness, and Black Britishness. Some essays also consider the shifting identities adopted by those who identify with both British and West Indian, South Asian, or East Asian ancestry. Other essays explore Smith's contemporary postcolonial approach to Britain's colonial legacy, and the difference between how immigrants and first-generation British-born children deal with cultural alienation and displacement. This thought-provoking collection is a much-needed critical tool for students and researchers in both contemporary British literature and Diasporic literature and culture.
Contents: Tracey L. Walters: Introduction – Matthew Paproth: The Flipping Coin: The Modernist and Postmodernist Zadie Smith – Ulka Anjaria: On Beauty and Being Postcolonial: Aesthetics and Form in Zadie Smith – Urszula Terentowicz-Fotyga: The Impossible Self and the Poetics of the Urban Hyperreal in Zadie Smith's The Autograph Man – Maeve Tynan: «Only Connect»: Intertextuality and Identity in Zadie Smith's On Beauty – Raphael Dalleo: Colonization in Reverse: White Teeth as Caribbean Novel – Susan Alice Fischer: «Gimme Shelter»: Zadie Smith's On Beauty – Tracey L. Walters: Still Mammies and Hos: Stereotypical Images of Black Women in Zadie Smith's Novels – Sharon Raynor: From the Dispossessed to the Decolonized: From Samuel Selvon's The Lonely Londoners to Zadie Smith's «Hanwell in Hell» – Lexi Stuckey: Red and Yellow, Black and White: Color-Blindness as Disillusionment in Zadie Smith's «Hanwell in Hell» – Kris Knauer: The Root Canals of Zadie Smith: London's Intergenerational Adaptation – Z. Esra Mirze: Fundamental Differences in Zadie Smith's White Teeth – Katarzyna Jakubiak: Simulated Optimism: The International Marketing of White Teeth.
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