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A powerful architecture
In March of this year, NVIDIA announced the GeForce GTX Titan Z at its GPU Technology Conference. It was touted as the world's fastest graphics card with its pair of full GK110 GPUs but it came with an equally stunning price of $2999. NVIDIA claimed it would be available by the end of April for gamers and CUDA developers to purchase but it was pushed back slightly and released at the very end of May, going on sale for the promised price of $2999.
The specifications of GTX Titan Z are damned impressive - 5,760 CUDA cores, 12GB of total graphics memory, 8.1 TFLOPs of peak compute performance. But something happened between the announcement and product release that perhaps NVIDIA hadn't accounted for. AMD's Radeon R9 295X2, a dual-GPU card with full-speed Hawaii chips on-board, was released at $1499. I think it's fair to say that AMD took some chances that NVIDIA was surprised to see them take, including going the route of a self-contained water cooler and blowing past the PCI Express recommended power limits to offer a ~500 watt graphics card. The R9 295X2 was damned fast and I think it caught NVIDIA a bit off-guard.
As a result, the GeForce GTX Titan Z release was a bit quieter than most of us expected. Yes, the Titan Black card was released without sampling the gaming media but that was nearly a mirror of the GeForce GTX 780 Ti, just with a larger frame buffer and the performance of that GPU was well known. For NVIDIA to release a flagship dual-GPU graphics cards, admittedly the most expensive one I have ever seen with the GeForce brand on it, and NOT send out samples, was telling.
NVIDIA is adamant though that the primary target of the Titan Z is not just gamers but the CUDA developer that needs the most performance possible in as small of a space as possible. For that specific user, one that doesn't quite have the income to invest in a lot of Tesla hardware but wants to be able to develop and use CUDA applications with a significant amount of horsepower, the Titan Z fits the bill perfectly.
Still, the company was touting the Titan Z as "offering supercomputer class performance to enthusiast gamers" and telling gamers in launch videos that the Titan Z is the "fastest graphics card ever built" and that it was "built for gamers." So, interest peaked, we decided to review the GeForce GTX Titan Z.
The GeForce GTX TITAN Z Graphics Card
Cost and performance not withstanding, the GeForce GTX Titan Z is an absolutely stunning looking graphics card. The industrial design started with the GeForce GTX 690 (the last dual-GPU card NVIDIA released) and continued with the GTX 780 and Titan family, lives on with the Titan Z.
The all metal finish looks good and stands up to abuse, keeping that PCB straight even with the heft of the heatsink. There is only a single fan on the Titan Z, center mounted, with a large heatsink covering both GPUs on opposite sides. The GeForce logo up top illuminates, as we have seen on all similar designs, which adds a nice touch.
Continue reading our review of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Z 12GB Graphics Card!!
NVIDIA Launches GeForce Experience 2.1
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | June 2, 2014 - 09:52 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, geforce, geforce experience, ShadowPlay
NVIDIA has just launched another version of their GeForce Experience, incrementing the version to 2.1. This release allows video of up to "2500x1600", which I assume means 2560x1600, as well as better audio-video synchronization in Adobe Premiere. Also, because why stop going after FRAPS once you start, it also adds an in-game framerate indicator. It also adds push-to-talk for recording the microphone.
Another note: when GeForce Experience 2.0 launched, it introduced streaming of the user's desktop. This allowed recording of OpenGL and windowed-mode games by simply capturing an entire monitor. This mode was not capable of "Shadow Mode", which I believed was because they thought users didn't want a constant rolling video to be taken of their desktop in the event that they wanted to save a few minutes of it at some point. Turns out that I was wrong; the feature was coming and it arrived with GeForce Experience 2.1.
GeForce Experience 2.1 is now available at NVIDIA's website, unless it already popped up a notification for you.
NVIDIA Finally Launches GeForce GTX Titan Z Graphics Card
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 28, 2014 - 03:19 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: titan z, nvidia, gtx, geforce
Though delayed by a month, today marks the official release of NVIDIA's Titan Z graphics card, the dual GK110 beast with the $3000 price tag. The massive card was shown for the first time in March at NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference and our own Tim Verry was on the grounds to get the information.
The details remain the same:
Specifically, the GTX TITAN Z is a triple slot graphics card that marries two full GK110 (big Kepler) GPUs for a total of 5,760 CUDA cores, 448 TMUs, and 96 ROPs with 12GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus (6GB on a 384-bit bus per GPU). For the truly adventurous, it appears possible to SLI two GTX Titan Z cards using the single SLI connector. Display outputs include two DVI, one HDMI, and one DisplayPort connector.
The difference now of course is that all the clock speeds and pricing are official.
A base clock speed of 705 MHz with a Boost rate of 876 MHz places it well behind the individual GPU performance of a GeForce GTX 780 Ti or GTX Titan Black (rated at 889/980 MHz). The memory clock speed remains the same at 7.0 Gbps and you are still getting a massive 6GB of memory per GPU.
Maybe most interesting with the release of the GeForce GTX Titan Z is that NVIDIA seems to have completely fixated on non-DIY consumers with the card. We did not receive a sample of the Titan Z (nor did we get one of the Titan Black) and when I inquired as to why, NVIDIA PR stated that they were "only going to CUDA developers and system builders."
I think it is more than likely that after the release of AMD's Radeon R9 295X2 dual GPU graphics card on April 8th, with a price tag of $1500 (half of the Titan Z), the target audience was redirected. NVIDIA already had its eye on the professional markets that weren't willing to dive into the Quadro/Tesla lines (CUDA developers will likely drop $3k at the drop of a hat to get this kind of performance density). But a side benefit of creating the best flagship gaming graphics card on the planet was probably part of the story - and promptly taken away by AMD.
I still believe the Titan Z will be an impressive graphics card to behold both in terms of look and style and in terms of performance. But it would take the BIGGEST NVIDIA fans to be able to pass up buying a pair of Radeon R9 295X2 cards for a single GeForce GTX Titan Z. At least that is our assumption until we can test one for ourselves.
I'm still working to get my hands on one of these for some testing as I think the ultra high end graphics card coverage we offer is incomplete without it.
Several of NVIDIA's partners are going to be offering the Titan Z including EVGA, ASUS, MSI and Zotac. Maybe the most intersting though is EVGA's water cooled option!
So, what do you think? Anyone lining up for a Titan Z when they show up for sale?
NVIDIA Titan Z Missed Its Release Date
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | May 13, 2014 - 12:00 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: titan z, nvidia, gtx titan z, geforce
To a crowd of press and developers at their GTC summit, NVIDIA announced the GeForce GTX Titan Z add-in board (AIB). Each of the two, fully unlocked, GK110 GPUs would each have access to 6GB of GDDR5 memory (12GB total). The card was expected to be available on May 8th but has yet to surface. As NVIDIA has yet to comment on the situation, many question whether it ever will.
And then we get what we think are leaked benchmarks (note: two pictures).
One concern about the Titan Z was its rated 8 TeraFLOPs of compute performance. This is a fairly sizable reduction from the theoretical maximum of 10.24 TeraFLOPs of two Titan Black processors and even less than two first-generation Titans (9 TeraFLOPs combined). We expected that this is due to reduced clock rates. What we did not expect is for benchmarks to show the GPUs boost way above those advertised levels, and even beyond the advertised boost clocks of the Titan Black and the 780 Ti. The card was seen pushing 1058 MHz in some sections, which leads to a theoretical compute performance of 12.2 TeraFLOPs (6.1 TeraFLOPs per GPU) in single precision. That is a lot.
These benchmarks also show that NVIDIA has a slight lead over AMD's R9 295X2 in many games, except Battlefield 4 and Sleeping Dogs (plus 3DMark and Unigine). Of course, these benchmarks measure the software reported frame rate and frame times and those may or may not be indicative of actual performance. While I would say that the Titan Z appears to have a slight performance lead over the R9 295X2, although a solid argument for an AMD performance win exists, it does so double the cost (at its expected $3000 USD price point). That is not up for debate.
Whichever card is faster, AMD's is half the price and available for purchase right now.
So, until NVIDIA says anything, the Titan Z is in limbo. I am sure there exists CUDA developers who await its arrival. Personally, I would just get three Titan Blacks since you are going to need to manually schedule your workloads across multiple processors anyway (or 780 Tis if 32-bit arithmetic is enough precision). That is, of course, unless you cannot physically fit enough GeForce Titan Blacks in your motherboard and, as such, you require two GK110 chips per AIB (but not enough to bother writing a cluster scheduling application).
NVIDIA Announces Watch_Dogs Bundle with GeForce GPUs
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 29, 2014 - 02:22 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: nvidia, watch_dogs, watch dogs, bundle, geforce
A bit of a surprise email found its way to my inbox today that announced NVIDIA's partnership with Ubisoft to include copies of the upcoming Watch_Dogs game with GeForce GTX graphics cards.
Gamers that purchase a GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GTX 780, GTX 770 or GTX 760 from select retailers will qualify for a free copy of the game. You can details on this bundle and available GPUs to take advantage of it at Amazon.com!
The press release also confirms inclusion of NVIDIA exclusive features like TXAA and HBAO+ in the game itself, which is interesting. From what I am hearing, Watch_Dogs is going to be a beast of a game on GPU hardware and we are looking forward to using it as a test platform going forward.
Full press release is included below.
Select GeForce GTX GPUs Now Include the Hottest Game of the Year: Watch_Dogs™
Santa Clara, CA — April 29, 2014 — Destructoid calls it one of the "most wanted games of 2014." CNET said it was "one of the most anticipated games in recent memory." MTV said it's one of the "Can't-Miss Video Games of 2014." This, all before anyone out there has even played it.
So, starting today(1), gamers who purchase select NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX® 780 Ti, 780, 770 and 760 desktop GPUs can get their chance to play Watch_Dogs™, the new PC game taking the world by storm and latest masterpiece from Ubisoft®.
Described as a "polished, refined and truly next generation experience," in Watch_Dogs you play as Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. While seeking justice, you will monitor and hack those around you, access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop the enemy and more.
Featuring NVIDIA TXAA and HBAO+ technology for an interactive, immersive experience, it's clear that gamers can't wait to play Watch_Dogs, especially considering the effusive praise that the official trailer received. Launched mere weeks ago, the trailer has already been viewed more than a combined 650,000 times. For gamers, Watch_Dogs seamlessly blends a mixture of single-player and multiplayer action in a way never before seen, and Ubisoft has gone one step further in creating a unique ctOS mobile companion app for users of smartphone and tablet devices allowing for even greater access to the fun. If you haven't checked out the trailer, please check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
The GeForce GTX and Watch_Dogs bundle is available starting today from leading e-tailers including Newegg, Amazon.com, TigerDirect, NCIX; add-in card vendors such as EVGA; and nationwide system builders including AVADirect, CyberPower, Digital Storm, Falcon Northwest, iBUYPOWER, Maingear, Origin PC, Puget Systems, V3 Gaming PC and Velocity Micro. For a full list of participating partners, please visit: www.GeForce.com/GetWatchDogs.
AM1 Walks New Ground
After Josh's initial review of the AMD AM1 Platform and the Athlon 5350, we received a few requests to look at gaming performance with a discrete GPU installed. Even though this platform isn't being aimed at gamers looking to play demanding titles, we started to investigate this setup anyway.
While Josh liked the ASUS AM1I-A Mini ITX motherboard he used in his review, with only a x1 PCI-E slot it would be less than ideal for this situation.
Luckily we had the Gigabyte AM1M-S2H Micro ATX motherboard, which features a full length PCI-E x16 slot, as well as 2 x1 slots.
Don't be mistaken by the shape of the slot though, the AM1 chipset still only offers 4 lanes of PCI-Express 2.0. This, of course, means that the graphics card will not be running at full bandwidth. However, having the physical x16 slot makes it a lot easier to physically connect a discrete GPU, without having to worry about those ribbon cables that miners use.
Continue reading AMD AM1 Platform and Athlon 5350 with GTX 750 Ti - 1080p at under $450!!
Competition is a Great Thing
While doing some testing with the AMD Athlon 5350 Kabini APU to determine it's flexibility as a low cost gaming platform, we decided to run a handful of tests to measure something else that is getting a lot of attention right now: AMD Mantle and NVIDIA's 337.50 driver.
Earlier this week I posted a story that looked at performance scaling of NVIDIA's new 337.50 beta driver compared to the previous 335.23 WHQL. The goal was to assess the DX11 efficiency improvements that the company stated it had been working on and implemented into this latest beta driver offering. In the end, we found some instances where games scaled by as much as 35% and 26% but other cases where there was little to no gain with the new driver. We looked at both single GPU and multi-GPU scenarios on mostly high end CPU hardware though.
Earlier in April I posted an article looking at Mantle, AMD's answer to a lower level API that is unique to its ecosystem, and how it scaled on various pieces of hardware on Battlefield 4. This was the first major game to implement Mantle and it remains the biggest name in the field. While we definitely saw some improvements in gaming experiences with Mantle there was work to be done when it comes to multi-GPU scaling and frame pacing.
Both parties in this debate were showing promise but obviously both were far from perfect.
While we were benchmarking the new AMD Athlon 5350 Kabini based APU, an incredibly low cost processor that Josh reviewed in April, it made sense to test out both Mantle and NVIDIA's 337.50 driver in an interesting side by side.
Continue reading our story on the scaling performance of AMD Mantle and NVIDIA's 337.50 driver with Star Swarm!!
SLI Testing
Let's see if I can start this story without sounding too much like a broken record when compared to the news post I wrote late last week on the subject of NVIDIA's new 337.50 driver. In March, while attending the Game Developer's Conference to learn about the upcoming DirectX 12 API, I sat down with NVIDIA to talk about changes coming to its graphics driver that would affect current users with shipping DX9, DX10 and DX11 games.
As I wrote then:
What NVIDIA did want to focus on with us was the significant improvements that have been made on the efficiency and performance of DirectX 11. When NVIDIA is questioned as to why they didn't create their Mantle-like API if Microsoft was dragging its feet, they point to the vast improvements possible and made with existing APIs like DX11 and OpenGL. The idea is that rather than spend resources on creating a completely new API that needs to be integrated in a totally unique engine port (see Frostbite, CryEngine, etc.) NVIDIA has instead improved the performance, scaling, and predictability of DirectX 11.
NVIDIA claims that these fixes are not game specific and will improve performance and efficiency for a lot of GeForce users. Even if that is the case, we will only really see these improvements surface in titles that have addressable CPU limits or very low end hardware, similar to how Mantle works today.
In truth, this is something that both NVIDIA and AMD have likely been doing all along but NVIDIA has renewed purpose with the pressure that AMD's Mantle has placed on them, at least from a marketing and PR point of view. It turns out that the driver that starts to implement all of these efficiency changes is the recent 337.50 release and on Friday I wrote up a short story that tested a particularly good example of the performance changes, Total War: Rome II, with a promise to follow up this week with additional hardware and games. (As it turns out, results from Rome II are...an interesting story. More on that on the next page.)
Today I will be looking at seemingly random collection of gaming titles, running on some reconfigured test bed we had in the office in an attempt to get some idea of the overall robustness of the 337.50 driver and its advantages over the 335.23 release that came before it. Does NVIDIA have solid ground to stand on when it comes to the capabilities of current APIs over what AMD is offering today?
Continue reading our analysis of the new NVIDIA 337.50 Driver!!
NVIDIA GeForce Driver 337.50 Early Results are Impressive
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 11, 2014 - 07:30 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: nvidia, geforce, dx11, driver, 337.50
UPDATE: We have put together a much more comprehensive story based on the NVIDIA 337.50 driver that includes more cards and more games while also disputing the Total War: Rome II results seen here. Be sure to read it!!
When I spoke with NVIDIA after the announcement of DirectX 12 at GDC this past March, a lot of the discussion centered around a pending driver release that promised impressive performance advances with current DX11 hardware and DX11 games.
What NVIDIA did want to focus on with us was the significant improvements that have been made on the efficiency and performance of DirectX 11. When NVIDIA is questioned as to why they didn't create their Mantle-like API if Microsoft was dragging its feet, they point to the vast improvements possible and made with existing APIs like DX11 and OpenGL. The idea is that rather than spend resources on creating a completely new API that needs to be integrated in a totally unique engine port (see Frostbite, CryEngine, etc.) NVIDIA has instead improved the performance, scaling, and predictability of DirectX 11.
NVIDIA claims that these fixes are not game specific and will improve performance and efficiency for a lot of GeForce users. Even if that is the case, we will only really see these improvements surface in titles that have addressable CPU limits or very low end hardware, similar to how Mantle works today.
Lofty goals to be sure. This driver was released last week and I immediately wanted to test and verify many of these claims. However, a certain other graphics project kept me occupied most of the week and then a short jaunt to Dallas kept me from the task until yesterday.
To be clear, I am planning to look at several more games and card configurations next week, but I thought it was worth sharing our first set of results. The test bed in use is the same as our standard GPU reviews.
|Test System Setup
|Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge-E
|ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
|Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 16GB
|Hard Drive
|OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD
|Sound Card
|Graphics Card
|NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB
|Graphics Drivers
|NVIDIA: 335.23 WHQL, 337.50 Beta
|Power Supply
|Corsair AX1200i
|Operating System
|Windows 8 Pro x64
The most interesting claims from NVIDIA were spikes as high as 70%+ in Total War: Rome II, so I decided to start there.
First up, let's take a look at the GTX 780 Ti SLI results, the flagship gaming card from NVIDIA.
With this title, running at the Extreme preset, jumps from an average frame rate of 59 FPS to 88 FPS, an increase of 48%! Frame rate variance does increase a bit with the faster average frame rate but it stays within limits of smoothness, but barely.
Next up, the GeForce GTX 770 SLI results.
Results here are even more impressive as the pair of GeForce GTX 770 cards running in SLI jump from 29.5 average FPS to 51 FPS, an increase of 72%!! Even better, this occurs without any kind of frame rate variance increase and in fact, the blue line of the 337.50 driver is actually performing better in that perspective.
All of these tests were run with the latest patch on Total War: Rome II and I did specifically ask NVIDIA if there were any differences in the SLI profiles between these two drivers for this game. I was told absolutely not - this just happens to be the poster child example of changes NVIDIA has made with this DX11 efficiency push.
Of course, not all games are going to see performance improvements like this, or even improvements that are measurable at all. Just as we have seen with other driver enhancements over the years, different hardware configurations, image quality settings and even scenes used to test each game will shift the deltas considerably. I can tell you already that based on some results I have (but am holding for my story next week) performance improvements in other games are ranging from <5% up to 35%+. While those aren't reaching the 72% level we saw in Total War: Rome II above, these kinds of experience changes with driver updates are impressive to see.
Even though we are likely looking at the "best case" for NVIDIA's 337.50 driver changes with the Rome II results here, clearly there is merit behind what the company is pushing. We'll have more results next week!
Some NVIDIA R337.50 Driver Controversy
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | April 8, 2014 - 10:44 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, geforce, drivers
NVIDIA's GeForce 337.50 Driver was said to address performance when running DirectX 11-based software. Now that it is out, multiple sources are claiming the vendor-supplied benchmarks are exaggerated or simply untrue.
ExtremeTech compiled benchmarks from Anandtech and BlackHoleTec.
Going alphabetically, Anandtech tested the R337.50 and R331.xx drivers with a GeForce GTX 780 Ti, finding a double-digit increase with BioShock: Infinite and Metro: Last Light and basically zero improvement for GRID 2, Rome II, Crysis: Warhead, Crysis 3, and Company of Heroes 2. Adding a second GTX 780 Ti into the mix helped matters, seeing a 76% increase in Rome II and about 9% in most of the other titles.
BlackHoleTec is next. Testing the mid-range, but overclocked GeForce 760 between R337.50 and R335.23 drivers, they found slight improvements (1-3 FPS), except for Battlefield 4 and Skyrim (the latter is not DX11 to be fair) which noticed a slight reduction in performance (about 1 FPS).
ExtremeTech, finally, published one benchmark but it did not compare between drivers. All it really shows is CPU scaling in AMD GPUs.
Unfortunately, I do not have any benchmarks to present of my own because I am not a GPU reviewer nor do I have a GPU testbed. Ironically, the launch of the Radeon R9 295 X2 video card might have lessened that number of benchmarks available for NVIDIA's driver, who knows?
If it is true, and R337.50 does basically nothing in a setup with one GPU, I am not exactly sure what NVIDIA was hoping to accomplish. Of course someone was going to test it and publish their results. The point of the driver update was apparently to show how having a close relationship with Microsoft can lead you to better PC gaming products now and in the future. That can really only be the story if you have something to show. Now, at least I expect, we will probably see more positive commentary about Mantle - at least when people are not talking about DirectX 12.
If you own a GeForce card, I would still install the new driver though, especially if you have an SLi configuration. Scaling to a second GPU does see measurable improvements with Release 337.50. Even for a single-card configuration, it certainly should not hurt anything.
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We also made the TV program How the Earth Was Made: Yosemite which aired on
the History Channel in December, 2009!
The latest Research Project Presentation (in PDF).
Rock fall is a natural hazard that is present in steep mountain environments worldwide.
Rock falls present a significant risk to people and infrastructure such as roads, dams,
tunnels, homes, and reservoirs. The steep and dramatic topography of Yosemite National
Park attracts millions of visitors, but is also susceptible to the rock fall hazard.
Almost 600 rock failures were documented during the period 1851 to 2008, resulting in
14 fatalities. Yosemite Valley is therefore an excellent site to study rock fall
processes, where lessons learned can be directly applied to risk management.
Rock falls in Yosemite are currently reported and recorded based on eyewitness reports
only; as such, rock fall processes are not well-understood, and many rock falls likely
go unnoticed. Seismic instruments can detect and differentiate rock falls from other
seismic activity, and provide a complete record of rock falls unbiased by the presence
or lack of eyewitnesses. The main objective of this project is to detect and catalog
rock falls to obtain a better understanding of the rock fall process and causative
events such as freeze-thaw, water seepage, heating and cooling.
Large rock falls are accompanied by loud rumbling noises, dust clouds, and often,
boulders impacting rock ledges and talus slopes. There have been numerous anecdotal
reports of precursors to rock falls in the form of loud cracking noises and a showering
of small pebbles and rocks. The frequency of precursors in Yosemite is entirely unknown,
and searching for them is a major objective of this project.
Instruments are installed on and around the Lower and Middle Brother formation
in Yosemite National Park. Middle Brother has several active rockfall zones, and
is remarkable accessible for instrumentation, even in winter. Currently, we are
monitoring seismic waves chiefly using 4.5 Hz Geophones and Refteks continuously
recording at 1000 sps. We also sometimes use accelerometers
and microphones
for monitoring.
The instruments were installed starting in October, 2008, and are expected to be
in operation through approximately May, 2009. You can check on the status of
the some of the instruments here:
During the winter of 2007-08, two instruments (one geophone and
one accelerometer) were installed on a ledge on 12/11/07
in the vicinity of the Three Brothers Formation in Yosemite National
John Muir was working in the Yosemite Valley in March, 1872 when the "noble" and
Owen's Valley earthquake (magnitude 7.4) shook him out of bed. The Eagle Rock, on
the south wall, collapsed in a "stupendous roaring rock storm". Rock falls continued to
rattle the Yosemite Valley for over 2 months. Of course, John Muir wrote about it.
The Earthquake,
by John Muir
Park geologist Greg Stock is currently connecting other large rock fall deposits (called
rock avalanches) to much older Owen's Valley Earthquakes. Read about Greg's research on the
El Capitan Rock Avalanche.
Large rock falls have shook seismic instruments at distances up to 400 km in recent past.
1996 Happy Isles rock fall went ballistic and created an air shock wave that
snapped 1000 trees and registered as a magnitude 2.2 seismic event (note: there was no
earthquake - the rock fall created the seismic waves by itself!). The March, 2009 Ahwiyah
Point rockfall also devastated a large area and
registered as a magnitude 2.4 seismic event.
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WorldStage Newsonline-- The terminal operator of Apapa Container Terminal at the Lagos Port Complex, AP Moller Terminals Apapa Limited has disclosed that about 720,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) will be handled at the terminal this year, as against the 650,000 TEUs handled last year.
The concessionaire lamented that the cost of generating power at the terminal had been very high but that it had made necessary investment to ensure round-the-clock uninterrupted power supply.
Hampton also disclosed that the Apapa Container Terminal is now the largest mobile harbour crane-operated terminal and the largest container terminal in West Africa.
Its Managing Director, Mr. Dallas Hampton, who disclosed this in his office, noted that there were minimal expatriates working in the firm, while about 99 per cent of the workforce is made up of Nigerians.
Hampton said that the company's Nigerian employees are being trained to fill positions in the top management cadre.
He said: "With the investment that we have planned, the terminal will soon become one of the most productive mobile harbour crane terminals in the world."
Hampton said that safety of workers remains a top priority at the terminal, noting: "We have very few people on ground and we're working on having fewer people on ground at the terminal all geared at ensuring safety."
The APMT boss said that his company undertakes extensive charity programmes in its host community.
He said: "We sponsor scholarships in schools and also support one of the secondary schools in Apapa. This year, we are sponsoring 50 scholarships and have recently rehabilitated and computerised the Randle Secondary School in Apapa. We support our host community as much as possible."
He also disclosed that his company had placed order for 10 new Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes, which, according to him, are the most fuel-efficient and environment-friendly available.
APM Terminals offers the global shipping community a geographically balanced, integrated Global Port, Terminal and Inland Services Network which includes current operations in 56 ports and terminals in 37 countries with six new terminal development projects and 12 expansion programmes now underway, along with 155 Inland Services operations in 47 countries.
Staffed by 24,000 professionals across 64 countries and spanning five continents, the company serves every major trade lane with a truly global presence, providing its customers with the most advanced terminal technology, equipment and operations in the industry.
APM Terminals took over operation at the Apapa Container Terminal in March 2006 after emerging as the preferred bidder following a competitive bidding exercise handled by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).
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The Westin Riverfront also recently completed an upgrade to its wireless Internet system and opened an on-site Hertz Rent-a-Car location. It has enhanced its food and beverage service in the lobby and relocated and remodeled The Lift, which serves breakfast and lunch daily and caters to those looking for easy, casual dining with an all-American menu.
This fall, the Westin Riverfront will complete a new full-service Starbucks directly off of the Riverfront Gondola Plaza. The hotel is also launching an extensive remodel of all of the guest wing corridors, including new wall coverings and carpet.
"We remain dedicated to making this resort the very best in the Vail Valley," said East West Partners Chairman Harry Frampton. "We have invested more than $4 million in recent improvements, with much of that money focused on making the resort one of Colorado's top wellness destinations with new Yoga, Pilates, Cycling and Movement studios offering unique programming and a Howard Head Sports Medicine Clinic."
The AAA Four Diamond Westin Riverfront features 230 finely appointed guest residences ranging from studio suites to three-bedroom condominiums, each with a custom kitchens, five-piece bathroom, gas fireplace and Westin Heavenly Beds. Amenities include a ski valet, a Westin Kids Club, the state-of-the-art Athletic Club at The Westin, a year-round outdoor pool and three infinity-edged hot tubs. Spa Anjali offers an extensive menu of treatments focusing on healing mountain traditions.
The Westin Riverfront offers direct access to Beaver Creek's powder via the Riverfront Express Gondola in the winter and amazing fly fishing, hiking, whitewater rafting, mountain biking and golf in the spring, summer and fall.


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gorgeous scene, love the light and composition
What a glorious photo
really a lovely landscape
Can I go live there please? ;-;
fabulous reflection
Stunning composition & reflection
Gorgeous work!
I wish I could capture pictures like this! Absolutely beautiful!
ET wants home...
Breathtaking. Montana must be beautiful
I love how the mountain makes a diamond shape.
Looks magic!!
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Peaceful and soft colors. I love this.
It's like a dream.
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Scifibabes of the 1940s
The 1940s and 1950s were, collectively, known as the "Golden Era" of Sci-fi. During this time science fiction gained wide public attention, particularly through literature.
Leaving the obvious talents of H.G. Wells and his historic literary counterparts behind for a moment, it was the Second World War and the creation of the Atomic bomb and other technological advances, which created a stimulus for this golden era.
Much of the films in the 1940s focused on the war and there is probably scope for a "war babe" site somewhere on the web, but it won't appear here. What this means is that the 1940s was rather short of sci-fi films and thus babes. In fact, the decade lists only 32 films made in the genre, a far cry from the next decade which boasts oer 180!
However, there was a whole host of serials that aren't listed in the Wiki list, but I have included them as they pass my sci-fi test - (see my blog or comments on Batman).
As a start, we had the Flash Gordon serial, of course, and if you haven't visited it yet, >>>go to the Dale Arden page.
The rest are fairly disappointing. The encouragingly-titled The Perfect woman (1949) was typically so, to be honest, as far as babes are concerned. I have nothing against the actress herself, who looks more attractive in other images I've seen. All the same, here's Patricia Roc as the "perfect woman".
One classic film serial created towards the end of this decade was King of the Rocketmen (1949) and starred Mae Clarke as Glenda Thomas, in what was described as "12 thrilling chapters about the most fascinating man that ever lived". The serial is a classic sci-fi production and noteworthy for the flying sequences which were made with dummies and very long cables! Worth seeing. The evil character was even called Dr Vulcan! Its difficult to find a good picture of Mae, and this one, although showing off her good looks, is commonly found, I'm not sure if its from King of the Rocketmen, or a shoot for it. I find it overly flattering of the character as in the serial Glenda is far less glamorous.
A busy lady, Linda Stirling starred in the films Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) and The Purple Monster Strikes (1945). In the Republic serial, The Crimson Ghost (1946), she played feisty Diana Farnsworth, and whilst the image below is fairly representative, she does look better in colour (don't we all?).
Another busy actress, Anne Nagel appeared in Man Made Monster (1941), sometimes known as The Electric man, as June Lawrence. This image doesn't do her justice, as she was a very pretty actress. Shame that her life was dogged by her husband's suicide and a long bout of alcoholism...
She also appeared in the Serials The Green Hornet (1940) and The Green Hornet Strikes Again (1940) as Lenore Case, the hornet's secretary. (Awaiting quality image)
Not on the wiki list is Captive Wild Women (1943). Here we have Acquanetta, also known as the Venezuelan Volcano, playing Paula Dupree, who is actually a gorilla with transplanted organs from two different women, including a human brain, of course.
The original organs, or if you want to be specific, glands, came from Dorothy Coleman played by Martha Vickers, who certainly has babe qualities in her own right.
However, the transformation was not a complete success, as Paula started to mutate back to her gorilla shape, killing the mad doctor who created her in the first place.
Cue sequel...
A year later, Jungle Woman (1944) followed and again we saw the exotic and beautiful Acquanetta (who by the way was born Mildred Davenport, but claims she was born on a native American reservation) playing Paula Dupree aka the ape woman. There was a further film in the ape-woman trilogy, The Jungle Captive (1945), although played by Vicki Lane this time. This film isn't listed as sci-fi by IMDb, but I don't see why - it included the same Paula Dupree character and follows the same storyline. It's difficult to find a good image from the film, so here's sultry Acquanetta in a movie poster for Jungle Woman.
Also not on the wiki list, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), too featured a small bevy of beauties from the decade. First we have the very lovely and very Swedish Ingrid Bergman as Ivy Peterson, a sensual young barmaid, unfortuntely killed by Hyde.
Also in the film was "sweater girl" Lana Turner, as Beatrix Emery.
Another notable babe at the time was the Black widow (1947) (not the Marvel character, who appears much later on) which starred Carol Forman as Somdra aka the daughter and agent of King Hitomu, and she looks pretty hot in her black costume. This was a serial made in the 1940s and re-shown as a TV series in the 1960s.
Carol also played the Spider Lady in the Superman (1948) serial. Spider Lady has a rather nasty weapon at her disposal, a web that gives a fatal electric shock.
To make up the numbers, here's the Invisible Woman (1940), played by Virginia Bruce (although personally, I can't wait to get to future versions of the character...).
Earlier on in the decade, Dr Cyclops (1940), featured a miniaturised babe by the name of Janice Logan as Dr Mary Robinson. What's interesting about this is the similarity to the 1960s TV series, the Land of the Giants, which we'll meet later..


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New state testing waiver takes effect
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 10:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 10:33 p.m.
Eighth graders began entering high school this year using a waiver that allows them to pass on to the next grade even though they scored below state benchmarks on a key test.
School officials say the change loosens standards that they already consider too stringent and will help propel eighth graders toward graduation.
The waiver, created by the states Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, went into effect this summer and lowers the bar students must reach on the LEAP if they attend remedial classes and retake the exam.
The LEAP is a state standardized exam designed to test public school students in basic reading and math skills before they move to the next grade.
The state ranks a students performance on the four-part exam according to five levels: mastery, advanced, basic, approaching basic and unsatisfactory.
Eighth and fourth graders must rank at least basic in either the math or English portion of the annual exam and approaching basic in the other subject area to be promoted.
The new waiver allows eighth graders who fall short of the standard to be promoted if they make at least approaching basic in both subjects after completing remedial courses and retaking the exam in the summer.
In Lafourche Parish, 96 eighth graders entered high school after attending summer school and retaking the exam this year. Terrebonne Parish school officials said they are still counting the number of students who used the waiver.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Most recently I was deployed to Alabama to do disaster relief after an F3 tornado destroyed the City of Albertville. Self-employed but working on a contract with the Federal Government, I quickly realized the benefits (and downsides) of being able to do this.
When I leave work to volunteer, locally or otherwise, I don't get paid. Literally, if I'm not there, I'm not getting paid. Most often, however, the benefit outweighs the cost. For me, going back to Alabama was a no-brainer because the city that got wiped out by the tornado was the city I used to live and work in. Whatever the cost to me, the benefit was that I got to minister to "my own people."
On a separate occasion a colleague, another contractor, went to Haiti for a month to assist with that disaster. After being gone for just a few days he was met with the news that he would be fired upon returning to work for not having given 30 days notice of his intent to deploy, thus breaching the terms of his contract. What?!? That's right, apparently he forgot to turn on his crystal ball and foresee the impending doom of the citizens of Haiti. Thankfully, it was slowly but surely resolved after many meetings and clarifications.
What was the difference between his situation and mine? About 21 days of absence. Neither of us got paid during our respective deployments but since his was an extended absence it apparently made a huge difference.
Perhaps you are asking why I'm writing this article. Simply to inform those who are currently searching for employment to consider the importance of their volunteer work and the implications it could have on their job, especially a new one.
If you intend to spend any amount of time missing work due to your volunteer activities, discuss this up front with your employer. Find out what the company policy is. Learn how it might negatively (or positively) impact your performance reviews.
How do you bring up this topic with a potential employer? Ask about what types of community support the company is involved in. Do the employees support a specific charitible group during the holidays? Does the company have ongoing support for organizations such as United Way? It will at least open the door for you to explain your interests in volunteerism. More importantly, it will help you to gauge the amount of time that you could spend away from work doing volunteer activities without being penalized.


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MEDINA — A Medina County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old Marine Corps veteran to five years in prison for sharing child pornography.
Nicholas Sutherland, of Sharon Township, pleaded no contest in May to six counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material and three counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.
Sutherland faced up to eight or more years in prison.
His court-appointed attorney, Michael Ash, said Sutherland served in the Middle East, where he was in a vehicle that was destroyed by insurgents.
"Mr. Sutherland went through a lot of trauma while serving with the Marine Corps in the Middle East," Ash told the judge, adding that Sutherland received treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ash asked the judge to give Sutherland probation, even though Ohio law suggests prison time for the charges.
Sutherland's ex-wife, Sarah Maximovich, told the court Sutherland's activities with child pornography began long before his time in the Middle East.
"We got married when we were 18," said Maximovich, of Lakewood, "and I began finding black-and-white pictures of child pornography shortly afterward."
She said she found the pictures in a closet when he was away on duty and showed them to Sutherland's parents. She said the man's parents told her it was a "phase," and then destroyed the pictures.
"I was very naive, and I was scared," she said. "If I could go back, I would immediately turn him in."
In the years that followed, she said she began to suspect he was sexually abusing their daughter and reached out to police in Cuyahoga and Medina counties.
Medina County Assistant Prosecutor Scott Salisbury said Sutherland was investigated by Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services, but the accusations couldn't be substantiated. He said in court that charges may be brought against Sutherland as a result of additional investigations.
Medina County Common Pleas Judge Christopher J. Collier said he only considered Maximovich's statements about child pornography in sentencing Sutherland.
"These images represent children who are real people and who were sexually exploited," Collier said of the images, adding that Sutherland showed no remorse and refused to take responsibility for his actions.
In addition to prison time, Collier labeled Sutherland a Tier II sex offender, meaning he must register with his local sheriff's office every six months for 25 years after his release from prison.
Sutherland's ex-wife said she wanted him to get more prison time than five years.
"It's not what I wanted," Maximovich said, "but it's better than nothing."
Contact reporter Nick Glunt at (330) 721-4048 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @ngfalcon.


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Sweet Admirer
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It was a new day of Gakuen High , you were sitting in class listening to the teacher , while listening you couldn't help but look at your crush , Berwald , though people may get the wrong impression you knew he was a sweet guy , you snapped out of your daydreams when someone poked you in the back , it was Alfred "Hey Tino sent this" Alfred said giving you a piece of paper , you took it from him , the piece of paper said 'you have a crush on Berwald I'm correct' you blushed at this , you then turned around to Tino who was now smiling and waving to you , you said no in lip service while blushing and he said yes , this carried on until the teacher caught you both ...
Le skip ....
You sighed as you went to your locker , Tino has been teasing you about Berwald he even sang the sitting in the tree song , you sighed again opening your locker , you got a surprise when millions of rose petals started coming out of your locker , soon you were buried under rose petals , luckily there wasn't anyone around ( they went to there dorms ) otherwise you'd been stared at , you finally popped your head out of the petals and inhaled air as if you came for under water , you coughed up some petals "What the" you stopped in the mid of your sentence when you saw gifts , you went to your locker and took out a gift "I wonder who gave this?" you said , you read the card "From your secret admirer" it said and you blushed , whoever this secret admirer was you were dieing to find out .
The next day ....
You and your friends Elizabeta , Bella , Mitchele (She needs love too) and Ammaarah (The writer of this story ) went to ask all the guys in the school who did it , unfortunately none of them did it , "and that was all of them " Ammaarah said " Wait , wait ,wait Ammaarah" Bella said "We didn't ask Berwald " Your face heated up "Bella's right lets go" "NO,NO,NO,NO,NO,NO,NO !!!!!"You stopped Elizabeta in her sentence , the girls looked at you , you turned red " I mean you guys did a lot why don't you guys take a break ?" you said to them "NO WAY ! We want to know who your crush is too" Mitchele said and you blushed even more "No it's fi""oh I get it !" Bella stopped you in your sentence , she came up to you "You have a crush on Berwald ~" She said smirking "OOOOHHHHH ~" The rest said , you looked ready to explode from embarrassment so you ran "_____ ! WAIT WE DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU ANGRY " Mitchele said but you ran so fast all you could see was dust
Le AWESOME Prussia skip ...
You running lead you to school (you were outside your dorms) , your heavy breathing turned into light pants , you started walking around the school wherever your feet took you , suddenly you came past your locker , there was a note on the locker that caught your attention , you took the note and started reading it
' I get butterflies, every time,
You look at me, touch me, talk to me.
Big cheesy smiles across my face,
You fill that empty place,
Deep in my heart,
Where it has been lonely for such ..........(I don't own the poem)'
You blushed and smiled at the poem you read the bottom and it said 'Jag älskar dig'
You then new who this came from , you turned the card and this time it said 'turn around'
you turned around to see Berwald with a sweet smile and holding a bouquet of flower's , you blushed and took the flowers , you smelt them , they were sweet smelling flowers "Thank you" you said smiling , he didn't say anything he just came closer and before you knew it you were both kissing , you finally broke apart "Jag älskar dig" he said and you smiled " I love you too" you replied and started kissing when *SNAP* You both broke apart and turned to your side , there you saw the Nordics and your friends that you ran away all with camera's and phones " THIS IS O GOING TO FACEBOOK !" Mathias Exclaimed , you were about to kill him when Berwald stopped and said "If y'r go'in t p't it 'on m'ke su'r t s'ays m' w'fe " Berwald said "Sure what ever" Mathias replied "Say cute couple" Finland said and they took a picture again
Wow there was over million likes
Sweden x Reader Sweet admirer by hetalia524Watch
©2012-2016 hetalia524
Sorry for the long wait , hope you enjoy though :3
Me : Thank chu ~! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
Denmark : pssshhh yeah right *uploads to facebook*
Denmark : pssshhh yeah right *uploads to facebook*
NO, DAMN YOU, DENMARK! *jump tackles him to the ground, slapping the hell out of his perfect face* I often find myself looking at a person and going, "What a backpfeifengesicht." XD I love that word. I also quite like 'Schadenfreude'. ^J^
Denmark : WHAT THE FU---- !!!!
Denmark : WHAT THE FU---- !!!!
BTW sweden just calls finland his wife cuz he cooks n cleans like one....OR SO DO MEN THINK!!!@
lol XD
what?... am i acting like russia?
Rusia : da ? kolkolkolkolkol
Me : awwww hell nawwwww 0w0 *fl335 4w4y*
IM HIS WIFE YEYYYY i was mad when finand took him...
Is it OK that I made this a male reader insert? I'm kinda a dude and may sorta be crushing on Sve and no matter what I do I can't find a well written male!Reader one. Also Berwald will you marry me?i don't care if i,I'm the wife.
Hehehe is someone going to be the little spoon. Also I think that it is fine that you made it a male reader insert.☺
Give some sugar baby *Hugs*
Give some sugar baby *Hugs*
wait i thought sweden was gay...?
Lol sweden. I DONT CARE AS LONG AS PEOPLE KNOW SHES MY WIFE. XD
Cute story.


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|School record falls, three more Vandals advance
AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Idaho had another solid day at the NCAA West Preliminary track and field meet on Friday, as one school record fell and three more Vandals qualified for the NCAA Championships.
Sophomore Jeremy Klas cleared an outdoor career-best and school-record 17-2.75 (5.25) on his first attempt at the meet, which was key in his 12th-place finish at the event. Five other athletes cleared the same height, but Klas took the final qualifying spot based on fewer misses.
Senior James Rogan earned his second-consecutive NCAA bid in the men's hammer throw after finishing fourth in the event with a toss of 214-11 (65.52m), while fellow senior Beau Whitney punched his first career ticket with a throw of 202-11 (61.84m) and an 11th-place finish.
"They both competed very well," Idaho throws coach Julie Taylor said. "Beau did what he needed to do right from the beginning and it was exciting because he went into finals in 12th place and got bumped to 13th for a couple rounds and he really stepped up on his fifth throw to move up.
"James knew he was going to finals after his first throw and it was kind of a working meet. We made some adjustments as the competition went on and he did really well and I think he's set up for a strong national meet."
Klas is the first Idaho athlete to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the men's pole vault since Dave Martindale won the 1952 national title in the event. Whitney joined Rogan and 1980 qualifier Steve Saras as the third Vandal to qualify for the national meet in the hammer. With one more day of preliminary qualification, six Vandals have earned spots at the NCAA meet.
"I set goals for the throwers at the beginning of the year and one of those was to have four people at NCAAs and we're already there with a couple more still to compete," Taylor said. "They've all stepped up and competed so well."
Also on Friday, senior Mykael Bothum threw 144-9 (44.12m) and finished 37th in the women's discus throw, junior Ulrike Hartz ran a 25.03 and finished 47th in the women's 200m, senior Allix Lee-Painter ran a 10:26.55 and finished 14th in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, and senior Christie Gordon barely missed qualifying for the quarterfinals in the women's 100m hurdles, as she ran a 13.73 and finished 25th.
Three Idaho athletes will compete on the final day of the meet Saturday. The men's discus starts at 10 a.m. for Whitney, who will try to earn his second NCAA spot, while sophomore Gabby Midles competes in the women's hammer throw at 1 p.m. and Lee-Painter runs the women's 5,000m at 6:45 p.m.


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Author(s): Gahart, Betty L., R.N.; Nazareno, Adrienne R.
ISBN: 9780323084789 / Paperback / 7/15/2013
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Top Squash Duo Reaches Quarterfinal Round At CSA Individual Championships
Junior Samuel Kang and freshman Maria Elena Ubina both played atop their respective Princeton lineups this season, and both advanced to the quarterfinals at the CSA individual championships Friday at Drexel.
Ubina was one of seven Princeton members of the women's draw, though she is the only one who will enter Saturday's quarterfinal round. After a 3-1 win in the first round, she swept Penn No. 2 Yan Xin Tan 12-10, 11-5, 11-3 to reach the quarterfinal. She will play another Quaker next, as she takes on fellow freshman Anaka Alankamony for a spot in the semifinal. Alankamony won the regular season matchup between the two players, a 3-1 victory at Penn.
Both senior Libby Eyre and junior Nicole Bunyan advanced to the second round. Eyre, a three-time All-America honoree, topped Jenny Scherl 3-1 before falling to Harvard No. 2 Haley Mendez in three close games. Bunyan won his opener 3-0, but she fell to reigning finalist Kanzy El Defrawy in the second round.
Rachel Leizman, Alex Lunt, Hallie Dewey and Alex Sawin each lost in the first round, though Lunt advanced to the second round of the consolation draw.
Kang reached his first individual quarterfinal by winning a pair of 3-1 matches. He opened with a win over Mauricio Sedano, and he followed with a 9-11, 11-8, 11-1, 11-8 over Harvard No. 2 Brandon McLaughlin. After splitting a pair of matches against McLaughlin last year, Kang pulled away with three strong games to reach the quarterfinal round.
He will now play 2012 champion Ali Farag of Harvard, a two-year finalist and the top seed in the tournament. Kang played Farag in the second round last year and both took a game and pushed Farag deep in the fourth before falling 3-1.
Both junior Tyler Osborne and senior Dylan Ward reached the second round before falling to Top 6 opponents. Ward won his first A flight match against Trinity's Vrishab Kotian, and then fell 3-0 to Farag. Ward, who took 23 points off Farag and went 13-11 in the middle game, will look for his first All-America honor in the second round consolation draw.
Osborne, a two-time All-America, won his opener against Ahmed Hatata, and then fell in three close games to Rochester No. 1 Neil Cordell.


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Wait, wait a minute.. this is Grimm's better half?! Wahoo! He has been a great member, so very glad to see you apply. Good Morning and Welcome-
Nice starting app for the process. Expect a fair amount of back and forth questioning as we try to get to know you, and please ask any questions you might have to do the same. You answered the extra credit, which is always fun to see.
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I'll admit, I'm a pure novice when it comes to jazz. I can hear fwd:'s jazz influences, which they fuse with rock jazz influences, which they fuse with rock noodling and hip-hop beats. However, any serious commentary I could make about the Cincinnati collective's interpretation of the jazz genre would be insulting to those who spend a lot of time listening to it.
Here's the best I can do: you know how cool it is to listen to a DJ mashup of old jazz records and new hip-hop beats? How the producer will slice up a measure of melody and rearrange it to squeeze maximum impact out of every kick drum and snare hit, all while extracting a breezy, chill groove? Imagine that sound, except performed by really great musicians instead of a computer program and a drum machine. Such a description doesn't really do justice to how damn cool fwd: sounds, but it's the best an ignorant MTV/YouTube generation-er like myself can do.
I'm really happy to hear this corner of the music world so deftly explored by a Cincinnati group. Please go check them out Thursday at the Blue Wisp Jazz Club.
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Ross Alan Graham, age 58, died September 30, 2012 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born September 9, 1954 in Liberal, KS the son of Bobby Ross and Katherine Muriel (Light) Graham.
He graduated from Liberal High School in 1972. He was a life time resident of Liberal.
He was employed as a carpenter and worked for the Seward County Sheriff Dept. as a Correctional Officer and National Beef Packing Plant in the Maintenance Dept.
He was a member and Sunday school teacher of the South Church of God. He also was a member of the Boy Scouts of America where he was an Asst. Troop leader. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and cross stitching, reading the bible and spending time with his grandchildren.
On February 7, 1975, he married Brenda Sue Pippitt at Liberal. She died February 12, 2012
Survivors include
1 Son Joshua Alan Graham Liberal, KS
1 Daughter Jennifer Diane Johnson Amarillo, TX
2 Brothers Matthew Daniel Graham and wife Jessica Liberal, KS
Guy Anthony Graham and wife Juli Guymon, OK
3 Sisters Boni Smart Medicine Lodge, KS
Leasa Titus and husband Jim Liberal, KS
Melody Fry Papillion, NE
3 Granddaughters Katelynn Johnson, Molly Johnson and Alexandria Lamberson.
Step Mother Marilyn Kay Graham Guymon, Oklahoma
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday October 4, 2012, at the South Church of God with Pastor Scott McDonald presiding. Burial will be at 3:30 pm Thursday October 4, 2012, in the Graceland Cemetery in Meade, KS.
Visitation will be 11 am to 8 pm Wednesday at Brenneman Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the South Church of God in care of the Brenneman Funeral Home 1212 W. 2nd Liberal, KS 67901.
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Starke, A; Wüthrich, R P; Waeckerle-Men, Y (2007). TGF-beta treatment modulates PD-L1 and CD40 expression in proximal renal tubular epithelial cells and enhances CD8 cytotoxic T-cell responses. Nephron Experimental Nephrology, 107(1):e22-e29.
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BACKGROUND/AIM: TGF-beta expression is increased in immune-mediated and fibrotic renal diseases and modulates the tubulointerstitial T-cell response. We examined whether TGF-beta changes the expression of PD-L1 and CD40 in the renal proximal tubular epithelial cell (TEC), and whether the activation of CD8(+) cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) is influenced by TGF-beta treatment of TECs. METHODS: Murine TECs were treated with TGF-beta or IFN-gamma. The expression of PD-L1 and CD40 was examined with RT-PCR and flow cytometry. To investigate if TGF-beta treatment influenced the antigen presentation capacity of TECs, OT-1 CTLs were co-incubated with TGF-beta-treated, OVA(257-264) peptide-pulsed congeneic TECs. The cytotoxicity of OT-1 CTLs was estimated by their capacity to produce IFN-gamma and their cytolytic activity. RESULTS: TGF-beta treatment lead to a transition in morphology of renal TECs and downregulated the basal and the IFN-gamma-stimulated PD-L1 expression in TECs. Interestingly, TGF-beta treatment of TECs increased the constitutive and IFN-gamma-induced CD40 expression. In contrast to IFN-gamma which reduced the CTL activity, TGF-beta treatment of TECs elevated the OVA-specific CTL response. CONCLUSION: Our data show that TGF-beta changed the cellular phenotype and the expression of PD-L1 and CD40 on TECs and enhanced the activity of OVA peptide-specific CD8(+) T cells. TGF-beta may thereby play an important role in the progression of renal tubulointerstitial damage in CD8(+) T-cell-mediated renal diseases.
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Daily 1D Tweet Round-Up: 31/10/2013 Story Of My Life Teaser Pics
Here's what the 1D boys were tweeting about yesterday…
Harry tweeted: "Story Of My Life is out now!!! If you like it, take a listen.."
He then posted a teaser picture from the "Story of My Life" video, saying: "Can't wait for you guys to see the video.."
Niall tweeted: "Just got @matt_cardle_uk new album porcelain , love it !"
He also posted a teaser picture of him and Liam in the "Story of My Life" video. He wrote: "hi guys look out for our new video for story of my life it's coming soooon !"
Later on, he tweeted: "Nervous ! fingers, arms , legs , eyes are all crossed for this weekend! #SOML"
He then posted an Instagram photo of himself, and wrote: "This is my chillin listenin t #SOML face !"
Finally, Niall tweeted: "I'm off to bed! Thank you very much for everything! Love you all ! cant wait t see some japanese fans soon"
Zayn got in the Halloween mood and posted a picture of him and Niall with some pumpkins. He wrote: "vas sapning Halloween !!!"
He then shared his teaser picture from the "Story of My Life" video. He said: "Not long till you get to see Story Of My Life video :D"
Louis posted his teaser pic, and wrote: "Really excited about our new video"
Liam joined in with the Halloween fun, and posted a picture with a tweet saying: "Happy Halloween here's my pumpkin attempt I'm very proud of myself and that I can now handle sharp objects :D"
He then joined in with the others, and posted a new teaser pic from the "Story of My Life" video.
He wrote: "Soooooo excited for you to see the new videooo!"
He also tweeted: "Ello everyone what's new"
Liam then commented on a news story about One Direction being the most influential tweeters in the UK. Check the story out by clicking here.
He tweeted: "I just read this and I can't believe it how does this even happen"
"if I'm influential the words in trouble"
"Honestly don't know why you guys listen I try my best to say good stuff and help people I hope I do but thank you for believing in me"
There's no tweet round-up now until Tuesday! So come back then to see a huge amount of tweets from the next four days.
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For the 13th straight year, Toys for Tots Vallarta distributed in excess of 8,000 toys to outlying towns and villages, from Nayarit to Cabo Corrientes and to inland mountains and valleys. More than 200 volunteers from the Navy League, Marriott, Mexican Army, U.S. Consular Agency and other groups spent the day spreading smiles as they happily went along dirt roads and jungle trails looking for the neediest kids they could find. Three Kings Day (January 6) is the traditional gift giving day in Mexico, and 8,000 lucky kids were fortunate to receive what very well may be the only toy they'll see this year.
For many, if not all volunteers, it was a highlight experience of the year. Those volunteers lucky enough to portray one of the Three Kings were mobbed by adoring young fans. Each toy was delivered to the kids, one by one. Teachers frequently led the children in singing traditional Christmas songs, while the kids waited in great anticipation to receive and open their gifts.
Next up for the organizers of Toys for Tots is the construction of one or more playgrounds over the next few months, most likely in some of the communities visited on Three Kings Day. Over the past 13 years, Toys for Tots has distributed well over 100,000 toys and constructed six playgrounds. That's a lot of joy for the neediest kids of the Puerto Vallarta region.
Toys for Tots Vallarta is organized each year by the Navy League and the Marriott Casa Magna Resort and Spa. Financial support is provided by the Marriott, Vista Vallarta Golf Club, OXXO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate and dozens of local small businesses. Also to be thanked are the hundreds of local citizens who participate annually in a charity golf outing and a gala dinner dance, both benefiting Toys for Tots.
If you'd like more information regarding the Navy League or Toys for Tots, contact Bill Clark, President of the Navy League at 222 3616. All are more than welcome to get involved in these two great service organizations.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Ever since I dressed to the teeth for two Lady Gaga concerts last year, I feel kind of naked going to musical events in my everyday jeans and black t-shirt.
At a recent Kanye West/Jay-Z concert, Kanye totally outdressed me by wearing a leather skirt over pants, so I was happy to see that Kid Rock was wearing a black-tee-and-jeans combo at his Beacon Theatre concert on Saturday.
I was surprised to see Kid Rock playing a small venue so I had to jump on it and get tickets for me and my gorgeous friend Amanda. It turns out that Kid is touring for charity — donating to local causes in every city he plays. I'm impressed! Much more so than I was by snappy dresser Kanye's awkward visit to Occupy Wall Street.
This show brought back a lot of memories for me. The Beacon Theatre was where I saw Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Wham! and Siouxsie and the Banshees in the '80s. How I wish I still had my original Frankie Say Relax t-shirt!
As for Kid Rock, I first saw him from the audience of the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards at the Metropolitan Opera House. If I had a time machine, I'd drop in on that show again. They don't make them like that anymore: Eminem won Best New Artist; Lil Kim came with her boob out and Diana Ross copped a feel; and Madonna received a drag-queen tribute. But I was really excited by opening of the show. The Collegiate Chorale performed an operatic version of Kid Rock's "Bawitdaba" to introduce host Chris Rock. One of MrB's journalism colleagues was part of the choir. He told MrB he had no idea what this Chris Rock/Kid Rock/VMA thing was all about but he was going along with it. To this day, whenever I listen to "Bawitdaba," I imagine that the Collegiate Chorale is singing along.
And here's Kid himself from the '99 VMAs, performing with Run-DMC and Aerosmith. Don't miss Joe C., Kid Rock's hype man, who bragged of being "Three foot nine with a 10 foot dick." Joe C. died just over a year after this show.
Kid Rock did a nice little tribute to Joe C. at the Beacon Theatre concert.
After the show, MrB (who didn't attend) took a picture of my "outfit." Lately, I feel compelled to document my lamest fashion moments as a public service. Anyone who is overwhelmed by the many amazing fashion bloggers putting together elaborate outfits every single day can come here for a refreshing dose of boredom.
What Wendy Wore:
Jacket: The notoriously puffy Boudicca (2005/2006-ish?)
T-shirt: Splendid
Jeans: Citizens of Humanity (2011)
Boots: Celine (2005/2006-ish?)
Facial expression: Courtesy of a cold, Sudafed and three glasses of wine
The two guys coming up the sidewalk observed the taking of this photo in a "Huh?" kind of way. I think the dogs were equally confused.
At least I'll have a great excuse to dress up for a concert in February, when I go see my beloved Adam Ant. Good thing I kept all the components of last year's Halloween costume!
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I actually really like the 2nd Gaga concert outfit you wore! Those curls are fierce — and so is your 'claw'! 😉
that silver dress is PERFECT for gaga
Celine and Boudicca? It almost doesn't get any better than that.
I totally can't wait for Adam Ant!!
You know what's funny? Ever since I moved to SF, I've had very few instances where I've been compelled or needed to dress up, where as in Vegas we did this all the time! Albeit, your situation is extremely different. I think concerts are the perfect occasion to dress up! Rock that Adam Ant!!
My anti-spam word + Kid Rock = a match in cold beer heaven lol!
Wee Henry looks sooooo cute looking up at you, too, Prince Charming. 😉
My personal favourite VMA moment was in 1993 when Neil Young + Pearl Jam tore down the house with their blistering performance of Young's "Rockin' in the Free World." How the world went from that to Wheezy picking up a Strat for all of 5 seconds, then smashing it without so much as one note played… pfft !
As for the '80s, the only band from that decade I ever saw (so far) in person was The Sisters of Mercy when Von et al played in Seattle in 2006; I was just happy to see them at long last!
Rocking the dandy highwayman look.
You look fabulous dressed up or down. x
You are so bloody brave with the outfits! I wouldn't dare now although I have worn some ridiculous things to parties in my younger days.
Your dressy-uppy outfits are always amazing! I've been doing quite a lot of jeans-wearing recently too. Have fun at adam ant!
You could never be boring!
Adam Ant! Your dogs are cuties.
I love that you totally dress up for concerts. I think it is the perfect homage to the artiste.
Hope you are well.
I love Wendy Ant!
Awwwj I hope you're feeling better Wendy! Your pups are adorable. They've definitely got the Huh?! look down.
I kind of like it that you often wear a black tee shirt and jeans.
The Adam Ant outfit will C-I-L.
The other outfits are brilliant. I admire your ability to cobble together venue- and event-perfect looks every time you see a show—or take the dawgs for walkies. I can't be bothered.
Sexy pants. 😉
LOL! What a fun post. I am amazed at some of these fashion bloggers! How do they do it?! I love your outfits — what fun! I always struggle with really dressing up … I don't know how to respond when people react to the different me. 🙂 thanks for this.
Best Halloween costume ever!
The Gaga show outfit is adorable, like an angel from space! But the soon-to-be-Adam Ant show outfit is what stole my heart. I'd love to see what you'd wear to a Prince show!
i love all of your outfits, even the "lame" one 🙂 a fun post indeed!


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Hi, my name is Demie and I'm 32 and from the Philippines. A month ago, one of mentors handed me your book entitled Loving Him Without Losing You, and I've found it very helpful. I was in a relationship for 7 years when my boyfriend broke it off for no reason. I found out later that he was cheating. I tried to win him back even though I know he's not good for me. I come from a good family and he doesn't and I have a degree and he only had vocational work. I loved him so much that I thought I would die. I wrote him a letter tackling the issues but to no avail. He said the problem is him, not me. I felt weary, I know I am angry, mad, rejected, unrespected, and I know what I want -- I want to get even. As I browse your book again, I felt this strong urge to confront him face to face but I know he will not show up as I tried this before. So instead, I wanna write my confrontation through email. I want to express my feelings in a manner that will intimidate him as he let me feel that way when we talked. Admittedly I am in pain. Please help me.
I am so sorry this happened to you, but I'm glad your mentor gave you my book. I do believe that a confrontation letter will help you a lot. From what you said, it sounds like you could do better, and that is what you have to focus on. Certainly you don't want a man who is a cheater and who doesn't deal with the issues. Besides that, focus on your difference in education and family. Write all of his negative traits, including those, and read them every day until you feel better. Also, I am attaching an excerpt from my third book titled, Bring Back the Man You Fell in Love With in the Chapter 14: When He Won't Change. This is how to write a powerful Goodbye Letter that will hopefully make you feel strong once you send it.
Writing Your Goodbye Letter
Express to him that he has had no right to criticize you or treat you the way he did.
Be sure you come from a position of strength as you start the letter. Tell him you're angry or repulsed, because of his bad behavior, and that he had no right to do that. Tell him that he's wrong about you. State positive things about yourself without sounding as if you're trying to win his approval. Tell him how you are better than he is: "I am not as stupid or naive as you may think. I'm smart enough to figure out what a jerk you are."
Blast him with his negative traits.
Let him know you see through him. Criticize and scold him. Be aggressive and accusatory: "You're a cold, inconsiderate jerk. No wonder you have no friends." Think of every single negative thing you can. If he lets his mother control his life, tell him he's weak. If his breath smells, tell him that, too. And tell him you now see why his last girlfriend broke up with him.
Clarify how you are different from him and proud of these differences.
Make the point that he was never good enough for you anyway. "No wonder you didn't appreciate me—I'm a person who cares about people and you have a heart of stone. I'm successful and you're a loser!" It's important that you make it clear to him (and yourself) that he was not good for you.
Tell him the kind of man you want is different from him.
"I don't know what I was doing with someone like you when I want a man who is warm and can express himself." Or, "I want a man who knows where he is going in life."
Make it clear you will never allow him or anyone else to treat you like that again!
Close the letter with some final goodbye phrase that shows it's really over, like "Grow up!" or "Have a miserable life—that's what you deserve!" The letter is more for you than him, and that's why you must be angry, aggressive, and negative about him. Your self-esteem is at stake here! Once you've written the letter, you can either say it all to him or send it to him. If it seems too vicious, take a few parts out before you send it, but send it. (Unless you're in the middle of a divorce, in which case, wait to send it until after everything is finalized so you don't jeopardize your case.)
Keep a copy of the letter and reread it anytime you start to reminisce about good times, have regrets, or feel positive toward him for any reason.
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