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President Clinton Signs Historic Work Incentives Legislation Into LawFor Immediate Release, 17 Dec 99
Contact: Chris Marshall
Today, President Clinton signed the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act into law at a signing ceremony at the FDR memorial in Washington D.C. The President was accompanied by members of Congress and the Administration, and in attendance were hundreds of advocates of the disability community, including representatives of NAMI. As the President signed the bill, he noted that this landmark legislation carries the distinction of being the last bill signed into law in the 20th century. The President announced that he has directed officials at the Social Security Administration and the Health Care Financing Administration to expedite implementation of several key provisions of the Act, including the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and state Medicaid buy-in programs.
NAMI again wishes to congratulate and thank NAMI members for their constant effort in advocating for the removal of barriers to work for people with serious brain disorders. This historic federal legislation adds greatly to the continuing momentum of positive change in the lives of consumers and family members brought about by grassroots advocacy.
Overview of TWWIIA
The first thing to keep in mind when analyzing the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) is that it is both complicated and incremental. Its complexity grows out of the fact that the rules governing Social Security's income support and health care programs are very cumbersome and, too often, unfair. Any effort to enact meaningful reforms, by its very nature, is going to be complicated.
The incremental nature of the new law stems from the strict limits imposed by congressional budget rules governing changes to entitlement programs such as SSI, SSDI, Medicare and Medicaid. Under the Budget Act, legislative changes to entitlement programs are required to be "offset" by cuts in other programs in order to be "budget neutral" (i.e., no net addition to future federal spending over 5 and 10 year intervals). Since these offsets are so hard to come by (offsetting cuts by their very nature result in some constituency or interest taking a hit), Congress and the Clinton Administration were forced to limit the scope of the bill to less than $800 million over 5 years (a very small amount given the scope of federal entitlement spending). Thus, simple long-term solutions to the unfairness of Social Security's programs - sliding scale declining cash benefits in the SSDI program, a national Medicaid buy-in, permanent Medicare extension - were too expensive and unrealistic for Congress to enact in a single bill.
Nevertheless, TWWIIA contains many positive changes for consumers. The new law allows recipients of certain Social Security disability benefits (including adults with severe mental illnesses on SSI and SSDI) to seek vocational rehabilitation and employment services from providers of their choice and to return to work while retaining their government-sponsored health insurance.
Currently, after a nine-month trial work period, a disabled worker who receives SSDI benefits but earns more than $700 per month will lose his or her cash benefits and Medicare health coverage after 39 additional months. Generally, workers who receive SSI disability benefits will lose their Medicaid coverage once earnings make them ineligible for cash benefits. The new law will allow workers with disabilities the option to work and keep their health coverage. It also creates consumer choice in employment preparation and placement services to reduce the dependency on government assistance and a new payment system to reward results by paying service providers part of the benefit savings when disabled individuals leave the rolls for work. It also creates options for individual states to allow the working disabled to purchase Medicaid coverage.
A more detailed analysis of the bill can be found at http://www.ssa.gov/legislation/legis_bulletin_120399.html
The full text of the new law can be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c106:5:./temp/~c106Zg5fcG::
The Conference Report for TWWIIA can be accessed at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:HR01180:@@@M
Access to Health Care Coverage
For adults with severe mental illnesses on SSI and SSDI, the extended health care coverage provisions in the new law are perhaps the most important reforms designed to help consumers enter the workforce. These sections of the new law cover both Medicaid and Medicare.
1. Expanding Medicaid Coverage Options
TWWIIA establishes two new optional eligibility categories to allow states to expand Medicaid coverage to workers with disabilities. Effective October 1, 2000, these options build on previous reforms including a recent provision enacted in the 1997 Balanced Budget Act (P.L. 105-33). The BBA permitted states to offer a Medicaid buy-in for those with incomes up to 250 percent of the poverty level who would be eligible for SSI, except for their income. These buy-ins are intended to allow people who are ineligible for Medicaid because they earn too much the option to remain eligible if they pay for all or part of their coverage.
The first option builds on the BBA provision by allowing states to offer a Medicaid buy-in to people with disabilities who work and have earnings greater than 250 percent of the poverty level. Participating states will be allowed to set income limits and require cost-sharing and premiums, based on income, on a sliding scale up to requiring the individual to pay the full premium amount. States may require individuals who earn between 250-450 percent of the poverty level to pay 100 percent of the Medicaid premium as long as the premiums do not exceed 7.5 percent of their total income. In addition, states must require payment of 100 percent for individuals with adjusted gross incomes greater than $75,000 unless states choose to subsidize the premium using their own funds. States will also be allowed to cover people who continue to have a severe medically determinable impairment, but lose eligibility for SSI or SSDI because their medical condition improves.
NAMI is now in the process of preparing model state legislation designed to implement each of these buy-in programs for SSI and dual eligible (SSI and SSDI) beneficiaries with severe mental illnesses. NAMI state affiliates will be urged to use this model legislation to persuade their governor, legislature, Medicaid director, mental health commissioner and other key state officials to undertake buy-in programs. However, it is important to note that in some states, passage of legislation may not be necessary (i.e., only an amendment to the state Medicaid plan is needed).
2. Continuation of Medicare Coverage
The new law establishes a 4.5 year extension beyond the current four year maximum Medicare coverage for disabled people who return to work and earn more than the substantial gainful activity (SGA) level (currently $700 per month). Under current law, SSDI beneficiaries may continue to receive Medicare coverage after returning to work for 39 months beyond the 9-month Trial Work Period (TWP) and Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE), but afterwards must pay the full Medicare premium. After 30 work credit quarters, they are eligible to receive Medicare at a discounted Part A premium, so long as their impairment persists. In many cases, individuals who leave SSDI to return to work do not have access to employer-based health insurance and they tend to find policies in the individual insurance market overly expensive or with benefit packages that discriminate against coverage for severe mental illnesses.
Previous versions of TWWIIA had substantially longer extended periods for Medicare coverage (as long as 10 years). The extended period in the final bill was scaled back in order to deal with cost concerns. NAMI remains concerned that the 4.5 year extension in the new law, when coupled with the current 39 months of coverage available through the TWP and EPE may not be sufficient for people with severe mental illnesses to achieve the requisite number of work credit quarters needed to qualify for the discounted Part A premium. This is especially the case for consumers with intermittent work histories who may experience acute episodes of symptoms that require them to leave the workforce. This is likely to occur since the 4.5 year extension in the new law will run regardless of whether earnings in any given year or quarter are above SGA. NAMI is already working on legislation to bring the extended Medicare provision in the new law back up to pervious versions of TWWIIA (10 years).
Finally, with regard to Medicare it is important to note that the new law does nothing to reform the discriminatory nature of the Medicare benefit for severe mental illness. As NAMI members know first-hand, Medicare currently has no outpatient prescription drug benefit and 50 percent co-payment requirement for outpatient services. Thus, Medicare reform - especially parity and outpatient prescription coverage - will be a critical next step in work incentives reform.
3) Infrastructure Grants
TWWIIA establishes a grant program (effective October 1, 2000), to make funds available to states to design, establish, and operate an infrastructure to support working individuals with disabilities. This provision "delinks" state participation in the grant programs from adoption of Medicaid optional eligibility categories. States that do not choose to take up the optional Medicaid eligibility category-permitting expansion to individuals with disabilities with incomes up to 250 percent of poverty level are subject to a maximum grant award established by criteria developed by the HHS Secretary (consistent with the limit applied to states that do take up the option). For those states that do take up the option, the maximum award will be 10 percent of what the state spends under the Medicaid buy-in option (rather than the 15 percent included in the House bill).
4) Medicaid Demonstration Program
TWWIIA establishes a time-limited demonstration program, (available starting October 1, 2000), to allow states to extend Medicaid coverage to workers who have a disability that, without health care coverage, will become severe enough to qualify them for SSI or SSDI. The demonstration will provide new information on the cost effectiveness of early health care intervention in keeping people with disabilities from becoming too disabled to work. $250 million is authorized for this Medicaid demonstration. States will be allowed to delink eligibility for demonstration funds from adoption of Medicaid optional eligibility categories. States' definitions of workers with potentially severe disabilities can include a range of disorders and impairments, including severe mental illnesses, as well as disabilities that can be traced to congenital birth defects or serious injuries in childhood or adulthood.
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program
The new law creates a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency program to authorize the Social Security commissioner to provide SSDI and SSI disabled beneficiaries with a "ticket" which they may use to obtain vocational rehabilitation services of their choice from an employment network to enable them to enter the workforce. It provides state vocational rehabilitation agencies with the option of participating in the program as an employment network or remaining in the current reimbursement system. State vocational rehabilitation agencies that participate must be reimbursed under current law provisions for those beneficiaries who began receiving services prior to program election.
The new program authorizes payments to employment networks through one of two payment systems: (1) an outcome based payment system that provides a percentage of the average monthly disability benefit for each month benefits are not payable to the beneficiary due to work (but not for more than 5 years), and (2) an outcome-milestone payment system that provides early payments based on the achievement of one or more milestones towards permanent employment.
NAMI put forward a proposal similar to the ticket program in 1997 as part of a report documenting the ineffectiveness of the public vocational rehabilitation program in serving adults with severe mental illnesses (the executive summary of the report "Legacy of Failure" can viewed at http://www.nami.org/update/legacy.htm ). While NAMI strongly supports key aspects of the ticket program (promoting consumer choice, incentives for rehabilitation providers to provide flexible long-term workplace supports, etc.) there is concern that the structure of the program may discourage providers from serving SSI beneficiaries that need high cost support services. In response to these concerns, Congress has directed SSA to develop an alternative payment system for individuals with intensive service needs.
The effective date of the new ticket program is the first month following 1 year after enactment - January 2001. However, the law also allows SSA to implement the program in graduated phases at various sites selected by the Commissioner to ensure refinement of the program processes prior to full implementation. Congress expects the program to be fully operational nationally no later than 3 years from now.
SSA will also be required to assess the cost-effectiveness and effects of the program and report findings to Congress. A new federal advisory panel, consisting of experts representing consumers, providers of services, employers, and employees, will be set up to advise the SSA Commissioner and report to Congress on program implementation and suggested refinements.
Beneficiary Protections
TWWIIA contains a number of protections for beneficiaries who elect to take the risks inherent in transitioning off of cash benefits. The most important of these protections relate to continuing disability reviews (CDRs). First, the new law will prohibit the use of work activity as a basis for a CDR for SSDI beneficiaries - so long as they have been in the program for at least 2 years. The new law however will still allow for CDRs on a regularly scheduled basis that are not triggered by work activity. Likewise, termination of cash benefits will still occur if a beneficiary has earnings that exceed SGA. These CDR protections are effective January 1, 2002.
A second key beneficiary protection relates to expedited reinstatement of cash benefits. This provision will allow individuals, whose prior entitlement to disability and health care benefits had been terminated as a result of earnings from work activity, to request immediate reinstatement of benefits without filing a new application. This expedited reentry provision will require that such individuals are unable to continue working on account of their medical condition. Beneficiaries will also be required to file a reinstatement request during the 60-month period following the month of termination. While SSA is making a determination (by applying a medical improvement review standard) on the reinstatement request, individuals will be eligible for the payment of provisional benefits for a period of not more than 6 months. If SSA makes a favorable determination, the individual's prior entitlement to benefits would be reinstated. This provision is effective in January 2001.
This provision is designed to assist individuals with episodic disabilities, such as severe mental illness, who need to get cash benefits restored quickly for a short period of time without having to reinitiate the cumbersome application and disability determination process all over again.
Work Incentives Outreach and Assistance Programs
TWWIIA creates a new outreach program to provide information on work incentives to individuals with disabilities and an assistance program to help people access work incentives. Specifically, $23 million is authorized annually (through FY 2004) for SSA to provide grants to states or private organizations for the outreach program. The new law also authorizes the SSA Commissioner to make grants of up to $7 million annually (through FY 2004) to advocacy organizations (including P&As) to provide information to individuals to obtain vocational rehabilitation and employment services.
Demonstration Projects and Studies
TWWIIA authorizes demonstration projects that gradually reduce cash benefits as earnings increase. Current law eliminates all benefits when earnings exceed $700 per month after the end of the 9-month trial work period. Under this demonstration, SSDI benefits would be reduced by $1 for each $2 earned above a level to be determined by the Social Security commissioner. Additionally, the new law renews SSDI demonstration project authority (for projects involving applicants and beneficiaries) for five years. The measure requires the Congressional General Accounting Office (GAO) to study 1) the effectiveness of current tax credits and other disability-related employment incentives under the Americans with Disabilities Act; 2) the effectiveness of SSA benefits for people who are entitled to both SSI and SSDI benefits; 3) the effects of the SGA level on work incentives; and 4) SSA's efforts to conduct disability demonstrations.
As was noted above, all future costs associated with the new law must be "offset" with corresponding cuts in other entitlement programs. In total, these offsets are worth $800 million over 5 years, and more than 1.5 billion over 10 years. It is important to note that none of these offsets would directly harm most SSI and SSDI beneficiaries, although some may have an indirect impact. For example, the new law authorizes state and local prisons that provide inmate lists to the SSA to receive up to $400 per inmate found to be collecting Social Security disability benefits illegally. SSA also must provide the inmate lists to other benefit programs to help determine eligibility. Additionally, the new law will restrict payments of OASDI benefits to prisoners who are convicted of a criminal offense and are confined - for more than 30 days - to a penal institution; another institution if found guilty but insane; or are sex offenders who, upon completing a prison term, remain confined in a public institution because they are a danger to others. It is important to note that these same restrictions have applied to SSI beneficiaries for the past 3 years. In addition, NAMI fought hard for the exemption protecting adults with severe mental illnesses who incarcerated for less than 30 days.
Another key offset provision will permit Social Security to charge an assessment of 6.3 percent on attorneys who successfully represent disability claimants in their appeals for SSI and SSDI benefits. SSA originally put forward this proposal as a "user fee" to cover the cost of withholding, processing, and forwarding an attorney's fee directly to the attorney. A provision in the new law will prohibit attorneys from passing this assessment on to their claimant/client.
Other offsets in the new law: 1) create a two-year "window of opportunity" to allow clergy members who initially revoked Social Security coverage to be eligible again, 2) allow states to permit employers to submit wage reports annually for domestic workers, 3) extend the authority of state Medicaid fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud in other federal health programs, 4) change the index for the special allowance paid to lenders for participation in the federal Family Education Loan Program from 91-day Treasury bills to that for three-month commercial paper, 5) amend the schedule for reimbursements by states to the SSA for state supplement payments administered by the SSA under the SSI program, 6) apply provisions incorporated in the Agriculture Department appropriations laws for FYs 1999 and 2000 to FYs 2001 through 2009 for the amount of spending required on commodities used in the School Lunch program, and 7) clarify the definition of foster child for purposes of the Earned Income Credit Program. Finally, an unrelated provision added immediately prior to final passage delays the effective date of a final rule by the HHS on the organ procurement and transplantation network until 90 days after enactment of this bill.


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Defenseman Anssi Salmela and forward Petr Vrana played in their first games this month with mixed success. Salmela wound up in the minors after three games while Vrana scored a goal in his first game at Washington Saturday night.
It was Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond's turn Wednesday night against the Dallas Stars at the Prudential Center. He said he did not toss and turn in bed Tuesday night.
"No. I had a good night of sleep," Letourneau-Leblond said. "I feel good about being here. I'm more excited than nervous."
Injuries to Brian Rolston (high ankle sprain) and Bobby Holik (broken right pinkie) necessitated a call-up from Lowell (AHL) as the Devils were down to 11 forwards. Letourneau-Leblond got the call.
"With Petr (Vrana) stepping in and playing well the other night with Patty (Elias) and Zubs (Dainius Zubrus), and not wanting to disrupt our other two lines, we just felt it was the right fit," coach Brent Sutter explained.
"Also the fact that he's been playing well down there and doing his job. It's a carry-over from where he was at through the exhibitions here. He played well here when he was here. He played his role to a T. He's come a long way in a year. I'm proud as heck of him. He deserves the opportunity."
Letourneau-Leblond, 23, said he has dreamed of the day for a long time.
"Ever since I was drafted, I guess," he said. "I dreamed of it as a kid, but you don't ever think it will happen until you get drafted."
A year ago Letourneau-Leblond was not on the fast track to the NHL. But he has improved noticeably.
"His skating," Sutter said. "Improving his skating has allowed him to get to areas he wasn't able to get to a year ago. So he's more involved in the way the game needs to be played. You're not afraid to use him. That's a credit to him. How much work he's done and also the people working with him to make him better. And yet it takes a good attitude to want to get better. He's a very caring and disciplined person."
Garret Caffrey, the Devils' physiologist, changed Letourneau-Leblond's diet and Vladimir Bure, the club's fitness consultant, worked on his skating.
"It was the changes I made this summer," Letourneau-Leblond said. "I don't think I'm the same player I was. I'm the same guy, but not the same athlete. I improved all summer for the best."
The 6-2, 210-pound winger is known as a fighter, but he has become a better skater.
"By losing weight and working a lot last year with Vladimir Bure," he said. "I did drills all summer. I knew what I had to do. Last year everything came into place. It's a long process. It doesn't happen like that."
In his first game he skated with Mike Rupp and David Clarkson.
"It's always fun when you play with a guy playing his first NHL game," Rupp said. "You want to help him out and make it memorable for him."
Being from Quebec City, Letourneau-Leblond counted Joe Sakic among his favorite players as a kid. But he changed favorites, which included Mario Lemieux, Pavel Bure and Tie Domi.
Letourneau-Leblond's parents, girlfriend, brother and sister, and a group of friends made the eight-hour drive from Quebec to New Jersey to see the game.
Asked if he expected to fight Stars instigator Sean Avery, Letourneau-Leblond shrugged.
"I don't feel I have to prove myself against any of those guys," he said. "I did it in training camp."

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Henry Cole
Sir Henry Cole (15 July 1808 – 18 April 1882) was an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in 19th century Britain. Cole is credited with devising the concept of sending greetings cards at Christmas time, introducing the world's first commercial Christmas card in 1843.[1]
Henry Cole was born in Bath, and educated at Christ's Hospital in London. He began his career at the age of 15 at the Record Commission. His criticisms of the Commission's activities were an important factor in the debates that led to the Public Record Office Act 1838, and the establishment of the new Public Record Office, in which Cole was appointed an Assistant Keeper.
From 1837 to 1840, he worked as an assistant to Rowland Hill and played a key role in the introduction of the Penny Post. He is sometimes credited with the design of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black.[2]
In 1843, Cole introduced the world's first commercial Christmas card,[3] commissioning artist John Callcott Horsley to make the artwork.[4]
Felix Summerly pseudonym[edit]
Cole was personally interested in industrial design, and under the pseudonym Felix Summerly designed a number of items which went into production, including a prize-winning teapot manufactured by Minton. As Felix Summerly, he also wrote a series of children's books, including A book of stories from The home treasury; A hand-book for the architecture, sculpture, tombs, and decorations of Westminster Abbey (1859); An Alphabet of Quadrupeds (1844); and The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox (illustrated with twenty-four coloured pictures by Aldert van Everdingen) (1846).
Cole and the exhibitions[edit]
Through his membership of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, Cole lobbied government for support for his campaign to improve standards in industrial design. The backing of Prince Albert was secured, and in 1847 a royal charter was granted to the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). Under the patronage of Prince Albert, Cole organised a successful Exhibition of Art Manufactures in 1847, with enlarged exhibitions following in 1848 and 1849.
Cole visited the 1849 11th Quinquennial Paris Exhibition and noticed the lack of an exhibition open to international participants. He saw that the RSA's planned exhibitions for 1850 and 1851 could be adapted into a larger international exhibition, and he secured the backing of Queen Victoria to establish in 1850 the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to manage the new exhibition, under the Presidency of Prince Albert.
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851, and was an enormous popular and financial success, partially due to the astute management of Henry Cole.
As one of the Commissioners, Cole was instrumental in the decision that the £186,000 surplus from the Great Exhibition would be used for improving science and art education in the United Kingdom. Land was purchased in the South Kensington area and developed as the centre for a number of educational and cultural institutions, known half-jokingly as "Albertopolis". Henry Cole was appointed the first General Superintendent of the Department of Practical Art, set up by the government to improve standards of art and design education in Britain with reference to their applicability to industry. In this capacity he was instrumental in the development of the Victoria and Albert Museum which had begun as the Museum of Ornamental Art in Marlborough House. Cole oversaw its move to its current site, and became first director of what was initially called South Kensington Museum from 1857 to 1873. In 1974 a part of the museum that was once known as the Huxley Building was renamed the Henry Cole Building; today it forms the Henry Cole Wing of the V&A.[5]
Honours and legacy[edit]
Cole was instrumental in the development of the National Art Training School (renamed the Royal College of Art in 1896) and played a part in the establishment of many other South Kensington institutions, such as the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London. In fact, the Imperial College Mathematics Department was formerly based in the Henry Cole Wing on Exhibition Road, before the premises were donated to the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Cole was awarded the CB for his work on the Great Exhibition and was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1875.[6] Often referred to in the press as "Old King" Cole, he was known to have the closest personal backing of the Queen and especially of the Prince Consort, who when he needed a facilitator for one of his pet projects, was heard to remark: "We must have steam, get Cole".[7]
An English heritage blue plaque commemorates where Cole lived and worked at 33 Thurloe Square, South Kensington, London, opposite the Victoria and Albert Museum.[8]
In 2001, one of Cole's first Christmas cards, which was sent to his grandmother in 1843, sold at auction for £22,500.[1][9]
- ^ a b Christmas card sold for record price BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2011
- ^ "World's First Christmas Card". British Postal Museum and Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ György Buday, George Buday (1992). The history of the Christmas card. p.8. Omnigraphics, 1992
- ^ Earnshaw, Iris (November 2003). "The History of Christmas Cards". Inverloch Historical Society Inc. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "Albertopolis: Henry Cole Wing". Royal Institute of British Architects. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ Adolf K. Placzek (1982) Macmillan encyclopedia of architects, Volume 1, p. 437, Free Press, 1982
- ^ Hobhouse, Hermione (1983), Prince Albert, his life and work, p. 91, H. Hamilton
- ^ Blue plaque of Sir Henry Cole English heritage Retrieved 17 December 2010
- ^ Facts And Figures – GCA: The Greeting Card Association Retrieved 12 June 2011
Further reading[edit]
- Bonython, Elizabeth and Anthony Burton The Great Exhibitor: The Life and Work of Henry Cole, London: V & A, 2003.
- Bonython, Elizabeth King Cole: A Picture Portrait of Sir Henry Cole, London, 1985.
- Cole, Henry Fifty years of public work of Sir Henry Cole accounted for in his deeds, speeches and writings, (in two volumes) London, Bell and Sons, 1884 (Completed by Henrietta and Alan S. Cole after Henry Cole's death).
- Design Council Archive – University of Brighton Design Archives (Journal of Design and Manufactures is still not digitised, but is open to researchers)
- Journal of Design and Manufactures
External links[edit]
- Media related to Henry Cole at Wikimedia Commons
- Works written by or about Henry Cole at Wikisource
- Works by Henry Cole at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Henry Cole at Internet Archive
- Works by Henry Cole at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- "Archival material relating to Henry Cole". UK National Archives.
- Sir Henry Cole and the first Christmas Card
- Obituary of Sir Henry Cole The Times, 20 April 1882, from the Victoria and Albert Museum
- 1808 births
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- 19th-century English people
- Burials at Brompton Cemetery
- People educated at Christ's Hospital
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SPOTSWOOD – It rained Thursday and organizers canceled the carnival.
Then on Friday – as nearly 100 gathered behind Immaculate Conception School on Manalapan Road – the skies opened up again and rain began to fall.
"This rain is something, isn't it?" said a woman who took shelter under a food tent. "It doesn't matter. People are here anyway."
The turnout wasn't what it could have been as rain, heavy at times, pelted the grassy field and people behind the school. Still, visitors munched on hot dogs, sipped draft beer and tried to have a good time.
They huddled under umbrellas and shielded themselves with hooded sweatshirts and tried to enjoy the games, music and rides.
Volunteers tried to stay dry as best they could, covering their heads with food tins, cardboard boxes and moving tents over the cooking area.
The carnival will resume tonight – weather permitting – with a fireworks show.
Festivities begin at 5 p.m.


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I need to replace the drive belt on my Craftsman lawn tractor. The manual shows it to be part #140218 which cost $29 at Sears. The dimensions on the belt at the Sears website show it to be 84.5 x .490.
Does anyone know if a 84" x .50" or a 85" x .50" belt will work? I can get one of these substantially cheaper than what Sears has the replacement for.
Or, would anyone recommend anything other than the OEM belt?
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The Lowes near me has many belts in stock for their line of Huskvarna tractors,and many of the belts fit Craftsman too,since they make them for Sears..I've seen the same belts Sears sells there for about 10 bucks less,but they have the Huskvarna part #on the package,but if you look close you'll see the Sears number there too,in much smaller print..
One clerk at the Lowes I go too actually had the good sense to mark the INCH sizes on the shelves too,but some moron that "updated" the belts stock removed most of his penciled in size markings on the shelf tags..I bought most of the belts by sizes,not by what they fit!.(since I own and work on OLD stuff mostly)..
You'll pay about 30-35 bucks for a OEM quality Kevlar belt..one of comparable quality like a Gates "Green Stripe" or Dayco "GPL" Lawn and Garden belt will run you between 20 and 30 bucks at most auto parts stores..in my opinion the MTD,Murray,and other brands OEM belts are better than the auto parts ones are,and worth paying 5-10 bucks more for..
You can use cheaper "utility" 4L (1/2") or 5L (5/8") belts,that often are half the price,but they might not hold up well with an idler type drive,especially a clutch if its the drive belt for a tranny or deck--mower deck blade drives aren't so fussy,since the belt is usually always "tight" and not being tightened and loosened a lot and forced to slip,and dont have much load compared to pulling the tractor around....
Automotive belts aren't a true 1/2" or 5/8",and the taper of the "V" is a bit different than lawn and garden belts are,that can make them have a short life if used on a mower or tractor,but will get you by in a pinch for awhile..but you wont want to use a "cogged" belt that has grooves on the back side on an idler type drive,it'll vibrate ,and could harm things,not to mention drive you nuts!..
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I haven't bought a belt from Sears in years,and its been at least one,since I even looked at their selection..the price scared me away!..though I noticed the other night that Lowes prices are climbing too now,some belts top 40 bucks now..(but many belts are 80-100" long too,and are costly anywhere when you get to that length)--another thing I dont like is the fact they (and many other retailers) are only stocking belts and other items only for their tractors they sell,within say,5 years old or less,and are sending back the "old" belts that fit older machines..leaving guys like me out of luck when I need a belt ,etc..mower shops are far apart and scarce here,and dont stock much on hand..
I suspect Sears buys the belts from whoever makes them for Huskvarna,if its not them..they mark things up too much,IMO--thats why they are suffering ,they dont keep prices competitive with other sources,and now I read they are dropping the parts department at many stores too..that is only going to help nail their coffin..
I dont have a TSC nearby,I wish we did..but if they sell "Green" belts,I bet thy are Gates green stripe belts in their packaging..Gates used to be THE best belt,and still have a good reputaion,same can be said for Dayco,who make the blue "GPL" lawn and garden belts--but like many manufacturers,they now have factories in China and Mexico,all over the world producing their stuff now,and quality isn't always top notch ..you pay more for the name and supposedly good reputation,but dont always GET that!..
I recently bought a "lawn and garden" belt at Auto-Zone--a 79" x 1/2" ,for 7.99!...other stores wanted double that easily..they are "Kelly-Springfield"brand,made by Goodyear supposedly or a subsidary of Goodyear,according to the labeling..
"Hencho En Mexico" is printed on the belt..they appear to be typical black
v-belts like automotive ones,but do have a different fabric cover..I haven't had to use it yet,but when I do I'll b keeping a close eye on it to see how it holds up..since my tractors arent new and have issues with old pulleys ,idlers,and a deck with sloppy mounts,they tend to eat belts fairly rapidly,no matter what I use..I'd rather blow 8 bucks than 20 every time one fails,if I can get about the same amount of use from it!..
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Welcome Munkey,
I bought my replacement belts for my Craftsman from Sears. Price aside, they were good quality belts that held up well.
Don't know if a generic AYP belt from Lowes would have done any better of worse.
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I have never replaced the drive belt on my 11+ yr old riding mower. However, I have replaced the belt that drives the deck. I had to rebuild the desk a couple years back when the welds broke that held the pulley assy to the deck. I used bolts and spacers - and when all was back together I found the original belt was too loose.
After much searching I found one at TSC that has worked great. I have noticed it has stretched some now. I haven't yet checked to see if I can adjust the slack out. If not, I plan to make an idler pulley and spring load it so it self adjusts.
BTW the TSC belt and the Craftsman belt were different in how far in the pulley groove they went. This changes the size you need. It seems the craftsman belt sits too low in the pulleys - which I never really noticed before. Anyway, the folks at TSC were great about letting me try and exchange belts until I found the right one.
I have spent part of the last two days mowing with no major problems.
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A small group of voters in the northwest Bronx can vote in two of the most watched Democratic primaries in New York politics this year.
South of Van Cortlandt Park, in an oddly shaped tract around the Jerome Park Reservoir, Congressional District 13 and state Senate District 34 overlap. Almost 9,000 registered Democrats live in this little Bronx puzzle piece, though based on low turnout primaries in years past, only hundreds are likely to vote in both races. But those who do will have a say in whether state Sen. Adriano Espaillat — back again after losing a close contest two years ago — or Rev. Michael Walrond denies New York's most senior congressman, Rep. Charles Rangel, of a 23rd term.
And in the state Senate race, though it too is a Democratic primary, there is the potential to shake up the neverending power struggle between Republicans and Democrats in Albany as former assemblyman and councilman of the northwest Bronx, Oliver Koppell, takes on state Sen. Jeff Klein, current head of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) and co-majority leader of the state Senate.
The strangely shaped chunk of land — a byproduct of the most recent redistricting and recently voted "most artistically drawn legislative district" — is a mix of single family homes and five-story walk-ups, anchored by the historic Amalgamated Housing Cooperative. The area is diverse, with the total population of the overlap section at 54 percent Hispanic, 24 percent white, 13 percent black and 7 percent Asian. It's highly Democratic, with 75 percent of registered voters in the Democratic Party, and there are even more non-affiliated than Republicans, 15 to 7 percent.
For political junkies living in the overlap, which spans the neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Van Cortlandt Village and Bedford Park, it's a fun year to be a registered Democrat.
While these voters are not getting any special treatment or being targeted in any unusual way because they can vote in both races (the federal primary is June 24, the state primary is Sept. 9), their stances on issues and their allegiances show the oft-told storylines are not always as simple as they seem to be.
On primary day two years ago, when Espaillat first challenged Rangel for his seat, the Bronx was a graveyard. There were hardly any volunteers handing out leaflets or holding signs and election sites were empty. Voter turnout was miserable. Only 10 percent of eligible registered Democrats in the Bronx voted in the standalone primary, compared to 16.5 percent in Manhattan. Though he lost the race by about a 1,000 votes, Espaillat managed to win the Bronx by 233 votes.
Unlike the boundaries of both districts, the lines of support for these candidates are fairly straightforward. Most Bronx officeholders, including the Bronx Democratic Party, are backing the incumbent Klein and, in a rare move to support a challenger, Espaillat.
When it comes to voters, it's not as clear-cut. In interviews with registered Democrats in the area, voters told this reporter they support all different combinations of the main contenders: Rangel, Espaillat, Klein and Koppell. While some are backing both incumbents, others support one or both challengers.
The cliché "all politics is local," is no cliché here.
When asked about issues important to him when voting in these races, Gary Axelbank, host of the BronxTalk on BronxNet who has lived in Kingsbridge Heights his entire life, said it's the local stuff that matters most.
"The entire area used to be very nice and quiet and pastoral and now it's a complete construction zone," he said, referring to Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Parks and Recreation construction around the Jerome Park Reservoir, and construction at PS 95 and in Van Cortlandt Park. "Who is standing up for the community? These may not be big Senate or Congressional issues, but as a resident, that's what I care about."
For others, it's the bigger issues that will affect their vote.
Jack Marth helped start a petition to urge Koppell to run and is volunteering for his campaign. He said he's concerned with campaign finance reform, the DREAM Act and tenant's rights bills, and that he feels Klein betrayed Democrats by forming the IDC and a power-sharing coalition with Republicans in the Senate.
"I'm enthusiastically supporting [Koppell's] candidacy, primarily because I feel betrayed by what Klein did by creating the IDC. I believe strongly that there is a lot that can be achieved in New York State if we had a Democratic majority in the Senate," he said.
Though Bronx borough historian Lloyd Ultan, who lives in Kingsbridge Heights in the overlap area, said he understands why the political establishment has backed Klein. He said years ago Bronx Democrats didn't challenge Republican state Sen. Guy Velella because he held high-up positions in a Republican-controlled Senate and used that to bring attention — and resources — to his district.
"Looking at it through that Velella prism, you could make a case that Klein's breakaway Independent Democratic group working with the Republicans recreates the same conditions for the Bronx that existed when Velella [had power] in the Senate," Ultan said.
The Bronx neighborhoods south of Van Cortlandt Park are a mess of district lines. The voters there have, at least for the last three decades, been on the fringes of districts. And so every decade following redistricting, this area often looks like the aftermath of a kindergartener with construction paper and a pair of scissors.
In the 1990s, some voters in Kingsbridge and Kingsbridge Heights voted in state Senate races with Manhattanites as far south as Chelsea. In the 2000s, they voted with fellow Bronxites in University Heights and Belmont. Now, they vote in a district that stretches from Riverdale to Morris Park and Throggs Neck in the Bronx and Mount Vernon in Westchester.
On many of their Senate ballots in the last three decades? Franz Leichter; now-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman; convicted felons Efrain Gonzalez and Pedro Espada; and current state Sen. Gustavo Rivera. In September, Klein and Koppell.
"It's a diverse community that is hard to pin down. It's almost like the political flavor of the month, so that they say, 'Gee this time around let's carve it into this district,'" said Axelbank. "Right or wrong, that's the nature of redistricting."
Ironically, the current Senate District 34 is shaped the way it is now partly because of Koppell and his wife, Lorraine Coyle Koppell. Lorraine Koppell challenged Velella in 2000. She lost and as punishment, Velella allegedly had the Republicans redrawing the map to carve the Koppell home out of the district so she couldn't challenge him again. The Koppells were put into the long skinny district that stretched down the west side of Manhattan, about which one observer, quoted in The Riverdale Press, said "Velella gave the Koppells the finger."
The current District 34 has been so gerrymandered over the last three decades, it's been said it looks like all sorts of things: a lobster, a horseshoe, the cat in the hat.
In the 1990s, voters in Kingsbridge and Kingsbridge Heights voted in congressional races with much of the northern Bronx, Yonkers and Mount Vernon. Gerrymandering caused those lines to be redrawn so they would vote along with those across the Hudson in Rockland County. Now, they vote with members of a district that's based in Harlem.
"We're always kind of the appendage to round out other peoples' power bases," said Marth.
In the Senate, Marth added: "We're part of a land bridge connecting Riverdale and the white parts of the east Bronx."
Like any voter, residents in the area said they want whoever is elected to pay attention to their neighborhood. Though much of the focus in the congressional race is on Manhattan, one-quarter of eligible registered Democrats live in the Bronx and that could swing the vote. Espaillat flyers have been laid at the doors of many voters in the area over the past month. Some voters said they received anti-Espaillat mail, but also pro-Espaillat mail.
During his campaign two years ago, Rangel promised to open a district office in the Bronx. He never did. This time around, both Rangel and Espaillat said they will open an office in the Bronx and Espaillat even promised in a recent debate he would open it on the first day he takes office. Rangel didn't even show up to that debate, hosted by BronxNet, which some Bronx voters see as a sign that the elder congressman is not the right man to represent the Bronx.
"By ignoring [that debate], Rangel sent a message into the minds of people that he is ignoring the Bronx," said Ultan.
Sometimes residents in this neighborhood vote for candidates that aren't even on the ballot. Rafael Martínez Alequin, a longtime Amalgamated Housing resident, eccentric blogger and regular at City Hall press conferences, usually writes in his cat, Sebastian, for District 34, and two years ago ran a comical online campaign for the cat with the motto: "I will get rid of Albany's rats!"
But the feline won't be on his ballot this year.
"Sebastian's not running again because he decided it's a better chance for Oliver Koppell," he said.
by Adam Wisnieki for Gotham Gazette
Maps provided by Steve Romalewski, Director, CUNY Mapping Service, Center for Urban Research at The Graduate Center, CUNY


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[QUOTE=Knifegill;1179551]Ran out of steak and eggs, re-upping today. So I am eating beef heart with the fat on it still as a substitute this AM.[/QUOTE]
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SandForce announces the imminent arrival on the market for a new generation of controllers for SSDs in the series SF-2000.
These new controllers SandForce SF-2000 natively support SATA 3.0 to 6 Gb / s (SATA II while he leveled to 3 Gb / s) and NAND flash memory MLC (Multi-Level Cell) EMLC (Multi company -Level Cell) and SLC (Single-Level Cell) etched into 20 nm and 30 nm.
They support a maximum capacity of 512 GB and offer a transfer rate of up to 500 MB / s read and write but only up to 60,000 IOPS. Data encryption may be provided by the AES 128/256 bit and ECC data correction is also present as interfaces Asynch, and ONFi2 Toggle Flash.
While the FS-2300 is intended for industrial storage solutions, and the SF-2500 SF-2600 are the ones designed for the SSD targeting businesses. For now, no controller SandForce SF-2000 is announced to the public but probably not soon.
For his part, OCZ announces first SSD-equipped controller SF-2500/SF-2600: the Deneva.
Designed for the professional world, they are planned for version 1.8-inch, 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch format, as well as SATA 3.0. OCZ says that these new SSDs offer transfer rates of 500 Mb / s and 60,000 IOPS with 4KB data protection program.
The first copies of the new OCZ Deneva will be delivered to potential customers during the fourth quarter of 2010 and will be mass produced from the first quarter of 2011.


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The Omega Man is a 1970's version of I am Legend. One man, Charlton Heston, against "The Family," an army of half dead victims of germ warfare.
Scary, but an awesome idea for an FPS.
Night of the Comet is pretty much the same movie from the 80's starring Catherine Mary Stuart and Kelli Maroney. I bet both of them would be willing to do voice work for the game.
Just imagine the two-player co-op.
Any licensed games you'd like to see HVS make?
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CHAINMAILLEKID 4 years ago#2
Men In Black
Star Wars. Guaranteed success.
In an insane world, a sane man must appear insane.
dacheatcode 4 years ago#4
dora the explorer
*Did you see me? Come down on the sand and sea, Believe me *
PUNCHOUT1116 4 years ago#5
Whats the 70s?
If you believe in Jesus Christ, have accepted Him as your Lord and Savior, and are 100% proud of it, put this in your sig.
B05S_Brennan 4 years ago#6
dacheatcode posted...
dora the explorer
If you believe in Jesus Christ, have accepted Him as your Lord and Savior, and are 100% proud of it, put this in your sig.
LigersRule 4 years ago#7
Hawke0 posted...
Star Wars. Guaranteed success.
Bro. They worked on the Kinect Star Wars game. Not a great success, IIRC.
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I suppose what I meant by "the HVS treatment" was a FPS. I should have been more specific about that.
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CHAINMAILLEKID 4 years ago#9
_Signal posted...
I suppose what I meant by "the HVS treatment" was a FPS. I should have been more specific about that.
Which one of these doesn't fit that description, huh?
Anyway, I'm going to expand upon my MIB answer.
But more specifically, Alien GUNS!
But not just alien guns, Mind blowingly unusual and surprising alien guns.
Nobody is more capable of fulfilling this requirement than HVS. NOBODY!
( Well, at least nobody who's made anything recently. )
Secondly, the whole sort of vauge story telling based on building connections between a bunch of unrelated stuff? Thats MIB.
It even dives into the Conspiracy a little bit, so HVS's past research into all of that can be put to use.
Also, much of MIB's story is entirly implicit, like Conduit's. It has a main story that's told blatantly, but behind it all...
Like, In the first MIB. You're told early on that humans are the lowest of the low.
Then you have this alien, Presented to us as our view as lowest of the low. A bug, who on top of that spends much of the film in the skin of a sexist redneck, and does a very poor job doing anything BUT re-enforcing these images. So you most likely walk away thinking "Oh yeah, people are so smart, and bugs are so dumb."
But watch it a few more times, and you realize that the early claim that the MIB made, of humans being the primitive mindless drones is actually maintained through the whole film, and it is actually the larger argument. It is in fact the whole reason why MIB exist, because people are mindless and inferior, and incapable.
And I could go on and on and on and on.
But anyway...
MIB and Conduit series are very similar in many ways.
Not in a way that takes away from either of them, but in a way that would make HVS making a MIB game really the ultimate combination.
LigersRule posted...
Hawke0 posted...Star Wars. Guaranteed success.
Says here that it sold 1.27 million.
1.27 million isn't a great success, but it was successful nonetheless.
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'Corny!" whispered the woman sitting behind me to to her husband during Sandra Bullock's climactic scene in her new comedy, "All About Steve."
"Next time, we're going to the chick flick!" was the overheard comment as I exited Gerard Butler's new cyber thriller, "Gamer," the next night.
Aside from providing opportunities for eavesdropping, the signs weren't auspicious for this week's new movie openings. Add the fact that on Friday, Kaahumanu 6 showed the UH football season opener on one of its screens, and it was clear that going to the movies is a whole new ball game.
Showing UH games - Kaahumanu 6 will be doing the whole season - is an idea that gets better the more you think about it. You're going to have to pay to see most of the games on your own TV anyway. Unlike sports bars, you can bring the kids.
In auditorium seating, with the high-def image on the 25-foot screen, surrounded by like-minded Warrior fans, you can get a lot more folks than will fit around the new big-screen in your living room - and you don't have to provide the guacamole.
Why, it's virtually like being at the game itself, only cheaper. Tickets are $10, there's no airfare.
Showing football is Consolidated Theaters' latest innovation in recent months. It follows the decision at the beginning of summer to screen indie or foreign films - like the current, award-winning documentary, "The Cove"- at Kukui Mall 4. Huge crowds have yet to materialize, but hats off to Consolidated for thinking outside the box.
Not that any of this is going to restore the glamour and glory to your basic movie-going experience.
For openers, movie-going is no longer required. Now the movies can come to you. To go or not to go? That is the question.
Blame Netflix. It has changed not only the way we select, get and watch movies, but the whole economic equation in Hollywood. It's having an effect on how films are marketed, and soon will influence how they're made.
Ironically, the revolution triggered by Netflix was based on the oldest of communication technologies: the mail. Now Netflix is facing competition from rentals in vending machines. Of course, all of this is only an interim phase to delivering movies online.
It wasn't that many years ago that the word, much less the concept, of Netflix didn't exist. A few short years before that, we had to get our movies in bulky VHS format from Blockbuster which, in turn, had buried so many mom-and-pop (with high school clerks) neighborhood rental places.
It feels so quaint now to recall a time when if you wanted to watch a movie, you had no choice but to go to a theater. The dark ages, you might say, since movie theaters have to be dark to see the screen.
Like a modern-day Don Quixote armed with a movie projector instead of a sword, Maui Film Festival Director Barry Rivers has been jousting with the windmill of Netflix for years.
With his fondness for metaphor, Barry frames it as a choice between joining the tribe for stories around the campfire, or staying holed up in your own cave (with the high-def, plasma-screen drawings on the wall).
As much as I'm on Barry's side of this one - thinking movies need to be communal, ritualistic, larger-than-life, seen in a theater surrounded by strangers sharing the emotional ride - the studios would rather that you buy the DVD. That way, they don't have to split the ka-ching with the theaters.
You can trace the modern era of movie economics back to 1977. George Lucas, disappointed that 20th-Century Fox wasn't doing more to promote this new movie he had made called "Star Wars," secured the merchandising rights himself. He thought he'd run off a few T-shirts or something.
It didn't take long to discover there was more money to be made in merchandise than in selling tickets. Now the movies themselves are the merchandise. The theatrical run is like a trailer, or preview, eventually leading - especially if Netflix would just get out of the way - to selling the DVD.
Which may be why going to a multiplex feels a lot like a trip to Old Navy these days, divided right down the middle by gender. Nobody's coined a male movie label nearly as good as "chick flick" yet, (the ones that rhyme aren't printable in a family newspaper), but date night has become a gentle battle between the sexes fought at the box office. Sandra edged out Gerard this week but couldn't beat the guy noise of "Final Destination" or "Inglorious Basterds."
A few months from now, the gender wars will take place over a little red envelope in the mailbox.
In the meantime, it sure is getting lonely out here by the campfire.
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Catalysing ATI graphics cards: Crossfire Asus HD5870
Scaling on an EVGA W555 SR2 mainboard with dual 4GHz Xeon CPUs
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED how much real performance gain one would get from having two or three graphics cards in parallel? After all, Nvidia SLI and ATI Crossfire have been around for years now, and the software titles must have taken at least some advantage of the opportunity. However, unlike the multi-core parallel CPU situation where there are always more tasks to throw at the extra cores in modern OS environments, the benefits of multi-GPU setups are limited to heavy graphics workloads. And recently, of course, some computational workloads as well.
Don't expect anywhere near twice the performance here for your typical game or even engineering 3D simulation. However, the benefits of parallelism are there, and now it seems to scale acceptably well on three or even four GPUs.
With the new Catalyst 10.3 driver, AMD has now separated the Crossfire application optimisation updates into files that can be updated more often than the regular monthly driver cycle, if required. How far does it go right now?
Here we have the ultimate system in terms of CPU, memory and I/O, the EVGA W555 SuperRecord 2 mainboard pre-release version with two six-core Intel X5680 Xeon processors running at 4GHz sharp, with six channels of Kingston HyperX DDR3-2000 memory running at DDR3-1600 CL 6-6-6-16.
The board has of course four full x16 PCIe v2 slots through the two Nvidia Nforce 200 bridges. Yes, those come out of only dual x16 PCIe v2 lanes from the Tylersburg chipset, but the internal broadcasting capability of the Nforce chipset may help performance in some cases, too.
Then, the Intel X25-M 160GB SSD feeds the system with data, while the Corsair HX1000 PSU provides the power. So, there are no speed bumps here driving any GPU combination, I guess.
Now, the GPU side of the equation was taken care of by trusty Asus. On one side, its HD5870 cards have the unique Voltage Tweak feature for easier overclocking, and up to 930MHz GPU speed can be achieved. Asus' custom design cards, like the HD5830 OC edition, can go even higher - look for our coverage on that soon.
Here I put one, two and three of these HD5870's in a parallel Crossfire combination. In addition, a pair of the HD5970 dual GPU cards are also on hand for up to quad GPUs testing, which you'll see in Part 2 of these benchmarks soon.
However, I didn't do any GPU overclocking in this case, as it is usually more complex and less rewarding in terms of actual results than a reasonable CPU performance adjustment. Therefore, it's default GPU speeds here all the way.
So, how was the 3Dmark Vantage scaling? Here we have the HD5870 Performance results in one, two and three GPU setups.
Then, the HD5870 Extreme results in the same configurations.
Nice numbers and pretty decent scaling there. Remember, here we have newer numbers than we've seen before, as we used the newer Catalyst driver.
There's another benchmark that has attracted gamers' attention recently, Heaven 2.0 from Unigine. A superb DX11-enabled test with tesselation and a variety of options plus a free walkthrough that's missing in 3Dmark tests, brings the most out of graphics cards. And, it has a Linux version supporting OpenGL 3.0 natively. With a vastly different engine and dataset, how does it scale in Crossfire?
We went ahead with two settings. The first is the default high-end DX11 test with tessellation and shaders on high.
The second is a DX10 test with medium shaders and no anisotropy.
Finally, here are the results across all combinations.
Not much scaling here. Maybe the Catalyst 10.4 driver or an intermediate Crossfire update profile would solve this, but generally such a test should scale as well as the GPU tests from 3Dmark Vantage.
In particular note that the DX10 mode tests with lesser settings scale much better than the DX11 tests, where the dual card setup is in fact slower than the single card configuration, and the triple card setup couldn't even complete the DX11 run no matter how many times I tried.
In summary, it really depends on what you run. Just like 3Dmark Vantage, there are quite a few games and 3D graphics applications that do make use of Crossfire and SLI alike. Some others, like Heaven 2, will have to wait a little longer, but hopefully not until we're all in, er, heaven.
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This brew was the creation of Matt Boehm, winner of the 2008 Homeberwers Competition, and tapped at Barleys 14th annual Afternoon with the Brewers.
Schwarzbier, or "black beer," is a German dark lager beer. It is opaque, black color and a full chocolatey flavor.
Simiilar in flavor to British Stouts or Porters, it is crisper, due to the use of lager yeast and lower fermentation temperatures.
The roots of Schwarzbier lies in Thuringia and Saxony; the oldest known Schwarzbier is Braunschweiger Mumme ("Brunswick Mum") brewed since the Middle Ages.
In Germany, it is often served with dark, chunky breads with cream cheese. It also pairs well with marinated meats like brisket and is an excellent companion to sauerbraten.
Modern examples of the style include Samuel Adams Black Lager, Shiner Bohemian Black Lager and Saranac Black Forest.
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154 Incoming Medical Students to Receive 'White Coats' in Ceremony Aug. 25 at SUNY Health Science Center
One hundred and fifty-four new students in the College of Medicine at the State University of New York Health Science Center will receive their first physician's lab coat during a special event, called the White Coat ceremony, Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 4:30 p.m. in the ninth floor auditorium of Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse.
Health Science Center President and Dean of the College of Medicine Gregory L. Eastwood, M.D., who will preside over the ceremony, said the event marks the beginning of one's journey into the medical profession. "The white coat identifies you as someone who has joined this caring profession. It is something that all of us in the medical profession wear with great pride," he said.
The ceremony will feature remarks from John McCabe, M.D., vice president and vice dean for clinical affairs and president of the Medical Alumni Association/Foundation; and Kathy Faber-Langendoen, M.D., the Medical Alumni Endowed Professor of Bioethics, who will welcome students to the medical profession.
Erika B. Johnston of Huntington, N.Y., representing the Class of 2002, will introduce the coating ceremony. Michael Guiffrida of Syosset, N.Y., president of the Class of 2002, will lead students in a recitation of the Medical Student Oath.
Also participating will be representatives of the faculty, Class of 2002, the Medical Alumni Association and its Parents' Committee.
In addition to the white coats, which are provided by support from the Medical Alumni Parents' Committee, students will receive a copy of "Netter's Anatomy Book," as a gift from the Medical Alumni Association, and pins from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
A reception, sponsored by the Medical Alumni Association's Parents' Committee, for students and their families will be held immediately following the ceremony in the courtyard and foyer of Weiskotten Hall.
Earlier in the day, at 1 p.m., Dr. Eastwood will officially welcome all Health Science Center students and their families at a ceremony in Room 9295 Weiskotten Hall. He will be joined by Kenneth L. Barker, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs; John B. McCabe, M.D., vice president and vice dean for clinical affairs; Rajesh Dav
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|Irish Dance Supplies
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|Claddagh International
Importer of Irish Gifts and Irish Dancewear
17 Bangalla AVE Bradbury, NSW, 2560
phone: 0246 255215
mobile: 0413 993415
Gerry Ellaby has been associated with Irish Dancing for the past 20 years, through the Walton Irish Dancing Academy
in Sydney, Australia. Gerry provides quality goods at a price that will not be beaten.
Claddagh International stocks Fays and Halmor Super Flexi hardshoes in all sizes for only $AU180.00 Innish Free
pumps $AU60.00 Australian made Irish dance socks $AU6.00\pair. Celtic Curls Australian made sponge curlers
$AU12.00 per pack of 40. Plus sock glue, costume bags, tiara's, wigs and more. Claddagh International also specialises
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Also available is a large range of Genesis statues and a varitey of Irish gifts. For more information regarding other items
available, sizes, brands etc please click on the website and email links below.
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|AusRince Irish Dance Wear
For all your Irish Dancing needs.
Mary and Garry Grantham
87 Bedford Rd. East Ringwood. Vic. 3135
PO Box 233, East Ringwood. Vic 3135
Phone: 03 9879 4977
Fax: 03 9879 3061
Shoes - Fays, Pacellis, Rutherfords & Hullachan Pro (soft), Socks, Music and many other accessories. We
also have our own brand of top quality wigs at $AUD140.00. Dress making, design & advise also available.
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|Tartan Toes
P.O. Box 66106
Houston, TX 77266-0106 USA
Telephone/fax: 713-942-2532
Tartan Toes specializes in quality imported and domestic dancewear. We stock Rutherford Flexi and Super Flexi hard shoes,
as well as Antonio Pacelli, Hullachan Pro and Rutherford soft shoes. We also carry a full line of dance accessories, including
tara sets, Sterling Irish dance jewelry, Eire Bubbles and Antonio Pacelli poodle socks, sock glue, an assortment of colored and
standard buckles, music, videos, elastics, shoe bags and costume covers…the list goes on!
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|Corr's Irish Shoes™
Designed with the dancer's safety and comfort in mind, all Corr's Irish Shoes are handcrafted, exceptional in practice and
performance, of the highest quality and are remarkably affordable!
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P.0. Box 151
Essex, CT 06426
The Irish-Dancer is a source of Irish dance wigs & hairpieces, apparel, and
accessories (including our popular rhinestone shoe buckles). We strive for
quality in the products we carry and hope you will be delighted with your
order when it arrives at your door.
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Dressmakers and experienced sewers, let us make your patterns for you. Using Computer aided design coupled with our
experience, we can construct any pattern in any size. We ship to most countries around the world. We offer stock and
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We also are offering accessories like dress shields, garment bags, garment storage bags, undershirts with wicking capabilities,
etc. Kits will be available for most products soon.
CustomDancewear.com brings together Couture, Design, Fit and manufacturing to make higher quality and affordable custom
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|The Irish Wig Lady
We are proud to sell the finest Irish Dancing Wigs distributed from Belfast, Ireland through Celtic Creations. featuring the
Erin and Alana wigs, available in a wide variety of colors, we are sure your dancer will enjoy looking her best.
Discounts given on school orders of 10 or more, email for further information.
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Rankin Originals sells unique cards, gifts, hoodies/sweatshirts, t-shirts, and
more, featuring the original illustrations and designs of Windsor artists,
Amber & Tara Rankin, with a special line of gift items and casual apparel for
Irish dancers and fans of Irish Dance.
Interested in personalizing an item? We can add the name of your dancer,
school, or special event to almost any item. Just email us before placing your
order and let us know what you need.
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|Antonio Pacelli is a leading supplier of Irish dance shoes and
accessories. We have a large online shop with a extensive range of
Irish dance products to choose from. We also have exclusive
interviews and articles on the site as well as regular news and
competitions. When you have read all the latest Irish dance news you
can chat to other dancers in our dance chat section.
A great resource for any fan of Irish dance!
visit the Antonio Pacelli website
Keilys is dedicated to selling supplies, and accessories for
Irish Dance, as well as fine Irish gifts. We are proud to
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|Georgielocks' Irish Dance Shop
Dedicated to Cutting the Cost of high Quality Irish Dancing Costumes,
Shoes, Accessories and Gifts. Always Happy to Offer Advice, My
Customers Are as Important as My Products!
Georgielocks has everything for your Irish dancer, including Boyne
Walk Shoes and Celtic Creations Wigs.
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|Telephone: 832.567-5362
Fax: 877.770-0266
Located in Houston, Texas, The Celtic Cove is your
online source for fine Celtic gifts, jewelry and Irish
dance accessories. Shop on our online catalogue for
earrings, charms, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, rings,
& more!
visit the Celtic Cove website
|De Danann Gifts
We Carry Irish Dance Shoes and Supplies!
De Danann Gifts is an online store that features a wide array of items for Celtic connoisseurs, Irish dancers, medieval
enthusiasts, and followers of earth conscious spirituality. We offer many unique and unusual items that will delight you,
and also carry custom handcrafted items made by artists and craftsmen. If you have a moment, please take a look around
and see what we have to offer. From the extraordinary to the mundane, we have a little bit of something for everyone!
visit the De Dannan Gifts website
|Dancers Diary is a comprehensive diary for competitive Irish Dancers of all ages and can be used to keep track
of all your winnings from your very first medal . Enjoy looking back on your achievements as you
progress through the grades.
Dancers Diary' however, makes it easy. The format is simple enough and easy to read so that it can be filled in by the
dancer themselves. The script is in English and 'as Gaeilge' for those of you who either wish to brush up on the 'cúpla
focail' or simply enjoy using the Irish Language. Whatever your reason, it has never been easier to keep a record of all
your prizes.
The 'Dancers Diary' is organised into five grades with sections for Traditional Set Dances, Team Dances and single and
multiple Adjudicator Championships so that no matter where you dance you can keep a precise record of all your
winnings from your very first 'Feis'.
visit the Dancers Diary website
|Get rid of those piles of marks and competition numbers taking up space in a box! FeisFaces.com is a FREE membership
website where Irish dance families can record their own dancers' feis results and memories in an online feis journal to make it
easy to track your progress over the years. Members can choose to share their feis results with their FeisFaces.com Feis
Friends or their TCRG if they choose.
One of the most useful benefits of being a FeisFaces.com member is the feis listing. Every North American feis is listed (as it
opens for registration) along with registration links, competitor lists, stage schedules, and more. Members can filter their own
feis listing to show only the regions or states that they are interested in seeing, making it easy to see at a glance when new
information has been added.
The FeisFaces.com Stepped-Up membership includes the added benefit of email notifications whenever new feis information
has been added for a feis in your selected regions/states. Soon, Stepped-Up members will also be able to print out their own
feis journal entries to includes in a photo album or memory book, enabling you to preserve your feis memories permanently.
visit the Feis Faces website
|Irish Dance Shoes, the home of the INISHFREE brand, is Ireland's
leading manufacturer of Irish dance shoes. We hand make and
supply hard Irish dance shoes and soft Irish dancing pomps for all
types of dancing from Traditional Irish to Sean Nos and Scottish.
visit the Inishfree website
|Celtic Curls
Supplying the Irish dancer at a price that is right!
visit the Celtic Curls website
|Jan's Custom Clips provides pre-made and customized Irish dance
competition number clips for both male and female dancers. Our
customized clips are like no others offered. Our manufacturing process
leaves a soft finish, flush to the clip, without a raised surface to scratch or
damage delicate fabrics and laces.
Choose one for your school costume and another for your solo dress!
visit the Jan's Custom Clips website
|ReelTrebleMom is a "reel" Irish Dance Mom who makes unique number clips and earrings.
Special requests are welcome!
Email ReelTrebleMom
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|Feis Mom Embroidery
Feis Mom Embroidery offers Irish dance themed
casual wear and accessories. If you don't see
anything you like – just ask - we can custom design
embroidered items for you. We are continually
adding new and original designs.
Visit the Feis Mom Embroidery website
Email FeisMomEmbroidery
|Kevin Storms Fine Art
Irish Dance prints.
Great affordable personalized gifts for the
Irish Dancer.
Visit KevinStormsFineArt on Etsy
|Irish Dance Feis Record Books
A book to keep track of your feis placements and other
dance information.
Available in GRADES & CHAMPIONSHIP Levels.
Custom School Orders are welcomed.
|Reel Cute Stuff
I am a graduate of The Newark School of Fine and
Industrial Arts with a certificate of graduation in
Textile Design and Fine Art. After Super Storm Sandy
I started a new love for creating with felt. Using my
love of Irish Dance, I have created my line of beautiful
Irish dance ornaments, each one hand sewn. I
customize to a dancers dress, hair color and eye color.
I make two types, one for a Christmas tree and one to
hang on a dance bag.
I also make Irish Dance cards.
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ATHENS, Alabama - As part of a plan to encourage planting of 3,000 new trees in North Alabama this year, especially in areas devastated by the April 27, 2011, tornadoes, the Alabama Forestry Commission has teamed with Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful to give away seedlings Feb. 16.
Anyone can come to Athens' Big Spring Park at 10 a.m. that Saturday and request one or more trees, said Lynne Hart, executive coordinator with KALB. Trees can be planted anywhere, not just along the tornado paths.
Trees being given away include crape myrtles, dogwoods, hop hornbeam (hardwood, understory, shade tolerant), black willow (not shade tolerant, best near streams/wet areas), and sycamore (intermediate in shade tolerance, den tree for wildlife). Other seedlings may become available before the event, Hart said.
For information, email KALB at email@example.com.
The event is part of the Forestry Commission's Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign.
Limestone County was chosen as one of the areas to receive seedlings because of extensive damage done to trees by the EF5 tornado that traveled across the county, from Tanner to Harvest, killing four people and hitting more than 700 homes and 90 businesses. Six smaller tornadoes also struck the county that day.
Hart said the Forestry Commission believes trees provide environmental, economic and social benefits and tree distribution will continue each year to other communities hit by April 27 tornadoes.
This is the second phase of the Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign, launched jointly in June of last year by the Alabama Forestry Commission and the Arbor Day Foundation.
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Perfect fit in pinstripes: Giambi homers twice
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Posted 03 March 2002 - 04:15 PM
Wow....was that not some kind of first game.
Of course George is paying him the money to do that, Giambi the prize free agent in the offseason, left Oakland to sign a $120 million, seven-year contract with the Yankees.