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Spontaneous, vibrant, and lyrically stimulating,
Shawn Mullins
scores big with his passionate messages and his flair for natural storytelling that touches the core of the listener's soul.
brings together ten years of hard work and a respected musician's ethic for the release of the aptly entitled
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, his first record on a major label. The Columbia release is ethereal, rich in narrative, and, though overly produced at times, filled with expressive instrumental work.
lets his scratchy and deeply resonating voice blend in smoothly with his six-string guitar and fellow bandmates. The opening track, "Anchored in You," takes off with an uplifting message of newfound love and fresh hope, raising the listener to clear skies. Singing "I'm stoned in San Francisco with you on my mind" may have been the net to catch this song away from radio airplay, though the melody feels free in a euphoric sense. The radio airplay hit "Lullaby" mentions a girl who is feeling depressed, crying out for a life away from her upbringing, a life full of Hollywood days and movie star-filled nights. Other tunes carry stories filled with strength lying in the lyrics' character development, such as "Gulf of Mexico." Singing about liquor stores, deserted boardwalks, holy waterfalls, and lost highways,
makes no excuses not to touch on very human circumstances. "I heard a voice from my soul's core, saying freedom's just a metaphor" is certainly a lyric deemed powerful and meaningful in scope. "September in Seattle" is a driving tune branded with a gospel finish, polished with joyous melodic vocal statements. The story of a man of 37 who's been riding trains for 15 years -- lost in his journey to find the ocean and smell the salt of the sea -- encompasses the tune "Twin Rocks, Oregon." On a perilous journey to be found and to find one's self, the man -- though offered a ride to the San Francisco Bay -- decides to stay and catch the next train and "dream his life away." Other bright spots on this record deserve an attentive listen, including the dreamy, haunting "On a Rainy Night," the soulful "Soul Child," and the heartwarming "You Mean Everything to Me." "Shimmer," a song of optimism and encouragement, will always bring delight and joy to the suffering listener, encouraging everyone human to realize we were born to shimmer and shine, born to radiate. A touching song in a more personal way is the letter dedicated to friend Patrick Cosgrove. Fans of
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Skills Development Project (ASDP) in Afghanistan: Procurement of Music Instruments (Western Musical Instruments)Funded by World Bank - WB Location Afghanistan Status
1. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on behalf of MOE has received a Grant from the World Bank (Grant Ref.: No. number H352-AF) toward the cost of Afghanistan Skills Development Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for Procurement of Music Instruments (Western Musical Instruments) against Contract Package No.: MOE/G-29 2. The Ministry of Education now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Music Instruments (Western Musical Instruments) .The requested Music Instruments are as below: Item Name, Quantity, Delivery Period Piccolo flute, 1, 8 weeks Flutes , 2, 8 weeks Clarinet Bb, 4, 8 weeks Eb Alto Clarinet, 2, 8 weeks Eb Soprano Clarinet , 2, 8 weeks Oboe, 2, 8 weeks Bassoon , 2, 8 weeks Trumpet , 5, 8 weeks Trombone 3 8 weeks French horn, 3, 8 weeks Viola, 6, 8 weeks Cello, 5, 8 weeks 3/4 Double bass, 1, 8 weeks Full sets drum kits (no cymbals), 2,8 weeks Traditional' Cymbals for drum kit, 2,8 weeks Heavy duty drum stool, 2, 8 weeks 3½ octave xylophone, 1, 8 weeks Grand piano, 1, 8 weeks Upright pianos, 4, 8 weeks Soprano Saxophone, 2, 8 weeks Alto saxophone, 5, 8 weeks Tenor saxophone, 3, 8 weeks
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|Project ID P102573, Grant No. H-352-AF
|Invitation for Bids (IFB), IFB No: MOE/G-29 Date: 13 September 2009
|2 November 2009
1. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on behalf of MOE has received a Grant from the World Bank (Grant Ref.: No. number H352-AF) toward the cost of Afghanistan Skills Development Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for Procurement of Music Instruments (Western Musical Instruments) against Contract Package No.: MOE/G-29
2. The Ministry of Education now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Music Instruments (Western Musical Instruments) .The requested Music Instruments
are as below:
Item Name, Quantity, Delivery Period
Bids are invited under one bid lot. Therefore bidders are required to offer prices for all the items individually and for all the quantities. Partial bids shall be rejected and will not be considered for further evaluation.
All the items will have be delivered to Afghanistan's National Institute of Music Deh-bori Opposite Kabul University, Next to the Educational Radio and TV, Kabul, Afghanistan, Deputy Ministry of Technical & Vocational Education. Ministry of Education (MOE). Kabul, Afghanistan.
3. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from:
Attn: Mr. Abdul Wakil Hanifi, Director (Procurement)
Ministry of Education, 3rd Floor
Mohammad Jan Khan Watt
Deh Afghanan
Kabul, Afghanistan
Mobile: +93 (0)752045012 & +93(0)70211126
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com copy to firstname.lastname@example.com copy and firstname.lastname@example.com
and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 09:00 am to4:00 pm on any working day from Saturday to Thursday.
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(a) Financial Capability
(b) Experience and Technical Capacity
The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it meets the following experience requirement(s):
Bidders shall have at least five (5) years of experience in the manufacture and/or performance of contracts for similar goods. Bidders must provide evidence of having executed at least one similar contract for musical instruments having similar or larger magnitude within the period of last five years. The evidence shall include:
-Scheduled delivery date and actual delivery date.
-Details of Complaint, if any, received from the purchaser about the performance of the Equipments/items.
• The bidder should furnish a brief write-up, backed with adequate data, explaining his available capacity and experience (both technical and commercial) for the manufacture (to deal the same in case authorized dealer) and supply of the required goods within the specified time of completion after meeting all their current commitments.
If the bidder is not a manufacturer, then the bidder shall furnish the above details of the manufacture who has provided Manufacture's Authorization to the bidder
(c) The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that the Goods it offers meet the following requirement:
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ii)The bidder shall provide the address of the dealer/agent for verification or confirm that the bidder will establish the above services within 30 days of notification of award. If the bidder does not have the above services he may quote separately for setting up of the above.
A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.
Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.
6. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be obtained by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below or by sending an e-mail to email@example.com. The bidding documents will be sent by electronic mail. The bidders can also collect a copy of this document from the address below.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 2nd November 2009 at 14:00 hrs (Afghanistan local time). Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 2nd November 2009 at 14:00 hrs. (Afghanistan local time) All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security indicated below.
Bid Security is as follows:
Description of Items. Bid Security in US$ ( or an equivalent amount in freely convertible currency)
Musical Instruments (Western Instruments USD 10000
|Attn: Mr. Abdul Wakil Hanifi, Director (Procurement).
Ministry of Education, 3rd Floor.
Mohammad Jan Khan Watt.
Deh Afghanan.
Kabul, Afghanistan.
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"Arthur Was Great At LSD"
Though it annoyed him to a terrific degree, Arthur was great at LSD. It didn't fit in with any other part of his lifestyle: his stuffy corporate job, his early rising, his one-banana-and-that's-it breakfasts, his steadfast fidelity to his 35 year long marriage, his chocolate lab, his love of Simon and Garfunkel, his enjoyment of the films of Owen Wilson, his muted palate of earth tones that comprised his clothes, his Honda Accord, his absolutely staid conversation beginnings. But there was no doubt about it: he was goddamn great at dropping acid.
He had crystal clear visions that filled all five senses, he never really lost control of his judgment, he was sweet and wise, he remembered everything for after the trip to record in concise inspiring phrases, like "it's the pauses between your thoughts that make you smarter" and "dogs are more fluid in how their emotions are tied to their bodies" and "more eggs, always more eggs." His body was born to have LSD coursing through his veins and once he realized this he pounded the palm of his hand onto his 3 wood and exclaimed "This is really gonna muck things up."


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Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live and work.
Natural England's volunteers come from many different backgrounds and are involved in a wide variety of tasks - from scientific surveying to enthusing visitors on our National Nature Reserves (NNRs). There is no minimum time commitment - you choose how much you do.
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A blue and silver tablescape is great for New Year's eve celebrations. With this Stunning New Year's Centerpiece from FloraCraft, you're guests are sure to be impressed. Use STYROFOAM of various heights and sizes to create something elegant and striking.
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- Blue Gem Ball: Attach the gems using low-temp glue to completely cover the ball and press the gems on tightly. Press gems for a few seconds, giving the glue time to dry.
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Tasting Notes
Thick muscular and broad on the palate with aromas of plums and blackberries with notes of dark chocolate. The powerful core underlies the fleshy exterior of the wine. Full-bodied with a long aftertaste.
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Harvested by hand and immediately destemmed, the grapes fermented on their skins for 30 days in temperature controlled Slovenian oak vats, after which the wine was transferred to age in large Slovenian oak uprights.


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Batman: Arkham Knight trailer released: "Gotham is Mine"
Everyone's favorite villains are here, ready to take on Batman in the next game - Arkham Knight. This game is another ending to a trilogy - the Rocksteady Batman: Arkham trilogy. You might remember Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, and Arkham Origins, but only two of those titles were from the same creative team. Here's the third. This Arkham Knight trailer shows off some of the most infamous villains in all their next-gen glory. Just look at those horrifying faces, all prepared for your highest-end gaming system this upcoming season.


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Companies acquire rights to 3-D animated pic
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have acquired U.S. rights to Snoot Entertainment's animated 3-D feature "Battle for Terra" and plan to release it on May 1.
Pic will open in both 2-D and 3-D formats. It will go up against Warner Bros./New Line romantic comedy "The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" and Fox's franchiser "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
"Terra" includes voices by Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Justin Long, Amanda Peet, Chris Evans and Dennis Quaid. Project's the feature directorial debut of short filmmaker Aristomenis Tsirbas ("The Freak").
Story is told from the perspective of the aliens whose planet is invaded by humans fleeing a dying Earth.
"Terra" preemed at the Toronto fest and won awards last year at Heartland, Giffoni and the Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival.
Stuart Ford's IM Global will handle international.
Keith Calder founded Snoot in 2004 to independently develop, finance and produce both commercial genre-oriented live-action films and CG-animated features.


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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Brazil advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals Saturday with a 3-2 shootout win over Chile following an intense and dramatic match that ended 1-1 after extra time.
Neymar, David Luiz and Marcelo scored in the shootout, and Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar saved two penalties before watching Gonzalo Jara's final attempt hit the post.
Brazil will next face Colombia in the quarterfinals.
Neither team managed to score at the Mineirao Stadium after first-half goals from Luiz and Sanchez, but Brazil came close to an early exit when Mauricio Pinilla's shot hit the crossbar in the final moments of extra time.
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- Colombia 2, Uruguay 0: At Rio de Janeiro, James Rodriguez scored twice to put Colombia into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.
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Canada eyes Pacific pipeline to move oil. If the oil is going to be sold anyway, shouldn't US join the parade?
Yep...however far too many have blinders on while the drink the koolaide.
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Kozy is right, these same studies prove the pipeline is much safer for transporting the oil than surface vehicles.
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That's money you'll never have to pay out, Q.
This pipeline has been studied and re-studied. Every study says it's a go. The only thing holding us back from getting this done is President Obama, personally.
His decision was for purely political reasons, and proves he values doing what is good for himself and his party above that of the Nation.
His personal decision to withhold approval of the pipeline for 'further study' is merely a bone to the far-left environmentalists who do not want ANY development of energy ANYWHERE. These people sue the oil companies, sue the wind farms, sue the solar farms, and use the Endangered Species Act to further THEIR agenda, above the good of the Nation.
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That last posting says enough right there, Kozy.
I'll give a reward to anyone who can tell me how that is better than laying a pipeline.
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Meanwhile, the oil train business is primed to get bigger. Even TransCanada might start using rail to ship oil to the U.S. while waiting for Keystone to get the green light, CEO Russ Girling said in an interview in May — despite agreeing that trains are a costlier and potentially more dangerous option.
"If anybody thinks that is a better idea, that's delusional," Girling said.
In fact, the State Department estimated this month that because of the risks of rail compared with pipelines, an additional 189 injuries and 28 deaths would occur every year if trains end up carrying the oil intended for Keystone.
Yep...but still there are those who say no!
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By KATHRYN A. WOLFE and BOB KING | 6/18/14 5:01 AM EDT Updated: 6/18/14 4:33 PM EDT
Communities throughout the U.S. and Canada are waking up to the dark side of North America's energy boom: Trains hauling crude oil are crashing, exploding and spilling in record numbers as a fast-growing industry outpaces the federal government's oversight.
In the 11 months since a runaway oil train derailed in the middle of a small town in Quebec, incinerating 47 people, the rolling virtual pipelines have unleashed crude oil into an Alabama swamp, forced more than 1,000 North Dakota residents to evacuate, dangled from a bridge in Philadelphia and smashed into an industrial building near Pittsburgh. The latest serious accident was April's fiery crash in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Obama administration is rethinking...Keystone looks pretty good?
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To the extent that Americans see problems as connected to Obama's incompetence, it reduces an opening for another Democrat to implement the liberal agenda. And, Obama-era failures make Americans more skeptical about federal bureaucracy in general.
Obama, in his first Inaugural Address, said: "Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. ... What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them, that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply."
"The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works." Obama set out to convince Americans that government could work, and he has failed.
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...The survey would appear to be so bad, in fact, that NBC News' Chuck Todd said Tuesday that the poll basically means the public has declared the Obama presidency to be over.
"This poll is a disaster for the president," Todd said. "You look at the presidency here: Lowest job rating, tied for the lowest; lowest on foreign policy. His administration is seen as less competent than the Bush administration, post-Katrina."
"On the issue of do you believe he can still lead? A majority believe no. Essentially the public is saying your presidency is over," Todd added.
And he doesn't want help from Congress or anyone else to help fix the mess he created?
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And, all the while we the people think...
President Obama's approval rating has dropped to 41%, a majority of Americans disapprove of his handling of foreign policy issues, he has lost support from the Hispanic community and Americans actually think his administration is less competent than the Bush White House post-Hurricane Katrina, according to a new survey from the Wall Street Journal and NBC News. In short, the poll is nothing but bad news for the president...(continued)...
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Pelosi told reporters that she agreed that the president has all of the authorities that he needs in the authorizations to use military force passed by Congress previously.
"All of the authorities are there. That doesn't mean I want all of them to be used, especially boots on the ground," she said. "But I definitely think the president has all of the authority he needs by dint of legislation that was passed in 2001 and 2003."
She appeared to be referring to the authorizations to use military force passed after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the 2002 authorization to use force in Iraq. Neither of those authorizations have expired, although the official White House position is that the Iraq authorization should be repealed.
Oh so she now admits that ""congress gave authority to attack Iraq""...wow, then why does she blame Bush?
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Updated 5:09 p.m. | President Obama is still considering what to do about Iraq, but he told the top congressional leaders Wednesday that he doesn't think he needs Congress' permission to act.
"We had a good discussion," said Senate Minority Leader McConnell, R-Ky., arriving back at the Capitol after the meeting. "The president basically just briefed us on the situation in Iraq and indicated he didn't feel he had any need for authority from us for the steps that he might take and indicated he would keep us posted."
Obama met for about an hour in the Oval Office with McConnell, Speaker Boehner, R-Ohio, House Minority Leader Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Reid, D-Ne.
Pelosi told...
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And...Prince Saud renewed Saudi accusations that "sectarian policies of exclusion" of Iraq's Sunni Arab minority implemented by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government were responsible for the violence.
This paved the way for countries with "bad intentions" towards Iraq "to go ahead with plots threatening its security, stability, national unity and sense of Arab identity," Prince Saud said.
His remarks came as Iranian President Rouhani said his country would do whatever it takes to protect Shiite holy sites in Iraq against the Sunni militants.
The Iraqi government, has issued a statement accusing Sunni Saudi Arabia of financing the militants.
"We hold (Saudi Arabia) responsible for what these groups are receiving in terms of financial and moral support," the Iraqi government said in a statement, accusing Riyadh of "siding with terrorism".
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Israel, of course, will not take kindly to this newer, bigger, badder Iranian state. Iran may even be more confident than ever before and may go ahead and do a nuke test, in front of Allah and everybody, to announce to the world they have joined "the club". Israel will be calling. What shall our answer be then? Passing the mess off as just an out-of-hand protest to a Youtube video isn't going to work.
Essentially, our leadership has worked us into a catch 22 position.
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Whether or not the U.S. should have gone into Iraq in the first place, or whether or not the premature withdrawal was the right thing to do were questions for the last decade. Getting wrapped up in the blame game solves nothing now, nor does it change the past. Currently, Iran senses weakness in our leadership and they see an easy opportunity in the chaos in Iraq to conquer their long-time foe. Iran will go in and the U.S. will only threaten sanctions, etc. (Yes, we've already seen this movie, and so have they).
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The main question for Iraq is, do we re-engage and fight at great cost to gain back what had already been accomplished, or do we take a pass now and start preparing a strategy to back Israel in the conflict that is guaranteed to happen after Iran conquers Iraq?
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True, Bob.
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We should become independent in most things. Stop trying to change the world,*****they have family fights older the our country.
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Probably nothing we can or should do now, Bob except become independent in so far as energy...
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Grant, I asked you some questions rather than take a position...sorry if that is wasting your time. Not at all what I had in mind when I asked you.
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What should be done now?
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I haven't defended anything Obama has done. Arguing this with you further is pointless. Just know that all you're asking for is more of the same, the same policy that has created so many problems at home and not only not solved any abroad, but worsened them.
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I wonder how people can be against killing the bad guys in the middle East and yet let them control our energy...especially when we have enough oil and gas within our country to make certain that doesn't happen.
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Not at all...we are part of NATO and have agreements with various countries to fight to protect them.
I think we do far too much and need to stop policing the world...but is it ok for China or Iran to fill that void? Guess its messy but there are lots of people who want to destroy us.
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And Grant...which of Obama's efforts on diplomacy have been successful?
How do you feel about becoming oil independent?
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If there is a Congressional declaration of war, and responding to an attack would warrant one, then fine. But you can't simply brush Iraq out of the foreign policy discussion. They didn't attack us. And I think you need to get a better understanding of why people hate us. It has nothing to do with our freedom. We've been agitators in the Middle East for decades. So when people over there are attacked, by your own standard, it would warrant a counter attack, right? We must stop meddling in the affairs of other nations.
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In exchange for prosecutors dropping a hate crime charge against him, "Veronica's Closet" actor Wallace Langham -- who plays a gay man on the show -- pleaded no contest on Friday to a battery charge for a September 1999 attack on a gay man in a Southern California market. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Abraham Kahn placed Langham, 34, on three years' probation, ordered him to serve 450 hours of community service, donate $10,000 to the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center and pay victim John Luciano's doctors' bills. Langham allegedly assaulted Luciano, a stringer for the Star tabloid, and shouted anti-gay remarks at him. "It's something that arose out of a heated argument," the actor told reporters outside the courtroom. "I yelled out the most hateful slur that I could." Judge Kahn warned Langham that he must complete his community service within three years -- or else go to jail. He must also stay at least 100 yards from Luciano.


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Whether it is because TI's OMAP 4460 plays well with LTE basebands, because it has excellent Image Signal Processor and the IVA3 multimedia accelerator, or just because of office politics, TI's OMAP family enters the spotlight with the Galaxy Nexus...
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51. dmn666 (Posts: 244; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
OMAPs are great. TI makes best DSP & power management chips. There's even no competition. When I see some fanboy comments about Exynos I laugh my a** off. Chip design is an Art - TI, Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom excel at it. Samsung will always be good at making dumb RAMs (cause it doesn't take any brain).
This is a good Article, PA.
53. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
Samsung kills Nvidia and Qualcomm at making micro processors. they've made a reputation for themselves in this space. the only SoC that has a chance against Exynos is in indeed the OMAP4. i think i heard Intel is hoping in soon so we'll see about them.
56. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
i dont think intel's first offerings will be that ground breaking, but intel not fighting its way to the championship match against samsung for superiority by the 2nd generation of its chips would be very surprising. They know how to bring it.. just not always on the first try.
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Interesting. So how'd Samsung cpus kill Qualcomm and Nvidia? If you're obsessed with crappy quadrant scores, then you probably need to spend more time on understanding various aspects of a cellphone SoC and loopholes of benchmark apps.
62. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
ohhh i tire of this explanation. i should save it and copy/paste it for you people. besides remixfa could probably explain it better than i can. okay. i'll summarize it. Qualcomm uses out of date ARM architecture and Nvidia's Geforce GPU is consistently beat out by that used in the Exynos 4210 and even the PowerVR SGX540 in the OMAP4. not only am i obsessed with Benchmarks i'm obsessed with what they're Benchmarking and i do make it my business to know why Benchmarks come out the way they do. don't take reputation so seriously. Samsung may be relatively new at this but they seem to have it figured out.
63. dmn666 (Posts: 244; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
Keep ignoring 'reputation' - after all that's what Samsung lacks. Reputation follows innovation. Anyways, get some T-mobile galaxy s 2 and figure out how its 'outdated' cores compare to those on Exynos. You seem pretty good to be at your business just like Samsung itself - figuring out what has been figured out long time back. All the best.
65. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
i work for tmobile.
the SGS2 at tmobile uses 1.5ghz snapdragon cores to try to achieve what exynos does at 1.2ghz. The result is a compitent and well made phone (it is an SGS2 after all), but when compared to its brother, the exynos based SGS2 its left in the dust.
Samsung has found a way to alter the chip so it scores higher in synthetic benchmarks than any other snapdragon carrying phone, including the HTC Amaze which runs the EXACT SAME set up of 1.5ghz snapdragon and 1gig ram. The Hercules gets upwards of 1000 more points on quadrant than the Amaze even though they are the same internally. Heck, the Amaze even has the higher screen resolution. When doing averages you throw out the highest score and the lowest score. Every other Snapdragon S3 phone scores between 2100-2400. That is its real benchmark. The exynos scores 3100-3400. That is its real benchmark.
However, put side to side,the real SGS2 is super smooth like an iphone where the hercules SGS2 still has some of its stuttering that is on every snapdragon S3 device. EVERY side by side comparison of the SGS2s have made that same remark. I have made it lag with little effort. The Tmobile Hercules SGS2 is the strongest phone Tmobile carries right now, but it is not as strong as a real SGS2. And it is definitely not as strong as an OMAP carrying, dual core optimized Nexus Prime.
The synthetic benchmarks may have been bumped, but the real world performance was not.
66. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Sounds to me like it's not the CPU, it's the software. TouchWiz 4.0 may just be that much more efficient than Sense 3.x and may incorporate the hardware acceleration to push benchmarks way way up.
67. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
if every S3 device was based on Sense 3.0, i could go with that. But it doesnt change for ANY phone except the SGS2 variant. Unless samsung shows otherwise, I stand by my statement that they found a way to fudge the common synthetic benchmarks like Quadrant (which is easy to do BTW) so the Hercules looked on par to its Exynos brethren. It would lose a lot of sales if this "sgs2" was showing its lack of power comparitivly to the real sgs2s.. . especially concidering how hot the SGS2 is across the world. Its one of those phones that people jump carriers to get.
68. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
But if they're able to fudge Quadrant benchmarks with the S3, who's to say they're not also fudging them with the Exynos? I understand that the Exynos-based SGS2 is visibly smoother, but maybe it's only 20% faster than comparably powered phones, not the 50% benchmarks show.
70. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
yeah, i kind of agree with roldefol here. like you said realistic scores for the Exynos are probably between 3100-3400. Quadrant does give it higher scores most of the time.
71. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
because quadrant is just 1 test. Exynos leads the pack across the board in every test and pretty much every benchmark suite.
Quadrant is easy to tweak. The easiest way to tell if its tweaked or not is to actually BUY quadrant so it breaks down categories for the over all score. If you see an huge increase in just one category (normally its the I/O score) and not in others, its been tweaked.
There are articles on XDA about how to fudge quadrant and I/O scores in general, which is why i generally erase them from my mind while looking at all the synthetic bench programs and try to compare everything else.
Exynos is king.. undisputed and unchallenged in the android realms.
72. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
oh i don't question Exynos being king, i'm just questioning how MUCH better it is than say...an OMAP4430. (:
73. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
btw i want a job at T-Mobile. any help or tips you can offer your SoC geek equal? (:
74. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
lol. dont check "full time" on the app. they only hire part time from outside... unless u wanna be auto rejected :). Apply at them all. VZW is the hardest to get into unless u know someone, but they pay the most. Tmobile is very relaxed though which is the opposite of VZW which is very rigid. its a good company and like anything its all about the people u work with. I have a lot of fun, and I get lots of perks like free phones n tablets since im the biggest "geek" in the city from what i'm told.. lol. Just be perky in your interview, up beat, and show them that you know the product already. It is definitely the type of job where a happy geek is a respected and prideful thing to be :) Selling phones are so easy.. especially if you know the phones. People hear the excitement in my voice and just buy whatever I'm talkin about..lol
75. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
oh my god i need that job! xD
thanks for the tips! those are so helpful.


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These questions are crucial to better understand the robustness of experimental results and also to be eventually able to transfer the results to the world outside the laboratory. We replicate our earlier results: in the baseline treatment we do not find effects of incentive schemes on the output. Decreasing the attractiveness of the tasks, we also do not observe differences between the incentive schemes. When we introduce, however, a paid outside option, the efforts are higher in the performance-dependent pay treatments than under flat payment. The size of the effect differs between the tasks, the direction is, however, the same. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Welfare effects of endogenous copyright enforcement: The case of digital goods http://hdl.handle.net/10419/98435 Title: Welfare effects of endogenous copyright enforcement: The case of digital goods Authors: Pasche, Markus Abstract: In case of digital goods such like music, intellectual property rights are typically not exerted by the creators (artists) but by intermediaries. Their profits, and therefore also the income of the artists, are endangered by copyright infringements (piracy). It is well known from static welfare analysis that to some extent piracy reduces the deadweight loss by limiting monopoly power and could therefore increase welfare. This paper contributes to the discussion by including the costs of law enforcement into the welfare analysis. Most models in the literature assume that law is enforced by governmental activities. In contrast, this paper considers that law enforcement is exerted by agents (e.g. lawyer chancellories, provider of screening technologies) which are also seen as intermediaries. The enforcement effort is there fore endogenously determined. It is shown that this will lead to suboptimal welfare outcomes. A social planner has to regulate punishment and enforcement effort to a moderate level. A more rigorous fight against piracy could only be justified by negative dynamic welfare effects due to a loss of creativity. However, there is no empirical evidence for that. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Fields of knowledge, types of higher education institutions, and innovative start-ups: An empirical investigation http://hdl.handle.net/10419/98437 Title: Fields of knowledge, types of higher education institutions, and innovative start-ups: An empirical investigation Authors: Aamoucke, Ronney; Fritsch, Michael Abstract: We investigate the role played by different fields of academic knowledge and various types of higher education institutions in the emergence of innovative start-ups in a region. We show that education and research in the applied and natural sciences have the strongest effect on the emergence of new businesses in innovative industries. Distinguishing between different indicators for these types of knowledge, the strongest effects are found for the number of professors, followed by the number of students and the amount of external funds attracted. This discovery clearly indicates that it is more the size of the regional knowledge stock than the number of students that is most important for the emergence of innovative stat-ups. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Social comparison and risk taking behavior http://hdl.handle.net/10419/98438 Title: Social comparison and risk taking behavior Authors: Gamba, Astrid; Manzoni, Elena Abstract: We study theoretically and experimentally decision making under uncertainty in a social environment. We introduce an interdependent preferences model that assumes that the decision maker evaluates monetary outcomes in relation both with his individual and his social reference point. In the experiment we reproduce a workplace environment whereby subjects interact in an effort task, earn (possibly) different wages from this task and then undertake a risky decision that may give them an extra bonus. Controlling for intrinsic risk attitudes, we find that both downward and upward social comparison strongly influence risk attitudes and that they both generate more risk loving behavior. Moreover, we find that a propension to envy counterposes such effect, by increasing risk aversion. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z


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Triangle Lectures in Combinatorics at UNC
These are a new series of combinatorial workshops, held once per semester, each on a Saturday. They will rotate among the universities in the Research Triangle. We hope to have participants from numerous colleges and universities within a few hours drive, and perhaps from even farther away. These workshops are funded by the National Science Foundation, in particular enabling us to bring in four exciting speakers to give one hour talks each time.
TLC steering committee: Patricia Hersh (NCSU), Ezra Miller (Duke), Scott Provan (UNC Chapel Hill), and Nathan Reading (NCSU)
Upcoming Fall 2011 meeting: November 5, 2011 at UNC Chapel Hill
Speakers:Thomas Lam (Michigan), Jesus De Loera (UC Davis), Ezra Miller (Duke) and Doron Zeilberger (Rutgers)
To preregister: send email to Patricia Hersh, email@example.com (there is no registration fee)
Lecture hall: Hanes 120
Talk titles and abstracts:
Speaker: Jesus A. De Loera, Univ. of California, Davis
Title: Algebraic-Geometric Algorithms in Discrete Optimization
Abstract: It is common knowledge that the understanding of the combinatorial geometry of convex bodies has helped speed up algorithms in discrete optimization. For example, cutting planes and facet-description of polyhedra have been crucial in the success of branch-and-bound algorithms for mixed integer linear programming. Another example, is how the ellipsoid method can be used to prove polynomiality results in combinatorial optimization. For the future, the importance of algebraic-combinatorial geometry in optimization appears even greater.
In the past 5 years two beautiful geometric algorithms on polyhedral have been used to prove unexpected new results on the computation of integer programs (both linearly *and* non-linearly constrained). The first is Barvinok's algorithm for polytopes, the second is Graver's bases method on polyhedral cones. I will describe these two algorithms and explain why we can now prove theorems that were beyond our reach before, mostly about integer optimization with non- linear objectives. I will also describe attempts to turn these two algorithms into practical computation, not just in theoretical results.
This a nice story collecting results contained in several papers joint work with various subsets of the following people: R. Hemmecke, M. Koeppe, S. Onn, U. Rothblum, and R. Weismantel. Our monograph with the same title is scheduled to be published by SIAM-MOS series next year.
Speaker: Thomas Lam, University of Michigan
Title: Electrical Networks and Lie Theory
Abstract: Electrical networks consisting only of resistors are modeled in combinatorics by undirected weighted graphs, where the weight of an edge is the resistance of a resistor. Some basic questions one asks are: (1) to compute the electrical properties of the network: for example what current flows through when certain voltages are applied at particular vertices, (2) when two electrical networks have identical electrical properties: for example two resistors in series or in parallel can be replaced by a single resistor, (3) to what extent an electrical network can be reconstructed if its electrical properties are known.
In this talk we will discuss these problems in a combinatorial and algebraic context. In particular, I'll explain how certain simple combinatorial operations on electrical networks give rise to a Lie group action on the space of electrical networks, allowing one to apply ideas from Lie theory and representation theory.
This talk is based on joint work with Pavlo Pylyavskyy.
Speaker: Ezra Miller, Duke University
Title: Binomial Irreducible Decomposition
Abstract: Monomial irreducible decomposition combinatorially expresses the (exponents on the) monomials outside of a monomial ideal as a union of box-shaped sets of lattice points. Binomial irreducible decomposition aims for a similar outcome when the input is a binomial ideal, but its existence has until now remained open. This talk is about equivalence relations and partial orders on commutative monoids, explicitly described in terms of lattice points, as in the monomial case. The resulting combinatorics, along with a modicum of abelian group character theory, yields binomial irreducible decomposition. This is joint work with Thomas Kahle.
Speaker: Doron Zeilberger, Rutgers University
Title: Statistical Combinatorics
Abstract: A large part of traditional "continuous" probability and statistics can be redone (and improved!) using purely combinatorial arguments plus a computer algebra system.
Suggested hotels:
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1301 N. Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill
Reservations: 1-888-452-5765; Contact: 919-929-2171
Rate: $89.50 for a room with one king or 2 double beds
Days Inn Chapel Hill, 1312 North Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-929-3090
Rate: $71.40 for room with king or 2 double beds
Parking info: UNC Chapel Hill visitor parking info web site
Preregistered participants (so far): Ed Allen, Wake Forest (NC)
Prakash Belkale, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Christine Berkesch, Duke (NC)
Sarah Birdsong, UNC Charlotte (NC)
Shaoshi Chen, NCSU (NC)
Jesus De Loera, UC Davis (CA)
Graham Enos, UNC Charlotte (NC)
Alex Fink, NCSU (NC)
Anant Godbole, East Tennessee State University (TN)
Patricia Hersh, NCSU (NC)
Gabor Hetyei, UNC Charlotte (NC)
JT Hird, NCSU (NC)
John Hutchens, NCSU (NC)
Thomas Lam, Michigan (MI)
Sonja Mapes, Duke (NC)
Ezra Miller, Duke (NC)
Michael Mossinghoff, Davidson College (NC)
Chris O'Neill, Duke (NC)
Elizabeth Niese, Marshall University (WV)
Daniel Orr, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Gabor Pataki, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Lindsay Piechnik, High Point University (NC)
Bob Proctor, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Scott Provan, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Nathan Reading, NCSU (NC)
Richard Rimanyi, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Jack Snoeyink, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Seth Sullivant, NCSU (NC)
Doron Zeilberger, Rutgers (NJ)
Organizing committee: Prakash Belkale, Gabor Pataki, Bob Proctor, Scott Provan, Richard Rimanyi
Recent meeting: April 9, 2011 at NCSU, SAS Hall Room 1102, Raleigh, NC
Talk slides (for the two computer talks):
Vic Reiner (University of Minnesota), P-partitions revisited
Stephanie van Willigenburg (UBC), Quasisymmetric refinements of Schur functions
9:15-10am, coffee, tea and bagels (just outside SAS 1102)
10-11am, John Stembridge (University of Michigan), ``A finiteness theorem for W-graphs''
11-11:30am, coffee break
11:30am-12:30pm, Prakash Belkale (UNC Chapel Hill), ``Combinatorial questions related to the Hermitian eigenvalue problem''
2:30-3:30pm, Stephanie van Willigenburg (UBC), ``Quasisymmetric refinements of Schur functions''
3:30-4pm, coffee break
4-5pm, Vic Reiner (University of Minnesota), ``P-partitions revisited''
Evening: dinner and games night (boggle, scrabble, etc.)
Parking: You may park right outside SAS Hall for free. Here is a map of the campus with parking lots marked. On Saturdays, you can park anywhere on campus that is not specifically marked as being restricted (e.g. handicap spots are still off limits). We are hopeful that you won't need any lot except the one by SAS Hall. SAS Hall is at the right of the map, just left of the compass, and its parking lot is a large one shaded red on the map. A back-up option for parking is the coliseum parking deck.
The room: SAS Hall 1102 is the room immediately to your right when you enter from the parking lot. If you enter from the courtyard side, go down the long stairway or the elevators.
Hotel recommendations: within short walk of the math department are three hotels: Holiday Inn Brownstone (800-331-7919), Velvet Cloak Inn (919-828-0333) and Cameron Park Inn Bed and Breakfast (919-835-2171). Those with cars might also consider hotels farther away such as various choices on Wake Town Drive, which is near numerous good restaurants; some such hotels (all right next to each other) are Marriott Courtyard (919-821-3400), Hampton Inn (919-828-1813), or Extended Stay America (919-829-7271).
Talk titles and abstracts:
Prakash Belkale, ``Combinatorial questions related to the Hermitian eigenvalue problem.''
I will first review the ``classical" work on the Hermitian eigenvalue problem which characterizes the possible eigenvalues of a sum of Hermitian matrices in terms of the eigenvalues of the summands. By the work of many authors, this problem is related to two other important problems in geometry and representation theory: Schubert calculus of grassmannians (related to the famous combinatorial Littlewood-Richardson rule) and the invariant theory of GL(n). I will discuss some of the combinatorial questions that arise when we generalize to the case of arbitrary groups (such as the symplectic and orthogonal groups), and to maps between groups.
Vic Reiner, ``P-partitions revisited'' (joint work with Valentin Feray)
Counting the linear extensions of a general partially ordered set (poset) is hard. We'll explain a new product formula which works for a certain class of posets, generalizing a formula for forest posets due to Knuth, and its q-generalization by Bjorner and Wachs.
We'll also explain how this formula arises naturally when one re-examines Stanley's P-partitions from the perspective of convex cones and their affine semigroup rings.
John Stembridge, ``A finiteness theorem for W-graphs''
Given a Coxeter group W, a W-graph is a combinatorial structure that encodes a W-module, or more generally, a module for the associated Iwahori-Hecke algebra. Of special interest are the W-graphs that encode the action of the Hecke algebra on its Kazhdan-Lusztig basis, as well as the action on individual cells. Knowing the W-graph allows easy computation of the Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials.
Previously we isolated a few basic features common to the W-graphs in Kazhdan-Lusztig theory and used these to define the class of "admissible" W-graphs. What makes this class remarkable is that it is amenable to combinatorial analysis and (we hope) classification theorems. In this talk, we will explain a surprisingly simple (but non-constructive) proof that for each finite Coxeter group W, there are only finitely many admissible W-cells (i.e., strongly connected W-graphs). We also plan to report on the feasibility of constructing the Kazhdan-Lusztig W-graph without first computing Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials.
Stephanie van Willigenberg, ``Quasisymmetric refinements of Schur functions''
Schur functions were introduced early in the last century with respect to representation theory, and since then have become important functions in other areas such as combinatorics and algebraic geometry. They have a beautiful combinatorial description in terms of diagrams, which allows many of their properties to be determined. In this talk we introduce quasisymmetric Schur (QS) functions, which partition Schur functions in a natural way. Furthermore, we show how these QS functions also refine many well known combinatorial Schur function properties. Extending the definition of QS functions, we define skew QS functions, which likewise partition skew Schur functions. We observe how these functions arise in the study of other algebras such as NCQSym and the algebra of Poirier-Reutenauer. This is joint work with Christine Bessenrodt, Jim Haglund, Kurt Luoto and Sarah Mason.
List of pre-registered participants:
Ed Allen, Wake Forest University (NC)
Moa Apagodu, Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
Alyssa Armstrong, NCSU (NC)
Sami Assaf, MIT (MA)
Eugenia Bakunova, NCSU (NC)
Erin Bancroft, NCSU (NC)
Cammie Smith Barnes, Sweet Briar College (VA)
Prakash Belkale, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Hoda Bidkhori, NCSU (NC)
Sarah Birdsong, UNC Charlotte (NC)
Abigail Bishop, NCSU (NC)
Emily Braley, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Ruth Davidson, NCSU (NC)
Graham Enos, UNC Charlotte (NC)
Alex Fink, NCSU (NC)
Jim Haglund, University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Allison Hedges, NCSU (NC)
Patricia Hersh, NCSU (NC)
Gabor Hetyei, UNC Charlotte (NC)
Bill Hightower, High Point University (NC)
J.T. Hird, NCSU (NC)
John Hutchens, NCSU (NC)
Austin Jones, Wake Forest University (NC)
Min Kang, NCSU (NC)
John Konvalina, NCSU (NC)
Sonja Mapes, Duke (NC)
Sarah Mason, Wake Forest University (NC)
Jed Mihalisin, Meredith College (NC)
Ezra Miller, Duke (NC)
Kailash Misra, NCSU (NC)
Walter Morris, George Mason University (VA)
Elizabeth Munch, Duke (NC)
Elizabeth Niese, Virginia Tech (VA)
Chris O'Neill, Duke (NC)
Daniel Orr, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Gabor Pataki, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Robert Proctor, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Nathan Reading, NCSU (NC)
Victor Reiner, Minnesota (MN)
Carla Savage, NCSU (NC)
Mike Schuster, NCSU (NC)
Anne Shiu, Duke (NC)
Michael Singer, NCSU (NC)
Rohit Sivaprasad, NCSU (NC)
Richard Stanley, MIT (MA)
John Stembridge, Michigan (MI)
Ernie Stitzinger, NCSU (NC)
Seth Sullivant, NCSU (NC)
Dewey Taylor, Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
Chris Thunes, NCSU (NC)
Stephanie van Willigenburg, UBC (BC)
Ryan Vinroot, College of William and Mary (VA)
Gopal Viswanathan, NCSU (NC)
Kangkang Wang, Duke (NC)
Matt Willis, UNC Chapel Hill (NC)
Hangjun Xu, Duke (NC)
Organizing committee: Hoda Bidkhori (NCSU), Alex Fink (NCSU), Patricia Hersh (NCSU), Carla Savage (NCSU).
Past meetings:
Second meeting: September 25, 2010 at Duke
Speakers: Alexander Barvinok (University of Michigan), Anne Shiu (Duke), Sami Assaf (MIT), Persi Diaconis (Stanford).
Organizing committee: Patricia Hersh (NCSU), Sonja Mapes (Duke), Ezra Miller (Duke).
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First meeting: February 6, 2010 at NC State
Speakers: Carla Savage (NCSU), Bernd Sturmfels (UC Berkeley), Ed Swartz (Cornell), Laszlo Szekely (University of South Carolina).
Organizing committee: Patricia Hersh (NCSU), Ezra Miller (Duke), Scott Provan (UNC) Nathan Reading (NCSU).
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