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That future, it should be emphasized, is in need of change. It seems clear, for example, that The Federation will have to market itself to many small and diverse groups. At the moment one idea calls for local Federations to align themselves with a growing number of synagogues, many of whose new members are searching for ways to renew a Jewish identity in America.
Presumably the different community Federations will have to expand some of their current mechanisms -- e.g. the women's and men's divisions focused on fundraising -- and introduce additional programs that involve families working together. A Federation initiative in Los Angeles aimed at helping schoolchildren learn to read might be ideal here. It is currently in the planning stage and will require volunteers -- maybe (a suggestion here) husbands and wives and teen age offspring could all participate, though not necessarily together. There are also other possibilities: Study groups, forums, challenges to the ways in which we relate to one another, as well as to the wider roles we might play in a non-ethnic America; these are all ideas "out there" for The Jewish Federation to test and sample.
This of course barely scratches the surface. The hopeful side in all of this is that national leaders within The Jewish Federation movement recognize the organization must change if it is to survive into the next century. A structural reorganization on the national level has already taken place, with empowerment now delegated to the local communities, whereas in the past it resided with the UJA, the UIA and the national Council of Jewish Federations.
The problem here is that organizational readjustments touch only those who are already committed; that is, members of the Federation bureaucracy and lay leaders, rather than the large majority who still are seen as indifferent. It is in fact a realignment primarily for the current players, without reaching many of those who continue to remain outside The Federation world.
The Federation is still burdened then with a narrowing base of constituent-contributors; still confronted with an older generation of leaders who are beginning to retire, with fewer successors at hand; still competing for who often turn looking to all sorts of American organizations -- Ivy League universities, museums and hospitals, libraries and education programs. Nor are they interested in merely donating money. Many wish to participate; others want to connect with their Jewish roots, hidden from view until recently.
What united Jews in the past generation was a set of commonly shared experiences and perceptions: Of struggling in an America that was anti-Semitic; of remembering images of a Europe callously indifferent to their fate; of recognizing that many who died in the Holocaust were relatives, often unknown but talked about by parents who had been bold and fortunate enough to have fled Europe in an earlier day. Their outlook stemmed from the world they knew in the 30's, 40's and 50's; even in some cases, on into the 1960's.
Their success today looks like the American dream come true. And their contributions, their shaping of The Jewish Federation these past decades as a way to help large numbers of other Jews should not go unremarked: They were instrumental in assisting those in need here; in Israel; and in other parts of the world (e.g. Russia, Eastern Europe, Ethiopia, the Balkans) who were oppressed and/or discriminated against.
But I believe The Federation served another purpose as well. It became a way for many of these benefactors to reify their identity as Jews. In some cases they had discarded the more traditional forms of observance in their daily lives, had moved away from the rituals of Judaism. That had been their ticket of admission to America. In The Jewish Federation movement they discovered a way to knit past and present together.
Ironically, one result of the philo-Semitic America that has emerged these last two decades has been that many younger Jews do not feel the need to become active within Jewish organizations. The rallying cry of anti-Semitism, the images of the Holocaust are less effective today, even as knowledge of survivors and victims who perished becomes more familiar and widespread. These after all are young men and women unfamiliar with the Second World War, and with no recollection of a time when Israel did not exist.
I realize as I write these words that there is a personal subtext present for me. I remember, as though it were yesterday, meeting my father years ago for lunch in New York. It was, as they say, another time and another place. And a different America. We talked about friends and relatives; about his and my summer plans; about my recent honeymoon; things like that. Then in a shift that caught me unaware, he invited me to join his men's club.
It actually was part of a large national fraternal order, with a philanthropic core at its center. But in reality it served as a social club for him and his friends, all of whom had been president at one time or another, and who acted as the organization's power brokers. Now that you're a married man and so an adult, he began, warming to his favorite theme, well, maybe almost an adult, perhaps I should put you up for membership. It was said casually, almost as a throwaway line. Who knew, he joked, ten or fifteen years down the road I too might become the presiding officer.
There was one problem: I did not want to belong. It was his world... and it reflected attitudes and a style that I associated with his America, not mine. And I would always be viewed as his son there. I tried to decline gracefully, murmuring regrets and seeking to buy time: I was newly married; there was the press of work and career; not possible at the present moment. We both put a good face on it. Two years later my father was dead.
I wish I had been able to see more clearly those many decades ago when I turned down my father. I am not sure I would have behaved differently. But I would have liked to have shared some of these thoughts with him. I suspect he would have found a way to bring us together. -- Gene Lichtenstein
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For today's cottage spotlight, we're looking at an Edwardian townhouse in the centre of Windermere.
Number 16, which is currently free to book from December 4th to December 27th, boasts some truly incredible views. If you click here and take a look at the photos, I'm sure you'll agree.
Included in the rent of this property is a leisure pass at the nearby Old England Hotel. This means you can use the heated indoor pool, sauna, steam room, gym and also get 10% off spa treatments.
To keep the adults busy in the day, Number 16 is situated close to a cinema, shops and restaurants. To keep the kids busy, there is a games room with a Playstation, table football and more.
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Springs to Launch von Furstenberg Collection
January 25, 2010-- Home Textiles Today,
Springs Global will roll out an extensive home goods collection with apparel designer Diane von Furstenberg in January 2011 that will include bedding, bath, tabletop, and decorative accessories.
The launch will take place at department stores in the United States and abroad as well as better home stores and on DVF.com. The goal is a balance of distribution between the United States, Europe and Asia, according to Joe Granger, president of Springs' brand business.
The tabletop — a new product category for Springs — will include dinnerware, serving pieces and giftware. Bedding and accessories will be inspired by nature and contemporary art as well as von Furstenberg's vintage and current fashion prints.
The designer recently re-entered the home category with a collection of hand-made rugs produced by The Rug Company. In addition, she is developing a to-the-trade textiles collection. Her last foray in home took place during the 1970s in partnership with Sears.
For Springs, the deal adds a new upper-tier brand alongside its luxury Court of Versailles collection. It's most recent high-profile apparel designer line was with Kate Spade.
"Springs Global innovative leadership in the home furnishings world will create a perfect execution of Diane's style," said Granger.
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All Hail Elle Fanning's Hideous Sandals! -And Other LINKS!!!
Seriously, Elle Fanning. What's on your feet? Dlisted
Would you still hit Joe Manganiello in THIS getup? Celebitchy
Shannen Doherty calls cops after twitter fan threaten suicide! TMZ
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's kids write to Santa Claus People
Is Justin Bieber dating a hungarian model? TheSuperficial
Does Miley Cyrus have something to do with the Justin Bieber/Selena Gomez breakup? Celeb Dirty Laundry
Kristen Stewart gets CHEEKY. Dlisted
Is Mila Kunis preggers??! Celeb Dirty Laundry
Keira Knightley addresses anorexia claims Celebitchy
Tamera Mowry has a boy! Radar
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Customers, Partners Invited to Participate in Early Access Program, Meet at Upcoming Events
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 22, 2010
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has begun unveiling the highly anticipated next release of its Advanced Design System (ADS) flagship RF design software. ADS 2011 delivers breakthrough capabilities for multi-technology design inherent in today's RF System-in-Package (SiP) components.
Existing Agilent customers and partners, including foundries and component vendors, are invited to join the ADS 2011 Early Access Program beginning next month. They also can meet with Agilent EEsof experts to discuss ADS 2011 at European Microwave Week 2010, Sept. 26 - Oct. 1, Paris, CNIT La Dèfense, Booth 62/46 or the Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium, Oct. 5-6, Monterey, Calif.
"A few years back, we began sharing our RF module and multi-technology design challenges with Agilent," said Hongxiao Shao, design automation manager at Skyworks Solutions. "Since that time, we've worked closely to shape a solution. I am excited about the direction Agilent is taking, impressed with the new ADS 2011 capabilities I've seen, and eagerly looking forward to the early access release."
"With ADS 2011, we're addressing the most challenging design complexity and integration needs of leading-edge commercial wireless and aerospace/defense companies," said Mark Pierpoint vice president and general manager at Agilent. "Customers will find that this release, almost two years in the making, enables them to design multi-technology RF System-in-Package modules and perform complex EM simulations -- all with greater ease and greater speed. The breakthroughs in ADS 2011 are literally raising the benchmark for RF EDA."
New capabilities in ADS 2011 include:
Agilent will debut ADS 2011 on the Web and at live events around the world (e.g., Agilent EEsof EDA users-group meetings, design forums and seminars) in November and December. ADS 2011 is expected to ship in early 2011.
About Advanced Design System
Advanced Design System is the leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave and signal integrity applications. ADS pioneers the most innovative and commercially successful technologies, such as X-parameters* and 3D EM simulators, used by leading companies in the wireless communication and networking and aerospace/defense industries. For WiMAX™, LTE, multi-gigabit per second data links, radar and satellite applications, ADS provides full, standards-based design and verification with wireless libraries and circuit-system-EM co-simulation in an integrated platform.
About Agilent EEsof EDA Software
Agilent EEsof EDA is the leading supplier of electronic design automation software for microwave, RF, high-frequency, high-speed digital, RF system, electronic system level, circuit, 3-D electromagnetic, physical design and device-modeling applications. More information is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof.
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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications. The company's 18,500 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $4.5 billion in fiscal 2009. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.
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Melodic Minor Modes Made Easy
When learning how to play jazz, and other improvisational genres of music, learning how to play the seven modes of melodic minor is an essential skill any guitarist should have in their soloing...
Major/Minor Seventh String Skipping
I'd like to show some non tapping sequences I use in my own playing. I've found that the concept of these two-note per-string major and minor 7ths can lead to some musical and melodic ideas, so it...
How to Tune Your Guitar Using 5th Intervals
In this Guitar Basics lesson, Jimmy Brown shows you how to tune your guitar using 5th intervals, otherwise known as power chords.
A Guide to Basic Jazz-Blues Changes
In this lesson I'd like to introduce, for those who aren't already acquainted with it, the basic jazz-blues chord progression in the guitar-friendly key of G.
Slipknot's Jim Root Shows You How to Play "Killpop"
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents an exclusive lesson video featuring Slipknot's Jim Root.
Kaki King Launches New Series of Lesson Videos
Guitarist Kaki King has launched "Guitars & Things with Kaki King," a new series of lesson videos, at patreon.com. In the videos, King answers questions, shows viewers how to play her songs and more.
Adding Dynamics to Power Chords with Intervals and Dyads
Power chords, once your fingers are comfortable with the stretching, are mind-numbingly simple. That's not a bad thing and I wouldn't say that power chords are "cheap" or "too easy." That's dumb.
What's Going On in "And Your Bird Can Sing"?
Here's a handy Facebook-based video we recently stumbled upon. It's a three-screen clip that shows the magic of "And Your Bird Can Sing," a song that always ranks as one the Beatles' top guitar songs.
Using Unusual Tunings to Create Fresh, Unique Riffs
A songwriting device I find very useful and inspiring and have explored extensively is to use alternate tunings.
How to Tune Your Guitar by Ear Using Octaves
In this Guitar Basics lesson, Guitar World Music Editor Jimmy Brown shows you how to tune your guitar by ear, using octaves.
Fourth-Finger Warmups and Strengthening Exercises
The fourth finger is often neglected when it comes to playing guitar. Well, rock/blues guitar, at least. I notice players opt to do wide stretches between their second and third fingers rather than...
How to Play Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride and Joy" Shuffle
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15 NCAA Div. III individual championships
PELLA—The Central College men's track and field team has a target on its back after winning its third Iowa Conference indoor championship in four years and claiming two individual NCAA championships.
Junior multi-eventer Eric Larson won both NCAA titles—the indoor heptathlon and outdoor decathlon—and led the Dutch to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Division III 2013 Indoor Track & Field Championships and 22nd-place tie at the national outdoor meet.
Central returns 30 letterwinners and three 2013 NCAA qualifiers in Larson and distance runners junior Eli Horton and sophomore Cole Decker. Horton placed fourth in the indoor one mile run and Decker was 16th in the outdoor 10,000-meter run. The distance duo led Central's men's cross country team to a sixth-place national finish, with Horton finishing fourth individually and receiving All-America distinction.
"I haven't been as excited about a track team as I am about this year's team," sixth-year head coach Joe Dunham said. "I'm most excited about this team's work ethic and attitude. We had great participation and attendance in the fall; probably the best since I've been here. They put in a lot of hard work. I'm excited to see all the great things this team is going to do."
In addition to the trio of last year's NCAA qualifiers, senior sprinter Mitch Wagoner is a returning All-American as a member of the Dutch 4x100-meter relay team that finished fifth at the national outdoor meet in both 2011 and 2012.
While Central found success on the indoor track, its string of four consecutive outdoor titles ended. The Dutch and Wartburg finished one-two at both conference championships last season. Central eked out a two-point win indoors, but the Knights captured the outdoor crown by 33.5 points. It was the first time since 2008 a team other than the Dutch hoisted the outdoor trophy.
"It absolutely is hard to stay on top in this conference," Dunham said. "Other teams are motivated and want to take us down. We feel it, but we embrace the challenge. We understand what it means to win a conference title and that's our goal. But it's not going to be easy."
Dunham believes his team will surprise some people, but the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association is well aware of the Dutch. Central opened the season ranked No. 16 in its Division III indoor national poll.
The race to the finish begins Friday and Saturday at the Dutch Athletics Classic.
In addition to Wagoner, Central returns a handful of veterans in the sprinting events. Junior co-captain Mason Zimmerman, one of three Zimmerman triplets competing for the Dutch (along with sisters McKenna and Meredith on the women's squad), was a top performer in the 200-meter dash and an integral part of multiple relay teams. Sophomore Austin Roberts made his name in the 400-meter dash and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, as did sophomore Spencer Hammack.
"We have experience in the sprints," Dunham said. "Mitch has been through multiple coaching changes, but he's continued to improve. He's definitely a leader. Mason is on the verge of doing some special things. Austin had a great end to his season and Spencer will contribute, as well. It's a good group that will score for us.
"Those four men along with the rest of our sprinters have great work ethic and determination to accomplish their goals and I believe they will."
Wagoner was the lead leg for the indoor 4x200-meter relay team that finished third at the conference meet, while Roberts led the 4x400-meter relay team in a runner-up performance.
Described by Dunham as the events that have decided recent conference meets, jumps are an area of focus for the Dutch. Central will rely heavily on its veterans to perform well and show its younger jumpers the ropes. Two-time national champion Larson placed second in the high jump and the long jump at both the conference indoor and outdoor meets. Junior Conner Freeman competed alongside Larson in the high jump, heptathlon and decathlon and ran sprints as well, as did sophomore Jaemin Powell.
Dunham also noted the potential for junior Landon Coker and freshmen Austin Witt of Washington and Logan Mulford of Mount Pleasant to impact these events. Senior Michael Mackin and junior Brian Zahnle have had stellar preseasons and will make a major impact for the squad as well.
"Eric is a big-time performer and a guy we will look to for leadership," said Dunham. "Connor and Jaemin will also contribute to jumps as multi-event competitors. We're going to see big things from Landon Coker in the long jump, and Austin and Logan will do some special things this year, too."
All Dutch jumpers will compete in sprints and multi-events as well.
Hurdles may be Central's strongest area. The Dutch return two conference champions in Larson in the indoor 60-meter hurdles and sophomore Dan Roemerman in the outdoor 110-meter hurdles. Grouped with junior Jake Forgie, who is back from injury, and freshman Logan Weers of Osceola, Central may clear these hurdles with ease.
"Eric Larson is a special talent, as is Dan Roemerman," Dunham said. "They will be competing against each other for the indoor and outdoor titles. Dan has improved immensely this offseason, particularly in his strength training. Jake is finally healthy and may surprise some people, while Logan is adjusting to the collegiate hurdle height, but boasts incredible speed.
"Hurdlers need to be sprinters first and we definitely have the speed to shine in this area."
Larson and Roemerman finished 1-2 individually in the 60-meter hurdles at last year's conference indoor meet, but may have to fend off their own teammates this year.
Middle distance
This past fall the Central men's cross country team won its second consecutive Iowa Conference crown, finished runner-up at the NCAA Central Region meet and sixth at the NCAA Championships. Senior co-captain Austin O'Brien was named league cross country MVP after edging out teammates Horton and Decker for the individual title. Horton responded by claiming the individual crown at the regional meet and finishing a program-best fourth at the national meet.
Both Horton and O'Brien received all-America distinction.
That bodes well for Central's track and field distance events.
Perhaps the greatest crossover between the two sports this year occurs at the middle distance events, as senior Nick Barnes, sophomore Jordan Burns, Horton, junior LJ Lipscomb, senior Austin O'Brien and junior Jamie Vander Veer all compete at this distance. Lipscomb is a two-time conference champion, standing atop the podium for the 2012 indoor 800-meter run and the 4x800-meter relay.
Dunham also sees senior Clayton Fritz, junior Brandon Young and sophomore Alex Bleadorn as potential scorers in these events.
While it is atypical for cross country athletes to compete run the middle distances compared to the longer distances, Dunham sees it as a distinct advantage for the Dutch.
"We're blessed with a lot of depth at these events," said Dunham. "We are strong at these distances. Jamie Vander Veer ran cross country, but he lives on the track and he'll be a leader for this group. LJ Lipscomb is a conference champion and is finally healthy. He's going to do great things this year. Alex Bleadorn has been a sprinter his entire life, but we've added some longer distances to his repertoire.
"It'll be fun to see what this group can do."
Also benefiting from the success on the cross country course are the Dutch distance events. Horton, O'Brien and Decker lead a group chalk full of all-conference and all-region runners. Senior Cody Doughan, junior Drew Jackson and freshman Isaac Steffensmeier of St. Paul will join their teammates on the track, as well.
"There's a culture with our distance program that every coach dreams of," Dunham said. "It's a bunch of guys committed to getting better. Each and every one of these guys will find a way to contribute. They'll run almost every distance this year. We have a lot of talent in these events."
Horton ran away with the one mile run at the league indoor meet and the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter runs at the conference outdoor meet. Jackson was a member of the indoor champion distance medley relay team and the outdoor champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He clocked a 1 minute 52 second split in his leg of the 4x800-meter relay, which set a record at last year's outdoor championships.
"Drew is one of our most versatile runners," said Dunham.
Although the Dutch graduated NCAA outdoor qualifier Josh Fleming in the discus throw, Dunham believes the throws will be key to the team's success. Similar to the jumps, the roster sports multiple veterans who will be tasked with scoring and teaching the younger throwers the ins and outs.
Senior co-captain Steven Messerschmidt is Central's most accomplished returning thrower with a quad of top-5 finishes in the shot put and weight throw at last year's conference meets. Junior Gunnar Johnson is also in the mix and was the top Dutch finisher in the javelin throw at the league outdoor meet.
"Steven and Gunnar will make some noise at the conference meet and push for a national qualification," said Dunham. "Steven is strong, works hard and has been a staple for us since his freshman year. Gunnar has the opportunity to do some great things, as well. But this is definitely a competitive set of events and we need to step up.
"A number of guys can contribute to what we're trying to do and we have a stable of fresh faces. It's a large group of large men, so I am excited to see what they can do."
As previously mentioned, Larson, Freeman and Powell will be the top competitors in the multi-events. Their talent and hard work will leak into other individual events as well. Senior Aaron Fuller is slated to return for the outdoor season decathlon, which will provide additional depth for an already deep roster.
"We take pride in our multi-event program," Dunham said. "They devote a lot of time to their craft and it's great to see as a coach. I'm excited to see what they'll do next."
Larson's outdoor decathlon title marked the third consecutive year a Dutch athlete has captured the crown and the fifth since 2001. Ethan Miller was a two-time winner in 2011 and 2012, as was Peter Wagner in 2001 and 2003.
Coaching staff
Dunham heads up an eight-person coaching staff with associate head coach Jim Fuller. Fuller is in his second year on staff after 24 seasons as head coach at NCAA Division III Northern State (S.D.). The remaining seven assistant coaches have a combined 34 years coaching experience at Central and more than 60 years total.
"I'm really blessed to have this coaching staff," said Dunham. "Coaching at Central is a little piece of heaven. Our coaches are so smart and experienced; I learn from them every day. I'm excited to have them all on board. It'll be great to see how they help shape this team."
Brenda Fuller is in her second year as the throws coach at Central, while Tyler Schiferl is in his fifth coaching the pole vault. Scott Tjeerdsma and Allan Walz are each in their sixth season coaching hurdles and throws, respectively. Stephen Fyfe is in his 14th year at Central and currently works with the women's distance group as well as the women's cross country team. Jonathan Graupmann is in his first year coaching sprints and jumps.
Serving as both the men's and women's cross country head coach and men's and women's track and field head coach has its challenges, but like a good runner, Dunham takes it all in stride.
"There's a lot more moving parts in track," Dunham said. "I lean on the rest of the coaching staff and give them freedom to coach. Our goal is to make sure every student-athlete is cared for and is positioned for success. And it gets done.
"I love track and couldn't be more excited for the season."
The Dutch compete on a Mondotrack six-lane, 200-meter indoor track, installed in early 2009 in H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse. The same Mondotrack was the surface of choice for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as well as the 2012 Olympic Games in London and is designed to provide optimal traction and greater contact area. Central's eight-lane, 400-meter BSS 1000 polyurethane track was installed in 2007 in Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. It incorporates wider turns, dual runways and a two-way pole vault runway.
"Facilities at Central are second to none," said Dunham. "The Mondo surface is considered the gold standard in track. It's a great indoor facility that enables us to compete at a championship level. It's a testament to president (Mark) Putnam and the entire administration. It shows commitment to our program."
In addition, Central recently added a new Daktronics video display scoreboard on the north end of Schipper Stadium. Funded by PPI (Precision Pulley & Idler, Inc.) of Pella, it is among the largest video displays in Division III.
"I'm very excited about the scoreboard addition to the outdoor stadium," Dunham said. "It's a great thing for the entire department and provides fans with an even better experience.
"This year is going to be a lot of fun."
Central runs a competitive schedule year in and year out and this year is no different. While the dates mirror the 2013 schedule, the Dutch added a couple tune-up events, as well as some different locations and facilities. A handful of Central athletes will also journey to Medford, Mass., for the Tufts Cupid Challenge in mid-February.
"I always schedule with the entire coaching staff," said Dunham. "I'm excited about the chance to see new venues and travel to Massachusetts. We're running in some great facilities without having to travel much, which is helpful when the meets are so lengthy. We're excited and ready to get rolling."
In addition to the new venues, Central will run at Luther for the first time in the Dunham era. The Norse are set to host both the indoor and outdoor conference championships at Decorah.
"It will be a new experience," Dunham said. "Competing at Luther will be an opportunity for us to run at a different facility. We're excited to compete. Our focus is winning the conference championship, regardless of where it's held, and advancing to the national meet.
"That's our goal again this year."
The indoor regular season opens Friday and Saturday at Pella and concludes at the Iowa Conference Championships Feb. 28-March 1 at Decorah. The NCAA Division III Championships are scheduled for March 14-15 at Lincoln, Neb.
The outdoor season kicks off with the Washington University in St. Louis Invitational March 28-29 and, like the indoor season, culminates at the league meet May 8-10 at Decorah. The national meet is set for May 22-24 at Delaware, Ohio.


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Firearms Restrictions Up For Vote Today
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee is preparing today for Congress' first votes on curbing firearms since December's shootings at a Connecticut elementary school. President Barack Obama's prospects for winning near-universal background checks for gun purchases seems shaky, even if it gets to full Senate consideration.


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Coming off the heels of DJ Premier placing "Battle Anybody" on his top 20 of 2013, Dawhud is dropping "The Throwaway" from his upcoming "The Dig Up" mixtape. (aka "The Dirty Tape) "The Throwaway" is produced by the legendary Domingo and according to Dawhud he received the beat from him a few years ago, but with multiple projects "it just got lost in the shuffle." After hearing another legendary producer, Marley Marl, use the same sample in a MPC tutorial and Marco Polo use it for an undeniable dope cut with MOP, on his "Newport Authority", Dawhud was at a crossroads. Should he scrap it? Move on? ...or just rock it? What we get is "The Throwaway" a quick joint as Dawhud rhymes about him dragging his feet, being uninspired, but ultimately becoming inspired to show that the joint is NOT A THROWAWAY.
Simply... "it's all how you rock it." It's... all FRESH.
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The San Francisco Decorator Showcase is widely considered to be the West Coast's premier design showhouse event, renowned for featuring the work of the region's top interior and landscape designers. All the funds raised through the Decorator Showcase go directly to support the San Francisco University High School (UHS) Financial Aid Program. The success of this important fundraiser depends upon the generous support of our sponsors, the school's trustees, parents, faculty, alumni, students, friends, the participation of hundreds of accomplished designers, and the patronage of thousands of Showcase visitors each year.
- More than 570 participating designers throughout the past 39 years
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- Over 21% of UHS students receive financial aid
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Proceeds to benefit the San Francisco University High School Financial Aid Program (www.sfuhs.org).
The story of the San Francisco Decorator Showcase began in 1977, when Nan Rosenblatt, a former San Francisco University High School parent and an accomplished interior designer, and Philip Fernandez, the first president of the school's Parents Association, conceived the first Showcase to raise funds for University's financial aid program. In its first year, the Showcase netted $26,000.
Showcase has taken place at some of the most prestigious addresses in some of the most breathtaking neighborhoods of San Francisco.
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No, I don't have an offer from Apple, but someone else does, and it's pretty damn cool to see what it looks like.
via CocoaGeek on Twitter
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
What an Apple Offer Looks Like
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- Chintan Patel said...
It seems the post has been removed from the original blog since it got a lot of coverage and the author felt he might lose his offer which is expressed by the author in his comments.
Anyways, here is another unboxing of an Apple Offer:
The note at the bottom is really inspiring.
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Day suit
- Place of origin:
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- Date:
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Wool, lined with silk, backed with cotton, hand-sewn
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr Francis Coutts
- Museum number:
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An ensemble made from black wool has been the uniform of the middle-class professional – doctor, lawyer, clergyman, academic, merchant, businessmen - since the late 16th century. This tradition continued through the 19th century and well into the 20th. The sombre colour of this suit befits the sober profession of its wearer, Thomas Coutts (1735-1822), the founder of Coutts Bank. The notched collar and cut-away front of the coat reflect early-19th-century fashions. On the other hand, the old-fashioned breeches are appropriate for Mr Coutts's advanced age.
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Wool, lined with silk, backed with cotton, hand-sewn
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R. Hope Eliasof, LCSW, LMFT
Psychotherapist, Licensed Marriage therapist and Lic LCSW
666 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, New Jersey 07432
Is your relationship suffering from distance, anger and negativity, lack of intimacy, boredom, distrust or betrayal? Couples therapy can often help turn these upsetting situations around. I help couples develop new skills of understanding, listening and connection. In sessions we identify and learn how to implement positive connections. . My work is influenced by the approaches of John Gottman, Sue Johnson and Stan Tatkin. My nearly 30 years of work experience has helped me learn a great deal from my clients. Together, we will quickly identify what is and isn't helpful for your unique relationship. In my work you will feel the respect and safety that your relationship deserves.
Konstantin Lukin, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
20 Wilsey Square, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
Here at the Lukin Center, our goal is to support each individual while nurturing the health and growth of their relationship. We strive to accomplish improving relationships by: Identifying the sources of negative interaction styles, Correcting problematic patterns of behavior, Eliminating blockages that prevent positive emotional reciprocity, Helping rebuild strong emotional connections. Working with a clinician and your partner simultaneously will provide a safe space to work through the obstacles to your mutual relationship satisfaction and help build a foundation of trust within your relationship.
Mitchell Milch, LCSW
Psychotherapist/Couples Counselor
216 Dayton Street, 2nd Floor, Buzzer #1, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
Couples in trouble are often spouses who are at odds with each other over unrealistic expectations that true love be their salvation. The spouse who is not the answer to personal unhappiness is blamed as the problem. The answer is to create a "we" that meets the mutual needs of the partners, and creates an environment of safety and security to empower each partner to be more accepting and loving of themselves.
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What are the most common couples' issues? If you are thinking "communication, conflict, sex, money, child rearing" you are correct. However, most therapists will go after the symptom on each side of the couple fence thinking that the way to effective change is by getting each party to "work" on their respective "issue". Many times the parties don't agree but comply. Imagine if you could align the unconscious brains of a couple and stop the "working on your issues" part that has become so popular in therapy settings? Contact email@example.com to learn how! Or call 877-606-6161. DR. FLEMING'S NEW RELATIONSHIP/COUPLES INTENSIVES. www.kevinflemingphd.com/marriage-couples-retreats.php
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Release Date: January 1st, 1997
R|1 hr. 48 min.
Plot Summary
Several women in a small desert town are intrigued by the arrival of a female drifter who left her family.
Cast: Amy Brenneman, Kirstie Alley, Gabrielle Anwar, Saffron Burrows, Angus Macfadyen, Kathy Najimy, Dee Wallace-Stone, James Wilder
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Iona College moved into first place in the Metro Atlantic Conference standings with weekend wins at Rider and over Marist.
The Gaels are now 6-1 in the MAAC and 12-6 overall after getting off to an 0-3 start on the year.
Friday night, the Gaels held on for an exciting 100 to 96 overtime win at Rider in New Jersey.
Sunday the Gaels dominated through out a 79-41 win over Marist which saw coach Tim Cluess utilize his bench extensively. Freshman Sean Armand led the Gaels with 22 points off the bench demonstrating an accurate three point shot.
Junior newcomer Mike Glover coming off MAAC Player of the Week honors contributed nine rebounds versus Marist.
Guard Scott Machado had six points and eight assists versus Marist. Machado is second in the NCAA averaging 8.4 assists per game.
Freshman Sean Armond had a big weekend contributing 17 points Friday night and 22 more on Sunday including six of eight three-point shots.
The Gaels next week travel out to western New York State for games versus Niagara and Canisus.
Ken Kraetzer covered West Point football this fall for WVOX and SAL Radio and holds an MBA from Iona. He attended Iona's greatest win ever over eventual national champion Louisville at Madison Square Garden in 1980.


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Living in the city can be exciting and offers many advantages and rewards. In 2001 Fresno was named the All American City of the Year, and the quality of life here has improved greatly. These improvements have taken place in part due to the efforts of the Fresno Police Department's officers trying to "take back our streets" from crime and gang-related violence. Additionally, the Fresno Police Department's ongoing dedication to traffic safety has resulted in fewer collisions, harsher penalties for drunken drivers, and generally safer streets within the community.
Nevertheless, we still have many improvements to help make Fresno an even safer community. Our residents may experience problems such as barking dogs and graffiti in their neighborhoods. For helpful information regarding these and other common neighborhood problems, please use the following links.Drug DealingLoud PartiesAbandoned CarsBarking DogsUnsafe DrivingSolicitationsSuspicious Persons/Cars


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Brewmaster's Dinner Series at 2 Sparrows
Since opening in 2010, Revolution Brewing has taken Chicago by storm and 2 Sparrows is excited to welcome the brewery. The restaurant's sous chef Emily Cook has designed a menu for the evening that will complement Revolution's staple beers, as well as some of its highly sought after limited releases. The Revolution Brewing Dinner is $50, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Reservations are required. Secure your spot by calling 773-234-2320.


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Summerfest announces local headliners for two stages
Summerfest officials have announced 10 headliners for the Cascio Interstate Music Stage, and a new title co-sponsor.
Presented this year K-Nation Entertainment, a Grafton-based business that nurtures musical acts, and longtime stage sponsor and instrument retailer Cascio Interstate Music, The K-Nation | Cascio Interstate Music Stage will again largely focus on local acts. »Read Full Article(16)
In Tandem Theatre moves back to funny, perceptive 'Apartment 3A'
Can one argue that really great sex proves the existence of God? Can a play in which a woman verbally counts out her simulated, onstage orgasms still be described as wholesome and old-fashioned? Is actor Jeff Daniels' "Apartment 3A," the comedy triggering these questions, really funny?
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Narrowsburg lost a little gem this month, with the closing of the National Park Service's (NPS) information center and bookstore on Main Street. It was a fixture in the hamlet for more than 30 years. Opening in June 1981, the Narrowsburg site was chosen for its central location along the 73.5-mile stretch of river in the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Its closure is a casualty of sequestration, the federal government's across-the-board, automatic spending cuts totaling $1.2 trillion nationwide over 10 years.
With sadness we say "good-by" to this NPS presence. You helped enrich our town. The little shop, with its wealth of information about the Upper Delaware River Valley and the many pursuits people come here to enjoy, will be missed. So, too, we will miss the staff and volunteers, who became our friends.
Annually, this destination served an average of 2,750 visitors who came for information, or to buy from a wide selection of helpful educational items, or just to browse. In this little niche of Narrowsburg, one could find books about local history (D&H Canal and native American history); a large selection of materials about eagles; topographical maps; fishing maps and fishing guides; bird guides; books on kayaking and paddling in the river, and a section of books and gifts devoted to activities for children.
For now, all of those materials have been boxed up and put in storage.
Narrowsburg, of course, feels a keen sense of this loss. Without the large information signs out on the highway, pointing people to Narrowsburg's Main Street, the question arises of how this will impact the local economy.
But the issue is bigger than that, as Elaine Giguere, executive director of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (the DVAA is the landlord for the space just vacated by the NPS) explained. "It's the loss of a gateway," she said, alluding to the bridge that links two states and both sides of the national park. "It's a loss to New York," she added, meaning the whole New York side of the river and beyond. (The bulk of NPS facilities are now on the PA side.) "And it's a loss to Sullivan County," she concluded.
Last week in a nostalgic moment, NPS Park Ranger Connie Lloyd recalled "how great it was to be part of the community—to be part of EagleFest, RiverFest and the Fourth of July.
"This marks the turning of a page," she added, "and we don't really know what will happen in the future."
The future, of course, will be what we make it.
We at The River Reporter believe it's finally time to find a solution to acquiring a visitors and/or information center for the Upper Delaware River Valley. Too many opportunities have been lost in the past. At one point there was even money—lots of it—to build a visitors center in Cochecton. Former U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey helped get Congress to authorize funds ($600,000) and state Senator John Bonacic helped win the promise of another $250,000. But Sullivan County, feeling it could not come through with the required matching funds to back the Cochecton site (20% of the federal grant), instead worked to move the project to Narrowsburg's Fort Delaware historic roadside attraction, where county-owned property would have helped fulfill that requirement. Ultimately, the use of the authorized funds for Cochecton expired, and Congress declined to reauthorize Rep. Hinchey's earmark for the new location.
Now, the Town of Lumberland is talking of creating a visitors center. The town has applied for a state grant ($325,000) to buy property for such a facility near its border with the Town of Highland. While it is tempting to applaud anyone with the drive to get a visitors center for their town, what is needed is a well-thought-out plan to benefit the whole Upper Delaware River Region from Hancock to Sparrowbush.
We believe the needs of the NPS also need to be considered. Its mission is not like that of visitors centers that are filled with business brochures promoting travel and tourism destinations and activities. According to Sean McGuinness, park superintendent of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, from the NPS point of view, information and interpretive centers need to inspire by telling the story of a place and its people. He envisions a center built sustainably with local materials—locally harvested logs and locally quarried blue stone. These materials themselves are interwoven with our region's heritage. "This valley has so much to offer," McGuinness said last week. "It needs a visitors center."
The River Reporter heartily agrees, and we feel that this time is the time to get it right.


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Guru, Rapper and Founder of Jazzmatazz, Dies at 43
According to a report today from MTV, rapper and bandleader Guru died on Monday, April 19. The rapper was suffering from cancer. He had suffered a heart attack in February of this year and shortly thereafter went into a coma. He later came out of the coma, but suffered another heart attack. He was 43.
This statement was issued from Guru's camp: "According to [producer] Solar, Guru suffered from the malicious illness for over a year and after numerous special treatments under the supervision of medical specialists failed, the legendary MC succumbed to the disease. Guru always tried to keep this harrowing diagnosis in private but in early 2010 he had to admit himself to hospital due to serious effects caused by the disease."
Guru, who was born Keith Elam in 1966, formed the group Gang Starr with DJ Premier in 1985. Jazz fans or at least very adventurous jazz fans may know Guru from his solo projects merging jazz and hip hop influences under the title of Jazzmatazz. His Jazzmatazz, Volume 1 recorded in 1993 included collaborations with jazz figures such as Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers. And the follow-up album, Jazzmatazz, Volume 2, The New Reality included guest appearances by Ramsey Lewis and Branford Marsalis.
In a bizarre twist to his life story, Guru wrote a letter to his fans before his death with the presumption that the letter would be released after he died. The full letter is posted at this hip-hop web site.


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Pathways for Play
An Innovative Way to Bring Play to Nature
Although trails exist throughout our nation, it appears that a small minority of children and families are actually using them. Pathways for Play, developed by our parent company, PlayCore, in partnership with the Natural Learning Initiative, College of Design, N.C. State University, provides and educational resource to help communities plan, design, and promote playful pathways to make them more attractive to children and families. New research supports how infusing play along trails or shared use paths, which can be located in parks, or along greenways, can dramatically increase the frequency and duration of pathway uses by children and families.
Attracting Children and Families
Pathways for Play provides best practice guidelines for upgrading existing or designing new systems that:
- Extend play value
- Enable health promotion
- Create family fun
- Expand inclusion
- Engage users with nature
- Reinforce environmental literacy
GameTime worked closely with experts from the Natural Learning Initiative and American Trails to create our Play Trails products, educational signage, and activity programs for communities to incorporate "play pockets" along trails and pathway networks.
Learn more by visiting www.pathwaysforplay.org.


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Now is the time to plan for a trip to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater masterpiece
By Jennifer Hadley 10/14/2009
For just $1,195 per participant, which includes continental breakfast, dinner, a picnic lunch and possibly an actual sighting of Frank Lloyd Wright's ghost with hat and dapper shoes, you can spend a few hours at Fallingwater, built partly over a waterfall in the lush Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains and considered by many to be Wright's most beautiful, ambitious and perfectly articulated architectural creation.
There has been a lot of enthusiasm about this program that the Fallingwater Education Department designed, which allows lifelong learners and architectural enthusiasts to participate in a seminar-format visit to Fallingwater over two evenings and one full day, during which time participants will have two opportunities for independent exploration of the house.
As part of the program, called Insight Onsite, visitors will gain "a new perspective on architecture and its relationship to the natural world," according to Clinton Piper, of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's Fallingwater office.
More accurately, Fallingwater — described by Smithsonian magazine as one of the 28 places in the country "to visit … before it's too late" — is actually called the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. House, designed for Kaufman, a Pittsburgh businessman, and his family, who lived there between 1935 and 1939. His son briefly studied architecture under Wright, who designed the home in 1934, but never lived there.
Fallingwater was the Kaufmann family's weekend home until 1963, when Kaufmann's son donated the property to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Since 1964, when it opened as a museum, more than five million people have visited the house, which sees more than 120,000 visitors each year.
"Fallingwater is a great blessing — one of the great blessings to be experienced here on Earth. I think nothing yet ever equaled the coordination, sympathetic expression of the great principle of repose where forest and stream and rock and all the elements of structure are combined so quietly that really you listen not to any noise whatsoever, although the music of the stream is there," Wright once said. "But you listen to Fallingwater the way you listen to the quiet of the country."
"The program is a shorter, more distilled version of our widely acclaimed weeklong teacher's residency program, which also combines quiet exploration, group inquiry exercises and lively mealtime conversations," writes Piper.
The Insight Onsite experience will begin with a silent walk at around dusk, from the on-site lodging to Fallingwater, through the rich, dappled Pennsylvania countryside. A quiet exploration of the house will be followed by a bonfire, conversation and cookout.
Guests will awake to continental breakfast, a guided Fallingwater landscape exploration, then lunch and discussion on one of Fallingwater's terraces (weather permitting).
On the last day of the program, guests will receive a guided tour of the house and lunch at the Fallingwater café.
Because space is limited, and respect for both individual exploration and maintenance of house and grounds is of foremost importance, the Insight Onsite programs will be open to only eight individuals per session.
The dates are: May 11-13; June 12-14; and Sept. 7-9. For more information on Fallingwater, visit fallingwater.org.
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The surrounding area offer coastal walks, beautiful beaches, marine conservation for diving and boat trips. St Abbs is only 4 miles away and offers bird watching.
Coldingham is just 3 miles away. Here you will find most local services, and a safe sandy beach. The Priory is of great historical interest.
The surounding area is great for cycling. Bike hire from Wilson Cycles Berwick upon Tweed 01289331476
There is good fishing to be found locally with Coldingham Loch and the White Adder River.
Berwick-upon-Tweed with its Elizabethan walls is only 20 minutes from the cottages. Then you can go onto Holy Island then to Bamburgh. We are only 1 hour from the beautiful town of Alnwick where Hogswort Castle is based.
Edinburgh is only 1 hour away where you can see the historic castle and where the annual Tattoo is held. There are excellent shops and attractions..
There are good walks in the area including the local forest and close to the end of the Southern Upland Way. There is a marked cycle route passing the farm entrance. There are marked theme car routes within easy driving times.
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Australia's next step in water management10 February 2010
A Monash-led multi-disciplinary research centre has been established to help Australians plan for the challenges of population growth and the effects of climate change on water supply.
The Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, an initiative of the Monash Sustainability Institute, was launched last week in Melbourne by Victorian Minister for Water Tim Holding.
The centre consolidates the University's research and development in advancing water-sensitive cities and will link 45 researchers and PhD students from the faculties of Engineering, Arts, Science, and Business and Economics.
Centre co-director Professor Tony Wong said the centre would explore best practice methods of implementing water-sensitive urban design at a government, industry and community level.
"Implementing water-sensitive urban design including building rain gardens, wetlands and ponds to capture and clean stormwater for reuse will improve liveability and visual and recreational amenity and improve the health of our urban waterways," Professor Wong said.
The launch included the announcement of the centre's $18.8 million Cities as Water Supply Catchments research program, which will address key issues of water security, sustainable urban water management, governance and the liveability of urban environments by focusing on the harvesting of stormwater.
The program, established in collaboration with University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, and AECOM - an engineering and architectural design company - will develop guidelines and blueprints to support the wide-scale integration of stormwater management practices into new urban developments.
Professor Wong said the capture and use of stormwater would deliver benefits not currently available including reduced demand on potable water sources, reduction in urban temperatures and reduced erosion and pollution of waterways.
"These benefits can be introduced progressively as part of the normal urban development and renewal process at a significantly lower cost than alternative water supply strategies," Professor Wong said.
The research program has been developed with input from key investors including the National Water Commission, state agencies, local governments, and water utilities.


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Its Tahiti TX GPU was manufactured in Taiwan. We couldn't read the manufacturing date from the barely visible marking.
The GPU has a standard Tahiti TX configuration you can see in the specs table. As we've said above, the two BIOS versions have GPU clock rates of 1070 and 925 MHz at the same voltage of 1.175 volts. The quality of our sample is rather low at 65.5%:
The card carries 3 gigabytes of GDDR5 memory in 12 FCBGA-packaged chips from Hynix Semiconductor labeled H5GQ2H24MFR R0C:
The two BIOS versions differ in graphics memory clock rate: 5500 and 5600 MHz. Considering that memory can be easily clocked at higher frequencies on top-end AMD and Nvidia cards, MSI could have written 6000 or even 6400 MHz into the faster BIOS version. On the other hand, memory frequency doesn't contribute much to the overall performance of a Radeon HD 79xx card.
So, here are the MSI R7970 Lightning specs with the slower BIOS version selected:
With the faster BIOS version, the MSI R7970 Lightning becomes one of the fastest serially manufactured Radeon HD 7970s:
The MSI Twin Frozr IV cooler is just as exciting as the graphics card itself:
Like its previous versions, the fourth Twin Frozr has a nickel-plated aluminum heatsink with copper heat pipes, two fans and a casing:
There are five heat pipes here: the two outermost ones are 8 millimeters and the three others are 6 millimeters in diameter.
The pipes are soldered to both the cooler's base and fins.
The power system components and memory chips are cooled by a steel plate with thermal pads. The metallic plate on the reverse side of the PCB has no contact with any components and seems to be nothing but decoration. It may also serve a protective function.
The fourth version of the Twin Frozr cooler features larger fans which are 100 rather than 92 millimeters in diameter:
The fans are manufactured by Power Logic (the PLA10015B12H model with dual ball bearing). The speed of the fans is PWM-regulated within a range of 1100 to 3300 RPM. Like in the previous versions of the Twin Frozr, the innovative design of the 11-blade impeller helps generate 20% stronger air flow compared to classic impellers. The cooler has a cleaning feature: after turning off, the fans rotate for about 30 seconds in the opposite direction to exhaust dust from the heatsink. Each fan is equipped with blue highlighting.
Here is the temperature of the card with its fans regulated automatically:
925 / 5500 MHz
1070 / 5600 MHz
At the standard GPU clock rate of Radeon HD 7970, the GPU temperature of the MSI R7970 Lightning is 69°C and its fans rotate at 2260 RPM. Its VRM is 54°C and its memory is 57°C hot then. At a GPU clock rate of 1070 MHz the GPU and memory are 72 and 60°C hot, respectively, while the VRM temperature remains the same and the fans rotate at 2660 RPM. The Twin Frozr IV cooler is evidently efficient, especially with the power system components.
The graphics card didn't get much colder at the maximum speed of the fans. The temperatures lowered by only 3-5°C:
925 / 5500 MHz
1070 / 5600 MHz
Despite the low ASIC Quality of the GPU of our sample of the card, we could overclock it to 1165 MHz at the standard voltage of 1.175 volts.
We couldn't increase the GPU clock rate more at 1.25 or 1.3 volts. The card could pass tests even at 1250 MHz, but produced a lot of visual artifacts, so we rolled back to 1165 MHz. The memory chips were stable at 7160 MHz. We then took the GPU Reactor off and reached a GPU clock rate of 1140 MHz, which was a mere 25 MHz lower than with the GPU Reactor installed. The latter didn't affect the overclocking potential of the memory chips.
Overclocked to 1165/7160 MHz, the graphics card had the same temperature but its fans almost reached their maximum speed:
So, the MSI programmers seem to have set too high limits for the speed of the fans. The fans could be made quieter at the expense of a few degrees of GPU, VRM and memory temperature which would anyway remain lower than 80°C as is perfectly normal for today's top-end graphics cards.


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DEP seeks bids to clean rifle range, likely sending waste to Dragon
Augusta — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is seeking proposals to process 27,000 tons of waste from a former Warren rifle range so it can be used as an alternative fuel by Dragon Products.
State Environmental Specialist Michael Parker said it is not necessarily a done deal that the waste will go to Dragon, but that is the most likely solution to cleaning up the former R.D. Outfitters rifle range on Route 90 in Warren.
The request for proposals put out by the state names Dragon specifically. However, bidders also have the option of submitting proposals to remove the fiber from the site and find another beneficial use for it that does not involve Dragon.
The bids are due Sept. 18.
For more than a decade, the state has been working with the town of Warren trying to figure out how to clean up the site where the bales of polyester and polypropylene carpet-like fiber material have been stored. The original plan was to use the bales to build berms at the range.
Parker said Dragon has expressed interest in burning the fiber as an alternative fuel at its Thomaston cement plant. It currently uses petroleum coke and cut-up tires as fuel, and it would not need any change to its emissions license.
Dragon also makes sense because it is relatively close to the Warren site, he said.
However, the material needs to be shredded to no more than six-inch strips and Dragon needs to install equipment to feed it into the plant, he said.
He said he talked with Dragon officials about a week ago, and they are interested in using the material.
Dragon officials could not be reached for comment immediately for this story.
The project will be funded with settlement money from the lawsuit the former owners of the range filed against Camden National Bank. The legal battle started after the bank foreclosed on the former owners. The state and town of Warren were able claim some of the settlement money and set it aside for remediation of the site, Parker said.
Courier Publications News Editor Daniel Dunkle can be reached at 594-4401 or by email at email@example.com.
Ditto Russ !!!!!!!!!
get a grip mary
My question is why the town officials allowed the dumping set up in the first place? I also am surprised that Camden National allowed such a loan. I guess when "little" people go for a loan they are screened for collateral but when a corporation asks they get a green light. Now the taxpayers are left to clean up the mess. Now about "Mike". Sounds like the good old boy network at work.
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"If you want to know what the biggest thing in your way to an improved standard of living, higher pay, a more rewarding career is: Barack Obama and the Democrat Party and their economic policies. They are the roadblock."
"Do you know, folks, that you can keep your doctor after all if you're willing to pay more? That's from Zeke Emanuel, brother of Rahm Emanuel, who's one of the architects of Obamacare. And you can. If you're willing to pay more, you can keep your doctor, and nobody ever said anything else."
"Nelson Mandela. Yes, he was in prison 27 years. Do you know he was offered countless opportunities for release? He only had to do one thing: He had to renounce terrorism. That's all. Over the 27 years, if he would have renounced terrorism, they woulda let him out of prison. He didn't do it. He would not renounce terrorism. I'm not trying to step on anything today. I'm just passing on truthful information."
"Men looking at women is insulting. Men looking at women is part of War on Women. Men gazing at women objectifyes women, puts women down. This is real, and while this is ludicrous and it is in direct violation of God-created nature, these are liberals."
"If you find yourself staring, looking at, casually glancing at a woman, but you know that it's now socially taboo. You shouldn't be doing it, and you think everybody is noticing you doing it and condemning you in their minds. You shouldn't be doing it. So you walk up to the woman and say, 'Would you please ask your breasts to stop staring at my eyes?'"
"I'm just looking at my Health Care Stack. You know, folks, I have enough here, I have enough in this Health Care Stack to do the whole show on it."
"Saturday was Pearl Harbor Day, and Obama posted a picture of him standing outside, I think the Arizona memorial. Another selfie, picture of Obama in Nelson Mandela's jail cell, picture of Obama on the Rosa Parks bus in the very seat that she refused to move from."
"Obama lied over and over and told everybody for years that they could keep their doctor and keep their plan and that their premiums were going to come down by an average of $2,500. It was an all-encompassing lie."
"The vast majority of people who've lived, the vast majority of people who have walked the earth have been under the dictatorial control of some despotic type government or Regime. The US, the United States of America is the exception to that."
"Everybody in politics claims to want to get everybody out of poverty. What's the opposite? Wealth. And what is often criticized by the left? Wealth."
"So a guy dies and goes to heaven and says, 'God, why do you make women so beautiful?' God says, 'So that you will love them and have babies and perpetuate the race.' And then the guy asks, 'Why do you make them so dumb?' and God says, 'So that they will love you.' I love these stereotypical jokes. I mean, that's the mother of all sexist jokes"
"It's not capitalism that keeps people in poverty. It is capitalism that has allowed the vast majority of people living under it to escape it. It is governments. It's tyrannical leaders that keep people in poverty."
"I'm gonna tell you right now, the biggest obstacle to reducing income inequality is Barack Hussein Obama and his political party."
"If you compare charitable donations, you name it, religious tithing, giving, Americans trump citizens of the world hands down."
"The money keeping the stock market at 15,000, 16,000, the DJI, NASDAQ, same, is coming from the Federal Reserve. And if they stop pumping it and putting it in there, hello bubble."


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by Chelle Delaney: Quay County Sun
With everyone said to have 15 minutes of fame, Michael Pack figures he's got 14 minutes and 50 seconds left.
But Pack, 44, is an aspiring actor hoping for more.
Pack got his first flicker of the limelight as an extra in the remake of the classic horror flick, "The Hitcher."
"I was sitting in a cafe and got 10 seconds of film time," said Pack.
Part of the film was shot in Moriarty at the Longhorn Cafe, which is where Pack said he said he sat in a booth and sipped coffee while one of the film's stars raced by.
The original horror thriller film, which came out in 1986, was directed by Robert Harmon and written by Eric Red. The film stars Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
The remake, which was released in January, is from filmaker Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company, which also produced "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Amityville Horror." It stars Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton and Neal McDonough.
The plot involves a couple who pick up a hitchhiker and the mysterious hitcher turns out to be one of their worst nightmares. The name of the film's Web site is a play on the movie theme: NeverPickUpStrangers.com.
"I haven't seen the film yet," Pack said. And since it was his first gig as an extra, he didn't bring his camera to document his initiation into film.
He plays the part of the trucker, which was a natural.
"My dad's a retired trucker, and my brother, James, is one also," Pack said. "I just borrowed by brother's clothes. I got a hat took off the logo and dirtied it up. I ran it around the engine compartment and rubbed some mustard and ketchup on it. When I went to see wardrobe, the guy said, 'Excellent.'"
The one scene took two days, with six takes per day, to get just what the director wanted, Pack said.
"They changed the name of the cafe, of course," Pack said. "It was a lot of fun."
Seeing everything firsthand took a little of the movie magic away, but Pack said he's definitely got the moviemaking acting bug.
Pack is a retired U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. who has returned to Tucumcari, and said he now has time to pursue the opportunities in the film industry in New Mexico. Pack is the son of James F. and Alice Pack of Tucumcari.
"I got curious one night running around the internet and I found the www.nmfilm.com. It was right around the time, I retired from the service. So, I went to a casting call in Albuquerque."
Pack had some acting experience from his Tucumcari High School (1981) days, when he was involved in several Stage 66 productions, he said.
For the remake of "The Hitcher," Pack said, he was one of two extras selected from seven auditioning for the part.
He earned $8 an hour on his two-day gig.
"I want to get my Screen Actors Guild card," Pack said, adding that he'll have to put in more hours and be selected for more parts.
Working to add up those hours, Pack said, he planned to be in Albuquerque today to audition for another movie.
The film is currently playing in theaters in Albuquerque and Amarillo, and showings have not been announced yet for Tucumcari.


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The role of the posterior cingulate cortex in cognition and disease
The posterior cingulate cortex is a highly connected and metabolically active brain region. Recent studies suggest it has an important cognitive role, although there is no consensus about what this is. The region is typically discussed as having a unitary function because of a common pattern of relative deactivation observed during attentionally demanding tasks. One influential hypothesis is that the posterior cingulate cortex has a central role in supporting internally-directed cognition. It is a key node in the default mode network and shows increased activity when individuals retrieve autobiographical memories or plan for the future, as well as during unconstrained 'rest' when activity in the brain is 'free-wheeling'. However, other evidence suggests that the region is highly heterogeneous and may play a direct role in regulating the focus of attention. In addition, its activity varies with arousal state and its interactions with other brain networks may be important for conscious awareness. Understanding posterior cingulate cortex function is likely to be of clinical importance. It is well protected against ischaemic stroke, and so there is relatively little neuropsychological data about the consequences of focal lesions. However, in other conditions abnormalities in the region are clearly linked to disease. For example, amyloid deposition and reduced metabolism is seen early in Alzheimer's disease. Functional neuroimaging studies show abnormalities in a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders including Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, autism, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as ageing. Our own work has consistently shown abnormal posterior cingulate cortex function following traumatic brain injury, which predicts attentional impairments. Here we review the anatomy and physiology of the region and how it is affected in a range of clinical conditions, before discussing its proposed functions. We synthesize key findings into a novel model of the region's function (the 'Arousal, Balance and Breadth of Attention' model). Dorsal and ventral subcomponents are functionally separated and differences in regional activity are explained by considering: (i) arousal state; (ii) whether attention is focused internally or externally; and (iii) the breadth of attentional focus. The predictions of the model can be tested within the framework of complex dynamic systems theory, and we propose that the dorsal posterior cingulate cortex influences attentional focus by 'tuning' whole-brain metastability and so adjusts how stable brain network activity is over time.
- posterior cingulate cortex
- attention: functional connectivity
- default mode network
- metastability
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- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- default mode network
- fronto-parietal control network
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James Cameron
Publication Year: 2011
James Cameron (b. 1954) is lauded as one of the most successful and innovative filmmakers of the last thirty years. His films often break records, both in their massive budgets and in their box-office earnings. They include such hits as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Titanic, and Avatar. Part scientist, part dramatist, Cameron combines these two qualities into inventive and captivating films that often push the boundaries of special effects to accommodate his imagination. James Cameron: Interviews chronicles the writer-director's rise through the Hollywood system, highlighted by his "can-do" attitude and his insatiable drive to make the best film possible.
As a young boy growing up in Canada, Cameron imagined himself an astronaut, a deep-sea explorer, a science fiction writer, or a filmmaker. Transplanted to southern California, he would go on to realize many of those boyhood fantasies.
This collection of interviews provides glimpses of the filmmaker as he advances from Roger Corman's underling to "king of the world." The interviews are drawn from a number of sources including TV appearances and conversations on blogs, which have never been published in print. Spanning more than twenty years, this collection constructs a concise and thorough examination of Cameron, a filmmaker who has almost single-handedly ushered Hollywood into the twenty-first century.
Published by: University Press of Mississippi
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It was one day on the set of The Abyss that James Cameron almost died. At the bottom of a gigantic underwater set, Cameron ran out of oxygen. His First AD was supposed to monitor his O2 levels while he was under but failed to do so on this particular occasion. Cameron knew he...
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How to Direct a Terminator
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"I was sick and dead broke in Rome, Italy," director James Cameron reminisces,
"with a fever of 102, doing the final cut of Piranha II. That's when
I thought of Terminator. I guess it was a fever dream!"
Terminator, the second movie helmed by the Canadian-born filmmaker, also marks the debut of Arnold Schwarzenegger (Starlog #88) in a...
The 1984 Movie Revue: James Cameron Interviewed
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James Cameron, writer-director of The Terminator, was one of the last cum-laude graduates of the Roger Corman School of Survival Filmmaking— New World Pictures as it existed before Corman sold the company and moved on...
Writer-Director Shows the Special Effect Energy Can Radiate
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Once upon a time in America—in late October 1984 to be precise—Orion Pictures dumped onto the market a little science-fiction thriller. Two weeks, the marketing whizzes obviously figured, then Dune, 2010, and all the other big-deal Christmas movies would stomp Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Aliens: An Out of This World Communication with Director James Cameron
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"There are three kinds of pictures: high-budget movies, low-budget flicks, and no-waste films. I'm a no-waste filmmaker," says James Cameron, underscoring the fact that, in a business where the average product costs more than $10 million, a careful, imaginative artist can generate...
James Cameron Takes the Plunge
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The Abyss has predictably polarized critical opinion. Rolling Stone said, "It out ET's ET," while Film '89 commented on how bad the script was. The dispassionate view probably lies somewhere in the middle ground between the two. What no one can dispute, though, is how director James...
James Cameron Takes a Second Plunge
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The Abyss was filmed at the never-completed Cherokee Nuclear Power Station outside Gaffney, South Carolina. Said Cameron, "The reactor was never installed in what became our tank, so there was no danger of lurking radioactivity. The project ran out of funds while 50 percent complete...
Aliens: James Cameron Interview
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With the release of the Aliens: Special Edition video, curiosity has been aroused about alternative versions of other James Cameron films, including the rumored "extended play, dance mix" of The Abyss. Nigel Floyd dips into his Cameron interview files to give you the official version...
The Hero's Journey
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The eighteenth-century English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge declared that when you approach a work of art, you must leave your perception of reality behind and approach the work on its own merits, its own level. He described it as "the willing suspension of disbelief." We must willingly...
Approaching the Sequel
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Writing a film sequel is always difficult. If you think about the sequels that are successful—the Rocky series, Lethal Weapon, or Aliens, to name just a few recent examples—they always start with the same characters and generate a new story line. They break new ground...
Iron Jim
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By February the town was starting to talk—James Cameron was at it again. When he made The Abyss he went over budget and over schedule, missing his release date by four weeks. When he made Terminator 2: Judgment Day he broke budget records and kept three editors working...
Rich and Strange
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In actual fact, the following interview with James Cameron was solicited by Boxoffice based on false assumptions. We were present at NATO/ ShoWEST last March when the writer/director/producer received NATO's "Producer of the Year" award and gave a stirring address about the...
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Movie Director as Captain Nemo
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Nemolike James Cameron dove in a Russian submersible two and a half miles under the sea to visit—and film—the Titanic for his epic movie on the mythic doomed ship. Then he re-created a nearly full-size model of the vessel in Baja California, replete with historically precise details composed...
A Drive of Titanic Proportions
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Q: What was your childhood like?
Cameron: It was not remarkable from the standpoint of outside influences.
I lived in a small town. It was two thousand people in Canada. A little river went through it and we swam—you know, there was a lot of water around. Niagara Falls was about four or five miles away. And so, you...
The Final Frontier
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Ever since he saw 2001: A Space Odyssey at age fourteen, James Cameron has been in love with film, space, and technology. Like that of the late Stanley Kubrick, Cameron's moviemaking has been notable for its technological innovations, from the morphing shots in The Abyss and Terminator 2: Judgment Day...
James Cameron: The Second Coming
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James Cameron's Dark Angel has, in the course of its first year, established itself as a challenger to the crown of top SF TV show. As the second season begins, Jenny Cooney Carrillo meets the Titanic ego who is out to build a better Angel...
Sound of Silence
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Andrei Tarkovski's original Russian language movie of Solaris is one of the classics of sci-fi cinema, but it dates from the age before Star Wars— when science fiction didn't necessarily mean action, adventure, and lightsabers. In view of that, you have to wonder how modern audiences...
James Cameron
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Following an Imax screening of his Ghosts of the Abyss, Iron Jim Cameron (aka "The King of the World") took to the stage to discuss the three Ts (technology, Terminators, and the Titanic) with Adrian Wootton...
My Titanic Obsession
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The director James Cameron would be the first to admit that he is obsessed by the ocean. Ever since he first plunged into the murky depths at the age of sixteen, the filmmaker has been unable to kick the underwater habit...
King of All He Surveys
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"I'm the king of the world!" James Cameron cried at the 1998 Oscars, echoing his leading character in Titanic. When the director picked up eleven Academy Awards and his epic netted box-office receipts of $1.8bn, he defied critics who'd predicted that the film would be sunk by a fatal...
James Cameron: A Life in Pictures
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The Titanic may have floundered but James Cameron's film remains buoyant as the biggest box office success in history. Nothing this director does is modest in scale: he waited fifteen years for technology to catch up with his ideas to make Avatar in groundbreaking 3D. His previous, otherworldly...
James Cameron
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Tavis Smiley: Pleased to welcome James Cameron to this program. The Oscar-winning filmmaker is one of the most successful directors, writers, and producers of our time, with seminal films like Titanic, The Terminator...
James Cameron Interview: Avatar Blu-ray; Also Talks Titanic 3D and Avatar 2
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According to director James Cameron, the groundbreaking sci-fi epic Avatar is not only the highest-grossing film of all time, but it is also the most pirated film of all time. However, that hasn't deterred its box office numbers and, if Blu-ray/DVD sales are any indication, it's not negatively...
James Cameron Interview! Talks Avatar Re-release, Sequels, 3D Conversions, and Working with Del Toro
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Jim Dorey: Today I have with me mega-director James Cameron, whose
highest-grossing movie of all time, Avatar, is being re-released on August
27 with an additional eight minutes of highly anticipated footage for us.
Welcome, Jim.
James Cameron: Hey, thanks for having me on...
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Print-ISBN-10: 1617031321
Page Count: 240
Publication Year: 2011
OCLC Number: 773025627
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