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A&O Dresden Hauptbahnhof2
Strehlener Straße 10, Dresden, 01069
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1. A&O Hostel Dresden. The A&O HOSTEL Dresden can be found near the Dresdener Hauptbahnhof (main station) and the central Omnibus station.
The historic city centre, the Semperoper, the Frauenkirche and the Zwinger are all within two kilometres of the hostel, with the efficiency of the public transport you can find yourself in the city centre in just a few minutes. Our hostel is situated in a central location and is an ideal starting point for exploring the beautiful city of Dresden. 2. What are the hostel has to offer: -24hr Reception (check in from 4. 00pm and check out at 10. 00am, check out at 11. 00am at weekends) - friendly and multilingual staff. - daily room cleaning - exclusively non smoking rooms - credit cards accepted Visa and Mastercard (+2. 50 Euro systemcharge), EC/ maestro - internet terminals - WiFi (5 Euro/ 24hr) - IP Telefone - Premiere Sportsbar - "Skybar" with spacious roof terrace (beer garden in the summer) - table tennis, table football and video games - free luggage room - free house safe - free daily newspaper - breakfast buffet: from 7- 10am (8- 11am at weekends) - bicycle rental - TV room - ticket sales 3. LOCATION The house comes with both hotel and hostel rooms, which can be found on separate floors. All rooms are light, have modern furnishings and are equipped with a shower/ WC and television. Each hotel room has a hairdryer. For individual and business travellers we have hotel single and double rooms available. Likewise, we have family rooms which can sleep two adults and two children. The hostel part of our house offers great deals on our multi bed rooms and is ideal for groups. At the reception you will find internet access, we have WiFi and internet terminals available. Our friendly and experienced personnel will be happy to help you book trips, theatre or concert tickets, etc. 4. FUN In our large and comfortable "Skybar" it is easy to loose track of time. Enjoy a cool beer or a cocktail in the summer in our beer garden or spacious roof terrace. Play a group game of table tennis or table football. We also have some videogames to entertain our guests and offer the option of renting one of our in- house bicycles so you can explore Dresden at your own pace. 5. TICKETS - Deutsches Hygiene Museum- The Museum of People. On around 2. 5000 m² learn about the world of humans, our bodies and our health. Currently showing is the well known exhibition: The Transparent Man. - Gläserne Manufaktur (The Transparent Factory) Visitors will not only obtain an extremely interesting view of the production process of an automobile, but can experience some smaller attractions such as a driving simulator, car configuration and a multi- media show. - Theatre Wechselbad der Gefühle First class theatre performances as well as guest performances from artists throughout Germany- the Wechselbad is enthusiastic with evenings filled with emotion and wit- sometimes relentless, but always humorous. 6. Sightseeing and nightlife (bookings taken at reception) Interactive experiences through the historic old town with Barokkokko. Barokkokko gives you lots to see, hear, learn, and laugh at- these city guides in historic costume manage to do the best, they captivate and amuse their guests. Alongside history and stories about the city of Dresden learn the formal curtsy, dance and fencing along the way as well. City Trips. A city tour on a Double- Decker bus offers you an ideal chance to be introduced with the sights of Dresden. Climb aboard at the regular stop number 22. The ticket lasts all day so you can hop on and off when and where you choose. There is a pick up point from the hotel. Boat trip with a historic Paddle Wheel Steamer. The 1½ hour trip with live commentary travels along the Blauen Wunders, passing the Elbschlösser Schloss Albrechtshof, Lingner- Schloss and Schloss Eckberg as well as the former Elbdörfen Blasewitz and Loschwitz. Nightwalk Dresden. A culture and pub crawl through Dresden- Neuestadt, the alternative quarter with over 160 bars, pubs and restaurants that are multi- cultural and full of charm. Whether the Fledermäuse on Katharinenstraße, Wasserbüffel in Kunsthof or Gelbfüssler on Alaunstraße, there is something to satify every NightWalker. Participants must be over the age of 18, the tour lasts for 3 hours and costs 12 € p. p. (includes 3 free drinks) 7. Distances from the hostel. - Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)- 2. 5km - Dresdener Altstadt- 2. 5km - Kulturpalast- 2. 5km - Messe Dresden- 2. 5km - Semperoper- 4km 8. Additional List. - Rent a bike service (10,00 € per day) - Car parking (5, 00 € per day) - Late check out at 14. 00 (5, 00 €) - Wireless LAN 24hr (5,00 €) 9. Our Security. We have security in our hostel at night to keep the house peaceful, insuring you have an undisturbed sleep. 10. Some General Information. - Ladies, in the event that you are an individual traveller and have booked a space in a multi- bed dorm we would like to inform you that we offer 'Shared Women Dorms' if you would prefer. - The hostel's multi- bed rooms require full payment in advance and there is a deposit when renting bed linen (3 €) and hand towels (1 €). Breakfast is not included when you have booked a space in a multi- bed room (6 €). In our single and double bed rooms breakfast, bed linen and hand towels are inclusive. - In all A&O Hotels and Hostels pets are allowed at an extra 5 € charge per night only in single and double bed rooms, please inquire beforehand. - Conference rooms and technical appliances are available, please inquire beforehand. CHECK IN 4 p. m. Reserved rooms shall be available for occupancy from 4 p. m. on the agreed day of the client's arrival. The client shall not be entitled to occupy the room(s) earlier than this. CHECK OUT 10 a. m. (11 a. m. at the weekend) On the agreed day of departure the client must vacate the room by 10 a. m. at the latest. If the client does not vacate the room by this time we shall be entitled to charge 50% of the full room rate as published in the price list until 6 p. m. for reasons of non-contractual occupation, and if the client vacates the room after 6 p. m. 100% of the full room rate will be charged. This shall not constitute any contractual claims on the part of the client. CANCELLATION CONDITIONS - Until two days prior to arrival before 6 o'clock pm (local time at hotel/hostel) free of charge. In case of cancellation after this period a cancellation fee of 100% of the first night will be charged. In a case of non-arrival 100% of booking costs will be charged. It's the same for short-term bookings, within two days before arrival. For groups from 10 people we have special cancellation and payment conditions. Our reservation department will contact you!!! - 8 weeks prior to arrival date free of charge - from 55 days to 5 days prior to arrival date 50% of the agreed total price - from 4 to 2 days prior to arrival date 75% of the agreed total price - one day prior to arrival date 90% of the agreed total price We will debit 50% of the agreed total price 8 weeks or less than 8 weeks before arrival from your credit card. - Any discounts or special offers booked through online booking engines cannot be cancelled.
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Fun Da Vinci
Published on April 9, 2011. Played 1,757 times. Editors' rating 2.4
Fun Da Vinci is a fun physics-based puzzle game with good graphics. Your goal in this funny game is to help Leonardo da Vinci to configure the system of cannon ball movement towards the designated urns.
Position platforms, cogs and trampolines on the screen so that the urns catch all of the cannonballs in each level.

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SteepleChase Records
Our story begins in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the start of the '70s. With the help of resident ex-pats like Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster and Kenny Drew, the city's jazz scene had developed into one of the fiercest in Western Europe. Clubs and cafes were bouncing with rhythmic intensity, though none more than the hallowed Jazzhus Montmartre. Nils Winther, then a student at Copenhagen University, spent most of his evenings at Montmartrelistening and learning from the generous talent on hand.
Quickly, Winther's interests shifted from school to jazz, and before long he found himself at the cusp of a new life path. "I got a room upstairs and started recording some of the performances," recalled Winther in a recent phone interview. "Kenny Drew was a good friend of mine at the time, and he arranged it so [saxophonist] Jackie McLean gave me permission to record his sets." The rest is historyfor the moment McLean heard the tapes, he encouraged the young enthusiast to make a record of them. "I had never thought about that," Winther exclaimed, reliving his past larks. "But I had gotten a grant to study the next year, so I used that to press 500 LPs."
The Jackie McLean Quartet's Live at Montmartre, released in 1972, marked the beginning of a long and winding road for both Winther and SteepleChase. Over the next two years, the label used nearly all its earnings to fund subsequent recordings. Winther, meanwhile, was forced to work double dutyteaching in the daytime, and recording at night.
Then, in 1974, an invitation from McLean to record his new quintet (The Cosmic Brotherhood) brought Winther to New York for the first time. "We went into the studio, and did the recording. That was all arranged beforehand. Then I had a list of musicians I really wanted to record - that had kind of disappeared. I found Andrew Hill on that trip."
Hill, who was one of many avant-garde jazz artists affected by the dissolution of Blue Note records, had lost his recording contract in 1969 and nearly fallen off the map completely. "I was a big fan of his, and was actively trying to find him," remembers Winther. "And then this phone call came, and it was Andrew Hill saying that he had heard I was looking for him. So he actually found me." The ensuing record, entitled Invitation (1974), was the first for Hill in five years, and suggested a promising future for SteepleChase.
Also in 1974, sax legend Dexter Gordon led his first recording date for the label. Over the next few years, Gordon would release over a dozen quality albums on SteepleChase - reaffirming his place in jazz history, and cementing the label's position on the music's vanguard. "He was living in Copenhagen and, you know, Dexter had all his problems. He had problems with drugs and alcohol, but I was so close to him that I more or less knew when he was in good shape."
Among Gordon's memorable outings for SteepleChase are his first, an inspired quartet date entitled The Apartment (1974); his last, the all star session Biting the Apple (1976); and More Than You Know (1975), a lushly textured union of Gordon's band with members of three Danish Orchestras.
Following these early achievements, SteepleChase continued to build a catalog of unique quality and unusual breadth. Its list of artists now reads like a who's who in modern jazz, and includes the likes of pianists Horace Parlan and Duke Jordan (whose album Flight to Denmark from 1973 is the label's bestseller), and hornmen Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Archie Shepp and Thad Jones.


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Thank you, NarutoBase Staff
Haha, i personally would not mind if the Manga goes back to who Sasuke is going to go see, but, i REALLY hope it does not go back to Madara.. Gosh, he makes me so bored.
tobi is itachi uchiha
:flaw: no
Originally Posted by Roby
Yep. Or Kishi trolls and goes to Kages & Sasuke for 1 chapter
Or to Sasuke and Orochimaru?! :shrug:
Originally Posted by -Haku Yuki-
yes kihsi is trolling us with small fake hints on who it could be, he did it with with madara before it became oboius even then he kept it up making us think he was madara even when it was obius he wasn't. hes trolling kakashi thats what tobi is doing making him lose his cool. next chapter his face will be revealed and it won't be obito otheriwse it won't be surpising it has to be someone we dididn't expect so he build up some tenseion between tobi and kakashi to make us believe it was obito.
and if i'm wrong wow kishi way to let it out long before he f*cking mask came off
Well so far it does seem like its obito
also kakashis eye bleeding wtf
Wait, what? Where are my posts on this thread?
what a chapter.5/5
This week is going to be insane, NB is going to go berserk until the next chapter is released. All I can say is, good luck NB. Can't WAIT 'till Tobi is revealed omgomgomg
It'll be Sasuke, used as a decoy, and the real Tobi will rip of his Sasuke mask at the end of the chapter to reveal a bandaged face.
It's like Mission Impossible all over again.
Chatte my posts disappeared too
Originally Posted by -Logic-
All the theories were correct... some guy said what if they both activate MS? Another one said that what if they teleport the kage bunshin instead? Insanity... we NB members are reading Kishi's mind. Amazing chapter.
Maybe he's reading NB theories.
Originally Posted by BelievesItsNotButter
The obito threads are going to blow up even more this week. Maybe its just me but tobi just implied that he really is obito when he scolded kakashi about not being able to use the eye to its full capability because it is only "borrowed". Implying that tobi himself is not borrowing it but infact the original user
Well, i can't imagine how tobi is obito considering how old obito should be now.
so when tobi absorbs someone in that dimension while fighting other people,they can't do shit when he goes to the other dimension for cover,but when kakashi kamuis someone to tobi's dimension while covering from something,he suddenly gets hit in the face...seems legit
i wouldn't be that oppesd to the obito theory if it weren't for how hero you died giving his best friend his sharingan could become villan who is now attcking the world and his " best friend" if obito survived the first thing he should have done was return to kakashi and rin
I know ! can't wait
lol clam yo tits
ighly unlikely we will get much tobi action nex week tho... we mite jus see his face an kakashi gets shocked as well as guy.. thhen it switches to madara or sasuke
Awesome chapter!!
The rasengan to the face was legendary!!
Finally after next week's chapter the "who is tobi" threads will end!!
Originally Posted by Redemption
so when tobi absorbs someone in that dimension while fighting other people,they can't do shit when he goes to the other dimension for cover,but when kakashi kamuis someone to tobi's dimension while covering from something,he suddenly gets hit in the face...seems legit
Well i just cannot understand why he is not using the rinnegan, perhaps he could absorb the attack
5 star for sure
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Gottfried Gambling On "Calvin's" Response To The Name Change
NC State's basketball team held their annual media meet-n-greet yesterday afternoon. Most of the soundbytes from it were of the standard, boring preseason chatter variety, but there was one interesting tidbit that coach Mark Gottfried relayed to the press:
C.J. Leslie is no longer C.J. Leslie. He's now "Calvin."
"It's time for a new start with him," said Gottfried. "C.J. Williams is C.J.; Calvin is Calvin."
The message from Coach Gott was clear: you (Leslie) are who I say you are, and you better get used to it.
Typical college basketball players don't draw this type of "special treatment" from their newly installed head coach, but it's hard to argue against Leslie having earned it. Anyone with a TV and two functioning eyes could see that, at times last year, "Calvin" checked out and was merely going through the motions. Or worse, that he was operating independently of the game plan to serve his own motives.
From "Calvin's" performances and the subsequent lack of discipline from the coaching staff, you could see Sidney Lowe had little-to-no control over Leslie.
That's something Gottfried is hellbent on gaining, evidenced by yesterday's revelation.
Lauded by State fans, the name change is a bold but potentially risky move on Gottfried's part.
While today's modern athlete sports a tough, robust and athletic body, along with that often comes a fragile and easily broken ego. The era of tearing kids down through shame and verbal abuse with the expectation they can be built back up into obedient warriors by their coaches is over. I can only think of two coaches in recent memory that could probably get away with operating in that manner: Coach K and Bobby Knight. Coach Knight is no longer in the coaching game, due in part because the world evolved away from his militaristic coaching approach. He now sits in comfy couches breaking down game film rather than choking players and flinging chairs.
Coach K is winning as much as he ever has, but he's long in the tooth and destined for retirement shortly after he breaks Knight's wins record.
Unlike Coach K and Bobby Knight, Coach Gottfried doesn't have the luxuries of multiple NCAA titles and decades of success to bolster taking such a hardline stance with a kid like Leslie, a kid he just met a few months ago. In response to Gottfried using such a public shame tactic, "Calvin" could easily go the other way of Gott's intended result, shutting down in response to what he might perceive as an unwarranted act of disrespect. (If you don't think a ego-driven kid would take being publicly called out in this way as a sign of disrespect, ask yourself how you'd feel if your company's president sent out a company-wide memo saying, due to a lack of team-first attitude, you are henceforth to be known as "John Jacob Jingleheimerschmidt," effective immediately.)
If Leslie reaches a point where he shuts Gottried out, I have no doubts Gottfried will bench him indefinitely, an act probably to the benefit of the rest of the team.
But it's hard to deny that "Calvin", when operating within the framework of the team concept, is a tremendous asset that would greatly improve Gottfried's chances of getting State back to the NCAA tournament this year. Watching a future pro prospect waste away on the bench while his team struggles will naturally lead to a lot of second guessing from fans and media alike.
The $64,000 question is how does a coach in today's era placate the ego of a sulking superstar without losing the respect of the rest of your team? Maybe the simple answer is you can't. Certainly no one player can hold the rest of his team hostage, and perhaps the risk of alienating "Calvin" is offset by the assumption the rest of the team will rally around their coaches and perform better without him. Maybe Gott's been around enough prima donnas to know "Calvin" will react positively to this public shaming and all this fretting is nonsense.
But should "Calvin" implode, sulk, get outwardly displeased and/or become more of a distraction than an asset, we might look back to this name change decision and wonder if Gottfried took the right tact in handling this situation.
*fingers crossed*


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Asian markets have taken their cues from gains seen in Wall Street where the S&P 500 finished up 0.43% on the back of stronger-than-expected Pending Home Sales and broadly in-line Unemployment Data. However, we did hear during US hours that US House speaker Boehner said Obama's actions have not matched statements and no substantive progress has been made in talks. After the US close, Boehner did comment in an email statement, saying that he criticized the senate democratic rule change proposal and the house won't consider bills passed under the new rule. This statement caused US stock futures to move lower and these comments could gain more traction at the European open. Continued back and forth between US politicians indicates the US fiscal cliff issue is still in the process of muddling through.
Nikkei 225 recovered its earlier losses to trade in solid positive territory as the sentiment in the local market has been strongly lifted after the Japanese cabinet approved a second round of fiscal stimulus, this time to the tune of JPY 880bln. Meanwhile, JPY is weakening across the board with EUR/JPY moving through the 107.00 level.
Elsewhere, the ASX 200 has trended higher as participants continue to price in the increased likelihood of a rate cut at the RBA's decision next week, which has also translated in its local currency, with AUD/USD trading lower on the day.
Looking forward, we have Indian Q3 GDP Y/Y, which is scheduled to be released at 0530GMT/ 2330CST.
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ASX200 (+0.72%), Nikkei 225 (+0.88%), Shanghai Comp. (+0.79%), Hang Seng (+0.71%), KOSPI (+0.30%)
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A woman in her early 20's is fighting for her life this morning after the car she was in fell 60 feet into a ravine.
It happened around 6:30 Tuesday evening near the Pua'a Ka'a State Park along Hana Highway.
Two other women, also in their early 20's, were in the car at the time but only suffered minor injuries.
No word yet on what caused the car to go off the roadway.


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The death of film critic Roger Ebert elicits wide reaction from directors, actors, fellow critics and others:
"I am devastated by the loss of my love, Roger - my husband, my friend, my confidante and oh-so-brilliant partner of over 20 years. He fought a courageous fight. I've lost the love of my life and the world has lost a visionary and a creative and generous spirit who touched so many people all over the world. We had a lovely, lovely life together, more beautiful and epic than a movie. It had its highs and the lows, but was always experienced with good humor, grace and a deep abiding love for each other." -- Ebert's wife, Chaz Ebert, in a statement posted on her husband's blog.
"The death of Roger Ebert is an incalculable loss for movie culture and for film criticism. And it's a loss for me personally. Roger was always supportive, he was always right there for me when I needed it most, when it really counted - at the very beginning, when every word of encouragement was precious; and then again, when I was at the lowest ebb of my career, there he was, just as encouraging, just as warmly supportive. There was a professional distance between us, but then I could talk to him much more freely than I could to other critics. Really, Roger was my friend. It's that simple. Few people I've known in my life loved or cared as much about movies. I know that's what kept him going in those last years - his life-or-death passion for movies, and his wonderful wife, Chaz. We all knew that this moment was coming, but that doesn't make the loss any less wrenching. I'll miss him -- my dear friend, Roger Ebert." -- Director Martin Scorsese.
"Roger loved movies. They were his life. His reviews went far deeper than simply thumbs up or thumbs down. He wrote with passion through a real knowledge of film and film history, and in doing so, helped many movies find their audiences. Along with Gene Shalit, Joel Siegel, and of course Gene Siskel, Roger put television criticism on the map. Roger's passing is virtually the end of an era and now the balcony is closed forever." -- Movie director Steven Spielberg.
"Roger and Gene (Siskel) together again. End of an era." -- Oprah Winfrey on Twitter.
"Roger was the movies. When he didn't like a film, he was honest; when he did, he was effusive - capturing the unique power of the movies to take us somewhere magical. Even amidst his own battles with cancer, Roger was as productive as he was resilient - continuing to share his passion and perspective with the world. The movies won't be the same without Roger, and our thoughts and prayers are with Chaz and the rest of the Ebert family." -- President Barack Obama, in a statement.
"Roger Ebert was one of the great champions of freedom of artistic expression. When the power of independent film was still unknown and few would support it, Roger was there for our artists. His personal passion for cinema was boundless, and that is sure to be his legacy for generations to come." -- Robert Redford, actor and founder of the Sundance Institute, in a statement.
"From the mightiest blockbuster to the smallest independent film, Roger Ebert devoted his career to sharing his love of film with generations of moviegoers. The role of critics is to call them as they see them and Roger did so with integrity." -- Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford.
"He wrote (the) book. There was no business before him and Gene Siskel. ... He pioneered that crossover from print to broadcast media, and he did it with such professionalism and perception and passion. He was an amazing contributor to our industry, and his influence will be long felt." -- Warner Bros. distribution executive Jeff Goldstein.
"It will leave a huge void. He was the most widely read critic. For many people that's how they understand film criticism. They understand film criticism in terms of Roger Ebert. He is the icon of that medium for most people. He's the one film critic they can name. He loomed so large. Especially toward the end of his life." -- Film critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, who writes for rogerebert.com and was a host on Ebert's 2011 show "Ebert Presents at the Movies."
"we lost a thoughtful writer, i remember my first review from him, pi (i got his and siskel's thumbs) it was a career highlight." -- Darren Aronofsky, who directed the 1998 movie "Pi," wrote on Twitter.
"I watched him a lot. I watched his thumbs go up. I watched his thumbs go down. And when they went up for me I was very happy." -- Playwright and actor Harvey Fierstein.
"Sometimes you loved him. Sometimes you hated him as you do every critic. But I was thinking - I think that a great critic is somebody that has a real love for what he's criticizing, and I think he was that." -- Actress Glenn Close.
Other reacted on Twitter:
I Miss My Dear Friend Roger Ebert.Roger Was One Of The 1st Major Movie Critics To Support My Joints,Especially Malcolm X And DTRT.-R.I.P.— Spike Lee (@SpikeLee) April 4, 2013
Roger Ebert.Clear-eyed dreamer, king of the written word... say.ly/bRt5wg3— Cameron Crowe (@CameronCrowe) April 4, 2013
Roger Ebert RIP. I never grew tired of his opinions...on everything.Great man, great guest and great sense of humor.I will miss him.— Howard Stern (@HowardStern) April 4, 2013
Sad to hear about the passing of Roger Ebert, he was a grand man & in my opinion the dean of American film critics-he will be sorely missed— Larry King(@kingsthings) April 4, 2013
Goodbye Roger Ebert, we had fun. The balcony is closed.— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) April 4, 2013
RIP Roger #Ebert. We lost a passionate and broad minded force for cinema of all shapes sizes and genres. A fine courageous writer and man— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) April 5, 2013
R.I.P. Roger Ebert. One of the greats in his field. I'm very sad.— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) April 4, 2013
I'm saddened by the death of dear, longtime friend, film critic Roger Ebert. He will be missed.— Hugh Hefner (@hughhefner) April 5, 2013


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WASHINGTON Julia Child's career as a cooking authority has been well-documented, but recently declassified government files shed light on a lesser-known part of her past: as an intelligence officer during World War II. The National Archives on Thursday released more than 35,000 personnel files of people who served in the Office of Strategic Services, an intelligence agency that preceded the CIA. Among the 750,000 pages of documents was the file of Child, who joined the OSS in 1942, ...
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The memo line in your checkbook is usually reserved for humdrum messages like, say, "monthly rent" or "phone bill." But as Venmo cofounders Andrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail were designing their modern and mobile take on payment services, they realized it was not only an opportunity to make their app fun and unique—but also an opportunity to make it social.
When Kortina and Magdon-Ismail launched their app in 2009, they baked social into its core, a surprising feature in the personal finance category. The service, which lets users exchange money super simply via smartphone with no strings attached, evolved from the idea that payments aren't necessarily always intended to be private transfers of funds. "We found ourselves paying each other back with cash and checks, and we thought, 'This is silly because we use our phones to do everything else,'" Kortina recalls. "So we said, 'Let's go build a version of [a payments service] that feels more like the apps we're used to using with our friends, like Twitter and Facebook.'"
Since then, the startup has developed a unique community willing to share personal, often entertaining information tied to their payments—a social component that's helped set Venmo apart from the competition while goosing engagement on the platform.
It's interesting to think of Venmo as a social network, but the service is used to share payment data just like users might share news or photos on Twitter or Instagram. If you want to pay back a friend for, say, dinner or a night out, just pull up Venmo, select the right contact from your list of friends, plug in the dollar amount, and—voilà—you're good to go. But before completing the transaction, Venmo will ask what the payment is for. Maybe you write, "Drinks at Ace Bar," or perhaps, "Usual debauchery." By default, the annotations are public, visible to those involved in the transaction as well as your other friends on Venmo.
"It became this record of all the things that we were doing—the people we were hanging out with, the places we were going—and it started to look a lot like a news feed," Kortina says. "Many think payments are a private thing, but if you think about it, the things you spend money on with friends are: going to restaurants, concerts, ski trips, birthdays. These are the things you would actually talk about the next day over the water cooler at work, so it's natural people want to share."
The shared payment notes give insight into what your friends are up to; they're also often amusing to read. Of the most commonly shared words and phrases, there are the mundane, inevitable exceptions: "rent" or "utilities." But it's becoming increasingly common for friends to share notes that are intentionally trivial, hilarious, hyperbolic, or goofy, if not flat-out unrelated to the payment itself. We reached out to some colleagues to see how their networks were using the service socially; sample comments include payments for:
- "Excessive twerking"
- "Fantasy baseball loophole—I hate you"
- "Being bad at math"
- "Child support monthly installment"
- "The perfect Arnold Palmer"
- "Extra rides on the water slide"
And these are some of the more G-rated comments. Perhaps some of them are real—maybe one user really did pay a friend $10.70 for that "perfect Arnold Palmer." But in all likelihood, users are playing up the humor for their other friends on the network, or perhaps referencing a specific inside joke or memory related to the payment. (One of the most popular reasons for payment on Venmo is "[for] being awesome.") Regardless, the social aspect of Venmo makes the services feel more authentic and personal—terms rarely used to describe the payments space. It's partly why the startup was acquired by Braintree, which in turn was snapped up recently by PayPal for a cool $800 million.
"We definitely see that [stuff] happening," Kortina says. "We try not to be prescriptive in the ways we tell people to use it because we like the idea of creating a platform where people can be creative. I think that the misdirection or the joking around when paying for something—it's just people having fun. There are a lot of people who are very literal about what they're paying for, and there are also people who get creative. When my sister pays me for an electric bill, for example, she'll put emoji lightning bolts instead of 'for the utility bill' because it's just more fun."
Adds Kortina, with a laugh, "You wouldn't draw lightning bolts on a check when you're paying for something."
We've even seen some more extreme examples of how people are using the platform. (Please share your own experiences in the comments below.) In one instance, a colleague used the service to make tiny payments in jest in order to communicate a lighthearted message—that is, paying a friend a penny for "making me another sandwich #thankssss."
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It is far more difficult to test thermal interfaces than, for example, coolers because the difference between them is much smaller. You have to catch a difference of 1°C or less, which is a nontrivial task if you don't have a thermal chamber. For thermal interfaces to differ more notably, it is necessary to put them under such conditions that they are the weakest link in the heat transfer chain between the processor die and the ambient air. To do this, a high-wattage heater and a very efficient cooler are needed. There is no problem to find the former. As for a cooler, a liquid cooling system would be a perfect choice, but it would be much harder to deal with in terms of replacing the thermal greases. Moreover, this test wouldn't have much practical value because liquid cooling systems are far less popular than air-based coolers.
So, carrying out such tests and ensuring repeatable results is not a trivial task.
For our test session we assembled the following test platform:
- Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9 (Intel X58 Express, LGA 1366, BIOS F5i);
- Processor: Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, 3.33 GHz, 1.225 V, 6 x 256 KB L2, 12 MB L3 (Gulftown, B1);
- CPU cooler: Thermalright Archon (2x140 mm Thermalright TY-140 fans at 800 RPM);
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- Memory: DDR3 3 x 2 GB OCZ Platinum Low-Voltage Triple Channel (Spec: 1600MHz / 7-7-7-24 / 1.65 V);
- Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 6950 @ 6970 2 GB (GDDR5 256 bit, 880/5500 MHz);
- System drive: RAID 0 made of 2 Kingston V-series SNV425S2128GB SSDs (SATA-II, 300 GB, MLC, Toshiba TC58NCF618G3T);
- HDD for games and programs: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS (SATA-II, 300 GB storage capacity, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB cache, NCQ) inside Scythe Quiet Drive 3.5" silencer and cooler chassis;
- Backup HDD: Samsung EcoGreen F4 HD204UI (SATA-II, 2000 GB, 5400 RPM, 32 MB, NCQ);
- System case: Antec Twelve Hundred (front panel: three Noiseblocker NB-Multiframe S-Series MF12-S2 fans at 780 RPM; back panel: two Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilent PRO PL-1 fans at 780 RPM; top panel: standard 200 mm fan at 400 RPM; side panel removed);
- Control and monitoring panel: Zalman ZM-MFC2;
- Power supply: Zalman ZM1000-HP 1000 W (with a default 140 mm fan).
That's a photo of my system during the tests (except for the Indigo Xtreme which was tested with the mainboard oriented horizontally):
The ambient temperature was monitored with an electronic thermometer and varied from 23.9 to 24.5°C during the tests. The test results were normalized to 24°C by adding or subtracting the deflection of the ambient temperature from that value to or from the result of each thermal interface. By the way, if I was standing next to the system case during the test, the air temperature would grow up by 0.2-0.3°C.
I tested the thermal greases using the GPU of an AMD Radeon HD 6950 graphics card transformed into a Radeon HD 6970 by rewriting its BIOS.
The Cayman processor is the largest of open-die GPUs and is also among the hottest. I don't think there is a graphics card better suitable for such tests. I also used one of the most efficient coolers available: an Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME 5870.
The rotation speed of the cooler's three fans was fixed at the maximum 1920 RPM.
The cooler's base is ideally flat and smooth, even though it seems rather rough.
Each thermal grease was applied in a thin and uniform layer on the GPU die. Each was applied twice, with both surfaces being cleaned and degreased with alcohol between the tests. When applied, the thermal grease was left working for 1 hour to "break in" before the test proper. I ran Unigine Heaven 2.1 at 2560x1600 with 16x anisotropic filtering for that. After this warming up and when the GPU temperature had stabilized (this would take about 10 to 15 minutes), I would begin the test proper.
During the test the graphics card was running FurMark 1.8.2 launched from a renamed EXE-file at 2560x1600 with 16x anisotropic filtering enabled in the Catalyst driver. I used two monitoring tools: GPU-Z version 0.5.0 and MSI Afterburner 2.1.0 beta 5.
There were at least two such test cycles with a 20-minute pause for cooling down and stabilizing the temperature. I did this with each thermal grease for a total of over 50 test cycles. I didn't overclock the computer when testing the thermal interfaces with the GPU.
I also tested some of them with my CPU. It would have taken extremely long to test every product on the CPU, so I took only four of them of that, including the Indigo Xtreme. The other three were the best, medium and worst performers in the GPU tests. Another reason why I didn't test all the products on the CPU is that the heat-spreader of my Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-980X processor is not flat but convex.
I took a Coolink Corator DS cooler with Gapless Direct technology for testing the mentioned thermal greases with my CPU. It is a direct-touch cooler that doesn't have any gaps or aluminum inserts in its base. Theoretically, the thermal interface should have a higher effect on cooling with a direct-contact cooler than with a classic cooler because one heat transfer is eliminated (from the cooler's base to the heat pipes). To make the Corator DS even more effective, I replaced its 120mm fan with two 140mm Thermalright TY-140 fans which were working at their maximum speed of 1310 RPM.
To increase the amount of heat produced by the CPU, I overclocked it to 4.25 GHz, setting its voltage at 1.375 volts in the mainboard's BIOS.
The Turbo Boost technology was disabled whereas Hyper-Threading was turned on. Why did I use Hyper-Threading now but never do so in my CPU cooler tests? It's because of the program for heating the CPU up. Using Linpack with the LinX frontend does not produce adequate results in tests of thermal interfaces because the Linpack load, although very high, is unstable and not very repeatable. When testing coolers, I can easily re-launch Linpack as soon as I spot it yielding gigaflop calculations greatly different from previous results (and this happens quite frequently I must tell you), but it would be too time-consuming in thermal interface tests.
So, I turned to the latest version of Prime95 x64 for a linear and stable CPU load. I launched it in the maximum-load Blend mode for 30-40 minutes during each test cycle.
The temperature of the CPU cores was monitored with the RealTemp utility. The average temperature across the six cores was then corrected according to the ambient temperature (24°C). Like on the GPU, each thermal grease was tested twice, the best of the two runs being regarded as the end result if the difference between the two runs was not higher than 1°C. If the difference was larger, I applied the thermal grease a third time and reran the warm-up and test cycle.
And the last thing: when applying each thermal grease for the first time, I threw away the first few millimeters of what I squeezed out of its tube to minimize the effect of the product's lifetime on its consistency and properties. Just another measure towards more accurate test results.


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A Southeastern Seminary student was viciously beaten and his family terrorized Jan.1 along a dark highway in East Africa during an ambush by men wielding spears and swords.
Rob Kopesky, a master of divinity in international church planting student at the Wake Forest, N.C., seminary, suffered three fractures on the left side of his face, including a broken jaw. Kopesky was scheduled to undergo five hours of reconstructive surgery at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. Doctors planned to implant titanium plates to reposition the broken bones in his cheek and under his left eye and wire his jaw shut.
During a phone interview Jan. 5 from his hospital bed in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Kopesky said he had been attempting to change a flat tire about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 1 off the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, when about 10 men emerged from a cornfield bordering the road.
"The ringleader held a flashlight to my face, and I instantly knew we were in big trouble," Kopesky recounted. "The next thing I knew I woke up to the screams of my wife and children, and the car window breaking. I prayed to God, "Lord, they can kill me, but don't let them hurt my wife and kids.' At that point, I got angry, I started to fight back. One of them put a knife to my neck and told me, 'Give us all your money or I'll kill you.'"
Kopesky said he pushed the knife away from his throat, slicing his thumb, before the gang of men attacked him a second time repeatedly kicking him in the ribs and knocking him unconscious a second time.
He said his wife, Cynthia, witnessed the attack with their three children, ages four, 10 and 11, from inside the vehicle. The gang of men, who spoke fluent English, slapped her and their four-year-old son and threatened to kill Kopesky if the family did not relinquish all of their valuables. Kopesky said the attack lasted about 10 minutes before the bandits fled on foot with money, video camera equipment, watches, passports and driver's licenses. He said he hopes his attackers will read the gospel tracts inside his wallet.
Kopesky said his family was assisted by some passersby driving trucks. He said the men changed the flat tire on his four-wheel drive Nissan vehicle that bore the words "Baptist Mission of Kenya" on the side of the car. Cynthia Kopesky then drove the vehicle two hours and 15 minutes north to the hospital in Nairobi.
Rob Kopesky, 42, of South Hill, Va., said his family is still "trying to piece together the events of that night," but is convinced the attackers planted the piece of steel in the road that slashed his tire, causing the flat.
Nevertheless, Kopesky said he and his family plan to remain in Kenya after his surgery.
"We are more determined now than ever," Kopesky said. "We know God wants us in East Africa, and we are not going to be chased away. Don't get me wrong. There is a lot of anger with the fact that my children witnessed this horrible act. For 10 minutes they terrorized my family. They slapped my wife and hit my four-year-old boy."
The Kopeskys said they do not believe they were victims of Christian persecution.
"We are going to be working in this area," Kopesky said. "The people are going to ask us, 'Why did you come back after you were attacked?' and we are going to reply, 'because of Jesus Christ.'"
In a Jan. 2 e-mail to Kopesky's parents, Cynthia Kopesky wrote of the emotions her husband was dealing with and his struggles to overcome his anger: "(Rob) said to me that when he looks on all that God has forgiven him, how could he not forgive these men. He also reflects on the beating that our innocent Lord endured, far greater than what Rob encountered, just for our salvation."
Keith Eitel, professor of Christian missions and director of Southeastern's Center for Great Commission Studies, said the Kopeskys' unfaltering commitment to God's call on their lives is reminiscent of David Livingstone's call to serve as a missionary to Africa in the 1800s.
Eitel quoted Livingstone as once saying, "People speak of sacrifices I have made spending so much of my life in Africa. It's no sacrifice. Say rather a privilege."
"I have been impressed by the Kopeskys' wisdom," Eitel continued. "They have been looking for God's perspective in this whole situation."
Eitel said the attack of the Kopesky family is not the first time Southeastern students have found themselves in danger serving overseas. "It was a random act of violence," Eitel said. "In the past six or seven years, we've had two or three incidents like this one. The fact that they were foreigners made them a target."
Southeastern's master of divinity with international church planting program was pioneered in 1995 in partnership with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.
The degree program, which includes two years of campus-based study followed by two years of missionary services overseas, has 97 students enrolled in various stages. Eitel is careful to alert prospective students of the inherent dangers associated with the program.
Another team of students is scheduled for deployment later this year to Central Asia. Deployments are also targeted for North Africa and the Middle East, 2001-2003.
The Kopeskys asked that Christians all over the world join them in praying that God will: 1) soften their children's memories of the attack; 2) help them to find peace in forgiving their attackers; 3) draw their attackers to Him through salvation by faith; and 4) will use this evil for good by opening other doors to share the gospel. (BP)


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The epic journey continues… Briana must now face Darkness, alone. With no one left to help her, she must do what she can to overcome her greatest fears, or fall to become what we fear the most. Briana has sent Devin to a barren world in search of something that will help him in the coming battle against the undead armada of Hell. Time is running out as the clutches of evil slowly close in around him. With the help of the former demon (Uriah), can they find the means to balance the odds? Follow the continuing adventures as the clash between Heaven and Hell continues on the doorstep of our own world. The fate of creation rests in the hands of those who carry the light. For if Devin does not find his love then all will be shrouded in darkness, forever. Who will he chose? Who will be the one to form the Bond that will save us all?
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So, the beginning of August, I was setteling in to my new apartment at Piazza Vittorio, getting to know my housemates and feel more permanent. The new place really helps. It just has a vibe that makes me feel like buying housewares. My room is bright and very nice, large. I am close to everything and I really feel comfortable with my housemates. PS the area is very near where I lived at the beginning.
Now I am really starting to feel good here, work ended on August 5th or so and I have had lots of time off to explore Rome and find my way
The summer weather is very hot and humid so being off work is very nice. Except that it is actually too hot to go out during the day so I have been sleeping in and then going out after dark. ( I think this will make it hard tomorrow when I return to work). Anyway, there is plenty to do. They call it Estate Romana. It means Roman summer and the various political parties along with some other organizations set up jazz concerts, Performances, movies and outdoor events all over Rome. Most Romans leave town during this time, August seems to be the time when the most Americans are in town as well.
Well, after so much time here, i am beginning to be a familiar face, and faces are familiar to me too. Some of my friendships are beginning to solidify and grow. There had been many days when I felt homesick and lonely but I got over it. Nothing like skype...
The nights here in the summer are actually gorgeous! The mood is romantic and the moons are huge! One night, when I went out with my friend and her daughter, there was even an eclipse. I had taken an afternoon stroll and after taking some pictures realized there was a full moon
Rome is fantastic and since I had so much time off and it was so hot, I took long afternoon walks (passagiata) in the late afternoon or evening. I was never without my camera because you just never know when you turn a corner what may be there.
Now It's the end of summer and Work has begun again. In a way, I am glad to be back. I like the long shadows at the end of summer and through fall. They remind me of childhood autumns and the anticipation of early nights and most of all...Halloween. Tonight is a big Madonna concert at the stadium in which I was looking forward to since the announcement months ago. During some of my depressed moments, or moments of homesickness, having this ticket kept me commited to staying here. Last night was the "pre-party" at gay village. I am tired but on my way to work, the gym, and.....The material, the material, the material girl!!!!!!


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Booth and Sweets are given access to a toy company's headquarters after an executive's remains are found packaged with a Prince Charming doll; Sweets prepares for his gun certification test; Brennan worries about motherhood.
The team identifies the remains of a competitive-eating champion just days before a contest; a brilliant new squint has trouble fitting in; Booth and Brennan try to put themselves in each other's places after a disagreement about the baby.
After dismembered remains are found in multiple mailing boxes, the team uncovers a complicated love triangle; Booth's grandfather reveals surprising news; Special Agent Genny Shaw (Tina Majorino) learns how important teamwork is.


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Tchaikovsky: November - In the Troika in E MajorPiano Sheet Music to Download and Print or to View in Mobile Devices
|Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky - The Seasons :
November - In the Troika, Op. 37 No. 11
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|Published: 1876
|Level: 7
|Period: Late Romantic
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AIDS, Sexuality, and American Religion
A review of Anthony M. Petro
Once gay men were identified in public as the primary victims of and imagined cause of the disease, it became a moral crisis rather than a medical one.
A pastor at risk for HIV
Getting stuck accidentally with a needle might be something you anticipate if you work in a hospital. Less so if you're setting up for Sunday school.
The value of what we can't comprehend
In science, when negative data isn't reported, the result is a silence that silences. A life-saving drug or a new discovery may be missed.
Years of experience don't ease the journey toward a family waiting in an ICU. We pastors feel terribly inadequate, and at the same time incredibly grateful that the vocation allows us into the most intimate situations.
This past Sunday was the Epiphany, the celebration of the incarnate Christ made manifest. It also happened to be the Sunday I decided to visit a congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church.
The MCC is more theologically liberal than I am, so I braced myself for some hangups. But I also wanted to remain as open as possible to experiencing God in a different context. I'm glad I went.
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Since most people today die of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, stroke or dementia, and many live with these diseases for years, this handbook will be enormously helpful for pastors, patients and families. The book gives compassionate and sensible guidance to those seeking to negotiate the difficult spiritual and medical terrain that surrounds the experience of dying.
Recently I cohosted with actor John Mahoney (of the TV show Frasier) an annual event called "Jubilate." It supports Chicago's Bonaventure House, where the Alexian Brothers serve AIDS victims, who also serve each other. Each year such opera singers as Catherine Malfitano, Samuel Ramey and the friend who got me into all this, Susanne Mentzer, donate their services.
The Alexian Brothers established Bonaventure House some years ago as a place of refuge, spiritual care and healing of many sorts for people afflicted with AIDS. Almost 40 people suffering from the disease are under its roof, and many more have been taught how to care for themselves in independent living.
The church has the infrastructure
When Sister Raphaela Händler arrived in Namibia in 1996 to coordinate the country's Roman Catholic hospitals and health-care clinics, she realized that AIDS was a "time bomb" about to burst. She had worked previously in Tanzania, and had seen the AIDS pandemic spread there. Although Namibia was years behind Tanzania in the spread of this disease, the pattern was similar.
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A Message from Sharon -- February 2013
People ask me all the time "Why do you keep doing this work?" How can I not work to change policies that kill, shatter people's lives and contribute to poverty and oppression? My faith demands it of me.When I began "this work" with WFP in 1984, I assumed it would take a few short years to convince policy makers that it was immoral to support a military force that committed human rights abuses. I was sure that if enough legislators saw the photos and read the reports of atrocities that the WFP team documented they would cut off the funds for war. Everyone would agree that no 10 year-old should live the horror of seeing his mother and brother killed like Wilfredo did.A policy change took more than a few short years. But tens of thousands of you traveled to the war zones to resist this war. Many pressured legislators and committed civil disobedience to call attention to this awful policy. Grassroots power worked! Military funding was cut and Nicaraguans signed a peace agreement.So after the war, our work was done? Not so fast. I call it the policy onion where you peel off one layer, military aid, and there appears the next layer, economic policies. The structural adjustment and free trade agreement layers surface. There are the layers of corporate abuses, drug war policies, forced migration. Until there is peace with justice in the Americas, including in our own country, our work must continue.It's the work of solidarity, presence, mutuality, accompanying through struggle and resistance. It's called faith, not always knowing the way, but knowing that we have to keep walking the road of peace because the current situation of injustice must stop.I hope you will join us in celebrating our 30th anniversary as we all renew our commitment to work for peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas. Change can happen. It has and it will.In deep gratitude,Sharon HostetlerExecutive Director
P.S. We have exciting plans for innovative work supporting human rights, fair trade and immigrant rights in 2013. I hope you will stay in touch to find out how you can get involved in this work for justice.


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The Department of Finance at RSM ('RSM Finance') is dynamic and international. "We are a meeting place for ambitious academics and dedicated educators in the field of Corporate Finance and Investments," says Professor Peter Roosenboom, Department Chair. "As a group we collectively manage the School's largest Master Programme, promote the excellent PhD researchers, and organize high-quality specialized conference."
A Circle of Experts
RSM Finance is part of the Erasmus Finance Group, which includes faculty of the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE). "We address a wide variety of areas - research on initial public offerings, theory and practice of corporate finance, the predictability of stock returns, risk management, and governance, among others, " says Professor Roosenboom. "We share our latest research with each other during our lunchtime Brown Bag Seminars - it's inspiring to work as a community of finance".
Weekly Seminars
"The Erasmus Finance Group has an outstanding weekly seminar series that can compete with those from the best business schools in the world", says Professor Roosenboom. Such speakers as Harrison Hong (Princeton), Denis Gromb (INSEAD), and Lucian Taylor (Wharton School of Business) present each week, to an audience that includes faculty and PhD researchers.
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Like Most Magazines, 'Cargo' Was for Readers With Self-Esteem Issues
Cargo readers, still grappling with the demise of their beloved magalog, turn to the website's message boards to vent their heartbreak:
I am very sad. This is the funnest magazine to read. There must be some way to save it???
lets find out more about buying it or keep the website running.
Gee I wonder why they are folding? This magazine sucks ass. The writers constantly confuse substance with being tragically hip, and outside of fashion they dont know shit about anything they write about.
Good. This magazine is crap. This is yet another magazine run by fags trying to be hetero who dont know their ass from a hole in the ground outside of fashion and makeup.
i'm not too disappointed, i kind of enjoyed reading it but if you think about it, cargo magazine was kind of a weak concept. a magazine that is sort of like a catalog but not really. it's sort of like gq but not really. there is a very specific demographic of self-concious men with low self-esteem that truly enjoyed this magazine and as superficial as today's society is, very few people are so uncertain of themselves that they would enjoy this magazine fully.
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Now that the Baltimore Ravens have been crowned as this year's NFL champions, the 2012 season is officially over.
Since the most popular sport in America won't return for another seven months or so, it's time for America's second-most popular sport to begin: the NFL offseason.
With the craziness of free agency and the annual months-long circus that is the NFL draft, it's time to step back and take a look at all 32 NFL franchises. Did they finish strong, or did they collapse down the stretch? Do they have all the pieces in place, or are key players packing their bags? Do they have money to burn, or did money burn a hole in their pocket?
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DANBURY —An intoxicated customer at Danbury Billiards & Cafe was arrested early Sunday morning after he threatened to kill security officers at the business, and the family of the arresting police officer, when they required he leave the premises and took him to jail, police said.
Nicholas Cipolla, 31, of Smith Street in Danbury, was charged with threatening, interfering with a police officer, breach of peace, simple trespass and failure to submit to fingerprinting.
Police said officers were called to the club by security officers at 1:36 a.m. about an intoxicated client refusing to leave the premises. When the security officers attempted to escort him outside, he threatened to kill them, police said. Officers then attempted to escort him off the property, and he refused to leave, and resisted arrest, police said. After he was placed into the cruiser, Cipolla apparently then threatened to kill the officer's family, police said.
Cipolla is being held on $10,000 bond for arraignment in the Superior Court in Danbury tomorrow morning.


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"I saw something on CNN this morning. Did you know that time is running out on the search for the Malaysian airliner? Well, I don't know. They just said time is running out. I don't know if they meant for CNN or if they meant for the airline, for the passengers, for the search team, but I thought you would like to know that time is running out."
"Climate change would increase boating, golfing, and beach recreation at the expense of skiing."
"The UN's latest report from the international planetary committee on climate, whatever, IPCC, whatever the hell it stands for -- doesn't matter to me -- their latest report's out and it's the biggest scaremongering global warming report. Nobody will be spared, folks. In fact, because this is the scariest climate prediction ever."
"The Federal Reserve has basically been enabling the purchase of equities and bonds in the market, by pumping money into it, and it's a dangerous thing, too, because the stock market now is not a function -- well, not solely a function of market anticipation, market analysis. The stock market is simply reacting to the Fed."
"When was the last time I stepped in it and some conservative media show circled the wagons and brought all kinds of people to defend it? It doesn't happen. In fact, when was the first time?"
"Okay, a miniature firestorm has erupted here because of Michael Lewis on 60 Minutes last night claiming that the stock market is rigged by a combination of the stock exchanges, the big Wall Street banks, and high-frequency traders."
"I'm telling you, Kathleen Sebelius is robotic. She doesn't know anything. I know she's a card-carrying leftist, but that means she's basically ignorant, when you get down to brass tacks."
"As is the case practically every Monday, the audio sound bite roster is filled with audio sound bites in which I have been mentioned."
"I wish people could learn ideology and understand it. If we could pull that off, we could spare of ourselves so much pain, suffering, and grief, it's not funny."
"What, today is? It is, really? Today is the deadline for signing up for Obamacare? I know it's March 31st, but it's not. It's been waived or moved to the middle of April. (interruption) Oh, you have to be in line as of today but you don't have to have anything purchased? This is such a joke."
"Come on, folks, there is no Obamacare deadline. In fact, if you listen to various Democrats, there is no Obamacare."


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Three imports announced to roster
Three new faces will join the Moose Jaw Miller Express this season.
Moose Jaw Miller Express
Danny Lokesak, Dylan Hanson and Derek Cornell are imports that have committed to play in the Western Major Baseball League.
All three have ties to previous and present players as well.
Lokesak is from Florence, Ky. and is a teammate of Hank Stewart at Brescia University. That is where the relationship was formed for Lokesak and the Express organization.
"Through Hank and the head coach and just by going through all the avenues by trying to find quality players," said Michael Hunt, head coach of the Express.
He is batting with a .362 average with nine doubles, three triples and 23 RBI. The centre-fielder also has a .459 slugging percentage, .441 on-base percentage and is 25 for 31 in stolen base attempts.
"He had a pretty good year and was second in hitting. He is an outfielder that can go and get it. He is a centre-fielder that can run like a deer and we are expecting some pretty big things out of him defensively and on the bases," stated Hunt. "With his speed and high contact ability at the plate, we are thinking he will be a one-two type of guy at the top of the order, which will compliment Austin Russell nicely."
Hanson is a 6'0, 210-pound first baseman/catcher from Olathe, Kan.
He is currently at Central Missouri University and has hit .299 in 33 games. He has three doubles, eight RBI and is 10 for 16 on stolen base attempts.
"He didn't get a lot of playing time at the beginning of the year, but he played himself in a position to be a mainstay in the lineup," said Hunt. "He has put together a solid year and has raw power."
Hanson will back up Stewart behind the plate when needed and can also fill in if any injuries come up throughout the season.
Cornell is from Ballwin, Mo. and also plays for Central Missouri. He is currently a red shirt sophomore and was a red shirt freshman last year.
"He is another one of those guys that were buried. He played behind Jon Cotter last year at Central Missouri," explained Hunt. "He is a young man and he is certainly going to go do special things at Central Missouri and we hope to see it here too."
Cornell is a 5'10, 185-pound second baseman that will provide solid defence on the right side of the infield.
"Defensively, he is a slick moving guy and has some speed," said Hunt. "He is a contact guy as he is a smaller guy. He is going to slap the ball around and then we will be able to utilize his wheels on the bases."
Hunt did say that having some connections already made prior to the season is important and can make the transition a bit easier for the new players.
"It is nice when they already have someone that they know when they are up here. Jon Cotter will be around too, so they will have somebody they played with before that is from the city and is familiar with," he said.
The Express open their season May 30 at Ross Wells Park against the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets.
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Artificial Heart (NASA) More than 200 patients received a second chance at life with tiny heart pumps developed from space shuttle fuel pump technology. Just 1 inch in diameter and weighing less than 4 ounces, the miniaturized ventricular assist pumps were developed by NASA and renowned heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey.(Image Credit: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)
Automotive Insulation (NASA) NASCAR racecars shield drivers from extreme engine heat using materials from the same thermal protection system used to safeguard NASA astronauts onboard the space shuttle. Their lives depend on it. (credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Home Insulation (NASA) Homeowners are insulating their homes with the same lightweight, flexible aerogel NASA uses to insulate cryogenics on space shuttles. The insulation is many times thinner and more effective than standard fiberglass insulation, yet can be handled and installed with the same traditional methods.
Prosthesis Material (NASA) Responding to a request from the orthopedic appliance industry, NASA recommended that the foam insulation used to protect the shuttle's external tank replace the heavy, fragile plaster used to produce master molds for prosthetics. The new material is light, virtually indestructible and easy to ship and store. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
Land Mine Removal Device (NASA) The same rocket fuel that helps launch the space shuttle is now being used to save lives— by destroying land mines. A flare device, using leftover fuel donated by NASA, is placed next to the uncovered land mine and is ignited from a safe distance using a battery-triggered electric match. The explosive burns away, disabling the mine and rendering it harmless. (credit: LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)
Video Stabilization Software (NASA) Image-processing technology used to analyze Space Shuttle launch video and to study meteorological images also helps law enforcement agencies improve crime-solving video. The technology removes defects due to image jitter, image rotation and image zoom in video sequences. The technology also may be useful for medical imaging, scientific applications and home video. (credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Green Lubricants (NASA) Sporting equipment and cars are kinder to the environment with NASA's high-performance, biodegradable lubricants developed for the enormous crawlers that move the space shuttles to and from the launch pads in Florida.(credit: LubriMatic Green)
Rescue Tool (NASA) Rescue squads have a new extrication tool to help remove accident victims from wrecked vehicles. The hand-held device requires no auxiliary power systems or cumbersome hoses and is 70 percent cheaper than previous rescue equipment. The cutter uses a miniature version of the explosive charges that separate devices on the shuttle. (credit: NASA.gov)
Firefighting Infrared Camera (NASA) Firefighters locate hot spots in wildfires and in buildings by scanning the flames with this sensitive infrared hand-held camera, first used by NASA to observe the blazing plumes from shuttles.
Life-Saving Light (NASA) Special lighting technology developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions is being studied to treat brain tumors in children. Doctors at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee are working with light emitting diodes in a treatment called photodynamic therapy, a form of chemotherapy, to kill cancerous tumors. (credit: NASA/Getty Images)


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By Mark Fleischmann June, 2010
Price: $599
At A Glance: Beautifully styled satellite/subwoofer set Keyhole mount for on-wall placement Well-rounded sound
From England to China
Wharfedale is an Anglo-Chinese speaker brand and one of the most storied names in the high-end audio industry. The brand began in 1932 in Yorkshire, in the north of England, and it went through a few changes of ownership before it became part of the International Audio Group (IAG) in 1996. IAG is owned by two Taiwanese brothers, Bernard and Michael Chang, who made their fortune with karaoke equipment. For a decade and a half, they restored the luster to Wharfedale and its sister brand Quad.
The two brands now live in industrial luxury in Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, in one of Chinas Special Economic Zones. In the factory where they are produced, the designer is virtually omnipotent. He doesnt use any off-the-shelf parts, nor does he have to wait six months to have a part custom-made. Instead, the on-site tool and die shop makes parts for him, and he can redesign them as many times as he wants. This gives him power over everything that goes into a Wharfedale or Quad loudspeaker. It also lets him stuff products with high-quality parts at a fraction of what it would cost somewhere else.
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Grosfeld Quitting Sure Fit
December 20, 2004-- Home Textiles Today,
After four months spent dividing his time between his own business in Miami and serving as CEO of Sure Fit, based here, Salo Grosfeld is planning to step down from the latter position.
Grosfeld took the helm at Sure Fit in mid-August when the company was acquired out of bankruptcy by New York-based investment firm D.E. Shaw. Shaw does not hold any stake in Grosfeld's business, J.R. United. Grosfeld holds no stake in either Sure Fit or Shaw.
Grosfeld will remain at Sure Fit through the end of January.
Grosfeld told HTT he made the decision to step down as CEO of Sure Fit during a family trip to Disney World in Florida late last month. A father of 6 children, ages 20, 8, 4, 2 and twin 1-year-olds, he said his 8- and 4-year-olds were instigators.
"They didn't want to leave Disney because they said if I went back to work I wouldn't see them again," Grosfeld said. "I figured it's a lot easier for Sure Fit to get a new CEO than for my kids to get a new dad."
Grosfeld said he spent at least three days each week in New York at Sure Fit's offices and the rest of his time in Miami at J.R. United's headquarters.
"I was working seven days a week, 20-hour days," he said. "I figured at some point it would improve, but it never did."
Sure Fit has no immediate plans to fill the CEO position, according to Jean Smith, chief operating officer.
"The view right now is that there are a lot of talented people here," Smith said. "We are well into the turn-around."
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