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A more recent name that makes as much or more sense, if there MUST be a name other than "SS Performance Sedan": Monte Carlo
Another name in Chevrolet's past that could be used: Monza
Anyone saying either of those is qualified to be for a 2-door only model is quickly dismissing the most recent and arguably successful RWD Impala SS.
The die is cast, so get over the notion of "it shoulda been Chevelle" (shades of "I coulda had a V8"?) - while I've got a 2011 Caprice that won't hold a candle to the coming SS, it would be a bit odd for it to carry the Chevelle name, while Monte Carlo SS or Monza SS would evoke a much sportier image/heritage, in my mind.
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As some others have said, I hope the car itself is better than most of us are imagining. I'm sure I'll give the SS a once over when it arrives at the dealership. I so far don't see an immediate purchase in my future.
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So, just for the sake of the argument, what is so awesomely wonderful about "Chevelle SS" (name last used in 1977, or earlier)? Other than it's birth in 1964 and the SS package being available from the beginning--2-door coupe & convertible only, I recall--the name was a creation of the division's desire to have all their cars start with a "C", at least after 1960, with a full-size Chevrolet (including wagons and El Camino) and Corvette roadster prior to that - Corvair, Chevy II, Chevelle, Caprice (first as an Impala derivative) Camaro (all models introduced through the 60's), and Chevette in 1976, then Citation, Cavalier(>Cobalt>Cruze) & Celebrity (1980-82)....Corsica/Beretta (really?) then LUMINA????
At some point, the naming protocols took a turn, with sub-models, and other separate models based on the same or similar platform, and unique models that even spawned spin-offs: Chevelle-based Monte Carlo (1970), Vega (1971), Monza (2nd time around after Corvair as a Vega derivative) (1975), and so on. 1978 brought the downsized Malibu, with Chevelle now retired from naming anything--and Malibu was handed off to a FWD platform, where it remains (original origin being the Chevelle line). RWD cars suffered greatly--Monte Carlo went away with Lumina taking it's place in 1988, then returned again later, and is now absent, after establishing a stellar record in a racing environment (RWD silhouette in NASCAR). Impala went away in the 80's in RWD, to return again in 1994 as an SS, then went away again, to return as a FWD model in 2000. Camaro goes away after 35 years and comes back 8 (EIGHT!!!) model years later......at least Mark Reuss seems to be an actual "car guy" and understand the enthusiast market!
Take a look at the number of VE-based "Commodore" models at the Holden website---as recently announced on this board, this will change with the rollout of VF, so Omega, Berlina, Calais, and other names now available may be history.
Previous discussion even suggested that Commodore SS would have been a reasonable name to use for the new Chevy version--it gets back to the naming protocol of "C"-names....interesting that the name Commodore appears nowhere on the car itself.
It's GM's decision. It's not the 1960's & 70's anymore. Live with it.
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If it's better than the G8 GT it'll be an awesome ride. I hope they put MRC into it, so it'll be worth any extra coin they're surely going to demand for it.
Making it v8 only is probably a good choice and allows the differentiator from the Impala that so many people were clamouring for.
I think this makes sense.
And like others, I wish it was called something other than just SS. But I can live with it.
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Was the 3.9L Malibu SS RWD?
What were the hood scoops on a '67 SS Camaro used for? I'd like to know, because they weren't functional.
What about the majority of the 1960s when you could order an SS Impala with any engine, including the straight-six?
How about '71 and '72 Chevelles?
Much of what made a car an SS boiled down to emblems, badges, center consoles, and gauges.
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What??? The new DI V8? I guess the SS won't go into production until fall?!? I thought it was going to be not long after the reveal in Feb, but I guess not until later. The article didn't see an on-sale date that I saw. That would be awesome if we got to see the LS early.
Obviously they are trying to position it like the Impala SS from the mid-90's (vice a full range offering like the Charger). I hope they go for the same subtle aesthetic (ie very little to no chrome, body colored trim, etc.) with the SS.
If GM was to take Alpha and re-invent the SS off it, it would cost much more money, including R&D, changing the structure to fit a Chevrolet cost model etc. How much is a V6 ATS? High $30s, and without options it's an entry luxury but not opulent car. Even though they are likely to sell many less SS than ATS, they can do so including selling it with a V8 for similar dollars because they do not have to factor in a second R&D amount and another build facilitiy to make it. Even though the car comes from 1/3 of the way around the world, the transport cost is much less for small volumes than making it. And even if they made it in the US, unless they were making say a Zeta Impala alongside as the donor car, then it makes no sense economically. Whereas, Holden is making the car and was always going to f0r multiple markets. And America and Australia being similar societies that like large V8 cars, it makes sense to do it once and sell it twice.
As far as the Ute is concerned, I do not know why there is no plan to import it. Given many Americans own more than one car - sportscar, minvan, beater, truck - I do not know why anyone thinks a Ute wouldn't work as well there as here. Many people who own one car here have a ute - including women. It wouldn't sell in Camry proportions - but positioned correctly it would seem to be a monty. It can only be, they are worried it might chew some 2-door cab pickup sales at the bottom end. I wouldn't think so personally. Utes are a ton of fun but more a lifestyle thing, not many businesses would take a $30K+ V8 ute over say a $20K Tacoma - except speed shops. Here, the Ute is the gofer mobile but also the mobile advertisement/billboard for performance shops. Ideal for picking up exhausts, tyres, wheels, mod bits but also showing a customer what they can anticpate from tuning.
It's like - BMW doesn't have a Z-series factory in Europe. All it's Z-cars for the world come from America. It makes sense with niche, and a Chevrolet 4-door performance sedan seems pretty niche to me.
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On their website today, there is news of a surprising case in which Immigration Judge Lawrence O. Burman granted the political asylum application of Uwe and Hannelore Romeike, Christians from Bissinggen, Germany, homeschool their children and have fled from Germany because of its draconian anti-homeschooling legislation. Judge Burnham said:
"Homeschoolers are a particular social group that the German government is trying to suppress. This family has a well-founded fear of persecution…therefore, they are eligible for asylum…and the court will grant asylum."See: Homeschooling Family Granted Political Asylum
Mike Donnelly, staff attorney and director of international relations for HSLDA said:
"This decision finally recognizes that German homeschoolers are a specific social group that is being persecuted by a Western democracy,"Donnelly also pointed out:
"It is embarrassing for Germany, since a Western nation should uphold basic human rights, which include allowing parents to raise and educate their own children. This judge understood the case perfectly, and he called Germany out. We hope this decision will cause Germany to stop persecuting homeschoolers,"In Germany, homeschooling families face fines, and the threat of imprisonment. In November 2007, the German Federal High Court in Karlsruhe ruled that children of homeschooling parents could be taken into care because homeschooling constitutes child endangerment, and because the public has the right to be protected from "parallel societies" based on religion or worldview. Families who homeschool are likely to be visited by the Police who will "escort" their children to school.
One family did appeal to the European Court of Human Rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, but the Court refused to hear the case. The Court did agree that homeschooling was an exercise of protected parental liberties, but accepted the concerns of the lower German courts that homeschooling would create a parallel society - and that this was sufficient to override parental freedom.
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- After missing his last start, Yu Darvish returns to the mound for the Texas Rangers as they take on Zack Greinke and the Los Angeles Angels at 12:05 p.m. in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. The game is on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM and FSSW. A look at the matchup:
Darvish (16-9, 3.90 ERA): The 26-year-old was scratched from his last start with neck stiffness but said after his bullpen Friday that he's ready to go. ... He got his 16th win, which leads all AL rookies, on Sept. 20 in Anaheim, allowing one run on four hits in eight innings with a walk and nine strikeouts. ... He has four consecutive starts of seven or more innings and four or fewer hits and is just the third pitcher to have a streak of that kind (Nolan Ryan and Gaylord Perry). ... Darvish has 12 games with nine or more strikeouts, second-most in the majors. And his 214 strikeouts are third-most in the AL. ... He has a career-high seven consecutive quality starts and is 5-1 with a 2.13 ERA in that span. Opponents are batting just .151 in those starts.
Greinke (15-5, 3.42 ERA): He's won his last five and six of his last seven decisions since going winless in eight straight. ... Greinke became the first pitcher since 1920 to record 13 strikeouts in a start of five innings or less in his win against Seattle on Sept. 25. ... This is his 14th career appearance and 12th start against Texas. .. He did not factor into a decision in his last start vs. the Rangers, allowing one run in eight innings on Sept. 20. Darvish was also starting that game and held the Angels down. ... Greinke is 2-3 with a 1.23 ERA in 51 innings against the Rangers since 2007. He's struck out 53 and walked just five.
Hitters: As a team, the Angels are hitting .174 against Darvish. ... Kendrys Morales is 0-for-11 with six strikeouts. ... Alberto Callaspo is 5-for-11 with three RBIs. ... Mike Trout is 4-for-14 with a homer and three RBIs. ... Geovany Soto is 3-for-7 off Greinke. ... Ian Kinsler (3-for-22) and Josh Hamilton (0-for-16) have struggled off him.
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Mon at Oak: LHP Martin Perez (1-3, 5.03 ERA) vs. RHP Jarrod Parker (12-8, 3.44 ERA), 9:07 p.m., ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM/1540 AM/FSSW
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Wed at Oak: RHP Ryan Dempster (12-8. 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP A.J. Griffin (7-1, 2.71 ERA), 2:37 p.m., ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM/1540 AM/FSSW


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WASHINGTON, DC – The Lupus Foundation of America celebrates the 10th anniversary of its national magazine, Lupus Now®, the only national publication devoted to addressing the complexities of living with lupus, an unpredictable and misunderstood autoimmune disease that ravages different parts of the body. The 10th anniversary issue introduces a new format with more concise reporting on advances in lupus research and treatment, wellness features, clinical updates, and inspiring personal stories.
This issue also introduces a fresh new look that is in step with the Lupus Foundation of America's new brand campaign. Featured in the 10th anniversary issue are: "Sisterly Love," about sisters bonding through shared challenges and experiences of a lupus diagnosis; "Teen Talk," about young adults with lupus learning to balance schoolwork, activities, family, friends, and their health; and "Lupus in 2025," in which lupus experts predict the future in the areas of research, patient care, treatments, and overall quality of life.
"Lupus is a cruel mystery, a scary disease that is expressed differently from person to person; people with lupus often may feel isolated and alone," said Jenny Thorn Palter, Lupus Now editor. "Lupus Now speaks to the many voices of the lupus community with the latest news, as well as practical tips on how to better cope with the physical and emotional impact of the disease. We try to provide a positive approach to dealing with difficult subjects and spotlight individuals who are accomplishing great things in spite of their disease." Palter, who has been the editor since the magazine's inception, is living with lupus and is devoted the magazine's goal of providing expert information in a caring and supportive style.
"Lupus Now is the authoritative centerpiece of our lupus education commitment to get answers to all people affected by lupus," said Sandra C. Raymond, President and CEO, the Lupus Foundation of America. "After a decade of success with Lupus Now magazine, we are joining forces with BMJ to publish Lupus Science Medicine™, the first open access, centralized lupus science information source. Together, these two publications will connect the entire lupus community."
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Nail of the Day: Essie Wife Goes On
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looks great!! :))ReplyDelete
1 coat only???ReplyDelete
I love this color!!!!!!!!!! sooo cute!!!
I think it will look very very cute on toes too^^
Thanks for this post, I like this polish^^
- OPI_loverOctober 14, 2011 at 6:26 PM
What are the brushes like with Essie nail polishes, are they flat like OPI?ReplyDelete
Oh man--I just bought a mustard yellow sweater from H&M today; I'll have to try it out with a hot pink! Thanks, Allison!ReplyDelete
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do you read these comments?ReplyDelete
- amarixeOctober 14, 2011 at 11:17 PM
No, they're round like the China Glaze ones. I find them very easy to use though! :)ReplyDelete
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It seems do look like "watermelon" by Essie. Doesn't it?ReplyDelete
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thats a really pretty colour! XxReplyDelete
Beautiful :) Maybe I would wear it more in summer but the colour is so amazing!!ReplyDelete
this looks gorgeous! I would totally wear a black dress and pearls, or a cozy sweater and jeans!ReplyDelete
This colour is beautiful, and I can imagine the colour contrasting would be great :)ReplyDelete
I wish I knew somewhere in Melbourne that sold Essie. So jealous :)
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303 proof marks
Will my martini henry carbine that have been converted to a .410 smoothbore handle the pressures of a .410 slug?? It has 30 proof marks on barrel!!
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As long as its not choked which is highly unlikely then it should handle slugs with no problem. What length is the chamber? If short you can use 303 british cases cut off at the neck with a pure lead bullet. Ahh the memories of youth!!
The basic strength of the Martini action and steel used in Brit barrels are legend for the times and most gut reactions would be, of course it can handle the pressure....at least the gun will. However most smoothbored .303 for .410 (actually a .303 case converted to shot cartridge vice a true western .410) have quite a choke already and not a very gentle one unless the throat was further relieved from that of the .303. While smoothboring varied, the only examples I have shot are the RFI SMLE rifles converted to smoothbore, which are basically a .330 smoothbore. Slugs for the .410 vary in width and design, with some being softer and more readily swagged down by design than others. If it was converted to take regular .410 shells vice the .303 shotshell, that is a start. However slugging the bore and determining how much the particular slug you are using will have to be slugged down will give you a better feel for what pressure spike may be encountered. Again, this isn't so much a fear for the action or barrel, but the typical .410 shotshell head is not the height of design strength. Also some if not most of the current slug designs don't take kindly to severely being swagged down....leading to inaccuracy even by slug standards. Opinions i'm sure will vary as much as they do in politics, but if I was to use a smoothbore .303 with slugs, I'd start with a Foster designed slug in close to pure lead. This old standby design was created prior to the development of "slug guns" and tolerates severe choking while maintaining form and accuracy and is one of the few designs seen in those shooting older/weaker shotguns with moderate or greater chokes.
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We really need to see pictures of this one. If it only has 303 proofs this would seem to suggest more recent smoothing. However, its not unknown for a 303 to be smoothbored in the UK to take it off licence and reclassify as shotgun. If this is the case, it could just be a 303 with the rifling removed. This would still be chambered for 303 tho'. Pictures and dimensions please.
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Salmon or Tuna Salad with Radishes
Good combination of two popular salads, goes well like just salad or like filling for bagels or English muffins. Adapted from Laura B. Russell blog.
Yield: 2 servings
2-3 large radishes, grated
1/2 rib celery, chopped
3 oz. canned tuna or salmon (in water or oil), drained, flaked
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. scallion (green onion), chopped
salt and pepper
2 bagels or English muffins, sliced in half (optional)
4 tbsp. unsalted butter or spread (optional)
Combine radishes, celery, scallion, tuna or salmon (I used pink salmon in water), mustard, lemon juice, pepper and salt.
Divide mixture in 4 parts. Toast English muffin or bagel halves (I used Thomas bagel thins), butter it and put salad on top.
1 serving (without bagel) is about 55 calories


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To the campus community:
The Five Year Plan for 2008-2013 sets an ambitious campus agenda that will guide Stony Brook's growth and development in the next five years. The first two Plans were designed to "fix what needed fixing"; this Plan, completed in our 50th anniversary year, is a blueprint for the future, which encompasses our goals and aspirations from this time forward.
Many people contributed to this Plan. The work began with six task forces that prepared recommendations on Programmatic Directions; Academic Organizational Structure; Graduate Education; Student Experience; Multicampus Development; and Image, Spirit, and Pride. Their reports motivated extensive discussions of campus priorities and directions. Those discussions were synthesized in a draft Plan widely distributed for campus review. Many valuable comments on the draft were submitted in writing and in two public hearings, and this final Plan reflects those insights.
Completing the projects identified in the Five Year Plan will also require the efforts of many people, and I look forward to working on them with you. Principal responsibility for each project has been assigned to one or more administrators, and projects that need significant funding will be addressed in the campus budget process. Annual progress reports will track our success in meeting the goals in a timely fashion.
With the Plan as guide, the next five years should be the most productive and creative era yet at Stony Brook. I look forward to working with you to realize the goals we have committed to achieve.
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text: So, I'm not generally a beer snob. I don't look down on people's choices in beer. I don't tell people what to drink or not to drink. If offered a beer I don't care for, I politely say "no thanks" without comment. Etc and so forth. However comma... Over the holidays, my brother-in-law, nephew and I were waiting for other family members to meet us and decided to have a beer. The only place in the vicinity available was a Buffalo Wild Wings. Mid-day and it was pretty empty. We sat at the bar and looked at the tap selection. There were about 20 taps with 3 "meh" selections, a Widmer IPA, Guinness, and Bass Ale. The rest were nothing but Bud, Bud Light, Miller, Miller Lite, Coors, Coors Lite, etc. Well. None of us like adjunct lagers; I don't particularly care for Irish Stouts or EPAs. If Bass or Guinness were free, maybe, but not to pay for. Nephew ordered the Widmer and I tasted it. It was pretty unimpressive. They had a few bottled beers but I don't buy bottled beers at premium prices when I can enjoy them at home for less. So Bro-in-Law & I said, "no thanks." The bartender's mouth literally and actually dropped open. She swept her arm towards the taps and said, "ALL these beers and you can't find ONE to drink!?" She was amazed. We maintained our politeness, didn't insult the beers, or her, or the bar and continued to smile and tell her we didn't see anything we wanted. She kinda sorta good-naturedly continued to rag us over not wanting any of their vast selection until the nephew finished his glass. His Dad paid for it and even gave her an extra large tip for her hurt feelings and we left. On top of the generous tip, we figured that we provided her with a story that she could re-tell for many months to come. Anyway, that's my "beer snob" story. What's yours?


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Bakker, Gerben (2004) How films became branded products. In: Sedgwick, John and Pokorny, Mike, (eds.) An Economic History of Film. Routledge, London, pp. 24-47. ISBN 0415324920
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If you've landed here looking for Linda Goodman's Love Signs... hey, It happens. We get a lot of visitors winding up here by accident. Just click here to be redirected to your compatibility in the Love Signs Kindle book.
What makes them?
They both have strong resolve and convictions, albeit in completely different domains, but they apply a patience to mastering themselves that means adequate support can be provided to help reach both Cancer and Aquarius' life goals together.
What breaks them?
It will take them a fair amount of time to realise the above is true. In the meantime, there is plenty of Cancer possessiveness and over-eagerness to alienate Aquarius. Aquarius may also lack the warmth and feeling necessary to convince Cancer to stick around.
Can it work?
It's a real long shot. Aquarius Woman and Cancer Man need some big forces of nature to remove their shields and see themselves as two naked souls with a lot to offer.
The Cancer male Aquarius female couple is something of a wartime romance, since it is exactly that kind of outside uncertainty and insecurity that is needed to shake these two into appreciating the heights they can scale together. Prior to meeting one another, Cancer and Aquarius have both spent time chasing the ideals they believe are right for them, indiscriminately and alone when necessary.
Aquarius is polite enough in a room full of friends, but still comes off as the "slightly off" one. Similarly, Cancer has been off the well-worn path his whole life. He knows what he deeply values and will protect it from dissenting opinion or non-believers.
Cancer learns to hone his skill and strength as a male protector but, should he (inexplicably) become romantically interested in an Aquarius woman, he will fail to realise a protector is the last thing she wants from life. She does secretly hope to find a soulmate of sorts but it would have to be one that understands her undying need for independence and freedom. This is simply not a language that Cancer speaks nor is he often made to understand.
A persistent Cancer male is set to met with heavy doses of heartache and hurt feelings in the pursuit of Aquarius female. She is not normally callous because she hasn't spent time cruising in a low enough gear to pick up the daily insults and vernacular, but Aquarius is capable of serving anyone a piece of her mind when she feels her independence is under threat. Aquarius reads into what makes Cancer tick, like anyone else who sticks around long enough in her circle, and has the power to deliver devastating truths as much as she can provide comfort in her clarity.
If she leans towards the latter and convinces Cancer to join in her in a more relaxed partnership, her intelligence and intellect can help him greatly towards his set of goals. With patience, Cancer can at least learn to respect Aquarius' ambitions as far-reaching and largely good-intentioned. Any man with a heart as big as Cancer's must find some sort of connection in Aquarius' idea of fun spent signing up to the local charity or inventive "cheap dates" in the city town park that can bring everyone together.
In truth, if he meets her halfway here, Aquarius will also have to learn limits to the number of strangers she allows to disturb their quality time. Cancer prefers to keep a small circle and his cautious often proves to be well-judged and not completely irrational (although Aquarius may not initially see it that way). As is common to most of Aquarius' romantic commitments, she will have to have most of her defences stripped away by life's defeats and disappointments before she can truly appreciate where a committed lover like Cancer stands in the order of things.
He is that dependable and sometimes open lover who won't waste time telling a woman he loves her. For Aquarius, she will just have to clear out some of the noise in that considerable mind of hers to hear it on a level where it resonates with trust. Trust is an element that doesn't come easy to these two. Cancer not only convinces himself he needs a guard against Aquarius' verbal volleys in their arguments, but also fails to comprehend how his usual bedtime techniques don't stir major feelings in their moments of reconciliation.
Eventually, Aquarius Woman and Cancer Man can grow to make genuine effort in overcoming their differences. The lovemaking and tender moments between a sufficiently humbled Cancer-Aquarius couple can have the power to become spellbinding. What exactly will humble them is up to nature and random events. We wouldn't wish the most devastating second act climax upon this wartime hero and heroine, but the stakes might have to be that high for these two to make an honest effort and walk a mile in their partner's shoes.You've made it this far - now you're ready for your compatibility test at the blog. Take your free compatibility test here (right now only the 'For Her' quiz is live for women - but men, I will have your quiz up in the new year). Tiziani.


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Rawstudio – free cross-platform raw converter
Digital Photo School's latest posting is about the eternal question, RAW Vs Jpeg? It's a really good read and goes through "what a RAW file is .. compared to a Jpeg" which can be a bit mysterious if all you're used to is uploading images straight from your camera!
The article was written in response to this discussion on Flickr on the same subject. I skimmed through the thread, but the very last comment pointed me at Raw Studio, a GPL licensed RAW converted for Linux, Windows and Mac and any other OS that supports GTK+.
It's still rather new, being only at version 0.3 but I downloaded the very latest code from SVN and it worked fine. I pointed it at Matt's RAW photos of my wedding and a few moments later up popped a thumbnail browser, preview window and side-panel controls. There are no automatic auto-exposure/auto-everything options but the auto-white balance worked perfectly.
It uses dcraw, the RAW conversion engine used by many projects, including Google's Picasa (and no, there is no virus in the Linux version!) and my favourite GIMP RAW plugin, UFRaw. Linux RAW has a good overview of Linux software for working with RAW images.
At this early stage I'm very impressed!
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August 29, 2006
You beat me to a review of this, I've been meaning to write about it for ages. Good, isn't it? Can't wait for the next release!
May 17, 2007
It crashes once .Nef files are opened.
September 6, 2008
heard, it can do alos NEF format – thanks for doing what Nikon doesn't (i like the cameras but hate the guys)
October 29, 2009
how do I download and install I am new to linux
October 29, 2009
I have umbuntu i think
August 12, 2010
Hey Mike,
installing RawStudio in Ubuntu is very easy:
Just go to the Ubuntu Software Centre (at the bottom of the applications menu) en search for "rawstudio".
It'll pop up right there 🙂


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fire mage
check out the LARGER version.
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Love it; great style, great palette. Big +1
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Great colors and character Meg. I find the dragon to be a really cool mix of cartoon and comic book styles.
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excellent line work and color shading
I love this piece :D
Looks cool! I kinda wish the mage was a different color so she'd pop off the dragon a bit more but the colors overall look great against the navy.
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Sweet dragon design, I was excited to see this one in color!
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is this inspired by everquest?
Lerasi wrote:is this inspired by everquest?
nope, this was inspired by frank frazetta. the high ponytail is kinda like the cliche sorceress hairdo =)
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Thank Goodness, IE6 is dead. I thought. The shitty, blind, deaf, dumb but remarkably and unpredictably creative browser that measurably lowered all webdesigners' productivity and cost millions of hours of stupid error fixing.
Take a look at http://www.ie6countdown.com/ – still, more than 7% use it! OK, most of them in China and supposedly "opened source", but still …
Recently, I got a support request to fix some IE6 issues. But I think: If YouTube and most major sites have stopped supporting IE6 , why should I?
So: Do you still test and support compatibility of your items with IE6 ?
I'm working for a client who's sites generates millions of visitors per month. We/my client are even considering of dropping support of IE7 . Supporting IE6 is a big waste of time.
Live's mch netter now
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Noooooooooooo! Live's mch netter now
Yeah, a deadder IE6 makes better wetter
I have to check spelling before I hit the submit button on my IPad!
I don't even support IE7 . Take the job to fix those IE6 issues and charge $200/hour just for the stress IE6 support is a caprice which only rich people should afford
Windows XP and Vista are now both automatically upgrading. So there's only two explanations for people still using IE6 /7. One, the user has Windows Update turned off for some reason. Two, pirated Windows.


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Popular property highlights
Located in Downtown Shanghai within a short walk of Xintiandi, Magnificent International Hotel is within a mile (2 km) of other popular sights such as Shanghai Museum. This 185-room, 3-star hotel welcomes guests with free breakfast, free in-room WiFi, and free self parking. It's in central Shanghai and also close to The Bund and Jing An Temple.
Start your day off right with a free buffet breakfast. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge or visit the onsite restaurant for a bite to eat. You can get a quick energy boost at the coffee shop/café.
Magnificent International Hotel's 185 air-conditioned rooms provide minibars, free newspapers, and free bottled water. Guests can enjoy satellite TV and stay connected with wired Internet and free WiFi. Bathrooms have hair dryers, free toiletries, and slippers. In-room massages are available, and other amenities include safes and desks.
Property features
Guests of Magnificent International Hotel enjoy a health club, free WiFi in public areas, and a meeting room. There's free parking, and an airport shuttle (available on request) for CNY 350 per vehicle one way. Multilingual staff at the front desk are standing by 24/7 to help with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include a business center, free newspapers, and laundry facilities.
- Walking distance to Xintiandi
- Free buffet breakfast
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
Magnificent International Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. This business-friendly hotel also offers a health club, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 185
- Number of floors - 19
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Health club
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Concierge services
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Wired internet access ( CNY 38 per day )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
Magnificent International Hotel offers 185 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Shanghai hotel provides complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. In-room massages and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Premium TV channels
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free bottled water
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Free WiFi
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Magnificent International Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a health club.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 11 AM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 2 PM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for CNY 120 per day.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Deposit: CNY 300 per night
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): CNY 38 per day (rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: CNY 350 per vehicle (one way)
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for an additional fee
- Rollaway bed fee: CNY 120 per day
Hotel Name
- Magnificent International
- Magnificent International Hotel
- Magnificent International Hotel Shanghai
- Magnificent International Shanghai
- Hotel Magnificent International Plaza
- Magnificent International Plaza Shanghai
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A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.
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Date of Stay: January, 2013
The mobile home portion part of the park is for 55+. The RV spaces are available to travelers or workers. I stayed here for 6 months while I worked at the copper mine in Morenci. They have about 15 spaces +/- available. The park is older, with small sites and aging concrete pads but is quiet, safe, and well kept. The husband and wife managers are great people. Bathroom and laundry facilities are clean, heated pool and spa available to tenants also. Overall I was pleased with the park. I looked at all the other parks in the area and I was glad I stayed here. I would definitely stay again.
Date of Stay: September, 2011
What a great park! Staff is great. Grounds and location are awesome. Site's are spacious with a picnic table, concrete pad and grass all around. Right next to oak creek with great swimming holes and huge trees. We will definitely stay here again.
Date of Stay: August, 2011
This is a nice park right off the highway. The staff is friendly and the grounds are spotless. Showers and restrooms are clean and the pool was great. I was surprised how uneven the spots were though. Not a big concern if you have levelers. Great place for short of long stays. We would stay again.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
For short stays this park is OK. Staff is friendly, hookups are good, spots are spacious, good location easy in easy out. Double sites worked well for us , we had 2 trailers with plenty of room. I would agree with other posters that the surface is a little rough on the feet, wear good shoes and it's fine. This park has the potential of being a great park with a little work and clean up. Would stay here again for a short stay.
Date of Stay: April, 2011
Nice park in a good location close to the Verde river. Good location to visit Sedona or Jerome. When we arrived they were converting to the new online reservation system and we were able to get the last spot available. Overall a good place to stay.
Date of Stay: March, 2011
We used their new online reservations for our trip and it worked great. System allows you to pick the spot you want (if reserving early enough). When we arrived, the camp host was here to greet us by name and was very friendly. This is a great park with paved roads and lots of room between sites. Camp ground is within walking distance of the caverns and is nice and quiet. We would definitely recommend this park if you are going to the caverns or not, as it is a great location to explore southern AZ. They have changed their 6:00pm gate policy to 10:00pm also. If you will be out later that 10:00pm you can get a gate key from the camp host with a $20 deposit.
Date of Stay: October, 2010
This park is in a great location just north of Prescott. Located among the granite rocks with lots of shade trees. Staff is friendly and the grounds and facilities are clean. There are some full time residents but all of the spaces are kept clean. Roads and parking spots are dirt and it can be a little dusty if speed limits are not adhered to, or there are heavy winds, not a big worry though. Good water pressure, over air TV and cell coverage. WiFi at the office only. Overall we really like this clean and quiet park and will definitely stay here again.
Date of Stay: September, 2010
We stayed here for 3 nights and enjoyed our visit. The park is very quiet. Most of the spots are not level and a few are tight, no big deal if you have blocks and are good at backing. The people next to us (what would be the driver side) had a very tight spot and only had about 10 feet out of their front door to our trailer. Great central location to visit the Canyon or Utah. Great cell coverage with Verizon. Make sure you fuel up before Jacob Lake, diesel was $3.28. It was over .20 cents cheaper in Fredonia or the Gap depending on which direction you come in. We will definitely stay here again.
Date of Stay: March, 2010
Great park in the winter. We live in Phoenix and will camp here during the winter months for a weekend. The park is not crowded in the winter and is quiet. Sites are spacious and have a covered picinic table. Summer time can be crowded and loud with parties not to mention hot.


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Nibbly Things: The SAG Awards Brought Out Everyone
- Due to some server problems, our SAG awards post didn't post, so here are a few posts from other blogs. [Pop Culture Junkies, SAG Awards, The Envelope]
- Coretta Scott King has died. She suffered a stroke and heart attack last year. She will be missed. [AP]
- Britney Spears is the new face of Cheetos. [Gallery Of The Absurd]
- Actors Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance welcomed twins. Kudos to the 47-year-old Angela Basset. [AP]
- Is Scarlett Johannson stepping out on Josh Hartnett with Hard-Fi singer Richard Archer. [FemaleFirst]
- Playwright Wendy Wasserstein passed away after a long bought with cancer. The theatre has lost a great. [Reuters]
- Michael Jackson may be in trouble. A custody judge is claiming that the singer "obtained passports for (his) children by the use of subterfuge." [TMZ]
- Kathleen Turner begs to differ on Friends not coming back. [Hollywood.com]
- The new cast of The Amazing Race looks like it consists of a few kooks. [Whine & Cheese]


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After five years in Tupelo, WTVA weekend anchor C.J. LeMaster is set to join WLBT in Jackson, Miss.
"In broadcast journalism, it's a rarity to be able to start in your hometown, but I'm thankful for that, with people I look up to. What I've learned here will help me invaluably later in life, and I'm incredibly thankful for that as well," LeMaster wrote on Facebook.
LeMaster will be the weekend anchor at WLBT, the NBC affiliate in Jackson.


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Welcome to Rise at Northgate Luxury Apartments at Texas A&M
Rise at Northgate is your ideal destination for quality student housing for rent near Texas A&M University. We offer a supportive and fun community where students will find everything they need to be successful, happy, and healthy. We are in fact closer than the on campus living being just steps away from campus!
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From DJs and dancing to fried chicken and Chipotle, our neighborhood offers a variety of options for food and fun that are sure to please any taste. Enjoy a sunny day at the Texas A&M University Golf Course or head to South Texas Ave for a day of shopping. Rain or shine, there is always something to do near Rise at Northgate.
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At Rise at Northgate, we've thought of everything to help you live your best life as a student at Texas A&M. Our luxurious and thoughtful community it ideally located adjacent to the main campus for your convenience. You will never have to worry about rush hour, gas prices, or unforeseeable auto-issues because all of your classes are located just steps from your front door. If you are ready to find your ideal student lifestyle in College Station, TX, contact Rise at Northgate today. We can't wait to welcome you!


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Jithin Paul doping: Coaches issued notice for keeping AFI in darkUpdated: May 27, 2017 11:21 IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): After 400m hurdler Jithin Paul was provisionally suspended for failing dope test, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday issued notices to chief coach Bahadur Singh, deputy chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair and others for keeping the federation in the dark and not informing them about NADA's surprise check in NIS Patiala.Full Story >>
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New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav has been provisionally suspended after he failed a dope test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).Full Story >>
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New Delhi [India], May. 27 (ANI): The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has provisionally suspended Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav, after he tested positive for banned substance 'stanozolol'.Full Story >>
Champions Trophy: We're in a ` very hard` group, says MortazaUpdated: May 26, 2017 21:23 IST
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London [UK], May 26 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed has insisted that his side is under no pressure and have nothing to lose at the upcoming Champions Trophy beginning June 1 in England and Wales.Full Story >>
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Djokovic drawn to face Nadal in French Open semisUpdated: May 26, 2017 18:20 IST
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National football team training is much tougher, says Mizoram duoUpdated: May 26, 2017 17:18 IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Even as the national football team prepares for the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Kyrgyz Republic in Bengaluru, the two newcomers--Lalruatthara and Laldanmawia Ralte are not much willing to speculate whether they would be able to secure a berth in the final 23.Full Story >>
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Johannesburg [South Africa], May 26 (ANI): Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori produced a spirited fight back as he bounced back from a set down to book his place in the semi-finals of the Geneva Open last evening.Full Story >>
Can have 'big role' to play in Champions Trophy: Adam ZampaUpdated: May 26, 2017 14:35 IST
Melbourne [Australia], May 26 (ANI): Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa has insisted that he can have a big role to play for his side in the upcoming Champions Trophy beginning June 1 in England and Wales.Full Story >>
Won't play bilateral series against Pak without govt.'s permission, says BCCIUpdated: May 26, 2017 14:21 IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): As the Board of Control for Cricket in India prepares to meet the Pakistan Cricket Board to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries in 2014, senior BCCI functionary Rajeev Shukla on Friday said that they will not play any bilateral series against the arch-rivals without the Indian government's permission.Full Story >>
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IPL 10 brings 350 millions interactions on FacebookUpdated: May 26, 2017 13:32 IST
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India crash out of Sudirman Cup post 0-3 drubbing to ChinaUpdated: May 26, 2017 12:22 IST
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Younis Khan satisfied to retire at topUpdated: May 26, 2017 11:36 IST
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Aussies pay homage to Manchester attack victimsUpdated: May 26, 2017 10:51 IST
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Lanka happy to enter Champions Trophy as 'underdogs': MathewsUpdated: May 26, 2017 09:36 IST
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PCB announces Najam Sethi as its new chairmanUpdated: May 26, 2017 00:53 IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced Najam Sethi as its new chairman.Full Story >>
Skipper Kohli wants to overcome England 'challenge' for personal satisfactionUpdated: May 25, 2017 23:16 IST
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Times have changed, and the world's problems need a global vision for action, says the chair of the EU Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Paolo de Castro.
The renewed position of food security at recent G8 and G20 Summits, from L'Aquila in 2009 (PDF) to Camp David in 2012, is an acknowledgement that a more sophisticated coordination at global level is needed to meet the new challenges, which are a sort of upside-down scenario in comparison to what prevailed in the last years of the 20th century, when food seemed relatively plentiful.
Continue reading The politics of food in the new scarcity
Farming is still not receiving the attention it deserves to reap its potential, says Isabelle Coche.
One of the items on the G8 agenda at the 37th summit being held May 26-27 in Deauville, France, is the transition to a green economy. Agriculture can play a substantial role in helping to stimulate growth, secure rural livelihoods and reduce poverty in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Prior to the G8 summit, Farming First has launched an online infographic The Story of Agriculture and the Green Economy.
Continue reading How agriculture can help to achieve the G8's green economy ambition
Put focused, transparent and accountable food security initiatives first for sustainable development, says Morgane Danielou of the Farming First coalition.
Last year in L'Aquila, Italy, G8 leaders pledged US$20Bn (since revised to $22Bn) to address global food security.
Since the food crisis erupted in 2008, a large number of global and regional food security initiatives have been launched or strengthened in response.
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Better data on how and where aid is spent is needed to make real progress on tackling hunger, argue Gordon Conway and Laura Kelly.
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Syracuse University Coach Bernie Fine Accused of Child Sex Abuse By Two Former Players
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It appears there will be countless accusations coming to surface before its all over from the ball game arena. If any of these cases are true, sex abusers are being exposed at this appointed time for a reason and God will reveal exactly what this is very soon.
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Longtime Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine was placed on administrative leave Thursday after old child molesting allegations resurfaced, just two weeks after a child sex abuse scandal rocked Penn State.
ESPN reported the accusations were made by two former ball boys.
Syracuse Chancellor Nancy Cantor said in a statement Friday morning that the school will not turn a blind eye to the allegations.
"We hold everyone in our community to high standards and we don't tolerate illegal, abusive or unethical behavior – no matter who you are," Cantor said in an email Friday morning to students, faculty and staff.
Bobby Davis, now 39, told ESPN that Fine allegedly molested him beginning in 1984 and that the sexual contact continued until he was around 27. A ball boy for six years, Davis told ESPN the alleged abuse occurred at Fine's home, at Syracuse basketball facilities and on team road trips, including the 1987 Final Four.


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The NCAA has alleged that former South Florida assistant coach Oliver Antigua provided roughly $500 in impermissible benefits and initially lied to NCAA investigators about it, according to the Tampa Bay Times, who obtained the NCAA's summary disposition report.
Oliver Antigua is the younger brother of Orlando Antigua, who was the head coach at USF until he was fired in January. Now an assistant on Brad Underwood's staff at Oklahoma State, Orlando was not alleged to have committed an NCAA violation in the report.
Oliver is alleged to have provided the extra benefits to two student-athletes while they were being tutored by the sister-in-law of Gerald Gillion, a special assistant to Orlando who resigned last fall, four months after Oliver did. USF has already self-imposed a $5,000 and reduced their scholarships from 13 to 12, according to the report.
"The University of South Florida and the NCAA continue to work together to resolve the inquiry into violations of NCAA bylaws and university standards by a USF intercollegiate athletic program," according to a statement released by the school. "USF anticipates having a final resolution with the NCAA sometime this fall. Until the process concludes and the matter is fully resolved, USF cannot provide further comment."
Villanova lands four-star 2018 guard
Villanova added its first recruit in the Class of 2018 on Wednesday night.
Jay Wright and his staff landed a verbal commitment from Paul VI Catholic High School's Brandon Slater, a four-star guard by Rivals as the No. 42 overall prospect in the rising senior class.
The 6-foot-5 Slater announced his decision via Twitter.
Slater, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN, picked the Wildcats over Maryland, Miami, South Carolina, and Virginia.
He is currently playing the Nike EYBL with Team Takeover, the same grassroots program that produced current Villanova guard Phil Booth.
Comic-Con forces Providence to play at Alumni Hall for home opener
Providence will play its first game at Alumni Hall, the on-campus facility, for the first time in 35 years this fall.
The Friars unveiled their 2017-18 non-conference schedule on Thursday afternoon. The team's home opener will play either Houston Baptist or Belmont in Mullaney Gym inside Alumni Hall.
According to Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal, the reason for that is a schedule conflict at Providence's home arena, the Dunkin' Donuts Center, in downtown Providence. A Comic-Con convention is scheduled Nov. 10-12. As McNamara notes, it's a busy part of the season for The Dunk. The arena also is home to the Providence Bruins, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Boston Bruins, and by mid-November, their season is in full swing.
The Friars haven't played at Alumni Hall since 1972, the same year the Dunkin' Donuts Center was opened. In the three decades since Providence last played a regular season game there, the facility has gone under necessary renovations, as you could imagine. Even with added seats, Mullaney Gym can host a maximum of 1,549. That's a fraction of what The Dunk's capacity of 12,400.
Providence will return to its downtown home on Nov. 13, hosting Minnesota as part of the Gavitt Games. The Golden Gophers will likely be a top-20 team to open the season. The Friars, who bring back every notable player from last year's NCAA Tournament team, is a fringe top-25 team.
Jalen Coleman-Lands to transfer out of Illinois
The already-thin Illinois roster got thinner on Thursday afternoon.
Evan Daniels of Scout.com reported that sophomore guard Jalen Coleman-Lands has requested and received his release from the program. He will have to sit out next season but will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Coleman-Lands was a top-40 recruit in the Class of 2015, according to Rivals. He becomes the second player from that recruiting class this month to exit the school. Reserve guard D.J. Williams elected to transfer on May 8. With Jeremiah Tilmon and Javon Pickett, two incoming recruits, both previously reopened their recruitments following John Groce's firing.
Even with the addition of Wright State graduate transfer Mark Alstork, who officially joined the Fighting Illini on Wednesday, Illinois is left with only nine scholarship players as of right now.
Coleman-Lands' production dipped from his freshman campaign, ending the 2016-17 season averaging 8.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, shooting 38 percent from three.
One destination that will likely be rumored will be nearby DePaul. Coleman-Lands played for new DePaul assistant coach Shane Heirman at prep school powerhouse La Lumiere School. Heriman quickly tapped into that prep pipeline, helping secure a commitment from La Lumiere from five-star 2019 point guard Tyger Campbell earlier this month.
Coleman-Lands had taken official visits to Notre Dame and UNLV before committing to the Illini in September 2014.
North Carolina releases response to latest NCAA Notice of Allegations
North Carolina is still trying to convince the NCAA that their investigation into the paper classes given by the university's African-American Studies Department is not, in fact, an NCAA matter.
On Thursday afternoon, the University released their response to the NCAA's third iteration of the Notice of Allegations, and the core argument in that response is that the school's "inadequate academic oversight" does not fall under the jurisdiction of the NCAA's bylaws. In other words, North Carolina is arguing that a rogue professor creating fake classes is not an NCAA issue. It's a school issue.
What's more, North Carolina is also arguing that athletes taking these classes should not be classified as an extra benefit because they were available to the entire student body.
"No special arrangements were made for student-athletes in violation of NCAA extra-benefit legislation," the response reads. "Student-athletes were not treated differently than other students who took the Courses."
"The public narrative for the last six years, popularized by media accounts, is that Department of Athletics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill took advantage of 'fake classes' in the Department of African and African-American Studies to keep student-athletes eligible. That narrative is wrong and contradicted by the facts in the record."
The NCAA's allegations center around the idea that UNC's athletes, most notably members of the football and men's and women's basketball teams, were guided to the fake classes within that department in order to keep their GPAs high enough to remain eligible. The classes in question had a disproportionate percentage of athletes.
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Businesses are reluctant to employ more full-time accountants while they wait to see the direction the economy takes over the next few months, recruiters say.
"Everyone is sitting on their hands. It's almost as if our clients are waiting for something to happen," Paul Lyons, group managing director of global boutique recruitment firm Ambition, said.
He said that, in his recent experience, businesses were replacing only accountants who were critical to operations, like payroll managers and financial reporting managers.
For roles like internal auditor or financial analyst, rather than recruit replacements for two to three months, they were spreading the responsibility across the remaining team.
Also contributing to soft demand was rationalisation at the middle management level, reportedly across the board but more noticeable in retail, telcos and financial services, as companies used technology and shared services to replace high-salaried financial controller-type roles.
Mr Lyons said the trend to send processing-type jobs to India and the Philippines by companies with more than 80 employees in their finance teams, for million-dollar savings or more, was still strong.
Jobs growth in demand was flatter in Melbourne and Sydney and slightly better in Brisbane, where recovery from the floods and the needs of the mining services sector had lifted demand, he said.
A positive trend from Ambition's clients was requests for locals, rather than backpackers, for temporary posts, which could become permanent positions once the economic outlook was clearer.
Overall, Mr Lyons said there were enough accountants in the marketplace to meet demand. "I don't think there's a skills shortage. There's no dramatic imbalance like four or five years ago."
Salaries, he said, were not moving. "We recommend to clients, if they give an increase, to give it to the top people to keep them in place."
Kevin Jarvis, a director in Robert Half International's NSW office, described the overall market as patchy. While his firm reported reasonable demand for senior permanent candidates, jobs flow was slower for candidates on salaries below $70,000.
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Description: ALICE SMITH - NYC-bred singer, songwriter, and producer Alice Smith, known for her four-octave vocal range and stunning stage presence, made a name for herself with her critically acclaimed 2006 debut album, For Lovers, Dreamers & Me (2006, BBE Records). At the time, her artful blend of bluesy, soulful vocals and mid-tempo grooves garnered a passionate following that packed venues like NYC's Mercury Lounge and Joe's Pub, while Vibe Magazine gushed that her sound "evoke[s] Fiona Apple's finest material." Her single "Dream" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Urban/Alternative category. Smith signed to Epic Records after a bidding war and re-released For Lovers in 2007. The next four years were dedicated to writing and recording new material. Meanwhile, Epic experienced a great deal of tumult, and Smith suddenly found herself at an impasse. Though she was producing new material at a steady clip, it was being held back by the inner workings of her label. Though her fans may have wondered what happened to Alice Smith, she was hardly silent during those years. She performed new material for sold-out crowds at top venues like New York's Highline Ballroom, SOB's and Blue Note Jazz Club, and Los Angeles's Wiltern Theater. However, she didn't release any new albums. Today, she's back and eager to share with her fans a hotly-anticipated dose of new music. GARY CLARK JR. - Rarely does an artist explode onto the music scene with the force and impact of a comet. But when it does happen - as it did when 26-year-old singer and guitarist Gary Clark Jr. delivered an incendiary debut performance of his song "Bright Lights" at Eric Clapton's 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival - the result is magical. Funky, hip, and badass, Clark is a rocking soul man for a new generation. Weaned on John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, and T-Bone Walker, he fuses his deep blues influence with a love of classic hip hop and contemporary soul, displaying a virtuosity and tone that put most modern rock shredders to shame. Born and raised in Austin, TX, Clark began playing guitar at age 12 and soon gained local recognition after popping up on the radar of legendary promoter Clifford Antone. He went on to win the Austin Music Award for Best Blues and Electric Guitarist on three separate occasions, play on the nationally televised show Austin City Limits, tour with such artists as Jimmie Vaughan, Pinetop Perkins, and Doyle Bramhall II, and release two self-produced albums. In 2010, he was the only young newcomer to be selected by Eric Clapton to perform at the Crossroads Guitar Festival, where he performed with Doyle Bramhall II and Sheryl Crow. A DVD of the show, released last November, led to Clark's signing with Warner Bros. Records. His latest release, The Bright Lights EP, came out earlier this year on the label.