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Juniper Networks (JNPR ) shares were higher Friday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings per share of 4 cents, vs. 2 cents a year ago (GAAP), on 33% revenue rise. It also raised its guidance.
General Electric (GE ) reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of 45 cents, in line with the forecast and up from 31 cents a year ago, on a 4% total revenue rise. The conglomerate sees double-digit 2004 EPS growth in 9 of its 11 businesses.
Sun Microsystems (SUNW ) posted a fiscal second-quarter operating loss of 3 cents per share, vs. breakeven a year ago, on a slight revenue decline.
Bear Stearns initiated Chicago Merc (CME ) with an 'outperform' rating. The shares were sharply higher Friday.
Corning (GLW ) shares advanced after S&P Ratings Services raised the outlook on the company's 'BB+' debt rating to stable from negative, reflecting Corning's ongoing progress toward sustainable profitability and cash generation.
Adecco (ADO ) shares dropped after the company said its CFO Felix Weber and head of its U.S. staffing operations Julio Arrieta will step down amid Adecco's internal probe into accounting flaws and control issues.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT ) was down after giving a forecast for 2004 that was below analysts' projection. The company reported fourth-quarter operating EPS of 65 cents, vs. 55 cents, on 14% higher worldwide sales.
Home Depot (HD ) sees 9% to 12% fiscal year 2004 sales growth, and EPS growth of 10% to 14%, excluding an estimate of impact of EITF 02-16. The home-improvement retailer forecast 3% to 6% higher fiscal 2004 comparable-store sales.
Texas Instruments (TXN ) says CEO Thomas Engibous will transition out of roles of president and CEO over the next four months, but will continue as chairman. Richard Templeton will become president and CEO. S&P views the move positively.
Zimmer Holdings(ZIM ) shares were solidly higher after the company said it sees fourth quarter EPS exceeding the 44 cents consensus estimate by 4 cents or more on better than expected revenues of about $700 million; it sees 2004 EPS exceeding the $1.99 consensus by 5 cents to 8 cents. S&P, Wachovia, and First Albany each raised their estimates on Zimmer.
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Updated Women's Volleyball Statistics through Sept. 30
Photos courtesy of Princeton Athletic Communications
(Beverly Schaefer)
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Yale and Harvard recorded impressive sweeps while Princeton and Cornell went the distance to record their home wins on the opening weekend of Ivy League play.
Yale, which has won at least a share of the last three Ivy League titles and won the title outright in 2011 and 2012, won its 15th consecutive Ivy League match and 27th in the last 29 with a 3-0 sweep of Brown on Saturday evening. Kendall Polan nearly had a triple-double in just three sets with eight kills, 10 digs and 23 assists.
Harvard swept Dartmouth for the first time since 2004 as freshman Corinne Bain made an impress Ivy debut. Bain had seven kills, 14 digs and 26 assists in the three-set win.
Princeton outlasted Penn on Friday night in a five-set thriller behind Kendall Peterkin's 21 kills. Tiger freshman Lauren Miller dished out 60 assists in the match, the most by an Ivy Leaguer thus far this season. Princeton hit .313 for the match, while Penn hit .340. Kristen Etterbeek had 15 kills and 19 digs for the Quakers.
Cornell had an impressive win over their own on Saturday afternoon, defeating Columbia in five sets. After the Lions won the first set 25-12, Cornell regrouped to win the second. Columbia won the third set and had rallied to take a 24-22 lead in the fourth. But the Big Red rallied to tie the score at 24-all later won it on Macey Wilson's kill, 28-26. From there, Cornell took over the fifth with a 6-0 run that featured four kills by freshman Sarah Kramer on the way to a 15-8 win in the decisive set.
This weekend, Ancient Eight squads begin their traditional
Friday-Saturday slates. All eight matches from around the League
will be streamed on The Ivy
League® Digital Network and can be watched simulataneously
with the network's quad-view screen.
Princeton sophomore Kendall Peterkin (San Diego) played a big part in the Tigers' five-set win over Penn on Friday night. Peterkin had 21 kills, 23.5 points and eight digs in the Tigers' Ivy League opener win. Eleven of her 21 kills came in the middle two sets when the Tigers hit a combined .456. Peterkin leads the Ivy League in kills per set (3.8) and points per set (4.2).
Peterkin's Weekly Stats
1 MP, 5 SP, 21 kills, 4.20 k/set, .240 hitting pct., 23.5 pts.
Princeton setter Lauren Miller (San Diego) recorded 60 assists in her first career Ivy League match as the Tigers downed Penn in five sets on Friday night in the Ivy League opener for both teams. Miller's 60 assists are the most by a player in the Ancient Eight this season.
Miller's Weekly Stats
1 MP, 5 SP, 4 kills, 0.80 k/set, .429 hitting pct., 60 assists, 9 digs, 5.5 points
Caroline Holt, Harvard (So., MB - Laguna Beach, Calif.)
2 MP, 8 SP, 20 kills, 2.50 k/set, .350 hitting pct., 6 blks, 23.5 pts.
Breanna Wong, Cornell (So., RS - Highlands
Ranch, Colo.)
1 MP, 5 SP, 19 kills, 3.80 k/set, .200 hitting pct., 19.0 pts.
Kendall Polan, Yale (Sr., S - Cardiff,
1 MP, 3 SP, 8 kills, 2.67 k/set, .462 hitting pct., 23 assists, 10 digs, 9.5 pts.
McHaney Carter, Yale (Sr., MB - Southlake,
1 MP, 3 SP, 8 kills, 2.67 k/set, .375 hitting pct., 5 blks, 11.0 pts
Corinne Bain, Harvard (Fr., S - Manhattan
Beach, Calif.)
2 MP, 8 SP, 14 kills, 1.75 k/set, .324 hitting pct., 68 assists, 30 digs, 21.0 pts.
Sarah Kramer, Cornell (Fr., OH/RS - San Dimas,
1 MP, 5 SP, 15 kills, 3.00 k/set, .157 hitting pct., 9 digs, 16.0 pts.
NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS (Through Sept. 29):
TEAM (Top 30)
Aces Per Set: 6. Yale, 1.97
Digs Per Set: 11. Dartmouth, 17.21
INDIVIDUAL (Top 30)
Aces Per Set: 4. Corinne Baine (Harvard), 0.63; 6. Kendall Polan (Yale), 0.60; 13. Maddie Lord (Brown), 0.54; 19. Kendall Peterkin (Princeton), 0.49
Blocks Per Set: 8. Elisa Scudder (Dartmouth), 1.49
Tuesday, October 1
Dartmouth at Bryant, 7 pm
Wednesday, October 2
Brown at Rhode Island, 7 pm
Friday, October 4
*Dartmouth at Brown, 7 pm [IVY]
*Harvard at Yale, 7 pm [IVY]
*Penn at Columbia, 7 pm [IVY]
*Princeton at Cornell, 7 pm [IVY]
Saturday, October 5
*Harvard at Brown, 5 pm [IVY]
*Dartmouth at Yale, 5 pm [IVY]
*Princeton at Columbia, 5 pm [IVY]
*Penn at Cornell, 5 pm [IVY]
*Ivy League match
[IVY] match to be streamed on The Ivy League® Digital Network
September 10 - Kelly Johnson, Yale
September 17 - Breanna Wong, Cornell / Paige Caridi, Dartmouth
September 24 - Thea Derrough, Brown / Jesse Ebner, Yale
October 1 - Kendall Peterkin, Princeton
September 10 - Corinne Bain, Harvard
September 17 - Brittani Steinberg, Yale
September 24 - Grace Weghorst, Harvard / Emily Astarita, Dartmouth
October 1 - Lauren Miller, Princeton
|Player of the Week
|Last Occurrence
|September 24, 2013*
|Thea Derrough
|October 23, 2012*
|Megan Gaughn
|September 17, 2013*
|Breanna Wong
|September 17, 2013*
|Paige Caridi
|October 16, 2012
|Taylor Docter
|October 30, 2012
|Dani Sheperd
|October 1, 2013
|Kendall Peterkin
|September 24, 2013*
|Jesse Ebner, Yale
|Rookie of the Week
|Last Occurrence
|September 6, 2011
|Maddie Lord
|September 18, 2012*
|Atlanta Moye-McLauren
|October 5, 2010
|Rachel D'Epagnier
|September 24, 2013*
|Emily Astarita
|September 24, 2013*
|Grace Weghorst
|October 2, 2012
|Alex Caldwell
|October 1, 2013
|Lauren Miller
|September 17, 2013
|Brittani Steinberg
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Sep 6, 2010
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About Labor Day San Diego Hi-Performance Expo
The San Diego Auto Swap has announced that Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2010 is the date for its last San Diego Hi-Performance Expo (SDHPE) Event at Qualcomm Stadium for 2010. Their next event after Labor Day, 2010, will be held on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2011
The San Diego Auto Swap has been serving Vehicle Hobbyists since 1990 with its Classic Car & Cycle Open Air Marketplace and Shows. Qualcomm Stadium is the place where thousands will go to find great wheels and deals on Labor Day. There will be hundreds of classics, collectibles, tuners, low riders, customs, hi-performance and racing vehicles in the Show & Sale area, plus acres of Vendors selling thousands of parts and accessories in the Swap Meet area -- all at this San Diego Open Air Hi-Performance Expo. In addition to the dozens of trophies and prizes that will be awarded at this event, there will also be a distinctive "Best of Show" trophy along with a cash prize.
The San Diego Hi-Performance will be saluting all the Clubs that have done so much for the San Diego Community. There will be a Special area at the event set aside just for these Clubs to display their awards, trophies and other accolades they have received. Also the Clubs will have their members vehicles on display for all to check out..
This event is Free for All Active Military. It's the San Diego Auto Swap's way of saying Thank You! to our troops. Active military just need to show their service ID to gain Free entry.
The San Diego Hi-Performance Expo is open to all cars, trucks, cycles, off road vehicles and boats. The SDHPE will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendor spaces are only $30 (prepaid); to Show and Sell a vehicle is just $15, Cycles - $10 and General Admission is $10, with parking and kids under 13 Free. 2 for 1 Discount Coupons are available at their web site, www.SanDiegoAutoSwap.com, for discounted admission to the SDHPE. Clubs please contact the SDHPE for Special Group Deals.
Qualcomm Stadium is located at 9449 Friars Road, San Diego, CA 92108, at the intersection of I-8 and I-15 in the Mission Valley area of San Diego. The best time for media coverage is between 9 a.m. and Noon. The media contact number for the day of the event is 858 837-1246. Please call 858-484-9342 at all other times.
For more information contact: Ray Taylor, SDAS, 13223 Black Mt,. Road, #1344, San Diego, CA 92129, 858-484-9342, or go to their web site: www.SanDiegoAutoSwap.com.
2-3 thousand buyers, 2-3 hundred cars and vendors expected
Date and Time
Mon Sep 6, 2010 from 7:00 am – 2:00 pm (PDT)
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Very recently, I had a small explosion of drama, which I have so far done without for the better part of a fair few years. I won't name names. Said individual was promptly told off and blocked. Phone number was deleted as well.
What he did was insult someone while trying to "be supportive" – his words, not mine – and then take severe umbrage with me for pointing out that I really didn't find his insult of a complete stranger funny. You see, I've never been a fan of the "bring me up by putting someone else down" approach.
I'm honestly not sure what infuriated me more about that exchange: the fact that this was someone whom I had considered a friend right up until that point, the fact that said person thinks that it's perfectly okay to pull the supportive card while insulting someone else in the same breath, or the fact that said person, who had known me for years, thinks that I was "overreacting" if I point out that his own behavior is very much 1. not funny, silly, joking, or any synonym of above, and 2. does nothing to actually support me if it insults someone else.
Let me say this, without mincing words: there is no one on this green earth – not my blood family, not my clients, not my friends, not the Queen of England – who has the right to tell me how I should perceive something. Insulting someone to "support" someone else is not funny. It is not supportive, either. But telling me not to get offended when someone is clearly being offensive? It won't make me less offended, but it will, in fact, make whoever's telling me that look like a presumptuous asshole who thinks that he/she has the right to tell me how to think and how to feel. You can have the right to say what you want, but I have an equal right not to like what you say, and call you out on your words.
If you think that makes me "mean", then you know what, then I'm mean, I'm a bitch, and kindly get over it. I'd rather be mean and stand up for what I feel and believe in, as opposed to just sit there and keep my mouth shut to not "rock the boat" and "keep the peace". I was raised with that mentality, and doing the whole keep-the-peace thing had done me a lot more harm than good. I'm no doormat, and refuse to keep silent when I have something to say.
I've also been told, in more than one unrelated instance, that I will "miss out on a lot of opportunities" if I don't "tone it down". And what, precisely, are those "opportunities" that I will be missing out on? Give me some specifics. Because as far I can tell you, I didn't get to where I am as a person by being all sweet, nice, demure, and cooperative. I got to where I am by being myself, and myself happens to be a cast-iron, outspoken bitch. And honestly, if someone with an opportunity for me isn't willing to accept the person that I am, bitchitude and all, then there's a pretty good chance that 1. I don't want that opportunity in the first place, and 2. I don't want to have much to do with that person.
This is a fair warning, and one that I don't want to have to repeat: if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. If you want to stir up trouble, I will not tolerate it. If you have a problem with what I say, delete me. Because, at the end of the day, you're probably not the person I want reading my work anyway. In other words, either you respect me, and respect the people of which you might speak on my page, and I will respect you in return. Otherwise, I have no problem in 86ing you out of my life, digital or in-person.
And go ahead, tell me about all those "missed opportunities", because I would still much rather be myself than have to put on a mask for a bone to be thrown. I tend to prefer quality in my opportunities, rather than taking whatever I can get. I'm not desperate. I would much rather wait and take my opportunities with the people who will accept me the way I am, as opposed to taking the "don't rock the boat" tack to take whatever comes along.


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Today, I've got two articles to discuss and some links from earlier in the week. I'm mixing up things I've found related to digital marginalia and an article about the death of Google Reader.
A lot of journalists and writers are sad to see Google pull the plug on Reader, their RSS program that makes it simple to track publications. I use it every day to find interesting things to read. I've written about how I use Google Reader with IFTTT and Evernote to save articles I find online.
What will this mean for content curators, journalists, and authors who use RSS to keep track of trends? There are alternatives. I've already started using Feedly for my RSS feeds which works like Google Reader. Visually, it is very different, but there are ways to make it look and act like Google Reader. (Plus, you have until July before Google Reader shuts down, so play around with the options.)
This article from the site Dear Author explains why Google may have killed Reader ("Google Reader is Dead. Long Live Feedly?"). The author explains that Google could never monetize RSS. But by shutting it down, they alienate a core group of Google power users who will lose trust in the company:
The danger of Google shutting down its various free services is that people will begin to doubt the longevity of its other products. Sure, search or Youtube isn't going away but how about Google Docs or another Google service you enjoy?
Finally, the article gives other alternatives to Reader, which includes Feedly. Right now, Feedly is my favorite, but that might change.
The second article for this week is not really an article, but a prose poem by Tao Lin. This poem, published on the site RapGenius.com, is annotated with commentary from Lin and his fans.
This is the type of interactivity I like to see on the internet, and it's the perfect example of how to move digital marginalia forward. It allows fans to feel invested in a work.
RapGenius.com also hosts a site called Poetry Brain where writers are annotating their poetry and prose. A lot of interesting things are going on at both of these sites, so I'll keep reading.
I also shared several articles on Twitter throughout the week. Here are my top favorites:
Book Publishers Scramble to Rewrite Their Future, from @wired
The Importance of Endings, from @bookriot
Buying a Book Twice by @bufocalvin
I'd love to hear from you about your own Friday Reads. What articles have you filled up you Kindles and tablets with this week? Follow me on Twitter to share your own favorite longform reading for the week.


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When Terry Francona was manager, he usually pointed out that worrying about the bench and pinch hitters wasn't a big concern for the Red Sox because the front office had built an everyday lineup. Players were responsible for one position, with a little background in another for the occasional "banged up" guy who avoided the disabled list by sitting out for six or seven days.
He never imagined the type of injuries that would follow the Red Sox from Spring Training forward in 2012. Now that Alfredo Aceves has locked down the closer job, at least until Andrew Bailey returns, the two players who are still, possibly, in flux as to their position going forward are Daniel Bard and Kevin Youkilis. Today, we take a look at Youk.
Will Middlebrooks has played well enough to warrant a starting job on a Major League team. A .289/.328/.484 line with 7 home runs and a quality glove at third base is nothing to sneeze at. Despite being the youngest, least experienced player of the bunch, Middlebrooks has stayed at third base while Adrian Gonzalez has played right field, allowing Kevin Youkilis to man first. It's not ideal, but everyone is getting at bats.
The problem is that Youkilis is mired in a slump: .215/.301/.314 on the season and .211/.309/.338 since returning from the disabled list. It doesn't matter how many teams Ben Charrington talks to about the veteran third baseman, a slumping player coming off tough injuries is not an easy sell.
However, Ken Rosenthal, the expert on knowing where players are going, hears that the end is in fact near for Youkilis. An official with a National League team told Rosenthal that the Greek God of Walks is "being shopped everywhere." Among the leaders are the Diamondbacks, Dodgers, and Pirates in the National League and the White Sox and Indians in the American League. The demand is there, the price is probably low, although that doesn't mean the Red Sox won't get a decent player of some type in return if they pick up some salary, and the replacement is in-house. This is a combination of factors not often present when a trade is rumored or, in fact, imminent.
Fourth place. At least. The Toronto Blue Jays have lost three starters in the past week – one has already undergone Tommy John surgery, ending his season. If Ellsbury, Crawford, and Bailey can contribute at anything close to their ability, Clay Buchholz avoids Logan Morrison, and Ryan Kalish is healthy, the Red Sox have the ability to field a dramatically better team in the second half. And that doesn't include Adrian Gonzalez breaking out of his season-long slump. The bottom has likely already passed, even if it hasn't been reflected in the win column.
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Youk deserves a pass for services rendered. The BoSox pretty much smell up any stadium they play in so why dump Youk. Is he the fall guy? The greatist have had slumps and injuries. C'mom man!!! The guy could have an unbelieveable second half. We lost Veritek and now, Youk! Where's the loyalty.
Unfortunately, it sounds like Valentine wanted Youk gone before the season even started. If they can trade him to improve the team, it's the end of an era for sure.
When Youkilis came up in 2004, while Bill Mueller was on the DL, he was even more impressive than Middlebrooks during his first 35 or so games.
I'm with you – I hope he has a big second half but, from the sounds of it, the front office is selling that second half to trade partners.
It is nuts to continue this lineup logjam in order to wedge a guy into it with the Mendoza Line neighborhood batting average of .215. Youk is no longer starter worthy at the plate or in the field, and his durability is very tentative. He's been a Sox stalwart, but it is time for him to go.
Youth must be served, always! Especially in play-for-pay sports.
As for Youkilis, if he were an amateur "loyalty" to his team, and visa versa, would be an important factor but he is a professional, paid $12,500,000 in 2012, to play 3rd base/1st base in a fashion that belies his hefty salary. If he will return half of his salary for his half hearted performance to date, I say, "He stays". If not, "I say, "He goes!"
A change of scenery will do him wonders. There's a lot of bad blood in the air, and it just needs to get cleared out before he starts to contribute.
I hate when it happens, especially when it's a home-grown player, but it does and you have you move on.
You're a real optimistic guy to definitively believe that the Red Sox are at least a 4th place team.
It's also noteworthy that the Red Sox have not fared well against their division rivals; even the Blue Jays they have a 3-3 tie. Also, the starter that the Blue Jays lost was Drabek, who carried a 4.67 ERA; it really can't hurt the team to lose that guy.
I'm not saying they can't finish 4th or better, but it's far too early to be certain of anything.
Unless you mean 4th place by default if they tie the Blue Jays for the basement of the AL East…
Just_my_opinion –
As the Red Sox found out last year, just having a guy who can take the mound every fifth day and put up some good starts (and some bad ones) is valuable. Drabek is out for the season, but Morrow, who may be their best starter, is out for a few weeks with an injury known for lingering. That's a big blow.
The 4th place comment was half equal opportunity losing with Toronto and half thinking maybe there are enough positives for the Red Sox to stay afloat regardless, not just look to 2013.
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Weekly chapel services are held most Wednesdays at Noon in the College Chapel.
Worship services are open and ecumenical gatherings in the Christian tradition. People from all denominations are welcome. Chapel services are typically about 45 minutes long. They include contemporary and traditional music (led by a student "Praise Team"), prayer, Scripture reading and a short message or homily. Faculty and staff members also attend. Each semester the students of the Spiritual Life Council select a theme for Wednesday Chapel and post the schedule.
Chaplain Chris Momany offers Holy Communion several times throughout the year, usually during special evening services.
The Valade Hall Meditation Chapel is located across from the Chaplain's Office and is open each day from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. This more intimate worship space is often used for Communion/Mass and is available for personal or small-group times of prayer.
Because weekly Chapel services take place on Wednesdays, students are free and encouraged to participate in local church ministries on the weekends. Several Adrian College students lead worship in local churches, teach church school, guide youth ministries, and contribute in other ways.


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Which saw blade for laminate countertops?
We'll be replacing our countertops with those pre-formed laminte countertops from HD. You know, these:
I'll have to cut a few pieces (straight cuts, not mitre). What kind of saw blade should I use to avoid chipping the surface? And am I correct that you cut from the underside?
If you can cut from the underside you shouldnt have to worry about chipping out with a circular saw, but cut from the selfedge back to the backsplash to avoid chipping out the self edge.
Laminates are hard on blades, I just bite the bullet and use a Frued 40 tooth
Most instructions say to use tape on the finished side to prevent chipping, so it seems it does happen. The Frued brand...can I get that at the big box stores? Are there different models of 40-tooth blades? I am just totally ignorant in this area and don't want to ruin a piece of countertop because I had the wrong blade. Thanks guys.
The Irwin Marathon blades work pretty well. When I cut countertops I runt he saw backwards. It is not the safest practice, so I would recommend cutting from the bottom side if you aren't EXTREMELY comfortable with a circular saw.
if your buying it in Home Depot they should cut it for you ...I know my local one does.
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Previewing the Fifth Annual Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn's already scorching cool factor goes up a notch this weekend when the fifth annual Brooklyn Book Festival takes over book stores, bars and arts spaces all over the borough. This year, the literary block party lasts all weekend. More than 200 smart, multi-cultural writers will read their work at big-name Brooklyn institutions like the Brooklyn Academy of Music and St. Ann's Warehouse.
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Visitors in town for inauguration day, take note: If you are looking for a place to warm up, grab a coffee and, ahem, use the facilities, the Smithsonian has your back.
The Smithsonian's plans for Monday, Jan. 21 include early openings for several museums on the Mall. The Freer and Sackler galleries, and African Art and Hirshhorn museums, will open at 8 a.m. and stay open until 5:30 p.m. The Smithsonian Castle will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Take note, however, that all of those buildings, and the Air and Space Museum, will close all Mall-side entrances and will only be accessible via Independence Avenue. (The Air and Space Jefferson Drive exit will also be shuttered.)
The American Indian Museum will be closed for the inauguration; the Renwick Gallery will be closed on Jan. 21. Other museums will open regular hours and will welcome visitors to eat and use the restrooms during those times.
For those in search of food, the museum concessions to know include the following:
• Air and Space: McDonald's McCafe, Boston Market, Donato's Pizza.
• Natural History: Atrium Cafe, Cafe Natural, Fossil Cafe.
• American History: Stars and Stripes Cafe, Constitution Cafe.
• Smithsonian Castle: Cafe and Coffee Bar.
If you go, check out some of the highlights from the exhibitions and special events on tap:
• The American History Museum will host a (totally temperature-controlled) broadcast of the swearing-in at 11:30 a.m. in the Flag Hall. Afterward, be sure to visit the super-popular "The First Ladies" exhibition on the museum's third floor; there, you'll find two dozen gowns from Jacqueline Kennedy, Laura Bush and one fairly recent addition: Michelle Obama's edgy Jason Wu inaugural gown from 2009.
• The National Portrait Gallery will display Shepard Fairey's iconic collaged portrait of Barack Obama, and Chuck Close's sprawling 2012 tapestries of the president's visage on its second floor.
• In the days leading up to the inauguration, the Museum of the American Indian will host "Out of Many," a three-day series of performances with musicians, storytellers and dancers from around the world. The festival will run Jan. 18-20.
UPDATE: The National Gallery of Art, which is not affiliated with the Smithsonian, has announced that the West Building, East Building, Sculpture Garden and its ice rink will be open as usual Jan. 19-20. On inauguration day, the West Building will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., while the other parts of the museum, including the East Building, will be closed. The West Building will accessible only via the entrances on Seventh Street and the Mall on Madison Drive.
Read more about inauguration on the Going Out Guide:
• Inauguration street closures in and around D.C.
• Finding your way through inauguration traffic
• Want to volunteer for the inauguration weekend's Day of Service? Here's how.
• President Obama's second inauguration is still a big deal -- just not as big.
• Reliable Source: Our guide to the official bashes, unofficial parties and too-good-to-be true pitches
• Inauguration events on the Going Out Guide.
• Inauguration weekend festivities will include National Day of Service Fair on the Mall.


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Wednesday already?
Am I the only one who's checking the 10-day forecast like I have a marathon coming up (doesn't count if you really have a marathon coming up)? I see 5 days in a row of temps above freezing starting Friday. Then it drops back into the upper 20s. "Beggars can't be choosers," Mama always said, and I've been begging for something - anything - north of the teens since I got back from Oregon two months ago, so I'll take a (almost) week of 30s and some high 20s in the middle of freaking March and smile about it.
Shoe update: I've gone with a half size larger in my running shoes for years, but I wonder if I should have stayed with the 8 for my new Cumulus 15s. They have a more generous toebox than I'm used to and I don't think I need the extra room. I have a bunion on my right foot that can be a trouble spot and it's getting rubbed the wrong way with these. I added some moleskin before yesterday's run and it seemed to do the trick, but we'll keep an eye on it. The best news is that most of my recent aches and pains are slowly fading away. The knee(s), the metatarsals, the Achilles - all of them seem to be getting better. I've been avoiding stairs at work for awhile, but have started taking them again. Some of my sprints last night I was able to get up on my toes. Haven't done that in a long time.
Speaking of yesterday's run, it was cold. Guess I didn't need to mention that. I was hoping for a tempo or maybe some mile repeats, but there just wasn't enough clear sidewalk to put more than 400M together. So, I went fartlek, using however much I could get in between the areas of ice and/or snow to go as fast as I could maintain. That ended up being anywhere between 6:20 and 8:00, if I can trust the Prince. I know I got to the point of looking forward to the uncleared parts as much as the cleared ones over the last couple of miles, so .. a decent workout. Last weekend's snow left my shoes a little wet, which made my toes freeze, but it was all good.
This impending warm up leaves me with a last-minute decision to make about where to run my Snowbuster Pikermi on Saturday. Friday looks like 40 degrees and 34 on Saturday. Do I drive out to Hines where I've been the last few weekends? Will the local roads melt enough that I can run one of my pikermis from the house? Any MI Loopsters want to meet up for a fast-ish 13.1?
Then there's the question of how hard do I want to make this time trial. If I start on the north end like I've been doing, that's 140 of decent for the first half and 140 climb for the second, including that stoopid, 65 feet in 400M at mile 12. Hardly PR-friendly. OTOH, this is not a goal race by any stretch. Maybe that hill is just what I want right now. We'll see how much thaw we get between now and then.
What else?
How about this? Mrs. Dave seemed as amused and excited as I was the other day when I broke the dreadmill. Since then, especially when I layer up to go run in 10F, she talks about how we should get a replacement. Really? Yesterday I came home and she was on the phone with a friend. She hung up and announced that we might buy her friend's dreadmill, or there's another friend who might sell us hers.
Whatever, woman.
My mom's 78th birthday was yesterday. Happy birthday, Mom.
Oh, yeah. Baconators for last week. No more energy on the Loop than the week before. Last years I don't think we even did them after the first of March because there wasn't any weather worth writing home about. This year we're all just over winter. I see people still running, but the bloops don't give me anything to judge between them.
Here are a couple that are impressive enough to mention, though.
NavEng did a long one early Saturday, discovering the really crazy people in the world along the way.
Sweet little PegLeg1983 balances being a mom with being a BA runner and her ten-mile, angry tempo makes her the recipient of the Baconator of the Week.


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Sperm meets egg plan. Come join me. Let's get the job done.(99 Posts)
Anyone else care to join me on a mission to get our eggs and sperm together. energy drinks and snacks required.
TTC #2 since Dec 2012. 2 mc and here I am still trying.
Well I may be back in the games. My weird peak at cd11 on clearblue went straight to neg and now I am getting a flashing smiley. Cd14 and ewcm. Think peak was a false surge if that's possible????? We are going to be busy the next 3-5 days then testing in two weeks jazzcat will keep u company on wait. Just hope my none plan filleting before high dosen't count is out.
accidental. I always say I will wait till period late then ending up testing from 10 DPo. Just can't help myself.
If AF comes I will be following plan to the letter next month.
Hello. Would love to join. I've been trying 1 year but had a miscarriage in February. I've been trying SMEP. On the third night tonight and am exhausted. Bit low at the moment because all my friends have got pregnant straight away. So v nice to have people to talk to. Wish me luck for tonight... Not sure if we'll manage it!
Ps first time for SMEP
Jazz cat I'll be testing in a few weeks! Could do with tww friends!
Welcome flohs
Good luck with the shagging.
Ooh some stick peeing buddies looking forward to some
crazy symptom spotting buddies over the next 2 weeks!
I've already started - I swear if I am pg that the egg is travelling down my right tube as we speak due to the sharp stabbing pains, and I have boobs which are feeling bruised and sore!
Well I'm due on 18th. My Opks still haven't turned up so I'm not strictly doing SMEP now, just every other day, although I had EWCM a few days ago so think I probably ovulated already.
I had said to my husbnd tht we'd have a go tonight but he's out a pub quiz and I have only just managed to get my very naughty 2.5 yr old to sleep (I hope) - think she's ready to drop her np but nursery are still giving her 2 hours a day. Anyway needless to say I am not feeling up to it. We did it last night so pfff.
I'm feelig a bit negative about it as my 21 day bloods showed my progesterone levels are on low side so doctor wnts me to test again. It's times like this I wish we'd tried for babies earlier (I'll be 37 come September). More pffff.
Yay! Pleased to have some 2ww buddies! I thought I wasn't going to peak on my CBFM whih didn't worry me as I conceived ds on 'high' reading. So according to my app I should ov'd a day ago. Luckily I stuck to pos as I got a peak this afternoon. So dtd tonight, will tomorrow and Thursday then move to every other.... Is this correct??
Looking forward to symptom spotting ladies!
That's right laptop girl. No luck here last night - DH has had enough. And said he felt like he was under too much pressure. So two nights out of three. Can't do it tonight either I don't think because I'm working. I'm really frustrated with him and finding it hard not to show him. Just don't think we'll have done enough. I really miss the days when I wasn't TTC.
Hello guys im brand new to the TTC club and still very confused about all the initials and nicknames. Im really sorry to here flohs that you are struggling i hope things can get easier. Im 27 this year and my partner is 32. Ive been on the pill since I was 14 I missed a pills this packet and so after some discussion we decided to go for it but I have no idea what my cycle is really like and if AF I have at the moment is accurate or just a reaction coming off pill too early so no clue about Ov date any help would be great.
Hi vikki I was in a similar position to you. I came off the pill after 10 years in March. About 28 days later I had what I thought was AF. Then 2 weeks later I had a week of brown goo then what was my first AF the next week. I then got a positive ovulation test on Sunday, which was roughly 18 days (so CD18) after the first day of my last period. I think if you are an 'average' cycle then you should have roughly 28 days between periods and ovulate in the middle, so roughly 2 weeks after 1st day of your last period.
Hope this makes sense! There is a mumsnet acronyms list somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment...
Hi Vikki.. I know all the acronyms can be intimidating to begin with! Hope you find the list jazz is talking about.
So have done it tonight successfully... So only missed one day of the plan I think.... Could be crucial but we've given it our best... Now the wait begins.
Cheers guys I did see the list I will dig it out and have a study of it. Jazz AF at the moment has turned into brown I guess I will have to wait and see what happens over the next month and keep an eye on length of cycle. Its really intresting to hear about others experiences so thanks guys.
DH and I were both shattered last night so didn't manage to dtd. Guess I'm officially in my 2ww now, going to try and avoid peeing on sticks until Sat 22nd but in reality I'll probably cave and use some my my internet cheapies from about Mon 17th onwards
Today's symptom spot: crazy and amazingly vivid dreams every night since Monday. All involving friends children/babies.
Me too Jazz.... I'm going to defo keep off the POAS until that weekend... We are away so I may try and wait till Monday but I doubt I'll manage it.... No symptoms this end other than cramps but i guess that's linked to ovulation....
How you all doing ladies?
We are shattered! Don't think we ever dtd so much! So we dtd on the two peaks on my CBFM and then yesterday it was high we were just too tired so dtd this morning hope it won't effect our chances. I can't keep this plan up long term!!
Hope your all ok! How's symptom spotting going??
So with you Laptop, its exhausting! My stupid opk was still positive yesterday (it's been like that for four days!!!? - maybe slightly fainter) so we dtd again last night! Got to have a night off tonight. No symptoms here - still the cramps, which is weird, but I guess they're linked to ovulation.....
Ps laptop - i've heard dtd in the morning is a really good thing for ttc!
Hi, can I join in please? We've been not really ttc, but ttc since Sept '12 when I stopped taking the pill. Had a mc a few months ago and my cycle has been all over the place since (29 to 21 days, sigh). Have just shelled out and got a CB ovulation predictor, never used one before, but am not sure if/when I am ov tbh, despite tracking cm. Had a big baby chat a few days ago and are going to be properly ttc from this cycle. Am currently on cd4. I'm 39 and he's 40 so I am concerned we're both getting too old!
Having never used OPKs before, and always needing a wee in the night, am not sure about when is best to test? Some tests say afternoon, but the CB one says first urine after longest sleep. Given that I always need to wee in the night, and doing the test at 3am is NOT an option (!) can I save my wee to test a few hours later? Or is 3 hour wee enough?! Ugh, all these questions I never thought I'd have!!! I just want to track my cycle for a few months and see what's happening to it...
We're in a relatively new relationship (just under 2 years) so the dtd is still going strong, probably 2-4 times a week on average, but I'm not sure how he's going to react to the need for consecutive days on SMEP!
Welcome PurpleGeekyGirl
My OPK recommends between 10am to 10pm but 2pm is the ideal testing time particularly if you hold off liquids for a couple of hours beforehand.
Thanks accidental I've got some cheapy opks coming too, and will use those alongside the cb to see if they both agree!
I'd be interested in your comparison. I'm only using the Internet cheapies and in 4 months I can't say I've seen a positive test. It may be that I'm not ovulating but I suspect that the tests are not as sensitive or as reliable as they are making out. I am getting a very sight difference in colour but they seem a bit crap really.
That's what I thought... 50 tests for £8 seems too good to be true but I can't afford to just use the cb each month especially with such an erratic cycle. My mucus suggests I do get fertile and I've felt myself ovulate a few times before and after mc but I'm not certain it's happening all the time and my last cycle was very short and very weird. So far af on this seems to be back to 'normal' whatever that is
I'm supposed to start poas from sun.
Sometimes acupuncture can help regulate cycles. Alternatively if its a fairly new thing and you are getting pain, you could have some Endometriosis. I've had a similar experience to you after one of my MMC and it was very frustrating!
My OPKs showed positive for four days! Sometimes I'm really not sure about these sticks. They were superdrug ones. I did find it better last month with cb dig but then they are really not cheap!! Thank goodness it's Friday. And it's a night off the dtd tonight - phew.
Purple my cycle has definitely been wierd since mc... Only has a more normally timed AF last month and I miscarried in feb. it's frustrating but it will sort itself out. I too have heard really good things about acupuncture and am going to consider it soon if I dont make progress soon....
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Every so often an individual comes up with a new way of teaching and learning in order to assist undergraduates to obtain a college degree with limited pain. University of Bath Registrar, Karl Woodget, is an educational innovator whose ideas deserve some attention from the world. He took young undergraduates who came from Cameroon and were studying at his college to hotel rooms where he was filmed spanking and caning them. According, to Woodget, he was conducting research into pain management in order to assist humanity to better grasp the extent of pain one will endure in order to secure a phony college degree.
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Four of the top 108 pounders in the world will in action this Saturday in "Top Rank Live" when former world champion Ulises "Archi" Solis takes on Bert Batawang in an 108 pound IBF world title eliminator and current world champion Giovani Segura takes on Roland Ramos in a non title bout. The show will take place in the "Plaza Pueblo Antiguo" and will televised by Fox Sports en Espanol at 9PM ET/6PM PT. The fight card will be open to the public free of charge.
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"I'm very happy to be here in this city and look forward to putting a great show for the fans," said Solis, the longtime IBF mini flyweight king, during a press conference today.
Batawang, who has been training in Los Angeles for this fight was also present at the press conference. "I have come a long way for this opportunity and will take full advantage of it. The first fight with Solis was very tough and I know I will need to be at my best to beat him," said Batawang who lost to Solis in 2007 in a championship bout.
In the co-feature current WBA mini flyweight world champion Giovani Segura (23-1-1, 19 Kos) of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico will take on Roland Ramos (28-7-3, 14 Kos) of Colombia in a 10 round non title bout.
"I'm very happy be coming back so soon after my victory last month in Acapulco. I want to take advantage of my great conditioning to get another win and to keep active while I wait for another of the world champions to feel brave enough to fight me and unify the titles," said Segura.
Ramos who is ranked #6 by the WBA is happy to get a shot a Segura.
"As far as I am concerned, this is a world title fight. Segura is the champion and a win over him will put me in the map and maybe will get me the opportunity to fight for world title very soon," said Ramos.
The weight-in will be Tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. local time at the Plaza Pueblo Antiguo. Officials for the IBF eliminator will be referee Wayne Kelly with judges Hilton Whitaker and Charles Dyer of the US and Alejandro López of Mexico.


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While long, what an overall excellent experience. A knowledgeable teacher, with a great sense of humor as well as knowledgability. Took time to answer all questions, even at the expense of running thirty minutes over. No know-it-all or big shot'ism. Will highly recommend to my other future CHL holder buddies. He even made mention of the Wally World walk, which made me feel like I was among my forum members.
I know not everyone has a positive experience, so I definitely wanted to share what a rewarding experience I had. Went with my father in law and my wife's best friend. Qualified then we three went and grabbed a steak. Great day!!!


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Northern Indiana police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were found at different locations in Elkhart County.
Lt. Travis Adamson of the county sheriff's department says police are investigating the woman's death as a suspected homicide. Her body was found about 11 a.m. Saturday outside the former American Countryside farmers market just south of the city of Elkhart.
Adamson tells The Elkhart Truth investigators are working with the Elkhart Police Department to determine if the woman's death might be connected to the death of a man whose body was found outside a restaurant about an hour later.
The man's body was found in the parking lot of Poor Tony's eatery in Elkhart, about 15 miles east of South Bend.
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Ashardalon family's Masters joined in Phalanx clan's first expedition into the Land of the Dead. See [v4.5 Feature] Los Toldos Raid for official guide on this raid. After Colony War (Sat 9pm PST), there was a server-wide notice as usual:
The family received a Crafted Key [Land of the Dead] and a Great Stone (100k feso) from the clan, and activated an Otite Perfume to enter Los Toldos. Inside the baron hideout, the family found the Door of Doubt was filled with red mists.
Land of the Dead Entrance
When the team entered this map, they received 2 buffs. The first is [Death Guard Buff] for 20 seconds, which disabled any attacks from other players of opposing faction (Royalist vs. Republican). The second is [Death Buff] for 2 hours, which allows the same characters to return to Land of the Dead repeatedly. The latter is useful when there are disconnections, but it has to be the same characters in the team.
Further inside, there are 2 crystals on opposite sides of a ruined colony. After clicking on the crystals until they released the same numbers, Locked Diablo and Sealed Tower of Summon appeared in the ruined colony.
After killing Locked Diablo, Thelandira (f/mus) switched to Outrage Shot for faster attacks. Due to its high hit points, it still took a few minutes to destroy the tower. It can be attacked by monsters summoned by using ambers, but Valkyrie Crashers ignored it. After it was destroyed, there was a zone-wide notice:
The destroyed tower was replaced by another gate filled with red mist. The family entered the gate, and moved into the Land of the Dead map. This must be done by 11pm (PST) or any remaining family will be moved back to Los Toldos.
Land of the Dead: Hearts of Sheol
In the Land of the Dead, there are some NPCs who were trapped inside the area, including Selden, Rescue Knights, and Mercenaries. NPC Helena was also lying on the ground, but she didn't respond in any way even when she was clicked.
When a Great Stone was fed to the tombstone, a zone-wide notice appeared:
And 1 Deadly Stone Diablo and 1 Sheol's Heart appeared in each of the 3 corners. All 3 hearts must be destroyed within 20 seconds of each other, and all 3 Diablo must remain alive. Otherwise, another stone has to be fed to the tombstone to reset the entire process.
When Sheol's Heart has the Guardian Buff, its HP regenerates extremely fast. It can be removed by using Whole Cancellation skill on the respective Diablo. Each Diablo is leashed to the heart, so it cannot be lured too far away. It stopped attacking after killing a suicide canceler.
When a heart is destroyed, a zone-wide notice will announce:
The raid party had to redo 3 times. The first failed as one of the hearts did not die in 20 seconds. The second failed as someone accidentally killed Diablo. When all 3 hearts are destroyed, a zone-wide notice will announce:
The tombstone will then be replaced by a glowing stone gate, labeled Statue Full of Strength. The raid leader entered and used 1 Elemental Jewel to seal the gate from Land of the Dead Entrance. After that, the 4 King's Gates were summoned with a zone-wide notice:
Enter the gate moved the family to the respective king's room.
Land of the Dead: King's Rooms
All 4 Kings must be killed within 1 minute of each other, or the mission will fail. In each room, there will be 3 warp portals to each of the other kings' rooms. The portals stay open for 1 minute. After that, they vanish and then respawn after another 2 minutes.
Every 3 minutes, the King will buff 1 of the 4 class-specific buffs, during which it has to be hit by shooting, melee, magic, or martial arts attacks. This buff cannot be removed.
The other buff [Death's King's Buff] (aka Evil Buff) can be removed by Whole Cancellation skill, and it raises the King's already high ATK Rating and DEF Rating to ridiculous heights - AR 82 and DR 87 after buff.
When the family entered Aritto's Room, the King of Ice was standing directly behind. "Hi! Surprise!", and he smashed the family to bits with a skill involving multiple hits of his dual weapons...
The next visit was Wetis, King of Fire. He has a big axe. A really, really BIG axe. It may be possible to "kite" him by luring him with a fast-moving wizard.
King of Lightning Hadeon is quite similar, but with a shotgun-like weapon.
Of the 4 Kings, I think the best design is for King of Prayer Merif. He has 2 floating, uh, thingies that shoot at his enemies. Someone described him as "the Angry Pope".
Merif uses his skill, which knocks down everyone in the area. He can also afflict [Fear] debuff.
Boost Potion + Enhanced Tactics buffs + Protection Field!
This first expedition wasn't intended to go beyond the Four Kings, so the raid party pretty much stopped there and ran around to explore the four rooms. So here ends Ashardalon family's first visit to the Land of the Dead. But obviously, not before the characters posed for a screenshot.


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Tyler Arboretum is a non-profit public garden in Delaware County, Pennsylvania serving the Greater Philadelphia region. One of the oldest arboreta in the northeastern United States, Tyler Arboretum encompasses 650 acres of renowned plant collections, heritage and champion trees, historic buildings and 17 miles of hiking trails through woodlands, wetlands and meadows. The Arboretum is open to the public 362 days a year.
To preserve, enhance, and share our heritage, collections, and landscapes, to create and inspire stewards of the natural world.
- The Arboretum began as a private horticultural collection developed in the mid-19th century by Minshall and Jacob Painter, two Quaker brothers who owned the historic farmstead.
- Today the Arboretum features beautiful exhibits of heritage magnolias, cherries, crabapples, hollies and lilacs, as well as 11 acres of rhododendrons and azaleas. Herbs are featured in the Fragrant Garden and the Vegetable Demonstration Garden promotes healthy and delicious eating. An extensive collection of conifers is displayed in the Pinetum. Habitat-based displays include the Native Woodland Walk, Butterfly House and Stopford Family Meadow Maze.
- School programs serve nearly 7,000 elementary and preschool students from 20 districts in surrounding counties and four states.
- Life-long adult learners participate in hands-on workshops and classes on gardening, sustainable horticulture and botanical arts as well as field studies about birds and native plants. Kids and families enjoy discovery opportunities exploring plants and nature.
- Kids get outdoors and have fun learning about the natural world through summer camp, Scout programs and eco-birthday parties.
Natural Lands
- The Arboretum is steward to 650 acres – over a quarter of the total acreage of privately protected land in Delaware County.
- Seventeen miles of hiking trails traverse 550 acres of woodland, meadow and stream valleys.
- Tyler is recognized as an IBA (Important Bird Area) by the National Audubon Society and maintains an active Bluebird nest box program with 47 monitored and maintained boxes.
- Ten tree houses are open seasonally, generally from April through the end of November.
- Tyler's 1,400-square-foot Butterfly House is filled with native butterflies, caterpillars, chrysalis and the plants they depend upon for survival. The House is open in July and August.
- This National Historic Register property passed through eight generations of the Minshall/Painter/Tyler families beginning with its purchase in 1681 from William Penn.
- The property became a public garden at the bequest of the last family descendent in 1944.
- Tyler Arboretum oversees the preservation of several historic buildings, including Lachford Hall, a stone Pennsylvania bank barn, the Painter Library and several 19th Century outbuildings including a root cellar, springhouse and greenhouse.


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Tried 3 different browsers, all the same. Just freezes on processing.
Used to have this problem heaps, but it's the first time in a while now.
Not just you, I am having problems also. I was looking for the updated FTP instructions and I keep getting the following message: "The server at support.envato.com is taking too long to respond." so I guess I will try again later.
The Support site looks to be down at the moment. We're seeing what's up
The support site affects the ftp? Or support down just symptomatic of greater site-wide issues?
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Every party. Every time.
I have no idea if I'm right or not, but I can't help but think that at least half of those 'popularity' bars on her number one song here in iTunes is due to thousands of line dancing Filipinos.
Every wedding. Every formal. Every party your parents, aunts or uncles have thrown period. You know it's coming. It's the signal to drop the forks, crowd the dance floor and send me damn near into a conniption fit every time.
Global Filipino phenomenon? I can only assume so. Only a few more minutes it'll be over. I look at the DJ. I get it man, you've got to give the folks what they want. Filipinos? Yea we both know where this is headed. He nods…then follows up immediately with the Cha Cha Slide or the Cupid Shuffle.
I should loosen up a little. No, point me to the bar, I'm gonna need it.
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Computex 2008: Intel Demonstrates Nehalem and Touchscreen Interface
Subject: Processors | June 3, 2008 - 05:00 AM | Ryan Shrout
During a meeting with Intel today, we got a little preview of some technology that Intel is going to be using to show off the power of their coming 8-core Nehalem processors.
Computex 2008: OCZ Technology Brings Fatal1ty Memory and PSUs to Enthusiasts
Subject: Memory | June 3, 2008 - 12:58 AM | Ryan Shrout
While visiting with OCZ Technology at Computex this morning I happened to be around when the best known gaming celebrity, Fatal1ty, and his managers stepped in. They were actually inking the deal officially to sell Fatal1ty branded memory modules and power supplies like so:
Computex 2008: ASUS Eee Box Atom-based Desktop PC Official
Subject: Storage | June 2, 2008 - 10:47 PM | Ryan Shrout
Probably the worst kept secrets in Taiwan (and there are a LOT of badly kept secrets here) are the upcoming collection of ASUS announcements today. First up is the unveiling of the new ASUS Eee Box PC based on the Intel Atom family of products.
Your prescription for power
Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 2, 2008 - 05:34 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The Thermaltake Purepower RX 600W is from Thermaltake's other PSU line, and is up for review on [H]ard|OCP. They found it very close in performance to the Toughpower QFan 650W, with two big exceptions. It is a fair bit quieter, and it is cheaper.
Get your neural impules firing
Subject: General Tech | June 2, 2008 - 03:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Drop by Overclock3D for a look at the OZC Neural Impulse Actuator in the wild. As opposed to all the demos we have seen set up at various computer shows, they are trying to use it on a real system. Read on to find out just how useful this device is.
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Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 2, 2008 - 01:41 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The interior reinforcements, duct tape. The sides, duct tape. The reinforcements, duct tape. The ducting ... well there is no ducting, but if there was ...
Drop by Icrontic to see this awesome use of the handyman's secret modding weapon, and remember ... "If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
Neither Atom nor Nano, it's Tegra
Subject: Processors | June 2, 2008 - 12:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Next up in the race to shrink the parts they consider most important is nVIDIA, following Intel's following of VIA's main focus. Regardless of what your spam may tell you, size reduction can be rather important, especially if you can get to the point where you can accurately be described as a 'system on a chip'. Josh has written up a summary on what we know so far, which you can read through here.
One take on anti-spyware
Subject: General Tech | June 2, 2008 - 12:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
At ExtremeTech you can read about their top 10 antispyware programs. The list is short, and they offer a quick overview on which offer better protection, and which are not worth the money it would take to buy it. If you have been hit by malware and are considering a new
programs to protect yourself then give this article a peruse. There is also a lot of advice in our networking forum.
T2K Open Supercomputer Systems with Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors Now in Operation
Subject: Systems | June 2, 2008 - 11:32 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
TOKYO -- June 2, 2008 --AMD Japan (NYSE: AMD) today announced the official start of operation of the T2K supercomputer systems featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors and with specifications developed jointly by the University of Tsukuba, the University of Tokyo, and Kyoto University. These T2K systems were delivered to the University of Tsukuba by Cray Japan Inc. and Sumisho Computer Systems, to the University of Tokyo by Hitachi Ltd., and to Kyoto University by Fujitsu Ltd.
AMD Foundation Launches "AMD Changing the Game"
Subject: General Tech | June 2, 2008 - 11:30 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
VIA OpenBook Mini-Note Reference Design wins Gold at Computex
Subject: General Tech | June 2, 2008 - 11:27 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Taipei, Taiwan, 2 June 2008 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of ultra-mobile, power efficient x86 processor platforms, proudly announced today that the VIA OpenBook mini-note reference design has won the impressive Computex Taipei design and innovation Gold Award for 2008.
FIXED! Forums down for a bit
Subject: General Tech | June 1, 2008 - 02:25 AM | Ryan Shrout
Thanks to all who wrote in - yeah the forums are down for a bit of UNscheduled maintenance. But no worries, we have people on the job and they will hopefully be back Sunday sometime.
UPDATE - the forums are back up! A huge thanks goes to our friends at eicomm.net and moreweb.com for helping me with the problem while I was flying across the globe!
Time to break out that summer cooling gear
Subject: General Tech | May 30, 2008 - 06:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
While new technology is almost always a good thing, getting rid of old tech is not. The parallel port still has not died, nor the 3.5" floppy or the PS-2 port. There are probably even ISA slot holdouts, I know for a fact that there are still AGP addicts. The newest forced obsolescence is causing a lot of FUD, so to properly understand the new Cable TV standards drop by this thread. It won't help make your grandmother feel better about her old TV no longer receiving a signal, but it can help yo
A laptop, or a miniature HTPC?
Subject: Mobile | May 30, 2008 - 03:45 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Acer's Aspire 6920G is really into multimedia, both making it look good, and making it easy to view. It has a 16" screen, at 1366x768 resolution (aka 16:9) and a 'CineDash' a touch sensitive section of the keyboard to make playing movies easy as well as full 5.1 sound. It is a choice for those looking not for the lightest or the most powerful, but for those wanting to watch a few movies while they are on the go.
The lost review
Subject: Motherboards | May 30, 2008 - 02:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
For a look at how well ASUS has implemented the 780i chipset, take a look at the ASUS P5N-T which was under review quite a while ago at [H]ard|OCP. The delay occurred thanks to many problems that [H] encountered during testing, which soured their enthusiasm and made the review process significantly longer than normal. You can see where thi
S3 has caught up with the times
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 30, 2008 - 11:55 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
It has been a while since we've heard from S3 Graphics though that doesn't mean they are gone. The Chrome 430 that was announced a while ago is starting to show up on reviewers desks and the first review is at VIA Arena. The stats of the card sound good, a 625MHz engine clock and 256MB of 500MHz GDDR2 and full support for DX10 and PCI Express 2.0. All that for $60 and an extra 143W power draw on your system.
MSI is showing off in Taipei
Subject: General Tech | May 30, 2008 - 11:36 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
bit-tech was shown some interesting little previews by MSI. You can see their planned new X58 chipset based motherboard and the Nehalem that will go into it, all 1366 pins of it. Hard information on this pair of next generation silicon from Intel is still rather rare, but the pictures do tell a lot.
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Development funding has historically been tied to the priorities of donor countries. As their priorities shift, so does funding. Aid recipients must deal with the consequences, which can have negative effects on development.
Without steady and predictable aid flows many aid-dependent countries fail to achieve their development objectives. In many cases, these are countries that struggle to provide basic necessities such as education and health care. Their leaders face enormous pressures to deliver services and maintain peaceful societies. For them, aid fluctuations can have catastrophic consequences.
As the 2014 World Development Report states, "adverse shocks – above all in health, weather patters, and economic crises – play a major role in pushing households below the poverty line and keeping them there". In countries where foreign aid is greater than the national budget, large declines and rampant fluctuations in aid are akin to economic crises. "We must take a great leap forward and ensure that the status quo of fragile states is reversed," said Mohammad M Mastoor, Afghanistan's deputy finance minister.
In order to address aid effectiveness and lessen aid dependency, seven nations came together to form the g7+, in 2008. Today, g7+ is 18 members strong, with the stated goals (pdf) of "stopping conflict, building nations and eradicating poverty through innovative development strategies, harmonised to the country context, aligned to the national agenda and led by the state and its people".
The g7+ believes it is not possible to eradicate poverty without first addressing the issues of fragile and conflict-affected countries. This is why it works to ensure that the post-2015 development agenda addresses the need for peace and stability. As Liberia's finance minister, Amara Konneh, says: "You cannot expect countries that have been through conflict, that are experiencing difficulties in capacities, to have the same standards as those who do not."
In partnership with key donors and civil society, the g7+ addresses these issues in the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding. The IDPS is a high level political forum for discussing development challenges in conflict-affected and post-conflict countries. Out of this partnership came the New deal for engagement in fragile states, established in 2011.
The new deal addresses the need to approach development differently in fragile countries. It also acknowledges that governance transformations take between 20-40 years and that there is a need for country-owned and country-led development pathways, with donors playing a supportive role. It requires fragile states and donors to work together to achieve these objectives. In addition, it sends a message to donors that they need to change the way that aid is managed. This includes being transparent, taking risks, using country systems, and ensuring timely and predictable aid. Sierra Leone's finance and economic development minister Kaifala Marah said about the new deal: "By setting inclusiveness and country ownership of development agendas as explicit guides, a new paradigm for working in fragile environments was born."
In September 2011, Somalia became the first country to sign a new deal compact. A compact is a jointly agreed upon implementation plan that holds the government and partners accountable for the nation's development.
This Somali-led initiative highlights four critical issues: security, legal reform, public finances and economic recovery. It is backed by $2.4bn (£1.4bn) in donor commitments and is anchored by mutual trust and risk-sharing between the government and donors.
The compact requires Somalia and its development partners to work together to achieve these objectives. As a standard feature for all compacts, funding for this agreement is tied to performance but with an understanding that Somalia faces unique challenges (most notably the separation of the state into independently governed regions) that may hinder progress. At times when success is unsure, development partners will need to take some risks, such as providing funding to government programmes that are weakly managed, in order to support the overall development goals and to strengthen the institutions.
If weak systems are not tested and strengthened, they will not improve. Donors need to recognise this reality and take the necessary risks needed to strengthen institutions and systems. Such a high level of dedication to the government-owned development plan and risk taking is the hallmark of the new deal objective to build a brighter future for all Somalis.
In Liberia, the government has designed and launched the new deal dashboard in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. The dashboard highlights financial commitments from donors to peacebuilding initiatives and will help the government implement peacebuilding activities nationwide. Liberia has also completed a fragility self-assessment, which provides a baseline of the nation's level of fragility. The assessment was completed with the support of USAid and uses data compiled from the development of its poverty reduction strategy and its national vision.
Using the fragility assessment, governments can design peacebuilding and statebuilding policies that clearly articulate where it wants to go in the future. Its completion is a priority for many g7+ countries and serves as a reference point for designing other new deal implementation structures. It has allowed countries to forge new development partnerships with donors that hold both parties accountable to the nation's development objectives. It also supports the creation of nationally-owned development priorities aimed at self-sufficiency. Sierra Lone's national vision for 2025, 'sweet salone' and East Timor's plan for 2020: 'Our nation, our future' are examples of nationally-developed plans. Ultimately, the new deal strives to create strong, developing states that are no longer captive to the aid dependency merry-go-round.
As president Johnson of Liberia said before the UN general assembly: "Of the estimated 7 billion people in the world, 1.5 billion live in situations of conflict and fragility. This data puts fragile states in the center of the new post-2015 agenda. We hold the view that the peculiarities and special circumstances of post-conflict nations should be accommodated by international partners. The achievement of sustained economic growth and development in these countries is critical in reducing their vulnerability to new political and economic shocks, fuelled in many cases by high expectation gaps that need to be mitigated. We therefore call on all our partners to renew their support to the new deal on fragile states, which calls for stronger ownership, harmonisation, results and mutual accountability."
Siafa Hage coordinates the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding. Follow @siafahage on Twitter
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How safe is your city? Put it to the bicycle test
By Fiona Ortiz
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters Life!) - How safe is your city? An Argentine publicist has developed a bicycle test to gauge crime in different neighborhoods.
Using hidden cameras and cheap bicycles as bait, Mariano Pasik, 37, films how long it takes a thief to steal an unchained bike in different areas of Buenos Aires. His hypothesis is that the longer the bicycle is left the safer the area is.
"It's not a statistic but in a way it shows that (in) the places where the bicycle gets robbed really quickly perhaps the quality of life is poorer," said Mariano Pasik, 37.
Pasik speeds up the videos, sets them to music and puts them on a website (www.lapruebadelabicicleta.com/). He hopes other videographers will join his nonprofit "Bicycle Test" project and create a worldwide insecurity index.
It could become an informal crime gauge akin to the "Big Mac Index," which compares the cost of the same McDonald's sandwich in different countries to give an idea of buying power of people in different places, Pasik said.
Pasik, who runs his own publicity firm Liebre Amotinada Ideas (Mutinous Hare Ideas), said the project is part art, part reality show, part journalism and part fun.
But it is definitely not vigilantism. Pasik blurs the thieves' faces and was shocked at comments on his website where people have called for the death penalty for thieves.
"What you see on the videos is that they aren't professional thieves, they aren't people who went out to rob. They are people who ran into temptation and decided to commit a crime, they become thieves at the moment they take the bike," he said. Continued...