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CHICAGO – The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) recently announced the winners of two of the Association's prestigious interior design competitions: the 37th annual Interior Design Competition and the 18th annual Will Ching Design Competition. Truly international in scope, this year's slate of winners demonstrates that great design is a universal goal. Out of the more than 300 entries, 99 projects were either completed abroad or by international firms.
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A Phase 1 Trial of TST of PD 0332991 Followed by Cytarabine and Mitoxantrone for Adults With Relapsed and Refractory Acute Leukemias and High-Risk Myelodysplasia
This study has been terminated.
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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
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First received: September 11, 2012
Last updated: August 30, 2013
Last verified: August 2013
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1.1 Primary Objectives
- To determine the feasibility, tolerability, and toxicities of administering the selective CDK 4/6 inhibitor PD 0332991 prior to the combination of ara-C and Mitoxantrone for adults with relapsed and refractory acute leukemias and high risk myelodysplasias (MDS), including primary refractory disease
- To determine the direct cytotoxic effects of single agent PD 0332991 on malignant blasts
- To determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) of PD 0332991 in timed sequential combination with ara-C and Mitoxantrone
- To determine if the timed sequential combination of PD 0332991 with ara-C and mitoxantrone can induce clinical responses in adults with relapsed or refractory acute leukemias and high-risk MDS
1.2 Secondary Objectives:
- To determine the ability of PD 0332991 to directly induce apoptosis in malignant cell populations in vivo
- To obtain pharmacodynamic (PD) data regarding the ability of PD 0332991 to arrest malignant cells in the G 1 phase of cell cycle, followed by synchronized release of those cells into S phase upon discontinuation of PD 0332991 and resultant enhanced ara-C cytotoxicity
|Relapsed Acute Leukemia Refractory Acute Leukemia High-Risk Myelodysplasia
|Drug: PD 0332991
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase I and Pharmacodynamic Trial of Timed Sequential Administration of the Cyclin Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitor PD 0332991 Followed by Cytarabine Plus Mitoxantrone for Adults With Relapsed and Refractory Acute Leukemias and High-Risk Myelodysplasias
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MedlinePlus related topics: Leukemia Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Drug Information available for: Cytarabine Mitoxantrone Mitoxantrone hydrochloride PalbociclibU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The Toxicities of Administration of PD 0332991 in Combination With Cytarabine and Mitoxantrone. [ Time Frame: 42 days ]The number of participants experiencing toxicities of administration of PD 0332991 in combination with cytarabine and mitoxantrone will be measured according to NCI-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To Determine the Maximal Tolerated Dose (MTD) of PD 0332991 in Timed Sequential Combination With Ara-C and Mitoxantrone [ Time Frame: 42 days ]Dose escalation decisions will be based on nonhematologic toxicities in Cycle 1 (28 days) and hematologic toxicities, in the case of an aplastic marrow through Day 56, For cytopenias including ANC < 500/mm3 or platelets < 50, 000/mm3 a bone marrow will be performed between days 42 and 49.. Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) will be measured according to NCI-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0
|Study Start Date:
|September 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Arm 1
Drug: PD 0332991
• PD 0332991 will be given orally days 1,2,3
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Adults age ≥ 18 years
- Multilineage bone marrow failure
- Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dl
- Hepatic enzymes (AST, ALT) ≤ 3x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dl, unless due to Gilbert's disease, hemolysis or leukemic infiltration
- Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 45%
- QTc ≤ 470 msec
- RB expression is required for the action of PD 0332991. Because rb deletions and mutations are rare in acute leukemias and MDS, screening for RB expression will not be required before enrollment. Pretreatment biopsies will be stored and analyzed for RB expression if needed subsequently.
Exclusion Criteria:
• No more than 5 cytotoxic regimens
- Previous allogeneic or autologous stem cell transplantation permitted
- ≥ 3 weeks delay from prior cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- ≥ 2 week delay from prior biologic therapies including hematopoietic growth factors and vidaza or decitabine
- If using Hydroxyurea, steroids, tyrosine kinase/src kinase inhibitors, arsenic, interferon for count control, must be off therapy for ≥ 48 hours prior to beginning PD 0332991
- No concomitant use of potent CYP450 3A4 inhibitors (e.g. triazole antifungal agents) or inducers (e.g. omperazole, dilantin, dexamethasone) within 7 days prior to beginning PD 0332991
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01701375
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01701375
|United States, Maryland
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, New York
|Weill Cornell Medical Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10065
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
|Study Chair:
|Judith Karp, MD
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01701375 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NA_00076003 ( Other Identifier: JHMIRB )
|Study First Received:
|September 11, 2012
|Results First Received:
|June 14, 2013
|Last Updated:
|August 30, 2013
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acute Disease
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Bone Marrow Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Precancerous Conditions
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017

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201. Intermediate German. (3 hours) This course is the third of a three-semester sequence designed to bring students to the proficiency level of the Georgetown College general education requirement. Students enhance their abilities in the four language skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading through review, "recycling", and further study of structures, vocabulary and contemporary culture. One-hour lab per week is required. Prerequisite: GER 102 or by placement exam. Fall
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Stuffed the pork loin with sauted spinach, shrooms, onions, sun-dried tomatoes, cream cheese and some garlic and herb goat cheese.
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This is the signature trail ride in Oregon, rated the #1 trail in the nation by a national cycling magazine. It's 26 miles of beauty and challenge, offering sections that are appropriate and challenging for everyone from the weekend cruiser to the thrill junkie.
The top-end trailhead starts just off Highway 126 about a mile above Clear Lake; there's an off-road parking lot. Most people ride this one-way (usually downhill from the top) in groups, using shuttle vehicles; soloists can try a hitchhiking solution, ride it all the way down and back (a long day) or pick a shorter segment to ride out-and-back.
The trail starts in deep forest and soon presents a choice of routes around Clear Lake. Go east (left) to take the challenging route through loose lava rock, some paved trail (but not easy, actually) and along the rugged edge of the lake. You'll go right by the spring pool that feeds the lake and the McKenzie River. The west fork is much gentler.
After Clear Lake you'll cross the highway and start a section of technical trail through the forest – roots, rocks, small ledges and lava rocks make this a good challenge. Don't be too foolish to get off the bike for a couple stretches. You'll pass Sahalie and Koosah Falls, and eventually lose the river as it submerges below ground. After a bit, you'll see Tamolitch Pool, a serene bloe pool where the river re-emerges. There are rocks above the pool perfect for stopping for a food break.
As you continue on, there are some more technical stretches, but eventually the trail becomes more intermediate. There are some awesome segments where you can glide through the trees, slaloming like a ski run without touching the brakes for hundreds of yards at a time. There are multiple stream crossings, all with bridges; many of them are made of huge logs and present a serious can-you-ride-this challenge for the adrenaline lovers.
The bottom section is much less technical than the top, but still presents some climbs and plenty of surreal scenery.
The trail crosses roads and jogs around a bit, but it's signed well enough to keep you on track. There are multiple entry points from Highway 126; check with the ranger station in McKenzie Bridge for advice if you want a partial ride.
This is (overall) downhill, but it's not necessarily a trail where you'll make fast time. Allow four to five hours top to bottom unless you're in a hurry. And on this trail, you shouldn't be.
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On 7 January 1944, Lt. Francis Thackray was an observer aboard a B-24 bomber on its way back from a bombing run to Ludwigshafen, Germany when the plane was shot down over southwestern France. After parachuting safely to the ground, Lt. Thackray and 5 others from the plane made contact with and were sheltered by the French resistance.
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Industry Update - Q4-2004: AMD adds SSE3 Support, Intel's 925/915 not selling and moreby Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/3/2004 1:00 AM EST
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tennesota - Sunday, November 07, 2004 - linkThanks for the informative article. I'm sure many would agree that "we appreciate your hard work work". Thanks! Reply
ThePlagiarmaster - Friday, November 05, 2004 - link#59 I agree pcie will be much better for boardmakers (I don't think we'll see price cuts...not much anyway). Boardmakers will just take the profits and I can't say I blame them with razor thin margins. At least they have a good excuse to take it. I also agree that pcie will be great for OTHER cards. I may have misunderstood your msg. It seemed to me you were extolling the virtues of it as a new video card bus. In this regard I think AGP was fine. It's not even used. We haven't even tapped 256mb cards yet (witness the 6600gt's scores @128mb onboard). So plenty of room to grow on agp if you ask me as everybody fears going to the 'dreaded' bus :) But as long as it keeps board costs down I guess I see the point.
What I meant by not needing ddr2 is Intel should have waited for a technology (ddr3?) that would have actually made a difference over todays memory. To release a product that doesn't outperform yesterdays product is stupid (the P4 vs. P3 comes to mind, 3 die shrinks on the P3 would have made one hell of a chip). DDR2 is [and will be] slower than DDR1 until 667 (barely a victory if at all) and probably 800mhz. Perhaps they'll be able to get DDR2 to dizzy heights like ddr1 (DDR2 1200?) and finally make it really worthwhile.
A dualcore could probably do the same as a dual cpu does now. Each opteron has it's own bank of memory. You can get one of these boards for only $216 or so (and you wouldn't need all the routes for the 2nd cpu socket so it should be cheaper still). So one bank for the right side of the chip and one for the left :) Nevermind, technology marches on and I accept it LOL. I shouldn't even be talking I guess, I have an A64 939p (3200+ probably), Koolance Exos, 6600GT PCIe, and the K8N Neo Platinum/SLI on the books as an xmas gift to myself...ROFL. Or I mean a gift to my EARS! OK the performance will be nice too, but my ears will love me for sure. Reply
slashbinslashbash - Friday, November 05, 2004 - link#57 I'm fully aware that PCI-E offers no current benefit for graphics cards in terms of bandwidth. My point was about the underlying PCI-E architecture. You're forgetting that PCI-E is *not just for graphics cards*. Normal PCI (and its bastard offspring AGP) have been around for too long. Like Parallel ATA is being removed in favor of Serial ATA, PCI (a parallel architecture) is being removed in favor of PCI-E (a serial architecture). Look at all the traces on your motherboard that go to a single PCI slot. A x1 PCI-E slot (analogous to a regular PCI slot) needs 4 wires. This clears up huge issues for motherboard manufacturers and will ultimately make motherboards cheaper. It's also point-to-point, and the bandwidth is much more scalable. PCI hardly even has the bandwidth for gigabit ethernet. A new technology is needed to replace PCI/AGP. Even though graphics cards will see no benefit today, the fact that there are now lots of motherboards on the market with PCI-E slots (both x16 and x1) means that the peripheral manufacturers can move to PCI-E and dump the outdated PCI. Yes, I know about 64-bit and 66MHz PCI. Those are better performing than normal PCI, but they're even more of a pain to route and implement on a motherboard. That's why you only see them on expensive server motherboards.
I also question your statement "So we could have just skipped DDR2 and waited for DDR3." What makes you think that we'll get to DDR3 if nobody uses DDR2? Surely the same sorts of issues that now cause headaches with DDR2 will also be in DDR3. I agree, it doesn't seem to make much sense for Intel in the long run since they're likely moving to a new architecture that won't be as bandwidth starved. However, don't forget that the upcoming dual core processors will likely need more bandwidth even if they run at a lower clock speed. Dual-core Athlon64s might even benefit from DDR2, even if single-core A64s don't need the bandwidth. Reply
Ivo - Friday, November 05, 2004 - linkHi Anand, great review! Thanks!
As for what I want: I'd like to build an upgradeable, micro-ATX size, cool and quite home-PC (something like DTR, but with separate screen). Will anybody produce a micro-ATX (or BTX) Socket 939 motherboard in the near future? Reply
ThePlagiarmaster - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - link#53 PCIe is NO better than AGP. Yes it has more bandwidth BUT it's the same thing as before. If you never go onto the bus who cares? We'll keep seeing bigger and bigger amounts of memory on the cards (because memory makers keep shrinking the chips like everyone else, thus making bigger amounts cost the same as the last smaller revs) thereby killing the very point of more bandwidth for the bus. I don't forsee ANY time in the future where ANY game maker will want to go out onto the bus when there is a ton of memory on the card that runs circles around main memory with to-and-fro bus access. It's just a completely BAD idea. It will never be good. The only purpose that would serve is CHEAP systems playing an old game or two. Or business systems that want to keep costs down. It will never work for gamers. Even crap cards come with 128meg today.
AGP could have been good (and was a decent idea before cheap graphics memory killed it) if memory would have stayed expensive. But it was already getting really cheap before AGP even hatched. So the whole thing was a moot idea forever all the way through 8x. Just a BS line Intel could say they were always ahead of AMD in. Marketing hype and thats about it. It got cards off the PCI bus, but Micron showed you could do that with a 66mhz PCI slot.
You could argue it raised the voltage/watts to the cards (agp and pcie), but anybody could have pulled that off with a 66mhz pci slot also. However Intel is always looking for a way to claim some technology advantage so we keep getting all these BS changes (DDR2 anybody?). Let's face it, AMD could run on DDR1 until at LEAST 533 (1066 hypertransport and DDR 533 perfect match). You could even argue for DDR1 600 as it's around now (no doubt a die shrink again would make this memory cheap too). So thats two more revs of A64's, a stop at 1066 and 1200. Neither of them would starve the A64 either. It's nowhere near starved at DDR400.
So we could have just skipped DDR2 and waited for DDR3. DDR2 won't show anything for the P4 until 800mhz really and Intel will be talking DDR3 by then (ROFL - AMD doesn't have it but we do - nana nana nana). Just more marketing hype again. Though I like the idea of the power savings for notebooks. But not much more than that. We haven't even proven how many extra minutes that gets you yet (may be a puny savings, who knows). By the time they get DDR2 rolling the P4 will be dead and a P3 dual core (eh, I mean Pentium M, heh) that isn't bandwidth starved won't need the extra bandwidth Intel will be telling us we need. I see joke after joke after joke coming. The joke's on the consumer who buys into this load of BS every time they tell us we need it. Reply
quasisnig - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - linkAnand,
Excellent, I can only imagine the number of industry analyst that read your articles. Reply
jiulemoigt - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - link#47 people switched to the NForce2 chipset because of soundstorm... plus if Nvidia simply pkged it as both digital and analog PCI-E 1x riser card it would have the bandwidth it needed and met the needs of those you want an add on card and those who just want cheap sound. Personaly I'd love to see SoundStorm2 be dug out of what ever file they left it in and made it avalibe and a chipset that could be added to mobos, the way the SATA controllers were added and the AC97 chips are added, that cheap boards could have AC97 and mobo mkg who wanted to offer high end boards with it could. I paid $250 for my DFI Nforce2 board despite having an Asus dlx already because i liked it better. I have seen people all across the net who have wanted better audio without giving into creative which makes horible drivers. Reply
quanta - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - link#41, nowhere I have claimed that Intel processors will stop supporting the rest of SSE3 if HyperThreading is turned off. However, those workstation application developers can write (and have written) boneheaded pro-Intel detection routines that don't turn on advanced AMD features that are supported by CPUs of both companies (eg: SSE in Windows Media Encoder 4 through 7.1), which will be used by Intel to fool uninformed buyers (though it won't be as bad as BAPCo SysMark 2002).
Even without Intel's 'help' in marketing department, AMD does not work as tightly with complier builder as Intel does (after all, Intel does makes its own compiler). That can mean those dumb CPU detection routines are likely to cripple AMD CPUs a lot more than Intel's will. Reply
slashbinslashbash - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - linkGreat article. I'd just like to comment on the people who are hating on Intel for forcing the move to DDR2 and PCI-E. It's just one of those things that more or less had to happen. Dell is going to sell whatever Intel tells them to. Dell sells more computers than anybody else in the world. That means that Nvidia and ATI will have to make PCI-E cards available in mass quantities, and memory makers will have to make DDR2 chips available in mass quantities. PCI-E in particular is a much better technology than the hack that AGP was. I know it doesn't perform better today; neither did AGP8X or even 4X. The underlying bus is the big improvement with PCI-E; it makes motherboards easier and simpler to lay out, as well as offering higher performance.
So, Intel was using its position of power as the market leader to break the chicken-and-egg problem of PCI-E and DDR2. Now that there are PCI-E graphics cards available, ATI/Nvidia/VIA are all starting to come out with PCI-E chipsets. Once DDR2 matures a bit more, we are certain to see a move to it as well. On the AMD side, we may not see a move to DDR2 very soon because the A64 is not bandwidth limited like the P4. But one day, it will happen, because DDR2 will be better-performing, and RAM manufacturers will hit the wall with what plain ol' DDR can do.
Really, Intel has done us all a big favor by forcing the move to DDR2 and PCI-E. It's perhaps not in Intel's best interests, but it's definitely in our (the consumers') best interests. BTW I mostly use AMD procs, so I'm not an Intel fanboy by any means -- I run AXP desktops and dual Opteron servers. Reply
bhtooefr - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - link#22, the processor codename was Shelton. It was a 1GHz Banias without any cache (in other words, the REALLY fscked up ones). The chipset was a bog-standard 845GV. Also, it wasn't QUITE Mini-ITX. Reply
ThePlagiarmaster - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - linkWould definitely like more of these articles.
I'd have to disagree with the statements on the Pentium M beating an athlon64 though (in any benchmark). You're forgetting that it was running against a SINGLE channel system that had it's memory running on a 266mhz bus if memory serves. It should get soundly trounced by a REAL desktop A64/FX. A faster FSB (800mhz?) won't help the Pentium M much either (It's not bandwidth starved like a P4), so unless they can ratchet up the clock quite a bit it won't be a top performer (which it's not designed to do BTW. It was meant to use low power not ramp up in mhz).
Great chip for low power laptops but you just can't shove it into a desktop and expect it to change it's spots. This is akin to Intel trying to shove the P4 into a dualcore. Which of course, it wasn't designed for. Can you say shared bandwidth? Moral of the story is, don't expect anything special from a desktop Pentium M except a decent SFF system.
I'd also have to wonder about the FX57 in 2H05. One chip in 8-9 months or more? I know there is no need for more, but I'd hope AMD would release an FX59 and just stack the price on top of the current chip at that time (the 57). Even if Intel isn't keeping up. Who cares, just charge more, some of us would want it anyway. Why stop at domination? Why not completely obliterate Intel and gain the all important MINDSHARE along the way? We saw just a feature or two of strained silicon make 2.9 on air do-able on OLD .13 tech (fx55). Clearly this process on .09 with SOI should easily do 3.2ghz or so. I hope they release some and just jack up the price. Vendors like voodoo/falcon would surely like to sell them. Hope the roadmaps you guys saw were OLD :) Reply
jonp - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - linkAnand. Yes, it was a great article. Well written and packed with valuable information. I, for one, would vote for more trips and more reports. Thanks for going and writing so well. Jon Reply
newfc12 - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - linkVery intersesting article, its very hard to find this kind on info through the normal media channels.Keep up the good work. Reply
KrazyDawg - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - link#31
I forgot to add one more thing. You might not have the need for 4+ USB ports but other people might. I personally have 6 USB ports in use. I can have 7 with my MP3 player. They're not used 24/7 but I rather not deal with swapping devices and purchasing a USB hub. Reply
KrazyDawg - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - link#31
"To answer the MB maker's question about what would make me get off the dime and purshase a new motherboard...
One that has 5.1 digital out in either Dolby or DTS so I could set it up with other audio equipment. Without that feature they can put most anything they want on a board and I won't upgrade.
A digital out that just does stereo PCM does not cut it.
And any more than 4 USB ports is overkill. Firewire IS required."
If you're idea of upgrading to a new motherboard is based solely on sound you can always purchase a soundcard such as the SoundBlaster Audigy2. I don't think it's reasonable for companies and consumers to pay a "premium" cost for "better" sound. The integrated sound on most motherboards are fine for most users and if you want better you can always install a card. Integrated anything is for cutting down costs which means it won't be offering the best performance most of the time.
"What competes with Microsoft's Windows XP? Linux?? pfft....have u ever tried using that crap? You need a doctorate in 'command line' editing just to get the bloody thing to install."
I hope you're not that ignorant and your comment was an attempt at a joke because these type of comments seem to be everywhere. I've successfully installed Mandrake Linux and RedHat Linux without any problems at all. In fact, it uses a GUI based installation. There's an option for using the command line but there's one for GUI as well. I hope more people do their research instead of basing all their research on one person's opinons. That's one reason everyone is "misinformed" about a product nowadays. Reply
Pete - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - linkFantastic article, Anand. More, please. :) Reply
GeekGee - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - linkGreat article... keep 'em coming. Reply
Wesleyrpg - Thursday, November 04, 2004 - linkYou'd think intel would of learnt from their mistakes (aka the i850 fiasco), and not try to shove SO much 'new' technology down our throats at the same time.
DDR2 has no real performance gains, well not yet anyway and plus it's a hell of a lot more expensive, and do be honest why do we need PCI express when AGP cards are just as fast.
Maybe they should of released a 'migration' chipset first where it supported both DDR, DDR2, and both AGP and PCI Express. You just can't release a chipset these days where you HAVE to replace RAM, CPU, motherboard AND video card in one hit.
Intel the Microsoft of hardware? yeah right, with so many other good chipsets out there, i don't think that they have the monopoly that you guys think they have, (well maybe for the intel platform) At least there are other chipsets out there competing. What competes with Microsoft's Windows XP? Linux?? pfft....have u ever tried using that crap? You need a doctorate in 'command line' editing just to get the bloody thing to install.
Whoops i have gotten off the track here.....great article by the way! Reply
K money - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkI, like #40, registered just to comment on this wonderful article (and I'll probably be visiting the forums now often). Anand - you are very informative and insightful, keep up the good work even if that means flying out to Taiwan every other week! Reply
AussieGamer - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - link#4 "Intel thinks they are the microsoft of the chipset market... "
They are. Reply
ArneBjarne - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - link#36
HyperThreading is not a part of SSE3, two instructions for thread synchronization are:
"Monitor and mwait instructions provide a solution to address Hyper-Threading Technology performance of the operating system idle loop and other spin-wait loops in operating systems and device drivers."*
Somehow I don't think the AMD processors have any issues with Hyper-Threading Technology that need to be addressed in the first place. Furthermore are you suggesting that Intel processors will stop supporting the rest of SSE3 if HyperThreading is turned off? I don't think so.
*http://developer.intel.com/technology/itj/2004/vol... Reply
ShadowVlican - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkwow.. i registered just to comment on how true and great this article is... great stuff Anand!
it's true intel should know better than that... who in their dumb minds would pay MORE for something that's SLOWER... answer? the dumb public. nasty intel is targeting the average and ripping them off... GO AMD!!! i'm glad i have a XP-M 2400+ in my rig Reply
PrinceGaz - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkA superb article, this kind of news straight from the troops (mobo manufacturers) on the front-line is far more informative than what you get from the generals (Intel and AMD). At least two, ideally three of these a year would be fantastic for giving us a look at what is really happening in the computer market. Any more than that would probably reveal little new.
btw- my use of military terminology above does not mean I condone any real action occuring, it was just a good way of describing my point in a way everyone would understand. Reply
thebluesgnr - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - link#36,
dual-core. ;)
Live - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkVery nice report. I want more, more, more...
This kind of articles is basically the only place I want to read about Intel. They have nothing to offer the enthusiast right know and probably wont until late 05. Since Intel very well might be what Microsoft is on the OS side they will continue to be the market-leader and earn more money then all the rest put together.
But for us AnandTech readers AMD is the CPU of choice and should be treated like that.
While we are on the subject of wants: follow ups to motherboard and GPU reviews when new bios/drivers appear would be most appreciated. Since you here at AnandTech often are very fast with getting out the reviews when products are new (which is a good thing) many bios/driver related problems seem to crop up. Are they later fixed? If so that might make a bad product shine. Now I don't mean you should follow every new bios or driver. But just do a re-roundup once in a while. Helps a lot cause when the prices of products have fallen and the time has come to buy the reviews are often old. Certainly nowadays when the next generation seem to offer less and less over the old follow-ups seems like a good idea, or?
quanta - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkI doubt the revision E of Athlon 64 will truly be SSE3 compatible. AMD did not show any signs of including HyperThreading, which is part of SSE3 instruction sets. You can expect workstation apps are going to cripple this CPU because of this technical issue. Reply
glynor - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - link[Q]In fact, many of the Taiwanese manufacturers were confused as to why DTRs sold so well in the U.S., with ultra portable designs selling much better in Japan; after all, who wants to lug around a 10+ lbs laptop?[/Q]
I suppose they aren't taking into account the sheer lazyness of the American public. They don't want to lug around a 10+ lbs laptop ... but they don't [i]walk[/i] anywhere anyway. What difference does it make if you have a 1 lb. laptop or a 15 lb. laptop when you only ever transport it in your SUV? Reply
Marsumane - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkI am also in favor of these types of articles. Very informative. Good work! :) Reply
Gnoad - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkWe need more articles like this more often. Reply
avijay - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkGreat Article Anand! Many more of these kind of articles would be very welcome! Its a pleasure to read your articles. Reply
YellowWing - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkTo answer the MB maker's question about what would make me get off the dime and purshase a new motherboard...
One that has 5.1 digital out in either Dolby or DTS so I could set it up with other audio equipment. Without that feature they can put most anything they want on a board and I won't upgrade.
A digital out that just does stereo PCM does not cut it.
And any more than 4 USB ports is overkill. Firewire IS required. Reply
Houdani - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - link[SNIP]
I hope you enjoyed this little update on the industry, if you'd like to see more of these types of articles just let us know - the flight to Taiwan isn't too bad and the information is usually top notch :)"
By all means continue. This is great insight into the real industry, and is immeasurably more entertaining than the one-sided, questionable fluff which PR departments typically pawn off on us.
This is real information, sans polish, and I truly appreciate that you provided us with this report. Reply
Rekonn - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkGreat article, really enjoyed reading this, just facts without marketing BS. Gives real insight into what the market will be like in the next couple of months. You mentioned pcie shortages, any news about the AGP version of the 6600GT ? Reply
CrystalBay - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkPebkac, BTW how's the food in TW...? Well I'm pretty excited about P4M DTR's MB's from DFI and others. It could stop some of the hemmoraging for Intel... Reply
CrystalBay - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkReply
KristopherKubicki - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkDon't forget to check our Insider section for more articles like this one.
Kristopher Reply
BigT383 - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkI'd like to see more of these types of articles... just letting you know.
Seriously, these types of articles are great. I'd just make sure before you take the trip that there will be enough new information to cover while you're there. I like the fact that you're bypassing the PR departments this way. Generally, Anandtech readers are smarter than the average consumer, and don't deserve to be fed the same PR crap that Johnny Uninformed gets... For evidence of this see post 17 by MAME. Reply
mlittl3 - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - link#21, 2005 won't be all that boring. I agree that there won't be much excitement from Intel or AMD but some things will be cool. Here is a quick list of cool things to look forward too in 2005.
AMD 90nm processors with better memory controller, bug fixes and SSE3
More AMD Semprons from socket 754
AMD 2.8 and maybe 3.0 GHz CPUs
Dual core processors from both AMD and Intel
Intel 6xx series CPUs (this is not so exciting)
Possible Win XP for 64bits might be released
R5xx and NV5x GPUs released (R5xx with SM3.0)
And will all this cool new hardware, we can play the games released in 2004 at higher frame rates (Doom3, Half-life2, etc.).
piasabird - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkAbout 6 months ago I also saw some articles on Intel that claimed they wanted to bring the Mobile chipset to the desktop. Is this a viable option? Reply
piasabird - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkI recall an experiment Intel was doing with a new chipset similar to the MINI-ITX motherboards. Are they going to sell these to the end consumer. It was suppose to be a motherboard with a Centrino PIII type processor similar to the VIA C3 but lots faster. I saw a couple of benchmerks on it. I think it was the Shelton Chipset. Reply
AtaStrumf - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkGreat info Anand! More of that whenever possible.
He, he, we thought 2004 was gonna be slow, but it turned out quite nicely, but 2005, man, that is gonna be SLOOOOOOW! Only one new desktop CPU per company before dual core madness begins in late 2005. The biggest story in GPUs is gonna be SLI and we will be watching chipsets mature and GPUs become more available and affordable. None of these things are gonna be terribly interesting be it for eighter speed, price or bugs. I guess I wont be pulling out my wallet all that much in 05, but hey, that's a good thing right?
The biggest drawback for new Intel's platforms is not PCIe graphics, its DDR2. It's slower and more expensive. Don't these people learn anything? RDRAM anyone? That was at least faster! This is bad even for OEMs, who don't care if nothing is compatible with previous HW since they build whole new system, but they sure as hell care if they have to pay more for less. But then again, they can sell it as if it were faster, but it stil automatically puts PC based on DDR2 in a higher price class and shrinks their profit margins. Reply
blckgrffn - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkGo to Taiwan more often, for sure! I love this kind of stuff :-)
Nat Reply
dextrous - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkGreat article Anand! I think more of these gems would be awesome. Reply
Dasterdly - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkGood article, just go to taiwain when theres much good info. Hire some locals to cover the rest.
All the people Ive seen interested in the new intel chipsets want the 925XE. Why are they so excited about ati/intel? Did they hire the soundstorm team or something? Reply
MAME - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkI was reading reviews about the Intel P4 3.x GHz chip on newegg. One user review said (I sh!t you not):
"I heard somewhere that AMD's are better for gaming, but they run at suck low clock speeds, maybe they meen the 64 bit version at 2.2 GHz. Why not get a P4? 800FSB HT. If you ever want a 2.4 Ghz Amd prepare to pay $750+"
With morons like this, Intel is not going to lose much market share. Reply
manno - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkAbout destop replacements. I have a laptop that is just that it literaly replaces my desktop. It has a HUGE screen, good grafics card. I played through Doom 3 and FarCry on it, and it stays in my house exclusively. I like it because it has the power I need, I can use it in any room in my apartment (wireless network) and I don't need to be tethered to a desk to use it. It's an emachines m6805 with a 754 A64 @ 1.8 GHZ with 1MB of cache. It's surprisingly cool, and I frequently use it on my lap without a problem, unlike my Dell 1.6 GHZ P4M that gets extremly hot. Is it like an imac? I guess you could say that. But it's very convenient for me because I can move from room to room without needing the space required by a huge desk somewhere. It never leaves the apartment though, and I could loose the batery and not notice the difference, so maybay that's where the incongruity between the laptops they're thinking of, and the "laptop" I'm thinking of. They think people are getting laptops to take the computer with them out of the house/office. I bought my laptop to stay in my apartment but to let me use it away from my desk. I know for a fact that 2 of my brothers are looking for DTR's, and not desktops, because they have the same user habbits as me, so from personal experience I don't see the market dissapearing. Though I also see the usefulness of a laptop that could run for 24 hrs on 1 charge, that's 12' x 9' x 1' and weighs just a pound. But I realy don't see me leaving the apartment to go surf the net. I leave it to get away from the computer, not to use my computer in new places.
-manno Reply
emailauthentication - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkgreat article, its good to know what the people that actually produce this stuff have to say, instead of just feeding us press releases, more articles like this would be greatly appreciated. keep up the good work and thanks for the imformative article. Reply
4lpha0ne - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkHere is a small list of possibly fixed bugs:
http://aceshardware.com/forum?read=115106142 Reply
4lpha0ne - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkAm I blind or why am I inable to find any mention of fixed bugs in the former article (Oct 14th) except in the related discussion thread on aceshardware, where Dresdenboy brings up this idea?
See http://www.aceshardware.com/forum?read=115105861 Reply
ceefka - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkGreat article!
I see again bad news for Intel. They are still big, but this must hurt some way. Intel wouldn't want you to know of course.
#11 There are also totally ignorant users that buy AMD64, like a few of my neighbours. Reply
Degrador - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkMore of these articles would be great. Any chance you'd have a more specific idea of when SSE3 A64s would be available? I was thinking of upgrading in Jan, but might wait a bit longer for those, but I'd prefer not to have to wait too long (might get a 3000+ and wait for next upgrade for SSE3).
Btw, #3, the forum attendees make up a rather small section of computer buyers. Most people purchase from OEMs, and are more familiar with the Intel label. Hence Intel can be as demanding of mobo makers as they like. 915 and 925X give them more advertising power (all advertisers seem to love techno babble and product code names), so Intel want to make it available as much as possible. Even recently I had a friend - who I thought was pretty cluey as far as computers were concerned - buy an Intel 3.0 instead of A64 simply because he's always had Intel machines (didn't believe or trust me in A64 suggestion). Reply
KHysiek - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkI don't get why all mobo makers are so quick to use nforce4 for all segments and exclusively for high-end market (includint enthusiast). Chipset is still buggy (HT 800 only), and after few years on the market they drivers lack a lot of maturity. It will also probably be the most pricey of all.
Except SATA2 there is nothing really interesting and standing out in this chipset (SLI is very minor thing, wanted by >0.001 percent of potential customers). Reply
drifter106 - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkI must say this was a well written and informative article. Your style of writing is very much appreciated!! I strongly urge you to continue providing readers and members of this community with technological information. Its icing on the cake!!
Decalores!!! Reply
Jeff7181 - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkAnand, what are you doing next week? Up for another trip to Taiwan? (that means I want more articles like this... but don't forget about reviews... Far Cry 1.3 has been out for a while now and a certain other website has a very extensive review of it) Reply
IceWindius - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkIts quit obvious that Intel has overestimated themselves, the market and the simple fact that you can only shove so much stuff down peoples throats before they become annoyed.
In this case, they tried to hard and to fast to push and shove new technology that showed little to no increase to not only their previous chipset and CPU generation, but showed worse performance in comparions to AMD's offerings, which are much cheaper in every shape and form.
Just goes to show that no corporation is perfect and the fact that Intel, the mother of all that is CPU related is getting its ass reamed in desktop, server and chipset area's show that over confidence and cheast heaving in the end will leave both you and the customer bitterly dissapointed.
Go AMD go!!! Reply
phaxmohdem - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkAMD rules, Intel sucks big donkey dong.....
ermmmm. That said I am extremely interested in the release of "desktop" Pentium M Mobo's. I'd love to see desktop comparisons putting this chip up against intels and AMDs finest desktop procs and chipsets. I'm thinking compact, kick ass cluster? Too bad the chips are so frigging pricey. however the energy savings may pan out to help justify the cost a little. Did I mention intel sucks big donkey dong for pricing so damn high? (Whistles and pretends Athlon FX chips don't exist) Reply
Spacecomber - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkI appreciate this "straight from the horse's mouth" reporting. It takes things a step beyond the usual efforts to "read between the lines" to try and figure out what is going on behind the scenes.
Keep up the good work. Reply
jimmy43 - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkIntel thinks they are the microsoft of the chipset market... Reply
Beenthere - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkIt's amazing that Intel has NOT learned from past mistakes... They still falsely believe they can strong-arm the Asian Mobo makers and get away with it forcing them to buy 915 chipsets to get 865's. Intel is their own worst enemy and their poor sales show that reality has caught up to the huge egos and their arrogance has cost them dearly.
I suspect the Mobo makers will warm up to ATI's PCIe RS480 Mobo chipset REAL fast when they see that no one is interested in Intel products and everyone is demanding AMD Mobos with Via890/nF4/ATI RS480 and PCIE. All you need to do is look at the forum activity for proof.
I'm sure with ATI selling their own Mobo as they do graphics cards, some Mobo companies will try to use the nF4 as leverage, but that could be a huge mistake. There is plenty of room for VIA/Nvidia/ATI Mobos for AMD's S754/939/940. Since ATI claims they will ship PCIe Mobos first and that these Mobos will be AMD CPUs with Intel RS480 Mobos coming some time next year, it looks like the Asian Mobo companies are gonna have a lot of 915 chipset Mobos they can't sell while ATI cleans up with AMD PCIe Mobos.
The Times, they are a changin for the better. With AMD owning the desktop market and now making serious inroads in the server segment, and Intel without a clue or a canoe for two more years, consumers are the real winners. Any Mobo company that wants to still be in business in 6 months better be offering the latest and greatest AMD processor Mobos or they'll be suffering the same financial woes as Intel is finally admitting. Reply
Kaji - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkNice one! Would definately be cool to get more of these... it gives a great insight into the current "state of industry"
Maybe you could videoconference instead of flying to taiwan everytime :) Reply
Sapiens - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - linkGreat article Anand! I wouldn't want to put you through too many trips to Taiwan, but whenever you're ready... ;) Reply


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Best-selling author to share "Opinionated Afternoon''
Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 6:35 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 6:35 p.m.
Best-selling romance author Brenda Jackson will discuss her books, talk about her life and share the secrets of her success during an "Opinionated Afternoon" reception and book signing.
If you go
What: An "Opinionated Afternoon' with best-selling romance author Brenda Jackson.
When: 3 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Alachua County Library Headquarters, 401 E. University Ave.
Information: Call 334-3909.
And the community is invited.
Sponsored in partnership with the Opinionated Ladies Book Club and the Friends of the Alachua County Library, an "Opinionated Afternoon" with Jackson will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Alachua County Library Headquarters at 401 E. University Ave. The program will include a reception/mingle with the author, a book signing, book discussion, and a question-and-answer segment.
Jackson, who has written more than 90 novels and has 3 million books in print, is the first African-American author to have a book published under the Harlequin/Silhouette Desire line and the first African-American author to make both the USA Today and The New York Times bestsellers lists in the romance series genre.
Last year, her book, "Truly Everlasting," was made into a feature film.
Jackson said she also will talk about her plans, her writing process and how to get published. She said her books feature good male characters and have happy and satisfying endings.
Jackson lives in Jacksonville with her husband of 39 years, Gerald Jackson. They have two sons, Gerald Jr., 35, whose production company, Five Alive Films, produced "Truly Everlasting," and Brandon, 32, a U.S. foreign service diplomat stationed in South Africa.
"My husband, Gerald, is my hero and he inspires me to write about good men who treat their women well," she said.
Brenda Jackson's accolades are many, including being named a 2012 NAACP Image Award nominee for her 81st book, "A Silken Thread," and community service awards from Delta Sigma Theta, Alapha Kappa Alpha and Zeta Phi Beta sororities.
To provide educational opportunities, Brenda Jackson has established a scholarship foundation.
"Because I believe in the power of education, in honor of my grandmother, 10 years ago, I established the Josephine Threatt Scholarship Foundation at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens," said Brenda Jackson, adding that more than $100,000 has been donated to provide college scholarships.
Cynthia Moore Chestnut, founder and president of the Opinionated Ladies Book Club, which was established in 2007, said club members decided to bring Brenda Jackson here to commemorate the book club's fifth anniversary,
"A book comes to life when you meet the author," Chestnut said. "It takes the experience to another level."
"We concentrate on African-American authors because they have a difficult time getting their message out," Chestnut said. "Local bookstores don't stock African-American books at the level we would like, and most often, we have to request a special order or order from Amazon."
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Co-produced by Tanya Taylor Rubinstein and Legendary Hearts Productions, Naked In Alaska is the autobiographical true story of actress Valerie Hager's experience as an exotic dancer, shimmying her way across North America in clubs from Fairbanks, AK, to Las Vegas, NM, and Tijuana, Mexico. Hager portrays over a dozen characters throughout the show, a broad range of personalities that dance in and frequent the clubs. Plus she does some truly impressive pole dancing.
The audience watches her transition from a meth-addicted teen to a newly sober 20-something, who, broke but hopeful, is convinced by her best friend Raven to take a job stripping in Tijuana. This chance for easy money and adventure led to a 10-year career, and Hager does not hold back either its joys or its dangers. All this with just a pole and a chair.
"The show is more than what it's like to be a stripper," Hager says. "It's about the shit we have to face to get honest about who we are…Naked in Alaska is a fearless look at the objects we make of ourselves to fit in, and the truths we must face to have a chance of coming home."
What started as a way to accept herself and come to grips with her past ended up "taking on a life of its own." To date, the show has been accepted into seven festivals and won the "Overall Excellence in Solo Performance Award" and the Chicago Fringe Festival's "Audience Favorite" award.
Although the show is solo, the spirit of community and collaboration is never lost. "I couldn't have done this alone, and I wouldn't want to," Hager exclaims. She developed the piece over several workshops in Matt Hoverman's "Create Your Own Solo Show" and onstage at Cheryl King's Stage Left Studio in New York City. Then, in 2012, Scott Wesley Slavin began directing the project and acting as dramaturge; "Scott helped to craft together all the pieces I had, to develop them, and pull out the humanity in the characters," says Hager. "There were so many resources that I used to pull it all together… having that kind of support, it's huge. It's what carried me."
In that spirit, Hager and her husband, Slavin, who directs the show, are also holding a one-time-only solo performance workshop, "Freeing your life with solo performance." The relief and transformation Hager experienced is one she's eager to pass along to others; "there's power in sharing our stories, in being seen, heard, and acknowledged with other people, not just being by ourselves, inside of ourselves" she tells SFR. "That's what this art, this form did for me. I used to feel very shameful about a lot of things…I would hide a lot about my past because I was afraid people would judge me…so I tell these secrets in a solo show, and it's like maybe I don't have to be ashamed or embarrassed about these things in my life."
Exploring these experiences has opened up a whole world of career possibilities. Slavin and Hager continue to work together on original pieces, and perform in many celebrated venues, including their own co-founded Room's Salon Series.
But Hager freely admits that forging her own path took time and guts, "I could have done this show years ago, but I was too afraid...I was trying to fit myself into this square box I thought I had to be in, in order to be successful in the world…now I'd say, just tell the truth. Be bold. And tell it all."
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As Nodt, as well as all the other Quincy, only got the upper hand after stealing their opponent's Bankai. Basically, Byakuya fought against the power of As Nodt and the entirety of his own Bankai.
This is exactly why Kenpachi was lucky. He has no Bankai to begin with. He didn't have to fight against a Captain-class opponent stacked with his own power.


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Operation Baking Gals – Round 17 Is Open for Registration!
It's that time again everyone! Time to make a real difference by BAKING! If you've never heard of Operation Baking Gals, check out the website. Basically, a team of bakers get together to send goodies to soldiers stationed overseas. Even non-bakers sign up in the fun to send care packages. Then the soldier being sponsored by a team shares all their goodies with his/her buddies. The shipping dates for Round 17 are March 1-10.
Team Beantown Baker will be sponsoring Jesse for Operation Baking Gals Round 17. Jesse was born in San Diego, but grew up in Brazil and Maryland. Jesse comes from a large family and has 7 sisters and one brother. He is 28 years old and married with a 4 month old son. You can read more about Jesse in my Operation Baking Gals article which was posted today.
Please consider joining Team Beantown Baker to send goodies to Jesse in Afghanistan. I will be doing a roundup at the end of the round, so be sure to send me any info/pics of what you send. Email me if you have any questions.
If you'd like to join my team,
1) go to http://www.bakinggals.com/ and Log In or Create a New Account
2) go to Join a Round 17 Team
3) join Team Beantown Baker to bake for Jesse (if the team is full at 20 people signed up, please consider signing up for another team)
4) wait for an email with the shipping address
If you have any questions, check out the Operation Baking Gals FAQ page.
Also check this out.
You can get a special flat rate box from the US Post Office. The boxes are FREE and you can ship the box with anything in it for a flat rate of $11.95. They are specifically for APO/FPO addresses and say "America Supports You" on them. How cool is that!
I hope you can join us. If you know a soldier who would love some love from back home, let us know about that as well! If you have any questions, feel free to email me!
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Yay, this is my 1st time participating and since I found out about this wonderful project from you, it's only fitting I join your team! Go Team =)
What a cool project! Awesome.
May I ask a question? Why is it called "Operation Baking GALS"?
Memoria – GALS stands for Give A Little Support
I just signed up on your team! Very excited, this is my first time…glad to be able to do a little something for the troops.
I just signed up to join your team. Really excited to do something to say thank you to our troops!
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I'm waiting on approval for registration too! It's been a few days. I'm excited though!


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• parkour •
Pronunciation: pahr-kur • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning: Free running; running through an urban area performing gymnastic maneuvers to get past obstacles.
Notes: This is a new word little known because so few people have the opportunity to use it. Other than the videos on YouTube, which many people have watched, few can emulate the antics portrayed in them. A person who can is called a traceur or parkourist.
In Play: Parkour is definitely for the well-trained young: "Don't go jumping over any fences today, dad; you're too old for parkour." Remember this word can be—as Pogo once put it—'verbed': "Jason Rainbows was parkouring yesterday when he missed a leap from one building to another." Don't worry: Jason caught onto a gutter, which broke away from the roof and slowly lowered him to the ground.
Word History: Parkour developed in the 80s in Paris when a sneaker-clad teenage Parisian named David Belle began navigating public spaces, using obstacles as springboards and catapults. The name comes from French parcours "circuit, course, race", comprising par "through" + cours "course". This word goes back to Old French cors "a run, running, flow" from Latin cursus "a running, course, journey", from past participle of currere "to run". The root of this word appears widely in English, beginning with course itself. But we see it also in current, corridor (apparently running was once allowed), carriage, car, and curriculum, of course, a course of courses. Carpenter belongs among these. It comes from a Latin phrase carpentarius artifex "maker of carriages", from carpentum, a two-wheeled carriage. (Paul Chalfant, pankourist or not, successfully brought today's new Good Word to our attention.)


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Robotics Researchers Return to Examine Katrina Devastation With Small Unmanned Helicopters
Journalists are invited to join the study team from Dec. 2 to Dec. 4
Building upon an earlier search mission using helicopter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), engineering researchers from the University of South Florida (USF) are returning on Nov. 28 to the Mississippi Gulf Coast with their small, radio-controlled aircraft.
The researchers are accepting requests from accredited reporters who wish to join the team to examine damage to multi-story structures still vacant after Hurricane Katrina and to develop new techniques for using UAVs. The researchers will also be testing new optic and range sensors that may help the helicopters operate in the dark.
Robin Murphy, director of the USF Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR), will lead the team and coordinate media participation. Members of the media may embed with the CRASAR team from Dec. 2 through Dec. 4, although the team will stay only as long as necessary to complete their mission. B-roll is available from USF.
The research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with Jackson State University's National Center for Biodefense Communications and NSF's Safety Security Rescue Research Center, an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center.
Details of the mission, including visuals from the first search effort, can be found in the university press release linked below.
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An Otley-based tax specialist is advising local parents to act fast to avoid fines over child benefit payments.
New rules introduced last year mean that about 1.1 million families which had one adult earning more than £50,000 during the 2012-13 tax year must repay part of their child benefit – while those earning more than £60,000 need to repay it entirely.
The benefit payments are declared by the high earner registering for self-assessment and completing a tax return.
Andrew Thornton, who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Otley, said: "For many families this will be the first time they have ever had to file tax returns and it is vital they don't get caught out.
"They only have until January 31 to file their tax return electronically, and it could take up to ten days just to register for online access if this is their first time.
"Anyone missing the January 31 deadline will be hit with an automatic £100 fine, with further penalties reaching £1,600 for those who file more than a year late.
"You must ensure your affairs are in order otherwise you may risk losing your entitlement to state benefits later in life."


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Comments about Fairytale Brownies Morsel Extravaganza: I sent this brownie gift basket to a small business that I work with. I have been unable to reach them, but when the Brownies arrived, I received multiple calls of thanks. They loved it. They brought it home for their Hanukhah party, and then back to the office for the staff. Everyone was raving about the tasty and the quality. The whole office was thrilled. I couldnt beleive the response to this display of brownies. I highly recommend them.
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Anders wrote:So do I!
What do you all think I look like?!
I don't have the means to post a picture but I can describe myself later, but first I really like to hear what you all have imagined me to look
I have a friend in real life named Anders who's family is Scandinavian so I picture you similar to him. Tallish, lean build, short blonde hair, pretty light skin with a lot of really light freckles.


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LAS VEGAS ( TheStreet) -- Fall is here and foodie thoughts turn to butternut squash, pumpkins and apple picking. Ever on the forefront of the seasons, chefs have incorporated these delectable items into their fall menus and TravelsinTaste has a peek at these top chef's repertoires from now until winter. Get them while they're hot!
In New York at Iron Chef Marc Forgione's eponymous restaurant he's serving up Adam and Eve's temptation in a variety of sensual ways. First off, a veal dish: veal tenderloin with boudin noir, honey crisps, radish, pearl onion and mustard gastrique. The apples are braised for around 40 minutes with white wine, sugar, apple pie spices and cinnamon. It's the perfect blend of fall flavors, and sometimes he even uses the braising liquid in cocktails. Good news for us all, though: His apple pie souffle is back on the menu, and this time it is served with cinnamon salted caramel and creme anglaise. Rest assured this Iron Chef's menu is sure to tempt one's tastebuds. If you'd like to enjoy a cocktail with your meal, try the Honey Crisp Apple Pisco cocktail. Pisco is a Peruvian grape distillate combined here with fresh apple juice, cinnamon, clove and simple syrup along with a drop of lemon juice and some baked apple bitters. It is finished off with a sprig of rosemary. Absolute perfection. Chef Jim Burke, Food & Wine's Best New Chef and chef of Caffe Storico at The New-York Historical Society Museum & Library, also uses the apple in intriguing ways with his Fall Bellini Stagionale. It's made with prosecco, apple cider and figenza and is the perfect complement to either his Hubbard squash nicchi (a triangular stuffed pasta with brown butter and sage) or his caramelized pork belly, roasted squash, vincotto and spiced froth. "Hubbard squash is easily my favorite of all the fall squashes," Burke says. "It's an heirloom variety that was all but forgotten until the recent obsession with heirloom varieties of all vegetables. I love it because it has such a deep complex flavor that is so much more than just sweet and allows you to present it simply, as in this pasta, where it is served with only a grating of parmigiano reggiano, a splash of brown butter and sage leaves."


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Sanchez's rocky outing thwarts sweep attempt
Veteran lefty allows nine runs; Marte stays hot with two hits, RBI
PHOENIX -- Sometimes you're the broom, and sometimes you're the mess.
The Pirates had no trouble deciding which they were on Wednesday, when they entered Chase Field hoping to sweep the D-backs and instead were whisked out of town.
With Jonathan Sanchez looking nothing like the left-hander who impressed in Spring Training and his first start of the season, the Bucs took a 10-2 series-ending loss on the chin. The haymakers were delivered by A.J. Pollock, who drove in four with a pair of homers and added a double for a 10-base day.
"You make mistakes to a high-ball big league hitter," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of Pollock, "that's what he'll do. All the pitches were up. A day darn sure he'll remember for a long time."
Conversely, a day Sanchez hoped to immediately forget. In fact, that was the advice given to him on the mound by Hurdle, when the manager finally came to get him with one out in the fourth.
"We've covered a lot of distance, and have a lot more to go," Hurdle recalled telling Sanchez, looking at him straight in the eye. "You're gonna have days like this to test your faith in what you've been doing. It would've been crazy to think you weren't going to have a day like this along the way."
"The way" referred to Sanchez's path back from his harsh 2012 season -- a 1-9 record and 8.07 ERA.
"This was one game. It got away. It happens, just have to keep working," said Sanchez, agreeing with the manager's message.
Sanchez, who has taken major strides to overcome his reputation for being wild, triggered his quick undoing with flashback wildness -- but not to home plate.
He appeared on his way out of mild first-inning trouble when he caught Pollock, on second with a one-out double, taking off for third. With plenty of time for patience, Sanchez heaved the ball past third base to allow Pollock to score.
"I'm pretty sure he was going to the plate [until the infielders got his attention]," Pollock said. "So I caught a break and thought maybe it might be my day after that."
"I just didn't set my feet, and I threw it too fast," Sanchez said. "Then you have to go back to pitching the game."
The embarrassing play obviously shook him up, and he never regained his composure or command -- although Hurdle considered the flub incidental.
"If you make the play in the first inning, I don't know how [the game] turns out," Hurdle said. "It has a good chance to be different. But his stuff just wasn't sharp -- that was the first red flag. His inability to command the fastball inside allowed hitters to get very comfortable at the plate.
"After [the error], he had a chance to sharpen some things up, it just wasn't there. Not one of his pitches was as sharp as in Los Angeles [on Friday, in his debut start against the Dodgers]."
Sanchez followed the throwing error by walking Martin Prado to reignite a rally that led to two more runs. The 3-0 deficit doubled the next inning on Pollock's three-run homer. By the end of the second, Sanchez had thrown 74 pitches, only 14 fewer than what had gotten him through five on Friday.
"I just couldn't make that quality pitch," the lefty said, "and they were swinging the bat aggressively."
Will Sanchez be insulted to learn Arizona manager Kirk Gibson thought he was having a good day -- at least, better than usual?
"Actually," Gibson said, "[Sanchez] came out and threw a lot more strikes than he normally does. And then we got some guys on and ran on him a little bit, and put some pressure on him as well. It just changes the mindset a little bit."
Sanchez finally departed at the outset of an ugly fourth in which the D-backs extended their lead to 10-1 with four runs, two of them on consecutive bases-loaded walks by Chris Leroux.
Josh Harrison snapped left-hander Wade Miley's shutout with an RBI single in the fourth, and the Bucs added another run in the seventh on a single by Starling Marte -- converting his fifth consecutive two-hit game.
Miley left during that seventh-inning stir, having allowed five hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings, with three walks and five strikeouts.
Sanchez was charged with eight hits and nine runs, all earned, in 3 1/3 innings. He walked four and fanned two.
"We played with live ammo early the last two days. Today, it blew up on us," said Hurdle, alluding to James McDonald's four-run implosion in Tuesday night's first inning, which the Bucs had overcome for a 6-5 victory that clinched the series win.
That is correct: Fresh off being swept in Dodger Stadium, the Pirates (3-6) invaded the turf of the 5-1 D-backs and looted them two-out-of-three.
"This one didn't work out," Hurdle called back, on his way out of town. "When you dig a hole like that, you aren't going to come back to win many times. So we win the series and move on."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
The Link System (sometimes called the Chain System) is a very useful technique for learning a series of things in order. To use this system, you must create a visual image of adjacent items on your list. The visualization should have the two objects interacting in some memorable way.
For example, take this list: clown, banana, giraffe, and moon. You might start by visualizing a clown slipping on a banana, then visualize a giraffe with a banana for a neck, and then finish with an image of a giraffe with a neck so long that it can nibble on the moon. This chain of visualizations will help you remember each subsequent item. In this example, the only thing you need to remember is the first word "clown" and the rest will be brought to mind from the visualizations that you created.
This works because it's much easier to remember an image than it is to remember an abstract word. The more vivid your visualizations, the better you will be at remembering them.
If you are worried about forgetting the first word of the chain, you can always link the last word back to the first word (visualize a clown standing on the moon). Now all you need to do is remember any item on the list and you'll be able to get the rest from the circular chain.
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• panache •
Pronunciation: pê-næsh • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. A plume of feathers, especially in a hat or helmet. 2. Dash, flamboyance, verve.
Notes: Today's word is a near-orphan. One rarely used adjective, panached, indicates a set of multi-colored stripes, such as panached pansies, since panaches in helmets and hats were multi-colored. Don't forget that the [sh] sound comes from the French pronunciation of CHE.
In Play: In the 19th and early 20th centuries Native Americans of the plains were notable for their colorful panaches in the original sense, but Europeans of that age loved them, too: "When I was young, the most elegant of women's hats had to be adorned with remarkable panaches." The kind of panache that remains with us today is only metaphorical, "Michael Jordan not only stuffed the basketball through the net, he did it with panache."
Word History: This Good Word is simply the French word for "plume, verve" from Italian pennacchio "plume" or Spanish penacho. These two words are from Late Latin pinnaculum "little feather", the diminutive of pinna or penna "feather, wing". Pinnacle also comes from Latin pinnaculum, whose meaning had changed to "gable, small wing" just before Latin split into French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The Proto-Indo-European root was *pet- "feather, wing," also at the root of pen, the writing instrument which originally was a feather. Of course, the PIE [p] became [f], and [t] became [th] in English, so the same root, with the suffix -er, turns up in English as feather.


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Posted 4 years ago
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We can't have all tasteful items can we? Sometimes it is fun to buy something just a wee bit tacky, isn't it?
I found this souvenir item at the local Good Will for a couple of bucks. It is listed often on Ebay as a decanter, but I doubt it was designed for liquids. There is a rubber plug on the back, if it were filled with sand it might make a good bookend. It is marked 1985 on the bottom,
The back side has directions on how to get the business. Evidently Joe Comfort got around Nevada because he made a whole series of these items, one for each "business".
I can only imagine someone saying "Honey, next time you are spending time at the Mustang Ranch, be sure to bring home a souvenir decanter."
I don't display this item. It stays safely tucked away in a drawer. It does make me smile whenever I see it though.