text:
Student Protest Movement
From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
The Student Protest Movement is a league of gentlemen drawn from the upper echelons of society and the world of businesses. The media, in collusion with the movement, have developed a cover-story which portrays a militant anarcho-socialist organisation under the control of niaive middle class students funded by Moscow. Historically, the movement has been content to lay dormant for long periods before mobilising to save the nation from the inevitable crisises engineered by wrong-thinking liberals.
The Student Protest Movement rose to prominence during the early 1960's after a loose alliance of direct action groups was assembled under the leadership of the upper classes and Watney Mann Brewery. The movement has from time to time joined forces with a number of organisations when the Empire has been in peril. These have included:
- National Union of Students
- Socialist Workers Party
- Greenpeace
Common tactics include the 'sit-in' whereby the students occupy university buildings. It is unusual for these 'sit-ins' to last longer than four days. By coincidence, the University Council of Great Britain sets a minimum attendance requirement of four days in order to pass a degree. Off-campus demonstrations are held in London due to its proximity to Kensington, where the students live and the City of London where global businesses are situated.
The Student Protest Meeting is headquartered in Kettering, England.
edit Origins & Funding
Since its inception, the coalition has been primarily funded by Watney Mann (latterly Grand Metropolitan) Brewery. During the early 1960's, Watney-Mann had invested several million pounds and gambled the company's future on their 21st Century keg bitter, 'Red Barrel' [1]. The product was declared a failure soon after launch, leaving the business in a precarious financial position. The failure was to a large extent caused by sly foreigners who had begun to contaminate the UK with lager in a typically foreign underhand manner. It should be noted that the failure of 'Red Barrel' was not in any way related to its resemblance to fizzy, brown piss.
Red Barrel was made to a closely guarded secret recipe which contained 74% out of date coca-cola, 1.5%Vinegar, 2.9% Heroin, 0.037%LSD and 48% of the Greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. Red Barrel therefore seemed a natural contender for the rapidly expanding student market. Clever marketing johnnies realised that investing in developing an
addiction loyal following amongst students would provide guaranteed sales in perpetuity. An agreement was reached between Watney Mann and the NUS, whereby the chiefs of the NUS would receive kick-backs in exchange for Red Barrel's exclusivity at all student bars. The business relationship bore fruit as the world partied in the Summer of Love between January 1960 and December 1969.
As the 1970's dawned, scientists began to wake-up to the advantages of Global warming. Watney-Mann became aware that the use of carbon dioxide in its product was environmentally damaging and embarked on a research programme to address the problem. Swiss scientists discovered that adding nice colours and oestrogen to the drink would counteract the Global warming effects of carbon dioxide. Red Barrel was quietly withdrawn from the market and the revised environmentally friendly formula was repackaged and launched as various brands of alcopops.
Recent concerns over the alcopops' chemical cocktail have prompted Watney Mann to fund studies by former East German athletics scientists. The studies have concluded that there is no relationship between the use of oestrogen in alcopops and:
- The increase in sales of male hair and skin care products over the past decade.
- Box office receipts for Brokeback Mountain
- The negligible popularity of war films (the study was carried out in Germany and it is recognised that this could possibly have affected the result)
edit Notable Student Protest Campaigns
Since its inception in the 1960's, the student protest movement has mobilised to save the nation in every single decade. The rationale underlying these struggles to defend the British way of life are outlined below.
|Nuclear weapons: Campaign for Nuclear Destruction
|This campaign was driven by a the realsation that Britain was being too slow in developing a deployable atomic weapon with a meaningful yield. The movement sprung into action after foreign communists in Russia and worse still colonials in the USA successfully developed deployable megaton range weapons. As the Sun began to set on the Empire there was disquiet that Britain would be denied the opportunity to deploy nuclear weapons against the fuzzi-wuzzies.
|Fur coats: Animal Rights Movement
|In the 1970's fur coats became affordable to the lower classes following the surge in popularity of the Canadian national sport of seal clubbing. The availability of fur coats made it difficult to distinguish between genuine blue blooded girls and high class hookers. This lead to a number of society scandals where blue blooded girls were inadvertently underpaid for their services.
|Poll Tax Riots
|This campaign arose out of something of an error, though more likely deliberate mis-information from the Liberal world conspiracy. It was widely understood that the proposed tax would be levied against the employment of cheap domestic servants from Poland. With the passage of time the protest has been recognised as being right albeit for the wrong reasons. If Poles had been subject to an excess tax then the country today wouldn't be awash with communists from eastern Europe. In retrospect, the movement regard this as something of a Pyrrhic victory.
|Live Animal Exports
|The protests against animal exports was underlain by a fundamental principle. For many years, the lower classes had been encouraged to donate 50p a month to Oxfam in order to provide foreigners a bowl of rice to eat each week. Not content with gorging themselves on free rice, foreigners then began to demand British livestock to eat. Foreigners taking advantage of the lower class in such a way was just not acceptable ; only British people should be permitted to exploit the lower orders - animal exports simply had to be stopped. Moreover, foreign johnnies particularly Diego's tend to spoil good meat by fighting with it; throwing it off church towers, or crushing it under the weight of the 10 fattest men in the village.[2]
|Stop The War
|The Crusades of the last decade have been misdirected in that they have failed to target the real trouble maker in the region - Isreal. Arab countries tend to have well ordered societies where wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few individuals who know how to party and build giant phallic buildings.
|Student Loans
|The £9K a year tuition fee cap is simply too low. If it is not raised significantly, it would allow the number of poor people attending university to continue to rise. Studies by Swiss scientists provide incontravertable evidence of a link between rising global temperatures and the number of poor people in tertiary level education.
edit Traditions & Cultural Impact
edit Naming Student Bars After Foreign Communists
Throughout its history the student protest movement has been to the fore in pressurising evil non-British foreign dictatorships who imprison
terrorist Nobel Peace Prize nominees. The movement places unbearable pressure on evil foreign governments by naming student bars after imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize nominees.
The most notable success was with South African, yellow, pygmy,
terrorists Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandella. The evil apartheid regime capitulated and released Mandella after a mere 27 years, by which time the brave students had fearlessly named 1376 'Nelson Mandela Bars'.
In modern times, with globalisation of the world economy, dissidents are invariably Japanese, Korean or other types of Chinese. This presents some difficulties where student bars have to be named after dissidents with incredibly long names that cannot be adequately spelled out in the Roman alphabet. In the 1990's many student bars were extended solely to accommodate the name of the currently fashionable dissident. At the same time, it became fashionable for students to tatto themselves with pictograms they believed commemorated an executed political prisonner but which invariably read "Gentlemen's Toilet" to Chinese speakers.
Latterly a more sustainable solution has been found. It has the added benefit of limiting the disruption and inconvenience caused by working class people reconstructing student bars. Dissident names are now made up using the last 15 letters left in the bag during a game of Scrabble. Students on their gap year then travel to different parts of China, like Thailand where they simply locate and persuade a common criminal to change their name to whatever came out of the Scrabble bag. A phone call to The Grauniad quickly accords the randomly selected criminal the status of a Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
edit Y-Fronts
The Campaign for Nuclear Destruction wing of the student protest movement is responsible for popularising the iconic 20th Century undergarment 'Y-Fronts'.
In the early 1960's the nuclear weapons industry was dominated by ameteur scientists commited to Victorian Liberal doctrine and 19th Century underwear. Development of viable weapons proceeded at a snail's pace. It was feared that leaving the county's offensive capabilities in the hands of such bumbling ameteurs would cause Britain to fall behind advanced nations, like India in the nuclear arms race.
With the Empire rapidly diminishing, Britain was running out of safe places to test nuclear weapons. The nascent science of Sociology had recently proven beyond doubt that wearing racier underpants improved scientific output, but the government of the day, blinded by the white heat of technology, were unable to hear. France had already implemented a programme of compulsory 'Speedo's' for their nuclear scientists, and sex-crazed Italy had begun development of the 'Thong'. The race to save Britain was on.
The Student Protest Movement organised a popular movement, the Campaign for Nuclear Destruction. CND aimed to accelerate the development and testing of nuclear weapons ahead of India via the employment of modern scientists sporting 'Y-Fronts'.
The instantly recognisable CND logo is based on an early blueprint for 'Y-Fronts' recovered from the Nazi's after the end of the Second World War. 'Y-Fronts' remained de rigueur amongst student fashionistas until May 2010 when the Sunday Telegraph magazine announced the discovery of boxer shorts.
edit Pot Noodle
Pot Noodle was originally launched by the student movement as 'Pol Pot Noodle' in order to raise funds for the much misunderstood Khmer Rouge leader following his successful campaign to reduce university overcrowding in his native country.
Pol Pot had been influenced by his traumatic experiences as a university student in Paris. French liberal education policies had lead to serious over-crowding in the universities. Pol Pot spent his entire three year degree course as one of 18 students being lectured in a 2CV which formed an annex to the Sorbonne. (The student tradition of cramming, in excess of a dozen people, into a small car, is carried out as a homage to Pol Pot.)
On his return to the part of China called Cambodia, Pol Pot began to address overcrowding amongst the intelligensia in his native land. Pol Pot's good work was discovered by British students on their gap year visit to different parts of China. The 'Pol' was later dropped from the brand name in order to reduce Global warming.
edit Ugly Lesbian Looking 'Wimmin'
The Student Protest Movement provides a three to four year placement for ugly 'wimmin' under a long standing sponsorship agreement with Peter Stringfellow. The agreement was originally brokered by Peter Stringfellow in 1967 in reaction to a steadily declining trade in his nightclub business.
Research by Nobel Prize winning Swiss scientists had revealed the key to declining sales; the previously undocumented '2:30 birds' phenomenon. Observations concluded that after a night drinking foreign lager, young British working class males, were susceptible to 'kopping off' with ugly 'wimmin' in nightclubs at closing time. The male victim (and his chums) would then avoid the nightclub for a period of weeks causing the drop in trade.
Stringfellow's situation eased somewhat in 1973 after the invention of the kebab, but the increased sales resultant from nightclubs devoid of ugly 'wimmin' lead to a perpetuation of the arrangement.
edit The Present Day
The student protest movement grabbed the front pages once again in late 2010. The headlines involved His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles on Oxford Street.
The Royal Couple's regular Thursday night Oxford Street dogging had been captured by a foreign newspaper photographer. In the interests national security, it was necessary to invent a cover story involving student riots. Within 10 minutes of receiving a phone call from Her Majesty The Queen, the student protest movement was able to mobilise over 4,000 individuals to stage a mock riot. For many members of the establishment this marks the Student Protest Movement's finest hour.
In a nod to the Student Protest Movement's heroic action, the British press ran a knowing article euphemistically described the limousine as being covered in 'white paint' following a 'riot' .


text:
CyberPower Xplorer X6-9100: Gamers Need Not Applyby Dustin Sklavos on 5/4/2011 12:00 AM EST
- Posted in
- Intel
- Sandy Bridge
- CyberPowerPC
- Intel SSD 510
- Laptops
25 Comments
Back to Article
Hrel - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkI can just see Dustin. Gets a new laptop in to review, starts getting excited. Grabs a knife, opens the box, pulls off the packaging, pauses... *swears, throws things, swears some more. Shakes fists at the sky "Damn you glossy plastic". Lol, that's the impression I get.
Anyway, I saw this a while ago and was hoping to see review for it; nice work. It really is a great option for people who don't need GPU power. You can get the price down around 600-700 bucks and it's still a much better than anything else I've ever seen. Largely due to the 1080p screen.
Cyberpowerpc has an MSI laptop on their website with a 1080p screen and the GTX460M in it. That's the laptop I'd really like to see a review on. I'm going to buy a laptop this summer and frankly the only thing that stopped me from impulse buying that MSI laptop the moment I saw it was the 48Whr battery. Made me think "hm, I better wait till I've read the anandtech review".
I'm not sure if it's the same model MSI you gave away or not, but it has 2hdd bays so those who were so inclined could have an SSD and mechanical disk without sacrificing an optical drive. Reply
Hrel - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkI was hoping that screen would be at least a little better than that. Oh well, it's at least one step in the right direction. At least we got 1080p, maybe 2012 will bring 500:1 minimum contrast ratio? I do wish. Still, best laptop for people who don't about gaming I've found. Nicely configured for 650, very fair.
Personally, I've had too many bad experiences with Dell to ever buy a laptop from them again. Also, my next laptop will have a GTX460 in it. My main issue with Dell is the restrictions they put on their upgrades. If I upgrade the GPU, I shouldn't be forced to upgrade any other component. And their website sure as hell shouldn't be lieing to me, telling me it causes a compatibility issue. (they claimed I couldn't put a dual core i5 with their gpu upgrade, I think at the time it was up to the 425 or 435M.) Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkIf you're talking about this one (http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X6-9500... I'm pretty sure that's the same chassis as the MSI GT680R that we gave away. I previewed performance around the time of the Cougar Point bug, and we have a fixed version in for review that I'll be posting shortly.
Long story short: same performance as other GTX 460M laptops, not the greatest build quality in the world, and the 1080p LCD is about the same as the Pegatron laptop in this review. Also, the battery is NOT 48Wh (hint: no 9-cell battery is that small; the unit I have has an 87Wh battery). So it's a fair amount of power for the price, but I'd go with a Clevo P151HM (or P150HM), or perhaps an ASUS G53SW. You lose the dual HDD bays on both of those, I think, but for sure the Clevo models have much better LCDs. Reply
Hrel - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkYeah, I was very suspicious about that battery size. It's really good to hear these reviews are coming. I am surprised to hear you'd prefer the Clevo... you guys all seem to REALLY hate that keyboard. On that point, is it just the 10 key or is the whole thing bad?
I was looking at that Asus too. Last time Asus had a good 15.6" laptop though the 1080p screen was below/at average. Where compal/clevo/dell units had nice 1080p screens.
Have you heard/seen anything from Compal with Sandy bridge and GTX460 in 15.6" 1080p flavors? They seem oddly absent from the laptop market all of a sudden. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, May 05, 2011 - linkNothing from Compal yet, at least not that I've heard about. They do seem to be a bit behind with most launches, though Pegatron isn't exactly a brand known for being cutting edge (i.e. witness the aesthetics in this review).
As far as best gaming laptop in a 15.6" form factor, it's a question of compromise. MSI and ASUS seem to have lesser 1080p LCDs, and none of them get the keyboard *right* (MSI is probably closest with the layout, though), so you have to decide what's most important. The MSI touchpad is really bad, with a 2008 aesthetic on the build quality. ASUS looks good overall, but without testing the LCD I can't make a final call. Clevo has a poor keyboard layout, with a pointless 10-key, but I can still type on the rest of the keyboard "okay" and they have one of the best LCDs right now in my opinion. Pricing on the Clevo is also quite good, which is probably a deciding factor. Reply
StrangerGuy - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkI'm sure that glossy palmrest is gonna like turn off at least 50% of potential buyers away regardless of specs.
Anyway, 1080p is squeezing too many pixels for a 15.4" screen IMO. But then nobody does 1600 x 900 on laptops anymore... Reply
Belard - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkUh... Lenovo ThinkPads have optional 1600x900 screens for their 15.6" models.
ThinkPad L series: L520 2620M CPU / 4GB RAM / HD / 1600x900 non-glare screen is about $1070, give or take on your options. But the T-series T520 is a much better notebook, same config but with an i5 = $970 (But $1160 with Q2620)
One of my clients has a slightly older T-510 with the 1600x900 screen and it looks very nice! Reply
Stuka87 - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkI actually like the pixel density on my 15.6" display. I wish it was 16x10, but other than that I like it. Reply
Belard - Thursday, May 05, 2011 - linkPersonally - with my eye-sight... I'd go for the 1920x1080 15.6" screen... But since I find 15.6" screen 16:9 notebooks so wide and add more than another 1lb of weight, I'd most likely go with a 14" screen @ 1600x900. Reply
JMS3072 - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkUnfortunately, the target audience (photographers/videographers) are going to want a decent LCD, making this a no-go. Reply
jabber - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkYeah its like a Sports car manufacturer building a half decent sports car chassis and then sticking a standard 4 cylinder 2000cc engine in it.
I think something got missed in the design spec memo to the suppliers.
Another $20 on the panel choice could have worked wonders. Reply
GullLars - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkThis is more like a sports car company taking a VolksWagen Beatle chassis and replacing everything with Bugatti Veyron parts. Sure it may go 0-60 in 3 seconds and have ~1000hp, but you can outrun it in an original Mazda R7 due to handling and aerodynamics, and it will just look ridiculous.
I'd say $50 more on the panel rather than $20. Screen and battery are not things you cheap out on if you want a good laptop, and at >$700 saving $20-50 on a panel for the types of workloads this is meant for is pointless. Reply
GullLars - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkDOH! I meant Mazda RX-8... Reply
Iketh - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkthat comment would apply to the rx-7 too, figured that's what you were going for Reply
Belard - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - link..."shortcomings aren't CyberPower's fault any more than the Clevo notebooks we've reviewed are the fault of AVADirect or Eurocom."
Actually, *IT* is CyberPowers, AVADirect, etc fault. The problems with that product in this review and other low-end garbage is that the "boutiques" / "Mom & Pop" stores CHOOSE to sell sub-standard garbage.
Then its up to the customer to either buy a quality, but perhaps somewhat slower $800 notebook that will last 3~5 years or $800 for one that is faster, but may last 6~12 months, have a crappy finish and other issues as noted in the review.
Back in the 90s - there used to be THOUSANDS of PC shops all over the USA, there was a point when Dell and Gateway were no different than any other hole-inthe-wall PC shop. But Dell decided to act like a bigger company and do bigger company things. When you buy better quality parts, you get a better computer, happier customers, less tech support calls, etc.
Back in the mid-90s, I managed a PC shop with 2~4 techs. As I gained experienced, I started to moved the company into using standards. Quality cases with decent PSUs (which costs like $5 more), better motherboards (we stopped selling PCCHips / ECS crap) - rather than typical small shops which buy whatever cheap junk is available - RIGHT NOW!
I work as a consultant today. Doing networks, building and maintain some systems for a few business. I don't build or sell my client anything *I* wouldn't want for myself, PERIOD.
I have desktops that have lived 5~8 years, still. I sell my clients Custom Ordered Thinkpads - which don't come preloaded with crapware (HPaq / Acer / Gateway).
I would never sell such crap to my customer, and it is within CyberPower's ability to say "nope, we are not going to sell this to our customer, this is why and do you have anything else?" Companies like Clevo make about 50 different notebook chassis at any given time. Just as much as you rejected the X6-9100, so can CyberPower.
A similar spec ThinkPad T520 (15.6") is $1980… but you'd get a top end keyboard, no gloss anywhere on the notebook – not even the screen itself. But I can't spend $2000 on a notebook. I wouldn't blink to buy a slower T520 with the i5 CPU, 1080 LED anti-glare screen, 4GB RAM and 500GB HD for $1170. I don't see how they can sell that for under $1100 with that SSD.
But here's the thing… Lenovo (makers of ThinkPad) sells an ideaPad with a 14" screen, 750GB HD (no SSD), same CPU for $850… easy enough to add your own $250 SSD.
There are choices… thank God. Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkI think part of the problem, though, is that Clevo, MSI, Compal, and Pegatron just...don't have very compelling ODM notebooks for the boutiques to sell. So it's either this stuff or nothing at all. They do the best they can with what they have, but oftentimes it's just not compelling compared to the kinds of stuff the Dells and HPs of the world can do. Reply
Belard - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkBTW - Your review of the product was fair and your opinions on the product are valid, to me.
But sorry, I don't agree with you on the point of what "boutiques" stores can buy. Clevo offers 32 different 14/15" notebooks alone. Of course they may only be using 4 different mother boards for all those body types. Its still up to Clevo to choose to offer good or bad keyboards and sell the computer based on its costs. Flipping through their website, they do have a few different keyboard styles.
Now, I know I'm using Clevo as an example, even thou THEY DID NOT build the reviewed notebook. (I don't have time to get into this anymore than I already am) and when it comes to NO-NAME brand notebooks, Clevo is better than many others out there.
Lets compare Clevo's W243HVQ - A typical modern i5 notebook. Going to the website, they have a basic list of drivers and a rather generic manual - perhaps swapping out 8~10 pages per model. Looking at the construction shows me a typical mid-low range notebook.
A customer buying an XYZ "brand" notebook - that is built from Clevo is dependent on XYZ for support and proper setup. Clevo/etc may just send a basic NO-OS unit or without drives & RAM. When XYZ goes out of business, most customers don't know who Clevo is and will have a hard time getting the unit supported, if still under "warranty". They are full dependent on Clevo to have up-to-date and working drivers for their products.
Head over to lenovo. Check out their ThinkPad support - they have drivers and detailed manuals on ALL ThinkPads - even those which should be long dead. There is excellent detailed information on drivers for XP~Windows7 available to my R61 ThinkPad (about 4 years old). There are service manuals online - showing me exploded views of my unit, naming every single part used and how they fit together.
When someone spends $1000+ on a notebook, it better be well supported - they are not quite "throw-aways" like the typical $300~400 junk from Walmart.
So why would someone spend $1000+ on a no-name notebook, with a horrible screen and keyboard? In many markets, especially 3rd world - Clevo and the others do much better.
A person on a budget, should get the best quality they can afford. A $600~700 quality Dell or Thinkpad would make more sense than a $1100+ fast cheap computer. And as we know, a $600 with a $200 SSD will feel a lot faster than a $1000 notebook with a HD. So its best to spend money for the parts that matter.
A PRO who needs the performance, wouldn't stand for the sub-standard X6-9100. They make enough money for a Mac, ThinkPad, Dell, etc. For typical users, a Core2 class CPU from intel or AMD is more than enough to handle everyday tasks. Fusion is even more so because of how it GPU works - the previews from this site makes me drool and I hope they put such AMDs into a ThinkPad T series. So for today, most people will do fine with $500~600 basic notebook. Mine is a bottom end Core2 tech at 1.6Ghz. But it runs Windows7 with 2GB pretty good. Not as snappy as the T510 Core-i5 in one of my offices (drool).
When I was looking to buy a notebook 4 years ago, I was about to drop $700 for an IdeaPad with a 2.2Ghz Core2, GF8600GT, 4GB RAM, Vista, Cam. And I was going to spend $120 for XP to replace Vista (lenovo has XP drivers - which is why I was going for IdeaPads)
Then I spotted the ThinkPad R61. $500, with a much slower CPU, 1GB RAM, non-gaming intel GPU, no cam. But it had XP, killer keyboard and matte screen - so it was worth it and saved me money.
People on a budget should stick with $500-600 and get something good and well supported, simple as that. Do a search on no-name notebooks and there are lots of people having support problems. Reply
GullLars - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkJust because it hasn't been said yet, i feel compelled to state that the product number indicate this computer's power level is... OVER 9000!
They should have reserved it for gamers, more of them would find it amusing.
BTW, why X6? Sixth generation Xplorer? It's not a hexacore system. Reply
stanwood - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkI always appreciate Anandtech's strong technical content. But I don't play games. There are other demanding applications for computers: photo editing in RAW, video editing, video ripping/transcoding/playback. If you could paint a clear picture of where to spend my money optimizing for one or more of those (rather than video games) that would be great. This review is a good step in that direction. Please keep it up! Reply
QChronoD - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkAnand et al,
Are you guys planning on doing a general buyers guide for notebook this summer? I remember that you did one back before Christmas, but lots of people (kids/parents) usually buy one in the later summer in time for going back to school. I realize that you can't compare every model available, but it'd be nice to see a few options listed for the different markets.
- ultraportable
- bargin basic
- portable but gamable
- mobile workstation (w/o super graphics)
- kitchen sink (and cement block)
I'm looking to replace my 4 yr old Fujitsu tablet with something faster & lighter if possible. I don't need anything super powerful, but a dual core 1.2GHz P-M just isn't cutting it these days. Only game I'll probably play on it is Minecraft, can the SNB IGP handle the game well? How about with HD textures?
Keep up the awesome reviews.
QCD Reply
TrackSmart - Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - linkI would also enjoy a "back to school" version of the buyer's guide, though I appreciate how much work must go into such articles.
Regarding your future laptop, are you set on another tablet? That would certainly narrow the field dramatically... Plus you never stated a budget, which leaves things wide open. Nor did you state what you'd want to use the system for, generally. If you need a good quality display then you have also narrowed the field dramatically (sadly). Reply
Belard - Thursday, May 05, 2011 - linkAgreed... a nice list of choices based on their market type.
Mobile Workstations MUST have supergraphics. That is the point. As in this review of the CyberPower, the CPU / system performance is stellar at $1000. But its in a cheap glossy case with crappy keyboard and screen. No Professional will ever touch such a computer.
Workstations are for those who need power GPU to handle CAD, Photoshop, 3D output, etc. Such computers typically go for $2000~4000.
- - - - - - -
Minecraft is a simple game... works on anything.
Are you looking for another tablet/hybrid? Personally, I never liked them - still don't. My iPad is for more usable and easier to work with. There is a modern ThinkPad X-Tablet with a 12" screen and i3 CPU for about $1300.
But for $1200 or so, I'd go for a normal notebook with an i5-dual core CPU and a 14" screen, 4lbs~5lbs. I hate glossy screens - so I'm a thinkpad fan ;)
But if you want something modern and light weight:
ThinkPad X120e = $550 / AMD E350 @ 1.6Ghz / 4GB RAM /320HD - 2.9lbs / 7hr battery. 11.6" screen Its faster than what you have, but its more of a high-end netbook.
But I think the X220 would be more of what you want. i3~i7 CPUs... but i7 isn;t worth the extra $250 IMHO. Maybe the 2.5Ghz CPU... any i3~i5 CPU would be about 10x faster than what you have now.
Its .75~1.3" thick - 12.5" screen and is about $1000 with 4GB RAM... still at 3lbs and an 8~9hour battery (Sweet!).
* I don't work for Lenovo. But I do recommend and sell them to my clients and friends. (I'm not selling to you)
This is the best list of performance chart for mobile GPUs: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards... I use it as my reference, pretty hardcore. ;) Reply
QChronoD - Thursday, May 05, 2011 - linkI'm hoping to keep it under $1000 is possible. I'm mostly concerned about it having a good screen, and being light (since I'll be carrying it around all day at school) Battery life isn't as big of a factor since I can usually find a place to plug in between classes, but 5hr + would be nice.
I've read about the new X220s and they sound great, but are pushing the upper end of my budget. And of course I've fallen in love with the Samsung series 9, but its just ridiculously expensive.
I've been eyeing the Toshiba R835, since it sounds like its got everything i need, and starts under $900. Also I'd expect Asus to come out with some new SNB models soon since everything that I've found is still using the old core chips. I still have some time till I need to pull the trigger. Reply
Belard - Monday, May 09, 2011 - linkI just got a DELL business catalog (flyer thingy) They have some upper end notebooks starting at $1000. ;)
Compared to whats in the review, it has less memory and a dual core CPU... but it has a FULL keyboard with a proper numeric keypad. :)
Check on the screen, if glossy screens are not an issue... I'm not a fan of Toshiba, but they have made vast improvements compared to 4 years ago or so... like sticking the Windows key on the top row... ? ugh.
I'm very much not a fan of island keyboards, yeah the flat keys do look nice, but I like my keys curvy.
Check out the gallery and feature list at Lenovo
ThinkPad Edge E420s = $750 with i5 / 4gb / 250gb HD 14" display 4lbs.
It has semi-island modern type keyboard.
But I'd go at least with a ThinkPad L420 $700~800. i5 / 4gb / 250gb HD 14" display 5lbs. It has the world-class Thinkpad keyboard, but a more non-Thinkpad like layout - still nice.
I've worked on many notebooks, seen Thinkpad tech support work on warranty repairs. Many ThinkPad owners still like the T-Series because they are so much more rugged. Than an Edge or L, which are more typical of todays notebooks. A T-Series T420, configured like the L420 is $980 ($900 with 2GB RAM), but last week, they had a 2GB free sale :)
Personally, I'd take a 2GB T420 over a 4GB L420 :P
A cool thing, is that none of these are loaded up with crap-ware. Other than ThinkPad tools. (I remove the automated software update manager) so unlike many other brands, you don't have to rip out a bunch of junk.
Get at least an i5-25xx CPU type computer. The performance is very nice. Reply
epons - Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - linklike Stanwood, I appreciate Anandtech's strong technical content.
The only things I ask for a laptop isn't realy the exterior beauty. ( but if it's ok, why not...) . My job ask me to have workstation power for development, so have always a good desktop with good screens.
Data, and programacion and a little aplications are what I always working on, except, i'm photographer too. So at home I have all for a good job.
This little x6-9100 is perhaps better for me than a Dell: it will not be my first computer. only a " rescue pc" when I have to go out, or when I'm going to a photo trip. Therefore I must have a lot of power, a descent screen to program and previewing my photos.
In the place I live, i compared the prices: Dell xps 15 vs x6-9100 in the min config I want: 1100$ with x6-9100 and 2200$ for the Dell. For a "rescue pc" it's very tempting to take the x6-9100, no?
my specs min: 2820QM+8GB ram + ssd.+ 1080p screen. For a rescue pc, i don't ask for the best looking, best screen, but yes with power and capacity. Don't require any graphics power. So, at first page, you said that the construction is good. At home , i always using a mouse/keyboard and external monitor.
In this case, ins't it the best value/price on the market?
So , for readers like me, and like Stanwood, games aren't the goal. The goal are the capacity to do a good job, witch is the first goal of a computer, isn't it? Reply

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The NPS Social Science Branch produces a number of publications. The reports below, in addition to the rest of the Social Studies Science Collection, can be viewed electronically on the NPS Focus Digital Library & Research Station website.
Technical Assistance
The documents below have been completed as part of technical assistance to parks, regions, the Department of the Interior, and NPS partners.
- Cost-Benefit and Regulatory Flexibility Analyses: Final Regulations Addressing the Designation of Bicycle Use in Units of the National Park System (PDF - 137KB), conducted by the NPS Environmental Quality Division. This report presents the regulatory analyses for the 2012 general bicycle regulations.
- Visitor Use and Evaluation of Interpretive Media (PDF - 3.2MB), commissioned by the NPS Harpers Ferry Center and prepared by the Social Science Program and the Visitor Services Project (VSP). This report is an analysis of data from 23 VSP studies conducted in 1997, 1998, and 1999.
- Trends in Demographics and Information Technology Affecting Visitor Center Use: Focus Group Report (PDF - 1.4MB), commissioned by the Park Planning and Special Studies Program and prepared by Dr. James H. Gramann, NPS Visiting Chief Social Scientist
- A Comprehensive Study of Visitor Safety in the National Park System: Final Report (PDF - 429KB), commissioned by the NPS Social Science Program and the Risk Management Division and conducted by Dr. Seth Tuler and Dr. Dominic Golding, The George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University
- The Association of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Social Class in Outdoor Recreation Experiences: State of the Knowledge Report (PDF - 557k), commissioned by the NPS Social Science Program and prepared by Dr. Donald Rodriguez and Ms. Nina Roberts at Colorado State University
- Expedited Approval for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys, Annual Report, FY 2009 (PDF - 283KB) Expedited Approval Annual Reports for previous years are available on the Expedited Review Guidelines page.
- Archived Technical Assistance Reports
Annual Reports
The NPS Social Science Branch prepares an annual report about the programmatic review program each year. Currently available reports include:
- Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report (PDF - 283KB)
- Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report (PDF - 348KB)
- Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report (PDF - 380KB)
- Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Report (PDF - 401KB)
- Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Report (PDF - 371KB)
NPS 2008–2009 Comprehensive Survey of the American Public Reports
The NPS Social Science Branch conducted the second comprehensive survey of the American public from April 2008 through March 2009. This survey consisted of 15-minute interviews with more than 4,000 respondents across the United States. It was designed to be comparable with the first comprehensive survey of the American public, which was conducted in 2000. Both comprehensive surveys obtained information on public attitudes and behaviors related to programs and services provided by national parks, as well as on demographic characteristics of recent visitors and non-visitors to the National Park System. Links to the first three reports from the second comprehensive survey are listed below. Additional companion reports will be posted as they become available.
- National Technical Report (PDF - 903KB)
- Race and Ethnicity Report (PDF - 210KB)
- Comparison to the 2000 Survey (PDF - 207KB)
- Archived 2000 Comprehensive Survey regional and topic reports
Money Generation Model (MGM2) Reports
Economic Benefits to Local Communities from National Park Visitation, 2011 (PDF - 1.48MB) is now available. This study provides updated estimates of NPS visitor spending for 2011. Visitor spending and local impacts are estimated using the Money General Model version 2 (MGM2) based on 2011 park visits, spending averages from park visitor surveys, and local area economic multipliers.
The Money Generation Model estimating economic impacts of park visitation is applied to selected Visitor Services Project (VSP) studies each year. Special reports are prepared for those parks choosing to incorporate the Economic Impact Analysis Module in the VSP study. Reports prior to 2003 are available on the NPS Focus Digital Library & Research Station website.
Social Science Research Review
Copies of the reviews will be made available as they are completed.
The Socioeconomic Atlas supplements the scientific knowledge of park managers with information on socioeconomic conditions in the regions surrounding national park units. Each atlas presents information about population, economy and commerce, social and cultural characteristics, recreation and tourism, administration and government, and land use for counties that surround a national park unit.
Visitor Services Project
The Visitor Services Project produces an annual report, Serving the Visitor, that describes how well the NPS is serving its customers. Serving the Visitor 2008 (PDF - 2.21MB) is available.
Visitor Survey Card
Systemwide reports from annual Visitor Survey Card data include:
- Fiscal Year 2009 (PDF - 314KB)
- Fiscal Year 2008 (PDF - 235KB)
- Fiscal Year 2007 (PDF - 225KB)
- Fiscal Year 2006 (PDF - 222KB)
- Fiscal Year 2005 (PDF - 30KB)
- Fiscal Year 2004 (PDF - 28KB)
- Fiscal Year 2003 (PDF - 32KB)
- Fiscal Year 2002 (PDF - 32KB)
- Fiscal Year 2001 (PDF - 54KB)
- Fiscal Year 2000 (PDF - 29KB)
- Fiscal Year 1999 (PDF - 28KB)
- Fiscal Year 1998 (PDF - 49KB)
Visitor Use Statistics
Visitor Use Statistics staff produce reports ranging from monthly visitation summaries to annual statistical abstracts and in-depth analyses examining changes in visitation over the decades, current trends in park visitation, and short-term visitation forecasts.
Last Updated: October 15, 2014


text:
Follow @PennWBB
CHARGE FOR A CURE - Join Today!
Today: 1
February Total: 1
Season Total: 25
Box Score
ITHACA, N.Y. - Sophomore Kara Bonenberger and freshman Keiera Ray combined for 30 second-half points to propel the University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team to a 65-56 victory at Cornell on Saturday night inside Newman Arena.
With Friday's win at Columbia, the Quakers won both games in the Empire State for the first time since 2005. It marked Penn's second straight Ivy League road sweep dating back to last season's sweep at Brown and Yale. Penn, which also won in Ithaca for the first time in four years, improved to 9-8 overall and 2-1 in Ivy League play.
The Quakers got off to a slow start as Cornell (10-8, 2-2 Ivy) got out to an 11-3 lead over the first five minutes. But Katy Allen, Brianna Bradford and Bonenberger combined for the game's next seven points and had Penn within 11-10 just two minutes later.
Cornell built its lead back to six, 18-12, but a layup from Bradford and four straight points from junior Courtney Wilson tied the game at 18-18. However, the Quakers went more than seven minutes without a field goal until freshman Rayne Connell pulled down a defensive rebound, sprinted the ball past halfcourt and then launched a running three that banked in at the halftime buzzer. With that, Penn trailed by just one, 25-24 at the break.
That's when Ray and Bonenberger took over. The duo had the first 19 points of the half for the Quakers. Over the first eight minutes of the second stanza, that tandem outscored Cornell, 19-6. Including the last five points of the first half, it was a 24-6 run for the Red and Blue - which was capped by a three from Ray for a 43-31 lead with 12:36 to play.
Five straight points from the Big Red chipped the lead down to seven, but sophomore Kathleen Roche hit a pair of free throws, Allen made a tough layup underneath the basket and junior captain Alyssa Baron drained a three for the largest lead of the game, 50-37, with 7:20 to play.
Cornell was briefly within single digits with 2:57 left, but the Quakers were never truly threatend down the stretch.
Bonenberger finished with 22 points - 15 of which came in the second half. She also had five rebounds and matched a career high with four blocks. Ray scored all 15 of her points in the final 20 minutes and added three assists, two blocks and three steals. To put their 30-point second-half performance in perspective, Penn has been held under 30 points in the second half - as a team - six times this year, including in Friday's win in New York City when the Quakers scored 25 second-half points. The duo nearly outscored Cornell by themselves in the half as the Big Red managed 31 points as a team.
Penn's leading scorer, Baron, was held to three points, but added a game-high 10 rebounds and five assists. Roche finished with nine points, five boards and a pair of assists. Allen had four points, six rebounds, three assists and two thefts.
Penn shot just 28 percent in the first half, but was better than 44 percent after the break. The Quakers finished 20-of-56 (35.7%) overall and were an impressive 20-of-24 (83.3%) from the free throw line. Cornell finished 19-of-49 (38.8%) from the field. Both teams had 14 turnovers, but Penn dominated the boards with 17 offensive rebounds and 43 overall in contrast to Cornell's 30 rebounds.
Next, Penn wraps up a five-game road swing to start the Ivy season with a trip through New England to Yale (Feb. 8) and Brown (Feb. 9) before hosting its first Ivy League games of the season in mid-Feburary against Harvard (Feb. 15) and Dartmouth (Feb. 16).
Download: 17-Cornell.pdf


text:
user functions
Current Ithaca College community members may contribute stories and comments as well as view additional topics by logging in.
related links
Amlan Biswas of Florida University gives a talk about Magnetism and Superconductivity in Oxides
Contributed by Jill Ackerman on 02/09/14
Physics Spring Seminar Series:
Join us as Amlan Biswas of Florida University gives a talk entitled:
Dielectrophoretic Behavior in Electronically Phase Separated Manganite Thin Films
Competing ferromagnetic metallic (FMM) and insulating phases in the manganite (La1-yPry)1-xCaxMnO3 (LPCMO) leads to a phase separated state in which micrometer scale FMM regions behave in a fluid-like manner over a narrow temperature range (Fig. 1). I will discuss our experimental results which show that an electric field can realign the fluid-like FMM phases embedded in an insulating matrix resulting in anisotropic in-plane resistance in microstructures of LPCMO thin films. Time and voltage dependent resistance measurements show that the dynamic percolation of the FMM regions leads to an insulator to metal transition due to electric field induced realignment of the FMM regions which is analogous to the dielectrophoresis of metallic particles suspended in fluid media. In-plane strain anisotropy plays an important role in determining the speed of dynamic percolation of the FMM regions by modifying the local electric fields in the phase separated state. I will also show that small magnetic fields (~100 Oe) can significantly modify the dielectrophoretic behavior. These observations suggest an unconventional form of magnetoelectric coupling.
Tuesday, February 11th, *CNS 204* @ 12:10 p.m.
Pizza and refreshments provided for $1. Please bring your own cup. Remember to reuse, reduce, recycle.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the department assistant at firstname.lastname@example.com.. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
© Copyright Ithaca College. All rights reserved; unauthorized use prohibited. All material on this server is produced by our community but, except for designated pages, is neither approved nor verified by Ithaca College.


text:
Print this article | Close this window
Bad rules set the sporting toneTim Lane
Published: February 17 2013 - 3:00AM
SEVEN weeks in and to suggest Daniel Geale and Black Caviar have been Australia's most conspicuously noble sporting performers so far this year probably isn't too great a stretch.
Geale was humble in his recent title defence over the largely unpopular Anthony Mundine and earned particular plaudits by collecting his kids from school the next day. Black Caviar was her usual stately self as she treated her rivals like equine schoolkids in Saturday's Lightning. Champions both, and, for the moment at least, a racehorse and a boxer are the acme. Nothing wrong with that, indeed it's good that the gamut of sports share the spoils. But while one generally seeks to avoid stereotypes, it might say something for the state of the nation that the two most traditionally corruptible forms are showing the way.
Once, part of sport's appeal lay in the certainty it delivered. There was a scoreboard and it didn't lie. You could place your trust in that.
Now there is mistrust. Last week it was over drugs; this week it's tanking. Melbourne Football Club's fate has reportedly been determined. Opinion is genuinely divided as to whether what the Demons did was so grievously wrong. Was it unscrupulous for a board to opt for short-term loss in pursuit of longer-term success?
A couple of months ago the talk was of savage penalties. The tone of this was such that Melbourne could lose its gaming licence as a result, the club could be permanently crippled, the legacy of the late Jim Stynes sullied, and a club could wage an ugly, high-stakes contest with the AFL in court.
Reports now suggest it won't happen. Did the AFL tank? Or is it entitled - even within the all-teams-are-equal framework of sport - to deliver a penalty in accordance with the ability of an institution or an individual to pay?
As the formal verdict on this case is awaited, the NAB Cup - a white elephant in the room - is with us for another year. Who cares about the results of this professional competition? In Sydney's glory years under Paul Roos' coaching, the Swans went seven seasons without winning a game in this competition.
Does the AFL really believe every team, coach, and player is performing to their limits? And if it's accepted they aren't, how is this different from the performance of a team at the fag end of a lost season?
It's a complicated business. Some strong positions have been taken on Melbourne's case but I'm not sure it's so cut-and-dried.
To be fair to the hardliners, last year they were supported by the Badminton World Federation. Eight players from China, South Korea and Indonesia were disqualified from the women's doubles at London's Olympic Games.
A Chinese pair was found to have ''thrown'' a game to avoid meeting its nation's No. 2 team.
The Koreans and Indonesians staged tit-for-tat tanking to subvert the plan. For a night, the tournament descended into farce. It's hard to argue with action being taken in such circumstances. But the interpretation of circumstances can vary from event to event.
On Sunday night, I'll be tuning in to the final of the Women's Cricket World Cup from Mumbai for some good, clean sport. Australia's Southern Stars are expected to beat their unlikely opponent, the West Indies.
It took the achievement of a major upset to get the Windies into the big one: they downed Australia for the first time in history in their last preliminary game. To that point, the Aussies had been sailing along beautifully, unbeaten in the tournament, already guaranteed a place in the final.
Had we beaten the West Indies our more likely final opponent was England, a traditionally strong nation and formidable foe. The Poms had run us to a two-run margin in an earlier group match.
So what happened?
Well, in pursuit of 165 for victory, Australia looked like opening the door to England when it reached 4-130. But then there came a dramatic batting collapse. The Southern Stars lost 6-26 and were all out for 156.
So it's a re-run of Australia v West Indies, and the expectation is for a result reversal. Then look out for the speculation.
Not that an Australian team coming under scrutiny for allegedly legging-up the West Indies at a World Cup would be a first. At the 1999 men's event in England, Steve Waugh's much admired team staged a go-slow to try to improve the Windies' net run rate because this would be to its own ultimate advantage.
When fielding media questions afterwards, Waugh didn't miss a beat: his team would do whatever best served its objective of winning the tournament.
While teams taking advantage of bad rules and fixtures can't be condoned, the context can't be ignored in any judgment of their actions.
How are athletes meant to try their hardest when winning runs counter to their interests?
Generally, such opportunism runs counter to the spirit of sport. Unfortunately, administrators go on making rules and staging competitions which invite it.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/bad-rules-set-the-sporting-tone-20130216-2ek61.html


text:
Soltek QBIC EQ3801: nForce3 250Gb goes SFFby Evan Lieb on 7/4/2004 10:35 AM EST
- Posted in
- Systems
22 Comments
Back to Article
CrabbyGuy - Friday, July 16, 2004 - linkI'm looking for more information on the integrated sound capability of the 3801. The review states, "C-Media's CMI 8768 chip is a 6-channel PCI-based solution that will serve the needs of users who need good quality sound for basic music and Windows needs." Based on Soltek's ads and the Cmedia web site, this should say "8-channel."
The chipset maker's site implies that the CMI 8768 supports Dolby IIx, but does not come out and say that. Anyone know?
Finally, is there any way to get a signal from a source outside the 3801 through the sound circuit, preferably via a digital input, i.e., S/PDIF or coxial?
JTDC - Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - linkAccording to the Soltek site, there are only 2 3.5" and 2 5.25" bays. I was just trying to find out if Evan used the 3.5" floppy bay or the second 5.25" bay. Just curious as to how it worked. Thanks. Reply
Inferno - Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - linkThe Soltek has two HDD Bays! :) Reply
JTDC - Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - linkHow were the two hard drives installed for testing? Was one placed in the floppy bay? Thanks! Reply
jcromano - Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - linkThanks, Inferno. Reply
Inferno - Monday, July 05, 2004 - linkQbix EQ3801 comes with a Backpack, the MB, cables, and powersupply. The Supply is 250watt. I have heard of people running a Nvidia 6800GT and I am running a X800. Reply
jcromano - Monday, July 05, 2004 - linkUgh. Twice in a row my message has been clipped off right after the first carriage return, so this one's coming all in one paragraph. I'm still hoping for an answer to my earlier question about what comes included with the QBIC. I'm especially interested in learning about the power supply, if one does indeed come with the QBIC. Don't the new Nvidia cards want lots of watts and special connectors? Does the QBIC's power supply have what the Nvidia cards want? Thanks again. Sorry for the run-together format, and sorry for asking what are probably pretty basic, newbie questions. Jim Reply
jcromano - Monday, July 05, 2004 - linkI'll get the hang of this some day, I hope. Sorry for the blank messages.
jcromano - Monday, July 05, 2004 - linkHi,
SoltekGermany - Monday, July 05, 2004 - linkI have found small typo on review. The soundchip has 8 channels, not 6 channels.
Inferno - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkI was using clockgen not SoftFSB Reply
Inferno - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkI have tested the system to 275 max HTT with SoftFSB. This unit also supports the Athlon 64 Mobile CPU's which is rare in a nForce 250GB system.
Here is my post of some of my tests @ 275 with a X800 running stock speeds and overdrive off.
P.S. I would have just posted in Anandtech forums but for some reason my screen name is banned since the new forums when into place and no one will help me get it fixed. Reply
Wesley Fink - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkI have corrected what I can in the graphs, but the problem appears to be our graphing engine, and not Evan's data. All of the information is there and has been reentered, bu the update that is going onto our website appears to be scrambling the graph generation.
We apologize for the confusion. It will be fixed as soon as possible. Reply
psiu - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkPics of the case interior are all showing pic4, instead of 7,8,9 (I think). Reply
CrystalBay - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkNice, Please keep the SFF reviews coming. Reply
DrumBum - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkis it possible to buy just the motherboard? Reply
artifex - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkTHANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for doing a SFF review!
I haven't even read past page 1 yet. But I have to stop and tell you how glad I am you're doing one. I really hope in the future this form factor might see increased coverage (say, for example, in the budget/midrange buyer's guides), but this is a good start. Now I don't have to rely solely on mini-itx.com and sfftech.com :)
p.s. I know this may not be the first one you've done, either. But I'm encouraging you now :) Reply
jcromano - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkHi,
I enjoyed your article very much, but I'm a little confused about exactly what you get for the $270.
Am I to understand that for the $270, you get a case plus STF case fan, a motherboard, a power supply (with fan), assorted cables, and a carrying pack?
Am I also to understand that you get a CPU fan but no CPU?
And am I to understand there is space for a floppy drive, but that the floppy drive itself is not included?
Also, could you say a few words about the power supply that comes with it? That is, if a power supply is, in fact, included.
Thanks much,
jcromano - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkReply
Pollock - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - link"In general, system temperatures were low and no one component was too hot to the touch. This is an impressive feat, as SFFs are notoriously difficult to keep warm."
I suspect you meant "as SFFs are notoriously difficult to keep cool." Reply
Swaid - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkThe graphs for most of your benchmark only display one motherboard and leave out the rest, so its pretty much impossible to distinguish what the numbers corrispond to. Reply
Z80 - Sunday, July 04, 2004 - linkYour encoding benchmarks are not displaying properly Reply


text:
How to Join ASCLA
Join us now in our mission to support innovative libraries for all.
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of the American Library Association, is the premier destination for members to find information and build capacity to serve populations that are served by state library agencies, specialized libraries, library cooperatives and library consultants. ASCLA enhances the effectiveness of library service by advocating for and providing high quality networking, enrichment and educational opportunities for its diverse members. ASCLA has more than 800 members dedicated to the advancement of specialized and cooperative library agencies. From interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act to interlibrary cooperation to electronic discussion groups, ASCLA has something to meet your needs.
ASCLA individual member dues are $55/year plus the cost of ALA membership. Student member and retired member dues are $20/year plus the cost of ALA membership. Organizational members pay $60/year with the exception of State Library Agencies, who pay dues of $500/year, plus the cost of ALA membership in both instances.
STATE LIBRARIES: Learn more about membership by downloading this flyer.
Here's what you get when you join ASCLA:
- A community to connect you with your peers and help celebrate your victories, and provide support and information when you face professional challenges.
- A voice for libraries and librarians serving populations with special needs; state libraries, library cooperatives, and independent librarians/library consultants.
- Advocacy for universal access for all library users.
- Online and in-person professional development opportunities. Topics include marketing and development, outreach to Latinos, services to the blind and visually impaired, being an effective facilitator, and so much more!
- Interface, our e-newsletter for members that provides cutting-edge information and news from the field.
- Communication and networking tools: ASCLA-L listserv, ASCLA Facebook page, ASCLA Twitter and ASCLA Blog.
- Resources such as our Accessibility Toolkits and industry standards and guidelines, like our recently published revised "Standards of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped."
- Opportunities to cultivate your leadership skills through interest groups, committee service and development of critical documents such as the Prisoners' Right to Read statement.
- Professional recognition with awards that sing the praises of our deserving and dedicated members.
- Fun! Attend our popular social events like the ASCLA/COSLA Networking Party and Award Reception, a social gathering of ASCLA members where we celebrate accomplishments.
For more about what ASCLA does and who its members are, read about ASCLA
ASCLA is the glue that can hold you together in times of trouble and economic stresses; In the company of our members, you'll never feel alone in your struggles and successes.
Join us now. It's an excellent investment in your professional future.
For information on joining ASCLA or ALA, please contact:
ASCLA Office
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, Illinois 60611
1-800- 545-2433 x4395


text:
1999 Honda Passport-V6
Utility 4D LX 4WD
Expert Reviews
Read unbiased reviews by auto experts and the NADAguides Test Drive TeamPrint
Expert Reviews are not currently available for the 1999 Honda Passport 4WD LX Manual.
See Expert Reviews for the 2001 Honda Passport-V6 Utility 4D LX 4WD .
Search our used car listings and find the right car for you. Click here for '1999 Honda Passport' local listings >>


text:
Get Channing Tatum 24/7 in Your Home!
Have you seen 'Magic Mike' yet? Do you need more Channing in your life? He's only a click away!
-PJ Gach
Aaah, Channing Tatum! He's got almost every woman in the world swooning over his charm, his face, his six-pack, his butt..erm, well you know what I mean, right? How many of you have seen Magic Mike more than once? A lot! I know, I know! If you need a bit more Channing in your life, check out the below video:
Yes'm! Time Warner Cable's got a veritable Channing Tatum film fest going over there! You can watch any of his movies, on demand—all of his movies around the clock.
Read Matthew McConaughey Wants You to Know That His Behind In 'Magic Mike' Is His Own
Of course you won't get anything done, but the view! The view!
PJ Gach is Senior Editor: Style + Beauty at BettyConfidential.


text:
Arizona is ranked 23rdfor senior health, according to the inaugural edition of United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings Senior Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities.
United Health Foundation commissioned the America's Health RankingsSenior Report to examine the health challenges affecting today's seniors and to encourage the nation and local communities to find ways to improve senior health. Americans are living longer but sicker lives and that America's senior population is poised to grow more than 50 percent between 2015 and 2030, making senior health a timely and critical national issue.
The America's Health Rankings Senior Report is the most comprehensive rankings to date of senior health on state levels and can be viewed and downloaded at www.americashealthrankings.org. This report builds on the annual America's Health Rankings report which, for 23 years, has presented the definitive analysis of national health on a state-by-state basis by evaluating a historical and comprehensive set of health, environmental and socioeconomic data to determine national health benchmarks and state rankings.
"United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings Senior Report is a highly valuable tool to help gain a greater understanding of the heath challenges faced by Arizona's seniors," said Robert Beauchamp, MD, Medical Director for UnitedHealthcare in Arizona. "Arizona's growing senior population points to the urgency of identifying key opportunities for improving senior health and pursuing effective solutions at the national, state, community and family levels."
The America's Health RankingsSenior Report assesses state-level performance on 34 different elements, including both health determinants and health outcomes.
The America's Health Rankings Senior Report finds that Arizona has its share of strengths and challenges for senior health.
Arizona's Strengths:
* Ranks 1st in availability of hospice care
* Ranks 2nd in the rate of hospital deaths
* Low prevalence of physical inactivity (5th in the U.S.)
Arizona's Challenges
* Ranks 44th for number of seniors who are underweight
* Ranks 48th for highly rated nursing homes
* Low percentage of volunteerism (18.8 percent)
Among all 50 States: Minnesota leads the nation for senior health, followed by Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Iowa. Mississippi ranks 50th, preceded by Oklahoma, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Arkansas.
Older Americans are experiencing troubling rates of chronic health conditions, according to the Senior Report. About 80 percent of seniors are living with at least one chronic health condition, while 50 percent of seniors have two or more chronic health conditions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, the report finds that more than 25 percent of seniors nationwide are obese.
"Chronic illness is unnecessarily high among seniors," said Rhonda Randall, D.O., senior advisor to United Health Foundation and chief medical officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement. "The coordination of care for seniors, particularly the 50 percent of the population with multiple chronic illnesses, is complex and increases pressure on our country's caregivers and our health care system."
Through its portfolio of Medicare plans, UnitedHealthcare supports Medicare beneficiaries in Arizona with clinical solutions that help address health concerns underscored in the America's Health Rankings Senior Report. These programs include:
* Integrated disease management and care coordination programs, which provide select Medicare Advantage plan members with chronic health conditions – such as diabetes or certain types of heart disease – needed resources and support;
* UnitedHealthcare's HouseCalls program, offering qualified Medicare Advantage plan members an at-home visit with a health care practitioner to assess health needs and discuss personal health concerns;
* UnitedHealthcare's PharmAssist service, which provides select Medicare Advantage plan members with one-on-one counseling sessions with specialty-trained plan pharmacists to understand how to take their medications as prescribed.
America's Health Rankings Senior Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities offers a comprehensive analysis of senior population health on a national and state-by-state basis across 34 measures of senior health. In commissioning the report, United Health Foundation seeks to promote discussion around the health of Americans 65 years and older while driving communities, governments, stakeholders, families and individuals to take action to improve senior health.
Researchers drew data from more than 12 government agencies and leading research organizations to create a focused, uniquely rich data set for measuring senior health at the state level, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Labor, The Dartmouth Atlas Project, the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger and the Commonwealth Fund.
In addition to producing the America's Health Rankings Senior Report, United Health Foundation also produces the annual America's Health Rankings report. For 23 years, America's Health Rankings has provided an analysis of national health on a state-by-state basis by evaluating a historical and comprehensive set of health, environmental and socioeconomic data to determine national health benchmarks and state rankings. The Rankings employs a unique methodology, developed and annually reviewed by a Scientific Advisory Committee of leading public health scholars.
For more information on both reports, visit www.americashealthrankings.org.


text:
Large Tassle Motorcyle Bag
Large, oversized bag. Long tassles on each zipper. Studded buckles on the corners. Woven detailed strap. Buttery soft, high quality, textured leatherette material. Can be worn under the arm or across the chest as a sling. Comes with an shoulder strap. Spice up your outfit with this hot celebrity bag!


text:
This fall on Cooking Channel, catch all-new episodes of your favorite shows, see some familiar faces and tune into brand-new shows you won't want to miss! Here's a preview of what's in store this season on Cooking Channel:
Best in Chow
Comedian and road warrior Cris Nannarone ventures to find the best burger, pizza or taco from restaurants and food trucks. The top three contenders will ultimately go to battle, and Nannarone will learn the secrets of what makes their dish special. Will their dish have what it takes to win the war? Begins Wednesday, October 9.


text:
Jules Smith Edward's Smile Necklace
I'm not a huge Twilight fan ( don't get me wrong, I liked the movie, ) but I reall really like these necklaces. They're from designer Jules Smith and were "inspired by our love for everything bella, edward and jacob." They come in silver, gold, and gunmetal.


text:
Haylee Hilgers Archives
Avnet Tech Games Winners Announced
April 15, 2014 by in AZ Business Magazine | Education | Featured | Green | Tech
Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, announced the 2014 winners of the Avnet Tech Games. Close to 200 students from Arizona community colleges and universities competed head-to-head for top honors in the Avnet Tech Games Arizona onsite competition on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at The University of Advancing Technology in Tempe. In addition, college… Read More →


text:
Loading ...
Please Wait.
Looking for admissions, majors or financial aid? Visit our Admissions Site.
Prayer Vikings meet weekly in Viking House (brick house right next to Jensen) to pray for prayer requests received from Grand View clubs, organizations, and sport teams. We are always open to new people and would love to have you join us!
Admission Tools
Quick Links
On Campus


text:
EAST Lancashire businesses face a major IT headache after a decision from global giants Microsoft.
The warning comes from Colne-based Holker Network Solutions after Microsoft announced the withdrawal of all support and updates for the popular Windows XP computer programme.
Matthew Metcalfe, Holker's managing director, said: "This is a serious and worrying situation "As from April 8, all technical assistance for Windows XP will cease, including automatic updates that help protect PCs.
Microsoft will also stop providing Microsoft Security Essentials for downloads on Windows XP on this date.
"While computers will still function, they will become more likely to suffer from security risks and viruses.
"Also, as more software and hardware manufacturers continue to optimise for more recent versions of Windows, we can all expect to encounter greater numbers of apps and devices that do not work with Windows XP."
He is urging businesses currently using Window XP to address the matter as quickly as possible to safeguard the short and long term future."


text:
Susie Coleman (Sharpe)
"Biography by Susan E. Coleman (Sharpe)"
Moore Irwin Sharpe was born in Northern Ireland. His ancestors moved there from Scotland, all were Presbyterians. He was the oldest child, in a family of nine children. Sisters were Susan, Elizabeth, Margaret jane and Emma, the brothers were Samuel, Joseph, William and one who died as infant. He was educated in a school that taught arithmetic and reading, based on the Bible. So he was an exceptional Bible student.
He had 2 maiden Aunts, one of them Auntie Sharpe gave him and his brother will the necessary funds, to purchase 2 steerage tickets on a boat sailing for American. After 6 long weeks in crowed quarters below deck, they found themselves in U.S.A. They were soon on their way to Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, were Moore became a 3 year apprentice in The Frick Machine Shops, where he learned the trade of machinist.
Catherine Rebecca Johnson, eldest of a family of nine, six boys, 2 girls and one who died as infant. James, John, Leonard, Leslie, Alfred, and the sister Lucretia. The father was a tailor by trade ,he was a cripple having had one leg amputated above the knee because of a condition known as "white swelling."
At the age of 13, Catherine had dropped out of school to work in the tailor shop. She and her father were very expert tailors.
During this time, the Civil War was taking place. The mother would bake half moon snit pies, and they were sold to the soldiers of the North. Gettysburg was 20 miles away, and the half starved troops welcome them. Once the Rebels invaded St. Thomas taking everything they could find. One stray soldier captured Catherine and ordered her to get an axe, so he could chop down the town flag pole. She refused, but the Rebel did secured one and did chop the pole down. She was a small red haired girl, but was strong and healthy always. She had a busy life.
Six weeks after a whirlwind courtship to the dashing young Irishman from Waynesboro, who was 10 years her senior (she was 23, he 33) they were married. Catherine said it was the nine dollar boots that took her eye and also she thought if she married him, she would never have to put her hands in cold water, again. Dreamer!
After the marriage of Catherine Rebecca Johnson and Moore Irwin Sharpe, they lived in Waynesboro, Franklin Co. Pennsylvania. Thy lived in a large 2 story house that Moore had bought. Children came: James, Anna, William, Lucy, Emma, Stewart, then Susan Ella. (Susan for father's wealthy sister and Ella for mother's dear friend Ella Lutz).
Catherine was a deeply religious person and to her, a minister was " A Man of God". She taught her children to live in fear of doing wrong as God was always watching. Many times after an accident to one of her children, and they had recovered, she would cry and hug the child and say, "The Guardian Angel from Heaven above was watching over her children."
After the birth of their 7th child, they sold their home and furnishings, took all and moved West to the prairies of Iowa Moore's sister had written such glowing stories of "Go West Young Man and Seek your Fortune", money was practically growing on trees in Iowa. Went by train when Susan was 3 weeks old, this was March 1885. First they stayed with sister Elizabeth and her 8 children. They soon bought a farm with a small house. After a series of farm disasters, animals dying, no crops, it was decided that Moore was not a farmer. The children had all helped, 12 year old james had learned to milk a cow and drive horses. But just not enough.
They sold the farm and bought 2 lots in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and built a home on North Stevens Street. 2 more sons were born there, Alfred and then John. The oldest child was almost 17 years old when the youngest was born.
Moore was employed by BCR & N R.R. In the Roundhouse as an engine repair man. He was always pounding red hot iron and shaping it, then plunging them into cold water. He was often called out at night to repair an engine, when the workmen came after him, swinging a lantern in the air, he would always ask the number of the engine before taking off in the darkness.
Catherine was always hearing night noises, and imagined burglars. She would cream in the middle of the night "Moore" get the gun. That would always scare off invaders even if the family had never owned a gun! The family did have plenty of children and beds, but generally burglars didn't want them.
Nearly every summer, Catherine would take the children to the Eldora County Fair, on the excursion train from Alden to Eldora, which stopped at Iowa Falls. They carried lunch baskets for the Sharpe children were always hungry. Each child was allowed a Merry Go Round ride, and they looked at the concessions and side shows...fat women...wild man...snakes..etc. The children were always eating for as well as the picnic lunch they brought each child had a nickel or dime to spend for treats. The highlight of the day was walking out to the Reform School (now training school for boys).
Throughout the year, the parents would admonish the children with "If you boys don't behave, you'll have to go to the Reform School," a place of very rigid discipline and torture. But on this visitor's day, the kids would watch the boys onparade, tour the building and grounds and generally feel sorry for those boys. The trolley tour (cost money) generally would pass the walking Sharpe's, carrying shoes and stockings on this long, hot, dusty walk. There was always someone on the trolley who would yell out "there goes Mrs. Sharpe and all those kids."
The daughter were enrolled in Mrs. Simplots Sewing School for Girls and Home Sewing. Fee was .25 cents a week, girls going every morning, and learning how to do simple hand sewing, made buttonholes, all embroidery stitches, made dolls sheets and cases, shoe bags, etc. Catherine, this mother, had been trained to tailor clothes, she would sew all stitches by hand, using a back stitch, even on mens and boys suits, having been trained in her father's tailoring shop as a girl. She would make buttonholes for people, on heavy coats and suits.
The cellar was used to store vegetables and other foods as there were no ice boxes in those days. It was also used whenever a storm threatened. Emma sued to say that the reason she was so small and thin, was because she was always the first one down to cellar stairs, and all the other came down as a row of dominos on top of her. Mother would look out the cellar window and always cry out, "I know Jimmy has been blown away or hurt." The storm clouds were always in the direction of Iowa City where Jim was attending University of Iowa there. Catherine was from Pennsylvania and had lived among the mountains and valleys there, and she was not used to the storms that hit Iowa, and she was desperately afraid. The children were raised in this fear, but the Good Lord never let anything happen. Another thing that the children were told, that if they put their hands on the Good Book (as Moore called the Bible), nothing would happen to them. The family Bible had some pretty rough treatment, as each child wanted to git his grimy hands on first. Each time a child learned a Bible verse, a penny would be given. "Jesus Wept" was a favorite verse.
Lucy was the prettiest of the four Sharpe girls, most talented and popular. She sang, won many speaking and drama contests. She did not live at home too much, as she stayed during her upper class school years with wealthy Aunt Susan in Hampton, Iowa. She graduated from High School there.


text:
Not a member? Join now
Husband's grandmother
Added by reilly082 09 Mar 2014
Connect me or another page to Lillian W Reilly?
There are no stories about Lillian. Add a story
Add a photo or record for Lillian W Reilly
Search through millions of records to find out more. Find more records
Anyone can contribute to this page. Please sign in or sign up—it's free.
Added by reilly082 09 Mar 2014


text:
KUSA 9News report on HPV vaccine omitted CDC recommendations
Research ››› ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF
In reporting on a vaccine that immunizes younger women from a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer, KUSA 9News' Dr. Stephanie Clements uncritically repeated the conservative talking point that providing the vaccine could encourage sexual activity. However, she failed to note also that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends girls be given the vaccine before they become sexually active to protect against the virus.
In a February 19 report about the availability of the drug Gardasil®, which immunizes women against certain types of the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), KUSA 9News medical expert Dr. Stephanie Clements uncritically reported the conservative talking point that "[s]ome groups are opposed to offering" the vaccine "to younger women, saying it may encourage sexual activity." Clements, however, failed to note the recommendation of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that girls be given the vaccine before becoming sexually active, when they would be "exposed to the viruses."
Gardasil is "considered highly effective in preventing infections that are the cause of most cervical cancers," according to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). As noted in a June 29, 2006, press release, ACIP "recommend[s] that a newly licensed vaccine designed to protect against human papillomavirus virus (HPV) be routinely given to girls when they are 11-12 years old." The release stated that "[t]he ACIP recommendation also allows for vaccination of girls beginning at nine years old as well as vaccination of girls and women 13-26 years old." As the press release also advises, "The vaccine should be administered before onset of sexual activity (i.e., before women are exposed to the viruses), but females who are sexually active should still be vaccinated."
Clements' reporting echoed the position of such conservative groups as Colorado Right to Life regarding the HPV vaccine. A February 1 Rocky Mountain News article about Senate Bill 80, which would require "about 30,000 middle-school girls in Colorado [to] be vaccinated against" HPV, reported that "Colorado Right to Life and Father Bill Carmody with the Catholic Dioceses in Colorado Springs blasted the measure, saying it will promote sexual activity." The News also reported the comments of Colorado Right to Life spokesman Ed Hanks, who said, "We should not pretend that every young girl is at risk for this disease ... The best way to prevent the disease is to encourage our kids to wait to have sex until marriage."
Similarly, The Denver Post in a February 1 article reported that "opponents said it crosses a new line of government mandates and could encourage sexual promiscuity in teenagers." The article also quoted Hanks as saying, "[S]ex outside of marriage will actually increase."
In contrast to the 9News segment, a February 20 report by KMGH 7News' Christine Chang clearly presented the official medical position regarding the HPV vaccine, stating that "doctors recommend girls get vaccinated before they become sexually active -- ideally around age 11 or 12."
From the February 19 broadcast of KUSA's 9News at 5 p.m.:
DR. STEPHANIE CLEMENTS: And Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains says now, the vaccine that protects against cervical cancer caused by the human papillomavirus. Twenty million Americans are infected with HPV and it can be sexually transmitted. Women 19 and older who do not have health insurance may qualify to get Gardasil -- that's the vaccine -- for free at Planned Parenthood. Some groups are opposed to offering it to younger women, saying it may encourage sexual activity.
From the February 20 broadcast of KMGH's 7News at 5 p.m.:
ANNE TRUJILLO [co-anchor]: New tonight on 7News at 5, some health care experts are hailing the new cervical cancer vaccine as a step towards wiping out some types of HPV. Gardasil is now available and 7News anchor Christine Chang tells us what parents of teens need to know.
[begin video clip]
CHANG: After-school hours at the Davis house are usually filled with small talk. But occasionally mother and daughter tackle tough issues, like sex. So when Ann Davis learned a vaccine was available that prevent the human papillomavirus, she wanted to make sure her daughter was protected for life.
ANN DAVIS: The virus itself is so widespread, I just can't think that this could do anything but good.
CHANG: In fact, most sexually active people will get HPV sometime in their lives -- although most strains don't cause cancer. Doctors recommend girls get vaccinated before they become sexually active -- ideally around age 11 or 12.
PAMELA MURRAY, M.D. [Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh]: I get two questions. One is, has anybody said, you know, anything negative? And then, should my child get it, and how soon can they get it?
CHANG: Some parents may have reservations about the vaccine, thinking teens may feel safer about having sex. But Quela Davis says that's silly.
QUELA DAVIS (13-YEAR-OLD): You still can get pregnant, you know, you can still have other diseases. It's just this one thing that you're protected from. That's not a, say -- that's not like a green light to go have sex at all.
CHANG: And doctors say it's a way to protect young women before they face a threat to their health. Christine Chang, 7News.
Instructions for signing up and claiming your comment history are located here.
Updated rules for commenting are here.


text:
"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
In a highly competitive marketplace where agencies compete for nearly every dollar of new revenue, it seems incongruous that major shops such as JWT are operating without new business chiefs.

 Agency leaders say, however, that the job has become more complex—given the demands of major reviews and changing nature of the shops themselves—and therefore more difficult to cast. As a result, some searches for new business talent are taking longer than expected—Saatchi & Saatchi's just-completed CMO search lasted a year—and often involve multiple recruiters.

 "It's just such a hard position to fill," said Michael Zuna, New York managing director at Publicis Groupe's Saatchi & Saatchi, whose new CMO, Benjamin Bittman, started last week. "The Mad Men-rainmaker days—that doesn't happen anymore. It's a tough job."

 Why? Because client reviews in recent years have generally become more complicated, given the expanding marketing needs of clients, the more common presence of search consultants (and their RFP-driven processes), the advent of holding company-led contests and the participation of procurement executives. At the same time, agencies generally are reinventing themselves for the digital age and how they market that to prospective clients and consultants needs to change as well. The role of a new business chief today requires a combination of strategic smarts, agility, precision and moxie.

 "There are not a whole lot of people who have done this job in the past who know how to do it well now," said Avi Dan, a former new business executive at Euro RSCG, Berlin Cameron United and Saatchi who's now president of Darling in New York.

 Of course, with or without a new business chief, agencies continue to pitch new accounts, with some success. JWT, for example, landed Microsoft's Office business this month, six months after picking up a new search product assignment that turned out to be Bing. The WPP Group shop has been seeking a new director of business development since February, when K.J. Weir left to become talent director at The Talent Business in New York.

 The added growth from Microsoft has "allowed us to be very careful and very selective" in the new business post search, said Peter Grossman, director of client service at JWT here. "We've gotten away with [not having a new business chief]. Is it the right long-term solution? Absolutely not."

 Other shops seeking new business leaders include WPP's Ogilvy & Mather and Publicis Groupe-backed Bartle Bogle Hegarty. For six months, Ogilvy has been looking for either a North American or global new business chief, and BBH just launched a search following last month's exit of business development director Jason Hill.

 Neither agency is using a recruiter—at least for now. Saatchi engaged several recruiting firms, including Heidrick & Struggles, after initially conducting the search itself. JWT also is using multiple headhunters, in part to find candidates with digital backgrounds and those with relevant experience who work outside the industry, according to Grossman.

 Unlike the others, Ogilvy is not operating without a dedicated new business executive. Lauren Crampsie has been director of business development at the shop's New York office for several years. The agency, however, wants to enhance its approach to prospecting through the addition of what North American chairman John Seifert described as an "experienced, client-savvy, frontline leader."

 The pool of qualified candidates, however, is not likely to be very deep, particularly with so many agencies searching at the same time. Some in the industry also find the new business role to be a grind and a "career cul-de-sac" because it typically doesn't lead to broader roles within an agency, said Weir, the new business chief turned headhunter.

 "I wish that more people aspired to it," Weir added.

 --Adweek


text:
If there is any doubt that menswear is now the Next Big Hope of luxury, let that be put to rest by last night's Golden Globes. This morning, waking up as one does to the quazillion emails from brands trumpeting their celebrity "gets," I was struck – as if by a 10-foot-pole – by how bigged up the men were. This can mean but one thing: glossy fashion brands, historically known more for their womenswear than menswear, are putting even more marketing muscle behind growing the male side of the business. Read more
© The Financial Times Ltd 2016 FT and 'Financial Times' are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.


text:
SAINT LEO, Fla. – 102 competitors took part in Saint Leo University's second annual 'Honest Abe' 5K, last Saturday morning from Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Presented by Saint Leo University and benefiting the Boys Scouts of America, the race began at the American Consulting Engineers building of Wesley Chapel, and brought participants through 3.1 miles of course to the finish line.
Lions' cross country runner Brian Haynes took home first place as he finished with a time of 17:03, running at a five-minute mile pace. The time was a two-minute improvement over the 2011 edition.
Head Coach Melissa Miller-Mangen finished as the top female finisher as she clocked in with a time of 18:24.
Eric Dirth (17:35), who finished runner-up, closed his morning with a time 55 seconds faster than last year's race.
Women's cross country runner Andrea Maxwell is back to full strength and crossed the finish line at 19:54, 20 seconds faster than last year. Melissa Goldstein put the finishing touches on the run with a personal best 5K finish, and Jillian Browne was also a minute fast than last year's race as she finished 13th.
Sebastian Hernandez of Lakeland closed the run as the top non student-athlete finisher with a time of 18:56. Alyssa Turner of Wesley Chapel took home the honors on the women's side with a finishing time of 21:46.
Kent Reiber, cross country assistant coach, fourth-place finisher, and Eagle Scout stated, "Saint Leo University has several Eagle Scouts on faculty and staff and, as an Eagle Scout myself, it was great to see the outpouring of support from our athletes and the school. Our athletes ran very well and this continued relationship will help develop the youth of today into the leaders of tomorrow."
Stay up-to-date with SaintLeoLions.com for information on the 2013 'Honest Abe' 5K.


text:
So I'm going to France in mid-October. Specifically to surf, although the food & the vino are a helluva draw, too. Going to the Hossegor / La Graviere / Biarritz region. (Unfortunately, I'll just miss the ASP tour stop.)
My question is, has anyone surfed this region or does anyone know anything about it? Will a 3/2 get it done?


text:
Return to site home page
Romanoff impacted the worlds of art and design with his luxe fabrics and wallcoverings
Romanoff impacted the worlds of art and design with his luxe fabrics and wallcoverings.
The Maya Romanoff Corporation has announced the loss of Maya Romanoff, founder and chief creative officer of the artistic and innovative surfacing company. He was 72.
Maya, born Richard Romanoff in 1941, started his journey in the world of fine art, working from the simple premise of dyeing fabrics (discovered after seeing a tie-dye t-shirt at Woodstock). He created dyed leathers and silk, pieces which can now be found in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago. His large-scale installations of hand-dyed fabric draped the Sun-Times Building in Chicago and were called "the visual star of the Windy Cityscape" by Time Magazine. Irving and Joan Harris also commissioned Romanoff to create the main stage curtain at the Harris Theater of Music and Dance at Millennium Park.
Romanoff eventually transitioned from fine art to hand-dyed fabrics for interiors, and with help from legendary weaver, Jack Lenor Larsen, moved into the world of wallcoverings. Always an artist at heart, Romanoff constantly strove to create original wallcoverings never before seen. He developed a reputation for incorporating tactile materials like glass beads, sea shells, gold leaf, and stitching into surfacing materials.
READ: Our exclusive interview with Joyce Romanoff in the January 2014 issue.
In 1988, Joyce Lehrer joined the company, and the two married in 1998; the two of them would eventually build Maya Romanoff Corp. into a major player in the luxury surfacing world, propelled by beautiful, tactile wallcoverings and showrooms in Chicago and New York. Romanoff was most proud of his studio and factory in Skokie where artisans handcraft wallcoverings. He developed long-standing relationships with mills in Japan, China, Nepal, the Philippines, Italy, France, and throughout the U.S., always striving to coax something original out of even the most prosaic materials.
"The world is both ugly and beautiful and art makes things more one or more the other," Romanoff told Elle Decor Hong Kong in 1995. "I'm on the side of the angels."
At the age of 49, Romanoff was diagnosed with Parkinson's, but never stopped pushing his company to create and grow. Joyce Romanoff became president of Maya Romanoff Corp. in 2002, and her children and his niece assumed leadership roles in the company. Romanoff passed away on January 15th.


text:
Re: JW11 VideosJohn Schwiller Oct 7, 2011 2:04 PM (in response to Ted Hopton)
That Ted +1'd instead of Like made me go looking for info on the differences and I found : http://www.webseoanalytics.com/blog/google-plus1-vs-facebook-like-the-similarities-and-the-differences/ I need to think this through. Has it been discussed in JC?
David Gutelius - I can't recall if your innovation piece on adding context to search talked about looking at the volume of 'general' likes, or the same but weighted more highly for likes by friends / people you follow, is going to be incorporated into search?
And slightly off-topic, the place where I would use this in JC (if provided) would be to semi-automate how I vote on ideas. For example, when I discover an idea - usually because I see it in the All Activity stream because someone, anyone, just voted on it - and the title intrigues me - this is what I do when I view the idea.
1. Stop if I find I have already voted on it.
2. Was it created by someone I 'know' - you can't determine that 'easily' because it's not exclusively people I follow or track, it's just people where there is mutual bi-directional interaction which is of above average sentiment. Note there are times when there is bi-directional interaction with a 'troll' which I don't want the system to use as a positive signal. Whereas mutually supportive bi-directional above average sentiment should be treated as a close tie / close circle.
Basically, in my head there is a 'close circle' of people who fit this category - I could give you these names if you want to use me as a lab rat.
If the idea was created by one of this 'close circle' then I'm more likely to spend time on appraising it.
2. Look to see who I know from the 'close circle' who has already voted (up). I am more likely to spend further time appraising the idea if 2 or more close circle people have voted up. And more so if the close circle people actually commented with above average sentiment.
3. A more minor influencer on my likelihood to vote up are how many votes has it already got (by anyone).
4. A more minor influencer on my likelihood to not vote up are if it was created more than, say, a year ago as it is likely to be attempting to fix aspects that are possibly handled differently in 5.0.
Re: JW11 Videoscflanagan17 Oct 7, 2011 3:39 PM (in response to John Schwiller)
So does that mean that Deirdre Walsh was feeling better?
Re: JW11 VideosJohn Schwiller Oct 7, 2011 3:45 PM (in response to cflanagan17)
Sorry Claire don't understand:
So does that mean..
Re: JW11 VideosTed Hopton Oct 7, 2011 4:20 PM (in response to John Schwiller)
I love this, John. This is gold.
Sent from my iPad
Re: JW11 Videosdavid.gutelius Oct 14, 2011 3:37 PM (in response to John Schwiller)
The basic notion we have is that Likes are a relatively weak positive signal of interest proximity, and those will figure in our larger modeling approach. My hunch is taking the simple approach here to begin with (where all Likes have a similar relatively low weight) should yield useful results, when combined with everything else we're taking into account. But automating liking would start to work against that signal as a source for learning more about you. I can't dive in too far into the "how" side of this here but we're brewing up ways of supporting something along the lines of what you suggest - but using a much wider array of signals. This gets to the notion that influence over action really does depend on the extent to which you trust someone on that topic (whatever it is).


text:
Not a member? Join now
Connect me or another page to Sarah A Mitchel?
There are no stories about Sarah. Add a story
Add a photo or record for Sarah A Mitchel
Search through millions of records to find out more. Find more records
Sarah Ann (Tainter) Mitchell, daughter of Ezekiel Tainter.
Anyone can contribute to this page. Please sign in or sign up—it's free.
Connect me or another page to Sarah A Mitchel?
Add a connection