text: Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. He was one of the most successful performing artists of the 20th century. Arguably the first true multi-media star, Bing Crosby's influence on popular culture and popular music is enormous -- from 1934 to 1954 he held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. He was usually considered to be a member of popular music's "holy trinity" of ultra-icons, alongside Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Bing Crosby popularized singing with conversational ease, or crooning. His musical interpretations amalgamated rhythm and romance with scat singing, whistling, rhythmic improvisation and melodic paraphrasing as elements of a hotter, sexier sound than had been conceived before. Crosby is also credited as being the major inspiration for most of the male singers that followed him, including the likes of Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and Dean Martin. Tony Bennett summed up Crosby's impact, stating, "Bing created a culture. He contributed more to popular music than any other person - he molded popular music. Every singer in the business has taken something from Crosby. Every male singer has a Bing Crosby idiosyncrasy." Crosby also exerted a massive influence on the development of the postwar recording industry. In 1947 he invested US$50,000 in the Ampex company, which developed the world's first commercial reel-to-reel tape recorder, and Crosby became the first performer in the world to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings on magnetic tape. He gave one of the first Ampex Model 200 recorders to his friend, musician Les Paul, which led directly to Paul's invention of multi-track recording. He was, along with Frank Sinatra, one of the principal backers behind the famous United Western Recorders studio complex in Los Angeles. In 1962, Crosby was the first person to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Harry Lillis Crosby was born in Tacoma, Washington on May 3, 1903 in a house that his father built (1112 North J Street, Tacoma, Washington). His family later moved to Spokane, Washington in 1906 to find work. He was the fourth of seven children - five boys Larry (1895-1975), Everett (born 1896), Ted (born 1900) and Bob (1913-1993) and two girls Catherine (born 1905) and Mary Rose (born 1907) - born to English-American Harry Lowe Crosby (1871-1950), a bookkeeper and Irish-American Catherine Harrigan (1873-1964), (affectionately known as Kate), the daughter of a builder from County Mayo in Ireland. His paternal ancestors Thomas Prence and Patience Brewster were born in England and immigrated to the U.S. in the 17th century; Brewster's family came over on the Mayflower. It should be noted that Bing Crosby had no birth certificate and that his birth date was shrouded in mystery until his childhood Roman Catholic church in Tacoma, Washington, released the baptismal records that revealed his date of birth. In 1910 Crosby was forever renamed. The six-year-old Harry Lillis discovered a full page feature in the Sunday edition of Spokesman-Review, "The Bingville Bugle." The "Bugle", written by humorist Newton Newkirk, was a parody of a hillbilly newsletter complete with gossipy tidbits, minstrel quips, creative spelling and mock ads. A neighbor, 15-year-old Valentine Hobart, shared Crosby's enthusiasm for the "bugle," and noting Crosby's laugh, took a likening to him and called him Bingo from Bingville. The last vowel was dropped and the name shortened to Bing, which stuck. In 1917 Crosby took a summer job as property boy at Spokane's "Auditorium" where he witnessed some of the finest acts of the day, including a blackface performer named Al Jolson who spellbound Crosby with his ad-libbing and spoofs of Hawaiian songs that brought down the house. Crosby would later say that, "To me, he was the greatest entertainer who ever lived." Bing enrolled in the Jesuit-run Gonzaga College in Spokane, Washington in the fall of 1920 with the intent to become a lawyer. He maintained a B+ average. While in Gonzaga he sent away for a set of mail order drums. After much practice he soon became good enough and was invited to join a local band which was made up of mostly local high school kids called the "Musicaladers", managed by one Al Rinker. He made so much money doing this he decided to drop out of school during his final year, to pursue a career in show business. Music In 1926, Crosby and his vocal duo partner Al Rinker caught the eye of Paul Whiteman, arguably the most famous bandleader at the time, while singing at Los Angeles Metropolitan Theatre. Hired for $150 a week, they made their debut on December 6, 1926 at the Tivoli Theatre in Chicago. Their first recording, "I've Got The Girl", issued by Columbia, did them no vocal favors as it sounded like they were singing in a key much too high for them. It was later revealed that the 78rpm was recorded at a speed faster than it should have been. As popular as the Crosby and Rinker duo was Whiteman added another member to the group, pianist and aspiring songwriter Harry Barris. As a result Whiteman dubbed them the Rhythm Boys and they joined the Whiteman vocal team, working and recording with Bix Beiderbecke, Jack Teagarden, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey and Eddie Lang and singers Mildred Bailey and Hoagy Carmichael. Crosby soon became the star attraction of the Rhythm Boys not to mention Whiteman's Band and in 1928 had his first Number one hit, a jazz influenced rendition of "Ol' Man River". However, his repeated youthful peccadilloes and growing dissatisfaction with Whiteman forced him to leave the band along with the Rhythm Boys and join the Gus Arnheim Orchestra. After signing with Brunswick and recording under Jack Kapp the Rhythm Boys were increasingly pushed to the background with the vocal emphasis on Bing, fellow Rhythm Boys Harry Barris did write most of Crosby's subsequent hits including "At Your Command", "I Surrender Dear" and "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" However, shortly after this the members of the band had a falling out and split, setting the stage for Crosby's solo career. As the 1930's unfolded it became clear that Bing was the number one man, vocally speaking. Ten of the top 50 songs for 1931 either featured Bing solo or with others. Apart from the short-lived "Battle of the Baritones" with Russ Columbo "Bing Was King" signing long term deals with Jack Kapp's new record company Decca and starring in his first full-length features, 1932's the Big Broadcast, the first of 55 such films of which he was top billed, he appeared in a total of 79 Pictures. Around this time Bing made his solo debut on Radio, co-starring with The Carl Fenton Orchestra on a popular CBS radio show and by 1936, replaced his former boss, Paul Whiteman, as the host of NBC's Kraft Music Hall, a weekly radio program where he would remain for the next ten years. He was thus able to take popular singing beyond the kind of "belting" associated with a performer like Al Jolson, who had to reach the back seats in New York theatres without the aid of the microphone. With Crosby, as Henry Pleasants noted in The Great American Popular Singers, something new had entered American music, something that might be called "singing in American," with conversational ease. The oddity of this new sound led to the epithet "crooner". Crosby gave great emphasis to live appearances before American troops fighting in the European Theater. He also learned how to pronounce German from written scripts, and would read them in propaganda broadcasts intended for the German forces. The nickname "der Bingle" for him was understood to have become current among German listeners, and came to be used by his English-speaking fans. In a poll of U.S. troops at the close of WWII, Crosby topped the list as the person who did the most for G.I. morale (beating out President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, General Dwight Eisenhower and one Leslie Townes, better known as "Bob Hope".) and in 1948 he was voted the most admired person alive, ahead of Frank Sinatra, Jackie Robinson and The Pope [Philadelphia Courier, Nov 22, 1947.] Crosby's biggest musical hit was his recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", which he introduced through a 1941 Christmas-season radio broadcast and the movie Holiday Inn. Bing's recording hit the charts on Oct. 3, 1942, and rose to #1 on Oct. 31, where it stayed for 11 weeks. In the following years Bing's recording hit the top-30 pop charts another 16 times, even topping the charts again in 1945 and January of '47. The song remains Bing's best-selling recording, and the best-selling Christmas single and second best selling song of all time . In 1998 after a long absence, his 1947 version hit the charts in Britain, and as of 2006 remains the North American holiday-season standard. According to Guinness World Records, Bing Crosby's White Christmas has "sold over 100 million copies around the world, with at least 50 million sales as singles Motion pictures According to ticket sales Bing Crosby is, at 1,077,900,000 tickets sold, the third most popular actor of all-time behind Clark Gable and John Wayne. Crosby is also, according to Quigley Publishing Company's International Motion Picture Almanac, tied for second on the "All Time Number One Stars List" with three other actors - Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks and Burt Reynolds. Crosby's most popular film, White Christmas, grossed $30 Million in 1954, which adjusted for inflation to 2004 dollars is $233 million. Crosby also won an Academy Award as Best Actor for Going My Way in 1944 and was critically acclaimed for his performance as an alcoholic entertainer in The Country Girl. By the late 1950s, Crosby's popularity had peaked, and the adolescence of the baby boom generation began to affect record sales to younger customers. In 1960, Crosby starred in High Time, a collegiate comedy with Fabian and Tuesday Weld that foretold the emerging gap between older Crosby fans and a new generation of films and music. Style Bing Crosby perfected an idea that Al Jolson had hinted at, namely that the popular performer didn't have to limit himself to a mere series of shticks but could be a genuine artist - in this case, a musician. Before Crosby, art was art and pop was pop; Opera singers worried about staying in tune and reaching the upper balcony, Vaudevillians concerned themselves with their costumes and facial expressions. Crosby rendered the difference between the two irrelevant. Where earlier recording artists had displayed strictly one-dimensional attitudes, Crosby not only perfected the fully rounded persona, but brought with it the technical wherewithal of a true concert artist. Crosby projected with a majestic sense of intonation that afforded Tin Pan Alley the musical stature of European classics and a jazz influenced time that made him both the dominant voice of both the Jazz age and the Swing era. Crosby also elaborated on a further idea of Al Jolson's, one that Frank Sinatra would ultimately extend further: phrasing, or more specifically, the art of making a song's lyric ring true. "I used to tell (Sinatra) over and over," said Tommy Dorsey, "there's only one singer you ought to listen to and his name is Crosby. All that matters to him is the words, and that's the only thing that ought to for you too." The greatest trick of Crosby's virtuosity was covering it up. It is often said that Crosby made his singing and acting "look easy," or as if it was no work at all: he simply was the character he portrayed, and his singing, being a direct extension of conversation, came just as naturally to him as talking, or even breathing, or so it seemed. Crosby was indeed a conscious artist, but excelled more at covering it up. Career statistics Bing Crosby has sales statistics that would place him among the most popular and successful musical acts of the 20th century, and would also suggest that Bing Crosby played a central role in American cultural and musical history: 1,700 recordings, 383 of those in the top 30, and of those, 41 hit No. 1. For 15 years (1934, 1937, 1940, 1943-1954) he was among the top 10 in box office draw, and for five of those years (1944-49) he was the largest in the world. He sang four Academy Award-winning songs - "Sweet Leilani" (1937), "White Christmas" (1942), "Swinging on a Star" (1944), "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (1951) - and won an acting Oscar for Going My Way (1944). He also collected 23 gold and platinum records in his career. It should be noted that Gold and platinum records did not come into existence until 1958, after which Crosby was considered retired. In 1962 Crosby became the first recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a list that now contains a plethora of musical legends. He has been inducted into the respective halls of fame for both radio and popular music. His music sales are estimated at between 500,000,000 (five hundred million) to 900,000,000 (nine hundred million). Bing is a member of that exclusive club of the biggest record sellers that include Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Personal life Crosby was married twice, first to actress/nightclub singer Dixie Lee from 1930 until her death from ovarian cancer in 1952. They had four sons (Gary, Dennis, Phillip and Lindsay). Dixie was an alcoholic, and the 1947 film Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman is indirectly based on her life. After Dixie's death, Bing married the much-younger actress Kathryn Grant in 1957 and they had three children together, Harry, Mary (best known for portraying Kristin Shepherd, the woman who shot J.R. Ewing on Dallas) and Nathaniel. In 1978, he and Bob Hope were voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. Shortly after 6:00 p.m. on October 14, 1977, Bing Crosby died instantly when he suffered a massive heart attack after a round of eighteen holes of golf in Madrid, Spain. He was 74 years old. His last words were reported as, "That was a great game of golf fellas." However, according to his companions and recorded by biographer Gary Giddens, Crosby then said, "Let's go get a Coke." Due to incorrect instructions from his family, the year of birth engraved on Bing Crosby's tombstone is 1904, rather than the correct date of 1903. After Bing's death, his image as an ideal father (fostered in part by his family's participation on his famous holiday television specials) was nearly destroyed when his eldest son, Gary, wrote a highly critical memoir (Going My Own Way) depicting Bing as cold, remote, and both physically and psychologically abusive. His son Phillip frequently disputed his brother Gary's claims about their father. In an interview conducted in 1999 by the Globe, Phillip is quoted as saying, "My dad was not the monster my lying brother said he was, He was strict, but my father never beat us black and blue and my brother Gary was a vicious, no-good liar for saying so. I have nothing but fond memories of dad, going to studios with him, family vacations at our cabin in Idaho, boating and fishing with him. To my dying day, I'll hate Gary for dragging dad's name through the mud. He wrote Going My Own Way out of greed. He wanted to make money and knew that humiliating our father and blackening his name was the only way he could do it. He knew it would generate a lot of publicity. That was the only way he could get his ugly, no-talent face on television and in the newspapers. My dad was my hero. I loved him very much. He loved all of us too, including Gary. He was a great father." Phillip died in 2004; the media reported the causes as "natural" or "unspecified" because the coroner declined to release specific details. Crosby reportedly overindulged in alcohol in his youth, and may have been dismissed from Paul Whiteman's orchestra because of it. He later got a handle on his drinking, but his first wife Dixie Lee was an alcoholic. A 2001 biography of Crosby by Village Voice jazz critic Gary Giddins says that Louis Armstrong's influence on Bing "extended to his love of marijuana." Bing smoked it during his early career when it was legal and "surprised interviewers" in the 1960s and 70s by advocating its decriminalization, as did Armstrong. According to Giddins, Bing told his son Gary to stay away from alcohol ("It killed your mother") and suggested he smoke pot instead. Gary said, "There were other times when marijuana was mentioned and he'd get a smile on his face." Gary thought his father's pot smoking had influenced his easy-going style in his films. Two of Bing's children, Lindsay and Dennis, committed suicide. It was widely published at the time of Lindsay's December 11, 1989 death that he ended his life the day after watching his father sing "White Christmas" on television. Dennis ended his life two years later, grieving over his brother's death, and battered, just as his brother had been, by alcoholism, failed relationships, and lackluster career. Both brothers were subsisting on small allowances from their father's trust fund; both died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. Denise Crosby, Dennis' daughter, is also an actress and best known for her role as Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Nathaniel Crosby, Bing's youngest son from his second marriage, was a high-level golfer who won the U.S. Amateur at age 19 in 1981, becoming the youngest-ever winner of that event (a record later broken by Tiger Woods). At his death, Bing was worth over $150 million USD due to his shrewd investments in oil, real estate, and other commodities, making him one of Hollywood's then wealthiest residents along with Fred MacMurray and best friend Bob Hope. He left a clause in his will stating that his sons from his first marriage could not collect their inheritance money until they were in their 80s. Bing felt that they had already been amply taken care of by a trust fund set up by their mother, Dixie Lee. All four sons continued to collect monies from that fund until their deaths. However, none lived long enough to collect any of their inheritance from their father.


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In this blog entry I'm going to discuss how you can modify the generated Adobe Data Model Action Script source code. You might ask why would you want to? Most often you probably don't need to, but what if you wanted to add more logic, custom behavior etc, this is how you can achieve the advanced features you might be looking for.
I have already created a LiveCycle Application called "Precompiled", and my Adobe Data Model is called "Customized.fml". You'll be seeing these names in the screenshots and throughout the article.
Code Generation
When you start off building a LiveCycle Guide, you need to base it off of an existing Data Model (fml) file and clicked finish. Did you notice what happened next? You might have noticed a dialog that looked similar to this.
Guide Builder took the selected fml file (in this case Customized.fml), and had the Adobe Data Model APIs generate the corresponding ActionScript code for that Data Model. The result of this operation was twofold. The first is the compiled swf, this is your runtime Data Model that gets added to your .guide file. The second was a collection of ActionScript files. When Guide Builder generates the corresponding source files they are written to the
"Application Data directory\Adobe\LiveCycle\ES2\Guides\generated"
The generated directory contains a cache of the compiled Adobe Data Models, and ActionScript source code that was used to generate your Guides. The "Precompiled" folder that we see in the above screenshot is the name of my LiveCycle Application. When we dig deeper into the directories we see the output of the compile as shown here.
Excellent! Here is where get to start jumping into customizing the Data Model code.
Code Customizing
It's time to fire up Flex/Flash Builder. To start off you'll be creating a ActionScript project. File -> New -> ActionScript Project.
Note you must configure FlashBuilder to use the Flex SDK that is shipped on the LiveCycle DVD.
Enter a name for your Project and point the Project contents to the generated folder, drill down until you find the source, or simply copy the generated code to your own preferred location. Click Next to configure your library path.
You may need to include additional swc files to successfully compile the Data Model. The following screenshot shows you what you'll need. I had to add the framework.swc, and rcp.swc files to the library path for things to compile successfully.
After adding the required swc files you can click finish.
Now, depending on your approach you might have to move files around. The above screenshot said that my Main source folder was src. I had to move the generated code into that folder such to satisfied the project settings.
Phew, okay the hard part is over.
You will notice that the new ActionScript project created a Customized.as file. You can delete this file as we'll assign the _Customized.as file to be the Primary Application thereby allowing the compiler to successfully build the swf. To set the _Customized.as as the Primary Application you can right click the _Customized.as file and select "Set as Default Application", or right click your project, select Project Properties, and select ActionScript Applications. You'll have to click the add button and navigate to the _Customized.as file. Once this is complete, click okay.
Hopefully at this point you should be able to compile the current code into a swf. Check the output folder (bin-debug, by default) to see if it was generated. Now the sky is really the limit to what you can do to make modifications to the Data Model source code.
In this example I'm going to make a modification to one of the get functions to change the string value that gets returned.
Hack Time!
Okay, lets dig our heals into the generated code. I started with a very simple Data Model which contains a single Entity (Person), with one property (age), because this is going to be my root node, this entity is persistent and contains an id property.
Before hacking the code, here is a screenshot of what the Guide looks like after dragging on the age property, and dragging on a Text field, and binding the Text value to the age value.
When I preview the Guide and enter the value 20, this is the result.
This is our unmodified Guide. This Guide is running the Generated swf file. Not the one we're about to code.
The generated code that I'm going to play with is in a class called _Super_Person.as. Cracking this file open I modify the get method for age to simply return a more elaborate string than the user's entered value. Save and recompile.
This is a really basic modification, but it allows you to see how you can go about customizing the Data Model code and building in your own logic.
When the compile has completed, it's time to wire up the existing Guide to use our precompiled Data Model. To do this, flip back to Guide Builder. First we need to add our newly compiled Data Model to our Application. Copy and paste, or drag and drop the new Data Model swf into your Application.
Next is to make sure the Data Model View is visible. If for some reason you can't locate this view you can reopen it from the menu, Windows -> Show View -> Data Model.
If the Data Model View isn't selected, select it now to bring it to the forefront. Right click within the Data Model View, and select the "Data Model Settings…" menu option.
The result is the Data model settings dialog is displayed.
You will see that there is a "Pre-build data model (SWF)" field entry which is blank at this point. Click the browse button to navigate to your newly compiled Data Model swf.
Select it and press OK. The Pre-build data model entry should now be populated with the path to the compiled Data Model.
At this point we can execute a Preview and see the results of our glorious code changes.
When the Guide fires up, there is no value so we see the result of the get age call. "Less than 20". If I were to input a value greater than 20, the resulting text would also change.
Reusing The Data Model
Remember way back when you click "File -> New Guide…", on the second page of the New Guide Wizard there was a check box way down on the bottom saying something to the point of using a precompiled data model. Well, now this makes sense! The next time you want to create a Guide based off the same fml file with the same customized code, here is where you can select the precompiled Data Model swf file. Guide Builder will refrain from compiling the fml file and will use the custom Data Model swf. Nice!
Creating your own Data Model code probably isn't an everyday operation as most of your logic and rules should be part of your Data Model's fml file, however if you can't get everything you want from this, you now know how to get into the bowels of creating your own custom Data Model code.


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CyberPowerPC FangBook X7: An Alternative to Clevo Whitebooksby Jarred Walton on 2/11/2013 2:38 PM EST
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Quizzical - Monday, February 11, 2013 - linkI think you mean a GTX 580M, not a 579M. Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, February 11, 2013 - linkCurse this new keyboard! LOL
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6682/first-impressio... Reply
HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkIt's a revolution in keyboards. Typos get far more interesting than typical! Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkOh, you don't even know! Last week I was writing a review, which I hadn't saved in a while. I was using Word as usual, and at one point I was writing about Windows 8. Except, typing quickly I accidentally hit the CTRL key instead of SHIFT for the W. Guess what happens when you press CTRL+W followed by the "n" in Windows a split second later. Reply
Kevin G - Monday, February 11, 2013 - linkBy the name I was expecting se IBM or Freescale chip for the CPU. Reply
prasanth - Monday, February 11, 2013 - linkHahahahaha I was thinking the same, rushed over here when I saw the Facebook post. Reply
Kevin G - Monday, February 11, 2013 - link*expecting to see Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, February 11, 2013 - linkSeriously? CyberPowerPC has been around for quite some time... and PowerPC hasn't been used outside of Apple for a long time (and not even in Apple for what, four or five years now?) Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkPowerPC is still hanging around. Since Apple completed the Intel transition in 2006, several new PowerPC cores have been released. The PPC 476 for embedded use is one. The PowerPC A2 was at one time rumored to be the basis for next-gen consoles.
In a bit of irony, Apple bought PA-Semi which designed PowerPC chips in 2008. Those chips are still being sold by Apple generally due to military contracts. A few have landed into odd ball systems like Amigas. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkI know they still exist, but they haven't been in the news for quite some time (as far as I've seen). Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkThey're still around in the embedded market but that rarely generates headlines. IBM had let PowerPC be the low end brand and for the most part stopped developing PPC cores on their own initiative and focusing on custom parts.
The architecture is still making news under the POWER title though. The POWER7+ chip at 5 Ghz tops Intel's best server efforts. Reply
Landspeeder - Monday, February 11, 2013 - linkDrats - neither 680m SLI nor a 3D screen - Clevo/Sager has the corner on this market still Reply
kanabalize - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkI thought i saw fagbook... lol Reply
kent1146 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkYou see what you want to see. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkYou think what you want to think.
You conclude what you want to conclude.
You know what you want to know. Reply
Hrel - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkIf only they offered these in 15" models... I like where MSI is going with this, but 17" laptops are just too big. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkWell, a laptop that offers 4 DIMM slots, a single high end GPU configuration, 2 mSATA slots, 2 2.5" hd slots, and a high end CPU suggests a certain weight class that may not be size-appropriate for something smaller.
That said, < 8lbs is pretty good for a computer with this many options. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkMSI does have 15.6" models, eg the GT60. Newegg's model has: i7-3630, GTX680, 12 GB ram, but is hobbled by lacking an SSD. You should be able to find flexible configs from whitebox vendors though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8... Reply
Wolfpup - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - link*sigh* Of COURSE I see this NOW a day after ordering a different notebook lol Reply
HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkThey did it on purpose. They waited until you ordered and then said, "Okay, guys. Wolfpup has ordered. Unleash the press release!" Reply
HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkI like that thin is in and it is the new chic, but I also think there is a place for bigger laptops. I'm glad someone's still catering to that market. I mean, I'd kill right now for a laptop with 4 DIMM's, a high end video, 2 mSATA and 2 SATA ports. That it's got a matte screen is awesome, too.
Thing for me is I'd wait for Haswell at this point. It's just got way too many advantages that will directly translate to laptops. It'd boost battery life, it'd cool the whole thing down, it'd offer superior performance, it'd offer better use of idle states...
It's just too incredible for mobility PC's. Even for giant laptops would benefit from superior battery life and less heat with more performance. Plus, the future proofing would be great. I mean, look how long the basic architecture underlying Sandy Bridge (through Ivy Bridge with its mostly similar layout) has lasted because of the lack of real AMD competition and the slowdown of the tick-tock cadence.
Now imagine how long the Haswell tech will last you if the rate of slowing continues apace. As long as you don't want minor improvements to the CPU with more major improvements to the iGPU, Haswell could last you through Broadwell and give you a long future of improvements via Intel drivers for the underlying motherboard, etc. Reply
Penti - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkStop dual HDD/SSD RAID 0 configurations in notebooks please, it just seems and is quite stupid to me. It wastes space, offers no benefit adds insecurity and it's better with just a large mSATA or 2.5" SSD or mSATA SSD plus a 2.5" HDD if you need the storage, use the space for other uses like slimming the computer down, larger battery, better gpu, cooling or whatever. Or just replace the ODD with a multibay solution of you really need to offer lots of drives. Reply


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Harlan Fiske Stone (October 11, 1872 – April 22, 1946) was an American lawyer and jurist. A native of New Hampshire, he served as the dean of Columbia Law School, his alma mater, in the early 20th century. As a member of the Republican Party, he was appointed as the 52nd Attorney General of the United States before becoming an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1925. In 1941, Stone became the 12th Chief Justice of the court, serving until his death in 1946.
- Thus viewed, law as it exists in the modern community may be conveniently, although perhaps not comprehensively, defined as the sum total of all those rules of conduct for which there is state sanction.
- Law and its Administration (1915), p. 3.
- Just what instrumentalities of either a state or the federal government are exempt from taxation by the other cannot be stated in terms of universal application.
- Metcalf & Eddy v. Mitchell, 269 U.S. 514., 522 (1926).
- To say that only those businesses affected with a public interest may be regulated is but another way of stating that all those businesses which may be regulated are affected with a public interest.
- Tyson and Brother v. Banton, 273 U.S. 418, 451 (1927).
- There is grim irony in speaking of the freedom of contract of those who, because of their economic necessities, give their service for less than is needful to keep body and soul together.
- Morehead v. N.Y. ex rel. Tipaldo, 298 U.S. 587, 632 (1936).
- History teaches us that there have been but few infringements of personal liberty by the state which have not been justified, as they are here, in the name of righteousness and the public good, and few which have not been directed, as they are now, at politically helpless minorities.
- Minersville School District v. Gobitis, 310 U.S. 586 (1940).
- The guarantees of civil liberty are but guarantees of freedom of the human mind and spirit and of reasonable freedom and opportunity to express them...The very essence of the liberty which they guarantee is the freedom of the individual from compulsion as to what he shall think and what he shall say...
- Minersville School District v. Gobitis, 310 U.S. 586, 604 (1940).
- The amendment states but a truism that all is retained which has not been surrendered.
- United States v. Darby Lumber Company, 312 U.S. 100, 124 (1941).
- Words, especially those of a constitution, are not to be read with such stultifying narrowness.
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- United States v. Classic, 313 U.S. 299, 318 (1941).
- Distinctions between citizens solely because of their ancestry are by their very nature odious to a free people whose institutions are founded upon the doctrine of equality.
- Hirabayashi v. United States, 320 U.S. 81, 100 (1943).
- Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority.
- Reported in Alpheus Thomas Mason, Harlan Fiske Stone, Pillar of the Law (1956), p. 95.
- The law itself is on trial in every case as well as the cause before it.
- Reported variously, including in Harris v. State, 632 So. 2d 503, 543 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992), Judge Mark Montiel, dissenting. Original source not found.
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The Strategy [2] noted that cycling currently accounts for less than 2% of trips in Britain, a very low proportion by comparison with many of our continental neighours, and it set out to significantly increase this. CTC welcomed the Strategy's recognition of the benefits of cycling, and particularly the acknowledgement that, compared to its health benefits, "The actual risk of cycling is tiny."
There is one cyclist death per 33 million kilometres of cycling, while being sedentary presents a much greater risk. Over 50,000 people die in the UK each year due to coronary heart disease related to insufficient physical activity, compared to around 100 cyclists killed on the road. Research suggests that safety risks are outweighed by the health benefits by a factor of around twenty to one." Active Travel Strategy
We were also pleased that the Strategy cited the findings of a Cabinet Office Strategy Unit report on Urban Transport [3]. It showed that, in terms of economic impact, the annual costs of congestion (£10.9bn), road casualties (£8.7bn), air quality (£4.5 - 10.6bn) and physical inactivity (£9.8bn) were all of a similar magnitude. CTC believes that, for several decades, urban transport planning has been dominated by attempts to tackle congestion through increased road capacity, at the expense of the other three issues. We were therefore pleased that the Strategy recommended more effort to promote walking and cycling as a solution to all four.
The Strategy was accompanied by the publications evaluating the successes achieved by the Cycling Demonstration Towns [4] (CDT) and the Sustainable Travel Demonstration Towns (STDT) programmes. Among the first tranche of CDTs, there has been an average increase in cycling of 27% and a 10% reduction in the proportion of their populations who are classed as physically inactive. The programme's health benefits alone outweigh the costs by 2.59:1. Meanwhile the STDTs increased cycle use per resident by 26-30% and reduced car trips per resident by 9%. Darlington (which is both a CDT and a STDT) increased cycle use by 113% in 3 years.
The Active Travel Strategy aimed to build on these successes and noted that "fewer cars and more pedestrians and cyclists can make the roads safer for all users". Key measures include:
- Getting the built environment right
- More 20mph schemes
- Promotion of cycling through schools and colleges
- Joint work with the health sector
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Liam Neeson Casts Doubt On Taken 3
'Oh, come on...! She's taken again?'
Taken, for all its detractors, was a huge hit. It relaunched Liam Neeson's somewhat pigeonholed career, making him a late-in-life action star with a sequel currently on its way to cinemas – but according to Neeson himself on the latest Empire Podcast, he thinks the chances of Taken 3 are minimal.
During Empire's interview with the Northern Irish acting goliath, we brought up the fact that in Taken 2 the audience doesn't find out anything about Kim's (Maggie Grace) burgeoning singing career from the first film.
"Of course, what about her singing career?," was Neeson's reponse. "I'd forgotten all about that. Taken 5: Kim's First Concert."
So then, to get to Taken 5, Taken 3 and 4 would have to get under way – would he ever consider being part of a potential Taken 3?
"I don't see it," came his reply. "I don't think it's going to happen. I really don't. I can't see a possible scenario where audiences wouldn't go, 'Oh, come on...! She's taken again?'"
Then Liam offers an alternate take on the franchise that you're best off hearing yourself below – the snippet of the interview you're looking for starts at 20.15 or so – as well as the rest of the podcast, which features reviews of Looper and Holy Motors alongside discussions of movie drugs and the best filmic places to go in the UK.
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>Running 101>favorite running-ish books
Looking for a few good reads -- what are your favorite running (or related) books?
Two that I'm considering are:
Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind, by Sakyong Mipham
Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness, by Scott Jurek
Anyone read either of those?
I read Eat & Run last month, good book.
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Goals | sub-18 5k | sub-3 marathon
"Once a Runner" by John L. Parker; the Trial of Miles, miles of trials.......................
I run. Therefore I am.
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
You don't need shoes to run anymore than you need a hat to think.
The long walk- Richard Bachman
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More commonly known as Stephen King.
UltraMarathon Man: Confessions of An All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes
Running With The Buffaloes
Born To Run
Running Tide by Joan Benoit
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Old age is when you move from illegal to prescribed drugs.
"Unbroken" is the true story of Louis Zamperini. He was a runner, but the story is about more than that. I highly recommend it.
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Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
I read it in a couple of days when I first took up running a few years ago. It didn't transform me into a barefoot runner, but it did inspire me. Great book!
Best book related to running I've ever read. It's never going to win any prizes for literary style but I've never been so excited to run as when I finished this baby.
Best book related to running I've ever read. It's never going to win any prizes for literary style but I've never been so excited to run as when I finished this baby.
Once a Runner is very good - Here's a few more suggestions
Born to Run
An Honorable Run
The Perfect Mile * This one is my favorite running book.
Running With the Buffaloes.
Distinctively Juvenile
Not dead. Yet.
How can we know our limits if we don't test them?
Duel in the Sun- about more than just the famous Boston Marathon duel of Dick Beardsley and Alberto Salazar, it also is a short biography of each of them.
PBs since age 60: 5k- 24:36, 10k - 47:17. Half Marathon- 1:42:41.
10 miles (unofficial) 1:16:44.


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When a swarm of bees gathered near the starting line of the 100-meter dash in Saturday's Mt. Carmel Invitational, Sherman Oak Notre Dame's Khalfani Muhammad wasn't a bit worried.
The entire field was told to lie down on the track until the swarm moved on but Muhammad was the last one down and the first one up, not to mention the first one across the finish line, clocking a state-leading 10.63 second time with a legal 1.7 meter-per-second wind.
"Bees don't sting me because I'd sting back," joked Muhammad, who also won the 200 in a state-leading 21.39.
"Seriously, I was a little distracted by the bees, but no one got stung."
Bound for the University of California on a football scholarship, the stocky 5-foot-9, 174-pound runner left no doubt in the 200, running a hard curve and cruising to the victory.
As the two-time defending state champion in the sprints, Muhammad has been assured by the Bears that he will be able to compete in both sports.
"The times today are OK," said Muhammad, noting that he has yet to do any speed work and is already where he was at the end of last year.
He smiled again when asked his favorite sport. "Football is fun but I love track more than football."
His two state-leading times were part of nine recorded in ideal running conditions in the meet which featured the best from the San Diego Section plus a dozen from the strongest schools in the Southern Section.
Those state bests included:
• A wind-legal 23-2½ in the boys long jump by Sweetwater's Saladin Nasser.
• A 4:50.59 in the girls 1,600 by La Quinta's Megan Huebner, who doubled back and finished second in the 800.
• Carlsbad's Christian Freeman moved to the fore in the boys 3,200 as he won the invitational in 9:09.11.
• North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake freshman Courtney Corrin bounded into the lead in the long jump when she hit a 19-9.
• Another freshman, Vista Murrieta's Amanda Van Buren, used a perfect 2.0 mps wind to bolt into the No. 1 spot in the girls 200 at 24.54.
She also was part of the 4x100 relay team that raced to a state best 47.28.
• Pasadena Ridgeview's Ivan Gonzalez timed his kick perfectly to speed past the field in the final 100 meters to win the 800 in 1:52.02.
That was good enough to beat another late surger, previous state leader Alex Grigoriev of Rancho Bernardo. He lowered his best to 1:53.60, outleaning Mt. Carmel's Jared Senese (1:53.67) and Westview's Alex Gronotte (1:54.00).
Although she didn't get a state best, Torrey Pines' Nicolette Sorensen, who is headed to Duke and says she will be focusing on running and not race-walking, won the 3,200 in 10:57.00 and managed to collect her first sub-5 minute 1,600, placing fifth behind Huebner at 4:59.79.
"Breaking 5 minutes was very exciting," she said, noting that she has clocked a faster time in the 3,200. "I gave my all in the 1,600 and I was so tired."
Sorensen came out for track late last year and never did get completely into shape.
Now she's in good company with La Costa Canyon's Emma Abrahamson (4:54.97), Canyon Crest's Anne Charles (4:57.70) and Mt. Carmel's Sabrina Seay (4:58.97) also running under 5 minutes.
Elsewhere, although a 2.4-mps wind aided the 14.44-second mark by Cathedral Catholic's Grant Zebold in the 110-meter hurdles, he, like Otay Ranch's Alyssa Chang (a legal 14.97 in the 100-meter hurdles), produced victories.
State discus leader Brenden Song fell 5 feet short of his best but captured the pet event in a fine 183-6.


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In recognition of the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first use of a telescope, the Cincinnati Observatory has established a bold program called the 40 Galileos: Starry Messenger Project, in which they are giving away 40 Orion 8" Dobsonian telescopes to individuals and organizations. The Batesville Memorial Public Library was fortunate to be one of the final 40, out of 145 total applicants, who will be given a telescope on September 11, 2009. As finalists in this project, a representative from the library must attend two training sessions at the observatory, and conduct and report on two public programs with a telescope. Stay tuned for announcements on those upcoming programs. We are very excited about this program and have started planning what we will do with the telescope once it has been given to us. Watch for a "Name the Telescope" contest in the near future!
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AMD Posts Mantle Whitepaperby Ryan Smith on 5/29/2014 12:00 PM EST
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nathanddrews - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkI'm guessing that this was all part of a more elaborate plan.
1. "Look at how evil NVIDIA are with their GameWorks!"
2. "Look at how open we are about Mantle!" Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkIn hindsight... not that elaborate. Reply
Wreckage - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkThe title should be "AMD posts more marketing material, Mantle still completely proprietary" Reply
CiccioB - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkI wonder how one can doubt that a low level API can have better performances than a high level API. The main problem of developing something is not about performances. It is about how much of the market you can cover with the smaller effort.
That's why high level API in all fields are used. Tha's why programs are written in C or bigger one in C++ instead of ASM.
You can go as long as you want to demontrate that low level programming in ASM gives you more performances than using an high level language.
The fact is that low level programming, in all fields (now even in embedded marked) is not profitable. You need a lot of efforts to maintain your product and to follow market evolution.
About this very API, the problem is that is is linked tightly to GCN architecture. What will happen when a new architecture will be developed?
On the other hand, how much can AMD change its architecture if they have an API that works only if some features/limitations of that one are respected?
If you have a large program written in ASm you cannot use another microprocessor with a different ASM language, nor you can't even exploit a eventual upgrade of the same micro.
Look at Motorola 68000 and Amiga development story to know what it leams being tied to a particular architecture. Reply
CiccioB - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkleams = means
Still waiting for that edit button someday :D Reply
aruisdante - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkSo... Mantle is definitely not Assembly-level low-level. It's still primarily a C/C++ construct. It just exposes a Mantle specific API instead of using the DirectX/OpenGL one, and it uses Mantle specific data structures in some cases. Reply
CiccioB - Friday, May 30, 2014 - linkWell, not. It is a low level language that can be used only on one architecture. Set you the low level threshold, but it is like as you are using a custom LISP-like language for yopur customized MIPS and shows that you get better performance than using C++ that runs on anything in the world.
You may have all the performance advantages you want, but you have long time to convience all the world to use both your MIPS implementation and your custom language which cannot evolve in future not to disrupt what that SW+HW tight integration brings today.
This kind of APIs are a lock-in issue. 3Dfx's Glide were the same, and infact as soon ad DX started to be used widely they died miserably because they could not sustain their advantages using new architectures (32-bit depth color and T&L just to name some).
Market compatibility, maintanability and easy porting to other/new/future architectures are factors that for complex projects are much more important that squeezing 10 more frame per second just for 25% of the market today.
You may thing that doble implementation (Mantle+DX) can be the solution, but that is only if AMD pays for the extra work, otherwise none is ever thinking of using a limiting (market wise) API to create something that is just barely faster than using another that guarantess 100% market cover. Reply
przemo_li - Friday, May 30, 2014 - linkFunny You bring, DX.
DX12 will bring many same architectural decisions.
That mean at least MS see AMD architecture as mature enough for serving as base for next gen of GPU advancement.
(DX12 is based on DX from console which evolved around AMD APUs capabilities) Reply
pTmdfx - Saturday, May 31, 2014 - linkNah. Shader programs are still HLSL. Mantle just makes the application closer to the metal while still having a thin abstraction. It isn't even a "low-level language" but a paradigm of controlling the GPU. You sounds going too far. Yep. Reply
pTmdfx - Saturday, May 31, 2014 - linkBy the way, glad to tell you that cross-platform game engines do not use graphics API directly. They will wrap it into their own internal abstractions so that the engines can target numerous platforms with different APIs. So eventually there is nothing different from traditional APIs - just that the game developers have now more power to utilize the hardware to the edge, and the work of supporting it can be mostly hidden internally by the game engines. Reply
DanNeely - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkThe next major versions of Direct3d and OpenGL are incorporating many of the enhancements offered in Mantle. The key wins it offers are by changing out parts of the current standard rendering pipeline to reflect that the relative performance balance between the GPU and CPU has shifted by multiple orders of magnitude in favor of the former. The result of this is that what were cheap CPU steps a decade ago have become performance bottlenecks today.
As a proprietary API Mantle's advantage is mostly in that it's able to hit the market much faster than new standards can. This gets AMD out in front, and with Mantle development being primarily pushed towards the developers of AAA game engines, the cost of adding support for the new standards in a few years will mostly fall on companies that can easily afford it and who're already willing to spend huge piles of cash to get every last sliver of performance, and already using every non-portable GPU family specific hack they're aware of in their low level code anyway (so supporting Mantle is business as usual for them). Reply
TEAMSWITCHER - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkI have to believe that AAA game makers are tired of adding support for platform specific API's - especially for only a sliver more performance on desktop PC's with graphic cards that don't have a performance problem to begin with. That and almost all mobile computing solutions now use Intel graphics. So Mantle is more pain than gain. Reply
Tetracycloide - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkPlatform specific? Didn't AMD do the hardware for both the 360 and the PS4? I don't think there's much crossover in AAA development from console/desktop to mobile. I mean yes, there have been some ports back and forth but it's pretty uncommon. Porting from a console to another console or to the PC is the norm for almost everything though. Reply
tobi1449 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkYes, but: None of the consoles support Mantle. They each feature their respective companies low level libraries. Reply
przemo_li - Friday, May 30, 2014 - linkWe do not know (and wont as XOne/PS4 APIs are proprietary), how much influence MS/Sony had over them. They could be slightly or significantly different.
Also XOne sports Win, PS4 have OS that is "embeded", while Mantle is "just" driver. Reply
kyuu - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkYou "have to believe" that because you don't seem to understand just how much of a bottleneck CPU-bound operations are (the big one being draw calls). It's not about eeking "a sliver more performance" from desktop GPUs. The issue of inadequate CPU performance (relative to GPU performance) is holding back developers who want to push the level of graphics fidelity in their games. That's why CIG is implementing Mantle-support for Star Citizen, for example. Reply
przemo_li - Friday, May 30, 2014 - linkWhere did You heard that?
(Sad) story of the industry is that You need many backends. PS3 have its API, PS4 have its API, X360 have its API, XOne have its API, Win7 have its API, Win8 have its API, Linux/OSX have smae api but with different feature level supported. Android/iOS have their API, WinP have its API.
You know where I'm going.... Reply
killeak - Friday, May 30, 2014 - linkIs true that Direct3D 12 will be very similar to Mantle, but I really doubt that about OpenGL Next will be like that.
While MS can rewrite the API from scratch, and they did that several times in the DX history, OpenGL is still based on the old state machine API from the '92. I don't see how Khronos can make an OpenGL that look like mantle or direct3D 12, without breaking compatibility and redesigning almost everything. They never did it, not with GL 2.0 nor 3 nor 4.
So, no I won't have much hope in OpenGL 5 to be like Mantle or Direct3D 12. To be honest, OpenGL has it's place. Is a high level API that works in many different hardware in many different OS. We need an API like that for many things from small games to CAD apps, is just not ideal for big AAA games... Reply
przemo_li - Friday, May 30, 2014 - linkDuno about OpenGL.
Khronos did not shared any such thoughts. And current ARB extensions lack in many palces compared to Mantle (memory management, parallelism, acces to engines on GPU, comand buffer construction).
MS seam to follow on "general" terms. But they do not talk much about specifics to see how far apart or how similar concepts will be in both of them. Reply
haikuginger - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkGiven that both major console players are using AMD hardware this generation, Mantle makes a lot of sense. It'd be a tough sell to get developers to write for it if it was for PC hardware only, but given that developers are already going to be optimizing for the AMD hardware in the Xbox One and the PS4, it's not that much of a stretch to apply the same optimizations to the PC space. AMD hardware in game consoles makes platform-specific code much more general-purpose. Reply
KonradK - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkA lower level API does not need to be hardware specific API.
A lower level API is the API less abstract than a higher level API.
Level of Direct 3D is lower than level of GDI, but Direct 3D is not hardware specific.
lefty2 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkPretty old news. That white paper was actually posted 3 months ago. Reply
gostan - Saturday, May 31, 2014 - linkYou are wrong. This version is newer because they have renamed the file. There will be another version coming out in 2015. No changes in content but it will be treated as a new version because they will rename it once again.
In 2016, AMD will still be TALKING about Mantle. It will be like their APU/Fusion. It's so awesome, device makers have decided not to take it seriously. The core business of AMD is about having a good conversion, hence their motto - Let's Talk! Reply
MadMinstrel - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - link"Among the subjects covered are Mantle's memory model, execution model, pipeline model, and the basic tenants of where low-level APIs can reduce overhead and improve performance over high level APIs."
Tenets. Unless there's gremlins in the code. Reply
Krysto - Friday, May 30, 2014 - linkOh good. Now Microsoft can clone it and call it "the totally different DirectX 12". Reply


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Generic Name: norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol (nor-JES-ti-mate/ETH-i-nil ES-tra-DYE-ol)
Brand Name: Examples include Ortho-Cyclen and Tri-Sprintec
Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious heart problems associated with use of Tri-Lo-Sprintec. This risk increases with age and with heavy smoking. Women who are older than 35 years old have a greater risk. Women who are older than 35 years old and smoke should not use Tri-Lo-Sprintec.
Tri-Lo-Sprintec is used for:
Preventing pregnancy. It may also be used to treat acne in certain patients. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Tri-Lo-Sprintec is an estrogen and progestin combination. It works by preventing ovulation. It may also change the cervical mucus to prevent the sperm from reaching the egg and change the lining of the uterus to prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus.
Do NOT use Tri-Lo-Sprintec if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in Tri-Lo-Sprintec
- you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant
- you have blood clots (eg, in the legs, lungs, eyes) or a history of blood clots or blood clotting problems
- you have chest pain caused by angina or a history of heart or brain blood vessel problems, heart attack, or stroke
- you have known or suspected breast cancer or cancer of the lining of the uterus, cervix, or vagina
- you have a history of breast cancer
- you have abnormal vaginal bleeding of an unknown cause
- you have certain heart valve problems, diabetes that affects circulation, uncontrolled high blood pressure, liver disease, or liver tumor or cancer, or a history of yellowing of the eyes or skin during pregnancy or previous birth control use
- you have certain types of headaches or migraines with aura
- you have had surgery and are or will be confined to a bed or a chair for an extended period of time
- you are older than 35 years old and you smoke
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using Tri-Lo-Sprintec:
Some medical conditions may interact with Tri-Lo-Sprintec. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have a history of porphyria, diabetes or high blood sugar, gallbladder problems, heart problems (eg, angina), high blood pressure, high cholesterol or triglycerides, high blood calcium levels, kidney or liver problems, mental or mood problems (eg, depression), migraines or headaches, pancreas problems, or seizures
- if you have endometriosis, growths in the uterus, an abnormal mammogram, irregular menstrual periods, abnormal vaginal bleeding, a lump in the breast, or fibrocystic breast disease, or if a family member has had breast cancer
- if a family member has a history of high blood triglyceride levels
- if you will be confined to a bed or chair for an extended period of time (eg, because of surgery or a long airplane ride)
- if you smoke, are very overweight, or have fluid retention or swelling problems
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Tri-Lo-Sprintec. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Atorvastatin, azole antifungals (eg, ketoconazole), nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) (eg, etravirine, nevirapine), protease inhibitors (eg, boceprevir, ritonavir), or rosuvastatin because they may decrease Tri-Lo-Sprintec's effectiveness, resulting in pregnancy or breakthrough bleeding, or they may increase the risk of Tri-Lo-Sprintec's side effects
- Acitretin, aprepitant, armodafinil, barbiturates (eg, phenobarbital), bosentan, carbamazepine, clobazam, colesevelam, felbamate, griseofulvin, hydantoins (eg, phenytoin), mifepristone, modafinil, oxcarbazepine, rifamycins (eg, rifampin), rufinamide, St. John's wort, topiramate, or troglitazone because they may decrease Tri-Lo-Sprintec's effectiveness
- Cyclosporine, prednisolone, theophylline, tizanidine, or voriconazole because the risk of their side effects may be increased by Tri-Lo-Sprintec
- Clofibric acid, lamotrigine, morphine, temazepam, thyroid hormones (eg, levothyroxine), or valproic acid because their effectiveness may be decreased by Tri-Lo-Sprintec
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Tri-Lo-Sprintec may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use Tri-Lo-Sprintec:
Use Tri-Lo-Sprintec as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- An extra patient leaflet is available with Tri-Lo-Sprintec. Talk to your pharmacist if you have questions about this information.
- Take Tri-Lo-Sprintec by mouth with or without food.
- Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice while you are taking Tri-Lo-Sprintec may increase the amount of Tri-Lo-Sprintec in your blood, which may increase your risk for side effects. Talk with your doctor before including grapefruit or grapefruit juice in your diet.
- If you also take colesevelam, take it 4 hours before or after you take Tri-Lo-Sprintec.
- Talk with your doctor about how you should start to take your first pack of Tri-Lo-Sprintec. Take Tri-Lo-Sprintec at the same time each day. Take the tablets in the order directed on the blister pack. After taking the last pill in the pack, start taking the first pill from the new pack the very next day.
- Tri-Lo-Sprintec may not be effective for up to 7 days after you begin taking the first cycle of pills. Use a back-up method of birth control for the first 7 days after you start Tri-Lo-Sprintec.
- For Tri-Lo-Sprintec to be effective, it must be taken every day. Do not skip doses even if you do not have sex very often. Do not skip pills if you are spotting, bleeding, or nauseated. If you have these side effects and they do not go away, check with your doctor.
- Severe vomiting or diarrhea may decrease Tri-Lo-Sprintec's effectiveness. Use a back-up method of birth control until you check with your doctor.
- If you miss a dose of Tri-Lo-Sprintec, take it as soon as you remember. Take your next dose at the regular time. This means you may take 2 doses on the same day. If you miss more than 1 dose of Tri-Lo-Sprintec, read the extra patient information leaflet that comes with Tri-Lo-Sprintec or contact you doctor for instructions. You must use a backup method of birth control if you miss more than 1 active dose of Tri-Lo-Sprintec. If you are not sure about how to handle missed doses, use an extra form of birth control (eg, condoms) and talk with your doctor.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Tri-Lo-Sprintec.
Important safety information:
- Tri-Lo-Sprintec may increase the risk of stroke, heart attack, blood clots, high blood pressure, or similar problems. The risk may be greater if you smoke. Do not smoke or use other tobacco products while taking Tri-Lo-Sprintec.
- Bleeding or spotting may occur while you are taking Tri-Lo-Sprintec, especially during the first 3 months. Do not stop taking Tri-Lo-Sprintec if this occurs. If bleeding or spotting is persistent or if it occurs after menstrual cycles that were previously regular, contact your doctor.
- If you miss more than 2 periods in a row or if you miss 1 period when you have not taken your pills correctly, contact your doctor. Also, if you have morning sickness or unusual breast tenderness, contact your doctor. You may be pregnant if any of these occur.
- You should usually not take Tri-Lo-Sprintec within 4 weeks after giving birth or after a second-trimester abortion. Talk with your doctor about how to start taking Tri-Lo-Sprintec in these instances.
- Follow your doctor's instructions to examine your breasts, and report any lumps to your doctor immediately.
- Tell your doctor or dentist that you take Tri-Lo-Sprintec before you receive any medical or dental care, emergency care, or surgery. If possible, Tri-Lo-Sprintec should be stopped at least 4 weeks before through 2 weeks after surgery or any time you might be confined to a bed or chair for a long period of time (eg, long plane flight, bedrest, lengthy illness).
- Tri-Lo-Sprintec does not stop the spread of HIV or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to others through blood or sexual contact. Use barrier methods of birth control (eg, condoms) if you have an HIV infection or an STD. Do not share needles, injection supplies, or items like toothbrushes or razors.
- You may experience a delay in being able to become pregnant after stopping Tri-Lo-Sprintec. This effect may be greater in patients who had irregular periods before starting Tri-Lo-Sprintec. Discuss any concerns with your doctor or pharmacist.
- Certain antibiotics, anticonvulsants, and other medicines may decrease the effectiveness of Tri-Lo-Sprintec. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may decrease Tri-Lo-Sprintec's effectiveness. To prevent pregnancy while taking these medicines, use an extra form of birth control (eg, condoms). You may also need to use an extra form of birth control for a period of time after you stop taking these medicines. Check with your doctor for more information.
- If you wear contact lenses and you develop problems with them or other vision changes, contact your doctor.
- Tri-Lo-Sprintec may cause dark skin patches on your face. Exposure to the sun may make these patches darker. If patches develop, use a sunscreen or protective clothing when exposed to the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths.
- Diabetes patients - Tri-Lo-Sprintec may affect your blood sugar. Check blood sugar levels closely. Ask your doctor before you change the dose of your diabetes medicine.
- Tri-Lo-Sprintec may interfere with certain lab tests. Be sure your doctor and lab personnel know you are taking Tri-Lo-Sprintec.
- Lab tests, including breast exams, PAP tests, physicals, and blood pressure, may be performed while you use Tri-Lo-Sprintec. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor and lab appointments.
- Tri-Lo-Sprintec should not be used in CHILDREN who have not had their first menstrual period; safety and effectiveness in these children have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: Do not use Tri-Lo-Sprintec if you are pregnant. If you think you may be pregnant, contact your doctor right away. Tri-Lo-Sprintec is found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you use Tri-Lo-Sprintec, check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
Possible side effects of Tri-Lo-Sprintec:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Breast tenderness; bleeding or spotting between menstrual periods; headache; nausea; stomach cramps and bloating; vomiting; weight changes.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); breast lumps, pain, or discharge; bulging eyes; calf or leg pain, swelling, redness, or tenderness; changes in vision (eg, double vision, vision loss); change in the amount of urine produced; chest pain or pressure; coughing up blood; fainting; fever; mental or mood changes (eg, depression); severe stomach pain or tenderness; severe or persistent dizziness or headache; shortness of breath; sudden, severe nausea or vomiting; swelling of fingers, hands, legs, or ankles; symptoms of liver problems (eg, dark urine, fever, loss of appetite, pale stools, unusual tiredness, yellowing of the skin or eyes); symptoms of stroke (eg, one-sided weakness, slurred speech, confusion); unusual sweating; unusual or severe vaginal bleeding; vaginal irritation or discharge.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately.Proper storage of Tri-Lo-Sprintec:
Store Tri-Lo-Sprintec at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Tri-Lo-Sprintec out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about Tri-Lo-Sprintec, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Tri-Lo-Sprintec is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take Tri-Lo-Sprintec or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about Tri-Lo-Sprintec. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to Tri-Lo-Sprintec. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your health care provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using Tri-Lo-Sprintec.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
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Gwyneth Paltrow can't get her foot out of her mouth
Gwyneth Paltrow was quoted by the Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias on Saturday as saying:
"I love the English lifestyle, it's not as capitalistic as America. People don't talk about work and money, they talk about interesting things at dinner. I like living here because I don't fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans."
Now she's backpedaling like a madman, claiming she was misquoted and telling People magazine:
"First of all I feel so lucky to be American. When you look at the rest of the world, we're so lucky, and that's something my dad always instilled in me. I feel so proud to be American. I felt so upset to be completely misconstrued and I never, ever would have said that. I definitely did not say that I think the British are more intelligent and civilized than Americans. I am a New York girl, that's how I always think of myself and see myself. I live in England half the time because I'm married to an English guy. It's not like I've left America. This is what I said. I said that Europe is a much older culture and there's a difference. I always say in America, people live to work and in Europe, people work to live. There are positives in both. Obviously I need to go back to seventh-grade Spanish!"
Oh how cute, it was all just a misunderstanding. Too bad this isn't the first time she's said "Fuck you" to America. I'm not a legal expert but I'm pretty sure shooting Gwyneth Paltrow in the face is one of your Constitutional rights as an American. Right up there with having bear arms or something. You know, the furry clawy kind.


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National Parks
Nearly 30% of Panama is protected through national parks, wildlife refuges and reserves. Every year, there are more efforts to combine scientific research with local and indigenous knowledge, and aid in the overall conservation and appreciation of these biodiverse areas. Nearly 1000 species of birds, 231 mammals and 200+ reptiles and amphibians make their home in Panama. From archeological pre-Colombian ruins, former penal colonies and WWII bombing sites, to untouched diving locations and mountain peaks, these protected areas all enjoy rich ecosystems that reveal Panama's rich cultural and natural foundations.
Soberania National Park
With close proximity to Panama´s capital at just 15 miles north of Panama City, Soberania National Park is 48,287 acres of protected rainforest. Offering some of the most accessible outdoor recreational opportunities in Panama, this...
Cerro Hoya National Park
From seaside waters to mountain peaks, Cerro Hoya National Park presents a diverse and insulated ecosystem on the Southwest Coast of the Azuero Peninsula in Veraguas and Los Santos provinces, 220 mi (350 km) from Panama City. The zone...
Coiba Island National Park
Coiba Island is Central America´s largest island, located in the province of Veraguas and a mere 25 minute flight from Panama City. The movement to create a National Park to preserve its biodiversity and immense wildlife came to...
Gulf of Chiriqui National Marine Park
The epitome of a tropical paradise, this National Marine Park in the Gulf of Chiriquí encompasses two dozen islands and their surrounding waters.
Santa Fe National Park
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Crisis counselors were on hand Wednesday at South Brunswick High School
James Michael Prince, the 17-year-old South Brunswick High School senior who drowned Tuesday, was remembered Wednesday for his winning personality off the field and leadership on it.
Scott Wainwright, who teaches at the school, coached Prince in basketball and assisted on the football team, said Prince's personality and work ethic shone in the locker room and in practices.
"He was one of the all-time great personalities," Wainwright said. "And I'm not being clich�.... His personality matched his wits."
Wainwright said Prince's personality shown brightest off the court and field.
"His loyalty to his friends and family was unmatched. His smile and sense of humor was contagious," Wainwright said in a press release. "He was a captain and a natural leader. Everyone who coached James at any level is glad they had the opportunity."
School counselor Johnny Manning said Prince was a good role model.
"(He was) the young man you want your daughter to date and your son to be best friends with," Manning said.
Prince, who played on both the varsity basketball and football teams, was one of 215 seniors set to graduate Saturday.
South Brunswick High suffered a number of deaths in recent weeks, said Jessica Swencki, Brunswick County Schools spokeswoman.
Isiah Randolph, 17, a South Brunswick High sophomore and football player, died May 24 in a single-car crash on Galloway Road off of U.S. 17, and on May 27, Brittany Carol Rayl, 18, a 2012 alumni and mother of a 5-month-old son, died in a car crash on Mount Pisgah Road, south of Shallotte.
Wainwright, who said he spent much of Tuesday night on the phone with James' classmates and teammates, said the run of recent tragedies has taken its toll on the student body.
"There's a constant need for explanation at this age, and it's tough to give it," he said. "It's natural to try to figure out death.
"We've gotten calls (of support) from West Brunswick and North Brunswick – (Brunswick County) really is a community that has a foundation in things that are beyond athletics and academics. There's a lot of strong people in these communities and a lot of people that come together in times of need."
As preparations are being made for Saturday's graduation – classes ended Monday – crisis counselors were on hand Wednesday at the school for classmates affected by the loss, Swencki said.
"Our crisis team is available to help students, our doors are open, and we are ready and willing to help," she said. "This is an opportunity for students really to receive some support. The teachers are still in, the building is still open. This is a school that has been reliant recently on the team to support them."
A memorial service for Prince is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday on the South Brunswick High School football field Principal Wayne Price said Wednesday.
Brunswick County Emergency Services Director Anthony Marzano said 911 received a call shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday about a missing swimmer near the Oak Island pier, prompting search and rescue teams, including the Coast Guard, to converge on the area.
After a short time, Prince was found, but emergency workers were unable to revive him, Marzano said.
Staff writer Powell Latimer contributed to this report.
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Valentino Fall 2012
It's becoming hard to keep count of how many shows have been opening this season with designers' black thoughts. Yes, black is back, but its possibilities are being recast in many differently textured ways—and hardly any of it looks goth, sharply minimalist, aggressively dominatrix-like, or ominously apocalyptic. And even when it involves leather as it does (quelle surprise!) at Valentino, there's the potential for something chic and young to come out of it. It's another step in the modernization of the label Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri are finessing; that fine balance between carrying a heritage and running with an instinct for where fashion is heading now.
Still, black leather at Valentino? The cape, culottes, and white shirt, an all-leather jumpsuit, and a long, narrow black trench coat might have jolted anyone who's mentally consigned Valentino as the home of old-world fragile femininity, but you need to look closer to sense what the designers are really up to here. The delicacy is in the super-fine napa leather (which is as pliable as fabric) and in the seams, which are joined together not by any old sewing machine, but by means of silk-macramé handwork. The result? An idea that pushes Valentino's new fan base slightly out of her comfort zone—but in a good way.
The overall concept for fall, according to the designers, was "folk, but in a modern, faceted way." A pitfall would have been an overload of hippie-traveler souvenir references, but they stepped clear of that by trimming carpet-patterned maxi-coats into lean shapes, scattering gypsy rosebuds in a minimal way on a raised-waist pinafore, and by using smocking details merely to emphasize a shoulder in a creamy, long-sleeved dress.
The main point is that the Piccioli and Chiuri now have a true sense of direction. Between them, they've been looking for a more natural, less prescriptive kind of beauty, someone—not necessarily an ingenue—who doesn't like to totter into a room on skyscraper heels, coiffed, and done up to the eyeballs. There's still a gentle romance in what these designers do, and most certainly a breathtaking wow factor in the silvery embroideries on filigree lace for evening. But the Valentino woman is now one who can walk into a party on her medium-height, block-heeled "tango shoes" and feel perfectly possessed and at ease with herself.


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We want anyone considering gastric bypass surgery to have a basic understanding of gastrointestinal (GI) anatomy and physiology.
The GI tract is the pathway food takes from the mouth, through the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine within where the nutrients are extracted for the needs of the body. The residue then passes to the rectum where it is evacuated.
The first part of the pathway is the esophagus, which is a conduit that guides food from the mouth, where it is prepared by chewing, down to the stomach where it is stored. The stomach is both a storage space, holding as much as a quart and a half of ingested food, and a secretory organ that produces the gastric acid necessary for digestion. However, the stomach does not absorb food. When food enters the stomach from the esophagus it remains for a short period while it is mixed with gastric acid. The stomach then by involuntary muscle contractions (peristalsis) empties the food gradually into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.
The small intestine consists of three parts: the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum. In these three parts, certain digestive secretions are mixed with food, and the nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream.
The duodenum treats the food it receives with bile from the liver and enzymes from the pancreas. It also adds liquid duodenal fluid that comes from the wall of the duodenum itself. The food, bile, enzymes and liquids brought together in the duodenum are then passed into the jejunum. The jejunum or second portion of the small intestine is approximately 10 feet long. It lies immediately behind the duodenum and continues the process of digestion, breaking down food into essential elements.
The ileum or third portion of the small intestine, like the jejunum, is about 10 feet long. It is here that a major part of the absorption of food products and liquids occurs. Waste products of the digestive process are passed from the small intestine or terminal ileum, into the large intestine, also known as the colon. The beginning of the colon is in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, near the appendix. The colon moves waste products through about four feet by the continuing process of undulating motions or peristalsis, which is common to all parts of the gastrointestinal tract. The primary function of the colon is to store waste products of digestion prior to evacuation. The colon absorbs small amounts of water and electrolytes.
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This article was published 13/2/2013 (1647 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Terry Braunstein's 1965 Canadian men's champion and Barry Fry's 1973 Canadian mixed champion are among the newest inductees into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame.
Braunstein's Granite foursome -- third Don Duguid, second Ron Braunstein and lead Ray Turnbull -- went on a remarkable run in the winter of 1965 -- going a combined 17-2 to win the Manitoba provincials and Brier and end what had been an eight-year drought for Manitoba at the Canadian men's curling championship.
"We were really proud of that team -- even if we were the first Canadian team to lose a world championship," Turnbull laughed today following a news conference at the St. Vital Curling Club announcing the newest class of inductees.
Indeed, Braunstein's 1965 Canadian champion is probably best known not for what they won, but rather what they lost -- the 1965 world curling championship to American Bud Somerville.
The American victory was the first time a nation other than Canada had won the men's world curling championship, which was first held in 1958 and had been won only by Canadians in each of the first six years, including four times by the legendary Ernie Richardson of Saskatchewan.
The Braunstein team members did find their own international glory in later years, however. Duguid, of course, went on to skip his own team and win back to back world championships in 1970 and 1971, while Turnbull went on to a long career as a curling broadcaster.
Meanwhile, Fry's 1973 mixed team out of the Maple Leaf Curling Club -- third Peggy Casselman, second Stephen Decter and lead Susan Lynch -- is also now going into the hall of fame.
The Fry foursome won the 1973 Manitoba mixed title with a 5-0 record and then went 9-1 at the Canadian mixed to win Manitoba what was just its third Canadian mixed championship at the time.
Among the teams at that year's Canadian mixed, Fry recalled, was a Newfoundland team skipped by Bob Cole, who went on to become a household name in Canada as a play-by-play man for Hockey Night in Canada.
"(Cole) was skipping and had his wife playing with him," Fry recalled with a mischievous grin on Wednesday. "That's something I never got to do. I was pretty happy about that."
Also going into the provincial curling hall of fame this year are Jim Congalton's 1932 Strathcona team -- third Howard Wood Sr., second Bill Noble and lead Harry Mawhinney -- that won the Brier; Ness and Cliff Wise, who curled from the 1920's to the 1960's and won a combined seven City of Winnipeg championships; and former MCA President Paul Pelletier.
The inductees will be honoured at a dinner at Canad Inns--Polo Park on May 5.