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Asus P5WD2 Premium: DDR2-1066 and the Promise of 955x SLIby Wesley Fink on 5/11/2005 12:05 AM EST
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chawkfan2002 - Thursday, June 02, 2005 - linkIn reading your article you indicate the "Corsair CM2X512A-5400UL could reach DDR2-1066" I am trying to determine how the memory speed is actually DDR2-1066? Your illustration indicates the FSB at 1068MHz (1066MHz) do you have any screenshot that shows the memory speed at 1066MHz? If the FSB is at 1066MHz then the memory bus is only at 534MHz (FSB 1066/4=266 actual speed… Memory bus 266x2=533 Double Data Rate) I have tried the FSB at 266 and manually changed the memory speed to DDR2-800, Memtest+ still shows actual speed at 534MHz
Any information you can provide on how to achieve the 1066MHz actual memory speed will be most graciously accepted.
Makyla - Friday, May 20, 2005 - linkpwned Reply
ElFenix - Monday, May 16, 2005 - linkkristopher:
just because a lot of people got it wrong doesn't mean it's right. the first definition is the only proper one. that is like saying that because it is popular, on the internet, to say "he should of done that" means that 'of' is a proper substitute for 'have.'
as for heat sink, much of that is the same. i suggest you take a look here:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=heatsink Reply
ElFenix - Monday, May 16, 2005 - link""a fan doesn't actually cool anything, it just pushes air around"
Try disabling the fans in your rig and A/C, take temp readings before and after and get back with us. Moving same temp to same temp isn't cooling. Moving cooler air (or water or other) to something that is hotter (chip, compressor, radiator, etc) most definitely actively cools it."
no, the conducting of heat from the radiator to the air through natural processes cools it. an air conditioner actually moves the heat against the temperature gradient. a fan cannot do that. a fan, again, isn't actually cooling anything. just because there is a moving part moving the air at a faster than natural current does not mean that the cooling is active. it is not. you're still relying on the normal radiator-air interaction. now a peltier actually moves the heat. that is active cooling. a fan only passively cools. Reply
Viditor - Thursday, May 12, 2005 - linkHow about this board
SUPER H8DCE Serverboard ( OEM White Box ) for System only
Dual AMD Opteron 200 series Processor supported-940 pin ZIF Socket
nVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 & 2050 Chipset
Up to16/16/32 GB of ECC Registered DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM
nVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 & 2050 SATA II controller for 8 SATA ports
Dual nVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 & 2050 Gigabit Ethernet
AC'97 audio CODEC high quality 6-channel sound
2 X PCI-Express x16 + 2 X PCI-Express x4 + 3 X 32 bit PCI
Dual dual Opterons with SLI... Reply
Darth Farter - Thursday, May 12, 2005 - linkWesley Fink,
do you know at what msrp Intel puts them (955/945)?
also for the nf4(&ati) dual core compatible boards? Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - link#26 - As we said in the review, we were able to enable SLI on the 955x using the old, almost unavailable nVidia 66.75 drivers. However, none of our SLI-enabled games worked properly. It was our original intention to compare the SLI performance (and we have P5ND2-SLI benchmarks), but the "Semi-SLI" was not completely working. Until the P5WD2 SLI works, and works with readily available drivers, the fact there are 2 x16 slots on the Asus 955x is academic for SLI - a promise for the future. Reply
Capt Caveman - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkSmall Win. If you go to Asus's website, they have updated it. They now list two editions of the P5WD2 Premium board and list the Wifi-TV Card as either bundled or optional. Of course, they have yet to email me back. Or offer the Wifi-TV Card.
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l...493&mode... Reply
niz - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkIts a shame that they didn't bother to benchmark comparative SLI performance between the two motherboards.
I'd like to know whether the diffrerence between the PciE slot timings (x8/x8 and x16/x2-4) really makes any difference to SLI performance.
HardwareD00d - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkThey will probably be able to reach DDR2-4096 speeds pretty soon by setting timings to 20-20-20-60 and hooking up a 9v battery to it. Reply
HardwareD00d - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkWow, 3% increase. That falls within a margin of error. Reply
HardwareD00d - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkThis article did an excellent job of showing why DDR2 is total crap. Until they can tighten up the timings, DDR533==DDR667==DDR800 pretty much. Reply
quicksilverXP - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkHey,
What bios was your board running at? I purchased two recently, and both of them don't have the DDR2-800 option. I noticed you have 7 ratios available while mine only has 5, and only up to DDR2-667. My Bios version is 0124 from the POST screen. Can you help me out? Reply
KristopherKubicki - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - link"Heatsink" is one word. If you are describing a general "heat sink" (there is a distinction), then you are talking about something else.
Furthermore, fans are in fact considered active cooling. Active cooling by definition is any cooling device that can be disabled/enabled at will. Heatsinks are passive; fans, peltiers, etc are not.
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Darth Farter - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkwell, anyone know where I can find this?
what is the msrp for these (dual core) boards, cause those $255/$245 prices on newegg/ZZF are hard to ignore...
fishbits - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - link"a fan doesn't actually cool anything, it just pushes air around"
Try disabling the fans in your rig and A/C, take temp readings before and after and get back with us. Moving same temp to same temp isn't cooling. Moving cooler air (or water or other) to something that is hotter (chip, compressor, radiator, etc) most definitely actively cools it. Reply
ElFenix - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkheat sink is two words
fans are not active cooling. air conditioning is active cooling, turning the ceiling fan on in your room is not. a fan doesn't actually cool anything, it just pushes air around.
thanks! Reply
Doughboy - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkMy retail package also did not include the WiFi/Tuner and Remote. Still a great board though. :) Reply
jonny13 - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkWhy the hell is Doom3 listed under DirectX 9 gaming?
Someone should tell Carmack that he was actually coding in DirectX 9 and not OpenGL like he thought...
Also, on the third graph of the General Benchmarks, you have the orange color as the Asus P5ND2-SLI instead of the Asus P5WD2 like every other chart. If you are going to use colors for the graphs, at least be consistant. Reply
bob661 - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - link#6
Hypertransport is an open standard. Neither AMD nor NV owns it.
A64's also use Hypertransport to connect the processor to the northbridge.
fitten - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - link#5 Differences of 3% are usually in the noise of the type tests that most benchmark sites run. 3% is effectively 0% since that is beneath the precision of the tests. Reply
Calin - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkHigher speed memory will only give you a real performance boost if you use one of the fastest processors. On a slower processor, all that extra memory bandwidth will not help at all (or very little) Reply
Carfax - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkI wonder, is Intel ever going to introduce processors with a FSB greater than 1066 before they go to CSI? All this DDR2 bandwidth is going to waste..
Darth Farter - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkwhat is the msrp for these boards, cause that $255/$248 prices on newegg/ZZF are hard to ignore... Reply
Pjotr - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - link"i thought hypertransport was an amd thing, not an intel or nforce thing....."
nVidia uses HyperTransport between NB and SB. They have since nForce1 on AMD and they also use it in X-Box, if you didn't know. Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - link#5 - We didn't measure the difference in nF4 Intel and nF4 AMD at 2T. It was a subjective comment. So I have tried to better explain what I found in the paragraph you quote:
"On the nF4 Intel platform, the performance impact of a 2T Command Rate appears to be rather small, as the nF4 Intel performance remains very competetive with the 955x as far as it goes. However, at just over DDR2-900, the nF4 Intel appears to hit a wall . . ." Reply
Zebo - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - link"it would have been better to include a fx-55 as competition "
Not for INTC;)
Man that's a nice chipset they got though so missed from nV:) Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkoverclockingoodness -
Both boards are rated at DDR2-667, but both easily ran DDR2-800 with the right memory, which is the next logical memory speed. We mainly wanted to see if DDR2-800 made any real performance difference, and the answer is no in Office and Multimedia, and yes in most gaming. For the future this also gives us a full set of benchmarks at DDR2-800 for comparison if we choose to use them.
We also found the Asus 955X did a marginal DDR2-1066 in early testing so it seemed reasonable to at least test and report benchmarks at the very stable DDR2-800 in addition to DDR2-667. We won't be doing this with all future boards, but the tests did provide some answers to our questions. Reply
mrwxyz - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linki thought hypertransport was an amd thing, not an intel or nforce thing..... Reply
Lonyo - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkOn page 5 you mention 2T having less of an impact than with AMD boards.
Does that mean it has absolutely zero impact then?
There's a thread on the forums showing 2T for AMD haveing REAL WORLD impacts of maybe 3% slowdown, nothing more except in synthetic tests, so I suppose on the Intel board it makes maybe 1% difference. Reply
overclockingoodness - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkCan someone tell me why they decided to bench both at DDR-667 and DDR-800?
Wesley: are you planning on testing all Intel mobos like that with two different memory speeds? Reply
Capt Caveman - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkI actually plan on returning the P5WD2 Premium that I purchased. I bought this board for going to dual core but was really sold on the Wifi-TV card that was supposed to come with it. It's the first board in Asus's Ai Life Series and the major component of this series is the Wifi-TV Card.
Well, surprise my Asus Premium doesn't come with one. It's optional. I spoke to people at Asus US in Technical Support, Customer Service, Pre-sales and RMA groups and they all confirmed to me that there was only one model and it's optional. Every retailer that carries the P5WD2 Premium has it without the Wifi-TV Card. Yet, the reviewers have them, making you think that the card comes with the board.
Also, things have been down-graded on this board from previous premium boards. The mosfet heatsink is aluminum compared to the copper heatsinks used in my P5AD2-e Premium. Contrary to what some have said, the P5WD2 Premium does not have IDE Raid when the P5AD2-e Premium did. The P5AD2-e Premium also has 1394b where the P5WD2 Premium does not. And obviously no built on Wifi.
Why did they call this board a Premium when it's missing all of the premium items that we're used to getting? Why didn't they just call it the Deluxe since this board does not have the premium features as it's other premium boards?
I believe Asus is misleading folks. I have yet to receive a reply back to several emails that I have sent also.
Sad thing is that I was a huge fan of Asus til getting this board which I must pay a 15% restocking fee to return. Reply
elecrzy - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkon page 2, you might want to add that NF4 supports SATAII, not just SATAI. Reply
RadeonGuy - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - linkit would have been better to include a fx-55 as competition Reply


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The University of North Carolina has won one of the most prestigious trophies in college sports. The Tar Heels' women's athletics program finished first in the annual Capital One Cup, which is awarded to the best men's and women's Division I athletics programs in the country. Claiming its first Capital One Cup trophy and $200,000 toward student-athlete scholarships, North Carolina will be formally honored for their accomplishment during this year's ESPY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on July 17.
Boosted by the NCAA women's soccer national championship and a runner-up finish in the field hockey championship during the fall athletics season, the Tar Heels catapulted to the top of the Capital One Cup standings where it shared the No. 1 spot with Penn State in January. After falling to fourth in the standings at the conclusion of the winter season, North Carolina bounced back in the spring and outdistanced themselves from two-time defending winner Stanford University to claim the Capital One Cup on the strength of a lacrosse national title and a fourth-place finish in the final tennis coaches' poll.
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"This is a wonderful accomplishment by our women's sports programs and the entire Carolina community congratulates these outstanding women for their achievement," said University of North Carolina Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham. "To earn first place in the Capital One Cup is a credit to the hard work, perseverance and dedication of these students, our coaches and support staff. Additionally, we would like to thank Capital One for its support of college athletics."
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2 Stanford 129.5
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8 Southern California 72
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• Princeton won its first-ever NCAA championship in both fencing and field hockey
• Connecticut took home its eighth basketball national championship and ties Tennessee for the most by a women's program
• Minnesota's ice hockey team had an unblemished record (41-0-0) and successfully defended its 2012 national title
• North Carolina captured its first-ever lacrosse national championship after eight unsuccessful trips to the semifinals in 18 years
• Southern California scored its third water polo national championship since 2004
• Combined, 90 schools earned points in the Capital One Cup women's standings
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Organisers of the Bridport Hat Festival are asking people to hand in unwanted, outmoded, or just plain tasteless headwear and to boost the festival's chosen charity at the same time.
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Three budding actors from Melksham's King's Park Academy are treading the boards in London next month in a new play written by their drama teacher.
School drama club co-ordinator and Year 4 teacher Scott Carpenter has written and directed The Huldra's Song to be performed at London's LOST Theatre on May 31.
He will appear in the one-act play alongside professional actress Jessica Buxton, who has been in the television soap Emmerdale, and Year Six pupils Rachel Organ, Eleanor Holder and Casey Davis.
The pupils started rehearsals last week in the school hall.
Mr Carpenter said: "I have just done a drama club at school called the King's Park Shakespeare Company, where we did Macbeth.
"They did a fantastic job, and they were three kids in the production that I saw as potentially being in this play.
"They are extremely excited. For all of them Macbeth was their first experience of acting."
Mr Carpenter, who studied drama at Bath Spa University, wrote the play in three weeks during a school holiday.
The dark fairy tale is inspired by the Scandinavian legend of the Huldra, a woodland spirit with an animal's tail.
He said: "I started seriously writing plays in university.
"It is difficult with teaching – this is my first play in about three years, but the idea for the play was in my head for the last year and a half. I had been getting into Scandinavian music when I got the idea.
"At first I didn't know what to do with it; at one point is was going to be a children's book, but then the plans for this play came together."
The show will be performed as part of the theatre's One Act Festival on May 31.
Mr Carpenter said: "They are extremely excited, and their families are really pleased. There are 21 plays in the festival, and we'll get a chance to see a few of them.
"There is the chance of other directors of theatres coming along to watch, so if it goes well it could get picked up to run elsewhere."
To book tickets, visit www.losttheatre.co.uk or call 0207 720 6897.


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YOU could have understood it completely had Sean Dyche spent the past week or so repeatedly jabbing several large and particularly pointy pins into a wax effigy of a referee.
The received wisdom is that goals change games.
True enough, but the decisions of the men in black are of equal bearing when it comes to determining the twists and turns that occur during the course of the 90 minutes of a football match.
And for the second week running, Dyche and his men were on the receiving end of what many perceived to be rough justice.
Last week Mark Brown saw nothing wrong with Daryl Murphy's challenge on Lee Grant which led to Ipswich Town's first goal and set the Suffolk side on their way to victory over the Clarets.
Fast forward seven days and it was Robert Madely's turn to incur the wrath of the claret and blue hordes, by dishing out the double whammy of a red card to Kieran Trippier for handball and a penalty to the visitors.
Among the Turf Moor faithful, the debate raged long and hard into the night as to whether or not Mr Madely had made the right call.
Yet the truth of the matter is that right and wrong don't really come into it.
As with all contentious decisions – and this is particularly true of those that crop up in the 18-yard box – it boils down to how the referee interprets what he has just seen.
One only has to watch any edition of Match of the Day to see just how self-evident this is.
On a different day with a different referee, Trippier would have stayed on the pitch and play would have been waved on.
Similarly, another referee would not have allowed Murphy's goal to stand at Portman Road. It's regrettable, but it's just one of those things.
Credit to Sean Dyche for not belly-aching about it (although one strongly senses that self-pity is not part of his psychological make-up.) Credit to, for the way the players responded to their disadvantage.
It's difficult to recall a side reduced to 10 men for such a long period so thoroughly dominating a game.
The positive attitude of the team was perhaps epitomised in Dean Marney who put in an admirable and convincing shift as make-shift right-back.
Next up is a trip to high-flying Hull. We're due a lucky break – here's hoping it comes at the KC Stadium.


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Here is an interesting article written by Robert Lee in www.PolicyMic.com highlighting the 5 things to watch on the Obama vs Romney first of 3 live debates. The first debate will take place at the University of Denver but check out the above link to see where you can watch it in Washington DC.
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Over the years, NASCAR drivers, owners, sponsors and automakers have enjoyed many great relationships. Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Richard Childress, Jeff Gordon and DuPont, and Jack Roush and Ford are but a few. However, the relationship between Herb Thomas and the Hudson Hornet is considered one of the best that NASCAR has ever seen.
Thomas and his Hornet raced their way into the Hall of Fame this past weekend and was the first two-time champion in NASCAR's senior division.
"With the highest winning percentage in NASCAR history, Herb Thomas receives my utmost admiration for all he accomplished in such a short time," said noted NASCAR driver Carl Edwards as he introduced Thomas to the audience at the Hall of Fame ceremonies.
Winning was everything to Thomas. His driving skills and the performance of his Hudson Hornet set marks that will not be surpassed over time.
"He recorded 48 wins in only 228 starts and captured two championships in NASCAR's Premier Series, becoming the series' first two-time champion," continued Edwards.
He was not only successful behind the wheel but as an owner.
"As an owner," said Edwards, "Herb's drivers won 44 times and he became the first of only six individuals to win the series championship driving a car that he owned."
Success like that doesn't come without help, and Thomas was the first to point out that he owed a lot of thanks to the folks who worked on his car.
"Smokey Yunick at the time was the best mechanic out there," said Thomas' son Victor as he accepted his father's induction into the Hall. "When you put Daddy with the Hudson and Smokey Yunick, you have combination that really was a powerful thing from '51 through '54, until Hudson got out of the racing."
The Hudson Company had several teams on the NASCAR circuit back then, but Thomas was by far their standard bearer.
"On the records Daddy won, I think, 38 races with Hudson, and that's a big number for one car, you know, one little, small car," continued Victor on his dad's accomplishments. "Hudson was back then a very small company, and for them to compete against that and the Oldsmobiles and General Motors and Ford was a great accomplishment."
Despite praises from the fans of the time, Thomas was a very humble man who garnered the respect of his competitors and future stars of the sport after he retired.
"He considered himself fortunate to race against Buck Baker, Lee Petty, Cotton Owens, Tim and Fonty Flock as well as many NASCAR greats," reflected Victor on his dad's legacy. "He also valued the friendship and bonding that came with racing on NASCAR's Premier Series."
You know, my dad once told me that it's not what you accomplish in life that's important, it's how you accomplish it that counts. That is how Herb Thomas lived his life and now he will be forever enshrined in NASCAR's Hall of Fame.
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MEMBERS of the public are being invited to find out about love and death in old parish records
Worcestershire County Council's Archive and Archaeology service is staging a monthly series of workshops delving into the records which are key sources for family and local history.
Starting on Tuesday, February 18 at The Hive, in the centre of Worcester, the workshops take place between 2pm - 4pm and cost £6.
"Parish Records contain many stories which help people find out about their family or local history, and this is a great opportunity for people to find out more about them," said Paul Hudson, Learning and Outreach manager with the service.
"It is also an opportunity to get some of our original archives out to show people what is available."
The workshops can be valuable for tracing an individual's family history, but they also help tell the story of a community and give fascinating insights into the past.
The parish records contain details about baptisms, marriages and burials going back more than 400 years.
The first workshop coincides with the Love Worcester festival, promoting the heritage of Worcester, with events taking place across the city.
To book a place, email email@example.com, call 01905 766352 or visit the Explore the past desk on level 2 at the Hive.


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I really wish it wasn't raining today. Yes, I said it. I know I said I love the rain in the past, but after a leak in the roof caused damage to my closet (the consequence of living on the top floor), I am reconsidering the love. Thank goodness nothing was damaged. My clothes, shoes, and handbags are safe and sound. We caught the leak just in time. So, now I sit here wishing I could wear an outfit like the one below. Instead, I think I'm pulling out my Uggs.
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curved screen? ill pass
that's strange... KEEP IT FLAT APPLE
whoa I sure hope they don't square off the corners like that, curved or not.
They can still keep the straight screen, general iphone 4 form factor, and incorporate curved glass. Maybe the glass is for the back, rather than the front. Maybe they're keeping the back glass since a lot of people like that about the 4, and curving it like the 3g and 3gs.
No, this not real. If like this I will skip. I love my iPhone 4, that enough
thanks but no thanks apple
if its curved to the extent of the mock ups no way will i want to buy and use that. A slight curve maybe but i would prefer the way it is now


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We've made a slight change here in Shabby Shriek of the Week. We've switched out the Sounds Like analysis with a lyric sampling in Words Up, so you can be better informed before making your "shab" or "fab" vote for the next pop princess.
Now, let's take a look at Meital's "Yummy Boyz."
WTF IS Meital?
Apparently she's a big deal — in Israel. Meital Dohan is singer/actress/playwrite who most American audiences might know from her recurring role on Weeds as Yael Hoffman. She's also been nominated for two Israeli Academy Awards and won an Isreali Tony Award. Who knew?
Now she's going after gay audiences with her foray into music. I received a disc of seven remixes of her first single "Yummy Boyz." The hook has promise, but the lyrics — meh. The song is from her upcoming album, I'm in Hate with Love.


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Motherhood Quotes from the Pages of ELLE
They're standout creatives, self-made business builders, the next music-designer crossover, and Hollywood's most promising triple threats (who are women to boot), but they all have one thing in common: They're part of the latest crop of scene stealers who've built a name—and a following—for themselves before their 30th birthday. Click through to meet them
(and click here to vote for who you think is the one to watch ).
Kiernan Shipka may only be a tween, but the pint-size Mad Men actress has already garnered more attention from the fashion world than some stars twice her age, with photo spreads in Interview, Grazia, Lucky, and New York magazine. She was also the youngest subject to be Coveteured, and from the looks of her closet, her love of clothing (and specifically designer Papo d'Anjo) is crystal clear. No word yet on what's next for this young star once Mad Men inevitably wraps, but we can definitely foresee something in fashion—after all, she already designs her own clothes.
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Mary Katrantzou Spring 2013
There have been comments—little blasé moans, actually—flying around the Internet recently to the effect that we're all about to go off print. There's been so much colorful digitally printed wackery appearing in fashion over the past few years that it's impossible to imagine anything exciting being done with it. Well, tell that to Mary Katrantzou, the girl whose single-minded creativity shifted digital printing into high gear when she was just out of Central Saint Martins in 2008. She calls it "painting with pixels." Being highly intelligent and two steps ahead of critical speculation, she changed direction this season, moving out of trompe l'oeil and into looser, simpler, but sparklingly sophisticated shapes. It's all still printed or woven into patterns in fabric, though. And nuttily enough, her twin subjects for spring 2013 are postage stamps and outdated currency.
It ended up looking so good that Katrantzou will probably make bank with this collection. "I knew I had to jettison the corsetry and the bustles I did last season, and I knew I couldn't go on with the trompe l'oeil," she said backstage in a crush of senior international buyers and journalists who had sat spellbound at how she had lifted her game yet again.
It wasn't just the placements of the stamp motifs, and the use of their serrated edges, and other borders drawn from philately, or from Greek key patterns and Asian geometric knots as decoration: It was the way they came printed on the flat, swingy planes of A-line dresses with deep inverted pleats, or narrow pants with boxy gilets, or an oversize shirt with curved tails. The stamp and money idea meant Katrantzou could work with pictorial content—exotic birds, plants, butterflies, and landscapes—but also play games with colorful, intricate graphics. You could see the hand and eye of a woman working as she engineers the lettering from bank notes (there were bits of deutsche marks, old pound notes, Maltese liri, drachmas) to broaden shoulders, narrow legs, and draw attention to the bust visually. There was nothing that is not expertly considered to be flattering.
Often, normal eyesight isn't enough to understand how Katrantzou has created her effects—and it became more difficult than ever when she switched to from stamps to riffing on the calligraphy, watermarks, and foil used in banknotes for evening. Out came a beautiful dark blue pantsuit with a sheen in a specially woven banknote jacquard; then a pairing of a silvery tunic top and pants—impeccable. Then what looked like multicolored beading on simple knitted short-sleeved dresses, again printed with an inexplicable iridescence.
At the end, Katrantzou explained the lengths to which she and her team had gone to invent that technique. It involved consulting a local expert in stained-glass windows and then experimenting over and over again with printing on glass beads. The results were lovely, refreshing, wearable, and grown-up, from beginning to end. And there are many more simplified variations on the theme Katrantzou is saving to sell in Paris. Put it this way: Going by the ecstatic audience reaction as it spilled out into the gardens of Bedford Square, she'll be minting money with this collection.


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Mr. Twister - buggy balloon entertainment
Bugs and balloons
Everyone is invited
Mr. Twister, from Sioux Falls, will be here to entertain us with magic, comedy and balloon twisting at 2 p.m. in the children's library. This show is sure to be a hit with kids.
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For family fun, the Nintendo Wii gets a huge thumbs up - and you don't have to take our word for it: there are more Wiis in UK homes than any other gaming console! With their unique motion controllers the Wii makes gaming active in a way that makes you feel that you're right there in the middle of it. Combine this with a wide selection of games, featuring some of the all-time favourite gaming characters and you're on to a winner.
Become part of the action and fill your room with laughter with Nintendo Wii
The Wii Mini is the new version of the Wii console, letting you join the fun of Wii motion gaming at a great entry-level price.
The Wii Mini is designed for pure Wii gaming. It's compatible with over 1300 Wii games and small enough to fit almost anywhere! It includes a unique Red Wii Remote Plus controller and Nunchuk, and will work with many other Wii accessories like the Balance Board and Classic Controller. And with no online features to worry about, it's great for kids, families, and even to take away on holiday!
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Gold postboxes are to remain on our streets as a permanent tribute to the Olympic and Paralympic athletes who earned the honour.
Royal Mail has announced the postboxes will retain their gold colour to commemorate the success of British athletes.
A total of 110 postboxes have been painted across the nation, including one in Horsforth and another in Rawdon.
Horsforth's box, in New Road Side, was given a golden makeover to mark the success of triathlete Alistair Brownlee. His brother Jonny also won bronze.
Rawdon's postbox was painted in tribute to paralympic gold medallist, cyclist David Stone.
Each postbox will have a plaque naming the athlete and marks their gold medal achievement, or marks the location's connection with London 2012.
The postboxes have now become cherished local landmarks, with many members of the public visiting them and circulating pictures on social media channels. The location of the boxes can be seen at goldpostboxes.com, along with many pictures uploaded by visitors.
Painting the iconic postboxes gold was a part of Royal Mail's plans to honour the victories of Team GB and Paraly-mpicsGB, along with the gold medal stamps programme.
The decision to keep the postboxes gold marks the first time in Royal Mail's history that it has painted its iconic postboxes a different colour perman-ently to mark an historic achievement.
The group's chief executive officer, Moya Greene, said: "We are delighted at the way people took to this simple idea.
"The gold postboxes gave communities even more opportunity to mark the successes of Team GB and Paralympics GB, and became a part of local celebrations of London 2012 across the UK. I am pleased to confirm these postboxes will be kept gold permanently."


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Did you know?
Our wonderful summer weather patterns make for perfect marathon racing – even when it rains.
South Africa is marathon country. Ask any of those international athletes, young and old, who come here in the summer (sometimes in winter too) and paddle our rivers, cycle our wilderness areas and run, run, run for days through our wide-angle landscapes.
And when they arrive, these long-distance athletes find scores of helpful and like-minded clubs and organisations associated with marathons in South Africa. When you're a marathon competitor, you belong to that world-wide club that likes to indulge its endorphin levels by pounding the pavements, mountains, roads and valleys of a country.
There are any number of legendary long-distance challenges, including the Comrades Marathon (run in June), the Two Oceans Marathon (May), the Dusi Canoe Marathon, the Fish River Canoe Marathon, The Cape Argus Cycle Tour and the heart-stopping Cape Epic Cycle Marathon.
But there are many smaller, often just-as-challenging, marathon events in South Africa, which is a fabulous outdoor sports country.
The trick is to make the choice: in which kind of heavenly landscape would you like to exercise your marathon skills? Would you like to cycle through snow-capped mountain scenarios, run in the lush, summer flatlands through vast fields of sunflowers, jog through a game reserve or forest, paddle on rushing waters down a river in KwaZulu-Natal or indulge your visual senses around the Cape Peninsula?
And then, when it's over and time for sore muscles and relaxation, you find yourself with new friends and an experience-packed travel itinerary throughout South Africa that makes this all the trip of a lifetime – well worth the long haul and the blisters.


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The Crap We Missed – Wednesday 6.19.13
Welcome to Wednesday's The Crap We Missed where we show you the pics Fish didn't have a specific penis joke for. 30 Seconds To A Dude On Dude Threeway On Mars? That's why I don't have that job. Anyway, here's Madonna's infant-skin wrangler making a rare public appearance, Prince Charles showing the proper amount of stopping distance needed to fake a limo wreck, Gwyenth Paltrow expanding her stable of black friends, but with the usual safety precautions of heavy sedation and from behind a partition, and finally, Orlando Jones who's been using Russell Simmons' Match.com account.
Busy Philipps is looking about five, maybe six months away from her due date according to the Kim Kardashian pregnancy timeline,
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Photo Flash: First Look at Missoula Community Theatre's STEEL MAGNOLIAS
The Missoula Community Theatre dishes up a southern slice of life as familiar and comforting as sweet potato pie. Opening March 15, Steel Magnolias is the quintessential story of warmth, friendship and trust. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!
With its heavy comedic and dramatic underpinnings, Steel Magnolias visits the world of Truvy's local-homegrown beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana. There we find six distinct women braving life's misadventures through the medium of small-town gossip.
Weddings to divorces, new births to funerals, they share each moment in their lives with grace, determination, and flawlessly coiffed hair. The ladies face every event - whether joyful or heartbreaking - with humility and humor. This emotional mixture is what made Robert Harling's 1987 book and the subsequent Hollywood film successful.
Director TJ Charlson hopes to emphasize the unflinchingly human characteristics that made the book and film so relatable and celebrate the love, intimacy, and strength of southern women who are steel magnolias.
"The play's great strength is that it is full of real characters," says director TJ Charlson. "It is full of real emotions and characters that are authentic. There are no caricatures in Steel Magnolias. Another one of its strength is its good ensemble acting. The play's shared ensemble acting and its tight writing really make it stand out."
The women of Steel Magnolias are witty, smart and sometimes a bit crazy. "We chose Steel Magnolias because it provides a variety of good roles for mature women," says Charlson. "There is a slew of great female talent here in Missoula. This show is a very good fit."
There is Annelle, whose unresponsive husband and marital stress are two of the salon's popular topics; Annelle is the new assistant to Truvy, the outspoken owner. Truvy dispenses shampoo, anecdotes and plenty of advice to the rich curmudgeon Ouiser, eccentric millionaire Miss Clairee and classic Southern mother M'Lynn, whose lovely daughter Shelby is set to marry.
Opening on Shelby's wedding day, the story moves towards tragedy when the diabetic young woman risks pregnancy. Despite admonition from doctors that pregnancy might be life-threatening, Shelby decides - much to M'Lynn's dismay - to have a child.
From new beginnings to sad endings, Truvy's is the place where the women seek the solace, support, and familiar reassurance to help them through.
Charlson, who directed his first show at Missoula Community Theatre in 1993 (Amadeus), fields a cast of savvy talents in the roles of the six Southern gals. Patti Sorgi plays Truvy; Anne-Marie Williams plays M'Lynn; Bridget Smith plays Shelby; Ashley Breza plays Annelle; Teresa Waldorf plays Ouiser; and Linda Muth plays wisecracking Clairee, who memorably quips, "If you can't find anything good to say about anybody, come sit by me!"
Crammed with 1980s nostalgia and memorable one-liners, Steel Magnolias is one the funniest, tear-inducing plays ever written. Indeed, laughter through tears is the play's strongest emotion.
"Steel Magnolias is almost a period piece," says Charlson. "But it doesn't wallow in the time period. There is nothing offensive about it. It resonates simple honesty and realism. Ultimately, it is about hope and survival and keeping the love and spirit of life alive."
An enduring tale of love, loss and friendship, Steel Magnolias opened at Missoula Community Theatre March 15 and runs through March 24. The show runs Wednesday through Sunday, with weekend matinees. Tickets go on sale February 25. Tickets: www.mctinc.org. Box office: (406) 728-7529.Photos and story by Brian D'Ambrosio.
Cast of Missoula Community Theatre's STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Cast of Missoula Community Theatre's STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Cast of Missoula Community Theatre's STEEL MAGNOLIAS


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For those with a need for speed, a sports car is the perfect solution for your compulsion. Offering looks, performance, fun and sonorous accompaniment, a sports car is a viable option for anyone who enjoys driving.
New to the market this year, the Aston Martin Vanquish comes awfully close to being the perfect sports car. Its sole flaw will be revealed hereafter. For starters, the Vanquish absolutely is gorgeous, boasting the classic long hood/short sloped rear design that Aston Martin styling has all but perfected in recent years. The body is made completely out of lightweight but strong carbon fiber, which is exposed in several places beneath the classic Aston Martin grill and on the mirrors, and can be left exposed on the roof, as well.
This light body is mated with a 6.0-liter, 565-horsepower V-12 engine that fills the engine bay and is set back as far as possible toward the cockpit to enhance the car's front/rear balance, which is a perfect 50/50. Light weight, a powerful engine and excellent balance are the ideal formula for optimum sports car handling, and the Vanquish handles as well as any car I've driven. Acceleration is breathtaking, with 60 mph coming in a hair over four seconds. The brakes are so strong, they could stop time. The fun is enhanced by one of the best-sounding exhaust notes ever heard. You don't even need to turn on the Bang & Olufson sound system. Of course, I wouldn't know first-hand, but I have a strong suspicion that this car could hit triple digits without even breaking a sweat.
The only mechanical drawback was the lack of a true manual transmission. Though the six-speed automatic, which feeds power to the rear wheels with limited slip differential, can be shifted manually with floppy paddle shifters, it's just not the same. It's a shame that on such a fabulous driver's car, you can't get a proper driver's transmission. Gas mileage is 13 city, 19 highway.
The interior is equally superior, with rich supple leather covering every surface, including well-bolstered heated and cooled front seats. A rear seat is optional, but if you get one its primary function will be to reduce insurance rates. The boot—or trunk—is pretty small, but you might be able to cram a couple of golf bags in. All the amenities are there, including dual automatic climate control, a reversing camera, navigation and a screen-based system for most functions.
David Humphrey, brand manager at Aston Martin St. Louis, brags, "The Vanquish is Aston Martin's most advanced car in terms of engineering, with the most beautiful design using the finest materials. It employs the most powerful production engine in the history of Aston Martin."
Of course, a car like this isn't going to be cheap; and with a price tag of $280,000 to start, and probably more than $300,000 with options, exclusivity is insured.
Another fabulous new British sports car is the Jaguar F-Type. A classic two-seat convertible, the F-Type boasts all-new head-turning futuristic styling that is sporty, strong and gorgeous as only Jaguar can design. Beginning with a large, rounded rectangular grill, the body lines flow through the hood and along the flanks in a taught, muscular cascade, and end with a sharp, distinctive rear with cat's eye tail lights.
Engineered for high performance, the F-Type offers an aluminum body stretched over a rear-wheel-drive chassis with excellent weight balance and a stiff, sporty suspension. Three engines are offered, two supercharged 3.0 liter V-6s, one with 340 horsepower, the other with 380 horsepower; and a supercharged V-8 5.0 liter with 495 horses under the bonnet. With the V-8, there's a plethora of power that propels this cat to 60 mph in just over four seconds, and the exhaust note is like beautiful music and adds perfectly to the sporty nature of this four-wheeled feline. Gas mileage is 16 city, 23 highway.
Though the 8-speed 'quickshift' automatic transmission truly does shift quickly, especially in manual mode, it's a shame that in a true sports car like this a real three-pedal manual isn't available. The F-Type's short length and relatively wide width created a very balanced car, which combined with a low center of gravity, tight steering and a firm suspension results in a terrific-handling car. Braking is very good. On the streets it handled superbly; I'd love to get it on a track to see what it can really do.
Of course, being a Jaguar, the F-Type has an interior that is swathed in rich leather and has all the expected luxury and comfort features of a cutting-edge modern premium vehicle. The well-bolstered heated seats are quite comfortable. One especially nice feature is the cross-traffic warning signal that enhances the reversing camera. The trunk is a shallow afterthought, so shop lightly.
According to Boyd Hoffman, salesman at Plaza Jaguar, "The F-Type has classic but modern lines; it brings Jaguar back to its roots with an elegant, small production two-door sports car."
Prices for the V-6 F-Type start at about $70,000 for the V-6, and $93,000 for the V-8 version.
You really have to hand it to the British. They've come up with two phenomenal sports cars for the modern age.
*Robert Paster (robertpaster.com) also is an attorney in private practice, concentrating in estate planning and probate.


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Lazy idiot
Marcus. The lean wolf leads the pack.
Tick tock
S&M Collector
1. I must agree with you on the baldness thing. Who needs long scraggly hair like Kelly has anyway?
The Greatest of All Time
Oh sheesh, it's like the ladies lounge in here.
People, shut up and eat a Snickers bar.
When it's all said and done, will you have said more than you've done?
TT Man
Don't mean to be talking smack here but compare 1/2M PR's.
Just sayin'
MTA: And that was on 4 months of running.
Thunder smash!
Your 1/2 PR is 34 seconds faster than mine...and I was 156ish at the time of mine. If I was say...146, I bet I would have been under 1:20. That's my point. I'm not trying to say that a leaner runner is faster than any other runner, just faster than a bigger self. I bet if you were 10 lbs lighter, you would have gone faster than your PR too.
2) I have it in me, I just make it a point to try and not get riled up too often. Irish blood and red hair... I've got a bit of a temper.
Got it, Andy?
Don't dude me.
Arguably the dumbest thing I've ever read here. If you believe that my stumpy, stubby, stocky, and other st-words (studly?) 39 year old still-10-pounds-too-heavy enormously untalented body is just naturally faster than your 23-year-old perfect runner's body ... you're even blonder than I thought.
As long as you believe that, you'll stay slower, too.
But rest assured, I'm not saying another word about your running. If you want my opinion, ask for it - and use my name specifically. And do me a favor: next time you post some general question or general whine about your running, post a helpful list of people you'd actually like to hear from. That way, the rest of us will know to keep our mouths shut.
I know your real name but won't write it here. How did the House thing happen?
He's not going to tell you. He won't even tell me, and he promised a LONG time ago.


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A WOMAN was punched in the face by a man in York in the early hours of today.
The 21-year-old woman was walking along Farrar Street, near Lawrence Street, at about 2.20am when she was approached by a man who hit her three times in the face, causing a cut to her eye.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said the man was olive-skinned, possibly middle eastern or from eastern Europe, aged between 20 and 25-years-old, about 5ft 10in tall, well built with dark hair, a round face and thick eyebrows. He was wearing a pale long sleeved shirt with a pale vertically striped pattern on it and beige chinos.
Police have urged anyone who saw the incident, and taxi drivers who may have been in the area, to contact them on 101, email email@example.com or phone Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.


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NEW CONCORD William Bradford Ross III, the grandson of the nations first woman governor, will visit Muskingum College Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the top of the student/faculty center on the campus.
He will speak on womens issues as a part of the colleges celebration of Womens History Month. This event is free and open to the public.
Ross grandmother, Nellie Tayloe Ross, was the first female governor, serving as the 13th governor of the state of Wyoming. She was also vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the director of the U.S. Mint. Ross is the father of current Muskingum College student Brad Ross, class of 2005.
Nellie Ross was born in 1876 and raised in Missouri. Prior to her marriage to lawyer William Bradford Ross, Nellie Ross taught kindergarten. After their marriage, they resided in Cheyenne, Wyoming where Nellie devoted herself to raising three sons while remaining active with the Cheyenne Womens Club.
Her husband was elected governor of Wyoming in 1922 and, in 1924, died one month after surgery for an appendectomy. With the general election looming, the state Democratic Party offered Nellie Ross the nomination for governor, which she accepted. Although she did not campaign for the office, Nellie was easily elected. She was inaugurated as the nations first woman governor on Jan. 5, 1925, clad in mourning clothes for her husband.
Continuing her husbands platform, Governor Ross worked to reduce state taxes and expenditures, provide state assistance for the depressed agricultural industry and reformed the banking industry in the state.
She lost her 1926 re-election bid but remained active in civic affairs, serving as a Wyoming committeewoman to the DNC and vice chairman of the DNC. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her director of the United States Mint. Under her direction, the Mint ran so efficiently that she returned nearly $1 million of her $4.8 million budget appropriation to Congress.
Nellie Ross served the Mint until 1952, when President Eisenhower created his Republican administration. She died in 1977 at the age of 101.


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Clock Changes in Al-Hasakah, Syria
Mar 31
Forward 1 hour
Mar 31, 2017 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Friday, March 31, 2017, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Friday, March 31, 2017, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 31, 2017 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
Oct 27
Back 1 hour
Oct 27, 2017 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
When local daylight time is about to reach
Friday, October 27, 2017, 12:00:00 midnight clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Thursday, October 26, 2017, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Oct 27, 2017 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time in Other Years
DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.
|DST Start (Clock Forward)
|DST End (Clock Backward)
|Friday, March 25, 12:00 midnight
|Friday, October 28, 12:00 midnight
|Friday, March 31, 12:00 midnight
|Friday, October 27, 12:00 midnight
|Friday, March 30, 12:00 midnight
|Friday, October 26, 12:00 midnight
|Friday, March 29, 12:00 midnight
|Friday, October 25, 12:00 midnight
|Friday, March 27, 12:00 midnight
|Friday, October 30, 12:00 midnight
|All times are local for Al-Hasakah. Current year is highlighted.
Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Al-Hasakah, however, we have earlier time zone history for Damascus available.


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John Travolta & Kelly Preston did what now?
Because Thetans aren't going to E-meter themselves or however the fuck Scientology works (Internal combustion?), John Travolta and Kelly Preston have announced they're geniuses and put a baby inside a 47-year-old uterus:
It's impossible to keep a secret…especially one as wonderful as this. We want to be the first to share this great news with everyone that we are expecting a new addition to our family.
– John, Kelly and Ella."
So do they want another mentally handicapped child to replace the last one? *ducks*
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With more new vendors than ever before, along with some past favorites, the Holiday Art Sale is the perfect place to find meaningful gifts for friends and family this holiday season. Items sold this year will include jewelry, knitted items, ceramics, handmade postcards, scarves, watercolors, journals, and much more. A portion of the proceeds from sales will support the Auburn Arts Association and their community art programs.
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"Amber" refers to two things: a set of molecular mechanical force fields for the simulation of biomolecules (which are in the public domain, and are used in a variety of simulation programs); and a package of molecular simulation programs which includes source code and demos.
Amber is developed in an active collaboration of David Case at Rutgers University, Tom Cheatham at the University of Utah, Tom Darden at NIEHS, Ken Merz at Florida, Carlos Simmerling at SUNY-Stony Brook, Ray Luo at UC Irvine, and Junmei Wang at Encysive Pharmaceuticals. Amber was originally developed under the leadership of Peter Kollman, and Version 9 is dedicated to his memory.
Amber 11 is compiled with AmberTools 1.4 and 1.5 (at1.5 in soft key)
Versions and Availability
Softenv Keys for amber on supermike2
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▶ Softenv FAQ?
The information here is applicable to LSU HPC and LONI systems.
A user may choose between using /bin/bash and /bin/tcsh. Details about each shell follows.
System resource file: /etc/profile
When one access the shell, the following user files are read in if they exist (in order):
- ~/.bash_profile (anything sent to STDOUT or STDERR will cause things like rsync to break)
- ~/.bashrc (interactive login only)
- ~/.profile
When a user logs out of an interactive session, the file ~/.bash_logout is executed if it exists.
The default value of the environmental variable, PATH, is set automatically using SoftEnv. See below for more information.
The file ~/.cshrc is used to customize the user's environment if his login shell is /bin/tcsh.
SoftEnv is a utility that is supposed to help users manage complex user environments with potentially conflicting application versions and libraries.
System Default Path
When a user logs in, the system /etc/profile or /etc/csh.cshrc (depending on login shell, and mirrored from csm:/cfmroot/etc/profile) calls /usr/local/packages/softenv-1.6.2/bin/use.softenv.sh to set up the default path via the SoftEnv database.
SoftEnv looks for a user's ~/.soft file and updates the variables and paths accordingly.
Viewing Available Packages
The command softenv will provide a list of available packages. The listing will look something like:
$ softenv These are the macros available: * @default These are the keywords explicitly available: +amber-8 Applications: 'Amber', version: 8 Amber is a +apache-ant-1.6.5 Ant, Java based XML make system version: 1.6. +charm-5.9 Applications: 'Charm++', version: 5.9 Charm++ +default this is the default environment...nukes /etc/ +essl-4.2 Libraries: 'ESSL', version: 4.2 ESSL is a sta +gaussian-03 Applications: 'Gaussian', version: 03 Gaussia ... some stuff deleted ...
Managing SoftEnv
The file ~/.soft in the user's home directory is where the different packages are managed. Add the +keyword into your .soft file. For instance, ff one wants to add the Amber Molecular Dynamics package into their environment, the end of the .soft file should look like this:
To update the environment after modifying this file, one simply uses the resoft command:
% resoft
The command soft can be used to manipulate the environment from the command line. It takes the form:
$ soft add/delete +keyword
Using this method of adding or removing keywords requires the user to pay attention to possible order dependencies. That is, best results require the user to remove keywords in the reverse order in which they were added. It is handy to test out individual keys, but can lead to trouble if changing multiple keys. Changing the .soft file and issuing the resoft is the recommended way of dealing with multiple changes.
Make sure softenv keys are matched up with corresponding versions of the compiler and MPI library. For instance:
+amber-11-intel-11.1-mvapich-1.1 +mvapich-1.1-intel-11.1
Amber is normally run via a PBS job script.
▶ Open Example?
Note: the usual executable name used is sander (serial) or sander.MPI (parallel).
#!/bin/bash #PBS -A my_allocation_code #PBS -q checkpt #PBS -l nodes=X:ppn=4 #PBS -l walltime=HH:MM:SS #PBS -j oe #PBS -N NAME cd $PBS_O_WORKDIR export NPROCS=`wc -l $PBS_NODEFILE |gawk '//{print $1}'` mpirun -np $NPROCS -machinefile $PBS_NODEFILE sander.MPI -O \ -i my.in -o my.out -c my.inpcrd -p my.prmtop -r my.rst
- The Amber Home Page has a variety of on-line resources available, including manuals and tutorials.
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It wouldn't be the holidays without The Nutcracker. Wherever you are, whatever your budget, however old your kids are, there sure to be a performance of The Nutcracker your family won't want to miss. Here are some options:
New York City Ballet
New York State Theater at Lincoln Center
212-870-5570; www.nycballet.com
Little Marie at the Christmas party, the marching toy soldiers, the adorable mice, the Sugarplum Fairy and Mother Ginger in her 85-pound dress. A dreamy onstage snowstorm and Tchaikovsky's memorable music. So many beautiful ballet dancers, so many magical sets, and the one-ton Christmas tree that no one can ever forget. November 28-January 3. $20-$215.
New York Theatre Ballet
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
212-355-6160; www.nytb.org
A one-hour Nutcracker performed in a an intimate theater that seats fewer than 400, allowing children to feel like they are part of the show, from Uncle Drosslemeyer's opening greeting to the final moments when Clara awakens from her amazing dream. Choreographed by Keith Michael, NYTB's production is the only hour-long professional Nutcracker in New York City created especially for children. December 12, 10am; December 13, 11am, 1pm, 3:30pm; December 14, 11am, 1pm, 3:30pm; December 20, 11am, 1pm, 3:30pm; December 21, 11am, 1pm, 3:30pm. $25-$30.
Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
212-864-5400; www.symphonyspace.org
Valentina Kozlova's Dance Conservatory on New York (VKDCNY) performs its annual production of The Nutcracker. Journey with the talented and award-winning students from VKDCNY to the Land of Snow and the Land of Sweets with the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. December 13, 4pm and 8pm. $30, $20 for seniors and students.
Vital Theatre Company
2162 Broadway, 4th floor, at 76th Street
212-579-0528; www.vitaltheatre.org
A production of The Klezmer Nutcracker. Sara is miserable at the family Chanukah party. But when mysterious Tante Miriam arrives with the gift of a Golden Dreydl, everything changes. The Dreydl, an enchanted princess in disguise, whirls Sara away on an exciting adventure through a magical world. A delightful holiday tale that weaves together threads of folklore and tradition with fantasy and humor. December 6-January 3. $20.
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU
566 LaGuardia Place, at Washington Square South
212-992-8484; www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu
Students from the Joffrey Ballet School perform Nutcracker 2008. December 12, 7pm; December 13 and 14, 2pm, 7pm. $25-$65.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
2900 Campus Road
718-951 4500; www.BrooklynCenterOnline.org
Tchaikovsky's brilliant music comes to life in Yorktown, in The Colonial Nutcracker, complete with a red-coated mouse army, an enchanted nutcracker prince, and compelling narration that will illuminate this timeless story for both the young and the young at heart. Created especially for children, this hour-long version of the holiday ballet is performed by Dance Theatre in Westchester. For grades pre-K to 6. December 14, 2pm. $6.
Photo Caption: The Colonial Nutcracker at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Leonard M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center at Kingsborough Community College
2001 Oriental Boulevard
718-368-6680; www.kbcc.cuny.edu
Resplendent in breathtaking costumes, dancers from Brighton Ballet Theatre's professional and junior companies recreate that magical night when a young orphan girl named Marie is astonished to see a nutcracker and other toys come to life, doing battle and dancing in her living room. Recommended for ages 5 and up. December 16, 2pm. $10.
Brooklyn Music School Playhouse
126 Saint Felix Street, between Hanson Place and Lafayette Avenue
(718) 638-5660/5661; www.brooklynmusicschool.org
Tchaikovsky is transported to Brooklyn for the ninth consecutive year as A Brooklyn Nutcracker returns to the Brooklyn Music School Playhouse. Students, faculty and guest artists perform against the background of familiar Brooklyn landmarks like Coney Island and Brighton Beach. December 11-14. Call for times. $25; $15 ages 18 and under.
Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd.
718-463-7700; www.flushingtownhall.org
Join Ballet for Young Audiences on an enchanted visit to the Land of Sweets, filled with the glorious music of Tchaikovsky. December 21 and 28, 2pm. All ages. $10-$15.
Colden Auditorium at Queens College
65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, at corner of LIE.
718-793-8080; www.kupferbergcenter.org
Moscow Ballet's full-length The Great Russian Nutcracker is performed by an all-Russian cast, with spectacular scenic design and sumptuous costumes. December 28, 3 pm. $24, $12 ages 12 and under.
Queens Theatre in the Park Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 11101 Corona Ave718-760-6565; www.flushingmeadowscoronapark.com Ballet for Young Audiences – a ballet for the young and young at heart! December 28, 1pm and 4pm; December 29, 1pm and 4pm. $9-$12
Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture
450 Grand Concourse
718-518-4455; www.hostos.cuny.edu
The Bronx Symphony Orchestra and Contemporary Ballet Theatre present The Nutcracker, conducted by Jose Alejandro Guzman. Call for dates. $12, $7 children.
Yorktown Stage
1974 Commerce Street
Yorktown Heights
914-271-6833; www.yorktownstage.org
A Yorktown Stage classic! The tale of a young girl's Christmas Eve journey to a place with an evil Mouse King, waltzing flowers, and dancing candles was created more than 100 years ago by Russian composer Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky. Saturday, December 20, 1pm and 5pm; December 21, 1pm. $25, $19 children under 12.
Paramount Center for the Arts
1008 Brown Street, Peekskill
917-739-2333; www.paramountcenter.org
New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB), a New York City-based company, has created a unique hour-long production of this enchanting holiday ballet especially for families. Founded in 1978 by artistic director Diana Byer, NYTB is the most widely seen chamber ballet company in the U.S. December 5, 7:30pm; December 6, 1pm. $10-$25.
Purchase College Performing Arts Center
735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase
914-251-6200; www.artscenter.org
Purchase Dance Corps brings you an original version of this classic tale. Guest artists from the New York City Ballet and more than 100 area children join in to present this spectacular production. December 5, 7:15pm; December 6, 2pm and 7pm; December 7, 1pm and 5pm. $25-$50.
Westchester County Center
198 Central Avenue, White Plains
845-454-3388; www.countycenter.biz
The production features 90 professionally trained student dancers from communities throughout Westchester and neighboring counties, along with two professional guest soloists. Under the direction of Beth Fritz-Logrea and Jean Logrea, this production includes spectacular scenery and costumes, classic choreography, and special stage effects that rival the best productions in the New York metropolitan area. December 19, 10am; December 20, 12:30pm and 4:30pm; December 21, 2pm. Advance sales: $18, $12 children; day of performance, $22 all tickets.
Westport's Academy of Dance
Staple High School, 70 North Avenue, Westport
203-226-9987; www.westportdance.com
Westport's Academy of Dance will present its 27th production of the holiday classic The Nutcracker. The Academy will perform E.T.A. Hoffman's enchanting story set to Tchaikovsky's luminous music in a full-length production featuring more than 100 local children, ages 6-18, as well as guest artists and professionals. December 6, 3pm and 7pm; December 7, 2pm. Ages 3 and up. $25, $15 for students and seniors.
The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts, 80 East Ridge Avenue, Ridgefield 203-438-5795; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org This Nutcracker captures all the wonder and childlike joy of the season with exquisite costumes and choreography under the artistic direction of Anthony Jones. Featuring professional dancers and students from the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance. December 13, 2pm and 6pm; December 14, 2pm. $25. New Haven Ballet Shubert Performing Arts Center, 247 College Street, New Haven 203-624-1825; www.capa.com/newhaven. The traditional story of The Nutcracker is brought to life in this classical ballet performed by students of the New Haven Ballet, with music by Orchestra New England. December 12, 7:30pm; December 13, 2pm and 7:30pm; December 14, 2pm. $18-$53.
Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble
Cultural Arts Theatre at SUNY Rockland Community College
845-624-7933; www.sunyrockland.edu
This year the Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble (RYDE) presents its 28th annual production of The Nutcracker, under the artistic direction of Diane Frankel. December 7, 7pm (special for disabled residents and senior citizens); December 13, 3pm and 7pm; December 14, 1pm and 4pm.
Bergen Performing Arts Center
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
201-227-1030; www.bergenPAC.org
Year after year, this traditional production of The Nutcracker never fails to enchant youngsters and grownups alike with special effects, colorful costumes, gorgeous scenery, and dancing by New Jersey Ballet's acclaimed troupe of international artists. December 6, 1pm and 4:30pm; December 7, 4:30pm. $20-$50.
Paper Mill Playhouse
Brookside Drive, Millburn
973-376-4343; www.papermill.org
A spectacular holiday production featuring the Paper Mill Orchestra, a cast of over 90 performers, stunning sets, the Sugar Plum Fairy, toy soldiers, an enormous Christmas tree, the villainous Mouse King, and Clara and her valiant Nutcracker Prince. December 19, 8pm; December 20, 2pm and 7pm; December 21, 1pm and 6pm; December 22, 7pm; December 23, 7pm; December 24, 2pm; December 26, 2pm and 7pm; December 27, 2pm and 7pm; December 28, 1pm and 6pm. Ages 4 and up. $19-$54.
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Pro Tip: Using a warm concealer to "erase" brows to a faint degree. Follow up with a clear gel to keep brows tame and polished.
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"Every cloud has a silver lining."
Matthijs Clasener teaches interactive design, animation, and film and video in the Media Design/Interactive Department at Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam. Clasener started as an instructor at the school in 2002, and since then has become involved in developing texts for different courses. Students in the Interactive Department learn the basics of programming with ActionScript®, and some advance to larger projects using Adobe Flash technology. Students in Clasener's animation classes also learn Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects®, and Encore®.
In 2009, the Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam first entered student projects in the EUROPRIX Multimedia Awards, including a project in game design and two projects in animation. All these projects were awarded the Quality Seal. It's now standard to enter every project in this competition and in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards.
Part of Clasener's work at Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam includes organizing field trips to London for second-year students. They visit the BBC studios and several museums, and attend an acting workshop. Clasener believes that acting, creating characters, writing scripts, and making movies are all important parts of film students' education.
Team building is important to Clasener as well. Together with Dusty Parrish he developed the Global Video Battle, which was a great success.
Clasener is proud to be an Adobe Education Leader. He has initiated monthly online meetings with other European AELs as a way to build community.


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Take steps to ward off whooping cough, officials urge
Published: Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 5:10 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 5:10 p.m.
Even if you skipped the flu vaccine this year, you should still get vaccinated against whooping cough, health officials say, especially with the Centers for Disease Control reporting the highest levels of the disease in five decades nationwide.
* The Tdap vaccine protects against whooping cough, or pertussis, as well as tetanus and diptheria. It's a one-shot vaccine, but the Td booster is recommended every 10 years for adults.
* You can get the Tdap and influenza vaccine at the same time.
* Tdap vaccination is highly recommended for pregnant women in their third trimester, adults who have direct contact with children, and those over age 65.
* Symptoms of whooping cough include a cough lasting at least two weeks. In children, the cough is more severe: they suck air in, making a "whooping" noise.
* Pertussis is treated with antiobiotics.
Local physicians are following CDC and Florida health department recommendations to target adults in their vaccination efforts. Gerald Keller, a primary care physician at the University of Florida and Shands Family Medicine clinic at Jonesville, said that the vaccine, known as Tdap, "Is just as important as the flu vaccine. When you get (patients) in your office it's good to load them up."
That may be new to many adults, who aren't used to getting the Tdap vaccine, which became available in 2005. Tdap also protects against tetanus and diphtheria. The CDC reports that in 2010, only 8 percent of adults had been vaccinated against whooping cough, also known as pertussis.
Furthermore, many people mistake the pertussis for a cold, said Keller, since the main symptom is a cough that persists for at least two weeks. And adults can actually shrug off pertussis rather quickly, much as they would a cold. The real risk, however, is that they may infect small children or even worse infants, who don't have immunity against the disease. The cough is much worse in children — and the whooping sound kids make is what gave rise to the "whooping cough" name.
Of the 514 cases reported so far this year in Florida, 27 percent are in children under age 1, said Charles Alexander, the administrator of the immunization program at Florida's department of health.
According to Keller, "The problem is now that adults are the reservoir and they're giving it to kids and babies, who can die from it."
"We're also very concerned about grandparents. They don't really have a problem with pertussis," said Alexander. "But then they visit their grandkids and with the kissing and hugging you have transmission."
Last February, the CDC updated its vaccination recommendation to include all adults age 65 and older. In July, it emphasized the importance of vaccinating pregnant women, preferably during the third trimester, and babies' siblings. "Maternal antibodies are good for 6-9 months. It will protect the child during the first year of life, until they can complete the vaccine," said Alexander. "If we can protect their mothers, we can protect the infants."
Florida has notified physicians throughout the state of the CDC recommendations. "We have promoted the ideal that the vaccine is the best and most effective way to protect against pertussis," Alexander said, adding that in Florida, all seventh graders must have a Tdap vaccination to attend school. Alexander said compliance has been good throughout the state.
In Alachua County, vaccination efforts have also been successful, said Isabel Anasco, an epidemiologist at the Alachua County Health Department. Anasco said that there have only been four cases of pertussis this year — three children and their father last summer who were visiting from out of state. In 2011 there were five cases.
In Florida, there were 312 cases of pertussis in 2011 and 328 in 2010.
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January 19 – Shimla
(written by Ashby Leavell, photos by Aubree Pack)
(One of the breathtaking views of Shimla, a town in the foothills of the Himalayas)
Today we quickly prepared for our last garden visit of the trip, to see the Viceregal Lodge and Botanic Gardens located in Shimla, a charming mountain village in the Himalayas. It seemed fitting to finish our trip in the snow after beginning our India tour in the humid tropics. We arrived late the night before from Chandigargh, after a flat tire on the road and a long drive from the Nek Chand rock gardens.
(The Viceregal Lodge, located within the Botanic Garden, is now the home of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study)
The Director and lead horticulturalist at the Viceregal Lodge was excited to show us around the stately former summer residence for the British viceroys. The estate today houses the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, which awards fifty post-doctoral fellowships in the humanities each year to scholars from around the world. The Institute is currently seeking advice on how to develop the historic English gardens surrounding the lodge to grow visitation.
(The Himalayas in the distance)
We had the opportunity to consult with the staff at the Institute on how to establish a self-sustaining public garden. The research fellows and staff were keen to collaborate with our travel group to come up with original ideas for the space. They have already begun work on an "Eco Walk" around the grounds and are instituting new training regimens for the gardeners. We were also treated to a tour around historic Shimla and an elaborate luncheon before we had to leave early to catch our train through the Himalayan Mountains back to Chandigargh.
(The train ride out of Shimla has been high on all of our lists. Raakel demonstrates some of our excitement!)
(Our train careening down the side of the mountains, taking us back to Chandigarh)
We were excited to have our own carriage on the train, and enjoyed spectacular views of the mountains the entire way back. It was truly a lovely end to a once in a lifetime trip. We have taken in quite a bit of ground in both the U.A.E, Oman, and India, and experienced a dramatic range of gardens and research stations along the way. Thank you Longwood…


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Lindstrom unable to build on offense's momentum
Reliever struggles following three-run rally in sixth; Avisail goes 2-for-4
CHICAGO -- Two confidants became counterparts on a crisp night warmed by a vibrant crowd on the South Side of Chicago.
Mark Buehrle and John Danks were the lefty cogs in the White Sox rotation for five years, and shared cake at the latter's wedding this offseason.
Yet the veteran southpaws didn't offer the slightest salutation to each other before the Blue Jays' 6-3 win on Saturday.
"It was like any other start -- we didn't make eye contact, didn't wave, nothing," Danks said after. "I'm sure I'll see him before they get out of town, but it wasn't anything really different from a normal start."
That's a hard sell, at least for Buehrle, who took the U.S. Cellular Field mound for the first time since leaving the White Sox after 12 years in 2011.
The rubber was one he graced en route to a World Series title in 2005, a pair of no-hitters, four All-Star appearances and three Gold Glove Awards.
The South Side was his haven, and it reflected amid a raucous yet respectful crowd.
"I had a little more nerves and a little more emotion going than I originally thought I was going to," Buehrle said. "Obviously, coming out of the dugout and running out, fans started chanting and going crazy. … Coming off the field every time, I ran out to hear people cheering, walking off around the dugout it was exceptional."
Buehrle took the field roughly 30 seconds before the Jays joined him, evoking a receptive ovation from the 29,420 on hand. The notion was matched when Buehrle left in the sixth with his hands raised, cap in one.
The veteran cruised through five scoreless innings with a 3-0 lead before his former teammates engineered a comeback to tie the game in the sixth.
Buerhle was credited with his sixth no-decision in 25 starts, but his crafty repertoire played a pivotal factor in what the Jays' hope to be a turnaround game.
"Huge," Buerhle said. "We needed it."
One of the only bats Buerhle couldn't halt Saturday night belonged to all-purpose outfielder Avisail Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in his return from the 60-day disabled list.
Garcia admitted he was nervous on a few of his first at-bats and fly balls hit his way -- but "that's a good feeling."
"I feel great," Garcia said. "I feel really happy to come back this year. I've been working hard. I'm glad to be back here with the guys to help this team win. That's why I'm here."
The versatile outfielder sparked the first of three consecutive RBI at-bats in the tying sixth inning, followed by Dayan Viciedo and Paul Konerko, who hit a sacrifice fly and single, respectively.
But the Jays immediately responded with three runs on four hits in the seventh against White Sox reliever Matt Lindstrom, making his second appearance since returning from the disabled list on Tuesday.
Danks earned a no-decision Saturday, going six innings with three earned runs on seven hits. Danks boasted a 3.99 ERA with five wins and a no-decision in seven starts going into the All-Star break, but is 1-2 with a 8.37 ERA since.
"The way things have gone the last three, four, five starts, you take a six-inning start this time," Danks said. "For every other start, really, six innings is kind of a cop-out for us starters, the way we look at it. Six and three [earned runs], whatever, it's a good game I guess. But we would like to go seven, eight, nine take the pressure off [the bullpen]."
Eric Surkamp and Ronald Belisario each threw an inning after Lindstrom, who reassured his health is at 100 percent despite a sour outing.
"Everything is as normal as it's probably going to feel," Lindstrom said. "I can't really say I need to make my pitches because I did. They just didn't go my way tonight.
"It would've been nice to hold them right there [in the seventh], especially after our offense came back. I'm kind of angry at myself, I felt like I probably should've made the play on that first one, the chopper over my head. Other than that, it was just one of those baseball days."
Daniel Kramer is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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