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This is one of those old fashioned looking radio, CD players that I used to see sitting in the centre of a group of youths sprawled all over the local park. And that is exactly what it is, it's a clock radio CD player.
The CD goes into the flap at the top which lifts up by pressing the know at the side of the circle that covers the CD.
On the front there's the two 3 watt speakers with the little display that has a couple of button on either side.
The sound quality is nice and clear, although when using the radio feature it can be a little bit of a hassle when picking up some stations and keeping them clear. Even the aerial raised to its limit does not help much in improving the signal. It's not horrific, but it can sometimes become a little 'fuzzy' at times.
As for the CD player. This is lovely and it plays the CDs with clarity, even when the unit gets knocked the CD doesn't jump about like some other players can do.
The screen is a simple one, showing the the simple information that you may need such as the radio station you're on and the CD number track you're listening too. You don't need any more information when it comes to playing CDs or listening to the radio really, so this is worth looking into.
It's not going to play MP3 tracks so you have to be careful when you download all those dodgy songs from online, and it's not digital, which most are these days, and it shows in the price as this is only about £10 - £15, tops.
I spend a fair amount of time out in the shed pottering around or trying to fix something that has been broken, and often I've had an old small radio playing away in the background. But when that finally gave up the ghost a while back, I had to look around for something new, and then came across this Tesco Value BB-60 in Tesco (of all places!!) for £12. So for that price, it seemed to be perfect for my needs.
But for a Tesco Value product that only costs £12, what are you actually getting? Well, for starters, it looks quite nice and compact, and would look fairly stylish on a book shelf or on top of a table. The combination of the grey and light blue colouring around the casing may not be to everyone's taste, but it isn't totally glaring that it looks garish. To the front, you have the twin speakers (one at either end) and the discrete blue LED digital display in the centre. There is an aerial at the back which can either be extended or folded away, dependant on how good a radio signal area you live in. The unit can be powered from batteries (6 x C size - not supplied) or from the mains via the supplied lead, which is fairly long.
The basic features are that it has an AM/FM radio (non digital) and a CD player which sits on the top, with the usual radio controls (tuning and volume) and CD controls (play, pause, stop, rewind etc) all discretely located around the unit. The CD lid at the top is a soft-touch open (press down and release to slowly open, press down to shut) and takes a single CD at a time. So overall, the unit is intuitive to operate and simple to use.
What is it like to use? The radio tunes in quickly and will hold the station well without fading in and out. Of note, I've had other cheap radios that tend to get interference when you move yourself around the room, but this doesn't seem to be the case with this unit, although it will pick up electrical interference if you run say a drill or blender near to it. The CD also plays well and doesn't seem to be too sensitive if you close the drawer on the chest of drawers it stands on, meaning that it seems fairly resistant to light jolts or knocks that may make the CD skip.
In terms of sound quality, the BB in the title stands for 'Boom-Box', which sort of gives the impression that this little unit is going to blast out some ear splitting music that is going to make your house rock. But in reality, that isn't the case, where the depth of the sound output is what I would call acceptable. It's not really thumpingly bassy, but is pleasant and clear, and you could probably say that it is just verging on tinny. Hence, ideal for a kitchen or shed, or perhaps out in the garden, where quality sound reproduction may not be a priority. But if you wanted it to play loud music at a teenage party, you will find it disappointing. But for £12 for a stereo radio/CD player, you can't really expect a Bang & Olufsen quality sound system reproduction. So for my own personal intentions for this unit in the shed, it is ideal for my needs.
In summary, this is a cheap radio/CD unit that looks fairly stylish and is simple to operate. The sound quality may not be to everyone's taste, but considering the price you pay, it is functional and acceptable. Hence, a 5 star recommendation overall.
Review also on Ciao under Randal1.
We have had our great little radio from Tesco's now for almost three years We paid only £12 for it, which in fairness, I think is excellent value for money. It's basic, yes, but it's also very reliable and long lasting.
The model we have is the BB-060. Granted, it doesn't look 'the biz' but it's no eyesore either, and perfect for what we use it for. I'm personally not out to impress anyone with a posh looking radio. We bought this primarily because it had all the features we wanted at the time, including the ability to be run by mains or batteries. If you do decide to power this by battery, you will require size C batteries and you'll need six of them. The batteries are fairly long lasting, I have to say, and this is how we power it during the summer months when we have it on in the back garden.
Setting up and tuning are simple, easy and straightforward. There is the usual AM / FM option, volume control, aerial, handle for carrying the appliance etc. It also comes with a basic CD player and again this is very straightforward to operate - no instructions necessary unless you are a complete idiot. It is lightweight and fairly compact and not so large it's 'in your face', but large enough so you'll never lose it!
As for the sound quality - well, it's very good overall. It isn't a DAB radio and to be honest, I don't think it's ever going to be equivalent to a DAB, but having said that, the sound quality for the price is really very good. We have it turned up fairly loud in the back garden when we have friends over and are holding family parties and barbeques, and as the neighbours are always moaning about the noise we are giving off, I am guessing the sound does indeed travel well, so I cannot complain about that. The radio reception is also good and we rarely lose it no matter where we are in the house or the garden.
Overall, I cannot really say anything negative about this great little radio / CD player. It does what we wanted it to and we are perfectly happy with our purchase. It was certainly great value for money and I recommend it highly.
I paid just under fifteen pounds for this boombox, that was from Tesco Direct. I tend to purchase a lot of appliances from Tesco as both myself and partner qualify for their staff discount, which is 10% off any purchase.
The boombox was well wrapped and protected in the box. It's pretty standard really. It has the standard radio functions of AM and FM and it has a CD drawer on the top of it. Loading a CD is really simple. You simply press the button next to the drawer, which makes the drawer "pop up". You then load your CD into the drawer and you're off. The sound quality is basic, to say the least. I wouldn't like to describe the sound as "tinny", but it does sound cheap. There's hardly any bass sound and all genres of music sound the same, just cheap!
The radio isn't DAB or anything special, it's the usual stations in and around your area. Tuning into a station is simple but the reception isn't always reliable. I would rather pay more and get a decent radio as this one is pretty basic and it doesn't pick up many stations to be fair. Oh well. What can you expect for the price? At least it picks up Radio 1 though!
The boombox looks nice though. It has a modern design and wouldn't look out of place in any room of the house. It's ideal for children to use as it's so easy to operate.
You get what you pay for!
When my old little stereo packed up playing CD's after 11 lenghty years I decided I desperately needed a new one, as as much as I enjoyed listening to the radio when cooking sometimes I just have to play a CD! Being very short on money I immediately checked the Tesco Direct website after remembering seeing a fairly cheap boombox around Christmas time on sale. I found this one straight away and was very chuffed, it was on offer for only £7.00! The full rrp is £14.95 and was also reduced to £12 recently. For £7.00 I couldnt really pass the opportunity up, and as it was so cheap and I wanted it asap I opted for the Standard Next Day Delivery for £5.00. You can also collect the item from a local Tesco Direct or instore at selected Tesco stores.
My delivery slot was given as 7am-7pm - great! Stuck in all day with 2 little kids waiting for it to arrive. But I was very pleased to have received it by 11am. The delivery driver was very friendly too which always helps when I'm taking receipt of something ordered online for me. I was given a plastic mail bag and inside was the box. The front of the bag informed me there is no invoice with my item and that the email I recieved after ordering is my proof of purchase, which was reiterating what the email had said, quite handy for those who dont pay attention!
The box wasn't very big but for £7.00 I wasn't expecting a massive size anyway. The stereo itself was well packed in polystyrene and the power cord/plug was wrapped seperately in plastic wrapping. Very easy to set up, just pull it out the box plug the cord into the stereo and a plug socket and switch on! One thing I love about this is it has an on and off switch on the left hand side, meaning I can turn it off without risk of moving the tuning wheel and losing my station for next time. The buttons/functions are all pretty standard: AM, FM, CD options, a wheel for tuning and a wheel for the volume. There is an ariel which extends, but not overly long and can be folded away for carrying. The front on the stereo features the screen for when you are playing cd's showing the track number and with the play, stop, forward and back keys. You can also repeat the current song or if you press repeat twice it will repeat all. And there is a programme function too. As I said, pretty standard for boomboxes. To pop a cd in you just lift the lid and then push it back down, there is no button operation for this.
This stereo is usable both mains operated and battery operated making it portable, hence the handle on the front. If you wish to use it with batteries it takes 6 C batteries...... I dont think I'll ever bother with that and couldnt comment how it works with batteries as I have solely used it mains operated.
For a whopping £7.00 I really wasnt expecting much from this stereo but its tidy looking, quite small and very easy to use. It picks up the radio signal fine and has needed less adjusting than my old one to keep the station! Operating for CD use or radio use is easy.
I have just one gripe - the sound quality its 'tinny', thats the only way I can think to describe it. There is zero bass to be heard through these speakers and some songs are made to sound very flat. Now I like a lot of differrent types of music and listen to the radio a lot too and its the same on everything, even radio presenters voices - its all flat. But as I said, I wasnt expecting much for £7.00 however I would of expected a slight bit of bass to be heard. I have gotten past this by blasting the music at its top volume and just singing along!! It does have a quite loud top volume for such a small unit.
Overall I would say that I am very happy with this purchase, but I would think Tesco should maybe look into improving the bass problem if they wanted a more successful selling product. As I am happy with everything bar the bass issue I am going to give this a good 4 stars.
Working in an office can often be tiresome and a little boring, for that reason me and my colleagues decided to put the money together to buy a radio, after going to Tesco we went for this CD player as it was cheap and had all the functionality that we would require.
The sound quality is somewhere between average and high quality, it's nothing special but there definitely aren't any problems with it. The volume is quite loud and to blast music around the whole office we only have to turn it up to about 50%, which compared other CD players that I have used in the past is actually quite loud.
As for the radio, the primary reason that we purchased this product. it takes a little bit of playing to get the frequency and tune perfect but once you have it is perfectly clear.
As well as being useful inside a large room, such as an office, this player works well outdoors. I experienced this recently at a promotional barbecue, to which we took this player and a selection of CDs. Although it was too quite to play deafening music to a yard full of people it was definitely sufficient for providing a nice ambience and fortunately the bass isn't overpowering when the player is at full volume (which is only too common with other cheap players which are manufactured, I would assume, cheaply).
As for the ease of use there really isn't much to say, there aren't many controls to be dealing with and the ones that are there are more than easy to understand and use. There is of course an instruction 'manual' which consists of one sheet of paper containing the necessary information.
Overall I advise that if you want a cheap, yet functional, cd/radio player then this is a fine choice, especially if it is to be used around the house or office.
Just to add, I have forgotten exactly how much this cost as I only provided a proportion of the money to go towards it. But it is certainly less than £20.
For a cheap cd and radio player this a good choice. I would have to say if all you really want is something for around the house or maybe in your yard and are not looking to spend much on a portable player this one is as good as any. The radio has a retractable antenea as do most, it's reception is good. It use an automatic tuner with a digital readout. It is a top loading cd player, the cd play back quality is good as well. It has all the features for cd play like track, skip and pause. Like most cheap machines I have seen or heard this one has some distortion when the volume is turned way up. Also it really eats up batteries fast when using the cd player so you may want to try and keep it plugged in especially when using cd's.
Overall if all you need is simple to use and not very expensive radio and cd player for around the house this is as good choice as any. Just don't expect more than the basics
I love listening to music but unfortunately my CD player broke and I decided to buy a new one.
I wasn't looking for anything too expensive - just something simple, stylish and of good value, so I decided to purchase a Tesco boombox. It is silver and black in colour and the speakers are on each side with the CD's being inserted in the top. The Cd is easy to use, as is the radio. An inbuilt radio Ariel is in place.
Scanning the shelves in Tescos, I was thrilled to find the tesco value boombox, model BB-060 which was on sale for only £15! And let me tell you - the product is not bad - it picks up all major radio stations as would any more expensive player, and it plays my CD whout problems, as I would expect from a more expensive product. The good thing about buying at tescos, is that you also get extra club card points and they also offer home delivery, although I purchased mine in store.
Packaging is basic as you would expect from a Tesco value product. Attached to the boombox is a black electrical lead complete with plug. Once this is connected it is very simple to plug in - so a worthwhile investment for those who aren't all that technological. I prefer to plug it in, but batteries can also be used.
I would recommend this product, it is reasonably stylish, good value for money and it does what it says on the tin. Its not as good quality as some more pricey CD players, but for £15 you can't complain.
When we moved house we decided that we wanted a small cd player for in our kitchen as there was plenty worktop space for one and I like listening to cds or the radio when I am doing the dishes. So we know we just wanted a small fairly cheap one that would do the job so the first place we looked was in tesco as I am a clubcard holder and thought I could get quite a few points if I got one there which we did. It cost only £14.97 for the tesco value BB-060 boombox which is a great price.
The cd player is blue and silver so may not match in all rooms but it was fine for ours. The dimensions are d18cm, h11.5cm and w26cm so it is a nice small compact size so does not take up a lot of room which is what we were looking for. It can either be operated by mains plug which we use or by battery type C so is handy for if you are sitting out in the garden and would like some music on as you can simply put some batteries in it and take it outside with you. There is a built in aerial and speakers and the radio features an FM tuner. The cd player is compatible with either CD-1, CD-R and also CD-RW so can play cds which you have made up yourself which I particularly like as with one of our previous cd players it would not play them. To load the cds you open the compartment at the top and place the cd in and simple close it over again.
On the front there is a LCD screen display and 4 buttons two of which are play/pause and stop buttons. Another feature of this boombox is that there is a handle at the front which makes it very easy to take with you on trips. Overall I would definitely recommend this cd player as it is very affordable and compact and does the job! I have had no problems with it and it works brilliantly even when me and my son are jumping up and down crazy dancing to music.
Tesco Value BB-060
I have come to realise over the past couple of years that just because an item is a Tesco value item, it does not mean that you will get nothing for your money. In fact, it is quite the opposite in most cases, and this CD player is one of the many greats in the Tesco Value range.
The player costs only £15.00 which is a really good deal and so we snapped it up after our old one started on its way out. We couldn't afford a more expensive one, though if it played music then I would be happy.
The player is very attractive in silver and light blue with speakers at either side. The CD player is situated on the top with an easy-to-open lid. There is a blue LED display on the front next to the volume control and tuning buttons. The lead is safely and tidily stored in the back of the player and is reasonably long.
The radio takes a while to tune in though once I found my usual stations; I found that the radio was very clear with minimal interference. This obviously differs depending upon your reception area though.
The CD player also works brilliantly with no jumping and giving off a lovely clear sound.
The only slight negative we found was that when turned up really loud, the sound quality does diminish though to be honest, most players of this kind do that so I dont feel that this is a huge negative.
Overall, I feel that this player is a complete bargain. Not only does it look great, but it works brilliantly too. We have had this player for a number of months now and had no problems with it at all.
Fully Recommended!
I buy this CD player to use it at my workplace. I certainly like more a MP3 player but the old CD's are not gone yet.
The sound quality is pretty poor. I don't like the color of this CD player, it seems pretty childish and the paint is a cheep one, don' t expect to last more than a few years. It has a cheep aspect and the good aspect of it is that if you leave it in a public place it will stay there for months whiteout someone to even touch it. And that is about all I can dislike about it.
The good aspect of it is that it does his job. It's reliable and is quite strong. It can be power by a battery ( and if you like to consider this option, I strongly recommend you to use just the radio, otherwise you will spend about 20p per hour on battery). Playing CDs is easy and if you don't like lo see a thing like equalization, preset setting and stuff like that you will be happy with it.
Since I don't really listen to music much I didn't see the point in buying a really expensive CD player/ hi-fi for my bedroom, so was chuffed when I saw this in Tesco for £15, It was exactly what I was looking for.
It has a CD player as well as Fm radio that you can use although I only tend to use the CD player so I can't really comment on the radio. The Cd player worked fine for me, open the top and put in your CD, press play and you're away. I'm not one for making the whole street listen to my music, so this is fine for me, but I have noticed if you turn the CD player up loud, the sound quality isn't great and it sounds a bit tinny so it might not be a great player for a teenager or for a party. Other than that, at a normal volume the sound quality is pretty good.
You can put batteries in or play music by pluging it into the mains. Because mine is in my room by a plug point, I always plug it in, but it woul be handy to be able to use batteries if you're outside with it or haven't got a plug point although I'm sure the CD player would zap the batteries pretty quick.
I think the CD is quite good looking for a cheap one. It isn't cheap white plastic, but the blue and grey colour scheme is nice and it has a small screen too so you can see what track you're on on your CD or what station you're on on the radio which is good.
It's a reliable little player, I've had it for quite a while now and can't fault it, I can understand how it wouldn't be suitable for some, not being great at playing loud music, but for me it is perfect really, so I got exactly what I wanted for a small sum of money. I'd recommend this value CD player to others.
This CD player makes its intentions clear in the title - this is a 'value' machine: it does what other CD players do, i.e. plays CD's as well as FM/AM radio, but with the added disadvantage that it has been cheaply made.
The sound, predictably, isn't anything spectacular - it suffers from what many speaker systems do in that turning music up loud can almost ruin the sound. At low (very low) levels the sound is OK, but turning the volume up much higher will result in a stifled, boxed-in sound.
You can play the CD player from the mains, which I did exclusively, or by batteries. I never played it using batteries, knowing that CD players guzzle up battery power in no time, but reading other reviews on this particular player it would appear that it is no different, using up battery-power very quickly. Stick to playing it via the mains.
I thought the CD player looked rather naff, too - the handle of the CD player is placed inexplicably on the lower front of the machine, so moving the player by the handle while it plays CD's as I do sometimes is perhaps running the risk of ruining your CD's. I don't think the colour scheme is fatastic either - whoever though it up were probably just going for the cheapest materials available, which is what the entire device seems to be devised around.
I must admit that I didn't keep this CD player long, but that's only because I like to play CD's regularly and this one wasn't 100% for me. Don't let that put you off - for someone who isn't all that into playing music at deafening volumes and doesn't care about the appearance or size of their music player, being able to buy a - admittedly reliable - one for £15 is a steal.
Slotting into even the most futuristic looking home is this solid and affordable radio/CD player coming out of the Tesco Value range. Its design in all honesty is not really that different to anything else you may expect, with standard aerial at the back that extends and retracts manually, clipping into place when you're not using it. The front has a speaker at either side, an LED display and some function buttons. Standard.
But what exactly do you expect from a basic music player? If you're looking for the latest Bang and Olufsen music centre to play your most intrinsic music, picking up every subtlety of every track from genre to genre, then this is highly unlikely to be a stopping point for you anyway. If you want something to play CDs and the radio while you're pottering around the house or relaxing in the evening, then you're likely to find a sa thumbs up from most people on this one.
There are two ways to power this. Firstly, you can plug it into the mains via the power adapter, which comes automatically in the box. The lead is a decent length, although you shouldn't expect it to be something that can stretch to running outside if you're looking at taking it out there. Use an extension lead, if you want my advice. Of course, if you don't have an extension lead, then you could use option number 2 in terms of powering it, but beware that it's thirsty: it can easily drain all 6 of the batteries you need for it within the space of a couple of hours. It may be worth investing in that extension lead after all!
Functionality is quite standard, too, and I like the simplicity of the display. For using the radio, it tunes it in automatically, and you can switch between AM and FM, using buttons to search up and down. When it picks up a signal, it'll tell you what it is as well: nice. Reception is quite good with this player, and in this day and age, you'd expect this as an automatic for anything that says it's a radio. Signal will naturally depend on your location as well, so if you're getting a dodgy radio signal with this, on a regular basis, it's probably worth seeing if you have any other radio player to compare it to.
Playing CDs is also easy, and standard. The protector/lid is located on the top, with easy lift access that is friction controlled, albeit slightly. I'd go carefully with this and not be too rough with it. I get the feeling being too forceful would result in breakage and therefore rendering the CD player just a radio. Once you have put the CD in, close the lid (again, carefully), and wait for the disc to be read. You do have to start it playing manually, but it'll display how many tracks, and you can skip, play and pause easily enough.
Really, that's it in terms of how it works. There's no other funkiness to talk about on display here, and nor does there need to be. There's a reason it's Tesco Value, and that's because it does the basics of what you may need it for, and no more. I do have a word of warning, though, and aside from its ridiculous thirstiness with batteries, it's the only real negative I have. If you turn the volume up beyond a certain point, then the sound quality gets seriously affected. For a generally quiet location where you wouldn't need it to rise up beyond a gentle sound, then that's not a problem, but if, for example, you're pottering in the kitchen and need it to be heard above the sound of your washing machine or the water noises as you do the dishes, then you may experience distortion of sound from the instrumental side of things to fuzzy voices, as if you had a radio station that wasn't quite tuned properly. This indicates the speakers are a very basic quality, and aren't all that great. I didn't expect anything less from such a cheap product, though, and coming in at the £15 mark or thereabouts, it's still something I'd recommend buying.
Be aware of the fact that it drains batteries, and also that turning the volume up substantially will affect the sound quality quite a bit. However, if you're a bit strapped for cash but want something reliable that'll play your CDs and radio, then you could do a whole lot worse. Treat it well, be careful with that lid (just in case!), and you should be fine. Recommended.
An update following some Qs from Nar2:
There are programmable functions, although I have only ever used it to play individual CDs or the radio.
To be honest, the sound distortion is nearly every time it gets turned up near the top of its function, so with batteries or mains plugged in, high volume = distortion.
Sound quality generally is okay, although nothing special. It's better than some older music players, where distortion was par for the course with cheaper models, so they've done something right here. Not particularly tinny, I think the balance is very good between the bass and the treble. Still recommended.
When my old CD player broke, I didn't have the money to buy a fancy new one. I have usually found Tesco's products to be quite reliable, so when I saw this one for only £15, I bought it immediately.
The CD player is surprisingly durable for the money I paid for it, but isn't too heavy or bulky. It also looks quite nice and will blend in to any room fairly well. It can run on either mains electricity or battery, which is quite handy, although I found it will only run for a couple of hours on batteries before it dies. For this reason, it is not the best player to use outdoors unless you have an extension lead.
The player can also play radio as well and there is a switch to go from AM to FM. I managed to find an OK reception, although where I live it's hard to find good reception anyway.
The sound quality is alright, pretty much what you would expect for a player so cheap. Its fine when it's on quiet quietly, but the sound quality isn't very good at all when turned up loud.
Overall, I like this CD player, but only because I only normally have it on in the background. If you wanted a loud playing CD player, you would be better off spending a bit more money to get a better quality sound.


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Hicks back with Twins with confidence, determination
MINNEAPOLIS -- It was a rocky first couple months for Aaron Hicks.
Hicks struggled in the Majors for a second straight season and opted to drop switch-hitting in late May to hit exclusively from the right side.
He ended up injuring his right shoulder in mid-June and went on the 15-day disabled list before being activated later that month and being optioned to Double-A New Britain to help him get his swing back.
It was down there that Hicks received advice from Hall of Famer Rod Carew, who advised the 25-year-old former top prospect to stick with switch-hitting.
"He told me that it was a blessing to be a switch-hitter and to hit from both sides of the plate," Hicks said. "So I made the decision to go back. And since then it's been good."
After hitting .198/.338/.262 in 48 games with the Twins, Hicks was much better in the Minors, batting .286/.381/.438 with five homers and 16 doubles in 66 games between New Britain and Triple-A Rochester.
Hicks, who was one of four position players officially promoted from Rochester as a September callup on Tuesday, said it helped him gain confidence and he's now eager to show his success can translate to the Majors. He'll be mixed into the outfield rotation this month and the center fielder is also expected to see time in the corner outfield spots after seeing time there in the Minors.
"I want to show I can play here," Hicks said. "My confident is up. I want to be the guy who is put in the lineup because they have trust for me. So for me it's about showing it. I've been playing in the corners and that's been interesting. So it's fun to play different positions and be versatile."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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You have everything: the gym membership, the expensive equipment. So why can't you work up the will to work out? Here are the most common workout roadblocks and tips for jumping the hurdles.
It's Sunday night and you have great workout goals for the week ahead. Then it rains on Monday. Your Tuesday meeting runs late. Wednesday, your kid's sick. By Thursday, the goal is lost and so is your willpower.
This classic scenario doesn't have to be a regular occurrence. Consider the following common workout roadblocks and our creative solutions
Schedule exercise like you would a hair appointment or a date with a friend - mark it on the calendar and be there. If evenings and mornings are too crazy, make exercise part of your lunch break. Squeeze activity in every moment you can: take the stairs, park at the end of the car park, walk the long way to the mailbox, follow your kids as they play.
And don't forget to ask for support: tell your partner or friends your fitness goals and ask them to help you reach them. If that means he makes breakfast for the kids while you take a 30-minute walk, so be it. Better yet, make your post-dinner walk a family event.
Taking advantage of the outdoors is a key component to making exercise something you love. Who said wet grass is off limits?
If you don't want the weather to rain on your fitness parade, incorporate appropriate clothes (water-resistant shoes, a raincoat and layering options for winter) into your workout wardrobe. Also, add indoor options: the gym, exercise DVDs, weights, a fitness ball or consider a treadmill.
There's a reason why morning exercisers are the most faithful to their routines - there's little chance a meeting or a phone call will derail you at 7am. Develop problem-solving skills just like you would for any important part of your life by keeping track of your exercise. Mark down when you work out, how long, when you don't and why. After a few weeks, you'll see the problems and develop a plan.
The biggest obstacle to regular exercise is the feeling that it's not enjoyable. To help overcome that, be aware of your breathing and let those breaths be deep and easy. While exercising, tune into your body's sensations - the stretch of your thigh, the roll of your heel. A lot of us push ourselves through our workouts, trying to burn off fat. Because we are out of touch with our bodies, we don't know how to experience the pleasure in movement.
Most importantly, give yourself a break when you need it. Sometimes it's appropriate to let the workout wait till the next day. As long as you find a way to fit it in most of the time, you'll feel good about it.
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If I've been reading correctly, unlike the NFL, the NBA is opening their books to the NBAPA. If they're fudging these losses, we'll likely hear about it from the players, I have to imagine.
As for contraction, I agree that if it came to that the NBA would likely have to buy the teams from the owners.
At this point, all I care about is a speedy resolution. If they can figure something out by July, great.


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Reggie Miller was rare indeed
Ira Winderman
Shooting guards not aging well
Published July 10, 2005
When considering Seattle's agreement last week with Ray Allen on a five-year, $80 million contract, consider more than how the Sonics retained a team leader.
Also consider Allan Houston, Michael Finley and Jalen Rose, among others.
Why? Because about the only thing as consistent as an Allen jumpshot in recent seasons has been the rapid decline of middle-aged (in NBA years) shooting guards under long-term contracts.
When Houston signed his six-year, $100 million contract with the Knicks in the 2001 offseason, he was a 30-year-old offensive leader. Now, four years later, with $40 million still remaining on his deal, he is a 34-year-old, injury-plagued, luxury-tax liability who is about to be waived under the amnesty program in the league's new collective bargaining agreement.
Then there is Finley, who signed a seven-year, $102 million contract that same '01 offseason with the Mavericks, as a seemingly bulletproof 28-year-old two-way contributor. Now, at 32, with three years and $52 million left on that deal, he, too, likely will be kicked to the curb under the amnesty rule, in favor of the youthful possibilities of Marquis Daniels and Josh Howard.
And finally comes the cautionary tale of Rose, who landed a seven-year, $93 million deal in 2000 as a 27-year-old Pacers mainstay. Since then, he has been dealt twice, now viewed as nothing more than $32 million of ballast on Toronto's cap for the next two seasons, dare we say, a 32-year-old has-been.
And that's not even mentioning the salary discomfort the Heat created for itself with its seven-year, $93 million pledge in the 2000 offseason to a 29-year-old Eddie Jones -- a leading scorer then, a third option, at best, now at 34.
The point being, that while the SuperSonics are congratulating themselves about fending off the advances of the Cavaliers, Clippers and Bucks, the bottom line is that Allen will be turning 35 at the end of his new contract.
Beyond Reggie Miller, few shooting guards have aged gracefully at that stage. And the demands on Allen will be far greater than the expectations the Pacers placed on Miller during his thirtysomething concluding seasons.
While fellow free-agent shooting guards Michael Redd and Joe Johnson will wind up with even longer deals than Allen's, the difference is they are 25 and 24, respectively. Both will be relatively young in the most lucrative of their contract years.
The NBA is replete with cautionary tales, from the seven years at $87 million a 28-year-old Penny Hardaway was given in 1999 to the five years at $62 million a 30-year-old Latrell Sprewell received in 2000.
For Seattle, the hope is Allen won't grow cold as he grows old.
The reality is once they hit 30 (Miller and Michael Jordan as the exceptions), recent-vintage NBA shooting guards have tended to age in dog years.
Among the familiar faces recently added to summer-league rosters is former University of Miami forward Darius Rice, who, after spending last season with the Fort Myers entry in the National Basketball Development League, is working with the Mavericks. A gifted shooter, Rice's problem is Dallas is loaded with those. He has been told that a defensive upgrade would provide his best opportunity to advance to training camp. ...
Forward Matt Freije, who spent time with the Hornets and in the American Basketball Association after being cut by the Heat last fall following his second-round selection, is working with the Cavaliers' summer team. ...
Former Heat forward Tang Hamilton, who in recent years has been a mainstay in the NBDL, is in the Clippers' summer program. ... Former Heat guard Kirk Penney and former Heat forward Harold Jamison will work with the Bucks' summer team, as will former Florida forward Donnell Harvey. ... Former Heat training-camp prospect Kimani Ffriend is working with the Grizzlies. ... Former Heat summer project forward David Bluthenthal is working with the Rockets. ... Journeyman center Jelani McCoy is attempting a comeback through the Nets' summer program. ...
Chinese center Mengke Bateer is making his latest comeback bid in the Bulls' summer program. ... Mateen Cleaves, who in five seasons in the league has appeared in less than two seasons' worth of games, is in camp with the Sonics. ...
Former Heat center Ken Johnson was cut from the Nets' summer program within two days of his arrival. ... Undrafted Florida guard Anthony Roberson bypassed New Jersey's camp invitation to work with the Grizzlies. ... The Lakers have added former Florida State forward Trevor Harvey to their summer roster.
With Nate McMillan's defection from Seattle to Portland, Heat coach Stan Van Gundy is now tied for the NBA's fourth-longest coaching tenure, behind only Jerry Sloan in Utah (161/2 seasons), Gregg Popovich in San Antonio (81/2) and Rick Adelman in Sacramento (7). ...
With Daniels heading into the second year of a six-year, $37 million contract, Mavericks coach Avery Johnson made the rare decision to coach the second-year guard during summer-league games, hopeful of getting more out of a player who stands as the heir apparent to likely amnesty-rule casualty Finley. Former Mavericks forward Popeye Jones is working as an assistant coach in Dallas' summer program, hopeful of catching on in a full-time role.
Although the Raptors might have made the politically correct move by allowing center Rafael Araujo to skip summer league to train with the Brazilian national team as it prepares for an August world-championship qualification tournament, it would be difficult to find a 2004 first-round pick more in need of a summer tutorial with his NBA team. The Raptors were forgiving enough in drafting the BYU bruiser at No. 8 last year; they didn't need to be as gracious after such a woeful rookie season. ...
Few have perfected year-round losing as well as the Clippers. This time the wishful thinking for Allen went poof within a week of the start of the free-agency period. Last year, the heartbreak was delivered by Kobe Bryant. Two years ago, Lamar Odom was allowed to revive his career in Miami. Now they're talking about a run at Cuttino Mobley, a Clipper if ever we saw one.
Ira Winderman can be reached at email@example.com. Material from Sun-Sentinel interviews, wire services, other beat writers and league and team sources was used in this report.


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Deputies were contacted about an unknown man who was attempting to interact with a Fort Bragg teenager on line via Craigslist. Deputies stepped in on October 13 and impersonated the child, exchanging emails with the man for nearly a month. Deputies identified the man as Michael Sparks, 40, from Richmond.
The lewd nature and content of Sparks' e-mails indicted he meant to have sexual interaction with the teen, according to deputies. Deputies, still posing as the teen, made arrangements for Sparks to pick up the 14-year-old and have sex.
Sparks was arrested at 10 a.m. November 10 after driving from Richmond to the Fort Bragg for the arranged meeting, according to deputies. During an interview after his arrest, Sparks told deputies he meant to have sex with the child. Deputies also found certain items in his possession "that would be used to facilitate that act," according to the MCSO.
Sparks was arrested on suspicion of sending harmfull matter to a minor, contact with a minor to commit a lewd act and meeting with a minor for the purpose of a lewd act.
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When in town for the Super Bowl last weekend, Justin Bieber partied hard — and capped off his raucous weekend by rubbing elbows with none other than Beyonce and Jay Z.
Though The Biebs was infamously shut out of four Super Bowl parties — ironically, including Hova's DirecTV performance on Saturday, Feb 2. — he still managed to wreak some havoc in the city, though a source claims he was on his best behavior while chilling with Queen Bey and Jay.
"Justin behaved a lot better that night!" an Us Weekly source spilled about Bieber's attitude at GoldBar, where he hung with music's biggest power couple on Sunday, Feb. 2. But as for Bieber's antics during the rest of his stay in the Big Apple, not so much.
In addition to his recent DUI arrest, assault charge, alleged addiction and Egg Gate scandal, Bieber was also photographed skateboarding down the aisles of a club and allegedly used his bodyguards to help him pick up women at the Maxim party on Feb 1.
"He pointed to girls he liked, and his security would shine flashlights at them so they'd come over," an eyewitness told Us Weekly. The source also claimed he left with "a gaggle of girls."
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Posted April 24, 2013
After The Worst Week In America, I'm assuming quite a few folks are thinking about home security. The attack on the Boston Marathon and the shooting at a festival in Denver, and even the explosion at the fertilizer plant in Texas, probably gave a few people pause to wonder if they are actually safe at home. For one, I wondered about it. But I edit a home improvement website, and I've published a number of home security articles, so my perspective might be a little different from the average person's. I want to put politics aside and just talk about what it actually means to have a secure home.
What, at least, I consider to be a secure home is a home where I am safe from intruders, the weather, and from environmental toxins. I'm a low-profile person who lives in a high-crime neighborhood in New York City, which also factors into how I view home security. I mean, say you are a high profile person, like a celebrity or politician? That would also change how you view home security. Say you live in a very low crime area? That also effects how you view home security. (Years ago, I lived in a town in rural Colorado that had so little crime that the doors to two houses that I lived in didn't have locks.) Your age, gender, ethnic origin, and whether or not you have been a victim of violent crime in the past might effect how you view home security. Whether or not you live among neighbors whom you know and trust, like extended family, is another factor.
How many home security features a person needs is clearly dependent on a lot of factors, including a person's perception of his own safety. If you're feeling freaked out and unsafe at home due to the events of last week, I want to reassure you that the following home security measures do work, and they will protect you against most intruders.
Your best protection against intruders (of any kind) is locking your door. You know how most robberies happen? The robber walks in through an unlocked door. It's as simple as that.
Now what kind of a lock is effective? Any lock is better than no lock, but the best lock is a deadbolt in a metal door frame. If you're stuck with a wooden door frame, you can install metal strike plates to fortify the door frame. If you don't know how to install strike plates, then have a handyman do it for you. If you don't trust a lone deadbolt, install a New York-style floor bolt as well. Make sure that the door itself is sturdy. It never hurts to have a metal door. Installing a locking storm door with security screen in it is an added layer of protection that can be very valuable.
Windows are the second most vulnerable place in your house. If you have good, solid window frames that lock, you're pretty secure. However, if you still feel vulnerable, you could install fire-safety compliant window grates or bars. Unless you're a really high profile figure, it's not likely that you need to secure your windows beyond good, locking window frames and fire-safety compliant grates or bars. For warm climates and those without air conditioning, I discovered "security window screens" recently, which are exactly what they sound like. They're a less obtrusive alternative to window bars. Security screens are attached to the window like a door, which can be opened in the event of a fire. While regular window screens are easy for burglars to cut through, security screens are made from a metal mesh that is very difficult to cut.
Security lights, like a small array of motion-sensitive lights, can also be helpful. A huge "good neighbor" caveat here is that your neighbors will not like it if your motion-sensor lights are extremely sensitive and extremely bright. Also make sure that the sensors do not sense beyond your property, if you want to be a considerate neighbor. You can install subtle motion-sensitive landscape lighting. Check out photos by Light It Up Electric, an Atlanta-area electrical contractor for soft landscape lighting ideas.
Folks, that's it. You could get a dog for protection. The size of the dog matters less than the sound of his bark. If you have firearms, definitely lock them in a safe. Security screens are probably a better investment than an alarm or camera system. If all of your doors and windows, including the garage, are secure, you're in decent shape. Do you feel better? I hope so.
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Ear infections are common in kids, but some children are more prone than others and suffer from recurring infections.
One or two ear infections a year is pretty standard, but if your child has three or more ear infections in a six-month period or four ear infections in one year - or has persistent fluid behind the eardrum - you might want to consult your doctor to find out whether a long-term treatment is in order.
While long-term antibiotic treatment has fallen out of favour in recent years, chronic cases, known as Glue ear, can be treated with a procedure of inserting tubes called grommets through the eardrum to help with drainage of fluid from behind the eardrum; or, in rare cases, the removal of your child's adenoids. As both these porcedures require a general aneasthetic, they are options you would need to discuss with your healthcare provider after all other avenues of treatment have been tried.
Some kids are just more prone to ear infections than others, but as a rule, boys tend get ear infections more often than girls, as do children whose family members have had ear infections. Other factors that increase the chance of ear infections include regular exposure to tobacco smoke or high levels of pollution and frequent exposure to large groups of children (like in large daycare settings).
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Another lost for our record, I don't really know what to think about this team, no Gallinari, no Nene and we still lost?
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Another lost for our record, I don't really know what to think about this team, no Gallinari, no Nene and we still lost?
Wake me when this team decides it wants to play hard for 4 quarters again. Think we may have bought into out own hype a little too much.
Bad news: 4 game losing streak likely.
Good news: Should be followed by a 7 game winning streak. The schedule gets considerably easier after Miami.
Where is the real Hibbert :/
We were going to go through a rough patch.
our team is flawed, not bad. Wouldn't surprise me if we beat the Heat.
It's like IU all over again.
Roy played like a bumbling idiot. He played like he was selected to the d-league all star game.
Another big disappointment. As Peck said, there is no reason why we should have lost that game without Nene and Gallonari. Granger started the second half at 10/12 FG%, then finished with... 10/18. What the hell? George picked it up a bit near the end (a few big 3's), but we're just struggling out there all the time.
Three game losing streak. That feels great. Remember when we were in the top 3 in the East? Those were great times. Now, on paper, we're just as good as Orlando. I'm beginning to panic. We're going to have one helluva game on Tuesday, especially if George Hill still isn't back. I expect Granger not to show up, and Paul George to be a couple quarters late again.
I'm worried like hell. The energy is there for us, the hustle is good, but we just start making mistakes that sabotage us so quickly. And then, before you know it, it's over. So much for David West being Captain Clutch; he threw away that pass to DC so easily.
I really hope we can make some more roster moves in the next few weeks. Something that shouldn't make a huge difference, but does.
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Disappointed in the team, but at least we didn't give up towards the end of the 4th when it looked like it was over. Hibbert was just plain awful. We need to be going to West consistently. He is as consistent a scorer as we have. Looks like we started to do this towards the end of the game, and hopefully this continues. Get some rest, fix the mistakes, and get ready for Miami!
Hope he's not making that "play great for a bit the disappear for the rest of the season" a permanent part of his game.
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Denver transition points
Larry Bird and Ryan Grigson- wasting the talents of Paul George and Andrew Luck
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Excuse any offensive content, I'm a bit inebriated.
Who the **** did we lose to? A bunch of nobodies missing their two best players.
This is the worst kind of loss: ridden with false hope and to a team that has no chance in the playoffs.
Where did "smashmouth basketball" go? **** this.
not even close to being the same.
Hibbert seems like Rik Smits 2.0 at this point. Yes, they have different games, but they are very similar in that they have stretches where they look all world, and other stretches where they look extremely average. I really think Hibbert's minutes need to be limited even more. I like Roy, but he doesn't have, and probably never will have an extremely high motor.
Losing George Hill hurts, bad. No George Hill means more Jones and Price. Granted Price shot the ball well tonight our perimeter defense was terrible again. I do not think its a coincidence the chemistry and defense has went downhill dramatically without Hill.
Lou Amundson is lucky to be on an NBA roster. All he does is commit fouls and swat at the ball. Try actually catching it Lou.
Tough not to be bummed out by that effort. Denver played well. Lawson was owning for stretches, Nene/Koufos outplayed Roy inside, and Afflalo hit that ice-cold dagger. Probably the worst defensive game of the year. Really weren't able to make any adjustments to stop the fast break. DWest missed one shot and yet we only fed him with the pick and roll (that led to switches) at the end of the 4th quarter. Killed on the rebounds and turnovers. Not playing good ball right now.
All is not lost. We'll be fine. Every team has tough times and we're no exception.
I hate to follow fold of some people overreacting, but the game on Tuesday will be lucky if it's not a blow-out. Our team is missing something, it's like Roy and PG got invited to Orlando and the team was satisfied... I simply don't get it. Roy having 5 rebounds is unacceptable...
Roy looked tired tonight. Several times when it would have been an easy basket based upon his play earlier in the season, we come away with nothing. We gave away way too many 2nd chance points and let them get out on the break over and over again in the 1st half.
Lawson, Affalo and Brewer all played very well and hit some tough shots as the game went on. They managed to force their preferred tempo for a majority of the game.
We had a few chances that didn't break our way down the stretch, the missed FT that almost fell to us, West throwing it away. Once Nene went out injured, we should have been going to West much more regularly, since they had nobody to guard him. Oh well...
If we were as good as Denver in transition we'd be almost unbeatable. We're probably bottom 5 in the league right now.
David West and PG have been our bright spots in this losing streak..


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Kolkata, Sep 23 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Monday said some its personnel with "vested interests" were duping people by promising jobs of constable by faking its office seals.
"It has come to notice that some vested interest personnel are involved in alluring candidates for recruitment in BSF for the post of Constable (GD) by preparing and circulating fake appointment letters affixing fake office seal of Frontier Headquarter BSF South Bengal using designation and appointment of BSF officer," said a BSF release.
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Throughout Yukon's history, visitors have been welcomed with open arms and that's no different today. With literally thousands of heritage sites sprinkled throughout the Yukon, there's ample opportunity for visitors to delve into our colourful past.
Yukon's Ice Age past forms a unique part of the territory's history. Over 20,000 years ago, a land bridge joined Asia and North America. Woolly mammoths and scimitar cats roamed this vast ice-free region known as Beringia. While the rest of the continent was cloaked in ice, much of the Yukon became an ecological refuge for plants and animals. This period is recalled in First Nations' legends of long-ago giants and the creation of the world from a flooded land.
During this time, Yukon's original people migrated across the land bridge from Asia and inhabited an area near what is now known as Old Crow. They hunted mammoths, bison, horses and caribou. Over time, they established permanent settlements, some of which remain today as modern-day towns.
Fur Trade
Yukon's first visitors were Russian explorers who came in search of furs and other resources in the 18th century. As more explorers from Europe arrived, First Nations people traded furs for tobacco, guns, and other goods. The fur trade developed as the Hudson's Bay Company and other independent traders established posts throughout the Yukon.
Klondike Gold Rush
In August 1896 three men found gold on Bonanza Creek near Dawson City, launching the legendary Klondike Gold Rush.
When word of the discovery reached the rest of the world, thousands of would-be prospectors headed north. By the turn of the century Dawson City was the largest city north of San Francisco and west of Winnipeg.
When the Klondike Gold Rush ended in 1903 more than 95 million dollars had been extracted from the Yukon's rivers.
White Pass and Yukon route
When the 'railway built of gold' was completed in 1900, the White Pass and Yukon railway connected Whitehorse, Yukon to Skagway on the Alaskan coast.
The $10 million railway project was considered an impossible task, but it was literally blasted through coastal mountains in just 26 months by thousands of men and 450 tons of explosives.
The White Pass and Yukon Route climbs almost 3,000 feet (900 m) in just 20 miles (32 km) and features steep grades, cliff-hanging turns, two tunnels and numerous bridges and trestles. The steel cantilever bridge was the tallest of its kind in the world when it was constructed in 1901.
The Alaska Highway
The road to North America's last frontier was built in 1942 to transport war supplies. Completed in only 8 months, more than 30,000 US Army personnel were involved in the construction of over 2,230 km of road to Alaska.
The Alaska Highway forever changed the Yukon. Boats and trains were replaced by the more efficient road system. Whitehorse grew to become the largest town in the Yukon, eventually becoming the capital city in 1953.
Today the Alaska Highway is a scenic paved route that is well-maintained and open year-round.
Contemporary Yukon strikes a balance between the conveniences of modern living and the beauty of a pristine nature.


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Valentine's Day is often associated with romance and lovers, but there's no reason you can't break tradition and give a heartfelt holiday gift to a friend. In grammar school, it may have been a box of Sweet Tarts for a classmate, or a cupcake with icing and a red cinnamon candy heart for your best friend. Grown-ups in the mood for something girlish or gourmet-ish need look no further for a quick splurge that says "special" on Feb. 14.
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Classic candy: A little love goes a long way. Bite-size solid milk chocolate hearts in pink and red foil are a treat for those who crave traditional confections. $7 at the Candy Store, 1507 Vallejo St., S.F. www.thecandystoresf.com.
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'"I kind of can fill a couple voids. I can play defense. I can play forward," Scott said. "The last couple years I've been predominantly playing forward. I kind of go wherever they want to put me in there. Yeah, I think I'm a prototypical tough guy. I can protect my teammates if that needs to be done. I can play, too. I think I've proven myself. I can make a decent pass and get on the forecheck. As a defenseman, I can defend pretty well. I'm not just out there to be a goon."'
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Illustration styles are as varied as the hands and minds that draw them. This fall Watkins College offers you an opportunity to develop your skills and nourish your unique style. Students majoring in Graphic Design may choose to concentrate in Illustration, enjoy courses such as Drawing I & II, Figure Study, Printmaking and Painting and graduate with a professional quality, entry-level portfolio.
Here are a few of the Illustration specific courses offered to those interested in concentrating in Illustration:
Illustration I
The class is an introductory course that provides an understanding of the illustration process and its role as an art form that reflects,serves, and advances contemporary culture. Class assignments parallel professional practice.
Required for graphic design majors. (ART 162, ART 161 or GRD 110)
Illustration II
The class will explore character development, sequential imagery, and visual storytelling as related to storyboards, picture books, game design, and animation. The class will include guest professionals and possible field trips. Graphic Design Elective; required for Illustration concentration. (GRD 321)
Illustration III – Visiting Illustrators
Students will work with visiting professionals -illustrators, designers, and animators – to benefit from distinctly different and valuable perspectives. Graphic Design Elective; required for Illustration concentration. (GRD 421)
In addition, students will be given the opportunity to take special topic classes with in the Illustration genre such as Illustration / Printmaking Camp and The Picture BookProxy-Connection.
Complete course lists can be found here. And course descriptions may be read here.
If you have questions please feel free to call (866.887.6395) or email ([email protected]) the Admissions Office
Nashville native, and chair of the Watkins Graphic Design Program, Dan Brawner, creates idea-based art that reaches a wide audience through its appearance in books, magazines, and advertising campaigns. Commissioned by respected agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi, Hal Riney & Partners, McCann-Erickson, Porter Novelli, and The Richards Group, Dan has created imagery for Children's TV Workshop, Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, KFC, Saturn, Simon & Schuster, Sonic, Texaco, U.S. Postal Service, WGBH/Boston, Yoo-Hoo, and Zanie's Comedy Showplace. His character designs for BASF's FreshStart's campaign appeared on NBC's The Today Show and marched in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Among his book projects is The Prayer of Jabez for Kids, named by Publisher's Weekly as the best-selling children's book of 2002. Published work has garnered awards from Advertising Age, American Ad Federation, American Illustration, Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, Illustration West, Print, 3×3, Society of Illustrators, and SILA: Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. In 2009, he received a gold medal from 3×3's Illustration Annual 5, and was published in Illustrators 50.
Dan has exhibited his work internationally, and in 2005 received Best of Show from Huntsville Museum of Art's Red Clay Survey. Recent work has been juried into group exhibitions at Billy Shire's Fine Art Gallery and Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles, Nashville's Main Library, and the Society of Illustrators, NYC.
Visit Dan's site and be sure to check out our news page to see some of the work his students have been creating!
The Watkins Graphic Design department is excited to announce a new Web Design Concentration in conjunction with our current BFA In Graphic Design. Web design and development is an integral part of our curriculum and a keen understanding of current technology, along with the skills to reach people through a variety of media formats, has always been essential to the success of graphic designers. The web is not the future…it's now. It's exciting, challenging, constantly evolving and exceptionally rewarding. Like all aspects of graphic design (package design, logo development, corporate identity, illustration, editorial design, etc.) web design requires creative/critical thinking, excellent design, typographic craft, compelling imagery and great concepts.
Our new Web Design Concentration provides students with the knowledge, experience, skills and tools that will prepare them for successful entry into the workplace upon graduation. Students who elect to participate in the new Web Design Concentration will complete the current core Web Development courses as well as additional advanced, in-depth classes such as HTML5 & CSS3, WordPress, PHP & MySql, Flash and jQuery.


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Physical and Graphical Effects in OpenCL by Example
Thursday, 16 December | 12:15 午前 - 4:00 午前 | Room 308B/C
There are strong indications that the future of interactive graphics involves a more flexible programming model than today's OpenGL/Direct3D pipelines. That means that graphics developers will need a basic understanding of how to combine emerging parallel-programming techniques with the traditional interactive rendering pipeline.
This course provides an introduction to parallel-programming architectures and environments for interactive graphics, and demonstrates how to combine traditional rendering APIs with advanced parallel computation. It presents several studies of how developers combine traditional rendering API techniques with advanced parallel computation. Each case study includes a live demo and discusses the mix of parallel-programming constructs used, details of the graphics algorithm, and how the rendering pipeline and computation interact to achieve the technical goals. All computation is done in OpenCL. A combination of DirectX and OpenGL is used for the rendering.
Intended Audience
Developers with a basic understanding of OpenCL who want to implement interesting physical and graphical effects.
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An understanding of the OpenCL pipeline or completion of the introductory OpenCL course.
Implementing a Basic Graphics Pipeline in OpenCL
Ray Tracing with OpenCL
Basic implementation
Fluid Simulation
Basic SPH Implementation
Real-Time Volumetric Reconstruction and Rendering for 3D Optical Coherence Tomography
Conclusion and Q&A
Justin Hensley
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Derek Gerstmann
University of Western Australia
Jason Yang
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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Justin Hensley
Justin Hensley is a senior member of the technical staff in AMD's Office of the CTO focusing on parallel programming using graphics processors. Since joining AMD, he has been involved with projects such as face recognition, depth extraction, and game physics. Recently, he has been involved with driving the compute requirements of next-generation graphics processors. He received his PhD in computer science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007. He also holds an MS in electrical engineering and a BS in electrical engineering and computer science engineering from the University of California, Davis.
Derek Gerstmann
Derek Gerstmann is a research fellow at the University of Western Australia focusing on visualization and data analysis for the BioImaging Initiative, co-funded by the Western Australian Supercomputer Program (WASP) and the Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (CMCA). His knowledge and experience in parallel and distributed computation comes from a diverse professional career, including engineering positions at AMD/ATI, Apple Computer, and Weta Digital. He received his MSc from the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) at Bournemouth University and his BSc from the University of Washington.
Jason Yang
Jason Yang is a member of the technical staff in AMD's Office of the CTO currently focused on GPGPU research. Major projects he has been involved in include H.264 and VC-1 shader decoding and custom anti-aliasing with edge detection. Recently, he worked on AMD's Stream Computing SDK. He received his PhD in computer science and his BS in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005 and 1999 respectively.


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Stephen Marche and Arthur Phillips on ShakespeareBy The Paris Review
The cult of Shakespeare is one of the weirdest and most persistent in literature. This spring, Arthur Phillips and Stephen Marche each published books on the obsession. Phillips's novel The Tragedy of Arthur portrays the son of a con man who attempts to establish whether a quarto of a lost Shakespeare play—reproduced in stunning convincingness in the book—was actually written by Shakespeare. Stephen Marche's How Shakespeare Changed Everything confronts the various ways that Shakespeare has affected everything, from sex to the English language, the assassination of Lincoln, and the mania for skulls on clothing. They discussed their various journeys into the heart of this cult by e-mail.
Recently a South African archeologist named Francis Thackeray—which to me sounds like the most made-up real name ever—proposed digging up Shakespeare's body so he could tell whether Shakespeare smoked pot. Two questions occured to me when the story emerged: Why the hell do people keep wanting to dig up Shakespeare? And isn't there something better we could do with his body than tell whether he smoked pot?
Let's just stipulate that he did smoke pot. Constantly. Now what? What does that tell us about his working habits? About his daily life? What does that tell us about the plays, poems, et cetera? About Elizabethan theatrical life? Nothing. All it does is make it easier for some despairing high school teachers to feel like they can now "connect" with their kids.
I know. I sort of feel that way at every biographical revelation about Shakespeare. If he was a pot smoker, does that explain how he wrote "Light thickens, and the crows make way to the rooky wood"? I know many, many pot smokers. They do not remind me of Shakespeare. But I felt that way even with Greenblatt's Will in the World. Lets give him a title: "Catholic." So what? If he was a Catholic he was just about the most unusual Catholic who ever lived. People seem to want to reduce him, to avoid the mystery of him.


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Editor's note: This market commentary is provided by the Dairy Division at FCStone/Downes-O'Neill in Chicago, Ill.
Still at a discount, Class III futures kicked off the last week of June on a stronger note as futures edged higher on 1,125 contracts. Follow-through buying from Friday, along with a reluctant push to narrow the margin between spot and futures, were the primary fundamental reasons for Monday's advance in the nearby months. There is no question the Class III market remains on the defensive here, as trader expectations are for an imminent spot price decline, but futures acquiesce nonetheless in the face of recent spot market stability.
Milk production appears to be adequate nationally, though the Midwest continues to deal with some level of milk tightness this week. Discounts on milk that may be expected this time of year are not occurring in the Midwest. The question then remains: Will the slightly tight milk production situation offset the demand destruction that can happen when we're pricing $2/lb cheese? So far it may have, but we continue to hear that cheese sales are slowing and discounted product is available.
The cheese futures traded 32 contracts between .008 lower and .023 higher yesterday. Interesting to note that there continues to be good volume in the February 2012 contract, which has traded 24 contracts since Friday. We suspect there is more interest to come here in Q1 as commercial hedgers are increasingly looking further out for sub-$1.70 coverage.
We look for Class III to open mixed.
Corn spent Monday trading lower as traders grapple with friendly weather forecasts and an uneasy feeling about adding risk when considering economies around the world. Greece remains at the forefront. But the proof of speculative interests wanting out of the grains is in the CFTC pudding.
Friday's CFTC Commitments of Traders Report showed massive spec fund liquidation during the week ending June 21. Managed commodity funds reduced their net long option and futures positions in grains and oilseeds by 117,948 contracts.
Thursday's USDA Crop Report may just give traders a reason to buy grains again, but it is too soon and the real risk is that the USDA cuts their demand forecasts. We do expect the market to stage a covering rally going into Thursday morning, but once we clear that report and the 4th of July weekend, direction ought to be clearer. Until then, the zigs and zags of this market may be fierce.
We look for corn to open 4 to 7 cents higher; soybeans to open 5 to 8 higher.
Daily CME spot market prices:
Block cheese: $2.13 (unchanged)
Barrel cheese: $2.0675 (unchanged)
Butter: $2.02 (down 4 cents)
Grade A NFDM: $1.625 (unchanged)
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Gram, Edmund
The Edmund Gram Piano Company was established in 1883 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gram built a full line of upright pianos, grand pianos, and player pianos for several decades and was known for building very good quality, higher grade instruments. In addition to manufacturing pianos sold under the 'Edmund Gram' name, the firm also sold pianos under the brand names of 'Lyra', 'Harvard', and 'Link'.
In about 1910 Max Richtsteig went into partnership with Gram, and the name of the company was called "The Gram â Richtsteig Piano Company'. In 1924 the firm was purchased by the Haddorff Piano Company, and Haddorff continued to build pianos under the Edmund Gram name until the Great Depression.
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Holy Shiite Muslims! Not good. Not good at all. I hope Tony Ugoh is locked in a sequestered fortress with Howard Mudd and Tom Zupancik as we speak. I wonder if the Colt's got wind of this when the made that 2nd Round swap with San Fran during the draft.
Please be a Mercedes and not a Yugo.Sources: Colts' Tarik Glenn considering retirement
By Mike Chappell and Phillip B. Wilson
July 20, 2007
Offensive tackle Tarik Glenn will not be back to help the Indianapolis Colts defend their Super Bowl title, according to several people close to the 10-year veteran, choosing instead to retire.
None of Glenn's teammates would confirm the decision publicly, and repeated attempts to reach Glenn were unsuccessful.
When asked to comment on his client's decision, agent Ralph Cindrich said any response would have to come from Glenn.
Colts coach Tony Dungy said earlier this week he recently talked with Glenn, but would not divulge the nature of the discussions. "Probably the best person to speak to on that is him,'' Dungy said.
Barring a change of heart by Glenn, 31, the Colts will report to training camp on July 29 without their second-longest tenured player, and one who has appeared in the past three Pro Bowls. The Colts selected Glenn with the 19th overall pick in the 1997 draft. Only Marvin Harrison, the team's 1996 first-round draft pick, has been around longer.
Glenn, who will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, has started 154 regular-season games during his career. The last 138 have come at left tackle as quarterback Peyton Manning's backside protector. With Glenn setting the pace, the Colts' offensive line continually has ranked among the NFL's best at limiting sacks.
The Colts' options at replacing him include Charlie Johnson, a sixth-round pick in 2006 who primarily saw action at right tackle as a rookie, and Tony Ugoh, their second-round pick in the April draft. They traded their 2008 first-round pick in order to get into position to select Ugoh, then indicated he might be Glenn's eventual successor.
New starting left tackle?