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I'm wondering where you live. They are all good options but some would lend themselves to confusion, mispronunciation and misspelling in America. That doesn't necessarily bother me, but might bother you. Alexandru will be assumed to be misspelled and Anton has a couple of pronunciations. I think in the US most people would say An-twan, whereas in Europe it is often said as An-tun/ton. If your wife will say it one way but everyone else another, this might bother you. The ones that are likely to be said and spelled correctly, I think are Tristan, Emil and Corvin (the last to a lesser degree because there is well-known Corbin and people might assume this is what it is)
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I like Emil best, but Alexandru nearly got my vote--I love it! It reminds me of the (I think Romanian?) Beatriu, which I think is so cool. And now that I think of it, I think Alexandru Buck sounds better than Emil does--Emil is just a bit too abrupt. I think either would work really well, though--they're both very handsome.Ashley | namenerd | Christian | storyteller
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Saturday, July 05, 2008
Live in the moment
Two days ago I lost one of these gifts.
I first met Kevin over the phone in 2007 to develop a training program for the company I work for. I was intrigued by how sharp he was and by the questions he would ask me…felt challenged, yet I found myself thinking my answers and thoughts through. It was not until about a few months after that we actually met in person and hit it off pretty well.
Over the next year we worked on several training session and our relationship grew – he role took on a role as a mentor for me and really helped me put things into perspective and better myself as a person, not just professionally.
The last time we saw each other was about a week ago in London…this trip was the first time that we really bonded – like dudes. We shared very personal stories and really let out our "human sides…" It just further reinforced what a great person Kevin was…very warm and full of SOUL. What I will take away from my last conversation with Kevin is to "Live in the moment…" and ask less questions at a time and more open-ended ones.
I am in India at the moment (about to give a training that I was supposed to give with Kevin) and will likely miss his service. There are several South Pacific tribes that believe their loved ones are reincarnated as sharks – I like to believe the same. In that sense, I will attend my own service and always think of Kevin when I am diving among my friends with fins…
Kevin – I'll see you soon
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- ErinByrne said...
Felix - this is such a beautiful post. Kevin admired you, and respected you, and I know he enjoyed getting to know you. I know you really bonded in London, but he really felt closer to you after Miami too. Like Kevin, you make an impact on everyone you touch Felix and I for one am very grateful to have you as a friend first and colleague second.
Have a great trip in India and enjoy every moment of it. Lead the program in happiness for Kevin's life, not sadness for his death.
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- Wolf Leander said...
Felix - these are the moments when I feel immensely close to, and proud of, you - not because you are my son or because of a given achievement - but, much more importantly, because of your deep humanity, your being a MENSCH.
Your decision to go to India, and move forward, is the most sincere and spontaneous way to pay homage to Kevin - he would love you for the solidarity you are showing him.
Erin - yes, that IS Felix. Let me say to you that I never had a boss like you, and that I am so happy for Felix to be privileged to work with you.
- Felix Leander said...
Thanks guys...KEEP IT IN THE MOMENT :)
To me it's a sad waste of human life.
I knew Kevin as a coach, he was good. He moved me and my peers deeply. Yet there was no coach that moved him enough to keep him from what he did.
We've lost a precious person.
- pete nichols said...
Kevin was a great friend of mine, and will be sadly missed. When I look back at him since hearing of his passing, other than shear disbelief, I remember his hugs, which I feel even at this moment when I think of them. They were solid, endearing, warm, honest, and comforting. Kevin had a lust for adventure, a thirst for knowledge, and an uncanny knack at making people feel good and at ease. Kevin's physical absense will be difficult, but I am confident he left the world a better place through his actions and positive energy. He has touched me in numerous ways, and that I am thankful for. You will never be forgotten - safe travels buddy. With love and admiration,
Pete Nichols
I am so sad about Kevin. I had no idea he was hurting. I googled on him just to find some answers but nothing. I wish I could have done something, talked to him lately - called him out of the blue. He was the greatest guy. I am so sad.
I knew Kevin really well, probably better than most. I think I'm accepting that although Kevin's decision was rash and probably not what he wanted in the end, he has moved on to an entirely new Kevining adventure. And as Will's poem mentioned during his service, I hope he's choosing love, love, LOVE. The missing him factor is intense and still impossible to grasp that he's not just a phone call away. I went to a bluegrass concert last weekend and pumped my fist in the air and cried in gratitude to Kevin for introducing me to music and all the great people involved with it. The thought of maybe someday seeing him again, possibly in the next life, is the only thing that seems to comfort the deep sadness I feel right now.
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This study will examine how certain language skills, such as naming objects, understanding spoken language and reading are organized in the brain and how they are affected by seizures.
People with epilepsy who are considering surgery and healthy volunteers who are right-handed and between the ages of 7 and 55 may be eligible for this study. Participants undergo the following procedures twice, and, in some cases, possibly three times, in two or three visits of 2 to 4 hours each.
Neuropsychological tests: Testing includes questionnaires, pen-and-pencil or computerized tests and motor tasks.
Structural MRI: This procedure uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to obtain pictures of brain structure. During the test, the subject lies in the scanner (a metal cylinder surrounded by a magnetic field) for about 90 minutes, wearing earmuffs to muffle knocking noises the machine makes. Subjects may be asked to lie still for up to 10 minutes at a time.
Functional MRI: This procedure is similar to structural MRI, except a coil is placed over the head and the subject performs simple tasks during the procedure. The pictures obtained show what parts of the brain are being used to perform the task. The test lasts about 60 minutes, with subjects asked to lie still for up to 10 minutes at a time.
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG): For MEG, the subject sits in an MEG recording room with a cone containing magnetic field detectors lowered onto his or her head. Very small magnetic changes produced by the activity of the brain are recorded while the subject sits quietly or performs a research task. An EEG recording of the electrical activity of the brain is done at the same time as the MEG.
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|Noninvasive Language Mapping in Patients With Localization-Related Epilepsy
- Change in asymmetry index of fMRI after surgery.
- Changes in asymmetry index on MEG after surgery and seizure control after surgery.
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|June 13, 2008
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Objective: This protocol will test the hypothesis that successful left hemisphere epilepsy surgery for children and adults improves abnormalities in the functional anatomy of language that may be associated with uncontrolled localization-related seizures. We will use an established modality, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which has been used extensively for evaluation of patients with epilepsy, as our primary outcome measure, and an emerging modality, magnetoencephalography (MEG), as a secondary measure. We will explore methods of MEG data analysis for comparison with fMRI results.
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150 patients with localization-related epilepsy who are surgical candidates and 50 healthy volunteers.
Design: This is a non-invasive imaging study that will employ a test battery including standard neuropsychological tests, structural MRI, fMRI, and a 275-channel whole-head MEG recording, for evaluation of the functional anatomy of language. The test battery will be performed pre-operatively and at 12 months after surgery.
Main outcome measure: Measurement of the "laterality index" comparing left and right hemisphere regional activation on fMRI before and after surgery, in patients after left sided or right-sided surgery, and healthy controls.
Secondary outcome measure: Measurement of the "laterality index" comparing left and right hemisphere regional activation on MEG before and after surgery.
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- Age 7-55
- Documentation of localization-related epilepsy based on clinical, neuropsychological and imaging criteria
- Failure of seizures to respond to adequate therapy with at least two standard antiepileptic drugs
- Willingness to be considered for surgery
- Fluency in English. Non-native speakers may be included if their fluency is equivalent to that of a native speaker.
- Age 7-55
- Willingness to participate in and complete the study
- Right-handedness assessed by the Edinburg handedness inventory
- Fluency in English
- Contra-indications to MRI studies (such as pacemakers, cochlear devices, surgical clips etc. metallic implants, orthopedic pins, shrapnel, permanent eyeliner, vagus nerve stimulator)
- Claustrophobia or anxiety disorders exacerbated by the MRI scanner
- People with neurological or psychiatric disease or taking medications that would affect fMRI and MEG language studies
- Pregnancy. All females of child bearing potential must have a negative test prior to MRI scanning
- Patients on phenobarbital or chronic benzodiazepines
- Contra-indications MRI studies (metallic implants, recent orthopedic pins, cochlear implants, surgical clips, cardiac pacemakers and defibrillation devices, shrapnel, permanent eyeliner, vagus nerve stimulator)
- Any medical condition or chronic medication that might affect fMRI or MEG language activation by affecting cerebral structure or function, such as diabetes, hypertension, antihypertensive medications, psychotropic agents.
- Pregnancy. All females of child bearing potential must have a negative test prior to MRI scanning.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00706160
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|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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|Study First Received:
|June 26, 2008
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Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Partial Epilepsy
Healthy Volunteer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Epilepsies, Partial
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
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Acuras Take Pole, Fastest Lap And 1-2 Finish in LMP2 Division MONTEREY, Calif. -- In one of the most dramatic wheel-to-wheel battles in this year's American Le Mans Series, Tony Kanaan and Simon Pagenaud scored an Acura 1-2 LMP2 finish Saturday...
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MONTEREY, Calif. -- In one of the most dramatic wheel-to-wheel battles in this year's American Le Mans Series, Tony Kanaan and Simon Pagenaud scored an Acura 1-2 LMP2 finish Saturday in the Monterey Sports Car Championships at the legendary Laguna Seca Raceway.
Kanaan, the 2004 IndyCar Series champion who won the 12 Hours of Sebring last year, held off the young French star in the last hour of the four-hour sports car extravaganza, winning by just .054 seconds in one of the closest finishes in ALMS history. The popular Brazilian, who teamed with Detroit winner Franck Montagny in the No. 26 XM Satellite Radio AGR Acura ARX-01b, took the overall lead on Lap 112, and swapped positions with Pagenaud several times before taking the checkered flag on Lap 145.
Kanaan's charge to the lead included several encounters with the more-powerful LMP1 Audi of Emanuele Pirro. Pirro forced his way past Kanaan late in the race to win the overall title.
Pagenaud, driving the No. 66 Panasonic ELS de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-01b prototype, took over the driving chores from team owner Gil de Ferran after the former Indy 500 champion led overall for more than 20 laps in the early portion of the four-hour contest. Pagenaud drove the last 92 laps and established himself as one of the world's promising sports-car stars with his stellar performance against the veteran Kanaan.
The LMP2 win was the sixth of the 2008 campaign for Acura, season high in the class. Porsche best Acura by one point in the final LMP2 manufacturers' engine and chassis standings.
The pole-winning No. 9 Patron Highcroft Acura ARX-01b of Scott Sharp and David Brabham led early in the race before a power-steering problem forced the car to the pits on several occasions. Late in the race, Brabham set one of the fastest race laps, but the mechanical troubles held the team six laps backfrom the leader.
The fastest race lap went to Adrian Fernandez in the No. 15 Lowe's Fernandez Acura ARX-01b, as the Mexican driving star challenged for his team's first ALMS victory. Fernandez, who co-drove with Luis Diaz, fought with Kanaan and Pagenaud for the lead with an hour remaining, but an electrical problem on the team's final pit stop forced the Lowe's squad to seventh placeat the finish.
Acura's second season in the American Le Mans Series proved to be very successful with six class victories including two overall wins [Lime Rock and Detroit] and four overall pole positions.
In 2009, Acura moves to the LMP1 division, with de Ferran Motorsports and Patron Highcroft Racing set to campaign the new Acura ARX-02a. Lowe's Fernandez Racing will continue in the LMP2 class for Acura.
FRANCK MONTAGNY (#26 XM Satellite Radio Acura ARX-01b): "This a great way to finish the season. Without the late problem at Petit, we could have won the last three races. Driving in the American Le Mans Series has been great fun for me. The series is so competitive and the cars are great. It was fun to drive with Tony, too. He is a professional and he did a great job today at the end of the race. This is exciting for me."
TONY KANAAN (#26 XM Satellite Radio Acura ARX-01b): "This place is special for me. I won my first U.S. race here in Indy Lights in 1996. And today's race was one of my favorites. The battle with Simon [Pagenaud] was as good as anything I have done in Indy Car racing. He raced clean and we swapped positions several times. I love driving these prototype cars. Winning today was a thrill for me. Franck and I seemed to have a real bond in driving together. We got along tremendously. To win here was great."
DAVID BRABHAM (#9 Patron Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01b): "The Patron Highcroft Acura felt really good at the start. Gil [de Ferran] made a good move in Turn Two, but I was able to hold him off. The tire pressures were a little too low and we were sliding around quite a bit. Gil got by me going up the hill in Turn Six. Our car just didn't feel proper with the low tire pressure. I think some of the cars had a similar problem in the early portion of the race. We had a tough day with the steering problem for Scott. At the end, our Acura was very fast. Overall, it was good season for us."
SCOTT SHARP (#9 Patron Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01b): "I jumped in the car after David ran so well. But something was wrong with the steering in the Patron Highcroft Acura. The power steering went away and the car felt like I was driving a truck. It was very hard to drive it. I brought the car in several times and the team saw that the connection to the power steering box came loose. It was too bad, because I think our car was fast enough to run with the other Acuras and Porsches. We wanted to help Acura win the Manufacturers' Championship."
SIMON PAGENAUD (#66 Panasonic ELS Surround Acura ARX-01b): "Wow, Tony and I had a quite a race today. I think we passed each other twice. I know we were wheel-to-wheel lap after lap. And we raced cleanly. No dirty driving at all. We had a car to win today and it took a great drive by Tony to beat us. I feel good about our race and I hope the fans enjoyed the battle too."
GIL de FERRAN (#66 Panasonic ELS Surround Acura ARX-01b): "I'm very proud our team today. How about that race at the end? I thought we had a good race car coming into the race. And I had a great time driving here. Of course, I love this track. We made a good call on our tire selection. My stint was excellent and it was fun for me to lead again. But the story for team was Simon's performance. He and Tony put on a driving demonstration today. This was a good performance for our team. An excellent way to finish up our first season."
ADRIAN FERNANDEZ (#15 Lowe's Fernandez Acura ARX-01b): "Today was typical of the season we have had. It doesn't matter if we did the fastest lap and were fast in the race. At the end of the day, you win races by not having any or fewer problems than the others. We have already started our work for 2009 and testing begins in January. Next year will be our year."
LUIS DIAZ (#15 Lowe's Fernandez Acura ARX-01b): "It was a tough race for us. For me, my stint was complicated. We did the right thing with our tires [compound] for qualifying but it cost me a little bit on my first stint with the handling of the car. We got things right for Adrian and he was fast. Our tough luck continued today. I truly believe we had a car to win. I know we'll be ready to go for 2009."
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Today, so far as I can tell, many young lovers are content with inherently generic text messages — or supposedly deep relationships with "girlfriends" they've never held or even met.
Is that willing loss of human contact inevitable and perhaps even normal, given the increasingly ubiquitous nature of the Internet and the social media it has spawned? You might think so in the wake of revelations that Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o was allegedly duped into an online relationship so passionate that he mourned the non-existent woman's untimely demise on national TV.
Some commentators have questioned whether Te'o was a willing participant in the hoax for reasons still unknown. Others have pointed out that "catfishing" – the creation of bogus Internet personas – has become so common that it is now (notice the irony) the subject of its own "reality" show.
But where is the alarm over the psychosis reflected by an attractive and seemingly intelligent, well-adjusted, mature college student's relationship with an imaginary girlfriend whose "death" supposedly coincided with that of his real-life grandmother? And doesn't that lack of alarm represent its own form of mass psychosis?
Several teenaged girls were seated in front of me at a sporting event recently, each of them constantly texting on their "smart phones." I don't know what they were doing, but I do know they weren't talking to each other – or watching the game. They were off in their own virtual worlds, each with its own version of reality.
I'm not the only one who finds this alarming. Long before Te'o's ordeal compelled me to question his sanity and ours, a few discerning souls were urging caution where social media are concerned. Facebook, for example – which has about 500 million users daily – has been linked in several studies to a variety of problems, including eating disorders, low self-esteem and narcissism, paranoia, stress and, of course, all sorts of addiction.
Why go out and work to make real friends, one-by-one, when you can sit home in the dark and attract hundreds or thousands online simply by embellishing or reinventing the truth?
Moderation is the key, of course, and people maintaining a healthy degree of caution and real-world awareness have little to fear. As with all tools – including guns — the Internet can be both blessing and curse, depending on the character, maturity and wisdom of those using it.
Unfortunately, society has shown itself increasingly willing to suspend disbelief when confronted with behavior that would have been deemed incredulous not that long ago.
Former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa – who hit 609 home runs but this month received just 12.5 percent of the vote for the Hall of Fame because he is widely suspected of having used performance-enhancing drugs – nevertheless called himself and other similarly tainted players "winners."
That was about the time he posted a glitzy self-promoting page on Pinterest (a photo-driven social network site) one critic said appeared to have been staged in a "fake house that was constructed inside a warehouse."
And two years before this month's interview in which cyclist lance Armstrong told Oprah Winfrey that he had indeed cheated to win numerous titles, the National Catholic Reporter noted that opening up to Oprah and other TV hosts had replaced the traditional notion of private confession and penance for sins before priest and God.
"In America today, confession is best done in public," the Reporter concluded: "Shame is gone, replaced by more therapeutic bywords like 'closure' and 'catharsis.' "
Te'o, by sheer coincidence, will tell his story on TV on Thursday. At least he's ecumenical, talking to the Rev. Katie Couric instead of High Priestess Oprah.
But as the reporting of this story proves, this syndrome can infect even those who don't own a computer. As a journalist, I prefer to generate unique stories by interviewing people face-to-face. That allows me to consider not only what they say but how they say it. Are they afraid to look me in the eye? Do they seem evasive? Is there sincerity in their voice? What is their body language?
That puts me in an ever-shrinking minority in a profession increasingly dependent on news releases and web sites. But then, I also prefer a whisper to a website, a touch to a tweet, a scent to a ring tone and the warmth of an embrace to the coldness of cyberspace.
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Letter to the Editor: SnowBall promoters should have paid for extra emergency staff
March 26, 2013
To the Editor:
There was nothing illegal about the SnowBall festival in itself, and legitimate business is good business.
We have law enforcement if someone chooses to break the law. Whether this is the kind of entertainment the community wants because of the behavior of the attendees is certainly up for discussion.
But, did the promoters pay for any of the extra police officers, medical staffing, transportation, or even trash removal? Grand County gave $20,000 of our tax money and provided extra deputies and emergency services. Granby contributed $1,400 for transportation. The Granby Chamber contributed $1,000. How many employees were sent or overtime paid for by taxpayers in other towns or agencies? How much will Middle Park Medical Center lose that will eventually be passed on to local residents? A few participants may return to provide some residual benefit but how much, if any, we'll never really know.
What will the final tally be that was paid for by local taxpayers? Does a hundred thousand dollars seem reasonable? Why should taxpayers throughout the county pay for this? Taking the monetary risk is part of the promoters' business and not the taxpayers'. Let's not be taken advantage of if SnowBall comes back or for any festival. Have the promoters pay for at least a good portion of the expenses.
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All optical and laser mice use irregularities in the work surface to track the direction and speed of your mouse. The more irregularities on the surface, the easier it is for the sensor to track your movements. But there just aren't enough irregularities on clear glass for your standard mouse to work. With Logitech Darkfield Laser Tracking, the Logitech 910-001105 Performance Mouse MX reveals microscopic detailsallowing you to track on a surface like glass that leaves other mice confused. The tiny receiver for the Logitech 910-001105 Performance Mouse MX stays in your notebook. Theres no need to unplug it when you move around.
What Is It & Why You Need It
- Hyper-fast scrolling: Fly through long documents and Web pages with a single spin. Or use click-to-click scrolling for the precision you need when navigating lists, slides, and images.
- Sculpted, right-handed shape: Designed to fit your hand and put it in a comfortable, natural position.
- Logitech Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless: You get the reliability of a cord plus cordless convenience and freedomfast data transmission and virtually no delays or dropouts.
- Logitech Unifying receiver: The tiny receiver stays in your notebook. Theres no need to unplug it when you move around, so your mouse is always connected when and where you feel like using it. Plus, you can easily add a compatible wireless keyboard or number pad, or even another mousewithout the hassle of multiple USB receivers.
- Micro USB charging system: Includes a USB charging cable so you can replenish the mouse's power from your computer.
- Four thumb buttons: Do more with your mouse using the four customizable thumb buttons. Jump between open windows and applications, move backward or forward through Web pages, and zoom in and out of pictures.
A Closer Look
- Precision cursor control on more surfaces, including glass where other mice fail
- Wireless freedom for multiple devices with plug-and-forget Unifying receiver
- Flexible recharging through your computer or a wall outlet
- Fingertip controls for hyper-fast scrolling, quick-zoom and more
- Sculpted design cradles your hand for unmatched comfort
System RequirementsWindows-based PC
- Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
- USB port
- CD-ROM drive or internet connection
- Mac OS X 10.4 or later
- USB port
- CD-ROM drive or internet connection
What's Included
- Performance Mouse MX
- Logitech Unifying receiver
- Micro-USB charging cable
- User documentation
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Abbotsford Police send holiday cards to gangsters
This year, the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) has extended its list of Christmas card recipients to include criminals and trouble-makers.
"Operation Resolution" involves cards being sent to a few dozen prolific offenders, property offenders and people known for drug and gang activity in Abbotsford.
On the front of the card is an image of Police Chief Bob Rich dressed in a Santa costume and tactical gear with the message, "You are always only one choice away from changing your life."
The inside of the card states "For the sake of your family and for your own sake, consider 2013 the year you choose a new and better life."
A phone number is listed that will lead the caller to a recorded greeting, encouraging them to leave their name and contact information so that someone from the APD can follow up with them.
Const. Ian MacDonald acknowledges that the majority of recipients will think it's a joke.
"I think there will be that precious moment when they open the card and go, 'Are you kidding me?' " he said.
But MacDonald said members of the APD, including himself, have fielded calls in the past from people wanting to escape their criminal lifestyle.
He said this is the time of year that many people consider where their lives are headed.
"The holiday season is a time of reflection, and it's not just for people who are making good decisions."
MacDonald said Operation Resolution was the idea of Sgt. Mike Novakowski, the same officer who three years ago initiated the "Operation" series of school presentations, posters and videos aimed at steering kids away from the gang lifestyle.


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Home decor finds for looks you'll get lost in.
Hang out here for DIY-day essentials.
Fabrics and trims your friends will love.
The smallest goodies make the biggest impact.
Happy days start with happy bouquets.
Where prep is just as fun as the party itself.
Life slows down when you make time to create.
Once you stitch, you just can't quit.
Fall Collections
Welcome to your fall dream-come-true.
DIY jewelry - accessories are necessities.
There are no rules in the game of style!
Take your sketches to the next level with color! Ideal for manga, cartoons, and everyday sketches, Milky White Copic Sketch Marker features an oval body profile that's roll resistant on working surfaces and durable polyester nibs.
It delivers vibrant color in a fast-drying ink for a minimum amount of color bleeding. Its handy double-ended tips feature a medium broad chisel tip and Super Brush tip -- a soft, flexible, fast-flowing brush for delicate or bold expression.
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Introduced at the 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, held last November in Las Vegas, the Corvette Z06X Concept showcases how racing hobbyists can use Chevrolet's expanding portfolio of performance parts to create a full-on track car. Chevy teamed with Pratt & Miller, which oversees Corvette Racing's American Le Mans Series effort, to create it.
The Z06X concept is based on a Corvette Z06 outfitted with the 1LZ equipment package, the Z07 Performance Package, and the CFZ Carbon Fiber Package. In addition to these factory-available features, it boasts a number of competition-oriented modifications. The radio, carpeting, and sound-deadening material have also been removed. Look for more info on the Z06X in an upcoming issue.
Z06X HighlightsExterior
• Low-gloss Icy White Metallic color with exposed carbon-fiber and red accents
• 2011 CFZ-option carbon-fiber package, including splitter and rockers
• Adjustable carbon-fiber wing
• ZR1 carbon-fiber roof panel and B-pillar panels
• Carbon-fiber raised hood (from the Z06 Carbon Limited Edition)
• Carbon-fiber headlamp housings from Specter Werkes/Sports
• Weight-saving and shatter-resistant polycarbonate rear window
• Base Z06 1LZ trim
• Radio, carpeting, and sound-deadening material removed
• SCCA-spec rollcage and window net
• Racing seat with five-point safety harness
• Fire-suppression system
• Driver's drink system
• Video-camera system mounted on the rollcage
• Genuine Corvette Accessory racing-pedal kit
• LS7 7.0L V-8 engine and Tremec six-speed manual transmission
• Low-restriction air-intake system
• High-capacity radiator and enhanced cooling system
• 2011 Z07 Performance Package, featuring Brembo carbon-ceramic brake rotors and special brake pads
• Lightweight black racing wheels; 19-inch (front) and 20-inch (rear)
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After using its first-round draft pick to secure its trade for Katie Douglas in January, the Indiana Fever made Khadijah Whittington from North Carolina State its only selection in the 2008 WNBA Draft on Wednesday. Whittington was chosen with the 26th overall pick in the annual draft the 12th pick of the second round. She will join an assortment of rookies and free agents when the Fever opens training camp just 11 days from now, April 20.
The Fever went pretty far back in the draft this year, but I'm sure with Tamika healthy and the addition of Katie Douglas, the team will be just as good or better than last year.


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Collects GI Joe (1982-1994 Marvel) #121-130.
Written by Larry Hama and Herb Trimpe.
Art by Andrew Wildman and Rurik Tyler.
Cover by Jonboy Meyers.
The end of Larry Hama's original run on A Real American Hero is drawing near! Now sporting their own Ninja Force, Drug Elimination Force, and Eco-Warriors, the G.I. JOE team is politically correct and ready for anything. The increasingly colorful adventures continue in classic stories like "Firefly," "Playing with the Big Boys," "Last Stand," and more. Softcover, 236 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.


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El Dorado County Sheriff's Office seeks STAR volunteers
August 21, 2012
The El Dorado County Sheriff's office is looking for volunteers for its Sherriff's Team of Active Retirees.
STAR volunteers provide additional eyes and ears for the Lake Tahoe branch of El Dorado County's Sheriff's Office. Volunteers must attend a two-week training academy scheduled later this year and meet other requirements prior to graduation, after which they must volunteer for 16 hours each month.
STAR members are 50 years old and older, knowledgable, responsible, compassionate and fun. A local monthly meeting will bring members up to date with the sheriff's office and its needs. Activities throughout the year include The Drug Store Project, Senior Grad Night, Every 15 Minutes, Air Show, Fire Fest, as well as patrolling neighborhoods and outlying areas in the lake basin and making home checks.
For more information or to sign up, visit the sheriff's office at 1360 Johnson Blvd. or call 573-3000.


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Natural Remedies For Seasonal Allergies
If you're like me, you wish you only had seasonal allergies. My whole life I've suffered from everyday allergies, all year around. I've been through medicines, shots and even surgery, and still I sneeze and sniffle everyday. It's a lot better and I can't complain, but I wish there was a cure for allergies. There might not be right now, but here are some natural remedies that might help your allergies this season.


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Topic: If you have Blue Cross and Blue Shield Please read this.
I am looking for anyone who has BCBS. Need to know if they have ever paid for one of your PET scans.
We have just had a claim denied saying this is experimental or investigational.
Thanks. I am just so upset right now with all the medical bills and this for a person who had paid health insurance premiums for over 25 years. I can not imagine what those with no insurance are going through.
Maybe I just need to get divorced and go on Medicaid.


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Two Minor League players suspended
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that two Minor League players have been suspended following their violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
San Francisco Giants Minor League right-handed pitcher Jacob Dunnington has received a 50-game suspension without pay after a second positive test for a drug of abuse. The suspension of Dunnington, who is currently on the roster of the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets of the South Atlantic League, is effective immediately.
Cincinnati Reds Minor League shortstop Cesar Mejia has received a 72-game suspension without pay after testing positive for a metabolite of Boldenone. The suspension of Mejia, who is currently on the roster of the Dominican Summer League Reds, is effective immediately.


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Mc Pro P&A Big Bead x2
Omega AP 1.11 - replaced the SS for the spring/summer(warmer)
KC P2 stock - replaced Omega BB for spring/summer
CE QMS x2
Aurora MF 2.1
C-MD2 - 3rd run flat
Champion Roc
QJLS x2 - edit: looked back at my old bag posts, and one of these QJs is the oldest disc in my bag. over 2 years and barely changed. lost without it
QOLF 1.2 x2 - both opaque orange. both replaced my other 1.2s. 1 needed to be rotated out, the other was recently Aced
QOLF 1.3 - purple stardust - this run is seriously nice
Star Firebird - flat and has some HSS seasoned out. This disc was lost for like 6 months, just returned. replaces CPD
Q Scorpius - flat for flips/turnovers
S Scorpius - 1 beefy, 1 straight(main Scorpius)


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Hey Blake,
Putting is a nightmare for me. I've been working a short arm technique for about a year, but I still seem to suck(i think I'm really close, but just not quite getting it right). So I decided to reread your article to look for what I am doing wrong.
One point I could use clarification on would be how far your throwing elbow is supposed to be from your rib cage. I think I have been pushing my elbow out 6-8 inches from my body. In rereading your article, I'm thinking maybe my elbow should be little tighter to my body, like maybe an inch away, as keeping my elbow away from my body would seem to be another dimension to battle with and possibly rob power. How far do you keep your elbow from your body?
My next point is on wrist angle. When you say 2:30 to 3:30, is your thumb the hour hand or is it your index finger line relative to the center of the disc? Or are you referring to your actual wrist joing relative to the center of the disc?
Finally, what's the word on posture. Keep your back strait, or hunch and straiten as you follow through?
Thanks for any clarification. I am really desperate to learn to putt.
Also, thanks so much for having this website. It's really awesome!!


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Here in Manchester, like other cities across the UK, individuals and groups are getting serious about the environmental and social impacts of our food and organising in new and enterprising ways to challenge the economic might of supermarkets and agri-business.
Historically good food, an understanding of farming and empathy with farmers has largely been a rural affair. If you think 'local food' you are probably conjuring up images of farmers markets in market towns or perhaps box schemes in affluent suburbs.
In post-industrial towns and cities, policy and projects have focused on getting the 'poor' to eat more healthily: to eat their five portions of fruit and veg a day and this has meant making food cheaper and more accessible. Soup kitchens, food handouts and cooking classes at the local youth centre were the order of the day.
Today, as cities start to grapple with the twin needs of reducing their carbon emissions and become more resilient and as new food groups focus on the inequality of food, a new generation of farmers, activists and entrepreneurs are starting to do things differently.
Spearheaded by national programmes like Food For Life Partnership: Focus on Food in schools, and building on the concept of Fairtrade City and Sustainable Fish City coupled with campaigns by celebrity chefs, the public and policy makers are starting to understand the huge, complex and inter-related impacts our food choices make.
From the power of supermarkets, concern about genetically engineered food, growing obesity problems, dwindling fish stocks, an ageing farming sector, animal welfare and rising food prices, the list of challenges and problems seems endless.
"People are beginning to ask, 'Why just Fairtrade coffee and bananas?' Recently diary farmers have been calling for Fairtrade milk in the light of the falling price retailers and producers are willing to pay for a pint of milk. In light of the UK farming crisis and our need to reduce our carbon emission surely we can develop a sustainable food system that works for everyone?" ~ Chris Walsh, The Kindling Trust
Here in Greater Manchester, groups have been discussing these problems for a number of years now via FeedingManchester — a loose network of social enterprises, charities and activists who are working to build a 'sustainable food' movement.
And by 'sustainable food' we mean food that is good for all those in the food supply chain, from farmers to family businesses and shop workers to the consumer, encouraging people to buy, grow, sell and promote food that:
- Is local & seasonal.
- Comes from organic & sustainable farms.
- Minimises foods of animal origin & maximising welfare standards.
- Excludes fish species identified as at risk.
- Is Fairtrade-certified.
- Has reduced waste and packaging.
- Promotes health and well being.
- Increases 'food' democracy.
And crucially: food democracy is key. You can go to almost any supermarket and buy products which meet some of the criteria above, whilst the supermarket decimate local high streets, destroy local jobs, force small farmers out of business and generate vast amount of food waste.
In Manchester, supported by the Kindling Trust, groups are working to create a sustainable food system that has food democracy at its heart: Food democracy is about reconnecting people to food and taking responsibility for it, ensuring control by and fairness among local producers, suppliers and consumers, and working to reduce inequality in the food supply chain.
Kindling has played a key role in a number of partnerships supporting a new generation of farmers who are establishing new organic farms like Moss Brook Growers and Glebelands City Growers.
For example, last year Kindling helped to establish Manchester Veg People — the City's first ever 'Supply-Chain Co-op' of both local farmers and local buyers, working together to provide fresh, seasonal food of the highest possible quality. This unique partnership means those who have traditionally competed with each other (the grower to get the best price for his produce) and the buyer (who wants to maximise his profits by paying as little as possible to the farmer) are working together.
Manchester Veg People
Manchester Veg People (MVP) now consists of five local organic farmers and independent restaurants, cafés, caters and the University of Manchester and whilst MVP works to meet a growing need for sustainable food, Greater Manchester Land Army is working to help farmers supply more local produce.
Greater Manchester's Land Army is made up of volunteers, placements and trainees helping out on local farms and has been inspired by the women's land armies of the First and Second World Wars. The Land Army offers a solution to a number of challenges faced by local organic growers, including labour issues and costs at busy periods. So for example, because harvesting of soft fruit is really labour intensive, picking them either leads to very expensive fruit, or fruit being left on the bush to rot.
"We work hard to support people and groups to work together to overcome problems and take advantage of opportunities. We regard ourselves as enablers, or brokers, who can bring together organisations who perhaps would not normally work together. Often organisations do not realise that they have similar barriers or challenges, or that they have complimentary aims or aspirations.
By actively seek out partnerships that offer enterprising solutions, we feel we can bring about meaningful, positive social change." ~ Chris Walsh
Chris Walsh is co-founder of MERCi and Fairfield Materials Management, Chris is an accomplished social entrepreneur, instrumental in establishing Powwow Eco Arts, Manchester Social Enterprise Forum and has worked for The Ethical Property Company to help establish the Green Fish centre in Manchester.
For more information about the Kindling Trust please visit: www.kindling.org.uk
To find out more about FeedingManchester please visit: www.feedingmanchester.org.uk


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MARK Jermyn's winner against Farnborough on Saturday may have only served to delay the inevitable in the Magpies' battle to avoid the drop – but manager Phil Simkin and his men aren't giving up hope just yet.
The Dorchester captain powered in a 79th-minute header to give his side a 1-0 win at the Avenue and a stay of execution in Skrill South.
Their destiny could be sealed tomorrow night when they host Hayes & Yeading (7.45pm), though a repeat of Saturday's heroics, made better by other results going their way, might prolong their hopes of staying up.
And although the odds are stacked heavily against them, there is always a chance, until it is mathematically impossible, that they could pull off one of the great escape acts.
"We've done all we can to take it to another game," said Simkin. "If anyone had said to me last August we'd have got 30 points I'd have said they were mad.
"You've got to hand it to the lads with what they've been through. They are still putting a shift in and in Farnborough we've beaten a good side.
"It's just nice to win a game. Everybody thought we were going to lie down and go out with a whimper, but I knew it wouldn't be like that.
"Who knows, we might go on a run now and not lose another game – it's happened before.
"There's still a chance of getting out of it."
Simkin knows his side rode their luck at times on Saturday – the visitors hit the woodwork on three occasions – but he feels his men have been due a touch of good fortune.
Commenting on the game, he added: "I thought we passed the ball really well in the first half.
"They put us under pressure in the second half and they've got some really good attacking players.
"We had to defend very hard and I thought Nathan Walker was immense.
"I thought the quality of the corner for the goal was absolutely superb. Jem timed his run perfectly and it was a picture book goal.
"I'm really delighted and pleased for the boys. They put in a really good shift and we got what we deserved."
Unfortunately, the Magpies won't have either Warren Byerley or Jamie Gleeson for the last few matches of the campaign.
Byerley's loan from Poole Town has come to an end and Gleeson's knee injury has been diagnosed as a ligament problem.
Dorchester are seven points behind Tonbridge Angels and nine adrift of Maidenhead and Hayes & Yeading at the bottom of the table.


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Finding the Perfect High-End Stereo Equipment Can Be a Journey into Musical Madness
High-end audio is its own rarefied world, a community so self-contained that new arrivals are barely noticed, although welcome. It is a club whose access, though democratic, still somehow smacks of initiation, usually with a price tag that can cause gasps.
So why bother? The answer comes not from the audio folks, but from the poet e.e. cummings: "Listen: there's a hell of a good universe next door; let's go." That's it in a poetic nutshell. All of your life you've been listening to recorded music--rock, classical, soul, R&B--and there's a hell of a universe right next door that you've never heard. It's as simple and unbelievable as that.
My journey began during a visit to one of the better stereo shops in town, a conventional sort of place that sells at least a few brands that we've all heard of. The object was simple--a new compact disc player and an amplifier. I am not an audiophile, as the initiates call themselves. I was, and still am, just a guy who has always liked listening to music. I was prepared to spend some money, but I most definitely did not want to be bothered by my stereo setup. I wanted to play my compact discs and enjoy my music. I did not want to be--nor have I become--what audiophiles call a "tweak."
After doing a bit of research in the audiophile press, I concluded that Rotel was the brand of choice. An English company using Japanese parts, Rotel is a producer of moderately priced gear that even the audiophiles concede offers a lot of bang for the buck. You can pick up a Rotel compact disc player for about $450, which is peanuts by audiophile standards. I also was interested in Rotel's RB980 amplifier, which lists for about $600 but is available for less ("Excellent value for the money," says Stereophile magazine).
Within hours, a loaner unit was in my living room, and I discovered that it sounded great, but it didn't fit in my space. The spot where my wife and I have to put all of our stereo stuff is a deep, but extremely narrow, niche. The amplifier was no problem: I just stood it on its side. But there was no way that the compact disc player, which has to be flat on its feet, would fit. Still, I sat it on a table and strung a long wire (an "interconnect" in audio lingo) to rig it to the amplifier and preamp (a separate box that has the volume controls) so I could listen to it. The sound was great. The new amp made a difference, but it was the new compact disc player that really stood out. Who could have imagined a compact disc player could make such a difference?
But I needed something smaller. When I called the store, the salesperson noted that the Rotel job was one of the smaller ones. No help there. So I went to another store that mixed a little high-end equipment with more mainstream stuff. Feeling like a pervert confessing an intimate problem, I told the salesperson about my embarrassing space limitation. Did he have anything that sounds as good as the Rotel (which his store didn't carry) but would somehow fit into a foot-wide space?
To his credit, he didn't laugh out loud. He agreed that the Rotel was a good-value CD player. He had others that would equal it, but they, too, were of a similar size. "I do have one item, though, that would fit easily," he said. "But it's a lot more money." I was getting desperate. There was no going back. I had to find something. "Let me show it to you," he said, all choirboy innocence. Without my knowing it, I was about to step across the threshold into audiophilia. He lead me to a compact disc player of a sort I had never seen before: It was in two pieces. And it was wonderfully tiny. "This is a compact disc player?" I asked incredulously. "Why is it in two pieces?"
"This," he said, pointing to one small box, "is a California Audio Labs Alpha DAC (digital-to-analog converter). And that," he added, pointing to the other tiny box, "is a California Audio Labs Delta Transport." The "Transport" is the machine that spins and reads the disc; the DAC is the electronic guts of the gizmo that unscrambles the digital code. Every compact disc player, no matter what the price, has both. But usually they are enclosed in one box. This, I discovered, is not the high-end way.
I goggled at the two units. "Boy, those will fit in my space with no problem," I enthused. "How much is this CD player? And is it as good as the Rotel job?" Here, he finally allowed a small, faintly smug smile. Yes, he confirmed, it was as good as the Rotel--better, in fact. As to the price, he did warn me that it was significantly more expensive. "But how much more expensive could it be?" I riposted in my best swaggering, Diamond Jim Brady voice. He replied briskly: "The CAL Alpha DAC is $1,495 and the CAL Delta Transport is $895."
Math was never my strong suit, but by my calculations that was more than two thousand bucks! "$2,390 to be precise," he suavely replied. "But the Rotel job was $450," I protested. "You're showing me something that's five times as expensive." He conceded the point happily and then suggested that I take the two units home for a spin. "Look," I said firmly, "there's no way I'm going to spend two grand on a compact disc player."
"No problem," he replied, with the same breezy self-assurance Satan uses in finding new recruits.
What happened next is what moralists call a cautionary tale. I still had the Rotel CD player and amplifier. And now I had this California Audio Labs Transport and DAC. Here was a rare chance to see, or rather, hear whether anything could possibly justify such an exorbitant price difference--and for a compact disc player, no less. After all, isn't it just a matter of zeroes and ones being read by a laser beam bouncing off microscopic pits in the disc? It's all abstract wizardry, not the easily imagined effects of a needle furrowing its way in a vinyl groove.
Since the Rotel CD player was already hooked up, I played a track on it first. Then I switched the interconnect wires to the California Audio Labs setup and played the same track on it. Everything else was the same--the amp and preamp, the speakers, etc.
I couldn't believe what I heard. It simply wasn't possible. It was like seeing a night sky in the desert. Who could ever have imagined there were so many stars? The music simply came alive on the high-end CD player. It wasn't just a matter of a little more bass or treble. Instead, there was a whole new depth and dimension to the sound. I called to my wife and asked her to go into the living room, where she couldn't see the equipment. I repeated the comparison. "The second one was really something," she reported. "Let's get that one," she said happily. I couldn't bring myself to tell her the price. Still, I was uneasy. I guess I could find the money, but jeez, $2,390 for a CD player?
That evening, I was conducting a wine-tasting class. The group trooped in and spied all the audio gear arrayed in the kitchen, wires trailing everywhere. "What's this?" they asked. I told them the story--leaving out the price difference. "Nonsense," said one. "Ridiculous," said another. "Bits is bits," said a third, who is computer-savvy.
"OK," I replied. "Go into the living room and I'll play you the same track on each CD player. And you tell me if there's any difference."
Keep in mind that this group of wine tasters was a pack of Burgundy junkies, the sort who ponder such lunacies as whether a producer's plot is on the upper or lower slope of a five-acre vineyard. The sort who long ago became inured to the idea of a wine selling for 200 bucks a bottle.
I ran the comparison and then walked into the living room to hear their reactions. The response was as close to a stunned silence as that opinionated bunch of Burgundy hounds had ever gotten. "Whatever the second one was, get it," opined one. This was echoed by everyone present. "I can't believe it," said another. Unprintable expletives were voiced, followed by the word "incredible." They were right. And I was hooked.
If you detect in this saga a sense of pleasure mingled with pain, you are correct. A really great stereo system is a joy beyond most of our imaginings. I suggest you pursue it if you have any interest in music. But I cannot tell a lie: Getting a really good system takes time and trustworthy advice. And keep an eye on your wallet. It is possible to get a stellar system for a price that most of us would consider reasonable--for something of dramatic quality. Of course, you can also spend more money than most people make in a year. Then again, look at how much money we plunk down for the likes of a Lexus, BMW or Mercedes-Benz. Their quality is enduring and enlightening. A great stereo system has those same possibilities.
But remember whom you're dealing with. Audiophiles are not really into music--no matter how much they protest to the contrary. Their real passion is sound reproduction. Music is just a vehicle for testing the sound reproduction capabilities of their components.
Once you get to a certain level of performance, the differences are minor--or even imaginary. The quality gap between mainstream stuff and audiophile is huge and real. But once you leap across the divide and land on the audiophile side, the steps you take afterwards are relatively small. Audiophiles are into these differences, but musically they are minor at best after a certain level of performance. As a buyer, all you want is to hit a home run. How far out of the park the ball goes is of interest only to baseball nuts. Do you really need to buy the Mark Levinson No. 30.5 digital audio processor for $15,950 (with a separate No. 31 transport at $8,495)? Not a chance. The difference between it and another home run hitter of a CD player at a fraction of that absurd price is marginal--and of no interest except to audio nuts.
Because I write about wine for a living, however, I long ago learned that to get the good stuff, you can't ignore the crazies--you must consult them. Wine is esoteric enough, but audio gear is a world of madness unto itself. A good rule of thumb: If you've heard of it, it isn't any good. High-end audio, like estate-bottled Burgundies, is composed of hundreds of small producers that--until you drop down the rabbit hole--you will never see advertised. Your friends will never have heard of any of the brands. But then again, nobody ever told you just what a world of pleasure awaits those who venture in.
"Consulting the crazies" in any field is tricky. Crazies aren't stupid. They're just, well, a little nuts. They push the boundaries and--here's their value--they bring us a level of quality and refinement that we wouldn't otherwise ever see. Consulting the crazies means reading their publications. Two stand out: the previously mentioned Stereophile, which is the biggest and best; and The Absolute Sound, which is the wackier of the two. The trick in consulting crazies is separating plausibility from lunacy. For example, do we really need pure, stranded silver speaker wire that sells for $100 a foot? ("The Kimber 4AG is an expensive hyper-pure silver cable that can offer a glimpse of audio heaven," reports Stereophile.) Nevertheless, the audiophiles are on to something.
All right, how do you begin? For starters, never make a purchasing decision until you've heard the equipment in your home. You don't listen to music in a vacuum. The size of your room, its furnishings, how loud or soft you'll be playing and what kind of music you most listen to will all affect your decision. Listening in a store, no matter how well set up, is unenlightening. That's why all good audio shops will let you take equipment home. If any shop is reluctant, walk out.
When shopping for components, the first thing to remember is that in really good audio, the hip bone is always connected to the leg bone. This is to say that buying a great pair of speakers and hooking them up to a mediocre CD player, or powering them with a mediocre amplifier, is wasted money. This is why the madness sets in so quickly among audiophiles. They are forever trying to "tweak" the weak link. And there are plenty of links.
You would think that, if money were no object, someone like Bill Gates of Microsoft would simply go out and buy the so-called "best" and--voila!--he'd have the perfect system. Yet it doesn't work that way. Different speakers work best with different amplifiers. And the shape, size and "liveliness" of a room can make huge differences in sound. But unless you have a huge amount of money, you've got to prioritize, which means investing more money in certain items and less in others.
Put most of your money in the CD player and the speakers. The computer sorts long ago warned us about garbage in/garbage out. The same applies to audio. To a stereo system, music is just a set of signals. If they are garbled or muted from the start, that is, because of a mediocre CD player, then it doesn't matter how good the speakers are, does it? Even the greatest speakers are mere messengers. If what the CD player has to say isn't much, well then, having such terrific speakers will not help.
Choosing a CD player that really delivers the goods is easier than selecting speakers (more on those in a minute). A multitude of producers now create CD players that truly can be described as audiophile quality--and that won't cost more than a car. Remember though, that each has its particular "sound": some are brighter-sounding, others emphasize smoothness. Don't choose the first one you hear. Take home several and compare, in combination with several different speakers.
There's a new development, by the way, that you should pay attention to. A tiny California company called Pacific Microsonics, Inc., has come out with a silicon chip, which it has trademarked, called High Definition Compatible Digital, or HDCD. In effect, it does for compact discs what the Dolby noise reduction system does for tape players: It makes the music sound more real. It's an authentic advance.
What's more, like Dolby, HDCD can be used both in the recording process at the studio and in your home playback system. Even compact discs not encoded with HDCD (which is only just being introduced) sound better when played on a CD player with the HDCD "decoder." A number of audiophile CD player manufacturers have incorporated the HDCD chip into their digital-to-analog converters. Others are offering inexpensive upgrades on their older equipment, where feasible.
We certainly shall see mainstream CD players proclaiming HDCD capability in the next few years. But keep in mind that it's no panacea. An HDCD chip in a mediocre machine still results only in slightly better mediocre music. Anyone buying a brand-new, high-end CD player is well-advised to get HDCD. Within a year, we'll see a lot of high-end manufacturers adding it to their products, either through aftermarket upgrade or right out of the box.
If you are looking for CD players (either in one box or with separate transports and DACs) that offer high performance at plausible prices, check out the following manufacturers: Audio Alchemy, California Audio Labs, Enlightened Audio Designs, Micromega and Sonic Frontiers. Each of these, as well as others, offers several levels at escalating prices. Sometimes the differences are noticeable, sometimes not. An honest dealer will steer you to the best value for money within a particular line.
Nothing is simultaneously more pleasing and vexing than selecting speakers. There is no single speaker design that absolutely is better than another. Here, art triumphs over science. Some noticeably "color" the music; others are very "bright." Some sound terrific at first and then their brightness begins to fatigue the listener. First impressions, this once, do not count. Listen to them in your own home to know what they'll really sound like.
So now that you have begun, what do you do next? First, round up several potential candidates for CD players. Then make a decision about just how big a set of speakers you're prepared to live with. This may seem trivial, but knowing what you need makes life easier. Many people equate speaker size with quality. Twenty years ago that may have been true, but today some of the finest speakers are astonishingly small. Sure, there are still plenty of hulking speakers out there, but they're not necessary for top-quality sound. Neither I nor my wife wanted to feel as if we were living on top of a set of speakers. Besides, our rooms are small and sparsely furnished, so they are quite "live."
The speakers I suggest you use as baseline reference are the Totem Model 1. Physically, they are very handsome and amazingly small (12 and a half inches high, nine inches deep and six and a half inches wide) for the amazing quality of sound they deliver. They've been acclaimed by nearly everyone, so if you use Totems as a reference point, you won't have to calibrate other speakers from one extreme of the design or taste spectrum. At $1,595 a pair, they will convince you of the legitimacy of spending what seems to be a lot of money on what seems to be not much speaker. (They also sound great on bookshelves, although audiophiles recoil at the idea.) What is more, they are not amplifier-sensitive, which means that they work well with a lot of amplifiers; this is not true of many speaker designs.
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LIVERMORE — Lawrence Livermore National Security announced the recipients of its Community Gift Program on Nov. 12, distributing awards totaling $100,000.
Grants were handed out to 26 community groups and educational programs in the Tri-Valley area, including the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District's Teaching Opportunities for Partners in Science (TOPS) program, the lab program at Granada High School, the Livermore-Amador Symphony Orchestra Club at Junction Avenue School, the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center's Fun with Physics Show and Las Positas College. As part of the grant process, LLNS received 66 applications totaling more than $600,000.
Other local grants went to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs at Amador Valley High, Dublin High, Fairlands Elementary, Windemere Ranch Middle School, Dougherty Valley High, the Alameda Science & Engineering Fair Association, the Give Every Child a Chance after-school program, the Contra Costa Economic Partnership and the Oakland and San Ramon Valley school districts.
For a full list of recipients, visit www.llnsllc.com.
Contact Jeremy Thomas at 925-847-2184.


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Big Sur residents planning to rebuild after the Pfeiffer fire will get a break from Monterey County.
By a unanimous vote, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved fire recovery guidelines that will help streamline the rebuilding process, including a waiver of fees for four years.
The December fire destroyed 34 homes, displaced about 100 people and burned 917 acres.
A county staff report said the rules are necessary because the fire "created unique difficulties for business owners and residents as they address rebuilding issues on private property, and for local government agencies as they attempt to restore damaged public infrastructure."
In proposing the rules, Supervisor Dave Potter said they were part of lessons learned from the response to the 2008 Basin Complex Fire.
On the Pfeiffer fire response, Potter praised a slew of county officials from Sheriff Scott Miller to Emergency Services Director Sherrie Collins. He credited his own office and Big Sur community fixtures such as the Coast Property Owners Association and the Big Sur fire brigade, whose chief, Martha Karstens, lost her home.
"In my mind, this is the best example of a (local government and community) response," Potter said. "It's not over. There's still work to do."
The rules call for a recovery team with staff members from the county departments of planning, building, environmental health, water resources and public works. There will be a separate phone line to answer questions and handle permit applications for rebuilding and repairing homes and other structures in the fire-affected area. A website has been set up with information about the process.
Permit fees will be waived under the new rules for building, grading, encroachment, address numbering, wells and septic work, slope exceptions, hazardous tree removal and any other permits needed to return a structure to its original condition.
Illegal structures will not be allowed to benefit from the special rules but could be offered priority processing if they comply with county standards.
While the effort will end up costing county departments, said the report, there is still no estimate about how much.
Under the rules, applications to rebuild or repair damaged structures must be submitted by Dec. 23, 2016, and permits must be issued by Dec. 23 the following year. Both deadlines were extended a year by the supervisors per a written request by a Coast Property Owners Association representative.
The board agreed to allow emailed applications and design review plans as part of the streamlining effort.
Supervisors authorized the board chairman and the director of the resources management agency to execute agreements with the Natural Resource Conservation Service and property owners for an emergency watershed protection program. The board dedicated $1 million from a disaster fund to pay for the program.
Tuesday's meeting featured a call by Supervisor Lou Calcagno for a comprehensive water availability study for the county to be completed by fall — before the end of his fourth, and final term, and years ahead of the county's plan for conducting the study called for under its 2010 general plan.
Calcagno, who took over the board chairmanship from Fernando Armenta on Tuesday, warned that seawater intrusion is threatening the area's water supply, particularly in his North County district and the Salinas Valley. He predicted that if nothing more is done to address the issue, North County will be out of water in 25 years.
Calcagno called the proposal his "last big project" as a supervisor, and said it represented one of the most important studies for the county's future.
For Big Sur fire-related recovery, rebuilding and services information, see Monterey County's online resource page at www.co.monterey.ca.us/Pfeiffer-Fire.


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Latest Call of Duty game heads into the future...
It wouldn't be a new year without a new Call of Duty game, the popular franchise annually shattering sales records. According to online statistics, 2011's Modern Warfare 3 sold 6.5 million copies within 24 hours of going on sale in the U.S. and UK alone - grossing $400 million - making it the biggest entertainment launch of all time. Despite these amazing numbers and obvious fanbase, officially licensed Call of Duty collectibles have been few and far between. Could it be that generic modern military toys lack mass appeal? If that's the case, Activision's next installment looks to be changing the rules.
Slated to hit retail 11.13.12, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 takes the first-person shooter fight into the future, introducing new sci-fi themes such as hovering aircraft, advanced body armor and weapons... even walking mechs. Sounds like a natural fit for toys to me...
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|Written by Olin Coles
|Tuesday, 01 July 2008
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World in Conflict Benchmark Results
The latest version of Massive's proprietary Masstech engine utilizes DX10 technology and features advanced lighting and physics effects, and allows for a full 360 degree range of camera control. Massive's MassTech engine scales down to accommodate a wide range of PC specifications, if you've played a modern PC game within the last two years, you'll be able to play World in Conflict.
World in Conflict's FPS-like control scheme and 360-degree camera make its action-strategy game play accessible to strategy fans and fans of other genres... if you love strategy, you'll love World in Conflict. If you've never played strategy, World in Conflict is the strategy game to try.
World in Conflict offers an in-game benchmark; which records the minimum, average, and maximum frame rates during the test. Very recently another hardware review website made the assertion that these tests are worthless, but we couldn't disagree more. When used to compare video cards which are dependant on the same driver and use the same GPU architecture, the in-game benchmark works very well and comparisons are apples-to-apples.
First tested was the 1024x768 resolution in WiC, which is representative of the (very few) gamers using a 17" LCD monitor with this widescreen-preferred video game. Based on the test results charted below it's clear that WiC doesn't place a limit on the maximum frame rate (to conserve wasted power) which is good for full-spectrum benchmarks like ours, but bad for electricity bills. The average frame rate is shown in each chart, but our initial results are so close that it becomes obvious that WiC doesn't ask much from the graphics card at low resolutions. That's okay, because we've got three more to offer.
At 1024x768 the 9800 GTX was ahead by one single FPS against the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850, but at 1280x1024 the positions and results are exactly reversed. The CrossFireX set of HD 4850's are just a step behind the average frame rate of the GeForce 9800 GX2. Ultimately the overclocked ZOTAC GTX 280 would secure the lead with an average frame rate of 69 FPS; but a 3 FPS lead over the GeForce 9800 GTX is not exactly impressive.
Moving up a small step to 1680x1050 widescreen resolution, the trends are kept within the ratio they have operated at for the past two test. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 280 holds its ground and drops only 2 FPS, which results in a decidedly small lead over the 9800 GX2 by a whole 2 FPS. The Foxconn GeForce 9800 GTX is neck-and-neck with the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850, and the CrossFireX setup is in-line with the 9800 GX2 and both GTX 280's.
With a balanced demand for CPU and GPU power, World in Conflict just begins to place demands on the graphics processor at the 1920x1280 resolution. I was expecting more of the same, and that is pretty much exactly what I got.
The performance decay had its hardest impact on the mid-level video cards: GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 4850, which for all intents an purposes performed exactly the same throughout our entire WiC testing. Two HD 4850's in CrossFireX configuration will yield a 46% improvement over using only one, while it matches performance with our reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280. The GeForce 9800 GX2 barely moved two full frames per second as it worked without effort from 0.79 MP up to 2.3 MP.
Taking a broader look at the average frame rate, there appears to be a major difference between the mid-range and high-end video card products when it comes to World in Conflict. This game offers DirectX 10 functionality, which could lend itself to taxing the CrossFireX, 9800 GX2, and GTX 280 graphics cards more appropriately. For our testing, it appears that only the mid-level GeForce 9800 GTX and Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 demonstrate a performance decay as the resolution is raised.
In our next section, we discuss electrical power consumption and temperature levels for these products. Learn how well (or poorly) each video card will impact your utility bill...


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Veteran lefty Robertson signs Minors deal
The Rangers have signed former Major League left-hander Nate Robertson to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training. He was signed after a tryout in front of Rangers scout Mike Grouse and Minor League pitching coach Brad Holman. Robertson, 35, hasn't pitched in the Majors since spending 2010 with the Marlins and Phillies, going 6-8 with a 5.95 ERA in 18 starts and three relief appearances. He was with the Tigers from 2003-09, and has a career record of 57-77 with a 5.01 ERA in 187 starts and 36 relief appearances. Most of Robertson's time in the Majors has been spent as a starter, but he will likely compete for a spot in the bullpen as a reliever.


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What PUMA Learned from Willy Wonka
November 14, 2012
Adam Petrick, senior global head of brand management at PUMA AG, discusses what the company has learned from the three core principles of Willy Wonka, and how PUMA is using mobile and other technologies to enhance the retail experience
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"What PUMA Learned from Willy Wonka." Adam Petrick, Senior Global Head of Brand Management, PUMA AG. 2012 ANA Mobile Marketing Conference, 11/14/12.
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Blindfolded,throwing a dart at one of the thousands of columns and blog entries Pattis has written is likely to yield an example of worse manners than just about anybody.
How about the infamous blog post entitled "Dear Snotty Bitch, Back Off," for one example among so many
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A Guide to Monitoring and Achieving Asthma Control in Children Younger Than 5 Years
A Guide to Monitoring and Achieving Asthma Control in Children Younger Than 5 Years
Asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease in children.1 In the United States, asthma affects approximately 1.4 million children younger than 5 years2 and causes frequent activity limitations3 and hospitalizations.1,4 Unfortunately, a substantial number of children in this age-group have suboptimal asthma control, demonstrated by the higher rates of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations in preschool-aged children than in older children.4
In the United States, mothers of children aged 1 to 5 years with persistent weekly asthma-like symptoms (ie, cough, wheeze, breathlessness) have reported that 22% of the children had an ED visit and 11% had been hospitalized within the past 6 months.5 In 2007, approximately 851,000 children younger than 5 years had an asthma attack in the past year, which represents 61% of the children with asthma in this agegroup. 2 These findings suggest that the treatment goals of asthma are not currently being met in preschoolaged children.
The goal of asthma therapy, detailed in the 2007 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Asthma Education and Prevention Program's Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3),6 is to control asthma by reducing both the impairment and risk domains. Impairment addresses the daily impact of asthma on traditional clinical indices and quality of life. Risk refers to the negative consequences of the disease or pharmacotherapy.
Impairment is reduced by preventing chronic and troublesome symptoms, minimizing short-acting β2-adrenergic agonist (SABA) use to 2 or fewer days a week, maintaining near-normal pulmonary function, maintaining normal activity levels, and meeting patients' and families' expectation of and satisfaction with asthma care. Risk is reduced by preventing recurrent exacerbations of asthma and minimizing the need for ED visits or hospitalizations, preventing reduced lung growth, and providing optimal pharmacotherapy with minimal or no adverse events. Both domains may respond differently to treatment. Treatments are selected and adjusted on the basis of the patient's level of asthma control, which is determined by assessments made by the health care provider (HCP) and caregiver.
This review provides an overview on how to assess and achieve asthma control in children younger than 5 years and presents answers based on current asthma guidelines to the following questions that arise during clinic visits:
- Is the diagnosis asthma?
- Can a child outgrow asthma?
- How severe is the child's asthma?
- What are the current recommendations for initial controller or step-up therapy?
- What is the preferred therapy when initiating daily controller medications?
- Are the child's respiratory symptoms controlled?
- What is the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACKTM)?7
- What are the next steps for a child with uncontrolled respiratory symptoms?
- How can caregivers help children achieve asthma control?


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Reading over the comments about JO and several of the NBAs favorite badboys got me wondering; are there any current NBA villains who combine both the skill and anger necessary to bring down our locker room?
I honestly don't believe JO could command enough attention to make a dent in it.
I'm going to say the most obvious choice to me Dwight Howard. An amazing talent who has probably seen his best days behind him will command the high dollar Max, and I believe that our roster leadership could probably not contain his bitter, diva, b**** made ***..