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'Love Songs and Lies' is the tenth book written by Libby Purves, who is perhaps slightly better known as a radio 4 broadcaster and Times columnist. However, in my opinion, she is also a wonderful author, and having read all her books, I feel that they just get better and better. This book was definitely a very enjoyable and absorbing read.
'Love Songs and Lies' is a retrospective novel, written in the first person by 'Sally', who now, well into middle age, is looking back over and reflecting on her somewhat colourful life! She tells of her time as an Oxford student back in the seventies, and in particular of her infatuation with fellow student and housemate Max, who throughout her life has been hugely influential. She looks back on these days with a mixture of emotions - some of the best days of her life but also tarnished because of her unhealthy obsession with Max. At that time she really hero worshipped him and even though he treated her rather badly, as far as she was concerned he could do no wrong!
She also shared a house with her friends - bright, confident, extrovert Marienka and down to earth, reliable, practical Katie. At one point Max's younger wayward brother comes to live with them and he and Sally form an immediate bond. It isn't love though because that is wholeheartedly reserved for Max!
However, after leaving university and discovering she is pregnant by Max (who apparently doesn't want to know), it is Marty who comes to her rescue and marries her and helps her to bring up her baby daughter, while continuing to live the life of a moderately successful rock star. They also form a song writing partnership which is where the 'love songs' part of the title comes in! Through both brothers Sally ultimately becomes involved with the parents, and starts to realise why both brothers are as they are. It reallys is a confused and mixed up family.
As the novel progresses and Sally looks back on her life, we witness many ups and downs and tragedies. Throughout her early twenties Max is always a strong presences until eventually she starts to see him for the cold selfish individual that he really is. She cuts all ties with the family and makes a new life for herself, but it is only years later when certain lies and fabrications come back to haunt her and she is faced with a heart rendering decision! You might be wondering what that is but of course I am not going to reveal it here - you will just have to read the book!
I thought this was a fabulous read and it was the sort of book that I really didn't want to put down. Also, when I actually finished reading it, I could have quite easily carried on reading more, I had become so engrossed in the life of Sally.
One of the things that I really liked about the book was that it was told from Sally's point of view looking back on her life. Because it was written in the first person, it was possible for her to be very reflective and at times, almost despairing of her younger behaviour. She is virtually saying to the reader that she cannot believe some of the things she did and especially she is incredulous of the way she idolised Max. Well, we've all been there haven't we? I certainly can look back on my life and think 'why on earth did I do that?' about certain events and people, and I can almost hear myself inwardly groan! That is what Sally seems to be doing at many points in the book! To counter this though, there are other times that she looks back fondly with a warm glow (which hopefully we can all do as well!)
I thought all the characters in the book were very strong. I really warmed to Sally, and I loved Marty. He was such a kind but misguided young individual! Even Max and his parents, I could feel sorry for. I think this is particularly true of Max, because he seemed to be a victim of his own upbringing! Even if I didn't like all the characters I did care about them!
I really enjoyed the way that, although the book is written in the present day, it took me back to the seventies and the eighties. Having grown up in these decades, it was a bit of a trek down memory lane especially when she talks about the different fashions.
It is also a story which is based around a number of difficult relationships. These sometimes go horribly awry either due to a web of lies or a misunderstanding - Sally's friendship with Marienka; her realationship with both Max and Marty; their relationship with their parents; and towards the end Sally's sometimes difficult relationship with her own daughter Charlotte. All of these are observed and depicted incredibly well, and as readers, I think it is easy to identify with these, because, to varying degrees, we have all been there!
So overall, I think this is a tremendously good read which is totally absorbing from the first place. I was equally smiling with Sally or despairing with her as she told her story, and definitely didn't want it to finish!
The book is published by Hodder and has a RRP of £6.99 although I think I bought my paperback in Tesco for £3.73. With just under four hundred pages, for such a good read, I think that is great value!
This book features Sally, Kate and Marienka. Three young women who meet as undergraduates in 1970s Oxford and share their romantically shabby canalside house with Max Bellinger - clever, attractive, enigmatic Max. Sally - our narrator - idolises Max, who is something of an homme fatale. But it is Max's wayward rock singer brother, Marty, who is to play the most important role in her life, when one of his songs (for which she provided the lyrics) becomes an unexpected hit. Although their paths diverge once they leave Oxford, Sally stays in touch with all the housemates and their lives remain interwoven throughout the momentous second half of the twentieth century.


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Welcome to the Digital Built Britain Website.
In 2011 the Government Construction Strategy mandated the use of Level 2 Building Information Modelling (BIM) on all public sector projects by 2016. This bold decision led to the Government and the Construction Industry to working together to develop the industry's skills, standards and tools to dramatically reduce the cost of social infrastructure.
BIM was identified as a significant contributor to the savings of £804m in construction costs in 2013/14 announced at the Government Construction Summit in July 2014. This success has focused the need to continue to deliver the vision described in the Bew-Richards (2008) ramp and the tasks required to realise Level 3. This Digital Built Britain strategy describes how we intend taking the next steps in defining advanced standards, creating new commercial models and identifying technologies to transform our approach to social infrastructure development and construction.
We seek to create a mature digital economy for the built environment which delivers high performing assets and exceptional client value as well as a knowledge base to enable the Smart City and community members to thrive in our urban environments. This approach will attract the most talented individuals from diverse backgrounds into an industry seen to add demonstrable value to society.
This is an ambitious world class programme based on significant progress demonstrated through Level 2. To ensure we can enter the market with an equally successful Level 3 programme we must commence the detailed planning, research and develop significant cross industry partnerships.
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We've all read them: those Craigslist ads so good (or bad) you just have to pass the URL on to a couple of friends, before resuming your search for a couch/babysitter/love.
Or turning them into a musical.
Next week, as part of Vancouver's PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, veteran CBC broadcaster Bill Richardson and local singer/songwriter Veda Hille premiere Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata, made up largely of verbatim ads Richardson has found while trolling Craigslist.
It was an idea originally created as a 20-minute song cycle for the 2009 PuSh Festival. Inspired by the trajectory of The Drowsy Chaperone, Hille – a stalwart on the Vancouver indie music scene – began working on a series of short musicals and wanted to collaborate with Richardson, an old friend and host of CBC Radio 2's Saturday Afternoon at the Opera and In Concert. When she asked what he'd like to write about, his immediate answer was Craigslist.
"It just seemed like it was ripe for mining; a rich, rich vein of stuff," Richardson said during an interview on Granville Island, next door to the theatre. "Because it's just so full of stories and weirdness and all the evidence of humanity. A kind of humanity, anyway."
It was a bit of a surprise idea for someone who had never bought or sold anything on Craigslist (still hasn't, although he did conduct a search – ultimately aborted – for an accordion this month after giving the instrument a whirl at a New Year's Eve party).
But what Richardson quickly found was that a Craigslist ad can reveal a lot about a person, often unintentionally.
Consider the ad-sourced lyrics for the musical's Decapitated Dolls: "My daughter likes to pull the heads off dolls. The therapist says we should let her, so we do. We have lots of headless dolls. Some of the heads may be retrievable. Most probably not. Free to a good home. Washington, DC."
Hille composed the music for the initial six songs in the weeks after her son was born in 2008 (you can hear him crying on the early demos), and premiered the work in the Club PuSh program two years ago. There was a strong feeling from the Arts Club Theatre that the material could support a full-length work.
Hille wasn't convinced initially, but she and her librettist got to work, finding and writing new material and workshopping it along the way. Meanwhile, Craigslist usage became ubiquitous, they found. (Heck, even part of the show's drum kit was bought on Craigslist.)
Now at about 80 minutes, the Cantata includes numbers such as 300 Stuffed Penguins, Chilli Eating Buddy, Clown on Stilts and RIP Steve Jobs (a fairly recent – but not the most recent – addition).
The work has a loose story arc and no real through-line, according to its creators. And finding the happy (or not) ending was challenging, given the source material.
"The thing about Craigslist is you don't get to see the results," says Hille, who also performs in the show. "People don't say 'I sold it to this person or I met this person and now we're happy.' All you get is the initial question. So that was sort of a trick. Because how do we keep it questioning and yet still make it satisfying? We've written a few little tiny storylines that tie up, but mostly it is just a relentless onslaught of desire."
Ultimately, this is not a show about missed connections, quirky merchandise for sale or trying to find that perfect roommate. The ads serve as a window into the collective psyche in the age of social networking.
"What comes through in these ads so often is just this bald longing and tenderness. It's a kind of searching. People are looking for something," Richardson says. "It turns out that it's a piece about hunger, as much as anything else."
Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata is at the Revue Stage in Vancouver Jan. 19 to Feb. 11; opening night Jan. 24 (artsclub.com[[LINKTEXT]]rtsclub.com[[/LINKTEXT]][URL]]ttp://artsclub.com[[/URL]][TARGET]]blank[[/TARGET]]. The PuSh Festival runs Jan. 17 to Feb. 4 in Vancouver (pushfestival.ca[[LINKTEXT]]ushfestival.ca[[/LINKTEXT]][URL]]ttp://pushfestival.ca[[/URL]][TARGET]]blank[[/TARGET]].
Other PuSh festival highlights
Renowned Mexican touring ensemble Teatro Linea de Sombra presents the story of a Mexican man who departs for the U.S. border – Amarillo, Texas, specifically – but never arrives. Through a multimedia performance, his story slowly emerges. Jan. 17 to 19, Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Idiot
Neworld Theatre and Vancouver Moving Theatre, whose adaptation of Crime and Punishment was a 2005 PuSh highlight, have created a musical adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tale of a prince whose goodness ultimately contributes to his demise. Adapted and directed by James Fagan Tait. Jan. 20 to 29, Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC
Guided Tour
Peter Reder ( City of Dreams) collaborates with Vancouver's Boca del Lupo to take the curious through the darkened passages of the Vancouver Art Gallery after closing time, with a live performance complemented by multimedia elements. Jan. 25 to 29, Vancouver Art Gallery
Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca
Spain's world-renowned flamenco group and its celebrated premier dancer Soledad Barrio return to Vancouver, following a sold-out performance at the 2009 Cultural Olympiad. A glowing New York Times review last fall called Barrio's dancing "thrilling" and "invariably charged with intense drama." Jan. 21, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Eat the Street
From Mammalian Diving Reflex – the company that brought you Haircuts by Children – comes food reviews by children, where Grade 5 and 6 students hit a string of Vancouver eateries. Book a table nearby and eavesdrop on their commentary. Or attend the awards ceremony Feb. 4 at The Roundhouse. Various restaurants Jan. 25 to Feb. 2
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Diversity Hallmarks Timeline
The first of three Upward Bound projects, which generates skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond high school among low-income and potential first-generation college students, is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), designed to improve the access and retention of low-income and first-generation college students, begins to admit students.
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) is formed.
Black Studies program is established.
Early 1970's
Office of Veteran's Affairs opens (although veterans have been receiving benefits and other services since the 1940's).
AS Children's Center, providing low-cost quality child care and development services to the children of students, opens.
Associated Students' Women's Center opens.
Black, MEChA, and Indian Houses (eventually became the Multicultural Center) are created.
Jane Dolan elected first female student body president.
Ethnic & Women's Studies program (now Multicultural & Gender Studies) is established.
Gay People's Union (now Pride/Safe Zone) receives campus recognition.
The first annual Latino Graduation Celebration is held
Pan African Union (PAU) is formed.
Associated Students sponsors first International festival.
Kappa Psi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., first predominantly African-American fraternity on campus, is founded.
Disabled Student Services (now Disability Support Services) opens.
Associated Students sponsors first Multicultural Night.
Beginning of the Program for Advancement of Computer Scientists and Engineers (PACE) which then became Minority Engineering Program, currently MESA.
Latinos in Technical Careers (LTC) is established.
Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc., first predominantly Latina sorority on campus, is founded.
Delta Sigma Theta, first predominantly African American sorority on campus, is founded.
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is established.
Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc., first predominantly Latino fraternity on campus, is founded.
Educational Talent Search, designed to assist area low-income and first-generation students in grades 6-12 to prepare for their future, is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Epsilon Sigma Rho Multicultural Fraternity, Inc. – Gamma Chapter, first multicultural fraternity on campus, is founded.
Craig DeLuz elected first African-American student body president.
The first annual Black Commencement Celebration is held.
Oscar DeLaTorre elected first Latino student body president.
Hmong Student Association is established on campus.
The Business Resource Center (BRC), a learning community with the mission of recruiting and retaining a diverse student population with personal leadership skills and a strong sense of social responsibility, is established by the College of Business.
Building Bridges, campus-wide committee of faculty and staff, forms to reject intolerance, promote mutual respect, and celebrate diversity.
Student Support Services, which provides academic and social support to low-income, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities, is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Provost creates Strategic Enrollment Committee.
Senate Task Force on Faculty/Staff Minority Recruitment and Retention.
Equity Scorecard Committee (now Diversity Scorecard Committee) established.
Tray Robinson named Coordinator of Diversity Efforts.
University signs Memo of Understanding with the Mechoopda tribe regarding construction protocol for unanticipated discoveries.
First African-American Excellence and Success Retreat
Multicultural Welcome Receptions are held
Sandra Flake is hired as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Cross Cultural Leadership Center (CCLC), formerly the Multicultural Center opens.
The first annual Native American Graduation Celebration is held.
First Diversity Summit, sponsored by CCLC
The first annual Asian Graduation Celebration is held.
President Zingg's annual report includes a section on Diversity.
Adoption of the Diversity Action Plan
Appointment of the Chief Diversity Officer, Br. Tracy Butts.


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Patricia A. Gazer (nee Kocinski), 70, of North Ridgeville, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Ames Family Hospice Center in Westlake, following a short illness. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, grew up in Maple Heights and was a resident of North Ridgeville since 1972, moving from Avon Lake.
Patricia received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Kent State University. She then went on to obtain a Master of Arts Degree in Education from Cleveland State University. She taught in the North Ridgeville school system, then taught in the Cleveland schools for 16 years, retiring in 2001. She was a member of St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church in North Ridgeville, where she sang in the choir.
She loved spending time with her grandchildren, traveling, volunteering at Community Care and reading with several local book clubs. She enjoyed playing cards and Dominos and was an avid Bridge player.
Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Robert; daughter, Beth (Steve) Gazer-Jordan of Olmsted Township; son, Michael (Kelsy) Gazer of Seven Hills; grandchildren, Marissa, Alayna, Anthony, Thomas, Toby and Abby; and sister, Marlene Maruna of Stow.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph J. and Lottie (nee Kozlowski) Kocinski; and brother, Joseph Kocinski Jr.
Friends may call Wednesday, March 26, 2014, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M., at Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville, where a prayer service will be held Thursday, March 27, 2014, at 10 A.M., followed by a 10:30 A.M. Mass at St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church, 5500 Lear Nagle Road, North Ridgeville. Father George Vrabel, Pastor, will be the Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Peter Cemetery, North Ridgeville.
Per family's request, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to North Ridgeville Community Care, 34015 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville, OH 44039 or Hospice of the Western Reserve, 17876 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44110 or www.hospicewr.org
For further information, or to send an online condolence, please visit bognerfamilyfuneralhome.com


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The Eyes Have it
Experience is something one gains with time. Market knowledge is a matter of homework. Dedication is a method of consistent application. These are all important qualities to have, and these are all qualities Delaine Haugen possesses.
It's the things you can't achieve that make the difference. It's the things you either have, or you don't. Delaine isn't an award-winning success story because she did her homework. She's a success because she understands the difference between a house and a home. She understands that where you live is a major component of who you are. She has vision and intuition - two qualities you can't learn, no matter how hard you study.
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NewsMarch 28, 2014 - Updated on January 20, 2016
Three men convicted of kidnapping and killing journalist in 2012
Reporters Without Borders welcomes the conviction of three men for the murder of Alfredo Villatoro, a journalist who hosted a show on radio HRN and coordinated its programming. He was found dead near Tegucigalpa on 15 May 2012, six days after being kidnapped from his home.
A Tegucigalpa criminal court convicted Marvin Alonso Gómez and two brothers, Osman Fernando and Edgar Francisco Osorio Argujo, on 25 March, exactly 22 months after their arrest on 25 May 2012.
Accepting the detailed evidence presented by the prosecution, which included DNA identification and records of calls to Villatoro's family demanding a ransom, the court found them guilty of aggravated abduction.
Sentences are to be announced on 25 April. According to the judges in charge of the case, the three men could receive sentences ranging from 40 years to life imprisonment under article 192 of the penal code.
"We welcome this conviction, we look forward to the sentencing and we like to think that the thorough investigation by the special prosecutor for organized crime is indicative of a desire by the authorities to reestablish justice in Honduras," said Camille Soulier, head of the Reporters Without Borders Americas desk.
"We hope this case will set a positive precedent and we urge the authorities to show the same commitment to resolving all crimes of violence against journalists, in order to end the impunity that has become the norm."
More than 40 Honduran journalists have been gunned down in the past ten years. The most emblematic cases include those of:
- Aníbal Barrow, the host of the political show "Aníbal Barrow y nada más" on Globo TV, whose dismembered and partially burned body was found in July 2013, 11 days after he was kidnapped near San Pedro Sula, in the northern department of Cortés. The authorities vowed to catch those responsible but no one has ever been brought to trial.
- Globo TV cameraman Manuel Murillo Varela, whose bullet-riddled body was found in Tegucigalpa on 24 October 2013.
Honduras in ranked 129th out of 180 countries in the 2014 Reporters Without Borders press freedom index.


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iPhone/iPad App New for UTFCU
Think "Rocky Top" on the iPad and iPhone. A banking by Apple device is now an option for members of UT Federal Credit Union.
The $174 million credit union based on the Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is offering the free app by searching for UTFCU at the Apple app store.
In addition to account balances, transfers and recent activities, the application offers a branch locator, access to social media outlets and other entry points to the 25,000-member credit union's websites-www.utfcu.org and www.onlybankoncampus.com-along with videos of the its activities at and around the school.


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It's been a wild couple of days in the financial markets, with risk appetite returning to some extent and riskier assets favored. Now, though, risk appetite is fading and the US dollar is gaining ground against other majors as disappointing news from China spurs the search for a safe haven.
The US dollar index is on the rise again, heading higher as risk aversion rises. Chinese growth appears to be slowing, and that is dashing the hopes of those who expected China to lead a global economic recovery. With Chinese growth slowing, there are concerns that the global economy will remain in the doldrums for quite a while. Chinese growth slowed to 8.1% in the first quarter, down from the 8.9% increase seen at the same time last year.
The result is that concerns are leading Forex traders to favor the US dollar for its safety and stability. The China news has dashed enthusiastic hopes, as well as brought many back to some of the other realities of the financial markets — including the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe. There are concerns about Spain, and there are still worries about contagion.
At 13:26 GMT the dollar index is up to 79.571 from the open at 79.349. EUR/USD is down to 1.3128 from the open at 1.3187. GBP/USD is down to 1.5936 from the open at 1.5960. USD/JPY is up to 81.0370 from the open at 90.9000.
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Is This Week's Episode of 'Wonderland' Sponsored By Bill Clinton?
You know those little animated graphics that pop up usually somewhere on the lower quarter of your TV screen during some shows? They're called snipes and they can be sort of annoying sometimes. But they can also be pretty funny if the timing is just right. ABC scored an accidental social media bullseye during Once […]
COPS: National Park Service edition
This conforms too closely to what's actually going on to be considered parody. From Weasel Zippers via Sooper Mexican: The latest "shutdown" ridiculousness is this. By the way, the term "government shutdown" is kind of misleading. Update: This is exactly why the government fears an extended shutdown and is unnecessarily making it as painful for […]
Set Phasers for 'Twerk': Captain Kirk Watches Miley Cyrus Perform on the VMAs
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It's kind of funny and it has nothing to do with Syria or President Rambo McPeaceprize, so it's a good way to kick off another week: More than likely Kirk was afraid he was going to have to see another Tribble. (video h/t RS McCain)
Setting the Scene: Obama's Next Visit to Iwo Jima
Our comrades at The People's Cube have made a mockery of this with the following depiction of what it will look like if President Obama delivers another speech at Iwo Jima:
NBC Cleans Up Video of Obama's Basket Shooting Debacle
President Obama shot about nine percent on the basketball court yesterday. It was ugly. But that's what MSM friends are for — because thanks to some help from O's boot-lickers at NBC, footage of yesterday's shootaround is now much more flattering to the president. NuthinButNet-Vision™ video by way of Ace of Spades:
Man on the Street Question: Should Obama Pardon the Sequester?
Time for another "meet the people who cancel out your vote" video, this one by way of the Jimmy Kimmel show. As BigFurHat at IOwnTheWorld wrote, because this is California, we know these people are Obama voters — but at about the 2:40 mark you'll meet an exceedingly honest one:
The Inaugural Speech Obama Should Have Delivered
Below, video of a "Bad Lip Reading" of President Obama's swearing in and inaugural speech. I like this version a lot better than the original. As a bonus at the end, footage of Beyoncé having no choice but to to lip-sync along after discovering somebody swapped out her pre-recorded national anthem with something completely different: […]
'Happy Halloween' Open Thread — Plus 'How to Turn Trick-or-Treaters Into Conservatives' Video
Only one of my three kids is still young enough to go trick-or-treating, and time is running out on that. So I'll be out tonight with him enjoying one of the final go-rounds on the free candy trail — possibly confiscating a candy bar here and there for "safety check" purposes. If you have a […]
SNL on MSNBC's Post-Debate Meltdown
It's absolutely impossible to spoof MSNBC's reaction (Chris Matthews in particular) to Obama's debate debacle because the parody was self-contained in the original, but SNL tried, with results almost as funny as the original, but not nearly over-the-top and embarrassing enough: (h/t The Right Scoop)
Imagine if Bush Did This
In Ohio today, with Joe Biden busy elsewhere, President Obama decided to pick up some of the slack: It was all part of Team Obama's grand plan to win the votes of these people: It was nice of Obama to take some of the gaffe load off Biden today, but I'm sure Plugs will be […]


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This Week's Sermon: "God Created Man Male and Female: What Does It Mean to Be Complementarian?"
"When it comes to human sexuality," John Piper begins, "the greatest display of God's glory, and the greatest joy of human relationships, and the greatest fruitfulness in ministry come about when the deep differences between men and women are embraced and celebrated as complements to each other."
This is a way of life shaped by Scripture and thus it rejects two kinds of errors: One side is chauvinistic, harsh, and abusive under male domination. It is rejected. The other side is sex-blind, gender-leveling, and neutered under a unisex culture. It also is rejected.
Examining key biblical texts, John Piper explains what it means to be "complementarian" — that is, the way we understand God's purposes for how men and women relate to each other in family and church and society.
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Young returns to Rangers from paternity leave
Young returns to Rangers from paternity leave
ARLINGTON -- Michael Young was back in the lineup Monday after missing three games due to paternity leave. Young last played Thursday night, leaving the game to be with his wife, Cristina, as she gave birth to a son, Antonio.
"I left the game in the fourth inning and the baby came in the sixth inning," Young said. "The game was on in the delivery room so I was able to keep up with it. Everybody is good, everybody is fine. The cavalry [his family] came in from California to help out so everything is good."
Young was also able to get three days of rest as the Rangers head down the stretch, although he said he didn't need it. He was 9-for-30 with two doubles, one home run, five RBIs and eight runs scored in his last eight games.
"I don't like to draw a correlation between my family life and my baseball job but I feel fine physically," Young said. "Once you get to this point in the season, any rest can only help, but I feel good."


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Obama: 'This time's different'
President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned Wall Street and the nation that the current crisis over raising the debt ceiling could be the one that finally sends the U.S. economy off a cliff.
"This time's different," he said in an interview with CNBC. "I think they should be concerned."
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"It is not unusual for Democrats and Republicans to disagree … but when you have a situation in which a faction is willing to potentially default on U.S. government obligations, then we're in trouble," he added.
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The president's comments came ahead of an early evening meeting with congressional leaders and reflected a more frustrated public tone, as he said he has become "exasperated" with Republicans in Washington.
"I think it's fair to say that during the course of my presidency, I have bent over backwards to work with the Republican Party and have purposely kept my rhetoric down," he said. "I think I'm pretty well-known for being a calm guy — sometimes people think I'm too calm — and am I exasperated? Absolutely I'm exasperated because this is entirely unnecessary."
Obama's appearance on CNBC, which aired just after the markets closed at 4 p.m., came as the White House spent the day reaching out to business leaders in an effort to warn Republicans about the dangers of default. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew planned to join the president's meeting with congressional leaders, in part to share details of how the 2011 threat of default hurt the U.S. economy.
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Members of the Financial Services Forum met with Obama at the White House earlier in the day to express their concerns about a potential U.S. default on its debt obligations.
"There's a consensus that we shouldn't do anything that hurts this recovery," Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein said as he left the meeting. "They shouldn't use the threat of causing the U.S. to fail on its obligations to repay its debt as a cudgel."
While "there's precedent for a government shutdown, there's no precedent for default," he added. "We really haven't seen this before and I'm not anxious to be part of the process to witness this."
Obama told CNBC that if House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) were to bring a clean government funding bill to the floor of the House, it would pass. But Boehner "has not been willing to say no to a faction of the Republican Party that are willing to burn the house down because an obsession over my health care initiative," Obama said.
The president reiterated his position that he's not open to negotiating with Republicans until the immediate crises over the budget and the debt ceiling are resolved.
"As soon as we get a clean piece of legislation that reopens the government… until we make sure that Congress allows Treasury to pay for things that Congress itself already authorized, we are not going to engage in a series of negotiations," he said. "The reason… is very simple: If we get in the habit where a few folks, an extremist wing of one party, whether it's Democrat or Republican, are allowed to extort concessions based on a threat of undermine the full faith and credit of the United States, then any president who comes after me, not just me, will find themselves unable to govern effectively. That is not something I'm going to allow to happen."


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by Volker Weber
I have been using the Nexus One for almost a week now, and I am comfortable to say that I like it a lot. It's the phone I would buy today if I needed to get a new one. Only you can't buy it in Germany. At least, not yet. Anyway, read on ...
This photo shows the current top of the line smartphones: BlackBerry Bold 9700, Nexus One, iPhone 3G(S), Nokia N900. As you can see, the BlackBerry and the Nokia are very different, but the Nexus and the iPhone look similar.
I am not going to bother you with details, or technical specs. You can read those elsewhere. The Nexus feels the fastest of all four. Its Teflon-coated body feels solid and expensive. And it's not as wide:
Yes, the left side of both phones are aligned. It has a much higher res and brighter screen than the iPhone using AMOLED techonlogy, rivaling the high res screen of the Nokia N900, all the while being so much thinner. Actually thinner than one of the N900 halfs:
The photos don't do it any justice. You actually have to hold it in your hand to understand it is the best Android phone to date. That is, if you can live without a physical keyboard.
The question I cannot answer is which of those four phones you should get. They are all brilliant in their own right. For email, certainly the BlackBerry. For media consumption and overall app variety the iPhone. For being the real owner of your own ship, the N900. And for the rest, the Nexus One.
Word of caution: if you live in the US you will find it does not support 1700 MHz AT&T 3G. It won't tether your laptop, it relies heavily on the cloud. Speech recognition is server based for instance. It will sync your mail and contacts through ActiveSync but not your calendar.
By and large, I find this to be the best Android so far. Don't touch it if you don't have the funds to buy it.
I would have preferred if you haven't gave it to me.
The first impression is great :-)
It seems to be available in Switzerland at least... I see two stores listing it, Tecpreis promises delivery in about 3 business days for 798 CHF while digitec claims to receive the devices from the manufacturer on the 27th and sells it for 829 CHF.
I liked the feel of it, also, compared to the Droid which feels heavy and looks similar to the Nokia. I have to wait until June for it to be available on Verizon in the U.S., however.
You mention it will ActiveSync mail & contacts but not calendar. If you are a 100% google user (mail, cal, addressbook) is it still the same limitation ?
Not at all. If your stuff is on Google, it works brilliantly. Mail address, password, boom. Two minutes later, it's all there.
I am missing the Nokia E72 up there a little.
Its the best Symbian-Phone I had up till now and battery-life is awesome - its the first smartphone after 2 years which hasnt to be charged every day ;)
@Martin - guess you have not used a Blackberry yet. This is imho the only smartphones with stamina significant beyond one working day.
Armin, they are not the only ones. The E71/E72 can do that as well. If not better.
you are probably right. Depends also on how many bells and whistles you keep going (3G, WLAN, GPS). And your using pattern, as always (youtube videos on the Bold are nice, but you can drain your battery pretty fast). That is so far the major area where improvements are needed.
I have used (nearly) all current smartphones because I am responsible for phones and it in my company. We have approx 30 Blackberries and I have to admit they are very close to the perfect-company phone (though lots of my users want an Iphone just because its from Apple ;) )
For my private phone i have a nokia e72 and with Profimail installed I have a setup which comes close to my corporate blackberry Bold without having to pay for Blackberry Service. The longer I have it the more I love my E72, and after the first problems Nokia also seems to get all this Ovi-Stuff better, yesterday I downloaded Ovi-maps with free turn-by-turn navigation (!), I think this is at the moment only offered by some Android-Devices, but not the ones you can get here in Austria.
@Volker: I think the E72 is a big step better the the E71, The battery-life is miles ahead and all my E71 - users have problems with dust under the display.
Grettings from Salzburg / Austria
@Martin - thanks! We have both BB and Nokias (also E71) in the company and there is people that are also happy with the Nokia. However, as a company workhorse, we still have way more BBs (and I am still a very happy camper with the Bold 9000).
Dust behind the display - that is a Nokia classic, not only on smartphones. Most of the Nokias I had were bad on that. But I love my E51 as a phone (no dust issues yet - luckily).
Dust is a big problem for the E51. Unfortunately the chrome frame isn't as robust as I wished to (FYI: the bottom of the frame is glued). I "destroyed" my E51 by pulling it out from a pocket of my jeans when it was upside down.
Well let's wait for the Nexus to come to Germany ;-)
@Mathias: no issue with dust so far, but I also lost the chrome frame on my first E51. Apart from that, a great device.
Where would you sort in the Palm Pre in your comparison?
The Pre fits right in there in the middle. Very easy to use, a keyboard which works well for me, more apps than N900 but less than Android.
what does the 'calendar not (active)synching' actually mean?
That I will not be alterted on an appointment?
Or that Changes I make to the GCal won't Show up in GCal?
And: I also like it a lot ;) When I used the Pre (I think thgat one should be in the list above, too, being somewhat a hybrid between the Nokia and the Blackberry) I kept thinking: This was easier on the "Treo 650", something I am NOT thinking a lot since Tuesday...
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damn! once my astrodecks fall apart im getting those lime green freaks. haha.
thanks that's how i like it nice and clean
Need some art on that board
Bottom color white? Do some simple art. It looks real nice and clean
naww it's green on the bottom
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Agreed the bottom is sick but you can't even tell it is an apex by looking at the top because of that black wax
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Not so much. The lighting is a bit off but the purple looks good. To each his own though.
its a boom, you cant go wrong
+ pads. Wish I would have went with a colored arch bar but I'm content. It loses it's virginity tomorrow.
Why'd you switch the pieces of the arch around? Looks weird now ahha
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Individual and Group Decisions in the Centipede Game: Are Groups More "Rational" Players?
Two experiments compared the Centipede game played either by 2 individuals or by 2 (3-person) groups. The 2 competitors alternate in deciding whether to take the larger portion of an increasing (or constant) pile of money, and as soon as one "takes" the game ends. Assuming that both sides are concerned only with maximizing their own payoffs (and that this is common knowledge), the game theoretic solution, derived by backward induction, is for the first mover to exit the game at the first decision node. Both experiments found that although neither individuals nor groups fully complied with this solution, groups did exit the game significantly earlier than individuals. The study of experimental games has uncovered many instances in which individuals deviate systematically from the game theoretic solution. This study is in accord with other recent experiments in suggesting that game theory may provide a better description of group behavior.
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Transport giant National Express said it saw a "notable" drop in coach passengers after the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels.
The bus and rail group said demand was weak throughout April after the Brussels bombings in late March, when co-ordinated attacks at the city's main airport and a metro station killed more than 30 people.
But despite the impact, underlying UK coach revenues rose 4% in the first four months of the year and passenger numbers rose 6%.
The Birmingham-based group added that demand for coach travel was beginning to recover and it expects coach revenues to pick-up over the second quarter.
Transport firms have revealed the impact of the series of terrorist attacks across Europe, with rival Stagecoach cutting its full-year earnings forecast in December as rail and coach sales suffered in the wake of the Paris attacks on November 13, which killed 130 people.
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I heard this really stupid tidbit, that in an effort to save the environment, Jennifer Aniston takes a three-minute shower in which she also brushes her teeth. Is this even possible? What other stupid things to celebs do to be "green"?
—Janine, via Facebook
What other? Hmmm. Selena Gomez recently announced that her yet-to-debut clothing line will be as green as can be. That may not fall under the category of "crazy," but by law anything that Gomez does is certifiably adorable.
If you're looking for celebrities closer to just plain certifiable, sure, I have some examples, including a rock icon who sells renewable grocery bags—at his concerts...
... and that would be Bob Dylan.
"Eco-friendly cloth Bob Dylan grocery bags were available from the merchandise booth," the Las Vegas Sun reported after a recent concert. "Talk about progressive—and in seasonal colors, too: green or orange."
Indeed, the Aniston tidbit you mentioned is true as well.
"I take a three-minute shower," she told Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas Kostigen, authors of The Green Book. She even brushes her teeth while she's in there. "Every two minutes in the shower uses as much water as a person in Africa uses for everything in their life for a whole day!"
I know, right?
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I used messies guide to softmod my Wii 4.2 almost a year ago. Even though the Wii is functioning perfectly, I find myself worried since things are getting outdated. As an example I'm on an older version of PriiLoader and I don't know if this is relevant or not. Should I follow one of the newer softmod guides to install the newest components, or should I just stick with what I have? Should I do anything else? Thanks!
I always say that if you're not encountering any problems, just leave everything exactly the way it is. Like with your outdated Priiloader; it's only there to block updates and to place itself for the System Menu. As long as it does these things right, I don't see a reason to get the newest software. I don't think most people agree with me about this, though.
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OxVox: consortium led by Charlie Methven keen to invest in Oxford United
4:06pm Thursday 26th June 2014
By Mark Edwards
4:06pm Thursday 26th June 2014
By Mark Edwards
OxVox have revealed that a group of Oxfordshire businessman have come forward and expressed interest in investing in Oxford United.
The club's supporters' trust say they have had contact from Charlie Methven, who is part of the group which also contains 'a wealthy Oxfordshire family'.
Methven has significant ties to the club, as trustee of their youth and community sports trust, while he has also been working in an advisory role for the U's board and last year played a key role in setting up supporters' group the Yellow Army.
The talks are described as "very recent and very preliminary", concerning their desire to invest in the U's how OxVox would be involved in the future.
It is understood there are two competing groups of investors, with Mark Ashton, a former chief executive of Watford and Wycombe Wanderers, linked to the other consortium.
The club have not made a comment on the uncertainty, with OxVox chairman Mark Sennett telling the Oxford Mail it was time for U's chairman Ian Lenagan to clarify the situation.
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Alumni of the Zanesville High School Dance Team chasse their way back in time.
More than 200 'Devilettes' from throughout the country gathered to rehearse for their upcoming reunion performance. The founder of the 'Devilettes' Wayne Carpenter began the dance team back in 1966. And said the reunions truly are a time to reminisce.
"The girls all commented about, the neat thing about our reunion from different class reunions, they get to see all the gals they hung out with in school and not just the class they graduated with," said Carpenter.
The ladies range from original 'Devilettes'- class of 1969- up to last years graduating class of 2010. Captain of the 1971 'Devilettes' Marjorie Bucci said they may forget some of the old steps but believes it'll still be a great performance.
"Everybody's doing a really good job," laughed Bucci. "I think it'll look good. There's going to be over 200 old ladies out on the field."
The Alumni Devilettes will perform at the September 9th Zanesville High School football game.


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Job: president, Institute of Practioners in Advertising, vice-chairman, Ogilvy Group UK
Industry: advertising
Age: 45
Staff: 55 (IPA)
2009 ranking: 32
He might fashion himself on Twitter as "fat bloke at Ogilvy, IPA" but the Institute of Practioners in Advertising president Rory Sutherland is the ad industry's most important ambassador.
Variously described as inventive, eccentric, funny and flamboyant, Sutherland was praised for bringing a "greater intellectual rigour" to the IPA role. "He has had a good year," said our panel. "He deserves to go up."
Sutherland is also the vice-chairman of Sir Martin Sorrell's ad agency network Ogilvy Group UK – chaired by Paul O'Donnell after Gary Leih's exit last year – and executive creative director of its direct marketing arm, OgilvyOne London.
But it is his IPA role – to speak out on behalf of the industry and draw the industry together in matters of mutual interest – that earns him his second successive year in the MediaGuardian 100.
More than a year into the job and advertising revenues have finally begun to bounce back after the recession. "It's an interesting reflection on the times when a slowing rate of declines is greeted by optimism and good cheer," said Sutherland.
There was better to come, with more UK companies raising their marketing budgets than making cutbacks for the first time in two-and-a-half years.
Sutherland, who has been with the Ogilvy Group for more than 20 years, was appointed IPA president in March last year, succeeding Moray MacLennan. He has championed behavioural economics and led an outreach programme to China.
Gadget fan Sutherland also writes a column on technology for the Spectator, called The Wiki Man, and an occasionally colourful blog for Campaign magazine, in which he said Accenture was wrong to part company with Tiger Woods.
"Surely Tiger's decision to outsource sexual services to a range of competing providers is in line with management consultancy's best practice?" wrote Sutherland. "Given his wife's age, it is possible that she was on the brink of becoming a depreciating asset who needed to be moved off the balance sheet as soon as possible."
Sutherland, who received enormous acclaim from his eight-year-old twin daughters when he appeared above Miley Cyrus in last year's list, was once named the worst-dressed person in advertising and claimed to have been the first person in the UK to have his credit card details stolen online.


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Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, whose Saudi Arabia-based Kingdom Holding Company has sizable investments in Apple, Citigroup, Four Seasons Hotels and even Twitter, is ranked No. 29 on Forbes magazine's 2012 list of billionaires and No. 1 in Saudi Arabia.
Although his vast wealth means he can dine wherever he'd like, speaking from behind his desk in the regally appointed 66th-floor office of his sleekKingdom Centre skyscraper in Riyadh, he admitted his family has
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"My horizons are widening. Sharing my experiences with people who have different majors and different interests will make me a more well-rounded individual."
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Law school in public interest law, specializing in educational policy or immigration reform.
From Newark, California; transferred to UCSC from Foothill Community College. First-generation college student. When living in Washinton State, she was able to take community college courses while still enrolled in high school.
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As cool and swanky as it is, with its fusion jazz sound and its charcoal- and cream-colored minimalist set, Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning Art is also incredibly funny. Sparkling with smart ideas about art and modern life, the play, translated by Christopher Hampton, joyfully "deconstructs" (as one of the characters so sneeringly puts it) our ridiculous contemporary passion for everything "fashionable" -- be it homeopathic medicine, psychotherapy or absurdly high-priced paintings.
Art, which is running with two casts at the Alley, starts stirring up trouble when Serge, a "comfortable" dermatologist, buys a painting. As Marc, his starched and "humorless" friend puts it, "It's a canvas about five foot four: white. The background is white, and if you screw up your eyes, you can make out some fine white diagonal lines." Clearly something about this painting infuriates Marc. He can barely choke back astonishment when he discovers the money his dear friend has spent for the offensive object sitting before him. Dressed in his black shirt and dark trousers and his soft expensive shoes, he cat-struts back and forth before the canvas, screwing his mouth into a tight-lipped contemptuous grin, before he finally stops and erupts, "You paid 200,000 francs for this shit?"
The trouble with Marc, says Serge, stepping out of the scene into a spot of pooled light, is that "he's one of those new-style intellectuals, who are not only enemies of modernism, but seem to take some sort of incomprehensible pride in running it down."
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When Marc slips into his own disc of yellow light, he says, "Serge buying this picture filled me with some sort of indefinable unease. When I left his place I had to take three capsules of Glesemium 9X I couldn't begin to understand how Serge could have bought that picture."
All this uptight though very manly rage is accompanied by peals of laughter from the audience (for both casts). For Reza goes to the silly heart of a bourgeois ideology that presumes to have something intellectual to say about art, and then he finds a way of coping with our contemporary anxieties. Serge, the man who thinks of himself as a modernist and who declares that Seneca is "very modern," thinks Marc is "vile" and "pretentious." Marc, on the other hand, has gotten his friends to read Paul Valéry, and believes that culture is something he "pisses on."
Between these two comes easygoing Yvan, "the great reconciler of the human race." While his friends are upwardly mobile deep thinkers, Yvan just wants to be the "clown." He brings "pathos" to the intellectual discussion when he begins to weep uncontrollably about his upcoming marriage, his failed career as a textile salesman and the fact that his two best friends are going at each other over a painting. "You're complete freaks, both of you," he screams, when the argument between Serge and Marc devolves into bizarre fisticuffs.
The timing of all this absurd arguing is essential to the humor. And the twin casts -- each plays every other night under director Kurt Beattie's terrifically understated, cool reserve -- render that timing in strikingly different rhythms.
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The opening night cast of Paul Hope as Serge, Todd Waite as Yvan and K. Todd Freeman as Marc is the tighter of the two. They are also the funnier. Hope, whose talents have been woefully underutilized at the Alley, is perfect as the cool though utterly sincere, suit-wearing art aficionado. Freeman is hysterical as the venomously pompous "nostalgia merchant" who argues against modernism. Waite's nervous, hand-wringing Yvan, who can't stop moaning about his family woes, steals the stage. More important than the power of each individual performance is the chemistry and perfect balance among this cast. They riff off one another with a graceful ease that is rare in live theater.
The second cast features David Rainey as Serge, John Tyson as Yvan and James Black as Marc. They don't appear to be as well suited to their roles. Somehow these actors don't seem quite comfortable in the story's upper-middle-class milieu, and they don't have the precision timing of the first cast. They do, however, bring an emotional depth to the story that is somehow missing with the other group. And they find an exquisite and moving lyricism in Reza's stunning ending.
Technically, the productions could not be crisper. The two-toned set by Andrew Jackness is gorgeous. Rooms of tall creamy walls topped off by elegant, curving crown molding are furnished with three stylish chairs, each done in dark gray tones. Chris Parry's lighting, complete with cool '60s-style double spotlights, casts the perfect sheen of malice across this rarified world. And Candice Donnelly's hip, dark costumes epitomize J. Crew chic.
But the real star here is Reza's flawless script. For it shows us how wonderfully impossible it is to define art. Yvan argues that "nothing great or beautiful in the world has ever been born of rational argument." Marc can find beauty only in rational thought. Reza creates a wonderfully funny world where both definitions are somehow true at once.


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There are still plenty of spaces for our 6 weeks holiday club for Shelford and Non Shelford Children to join us. Please ring 01223 840777 or 07885 035033 to find out for more information.
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Thank you to everyone who attended this years AGM. The minutes for the AGM can be found here.
Dear Parents and Carers,
As some of you may have noticed already, we are changing the sign-out procedure at Wacky to help us keep your children safe.
When you buzz at the Wacky/Rainbow gate, the member of staff who lets you in will meet you at the entrance door to the Wacky portakabin, and will sign out your child at that point, leaving you free to then find your child and take him or her home. When all the Wacky team are outside, the member of staff will ask you to come to the rear of the building, and sign-out will occur then. To help us in this, we ask that you always enter via the Wacky/Rainbow gate, even when the school gates are open (e.g. for other after school activities).
We hope that this small change will enable us to ensure that all children are safely "handed over" to you at the end of their session, while also keeping an accurate record of the children still on site. Please do ask Jo or any of the committee members if you have any questions about this change.
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New user experience and extended computing potential in a fanless design
Eching/Nuremberg, Germany, November 22, 2011 – Today at SPS/IPC/DRIVES, Kontron announced the embedded Box-PC MICROSPACE® MPC-p2, an extremely compact system for graphic intensive applications. The fanless Kontron MICROSPACE® MPC-p2 is based on the Accelerated Processing Units of the AMD Embedded G-Series, which along with a 64-bit CPU also integrate a programmable graphics unit. With a tiny footprint of just 130 mm x 99 mm, the Kontron embedded Box-PC MICROSPACE® MPC-p2 offers graphics performance and features that up to now were only possible on systems that were substantially larger and had dedicated graphic cards.
The Kontron MICROSPACE® MPC-p2 supports the latest 3D graphics libraries such as OpenGL 3.2 and DirectX® 11 and offers hardware acceleration for Flash-based applications. In addition, the integrated Unified Video Decoder assists the processor when high resolution graphics (1080i/p) have to be displayed. OEMs can create graphic-oriented applications with a totally new user experience in areas such as Digital Signage, media playback, Gaming and POS/POI applications. Thanks to the extension options for GSM/UMTS and Wi-Fi, the new Box-PC is also suited for wireless networking in decentralized installations.
For applications that use the computing power of the graphics unit for data processing, the system also supports DirectCompute and OpenCL™ 1.1, giving OEMs the flexibility to design GPGPU applications in the low-power segment. This extended scope of computing brings a high performance per watt ratio to applications found in industrial and medical image processing.
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The single-core AMD T44R processor with 1.2 GHz which is featured in the Kontron embedded Box-PC MICROSPACE® MPC-p2 also integrates an AMD Radeon HD6250 graphic unit and DDR3 memory controller. With up to 4 GByte DDR3 RAM the Kontron MICROSPACE® MPC-p2 provides enough resources to accelerate even the most memory-intensive applications. For data storage the Box-PC offers a 500 Gigabyte HDD or a 40 GByte SSD for applications that require high shock and vibration resistance. To enable slim installations the system can be booted via an integrated MicroSD card slot or via LAN. Analog or digital monitors with a resolution of up to 1900 x 1200 pixels can be connected via the DVI-I interface on the front. Six USB 2.0 and up to four serial interfaces (RS232/TTL) via D-SUB connectors allow for direct connection of a wide range of application-specific peripherals. To implement further application-specific I/Os, the integrated D-SUB interfaces can be wired as GPIOs and ADDA based I/Os. OEMs can adapt the system to suit specific requirements, i.e. for sensors for intrusion detection. Two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces allow for direct integration into network structures without the need for additional extension cards. Optionally, the Box-PC can be equipped with GSM/UMTS or Wi-Fi extensions, allowing systems to be connected via Wi-Fi in decentralized installations.
The new Kontron embedded Box-PC MICROSPACE® MPC-p2 is now available as an off-the-shelf application-ready platform or as a customer-specific configuration including OS license. OS support is offered for Windows, Linux and VxWorks as well as further systems on request.
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Rumor has it that when Dr. Ron Paul was first approached and was asked to run for President in the 2008 election cycle, he said he didn't want to be President. He was told that he couldn't win anyway, and with that, he decided to run. He could get his ideas out and educate the public on the evils of the Federal Reserve banking system and how to change it. The idea of Liberty and self responsibility could be spread once again across this great land. Did the rumor have any basis in fact? I do not know, but his incredible success in the 2008 election cycle helped to get the conversation about the Fed started, and it continues today. Now we know, and we can't "unknow" it.
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It has also been said that anyone who wants to be the President of the United States of America is automatically unqualified. I agree. Of the 300 million+ people in this land, there are less than 2 dozen who aspire to the the office of President of the United States of America. When a new casino opens in Las Vegas, Nevada, there are thousands of applicants for the few card dealing jobs available. The lines of applicants are long for the jobs of maids, groundskeepers, janitors, and secretaries, but the job of President of the United States of America has few applicants.
Anyone who will spend other people's money to tell us how great he or she is should be put in a small room with padded walls and windows that can't be reached. The one who shouts the loudest of how great he or she is should be put under guard and watched 24/7. The pandering fool currently being provided free room and board at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D. C. has been the loudest narcissist here of late. Megalomania is a serious psychological problem. Many with that disease are locked up and force-fed drugs. But more than 500 of them are living and working in that swamp – and breathing the swamp gases – of Washington, District of Criminals. Who in their right mind would want to be the leader of such a motley gathering of men and women? And who in their right mind would want to be part of that crew?
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Aaron Russo's movie America: Freedom to Fascism, informed us of the history of the evildoers of the last century and their plans of a One World Government. Edward Griffin's book The Creature from Jekyl Island informed us of the people involved and how the Federal Reserve banking system came about. Now we know, and we can't "unknow" it. For most of the American people, the Fed is now in their lexicon. It cost tens of millions of little green pieces of paper, and perhaps billions of words spewed from keyboards and mouths, but still only a small percentage of the dollars and words spent on hiding the destruction done to the greatest country in the known history of the human race. To take over and control the education system in order to instill in the millions of young minds that the government is all powerful, and God should not be allowed in our lives, was not cheap nor was it easy. That nefarious group of scoundrels that brought us the Federal Reserve also gave us the less-than-great education system with which we punish our children. That is not to take away from the millions of men and women who taught, because they too are a product of the same system.
When Congressman Ron Paul announced that he would not campaign during the remainder of the primary season but asked that his supporters continue getting delegates that would support him at the convention in Tampa, many of his supporters, myself among them, were angry and dismayed. Nasty things were said and written. After a day or so, though, the heat went down, and cooler thoughts were thought.
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Dr. Paul actually promotes the idea of divesting the office of the President of much of the power amassed in that office. While all the rest of the field are braying about what they will be doing for us if we give them all of our money and our firstborn, if we are allowed to have a firstborn, Dr. Paul talks of self-responsibility and self-regulation. Freedom, what a novel idea! It has only been around since man.
Dr. Paul promotes peace, the dream of man since man could dream. Dr. Paul promotes the idea that we should own ourselves and our property. Marx, Hitler, Clinton, Bush, Romney, and the fool in the White House, along with Mao, Castro, and Chavez, think otherwise.
If the chief narcissist is re-elected, or if the hairdo from Massachusetts is elected, the dark ages loom before us as the tsunami loomed over Japan.
We must send as many delegates for Dr. Ron Paul as possible to Tampa, Florida. He can win the nomination, and even a desultory campaign can put him in the White House. I believe he would serve, though reluctantly, and do a much better job than any in the last 100 years.
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George Washington refused to accept the title of King. He served well and was relieved to be out of the office. Thomas Jefferson barely campaigned for his second term as President. They were good men and true. The good doctor, Congressman Ron Paul, is of that caliber.
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