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CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide: Exams 220-801 and 220-802, 2nd Edition
1224 pages
October 2012
CompTIA A+ is the de facto certification for IT technicians. Some vendors even require employees to achieve certification as part of their job training. This book prepares you for both required exams: 220-801 and 220-802. Totally updated to cover the 2012 exams, this popular prep guide covers all the exam objectives. Readers will also have access to additional study tools, including the Sybex Test Engine with bonus practice exams, electronic flashcards, and a glossary of important terms in searchable PDF form.
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- A complete study guide to both exams required for CompTIA A+ certification, the standard certification for software and hardware vendors and major technology companies
- Covers personal computer components, laptops and portable devices, operating systems (including mobile), printers and scanners, networks, security, safety and environmental issues, communication, and professionalism
- Provides clear and concise information on crucial hardware and operating system maintenance and troubleshooting topics
- Offers practical examples, real-world insights, exam highlights, and end-of-chapter reviews
CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide prepares the diligent student to pass both parts of the A+ exam with confidence.
Table of Contents
Assessment Test liv
Part I 220-801 1
Chapter 1 Motherboards, Processors, and Memory 3
Chapter 2 Storage Devices and Power Supplies 69
Chapter 3 Peripherals and Expansion 125
Chapter 4 Display Devices 197
Chapter 5 Custom Configurations 235
Chapter 6 Networking Fundamentals 261
Chapter 7 Introduction to TCP/IP 309
Chapter 8 Installing Wireless and SOHO Networks 337
Chapter 9 Understanding Laptops 395
Chapter 10 Installing and Configuring Printers 445
Chapter 11 Understanding Operational Procedures 501
Part II 220-802 559
Chapter 12 Operating System Basics 561
Chapter 13 Operating System Administration 607
Chapter 14 Working with Windows 7 665
Chapter 15 Working with Windows Vista 709
Chapter 16 Working with Windows XP 747
Chapter 17 Security 797
Chapter 18 Mobile Devices 837
Chapter 19 Troubleshooting Theory, OSs, and Security 929
Chapter 20 Hardware and Network Troubleshooting 981
Appendix A Answers to Review Questions 1041
Appendix B Answers to Performance-Based Questions 1075
Appendix C About the Additional Study Tools 1099
Additional Study Tools 1100
Sybex Test Engine 1100
Electronic Flashcards 1100
PDF of Glossary of Terms 1100
Adobe Reader 1100
System Requirements 1101
Using the Study Tools 1101
Troubleshooting 1101
Customer Care 1102
Index 1103
Author Information
Quentin Docter, A+, MCSE, CNE, CCNA, SCSA, is an IT consultant and has over 17 years of IT experience.
Emmett Dulaney, A+, Network+, Security+, MCT, is an assistant professor at Anderson University. He has written several certification books, and is coauthor of Sybex's leading certification title: CompTIA Security+ Study Guide. He is also a well-known columnist for CertCities.com.
Toby Skandier, A+, Network+, i-Net+, Server+, is founder of Talskan Technologies, LLC, a technical education provider in North Carolina. All three authors coauthored the previous edition of the CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide.
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By Patty Pope
The El Dorado Hills Tasmanian Devils swim team claimed second place this past weekend during the Suburban Swim League Championships at Sierra College in Rocklin.
Falling to their archrivals the Park Terrace Penguins by 53 points, the Taz earned 1,055 points total, brought home a perfect regular season record of 7-0 and received the prestigious SSL "President's Award" for best points per splash ratio.
The final SSL Championships Meet 2012 team scores are as follows: Park Terrace Penguins – 1,108; El Dorado Hills Tasmanian Devils – 1,055; Granite Bay Gators – 886; Sierra Sharks – 797; Folsom Sea Otters – 773; Loomis Basin Dolphins – 675; Broadstone Barracudas – 641; and College Greens – 403.
At the close of Saturday's events, the El Dorado Hills (663 points) and Park Terrace (683 points) teams' battle for first place was clearly on as most had predicted.
"Wow, it's really tight, too close to call right now," said Taz head coach Jason Brown early Sunday morning. "Taz is swimming hard. I'm really proud of all the swimmers and their efforts. I've seen great teamwork, great team support which has made all the difference.
"I have to thank the swimmers and coaches for cheering each other on and keeping all of us ready and pumped," Brown continued . "The 7-8 girls and boys teams are doing really well, and the 11-12 boys are scoring big points. Nicholas Grinnell, 12, broke three SSL records, not club records, league records!"
Nicholas' new top record for the boys 11-12 50-yard freestyle is 25:53, overtaking the previous time of 25:63 set by Derek Taylor of Park Terrace in 2007. A second record set by Nicholas is the boys 11-12 50-yard backstroke which, at 29:17, surpasses the record of 29:57 set by Taz teammate Trevor Dong in 2008. Finally, Nicholas' time of 28:18 in the boys 11-12 50-yard butterfly wiped away a league record of 28:20 set by Andy Cunningham in 2006.
Nicholas has been a Taz swimmer since he was 4 years old, swimming on the 6-and-under team. "It's unbelievable," he said with a smile. "When I'm swimming it doesn't feel like I'm going as fast as you need to in order to break a record."
While waiting for the finals and relays, Nicholas shared his race preparation routine. "I stay hydrated, and I'm not running around or anything. I just tell myself not to think about it."
As the teams battled on, plenty more records were shattered by Taz swimmers. Heading into her last Champs weekend, Annie Harriman, 18, hoped to establish at least one new record. Her hard work paid off and her wish came true. Annie's signature backstroke earned her a time of 1:02:03, a new league record that once belonged to Erica Robbins of Park Terrace with a time of 1:02:10 set in 2005.
Morgan Jones, 14, named Freshman Female Athlete of the Year at Oak Ridge High School for water polo, basketball and swimming, broke her own league record set in 2011 for the girls 13-14 100-yard freestyle. Morgan's new time was established in the preliminary races at 55:31, beating last year's time of 55:46.
Also breaking from the pack was 8-year-old Taz swimmer Patrick Sammon. During the boys 7-8 25-yard butterfly, Patrick set a new league record time of 14:91, shattering Derek Taylor's (Park Terrace) time of 15:07 set in 2003.
To say the least, Kim Sammon is proud of her son.
"This is the third year in a row that Patrick will achieve the status of high point boy, which has never been done before, ever!" Kim said. "Honestly, I don't know how he does it. My husband and I are not swimmers. Patrick's been swimming since he was 2 1/2, and he swam like a tadpole. I had no idea that it wasn't normal. He's into it; he motivates himself and tells me that he just listens to his coaches."
In addition to record-setting events, remarkable come-from-behind stories emerged as the heart depth of the Tasmanian Devils swim team was exposed. One example is how 8-year-old Kacey Ross, the fourth leg freestyle swimmer in the girls 7-8 100-yard medley relay, made up enough time to bring her fourth-seed team into a second place finish.
Taz dad Brad Simkin explained how his daughter, 8-year-old Kelly Simkin, is also an example of tail-end, remarkable accomplishment. "Kelly started the swim season at the beginning of June with a broken arm. She swam the first two swim meets with a cast, and today she is seeded third in the 25-yard breast stroke finals!"
While London played host to the Games of the XXX Olympiad, the Tasmanian Devils played host team of the 45th SSL Champs. The SSL teams rotate turns hosting the Champs and 2012 belonged to Taz. As host team, Taz was responsible for the entire facility throughout the weekend.
Anthony Chavez is the Taz representative on the SSL board of directors and dad of two Taz swimmers, Kira, 14, and Isa, 10. During Saturday's backstroke events, Chavez commented on his role as a Taz host official, saying, "First of all, this is the best Champs ever, and I hope Taz wins. We've secured two out of three bigs (perfect regular season record and the President's Award) and I'd like to see us cap it off with a Champs win!"
Chavez continued, "We started setting up early on Friday, and we've had a lot of help — Jack Peterson, Brad Nichols and Mike Hagen has been my shadow. So far, the meet is running smoothly; no issues."
Chavez also said he would like to see the Taz innovations of this year continue into Champs next year and continue on. "For example, this year we implemented carpeted pathways leading in and out of the pool area, and it's been very well received by the other teams."
"Another innovation of ours this year is the 'Shiver Shack'," added Taz Vice President Jack Peterson. "The Shiver Shack is an air-conditioned, enclosed tented area that swimmers can use for cooling down in this hot weather. It's available to all teams."
Constant improvements are what the Taz Board of Directors is all about, according to Chavez. "We're forever making changes, not just for Champs, but continually ramping up our programs," he explained. "This year, we offered swim clinics after the last swim season, in October and November, and then again in spring. We thought it was a good way to keep the kids swimming, and working on stroke technique so they're ready to go when the season begins. It also helps the coaches in that they don't have to spend as much time getting re-acquainted with the swimmers when we start up again. It was a first time learning for us, and we plan to offer the clinics again."
Many Taz swimmers will participate in the Meet of Champions, August 4-5, in Woodland. Eligibility for the Meet of Champions is based on qualifying times. The MOC is an All-Star swim meet that brings together the top recreational/summer league swimmers from the greater Sacramento Valley Area.
Visit the El Dorado Hills Tasmanian Devils website, edhtaz.org, for details on off-season swim clinics as well as team registration information.


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The iPhone and the Jewish Question
In our engagement with the modern world, each of us must decide how fine is to be the filter we place for ourselves and for our children.
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Tell me, all who hear him groaning,Was there ever grief like this?Friends through fear his cause disowning,Foes insulting his distress;Many hands were raised to wound him,None would intervene to save;But the deepest stroke that pierced himWas the stroke that justice gave.
You who think of sin but lightlyNor suppose the evil greatHere may view its nature rightly,Here its guilt may estimate.Mark the sacrifice appointed;See who bears the awful load;It's the Word, the Lord's Anointed,Son of Man and son of God.
Here we have a firm foundation; Here the refuge of the lost;Christ, the rock of our salvation, His the name of which we boast.Lamb of God, for sinners wounded,Sacrifice to cancel guilt!None shall ever be confoundedWho on him their hope have built.
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Scream 4 Review-No Spoilers
I'm calling Scream 4 a win on every level (except the super crappy alternative music they use). Once again, my review will have no spoilers. I went on the first day so no one would ruin it for me and I'm not going to ruin it for you.
First off, if you're a "Scream' fan like me, this will wash the taste of Scream 3 out of your brain, in fact it could have been Scream 3. Now you're going to hear some people complain that there's too many characters and this leads to less character development, but I think it works on two levels. 1. They needed to up the body count and 2. they're making a Scream movie for an A.D.D. generation.
The movie has a very satisfying ending and wrap up. You're not going to walk away saying "I wish they would have done….." or anything. What I hope is that it leads to Scream 5, if they do a Scream 5 they don't have to reintroduce the format to a new generation, they can just pick up with some good ole hack and slash. Also, this movie earns its rating due to gore, but these days you can almost see as much on CSI or Criminal minds.
Lastly, props go to the editor that cut the movie trailers, what you think you know from the movie trailers isn't even correct all the time. They've cut some questions from one part of the movie to answers from another part and so on. This was very clever editing and it allows you to see the movie virtually spoiler free.
I would recommend that you see it immediately before some jackass spoils it for you. I'm giving it 4 1/2 out of 5 Nightmares.
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She has the looks, she has the body and she can charm any boy in the world. The supermodel doesn't need a ramp show to showcase her bikini clad body.
Yes, Miranda Kerr's daily yoga seems to be paying off. The supermodel flipped into a tough yoga pose on a beach and flaunted her flexibility by stretching into a full back bend.
She tweeted a picture of hers, and said,
Stretch it out #yoga#openyourheart#summertime ��☀ instagram.com/p/aEeieIkMK0/— Miranda Kerr (@MirandaKerr) June 2, 2013
Wearing a black bikini and her hair let loose, she easily glides her hands and feet into the sand taking a deep stretch. The beach seemed to be a perfect place for Miranda's workout.
In the past also, Miranda has been a regular with yoga and loves demonstrating her favourite moves. The Victoria Secret's angel is also a strong believer of Buddhism.
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So often people complain about not being able to "come out" because they are in such a small community. That isn't an issue for us. We are out.
But-we were talking today. Maca's been browsing the okc profiles for our area and what he's running into is that the women who are poly are also involved in the same activities as the drama-queen. If he were to even consider meeting them and there was a spark, he would inevitably have it come back around to her. There's no doubt in my mind or his that she would have a hissy fit (again). Even though they never dated and SHE was unwilling to date because of my STD status-she was VERY possessive and the large majority of the drama she created was over wanting his undivided attention.
He finds it daunting, the idea of looking for people who are open to the concept of a poly dynamic, in a cesspool of "everyone knows everyone else"; especially when one particular someone else is such a dramatic trouble maker.
I empathize. He asked me what I would do, but only half-assed asking, because he already knows.
I'm bi, I miss having a woman partner. But there is NOTHING about dealing with that bs that interests me. I refuse to date and I refuse to have anything to do with the poly groups here, because I refuse to deal with the drama that goes along with it. In addition to HER bs, I dislike the endless vying to "be on top" and the meatmarket aspect of it. Every time a woman joins; it's like fishing on the Kenai-EVERYONES casting their hooks at once. BLECH!
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The location
In the heart of the old West Berlin, at the top of the Kurfürstendamm boulevard, a short walk from the KaDeWe (the Harrods of Berlin), the zoo and the green spaces of the Tiergarten. After reunification, this part of town went into decline as all the action (and beautiful young people) flocked east. Now it's regaining some of the lost ground, with hotels such as the French-owned Concorde (open since 2005) underlining the trend.
We like
The sleekness of the architectural/artistic concept, from the tapered external structure to the bold modern artworks within; the generous dimensions (and uncluttered pleasure) of the rooms; the saucily stripy carpets; the muesli mixes at breakfast. The hotel has a funky modernity and is minimalist without being sparse.
Not so keen
Despite new impulses, there's still a sense that the real action in Berlin is elsewhere; the slight seediness around nearby Bahnhof Zoo. In the hotel itself, the internet connection played up.
The rooms
With a minimum size of 40 square metres, the rooms are spacious, with elegant, clean lines and modern, soothing furnishings, and are neatly designed (a dressing area separates bed from bathroom areas). Comfortable and relaxing, the best of the 311 rooms look on to the symbol of the old West Berlin: the remnants of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.
The other guests
A mixture of business and leisure guests; younger, more fashionable Germans. Popular with French visitors and other Europeans and North Americans who still feel more at home in "the west". During my stay, the lobby had been turned into a film set, lending proceedings a certain glamour.
The food and drink
The Brasserie Le Faubourg offers a light Mediterranean twist on French classics such as salad Niçoise, lobster bisque and steak/frites (mains from €19). On warm days you can dine al fresco on the terrace. Inside, breakfasts (a great selection of juices/mueslis/breads and hot and cold dishes) are in the St Germain; nightcaps in the Lutèce lounge.
Access for guests with disabilities
All floors accessible by lift; two rooms designed for wheelchair users; 26 rooms suitable for disabled guests.
The bottom line
Deluxe doubles from €170 (£150), including breakfast.
The details
Hôtel Concorde Berlin, Augsburger Strasse 41, 10789 Berlin, Germany (0049 30 800 9990; www.berlin.concorde-hotels.com/en)
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Best Buy announced Tuesday that it will soon begin selling the iPad in all U.S. stores later this month. The retail giant had previously only sold the device at the 673 domestic locations with Apple Shops.
The iPad will arrive, in all 3G and Wi-Fi editions, Sept. 26, along with numerous iPad accessories.
"Technology is becoming more and more personal, and our customers say they really value visiting a Best Buy store to touch and try the iPad for themselves," Wendy Fritz, senior vice president of computing at Best Buy, said as part of the announcement.
"We're delighted that we'll soon make that opportunity available to everyone who'd like to come see us, and experience this device in any Best Buy store nationwide."


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Be honest: How many New Year's resolutions have you already broken?
I didn't bother to make any. At this point, I figure, I'll never change. (That's what my wife says, anyway.)
I suppose not making a list is both bad and good. Bad, because other people get so disappointed when they can't change you. Good, because at this point any alterations to remap my body's GPS unit would be just too much effort.
That is not to say I've given up. The doctor says walk, so I walk. My wife says eat, so I eat. The dogs say let's go outside for the umpteenth time today, so I'm their escort service. My purpose in life is to listen and jump accordingly.
I try not to overdo. There's no running in my plans; that was fine when I was young and practically invented jogging. Nor do I indulge in gluttonous feasts; some nights there's nothing better than cheese and bread or peanut butter and crackers. As for the dogs, well, I'll let them out but I won't run with them.
I hope to make 2013 just a continuation of 2012. My mission is remission; after that, it doesn't matter.
My wife said her only resolution is to get out more. She regrets retiring so early because it has left her more spare time than she needs. In spring and summer, she has all outdoors to weed, prune, plant, replant, fertilize, fumigate, trim and replant again. Winter's short, dreary, cold days keep her out of the yard, though.
Going to lunch with friends more often would take her away from housework and the books, she thinks, but I know better: She, too, will never change.
In any household, chores and activities swell to fill the hours. JoAn does 10 times the housework I do, yet when I'm home, I never actually sit down and relax. There's always something to wash or clean or fold or cook or repair or find.
Especially to find. Recently there was a story on our newspaper Web site about a woman who was sure that ghosts were stealing items from her house. I believed her, because right around Christmas, my new shirt disappeared, along with my wife's sweater and our granddaughter's blouse, which she had given my wife to stitch up.
We searched the four corners of our house. We looked in closets and drawers and under the dogs' beds, just in case they had become kleptomaniacs. Not once, but several times. We poked into the freezer, because, well, you never know.
JoAn eventually found the blouse deep in our kitchen garbage can. We figure our own household ghosts put it there.
With my shirt and her sweater still MIA, I began to bargain nicely with our spirits and even considered holding a seance to negotiate our clothing's return.
Right then, I found our missing clothes – in the closet where they were supposed to be but had not been all the previous times we had looked. The ghosts had smiled on us. In 2013, then, I resolve to make them feel at home.


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What is a "hostile witness"?
We've all seen this in TV court dramas — a lawyer asks permission to treat someone being cross-examined as a "hostile witness." What does this mean, and how does it affect courtroom procedure?
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It means the witness is hostile to the lawyer or the lawyer's client. And people say the law has no common sense! Actually, if a lawyer is asking the court to rule that someone is a "hostile witness," it means the lawyer is probably in trouble. Really.
Let's clear up one misconception first. If a lawyer asks the court to rule that a witness is hostile, then the lawyer is conducting direct examination, not cross examination. Direct examination is when a lawyer questions witnesses she herself has called to the stand, in an attempt to build a case for her client. Cross examination is the process a lawyer uses to try to discredit the other side's witnesses. Because direct and cross examination have different goals, and because a lawyer generally has time to work with her own witnesses in advance of trial, the rules for conducting direct and cross examination are different.
One crucial difference has to do with leading questions. A leading question is one which strongly suggests the desired answer, as when Perry Mason asks, "So it was YOU who gave the fatal injection to your mother, wasn't it?" whereupon the witness immediately caves and confesses.
The rules of evidence and court procedure do not generally permit a lawyer to ask leading questions during direct examination. However, leading questions are permitted during cross examination. Why? Because everyone knows that the lawyer has a point she wishes to make to the court with a particular witness AND that the other side's witness, if given a chance, is not going to cooperate. So the lawyer is permitted to lead the witness to get to the point.
The opposite is true of a lawyer's own witness. The law presumes that the lawyer's own witness is going to cooperate and that the two have probably discussed the witness's testimony ahead of time. To prevent things from getting overly cozy on the witness stand, leading questions are not generally permitted during direct exam. So instead you get somewhat dopey-sounding questions like, "Nurse Smith, on the night of January 16th, while you were making your rounds at the hospital, did you notice anything unusual at around 9:30?" The lawyer already knows the answer, but in the interest of fairness has to pretend she doesn't.
Sometimes, however, a lawyer's witness won't cooperate. Perhaps Nurse Smith saw the defendant give her mother the lethal injection, but is also the defendant's friend. The defense isn't going to call Nurse Smith to the stand, so the prosecution has to. But it becomes obvious to the court, through observation of the witness's conduct on the stand, that Nurse Smith has no intention of cooperating with the prosecution--he's hostile. In another scenario, the state's attorney calls Nurse Smith to testify and discovers, to her dismay, that Nurse Smith has had a change of heart since his pretrial interview and no longer wants to cooperate. Maybe Nurse Smith doesn't like the lawyer's hair or isn't happy about missing work.
This is when the lawyer asks the court to rule that Nurse Smith is a "hostile witness." Why? Because there are exceptions to the rule about not asking leading questions on direct exam--and one of those exceptions is when the witness is hostile. So the exam of Nurse Smith will go something like:
"Nurse Smith, isn't it true that you were working at Mercy Hospital on the night of January 16th?"
"Nurse Smith, isn't it true that about 9:30 p.m., you entered the room of the defendant's mother?"
"When you walked in, you saw the defendant sitting on her mother's bed?"
etc., etc. Now, this explanation may not make sense based upon your experience with TV court dramas where lawyer characters use leading questions and make speeches instead of conducting proper exams of witnesses, but that's showbiz. In real life, we don't all look like Dylan McDermott and Lara Flynn Boyle either.


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Internet Marketing
Currently, 88.1% of US internet users over the age of 14 browse or research products online and if your company doesn't show up, consumers won't even know you exist.
This is where we come in. No, we're not going to use some Houdini 'sleight of hand' trick to make your site magically appear in the search rankings; we will dedicate our expertise and knowledge of the most successful practices regarding SEO, social media, PPC campaigns, and effective copywriting to make sure your website gets found.
Unlike the 90's, when all you needed to do to obtain top rankings was to be a master keyword stuffer, the search engine algorithms today are constantly changing. In order to rank high on Google, Yahoo and Bing, websites have to constantly adapt to the changing demands of SEO and social media expectations to improve or even maintain rankings.
A successful Internet marketing campaign, should be multi-pronged; SEO to obtain high search rankings, optimized PPC campaign for targeted traffic, focused social media strategy to build brand awareness, and smart copywriting to engage and convert your users.
Search Engine Optimization
All your online marketing efforts start here. Search engine optimization (SEO) is a combination of top-secret techniques we use to get your site ranked. Actually, it's not really top-secret. We aren't brewing Coca Cola's hush-hush recipe here at VIUS, just applying our years of expertise and knowledge of SEO tactics.
Pay Per Click (PPC) Management
Running a PPC campaign is not rocket-science; however, when piled up with the rest of your responsibilities, it may seem like it. Leave this up to the experts at VIUS, and we'll make sure all systems are a go. We will manage your company's PPC campaign, including performing keyword research, developing relevant ad groups, creating ads, managing your PPC budget, and improving conversion rates with the landing page design.
Social Media Marketing
With millions upon millions of people liking, tweeting, and pinning every day, social media sites are a perfect place to communicate with your customers. Websites like Facebook and Twitter open up lines of communication and create innovative opportunities to attract clients. Social media is not only an important avenue to find buyers, but it also allows you and your customers to get to know each other.
Website Copywriting
Ahhh the power of words. Great copy should be informative, pithy and compelling. It shouldn't take paragraphs of text to get your message across. Viewers won't spend the time reading it. Writing succinct powerful copy is just as important as the site design itself.


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i don't know if hp is on a mission to completely confuse consumers with its new windows mobile devices, but the company is starting to confuse even pda enthusiasts. hp's support site has information on the hx2000 series we briefly mentioned would be released in november. it's supposed to come in three flavors: the hx2100, hx2400, and hx2700. these models look to replace the current ipaq 2215 due to the inclusion of a compactflash slot. it also appears these models will not have a vga display, and the differences from the current 2215 include wi-fi, more rom, wm2003 second edition, a newer processor, and a larger battery. the low-end model may cost us$349 and the upper end model $549. by my count that makes 9 new models coming from hp, including the 1715, 2100, 2400, 2700, 3400, 3700, 4700, 6100, and 6300. are you confused yet? thanks to ipaqabilities for the info.
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NEW YORK - "Bright. Crisp. Clean. Pure," says the silky smooth, perfectly masculine voice on the beer commercial. "This is Budweiser. THIS is beer."
Quick, who is that? Hint: It's a big movie star. Though his name's never mentioned, the makers of Budweiser are banking on the fact that you'll get it eventually - and that you'll say "Wow!" when you do.
Twenty years ago, voiceovers were the domain of the baritone radio announcer or the character actor. No longer. These days, more A-list stars than you might imagine are cashing in.
Kevin Spacey's pitching Honda. Kelsey Grammer does Disney. Kiefer Sutherland voices Apple commercials, and his dad, Donald, did Volvo. There's Queen Latifah (Pizza Hut), Sean Connery (Level 3 Communications), Christian Slater (Panasonic), Gene Hackman (Oppenheimer Funds) - oh, and then there's Julia Roberts.
That's right, Julia Roberts, in a recent campaign for America Online.
It seems no one's too rich or famous to do a voiceover. It's not too hard to see why the celebs like it: it's an easy, lucrative form of work - a few recording sessions where you can show up with messy hair and no makeup. The more difficult question is why advertisers are willing to spend a huge chunk of their budget on a star whose voice, however distinctive, likely won't be recognized by many.
"Honestly, sometimes I'm mystified," says Maureen Kelly, a casting director who's worked in the voiceover field for two decades. "I guarantee you most people couldn't tell the AOL voice was Julia Roberts. I'm just not sure why advertisers spend this astronomical amount of money when the voice isn't even identifiable."
By astronomical, we're talking seven figures, easy. Although companies won't say how much they pay, industry experts say a megastar like Roberts would have to make well into that range.
Or George Clooney, that mysterious Budweiser voice. When Anheuser-Busch was searching for "a classic voice" last year, the company hit on Clooney as the perfect embodiment of its product. "George Clooney - it's almost a brand in itself," says Dan McHugh, vice president for trademark brands. "It just made a lot of sense for us."
The idea, says McHugh, is that the consumer will "sort of know the voice. They may not necessarily place it right away, but when they do, they say, 'Wow.'" In other words, the "cool" factor is higher because there's mystery involved.
Laura Cheshire, a commercial director in New York, says many celebrities have distinct vocal patterns that set them apart - recognized or not.
"They have a special authority, even if you can't name them on the spot," says Cheshire, who directed a current Panasonic ad with Christian Slater (he participated by remote hookup.) "It's usually worth the expense, because you get more emotion - which sells more product."
Advertisers didn't always have such an array of choices. Twenty years ago, says Linda Weaver of the Access Talent agency, jobs went primarily to announcers from the radio world, with the so-called "Voice of God." Martin Sheen was one of the first well-known actors to make the plunge, voicing ads for Pepsi and Maxwell House in the 1980s.
Eventually, voiceovers became seen as acting jobs, not announcing jobs. "I can't tell you how often I am told, 'not announcer-y, not announcer-y,"' says Kelly, who owns the Just Voices casting house. "I hear it from everyone."
In recent years, many rank-and-file actors have turned to voiceovers for a steady stream of income. The best of them have an impressive repertoire: they can do sexy, perky, the harried mom or the guy who drives fast cars. One good national commercial can bring in $15,000 to $20,000. A successful voiceover career can yield a comfortable six-figure income.
"I tell my theater actors, do this, and then you don't have to go to Little Rock to do that third production of 'Fiddler,"' Weaver says.
This is a time when big stars by the droves are voicing animated films - Robin Williams, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, and on and on.
As for Clooney, among the hottest male stars on the planet, he preferred to do a voiceover rather than appear on camera, says McHugh of Anheuser-Busch. Clooney was conscious of the talk of stars selling out, and "he really liked the idea of a voiceover," McHugh said. "This felt a lot more genuine to him."
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If you find Chris Froome's assumed GC domination boring, look to these future stars of the Tour de France. They'll be throwing down in the mountains and time trials in the Best Young Rider race.—Joe Lindsey
If you find Chris Froome's assumed GC domination boring, look to these future stars of the Tour de France. They'll be throwing down in the mountains and time trials in the Best Young Rider race.—Joe Lindsey
One of the most intriguing races-within-the-race at the Tour de France is the white jersey competition, awarded to the best rider of age 25 or under. A kind of mini general classification, it often heralds future stars of the race. This year's competition could be one of the hardest fought of the last 30 years and includes two Americans, including defending champion Tejay van Garderen of BMC. Here's a look at the contenders.
The defending champion of the Best Young Rider classification, van Garderen said that the competition is not his target, and wasn't last year. "It just came along with me being up there every day, helping Cadel, which is my focus again this year," he said. But this year's course is particularly well suited to the talented American, and with good form and improving confidence he'll be tough to unseat in his final year of eligibility for the classification.
The Colombian phenom had a remarkable spring. He posted top performances in the Tour of Catalunya and took the overall win at the difficult Tour of the Basque Country. There, he also finished second to world time trial champion Tony Martin in a difficult, technical TT—similar to the one racers will face around Embrun on Stage 17, the Tour's final TT. With two strong GC contenders (Alejandro Valverde and Rui Costa) as teammates, Quintana will also ride without pressure.
French cycling has eagerly watched Pinot's development, culminating with his memorable stage win at last year's Tour—accompanied by the sight of shaggy-haired director Marc Madiot screaming encouragement from the car window. But Pinot is no one-day wonder; he finished 10th overall and is showing excellent pre-Tour form with a fourth place at the recent Tour of Switzerland. Along with Europcar's slightly older Pierre Rolland, Pinot gives the French hope for the future at their home tour.
Talansky is a Tour debutante, but he comes with sterling results: seventh overall at the 2012 Vuelta España, where he would have been first in a young rider classification if the race had one; second overall and a stage win at Paris-Nice, and a number of promising finishes in just two and a half seasons at the WorldTour level. Like Quintana, Talansky has talented teammates targeting the overall (Ryder Hesjedal and Dan Martin), which lets him race with no pressure other than his own expectations.
The young Polish rider emerged this spring as a face to watch at the ferociously difficult Tirreno-Adriatico stage race. In terrible weather and against a suite of experienced GC riders, Kwiatkowski held his own for a fourth-place overall finish. He was well placed at the Criterium du Dauphine before dropping out, and showed he still has legs by winning last weekend's national road championship in Poland. Omega Pharma is built around sprinter Mark Cavendish, which means Kwiatkowski will largely be on his own in the mountains.
The most speculative pick of this group, the Australian-born Meyer is an intriguing talent—a six-time world champion on the track who is slowly transitioning to a focus on the road. His trajectory hasn't been as rapid as some other young riders, but that's arguably because of his split calendar between road and track. In 2013, he's targeted mostly road racing and has promising results to show, including top-10 finishes at the Tour of California and Tour of Switzerland, and a national road title last January. His Orica team doesn't have a genuine GC contender, preferring to hunt stage wins instead. But if Meyer can translate his success in weeklong races to a three-week Grand Tour and ride consistently, he should be in the mix for white.


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We don't support piracy, pease buy those WiiWare games in the Shop Channel.
I downloaded some WiiWare games from the Internet for if/when I need a new Wii. The only problem is, it looks like I need to put a wad loader on my Wii and load them through there. I don't want that; I want them to look like actual games on my Wii. How do I turn the wad into the right file type for the Wii to recognize as a channel?
We don't support piracy, pease buy those WiiWare games in the Shop Channel.
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I did. But I want a backup that I can transfer between Wiis. Sorry for not making that clearer.
Do you have your NAND backup?
I thought installing a wad automatically gave you a channel.
There is a guide called dios mios and emulated NAND that I think covers this.
I think I did this successfully, backup the NAND on one wii, use show mii wads on the computer to pack the vc game to a wad, install it on the other wii. I had problems with some games though and couldn't find much help, specifically ocarina of time wouldn't work because show mii wads freaked out over the ":" in the game title.
Is there a way to install NAND channels on to an HDD?
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Games Played From a HDD
You need to setup some type of emunand for that.Originally Posted by Half-Life
So this guide? http://www.wiihacks.com/other-faq-gu...ers-guide.html or this one? http://www.wiihacks.com/recommended-...ated-nand.html
I was mainly looking to play VC and Wiiware off of an HDD. The same FAT32 HDD I have all my Wii games currently on.
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Games Played From a HDD
Yeah I have the emunand setup like in that guide. Compatibility isn't the greatest, I have a couple of games that don't work. I have heard using SNEEK has better compatibility, I would like to try that but haven't found any guides that I would trust * hint hint*


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Car damage rules Gutiérrez out of qualifying
7 June 2014 – Esteban Gutiérrez has been ruled out of Canadian Grand Prix qualifying after his crash in final practice.
The Sauber driver lost control of his car through the Turn 3/4 chicane and slid into the exit wall at the 15-minute mark of the session, with the team since confirming that his chassis has suffered irreparable damage.
Mechanics will now work to change the Mexican's chassis ahead of Sunday afternoon's 70-lap encounter.


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Friday, March 18, 2011
Shame: Ignoring Death Threats to Wisconsin Politicians Is Media Bias
Try to set aside whatever biases or preconceptions you might have for a moment and ask yourself why death threats against politicians aren't considered national news, especially in the wake of the all too fresh shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other bystanders. And there hasn't just been one death threat, but a number of them.
Alex, I'll take Hypocrisy for a thousand.
Just before writing this article, I did a Google search and it's stunning to find out that the right wing media really isn't exaggerating -- proven death threats against politicians are being ignored by the supposedly honest media. If you've never agreed with a single thing that Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly et al have said about anything, you can't in any good conscience say that they don't have a point here. Death threats are wrong and if a story like Wisconsin is national news for days, then so are death threats.
It's so heartbreaking to watch a liberal have the their eyes opened to liberals inability to have a rational argument. Isn't angry rhetoric and closed-mindedness pervasive of the right wing? Sadly no ideology has a monopoly on irrationality.
That tone of extreme hostility I experienced brings me back to the death threats in Wisconsin. Frankly, the bile and invective in that threat reminded me of the tone I saw directed at me from many so-called liberals because I committed the heresy of taking a different position from them on the issue of collective bargaining for public sector employees... based on something FDR said.
Is this really what liberalism has come to in 2011?
It was always there you just had to oppose them to see it.
Update: 20 days of left wing thuggery in Wisconsin
Ann Althouse has been threatened. She's a law professor. Not smart dude. His name is Jim Shankman, he is on Facebook, and he delivers pizzas.
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Charity workers are refusing to be driven out after a suspected firebomb attack forced the closure of a Preston refuge for the homeless.
The Foxton Centre, in Avenham, could be shut for months after it was badly damaged in a late-night blaze which police are investigating.
Centre director Rev Tim Keightley said: "We are keeping an open mind about who started it and why. But it looks like we must have upset someone.
"I can't understand why anyone would want to do this because all the services we run are for the benefit of the community and it will be much more difficult to run them now."
"We will try our absolute best to continue for the time being in different buildings, if we can. If anyone can help in that regard, then please get in touch.
Staff, who help some of the most disadvantaged in society, have set up an emergency soup cafe in a nearby church.
But other important services for displaced people, street workers, rough sleepers and youth groups may have to be suspended unless they can find alternative accommodation until the damage, which could run into tens of thousands of pounds, is repaired. The fire started outside the centre in Berry Street and spread through a window, causing extensive damage inside the building.
Part of the ceiling in the main hall collapsed, walls were blackened by smoke and flames and furniture and carpets were destroyed.
Rev Keightley said that had it not been for the swift action of firefighters the building would have been destoyed.
"I've got to praise the fire brigade for intervening so quickly," he said. "A few more minutes and the whole place could have gone up.
"This is very delicate work that we do here and we are obviously dealing with people who are struggling.
"This is a big loss to the city because there are a lot of vulnerable people who will find life more of a struggle until we can get back into business."
Just 24 hours after the blaze burglars attacked the centre, forcing off a padlock on the main door and getting in.
"If things couldn't get any worse," said Rev Keightley. "Fortunately it doesn't look like they stole anything, but it is still further distress.
"I am determined that we will carry on as best we can. We are here and we are determined to stay here to help the people who most need us in Preston."


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During his recent run writing the character Daredevil, Mark Waid sought to inject some lighter plots and super-heroics into the series. Since Frank Miller established himself on Daredevil in the 1980s, the character has mostly been associated with street crime and dark themes. Waid was successful in authoring two volumes of the series that pushed Daredevil more towards a superhero and gave the stories a wider thematic feel. There were still really dark moments in Waid's Daredevil run, but it wasn't constant. Now, there is a new creative team on Daredevil – writer Charles Soule and artist Ron Garney. In Daredevil #1, the team looks to return Daredevil to the arena of crime.
Things are different for many reasons since Waid left the character. There was Secret Wars, which essentially ended and restarted the Marvel Universe. Although that series hasn't been concluded, we are starting to see the All-New, All-Different Marvel universe and series beginning in its story aftermath. Daredevil #1 starts with some big differences. I assume that some of the connection from old Daredevil to the new one will be revealed as the series progresses. So far, Daredevil is trying to take down a crime organization run by Ten Fingers, with the help of a sidekick, a new character named Blindspot. He has the ability to become invisible and is also a skilled fighter. However, his loyalties may not be as simple as Matt Murdock initially believes.
It is a bit difficult to get a feel of a series in one issue. As such, I don't want to make too many snap judgments about the new Daredevil #1. My initial reaction is mixed. After a run as lauded as Waid's, it is necessary for the next writer to forge his own ground. Soule makes the interesting choice to turn Matt Murdock from a defense attorney to a prosecutor. One of the central aspects of Murdock's character was that he defended criminals as a lawyer but hunted them as a vigilante – and that was a fascinating contradiction. Turning Murdock into a prosecutor seems to be a fundamental change in the character. I think there are some interesting story possibilities with that change, and I hope they are explored.
Soule has an advantage that previous writers on Daredevil have not had because Soule is an actual lawyer. Writers sometimes struggle to write Murdock's work in a way that is as interesting as his time as Daredevil, but this seems to be an area where Soule could (hopefully) shine. Another bold choice made by Soule is to create the character of Blindspot. He seems like a complex character with different motivations. Plus, it is great to see a new Asian-American superhero in Marvel Comics. By contrast, the villain Ten Fingers is so far unexciting. The name is promising, but it turns out that he actually has ten fingers, which is weird, not that threatening, and a somewhat goofy visual. He may turn out to be amazing, but it's not anywhere near that point so far.
Overall, the visuals on Daredevil #1 are solid. Garney is a comic industry veteran, having worked on Amazing Spider-Man and many other books. His style in Daredevil #1 is more drastic than I've seen before. It's very bold and impressionist. Visually, it is a striking look, and there are some panels that look great. However, the style Garney employs on this issue isn't the clearest one, which makes some scenes and character expressions a little confusing. I think there is potential with the look Garney uses here, especially if he fine-tunes it a bit. Conversely, the new Daredevil costume doesn't do too much for me because I think black costumes are usually somewhat boring (and it's pretty similar to the one he wore in the "Shadowland" storyline), but it's not terrible.
On one hand, it was always going to be hard for Soule and Garney to follow Waid and Chris Samnee. So I am trying to give them the benefit of the doubt on Daredevil, by being open to departures and giving the series a few issues to establish the new status quo. However, I wish the new team had released a really compelling comic out of the gate. Daredevil #1 is a good issue, but not one that grabs a reader and makes him/her feel like the month until the second issue will be an eternity. Soule and Garney should get a chance to show us their Daredevil, but I think they will also need to elevate the comic as well.


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The Bison Boys' Swim Team took the conference title last year and finished second at state to powerhouse Lander, and this year they believe they have the ability to repeat as conference champions and vie for a state title.
Coach Ron Chapin said he has solid senior leadership, but depth may be a problem.
Chapin said he has high expectations for everyone on the team, but a few in particular should excel.
The team's first meet will be Dec. 10th at the Casper Relays against 4A squads, Chapin said. It will give the team the opportunity to swim against the larger schools in a relay format, not the traditional dual-type meet. Chapin expects the team to do well at Casper
The team will then travel to Gillette Saturday, Dec. 11th for the Gillette Pentathlon.


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I discovered this band and Syster Sol in 2007 when I stumbled onto this video. A great song and video by the Swedish reggae band, Livelihood. I was impressed then and still love the video and song today. Watch and listen for yourself here…
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Christos DC featuring Kenyatta Hill – "Talk to Me" (Official Music Video 2014)
The Washington D.C. based Greek American Christos DC, aka Christopher Vrenios, and Jamaican Kenyatta Hill, son of legendary singer Joseph Hill of the reggae group Culture, present the first single and music video off Christo's new 2014 album, "Long Road". Christos DC is an up-and-coming reggae artist and CEO at Honest Music; a multi-instrumentalist with a beautiful voice. The message is simple and very relevant considering today's smartphone and social media obsession: we have to talk more to each other. Great music and lyrics by both artists, much respect to the Greek and African diaspora for keeping it real!
"…born and raised in Washington, D.C. by parents who sang opera and taught voice professionally. He takes his name from his Greek heritage using a nickname given to him by his grandmother & also to represent his birthplace that set the tone of his musical journey.
His sound is best described as a blend of Downtempo, Reggae with overtones of jazz".
Read Christos DC's impressive bio here: http://www.christosdc.com/about
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21 permits issued for new construction
Twenty-one zoning permits were issued by the Schuylkill County Zoning Office with the estimated cost of construction set at $5.2 million. Those who received permits were:
Duane and Gail Day, New Ringgold, for an accessory structure, $14,000; Robert and Diane Jones, New Philadelphia, dwelling with attached garage, $300,000.
Richard Roehl, Cass Township, accessory structure, $3,399; Charles Gonder and Corie Wiest, Porter Township, addition, $3,900; John Walaitis Jr., Cass Township, in-ground pool, $10,000; Charles Kimmel, Gordon, addition, $5,500;
Jennifer Loughlin, Mechanicsville, deck, $160; Matthew A. Leid, Union Township, dwelling $297,000; Lamar Lex, Union Township, agriculture accessory building, $10,800.
James T. Croley, Cass Township, single family dwelling, $365,000; Norman D. Delp, Washington Township, accessory structure, $8,675; Linda Pluck Seiler, Tremont, accessory structure, $600; Mark P. Trapani, Cass Township, residential deck, $14,000.
Stephen and Deborah Babb, Washington Township, single family dwelling, $300,000; Gene and Jennifer Metzinger, Gordon, single family dwelling, $189,681; John M. Borzok, Cass Township, residential accessory, $9,818; Brian and Lisa Durand, Gordon, residential deck, $4,200; and Gary and Lori Ralston, Cass Township, residential deck front and rear of structure, $21,000.


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Parts Unknown Episode April 11, 2005
1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Track Listing:
commercial break
the inhabitnts · st
neutron star
collapsing opposites · mean letters
covered wagons
p:ano · brigadoon
diskettes · new one
bam ! ! !
junior varisity · bam bam bam
beck · guero
mary martin
new pornos · mass romantic
foxymorons · hesitation eyes
17 military wives
decemberists · picaresque
no wow
the kills · no wow
baby you're in luck
apostle of husle · folkloric feel
untitled with drums
shipping news · flies the fields
try alittle long
falconhawk · here's your ghost
arcade fire · funeral
neutral milk hotel · in the aeroplane
cant make your life better
lily's · better cant make your life better
cobra feet
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Pack Expo 2009: Students compete to find best palletizing solution
PMMI U, the educational arm of Pack Expo organizer PMMI, introduced the first-ever PMMI U Student Design Contest, which pits teams from six PMMI partner schools against each other, searching for the best palletizing solution.
PMMI U, the educational arm of Pack Expo organizer PMMI, introduced the first-ever PMMI U Student Design Contest, which pits teams from six PMMI partner schools against each other, searching for the best solution to a real-world packaging issue. The students are to find a palletizing solution that will be fastest and least expensive in initial costs and annually amortized costs.
To accomplish their goals, student teams have begun researching palletizers on Packexpo.com and will meet with exhibitors on site to flesh out options and reach a conclusion.
"The contest serves several goals: It's hands-on, practical experience researching solutions that fit project specifications," says Maria Ferrante, PMMI senior director of training & development. "It will also teach the students how to use a trade show - specifically Pack Expo - to formulate purchasing recommendations."
A third benefit, Ferrante notes, is how the contest literally introduces the students to the industry.
"It's not that much different from the actual purchasing process. The teams have to select and present a solution that will get the job done faster, at the lowest cost, with the smallest footprint," she says. "To do that, they're working together, and they're meeting their future peers."
The students' deadline is the second day of Pack Expo Las Vegas - Tuesday, Oct. 6 - at noon. Each team will submit a proposal and make a presentation to a five-person panel of packaging machinery suppliers and end users. Winning teams will receive scholarships provided by the PMMI Education & Training Foundation.
Ferrante says, "Regardless of who receives an award, each participant will come away with extremely valuable experience."
Teams come from PMMI Partner Schools:Cal Poly, Clemson University, Dunwoody College of Technology, Purdue University at Calumet, Rutgers University, and University of Florida.
- Edited by Mark T. Hoske, editor in chief, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com
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Originally Posted by Dr. A
Geez, what is with people throwing the phrase "sexism" around? The genre world is meant to be gritty and dark. This is no Utopia - sex (or some form of it) will be a part of the seedy underbelly that exists an arm's length away no matter how glossy the veneer seems.
Basically what I'm saying is, puritans need not apply to understanding the game. Please fornicate off
More on topic: trailer was amazing!


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Ambassador Academy's Summer Science Camp students partnered with Little Caesar to learn about the use and benefits of harnessing solar energy.
The Academy "scientists" explored solar energy and how it could be harnessed and used in a practical way. With a donation from Little Caesar, the students made individual solar ovens and cooked a treat for themselves.
During the eight-week camp, which features "Exploring the Many Areas of the Science," as its theme, the children have opportunities to practice science as they engage in observations, data collection, and arriving at conclusions at Ambassador Academy, an "A" charter school in Ahwatukee focusing on academic excellence and leadership development.


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Argentinian elections: In the footsteps of Evita
She has been the first lady, but now Cristina Kirchner wants to be president herself – and she is exploiting an image from the past to drum up support. By David Usborne in Buenos Aires
Not nearly as hospitable as it sounds, the Regatta Club in Santa Fe – actually a grimy sports hall with chipped concrete terraces up one side and a metal roof – is vibrating with the racket of political anticipation. Men with grease under their nails, wives and mothers join raucous students in chanting the name of the woman they expect to be their next president. " Ooh-Ay, Ooh-Ay, Ooh-Ay, Cristina."
It is a football match atmosphere – or more appropriately, rugby – that shows no sign of faltering as the minutes tick by and still there is no sign of the candidate. Suddenly, word begins to spread. The plane carrying her through violent thunderstorms from the capital, Buenos Aires, 350 miles to the south, has crash-landed. Only a minute or so later, the next whispered bulletin: She is all right, she's coming.
This has been a mostly muted election campaign in Argentina. Four months ago, the incumbent, Nestor Kirchner, surprised no one by announcing that, in spite of his popularity, he would not run for a second term and make way instead for his glamorous primera dama, first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. With her path to power barely challenged by a fragmented opposition, her election has been deliberately presented to the populace as virtually inevitable and she has kept appearances like this to a minimum.
Criticised by her opponents for her repeated travels abroad in recent months, those events she does attend inside Argentina are meticulously orchestrated. On Saturday, it was a polite conference of leftist political groups at the Pan Americano Hotel in Buenos Aires (which she owns).
At the Regatta Club two nights earlier the intent was to show her among the adoring masses, evoking, of course, the memory of the iconic Eva Peron, the second wife of Juan Peron, whose image was repeatedly shown in a slick biographical video projected on to screens behind the podium.
The strategy seems to be working. She snubs the domestic media, does not have a campaign headquarters, has refused to debate any of her 13 rivals for the keys to the presidential palace – the Casa Rosada or "pink house" – and is doggedly vague about what policies she would enact, particularly when it comes to sustaining the economic recovery engineered by her husband since the calamitous financial crisis of 2001-02, which is now showing ominous signs of fraying. "She doesn't want to go into specifics," an official anonymously admitted last week, "because it may affect the numbers".
And though it is hard to find an Argentine spontaneously expressing affection for Mrs Kirchner – even the roughly 300 inside the Regatta Club had been bused in by party organisers (no one would admit they had been paid to come) – the numbers seem good. The only question seems to be whether she will take enough votes on 28 October to avoid a second round. To do that, she must reach 45 per cent or, failing that, 40 per cent so long as her nearest contender is at least 10 per cent behind. So far, she is polling in the mid-forties while her only credible challengers, Roberto Lavagna and Elisa Carrio, respectively Nestor's former economics minister and a centre-left member of Congress, are barely in double digits.
Barring calamity, therefore, the woman some are calling Queen Cristina for her aloof demeanour and Botox-and-mascara looks (rumours of age-diminishing treatments abound) will receive her crown on 10 December. It will be a profound moment for the country and indeed the hemisphere.
She would be the first elected woman president of Argentina, a deeply macho land. (Maria Estela Peron, better known as Isabel, the third wife of Juan, was elevated to the post when her husband died while still in office in 1974 and Evita, in spite of her extraordinary popularity, declined to accept the vice-presidency shortly before her death from cancer aged just 33 in 1952.) Indeed, it could set the stage for a triumvirate of powerful, left-of-centre women leaders in the Americas, with Michelle Bachelet already ruling in Chile and Hillary Clinton, with whom Cristina has fostered close ties, potentially headed for the White House.
Her biggest fright so far – the biggest of her life she was to admit later – was the plane mishap at Santa Fe airport, when her Lear jet, buffeted by the storm, punctured a tyre, span around twice and skidded off the end of the runway. Quickly, however, it was retold to her advantage. "When I saw the small door open, I realised that I was the one scared," Santa Fe Governor Jorge Obeid told the crowd moments before Cristina, in a leather jacket only a few shades of mauve removed from the dyed auburn of her flowing hair, took the stage to a deafening cheer. "Her first words were: 'Hurry up! We have to make the rally'".
Mrs Kirchner, 54, delivered her stock speech, articulate but short of uplifting in oratory. She deploys the usual phrases of social inclusion and political consensus and does not shy from making reference to the all-too-recent tumult in Argentina, spanning the economic meltdown at the start of the decade when the country suffered the biggest debt default in history that plunged 60 per cent of the population into poverty – and she talks of the military dictatorship of the late 1970s.
"We've suffered a great deal and now that a new time is beginning, we want to summon everybody, without partisan affiliations, simply to be Argentine, to feel the mother country, and with a sense of responsibility for the ones who have less," she declares. "It is time for Argentines to look at one another without reproach, without accusations, without recriminations, but with the clarity to see what we did right and what we did wrong, so as not to make the same mistakes again."
The parallels between Cristina and Hillary are striking. Like Clinton, Cristina met her husband at law school and saw him rise to become the governor of a small state. (Nestor led Santa Cruz in the far south of Argentina while Bill took the helm in Arkansas.) She stood by his side as he became President and has emerged now to succeed him. And as in the US, there is talk of a political dynasty in the making.
The logic to Nestor's decision to eschew running himself is clear. The constitution in Argentina allows a president only to serve two successive terms but says nothing about serving repeatedly with breaks in between. Thus, in theory at least, the Kirchners could take successive turns in the Pink House, Nestor followed by Cristina followed by Nestor followed by ... and so on for 16 years or even more.
Nor is the steamroller progress of Cristina's run for office surprising. Her campaign slogan reads "Change is just beginning" but most Argentines fully expect her roughly to stay the course set by her husband. The style may change. Analysts expect her to take a much more dynamic interest in external affairs, wooing investors back to a country that has been a financial pariah since its default.
But above all, voters want her to follow through with the economic recovery that has slashed poverty and unemployment rates and generated growth rates of8 per cent for five straight years.
Victory is within reach also because of the sheer potency of Peronism, an almost sacred mantle in Argentina skilfully co-opted by her husband when he came to power and now worn by Cristina. It is a force that defies neat ideological description – a brand of pragmatic socialism that emphasises both social solidarity and large government, while still nurturing enterprise – to which the working classes especially still feel almost blind loyalty.
Peronism, above all, is a machine oiled for the retention of power. Both Kirchners have also underpinned their support with a vigorous commitment to human rights, particularly in regard to prosecuting those who perpetrated the torture and killings of the military dictatorship.
Nearly every social class has reason to thank Mr Kirchner. Thanks to the economic renaissance largely set in motion by Mr Lavagna before he was sacked as economics minister in 2005, a tourist and consumer boom has gripped Buenos Aires.
Subsidies are directed even to the rich, with energy and food prices artificially kept low and jobs have slowly been returned to blue-collar workers. The poverty rate is back down to 25 per cent. All Argentines are profoundly relieved that their country is almost upright again.
But whether Cristina is really the person Argentina wants is another thing. Her rallies are mostly small and political opponents abhor the nepotistic manner of her nomination to run. "Kirchner cares only about the building of power and about ensuring that Cristina is his successor," complains Javier Gonzalez Fraga, former Central Bank governor and adviser to Mr Lavagna. "They are not a couple, they are a company."
Mr Fraga accuses the government of deliberately creating the impression that Cristina's victory is inevitable. "They are pragmatic and unscrupulous," he explains over coffee in the Museo Renault, a slick showroom-cum-café in the fashionable Palermo district of the capital. "They are trying to convince us that 28 October is an unimportant event. If there is a good football match, or if you are invited to a barbeque, forget about voting because Cristina has already won."
Government officials, he alleges, are forbidden from mentioning the name of Lavagna and businesses have been warned off supporting him financially. "They have rendered him invisible."
As for the chattering classes of Buenos Aires, they mostly sneer at her haughty manner and – they say – tacky personal style. "The choice this time is very distressing," says Alejandro Babato, 30, an executive with a hotel chain in Latin America who, despite constant travelling, has always returned home to vote in elections. This time, work will keep him away, but he expresses relief at being spared having to vote for the woman he bluntly calls the "Cruella De Vil" of Argentine politics.
Wary also is Alfredo Orlando Guevara, 80, a former bank manager, who joined the delegates at the Pan Americano on Saturday. "We must beware because they magnify the positive things they say have been done. I am worried that what they say they will do, they will end up not doing.
"In 75 years I have always heard the same speeches."
As for Cristina's Peronist appeal, he recalls that Carlos Menem who, in the 1990s, drove Argentina into bankruptcy, called himself a Peronist too. "Look where that left us."
Opinion polls still show a very large group of undecided voters and in theory, Mrs Kirchner, who in 2005 was elected to the national senate representing Buenos Aires province, might just fall short on the first round and whoever comes second, Lavagna or, more likely, Carrio, with the opposition then united behind them, could mount a stronger challenge than she expects. Few are placing bets on her not winning eventually, however.
The more urgent question is whether she is up to the job, because her time in office may be far more difficult than might appear. Her husband has suffered a gradual erosion of support this year, amid serial corruption scandals and a slow worsening again of the economic indicators.
Most troubling are allegations that his government has fiddled the statistics to hide a newly galloping rate of inflation, officially put at just under 10 per cent but believed by some economists to be nearer to 20 per cent. It is a problem that was highlighted last week by a consumer boycott of tomatoes after they dramatically soared in price. Also darkening the horizon is a gathering energy shortage, triggered in part by price controls imposed by Mr Kirchner.
"The Kirchners have already spent their last coins of credit as far as the economy is concerned," says Mr Fraga. "One way or another we are going to revisit our economic difficulties."
The reporter at the Casa Rosada receives little intelligence about the first lady or her intentions. He is, however, escorted to the famous balcony from which an ailing Evita, more than half a century ago, greeted adoring Argentines in the massive square below. Soon it may be Cristina's to wave from. What the people will not see are the layers of pigeon droppings on the tile or the surprising dilapidation of the building behind. Cristina, if she wins, will make a polished queen of a land less shiny than it seems.
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Composer, reed and woodwind instrumentalist Rob Mosher takes awe-inspiring flights with his chamber music group Storytime in his compositions for their debut album The Tortoise released by the Canada Council for the Arts. He explains in a recent press release about his compositions, "I create simple melodies that are a supported by musical structures," and recounts how Storytime became the vehicle for his works, "I was searching for a band name that welcomed people into my music without creating expectations of what they'd hear."
The band name Storytime may spur some listeners to think back of story-time in school when the teacher would have the class sit together on a carpet and read a book to them. The book was always different, but one fact was for certain, the story would open the students minds to new worlds, situations, conflicts, and ways of dealing with life that they never knew before. Similarly, Rob Mosher's compositions and Storytime's execution of his musical ideas do the same for the listener.
There are moments when the music feels like they travel across the blue sky with their feathered friends through cirrus clouds and over mountaintops, lush green fields, and ranges of trees like in "Twilight," and then there are other moments when the compositions pervade a murkier ambience like when Mosher's English horn reams with dramatically toned wails through "Silhouette Of The Man In The Fog" and the sullen ruminations of "Farewell Good-bye." Dark shadows contrast beaming rays of light in "Sleepless Lullaby" creating instrumentation that makes it seem as if angels are watching over those drowning in sorrow lifting their spirits slowly. This track is hands down the most cinematic piece on the album, truly a masterful performance.
The ensemble continues with the classic big band swing décor of "Jupiter" which moves sensually and radiates with pleasing harmonies, but the jangling sleigh bells starting off "What Snowflakes Are Plotting" fills the listener with joy as the springy chimes are delightfully entwined with the vaudeville stylized horns. The clunky horns of "The Tall Tales Of Todd Toven" have a comical gait while belted in tulips of flighty flutes, and the exotically serpentine lines of "March Of The Elephants" allow for trombonist Michael Fahie to burrow a series of heavy-footed stomps in a timely fashion. Mosher's saxophone peeks through the cloudy shale of "On A Clear Day" and becomes surrounded in merriment with the Latin-flavored wiggles of "The Sands Of Maundune." The operatic peaks and valleys of "The Forgotten" are made with sleek punctuations and diligently seamed transitions, and the agility of the instrumentation for "1920's Car Chase" moves into some classic jive jaunts.
Rob Mosher's compositions depict many diverse aspects of classic jazz and chamber music. His group Storytime create pieces that open audiences minds and exposes them to wildernesses and wonderlands in ways that they may have never experienced before. Mosher does for music what Renoir has done for art, and Fellini has done for film, take a blank canvass and put an image on it that evokes an emotion from the person standing outside of it. Mosher makes art that represents life, and if given the chance he could string scenes to make a grand opera.


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CUMMING, Ga. — Spread across a table were drugs of every sort, from heroin and marijuana to Xanax and "ecstasy."
A concerned parent asks a Forsyth County Sheriff's deputy about "black tar heroin."
The deputy points to a container filled with heroin that is common in the area.
This was one of the booths set up during the third Drug Awareness Summit on Aug. 19 at the Forsyth Conference Center.
The event is put together by the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council, which formed last year to address concerns of young people addicted to drugs.
"For far too long, this is something that we have not talked about," said Cindy Jones Mills, the Forsyth County commissioner who founded the Drug Awareness Council.
"There are a lot of people suffering in our community," she said.
Mills said it's good for parents to be aware because children who start using in middle school are 90 percent more likely to become addicts.
"Every year that you can prevent your child using, you have greatly put off the chance of them being an addict," Mills said.
At the summit, participants heard from Mary Heard, a mother whose son became an addict.
"Whatever help you seek, listen to professionals, not your kids," Heard told the crowd. "As parents, we are too emotionally attached… Recovery is a long process. It's not 30, 60 or 90 days — it's a lifelong deal. We need to get away from what our kids want to what they need."
Heard's son, Chandler Barnett, a recovering addict, also shared his story.
Barnett said he was drinking alcohol at an eighth-grade party when someone handed him a marijuana joint.
He then got addicted to harder drugs, including heroin.
"These drugs were so accessible," Barnett said. "That was easier to get than to buy alcohol underage. I do know that I started small and went bigger."
For parents, Barnett gave advice on spotting when something is wrong.
"When you see money missing, that's probably a sign," he said.
Drug interventionist Heather Hayes was part of the team that helped Barnett and Heard seek drug recovery assistance.
"It's a disease, and it hits all walks of life," Hayes said. "Ninety-percent of the people who have it are functional and it doesn't look like what we think it looks like."
Hayes said that most people who seek help have been pressured by family, the law or their employers.
"There's a lot in the media about people who don't make it and it's true, many people don't make it and there's lots and lots of heroin overdoses," Hayes said. "But there are a lot of success stories. Not everyone gets clean the first time around, so don't give up."
Forsyth County Sheriff Duane Piper said that by holding events like the drug summit, the community is being proactive and staying ahead of the curve. While some people's attitudes are to arrest drug addicts and throw them in jail, Piper said that through working in the county's drug court, he learned that was not the answer.
"Arresting people is not the long-term answer," Piper said. "This is the long-term answer, talking about it, communication."