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Release date: May 01, 2013
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Higgins prove trying is cool. The new album
Straight A's
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For all the paranoia, regret and self-doubt that Kevin Fish sings about across the thirteen flawlessly crafted songs on the new Higgins album Straight A's, for all the talk of lies, guilt and confusion, never once does he submit to resignation. For Fish, failure is surely an option but that doesn't mean it's OK. When he tells his love in "Build It Up," "don't give up / we're only here to build stuff" you believe him, especially considering the temple of musical beauty those words sit within. Along with his longtime drum-wizard and partner-in-rock Brian Kantor as well as a cast of collaborators including multi-instrumentalist / string arranger Josh Kaufman, bassist Billy Filo, co-producer and recordist Travis Harrison and Marshmallow Coast's Andy Gonzales amongst others, Fish guides us on an ambitious and deeply soulful journey through his musical heart, a place paved with pop, sweet grooving melody and chords upon chords.
Never before has Fish sang as softly and as affecting as on "Do You Still?," perhaps the most exquisite diamond of a pop song he's ever written. That's saying a lot since this record collects several glimmering pop jewels; the pristine jangle of "Slap or Pinch," the Pet Sounds majesty of "Never Here," and the only non-Fish composition, Josh Kaufman's elegant minor-key "When I See Her" which suggests Orbisonian dramatics through the prisms of electric guitar and early-Lennon classicism. Hooks are the king of this classroom. However, while memorable melody is ubiquitous, much of this record's musical heart beats at slower pace, and compositions like "Lie" and the stunning closer "Sing" breathe deeply, unfolding with a stately elegance and assured maturity.
It's been four years since the last Higgins record Zs, and for all that platter's magnetic classic-rock inertia, it is here that this band's fully mature voice has arrived. It seems they've graduated, if you will, with straight A's of course, to stand toe-to-toe with the big boys. Yet, for all the record's laser thematic focus, it never gets bogged down in any dogma, never loses its sense of fun, joy or good humour. Higgins shows, without any snark or irony, that it is cool to work hard and to try your best. Consider Straight A's your Cliff's Notes for life.
Straight A's by Higgins
-"Lead singer-songwriter Kevin Fish gives us a subtly crafted pop album, that sounds both old and new, the melodies slowly-burn into your brain here. Fish opens up the low key "Paranoid Trails" with a gentle hook and layered melody. The real goods come on the Byrdsian "Slap or Pinch" with its sweet jangle, and fans of the Autumn Defense will love it. The choral harmonies of "Stach-Lab" bring us to a 70′s moog "Easy-Thing" and it revels in the trippy bass lines and slow grooves. Fish mines the instrumentation of the past with considerable skill.
The soft and sensitive "Do You Still?" is a achingly lovely ballad about memories of a lost love. In direct contrast is the goofy "You Don't Like What I Do" full of multiple harmonies and "oompah" brass and on "When I See Her" we add a Ray Davies styled ballad. And that's as wild as we get, as most of this album is reflective – fans of Brian Wilson, Todd Rundgren and Field Music should give this a spin on the ipod. A real grower for you that needs multiple plays to sink in."
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The Big Reunion: A1 collaborate with The Muppets for Noahs Ark the musical
WHAT do you get if you cross boyband A1 with The Muppets and Noah?
A new musical with a Biblical theme featuring animal puppets.
Singer Mark Read, 35, from A1, is a huge Muppets fan and he has teamed up with writer Doug Horley for a comedy show about Noah's Ark.
"It's a fun re-telling of the story"Mark Read
Mark said: "It's a fun re-telling of the story."
The musical goes on a UK tour starting next month (tickets from saltminetrust.org.uk).
A1 are on The Big Reunion Tour this autumn.

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The 3T Program is grassroots Kids-Helping-Kids community organization in Scarborough, Ontario. We design & implement recreation, sports, leadership and social programs for visible minority children & youth utilizing a peer-to-peer mentoring strategy... simply put, the big kids, teach and look out for the little kids!
The 3T Program is a well- established organization and a member of the Youth Action Network, we have successfully planned, implemented and evaluated numerous community projects over the years. As a result, we have received numerous awards and recognition for outstanding community service from many eminent organizations & departments including all 3 levels of Canadian Government, Ministers, Mayors, & Foundations to name a few.
In 2012 we were awarded the Bronze Medal for Best Youth Organization by the Toronto Sun's Readers" Choice Awards, and we are proud to have been selected as an official supporter of the TORONTO 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games as a partner in the TO2015 IGNITE Program.
The 3T Program also works closely with both the Heart & Stroke Foundation and Participaction Teen Challenge to help break down the barriers that prevent children & teens from getting active and living a healthy lifestyle.


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Alumnus James Francis elected new trustee at Board meeting
College alumnus James L. Francis II of Stevensville, Md., has been named to the McDaniel College Board of Trustees at its annual meeting held on the Westminster campus April 26.
Francis is president and CEO and a Trustee of Chesapeake Lodging Trust headquartered in Annapolis (since 2009), a self-advised real estate investment trust that focuses investments primarily in upper-upscale hotels in major business and convention markets. The company currently owns 20 hotels in eight states and the District of Columbia.
He began his career in the hospitality industry, specializing in finance and strategic planning with Host Marriott and Marriott International, Inc. Prior to joining Chesapeake Lodging Trust, Francis was the founder and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Highland Hospitality Corporation, or Highland, positions that he held from Highland's IPO in December 2003 to its sale in July 2007. Following the sale of Highland, he served as a consultant to the affiliate of JER Partners that acquired Highland until September 2008.
Jim, as he is known to his college classmates, graduated summa cum laude in Economics and Business Administration from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel) in 1984. He was a member of Alpha Gamma Tau fraternity and was co-captain of the basketball team. During his senior year, Francis was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa and was named the top Economics student and winner of the Wall Street Journal award, He also received the Bates Prize as the most outstanding male student. In 1986, he earned an MBA in Finance and Accounting at Vanderbilt University.
Jim has three daughters, two with his wife, Diane Zimmerman Francis.


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A new $11 million contract moves plans ahead to clean up radioactive sludge at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. It's in an area called the K-West Basin just 400-yards from the Columbia River.
The spot is home to explosive, flammable, sandy and highly-radioactive sludge stored in six large containers. They're shielded by water in a huge, aging, concrete basin.
Now, Hanford contractor CH2M Hill plans to prepare the site by retrofitting a building. That will set the stage for contractors to eventually remove that sludge and truck it deeper into Hanford further away from the river.
"It's an aging facility, so naturally you want to get the material out as quickly as possible," says company spokeswoman Dee Millikin. "But it's also a matter of doing it correctly."
Millikin says the new staging area will be ready about this time next year. The sludge is leftover from making plutonium during World War II and the Cold War.
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The Washington Post, June 19, 2012
In 1993, Washington also passed a law both guaranteeing all residents access to private health insurance, regardless of their health status, and requiring Washingtonians to purchase coverage. The state legislature, however, repealed that last provision two years later. With the guaranteed access provisions still standing, the state saw premiums rise and enrollment drop, as residents only purchased coverage when they needed it. Health insurers fled the state and, by 1999, it was impossible to buy an individual plan in Washington—no company was selling. Washington state is among a handful of states that have pursued universal access to health insurance.


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Weis Markets is in the midst of a social media explosion.
The Sunbury, Pa.-based retailer, which operates 163 stores in five states, has significantly built its Facebook following; launched Twitter and YouTube accounts; introduced a mobile app; posted recipes on Pinterest; and tested Foursquare and other up-and-coming sites.
And it's far from done. It's considering enhancing its popular Facebook-exclusive
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Review by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Official Movie Website: www.x2-movie.com/
Marvel X-Men Site: www.marvel.com/minisites/index.htm?family=x-men
IMDB: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0290334
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Writing credits: Bryan Singer (story) & David Hayter (story) and Zak Penn (story)
Cast: Patrick Stewart …. Professor Charles Xavier / Hugh Jackman …. Logan/Wolverine / Ian McKellen …. Erik Lensherr/Magneto / Halle Berry …. Storm / Famke Janssen …. Dr. Jean Grey / James Marsden …. Scott Summers / Rebecca Romijn-Stamos …. Mystique/Raven / Darkholme / Brian Cox …. William Stryker / Alan Cumming …. Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler / Bruce Davison …. Senator Robert Kelly / Anna Paquin …. Rogue / Kelly Hu …. Yuriko Oyama / Aaron Stanford …. John Allerdyce/Pyro / Shawn Ashmore …. Bobby Drake/Iceman / Katie Stuart (I) …. Kitty Pryde
Bryan Singer is rapidly becoming my favorite director.
I've been a drooling fanboy of Singer's ever since The Usual Suspects, which was a masterpiece of storytelling. His next film, Apt Pupil, was a riveting study of the nature of evil. In both cases, the movies were flawless (I haven't yet seen his debut film, Public Access). When I heard he was directing X-Men, I was intrigued, since it's not a pairing I would have expected, but in retrospect it made perfect sense. When it's at its best, the comic-book iterations of the X-Men are about the gray area between good and evil, the difficult choices that have to be made, the way good people can be turned to evil by prejudice (either by indulging in it as the oppressor or succumbing to it as the oppressed). Both The Usual Suspects and Apt Pupil did fascinating things with the concept of the nature of evil. So I thought that the characters of Professor Xavier, Magneto, and Wolverine in particular would thrive under Singer's tutelage. Xavier and Magneto are the Martin Luther King and Malcolm X of the mutant world in the comics, and Wolverine has always danced on the edge of The Line, as it were.
Still, the X-Men were always a difficult proposition to put onto the big screen. Most of the comic-book heroes that are bandied about for big-screen fame are solo acts; the X-Men are a team, and a crowded one at that. What's more, they've spent the last four decades weaving a convoluted, complicated, contradictory history involving dozens and dozens of characters. Boiling that down to a two-hour movie that would be comprehensible to a mass audience was a tall order, but one that Singer fulfilled beyond anyone's wildest expectations.
Any worries about Singer's ability to catch lightning in a bottle a second time are dispelled in fairly short order in X2 (hastily given the "X-Men United" subtitle by Fox when it occurred to them that perhaps the words "X-Men" should appear somewhere in the title). Many reviews—particularly among comic book pros and fans—have declared this to be a better movie because it isn't just "the Wolverine and Rogue show," but actually makes use of the larger tapestry of Marvel's "mutantverse." These complaints utterly miss the point: the first movie had to be "the Wolverine and Rogue show" if it was to find an audience beyond comic-book fans (necessary if the movie was to, y'know, make money). In X-Men, Wolverine and Rogue were the POV characters, and the vehicles for exposition of this world that has evolved (pardon the pun) over forty years. The viewer and the characters were getting information simultaneously, thus laying the groundwork.
X2 builds a very nice structure on that foundation, and does expand the cast and the concept to good effect. X-Men was very insular, with only a minor look at the outside world. X2 provides some insight into how mutants are perceived by normal people—but, again, that only is possible because of the work done in the first movie. (In fact, one of X2's minor flaws is its over-reliance on the first film. Anyone coming to see this without having seen the first might have trouble following the nuances.)
The movie uses the 1982 graphic novel God Loves, Man Kills by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson (which Marvel has kindly reissued this month), arguably the best X-Men story ever told, as the loose basis for the plot. The result is a taut, action-packed drama that combines strong characterization with well-choreographed action, ethical dilemmas with magnificent special effects (Nightcrawler's teleportation is especially well handled), and strong acting with strong make-up. Super-powers are used intelligently and cleverly: Nightcrawler's attack on the White House that opens the film, Storm's mini-hurricane to shake off the Air Force, Wolverine's defense of the mansion, Rogue's grabbing of Pyro's ankle to use his powers to stop the conflagration her fellow student started, Magneto's brilliantly conceived escape from his plastic prison (which was a masterful bit of misdirection on Singer's part), Mystique's shape-changing attempt to seduce Wolverine, and so on.
What Singer in particular excels at is conveying a lot with very little. A mere two lines of dialogue between Mystique and Nightcrawler sum up one of the major themes. Pyro glancing over the pictures in Iceman's house with longing tells you everything you need to know about both characters. The conversations between Storm and Nightcrawler about faith pack a great symbolic and emotional punch without overstaying their welcome.
The movie is not perfect. Some of the best moments of X-Men were the scenes between Patrick Stewart as Xavier and Ian McKellan as Magneto, who have a magnificent chemistry, and there's only one such scene in X2; the movie could only have benefitted from more of those. (The casting of Stewart, McKellan, and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine are the best matchings of comic book character and real person since Christopher Reeve nailed the role of Superman in 1978.) In general, Stewart and Anna Paquin as Rogue are underutilized (though both are at the center of two of the film's funnier bits). So is James Marsden as Cyclops, though one gets the impression that's because he's not as famous as the rest of the cast. The climactic battle suffers from too many characters, to the point where it's obvious that Singer hasn't the first clue what to do with them, and so has them standing with their thumbs in their ears. (As an example, there's no reason for just Storm and Nightcrawler to teleport into Striker's Cerebro mockup at the end, except maybe to give the Oscar-winning Halle Berry a bigger role.) And the decision made by Jean Grey at the end smacks a little too much of setting up for the next movie without sufficient justification for doing so in this movie.
However, these are minor complaints. X2 is that rarest of beasts, an intelligent action film, one that doesn't skimp on thrills, spills, and excitement, but which will keep you intellectually engaged with issues to think about, give you characters about whose fate you genuinely care, and leaves you wanting more without feeling like you 've been cheated.
Bring on X3…
2003 Ernest Lilley / SFRevu


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Why is my flywheel hitting my starter?
I replaced my starter after my truck sat for a few years and the starter froze up. Every since I have had an odd rattle when I am under load and give it gas. I narrowed it down to the starter and shimmed it with 2 flat washers on each bolt for a total of 4 flat washers. That seemed to fix it for the most part but occasionally it still hits. What is going on? I replaced the flexplate just before it was parked. Probably has about 1000 miles on the new flexplate. Should I throw another washer on each bolt? That seems like a lot of shimming to me.
edit: I guess I should add that I never had this problem with the old starter/new flex plate before the starter froze up on me.
Sounds like the auto parts store sold you a Ford starter instead of an AMC one!
Just to update this incase anybody else runs into the same problem. I finally got the truck back on the road and started tracking down the cause of this. Turns out the little disk on the center of the torque converter that sits in the end of the crank was bent causing the flexplate to wobble.
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Spectre of the Hackerspace Past… L0pht
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This video is of a panel attended by former L0pht members in Boston 2008. It's a really fun talk. And it's amazing but l0pht is now over 10 years old… also now owned wholesale by Symantec =/. I really miss the HNN, woulda been neat if in a parallel dimension they ended up beating out Slashdot.
But it's an interesting panel by some of the first folks in the United States to run a successful hacker space in a time when such spaces were very few and far between. Plus every one of the L0pht members was every bit as interesting as the history of their space.
Check out lOpht.com for more info.


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What better way to teach kids to learn such an important word than by making a game out of it? Have the kids act as goofy as possible as individuals or interacting with each other.. give them plenty of room and encourage them to use the space and have fun with it... then when you yell out Hold! the kids have to freeze in whatever position they were in when you yelled Hold! You can also have the kids run back and forth and they have to stop and freeze when you yell Hold! out. Anyone who moves is out, the last person standing wins.
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We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Paul Gordon (Goo Goo Dolls, B52's, Prince, etc.), long time Kurzweil artist. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Please have a look at the following link: https://www.gofundme.com/PaulGordon
Paul Gordon's career in the music industry has included live performance at the highest level, musical direction, studio recording, production, and composition for television and film.
As a player, producer or writer, Paul has worked with Goo Goo Dolls, B52's, Lisa Marie Presley, Natasha Bedingfield, New Radicals, Charles and Eddie, Prince, Danielle Brisebois, Carly Smithson, Nona Hendryx, Brenda K. Starr, Noel, Chaka Kahn, Mandy Moore, John Gregory, Eran DD, Wild Orchid, David Yazbek, Anna Wilson and many others.
Several years ago, Paul turned his attention to composition for television and film.. Paul has written or co-written and produced over 1,000 pieces of music for television and film, including the themes for Digimon (Digital Monsters), Transformers Robots in Disguise, Wild Force Power Rangers and Stripperella to name a few, as well as numerous soundtrack contributions.
Paul had been doing double duty as keyboardist for Goo Goo Dolls and keyboardist/guitarist for Lisa Marie Presley. He is now playing keyboards and guitar for the legendary B52's and as you can imagine, having a lot of fun!
Paul's arsenal of Kurzweil gear includes a K600XS, a K2661, and a K2500XS.


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KODA, the police dog stabbed in the chest in the line of duty in Adelaide's northern suburbs, is recovering well, SA Police said today.
The dog was stabbed when police were attempting to arrest a knife-weilding man near the intersection of John Rice Avenue and Philip Highway, Elizabeth Vale, on Sunday morning.
Koda chased the man after he was seen climbing out of a house on Hibiscus St which had been broken into.
It was one of several properties in the northern suburbs which had been burgled yesterday.
The man fled into nearby Mofflin Reserve where he was tackled to the ground by Koda.
He then allegedly produced a knife as he was being restrained by Koda and stabbed him in the chest, leaving a 8cm-deep wound.
The man was arrested and taken to the Elizabeth police station while Koda, who was bleeding profusely, was taken to a vet and underwent emergency surgery.
Today, police said Koda was in a stable condition, was eating and drinking, and was able to walk around.
"#Koda is up this morning doing remarkably well," SA Police tweeted this morning.
Koda is described by police as "a legend around the office" having been responsible for multiple arrests in recent months.
Superintendent David O'Donovan said police dogs were a "vital part" of the force.
"They provide a fantastic service to the community," Superintendent O'Donovan said.
"It's fair to say, and I don't say this lightly, police dogs are part of the police family."
In the last three months Koda has been responsible for assisting police in at least four arrests including one incident where he tracked a suspect for more than a kilometre over main roads and dense scrub following a break-in at a northern suburbs medical clinic.
Sunday's stabbing was the culmination of a two-hour crime spree which involved an attemped carjacking and several properties being broken into.
The spree began on Hogarth Rd, Elizabeth South, at 7am when a man and a pregnant woman tried to steal a car.
A man, who had caught a taxi and fled without paying, was then seen entering properties in Elizabeth Vale, where he was chased by police across several backyards.
At one stage the man, dressed only in underpants, was cornered by a police officer in a backyard.
The police officer used capsicum spray but the man managed to escape over a fence.
Koda was set loose when the man, now wearing jeans and a shirt believed to be stolen, was seen coming out of a property on Hibiscus St.
The man was bitten by Koda before being restrained and handcuffed by police.
The 30 year-old man from no fixed place, has been charged with attempt aggravated robbery, four counts of theft, aggravated serious criminal trespass after he broke into two homes, aggravated assault police, property damage and injure animal.
He has been refused police bail and will appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court today.
Supt O'Donovan said police were concerned for the welfare of his pregnant companion and urged anyone who has seen her in the Elizabeth area to contact police as she may need medical help.
She is described as being of Caucasian appearance in her 30's with long brown hair.
The woman was wearing a blue hoodie, black jeans, medium build, and is approximately 36 weeks pregnant.
Supt ODonovan asked anyone who believed their property may have been broken into or saw anyone acting suspiciously between 6am and 8am today to contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Alright, I am at a total loss. I have been dealing with this Wasabi modchip for well over 3 months and I am sick and tired. The first chip was a dud unfortunately, and it took about a month to receive the new modchip that currently resides in my Wii.
So everything is soldered (the f wire) and it is firmly placed. The chip is a for a D2C / D2C2 which my wii's motherboard is.. But here's the problem in more detail:
I load a backup or an original game disk into the wii, it'll read it for about 10-15 seconds, then come up with a black screen stating an error has occurred and to eject the disk. Frequently when the wii is shut off and turned back on it will sometimes not actually turn on, like the screen wont show and the wii motes wont connect but it will still have that green light stating its on.
I'm on my last leg with this, and I'm hoping the people on this forum can help me. I would be deeply appreciative of any help.
Thank you so much in advance.
Thanks everyone for the great support.
Hope to hear from you soon, cause i'm getting ready to retire from the modding scene.
Gonna start a new profession.
Ive used a few different burners with HP dvd-r 16x dvd's, flawless, everything I write works. I have tried different media and get different results, most of the time they work sometimes they don't. The ones that don't work I tried with the HP and they work fine, Luck maybe?????? I would try HP media 16x disks, I do however write them at half speed 8x.
Thanks for the replies so far guys, but there is more to the problem.
It is true that backups aren't working, but the original disks of games are not working either.. So my copies of Brawl and Metroid Prime 3 that I've purchased don't work either.
Thanks once again.. >_<
I had the chip clip v5 and had errors like that also. The errors kept changing, cant read disk, wouldn't take disk. I removed the wasabi chip from the chip clip and directly soldered it to the board, all my problems want away. So FAR!!!!
Okay thanks so far. So do you think if I de-solder it from the clip and directly solder it to the board it will work fine?
If someone thinks that will solve my problems I will happily do it.
Thanks much!
Alrighty thanks Dark Mod, I'll give it a shot. I appreciate the help everyone. I'll post my results in later days.
Thank you very much!


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Padilla will attempt to play catch on Sunday
Padilla will attempt to play catch on Sunday
Padilla said he would try to play catch Sunday.
Padilla had surgery on his forearm on Feb. 24 to free a radial nerve entrapped by a muscle that had been bothering him for years. The only Major Leaguer known to have had a similar operation was Milwaukee pitcher Jeff D'Amico in 2001. He returned in two months.
Because the procedure was rare, the club never issued a timetable for Padilla's return -- there wasn't enough history to comfortably predict a likely rehab. Padilla seems to be recovering quicker than anyone anticipated, although the bullpen session was his first major test.
"I don't know if he's ahead or behind," manager Don Mattingly said. "There was no timetable because there is no history of the injury. [Being disabled] is still up in the air. He's progressing nicely. But he hasn't been out there [in a game], and to be ready by [March] 31 and comfortable enough, it's hard to say."
On Friday, Padilla made 30 throws and was monitored with a radar gun to assure he wouldn't surpass 80 mph, although he threw easily and appeared to have more in the tank.
Padilla was re-signed to serve in a swing role, primarily out of the bullpen, but with the ability to slide into a starting spot if needed. With Jon Garland having suffered an oblique injury, a substitute fifth starter might be needed by April 12. Padilla would be available sooner if he builds arm strength for relief and not starting.


text: EA Games has wasted no time in releasing the first 10 screenshots from the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 game. It looks like EA has been true to its word of making the game much more action intensive. Here's David Heyman, producer of the Harry Potter film series, talking about the game: "We have enjoyed a tremendous partnership with EA in collaborating on the Harry Potter video games. Over the years, the games have grown even closer to the films in their art direction and in their spirit so it is exciting to know that the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 video game will capture the action and suspense of the upcoming film." The plot of both the game and the film revolves around Harry, Ron and Hermione embarking on a do-or-die mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality – the Horcruxes. On their own, without any guidance from Professor Dumbledore, they must rely on each other more than ever, despite the Dark Forces that threaten to divide them. In the wizarding world, the long-feared war has begun, as Voldemort's Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting all those who oppose them. Even so, Harry Potter, their most prized quarry, still eludes them. As Harry tries to reach the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him, he uncovers an ancient and almost-forgotten tale – the legend of the Deathly Hallows. If the legend is true, it could give Voldemort the very power he craves so desperately. Look for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 to be released on all major consoles, including the Nintendo Wii, this autumn.


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If you've ever seen a squash blossom, you know it probably looks a lot like a flower. But don't worry, it's totally edible. In fact, it's actually the bloom that grows out of the stem of the squash! If you're not sure how to eat it, start with this ice cream!
The squash blossoms lend a floral, slightly earthy flavor to this traditional vanilla ice cream, giving it a uniquely amazing flavor. After one bite, you'll find yourself hooked on these pretty little orange blossoms!
Squash blossom ice cream
Serves about 6
- 3/4 cup 2 percent milk
- 1-1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup sugar
- About 1/2 cup chopped fresh squash blossoms
- Whisk the milk, heavy cream, vanilla and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Carefully stir in blossoms.
- Cover mixture with foil and chill for at least 2 hours. Once chilled, pour into the frozen basin of an ice cream maker and churn for at least 15 to 20 minutes.
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Forums: Index > Off-topic discussion > The beginnings of Power Armour are here
LockheedMartin have developed an Powered Exoskeleton code named HULC that is undergoing trials right now.
Quite frankly its impressive to see and one can only begin to imagine the possibilities that this technology will lead to.
T-51b in 10 years?
Here is a Youtube link to watch the demo of the HULC in action:
Sweet. Now they need to attach some arms and encase the whole thing in steel and Blamo! we've got our t-51b. Zac hemker 07:28, July 16, 2011 (UTC)
encased in matrix macro composites maybe but we get the picture. maybe some tesla power?JimmyDreznaut017 00:06, July 20, 2011 (UTC)


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Editor: Remember something called an "agonizing reappraisal"? You do, if you lived through the Vietnam war era.
The phrase was actually born on Dec. 14, 1953, when President Eisenhower's secretary of state, John Foster Dulles, said in Paris that, if the French Assembly did not approve the European Defense Community treaty, "that would compel an agonizing reappraisal" of basic U. S. foreign policy.
During the latter stages of the Vietnam imbroglio, the expression was resurrected to describe a rethinking of major premises and grand strategy, coming into vogue when business as usual was finally recognized as not working.
An increasing number of legislators, diplomats, and military strategists felt compelled to ask themselves tough questions at the risk of acknowledging they had been off the mark from the outset of that war. These were not questions of tactics or even of battlefield strategy, but of the fundamental assumptions that had undergird both the political and military missions in Vietnam. "Do our strategic interests merit a continuing war at the cost of current attrition, one in which victory may not be achievable in historically traditional terms?"
We no longer hear of such agonizing reappraisals. The Bush administration regards them as impeding forward motion, as smacking of vacillation, and as sowing doubt and defeatism. Their world is black and white: It's either stay the course or cut and run. Anything in between is put in the too-hard drawer where it resides with nuance. Those who display a willingness to think through and suggest major course corrections are branded as out of step at best, disloyal at worst.
"Agonizing reappraisal" is in neither the president's vocabulary nor his metabolism, but it needs to be. Desperately.
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I've got 500 words for Dude Write Flash Fiction! This month's prompt is an image given by Joe Cawley:
As she ran, she realized what a bad idea it had been. No matter how much she bunched it, held it, or hiked it, the dress was in the way and in the wind.
It wasn't just a bad idea. It was her bad idea. He'd wanted to tandem jump, how had he put it, "take the leap of faith together."
Skydiving in a big dress had been her worst idea. Blown almost immediately away from her groom from the moment she stepped from the plane, she hadn't had the chance to say two words, let alone her carefully rehearsed vows.
He'd given chase, but without sails, it was pointless. Even tucked into an aerodynamic position, he couldn't keep up. Like a falcon chasing an F-18, he was doomed from the beginning, needing to trade altitude for speed. She secretly hoped he hadn't given up, but that fleeting thought gave way to concern. Did he pull up? How far away was he?
How far she'd gone off course was hard to fathom. It felt as though she was caught in the winds of a tornado. What had the pastor said in their pre-marriage counseling, "life will do everything you let it to pull you apart."
She knew she had to wait a certain amount of time before pulling her chute which further compounded her problem. On a good day, she would have had a tough time getting down in the reception area, but with the limited range walkies she had a ride waiting.
Now, she was beyond the limited range and past even the open range, she had run nearer to the mountain range. These woods seemed endless. Bushes with thorns reached out at every turn to grasp her dress, hoping she would fall. She had the light of the sun to guide her in a consistent direction, but was it the right direction? She stopped to check her walkie, it was silent yet seemingly functional. She gave a brief plea for help, knowing it likely fell on deaf ears. God was listening, but she was sure he was also laughing.
Soon it would be dark and she could probably camp beneath her dress, but she would be by herself, in the woods, in the dark, a feast for whatever life had to offer.
She stopped and looked up to get her bearings and though how amazingly fast an adventure turns into a nightmare when you face it alone.


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Assistant Professor of Chemistry Lucille Benedict recently co-authored an article with Dr. Harry E. Pence (SUNY Oneonta), on QR coded student-created videos that was published in the April 2012 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education: "Teaching Chemistry Using Student-Created Videos and Photo Blogs Accessed with Smartphones and Two-Dimensional Barcodes."
The abstract is listed below (from the Journal of Chemical Education):
Increasing numbers of college students own cell phones, and many of these phones are smartphones, which include features such as still and video cameras, global positioning systems, Internet access, and computers as powerful as the desktop models of only a few years ago. A number of chemical educators are already using these devices for education. By the time they reach college, many students have created video content and shared it on Web sites, such as YouTube. It has become easy to create two-dimensional barcodes that include a universal resource locator Web address that can connect the Web browser on a smartphone to a Web site. This article discusses how these new capabilities can be used to teach chemistry.


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Surrey County Council has said it is set to confirm savings of nearly £170,000 made every day for a year.
The county council said annual figures are due to show that it saved £62 million for taxpayers in the last financial year.
That figure, it said, will "propel" the savings total since 2010 to almost £260 million.
The sum would be enough to pay for the council's Operation Horizon project - to completely overhaul more than 300 miles of county roads most in need of repair - two-and-a-half times over.
The council plans to find another £250 million of savings in the next five years as it continues to face the challenge of falling funding and rising demand for services.
At the start of the year, council leader David Hodge, pledging to work week in, week out, to make savings, unveiled a document highlighting more than 50 ways the council had worked to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services.
Mr Hodge said: "By doing things more efficiently and working with other organisations as one team, we're ensuring taxpayers' money stretches further, while continuing to provide excellent services to Surrey's residents."
He said: "Saving £62 million in one year – at a rate of almost £170,000 a day – bears testament to that, and we'll continue finding innovative ways to do more for less at a time when demand for our services is rising and funding is falling."
The authority has joined forces with emergency services, health organisations and other councils in Surrey and Sussex to transform public services through closer working.
It is also part of the South East 7 group of councils working to improve services and cut costs, and is a member of the Surrey Future partnership, formed to stimulate economic growth.


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Mikesn EMERITUS (4)...TheMoonchild (4.5)"I know what I want, I'll say what I want, and no one can take it away!!!"...metallicaman8 (4.5)Surprisingly excellent album considering how recent it is. I was expecting Iron Maiden's m...ReturnToRock (4)...
djomlacar (2.5)...And winter's not the only dream around......HondoII (4.5)...
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Album Rating: 2.5this is kinda overrated IMO, but good review, pos'd
title track is one of their best songs easy
I haven't heard this in forever
Digging: Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights
dude where's the age of innocence love?
Entirely agree. Great reviews! Keep 'em coming!
Album Rating: 3.5age of innocence how old is better
Title track and Paschendale are awesome.
Good reivew, pos'd.
Digging: Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
I listened to this album about three years ago and remember not liking it one bit. But that was only once, so i may just give it another try. As for the review, it was very well written, but I felt as if it read more like a 3.5 than a 4. I see your point in the last paragraph about a song being very damn good, but there were quite a few negative points throughout the review regarding mediocrity, "filler" etc. I still pos'd though.
Digging: Aosoth - V: The Inside Scriptures
Album Rating: 4.0IF there was an option for a 3.75, it would get it. I always round up when I can't decide between 2 scores. I think the good still far outweighs the bad.
Yeah I agree, I'm going to have to listen to this again, because I can really only remember how good the title track and 'Paschendale' were.
Slow down.
Album Rating: 4.5I always really liked this one. I love the orchestral arrangements in it.
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Stunning Defeat for Obama's War Plans: UK Won't Support
Cameron's war resolution was defeated 285 to 272
In a major blow to the US war plans, British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a stunning defeat in Thursday night's Parliament vote to endorse UK/US military action against Syria.
Cameron's motion was defeated 285 to 272, a majority of 13 votes. Cameron said it was clear Parliament does not want action and "the government will act accordingly."
It effectively rules out British involvement in any US-led strikes against the Assad regime.
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Batavia City School District Addresses State Test Scores
Scores released this week for students in grades 3 through 8 by the state education department were significantly lower than years past.
News release from the City of Batavia Fire Dept:
The City of Batavia Fire Department will be flushing fire hydrants on Monday August 12, 2013, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the general area south of East Main Street and east of Jackson Street.
Homes and businesses nearby will be affected. These tests may result in a temporary discoloration of water in that area. As in the past, please do not attempt to wash any clothing if your water appears discolored. If you do experience a discoloration of your water, run cold water for about 5 minutes or until clear.
WBTA's Wayne Fuller to Join Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame
WBTA's very own Wayne Fuller is one of eight inductees for the 12th annual Batavia High School Athletic Hall of Fame announced today.
Wayne is an alum and a long-time public address announcer and score keeper for Blue Devils athletics.
Other inductees include Todd Cayea, John Bernard, Brett Wormley, James Bernard, Michael Rogers, Lance Cayea and Julie Redband Varland
The Hall of Fame dinner is Sept. 21. Tickets are $30 each.
Tickets are available at the athletic director's office at Batavia High School.


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Here are a few quilts I've made over the last few years. I have four going to be machine quilted (twin size) and one on the quilt frame (its been there for a few years) but I will get it done!! The appliqued one will be the next on the frame. I will post the ones that are to be machine quilted when I get them back
Thanks to Dunster and Judy Martin, I will be piecing a log cabin next!
My GS quilt
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Wednesday that the immunity enjoyed by President Asif Ali Zardari has been given by the Parliament, which alone has the right to withdraw it.
Talking to the media after the Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, she said that the Prime Minister's legal team was preparing a reply on the directive to write the letter to Swiss Courts and had already shared his views on the issue with the media in Lahore.
The minister said that the Prime Minister will act as per the Constitution and will never violate the Constitution on the issue.
To a question, she said that in a democratic process, cabinets were reshuffled and it was the prerogative of the Prime Minister to reshuffle his team whenever he considers right. However, she said that in the cabinet meeting no consultation was held on this issue.
To a query regarding the upcoming budget, she said that the government, in its fifth budget this May, will try to provide maximum relief to the common man.
Firdous said that the successful completion of Senate elections was a great achievement of the present democratic set up and that the fifth presidential address to the Joint Sitting of the Parliament on Saturday will also be a milestone.
'Government has to pass price hike to consumers'
Responding to a question about prices of daily-use items and utilities prices she said that the people's government was utilising national resources to provide relief to the people of Pakistan. However she said that when prices of petroleum products rise in the international market, the government has to pass on the burden to the consumers.
Dr Firdous said if the government caps the prices of petroleum products, it will increase the circular debt, and provision of subsidy will result in inflation which will add to financial problems.
She added that the federal government wants to provide relief to the masses and the Prime Minister had issued directions to the Finance Ministry in this regard but increase in prices of commodities at international level also affects Pakistan.
About 'Mehrangate' scandal, she said that the PPP was waiting for the superior judiciary's verdict on the issue as names of several so-called clean politicians were cropping up in this scandal.
The minister said that the PPP leadership has been following the policy of reconciliation and it does not respond to opposition's allegations. She said that there are several reports of corruption in the Punjab but the PPP does not believe in politics of victimisation and history will judge the performance of all governments.
She said Punjab government must promote the concept of good governance in the province, setting a role model for other provinces to follow.
Dr Firdous criticised several projects of the Punjab government like Sasti Roti, construction of overhead bridges and distribution of laptops.
Pak-Iran pipeline
About Pak-Iran gas pipe line project, she said that the issue was not discussed in the Cabinet meeting, but its timely completion was government's top priority and it can divert funds from other projects to ensure its early completion.
About the next general elections, she said that it was the prerogative of PPP's top leadership and the Prime Minister of Pakistan to chalk out a strategy in this regard and make a final decision.


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22.4. Bidding Process
22.4.1. In order to submit a valid bid under this capacity release program, any
party, including a PRS, must be on the approved bidders list. To be on
the approved bidders list, a party must meet the provisions of this
section and have executed a Capacity Release Transportation Service Agree-
ment with Transporter in the form as set forth in this Tariff. A party
shall remain on the approved bidders list until such party notified
Transporter to the contrary, no longer meets the credit qualifications in
this section, or is suspended from the approved bidders list in the event
and for such time as such party fails to pay part or the entire amount of
any bill for service.
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the Capacity Release process; however, it is only applicable if (1) all
information provided by the parties to the transaction is valid and the
acquiring Shipper has been determined to be creditworthy before the capa-
city release bid is tendered; and (2) there are no special terms or
conditions of the release.
a) For biddable release (less than one year)
On a business day:
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contingency is eliminated, determination of best bid is made and
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Safeguards shut down to find out if Bellingham park still polluted
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - It's the moment of truth for Bellingham's Whatcom Falls Park as crews take samples to determine if the groundwater remains contaminated 14 years after a massive gasoline leak and explosion.
"We want to see if any gasoline remains in the soil, and if it migrates into the stream," Louise Bardy, a Washington State Department of Ecology cleanup program supervisor, said in a statement to the media. "This will be a good way to find out if any still remains."
On Wednesday, the Department of Ecology gave Olympic Pipe Line permission to shut off the water filtration system that was put in place 14 years ago to help catch and treat contaminated groundwater before it reached Whatcom Creek.
Ecology experts say doing this will help provide a more accurate picture of how clean and safe the park's groundwater currently is.
In 1999, nearly 237,000 gallons of gas leaked from the Olympic pipeline, badly burning the park and contaminating two creeks that flow through the area.
Spill response equipment was on hand during Wednesday's field tests in case crews noticed any kind of sheen in the stream. Ecologists also said the water treatment system could easily be turned back on.
In the past five years the Department of Ecology reports that three million gallons of water filtered through the treatment system have met state cleanup standards.
With the filtration system shutoff crews will spend the next three weeks monitoring 10 different wells looking for any contamination left from the explosion.
Depending on what the tests show more cleanup work may be needed.
The ultimate goal is to return the park to its natural state.


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The Moto Guzzi California has always been quirky and peculiar, says Don Williams on Ultimatemotorcycling.com. Its idiosyncrasies and classic styling make it stand out in the world of cruisers. But the new 1400 Custom model is a huge improvement over its predecessors.
The engine has bumped up peak output by 24 horsepower, and you can really feel it at the high revs. Take it for a ride and it's hard not to become a fan.
The bike has buckets of charm, and is a "big, softly sprung machine with a gentle personality that is rather at odds with its muscular appearance", says Roland Brown in The Daily Telegraph.
It's also beautifully finished with thick paintwork and chrome, and the performance is strong, with acceleration "always available at the twist of the throttle". Despite the long wheelbase, it handles soundly too, even around town, and the braking is powerful.
The price is relatively high at £14,732. That puts the bike up against some desirable opposition, from Harley-Davidson in particular. Its performance and quality levels are competitive, however, and it's hard not to appreciate the California Custom's uniquely Italian V-twin style and character.
The California 1400 Custom was our bike of the year for 2013, and long-term testing shows our instincts weren't wrong, says Motorcycledaily.com. This bike is "something very special".
Engine: 1,380cc, four-stroke V-twin
Price: £14,732
Power: 96bhp @ 6,500rpm
Torque: 88lb ft @ 2,750rpm
Top speed: 125mph
Range: 180 miles @ 45mpg


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November 28
Admissions Tip #3: How can I write an essay that will stand out?
By Lisa H.
Be yourself. When writing an essay, stay true to who you are. Don't try to come off as someone you're not. Admissions directors have read thousands of essays. And the ones that consistently stand out are the ones that are written from the heart, not the thesaurus.
After two months on the road meeting with interested students, I've heard all kinds of questions — everything from "What are your most popular majors?" and "How is your psychology program?" to more surprising and unique questions like, "Do students decorate their rooms for the holidays?"
Overall, I'd say one of the most common and difficult questions I am asked is, "What can I write in my essay that will make me stand out?"
While I (and my colleagues) completely understand where this question is coming from, the inherent issue here is really about how to best approach writing your college essay. In most cases, it's not about "what" you write but "how" you write it.
Our office received over 42,000 applications last year and each staff member will potentially read over 2,000 applications by the end of application season. Quite simply, we aren't given the luxury of being able to interview our applicants. So, the essay plays a huge role in allowing us a glimpse of who you are — outside of everything else we learn about you from your application. It's not about surprising us or making us laugh (or cry, as the case may be) but really just letting your voice come through and enabling us get to know you better.
So, while I cannot tell you what to write or how to make your essay stand out, I can offer some advice on what not to do and how to prevent your essay from standing out in the wrong way:
Avoid repetition. There is a big difference between highlighting your leadership role in a club, difficulties you've faced within that position and how you addressed them in an essay and writing 2-3 sentences about the six different activities that I already know you are involved with from the extra-curricular section of the application. Take advantage of the open space to give us new insight.
Answer the question that was asked of you! If you are given a specific prompt, it's for a reason. You could write the best essay ever, but if it doesn't answer the provided question it won't really help us get to the information we were looking for.
Don't focus on being unique. Write about what's true to you and do it well. Relationships with family members, injuries that impacted you, or exciting and life changing travel stories are all popular topics, but that doesn't mean you should stay away from them if that is what is true to you. One of my favorite essays was about a student's relationship with her mother.
A popular saying in our office: If you're creative, be creative. If you're funny, be funny. If you're not especially funny, now is not the time to attempt a satirical or humorous essay.
Don't wait until the last minute. This is a pretty important part of the application, and procrastination can lead to sloppy writing and weaker, unformed ideas. Give yourself the time to write a rough draft, set it aside, and come back to it. Have friends and family read it not just for edits, but for more critical feedback. Ask them, "Does this sound like me?" If so, great! If not, then maybe it needs some reworking.
PROOFREAD! You've heard it before and you'll hear it again, and yet we still see essays rife with silly mistakes. Keep in mind, however, that while you should have others help you edit and proofread your essays, you should never let someone edit your writing so much that it is no longer your own voice. This would defeat the whole purpose!


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Rep. Monique Davis may still have the taste of foot in her mouth.
On Wednesday Davis (D-Chicago) took to the house floor to protest a bill that would require hair braiders to be licensed, the Sun-Times reports.
"You do not license a Chinese person to sell Chinese food," the African-American lawmaker said. "You do not license a Latino to sell tacos. You do not license an African-American woman to hair-braid."
As soon as those careless remarks left her lips, two Latino lawmakers stood up to make her eat them.
"For anyone to come to this floor and make fun of my ethnicity, I'm so appalled at the statement that was made on the House floor," Edward Acevedo, D-Chicago.
Rep. Susana Mendoza (D-Chicago) shared the same sentiment.
Davis rose after the legislators lashed out.
"I apologize to them and I want them to know and the body to know that I have the utmost respect from the bottom of my heart for the multicultural diversity of our body," said Davis.
Acevedo and Mendoza publicly accepted Davis' apology.
After Davis' insulting remarks, the bill she disliked passed.
It's not the first time Davis has made news for something untoward. Earlier this year she was embroiled in a statue snafu with Chicago State University, and last year it was reported that she owes $500,000 in back rent to the Chicago Board of Education for her office.


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Singapore's SSMC fab running wafers 90 days after tool installation
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SINGAPORE -- Just 90 days after the first chip-processing tools were installed, the silicon wafers have begun running through a new joint-venture fab set up here by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) and Philips Semiconductors. The new foundry venture--called Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co. Pte. Ltd. (SSMC)--is now qualifying its processes and aiming to ramp production to full capacity by in 2002.
Construction of SSMC's $1.2 billion fab only began 15 months ago, said Philips and TSMC. The two partners, along with Singapore's Economic Development Board Investments (EDBI) agency, announced the joint-venture 8-inch wafer fab in the middle of the last semiconductor slump two years ago (see Sept. 29, 1998, story). At the time, nearly no new fab projects were being announced in the chip industry.
"The timing of the decision to build this new fab has certainly paid off, and both companies will be well placed to meet customer demand for systems-on-silicon solutions," said Peter Yates, who is chief executive officer of SSMC. During various stages of the project, TSMC officials have said the Singapore fab project was on a record pace for starting up production.
In addition to hitting the window just right for fab-tool orders and deliveries, SSMC was also able to accelerate the training of its workforce by taping a core team of chip veterans from Philips in the Netherlands and TSMC in Taiwan, said company officials. More than 150 engineers have joined the core startup team following a training program held inside plants operated by Philips and TSMC. The current workforce of 550 employees at SSMC is expected to reach 1,050 in June 2002, when the monthly output in the joint-venture fab will reach 30,000 eight-inch wafers a month, said managers.
"For a full-scale fab to achieve the production of first silicon within such a short space of time is evidence of the excellent co-operation between the two companies, the high level of engineer training and the smooth transfer of process technologies," said Stuart McIntosh, executive vice president and chief operations officer of Philips Semiconductors in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
In the last 90 days, more than 200 chip-processing tools were delivered, installed, and commissioned. They are now running and processing silicon, said SSMC officials. The initial processes are 0.25- and 0.18-micron technologies.
Philips Semiconductors--the chip unit of Royal Philips Electronics N.V.--is the major shareholder of SSMC with 48% of the shares. TSMC, the world's largest pure-play silicon foundry company, has a 32% stake in the Singapore venture and the EDBI agency holds 20% of the shares.


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KARACHI: Group Captain Mujahidul Islam, head of the committee investigating the Bhoja Air crash, said that all evidence has been collected from the crash site and the investigation may take up to nine months to complete.
Islam said that the debris of the plane will be reassembled, while the data recorder will be examined with the help of a US team.
Sources told Express News on Tuesday that some officials of Capital Development Authority (CDA) were also included in the investigation of the air crash.
Some CDA officials had allegedly kept the aircraft's voice recorder and data recorder in their custody for 45 hours.
The passenger flight travelling from Karachi to Islamabad carrying 121 passengers and six crew members came hurtling down towards the outskirts of Rawalpindi at 6:46pm on Friday evening.
Among the passengers were five infants and six children. There were no survivors.
A judicial commission was formed by the government to investigate into the incident.


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The federal budget will be released Tuesday, March 22, ending the guessing game over when the Harper government will unveil its potentially election-triggering spending plan.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty unveiled the date Wednesday following the weekly closed door meeting of the Conservative caucus.
"We just saw our sixth consecutive quarter of economic growth," he said, arguing the government should be allowed to proceed with its economic plans.
The House of Commons is scheduled to sit next week before MPs have a week in their constituencies over the March break.
When they return, the budget will force all three opposition parties to decide whether to risk a federal election in the face of several public opinion polls showing the Conservatives with a healthy lead.
The Liberals and the Bloc Quebecois have already signalled they are highly unlikely to support the budget, leaving the fate of the Conservative government in the hands of Jack Layton and his NDP MPs.
While answering questions from reporters, Mr. Flaherty said he remains open to hearing ideas from the opposition parties. He said contrary to common perception, final decisions on the budget can wait until just a few days before the document is released.
The NDP has asked Mr. Flaherty to include four measures in the budget: increased support for low-income seniors, expanded Canada Pension Plan coverage, an HST rebate on home heating fuel and the hiring of new doctors.
Mr. Flaherty appeared to dampen any expectation that his budget will move on two of those. He said both an HST cut and CPP changes are complicated matters that cannot simply be announced in a budget.
The Finance Minister also made a comment that suggests there may still be a chance the Conservatives will move on the principal demand of the Bloc Quebecois.
Gilles Duceppe has hinted his party would support the budget if it included over $2-billion in compensation to the province of Quebec for harmonizing the HST.
Having previously suggested such a deal was unlikely before the budget, Mr. Flaherty said Wednesday talks with Quebec are going well and that he hoped a deal could be reached.


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The group Catholics United is trying to rally support for President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan by running advertisements on Christian radio appealing to faith and targeting Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) in their respective states.
The aids will air in 18 cities on over two dozen radio stations during the morning rush hour on Thursday, Feb. 5, a Catholics United press release states. The radio ads coincide with an email and radio campaign that Democrats are launching to garner support for President Obama's stimulus package.
Catholics United argues that the economic recovery bill has "essential provisions" for struggling families and describes its passage as "of great importance to the faith community."
The group says that Catholic social services and other faith-based organizations who care for the homeless, the hungry and the vulnerable "see the need for urgent action."
The radio spot begins with a man's voice asking "What are you praying for? What's on your heart?"
"I am praying for my family during this economic crisis," the narrator says. "Too many of us are asking: 'How long will I be able to keep my job? How am I going to pay rent this month? Are my kids going to have a better future?'
"As Christians, we can do better. In Acts, chapter 4 verse 34, Luke states that in the early Christian communities 'there was no needy person among them.'
"President Obama has a plan to help struggling families by creating jobs. And we need it now more than ever.
"Help make it happen," the ad concludes, asking listeners to call Sen. Specter or Sen. Voinovich, depending on the broadcast area.
"Catholics and people of all faiths expect an economy that works for everyone not simply a privileged few," Chris Korzen, Executive Director of Catholics United, commented in a press release. "Jesus calls us to care for the least among us. That means looking out for our neighbors who are losing their homes, those who are unemployed and all those who are suffering. We need this legislation to pass. It's not about politics. It's about moral responsibility."
Sen. Specter is one of the most pro-abortion rights Republicans in the Senate, while Sen. Voinovich received a 100 percent rating in 2006 from the National Right to Life Committee.
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During the 2008 presidential campaign, Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput accused groups like Catholics United of doing a "disservice to the Church" and undermining pro-life progress through what he called their "Democratic-friendly" work.


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E-mail is often a standard part of Web-based applications. You may use it to send logon information to users or even to send error messages to application administrators. ASP.NET makes it easy to utilize e-mail in an application with the System.Web.Mail namespace. Let's take a closer look at putting this namespace to work in your applications.
System.Web.Mail namespace
The Microsoft documentation provides a good overview of the System.Web.Mail namespace. It's composed of classes that allow you to create and send messages using the Collaboration Data Objects for Windows 2000 (CDOSYS) message component. The actual message may be delivered via the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) mail service built into Microsoft Windows 2000 and beyond or through an arbitrary SMTP server. The classes in this namespace aren't restricted to an ASP.NET application.
The namespace includes three classes:
MailAttachment class
The basic approach is the creation of a MailMessage object followed by sending it on its way via a SmtpMail object. The MailMessage class contains numerous methods and properties for working with an e-mail message. Properties such as From, Subject, and Body provide everything you need to create an e-mail message, but a SmtpMail object is still necessary for sending it on its way.
The SmtpMail class includes the SmtpServer property that gets or sets the name of the SMTP relay mail server to use to send messages, and the Send method actually sends the message. The Send method is overloaded. It allows a message to send using two approaches:
You'll use the MailAttachment and SmtpMail classes together to create the necessary messages in your application, but make sure the Web server is properly configured to send a message via SMTP. Since IIS (Internet Information Services) is the most popular platform for ASP.NET applications, go ahead and use both the IIS and SMTP services to send messages from your application.
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You can set up both IIS and SMTP services via the Windows control panel. The SMTP service's role is to accept and deliver the messages using the server's configuration. It may deliver the messages directly, or utilize a smart host to deliver the message instead. When a smart host is enlisted, all messages are forwarded to it for delivery.
A little more information is appropriate for debugging. The SMTP service uses a directory structure to contain messages prior to delivery with the default directory being C:\Inetpub\mailroot. It contains numerous subdirectories including Queue, Drop, and Badmail. If you're unable to configure your instance of the SMTP Service for delivery, you can find the message in an EML file in the Queue subdirectory. The Badmail directory contains messages that that couldn't be delivered. Now, let's take a look at sending mail messages from your code.
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To compose an e-mail message in your code, you need to start by creating an instance of the MailMessage class, as shown in the following C# snippet:
MailMessage msg = new MailMessage();
Be sure to include the System.Web.Mail namespace in your code:
using System.Web.Mail;
Once the object is instantiated, the various properties of the MailMessage class are used per your application. The following lines set the recipient, sender, and subject of the message:
msg.To = "email@example.com";
msg.From = "email@example.com";
msg.Subject = "Test Message";
The next step is setting our mail server via the SmtpServer object's SmtpServer property:
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "smtp server name or address";
The final step is sending the message by passing our MailMessage object to the SmtpMail object's Send method:
The previous code used C#. Here's a more complete listing via a Web form's Page_Load event coded in VB.NET:
Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As
Handles MyBase.Load
Dim msg As MailMessage = New MailMessage()
msg.To = "email@example.com"
msg.From = "firstname.lastname@example.com"
msg.Subject = "Test message"
msg.Body = "Message body"
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = " smtp server name or address "
Catch ex As HttpException
Response.Write("Error: " + ex.ToString())
Catch ex As Exception
Response.Write("Error: " + ex.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Notice a try/catch block is used to catch any exceptions raised during e-mail message composition. The equivalent C# code follows:
private void Page_Load(object sender,
System.EventArgs e) {
MailMessage msg = new MailMessage();
msg.To = "firstname.lastname@example.com";
msg.From = "email@example.com";
msg.Subject = "Test message";
msg.Body = "Body of the message";
try {
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "smtp server name or address";
} catch (HttpException ex) {
Response.Write("HTTP Error: " + ex.ToString());
} catch (Exception ex) {
Response.Write("Error: " + ex.ToString());
} }
A straightforward approach to e-mail
The .NET platform makes the task of sending e-mail messages easier. The System.Web.Mail namespace includes everything necessary to send these messages—that is, except the actual SMTP server.
You must set up an SMTP server on the application's host box, or you must redirect it to the appropriate address. IIS provides one approach with its SMTP add-on service, allowing an SMTP server to be set up to handle the messages or to utilize a smarthost indicating what server will handle the processing.
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Again I say: who are these guys and what have they done with the Chicago Bulls?
Or maybe the team we've been watching most of the season — the same one that coughed up a 35-point lead at home to the Sacramento Kings — was the imposter. Maybe now that Tyrus Thomas is back from injury and Derrick Rose is becoming the player everybody thought he would be, the Bulls will live up to the potential they showed in last season's exciting first round playoff loss to the Boston Celtics.
Some people — including a commenter on this site — questioned the validity of the first three wins of Chicago's current streak. And rightly so, considering they came against inferior teams. (Although the Bulls have suffered several losses to "inferior" teams this season.) But the Orlando Magic entered last night's game with the fourth-best record in the NBA. And, according to John Hollinger, the Magic rank 6th in both Offensive and Defensive Efficiency.
I guess you could say beating them qualifies as a quality win. And the Bulls might have won in a blowout if Matt Barnes hadn't kept the Magic in the game by scoring 15 of his season-high 23 points in the third quarter.
Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy agreed with that sentiment: "To me, there's only one factor: [The Bulls] just played a lot harder than us. They played with more energy, more effort, defended harder and went to the boards harder than us all night. It's amazing that we were within shouting distance at the end of this one."
How did it happen? For starters, Rose continued to assert himself. Derrick scored a game-high 30 points and his aggressiveness led to a game-best 10 free throw attempts. He also had 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Rose has now scored 20+ points in seven of the last nine games, including two games with at least 30 points. Going back a little further, Rose has scored at least 19 points in 15 of the last 21 games.
Is Derrick finally becoming The Man for the Bulls? Said Rose: "I'm just trying to attack and do anything to get my team a win. They were giving me mid-range shots. I'll take those any time. … Don't count us out. We can compete with the best teams in the NBA. And we're not stopping here. We've found our groove and we're going to keep going."
That sure sounds like The Man speak to me.
Added Taj Gibson: "He's a totally different player. He's looking to get everybody involved. He's taking his shots well. He's taking over the game sometimes when we need him to. Everybody's clicking right now."
The Bulls also made it happen on defense. Orlando's big three of Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis and Vince Carter combined to score only 24 points on 8-for-31 shooting. The job Chicago's defenders did against those guys was the main reason why the Magic shot only 35 percent as a team. It helped that Carter was forced out after hurting his ankle, but he was only 3-for-15 at that point…so it's not like he was on fire or anything.
Brad Miller merits special mention for his defensive work against Howard, who is known as "Superman" in some circles. Howard is physically superior to Miller in virtually every conceivable way, but Big Brad used his, ahem, veteran cunning to stymie Orlando's biggest gun. Said Miller: "I'm an old vet who knows how to play. You have to do something against Howard. I can't bench (press) as much as him. I can jump about one-eighth as high as he can. You just have to use tricks on him."
Howard finished with 9 points on 3-for-7 shooting. Apparently, those tricks worked.
The Bulls also controlled the paint, where they both outrebounded (54-48) and outscored (40-32) the Magic. No small feat against a team with (one could argue) the league's most dominant center.
Chicago also got solid contributions from rookie Taj Gibson (10 points, 12 boards, 3 blocks) and Luol Deng (14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists). And John Salmons continued to thrive off the bench, finishing with 15 points (5-for-9), 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. It appears Vinny Del Negro made the right call by starting Kirk Hinrich and using Salmons as a super sub. So score one for Vinny, right?
And who says the streak can't continue for a few more games? The Bulls next five games are versus the Thunder (18-15), at Charlotte (13-18), at Milwaukee (13-18), versus Minnesota (7-28) and versus Detroit (11-21).
Said Rose: "If we continue to play this way, good things are going to happen for us."
He may be right.
Truehoop Network:
Philip Rossman-Reich of the Orland Magic Daily: "A scrappy Bulls team outhustled and outworked a tired Magic team, taking as much as a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter. Barnes was once again the offensive catalyst as Dwight Howard faced foul trouble and Vince Carter and Lewis struggled from the floor. Chicago had a 54-48 advantage on the glass and had 16 offensive rebounds, led by rookie Taj Gibson's seven offensive boards. The Magic looked listless on offense throughout the night, helping the Bulls build their lead by shooting 35.9 percent from the floor. Orlando was held without a field goal for the first half of the quarter and watched the gap widen."
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Dont'a Hightower mentoring former Alabama teammates before draft
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Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower, a proud Alabama alum and 2012 first-round draft pick, has remained close with many of his former teammates.
This year, like so many others, Alabama has a handful of draft prospects who should be taken in the early rounds, so Hightower has lent advice to anyone seeking it. So far, he has spoken to safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, linebacker C.J. Mosley, wide receiver Kevin Norwood and outside linebacker Adrian Hubbard, among others.
"All of those guys are very deserving. It feels good -- and I feel like an old guy saying this -- to see those guys grow the way they did," Hightower said. "Just to watch them grow up and be the players they did, I felt real good that (quarterback) AJ (McCarron) was able to grow up the way he did ... all those guys to be able to grow up and have the success that they did after I left."
Hubbard mentioned at the combine he spoke to Hightower and Ravens outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw about the entire process, and Hightower gave a glimpse today at the advice he doled out.
"Just how the process goes, about traveling to see different teams, maybe about what goes on there, meeting with the GM, the head coach, all of that stuff," Hightower said. "I feel like after talking with them now, it was a breeze. They're nervous and excited at the same time, much like everybody else is coming up to the draft. It's going to be really interesting to see where those guys fall."
Hightower sounded especially proud of the way McCarron has advanced in his career.
"His first day coming in as a freshman being on scout team, I feel like everybody was kind of amazed how he threw that deep ball," Hightower said. "The fact that he's took that, ran with it, definitely seeing that he's matured over these last couple years, being able to lead. That team they had last year and the year before was really young, but I'm real proud of AJ and I'm glad that he's had the success he did. I'm looking forward to seeing where he lands."
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Subject: Re: [APG] ship list 1920 Norfolk VA **** Certificates of Arrival****
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> Every few months I dust off the certificate of arrival for this individual
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Visual Basic altering BMP files?
I have windows ME and I am writing a program using Visual Basic 6.(not .NET, which is for XP)
I have a program that creates logos (startup screens).They are made from 320x400 BMP files saved as .SYS files.To animate them,I need to set bytes H32 and H33 (decimal 50 and 51)to specific numbers,say HEC and H00(decimal 240 and 0).I assume the plan is to open this file as binary and Put my values there.The file is "LogoAnim.SYS"a BMP file of 127K in length.Can someone give me the specific code for this?
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Hello hello is there anybody out there?
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Global xx As Integer
SavePicture LogoAnimator.Image1.Picture, FileName
Open FileName For Binary As #1
xx = 256 - Val(LogoAnimator.NumberAnimated.Text)
Put #1, 52, xx
xx = 0
If LogoAnimator.BackandForth.Value = 1 Then
xx = 1
End If
Close #1
Now- how is the best way to insert a string?