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|01 May 2011
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Should I get more RAM?
I was looking around at newegg and saw this.
I figured this is pretty cheap, and I've heard good things about this ram.
I just wanted to hear your suggestions about this ram. I currently have 4 GB of DDR3 RAM, and I like to game, and I have noticed that on some newer games, I am getting about 80% RAM used. Is it worth getting 8 gigs? It should work with my motherboard, right?
Also, If I do buy this, do I need to reset the CMOS after installing?
Thanks guys!
Oh, also, What is the difference between this RAM and the other? I don't see any difference :O.
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"10666CL9D" is the part of the model number that's important. I have 6GB (3x2GB) of the Ripjaws version. There is no difference other than the heat-spreader style.
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Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
Hi there
I don't think that getting the FASTEST RAM will make any significant difference -- especially in gaming as most of the real work is done in the GPU (Graphics processor).
As far as the user input is concerned - whether by keyboard or console or other device - this is TORTOISELY SLOW compared with the other components of the system so even in gaming your machine is likely to be I/O bound in any case so getting the speediest RAM won't make even 0.02 Eurocents worth of difference.
Get the CHEAPEST that's compatable with your mobos chipset, bus speed and CPU.
Increasing RAM size however IS a good idea whether gaming or not - especially if you want to run a lot of concurrent applications or Virtual Machines.
As a gamer you'd probably be better off with a FASTER GPU (VIDEO Graphics Processing Unit) with more RAM in that.
If you can afford it get an SSD as well -- most DISKS on home / consumer grade equipment are REALLY SLOW and TERRIBLE performance.
Intensive graphics are hugely "Processor bound" and by removing this functionality from the main motherboard and system to a dedicated processing unit should reap really good dividends when playing games.
A common mistake is to assume that Games need a huge amount of RAM. The fact that 80% of RAM is used in your machine doesn't actually mean that there is a shortage of RAM. The OS will use whatever it needs -- you could put 12 GB in your system and STILL find 80% is being used.
The O/S will use RAM to minimize paging and disk I/O calls.
Games as I stated use a HUGE amount of PROCESSOR cycles. It depends on the size of the Graphic array data that's held in temporary storage whether more RAM is needed -- in general most consumer type games will play perfectly well on a 4GB machine with decent graphics and dual / quad core CPU.
Personally I'd go for the fastet and highest quality Graphics processor if I were into serious gaming. as well as looking at an SSD as one of the disk devices. Certainly at least a SCSI disk at a minimum.
90% of bottlenecks in home computers BTW are caused by the generally HORRIBLY SLOW and cheap disk devices -- amazing these days that there are still some IDE (Non SATA) 5400 RPM dinosaurs out there.
Just see what people who've switched to SSD's say about improved performance on their often quite modest systems -- just by simply installing a super fast Disk.
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Jimbo, RAM is also a factor, however. Regardless of how powerful your card is, you need a sufficient amount of RAM to support the game. 80% used is hitting close to the ceiling. If he wants to add more to get away from the ceiling, that's his call.
Will it increase performance? Probably not, unless the ram itself is faster (1600+). But then again he didn't mention faster, just higher capacity.
And I can promise you that if he's using 80% of 12GB of ram, it's not the game that's using it. We also do not know if the 80% is the effect of the game or not. He could be sitting at 35% before the game and that 45% increase is the game, itself.
I get where you're going, Jimbo, but the OP needs to take your recommendations with a grain of salt.
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Well most games are 32bit apps, and will not be able to use more than 2GB of RAM anyway.
The extra RAM will help in the sense of other processes and apps will have more room without dumping other things.
I have 8GB and it seldom ever goes above 4GB use.
The only time it does, is with a few x64 bit apps I use often that are very memory intesive.
Even then, It doesnt use all 8GB.
If you want to increase RAM, and money isnt that much of a issue, it does have its benefits.
Just dont expect more FPS in your games etc. It really will not do much for performance, since you are already at 4GB.
And 4GB is usually all most ever need.
One advantage, is obviously if you use x64 apps that can use alot of RAM.
If you do not, chances are you will seldom ever see the PC use more than 4GB, even gaming.
Another small advantgae, is if you have 8GB Windows will use it.
Putting many things into standby so they are ready faster when you do use them. But in the grand scheme of things, its not that much of an overall improvement.
Basically, youll just be able to keep alot more apps and programs in RAM, in Standby.
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Case Report: Cat Licking Fur Off Sides And Legs
The Stress of Crowding can cause Overgrooming
Just before Thanksgiving I got a call from Mia, the concerned owner of an 11 year old Tonkinese cat named Woody (not their real names). A couple of months previously Woody began pulling out the hair on his rear legs, the sides of his abdomen and, more recently, his front legs too.
For years Woody and Mia had shared their home relatively peacefully with two other cats but the self mutilation started when a stray kitten was temporarily adopted. Neither of the other cats was licking obsessively but one of them frequently launched himself at the French door whenever a neighbor cat dropped by the house to stir the political pot.
Many indoor cats seem to enjoy hanging with their homies but the reality of feline social behavior is solitude with only occasional breaks to chat around the water cooler. A retiring sort by nature Woody was barely keeping his head together sharing living space with two other cats (one of whom was providing home security as a self appointed feline cruise missile). When Mia added the homeless waif to the mix Woody acted out (wigged out) by compulsively licking and pulling out his hair.
Cats who over-groom to the point of baldness are commonly diagnosed with feline psychogenic alopecia. It fits cats like Woody but not those with physical problems like food, inhaled, or contact allergies. Fungal infections, skin parasites, or combinations of any of the above are the real cause in some cases. Treating a physically ill and itchy cat with behavior medications won't help. Skin scrapings, allergy testing, and treatments for mange along with hypoallergenic diet trials are appropriate first steps for many cats with bald patches.
It turned out that while the root cause of Woody's self mutilation was behavioral his old joints were making it harder for him to escape the rambunctiousness of his young and restless roommates. Meloxicam and a chewable glucosamine/chondroitin supplement improved his comfort level and his mobility. Adding fluoxetine, as an antianxiety, relaxed him enough to leave his fur alone. A bit of daily solitude plus interactive play with his owner also helped readjust Woody's attitude. Now he looks and feels as good as he ever has. His appearance is no longer a source of embarrassment, but the militant antics of his hot head roommate will always offend his peaceful nature.


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October 10 (Week 8): Capitalism and Cultures of Risk and Disability
This week we will focus on the relationship between disability and the spread of industrial capitalism, as well as the ways in which the disabling effects of industrial workplaces reshaped relationships between the nation-state and individuals.
Please use the comment function to post two discussion questions about this week's readings by Thursday at 2 pm. Focus on intriguing or controversial points in the readings that you think will spark discussion. Strong discussion questions are open-ended, engage with major points in author(s)' arguments, and are not factual in nature.
Reminder: We will also finish discussing the Obregon, Bender, and Carson pieces from last week.
Please also post one of the following:
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- your "most interesting connection" for this week's reading
If you refer to a specific point or quote in one of the readings, please provide the author and page number.
1) Jamie L. Bronstein, Workplace Accidents and Injured Workers in Nineteenth-Century Britain (2008)
2) John Williams-Searle, "Cold Charity: Manhood, Brotherhood, and the Transformation of Disability, 1870-1900," in The New Disability History, pp. 157-186 (MavSpace)
3) Greg Eghigian, "Embodied Entitlement: The Policy, Practice, and Politics of Disability Compensation," in Making Security Social, Disability, Insurance, and the Birth of the Social Entitlement State in Germany (University of Michigan Press, 2000), pp. 67-116 (MavSpace)


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Nathan B.wrote a review of Pearl Izumi Attack Short - Men's on August 12, 2008
Great shorts I have been riding in them for a few weeks now 200 miles or so. This weekend I did a century in them. My butt was one of the things that did not hurt after. The pad is were it needs to be and there is no extra material or waste. The cut and panels are very comfortable. I do recommend these and might buy another one so that I don't have to use the old back up pair.


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So……if I've calculated correctly… next month is April. (where is this year going? Flying by!) While most people think of spring and flowers and Easter, April represents something else to me too: autism awareness month. Yep a whole month of it.
If you've read 30days for awhile or poked around here, you probably know that I'm an autism mom. My oldest, now 12 (!!!!) was diagnosed at 2. It's been quite the ride. You can read more about our journey in my (unfinished) "the A word" series.
By now you're probably wondering what this has to do with Y O U. Well- next month I will be doing an autism awareness series. It won't be a whole month. It will just be scattered posts here and there. I've already asked some amazing people to join in on the fun. So my question to you is- what do you want to know? Do you have questions? Anything in particular you'd like to see? Let me say here (as my third grade teacher would say) – there is no such thing as a dumb question. Ask away.
While the series will highlight awareness, I aim to have it apply to everyone. There will be crafts, tutorials and more. Kinda like this post:
Puzzle Rice Crispy Treats & printables
So dear friends, sweet readers- leave your ideas, opinions, thoughts here.
Thank you thank you thank you!


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Ericsson licenses ARM processor core for communications applications
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STOCKHOLM-- Sweden's L.M. Ericsson today announced its microelectronics subsidiary has licensed RISC processor technology from ARM Ltd. of Cambridge, England. Ericsson Microelectronics AB has licensed the ARM7DMI core for use in a range of communications products.
"Bluetooth and fast Internet access to the home are key applications for Ericsson, and ARM's proven processor technology will provide an efficient and scalable platform for our high-performance, low-power system-on-chip solutions targeting these markets," said Johan Tingsborg, vice president and general manager for Datacom ICs at Ericsson Microelectronics.
The Swedish company hopes to reduce the time it takes to introduce next-generation ICs for consumer communications products by reusing the ARM processor core across Ericsson, said Tingsborg.


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(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - February 14, 2013) - It's been quite a ride for 78-year-old James Hylton, and part of his journey is coming to a close.
As reported in today's Daytona Beach News-Journal, Hylton has announced his retirement from driving race cars. The 2013 season will mark his farewell tour behind the wheel of his famous No. 48.
"I've been thinking about this for quite a while," Hylton said. "I'm 78, and the time has come."
Hylton made 602 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts since 1964, winning twice at Talladega and Richmond. Since 1997, Hylton has made 143 ARCA starts.
"It's time to step aside as a driver and turn this car over to the younger generation. I don't want to lose the Hylton Motorsports race team. I'll be there next year as the general manager. We are definitely in the market to build up our race team and put younger drivers behind the wheel who can run up front."
Hylton's feelings are mixed regarding his final year behind the wheel.
"It's kind of a love-hate relationship. If I could drive until I was 90 years old, I would. But I need to face the facts. It's too much of a job to be the driver and manager the team. I'm excited about the future. I feel I have an honest-to-goodness chance to build my team to where we can be competitive. Next time we come to Daytona, we will have a car and driver capable of winning the race."
Happy Birthday Bill Venturini: Two-time ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards driving champion Bill Venturini, and now co-owner of Venturini Motorsports, is celebrating his 60th birthday Valentine's Day Thursday.
Venturini Motorsports, 4 Cars at Daytona, Still Looking for First Win at Daytona: Venturini Motorsports has 26 career ARCA wins since 1983, but not one at Daytona, although they'll have four shots at it this year. John Wes Townley, whose career-best finish of third was here at Daytona in 2010, is entered in Venturini's No. 15 Zaxby's Toyota. Rookie Justin Boston (No. 25 ZLOOP Toyota) will make his career-first ARCA start at Daytona, and will run the full season in Venturini's flagship car. Milka Duno (No. 35 Cantv-Milka Way Toyota) has also announced a full season, starting here at Daytona. Darrell Wallace Jr. will occupy Venturini's fourth entry - the No. 55 Toyota Manufacturing Toyota. Wallace, a development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) and a former participant in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program, will make his first Daytona start. The ARCA race at Daytona will serve as a means for Wallace to gain superspeedway experience in prep for a full season driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2013.
Canadian Gresel Gets Assist from Veteran Crew Chief David Ifft: Hepworth, Ontario rookie Andrew Gresel, who's making his career-first ARCA start at Daytona in the Wes Gonder-owned No. 38 Sauble Falls Tent & Trailer Park Ford, is getting some help from veteran crew chief David Ifft. Ifft is here as a consultant for Gresel. Ifft earned 27 career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins a as crew chief with Cale Yarborough, Benny Parsons, Darrell Waltrip and Buddy Baker, to name a few. Ifft also prepared superspeedway ARCA cars for Lee Raymond during Raymond's two championship seasons. Gresel was the Delaware Speedway Park (London, Ontario) late model track champion in 2011 and finished second in points there in 2010 and 2012.
Will Kimmel's Retro Throwback Paint Scheme: Third generation driver Will Kimmel is running a specially-designed retro paint scheme here at Daytona, very similar to the paint scheme is grandfather Bill Kimmel, Sr. used throughout his career. The scheme includes an overall red car with white wheels, white numbers, and a black hood. While Will's name occupies the driver side, his grandfather's name is on the passenger side. Kimmel finished third in the same car here at Daytona last year.
Kimmel Racing enters second car with 60-year-old crop-duster and rookie Steve Kemp: Justin, Texas driver Steve Kemp will make his career-first ARCA start here at Daytona in a second Kimmel Racing entry. Kemp, who owns a trucking company back home, is also an instrument-rated commercial pilot who has logged more than 5,000 hours as a crop duster. He credits the hand-eye coordination that he used in crop dusting with helping his skills as a race car driver. as what will serve him well as a race car driver. Although Kemp is a rookie in the ARCA ranks, he drove six years as an instructor for Team Texas at Texas Motor Speedway.
Frank Kimmel "Chasin Iggy": Nine-time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel owns nearly every all-time stat in ARCA except in the category of all-time wins. Iggy Katona, who won three times at Daytona including in 1974 at the age of 57, is currently the all-time ARCA winner with 79 victories. Kimmel trails in second with 76. And while Kimmel has won nearly everywhere on tour, the Clarksville, Indiana driver has nary a win at Daytona in 21 consecutive tries. As a reminder of Kimmel's pursuit of Katona's all-time win mark, Kimmel's team computer monitor in the ARCA garage is covered with a photo of Katona with the caption "Chasin' Iggy" across the screen.
Bo Lemastus Working with NASCAR Veteran Geoff Bodine: Rookie Bo Lemastus is getting assistance for his career-first start at Daytona from NASCAR veteran driver Geoff Bodine, who will be serving in the capacity of coach and raceday spotter for Lemastus's No. 42 Crosley Radio Dodge. Lemastus is CEO of Crosley Radio, which manufacturers vintage electronics under the Crosley brand. Lemastus recently purchased the complete inventory from Mark Gibson Racing for the 2013 ARCA Racing Series season. Lemastus's racing background includes 20 years in AMA motorcycle racing and five years of SCCA road course racing.


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The long-term evolution of vertically-related industries
The paper develops the argument that the long-term structural evolution of an industry depends on the evolution of a vertically-related, downstream industry. We analyse two pairs of vertically-related industries, the jet and turboprop aircraft and engine industries, since the first introduction of the jet and turboprop technologies to 1998. The paper shows that the evolutionary dynamics of the downstream industry, in terms of number of firms and products, entry, exit and concentration, is transmitted to the upstream industry via the structure of the network of vertical exchange relations. We identify two network configurations, partitioned and hierarchical, and show that they are responsible for sharply different transmission effects. An econometric analysis is carried out to demonstrate this difference in the turboprop and jet markets.
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by Tom Taulli | July 18, 2013 2:35 pm
The last time IBM (IBM[1]) reported its earnings, the company whiffed, so there was lots of trepidation as investors waited for the Q2 announcement.
The earnings report, which came out after hours yesterday, showed mediocre results. The most troubling item was the top line; revenues were off 3.3% to $24.9 billion, missing Wall Street's expectations of $25.3 billion.
However, IBM did manage to do better with its bottom line. IBM posted earnings per share of $3.91, which beat the consensus estimate of $3.78. The company also upped its full-year EPS forecast to $16.90 from $16.70.
So should you buy IBM shares here with the thought that all might not be great, but at least good — or should you wait for a better price amid its recent little upswing?
Megatrends: The future looks bright for tech operators like IBM thanks to megatrends like the cloud, mobile, social media and Big Data. And IBM has been aggressive on most of those fronts, including boasting one of the largest global cloud infrastructure platforms and a wide assortment of applications. As for mobile, the company has a top-notch infrastructure and recently launched its MobileFirst initiative, which has the goal of making all the apps mobile. But Big Data could be the holy grail. Since 2005, IBM has spent more than $24 billion on acquisitions for companies in the space. The true potential for Big Data is developing cognitive systems, which will help understand trends, detect problems, find opportunities and provide for better forecasts — the kinds of things that make companies much more competitive.
Dealmaking: Even with its R&D prowess, IBM still realizes it needs to buy companies. Since 2000, it has struck more than 140 acquisitions to keep the company on the leading edge of technology and to add thousands of talented engineers. At the same time, IBM also understands that it can be just as important to exit businesses. During the past decade, the company has pulled off about $15 billion in divestitures — perhaps the most important of which was the unloading of its PC segment.
Innovation: This is a huge advantage for IBM — it's why the company has stuck around for more than 100 years. Every quarter, the company shells out a hefty $1.5 billion-plus in R&D expenditures, and the results have been strong. Last year, the company snagged nearly 6,500 patents, giving it the top spot for the 20th straight year.
Headwinds: As I noted in a recent post[2], the enterprise tech market has been undergoing a slowdown that has affected not only IBM, but other bellwethers like Oracle (ORCL[3]), SAP (SAP[4]), Accenture (ACN[5]), Intel (INTC[6]) and Qualcomm (QCOM[7]). Part of that has come amid pressure on emerging markets. If anything, they are seeing an outflow of capital as money goes back to the US, which has seen a pick-up in growth. At the same time, Europe has continued to languish, and many countries in the developed world are paring back their budget deficits. The result: a weaker environment for IT spending.
Disruptive Technologies: Over the years, the enterprise tech market has seen tremendous innovation, much of it coming from startup companies. As a testament to that innovation, there have been many standout IPOs, especially in the cloud space … and as more capital flows into the sector, these companies will likely get stronger and stronger. That's a big problem for a company like IBM — despite its investments, a big part of its software is non-cloud, and other technologies, such as its databases, are still based on old approaches.
Hardware: Hardware still is an important part of IBM's business, especially in terms of cash flows. The technologies focus on mainframes and power systems; however, competitive pressure has been growing over the years. Commodity-based servers are starting to take share away from IBM as these types of solutions become more common in datacenters. Not to mention that Oracle is also gunning for the market. While its efforts are still in the early stages, ORCL has the resources and strong distribution footprint to challenge IBM.
IBM has hit a rough patch, but so have the other top tech companies. Looking at the long haul, IBM still is nicely positioned to benefit from various megatrends. Besides, it has continued to invest heavily to build a solid foundation, in terms of acquisitions and hiring.
Plus, its valuation remains reasonable at 10 times earnings, and IBM shares offer a little protection via a 2% dividend.
So should you buy IBM? Yes — for now, the pros outweigh the cons on the stock.
Tom Taulli runs the InvestorPlace blog IPO Playbook[8]. He is also the author of High-Profit IPO Strategies[9], All About Commodities[10] and All About Short Selling[11]. Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli[12]. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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Betsy (Kollman) Bresky
Four Star Greenhouse, Carleton, Mich.
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Trial Manager
As a member of team that directs the breeding and selection of a national plant brand, has helped improve the trialing processes used to evaluate and bring new plant varieties to market. During graduate school at Cornell University, did extensive research in the breeding of alstroemeria.
Favorite Hobby: I love cooking. Im fairly fearless when it comes to concocting complicated meals. Yes, I mess them up sometimes, but when they work theyre really good!
Fun Facts
That Spartan Sound: As a trumpet player at Michigan state University, Betsys musical skills have been seen and heard at Big Ten Tournaments, NCAA Tournaments, a bowl game and numerous other events.


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I' moving my code from Perl to Java/J2EE.
The goal is to integrate 2 systems, to be short
the business is mainly to transfert any
update, insert, delete from sytemA to systemB.
Those 2 sytems use Oracle database.
The requirement doesn't allow me to create any trigger on Oracle databases.
I there a way to go for an EJB solution that will act like a trigger ? The business of this EJB will be : "every x seconds (configurable) check changes from a given table (or view) et return the list
of rows that have been updated, inserted or deleted."
Do i need to re-invite the wheel or is this something that the container can handle itself ?
(i'm thinking about ejbload() method of an entity bean)
Thanks for your input.
José Nyimi Mbambi
IT Analyst
EJB LIKE A TRIGGER (1 messages)
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you can look into J2EE Timer Service
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LLDDLLWLDL: Chiefs' Current Form
Kaizer Chiefs' Terrible Form Sees Them Down The Absa Premiership Table
Kaizer Chiefs have won just one of their last 10 games in all competitions stretching back to last season, and desperately need to get back to winning ways this evening.
The Amakhosi face Cape Town City in the Western Cape this evening as they look for their first victory on the road since beating Bloemfontein Celtic back in April, and their only win since the beginning of May came when they beat Bidvest Wits on the last day of the 2016/17 campaign.
Pressure is growing on Steve Komphela as his side struggle for points, and are currently 13th going into tonight's encounter with the Citizens after drawing with Celtic and losing to SuperSport United.
Chiefs have picked up a lowly six points from the last 24 available to them in the Absa Premiership and even a win over a City side that has won every game under Benni McCarthy will only take them as high as eighth.
During those last 10 games, Komphela's side has scored nine goals and can take some positives from the fact that they have managed to find the back of the net in both league games this season even if the results didn't go their way.


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Iraqi Appeals Court Upholds Hussein Death Sentence
Hussein reacts to the verdict on November 5 (epa) December 26, 2006 -- An Iraqi appeals court today upheld the death sentence handed down to Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity, and said the sentence should be carried out within 30 days.
Judge Aref Abdul-Razzaq al-Shahin made the announcement in Baghdad.
The court's decision must still be ratified by President Jalal Talabani and Iraq's two vice presidents.
The former Iraqi leader and two former aides were sentenced to death by hanging in November over the killings of 148 Shi'a from the town of Al-Dujayl, slain after Hussein escaped an assassination attempt there in 1982. The appeals court also upheld the death sentences of the two codefendants.
In another trial, Hussein and six codefendants are facing genocide charges related to a 1980s campaign against Kurdish civilians.
(AFP, Reuters)
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Police Chief Rasmussen recuperating
West Fargo Police Chief Arland Rasmussen is recuperating following open heart surgery to repair blockage Saturday morning at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo.
Assistant Chief Mike Reitan said that Rasmussen is resting comfortably and is expected to be released later this week.
Rasmussen went into the emergency room last Thursday after experiencing chest discomfort. He was admitted and following a battery of tests on Friday, the blockage was discovered necessitating the need for the surgery.
Rasmussen's family is requesting that visits be limited at this time to allow him the opportunity to rest.
In the meantime, his wife, Verna, and other family members thank everyone for their consideration and concern. "We really appreciate all the prayers and thoughts that have been sent our way," Verna stated Monday afternoon. "We are so blessed to live in a community that shows such support."


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Release Date: 1989 |
Album Rating: 3.5What's up, Sput friends?
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffGreat, my country just won an important match.
Jake E Lee was always deeply underrated. Great guitar player.
Album is good.
Have a pos KJ.
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Album Rating: 3.5"Jake E Lee was always deeply underrated"
Couldn't agree more Trap, his style was so unique and he was actually really skilled too. If I had to pick a single greatest song of the '80s, i might choose Bark at the Moon.
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffYou know your music man. Bark at the Moon is my fav Ozzy track.
Jake's ending solo is one of the finest leads ever made.
Album Rating: 3.5That outro solo is so easy too but Jake makes it sound incredible. Hell, every single note played in that song is perfection.
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffYeah his leads aren't technically amazing, but it's all about the feeling.
I just neg'd your review because you're an idiot for posting two reviews on the same day and not respecting other users.
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffC'mon man...
Album Rating: 3.5"Yeah his leads aren't technically amazing, but it's all about the feeling."
His picking is still solid though, man. Listen to "Dancing on the Edge" from this album and the song BatM. He's definitely superior to the average mainstream guitarist.
"C'mon man..."
You're a long time user Notrap. I'm sure you know of the ethical codes of this website. It's quite annoying when someone out of sheer desire to pollute the main page with too many reviews doesn't show consideration for other users. He's done it consistently for the last 3 days.
At least I'm not insecure to the point that when I'm unbanned I need to make a list about it. Stop steeling your mom's weed for god's sake.
And the lack of intelligent words manifest's himself.
Album Rating: 3.5Ugh oh, sounds like I offended someone by writing too many reviews. Didn't realize the internet was so cut-throat.
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"Ugh oh, sounds like I offended someone by writing too many reviews. Didn't realize the internet was so cut-throat"
it is. what are you trying to accomplish? Should I be expecting you to post two reviews per day? Do you have an ethics? you call sput people your "friends" but you disregard them with disrespect. You're a pretty lol user.
Is redundancy your lot in life Sonic? Why are you holding back your tongue? Are you afraid of getting banned again?
Album Rating: 4.0That bitch isn't afraid of getting banned
you're just being a sensitive dumbass
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College makes structural change
Georgian College has tightened its belt to balance the books.
The Barrie-based college is laying off administrators, reassigning teaching faculty and will sell Kempenfelt Conference Centre to help make up an $8.6-million shortfall this year on its now-balanced $195-million-plus budget.
"We've made good decisions to sustain our future," said MaryLynn West-Moynes, Georgian's president and CEO. "There are a number of moving parts in this, but one of the things that we wanted to do in this structure change was flatten the organization."
Seven full-time administration jobs will be lost – three effective April 1, another four when Kempenfelt Conference Centre closes.
A number of full-time support staff positions are also affected, but they will be offered reassignment based on seniority – as per the terms of the appropriate collective agreements.
"Some of those reassignments will inevitably impact our part-time employees," said West-Moynes.
There will also be a change of assignment for many faculty.
Beginning this year, approximately 70 full-time faculty members will teach during the spring/summer session. New classes will be created and programs will be realigned to accommodate additional classes for popular programs with significant wait lists.
Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 350 represents 278 full-time faculty and 299 part-time faculty at Georgian. An additional 368 faculty members teach on a part-time basis and are not members of the faculty union.
"Local 350 has expressed and will continue to express concerns about how these structural changes will affect students and the quality of education delivered at the college," said Terry Heittola, president of Local 350.
"The structural changes will result in the reduction of librarian positions and significant changes to teaching assignments for both full and part-time faculty members," he said.
Georgian has started the process of selling Kempenfelt Conference Centre, located on Lake Simcoe in Innisfil. The college assumed its operation from the province in 1981; while it operated successfully for many years, the centre has been a money-loser for the last decade – anywhere from $50,000 to more than $200,000 annually.
West-Moynes said there were a number of attempts to right the ship, and that five different scenarios were looked at, but with no success.
"In the end, we just couldn't come up with something that would be a good use for the students, and it's been losing money," she said. "We decided its was time to move to our core business, which is providing programs and services, not offering a conference centre facility."
The 40-year-old facility also needs substantial capital investment to be a competitive conference centre.
Georgian will continue to operate the centre until the end of October. It will honour all bookings and accept new bookings until then.
The college said its restructuring moves, along with short- and long-term investments, will save $7-million to balance the 2017-18 budget.
Of that total, $2.2 million in savings and revenue will come from service areas, such as contract negotiations with external vendors, like cleaning and print contracts, savings on utility costs from upgraded lighting and infrastructure and departmental changes in work processes, reducing spending on supplies and materials.
There will also be a 2% increase in parking pass fees, consistent with the rate of inflation.
Provincial funding for Ontario college operating costs has decreased each year since 2007-2008.
Georgian's budget pressures have been compounded by losing the small, northern rural grant, declining demographics of youths age 18 to 24 in Simcoe and Grey counties at rates greater than the provincial average, and Laurentian University's withdrawal from the Barrie campus last year.
Of Georgian's $195 million-plus annual budget, 50% of the funding comes from the province, 30% is from students' tuition and 20% is from ancillary operations - food, parking, book store, selling training to business and industry, etc.
Georgian College has 3,500 employees and about 12,000 students at this time of the year at its Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Collingwood, Owen Sound, Orangeville and Bracebridge campuses.
Georgian College: Investments For the Future
*New programs relevant to the needs of employers including a biotechnology-health diploma, paralegal graduate certificate and bachelor of engineering (electrical) degree with electrical engineering technology advanced diploma.
*Capital investments will be made in program areas that support enrolment growth with two new computer assisted design labs, two new bring-your-own-device labs, larger capacity classrooms, and machine shop equipment to support engineering and computer science programs.
*Further growth areas include international education, a new advanced technology, innovation and research centre, and the development of new Georgian degrees and joint degree-diplomas in partnership with Lakehead University.
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Just when it looked like we finally were going to escape the Alex Rodriguez saga, now we're going to have Barry Bonds jammed down our throats for a while. Sigh.
Two quick thoughts, and then I hope to leave both topics alone.
I don't understand the consensus that Scott Boras is taking a loss or has lost his aura of invincibility because Rodriguez is going to sign for 10 years and $275 million. Last I checked, the Yankees had vowed not to negotiate with Rodriguez, who has no concrete offers from any other club. Yet he's going to exceed his last contract, which was considered wildly exorbitant and didn't take him well past his prime like his new deal will. That's a loss? I hope I lose like that someday.
On Bonds, I'd like to know how many million of dollars the U.S. government has spent putting together its case. I'd also like to know, in the end, what is it really going to accomplish?
- You've been doing your mock drafts for a while now. I think it's time for a Top 10 Prospects list from the big-time farm system you've put together from your mock drafts.
Justin Riddick
I assembled a Top 10 in an Ask BA last January, but now's a good time for another one. My list doesn't include Micah Owings (my 10th-round pick in 2004), because he already has graduated to the major leagues, or Luke Hochevar (first round, 2005), because I didn't sign him. For a complete list of my choices, my 2007 draft is here
and my previous drafts are here.
1. Jason Heyward, of, Braves (first round, 2007)
Should quickly establish himself as an elite hitter.
2. Jordan Schafer, of, Braves (third round, 2005)
Ranked ahead of Heyward on our official Braves Top 10.
3. Brett Sinkbeil, rhp, Marlins (first round, 2006)
Herniated disc limited him in 2007, but he should be fine next year.
4. Kyle Gibson, rhp, U. of Missouri (ninth round, 2006)
Will be a first-rounder in 2009; I met his $500,000 asking price out of high school.
5. Michael Bowden, rhp, Red Sox (sandwich round, 2005)
Held his own in Double-A at age 20 with solid fastball-curve combination.
6. Aaron Cunningham, of, Diamondbacks (sixth round, 2005)
Batted .308, hit 16 homers, stole 28 bases, reached Double-A at age 21.
7. Wes Hodges, 3b, Indians (second round, 2006)
Hit .287/.367/.473 in high Class A this year in his pro debut.
8. Will Middlebrooks, ss/3b, Red Sox (fifth round, 2007)
Sandwich-round talent fell to me, Boston because of signability.
9. Ryan Sweeney, of, White Sox (first round, 2003)
His bat has been disappointing, but he was still my first big leaguer.
10. Justin Jackson, ss, Blue Jays (sandwich round, 2007)
Plays a premium position, has solid tools across the board.
That's not bad at all. I've learned as I've gone along, and my last three drafts have been much stronger than my first two. I like my depth beyond the Top 10, too, as I have some hopes for my second- and third-round picks from 2007, righthanders Nevin Griffith (White Sox) and Sam Demel (Athletics), and five players who performed well last season: Giants first baseman Andy D'Alessio (fifth round, 2003), Yankees righthander Daniel McCutchen (eighth round, 2005), Red Sox catcher Mark Wagner (ninth round, 2005), Red Sox outfielder Zach Daeges (sixth round, 2006) and Orioles outfielder Matt Angle (sixth round, 2007).
- Under the new collective bargaining agreement, college players have four years and high school players have five years before they have to be protected on a 40-man roster, correct? Is this from when they sign, or from when they first play? For example, Brad Harman of the Phillies signed out of Australia in 2003, when he was 17, but he didn't make his debut until 2004. So he wouldn't have to be protected until after 2008, right? Jason Jaramillo, who was drafted out of Oklahoma State in 2004 and then played that summer, he has to be added to the 40-man roster this offseason, correct?
James Moyer
Washington D.C.
James is correct on the status or Harman and Jaramillo, but the recent change to rule is a little more involved. First, it's based purely on the player's age at the time of his signing, with those 18 or younger in one group and those 19 or older in another. Under the previous CBA, a player's 40-man clock started ticking when he began playing, so a club could postdate his contract to the following year and buy an extra season before it had to protect him. Teams had to place a 19-and-older signee on the 40-man roster after three years, and an 18-and-younger signee after four years, or risk losing him in the major league Rule 5 draft at the Winter Meetings.
Now the rule gives clubs an additional year before they have protected players, though it no longer allows teams to postdate the contracts to buy extra time. Teams get the best of both worlds for players signed before the new CBA went into effect after the 2006 offseason, as they can take advantage of not only the added year, but also a postdated contract if one applies.
- Whatever happened to former Royals prospect Colt Griffin? Is he still playing organized baseball anywhere?
Hunter Abercrombie
Live Oak, Fla.
Griffin created a lot of furor in 2001, when he became the first high school ever documented to hit 100 mph with his fastball. Teams fell in love with his heater, and Alan Schwarz chronicled the phenomenon in a classic Baseball America story
The Royals drafted Griffin ninth overall, paid him a $2.4 million bonus and then watched him go 19-25, 4.79 in five minor league seasons. He won just two games above Class A ball and walked more batters (278) than he struck out (271) in 374 pro innings. He never was able to throw strikes consistently and dialed down his fastball into the low 90s in an unsuccessful effort to find some control.
Kansas City moved him to the bullpen in 2004, but that didn't help much. He hurt his shoulder in 2005, had surgery that offseason and returned the following year unable to reach even the high 80s with his once-formidable heater. He retired in July 2006.


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Atwater Brewery And Meijer Team Up On New 'State Fair Pale Ale'
Jul 25, 2013, 06:00 ET from Atwater Brewery
DETROIT, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two well-known and highly-regarded Michigan institutions, Atwater Brewery and Meijer, are teaming up to bring a new "State Fair Pale Ale" craft beer to market.
State Fair Pale Ale was introduced earlier this week at the grand opening of Meijer's newest location in the Gateway Marketplace, adjacent to Detroit's State Fair Grounds. The store, a result of a $20 million investment in the city, is Meijer's first in Detroit.
"For Atwater's 'distinctively Detroit' beers, this collaboration is especially gratifying," said Mark Rieth, Atwater owner. "We brewed this Pale Ale to be a reflection of the partners involved and to celebrate our shared heritage."
State Fair Pale Ale is just beyond deep gold in color, edging into copper. It's a straightforward outing in the American Pale Ale style, lightly caramel in character, with the crisp dryness and piney aromas of American hops and no bitter astringency. As with all Atwater brands, the beer fully meets the brewer's singular focus on producing the highest quality craft beers on the market.
State Fair Pale Ale will be sold exclusively through Meijer's starting with the 32 metro Detroit locations.
After completing a $1 million upgrade to its current facility, a historic 1919 warehouse in Detroit's riverfront district, Atwater is now running at full capacity. Beginning in September, 2013, Atwater will begin production at a second Detroit location. In 2014, the two facilities combined will be capable of producing 250,000 barrels of beer annually. With added expansion now planned in either the Southeast or Southwestern U.S., Atwater will double its annual output to more than 500,000 barrels annually in the first quarter of 2015.
For more information, please click the following links:
Atwater's website
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text: Egyptian President Meets Judges To Defuse Tensions Over Controversial Decree 11/27/2012 1:52 AM ET Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has held talks with the country's senior judges in an apparent effort to defuse the crisis triggered by his controversial constitutional decree that gave him sweeping powers, it was announced late on Monday.Mursi's recent decree stated that all decisions, laws and declarations passed by the President, until a new Constitution is in place by mid-February, "are final and not subject to appeal" by any authority, including the judiciary.The decree also stated that the Islamist-dominated panel engaged in drafting a new Constitution as well as the Upper House of the country's Parliament cannot be dissolved by any authority, including the judiciary. According to presidential spokesman Yasser Ali, Mursi made it clear to members of the Supreme Judicial Council during a five-hour meeting on Monday that he would not withdraw the decree, but assured them that its scope would now be limited to "sovereign matters" designed to protect state institutions. The judges had earlier questioned the clause in Mursi's decree that made his decisions immune to legal challenges. Also the Judges Club, which represents all of the country's judges, on Saturday called for widespread protests against the President.Nevertheless, the Supreme Judicial Council later resisted rejecting the decree outright. It said the decree should apply only to "sovereign matters," and urged the judges who began a strike on Sunday to return to work.Ali said the President had assured the Council that he had utmost respect for the judiciary. He added that the two parties confirmed during the talks that they had no desire for "conflict or difference between the judicial and presidential authorities." Although the original decree ordered fresh investigations into crimes committed against protesters during last year's popular uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak as well as retrials of officials found guilty, Ali said the new investigations and trials would only occur "where new evidence appeared."In addition, the decree sacked Prosecutor-General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, and appointed Talaat Ibrahim as his replacement. Maguid was appointed to the post in July 2006 when Mubarak was in power. Incidentally, many in Egypt still consider Maguid to be a remnant of the Mubarak regime. But it is not clear whether his sacking still stands.The latest development comes ahead of planned Opposition protests on Tuesday demanding total withdrawal of the so-called constitutional declaration. The Opposition insists that powers Mursi assumed himself with last week's declaration are much greater than those enjoyed by Mubarak before his ouster.Pro-democracy activists and Opposition groups fear that Mursi's latest move may endanger the gains made by last year's popular uprising. Notably, Mursi's supporters have also staged rallies to demonstrate their continued backing for the Muslim Brotherhood leader. But the Brotherhood has called off its rally planned for Tuesday.Notably, Egypt has witnessed violent protests ever since Mursi issued the controversial declaration last Thursday, with the President's opponents attacking and vandalizing offices of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood in several cities and towns. At least 60 people have been injured in clashes between Opposition activists and riot police as well as members of the Brotherhood since the protests began. The lone fatality in the violence was a Brotherhood member who was killed on Sunday after the party's headquarters in the Nile Delta town of Damanhour was attacked by anti-Mursi protesters.Mursi, leader of the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, was sworn in as Egypt's first civilian and freely-elected President on June 30, following the popular revolt that forced Mubarak to step down in February last year after handing over power to the country's military. Mubarak has since been convicted of complicity in the deaths of anti-government protesters and sentenced to life in prison. by RTT Staff WriterFor comments and feedback: firstname.lastname@example.com News 6 Pharma Stocks In News Highway Robbery: 10 States With Highest Sales Tax 10 States With The Lowest Sales Tax


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Ugh, I couldn't finish my mug. I used boiling water, steeped for 4 minutes and adding some skim milk (and even added a couple chocolate chips to the mix). Just not good. I don't know what it is, but the mint is incredibly overpowering. I didn't get any chocolate even with my add-ins. I dumped the rest of my mug.
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New York City makes the heart grow fonder
Ariel Sabar's new book, Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York, follows couples from the 1940s to the present whose matchmaker was New York City. We chatted with him about location-location-location — and what it means for love.
EM & LO: What got you first interested in how place interacts with the way strangers meet and fall in love?
ARIEL SABAR: The spark for me was my parents' love story. My mom, Stephanie, and dad, Yona, were these really different people. Stephanie was the daughter of a well-off Manhattan businessman and his sophisticated wife, the kind of folks who held season tickets to the Metropolitan Opera. Yona was born to an illiterate teenage mother and peddler father in a mud hut in northern Iraq. But one fall day in 1966, they both somehow find themselves in Washington Square Park, that wonderful gathering place in the heart of Greenwich Village. Through a series of circumstances I describe in the book, Yona, lonely and homesick, strikes up a conversation this interesting woman — thinking mistakenly that she is also a "tourist." Four months later they are married. The more I quizzed them about their story, the more convinced I became that the park itself had played a kind of matchmaking role. Forty-four years, two kids, and four grandkids later, they're still happily married.
What is it about New York City that makes it so conducive — or more conducive than other cities, at least — to strangers meeting and falling in love?
One of the most consistent findings over decades of studies is that the closer any two strangers are — whether in a classroom, an office, an apartment building or a neighborhood street — the more likely they are to think well of one another and become friends (or more). It's hard to think of a much denser urban environment than New York. People are pressed up against each other all the time. Crowded places produce more of the kinds of serendipitous exchanges that can ultimately lead to love. Adrenaline plays cupid, too. The physical demands of life in New York City keep people in a kind of heightened physiological state. And psychologists have found that, well, adrenaline makes the heart grow fonder. When we're in places that get our pulse racing and our adrenaline flowing, we're more apt to feel attraction toward strangers — and to act on those feelings. Ultimately, someone has to decide to make that first move. But exciting places can give our systems a push.
Do you think that two strangers are less likely to randomly meet and fall in love in public today, as compared to, say, 20 or 50 years ago?
In my search for couples for Heart of the City, I called priests, rabbis and wedding photographers in Manhattan and begged for leads on people who'd met there in public. Several told me that 20 years ago, they'd have dozens of names. These days, though, because of the explosion in internet dating, more and more people were meeting online. For better or worse, the internet has permitted people to be more calculating. People seem willing to give up a measure of romance for a sense (real or not) of security. Interestingly, one of the youngest women in my book had gone on dozens of really bad dates with guys she'd met online, before tripping on the sidewalk on West 57th Street late one night and literally falling into a stranger she'd eventually marry.
So are you for or against online dating? What about NYC Missed Connection ads? Is there romance in either of those?
It's hard to be against anything that brings two people together, even if all that screening and vetting comes at the cost of some romance. Still, what is romance if not the nerve-wracking uncertainty, the mystery that makes a relationship's early days so exciting? Do we really need to send would-be lovers through virtual metal detectors before their first kiss? Possibly, but there's no doubt something is lost.
I think the Missed Connections ads are proof of how ready people are for love that roots in real soil. They reflect the millions of everyday public moments where something clicked. And it clicked because you were physically near somebody, even if just for a second. You saw them. You heard them. Gosh, maybe you even smelled them. And you just knew. I'm just not sure how often that happens online. The last time I checked, you couldn't send pheromones through email.
What are some NYC-specific iconic spots that are particularly conducive to a couple falling in love? And what makes them so? (Design? History? Cultural associations?) Does the Empire State Building rank up there at all?
I put my money on design. Studies have found that people gravitate toward places that have a moderate level of complexity — a mix of shapes, textures, and activity. We like focal points that command the eye and help organize our surroundings. We like water. We like mystery: a feeling that just out of sight there is more to explore. This explains our yen for winding paths and rolling hills. But we also like "legibility." That is, we want a sense of our bearings so that even as we wander, we never feel wholly lost. We also like some feeling of enclosure, a sense of containment, as in the streets of European cities and parts of old New York. I think places like Washington Square Park, Central Park, Grand Central Terminal, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, all have many of those elements.
And what are some spots, more general to any city, that are conducive? E.g. a bus vs. a train vs the underground, etc?
Subways. Something about all that rattling, being underground, having a chance to check out a fellow rider day after day before working up the courage to say something. In my search for couples who married after meeting in public, I had more subway stories — really good subway stories — than any other kind. I wish I could have fit more in the book.
Can you tell us a little about what you learned in your research in terms of how place can affect whether/how people fall in love? Do iconic places do part of the seducing for you?
In addition to the factors — density and adrenaline — that I'd mentioned earlier, beauty also counts. Studies have found that aesthetically pleasing settings rub off on their inhabitants. In a famous study from the 1950s, people in a "beautiful room" rated photographs of people's faces far more favorably than did their counterparts, who were looking at the same photos in an "ugly room." Finally, spectacle is important. If you want strangers to talk, give them something to talk about. In public places, that can be anything from an unusual piece of art to a juggler or a street musician. It creates an opening for strangers who might otherwise have little in common to strike up a conversation.
Finally, if you were to design the public space that would be most conducive to two strangers meeting and falling in love, what would the key elements be?
My equation would look something like this: A museum times a wedding celebration to the power of a subway, divided by a town square.
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MBP BBQ XII - Sunday May 6th
What an amazing day. Great turn out, great food, great people and some good games of bike polo. Thanks to everyone who made it out. We've been strong for 1 year and are very excited about the years to come. Thank you all!!


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Dell unleashes plethora of new computing products
To meet constantly evolving computing needs, Dell's latest lineup consists of devices for virtually anyone and everyone, with products ranging from Android tablets to the world's first PC/tablet convertible with a 11.6-inch QHD resolution display.
Dell has unveiled its latest range of end user computing devices that promises to cater to the latest computing trends and needs.
Key products include the:
Dell Venue 7, 8 and 11 Pro
Their first foray into the tablet segment, the new Android-running Venue 7 and 8 tablets come in 7-inch and 8-inch sizes and feature ultra-thin and compact designs. The larger 11-inch Venue 11 Pro runs Windows 8.1 and can be paired with a variety of accessories that includes a docking station and an attachable keyboard.
Dell Latitude 7000, 5000 and 3000 Series ultrabooks
The business-oriented Latitude series ultrabooks are touch-enabled and powered by Intel's latest ultra-low voltage processors, enabling all-day mobile computing without sacrificing performance.
Inspiron 7000 Series notebooks
Available in 14-, 15- and 17-inch sizes, the new Inspiron 7000 series laptops offer the best of both worlds with a blend of high performance and portability. Sporting a lightweight forged aluminium design and Intel's latest Haswell Core i5 and i7 processors, the Inspiron 7000 boasts both style and substance.
Inspiron 23 all-in-one PC
The new Inspiron 23 AIO PC features a 23-inch 1080p articulating display with support for 10-point multitouch, offering a flexible and uncompromising interactive touch computing experience.
XPS 11, 13 and 15 ultrabooks
Keeping up with the burgeoning trend of high-resolution notebook displays, Dell has upgraded its XPS ultrabook line with new high definition displays. In particular, the XPS 11 is the world's first 11.6-inch tablet/notebook convertible to feature a QHD resolution (2560 x 1440) display. The XPS 15 also sports an eye-popping 15.6-inch WQXGA+ resolution (3200 x 1800) display.
- · The Dell Venue tablets will be available in selected markets in the Asia-Pacific region in the coming weeks.
- · The Dell Latitude 7000 Series Ultrabooks and the Latitude 3000 series laptops are available today. The Latitude 5000 Series will be available in late October 2013.
- · The Dell Inspiron 7000 Series laptops and the Inspiron 23 all-in-one PC are available now.
- · The Dell XPS notebooks will be available in the Asia-Pacific region in the coming weeks.


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The dust-up is over "GeoKidz Club," directed at children aged 12 and under, and could give the Santa Monica-based company -- which provides free web pages to cyberspace homesteaders -- a bad name with paranoid parents. But not with Wall Street: After skyrocketing from 17 to 45 points since Tuesday's IPO, the stock was wavering Wednesday in the low 40s -- standard behavior, says TIME Wall Street columnist Daniel Kadlec, for a white-hot IPO. "A drop that small is just normal profit-taking," says Kadlec, and is presumably unrelated to the FTC complaint. As for the longer term, Kadlec believes Thursday's trouble will be soon forgotten. "On the Internet, there's not that high an expectation of privacy anyway. This won't distinguish them from anybody else." On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog after all.
Geocities Goes (Too) Public
WASHINGTON: Wall Street darling GeoCities got its first black eye Thursday: Federal agents say the Internet company has been misusing children's personal information by making it available to third parties. Rather than fight the Federal Trade Commission, GeoCities has agreed to settle, promising to modify its web site according to FTC strictures and provide a link to the commission's own guidelines on web privacy.


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" Brand: Tesco / Type: Other Ready Meals "
When I can't be bothered to cook something from scratch I usually opt for a ready meal, I can be a bit of a food snob at times and usually don't expect much from value brands but when I tasted this I was pleasantly surprised.
The packaging to this pasta isn't going to win any prizes as it's rather plain but it does have a clear picture of what the pasta looks like when cooked. The packaging is what catches our eye and it can be very misleading! I know in the past I've picked up ready meals that look so scrummy on the outside, I've been very disapointed when my meal looks nothing like it was pictured on the box. I think in the case of this pasta the packaging doesn't try to fob us off as when cooked my pasta looked the same as on the packet.
You can buy this pasta for 28p from Tesco which I think is a bargain. In each packet you get 110 grams which is enough for two servings and it's also vegetarian. One thing I'm not keen on about this product is the amount of salt and fat, per portion it contains 1.6 grams of salt which is 26% of your recommended daily intake. The fat is over 7 grams and 4.5 grams of that is saturated fat - I never thought pasta and tomato was so deadly!
This pasta can be cooked in the microwave or on the hob, in the microwave it takes 14 minutes and on the hob it takes around 12 minutes if my memory is correct. I always recommend keeping an eye on it and cooking it to your personal preference.
The actual taste of this pasta was better than I was expecting and with a lovely tomato flavour. However I do think it tastes better with a sprinkling of cheese on the top to make it more interesting and liven it up a bit. This pasta is filling so great if you just can't be bothered to cook a meal, you could also add other ingredients if you were feeling adventurous! This is one of those items you should always have at the back of your cupboard, you never know when it will come in handy.
I like to make sure that I always have something filling for lunch as some evenings I don't get my own dinner until well after 8pm once the children are in bed and everything is done again around the house. I like to have lots of variety to keep my taste buds tantalised at lunchtimes and when I spotted these Tesco pasta & sauce packets I decided that one of these would be nice and convenient as I could just put in on to simmer on the hob whilst getting a few more chores done around the house. I paid around 30p for a sachet of these pasta & sauce and was very impressed with the bargain price. I have noticed that when I order online I'm no longer able to find the value one on the website but there is a Tesco standard version for 66p which appears to be an identical product.
The packet is nothing special as it's from the Tesco Value range but I don't care about things like that and I am happy to have some of these in the cupboard as I'm not a food snob.
The pasta & sauce is very easy to make as I can just pour the contents in to a saucepan, add some water, butter and cook for 15 minutes or so. It's easy to bring this to the boil and then leave it to simmer in a pan while I am getting on with the housework. The watery sauce will simmer down too and becomes quite thick and lovely. The pasta is nice and well cooked and tender although you can stop cooking it a little bit earlier if you like something a little firmer. My personal preference is to have my pasta lovely and soft and this way I can even share a little bit with my daughter if we are pushed for time and need something quick and simple. She seems to enjoy it just as much as I do!
There is a nice smell of onion & tomato from this pasta and while there aren't massive pieces of either vegetable in the packet I was quite impressed with the flavour of the sauce. There is a fairly nice taste of onion and tomato to the sauce and I prefer it not having lots of bits in it as I don't have to worry about my daughter choking on any awkward shaped pieces. When I first opened the packet I thought that the pasta pieces were tiny but by the time they had expanded I was pleased with the very generous portion of pasta. There are around 250 calories per packet so this isn't too bad as something at lunch and I do usually end up sharing mine with my daughter as well so it's not completely bad really.
I felt that this was the perfect serving size for lunchtimes and as they were just 30p each it was fantastic really and I'm glad I stocked up when I did as I don't know if they are even still selling these in my local store now as they have disappeared off the website. Even if I end up paying 66p for the standard branded version I wouldn't mind really as it's still a nice product and I don't mind spending a little more money for something that I enjoy.
I love pasta and I equally love food that's quick and easy to prepare of course. Not being much of a cook and only having to please myself food wise I tend to go for easy options and if it heats up quickly in the microwave and in less then 10 minutes all the better says I!
I love pasta and tend to eat a lot of it so when I saw this priced at 28p a packet in my local Tesco store I decided it had to be tried!
The Packaging:
Large oblong packet which is white with a red band of colour across the front and in red, white and blue writing I'm told it is Tesco 'Value' Pasta In A Tomato & Onion Sauce 'Just add water and butter or margarine' there is a photograph of the cooked pasta on the front and under that I'm told it microwaves in 14 minutes or cooks in 8 minutes on the hob, I'm told it serves 2 people, there is an at a glance nutritional chart on there and the size is stated which is 110g. Other information on the back of the packet tells me how to cook it (how I've mentioned already), ingredients and allergy advice is given, I'm told it is suitable for Vegetarians, a full nutritional guide is given, contact details for Tesco are listed and the best before date is clearly displayed. It's a cheap looking packet but it is informative enough.
Me And The Pasta:
Well I opened up the packet to be greeted with lots of light yellow translucent little shells sitting in a reddish coloured fine powder with lots of flakes of dried parsley visible in it. It had a smell of tomatoes and parsley really in a rather fake way and I simply made it up according to the instructions( added 350ml of water and 15g of margarine, though you can of course use butter if preferred). I decided to cook it on the hob after giving it a little stir to blend it up first and brought it the boil and then simmered it for about 10minutes. Now the instructions say to cook on the hob for 6-8 minutes but I still found the pasta to be hard at that point and felt it needed more time to absorb more of the liquid and to soften enough to make it edible.
After that I served it up and it looked pleasant enough. It still had a fake sort of tomato smell to it but the reddish coloured sauce had thickened up quite a bit and of course the pasta had expanded through cooking so in my case I did get one generous portion.
Taste wise, well it was ok really. The pasta was a bit small, tough and slimy and didn't taste of much. The sauce had a slightly salty sort of tomatoey toast to it with a slight sweetness but I felt the parsley didn't add anything in the way of flavour and although I'm told this has dried onion in it not only could my nasal passages not detect it neither did my taste-buds.
I sound like I am complaining about this and although it isn't great and it is a cheap offering it isn't awful either and me, I'd eat it again if need be. It tastes of pasta and tomatoes in a way and fills a gap although on the packet I'm told this serves 2 people I feel it doesn't and really it's one reasonable sized potion. Nothing to rave about but it fills the tum.
Allergy Advice:
Contains: Wheat, Gluten.
Recipe: No nuts
Ingredients: Cannot guarantee nut free
Factory: No nuts
Nutritional Information Per Half A Made Up Packet:
Calories: 265
Sugar: 1.5g
Fat: 7g
Saturates: 3.8g
Salt: 0.9g
Only available in Tesco stores.
I have recently been enjoying a variety of lunchtime dishes and I am always looking for something new that is also a good price and I spotted these pasta & sauce packets on the shelf at Tesco and decided that at just 28p for a 110g sachet I would give this a try.
The pasta & sauce is provided in a fairly basic packet and it is red & white with the Tesco Value logo and a picture of the cooked pasta as well as ingredients, nutritional information & cooking instructions.
This is very simple to make just tear open the packet, pour the pasta in to a saucepan, add some water & a few small knobs of butter and then cook this for around 10-15 minutes (depending on how well you like it to be done!). I cooked mine for around 13 minutes and this helped the sauce to reduce down enough to ensure that I still had some for dipping my french stick in to but not too much that the pasta was drowning in it as I prefer the pasta more than anything.
When I first opened the packet I could initially smell onion but once cooking I could smell both tomatoes & onion and the smell was very nice when cooking and it really got my mouth watering. The pasta was lovely & soft once cooked and had expanded a fair bit in size and the sauce was a vivid red with flecks of parsley in it (dried parsley) and actually tasted quite nice. There are 265 calories and 7g of fat per packet so not too bad really for a lunch (although the fat is a little high). I did enjoy this but found that I couldn't finish the entire packet as I had it with a part baked baguette and had probably over estimated just how hungry I was.
This was a perfectly acceptable packet of pasta for my lunch and the price was extremely reasonable compared to other items on the shelf. I will be purchasing this again but it's not something that I'd serve to guests or my other half for part of his tea and I would probably add some grated cheese to it next time to make it have a little more flavour to it. I am rating this 4/5 as for the price it's very nice but it's just not quite as nice as I'd have liked.


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The organizers of Friday's Chicago Symphony Orchestra semi-staged performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" must have felt like auto mechanics squeezing a turbo-charged V8 into a Mini Cooper.
The venue was the intimate Martin Theater at Ravinia, but the artists were A-list singers trained to fill venues five times that space. This orchestra at less than half normal size is still a mighty beast, and little effort was made to scale down the sonic heft.


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Postdoctoral position in 'Logics for higher-order social cognition', Groningen
Post-doc position: Logics for higher-order social cognition http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/RUG/vacancy/5429/lang/en/ Postdoc position Logics for higher-order social cognition (1,0 fte) Location Groningen Education University Graduate Hours 38.0 hours per week Salary maximum EUR 2612 End procedure 1 September 2010 Job number 210249 Job description The postdoc position is available in the Multi-agent Systems Group in theInstitute of Artificial Intelligence (ALICE) at the University ofGroningen. The candidate will join the five-year Vici project of Prof.Rineke Verbrugge, comprising six researchers. The Vici project 'Cognitive systems in interaction: Logical andcomputational models of higher-order social cognition'. Software agents are capable of recursion in their social reasoning: Athinks about what B knows, about what B thinks that A knows, and so on.However, humans lose track of such reasoning after only two or threelevels. If software agents work together with human team-mates, they needto take into account the limits of their social cognition. In the Viciproject, we investigate children's development and adults' limitations inapplying higher-order reasoning, using a close-knit combination ofempirical research and formal modelling. Whereas first-order socialcognition has been intensely investigated, higher-order social cognitionis far less well-understood. This Vici project aims to apply improvedunderstanding of higher-order social reasoning to design realistic logics,ready for implementation in systems supporting mixed human-computer teams. The postdoc project: How logical can higher-order social cognition be? The usual dynamic epistemic logics are built on the idealized assumptionthat participants in intelligent interaction are logically omniscient, inparticular, they can correctly reason about higher-order mental states ofothers. Recently, however, there has been a call for more realisticresource-bounded logics. The postdoc designs resource-bounded logics forreasoning about other agents. Results from the experimental studies andcognitive models (by other participants in the Vici project) aboutprocessing bottlenecks in complex higher-order attributions are used totailor the logics to human cognitive capabilities. One combined system maymodel several types of reasoners with different resource bounds, tuned byparameters such as inferential capabilities, reflective capabilities, andrevision policies. Then, the postdoc extends these parametrizedresource-bounded logics with a realistic component representing teamreasoning, incorporating dynamic aspects such as effects of communication.Finally, the postdoc operationalizes the logics and investigates theircomputational properties, such as complexity of model checking.Requirements We seek an energetic postdoc candidate to carry out thisfundamental research project at the forefront of the interdisciplinarycombination of cognitive science, logic, and artificial intelligence. Thecandidate has a PhD degree in logic, artificial intelligence, cognitivescience, mathematics or computer science, with a strong interest andproven skills in logic. Good analytical skills and a positive attitudetowards interdisciplinary work are required. Objective of the 3 yearsposition is the production of a number of research articles inpeer-reviewed scientific journals. Teaching duties of 10% of the time areforeseen, for example, supervision of master's theses. In exceptionalcases, the position may be filled as a PhD position by a Master of Logic,for a period up to 4 years. Conditions of employment The University ofGroningen offers a salary dependent on qualifications and work experienceof 2,379 gross per month up to a maximum of 3,755 (scale 10) gross permonth for a full-time job. This position is defined according to the UFOfunction profile 'researcher'. The Institute of Artificial Intelligenceand Cognitive Engineering (ALICE) at the University of Groningen providesa stimulating research environment, with good facilities and high qualitytraining and teaching. Start date: Autumn 2010. Application We would like to receive letters in English language, including a personalmotivation, a curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of threereferees (including telephone number and e-mail address). Please, also send an electronic copy of your application to:email@example.com


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A Ramona real estate agent was sentenced to 15 months in prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scam, federal authorities said.
Teresa Rose, who pleaded guilty in 2012 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, was also ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution to victims. She was sentenced in U.S. District Court in San Diego on Friday.
Federal prosecutors said Rose took part in a scheme that inflated home prices, fraudulently mortgages and skimmed more than $1.5 million in kickbacks in 2006 and 2007.
The scam involved falsified loan applications, kickbacks and construction work that never took place on properties in Ramona, El Cajon and Washington state.
In pleading guilty, Rose admitted that she represented both the buyers and the sellers in each Ramona house sale, and that she arranged for inflated sales prices of the Ramona properties.
Five others have also pleaded guilty to roles in the scam.