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Yesterday Variety revealed that Johnny Depp had signed his soul over to Disney and had agreed to front some pretty big movies, including a return to the fourth installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise and a starring role as Tonto in Jerry Bruckheimer's "Lone Ranger" big screen adaptation. Naturally, if Depp is playing Tonto, then who will be assaying the part of the mysterious masked man himself? How about George Clooney? That's what someone who may or may not work in the industry who may or may not know anyone in the know (maybe) told AICN. Or at least, they say Clooney has "shown interest" in the part.
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Word as of now is that George Clooney has shown a lot of interest in the role of the Lone Ranger, and the studio's been talking to him about it. Previously it was rumored that Nic Cage was up for the role, but that rumor died a long time ago. Clooney's name has come up quite a number of times since.
Isn't George Clooney a little too gray and too paunchy to play the Lone Ranger? I thought the Lone Ranger was a young guy who as an up-and-coming Texas Ranger who got ambushed, nearly killed, and decided to become a vigilante? If Bruckheimer hires someone like Clooney, wouldn't the movie end up being a big campy adventure flick? Oh wait, nevermind.
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Bahrain Executive Air Services (Bexair), one of the Middle East's aviation newcomers, says it will press ahead with a fleet expansion program and announce a key aircraft purchase at Dubai 2003, the international aerospace exhibition being held in December.
The charter airline, which was launched at the last Dubai air show in 2001, says its business is progressing as planned and requires the acquisition of an additional long-range aircraft and type feasibility studies are currently underway.
Bexair currently has a fleet comprising a 12-seater Challenger 604 and a seven-seater Citation Excel. The airline is scheduled to take delivery of a seven-seater Citation Bravo. The airline is now is the ground handling agent for all business/executive aircraft at Bahrain International Airport. — (menareport.com)
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Preformance of Ansys CFX on a Linux Cluster
We are just installed a new Linux cluster for running Ansys CFX.
Cluster is setup using the latest Intel Xeon E5-2680 @2.7 Ghz and infiniband network.
However when comparing to our older workstations (Intel Xeon X5570@ 2.93 Ghz) we are not seeing the speed-up that we have hope for.
The cases we are using for benchmark are fairly large (more than 50 mill cells) and are about wind environment in urban areas. But have also seen problem with other smaller flow cases. We are comparing the runtime for with:
1 blade using 16 core (2 x E5-2680), using infiniband
2 blade using 8 cores on each and using infiniband
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The Intel Xeon E5-2680 contains 16 core and have a faster memory bus compared to the X5570. However the X5570 does a have a small lead regarding clock frequency.
Does anyon have experiance similar problem with the preformance of the
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And does anyone have a possible solution to the preformance problem ?
Thanks in advance,
Because it is 2.93GHz against 2.7Ghz.
Clock frequency means very little by itself for CPU speed. You really need to look at reliable benchmark speeds to have any rational basis to compare CPUs, my favourite benchmark is the CPU2006fp benchmark from spec.org.
Can you describe what performance is poor and how you measured it? Some context would be handy it you want us to make comments about what is wrong.
Preformance of Ansys CFX on a Linux Cluster
Problem solved. Firmward updated on the Mallanox infiniband, and
a missing riser card was installed.
Preformance now show super-linear speed-up on all Ansys CFX
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This morning I found that a platy had jumped out of the tank in the night. We'd only had her six days, and she seemed really healthy. The glass lid was on, but because of the design of the tank, with the triangle cut out in the corner, she must've got through there. What is frustrating I'd that I'd worried this might happen, so I'd attached a piece of cardboard under the clip to cover the corner. I also leave a gap of about an inch or two of air at the top, so I'd done everything I could.
I thought the previous review extremely accurate but it's a shame I hadn't come across it before I bought one for myself. It is a beautiful looking tank with easy set up and after the required week or so we bought 5 little glow light tetras. However, we did have suicidal fish among this little group and lost 2 to leaping out of the small corner of the lid on different days ( we think this must be the case as we were not present at the time). The loss of the first we put down to a pretty freakish thing to happen, the second then that raised doubts about the tank and water levels in it. ( We reduced our water level and pump too to try and resolve this). A third fish managed to leap over the rear of the tank and into the pump area, which then proved problematic to retrieve as the fish net provided was too wide for the area. I am pleased to report though that this little fish was saved, but who would have thought this possible?
If I had young children, I would have some explaining to do about the absence of fish, but thankfully this isn't the case.
I think this company need to re-think the lid design to prevent this kind of thing from happening. I have written to Aquanano about this and am awaiting their reply.
Also yes. it does suffer from condensation in the glass lid so perhaps this needs to be addressed too. I can live with that more easily than the loss of the poor fish. Overall, lovely tank but be aware of the possibilty of losing small fish which you probably begin with in your newly settled tank. I
My boyfriend had mentioned several times that he'd like tropical fish - in fact it got to the point that he mentioned it every time we were in a pet shop! I recently found myself in possession of a 10% off voucher for Pets at Home so I decided to put it towards buying him a tank.
Although it was for him, I knew roughly what style he was looking for ie. something fairly modern so I browsed the aisles, found 2 I thought he'd like and text him the photos (he wasn't with me at the time) - he picked this one.
What does it look like?
The tank is a square 55ltr capacity one and is approximately 16" square. It is divided into sections with the main front part being backed in black, behind this are thinner compartments which house the 'working' parts such as the heater and pump etc. which we thought was great as it kept everything nice and tidy looking. As you can see from the photo there is a light which hovers over the top and this clips onto the back. There is a lid for the top which is a sheet of flat glass that clips onto the edges - one corner is cut out in a triangle to provide an area for dropping the food in.
What do you get?
Aside from the decorative side (and obviously the water and chemicals) this is pretty much everything you need to get started as a tropical fish tank as it comes complete with a heater, light and pump. This is one of the things that attracted us to the tank as it meant we knew everything would work right as they'd been put together by the manufacturer's rather than leaving us, admittedly very amateur, fish keepers to try and work out what capacity heater would be necessary etc.
What you'll need to buy extra?
Ok joking aside you'll need to pick a substrate of some kind (we went for sand over gravel as we were told this is easier to clean and many fish prefer it), plants, bogwood/models etc to provide a bit of interest (we have two taller plants in the rear corners, a smaller bushier type one at the front, a small bit of bog wood and a rusty style car model), something to remove the chlorine from tap water, a biological additive and you might want to consider a small net, a thermometer and a cleaning magnet.
How easy is it to set up?
The key is paying attention to detail - I didn't set the tank up, my boyfriend did but only because it was his present and he wanted to do it. It is a bit time consuming if you want to do it properly, but this is more because of the bits you're putting in (ie you have to wash the sand through thoroughly as it's very dusty and soak bog wood in boiling water to get rid of any debris). The instructions were easy to understand and the components just needed to be put into place which just took a couple of minutes in itself. As 55ltr is a fair amount of water we trailed the hose through the house and filled it up with this, adding some tap safe when we'd finished.
Getting fish:
It is advised that you set the tank up and leave it to establish, generally for a week or so before you put some fish in - this gives a chance for the biology to establish itself and no decent shop should let you buy fish on the same day you get your tank. Using a biological additive will also help.
We left ours running for a week before we set out to get some fish - we started off with just 3 neon tetras as you should ease the tank in gently and not fully stock all at once, again this is all down to getting the biology right. Before we actually bought the fish we took a sample of the tank water to be tested and check it was in a suitable state.
A week and a half later we went out again to get some more, different, fish and we now have 3 Gourami's in there and a small Plec as well. With this tank you won't be buying any large fish or having a huge number of them - as far as fish tanks go, this is is not considered a large one even though it may be much bigger than the bowls you had goldfish in as a kid!
Where to put it:
55 litres of water is very heavy so you're going to need something suitable to put the tank on (it doesn't come with a stand) - we've placed ours on a sturdy and rather stocky solid oak coffee style table. We positioned the table near to a plug socket so we don't have to have wires trailing a long way across the floor to power the various components.
So what are the plus points?
It's fairly stylish looking, but in a way that I feel won't age it as different styles of interior design grow and fade in popularity. I really like the fact that all the fiddly bits are hidden away at the back so it doesn't look at all cluttered or untidy and the design makes the fish easy to see.
Are there any drawbacks?
So far we've only really noticed one area that could possibly be considered a problem and this is the glass lid. Clearly it is designed so you can see down through it and look at your fish from the maximum possible locations, however as it's warm water I did notice you get a large amount of condensation clinging to the underside which is a bit of a pain and does obscure the view a tad. At first the cut out corner for feeding seemed like a good idea, but now not so much - what I didn't mention earlier is that we had also bought 4 guppy's, but the first night we had them all 4 managed to leap out the tank from this corner and we found them dead on the floor in the morning. I can't explain their behaviour but we now feel we have to cover this corner over with the fish food tub to prevent any more fatalities which isn't ideal - I feel that a better design idea would have been to have a flap in this corner which would have made feeding easy and stopped fish escape while not impacting on the overall look of the tank.
How easy is it to clean?
As it's square and the tank has a large surface area it's nice and easy to clean this tank when required. We have one of those magnetic cleaners which of course makes it even easier.
How much does it cost?
The average price seems to be around the £100 mark - the price tag in Pets at Home was £99, although I got it for 10% less. Personally I think this is fairly reasonable for what you get - certainly the other 'stylish' tanks such as the biOrbs seem to be massively more expensive in comparison and Aqua One are a well known brand.
Would I recommend it?
I'd say yes - as pretty much a complete set up it's ideal for newcomers to fish or tropical fish in particular, it looks good, it's easy enough to clean and it's easy to set up, just hope that you don't have any suicidal fish! The only other thing I would say is that a thermometer is certainly a good investment as the heater only displays the output rather than giving you the actual temperature of the tank.


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Oprah thinks Armstrong can become a hero again ... really?
Oprah Winfrey's struggling OWN network got a performance-enhancing boost from Lance Armstrong with 3.2 million viewers tuning in for the premiere of her interview with the disgraced cyclist on Jan. 17.
However, more people (3.5 million) watched Oprah's interview with Whitney Houston's surviving family members after the singer's death in February 2012.
Oprah was in Edmonton on Jan. 21, attracting a crowd of 15,000 to Rexall Place (home of the Oilers), for an event billed as "An Evening with Oprah". And she told the crowd she thinks Armstrong can become a hero again despite admitting to doping while winning the Tour de France a record seven straight times.
"If he is willing to do the work … he can be a real hero," Winfrey said during the lecture.
"Everybody has the ability within them to rise again. What really matters in the world is what kind of human being he chooses to be."
After watching the interview, I find it hard to believe anyone could ever consider Armstrong a hero in the future.
You can read an Edmonton Journal review of "An Evening with Oprah" by clicking here.
Kudos to Sports Pickle.com for coming up with this headline: "Lance Armstrong sues Lance Armstrong for saying Lance Armstrong did steroids."
From TheOnion.com: "Seven lucky Oprah guests find Tour de France titles under their chairs."
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Judging from the picture, is Angela Bassett going to wear a fat suit to play the character of Dr. Amanda Waller? In all of the character's comic book incarnations, she's always been portrayed as a heavy set woman, so I'm just wondering, or will director Martin Campbell make the Waller character svelte and slinky like Bassett? Either or, the addition of the actress to the "Green Lantern" cast is great news!
In the DC Comics mythology, Waller is a government agent who oversees the Suicide Squad, a group of captured super villains who perform tasks in exchange for freedom. So Waller is sorta like a prison warden
I suspect Campbell and company will introduce Waller's character in the film, and perhaps, develop her mythology and her relationship with the Suicide Squad in later "Green Lantern" sequels, because you know, there will be sequels, right?
Bassett joins cast members Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, and Tim Robbins in New Orleans where "Green Lantern" is currently being filmed.
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Brad Bird may soon jump into live action! The director of "The Iron Giant," "The Incredibles," and "Ratatouille," is one of the few directors being considered for "Mission: Impossible IV" according to The Hollywood Reporter.
This is exciting! I've always regarded Bird as a great storyteller who knows how to mix action and emotion perfectly!
Tom Cruise and producer J.J. Abrams are busy looking for the perfect director for the fourth installment. Cruise will reprise his role as secret agent Ethan Hunt for the Paramount film set to open May 27, 2011. Production is set to begin this summer.
The other contenders to direct are "Zombieland's" Ruben Fleischer, and Edgar Wright ("Hot Fuzz").
If Bird is picked, "M:I-4" will be his first live-action film. He has been developing "1906" (about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake) as his possible live-action debut but according to THR, it is rumored to be stalled because of budgetary reasons. (My Disney source is still adamant in telling me that Bird is the creative force behind "Maleficent" -- the retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the evil queen's point of view that has Angelina Jolie being mentioned as a possible star)
The plot for "M:I-4" is being kept in tight wraps but Abrams worked on the story with screenwriters Andre Nemec and Josh Appelbaum.
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Ive always believed that Ben Stiller has the making of a great dramatic actor. The star has shown dramatic flair in films like Your Friends and Neighbors and Permanent Midnight.
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We exclusively broke this story back in May, Disney wanting to make a film about the evil queen from the 1959 animated classic "Sleeping Beauty." When we first told you about this story, Angelina Jolie was being talked about as a possible star to don the witchy outfit of "Maleficent." (See our original story "EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Jolie to Star as Disney's Greatest Villain Maleficent!")
Now, The Hollywood Reporter learned that "Alice in Wonderland" screenwriter Linda Woolverton has been hired by Disney to pen the project about the mistress of all evil!
Woolverton previously wrote 1991's "Beauty and the Beast" and 1994's "The Lion King" for Disney.
But I don't know why everyone is saying Tim Burton may direct! According to my super-reliable Disney source, the idea of retelling "Sleeping Beauty" from the point of view of Maleficent came from Brad Bird, the fantastic writer/director of "The Iron Giant," "The Incredibles," and "Ratatouille" among others.
Sure, Burton has a great, profitable relationship with Disney, but so does Bird. If the studio is thinking of an edgy but family-friendly film (a Burton territory) look no further than "The Incredibles!" Bird made an excellent family-friendly film about a superhero family questioning their superhero morals!
I'm voting for Bird to tackle this project! For more on the "Maleficent" project, click here.
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First, there was that crazy talk back in February that Jennifer Garner and Jessica Biel would like to play "Laverne & Shirley" in a rumored big-screen remake! (See 'Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel for "Laverne and Shirley" Movie?')
Now, TV Guide Magazine has caught up with Garry Marshall (director of "Valentine's Day" and "Laverne & Shirley" producer) at the 18th Annual Night At Sardi's Fundraiser for Alzheimer's where the director was honored (his mother died of the disease). Marshall confirmed that Jamie Foxx is writing the script for the "Laverne & Shirley" movie! Say what?
The last project Foxx has written was for the TV show "From G's to Gents" (he's the creator of the show) although the actor wrote some of the most memorable "In Living Color" bits. Still, Foxx has not been credited in writing a movie, so can he give "Laverne & Shirley" justice?
Apparently, Marshall seemed to think so. The director revealed to TV Guide that, Jamie and I are trying to do it...hes writing it. Its a whole different modern day take on how they came up on the streets during difficult times. Laverne would be this very tough girl with a big L tattooed on her arm. Jennifer Garner would play Laverne and Jessica Biel would play Shirley.
Marshall added that the original sitcom stars, Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, will have roles in the film but Foxx asked him not to reveal anything yet.
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ASHBURN, Va. - Champ Bailey's deal with the Denver Broncos is done, assuring the Washington Redskins that Clinton Portis will join Mark Brunell and Phillip Daniels among the team's pre-free agency signings.
Bailey's agent, Jack Reale, said the deal was reached late Tuesday.
Bailey agreed to a seven-year, $63 million contract with the Broncos. The deal includes an $18 million signing bonus and $5 million in other bonuses, making it one of the richest contracts ever for a defensive player.
That cleared the way for the four-time Pro Bowl cornerback to be traded Wednesday to the Broncos for running back Portis, who ran for 1,500-plus yards each of his first two seasons. Denver also receives Washington's second-round draft pick this season.
League officials say the Portis-Bailey trade is the first involving two major players swapping teams since Oakland's Ken Stabler and Houston's Dan Pastorini changed cities on March 17, 1980.
Earlier this week, Portis agreed to an eight-year, $50.5 million contract with the Redskins.
In other league news, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Jevon Kearse and traded quarterback A.J. Feeley to Miami for a second-round draft choice in 2005.
Chicago signed Thomas Jones, the seventh overall pick in the 2000 draft, who had been a disappointment in Arizona and Tampa Bay, and Jonathan Quinn, a career third-string quarterback who was in Kansas City last season.
Green Bay agreed to a six-year, $32.6 million deal with left tackle Chad Clifton, saving the salary cap space he would have used had he remained the team's franchise player.
Atlanta resigned center Todd McClure.
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Address: Washington, D.C., United States
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Project timeline: 10/26/2009 to 11/30/2012
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200 Eye Street SE is the largest project in the District of Columbia (DC) to receive double LEED Platinum certification, earning the highest level of certification under the Core and Shell and Commercial Interiors rating systems. The evolution of the building from a long-vacant printing facility to sustainably designed office space for DC government agencies was the result of a very successful public-private partnership between developer StonebridgeCarras and the DC government. GHT Limited provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering design in partnership with the architect, Hickok Cole. The adaptive reuse of the existing base building and the tenant fit-out for the DC government agencies that occupy the facility included a complete replacement of its mechanical system. All documentation for the project was produced using Revit building information modeling (BIM) software.
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De facto Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney should have seen this coming. As secretive as the former Massachusetts governor was of his office emails (according to a Wall Street Journal report his aides deleted all messages from a state server) he apparently created an obvious answer to a password reset question for his personal webmail account. As first reported by Gawker, a tipster claims to have guessed the name of Romney's favorite pet and popped open the alleged dog abuser's Hotmail account.
Romney may have committed the other password faux pas of using the same code for multiple accounts. The Hotmail password worked on his DropBox online storage space too, according to Gawker.
As Nextgov's sources warned in December, Ditch the Gmail addresses, politicians:
A glance through the biographical information in publicly available social-network profiles can provide clues to a person's password recovery answers, experts point out. "And yet people still do dumb things: They give honest answers to security questions," [hacker-cum-security consultant Jennifer] Emick said. Chris K. Ridder, a San Francisco-based attorney and former resident fellow at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, said, "People might want to think more about their password reset questions. You don't put the real name of your cat in there, if you're going to find that on Facebook."
On Wednesday afternoon, Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said agents were investigating the Romney hack. The agency is authorized to protect major presidential candidates.
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by Christopher Freeburn | September 5, 2012 10:15 am
ING Groep (NYSE:ING[1]) will sell its stake[2] in Capital One (NYSE:COF[3]) for about $3 billion.
The Dutch banking giant acquired the 9% stake in Capital One in February as part of its $9 billion sale of ING Direct USA to the U.S. bank. The purchase of ING Direct vaulted Capital One past rivals TD Bank (NYSE:TD[4]) and PNC (NYSE:PNC[5]) to become the fifth largest bank in the U.S. with more than $200 billion in deposits, the New York Times noted.
In addition to cash payments, ING received $2.8 billion in Capital One shares under the purchase agreement. It says that it will realize a profit of $378 million once its sells its 54 million Capital One shares.
Shares of ING Group rose almost 2% in Wednesday morning trading in New York, while Capital One shares dipped by about 1%.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS[6]), Citigroup (NYSE:C[7]) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC[8]) will serve as bookrunners in the sale of the Capital One shares, which is expected to close next week.
ING is looking to boost its Tier 1 ratio to 11.9%. The Dutch group has been under pressure from European regulators to increase its reserves against potential financial turmoil. The bank received $12.5 billion in support from the Dutch government in 2008.
In order to bolster its reserves, and limited exposure, ING has sold a number of assets, including its online banking operations in the U.S. and Canada and its insurance unit in Asia.
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AUBURN, IND. — Kruse International, the country`s largest classic car auction house, may have dealt in more than Duesenbergs and Cords.
Documents unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court hint at an operation that may have laundered millions of dollars in illegal assets in recent years. An affidavit supporting the seizure of financial records from the Auburn business alleges the company failed to file required reports on more than $7 million in cash transactions between 1986 and 1991.


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My details so you can help me with the following
*Running DN3 3.2 ROM rooted
*MJ5 new bootloader
*TWRP(at the moment)
*AGNi kernel
Soooo, here are the problems I encounter
- I cant find a proper way to swap internal with external sd card. Now hear this super strange problem. Both with the script on this forum and the setting on AGNi control app DO INDEED swap the int with the ext sd card but theres a catch. Neither of them can swap the sdcard0/Android/obb(which is the folder I wanna swap -.-')but they swap the rest of the mount point! Soooo strange. As a result theres no space recover by applying this method and the obb folder still stays at int storage.
- I really hate MTP on 4.3 Is there any way to enable the freaking USB Mass Storage?
- Whenever I move an app to the sd card(settings/manage applications)and I reboot, after the reboot the app is lost and it says "App not installed" whenever I click its icon. This is the situation even after rebooting, I cannot move the app back to internal storage and as a result I have to uninstall and reinstall the app which leads to loss of data.(Note that I'm using a 32GB class 10 sd card)
- I cannot make a proper backup and/or make a proper restore. I have tried both latest Philz and latest TWRP, the backup takes around an hour to do(REAALLLYYY long...)and then if I try to restore it says "Restore failed" on both recoveries.(On Philz it said md5 mismatch or something similar and on TWRP it said just restore failed)My only theory is that because I was trying to install a 4.4.2 ROM after making a backup and the recoveries were simply incompatible with KitKat, but other than that I don't understand why this happens.


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Why Netanyahu met Mossad Shark-slur man
A few weeks ago, South Sinai governor Mohamed Shousha claimed that Mossad was behind a series of shark attacks in the Red Sea. Last Thursday, he sat down to lunch with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials.
This isn't a story of Mr Shousha making New Year's resolutions not to defame Israel, but a sign of the complicated, multi-faceted relationship between Israel and Egypt.
On one hand, there is growing anti-Israel sentiment in Egypt. Local analysts saw this as a large factor in why, on December 20, three people were accused of spying for Israel. Sometimes, as in the case of Mr Shousha's bizarre declaration, it results in slurs of the worst kind.
But then there is the other side of the relationship, such as the lunch, and the discussion between Mr Netanyahu and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, which Mr Netanyahu's office described as "lengthy, friendly and comprehensive".
Sure, there were critical words from Mr Mubarak, including a call for more concessions to the Palestinians, and warnings against another war in Gaza. But these are standard in any meeting Mr Netanyahu attends, even with his closest allies such as America.
So what is the real state of Egypt-Israel relations? There is frustration in Cairo about the lack of progress in the peace process, and distaste towards Israel's hard-line Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman. According to a recent WikiLeaks release, Egyptian officials refuse to talk to him.
Furthermore, the 31-year-old Egyptian-Israeli peace has been a cool one. And the discourse about Israel in Egypt, including in state institutions, is riddled with incitement - experts suggest that Egyptian schoolbooks are just as bad as Palestinian ones.
But the two countries have plenty of shared priorities. Mutual trade in 2008 amounted to $271 million (£175 million), and Israel buys large quantities of gas from Egypt.
However, binding the two countries more than anything is co-operation on security. Egypt and Israel are worried that there is a Hamas-ruled enclave on their border. Egyptian officials remember the day in January 2009 when Gazans breached the border and thousands entered Egypt. Unrest in Gaza, they fear, can lead to chaos in Egypt.
Egyptian officials are also exceedingly concerned about Muslim Brotherhood, the parent movement of Hamas which began in Egypt. A strong Hamas buoys the movement, which they are working hard to repress. Egypt also shares Israel's fears about Iran.
There are two ways of looking at the two-facedness of Egypt's conduct towards Israel. One is to say it is a relationship on shaky ground. The other is to simply say "it works" and note that just like Egypt, the Palestinians have strong security and trade links with Israel but fail to change their language on Israel - meaning that if peace with the Egyptians is possible, so may be peace with the Palestinians.
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Binder Sheets with Pockets for A2 Cards
Does anyone know where I can purchase clear sheets for a standard binder to hold my A2 cards? The 4x6 sheets do not fit the A2 size, as they are too tight for the card to fit in. I have purchased sheets with 5x7 openings in the past to fit my cards. I have tried many websites and have not been able to find these just for A2 cards.
Thanks for any help on this!
Go to Century Photo and get their Polaroid size. They fit A2 cards perfectly. That's what I use in my 'sample book'. HTH
I just saw this advertised on this site.
Pages for Polaroid Size Cards
Thank you soooo much.......I have spent hours and hours on this and googling everything about photo pockets, etc. I went to the Cenury website and could not located anything for Polaroid. Could you please give me some more help with this, or an item number to order?
Again, thank you so much!
Here's the link I had saved from a previous search. But now I'm not sure this is the right album. The largest photo size I see is 4x6. Nothing about Polaroids: Century Photo Polaroid album.
A2 Card Size Sheets for Binders
Thank you for the Stampmagik website. It is absolutely perfect and just what I was looking for! As I said, I have spent days and weeks looking up, but never found anything for just A2 cards.
Thank YOU!
To CalGramma re: A2 Sheets for Binders
I just found the item # on the Century Photo website; it is PP100-534.
Again, thank you so much as I have spent so much time researching this and had not found this item.
Thank you.
Questions for Cal Gramma
Hi....me again. Thanks for the information on the sheets that fit the polaroid size pictures. I have a few questions after being on the Century Photo website. They say that their pages fit in THEIR CLASSIC BINDER. Do you know if this is a STANDARD size 3-ring binder?? Was wondering what type of binder you have for yours. Also, I see that the size openings are 4 1/4 x 5 1/4. Since the A2 cards are 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, I was wondering if the fit was very tight in the openings, and if you could fit two back to back easily; i.e., four on one side and four on reverse side?
I appreciate your assistance with this.
Thank you.
Lovetostampfor you
lovetostampfor you......I have mine in a standard 3-ring binder and I do fit 2 per pocket (front & back). They are a tad short on the 5 1/2 side, but that just makes them easier to remove, IMO. Hope this helps.
To Cal Gramma
Thank you very much.....that is exactly what I needed to know!
Thanks again,
P.S. I visited your gallery and I think your cards are beautiful....very nice designs too!!
Thank you so much!!!!! Enjoy the pages.....I have had them completely full (in a 3 inch binder) with no problem. 200 samples....when I came back from convention last year.
Just checked both of these websites ... based on the shipping costs ($9.95) to me in southern California for approximately the same number of pages ... Century Photo has a better price for the product of 24 pages for $10.00 where StampMagick has 27 pages for $19.90.
Has anyone ordered a set of the pages from both or has seen both products and is able to compare the two? which has the better product? is one thicker or easier to insert cards than the other? the pages fit better in a 3 ring binder? faster shipping or nicer customer service?
I'm going to subscribe to this thread. I'm curious about the difference in the sheets too.
By the way, use code 9876 for 10% off your order at StampMagick. (If that's who you decide to go with.)
price and quality comparison of A2 card pages
Bumping to see if anyone has done a product comparison between Century Photo and StampMagick A2 card pages...
I like the lower price at Century Photo but is the quality of the product at StampMagick the same, better or worse? ... enquiring minds want to know!
Carrying a 3-ring binder full of cards wopuld be a lot easier than carrying a tri-fold display board full of cards.
Another question: do you have your cards in a clear envelope in the page or would it be too tight of a fit?
If the size on the Century Photo pockets are 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 - how do you manage to get the 5 1/2 inch side in without it buckling?? The pockets on the sheets from Stampmagic are 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. I just got mine from Stampmagic today. Superfast shipping and they look great.
I bought some of these A2 card protector pages from Everythingbyhand on ebay. The sleeves are AWESOME! They hold 2 very embellished cards (front to back) per pocket/4 pockets per sleeve. And the customer service is great too!
Yes, a little bit of the top of the card does stick out... somewhere between 1/8 and 1/4".
I think you can ask Century to send you a sample of the insert page you need. I have purchased their page protectors in the past, and have asked them for samples. I don't know if they still do that.
i store my cards in photo boxes.
hth, gail
I was just at the Stampmagick site and scrolled down on one of the pages for the protector sheets and saw the additional photos showing cards in the pockets.
Doesn't this photo look like about 1/8" or so of the cards sticks out the top of each of the pockets?
Yeah, they look to be the same as the protectors I mentioned above. I'm betting they all come from the same place.
Okay, that eases my mind. Gosh, I seem to get obsessed with things like this... :) Now I know to just buy from the overall (price + shipping) less expensive place - which would be the eBay seller you mentioned.
I just got a new Century Photo catalog in the mail and saw that they have a "custom filled album" for a pretty good price. Item # AK075 includes a deluxe album with two 25-pack sets of photo pages for $18.99. Each pack is sold individually for $10 and an empty album is $3.99.
Pockets for A2 Cards
I had originally sent in my request as to where to find the pockets for A2 cards to keep in a standard 3-ring binder. The answers were from Century Photo and from StampMagick. I opted for the StampMagick sheets because they measured 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 vs. Century Photo at 4 1/4 x 5 1/4. I was told that the Century Photo pockets were ordered under the Polaroid Picture size and that the A2 card stuck out at the top about 1/4 inch.
I got the sheets from StampMagick and they also stick out at the top about 1/4 inch. The cards fit EXACTLY into each pocket.....a little bit tight but okay....I think I made the right decision because if the Century Photo ones are measuring less, then they would really be tight! I am very happy with the sheets from StampMagick and would highly recommend. Use the code that was given to me of 9876 for a 10% discount through the end of Sept.
A2 Card Size Sheets for Binders
I measured the sheets from StampMagick and they do measure 4 1/4 X 5 1/2; however, the opening is actually 5 1/4 which is why the card sticks out a tiny bit at the top. I am going to request a sample from Century Photo to see if they are of the same quality, since they seem to be the same size after all.
Cool! Thanks for measuring! :)
Thanks for all of this info!! I have been looking at all the office stores here to no avail!! Now the search can end and I will shop online!!
which page is better?
Have you received your sample from Century Photo? which page do you like better? I'm still trying to decide which pages I should order...thanks!
No, I have not received my sample yet!! I have called four times (including today) now for the sample! They told me today that it DID go out last Thursday and to see if I receive by this Friday. I need more pockets myself and want to see if there are any differrences between the two in quality, due to the big price difference! I will post and let you know just as soon as I receive......hopefully in the next day or two!
Love to stamp for you
Well I finally received my sample from Century Photo and I was not pleased with it at all. It is made of a very thin material and when the cards are in, it is very flimsly and floppy when the cards are inserted. Unlike the pages from Stamp Magick which are very thick and durable and of a MUCH BETTER quality. I would hightly recommend the pages from Stamp Magick, even with the cost being slightly more....it is well worth it! For both of the pages, the cards stick out a bit at the top, but this is no problem. You can easily fit cards back to back, so you can insert 8cards in one page. Hope this helps.
Anyway, I do like them. I loaded them tonight with my Pen Pal cards and letters. They are thin, but they hold well and not one broke while I was loading them. And they are light, which makes handling the binder easy.
They do fit 8 cards easily.
I ordered my pages from Everything by Hand on eBay. Here is the link:
Stampin Up or Handmade Card Organizer Holds 200 1 Pkt | eBay
I was very happy with them, and they work well. Hope that helps!
By any chance, is this what you were looking for?
Amazon.com: Ultra Pro 2 Pocket (5-by-7-inch Photos) Pages (100 Pages): Sports & Outdoors
I bought these for my clear stamp sets, and they're high quality and 5x7 pocket size. Love them.
The ones from Amazon hold 5x7 cards, whereas the ones I linked at eBay hold 4.25x5.5 cards. The ones at Amazon would be good to hold the 6x6 or 5x7 card sizes, though.
This looks like an excellent way to store cards so I can flip through and find things. One question though, I make envelopes to match the cards and it sounds like things are very snug now. Do you think I can fit a card with a matching envelope?
I tried that. The envelopes do not fit in the pockets. I keep the decorated enveloped in a file folder in my cabinet labeled "Envelopes for Sample Cards." That way if I ever want to retire the card and send it, I know where its envelope is.
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Migration and State Power
Edited by: Frank Jacob
The actual situation in Europe seems to emphasize that our modern society is still not ready to accept migration as an important part of human history. Instead of welcoming immigrants and refugees with open arms, state power is trying to restrict asylum for those who are in need. The reasons, why people leave their home countries are different: human trafficking, prosecution, war, or just the hope for a better future. Despite the ethical and moral perspective and the duty of a modern democratic state to support those in need, restrictions and limitations of civil rights often seem to be the sole answer. While the members of the European Union are accusing each other, a solution for the problem of refugee migration is far away. The relationship between migration and state power has always been difficult. To highlight its history the third volume of "Global Humanities" is going to deal with the philosophy and the history of this interrelationship as well as its reception in popular media. It will analyze the difficulties with regard to migration and state power from Huguenot France to Korea and Taiwan after 1945. Furthermore, by providing historical case studies, it will be shown that the problems of migration movements are not new at all and that there have always been similarities with regard to the reaction to those movements, which more than resembles the actual situation in Europe and other parts of the world. (Series: Global Humanities. Studies in Histories, Cultures and Societies, Vol. 3) [Subject: Modern History, Immigration, Politics]
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Philosophies of Mathematics
240 pages
December 2001, Wiley-Blackwell
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
2. Logicism.
3. Set Theory.
4. Intuitionism.
5. Intuitionistic Mathematics.
6. Finitism.
7. The Incompleteness Theorems.
8. Coda.
Author Information
Alexander George is Associate Professor of Philosophy at
Amherst College. He is editor of Reflections on Chomsky
(1989) Western State Terrorism (1991) and Mathematics and
Mind (1994).
Daniel J. Velleman is Professor of Mathematics at Amherst College. He is author of How to Prove It: A Structured Approach (1994) and co-author of Which Way Did the Bicycle Go? And Other Intriguing Mathematical Mysteries (with Joseph Konhauser and Stan Wagon, 1996).
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Sineng Pambansa Climate Change Scriptwriting contest winners
The winners of the Sineng Pambansa Climate Change Scriptwriting Contest were awarded at the Film Development Council of the Philippines on Sept. 17. The top participants of the Full Length Documentary category and the Short Fiction feature category received their Certificates of Award and claimed their prize earnings.
FDCP Chairman Briccio Santos was on hand to present the winners certificates as well as urge them to create more of a discourse on the topic of climate change. Making the contest a yearly program will strengthen the advocacy. Also, once funds are available, the FDCP will look into the winning scripts to see which are viable for production.
After over 100 scripts were submitted to the contest, a special selection jury deliberated on the winners of the Full Length Documentary category and the Short Fiction feature category.
The winners of the Full Length Documentary category of the contest were: 1st place – Disigisaw (written by Sheryl Rose M. Andes); 2nd place – Environgers (written by Analisa Puod); and 3rd place – The Water Bearers (written by Mario L. Mendez Jr.). The winners of the Full Length Documentary category received cash prizes of P100,000 for first place, P50,000 for second place, and P25,000 for third place.
As for the Short Fiction feature category, the jury deliberated on a four-way tie, going to the following scripts: Ang Bisikleta ni Lolo Kiko (written by Maricel C. Cariaga), Ang Dalawahan (written by Vinson Lance S. Gabato), The Assignment (written by Crisanto P. Fuego), and Hukay (written by Marvin C. Gabas). The cash prizes for this category, totaling P85,000, were equally distributed amongst the four chosen winners. Each winner of the Short Fiction feature category thusly received a cash prize of P21,250.
The Climate Change Scriptwriting contest encouraged writers to delve into the urgent and concerning topic of climate change which has had its presence felt more than ever in recent years. These scripts are to be the basis of future short films or full length documentaries that inform and capture people's imagination, rousing them into action.
The themes of the scripts tackled the various complexities of climate change, ranging from scientific explanations to its impact on the common person. The aim is to instill in the reader, and later on in the viewer, a consciousness that is second nature and urges them to confront such issues.
The contest was conceptualized through FDCP's Sineng Pambansa program and its belief in the multifaceted effort it takes to transform awareness into action through audiovisual presentations. Cinema, a cultural agent like no other, is adept at evoking urgency on a mass scale and can contribute to inspiring the advocacy of mitigating climate change for the betterment of our communities.


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Michael Gerson thinks climate change needs political action because it is serious, yet he explains that Congress won't act because there is no reward in it for them ("Battle over climate change is more divisive than government shutdown," Oct. 11). How about doing their jobs and cashing their paychecks with a modicum of self-respect?30 comments on this story
Readers should please ask their representatives to sponsor revenue-neutral carbon tax legislation to fight climate change. It is better for consumers than Environmental Protection Agency regulations because regulations saddle consumers with price increases. However, a carbon tax is paid by fossil fuel producers and can be rebated to individuals, so folks will have rebates to help them cope with price increases due to the carbon tax.
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Are you single and interested in wine? If so, you just might be interested in a new and – yes, you guessed it – 'exclusive' dating events company. WineDater was set up by Nicolla Greaves, who has worked at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust for seven years and her partner Nigel Littlewood, 'who has had years of experience working with top end bars.'
I offer absolutely no assurance whatsoever that you will meet the man or woman of your dreams, or even that you will have a nice time. I merely pass on the fact that the company's first event will take place on Monday 7 Apr at The Hide Bar in what they call 'trendy Bermondsey Street, London SE1' (conveniently close to the WSET offices then). The couple (if that is not a rude word in this context) are looking for 'Singles Who Love Wine' to attend.
The assure us that 'WineDater is a unique new dating concept which aims to help single Londoners find love whilst increasing their wine knowledge and tasting wines that are a far cry from the average post-work tipple.' They promise 'premium wines' and together claim 15 years' experience of working with wine. 'WineDater has a unique combination of wine expertise and relationships with London's top bars and pubs to ensure WineDaters will all have an exceptional experience,' they claim.
Nicolla says: 'Having tried every type of dating event there is, I realised that they are not set up primarily for the benefit of the daters or the venues but instead to generate as much money for the organisers as possible! Quality over quantity is our motto, so we will only be working with the best venues and wines which means WineDaters can expect a very "tasteful" experience!'
Nigel adds, 'Having been working with London's top bars and venues for several years in my previous role, such as The Dorchester, London Hilton and the Conran Group, I will be continuing to build strong partnerships with top end establishments for WineDater events. We're delighted to already have events lined up at some of London's trendiest bars and pubs such as The Hide, The Arbiter in Fulham, The Lord Palmerston in Tufnell Park and The Fentiman Arms in Oval."
The intention is that WineDater evenings will have equal numbers of men and women. Greaves and Littlewood say they intend to start with a brief tutored wine tasting so that daters are confident when assessing their wines. (Is there any chance that anyone will take any notice of this instead of sizing up their fellow singles?) 'The main event comprises short, relaxed dates with different wines to discuss. A prize is awarded to the person correctly identifying the most wines, but the real focus is on fun and meeting like-minded singles. '
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ELGIN—Funeral services for Edward Waldean "Red" Wilhite will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 11, 2010, at Adina Christ ian Church with Pastor Tom Long officiating. Interment will follow at Adina Cemetery. The family will receive guests from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at Adina Christian Church.
Mr. Wilhite died Saturday, June 5, at his home.
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He married Margie Wood on July 23, 1952, in Ozona.
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Mystery is an adult black and white cat who absolutely adores being scratched under his chin -- once you start, he won't let you stop!
This extremely affectionate cat also loves to talk. With his bright yellow eyes and sweet disposition, Mystery will capture your heart.
Both pets are available for a $46 adoption fee. All adoptions include spay/neuter; first booster vaccines, worming, and flea treatment; first rabies vaccine; and pre-screening for certain diseases.
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