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When it debuted as a 2005 model, the Chrysler 300 revived the long-dormant tradition of the full-size, high-style American performance car. While a 2.7-liter V6 was standard, and a 3.5-liter V6 optional, the engine that grabbed the headlines was the top-tier 5.7-liter Hemi V8 developing 340 horsepower.
The 300's namesake and inspiration, the original Chrysler C-300 of 1955, was one of the defining members of the big-muscle breed, powered by the original edition of Chrysler's famous hemispherical-head V8 known as the Hemi. With 300 horsepower from dual four-barrel carburetors and a solid-lifter cam, the C-300 achieved early fame as one of the most powerful automobiles built by Detroit. It won the NASCAR championship in its first year out, and set top speed records on the beach at Daytona.
Later 300s featured bigger Hemi engines and better-handling chassis. And now Chrysler is following this tradition, too. Released in the spring of 2005, the 2006 Chrysler 300 SRT8 upped the Hemi ante with 6.1 liters of displacement, 425 horsepower, and a chassis tuned for grand touring.
Meanwhile, Chrysler announced more than a dozen refinements across the 300 model range for 2006, including new colors, new special editions, higher levels of standard equipment, and a new DVD entertainment option integrated into the center console.
The Chrysler 300 styling is distinctive, and its interior is roomy, efficient and stylish. The instrument panel and switchgear are easy to read and operate. Pieces of Mercedes-Benz are slipping into Chrysler cars nowadays, and the 300C features a Mercedes-like steering wheel, leather under an arc of wood at the top.
A Chrysler 300 with a 2.7-liter V6 retailed for the low price of $24,450 including destination. You can't put any new car in your driveway that looks more expensive for less. It's a large, modern, stylish, comfortable car for a small price. Better is the Touring model, with leather, a powerful 3.5-liter V6, and all the latest active safety features.
With the 300C, it's all about the growl, the sweet-sounding exhaust note coming from subtle pipes under the rear bumper. The 340-hp Hemi has to carry 4046 pounds, so it won't run with a Corvette, but it is plenty fast, with a 0-60 time of 6.3 seconds, according to Chrysler. At the same time, the ride is smooth, solid and comfortable and the cabin is very quiet. With a base price of $34,400, it's a deal.
Along with the new Dodge Charger, the 300 is the first big, rear-wheel-drive sedan to come out of Chrysler in many years, replacing the front-wheel-drive LH line which, in one form or another, had served Chrysler since 1993. Back then, there were engineering cases for front-wheel drive, including reduced manufacturing costs and more efficient packaging. But the way Chrysler sees it, more prosperous times call for more performance-oriented cars, and rear-wheel drive remains much better than front-wheel drive for managing horsepower.
New technology has also helped the case for rear-wheel drive. Traction control, electronic stability programs, anti-lock brakes, and electronic brake distribution all improve the driver's ability to control the car. One of the most oft-touted advantages of front-wheel drive is traction in snow, but that too has been erased over the years. To prove the 300's traction and handling in snow, Chrysler invited automotive journalists to its testing facility on a frozen lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in early March 2005, and the 300 received excellent reviews.
All-wheel drive is available for drivers who want more traction.
Four engines are available in the 2006 Chrysler 300: 2.7-liter and 3.5-liter V6s, and 5.7 and 6.1-liter Hemi V8s. Trim levels are keyed to engine size.
The base Chrysler 300 ($23,775) comes with a 2.7-liter double-overhead-cam V6 making 190 horsepower and 190 pound-feet of torque, and rated 21/28 EPA miles per gallon. It's mated to a four-speed automatic transmission, refined this year for smoother shifting. Cloth interior with an eight-way power driver's seat are standard, along with solar window glass.
The new Great American Package ($1,435), available only on this base model, enhances safety with antilock brakes, emergency brake assist, electronic stability program and traction control, front and rear side-curtain airbags, and heated mirrors; plus comfort, convenience, and appearance features including a 6-CD changer with MP3 capability, carbon-trimmed instrument panel, and 17-inch machined-face wheels.
The 300 Touring ($27,825) uses a 3.5-liter single-overhead-cam V6 making 250 horsepower and 250 pound-feet of torque, rated19/27 miles per gallon on recommended 89 octane (87 acceptable). The 300 Touring also adds on the goodies: leather interior, 17-inch machined-face aluminum wheels, and fog lamps. Antilock brakes with emergency brake assist, electronic stability program and traction control are also standard. Touring is also available with all-wheel drive ($29,825), which includes a five-speed automatic transmission with semi-manual AutoStick control.
The new 300 Walter P. Chrysler Signature Series ($30,065) adds two-tone leather upholstery with special interior trim, Sirius Satellite Radio with a one-year subscription, GPS navigation, and a 276-watt Boston Acoustics stereo with 6-CD/MP3 player. AWD is not available.
The 300 Limited ($30,820) also begins with Touring equipment but adds chrome wheels, heated front seats, power passenger seat, automatic headlamps, automatic temperature control, Sirius Satellite Radio and electronic vehicle information center. AWD is available ($32,120) and again upgrades the automatic transmission from four speeds to five.
The 300C brings the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 mated to the five-speed automatic with AutoStick, in both rear-wheel ($33,725) and all-wheel-drive ($35,050) versions. Also standard are 18-inch chrome wheels, dual exhaust, projector low-beam headlamps, a premium leather interior and, new for 2006, power adjustable pedals. It gets 17/25 mpg on 89 octane recommended (87 acceptable). It also has bigger and more powerful front brakes, because the engine is some 300 pounds heavier than the V6, and the car is considerably faster. The Hemi engine was brutally tested by Chrysler engineers, and is covered by Chrysler's 7-year/70,000-mile powertrain warranty.
The 300C Heritage Edition (price NA) features SmartBeam intelligent headlamps (which automatically adjust brightness for driving conditions), a 368-watt Boston Acoustics stereo, and additional exterior chrome.
The SRT8 ($39,920) tops the 300 pecking order. This is a true high-performance sedan, in the mode of BMW's M models or Mercedes' AMG brand, and it features loads of performance tweaks, unique design features and most of the luxury gear. The SRT8's centerpiece is a 425-hp, 6.1-liter Hemi V8.
Stand-alone options include front and rear curtain airbags, Boston Acoustics premium sound system, air filtration, ultrasonic rear object detection, self-sealing tires, hands-free cellphone capability, power adjustable pedals, premium sound system, GPS Navigation system, SIRIUS satellite radio, sunroof, walnut interior accents and Xenon high-intensity headlamps. Higher-level models can be ordered with a DVD entertainment system integrated into the center console.
The Chrysler 300 is clearly bold and, we would argue, cool. But mostly the styling is uncompromising and makes no apologies. Curiously, maybe magically, it might appeal to both young and old.
The 300 looks dramatic in profile. Rear-wheel-drive architecture allowed this whole new shape. The wheelwell cutouts, wrapping around 17 or 18-inch wheels, are striking. The wheelbase is long for a modern car at 120 inches (the 1955 original stretched 126), but the overhangs are short, offering a visual sense of power. The sedan roofline, a sort of '30s gangster tease, beautifully complements the lines which are long, low and carved as if from a big horizontal block of metal. The roof rakes thickly down to a short deck, and the sides are like large slabs. The long hood glides forward and drops off a cliff whose face is the massive grille, so strong it dictates the car's lines.
The high-performance SRT8 may be the coolest-looking 300 of all. Its unique features include body-color front and rear bumper inserts, mirrors and door handles; and the modifications are more than aesthetic. The front and rear ends direct air flow through unique ducts that cool the brakes, while a specially designed rear spoiler increases rear downforce by 39 percent, helping keep the rear tires firmly planted at high speed without increasing drag. Yet the coolest thing about the SRT8 might be its 20-inch, forged aluminum wheels and asymmetrical high-performance tires. These maximize that visual power, and they're staggered in the classic track-performance tradition, with the rear tires slightly wider than the fronts.
The interior of the Chrysler 300 is marked by spacious silence. Chrysler engineers have been reducing interior and wind noise with all their new vehicles, so it's not surprising that the flagship sedan should get the treatment. Chrysler has its own $36 million aero-acoustic wind tunnel, and they've been trying to get their money's worth out of it.
The cabin is roomy, thanks largely to the efficient shape of the exterior: the chassis is pushed out to the wheels, and the wheelbase is long, leaving 106.6 cubic feet (SAE standard) inside. The 60/40 split rear folding seat, with a folding center armrest and integrated cupholders, offers a relaxing 40 inches of legroom, although because it's rear-wheel drive the driveshaft tunnel on the floor down the center of the car has returned. The door openings are extra large, making climbing in and out noticeably easier and more pleasant.
It's a very clean cockpit. Our 300C had a satin silver center stack, which was elegantly functional, nothing decorative about it. We felt blessed not to have to play games with the controls and switchgear to get them to function. There are two horizontal rectangular climate vents on either side of an analog clock, above the sound system and climate system controlled by four simple knobs. The 300C steering wheel is a nice four-spoke design with tortoise shell trim making a gradual arc along the top, like a Mercedes-Benz wheel. The four gauges are round, clear and pleasing to the eye in a balanced layout, with black numbers and needles on a white background, almost Italian-looking. From the driver's perspective, it's all good.
There is a gated shifter for the AutoStick, forward of which is a marginal fast food bin, but the console is nice and deep, with coin holders and deep cup holders.
Our leather interior was a subtle two-tone beige and gray, and the seats were on the firm side but comfortable (again, Mercedes-like), although they could use more side bolstering in the 300C which has the engine and tires to corner harder. They are elevated by 2.5 inches, as this is the thing to do nowadays because buyers like to sit high, but because the door sills are also high for safety, it's a good overall relative fit. Because the windshield rake is relatively modest, visibility forward is enhanced over that very long hood. Visibility out the rear is also excellent, without much intrusion from the roofline.
The trunk of the 300 holds 15.6 cubic feet, and opens forward to the fold-down rear seat, so the ability to tow a boat and carry all you need is there. A European-style safety innovation can be found in the trunk. The well in the cargo floor, holding the spare tire, is built at an angle, so if the 300 is crashed into from the rear, the tire will rotate upward allowing the frame structure to deform as designed.
The 300C feels as solid as it looks, having inherited significant mechanicals from its parent company, Mercedes-Benz. From a handling standpoint, the 300 is heavily and positively influenced by a design borrowed from the Mercedes E-Class: five-link rear suspension mounted to a subframe, and the short-arm/long-arm front suspension, modified for the 300's longer wheelbase, wider track and bigger wheels.
The ride in the 300C is very smooth and solid without any weakness that we could find in a half day of hard driving, and we wouldn't change a thing. Its 120-inch wheelbase comes within half a foot of the big Chrysler 300s from the 1950s, but in overall length this new 300 is nearly two feet shorter than those behemoths. Result: great ride, reasonable parking.
And the cornering is good enough that higher-performance tires should be made available. The 300C comes with Continental all-season tires, P225/60R18, but they squeal early and don't do justice to the chassis. Chrysler engineers have gotten the rack-and-pinion steering right; it's just the right amount of weighty, and provides a secure feeling. The power assist is constant-rate and not speed-sensitive; it's been a while since we felt a constant-rate system, and we like its accuracy. It felt heavy but not big, and was responsive and confident.
We tossed the big 300C from side-to-side through switchback turns, and it beautifully maintained an even keel, with an insignificant amount of body lean, especially considering that it's called a family sedan, not a high-performance sports sedan.
Driving the 300C hard over some twisty mountain roads, the big Bosch-built brakes really did the job. In fact, we called them "great" in our notes, inspiring surprising confidence in a car that weighs just over 4000 pounds. The front brakes on the 300C are bigger and better than those on the V6 models, with 13.6-inch vented rotors and dual-piston calipers compared to 12.6 inches and single-piston. The 300C rear rotors are 12.6 inches and vented (same size but unvented in the other models). Antilock brakes with electronic brake distribution, which balances front and rear, are standard on all but the plain 300.
With brakes big enough for towing, the 300C is rated to tow up to 3800 pounds, using a trailer hitch available from the Mopar catalog. Part of the reason for the rebirth of the large rear-wheel-drive sedan (Ford and Cadillac are there too) is that buyers are beginning to ask what they need an SUV for. But mostly, with 390 pound-feet of torque, you sure won't be getting in anyone's way with your trailer.
Chrysler claims a 0 to 60 time of 6.3 seconds for the 300C, but it feels quicker than that. It won't snap your neck, because it does have two tons to carry, but you'll love the deep growling Hemi exhaust note along the way. And that big torque can't be underestimated for its fun and convenience.
This V8 introduces an important new technology: a system that shuts down four of its eight cylinders when the power isn't needed. The transfers from 8 to 4 to 8 cylinders happen in 0.04 seconds, and are undetectable by the driver. As a result, the Hemi is a 340-horsepower engine that can get up to 30 miles per gallon while cruising at 60 mph on the freeway. So if you want to cruise with a light foot, you're only using four cylinders and half as much gas.
But if you prefer a heavy foot, the SRT8 is the most impressive 300 of all. This model is not a hot-rod in the traditional American sense, which might be described as rough or even crude. Rather, the SRT8 is more a complete performance upgrade, in the fashion of European models such as the BMW M cars or the Mercedes-Benz AMG models, with improvements to the brakes (from Brembo) and a suspension tuned to match the big engine without beating up the people inside.
The SRT8's Hemi is a big engine, 6.1 liters in displacement, and tuned for free revving and immediate thrott
The Chrysler 300 stands out with bold styling harkening back to its glory days in the 1950s. Like its ancestors, the 300 uses rear-wheel drive, better for power and handling. With traction control, antilock brakes and stability control, it's effective on snowy and icy roads. Most versions are available with all-wheel drive. The 300 is exceptionally quiet and offers a wonderfully smooth and solid ride with tight handling. It's very roomy inside with an intelligent instrument panel and controls, and is also easy to climb in and out of.


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The 2714 Contemporary Sectional Sofa with Left-Side Chaise by Fairfield at AHFA in the area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
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This realistic hand sculpted orchid lady slippers mini flower is made of air drying Japanese Luna Clay. The clay flower maintains some flexibility and is somewhat resistant to breaking and cracking. The sculpture is hand painted with oil paint.
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This collection features eight complete arrangements for very flexible instrumentation that correlate with selected tracks from Aebersold Play Along Volumes #1 (How To Play Jazz), #24 (Major and Minor), #57 (Minor Blues) and #88 (Millenium Blues). This music can be used by any and all wind and string students for both performance and study. The students may rehearse using Jamey's play along tracks, or with their own rhythm section. All the rhythm section parts are fully notated and include chord symbols. The Teacher's Guide/Score is designed for the person with little or no jazz or improvisation skills and includes extensive rehearsal suggestions and "ideas for improv" for each piece. Grade 2 - 3.
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Top 10 Android app updates this week: Roku, Twitter, GetGlue
Welcome back to our weekly Top 10 Android App Updates column, where we take a look at the most upgraded apps for the week. I've found that one of the best ways to discover useful apps is to look at what people are actually updating, not focus on which apps have the most installs. As in the past, we're going to filter out minor updates for the super popular apps that have over 10 million installs, but I'm going to make an exception for apps that had significant updates. I hope you enjoy this weekly feature and discover some apps that you might find useful.
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- support for self signed SSL certificates.
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- Show pages have a full list of episodes, combined activity feed & summaries.
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- Want to Watch feature tracks what to watch and sends reminders for new episodes, seasons on streaming and movie releases.
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- Bug fixes.
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- Better results when scanning barcodes for searching and selling.
- Item view improvements make it easier to find the information you need and quickly see important actions.
- Easily "beam" an item to a friend by simply holding your NFC-enabled phones together.
- Update, edit or add a shipping address directly from your profile or in checkout.
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- MMS fixes including a fix for sending with WiFi enabled, which is still experimental.
- Google Voice sending settings are now saved on a per-conversation basis.
- New settings menu navigation.
- More delivery report options.
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- Compatibility to Android 4.3′s restricted profiles.
- Translations: Added Farsi and Thai.
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99designs blew away my last brief so I'll keep this short: we are a 70s and 80s classic rock tribute show performing live in the U.S. southwest at festivals, casinos and clubs. We do six tributes in one show, including tributes to Boston, Foreigner, Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and Van Halen.
Anywhere from 16 year olds at festivals to 50s-60s rockers hosting private parties for their friends with a special emphasis on the 30s-40s party-people demographic who frequent live music events and venues.
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The Notifications & alerts section allows you to customize all notifications from Avast Mobile Security to keep you informed and ensure the highest level of protection. You can enable and disable any notification by clicking the button next to it. However, we highly recommend keeping all notifications from the Realtime protection section enabled at all times.
Notifications are divided into these sections:
- Realtime protection
- Permanent notification: ensures complete protection by preventing Android from disabling Avast Mobile Security processes. We strongly recommend enabling the permanent notification, as without the ability to run, Avast Mobile Security cannot protect your device.
- Clipboard cleaner notification: notifies you if you have content copied to your clipboard and offers to clear it to prevent privacy leaks.
- Sensitive app notification: prompts to protect access to the sensitive app with App Locking.
- App Install Shield notification: informs you if the app you are installing or updating is safe.
- Alert me about SPAM calls: informs you when you receive a call from a number that calls you frequently and offers to block this number with Call Blocker.
Due to recent changes in the Google Play Developer Policy Center and Android policies, the Call Blocker feature will no longer be available in Avast Mobile Security on devices running Android 9 and higher.
- Scan complete popups: displays a popup to inform you immediately when a scan completes and results are ready to show.
- Browser history cleaner: offers to clear your browser history to protect your privacy.
- Low battery ping: informs you when your battery level is low but you don't have LAst Known Location switched on.
- Sensitive content detected: notifies you when sensitive web content is detected and recommed using encrypted communicationrs (VPN).
- Performance
- Charging screen: prompts you to turn on the charging screen when you plug in a charging cable.
- Task killing notification: notifies you about apps running in the background and offers to stop them. This feature is disabled if the Avast Battery Saver app is installed on your device.
- Low battery warning: informs you when your battery power reaches 30%.
- Safe Clean: notifies you when more than 50 MB of unnecessary files were found on your device and recommends to clean your device.
- Wi-Fi networking
- Unknown network dialog: offers to check security and speed when connecting to an unknown network.
- Security scan: suggests scanning your network for security threats.
- Speed test: offers to check your network speed.
- Data Usage alerts
- Cycle usage reaches: informs you when data usage has reached a set percentage during the cycle period.
- Cycle limit is reached: informs you when data usage has reached the specified limit for the cycle period.
- Daily limit is reached: informs you when your daily data limit has been reached.
- Always show data usage in notifications: displays data usage in notifications.
How can I enable or disable the Charging screen?
The Charging screen is a feature that displays charging progress and optimizes the performance of your device by stopping all background tasks. When this screen is active, you can check what time your device will finish charging and view the percentage of battery charge.
To enable the Charging screen feature, follow these steps:
- Tap the menu icon (three lines) in the top left corner of the Avast Mobile Security screen.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Charging screen, then tap the slider so that it changes to ON.
To disable the Charging screen, follow the above steps and tap the slider so that it changes to OFF.
While the Charging screen is active, you can swipe right at the bottom of the screen to exit, or tap the gear icon to access Charging screen settings.
Why does Avast Mobile Security display ads?
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Avast taps into third party ad networks such as Google's AdMob and Facebook's Audience Network to deliver high quality ads that may be relevant to each user.
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If you would prefer to use Avast Mobile Security without third party ads, we recommend upgrading to the paid Avast Mobile Security Premium version. To upgrade, go to Settings ▸ Disable ads, select your subscription plan and follow the on-screen instructions.
After upgrading, ads concerning products and services unrelated to Avast will no longer appear in the app. However, we will continue to inform you about other Avast products which are designed to improve the protection and performance of your device.
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From time to time, a competitor or an ad falling below our quality standard sneaks through. In these cases we highly encourage our users to do the following:
- Take a screenshot of the ad. Steps for taking screenshots can differ depending on your Android system version and device model. The most common ways of taking screenshots are:
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(Lenexa, Kan., March 27, 2014) - The former Kansas City Structural Steel Superfund Site in Kansas City, Kan., has been purchased for redevelopment into a retail center, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The site of redevelopment is in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kan.
Argentine Retail Developers Inc. will build La Plaza Argentine, a development that will house a Walmart grocery store and several other locations for retail businesses at the site.
"This site's new future is taking shape because EPA partnered with local governments, innovative businesses, and the state of Kansas to use flexible cleanup laws for the Argentine community," Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said. "La Plaza Argentine shows EPA's Brownfields Program helping solve the challenge of offering choices for affordable, healthy food in our cities while creating jobs for the proud folks who call Argentine home."
The site had been contaminated by lead and other heavy metals. In 1993, EPA conducted a removal action which included capping contaminated soil. The developer has worked with neighborhood groups and the Unified Government to obtain approval of the project, and has, with EPA's approval, enrolled the property in the Environmental Use Controls Program administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The controls maintain the cap and protect human health and the environment during construction and into the future.
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The Kardashians' Struggles With Kris Jenner
December 23rd, 2019
Kris Jenner is undoubtedly best known as the mother to Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian, as well as Robert Kardashian, Jr., and Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Born Kristen Mary Houghton in California on November 5, 1955, she wed lawyer Robert Kardashian in 1978. They divorced in 1991 after she had an affair, one she has since said she regrets.
Jenner was best friends with Nicole Brown Simpson, but remained somewhat close to Robert Kardashian even as he worked on O.J. Simpson's murder defense team. She was devastated upon the attorney's death from esophageal cancer in 2003. Following their divorce, however, Jenner went on to wed Bruce Jenner, and blended their families to an extent, as the Olympic god medalist also had sons and a daughter of his own from prior marriages.
The Jenner-Kardashians started their own reality show, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," in 2007, and Jenner became a "momager" overseeing her daughters' careers as their fame grew exponentially. Jenner, who is also now a grandmother of four through Kim and Kourtney, established her own brand for a short time with the "Kris" talk show, and released a cookbook in 2014. Jenner has been quite open about undergoing plastic surgery, some of which was documented on the family's reality series. She and Bruce separated in 2013, but didn't file for divorce for another year. The proceedings are expected to be finalized in 2015. Jenner is currently dating Corey Gamble, who is in the music business.
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Anandtech put the iPad 2 under a GLBenchmark 2.0 test, a great benchmark for seeing the power of the GPU (where Apple is claiming 9x the performance of the original iPad), and came away with some staggering results. The iPad 2, or I guess more specifically, the A5 chip is going to be an absolute beast for 3D gaming. It's incredible, it's almost silly to put the Tegra 2 (which is in the Xoom) and A4 in the same conversation as the A5. Anandtech says:
Developers with existing titles on the iPad could conceivably triple geometry complexity with no impact on performance on the iPad 2. [...]There's just no competition here.
You should check out the rest of the benchmarks at Anandtech. Be sure to see the difference in graphics between the iPad 2 and original iPad with Infinity Blade too. [Anandtech]


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NBA (National Burger Adventure): PORTLAND … Skinny jeans and fat burgers
During this NBA season, Nuggets writer Benjamin Hochman will sample the best burgers in each city, documenting his excellent adventure (bogus journey?) of savoring bliss on a bun.
Please "like" Benjamin Hochman on Facebook … even if the like needs those quotation marks.
PORTLAND — Here, where it rains like Lil' Wayne at a strip club, my cab driver explained to me that Portland has been "infiltrated" with hipsters, these folks who painstaking prepare their outfits to come across as if they don't care whatsoever about their appearance. As for school, they are too cool.
But the image in my mind is some regular-sized dude trying to squeeze into a pair of skinny jeans, pulling them up his thighs a centimeter at a time, his leg-cuffed body finally losing balance and falling hard to the floor. After 45 minutes, he finally gets the things up to his waist — and then, in a moment of vulnerability, he deceitfully clicks onto levi.com and gazes at the relaxed fits, if only to torture himself.
Now, while in Portland, I ate two huge burgers – one at a local staple called Stanich's, the other a surprise dinner from The Gilt Club at the Nuggets game, courtesy of Trail Blazers PR man (and fellow burger aficionado) Collin Romer. I'll tell you — even if I were a hipster, there would be no way I could fit into those jeans after my trip to Portland. Though, come to think of it, perhaps I could become the first stocky hipster. I'd be a pioneer! I could break barriers, uniting skinnies in skinny jeans with fatties who, deep down, just want to also wear ironic T-shirts and quote obscure poets.
Other comedian: "I heard you went down to somebody's office and heckled them?"
Seinfeld: "Well, it's about time one of us drew a line in the sand."
Other comedian: "Jerry, you're like Rosa Parks. You opened the door for all of us. I can't wait till the next time someone heckles me."
Seinfeld: "Yeah, well, won't be long."
Dodging raindrops, I entered Stanich's for lunch and was immediately mesmerized by the pennants on the wall. It was like my childhood bedroom on steroids … sort of like, well, my childhood heroes. There were hundreds of pro, college and high school pennants, each brought in by customers over generations (their first pennant? Nazareth State. Good school … known for theological studies. And carpentry).
The menu wasn't as much a menu as it was a declaration: atop all the choices was The World's Greatest Hamburger. Then, in significantly smaller print was, well, every other item.
I narrowed it down to The World's Greatest Hamburger … and the patty melt (It reminded me of the recent SNL skit where a guy flies all the way to Russia to pick out a mail-order bride. He is offered two choices — one woman played by Meghan Fox, the other woman is played by Fred Armisen. But the latter of the "ladies" is $10 cheaper. The guy just doesn't know what to do, grappling with the pros and cons.).
While waiting at my table, I got lost in the colors and memories of the pennants. They even had a 1980s Nuggets pennant with the skyline logo, a CU pennant from back when they won road games, a Rockies pennant from the inaugural season and even one for the Bend (Oregon) Rockies, the early 90s Single-A affiliate.
Some of the other actual pennants at Stanich's included:
Illinois College Of Optometry – Their fans are known to heckle: ""Hey ref, what are you – someone who suffers from autosomal recessive congenital color vision disorder??"
Sam Barlow High School – Based in Gresham, Oregon, the school won back-to-back state band championships in '94 and '95 (But don't even think of asking about the tuba debacle of '96).
M.I.T. – My safety school.
Onalaska Loggers – A Washington state high school team that plays fellow 1A opponents such as the Ridgefield Spudders and Kalama Chinooks.
Grant Generals – Clever nickname, but would have been cooler if they were the Horaces.
The waitress brought out The World's Greatest Hamburger, which features fresh ground chuck, cheese, ham, bacon, a fried egg, tomato, lettuce, onions (I gotta stop for breath …), mayonnaise, mustard and sweet relish. And she brought me my soda – an RC Cola. RC Cola? What? Man, that takes me back to … wait, I never actually drank RC Cola; that takes me back to never. Who actually chose RC Cola over Coca?
I stared down at my opponent like Rocky did Drago and then took a gnarly gnaw to start the sparring. This thing was good, folks. It tasted like a breakfast sandwich, notably with the fried egg and its crispy edges, combined with the tomato and the ham (not to mention the actual burger). It was a harmonious combo, expect for the ham, which I felt the burger could have gone without (a statement that will surely please my rabbi).
I continued to maul the helpless burger, so maniacally that a small chunk of burger fell to the table. Do I leave behind a good soldier? Do I soldier on? Do I utilize the five-second rule? Is it 1-2-3-4-5 or 1-Mississippi-2-Mississippi, etc? WHAT DO I DO?
(I remember on "Friends," Ross went spray-tanning and was supposed to pat himself down, count to five and turn around. But he counted with "Mississippi" and ended up getting sprayed twice in the face)
I reluctantly decided to leave the delicious chunk of burger on the table. I took a moment of silence and then jumped back into for the remaining burger, washing it down with similarly reluctant sips of RC Cola.
Indeed, this was a top-notch burger. But World's Greatest Hamburger? As I soon found out, it wasn't even Portland's Greatest Hamburger.
Collin brought me a burger that night from The Gilt Club, and this thing was OMGeepers-creepers good. It featured two patties of ground chuck, aged Cheddar, grilled sweet onions, foie gras (my second-favorite gras behind Mardi), lettuce and then, get this, competing aiolis: Calabrian chile aioli on the bottom bun and whole-grain mustard aioli on the top bun. The Gilt Club, from its website, seems like a you-fancy-huh spot. And their burger is reaaaaaally messy. So I bet it's funny to see a Joe Cool guy — with perfectly product-ed hair — spilling Calabrian chile aioli all over his Versace suit.
But, of course, not as funny as the hipster guy trying to fit into his little sister's jeans.
Previous Burger Blogs
* Phoenix – the Peanut Butter burger!
* Indianapolis – The Great Debate!
* Chicago, Part I – The Worst Burger Yet
* Chicago, Part II – The Holy Cow
* Houston – a Texas-sized burger
* New Orleans, Part I – Gettin' Fat At Fat Harry's
* New Orleans, Part II – Sausage! Burger!
* Los Angeles, Part I – Bleu me away
* Los Angeles, Part II – In-N-Out Burger
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South St. Paul Secondary School's affinity groups' teachers, which includes by Minnesota's 2019 Teacher of the Year Jessica Davis, have been named a recipient of a 2019 Cultural Jambalaya Diversity Award.
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A team from St. Thomas Academy has been invited to NASA Langley Research Center in August to share student-designed, wearable, radiation countermeasures with NASA engineers and scientists.
South St. Paul Public Schools is one of eight Minnesota school districts chosen as recipients of the 2019-2021 Comprehensive Arts Planning Program provided by the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
From left, Bob Stupka, Davanni's president and CFO; Chuck Ochocki, South St. Paul Secondary principal; Gavin Christoffersen, South St. Paul Secondary 2019 Graduate; Jim Woodburn, South St. Paul Secondary teacher and nominater; Jacqui Crocker, Davanni's marketing director, and Kristy Silva, Davanni's co-owner, on May 22 when Christoffersen was surprised with a catered grad party. (submitted photo)
Gavin Christoffersen, who graduated from South St. Paul Secondary, was awarded with a catered graduation party by Davanni's
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Henry Sibley High School received a 2019 Minnesota Promising Practices Award from Synergy & Leadership Exchange May 23 at the Character Recognition Awards in St. Paul. (front, L-R) Ben Geiger(teacher), Sam Gore (Student) (back, L-R) Jon Althoff, (community member and mentor) Brenda Dietrich (community member and mentor), Stephanie Levine (ISD 197 Board Member, Ben Kusch (Tri-District Lead Designer)
Henry Sibley High School received a 2019 Minnesota Promising Practice Award at the Character Recognition Awards May 23 in St. Paul.
Six St. Thomas Academy cadets have been chosen to attend the Minnesota American Legion 2019 Boys State, a week-long experiential learning opportunity about Minnesota government at the local, county and state levels.
An open house will be held May 30 to showcase the career learning accomplished in the first year of careers courses provided by a collaboration between Simley High School, Henry Sibley High School and South St.
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The fourth grade classes of Al-Amal Islamic School in Fridley and Visitation School in Mendota Heights visited with one another on May 10 after corresponding as pen-pals and email pals over the last two months.
All South St. Paul Public Schools will join schools from around the United States to celebrate National Walk and Bike to School Day on May 8.
Vans has selected the top 50 semi-finalists, which includes Harding High School, continuing on to the public voting phase of the 10th annual Vans Custom Culture art competition. Through May 3, 5 p.m.
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Immigration Measure Faces Test In Senate, Rival Bill In HousePublished: May 29, 2013 8:00 am By: David Welna
"Members of Congress are back in their home states this week for a Memorial Day recess. It's a chance to talk with constituents about what could become the year's biggest legislative story: the push on Capitol Hill to fix what Democrats and Republicans alike agree is a broken immigration system.
A bill proposed by the Gang of Eight, a bipartisan group of senators, to revamp the nation's immigration rules passed out of committee last week and will soon be brought before the Democratic-led Senate. Less clear, though, is where the issue is headed in the GOP-controlled House."
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It was gardening karma that when I was craving some summer warmth, my life produced an occasion to visit Tucson, Ariz., where they know from heat. Where they know from getting along on minimal water. And where they know from totally crazy blooming things. My sister and I played hooky from my dad's hospital bedside (OK, he sent us away so he could actually rest) and visited Tohono Chul, a 49-acre botanic park on the city's northwest side. Despite getting there around 11 a.m., we still had plenty of company (just click to enlarge the photos).
immature Coopers' hawks,
and fish in a lovely little pond,
The garden's claim to fame in summer is the night-blooming cereus, which pops open a big, fat, white, intensely fragrant blossom, but only for a single night and usually only once a season. This year, it's suspected that this species, also known as Queen of the Night and deer-horn cactus (Cereus greggii) will bloom a second time — this very weekend! But until it does, it pretty much looks like dead sticks:
Flower fans stay tuned to the garden's website to check on when the blossoms will open. When they do, the garden stays open at night and sets out luminaria to mark the path.
And of course, there are other beautiful aspects of the garden — bizarre blooming trees like Texas olive (Cordia boissieri)
eggplants and other veggies being grown in repurposed stock-tank raised beds (Arizona, like us, has soil issues)
and just overall gorgeousness in design, like this vine-draped arched doorway that leads out onto sunnier pathways.
Tohono Chul was named one of the world's 10 best gardens by Travel and Leisure magazine. So if you're a Rockies training camp widow, a desert biker, or just a garden-variety garden fan who likes the desert, it's a must-see.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and bronze your flip flops. LET'S GO!
FASHION'S NIGHT OUT – 10:00PM (CBS) The oh-so-versatile Neil Patrick Harris hosts this second annual celebration of world fashion. Because people in the fashion industry never really get a chance to kick back and celebrate their work. Except during Fashion Week in New York. And Fashion Week in Milan. And Fashion Week in Paris. And at every nightclub every night of every week. Other than that, they toil in absolute anonymity. Joining Neil tonight will be titans of design such as Oscar de la Renta, plus appearances from Justin Timberlake and Anna Wintour, who will freeze you with her stern gaze. ANTICIPATION: THE DEVIL WEARS UGGS!
EIGHT BOYS WANTING A GIRL – 8:00PM (Discovery Health) This documentary show profiles four women undergoing expensive and risky gender selection treatments, all in the hope of bearing a daughter. You see! I told you people! Everyone says all men want sons. WRONG. All women want daughters! That should be the stereotype. Would any man spend fifty large just to make sure his kid's a boy? No chance. Men are cheap. I'm onto you, ladies. ANTICIPATION: PLAYING GOD!
FINAL WITNESS – 10:00PM (ABC) This new docudrama series from ABC dramatizes true life crimes and tells them from the perspective of the murder victim. Neat fact: Every episode will end with the same line, which is, "OH NO! HE'S GOT A GUNNNNNN! AHHHHHHHH!!!" So that'll be cool. ANTICIPATION: DEADLY!
SEXTUPLETS TAKE NEW YORK – 10:00PM (TLC) More parenting wackiness. A family with septuplets (that's seven kids if you're scoring at home) and a younger son thrown in for good measure live in Queens and get into all sorts of KRAYZEE adventures. Bet those septuplets will do a bangup job trying to sell you bags of peanut M&M's for five bucks apiece on your subway ride. ANTICIPATION: STOP BREEDING!
SONS OF ANARCHY – 10:00PM (FX) I completely forgot about last week's season premiere, and for that I apologize. Tonight, the gang gets into fights and rides around looking all badass. At least, that's what I assume. I dunno why a biker gang drama would feature anything else. ANTICIPATION: HEY THEY AREN'T WEARING HELMETS!
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Validated Parking at SmartPark Garages
Over 375 businesses in Downtown Portland offer their customers discounted or free parking at SmartPark garages. If you're headed downtown to visit a participating Portland business, you can save on parking at all six of the City-owned SmartPark public parking garages:
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- Insert the validation voucher into the paystation. Follow the on-screen prompts to pay by validation voucher.
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This follows from the previous three articles, Telangana – A New State, Telangana II, Telangana III.
Why should
You would think that people would not even ask this question. You would think that people have some common sense. But then you are reminded – that in
U want
…khammam, adilabad, nizamabad etc etc then take them all; leave
...I accept telangana movement was since last 50 yrs but everytime, they ask for
And you know why 'T' state debate is still dragging because u want a very very well developed part into
During our
Do land-locked states fail economically?
One guy puts his opposition to Telangana because it will be a land-locked state. He writes:
Land-locked ecomonies represents a significant economic handicap and a barrier to growth. Most of the worlds poorest countries are landlocked.
What this guy doesn't know is that some of the affluent nations are also landlocked.
Of the 50 poorest countries in the world, only 16 countries are land-locked. The rest- the 34 countries are poor though they are not land-locked. Actually it looks like you are poor based on where you are- if you are an island or in
The countries which rank in the 50 poorest but are NOT land-locked include, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, East Timor, Togo, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Vanuatu, and Yemen.
Even if it made sense that being land-locked provides a handicap, should
And for a formation of a state within a nation does it really matter if it is landlocked? Can't one go to a port through another state since they are all part of the same nation? Is
Do new states take long time to form?
One guy writes:
…separate state takes a long time to form in today's government. It was easier before, now it isn't as easy.
No examples given. On the other hand, we have seen that Chattisgarh, Uttarkhand and Jharkhand came into existence overnight. Was it difficult to form a new state?
Will the new state has to grapple new problems like crime?
The same guy writes:
…The state will be too busy trying to form new rules, so crime, and other factors will incorporate in it. Not to mention
Idiocy level in this statement is too much. Can't answer it now.
Map Source: http://www.cultureholidays.com/states/images/andhra-map.jpg
Update: The subsequent part of this blog is at Telangana V.


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Padres edge Rockies to snap 10-game losing streak
SAN DIEGO -- Manager Bud Black rolled the dice and the San Diego Padres came up winners.
With the tying runner on first and San Diego nursing a one-run lead against the Rockies in the ninth inning, Black left starter Eric Stults in the game. He was rewarded when the left-hander struck out Josh Rutledge to finish off a four-hitter that gave the Padres a 2-1 victory over Colorado and snapped a 10-game losing streak.
Black went out to the mound in the ninth thinking he'd take his starter out.
"To be honest, I went out there thinking that I might make a change," Black said. "I've been in those shoes before and I know what goes through a pitcher's mind. I got out there and when I hit the dirt I saw the look in his eyes . that he wasn't ready to come out. So I asked him, `How do you feel?' and he said, `I got this."
Stults (7-7) notched his second complete game of the season and fourth of his career. He is 4-0 with a 1.14 ERA in his last six home starts and the Padres have won each of his last seven starts at Petco Park since April 27.
"He (Black) came out and asked me how I felt," said Stults, who walked three and struck out five. "I looked him straight in the eye and said 'Good.' And he kind of gave me that look 'Are you sure?' and I said, 'Yeah.'
"I hadn't had that high a pitch count (122) in a long time,' Stults added, "but I was sharp with most of my pitches."
Stults had taken a 2-0 two-hit shutout into the ninth before giving up a one-out double to Willin Rosario, his second hit of the game. With two out, pinch hitter Nolan Arenado blooped a single into right scoring Rosario. That set the stage for the meeting at the mound.
Stults had a no-hitter in the fifth inning when Rutledge legged out an infield hit on a grounder to shortstop.
Jhoulys Chacin (8-4) took the loss going six innings, allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks. The loss snapped Chacin's five-game winning streak. He had not lost since May 16.
Alexi Amarista drove in both of the Padres' runs with an RBI triple in the third off Chacin and a bases-loaded single off of Colorado reliever Wilton Lopez in the seventh.
Amarista's triple to right-center scored Everth Cabrera from first base. His single scored Will Venable, who had doubled leading off the seventh. Nick Hundley and Cabrera had singled to load the bases.
"Stults got a lot of ground ball outs," Rockies manager Walk Weis said. "We rolled over a lot of soft stuff for him. We couldn't get anything together offensively."
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Padres general manager Josh Byrnes addressed the resignation of Padres President/CEO Tom Garfinkel on Tuesday, saying he was "not completely surprised" and that "nothing has changed with me or baseball operations." ... Padres INF Yonder Alonso went 0 for 3 in his rehab start at 1B Monday and played six innings, reporting to Black that his right hand was fine. He could be back for the weekend series with the Giants. . Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez was not in the starting lineup for the second consecutive game. He left Sunday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with an injury to his right middle finger and is day to day. ... OF Dexter Fowler, who went 0 for 3 with a walk in a rehab start Monday night at Triple-A Colorado Springs, where he played again Tuesday night, could rejoin the Rockies on Friday when they play at the Dodgers, Weiss said. Fowler has been on the disabled list since July 2 (retroactive to June 26) with a bone bruise in his right hand.
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Are Coupons For Everyone? A Review of the Couponizer (and a Giveaway)
I love the idea of coupons. Saving money? I'm so for the idea. Cutting, sorting, and saving little scraps of paper that will probably end up getting eaten by the baby or in the bottom of my purse? I'm really not that into it. When a recent mission to find the perfect solution introduced me to the Couponizer, I knew it was love at first sight.
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Whether it's clever marketing or a genuine desire to protect passengers, airlines are making safety videos fun — with Air New Zealand leading the way.
Who wants to sit through a boring airline safety video that drones on about keeping your seatbelt fastened? Keep the entertainment coming.
Chances are by now you've seen Air New Zealand's new "Hobbit" safety video (check it out above). And chances are you haven't set foot on one of its planes.
Such is the power and appeal of clever safety videos, people who aren't even flying are voluntarily sitting down to watch a three-minute spiel about how to store cabin baggage and the location of the nearest exits.
Less than three weeks since it launched, Air New Zealand's Hobbit safety video has already attracted more than 9,248,829 views on YouTube, following on from the airline's huge success with other fun and funky safety videos.
The airline's head of international marketing, Jodi Williams, says its non-conformist safety videos have together attracted more than 22 million views on YouTube, which doesn't take into account the number of people who have watched them on planes.
The Hobbit video, which features characters from the much-anticipated movie due to open in Australia in December, will run until early 2013 and work has already begun on something to take its place.
"We're very excited about the Hobbit one; we believe it is the best yet, and there are no plans to stop [making non-standard safety videos] at the moment," Williams says.
Though Air New Zealand largely pioneered the idea of fun safety videos, many other airlines have now caught on to the concept.
Since the Kiwi carrier surprised passengers in 2009 with a video featuring cabin crew and pilots wearing nothing but body paint, other airlines have brought in celebrities, cartoon characters, small children and football teams to do their own videos.
Qantas recently used Olympic and Paralympic athletes during the London Olympic Games, and Turkish Airlines has used football players from Manchester United, although neither video was a patch on Air New Zealand's entertaining effort with the All Blacks.
Many airlines have gone with cartoon characters, although most of these videos have been presented in a serious way.
Some have used stylised animations for their safety advice.
Others have tried throwing in music and dance, with some confusing results.
Bangkok Airways has been using a video featuring flight attendants singing and dancing on the tarmac, while Philippine airline Cebu has had attendants dancing while they show how to put on lifejackets.
One dancing safety video that was clearly not intended to be serious was Air New Zealand's "Fit to Fly" featuring fitness personality Richard Simmons. The video, which features disco music and daggy aerobics outfits, has had more than 2.6 million hits on YouTube.
The Turkish airline Pegasus and the British holiday airline Thomson have taken a different tack by using young children to do their video safety demonstrations ... with somewhat painful results.
Why are airlines going to so much trouble and expense to make their videos stand out?
Is it a determined effort to get us to watch the safety spiel or is it just a clever marketing angle?
According to Williams, it is both. She says airlines always struggle to motivate passengers, particularly frequent travellers, to watch safety demonstrations and the fun videos have made a huge difference.
Feedback is that travellers are putting down their newspapers and tuning in to the safety videos.
"Safety videos have been, or are, so boring and people pay little attention to them at all," Williams says. "Our videos are a way of getting the customers to engage and actually watch."
However, Williams says the videos have also had huge marketing value, buying the airline publicity it could not otherwise afford.
With consumers sharing the videos through social media, it has been a valuable opportunity to communicate the "personality" of the airline to a broad audience.
Williams says the success of the safety videos was a big factor in securing a two-year partnership with Warner Bros to be a marketing partner for the Hobbit film trilogy.
"One of the things that attracted Warner Bros to us was the ability for us to do a few different things," she says. "The safety video was a big part of it."
A laughing matter?
Air New Zealand has had its safety team involved in every aspect of making its safety videos, Jodi Williams says.
From scripting to filming, an internal team has ensured the videos meet safety requirements in order to obtain the requisite sign-off by aviation safety authorities.
"We have key messages we know we have to communicate," Williams says. "When we pioneered the first one and demonstrated that more people were watching, then we could get approval to do more."


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switchvideo necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 92 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
We are a new eLearning business that take more of a marketing approach to eLearning and Training... we create materials that are more like watching a video on YouTube and less like sitting in school.
We have a 'mark' for our logo that we have used for our other marketing business. We want to use this same mark for our new logo but want a bit of a refreshed, more current look.
The name of the business is Switch Learning
You can see the 'mark' at http://switchmarketing.com/wp-conte…rbg_sm.gif
You can download it from the description part.
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We are about a year old and are getting ready to officially launch our eLearning programs. We work with large corporate clients and create great learning/marketing videos along with interactive websites to help employees learn.
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In Part Two, James DePaiva talks about being Max, then not being Max; about the joys of family life; about being angry for a long time, and about dealing with those destructive "shoulds."
By Damon L. Jacobs
D: Now, you mentioned being terribly shy. But I remember when Max came back One Life in 1992, the promotional ads that ran during ABC's prime-time. It was close-up shots of every part of your body, your shoulders, your butt, all this for your big return. As a shy person, what was that like for you?
J: That was somebody else's body. I was unavailable for that campaign. I was off at a health spa getting in shape, I wanted to look good for when I came back, so I told them I couldn't do it. It wasn't my body. I came back and Jessica Tuck said, "That's not James's body, he doesn't have hair there."
James and Kassie at last year's Hoboken International Film Festival
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D: Would you consider going on the next Rock the Soap Cruise with Kassie (Mrs. DePaiva) or does that just feel like it's too much proximity to fans?
J: Well, there's a reason I've never done one. But, I don't think now it would be an issue. I'm over 50 now, I've been off the show for at least five years. Now there would be a couple of people that would remember me and it would be nice and casual. I might do it. Kassie said next year I should go on the cruise.
D: You may enjoy it.
J: Well, that's because I'm out of it now, I'm not in it. And also because my ego's not in it anymore. To be Max Holden my ego had to be as big as a truck. The turning point for Max and whether I enjoyed doing him was when I was realized that Jim DePaiva and his life was bigger than Max's. Max's life in the beginning was so big,
On his last days on One Life: "If it wasn't said outright, it certainly was implied that I was too old and made too much money. Would I say that it hurt? Absolutely. But I mean they did absolutely everything they could to diminish the value of the character. I had to sit there for a long time watching them drive him into the ground."
there was no way I could ever compete with that. But the character kept being brought down, brought down. He was making money, losing fortunes, completely cocksure of himself with any woman in any given situation, then he was completely emasculated.
D: How so?
J: The girls weren't picking him. He was taking little jobs, his dream disappeared. This is a guy who had seen himself as king of the world, then decided to bartend at Rodi's. There's one point where they said, "We'll just [Read more…]


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April 5, 2012, 4:48 pm
Legislature celebrates Tartan Day
Several brave lawmakers donned kilts today in honor of Tartan Day.
"It takes a pretty secure man to wear a kilt and a pink shirt," joked Rep. Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, who wore both.
Lawmakers and staffers wore plaid ties, scarves, skirts and even kilts from Colorado's official state tartan pattern, which the legislature adopted in 1997. The various colors in the tartan represent Colorado's "splendor and beauty," according to the resolution.
You can check out Colorado's other state symbols, too.
(A special tip of the hat to Pat Worley, the House's chief assignable clerk, who's takes orders for the ties and scarves and such and is a driving force behind the celebration each year.)