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Hello all, Recently I became the proud new owner of a Diamond 7850pe52g http://www.diamondmm.com/7850PE52G.php (awwwwww) ... Like many, I can report that this beautiful and short 7850 is a great little over-clocker (especially with aftermarket cooling as some report) and a nice little bang for the buck. Currently I've got it on full maxed CCC over clock with 1050Mhz Core/1450Mhz Memory and 20% over-volting on it and it's purring like a kitten with no hiccups. The over clocking gained me a 15% higher score in 3D Mark 2011 vs. stock clocks and 11FPS total in Furmark at 1920x1080 burn in. I was very impressed with the free boost with just a flick of the slider in CCC Overdrive. However, read on... Like many I've discovered she can run a bit toasty with V-sync off and full over clock. Considering she has a radial fan similar, but smaller to the MSI R6850, I find it surprising that I'm seeing heat at 93*C at full OC with full load. Radial fans traditionally provide a much better cooling option than the big inline fin blocks popular to the GTX series IMO so why is she kicking up so much heat? I didn't think it to be the heat sink because again, it's a nice radial heat sink much like the R6850 and that one does 71*C full over clock at 960Mhz. So, I thought possibly it could be the Thermal Paste. I decided to take it apart and the answer was kind of shocking. I was surprised to find out that the factory thermal compound used appeared to actually be of very good quality. It is a silverite compound much Arctic Silver and not the cheap gray clay used on many OEM computers like Dell and HP. In fact the thermal compound had a similar look, feel, pliability and consistency as Arctic Silver. So if it wasn't the heat sink what was it...? Alas, The culprit IS a horribly rough copper heat plate!See attached pictures! It's been machined flat but you can see the saw blade grooves all in it radiating out like a thumb print! Someone made the decision to skimp, well toss out entirely, the idea of providing a mirror finish to the plate. I've never seen a plate like this in person only in pictures. This thing is rough and has more ridges in it than a Ruffles wavy potato chip! lol I've been out of the lapping game for awhile so I'm not sure if this is the "new and improved" way of producing a heat sink copper plate but where I come from it's just horrid... pictures attached. I Wonder, should I bother to lap it or does it have just too rough of a surface to get it smooth before losing to much cooper for it to even touch the GPU? I'm afraid if I try to lap it with that rough of a finish on it, I could wear it down too much beyond use and possibly even kill the flat edge. Thoughts? My final thoughts: I'm really kind of disappointed in this discovery... sure it's still a "good card" and getting me the FPS I want; but, someone obviously decided to skimp and cheap out on good "quality" practices for fit and finish that has directly lowered the cooling solution of the product and in fact cheapened the product... It could have been such a better cooler but some bean counter had to say no to the quality fit and mirror finish. It's obvious that someone decided to cheat the public a little and skimp out on a good finish because who's going to take it apart and see the heat plate right ? Well I did... And, I for one feel kind of duped! I was going to to get a second one for Xfire, I may rethink that now Ps. Power color has an identical model, I wonder if theirs is the same. I'd report this to Diamond but they'd probably void my warranty for taking off the heat sink Just reply > "sucks to be you" lolz
I don't know if you can tell by the picture but this thing has like a 1nanometer raised edge where the GPU would make contact...It may look higher with the residual thermal compound but it's not, I'm pretty sure to get the grooves out It would go all the way to main cooper plate lvl. The raised ridge is only on 3 sides then trails to the bottom screws if you're looking at the left picture. Plus with the screw holes on the sink it's not gonna be pretty around there. I've lapped before and I'm sooooo temped but there's not much platform there... Don't want to f-it up and loose warranty. I still have 30 days to return.... It would suck to ruin a brand new $280.00 card lolz that I could have returned. HOWEVER it would be a fun epic project if I could turn it around by lapping and get 5-10*C lower ... spidey sense is tingling though lol.
That card is screaming out for a zalman heatsink, the zalman GV1000 would look awesome and let you clock it to hell and back.
Lapping it will only give a few degrees difference. Likely won't change max overclocks. On the other hand, your case is quite small and you would likely see a difference in temperature by improving air flow or moving to a larger case.
Returning the card would do nothing. The fact that such a rough finish is there is obviously a manufacturing choice. Smoother finishes require substantially more work, or skilled laborers. To alleviate this problem you'll have to take action yourself. That said, you've done 99% of the job, why not just replace the cooler with something aftermarket? You won't have to worry about anything, and you might even get a little more performance.
I looked into that and that is a beautiful heatsink! It's probably low enough to still work great in Xfire with a second card...The only issues are that 1. the heatpipes would probably hit the 200mm fan in the vulcan case and 2. This card may eventually end up in an Aerocool QX-2000 cube case I have as an HTPC build when GK110 comes out and I know it won't fit with those extended heat pipes. Also, I agree with the hell and back overclocking this would allow since some people are reporting 1350Mhz OC core with Powercolor's identical twin to this card and aftermarket cooling. All the parts are not in the case yet because IB heats up and 1155 will be dead in April so not sure I want to mod because not married to the overall build yet. Well Store manager will let me return for complete refund under 30 days. I still have plenty of time. I can get my cash and wait for the GTX 660 TI which is what I originally wanted but just got antsy because of D3 launch. But the quandry is if the GTX 660 TI is sticking with 24 ROPs and 192bit could be a lateral if not slight down grade from the 7850s 32Rops and 256bit. Thus the delima. Might I add this is a sucky time all around to be buying upgrades. IB heats up, x79 won't fully support PCI-E 3.0, 1155 will be dead next year. GTX 660 Ti taking forever! Again, sucky time to purchase upgrades So true, I also think this is 100% the choice/fault of the manufacturer skimping out to save a penny because 1. average users aren't going to look under the heatsink because voids warranty and 2. you can see this is caused by the blade edge when machined.This is normal for most manufacturing processes but not as a final product. Most manufacturers will polish this out. Why Diamond didn't is beyond me and dissappointing . Who knows, this could be a parent company that makes it with Diamond's name on it because Powercolor has an identical model. Either way it fails as a properly finished heatsink IMO and dissappoints me as a customer. I'd LOVE to approach Diamond on it and see it changed but 1. I'm worried they'd say "You looked under the heat sink ? Sorry, you voided your warranty have a nice day" or 2. just give me a refurbed model with other issues. I'd love to replace with an aftermarket cooler but if I do that I'm sure I'll take up Xfire space on a smaller mATX board inside the Vulcan NZXT case. Also again, it's still under stores full return policy so won't put me out much other than time to get a diff card. And won't have to buy an aftermarket cooler and take up xfire space. Would be a fun project though but since it's still in full return window I think I'll make it someone elses problem especially since Diamond shouldn't be peddling crappy rough heatsinks like this anyways. To address some other suggestions 1. thank you for responding . 2. Kenshai > as far as lapping I agree with you. I doubt I can expect more than a couple of degrees and really this thing is so rough I'd have to lap it from here to tuesday if I just go by heatsink preasure. I'd really have to take a lot off the pictures don't do this justice. 3. The case has pretty decent cooling, I have the optional 200mm side fan blowing right on it but that does disperse to the edges. Idk, I agree with a lot being said and had this been an old card I had for a couple years yea OR if it was sooo awesome on performance I just couldn't part with it then; yea, I'd not think twice to lap it and stick a cooler on it. But, the card still within the 30 day window for retail returns and the market is 3 months from 660 TI possibly and GTX 660 is rumored to launch on June 25 now. I think I'll throw this fish back and try again with the 660 or 660 TI. Sucks though would have been fun to mod. Thanks for all the replies.
probably they are not assed, but the guy who machined that wants a slap, as his tool needs sharpening and he needs to slow down the cutting travel speed a fair bit, you can get an acceptable machined finish this way and i have many timeth, just less machined units per hour dont be scared lapp itt, you know ya wana, and you may gain more then just a few ,a processor or HSF block lapping does admittedly net 5-10 degrees max but thats starting from an allready okísh starting point, thats machined very poor so the gain might be marked.
lolz yea you know I do want to lap it I'm just trying to think responsibly since I have never intentionally voided a warranty before especially on a card barely 2 weeks olds so ya one toe in the water atm. I could easily return it but the mod would be fun and epic if I could get this little card to under 60C and break the Overdrive ceiling and push it past 1300 MHz!! (Tim Taylor grunts uhhh uhhh uhhh) One thing I'm concerned about in lapping is the little ledge that is on the main copper block. Look at the picture for me and see if that's gonna be a problem if I lap it to much and kill that ledge. It's in the pictures. Can someone comment on that ledge please and tell me what will happen if that ends up flat and even with the rest of the block ? Will the heatsink still make GPU contact ? I think so cause the backplate is springed with rubber grommets but not 100% sure. HOLD the phone! I think this might be possibility also and it looks cool heck... http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/455/accelero-mono-plus.html?c=2182 Anyone ever try this mono cooler from Arctic? Anyone use it in Xfire with 2 cards? It may be worth a shot.
Only info I've seen on how well the MONO works was on a GTX 680 and the results weren't very good. There are definitely better coolers out there at that price. It also takes up more than two slots.
Thanks Erocker! to the rescue on question as always. props. Sorry miss read you so reposting. More than double slots ? Well that's out then. My main concern is how thick the aftermarket cooler/fan setup is gonna be because I still want room for a second card to xfire with. Any other cooler suggestions ? Here's the card again for referrence http://www.diamondmm.com/7850PE52G.php Guys I'll welcome cooler suggestions
I used one of these before and it was a great cooler. The newest revision works with your card: http://www.gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=1&cid=17&id=52 I wonder if this would fit? http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=385 There's also this: ARCTIC COOLING ACCEL-TT II Fluid Dynamic Accelero ... ~ kinda ugly and bulky though IMO.
That gelid is purty ... at 216cm lenght it's 8.89 inches if my math is correct. OHHHHH now that Zalman is gorgeous... that would look sick on a Maximus Gene z77 or x79 rampage board. UPDATE... ding ding that Artic looks perfect!
The Zalmann is probably the best performer out of the bunch too. If you want better than that, I think the next step up would the the Accellero Xtreme series. I'm just not sure if it supports the 7850.
User of the ACC TT II on a powercolor identical twin card to this one reports this > "Monster Overclocks are Availabe with some minor mods. I replaced my stock coller with an Accelero Twin Turbo II, and then flashed the BIOS to an ASUS DCU TOP Edition which unlocks voltages up to 1.3v. The increased voltages and GREATLY increase cooling performance now enable me to clock the GPU to to 1350MHz stable (yes 1350MHz) @ 1.3v and bench upto 1385MHz. These speeds murder a stock 7950 and equal a 7970 within most benchmarks. That's a 60% overclock on air, and within a Micro-ATX case with. Just Google "7850 1376MHz" and you will find my benchmarks." Qouted from 555Buk on Newegg.com PowerColor AX7850 2GBD5-2DH Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256... Update: thought. I'd have to see if the ACC TT II will get in the way of the Xfire bridge. The ACC TT II Says it's 53mm high (roughly 2.18 inches) but the diamond is only 1.5 and that even looks a little to tall for xfire. hard to tell current board is only single pci. Waiting to get newer board if IB gets solved or haswell comes sooner but will probably be later any good links for how to take the intergrated heatsink off a i5 3570k ? UPDATE: Well I made my choice and shipped it back. With the 660 TI not even out yet and pressumably right around the corner, because 660M Moblies are already being sold in ASUS laptops, I decided to ship the Diamond back and get my $. I'll try again in a couple of months with either a 600 series or a better 7850. Peace


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Kat Gehrke, 25, had no idea that delivering her first baby would lead to the biggest nightmare of her life. On July 5, 2006, Gehrke had a cesarean section at Indian River Memorial Hospital in Vero Beach, Fla.—after more than 20 hours of labor her cervix had not dilated more than 1.6 inches (four centimeters). The procedure seemed to go off without a hitch, and her doctor sent her and new daughter Kaylie home after just two days in the hospital.
All seemed fine, except "my temperature never went back to normal after surgery," Gehrke says. During her first few days at home, she had a low-grade fever that hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) and she noticed a lump had formed below her incision. By the fourth day, the lump had ballooned to the size of a lime, her fever had jumped to 103 degrees F and her incision was intensely painful. "It was like someone had taken a burning match and stuck it inside" the cut skin, Gehrke says. She immediately went to see her doctor, who took out the staples (as is customary a few days after a C-section) and examined the growing bulge under the wound. He dismissed the pain as normal and prescribed antibiotics for what he diagnosed as a breast infection based on a nickel-size lump that he felt in one breast. But he was wrong. "I didn't have a breast infection at all," Gehrke says, noting that the breast lump was merely a clogged milk duct (common in women who nurse).
A few days later, part of the incision burst open, releasing so much blood and fluid that "the entire [bathroom] floor was soaked in blood," Gehrke says. "My grandma took two beach towels to sop it all up."
Gehrke's grandfather rushed her to Indian River Memorial's emergency room where doctors and nurses cleaned the wound and packed it with gauze to allow for drainage. They sent a sample of the fluid to the hospital lab for analysis and called Gehrke's ob/gyn to inform him that the infection was probably caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli. Gehrke's ob/gyn prescribed sulfa antibiotics, which are commonly used to treat E. coli infections. Two days later, the lab results came back, revealing that Gehrke did not have E. coli, but rather a staphylococcus, or staph, infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a potent bacterium that has developed resistance to most of the old standby antibiotics, making it difficult to treat and potentially fatal.
MRSA causes some 94,000 invasive infections in the U.S. each year, resulting in almost 19,000 deaths—more than those caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—said a study published this week in JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association. And "the majority of these cases appeared to be health care–acquired," says Elizabeth Bancroft, a medical epidemiologist with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and author of an editorial that accompanied the study.
Learning the infection was MRSA, Gehrke's gynecologist immediately switched her to a stronger antibiotic and put her on bed rest; nurses from the Visiting Nurses Association came to her house daily to pack the wound in gauze and check her vital signs. But the swelling remained and the wound continued to ooze pus.
After three months of this, the wound still had not healed. At the advice of her ob/gyn's partner (who was filling in for her doctor that day), Gehrke went to see doctors at Indian River Hospital's wound care facility. They told her she needed a second operation to remove the tissue destroyed by the infection. Surgeons reopened her incision and discovered a festering infection that had caused extensive damage. It was "like looking at a hole in your belly [that is] seven inches wide and six-and-a-half inches deep," she recalled in an interview with ScientificAmerican.com. After the operation, Gehrke stopped seeing her ob/gyn, but continued to be treated by the wound care physicians and visiting nurses. She says she was mostly bedridden for another three months because it was painful to move while attached to a wound V.A.C., a suction device that aids healing by vacuuming pus, blood and other fluids.

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Working our way back down Manhattan, this is the Astro Restaurant, located on 56th Street. The reason that I stopped to take a picture of a random diner was because somehow, last summer, my brother and I somehow ended up here after the bars closed. Not sure how or why, but I know it was delicious!
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"Fikes was afraid of Welch when Welch was drinking alcohol and taking drugs", and yet Fikes continued to hang out with him. So the lesson here, for all you dim witted people out there; is that you shouldn't associate or befriend anyone who you fear.
Maybe they hung out because they lived right by each other and were related. Sometimes we have to hang around relatives when we choose to not have anything to do with them. Everyone's family life is different.
I know several people that hang out with people they have love hate relationships with.
The news does not mentinon if Fikes was a drug user himself. If I had to be around a relative that was violent due to drug and alcohol use I would be scared too. I would try to get far away from them but I can see if you don't have the means to move then you have no choice but to be around them.
I think a life sentence is too harsh for this man from the details the news is giving to the public. It sounds more like a defense attack on Welch more than anything else.
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The JWT Group, the world's fourth-largest advertising company, agreed yesterday to be taken over by a small British marketing company for $55.50 a share in the industry's first unsolicited acquisition.
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The holidays can be the most stressful time of the year, and unfortunately a time that no one will admit to being this way because they're also supposed to be the best time of the year for most. Not many people will admit they're struggling at this time of year but if you are spending your first Christmas holidays as a singleton it can be hard to know how to work things out. ... Read more
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Take Back the Kitchen: Alma's Friend Hilda's Turkey Meat Sauce
Simple is always best, especially when it is delicious and healthy! This is a wonderful recipe that my friend Hilda gave me years ago. She actually brought the sauce to my house after I had surgery and my family of six ate it for days by itself as well as with spaghetti. If it's too much for your crowd, freeze some for later and enjoy!... Read more
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Comment Number: | OL-105806 |
Received: | 12/4/2004 6:21:49 PM |
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Commenter: | Julie Rufo |
State: | CA |
Subject: | Trade Regulation Rule on Telemarketing Sales |
Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 310 |
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For approximately five years a large male crocodile, locally known as "Sweetheart", was responsible for damage to aluminium dinghies and their outboard motors on a large billabong on the Finnis River in the Northern Territory
Early in 1979 the pattern of attacks changed and became more frequent, and this was cause for concern for the safety of participants in a proposed fishing competition on the "Sweets Lookout Billabong" even though no one had been hurt.
Wildlife rangers from the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory set a snare or (live trapping) and on the morning of 19th July 1979 the problem crocodile was captured. The jaws were securely bound and the animal was anaesthetised using flaxadil and then towed to the boat ramp on the opposite side of the billabong. During this operation the crocodile became tangled in a submerged log and congested a great deal of water and in its drugged condition drowned.
After five hours of work – four men retrieved Sweetheart from the trap and loaded her aboard a trailer for Darwin. "Sweetheart was still alive breathing freely when loaded for transport to Darwin but though fluid was syphoned from the windpipe Sweetheart did not respond. Sweetheart the terrible darling of the Top End rivers died.
The original intention was to house "Sweetheart" in one of the newly established crocodile farms where it would be part of the breeding program but upon its death it was presented to the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. The crocodile was mounted and a full articulated skeleton prepared. Sweetheart is now a permanent exhibition at the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
"Sweetheart" is a Saltwater crocodile (crocodylus porosus)
Total Weight | 780Kg |
Total Length | 5.1 Metre |
Snout/Vent Length | 2.45 Metre |
Maximum Girth | 2.3 Metre |
Sex | Male |
Age | Approximately 50 years old |
The Stomach Contained:
Pig bones and bristles
Two long-necked turtles
Parts of large Barramundi


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Situated in the mountains, this bed & breakfast is close to Astor House Museum, Coors Brewery, and Colorado School of Mines. Also nearby are Colorado Railroad Museum and Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave.
Property Features
The Silk Pincushion provides free parking.
Room Amenities
All guestrooms include DVD players, private bathrooms, and televisions.
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Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Onsite parking is complimentary.
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- Total number of rooms - 4
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Guests are offered complimentary continental and full breakfasts.
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Are you aware of what is going on in your own backyard? Many of us don't have a clue.
In the last month I came face to face with a registered sex offender (had a wee little chat I'm sure he will remember), moved into another area with two offenders living within a mile of my home, spoke to parents about how to protect their families and worked with a few friends on ways to raise awareness. Then, just a few days ago a friend of ours had some guy try to pull his daughter into a van while she was walking home from school. Luckily, she fought like her dad had taught her (ending with her giving him a kick to his head) and was able to get away. What a world we live in. When I really think about it, it can be quite overwhelming. When that happens - when I feel like the problem is to big to overcome - instead of feeling frustrated, I think about all the wonderful, hard working people out there who are doing all they can to make a change. I think about the stories from the survivors. I think about these cool people in the picture below:
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I think about Stephanie Larsen, (she is wonderful) and her sweet mother who is a survivor. I think about Dani & Tyler and how I want to be just like them someday. I think about Jess & Nick and remember the heartfelt words of support to those teenagers, and their determination to make a difference. I think about my fellow Mentors who I admire beyond words but most of all I think about the amazing teenagers I got to hang out with this summer. Every..Single..One of them is a credit to their generation. How many of us are inspired by the youth in our area? I look at how hard they are currently working in their schools and hometowns to bring awareness to the problem of sex trafficking right here in America. How many teenagers do you know, that would stand up and talk about scary topics like sex trafficking? Well, I know of at least 25. After getting to know them, let me tell you honestly...These kids will change the world! So, I am giving Backyard Broadcast and their Station Chiefs a HUGE shoutout!! YOU GUYS ROCK! What a great organization with dedicated people, fighting for such an important and worthy cause! Check 'em out!
As an organization, our quest to abolish Sex Trafficking of in America starts with the 95% of American citizens who don't associate Human Trafficking being in our own backyards. Our goal is to reach every man, woman and child with the truth of what's happening in hopes of creating real and lasting change.
Change starts with awareness, and often, the issue of child sex trafficking can be a hard subject to talk about. But the truth is, you cannot change what you refuse to confront. It starts with a change of heart and an opening of the eyes towards the crimes against humanity.
Each Backyard Broadcast Station across America has been charged with surveying their communities at the beginning and end of each school year. This allows us the opportunity to see how effective our awareness efforts are throughout the year.
As an organization, our goal is to create an army of advocates and activists who share in our vision of the future where the sex trafficking of American Children is abolished.
We ask that our readers also contribute to our Sex Trafficking in America awareness survey and help us complete our Nation-wide view on how US Citizens perceive of the problem. Please take the next few minutes to fill out our brief survey. Click here to fill out the survey.
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User Review: Chaco Men's Intersect
Materials: leather
Use: hiking boating sail surf
Price Paid: $45
This is not a get-wet sandal. The leather footbed is super slick when wet. Even running to your car in the rain is tricky with these on. The sandal has great support but your foot will slide out the side when wet.
BUT super comfy and very nice looking. If you're not getting wet then these are the best sandals I've ever had. They have more support and cushion than the all rubber Chaco sandal.
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By Michael Millar
Date: Thursday 14 Jun 2012
Shares in BSkyB and BT Group have fallen after the firms announced they were paying over three billion pounds between them for the rights to show Premier League games next season.
Investors gave the deal the thumbs down with BSkyB shares falling 7% and BT Group dropped 3%.
The Football Association secured a record deal for the rights to Premier League games, with BSkyB and BT paying seventy per cent more than the current package.
The companies have the rights to broadcast Premier League football for three years from the start of the 2013/2014 season, having paid a combined total of £3.018bn.
This compared with the £1.773bn package the FA agreed with Sky and ESPN in 2009.
There are fears this could mean higher bills for BSKyB and BT's subscribers.
BSkyB continues to hold the lion's share of the games, having secured 116 of the 154 games on offer.
BT picked up the rights to 38 games, elbowing out ESPN.
BSkyB is paying £760m a year while BT is paying £246m per season for its first Premier League broadcast rights.
The latter said it would launch a new football-focused channel to show the games.
"It will offer new interactive features when supplied over BT's fibre network and we will look to distribute it on other platforms," the telecoms firm said.
BSkyB's chief executive, Jeremy Darroch, said the very competitive tender process had resulted in certainty for the company and its customers.
"Whilst the cost is higher, we have capacity for this increase through the combination of excellent work on cost efficiency across the business and choices over other future spending," he said.
The absence of US-based sports broadcaster EPSN surprised some commentators.
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: When it comes to the weather in the greater Tampa Bay area, summer is the norm. Make sure you bring clothes for warm weather as you are almost guaranteed several temperate days. Toward the end of October, however, there are a couple days that might actually fool you. On the night before I flew it, it dropped to 62! It was quickly back up to 75 the following day, but make sure you bring a windbreaker just in case for the evenings or a cold day.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear:
It would be odd to find yourself in a setting that isn't casual here. Pack accordingly. Still, if you're at all concerned, take something that would be classified as "business-casual." In the better restaurants, this will work great with dress codes. I shouldn't have to mention this, but I've witnessed it, so.....DON'T show up in the nicer places in a tank top and/or thong! Enough said?
Toiletries and Medical Supplies:
Take (& use) sunscreen. Don't buy it there. It's expensive.
Photo Equipment:
You know what you need. Of course, just like sunscreen, film is expensive here, too.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear:
This is a very casual area. Most restaurants allow shorts, and at those that don't, khakis and a collared shirt would be fine. Some nightclubs may not allow tank tops, sneakers.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies:
SUNSCREEN, SUNSCREEN, SUNSCREEN! Waterproof is best - one of the 'sport' recipes is what I prefer. Sunglasses are also essential, and a hat isn't a bad idea if you're out in the sun all day (i.e. on a boat or beach). If you have plans to be outside in the evening, mosquito repellant may be useful. But if you forget any of these things, there are tons of grocery, drug, and discount stores around.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear:
If you are going to the beach, a pair of inexpensive 'surf moccasins' are a good idea. Some beach areas have rocks/shells that you need to get thorough before reaching the sand bottom in deeper water. (These 'ouch' zones shift from year to year due to storms and water currents.)
Pack a little bag to tote your lotions, towels, etc. to the beach. Also, zipper-close plastic bags are great for shells, wet swimsuits, leaky suntan oil, etc..
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear:
Since the main attraction is the beach, then you must not forget your swim suit. However, there are lots of shops along the beach that sell swim suits, shorts, and tank tops.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies:
DON'T FORGET THE SUNSCREEN! The sun was intense there. Even if you have visited the tanning bed I would still suggest a minimum SPF of 15.
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Unfortunately that needs step 0: have access to more than the abstract, which is something I've found tricky for some fields I'm trying to learn about, and can't imagine managing for everything that might be interesting. Which I suspect is a key reason people rely on abstracts in the first place.
More than the abstract: Research libraries are wonderful things. Many colleges will let members of the public into theirs.
(Yeah, I know, I'm not going there.)
It doesn't even need to be a research library. You'd be surprised what journals a public library card will give you access to. Minneapolis Public Library comes with online access to bunches.
That's a good tip, and is a thing I've been doing, but needing a special trip still counts as being hard to access for a lot of people. I mean yes, if you're trying to become an expert or write about something it's not really any trouble, but I got the vibe that this was advice for everyone.
Each field has its own style and jargon. And statistical methods vary by field - the statistical analysis of a plant genetics paper will be nothing like the statistics of a human nutrition study. And immunology has its own style, because most genes and proteins have original names that are nothing like the what is later determined to be their actual function (which is often the opposite of the name).
Also, some papers are good and some papers are bad. To tell them apart, you need to be familiar because the techniques in each field, and what a well designed experiment looks like compared to a badly designed experiment. A 2x2 climical trial with 600 subjects? I don't think so!
So if you want to read scientific papers, focus on a specific subject. Spend a couple days reading a paper, then start over with a fresh hard copy. It will look completely different the second time through. Keep doing this, and in as little as 6 months you will see a noticeable improvement in your reading comprehension.
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Mandala Custom Homes is dedicated to creating positive change in the world through innovative green technology and a focus on using safe, healthy and sustainable building products.
Mandala Custom Homes uses non-toxic finishes to bring out the natural beauty and grain of our wood siding, paneling and timbers.
LifeTime finishes are free of poisonous or toxic ingredients. Friendly to plants, animals, and people, LifeTime can be used in direct contact with garden soil. The natural substances in LifeTime Wood Treatment penetrate the wood fibers, permanently modifying the wood structure, creating a beautiful, naturally aged appearance that many wait years for.
CBR's Broda? line has been Eco-Certified by Canada's Environmental Choice Program. The outstanding characteristic of Broda Wood Pro-Tek-Tor is its base of natural oils and resins. These natural ingredients, combined with water, provide exceptional protection; bonding with the material it is applied to and hence safe for the environment. Mandala Custom Homes offers Broda stains in a variety of colors.
Round homes use less wall area to enclose the same square footage as a rectangular building resulting in less BTUs to heat than a conventional home. Mandala Custom Homes's weather-tight design provides a strong barrier from the elements, limiting air leakage and vastly cutting down on heating and cooling costs.
Mandala Custom Homes's optional insulation packages include formaldehyde-free insulation. You have the choice to upgrade the R-Value of your insulation package.
When you say you want a foundation that will save energy, last a lifetime and create a noiseless barrier to the outside, we tell you about Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF). ICFs are made from rigid foam and are energy-saving and easy to install.
Mandala Custom Homes encourages you to integrate the use of alternative power sources into the design of your pre-designed or custom Mandala Home Kit. Please contact a Mandala Homes Sales Representative for more information or referral for the installation of solar, wind or micro-hydro power on your property.
The most energy efficient heating system for your home depends largely on where you live, since both climate and access to fuel affect a given system's efficiency. That being said, here are some general guidelines for home heating systems:
Electricity: Heating with electricity can be very efficient (converting electricity into heat is almost 100% efficient), but only if your electricity comes from a green power source (hydro, solar, wind, etc.). If your power comes from coal or gas, the original conversion of fossil fuels into electricity is extremely inefficient, making electricity a poor environmental choice. Other factors to consider when heating with electricity are escalating costs and the fact that, by using more power to heat your home, you may contribute to your utility being forced to build a non-green power source at some point in the future.
Gas: Modern gas heating appliances can be very efficient at converting gas into heat (better than 90% efficiency for the best ones), but the energy required to originally extract that gas from the earth and then process it detracts from any on-site efficiencies. What's more, natural gas is still a fossil fuel, and burning it contributes to climate change, to say nothing of projected price increases in coming years.
Woodstoves: Wood heat has many advantages if the wood is burned correctly. Modern woodstoves have efficiencies of 70–85% and produce just 2–5 grams of smoke particulate per hour (compared to 40-80g per hour for older woodstoves). Wood is also considered a carbon neutral fuel, since burning it properly releases only as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as that tree sequestered during its lifetime (compared to burning fossil fuels, which releases carbon dioxide that has been stored for millions of years). However, wood that is burned poorly (either wet wood or wood that is allowed to smoulder) releases larger amounts of both greenhouse gases and smoke particulate into the atmosphere. The former is bad for the planet; the latter is bad for local air quality.
Masonry Stoves: Masonry stoves have been around for centuries in Europe and are beginning to make a bit of a resurgence. Essentially, a masonry stove consists of a large thermal mass (usually either brick, concrete or stone) surrounding a firebox. The firebox is connected to the chimney by a specially designed passageway that a) re-ignites the smoke on its way through, allowing the masonry stove to reach efficiencies close to 90%, and b) enables the surrounding thermal mass to absorb the vast majority of the heat before the small amount of smoke rises out of the chimney. The large thermal mass then slowly radiates that heat for 12–24 hours after the fire is finished. As a result, masonry stoves are not only extremely efficient, but they allow homeowners to light a quick, hot fire in the morning and another at night, with no need for stoking during the day. Some masonry stoves even come with a built-in oven above the firebox, which is perfect for slow-roasting a pizza. Traditionally, masonry stoves were built by skilled stone masons, but few masons in North America are familiar with the technique, and it is essential that the firebox and chimney be built to exact specifications. However, it is possible to buy commercial masonry stoves (www.tempcast.com; www.tulikivi.com) that take the guesswork out of the process. The only downside of masonry stoves is that they are relatively expensive, and they require a very solid foundation to support their significant weight (making them tricky to retrofit). Overall, however, they are one of the most environmentally friendly heating systems available.
Pellet Stoves: Wood pellet stoves are very efficient (up to 85%), and have the added advantage of burning recycled sawdust as a fuel. The sawdust is carbon neutral, and a modern pellet stove's smoke emissions are equal to or lower than those of modern woodstoves (see above). What's more, pellet stoves can burn 24–48 hours with a single hopper full of pellets, and many come with a thermostat that regulates how quickly the wood pellets are fed into the fire. One thing to consider is where your fuel comes from and how reliable that source of fuel is. Wood pellets that are shipped from half a continent away may not be all that green by the time they reach your home, and if your local hardware store stops carrying them, finding substitutes may be tricky. In addition, pellet stoves require a small amount of electricity to feed the pellets into the fire.
Corn/Wheat/Rye Stoves: These stoves are becoming more common in farm areas where access to fuel is straightforward. In most cases, the fuel needs no special processing (although the corn must be dried) and can be bought straight from a farmer. In terms of efficiency and ease of operation, the stoves function much the same as pellet stoves, and some can even handle both grain and wood pellets as fuel. The grains are considered carbon neutral and have the added advantage of only taking one year to grow. As in all fuels, however, there are environmental costs associated with getting the fuel to your door – in this case, the fuel used by the farmer to power his equipment, as well as the petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides that may have been used in cultivation.
Geothermal: Geothermal heating is not a fuel on its own, but it greatly improves the efficiency of other fuels. Essentially, geothermal heating (and cooling) takes the latent temperature of the earth (or a large mass of water) and uses heat pump technology to make that temperature warmer or cooler. Geothermal systems generally consist of a series of underground pipes and a heat pump. The pipes pick up the temperature of the ground or water (a year-round temperature of 7–13°C) and compress it to produce heat or expand it to produce a cooling effect. The advantage of using the ground or water is that it starts at a significantly warmer temperature than the outside air temperature in winter, and in summer it is much cooler than the air temperature. Although an external energy source (usually electricity) is required to run the heat pump, it can reduce power consumption by between 25% and 70% compared to conventional heating and cooling systems.
In-Floor Radiant Heat: In-floor radiant heating and cooling consists of either an electric heating blanket underneath the floor, or a matrix of pipes running through the floor. Water, or a mixture of water and antifreeze, in the pipes can be heated and cooled by any number of methods, and the system is a method of heat delivery rather than a heat source by itself. The environmental benefits of in-floor heating are two-fold: 1) Because the heat radiates from the floor and through people's feet, most people feel comfortable with their thermostat set 1–2°C lower than with other kinds of heat; 2) Radiant heat reduces allergy issues often associated with the blowing air (and dust and mould) of forced air heating systems. What's more, radiant heat produces a more uniform, constant heat, instead of the cycling of warm and cooler air often associated with forced air heating.
Passive Solar: In most climates, passive solar design is not enough to be a home's sole source of heat, but it will likely be able to reduce your home's heating needs. Since passive solar heating relies on direct sunlight, it helps to live in a region that receives significant amounts of winter sunshine. See our webpage on Passive Solar Design.
Annualized Geo-Solar: Annualized geo-solar is a method of storing the sun's summer heat and re-using it in the winter. It has been used at the community level in Okotoks, Alberta (www.dlsc.ca), but it can also be used at the single home level. All that is required is a method of absorbing the sun's heat, a method of storing it and a method of redistributing it. Absorbing the heat can be done with solar hot water panels on the roof, or with a greenhouse attached to the house. A very large thermal mass can then be used to store the heat for months at a time. In some cases, the ground directly underneath the house is used as the thermal mass, with the summer heat being pumped through the ground at a depth of 2-3m under the house. This mass also acts as the heat delivery system, as the heat slowly rises through the ground, ideally taking approximately six months to reach the house's un-insulated floor. According to some experts, a well insulated house can reach a winter temperature of 20°C after two to three years (it takes a few years to accumulate that much summer heat). The ground underneath the house must also be insulated and protected from the leaching effects of rain in order to avoid losing the stored heat into the surrounding soil. Although this heating system has the potential to provide free, pollution-free heat, it is still relatively experimental and should only be undertaken by those people comfortable with experimental green building techniques.
Passive Solar Design refers to the use of the sun's energy for heating and cooling a space. Many of the basic principles of passive solar design have been around for thousands of years, but had until recently been largely forgotten by the western world due to our ability to use artificial means to heat and cool our homes.These principles include:
- orienting buildings along an east-west axis
- ensuring that south-facing windows receive sun between 9am and 3pm during the heating season
- organizing interior spaces so that those areas requiring the most heating (living room, etc.) are directly exposed to south-facing windows; rooms with lower heat requirements should be located on the north side of the house
- using an open plan design to allow warmed air to circulate
- using roof overhangs to shade south-facing windows from strong summer sun
- minimizing windows on east– and west-facing walls to reduce unwanted heat gain in summer, and on north-facing windows to reduce heat loss in winter
- building "thermal mass" into the home so that the sun's rays can be absorbed and later radiated as heat (thermal mass refers to dense materials that store and release heat slowly – concrete, stone, water, etc.); thermal mass can also help moderate a home's temperature during hot summer months
- locating operable windows to catch prevailing summer breezes
Designing your house according to the principles of passive solar design has many benefits:
- increased occupant comfort
- less energy consumption
- lower heating and cooling bills
- reduced greenhouse gas emissions
- less reliance on external sources of energy
At Mandala Custom Homes, we do our best to incorporate passive solar design in all of our buildings. However, many aspects of passive solar design depend on specific characteristics of the building site, such as prevailing winds, orientation of the property, existing vegetation, slopes, etc. Please ask us for more details.
Note: Solar Hot Water heaters are also considered part of Passive Solar Design, but they are covered in their own section.


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DZ:MA Ep. 2 – Holiday Hangover
The aftermath of the holidays are hard on everyone. DZ:MA "Holiday Hangover" shows you how black Santa self-medicates his post traumatic Christmas syndrome. Shot on location at the Northpole with Russell Windfield, Scotty Vine, Michael Gray, and Nick Visconti.
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Beastie Boys Featuring Danny
danny dancing to Beastie Boys
danny dancing to Beastie Boys
me and my friend rockin out man!
This Is Only The Preview , Use This Link To View : http://vimeo.com/porkys1982/meeting-the-beastie-boys
My 2 year old son gettin down, rappin and dancin!
An Asian kid singing Sabotage by the Beastie Boys in Rock Band. Surprisingly he managed to pass.
In honor of the late and great Adam Yauch, AKA MCA, we present our favorite Beastie Boys video. You'll be missed, sir.
Txjason1 raps Beastie Boys - High Plains Drifter Horribly!
A tribute to beastie boys sabotage done Mercyhurst College Style
Take the Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage' video, add little kids, and you get this awesome video tribute to the late, great Adam 'MCA' Yauch.
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Mirrazeebo is an interactive mirror mosaic installation with participant controlled LED lighting creating a mirage of light and color.
Mirrazeebo is an interactive gathering place for the Apogaean community. It is a beautiful and comfortable space for engaging play, solemn introspection, lighthearted conversation and natural grounding. It will reflect, and thus be accessible to, all that Apogaea has to offer.
The main structure is a spiraling nine-sided round house. The structure's walls will swoop upwards to a reciprocating roof. The roof will continue the spiral upwards towards an open air apex at the center of the ceiling. The inside of the structure will be lined with cushioned seating for comfortable viewing. The surface of Mirrazeebo will be 70% covered in a highly detailed and intricate mirror mosaic using a polystyrene mirrored surface. Different mandalas, swoops and designs will be crafted into the structure to emphasize the moving lines of the spiral. The rest of the structure will be filled in with a random mosaic pattern that will range in size of 1 – 3 inch tiles and will be completely custom made. Thousands of pieces of mirrors will result in a highly faceted, shimmering and extremely visually engaging space from every angle.
Three pedestals will circle the main roundhouse structure. Each pedestal will have a series of unmarked buttons for public exploration and enjoyment. Each pedestal will control an individual lighting group on the main round house. Participants will be able to scroll through 15 different colors for each lighting group making for thousands of color combinations and a totally individual experience every visit to the piece.
Mirrazeebo is an installation that is available at all times and to every participant. The beautiful surroundings of nature will be reflected beautifully, pulling the participants mind and eye to the current world around them. People will be able to dance with the piece and see an abstract reflection of themselves. People will be able to create whatever colored lighting experience they desire. The piece will be constantly changing throughout the event.
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Postpartum Depression 6/2010
Did you know?
Postpartum depression can affect women and men?
Postpartum Depression is a form of clinical depression which can affect women, and less frequently men, after childbirth. Postpartum depression is treatable. Studies show prevalence rates up to 25% in new mothers.
Postpartum depression can be confused with maternity blues if the individual is not aware of the difference between the two. "Maternity blues" or "baby blues" affect 50 to 80 percent of all mothers in the early postpartum period. Maternity blues are not considered a postpartum disorder, but a normal response to hormonal fluctuations. Although for most women the blues are short-lived, evidence suggests that women who experience them have an increased risk for postpartum depression later in the postpartum period, especially if the blues symptoms were severe. Postpartum depression may begin anywhere from 24 hours to several months after delivery.
What are the symptoms of Postpartum Depression?
- Loss of interest or pleasure in life;
- Loss of appetite;
- Less energy and motivation to do things;
- A hard time falling asleep or staying asleep;
- Sleeping more than usual;
- Increased crying and tearfulness;
- Feeling worthless, hopeless, or overly guilty;
- Feeling restless;
- Irritability, anxiety;
- Unexplained weight loss or gain;
- Feeling like life isn't worth living;
- Thoughts about hurting yourself; and
- Worrying about hurting your baby.
How does Postpartum Depression develop?
Although the origins of postpartum disorders are complex, research suggests that biological factors contribute significantly to the onset of these illnesses. Following birth, the levels of progesterone and estrogen drop suddenly in a woman's body. It may well be that maternity blues are related to withdrawal of progesterone following delivery. Normal hormonal changes that take place after childbirth trigger alterations in brain chemistry, fostering depression. The shifts may cause an imbalance and are known to affect mood, and may be the cause of postpartum depression.
Who is most likely to develop Postpartum Depression?
Up to 70 percent of women with postpartum illness have no previous psychiatric history.The following are some predictors associated with postpartum depression: Single mothers;
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- A temperamentally difficult baby.
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Interview: Jacob Marshall
I have found that in just about every area of life "control" is a type of illusion built on chaos.
~Jacob Marshall
Jacob Marshall, passing through Pittsburgh on a farewell tour with his band Mae, graciously agreed to the following interview for The Renaissance Mob. In addition to being a skilled drummer and founder of Mae (Multimedia Aesthetic Experience), Jacob is a true polymath and social entrepreneur.
RM: Thank you for agreeing to this interview, Jacob. One point of interest for this blog is how one deals with the unpredictable nature of life. Some of the events which happened to you, leading up to the formation of your band Mae, were out of your control and impossible to predict. What insights can you share about coping with chaos in your life?
JM: Thanks for including me, I love what you are doing with this project and I'm honored to be a part of it. I got my first understanding of chaos on the ski slopes as a kid. It's perhaps metaphorical to think of it in those terms but unless you surrender to the force and "chaos" of gravity you will never enjoy the freedom of riding. I have found that in just about every area of life "control" is a type of illusion built on chaos. In the grandest sense, our universe is built on the chaos of quantum mechanics and (potentially) m theory. In the most personal sense, our experience of the world arises out of the chaos where physical sensation meets mental perception. The mind's ability to aggregate all of those vibrations into a perceived "reality" is truly remarkable. If you have had the pleasure of reading Oliver Sacks you know how delicate that experience of "normal" perception is.
"Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination."
~Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia
RM: The name of your band stands for Multisensory Aesthetic Experience, and you've done some innovative things like spraying your CDs with scents and using multimedia in your concerts. What has been Mae's goal or driving philosophy behind this multisensory appeal?
JM: In 1911, a Russian painter named Wassily Kandinsky wrote a book titled Concerning the Spiritual in Art . He had an elegant way of describing different forms of art as different languages trying to tell the story of truth. He is often credited for inventing abstraction in art and used his experience with synesthesia as the basis for visualizing music in his paintings. The idea for MAE came out of a two year research project I did back at Old Dominion University on the various relationships between color and sound. I believe that the emergent result of synergistic multisensory expression is just starting to be appreciated and art is evolving more and more in that direction.
JM: Mr Fujimura is one of my heroes and it has been an extreme pleasure to get to know him over the last two years. He uses the traditional Japanese nihonga materials in his painting but his form is a truly glorious take on abstraction and expressionism. There are always beautiful stories just below the surface of his work. We have really bonded over the artist's struggle in the digital age and a mutual desire to plot a new course for sustainability. We have been exploring and building a model that marries financial capital, creative capital, and relational capital.
RM: You have a huge interest in the concept of emergence, which is directly related to Chaos Theory. You recently attended a lecture with Steven Johnson in NYC, who has written a whole book called Emergence. Any nuggets of wisdom you'd like to share from that event?
JM: That event was very special for me. We (mae) are in the middle of a two-month tour right now and we rarely get days off. We happened to have a night off in NYC on the exact night that two of my intellectual heroes were having a discussion about my favorite topic. Kevin Kelly and Steven Johnson both have new books out that respectively deal with emergence. Kelly's book What Technology Wants looks at the big picture of tech and makes interesting comparisons between the evolution of technology and nature. Johnson's book Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation looks at the types of environments that foster breakthrough ideas. He shatters the illusion of the "eureka" moment and reveals the emergent nature of innovation. To top it all off, the host for the evening was Robert Krulwich of my favorite podcast/radio show, Radio Lab. The main thing I took away from the evening was how the reality of innovation is much messier and than you might think. It's much more like a flower slowly growing toward the sun than like systematic series of obvious steps. True breakthroughs are only ever obvious in hindsight. They require many mistakes. So when I am in the middle of any creative situation and feeling stuck, I will simply try to step back, see the bigger picture, and readjust my approach.
RM: Emergence has played a big part in Mae's activities this past year. Can you tell us a little about how your "Make a Difference" project has employed the idea of emergence?
JM: After nine years of being singularly focused on mae, we knew that this was probably going to be our last chapter. We wanted to write an ending to this story that we could look back and be proud of. At it's core, this "Make A Difference" campaign was forum for collaboration between mae and our listeners. We wanted to take the big picture of community development and break it down to the pixel level. In 2009, we recorded and released a new song every month exclusively through our website www.whatismae.com. Listeners from all over the world were able to download it directly from us for a donation. We committed all of the donated funds that came in to very specific humanitarian projects that we chose in tandem with our listeners. Over the course of the year we were able to fully fund and build a home for a family in VA with Habitat For Humanity. We also funded a variety of classroom needs with donorschoose.org and created a community service challenge for Destination Imagination called Project Outreach.
It's so easy to look at the problems in the world and feel helpless. This project gave us and our listeners a chance to adjust our perspective and think of our individual actions as the pixel. Since a digital picture literally emerges out of the interaction between the pixels this served as a very appropriate metaphor. People took the vision and ran with it. We released one song per month and told a story over the course of the year musically. But the real story was being told by our listeners. Every time someone downloaded our music they were changing the pixels in a very specific picture. The solutions emerged out of the interactions between people as they were inspired to contribute humble pieces to a larger puzzle. We all worked together and the story that was written is something I will always be proud of.
RM: So Mae is disbanding, but, as you've said, the seeds from this project will continue to grow and take on a life of their own. You're starting a new band now called "River James," but what is next for you in your aesthetic and social entrepreneurship endeavors?
JM: The final mae shows will be in China and Japan in February. After that it's all a bit up in the air. That is when chaos theory will completely take over my life
I am working on a new music project called River James and you can download our music for free at www.riverjamesmusic.com. I am also slowly working on a book called "Bear t.ia mart." Thank you for the interview, it has been a pleasure!


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IT is virtually impossible these days to take a stroll along Hamburg's Steindamm thoroughfare without being accosted by men who offer an introduction to Scientology with all the breeziness of a used Chevy dealer.
The men occupy a street corner outside a five-story building that proclaims itself, in German, to be a branch of the Church of Scientology. Inside, others peddle the works of L. Ron Hubbard -- the American science fiction writer who founded the organization in Los Angeles in 1954 -- and try to get people to sign up for the self-improvement courses with which Scientology lures its adherents.
In the United States, the attempt to solicit converts might be interpreted as no more than small-time trading in the marketplace of ideas, idiosyncratic maybe, but just as entitled to constitutional protection as expressions of any other belief.
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Did you know DJ Mel played President Obama's election party?
Which election party? In town somewhere?
No, the election party last week in Chicago, the one many saw on TV.
The jubilant crowd dancing at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago was breaking it down to the sounds of one of Austin's top party rockers.
"It was kind of a big deal," Mel Cavaricci said, describing his surprisingly nonchalant response to landing the gig when we caught up with him Thursday night. Back in town for less than 24 hours, he was finishing up a day in the office at the massive local production house C3 Presents, where he works as a talent buyer. In addition to DJ gigs, including his well-loved Rock the Casbah series and a hip-hop weekly at Nasty's that's been running for more than 15 years, he helps with electronic dance music and DJ stages at festivals such as Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival. Last week's gig dropped in his lap a few days before election night. He has a friend who worked for Obama who was pulling for him to play the big event. He was hired on the strength of two prior political performances, at the California Democratic convention a year ago and Democratic National Convention earlier this year.
Though he thought it was "pretty awesome," he didn't freak out. It was just another gig.
The magnitude of the event didn't strike him until he arrived at the venue. He was handed his credentials and went on stage to sound check. And then he saw the press corps.
"I had never seen anything like that before," he said. "To actually see all that made me realize the enormity of what was about to happen. At first I was just like 'OK, I'm going to go and do my thing and it will be like the DNC' or whatever and then I just walked into that room and I was like 'You've got to be kidding.' What was crazy was to see all those cameras, all those reporters, from all over the world."
The campaign gave him a playlist of about 40 pre-approved songs to cycle throughout the night. He was explicitly instructed to usher the president in with Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," and to send him out with Bruce Springsteen's ''We Take Care of Our Own"; other than that it was pretty open. The appropriate swagger of the Heavy's "How You Like Me Now" that was playing as CNN projected Obama's win in Ohio was a case of Mel pulling a song from the approved list at exactly the right time.
It was also around that time, as Obama's ultimate win became evident and the crowd began to go wild, that Mel realized he had run out of songs on the playlist. Before the event, he had talked to the producers about what to do should this happen. He could repeat songs, but that felt weird. His instructions were to "do his thing, but just keep it old school and be mindful of what this is."
As the race was called, Mel decided to go with his gut. "I was like, 'You know what, I'm not going to repeat these songs. I'm just going to do what I do and I'm going to play the right songs and just do it.'"
The screens in the auditorium lit up with CNN's breaking news alert. Obama had won. Mel dropped the Beatles' "Twist and Shout."
"When I played it I realized that we're in Chicago," he said. "And this is a (pivotal) song in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' and I remember the crowd in the movie being just as diverse as the crowd in the venue and they were all singing along to it and dancing. After that it was just one crazy party." He freestyled, sticking to his old school faves, striving to play what was appropriate — Shalimar's "Second Time Around," George Benson's "Love X Love," a slew of "really uplifting songs that you could just dance and sing along to."
"All the years that I've been DJing, the songs that I was playing are songs that I've always played and loved," he said. "I was able to apply my experience to that night. I remember just standing there and saying, 'Yeah, these are the songs that I really, really love and everyone else in this room, they're loving these songs too.'"
Back in Austin, it's all still sinking in. He had no cellphone reception throughout the event, so it wasn't until afterward that he was bombarded by friends and fans congratulating him. His Twitter follower count increased by 1,000 in an hour. He was happy to represent for DJs on a national stage. But he's not expecting an overnight change in his career. Three days before he left for Chicago he played to an empty room at Malverde. He understands that will happen again and he's all right with it. He'll still spin hip-hop at Nasty's every Monday night and he's not anticipating the line to wrap round the block.
"I'm still trying to wrap my head around it," he said. "I'm not expecting to be famous or whatever, but I'm really thankful for the experience. It's pretty crazy."
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Start on the vertical bottom section past some great features to a large ledge. Continue on crimps to the crux right before the anchor. Good climbing and a fun route.
The fourth bolted route from the right hand side of the Roman Wall.
Nine bolts and a two bolt anchor.
The route primarily follows a prominent black streak for the lower more technical section followed by a five foot wide ledge to a fun overhung finish on great, positive holds
I thought the crux was lower, more like between the second and third bolts. Also, this is a long route for people like me who are used to the 50ish foot walls of most other places in the canyon. The last 5-10 feet are a little more bare than the rest of the top half and the slight overhang kills you after a while.


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