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SGA Committees
These are brief descriptions of the seven standing Committees and the Programming Board of the SGA.
Academic Affairs – Chair: Patrick Tierney, Meeting Time: Wednesdays at 6:15pm, SGA Office
The Academic Affairs Committee works with the administration to improve academic issues on campus. The committee is in constant contact with the Provost's Office, several of the Academic Deans, and many other administrators and faculty members, so that students can have the smoothest academic experience possible. In addition, the Academic Affairs Committee works on the Provost's Scholar Reception with Dr. Herman Berliner, Hofstra's Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Current Projects are: The NY Times Presence on Campus, Provost Scholar Reception, the Eighteenth Credit, Mobility Accessibility in Academic Buildings, and Tutorial Center Awareness
Appropriations – Chair: Megan Andrews, Meeting Time: Tuesdays at 5:30pm, Small Clubs Conference Room
The Student Government Association receives a portion of the Student Activities Fee paid by full time undergraduate students each semester. It is the job of the Appropriations Committee to allocate those funds to clubs and organizations underneath SGA. The majority of the funds are allocated at the Bi-Annual Budget Weekends, occurring at the end of each semester. Any additional funds are allocated at weekly Appropriations meetings throughout the semester. Clubs requesting finances must sign up for these appropriations meetings and submit budget request paperwork that can be found here.
Current Projects are: Finance allocation and Bi-Annual Budget Weekend
Club Relations—Chair: Alex Barkley, Meeting Time: Wednesdays at 7pm, Small Clubs Conference Room
Club Relations has undergone many changes in the past year, and will be continuing with this revamping process in the next year. Club Relations is responsible for putting together Club Congresses, so that clubs can be as informed as possible as to the policies of SGA. This committee's overall mission is to support clubs, helping them to grow, flourish, and sustain from year to year within the Hofstra Community.
Current Projects are: Collegiate Link Registration, Club Spotlights, and Club Congress
Programming Board—Chair: Chelsea Gillyard, Meeting Time: Mondays at 6pm, SC 141
The Programming Board works closely with different University departments to execute a series of campus-wide events throughout the academic year. This board is comprised of students of all classes, run by an elected member of the Student Government Association, and advised by the Office of Student Leadership and Activities. Programmers on this board must apply and be accepted, and the body is open to senators as well as all other undergraduates who wish to apply. Each member will take on the responsibilities of their position as an athletic coordinator, class coordinator, multicultural coordinator, novelty coordinator, promotions coordinator, speaker coordinator, or treasurer.
Current Projects and Upcoming Events:
Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming events in the Spring semester, including a roller skating rink, magician, a fashion show, and some incredible speakers. Check @SGAProgramming and http://www.facebook.com/HofstraProgrammingBoard?fref=ts for updates
Public Relations – Chair: J. Sam Robertson, Meeting Time: Wednesdays at 6:00pm, SGA Office
The Public Relations Committee is responsible for the communications and image of SGA. Public Relations coordinates SGA's monthly press releases, social media operations, and designs most of SGA's publications. Furthermore, it also manages all media and press relations for SGA. The Public Relations Committee's mission is to ensure accurate and consistent coverage of all SGA actions, communications, and happenings. This committee aims to provide a transparent link between the University and SGA.
Take a look at what's been happening in SGA through last month's Press Release, found here
Current Projects are: SGA website revision, press releases, a social media awareness campaign, the SGA semester in-review report, and the Have You Heard campaign
Rules–Chair: Alyssa Legnetti, Meeting Time: Mondays at 6:30pm, Small Clubs Conference Room
The Rules Committee is responsible for maintaining all active club constitutions and archiving all club constitutions, including those that have become inactive. The Rules Committee also sees legislation, referendum, and resolutions before they are presented to the full senate. Recently Rules has updated the club constitution template, making it clearer and more accessible than the previous version. This year they are working hard to refurbish all active club constitutions. If your club hasn't already done so, you must revise your Constitutions following the template that can be found here
Current Projects are: Club Constitution revisions, archiving documentation and SGA records, reviewing legislation
Spirit Chair: Melanie Perry, Meeting Time: Tuesdays at 7pm, SGA Office
The Spirit Committee works with the Athletic Department, the Office of Student Leadership & Activities, the Greek community, and other clubs and organizations on campus to promote spirit and pride among Hofstra students. Spirit coordinates SGA's involvement with campus events such as Fall Fest, Hofstra Celebrates the Holidays, and PRIDE Unleashed.
Current Projects are: Enhancing student participation at Athletic Events and overall pride on campus
Student Services Chair: Jesse Lender, Meeting Time: Tuesdays at 6pm, SGA Office
The Student Services Committee investigates and acts on suggestions from any student at Hofstra in an effort to improve the student experience on campus. These concerns may include food, residential life, parking, financial aid, and other non-academic concerns faced by students. Student Services monitors the Suggestions@Hofstra Facebook page so if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to post them there.
Current Projects are: Suggestions@Hofstra, Mobility Accessibility, Blue Beetle Improvement, and Dining Services during Finals


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Some more on Skypecasts
The decision to retire Skypecasts wasn't an easy one to make, and I understand that many of our long-time Skypecast users will be upset. However, the reason for retiring them is this – we want to focus on making Skype software for Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile phones truly great, and so unfortunately we have to be strict about what we concentrate our efforts on.
Many of you have commented on the original announcement, and given the number of comments, I'm not going to be able to reply to each of you individually. A number of you said that you were worried that the move would reduce the opportunities to meet new people, as well as making it harder to keep in touch with friends, and so I'd like to respond specifically to some of those points:
One more thing, you claim you're doing this for the betterment of the Skype community. The ironic thing is that this is the Skype community. Without Skypecasts we're all alone and there simply is nothing holding us together in anything resembling a community. Please fix whatever it is that needs to be fixed, but don't kill something unique and incredible and amazing. — yostrovs
To take away such a medium is really sad … some of the best people I know are in this community and this is how we have kept in touch and kept our friendships going .. through thick and thin and yes have met a face or two in person. — anni.spurlock
I know how fun Skypecasts could be, and meeting new people was always a big part of this. You might like to take a look at Skype's Coffee Corner in the Skype Community, where you can find new people, discuss hobbies and interests, and learn about other cultures.
I'm also wondering if we can still have conference calls and such. — ska_sodajerk
Yes, absolutely. You can make conference calls with up to 25 participants using Skype, and if all 25 participants are on Skype, then the call is completely free, just like a Skypecast. There's a guide on how to make conference calls on Skype for Windows, which might be helpful. (You can also make conference calls on Mac and Linux too)
Additionally, some of you welcomed the shift in focus away from Skypecasts:
This sounds like a good move! Hopefully now you'll concentrate on getting the Linux client up to scratch and making a native 64 bit version! — cowanh00
As always, our product teams are working hard Make sure you check out Ryan's Skype for Linux blog for the latest news from his team.
Finally, I'd like to apologise for the short notice we've given you on this one – I know that it's far from ideal for those of you who are regular Skypecast users, and I'm sorry we've let you down in that regard.
21 thoughts on "Some more on Skypecasts"
philgcdr said 5 years ago
"To take away such a medium is really sad … some of the best people I know are in this community and this is how we have kept in touch and kept our friendships going .. through thick and thin and yes have met a face or two in person. — anni.spurlock
You might like to take a look at Skype's Coffee Corner in the Skype Community, where you can find new people, discuss hobbies and interests, and learn about other cultures." – um, am I missing something or does that text forum not have audio?
tobias.kloy said 5 years ago
So Skype is getting completly worthless. I will look for some alternate services… Our site http://www.skypecaster.de was just started..
pavel.nps said 5 years ago
But there is no official interesting forum for nonenglish speaking users, so where can, for example, russian users meet? Search using one-form dialog?
In scypecasts users can make interesting places (of course there are many talking of idiots) themselves, and it's simple. Not good, i just began talking there… And was planing visiting foreign language skypecasts to know more about the world. =( -
jason.cade said 5 years ago
I heard pressure from Ebay was a big factor in closing down the Skypecast service, is this true?
ryanhemelaar said 5 years ago
Peter, by what you've said it seems as though Skypecasts won't be returning for quite a while, as you said you are focusing resources on other areas. So will it be 1-3 years before it returns?
Oh well, I hope when they return they will be much better than they are now.
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peternut1 said 5 years ago
Here is a great option for Skypecast type broadcasting! I'm using it now and there is NO software to download. Can host up to 944 people at one time and the host has FULL control and it's FREE! http://www.calliflower.com
girl.of.the.waves said 5 years ago
Good luck with the projects, is the best decision in the long term
sicilianpalermitano said 5 years ago
Gentleman, good day. I as soon as have learned that you have decided to suspend the service of the skypecast. Understood you it that this your decision comes lived from we customers like a betray? We were happy also for spending something more (money) in order to telephone, there are programs that they make to telephone FOR FREE in average world (as an example VoipStunt), others that they make to FOR FREE communicate but with a graphical interface a lot, a lot most beautiful of yours skype (as an example ooVoo). The greater price that we pay skype we mean it also like support to the skypecast. You know the "Fidelizzazione" term? Have betrayed you it. We all are going towards other platforms, you we serenely continue to kill you. Alfonso Siviero
happenchance said 5 years ago
I hope this frees up some time to get cracking with the Skype + GoogleTalk integration which was bandied about a few years back. Even if it's just text chat integration, that would be lovely.
cowanh00 said 5 years ago
Hi Peter
Thanks for replying to my comment. It is nice to hear the Linux client will get some loving. I hope we get more than just words soon though….
I'm sure your product teams are working hard and this is the reason the last post on the Linux blog was back in March!
philgcdr said 5 years ago
Skypecasts were good for disabled / people with limited mobility – it is a pity.
zhengwuwei said 5 years ago
Hi Peter,
I am a Canadian working in China.Thanks to Skypecast,I met a lot of wonderful Chinese people who enjoyed using Skype so much duo to the special feature of the cast.Trust me,Skypecast is the soul of Skype! Taking it off,you guys are making the biggest mistake which will result in a huge loss of you market in China where QQ (a chinese IM which has all the features that Skype has except the cast )would be more than happy to see such a stupit decision were made by you guys!
If the only true season to close the skypecast is the cost,why don't you make a survey on how much people in the world would like to pay for hosting a cast? If the price is accepted by most of the hosts,and the cost of your server and maintenance can be covered,why not keep it so that Skype as whole can still remain competitive? Don't kill YOUR SOUL if you want survive in this world! Think it over Please!!!
zhengwuwei said 5 years ago
If the only true reason to close the skypecast is the cost,why don't you make a survey on how much people in the world would like to pay for hosting a cast? If the price is accepted by most of the hosts,and the cost of your server and maintenance can be covered,why not keep it so that Skype as whole can still remain competitive? Don't kill YOUR SOUL if you want survive in this world! Think it over Please!!!
samfisher1980 said 5 years ago
I support all the skypecasts! From the first to the last!
Please consider that for people like me who lives in a small village need of Skypecasts, cause are the best ways to speak another language (english in my case).
So too helpful, above all! (I support Mikel's Skypecast!)Bye!
the.song.meister said 5 years ago
I have enjoyed the skypecasts along with all of you, but I must say that for some of you to gripe over something that was provided completely free to you is pretty lame. It costs money to provide the amount resources to run skypecasts and there two reasons why they could not provide this service indefinitely. The first reason is that it is just not good business. Every company will provide incentives for people to get to know their service in hopes that many will sign on to their premium service. I happen to use and pay for quite a bit of their other services. The reality is that many of the paid services were suffering because of the amount of resources that are being consumed by the non paying services. In plain English, most of the complaints are coming from those of you who have never paid a dime for any skype services at all and are the same people who post all kinds of Skype Sucks messages whenever you could not get the free services. These guys aren't going to say it but I will and I hope they post it.
As a paid user, what really has sucked is having the quality of my calls go down because too much was being drained by the non paying community. Maybe if more people had paid for premium services, Skype could afford to expand and provide enough power for all. But in the end I believe they had a choice between raising the cost of premium services to cover what the casts were eating up, or discontinuing the casts to provide the best quality service for its paying customers. God forbid they would have started charging for the cast membership… you freeloaders would have called for a boycott of something you never spent a dime on to begin with.
Skype is a business. It takes money to run it. Why don't you open up your food pantry for 8 million people a day and see how many you can feed on the off chance that a small percentage are willing to give a donation for the next meal. See how long you can feed people. Skype has done an outstanding job but I think it is stretched to the limit trying to accommodate everybody. What they are doing is smart for the long term health of its brand.
No doubt that closing the casts will vastly improve the quality of their voice call services and attract a whole new base of customers who have been reluctant to come on board because of what we affectionately call "the Skype Monster"… Guess what folks… look in the mirror… that monster was all of us.
Nothing is free forever. How about thanking Skype for putting up with us as long as they could afford it and just get over yourselves. If you want to see how much it costs to provide this service then I suggest a few of you decide to hire a programming engineer and come up with your own community for free and see how long you can afford it. I sure am going to miss the casts and the fun I had with many of you. But I am going to enjoy more having a better quality service for my paid calls.
To the folks at Skype. Thanks for the memories. You have provided a great community service. Even though it was also provided to get paying customers, you still did a great job all things considered. Now if my other services continue to suck after ending the casts… you are going to have one hell of an angry paying customer on your hands. I am betting, you know what you are doing and Skype is going to have a formidable VOIP market presence in short order. Here's to the future.
philgcdr said 5 years ago
"for some of you to gripe over something that was provided completely free to you is pretty lame" – who can say how valuable skypecasts have been to skype in numerous ways?
mark.eskritt said 5 years ago
This is really sad. This is my speculation: I believe the decision probably comes down to money, and Skypecasts don't generate revenue directly. But it is a huge draw for people to get introduced to Skype and its services. I think the executives at Skype are missing a great opportunity here. There are so many people that use Skypecasts and want to continue to use it – figure out a way to make money at it! Put some advertising on the skypecast pages – that's how Google makes their money while providing their service for free to users.
ttdcyy1 said 5 years ago
it's really depress me that the skypecast will be stoped if the problem is the money . i am sure most skypecast uesers are willing to pay something for it has already becomes a part of their life ! please think it over!
xalting said 5 years ago
My Name is Marcio Romero, i'm argenitian (cordoba), working in USA.
Congratulations for that desición! I believe that SkypeCasts already was a repository of pornography and truly crazy people. People whom is not possible to make business. It's time to have good business and services with Skype customers. -
tglster56 said 5 years ago
As a host of many skypecasts,I have spoken with thousands of people since the annoucement to quit casts. And allmost all of wich I have spoken to are willing to pay for the skypecast service. So how about it, you guys at skype willing to develope a skypecast forum that works and us as users can pay for it? I'm in and so are lots of other people that use skype. Hope you think about it at least.
cast4you said 5 years ago
Hey Skype
After the first shock of losing skypecast it turns out ther is other sulutions out ther some are even better then skype so i gusse you will regret that decision as you will lose a lot of users!
Thanks for giving in to the pressur of the need to Controll what people are allowed to talk about and what not!
like bigbrother we dont need you to watsh and Controll every aspekt of ouer live!
Skype found a very nice way of saing it when you said the way the "product was used" tells me everything i need to know!
It was a very good plattform wehre people all ofer the world culd excange ther thorts of cours that must be stopt and it stinks that you did stop it!
One day big brother might even tell us what we are allowed to think!Free people can live with a viewe idiots who sometimes disturb thats better then being treatet like a child to tell us how we have to use your product!
IT STINKS BIG TIMEIts skypes lose many fund allrady other plattforms!!!!!!


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Seven hundred and thirty thousand points per day. Seven hundred and thirty thousand How is PPD up so much from the ~450k you were getting before?
P8102 WU's run faster than the P8101 I was getting. There is a 4p Xeon rig that pulls 970K ppd on the same WU with ES CPU's, but cost 3x what my rig does. I'm content with my choice.
Yeah, with those ~$9k you could get three of the Opteron setups for 2mil+ PPD And what a sight that would be too That must be a considerably faster WU--is there any reason for the huge difference?
the intel cpu is clocked higher, compute more with each clock cycle, has more memory bandwith and a single intel rig can almost get to the 1 million ppd magic number. However, it is WAY too expensive for the simple human beings we are... As for the 8101 vs 8102, i see a little difference with my sr-2, and the bonus get exponential as you drop the tpf.
Oh, I'm aware of the difference of Intel vs AMD. I'm still astonished that one rig can do nearly 1mil PPD., Imagine what could be done if you could put 8 of those Xeons or Buck's Opterons in one setup!
My string of 8102's ended and I picked up the good ol' P6901. Getting 550K PPD and the next WU will dump @ 5pm EST for 181K. So far today's total will be 596K. Who knows what WU I will get next..., but tomorrow should be a double dump day as well.
The absolute best single pc would be something like this:http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/5U/5086/SYS-5086B-TRF.cfm 80 core/160 threads, but probably over 100k$, and good luck powering this thing 24/7!
Guy's on [H] are talking about Intel 8p rigs(E7-8870) and setting the price around $12K, but the question is will the client scale correctly with 80/160 cores/threads. LOL, I was surfing ebay and came accross this: ....and it's even a refurbished unit. Hurry guy's, you only have 4 days left to bid.
$200,000.00 Vietnamese dong would be equivalent to $9.60 US dollars. I'll take 2 of them! I know I got a 20 spot laying around here somewhere.
All of my GPUs have pulled down 5757pt WUs and I'm pulling 52.5k PPD across the trio Now I have to resist the urge to get a third GTX460
Ultimately I'm sure it will be, but it's going to have to wait for a bit. I'll have to build/sell another C2D to fund it. Perhaps by late October
Should be a good day for the team. We are @ 1 Mil points within 3 updates and I will dump another 353K at the midnite update. Very nice work gentlemen!
Part of this is a result of the 12AM EOC update not happening...so we got a double-update worth of points at 3AM. Still should be pretty amazing 1.8 million anyone? I think I could be in for a 48k day today
Well, think I timed it so my 480 arrives on friday, which is also my birthday! I'm just hoping I can find a 2nd one in a month for less than $200can, which is what this one cost me after shipping and taxes. Looks like with still maturing drivers, the 480 actually is pretty much equal to my sli 285s. Kind of sad actually.... I might start part-time folding until I get the 2nd 480, not quite ready to throw my 285s out to pasture yet. Edit: just realized my Silverstone can do 900w peaks, I shouldn't have a problem with 2 480s at stock....
Might try a test fire of my folding box tonight with a 260 and a 9800gtx.. if I'm feeling good about things, might start going overnight with 2x285s and 1 260 + my xeon i7. Until I get my 2nd 480.. I'm pretty adamant about that! I used to have 4 260s.. only have one left now.. did sell one though. But I want backup cards at all times to feel safe, I have burnt out at least one 260 with folding, and in the weird past I lost 2 280s as well. Did I mention I need to get another 480? Next month, I'll pay in one payment for any good used 480. $150can used, which is really fair. Edit: arg, squeaked my 260 only so far in it, just realized I have to move a bunch of hds before the new card comes... pain in butt, but it's test folding... CamelJock is alive!
Finally had a good folding day after consolidating GPUs onto my Windows 7 machines (I reformatted 5 of my crunchers to Ubuntu last Friday) and the DSL internet at work going down on Monday due to a problem at the Verizon central office. Hopefully I should be maintaining 85-100K PPD on my GPUs.
Yesterday marked my best day on record at 57.57k: This is unlikely to be repeated frequently, as it requires the best-possible scenario on all of my cards (a day where each GTX460 dumps 3 5757pt WUs and the GTX470 dumps 4). Most days I should average about 9 WUs.
It was a very good day indeed and I like to see those upward spikes! My production will be down for a few days while I configure the 4P rig to run WCG. I'd like to see what it will do.


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AMARILLO, TEXAS -- The City of Amarillo is conducting another public hearing on the issue of a ban on texting and/or cell phone use this Wednesday.
City officials said the purpose of the hearing, by the Traffic Commission, will be to hear comment and input from the general public about the issue.
The Traffic Commission has the power to make recommendations to the Amarillo City Commission on issues dealing with traffic safety.
Banning texting or cell phone use has been a controversial issue that has residents split. One side says what a person does in their own vehicles is their own business and the other side says it's a driving safety issue for all those on the road.
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June 8, 2012 — All but 50 provisional ballots have been counted, and Lassen County Clerk Julie Bustamante has released the unofficial final results from the Tuesday, June 5 primary election.
A canvass of the election began yesterday, and Bustamante said that process will not be completed until next week, including a hand count of all the ballots in the tight District 1 Supervisorial race between incumbent Bob Pyle and challenge Jean Hodge.
Lassen County Superior Court Judge
Five candidates seek the Lassen County Superior Court Judge seat. Bob Burns garnered 2,322 votes (32.62 percent), Jon A. Nakanishi garnered 1,950 votes (27.39 percent), Tony Mallery garnered 1,540 votes (21.63 percent), Peter M. Talia garnered 710 votes (9.97 percent) and Stephen King garnered 589 votes (8.27 percent). Eight write-in votes were cast. The top two vote getters will face each other in the November general election.
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In the district 1 race, incumbent Bob Pyle defeated challenger Jean Hodge by only 27 votes. Pyle garnered 836 votes (50.67 percent) and Hodge garnered 809 votes (49.03 percent). Five write-in votes were cast.
In the district 2 race, incumbent Jim Chapman defeated challenger Stephen Pezzullo by 121 votes. Chapman garnered 637 votes (54.77 percent) and Pezzullo garnered 516 votes (44.37 percent). Ten write-in votes were cast.
In the district 4 race, three candidates sought the seat abandoned by Brian Dahle as he ran for the state assembly. Aaron Albaugh defeated Kurt Bonham and Thomas H. Spanton. Albaugh garnered 785 votes (59.47 percent), Bonham garnered 373 votes (28.26 percent) and Spanton garnered 158 votes (11.97 percent). Four write-in votes were cast.
Susanville City Council
Seven candidates ran for three at-large seats on the Susanville City Council. Challengers Brian Wilson and Nick McBride and incumbent Lino Callegari won election. Wilson garnered 1,372 votes (25.46 percent), Calegari garnered 831 votes (15.29 percent), McBride garnered 824 votes, (15.29 percent), challenger David French garnered 727 votes (13.49 percent), challenger Michael Haldane garnered 719 votes (13.34 percent), incumbent Joseph Franco garnered 452 votes (8.39 percent) and incumbent Douglas Sayers garnered 447 votes (8.29 percent). Seventeen write-in votes were cast.
State senate
Four candidates ran for the First Senate District seat. In the Lassen County vote, incumbent Ted Gaines (R) garnered 4,118 votes (61.70 percent), J. Griffith-Flatter (D) garnered 1,487 votes (22.28 percent), Les Baugh (R) garnered 767 votes (11.49 percent), and "Bo" Ambrozewicz (NPP) garnered 287 votes (4.30 percent). Fifteen write-in votes were cast. Gaines and Griffith-Flatter square off in the November election.
According to the California Secretary of State's website, Gaines garnered 82,602 votes (48.30 percent) and Griffith-Flatter garnered 52,228 votes (30.60 percent).
State assembly
Five candidates ran for the First Assembly District seat. In the Lassen County vote, Brian Dahle (R) garnered 3,998 votes (57.87 percent) Rick Bosetti (R) garnered 1,231 votes (17.82 percent), Robert Meacher (D) garnered 1,096 votes (15.87 percent), Charley Hooper (LIB) garnered 322 votes (4.66 percent) and Dave Edwards (GRN) garnered 248 votes (3.59 percent). Thirteen write-in votes were cast. Dahle and Bosetti square off in the November election.
According to the California Secretary of State's website, Dahle garnered 31,644 votes (34.60 percent) and Bosetti garnered 25,805 votes (28.20 percent).
First Congressional District
Eight candidates ran for the First Congressional district seat. In the Lassen County vote, Doug La Malfa (R) garnered 2,333 votes (34.47 percent), Sam Aanestad (R) garnered 1,711 votes (25.28 percent), Jim Reed (D) garnered 1,122 votes (16.58 percent), Pete Stiglich (R) garnered 719 votes (10.62 percent), Nathan Arrowsmith (D) garnered 289 votes (4.27 percent), Gregory Cheadle (R) garnered 273 votes (4.03 percent), Gary Allen Oxley (NPP) garnered 193 votes (2.85 percent) and Michael Dacquisto (R) garnered 116 votes (1.71 percent). Twelve write-in votes were cast. La Malfa and Reed square off in the November election.
According to the California Secretary of State's website, La Malfa garnered 49,784 votes (38.00 percent) and Reed garnered 32,726 votes (25.00 percent).
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This is for all of you, who are impatiently waiting for that new CPU, the X58 boards with that new socket and that triple channel DDR3 support. Maximum PC has managed to get their hands on everything needed to build one of these systems. They give single, dual and triple channel memory setups a try as well. To top things off, they have even taken a few images. One image from Maximum PC can be seen below, but make sure to take a look at all the other ones on their site. Source: Maximum PC
wish I worked there... lol the last photo is amusing: "This computer seems to have Tylersburg motherboard chipset... Do you wish to create a hardware report now and submit it to Lavalys?"
the die of the chip is not any bigger than a 65nm die. it's just got more on it. it should run cooler too.
I read Maximum PC since Boot 02. so the second mag that came out... But since I no longer live in the continental US, I only buy it when I am over there for work or fun ^^ cheers DS
No PS2 slots!?? What will the people stuck in the 90's do!? War. You aren't the only one. Not by a long shot!
wow *drool i cant wait to get one *additional Comment i hope they make an adapter for my Scythe infinity
FYI the socket/IHS IS bigger. Xiggy owners will be blessed with being able to change the bracket though ...
Looks like one hell of a pincount on those bad boys. I hope this doesn't send AMD to the grave, or they can at least bring a Phenom that is just kickass at a kickass price, no doubt these will be expensive.
Hey morgoth or anyone else know what the oc features are that they are referring to in that article. They said intel has discussed it before but they have to keep hush hush on it for now, I'm not sure what they're talking about.
i have researched the ocing and futeres for bloomfield i have readed that it got flexible ocing futeres like turn 2 cores off and increas power of first 2 cores or increas multieplyer of all 4 cores easly could hit 4ghz also QPI can be increased
Nice, I like that idea of turning off cores. That is a great function considering many programs don't use multiple threads that well yet. That was one of the main things I was thinking may hold nehalem back until software evolves, since there isn't much in the way of raw speed advantage over core 2. But maybe that's just b/c we haven't seen how they oc yet. Very nice.
And the G*D of the Nehalem comes in.. Morgoth, I am waiting for that thread of yours! I bet the first 10 posts will just be yours!
Ya, I really dont need Nehalem to runs the new games. I can just pick up a good LGA 775 CPU and be able to run games like Far Cry 2 and Project Origin , HL2:EP3. Nehalem should be a decent increase in performance but its not enough to change my mobo. I like that technology is moving forward, but i personally dont need the absolute best of whats out. As long as my CPU can play the games that are coming out, i will be fine.
omg... THE DIE OF THE CHIP. NOT the whole chip. the DIE. the DIE is covered by the IHS so no one can see it to prove or disprove me wrong or right. its totally obvious that the whole chip is bigger and so is the socket. from what i've read intel is trying to use the same hole pattern as the 775 uses. MAYBE that has changed. im not trying to be mean but like 3-4 people have misunderstood me now. im JUST clarifying what i meant.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Authorities in New Mexico say the five people who were found fatally shot in a home are a Fire Department chaplain, his wife, and three of their children.
The Bernalillo County sheriff's office said in a statement late Sunday that the victims are Greg Griego, his wife Sara Greigo, and the children: 9-year-old Zephania Griego, 5-year-old Jael Griego, and 2-year-old Angelina Griego.
Greg Griego's 15-year-old son has been arrested on murder and other charges in connection with the shootings, which happened Saturday night in a rural area southwest of downtown Albuquerque.
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Uh-oh. Could you need another shot? Yes, but like all shots , this one can protect you from a pretty awful illness - the flu. In a healthy person, the flu causes a fever, body aches, and other cold-like symptoms. A person who has the flu will sleep a lot and feel sick, but will get better in 1 or 2 weeks.
The problem with the flu , also called influenza (say: in-floo- en -zuh), is that it makes some people really sick. They are less able to get well on their own so they may need to go to the hospital. That's why it's so important that certain people get a flu shot.
Kids between the ages of 6 months and 18 years should get the flu shot. This is especially important for kids who have:
Kids also need the flu shot if they live with someone who could get very sick if they get the flu. This includes pregnant women and kids and grownups who have any of the health problems listed above. Little babies, especially ones who were born prematurely, and people older than 50 also should be protected from the flu. So, if there's a baby in your family or you live with a grandparent, you may need to take one for the team and get a flu shot! That way, they'll be protected.
But even if you don't fall into any of those categories, your doctor still might give you a flu shot. Why? Well, if you can avoid getting the flu, then you won't have to feel terrible and miss school.
Because the flu vaccine is grown inside eggs, some people should never get the flu shot or any other kind of flu vaccine (say: vak- seen ). Kids who are allergic to eggs or have had allergic reactions to previous flu vaccines should not get one.
If you're younger than 9 years old and have never had a flu shot before, you will need two shots a month apart. Everyone else needs only one shot each year. As with any shot, if you're scared, talk with your mom or dad about it. It might help to hold a parent's hand while you're getting the shot.
Some kids won't have to worry about a needle at all when they get their flu vaccine. Another type of flu vaccine uses a nasal spray (a mist that's squirted up your nose) instead of a shot. This type of vaccine contains live flu virus, though, and shouldn't be given to kids who have health problems - or even kids who live with people who could get very sick from the flu.
If you're getting a flu vaccine, it's best to get it in the fall, before "flu season." Flu season starts in November and usually ends in April. December, January, and February are typically the worst months for flu, when the most people have it and you're most likely to get it.
You may have heard about shortages of the flu shot in the past. When shortages occur, health experts sometimes recommend a priority system. That means the people most in danger from the flu get their shots first and other people get theirs later.
Influenza is a virus (say: vy -rus). The flu shot helps your body get ready to defend itself against that virus in case it tries to invade your body. The flu shot contains a small amount of dead, or killed, flu viruses. The flu shot won't give you the flu, but those dead viruses are enough to get your body's immune system ready to fight off the real flu when it comes around this winter.
The nasal spray does contain live flu virus, so some people who get this vaccine may get some mild flu-like symptoms. But it's still worth getting because just like the flu shot, the nasal vaccine can keep you from getting a really bad case of the flu.
To be protected against the flu, you have to get a flu shot every year. Unlike some other illnesses, like chickenpox , the flu virus keeps changing. The vaccine needs to change to keep up with the type of flu that is expected to cause problems that year.
Each year, doctors and scientists who study the flu try to predict which virus will make people sick during the next flu season. Then they make the vaccine out of a mixture of the three most likely viruses.
The flu shot is very safe, and most people have no problems with it. Occasionally, the spot where you got the shot might feel sore. After the flu shot, some people might feel achy or have a mild fever , but that's nothing like the flu, which can make you sick for 1 or 2 weeks.
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DuPage County Plowboys bring 19th century 'Base Ball' to Cantigny Park
A man behind home plate wearing a top hat, underhanded "hurling" and on-the-spot fines for ungentlemanly behavior don't exactly equate to the rules of today's baseball games. Or even your grandfather's baseball games.
But all that and more occurs when the DuPage County Plowboys take the field in Wheaton's Cantigny Park. The team hosted the Northern Illinois Vintage Tournament in conjunction with McCormick Museum with eight other clubs July 13. Teams such as the Plowboys, Chicago Salmon, the Aurora Town Club and the Rockford Forest Cities all play under the 1858 rules for 'Base Ball.'
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The cost of the surge barriers alone in Holland was as much as €30 billion in 2008 values, Aerts said.
The stiff price of doing nothing
He estimated the cost of building a series of barriers around New York City at between $13 billion and $22 billion, in addition to annual operational costs, which could run between $70 million and $130 million a year.
The overlapping jurisdictions of local, state, regional and federal governments that ensure a tangle of regulatory hurdles make construction of large storm barriers more complicated in the New York City region than in the Netherlands, he said.
"Permits are an issue, and who is responsible for operational costs," Aerts said.
More generally, he said, New York City needs to develop a culture of flood risk management where rather than dozens of specialists, there might be thousands.
Klaus Jacob, a geophysicist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, said the 100-year flooding event of today will occur roughly every 50 years in the 2020s, every nine to 20.5 years in the 2050s and every 1.1 to 3.4 years by the 2080s.
"Storm surge barriers are good for the purpose of keeping out storms, but they don't keep out sea level rise," Jacob said.
The city is projected to face sea level rise of 5 to 6 feet by century's end, a level comparable to the surge brought about by Superstorm Sandy, which occurred during a high tide.
So even on a nice, sunny day at the end of the century, the city may see water levels comparable to those that occurred during Sandy. Manhole covers will need to be replaced, subway entrances made less prone to flooding, and drainage grates elevated. Thousands of small improvements, he said, will need to be undertaken, regardless of building storm barriers around the city such as the Netherlands has done.
A key challenge that has gone overlooked by city planners, Jacob said, is the growth in population in many of the low-lying areas of Manhattan and Brooklyn that are vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surges.
"We have to change our demography, our urban planning, our social engineering," he said.
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England still believe "100 percent" they can win the Ashes from 2-0 down, and are planning to start the series all over again in Perth.
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For the second year running, Xerox took the ARC award for Workgroup Color Printers, again edging out Hewlett-Packard and Oki Data, in that order. Superior to HP in nearly every category, Xerox led most heavily in reseller-critical partnership criteria, such as ease of doing business, communication and partner portal. (For that last category, Xerox was recognized this month, separately, by the CRN Test Center for innovation in its eConcierge printer-supply replenishment program.)
"It's great," said Gary Gillam, Xerox's vice president of channel operations for North America, regarding the company's most recent consecutive victories. "It's great that we have a string going again. It was broken several years back, and we went to work on feedback from partners."
The latest of its new services, eConcierge provides users with free on-site service for their Xerox printers as long as they continue to purchase consumables through the service. According to Mike McCann, vice president of U.S. field and sales operations for Xerox, resellers in most cases have only to sign up accounts; automation does the rest. "When supplies run low, a message pops up on the customer's screen and with one click they place an order. Ingram,Synnex or Tech Data drop-ships the supplies and cuts a percentage check to the reseller."
Gillam credits those types of services for the difference in Xerox's partner ratings. "Our programs have evolved over the years to fleet management across heterogeneous environments. EConciege is an on-ramp to that and timing was perfect." The program has been available for roughly two years.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Montrezl Harrell scored 20 points and No. 7 Louisville used good shooting to blow out Louisiana-Lafayette 113-74 on Saturday.What looked like a challenge midway through the first half for the Cardinals ended with them reaching a season high for points, helped by 38-of-62 shooting from the field.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Shoni Schimmel scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers, and No. 7 Louisville cruised to a 99-40 win over Wright State in women's college basketballn Saturday night. It was the first game for Louisville since starting guard Antonita Slaughter was diagnosed with a season-ending blood clot in her lung.
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Jeffery Moss scored 14 points with three assists and grabbed five rebounds to help Murray State defeat Lipscomb 73-69 on Saturday. Moss joined five other Murray State players in double digits including Jonathan Fairell, Cameron Payne, Dexter Fields and C.J. Ford all with 11 and Jarvis Williams with 10.
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Brandon Harris scored a career-high 30 points as Western Kentucky defeated Southern Illinois 69-60 on Saturday. Harris went 8 of 17 from the field, 6 of 6 from the line and sank eight 3-pointers. George Fant had 19 points with five rebounds for the Hilltoppers.
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) - Glenn Cosey scored 24 points and Orlando Williams 20 as Eastern Kentucky defeated Longwood 76-67 on Saturday night. The Colonels trailed 37-33 at halftime but took the lead for good at 45-44 on Williams' 3-pointer with 14:14 left. That basket began a 22-5 run that left the Colonels up 64-49 at 7:53.
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That gentleman, fair reader, is Tom Hardy, and if you weren't familiar with him before this summer, you'd better get comfortable with that unforgettable face, because you're going to be seeing a whole lot more of it in the coming year. And while 'Inception' is likely the first memorable taste of Hardy for U.S. moviegoers, the versatile actor has steadily been working his way up the ranks in his native Britain for the past 10 years, and is widely considered to be one of the U.K.'s fastest rising stars.
Join us after the jump as we consider five reasons why Tom Hardy is Hollywood's Next Big Thing. (It's not just because he's ridiculously attractive, we promise!) If you were one of the several million people who spent your hard-earned cash watching 'Inception' this summer, chances are you may have noticed a certain dapper British gentleman spouting such iconic lines as, "You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling," and pretty much stealing the show from many of his more established co-stars.
That gentleman, fair reader, is Tom Hardy, and if you weren't familiar with him before this summer, you'd better get comfortable with that unforgettable face, because you're going to be seeing a whole lot more of it in the coming year. And while 'Inception' is likely the first memorable taste of Hardy for U.S. moviegoers, the versatile actor has steadily been working his way up the ranks in his native Britain for the past 10 years, and is widely considered to be one of the U.K.'s fastest rising stars.
So who is Tom Hardy, you may ask? Allow us to enlighten you: The 32-year-old hails from East Sheen, a middle-class suburb of London, where he was born to an artist mother and a father who writes comedies and commercials. In his formative years, Hardy was expelled from his posh boarding school for stealing, then arrested at the tender age of 15 for taking a joyride in a stolen Mercedes, and now speaks openly of his past battles with alcoholism and drug addiction.
He's been sober for about seven years, and though his past exploits make Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton sound like nuns in comparison, his tumultuous history has in no way impaired his undeniable talent on-screen -- if anything, that life experience only seems to have honed Hardy's skill.
He takes roles that others would shy away from, characters who range from pathetic or unsympathetic to downright sociopathic, thieves and vagabonds and addicts alike. He's drawn comparisons to Ewan McGregor, a similarly eclectic British star, but to me, Hardy seems far more reminiscent of another iconic character actor known specifically for playing against type: Johnny Depp.
High praise, indeed, but we believe that it's well-earned. Similarly blessed with striking looks, Depp learned early in his career that the best way to avoid being pigeonholed as just another pretty-boy actor was to take roles where he could transform himself entirely, until his features would be the last thing on an audience's collective mind.
Hardy seems to have taken that example to heart; 'Inception' director Christopher Nolan was full of effusive praise for the performer, noting that, "Tom Hardy is an actor who can absolutely jump into the skin of a character and inhabit a role." We're inclined to agree -- anyone familiar with Hardy's diverse resume would be hard-pressed to say that the Brit is nothing more than a pretty face, which brings us to the first reason we think he'll be the Next Big Thing ...
1. He'll do anything for a role
Sure, we'd all like to shed a few pounds now and then, but Hardy makes transforming his body into an art form. In 2007, Hardy was cast as Stuart Shorter, a homeless, alcoholic heroin addict with muscular dystrophy in the heartbreaking BBC/HBO TV adaptation of 'Stuart: A Life Backwards,' and his hunched, emaciated frame could certainly give Christian Bale's 'Machinist' makeover a run for its money. Then, in 2009, Hardy gained 35 pounds to portray the legendary criminal Charles Bronson, dubbed Britain's most violent prison inmate, in the indie film 'Bronson'. Bald and sporting a mustache that would make Tom Selleck jealous, Hardy was practically unrecognizable in the part, effortlessly switching between moments of theatrical levity to foaming, unprovoked violence at the drop of a hat.
2 He's not afraid to play the villain
When actors are first attempting to establish themselves, they often seem wary of playing too many unsympathetic roles for fear of typecasting. Most men want to be seen as the stoic John Wayne or the dashing Han Solo type, but Hardy went to the other end of the spectrum entirely. One of his earliest parts saw him take on the crew of the legendary Starship Enterprise as the evil clone of Captain Picard in 'Star Trek: Nemesis,' and Hardy followed that up with downright nasty characters such as Bill Sikes in 'Oliver Twist' and a homicidal London gangster in 'The Take'.
While building his career on the other side of the pond, it seemed that Hardy was going out of his way to play the characters you'd love to hate; even when starring in a love story, he was drawn towards one of the most belligerent romantic antiheroes in literary history -- the tormented Heathcliff in 'Wuthering Heights'. Jack Dawson, he ain't. It's a testament to his skill, then, that no matter how abhorrent his character's actions may be, Hardy always manages to imbue his roles with genuine pathos and a surprising amount of humanity, even when he's smashing someone's face into a wall.
3. He's an actor's actor
Hardy trained at he Drama Centre in London, an acting school that has gained notoriety for being tougher on its students than many other establishments (Hardy was expelled from there, too, for being "a little sh*t", as he's said in previous interviews). His mentor, Christopher Fettes, also trained Anthony Hopkins, and was allegedly the inspiration for Hopkins' portrayal of Hannibal Lecter -- we're not surprised that the school is so feared and revered in acting circles.
In an early interview with IGN, Hardy described the Centre's methods of teaching (and terrifying) students by forcing them to examine themselves very honestly, a form of method acting that has undoubtedly given Hardy great self-awareness when it comes to tackling roles. Hardy often seems drawn to damaged characters who wrestle with similar issues of self-esteem and addiction that he has faced in his own life, which enables him to add a believable layer of subtext to every performance. Add to that the actor's prolific theater work and genuine passion for his craft, and it's clear that Hardy isn't searching for stardom so much as the for opportunity to continue playing challenging roles, just for the joy of it.
4. Hollywood sees it too
While audiences are just starting to sit up and take notice of Hardy post-'Inception,' Hollywood has had its eye on the actor since 'Bronson,' and Hardy had a number of high-profile roles lined up before the Christopher Nolan blockbuster even bowed. Early next year, he will appear in 'Warrior' -- another stunning physical metamorphosis that saw him gain 28 pounds of muscle to portray an ex-Marine turned cage-fighter to escape a debt.
He's also set to star in a reboot of the 'Mad Max' franchise, since it's safe to say that Mel Gibson won't be headlining many blockbusters any time soon. The film is being helmed by the original's director, George Miller, and Hardy's first leading action role promises to launch the actor's career into the stratosphere. And if Hardy wasn't busy enough, he's also landed a part in a rom-com (we know!) opposite Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon, called 'This Means War,' and will reportedly replace Michael Fassbender in the adaptation of the spy novel 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' alongside Gary Oldman. (Edited to add: on Oct. 13, it was announced that Hardy will also play a "lead role" in 'Inception' director Christopher Nolan's upcoming 'Batman 3' -- thereby cementing his soon-to-be superstar status). See what we mean about getting comfortable with that pretty face? And speaking of that pretty face ...
5. He really is ridiculously good looking
Allow us to be shallow for just a moment -- we know that there were a lot of lust-worthy guys in 'Inception,' but something about Hardy's roguish, James Bond-esque vagabond Eames stole our attention far more deftly than Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Cillian Murphy combined; we just love an accent and a suave attitude. Perhaps it was because Hardy seemed to be the only one truly having fun in Nolan's outlandish heist flick, but watching him instruct Gordon-Levitt on the finer points of handling a gun made us distinctly weak in the knees. And wait until you see how buff he is in 'Warrior' ...
Have we convinced you, 'fone fans? For those familiar with Hardy's filmography, do you think he deserves the praise we're heaping on him? And for those who aren't -- we recommend you add 'Bronson,' 'Stuart: A Life Backwards' and 'RocknRolla' to your Netflix queue, just to get an idea of how versatile this talented thespian truly is. We have a feeling that Hardy won't be the next big thing for long; he's coming soon to an Oscar ceremony near you.
[Follow Laura on Twitter @LauinLA.]


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Reid already said if any changes are made to the Senate bill , he will not bring it to the floor.And tomorrow after the stock markets tank and everyone´s taxes go up - House Republicans are left holding the bag.Much to the glee of Obama and the Democrats.That sounds like a plan.Thursday at noon, the 113th Congress is sworn in, with a slimmer Republican majority in the House.And a larger Democrat majority in the Senate.Holding out until Obama and Reid break down andagree with the Tea Party is..never...going ... to happen.If Republicans controlled all 3 branches , this would be an entirely different situation and conversation.


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China poses bigger threat than Pakistan: Arun Shourie
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BJP leader and noted journalist Arun Shourie on Friday warned that China was a bigger threat to India than Pakistan.
In a talk on his newly-launched book, 'Self Deception: India China Policies' during the Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture event, Shourie said 2014 was crucial year for India not only because it would be distracted with polls but also because the US would be withdrawing from Afghanistan.
In a bid to ensure that their defeat was not a rout, Americans would need support of Pakistan. This meant that it will give Pakistan more freedom to increase its anti-India activities.
Except deflecting it back to India, Shourie said, Pakistan had no option to escape the monster of terrorism it had created in its own soil.
But he said India had to take advantage of the fact that the Taliban of Afghanistan too had its issues with Pakistan. In that sense Pakistan was more manageable than China, which was certainly the biggest threat. He said China had a clear view of its own and had benchmarked itself with the US.
In China, there was a perception that India did not mind losing territory. If a claim is made long enough, India would get used to it.
"Claim and grab is their policy. If we are not careful, Aksai Chin would be repeated," he said. He said there was already a reaction against China in Asia owing to its aggressive posture on territorial claims. It was necessary for India that it took advantage of the situation and formed alliances.
Tughlak Editor Cho Ramaswamy said that the Gujarat CM Narendra Modi was "Godsend" to the nation now and was essential for the nation to come out of the overall tragedy in governance it was facing. He said facts brought out in Shourie's book showed how naive our leaders could be.
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Yes Cho, you said it. 'Godsend'. But God does't send often. If we cannot catch the moment it will be another century before we get a chance. After all we are the fools who worship fools like Prithviraj. And the Jayarajs abound in hundreds.
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Very realistic comment and quite agreeable Mr. Nair! A perfect reference of Prithviraj in the present day scenario. I do feel he was a brave but did not have the right to forgive Ghori even after repeated invasions as it was not Prithviraj's personal matter. He was a king and bound by duty insecurity and interests of the people. vallabh.
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Very realistic comment and quite agreeable Mr. Nair! A perfect reference of Prithviraj in the present day scenario. I do feel he was a brave but did not have the right to forgive Ghori even after repeated invasions as it was not Prithviraj's personal matter. He was a king and bound by duty in security and interests of the people. vallabh.
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In the book, Arun describes how the draft of India's national security strategy doctrine ( on China ) is gathering dust in the office of the NSA ( National Security Advisor) for almost 7 years now awaiting his approval.If such be India's urgency to national security matters, would it be worthwhile for soldiers to die fighting a war in the vacuum of an approved policy? I say this because of a well established doctrine that 'The valour and lives of soldiers depends on the strategy of generals ( which, in turn, depends on the approved national security strategy doctrine ). Phew. What a country! Let the NSA an RM do what they feel like. I am only concerned with unnecessary loss of lives of soldiers, with whom I have a certain kinship of over 28 years.
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If you are looking for a fun day out for all the family, head to Pontllanfraith on Saturday 11th June where people of all ages can enjoy a wild day out!
Go Wild! is a popular wildlife family fun day where visitors will get the chance to meet otters, hedgehogs, bats, owls, butterflies, moths, reptiles and amphibians, as well as discovering how much we rely on biodiversity to provide our own creature comforts in the home and outdoors.
With lots of hands on activities, ideas to explore our fabulous countryside and eco-tourism opportunities, this is an event not to be missed.
The fun starts at 11.00am at the Sir Harold Finch Memorial Park in Pontllanfraith (within the grounds of the CCBC council offices) near Blackwood.
The event is organised by Caerphilly county borough council and funded by the Valleys Regional Park Heart and Soul of Wales campaign.
This year, Go Wild is all about the natural environment and the services it provides us. We are lucky in the valleys of south Wales, you can see green hills from virtually every town and village, and 80% of Caerphilly county borough is classed as open countryside. In our natural environment, all living things (otherwise known as "biodiversity") are intricately linked and interact together to make our planet habitable.
So, why does biodiversity matter to us?
Albert Einstein estimated humans would have only 4 years to live if bees were lost from the planet.
Biodiversity matters because it provides us with the very things we need to survive. It matters in the home, giving us food, water, wood, fibre, medicine and fuel. It also matters in the outdoors, improving our physical and mental well being by giving us attractive landscapes to look at, our cultural and historical identity, spirituality, inspiration and recreational opportunities. The natural environment regulates our climate, stores carbon, controls flooding, erosion and disease, forms soils and recycles nutrients. It is continually looking after us from "behind the scenes" and we need to understand and appreciate it in order to look after our planet for future generations to enjoy.
One of the most obvious examples of our reliance on biodiversity is pollination by bees. Around a third of the food we eat is estimated to be dependent on bee pollination and in providing this service bees literally contribute billions in cash to the world economy. In October 2010, the United Nations published a report in which they placed an economic value on insect pollination at £134 billion.
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Men and women of all ages, from teenagers to baby boomers, line up for a fox-trot lesson at Allemande Hall, a spacious dance venue in Chattanooga, Tenn. Many have never danced before; others have been dancing for years. Instructor Bud Slack jokes with the newcomers while explaining the timing: slow, slow, quick, quick. "This is the only time in your life you'll be the boss," he tells the men. "Enjoy it while you can."
For the next hour, Slack teaches sway steps and underarm turns. He shows the guys their steps, then demonstrates the women's, before inviting everyone to pick a partner. Veteran dancers help nervous novices. High school students such as Lindsey Brown, 18, practice with partners old enough to be their grandparents. "I love dancing with all the different ages," says Brown, who dances every Tuesday night. "I like dancing with the older people because of their experience. They make better leads."
Dance craze
Ballroom dancing, which generally is defined as partner dancing with patterns of predictable steps, originated at high-society parties in England in the late 18th century, spread to the middle classes in the 1900s and became the rage in America during the Roaring '20s. Eventually, the public lost interest in the elegant waltz, dramatic tango and flirty cha-cha. But thanks to hit movies such as Shall We Dance, the television show Dancing With the Stars and a popular Gap commercial that prompted a swing craze a few years ago, ballroom dancing has made a phenomenal comeback. Elementary schools and colleges offer classes. Private studios are springing up in small towns from Maine to California. Even churches and community centers are drawing folks who've always dreamed of dancing but never dared to try it—until now.
Esther Freeman, president of USA Dance, a 22,000-member organization that promotes the pastime, estimates there are "millions" of social ballroom dancers across the nation. "It's back in a big way," she says. "Dancing With the Stars made it OK for macho men to dance. (NFL great) Jerry Rice dancing with his wife in the kitchen (in one episode)—that was very romantic for a lot of women. And men looked at it and said, 'Well, if Jerry Rice can do it, I can.'"
Alan Sosebee, 45, a truck driver from Dalton, Ga. (pop. 30,341), took up ballroom dancing in 2006 after a female friend showed him some East Coast swing steps at a singles church event. He was instantly drawn to the "structure." "To be honest, I did not like getting out there and wiggling around like a worm on the dance floor," he says of the free-style dancing he'd tried before. "That loosey-goosey stuff doesn't work for a 6-foot-6 man."
Sosebee liked swing dancing so much that he took a group fox-trot lesson. "Talk about frustrating," he says. "When I first started, I almost quit three or four times. But to be honest, I figured out this was where the girls were at. So I just kept coming back."
He also bought instructional DVDs and practiced at home. "As I got better at it, I started enjoying it more and more, and it just sort of grew on me," he says. "It's a pretty big part of my life now." Sosebee usually dances three nights a week and is teaching his daughter, Erica, how to waltz for her upcoming wedding. He dreams of meeting his own special someone on the dance floor. In the meantime, he says: "This has given me a lot more confidence with women."
Revving up romance
Some couples, like Steve and Hilda Ostby of Cedar Falls, Iowa (pop. 36,429), joined the fun long before celebrities such as racecar driver Helio Castroneves and dance partner Julianne Hough wowed millions of viewers and won last fall's Dancing With the Stars competition. In 1994, Hilda found herself trying to cope with "empty nest syndrome" as, one by one, her six children left for college. "I felt like my family was really not my family any more, that it had been cut in half," she says. "I was dreading having the others go." The Ostbys signed up for a six-week group class in swing, fox-trot and waltz. Soon, Hilda says, giggling, "We were having too much fun to miss 'em!"
These days, Hilda, 55, who runs a daycare business, and Steve, 60, a fifth-grade teacher, dance at least once a week and take private lessons. On their 34th wedding anniversary last fall, they danced at the Electric Park Ballroom in nearby Waterloo, Iowa, where Buddy Holly and Glenn Miller once played. "We feel it's a good investment in our marriage," Hilda says. "Oftentimes a husband will golf and a wife will do something else. We spend a lot of time dancing, and I'm just thrilled we can do it together."
And if Hilda is happy, Steve is happy, he says. "She didn't buy any clothes for 10 years; I was on a schoolteacher's salary. When we started dancing she went to the sale rack and bought these beautiful, beautiful gowns at 75 percent off. She really enjoyed that."
Spanning the generations
Lisa Sandoval, 41, a bubbly, outgoing speech pathologist in Palmdale, Calif., was a 17-year-old college freshman when she took her first ballroom dancing class. "It was everything that epitomized dancing for me. It was elegant and graceful," she recalls. "I got to meet a lot of wonderful people. I just loved it from the very first class." By 22, she was competing in dance contests.
Three years ago, Sandoval started teaching weekly community dance lessons for adults. And in 2006, she organized a local after-school dance program for sixth- and seventh-graders. During the first 10-week class, the children learned tango, rumba, salsa, fox-trot and East Coast swing. The second year, they studied cha-cha, intermediate tango, West Coast swing, waltz and merengue.
"These kids were practicing at recess," Sandoval says. "They were helping each other out. They went in for extra practice times in the teachers' classrooms. We had reports that behavior problems had diminished significantly. They became true gentlemen and ladies. It was truly neat to see the transformation." Impressed by what they saw, some parents and teachers signed up for lessons of their own.
Kids do tend to catch on more quickly, Sandoval says. "I think it's because they don't have as much fear as adults do. We're always afraid of looking silly or not 'getting' it, but children just jump right in there." Seeing the children perform in choreographed competitions at the end of the 10-week program was very rewarding, she says. "You could see the parents getting misty-eyed. You could see the children cheering for each other. It was a great team-building experience. This was a chance for them to be champs."
Freeman also has seen the impact that ballroom dancing has had on youngsters. At a summer jazz festival in Jacksonville, Ore. (pop. 2,238), she watched as an 11-year-old boy worked his way through the audience, asking the grandmothers to dance. "That wouldn't have happened five years ago," she says. "It's great for mothers and sons, fathers and daughters. It spans generations." As for the future of ballroom dancing, Freeman says that it's bright. "Everybody's dancing and talking about dancing," she says. "It's something people can do forever."
Nancy Henderson is a freelance writer in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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In 2013-14, there will be 112 such characters in regular or recurring roles on scripted TV shows throughout the United States, and half are played by women, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said. In 2012, the majority of such characters tracked by the GLAAD report were male.
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Jean E. Olsen
Jean E. Olsen, 90, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 at her residence on the Swift River Road, Mexico, Maine, with her loving family by her side.
She was born in Rumford, Maine, on Jan. 8, 1922, the daughter of John and Julia (Murdoch) Rennie, and graduated from Stephens High School in Rumford.
Jean had taught at HOPE School in Mexico for many years. She had been a very active member of the Rumford United Methodist Church where she had served on many committees and had been in the church choir and the "Church Belles." She was a Life Member of Mt. Zircon Chapter 142, O. E. S.
Jean was married in Rumford on June 7, 1948, to Michael R. "Mickey" Olsen who died in Mexico, Maine, on Nov. 5, 2002.
Survivors include her son Michael Olsen and wife Mary of Newport News, Va; Daughter-in-law Susan Olsen of Mexico; grandchildren: Erica Hodge and husband Peter of San Diego, Calif., Laurie Santillo and husband Ralph of Mexico, Sheri Bloor and husband Carl of Mexico, Kathy Olsen and companion Kim Freeborough of Hampton, Va., and Kristen Gulla and husband David of Newport News, Va.; great-grandchildren: Amber, Cameron, Celina, Dylan, Alex, Abby and Skyler; nephews: Arthur Meader and wife Sheila of Rumford, Robert Meader and companion Santo Sengupta of Pawtucket, R.I., and James Brown and wife Judi of Marriotsville, Md.; and a special friend, Jerry Chambers of Mexico.
And was predeceased by her parents, her husband, son John R. Olsen, and sister Julia Meader.
Friends are invited to sign the family guest book and share their condolences, thoughts and memories online at www.meaderandson.com
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 at the Virgin Memorial Chapel of the Rumford United Methodist Church, Linnell Street, Rumford, Maine with Pastor Carol Stevens officiating. Friends are invited to call after 10 AM Thursday at the church prior to the funeral. Interment in the spring will be at the Farrington-Morton Cemetery, Mexico, Maine. Those who desire, please contribute to the Rumford United Methodist Church, c/o James Robertson, 724 Forest Avenue, Rumford, ME 04276 in her memory.


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