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For a few moviegoers, it is enough that the poster for the movie Parker features a gun-toting Jason Statham front and centre. The Brit actor seems to churn out a new action movie every few months, and he can be relied upon to deliver a certain kind of roundhouse-kick energy to fans of the genre.
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Scythe Ninja Plus Rev. B: Updated Cooling Legendby Wesley Fink on 4/11/2007 2:00 AM EST
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Lord Evermore - Saturday, April 14, 2007 - linkHow is the Ninja and Infinity "not particularly great for overclocking", when even with their stock fans, when they can hit 3.83GHz? 3.9GHz is only 66MHz higher, a whopping 1.7% higher. Individual CPU differences could easily make that up for other users, and the "better" coolers might not get an equal increase in their maximum speed in those cases. At those levels to me things seem for all intents and purposes essentially equal.
With the stock fan that's a 31% overclock at 3.83G. 33% at 3.9G. Only in comparison to the very best you've tested do these come out near the lower end of the scale. Right at the end you group it together with the top tier of other coolers. And even if it was at the lower end of the "good" coolers, stock or overclocked, the actual numerical differences are so tiny as to be statistically insignificant.
I suppose 66MHz difference is a HUGE deal to rabid overclockers who are willing to spend money for it, but the majority of even enthusiasts I'd think wouldn't consider it particularly impressive given how large the stock fan overclock is. (Note I'm only addressing the frequency obtained since that seems to be the focus of what makes a cooler "good" here. Temperatures obtained at those speeds could change the lineup.) Reply
Wesley Fink - Monday, April 16, 2007 - linkWe use the exact same CPU and test bed for testing all coolers - to remove the "individual CPU" variable. But you are right to put the performance results into perspective. In the grand scheme of performance the difference in 3.83GHz and 3.90GHz is very small as you point out. There are other advantages to the very top performing coolers, however. If you check the cooling at various temps those that do 3.90GHz easily also generally provide the lowest CPU temperaturesa at any given speed.
Had we devised our overclocking test a little differently and tested say, every 266 MHz - 2.93GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.466GHz, 3.633GHz, 3.80GHz, 3.966GHz - the true differences might be put in better perspective. However, we started the test with the assumption that if a cooler couldn't outperform the Intel Retail there was no point in buying it. Perhaps if the Intel Retail HSF were poorer we could show more, but the fact is the Intel Retail HSF is really very good and it takes a decent cooler to beat the one that comes at no additional cost with the Intel processor.
Your comments are fair, but we also believe our cooler test methods do identify the very top performers in the marketplace. One notch down is still pretty remarkable performance as you point out. Reply
strikeback03 - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - linkIt is kind of hard to tell in the photos, does one set of 3 heat pipes run above the other set, or are they somehow woven together so they are all approximately the same distance from the CPU? Assuming they are mounted with one set above the other, did you do any testing to see whether cooling is better with the fan mounted on one side or the other (i.e. blowing directly on the upper set of heatpipes or the lower set). Reply
Wesley Fink - Friday, April 13, 2007 - linkone group of 3 heatpipes passes through an upper plate and the other three pass through the mounting plate below. As you guessed they do cross over the lower set of heatpipes in the center of the base. We did not test with different orientations relative to the heatpipe level, but it is an interesting question. Reply
Wesley Fink - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - linkWe have received the following statement from Scythe regarding the similarity of their Ninja Plus B Cooler to the OCZ Vindicator:
"Scythe is a stock holder of the factory where we produce our coolers,
and also the factory is a stock holder of the Scythe Taiwan office where
we have a very tight relationship almost as close as a group company.
Within this relationship we are acknowledged and aware of all shipments
done from the factory. But OCZ is not one of them.
With the above said, we are definitely sure that OCZ coolers are manufactured
in another factory. The only components that are common between the two are the
hex caps on the heat pipes, which are supplied outside of our cooler factory.
We also have not approved OCZ's design in any form or shape, nor did we receive
any OEM request. Their products are just a simple copy of Ninja and we are
currently being troubled by this untrue rumor. " Reply
Lord Evermore - Saturday, April 14, 2007 - linkMy thought is maybe they use a different working fluid. They're just too similar in design for the hardware to have any performance difference, even if OCZ did just copy the design (if they had though, you'd think Scythe would be suing). I suppose the exact alloy composition for the base plate or other parts could be different, if they actually are made somewhere else, and then the parts just end up looking the same and being assembled in the same shape.
Then again, Scythe doesn't say NOBODY gets this design but them... Reply
ceefka - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - linkOn the packaging of the Ninja it says: "supports fanless model". Now that of course will be dead silent, but it will require adequate airflow in the form of case fans. What are the temperatures and dBs in that situation? Reply
Wesley Fink - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - linkFanless cooling seems to perform best with a PS with a downward facing exhaust fan and excellent case entry and exhaust cooling. Our test case does not really have these features, but we will definitely be paying more attention to airflow and the PS fans in choosing components for our new test bed. With the current configuration in mind, it seemed unfair to test fanless mode temps with a poor configuration for fanless cooling.
We did run a quick 5-minute gaming loop at the X6800 stock speed with a fanless Ninja Plus B and it ran fine. Temps were much higher than fan configurations just as you would expect. We will be doing more in testing fanless claims in the future - once the fans are selected from testing and the new test bed is launched.
We do confess concerns over fanless given the current crop of excellent perfroming tower coolers. It appears fanless just moves the fans from the cooler to the case, but fans are still required. There are many large quiet case fans, but there are also many quiet 120mm fans for coolers these days. Fanless seemed to make more difference when ccoolers used buzzy loud 60mm and 70mm fans. These days the best coolers use heatpipes and 120mm fans and the noise levels are MUCH lower with these coolers than the screaming wonders of the past. Reply
fic2 - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - linkI am curious about the Noise Limit heatsinks: http://www.noiselimit.com/index2.asp?id=16">http://www.noiselimit.com/index2.asp?id=16. Any chance this will be included in a review? Reply
Stele - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkI'm not sure if this question has been dealt with before - my apologies if it has.
I've always wondered how is it that a certain cooler can produce lower CPU temperatures but yet fail to make it at a higher CPU frequency? The Zalman CNPS9700 is a good example - at 3.83GHz the CPU runs at 40°C, which is lower than many of the others, yet does not make it to the last two CPU frequencies. A Scythe Infinity dual, however, registers 44 at the same frequency and yet makes it at least into 3.90GHz. The anomaly is even more pronounced in the stress test. In all cases the coolers seem to scale similarly, so it's not as if one of them had reached its design limit (compared to, for example, the stock Intel HSF). Has an explanation for this been given or proposed before?
I'm guessing that one factor is the mounting method. It's remarkable that some Socket-775 coolers, despite weighing some 1.5-2x that of the official 450g limit with fan, still use the stock plastic push-pin method. Without a backplate. Makes one wonder sometimes whether the cooler is indeed in good contact with the CPU, and whether after some time the cooler would fall out - or the motherboard flex and crack. Reply
Pirks - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkI'm going to get myself a monster of a heatsink called Cooler Master GeminII. It has two 120mm fans on top that blow right down on the mobo. On the other hand I keep reading all these news here coming from Gary, Wesley, Jarred and the gang, that tower coolers like Infinity or Thermalright kick ass and yield only to waterblocks. Now, the question is - are you guys really missing this important part of cooling mosfets, power circuitry, some northbridge, memory etc? Or is it really unimportant?
I mean, what's the point in having such an imbalanced cooling solution where the CPU is cool but evetything else is almost melting? I recall my experience with Athlon XP in a tight poorly ventilated case - I put Zalman on it instead of a little tower HSF and you you know what? The power circuitry temperature went down 16 degrees right there, and I stopped getting Windows freezing on me. Stability became just like on those pesky Macs (j/k) :)
So what is it? A vertical tower? Or a horizontal cooler that blows on mosfets? Or a mix of both with tower and additional coolers around it to cool mosfets?
At least a link to some systematic research won't hurt, I can only see opinionated forums where half of the population says towers suck because they don't cool mosfets and the other half says towers rock precisely because they don't cool mosfets :) Wesley? Gary? Any other AT overclocking guru? What's your opinion and arguments for it (or against it)? Reply
LaGUNaMAN - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - linkSpeaking of the Cooler Master GeminII, requesting to have that reviewed as well. Great job on the article BTW Bozz Wesley. Can't wait for the 120mm fan roundup. (^^,) Reply
Wesley Fink - Friday, April 13, 2007 - linkThe CoolerMaster Gemini II is in the lab for review. I agree it looks really promising with a pair of low-noise high-output fans. We hope to get to it within the next couple of weeks. Reply
Kaleid - Saturday, April 14, 2007 - linkCould you try placing one fan in the middle of that cooler? Does it really perform better with two fans or would one silent fan do the trick? Reply
Stele - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - link
I mean, what's the point in having such an imbalanced cooling solution where the CPU is cool but evetything else is almost melting?
That's a very good question, one which I've often asked myself when looking for coolers. Granted, a straight-through airflow right out the back of the casing helps prevent a build-up of warm air inside it, but that would leave a weak level of airflow around the other hotspots on the motherboard... especially with the likes of a 680i SLI overclocked.
It would be terrific if Anandtech could deploy a few thermocouple probes or even an IR thermometer and measure the temperatures of those hotspots - PWM heatsink (or PWM MOSFET if no heatsink present), northbridge, and if time allows, perhaps even the side of a RAM DIMM and graphics card nearest the CPU socket area. That would certainly help differentiate the coolers good at just cooling the CPU from those that can do better overall. :) Reply
noobzter - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - link1. How does the CPU temp as reported in NTune compare to TAT's?
2. What was the ambient temp during the test?
noobzter - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - linkSweet, thanks! Reply
Wesley Fink - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - linkTAT workload testing with the stock Scythe fan on the Ninja Plus B show test results virtually the same at TAT 80% CPU load as our 30 minute gaming tests. Since you are likely familiar with TAT results that info may be useful. TAT does stress both cores in testing, which our current game tests do not do. Reply
Wesley Fink - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link1. TAT (Thermal Analysis Tool) is an Intel program, so it did not occur to us to use it for verification on an nVidia chipset. However, it is CPU centric, and we found it DOES work on the 680i chipset. Comparing Idle temps to nVidia Monitor results at 3.73GHz overclocked showed reported Monitor and TAT temps within 0-2C of each other. We will test more with TAT using internal load tests in the future.
2. Ambient room temperature during tests is 70F (21C). Reply
iluvdeal - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkI am looking for a quiet HSF which allows good OCing for a Core2Duo and the Ninja fits that bill, however the one thing that's constantly repeated about it is it's difficult to securely mount with a S775. That's what scared me away from it. Reply
crimson117 - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - link
Most of the important questions are answered on the package. Included on the typical jam-packed Scythe package are specifications, pictures and a list of compatible sockets, warranty info, and details on of the included 120mm low-noise fan.
Also included are pictures of compatible ninjas. Reply
bigpow - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkI bought the Ninja a while ago (I think AT article helped make that decision for me)
I'm glad to know that AT cares about its readers
Eventhough the Ninja is old (and probably doesn't make sense for new system build), a lot of us still have them and it's nice to know that the old Ninja still has what it takes.
The suggestion to replace the S-Flex fan is also very nice.
Thank you Reply
Talcite - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkYou guys mentioned that you were looking for a quiet PSU for the testing rig...
At SPCR, everyone uses the Seasonics S12s and M12s for silence. I personally have a S12-430W and it is very quiet. I sleep less than 2 feet away from my system and can barely hear it. I haven't heard the M12 personally, but it should be near silent anyways. Maybe you guys should look into the Seasonics?
Gary Key - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkWe will be testing several power supplies over the next couple of weeks but at this point the Seasonic based Corsair 620HX is the leading candidate for this test scenario based on the units we have on-hand. Reply
fic2 - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkHopefully you will test the SilenX PS, too. If their PSs perform anything like their fans they should be good. Website: http://www.silenx.com/ixtremapropsus.asp">http://www.silenx.com/ixtremapropsus.asp. Reply
jay401 - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkGood review and definitely appreciate this recent spurt of HSF reviews. Looks like the Ultra 120 Extreme is the way to go... if indeed they've revised their mounting bracket for S775. Do you have any confirmation of that?
Btw two quick typos: Page5 - first graph "iis", Page7 - paragraph ending with word "solution" has no period after it. =) Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkYou have exceptional editing skills. Thanks for pointing out the typos. Corrected.
No word yet on a modified S775 bracket for the Ultra 120 Extreme, but we will ask Thermalright again. Reply
jay401 - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkJournalism degree/geek :D
Thanks for planning to follow up with Thermalright; I doubt I'm the only potential buyer of their performance-topping design who would like to know if the product can now be installed without bending tensioning brackets. ;) Reply
dm0r - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkand also ask thermalright the new cpu cooler they made....IFX-14. It really looks promising. Thanks for the review! Reply
Brunnis - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkSo, how are we going to compare the effectiveness of these coolers when you seem to have used different fans? I can see the point of testing with stock fans (if applicable), but the thing most people want to know is which heatsink that performs the best. Your heatsink reviews also seem to be geared towards heavy overclockers, in which case testing with the stock fan makes even less sense. You don't even provide RPM figures for the fans used on the different coolers.
I'm sorry, but I just find these reviews pretty much pointless. The testing methodology is flawed, considering the group of users that you're targeting. Reply
Frumious1 - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkRTFA! The stock fans are different, and there's no reason to compare the OCZ with the Ninja fan or the Ninja with the Vindicator fan. If someone is going to but a heatsink and use a different fan, they're a lot more likely to go with... I dunno, maybe something like a SilenX? They used the same aftermarket fan for both non-stock configurations, and the Ninja performed slightly better in the termperature tests. Isn't that the informaiton you wanted???
I'm sorry (not), but your post is pretty much pointless. Your reading comprehension is flawed, considering the content of the article. Reply
Brunnis - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkWay to be on the offensive... I was talking about ALL the heatsinks not just the Ninja vs Vindicator. I've re-checked the article and I've still not found any info on what fans that were used on the other heatsinks. So, apparently I'd have to dig back through all the old tests to find that info. Is it too much to ask for a table that lists the fans (including the RPM) used on each cooler? It still wouldn't enable us to see what heatsink that actually performs the best (with the fan out of the equation), but it's better than nothing. Reply
Frumious1 - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkAh, I see... you want them to do something like maybe a fan roundup, right? Maybe if you ask nicely instead of using words like useless and pointless they might do a http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/showdoc.aspx?...">120mm fan roundup? Outside of the Thermalright coolers however, I'd expect just about everyone to go with the stock fan anyway.
On a different note, I think a nice list of current street prices for the various coolers would be very useful. Most of the cooler reviews have mentioned price, but a table somewhre in the article would make the situation a lot more clear. Reply
DrMrLordX - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkGood to see the ol' Ninja alive and kicking. That ought to put any comparisons between it and the OCZ Vindicator to rest. Reply
Spoelie - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkKinda hard when the label of the table on the second page still says ocz vindicator ;) Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - linkEditing oversight corrected. Reply


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Northwood's football team received the Dennis Toohey Fence Post Trophy Monday before practice at Northwood.
The Timberwolves won the trophy as a result of their Pacific Coast League victory over Woodbridge earlier in the season.
The Fence Post race came down to Friday's Irvine-Woodbridge game. Irvine could have claimed it with a win over Woodbridge but the Warriors won the game, 35-7. Northwood and Woodbridge wound up with 3-1 records against city opponents, but Northwood had the edge over Woodbridge.
Head coach Rick Curtis and Athletic Director Dean Toohey accepted the trophy after Friday's game. Most of Northwood's football players were attending the school's homecoming dance, so Curtis presented the trophy to them on Monday.
"Capturing the Fence Post is an honor and is exciting for our program," Curtis said Tuesday. "Winning the city championship is one of the goals that our team strives for each year.
"The competition between the schools is fierce each year..
"For most of the games in the first three years of this league the games have been exciting and close between the Irvine schools."
Northwood last won the Fence Post in 2010. Beckman won it in 2011.


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He wins the international poker championship as a pro gambler and enters the hotel management and casino business.
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Eventually, In-ha returns to Korea, but Su-yeon's heart aches for In-ha who suddenly appears. She had believed that In-ha was dead.
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If you have plans to visit Newfoundland and Labrador this summer, there are a couple of things you should know.
The coastline of Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The announcement was made yesterday by the World Heritage Committee in Istanbul, Turkey.
Canada's newest national park, in the Mealy Mountains of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be the biggest in the eastern part of the country. At 10,700 square kilometres, it will be more than twice the size of Canada's smallest province.
Happy Birthday, Canada1 Jul 2015
To celebrate Canada Day, the province has compiled a series of real whale sounds composed in a unique take on 'O Canada'.
Iceberg Viewing Tips7 Jun 2015
So you want to see an iceberg? Where do you go? When are icebergs around anyway?
Iceberg Facts2 Jun 2015
With all these icebergs cruising the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, maybe it's a good time to learn something about these 10,000-year-old behemoths.
What shapes do icebergs come in?18 May 2015
Icebergs come in a vast array of shapes due to melting and breaking. Although no two icebergs are exactly the same, there are categories of shapes that are used for observation.
Good News for Rogers Customers14 May 2015
Rogers customers travelling to Newfoundland & Labrador can now access extended coverage (for free), spanning many areas of the province.
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The icebergs are back again, and 2015 is shaping up to be another great season in Newfoundland & Labrador.
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Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism has launched its 'What's in a Name' contest, where you can win a week-long trip for two to Newfoundland & Labrador.
Fogo Island Inn Selected as Founding Member of National Geographic Society Unique Lodges of the World8 Jan 2015
Fogo Island Inn today announced it has been selected as a founding member of the National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World. The Inn was chosen to be among a collection of 24 unique hotels in extraordinary places around the world with a demonstrated commitment to sustainability, authenticity and excellence. The collection represents the National Geographic Society's newest undertaking in world-class travel experiences.
Snow West festival to feature cooking contest13 Dec 2014
There will be lots to do, but the fifth annual Snow West winter festival will have something special cooking this year.
If you've ever baulked at heading down a trail because you didn't know how long it was or how hard it is, you'll love the new coastal trail information system on the Bonavista Peninsula. At six trailheads new kiosks tells hikers and walkers what they need to know.
It's a banner year for icebergs. Come quick.6 Jun 2014
If you haven't seen the icebergs yet, do yourself a great big favour: get on a plane and come here right now and bring a camera. It might be another decade or generation before we see anything as good as this again.
Air Canada St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador to London Heathrow Flights to Become Year-Round2 Jun 2014
Non-stop St. John's to London Heathrow, U. K. flights will operate year-round beginning October 26, 2014.
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The icebergs are here, and the spring and early summer of 2014 promise to deliver a bumper crop to the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Theatre of the fog-bound6 May 2014
Daniel Scott finds drama at every turn in Newfoundland.
Shipwreck group offers tours and training14 Apr 2014
There are thousands of shipwrecks around the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador. By one estimate, there are at least 8,000. As the first place in North America reached by Europeans during the age of exploration, the rugged coast here has had centuries to ring up its toll of ships and lives lost.
This boggy landscape of Newfoundland's northern tip does not seem an auspicious spot for a momentous event in human history. The sullen sky hangs low, and icy Arctic winds send shivers through stunted conifers; the tallest, though a century old, are barely above eye level. Just beyond the trees is the slate-grey Atlantic, from which a group of Greenland Vikings emerged around AD 1000 to establish a settlement.
We are incredibly excited to share with you our brand new Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism TV ad. The newest chapter in our continuing story is entitled 'Magic'. It celebrates Newfoundland and Labrador – a place of contrasts and wonders; a place that tells you stories and shows you its inner heart.


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Hey guys,
So I have found a simple way to mod your At&t Sim card to fit into the iPad 3G and work on the 3G network without activating a new data plan.
Simply use an exacto knife to trace out the mini-sim on your iPhone SIM...
Once the SIM is in the iPad you need to enter Settings->Cellular Data->APN Settings
Change the APN to "phone" without quotations.
Another way is to enter Carrier testing mode in iTunes and enter a custom ipcc file. I personally used Stealth's ATT_US_STEALTH.ipcc, worked like a charm!
It has been confirmed that this mod Is working for Rogers in Canada and also T-Mobile here in the US which is great news.


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Twelve Students With a Testimony members from New Midway Baptist Church, Kingston, traveled to Belloc, Haiti, in December for their first "Fields of Discipleship" program on the village's soccer field.
The Christmas season is a time of year when people often donate to charities such as Rockwood Ministerial Association's food pantry.
Donations, however, often fall off when January rolls around.
That could lead to problems in keeping food on their shelves for the ministry that serves about 500 individuals and families per month.
"It's important that we continue receiving donations," Rockwood Ministerial Association Director Steve Osborne said.
Five individuals will be honored for outstanding public service with the Roane County Distinguished Citizenship Award on Jan. 24.
The awards program will be at 3 p.m. in Bazeltown Baptist Church, Harriman.
The award was established in 2013 by the Rev. Joseph Weaver, chair-
man of the Roane County Church Alliance.
The award honors Roane Countians for exceptional achievement in community service and leadership.
1. Is the book of Joshua in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. What animal did God provide Abraham to sacrifice in place of Isaac? Dove, Calf, Ram, Camel
3. From Joshua 14, to whom did Joshua give a blessing? Jacob, Caleb, Esau, Himself
4. The word "ball" is mentioned how many times in the Bible? Only once, 6, 41 113
5. From Job 39, what bird is cruel to her young? Sparrow, Eagle, Ostrich, Raven
6. In the Bible, how many men are/were named "Dodo"? 2, 3, 4, 5
• The Singing Cookes and Cooke Brothers will be in concert at 6 p.m. in Swan Pond Baptist Church, Harriman. Admission is free. Call 335-7981 for details.
This month's "Singing in The City" hosted by Victorious Ministries, will be this Saturday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m. but in a new location.
Kingston's Marianne DeVaney won this year's Roane County Cooperative Ministries photo contest.
Harriman Church of God is planning "Elevate," its 2015 revival with Host Pastor Jeff Blackburn from Aug. 23-27 at the church at 3106 Roane State Hwy., Midtown.
Doug Small, president of Alive Ministries: Project Pray, will be the guest speaker for Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Special music guest will be Ty Parker and the East Chattanooga Church of God Choir and Praise Team.
Weekday services will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday will be Youth Emphasis Night. Thursday's service will be followed by the pastor's reception.
Three successful ministries at Luminary United Methodist Church, Ten Mile, are coordinating schedules so people with pressing needs can be better served.
Thanks to generous donors, Luminary's food and cloth-
ing ministries are well stock-ed.
The church's clothes closet and food pantry are now open during the same time, from 9 a.m. to noon each Tuesday.
Luminary also provides meals for the community from 6 to 7 p.m. nearly every Wednesday of the year.
Victorious' next monthly Singing in the City in Rockwood will include a special live DVD recording to commemorate the quartet's first anniversary.
The event will start at 6 p.m. June 27 in the Rockwood Event Center at 104 E. Rockwood St.
Admission is free.
A number of area soloists and singers will be featured.
Special guests The Overhome Boys of Morristown will bring their full band to play and sing favorite Southern/country gospel songs.
Bill Anderson of The REC will film the entire concert.
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Are You Cheating on Your Guy?
I believe you can be boyfriend/girlfriend for a maximum of 24 months (personally, I say 12 months). After that, for goodness sakes, make a commitment! Or, get out! Why prolong the misery? If you are both "in love" with each other, then commit! If it is simply a "comfy" situation, then get out!, and examine what is wrong with the situation? One of you is lying to the other.
commitment isn't as easy as you may think.. people can be inlove for 4 long years and still end up breaking up.. maybe out of the topic.. but simply because they've fallen out..
anyway this topic really hits me.. but my reason for cheating are neither because i have a commitment problem.. neither do i have an unhappy relationship.. or have needs.. maybe needs.. but i couldn't really ask for better life partners than the ones i've had and has now.. i don't see them missing to give me what every women asks for..
every time i get into a (serious) LTR (long-term relationship).. there will always be that time when i cheat.. (no matter how much i love the guy.. or how good he is to me..)
i can't say i'm proud of it because i'm not.. but within the 3 LTR i've had.. all even after 2 years of being in it.. i've cheated on each at least once.. but they really just do happen.. like the heat of the moment.. and if i want to do it it's because i have the need to get out of the comfort zone.. and if it happens with the same guy twice.. sometimes it'd even go as far as 4 times.. but i do break it off before it gets to the fifth.. because then he also becomes just another comfort zone i try to run from.. and knowing me it's got nothing to do with commitment.. but the need to break free and let my hair down once in a while.. in the words of a guy.. kick back and relax..
don't get me wrong.. i know it's wrong.. i don't have to be reminded of that.. and no i have never been caught..
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'Manya's Musings' Continue as U-21 WNT Heads to Germany
She's back. Everyone's favorite U-21 international Manya Makoski is in Europe with the U.S. U-21s and ready for a few more editions of Manya's Musings, her journals on the travels and tribulations of the U.S. Youth National Teams. This time Manya checks in from Holland where the U-21s have won their second game of the tour, this time impressively over the Dutch National Team, and muses about the dangers of the Dutch bicycle culture, some really, really good ice cream and how smoking and soccer really don't go well together.
After coming off a 2-1 win over the Dutch club team Seastum, we started to prepare for what would be an intense game against the full Women's National Team of Holland. We reviewed video, strung together a very productive training session, and set our sights on beating an excellent Holland team who had just recently beaten France, which is a top-10 team in the world.
Tuesday night. 7 p.m. Game-time. It was the Orange vs. Red, White and Blue. It didn't take us long to get used to the fast-paced artificial turf field (which by the way was covered with annoying tiny little pieces of gray rubber that flung all over the place when you kicked the ball). I started at left back alongside center back Kendall Fletcher. We've developed a strong relationship that defenders need to establish. She likes to play the ball to me out wide, and I can feel confident in getting it back to her or looking up the field, and she's always there behind me in support ready to crush any opponent the moment I get beat (yeah, like that ever happens). To be honest, she pretty much saves me from humiliating myself at my newly-learned position.
We dominated the first half, combining well and tackling hard. We intercepted a bunch of Holland's attempted through passes and had some good attacks, but we were unable to find the back of the net. The second half was a bit different. Holland changed their game plan by keeping the forward I was marking out wide and their monstrous center-back tried to play long balls over our back line to their forwards.
Despite their attempts to foul us when we got the ball (and even when we didn't have the ball), we were able to create two beautiful goals. Tiff scored off a free kick from outside the penalty box (off a foul on Danesha Adams…cheaters never prosper), and then Danesha battled with her defender as she fought to get to a through ball that she promptly deposited into the upper left corner.
A strange thing happened to me in the second half. Throughout the whole half, I had to deal with all the spectators on my side smoking cigars and cigarettes. How often does that happen in an international match? Forget about second hand smoke, I actually felt like they were blowing it right down my throat. There's only so much my little lungs can take. I was so grateful when the game ended, not only because we came out with a 2-0 win, but because I could actually take a deep breathe again.
We were satisfied with the outcome of the game and our effort. We felt we learned from the game and that the experience will help us continue to develop as a team as we prepare for the Nordic Cup in July.
Even though we have some fun excursions on U.S. U-21 Women's National Team trips (See: Amsterdam and Anne Frank's house in Part I of Manya's Musings), I must be honest and say that we spend most of our downtime in our rooms. Most of the time my roommate Bristyn Davis does schoolwork and I study for the GMAT, but some pretty exciting things do happen.
On Wednesday we went shopping in a town called Nijmegen. When we were getting off the bus, Kendall had to go to the bathroom, so she went in the little bathroom on the bus. I guess the bus driver figured we were all off, so he started driving away. Realizing that Kendall was still in the bathroom, we all ran after him, screaming for him to wait. The bus driver slammed on his breaks, and Kendall came flying out of the bathroom. We were scared that she had fallen into the toilet, but to everyone's relief she was safe, if not a little rattled.
Nijmegen was a cute and dainty little town, but there was a major safety hazard in bicycle riders who might run you over without any warning. I'm serious. It's dangerous and there's nothing you can do about it except keep your head on a swivel. Maybe they will ring their little bells, but that's about it. Not even a "pardon."
We eventually found an H+M clothing store. It figures. We go to Europe and end up going to a store we can shop at in most American malls. But we found that it's different because it's European fashion! My kind of style. I was able to find a couple of things I liked and then decided that they would be my mom's birthday presents to me. I had just celebrated my 22nd birthday in April and seeing how my mom lives across the country from me, it's hard for her to find clothing that I will like, so I have to pick it out myself. Satisfied with our purchases, we headed to a sporting goods store where we looked for presents for boyfriends, friends and family. Kendall and I ended up buying these lime green Nike wristbands. Like little children attracted to bright colors, we sported the wristbands for the rest of the day.
Hungry again (typical for a soccer player) we decided to eat at this café that other players had tried. We had the waitress pretty much translate the whole menu for us. Not surprisingly, we all ended up ordering the same thing: the Duco -- a turkey sandwich. Aren't we adventurous? During our meal, we spotted an ice cream shop across the way and of course we had to get some. The ice cream here is unbelievable. Say it one more time: Unbelievable. I ended up getting this Passion Fruit sorbet that pretty much made my taste buds jump off my tongue it was so sweet. Liz Bogus settled for a more bland tasting Pear sorbet. Kendall went for the vanilla and Belgium chocolate ice cream.
We play our final game of the tour on Thursday night against the German club team Duisberg, which is in their top division. It is about a two-hour bus ride and coming off a good win against Holland, we are looking forward to playing the last game of the tour and ending on a good note. They are a solid team with a couple of players that play for the German Women's National Team. Those girls are big!
Anyone know how much they smoke in Germany?
Manya out from Holland (and on my way to Germany).
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Next, paint on some square-shaped windows on the side of the carton in another colour.
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These will be the bus wheels.
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FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - A string of crimes in northeast Fort Bend County has residents on edge. Authorities say they've been called out to at least seven burglaries in a week.
A thief hit a home about 11 p.m. Friday on Ember Hollow Lane. The homeowner woke up as someone tried to get into his home.
"He managed to get his hand in and reach in and unlock it," said Hank Henderson, homeowner. "Once he did that, I guess he just reached in grabbed my wallet and it was about that time that I got downstairs."
On Jan. 6, someone got in a back window of a home on Keegans Ridge Way Drive, ate some food and took off.
One day later, someone broke into a home on Great Oaks Hollow Drive in the Great Oaks subdivision.
On Jan. 8, someone used a power saw to cut a hole in a back door to get into a home on Fechser Lane in the Aliana subdivision.
Two days later, thieves got into a back door of a home on Great Oaks Shadow Drive. They took off with watches and jewelry.
Also on Thursday, thieves hit a home on Wind Grove Court in Mission Bend. A thief got in a back door and stole a Playstation 3 and an iPad.
Also on Jan. 10, thieves broke into a home on Wahl Manor Court through a master bedroom window and stole cash and jewelry.
Crime reports show that the burglaries happened at different times of the day, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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HI Friends,
I want to develop a website and initially i want to develop it using HTML and CSS, Can i develop my complete website in html only
Yes, you can make an HTML-only site. It will be a bit boring, though, so add some CSS to make it look nice.
Yes will include CSS but i was thinking to use the images developed in photoshop, but dammm i am unaware about it, so was wondering is there any option in html, css to use attractive images or to give any effects to it??
Yes, of course. As the link above shows, you can place images in a web page, and with CSS you can place them as background images. You can basically create any look you like by skillful use of HTML, CSS and use of images. But there's an art to it. You can look under the hood of beautiful websites and see how they are constructed.
If you are developing dynamic websites, frameworks are the best solution for it.
Pick a free HTML theme out there and FTP it to your hosting and keep modifying it until you grab the basics on css and HTML, this is how i learned... theory is boring , practical is interesting.....HTML5 and CSS3 have lot of new features to offer and is a great way to start
even i ma new into designing.. i think if you dnt know much about designing but want to create something attractive then you can also do itr in wordpress. wordpress is pretty user friendly.


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A YOUNG man is said to be fighting for his life in a specialist trauma hospital after he lost control of his car on a country road and careered into a tree.
The man, in his late 20s, crashed his Volvo V40 on Kingsdown Road, near to Kingsdown Crematorium, at around 1pm, with emergency services closing the road for several hours to deal with the aftermath.
Two paramedics in rapid response cars, an ambulance and two air ambulances were dispatched along with three fire crews, who used hydraulic cutting equipment to free the man before assisting paramedics in getting the man to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance in order to fly him directly to Bristol's Frenchay Hospital.
The Wiltshire Air Ambulance were called to the scene at 1.15pm and when the patient was assessed to be serious the Great Western Air Ambulance was sent with a critical care doctor, who sedated the patient.
Serious Collision Investigation Team officers from Wiltshire Police poured over the crash site to gather evidence before the car was recovered and the road could be reopened.
A police spokesman said: "We were called to a collision involving one-vehicle with a single male occupant that had gone into a tree at around 1pm. The male appeared to be unconscious and was physically and mechanically trapped in the vehicle.
"Two air ambulances were called to the scene and the man, in his late 20s, was flown to Frenchay Hospital with suspected serious head injuries.
"We are still investigating the crash and the road was closed for several hours while the team investigated the scene. We would like to appeal for witnesses."
A spokesman for South West Ambulance Service said: "From the actions taken by the crews, the injuries are likely to be life-threatening.
"Both air ambulances were dispatched and when they realised how serious it was the GWAA went with a critical care team specialising in trauma, who sedated the patient before flying him to Bristol."
Anyone with information should call the Serious Collision Investigation Team in Devizes on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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Scotland's Chronicle, an Islamic newspaper published once every two months in Scotland, published Harun Yahya's article titled "The Good Should Avoid Bickering and Unite" in which he explained that Muslims should immediately unite, in its edition dated April 1st, 2011. In the same edition of the magazine, the article titled "The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) Will Return" was also published.
Establishing unity among the righteous is an exalted virtue recommended by God. Especially in a time where evil has permeated every aspect of society, not a single evil feature like peevishness, resentment or bickering should be tolerated among the good. Putting forth effort to remove such evil influences and adopting a compromising and conciliatory attitude is a great act of worship.


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Elves freak me out. You can just never be sure what you're getting when you meet an elf. They might be the kind of elf that bakes delicious cookies inside of a hollow tree or they can be the kind that fight the Orcs to the death in those Lord of the Rings movie. Or they can be the kind of elves that help Santa make toys for all the boys and girls, even though I hear that one of them wants to get into the field of dentistry. You just never know about elves.
My wife was talking with my mother the other day (I've found that almost nothing any good ever comes from a sentence that starts out with those words,) and somehow their discussion got around to the subject of those little "Elf on the Shelf" dolls that you'll see in peoples homes around the holidays. My wife talked about how cute she thought they looked and that she was thinking about getting one for our house. My Mom mentioned that my wife didn't need to buy one because she had some of the old original ones locked away in her storage room.
I've been reading up on the tradition of the "Elf on the Shelf" and it sounds all nice and innocent. The story goes that the elves will sit in people's homes during the day (evidently on a shelf) taking mental notes of all the deeds, both good and bad, that they witnessed that day so they can make a full report to Santa each and every night after everyone in the house has gone to bed. Usually when they come back from the North Pole, they will pop up in different spots each morning. I guess that's part of their endearing charm.
Mom's story is that her elves came as part of a promotional package when she bought Zest soap back when I was a little kid. I really don't remember. I probably subconsciously blotted it out of my memory for reasons that soon will become apparent.
We found the box they were hiding in underneath a couple of plastic totes full of ornaments that no longer fit on my parents' tree. I was fine with them being hid away from the world because all I know is that they were creepy back then and they're still creepy now. They just sit there staring at you with their big, never-blinking eyes above their pointy little noses. There's something about them that just gives me the heebie-jeebies. And now they were coming to my house.
The two elves that we took possession of are extremely mischievous. They are a couple of bad little dudes. I don't think they have time to make their reports to Santa every night because they're too busy messing up our home after all of us fall asleep. One is dressed up in a green and white suit while the other is dressed in a similar red and white striped suit. The green-striped one seems to be the leader of the terrible twosome. I call him "Butch" while I've named the red-striped elf "Sundance."
So far, in the week that they have lived with us, Butch and Sundance have wreaked havoc to our humble abode. The very first night, they squished toothpaste all over our bathroom vanity. Who knows what they did to the toothbrushes?
Since then, they have broke into my daughter's picture frame and turned her picture upside-down. They decorated our Christmas tree with toilet paper. They have gotten into our refrigerator and drank out of our water bottles. They took two of my daughter's doll pets out their doll bed, taped them together and secured them under the Christmas tree while the elves took their place in the bed. They even taped the doll pets' mouths shut so they couldn't make a ruckus. Just last night, they built a zip line to ride on from our living room ceiling fan to the front door. This was all in just one week.
I shudder to think what will happen during the week we still have left before Christmas. Their pranks seem to escalate in deviousness a little bit more everyday. My daughter thinks that it's all hilarious but I'm afraid that nobody is safe. The other day I think that I caught them looking at the family cat. I could swear that I heard giggling. Poor Chubby.
So as I sit here at work writing this column, trying to enjoy the holiday season, a part of me can't help but be fearful for what Butch and Sundance have planned for us tonight. Anything is possible.
They're probably going to leave the toilet seat up and leave my dirty clothes lying in the middle of the floor. Again. Those darn elves.
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Despite winning singles matches in two of the top three positions, the Liberty Lady Flames tennis team fell to the home-standing Kansas Jayhawks, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.
Liberty (3-2) drops its second match in a row after beginning the season 3-0. Kansas, which opened the season with an upset win over No. 36 Nebraska, ups its record to 2-0 overall.
The Lady Flames fell behind early after dropping the doubles tally. Kansas picked up a win in the No. 2 spot from Maria Belen Luduena and Maria Jose Cardona over Liberty's Valerie Thong and Brittany Yang, 6-1. Claire Dreyer and Morgan Barnhill followed with the clinching victory at the No. 3 spot, 6-2, over Belen Rivera and Nicola Wellman.
At the top spot, Liberty's Rebekah Jenkins and Maria Khval were up 4-2 on Dylan Windom and Paulina Los before their match was ruled unfinished.
Kansas began singles play with three consecutive wins at the No. 4, 1 and 5 positions. Los ousted Wellman to open singles action, 6-3, 7-5. Cardona downed Jenkins, 6-2, 6-4, before Dreyer knocked off Yang, 6-1, 7-5.
Even with the match already decided, the Lady Flames fought hard in the final three singles contests. Khval and Rivera each improved to a team-best 4-1 in singles tilts after picking up wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, respectively. Khval defeated Luduena, 7-5, 6-2, while Rivera rallied from a one-set deficit to oust Wyndom, 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8).
Kansas' final point of the match came when Caroline Henderson outlasted the Lady Flames' Lauren Mabe, 6-4, 6-4, in the No. 6 position.
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1. Rebekah Jenkins/Maria Khval (LU) vs. Dylan Windom/Paulina Los (KU), 4-2 DNF
2. Maria Belen Luduena/Maria Jose Cardona (KU) def. Valerie Thong/Brittany Yang (LU), 6-1
3. Claire Dreyer/Morgan Barnhill (KU) def. Belen Rivera/Nicola Wellman (LU), 6-2
1. Maria Jose Cardona (KU) def. Rebekah Jenkins (LU), 6-2, 6-4
2. Maria Khval (LU) def. Maria Belen Luduena (KU), 7-5, 6-2
3. Belen Rivera (LU) def. Dylan Windom (KU), 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Paulina Los (KU) def. Nicola Wellman (LU), 6-3, 7-5
5. Claire Dreyer (KU) def. Brittany Yang (LU), 6-1, 7-5
6. Caroline Henderson (KU) def. Lauren Mabe (LU), 6-4, 6-4


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Louisiana's colleges and universities ought to be given the authority to be more flexible with tuition and set prices based on program costs and the popularity of certain degrees among students, higher education leaders told lawmakers Thursday.
That was the message interim University of Louisiana System President Tom Layzell brought to state legislators during budget hearings Thursday at the State Capitol.
Higher education leaders, including recently retired UL System President Randy Moffett, have been calling for the state to adopt differential tuition going back several years.
The idea is that students would be willing to pay more for high-demand degrees, like a master's in business administration or a bachelor's in civil engineering, because of the potential for a lucrative payday on the back end after graduating, Layzell said.
And as Layzell pointed out to legislators at the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget hearing degrees in the sciences generally cost universities more than liberal arts degrees, making differential tuition a win-win for all parties.
Layzell warned that continued state budget cuts dating back to 2008 has the UL System on the verge of crossing that "invisible line" at which point colleges and universities can no longer function effectively.
The system includes Southeastern Louisiana University, in Hammond, the University of Louisiana at Lafayetteand the University of New Orleans.
State funding for higher education has been slashed by more than $425 million over the past four years. The UL System has absorbed more than $200 million of those cuts as Gov. Bobby Jindal and the state Legislature maneuver year-after-year to balance the budget.
Layzell said the UL System has "done all the right things" in response to cuts, including tailoring degree programs to marketplace needs, reducing spending and encouraging employee retirements with incentives.
The UL System awarded more than 16,000 degrees last year; increased enrollment by 14 percent since 2008; and reduced its workforce by roughly 26 percent over the last several years.
Administrators say they also have been aggressive in pushing ever-growing numbers of their 92,000 students toward online education. Layzell said the UL System last year offered students 80 complete online degree programs — 12 percent of all degree programs available.
The system is set to make an even bigger push for the online market next spring when the system's nine universities launch a collaborative degree program leading to a bachelor's of arts degree in organizational leadership.
The accelerated degree program for adults who started college but did not finish will be offered in collaboration by all nine UL System colleges. Core classes would be taught at all schools, but the specific concentrations would be taught by faculty at different universities.
For example, a student interested in a degree in disaster relief management would take concentration courses from faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University online and other courses from faculty at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
But in spite of those efforts, higher education leaders say they are weary about the future because budget cuts.
Members of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget saw a parade of university administrators come to the front of a hearing room Thursday and describe a wide-array of dismal conditions budget cuts have caused colleges and universities, from low morale and program cutbacks to faculty shortfalls.
University of New Orleans President Peter Fos, for instance, described how his school is experiencing a mass faculty exodus in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.
"People are leaving for more money, and when we lose someone, we typically don't replace them," Fos said. "This is critical situation for an urban research institution."
On average, UL System faculty earn several thousand dollars less than the Southern regional average. McNeese State University President Phillip Williams testified that specialized faculty typically can demand six-figure salaries to teach the courses students are most interested in.
Southeastern Louisiana University President John Crain said universities are running the risk of losing accreditation due to "financial instability" as accrediting agencies take into account faculty quality and the resources instructors have to work with.
"We're seeing some real cracks around the edges," he said.


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In my travels thus far, I have had the good fortune to make
some acquaintances. We all have. And sometimes I sit back and consider
the list of names and faces and marvel. This past weekend we drove north
at the behest of one of the coolest of the cool, the owner and operator
of The Animal Behavior Center in Toledo.
Lara Joseph is
nationally recognized for her work in animal behavior, most notably
birds. She rubs elbows with the likes of animal psychologist Irene
Pepperberg, coworker of the late Alex the African Grey parrot, and Rocky
the cockatoo (www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzdIj9p59dQ).
Saturday and Sunday, she coordinated her first Animal Behavior Seminar.
Since we live with animals of different natures, we welcomed her
What we heard from Joseph and scientists and
behaviorists from around the country included behavior myths and
misconceptions in dog training, how teas can impact anxiety and other
issues in animals, hot topics in nutrition and how an animal's diet
might have a huge impact on behavior and health issues.
What we
retained was that just about everything that was shared could be applied
to people. For instance, do you prefer to be alone in the garage at
night during a thunderstorm? Neither does your dog.
I learned that
people in the Great Lakes region have a higher level of aluminum in
their bodies because we have clay soils. That dogs typically have higher
levels of arsenic in their systems because they are closer to the
ground (a lesson for lawn care). That teaman Jason Crean develops teas
for zoos, including a brew for Chicago's Shedd Aquarium that will calm
fish during transport. And the teas themselves? Same ingredients that
you find on the grocery store shelf, except higher quality and much
At one point Crean noted the various kinds of tea that
he drinks. He most decidedly does not drink coffee. I cringed from my
position next to the coffee table, glad that the Starbucks latte that I
bought in Bowling Green was still in my car.
"Just where can you get the materials to make these teas?" asked an attendee.
off, this question is rude. The guy had a tableful of teas to sell that
he'd packed here from Chicago. In the end, he sold quite a bit.
I held my right hand with my left to prevent it from raising above my
head and bit my lip. What I wanted to say, was, "Um…in my back yard."
the way home, we stopped to buy a ferret tunnel, fruit wood blocks for
animal enrichment and vowed to be more patient with the six-year-old
puppy with selective hearing, as well as each other. The next day I
gathered wild raspberry canes and peppermint, lavender and rose hips to
dry for tea and gave fresh leaves to the birds. It's good to be at home
in the back country.
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The building (2406 32nd Ave. W.) will have 24 units, basement parking with 32 stalls and 6,300 square feet of commercial space on the first floor. All of the units will be one-bedroom with a study or two bedrooms. The units are large enough so that they could be changed into condos in the future if desired, said architect Roger Newell.
Changing plans
In 2007, the building's owner, Terry Yoshikawa, hired Roger H. Newell AIA Architects to redevelop the site and design a mixed-use building. The new building fulfills current zoning and height limits. The remodel has been a long time coming, but the project had to go through many Design Review Board (DRB) meetings with the Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD) before it could get approval.
The architects got the DRB's approval, and now they're just waiting for their final permits. Newell expects the permit process to take another four months and then the construction will take about one year.
"My client's anxious to get the building up, and the neighbors are anxious to see the current buildings go down," Newell said.
Margaret Flaherty is one of those neighbors. She co-owns the Magnolia Garden Center (3213 W. Smith St.), which is across the street. Flaherty has seen the buildings go through its former tenants and then sit vacant. She would like to see something done with the buildings, to clean it up and have less graffiti.
A parking lot, new building and new activity would be good for the area, Flaherty said. She said she's not worried about construction impacts; she'd "just like to see something happen over there."
The applicants have been taking longer to develop the property than expected, said DPD spokesperson Bryan Stevens. The DPD sent a correction on the plans at the end of August 2013, and the corrections weren't returned until February 2014, nearly six months later. A typical time frame for corrections is usually a month or less, Stevens said.
"The rate at which a permit is obtained does depend on when DPD reviews it, but also how accurate the plans are and how quickly an applicant responds to required corrections," Steven said. "In this case, the pace of permit issuance was dictated by the applicant's rate of responsiveness."
The delays were caused by changes to the plans, Newell said. There were client revisions and a discrepancy between what his client wanted and what the DRB requested for the project plans. That new set of plans took a while to create.
The plans have gone through DRB and technical reviews. What remains is the master use permit (MUP) and the construction permits. Typically, an applicant will start the construction-permit process while part of the way through the MUP.
The applicants for this development applied for the MUP in June 2013, after which they then put a DPD notice up on the site. Typically, this takes a few weeks, but they didn't install the sign until August. The time frame from going through the DRB meetings to getting the permit usually takes seven to 10 months, Stevens said; so far, no construction permit has been filed for this site. The construction permit takes about four months for a project like this; it's typical for there to be at least one round of corrections.
The developers are in the process of submitting the final documents for the construction permit; they have been waiting on information from the structural engineer and other involved parties. Newell estimates they'll submit that application within four to six weeks.
Yoshikawa declined to comment for this story.
Starting over
From the beginning, Yoshikawa and Newell wanted to create a brick building, but the DRB wanted a "very vertical building," Newell said. To compromise, they created a tall building with vertical columns of brick "to emphasize the verticality of the design," Newell said.
The building is a combination of fiber-cement panels and red brick. Many of the units have raised roofs with exposed-timber-beamed ceilings inside. There will be green roofs on the decks; those decks will be offset from floor to floor. The retail space will be 3 feet back from the curb and will offer outdoor dining and sidewalk seating options, Newell said.
The current buildings are not up to any codes. Rather than retrofit the buildings, they decided to demolish them and start over, Newell said.
During construction, there will be partial closure of the alley and some disruption along 32nd Avenue West. Newell hopes there is minimal disruption to the adjacent properties.
The larger sidewalk and better atmosphere will create more business activity in the area and a friendly place for the community, Newell said.
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ROME, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Italy lifted a ban on Novartis's flu vaccines on Friday after accepting the drugmaker had shown they posed no risk to safety.
The company said it hoped to quickly resume regular supplies around the European Union.
Italy banned the sale of anti-influenza vaccines produced by Novartis on Oct. 24, pending tests for possible side effects after small particles were found in some of the injections.
The Italian pharmaceutical agency AIFA, a government body, said on Friday it had lifted the ban "following careful checks on the documentation produced by the company."
The agency said its analyses had gone beyond its routine controls and had "confirmed the absence of defects" in the products, Agrippal and Fluad.
After Italy imposed its ban several other countries followed suit, including Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Spain, France, Canada and Singapore.
Canadian and Swiss authorities lifted their bans on Oct. 31, and Singapore ended its suspension on Nov. 2.
Novartis welcomed Italy's decision and said it would "continue to work with other European Union countries to lift remaining precautionary measures and resume supply there as soon as possible."
It said in a statement that for the 2012-2013 season more than one million doses had been administered "with no unexpected adverse events reported." (Reporting by Gavin Jones; Editing by James Mackenzie and David Cowell)


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By the time Santa Fe public middle schools enroll some of their incoming students, it's already too late, De Vargas Middle School Principal Diane Garcia-Piro tells SFR. In the seventh grade, many of them are still working at a third-grade level.
New legislation introduced in this session seeks to correct that problem, but in spite of support from peer-reviewed research, it faces strong opposition.
House Bill 69, introduced by Rep. Mary Helen Garcia, D-Doña Ana, would hold back third-graders who don't perform at grade level. It has the strong support of Gov. Susana Martinez, who made education reform the cornerstone of her State of the State speech Jan. 17. Martinez referenced comments made last September by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan during a White House visit by Martinez administration officials.
"If your students keep being allowed to leave third and fourth grade without being able to read, you're not doing them any favors," Duncan told state Public Education Department Secretary-Designate Hanna Skandera.
Skandera, who had input in Garcia's bill, has recently come under fire for applying Florida reforms, such as the social promotion ban and a new A-F school rating system, to New Mexico. Last week, a political action committee also unveiled a weighty report alleging Skandera is in the pocket of for-profit educational service providers. But according to Jay Greene, chairman of the University of Arkansas' Department of Education Reform, Florida's social promotion ban is one measure worth copying.
"Florida has made incredible gains on [the National Assessment of Educational Progress] since those reforms were instituted," Greene, who has followed legislation banning social promotion across the country, writes SFR in an email.
In 1996, before Florida banned social promotion, 55 percent of its students tested at or above basic proficiency level in math. By 2011, that number was 84 percent.
Texas is a similar case: Like Florida, it passed legislation banning social promotion in 2002. In 1996, 69 percent of Texas fourth-graders demonstrated basic math proficiency; last year, 86 percent did. Those are two of 14 states nationwide that have enacted such legislation.
Greene's research found that banning social promotion lifts scores in two ways. Students who know they will have to repeat the school year if they don't succeed have about a 4 percentage-point increase on standardized tests compared to those who don't have to worry about that consequence, according to a 2004 Manhattan Institute for Policy Research study. In addition, Greene found that low-performing students who were held back to repeat a grade performed almost 10 percentage points higher the following year than low-performing students who were promoted.
But Bill Beacham, principal at Acequia Madre Elementary School in Santa Fe, has two concerns about the bill. He says remediation for struggling students needs to start long before third grade, and he also questions where districts will find the money to help those students catch up.
"The intervention can't happen in third grade," Beacham says. "There has to be some things way before that for it to work properly, and that's not going to happen within the same financial structure we have now."
Beacham adds that, in his time at Acequia Madre, he has never held a third-grader back, but only students in the earlier grades, whom he says can take better advantage of an extra year.
Garcia's bill actually does provide for remediation, and even optional retention, for struggling students in kindergarten through second grade, as well. Kids would be screened, beginning in kindergarten, and provided with remedial help if they are falling behind.
"That's the key part of this legislation, the remediation and intervention," Garcia says, "because we hope that, with all of this remediation and intervention starting in kindergarten, by the time they get to third grade, it won't be necessary anymore."
Parents are required to pay for remedial measures, but if they can prove indigence, that responsibility falls to the district. In Santa Fe Public Schools, which currently can't fund full-time nurses at each school site, it's hard to see where that money would come from—and the bill doesn't provide for a direct appropriation.
Martinez' fiscal year 2013 budget recommendation includes $17 million for reading ability assessment and coaches in grades K-3, though, which spokesman Scott Darnell says would help districts provide the remediation prescribed under the proposed law.
Another open question is how well the measure would work for New Mexico's many English language learners. State Rep. Ray Begaye, D-San Juan, introduced a joint memorial requesting a work group of education experts to study how third-grade retention issues relate to nonnative English speakers. For those students, being held back a year "may have an impact on the retained student's self-perception," the memorial states.
Begaye tells SFR that he isn't opposed to ending social promotion, but feels there are still too many unanswered questions about how it would be implemented.
"I'm certainly in agreement to some degree, but I want to know it will be effective," Begaye says. He chose to have his two daughters repeat third grade, but later regretted it, realizing that, unless teachers try different strategies, retention alone may not help struggling kids. The Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education approved a resolution Jan. 17 that urges the legislature to continue allowing social promotion and to increase funding for early intervention.
Some research has suggested that being held back can lead kids to eventually drop out of school altogether, but Greene says those studies are poorly designed. Since most states implemented social promotion bans relatively recently, he says, it's too soon to know for sure how they affect high school graduation rates, but "we would expect that the significant increase in academic achievement for retained students should also translate into a lower dropout rate, not a higher one."
Garcia's bill does contain an exception for students who have had less than two years of English instruction. Beacham says those kids are already tested too early and are under pressure to meet certain benchmarks.
"It's too much for kids to deal with, to learn a second language and all the educational concepts that come with trying to pass a test like that," Beacham says.
Begaye's memorial also questions the validity of New Mexico's testing system. It states that the system may be inaccurate and unreliable for students in special language categories and enjoins the work group to come up with an alternative metric by next year's legislative session.
But as the state reels from consistently poor national education rankings, Garcia warns against going down the more-research rabbit hole.
"That's been the problem," Garcia says. "We're going to study and study and study and not make some real direct legislation that we need to implement as soon as possible."