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Franschhoek is where the French first made wine in South Africa more than 300 years ago.
The Franschhoek Valley has treasures that make it one of the most magical places to visit in South Africa, not only for its scenic beauty, but also for its historical interest, wonderful wine farms and many gourmet restaurants.
The town's original name was Olifantshoek (meaning 'elephant corner'), a reference to the large herds of elephants that used to migrate into this sheltered valley.
But, it later became Franschhoek (or 'French corner') after 176 French Huguenot refugees were settled here back in 1688 by the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch were careful, however, to intersperse French families with Dutch families in a bid to promote integration, so consequently the French language was lost within three generations.
The elephants, too, are long gone, but the French influence lingers on in the names of the wine farms that dot this valley, like La Provence, La Motte and Cabrière, as well as French surnames, like Du Toit and Marais, which can be traced back to the Huguenots.
And every year, the village turns French again, decked out in the colours of the Tricolour as it celebrates Bastille Day on July 14.
A very popular Franschhoek activity is wine tasting and you can visit some of the world's most-acclaimed wine estates here. Most of these wine estates started out as humble farms owned by the 'Vignerons de Franschhoek' (French winemakers of Franschhoek). Today, this is some of the most expensive real estate in the country.
The area is also famous for producing hand-turned sparkling wines in the French style, called Cap Classique (because the name Champagne may not be used outside of France), a technique pioneered by winemaker Achim von Arnim of Haute Cabrière.
This heritage is celebrated each year during a Cap Classique and Champagne Festival held in early December.
The town's main road is lined with restaurants, some run by award-winning chefs like Reuben Riffel of Reuben's Restaurant and Margot Janse van Vuuren of Le Quartier Francais, where it's well worth trying to secure a table.
There are also other delectable items to be had here, such as hand-crafted chocolate and smoked salmon trout (raised in mountain dams in the area).
Franschhoek also hosts an annual literary festival that attracts big-name authors, the likes of history buff Anthony Beevor and Alexander McCall-Smit, the author of the popular No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
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Who to contact
Franschhoek Wine Valley and Tourist Association
Tel: +27 (0)21 876 2861
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How to get here
Self-drive or go on an organised tour.
Best time to visit
All year. In winter (May to August) it can rain, but the surrounding area is beautifully green, while in summer (November to February) you will experience hot days and balmy nights.
Around the area
The wine towns of Paarl and Stellenbosch also have fabulous restaurants and wineries that you can visit as part of a winelands tour. Also, be sure to pop into the French Huguenot Memorial Museum at the T-junction at the end of town.
Tours to do
There are a variety of cellars, from small boutique wineries that cater for those in search of something unique, to large cellars that offer organised tours and wine tastings. Visit Haute Cabrière to witness sabrage, a technique of using a sword to open a bottle of sparkling wine.
Get around
If you're planning to drive to Franschhoek, allow at least one hour from Cape Town. Car rentals are available at all major airports.
What will it cost
That depends on whether you go for fine dining or a simple pancake.
Length of stay
You could happily spend a weekend here. Or just do a day tour.
What to pack
Comfortable walking shoes to stroll around town.
Where to stay
Franschhoek has many accommodation options to suit all pockets. There are guest houses, hotels, B&Bs, self-catering cottages and wine estates.
What to eat
Many of South Africa's top restaurants are in Franschhoek. Leading chefs serve everything from haute cuisine to sublime light meals using the freshest produce of the Franschhoek Valley.
What's happening
The Franschhoek Bastille Festival occurs annually in July. Other popular events are the Franschhoek Cap Classique and Champagne Festival that takes place in early December, and the annual literary festival in May.
Best buys
Wine and fresh produce like trout.


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Greetings Reds fans. I surfed here looking for any posts on the new book Red Legs and Black Sox. I'll post more in that thread.
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That's the other board, you have to accrue points to get there.Originally Posted by WhiteSoxer
But start a thread on Reds Live and we'll pile on.
Thanks -- I wasn't aware of the "two boards" set up. I started a new thread about the book.Originally Posted by westofyou
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I was a senior at James Madison University when I watched the Reds sweep the A's for the 1990 title and it still gives me goosebumps to think about it. I'm looking forward to the day when I can have that feeling again. Whenever it happens, I know it will be before the Cubs win it all, and that makes me smile a little on the inside.
I'm also a big Redskins fan but I hope nobody holds that against me.
Anyway, just wanted to say I love this site and I hope to contribute in some small way.
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Welcome, RichRed.
Sounds like you have a lot in common with our own Edskin... he's a huge Reds fan and a huge Redskins fan. He has his own blog as well and lives in Oklahoma.
Glad you've decided to give up lurking in favor of joining.
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Hey RichRed. This should scare you a lot. Really.
Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?
Well, I have been searching for good Reds forums for a few years now, and I am glad I ran upon this one. It seems good so far, although I'm not sure I understand the Old Red Guard thing. Oh well.
Anyhow, I live in Richmond, Kentucky and Lancaster, Kentucky and drive up to around 15 games per season. I consider myself a hardcore fan, as I watch or listen to every game in the season, until it is so far hopeless that I can't make myself anymore.
I just want to say that I really hope the new people in the front office for the Reds will change things, and make this team better. (Although Pena being traded away is the next to worst trade they could have made in my opinion...the other being to trade Griffey, of course)
I hope there is a lot of active posters that post on this forum, since I am not allowed to post on the more active one. Thanks for welcoming me on board.
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The Business of Tech: Big Quarterly Numbers for Intel & AMDby Ryan Smith on 7/18/2008 12:00 AM EST
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steveyballmer - Friday, July 25, 2008 - linkDuh! They support Vista!
Barack Obama - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - linkI love these 'business of tech' articles. Keep em coming! Reply
brxndxn - Monday, July 21, 2008 - linkFor the EU investigation part...
This is not because AMD is having trouble competing now - it is because AMD had trouble competing even when they had a vastly superior product. During that time, Intel kept AMD from even being a supplier to some of the world's largest computer makers. They did this by manipulating prices in their 80% share so that AMD would effectively need to charge less than zero for their processors. AMD even tried to give away processors to HP - and HP, because of agreements with Intel, could not take all of them.
Here's the math: Suppose you need 1million processors. AMD's are priced at $80 each. Intel's (at the time, slower) are priced at $100 each. But AMD, is unable to supply more than 50% of your required processors - so you are forced to deal with Intel. Now, Intel offers either 800,000 processors at $100 each.. or 900,000 processors at $90 each or 1,000,000 processors at $80 each. In this situation - that actually did happen while AMD had the better processor - AMD cannot compete at any price.
Now, Intel fanboys say there is no merit to AMD's claims and say AMD simply cannot compete - even though for nearly four years, AMD crushed Intel in processor performance. If AMD was allowed to compete fairly, AMD would have had a LOT more money to continue putting into R&D - and maybe their processors today would still be crushing Intel.
In this duopoly, it is clear that Intel was monopolistic when it could not beat AMD in performance.
Oh ya.. for the Core today, Intel had to take massive losses to put billions of dollars into R&D - something AMD cannot afford to do now.
BLaber - Monday, July 21, 2008 - linkI hope there is a way in which AMD can use the EU invetsigation and other such investigation findings to sue int-hell for their wrong doing.. Reply
Viditor - Sunday, July 20, 2008 - link"there is some continuing concern from outsiders that the entire situation is being unfairly influenced due to AMD's fabs being located within Germany"
While that can't be proven either way, the fact that Korea, Japan, New York, and the FTC have all either accused Intel of the same thing the EU has, or are investigating them for it, tends to give the impression that it's probably not a biased prosecution. Reply
tinyfusion - Saturday, July 19, 2008 - linkRyan,
You paint a better picture for AMD because you don't understand how the $143 mil operating loss is calculated. If you have a chance to read through the transcript available at Seekingalpha.com, you will see their gross margin is inflated from 38% to 52% due to one time incoming from the sale of some 200 mm tools. Their actual operating loss is much higher than your number,
some quotes from AMD's CFO:
"Losses from continuing operations were $269 million or $0.44 per share which included a net favorable impact of $97 million or $0.16 per share. This favorable impact consists of a gain of $193 million from the sale of 200 mm Tools partially offset by $96 million in charges. Our loss from discontinued operations was $920 million or $1.52 per share. This was largely made up of non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges of $876 million.
Reported second quarter operating loss is $143 million but on a non-GAAP basis was $276 million compared with $185 million last quarter. For comparability I have excluded the Tool sales, arc and restructuring charges as are outlined on the table in our press release.
Gross margin in the quarter was 52% including a 14 percentage point positive impact associated with the sale of 200 mm Equipment. Therefore gross margin was 37% compared with 41% in the prior quarter. This decline was due to lower unit volumes and ASP's and changes in product mix as we sold older generation products to make way for our new offerings.
Now switching to the business segments. Computing solutions revenue was $1.1 billion in the second quarter, down 8% from the prior quarter and flat compared to the same period a year ago primarily due to weaker sales. The server business saw 5% unit growth over the prior quarter and a 19% increase over the same period a year ago, a positive sign in light of the recently launched OEM products. Quad-Core and Triple Core processor shipments were up significantly while microprocessor ASPs were down. The result of sales of older generation products.
Operating loss for the computing solutions group was $9 million; however this includes a $192 million gain from 200 mm Tool sales. In the graphics segment which now includes game console royalties revenue for the quarter was $248 million, down 5% sequentially and up 18% year-over-year. Operating loss for the graphics segment was $38 million in a very competitive pricing environment particularly on our older generation products. However, our new highly acclaimed HD4800 series has been well received in the market since its launch in late June" Reply
alexwgreen - Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - link"Reported second quarter operating loss is $143 million but on a non-GAAP basis was $276 million compared with $185 million last quarter. For comparability I have excluded the Tool sales, arc and restructuring charges as are outlined on the table in our press release."
I must agree and support what Tinyfusion has said here.
Here is a useful definition of Operating profit
"Income or loss before taxes and extraordinary items resulting from transactions other than those in the normal course of business."
Clearly, the sale of equipment and the impairment of goodwill associated with the purchase of ATI are NOT part of AMD's normal course of business. (I suppose that actually depends on who you're asking, but in terms of accounting standards anyway.)
In other words, they can't keep selling fab equipment because they only have so much to sell. And including the sale of such equipment, and any other one time transactions in operating profit/loss will give you a figure which does not reflect the performance of the company with respect of its normal operations, ie selling chips. And that is the crux of it. Performance is down on Q2 last year, and down on forecasts. Neither are good things. Spinning it any other way is just that, spin. Reply
rudolphna - Friday, July 18, 2008 - linkI love AMD, call me a fanboy if you wish. I tend to root for the underdog (ATi, AMD) So Intel's troubles come across as good news to me. AMD makes good processors, the majority of the population would be plenty happy with an Athlon64 X2 or a Phenom X3 in their desktop PC. My next computer (currently running an old 3Ghz Pentium 4 Prescott 2M due to funds or lack therof-) will likely feature a Athlon64 X2 +5000 or a Phenom X3 8450. I sure hope Anand is right and AMD will be profitable by the 4th quarter. I dont know how much longer can survive losing money like this. No competition for Intel is NOT a good thing, no matter what the fanboys say. When intel has no competitor, why should they spend money on R&D to improve when they could just use what they have now when it works just fine. Not good at all. Reply
ComatoseDelirium - Friday, July 18, 2008 - linkIs their any chance AMD might get some cash if the lawsuit sours for Intel?
Any speculation on how things might change? Reply
Ryan Smith - Friday, July 18, 2008 - linkYes, but not any time soon. Intel first needs to be found guilty before AMD can start suing them for anything, and I'm not immediately sure what AMD would sue them on. My understanding of EU laws isn't great, but I don't believe any of the money from their fines goes to the harmed companies. Reply
Blackmarket - Saturday, July 19, 2008 - linkYes, that's right. Intel has to pay the money to the European Union. AMD has no direct benfits. Reply
lifeblood - Monday, July 21, 2008 - linkBut does that clear the way for AMD to sue Intel directly using the EU ruling as evidence for harm? I understand the EU fine is for harm done to the EU consumer, but if it's true then AMD has also been harmed. Reply
Pok3R - Friday, July 18, 2008 - linkGood news then!
¿What about Nvidia? I must ask...!
Great job, thanks. Reply
Ryan Smith - Friday, July 18, 2008 - linkNVIDIA doesn't report their numbers for a couple more weeks, their quarter ends slightly later than everyone else. Reply


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It's been three decades since it became taboo to drink while pregnant.
But Winnipeg's Albert Chudley, one of the continent's top FASD doctors, says he still walks through hospital nurseries and sees newborns with the classic signs of fetal alcohol syndrome -- round, small eyes, thin lips and a flat philtrum, the groove between the upper lip and the nose.
"There were two babies in a row a couple of months ago, almost side by side," said Chudley in an interview earlier this spring. "It's sad."
At least one in every 100 babies is born with FASD -- an estimate that's almost 15 years old, but the best we have.
It's hard to know whether that number is shrinking despite years of public awareness campaigns, research and prevention programs. No one really counts the real prevalence of FASD, and some data suggests rates of maternal drinking and FASD haven't moved much.
In the United States, the government's Healthy People initiative, which sets out a long list of health objectives to be reached at the end of every decade, includes a few targets related to FASD. Those targets haven't changed in 20 years because there's been no real progress on meeting them.
In 2002, about 90 per cent of American women said they'd avoided alcohol while pregnant. By 2010, health experts in the United States hoped to boost that number to 95 per cent. They did not. The new, 2020 target is still 95 per cent.
It's the same story with rates of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, a specific kind of FASD that combines brain damage with the telltale facial features Chudley spotted in the nursery.
About four in 10,000 babies are born with FAS. American Health officials were hoping to shrink that to one in 10,000 births. They did not and the target is still on the books for 2020.
Closer to home, things aren't much better.
In 2003, about 12 per cent of women in Winnipeg admitted to consuming alcohol while expecting. In 2008, that number inched up to 14 per cent, according to data collected by public health nurses during routine interviews with every new mother in Winnipeg.
Meanwhile, Winnipeg's FASD diagnosis clinic saw 17 per cent more kids in 2010 than it did the year before, which could be because parents, teachers and doctors are becoming more aware of FASD and more children are referred.
The Manitoba government spent more than $11 million combatting and treating FASD last year and has one of the most comprehensive programs of any Canadian province.
There are two groups of women who are proving difficult to reach: Chronic alcoholics, whose addiction is tangled up in a complex web of abuse, isolation and poverty, and young women, students and professionals, who binge drink on weekends and who may not realize they're pregnant until the damage is done.
Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau says the battle against FASD could take generations, just as the battle against smoking or drunk driving has taken generations.
But there are solutions to the FASD epidemic.
Manitoba has a new mentorship program for women with alcohol problems who have already had a child with FASD or are at risk of drinking while pregnant. Roughly 16 mentors work with 240 women all over the province, basically teaching them how to cope with the world -- finding housing, learning how to parent, staying sober, navigating the welfare system, getting high school diplomas.
The one-on-one program is costly, time-consuming and relatively small-scale compared to the need, but it appears to be working.
One woman, who spoke to the Free Press on condition of anonymity, recently had her fourth child, the first child welfare officials have allowed her to keep.
And a special court program is working to divert kids with FASD out of the endless cycle of petty crime, gangs and car theft and into programs tailored to their needs. If a judge or lawyer suspects a kid whose been in court over and over may have FASD, an army of doctors and experts make a house call to the Manitoba Youth Centre to assess the teen. If the team diagnose FASD, lawyers and judges often get together to craft a sentence tailored to the offender that's heavy on treatment and light on jail time or probation conditions.
Jail is almost the worst place for someone with FASD, and there's no point giving a teen with brain damage a host of conditions he doesn't understand, has almost not chance of following and will land him back in jail in a matter of days. Instead, a team of co-ordinators work with social workers, schools, therapists and child welfare agencies to get a kid back on track or into an intensive, all-day rehabilitation program such as the one at New Directions.
Again, the project is labour-intensive and small scale, mostly confined to Winnipeg. But it's earned national attention.
In this last section of a six-part series, the Free Press proposes two more solutions and explores two scientific rays of hope.
-- affects more people than Down syndrome and autism combined. In Manitoba alone, an estimated 11,000 people live with it, including 2,000 kids, and that number is likely too conservative. No one has ever really counted.
-- costs Canadians at least $5.3 billion each year just for the health care, education and social service needs of people living with FASD.
-- stunts individual brain cells and major parts of the brain, such as the main processing centre of the cerebellum and the corpus callosum. It is brain damage, just like an injury caused by head trauma in a car accident. Unless you're familiar with the disability, it can often seem like people with FASD "just don't get it" or lack basic common sense. They might make the same mistakes again and again or have trouble seeing the consequences of their actions. They might need step-by-step instructions for simple tasks such as doing the dishes. They can have memory and communication problems or trouble sitting still. They can be super-sensitive to touch or light. Everyone with FASD is different because every developing brain copes with alcohol differently.
-- is virtually invisible and mired in stigma. Diagnosis is tricky, services are spotty, and schools, the courts and the job world are almost perfectly set up for people with FASD to fail.
-- is widely seen as an "aboriginal problem." It is not. Alcohol-related birth defects affect every race and income level. In fact, experts say the group most at risk are students or professional women in their late 20s or early 30s who binge-drink on the weekends and may not realize they are pregnant until the damage is done. Having said that, several studies in the United States and on some Manitoba reserves suggest FASD rates are higher among aboriginal people.
-- includes fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), which is the most severe form of FASD, with facial defects. It also includes ARND or alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder, the biggest, but most invisible version of FASD. People with ARND don't have the facial features, but they suffer many of the same serious brain and behaviour troubles that make life a struggle.


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A WOMAN who took a packet of scotch eggs from a supermarket in Minehead has apologised and paid up.
Police say the culprit picked up items from the Co-op store, ate the eggs and dumped the packet without paying on January 25.
Officers appealed for witnesses and a story at somersetcountygazette.co.uk became an internet sensation, attracting more than 20,000 views.
In February, officers confirmed they were no longer seeking information about the theft and this week said the matter had been dealt with by way of a 'community resolution.'
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In 2001, the Litigation Council, Litigation Section of the Colorado Bar Association undertook a project to develop The Litigator's Handbook of Colorado District Court Judges. It was envisioned that distribution of the handbook would improve the efficiency of the legal process for judges, clerks, attorneys and the parties involved. The goal was to provide information to attorneys on the procedures, policies and preferences of each district court judge, and thereby reduce time delays and misunderstandings. The responses from the survey are presented in the "Courtroom Procedures, Policies and Preferences" sections.
The handbook consists of the responses of 86 (63%) of the district court judges. The judges and clerks responded to both open-ended and multiple choice questions. In general, answers in response to all questions are in bold. However, because many of their responses were qualified, the information has been presented in the manner which most clearly conveys the information and may vary with the general bold guidelines stated above. For this reason it is imperative that each response be read carefully because responses which appear the same, may on closer reading be quite different.
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Saracens winger Chris Ashton has been dropped from the England squad ahead of Saturday's Six Nations opener against France.
Ashton has been in good form for his club this season, scoring four tries in eight Premiership appearances for the Men in Black.
But the 26-year-old's place in the international set-up has become less and less secure after England boss Stuart Lancaster was reportedly disappointed with Ashton's displays in the autumn internationals.
Lancaster has opted for youth with uncapped wingers Jack Nowell and Anthony Watson both called up alongside Gloucester's Jonny May but the England boss claims Ashton is still in his plans.
"We have been pleased with the form of Chris Ashton recently," he told reporters.
"However, Jack Nowell has made great progress on the right wing and has also delivered in big games for Exeter Chiefs and we feel it is the right time to look at another option in that position.
"Chris remains an important member of the squad and I am sure he will be working hard to regain that position during the course of the Six Nations."
Ashton told the Times Series in November that criticism of his performances had taken "some of the shine off playing for England".
There were five Saracens players included in the squad as Billy and Mako Vunipola both made it as well as Brad Barritt, Owen Farrell and Alex Goode.


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Khronos Announces Next Generation OpenGL Initiativeby Ryan Smith on 8/11/2014 9:02 AM EST
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edzieba - Monday, August 11, 2014 - link"Khronos is seeking nothing less than a complete ground up redesign of the API"
It's happening! Reply
nevertell - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkWhy can't they use the same IR OpenCL will be using ? The things the GPU will be calculating in essence will not be all that different, so why duplicate the effort ? Reply
mczak - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkMy guess would be is that since they are just at the beginning they didn't want to prematurely decide on this. Might still be possible it looks a lot like SPIR (which is essentially llvm ir) in the end. Reply
bobvodka - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkI find this funny on a couple of levels...
First of all lets start with the OpenGL track record of two failed redesigns; GL2.0 and Longs Peak which was scrapped and replaced with GL3.0.
Secondly, for all the yelling about AZDO, talking down Mantle and D3D12's new APIs and claiming that 'OpenGL is fine' and we 'don't need another api" we finally get this.
The natural result is that we either get;
- new features tacked onto OpenGL which goes against the 'ground up' API design they are talking about
- a whole new API and model which then makes the yelling about OpenGL being fine just crazy.
The result of 1 is yet more confusion in an API littered with multiple ways to do the same thing already OR existing OpenGL apps won't be able to take advantage of it without a significant rework and that's going to sit badly in the mouth of anyone who has been reworking for the, apparently good enough, AZDO feature set.
Although having lived through two failed API redesigns, one of which got scrapped at the last moment, I'll believe it when I see it. Reply
iwod - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkWell I think there is a few different this time around. ( Not saying it is definitely going to happen but.. )
No CAD, or No more professional baggage to hold out to. Of course the new API will still cater for those application. But compatibility for them wont be one. Previously this was diffcult because they were the majority of users who are using OpenGL, and gaming on Windows was shifting to Direct X. Apple was a niche and Linux had no market share. Now with iPhone / Android Smartphones and tablet, Valve working on Linux Gaming / Stream, the market share has completely shifted, these companies can finally do what ever it takes to get there. ( Assuming politics dont get in the way )
They have the experience with Open GL and ES as well as CL. LLVM project to leverage which will definitely be a big help compared to their two previous tries. And Oculus VR! I am sure Johh Carmack will have a few words to say there :) Reply
bobvodka - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkFun fact; CAD didn't kill Longs Peak.
Around the time the forum was blowing up with the disappointment of GL3's release I had a short PM conversation with one of the people behind the GL3 push and he stated to me it wasn't the CAD companies that killed it despite what everyone (outside of the ARB was yelling) and I have no reason to doubt his word.
Unfortunately, for whatever reasons, this never made it out into the public consciousness and so CAD gets that blame for it.
The chance is stronger this time, I'm just very disappointed that they/IHVs spent a year yelling that 'new APIs aren't needed' and that 'opengl is good enough, look what we can do' only to turn around and say we are looking at a new API.
As a programmer I find that very annoying (fortunately I didn't hop on the AZDO is the solution! hype train, although I did agree it was part of the solution); if they had admitted there was a problem instead of trying to stone wall any discussion on GL's faults then things would have been better.
Honesty is better than the PR smoke screen which we had to put up with... and they have lost a degree of respect in my eyes because of it.
(Fortunately my day job does not depend on desk top graphics APIs any more so this won't impact me directly but still it is disappointing in that regard.) Reply
mavere - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkAZDO is essentially "let's improve our API by not using our API."
I doubt anyone seriously thought of it as anything more than a stopgap. Reply
bobvodka - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkWell, yeah, anyone with any experience on the consoles of at least the last generation knew this but the line coming from the OpenGL focused IHV reps was "OpenGL is fine, look at these extensions, we don't need another API"... of course what they meant was "don't need another API which isn't from us".
In the various twitter discussion which came up about this, when the idea of multi-thread command list generation came up an rep for an IHV said (and I'm paraphrasing slightly as I don't have a complete quote to hand) "we can saturate the command process from one thread, we don't need to support this"... That was May/June time if memory serves.
So, you are right, anyone who wasn't so Pro-GL they couldn't be pragmatic about the situation could see AZDO was only 50% of the solution at best, but the noise from the IHVs was very much 'nope, this is it...'.
(All of which ignores the major caveats which came with AZDO functions with regards to functionality and requirements.) Reply
Krysto - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkWill this new API include in any way support for ray/path tracing? Because it should...Hybrid or pure ray/path tracing hardware is the future. This would be a good opportunity to include it. Reply
monstercameron - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkisnt that usually done in software? couldnt it be done with compute via opencl? Reply
inighthawki - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkWhy would they do that? Reply
monstercameron - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkcome on just implement mantle or use it as a base, problem solved. Reply
iwod - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkThis sounds to me like a cross platform Mantle. Reply
name99 - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkI'm sympathetic to the idea, but my guess is that nV will complain enough to squelch this.
The other alternatives are to use Metal as a base, or DX12. I don't know how the politics of that would play out. My guess is that, in both cases, Apple or MS would (obviously) not be thrilled, but they wouldn't throw the temper tantrum nV would and threaten to blow up the entire effort.
I'm guessing (but only guessing) that there'd be more support for Metal because a larger number of developers (by volume) now care about mobile and want to match that largest target (iOS) than care about desktop and want to match THAT largest target (DX12). Metal obviously also has the LLVM IR/SPIR link sorted out, as opposed to the hassle that would be involved with DX12. Reply
tuxfool - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkMantle might be out of the question due to its ties to GCN, Metal is probably out due to its ties to ImgTec. Reply
inighthawki - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkMobile is irrelevant. Your average user (esp iPhone user) couldn't care less about AAA titles on their phone. Mantle and DX12, on the other hand, target more than just desktop. They also target consoles, which are by far and large a much larger user base of people who care about, and actually need, the improvement. Reply
Scali - Saturday, August 23, 2014 - linkMantle doesn't target consoles, it's only for PC (Windows/linux). Reply
megakilo - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkThe Apple logo in the slide...lol... Reply
ltcommanderdata - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkHave they given any indications whether OpenGL NG will be using/supporting existing GPUs as a base like how some DX11 GPUs will see benefits with DX12 or will they be targeting future GPUs? Given they're just starting now, I'm guessing OpenGL NG will require new GPUs. Reply
jwcalla - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkThat wouldn't make a lot of sense though. Don't they usually design the API to match the existing GPU design, rather than vice-versa? Reply
Ryan Smith - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkMore or less correct. APIs and hardware are often designed in tandem, though OpenGL tends to be a bit behind the hardware since it's a committee project.
It's still early, but at this time there's no reason to believe that OpenGL NG won't work on current generation GPUs. It's tackling the same problems and will be implementing many of the same solutions. Reply
gernb - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkNG = No Good. As in "Dude, that library is NG. Don't use it!".
Pick another abbreviation please Reply


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The boy kings of Texas [electronic resource] : a memoir / Domingo Martinez.
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UCSF Dentistry DDS/PhD Candidate Shaun Abrams Wins Hinman Award for Clinical Science Research
UCSF Dentistry DDS/PhD Candidate Shaun Abrams won a Most Outstanding Presentation Award for Clinical Science Research at the Hinman Student Research Symposium in Memphis, Tennessee.
The nineteenth Hinman Student Research Symposium was held Oct. 25-27, 2013in Memphis, and featured oral and poster presentations of research projects by dental students and graduate students from dental schools across the nation. At this year's Symposium, 104 students represented 47 dental schools in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and 4 Canadian provinces.
The Symposium is sponsored by the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry and co-sponsored by the Hinman Dental Society, which holds one of the nation's largest continuing dental education meetings each March in Atlanta. The Symposium is also supported in part by grants from the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the ADEAGies Foundation, the Procter & Gamble Company, the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry Alumni Association, and the Tennessee Dental Association Foundation.
Eight awards were given for the most outstanding student presentations, four in clinical research and four in basic science research, in addition to an award from the National Students Research Group (NSRG) of the American Association for Dental Research. Awards were presented by Drs. Jane C. Puskas, Timothy Hottel, and Franklin Garcia-Godoy.
Shaun's project examined how mutations in a protein complex localized to the cell's primary cilium (the Transition Zone Complex) causes craniofacial defects in a group of disorders collectively termed craniofacial ciliopathies. The study was directed by his mentor, Jeremy Reiter, in collaboration with Dr. Ralph Marcucio and Dr. Nathan Young.
In 2012, A Most Outstanding Presentation Award for Basic Science Research was presented to UCSF School of Dentistry PhD candidate Dr. Michael Le (D'11).
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Behind the Scenes at the Send The Trend Holiday Photo Shoot
If you've ever wondered about the magic that goes on at a photo shoot, I've got the deets!
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You know when you watch a TV show like America's Next Top Model or a movie and they show a fashion photo shoot, they're playing music really loud, people are screaming, models are fainting and there's crazy drama, right? Well in real life, it's actually really calm.
Back in October, I was invited to hang around, watch (and not get in the way) at Send The Trend's holiday photo shoot. They were preparing to showcase their holiday collection aptly named Crown Jewels. I jumped at the chance.
Somewhere in the Gramercy Park area, up a few flights is a photo studio with white walls, bare floors, basically a blank rectangular box where it all went down. At the very back of the studio there were lights, screens and reflectors. Up front, a small desk, long black leather couch and a small group of people working on their laptops or phones. There was a table strewn with makeup. Jewelry, accessories, bags and shoes were heaped on another table.
Way before the shoot date was set, the team scoured stores and the 'net for props for the shoot. They were determined to have a jeweled sceptor in a few shots. Finding one became a problem–who knew that sceptors came in so many varieties–guess Queen Elizabeth has it easy–they're all pre-picked for her. The finally found a black lacquered cane with a rhinestone encrusted knob…from a gentlemen's acccessory site!
Let's talk about the models: One blonde, one brunette. Both are tall, gorgeous and very friendly. Hair was pulled up, hair was pulled down. Jewelry, bags. makeup and clothing was constantly switched in and out as each subject of the shoot had their moment in front of the camera. Things moved swiftly with a lot of laughter and oohing over items occurred.
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Ever the snoopy reporter, I checked out all the jewelry. My budget's now blown.
Here's a quick video of what was going on.
You know when you see a photo of a model hugging a bag like above, you think that she's wearing an entire outfit–now we know, that half of the outfit consists of comfy socks.
Mariah Chase, the co-founder of Send The Trend took a few moments to chat about the shoot, holiday jewelry and accessory trends and their new collection with me.
It looks like it's going to be a glam and glittery holiday season. Me, I'm not complaining!
PJ Gach is Senior Editor: Style + Beauty at BettyConfidential.


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A four-year-old girl died in hospital hours after a consultant laughed when she was told the girl should be intensive care, an inquest heard today.
A junior doctor in Kingston Hospital was laughed at by a senior colleague when she suggested a consultant should examine a four-year-old Freya Wells, from Wallington, who died hours later after suffering a severe infection, West London Coroner's Court heard.
Little Freya died in the hospital after being admitted for breathing difficulties, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Dr Hilary Towse, a paediatric senior house officer (SHO), told the court she tried to convince paediatrics registrar Dr Rosita Ibrahim to call for a consultant in the early hours of November 22, 2012.
She said she thought Freya should be given rapid fluids through a bolus and IV drugs rather than oral, but Dr Ibrahim disagreed with her.
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Dr Towse said: "I specifically said that she needed to have a bolus, I specifically said that she needed to have IV antibiotics and I specifically said that she would need intensive care.
"She thought what I was saying was ridiculous."
Dr Towse began to cry and added: "I do recall that she laughed."
When asked why she did not contact the consultant herself, she said: "It will always be something I'll regret for the rest of my life.
"It would never normally be the role of the SHO to do that. Probably I had some experiences where I've been entirely appropriate to speak to a consultant but they would not want to speak to me because I was the SHO."
Nurse Kate Lynch, who also cared for Freya at the hospital, told the hearing that she disagreed with Dr Ibrahim that the youngster should be given intravenous rather than oral antibiotics.
Richard Baker, representing Freya's family, asked her: "Are you saying on this occasion the doctor was wrong?"
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According to RDS's brief report, Zherdev is going to play in the KHL, which we all kind of figured since nobody was willing to pay him what he wanted to stay in the NHL.
The story is poorly translated into English, so maybe we're reading it wrong. Maybe not.
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I have this in my htaccess, now it this is for removing the .php extension. My subdomain is http://example.domain.com and each time htaccess tries to look for .php and shows up 404, I've trying to find out how to make this work as well add trailing slash http://www.domain.com/example/ when ever going to the subdir.
RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteRule ^([^\.]+)$ $1.php [NC,L]
Your code is fine (except for the No Case flag) for adding a .php extension to an extensionless filename. Apache will add the / to give you domain names but you will also need to check for !-d for the PHP extensionless, too. If you "merely" want to add the trailing / for directories, try:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule !/$ %{REQUEST_URI}/ [R=301,L]
I see, the rules given seems to block me from my site. The above code works, but tries to add ".php" to a directory subdomain and it gives off a 404 error. As per the trailing / can it be added to files .php or the files must be created within a folder of the same name?
Do you know where I could possibly get a list of commands? Thanks.
The rule above was designed to add a trailing / to a directory URI.
Why would anyone want to add a trailing / to a file name? This is both illogical and contradicts the functioning of the server. It IS possible, however, if you use MultiViews (which I loathe).
As for a good tutorial, I've had acclaims from many SP members for the one linked to in my signature (and you know where to find me if you have questions about the content).
The rule given above blocks me from my site.
Troubleshooting help requires the test URI as well as the code it's being run against.
... simply says that, if the URI is a directory request and there is not a trailing /, add the trailing /. There is NOTHING there which would block anything.
So, please post your full .htaccess and test URIs.
not quite, it checks if it is an EXISTING directory:
'-d' (is directory) Treats the TestString as a pathname and tests whether or not it exists, and is a directory.
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RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^([^\.]+)$ $1.php [NC,L]
I thought something could be added onto mine above to make it add that trailing /
The other issue is I cannot access my subdomain because it would give a 404 error for trying to add .php
Rémon is (pedantically) correct as you don't want to redirect to a directory which does not exist. The code functions in the manner he described.
Your code says: If the {REQUEST_URI} is not for an existing file, add .php to the URI and serve that (REMOVE that No Case flag - URIs are case sensitive!!!). I do not know how you added a trailing / with this code.
Because your two cases are different (one is add .php file extension - to a non-file, i.e., DIRECTORY, name!?! - and the other is add a trailing / to a directory). As I had stressed in another current thread, your first step should have been to define each task for mod_rewrite, convert each of those tasks into pseudocode (to see where conflicts might exist) then into mod_rewrite code. You have skipped the first step and your results show it. Relax, think about each task in detail THEN get to coding.
Might you know where to find the rules given with a description, I can go off there and put stuff together.
I use apache.org as my reference for all things mod_rewrite. They're generally readable but do get into some techno-babble but well worth wading through.


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I lost my Mom on August 16, 2008. Still feels like yesterday. New to site. Still trying to find answers to everything that happened. Mom had Gallbladder cancer and passed away due to undiagnosed (1 month +) infection that turned into sepsis. We were given false hope the whole time.
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By Lauren Phan, 2013 Teen Science Scholar
The past two and a half weeks I have spent in Peru have been some of the best days filled with the most memorable experiences. If there is anything I learned the past two and a half weeks, it is that there are certain learning experiences that cannot be replicated in a classroom. The opportunity to travel and study abroad in a foreign country is unparalleled to anything that can be taught in a classroom. My time in Peru has been tremendously rewarding, exhilarating, and inspiring!
The opportunity to travel abroad through an anthropology internship has been the most gratifying experience in my life so far. I have received an opportunity that is nearly mind-boggling to most young people: the chance to travel internationally. I find myself incredibly fortunate to be able to see a vastly different part of the world at 17 years old. I mean, how many people get to say they've interned in Peru for a month while in High School? Not very many. The reality of my experience fully hit me on my seven hour flight from Fort Worth, Texas to Lima, Peru. It was in the middle of the night when my eyes glazed over a swirl of yellow and ivory lights through the compact airplane window. The swirl of lights represented a city, a small piece of the world, a new piece of the world that I have never seen, a piece of the world I was going to explore.
One of the major challenges of traveling abroad at a young age is the issue of being far away from home. Although the transition felt slightly odd at first, considering this is the first time I have traveled without family, it could not have progressed into a more thrilling experience. From now on, I will never pass up the opportunity to travel for fear of separation.
Another major challenge that I have sufficiently conquered is the language barrier. If there is one subject that cannot be adequately mastered in a classroom setting, it would be a foreign language. Upon arriving in Peru, I have discovered that my Spanish is not nearly as great as I thought it was. I have spent the last five years of my education learning Spanish in an American classroom setting, only to find out that it is vastly different from actually utilizing language skills in the real world. In order to speak to natives, it takes a certain level of confidence and patience that cannot be taught or learned in a classroom environment. The first few days were a struggle because I felt lost and unable to communicate any of my thoughts, making the language barrier seem much more terrifying. It wasn't until I spoke my first few words out of desperate necessity did I build the confidence needed to use the skills I learned in a classroom. I had to ask the house caretaker for hot water for my shower. I wasn't going to take a cold shower, and there was no one around to translate for me so I took a risk and blurted out the first few relevant words. And it was a success! My first shaky attempt at communicating in Spanish was rewarded with confidence and a hot shower.
I have also learned that others have a genuine interest in learning a foreign language as well. While I make an effort to learn Spanish from the natives, they are eager to learn English! I have found myself translating quite a few words and phrases into English for others to learn.
Learning a new language in a foreign country coincides with learning and being immersed in a new culture. Staying in Peru for two and a half weeks has given me a decent amount of time in absorb the different aspects of the culture. The first aspect that struck my attention the most is the issue of time. In Peru, the lifestyle seems to go at a slower pace. I never noticed America's exceeding need for a fast pace lifestyle until I experienced something different. It always seems like there is not enough time in the day because there is always something that has to be done in a limited amount of time when it comes to work, family, and even leisurely activities. Americans make their lives busy, and construct a quicker pace of life. In Peru, sometimes it can feel like time stalls because activities take much longer to accomplish. Even a trip to the grocery store can consume an entire day. The biggest shock to me was learning that sometimes store owners close their shops for a few hours in the afternoon to take a long lunch. Experiencing a slower paced lifestyle for the time being promotes more appreciation for what is being done.
Working in the field all week always provides exhilarating adventures, because exploring the Peruvian deserts and valleys is no bland job. There is always something new to see or do every day in the field. Especially on this particular project, we are consistently surveying new archeological sites and landscapes. Any particular site can take us off-roading in a 4x4 truck, ascending a basin in the valley, hiking 10 miles across a desert plain, or trekking a windy sand dunes. Life really is an adventure when traveling with an archeologist! Archeology is much more than analyzing samples in a lab. It takes quite a bit of tenacity and thirst for adventure. Days in the field have been phenomenal because everywhere we go has been wonderfully stunning. It is incredible to know that some of the sites we have seen have never been formally discovered. The landscape is also gorgeous.
The skills and knowledge I've developed through this internship has instilled in me a passion for science. There is no better way to learn about real life archeology than in the field from professionals, because it is incredibly inspiring to learn and work with archeologists while they are in their natural habitat. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching Michele and Ari survey and discuss different types of sites from ancient agricultural fields to larger colonial structures. We also get to have lectures about the material from the people that know it best. Archeology and anthropology is a field that is constantly changing and thrives off of continual research. Being able to see actual research in a scientific field happen before my eyes is exciting and encouraging.
I have also loved seeing how modern technology is starting to play a major role in research. Throughout the fieldwork, we have consistently been using GPS systems that can be accessed through an iPad, technology that would have been unfathomable years ago. We can map points and find coordinates with the tap of a few buttons.
There is also an enriching aspect about seeing famous archeological sites in person versus seeing them within the confines of a computer screen. Before this trip I did quite a bit of research on the main tourist destinations to familiarize myself with the area. Although the images found online were fantastic, nothing compares to exploring a site right in front of me. The most memorable site we saw was Huaca De La Luna, a frequently visited archeological site in Trujillo. Not only were we able to go and see the grand structure, but we received a personal "behind the scenes" tour. Our personal tour guide took us off the tourist pathways to get a closer look at the immense site. We were able to view much of the iconography much closer, and were allowed to climb to areas that were still being actively worked in. Afterwords, we met and had lunch with the director of the site. Again, it pays off to travel with an archeologist!
Another astonishing site we were able to experience was the press release of a newly found priestess at San Jose de Moro. The burial of a priestess was excavated recently in the summer, and was being covered by the major press the day we visited. When we first arrived on site, the entire area was dusty and looked relatively plain. It wasn't until I walked over to the edge of the excavation site did my jaw completely drop. The site was in a cleanly excavated pit about 6 meters down, and what was at the bottom of the pit was spectacular. The priestess, and much of her grave offerings were in plain site. There were people everywhere either excavating the site, conducting interviews, snapping professional or amateur pictures, or just watching from a distance. Again, that experience cannot be replaced by a television screen or the pages on a book, there is something marvelous about it unraveling before my eyes. It was truly a once in a life time chance to see something of that magnitude. I later learned the excavation was covered by BBC News.
From my time in Peru, I take with me many enriching, thrilling, and influencing experiences. I feel like a small part of me has grown up as well. I feel more worldly, and ready to take on new challenges without fear of feeling young or ill-prepared. The chance to travel at a young age and use a foreign language has been extraordinarily rewarding. Being immersed in a new culture and working in the field with experienced archeologist as been exhilarating. And touring famous archeological sites with the very people who excavated them has been inspiring. All of my adventures help me gain skills and knowledge that can only be taught while abroad; a classroom setting cannot achieve the level of enrichment that is acquired while traveling and studying abroad. Teen Science Scholar has truly given me the opportunity of a lifetime!


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Another great day excursion from Eagle Point is rafting on the Sevier River. Fed by two distinct headwaters to the south, the river flows north until it runs into the Paiute Reservoir. From Paiute Reservoir the water is dam released making the rafting and kayaking season consistently long.
The river flows through scenic Marysvale valley, surrounded by mountain peaks rising up to 12,189 feet. It then enters Marysvale Canyon and begins a drop of 60 feet per mile. The steep canyon walls present a scenic backdrop with formations and sheer cliffs rising 500 feet above the rivers course.
You might encounter bald and golden eagles, red tailed hawks, deer, beaver, muskrat, cougar and many other species in the area including black bear. The fishing is excellent in the area so be sure to bring your gear.
For more information on rafting the Sevier, please visit http://www.utah.com/raft/rivers/sevier.htm.


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This chapter deals with file access; that is, opening files, passing files as arguments to procedures that work with them, and so on.
File access and manipulation in Erlang is done by means of IoDevices (terms representing files, such as Standard Input and Output, or disk files). It's required that IoDevice terms associated with physical files be closed when they're no longer in use. IoDevices can be opened using the normal file permissions from standard POSIX file systems (read, write, append, raw).
All I/O procedures take as an optional parameter an IoDevice, and if not specified they will use the standard input (or standard output) device.
1> {ok, FileId} = file:open("hello.txt", [read, write]). {ok, <0.187.0>} 2> io:fwrite(FileId, "~s~n", ["Hello there"]). ok 3> file:close(FileId). ok
Random file access can be achieved by using the procedure position. This can be used either to obtain the current read/write position of a device, and to change it.
4> {ok,FDev2} = file:open("hello.txt", [read]). {ok,<0.31.0>} 5> file:position(FDev2, 5). {ok,5} 6> Str = file:read(FDev2, 16). {ok," there\n"}
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A listing of hotels and motels in the greater Peoria area, including others that are nearby the Peoria Sports Complex.
Camping and RV Parks for both long and short term stays. Includes infor on camping at Lake Pleasant.
A listing of resorts in Peoria.
Find out about area airports, car rental agencies, and bus service.
American Style Restaurants
Whether you prefer Texas, Memphis, Kansas City or Peoria style, we've got Bar-B-Q!
Locally Unique to Peoria's life and lifestyles/
Peoria has plenty of places with that south-of-the-border atmosphere and tastes.
However you like your steak, Peoria's got a steakhouse that can get it just right!
For a quick snack, a super dessert, or just a cup of java, Peoria can handle your sweet tooth.
Craving fine food from the far east? In Peoria, no problem.
For the perfect pizza to go , or fine Italian dining, check out Peoria's selection.
Hanging out with friends, or drinking and dining, Peoria boasts a wide selection of nightlife.
Tastes from around the world.
Fine art galleries, historical museums, expansive libraries and out-of-this-world destinations like the Challenger Space Center take center stage.
Day Trips Arizona: See. Do. Explore. Natural wonders and native experiences make Arizona a one-of-a-kind travel destination. With easy access to major highways and interstates, Peoria is the perfect place from which to venture o...
An array of amenities and activities, including water and skate parks, gun shooting, bowling , movies and more ensure there's something for everyone in Peoria.
With hundreds of beautiful courses around Arizona, Peoria is an ideal place to tee up for the perfect golf getaway.
Whether you're seeking a path to great views, tranquility or physical fitness, Peoria has the perfect trail for you! Links to maps are included.
Lake Pleasant Regional Park is an oasis in the desert boasting more than 10,000 acres of water, two marinas, and plenty of hiking and camping options..
Whether taking in the sights and sounds of the Sonoran Desert, hiking, biking, horseback riding, or paintball shooting, there's always something fun to do in and around Peoria.
Keep cool and burn off some energy at one of the many public pools and city parks sprinkled around Peoria.
Peoria, with one of the country's best facilities for Spring Training baseball, and convenient access to most major sporting venues, is a sunny playground for sports lovers.
The City of Peoria hosts an array of family-friendly community events and activities throughout the year.
From nationally recognized retail outlets to locally owned and operated boutiques, the options are seemingly endless.
From hair, skin and nail care services to massage, acupuncture, body wraps and more, you're sure to find your favorite indulgence.
Spas and Health Clubs
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While visiting Peoria, be sure to indulge in a little "me time" and pamper yourself. From hair, skin and nail care services to massage, acupuncture, body wraps and more, you're sure to find your favorite indulgence.
Relax, rejuvenate and revive. You're worth it!
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I think that, although featured, Niggers should be moved to Birmingham Niggers simply based on content. anyone with me? --User:Anidnmeno/sig 01:49, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
- Well rather, have the rediurect FROM Birmingham Niggers removed and THEN have Niggers moved. --User:Anidnmeno/sig 01:51, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
- No. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 02:07, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
- Part of the humour comes from the title, and the presumptions one makes from it. --L 05:43, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
- No. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 02:07, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
- Nice of you to ask rather than just do it, though. --Whhhy?Whut?How? *Back from the dead* 09:17, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Only if Niggers redirects to Burmingham Niggers. Again, the joke is partially what the reader is expecting from the name.--<<>> 14:31, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


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Thank you to everyone who shared Dana Brand's work at the Tappan Free Library last night. Greg Prince and I had the opportunity to read with a wonderful group.
It was a terrific evening, and as I drove with Greg and the lovely and talented Zoe Rice to the train station, we even heard the Mets take the lead.
And then…
Naturally, the mind immediately wonders- did this ever happen before? I remembered the game on May 29, 2007, when Jose Reyes forced a game-tying Armando Benitez balk before Carlos Delgado sent the fans home happy with a game-ending home run. But a balkoff loss? You scan your memory banks, hope that tidbit is forthcoming in someone's postgame story. And it turns out, yes, the Mets lost on a walkoff balk before- in a crazy baseball twist, the man responsible (Roger McDowell) is in the ballpark, 22 years later, when it happens again, this time as Atlanta's pitching coach.
On May 28, 1989, the Mets lost in 12 innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3. The game featured a marquee pitching matchup on a Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles- Fernando Valenzuela against Dwight Gooden. Both pitched serviceably- Gooden allowing three runs over six innings, allowing a pair of RBI hits to Mike Davis and one to future Met Mike Marshall. The Mets battled back in the seventh against future Met Alejandro Pena, who came to the Mets in the same trade as Marshall that December (for Juan Samuel, not yet a New York Met at this time). Gregg Jefferies had the game-tying blow, a two-run double.
But in the twelfth, after tremendous work out of the bullpen from Rick Aguilera (2 1/3 innings, no runs, six strikeouts) and Randy Myers (2 2/3 scoreless frames), Roger McDowell entered. He walked Dave Anderson, hitting .132 at the time. Willie Randolph singled. Barry Lyons then had Anderson picked off second, but his throw sailed into center field, giving the Dodgers second and third with nobody out. And on a 2-1 count to John Shelby, McDowell was called for the game-ending balk. The umpire? Yes, Bob Davidson. What a shock.
It was a fascinating time of transition for the Mets, detailed in this Dave Anderson (not the .132 hitter) column that ran in the Sunday New York Times the day of this game. Anderson laments the trade that almost was: Mark Langston, Jay Buhner and a minor leaguer to the Mets for Howard Johnson, Sid Fernandez and top prospects David West and Kevin Tapani. And he is broadly dismissive of what the Mariners got instead-Brian Holman, Gene Harris and some gawky kid named Randy Johnson. It is one of the rare instances Dave Anderson got something wrong.
But tucked within the column is another deal the Mets nearly made- West and Lenny Dykstra for Von Hayes. Clearly, the two teams weren't finished talking- three weeks later, the goat of the last balkoff, McDowell, along with Dykstra, headed to Philadelphia for Juan Samuel. Coincidentally, it happened just after Von Hayes beat the Mets at Veterans Stadium with a walkoff home run. (I happened to be in the stands that day, and heard about the Dykstra deal on Mets Extra.)
It may be that the Mets are at a similar fulcrum in their history- chances are quite good on that count, incidentally. And it is worth remembering that oddball losses are no recent development for the Mets, nor for any other team. It keeps baseball interesting. Is the balkoff some kind of mystical sign that huge changes are ahead? I'll leave that conclusion to the more spiritual among us.
All I knew on this night was that somewhere on the LIRR, Greg Prince was angry, and that I'd have enjoyed hearing what Dana Brand thought about one of the odder games in recent years for a team that's played plenty of them.


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The Master's University is pleased to open its doors to students from many different backgrounds. The Office of Student Advancement provides a variety of services for students from multicultural, international, and military backgrounds including the following: orientation to assist in transition to life at The Master's University, financial aid and admissions counseling, social activities, service opportunities, academic counseling, vocational planning, and discipleship.
The international community at The Master's College includes over 100 international and third-culture kid (TCK) students from nearly 40 different countries. We desire to shepherd these students through their transition to The Master's University, mobilize them toward involvement in all areas of campus, share their unique backgrounds with the campus at large, and provide opportunities for them to build authentic relationships with one another. Our staff actively promotes the spiritual, academic, and social success of these students through a pre-WOW orientation, a fall international retreat, service projects, prayer partners, a celebration of completion, personal counseling, and other community events.
Our Military Resource Office aims to serve students in their transition into civilian and student life. Beginning with a unique orientation session that works within WOW, we are here to support students by promoting community, fellowshipping and offering encouragement as they become familiar with The Master's University. Through special events and forums, we seek to provide opportunities for involvement in all areas of the campus. Whether students have served in the military, are serving, planning to serve, or involved in a ROTC program, we seek to be a resource during their time at TMU. Our office is also available to assist the students in answering any questions they may have regarding military educational benefits, such as the GI Bill and Tuitions Assistance.
We are committed to developing a distinctively Christian multicultural community under the lordship of Christ and according to His Word. We recognize that cultures not only stem from continents and countries, but arise within cities and regions in our nation. Through our Multicultural Student Advancement Office, we seek to serve and care for students who join us from diverse contexts. We desire to see students of different cultures participating in and contributing to campus life as well as the community through service and ministry opportunities. Clubs like the C3 Unity Club work to grow interpersonal relationships on campus and promote genuine Christian unity. Our culturally diverse chapel program and on-campus public forums provide opportunity for every student to grow in awareness and compassion toward multi-cultural issues.


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When Runsi Sen '04 chose to pursue an MBA at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, she already knew it was a great school that would give her the tools to further her goal of becoming a senior-level executive. Her friends and her husband, who also attended the business school, spoke glowingly of the program, citing small classes and wonderful, engaged professors.
"I wanted to broaden my general management skills," she says, "and I knew Rice would give me a holistic experience, particularly in strategic marketing."
And the program did just that. Courses taught by Utpal Dholakia, James Weston, and Doug Schuler, whom she counts as "one of the best," helped Sen earn a management position for Direct Energy. There, she climbed steadily higher on the career ladder, taking on various senior-level marketing management responsibilities.
A Shift in Focus
But during her career, life events began to shift Sen's focus to more personal matters. The birth of her children caused her to desire more flexibility. She chose to transfer her management acumen to a consulting role for Optimal Strategix Group, a firm focused on strategic consulting.
In 2008, Sen saw her mother suffer and succumb to a disease that is not only highly treatable in early stages, but preventable. The death of her mother from ovarian cancer created yet another shift in Sen's focus. It was a shift that would combine all of her experiences — her life in India, her education at Rice, her on-the-job training, and her passion for helping others.
In January 2012, Sen launched the nonprofit Ovarcome, which aims to raise awareness and provide treatment support and financial assistance to underprivileged women suffering from ovarian cancer in third world countries. "In developing nations," explains Sen, "there is hardly any awareness about the disease. And awareness of the disease and early detection are critical to saving lives."
Prepared for Transitions
Sen believes that her education at the Jones School provided a dynamic, relevant background that not only aided her traditional career path, but also prepared her for the transition into a new nonprofit venture. "I use strategic marketing every day in my work with Ovarcome," she says, effectively reaching out to women and their families, doctors and donors via various communication tools. And while the program's current focus is India, she plans to expand efforts into other countries, such as Uganda.
Sen recommends the Rice MBA program enthusiastically: "The one-on-one attention and the collaborative teamwork really help in developing leaders. I also was an international student, and I felt the environment was welcoming, friendly and nurturing. The career planning center was very helpful. Overall, the program was fantastic."
— M. Yvonne Taylor
For more information about Ovarcome, visit the website at http://www.ovarcome.org/ or connect on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Ovarcome.


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