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EBSA Creates Page with Links Relevant to COBRA Changes
Although the page currently doesn't contain information likely to be new to you, it shows off a new 'subscribe to this page' feature offered by the DOL, which presumably will alert you to changes on the page. (Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)
[Guidance Overview]
Observations on the New COBRA Provisions; Certain Clarifications Needed, and Effects on Plan Design
Excerpt: "The law specifically requires that the individual (or a person other than the employer of the severed employee) pay 35% to get the 65% credit. What if a severance arrangement includes an employer subsidy for COBRA? It would be pretty stupid for an employer to pay money that could have been paid by the government. Renegotiation of subsidized severance arrangements, possibly with a taxable cash-out or a deferral of the subsidy to 2010, may make sense for arrangements in effect now." (George L. Chimento of Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, P.C.)
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Overview of COBRA Changes in Stimulus Bill, with Comments by Buck (PDF)
6 pages. Excerpt: "ARRA is meant to be a fast-acting stimulus to the economy. In keeping with that goal, the new COBRA provisions are effective almost immediately, and plan sponsors must quickly map out a compliance strategy." (Buck Consultants)
[Guidance Overview]
Slidedeck of Presentation on COBRA Provisions in the Stimulus Law (PDF)
31 pages. (Lambert & Carney Benefits Group, LLC)
[Guidance Overview]
How the New Healthcare Privacy Law Affects Banks' Products
Excerpt: "Pepper Points - The changes to HIPAA brought by the HITECH Act are aimed at enhancing privacy and security and thereby improving the chain of trust in a nationwide health information technology (HIT) infrastructure, including electronic health records and health information exchanges. As trust increases, more covered entities and patients will use HIT, leading to the creation and delivery of new medical banking services." (Pepper Hamilton LLP)
[Guidance Overview]
Introduction to Point/Counterpoint Articles on Sereboff
Excerpt: "In the Winter 2009 issue of NASP Subrogator Magazine, you will find the articles collectively written by Adam V. Russo, (pointing on) and Daran Kiefer, (counterpointing on) issues of Sereboff. 'Introduction to Point on Sereboff: The Best Recovery Option After Sereboff- Know Where the Money Is!' by Adam V. Russo [and] 'Introduction to Counterpoint on Sereboff: Can You Recover Under ERISA When The Settlement Money Is Spent - ERISA Recovery in a Post Sereboff World' by Daran Kiefer, Kreiner & Peters Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, OH." (Passion for Subro)
'Comparative Effectiveness' in Stimulus Bill: A Warning Shot in the Healthcare Fight
Excerpt: "The comparative-effectiveness issue was supposed to help lay the groundwork for the broader reform effort. But it became a lightning rod for conservative commentators who labeled it a step toward socialized medicine, a line of attack that has doomed every health overhaul effort since World War II." (Los Angeles Times)
Coca-Cola Will Again Seek Approval of Retiree Captive Plan
Excerpt: "The Coca-Cola Co. will continue to seek regulatory approval of its innovative plan to fund retiree health care benefits through a special trust and its captive insurance company following a Labor Department ruling last week that the arrangement does not qualify for fast-track approval. In a filing last month with the Labor Department, Coca-Cola requested expedited approval of a potentially groundbreaking approach to fund retiree health care benefits. Under its plan, the company would use assets now held in a voluntary employees beneficiary association to purchase medical stop-loss policies from Prudential Insurance Co. of America to pay claims over the expected lifetimes of about 4,000 retirees and dependents. Coca-Cola established the VEBA, recently valued at $187 million, in 2006." (Workforce Management; free registration required)
Health Care Costs Are Top Challenge, Obama Says
Excerpt: "They are 'the single most pressing fiscal challenge we face by far,' and work is already under way to go 'line by line' through the federal budget to cut wasteful and inefficient programs, the president says." (Workforce Management; free registration required)
Lack of Insurance Harms Health, Requires Urgent National Action
Excerpt: "The evidence shows more clearly than ever that having health insurance is essential for people's health and well-being, and safety-net services are not enough to prevent avoidable illness and premature death, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Loss of employer-based coverage due to the current economic downturn is exacerbating the situation. The report calls on the president and Congress to begin efforts immediately to achieve health coverage for all. [The target page links to the audio of the Briefing, the News Release, the Report in Brief, the Project Web Page, and the Full Report.]" (National Academy of Sciences)
Kaiser Health Care Public Opinion Tracking Poll -- February 2009
Excerpt: "The first Kaiser Health Tracking Poll of 2009 finds the public is increasingly worried about the affordability and availability of care, with many postponing or skipping treatments due to cost in the past year and a notable minority forced into serious financial straits due to medical bills. [The target page has links to the News Release, Key Findings, Chartpack, and Toplines.]" (Kaiser Family Foundation)
U.S. Institute of Medicine Sees More Americans Losing Health Insurance
Excerpt: "More Americans will lose their health insurance as the economy weakens, health care becomes more expensive and fewer employers offer coverage, the U.S. Institute of Medicine said in a report on Tuesday. The institute, an independent research organization that advises U.S. policymakers, said safety-net services such as charity care and hospital emergency rooms cannot be relied upon to meet the needs of people without insurance. An institute panel urged the White House and Congress to take urgent steps to ensure all Americans have coverage. The government says 45.7 million Americans, or 15 percent, had no public or private health insurance in 2007." (Reuters)
CMS Releases Report on Projected National Health Expenditures, 2008-2018
Excerpt: "The Office of the Actuary in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services annually produces projections of health care spending for categories within the National Health Expenditure Accounts, which track health spending by source of funds (for example, private, Medicare, Medicaid) and by type of service (hospital, physician, prescription drugs, etc.). The latest projections begin after the latest historical year (2007) and go through 2018." (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Effect of Limiting or Eliminating the Tax Exclusion for Employment-Based Health Insurance
Excerpt: "In testimony on February 10 to the Senate Budget Committee, Douglas W. Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), reviewed issues related to the policy goals of simultaneously pursuing health insurance coverage expansion and improving the cost-effectiveness of both the health care system and health insurance." (Wolters Kluwer)
Paid-Leave Benefits: Vacations, Holidays, and Personal Leave: Access, Quantity, Costs, and Trends (PDF)
4 pages. Excerpt: "'Program Perspectives on Paid-Leave Benefits' presents BLS data on paid-leave benefits received by workers, such as holidays, vacations, and personal leave. This is the second issue of 'Program Perspectives,' a new publication in which BLS programs showcase their latest data." (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Employers Don't Want to Pay for Hospital Errors
Excerpt: "A new survey by the Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) finds employer support for non-payment of 'never events' preventable hospital errors and hospital-acquired infections. According to a press release, more than 60% of employers surveyed said they should pay for conditions that arose after the covered patient was admitted to a hospital, if the facility was not at fault. However, once employers became aware that Medicare had identified conditions which should never happen to a patient and will not pay for services related to such situations, close to 80% of health care purchasers agreed that their health plans should adopt the same payment policies as Medicare related to those conditions, the announcement said." (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required)
Court OKs Delphi Retiree Benefits Cutback
Excerpt: "A U.S. Bankrup.tcy Court judge gave Delphi Corp. permission to cut health care and insurance benefits for about 15,000 white-collar retirees. According to a Reuters news report, U.S. Bankrup.tcy Judge Robert Drain of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York cited Delphi's need to conserve liquidity and said that the company had waited for a sufficient time before seeking to suspend the benefits. Lawyers for the salaried retirees had argued that parts of the U.S. Bankrup.tcy code limited the ability of a debtor to modify retiree benefits, but Delphi countered that those benefits are provided 'at will.' Drain ruled that the code only applied when retirees could prove they have a guaranteed right to those benefits, Reuters said." (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required)
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Rep. Hilda Solis (D-California) Confirmed as Secretary of Labor
Excerpt: "Solis, 51, had come under fire from Senate Republicans, who thought she was unresponsive to many of their questions during her confirmation hearing, a situation that was compounded by her work as treasurer for American Rights at Work, a pro-labor group." (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required)
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Cooler Master Glacer 360L CPU Cooler
Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 7, 2014 - 11:35 PM | Morry Teitelman
Tagged: water cooling, Intel, Glacer 360L, cooler master, CES 2014, CES, amd
Courtesy of Cooler Master
The Glacer 360L CPU cooler is the latest all-in-one cooler from Cooler Master. With a 3x120mm radiator and the ability to add new components into the existing cooling loop, this cooler is sure to make a splash.
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Courtesy of Cooler Master
The Glacer 360L CPU Cooler builds on the design of Cooler Master's previous generation all-in-one cooler, the Glacer 240L, with enhanced cooling surface area and the promise of expandability. This all-in-one cooler features a copper and brass based 3x120mm radiator and a powerful 3500 RPM pump, integrated into the CPU block housing. The CPU block itself is copper based to ensure the best heat transfer capabilities and minimize galvanic corrosion with the radiator. Additionally, Cooler Master has designed the Glacer 360L to be upgradeable, allowing for user addition of other cooling apparatus to the loop.
Cooler Master has not yet released pricing information or retail availability information for the Glacer 360L CPU cooler at this time. Please go here for additional information.
Additional information after the break.
PC Perspective's CES 2014 coverage is sponsored by AMD.
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Corsair Hydro Series H105 Liquid CPU Cooler
Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 7, 2014 - 12:00 PM | Morry Teitelman
Tagged: water cooling, Intel, Hydro Series, H105, corsair, CES 2014, CES, amd
The newest member of the Corsair Hydro Series ™ all-in-one liquid coolers is the H105 CPU liquid cooler.
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Courtesy of Corsair
The Hydro Series ™ H105 Liquid CPU Cooler features a dual-fan radiator capable of hosting up to four 120mm fans (two on the front and two on the back). The radiator has been redesigned compared with past models to enhance its cooling potential. Corsair increased the radiator thickness to 38mm (compared to the 25mm thickness on the H100), increasing the radiator's surface area for better heat dissipation potential compared with the 25mm models. Further, Corsair redesigned the CPU mounting block to make it entirely tool-free. The CPU block is a round copper base plate with an integrated pump and illuminated Corsair logo.
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Courtesy of Corsair
Corsair added a new level of customization to the H105 by including two additional color rings, allowing you to change the color ring along the top of the CPU water block to match your case theme. In addition to the base grey, Corsair includes red and blue rings for the top of the waterblock.
Courtesy of Corsair
The Corsair Hydro Series ™ H105 Liquid CPU Cooler supports a variety of AMD and Intel CPUs and motherboards out of the box including the following: AM2, AM3, FM1, FM2, LGA 1156, 1155, 1150, 1366, and 2011.
The Corsair Hydro Series ™ H105 Liquid CPU Cooler will be available in January 2014 from all worldwide retailer partners for an MSRP for $119.99. The unit also comes with an impressive 5 year warranty.
Press release after the break.
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CES 2014: Gigabyte's New SFF BRIX Pro Comes With Iris Pro 5200 Graphics
Subject: General Tech, Systems | January 6, 2014 - 10:59 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: SFF, iris pro, Intel, gigabyte, CES 2014, CES, brix pro, brix
Gigabyte is showing off a new small form factor BRIX-series PC at CES this week. This new BRIX Pro computer offers up desktop-level performance in a tiny form factor (approximately 4.2" width x 4.5" length x 2" height).
The BRIX Pro is available as a DIY kit that comes with a black or red chassis, choice of either Intel i7 4770R or Intel i5 4570R processor, mini PCI-E Wi-Fi card, and power adapter/cable. In addition to the CPU performance offered by the Haswell processor, the big news here is that the BRIX Pro ships with the processor-integrated Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200. This GPU is the high-end model that comes with 64MB of eDRAM. Considering how rare the Iris Pro GPU with embedded DRAM has been in desktop PCs, having it available in the BRIX platform is good news for enthusiasts!
Gigabyte claims that the BRIX Pro is capable of 3D gaming and is compatible with content creation/production applications. Additionally, it can output 4K resolutions over HDMI thanks to the Iris Pro 5200 GPU (at least the desktop and video, most gaming is out at 4K).
From there, users can add their own memory, mSATA SSD, and 2.5" SATA III drive. There is a mPCIe slot as well, but it is used by the 802.11ac Wi-Fi + BT 4.0 card.
Photo courtesy Allyn Malventano (PC Perspective).
External IO on the BRIX Pro includes two USB 3.0 ports and a combination analog headphone/digital S/PDIF jack on the front. On the back of the SFF PC, users have two USB 3.0 ports, one Gigabit Ethernet jack, one Mini DisplayPort output, one HDMI video output, a DC power input, and a Kensington lock.
Gigabyte has not revealed pricing or availability information, but it should be coming out sooner rather than later in 2014. When it does become available, there will be two models: the GB-BXi7-4770R and the GB-BXi5-4570R.
Photo courtesy Allyn Malventano (PC Perspective).
The BRIX Pro looks to be a powerhouse for its size, though I am curious about the noise levels produced by the cooling fan needed to keep the high end processor cool. Overall though, the BRIX Pro looks to be a nice addition to the compact BRIX PC lineup, and I am looking forward to reviews of it. Stay tuned to PC Perspective for more information as it becomes available.
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5,000 Pages of Intel Haswell Documentation for Linux
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | December 31, 2013 - 05:46 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: linux, iris pro, iris, Intel, haswell
'Tis the season to be sharing and giving (unless you are Disney).
According to Phoronix, Intel has shipped (heh heh heh, "boatload") over 5,000 pages of documentation and technical specs for their Haswell iGPUs including the HD, Iris, and Iris Pro product lines. The intricacies of the 3D engine, GPGPU computation, and video acceleration are laid bare for the open source community. Video acceleration is something that is oft omit from the manuals of other companies.
Phoronix believes that Intel is, and has been, the best GPU vendor for open-source drivers. AMD obviously supports their open-source community but Intel edges them out on speed. The Radeon HD 7000 series is just beginning to mature, according to their metric, and Hawaii is far behind that. For NVIDIA, the Nouveau driver is still developed primarily by reverse-engineering. That said, documentation was released a few months ago.
Of course all of these comparisons are only considering the open-source drivers.
NVIDIA prides itself on their proprietary driver offering and AMD pretty much offers both up for the user to chose between. Phoronix claims that Intel employs over two-dozen open-source Linux graphics developers but, of course, that is their only graphics driver for Linux. That is not a bad thing, of course, because a launch open-source GPU driver is really identical to what they would launch for a proprietary driver just without slapping the wrists of anyone who tries to tweak it. It does make sense for Intel, however, because community support will certainly do nothing but help their adoption.
If you would like to check out the documentation, it is available at Intel's 01.org.
It really has been a busy year for CPU reviews
Subject: General Tech | December 31, 2013 - 03:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: 2013, amd, nvidia, Intel, arm, qualcomm
2013 has been an incredible year and when looking at The Inquirer's look back on the releases of this year it is hard to believe that all of these releases took place in 12 short months. Haswell and Richland were the only two traditional CPU architecture updates for high powered desktop applications which stymied the enthusiasm of some gamers but the real star of 2013 was low powered silicon. ARM has always held strong in this market and celebrated several major releases such as 28nm dual core Cortex A15s and Qualcomm's raising of the bar on mobile graphics with the dual-core and quad-core Snapdragon 400 chips but they lost market share to three newcomers to the low powered market. NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 4 SoC arrived with decent performance and graphics improvements compared to their previous generation and allowed the release of the Shield which has helped them become more than a GPU company that is also dipping its toes into the HPC market. AMD announced the G series of SoCs for industrial applications with a TDP in the neighbourhood of 6W as well as Temash which will power next generation tablets and hybrid mobile devices but it was really Intel that shone brightest at the low end. Bay Trail has completely reversed the perception of Atom from a product that is not really good at anything to an impressive low powered chip that provides impressive performance for small mobile devices and might find its self a role in the server room as well. That only scratches the top layer of silicon, click over for more of the year in review.
"While Intel and AMD battled out their ongoing war, Nvidia took the stage to announce its latest Tegra 4 system on a chip (SoC), a quad-core chip with a significant graphics boost. The firm did its best to play down the fact that its Tegra 4 has the same CPU core count as its previous-generation Tegra 3, and instead it focused on GPU performance, an area where the Tegra 3 was starting to look dated against newer chips from rivals such as Samsung."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Goodbye, consoles @ The Tech Report
- Intel Releases A Boatload Of Haswell Documentation @ Phoronix
- Apple's Newest Mac Pro Costs Less than DIY PC Build… Thanks to AMD @ Techgage
- Open-Source AMD Radeon Graphics Had A Wonderful 2013 @ Phoronix
- BlackBerry CEO John Chen: Y'know what, we'll go back to enterprise stuff @ The Register
- Joke no more: Comedy virty currency Dogecoin gets real in big Xmas heist @ The Register
- Rollei S-50 Wi-Fi Nitro Circus Live Limited Edition Action Camera @ NikKTech
- How To Fix Whatsapp Chat History Corruption @ Tech ARP
- KitGuru Annual Hardware Awards 2013
- Pittasoft BlackVue DR550GW-2CH Car Dashcam @ NikKTech
Hardcoreware Reviews Intel Core i3-4340
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors | December 19, 2013 - 04:05 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Intel, haswell
In another review from around the net, Carl Nelson over at Hardcoreware tested the dual-core (4 threads) Intel Core i3-4340 based on the Haswell architecture. This processor slides into the $157 retail price point with a maximum frequency of 3.6GHz and an Intel HD 4600 iGPU clocked at 1150MHz. Obviously this is not intended as top-end performance but, of course, not everyone wants that.
Image Credit: Hardcoreware
One page which I found particularly interesting was the one which benchmarked Battlefield 4 rendering on the iGPU. The AMD A10 6790K (~$130) had slightly lower 99th percentile frame time (characteristic of higher performance) but slightly lower average frames per second (characteristic of lower performance). The graph of frame times shows that AMD is much more consistent than Intel. Perhaps the big blue needs a little Fame Rating? I would be curious to see what is causing the pretty noticeable (in the graph, at least) stutter. AMD's frame pacing seems to be very consistent albeit this is obviously not a Crossfire scenario.
If you are in the low-to-mid $100 price point be sure to check out his review. Also, of course, Kaveri should be coming next month so that is something to look out for.
Intel Broadwell-EP Xeon E5 v4 Because Why Not?
Subject: General Tech, Processors | December 16, 2013 - 09:17 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Intel, Haswell-EP, Broadwell-EP, Broadwell
Intel has made its way on to our news feed several times over the last few days. The ticking and the tocking seem to be back on schedule. Was Intel held back by the complexity of 14nm? Was it too difficult for them to focus on both high-performance and mobile development? Was it a mix of both?
VR-Zone, who knows how to get a hold of Intel slides, just leaked details about Broadwell-EP. This product line is predicted to replace Haswell-EP at some point in the summer of 2015 (they expect right around Intel Developer Forum). They claim it will be Intel's first 14nm Xeon processor which obviously suggests that it will not be preceded by Broadwell in the lower performance server categories.
Image Credit: VR-Zone
Broadwell-EP will have up to 18 cores per socket (Hyper-Threading allows up to 36 threads). Its top level cache, which we assume is L3, will be up to 45MB large. TDPs will be the same as Haswell-EP which range from 70W to 145W for server parts and from 70W to 160W for workstations. The current parts based on Ivy Bridge, as far as I can tell, peak at 150W and 25MB of cache. Intel will apparently allow Haswell and Broadwell to give off a little more heat than their predecessors. This could be a very good sign for performance.
VR-Zone expects that a dual-socket Broadwell-EP Xeon system could support up to 2TB of DDR4 memory. They expect close to 1 TFLOP per socket of double precision FP performance. This meets or exceeds the performance available by Kaveri including its GPU. Sure, the AMD solution will be available over a year earlier and cost a fraction of the multi-thousand-dollar server processor, but it is somewhat ridiculous to think that a CPU has the theoretical performance available to software render the equivalent of Battlefield 4's medium settings without a GPU (if the software was written with said rendering engine, which it is not... of course).
This is obviously two generations off as we have just received the much anticipated Ivy Bridge-E. Still, it is good to see that Intel is keeping themselves moving ahead and developing new top-end performance parts for enthusiasts and high-end servers.
Google to Develop CPUs (For Themselves)?
Subject: General Tech, Processors | December 15, 2013 - 04:27 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Intel, google, arm
Amazon, Facebook, and Google are three members of a fairly exclusive club. These three companies order custom server processors from Intel (and other companies). Jason Waxman of Intel was quoted by Wired, "Sometimes OEMs and end customers ask us to put a feature into the silicon and it sort of depends upon how big a deal it is and whether it has to be invisible or proprietary to a customer. We're always happy to, if we can find a way to get it into the silicon".
Now, it would seem, that Google is interested in developing their own server processors based on architecture licensed from ARM. This could be a big deal for Intel as Bloomberg believes Google accounts for a whole 4.3% of the chip giant's revenue.
Of course this probably does not mean Google will spring up a fabrication lab somewhere. That would just be nutty. It is still unclear whether they will cut in ARM design houses, such as AMD or Qualcomm, or whether they will take ARM's design and run straight to TSMC, GlobalFoundries, or IBM with it.
I am sure there would be many takers for some sizable fraction of 4.3% of Intel's revenue.
Intel Broadwell to Reach 3.5W and Other Details!
Subject: General Tech, Processors, Mobile | December 14, 2013 - 04:07 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Intel, Broadwell
This leak is from China DIY and, thus, machine-translated into English from Chinese. They claim that Broadwell is coming in the second half of 2014 and will be introduced in three four series:
- H will be the high performance offerings
- U and Y have very low power consumption
- M will fit mainstream performance
The high performance offerings will have up to four CPU cores, 6MB of L3 cache, support for up to 32GB of memory, and thermal rating of 47W. The leak claims that some will be configurable down to 37W which is pretty clearly its "SDP" rating. The problem, of course, is whether 47W is its actual TDP or, rather, another SDP rating. Who knows.
The H series is said to be available in either one or two chips. Both a separate PCH and CPU version will exist as well as a single-chip solution that integrates the PCH on-die.
There is basically nothing said about the M series beyond acknowledging its existence.
The U and Y series will be up to dual-core with 4MB L3 cache. The U series will have a thermal rating of 15W to 28W. The Y series will be substantially lower at 4.5W configurable down to 3.5W. No clue about which of these numbers are TDPs and which are SDPs. You can compare this earlier reports that Haswell will reach as low as 4.5W SDP.
Hopefully we will learn more about these soon and, perhaps, get a functional timeline of Intel releases. Seriously, I think I need to sit down and draw a flowchart some day.
VR-Zone Has, Well, A Haswell-E First Look
Subject: General Tech | December 14, 2013 - 02:01 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Intel, Haswell-E
Here's the short version: X99 chipset, quad-channel DDR4 (2133 MHz), 6 or 8 cores with Hyper-Threading, up to 3 GHz, up to 140W TDP.
Haswell-E, the replacement for recently launched Ivy Bridge-E, will hit in Q3 2014. VR-Zone China has already got their hands on an engineering sample but has yet to do any form of benchmarking. I went enthusiast and all I got is this lousy picture.
Image Credit: VR-Zone
Well, they also got the slide embedded above. Apart from the specifications that were highlighted above, the slide also claims that both the X and K series will be unlocked for overclockers. Especially given how resilient modern processors are, it makes sense to allow all enthusiast-branded parts to be pushed over stock settings.
Of course Haswell-E should also bring the long-awaited boost to single-threaded performance without compromising on the core count. It is expected to launch Q3 2014.
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I bought my 2004 T&C Platinum right as the Sto N Go were 1st hitting the lots. I got such a great deal ($9K off sticker)I passed on the much lower discount Sto N Go. While I haven't had to do a single thing except change oil & rotate tires in 23K miles in 2 years, I do regret not getting Sto N Go, especially since I can get a new 06 with that and a few more featues than I have for about $1K LESS than what I paid.
I've removed the 2nd row seats about 10-15 times in 2 years, usually to haul stuff
"To me (and I repeat, to me) the 2nd row seats in the Ody felt nicer (more comfortable) than those in the DCX."
Does that matter when you have 2-3 kids, like you said earlier? Carseats & boosters don't notice seat comfort...
I have removed one or both 2nd row seats in my 2002 T&C 5 or 6 times in 18 months. They are VERY easily removed and replaced as are either 50/50 split fold and tumble 3rd row seats.
no2dog Posts: 1I am hearing about bad lights on some minivans, I am going to buy one and need good lights at night. Help.
And the decapitation comment was in poor taste and not even funny. The only people who say they would never stow the 2nd row are ODY owners. In less than a year I have stowed both rows close to dozen times.
That people use vans for things other than people hauling. Do you take your kids everywhere? I have stowed both rows 5 times for just furniture hauling in the last six months. Saves me the delivery fee.
So 12 times a year I anticipate stowing the 2nd row.
garandman Posts: 524We have a 99 Caravan (not Grand - short wheelbase) with buckets. We leave one out most of the time. We put it back in or take the other out about once a month. We have three kids and with one out it's easy to load kids in and out.
We also have an 05 Nissan Quest used for work and family. The middle row folds down almost flat with the push of a latch. The seats are folded and unfolded regularly.
Neither of our vans have split 3rd rows, nor do we miss this particular "feature"
Almost all new minivans have excellent headlights. Don't buy a pre-2001 DC minivan if you need bright headlights. :blush:
Personally, I'd rather have the option of sliding the 2nd row seats together to make a bench, then the stow-n-go. If I need more space, I'll always know in advance & I just can take the seats out. But to me, the ability to slide the two 2nd row seats together outweighs the stow-n-go capability. But to each his own.
jchan2 Posts: 4,956there are varying degrees of how often we fold away our second rows.
Stow N Go owners (and other DCX van owners apparently) seem to take out their second row seats more often than other minivan owners.
How about this survey question:
How many times have you wished your van had a second row bench seat instead of bucket seats? And if your van allowed you to slide the second row bucket seats together, would you?
My answer: About 0 times but occasionally I do like sliding together the second row buckets just to change things up a little
I thought it brilliant and inspirational.
Honda Odyssey owners have a very sophisticated sense of humor.
I like the 2nd row bench for easier access to the 3rd row on at least one side...just climb right in.
"Do you take your kids everywhere?"
I don't; but my wife does. When we are going somewhere without the kids, we take my Celica.
"I have stowed both rows 5 times for just furniture hauling in the last six months. Saves me the delivery fee."
My folks live less than a mile away and have a truck. And two trailors. So no, we've had no need to use the van for hauling. Which is why I've said that FOR ME, sto'n'go wouldn't be useful. Which is also why I've said that we've never had any need WHATSOEVER to remove either one or both 2nd row seats.
You've saved the delivery fee on furniture delivery 5 times in 6 months? How much furniture are you buying anyway? (BTW - if desired, we COULD haul furniture in the Ody by simply removing the 2nd row seats. It's really NOT all that difficult to do; we can't just go buy a bedroom suite on a whim. Bummer.)
"To me (and I repeat, to me) the 2nd row seats in the Ody felt nicer (more comfortable) than those in the DCX."
"Does that matter when you have 2-3 kids, like you said earlier? Carseats & boosters don't notice seat comfort..."
1) we tend to keep our vehicles for a minium of 8 years, and...
2) our kids will be out of their booster seats in 1-1/2 to 2 years....
Yes. Seat comfort without carseats/boosters DID matter when we were shopping. Are you acknowledging that the 2nd row seat comfort in the DCX is less than that of the Ody?
dennisctc Posts: 1,168Almost all new minivans have excellent headlights. Don't buy a pre-2001 DC minivan if you need bright headlights.
All mid 90s to about 2001 Dodge/Chryslers had very poor headlights. Thats what happens when you go for style over function. It won't happen with the Germans involved.
Got to keep them separated ... my 4 year old an 2 year old. Putting them close together back there is asking for trouble.
Doesn't make sense ... the stow area is closed at all times except to stow or unstow the seats and you dont do that while driving.
Bought a bed and headboard for my two year old at different times so that was two trips. Sold a desk at a garage sale and delivered for the guy who bought it. Delivered a dining room table and chairs for my sister. Bought TV and entertainment center for kids playroom. All these trips required the 2nd row to be stowed. I dont like to borrow vehicles if I dont have to.
1) we tend to keep our vehicles for a minium of 8 years, and...
2) our kids will be out of their booster seats in 1-1/2 to 2 years....
Yes. Seat comfort without carseats/boosters DID matter when we were shopping. Are you acknowledging that the 2nd row seat comfort in the DCX is less than that of the Ody?"
I don't know if they are or not, since I don't sit there and don't have sto N Go. I have heard that you sacrifice some comfort w/ Sto N Go. Which I personally think is moot for most minivan buyers because it only matters if you are sitting ADULTS there regularly. And the whole seat comfort thing doesn't mean much to me. I don't think I've ever been bothered by a seat. Maybe the legroom, but the design of the seat, nah...
Let me start by saying that I'm not a current minivan owner. I have a Ford Freestyle with a 2nd row, 3 person bench. My wife sits in the 2nd row next to our infant (with the front passenger seat folded flat), that's why we like a 2nd row bench. Later on after our next baby we may get a minivan, but I'd still like the 2nd row bench option, like in the Odyssey.
I think that the Odyssey has the best seating arrangement, because you can keep the 2nd row seats apart if you want, or together as a bench. But if my wife & infant sit in the second row, we can put the other kids in the 3rd row and they'll have easy access to the 3rd row if we have the 2nd row 2-seat bench. With the 2nd row separate chairs, the kids would have to go across and then in-between. Not a big deal, but easier just to shoot right into the 3rd row.
And for the rare circumstances that I need to carry 8 passengers (maybe a few times each year when we have guests), the Odyssey's extra middle 2nd row seat would be useful. The Sienna has a 2nd row 3-person bench option, but I wouldn't want that all the time if I was using the 3rd row all of the time. Not too convenient.
For me, the stowNgo option wouldn't be worth it. Again, the reality is when I do need to haul large items, it's not a surprise. I'm not just in a store and POOF, decide to buy something too big to fit without removing the 2nd row. But I would miss the 2nd row flexibility if I did have stowNgo. Maybe when it comes out with the unstowed slideing option with a 3 seat 2nd row option, then I'll take it.
"Again, the reality is when I do need to haul large items, it's not a surprise. I'm not just in a store and POOF, decide to buy something too big to fit without removing the 2nd row."
YES! Exactly. kfdmed seems to think the only way to store seats in order to use the cargo capacity of a van is to flip them into the floor.
Is sto'n'go the EASIEST way to store the 2nd row? Sure. But all the main contenders have the capacity of remove the 2nd row for cargo hauling.
I suppose prospective owners simply need to honestly assess the anticipated frequency of 2nd row seat removal and balance that against possible seat comfort issues and loss of seating flexibility (2nd row bench with wide access aisle to 3rd row).
of the need to stow/remove the 2nd row. I seem to have the need to do this more than anyone. Yes, I could do the same with a different minivan, it just wouldn't be as easy.
Agree on that...if every week I was taking out the 2nd row seats for hauling, (and the 2nd row seating arrangement of the GC was good enough), then I'd go with the stowNgo.
But again, on a broad perspective, I'd still say that the Odyssey was the most flexible because you do have the ability to take out the 2nd row if you need to, you can have a 2nd row 2-seat bench if you want, and you can add the 8th person option too. So if you look at which minivan has the most options overall, I'd have to say the Odyssey, but again, each person has to see which option means more than the other.
thegraduate Posts: 9,731In our five years of having the Odyssey, we often shifted the seats around. Having the middle row seperate was great and made "captains chairs", which was more comfortable for four people. When we had 5-7 people, we made the seats into a bench, which made 3rd row access much easier. We never had to remove the seats, or had a need to. Where we buy furniture, delivery is free for purchases over $800, so we never had to utilize it. If we had the need to, though, we would have known in advance, and just popped the seats out.
To repeat the commonly found phrase...To each, his own.
chgomike Posts: 2Today I test drove a 2006 Sienna, as well as an Odyssey and a Grand Caravan. I'm wondering if the 2005 Sienna came with an auxilliary input on the stereo as the 2006 does. The dealer, per usual, had very little information. I'm always surprised by how little car salesmen often know about the products they represent.
Any help would be appreciated.
- Mike in Chicago


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When: Sun., June 5 2011
It's been over 20 years since Georgia-born singer/songwriter Travis Tritt made a big splash in the country music world with his amped-up country/Southern-rock style and stylin' mullet haircut. When Warner Bros.' Nashville division released Tritt's debut album, Country Club, in 1990, the swingin' title track raced up to the Top 10. The guitar-driven song "Put Some Drive in Your Country" helped establish him as one of the more daring artists of country's younger generation. His traditional ballads kept him in the good graces of the cowboy-hatted purists. These days, Tritt still enjoys a loyal audience. Boone Hall Plantation presents Tritt and contemporary country/pop singer Bo Bice for a big country concert on the lawn on Sun. June 5. Tritt's most recent album, The Storm, is a new collection. Bice made his first splash as an American Idol singing sensation in 2004 before releasing three solo albums. His latest collection is titled 3. Food, beer, and wine will be available. Gates open at 6 p.m. The music starts at 7:30 p.m.
T. Ballard Lesemann
Price: $49.50, $42.50, $29.50


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The recent heavy snowfall in eastern Nebraska is doing more than just wearing out snow blowers, causing traffic addictions and canceling school for several days. It is helping ease some of the drought conditions in the eastern portion of the state.
Climatologist Mark Svoboda with the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln said the heavy snow accumulations over the past two weekends have brought some relief to dryland areas of the state.
The snowpack at Eppley Airfield in Omaha measured 21 inches Monday according to the National Weather Service in Valley. Hickamn measured 18 inches, Norfolk had eight and nearby Madison recorded a 13-inch snowpack. Farther west, Albion measured six inches.
And there's no chance of snow melting in the next week, with continued temperatures not expected to climb beyond the mid-20s.
Another storm with significant accumulation is predicted for midweek.
kolnkgin.com Extended Web Coverage
Drought Facts
- A drought is a period of abnormally dry weather, which persists long enough to produce a serious hydrologic imbalance (for example crop damage, water supply shortage, etc.)
- The severity of the drought depends upon the degree of moisture deficiency, the duration and the size of the affected area.
- There are four different ways that drought can be defined:
- Meteorological - a measure of departure of precipitation from normal. Due to climatic differences what is considered a drought in one location may not be a drought in another location.
- Agricultural - refers to a situation when the amount of moisture in the soil no longer meets the needs of a particular crop
- Hydrological - occurs when surface and subsurface water supplies are below normal.
- Socioeconomic - refers to the situation that occurs when physical water shortage begins to affect people.
- Meteorological - a measure of departure of precipitation from normal. Due to climatic differences what is considered a drought in one location may not be a drought in another location.
- The Dust Bowl days of the 1930's affected 50 million acres of land, rendering the farmers helpless.
- In the 1950's, the Great Plains suffered a severe water shortage when several years went by with rainfall well below normal.
- The worst drought in 50 years affected at least 35 states during the long hot summer of 1988.
- In 1988, rainfall totals over the mid-west, Northern Plains and the Rockies were 50 percent to 85 percent below normal.
- During the great drought of 1988, Governor Guy Hunt of Alabama led a statewide prayer for rain. It came the very next day, and the thunderstorms continued for weeks.
Source: www.nws.noaa.gov (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) contributed to this report


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RSL v. HOUSTON DYNAMO – SATURDAY, MAY 14
Old Western Rivals Face First Intra-conference Meeting during 7:00 p.m. MT Kickoff, presented by U.S. Bank;
TV/Radio/Online Information for How to Follow Saturday's Showdown;
MLS Game Guide for RSL v. Dynamo Now Available Online
SANDY, Utah (Friday, May 13, 2011) – Real Salt Lake (5-1-0, 15 pts. – 2nd in West) will continue a stretch of four out of five games at its Rio Tinto Stadium fortress tomorrow, Saturday, May 14, when the Houston Dynamo (3-3-3, 12 pts. – 4th in East) will make their lone visit of the 2011 season to the Wasatch Front. The 7:00 p.m. MT kickoff will be part of U.S. Bank Kids Day in Sandy, with the first 1,000 children through the gates receiving a free RSL Rally Towel, courtesy of U.S. Bank.
Tickets for Saturday's contest remain available and can be purchased online at www.RealSaltLake.com, over the phone at 801-727-2700 or in person at the Rio Tinto Stadium Box Office on Friday until 6:00 p.m. MT and on gameday beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Despite holding just a 3-7-4 overall mark against Houston, Real Salt Lake has controlled the series in Utah, going 3-1-3 against the Dynamo at home. Real Salt Lake's comprehensive 3-1 win over Houston at Rio Tinto Stadium last May 13 broke an eight-match winless streak against the Dynamo, with RSL's previous win in the series coming all the way back on Aug. 4, 2007 (1-0 W at Rice-Eccles Stadium). In last May's meeting it was FW Robbie Findley's 3rd minute goal that set the tone for the home side, while FW Álvaro Saborío followed with goals in the 24th and 60th minutes to give RSL a sizable advantage and the Costa Rican international his first of three braces in MLS play.
How to Follow Real Salt Lake v. Houston Dynamo
- TV: FOX Soccer – Comcast 401 / DIRECTV 619 / DishNet 149
- Radio: ESPN 700 & ESPN700Sports.com (English) (pre-game coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. MT), ESPN Deportes 1600-AM & Juan 106.1-FM (Spanish)
- Online: Live updates via Official RSL Twitter Feed (@RealSaltLake) and MLS MatchCenter live stats monitor on www.RealSaltLake.com
MLS Game Guide for RSL v. Dynamo Now Available Online
Following is the Issuu online document reader and link to the Adobe PDF file for the MLS Game Guide (Game Notes) in advance of Saturday's inter-conference clash between Real Salt Lake and the Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. If you have any problems obtaining the document, would prefer to receive the document as attachment, or are seeking more information on the match, please contact John Koluder in the RSL Communications Department via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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(PDF link) MLS Game Guide – RSL v. Houston Dynamo – Saturday, May 14
RSL "Game Note" of the Match: All-time Results without Javier Morales
Since the talismanic Argentine Javier Morales arrived on the Wasatch Front, RSL has played 27 MLS regular season / playoff, CCL or Open Cup games without its playmaker, posting an 11-8-8 overall mark … Head Coach Jason Kreis" team has gone 8-7-6 in MLS reg. season play, 0-0-1 Playoff, 3-0-0 in CONCACAF and 0-1-1 in Open Cup sans Javi … Since the beginning of the 2009 season, that record is 9-5-6, including a surprising ability to score 2+ goals in 10 of those 20 games without Javier … The breakdown:
09/19/2007 Los Angeles T 2-2
09/22/2007 Colorado W 1-0
09/29/2007 at New York T 2-2
10/06/2007 Chivas USA L 2-3
10/15/2007 Houston L 0-1
10/20/2007 at Colorado W 1-0 (2-2-2 overall)
05/15/2008 at Colorado L 0-2 (0-1-0 overall)
04/28/2009 at Seattle L 1-4* USOC
05/06/2009 Los Angeles T 2-2
06/06/2009 Colorado T 1-1
08/26/2009 Chivas USA W 4-0
08/29/2009 at Kansas City W 1-0
09/12/2009 Chicago T 1-1
09/19/2009 at Houston L 2-3
09/26/2009 at FC Dallas L 0-3 (2-3-3 overall)
04/14/2010 at San Jose T 3-3* USOC
04/17/2010 at Los Angeles L 1-2
04/24/2010 at Columbus L 0-1
05/01/2010 Toronto FC W 2-1
05/08/2010 Philadelphia W 3-0
09/15/2010 Toronto FC W 4-1^ CCL
09/18/2010 Chicago W 1-0
09/22/2010 at Arabe Unido W 3-2^ CCL
09/25/2010 Colorado T 1-1
10/19/2010 Cruz Azul W 3-1^ CCL
11/06/2010 FC Dallas T 1-1& Playoff (6-2-3 overall)
04/09/2011 at New England W 2-0 (1-0-0 overall)
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GULFPORT — Lee Huckaby has battled mysterious, flu-like symptoms for nearly all of Citrus Park's playoff run this summer.
Huckaby, in fact, didn't practice with his teammates before Citrus Park's game Monday against defending regional and World Series champ Warner Robins (Georgia) at the Little League major baseball Southeast Regional Tournament.
In the fourth inning, however, Huckaby may have turned a few stomachs in the Warner Robins dugout. Huckaby, pinch-hitting for Darren Miller, blasted a pitch from Payton Purvis down the leftfield line and just inside the foul pole to give Citrus Park a 3-1 lead. The home run would prove to be the winning hit in Citrus Park's 3-2 victory.
"That poor kid, he was sick all during districts, he was sick all during sectionals and he was sick halfway through states," Citrus Park manager Joe McGuire said. "He couldn't practice. He's been to the doctor numerous times. They don't know what's wrong. He stopped taking his medication, and he's getting better, so you figure it out."
Huckaby wasted little time at the plate. He swung at the first pitch from Purvis — a fastball — and crushed it.
"There was no way I was going to miss this (tournament)," Huckaby said.
Citrus Park had a golden opportunity to put the game away after loading the bases with no outs in the fifth but failed to capitalize. Purvis struck out two batters and got the final hitter to bounce into a force a second base.
Georgia (1-1) cut the lead to one in the sixth when No. 4 hitter Cody Carter smashed a home run to leftfield. A Citrus Park error and two hits loaded the bases for Georgia with two outs, but pinch-hitter Spencer Sato bounced a slow roller in front of the plate that Ryan McCullers was able to field and step on home plate to record the final out.
"We squeaked it out," McGuire said.
Citrus Park took a 1-0 lead in the first when Wyatt Reid singled home Brett Wilkosz, who came on as a pinch-runner after Kevin Merrell led off with a base hit.
Georgia tied the game at one in the second after a Citrus Park error, but Citrus Park regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning when Dan Martin's single scored Wilkosz.
Citrus Park can punch its ticket for Wednesday's semifinal round today with a win over Tullahoma (Tennessee) at 4 p.m.
S. CAROLINA 8, N. CAROLINA 4: South Carolina scored four runs in the second and fourth innings to outlast North Carolina and earn a spot in the semifinals. Jesse Horine hit a three-run homer for South Carolina (2-0) in the fourth, and Dalton Helms, who went 3-for-4, followed Horine with a solo shot to give South Carolina an 8-0 lead. North Carolina (0-2) got three runs in the fifth and another in the sixth on Justin Ray's solo home run.
ALABAMA 6, VIRGINIA 5: Alabama erased a 5-1 deficit and took the lead in a four-run fifth to advance to the semifinals. Matt Hall hit a two-run home run in the fifth to pull Alabama (2-0) to within a run. Tyler Atchison followed later in the inning with a two-run shot. Capped by Scott Parkhurst's two-run homer, Virginia (0-2) scored four in the first, and Will Hodges' RBI double in the third gave Virginia a 5-1 lead.
TENNESSEE 2, W. VIRGINIA 1: Tennessee took a 2-0 lead and held on for a one-run win. Scott Jones hit a solo homer in the second and Cody Kennedy doubled home Hunter Waites in the third to give Tennessee (1-1) a two-run advantage. West Virginia (0-2) got a run back in the fifth on Austin Hensley's solo homer. West Virginia had an opportunity to tie it in the sixth with runners at third and first with two outs, but Jones, who came on in relief for Tennessee, got the final out to close out the game.


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Welcome to the reunion web site for Morse High Class of 1989. Can you believe it's been 20 years since we walked the halls of Morse?! We are excited to get re-acquainted with our fellow alumni. Please bookmark this site to get all of the up-to-date information for this reunion!
We are planning a full weekend for our 20-Year Reunion! Please mark your calendars for the weekend of July 17-19th 2009 in San Diego, CA.
Friday, July 17th - Happy Hour Social
Saturday, July 18th - Dinner & Dancing
Sunday, July 19th - Family Picnic
For detailed information, please visit the Events link at the left-hand side. Feel free to upload old school and current photos in the Photo Album link. There is even a page where alumni can tell Stories (see Stories link), anything from old memories to a brief biography of where you've been the last 20 years! Also, please don't be shy...upload your Then & Now photos in the Classmates link and include any information about yourself you would like to share!
Browse often and have fun reconnecting with your alumni Class of 1989!


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Bournemouth In the Mix Hen Weekend Package
Prices are based on low season rates.
If any of your group fancies themselves as a bit of a cocktail whizz, this might just be the package for you. Cocktail making is loads of fun as it draws a friendly but competitive atmosphere as you all try and make a bar-standard cocktail with the range of ingredients on offer, with your efforts judged at the end.
Hen Heaven will also put you up in a lovely hotel right within a seashell's toss of the centre of Bournemouth, we'll also ensure you get into the best club in town to top off the perfect Bournemouth hen weekend. Not exactly what you're looking for? Simply get a quote here!
2 nights accommodation
This boutique garden hotel is just a five-minute walk from Bournemouth's golden beaches, and has everything you'll need for an unforgettable weekend with the girls. The hotel bar is a top spot for a pre-party cava, and the vast garden with its rolling green lawns has tables and chairs so you can relax in the sunshine.
Bright and spacious throughout, all of the rooms are decorated to a fresh, smart standard, with crisp white linen and soft duvets. They can be adjusted to sleep up to four people in twin or double formation. You get your own en-suite bathroom, plus hairdryers and irons are available so you can travel light. The town centre is a five-to-ten-minute walk away so you don't have to worry about a late-night taxi. Enjoy a delicious cooked breakfast in the ground-floor dining room, and although the hotel doesn't serve dinner, the staff are happy to accommodate a takeaway in the evening.
Accommodation overview
- Walking distance to town centre
- Free WIFI
- Free on-site parking
Cocktail Making Experience At Revolution
What girl doesn't love a good cocktail? Cheaper than diamonds and sometimes just as pretty. So if you love a good cocktail and have always wanted to know how to mix the perfect mojito or shake the up the best Cosmopolitan then you're in luck. During this 90-minute master class, you'll be given a demonstration of how to make a few cocktails before getting your own hands dirty!
Yes, you'll be stepping behind the bar with this interactive experience. Everything's run by an experienced and fun mixologist who will keep everything rolling on and ensuring that your concoctions are as delicious as possible.
After your activity you'll receive party nibbles to share.
- Our most popular hen party activity!
- Food platter included
- Learn how to make a cocktail (chosen by instructor)
Free Casino Entry
Soak up the glamour and excitement during the hen weekend with free entry into Bournemouth's top casino. You and the girls can try your luck with classic gambline games such as American roulette, Blackjack, three-card poker, electronic roulette and £4,000 jackpot slot machines! So you have a chance to win some extra wine money for the rest of the hen weekend. The place is open until 6 in the the morning, especially for you night owls. Just remember to bring some ID with you (just in case), and remember who put you on to this if you win big!
- Free entry into a top casino
- Open from midday to 6am
- Start or end your night here
Saturday Nightclub Entry at Halo
If you're looking for somewhere that's got impact then let us introduce you to Halo – one of Bournemouth's most impressive nightclubs. The club itself is a converted church and trust us when we say that the inside is just as impressive as the outside. A huge dance floor for you to strut your stuff on that's hugely popular with Bournemouth's sexiest partygoers. Just remember to turn up before 11:30PM if you want to make use of this guest list entry.
- Guest list entry for you and your hens
- Top club in converted church
- The place to be seen!
Friday Nightclub Entry at Cameo & Myu
Housing 3 different types of rooms, this brilliant nightclub is where the most stylish Bournemouth party goers go to, and you'll find plenty of them there because the club can hold over 2,000 revellers! Inside Cameo & Myu you'll find the Lava, Ignite & Disco rooms, each with their own unique theme and music so there'll be something for everyone during the big night out. There are also VIP booths available if you want to add a touch more class to proceedings. Just remember that there's no fancy dress allowed (we did say stylish after all didn't we?) and bring some I.D. just in case the bouncer doesn't think you're older than 21!
- Prepaid club entry
- Stylish party spot
- Three rooms with unique music
Saturday Nightclub Entry at Le Chic
One of Bournemouth's finest nightclubs and lounges, Le Chic has more gorgeous people and great music than you can shake a bottle of champagne at. The club itself has three rooms: the main room which houses the dance floor, the Gold Room which is decorated with real gold leaf tiles and a glass walkway that overlooks the dance floor, and the VIP area. If you decide to come over all celebrity, this area has its own private bar and security, just talk to one of our party planners for more info. Trust us, when it comes to stylish nights out in Bournemouth this is the only place to be seen. Get the girls together after a few pre-club cocktails at the nearby bars on Old Christchurch Road and breeze in via the guest list queue – it's the chicest way to do a hen night out.
- Three rooms of fresh music styles
- Guest-list entry for the group
- Free shot with first drink
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Barack Obama's 30-minute infomercial was watched by some 30 million viewers yesterday and beat the normal ratings of the three TV networks on which it was screened, according to preliminary ratings released by Nielsen.
The viewing figures showed that for the networks that aired the program simultaneously, the spot had a household rating of 21.7 per cent, meaning that 21.7 per cent of all households watching television were tuned to the spot. The total of network viewers was 26.3 million viewers, with millions more watching on cable channels that also aired the ad.
The only previous time that a presidential candidate has chosen to buy half an hour of TV time was in 1992 when billionaire Ross Perot ran as an independent candidate. His ad drew 16.8 million viewers.


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The Batavia City School District has settled a Title IX suit brought on behalf of softball players alleging that the district provided girls with substandard playing fields. Continue reading…
•This is "Title Nine" for the UConn women, as an emailer observed — their ninth NCAA title and an opportunity to reflect on Title IX, the federal law that banned discrimination in high school and college sports four decades ago. The law opened the door for millions of young women who wanted to play sports but were denied the opportunity.
The numbers tell that story. In 1972, fewer than 300,000 young women played high school sports. When Title IX celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2012, the number had reached 3.2 million.
At the college level, the number of female athletes went from fewer than 32,000 to more than 193,000, according to the National Women's Law Center.
The field is not yet level — women still do not get an equal share of playing opportunities, athletic investment or scholarship dollars — but things have greatly improved.
That's obvious at UConn, which didn't even have a women's basketball team the year Title IX was passed. Now the brilliant Huskies are winning national championships on ESPN. It's one of the rare occasions when Congress got one right. Title IX begat Title Nine.
•The NCAA National Championship trophies for both men and women are stylistically undistinguished, bland as a salesman-of-the-month award, and don't reflect the grandeur of the accomplishment.
With all of the artistic talent at NCAA member institutions, this is the best they can do?
Then again, most sports trophies aren't much to look at. It makes one appreciate the few that are, such as the Claret Jug at the British Open.
•Has the practice of politicians making "friendly wagers" gotten both out of control and a little old?
This was moderately amusing a few years ago, when the governors of states whose teams were in the finals began betting local products (maple syrup, whiskey and so on) on the outcome. But now lieutenant governors, congressmen and senators are also in on the act. It's become like a thrice-told joke: no longer that amusing.
On the other hand, since UConn is a combined 13-0 in NCAA men's and women's championship games, it's too bad they didn't bet real money. That might have closed the deficit.
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Call it a double. June 23 is Olympic Day and the 41st anniversary of the passage of Title IX. Here, to commemorate, are nine female Olympians who made an impact in their sport.
Imagine if some of the most iconic moments in sports history never came to be: members of the USA soccer team ripping off their jerseys in pure joy after winning the 1999 Women's World Cup, the Williams sisters dominating the U.S. Open in 2001, the University of Connecticut women's basketball team winning an unprecedented 90 consecutive games—the longest streak in both men's and women's NCAA basketball.
These big points in sports owe thanks to a 37-word amendment, Title IX, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. While ESPN commemorated that anniversary with wall-to-wall coverage on its website of the gains women have made, it also realized the need to keep the conversation going.
"It shouldn't only be anniversaries," says Libby Geist, associate director of development at ESPN Films. "We should always be highlighting women."
"The result of that yearlong reflection is ESPNw and ESPN Films's Nine for IXdocuseries, which airs July 2 and continues throughout the summer. The nine episodes, all directed by women, feature some instantly recognizable names: Venus Williams, Pat Summitt, and Mia Hamm. Others are harder to place, like sports journalist Lisa Olson, who fought sexual harassment by New England Patriots' football players; late scuba diver Audrey Mestre, whose push to complete the deepest dive ever led to her death; and runner Mary Decker, whose promising Olympic dreams were nixed because of a collision with another racer.
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With less than three months to go until the Special Olympics Arizona Summer Games kick off, one resident hopes she can get the word out and recruit a few more athletes and volunteers.
Teresa Scobee hosted a clinic with the help of the Arizona State University Women's volleyball team on Saturday for Special Olympic athletes and potential athletes.
The Summer Games are coming in April and teams need to practice for at least eight weeks leading up to the kickoff. The clinic was a way to bring out athletes who might not normally play competitive sports and show them how much fun it can be.
"I dream big and this is just another accomplishment and step in that journey to increase opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to discover volleyball," said Scobee, who is the volunteer volleyball director for Special Olympics Arizona Summer Games. "My goal is to reach out to as many students as I can."
The clinic took place at Aspire Volleyball Club and the time was donated by the owners.
The volleyball program has grown under Scobee from just one volleyball team three years ago to seven last year. The issue has always been getting the word out about these events, Scobee said, because once an athlete steps onto the court, the game will speak for itself.
"I believe there are a lot of individuals eligible to play Special Olympic sports but might not know how to get started," she said. "The community is full of people who want to participate and I am trying to give them the opportunity to do so."
Another way athletes and volunteers can participate is through the Unified Sports program within Special Olympics Arizona.
Unified Sports brings athletes with and without intellectual disabilities together to play together.
The Summer Games are April 26-28 at Mesa Community College, 1833 W. Southern Ave. Teams must form and start practicing eight weeks prior to opening ceremonies.
Scobee believes the program will continue to grow. The Virginia G. Piper Sports and Fitness Facility for people with disabilities opened in Phoenix and will attract more athletes to the games.
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text: Jorge Lorenzo Fast in Wet MotoGP Practice in Estoril Henny Ray Abrams | October 29, 2010Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo narrowly edged Ducati Marlboro's Nicky Hayden for fast time honors in Friday's wet practice session for Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril.The session began on a wet track in dreary conditions, though the conditions were much better than in the morning, when the the weather was so bad that only two riders even bothered to venture out for an exploratory lap. The afternoon session began with a completely wet surface before the sun came out for the second half. That helped to dry the 2.6-mile track, which sent lap times lower.Winner here the last two years, Lorenzo was one of three riders to dominate the 45-minute practice; Ducati Marlboro's Casey Stoner and LCR Honda's Randy de Puniet were the other two, though Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi also spent time on top.Lorenzo was fast throughout and set the fastest time with just under three minutes remaining, taking the spot from Stoner. Stoner had gone to the top with a series of four successively faster laps that earned him the quick time with just over 14 minutes to run.Lorenzo had begun his run with about 4:30 mins. to go, moving first to third then into the lead with just under three minutes remaining. Then he improved his time on the next lap, finishing the session with a benchmark 1:48.522 mins."I love this track," Lorenzo said. "I have won here both times in MotoGP so I am very happy to be here. Unfortunately the weather was terrible this morning and there was no point in riding, then this afternoon it was still very difficult, with a lot of water on the track and you had to be very careful. I felt good despite the conditions and step-by-step we improved so that at the end, when it was slightly drier, I was able to set a good time and we are on top. Tomorrow we will have two longer sessions so we will be able to recover some of the lost time, let's hope for no more rain!"Hayden also improved towards the end of the session. He moved to fifth at the 7:35 mark, then to fourth two laps later. On his next lap he improved his time in fourth and on his final lap, with about 25 secs. to go, moved to second at a gap of .135 secs. to Lorenzo, dropping Rossi to third. Hayden was on a flyer on his final lap-he was the fastest rider of the session in the first two splits-but slowed at the end. Still, he held second."This morning there was too much water on track to be able to ride, it was like a river, so we had to wait until the afternoon to check a few things," Hayden said. "This track doesn't have a lot of grip, especially on the rear. It's not a very abrasive surface but I had a really good feeling on the front – we just need to make some improvements on the rear. We know the Ducati works well in the rain because the engine management system is good and that gives us a lot of control. Lately I've been quite fast in wet conditions but it takes me too long to get there. If it's a wet race on Sunday and I'm going to be competitive then we need to be fast from the start so that's an area we need to work on if it rains again tomorrow."Rossi had moved into second near the end of the session before being dropped to third by Hayden. He also had a fast final lap, but not fast enough to dislodge Hayden."This afternoon was a normal wet practice and I'm happy about my performance. I am close to the top, was fast from the beginning of session and had a good feeling with bike," Rossi said. "Unfortunately we were losing a little bit in some sections of the track, especially the last one because the bike was moving a little too much. We will try for tomorrow to improve the settings, it's important that we made a good start this afternoon as this morning's session was cancelled and it looks like the weather may not be very good over the weekend, so we will not have a lot of time to set up the bike!"Stoner was one of the few riders not to improve greatly at the end. He'd gone to the top around the 31 minute mark, improving on the next lap to solidify his position. The Australian, who's won three of the past four races, was back out at the end, but unable to improve above fourth."We feel we could and should have been faster today, but we struggled for some reason with edge grip," Stoner said. "When I picked up the bike the traction was good but on the edge it wasn't. We also had some problems with the front brakes and I was having to adjust in every corner. Said that, we're quite happy. I felt confident in these conditions and it looks like we're going to have more of the same over the remainder of the weekend. We have work to do but for the moment I feel comfortable."On his first visit to the circuit, Monster Yamaha Tech 3's Ben Spies was fifth fastest. Teammate Colin Edwards crashed near the 31 minute mark while in eighth. He'd finish with the 12th best time."Today didn't start off well with the heavy rain this morning and it just wasn't worth going out and taking any risks," Spies said. "This afternoon was much better but it was still full wet conditions. It makes it really hard having to learn a new track when the conditions are wet. You just don't know what the grip is like or where the strong points of the track are and for the first part of the session it was a bit like riding blindfolded. I tried to follow a few people and I got a good feeling pretty quickly though and to be top five on my first day in those conditions is something I'm really happy about. There were a few tricky spots out on the track today and that made it difficult without me fully understanding the limits. A few guys were caught out but I didn't really have any moments and I'm looking forward to a positive weekend after a strong start.""The session started really good," Edwards said. "I felt confident on the bike immediately and was right at the front for a while. This track is kind of funny because it looks really slick but there is actually a lot of grip and obviously Yamaha has got a really good rain setting because Jorge, Valentino and Ben are all in the top five. I'm sure I could have been up there too, but I made a small mistake before the chicane. I drifted a little bit wide and all of a sudden the rear stepped out. It came back and I saved it but looked up and saw the wall on the other side of the gravel trap, so I just threw myself off the bike. I banged my left hip but I'm going to be fine for tomorrow."Hondas filled the next four spots, with three satellite machines in front of the first factory bike. San Carlo Honda Gresini's Marco Melandri was sixth fastest in his penultimate ride in MotoGP. The Italian will move to Yamaha World Superbike in 2011. De Puniet went to the top around the 15 minute mark, going back and forth with Rossi before Stoner put both of them behind about 16 minutes later. De Puniet is rumored to be moving to the Pramac Racing Ducati team. The Frenchman ended up seventh and 1.24 secs. up on San Carlo Honda Gresini's Marco Simoncelli. Repsol Honda's Andrea Dovizioso recovered from a mid-session crash to finish ninth. Dovi crashed when his front wheel touched the painted white line on the outside of turn seven. Teammate Dani Pedrosa, four weeks removed from breaking his left collarbone in Japan, was 13th fastest.Rizla Suzuki's Loris Capirossi, who's struggled with a variety of injuries since the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, was tenth fastest.Friday Practice Results:1. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1:48.5222. Nicky Hayden (Ducati) 1:48.6573. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1:48.8834. Casey Stoner (Ducati) 1:49.0615. Ben Spies (Yamaha) 1:49.7216. Marco Melandri (Honda) 1:49.7847. Randy de Puniet (Honda) 1:50.0438. Marco Simoncelli (Honda) 1:51.2839. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 1:52.29410. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) 1:52.57511. Hector Barbera (Ducati) 1:53.13112. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) 1:53.51013. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 1:53.592Henny Ray Abrams | Contributing EditorAbrams is the longest-serving contributor at Cycle News. Over the course of his 35-some years of writing and shooting photos, he's covered events from MotoGP to the Motocross World Championship - and everything in between. Comments


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1 Celebrate "April" Madness: The NCAA Championship airs April 7 on CBS.
2 Declare a "Katie Holmes Day." Top off a trip to 'Phone Booth' with a 'Dawson's Creek' mini-marathon (the first-season DVD hits stores April 8).
3 Make like Oscar winner Eminem and lose yourself.
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Jackson Ball presents his five essential Bill Murray roles…
There are few comedy acts in Hollywood as beloved and respected as Bill Murray. Over a career spanning nearly 40 years, he has been consistently delivering his dry wit and expert timing to cinema-goers everywhere. Where many of his counterparts have occasionally lowered themselves with cheap laughs and half-hearted performances, Murray rarely gives anything less than his A-game.
Here are our top 5 picks from Bill Murray's sparkling catalogue…
5. Carl Spackler – Caddyshack (dir. Harold Ramis – 1980)
Fresh off of his Saturday Night Live success, Murray plays an integral part to this comedy classic. As the unhinged groundsman, locked in perpetual combat with a mischievous gopher, Murray is allowed to let loose his sillier side, rather than his usual brand of dry sarcasm.
"In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'."
4. Herman Blume – Rushmore (dir. Wes Anderson, 1998)
The finest of several wonderful collaborations with Wes Anderson, Herman Blume has to be one of Murray's most understated roles. It's a precise and measured comedic performance, as the character is largely there to support Jason Schwartzman's lead. Murray reins it, setting up his young co-star brilliantly while still delivering a killer one-liner every now and then.
"Never in my wildest imagination did I ever dream I would have sons like these."
3. Bob Harris – Lost in Translation (dir. Sofia Coppola, 2003)
In the role that earned him an Academy Award nomination, Murray proves once and for all that behind the laughs he is an exceptional actor. As the lonely and disgruntled Bob Harris, Murray remains the most effortlessly cool element of this effortlessly cool film. Between his wit, killer karaoke skills and emotional range, the nomination was clearly well deserved.
"For relaxing times, make it Suntory time."
2. Dr. Peter Venkman – Ghostbusters (dir. Ivan Reitman, 1984)
Can you imagine Ghostbusters with anyone else playing Venkman? No, me neither. In one of the most iconic performances of the 1980's, Murray shines in a role that was catered specifically for his unique brand of humour. Sarcastic, witty, flirtatious and ever-unflappable, Peter Venkman remains one of the coolest scientists in motion picture history.
"We've been going about this all wrong. This is Mr. Stay Puft's okay! He's a sailor, he's in New York; we get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble."
1. Phil Connors – Groundhog Day (dir. Harold Ramis, 1993)
Bill Murray's definitive role: discontented meteorologist Phil Connors. Teaming with Harold Ramis once again, this time Murray is the star and, more importantly, the driving force behind the film. It's got all the classic Murray sense of humour that we all know and love, all neatly wrapped up in warm, fuzzy, high-concept goodness. As timeless as it is innovative, Groundhog Day still stands out amongst the elite of family comedies, as well as being Bill Murray's finest hours.
"You want a prediction about the weather; you're asking the wrong Phil. I'll give you a winter prediction: It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life."
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The Israel Embassy today announced the conclusion of an agreement with the U.S. which provides for the sale of $17,040,000 worth of U.S. surplus agricultural commodities to Israel.
Under the agreement, which was signed November 10, wheat, feed grain, edible fats and oil, cotton, butter, cheese, dried milk, beans, tobacco, and ocean transportation will be available for Israel to purchase. Sales will be made by private U.S. traders.
The agreement which falls under the U.S. Agricultural, Trade, Development and Assistance Act of 1954, is the second of its kind to be concluded between Israel and the U.S. The first agreement was reached April 29, 1955.


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The majority of European banks passed a round of "stress tests" aimed to measure their financial system's durability against economic disasters. But some wonder whether the results would ease the minds of Europe exchange traded fund (ETF) investors who are worried about the stability of the whole euro system.
Only seven of Europe's 91 largest banks needed more capital to withstand any declines in economic growth or deterioration in sovereign debt issued by Greece, Portugal and Spain, reports Jack Ewing for The New York Times. [Europe ETFs Surge as Economy Shows Life.]
Still, some economists point out that the tests excluded possible circumstances, such as the possibility of Greece or another eurozone country defaulting. European policy makers responded by stating that they would never allow a country to default. [10 Steps to An International ETF Portfolio.]
Bank regulators and Central Bankers assert that the tests were rigorous, and fears about Europe's finances were overblown.
Now that those tests are done, what next? Banks are continuing with tight lending standards for both homes and businesses. This could keep growth in these banks modest as long as tight standards remain in place, but the standards could also help reduce risk. Despite the higher standards, loans grew at the fastest pace in 20 years last month, reports Jana Randow for Bloomberg.
Clearly, not everyone buys that all is well in the European economy, and there are some risks in the market that remain. If you're not comfortable with those risks, you have two options: there are international financial ETFs with lower exposure to European banks, and you can also utilize a trend following strategy if you choose to hold an ETF with greater exposure to help you manage your risk. [How to Follow Trends.]
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The Gay Pride Parade and related special events will be taking place in the City of Boston this weekend. The Boston Transportation Department is advising drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians alike to take extra care to obey the rules of the road and to be considerate of others traveling on local streets. Those coming into the City to attend these events are encouraged to leave their private vehicles at home and take the MBTA.
The Boston Dyke March will begin at the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common at 7 PM on Friday, June 7. An estimated 1000 participants will march from the Boston Common, turn right on Charles Street, left on Beacon Street, left on Arlington Street, right on Commonwealth Avenue. left on Clarendon Street, left onBoylston Street, return to the Boston Common at the corner of Boylston Street and Charles Street.
On Saturday, June 8 at Noon, an estimated 35,000 participants will kick off the Gay Pride Parade which will travel from Boylston Street at Clarendon Street, to Clarendon Street, to Tremont Street, between Massachusetts Avenue and Dartmouth Street, turning left onto Berkeley Street, right onto Boylston Street, left onto Charles Street, right onto Beacon Street, left onto Tremont Street, straight onto Cambridge Street and right onto City Hall Plaza.
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Both sides, from Newbury Street to St. James Avenue
Dartmouth Street
Both sides, from Newbury Street to St. James Avenue
Gloucester Street
Both sides, from Newbury Street to Boylston Street
Fairfield Street
Both sides, from Boylston Street to Newbury Street
Clarendon Street
Both sides, from Newbury Street to Tremont Street
Tremont Street
Both sides, from Union Park Street to East Berkeley Street
Berkeley Street
Both sides, from Tremont Street to Newbury Street
Charles Street South
Both sides, from Park Plaza to Boylston Street
Charles Street
Both sides, from Boylston Street to Beacon Street
Beacon Street
Both sides, from Charles Street to Tremont Street
Tremont Street
Both sides, from Cambridge Street to Beacon Street
Court Street
Both sides, from Washington Street to Cambridge Street
Cambridge Street
Both sides, from Court Street to Staniford Street
Staniford Street
East side (Hurley Building side), from Cambridge Street to opposite Cardinal O'Connell Way
The Annual Chandler Street Block Party will take place on Saturday, June 8. Temporary "Tow Zone, No Stopping" parking regulations will be in effect on Chandler Street, both sides, from Berkeley Street heading easterly to the end of the street, from 7:30 AM to 9 PM on Saturday to accommodate the event.
The Boston Pride Day Street Fair will take place on Sunday, June 9, on St. James Avenue. Temporary "No Tow, No Stopping, Sunday" parking regulations will be in effect on St. James Avenue, both sides, between Berkeley Street andArlington Street.
The Women's Pride Day Celebration will take place on Sunday, June 9, on Perkins Street in Jamaica Plain. Temporary "Tow Zone, No Stopping, Sunday" parking regulations will be in effect on Perkins Street, both sides, between South Huntington Avenue and Centre Street.