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Coarsetoys offer up a preview of what will be another big release for the company this year. The figure follows the popular signature JAWS line from the toymakers, this time created in a distinct monochrome colorway with hints of red blood. The whole rundown can be seen below with an anticipated shipping date set for October 20th.
coarse jaws pain
… the end
It had become their biggest fear. The bandages held the last traces of color in their pale bodies, but nothing could stop time from seeping away. And since life began to decline, they knew that one day this moment would come.
Standing by the waters edge for what seemed like an eternity, the noop had lost all sense of time. Deeply absorbed in his thoughts. Watching the white caps dancing on the top of the waves; like vultures in the sky they waited for him. Motionless, bearing the last battle his body had to fight out. Fighting for each minute – for every second. His nervous system had almost given in, he could no longer feel the agony.
The elastomer was cruel. This year, the same as last, and all the years before. It squeezed out every last drop from its former seedlings. The color stations that were once fully loaded with wonderful juices had now dried out and today the tubes finally ran empty.
The decline had gained in speed until today, and now began to avalanche. Sweeping away everything and everyone. Unstoppable like a torrential river, the elastomer brought in it's harvest. It finally asserted its right to feed. Feed itself and the next generation.
A sound interrupted his thoughts. He turned around with a jolt. Paw was closing in on him. In previous months he would have made an escape. His heart was pounding but his body had lost the power to move… as paw drew nearer, his instincts urged him to run. But now he could see that even paw's life span had expired. He was just as pale as the noop. And his face without emotion.
Paw stopped right next to him and clasped his hand. Together they stared out to sea as their existence reflected upon them. At the same moment they both knew it was time. They closed their eyes.
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coarse presents jaws pain. The noop and his shark crown are approx. 13 inches tall. The monotone grey/red figures are available in 2 editions.
jaws pain signature edition
with blood melting out of the noop's mouth
The noop and his shark crown resting in black sponge, packed in a deluxe hand wrapped paper box, closed with a silkscreen printed transparent sleeve.
In stores worldwide from mid October 2009.
jaws pain hkg edition
with blood draining down the side of the noop's face.
The noop and his beloved shark crown lying safely embedded in black sponge. Packed in a wooden teeth box, closed with a woven elastic band. Includes a numbered and signed silkscreen print (12.9" x 12.9", printed in 5 colors on heavy paper). With blood individually hand painted on the print by the coarse artists.
Limited to 100 pieces
Price: HK$ 3200 (includes global shipping)
Available exclusively at coarse hkg.
Please Register for the lottery between October 5 – 7 at www.coarsetoys.com
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The Afghan government Thursday prepared to release 65 prisoners from the former Bagram prison [2] against U.S. warnings the detainees are dangerous.
The Khaama Press quoted Afghan officials as saying they had not received any satisfactory evidence to link the prisoners to insurgency.
The prisoner release threatened to further worsen relations between the United States and the government of President Hamid Karzai [3], who has already caused much frustration in Washington by refusing to sign the bilateral security agreement, already approved by the Loya Jirga last November. [4] The agreement is needed by the Obama [5] administration to plan how many U.S. troops would remain in Afghanistan after the coalition forces complete their withdrawal by the end of this year.
The 65 prisoners are from a group of 88 detainees the Afghan government had decided to release. [6] Afghan authorities have already released hundreds of prisoners since the Bagram prison near Kabul [7], once a U.S. prison [8], was handed over to Afghanistan in March of last year. The facility is now called the Afghan National Detention Facility at Parwan.
The United States Forces-Afghanistan, however, said in a statement the 65 prisoners are "dangerous individuals" [9] and the United States has on several occasions provided extensive information and evidence on each of them to the Afghan review board, the Afghan National Directorate of Security and the attorney general's office.
"This release violates agreements between the U.S. and Afghanistan," [10] the statement said, adding their release "is a legitimate force protection concern for the lives of both coalition troops and Afghan National Security Forces."
The statement said the primary weapon of choice for the prisoners is the improvised explosive device, which is widely recognized as the primary cause of civilian casualties in Afghanistan.
The statement said some of the previously-released detainees "have already returned to the fight, and this subsequent release will allow dangerous insurgents back into Afghan cities and villages."
Separately, U.S. State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf, in her media briefing Wednesday, also said the 65 detainees are "dangerous" and pose threats to the safety and security of the Afghan people and the Afghan state. [11]
"There is information linking each of them to terror-related crimes, including the use of improvised explosive devices," she said.
Harf said the United States has been concerned because of how the prisoners' cases were considered by the Afghan criminal justice system.
The New York Times said the detainees issue would only make it more difficult to get the security agreement signed by the Afghan government before new elections are held in April to pick a successor to Karzai.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/02/12/afghanistan-al-qaeda-terorrists-attacks/5433401/
[3] http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/02/hamid-karzai-afghanistan-103330.html
[4] http://www.albawaba.com/news/afghanistan-us-troops-hamid-karzai-536063
[5] http://www.upi.com/topic/Barack_Obama/
[6] http://www.albawaba.com/news/us-afghanistan-546247
[7] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-26167629
[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagram_torture_and_prisoner_abuse
[9] http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/attacks-kill-brother-afghan-politician-officer-22476091
[10] http://tribune.com.pk/story/671235/bagram-prison-us-anger-as-afghanistan-releases-65-insurgents/
[11] http://www.khaama.com/afghanistan-starts-releasing-bagram-prisoners-despite-us-objections-3433
[12] http://www.upi.com

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Dental and Oral Health (Adults)
What Can Cause Teeth to Crumble?
I have never used street drugs, although I look like I have. I used to drink a lot of milk (1/2 gallon day). I am now 46 years old, and about a year ago, I got involved in a situation where 5 teeth were fractured. Those have been pulled. Now my other teeth crumbling at the rate of about one every month or two. I know I am going to have to get dentures, but I am concerned I may have a physiological systemic problem that is causing this?
It is difficult to answer your question. You did not state whether or not that you have received regular dental care or if you have had many restorations placed in your teeth. If you have not had regular dental care, the most likely cause of the break down of your teeth is dental carries. If you have not received regular check ups, small amounts of dental decay can grow over time to destroy large amounts of tooth structure. If you have received regular dental check ups, you should contact your dentist and ask your dentist why these problems have developed.
It is possible that cusps can break off of restored teeth making it necessary to place a crown on the teeth. The chance of a systemic problem does not seem probable with the information that you provided.
D Stanley Sharples, DDS
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College of Dentistry
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AFTER the broad and expansive beauties of Lakes Maggiore and Como, Lake Lugano's merits strike one as of quite another order. This lake is the Cinderella among the sisters, untamed, unsophisticated, and unpremeditated, a wild little thing with savage, bizarre twists and turns.
Sir John Lubbock, in " The Scenery of Switzerland," tells us that it " owes its complex form to the fact that it consists of two longitudinal and two transverse valleys dammed up by moraines." John Addington Symonds, in his " Sketches in Italy," depicts its chief beauty when he writes of it as " coloured with the tints of fluor-spar, or with the changeful green and azure of a pea-cock's breast." Indeed, seen from the heights, it may be fancifully likened, on a monster scale, to one of those brilliant lizards tinted in rich greens and blues, which may be seen at times in this subalpine region. If comparisons must needs be made, Lake Lugano may be said to bear some-what the same scenic relation to Lake Maggiore that Lake Luzern bears, for instance, to Lake Geneva.
The regular tourist approaches are numerous. There is first of all the international line of the St. Gothard, which skirts a portion of its eastern and western shores and crosses from side to side between Bissone and Melide on a viaduct half a mile long. Then there is the steam-train from Luino on Lake Maggiore to pretty, bustling little Ponte Tresa, where the transfer is made to a Lugano steamboat. There is also the delightful trip over from Menaggio on Lake Como to Porlezza by miniature railroad, and thence by steamboat to the city of Lugano. Besides these generally used lines of travel there is the railroad from Varese to Porto Ceresio; while from Argegno on Lake Como a splendid road leads through the high-placed Val d'Intelvi to Osteno or to Maroggia on Lake Lugano.
Coming over from Menaggio, fresh from the exuberant villa gardens of Lake Como, the traveller may at first find Lake Lugano trifle sad of appearance and neglected looking, and the eye needs to accustom itself to a complete change of characteristics.
Embarking at Porlezza, we stop at Osteno with its gorges, and then touch at a series of villages, all upon the northern bank, perched in the track of the sun like a row of swallows' nests, beginning with Cima, Cressogno, and Loggio. At San Mamette there is. an immensely picturesque bit. The Oriental-looking, basin-like Val Solda opens at the back, and high above are the white houses of Castello. Then follow Albogasio, Oria, Bellarma, Gandria (a considerable place), then Castagnola at the foot of Monte Bré, and, finally, prosperous Lugano, the city, with its water-front of hotels and its environs full of grace and charm.
The author has already devoted some pages to Lugano in a previous work, " Romance and Teutonic Switzerland," but it is a pleasure to tell of the place's growing attractiveness.
For all its Italian arcades and its Italian gardens, the city wears a substantial Swiss air. Thrift and progress are stamped upon it, and wealth and commerce flow into it, as befits a station on the main line between Germany and Italy. Lugano has now also a cable line running up from the quay to the high-placed station of the St. Gothard R. R., and another line mounting to the near-by view-point, Monte San Salvatore; likewise an electric line connecting the two cable roads and branching out into the surrounding country. There are no less than three steamboat piers ; the great number of hotels and pensions are designed to suit every purse; the shops are filled with the best of this world's goods, even English groceries being procurable; and there are walks and drives by land and excursions by water in many directions. To the east lies green Monte Bré, with vineyards and olive-trees; opposite, bare Monte Caprino, and landward, villas of growing magnificence clothe the circling hills.
Especially have the Germans long since learned to avail themselves of Lugano as a spring and autumn resort, convenient of access. Hither came Moltke and Roon after the Franco-Prussian war, and the then Crown Prince of Germany. Georg Ebers, the Egyptologist, made annual visits to Lugano, and altogether the progress of the place has been advantageously affected by the presence of these enthusiastic, well-educated, and warm-hearted visitors from north of the Alps.
During the Italian struggle for independence, from 1848 to 1866, Lugano was frequently used by Mazzini as his headquarters. The little village of Capolago, at the head of the lake, whence the railroad starts for the summit of Monte Generoso, contained the Libreria Elvetica, the famous printing-press from which revolutionary appeals to the Italian people were issued and literature was distributed. The village lies just across the frontier from Italy. At Ligornetto, off to the west from the railroad station of Mendrisio, the sculptor Vincenzo Vela was born, to whom reference is made several times in this volume. He has left a great deal of work in statuary throughout the southern slope of the Alps. A little museum containing models of his works is maintained at Ligornetto. This sculptor was one of many artistic workmen and master builders who have gone out into the world from this region or from the high-lying Val d'Intelvi.
The boundary-line between Switzerland and the countries at the southern foot of the Alps performs many curious and apparently unaccountable tricks along its many miles of extent, but this is particularly the case on and about Lake Lugano. Here, for example, the Italian frontier takes the most astonishing tumble at the foot of Monte Generoso. The Italian village of Campione is entirely surrounded by Swiss territory, with the result that strange custom-house complications are constantly arising. Thus also, when you descend from the summit of Monte Generoso by the beautiful path which dips down in many zigzags and curves to the Val d'Intelvi, you pass from Switzerland to Italy, and an armed custom-house guard considers it necessary to search even the most harm-less and innocuous knapsack for contraband. It will be of interest to botanists, for whom, indeed, the region of Lake Lugano, and especially the mountain-form of Monte Generoso, contain many delights, to learn that on rocky Monte Salvatore a little red flower grows which is said to be found nowhere else, the Daphne Salvatoria.
Naturally the supply of water in all the Italian lakes is largely dependent upon the condition of the snow in the mountains. This is true also of Lake Lugano. But the variation in normal times is singularly slight, and year in and year out, decade by decade, the sweet blue mountain lake with its shallows of vivid green snuggles down between its steep banks, secure and caressed by the touch of sunshine. The spring flowers peep and blossom in the neighbouring valleys, primroses, violets, periwinkles, starry anemones, and lilies of the valley. The summer heat sweeps them aside and ripens grape, fig, and olive, and the autumn garners a full vintage from the vineyards and an amazing crop from the chestnut and walnut forests.


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Grand Theft Auto 4, or GTA 4, is a console game playable on PC as well as Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (PS3). Although stealing a plane had been a part of the previous installments in the Grand Theft saga, it is not possible GTA 4. It is possible, and fun, to steal a helicopter any time, however.
Complete all quests in the first island, Broker and move on to Bohan.
Go to the southern part of the island and find a platform facing Broker. You'll find flyable helicopters here.
Enter the helicopter door the same as you would a car door and start driving it to fly.
Land the helicopter in the parking area of your apartment and go inside the apartment to save the game. Now, you have your own helicopter to use as you please.
Raise your friendship with Brucie to 70 percent, then call him to any one of your apartments to have him send a helicopter straight to you.
Kill 200 flying rats using any method or weapon you prefer to unlock the Annihilator helicopter.
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A decision by the FAA that the landing-fee structure at California's Santa Monica Airport (SMO) unjustly discriminates against certain types of aircraft has won praise
from NBAA, which last year filed a complaint with the agency.
NBAA member companies Bombardier Aerospace and Dassault Falcon Jet also filed a complaint about the fees with the agency. They argued that the fee schedule was discriminatory and unlawful.
"The determination made by the FAA is great news for anyone opposed to discriminatory landing fees in the U.S.," said NBAA president Ed Bolen. "Santa Monica Airport has been unfairly discriminating against business aircraft operators, in violation of federal law. We commend the FAA for upholding the law and supporting the concept of fair and equal access for all airport users."
The landing fee structure used by the city of Santa Monica for the airport has been the subject of controversy since 2003, when the city implemented a new fee schedule reportedly to fund an "Airside Surfaces Maintenance Program (ASMP)" to maintain airport pavement. Developers of the fee schedule contended that operators of larger aircraft should bear a significantly larger share of the ASMP cost than operators of smaller aircraft.
But the FAA found that the landing-fee schedule at SMO differed from those at most airports. Instead of designating landing-fee increases in consistent, per-1,000-pound weight increments for aircraft, the fee schedule at Santa Monica assigned wide-ranging fees to aircraft of various weights. As a result, operators of certain types of large business aircraft bore a disproportionately and inconsistently high landing-fee cost.
In a 55-page analysis, the FAA concurred, stating that the SMO schedule violates federal law and is "fundamentally flawed in that it fails to provide a reasonable relationship between the revised landing fees and the costs of maintaining the pavement at SMO." Until the city withdraws its landing-fee structure, Santa Monica Airport will be ineligible for federal funds under the FAA's Airport Improvement Program.
The city could appeal the FAA's ruling, but Bolen said, "We are hopeful that the FAA's decision will eliminate the need for further, unnecessary legal action for all involved," adding, "We are pleased that the FAA has taken a strong stand on behalf of business aircraft operators."


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Pioneering South Otago tourism business goes up for sale
One of the first tourism ventures in South Otago developed to service the international visitor market has been placed on the market for sale – almost 40 years after it was first opened by one of the region's most colourful characters.
Peggydale tearooms, function centre, and souvenir/giftware shop has been operating just south of South Otago's main centre Balclutha since 1975 – growing in parallel with the increasing amount of tourist traffic travelling along State Highway One.
The business was founded by paraplegic entrepreneur Bill Jones and his wife Peggy, in what has become South Otago folk-lore about one man's recovery from adversity. Jones was a coal miner at Kaitangata in the 1950s when a ceiling beam collapsed on him and left him paralysed from the waist down.
Doctor's diagnosed Bill to have a two-year life span. Yet his determined spirit persevered and Bill survived. During a two-year recovery in Dunedin Hospital, Bill shared a ward with a saddlemaker who taught him the intricacies of leatherwork.
Bill was eventually awarded a compensation payout, which he used to buy a farm at Kaitangata. Finding that cattle herding across the paddocks was somewhat difficult in a wheelchair, Bill turned his attention to his burgeoning leathercraft skills – making children's schoolbags, toys, and belts from a small lean-to tacked onto the end of the farm's implement shed.
As the leathergoods business boomed, Bill found the trade was more lucrative than farming.
He and wife Peggy subsequently sold the farm and opened what was Peggydale Leathercraft - selling the by-now expanded range of hand-made purses, wallets, slippers, and handbags.
That was the genesis of what is now Peggydale - sitting some three kilometres south of Balclutha. Over the ensuing years, four expansions of the original building have been undertaken, along with a café being added, which duly evolved into a full restaurant, while the range of leathergoods sold out of what was a small display space, has turned into a substantial Kiwi clothing store as well as a vast New Zealand souvenir outlet.
In a 1978 interview, Bill Jones quipped: "I have 100,000 tourists a year coming here to see and buy leatherwork but we're not a designated tourist area." At that stage, Peggydale's visitor numbers were comparable to the likes of the now enormous tourist destinations of Wanaka and Arrowtown.
Following Bill Jones' death in 1997, the business was continued by son Mervyn and his wife Alison. However, now in their 40th year of operation, the couple is looking forward to semi-retirement.
With none of their children expressing any interest in continuing the family dynasty, Mervyn and Alison are resigned to the fact that the sale will see an end to the family's long association with the area. The Peggydale land, buildings and business are being marketed for sale by negotiation through Bayleys Dunedin.
"After a lifetime at Peggydale, yes, I'll be sad to go, but I guess that's life – and sometimes you have to say enough is enough, it's time to let someone with a new drive and enthusiasm take the business into a new space," said Mervyn, who has been with the venture since its inception by his father.
"We looked at selling Peggydale a few years ago, but decided to keep going and enjoy the huge benefits which came with the Rugby World Cup and the scores of Argentinian, British and domestic tourists who travelled south.
"However, as the euphoria of that has dissipated, we've decided to once again look at selling up so we can spend more time with family and friends, as well as pursuing other interests that have been put on hold for too long"
Bayleys Dunedin salesperson Miles Rapley said that while Peggydale's 'bread and butter' business would continue to come from the bus-loads of tourists stopping for refreshments and souvenirs seven days a week, the venue's future potential lay in morphing into a function venue servicing a client-base from the surrounding rural townships of Milton, Clinton, Gore, Owaka and Balclutha.
Peggydale sits on a 9.93 hectare block - consisting of the main hospitality and retail buildings, with a nearby four-bedroom owner/operators' home. The 340 square metre café has seating for 100 guests and is serviced by a fully-equipped kitchen with commercial-grade cookers, hobs, chillers and freezers. The foodservice activity employs nine staff all on rostered positions.
The venue's neighbouring souvenir and gift shop occupies 587 square metres of space laid out in a retail format. The revenue stream employs five staff also all on rostered positions.
Mr Rapley said the owners' luxury 274 square metre four-bedroom residence had been reconfigured in 2011 to potentially operate as a B & B – with two of the bedrooms offering en-suite facilities, and all bedrooms containing wall-mounted TVs.
"The provision of commercial accommodation is certainly one potential new revenue stream, as is the development of the existing food and beverage infrastructure to take on more functions such as weddings, anniversaries and birthdays," Mr Rapley said.
"With the wide expanse of bush-clad gardens immediately adjacent to Peggydale's dining area, it would be relatively easy to initiate minor landscaping works such as the addition of water features, rockeries, or pergolas to create the perfect backdrop for wedding photography, or to host outdoor events."
Mr Rapley said the other alternative for potential purchasers could be the development of a non-competing shared use complex – bringing the likes of a plant nursery on board – which would broaden Peggydale's guest appeal to a wider demographic.


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Although we, Dave and Heidi Lanford, are the head innkeepers here at the Iris Inn, there is a third individual who whole-heartedly welcomes guests on arrival. She helps show them to their rooms, keeps them entertained, and bids them farewell when they leave. We are, of course, talking about Katie, our 12-year old border collie who has been our constant companion since she was five months old.
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- Guests enjoy using a "launcher" to throw tennis balls for Katie outside. She always returns with a tennis ball, but we suspect that it's rarely the same ball that was thrown. There are tennis balls scattered about the surrounding woods, and Katie always manages to bring one back so as not to disappoint the thrower.
- To the delight of most everyone who meets Katie, she has a trigger word—"tail." Say this word to her, and she will immediately begin chasing her tail, her barks growing louder as her viewers' laughter increases. Sometimes it requires a firm command of "stop" before she actually ceases the pursuit of her tail.
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Galaxy Designs Dual-Core GeForce GTS 250 Graphics Accelerator
Whereas NVIDIA is inching towards releasing its DirectX compliant GF100 GPU from which it has high expectations, some of its partners don't seem to give up on the two-generation old G92. Galaxy has almost finished designing a graphics card that uses two GeForce GTS 250 GPUs on one PCB, in an SLI on card setup. It refers to the card as "DualCore GTS250", and consists of a long blue PCB which holds two G92-426 GPUs (G92-426 GPUs are used on low-power variants of the GTS 250).
Each GPU is wired to 1 GB of GDDR3 memory across its 256-bit wide memory interface (total 2 GB on board). The two GPUs are connected to the system over an nForce 200 BR-03 bridge chip. The multi-GPU system is contained within the board, with no SLI fingers for expansion, even though G92 chips are Quad SLI capable.
Each GPU is wired to 1 GB of GDDR3 memory across its 256-bit wide memory interface (total 2 GB on board). The two GPUs are connected to the system over an nForce 200 BR-03 bridge chip. The multi-GPU system is contained within the board, with no SLI fingers for expansion, even though G92 chips are Quad SLI capable.
EVGA Releases SLI Enhancement Patch v20
EVGA finished its twentieth release of the EVGA SLI Enhancement Patch, a software that adds to the GeForce system drivers' SLI profiles specific to applications. These SLI profiles help applications take advantage of multiple GeForce graphics cards in SLI, or dual-GPU GeForce accelerators such as the GeForce 9800 GX2 and GeForce GTX 295. Version 20 (01.15.10) adds SLI profiles to Dark Void, Serious Sam HD, and Avatar (Demo). This patch is based on GeForce drivers 195.81. The latest version of GeForce drivers from NVIDIA bring SLI profiles to the latter two games. Registered EVGA users can download the software from here.
More GeForce GTX 295 Details Trickle-in
Slated for CES '09, the GeForce GTX 295 would spearhead NVIDIA's quest for performance supremacy. The dual-GPU card consists of two G200b graphics processors working in an internal multi-GPU mode. VR-Zone collected a few more details about this card.
To begin with, the two GPUs will offer all their 240 stream processors unlike what earlier reports suggested. On the other hand, the memory subsystem of this card is peculiar. The card features a total of 1792 MB of memory (896 MB x 2), indicating that the memory configurations of the cores resemble those of the GeForce GTX 260, while the shader domains resemble those of the GTX 280 (240 SPs). The entire card is powered by an 8-pin and a 6-pin power connector. The construction resembles that of the GeForce 9800 GX2 in many aspects, where a monolithic cooler is sandwiched between two PCBs holding a GPU system each. The total power draw of the card is rated at 289W. The card has a single SLI bridge finger, indicating that it supports Quad-SLI in the same way the GeForce 9800 GX2 did (a maximum of two cards can be used in tandem).VR-Zone
To begin with, the two GPUs will offer all their 240 stream processors unlike what earlier reports suggested. On the other hand, the memory subsystem of this card is peculiar. The card features a total of 1792 MB of memory (896 MB x 2), indicating that the memory configurations of the cores resemble those of the GeForce GTX 260, while the shader domains resemble those of the GTX 280 (240 SPs). The entire card is powered by an 8-pin and a 6-pin power connector. The construction resembles that of the GeForce 9800 GX2 in many aspects, where a monolithic cooler is sandwiched between two PCBs holding a GPU system each. The total power draw of the card is rated at 289W. The card has a single SLI bridge finger, indicating that it supports Quad-SLI in the same way the GeForce 9800 GX2 did (a maximum of two cards can be used in tandem).VR-Zone
EVGA Launches e-GeForce 9800 GX2 Hydro Copper 18 1024MB
From the beginning of this month EVGA started selling its first GeForce 9800 GX2 water block - the Hydro Copper 18 waterblock with a 100% copper design and SLI compatibility. Starting today, EVGA will start offering the block along with an EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 video card (part number: 01G-P3-N899-AR). Regardless of the full cover high-performance water block, the EVGA card comes with stock clock speeds - 600MHz for both NVIDIA G92 GPUs, 1512MHz for the 256 Stream Processors and 2000MHz for the 1024MB of GDDR3 memory. This bundle is compatible with all 1/2" and 3/8" water cooling systems, barbs are also included in the package. The e-GeForce 9800 GX2 Hydro Copper 18 1024MB is available now in extremely limited quantities, so if you can afford to pay the $699.99 premium for it, hurry up.EVGA
University of Antwerp Makes 4k € Supercomputer with Four GeForce 9800 GX2 Cards
Have you ever thought that gaming parts like NVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GTX video cards for instance, can be used for building a supercomputer. Maybe no, but researchers at the University of Antwerp in Belgium have proven that it's possible to build one. Using four NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics cards, AMD Phenom 9850 processor, 4x2GB Corsair Twinx DDR2 PC6400 memory and MSI K9A2 Platinum motherboard, FASTRA costs less than 4000EUR to build and thanks to NVIDIA's CUDA technology and delivers roughly the same performance as a supercomputer cluster consisting of hundreds of PCs. This new system is used by the ASTRA research group, part of the Vision Lab of the University of Antwerp, to develop new computational methods for tomography. Tomography is a technique used in medical scanners to create three-dimensional images of the internal organs of patients, based on a large number of X-ray photos that are acquired over a range of angles. ASTRA develops new reconstruction techniques that lead to better reconstruction quality than classical methods. You can read more about the FASTRA GPU SuperPC project over here.DVHardware
EVGA 9800GX2 Hydro Copper 18 Waterblock Available for Pre-order
EVGA is proud to announce the first ever EVGA designed GeForce 9800 GX2 water block - the EVGA 9800GX2 Hydro Copper 18 waterblock (part number: 200-CU-HC18-B1) with a 100% copper design and SLI compatibility. Being a full cover block, the Hydro Copper 18 is compatible with all reference 9800 GX2 cards and can be used in both 3/8" ID and 1/2" ID water cooling systems. Available now for pre-order, you'll have to hurry up if you want to buy one, because the block is said to be produced in a limited quantities. The price is little steep though, $249.99.EVGA
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Cards to Get New GPUs?
NVIDIA was reported today to plan on changing the G92-450 GPUs found on current GeForce 9800 GX2 cards with an updated G92-451 parts. However, the transition will be almost invisible as the G92-451 is pin to pin compatible to G92-450. Cards won't even need an updated BIOS. The reason for this change is due to improved manufacturing yields and ensured continuity of NVTTM production supply. That's also the part where previous reports of NVIDIA shortening the life-span of GeForce 9800 GX2 become somewhat doubtful.Source: VR-Zone
XFX Intros Two GeForce 9 Series ''Black Edition'' Video Cards
XFX is widening its NVIDIA graphics card line-up with the introduction of two "Black labeled" GeForce 9 series cards. Available in limited numbers the G92 products include XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1.0GB DDR3 Black Edition (PV-T98U-ZHB9) overclocked to 700MHz/1700MHz/2.1GHz core/shader/memory clocks and XFX GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB DDR3 Black Edition (PV-T98F-YDB4) with factory clock speeds of 760MHz/1900MHz/2.28GHz for the core, shaders and memory clock speeds. Both cards will come bundled with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed game.XFX Force
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Reaches EOL in Three Months?
This information from Expreview may dissapoing many GeForce 9800 GX2 owners if true. NVIDIA is about to EOL (end-of-life) the GeForce 9800 GX2 line-up in just three months, as a result of two new GT200 cards - the single GPU GeForce 9900GTX and the dual GPU GeForce 9900 GX2. One of the GT200 cards will have similar performance and production cost as the GeForce 9800 GX2, which will force the manufacturer to cut down the "older" card. There will be no rebranding for 9800 GX2, like the GeForce 8800 GS which will become 9600 GSO, but just a sudden death. Meanwhile, details of the new GT200 graphics are still unknown.Source: Expreview.com
Asetek OEM Water Cooling Solution for GeForce 9800 GX2
Asetek, the firm that created the mighty Vapochill phase-change cooling system and recently became entirely OEM cooling manufacturer has announced the availability of its latest creation - a full-cover liquid cooling block for GeForce 9800 GX2. The block is using a hybrid cooling technology whereby the GPU is cooled by a liquid cold plate while the memory and power sub-systems are cooled by a fan. This enables the cooling system to reduce the GPUs' temperatures by over 25°C compared to the standard all-air solution and do so while maintaining noise levels of just 22dBA. Asetek's GeForce 9800 GX2 cooling system is said to be ready for OEMs but its price tag has not been revealed. From what I know this type of cooling might pop-up in the form of the next gen exotic ASUS and Leadtek graphics cards, where the water block price will be included in the overall price.TechConnect Magazine, Asetek
Aqua Computer's aquagrafx 9800 GX2 GPU Block Ready Next Week
As of next week water cooling experts Aqua Computer will start offering the aquagrafx 9800 GX2 for all GeForce 9800 GX2 video cards. Made out of 2 pure copper water blocks (99.9%) connected via a terminal made of Delrin, the aquagrafx 9800 GX2 is said to be extremely thin and therefore pretty light, with total weight under 800g. The aquagrafx cools both GPUs, all mosfets, the GDDR3 RAM chips and the bridge chip. The fittings of the aquagrafx are G 1/4". Pricing for the cooler will be 129.90 Euro. Aqua Computer also offers to sell you a GeForce 9800 GX2 card with the block preinstalled and covered by their warranty for 619.90 Euro.aqua-computer
EVGA Launches 9800GX2 Superclocked, KO and SSC
EVGA is now introducing an update to the fastest graphics solution, the EVGA 9800GX2 Superclocked, KO and SSC. Up to 86.4 Billion/sec Texture Fill Rate on the SSC Model gives you the ultimate in extreme performance. 100% testing ensures the highest level of performance and stability possible. This same level of testing and quality allowed Vince "k|ngp|n" Lucido to hit nearly 30,000 points with a single EVGA 9800GX2. EVGA makes the GX2 even more extreme giving you the ultimate in high-definition gaming performance.EVGA
Alienware Updates Area-51 with 9800 GX2
Alienware this afternoon upgraded its Area-51 gaming tower to take advantage of NVIDIA's latest video offerings. The new system uses NVIDIA's just-introduced nForce 790i Ultra SLI mainboard and now has the option of adding a single GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card. These two GPUs on a single card will boost the price by $600. The new system will be available on April 10th.Electronista, Alienware
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Voltage Modifications
Introduced just a few hours ago, the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 can already be voltmoded thanks to the clever guys at VR-Zone. If you're lucky enough to receive your brand new dual GPU card soon, and the stock clock speeds and voltages are not enough for you, feel free to follow these steps here and voltmod your 9800 GX2.Source: VR-Zone
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Launched
Although there's not yet been an official press release directly from NVIDIA, a number of graphics card manufacturers have today released their GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics cards. The card itself features two graphics processors with a reference speed of 600MHz core and 2000MHz memory, with 256 stream processors and DirectX 10 support. All cards released so far come equipped with 1GB GDDR3 memory. You can take a look at techPowerUp!'s own Zotac GeForce 9800 GX2 review here. Companies that have already released a 9800 GX2 include Zotac, XFX, Point of View, BFG, Club 3D, Leadtek, SPARKLE, Inno3D, EVGA, Albatron, Walton Chaintech and Foxconn.
GeForce 9800 GX2 Goes on Sale
NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card is now available to pre-order from shopblt.com, for a price of $598.41. Although the release date is still unconfirmed, the site has an estimated time of arrival as 03-22-2008, which could well be the official launch day. The actual card being listed is from PNY Technologies, although no extra details are given.
Albatron 9800 GX2 Pictures
Graphics card manufacturer Albatron sent us some pictures of its upcoming GeForce 9800 GX2 today, which are shown below. The company commented that NVIDIA is allowing it to display the cards at CeBIT 2008, but as the launch date is not officially until later this month it was not able to provide any specifications.
Innovatek GeForce 9800 GX2 GPU Block Yours for 197 Euro
Still unreleased the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 can already be fitted with a 197 Euro water block. Set to cool all the card's vital components like GPU, RAM, the bridge chip and PWM area on both PCBs this block is Quad SLI ready and able to fit on all reference GeForce 9800 GX2 cards. Unfortunately, German is not my best language and that's the main reason for the brief introduction. Readers seeking for more information can click here.Innovatek webSHOP
More 9800 GX2 Pictures Released
German site Allround-PC.com has acquired a few new pictures of NVIDIA's upcoming 9800 GX2 graphics card, which is set to become the company's flagship consumer card when it's released next month. The card will have two 65nm GeForce 8800 GPUs working in SLI on a single card, with a 600MHz core, 1GHz GDDR3 memory and a 1.5GHz shader clock. The pictures are below.Allround-PC.com
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Launch Delayed Until March 18th
VR-Zone informs that the upcoming GeForce 9800 GX2 launch will be delayed again till March 18th. No reasons was provided by NVIDIA, but the delay is probably due to driver issues. Right now, according to unconfirmed reports the card is scoring about 14k+ in 3DMark06, which is lower than Radeon HD 3870 X2.Source: VR-Zone
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Final Clock Speeds Announced
NVIDIA finally revealed the clock speeds of the GeForce 9800 GX2 codenamed D9E-40 today to its partners. Stock speeds for all 9800 GX2 cards are set to 600MHz for core, 1.5GHz for shaders and 1GHz for the yet to be finalized in size GDDR3 memory. Hypothetically the card's performance should be slightly higher than 2 x 8800GT in SLI. Today also marks the start of GeForce 9800 GX2 working sample shipments to all NVIDIA partners, so expect more and more pictures of the cards over the net from now on. The official launch is less than a month away on March 11th, two days after the end of CeBIT 2008.Source: VR-Zone
No GeForce 9800 GX2 at CeBIT 2008
Some last minute news from the informer VR-Zone. According to this information, NVIDIA has canceled the GeForce 9800 GX2 introduction during CeBIT 2008. All NVIDIA partners are ordered not to show the new card during the German computer show. The official launch date is set for March 11th and partners will receive the reference cards about a week before this date, meaning that working samples will already be available during CeBIT, but none of them will show its power.Source: VR-Zone
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Launch Date Announced
According to VR-Zone the launch date for GeForce 9800 GX2 has been set to March 11th this year. The second NVIDIA dual card will see public for the first time during this year's CeBIT. Working samples and final specs are still to be released. NVIDIA has also asked its partners to put a label on their product boxes to address concerns about end users plugging in the 8-pin connector for motherboard into the 8-pin PCIe power connector on the 9800GX2 card.VR-Zone
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Dismantled
NVIDIA Delays nForce 780/750/790 and GeForce 9800 GX2 ?
Some bad news coming from the NVIDIA corner, if true. Expreview reports that almost all of NVIDIA's upcoming products will be delay till March. That includes: nForce 780a, 750a, 790i, 790i and Ultra chipsets, as well as the GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics. There's no official reason for the delay, neither new release dates. The delay will probably make ATI's Radeon HD 3870 X2 video card, the fastest available graphics in the market for a while. Only GeForce 8200 will make it in time and stick to its original February launch schedule.Source: Expreview


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- South of Nymphtown Outpost in the PvP2 area north of the Oil Rig a large battlefield span from the east to the west edge of the zone. Tanks, gun emplacements and bodies litter the ground. There is also a Crashed Spaceship to the far east.
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if we can't get Marlena as the sub figure, I'll gladly take me a Lodar....
So, with news coming out that Lodar (from the early mini-comics) has had his name trademarked by Mattel, so it's quite possible that his figure is arriving in the future. Now, we know that the 2011 Subscription figure will be of a character that is from the mini-comics. A lot of people assume Oo-Lar (the jungle He-Man) to be the the 2011 Subscription figure, but as someone who is planning to buy the subscription , i really hope it's Lodar. I think he's a fair figure for those who want to buy the subscription, for those who don't want the subscription, and for those on the fence for getting a subscription and here's why...
For those getting the subscription, I think it's a great figure to those who want every figure out there, and for those willing to invest in the subscription, it's a good incentive to get a figure that is a new sculpt than a repaint, like Ool-ar, who could be made as a He-Man repaint, so he can fill in a bonuse figure spot instead. He's not as big as a lure as a figure as Queen Marlena, who those who don't want a subscription would be in an uproar. He doesn't effect those who want "vintage" figures. Personally, I hope he is the sub figure. What do you think?
if we can't get Marlena as the sub figure, I'll gladly take me a Lodar....
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Lodar would be cool!
Bring on any of the Mini-Comic characters, from Lodar and Geldor to Rana, Garn and Procrustus. It's all great!
MOTUC Most Wanted: Skeleteen, Prince Keldor, Captain Randor, The Great Black Wizard, Lady Slither, Spirit, Tuvar, Baddra, Cursed Marzo, Tug-O-War, Scrollos, Songster, Mini-Comics Spirit of Castle Grayskull, and for the love of the Sorceress and Julie Winston, ODIPHUS!!!
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A new character rather than a variant being an subscription exclusive would irk a lot of the non-subscribers off. Plus, there would be too much new sculpting to be wasted on such a limited release figure. Matty likes getting the most bang for their buck and they couldn't re-release him if they had him as an exclusive.
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Who's Lodar? are there any pics?
Love it. I hope we get a Lodar soon. It would be great for a first original Mini-Comics figure.
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Lodar's been made all that much cooler in my eyes, for the fact that the Slave City! mini-comic is Mattel's secret shame, something they didn't want getting out in other languages...LOL
On another note, who do you guys think is the next most likely character to be made if Lodar is only referenced in a bio? Oh - and I just noticed the Kobolds seem to have a similar face to Evilseed from the 2002 cartoon series, though I don't have a pic on-hand to see if they're actually that close in appearance.
Lodar would be a cool sub exclusive. He might just be unique enough to force people who wouldn't otherwise to purchase the all-in sub, which would have to be a good thing. We all should support the sub.
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Perhaps the "Kex" trademark is for a mention in Buzz Off's bio. I know he's not exactly like the Kex in the mini-comic, but it's the only explanation I can think of.
Lodar is cool. I was getting excited about Oo-Larr, though. I've long given up hope of seeing Queen Marlena at SDCC. If she had been the sub figure, they would sell tons of subscriptions. Not that everybody wouldn't be peeved.
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Much more appealing than Oo-Larr, IMO...
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I want Oo-Larr as the sub figure, but Lodar would be cool too.
There's no way even Mattel would be dumb enough to make Marlena the subscription figure. She will help sell subs, but she should NEVER EVER be the sub exclusive figure.
EDIT: found it HERE
Lodar is the subscription figure I wanted all along when they mentioned it was a mini comics figure. I hope it is Lodar indeed! The original mini comic cover with him pulling He-Man's hair and about to whack him was brutal!
Bring on Batros!
I think Lodar would be more interesting with Oo-Lar as the subscription figure.
I'd certainly be more excited by Lodar than a He-man with less accessories.
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Prior to the Gulf oil disaster, Florida was well on its way to opening oil and gas exploration in near-shore waters. In reality, not long before the Deepwater Horizon rig begun to spew its toxic contents into the Gulf, the Florida House spent $200,000 (of taxpayer dollars) to conduct the Willis Group Study.
To summarize the findings of the Willis Study: it was argued that the pros of drilling as close as three miles from Florida's coast far outweighed any possible cons for risks to the state's delicate, and economically potent, coastline. In fact, Phil Ellis, chairman of Willis Global Energy, callously stated "the risk of damage to natural human habitats from hurricanes far outweighs anything that you'll ever see from this [oil exploration] industry."
While the Gulf oil disaster may have stalled the opening of near-shore drilling in Florida, advocates of increased drilling are still pushing. To fight back, the citizen group Save Our Seas, Beaches and Shores (SOSBS), led by the Florida Wildlife Federation (FWF), has initiated a petition campaign to fight attempts to increase near-shore Florida drilling. The SOSBS campaign is seeking to place a state constitutional amendment on the 2012 ballot banning drilling as near as 3 miles from Florida's coast. To do so, the SOSBS campaign needs to gather 700,000 signatures from Florida registered voters.
For Manley Fuller, chairman of SOSBS and president of the FWF, the bottom line is this: Florida's coasts, beaches, and fisheries are far too vital to the state's economic well-being to justify the risks that increased near-shore oil and gas exploration will bring.
"We really want to protect our coastal environment, and our coastal environment is linked to our coastal economy, which is a huge economic driver for Florida. We had a spill occur way out in the ocean. What if we had an accident right off the shore of Florida? That could be catastrophic," says Fuller.
According to Florida Tax Watch, tourism expenditures in Florida this year were expected to support 1.5-1.8 million jobs and $102-135 billion in annual economic output.
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Jerry Lewis' lyrics book and an article he found funny is shown on his music stand during rehearsal for the 45th Annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Sunday night at the South Point. This year's telethon hopes to raise $70 million to surpass 2009's earnings of $60 million in the fight against muscular dystrophy.
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Doubletree by Hilton Cambridge will host parties of two or four, in the Twist Bar or The Riverside Brassiere, for afternoon tea with a glass of champagne per person. Prior to this, the health club and spa invites guests to exercise, swim and relax throughout its facilities. If visitors are driving, the hotel's on-site parking creates space for their vehicles for up to 12 hours.
Groupon finds out more about the Doubletree by Hilton Cambridge's bond with River Cam.
Where is the hotel located?
On the picturesque banks of River Cam and a short walk from Cambridge city centre.
Describe the hotel suites.
The Doubletree by Hilton boasts the only penthouse suite available in Cambridge – it is a two-room king suite with its own private roof terrace, a separate dining area and two plasma TVs. The three available junior suites offer lovely views of the river.
How about the rooms?
Guest and deluxe rooms alike overlook the River Cam, though deluxe rooms have the luxury of private balconies. They are dressed in contemporary style and there are 122 rooms to choose from.
What are some activities the hotel can arrange for guests?
Picnics & Punting involves a chauffeur meeting guests outside the hotel for up to 90 minutes of punting down the river. Champagne accompanies a picnic hamper filled with a selection of sandwiches, packet of crisps, strawberries and chocolate sauce and pistachio cake.


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MCS Launches MCSaXis™ Online Portal 2.0
Press release from: MCS Management Services
PHILADELPHIA, PA, FEBRUARY 1, 2011 - MCS Management Services, a leading provider of on-site business support and managed services, today announced the release of a Version 2.0 of their proprietary web application, MCSaXis™ Online Portal.
>Better Allocation Method Allows Organizations More Cost Control
The latest version builds off the application's foundation of putting MCS clients in direct communication with in-house staff, offering hands-on project management via real time reporting and status notifications. The new credit card billing feature offers a better way to manage corporate charge backs, specifically those hard to track expenditures surrounding the soft services within an organization.
"The new credit card processing feature of MCSaXis™ helps our clients achieve a more efficient cost allocation and charge back practice for many of the on-site services we manage, especially within our document and print centers, records management, mail centers and shipping operations," said Daniel Carroll, Manager of Client Technology Services at MCS Management Services.
"The tool is a granular way to track expenditures," Carroll continued. "The various reporting functions show metrics to our clients based on individual users, entire departments and/or entire locations or campuses. Companies that issue credit or purchasing cards to their employees can start using the application immediately by registering through our easy, secure website."
Other enhancements to the application include a brighter user interface, document repository and the ability for end-users to save details about their request, such as job instructions, shipping addresses and other information to eliminate duplicitous data entry.
>About MCSaXis™ Online Portal
Free to clients of MCS, but also available for purchase, MCSaXis™ Online Portal is MCS's client access web site giving users a direct line of communication with MCS' in-house customer service staff. This proprietary tool, designed exclusively by MCS, was created for end-users to submit service requests for document productions, on-site/off-site records retrieval, outbound shipments, courier duties, general facility services, and various hospitality arrangements. The tool reduces the need to incorporate these functions into costly corporate intra net development, and eliminates the need for emails, forms, and individual submission of each request. Read more about MCSaXis™ Online Portal in the Accountability & Innovation section at www.mcsmanagement.com.
>About MCS Management Services
MCS Management Services is a leading provider of on-site business support services, including mail center operations, shipping and receiving, records management, in-house litigation support, document and content management, managed print services and related professional services. Organizations throughout the legal and corporate markets turn to MCS to reduce operating costs, streamline operations, and enhance internal service levels. Partnering with MCS puts the experience and integrity of our proven professionals in place to manage and optimize your mission-critical support functions. MCS' clients realize an improved bottom line and the freedom to focus on growing their business. For more information, visit the company's website at www.mcsmanagement.com.
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WASHINGTON - In response to reports today that Attorney General John Ashcroft has caved under growing public pressure to declassify information about how his department is using 2001's USA PATRIOT Act, the American Civil Liberties Union today called the Justice Department's concession a victory for civil liberties, but said that much more is necessary before the full story of how much liberty has been sacrificed in the name of security can be known.
""Attorney General Ashcroft is finally waking up to the fact that the American people are demanding greater accountability and transparency of his actions,"" said Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Executive Director.
Reportedly, the Attorney General has agreed to declassify information about how often the highly controversial Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act has been used.
""This is a small step - many more are necessary,"" said Laura Murphy, Director of the ACLU Washington National Office. ""It raises the question: why now? If before, as the Attorney General has said, disclosing this and similar information would harm the war on terror, what makes it okay today? How political is this move?""
""Let's be clear, whether they've snooped around in 16 libraries or 1600 -- having that power without meaningful judicial oversight is still wrong in America,"" Murphy added.
The section, which has been roundly criticized by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle as well as an unusual coalition of right and left wing groups, permits the FBI to request court orders - under meaningless judicial review - requiring the disclosure of highly personal information about Americans' reading habits, Internet surfing, medical histories, business activities and even genetic information - among other things - and imposes a gag order on those who are forced to give up the records.
The Attorney General's concession comes, notably, less than three months after the ACLU filed the first-ever challenge to the PATRIOT Act, which targets this specific provision. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of several community and advocacy groups, demands specific information about how Section 215 is being used and seeks an injunction against these government spy powers.
Also, in October 2002, the ACLU and other groups filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit asking a federal court to order the Department of Justice to account for its use of the extraordinary new surveillance powers under the Patriot Act, including Section 215. The Department of Justice has not only refused to release basic statistics about how often these powers are being used, it has reacted to increased public concern about sensitive records, such as library and bookstore records, by falsely claiming these new powers apply only to foreign spies or terrorists. In actuality, this limit is one of the safeguards that the USA PATRIOT Act lifted.
""From day one, the Attorney General has stonewalled our requests for even the most basic information about how these powers are being used to spy on Americans,"" said Ann Beeson, ACLU Associate Legal Director. ""He's done so by citing national security concerns and even implied that such requests are unpatriotic. We ask again: if it's now safe and patriotic to release the records, then why not disclose how other expansive powers are being used?"""
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RIA webinars give you the opportunity to learn from some of the brightest and most innovative minds in the industry. Webinars are offered monthly, with a new topic being discussed each month. Participating in these webinars is a great way to stay up to date with the most pressing issues facing the restoration industry. RIA webinars offer one continuing education credit per 60 minute session. This credit is processed by the RIA Certification staff and applicable to all RIA advanced certifications.
Every contractor needs to prioritize their sales and marketing efforts to be the most effective at getting new business. Where can you get the most bang for your buck? Are you focusing on the right clients? These are important questions that need to be answered in order to have an effective sales and marketing strategy.
About the Presenter:
Mark Springer, CR is employed as the President of Dayspring Restoration which is based in Western Montana. Mark has 18 years of experience in disaster recovery and mitigation and is over that time has achieved many certifications and accreditations applicable to the restoration industry. Mark routinely serves as an expert witness for litigation on restoration projects. Dayspring Restoration is very engaged in the local community and Mark serves on numerous non-profit boards and committees. Mark is married to his high school sweetheart, Angie. Mark and Angie have been blessed with 4 beautiful daughters. When he's not spending time with his girls Mark is an avid bowhunter, downhill skier, scuba diver, and competitive shooter.
As science points to more connections between airborne dust levels and building occupant health, restoration and cleaning contractors are being asked to address these concerns. At a minimum such professionals need to understand the basic approaches to the control of microscopic particles in the air. Fortunately employing well-recognized techniques can help the contractor avoid creating unexpected problems during standard restoration activities related to fire, water, mold, infection control, etc.
In this webinar hosted by Michael Pinto, we focus on the importance of preventing contamination from microscopic particles and cleaning structures that have been impacted by them. Michael will explain the fundamental approaches to this type of restoration work and specialized cleaning. He will provide an overview of the basics that many contractors already have knowledge of such as isolation and HEPA filtered negative pressure. However, he will go beyond that to offer an explanation of three different, but often confused, techniques for particle control: air scrubbing, air washing, and air fogging.
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Films and Food. Oh, when they are good, they are sooooo good. Usually it is separately, however there are instances when together they've grown into bosom buddies in our mysterious minds.
"Goddamn, that's a pretty fu**ing good milkshake."
"Told ya."
"I don't know if it's worth five dollars, but it's pretty fu**ing good"
I can't order a milkshake, especially not a $5 shake without thinking of Pulp Fiction. Hell, I can't even order a high-$$$ everyday eatable without thinking of Pulp Fiction. The $10 burger? $16 pho? They all get the Vincent Vega skepticism.
This film and food connection extends way past burgers, shakes, and the cult dialog of Pulp Fiction. Sometimes it is the music getting swallowed up into noir. Mambo Italiano and Big Night, anyone? Or take Paolo Conte's "Via con me" and the kitchen scenes of Mostly Martha (Though, don't get me started on the "American" remake. Not happy.)
Other times it will be a certain dish or ingredient which sparks the TCM flashback. Spice and chocolate – Chocolat. Any mention of bear meat – A Chef in Love. (Weird, I know but if you've seen the movie you'll know what I'm talking about.) Nearly all of our Top 10 Food Films will inspire some sort of culinary trigger.
Sometimes they will even inspire or influence our cooking or techniques. I first tackled the challenge of Puff Pastry due to Babette's Feast. And an obscure scene from Dinner Rush forever changed how I cook sausage.
One of the boys in the kitchen whips up a quick meal of sausage and pasta for the boss (Danny Aiello). To cook the sausage, he took an uncooked sausage, pulled pinches of sausage out of the casing, dropped the perfect little balls into the pan and quickly sauteed them up.
So simple. So brilliant. Something I had never seen or read about. We didn't grow up in an Italian cooking household so my ways going about Italian cooking stemmed from books. And now, the movies have become my teacher too.
In a salute to the great food movies, here's a simple little dish using this movie inspired cooking technique… Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Sausage.
We love spaghetti squash. It is a perfect winter squash, giving up a great texture when cooked right. Try not to cook it until it gets mushy. It should still have a little bite like… spaghetti. Mangia!
P.S. Would love to hear your food and film connections! Whether it is just your favorite food movies or scenes (am dying to see Tampopo – curse you Netflix for not having it!), foods you associate with a movie, or anything else related. Hit us with your Fave Fives.
roast in oven until squash separate easily
sautee shallots and garlic till lightly golden
cook pinched sausage till golden brown
add squash, cook till heated, toss with parmesan cheese & herbs. Enjoy!
Dive in. Soooo good.
Watch the video for making the Spaghetti Squash with Sausage recipe:
Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Sausage Recipe
Yield: Serves 3-4.
Total Time: 1 hour
There are lots of recipes quickly microwaving spaghetti squash to cook it, but I just like the taste and texture of roasting the squash better. It brings out the aromas and fills the kitchen. If pressed for time to make dinner, since the squash is warmed in the pan with the sausage at the end, one could always roast the spaghetti squash ahead of time and then quickly heat it with the sausage at dinner time. Try not to over cook the squash until it becomes overly soft. It should still have a bit of a bite to the texture.
- 1 Spaghetti Squash (@3lbs or 1365g)
- 2 Tablespoons (30ml) Olive Oil (divided in two parts)
- 5 or 6 medium Shallots, thickly sliced
- 3 cloves Garlic, crushed or finely minced
- 3/4 pound (340g) uncooked Sausage (any kind you prefer)
- 1 cup (60g) coarsely grated Parmigiana Reggiano
- 1 Tablespoon finely chopped Oregano, or other complimentary herb to the sausage
- Kosher or Sea Salt, to taste
- fresh Cracked Black Pepper, to taste
Preheat Oven to 375°F. Oil a sheet pan with first 1 Tablespoon of olive oil.
- Slice spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. (Use the tip of the knife to first pierce and get the cut started. Once you get the first cut started the rest of the squash should slice easily.) Scoop out the seeds and strands, then place cut side down on the prepared sheet pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until the squash flesh separates easily into strands with a fork. Finish loosening and removing the "spaghetti" from the shells and set aside.
- Onto a large sheet of butcher paper or similar, pinch and pull small balls of sausage out of the casing, laying them so they stay slightly separate. Continue for all of the sausage.
- Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Heat second 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in pan, then add shallots and garlic. Cook until soft, stirring every 30 seconds, then add sausage. Cook untouched until bottom side of sausage starts to brown, then stir. Continue cooking and stirring occasionally until the sausage is cooked through (@2-3 minutes depending on heat and size of sausage).
- Add spaghetti squash strands to the sausage and continue cooking until heated (usually less than a minute.)
- Remove from heat. Toss in Parmigiana Reggiano and oregano. Season with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper (remember the cheese will have a bit of "saltiness" to it already.) Serve immediately.


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World Afib Awareness Day Yoga and Run
Town Center Plaza
Sat 09/14/2013
Join us for the 2nd Annual Kansas City World Afib Awareness Yoga and Run on Sept 14, 2013 to celebrate Afib month. There will be an optional 30 minute yoga session followed by the 5K run at Town Center Plaza. There is a 1 mile walk option also available. There will also be a silent auction held at the end of the race. This run is to help raise awareness and promote healthy lifestyles for people living with atrial fibrillation. Money raised will help fund physician initiated research for the treatment and education of atrial fibrillation. Event schedule and timesCheck in will be from 7:00 -- 7:45. The optional 30 minute yoga session starts at 7:30 and the 5K begins at 8:00.
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Dispelling myths about mental illness is essential
By Sharon Raggio
Questions about Jared Loughner's mental health are arising, which is fueling a national conversation about mental illness, funding and accessibility.
Loughner is the 22-year-old man who allegedly killed six and injured 14 in a Tucson, Ariz., Safeway Jan. 8. While there is much speculation as to the young man's motives, slowly, in the public discourse an important conversation is taking shape around our country's mental health care system.
There are two significant, yet moveable, barriers to mental health treatment: social stigma and funding scarcity.
Treatment of people with a mental illness is often hindered by a prevailing social stigma and discrimination. Many people who would benefit from mental health services do not seek them out or fail to continue treatment once they have begun, due to this stigma. The negative impact of stigma is also observed in the general health care system. People labeled mentally ill are less likely to benefit from available physical health care services than people without these illnesses.
The tragedy in Arizona has spoken to our nation's core, sparking many provocative dialogues. At Colorado West Regional Mental Health, Inc., we believe strongly that it is time to open the dialogue and speak as freely about mental illness as we do about heart disease or breast cancer.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness state statistics, mental illness in Colorado is common. Of Colorado's approximately 4.9 million residents, close to 158,000 adults live with serious mental illness and about 52,000 children live with serious mental health conditions.
✓ In 2006, 730 Coloradans died by suicide, which is almost always the result of untreated or under-treated mental illness.
✓ During the 2006-07 school year, approximately 54 percent of Colorado students aged 14 and older, living with serious mental health conditions and who receive special education services, dropped out of high school.
✓ Colorado's public mental health system provides services to only 15.9 percent of adults who live with serious mental illnesses in the state.
✓ Colorado spent just $72 per capita on mental health agency services in 2006, or $339.9 million, which was just 2.2 percent of total state spending that year.
An important aspect in eliminating stigma is dispelling myths. People with mental health conditions are no more likely to be violent than the rest of the population.
A very small group of individuals with a specific type of mental health symptoms is at greater risk for violence if their symptoms are untreated. There are highly effective, science-based methods to successfully treat persons with even the most severe mental illnesses. Treatment works.
Mental Health First Aid improves the mental health literacy of our community. This 12-hour course is designed to teach the public skills to help someone developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis situation. The philosophy behind the course is that mental health crises, such as suicidal and self-harming actions, may be avoided through early intervention with people developing mental disorders. If crises do arise, then members of the public can take action to reduce the harms that could result.
Upon closing, I would like to stress three important points for the public to remember when framing mental illness in the context of a violent crime:
✓ People with mental illness rarely commit violent crimes, although this is when they receive the most attention.
✓ In our state, mental health is not supported adequately through funding, insurance reimbursement and private donations.
✓ In order to move the conversation forward about mental illness, stigma must be eliminated.
Sharon Raggio is president and chief executive officer of Colorado West Regional Mental Health, Inc. and Colorado West Psychiatric Hospital, Inc. They are headquartered in Glenwood Springs, with offices in 10 counties: Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, and Summit. Together, the two organizations reach more than 13,000 adolescents, adults and families annually on the Western Slope.


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A Clarksville man is behind bars after spitting on a police officer.
On Wednesday, police responded to an aggravated assault call in the 600 block of Fieldstone Court.
Upon arrival, authorities spoke with a woman who gave a written statement saying that 27-year-old Nadhim Al Mosawi began to scream and cuss at her.
According to the woman, Mosawi threatened to shoot up her house then went to his vehicle and reached inside.
The woman believed he was reaching for a weapon, so she ran indoors and called 911.
Mosawi was still sitting in his car in the driveway when police arrived.
While authorities were detaining Mosawi, his mother came outside and became agitated regarding the situation.
Mosawi then spit in the officer's face.
He was arrested, charged with aggravated assault and transported to the Montgomery County jail.


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