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Club Manager - Exeter
Exeter, Devon
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£23000.00 - £26000.00 per annum + benefits
C2 Recruitment
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Club Manager
Salary £23,000 - £26,000 per annum plus bonus
My client is one of the leading Health Club brands in the UK. I am looking for an enthusiastic Club Manager to join this premium brand based in Exeter.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Manager who is currently working within the Health and Fitness industry. You will need to be business minded with a huge passion for customer service, sales and fitness!
Key Duties
- Ensure all KPI's are achieved
- Ensure excellent customer service is offered and maintained.
- Develop relationships with members, prospects and corporate businesses to ensure constant flow of new business into the club.
- To lead from the front and be an integral part of all aspects of the role including outreach and adhere to company processes.
- Support and work with the marketing strategies and initiatives throughout the club.
- Conduct tours with prospective members and ensure their needs are matched
- Communicate effectively in the workplace including participating in club meetings and events
- Ensure health & safety is managed correctly.
- Complete the staffing rota.
- Train all new members of the team and create an ongoing training plan.
Experience required:
- Previous experience of working in sales.
- KPI aware and driven.
- Confident and professional.
- Experience of working to targets in a customer focused environment.
- Energy, drive and a positive can do attitude.
- Coaching and feedback skills.
If you are interested in working for a leading health and fitness brand who truly value their staff, and will invest whatever it takes to ensure that their people are happy and challenged then please apply today with your cv and covering letter to email@example.com
This role is being handled by C2 Recruitment the leading specialist Retail, Hospitality and Leisure recruitment consultancy recruiting across the whole of the UK.
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Ben Franklin, perhaps more than any other American except George Washington, embodied the sharpest of enlightened minds in our country at its founding.
Just this past week I finished reading, for the third or fourth time, �The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.� Ben Franklin, perhaps more than any other American except George Washington, embodied the sharpest of enlightened minds in our country at its founding.
Born in 1706, Franklin lived through the time the United States went from being a series of British colonies to a fledgling independent confederation of 13 individual states. Franklin, the son of a candle-maker who became one of Philadelphia�s leading printers, is the only founder who signed all four documents that gave birth to our nation.
In his autobiography, begun as a series of anecdotes when he was 65, Franklin sets out to explain to his son how he �emerged from the poverty and obscurity in which [he] was born and bred to a state of affluence and some degree of reputation in the world.�
As I was reading through this autobiography again, I was most seized by the life experiences Franklin had that planted the seeds later to show up in our most important documents, especially the U.S. Constitution. One of these stories revolves around freedom of the press.
Franklin decided early that he did not want to follow in his father�s trade of candle-maker. Since his father feared Ben might run off to sea, Franklin senior apprenticed Ben to his brother James to learn the printer�s trade. This decision came early. Ben Franklin was only 12 went he signed his apprentice indenture to James.
Although Franklin�s indenture was to last nine years � until he turned 21, James was often abusive, especially during their arguments. At 16 or 17, Ben Franklin ran away to start life on his own.
But during the four years Ben Franklin was learning his brother�s craft, James was also printing Boston�s second newspaper, The New-England Courant. James had some friends who submitted articles for the paper, largely opinion pieces and observations. Although just a boy, Ben wanted to write for the paper, so he began to submit pieces under an assumed name, Mrs. Silence Dogood. He listened in the background and took silent delight as James and his friends discussed the ideas and writing quality of the �Silence Dogood� letters.
James published an article critical of the King�s government. The next thing the brothers Franklin knew, James was in jail and Ben was managing the paper. James was eventually released with the understanding he could not publish The New-England Courant.
In a clever bit of trickery, James ended Ben�s original indenture, declared him a journeyman printer, and put the newspaper in Ben�s name. On the sly, James secretly had Ben sign new indentures for the remainder of Ben�s apprenticeship.
Two things developed in Franklin at that time. First, he developed a hatred for the arbitrary use of power. Despite the problems the two brothers had with each other, Ben resented his brother�s confinement. During the period of James� confinement, Ben �made bold to give our rulers some rubs in [the paper].� He learned from James� abuse of him and James� abuse by government officials to despise harsh and tyrannical power.
Two ideas grew out of Franklin�s distrust of centralized power. First, the U.S. Constitution clearly separates governmental power, dividing it among three branches of government. Franklin and the others who founded had seen centralized power in action.
Second, the experience gave Franklin a firm commitment to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. How can people profit from a free exchange of ideas if some middle-man is censoring some ideas and promoting others?
The only sad thing about Franklin�s autobiography is this work covers his life only through 1757. He never wrote �the rest of the story.� The Declaration of Independence was 21 years away. The U.S. Constitution was a full 30 years in the future. By the time the framers of our constitution met, Franklin had entered his 80s.
Still, his story reaches across the centuries and has many lessons of industry, thrift, and public service to offer us today.
Mike Parker is a columnist for The Free Press. You can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com or in care of this newspaper.


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This position is responsible for executing security duties on assigned shift by providing a safe environment for Associates and Guests.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability needed to effectively execute this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Responsible for the safety of Guests and Associates.
Responsible for asking for identification from all persons who appear to be under the age of eighteen to ensure compliance with state and federal gaming regulations.
Responsible for asking for identification from all persons who appear to be under the age of twenty-one to ensure compliance with alcohol service.
Regularly provides escorts of money, casino assets, and persons in money-handling positions.
Patrols all sections of the casino complex and outlying properties to identify safety hazards and potential security breaches and report to the appropriate individual for proper resolution.
Observant at all times when at posts or while roving the casino complex and outlying properties to provide accurate descriptions of any incidents that may occur.
Becomes familiar with and is able to identify hazardous materials used on property, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing the same.
Performs jackpot verifications.
Maintains a working knowledge of casino complex and outlying properties, as well as special events in order to advise Guests and Associates of same, whenever possible.
Direct and guide Guests and Associates during crisis situations.
Makes lost and found detailed descriptions of people and incidents.
Accurately documents any necessary reports regarding security-related incidents involving Guests, Associates and/or the casino complex and outlying properties.
Attends regularly scheduled training and departmental and mandatory meetings.
Responsible and held accountable for any keys signed for during their shift.
Controls access to restricted areas.
Provide Guest service by assisting with doors and greeting Guests as they enter casino complex and outlying properties.
Enforces all company policies and procedures and internal security regulations.
Ensures compliance with all applicable regulations, laws, internal policies/procedures and internal control protocols.
Provides First Aid and CPR if necessary.
Any and all other duties as assigned.
The company requires every associate to:
Maintain a consistent and regular attendance record.
Encourage mutual respect among associates by setting positive examples consistent with company policies
Maintain an attitude and philosophy consistent with the company mission, vision and values.
Maintain a professional reputation in the company and community.
Must have a valid driver's license to operate company-owned vehicle.
If required, must be able to pass company pre-employment Drug and Alcohol test.
Must be able to secure license from Gaming Regulatory Authority, and follow all relevant DGR's.
Mille Lacs Band Member and American Indian preference will be exercised in the hiring process.
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must be able to effectively communicate in one-on-one and small group situations.
Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, percentages, common fractions, and decimals.
Must be able to apply common sense understanding to a variety of situations, in order to collect data, analyze facts, and determine appropriate response.
While performing the duties of this job, the Associate is regularly required to:
Talk and hear;
See and adjust focus to include close, distance, color, depth, and peripheral vision;
Stand, walk, run, sit, balance, stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, and/or crawl;
Handle objects, tools, and controls; reach with arms and hands;
Lift, push, pull and/or move objects weighing up to one hundred (100) pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the Associate is regularly exposed to:
A low-to-moderate noise level (offices).
A moderate-to-loud noise level (operations areas).
Second-hand cigarette/cigar smoke.
May be exposed to outside weather conditions and to extreme heat and extreme cold.
This position is currently not accepting applications.
To search for an open position, please go to http://MilleLacsCorporateVentures.appone.com


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As you've surfed the Web, you've probably seen browser pop-ups such as "Defragment your memory and improve performance" and "Minimize application and system failures and free unused memory." The links lead you to utilities that promise to do all that and more for a mere $9.95, $14.95, or $29.95. Sound too good to be true? It is. These utilities appear to do useful work, but at best, RAM optimizers have no effect, and at worst, they seriously degrade performance.
Literally dozens of so-called "memory optimizers" are available—some are commercial products and others are freeware. You might even be running such a product on your system. What do these products really do, and how do they try and fool you into thinking that they live up to their claims? Let's take a look inside memory optimizers to see exactly how they manipulate visible memory counters in Windows.
The Memory Optimizer UI
Memory optimizers typically present a UI that shows a graph labeled Available Memory and a line representing a threshold below which the product will take action. Another line typically shows the amount of memory that the optimizer will try to free when it runs. You can usually configure one or both levels, as well as trigger manual memory optimization or schedule optimizations. Some of the tools also display the processes running on the system.
When a scheduled optimization job runs, the utility's available-memory counter often goes up, sometimes dramatically, which appears to imply that the tool is actually freeing up memory for your applications to use. To understand how these utilities cause the available-memory line to rise, you first need to understand how Windows manages physical memory.
Windows Memory Management
Like most modern OSs, Windows implements a demand-paged virtual-memory system. An OS uses virtual memory to give applications the illusion that a computer has more physical memory than it actually does.
On 32-bit Windows systems, processes have a virtual-memory address space of 4GB that the OS typically divides equally between the process and the system. Thus, a process can allocate as much as 2GB of virtual memory, depending on the amount available. The total amount of virtual memory allocated to all processes can't exceed the sum of the system's paging files and most of its physical memory (the OS reserves a small portion of physical memory).
Given that processes can, with a large enough paging file, allocate virtual memory that exceeds the computer's physical memory capacity, the Windows Memory Manager subsystem must share physical memory among processes and the Cache Manager's cached file data. As Figure 1 illustrates, the Memory Manager assigns each process (e.g., Microsoft Word, Notepad, Windows Explorer) a part of physical memory, which is known as the process's working set. The portions of the kernel and drivers that are pageable, in addition to pageable kernel-memory buffers, called paged pool, and physical memory that the Cache Manager manages, are assigned their own working set, called the System working set.
The Memory Manager expands and contracts the System and processes' working sets in response to the needs of processes for quick access to their code and data. The computer's memory-management hardware requires that Windows manage working sets and virtual memory in page-size blocks. (On 32-bit x86 processors, pages are typically 4096 bytes in size. However, the OS and memory-intensive applications also use large pages of 4MB as an optimization, when possible.)
When a process accesses a page of its virtual memory that isn't present in its working set, the process incurs a page fault hardware exception. When that happens, the Memory Manager assigns a page of available physical memory to hold the newly accessed data. Additionally, the Memory Manager might decide to expand the process's working set by adding the page to the working set. However, if the Memory Manager deems the process's working set to be large enough, it will exchange a page already in the working set with the new page, choosing for replacement the page that the process accessed least recently, under the assumption that the process is least likely to access that page in the near future.
When the Memory Manager removes a page from a process working set, it must decide what to do with that page. If the page has been modified, the Memory Manager first puts it on the modified page list, a list of pages that eventually will be written to the paging file or to the memory-mapped files to which the pages correspond. From the modified page list, the Memory Manager moves pages to a pool called the standby list. Unmodified pages go directly to the standby list. Thus, you can view the standby list as a cache of file data.
Available Memory
I stated earlier that the Memory Manager gives a page of available physical memory to a process that experiences a page fault, but I haven't told you what defines available memory. The standby list is part of physical memory that the Memory Manager considers to be available. The other pools that contribute to available memory are pages that contain data belonging to deallocated virtual memory (e.g., pages containing data that belongs to processes that have exited) and pages that were freed and subsequently filled with zero data by the Memory Manager's low-priority zero page thread. Those types of pages are stored on the Memory Manager's free list and zeroed page list, respectively.
Figure 2 shows the transitions that occur between working sets and the page lists. Once per second, a system thread wakes up and calls the Memory Manager's working set manager to examine the System and processes' working sets. If available memory is low, the working set manager removes pages from the processes that haven't incurred many page faults in the past second. The removed pages go to the modified or standby list as appropriate and contribute to available memory. An important side effect of this tuning mechanism is that if the system needs memory for other processes, the Memory Manager takes pages from idle processes' working sets. Thus, those working sets eventually disappear, meaning that processes that remain idle for a sufficient length of time eventually consume no physical memory.
When a process needs a new page of physical memory, the Memory Manager first determines whether the page the process is accessing is in the standby or modified page list. The page will be in one of these lists if the page was removed from the process working set and not reused for another purpose. Placing that page back into the process working set is called a soft page fault because, unlike hard page faults, it doesn't involve a read from the paging file or other file on disk.
If the page isn't in the standby list or the modified page list, the Memory Manager takes a page from a list that has a page on it, checking first the free list, then the zeroed page list, and finally the standby list. If no memory is available, the Memory Manager triggers the Balance Set Manager to trim the process working sets and populate one of the three lists that make up available memory. If the Memory Manager has to remove a page from the zeroed page, free, or standby list for reuse, it determines how to access the targeted code or data, which can include reading the data from a paging file or an executable image or creating zero-filled data—if the application is allocating fresh data and the page taken wasn't from the zeroed page list.
Creating Available Memory
With that understanding of the Memory Manager's behavior, we can now turn our attention to the workings of RAM optimizers. The available-memory value that RAM optimizers display is the same value that the Task Manager shows as Available in the Physical Memory section on the Performance tab, which Figure 3 shows. That value is the sum of the sizes of the standby, zeroed page, and free lists. System Cache is the sum of the sizes of the standby list and the System working set. (In Windows NT 4.0 and earlier, File Cache reflects the size of only the System working set.)
RAM optimizers take advantage of the Memory Manager's behavior by allocating, then freeing, large amounts of virtual memory. Figure 4, page 21, shows the effect a RAM optimizer has on a system. The first bar depicts the working sets and available memory before optimization. The second bar shows that the RAM optimizer creates a high memory demand, which it does by incurring many page faults in a short time. In response, the Memory Manager increases the optimizer's working set. This working-set expansion occurs at the expense of available memory and—when available memory becomes low—at the expense of other processes' working sets. The third bar illustrates how, after the RAM optimizer frees its memory, the Memory Manager moves all the pages that were assigned to the RAM optimizer to the free list, thus contributing to the available-memory value. Most optimizers hide the rapid decline in available memory that occurs during the first step, but if you run Task Manager during an optimization, you can often see the decline as it takes place.
Although gaining more available memory might seem beneficial, it isn't. As RAM optimizers force the available-memory counter up, they force other processes' data and code out of memory. Say that you're running Word, for example. As the optimizer forces the available-memory counter up, the text of open documents and the program code that was part of Word's working set before the optimization (and was therefore present in physical memory) must be reread from disk as you continue to edit your document. The performance degradation can be severe on servers because the file data that's cached in the standby list and in the System working set (as well as the code and data used by active server applications) might be discarded.
Other RAM Optimizer Claims
Some vendors make additional claims for their RAM-optimizer products. One claim you might see is that a product frees memory that's needlessly consumed by unused processes, such as those that run in the taskbar tray. All such claims are untrue because Windows automatically trims idle processes' working sets. The Memory Manager handles all necessary memory optimization.
Developers of RAM optimizers also claim that their products defragment memory. The act of allocating, then freeing a large amount of virtual memory might, as a conceivable side effect, lead to blocks of contiguous available memory. However, because virtual memory masks the layout of physical memory from processes, processes can't directly benefit from having virtual memory backed by contiguous physical memory. As processes execute and undergo working-set trimming and growth, their virtual-memory–to–physical-memory mappings will become fragmented despite the availability of contiguous memory.
Having contiguous available memory can improve performance in one case: when the Memory Manager, to maximize the behavior of the CPU memory caches, uses a mechanism called page coloring to decide which page from the free or zeroed page list to assign to a process. However, any minor benefit that might result from making available physical memory contiguous is heavily outweighed by the negative impact of discarding valuable code and data from memory.
Finally, vendors often claim that RAM optimizers regain memory lost to leaks. This claim is perhaps the most patently false assertion of all.
The Memory Manager knows at all times what physical and virtual memory belongs to a process. However, if a process allocates memory, then doesn't free it because of a bug (an occurrence known as a leak), the Memory Manager can't recognize that the allocated memory won't be accessed again at some point and must wait until the process exits to reclaim the memory.
Even in the event of a leaking process that doesn't exit, the Memory Manager's working-set trimming eventually will steal from the process's working set any physical pages that are assigned to leaked virtual memory. That process sends the leaked pages to the paging file and lets the system use physical memory for other purposes. Thus, a memory leak has only a limited impact on available physical memory. The real impact is on virtual-memory consumption (which Task Manager calls both PF Usage and Commit Charge). No utility can do anything about virtual-memory consumption other than kill processes that are consuming memory.
I have yet to see a RAM optimizer that lives up to any of its claims. If you look closely, you'll often see that vendors have buried long-winded disclaimers on their Web sites that state what I've explained—that the product might not have any impact on a system's performance and might actually degrade it. Even without knowing how these products take advantage of the Memory Manager to inflate a highly visible and provocatively named memory metric, common sense suggests that if RAM optimization were possible (and could be implemented by so many small-time upstarts), Microsoft developers would have long since integrated the technology into the kernel.


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QB Golson readmitted to Notre Dame
South Bend, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Quarterback Everett Golson has been readmitted to Notre Dame seven months after he left school and was suspended for the fall semester.
The university said Golson was readmitted Friday afternoon, almost a month after Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly disclosed that the quarterback had reapplied.
Golson helped lead the Irish to an undefeated regular season last year and a berth in the BCS National Championship game against Alabama. The school was mum on the reason he was suspended, but Golson implied in an interview with Sports Illustrated that it was because he "had poor judgement on a test" and not because of his grades.
Asked if he cheated on a test, Golson replied: "Something like that."
He passed for 2,405 yards and 12 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman last season and rushed for 298 yards and another six scores.
Notre Dame (8-4) will play Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 28 at Yankee Stadium. Kelly said Sunday that Golson won't practice with the team ahead of the game after saying last month that he would as long as he was readmitted.
Senior Tommy Rees has started all 12 games at quarterback this season.


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posted on: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
15 comments:
Sometimes a girl's gotta sacrifice for the sake of fashion ;) you look fab!ReplyDelete
Nive look! I totally love how the leather skirt makes the whole girly outfit tougher! Great pairing!ReplyDelete
Love the look!!The blouse it´s so cute.I love the shoes!Kisses!!ReplyDelete
Im not much for leather, but this skirt is HOT! I love the flirty blouse paired with it! What a great outfit!ReplyDelete
Aw! You look lovely! These pictures are gorgeous. I love the lighting! And your bow is super cute. I've never worn a pencil skirt...but you're making me want to! I love how it looks. It's beautiful on you!ReplyDelete
That skirt looks great.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2011 at 5:47 PM
I love everything about this look (hair and make-up look amazing too)!ReplyDelete
great photos!ReplyDelete
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Oh I´m in love with the photos in this post!ReplyDelete
::sniff sniff:: the more time that goes by the sadder I get re-living these posts! Can you believe it's been almost a month already? This was such a fun day, I loved our outfits!ReplyDelete
Love your Wilfred tee and your skirt! And that polka dot bow is so cute!ReplyDelete
Great outfit, love the subtle leopard print top you've paired with it. I have vintage leather skirt too that I always put off wearing in the fall because of the off chance it gets really warm out.ReplyDelete
Also I tend to be a last minute/ throw a bunch of random things in the suitcase type packer too!
Such a cute little hairbow! Love it.ReplyDelete
Is this the skirt you got from the boutique near your work? HAWT!!!ReplyDelete


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In a day and age when all DJs seem to also be producers, actors, singers, or pretty much anything that doesn't actually involve putting a needle to a record, it's nice to know that guys like Jackmaster still exist. A genuine home-grown hero, Jack Revill's rise to fame is about as storybook perfect as is possible. A chance hearing of Model 500's 'The Chase' whilst mopping floors in Glasgow's legendary Rub-A-Dub record shop opened his eyes to the possibilities of electronic music outside of the chart house he was listening to. Recruiting like-minded friends, he got involved in the city's vibrant club scene eventually starting the long running Numbers night. Taking their cue from the irreverent selections of the legendary Club 69, the crew went on to form the Wireblock, Dress 2 Sweat and Stuff Records' imprints, releasing tracks from the likes of Hudson Mohawke and Rustie. As their popularity started snowballing, they made the decision last year to combine forces across the Glasgow scene and form the Numbers collective which has steadily been shaping its post-dubstep sound with a number of landmark releases as well as amassing column inches. Jackmaster has led the charge, spreading their unashamedly full-on party sound to dance floors all over the world and snatching DJ Magazine's Breakthrough DJ of 2010 award in the process. FABRICLIVE now proudly presents its 57th release with a peek into the Glaswegian mischief-maker's eclectic record bags.
"The first time I played Fabric was in room 3 with Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, and Dom from LuckyMe. It was like a mini Glasgow invasion of Farringdon. Shortly afterwards Tom promoted me to Room 1 and pretty much since then we've been doing regular Numbers nights too. I reckon my favourite Fabric night yet was when we brought Todd Edwards over in January 2010. That was such a fucking big night. The place was as packed as I've seen it and people were just going crazy all night long right up till 6am. I ended up travelling for something like 10 hours to get there because of severe snow but it was so worth it. Eventually we made it to Fabric with minutes to spare and as soon as we walked in the door you could feel it was gonna be a special one. I played the last slot while Todd Edwards gave out glow sticks in the shape of crucifixes and signed autographs with bible scripture quotations."
The mix itself brings a taste of the relentless nature of the Numbers dancefloor, where the parties are fast, frantic and intense. With a tracklist running to almost 30 tracks in just 70 minutes, they come short and sharp, running the whole gamut of what's considered 'party music', from Detroit techno classics to the orphaned children of garage, dubstep and grime, the only thing that stays consistent is the upbeat tempo. Kicking things off with a slice of classic disco from The Fantastic Aleems, we head straight into classic 'hands in the air' territory with the Inner City anthem 'Big Fun'. For someone who constantly talks up his love for 90s dance classics, or the music that most resonates from his childhood, it's no surprise to hear Kim English's soaring vocals on the proto-garage 'Nite Life' emerge out of the robot funk of Model 500. There's a nod to Jamaica and in turn their grime compatriots down south, with an MC name checking the whole crew on the unreleased calypso bounce of Geiom's '2 4 6' which swiftly rolls along taking in melodic breakbeat, the staccato stabs of acid yearning in 'The Sun Can't Compare' and Addison Groove's juke-influenced groove. The middle section is the peak time, full strobe moment presented as a kind of rave sandwich, with the comedy Miami Bass of Splack Pack as the x-rated bread while Mad Mike brings an unusually sensitive side with a cut of euophoric piano house and a Wookie remix leading into the Todd Terry jacker 'Can You Feel It?'. It's the sound of 90s rave as channeled through the mind of someone who grew up in the online world with access to all the disparate strands of hardcore influenced music, from the neo-NRG of Fix to frenetic ghetto tech, weaving all the influences into each other with a single-minded purpose, for people to be able to dance without feeling guilty about enjoying moments of unexpected nostalgia. The mix ends with a trio of cuts with AFX's unsettling acid squelch melded into the jerky vocal patterns from Skepta's 'Doin' It Again' and finishing up on a high note with that most unexpected of danceable singles, the track which exposed Radiohead's unashamed electronic genius, the alienation anthem of 'Idioteque'.
"The reason that I'm not really producing music is because I just think that at the moment, I'd be doing it for the wrong reasons. You shouldn't make music with the objective of furthering your career as a DJ, or to become famous. Too many people are doing that these days I think. I'll make music when I feel that I need to do it as a means of expressing myself. I don't think you could ever call me a heads DJ. It's always been about the party for me and I think that's really come through in the mix."
artist: Jackmaster
title: FABRICLIVE 57
label: Fabric Records, UK.
release: 16.05.11 (USA 21.06.11)
1. The Fantastic Aleems – Release Yourself
2. Inner City – Big Fun (Magic Juan Remix)
3. Gregor Salto – Classic Beat Tool
4. Model 500 – Night Drive (Thru-Babylon)
5. Kim English – Nite Life (Retail Club Mix)
6. Anthony Shakir – Plugged In
7. Martyn – Alldayallnight
8. Geiom feat. Terrible Shock – 2 4 6
9. Doug Willis – Dougswana (Audiowhores Beats)
10. Jook 10 – Emotions
11. Larry Heard presents Mr. White – The Sun Can't Compare
12. Addison Groove – Make Um Bounce
13. SBTRKT & Sinden – Seekwal
14. Splack Pack – Shake That Ass Bitch
15. Mad Mike featuring Davina – Don't You Want It
16. Sia – Little Man (Wookie Remix)
17. CLS – Can You Feel It? (In House Dub)
18. DJ Deeon – The Freaks
19. The Outlander – Vamp
20. Splack Pack – Scrub Da Ground
21. Underground Resistance – Jupiter Jazz
22. Thomas Bangalter – What To Do
23. Fix – Flash
24. Hudson Mohawke – Fuse
25. Machinedrum – La Bomba
26. DJ Funk – Pussy Ride
27. AFX – VBS.Redlof.B
28. Skepta – Doin' It Again
29. Radiohead – Idioteque
FABRICLIVE, friday 13 MAY
NUMBERS – Jackmaster, Hudson Mohawke, SBTRKT (Live), DJ Funk, Benji B, Nelson
AUTONOMIC – Martyn, Afrika Hi Tek (LIVE), dBridge, Instra:mental, Consequence; Hosted by SP:MC
STONES THROW – J Rocc, James Pants, Alex Chase, Kutmah


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I just finished A Dance with Dragons during a business trip. There was a good bit of politics to slog through, but there were also quite a few moments of brilliance. The last dozen chapters were just breathtaking. Crazy stuff happens. Major characters die (surprise surprise). The reveal in the epilogue was awesome (shocking even though it was hinted at earlier).Hopefully the last two books don't take as long... especially since it'd kill the TV series.
So, his interviewer ventures, knowing that this is a delicate subject, how is that sixth book coming? (It's not uncommon for years to pass between instalments.) Any idea when it will be done?"When it's done," Martin responds, as brusquely as can be managed by someone wearing suspenders, big eyeglasses and a sailor hat. Then he softens a little. "I've given up answering, because I've clearly proved that I'm lousy at estimating these things," he says. "I'm consistently guilty of an excess of optimism, 'Oh it will be out at the end of the year', and I mean it when I say it, but the end of the year comes and goes and I get a thousand emails asking why. So I think it's better now to be like Michelangelo and say it's done when it's done."
It's very difficult to keep the discussion spoiler free though.
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Norfolk, VA — The highly specialized human performance initiative (HPI) in place at Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 4 recently added a hydrotherapy pool to its inventory of equipment used to prolong a special boat operator's career.
HPI is an ongoing series of assessments, exercises, nutritional guidelines and therapies used by special warfare combatant-craft crewmen (SWCC) and SEALs across the NSWG 4 claimancy.
The program is modeled after similar programs used by professional sports organizations, such as the National Football League. Its primary goal is to prevent or heal the damage done to a SWCC or SEAL's body simply because of the nature of his or her daily duties, thereby increasing career longevity.
The pool is 15 feet long by 7 feet wide and is 4 1/2 feet deep. It holds approximately 2,000 gallons of water and has two high-powered water jets that push water over a built-in treadmill to provide different degrees of resistance.


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Natania posted a topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkCan anyone recommend a stamp fabricator / maker?I used to use Jett stamps but it seems they've gone out of business.
Ha! Well Mark, I actually think it has gone downhill since then. Living here as I do I guess I interpret the "live free or die" slogan more as "leave me alone". It must be the lobster shortages that makes everyone so grumpy. When I visited my brother in California he said I kept "blanking" people who smiled at me on the street. I honestly didn't mean to! We don't do that here!
follow up: Tried to get the shelves sand blasted at two auto body shops, forgetting that I live in New England where people are notoriously Unfriendly and unhelpful! No one wanted to "get into that"....but, my husband happened upon some sandpaper called "sandblaster" at a local builders supply, and put it on his sanding machine. Worked like a dream.
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Thank you. I am in Massachusetts, not in India. I will look into finding a shop to sand blast them for me - would that be an autoshop, Mark? I don't actually have a grinder, although I could look into buying a motorized wire brush if it isn't too pricey. I'd like to avoid the cost of new shelves if possible, so I wouldn't want to invest too much money in getting the kiln wash off. Thanks again!
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Natania posted a topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryMy kiln shelves are warping and I'd like to turn them over. However, I'm having a hard time getting all the kiln wash off them. I tried scraping and a little sanding. Neither worked very well. I don't want any flakes of kiln wash falling on glazeware....Any ideas?
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Natania replied to MikeFaul's topic in Business, Marketing, and AccountingI suggest you cut out the trimming. Redesign the pieces so that there is no extra clay to trim. Will save time.
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Natania replied to TJR's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryWhen I am in production mode going through many 25 lbs. bags of clay I can really see how fast the plastic bags accumulate. I've tried to find uses for them, but there are too many and it is very time consuming to try to clean them. Not sure if one can recycle them or not. Wish B-mix 5 came packaged a different way. Maybe Laguna will start using wet leaves, etc. if we agitate enough? Seriously though, does anyone have good ideas for reusing or recycling the plastic bags commercial clay comes in, or other suggestions?
I've decided that centering is a lot like parenting. It's usually a conversation, but sometimes an order!
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Natania replied to Chris Campbell's topic in Aesthetic Approaches and PhilosophyMy sister in law went recently to see the installation with her two sons. Said it was amazing. Sent pictures but the ones posted here are better. I wonder who came up with this idea? It is a really beautiful one and extremely successful both visually and conceptually....
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Natania replied to Mark C.'s topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryI have some bright white talc that someone told me is from a new York state mine that closed. Is that Nytal? I don't use it. I use a gray talc from Texas... I can tell you where I got it if it is what you are looking for Marc.
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Natania replied to Biglou13's topic in Educational Approaches and ResourcesI know the feeling all too well. How many students in the class? Is there a cap? Sometimes in your position, I tell students that we are going to have 20 minutes (or whatever you decide) of silent work time so that people can really introspect. At the end of the 20 minutes they will share what is the single most important question a student at their level should be asking...at least it buys you 20 minutes of quiet in which to think.... good luck!
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease in which your immune system attacks your own joints by mistake. It can start at any age, but the risk is highest in your 60s. If you have been diagnosed with RA, your health care provider may prescribe:
A disease-modifying antirheumatic medicine (DMARD) to slow the disease's progress and help prevent more joint damage
Lifestyle changes such as exercising regularly, balancing activity with rest, and quitting smoking. These help reduce joint pain and disability.
RA causes painful swelling (inflammation) in the lining of affected joints. If not treated, this inflammation can harm cartilage. Cartilage is the flexible tissue covering the ends of bones. RA can also damage the bones.
In time, the joint may become more painful, misshapen, and hard to move. Much damage can occur early in the disease. And once this happens, the harm can't be undone.
That's why it is crucial to start taking a DMARD as soon as possible after the disease begins. This type of medicine helps stop or reduce inflammation. It can slow down RA and help prevent the destruction of joint tissue.
What if you have not yet been diagnosed with RA, but you develop problems that could be signs of the disease? It's important to check out what's going on. Talk with your provider about:
Pain, aching, stiffness, and/or swelling in more than one joint
The same joint symptoms on both sides of your body, such as in both hands
Unexplained weight loss, fever, tiredness, and/or weakness
If it turns out that you have RA, the disease can be managed with a combination of medicine and lifestyle changes. But the sooner you get started, the better—so don't delay.


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CHICAGO - Fences are going up, streets are closing down and trim athletes are flying in from around the world ahead of Sunday's Chicago Marathon. But behind the scenes, police are preparing for what will be the most closely monitored race — the largest marathon in the U.S. since the Boston bombings — in the city's history.
Police have promised stepped-up security as 45,000 runners get cheered on by more than a million spectators along a 26.2-mile route through the city's neighbourhoods. Officials are mum on details, but more than a thousand uniformed and undercover officers, along with far more bomb-sniffing dogs than in years past, are expected to mix with the crowd.
Inside a command post, officers will be monitoring images coming in from helicopters and some of the city's 22,000 cameras, the most extensive surveillance system in the nation.
"We are going to have eyes on the ground on just about every foot of the marathon route," Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said.
Officers will be making more random searches of spectators' bags than they have in the past. For the first time, unattended bags will simply get discarded after they get inspected by bomb-sniffing dogs and are dubbed safe, McCarthy said. Friends and relatives planning to find runners in a designated meeting area will be subject to searches as well.
Runners also will see changes. They will only be able to use clear plastic bags issued by race organizers to store their belongings near the finish line. They also must pick up their own packets, with race bibs and tracking devices, instead of recruiting friends or family.
The days of spectators jumping in to run alongside friends or relatives also could be over. Police said they have never arrested anyone for jumping into the race before, but they warn that arrests are possible this year for anyone who doesn't leave the course when ordered to do so. And the finish line will only be open to spectators with tickets.
That, says runner Stacy Corbett, is a bummer.
"For slower runners like myself, you need the cheering and the pull of the crowd the last two-tenths of a mile, so not allowing spectators to be allowed at the finish is really disappointing," said the 41-year-old Corbett, who was a spectator at the Boston Marathon and was about a block from the second blast.
Runners who jump in to help encourage struggling racers are disappointed but know that Boston changed everything, said Mike Norman, co-founder of Chicago Endurance Sports, which has about 500 people running the race.
"Most of them, even if they're frustrated ... understand," he said Thursday. "They're not getting angry."
But the changes haven't dampened enthusiasm, added Carey Pinkowski, the marathon's race director. "I was at Boston, and by the time we got off the plane coming home runners were coming up to me, saying 'We're coming to Chicago, this is not going to deter us,'" he said.
In the wake of the Boston bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 260 others, the Department of Homeland Security designated the marathon a "level two" event, a notch below massive gatherings such as the Super Bowl. That means more federal agents will be at the marathon, with their own high-tech monitoring equipment.
Neither McCarthy nor Frank Benedetto, the special agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service who is co-ordinating government agencies assisting Chicago police, would talk about their tactics or strategies.
But security consultant Milt Ahlerich, a retired FBI agent who oversaw security at 15 Super Bowls as the National Football League's chief of security, speculated that most of the work has already been done.
"The good news is that we (law enforcement) know what we have to secure: a 26-mile route," Ahlerich said. "The bad news is, so does everybody else."
Ahlerich said a key component is gathering intelligence before the race, a job that became even more critical after the Boston Marathon.
"You worry about copycats who think if one group of people can do this, maybe they can," he said, adding that he was confident that Chicago and federal officers "have been developing intelligence, what is the chatter, is there someone out there trying to get us here."
Jody Weis, McCarthy's predecessor as Chicago's top law enforcement official and a former FBI special agent, speculated that the FBI was likely reviewing past investigations of people who engaged in suspicious activities or travelled to certain countries or regions.
"They can check to see if anything has happened to the individuals that we might be worried about," he said.
McCarthy wouldn't discuss what intelligence has been gathered ahead of the Chicago Marathon, one of five races in the World Marathon Majors, a two-year cycle of races with a $1 million purse split between the top male and female point earners. Boston, New York, Berlin and London marathons also make up the field.
Chicago's top cop would only say that work was being done.
"We are in touch with federal authorities to ensure public safety," he said. "There are no known threats to Chicago and the marathon at this point."


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DOVER — George Philbrick of Philbrick's Sports was surprised to find the large crowd that filled his store Wednesday night was there to award him for his patriotism.
Jim Goss, the executive director for the New Hampshire Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, presented Philbrick with the Patriotic Employer award, complete with an Our Patriot pin, presented by Gen. John Pappas of ESGR. The award recognizes Philbrick's contribution to national security and protecting liberty and freedom by supporting employee participation in the Guard.
Goss said the ESGR is a Department of Defense agency with a three-fold mission, which includes delivering awards to "employers who have contributed to the well-being of the employees during times of mobilization and deployment."
Denise Drolet, Philbrick's neighbor, nominated him for the award after he supported her while her husband, Vincent Lugg, was overseas.
"He was always there," she said, adding that he always showed interest in what was going on in her life and asked how Lugg was doing. "He voluntarily plowed my yard every storm and shoveled."
She said Philbrick would also raise the flag every morning and take it down every night in honor of her husband and the men and women that serve.
"It meant a lot to have that support," she said.
Goss said very few of these awards have been given out in the state of New Hampshire on behalf of spouses.
He read a portion of the statement of support for the Guard and Reserve signed by the Secretary of Defense, which said, " ... We join other employers in pledging that we will continually recognize and support our country's service members and their families in times of peace, in times of crisis and in times of war."
Philbrick was speechless, adding just a few words at the end of the ceremony in the back of the store.
"I'm just amazed," he said. "It is my pleasure to do what I can do for Denise and Vin. I am so proud of the military and what they do for us. This is an honor."


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This darling little boy is waiting for his forever family. He has very unique facial features, but I am unfamiliar with the condition that causes these. One of the possible diagnoses we have been made aware of *may* be a form of Russell Silver Syndrome (RSS). This most recent photo shows he is growing well, and seems to be active and relatively happy. After what we learned about RSS, it seems much more likely than the previously supposed progeria, which is good for Austin! Please consider adopting Austin and helping him be the best that he can be! There will never be a place for him in his country outside the walls of an institution, just like our children with Down syndrome.


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Gaston Memorial Hospital was founded in 1946 with a name meant to honor the county�s deceased war veterans.
Next week, CaroMont Health will announce it is dropping that longtime identity in favor of something different.
CaroMont Health � a public, nonprofit health care system anchored by Gaston Memorial � revealed the pending name change in a news release Friday. Officials declined to say what the new name will be, though CEO Randall Kelley will unveil it during a press conference Wednesday morning.
CaroMont spokeswoman Dallas Paddon said the name change will allow the hospital system to preserve its independent status. It will also �further support our commitment to community health care,� she said.
�We�ve been working with a group on a new direction for the hospital,� Paddon said.
Everyone who has recently learned about the pending change isn�t happy, however.
Gaston County Commissioner Jason Williams, who serves on the CaroMont Health Board of Trustees, said the proposed name change was first discussed in January during the trustees� annual retreat. A marketing firm hired by the hospital gave a presentation about it, he said.
�This marketing group did some surveys and focus groups,� he said. �I think they determined a name change would be received positively by the community.�
Williams and other board members then learned this month that the name change was going forward, he said. The board is scheduled to meet Monday, at which time they will go into closed session to hear another presentation on the change, he said.
But Williams said Kelley made it clear to the board members that their vote would not be needed to approve the decision.
�I was told it was for information only Monday � and that this was handled at the executive level,� Williams said.
Williams said several board of trustees members, including former County Commissioner Donnie Loftis, voiced their disappointment with that in recent emails to Kelley.
�Personally, I wish they�d gotten a little more feedback from the board of trustees and the community as a whole,� Williams said.
CaroMont is a public entity because it leases the hospital building � as well as 186 acres at the hospital site � from Gaston County. CaroMont owns all machinery and equipment on the campus, and has invested tens of millions of dollars in structural improvements over the years.
County commissioners appoint 13 of the 14 members on the board of trustees. Given that, Commissioner Tom Keigher was surprised to hear of the pending name change for the first time Friday.
�The board of trustees is supposed to be running the show,� he said. �Does the administration just take that upon themselves, without the board approving a name change?�
Given the fact that the hospital was named to honor Gaston�s war veterans, Keigher said he expects the decision won�t sit well with many people.
�That name was in honor of all the fallen vets who made the ultimate sacrifice,� he said. �I just think it�s terrible to remove that, and I�m going to be shocked if the community doesn�t go nuts about it.�
CaroMont Health employs more than 4,000 people. In addition to Gaston Memorial, the health care system has a vast network of primary and specialty physician offices around the county.
You can reach Michael Barrett at 704-869-1826 or twitter.com/GazetteMike.


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Moppity Vineyards "Lock & Key"
Moppity Vineyards is a premium Australian wine producer that comenced operation in 2004. Our vineyard is in the Hilltops region of NSW; a small, little recognised region that is rapidly emerging a source of some of Australia's truly great wines. In 2006 we made a wine that won a major award at the London International Wine Competition in 2008, which has been followed by a string of other awards. In the last 12 months, we've been the subject of increasing trade focus and media praise. The 2010 edition of The Big Red Wine Book stated that Moppity Vineyards is "a rising star of top-end Australian wine". Our range of wines varies in price from $50 to $10.
Our wines are made for premium wine consumers. We are targeting the top echelon; educated wine drinkers who aren't afraid to try something new.
The new brand is called "Lock & Key" in reference to my 2nd fleet convict lineage and is a tribute to humble beginnings. This name should be the focus.
The label needs to be fresh and contemporary. Avoid using stereotypes such as grape vines, wine glasses, grape bunches etc. You need to strike a balance between creating a strong unique identity while remaining understated and simple. Should appear expensive/premium.
Front label guidelines:
Abstract image/icon/logo, strong and simple
Must appear expensive, premium, high-quality
"Lock & Key" (main focus)
"single vineyard"
"Hilltops" above "2008 Shiraz"
"Moppity Vineyards" (or current MV logo) as minor focus (check http://www.moppity.com.au/wines.htm)
Fine print: 750ml, Wine of Australia, 14.5% alc
Use die cut, gold foil or any other print "tricks" you think may add value
Back label needs:
"Lock & Key", 2008 Shiraz space for barcode and tasting notes technical information.
There are 6 wines in the range: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rose, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. The label needs to accommodate all bottle shapes (burgundy is quite short) and varietal names ("Sauvignon Blanc Semillon" is the longest).


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Supernatural Review: The Bad PennySean McKenna at .
They say a penny saved is an angry confederate soldier ghost earned, right?
Well, we did technically get to follow the journey of some possessed spare change on Supernatural, but the grudge-obsessed spirit was far less interesting than the character drama that seemed to be influenced - or at the very least surrounded - by the case of the week.
It's certainly no stretch of the imagination that Sam and Dean are still having conversational issues concerning not opening up to each other. Plus, both of them have their particular problems with what went on when time was spent apart.
Everything really seems to go wrong when they split up and work on their solo careers, huh?
It was nice getting DJ Qualls back as Garth and adding his more lighthearted spirit to the mix, especially with the two tense brothers. Garth was a lot less goofy than his previous appearances, but he still retained some of that quirky attitude with his Texas Ranger outfit and his M.C. Hammer ring tone.
And while Garth has kind of played second fiddle to the brothers, "Southern Comfort" had him essentially filling the Bobby role with his astute observations and helping hand. He wasn't the complete klutz anymore.
But what? You can't replace Bobby!
And the sentiment is entirely true, but in reality Garth was less of a replacement and more of an honest following of the trucker hat wearing hunter. It was funny seeing Garth try and say "idjit" and "balls" or help out other hunters with their monster problems, all while carrying on his own personality.
It was certainly easy to think like Dean and get frustrated with Garth, but he explained it perfectly in saying that Bobby didn't just belong to Sam and Dean. He was there for everybody and Garth just wanted to continue doing what a great person had done before him.
In a lot of ways, Dean's anger was more aligned with his feelings of everyone around him either being gone or letting him down. Bobby was no longer around, Castiel kept leaving and Sam didn't look for him.
It's understandable he turned to Benny and it's reasonable to be upset, but at some point he does have to get over it. His brother still and did care for Dean, and dwelling on the past isn't going to fix anything.
So, while we did witness a great fight sequence between Sam and Dean with Dean airing all his grievances (and I loved the reference to Sam's demon blood days), I'm glad Sam finally told Dean to cut it out and get over it.
That and Garth pulling his Sega Genesis zen attitude to save the day. He's just too calm and collected to let things bother him.
There's definitely pros and cons when it comes to Sam and Dean's arguments and I understand their reasoning behind their decisions. Although, I've got that itching feeling that Benny and Sam might square off in the future. Or Dean may get stuck having to pick between his brother or the vampire who helped him Purgatory.
Either way, I like to think Dean is ready to move forward, but knowing the brothers, something's bound to pop up and cause friction.
And while I liked that the glow of Sam's flashbacks were less dream sequence this time, and we did see that part of their bond comes from their similar loss of family, I just can't get on the Amelia love train.
Sure, the concept of the flashbacks do open up what we missed out on and we do get to see that Sam isn't frolicking happily without his brother, so he's not just openly forgetting Dean. But I feel like we're missing that blazing passion that should be coming from both Amelia and Sam.
Maybe it's too early for us to see that take place as they are slowly opening up to each other and maybe Sam's attraction to Amelia is less about his physical desires and more about connecting with someone who understands his loss. Or maybe it just won't ever happen. (But I'm still trying to hold out hope.)
Overall, a decent episode with a good premise and execution, but after dealing in cases of the week for a while, I'm ready to get back on track to finding Kevin Tran. Let's hope the brothers can put their differences aside and work together to save the world.
What did you think of the episode? Were you glad Garth was back? Is there hope for Sam and Dean down the road?
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Havelock is starting to build a digital record of the city�s historic ephemera and artifacts.
Havelock is starting to build a digital record of the city�s historic ephemera and artifacts.
Many of the items date back to World War II before the city was incorporated in 1959.
"We have all kinds of things that people have donated," said Diane Miller, public information officer and grants manager, who is spearheading the project. "We do have some things we found when we were cleaning out our storage. We have old photographs and things that past mayors and commissioners have taken part in and items that used to have a place on the walls of city hall. We�ll be able to keep track of our history."
Late last year, commissioners approved $3,500 for the purchase of PastPerfect software and other items to catalog items that are of historic importance to the city and the community. Some are being held by the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation and others were gathered by the former Havelock Historical Preservation Society. The society, which was taken over by the city in 2012, used to manage the historic Trader Store. The store�s contents are among those being catalogued.
Miller said the aim is to produce an online digital copy of the items to afford online access to the records, similar to what has been done at other repositories.
"There are old and fragile things that are one-of-a-kind items that if you�re looking to do research on a particular subject you can do it in a digital medium without having to further deteriorate those items. This will help us in a preservation effort as well," Miller said.
The cataloging will also help the city track donors, collect item background information in a standardized way and enable robust search functions so that items of a particular time frame or subject correlation can be easily identified in the collection.
"We�ll have an accurate record of what�s there, who gave it to us, where it is from, how was it used as well as where was it used," Miller said.
City staff spent Friday arranging one of the city�s offices with a computer to be used for data entry. The items will be stored there in proper acid free paper and folders.
Miller said that the online digital catalogue will assist scholars as well as encourage people to actually visit Havelock.
The city has a plan to move the Trader Store and the historic 1940s-era train depot from their present site on Miller Boulevard to a new property just off Slocum Creek where a recreational/historical park is planned.
Many of the items in the collection will ultimately go on display at the Trader Store later.
"Hopefully when we get it moved, it will be open on a regular basis in more of a museum type of setting,."Miller said. "We�re at the very beginning."


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Deshaun Thomas scored 22 points and No. 13 Ohio State used a late 12-0 run to beat Northwestern 69-59 on Thursday night, the Buckeyes' 32nd consecutive home win against the Wildcats.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 12 points - all in the first half - with Sam Thompson getting 11 and Amir Williams had a career-high 10 for the Buckeyes (18-6, 8-4 Big Ten).
Pesky Northwestern (13-12, 4-8) led throughout the second half despite having only seven scholarship players due to injuries.
Tre Demps led the Wildcats with 16 points, Reggie Hearn had 12 and Dave Sobolewski 10.
No one would have been surprised to see the Buckeyes blow out the Wildcats. They held a 111-45 upper hand all-time against Northwestern, including 65-14 in home games.
The last time a Northwestern team had won in Columbus was Feb. 24, 1977 - when the original Star Wars was up for best picture and the Cincinnati Reds reigned as World Series champs.
Also, the Wildcats were wounded. They recently lost starter Jared Swopshire, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee after being hurt Feb. 9 at Iowa. Drew Crawford, who is on the cover of the media guide after averaging 16.1 points a game last season, has missed the entire season with a shoulder injury. Also sidelined are Sanjay Lumpkin (wrist), 7-foot-2 Chier Ajou (knee) and 7-0 Alex Olah (upper body).
Only seven scholarship players were available to coach Bill Carmody due to the injuries and another player lost to a disciplinary problem.
But the Wildcats led by four points for several minutes down the stretch. They led 54-52 on a three-point play by Kale Abrahamson, who had driven the left baseline and then tossed in the layup while being fouled with 5:15 left.
Ohio State countered with Thomas, who had struggled with his shot and with sticky defensive coverage all night, getting fouled after he muscled in a bucket. His three-point play put the Buckeyes ahead 55-54. The lead grew to three moments later when, after a Northwestern miss, Thompson scored on a layup.
But Demps, who was 4 of 6 behind the arc, drilled one from the right wing to tie it again with 3:24 remaining as an uneasy crowd of 15,842 at Value City Arena took a break.
And the Buckeyes took over.
Thomas scored in traffic and drew the fifth foul on Abrahamson with 3:03 left.
Hearn drove from the left side and his shot, which could have tied it, instead sat on the back of the iron for a full two seconds before finally falling.
Aaron Craft, who had seven points, three rebounds and six assists, then drove through the heart of the Northwestern zone and, shifting hands in mid-air, flipped in a left-handed layup to push the lead to 61-57 with 1:52 remaining.
Now the Wildcats, who had frustrated Ohio State's offense all night, could not find the range. After another miss, Thomas was fouled - Mike Turner's fifth - and banged in both free throws. Thomas then added baskets in the final minute before Thomas made two more foul shots to complete the 12-point assault.
Thomas and Craft were playing in their 100th career games for the Buckeyes. Their record improved to 83-17.
Ohio State was in the rare situation of having to come back from a two-game losing skid. They had not lost consecutive games before last week's setbacks to No. 3 Michigan and No. 1 Indiana in three years - a string of 122 games.
The Buckeyes had difficulty with the Wildcats throughout the first half but forged a late 30-27 lead on a 3-pointer by Smith and a Williams dunk. But Northwestern hurried the ball up the court in the final seconds and Demps tossed in a frantic 3 from just inside midcourt to send the teams into the locker room tied at 30.
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As a child, growing up in Legal, Sister Dora Durand watched a French movie, I Have Chosen Charity.
The film featured sisters serving the aboriginal people in the Northwest Territories. They visited people's homes, travelled from place to place via dogsleds and got to know the people closely.
The movie, coupled with the religious upbringing by her parents, played an influential role in Durand's eventual decision to join the convent and become a Grey Nun. As with the sisters in the movie, her goal was to venture to the Canadian North and serve the people there.
The Grey Nuns served in churches, hospitals and schools in the Northwest Territories for 143 years. Durand, 67, was the last of the Grey Nuns to leave.
"I have been very happy in my religious life. I wouldn't trade places with anybody else. I feel that God has spoiled me terribly in many, many ways," said Durand.
The Grey Nuns were the first congregation to aid the Oblates in Western Canada. They arrived in 1844, opening a convent in St. Boniface to teach young girls. The first Northwest Territories mission was in 1867 in Fort Providence.
"You can imagine how things looked in 1867. It took them over a month to get from Montreal to St. Boniface. They had to stay in St. Boniface because they couldn't travel during the winter. According to the history books, it wasn't an easy trip, that's for sure," said Durand.
While the Oblates focused on missionary work and spiritual matters, the sisters' duties were in the realm of such practical services as education, healthcare and social welfare. They opened schools and hospitals, took in orphans and cared for the abandoned elderly.
The number of Grey Nuns in the North peaked in the 1950s, when there were up to 120 sisters there.
Those early sisters and priests lived difficult lives. Their main struggles involved survival and manual work – hunting, fishing, building shelter and chopping firewood.
But they were not plagued with the moral issues of today. Durand said through the years new problems arose, including abortions, drugs, alcohol and violence. Modern society had sneaked up on them much too fast.
Durand had spent 20 years doing pastoral work in southern Alberta. In 1980 she received a call to replace another sister in the Northwest Territories. It was a dream come true.
"I always had a desire of going to the North, but it never materialized until after 25 years of religious life. I was very happy to go to the North because that's where my heart was in the beginning. I spent 30 wonderful years in the North," said Durand.
She did parish work for about six years in Inuvuk, then a year in Fort Smith. Next, she went to Yellowknife, from August 1987 until December 2010.
She managed the Trappers Lake Spirituality Centre, a retreat house in Yellowknife. Her responsibilities included everything from cooking and cleaning to hospitality and driving guests to and from the airport.
Her best experiences involve the people of the North, who she referred to as wonderful, unsophisticated, lovable and simple to deal with.
"Their lifestyle is totally different from ours. We go by the clock, and they don't. If they say something is happening at 2 o'clock, it might be 3 o'clock before it happens. It takes patience, but I found that easy to deal with," she said.
Ministering to the youth is the single greatest need in the North, she said. They are good people, but seem to be at a loss due to the influx of drugs and alcohol.
Most of her religious life, Durand has lived in the countryside or rural communities. Her most difficult challenge now is adjusting to city life in Edmonton, and not having direct contact with the people she knows in the Northwest Territories.
About five months ago she took over as leader at Villa Marguerite, and is busily making new friends, and attending Mass at Annunciation Parish.
As the sisters age, retire and pass away, the Grey Nuns face the same uncertainties as other religious congregations. The youngest Grey Nuns in Alberta are approaching 60 years old. Still, this is not a concern for Durand.
"Marguerite d'Youville, when she founded the community, said something very important. She said that if someday we are called to disappear that all of our assets go to the poor. What we're seeing today, she saw it coming over 200 years ago," said Durand.
The gap is wide between women of Durand's generation seeking a vocation and today's young women. Today's women focus on the short-term, perhaps feeding the hungry in a Third World country for a summer, whereas Durand and her contemporaries went someplace and stayed there for the long haul.
"You look at our young sisters who left Montreal for the North. They didn't go home every year. They were allowed to go home once every 10 years," said Durand.
"Their commitment was long-range, but today we live in an instant world, and everything has to be right now. We live in a world that's totally different from when we were younger."


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Sadly there is ample evidence to substantiate Mr. Pitt�s claims. Unfortunately many people tend to focus on these examples instead of looking at The Savior Himself. Who is Jesus? What did he say about himself? What did he say about heaven, hell, eternity, sin? It�s easy to dismiss him as a liar and pay no attention to him. One can also conclude he is a fool and perhaps feel sorry for him.
The one thing no one can do, however, is change who he said he is or who he claims to be. Anyone who doesn�t investigate who and what Jesus claimed to be is making a tragic error.
It�s true that God is the God of love acceptance and forgiveness. This flows from the pages of scripture and anyone who has had a real encounter with Jesus knows this to be true. God is, however, also a holy God and a just God. In His holiness He said people such as fornicators, adulterers, homosexuals, thieves, the covetous, drunkards, revilers, swindlers, etc. will not inherit His kingdom. In His justness He said that it is appointed for all to die once, then comes judgment.
God�s holiness put us between a rock and a hard place before His judgment.
God�s love provided the way of escape in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. God�s message is simple. Repent, meaning change from your unholy ways, and call upon Jesus, to be saved for eternity.
Scripture is clear. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
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This guide contains a sample of The Newberry's resources on this topic. To locate additional resources, please check our catalog or consult a reference librarian.
The following subject headings may be helpful in searching the catalog:
- Sweden – Genealogy
- Swedes – [locality]
- Swedish Americans – [locality]
- Scandinavians – [locality]
Ander, O. Fritiof. The Cultural Heritage of the Swedish Immigrant: Selected References. Rock Island, IL: Augustana College Library, 1956. Call # lowercase f 8398.035. Lists a variety of works related to Swedish Americans.
Guide to Swedish-American Archival and Manuscript Sources in the United States. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 1983. Call # Z1361.S9 G85.
Historical Background Affecting Genealogical Research in Sweden. Salt Lake City, UT: LDS Church, 1976. Call # folio CS923.H57 1976.
Johansson, Carl Erik. Cradled in Sweden: A Practical Help Guide to Genealogical Research in Swedish Records. Logan, UT: Everton Pub., 1977. Call # CS2601.J6 1977 (2nd floor open shelf).
Major Genealogical Record Sources in Sweden. Salt Lake City, UT: LDS Church, 1974. Call # folio CS923.M36 1974.
Erickson, James E. and Nils William Olsson. Tracing Your Swedish Ancestry. New York: Swedish Information Service, 2000. Call # CS922 .E75 2000 (2nd floor open shelf).
Scandinavia Vital Records Index [Electronic Resource]: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2001. Call # CS898.A1 S25 2001 (2nd floor reference desk). Also available online at http://www.familysearch.org.
Genline [online database]. Available within the library. Contains Swedish church records from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Arranged by parish; no comprehensive name index.
Landelius, Otto Robert. Swedish Place-Names in North America. Trans. Karin Franzen. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1985. Call # E155.L36 1985.
National Atlas of Sweden. Ed. Leif Wastenson. Stockholm: SNA Pub., 1990. Call # folio G2070.N38 1990. See pages 152-153 for information on using Swedish maps for genealogical purposes.
An overview of the Newberry's map holdings.
Benson, Adolph and Naboth Hedin. Americans from Sweden. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1950. Call # F8398.088.
Johnson, Amandus. Swedish Contributions to American Freedom, 1776-1783. Philadelphia: Swedish Colonial Foundation, 1953. Call # F8398.454.
Kastrup, Allan. The Swedish Heritage in America. St. Paul, MN: Swedish Council of America, 1975. Call # E184.S23 K37.
Nelson, Olof Nickolaus. History of the Scandinavians and Successful Scandinavians in the United States. 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN: O. N. Nelson and Co., 1900. Call # F8398.62. Focuses on Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Norelius, Eric. The Pioneer Swedish Settlements and Swedish Lutheran Churches in America 1845-1860. Trans. Conrad Bergendoff. Rock Island, IL: Augustana Historical Society, 1984. Call # E184.S23 N8 1984. Selected chapters from Eric Norelius' 1890 book.
Swedes in America 1638-1938. Ed. Adolph Benson and Naboth Hedin. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1938. Call # F8398.09. Includes chapters on inventors, lawyers, doctors, etc.
Westman, Erik G. and E. Gustav Johnson. The Swedish Element in America: A Comprehensive History of Swedish-American Achievements from 1638-Present Day. 3 vols. Chicago: Swedish-American Biographical Society, 1931. Call # F8398.853.
Also see Passenger List guide.
Emibas [electronic resource]. Call # Local History Ref CD-ROM E184 .S23 E54 2005 (2nd floor CD shelf). Contains information regarding almost 1.1 million emigrants.
Lagevik, Elsa. The People of the Red Barns: Emigrants from Västmanlands, Kopparbergs, Gävleborgs, Västernorrlands, Jämtlands, Västerbottens, and Norrbottens län, 1851-1863. Trans. Vicky Oliver. Ockelbo, Sweden: E. Lagevik, 1996. Call # folio E184.S23 L34 1996.
Olsson, Nils William and Erik Wiken. Swedish Passenger Arrivals in the United States, 1820-1850. Stockholm: Schmidts Boktryckeri AB, 1995. Call # E184.S23 O45 1995 (2nd floor open shelf).
The Swedish Emigrant. [Electronic Resource] Call # E184.S23 S94 2001 (2nd floor CD shelf). Contains approximately 1.4 million emigrant names. See CD booklet for Swedish ports and date ranges.
Uppsala. Universitet. Emigrationsforskningsgruppen. From Sweden to America : a history of the migration. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1976. Call # 4A 22008.
Swedish-American Life in Chicago…1850-1930. Ed. Philip J. Anderson and Dag Blanck. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. Call # F548.9 S23 S88 1992.
Beijbom, Ulf. Swedes in Chicago: A Demographic and Social Study of the 1846-1880 Immigration. Stockholm: Läromedelsforlagen, 1971. Call # HN80.C5 B413.
Nilson, Allan T. An English Translation of Chapters Two and Three from De Byggde Jarnvagsvagnar: Emigranterna fran Ryfors hos Pullman i Chicago. Trans. Raymond E. Johnson. South Holland, IL: South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, 2000. Call # folio F550.S23 N5517 1999. Relates to Swedes who lived and worked in Pullman.
Olson, Ernst Wilhelm. The Swedish Element in Illinois: A Survey of the Past Seven Decades. Chicago: Swedish- American Biographical Association, 1917. Call # F896.643. Includes biographical sketches, some church and industry information.
Swedish Voters in Chicago, 1888: Based on the Voter Registrations of 1888. Ed. Nils William Olsson. Winter Park: FL: SAG Publications, 1999. Call # F550.S23 O48 1999 (2nd floor open shelf).
Swedish American Genealogist. Winter Park, FL: Swedish American Genealogist, 1981-. Holdings: Vol. 1 (1981) – currently received. Call # E184.S23 S88. Indexed yearly.
Swedish American Historical Quarterly. Chicago: Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1950-. Holdings: Vol. 1 (1950) – currently received. Call # F8398.856. Index for 1950-1969 only. Articles published between 1950-2002 are listed in Jan. 2003 issue.
McKay's Modern English-Swedish and Swedish-English Dictionary. New York: D. McKay Co., 1972. Call # Ref PD5640 .N613 1972 (3rd floor open shelf).
The Swenson Center at Augustana College (309-794-7024) is a major repository of Swedish-American resources.
The F. M. Johnson Archives and Special Collections at North Park University 3225 W. Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625 (773-244-6223), maintains the Swedish-American Archives of Greater Chicago.
The University of Minnesota Library, 309 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55455 (612-626-2227), collects materials related to Swedish-American heritage and history.
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City collects Swedish-related materials. Explore the Library's online catalog to see what types of records may be available through the microform loan program. Ask at the 2nd floor reference desk for details.


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AMD 785G Graphics Performance Update
Vincent Chang
Vijay Anand
Tuesday, 4th August, 2009
** Updated on 5th August 2009 **
What's New in AMD 785G?
AMD's 780G was arguably a breath of fresh air when it debuted last year. The excellent integrated graphics chip on the 780G was based on ATI's entry level discrete GPU and compared to the insipid graphics performance from Intel's integrated graphics chipsets, the 780G was clearly superior.
Fortunately for Intel, AMD's 780G was restricted to the AMD platform, though that meant NVIDIA found itself with a competitor instead. As we experienced for ourselves in our
AMD IGP chipset and motherboard
roundup, NVIDIA's GeForce 8200 and 8300 chipsets did manage to compete reasonably against the 780G, with its 8-channel LPCM HDMI audio output a clear feature advantage over its AMD rival. But AMD held the upper hand when it came to heat and power consumption, both important criteria for motherboards with integrated graphics.
More than a year later, even this slim advantage for NVIDIA will be gone, as AMD updates the 780G with the 785G. In many ways, it's a minor upgrade, since this chipset remains a 55nm part like the 780G. However, HTPC users will find much cheer from the support for multi-channel LPCM via HDMI (up from just two channels on the 780G), along with an updated integrated graphics chipset that's on par with AMD's Radeon HD 4000 series in terms of features. This means the features you'll find on the company's discrete GPUs, like its Universal Video Decoder (UVD) 2.0 (with full hardware acceleration for HD playback) and DirectX 10.1 are similarly found on the 785G. (
AMD has informed us that the AMD 785G only has two-channel LPCM support via HDMI like its predecessor).
With these upgraded features, the Radeon HD 3200 graphics chipset found in the 780G will also be rechristened the Radeon HD 4200. The core clock for its shaders however remains the same at 500MHz and features like CrossFireX and HyperTransport 3 will be supported like its predecessor. Also, one will likely also find the Radeon HD 4200 equipped with SidePort memory like those found on the 790GX chipset to improve the graphics performance, if only slightly.
Our latest version of GPU-Z had this to say about the Radeon HD 4200.
The 785G itself is expected to be paired with AMD's newer SB710 Southbridge chip. Again, it's a slight upgrade from the SB700 that used to be found with the 780G. The main addition is support for AMD's Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC) feature, which allows for greater overclocking allowance and is compatible with AMD's OverDrive tweaking utility.
Test Setup
We're be doing a full review of the AMD 785G chipset based motherboards in the near future but first, we'll be taking a quick look at the graphics and HD playback performance of the Radeon HD 4200 onboard. After all, with the updated GPU being the main difference on this chipset, this is what should matter to most consumers.
With that in mind, we have configured a new 785G board from Gigabyte, the GA-MA785GPM-UD2H with similar hardware configuration used for our previous AMD IGP shootout and will be comparing the 785G directly against those older motherboards. (While there are DDR3 models available, ours is a DDR2 AM2+ board). Of course, the drivers for the AMD 785G are newer and different; from what we can tell, their version numbers (8.63RC1) are similar to that found in the current Catalyst 9.7 drivers (version 8.632). When do embark on the detailed motherboard reviews, we'll be sure to keep comparisons more comparable, but for now in this article, we're giving you a quick glimpse of what to expect.
The following motherboards were tested:
Gigabyte GA-MA785GPM-UD2H (AMD 785G)
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (AMD 780G)
Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 (AMD 740G)
Zotac GeForce 8300 (NVIDIA GeForce 8300)
Zotac GeForce 8300 (NVIDIA GeForce 8100)
With the following configuration:
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 @ 2.5GHz, 2 x 1MB L2
2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-800 @ 5-5-16 CAS 5.0
Integrated GPU Memory size set to 256MB
NVIDIA nForce 18.11 and ForceWare 174.74 for Zotac 8300, 8100
AMD SB700 Driver version 8.475 and Catalyst 8.5 for AMD 780G and 740G motherboards
AMD SB Driver version 8.63RC1 and Catalyst driver 8.63RC1 for Gigabyte GA-MA785GPM-UD2H
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB SATA hard disk drive (one single NTFS partition)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (and DirectX 9.0c)
LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue Blu-ray Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM
CyberLink Power DVD 7.0 (updated to 7.3)
Graphics and HD Playback Benchmarks
3DMark06 (version 110)
Quake 4 (version 1.3)
Unreal Tournament 3 (version 1.1)
Superman Returns and Black Snake Moan Blu-ray discs
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Abstract: The purpose of this Perspective Paper is to advance understanding of absorptive capacity, its underlying dimensions, its multi-level antecedents, its impact on firm performance and the contextual factors that affect absorptive capacity. Nineteen years after the Cohen and Levinthal 1990 paper, the field is characterized by a wide array of theoretical perspectives and a wealth of empirical evidence. In this paper, we first review these underlying theories and empirical studies of absorptive capacity. Given the size and diversity of the absorptive capacity literature, we subsequently map the existing terrain of research through a bibliometric analysis. The resulting bibliometric cartography shows the major discrepancies in the organization field, namely that (1) most attention so far has been focused on the tangible outcomes of absorptive capacity; (2) organizational design and individual level antecedents have been relatively neglected in the absorptive capacity literature; and (3) the emergence of absorptive capacity from the actions and interactions of individual, organizational and inter-organizational antecedents remains unclear. Building on the bibliometric analysis, we develop an integrative model that identifies the multi-level antecedents, process dimensions, and outcomes of absorptive capacity as well as the contextual factors that affect absorptive capacity. We argue that realizing the potential of the absorptive capacity concept requires more research that shows how "micro antecedents" and "macroantecedents" influence future outcomes such as competitive advantage, innovation, and firm performance. In particular, we identify conceptual gaps that may guide future research to fully exploit the absorptive capacity concept in the organization field and to explore future fruitful extensions of the concept. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7955
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