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In what appears to be a swipe at market leader Amazon Web Services, IBM this week has announced a new version of its public cloud computing offering that provides customers additional support and services to manage enterprise applications in its cloud, such as those from SAP.
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IBM says a major hesitation by large enterprises to use public cloud computing resources has been the self-service model by various vendors. IBM is aiming to differentiate itself by adding a new offering, named Smart Cloud Enterprise+, which includes software life-cycle support, a new platform as a service (PaaS) offering and support for updating patches and identity management.
"Many organizations eager for the economic advantages of cloud computing hesitate to run critical applications on the cloud. Their applications require deep technical expertise, around-the-clock customer service, tight security and ongoing maintenance -- features typically found in IT sourcing arrangements but not in the "one-size-fits-all" model of self-service clouds," a press release form the company read.
IBM's announcement of SCE+ is a service to compliment the Smart Cloud Enterprise that comes with higher availability guarantees - up to 99.7% for SAP apps running in SCE+ - as well as additional management tools. IBM says its SCE+ includes LifeCycle as a Service, a service in which IBM support staff will help manage apps "from sandbox to production," including for SAP operating systems, databases and middleware.
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In addition to rolling out SCE+, IBM also expanded its geographic footprint for its cloud, which is now available across five continents including in Tokyo, Sydney, Brazil and European data centers. IDC cloud analyst Robert Mahowald says advanced SAP app support combined with a growing geographic footprint are important announcements for enterprise customers looking for cloud services.
"IBM is clearly taking digs at AWS," Mahowald wrote in an e-mail. "The fact that IBM offers comprehensive App Lifecycle and Migration services reinforces this notion. IBM SCE+ is somewhat like AWS's (Elastic Cloud Compute or EC2), but is designed to be a premium, services-driven experience, where AWS is much more self-service."
That will appeal most directly to enterprise customers who are looking for additional support from their vendor, or from current IBM managed hosting customers who may be looking for the additional flexibility an elastically-scalable and subscription-based cloud model provides.
Network World staff writer Brandon Butler covers cloud computing and social collaboration. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and found on Twitter at @BButlerNWW.


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I'm not aquatic.
I don't like boats, I'm not keen on water generally and swimming is my least favourite past time (after anything involving horses). So it is perhaps curious that I have indulged in not one but two holidays in a narrow boat cruising, in one case, the Thames from Abingdon to Lechlade and in the other circling the Birmingham and Worcester canals in the midlands.
The first trip, in circa 1982, was one a large slow moving monstrosity notable for it's plodding performance. But, the last day apart, we had a totally splendid time, the Textiliste me and two close friends. I wasn't allowed to drive it much – on the first or second occasion I did I ran us aground and was forced to jump into the silt to push us off.
The countryside was beautiful, the pubs we stopped at full of good cheer and food and if it wasn't for the sodding ducks waking us at 5.30 am every morning, tapping on the hull to remove the fresh weed and setting off the most cacophonous harmonic – putting one's head inside a speaker stack at a Led Zeppelin concert seemed tame by comparison – it would have been idyllic.
The sort of Puck and Titania fairyland to make you lose concentration. Which, of course I did, letting a rope curl around my hand and crushing it. The little finger remains something of a parabola to this day and I never want to see the inside of the John Radcliffe A&E again.
The second trip, with the children in tow was equally delightful, even squeezing through a tunnel near Bourneville was an experience. The Lawyer loved opening and closing the locks, though he wasn't very good at canal etiquette. He nearly caused more than one fight by hopping off the boat, sprinting ahead to try and be first to the lock. 'Oi you, you're stealing my water.' That can only really be heard on canals in a country as damp as Britain.
We saw kingfishers swooping ahead, swans a plenty and slowed down to a comfortable chug. Even tying up our boat incorrectly and it floating off to block the canal caused mere minor consternation amongst the other boats trying to get past.
And then there was the last day. This time we made it back to the boat yard. We were easing into place, me at the helm (do you sense a common thread here?) and the Textiliste preparing to jump onto the dock to tie us up. She jumped, she slipped, she fell, she face planted the dock knocking herself cold and rearranging her nose and front teeth, while ripping the skin on the chicken-wire they use to give the wet surface some grip. Somehow she didn't slip into the water. Somehow the first person to her was a doctor. She came to in the office totally discomknockerated; this time we saw an unconscionable amount of Redditch A&E. They fixed her face and nose and questioned the children about how mummy had got so beaten and swollen while I sat outside feeling like a criminal. They said 'see the dentist on Monday to sort out your twisted teeth'. I said no, we go now so off to Bromsgrove we went. It was to a strange little open all hours dentists in a housing estate in the middle of dull middle England. The dentist, a huge Sikh, took one look, said 'Good you came today if you want to save those front teeth' and yanked them unceremoniously back into position. Not a lot of anaesthetic but brutally effective.
We do talk about going back; our friends Les and Ursula Mitchell-Hind are on a five year jolly taking in all the British canals and their facebook posts are a great draw. People enjoy it, this mucking about on water but I think the Le Pards have shown that narrow boating is a dangerous past-time and they only go at 5 miles an hour. Give me dry land any day.
All this memory-trawling stems from Charli Mills latest prompt.
February 25, 2015 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes a river and a person (or people). Think about MacLean's famous line that "Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it." Give it your own meaning. It can be a rivulet of water cutting across a city sidewalk, a farm ditch or a famous world river. Who is experiencing the water? What observations are profound? How can a river and a character merge with meaning?
I've interpreted this a little – sorry Charli – but it keeps Mary's story afloat as you will see.
Here's the back story if you need to catch up.
Deep pools, strong eddies
The little coracle spun in circles, whirlpooling towards destruction.
'Mary. You were away with the fairies.'
Mary turned off the tap and dried her hands, watching the dirty suds disappear down the plughole.
'It's the police. They're in the lounge.'
Mary nodded. She steadied herself, suppressing the drowning feeling.
'Mrs North,' the sergeant looked sombre. 'As I said, they are human remains but the child is not a relative.'
Mary felt a flood of relief. 'Who?'
'We don't know but from the DNA the child is African and…' he coughed. 'We think he may have been a ritual killing.'


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Michael Young was traded to the Phillies over the weekend, ending his eleven and a half year stint in the Rangers organization. Young leaves Texas as their all time leader in several categories: games, plate appearances, at bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, sac flies, total bases and grounded into double plays. Looking back, I had forgotten that Young was not originally drafted by the Rangers. He was acquired in a trade deadline deal for Esteban Loaiza, who himself was acquired from Pittsburgh in a deadline deal two years prior.
For the Phillies, they fill their hole at third base with a past-his-prime player who doesn't field very well anymore. He should fit right in.
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Following this past weekend's opening round, Bellator Fighting Championships' light-heavyweight tournament semifinals are set for Bellator 42.
The event features Tim Carpenter (7-0 MMA, 2-0 BFC) vs. Christian M'Pumbu (16-3-1 MMA, 1-0 BFC) and Richard Hale (16-3-1 MMA, 1-0 BFC) vs. D.J. Linderman (9-1 MMA, 1-0 BFC).
Hale revealed the matchups on today's radio show, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed the bookings with event sources.
Bellator 42 takes place April 23 at Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Okla., and the night's main card airs on MTV2.
The tourney winner, who will be crowned in May, earns $100,000 in total pay and becomes Bellator's first-ever light-heavyweight champion.
At Bellator 38, Carpenter scored a split-decision win over Daniel Gracie to remain undefeated. He now meets M'Pumbu, a French fighter of Congolese descent who upset Chris Davis via third-round TKO. He now is 6-1-1 over his past eight fights.
Hale, a longtime Rage in the Cage fighter who's lost just once in his past 14 fights, scored an early candidate for 2011 World MMA Award "Submission of the Years" honors when he submitted Nik Fekete with an inverted triangle choke. He takes on Linderman (9-1 MMA, 1-0 BFC), a former heavyweight who extended his win streak to four with a TKO victory over tourney favorite Raphael Davis.
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Tourbières d'altitude en Haute Savoie
Streel, Maurice ; ; Roche, Emile et al
Conference (2017, December 08)Detailed reference viewed: 33 (10 ULiège)
Dynamique de la végétation d'altitude en Afrique centrale atlantique depuis 17 000 ans BP. Analyses préliminaires de la carotte de Bambili (Nord-Ouest du Cameroun).
Assi Kaudjhis, Chimène Cloche M ; ; Roche, Emile
in Geo-Eco-Trop: Revue Internationale de Géologie, de Géographie et d'Écologie Tropicales (2008), 32
This article presents the preliminary results of pollen analyses carried out on a 13.5m long core taken from the shore of the crater lake of Bambili, Cameroon (05°56'11.9N; 10°14' 31.6E; 2273m alt.). This ... [more ▼]
This article presents the preliminary results of pollen analyses carried out on a 13.5m long core taken from the shore of the crater lake of Bambili, Cameroon (05°56'11.9N; 10°14' 31.6E; 2273m alt.). This allows us to reconstruct the history of montane forest ecosystems from Atlantic Central Africa since 17 000 years BP. Well diversified microflora, show several changes. At the base of the pollen sequence, the vegetation is dominated by herbaceous plant populations such as Poaceae, associated with "dry" plant types from Amaranthaceae/ Chenopodiaceae families and tree and shrub plant types from savannas and open forest formations types such as Gnidia, Lannea, Combretaceae, Cussonia… The montane forest expansion started from 14 080cal BP with the appearance of the pioneer taxon Myrica. This taxon is followed by Schefflera, Podocarpus, Olea, Syzygium… which widely expanded in the immediate surroundings of the lake from 12 310 to 4 590 cal BP. After this date, the montane forest was strongly reduced. However a short phase of forest regrowth is recorded around 2000 BP during which Schefflera dominated the forest assemblage. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 94 (17 ULiège)
A pollen-based record of late glacial-Holocene climatic variability in the southern lake district, Chile.
; Roche, Emile ; Gerrienne, Philippe et al
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Réponses de Cedrus atlantica aux changements climatiques passés et futurs
; François, Louis ; et al
in Geo-Eco-Trop: Revue Internationale de Géologie, de Géographie et d'Écologie Tropicales (2007)
This work addresses the responses of the Atlas Mountain Cedar tree (Cedrus atlantica Manetti) when faced with past and future climactic changes. The ecological study of this species proposes three ... [more ▼]
This work addresses the responses of the Atlas Mountain Cedar tree (Cedrus atlantica Manetti) when faced with past and future climactic changes. The ecological study of this species proposes three simulations based on reliable and precise data: - Simulation in 6000 B.P. with the GCM UBRIS-HadCM3M2 climatic data - Simulation in the year 2000 with NEW et al. climactic data (2002) - Simulation in the year 2100 with the ARPEGE Climactic Model data - following the IPCC's scenario A2 These simulations were realized using the CARAIB model, which simulates Carbon stocks in vegetation and Carbon flux between vegetation, soil and atmosphere. In part one, the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, which constitute the principal natural area of the Atlas Cedar tree are described in detail. The different data describing this species' distribution at three periods are summarized: 1) at the present time, 2) at Holocene period and 3) at the end of the Upper Pleniglacial period . The distribution of the species is specified. A map of the Cedar tree's actual distribution in Morocco was drawn from a series of population maps - scale 1/25,000- kept at the Moroccan Ministry of Forestry and Water conservation. So as to improve the sequential study of fossils of Cedar pollen was defined the percentage threshold at which samples containing pollen from the Cedrus atlantica are described as autochtonous or allochthonous. The study of 514 samples of Moroccan Cedar pollen permittted to define this threshold as 1% with minimal risk of error. The last part of the work is focused on modelling. It starts with a description of IBM and CARAIB models used in the three simulations. The data essential for these models are reviewed. Considering the climactic data for these three periods, climate is globally warmer in 6000 BP and in 2100 than today, with the problems of drought becoming more severe in the future. The analysis of the three simulations brings us to two conclusions. Cedrus antlantica is sensitive to climactic change and shows that, at three different periods, its potential distribution areas are quite different. At 6000 BP, the species sought refuge in the high mountains of North Africa. Today's distribution is well simulated in our model. Its good survival in Europe makes it an interesting species for reforestation. In 2100, if IPCC's A2 scenario is validated, modifications in the Cedar's potential and real area of distribution will be considerable. The tree will find little refuge in North Africa. On the other hand, the climate of the land between the Northern Alps and the South of Sweden, associated with a strong concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere may well provide it with an acceptable environment. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 446 (10 ULiège)


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I am best known for often working with the same director, in movies that are often considered biting satires. I went to BYU. (just as an aside, I don't for the life of me understand why this guy hasn't won an Oscar yet).
sorry, I forgot that this forum is international...duh...! BYU is Brigham Young University, in Utah - best known for being Mormon.
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another clue: this guy played the boyfriend to a pretty woman who won an Oscar for her role.
wrong movie, but you're on the right track. the actress who played opposite this guy forgot to thank the actual person she played when she accepted her Oscar. The actor, her co-star, played a guy named George. No more clues.
I confess, I never heard of him! But I am the wrong side of the Atlantic......
OK, next go, I was born in America and named Michael Douglas in 1951. However, I decided to use an alternative surname to remove confusion with another well known actor.
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I was Al Gore's roommate at Harvard, and I won an Oscar for being in relentless pursuit of a fugitive from justice. This one's also too easy. I still remember when this guy played Mark Tolland on "One Life to Live"....
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Electoral College Instructions
1. Appoint Electors
Under the Constitution, State legislatures have broad powers to direct the process for selecting electors, with one exception regarding the qualifications of electors. Article II, section 1, clause 2 provides that "no Senator, Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States" may be appointed as an elector. It is not settled as to whether this restriction extends to all Federal officials regardless of their level of authority or the capacity in which they serve, but we advise the States that the restriction could disqualify any person who holds a Federal government job from serving as an elector.
2. Prepare the Certificate of Ascertainment
3. Distribute the Certificate of Ascertainment
The original Certificate and two certified copies (or duplicate originals) should be sent to the Archivist as soon as possible after the November 6 election results are finalized. At the very latest, they must be received by the Electors on the statutory deadline of December 17, 2012 and submitted to the Archivist no later than December 26, 2012.
The Legal Staff of the Office of the Federal Register will examine the Certificates for legal sufficiency and send the certified copies or duplicate originals to the U.S. House and Senate. The other six originals must be retained by the State for the meeting of the State's Electors on December 17, 2012. Those six originals will be attached to the Certificates of Vote executed at the Electoral College meeting.
4. Hold the Meeting of Electors
If any Electors are unable to carry out their duties on the day of the Electoral College meeting, the laws of each State would govern the method for filling vacancies. Any controversy or contest concerning the appointment of Electors must be decided under State law at least six days prior to the meeting of the electors.
There is no Constitutional provision or Federal law requiring Electors to vote in accordance with the popular vote in their States. Some States have such requirements.
5. Prepare the Certificate of Vote
6. Distribute the Paired Certificates of Vote and Certificates of Ascertainment
The statutory deadline for the designated Federal and State officials to receive the electoral votes is December 26, 2012. Because of the very short time between the meetings of the Electors in the States on December 17 and the December 26 statutory deadline, followed closely by the counting of electoral votes in Congress on January 6, 2013, it is imperative that the Certificates be mailed as soon as possible.
Prior to the election this year, the Legal Staff of the Office of the Federal Register will telephone Secretaries of State and other election officials to establish contact with the States and assure the smooth operation of the Electoral College process.
For more information on the Electoral College and the election responsibilities of the States and the Archivist of the United States, contact the Office of the Federal Register:
Your Electoral College contacts at the Office of the Federal Register are:
Responsibilities of the Office of the Federal Register and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the Presidential Election
The Archivist of the United States is required by law to perform certain functions relating to the Electoral College (3 U.S.C. sections 6, 11, 12, 13). The Archivist has delegated to the Director of the Federal Register the authority to carry out the administration of the electoral college process.
Prior to the General Election
Also in the month prior to the election, the OFR contacts the Assistant Secretary of the Senate and the House Parliamentarian to make arrangements for the delivery of the Electoral College certificates to Congress. And finally, in the month prior to the election, the OFR prepares to receive the Electoral College certificates from the States. The OFR makes special arrangements with the Archivist's mailroom staff and messenger service to establish procedures for handling the Certificates and transmitting them from the Archives to the OFR.
After the General Election
Receipt of Certificates of Ascertainment
Receipt of Certificates of Vote
Certificates of Ascertainment Transmitted to Congress
Certificates of Vote Subject to the Call of the President of the Senate
Preserving Certificates
Responsibilities of Congress in the Presidential Election
House and Senate staff come to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) to inspect the Certificates of Vote in late December. Because the statutory procedure prescribes that the Certificates of Vote sent to the President of the Senate be held under seal until Congress opens and counts them in joint session, the Congress depends on the OFR to ensure the facial legal sufficiency of Certificates. If any State's Certificate fails to reach the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate calls on OFR to deliver duplicate originals in its possession to complete the set held by Congress. After the 1988 general election, the President of the Senate called for nineteen of the Certificates of Vote held by the OFR. For the 1992 election, the OFR supplied the Congress with two missing Certificates of Vote.
The Congress is scheduled to meet in joint session in the House of Representatives on January 6, 2013 to conduct the official tally of electoral votes. The Vice President, as President of the Senate, is the presiding officer. Two tellers are appointed to open, present and record the votes of the States in alphabetical order. The President of the Senate announces the results of the vote and declares which persons, if any, have been elected President and Vice President of the United States. The results are entered into the official journals of the House and Senate. The President of the Senate then calls for objections to be made. If any objections are registered, they must be submitted in writing and be signed by at least one member of the House and Senate. The House and Senate would withdraw to their respective chambers to consider the merits of any objections according the procedure set out under 3 U.S.C. section 15.
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The duality between theories of quantum strings and Yang-Mills gauge theories, in particular the AdS/CFT conjecture, has over the years given rise to many important physical insights. Recently, the realization that both sides of the duality, in certain limits, can be be described by integrable systems has lead to a good deal of progress. In this talk we will review the construction of these integrable structures and their usefulness in understanding strings in curved backgrounds/strongly coupled gauge theories. We will discuss how the asymptotic S-matrix that enters the Bethe equations for gauge theory anomalous dimensions provides a very convenient description of the system and how it can be reproduced from the classical string theory. Further, we will outline some partial attempts to extend this equivalence, and the corresponding integrable structures, to include world-sheet quantum loop effects.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Kos Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Kos Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Greece View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message lexharveyJoined: 26 Feb 2011Posts: 51Location: iow Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:19 pm Post subject: Kos Hi, Does anyone have any info or experience of gaining a job teaching on the island of Kos? I have not found much in my search but I am interested in trying to teach there. thanks! Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11534Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject: Are we to understand that you're from iowa (US)? If so, as a US citizen you won't be able to get legal work permits for Greece (or most of the rest of Western Europe) in any case. There are some older threads below on this topic - I'll bump them up. In case you are from the UK, you've got a chance on Kos, though as you have already noted the market is very small. Most likely, you would not find anything from abroad, but would need to go there and job-search in person. Early September would likely be the best time to try. Back to top lexharveyJoined: 26 Feb 2011Posts: 51Location: iow Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject: hi thanks for your reply-I am from the Isle Of Wight, UK yes I understand it's small market and most schools don't seem to have website. I was ideally hoping to have job lined up before going and I am also applying for work in Turkey too....will check out the bumped up topics, thanks! Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11534Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:44 pm Post subject: Ah, Isle of Wight - forgive me! It would be just like an Iowayan to leave off the last letter of his/her state, I'm afraid, so I made an assumption In general, it's not common to land a job anywhere in Western Europe from abroad - I hear Turkey is a bit different still. I tried to find something useful to bump up, but the Greece forum is very quiet - most of the info is quite old, I'm afraid. Good luck! Back to top lexharveyJoined: 26 Feb 2011Posts: 51Location: iow Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:49 pm Post subject: that's ok yes, it seems easier to find jobs in Turkey from the UK, in the cities anyway. Was trying to find something in the aegean....I will probably stick with Istanbul and try my luck next year when i am more local and able to visit some places. thanks for your help! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Greece All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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By Mark Lamport-Stokes
SAN DIEGO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - It was just like old times for Tiger Woods at a rain-sodden Torrey Pines on Friday as the former world number one surged into an early three-shot lead in the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
Six-times champion Woods eagled the par-five 18th, his ninth hole of the day, en route to a seven-under-par 65 on the easier North Course, one of two layouts hosting the fourth PGA Tour event of the season.
Back at a venue where he has always felt extremely comfortable, the 37-year-old American took advantage of the four reachable par-fives as he also carded six birdies and a lone bogey to finish at 11-under 133.
"If you handle the par-fives, there's four (shots) right there," Woods told Golf Channel after covering the par-five holes in five under.
"But it's tough out there," he added after playing his final hole in a heavy downpour. "The greens are not very good at all out there, and two-footers are missable.
"We've got a long way to go and this golf course is not going to get easier with this rain. The rough is going to get sticky. It's a pretty tough course."
Britain's Ross Fisher, competing on the PGA Tour this year for the first time as a full member, was one of three players at eight under and had seven holes remaining on the tougher South layout.
Woods' playing partner Nick Watney was a further stroke back after carding a four-birdie 68 while fellow American Charles Howell III was among a group of four knotted at six under after shooting a 72 on the South course.
Most eyes, however, were firmly focused on the progress of Woods, who has won the Farmers Insurance Open six times at Torrey Pines, along with the 2008 U.S. Open at the same venue.
Three strokes off the pace overnight after opening with a 68 on the South layout, Woods missed an eight-foot birdie putt on his opening hole, the par-four 10th.
However he recovered with birdies at the 14th and 17th, where he rolled in a 25-footer, to sit just two strokes off the early lead.
Woods then eagled the 18th, after hitting a superb second shot to six feet, to join Howell in a two-way tie at the top before forging three ahead with further birdies at the first and second.
A brilliant approach into the seventh, where his ball spun back and hit the flagstick before settling five feet away, set Woods up for another birdie but he bogeyed the par-four eighth after finding a fairway bunker off the tee.
However he immediately recovered by reaching the green in two at the par-five ninth and safely two-putting from 50 feet to record his sixth birdie of the day.
The cut was projected to fall at two-under 142 with former major winners Angel Cabrera, Keegan Bradley and Stewart Cink among those likely to miss out. (Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by Frank Pingue)


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Early morning crash leaves a lot of questions still to be answered.
Markel Davis, a man out of St. Louis, Missouri is being held after his car collided with another while trying to elude police pursuit by helicopter through Brentwood and Charlack. The car he collided with resulted in the death of Erick Russel also of St. Louis.
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Dinosaurs in Literature, Art & History
There Were Giants In The Earth in Those Days
Those Sophisticated "Cave Men"
Salvation. What Must You Do To Be Saved?
Deuteronomy 3:11
(Only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
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The Washington Post Jun 22, 1925;
Large Skulls at the Ica Museum in Mexico.
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Mexico City, June 21---Giant human skeletons…measuring from 10 to 12 feet have been discovered by prospecting miners in a new gold and silver district in the mountains of the State of Chihuahua, according to members of the party who arrived here today.
The miners say they found a group of these skeletons intact in a hidden cave. The feet measured from 18 to 20 inches. (A male with a U.S shoe size of 13 has approximately a 12 inch foot). The government anthropology department plans to send a commission to investigate the discovery.
It is felt that the find may clear up the present doubtful origin of the Chihuahua Indians.
The discovery was made near the village of Sisoguichie. The skeletons were in a sitting position, the shoulders and arms bending forward and resting on the upraised knees. In this position they measured,from the top of the skull to the ground, from five to six feet.
New York Correspondence Detriot Free Press.
The Washington Post Mar 16, 1884;
A Most Interesting Collection of Prehistoric Bones in America
J.B. Toomer has received a letter from Mr. Hazelton who is on a visit to Gartersville. The letter contained several heads made of bone and gave an interesting account of the opening of a large Indian mound near that town by a committee of scientists sent out from the Smithsonian Institution.
After removing the dirt for some distance a layer of large flagstones was found, which had evidently been dressed by hand and showed that the men who had quarried this rock understood their business.
These stones were removed when in a kind of vault beneath them the skeleton of a giant that measured 7 feet two inches was found.
His hair was course and jet black and hung to the waist, the brow being ornamented with a copper crown. The skeleton was remarkably well preserved and taken from the vault intact.
Near this skeleton were found the bodies of several children of various sizes. The remains of the latter were covered with beads made of bone of some kind. Upon removing the bodies were found to be enclosed in a network of straw or reeds and beneath this was a covering of skin of some animal.
In fact, the bodies had been prepared somewhat after the manner of mummies and will doubtless throw new light on the history of the people who reared these mounds.
Upon the stones that covered the vault were carved inscriptions, and if deciphered will probably lift the veil that has enshrouded the history of the race of giants that undoubtedly at one time inhabited this continent.
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All the relics were carefully packed and forwarded to the Smithsonian Institution and are said to be the most interesting collection ever found in America. The explorers are now at work at another mound in Bartow country.
Helena Independent on Wednesday, October 10, 1883(Helena,Montana)
J. H. Hamley, a well known and reliable citizen of Barnard, Mo., writes to the Gazette, the particulars of the discovery of a GIANT skeleton, four miles southwest of that place.
A farmer named John W. Hannon, found the bones protruding from the bank of a ravine that has been cut by the action of the rains during the past years. Mr. Hannon worked several days in unearthing "the skeleton", which proved to be that of a human being whose height was twelve feet.
The head through the temples was eleven inches; from the lower part of the skull at the back to the top was fifteen inches, and the circumference forty inches. The ribs were nearly four feet long, one and three-fourths inches wide. The thigh bones we're thirty-six inches long and large in proportion.
When the earth was removed the ribs stood high enough to enable a man to crawl in and explore the interior of the skeleton, turn around and come out with ease.
The first joint of the greater toe above the nail, was three inchen long, and the entire foot, eighteen inches in length. The skeleton lay on its face twenty feet below the surface of the ground and the toes were imbedded in the earth, indicating that the body either fell or was placed there when the ground was soft.
The left arm was passed around backward, the hand resting on the spinal column, while the right arm was stretched out to the front, and right. Some of the bones crumbled on exposure to the air, but many good specimens were pre- served, and are now exhibited at, Bernard Medical school.
The skeleton is generally pronounced a relic of the prehistoric race.
Feb 3, 1909; New York Tribune
Skeleton 15 Feet High Unearthed in Mexico
News was received here Monday from Mexico that at Ixtapalapa, a town 10 miles southeast of Mexico City , there had been discovered what was believed to be the skeleton of a prehistoric giant of extraordinary size.
A peon while excavating for the foundation of a house on the estate of Augustin Juarez found the skeleton of a human being that is estimated to have been about 15 feet high, and who must have lived ages ago, judging from the ossified state of the bones.
Romulo Luna, judge of the District , has taken possession of the skeleton which is complete with the exception of the skull.
Judge Luna says that as soon as the search for the skull is finished the skeleton will be forwarded to the national museum ,of Mexico, which has an almost priceless collection of Aztec antiquities.
The National museum, it is said , has made arrangements to investigate this "find".
The discovery of the skeleton has revived the old Aztec legend that in a prehistoric age a race of giants lived valley of Anahuac, a name given by the aboriginal Mexicans to that part of the Mexican plateau nearly corresponding to the modern valley of Mexico City.
These giants, known as Quinatzins, the story goes, were afterwards destroyed by the Ulmecas, also of great stature , who in turn, perished by earthquake, interpreted as an expression of the wrath of God.
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LAS VEGAS – Tim Boestch is a pretty sensible guy. Ask a straightforward question, and you get a straightforward answer.
He's levelheaded, self-aware and fairly humble for a guy who's turned many opponents' faces into hamburger. But for the life of him, he can't understand why he doesn't get more recognition in the UFC middleweight title picture.
"I don't know why it is," he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "You look at my resume, and it's got to be one of the better resumes in the weight class. I think it's very difficult to argue that – beating [Yushin] Okami and then beating Hector Lombard, a former world champion who I think had one of the most impressive in streaks in the history of the sport.
"How I'm still under the radar and not getting credit, I'm not sure how that happens. But that's fine. I'm not going to tell people to give me credit. I'm going to show them they should give me credit. I'm here to fight and impress people."
Currently, Boetsch is riding a four-fight win streak. In addition to longtime Bellator champ Lombard (split decision) and Okami (a dramatic come-from-behind TKO), he also earned wins over Kendall Grove and Nick Ring during his current streak. All of the fights came at middleweight, where he dropped down after a light-heavyweight loss to Phil Davis in 2010. It remains his only loss in his past nine fights.
Boetsch (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) looks to continue the surge on Saturday at UFC 155, where he meets Constantinos Philippou (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena. It's one of three middleweight bouts on the pay-per-view main card, which follows prelims on FX and Facebook.
Philippou is replacement for top contender Chris Weidman, who appeared next for UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva before the UFC ultimately booked him opposite Boetsch at UFC 155. So Boestch is going from fighting a No. 1 contender to fighting Philippou. He may not have the same recognition, but he does have an impressive four-fight win streak of his own.
It could be easy for Boetsch to lament the loss of a likely title-eliminator fight against Weidman, but he insists Philippou isn't a step down in competition. And he's certainly not looking past the New York-based fighter, who most recently handed Riki Fukuda a decision loss.
"Costa's no joke," Boetsch said. "He's on a tear. Four wins in a row. Very high expectation from fans and the organization for him. Definitely a standout boxer. Throws combinations well. He's just a dangerous guy in the cage.
"It's a heck of a fight. It's definitely not a step down in competition by any means. The guy is tough and comes to fight. I haven't taken this fight lightly. I don't take any fights lightly."
Boestch knows a big mouth, bold claims and trash-talking could get him some more attention. He's seen it work for other UFC fighters. But that's not him. He insists he'll do his talking in the cage, and if successful on Saturday, he believes it'll be hard for him to be ignored.
"My goal for this fight is to really put an exclamation point on the end of the year for me," he said. "I want everybody to look back on 2012 and know that I had an awesome year, a standout year, and that my hard work is paying off and that I'm really at the top of the ladder in the middleweight division."
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Out in the Bay - Gay Radio from San Francisco
Queer histories, herstories, personalities and issues are explored with humor, insight, and sensitivity each week on Out in the Bay. We've been called "the gay Fresh Air" and even "the gay Tavis Smiley." We've interviewed such celebrities as film directors Ang Lee and John Waters, comedians Margaret Cho and Marga Gomez, singers Leslie Gore and Michael Feinstein, actors, authors and more. We've also featured historians, scholars, and activists -- including Phyllis Lyon and the late Del Martin -- with compelling stories about the reality of LGBT life.
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All good things must come to an end! But I'm far from being done with Nuclear Winter. Front Froid will publish the entire comic in Novemeber (in French). The book will contain a prequel, exclusive drawings and sketches and much more! To keep up with the release date, to keep getting drawings related to the comic and to know my festival and book fair schedules, subscribe to the Nuclear Winter facebook page.
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A special thanks to my dad, who knows better than I do what a skidoo looks like and for whom one page a week wasn't enough.
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Sequel of Lemony Snicket?
Discuss this movie. Available on DVD and Blu-ray.
of coures a series of unfortunate events 2
well they better if they don't a lot of people well complane i know complane. i like the books and movies they should make a nother movie
the movie they alreay did was 3 books in 1 they shoud do 3 more books
in the next movie the. book 4 the miserable mill,book 5 the austere
academy, book 6 the ersatz elevator. those are the next 3 books.
i have blonde hair and blue eyes, i have 5 brothers and 1 sister all are older than me,
my intentions when i grow up are to be an actress and get enoufh money to buy a zoo
/ auarium/ sctusuware
I herd that they arnt making any more because the kids have allready aged allot since the last one and in the books they go from house to house in a matter of months. Pluss the baby that played sunny has to look alot diffrent since the last one and if they change the characters it wouldent be the same
Jim Carrey is the best actor on earth
In some of the books the kids
disguise themselves, there's always a way around the
obvious, I believe.
Well, today (another forum) there was a topic "Of what movie would you like to see a pre-se-whatever-quel?"
First I was like ... nothing. Realy. Nothing. And then this poped in my head. Lemony Snicket. I want a sequel!
It's a shame it won't come, this could be our 'Harry Potter'.
Well yeah, indeed, It felt like it was only getting started ... and the whole storie about those parents and all was going to evolve in the next film(s).
And ofcours, I would like to see our Jim in all those other roles. Would be the perfect thing for him.
Well, they should at least finish it out......I mean, I is a series.
"No time outs. Only DEATH!"
"I don't like to brag and I won't cuz I don't have to!"
don't worry it'll happen. maybe not in the recent future but it'll happen. sequals = money to film productions, especially ones that are from popular series.
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sure Marina, your are more than welcome to!
And hopefully we will hear a lot from you!
Humans are individuals and therefore different in what they want or like.
For sure I prefer to go to places where other kiters are around, just for safety reasons. But if it gets too crowed I don't like it. Then we have to find other spots, and I believe there are many out there!
Did you see the pics from Antigua?
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The quintessential school bag is back, but in this incarnation, it's more than just a utilitarian tote for textbooks and bag lunches.
A longtime British staple, the iconic satchel has found its way back on the fashion map, this time with the uber-popular Cambridge Satchel Company at the helm. And with an array of colours, finishes and sizes to choose from, the satchel is making its way to a stylish shoulder near you.
"I love Cambridge Satchels because they're so well-structured and appropriate for any-one and everyone. You can be in school, running a business or just hitting the town with one — they're so versatile," says Anton Atienza, a fashionable local who owns several of them.
"They're definitely the 'it' bag this season."
The famed satchels have sparked something of a fashion frenzy, gaining must-have status despite the hefty price tag ($155 to $235). Started by Julie Deane in 2008 from her home in Cambridge, England, the company began as a way to raise money to remove Deane's daughter from a school where she was being bullied. Four years later, the company is reportedly expecting sales between $16 million to $24 million.
"They're just so simple and classic, and all the different colours, structures and designs they're available in make them unique and coveted," Atienza says.
But the real draw to these handmade, cult-classic-in-the-making bags is their "fluoro" counterparts, a range of neon satchels that are so highlighter bright they could burn your retinas.
From hot pink and electric yellow, to bright green and acid tangerine, these bags are so in demand that you can barely look at a magazine or style site without seeing one.
"I think they're so popular because they're unexpected," says Alma Visscher at Coup Boutique (10137 104th St.).
"It's sort of like seeing a smoking slipper done in leopard print — it's just that element of paying homage to a classic piece of fashion, but with a contemporary twist."
An instant hit among celebrities and tastemakers, the satchel has trickled down into mainstream fashion, hooking shoppers with its fresh take on classic British design. And with their sleek construction and understated charm, the bags have some serious staying power, Visscher says.
"There's a fine line between fast fashion and something that's classic and contemporary, and I think Cambridge Satchel really has a strong hold on that."
The satchels are available locally at Holt Renfrew and online at the following:
Cambridge Satchel Co: cambridgesatchel.co.uk/ shop
Toronto's A2Zane: a2zane. com


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Top 5 Summertime Grilling Recipes
The sun is staying out longer, the mercury is rising, and that can only mean one thing; IT'S SUMMERTIME. It's only here for a short while, so don't waste it. Fire up the BBQ, invite your friends over and enjoy one of these top 5 summertime grilling recipes you won't want to miss!
1. Beer Can Chicken
Your favorite beer isn't just for enjoying while you cook your meat; you can cook your meat using your favorite beer too!
Get the Recipe for Michael's Beer Can Chicken
2. Grilled Radicchio Salad
Who said grilling is just for meat? Daphne's takes this bitter & spicy veggie, grills it, and adds a little something special for a side dish (or a main dish for you vegetarians out there) no one will want to miss! Think of it as a hot wedge salad on steroids!
Get the Recipe for Daphne's Grilled Radicchio Salad
3. BBQ Lamb Chops
I know what you're thinking, what the heck is lamb doing on this list? One taste of Mario's dish and you'll know why. It might look fancy, but don't let that distract you from wowing your guests with darn tasty cut of meat.
Get the Recipe for Mario's BBQ Lamb Chops
4. Honey-Chipotle Ribs
What do you think of when you think of ribs? Hours and hours of prep & cooking, expensive pits, and tons of sauce that's what. Pati shows you how you can make a rack in a fraction of the time with twice the flavor!
Get the Recipe for Pati's Honey-Chipotle Ribs and Crazy Street Corn
5. Fresh Grilled Cornbread with Bacon-Blackberry Compote
Desserts…on a grill?!?! You might say no way, but it's true! Daphne's delicious fruity dessert shows that grills aren't just for burgers or steaks!
Get the Recipe for Daphne's Fresh Grilled Cornbread with Bacon-Blackberry Compote


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Quantum model helps solve mysteries of water
A research team from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the University of Edinburgh and IBM's TJ Watson Research Center has revealed a major breakthrough in the modelling of water that could shed light on its mysterious properties.
Water is one of the most common and extensively studied substances on earth. It is vital for all known forms of life but its unique behaviour has yet to be explained in terms of the properties of individual molecules.
Water derives many of its signature features from a combination of properties at the molecular level such as high polarizability, directional hydrogen bonding sites and van der Waals forces, the attractive or repulsive forces between molecules not related to covalent or ionic bonds.
Vlad Sokhan, Principal Research Scientist said: "Many models exist that can reproduce certain aspects of these properties but there is no 'ultimate model' that can reproduce them all. We have collaborated on a radical new 'bottom up' approach that could help form a more complete model. The research has clear biological applications such as identifying amino acid sequences and computational protein design. Ultimately, this approach could potentially be used for other substances and offers a new framework for simulation of materials at the atomic and molecular scale."
The research, published in Physical Review Letters, explains how a single charged particle, known as a quantum Drude oscillator (QDO), can mimic the way that the electrons of a real water molecule fluctuate and respond to their environment.
This apparently extreme simplification retains interactions, not normally accessible in classical descriptions, and appears sufficiently powerful for the properties of liquid water to emerge naturally under ambient conditions. A realistic liquid is produced with a well-developed network of hydrogen bonds and other properties in close agreement to those of water such as the surface tension and the heat at which water evaporates into steam.


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After a year traveling around Central & South America, these are the places I liked the most. Since they are not very well-known, I'd like to call them "my hidden gems".
These "cities" are very down-to-earth and laid-back places where I have felt something special inside, like a bubbling feeling of happiness, calmness and fulfillness.
1. — Holbox – Mexico —
There is just something special about this small island outside of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. This island has a natural beauty – white sand, palm trees, shallow ocean, thousands of flamingos and pelicans. Most of the habitants work as fishermen and it's considered a virgin tourist destination unspoiled by mass tourism. There is only a main square and a few streets which are made of sand and there are just a handful of "cars" on the island. You sleep, eat, do some small excursions, go to small music events, visit small shops with handicraft and just relax. You eat and live cheaply here too.
2. — Isabela – The Galapagos – Ecuador —
I love all the Galapagos islands, but if I would have to choose one of them for living – it would be Isabela. although it is the biggest island it is the less populated of the habituated islands. Most tourists only come here for day tours so the ambiance feels very local. Also on this island, the streets are made of sand. It is very safe here. There are plenty of things to do and see here, you can visit lava tunnels, active volcanoes, you can snorkel with big tortoises, watch blue footed boobies, pink flamingos. It is not expensive here either.
3. — Jericoacoara – Brazil —
This is like a bigger version of Holbox, with more people, more shops and more activity, but still it has a lot of charm. This place is a paradise for windsurfers and kitesurfers. So yes, it is very windy but hey! – there are no mosquitoes :) If you get tired of the wind you can visit the Blue Lagoon, lovely calm lagoon famous for the hanging hammocks in the water. Jericoacoara is a mix of great people – during the day you'll see all the active sporty people, and during the nights you'll see all the musicians and the handicraftsmen out selling their work. There are always live music in a bar or a restaurant, always something to do. The main streets are of course – made of sand. :)
4. — Lagoa da Conceição – Florianopolis – Brazil —
This is a magical place. It's a laid-back neighbourhood with super nice surroundings. The area has a small town center and some of the island's best beaches, and a lagoon that is surrounded by beautiful green hills. Surfing is a popular sport here. There is a lovely big mixture of all kind of Brazilians, but also a lot of Europeans that decided to stay or study here. The city Florianopolis has a lot of culture and bars to offer too.
5. — Isla del sol – Copacabana – Bolivia —
This is an oasis in all the chaos between Bolivia and Peru. This small island in the lake Titicaca is beautiful and super quiet. There is no noise, no cars, no rubbish on the streets. Not even lampposts (bring your head-torche). Beautiful sunsets and sunrises and the sky is super clear so you can see a lot of stars during the night. People live in harmony here with the nature and it's surroundings. You can walk from the north to the south and see llamas and donkeys and some old inca-archaelogical sites along the way. Sweet local kids will offer you a little guided history about the history of Isla del Sol. There are a few small museums on the island too. I really enjoyed the landscapes in the south.
¿Have you been to any of these places? ¿What was your impression?
~ If I would extend the list these cities would probably make the list too, all though there are all not "hidden gems" since some of them are capitals.
• Cusco (Peru) • Puerto Maldonado (Peru) • Quito (Ecuador) • Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) • Salvador (Brazil) • San Cristobal De Las Casas (Mexico) • Isla Mujeres (Mexico) • Tulum (Mexico) • La Paz (Bolivia) and • Buenos Aires (Argentina).


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Intel Core i5-4278U
The Intel Core i5-4278U is a LV (low voltage) dual-core processor for large ultrabooks launched in Q3 2014. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Threading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel, leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 2.6 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz.
Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving the performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.
Due to these architectural improvements, the performance is slightly above a similarly clocked Ivy Bridge CPU. Therefore, the Core i5-4278U is almost as fast as the older i7-3520M. However, when using new instruction sets such as AVX2 the performance can be significantly better. Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications.
The integrated Iris Graphics 5100 offers 40 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1100 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it significantly faster than the HD Graphics 4000. As a result, the Iris Graphics competes with dedicated lower mid-range graphics cards (e.g. GeForce GT 720M). However, even fast dual-channel memory limits the performance.
Power Consumption
The i5-4278U is rated at a TDP of 28 W including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited for larger, well-cooled ultrabooks.
|Intel Core i5
|Series: Core i5 Haswell
|Clock Rate
|2600 - 3100 MHz
|Level 1 Cache
|Level 2 Cache
|Level 3 Cache
|Number of Cores / Threads
|2 / 4
|Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)
|28 Watt
|Transistor Count
|1300 Million
|Manufacturing Technology
|22 nm
|Die Size
|181 mm2
|Max. Temperature
|Iris Graphics 5100 (200 - 1100 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
|Intel Iris Graphics 5100 (200 - 1100 MHz)
|64 Bit
|64 Bit support
|Starting Price
|Announcement Date
|Product Link (external)
|Intel Core i5 4278U
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Reviews for the Intel Core i5 4278U processor
Apple MacBook Pro Retina 13 inch 2014-07 (Intel Iris Graphics 5100, 13.3")
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All the ways your personality changes after getting married
Psychologists say it happens as you adapt to 'partnered life'
Psychologists say it happens as you adapt to 'partnered life'
Psychologists say it happens as you adapt to 'partnered life'
Getting married brings with it lots of changes for some couples — for the traditional, maybe that's a new last name, maybe integrating families or even living together for the first time. Many people, though, say that apart from feeling a huge rush of love and passion, not that much really changes.
But according to Dr. David Ludden, Ph.D., psychologists feel otherwise. Writing for Psychology Today, he explained that personality can change once people get married. Apparently, this is because it's such a major life event, people end up adapting to "partnered life."
Research from psychologist Justin Lavner, at the University of Georgia, was able to detect trends in the personality changes of married couples. There were five huge, common changes noticed among the heterosexual couples studied (this is after 18 months of marriage, and most of the couples were in their 20s).
Both partners were found to be less open as time went on. "Perhaps this change reflects their acceptance of the routines of marriage," Ludden commented.
Male-identifying partners became more conscientious, whereas female-identifying partners' conscientiousness stayed the same. "The increase in conscientiousness for men probably reflects their learning the importance of being dependable and responsible in marriage," Ludden suggested.
Becoming more introverted was a trend across the board, with Ludden suggesting this was because couples become less social (restrict their social circle) once they're married.
While female-identifying partners were more agreeable to begin with, over 18 months of marriage, researchers noted that both partners became less so. This, they believe, is because female-identifying partners learned to become more assertive.
The male-identifying participants became a little bit more emotionally stable, but it was their partners who became much less neurotic and more stable. "It's easy to speculate that the commitment of marriage had a positive effect on the wives' emotional stability," Ludden said.


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Gabriel's a tennis FutureStar
PUBLISHED: 11:30 16 January 2014 | UPDATED: 11:30 16 January 2014
Young Londoner on LTA programme
An up-and-coming junior tennis player from Bow has been highlighted as one of the brightest talents in the country.
Gabriel Curreli, 10, has been included on the Lawn Tennis Association's (LTA) Aegon FutureStars programme, which recognises and supports some of the best juniors in the country.
The emerging young star earned his place on the programme following a successful year on court and will now receive added support from the LTA.
The talented youngster has been included as part of the 2014 intake of players and will be part of a group of 424 top juniors from around the country who all receive varying levels of funding and support from the LTA.
Leon Smith, head of men's tennis at the LTA, said: "We are committed to supporting and identifying our most talented players, and the Aegon FutureStars programme is central to this process for young players who are starting out in the game.
"There's obviously a long way to go for these players. It's a long journey for any player hoping to make an impact on the game, but we hope that with the right support, these players are given the best possible chance of reaching their full potential."
David Macmillan, chief marketing officer at Aegon, added: "We're delighted to continue supporting the LTA in identifying and developing young players across the country.
"As a business, we believe that preparation is key, and the Aegon FutureStars programme plays an essential role in enabling young people to fulfill their potential, and make the next step in their tennis journey."
For more information please go to www.lta.org.uk.
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While a moot point in the era of digital downloads and DVDs, Panasonic's VHS did at one time beat Sony's Beta in the consumer video recording contest. Lancia's Beta also lost out to more reliable fare, but today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Coupé could rewind all that. That is, if its price makes it a master Beta.
As unloved as the E21 may be in relation to its neue klasse predecessor and E30 successor, that didn't stop what yesterday was claimed to be the nicest 320i on Craigslist from winning your hearts. Wait, yes it did. Or was it the nearly eight grand price tag that served up all the haterade? Either way, 55.52% of you said 320-I wouldn't pay that much, and that was even with its gnarly sisal mats. Sisal mats!
You ever have one of those surprise sneezes, the kind that just plain comes out of nowhere? You know the sort, one that doesn't even allow you time to fortify your other orifices and hence can result in the unsupervised simultaneous horn section emanating from your southern hemisphere - which my friends, can be deadly.
Having an unexpected and uncontrolled fart - and I mean a real ass clapper - can prospectively threaten to make your pants look like GAME OVER on Asteroids. And once that noisy golem is released from its cave, it is with sinking heart and great trepidation that you have to do the giraffe lips thing with your butt cheeks to ensure the blast didn't just rocky road your shorts.
It is with similar apprehension that we consider today's 1976 Lancia Beta Coupé, as it not only comes with a brand reputation for abject and unremitting craptitude, but is also painted the color of poo. Despite that, Betas are pretty cool looking little cars, and while historically being made from materials sourced from the Lira Store, this one seems to have stood time's test.
We're all familiar with the Beta story - the line, including coupe, fastback berlina, hatcheriffic HPE, and Monte Carlo, was the first of Lancia's products to debut under Fiat's ownership. Front-wheel drive and sporting a variation on Fiat's twin-cam inline four, the Betas lacked much of the engineering interest of the precedent Fulvias with their jewel-like narrow-angle V4s.
Like most all Betas, this one has the five-speed manual backing its 81-horse engine. Parts for both transmission and Fiat twin-cam are relatively plentiful, however other consumables - things such as brake rotors and pads, struts and springs, and the various plastic bits may be more problematic. Fortunately, on this one, all the bespoke parts such as trim and molded rubber seem to be intact and in excellent shape.
Sure it has bumpers that can be seen from space, but those may have protected the ornate grille up front and tail lamp lenses in back, both parts that would be expensive to replace as these cars have mostly already made their pass through the pick-a-part yards. Amazingly, not only is this Beta seemingly free of body blemishes, but it also has - if the seller is to be believed - escaped the ravages of rust, making it the only Beta in history to have ever done so.
Inside it only gets better with a quartet of lovely to look at bucket seats in a rich caramel set amidst a cabin resplendent in '70s Italian ergonomic apathy. Yes, the dashboard plastic is thinner than a newlywed's nightie but amazingly it is free of cracks, deformations, or collections of banana brand stickers. The wooden shift knob sits atop a conical boot that sprouts right in front of a stereo head unit so old school it even has one of those freaky long-ways cassette slots.
The only alarming thing evident with this claimed 24K, single-owner Beta is the electrical tape wrapped wiring that hangs down below the dash like a jock-less jock's junk. Well, there's that and the fact that it's a Lancia Beta.
But that's not a bad thing. These cars have cool styling, seats that look like Alice in Wonderland's caterpillar, and were actually pretty engaging to drive back in the day - when they ran and weren't dissolving into piles of iron oxide and marinara sauce - and this one's clearly a time capsule from America's bicentennial year. What better representative of that celebratory year of what was a once fragile democracy than a car with a reputation for fragility that has also survived intact?
But what should such a survivor cost? The current owner, who strangely is offering his New Jersey plated Lancia in the Seattle Craigslist, seems to think $4,500 is a fair deal. You may however, disagree. What do you think, is this Beta worth that much bank? Or, should this Lancia go for lots less?
You decide!
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Easy, Carefree Living
Conservatory Senior Living's carefree senior-living programs provide residents with fun, stress-free, easy living. Socialize with neighbors, enjoy fine dining, get out-and-about with chauffeured transportation, and take advantage of all the health and wellness opportunities. Plus, weekly housekeeping and concierge services all make life the best it could be. Now that's living!
It all starts at our Grande Clubhouse, the heart of each Conservatory Senior Living community.


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Jaime Salazar was just 2 years old the first time a bout of pneumonia sent him to the hospital, gasping for breath.
Jaime Salazar was just 2 years old the first time a bout of pneumonia sent him to the hospital, gasping for breath.
"He couldn't get any air in, and his heart was racing," his mother, Jenny Salazar, said recently.
The little boy, now 7, was treated at St. Luke's Hospital for pneumonia once a year for four years in a row.
As a 1-year-old, his mother said, Jaime was diagnosed with asthma, a condition she believes was exacerbated by mold growing in the old Newburgh home where family lived at the time. He'd get a cold, she said, which would quickly invade his lungs, culminating in the multiple pneumonias.
"Our doctor said it was all environmental," said Salazar. "It was uncontrollable.''
The inhalation of tiny, airborne mold spores, according to the Mayo Clinic's website, can cause intense asthma attacks with symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness.
Mold spores, said Dr. Virginia Feldman, managing partner at Hudson Valley Ear, Nose and Throat, are reproductive cells that travel constantly in an affected environment. Too small to be seen with the naked eye, these spores settle on clothing and in carpets, and are constantly inhaled by the people living in the house.
Not everyone, according to the Mayo Clinic, is sensitive or allergic to mold. But for those who are, it can set off an overly sensitive immune system response. It can also cause infections or toxic reactions, setting up various problems like flu-like symptoms, skin infections and pneumonia.
It can irritate the body's mucous membranes, causing eye irritation, runny nose, coughing, headaches, hoarseness and skin irritations.
Toxic reactions to mold are caused by eating, drinking or inhaling substances called mycotoxins, with symptoms that can include flu-like symptoms, eye and skin irritation, difficult breathing, headaches, nervousness, dizziness, trouble with concentration and extreme fatigue.
"The Hudson Valley is very prone to having mold grow," said Feldman. "It is increasingly prevalent and common in areas that are moist, like basements and damp ground."
People with mold allergies, she said, tend to get worse colds, of greater duration, with inflammation in the nose and sinuses.
They are also more likely to suffer sneezing, coughing and shortness of breath when out in the cold or while exercising.
"People with mold allergies really suffer," she said.
And asthmatics — both adults and children — with mold allergies, she said, have a second layer of susceptibility to colds.
Eliminating the mold is key, though not always possible, especially homes that have been flooded.
Experts advise cleaning moldy areas with a solution of one ounce of bleach to one quart of water. Or use a commercial mold product. Be sure to wear long rubber gloves, safety goggles and masks.
"Changing your environment makes all the difference," said Feldman, pointing out some common sense solutions such as keeping bedrooms upstairs, away from moldy basements.
"We do the best we can do," she said. "Keep the environment clean, even though that's not always so easy to do."
Jaime Salazar's health is much improved these days, thanks to the like-new Habitat for Humanity home his family now shares in the City of Newburgh.
"We love it, said Jenny Salazar. "He still gets sick, but nothing like we went through before."