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Outspoken gay former Congressman Barney Frank was in San Francisco this week and told a gathering of the Commonwealth Club that while he won't consider a presidential run, he predicted the U.S. could have a gay president in 20 years.
Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, has never shied from speaking his mind, and he held forth on a wide range of topics during an interview with gay radio reporter Scott Shafer of KQED. The audience of over 500 people, including former Ambassador James C. Hormel and his partner, Michael Nguyen, gave Frank a standing ovation as he stepped to the stage.
Frank, with his husband, businessman James Ready, seated just a few feet away, is known for his humor and wit, and quickly had the audience laughing.
"I'm glad to see so many of you who apparently have attention spans that exceed a tweet," Frank, 73, quipped. He said early in his 45-year political career, he always answered his phone with "How can I help you?" However, free from Congress, he now asks: "Why are you bothering me?"
Now retired, Frank said he enjoyed "freedom from stress." He said members of Congress were in the "grief business" because people only go to them when they have complaints.
Frank is spending his time now writing a book at his husband's place in Maine.
Elected to Congress in 1980, he said in the early years he could find ways to work with House Republicans, but not today. "There is no such thing as a moderate Republican anymore," he said. "It's all right-wing Republicans now and it has caused gridlock."
During House debate over repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy a few years ago, Frank said Republicans tried to separate the repeal from a large military bill with a pledge to pass the repeal as a stand-alone bill.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), who Frank called "one of the greatest leaders in House history," was speaker at the time and got angry. Her "heritage came forward" Frank said, as she told Republicans they could repeal DADT in the bill or there would be no military bill. This drew large applause from the audience.
Regarding legislation in response to the economic slowdown and Great Recession near the end of President George W. Bush's administration, Frank said Democrats and Republicans argued over whether a bill should be called stimulus or recovery. He preferred stimulus, he said, "Because people like to be stimulated."
Despite political differences, Frank, who once served as chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, said Democrats and Republicans "pulled together" to do the best for the country during the economic crisis. Still, he said, after President Barack Obama was elected, Republicans laid the crisis on him.
Frank detailed the political bargaining and deal-making behind the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill, which the Washington Post called "the most sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory since the Great Depression." He said a new book by Washington Post veteran reporter Robert Kaiser covered the political action on the bill well.
Frank called Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D), who helped with Dodd-Frank, "a star of the party," and "an extraordinary woman" with "great accomplishments."
Coming Out
Though elected to Congress in 1980, Frank did not come out until 1987. It was a gradual process for him, he said. He first came out to his family and friends and in LGBT circles in Washington, D.C.
When Frank told House Speaker Tip O'Neill, a fellow Massachusetts Democrat, that he was gay and coming out of the closet, the speaker was unfamiliar with the term. "Barney's coming out of the room," O'Neill told press aide Chris Matthews.
"Hell," was how Frank described living in the closet during his early political career. When Boston Globe reporter Kay Lazar finally asked him if he was gay, Frank replied, "Yes, so what?"
Frank said two Republican senators congratulated him on coming out: Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson, now retired, and former New Hampshire Senator Warren Rudman, now deceased. Frank said Simpson told him he hoped he had never said anything anti-gay to him. Rudman, when he met Frank in a store shortly after his coming out, shouted, "Good for you!"
"One House member," Frank said, "refused to use the House gym with me over HIV concerns."
Frank said he married Ready, 44, while he was still in Congress because he wanted his colleagues to be "confronted with the reality of marriage equality." He said a House colleague gave him a wedding gift and later placed an anti-gay House vote.
"We returned the gift," he said. Of his marriage to Ready, Frank said, "it strengthened an already strong bond."
Frank called former President Bill Clinton "a hero of gay rights." He said Clinton had been politically forced to sign DADT into law by Republican homophobes. At the time, "it was the best Clinton could do," he said.
Among Clinton's accomplishments for the LGBT community, Frank cited the president's reversal of a longstanding executive order that denied gays security clearances. Clinton also ended discrimination against LGBT federal workers and allowed persecuted LGBT people in other countries to seek asylum in the United States. He called the GOP House impeachment of Clinton "an attack on democracy."
Frank said "being gay in Washington, D.C., is not easy." He teased the audience by saying he knew closeted politicians on Capitol Hill: three in the Senate and four in the House. He did not mention any names.
"What's behind the Republican disrespect for President Obama?" asked one questioner.
"Race is a factor," Frank said.
He also said basketball star Jason Collins's recent announcement that he was gay was "helpful" and "important for LGBTs in the African American community." Frank said that the Congressional Black Caucus had been better for LGBT rights than LGBT members.
After Frank's remarks, Hormel said he "made a rapid fire" presentation. He said he regretted Frank was no longer in Congress, but he "appreciated his reasoning" for leaving. He said he agreed with Frank that gays should come out, because people needed "to recognize the presence of gays in our society."
Attendees Jeff and Rhona Shulman, a retired couple from the East Bay, said they had, "a warm place in our hearts for Barney Frank." They said Frank, while in Congress, had the "best interests of the people at heart" and that he "put people before banks and corporations."
The Shulmans expressed a common view among the large and adoring crowd. Barney Frank, they said, "definitely did not disappoint."


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2003 Mercedes-Benz S-Class ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Still the benchmark for luxury, technology, and class distinction.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class remains the ultra-luxury car against which other ultra-luxury aspirants are judged. That's impressive given that it was last redesigned for model-year 2000. The S-Class has been mildly face-lifted for 2003.
The Mercedes S-Class is a beautiful line of cars, sleek and aerodynamic. They are smaller yet roomier than the bulky pre-2000 models they replaced. And they are extremely sophisticated. Microprocessors and onboard sensors instantaneously determine forces acting upon the car, filter the data, and adjust the handling. There's much technology here and learning all of the features takes some time.
The Mercedes-Benz S430, the most popular model, offers plenty of power for quick passes, merging into fast freeway traffic, and accelerating out of corners. It exudes the tremendous presence of a Mercedes S-Class. The S500 delivers much more responsive performance, with crisp acceleration that should please any closet hot-rodder. The top-level S600 and the high-performance S55 AMG get even more power for 2003. A lot more power. As if they needed it. Fast traffic is a description fits an S600 and an S55 AMG. The S600 represents the ultimate in Mercedes-Benz luxury and power. The S55 AMG is a limited-production high-performance model.
For 2003, the S-Class comes with new safety systems that can actually anticipate a collision, and prepare driver and passengers to get through it as safely as they possibly can. Electric seat belt tensioners are activated, and the power seats adjust to a lower and more upright position. Mercedes-Benz calls this system Pre-Safe, and points out that it is the only system in production today that engages before the impact, when milliseconds can minimize the energy spikes that cause serious injuries. Also new for 2003 is the availability of 4Matic all-wheel drive.
Four distinct models comprise the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. All are four-door sedans, powered by single-overhead-cam engines breathing through three valves per cylinder. All come with a very high level of standard equipment.
S430 ($72,600) comes with a 275-horsepower 4.3-liter V8. S430 and S500 both come with Airmatic air suspension, GPS navigation, Tele Aid with enhanced functions, leather upholstery, Bose audio system, ESP Electronic Stability Program, and a sunroof.
S500 ($81,000) comes with a 302-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 and larger, 18-inch wheels and tires. The S500 also gets a more lavish interior, with more leather trim, including glove-soft Nappa leather seating surfaces. (The more powerful engine saddles the S500 with the federal Gas Guzzler Tax, a $1000 fee the S430 barely avoids.)
S600 ($120,540) is powered by a 5.5-liter V12 that made 362 horsepower last year. For 2003, Mercedes-Benz has added twin turbochargers with intercoolers, raising that figure dramatically to 469 horsepower (and 590 pounds-feet of torque). S600 also has the active suspension, plus high-polish 17-inch alloy wheels, greater levels of wood and leather trim, a suede-like Alcantara headliner, Parktronic, four heated and power-operated seats, four-zone climate control, CD changer and digital cellular phone with voice control.
Even the hot-rod S55 AMG ($106,500) is hotter for 2003. It is still powered by a hand-built 5.4-liter V8, but now a positive-displacement Lysholm supercharger increases its output (from 354 horsepower and 391 pounds-feet) to 493 horsepower and 516 pounds-feet. With the new engine, claims Mercedes, the S55 can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. New SpeedShift buttons on the steering wheel provide manual control of the five-speed automatic transmission. New brakes with eight-piston calipers up front provide appropriate stopping power. As before, the S55 AMG features an active suspension, 18-inch AMG Monoblock alloy wheels with high-performance tires, ventilated front seats, AMG aerodynamic enhancements, and a trunk-mounted CD changer.
For 2003, Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC automatic all-wheel drive is now available on S430 ($75,500) and S500 ($83,900). A planetary differential splits the power 40/60 front/rear, and advanced electronic traction control distributes it to the appropriate wheels (or wheel) in slippery conditions.
S430, S500, and S600 can be equipped with a Sport Package ($4975) that sharpens styling and handling. It includes an AMG front air dam, rear apron and side skirts, plus 8.5x18-inch front and 9.5x18-inch rear AMG Monoblock alloy wheels with 245/45YR18 front and 275/40YR18 rear high-performance tires.
Other options include: voice-controlled CD changer and cell phone ($2190); power-adjustable rear seats ($1825); four-zone air conditioning ($1880); active suspension ($2960). Also available is adaptive cruise control ($2875), a programmable system that uses radar to maintain distance between your car and the car ahead of you. Mercedes-Benz was the first to offer this technology, although others now offer it (Lexus and Infiniti, for example). It won't do panic stops for you, so you need to keep your foot near the brake pedal. Another option called Keyless Go ($995) uses a small card instead of a key, as well as a button on the shift lever, which shuts off the engine.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class cars are big, long, rich and luxurious. They look unmistakably Mercedes, with a dignity of design appropriate for a technological flagship. If you can separate the styling from the image, these cars are not dramatically eye-catching. They say rich, at least as much as gorgeous. An S-Class car can blend in among a parking lot full of rather common sedans.
But it's a beautiful car to behold. The upswept window line is lovely. Our 2003 S430 came in silver, and no one does silver better than Mercedes-Benz.
The 18-inch AMG Monobloc wheels that come with the Sport package look a bit too big and solid to our eyes, but come fitted with massive Michelin Pilot Sport tires. The Sport package also includes the AMG aerodynamic bodywork.
Silly us: We thought the trunk lid was stiff, until we realized it just doesn't like to be controlled by human hands. A fingertip maybe, then the Pneumatic Door and Trunk Closing Assist does the rest. (There's also an interior trunk release for safety.) Press a button on the remote key fob and the trunk pops open, useful when your arms are full.
Sit in an S-Class Mercedes and you immediately feel like a master of the universe. The interior exudes serious class. A long strip of burl walnut sweeps across the instrument panel from door to door, its bend and taper reminiscent of the graceful lines of an archer's bow.
The S430 isn't as lavishly equipped as the S500, but it's hardly spartan. The S430 comes with premium leather on the seats, seat backs, side panels, head restraints, magazine pockets, and door trim inserts. The seats are firm and multi-adjustable. We were surprised our S-Class car didn't come with seat heaters, and it turns out they are optional on the S430 ($650), standard on the S500.
The S500 adds premium leather to the remainder of the seats, center armrest, and door. The S500 gets glove-soft Nappa leather seating surfaces in place of the premium leather, and it doesn't get much lusher. The S600 gets the glove-soft Nappa leather in the other areas.
The rear bench seat feels like an expensive sofa. There's a cavernous 40.3 inches of legroom back there, just one inch less than the front. The rear seat reclines, too, if you check off that option. Four-place seating is available, providing rear occupants with bucket seats. Active ventilation is also available for the rear seats.
Mercedes says the design goal was to reduce driving stress as much as technology and good design sense would allow. Watch out for the ambush by an oxymoron, however: Technology and good design sense often fight for control, and, at least initially stress is sometimes increased rather than decreased. The instrument panel includes about six dozen switches and controls, some labeled with baffling icons, as if the translation from German to sign language had somehow come out Greek. Press a switch, just for fun. 'Airmatic Vehicle Car Rising,' a message on the panel tells you. Press another one and you've just turned off the Parktronic system, good to know when you're backing toward that big pickup expecting the system to warn you when you're getting close.
The car comes with its own video training course. The glovebox is crammed with operating manuals in black leather packets, including a separate one for the standard COMAND (COckpit MANagement and Data) system. This includes the GPS navigation and Tele Aid, which is basically a cellular help line for specific problem situations. In its latest incarnation, Tele Aid even includes traffic reports and concierge services. Then there's the optional InfoServices, which provides web-based customized information including news, stock quotes, sports and weather.
Reduce driving stress? The sheer mass of the manuals is stress-inducing. It's daunting to think about all the controls you have to learn to master so you can feel like a master of the universe. And even if you fully understand them, it would take so much attention to keep all the auxiliary systems perfectly tuned, all the potential for information fully optimized, that a co-pilot would be very helpful. Maybe that's where the voice command feature comes in. Some stuff you can just tell the car what to do, and hope it understands you. After you learn its language.
Ergonomics-wise, the center console has great support for your right knee, bracing your throttle foot. But there's nothing on the left, no real dead pedal, and not enough seat support for your thighs, so your legs get pitched during aggressive cornering. We know, the S500 is a luxury car, not a sports car, but if you offer a suspension that boasts level cornering, the driver should be expected to use it.
The S430 we drove featured a substantial cupholder sprouting out of the left side of the passenger seat. It works well, but it rubs against the passenger's left leg and we couldn't figure out how to remove or stow it. Speaking of stowing things, there aren't enough places to stow things in the S-Class. 'People have stuff!' complained one passenger. Also, drivers who are not familiar with driving a Mercede.
Driving Impression
Stately and stable describe the Mercedes-Benz S-Class cars. They are in their element on smooth, straight roads traveling at very high speeds. Set the cruise control by using big digital numbers displayed on the speedometer screen, then sit back and relax.
You got your optional Adaptive Cruise Control which watches your tailgating, your ESP which helps control the car when you can't, your Brake Assist which slams on the binders when you don't hit them as hard as you should, your Adaptive Damping for the shocks, your traction control, your rain-sensing wipers, your 10 airbags (front, doors, and air curtains over the windows), your high-intensity xenon headlights, and your automatic Tele Aid emergency calling for that slim chance that you would need it.
The Airmatic suspension that comes on the S430 and S500 uses compressed air in bellows-like springs in each corner, to maintain constant ride height regardless of load. On the highway, the car automatically lowers itself by about an inch, which improves aerodynamics and thus fuel mileage. Airmatic features adaptive damping, which allows the driver to adjust the shock absorbers according to road conditions, load and speed. This is not the same as the more complex active suspension, which is optional on the S500 and S430 (and standard on the S600 and S55 AMG), and which virtually eliminates body roll in cornering, squat under acceleration, and dive during braking.
The Airmatic suspension with Adaptive Damping has three settings for shock stiffness. One tester thought the firm setting was quite livable and appropriate for all situations, while another preferred the soft and middle settings around town. We were surprised that the Airmatic suspension wasn't perfect. It rocked over shallow holes in the road at 10 mph, and at the speed limit we could feel it lift from side to side over rough or grooved surfaces. We could feel a jiggling in the steering wheel, over bumps on an otherwise smooth road.
As expected, the ride itself is quiet, real quiet. Underway the S-Class cars are very quiet and the engines feel very smooth. At idle, however, we found both the S430 and S500 engines rougher and noisier than expected.
The S430, the most popular of the S-Class, has plenty of power. We never felt like we were missing something by not having the S500 engine. Nail it at 65 mph and it accelerates smoothly around the offending vehicle. It easily cruises at high speeds on cross-country trips and it's responsive around town. The S430 accelerates quickly out of corners. It does not offer the rocket-like response of the S500, but only certified lead-foots will notice and these people know who they are.
And we are among them. Drop the hammer on the S500 and the V8 makes neat sounds. The car is most fun when it's using its torque and growling. That's when this big, elegant luxury car can feel like a hot rod. The specs say the S500's engine produces its full 339 foot-pounds of torque between 2700 and 4250 rpm. It didn't feel like the V8 hit its sweet spot until nearly 4000 rpm, though, and when you floor it at 3000 rpm, it kicks down a gear, as if to get more power when it should theoretically already be in the right gear for maximum torque. The car is super-smooth and quiet again as the revs increase into the 5000-rpm range, so it's easy to hit the 6000-rpm rev limiter in second or third gears when you're in the manual-shift mode.
On a wet freeway, with the cruise control set at 72 mph, the traction control got a workout. Whenever the tires hydroplaned in puddles that formed in the freeway grooves, you could feel the wheels spinning and biting, spinning and biting. It was interesting to blast through them like this, with no feet on the pedals. A few times the cruise control deactivated because the brakes were automatically dabbed.
That traction control made us a little nervous once, as we pulled onto a two-lane from the side of the road. A truck suddenly came barreling over t.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class offers a lot, as it should, given its price and reputation. It represents the state of the technological art of the high-performance luxury sedan. Its interior comfort is unsurpassed; its styling is aerodynamically efficient. It exudes status.
The S-Class is a better choice for many of us than the new BMW 7 Series, which is marred by a driver interface that's a real challenge to learn. The S-Class cars have a daunting set of features that requires some study of the owners manuals, but it isn't insurmountable.
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CORSAIR Force GS 240GB Single Drive and Raid0 SSD Performance Guide
Solid-State Drive does improve C performance in past 4 years.
No matter DeskTop PC or Notebook both shorten the system processing time.
It?s why SSD still so popular after launching many years. However, the high price also impact the popularity.
Every year, SSD price is almost 50% off. The price segment is based on 100 or 200USD.
As history price record, 2 years ago, 200USD only could have 60GB, last year was 120GB and this year is 240GB.
This year, you can find many 120GB SSD below 100USD. This price point is acceptable.
3 years ago, CORSAIR, from USA, started their SSD product line which was pioneer in this field.
Controller also moved from SAMSUNG to SandForce or Marvell.
Different controller focus on different performance and price segment.
This GS SSD is Force Series. It had Force 3 and GT, 2 versions.
Force Series uses SandForce controller with different NAND Flash ICs.
Let?s look at packing first. Gold is a representative color of GS.
Left side is product warranty card, middle is Force GS 240GB and right side is back 2.5? to 3.5? rack and screws.
Product size is 2.5?. The capacity is 240GB.,Official max speed is 555/525 MB/s at ATTO Disk Benchmark.
Random 4K max write is 90k IOPS. It?s very high specs of 4K performance in current SSD market.
Metal shell with red coating and tactile impression is grain texture.
CORSAIR offers 3 years warranty. The family has 128/180/240/360/480GB.
Capacity provides rich choices. Users can choose the suitable one by budget or demand.
Back is black metal with matte hair line. It improves the product texture.
Lower left is SATA3 and power connectors. Next is silver laser sticker.
As warranty and internal hardware safety, we better to keep it in original state.
Force Series GS uses popular SandForce SF-2281 controller.
NAND Flash uses 16 SanDisk Mark 24nm ICs, 16GB each.
If you are interested in Force GS internal build, you can search in Google.
The test platform is Intel Z77 chipset, GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER M3.
It?s mid-end gaming series using Micro ATX. It emphasizes audio and LAN chips.
It equips Creative latest CA0132, quad-core audio processor. It supports THX, CRYSTAL VOICE, and etc.
It has 3 PCI-E X16, 1 PCI-E X1. The expandability is very good as Micro ATX form factor.
Also Intel chipset IO performance is better. The SATA3 should have better performance in SSD.
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3 minutes - 100% Write / 100% Random 4KB
Total I/Os per Second => 112823.49
IOMETER 2008 Random Write 4KB increases about 23%.
SSD Benchmark TOTAL => 7455.18
This software also increases 48%.
Windwithme mentioned several times when sharing SSD Raid 0 test.
That moment, Intel Rapid Storage Technology didn?t support Raid 0 Trim mode. So the speed would drop after using for long time.
Few months ago, Storage Technology Drive 11.5 released and official support Raid 0 Trim.
This is really a good news for Raid 0 mode users.
It also pushes SSD further performance and applications to wider range.
SandForce SF-2281 controller has been launched over 18 months.
From high end SATA3 SSD position to current 80% market share, the price is close to entry SATA3 SSD.
As different service terms and warranty, the price is different.
Popularity and price is SandForce strength. The weakness is random write beginning is risng from 200 more MB/s to 500 MB/s slowly.
This time, CORSAIR Force GS uses different NAND Flash ICs. Some performance is improved a little.
As Max Random 4k Write (IOMeter 08) over 90k IOPS (4k aligned) is the major improvement.
This article shares you the different performance of SandForce SF-2281 controller with different NAND Flash.
Also, Intel Rapid Storage Technology Drive high performance in Raid 0 mode.
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Sequential 4KB randon Read - 84750 IOPS / Write - 169440 IOPS
ATTO DISK Benchmark over 128KB test, max read is 1118.4 Mb/s and max write is 1047.5 MB/s
Seq Read - 1012 MB/s Write - 529.9 MB/s
<All 0xFF, 0Fill> Read - 1064 MB/s Write - 993.1 MB/s
<All 0x00, 1Fill> Read - 1063 MB/s Write - 875.5 MB/s
HD Tune Pro 5.00 most items are almost double speed. CrystalDiskMark scores are also the same.
ATTO DISK Benchmark is a good software to test SSD best read/write performance with short time.
The max score is almost double as well. You can see the Raid 0 mode really improves the performance.
AS SSD Benchmark - 1423
Seq Read - 1031.05 MB/s Write - 517.00 MB/s
4K - 64Thrd Read - 456.30 MB/s Write - 407.31 MB/s
In Raid 0 mode, AS SSD Benchmark score increases about 75%.
PCMark Vantage - HDD Score : 77278
CrystalMark Sequential Read 1045.61 MB/s Sequential Write 940.61 MB/s
PCMark Vantage HDD Score is same as single drive. I think it?s software issue.
CrystalMark still has almost double speed.
1 minute - 100% Read / 100% Random 4KB
Total I/Os per Second => 75398.85
3 minutes - 100% Read / 100% Random 4KB
Total I/Os per Second => 68926.28
IOMETER 2008 Random Read 4KB increases 24~35%.
1 minute to 3 minutes later, the performance drops 9%.
1 minute - 100% Write / 100% Random 4KB
Total I/Os per Second => 112569.77
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3 minutes - 100% Read / 100% Random 4KB
Total I/Os per Second => 56190.92
1 minute - 100% Write / 100% Random 4KB
Total I/Os per Second => 91791.99
3 minutes - 100% Write / 100% Random 4KB
Total I/Os per Second => 91553.28
The former review of SandForce SSD, the performance is lower after 3 minutes. It may be caused by firmware.
As GS using SandForce controller, IOMETER 2008 Random Read / Write 4KB test are very good.
1 minute and 3 minutes test difference is minor. You can treat it as acceptable deviation.
SSD Benchmark TOTAL => 5026.30
This result is much higher than 3700 by Marvell 88SS9174-BKK2 controller SS.
You can see SandForce controller SSD still has his advantage in some software.
Second part is two 240GB GS runs at Raid 0 mode.
Two CORSAIR Force GS 240GB both install at white SATA3 port.
None OS system drive without any data. Test at Intel Z77 platform.
HD Tune Pro 5.00
Black Size is the special part of this software. Left side default is 64K and right side is 8MB.
64K - Read - Average 1028.7 MB/s Access Time 0.123ms
8MB - Read - Average 1040.1 MB/s Access Time 0.122ms
64K - Write - Average 325.8 MB/s Access Time 0.094ms
8MB - Write - Average 891.9 MB/s Access Time 0.153ms
Read - Random Access & Extra tests
Write - Random Access & Extra tests
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Single SanDisk Extreme 240GB install at white SATA3 port
None OS system drive without any data. Test at Intel Z77 platform.
HD Tune Pro 5.00
Black Size is the special part of this software. Left side default is 64K and right side is 1MB.
64K - Read - Average 408.7 MB/s Access Time 0.116ms
1MB - Read - Average 521.3 MB/s Access Time 0.117ms
HD Tune Pro 5.00 set Black Size as 1MB almost reaching the best performance.
64K - Write - Average 336.7 MB/s Access Time 0.143ms
1MB - Write - Average 331.4 MB/s Access Time 0.108ms
Read - Random Access & Extra tests
Write - Random Access & Extra tests
File Benchmark
Sequential 4KB randon Read - 66732 IOPS / Write - 91984 IOPS
ATTO DISK Benchmark over 512KB test, max read is 557.9 Mb/s and max write is 535.6 MB/s
Seq Read - 524.1 MB/s Write - 288.7 MB/s
<All 0xFF, 0Fill> Read - 527.4 MB/s Write - 524.9 MB/s
<All 0x00, 1Fill> Read - 527.6 MB/s Write - 525.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark default test is random. You can see right side performance is lower.
It?s characteristic of SandForce controller. It has lower performance in random algorithm.
Left pic is CrystalDiskMark sequential mode. The write performance is close to official specs.
AS SSD Benchmark - 811
Seq Read - 519.43 MB/s Write - 274.13 MB/s
4K - 64Thrd Read - 224.70 MB/s Write - 214.04 MB/s
AS SSD Benchmark Seq Write is similar to CrystalDiskMark.
Compression Benchmark write starts from 280MB/s to over 480MB/s.
SandForce in Sequential Write uses special algorithm, this is key weakness of SandForce controller.
In sequential or random read, 4K performance and continuous write, SF-2281 controller is very good.
PCMark Vantage - HDD Score : 78671
CrystalMark Sequential Read 503.02 MB/s Sequential Write 500.48 MB/s
1 minute - 100% Read / 100% Random 4KB
Total I/Os per Second => 55773.68
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Jeff: "Such a lineup invokes the question: which console had the best lineup of release titles–ones that stood as quintessential games throughout their system's life span?
Before revealing the best, it is necessary to look at the titles for the current generation of game systems—the seventh generation. And, after assessing the launch titles for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360—games that included forgettable titles like Genji: Days of the Blade, Kameo: Elements of Power, and Tony Hawks American Wasteland—it is safe to say that the Seventh Generation of gaming got off to an underwhelming start."
I expected a lot more from That article ... At least a List of consoles with best line up and not a single one with 2 games
Dreamcast hands down for me. Especially the american launch.
Nostalgia compels me to say my NES. It was the first console to perfectly recreate the arcade experience with Super Mario Bros.
Honorable mention to N64 /Super Mario 64 for ushering in the era of 3D environments, without which gaming wouldnt be what it is today.
However, my favorite launch "title" of all time is Condemned: Criminal Origins, which launched along side the 360. It truly felt next-gen (by leaps and bounds.) Its an amazing experience that still holds up to this day.


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Fine Arts
'Ze is op zoek naar schoonheid, die vol verlangen is en onnoemelijk veel tijd kost. Beeldend kunstenaar Femmy Otten onderzoekt schoonheid in hout, gips en op papier. In die media maakt ze elegante, aan archetypische figuren uit de Griekse en Egyptische mythologie denkende beelden, die tegelijkertijd hedendaags zijn.
Ottens schoonheid vliegt door de lucht, is imperfect, raakt gestold in de tijd en is hartverscheurend kwetsbaar. In De Ketelfactory in Schiedam – projectruimte voor hedendaagse kunst – laat Otten centaurs, faunen en hermafrodieten, maar ook gewoon neuzen, oren en lippen vanuit de muren van de voormalige melkfabriek tevoorschijn kruipen of ensceneert ze op papier.'
Femmy Otten (Amsterdam, 1981) studeerde aan de Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in Den Haag, het Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten in Gent en de Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. Ze won in 2013 de Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs. In 2014 maakte ze een officieel staatsieportret van koning Willem-Alexander. Ze woont en werkt in Den Haag.
ONE YEAR IN TEN Femmy Otten 6 mei 2017 tot en met 16 juli 2017De Ketelfactory
interview Femmy Otten in Trouw, 9 mei 2017resencie ONE YEAR IN TEN in NRC, 10 mei 2017
Call for entries
Field trips
Job offers
Past events
Studium Generale
Fine Arts
Solo exhibition alumna Femmy Otten
6 May - 16 July 2017 | De Ketelfactory, Schiedam
Solo exhibition alumna Suzie van Staaveren
opening: Saturday13 May | HEDEN kunst van nu
Heden Annex opens with the exhibition Stagger by alumnus Anatole de Benedictis
opening Saturday 13 May | HEDEN kunst van nu
GOLDEN LETTER award for 'Ornithology' by Anne Geene & Arjan de Nooy
Congratulations & well done!
The Motel in the Well by KABK alumna Sara Rajaei in Film Festival CANNES 2017!
Screening: 25 May 2017, 16.20 at Palais des Festivals, Palais G.
Wilhelminaring 2015 winner Auke de Vries in Museum CODA
16 April - 27 August 2017 | CODA Museum, Appeldoorn
Alumnus Juliaan Andeweg in Metropolis M
Exhibition De Gruyter & Andeweg: 19 March - 21 May 2017 | STROOM Den Haag
Solo exhibition alumna Mickey Yang
7 - 21 May 2017 | Moira, Utrecht
[G]RAND MASTER performance by Fine Arts alumnus Branko Miliskovic
Sunday 28 May 2017 | Munsterplein Roermond
Alumnae Anna Klevan and Tereza Ruller in 'Open Media Art' project & expo at Beeld en Geluid
17 March - 14 May 2017 | The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Artistic Research (ma)
MAR alumna Sissel Marie Tonn in The Eye of the VanAbbeMuseum
10/11/2016 - 30/04/2017
Alumnus Photography Sjoerd Knibbeler in (Re)Inventing Nature
3 March to 23 April 2017 | FOTODOK, Utrecht
Installation 'Can(t) live (t)here' by alumni Photography Vincent van Gaalen, Loek van Vliet and Kim Tieleman
22 March - 17 April 2017 | Museum Rijswijk
KABK alumni & teachers at the Design Week in Milan
4-9 April during the Salone del Mobile 2017
KABK alumni in the exchange exhibition programme between artist-run gallery Billytown and Galerie b2_
Opening March 10 in Leipzig
MAR alumna Ana Guedes in the Ondertussen space of STROOM
21 January - 19 March 2017 | STROOM Den Haag
KABK alumni & students in HOOGTIJ #48
10 March | Den Haag
Solo exhibition of alumnus Victor Yudaev: 'Victor en me'
3 February - 5 March 2017 | 1646. The Hague
Solo exhibition alumna Wieteke Heldens in New York
Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
KABK alumni in Prospects & Concepts at Art Rotterdam
Mondriaan Fund shows talent during the international art fair Art Rotterdam in the Van Nellefabriek | 8-12 February
Type and Media (ma)
Website t]m1516 online!
Alumna Femmy Otten in exhibition OOGST, celebrating 10 years of the Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs
8 October 2016 – 22 January 2017 | Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
'6 Days Sober', Debbie Young, winner Piketprijs for Painting 2016
9 December t/m 21 January 2017 | Vonkel galerie
Graphic Design
Solo exhibition: Jordy van den Nieuwendijk, Klokslag
1 October 2016 - 8 January 2017 | Kunsthal Rotterdam
Alumnus Max de Waard in 'Attempts to Read the World Differently' program at STROOM
27 November - 18 December 2016
Installation by Christie van der Haak in Wolfsonian Museum Miami
18 November 2016 - 11 June 2017
Interior Architecture
Alumnus Sven van Dieken wins 2nd prize Foederer Talent Award 2016
Alumnae Steef Crombach and Romy Muijrers received a Young Talent work contribution from the Mondriaan Fund
4 November 2016 | Mondriaan Fund
Suzie van Staaveren in StartPoint Prize 2016 exhibition
8.10-11.12.2016 | The National Gallery in Prague
Alumna Marijn Ottenhof in Games People Play
NEST | 13 November 2016 - 22 January 2017
Internetcafé Patty Morgan with KABK alumni
24 November 21:00 - 00:00 | PIP Den Haag
In the spotlight: Photo book Spatial Practices by alumna Nita Vera
ArtScience alumni Gabey Tjon a Tham, Nicky Assmann & Joris Strijbos in KIKK Festival
3 - 5 Nov 2016 | Namur, Belgium
Solo exhibition of alumna Nicoline van Harskamp in BAK
24 September - 20 November | BAK, Utrecht
Fine Arts alumni Machteld Rullens and Eric Peter have been nominated for the Sybren Hellinga Art Prize 2016!
Award winner announcement: 29 October | Exhibition: 8-30 October 2016 | Kunsthuis SYB
Fine Arts alumna Rumiko Hagiwara in the exhibition MADE IN JAPAN
7 Oct-8 Nov 2016 | Cultuurcentrum Strombeek, Ghent, Belgium
'KABK route' during DDW16
Dutch Design Week 2016 | 22 t/m 30 oktober 2016
Manifestations @ Microlab DDW 2016
Best of Graduates 2016 - Young Talent Award | Strijp Area, Eindhoven 22-30 Oct 2016
KABK alumni in Sprouts #1 & Sprouts #2
SBK Art Rental & Gallery | KNSM Amsterdam
Alumna Rinske Former (Photography, 2016) and tutors IAFD Marie Ilse Bourlanges & Elena Khurtova in the shortlist of the second edition of The Anamorphosis Prize
Alumni Tobias Lengkeek and Rinske Former in 'Selected By…' expo
29 October 2016 - 21 January 2017 | Corrosia Theater, Almere
Made in China Brand new work by visual artist and Photography alumna Olya Oleinic
Foam 3h | 16 September - 27 November 2016
Alumna Anne Forest with solo exhibition in Heden
9 September - 22 October | Heden
Alumnus Samuel Otte in FOTODOK exhibition 'Belief, on the Move'
9 September - 23 October 2016
ArtScience (ma)
Alumna Nicky Assmann receives grant 'Talent Development in an International Context'
October 2016 | Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie
Alumnus Joris Strijbos receives
October 2016 | Mondriaan Fonds
Alumna Mirthe Klück receives Young Talent Work Contribution
October 2016 | Mondriaan Fonds
Letter Lords & Caligra Freaks with KABK alumni and tutors
20 Oct. 2016 | PIP Den Haag
Days UndressedSolo exhibition by alumna Femmy Otten
3 September - 5 November | Galerie Fons Welters
Group show with KABK alumni at Quartair
9-15 October 2016 | Opening: Saturday 8 October at 18:00
double you double youExhibition by alumna Wieske Wester at Dürst Britt & Mayhew gallery
11 Sep-29 Oct 2016 | Dürst Britt & Mayhew
Photography graduates Karl Ketamo, Samuel Otte and Kimmo Virtanen nominated for the Steenbergen Stipendium 2016!
Congratulations all!
Alumna Nynke Koster maakt kunstwerk voor de Stuczaal-Paleis Soestdijk in tentoonstelling BAL!
21 June - 25 September 2016
KABK Fine Arts alumni Anne Forest and Jan Wattjes among the nominees for the Royal Award for Modern Painting 2016
'Floating' exhibition with KABK alumni during ART The Hague
5 - 9 October 2016 | The Hague
Work by KABK alumni at ART The Hague
5-9 October 2016 | Fokker Terminal, The Hague
Alumna Cleo Wächter in OpZicht at STROOM
7 October, 16-18 h Book presentation: 'Autostop - Retracing routes'
Natasha Taylor (alumna MAR) and Gábor Kerekes (alumnus Graphic Design) in WIFI, Connectivity and Digital Utopianism
NieuweVide | 9 September -13 November 2016
Group show at Galerie Maurits van de Laar
3 September until 2 October 2016
Solo exhibition alumna Puck Verkade in London
9 - 18 September 2016 | Dye House 451, London
KABK alumni at HOOGTIJ#46
30 September 19.00-23.00
Royal Academy of Art at UNSEEN Photo Fair 2016
23-25 September | Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
IAFD alumna Judy Wetters wins BNI 2016 Public Choice Award
Activeren van het Oppervlak / Niche House
Interior Architecture (ma)
INSIDE alumna Sisi Li nominated for BNI PRIJS 2016
Reactivate the Hutong – 'A strategy to save a fragile social housing typology in Beijing
KABK alumni at TodaysArt Festival
23+24 September | Spuiplein, The Hague
Alumnae Marie-José Jongerius (Photography, 2000) and Aisha Zeijpveld (Photography, 2000)
until 29 September | Scheepvaartmuseum
Fine Arts alumnus Kiem Loon 'Elvis' Chen in ALL YOU CAN ART
Kunsthal Rotterdam
Alumni Manuel Beltrán, Natasha Taylor, Elizaveta Pritychenko, Karina Zavidova, Joeri Woudstra and Awinash Panchu among the nominees Blink YoungBlood Award 2016
Congratulations all!
Fine Arts graduates Suzie van Staaveren, Anatole de Benedictis, Benjamin Harpsoe, Tobias Lengkeek and Photography graduate Robin Alysha Clemens in Ron Mandos BEST OF GRADUATES 2016 exhibition!
Opening: Friday 5 August 2016
Alumna Cleo Wächter wins FOTODOK grant dialogue 2016!
Working grant for proven talent Mondriaan Fonds to alumni Sanja Medic and Johan Nieuwenhuize
Alumna Lynne Brouwer, winner Zilveren Camera 2015 in the category National documentary, series.
Festival Analog Borders
20 May - 26 June 2016 | Grafische Werkplaats, The Hague
Eline van der Ploeg's final exam project 'Living Systems' exhibited at Bureau Europa
5 March – 10 July 2016
Alumni Menno de Bruijn and Max Lennarts in OpZicht
4 May until 21 June 2016 | Stroom Den Haag
STROOM Invest Week 2016 participating alumni interviews on Jegens & Tevens
Stroom Invest Week 2016: 27 June - 1 July 2016
Silver ED Award 2016 for publication 'Fairy Tales Christie Van Der Haak' / Studio Renate Boere
published by Jap Sam Books / Stroom Den Haag
Elements of Time by alumna Nynke Koster selected for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016!
There is Something about My Family
3 April - 5 June 2016 | FOTODOK
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Art The Hague at Amsterdam Art Fair 2016
25-29 May 2016 | Museumplein Amsterdam
Students, alumni and lecturers of the Royal Academy of Art at Festival Designkwartier 2016
27-29 May 2016 | Zeeheldenkwartier, The Hague
Alumnus Yair Callender (Fine Arts, 2013) supported by the Mondriaan Fonds
Young Talent Work Contribution, April 2016
Alumna Anna de Vries admitted to De Ateliers
Alumna Lilian Kreutzberger resident artist at Jan van Eyck Academie
Textile and Fashion
Works by alumna Anouk van Klaveren in exhibition HAAR!
20 February-29 May 2016 | Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Alumna Ingrid Mol presents 'Hollands Wild'
11 april 2016 t/m 21 mei 2016
KABK alumni Marlies van Putten & Rutger de Regt at WantedDesign Manhattan during NYCxDESIGN
13 – 16 May 2016 | Terminal Stores, 269 11th Avenue, New York
Alumna Esther Hovers wins prestigious Steenbergen Stipendium!
Proud of Graphic Design alumna Marleen van der Zanden who designed the visual identity of The Mad Rush
Pop-up store open 11-15 May 2016 | Kalverstraat 101, Amsterdam
Fine Arts alumni Sybren Renema and Puck Verkade in Silent Light
13 April - 14 May 2016 | Dürst Britt & Mayhew, The Hague
Alumna Anna Sophie de Vries (Fine Arts, 2014) supported by the Mondriaan Fonds
Young Talent Work Contribution, February 2016
Alumna Esther Hovers in OpZicht
16 March until 2 May 2016 | Stroom Den Haag
Super Zeit Berlin Pavilion by alumna INSIDE Junyuan Chen
Alumnus Gino Anthonisse in New Fashion Perspectives
15 - 24 April 2016 | Looiersgracht 60 Gallery, Amsterdam
KABK alumni in Lust For Life, Painting Today
21 – 24 april 2016 | Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
Photography alumni and teachers in QUICKSCAN NL#02
23 January until 8 May 2016 | Nederlands Fotomuseum
DRIFT 2016 - In staat tot natuur
9 April 2016 | Felix Meritis, Amsterdam
Alumna Tereza Ruller and alumnus Jip Piet in exhibition 'Curiosity Killed The Cat, But Satisfaction Brought It Back'
until 9 April 2016 | Het Nutshuis
Unfair Amsterdam
30 March - 3 April 2016
ArtScience alumni Mariska de Groot, Joris Strijbos & Matthijs Munnik in Close-up. Een nieuwe generatie film/ videokunstenaars in Nederland
31 January through 22 May 2016 | EYE
Many KABK alumni and teachers at Hoogtij #44
18 March 2016 | 19.00-23.00 hrs
Graduates of the Royal Academy of Art The Hague in 'Across borders, the human dimension' #Aftrap4
21 January - 17 March 2016 | ARTtrium, exhibition space of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Ministry of Security and Justice
Alumnus Daan Liu in OpZicht
27 January - 14 March 2016 | Stroom Den Haag
Reading Anarchism - Nicoline van Harskamp with invited readers
16 March 2016 | 17.00–19.00hrs | BAK
Alumnae Sara Vrugt, Lisa van Wieringen and KABK teacher Babette Wagenvoort in exhibition AANVERWANTEN
20 February-19 March 2016 | Galerie BMB
Alumna Dawn-Marie Mak wins design competition Arval
Solo show by alumna Wieteke Heldens in New York!
Once Upon a Line | 28 February 2016 | Flux Factory, NY
Installations by Dick Raaijmakers and Joris Strijbos in Sonic Acts Academy
26 - 28 February 2016, Amsterdam
KABK alumni, students and (guest) lecturers in ART ROTTERDAM
11-14 February 2016
The Hague has a new Typographic Logo
Alumna Lynne Brouwer (Photography, 2015) and alumnus David Galjaard (Photography, 2006) among the nominees for the Canon Zilveren Camera 2015 Award!
Solo exhibition Fine Arts alumna Hanae Wilke in London
CONDUIT SLUR | KINMAN Gallery London
Christie van der Haak receives the Ouborg Award 2015!
Alumna Lilian Kreutzberger in 'Spaces as Portraiture'
Gemeentemuseum | December 5th 2015 - July 3rd 2016
Alumnus Ad Stijnman wins Karel van Manderprijs 2015
Alumnus Jonas Raps in WTC The Hague Art Gallery
opening 7 January | exhibition until 28 February 2016
KABK alumni in 'Prospects & Concepts 2016' at Art Rotterdam
11-14 February 2016 | Van Nellefabriek, Rotterdam
KABK alumnae Machteld Rullens and Aimée Zito Lema in MANO Y MANO | SYB at Art Rotterdam, Intersections
10 -14 February 2016 | Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam
Alumna Majda Vidacovic in OpZicht
18 November 2015 - 26 January 2016 | Stroom Den Haag
Das Leben am Haverkamp presents The Show-Off Show
23-27 January 2016 | Atelier Néerlandais, Paris
Alumna Janna van Vught, winner of the Specsavers Dutch Design Talent 2015
Alumnus Sonny Roffel received the 2nd prize!
Our recent Photography graduate Esther Hovers is the winner of StartPoint 2015!
Alumni Matthijs Munnik and Bastian Visch in 'Nice 'n light' (Lekker Licht) curated by alumnus Eelco van der Lingen
Centraal Museum | 17 October 2015 until 24 January 2016
20th Edition Zzondag & farewell Villa Ockenburgh | 23 & 24 January 2016
Now or Never #3
31 October 2015 - 17 January 2016 | GEM
Solo exhibition by alumna Nicky Assmann in TENT
15 October 2015 - 10 January 2016
Four KABK alumni supported by the Mondriaan Fund
Young Talent Work Contribution
Alumna Iris Donker in 'NYCTOPHILIA' group exhibition
14 November - 3 January 2016 | Walls gallery, Amsterdam
Alumnus Gilles de Brock in PIP Den Haag
26 November - 23 December 2015
Alumnus Jonas Raps among the nominees for the Piket Art Prize 2015 in the category Painting
Winnners to be announced on Wednesday 25 November 2015
Alumnus Thomas van Linge in Metropolis M
THE CERAMIC TURN - Interview
Online gallery
by 2014-2015 TypeMedia graduates
Encounter – Installation 2015 | Solo exhibition alumna Aura Rendón Benger in Kunsthal, Rotterdam
12 September 2015 to 3 January 2016
Solo exhibition alumnus Sybren Renema
Gallery Dürst Britt & Mayhew | 14 November - 20 December
Masterclass: Make it fly by alumnus Sjoerd Knibbeler in FOAM
25 November 9.00 - 19.00 hrs. Foam, Amsterdam
Fine Arts alumnus Daniel van Straalen in NRC
4 December 2015 14:00 - 00:00
KABK alumni at HOOGTIJ#43
Friday December 4 from 19:00 to 23:00
Alumna Nynke Koster in NY
new project: Coexist New Netherlands
Alumnus Bastian Visch in conversation with Edwin Jacobs
29 November 2015 | Centraal Museum, Utrecht
KABK alumni Juliaan Andeweg, Matthijs Munnik and Aimée Zito Lema
among the resident artists to welcome you to their studios during RijksakademieOPEN 2015!
Alumni Gunhild Ang, Daan Liu, Frank Niessen nominated for the YAA-P Award
Vote on location: 10-22 November 2015 | Loods 6, KNSM-eiland, Amsterdam
Alumnus Jonas Raps receives an Honorable Mention
KoMASK Masters Salon 2015
Arcadia, folklore, natuur en de buren
Curated by our Studium Generale coordinators Hanne Hagenaars and Heske ten Cate
ArtScience alumni of the media artists' collective Macular receive Grant from the Creative Industries fund NL
Graphic Design alumnus Koos Breen at Stroom Den Haag
OpZicht:'Territories 2.0'17 Sep '15 - 17 Nov '15
Alumni Sjoerd Knibbeler and Maurice van Es among the shortlist of 2015 Paris Photo - Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards!
Paris Photo, 12-15 November 2015
Fine Arts alumna Lilian Kreutzberger in ISCP Open Studios
13 & 14 November 2015 | ISCP Brooklyn, NY
Alumna Doris Jongerius in WOW
2 October - 15 November 2015
KABK alumni supported by the Mondriaan Fund
Young Talent Work Contribution
Alumnus David Laport in Volkskrant Magazine
Alumna Nies Vooijs in Heden with solo exhibition
5 October - 7 November 2015
DDW 2015: Many KABK alumni among the participating artists in exhibition 'In No Particular Order'
17-25 October 2015 | Veemgebouw Strijp-S
KABK alumni during DDW 2015
F.C. DDW 2015 with KABK alumni
90 minutes exhibition during Dutch Design Week 2015
Four of our Fine Arts alumni nominated for the Royal Award for Modern Painting 2015
Congratulations to Anne Forest, Paul de Jong, Mirthe Klück, Lilian Kreutzberger!
Industrial Design
Alumna Lilian van Daal wins Volvo Design Challenge 2015!!
Alumnus David Laport at Paris Fashion Week
Spring/Summer collection 2016
Extra Final exams 2015 edition by Metropolis M
KABK alumni at HOOGTIJ#42
16 October 2015 | 19.00-23.00 | The Hague
KABK alumni in InScience festival Art - Exhibition programme
4-8 November 2015 | Nijmegen
Expo with work by many KABK alumni!
Mr Weiss Expo | 8-11 October 2015, The Hague
KABK alumni at ART THE HAGUE!
7-11 October 2015
Photography alumnus Johan Nieuwenhuize in a duo exhibition at Tique | art space, Antwerp
3 September 2015 - 3 October 2015
Alumnus and former KABK teacher Auke de Vries receives Wilheminaring 2015
Sjoerd Knibbeler wins the Grand Prix du jury Photographie in Hyères
Works of our alumni purchased by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam!
Alumna Lilian van Daal winner of the Public Award 'Ontwerp + Innovatieprijs Gelderland'
Congratulations Lilian!!
Photography alumni @ International Photo Festival Leiden
workshops - October 10, 2015
LAMPYRIDAE by ArtScience alumni Dieter van Doren and Matteo Marangoni at Discovery Festival
25 September 2015 | NEMO, Amsterdam
Alumna Virginie Dubois at DordtYart till October 11, 2015
Fine Arts Graduate Jeannette Slütter on front page of 'BK Informatie'
BK informatie - nummer 5 - 25 juli 2015
'A Wish in Return' by alumnus Mark van Overeem
in GEM, museum of contemporary art | 20 June – 18 October 2015
KABK Photography alumnus Maurice van Es @ NY Art Book Fair!
18-20 September, MoMA PS1, Long Island City, New York
Cleo Wächter and Esther Hovers nominated for the Unseen Photobook Dummy Award 2015!
Winner to be announced on Friday 18 September
Alumna Olya Oleinic and alumnus & teacher Sjoerd Knibbeler among the five nominees for the ING Unseen Talent Award, 2015!
Winner to be announced on the official opening on September 17th!
Royal Academy of Art @ Photo Festival Naarden
14 May - 21 June | 15 May presentation
KABK alumni at HOOGTIJ#41
29 May | 19.00-23.00 | 21 locations in The Hague
Bastian Visch wins 'Volkskrant Vakgenotenpoll' 2014
8 graduates selected for 'Best of Graduates' show at Ron Mandos
Opening: 8 August 5pm
Candidates Prix de Rome visual arts 2015 announced
KABK alumni at Art Brussels 2015
Nieuwe Vide presents The Holls Collective (stand 3C-50E)
Alumni at Fotoboek! 2015
Nutshuis, The Hague, 15 February 12.00-17.00hrs
Alumna Lilian van Daal nominated for the 'Design + Innovation Award Gelderland'!
The award ceremony will take place on April 9 at the Industriepark Kleefse Waard in Arnhem
'Urbi et Orbi' at the new gallery for contemporary art in The Hague
14 February till 4 April 2015
Fine Arts alumni at the Art Rotterdam 2015
Beurs voor Toptalent Creatieve Industrie 2014
Work by KABK alumni and lecturers at Amsterdam Art Fair + BEELD EXPO
Kunsthal Citröen | 27-31 May 2015
KABK Alumna NISHIKO (JP) nominated for the MK AWARD 2015
KABK alumni nominated for the Silver Camera and the Innovative Photojournalism Awards
Award ceremony on Sunday 25 January
Don't Laugh At The Sunlight Upon Me
10 April 2015 | 8.30pm | Dürst Britt & Mayhew
First solo exhibition of alumnus Henri Verhoef (Photography) at Melkweg Expo
BECOME The Exaltation Of Individuality
Alumnus Juliaan Andeweg in MetropolisM
Olya Oleinic wins Steenbergen Stipendium!
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LOS ANGELES – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told about 300 local community leaders on Thursday that threats against Israel by Iran should be taken seriously, comparing Iran's anti-Jewish stance to Nazi Germany.
"If there's something that I can say here at the Museum of Tolerance, we cannot be tolerant of the intolerant," he said during a short speech at the museum. "We cannot be tolerant of fanatics. We want a world of acceptance of others."
The museum, which is devoted to the Holocaust, is operated by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which describes itself as one of the world's biggest Jewish human rights organization.
Netanyahu said the anti-Jewish rhetoric come from Iran is comparable to Adolph Hitler's effort to eradicate Jews.
"These people are out to destroy a section of humanity called the Jewish people," he said. "We will not let them, we will expose, and we shall fight them, and we shall beat them."
He said the threats from Iran should not be taken lightly.
"When somebody says that they are going to annihilate you, you take them seriously and prepare, and warn, and make an issue of it."
He called it "outrageous" that such threats could be "accepted with virtual silence."
"The mere statement, this brazen approach, that one can call for the liquidation of the Jewish State and people don't get excited about it, means that goal entrenches and re-entrenches in the minds of the fanatics and they think they can get away with it."
Netanyahu, who arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday, attended the premiere of an Israel tourism film that night at Paramount Studios, then flew to Northern California, where he signed an agreement Wednesday with Gov. Jerry Brown in Mountain View to develop joint projects and conduct mutually beneficial research in California and Israel.
He returned to the Southland Wednesday and attended a fundraiser in Malibu. Traffic restrictions imposed to accommodate his motorcade caused a five- mile traffic backup on southbound Pacific Coast Highway between Malibu Canyon Road and the 10 Freeway because of restricted access to Carbon Canyon.
More traffic delays occurred Thursday as Netanyahu was driven from the museum to Los Angeles International Airport for the return trip to Israel.


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Glacier Reports Third Quarter Results
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Nov. 13, 2012 06:36 PM
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/13/12 -- Glacier Media Inc. (TSX:GVC) ("Glacier" or the "Company") reported cash flow, earnings and revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Summary Results ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three Three Nine Nine (thousands of dollars months months months months except share and per share ended ended ended ended amounts) 30-Sep-12 30-Sep-11 30-Sep-12 30-Sep-11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue $78,245 $61,955 $246,054 $194,375 Gross profit $24,013 $22,192 $82,440 $73,067 Gross margin(3) 30.7% 35.8% 33.5% 37.6% EBITDA(1) $9,815 $10,572 $37,823 $36,585 EBITDA margin(1) 12.5% 17.1% 15.4% 18.8% EBITDA per share(1) $0.11 $0.12 $0.42 $0.41 Interest expense, net $1,304 $1,002 $4,488 $3,589 Net income attributable to common shareholders before non- recurring items(1)(2)(4) $2,855 $4,211 $12,321 $15,982 Net income attributable to common shareholders before non- recurring items per share(1)(2)(4) $0.03 $0.05 $0.14 $0.18 Net income attributable to common shareholders $5,183 $3,721 $13,441 $13,510 Net income attributable to common shareholders per share $0.06 $0.04 $0.15 $0.15 Cash flow from operations(1)(2)(4) $7,934 $9,880 $32,724 $33,699 Cash flow from operations per share(1)(2)(4) $0.09 $0.11 $0.37 $0.37 Investment capital expenditures $2,145 $2,953 $10,829 $5,049 Sustaining capital expenditures $522 $1,126 $1,702 $3,314 Total assets $632,626 $513,222 $632,626 $513,222 Debt net of cash outstanding before deferred financing charges and other expenses $131,482 $91,971 $131,482 $91,971 Equity attributable to common shareholders $350,773 $332,108 $350,773 $332,108 Dividends paid(5) $2,681 $2,681 $5,362 $2,681 Dividends paid per share(5) $0.03 $0.03 $0.06 $0.03 Weighted average shares outstanding, net 89,358,410 89,383,682 89,358,410 90,204,930 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: (1) Refer to "Non-IFRS Measures" section of the financial statements. (2) Third quarter 2012 excludes $0.2 million of restructuring expense, $0.6 million of transaction and transition costs, and $3.1 million of other income. (3) Gross profit for these purposes excludes depreciation and amortization. (4) For non-recurring items excluded in the prior period, refer to previously reported financial statements. (5) Glacier commenced paying semi-annual dividends in 2011. The nine months ended September 30, 2011 represents only one dividend payment. Highlights -- Consolidated revenue increased 26.3% to $78.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $62.0 million for the same period in the year prior; -- EBITDA for the third quarter of 2012 decreased 7.2% to $9.8 million from $10.6 million in the same period in the prior year; -- Glacier's consolidated cash flow from operations (before changes in non- cash operating accounts) for the three months ended September 30, 2012 decreased 19.7% to $7.9 million from $9.9 million in the same period in the year prior; -- Glacier's net income attributable to common shareholders was $5.2 million compared to $3.7 million in the same period in the prior year; and -- The Company repaid $6.0 million of debt during the quarter.
Review of Operations
Consolidated revenue grew 26.3% during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year as a result of organic growth in a variety of operations, the November 2011 acquisition of the Postmedia British Columbia community media assets, and the acquisition of control of one of Glacier's community media partnerships in April 2012. Consolidated EBITDA decreased $0.8 million or 7.2% for the quarter.
On a same-store basis, community media revenue was softer for the quarter compared to last year and trade and business and professional revenue was stronger. Revenues and EBITDA were affected by weaker economic conditions and related national advertising softness. Consolidated EBITDA was also affected by operating resource expense investments made to strengthen some of the community media assets acquired from Postmedia, as well as operating expense investments made in a new digital real estate information business. Excluding a small loss for the quarter relating to the Postmedia community media assets acquired and the new digital real estate information costs, consolidated EBITDA was slightly ahead of last year. Overall, revenues, profitability and cash flow remain strong.
Sales Performance
Glacier's trade and business and professional information operations continued to deliver strong growth, with revenue increases generated across a wide variety of verticals.
While some revenues have been adversely affected by economic conditions, a number of growth initiatives are being pursued and are generating strong sales results.
In particular, Glacier's trade information and business and professional information operations enjoyed growth in the energy, agricultural, environmental risk, environmental compliance networks, medical and financial information sectors. Continued softness was experienced in several trade verticals as a result of economic conditions.
In addition to core business information print and digital sales, management is focused on strategies geared to offer customers an increasingly richer value proposition through both enhanced information content and richer and more robust product solutions that digital platforms and technology can provide, as well as enhanced customer targeting and marketing effectiveness for advertisers, amongst other things.
Digital revenues represent more than a quarter of Glacier's trade information and business and professional information revenue and are growing steadily. Significant focus and related investment will continue to be made to enhance Glacier's digital trade and business and professional information verticals, through both organic development and the acquisition of new businesses. These acquisitions will be targeted to expand the markets that Glacier covers, expand the breadth of information products and marketing solutions provided, and to expand Glacier's digital media staff, technology and other relevant resources.
Overall, the business information operations and various market sectors offer attractive opportunities for growth with high levels of profitability.
Glacier's community media operations experienced weaker revenue performance in a number of markets during the quarter, primarily the result of softer national advertising. The Prairie operations continued to generate strong revenue and profitability. The B.C. markets were affected by weaker economic conditions in Victoria, the Lower Mainland and a variety of Vancouver Island and northern Interior markets. National advertising revenues were weaker in most markets, which appear to be the result of cautiousness due to economic conditions, as financial and government revenues have been significantly lower. Digital competition is also affecting national print spending levels, although this trend is primarily occurring in the larger urban markets. Local advertising revenues were resilient in both the existing markets where Glacier has operated, and some of the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island markets acquired from Postmedia, although the Victoria market continues to struggle.
Operating expense investments are being made to improve the strength and resources of the community media assets acquired from Postmedia in order to increase competitiveness and sales effectiveness. The operations had been weakened by significant cost cutting incurred over many years under previous ownership due to the high debt levels of these owners. The costs of the operating investments have been partially offset by savings in overhead costs as a result of the integration of the operations with Glacier's existing infrastructure. The operating expense investments resulted in stronger local advertising sales and classified sales in the third quarter. While it will take time to strengthen and revitalize the operations, it is encouraging that direct revenue increases are being realized as investments are being made. Digital investments are also being made to exploit the digital revenue opportunities of the larger markets in which the community media operations acquired are located.
While economic and market challenges have affected the community media operations, management believes that these businesses remain strong and will continue to generate solid cash flow given the nature of the markets in which Glacier operates and the nature of local community media. This cash flow can be used to fund growth through both internal investment and acquisition of digital business information and digital community media assets, as well as repayment of debt, payment of dividends and repurchase of shares.
Glacier's small market community media operations offer a unique selling proposition and competitive advantage through the local information that they provide, of which they are a primary source, and the primary marketing channel they offer to advertisers. The value of Glacier's local community content is being provided to Glacier's readers in print and online, by tablet and mobile smartphone platforms. A number of new digital sales products and strategies have been introduced, and new digital sales and product staff are being hired and technology investments are being made to drive these growth initiatives. Given that the demand for local community information is expected to exist for the long term, Glacier expects to be able to monetize the information and marketing value through advertising and other revenue sources for the long term. As 85% of Glacier's local newspaper distribution is free, this also provides for a more durable reach of readership for advertisers over time wherein total market coverage can always be provided. The attributes of these community media operations are significantly different and stronger than larger metropolitan paid daily newspapers, which have been reflected in the financial performance of Glacier's community media group.
Profit Performance
As stated, consolidated EBITDA decreased $0.8 million or 7.2% to $9.8 million for the quarter compared to $10.6 million for the third quarter of 2011. While revenues showed a significant increase on an overall dollar basis due to acquisitions, the economic environment, related softness in national advertising, and the operating expense investments made, resulted in lower EBITDA compared to last year. The community media operations acquired from Postmedia are historically weaker in the first and third quarter, and this annual cycle was exacerbated by the weaker economy and national advertising softness. The Postmedia community media assets acquired are historically profitable in the second and fourth quarters. The decrease in EBITDA was also the result of operating resource expense investments described. As stated, consolidated EBITDA was slightly ahead of last year excluding a small loss for the quarter relating to the Postmedia community media assets acquired and the digital real estate information costs.
Glacier's consolidated EBITDA margin decreased to 12.5% for the quarter from 17.1% for the same quarter last year as a result of the softness in overall community media revenues and the lower margins of the Postmedia assets acquired. Management will seek to improve the margins and profit performance of the assets acquired through improved print and digital sales effectiveness, cost efficiency and other initiatives.
Cost reduction measures continue to be implemented consistent with management's strategy of maintaining strong product and editorial quality while reducing operating costs where possible through initiatives that do not impact quality, sales capacity or market and competitive positions. Management is being careful to maintain appropriate levels of resources in staff and technology as well as business development in order to facilitate long-term revenue growth.
EBITDA was also impacted by increased operating infrastructure investment made in digital media management, staff, information technology and related resources, as well as other content and quality related areas. The increase in Glacier's consolidated revenue has both allowed this investment to be made and has been in part a result of the digital investments already made. These investments were made consistent with Glacier's complementary media platform and product strategy and business information strategies.
The complementary media platform and product strategy is geared to address both the risks that digital media represents to the traditional print platform and the opportunities digital media offers in Glacier's local community and business and trade information markets. The strategy is based upon the premise that customer utility and value should drive the structuring of platform utilization and product design and functionality. Online, mobile, tablet and other information delivery devices will be fully utilized, while print content and design quality will also be fully maintained. While the digital platforms offer many attractive new opportunities, the print platform continues to offer effective utility to both readers and advertisers. Maintaining strong print products also maintains strong brand image and awareness, which increases the likelihood of success online. Studies of time spent across media platforms and reader satisfaction support the premise of the complementary platform and product strategy. Management expects that customer utility will vary over time and will be affected by what Glacier and other media providers can creatively provide. Management believes that the pursuit of a complementary platform and product strategy will be prudent for the foreseeable future, and will maximize revenue and profit generation.
As indicated, the business information strategies are focused on increasing the value provided to customers through richer content, data and analytic value and deepening the customer decision dependence of Glacier's products and services, thereby moving Glacier's products and services further up the value ladder, with the higher revenue, profitability and recurring cash flow that this value proposition provides.
Financial Position
Glacier's consolidated debt net of cash outstanding before deferred financing charges and other expenses was 2.47x trailing 12 months EBITDA (normalized for the acquisition of control of one of Glacier's community media partnerships) as at September 30, 2012. The Company repaid $6.0 million of debt during the quarter. Glacier's consolidated debt net of cash outstanding before deferred financing charges and other expenses was $131.5 million as at September 30, 2012.
Glacier invested $2.7 million of capital expenditures during the quarter primarily on press facility construction and expansion to accommodate new press equipment, additional production equipment, information technology infrastructure and software. $2.2 million of these capital expenditures were investment capital expenditures, the majority of which relate to the building and installation of a new press facility that is expected to be completed in Q1 2013. The investment will result in lower operating costs, better quality, and new long-term contract based revenues (specifically, Glacier's joint venture operation, Great West Newspapers Limited Partnership, which has secured a contract to print the Edmonton Journal commencing in 2013). The investment capital expenditures are being made to generate direct revenue and cash flow improvements and payback consistent with Glacier's targeted return on investment, as well as quality improvements and other benefits.
While economic conditions have impacted some of the community media operations and business information verticals, and digital competition is stronger in the larger community media markets, management expects that growth will continue in Glacier's trade information and business and professional information operations, as well as a variety of community media markets in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and parts of British Columbia.
Management will focus in the short-term on a balance of paying down debt, integrating the operations acquired, continuing to develop existing operations, targeting select acquisition opportunities and returning value to shareholders.
Given the strong level of cash flow resulting from operations and the acquisitions indicated, an increasing portion of the Company's cash flow can also be returned to shareholders in the future through increased dividends. The board of directors intends to review the Company's dividend policy at the beginning of 2013. The Company also intends to repurchase shares as deemed attractive and prudent.
As indicated, significant focus and related investment will continue to be made to enhance Glacier's business information verticals, through both organic development and the acquisition of new businesses. These acquisitions will be targeted to expand the markets that Glacier covers, expand the breadth of information products and marketing solutions provided, and to expand Glacier's digital media staff, technology and other relevant resources.
In this regard, management will continue to seek a balance of maintaining debt at manageable levels and delivering growth through both operations and acquisitions. In particular, management will seek to time investment in the acquisition and organic growth opportunities to allow cash flow from operations to be used to pay down the increased borrowings incurred in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Shares in Glacier are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GVC.
About the Company: Glacier Media Inc. is an information communications company focused on the provision of primary and essential information and related services through print, electronic and online media. Glacier is pursuing this strategy through its core businesses: the local newspaper, trade information and business and professional information markets.
Financial Measures
To supplement the condensed interim consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Glacier uses certain non-IFRS measures that may be different from the performance measures used by other companies. These non-IFRS measures include cash flow from operations (before changes in non-cash operating accounts and non-recurring items), net income attributable to common shareholders before non-recurring items and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), which are not alternatives to IFRS financial measures. Management focuses on operating cash flow per share as the primary measure of operating profitability, free cash flow and value. EBITDA per share is also an important measure as the Company has low ongoing capital expenditures and depreciation and amortization largely relates to acquisition goodwill and copyrights and does not represent a corresponding sustaining capital expense. These non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and accordingly they are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements that relate to, among other things, the Company's objectives, goals, strategies, intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations and estimates. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements under the heading "Review of Operations" and the headings "Sales Performance", "Profit Performance", "Financial Position" and "Outlook" and statements relating to the Company's expectations regarding revenues, expenses, cash flows and future profitability, including our expectations that growth will continue in Glacier's business segments, our expectations as to organic revenue and profitability growth, that profitability will continue to improve as the economy recovers, that cost savings will be realized, and that annual dividends are expected to be declared. These forward looking statements are based on certain assumptions, including continued economic growth and recovery and the realization of cost savings, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these expectations are listed in the Company's Annual Information Form under the heading "Risk Factors" and in the Company's MD&A under the heading "Business Environment and Risks", many of which are out of the Company's control. These factors include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to sell advertising and subscriptions related to its publications, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the agricultural industry, discontinuation of Department of Canadian Heritage, Canada Periodical Fund, general market conditions in both Canada and the United States, changes in the prices of purchased supplies including newsprint, the effects of competition in the Company's markets, dependence on key personnel, integration of newly acquired businesses, technological changes, and financing and debt service risk.
The forward-looking statements made in this news release relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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him some students he had brought up, and crossing the lake, entered
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to the Swiss Alps[6] and came to the village of Chama to do some
fishing-and to find a place for a hermitage.
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with love for this solitary place.
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returned to his comrades and found them weighed down with no small
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generosity has mercifully enriched us with his gifts. Now my sons,
if you please, we must return and look after our home." They went
back and came down to the village located not far from the
There they entered the inn of a certain woman, rested a little
while, and refreshed themselves with food and drink. But the man of
God, discerning that this woman was God-fearing and very ready to
look after guests, opened to her the secret desire of his mind.
And he began in these words: "O woman dear to Christ, did you
want to hear it, I would tell you the secret of my heart. But
before I do, I ask you to keep my will and words hidden, until you
see whether the work can be accomplished which I think myself to
have conceived with a devout mind. Living in this lonely place
delights me beyond all riches, and if I found someone who wanted to
supply my bodily necessities out of the love of God, I would want
even now to put my cabin here, so that I could be free to pray more
frequently. But since I am denied this consolation at present, I
ask that in the meantime what I desire be hidden."
Inspired by God (as I believe), the woman replied: "I will
reveal your secret to no one as long as it is against your wish,
but you should know that if you decide to persist in your
undertaking, I will supply your necessities for the sake of God,
and help you in your vow as much as I can."
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