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2008 Jeep Compass
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2008 Jeep Compass
The Jeep Compass is a car-based vehicle that's enjoyable to drive and comes with a choice of front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. First introduced as a 2007 model, the Compass is built on a front-wheel-drive, car-based structure, a modified version of the platform that supports the Mitsubishi Lancer and Jeep Patriot.
One way to measure the value of the Compass might be to compare it to the trusty Jeep Cherokee that was enormously popular for 18 years and finally ended its run in 2001. The Compass is slightly bigger and much more comfortable than the Cherokee was 10 years ago, though without as much off-road capability.
The Jeep Compass uses DaimlerChrysler's 2.4-liter, four-cylinder World Engine, developed jointly for 21st century efficiency with Mitsubishi and Hyundai. It's a solid, sophisticated, 16-valve engine. Like other new four-cylinder engines, it is quieter and stronger than a four-banger was believed capable of being 10 years ago. It features electronic variable valve timing that continually changes the torque curve, bringing more versatility to the 165 peak pound-feet of torque, and more capability to the 172 peak horsepower. Emphasis during development of this engine was on fuel mileage; even carrying 3326 pounds, the Compass 4WD with a five-speed manual transmission delivers EPA fuel economy estimates of 22/27 mpg City/Highway.
The Jeep Compass offers an optional continuously variable transaxle, which performs like an automatic transmission. The CVT comes with the Auto Stick manual shiftgate feature for 2008. The Auto Stick enables the driver to shift up and down over six preset gear ratios, making it feel like a six-speed gearbox without a clutch pedal.
Also new for 2008, Jeep has recalibrated the engine and transaxle for improved drivability and reduced noise. Chrome interior accents brighten the 2008 models, and air conditioning and a tire-pressure monitor are standard equipment.
The safety, ride and handling of the Compass are all excellent, with a strong steel structure and well-planned subframe. Side-curtain airbags and electronic stability control with anti-rollover sensors are standard. Power windows and power door locks are optional, however. Remember manual door locks? Some cannot.
Inside, the Compass is thoughtfully designed. The instruments and controls are well placed and easy to use, though the materials feel cut rate. There's good interior space all around, with rear seats that fold flat to make about 54 cubic feet of cargo space. Options for added versatility include reclining rear seats and a passenger front seat that also folds flat, creating either a table or eight-foot-long space for storage.
Model Lineup
The Jeep Compass comes as two models, Sport and Limited, each with front-wheel drive (2WD) or all-wheel drive (AWD). The standard engine is a 2.4-liter four-cylinder that makes 172 horsepower and 165 pound-feet of torque. It comes standard with a five speed manual transmission or a CVT automatic ($1100) with Auto Stick manual shiftgate. A 2.0-liter four-cylinder is available as a $200 credit option for the Sport. It makes 158 hp and 141 pound-feet of torque and only comes with the CVT.
The 2WD Sport ($16,475) and AWD Sport ($18,225) come standard cloth upholstery; air conditioning; outside-temperature indicator; AM/FM/CD stereo with auxiliary audio jack; vinyl load floor; center console sliding armrest with cell phone or MP3 pocket; 60/40 split rear seat; tilt steering column; fog lamps; roof rails; and P215/60R17 tires on aluminum wheels. The Quick Order Package ($2,125) adds power windows and locks and keyless remote entry; cruise control; YES Essentials cloth upholstery; height-adjustable driver's seat; fold-flat front passenger seat; reclining split folding rear seat; map lights; removable and rechargeable interior lamp; floor mats; rear privacy glass; and a 115-volt power outlet.
Options include a 6CD player with MP3 ($320); sunroof ($800); heated front seats ($250); Security and Cargo Convenience Group ($695) including auto-dimming rearview mirror, vehicle information center, universal garage door opener, alarm, and a tonneau cover; Trailer Tow Prep Package ($250) with engine oil cooler, full-size spare tire, and wiring harness; and a nine-speaker Boston Acoustics sound system ($795) featuring Sirius satellite radio, a leather wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, and speakers in the liftgate that can blast the crowd at tailgate parties.
The 2WD Limited ($20,505) and AWD Limited ($22,255) add leather-trimmed and heated front bucket seats; height-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar adjustment; fold-flat front passenger seat; reclining rear seat; leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls; cruise control; Sirius satellite radio; power windows, mirrors and locks; remote keyless entry; electronic vehicle information center; auto-dimming rearview mirror; universal garage door opener; floor mats; and P215/55R18 tires. The front and rear fascia and side moldings have shiny aluminum accents.
Options for the Limited include the Sport options, plus its own Security and Cargo Convenience Group ($495) with daytime running lights, alarm, cargo cover, and Jeep's UConnect wireless cell phone link; chrome-plated 18-inch aluminum wheels ($825); the Boston Acoustics sound system ($495); and a DVD-based navigation system with six-disc CD changer ($1,395). A Rallye Group for Sport ($1,985) and Limited ($1,850) includes driving lamps, a rear stabilizer bar, rear spoiler, bright exhaust tip, and Mopar body trim; for Sport, it also adds P215/55R18 tires on aluminum wheels.
Safety features that come standard on all models include dual front air bags; head-protecting curtain side air bags; tire-pressure monitor; antilock brakes with brake assist (which applies more brake force than the driver is applying if sensors determine it's needed in a panic stop); traction control; and electronic stability control with rollover mitigation. Torso-protecting side-impact air bags for front-seat occupants are optional ($250) and we recommend them.
Walkaround and Interior
Jeep sent its brand in a new direction in 2007, introducing two car-based SUVs, the Compass and Patriot. Of the two, the Compass has more of a crossover look, especially from the sculpted side, with smoothly angular flares over the wheels and more laid back lines. The rear door handles are vertical, mounted on the C-pillars to preserve the character line. (The Patriot, on the other hand, is more upright, looking like a smaller version of the Commander and a throwback to the old Cherokee. Jeep's other compact SUV, the Liberty, is redesigned for 2008. It looks similar to the Patriot, but is even more upright and masculine.)
The liftgate on the Compass is sloped at nearly a 45-degree angle, while those of the Patriot and Liberty are vertical; and the third side window, into the cargo area, is a stylized triangle (leaving more sheetmetal and reducing visibility) while the others, again, are square.
That slope at the rear of the Compass is matched by the steeply raked windshield, leading up to a roof that's slightly lower than that of the Patriot and almost five inches lower than the Liberty's. Black plastic roof rails continue from the top corners of the windshield all the way to the spoiler over the liftgate, channeling water over the roof.
The Compass Limited has aluminum-looking trim on the sides and bumpers. The less-costly Sport looks classier in its cleaner monotone. The optional 18-inch chromed aluminum wheels on the Limited will appeal to those who want their Jeep SUV to look more like a Cadillac Escalade.
Interior Features
The Jeep Compass cabin is roomy and comfortable. The front bucket seats are very comfortable without being soft. The Sport is available with Jeep's YES Essentials upholstery, a rugged fabric that's stain, odor and static resistant. The front seat jacks upward, which is nice because the long dash makes it hard to see the ground in front of the car, even though the hood is short. The long dash is a result of the sloped windshield.
The cabin layout is functional and roomy, though obviously built to a price. The cost cutting is apparent when you shut the door and it makes a sound one might expect from a beer can. The interior isn't very exciting to look at (boring in beige but better in gray) and the feel is far from luxurious. But it is quite functional. There is plenty of room for your stuff, including your elbows and legs. The front door pockets are deep enough to get your hand in, but to make room for stereo speakers, they're short.
The dash is made of economy-grade plastic materials. The gauges are clean and pleasant, white on black with a symmetrical layout against a simple silver background. The four-spoke steering wheel is solid to grip. The center stack is wide and intelligently designed: rectangular vents on top, a single-disc AM/FM/CD stereo below it, and below that a slot that might hold a paperback book. Lower still are three climate control knobs and various buttons for options (including the available heated seats). The shift lever, manual or automatic, sprouts from the dash below these buttons. This practical high forward position was introduced by Honda, but actually originated in rally racing cars, where ergonomics really matter.
Moving rearward, between the front seats, there are two fixed cupholders, the emergency brake handle, and a flip-up center console containing a slot for a cell phone or MP3 player. The console top is an armrest, and can slide forward three inches to accommodate drivers of different sizes.
Legroom is good, both front and rear: 39.4 inches in the rear. The Compass will be a fine vehicle for a family trip, with reclining rear seats, optional on Sport and standard on Limited. There are cupholders in the rear but no net pockets on the front seatbacks, which would be nice. Grab handles make it easy to climb out.
The rear 60/40 seatbacks fold flat with the touch of a finger on each side, which is as easy as it gets. The front seat on the Limited model folds flat, making a table. The rear cargo area, a decent 53.6 cubic feet with the rear seats folded, is covered by a rugged vinyl mat that's removable for washing. The space-saver spare tire is neatly stored under the mat. One innovative feature on the Limited is the removable rechargeable LED flashlight mounted in the headliner above the cargo area.
The one-piece liftgate has panels for structural integrity, and the rear bumper has a non-skid rubber surface for grip when people need to step on it to get to the roof.
Driving Impressions
The 2.4-liter World Engine works fairly well in the Jeep Compass. It's relatively smooth and quiet for a four-cylinder in a vehicle with these prices. It uses the latest technology, including an aluminum block and cylinder heads, and electronically controlled variable valve timing that helps optimize torque. It makes a reasonable 172 horsepower and 165 pound-feet of torque at 4400 rpm, and delivers an estimated 22 city/27 highway miles per gallon, with AWD and the five-speed manual gearbox, or 21/24 mpg with AWD and the CVT automatic.
An all-wheel-drive Sport weighs 3326 pounds, so the acceleration is hardly neck-snapping, but the Compass is no dog. It just takes some forethought and bit of patience to get it to do what you might demand. Jeep hasn't quoted 0-60 mph times, but a manual transmission model with the 2.4-liter engine is probably in the mid-to-low nine-second range. We'd expect the automatic to be about a half second slower and 2.0-liter models to be one to two seconds slower. Those estimates are adequate, but not near the best in the class.
We've driven a Limited with the 2.4-liter engine and the CVT automatic and a Sport with the 2.4-liter and a five-speed manual transmission.
The five-speed manual works well and gets the most out of the four-cylinder engine. But if you need an automatic transmission, you can also work the Auto Stick to get more power when you need it. The CVT is like two transmissions in one. You can put it in the gear you like or just put it in Drive and go.
We like the Auto Stick's manual shift feature. Though we didn't experience any problems, some complained of excess noise and hesitation with the CVT in its first year. Jeep says it has recalibrated the engine and CVT for 2008 to eliminate those problems and make the vehicle more drivable. Actually, we were impressed by the crisp and immediate upshifts and downshifts using the six-speed Auto Stick. A Jeep engineer explained that the nature of the continuously variable transaxle makes such quick shifts possible. The Compass's Auto Stick is as sharp as any manual automatic we've felt. With such accuracy, it always works: easily downshifting to knock off a few miles per hour for bends, instead of using the brakes; or downshifting to pass on a two-lane, instead of waiting for the transmission to kick down on its own.
Along the winding wooded roads between Portland, Oregon, and the Pacific Ocean, the Compass revealed itself to be steady and silent thanks to liberal use of sound deadening material, sealants and structural adhesives. The suspension does all the work as it should, isolating the cabin from the bumps and tosses. We aimed for potholes and weren't jarred when we hit them. There was none of the old Jeep head-toss, or side-to-side jouncing, and there was no trace of wallow over ripples. Only the good feedback was transmitted through the steering wheel to our hands. The turn-in for corners was secure, with no play in the wheel or wandering.
Jeep has designed a new all-wheel-drive system for the Compass, which it calls Freedom Drive I. On a dry, flat road, virtually all of the power goes to the front wheels, but as traction is needed elsewhere, as much as 60 percent can shift to the rear wheels. The coupling is through a two-stage clutch system that's magnetic and electronically controlled, rather than viscous, and Jeep says this is markedly more efficient. The system also has a locking center differential.
We drove the Compass over 30 miles of loose, wet gravel roads that climbed, descended and twisted in every direction. We pushed it to find some limits, and they were surprisingly high; the Compass didn't skate on the slick round stones as we expected it to, even with standard touring tires, though the ESP activated a couple of times to keep us out of the ditches. We slammed on the brakes at about 40 mph, and the ABS with rough-road detection worked hard but successfully.
Summary, Prices, Specs
The Jeep Compass is not a traditional Jeep with go-anywhere off-road capability. On the negative side, it appears to be built to a price and has modest interior materials and build quality. On the positive side, it offers safety, a comfortable ride, steady handling, high fuel mileage, and the reassurance of all-wheel-drive capability. Those positives and its affordable pricing make the Jeep Compass worth a look.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Sam Moses filed this report from western Oregon, with Kirk Bell reporting from Chicago.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Jeep Compass 2WD Sport ($16,475); AWD Sport ($18,225); 2WD Limited ($20,505); AWD Limited ($22,255)
|172-hp 2.4-liter inline-4; 158hp 2.0-liter inline-4
|5-speed manual; Continuously Variable Transaxle (CVT2) with Auto Stick
|Safety equipment (standard):
|multi-stage frontal airbags, curtain side airbags; traction control, electronic stability control with anti-roll mitigation, ABS with brake assist
|Safety equipment (optional):
|front side-impact airbags ($250)
|Basic warranty:
|3 years/36,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Belvidere, Illinois
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Jeep Compass AWD Limited ($22,225)
|Standard equipment:
|air conditioning; tilt steering column; leather upholstery, heated front seats; height-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar adjustment; fold-flat front passenger seat; reclining 60/40 split folding rear seat; leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls; cruise control; outside-temperature indicator; AM/FM/CD stereo with auxiliary audio jack; Sirius satellite radio; power windows, mirrors and locks; remote keyless entry; electronic vehicle information center; auto-dimming rearview mirror; universal garage door opener; center console sliding armrest with cell phone or MP3 pocket; fog lamps; roof rails; floor mats; P215/55R18 tires
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|all-wheel drive
|2.4-liter dohc 16-valve inline-4
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|172 @ 6000
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|165 @ 4400
|Continuously Variable Automatic Transaxle
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|21/24 mpg
|103.7 in.
|173.4/69.3/65.2 in.
|Track, f/r:
|59.8/59.8 in.
|Turning circle:
|37.2 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|40.7/52.3/40.6 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|39.9/51.0/39.4 in.
|Cargo volume:
|53.6 cu. ft.
|Towing capacity:
|2000 Lbs.
|Suspension, f:
|independent, MacPherson strut
|Suspension, r:
|independent, multi-link with coil springs
|Ground clearance:
|8.4 in.
|Curb weigth:
|3329 lbs.
|Brakes, f/r:
|disc/disc with ABS Brake Assist, Brake Traction Control
|Fuel capacity:
|13.5 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of May 8, 2008.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 800-925-5337 - www.jeep.com


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Green Eurodollars underperform the balance of the Eurodollar futures strip today in the post-payroll declining price action. In the last two sessions, the greens (EDU16-EDM17) outperformed the balance of the curve in advancing prices. While we might just attribute this to greater sensitivity of the greens in general, we should also look just a little deeper.
As a result of trade on Wednesday open interest declined by 149k across the Eurodollar strip. 54% of that decline (81k) came from greens. On Thursday, open interest rose across the Eurodollar strip (+30K), but declined in the Greens (-42K). Over the last two sessions, positions have been removed from the heart of the ED curve, where much debate about the steepness of the Fed policy rate ascent remains.
Declining open interest in a bullish price trending period is an inconsistency that indicates winning longs are removing positions. This does not show trend health. It will be interesting to see what changes to open interest today's trade brings. Generally speaking, open interest rises following the employment report as traders take stock in the implications of the payroll data (or put positions back on safe from the shock of a surprise). We should expect open interest in greens to also rose. If this is the case, it will indicate even more strongly than the rejection today of the post-payroll new weekly high that the bearish reversal signaled at the end of May is in force and that the recovery of Wednesday and Thursday is counter-trend in a strengthening bearish trend development.
I would have liked to see the Bund come lower today as this would have likely brought much greater selling in the States. However, I suspect if the Bund continues to hold firm it will offer support more to the long-end of the U.S. curve and will not have like impact on the front-end.
For me, I would not be terribly surprised to see the green June 98.375 put trade at-the-money before it expires next Friday. Green June 98.375 put is currently 0.25 (cab)/ 0.5 (half), better offered. Reference future at 98.515/.52.

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openmindedatheist wrote:
If I were God I would be sure that there is no war, especially those fueled by religion. Dont really have a master plan.
I don't know, sorry to say this but culture needs conflict in order to change, Yes wars are a terrible thing but I believe if you want to make wars stop altogether, there would have to some very profound changes on people. Basically human nature would have to change....
bigFanaTic wrote:
If you were to become god or Jesus, What would you do and Why?
I would first Destroy everyone that i originally hated, because they seemed annoying.. and I would make cures for Cancer.
lol Thank God you are not God.
Destroy everyone that you hate eh? kind of defeats the purpose of I don't know if you ever heard of God's perfection, all loving, and forgiving?
See, to me God is a more abstract thing, and even if it is not so, it does not act like an immature teen.
"you annoy me, therefore I hate you, therefeore I will destroy you" *applauds* >_>
If you are god, why bother making a cure for cancer? Get rid of cancer altogether don't you think? Also, why do you think cancer exists right now, you think God forgot about it or would get to the cure later?
I am not trying to jump on your statements or anything, I am just interested to see why you think that way?
In Colombia...having a blast
I'd sneak inside the human genome and remove the dna strands in charge of being an asshole, rape, murder and paedophilia. I wouldn't take away free will, just remove the urge to kill ^^
Maybe i'd be sleeping and let the earth be another hell~ =D
To those who know me, my FB is: [email protected]
i will let everyone see fireworks!
ill be on n off like crazy
Hmm if I was a Goddess... If only I was a Goddess...
I've missed you little bastards, you.
See I find it funny that some of you people who believe in God, which then means you believe he is a perfect, all knowing being are posting here saying 'if I were God I would change this and this" well what is the thought process here? You think God forgot about these things, is it too busy to deal with them at the moment?
"I'd sneak inside the human genome and remove the dna strands in charge of being an asshole, rape, murder and paedophilia."
Why do you think we have these genetical influences? God probably knows about them right? then why has God not removed them just like you say you want to?
In Colombia...having a blast
i would make my self invinsible and then make earth the most peacful place ever
and freezing to death
Even though I am an atheist and think believing in any God is just silly. Assuming I were to obtain some sort of "God like" power, I would probably do bad things with it, not going to lie.
Also, isn't it bad to question God or something? I'm not religious or anything, so I am not sure. But if it is, most post here are really doing that.
Okay thats stupid and thats not me. If it were me...
I'd become a better, foolproof, indestructible, unstoppbable, Kira in DeathNote.
Ask yourself why you looked here
"I'd sneak inside the human genome and remove the dna strands in charge of being an asshole, rape, murder and paedophilia."
God probably knows about them right? then why has God not removed them just like you say you want to?
...because he's an asshole ^^ And I don't believe there is one, I thought this topic was about ifs
^ Oh ok got you =P
To be on topic:
What If You Were GOD?
meh not something that appeals to me...So I don't really care to consider what would I do if I were God. I find this question silly...If I were God I would think completely different so no matter what I say it is a pointless statement.
This is a question not worth considering.
In Colombia...having a blast
IF i'm God i'll make satan disappear, so that there will be no sin!
No sin = no war, no murder, no raping, no liars, no theives and no diseases!
i will make everything in the world going in a good way
Uhmmm... I just remembered that God can't kill anyone especially another God.
But God can make human wishes come true. So, I will be like that if I am a God.
MUAHAHAHAHA i will......(can't think of anything...booz)
The lonely sky seems sorrowful as i wander in it as the lost child of time


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by Denise Plair
Grayson asks me "Why did I choose McCormick in the first place?" That is a loaded question! There is so much background to get to the answer to that question but I tell many people, "I did not choose McCormick, I believe that God chose McCormick for me." And I add to that…, "Now that I have been to and through McCormick I am a part of it for life. You can't get rid of me!"
I attended a Bible College part-time. During that time I would request packets of information from various universities and seminaries because I was searching for something and I didn't know what that something was but I knew that whatever it was I would know it and it would be part of my life long journey. I was seeking answers to questions I did not know to ask and I needed to get the answers.
I experienced a very intense journey after answering my call to preach and teach God's Word. I realized that God had been calling me to prepare for a ministry that I was destined to do. I recognized that my calling was not limited by any means to race, gender, class, age, etc. So, after several months of not receiving any material from universities and seminaries I received some information from McCormick. This time I was moved to contact the seminary (I was still attending Bible College). I called and they invited me to tour the school. The students and facility were welcoming. I met with admissions and recruitment, and then assigned me to spend the day with a couple of the students and I sat in on Dr. David Daniels history class with one of the students. I said "Wow!" I watched this professor teach a class in history that captivated my learning senses. The students were diverse. They were asking questions and were interested in the class and his answers to their questions were clear and precise. A small intuitive inner approval said McCormick was the place of learning where I was to be. I also know that God chose McCormick for me because I received a tuition scholarship!
I studied at McCormick for three years and I graduated in May 2007. That was the one of the happiest times in my life. What an accomplishment! It was an accomplishment because I had so many life changing experiences to happen to me from the time I entered seminary until I graduated. I refused to give up. I refused to drop out of seminary. I had so much support from the students and facility. God provided for me. I stayed prayerful.
After graduation I was asked to serve on the McCormick Alumni Council and I have served every since. I have served as Chair of the nominating committee. I have been an at-large member, and currently I am serving as an at large member and member of the nominating committee on the council.
Since I graduated from Seminary I was Ordained as clergy to preach the Gospel. I completed one intense summer unit of CPE at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. I also completed a year-long Clinical Pastoral Education Chaplain resident program at Advocate Christ Medical Center. I was a part-time Youth Pastor for First Church of the Brethren, Chicago. I am now a full-time Hospice Chaplain with Family Centered Hospice. Currently I am actively serving at Lincoln Memorial Congregational United Church of Christ.
There are several formative moments for me at McCormick one of them was my experience as one of the moderators of the Pan African-American Student Organization (PASO). Leading this organization exposed me to various preachers and preaching styles. This was yet another opportunity through McCormick for me to become involved with church leaders within various communities which was a role I had been doing prior to attending McCormick. PASO gave me the chance to become more involved with the students, facility, and community and to hear the voices of many. Secondly, McCormick's professors have left a lasting legacy on my life. From the Professor of Experiential Education and Field Studies that teaches about ministry and lives it out selflessly; to the prophetic voice of Dr. Ogbu Kalu ringing out "Hey Preacher!" whenever he saw me which encouraged me to continuing towards the goal; to my Professor of Children and Youth education, who teaches the value of a welcoming spirit/space/place when teaching others. Teaching me to teach others in such a way that the atmosphere is speaking "You are welcomed in this place."
I have made some lifelong contacts at MTS that have been very instrumental in my life during and after seminary. I continue to communicate with many of my MTS colleagues and when I've had events to celebrate they have been resources to help me with the celebrations. They attended my Ordination and some participated in it, and they helped me celebrate graduation from CPE. I have also supported my colleagues in their efforts too.
McCormick has equipped me through education and experience to be exposed to the nurturing God, the provider, the healing God, the on-time/in-time God, etc. While at McCormick I was exposed to many ways others experience God in their particular faith. The ecumenical and multicultural flavor of the school helps me to broaden my discovery of God in many ways and venues. At McCormick I was able to experience and learn about others view of God as I prepare for ministry.
Therefore, I can say that I have recommended and encouraged others to attend McCormick Theological Seminary (MTS) for some of the same reasons that MTS impacted my life. It is because of the professors, the contacts and the spiritual growth that I received when I attended seminary.
Some future plans for me are to fulfill some necessary ecclesiastical steps in the immediate future with United Church of Christ. Secondly, to become Board Certified as a Chaplain. One thing I have learned from McCormick and that is "reflection, reflection, reflection!" and I have not gotten away from writing papers at all!! Thirdly, my goal is to continue offering service to and volunteer for mission ministry which can include going abroad teaching where needed at least once or twice a year to help others in Kingdom building.
"Now that I have been to and through McCormick I am a part of it for life. You can't get rid of me!"


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Nov 10, 2012
Irritant or contact diaper dermatitis (DD) presents maximally on areas of skin in consistent contact with the irritant or allergen, ie, the convex areas of the groin but not the folds. This finding is the most useful clue for distinguishing between DD and diaper rash caused by candidal infection which favors the folds.
Courtesy of Drs. Douglas W. Kress and Robin P. Gehris


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Year in Review: 10 Things You Should Know about Food and Agriculture in 2012
By Sophie Wenzlau and Laura Reynolds
Although Aunt Mabel's Christmas trifle might top your list of current food concerns, there are a few other things about U.S. food and agriculture worth considering as you look back on 2012, and forward to 2013:
1. Farm Bill Deadlock. The 2008 Farm Bill, which established the most recent round of policies and support programs for the U.S. food system, expired in September. Although the Senate has passed a new version of the bill, the House has not; congressional leaders are deadlocked on the issues of cutbacks in crop subsidies and reductions in food stamps. If the House does not reach an agreement, U.S. farm policy will revert to the last "permanent" Farm Bill, passed in 1949. With 1949 policy, many innovative programs that invest in sustainable agriculture (like low-interest loans for new, female, or minority farmers) could be forced to shut down; the price for dairy products could double in January; and antiquated farm subsidies could increase by billions of dollars, likely leading to greater overproduction of commodity crops like corn and soybeans (to the benefit of agribusiness and the detriment of small and medium-sized farms).
2. Enduring Drought. Although media attention has faded, nearly 80 percent of U.S. agricultural land continues to experience drought conditions, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), making this year's drought more extensive than any experienced since the 1950s. The drought is expected to make food more expensive in 2013 (the USDA predicts a 3 to 4 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index), particularly meat and dairy products. To boost agriculture's resilience to drought and other forms of climate variability, farmers can increase crop diversity, irrigate more efficiently, adopt agroecological practices, and plant trees in and around farms. Consumers can support small-scale farmers, eat less meat, and pressure the government to enact food policies that support sustainable agriculture.
3. Acceleration of Both the Food Sovereignty Movement and Agribusiness Lobbying. Achieving food sovereignty, or a food system in which producers and consumers are locally connected and food is produced sustainably by small farms, is increasingly a priority for communities in the United States and worldwide. According to the USDA's National Farmers Market Directory, the total number of farmers markets in the United States increased by 9.6 percent between 2011 and 2012, while winter markets increased by 52 percent. But also accelerating is agribusiness lobbying: campaign contributions from large food production and processing groups—including American Crystal Sugar Company, the Altria Group, American Farm Bureau, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, California Dairies, Monsanto, Safeway Inc., and Cargill—increased from $68.3 million in the 2008 election cycle to $78.4 million in 2012, a 12.8 percent change.
4. Failed GM Labeling Bill in California. Although 47 percent of Californians voted in favor of Prop 37, a measure that would have required food companies and retailers to label food containing genetically modified (GM) ingredients, the initiative failed to pass in November. According to California Watch, food and agribusiness companies including The Hershey Co., Nestlé USA, Mars Inc., and Monsanto contributed $44 million in opposition of the initiative, while those in favor of GM labeling contributed $7.3 million. Also notable: the first independent, peer-reviewed study of GM food safety, published in the August issue of the Journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology, found that rats fed low-levels of Monsanto's maize NK603for a period of two years (a rat's average lifespan) suffered from mammary tumors and severe kidney and liver damage. Although the science is not yet conclusive, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should urge consumers to familiarize themselves with the potential health risks of GM food consumption, and should conduct additional studies.
5. Corn Ethanol Found to Be Environmentally Unfriendly. A study released by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in September found that the increased production of corn for ethanol creates environmental problems like soil acidification and the pollution of lakes and rivers. Although corn has long ruled the biofuels industry (ethanol accounted for 98 percent of domestic biofuel production in 2011), its relative energy-conversion inefficiency and sensitivity to high temperatures—in addition to its environmental footprint—make it an unsustainable long-term energy option. Perennial bioenergy crops like willow, sycamore, sweetgum, jatropha, and cottonwood, however, grow quickly; require considerably less fertilizer, pesticide, and herbicide application than annual crops; can thrive on marginal land (i.e., steep slopes); and are often hardier than annual alternatives like corn and soy.
6. Red Meat Production Increases. According to the USDA Economic Research Service, while domestic beef production isprojected to decline in 2012, overall monthly red meat production is up from 2011 levels (due to an increase in pork, lamb, and mutton production). Americans eat a lot of meat: per capita, more than almost anyone else in the world. In 2009, the most recent year for which U.S. Census consumption data is available, the United States consumed nearly 5 million tons more beef than China, although the Chinese population was four times larger. U.S. consumers could significantly reduce per capita greenhouse gas emissions by eating less red meat (the production of which is input intensive). A study published in theJournal of Environmental Science and Technology suggests that switching from a diet based on red meat and dairy to one based on chicken, fish, and eggs could reduce the average household's yearly emissions by an amount equivalent to driving a 25 mile per gallon automobile 5,340 miles (approximately the distance from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. and back).
7. Stanford Study on Organics Leads to Emotional Debate. A Stanford study titled "Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier than Conventional Alternatives?" provoked emotional debate in September. The study found that the published literature lacks strong evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods, although it also found that consumption of organic foods can reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The study's results were misinterpreted by many, including members of the media, to imply that organic food is not "healthier" than conventional food. In reality, the study calls into question whether organic food is more nutritious than conventional food, and affirms that organics are indeed less pesticide-ridden than conventional alternatives (the primary reason many consumers buy organic).
8. World Food Prize Recognizes Water-Saving Potential of Drip Irrigation. In October, the World Food Prize was awarded to Israeli scientist Daniel Hillel in honor of his contributions to modern drip irrigation technology. Drip irrigation is the precise application of water to plant roots via tiny holes in pipes, allowing a controlled amount of water to drip into the ground. This precision avoids water loss due to evaporation, enables plants to absorb water at their roots (where they need it most), and allows farmers to water only those rows or crops they want to, in lieu of an entire field. Drip irrigation can enhance plant growth, boost crop yields, and improve plant nutritional quality, while minimizing water waste, according to multiple sources (Cornell University ecologists, and a study conducted by the government of Zimbabwe, among others). Agriculture account for 70 percent of water use worldwide; numerous organizations, including the Pacific Institute, have argued that the efficient and conservative use of water in agriculture is a top priority, especially as overuse and climate change threaten to exacerbate situations of water scarcity.
9. Rio+20 Affirms Commitment to Sustainable Development in Agriculture. The Future We Want, the non-binding agreement produced at the United Nations' Rio+20 conference in June, acknowledges that food security and nutrition have become pressing global challenges, and affirms international commitment to enhancing food security and access to adequate, safe, and nutritious food for present and future generations. In the document, the international community urges the development of multilateral strategies to promote the participation of farmers, especially smallholder farmers (including women) in agricultural markets; stresses the need to enhance sustainable livestock production; and recognizes the need to manage the risks associated with high and volatile food prices and their consequences for smallholder farmers and poor urban dwellers around the world. But overall, the agreement was heralded as a failure by many groups, including Greenpeace, Oxfam, and the World Wildlife Fund. According to Kumi Naidoo, the head of Greenpeace, "We were promised the 'future we want' but are now being presented with a 'common vision' of a polluter's charter that will cook the planet, empty the oceans, and wreck the rain forests…This is not a foundation on which to grow economies or pull people out of poverty, it's the last will and testament of a destructive twentieth century development model."
10. White House Calls for More Investment in Agricultural Research and Innovation. A new report, released by an independent, presidentially appointed advisory group earlier this month, argues that the federal government should launch a coordinated effort to boost American agricultural science by increasing public investment and rebalancing the USDA's research portfolio. The report cautions that U.S. agriculture faces a number of challenges that are poised to become much more serious in years to come: the need to manage new pests, pathogens, and invasive plants; increase the efficiency of water use; reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture; adapt to a changing climate; and accommodate demands for bioenergy—all while continuing to produce safe and nutritious food at home and for those in need abroad. Overall, the report calls for an increase in U.S. investment in agricultural research by a total of $700 million per year, to nurture a new "innovation ecosystem" capable of leveraging the best of America's diverse science and technology enterprise for advancements in agriculture.
Although they might not be sexy, agricultural issues are worth caring about. The way we choose to grow, process, distribute, consume, and legislate on behalf of food can affect everything from public health, to greenhouse gas emissions, to global food availability, to water quality, to the ability of our food system to withstand shocks like floods and droughts. By familiarizing ourselves with these and other food issues, we as consumers can make informed decisions in both the grocery store and the voting booth, and can generate the action needed to move our food system in a healthy, equitable, and sustainable direction in 2013.
Sophie Wenzlau and Laura Reynolds are Food and Agriculture Staff Researchers at the Worldwatch Institute.


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A New Year's Nightmare
It was 1-1-1911, the first day of the first month of the first year of the second decade of the 20th Century. Everyone was looking forward to a new and another prosperous year. Pomp and John were good friends. They enjoyed a wonderful winter holiday weekend talking about old times and new plans for a bumper cotton crop in the fall. In fact, it would become the county's and the state's largest cotton crop ever. Then, the unthinkable happened. But first, let me tell you a little about the two men in this story.
Edward Everett Hicks, a son of Willie P. Hicks and his wife Jane Outler, descended from two of Johnson County's earliest settlers. Known as "Pomp" to his friends and family, Edward grew up in the days of Civil War and Reconstruction in Johnson County. Pomp followed his father to Laurens County when the elder Hicks left his position as Postmaster of Wrightsville to take the position as the assistant postmaster and then Postmaster of Dublin. A farmer most of his life, Pomp Hicks sought the office of Sheriff of Laurens County in 1898 and was elected. Sheriff Hicks courageously served as the county's chief law enforcement officer through 1904 when he was replaced by J.D. Prince. Hicks was elected for a fourth two-year term in 1906.
Half way through his second term, Sheriff Hicks was charged with the responsibility of hanging one John Robinson, the last man to be publicly hung in Laurens County. After much debate as to who would actually pull the trap door, Hicks took charge and sent ol' John Robinson to his dangling death.
After leaving office, the former sheriff entered into a partnership with J.T. Grinstead to form the Farmers Cooperative Warehouse, which was located not far from his South Church Street home.
John Wyatt, a son of the somewhat prosperous farmer James Wyatt and his wife Lucretia, grew up in the Bailey District of northern Laurens County. Wyatt, who apparently never married, lived primarily with members of his family.
The new year rang in on a cold rainy day. John Wyatt had been spending a few days with his old friend Pomp, whose farm adjoined the Wyatt place, some four miles north of town. When Pomp was in town on business, John managed his farm. After the death of his wife Winnie some two years earlier, Pomp Hicks enjoyed spending his leisure time on his farm which he bought from Wyatt's father.
Nightfall came early that cloudy evening. After a filling supper, John and Pomp retired to bed about seven o'clock - an hour and a half after sunset. In those days, it was customary for people to share beds out of pure necessity, especially in small farm houses. Wyatt had expected to spend one more night with Hicks before returning back to his sister's home by Tuesday afternoon.
Wyatt, reported to be a fifty-eight-year-old, half-witted, partially deaf, slow learner, awoke from his slumber and stepped outside for a bit of fresh air. Hicks remained asleep. Just as Hicks turned over and suddenly awoke from a sound sleep, he noticed the dim outline of a fully dressed man illuminated by the flickering light of an oil lamp in an adjoining room. Pomp suspected it to be the figure of a skulking burglar. Instinctively, the sheriff reached over his bed for his shotgun. He called out, "Who's there?" There was no answer. He called out again, this time in a louder voice. Still, there was no answer. Hicks quietly cocked his gun and took aim at Wyatt's motionless silhouette. John, a near mute who may have been sleep walking, spoke not a single word nor heard not a single sound, not even the blast of Hick's gun as it fired.
Wyatt was dead when he hit the floor, his chin blown away and his jugular vein completely severed by the blast. His heart racing dangerously and his lungs breathing rapidly, Pomp Hicks could only hear the faint murmurs of the gurgling victim as he laid on a blood-spattered rug outside the bedroom.
Hicks turned back to his bed to awaken Wyatt and tell him of what had just happened. "John! John! Get up! I have killed somebody!" he screamed. Again, he called out to his friend. In the shadowy bedroom, he began rifling the patchwork quilts hoping to touch Wyatt.
Horrified at the thought that he may have shot and killed his good friend, Hicks, uncharacteristically failed to investigate his victim, sprinted out of his house still wearing his night clothes in the near freezing night air, and set off in the direction of a Negro tenant house for help. The farmer rushed back with Hicks to the scene.
Hicks struck a match and lit a lamp to look for his closest friend. He didn't want to look at the body of the man he shot, fearing that it was John whom he shot. Pomp searched his bed one more time. Then he forced himself to examine the body lying outside his bedroom. Sure enough, lying lifeless on the floor was Wyatt, the victim of a single, but deadly volley of buck shot. The sheriff crumbled in anguish. The Negro man ran for more help. At dawn Pomp was prostrate, his mind spinning with horrifying thoughts of "My God, what have I done?"
The next morning Sheriff J.J. Flanders accompanied the coroner to the Hicks' farm to interrogate his predecessor about the circumstances of the tragedy. Hicks sobbed violently, unable to tell a coherent account of what happened the night before. The investigators believed their friend, although his story was broken by nervous and unintelligible words
No charges were filed as the killing of John Wyatt was not done with malice aforethought. Nor was it considered manslaughter, nor were Hicks' firing at a shadowy figure in the night considered negligent homicide since he was in reasonable apprehension of immediate harm to his person.
Nine years later, he attempted an unsuccessful campaign for another term as sheriff. Pomp Hicks died on November 20, 1928 and is buried in Northview Cemetery. You know when John Wyatt died. I do not know where his body was laid to rest.
Pomp Hicks never fully recovered from that New Year's night when he killed his good friend. The nightmarish visions of his old acquaintance lying there with part of his face missing was always brought to his mind in the days of old lang syne.


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Clarkson University's Hopke Named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
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Philip K. Hopke, the Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Air Resources Engineering & Science (CARES) at Clarkson University, has been elected a 2007 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow.
This honor is awarded to AAAS members who have made significant efforts to advance science or its applications. Hopke was specifically honored for leadership in fundamental research and education related to the sources and fate of atmospheric pollutants and their integration in federal air quality policies.
Election as a fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Hopke was recognized at the Fellows Forum in February during the AAAS annual meeting last month in Boston.
Last October, Hopke was appointed to the EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Particulate Matter Panel. He recently served on the National Academy of Engineering's Committee on Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution in China and the United States. He has also served on the EPA's Science Advisory Board and was a member of the National Research Council's (NRC) congressionally mandated Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter and the Committee on Air Quality Management in the United States. He has also served on five other NRC committees.
In 2005, Hopke was appointed by the National Academy of Engineering to conduct a study in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Science to assess the urban impact of the dual problems of continued coal consumption and the rapid increase of private vehicles in China. He is a recipient of the David Sinclair Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research and has served as the association's president. Hopke is also an International Aerosol Fellow.
Last fall, Hopke was named an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow and received the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) Award for Outstanding Achievements in Chemometrics.
Hopke earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Trinity College and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in chemistry from Princeton University. He joined Clarkson University as the Robert A. Plane Professor of Chemistry in July 1989.


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Jessica-Jane Clement — Crush of the Day [PICTURES]
Jessica-Jane Clement is an English glamour model, actress and TV presenter who has appeared on several UK television shows and in magazines like Loaded and Nuts. Her big break came on the TV show 'The Real Hustle' where she did magic tricks, distraction scams and proposition bets on strangers to show viewers how to avoid being fooled by street scams. Jessica-Jane is our crush today for admitting to almost missing her big break for an incredibly ridiculous reason.
On her official website, Jessica-Jane admits "I was 19 when I auditioned for 'The Real Hustle.' I originally cancelled, as I was meant to view a puppy. I rescheduled the puppy viewing." There is a good chance she could have blown her only shot at being famous just to get a dog. Crazy how life works out.
We wonder whatever happened to that puppy? Imagine that poor pooch's luck. He had the chance to live an amazing life with a gorgeous gal like Jessica-Jane as an owner. He probably ended up with a family of five children who ignore him all day until he drops a hot squirt on the living room rug. Or worse, he's performing perverted tricks for Beggin Strips. We can't fault him, those things are delicious.


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DENVER, Colo. — The U.S. Potato Board has consolidated its domestic and international marketing departments and is seeking to fill two new positions created by the restructuring.
John Toaspern, who had been USPB's international marketing vice president, will head the combined marketing department.
The restructuring will take effect when the new marketing year begins on July 1.
The position of domestic marketing vice president had been vacant since Kathleen Triou left USPB several months ago to join an organization promoting Mexican avocados. Rather than filling that position, USPB is taking both internal and external applications for newly created directors of marketing programs and marketing operations. Salaries for the new positions haven't been determined, said USPB President and CEO Blair Richardson.
Though staff members will retain areas of emphasis, Richardson said the restructuring will entail utilizing their talents for both domestic and international issues.
"It will allow us to utilize the strengths of all of our staff instead of separating them out," Richardson said, adding the change will give staff an opportunity to broaden knowledge about the industry.
Richardson anticipates the consolidation will improve efficiency, but he said USPB hasn't set specific goals for cost savings. He said the restructuring won't change USPB's long-range plan.
In addition to his promotion with USPB, Toaspern was also recently selected to chair the U.S. Agricultural Development Council. Toaspern has been an executive committee member and officer of the organization for six years and had been its vice chairman. The council is a nonprofit trade association comprising agricultural groups receiving Market Access Program or Foreign Market Development funding from the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service. The organization represents about 80 commodity groups, farmer cooperatives and trade groups, according to a press release.
"It reflects the experience John has and the past record he's put forth," Richardson said of Toaspern's new post with USAEDC. "I think John should be able to handle that and all of his other responsibilities very well. It's good to have somebody like that on our team."


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CITY OF NEWBURGH — Authorities have jailed the neighbor of a woman who was recently shot to death with two of her friends, holding him on a drug charge as the homicide investigation continues.
CITY OF NEWBURGH — Authorities have jailed the neighbor of a woman who was recently shot to death with two of her friends, holding him on a drug charge as the homicide investigation continues.
Antae Reese, 26, appeared on Monday before Newburgh Judge Peter Kulkin, who set bail at $100,000 cash or $250,000 bond for the misdemeanor charge, criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Police Chief Michael Ferrara confirmed Reese was a "person of interest" in the triple homicide case but stressed detectives and state police investigators had interviewed many people during the six days of the investigation.
Pamela Jenkins, 52, was shot to death May 1 in her apartment at 98 S. William St. Her friends John "FoFo" Lewis, 43, and Travis Blue, 52, were also killed.
Reese, who had served a year in prison on a 2006 drug conviction, lived in an upstairs apartment next door. Newburgh crime scene investigators searched Reese's apartment on the night of the killings, but he was nowhere to be found.
His attorney, Paul Brite, said on Monday he believed Reese turned himself in once he learned police wanted to question him. Not true, Detective Lt. Dan Cameron said.
Cameron was among a team of cops and state police who surrounded a red Ford Taurus Friday afternoon on Liberty Street and took Reese into custody.
Police initially refused to answer questions about the man, holding him for hours before he was quietly arraigned on Saturday in City Court. He made a second court appearance on Monday. Before Reese entered the courtroom, Kulkin called Brite and Senior Assistant District Attorney Maryellen Albanese to the bench, where they spoke in hushed voices about Reese as a suspect in the killings and how to word on-the-record court proceedings to avoid revealing too much.
Under normal circumstances, defendants facing a charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree might expect to be released on their own recognizance or by posting a little bail money.
Brite requested a bail of $1,000 when the proceeding officially began, but Kulkin vaguely referenced information he'd learned from a search warrant that "strongly suggested to the court that he may be a flight risk." Reese stood silently before he was led away.
Albanese declined to comment afterward, and Brite would only say, "It's a lot of bail for a possession seventh."
Ferrara said it appears there was only one shooter but said cops are in the middle of an ongoing investigation.
"We're still working every angle that we possibly can," he said.
Newburgh police ask anyone with information about the triple homicide to call 561-3131.


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* Join us on the 10th Floor for the reception immediately following the speakers' event. *
Beer, wine, and food will be served.
In cooperation with Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS), we will be hosting several great speakers to discuss current issues involving property rights in body tissue, cloning and stem cell patents, and patent law and related issues from a biotechnological perspective.
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This must be the wackiest name for a rather serious piece of hardware yet.
(They even use a propeller beanie as a logo on it)
The lowdown on it for those who doesn't care to study the docs:
Speed: 20KHz - 80MHz
RAM: 32KB + 8 x 512 Longs
Architecture: 8 x 32bit RISC....
and that says it all...
It consists of 8 x 32bit cores (Called COGs) with 512Longs of memory each, attached to a common RAM/ROM through a HUB which 'revolves' at a constant speed, so that every COG has equal access to common resources.
The Common ROM contains a boot ROM, a spin(interpreted language**) interpreter, character map and several useful tables (Link sine and cosine values).
When powered up, it will first try to establish a serial link to load a user-program, and if that fails, it will attempt to do so from a SPI-type EEPROM connected to another pin. This program may be as large as 32KB and will be stored in the common RAM.
The system will then load the Spin interpreter into the first available COG, which will then begin to execute the code at a speed of up to 80.000 instructions/s (if running at 80MHz*).
All code will be read from the common RAM as it is needed, and all variables will also be accessed in common RAM.
When executing it may spawn other processes which will result in the interpreter code being copied into additional COGs' RAM, or other COGs may be loaded with machine-code which executes in local RAM at a speed of up to 20MIPS.
As all COGs have the ability to stop or start other COGs, the first COG which must of necessity run Spin can also be restarted to run pure machine-code, resulting in a theoretical 160MIPS for the Propeller as a total.
Other resources in this chip is:
8 Semaphores which is user-controlled(for inter-process control of resources)
32 IO-pins which all COGs can access simultaneously.
8 Video-cores, which only needs 4 resistors each to produce colour Composite Video. In theory, one single Propeller can control 8 screens.
(There is a demo video found on the forum on the Parallax site demonstrating graphics compatible with late 80s game consoles)
Assembly programming is different from most processors as it does not use a stack(Really!) Instead all 'call' type instructions also contains the address where the corresponding 'return' command is stored, and will when executing, update this with the correct return-address.
This means that it is not capable of performing recursion.
Also, while it does have status flags like Carry and Zero, whether or not an instruction actually updates those is also programmer-dependent.
This means that you can have this sequence:
1. Do a comparison, updating Zero flag
2. Subtract a value from a location, discarding any Zero flag update
3. Do a conditional JMP based on the status of the Zero flag from instruction 1.
Access to common memory is also a point to watch out for as the HUB will only grant ONE READ/WRITE/ACCESS to common RAM/ROM for every 16 clock-cycles.
When doing repeating operations it is therefore vital to make certain that the READ/WRITE/ACCESS type commands match this timing, so that as few cycles as possible are lost waiting for the HUB to grant the request.
*The Parallax BasicStamp 2px(based on a Ubicom SX microcontroller, running at 32MHz), currently the fastest of their series of microcomputers, can do a theoretical 19.000 PBASIC instructions/second.
**While Spin , like PBASIC is an interpreted language created by Parallax, the Spin interpreter is not protected from being read out, as the PBASIC interpreter is. This is because it is highly optimized(less than 512 instructions) for the Propeller's instruction-set and therefore not readily portable to any other platform.


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ELIZABETH, NJ — Hayward®, the market leader in residential swimming pool products, announced the formation of the Hayward® Commercial organization. This newly formed business of Hayward Industries Inc. will focus on offering a variety of products, services, and support to commercial pool and spa facility owners and/or operators.
Founded in 1923 and purchased by its current owner in 1964, Hayward Industries, Inc. has built its brand as the leading manufacturer of superior recirculation systems for residential pools and spas and fluid control equipment for industrial applications. The company, whose technologically-advanced product portfolio includes state-of-the-art pumps, filters, heaters, cleaners, automation, sanitization, lighting, and other general pool products, will be expanded to encompass a commercial line.
According to Hayward Industries President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Davis, the decision to expand into commercial was based on extensive market research and customer feedback. "While Hayward has provided a commercial offering throughout our history, this new organization will be exclusively devoted to developing, marketing and servicing a complete line of commercial products for aquatic facilities and businesses. This new team signals an unprecedented level of commitment by Hayward for the commercial pool and spa marketplace."
Davis noted Hayward's residential pool customer focus will translate into the commercial sector. "Our primary goal is to minimize a pool owner/operator's stress – as it relates to the product's cost, performance and maintenance. We are also concerned with the environmental efficiencies and sustainability for all of our products. Every commercial product will have the Hayward stamp of superior quality."
The commercial organization, which will be headquartered in Rockville, MD, already has a slate of commercial products made with the same high quality standards and focus on customer satisfaction. Its technologically-advanced product line includes:
For more information, or to schedule an interview with a Hayward technical spokesperson, please contact Gary Young at 612-247-8123.
About Hayward Commercial Hayward® Commercial Pool Products was officially launched in January 2010 by Hayward Industries Inc. as a business serving the commercial pool and spa market. Building on a 45-year heritage of producing high quality products for the pool industry and its reputation for customer satisfaction, Hayward's new business offers a line of technologically advanced commercial products for aquatic facilities and businesses. To ensure pool and spa operators keep their facilities running smoothly, Hayward Commercial also provides direct access to the continued support of a dedicated team of knowledgeable representatives. Hayward's commercial products include a line of pumps, filters, valves, automation, cleaners, automation, sanitization, safety, and color LED lighting products. For more information, contact Hayward at (908) 351-5400.


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Lars Gronholt was dismayed that his daughter Amelie rarely ate anything from her lunchbox at school. So what did he do? He enlisted the help of superheroes by drawing comics of them encouraging her to eat up.
"She loved the Avengers movie," Lars explained on his Flickr. "So this is my attempt to get her to eat the food prepped for her."
Plus: Why Superhero Worship is Beneficial
Each drawn superhero encourages Amelie to eat her meal in his own unique way. If being an awesome parent is a superpower (and it totally is), we think that this dad deserves his own cape!
More doodles can be found here. How do you get your kids to eat their lunch? Leave a comment and let us know.


text: New Hampshire Public Radio: Jon Greenberg New Hampshire Takes Another Look At Ron Paul By New Hampshire Public Radio: Jon Greenberg • Nov 27, 2011 In this presidential cycle, as in the last, there is no question which Republican candidate has the most ardent supporters: Ron Paul, the 76-year-old Texas congressman whose brand of libertarianism often puts him at odds with all of his rivals. But with less than seven weeks to go for the nation's first primary, there are signs that Paul could surprise people. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is sitting pretty in New Hampshire, where he has been the front-runner all year, so whoever comes in second in the Granite State isn't doing too shabbily.


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Keira Knightley goes topless on the cover of Allure magazine's December 2012, on newsstands November 20.
Here is what the 27-year-old Anna Karenina actress had to share with the mag:
On her boobs: "They always pencil in my boobs. I was only angry when they were really droopy. For King Arthur, for a poster, they gave me these really strange droopy tits….I thought, well if you're going to make me fantasy breasts, at least make perky breasts."
On accusations she was too skinny: "The anorexic stuff–all of that–it's always going to have an impact, so I think it did hit pretty hard . Because you go, oh, maybe that's right! I knew I wasn't anorexic, but maybe my body is somehow not right."
On feminism: "I am a feminist, but I clearly objectify myself – so that right there is a total contradiction to feminist principles."
On her career: "It's very, very hard on women who get older…I can say that when I'm 27, you know. Talk to me when I'm 37."
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SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A man accused of gunning down a prominent Kentucky defense attorney told police he had deciphered messages from a newspaper and music instructing him to carry out the killing outside the lawyer's office, a police detective testified Wednesday.
Clinton Inabnitt, charged with murder in last month's slaying of Mark Stanziano, told police he believed that if he carried out the killing, the ringing in his ears would stop, Somerset Police Detective Chris Gates said at a court hearing.
"He was told through the newspaper voices and he was told that the ringing in his ears would go away if he did this," Gates testified.
A judge sent the case to a grand jury after hearing testimony from Gates and a sheriff's detective who witnessed the shooting that rocked the south-central Kentucky town of 11,000 situated a few miles from the banks of Lake Cumberland, a popular tourist haven.
Soon after the slaying, Inabnitt vaguely told his police questioners that he was following orders from "these people," Gates said.
Police found out during about 45 minutes of questioning that Inabnitt warned Stanziano the day before the shooting that there were people who wanted him killed, and they wanted Inabnitt to carry out the slaying, Gates said. Inabnitt told police that Stanziano laughed off the warning.
"Later that evening ... he stated that he had deciphered a message in the paper that this was something that he had to do," said Gates, who participated in the questioning. "He made it very clear to us that he said this is something I don't want to do but it's something that I had to do."
Inabnitt, 40, also said he had received messages through music to target Stanziano, Gates said. The detective didn't mention any songs. Police later executed a search warrant at Inabnitt's residence and seized a box of ammo, a newspaper, iPhone and laptop computer, Gates testified.
When Inabnitt's pockets were emptied by police, they found about 10 bullets, he said.
Inabnitt purchased the handgun about a year before the shooting, the officer said.
Police also have reviewed surveillance video from a business that has aided the investigation, Gates said.
Inabnitt, clad in an orange jail jumpsuit, sat quietly during the testimony.
His attorney, Richard Leary, argued that the charge should be reduced to manslaughter.
Afterward, Leary told reporters that Inabnitt's comments to police "tend to lend credence to the fact that he might have been not in his complete right mind when this happened, and we're going to get into that."
"That's a mountain that has to be climbed to see what the mental state was here of my client during the alleged commission of this crime," he said.
Stanziano was shot repeatedly as he arrived at his law office. Inabnitt's apartment is across the street from the law office, and police have said the two were well acquainted. Convenience store clerks said Stanziano sometimes paid for Inabnitt at the store.
Stanziano, 57, was known for taking high-profile cases. Before he died, he was representing Kenneth Allen Keith, a pastor charged with the murder of three people last year. He also represented a man charged with killing a former sheriff in a plot at a political rally in 2002.
Pulaski County sheriff's Detective John Hutchinson, a witness to Stanziano's shooting, on Wednesday described the harrowing moments when the rapid-fire shots rang out in downtown Somerset.
He said he was crossing a street when he heard what sounded like a vehicle backfiring but dreaded that it was a gunshot.
"I looked to my left and saw Mr. Inabnitt shooting Mr. Stanziano," Hutchinson testified.
Hutchinson said he ran toward the shooter, took cover behind a gas pump at a convenience store, told customers to get back inside and called 911. He then ordered Inabnitt to drop his weapon, he said.
"At one point he turned toward me, I guess it was to see who it was," Hutchinson said. "On the second command, he dropped his weapon."
Hutchinson then handcuffed the suspect.
Hutchinson said he didn't recall if Inabnitt said anything to him. He said he didn't know how long it took police backup to arrive.
"It seemed like an eternity," he said.
One witness remembered hearing Inabnitt scream "Hey" at Stanziano before the lawyer was gunned down.


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MSI N560GTX-Ti Hawk Review
NVIDIA has padded the higher ranks well with the 500 series while still serving the low-end. During this time, the manufacturers have come out with new revisions of the higher-end cards such as the GTX 560 Ti. The GTX 560 Ti has 384 CUDA processors and 1GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit memory bus. Reference Core Clock speed is at 822 MHz, 1645 MHz Shader and 1002 MHz for the memory. PCIe 2.0 x 16 is the standard for NVIDIA connectivity where AMD runs at 2.1 (generally). These cards support 2-way SLI, and a slew of features that NVIDIA has developed. 3D Vision and surround is readily supported along with PureVideo for HD and 3D multi-monitor support. Microsoft DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1 are the gaming formats supported.
The card up for review today was provided by MSI and is a variant of their Twin Frozr III dubbed Hawk. This model has been overclocked all the way to 950 MHz core, 1900 MHz Shader, and 1050 MHz memory. Four heat pipes and dual-fans (with special blades) cool the GPU core while a plate with thermal pads cool the memory and power circuits. MSI has designed the card to be easily highly overclocked with features including OVP bypass and two different fan modes can be selected with just the flip of a switch. Voltage can be monitored actively with voltmeters attached to easy access ports near the back of the card for checking core, memory, and PLL voltage. MSI Afterburner has been developed with triple-voltage and clock speed software adjustable capabilities for easier high-end overclocking. 8+1 phase power design and military grade components give a chance for higher overclocking headroom and power stability where other cards could have problems delivering. All of these design implementations make this a great candidate for extreme cooling and high-end overclocking with much more out-of-the-box ease compared to any other card I've ever seen.
Closer Look:
The front of the box has a good bit of detail. The background has a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth plane with the blue possibly being a throwback to the "Have Blue" project codename. Either way, it is interesting and the F-117 is iconic although the plane has been retired for some time. Not the best message to be sending on a product but most people don't realize this non-issue. Blocking most of the plane is a sticker for a free digital copy of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light which is redeemable on the MSI website. MSI offers a three year warranty to customers in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. This is better coverage than some other manufacturers that limit warranty options to just the USA and sometimes even only the 48 continental states. The center boldly states the card name of N560GTX-Ti Hawk and the specifications of 1GB GDDR5, DirectX 11, Mini HDMI, and Dual DVI-I. The front has a minor typo where it says "Mimi HDMI". The bottom right has a picture of the revised propeller blade design that MSI equipped the heat sink with, claiming that this design is capable of 20% more airflow. The rear of the box has 29 different languages to the right explaining that the card is in the GTX 500 series and supports Microsoft DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1, DirectCompute 5.0, and NVIDIA CUDA and PhysX technology. The left side lists the features and minimum system requirements. Everything is pretty standard although the CPU recommendations are funny: Pentium 4 or Athlon XP, these would work but would bottleneck the system quite a bit! The bottom has some more information including MSI company address, phone and fax numbers and website address. MSI Live Update 4 is also mentioned, a program that searches for the most up to date BIOS edition for the card and flashes it for you.
The front of the box is a flap. Opening the flap we find the Nighthawk again and a bunch of statistics and information. The first of five panels shows the MSI Afterburner triple voltage panel. The card has been designed to allow core, memory, and PLL voltage to be software adjusted! The card is designed with an 8+1 phase PWM power circuit rated for up to 200A with reference cards having 4+1 and roughly half the output available. A switch near the SLI slot can toggle between Silent and Performance fan modes. The dual fans still throttle with temperature loads. MSI has equipped the Hawk with Military Class II components: two types of capacitors and a choke. Hi-c capacitors that MSI employs are built with a tantalum core capable of high heat dissipation and electrical conductivity while having a low profile in comparison to regular capacitors. These capacitors have a lifespan of 160,000 hrs or 18 years of 24/7 use at 85°C. The solid capacitor MSI has also employed is rated for 10+ years of gaming lifespan at 80°C or less and up to 40 years in office usage scenarios. This capacitor has an Aluminum core and will not explode like cheaper capacitors can. The third component is the Super Ferrite Choke. It is 10% more power efficient and has a 30% higher power capability with lower noise emissions. V-Check Points are three outputs at the rear of the card. MSI included connectable wires with holes that users can insert MultiMeter pins into and watch the voltages. This saves a bit of work for extreme overclockers and is also nice and clean versus homemade measuring points. Under the flap is a window for a sneak peek at the card, along with some details on the cooling mechanisms. The fan blades are said to provide 22.55 CFM, a typo occurs here again "enlarge the angel of airflow". Four heat pipes attach to a copper base plate coated with nickel. The Hawk runs 17°C cooler than a reference GTX 560 and around 1 dBA quieter both of which are significant! (editors note: MSI needs some of the great editors we have on the OCC staff!)
The sides of the box resemble each other, both have the model name and MSI logo and same background, one has the barcode information while the other has pictures of MSI Afterburner, Ready for 3DMark 11, Military Class II components, and NVIDIA CUDA.
Opening the box reveals a plastic cover over a black cardboard box, the video card is protected by foam surroundings fitted to its shape. A notch holds two power adapters as well. Underneath the foam is the rest of the accessories.
The paperwork accessories are a quick user guide that folds out like a poster, Lara Croft CD-Key paper, driver disk, and a general guide detailing the video card's physical characteristics along with installation instructions and software information. The hardware is composed of three voltage measuring wires, two power cable adapters, one DVI to VGA adapter and an HDMI adapter. The card is protected by an anti static bag as always.
Now that everything is out of the box, it is time to take a look at the video card!


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Samsung Restructuring Could Offer Opportunities
Hospitalization of Patriarch Lee Kun-hee Raises Expectations for Changes to Chaebol
There are major stirrings afoot in the house of Samsung.
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Why is Obama not on the chart?
You do know none of these old PResidents are running in 2012, right?
Why is Obama not on the chart?
You do know none of these old PResidents are running in 2012, right?
To reasonably compare, it would be required to see what the current sitting President has done in his term, wouldn't it?
Also, a simplistic breakdown of economic indicators, without any mention of polciies and their effects, is also a bit limitd in value, isn't it? For example, are you going to claim the Stock Market went up because of something Obama did specificly? Or that the net loss of 4 million jobs was due to something Obaam did specificly? If so, fine, but it would need supported with far more additional facts and figures as evidence.
In any event, if we're discussing talking points, how about this one: Why are Democrats running their campaign more against Bush, than against Romney? Do they see the two men as direct equivalents in terms of policy? If so, why?
P.S. Have you commented in the Teachers Strike Thread Yet?
The tile states PAST Presidents. Obama is the current
Facts make Republitarians brains hurt.
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Seriously guys, drop the partisan stuff and think before you type. You'll come off a bit smarter and genuine.
I'm neither and never claimed to be.Originally Posted by Jetworks
But the Repubichairs are poised to lose to the worst president in the history of the world. The flailing on this forum is a barrel of LOLZ.
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I have been for Ron Paul since 2007. The R's running are more sickening that Obama. It is not Obama's fault that the r's are just plain lousy. He becomes the default winner and candidate in the two party system
It's a fact I'm holding $100 in my hand right now as well. But without further facts, i.e. context, I could be anything from a saint given that hundred for healing the sick, to a sinner who stole it from a dying child I just beat up......and you have no way of knowing. But by golly, you know the fact is "$100".
If you feel the chart tells the whole tale, ok. It doesn't, but don't let that stop you.
Why are Mitt Romney's sideburns white and the rest if his hair a different color?
Old people. Lmao. They're so freaking dumb.
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The reason that democrats are running their campaign against Bush is two-fold;
1. its for the same reason why republicans still run Jimmy Carter in ads despite him being out of office for over three decades; because they were both presidential dumpster fires for their respective parties. I find it curious that you have failed to get equally upset at the republican ads linking Obama to Carter as you are with the democratic ads mentioning Bush and Romney
2. Its hard to run against Romney's supposed policies because he is a candidate and can play the old political game of not giving specific details for the other side to pick apart.
PS: What would you like me to say about the teacher's strike?
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Kristan Majors Chilcoat began working for Emory in 2001 and supports the Environmental Studies and Mathematics & Computer Science departments. In addition, she holds an Adjunct Faculty appointment in the Department of Environmental Studies. She is currently the Woodruff Library representative to both the Faculty Science Council and University Senate.
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