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Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge LGA1155 Processor Review
An update to a great architecture
This article will focus on the new Ivy Bridge, 3rd Generation Core Processor from a desktop perspective. If you are curious as the performance and features of the Ivy Bridge mobile processors, be sure to check out our Core i7-3720QM ASUS N56VM review here!!
One of the great things about the way Intel works as a company is that we get very few surprises on an annual basis in terms of the technology they release. With the success of shows like the Intel Developer Forum permitting the release of architectural details months and often years ahead of the actual product, developers, OEMs and the press are able to learn about them over a longer period of time. As you might imagine, that results in both a much better understanding of the new processor in question and also a much less hurried one. If only GPU cycles would follow the same path...
Because of this long-tail release of a CPU, we already know quite a bit about Ivy Bridge, the new 22nm processor architecture from Intel to be rebranded as the 3rd Generation Intel Core Processor Family. Ivy Bridge is the "tick" that brings a completely new process technology node as we have seen over the last several years but this CPU does more than take the CPU from 32nm to 22nm. Both the x86 and the processor graphics portions of the die have some changes though the majority fall with the GPU.
Ivy Bridge Architecture
In previous tick-tock scenarios the "tick" results in a jump in process technology (45nm to 32nm, etc) with very little else being done. This isn't just to keep things organized in slides above but it also keeps Intel's engineers focused on one job at a time - either a new microprocessor architecture OR a new process node; but not both.
For the x86 portion of Ivy Bridge this plan stays in tract. The architecture is mostly unchanged from the currently available Sandy Bridge processors including the continuation of a 2-chip platform solution and integrated graphics, memory controller, display engine, PCI Express and LLC along with the IA cores.
Continue reading our review of the new Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge Processor!!
The biggest move is obviously the jump to the 22nm tri-gate transistors that Josh wrote about extensively last year. This brings lower power consumption to the entire chip and should allow Intel to increase performance using the same power envelopes. We'll touch on the newly updated processor graphics portion of the chip on the next page but there are some minor IA core changes that improve IPC (instructions per clock).
With the increased performance of the graphics portion of Ivy Bridge we see a move in transistor ratio towards the GPU; though not enough to hit the 50/50 level. The quad-core design still requires a lot of die space and the shared L3 cache of up to 8MB is meaty as well.
On the x86 side of things there are some changes in security including the introduction of a new random number generator that is instruction based: RDRAND. This feature can be used by security software and even encryption algorithms to make your systems more secure in the long run. A configurable TDP will permit large scale system builders to personalize the processors to their platforms and the ability to support as many as three independent displays is pretty impressive for an integrated solution.
Improvements in the power management side of the CPU include the ability to power off the DDR memory bus when in deep sleep states and a new Power Aware Interrupt Routing mechanism that will select a core that is already awake and working (rather than simply core 0) to handle interrupts to keep more cores powered down more often.
The configurable TDP won't be a feature that users building their own machine will have access to but for OEMs it will basically allow them to create custom CPU SKUs to work in their specific designs. If a notebook vendor would rather have a 14w unit than a 17w CPU due to some very specific custom hardware requirement, they can do that, and all in software. You might think of this feature as a kind of configurable, permanent Turbo Boost.
Finally, there are changes in the memory support with speeds as high as 2800 MHz running out of the box (through overclocked settings) and the ability to change the multipliers without a reboot by default.
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Mind doing some power consumption tests on the overclocking tests you do over the next few days? I'd be interested to see how much more power it uses when OCed with those temperatures!
Very nice! Answered any question I might have had. Well worth the upgrade for me just in power savings alone for my Folding@Home rigs. And you're right, It is time to retire my P4 rigs/heaters. (Got three to melt down for the metals, not wishing these on anybody!)
See you at QuakeCon!
On the HD4000 Graphics page, the picture of the discreet GPU has an "Asus HD 5570 1GB" sticker on it, but all of the graphs state it as being a HD6570. Might wanna clarify that.
Ah yes, will do. It is definitely a 5570.
like Sandy Bridge before Intel has screwed up virtualisation features on Ivy-Bridge as well. No Vt-D(or even vPro, TXT, and SIPP) on any of the 'k' wtf intel?
Those features are on the Xeon E3 v2 line, and the prices fit right in with the consumer Ivy Bridge processors.
What's missing is any chip that combines those features with an unlocked multiplier. But there isn't much overlap in customer base between overclockers and virtual machine servers.
Hello guys thx for the review!!
I goin to buy a new pc this week i cant deside
is 3930k worth the 200+ USD in performance?
the pc is for gaming and 3d software
Under power consumption, both graphs are labelled "Idle" even though the second one was tested under full load, right? Great to see these reviews, and I look forward to hearing about Ivy Bridge in the podcast this week.
Doh, thanks!
Nice review, going to be a good upgrade from my E8400 C2D
@Corrections - "will you please save us all the early death of global warming and upgrade?"
You probably meant ...from global....
As an early death "of" global warming is something we all want.
Hey Ryan,
For the idle/load power tests, was a GPU plugged into the board at all or are those numbers simply the MB/DIMMs/CPU power draw? Is your cooling solution factored into the power there as well? Since you seem to have used a couple of memory configurations, 560 Ti for some tests but not others, etc. it's hard for me to tell exactly what was being powered.
I'm trying to compare idle power to my current i7-920 + GTX 580 system to see just how much money I'd save per year, powered 24x7 if I upgraded to IVB + 680, as idle power draws are insanely lower these days.
Yes, my power numbers were WITH the GTX 560 Ti installed.
For a desktop gamer these numbers really show that the i5-2500k @ $180 (microcenter.com for the past year, price match at your local frys) is a great bang for the buck. Seems that the changes from SNB to IVB shows the most promise for notebook computers, not for desktop gamers/power users (better battery life and better integrated graphics).
Great Review, thanks Ryan.
Glad to see that this new idea worked out. Even though the temps are a bit disappointing, it clearly compensates with power consumption. I'ts also kinda freaky that such a small part with such low power consumption can get so hot.
Due to the high temperatures even with the water cooling, it would be appreciated if you guys did a comparison review of various cooling solutions.
Did this come with the usual stock cooler?
I'm also curious to know how the benchmark automation is going?
Intel did not include a cooler - we used the Corsair H80 for our testing.
Automation is going - but still requires a lot of hands on time.
overall good review, but why didn't you put the heating problem in note for your conclusion? i would think if you,re going to get a cpu to overclock on air, then the 2600k would be the better route for longevity and performance wise.
Well, I guess we could have, but I think we noted them pretty well in the OC page directly.
I don't think the typical user needs to worry about CPU longevity even with Ivy Bridge.
"It only falls behind the 3960X in raw performance but we would only recommend paying that price difference if you simply MUST have that added boost or have money falling out of your pockets."
What about the price difference on a 3930k which could be had for $499? With a Z77 v X79 build difference of $272.
For me, personally, I lean towards IVB still.
Wow....I did know the 920's idled that high.
I need 1155....NOW.
Awesome review!
Maybe time My i7 920 became my new sever the Core i7-3700K - $313 is looking real good to me at that price.
just need to work out which what MB too us and just get a load of RAM
Nothing for the enthusiast to see here, please move along to X79.
Is an enthusiast now simply someone who goes for the max overclock possible with every CPU they run? Because if that's the case, I don't think I can call myself an enthusiast any longer.
You can still get a solid 4.5ghz overclock at 1.1V with Ivy and draw less power than SB, plus get the benefits of 5-10% performance per clock with the architecture tweaks, more PCI-E lanes, better quicksync performance etc. I don't see why this isn't an enthusiast part just because its max OC isn't quite as high.
Sure it's not a big leap forward, but it's a solid refresh IMO.
That being said I think I'll probably wait for Haswell to upgrade my 920, simply because I'm waiting for a chipset with thunderbolt standard and more integrated USB3 ports. Maybe with the second wave of 7 series motherboards and some maturity in the 22nm process we'll see some nicer IVB solutions in the 2nd half of the year though.
I looked at all these reviews for this chip but non of them say when I can BUY it...
When can I buy a Core i7 3770 ???? The K version may have an unlocked mult but I am not going to overclock anyway. The K version also has lacking features that the non K versions have.. No Vt-D(or even vPro, TXT, and SIPP)
Honestly I thought the answer would be Monday, but Tuesday is here and still no go. I'll check!
From what I just found out as of today. Sunday April 29th these processors will be available.
Should I be sad, that I recently bought Lenovo X220 with i7-2640M?
Althought 4 Windows Server 2008R2 Virtual Machines can run at the same time without any hiccups, which is still impressive for that small 12" notebook, gaming performance could be much better.
Also note, that even with new Intel HD4000 graphics, their drivers are (gaming wise) are far behind AMD/NVidia ones.
Hey, great review. It does look like the CPU portion of IB isn't that much of a speedup over SB, but then again Intel didn't have to try any harder. Hope they manage to get the 22nm leakage issue sorted and cram even more transistors in the next generation! This makes me wonder what power consumption numbers they could achieve on 22nm with a single in-order Atom core.
The HD4000 iGPU seems to be pretty fast, fast enough to be taken seriously. Would it be possible to test the HD4000 like you would test a real GPU: performance, overclocking, image quality, game compatibility, maybe even a closer look at the underlying architecture.
lol my Sandy Bridge system sits next to a Pentium 4 system. I actually own two Pentium 4 systems, freshly installed copies of Windows XP and all hardware upgraded.
Now that HD4000 has arrived, can OpenCL be used to enhance the performance of the Ivy Bridge processor while simultaneously using a discrete graphics processor? If OpenCL can utilize GPU cycles for general purpose compute tasks then It should be able to utilize the Intel integrated GPU for more general purpose processing power in addition to the Ivy bridge's other CPU cores, while the discrete GPU uses its resources for the graphics. OpenCL should see all the hardware on the computer as an available resource and It should be able to do this? If not then what is described as Heterogeneous computing has not completely arrived yet! Or is it just a matter of waiting for the software to catch up?
OpenCL does not apply to "general purpose" compute tasks. OpenCL applications are extremely parallel algorithms for specialized data sets, there's nothing general purpose about it.
The "general purpose" in GPGPU simply means "not limited to graphics rendering".
OpenCL does not apply to "general purpose" compute tasks. OpenCL applications are extremely parallel algorithms for specialized data sets, there's nothing general purpose about it.
The "general purpose" in GPGPU simply means "not limited to graphics rendering".
OpenCL does not apply to "general purpose" compute tasks. OpenCL applications are extremely parallel algorithms for specialized data sets, there's nothing general purpose about it.
The "general purpose" in GPGPU simply means "not limited to graphics rendering". It's not even close to the same type of "general purpose processing power" as what a CPU provides.
This is a true technical review of Ivy Bridge graphics! with some jucy details about Haswell!
"And if you happen to be one of those poor fools still using a Pentium 4 processor - will you please save us all the early death of global warming and upgrade?"
Well, i still have one. I'm a PIV (with HT) big fan (smile*).
I recently got a i7 2600k PC with a GTX 680 graphics card. My motherboard is a Z77. Should I upgrade to the i7 3770k ? is the 10-15% worth the money ?
I got a 3770 and I love it!
I take pleasure in, result in I discovered just what I was having a look for.
You have ended my 4 day long hunt! God Bless you man. Have a nice day.


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Royal Families of the Asuka, Nara, Kyoto Regions with apologies to history. Contact me for corrections.
With gratitude to the people of Nara, the Nara Historical Museum, and to the Museums, Shrines Temples and Research Institutes that sparked my investigations.
Husband: 01 Sanohiko JIMMU TENNO
Born: 660 at: Married: at: Died: 585 at: Father:Amasuhiko Mother:Tamayori-Hime Other Spouses:
Born: at: Died: at: Father: Mother: Other Spouses:
Name: 02 SUIZEI TENNO Born: 581 at: Married: at: Died: 549 at: Spouses: ?
With gratitute to all the wonderful people I met along the Road of History during my stay in Nara participating in the Canberra Nara Sister City exchange.


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Paul Janssen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 54 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
We need a re-design of the home page of our new family community website before the end of December.
It's called FamilienFun (not in public space jet).
The selected designer will also get the opportunity to re-design 3 more pages.
Besides this redesign we also need a complete new landing page for visitors that not have been signed in yet / not a member jet. This page is quit important to the concept as you'll understand. It should persuade people to become a member.
Here a short description of the website.
Our community is about families. People can be a member of 0, 1 or more families.
People put content in the community in their private environment. They can share this content with the other familie members.
The current home page design you'll find at slideshare
In this case " Peter and Christiane" logged in. On the home-page they see their last used photo albums and videos.
Also they see all the families that they are a member off (the tabs). If there is new content available in a family the number of new items are also shown in the tab.
On the right site the family-calendar is shown. That calendar contains all events of the families that they are a member of.
Below the calendar you'll see the coming Family events. The user can browse through that list and also can navigate through the calendar.
On the Bottom-left you'll see a hyperlink to the address book of Peter and Christiane.
Below their picture on the left side:
1st link – link to profile page
2nd link - link to the message page.(they can see that there are 8 messages they haven't yet read )
Bottom 3 links refer to actions:
- add new Album
- add a video
- start new family
- a fresh web 2.0 design for 1024x768 format
- an attractive landing page like http://www.sjootz.nl
- a complete new user interaction (we are quit happy with this, but off course we welcome all suggstions to improve usability).
- logo should remain unchanged


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From Erights
When objects are transfered to another vat, they arrive as proxies by default. To reconstruct the object as a local object in the receiving vat, Pass By Construction (pbc) can be used. To mark an object as pbc, it has to implement the interface pbc:
def foo implements pbc { to __optUncall() { return [1, "add", [2]] } # ... }
The method __optUncall is a miranda method. When the object is passed to another vat, the method __optUncall is called by the CapTP networking subsystem of E. The result of the method is used to reconstruct the object in the destination vat.
The triple returned by __optUncall has this format:
[constructor, method, args]
where constructor is a reference to the maker that is to be used to reconstruct the object in the receiving vat, method is the method of the maker to run and args is a ConstList of arguments.
The first part of the example is a maker for a 2D Vector. The created vectors are Pass By Construction, they should pass the guard :pbc. This code should be positioned in a file in the java classpath at the location "tests.makeVector.emaker"
def makeVector implements pbc { to run(var x, var y) { def vector implements pbc { to getX() :any { return x } to getY() :any { return y } to __optUncall() :any { return [makeVector, "run", [x,y]] } to __printOn(out) {out.print(`<Vector $x $y>`)} } return vector } to __optUncall() :any { return [<import>, "get", ["tests.makeVector"]] } }
Example of usage:
# create a new Vector object ? def makeVector := <import:tests.makeVector&lgt; # value: <makeVector> ? def vector := makeVector(6.6,7.7) # value: <Vector 6.6 7.7> ? introducer.onTheAir() # value: ["3DES_SDH_M2", "3DES_SDH_M"] # function for creating a new local vat ? def seedVatAuthor := <elang:interp.seedVatAuthor>(<unsafe>).virtualize((introducer)) # value: <virtualSeedVat> # Run this source code in the new vat. The method accepts a pbc object and prints it. ? def scriptSource:="def run(thing :pbc) {println(`Thing: $thing`)}" # value: "def run(thing :near) {println(`Thing: $thing`)}" # create the new vat. Return a far reference to the object and a reference to the vat object ? def [scriptObj, vat] := seedVatAuthor(scriptSource) # value: [<Promise>, <Vat newVirtualSeedVat in <runs in newVirtualSeedVat>>] # pass the pbc object into the new vat ? scriptObj <- run(vector) # value: <Remote Promise> ? Thing: <Vector 6.6 7.7>


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The ECC Prayer Ministry invites everyone to join us each Saturday morning here at ECC. All are welcome to attend. This prayer meeting will be held from 10:00am-12:00pm in room F04. People are free to come and go as they please. We will be praying for the needs of our church, the community and the nations. If this is something you would like to be a part of, please sign up at our table today in the courtyard.
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Arnold School study finds fitness trumps body weight in reducing death risks; report gets widespread media attention
December 6, 2011
You've heard it before, but there's even more compelling evidence to indicate that living longer can be linked to maintaining or improving your fitness levels – even if your weight stays the same or increases.
The findings are from a study, led by Drs. Duck-chul Lee and Steven N. Blair of the Arnold School of Public Health and published in the Dec. 5 issue of "Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
"This is good news for people who are physically active but can't seem to lose weight," said Lee, a physical activity epidemiologist in the Arnold School's Department of Exercise Science. "You may worry less about your weight as long as you continue to maintain or increase your fitness levels."
In the study of 14,345 adult men, mostly white and middle or upper class, the researchers found that:
- Maintaining or improving fitness was associated with a lower death risk even after controlling for Body Mass Index (BMI) change.
- Every unit of increased fitness (measured as MET, metabolic equivalent of task) over six years was associated with a 19 percent lower risk of heart disease and stroke-related deaths and a 15 percent lower risk of death from any cause.
- Becoming less fit was linked to higher death risk, regardless of BMI changes.
A change of BMI, a measurement based on weight and height, was not associated with death risk after controlling for possible confounders and fitness change. MET measures the intensity of aerobic exercise – specifically, the ratio of metabolic rate during a specific physical activity to a reference rate of metabolic rate at rest. A BMI score under 25 is considered normal weight, 25 to less than 30 is overweight, and 30 or greater is obese.
Results of the study underscore the importance of physical inactivity as a risk factor for death from heart disease and stroke, said Lee.
Researchers also found no association between changes in body fat percentage or body weight and death risk, he said.
Participants, who were an average 44 years old, were part of the long-term, large-scale Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study. They underwent at least two comprehensive medical exams. Researchers used maximal treadmill tests to estimate physical fitness (maximal METs), and height and weight measurements to calculate BMI. They recorded changes in BMI and physical fitness over six years.
After more than 11 years of follow-up, researchers determined the relative risks of dying among men who lost, maintained or gained fitness over six years. They accounted for other factors that can affect outcomes, including BMI change, age, family history of heart disease, beginning fitness level, changes in lifestyle factors such as smoking and physical activity, and medical conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes.
One possible explanation for these results, Lee said, is that about 90 percent of the men were either normal weight or overweight at the beginning of the study. Among obese people populations, changes in BMI might have a significant effect on death risks.
"So it's unclear whether these results would apply to severely obese people," Lee said.
"Also, because the study was mostly conducted among white middle- and upper-class men, it's difficult to know whether the results apply to other racial and socioeconomic groups. Women would likely have similar results as the men in the study."
The report has gained widespread media attention. Among the national media to interview Lee are CNN, CBS News Radio, WebMD, Time Magazine, The Huffington Post and Health Day.
The journal is available at http://circ.ahajournals.org.
Other researchers from the Arnold School of Public Health were Dr. Xuemei Sui, Dr. Enrique G. Artero, and Dr. Steven N. Blair. This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health and by an unrestricted research grant from The Coca-Cola Company.


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The first thing I looked at (like a lot of other people) was to use the 9929 which has component output. But there was still the need to have an external circuit to convert the component video to VGA, and all the circuits I found were *really* complex. Plus there was the problem of the 9929 not being drop-in replaceable with a 9918A.
The other solution I was kicking around was making a frame buffer of sorts that would decode the composite video coming out of the 99/4A and build up a VGA frame, which would then output to a monitor. It just did not seem like the thing to do though, so I scratched that idea too.
Another option was to use an FPGA to reproduce the functionality of the 9918A entirely. Without knowing an HDL (hardware description language) like VHDL or Verilog, or anything about FPGA's, this also seemed like a complex task. However, I already dropped the cash on the devboard, and I wanted to learn FPGA's and VHDL, so I decided I would give it a shot.
I'm setting up a web site to document the project in detail, so I'll spare the grueling details here. I made good progress until about April when life put the project on hold. However, I do have a functional circuit that is currently only missing sprites (and a few other things.) Let me sum up since I seem to be rambling.
I'm working on an FPGA based video chip that will be a pin compatible drop-in replacement for a real 9918A. Since I have a ton of power available to me, I'm also taking the opportunity to "fix" a few things, like having all 32 sprites on the same line at the same time, and eliminating the "access window" problem, i.e. you can write to the VDP at full speed all the time. My initial project entry explains all the features, but I'll reproduce it here to promote feedback and generate excitement. :-)
These are the goals that I think I can manage in the 1.0 version:
* Be pin compatible with the original TMS9918A VDP, i.e. a direct replacement in any existing computer
* Be 100% compatible in functionality
* Support standard VGA monitors (currently 640×480, but the final 1.0 will run at 800×600)
* Add a 9938 compatible 80-column mode
* Add a few additional video resolutions to better support remaking arcade games
* Increase the color palette to 512 colors
* Remove the access window limitations for full-on high speed access to VDP RAM all the time
* Increase VDP RAM to at least 512K, but probably 1MB in the end
* Allow all 32 sprites on a single horizontal scan line
* Add flags to flip sprites horizontally and vertically
Some additional features Im kicking around are:
* Support a dedicated hardware mouse and USB/PS2 keyboard
* Provide a single-cycle 32-bit Mersenne Twister random number generator
* Dual-screen output (great for 2-player head-to-head games)
* Add horizontal and vertical scroll registers
* Provide hardware support for virtual screens with scrollable playfields
* A true bitmap layer
* Enhanced tile-map that supports larger pattern tables, colors, flip x and y, etc.
What is Working:
* Original 256×192 displayed in 2x (512×384) on a 640×480 VGA monitor
* All 4 video modes: Graphics I, Graphics II, Multicolor, Text
* 512 color palette
* Full speed CPU interface (no delays due to access windows)
* 16K VDP RAM using the FPGAs block RAM
* Physical drop-in replacement (via a socket) of the original 9918A
* Implement sprites
* Add undocumented hybrid graphic modes
* Add the 9938 compatible 80-column mode
* Change VRAM to use an external SRAM instead of the FPGAs block RAM
* Change to 800×600 base resolution instead of 640×480
* Design, order, and build the prototype circuit board
Anyway, here is the link to the main project page: FPGA Based 9918A
Oh a picture or two (or five) as well. :-)


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Purchase the Town of Pray, MT for $1.4 Million!
I remember building small towns out of Legos or building blocks as a kid. Generally that city would end up smashed because the most fun I could have with a fictitious town was to destroy it. Now is the chance for anyone with $1.4 million to own a real life town here in Montana! Hopefully the new owner will help it thrive and not let it fall to ruins.
Pray Montana could be the ultimate destination town. It is located along the Yellowstone River in between Livingston and Yellowstone National Park. You can see all of Pray's amenities on travlemt.com. The town includes a resort, vacation homes (pictured below), cabins, fine dining, a fly shop, an outfitter and guide. Oh, and a post office!
What could one do with a tiny town of less than 1,000 in South West Montana?


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Mehrapooja88 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 179 designs submitted by 50 freelance designers.
The iVy
We have an ongoing GUARANTEED contest on 99designs for one of our properties and will be announcing a winner in the next 2-3 days.
This is our second contest.
We would like a logo for our online casino RESORT called 'The iVy' and once we start noticing some entries we will guarantee this contest as well.
We are a reputed company launching one of the biggest entertainment portals online called 'iVegas' and 'The iVy' will be one of our online Casinos.
People coming to our online portal for Vegas experience.
People interested in online casinos
It should communicate Vegas lifestyle. Just imagine you are in Vegas and you see The iVy casino. What kind of logo would attract you. Please do not use dices and aces as no casino in vegas would have a sign with all that. But that does not mean you can not use any symbol related to casino. In fact one designer was very creative and used a round chip but in such a way that it contained the word 'The' and looked elegant too.
Our 'iVegas' logo is something like the original Las Vegas Nevada sign.
For our Casino we want you to design a logo that communicates the excitement and fun.
Also the way you write our company name should be classy and please use readable fonts.
"The iVy"
We want a logo as simple as and as elegant as these reference casino logos:
Mention 'Resort' in the logo but the logo should NOT be heavy with dices, and other imagery.
Please keep it simple.
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Gold Line rail service between Highland Park and South Pasadena was disrupted early this evening after a man was struck and killed by a train as he stood on the tracks near Monterey Road and Pasadena Avenue in South Pasadena. The train operator sounded his horn but the victim did not move out of the train's path in time to avoid being hit, a Metro spokesman told the L.A. Times.
Train service between the Highland Park and South Pasadena stations has been halted as officials conduct an investigation into the collision, which took place shortly after 4 p.m. Metro is shuttling Gold Line passengers on buses between both stations, with the agency saying passengers can expect an approximately 20-minute delay.
Vehicle traffic on Figueroa was halted for at least 30 minutes at the Gold Line track crossing, reports Highland Park resident Nathan Solis.


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DETROIT – It's beginning to look a lot like last season all over again for Wings backup goalie Jonas Gustavsson.
Detroit's backup netminder suffered a groin injury in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Boston Bruins at Joe Louis Arena.
The injury occurred after Gustavsson tried to go post-to-post to try and stop the Bruins' first goal of the game with just a minute and four seconds left to go in the second period.
"A minimal of two weeks and then what do we say, day-to-day and then seven to 10 days before you start talking about playing him and then play in two weeks," a dejected Wings coach Mike Babcock said after the game.
The original plan was for Gustavsson, who finished with 12 saves, to play the entire game according to Babcock.
Gustavsson pulled his groin after playing only 19 minutes of relief of Jimmy Howard in the season opener last year.
He appeared in just seven of the 48 games during the lockout-shortened year last season, making just four starts.
Gustavsson, 28, didn't play over the final 27 games of the season, which included the playoffs.
"Howie plays 62 and (Gustavsson) plays 20," Babcock said after the morning skate. "The idea is you know you can put him and he can win the game, not that you're shying away from him. So back to backs, you can go to him."
So far this preseason it's been feast or famine offensively for the Wings.
Detroit has been shutout in two of its first four preseason games and scored a combined 12 goals in the other two.
"We just have to find a way to bang a few in," Stephen Weiss said. "If you don't score any goals it's tough to win in this league and usually if you give up two it should still give you a solid chance to win. We just have to find a way to at least get it to overtime or a shootout."
Just two nights ago Detroit beat Boston 8-2.
"We have to score some goals," Weiss said. "We just weren't able to get anything in the back of the net. We need to find ways to get dirty ones.
"We needed to find a way to get a few on our side tonight to at least make it a hockey game," Weiss added.
Carl Soderberg scored both goals for the Bruins and goalie Chad Johnson stopped all 18 shots he faced.
Johnson came in with a .625 goals-against average in the preseason with a .625 save percentage.
The Wings, who are 2-2-0 this preseason, beat Pittsburgh in their preseason opener, 4-1, and were shutout by Chicago the very next night.
Detroit hosts the Blackhawks Sunday at 5 p.m.
It was the Wings' first preseason game on home ice.
Boston opened the scoring with just over a minute left to play in the second period.
Chris Kelly fired a shot hard off the end boards to the right to Gustavsson and hit shot perfectly out front to Soderberg, who buried the rebound into the open net before the Wings netminder could get across to make the stop.
Then just 41 seconds into the third, Soderberg added his second of the game and second of the preseason.
The shot from point by Dennis Seidenberg was deflected in front of Mrazek and Soderberg pounced on the loose puck that lay in front of Bruins forward Brad Marchand to beat Petr Mrazek cleanly.
It was the first shot Mrazek, who made seven saves, faced coming on in relief of Gustavsson.
The first period was pretty lackluster with very few scoring chances generated by either team.
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The explosion of new tech, innovations and social constructs gives me hope. We are building the tools now, even if sometimes it looks as though they are ineffective. They will be soon!
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There are some big, scary things happening in the world. But, they're less frightening when you believe they can be overcome, and taking action is one of the quickest ways to start generating hope. Vermontivate's whole purpose is to inspire and promote positive solutions. By sharing stories, ideas, and tools that give each of us hope, we can make it easier to create a world we'd all like to live in.
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Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post gives his "worst week in Washington" award to President Obama for his statement complimenting the looks of California's Attorney General. Cillizza writes:
For those who insist that Obama meant the looks comment as praise and that any outrage over it is manufactured, we ask this: Would he have mentioned how "handsome" Delaware State Attorney General Beau Biden is if he had been speaking at an event in the First State? Hard to imagine.
Yes it is. But this doesn't mean that outrage over the comment is warranted. It just means that Obama is a heterosexual male whose brain hasn't completely been washed by the tide of slavish political correctness.


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John Parker from ComicsAlliance recently took an advance look at Eddie Campbell's upcoming graphic novel about money, The Lovely Horrible Stuff, and loved it: "Campbell is perhaps the most natural storyteller in comics... Generous with his wisdom but quick to point out how unwise he is, he is both the storyteller and the story, entering the fourth decade of his career with a book on money that's lively, poignant, and never dull. Tight as times are, The Lovely Horrible Stuff is worth every hard-earned penny you can find."
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We are a small boutique development company with expertise in Retail and Hospitality. We are launching a new fully featured Point of Sale application that runs on the iPad, iTouch and iPhone. The app is a fully featured Point of Sale application that will be available via the web and via country distributors around the globe. We are looking for some design help.
Our audience are table service restaurants, night clubs, bars, pubs, family and casual dinning restaurants in other words any type of hospitality operation that sells food and beverage. The users are wait staff and hostess managers and owners. They will use the iPad to take food orders as well as reservations for the restaurant by touching the table
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The Lipscomb baseball team wrapped up the 2013 Omaha Challenge on Thursday with the final events, an obstacle course and the fireman's carry.
"The Omaha Challenge is designed to be a culmination of all of our weight training for the semester," Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand said. "Coach Hudy has done a great job of putting together the whole challenge and that final obstacle course. It's strength, endurance and conditioning all wrapped into one event.
"It is very exciting for all of us to see what the team has struggled through and then bring us together in the end. The biggest thing we get out of this, on top of the physical conditioning, is the togetherness and team camaraderie. It is very cool to see."
It was not just the players competing on the final day, but also active military from the 118th AIRLIFT WING, Tennessee Air National Guard in Nashville, Tenn.
The Military who competed were:
Major Dave Morandi
Captain Trey Robinson
Tech Sergeant Chris Hill
Staff Sergeant Robert Smith
Staff Sergeant Brandon Seckel
Also, Master Michelle Clark and Tech Sergeant Garret Travis helped coach and time the players as they ran through the course.
The obstacle course was made up of 23 different tasks set up across Dugan Field. Some of the tasks included: double leg hop over six hurdles, crab walk and bear crawl, push and pull a 225-pound sled, carry two 75-pound dumbbells, flip a 280-pound tire, complete a slalom course, jump a brick wall four times (over and back equaled one), run up and down the stairs around Dugan Field and carrying a punching bag to the left foul pole and back.
Staff Sergeant Seckel led the military with a time of 18:22 minutes. Captain Robinson was the only other serviceman to break the 20 minute mark; he finished at 19:02. Tech Sergeant Hill and Staff Sergeant Smith finished with respectable times of 21:03 and 22:08. Major Morandi rounded out their times with a 27:42 finishing time.
"Captain Trey Robinson is my neighbor and we have gotten him to come out and speak to our team before each season on how to stand properly for our flag and for the guys who defend it for us," Forehand said. "He has really made a big impact on our team.
"Just to see him and the other guy's bond and camaraderie they have together is just a testament to what we are trying to get to get our team to. Our guys got a huge benefit of seeing the servicemen and being able to spend some time with them. I couldn't thank them enough for what they did Thursday."
For the Bisons, Dalton Keck ran away with the fastest time of 13:32 minutes. Keck was the only person to finish under 15 minutes.
Nick Androse finished second with a 15:05 mark. Grant Massey crossed the finish line with a time of 16:20. Hunter Brothers was not too far behind with 16:45 and Jacob Knott rounds out the top five with a time of 17:21.
The obstacle course was the final individual event of the Omaha Challenge. Massey edged out Tyson Ashcraft as the overall winner and first place among the positional players. Massey ended the four day gauntlet with a score of 428. His finishing time was the deciding factor that crowned him as the champion.
Hunter Brothers maintained his lead and was crowned champion of the pitchers with a score of 404. He was 21 points better than Dalton Curtis. Brothers finished fifth overall.
"We had several guys who could have won this challenge," Forehand said. "What gets me the most is that it meant so much to the guys to want to be the Omaha Challenge champion.
"Grant (Massey) is a strong-minded, strong-willed and physically strong person and that helps in showing his teammates the way. The same goes for Hunter (Brothers). He is going to anchor our pitching staff and the win is a testament to his character."
The top five positional players in order of finish: Grant Massey (428), Tyson Ashcraft (418), Geordie Carlson (413), Johnathan Allison (407) and Weston Wolfe (388).
The top five pitchers in order of finish: Hunter Brothers (404), Dalton Curtis (383), Will Blalock (369), Jacob Knott (358) and Nick Androse (282).
The Final Individual Top-10 Standings:
1st – Grant Massey * - 428
2nd – Tyson Ashcraft – 418
3rd – Geordie Carlson – 413
4th – Johnathan Allison – 407
5th – Hunter Brothers ^ - 404 – PITCHER
6th – Weston Wolfe – 388
7th – Dalton Curtis – 383 – PITCHER
8th – Tyler Bethune – 382
9th – Will Blalock – 369 – PITCHER
10th – Dalton Keck – 368
*- Positional player winner
^ - Pitcher winner
After completing the obstacle course, the teams competed in their final event of the challenge, the fireman's carry. In this event all six teams competed at the same time. Each player had to carry a teammate 230 feet. The player being carried had to start from lying on the ground face up.
TEAMS: The teams have been complied of the same players all week.
White- Drew Adams, Tyler Bethune, Hunter Hanks, Ian Martinez-McGraw, Jamie Young
Purple- Hunter Brothers, John Pryor, Allan Hooker, Cory Farrow, Hunter Anglin, Nick Androse
Black- Nick Rome, Will Blalock, Johnathan Allison, Caleb Woodson, Conor Moynihan
Green- Denton Norman, Austin Sistrunk, Weston Wolfe, Jacob Knott, Geordie Carlson
Gray- Tyson Ashcraft, Josh Lee, Caleb Herndon, Cameron Bair, Grant Massey
Yellow- Griffin Moore, Dalton Keck, Brandon Thomas, Adam Lee, Mike Korte, Jason Zigler
In the end, the Yellow team won and gained 240 points. It was the third win in seven team events for the yellow team. The White team finished second, followed by Purple, Gray, Black and Green.
The Yellow squad held on to their lead and finished with a winning score of 2,370 points. The White team caught and passed the Green team in the final event to take home second with a score of 2,200. Green was third with 2,085 points, while Gray (2,055), Black (1,887) and Purple (1,816) round out the team scoring.
Keck made the biggest jump from day one when he finished in 28th. On Tuesday, Keck finished in the top five in five of the six events and gained 158 points to move into 14th. On day three, Keck finished 1st, 6th, 6th and 12th to pick up 100 points and move up three spots to 11th. On the final day, Keck finished 1st and picked up 33 points to move him into 10th place. Over the week, he has steadily climbed the standing and moved up 18 spots in the end.
"Coach (Don) Meyer said it best, 'when your best players are your hardest workers, you have a good team coming'," Forehand said. "That is exactly what we have. We really have a solid, solid team where there are no superstars. Everyone has bought in and locked in."


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by Paula M. Riley
Recent low temperatures, snowfall and icy roads often lead us to feel like we should just stay inside. There's a lot going on in Chestnut Hill, however, that you'll miss if you don't get out of the house, brush the snow of your car or get your winter boots out of the closet and go outside.
With its large blue sign prominently displayed on West Willow Grove Avenue, the Wissahickon Skating Club (wissskating.com) entrance is hard to miss. WSC is a private, nonprofit skating club open to the public for skating and hockey instruction, ice rental and parties. Children as young as 3 are welcome to enroll in skating classes.
Other WSC class offerings include adult lessons, synchronized skating and hockey. Every Friday evening, year-round, the rink is open to the public from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $9 and skate rental is $3.
Although the rink is indoors, it is an ice rink and the club is chilly, so be sure to bring gloves and other warm clothing.
If you'd rather stay outside, there are numerous winter activities at the Morris Arboretum (www.morrisarboretum.org) in February and March. Arboretum goers can meet at the Visitor Center at 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays for "Winter Wellness Walks." This guided walk covers approximately two miles of the Arboretum's paved paths at a brisk pace.
If you prefer a different pace with stops along the way to examine beautiful specimens, try the guided tours, available each Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. These tours are designed based upon the interests of the attendees, so every tour is different.
The more adventurous may want to head to the Wissahickon section of Fairmount Park to explore its hundreds of miles of hilly trails. With trailheads at Bells Mill Road, Rex Avenue, Northwestern Avenue and Valley Green Drive, there are many convenient locations to start and end the trail.
The Sustainable Trails Initiative has resulted in extensive trail renovation as well as improved signage that make it easy to find trails even in winter. A complete trail map is available at Friends of Wissahickon Headquarters, 8708 Germantown Ave., or at www.fow.org. The FOW site includes links to Google maps for parking and trailheads. The Valley Green Inn, situated deep in the park along the Wissahickon Creek at Valley Green Road, is a great place to rest with its delicious meals and roaring fireplace.
Little ones may not be able to handle the wind on these snowy days. Take them to an indoor playground at The Little Treehouse Play Cafe (www.treehouseplaycafe.com).
With its climbing space, wooden toys, dress-up clothes and open area, babies, toddlers and preschoolers can enjoy hours of fun. Parents love the safe play space as well as the healthy food options and opportunity for them to connect with other parents, read the paper or just relax with their children. Hours at the Treehouse have changed, but families can still enjoy its many offerings Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. To 6 p.m.
Older children and their parents may want to head north along Germantown Avenue to the Woodmere Art Museum (www.woodmereartmuseum.org) at Bells Mill Road, where art, music and education events will warm the heart of budding artists and anyone who enjoys beauty.
During February, Friday Night Jazz features a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington as well as Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix. Sunday Classical Concerts celebrate Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Bach and many more. A complete schedule and tickets are available on the museum's website.
Don't let Glen "Hurricane" Schwartz's forecast keep you locked inside your house. Enjoy winter in Chestnut Hill. For more information on events and activities, visit www.chestnuthillpa.com


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Rum Review: El Dorado Premium Rums
Posted by Arctic Wolf on April 7, 2010
El Dorado's family of premium rums are distilled in Demerara County (Guyana, South America) and are popular throughout the world for their rich taste and sweetness. So popular that the word demerara has become an adjective used by reviewers of whisky and rum alike to describe this particular style of sweetness when reviewing fine spirits.
Demerara County in fact has a rich three hundred year history of rum production. Some of the wooden stills first used to produce their rum are still in use today, and I have said it before, if anyone ever puts together a list of the "seven wonders of the rum world", these original wooden stills will be at the top of that list. The combination of old wooden stills in conjunction with modern stills and distilling techniques has allowed Demerara Distillers Ltd. (DDL) to build a reputation for outstanding quality and consistent production over many years. In fact, Demerara Distillers is the currently one of the largest suppliers of bulk Caribbean rums to Europe and North America.
Over the next few months I will endeavor to review all three of El Dorado's Premium Rums. The 12 Year, The 15, Year and the 21 Year Old Rums. I shall kick off this series with a review re visitation of El Dorado 12 Year Old Rum. Although I have previously reviewed the 12 year Old I could not resist the chance to open a new bottle and see if my palate has changed. Here is an excerpt from the review:
"…This rum enters my mouth with a spicy sweet baking spice explosion. Deep dark brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, hints of orange peel and citrus fruit lay upon a foundation of spicy wood tannins…."
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(Reuters) - Fiber optic network provider Level 3 Communications Inc said a 2003 network security agreement signed by its unit Global Crossing did not include any provision for unauthorized surveillance by U.S. government agencies.
The Washington Post reported last week that the deal allowed Team Telecom, a collection of U.S. government agencies, to access data transferred through Global Crossing's fiber-optic backbone that connects several countries. (link.reuters.com/daw59t)
Level 3 said on Thursday that the 2003 deal was superseded by a new agreement that it had reached with Team Telecom in 2011, when it acquired Global Crossing.
"There is no provision in the terminated or existing network security agreement that permits the U.S. government to compel Level 3, or require Level 3 in any way, to cooperate in unauthorized surveillance on U.S. or foreign soil," the company said.
It said the agreement does require it to comply with "lawful U.S. process," under applicable law.
The Washington Post report said the deal and others like it allowed US government agencies to seek and gain secure access to the massive amounts of data flowing through such networks.
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A man was shot Friday morning in Randallstown, though he was initially expected to survive his injuries, Baltimore County police said.
The man was found around 10 a.m. in the 9900 block of Cervine Lane, police said. He was shot at least once and was expected to survive, but police had few details immediately available.
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Two of the men largely responsible for the success of that team were defensive linemen John Elliott and Gerry Philbin. As with Matt Snell and Emerson Boozer, it seems fitting to induct these two together because of the way they played alongside one another for six years and remained close friends until Elliott sadly passed away last November.
While it was Joe Namath who garned most of the publicity of the time, their defense - anchored by its defensive line - was underrated. Elliott and Philbin, along with Verlon Biggs were referred to as "Great ones" by former defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan. Biggs - who was enough of a force that he too might one day be considered for the TJB Hall of Fame - played with Elliott and Philbin for four seasons and had played across from Philbin for two years prior to that.
Between them, Elliott and Philbin played 195 games for the Jets. Other than a year at the end of Philbin's career where he started six games for the Philadelphia Eagles, that comprised their entire AFL/NFL careers.
Let's begin with Philbin, who was a third round draft choice in both the NFL and AFL drafts, but - having attended college in Buffalo, where he was a four year starter - decided to remain closer to home and join the Jets. Winless in the first six games of the Joe Namath era, the Jets rebounded to win five of their last eight and then built on that with a .500 season which ended with a win over the Patriots to deny them a place in the AFL Championship Game.
Over those first few seasons, it was Biggs who had the stronger reputation, being named an AFL All-Star in 1966 and 1967. Although he was named a first-team All-Pro by the NY Daily News and a second teamer by the UPI in 1967, Philbin didn't earn his first All-Star selection until 1968, as his 19 sacks led the AFL and propelled the Jets into the postseason, where they would ultimately win the Superbowl. He was an All-Star again in 1969, as well as being a first team All-Pro for the second straight year.
Philbin was regarded as a fearsome pass rusher, who over the course of his nine-year Jets career, recorded 64.5 sacks. To put that into perspective, Shaun Ellis didn't overtake that number until his tenth season, despite playing in an era where they play two more games per season. Philbin would eventually be named to the AFL All-Time Team.
Despite his reputation as a pass rusher, the role he played in the Jets' Superbowl win was more of a run stopper. Although only credited with two tackles, Philbin held his ground well, even though the Colts kept running right at him. He did make one big play as a pass rusher, pressuring Earl Morrall into a third-down incompletion in the red zone after the Colts' first drive, which ended with a missed field goal.
Although Philbin was no longer considered a Pro Bowler in the seventies, he still possessed playmaking ability, as evidenced by his performance against the Colts in 1972. Philbin had 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble, a huge tackle for a loss and multiple pressures as he displayed spin moves, relentlessness and great instincts.
Former Jets defensive co-ordinator Buddy Ryan was full of praise for Philbin:
"Gerry was a great one," Buddy said. "He and the Chiefs' Jerry Mays were the two defensive ends on the 10-year American Football League all-time team. The only other Jets on it were Joe Namath and Don Maynard. Gerry should be in the Hall of Fame, but I guess everybody can't be in it."
In fact, if it wasn't for Philbin, Buddy Ryan might never have been hired by the Jets.
"I like to think I had a part in getting Buddy into pro football," Philbin recalled. "We hired him when I was going into my fifth year with the Jets. Weeb Ewbank brought me in and asked me about bringing in this guy from College of the Pacific. He was my old coach from Buffalo. I had nothing but the best to say about Buddy. I said he'd be a great coach in pro football."
Though Buddy's hiring paid immediate dividends for the Jets, it has a wider-reaching impact, which is felt today. Rex and Rob Ryan, Buddy's six-year old sons, who Philbin first saw in their crib when he had dinner at Buddy's house while at Buffalo, would show up to practice and practice tackling each other, much to Weeb Ewbank's amusement. Rex would spend a lot of time hanging around the linemen, with Philbin and Winston Hill apparently being his "favorite" players. Although he didn't know it at the time, these memories had a profound effect upon where he most wanted to coach in the NFL, so perhaps without Philbin, there would have been no Rex Ryan in the Jets' future.
After his career ended, Philbin went through some tough times, almost drowning in 1983 and then, later that year, appearing in court as one of two principal partners of a Sand and Gravel firm in a manslaughter case. However, he rebounded and by 1990 was president of a recycling firm in Long Island. He is often seen at Jets nostalgia events, ceremonies and reunions.
It's no coincidence that Philbin's most productive years coincided with when Elliott was on the team. A gentle man, known to family and friends as "Big John", Elliott displayed outstanding quickness and determination and needed to be accounted for on every play otherwise he was a threat to blow it up.
Elliott was drafted in the seventh round out of Texas and it didn't take long for him to make an impact. He went to the AFL All-Star Game in his second season, as the Jets won the Superbowl, then returned there in the following season. After the Jets joined the NFL in 1970, he was an All-Pro for the third straight year and became the first Jet to play in the Pro Bowl, along with Tackle Winston Hill.
Elliott had 48 sacks in seven seasons as a Jet, including 15 in 1970 as he led the team and was named as the team's MVP. To emphasize how long ago that was, Elliott was rewarded with a $24,000 salary. In 2011, Darrelle Revis will effectively earn $26,042 per MINUTE.
Despite his pass rushing prowess, in the Superbowl win, he too pitched in more in terms of stopping the run, recording four tackles, underscoring the fact that although Philbin and Elliott were playmakers, they were prepared to do things like set the edge or engage blockers if that's what was required of them to win.
He later revealed that the Jets hadn't planned to win the game and, since no parties had been organized, he was back in bed by midnight. The next morning, as the last to leave the hotel, a staff member gave him the trophy, which had almost been left behind. He took it back and presented it to the team, admitting that this was the only time he got his hands on the trophy.
In watching old footage of Elliott, it is clear that - despite his "Big John" moniker - he was undersized as a tackle. However, he overcame this and made himself a force by having an inate ability to read the play and using his terrific quickness to get off blocks and shoot gaps. In a 1970 game against Cleveland, Philbin was out, which meant Elliott had to deal with constant double teams. However, he still was able to get penetration and made it through to the quarterback several times due to his quickness, which was also on display when he pursued a runner out to the sideline or dropped into coverage in the flat.
Elliott is yet another example of a Jets player that is underappreciated by the mass media, but his teammates appreciated his abilities:
"He doesn't get the notoriety he deserves," said Pete Lammons, a teammate to Elliott at UT and with the Jets who lives in Houston. "For a period of time he was as good a defensive tackle as there was in the game, either in the AFL or NFL. We all thought very highly of him."
Sadly, Elliott died of cancer in Houston last November. This article from the official Jets website contains some personal tributes from friends, teammates and family members in the comments section, which underscore what a great person he was.
However, it's together that we choose to recognize these two outstanding players as TJB Hall of Famers. Congratulations to both men.


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Today I posted a page summarizing what I currently know about my great-great-grandfather Zacharias Holladay's elder brother, John Holladay. Born in Virginia in about 1755, he was one of very early settlers in Kentucky and was at Harrodsburg in March, 1777. After the Revolutionary war, Zacharias joined him in Kentucky. John Holladay apparently died in Adams County, Mississippi, in about 1800, but I am still looking for more solid proof of this.
Since returning from my trip to Ft. Wayne, Indiana, I have been fortunate to locate some living descendants of John and his wife Margaret, or Margery Gustavus. Their descendants use the surname Holliday, and my post also comments on the issue of how our surname is spelled. I am hoping we can verify the genealogical evidence of these relationships by DNA testing.
In the past year I have found some more distant Holliday/Holliday cousins, had a 67-marker Y-DNA test, and verified that indeed I share a common ancestor with them. These findings verify the results many years of genealogical research done by Dr. Alvis M. Holladay, Sr., and his family that were published in his book, The Holladay Family, in 1983.
More about Margaret Gustavus Holladay in a future post.


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Most farmers in the Sauk Valley should be able to start harvesting their corn and soybean crops in the next 2 weeks.
As of Sept. 22, only 5 percent of corn in northwestern Illinois and 1 percent of soybeans had been harvested, according to the weekly crop conditions report issued by the Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service.
But that percentage should shoot up soon because many farmers are just waiting until their corn's moisture level reaches the low 20s, said Emerson Nafzinger, a professor in the University of Illinois' department of crop sciences.
"I've talked to a few farmers, and they might be in the mid-20s," he said. "And they want to wait until the corn is in the low 20s."
He added that many of those farmers were south of the Sauk Valley area. But Gunnar Ortgiesen, the chief financial officer and general manager at Tettens Grain in Sterling, said much of this area has reached the low 20s.
"We've had a lot of new crops rolling in the last 2 weeks," Ortgiesen said. "People are seeing good yield."
The soybean yield could be picking up as well. The same crop report, released Monday, said 54 percent of soybeans in northwest Illinois have dropped their leaves.
"Once soybeans drop their leaves, they're ready," Nafzinger said. "When the pods are real dry, they're ready. Corn is more of a judgment call."
Tettens Grain received its first soybean loads Monday, which was a bit of a surprise, Ortgiesen said.
Don Temple farms 500 acres of field corn and 150 acres of soybeans in western Whiteside County. He likes to wait until his corn reaches 22 percent moisture to harvest. Then he drys it to 15 percent so it can be stored.
Last year, Temple's corn crop was at 80 percent of his average. This year, he expects it to be an average crop, but is holding out hope for above average.
The abnormally dry weather in the area took what could have been a "really good" corn crop and made it an average crop, he said.
Temple is harvesting soybeans right now, and although he said he doesn't have his yield monitor calibrated for soybeans, he thinks the crop is looking good.
"It's going to be between 50 and 60 bushels an acre," he said. "Actually, last year we were right at that 60 bushels an acre. I thought we might beat it this year, but that dry weather right at the end of August might have nipped a little yield."


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Monday, November 05, 2007
CitiSmorgasbord: Another One Bites the Dust
Citigroup CEO Plans to Resign As Losses Grow
Bank's Board to Meet With Prince on Sunday; SEC Queries Accounting
—Wall Street Journal
Ah, here we go again.
Another corporate big gets the axe, weeks after promising to right the foundering ship and receiving assurances of full support from key shareholders—in this case a Saudi prince—and his board of directors.
Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Charles Prince is planning to resign at a board meeting on Sunday, according to people familiar with the situation, as the bank faces big new losses from distressed mortgage assets.
—The Wall Street Journal
No doubt Citibank shareholders will feel better, as Merrill Lynch shareholders did after their former star CEO got the axe (See "Chipping and Putting While Merrill Burns").
After all, everybody loves a sacrifice, don't they?
But who, precisely, is the bad guy in the Citigroup story? Is it really Chuck Prince?
Full disclosure: I've met Chuck Prince once, in his role as Citibank's representative to an inner-city fund foundation fund raiser, and I liked him. Still, I have no idea whether he's liked at Citibank, which is where it counts, professionally, nor do I know what his peers think of him, or what role he played as Sandy Weill's legal honcho during the years Weill was pyramiding financial acquisitions into the now-maligned Citigroup.
Still, was Chuck Prince the problem here? Did four years of Chuck Prince do something to Citigroup that destroyed an already-great company?
Today's Wall Street Journal article contains a hint at the answer:
"We don't have any culture and that's definitely the problem," says one long-time employee who asked not to be identified. That represents a big change from the 1970s and 1980s, when the bank had such a strong culture that other firms routinely raided Citi for top talent.
Hmmmmm… Recall the timeline behind Citigroup's creation:
1. Sandy Weill merges his Travelers Group with Citibank in 1998, shmooshing together two wildly disparate cultures into one financial smorgasbord re-christened as Citigroup.
2. Sandy Weill takes over as sole CEO of Citigroup in 2000.
3. Sandy Weill takes nearly $1 billion in compensation from Citigroup.
4. Sandy Weill retires from Citigroup in 2006.
And poor old Citibank hasn't been its old self since. I repeat: hmmmmm…
Now, I don't know Sandy Weill and I am sure he deserved every dollar of the nearly $1 billion he received in his years at Citigroup or CitiBank or CitiSmorgasbord or whatever it was he wanted to call it.
But I think if Citigroup's shareholders and its board of directors and Wall Street's Finest are looking for someone to blame, they might study a little more carefully the history of this patchwork of insurance companies, brokerage firms, and banks called "Citigroup," and ask themselves whether they've dethroned the right man.
From the longer view, this looks more like the latest incarnation of the age-old public company shell game in which some fair-haired CEO convinces naive shareholders, gullible analysts and complacent board members that a kabillion dollar company can consistently outgrow the very market it serves quarter-by-quarter-by-quarter …until it can't.
GE's Welch, Coke's Goizueta, Fannie Mae's Raines, Citibank's Weill—aren't these all merely variations on a theme?
Chuck Prince—who ran Citigroup for four years—leaves in a cloud of humiliation and bad press. Meanwhile, Sandy Weill, who created Citigroup out of mergers and acquisitions that left it with "no culture" yet had the good sense to retire gracefully before the fallout, puts his Citigroup-generated stock-option uber-weath-enhanced name on hospital buildings.
Who's really to blame for the problems at CitiSmorgasbord?
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7 comments:
- Bamass said...
Anyone can come off as a sacrificial lamb if there's no discussion of anything they did themselves while in power.
Sure, you can argue, probably correctly, that Weill was excessive with his acquisitions, but Prince, rather than reverse that trend, has only exacerbated it in recent months.
Bisys, Nikko, and probably worst of all, Old Lane, are three acquisitions just from this year that have decimated Citi.
Prince was never supposed to be a long-term CEO anyway. His ouster was overdue.
- dblwyo said...
Marvelous summarized and well put. Let us also recall that Weill didn't go gracefully he was booted after the mishmash he created messed up. May we also recall that he single-handedly repealed Glass-Steagal before it was legislated and the resulting "synergies" led to his analysts shilling for his bankers and setting quite a tone for the boom and bust.
We might also observe that Mr.Prince's tenure has been focused on a)cleaning up the ethical lapses, b) spinnng back off the mis-matches and c) trying to get the disparate pieces to work. One could make similar observations, though not as strong, regarding what Immelt's doing and done at GE.
All that said however Prince wasn't a finance or operation/execution guy and from multiple sources I get the clear impression that what they need is a stronger, clear unifying management system, better skills and processes, competent execution with the lines of business all held together by an overall strategy. That was what Prince should have brought to the table but didn't.
Will his successor ?
- BlackLab said...
The man who poisoned the well just showed up selling bottled water.
He ought to use some of it to take a shower. Like the one shareholders are taking.
- Len said...
I'm a long time shareholder and employee of a Citi sub and I'm hear to say the once again I've been burned by the people I was supposed to trust.
While senior management is able to "retire" many of us have seen our savings dwindle to the point there our retirement becomes problamatic.
I was once told by a CEO that there is "no plan to sell" the unit I was with and with 6 months we where gone.
Once again a corporate leader fails in everything except enriching his own bank account.
Too bad for those of us left behind.
- eagles242 said...
Citi is another example of an ego-filled CEO (in this case ex-ceo) who builds the golden calf in his mold. Seems to me that Citi was built to be big and rewarded all for its size. Many ceos need a reality check as to how effective they really are to their owners, the shareholders (this will evoke a chuckle).
It all brings about the phrase, "does the man make the times, or does the times make the man". I suppose while it takes a bit of both, most all-stars think it is they and they alone that create brilliance. Seventy-five percent times and twenty-five percent brilliance goes along way.
- Anonymous said...
Jeff: You know what one of the delicious ironies is on C?
Remember back in 2002 when Weill spun out Traveler's Insurance (TRV) to boost C's share price? This came three years after the fated merger between the two companies. I bet Chuck Prince wishes he had TRV before his resignation, especially when TRV's latest quarterly eanrings were up 24% from the same quarter last year.
The irony is that since its IPO, TRV has done quite nicely especially after its merger with St. Paul, while Citi's stock has gone nowhere. I wonder how much of the fallout really belongs on Prince's shoulders considering that Weill was the one who created a global consumer financial conglomerate?
- buckeye1 said...
Jeff, I was thinking the same thing when I read the WSJ article the other day. Also, roll-ups almost always end badly, especially when a big acquisition streak ends. Just ask the shareholders of Level 3, which has been almost cut in half recently.


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My What Big Feet You Have
Leslie McLain 9/1/2010 4:39:17 AMAmazing capture, Peaches. #1303803
Ujjwal Mukherjee 9/1/2010 10:03:48 AMDelightful image,Nancy! wonderful colours!! #8875245
Roxanne M. Bubar 9/1/2010 10:27:33 AMOh Peaches this is just OUTSTANDING!!!!! #8875306
Ron McEwan 9/1/2010 10:55:05 AMI am way behind on my commenting as well Nancy. Your gallery continues to excite me when I visit. Keep them coming. #8875352
Laura E. Swan 9/1/2010 12:09:36 PMWhat a sweet capture. Love it Peaches!!!
laura #8875483
Tiia Vissak 9/1/2010 12:21:11 PMa wonderful image! #8875522
Tammy Espino 9/1/2010 12:37:25 PMCute capture, your anmials always have three paws..LOL :) #8875546
MELODIE C. ROBERTS 9/1/2010 2:32:07 PMWoW Crazy Cat
Happy T~K~W Day!! #8875685
John Connolly 9/1/2010 2:56:13 PMI don't know who is the cutest, the girl or the bear! A remarkable image beautifully presented Peaches, great work!
Happy T~K~W Day! #8875715
Carol L. Fowler 9/1/2010 3:58:04 PMThis is so CUTE! #8875838
Gord MacEachern 9/1/2010 4:08:20 PMVery cute capture Peaches, love it!
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 9/1/2010 5:42:07 PMAWESOME image, Peachy! Beautiful colors and effects! :-) Ma
Patrick Rouzes 9/1/2010 5:46:32 PMSpectacular colors, tones, clarity, lighting, textures & comp on this special & endearing image, Peaches! Creative & lovely work, my friend!
Courtenay Vanderbilt 9/1/2010 6:18:00 PMReally super capture, Peaches! Glad you are happily busy! #8876177
Nancy (Peaches) Harker 9/1/2010 6:39:34 PMThanks so very much everyone, do have a wonderful night!!!
Thanks so much Gord, I FOUND IT LOL! #8876233
Mary K. Robison 9/2/2010 12:16:52 AMWhat a gorgeous capture of these two, Peaches! Those rich colors are amazing! Outstanding pov and composition, too.
Best of luck with your many projects! Remember to stop and smell (and take photos of) the flowers. #8876536
Judy A. Lawhon 9/2/2010 3:35:20 PMWOW.....fantastic capture, Peaches!!
Renata Gusciora 9/2/2010 5:18:57 PMSuper cool,Nancy!Terrific capture,fantastic colors and composition! #8878317
Lorna Shutter 9/2/2010 7:51:21 PMSounds like you're busy in a good way! This image is awesome, Peaches! The little girl is adorable and your colours are so bright and beautiful! Fabulous capture of the Polar Bear too! He does have big feet! ... or was the bear saying that to the little girl?! LOL! :D #8878590
JO ANN CLEVELAND 9/3/2010 12:35:39 PMWhat a sweet capture Nancy....hope you catch up soon, I just did an anniversary celebration and a shoot for a band for their web site...know what you mean..
jo ann c. #8880012
Phyllis H. Burchett 9/3/2010 8:24:51 PMOMG this is adorable, wonderful capture! #8880818
Toni Riggs 9/7/2010 12:16:50 AMFantastic capture! Wonderful color too! #8885867
Nancy (Peaches) Harker 9/10/2010 4:23:23 PMThanks so very much everyone, do have a wonderful night! #8893191
Max Aureli 9/15/2010 1:57:53 PMGreat shot Peach!!! Congratulations on your fantastic Finalist!!! #8902426
Sherry L. Davis 9/15/2010 1:59:04 PMWOW, this is adorable!!! Love it! Congratulations on your Finalist!! #8902434
Leslie McLain 9/15/2010 2:30:02 PMCongrats Peaches. I knew this one would be a winner. #8902684
Sharon Sawyer 9/15/2010 2:32:43 PMWhooooooooo Hooooooooo!!! WTG, Peaches! I knew this would be a winner. HUGE congratulations on your outstanding finalist and all the best in the next round!!! #8902702
Tammy M. Anderson 9/15/2010 2:44:10 PMCongratulations on this wonderful finalist, Peaches. Think it will be a winner. #8902792
Tammy Espino 9/15/2010 2:58:15 PMSuch an anwesome finalist! Congrats :) Winner!! #8902899
Nancy L. Green 9/15/2010 3:15:10 PMCONGRATULATIONS Peaches, VERY well deserved!! <>< #8903024
Ron McEwan 9/15/2010 3:32:33 PMThis is a well deserved Finalist Peaches congrats on this one and any others that you may have gotten. #8903168
Sherran Andersen 9/15/2010 3:35:44 PMCongrats Peaches. #8903198
Robert R. Goodman 9/15/2010 3:39:04 PMWTG Buddy!!A big congratulations,Nancy!!! #8903226
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 9/15/2010 3:51:08 PMWTG yet AGAIN, Ms. Peachy! :-) ♫♪♫ Ma #8903321
Brett Dolsen 9/15/2010 4:19:15 PMCongratulations Nancy!!This is a wonderfully beautifull finalist! #8903565
Eivor Kuchta 9/15/2010 4:26:40 PMWonderful, Peaches! I love the colors, the curious look of the polar bear and how the girl is perfectly positioned in this image! Good luck in the next round! #8903671
Jane Hirst 9/15/2010 4:27:32 PMVery sweet, love the composition. Congratulations. #8903684
Patrick Rouzes 9/15/2010 4:36:57 PMHey, Peaches, I remember this incredible image very well! CONGRATULATIONS & good luck! #8903771
Stephanie Frey 9/15/2010 4:45:48 PMCongratulations on your adorable finalist, Peaches! #8903846
Dawn M. Schneider 9/15/2010 5:03:32 PMthis is a winner for sure!!!! congrats my friend on all your finalists this month I am very happy for you!! #8904025
Rolando Rosito 9/15/2010 5:20:18 PMGreat finalist Nancy, congratulations!! #8904190
Michelle Alton 9/15/2010 5:34:01 PMThis is such a brilliant image, Peaches.
Laura E. Swan 9/15/2010 5:43:27 PMPeachy Keen!
Such a Great Finalist!!! HUGE CONGRATS!
-Laura :D
Ellen Hodges 9/15/2010 6:13:40 PMHuge congrats on your awesome finalists, Peaches!!! Very best luck!!!!!!! #8904629
Irene Colling 9/15/2010 7:21:47 PMYou managed to capture exceptional detail in a difficult photography situation.
Congratulations on the excellent finalist. #8905288
Nancyj E. Hovey 9/15/2010 7:28:18 PMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Karen Bacon 9/15/2010 8:07:08 PMAmazing finalist Nancy! Congratulations! #8905615
Tommy E. Burgess 9/15/2010 8:08:47 PMHuge congratulations on this outstanding and well deserved finalist Peaches!! This is a really wonderful moment. Best of luck in the next round! #8905628
Renee Doyle 9/15/2010 8:11:24 PMVery cute!!!! Big congratulations to you Peaches!!! #8905645
Sam Britt 9/15/2010 8:17:31 PMBig Congrats, Peaches!! #8905690
Wm Nosal 9/15/2010 8:21:43 PMWonderful Shot!
Linda L. Ruiz 9/15/2010 8:37:12 PM#8905836
Lorna Shutter 9/15/2010 8:54:08 PMI love this one!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award, Peaches!!!!! :) #8905957
Nancy (Peaches) Harker 9/15/2010 9:14:22 PMThanks so VERY VERY MUCH EVERYONE for all the congrats and support
Jennifer L. Alder 9/15/2010 9:38:29 PMFabulous work, peaches! congrats to you :) #8906249
Stefania Barbier 9/15/2010 11:31:52 PMso sweet! congratulations!!! #8906760
Tiia Vissak 9/15/2010 11:32:32 PMCongratulations! #8906764
Robert K. Bemus 9/16/2010 12:39:50 AMGreat work-- congratulations, Peaches!! #8907022
Mary K. Robison 9/16/2010 3:05:48 AMThis wonderful capture is my favorite of all your finalists, Peaches!
Jeff Robinson 9/16/2010 4:17:20 AMWow - Congrats Peaches on your Finalist this month!! Jeff #8907861
Lisa J. Boulden 9/16/2010 4:30:38 AMWOW!!!
Ujjwal Mukherjee 9/16/2010 5:17:39 AMI knew it !!
Val Feldman 9/16/2010 8:18:37 AMPeaches!!!! Ya cleaned up this month, girl! What a fantastic collection of Finalists!! Wooohoooo! BIG congratulations on each and every one of them and all the best to you in the upcoming round!! WTG, Big time! ~Val #8908730
Denny E. Barnes 9/16/2010 10:36:58 AMBig Congratulations on all your beautiful and well deserved finalists, Peaches!! WTG!!! #8909165
Nancy (Peaches) Harker 9/16/2010 11:34:29 AMThanks so very very much everyone!
Renata Gusciora 9/16/2010 3:25:08 PMBig congratulations on this awesome finalist,Nancy!!!:-) #8909974
Jeana Clark 9/16/2010 4:03:47 PM
Tamara K. Walker 9/16/2010 4:46:08 PMVery cute Congratulations. #8910325
Robyn A. Terrell 9/16/2010 6:34:05 PMWhat a magical momment you've captured here. I knew it was winner the second I saw it. Congrats to you, Peaches, on a wonderful month! #8910860
Ann Coates 9/16/2010 6:56:47 PMCongratulations on your finalist Nancy, this is superb. #8910905
Phyllis H. Burchett 9/16/2010 7:10:02 PMA HUGE congrats Nancy on this wonderful finalist!!!! Good Luck! #8910964
Debra R. Harder 9/17/2010 8:23:41 AMThis is such an AMAZING image, Peaches! Huge congratulations on your SUPERB finalist!! Deb #8912377
Jodi Zimmer 9/17/2010 11:46:27 AMCongratulations Nancy!! Beautiful image! #8912700
Linda Blair 9/18/2010 6:58:59 AMThis is awesome....congratulations!!!! #8915131
frank w. degenhardt 9/21/2010 7:52:21 AMCongratulations on the five Finalist. Best of luck in the next round my friend. #8921711
Carol L. Fowler 9/25/2010 8:35:29 PMCongrats on this wonderful Finalist! #8930029
Nancy (Peaches) Harker 10/7/2010 6:38:07 PMThanks so very much everyone for all the support, have a wonderful night! #8954313
Laura L. Gonzales 10/14/2010 2:41:48 PMWhat a great shot Peaches!!! I love this! I can just imagine the expression on this little ones face!!! Congratulations on this fantastic Finalist!!!! WTG!! Laura:) #8966998
Kim Andelkovic 1/28/2011 5:38:38 PMCongrats on this amazing finalist :-) #9199814
August 2010 Finalist
I am VERY busy this week, I will catch up as I can
Trying to still finish wedding photos, shot a talent contest this past weekend
and will be out of town again on Friday and Saturday
Have a SUPER NIGHT!!!
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Apple has released iTunes 11. Grab it now via the Mac App Store's Software Update. It introduces a completely redesigned interface, a new store, playback syncing, improved search, a new MiniPlayer, and better iCloud integration.
Introducing the new iTunes. With a dramatically simplified player, a completely redesigned Store, and iCloud features you'll love -- this is the best iTunes yet.
The new interface of iTunes 11 features an edge-to-edge design, custom designs for each album, movie, or TV show in your library, and getting personal recommendations when you visit the Store.
The new Store has also been redesigned to have a cleaner look making it easier to discover new music. It's actually very similar to the App Store on the iPhone and iPad with the scrolling features at the top and other categories below that also scroll horizontally and separated by other features.
The improved iCloud integration now works like you'd expect iCloud to work with iTunes. When you purchase music, movies, and TV shows, they will appear inside your library. Groundbreaking, I know! A simple double-click will play them directly from iCloud or you can sync to a device or play while offline.
The new MiniPlayer in iTunes 11 is featured top and center and now includes a lot more information in a lot less space. In addition to the song and artist names and other relevant information, the MiniPlayer also includes a button that shows you a list called Up Next of what's playing next. Don't like what's up next? No problem! Either remove it, move to a different spot in the queue, or add songs before it. You can also find many other actions by clicking the arrow next to any of the songs listed in Up Next.
Some other new features of iTunes 11 include an improved search across you're entire library (like Spotlight) and playback syncing with iCloud so that you can pick up where you left off regardless of which devices you're using.
Users have been impatiently waiting for this release, so now that it's out, what do you think? Love it or hate it? Sound off in the comment below!


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Adidas® Gazelle® sneakers
Product Details
The favorite sneaker of everyone from hip-hop giants to British rockers to American pop stars, the Adidas Gazelle first dropped in 1966 as a true athletic shoe. Over the next couple decades, Adidas continued to update the sneaker for better performance and style, securing a permanent place for it in the sneaker hall of fame. This version pays homage to the legendary version that came out in 1991, with the same materials, colors and proportions as the original, along with the iconic three-stripe design.
- Suede upper.
- Leather lining.
- Rubber sole.
- Import.
- Online only.
- Item G7998.


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The Mayo Clinic is obviously world renowned, but I've heard many mixed reviews regarding their ability/willingness to diagnose and treat Chiari, Ehlers-Danos III - Hypermobility, and Craniocervical Instability (CCI). Some people say Mayo is great at evaluating these conditions and others say they're not. I've also heard some say that Rochester is good, but Jacksonville is not.
Does anyone have any thoughts? Have you been to Mayo? Anyone out there that has some combination of Chiari, EDS III, and CCI?
Am desperately in need of some help and recommendations from those of you that may have been through this already.