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...Turbo switches on our workstations again like back in the day?
Plus a straightforward way of figuring out how to best assign processes to particular cores? (which ones are faster and which are slower)
For that matter, can we have one more thing: a way to limit max core usage to, say, 10% (imagine you're playing an old game on a laptop, for example Diablo2; now, many games have the unfortunate habit of consuming all available CPU power...whether they need to or not; taking battery with them)
aptitude install cpulimit
http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=49 [winehq.org]
It's called SpeedStep. (OK, it doesn't reduce the CPU usage, but it reduces the CPU clock speed, which is more effective.)
Yes, one can force SpeedStep setting - but the game would still be consuming all available power, preventing the CPU from going to pseudo sleep states (which is even more effective)
What do you mean "that's why SpeedStep is used, against normal CPU throttling"? SpeedStep is CPU throttling; but on top of that C-states are also highly effective, or at least Thinkpad Wiki thinks so [thinkwiki.org], and I see no reason to disbelieve them...
In the off chance that you're running on Windows;
http://mion.faireal.net/BES/ [faireal.net]
( ugly UI, does the job )
RMClock does CPU-Throttling. That may be what you're after...
How about a small daemon that at intervals re-assigns the running processes to the cores in a balanced way (or one of your choice), and also sets the affinity for new processes. Should be about 30 minutes with any fast language of your choice that can call the appropriate commands.
I think you could even do it with bash, although it would not be very resource-saving. (Hey, everything is a file even those settings! If not, then they did UNIX wrong.
Remember: You are using a computer. Not an appl(e)iance. Yo
How about a small daemon that at intervals re-assigns the running processes to the cores in a balanced way (or one of your choice), and also sets the affinity for new processes. Should be about 30 minutes with any fast language of your choice that can call the appropriate commands.
The linux scheduler doesn't do this? The OS X one certainly does, it also moves processes from core to core based on which one is getting hot.
Plus a straightforward way of figuring out how to best assign processes to particular cores? (which ones are faster and which are slower)
Heh, trick question. You almost got me there.
You see, Intel stack their cores from fastest to slowest in order to maximise heat dissipation. This is known as a High-Endian architecture. AMD, on the other hand, use a Low-Endian architecture, stacking their cores from slowest to fastest because they claim it lowers power usage. So the real trick when trying to figure out which cores are faster is finding a cross-platform approach that won't penalise any given processor.
The Slaughterhouse-5[*] method says that with a non-randomised Tralfamadorean transform, you can infer where your sample data is going to end up before you actually send it there. So you just measure the incipient idiopathic latency of your unsent bytes and then apply a parsimonious lectern to the results and voilà!
... Why, yes, I am in Marketing. Why do you ask?
[*] As developed by Billy Pilgrim [wikipedia.org]. Po tee-weet
You have it – assign the processes, and the cores they're assigned to will become fast. This doesn't need software fighting against it all the time.
Actually, that's pretty easy to do with Linux right now.
Just choose any ACPI button (you at least have a power button, often more), and in your
And this is why I love Linux. If you can think of it, and it's physically possible... you can do it.
Next: Using the graphics ram that is unused while in 2D mode, as a fast swap/tmpfs/cache.
That read like the pasting of two press releases together. That did very little to explain what is going on beyond press grade buzz words.
Essentially they both just detect if other cores can be powered down, power them down and then crank up the clock speed on the single cores because heat/power doesn't matter if the other cores are turned off or in the low megahertz. AMD's solution is like an afterthought because their architecture is older than Intel's while Intel's was built in to the architecture.
It's actually existed since the original Phenom series of chips that came out a few years ago; and they've only recently given the BIOS code for it in these newer chips.
On my Phenom 2 720BE (which I unlocked to a quad) I use Phenom MSR Tweaker to control my power states and multiplier settings. I can have 1, 2, 3, or all 4 of my cores overclocked. Core 1 hits 3.8ghz better than 2, 3, and 4; but I leave them all at 3.5ghz.
The way I understand it (and I could be wrong) is that on a quad core 1.6ghz i7 each core is actually capable of going up to 2.8ghz, although I'm not sure if they are all capable of going to 2.8ghz at the same time. If you run a program that can't take advantage of more than 1 core, and it starts maxing out that core at 100%, the cpu will increase the clock speed of that core, up to 2.8ghz until it isn't maxed out anymore. In order to keep energy consumption and heat down the cpu will also lower the clock speeds of the other cores as needed.
With older multi-core processors if you had a quad core 1.6ghz and you had a program that could only use 1 core then you would effectively just have a 1.6ghz processor, in which case a dual core 2.8ghz would be way better. With Turbo Boost you can essentially get the best of both worlds.
How to sell people lots and lots of cores but only have to actually deliver on one of them.
With older multi-core processors if you had a quad core 1.6ghz and you had a program that could only use 1 core then you would effectively just have a 1.6ghz processor
See, my problem with this is the expectation that the application can use multiple cores. I don't care if an application can use multiple cores, I want the operating system to be able to make use of them.
The day an application sees that I have four cores and can feel free to use all of them, we're pretty much hosed, because we'll have apps ch
It also reads like AMD bashing rather than tech article.
Rather than cranking up the GHz of each core to obtain more speed, I wish they'd concentrate on keeping it cool. I hate the fan noise, and multicore was a way around that because it rarely heats up with standard usage. Hence less or no cooling required.
"We've got to find some way to get that fan to rotate to annoy the users... ah I have a cunning plan..."
predictable performance
Predictable power-drain, you mean, and a predictable shortening of the life of your hardware -- assuming it doesn't just overheat and underclock itself, which I've seen happen a few times.
CPU scaling has been mature for awhile now, and it's implemented in hardware. Can you give me any real examples of it causing a problem? The instant I need that speed (for gaming, etc), it's there. The rest of the time, I'd much rather it coast at 800 mhz all around, especially on a laptop.
with no temperature or stability issues. YMMV.
Understatement of the year.
Overclocking is a bit of a black art, for a number of reasons. First problem: How do you know it's stable? Or rather, when things start to go wrong, how do you know if it's a software or a hardware issue? The last time I did this was a 1.8 ghz machine to 2.7. I ran superpi, 3dmark, and a number of other things, and it seemed stable, but occasionally crashed. Clocked it back to 2.4, it crashed less often, but there were occasionally subtle filesystem corruption issues -- which was much worse, because I had absolutely no indication anything was wrong (over months of use) until I found my data corrupted for no apparent reason. Finally set it back to the factory default (and turned on the scaling) and it's been solid ever since.
Second problem: Even with the same chip, it varies a lot. All that testing I did is nothing compared to how the manufacturer actually tests the chip -- but they only test what they're actually selling. That means if they're selling you a dual-core chip that's really a quad-core chip with two cores disabled, it might just be surplus, the extra cores might be fine, but they haven't tested them. Or maybe they have, and that's why they sold it as a dual-core instead of quad-core.
So even if you follow a guide to the letter, it's not guaranteed.
I'm sure you already know all of the above, but I'm at the point in my life where, even as a starving college student, even as a Linux user on a Dvorak keyboard, it's much saner for me to simply buy a faster CPU, rather than trying to overclock it myself.
blah blah blah, get with the times old folks with small UIDs. A hefty majority of the build-your-own-pc crowd overclocks.
We test with a multitude of stress testing programs that test all parts and instructions of the architecture. We find the maximum frequency we can run at acceptable voltage and heat. There's a linear region of overclocking and an exponential region. Most people find the divergence point and sit there. Those with water cooling can go a little further.
It pretty much is guaranteed, because 9
Predictable power-drain, you mean and a predictable shortening of the life of your hardware -- assuming it doesn't just overheat and underclock itself, which I've seen happen a few times.
Assume away. I'll repeat myself: at full load the replacement heatsink runs substantially cooler than the stock (and warrantied) Intel cooler. The Intel cooler at 90+ deg. C - barely within the thermal specs. for the CPU - did not thermal trip; why would the replacement cooler trip at 65 deg. C?! Your overclocking exam
The stock Intel coolers are designed to be economical and meet the thermal requirements, not good.
I use an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. With my Q9550 I cannot make the fan spin up past the minimum, which is about 300rpm. The Intel board I use figures the CPU should maintain about a 20 degree thermal margin, meaning run 20 degrees below its rated max. If it is running hotter than that, the fan spins faster up to the max. If it is running cooler than that, the fan throttles back as low as the minimum. Idle,
Get a goat.
Then after it craps in your bed and chews up your linens and brays all night, get rid of it.
Your computer will seem so much cooler and quieter after you get rid of the goat!
(my current PC from 2007 is soooo much quieter than the 2002-era PC it replaced)
What's "apparent performance"? It's either faster or it's not.
You have obviously never worked in UI design! (though in this area I don't know who/what they would be trying to fool or how they would be trying to fool them/it so your response is probably quite right)
You have obviously never worked in UI design! (though in this area I don't know who/what they would be trying to fool or how they would be trying to fool them/it so your response is probably quite right)
And apparently you have never worked in sentence design.
Many programs simply do not benefit from multiple cores. This technology is basically a trade off between partially disabling one core and increasing the frequency of the other core.
The article kinda glosses over things. So a more detailed explanation of how Intel's turbo boost works:
As stated, every core has a budget for the maximum heat it can give off, and the maximum power it can use, as well as a max clock speed that it can handle. However, when you look at these things, they aren't all even, one ends up being the limiting factor. So Intel said, ok, we design a chip to always run at a given speed and stay under the thermal and power envelopes. However, if it isn't running at that, we allow for speed increases. It can increase the speed of cores in 133MHz increments. If things go over, it throttles it back down again.
This can be done no matter how many cores are active, but the less that are active the more it is likely to be able to be. On desktop cores, it isn't a big deal since they usually run fairly near their speed limit anyhow. So you pay see only 1 or 2 max 133MHz increments that can happen. For laptop cores, in particular quad cores, it can be a lot more.
The Intel i7-720QM runs at 1.6GHz and has 1/1/6/9 turbo boost multipliers. That means with all 4 cores running, it can clock up at most 1 increment, to 1.73GHz. However with only one running, it can go to 2.8GHz, 9 133MHz clocks up. It allows for a processor that would be too fast to reside in the laptop to go in there with some flexibility. A desktop Core i7-930 is 2.8GHz with 1/1/1/2 turbo mode. That means it'll clock up to 2.93GHz with 2-4 cores active, and 3GHz with 1. Much less flexible, since it is already running near it's rated max clock speed.
Now this is not the same as speed step, which is their technology to down clock the CPUs when they aren't in so much use. Similar idea, but purse based on how hard the CPU is being asked to work, not based on if the system can handle the higher speeds.
As an aside, I'll call BS on the "Little uses multiple cores." Games these days are heavily going at least dual core, some even more. Reason is, if nothing else, the consoles are that way too. The Xbox 360 has 3 cores, 2 threads each. The PS3 has a weak CPU attached to 7 powerful SPUs. On a platform like that, you learn to do parallel or your games don't look as good. Same knowledge translates to the PC.
However there are still single core things, hence the turbo boost thing can be real useful. In laptops this is particularly the case. If the i7 quad was limited to 1.6GHz, few people would want it over one of the duals that can be 2.53GHz or more. Just too much loss in MHz to be worth it. However now, it can be the best of all worlds. A slower quad, a faster dual, whatever the apps call for, it handles.
What I find interesting is that the current OS most people use, with the exception of
some RealTime and big iron custom dealies are still built in such a monolithic way that
it becomes more "profitable" to the user experience to still ramp up single cores as
opposed to having most cores running at the same speed.
With the exception of some high demand apps like games, extensive math apps,
and stuff that could or should be offloaded to GPUs desktop OS don't need a VERY
fast single core, they instead need lots of e
...for more cache instead of more processors? Think of something with as many transistors as a hex core but with only two cores and the rest used for L1 cache! I'd suggest lots more registers as well, but that would mean giving up on x86.
Larger caches are slower. Moving to a larger L1 cache would either require that the chip run at a lower clock rate, or increase the latency (increasing the length of time it takes to retrieve the data).
As for registers, they did increase them, from 8 to 16 with x64. IIRC, AMD stated that moving to 16 registers gave 80% of the performance increase they would have gained by moving to 32 registers.
As for registers, they did increase them, from 8 to 16 with x64. IIRC, AMD stated that moving to 16 registers gave 80% of the performance increase they would have gained by moving to 32 registers.
AMD64 retains the index registers &c and increases general purpose registers from 4 to 16, not 8 to 16. And to be totally critical, x86 has zero general-purpose registers, because many (most?) instructions require that operands be in specific registers, and that the result will be placed in a specific register. Those other four registers are specific-purpose as well, you usually can't even use them to temporarily hold some data because you need to put addresses in them to execute instructions. x86 has f
L1 and sometimes L2 caches are small not because of die area but because there is a tradeoff between cache size and cache speed. Only the lowest level cache (L3 on the i series) takes significant chip area (and it already takes a pretty large proportion on both the quad and hex core chips).
Because the cache is shared on newer multicore processors you essentially do get more cache. Cache is the largest user of real estate on die. The added processors you get are just a bonus.
Turns out, you can figure out based on the kinds of programs yo run, how much cache you need to give good performance. With a sufficient amount of cache, you can have total effective throughput better than 90% of the throughput of just the cache itself. Thus more cache doesn't really get you anything. You find it is very much a logarithmic kind of function. With no cache, your performance is limited by the speed of the system memory. Just a little cache gives you a big increase. More makes sense, to a point
So they are bringing the Turbo Button back?
Seriously, When I was looking at laptops, 2 laptops that were pretty much the same in specks, one had a "Turbo" CPU the other's CPU was the speed of the "Boosted" one next to it...
The price difference... $20.00!!! I'll pay an extra $20 to have FULL SPEED ALL THE TIME!
No, this is automatic at the hardware level -- not a manual switch. In fact, it's more or less useless on desktop machines (as someone excellently explained above) since the speed improvements are small. On laptops with >2 cores, however, it seems to be very, very nice. A fairly easy way to have both reasonably powerful parallel processing with multiple cores, fairly fast single-thread processing, and not creating a level of heat that could damage components.
Also, if you're overclocking a desktop (which
That turbo boosted CPU also had hyperthreading, AES-NI and a few newer instruction sets, and will last longer on battery. I can't imagine why you'd want battery on a laptop, though... it's all about teh megahurz!
Because it's a pain in the ass and very hard for most coders.
What we need is either a simple library for threading or a new language (like haskell) for auto-parallelization
And more importantly, not all tasks CAN be parallelized.
And more importantly, not all tasks CAN be parallelized.
Why not just run two for twice the price?? [youtube.com] Only, this one can be secret.
When Intel came out with the Pentium Pro, they had a good 32-bit machine, and it ran UNIX and NT, in 32-bit mode, just fine. People bitched about its poor performance on 16-bit code; Intel had assumed that 16-bit code would have been replaced by 1995.
Intel hasn't made that mistake again. They test heavily against obsolete software.
Why this compromise? There's a huge need for developers to start thinking in terms of multicore CPUs. Offering them this solution is just postponing the inevitable. We need change now.
Legacy applications. Anyway, we need better multicore support at the OS level, just like we need GPU rendering support at the OS level. Leaving it up to applications programmers to figure out either for themselves is a total failure.
Does Intel's architecture adjust its management scheme based on CPU temperature? It'd be nice if having a better heat sink or a cooling system would allow the system to run even faster.
I've also been wondering why, given the new poly-core systems, we don't see a mix of CPU types in a system. Throwing a bunch of slower but less complex and therefore less expensive cores in with a few premium cores would result in a better balance, allowing the system to concentrate heavy-load apps on the faster CPUs while
> I've also been wondering why, given the new poly-core systems, we
> don't see a mix of CPU types in a system.
How would the OS decide which process to assign to which core?
Looking at history of CPU time to running time ratio for each process, or perhaps also what typically causes spikes of usage and moving process to faster core at that point? Plus central db of what to expect from specific processes.
(I'm not saying it's necessarily a good idea; just that it could be not so hard, OS-wise)
How about, every app that runs in the background or as a tray icon by default gets a cheesy core?
Adding more CPUs isn't as simple as just putting another socket on the board. There are real issues to be dealt with. That's one of the reasons you see such jumps in price for things. Making a CPU and chipset that deal with only a single processor is easier than multiple. Also at a certain point you end up having to add "glue" chips which deal with all the issues of all the multiple CPUs.
Ok well that is all for symmetric multiprocessing, where all CPUs are equal. Add on a whole new layer of complexity if th
Though we do see a mix, in a different way, with GPGPU adoption.
Just wanted to clarify some of the misconceptions about the Turbo Boost...
The technology is fairly simple. At it's most level, we take the exhaust from the CPU fan and route it back into the intake of the system. If you're using Linux you can see the RPM increase by running 'top' (google Linux RPM for more information).
The turbo itself is a fairly simple technology. As you're aware, we can use pipes to stream the outputs of different applications together. In the case of Linux, we pipe the stdout stream to the stdin (the intake) of the turbo (tr) which increases the speed and feeds it into a different application. For example, we can increase the throughput of dd as follows:
dd if=/dev/zero | tr rpm | tee
This will increase the CPU speed by feeding output from dd into the turbo (and increasing the rpm) and finally pumping it back into the CPU.
On other platforms there are some proprietary solutions. For example, take the output of Adobe AIR to HyperV to PCSpeedup! then back into the processor.
Hope this helps...
take full advantage of multicore processers
Too bad people don't use even a single core to correct their mistakes.
Turbo boost and turbo core over-clock cores in use up to a thermal limit.
Hardly cutting edge stuff.
Correct me if i'm wrong, and maybe i'm missing something here, but i think it's possible to simulate this kind of functionality on Linux with a script. Cores 2 to N are taken offline (echo 0 >
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Now go three wides as a base and let this kid blow past LBs and safeties from the slot.
It's all about speed people.
Now go three wides as a base and let this kid blow past LBs and safeties from the slot.
It's all about speed people.
he's route runner love jt
Was hoping for Woods, but this is a great pick also. He shoould see some playng time this year.
I'm not pleased with the Weaton pick at all.
Colbert should have taken Patton from LSU. We have enough Quickness and speed. But Patton would have given us some size; something different from what we have.
You need a big WR that can beat the jam at the line. And Patton is a good route runner too. I think Colbert might have missed on this one.
The Steeler way...is the only way.
And Patton does not really have size, he's an inch taller than sanders and 10 pounds heavier than brown. I would have hated Patton. Was hoping for Terrence Williams or Keenan Allen but Wheaton is a good pick, tough player too
Not my pick but after doing some reading I am ok with it. I could see Stedman Bailey in the Black and Gold though. Oh well.
wheaton shits more talent than patton
It's good to be back!
Could be possible they still take one more WR in later rounds with some size. You still have available:
1. Da'Rick Rogers 6 21/2---217lbs.
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Just months after they were awarded state grants to get started, Medford, Revere, Lynn, Lowell, and Gloucester officials are gearing up to publicize proposed regional strategies for fighting what many are calling an "opiate epidemic" north of Boston.
Over the last decade, abuse of opioids — such as heroin and prescription drugs like oxycodone — has risen throughout the state. The five communities hope to get public input about the ideas they have for guiding regional coalitions charged with addressing the abuse, which takes more lives each year than car accidents.
The communities were awarded $100,000 state grants in June to create strategies for regional coalitions to use. The strategies must be completed by the end of April, with the work beginning by July 1.
The coalitions include 21 cities and towns north of Boston. Medford is working with Malden, Melrose, Wakefield, Stoneham, and Reading; Revere with Chelsea, Winthrop, and Saugus; Lynn with Salem and Peabody; Gloucester with Beverly and Danvers; Lowell with Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, and Tewksbury.
The coalitions are part of a $1.3 million statewide plan by the Department of Public Health known as the Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative Program. The program's goals are to help create local policy to help prevent opioid overdoses, keep people alive if they do overdose, and to educate prescribers on safe prescription practices and patients on safe storage and disposal of their medications.
State health officials say opioid overdoses in 2009 killed 627 people in Massachusetts, compared with 374 motor vehicle-related deaths. In 2010, opioids were the leading cause of poisoning death in the state, with 555 of 839 of the overdoses traced to opiate drugs, according to the state.
In Gloucester, where the average annual number of fatal and nonfatal overdoses between 2008 and 2010 was 28, the Healthy Gloucester Collaborative is creating a program to fight opiate abuse. Even before the program began, the city's police and fire departments were equipped with Narcan, a nasal spray that counteracts opiate overdoses. Joan Whitney, director of the Healthy Gloucester Collaborative, said more than 60 overdoses had been reversed by the use of Narcan by Gloucester police and firefighters in recent years.
Whitney praised the assessment period of the grant, which she said would allow area cities and towns to create permanent policies. "We're looking for sustainable change, not something that's here today and gone tomorrow," said Whitney, who said the city of Beverly has agreed to add a medications drop box at its police station next year.
In addition, the Healthy Gloucester Collaborative will host a community forum on prescription misuse and the opioid epidemic next Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cruiseport Gloucester.
Revere Cares, which is funded by Massachusetts General Hospital and state grants, is currently overseeing the assessment stage in Revere, Chelsea, Winthrop, and Saugus. Katie Sugarman, an assistant director at Revere Cares, said the organization is conducting focus groups and interviews and also gathering statistics about overdose rates and admissions to local hospital emergency departments and substance abuse treatment facilities.
Linda Vecchia of Winthrop believes educating elementary school children should be a key component of the coalition's policy. "The main thing is prevention," she said. "Kids have to know that they can't try the drugs of today because they're too powerful. Today there's too much out there and it's too easy for them to get it."
Vecchia has seen how opiates can change a family. Her daughter, who is now 26, overdosed 10 times, and was in and out of 10 different rehab and detox centers before getting clean. "Your life will never be your own if you travel this path. Yes, you can get clean, but addiction will be at your door forever," she said.
No one knows how many people abuse opioids or are hooked on heroin, but state statistics show that the 21 coalition communities north of Boston had a combined average of 698 overdoses between 2008 and 2010.
Gary Langis, a longtime substance abuse counselor serving as a consultant for the Lynn and Lowell coalitions, also said educating schholchildren is a big part of deterrence.
'Your life will never be your own if you travel this path. Yes, you can get clean, but addiction will be at your door forever.'
"I think young kids should know. There's a preconceived notion that medications are OK because they're prescribed by doctors. Education will break down those myths," said Langis, who also expects the Lynn and Lowell coalitions to conduct a social media campaign about the dangers of opiates, with the goal of reducing drug use and overdoses.
Since last summer, when the grant was awarded, there has been more consciousness about opiates and overdoses in Saugus. The town averaged 32 opioid overdoses a year between 2008 and 2010, and the fire department began using Narcan in August. Fire Chief Don McQuaid said at least 12 opiate-related overdoses have been reversed in the last three months in Saugus after firefighters administered the treatment.
He advised residents to discard unwanted old prescriptions at the police station. "It's important to get rid of the stuff. If you don't need it any more, get it out of your house," he said.Steven A. Rosenberg can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @WriteRosenberg.


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From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
There was a broad range of reactions from the presidential candidates. We have statements from Giuliani, Dodd, Edwards, McCain, and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. We also have a five-and-a-half-minute video from Obama entitled, "Rebuilding New Orleans, Two Years Later."
GIULIANI: "On this anniversary, Americans come together to remember all those who lost their lives, suffered or were affected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. We must now use the lessons learned to ensure we are better prepared in the future. By building on the courage and skills of all our citizens, America will become a stronger, more resilient nation."
DODD: "On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we are reminded of the tens of thousands of people still affected by this catastrophe. Americans have lost their homes, their livelihoods, and for far too many, their lives, due to an egregious lapse in leadership by the Bush Administration.
"We need bold leadership to right the wrongs of Katrina and improve the lives of those affected by this national tragedy. I have proposed legislation to put tens of thousands of people back in their homes and revitalize the Gulf Coast, but we must also ensure that this kind of tragedy doesn't happen again. We need leadership that will ensure that we are always prepared by investing in our infrastructure and our first responders."
EDWARDS: "If George Bush's government were as good and decent and focused as the people of New Orleans, whole parts of the city would not still look like the storm just hit. This is a national disgrace. While President Bush continues to fail New Orleans, the American people and the residents of the city have not. Almost all of the progress that's been made has been the work of the proud residents of the city and generous Americans, working without and often in spite of the federal government. Our government needs to support their efforts and help get New Orleans back on its feet. And we need to do everything possible to make sure this never happens again.
"Hurricane Katrina brought poverty right into our living room and showed us the Two Americas that exist in our country. We all saw the images of people stranded on rooftops or at the Superdome because they were unable to escape simply because they didn't have a car or the cash to evacuate, didn't have the physical mobility or because they didn't want to leave behind the few possessions they had.
"Although those images have faded from our television screens, widespread poverty still persists. In fact, data released yesterday by the Census Bureau shows no statistical change in the number of people living in poverty from 2005 to 2006 -- leaving nearly 37 million Americans struggling to survive. America is better than this. We need a national effort to end poverty in America, and we need every American to take action in our fight to build One America. And we need to make sure another Katrina never happens again, in New Orleans or anywhere in America."
MCCAIN: "On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we pause to remember the victims, family members, and all affected by the tragedy. Let us not forget the bravery and courageousness of everyday heroes who provided a sense of hope in a city of despair.
"The failure of government's response to Katrina is one example of why Americans have lost faith in our government. In the wake of a disaster, the federal government must move expeditiously to aid residents in need. We must use the lessons learned to ensure the federal government and Department of Homeland Security performs better in the tests of future disasters to come.
"I praise the citizens of Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Gulf Coast for their continued resilience and perseverance in rebuilding their communities. Though the storm has long passed, its devastating effects remain. It is important on this anniversary for us to remember our neighbors who are still in need of our support. Our government must do better in the face of natural disasters and as president, I pledge that it will."
DNC CHAIRMAN HOWARD DEAN: "Two years ago, while President Bush strummed a guitar at a California fundraiser and Heck-of-a-Job Brownie had his back turned, the people of Louisiana and Mississippi stood on their roofs and fought for their lives. Americans watched the Bush Administration's inaction after Katrina with horror, not believing that our government was capable of this kind of incompetence and indifference.
"Yet two years later, people are still suffering, and the Bush White House's incompetence remains. Just a few weeks ago we learned that the Bush Administration knowingly left Katrina survivors in toxic trailers. When does this stop? The people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast deserve better and are still waiting for help.
"Democrats are fighting for those who have suffered after Katrina and won't stop until all survivors are able to rebuild their lives. But the struggle is far from over, and electing a Democratic president in 2008 is the only way to ensure the federal government makes the people of Gulf Coast a priority and that our government never lets our citizens down like this again."


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Is there not another relative your DH can question?
"our current pregnancy"--is there any time relationship between this pregnancy and their behavior? I guess not, if it's almost a year. Even if they aren't wanting more kids, your pregnancy might be a reminder of that time in their lives (life?).And, you use "their" but say "one of"--is this one person? Or both members of a couple?I would say that your husband can and probably should ask them, not in front of other people, what the problem is. And I think you could ask, but again--not at another event.One thing with this sort of chilly treatment--BECAUSE it makes *other* people uncomfortable, it's really most proper to do it in a situation in which the offender knows what they've done, and maybe even the other people around you both. (of course, if the guy has ruined your sister, you don't necessarily want to spread that around, but the *guy* would know)Also, if you chicken out (I would, I have to admit), please don't take on the "guilty person" role. If it's difficult for everyone, let it be clear that SHE is creating this difficulty. Allow her to be chilly to you--don't seek out a conversation with her--but don't let it weigh on you. Smile at everyone else, and then when she walks away, just smile and move right along.
Yes, he's noticed it. Like I said, he's only getting the chilliest of receptions from this person himself. He's upset about it. That's why he hasn't asked the couple himself, because right now, he says he'll get mad and say something he shouldn't and make it worse. He did ask MIL if she'd noticed and if she had any ideals as to why. She said she hadn't noticed but maybe this person thought we were stealing their families spotlight or something, since that's what it was last time. In MIL defense, she hasn't been around all of us together in months.
Your MIL is the one who used "stole their spotlight"--don't assume that the person's motivation is this petty. If your 2nd pregnancy is bringing up memories of the pain this person experienced during your 1st pregnancy, that can be much deeper and easier to forgive than the selfish motivation your MIL has ascribed to her. The first time around, you identified the chilliness as an emotional reaction to an emotionally difficult time; you didn't say anything to us about this person "wanting family attention," etc. I trust that instinct of yours from the time before. And if this is a repeat of that, then the emotional pain is probably much more likely than the petty "spotlight" motivation.
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Oct. 14, 2013
IRVING, Texas - Complete Sports Management President Lea Miller announced Monday that the Bahamas Bowl will join the bowl line-up in 2014 as the only postseason college football game outside of the United States. Conference USA will be one of the conferences participating in the new game.
The inaugural Bahamas Bowl will kick off in December 2014 at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. Named for the Olympian track & field star, the stadium currently has a capacity of 15,000 people, but has the ability to be expanded to hold as many as 30,000.
"To be able to bring these five conferences together who have such strong commitments to academics and athletics is an honor," Miller said. "To be able to create a new college football Bowl game with them with the support of the entire country of the Bahamas in a historic venue is a dream come true. As the college sporting world knows, this is yet another sporting event we're bringing to the Bahamas after two highly successful years of the Battle 4 Atlantis, college basketball's premier early season basketball tournament."
Five conferences will be represented on a rotational basis in the Bahamas. Commissioners from Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference and Sun Belt Conference, and a representative from the American Athletic Conference were on hand for Monday's official announcement with the Bahamas Minister of Tourism.
"As we have learned with our other bowls, student-athletes, coaches and fans get excited about a great destination. It's hard to imagine a better destination than this wonderful country for a bowl game," Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said. "We are thankful for the support of The Bahamas Minister of Tourism and Lea Miller in providing not only a great venue, but a fantastic opportunity to showcase the hard work and dedication of our teams."
Richard Giannini, retired athletic director at Southern Miss, is serving as a consultant to Miller and the Bahamas Bowl. Giannini founded the Blockbuster Bowl in Miami/Fort Lauderdale in 1990 and spent three terms on the NCAA Post-Season Football Committee
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The set packs together the first two major expansions, Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty and Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage. Plus it includes Gaige the Mechromancer (who was also a pre-order bonus), the Creature Slaughter Dome battle arena with Mad Moxxi's rocket launcher as a prize, the Gearbox Gun Pack and Skyrocket Grenade, additional heads and skins, and an extra Golden Key. All-in-all Gearbox claims it's $40 worth of content for a cool thirty bucks, which isn't half bad if you missed the content when it was being sold a la carte.
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Dolphins take stadium pitch to Miami Gardens
The Miami Dolphins took their Sun Life Stadium renovations pitch on the road Thursday, highlighting support from a county commissioner and the mayor of Miami Gardens, the team's hometown for 26 years.
The politicians' backing carries weight in the city that perhaps knows the Dolphins best.
But that neighborly history also has made some people in Miami Gardens skeptical about the team's promises of economic benefits from the planned $400 million in renovations, about of half of which would be funded by taxes.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Barbara Jordan, Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert and Dolphins CEO Mike Dee stressed that upgrading the stadium to attract more international soccer games and concerts during the football offseason would employ more locals, bring customers to the city's shops and restaurants, and spur development on vacant parcels nearby.
"When people come to a Super Bowl or a national championship in Miami Gardens, they eat on Brickell, and they sleep on South Beach. And they shop in our stores. They support our businesses," Gilbert said. "That's what this is about."
He called the Dolphins "our largest taxpayer and a vital community partner." The team sponsors some of the city's biggest events, including the annual Jazz in the Gardens festival.
But that has not done much to assuage the concerns of others in the city, who say Miami Gardens has received little payoff from being home to the stadium.
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Director General meets with Zimbabwe's Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Development
8 October 2013, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva thanked the Minister Joseph Made for attending the Ministerial meeting on Price volatility and the Committee on Food Security (CFS) during a meeting held at FAO Headquarters. He also commended Zimbabwe for its active participation to FAO debates and discussions through its permanent representation in Rome.
The Minister expressed his gratitude to FAO for the support provided to the country through the years and for Graziano da Silva's engagement proven with his visit to Zimbabwe.
The Director-General was pleased to hear about the smallholder farmer's programme that targets 1.6 million farmers. The two principals discussed the mechanization scheme for farmers, access to credit but also how best to reach the most vulnerable people such as women, children and child headed households. During the meeting, Graziano da Silva announced the preparation of an FAO programme to support smallholder's farmers for irrigation development and mechanization in partnership with the European Union.
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Multiple dive teams late Sunday called off their search for the body of a young man who reportedly jumped from a paddleboat into a lake at Stony Creek Metropark in Washington Township and expect to resume the effort at daylight Monday.
Witnesses said the last they saw of the victim was his hands grasping above the water�s surface and then he disappeared from view. Divers from three communities worked for more than three hours but were not able to find the body in the cloudy water.
�At this point, it looks more like a recovery effort,� said Macomb County Sheriff�s Capt. Brenda Baker.
Authorities said the incident happened about 6:10 p.m. when the victim rented a paddleboat with three other friends. Two friends were on one vessel, while the victim and a male friend were on the second one.
At some point, once the paddleboat was in the lake, the man dove into the water. He was not wearing a life vest, according to George Phifer, chief of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks Police Department.
Life vests are provided for people renting canoes and paddleboats, but only those under the age of 13 are required to wear them, officials said.
�It appears he made the decision to jump off,� Phifer said in a briefing to reporters. �There was an attempt by one of his friends to rescue him, but that was not successful.�
Officials did know how deep the water was in the area the search was being conducted in. People who had been canoeing in the area said the water was cloudy.
Police declined to provide any information about the victim, but fire officials said he was reported to be a black male 17 or 18 years of age.
Witness Tom Zaia said he saw the man�s hands reaching from the water for a few seconds after he jumped in the lake, but then lost sight of him. He said the man�s friends went right into the water to try to rescue him but was not able to find him.
�It�s OK to have fun out on the water, but you have to know what you�re doing and you have to be safe,� said Zaia�s cousin, Chris Kizy, as he and dozen of others watched the search effort.
Dive teams from the Harrison, Shelby and Washington township fire departments along with the sheriff�s team responded to the park. They were aided in the search by side-scan sonar equipment.
Phifer said this was the first drowning incident at Stony Creek in at least the past five years.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia College & State University basketball programs hosted Midnight Madness at the Centennial Center last night, entertaining Bobcat fans and giving them a preview of the exciting season that awaits.
The Student Government Association (SGA) and GCSU Pep Band revealed the first Georgia College Fight Song, sure to become a staple at Bobcat athletic events in the future.
In another first, the women held a dunk competition ending in a tie between seniors Antoinette Reames (Orlando, Fla.) and Candice Clark (Warner Robins, Ga.). Freshman Darrie Stephens (Cairo, Ga.) wowed the crowd with a perfect 30 points of aerial acrobatics in the men's slam dunk competition.
Junior Mandi Dudish (Snellville, Ga.) won the women's three-point shootout, while senior Ty Rowland (Lilburn, Ga.) pulled off the victory in the men's version.
The intersquad scrimmages provided plenty of entertainment as well, as the women had a 20-minute battle and the men played to a tight contest, needing sudden-death overtime to decide their winner. Senior Jake Rios (Bozeman, Mt.) provided the game winner from the right corner, sending everyone home buzzing about the upcoming season.
Many thanks to the Macon Fire Department, who helped cook the free pancakes for the raucous Centennial Center crowd.
Both teams begin their regular practice schedules today, with the first exhibition contest for both coming in an exhibition doubleheader Thursday, Nov. 5 at Mercer University, the women's game beginning at 5 p.m.
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A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. We all belong to our original countries that have silently and proudly watched as grow and vise-versa.
We, as a country's loyal citizens swell with pride whenever our distinct countries are mentioned, awarded and appreciated in public events over a remarkable deed. Each nation has its own unique identity.
My country Kenya, may be known for its serene, green and fertile nature. However, If there is one thing that the Kenyan people are proud of, is our love and zeal in sports. Sports is Kenya's identity. Over the years, Kenyan athletes have won marathons, steeple chase races and also swimming competitions.
Sure, we may often disagree with each other's opinions on certain matters. But when it comes to sports, we are one and forever will be united as we support our brothers and sisters who struggle to make our country proud. As Kenyan's we owe our athletes our highest gratitude in their continued tireless efforts.
Apart from sports, Kenya has globally been recognized for its amazing wildlife, specifically the big 5, its diverse National parks and the ever breath taking coastal sandy beaches. However, the most important thing that distinguishes Kenya from other countries is its culture.
Kenya is composed of 42 tribes. Recently, a revelation of one of our cultures made me stiffen. Little prickles of fear rose on the nape of my neck as I slowly absorbed the unfolding story of the "Samburu" culture. Any uncircumcised lady who gives birth, that child is immediately killed in one way or another. This is done because they believe a child born from an uncircumcised mother is a curse and a huge burden for that particular community.
Fortunately, the government of Kenya along with the commission of human rights has strongly condemned that way of living. They are on a mission to rescue those tormented girls from a nightmare of a culture.
We often complain of petty things in our lives that can be eradicated within hours or even a day. However, for the struggling "Samburu" girls who live with fear, getting through each day is like running a marathon.


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Don't turn the HEAD! (at least not w/out something under the clip)
*unless you want a nice 360 scratch around circumference
*hint, install battery from switch side
Thought it was important enough to remind people in it's own thread, that is all.
Don't turn the HEAD! (at least not w/out something under the clip)
*unless you want a nice 360 scratch around circumference
*hint, install battery from switch side
Thought it was important enough to remind people in it's own thread, that is all.
When mine gets here, the first thing I'm gonna do is give the head a nice big turn. Once that first scratch is there I won't have to worry about trying not to damage it anymore!
i just bend the clip so its off the head by a hair
Seeing as this is already covered in the appropriate thread, what exactly is the point of cross posting here?
my caveat not clear enough?
Wished I saw this post before receiving package. The tailcap was too tight so the head turned.
Titanium scratch that easily? Must be low grade.
ahh excellent, a perfect example of PeaceOfMinds suggestions
I think a less zoomed in pic would be less mortifying
Yes, it's gouged deep.
That scratch looks almost like its suppose to be there. I guess if you want to use a clip you might as well go ahead and scratch it and get it over with.
It does kind of surprise me that it was designed that way.
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Thanks for the warning.
No way most people would have been able to pick a piece of advice like this out of the monster thread that is for the Quark Ti-s. I think it is quite a good thread topic.
Now if only my Quark Ti 2xAA would ship...
1) Neutral white, it's the new black. Heck, it's not even "new" anymore.
2) User Interface... KISS.
3) Proprietary cells and battery packs - Just say NO!
Gives it character - it actually looks like it belongs their, factory etched
Edit: Read the post below this one. FlasherByNight has done a service to a few CPFers. This is a worthy thread.
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In 1959 Cuba wanted "CHANGE" too.
Many thanks for the heads up, because I know this would have happened to me! Looks like a design oversight, should be easily cured with a small bit of tubing on the clip end.
lol, I thought David had warned us a bit this already.
For me, I don't use clips anyway, first thing i'm going do when i get mine is a taking off all the stupid clips and install the lanyards! =D
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You forgot to mention that this concerns only the AA and the 123 if it has a clip.
The AA-2 and the 123-2 are not concerned.
I'll bend the clip as soon as I get the light, before turning anything.
I wonder too how a steel clip can gouge the titanium? I know that polished titanium gets scratched very easily, but a ti-scratch is another thing than what I see here!!!
My way : From Maglite and drop-ins over Fenix & Co to the real things - Customs and Titaniums!
Since there was no notification from 4Sevens regarding this issue, somebody's gotta post it a big warning.
No message by email.
No warning slip in the box.
No warning thread in 4Sevens forum.
I guess I don't mind being the "poster child"
hmm... true, i think they should sent an email to everyone who's ordered the relevant model/s as well.
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I have my clip reversed on my Quark AA tactical and will do so when I get my Ti Quark. I did not like the way the clip scratched the head when changing from low to high. I prefer the clip reversed anyway so I can clip it to the bill of my ballcap.
I like charater marks on a light but having a scratch like the one posted would bother me. I like to look at scratches and appreciate that I got them when I dropped it on a trip or while working on something. Seeing a scratch cause by just changing a battery or switching modes is different and not the kind of mark I would want on a Ti light. Just my opinion I guess.
I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
I just hope that I actually remember this when I get to open mine up for the first time!
No R.I.P., see picture on page 2
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I agree, a thread like this is a public service to all those who have yet to receive their Ti beauties. I guess it's a bit of a reward for having to wait so long.
I sure wish I it had been around before I unboxed my TiQ...in the car, before I even made it home. The pristine finish didn't last 30 seconds after the package was opened.
For me personally, the scratch will be the first of many, but like Oddjob said, it's much more satisfying when a mark has ben earned, and has a story to go along with it.
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Combining readings, discussion, specific foods and prayers, the feast that is the Passover Seder is a ritual that looks deeply into past of the Jewish people, all while keeping an eye on the future.
"The genius of the Seder is that it combines the narrative of enslavement with the element of feasting," says Rabbi Phil Cohen of Agudas Israel in Hendersonville. "It has to do with the deepest meaning of the word 'freedom.' " Agudas Israel Congregation will celebrate a communitywide Passover Seder on Tuesday at The Cedars restaurant in Hendersonville.
Cohen, who will be conducting the Seder for the congregation, says this feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover is the most widely observed Jewish festival.
The annual springtime event is sold out this year, with 75 people from Agudas Israel participating.
"It's quite wonderful," says Paul Vanek, the president of the trustees at Agudas Israel. "In people's homes it's a celebration with family and friends, as well as a celebration of the themes of social justice that run through this."
The opportunity to gather as a congregation is a widening of that homecentered celebration — a chance for the congregation to more closely bond together. "It's a chance for the family and friends of the congregation to enjoy each other and the food," Vanek says. "Hopefully the themes of social justice will resonate with them."
There are 15 specific rituals in the Seder, each with a special meaning.
Some celebrate the onset of spring, while others recall the centurieslong enslavement of the Jewish people in Egypt.
"There is a Jewish hatred of slavery," Cohen "There is a commitment to removing slavery from the world — whether it's literal enslavement or psychological enslavement to our own personal issues."
Foods traditionally eaten at a Seder are imbued with meaning, such as horseradish, eaten as the feast's requisite "bitter herb," to recall the bitterness of enslavement.
Some people offer horseradish in raw form, with a thumbnail-size sliver given to each guest. "There might be fire in the mouth for a while," Cohen says. "A real reminder of slavery."
However, for the congregation's Seder, a less potent form of horseradish, from a jar, will be on hand, he says. Matza — unleavened bread — is a direct reminder of enslavement, as it had its beginnings during the liberation of the Israelites from Egypt.
As a celebration of freedom, guests should feast in a reclined, or at least a relaxed and comfortable position, a posture recalling either Roman feasts or the imagined behavior of freed men and women.
At the Cedars, regular chairs will have to do, Cohen says. Though, when guests are mentally prepared for the festival, there can be a lot of discussion.
"If the Seder is done seriously, with a multigenerational group at the table, it is about creating a commitment to a continuing sense of the redemption of the world," he says.
In that way, the Seder is a celebration of the Jewish idea that the future can be better than the past; you might get up from the table with the idea of a better world.
"Whatever is current can be grist for the mill," Cohen says.
In decades past, discussion might have tended toward the war in Vietnam, feminism or events in Israel.
Cultural and political issues aside, Cohen says he likes to tell members of the congregation that one of the lessons to take away from the feast is that "Thou shalt gain two pounds."
Beyond issues of caloric intake, the rich history of the Passover feast continues to be revealed — as in the artifacts recently discovered that point to the celebration of the Seder in concentration camps in the 1940s.
"(The Seder) is a wonderfully ironic blend of a reminder of slavery with celebration," Cohen says.
Vanek observes that Seders have changed a lot over the years. In his experience, Seders of his childhood years were a traditional recitation, whereas now themes of social justice have become more "front and center."
"Fifty years ago, we weren't concerned with hunger and homelessness," Vanek says.
He expects Rabbi Cohen will ask questions of guests and lead participatory discussions.
"It's one of those celebrations that binds our congregation together and makes us stronger," Vanek says.
Local Seder aims to bond members
Combining readings, discussion, specific foods and prayers, the feast that is the Passover Seder is a ritual that looks deeply into past of the Jewish people, all while keeping an eye on the future.


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Having a good bakery-cafe in the neighborhood is a quality-of-life issue just as much as having a serious coffee shop or wine bar. Just as young chefs are moving into far-flung neighborhoods to open their own places, bakers who may have been caterers or pastry chefs at high-end restaurants are venturing out on their own too. Three neighborhoods just lucked out with this newish crop of bakery-cafes from some stellar bakers.
Proof Bakery
I couldn't believe it. Closed on Mondays. I'd grabbed a shady parking spot, ready to do some work and nosh on owner Na Young Ma's buttery croissants, muffin-shaped financiers or crème fraîche coffee cake. The sweets at this Atwater Village bakery are definitely worth a drive, especially if you've been assigned the dessert for a dinner party and have no time. The other day, you could have picked up a couple of luscious-looking Paris Brest pastries with ruffled ivory cream filling. You can also order whole cakes and tarts (toasted lemon chiffon, chocolate caramel tart). I love the frangipane tart dimpled with muscat grapes. Every other customer, though, seems to be ordering the thick-cut brioche toast with homemade jam. There aren't many bakeries where the coffee could be a destination in itself: Yeekai Lim of Cognoscenti Coffee has set up behind the counter at Proof with his La Marzocco espresso machine from Florence and beans from Four Barrel in San Francisco. Right about now, the iced latte is the thing.
3156 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 664-8633, http://www.proofbakeryla.com. Pastries, $2.75 to $5. Remember, closed Mondays.
Sycamore Kitchen
Karen and Quinn Hatfield ofHatfield'sshow off their more casual side at the new Sycamore Kitchen on La Brea Avenue. Karen is an immensely talented baker and now has the format to do more than desserts. Case in point: the lavish pecan rolls napped in dark, sticky salted caramel. Is there a better version on the planet? Brown butter and sour cherry scones are textbook-perfect, fluffy and moist as they come. Health nuts should head straight for the quinoa muffins or a slice of oatmeal gingerbread loaf, preferably eaten at an umbrella shaded table on the patio in front, complete with water bowls for any doggies in attendance. Lunch starts at 11 a.m., mostly sandwiches on house-baked bread and heartier salads, including the "Farmhouse Chop" with Persian cucumbers, avocado, fingerlings, celery and radish in an herb-yogurt vinaigrette. Starting in August, breakfast and a terrific-sounding brunch that leads off with house-cured Tasmanian ocean trout and an eggs Benedict made with glazed pork belly. The coffee comes from Stumptown Coffee Roasters in Portland, Ore.
143 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 939-0151, http://www.thesycamorekitchen.com. Pastries, cakes, tarts and cookies $1.50 to $4; breakfast items (coming soon), $7 to $10; sandwiches and salads, $9 to $12.
Sweet Butter
Once you have a successful catering company, the next step is brick and mortar, at least for Leslie Danelian, food stylist, cake designer and owner of Sweet Somethings catering company. Her Sherman Oaks cafe, Sweet Butter, supplies the sugar fix to a great swath of the Valley. Don't be put off by the kitschy website, Sweet Butter is a lovely oasis on Ventura Boulevard with comfy outdoor sofas and black and caramel woven bistro chairs set out under a broad awning that wraps around the corner. Lining up to order in the cramped indoor "market" could be tweaked, but the baked goods are flat-out delicious. Generously sized muffins — fresh peach or cinnamon sugar, fluffy scones (ginger lavender, olive oil and herband the usual croissants and brownies. The menu offers much more, though, including a terrific breakfast sandwich with sunnyside-up farm egg, thick-cut bacon, tomato and aioli on good country bread. Oh, and the coffee is from Intelligentsia. Small wonder the place is packed all day long.
13824 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, (818) 788-2832, http://www.sweetbutterkitchen.com. Morning pastries, $2 to $6; breakfast items (most served all day), $5.50 to $12.95; sandwiches and salads, $7.95 to $13.95.
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April 7, 2007
DERBY, Conn. - The Yale men's lightweight crew team bounced back from a tough defeat against Navy last weekend to beat Engineers of MIT. In doing so, the Bulldogs ensured that the James C. Joy Cup resides at Yale for the 28th consecutive year. MIT last won the event in 1978.
The Bulldogs entered one varsity eight and two freshman eights in the Joy Cup, held at Yale's Gilder Boathouse. All three Yale boats won by a margin of over ten seconds. The biggest win came for the second freshman eight, which put a comfortable 27 seconds on the MIT boat.
Next weekend, Yale will head to Philadelphia where they will face three different crews in two separate regattas all in one day. The Dodge Cup against Columbia and Penn begins at 9:10 am and is followed by Yale's race against Georgetown.
Report filed by Jamie Cordes '07, Yale Sports Publicity.
Complete Results
Yale 5:42.1
1st Freshman
Yale 5:44.9
2nd Freshman
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Mardi Gras Fun This Friday
This Friday night at Cajun Field we invite you out to a night of great rides and games, the Friday night parade, and live music on the grandstand. Just pay to park and come enjoy the music. And boy do we have a great night in store for you! Kicking things off is zydeco artist Corey "Lil Pop" Ledet shortly after 6pm, followed by Capitol Nashville Recording Artist Walker Hayes, then Acadiana's own River Road. Get more details on the night here and check out the video for Walker Hayes' song "Pants" below.


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Authorities say the gunman involved in a standoff in a Los Angeles suburb has surrendered.
The standoff in Norwalk began about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday when a joint federal, state and local task force tried to arrest the 37-year-old man, who's on probation for armed bank robbery.
Authorities say when task force members approached him, he pointed a rifle at them and ran into the home and barricaded himself.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Gordon says the man had an assault rifle and was wearing a bulletproof vest.
The man was arrested shortly before 11 p.m. after tear gas was used. Another man inside surrendered around 10:40 p.m. They were not identified.
About 30 homes had been evacuated, and people were allowed back after the standoff ended.


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Virtual PBX Featured Article
Telcentris Offers White Label Managed Wholesale VoIP Platform
Telcentris, a vendor of cloud communications products, has announced the availability of its white label product, which company officials describe as "an end-to-end managed wholesale VoIP enablement platform that offers customers a complete suite of services and robust back-end infrastructure."
The white label offering is designed to provide interconnects, ILECs, CLECs, ITSPs, and entrepreneurs a plug-and-play environment that enables them to set up a VoIP company in a matter of weeks with little upfront investment, company officials say.
Last month TMC's Anuradha Shukla wrote that Telcentris "introduced a robust instant-quote and contract creation tool, by using sales software platform, MasterStream."
The new tool has been customized for Telcentris' Channel Partner Program, and it has the ability to automate detailed quotes and proposals across the company's complete family of business services: hosted IP-PBX, SIP trunking and related Internet telephony offerings.
In addition to offering the platform directly for private labeling, Telcentris provides this type of turnkey white label VoIP to indirect sales channels through its Channel Partner Program.
"The demand for VoIP continues to grow as consumers and businesses shift from traditional telephony to Internet-based phone services due to cost and feature considerations," said Bryan Hertz, CEO of Telcentris. "Our white label solution equips customers with the portfolio of a full-fledged VoIP provider, but none of the expensive infrastructure or maintenance cost requirements."
The white label service offers SIP trunking -- tools for providing VoIP phone service for premise-based phone systems, enabling cost savings through unlimited free on-network calling, low long-distance usage rates, scalability, and other benefits. There's also hosted IP-PBX, managed business phone systems with flexible features such as customizable auto attendants, call forwarding to multiple phone numbers and ring groups, teleconferencing, call transfer, call waiting, voicemail-to-email, caller ID services, and more.
David Sims is a contributing editor for virtual-pbx. To read more of David's articles, please visit his columnist page. He also blogs for virtual-pbx here.
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Lookin' good as ever!!! Welcome back!!
Welcome back to JUB.
I think you look great! Super pictures Aymotin!
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The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
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We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing
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Thanks for the ncie comments guys
I want to grow my hair long, but every time it gets slightly long-ish it looks shit and I cut it off.
Mainly because I am to lazy to learn how to style it
You don´t have a soul. You are a soul. What you have is a body.
^ Don't worry about that........you're very handsome either way.......
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.
Give a man religion, and he'll starve praying for a fish.
I guess I´ll just leave the haircutter machine behind when I deploy again in two weeks ^^
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... or without the underwear.
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What's New
MFC Glencullen Monogram Font by Monogram Fonts Co.
The inspiration source for Glencullen Monogram is an eccentric hand-drawn letterset from a vintage embroidery publication combining two quarter circle letterforms to create a semicircular monogram. Originally intended to adorn handkerchiefs, it has many other possibilities. Numbers and letters can be combined to create decoratively framed monograms, while the left and right parenthesis characters help to create an even more customized bracketing. This is one of many monogram designs from the early 1900's which fall into a two letter format that is either adorned or interwoven with ornamentation.
Download and view the MFC Glencullen Guidebook if you would like to learn a little more.
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CHAMPs > CHAMP in Action
John "Bulldog" Hamil Walk/Ride for Parkinson's
In April, 2010, the John "Bulldog" Hamil Walk/Ride completed its fifth year and raised close to $8,000 for the fight against Parkinson's. It began as a way to honor John Hamil, a faithful member of Jamestown Presbyterian Church, who suffered from Parkinson's. With permission from his wife, a dedicated group of church members organized a walk to raise money for research.
The first two years in existence the event focused on providing a safe place for people to walk and show their support. The past three years has seen a growth in participation by offering bike routes for cyclists who wanted an alternative to walking. By offering a 10, 25, and 50 mile bike route, this year's event hosted over 50 riders, as well as walkers.
The John "Bulldog" Hamil Walk/Ride for Parkinson's provides an opportunity for the community to build friendships and form a united front in our fight against Parkinson's and PSP. It also serves as a platform to raise awareness and to show support and love for members of our community who suffer from the effects of Parkinson's.
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