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Android* Application Optimization on Intel® Architecture Multi-core Processors
Por Yuming L., publicado el 12 de diciembre de 2013
1. Introduction
The 4.1 version of Android* has a new improvement that optimizes multi-thread applications running on multi-core processors. The Android operating system can schedule threads to run on each CPU core. In addition, on Intel architecture (IA)-based devices, you have another way to implement multi-core optimization—Intel® Threading Building Blocks (Intel® TBB).
Intel TBB can be downloaded from http://threadingbuildingblocks.org/download. You must choose the Linux* version. You also need libtbb.so and libtbbmalloc.so, which you can download from lib/android.
2. Using Intel TBB with SSE
As we know, SSE ( Streaming SIMD Extensions) can get amazing performance improvements on IA devices, but it only works for single core. Using Intel TBB together with SSE will get the best performance on multi-core devices. Here, I use a program called YUV2RGB as an example.
YUV2RGB is a color space transform function. You can find this function in many open-source web sites, such as ffmpeg and opencv. Generally it has SSE (or MMX2) function for IA platforms. SSE optimization can get nearly a 6x performance improvement.
C code
179 ms
155 ms
SSE code
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27 ms
See * below
But on the Intel® Atom™ processor which is based on a 2-core 4 hyper-threads , Intel TBB can get 2.2X performance improvement. The score should be better when running on more CPU cores.
Use SSE code + TBB
12 ms
12 ms
See * below for performance tests notice
3. How to do in detail
For image processing, we generally apply SSE optimization on the image width. That is to say, we get 8~16 pixels and package them into the XMM register, and then run the SSE instruct on the whole width. Generally, for each width the operation is nearly the same, so parallelism is possible for the height. Sample code for parallelism image processing is shown below:
#include "tbb/task_scheduler_init.h" #include "tbb/blocked_range.h" #include "tbb/parallel_for.h" using namespace tbb; class multi_two { public: void operator()(const tbb::blocked_range<size_t>& range) const { Log ("range.begin(),range.end()"); for(int j=range.begin();j<range.end();j++) { for(i=0; i<ImgWidth; i+=8) { __asm__ volatile( // do sse ); YUVBuffer+=8; } } //.. the same as UV } multi_two(BYTE * _RGBBuffer, BYTE * _YUVBuffer) { RGBBuffer = _ RGBBuffer; YUVBuffer = _ YUVBuffer; } private: BYTE * RGBBuffer; BYTE * YUVBuffer; }; void YUV2RGB(BYTE * YUVBuffer, BYTE * RGBBuffer) { tbb::parallel_for(tbb::blocked_range<size_t>(0, height/2), multi_two(YUVBuffer , RGBBuffer )); //if using MMX, remember add emms after all parallel computing finish //__asm__ volatile("emms"); }
parallel_for is the simplest usage for Intel TBB. You must create a class that has a function named "operator," and pass this class as a parameter. The blocked range is important to Intel TBB, as the range tells Intel TBB to split the whole operation into several task ranges from range.begin() to range.end(). So if you set the range as [0,4], you can get 4 logs which may be [2,3], [0,1], [3,4], [1,2]. Generally, we set the task range from 0 to height/2 (for UV height, it is Y height/2).
Note: The task is not a thread. Intel TBB will create a thread pool according to the CPU core number and distribute these tasks into running threads (from the thread pool). So Intel TBB will try splitting tasks evenly into each thread (each thread binding into a CPU core), and get the best performance compared to multi-thread.
4. Intel TBB vs. Multi-Thread
pthread_create(&m_StreamingThread1, NULL, streamingThreadProc1, NULL); pthread_create(&m_StreamingThread2, NULL, streamingThreadProc2, NULL); pthread_create(&m_StreamingThread3, NULL, streamingThreadProc3, NULL); pthread_create(&m_StreamingThread4, NULL, streamingThreadProc4, NULL); void* status; pthread_join(m_StreamingThread1,&status); //wait thread1 finish pthread_join(m_StreamingThread2,&status); //wait thread2 finish pthread_join(m_StreamingThread3,&status); //wait thread3 finish pthread_join(m_StreamingThread4,&status); //wait thread4 finish
This demo compares Intel TBB and multi-thread. It splits single threads like this:
When no other threads are running, the execution times for Intel TBB and multi-thread are nearly the same. But when I add some dummy threads that just wait 200 ms, things change. Multi-thread is slower even than single thread, but Intel TBB's time is still good. The reason, you assume, is that all threads will finish at the same time. But actually some other threads will block the four threads running, so that the total finish time will be slower.
Test results are shown in the table below (each step adds 2 dummy threads, the dummy thread is just waiting 10 ms).
Intel TBB
296 ms
272 ms
316 ms
280 ms
341 ms
292 ms
363 ms
298 ms
457 ms
310 ms
See * below for performance tests notice
"*": Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.
Configurations: [describe config + what test used + who did testing]. For more information go to http://www.intel.com/performance


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i hope this weather lasts for his big day.
im am soooo not ready! lol
well enough of the wedding and on to crafting...
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i've coloured her with my prisma pencils.
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Dr Iveth J. González is head of malaria at the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). She has more than 15 years of experience in basic and clinical research applied to tropical diseases, mainly malaria, leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease. Dr González's malaria research initially focused on the development of monkey models for vaccine development and then on the identification of clinical and molecular factors associated with antimalarial drug resistance. She conducted several clinical trials in endemic areas, evaluating diagnostic tools for malaria and leishmaniasis and evaluating the efficacy of antimalarial drugs. Dr González joined FIND in 2008, where she leads activities for the development, implementation, and quality control of improved diagnostics for malaria control and elimination. She has also significantly contributed to the establishment of new disease programs at FIND – the Chagas Disease and the Acute Febrile Syndrome programs.
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Jamal Rayyis is an internationally-noted writer and food and wine critic who authored seven editions of Food Wine Magazine's Wine Guide (2002-2008). His work has appeared in a number of publications, including Wine Spirits Magazine, Wine Enthusiast, Departures, New York Magazine, The New York Times, as well as several others. Jamal's primary interest is the intersection of history, politics, and culture in the development and expression of gastronomic traditions and contemporary creation. While internationalist in scope, he has a particular interest in the Mediterranean basin. Presently, Jamal is the US correspondent/critic of the French wine publication Gilbert Gaillard and is writing a book on the politics of gastronomy.
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Kareem Fahim is Istanbul bureau chief for the Washington Post. Previously, he was Cairo-based correspondent for the The New York Times. He covered Tunisia, Egypt and Libya during the historic Arab uprisings for The Times after joining the paper in 2005 to work on the metropolitan beat. He grew up in Kuwait and northern California, and is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of International and Public Affairs.
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Born in Iran, Golnoush Niknejad moved to the US when she was 17. She holds a BA in Political Science and Writing and a law degree with an international and European focus. Following her initial news work in Southern California and Massachusetts, Niknejad moved to New York City and earned two Masters degrees in journalism from Columbia University, focusing first on print and then politics and government. Niknejad is on the board of the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association. Her work includes reporting for PBS/Frontline, the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune, TIME Magazine and California Lawyer. She launched Tehran Bureau in November 2008. Tehran Bureau is now in partnership with PBS/Frontline.
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Sara Venturelli is the welcoming face of Elbert, the Italian House, one of the six language immersion houses here at Colorado College. For students interested in continuing their study of Italian culture and language, Elbert is a possible option for campus living.
Tucked away on the far northwest side of campus, Elbert House is a popular location for Italian cultural events and activities. Venturelli, as the Cultural Program Coordinator, works both to create a strong community amongst her residents and to be an accessible resource for all CC students.
But who are the cultural program coordinators, fondly deemed the CPCs? Are they professors, RAs, students, or possibly a combination of all three? "It's kind of hard to differentiate between the RA and me because people never know what a CPC is," Venturelli explained. "When [the residents] have to fill out the evaluations, some people thought I was the RLC. I would like students to know that we are half way between professors and students. Students can come talk to me any time and feel comfortable."
The six CPCs teach the foreign language adjuncts, live in the language houses, and facilitate opportunities for their residents and the campus at large to learn about their culture and country of origin. The language house RAs assist the CPCs in this programing. Venturelli is originally from Tuscany, Italy. She graduated with a Masters Degree in Italian as a Foreign Language from the University of Bologna. Following her graduation, she took a teaching internship in Turkey, before learning about the CPC program from a teaching abroad Facebook group. "I wanted to go abroad and teach and share my culture," she noted.
This year is Venturelli's second and last year at CC. The vast majority of CPCs stay for one to two years at the college, with only a few, in Venturelli's understanding, staying on for an additional year.
Venturelli is an experienced traveler. Prior to to her internship in Turkey, she studied and taught in France, Germany, and Australia—this made the adjustment to the United States much easier.
"By now, I know how it works," Venturelli explained. Yet she also noted some cultural differences. "We [Italians] are very welcoming. Not that Americans are not, but we just drop by any time. Another thing I really miss, compared to here, is when people tell you, 'Oh, we should totally hang out; we should do something together,' and they actually do it. Sometimes people say it, but they don't really mean it," she said.
As a part of CC's all-college requirements, students must take two blocks, or the equivalent, of a college-level language. Adjuncts provide an opportunity for students to continue language conversation and acquisition outside of their language blocks. Although technically a professor at the college, Venturelli stressed the more relaxed environment of her classes and the adjuncts at large. "For students, [the adjuncts] should be a time to review what they've learned, but [also] to use their linguistic tools that they already have acquired in the regular blocks to have a conversation. It should be more of a chill class, more relaxed," Venturelli said.
Venturelli teaches three different levels of Italian: elementary, intermediate, and advanced. Each level meets for two hours each week. Attendance varies from semester to semester, but Venturelli expects about 10 students in each class. As there are many options in fulfilling the language requirement, there is some competition between CPCs to see who can have the highest number of students in their courses.
Although Venturelli works to bring new students to the department, she particularly enjoys her advanced classes. "Advanced is maybe the class that I enjoy the most, in the sense that it's when students have the ability to express themselves about so many different things that we can have deeper conversations. It's not really about the grammar that much, but we discuss those topics where students have to express an opinion and to argue," she said.
Depending on the language department contract, CPCs may audit up to four courses. Venturelli is currently in the intermediate Japanese adjunct and plans to travel there this summer. Although Venturelli has a master's degree, other CPCs are working students at the college. This distinction is crucial.
"It's different for the Chinese CPC and the German CPC because they are students. For me, it's hard to say that students are friends. They can come talk to me, and they do, and I appreciate that, but there is a certain line," she explained.
As a second year CPC, Venturelli had the opportunity to teach a half-block entitled, "Intensive Communication Practice for Study, Working, and Traveling in Italy." 16 students, of various levels and experience, enrolled in the class. "That was so much fun! I really felt like my students were my kids," she said.
The CPCs also coordinate cultural events and activities. Venturelli noted, "I use the white board, and I create a mosaic of all of the cultural events I organize to show students what we do here. Every block is around three events, two of which I organize with the department, and one is the resident's organizing it. For example, we've made gnocchi, and last year, we had a movie night."
Other events include fresh pasta and lasagna dinners, tiramisu nights, and The Multicultural Winter Market, which is a collaboration with the other language houses. The Italian house also hosts an espresso tasting, "Spesso Espresso," every third Monday from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Italian language majors and other study abroad students attend the sessions to share their experiences with the Italian culture and people.
Although attendance varies from event to event, at least 15 students visit each week. Despite being hosted by the language house and its residents, the events are often open to the rest of the student body. "Tonight, we are having a dinner. It's two or three residents, just cooking. It's especially fun and interesting when they can include something about themselves," Venturelli said.
"Last year, there was a chocolate tasting that a student from Ecuador organized. He was living here, and he knew a lot about chocolate," Venturelli said. Elbert House is home to 21 students, in mostly single rooms. In order to increase community and ensure commitment to the Italian culture, the language house application has recently changed. "Last year, we introduced a new thing. We started working more closely with Residential Life. We actually asked them if we could start interviewing candidates. Up to last year, we would only review applications," Venturelli said.
And it's working. As Shiying Cheng, the Resident Advisor of the Italian and Asian Houses, said of Venturelli, "She really tries hard to get to know all the residents and attempts to build a warm community. Sara also prepares cards for residents on their birthdays."
This welcoming atmosphere is something noted by many of the residents. In terms of her hopes for the future, Venturelli is confident the Italian House will be left in good hands. "I think we are on the right track. I have experienced improvement in the number of students in the adjunct and the community we have in the house, both of these things are better this year. The Facebook group and the blog are a great way to show people what we have going on, as well," she noted.
As housing opens for the 2017-2018 school year, the language houses are an option. Until then, stop by the Italian House for "Spesso Espresso," a traditional Italian meal, or just a chat with Venturelli.


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A Biblical Response to Current Events – 2-6-18
They Said…They Said
What's Happening: "Again, it depends on to whom you talk…the Democrats (with their response memo) or the Republicans (with their Nunes memo saying the Trump Dossier was the reason for the FISA Court approval of wiretaps). Nobody but the House Intelligence Committee has read the Democrats' memo…and they voted unanimously to release it. Trump can stll block it (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/05/intelligence-committee-approves-release-dems-rebuttal-to-fisa-memo.html). 'We think this will help inform the public of the many distortions and inaccuracies in the majority memo,' Schliff, the memo's author, said.'"
Knee-Jerk Response: "Who are we to believe?"
Biblical Response: "Both…and neither. Everyone's got an agenda. The Republicans are convinced the FBI and DOJ of the Obama Administration were biased. The Democrats say they weren't. (probably they were – and so are those Trump has picked to lead his FBI and DOJ). If you think the leadership of anyone appointed by one administration or another is unbiased, you don't understand the foundation of political appointees (I know that the FBI and the DOJ are supposed to be apolitical, but do you really think it ends up that way? – sure, the lower you go the more independent your leadership is – but at the top…not so much). No thinking person expects lack of bias. Elections have consequences."
"Christians? In a perfect world everyone does what is absolutely right. But until then, we'll have to learn how to discern through all the distortions – Republican AND Democrat – that are told by fallen men (John 8:32)."
Here's a Prayer You Can Pray: "Heavenly Father, help us to read between the lies and understand the varying perspectives of what our leaders will swear is the truth; in Jesus' Name, amen." © Alan E.Sargent
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It's here: The time of grandiose resolutions. Where we're supposed to write down a list of goals for the next year, like go to the gym every day or finally stop procrastinating (someday). We think about the end—closing the chapter and cleaning off a slate. Saying "see ya later" (or hopefully, see you never) to a year's worth of mistakes, slip-ups, or tiny tragedies that break our hearts just a little.
We love ends, and grand finales, and spectacular finishes—we have encores and sequels in spades, and we're totally the people who skip to the last chapter because we want to know how the book ends. We save the most delicious bite for last and we're supposed to kiss the person we love (or want to love) at the very end of the year.
We forget the middle.
But the middle is where all the good stuff happens.
Think about your last really good day, or a moment that made you stop-in-your-tracks happy: It probably wasn't some big planned thing. It was kismet, those little magic moments that aren't anything out of the ordinary...but totally, completely are. That text that made you smile or the person paying for your coffee at Starbucks. That time someone went out of their way to be kind, or did something that inspired you so much, you wanted to get up and run ten miles (or take a trip. or celebrate from your couch). Maybe it caught you off-guard or was a moment where all your work paid off. But I bet it was a moment in the middle.
It's easy to get caught up in the hype: This is the year I stop eating French Fries! (Don't do that, are you crazy?!) This is the year I run a marathon! This is the year I become a millionaire!
Those are all good goals, worthy goals. Do the big stuff—fall in love, have adventures, try to move mountains, break rules, dream bigger and bolder. But don't forget the little stuff, too. Be a little kinder. A little more thoughtful. A little more aware of the awesomeness of this life. Because it matters.
I hope in 2015, we remember to love the little moments that create the middle, because the middle is our life. It's those little pieces that make a big difference...a kind word, going out of your way to make someone else happy, or even $1.
It doesn't have to be big to be important. And it doesn't have to be perfect to be meaningful.
Maybe 2014 was your best year ever—awesome! Maybe you dream of 2015 looking a little different. Regardless, I hope we love the middle as much as the end, appreciate the little stuff, and do whatever we can to put a little bit of goodness out.
May this year be magic for you.
Let's toast to the middles.
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Cross Your Fingers That House Ultras Reject Short-Term Debt Ceiling Hike
Matt Yglesias is at least asking the right question: what needs to happen within the GOP to get us to a place where Congress is, on balance, working for the economy instead of against it?
He says the best thing is to get closer to doomsday. The ultras reject the Thanksgiving Solution being floated and push Boehner closer to... What?
I think we need to ask the question this way:
What gets us closer to the demise of the GOP and the return of a two-party system featuring two reality-based political coalitions?
The answer: whatever ensures maximum backlash in the States on my Red to Blue List:
- Florida
- West Virginia
- North Carolina
- Utah
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Missouri


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But their disappointment has turned to mystification with the launch last week of the Commonwealth Games bat cone. Specially designed and created by Scottish craftsmen the bat cone will be used to change cricket bat grips as it is carried by cricketers through the Commonwealth on its way to Glasgow. But once it gets to Glasgow it will have no use, for cricket is not among the sports being contested.
However the truth is that the Commonwealth Games people may have gone to unnecessary expense. For bat cones are redundant. Too late in his career has FB discovered that here is a simpler method to get a grip onto a bat, as seen on this link. It can be accomplished by using nothing more complicated than an everyday plastic bag.
Surely it is not too late for the Commonwealth Games people to commission a special plastic bag in honour of their event and which could be made use of by cricketers across the Commonwealth.


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If you have not heard, I am leaving San Tan Foothills High School and the state of Arizona and will start a new adventure in Utah. I will be teaching at Timpview High School in Provo. If you would like to get in touch with me I can be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Red rice the wondrous grainNovember 16, 2013, 5:12 pm
The writer Anna-Britta Ståhl photographed on a visit to the Minneriya National Park. In the background are a herd of Elephants
by Anna-Britta Ståhl
HEALTH FOOD Red Rice has emerged as a potential cholesterol treatment in tablet form. In the kitchen it increasingly replaces the white, polished cousin which makes blood sugar levels soar. Svenska Dagbladet has spotted the trendy red rice in Sri Lanka, where there are several different varieties.
Red rice is a staple diet in many Asian cuisines and Sri Lanka is no exception. Here many days begin with fresh fruits, red rice and a spicy chillie curry. A little later, the popular rice is served up again, now for lunch and dinner.
The red rice is unpolished, which means that the nutritional film which enclose the grains remain. And the rich, slightly nutty flavour makes it just as good in a salad as in a spicy chillie chicken, meat or fish dish.
The fibre- rich red grains have been studied at the University of Colombo where four types of red rice were examined. It was found that they also accommodate antioxidants. These are useful substances that protect the body against the stress caused by the oxygen we breathe that can cause various diseases in the long term.
- Red rice contains more fibre, vitamins and minerals than ordinary rice. It is also rich in protein and has a slightly grainier texture than the white, polished rice. Our traditional Ayurvedic doctors prescribe it frequently as medicine. We attribute it almost divine qualities and also use it as a sacrifice at various religious ceremonies, says celebrated Sri Lankan chef, Kollu Ranawake, in an email.
Among trendsetters in the West, TV-chef, Marcus Samuelsson, offers a prescription for red rice salad with lemon and miso dressing on his website. Even singer Eva Dahlgren makes autumn risotto of red rice, mushrooms, beef, shallots, garlic, apple, parsnip, ginger and rosehip wine. "Try it, you'll love it!", she urges on her Facebook page.
But the biggest rice enthusiasts are health-conscious people who espouse the red grains for their alleged cholesterol-lowering effect. Studies indicated that red rice contains so-called statins, such as Monacolin K, chemically similar to lovastatin, an ingredient of cholesterol-reducing drugs. And, according to the European Food Safety Authority, EFSA, there is scientific evidence that Monacolin K may help maintain normal cholesterol levels.
The red grains are also addressed in an article in Läkartidningen (Swedish Medical Journal) stressing that although they can lower blood cholesterol levels, they should not replace the medications, read statins, which already exist: "There is no reason to choose treatment with red rice as a substitute for established and well documented statin therapy, "writes Lars L Gustafsson, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, and calls for more scientific studies to elucidate the possible side effects of the red rice.
But patients do not always do what the doctor wants and many reject the pills of school medicine in favour of a food supplement made ??from fermented red rice. It quickly topped sales charts in Finland and today Swedish health food stores testify of a similar hype.
Anders Mothander, age 62, in Stockholm was told he had high cholesterol levels four years ago despite having eaten healthy and exercised regularly. He is one of those who went over to the supplements variant after first having tried regular medicine.
- My friends in France told me that their family doctor wrote out a prescription for a French food supplement made ??from red rice. And since I'm reluctant to take medications, I started eating it.
- Then I discovered another, slightly cheaper version, and began to take it instead. It stabilizes my cholesterol in the same way as the medicine and so far I have not noticed any side effects.
No one can say for sure whether it is the food supplement or something else that stabilizes users' cholesterol. It remains to be seen whether the red rice has any side effects. But the question whether we should be cured with food or medicine is far from new. It was debated already 400 years before Christ, and then formulated by Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine: our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food.
Good for the blood
Red rice is grown in Camargue in the Rhone delta, in northern Italy and in a number of countries in Asia which each have their own version of the popular rice variety.
It is used as a medicine in Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.
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Another new Linux-based Korean PDA expected soonAug 31, 2001 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — 6 views
Seoul, Korea — (press release excerpt) — Mizi Research has a contract to supply its Embedded Linux operating system, Linuette, to CIIT for use as the operating system within a newly developed multimedia PDA.
The new PDA's application software includes PDA PIM (Personal Information Management) applications, Internet functions (web browsing, email, etc), and extensive multimedia capabilities (players for MPEG, MP3, etc.). A Korean-English dictionary and several games are also included with the device.
New Korean Linux-based Multimedia PDA
Internally, the device is based on an Intel 206 MHz StrongARM SA-1110 system-on-chip processor with 32MB of DRAM and 32MB of Flash storage memory. Input/output connections include USB, serial, and Ethernet ports, and there is a CompactFlash slot for additional expansion (memory or I/O). The display is a 240 x 320 pixel, 4096-color LCD.
The PDA's internal operating system platform is Mizi's Linuette Embedded Linux OS, which is based on the Linux kernel 2.4.5. The GUI and windowing environment is based on Trolltech's Qt/Embedded, and there is also an included Java Virtual Machine.
CIIT plans to begin selling the device by October 2001, according to CIIT's Vice President, Jo Joon. "Various PDAs based on Embedded Linux with powerful multimedia features will show on the domestic [Korean] market after the third quarter of this year," said Joon.
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Date Incident: 9 October 2016
Subject: Felony DUI
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Recently my daughter attended a party that could have come right off the set of one of those "Just Say No" public service campaigns. A group of girls were pressuring her into doing something she didn't want to do. The activity wasn't grossly immoral, but it was contrary to her faith, and contrary to her dignity as a young woman. Her friends at the party thought she was just being shy, or prudish — you know, "that homeschooler." They kept trying to persuade her to join in. She politely declined and found something else to do.
She told me about the incident afterwards. It was one the best things a mom could hope to hear. At an age when other kids are desperate to fit in with the crowd, my daughter had a clearly defined sense of who she was and how she wanted to be treated, and she wasn't going to compromise herself for the sake of being popular. She also told me, "Other than that, it was a really fun party. I wish they'd host one every month."
And if they did? I'd probably let her go.
I know the moms who were hosting this party, and they had worked hard to put together an event that was both fun and well-chaperoned, with a pile of activities centering on sports, games, and crafts. I also knew in advance that these moms didn't share our perspective on certain questions of the faith. Given that my daughter is well-catechized and knows to look elsewhere for advice on faith and morals, we agreed this event was fine. Not a problem, despite the little incidents that might crop up.
Social life is like this. There are no perfect friends.
An essential social skill is discernment. Given that all of my friends are going to fall short of the glory of God, does this particular friendship help me live more the way God wants me to? Am I relating to people in a way that meets my need for connectedness without compromising my need for holiness? And what is my role in this friendship? Even among children, there is a time and place for being the moral leader within our imperfect communities.
There is also a time and a place for withdrawing — for avoiding bad company and its pernicious influence on us.
Does School Socialize Me?
I recently overhead a mom fretting about the decision to homeschool. She wasn't happy with the influences at her local school, but worried, "I think they need to be socialized." By socialized, she didn't mean, "It's important to me that my children learn the values of our wider culture, and the best way to do that is to spend hours every day with people who reject the Christian faith, promote immorality, and mock anyone who doesn't toe the line." I don't know any parents who are looking for that.
What she meant was, "I want my kids to be able to make friends and get along with people. I want them to have relationships that answer their need for human connectedness — their genuine spiritual and biological need to live in community."
I'm with her 100%, and I think most parents share that goal.
Where does school fit in with that? Well, there are people at school. Lots of them. It's a place you can make friends. That's a good thing. But let me be blunt: If you are dependent on your school (or your workplace) for providing you with friends, you do not have mature social skills.
How Are Your Social Skills, Mom?
Why is my daughter so resistant to peer pressure? Because she knows how to make friends. She knows how to introduce herself to new people, strike up a conversation, and find something pleasant to do together. She also knows how to stay in touch with a friend she might not see but a few times a year.
Part of this is raw talent, but a lot of it is skill. She is used to trying new things and meeting new people. She is accustomed to meeting a wide variety of people, of all ages and backgrounds. She often finds herself in situations where she simply has to get along with the one or two people in front of her, no matter how weird or different they might be. And she knows that usually she'll find a friendly person, if she makes the effort.
The payoffs are huge. When someone tries to manipulate her into going along with the crowd? She has every confidence that there's a different, better crowd somewhere else. And because she has so many different types of friends from so many different places, she can distinguish between these folks over here who know everything about violin, and those over there who are a better authority on what the Bible says.
When I hear a parent or teacher worrying about socialization, that's a red flag for me: I suspect these adults really just don't know how to make friends.
Community Means Living Together
Is your local school a community? You bet it is. And given that there are so many people thrust together in one place, if your child attends school but can't seem to make friends there, that's a cause for concern. While it could be the child who needs some mentoring and practice with social skills, as my daughter can attest, it could be that the community is toxic. We should be able to find friends wherever we go, sure. That's a mark of good social skills. But we live in a fallen world, and bad communities — big and small — do crop up from time to time.
How do homeschoolers, hermits, and other under-institutionalized-types find friends? By living with other people. We find other people at home, and we find them out in the wider world. We do things with those people. We spend time with those people. We invite them to share parts of their lives with us. That's socialization.
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Our Gardens were chock full this Easter Sunday with beautiful families coming back from church, regular brunchers, and friends from out of town meeting up for farewell mimosas. Among the bustling crowd were two little girls in matching Easter dresses who made the day extra special for all of us here. Rylee Fancher is an old hand at hunting Easter eggs by now, but this year was baby sister Reese's first go at hunting eggs in the gardens. Coming at the end of a busy week our Sunday brunch service, with it's split second timing, can be a challenge. This past Sunday, all that hard work to make it memorable never felt so good.
Weather permitting the Barndiva Gardens are now open for lunch, brunch and dinner service. The Gallery Gardens will serve cocktails, wine and our full bistro menu. Get ready to be blown away by this new use of the space - previously only available for private parties. The Gallery Bar Garden is slated to open May 1.
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RECENT volatilities in local interest rates, resulting in a continual flattening of the yield curve, will benefit more real estate investment trusts (Reits) than developer stocks, OSK-DMG analyst Ong Kian Lin said in a report on Monday.
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On the other hand, residential mortgage loans are typically pegged to the three-month Singapore interbank offered rate (Sibor).
The Business Times reported on Monday that the key three-month Sibor has risen almost 60 per cent to 0.64 per cent, from 0.41 per cent barely three months ago last October. But the three-month SOR, the Sibor's more market-oriented cousin, is going the opposite direction.
Mr Ong said that a 50 basis points increase in interest rate will hit Reits' distribution per unit (DPU) by just 1-3 per cent. But "(the Sibor's) recent spike is likely to dampen private home sales even further, posing downside risk to developers," Mr Ong said.
That said, for the first half of 2015, he does not expect a significant downside risk to property prices, especially in the office and retail subsectors.
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The "Baggy Pants" phenomenon has caused a massive stir across the world over the past few years, so much so it even has politicians speaking on the subject. It seems wearing your pants low represents gang culture and the concealing of weapons which may appear to be crazy but they did begin bringing in new laws on the subject in the states. However, where there is an apparent problem there is room for creativity which is why we are here today. Andrew D. Lewis decided to create a sort of "happy medium" product that will hold your pants at just the right level in order to keep the peace between the two sides. Check out the product a.k.a Subs below and what Andrew himself has to say on the topic. Get your very own "Subs" right here.
When asked "what was the thinking behind the product?" he has this to say:
"I was shooting for a contemporary, hip-hop/urban take on traditional men's suspenders. But, instead of going over the shoulder on the outside of the user's clothing, Subs are worn more as an undergarmant. The name, Subs, evolved from suspenders. I changed suspenders to subspenders (a play on sagging and the low position of the product when worn, compared to traditional suspenders), and then shortened it to Subs. The rest is history."
When asked "did he think kids hang their pants to low?" he had this to say:
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Check it out: Jazz, holiday events, history, more
Jazz all day
What: Sacramento State's Winter Jazz Fest is a daylong event that allows ensembles from elementary, middle and high schools and colleges to work with mentors and perform before an audience. As an added attraction, The Kandinsky Effect ensemble will perform with the Sacramento Jazz Orchestra, featuring vocalist Jamie Davis.
Where: CSUS Capistrano Hall, 6000 J St., Sacramento
When: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Cost: $10; parking is free.
Info: (916) 278-5191 or www.csus.edu/music/jazz/fest.html
'Hands on History'
What: Sutter's Fort is hosting a Hands on History event with a holiday theme. In "A Simple Emigrant Christmas," participants can try their hands at candle dipping and making cornhusk dolls as they learn about immigrant holiday traditions of the 1840s.
Where: 27th and L streets, Sacramento
When: "A Simple Emigrant Christmas," 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: "A Simple Emigrant Christmas," $7 for adults, $5 for youths 6 to 17, free for children 5 and younger.
Info: www.suttersfort.org
Nativity, music festival
What: Hundreds of professionally displayed creches from around the world can be seen at the seventh annual Elk Grove Nativity and Music Festival. There will also be a Nativity scavenger hunt, live Nativities by children and a community sing-along of Handel's "Messiah."
Where: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6701 Seasons Drive, Elk Grove
When: 1 to 9 p.m. today; 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday
Cost: Free
Info: (916) 717-6684
Winter wonderland
What: Children are invited to make their own candy cane reindeer, decorate a holiday cookie and enter a coloring contest at the Snow Much Fun event, sponsored by the Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation at Coloma Community Center. Children can also take part in the department's dance, martial arts and music lessons.
Where: 4623 T St., Sacramento
When: 3 to 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Info: (916) 808-5641
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Where: Roseville Theatre, 241 Vernon St.
When: 2 to 4 p.m.
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Needless to say, managing a business, two adult children, husband and household interferes with my writing. I don't know how other writers multitask around tumultuous households. This summer seems to have commanded my time more than others. It rained a lot around D.C. in May, so in June I crammed in all those spring cleaning chores that are normally spread out over a few months, resealing our deck, washing windows and cleaning carpets.
My son graduated last year from college. Due to the economy, he is working part-time in my husband's business. He hasn't been part of our household on a daily basis for two years. Having lived on his own, he is particular about his diet, which we support, but his diet necessitates almost daily trips to the grocery store. He would shop himself, except that he works, commuting between Maryland and Virginia. Since I don't get a paycheck, the grocery store is on my list.
My daughter, home from school, is working too, doubling our household residents. In passing, I'll mention the party she had in our home last weekend while my husband and I were out of town. Somehow, the carpets were trashed and I spent two days cleaning them (thank goodness it rained in May and I didn't clean them twice). Yes, she would have done it herself if not for her summer school class and work schedule. No, she won't be having anymore parties anytime soon.
Fortunately, our business has recently surged, after a two year dearth that hit the housing market. Great, except I've sent out more proposals in the last two weeks than in the previous year. We also have three business vehicles in addition to the four we use personally. My kids take care of their own cars, but the remaining five must have regular maintenance-again, my domain. And then my husband's hobbies become my responsibility.
This week, a twenty-six foot boat appeared in my driveway. A client, who no longer used it, gave it to my husband. Great, a real windfall. My husband's hobbies by necessity have dwindled because of his back problems. He cannot and may not play softball anymore. Fishing is the only hobby left to him. Due to his back issues, I try to compensate by helping in physical activities, like mowing the yard and assisting moving equipment, like air compressors or generators off and on his truck (now you know why I weight train), so when I saw the boat, I saw another task falling into my hands.
Does this sound like a poor pitiful me column? Don't believe it. Next week, I'm off to the beach where I will devote myself to writing and fun. My family will be at home working, so there is a balance. I live for the day when my writing pays and "my work" will actually be considered work. Until then, I swipe an hour or two out of every day to write, multitask with the professionals, and hope to write that forward in my book where every author lies.


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Lindsey and Chris are an amazing couple. When we first met them, we could tell almost immediately that we had a ton of things in common, and since then, we have grown to love them dearly. Their wedding day was one that we will not soon forget. From the moment I walked in the door of Lindsey's parents' home, I was made to feel like family, and that feeling was there for the entire day. It was one of those days that made us forget we were "working." Those days are awesome. :)
Although I could write volumes about these two wonderful people and dear friends, I promised Lindsey that I would have this post up today, so I'm going to refrain from blabbering, and let this fabulous couple do the chatting!!
Here are the first three of Lindsey's Top Five Favorite Wedding Day Memories (in no particular order):
2. Walking down the aisle with my dad. I think as girls that's such a big moment that we dream about our whole lives. It certainly didn't disappoint. Amazing moment for me. I thought I would be so nervous, but I was just beaming.
3. Hearing the priest give his homily at our wedding was so special to me because I have known him so long. It was so special to have someone so close to me and Chris witness the most important day of our lives.And, here are the first three of Chris's Top Five Favorite Wedding Day Memories!!
1. The hours before the ceremony getting ready with my groomsmen. I was more nervous about the fact that I wasn't nervous. I just wanted to get to the church so I could finally see my bride-to-be.
2. The moment that sticks out the most in my head is the moment Lindsey appeared at the end of the aisle. It was the only moment that I actually saw her before everyone in the church blocked her from my vision, but it was one of the best seconds of my life.
3. The ride in the limo after the ceremony. It was one of the first moments where we could take a breath and relax, but the reality of the day hadn't set in yet.
Two more of Lindsey's Top Five!!
4. First dance with my dad. The song that we danced to ("If We Hold On Together" by Diana Ross) has been my "daddy song" since I was a little girl. I wanted to learn the song, so my dad wrote down the words for me; I still have that piece of paper. When we were dancing my dad kept saying to me, "the only other time I've seen you look this beautiful was the day you were born." I'll never forget that.
5. The last dance of the night. After running around trying to see everyone, my husband grabbed me for the final dance and it truly felt as if the world stopped. There were so many people on the dance floor, but it truly felt as if we were the only two people in the room. I thought I would be so embarrassed about the attention, but I didn't even notice because all of my attention was on him.
And, two more of Chris's Top Five!!
4. One of my favorite moments was my first dance with my new wife. We were both so nervous about looking like idiots in front of our guests, that we took dance lessons. When we were on the dance floor, neither one of us wanted to do the dance routine!
5. The end of the night we had been pulled out of the reception by Ben and Jenn for some photos. It was really one of the few moments I had with Lindsey alone without people tugging us in all different directions. It was nice to sit out in the open air with my wife and enjoy a few moments of quiet.
Wedding advice from Lindsey: "Things are absolutely going to go wrong or not turn out the way you planned. It's okay. The pianist at the church played the wrong song for the procession. My eyelashes started to fall off during the ceremony. It's okay. At those times, remember the whole reason why you're doing this in the first place. As long as Chris was waiting for me at the end of that aisle, nothing else mattered to me that day. You spend so much time and effort trying to organize every detail but the truth is you will remember the memories you create for yourself so make sure you put emphasis on all the good things that happened."
Wedding advice from Chris: "My advice is simple: just say yes to what she wants. Ultimately she will be right and it'll make life easier."
Lindsey and Chris – thank you so very much for everything!! We're so thankful that you found us, and that we got to be a part of such an amazing time in your lives! You two are the best, and we love the heck outta you! See you soon! Your buddies, J + B :)
beautiful photographs of a beautiful couple! awesome job jenn!
Melissa SAYS...
Wonderful job Jenn and Ben!
Lindsey & Chris- Your both are such beautiful people! Thankyou for allowing me to share your special day with the both of you!
I'll make sure next time no eyelashes are falling off! Lol.
The Pictures perfectly express how beautiful your day was:)! I love them!!!
Jennifer @QueenCityBride SAYS...
WOW to that Dessert Buffet! Way to go Lindsey!
Lindsey & Chris SAYS...
Unbelievable! It was so nice to relive all of those memories! We're so lucky to have met you both. Cheers to you and to a lasting friendship. We love you both!
Meghan & Travis SAYS...
Jenn & Ben- What an amazing posting this was. Each photo was better than the next. Lindsey looked like an absolute angel! Phenomenal job! Blown away… once again!


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Three things I've learned about Greenville, TX:
1. The county in which it sits used to be the cotton capital of the world.
2. A banner once hung stating, "Welcome to Greenville, The Blackest Land. The Whitest People." Huh?
3. Ben Kweller is from here.
(sources: Wikipedia, NPR)
So we've had our first (and hopefully last) breakdown. We'll be staying in the Walmart parking lot in Greenville, TX until at least Thursday, possibly Friday.
We left the Texarkana Starbucks yesterday afternoon and made our way to the bomb-ass Olive Garden on the other side of the highway. I don't think anyone has ever worked so hard to get to an Olive Garden. The Winnebago kept wanting to stall on us, we were stuck in heaps of traffic AND we had to go uphill. Oh God.We're stuck at a red light and Pete's revving the engine to keep the thing from dying and subsequently pissing a bunch of people off. Well, we make it over the hill and across the highway. We're not exactly sure where the left turn is to get to the Olive Garden, so Pete takes the first left he sees. I start screaming at him because I thought this turn was for the I-30 on ramp only. "Why the hell did you do that!?" Meanwhile, Pete's describing his stress level in less-than-friendly words and suddenly: a right turn into Olive Garden. It was like entering the Pearly White Gates.
We hit up that Olive Garden like we hadn't eaten in weeks. We hadn't had breakfast that morning, so we basically starved ourselves for some unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks. But first, wine (mmm...chianti)! We figured we we'd splurge on some alcohol if we were gonna be stingy on our food bill. After all, we didn't want our waiter to treat us like crap since we were gonna make him work for the cheapest thing on the menu. We met Mark Alex, our beverage man, first. I would have liked him solely because he brought me my wine, but on top of that, he was super cool. We told him we were in route to Austin in a Winnebago, which seemed to strike a jealous chord in him. He said he would love to move to Austin and do kind of the same thing we are. If you're reading Mark Alex, it's super easy and definitely fun, even if you get stranded in boo-foo Texas.
We had an equally awesome waiter named Jerry (Hi Jerry!!). He really hooked us up with a fabulous meal and a truly good time, not something you really expect or even care about when you order the unlimited soup, salad and breadstick deal at a national Italian restaurant chain. Somebody give him a raise! We devoured 2 1/2 baskets of breadsticks, one bowl of salad, and 5 bowls of soup between the two of us. Wow, full.
So we leave Olive Garden and it's seriously getting late. The sun is going to set soon and we have to get to Greenville (where the next convenient 24 hour Walmart is located) before dark, otherwise we have to turn our lights on, risking a serious drain on our battery.
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Well, it gets dark. And we turn those freaking lights on. And it's terrifying. Things are rattling. The gauges are acting funny. Holy crap we're gonna get stuck on the side of the road!
Except we don't. We seriously get to Walmart in the knick of time. Later, we try to turn the Lesharo on again, and nothing. Looks like we're stuck. We decide that in the morning, when the auto service section opens, we'll bring both our batteries in to get charged, and surely we'll make it to Austin!
We traipse around Walmart for awhile, admiring the crazies that institution sucks in. We make a pee pit stop and then back to the Lesharo to party: uno, radio and vegetables. Rock on. I pass out early, again, despite trying to stay up until 1am to catch the lunar eclipse.
We sleep through this rare cosmic event, for the most part. I get up at 3:30am with an incredible need to urinate. Pete comes with me and we look up to a mildly overcast sky to see a shadowed moon. Huzzah! We caught it. I'll be sure to catch the next one in 2094.
So last night was legitimately warm. I was hot even. I think it's time to start downsizing the bedding for springtime weather. We wake and go into Walmart to see about charging our batteries. Problem. We have yellow top Optima batteries requiring a trickle charge, which Walmart doesn't have the means to perform. Well, decision time. Pete calls the Winnebago parts people to see if we can get an alternator shipped to a random business address for us to pick up. They can, and now we have to find said random business. Walmart's out; too big. Payless Shoes? No, that's weird. How about National Tire and Battery across the street? Sweet. Brian, the service manager, was totally friendly and compensating. We got the part ordered and now we just wait until it arrives on Thursday.
In other news, Pete's a winner! In our own contest: he became the first to poop in the Winnebago! Congrats Pete! In a close second, Kara. Honestly, it's an extremely pleasant experience taking a dump in your own home, listening to cars go by. Of course, we don't have any water hook-ups yet so we're using trash bags with newspaper. Disturbing, yes. Hilarious, of course.
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Also, in rub-it-in-your-face news: it was 80 degrees here today. We enjoyed t-shirts, tank tops and rolled up pants. We sipped on rum and cokes and napped with the door open to a delightful breeze. I can get used to this no-winter thing for sure.
Now that it's getting warmer, we also needed to change the oil in the Lesharo. Our oil change turned into a covert operation in the back of the Walmart parking lot, dodging security or anyone else that looks official:
|Not obvious at all.
More recently, we've been negotiating extremely non-pedestrian-friendly territory. To get to this Starbucks, we made an extremely terrifying journey walking on a guard rail over a highway. The guard rail was only two feet high, so the chance of falling down onto a semi whipping by below seemed pretty high. We'll have to cross back over here in a few minutes. Scary...
Once (and if) we make it back over, we'll hit up Jersey's Bar and Grill. We stopped their for a drink after ordering our alternator earlier- a celebratory-type thing. We gotta go back for some more $2 drafts of Texas' own Ziegenbock. Here's to Greenville! The Blackest Land? The Whitest People?


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By Michael Fontanini / March 14th, 2016
Telltale Games has announced a release date for the second episode of their new The Walking Dead: Michonne miniseries. Episode 2, "Give No Shelter", has been rated M by the ESRB for Intense Violence, Blood & Gore, and Strong Language. The miniseries will conclude in April with its third and final episode. In the meantime, the 2nd episode is set to launch on March 29 on the following platforms:
- PC/Mac – Via the Telltale online store, Steam, and other digital distribution platforms
- PlayStation 3/PlayStation 4 – Via the PlayStation Network
- Xbox One/Xbox 360 – Via the Xbox Games Store
- iOS – Via the Appstore on compatible devices
- Android – Via Google Play and the Amazon Appstore
As with the original The Walking Dead game by Telltale games, this one has players making some tough choices along the way. The choices you make can affect future elements of the story and even who lives and who dies. Telltale games has put together this video showing how many players made what choices in The Walking Dead: Michonne – Episode 1. Check it out below.
"In Episode 2, 'Give No Shelter,' a daring escape from the floating colony of Monroe sees Michonne, Pete, and Sam running for their lives. An all too brief reprieve is soon shattered; the leaders of Monroe don't forgive and don't forget. With memories of her daughters bleeding ever further into Michonne's blurred reality, her world is becoming increasingly fractured… just at the point when she'll need all of her skills to survive."
The Walking Dead: Michonne miniseries follows the iconic blade wielding character, Michonne, from the famous TV show. Telltale's The Walking Dead game series has sold more than 50 million episodes worldwide to date, and earned over 100 Game of the Year awards from sources like Metacritic, USA Today, Wired, Spike TV VGAs, Yahoo!, The Telegraph, Mashable, Polygon, Destructoid and GamesRadar. It has also earned BAFTA Video Game Awards for Best Story and Best Mobile Game.
The Walking Dead games and TV shows are based upon the award winning comic book series by Robert Kirkman. You can find out more about the games at the official website, on Facebook, or by following Telltale Games on Twitter. If you want to find out more about Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead, or any of his other titles, visit www.SkyBound.com or www.TheWalkingDead.com. The Walking Dead TV series is currently approaching its season finale on AMC. Once this season of the TV show finishes up, the companion show, Fear The Walking Dead, will begin its second season in April.
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What I liked most was moving through the country like a local with a local, my trip was exciting, fun, effortless, refreshing, and memorable.
Emma is a fast friend. If you're lucky enough to travel with her you have an expert guide to help you avoid the tourist traps and discover a truly unique and once in a lifetime experience.
Overall it was amazing. The food! The access to events! The delightful conversations and insights! We felt like such VIPs with Emma.


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2019 Ski-Doo MXZ TNT 850 E-TEC White & Black
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The 2019 MXZ TNT brings an aggresive attitude and high-thrill performance ready to attack tight, twisting trails at the flick of the throttle. The large sweet spot of the TNT lets riders master any trail with confidence and precision.Features may include:
The most powerful 2-stroke engine in the industry. It pumps out 10 more horsepower (165 hp) than its predecessor, but its responsiveness is what really shines. With the new pDrive primary clutch, it's 30% quicker responding than the 800R E-TEC giving you the instant control you demand.
A major factor in the quickness of REV sleds is the new pDrive clutch. Fast and friction-free dual rollers transfer torque in place of traditional sliding buttons on this advanced clutch. The oversize rollers with needle bearings, wide flyweights and shaft-on-shaft design emphasize smooth operation and long life. Ultra-responsive shifting, impressive RPM consistency and 2.8 lb./ 1.3 kg lighter than the TRA VII.
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The 4th generation of the REV platform is designed around aggressive trail riders with a narrow, compact package giving the rider more freedom to move and influence the sled. More centralized masses (especially side-to-side), light weight and industry-leading suspensions make the vehicle ultra responsive.
Precise, predictable handling and outstanding bump absorption, even in harsh conditions, with state-of-the-art unequal length A-arm front suspension.
Design enables you to slide naturally to three different cornering styles, including a new, extreme-forward position.
Enables rider to naturally pivot their outside foot outward in aggressive cornering. (Alternative toe holds available as accessories)
THE standard for control, capability, comfort and adjustability with added traction, better braking and more bump filtration in 129-inch (327 cm) version. Separate spring and shock dynamics, plus the most rising-rate/progressive motion ratio in the industry give the rMotion suspension its supple ride in small bumps with added capability in large ones. Easy adjustments for shocks, springs and coupling block.
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MacAndrews Purchase 25% Share in Progeco Bilbao
Following on last investment earlier in 2013 in the Rail Terminal in Murcia and the launching of the first Reefer Block Train operated in Spain linking Murcia with the Port of Bilbao two times per week, MacAndrews, a door to door Intermodal operator in Europe 100% subsidiary of CMA-CGM Group, have completed the purchase of a 25% share in Progeco Bilbao, SA, becoming its main shareholder.
Since 1985, Progeco Bilbao is offering comprehensive logistic services in the industrial and commercial sectors, basically logistic warehouses, container depot (dry and reefer maintenance and repairs) and transport services.
With the best location in the Port of Bilbao, only 200 meters away from the Container Terminal, Progeco counts with 14,000 m2 covered warehouse for storage of goods up to 15 tons with 27 loading docks, 1,500 m2 refrigerated warehouse with 8 loading docks for Reefer Containers, 4.000 m2 of semi-covered surface for large or steel products with specialized machinery to load up to 46 tons to handle special and out of gauge cargo, 8,000 m2 racked warehouse to stock up to 9,000 pallets, 6,500 m2 of general storage and a depot of 60,000 m2 offering own transport, inspection of containers, maintenance and repairs of dry and Reefer boxes (as the only dealer of most important reefer manufacturers), pre-trip, pre-cooling and assistance in perishable cargo consolidation, including on-board technical assistance for ships in transit 24 hrs/365 days/year.
MacAndrews is an Intermodal service provider of a full range of Intermodal and Logistics services in Europe, specialised in 45' High Cube Pallet Wide containers, serving niche, core geographical sectors of the U.K. and Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Poland, Scandinavia, and Russia, offering supply chain solutions tailored made to customer needs. Our container fleet is in excess of 9,000 teus in a wide array of sizes and configurations.
With five offices in Spain alone, MacAndrews operates close to 40 block trains on weekly basis linking daily main consumption / production areas throughout Spain with the Port of Bilbao to take advantage of the five sailings weekly to the U.K.


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Giving back to a veteran.
A R Engh has teamed up with Gustave A. Larson Company to provide a new air conditioning system to a deserving local veteran, at NO CHARGE to them. The AC System will include:
- A properly sized 13 SEER American Standard outdoor condensing unit
- A matching American Standard indoor coil
- An American Standard smart wi-fi thermostat
- Additional installation materials as needed (line set, pad, etc)
This will be a complete installation of a new A/C unit at no charge to the selected veteran with the following parameters:
- They need to own their home (mobile homes excluded)
- They need to have a gas furnace
- Existing electrical service can accommodate the new AC
- Recipient agrees to provide a testimonial after the installation
Deadline for nominations will be May 29th. On Flag Day, Wednesday June 14th, A R Engh will draw the name of the veteran who will have a new American Standard Air Conditioner installed in their home. So, are you a veteran, or do you know someone who is? All you have to do is register below.


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Anthony Bourdain Invests in Food & Travel Startup, Roads & Kingdoms
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Anthony Bourdain, America's favorite chef and TV host, is now an investor and Editor-At-Large for Roads & Kingdoms. Bourdain made this announcement Wednesday that he has committed to this three-year-old digital magazine that publishes content about travel food and culture.
Roads & Kingdoms will publish anything from the brewing of banana beer in South Africa to an exiled land in Asia. This website full of adventures and wonders of the world began in 2012 by former Time editor Nathan Thornburgh and Matt Goulding, best selling author of the book series Eat This, Not That.
This double-duo met through a connection of friends while they were both writers abroad. The two met in Mexico where they talked about the problems faced by travel journalist, and how some media outlets saw no need for journalist such as themselves. From there the dream to create a space for journalists such as themselves was born.
Goulding and Thornburgh both quit their jobs and went backpacking in Myanmar to report on the civil war for a Tumblr page. Now, three years later that Tumblr page has grown to what is now Roads & Kingdoms.
Voted as the Gold Winner for Best Travel Journalism Site by the Society of American Travel Writers, Roads & Kingdoms has 500 paid contributors around the world. Roads & Kingdom also has a publishing partnership with Sports Illustrated called The Far Post. This site is weekly updates on global soccer series.
The amount of the investment from Bourdain was not released, however it is said to be enough to fund employees in their offices in Brooklyn and Barcelona. Bourdain is said to be excited about his new investment and takes the approach of "if you produce really good content, some one will buy it."
Bourdain will now edit his own section, Dispatched, and will publish Goulding's new book Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travel Through Japan's Food Culture, set to hit shelves this October.
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During the snowshoe week in the Fjords of Norway, with a luxury lodge as your basecamp, you will experience varied guided snowshoe tours. Every day we decide where the best conditions for a successful hike are. For example we hike on an island at the coast overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, we hike on a mountain surrounded by fjords, stroll into higher alpine terrain and hike through spectacular valleys with rivers, forests and magnificent views. Expect a varied and spectacular nature experience that is unparalleled. For more detailed information click here
The nice thing with snowshoeing is that you do not need any experience, and you will still be able to access areas with lots of snow.
Trip Highlights
- Spectacular scenes
- Amazing fjord views
- Varied tours
- Local guide who knows the best tours
- Cosy lodge
- Possibility for add-on city visits in Bergen or Oslo.
The nice thing with snow shoeing is that you do not need any experience, and you will still be able to access areas with lots of snow. A medium fitness level for enjoying the hike uphill is an advantage, we can adjust the level to the group's wishes.
What is included
Snow shoe guide (6 days), Snowshoes and poles (6 days), Accommodation (7 nights in luxury cabin), Transportation during 6 snow shoe days, and Full board, if 'catered'.
What is not included:
Travel to and from Norway, Airport transfers, Rental car, No meals if you choose 'self-catered', Personal expenses, Avalanche equipment
Our cook can prepare all your meals in your cabin (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Ask for the catered option.
If you have a group of your own and you want to change the program, let us know and we will be happy to design a trip for you, adapted to your wishes and abilities.
Start: Vigra airport, Ålesund
Finish: Vigra airport, Ålesund
Prices and Availablity
Prices depend on date and amount of people, and a few choices you can make. Contact us and we will be happy to make you an offer.
Prices start from NOK 11.900,- per person (with min. 4 persons) when 'self-catered'.
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You also tend to be very practical. You don't really have a lot of room for fluff in your life.
You are a very honest and direct person. You will give anyone a straight answer, even if it's a bit uncomfortable.
While you're quite sensible, you always like a little bit of flash in your life. You don't overdo it, but you do like turning heads.
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Maintenance –
- Factory A&P school. United States or Europe.
- Factory Engine School. (Rolls Royce, Turbo Mecha.)
- Advanced sheet metal training.
- Factory school. (MD, Airbus, Bell)
- IA Training (Inspection Authorization Training.)
- Real time training with a Wake training instructor. A&P will have an instructor with them on all repairs and routine maintenance of the aircraft. The machines will be maintained according to FAA Part 135 standards with 100 and 300 hours inspection.
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Welcome Sophie Kautz to the Trinity Staff
We are pleased to announce that Sophie Kautz has agreed to serve as the TAP Assistant for the remainder of the school year. Sophie will serve as asstant to Rachel Boisen, Coordinator of Trinity's Afterschool Program for 1st - 2nd graders. Sophie will join Rachel in working with our TAP students on literacy each day after school.
Thanks to Sophie for stepping in to give much needed support as we close out our 28th consecutive year of TAP.