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Athletic events— NMU has intercollegiate athletic teams in hockey, football, volleyball, swimming and diving, men's and women's basketball and skiing, golf, soccer and cross country. Check out the NMU Sports website for schedules and news. In addition to varsity sports, the United States Olympic Education Center is training world-class athletes for competitions that take place at NMU and around the globe.
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Indoors— sheltered, bug-free fun. Try indoor climbing at NMU's PEIF (physical education instructional facility, usually called the PEIF— rhymes with "beef") or take a walk in the Superior Dome. The PEIF recreation area includes an eight-lane lap pool, diving tank, seven racquetball and walleyball courts, 1,450 square-foot climbing wall, basketball/volleyball courts, indoor tennis courts, rowing machines, treadmills and much more. The PEIF also offers aerobics, yoga and weight classes.
Clubs and classes are always available! Student organizations and sport clubs such as Professional Ski Instructors of America and Crew Club are just some of many clubs you can join. There are also classes you can take to get involved, such as HP 238: Winter Camping or HP 233: Snowshoeing (for more information check your NMU Undergraduate Bulletin). In the summer, classes such as HP222: Hiking or HP213: Sea Kayaking are great to get to know Marquette's surrounding wilderness areas in a safe way.


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Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is Hillary Clinton's pick to become the next vice president of the United States, Clinton told supporters Friday evening.
Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said in a text message Friday evening she was "thrilled" to share that she has selected Kaine as her running mate.
His guiding principle is "the belief that you can make a difference through public service," Clinton's Twitter account said. [[387996092, C]]
A steady Clinton surrogate in recent campaign appearances, Kaine was at a fundraiser in Newport, Rhode Island, Friday night when the announcement was made. He is honored to be Clinton's running mate, he tweeted soon after the news broke.
"Can't wait to hit the trail tomorrow in Miami!" he said.
Republican nominee Donald Trump sought to incite rage among Bernie Sanders supporters over Clinton's pick, tweeting that Kaine represents the opposite of what the Vermont senator stood for, "Philly fight?"
In a series of tweets Saturday morning, Trump said Clinton didn't chose Sen. Elizabeth Warren because "she hates her," alleged Kaine is "owned by banks" and, citing the newly leaked DNC emails, said the party planned to "destroy Bernie Sanders. Mock his heritage and much more. On-line from Wikileakes, really vicious. RIGGED." [[388017122, C]]
The swing state's former governor, a current member of the Senate's Armed Services Committee, has the national security experience Clinton is said to have been seeking, observers said.
Pundits and Kaine supporters have said the senator's experience and moderate positions make him an ideal choice.
"Senator Kaine's judgment, experience and values make him an excellent complement to the Democratic ticket, and he will be a strong partner to President Hillary Clinton in the White House," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Friday evening. [[387932182, C]]
The former Virginia governor complements Clinton, Democratic donor Glen Fukushima told CNN.
"He has a business sense and international experience [and] speaks Spanish, which are both pluses," he said. "He also has experience as a governor, which could complement Hillary's background."
Kaine, 58, "has a lot going for him," Rep. Gerry Connolly told CNN.
"He's Catholic, from a swing state, successful governor, speaks fluent Spanish, has political chops, was the head of the [Democratic National Committee]," he told the television network. "He provides a lot of talent to the ticket and could step in and could certainly be an heir apparent." [[338107532, C]]
"I can say there is no one of higher integrity and trustworthiness," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
"His experience, intellect and dedication to making life better for people from all walks of life will make him an enormous asset to Secretary Clinton throughout the remainder of this campaign and as a leader in her administration over the next four years," Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said. "This is a proud day for every Virginian."
Republican Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates William J. Howell expressed for Kaine while taking the opportunity to attack Clinton. [[388002662, C]]
"His character makes it all the more surprising that he would sign up to defend Hillary Clinton for the next three-and-a-half months," he said in a statement. "However, Sen. Kaine's selection as the vice presidential nominee does not change that this election is ultimately a referendum on Secretary Clinton."
Kaine touts his work to reduce unemployment among veterans, to block any Iran nuclear weapons program, to recognize American Indian tribes in Virginia, to preserve Civil War battlegrounds and to improve access to job-training programs.
Kaine, who attended University of Missouri and Harvard Law School, speaks Spanish fluently after taking a year off from attending Harvard to work at a technical school founded by Jesuit missionaries in Honduras, his Senate website says.
But critics have called Kaine a safe, even boring, running mate.
When asked by Charlie Rose of PBS on Monday whether Kaine was a boring choice, Clinton said, "I love that about him." [[387995812, C]]
Kaine was even asked about being boring on NBC's "Meet the Press" in June, one of his highest-profile appearances in what was evidently his vetting process. Kaine brushed it off with a joke: "I am boring … but boring is the fastest-growing demographic in this country."
What Does Kaine Bring to the Table?
Kaine, who was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was first elected to office in 1994. He served as a city councilman and then was elected mayor of Richmond. He became lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2002, was inaugurated as governor in 2006 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012. He serves on the aging, armed services, budget and Senate foreign relations committees.
Newsweek previously called Kaine "the conventional wisdom pick" for Clinton's running mate and tied his chances of being selected with those of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro.
Kaine will not energize the party's progressive wing, however, Newsweek argued.
"Kaine ... voted to fast-track President Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership, a move that angered most of the left. And his views on abortion are to the right of many Democrats: he's a practicing Catholic who supported parental consent and informed consent laws in his state. And, Sanders aside, old white guys just don't excite voters like they used to," the publication wrote.
Kaine is personally opposed to abortion but has said he is against overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing the procedure. Beyond supporting requiring parental consent, he also was in favor of banning late-term abortions unless a woman's life is at risk, and he has promoted abstinence-focused education to try to decrease the number of pregnancies that end in abortion. In the past, the state NARAL chapter refused to endorse him.
Kaine was on President Barack Obama's short-list for vice president, according to Politico.
He teamed up with Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona to introduce legislation to authorize military force against the Islamic State. [[385740891, C]]
What Has Kaine Said About Wanting to Be VP?
On Thursday in Virginia, Kaine had downplayed speculation he would be Clinton's pick.
"I'm in a little, momentary bubble of attention. It will be normal again," he told NBC Washington's David Culver.
In March, Kaine also demurred about whether he wanted to be vice president.
"Well, I'm a happy senator and I like my job, and I'm not looking for another one, but, look, my best use is helping Secretary Clinton -- especially win Virginia," he said March 10 to a group of Hispanic and African-American publishers at the National Press Club.
The senator echoed those comments on April 29, saying he would accompany Clinton at her inauguration as a senator, not as her vice president, Politico reported.
"You know, I really love my job. I really do," Kaine reportedly said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe. "And I have a great feeling that I'm going to be on that podium with Hillary Clinton when she's taking the oath of office, but I'm going to be sitting with the other senators."


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- Author: Laura J. Van der Staay
Over 115 people came to the 2013 Grape Day at KARE on August 13. Attendees visited a wine grape plot where Larry Williams, professor and plant physiologist in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, demonstrated and discussed the effects of water deficits on water relations and productivity of about 20 different red wine grape cultivars grown in the San Joaquin Valley. The field tour was followed by PowerPoint presentations. Teresa O'Keefe and Jeffrey Palumbo, scientists at USDA-ARS, provided information on the ecology of mycotoxin-producing aspergilli in raisin vineyards. Matthew Fidelibus, associate CE specialist at Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, provided information on the effects of pre-harvest calcium chloride and chlorine dioxide applications on fruit quality of crimson seedless table grapes. Philippe Rolshausen, assistant CE specialist at UC Riverside, shared information on wood disease management options for grapevines in the San Joaquin Valley. David Haviland, academic advisor, Kern County UC Cooperative Extension, provided information on Movento in table grapes: understanding use patterns and expectations. Andrew Waterhouse, professor in the department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis, discussed understanding wine oxidation. More information can be found at the California Ag Today blog.
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Fidelibus, who is based at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, installed the covers in September on a Redglobe vineyard near Easton. Some farmers choose to grow late season table grapes – such as Autumn King, Crimson Seedless and Redglobe – to market in the fall when prices are typically highest. However, they run a greater risk of being rained on. Exposure to moisture within six weeks of harvest can cause rots and molds to render the grapes worthless.
Many growers with late-season table grapes cover their vines with sheets of plastic film to protect them from rain. Growers may choose between a relatively transparent green film, or a more opaque white film, but data distinguishing the differences the two films might have on vine physiology or fruit quality at picking, or after storage, are not available. Buying, installing and removing the plastic is very expensive, so Fidelibus is working to provide growers with objective information about the effects of the different films. Growers can track the progress of the trial in real time by following Fidelibus' Twitter feed, http://twitter.com/grapetweets.
"In some places we found pools of water on the plastic covers," Fidelibus said. "In fact, the weight of the water displaced the covers, exposing the vines in some places. A few pools apparently grew until reaching a vent hole, releasing a water stream powerful enough to wash soil from roots."
After the storm, the soil under the covered vines remained dry, but wind and sun quickly dried the grape clusters and soil around uncovered vines.
Data loggers in the grapevine canopies are collecting temperature and humidity readings – measures that Fidelibus will use to help describe the effect of the different covers on the environment within the grapevine canopies. He also installed atmometers, special instruments that help determine the canopy's "evaporative potential." Research has already shown that the greater the evaporative potential, the lower the incidence of bunch rot.
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- Written by: Stephen Vasquez and Matthew Fidelibus
BMSB is now found in 33 states. Although not established in California, it has been identified in Los Angeles and Solano counties. BMBS can fly, but they primarily move into new areas by hitchhiking on vehicles and equipment.
Native to Asia, it's thought that BMSB arrived in packing crates shipped to the Eastern U.S. It has a large host range that includes grapes and many of the fruits and vegetables grown in California. Damage can be substantial when BMSB populations are not identified early and managed appropriately.
Apple growers in the Mid-Atlantic states have reported losses of $37 million representing 18 percent of their fresh apple market. Growers and wineries are also concerned that the "stink" from any bugs accidentally crushed in wine or juice grapes could taint the product with off flavors. This insect should concern homeowners as well, since people in the Mid-Atlantic states have reported large populations of BMBS overwintering in their homes and becoming a nuisance.
BMSBs resemble some other California stinkbugs, such as the rough stink bug, a beneficial predator of other insects. If you think you've found a BMSB, or any other odd or unique looking insect pest, you should collect it and bring it to your local university advisor, ag commissioner or state ag department entomologist for proper identification. Early identification of invasive pests is critical for protecting California's billion dollar agricultural industries.
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**TIME CHANGE** GAME NOW SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, FEB. 14 AT 2 p.m., INSTEAD OF THURSDAY, FEB. 13 AT 4 P.M. (ADMISSION FREE)
BALTIMORE – The UMBC women's lacrosse team starts out its 2014 slate with a bang, hosting No. 2 Maryland on Friday, Feb. 14 2 p.m. at the UMBC Stadium. All the live action can be seen live on UMBCRetrievers.tv, courtesy of the America East digital network.
In their first season at the helm of the UMBC women's lacrosse program, co-head coaches Amy Appelt and Tony Giro guided the Retrievers to their best start through nine games since 1986 by posting a 7-2 mark, however, UMBC battled a tough schedule, taking on four nationally-ranked opponents, and struggled to put the ball in the net during the latter part of the season, finishing with an 8-8 record and narrowly missing out on the America East Tournament for the first time since 2009.
With a year under their belts and the implementation of a new offense in the offseason, Appelt and Giro are optimistic in their attack-heavy 2014 squad. The Retrievers were picked to tie for third with New Hampshire in the annual America East Preseason Coaches' Poll after returning 17 letterwinners and nine starters from a year ago.
"We are really attack-heavy right now and our attackers are finally learning how to play together," said Appelt. "They are beginning to understand who likes what drive, who likes what pop-back, who likes what pass, and they are really starting to mesh, whereas last year we struggled a bit to score goals at the end of the season. Now they know how they like to play and who likes to go where, so we see a lot of these attackers being able to put the ball in the net."
Senior Shannon Harkey and junior Abby Wilson provide an experienced threat out front for the Retrievers. The black and gold will look back to the duo for production after combining for 51 goals and 25 assists a season ago. Harkey enjoyed a breakout junior campaign, registering a point in 13 of 16 contests and ranking second in the league in free position goals per game (0.81). Wilson was one of three Retrievers to post double-digit goals (23) and assists (19) in 2013. The first-year captain finished seventh in the league in assists per game (1.27) and fell one helper shy of entering UMBC's top-10 single season assists list.
"As a junior, Abby is the only kid on the attack that has played all three years thus far for us, so we are really going to look to her a lot to be able to settle the offense down, slow the pace and the make the calls," said Appelt. "She is a dynamic attacker and will help us with the ball in transition and pose a threat on the attacking end.
"Shannon is another vital piece for us," continued Appelt. "She is fast and really helps us get up and down the field. She will be a huge part of our attack this season."
Returners Rachel Benzing and Sam Nolan, as well as newcomer Mackenzie Reese have proved themselves in the preseason and should see some significant time on the attack. Despite limited time last season, Benzing has put in work over the offseason and will see some time in the draw circle, while Nolan will look to continue to be aggressive in her second season with the Retrievers, after scoring nine goals in her rookie campaign. Reese, a 2013 "Player to Watch" by ESPN Rise, will be expected to go in and make an immediate impact on the offensive end."
Also on the attack is sophomore transfer Meagan Guthrie, who is coming off an ACL injury, and rookie Caroline Haggerty, who Appelt and Giro will rely upon to provide some vital minutes in the latter part of the season. Sophomores Kris Coppolino and Kayley Jones provide further depth at the position after seeing action during their rookie campaigns.
"In the midfield, it is great to have Alyssa Semones and Kristen Bilney back," admitted Appelt. "They are both great defenders, in addition to posing a huge threat on the attack, and will play a vital part in transitioning the ball from one end to the other. Bilney did a great job with her draw controls last year and is a huge part of our transition game. Semones is also a huge part of our draw controls as well. Last year, she dominated the draw circle for us and I think she is on track to do that again this year."
Bilney and Semones provide a dangerous tandem in the middle for the Retrievers, with both earning All-Conference recognition in 2013. Bilney, a two-time team captain, led the squad in ground balls (26) and caused turnovers (14), while also finishing the season with a career-best 38 points, on 28 goals and 10 assists. Bilney placed 79.4 percent of her shots on goal and drilled a team-best four game-winning goals on the year.
Semones led the Retrievers in scoring in her first season with the squad, tallying 32 goals and 12 assists for a team-best 44 points. The sophomore proved to be a threat on all cylinders, tying for sixth in draw controls during a single-season in UMBC's record book with 44 on the year and adding 18 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.
Due to the number of dynamic attackers, red-shirt junior Ali Carpenter will be a transitioner between attack and midfield, in order to give the captain a maximum amount of time on the field. Carpenter is coming off an injury that sidelined her for the entire 2013 season after gaining experience in her first two seasons at BIG EAST champion Loyola.
Sophomore Megan Flock has done well in the preseason and saw significant minutes during the scrimmage as a defensive midfielder, while newcomer Amber Kovalick will be looked upon by the Retrievers to provide a spark to the offense as an attacking midfielder.
Senior Mary Milligan and sophomores Paulina Christ and Brittany Marquess also provide experience at the midfield and will vie for time along with freshman Jennie Milligan.
The Retrievers' defense will look to fill the shoes of four-time America East All-Conference selection Jamie Fahey. The defender, who started every game over her final two seasons, concluded her career by eclipsing the century mark in both draw controls (115) and ground balls (105).
"Defensively, we have Devan Hibbs, who is a super senior, and has been an integral part of the defense during her time here," Appelt said. "She has been playing a pretty dynamic role as our communicator and our captain and we will continue to ask that of her this season.
"We are really young on the defensive end, with only Hibbs and Jackie Benson haven seen major minutes in the last couple of season," continued Appelt. "We are really hoping that Devan can step up and take some of our younger kids along with her. She is doing a great job so far and she will continue to be a huge part of our team's success defensively."
Hibbs has started every game over the last two seasons after missing all of the 2011 campaign due to injury. The two-time team captain ranked fourth on the team in caused turnovers (10) in 2013, in addition to picking up 14 ground balls. Fellow senior Jackie Benson started 11 of 15 games a season ago.
Juniors Lexi Bristow and Courtney Thompson will each see an increase in action in 2014 after each seeing starts last season. Sophomore Meghan Milani, along with newcomers Jessie Czulewicz and Rachel Katzenberger round out the defensive squad.
None of the Retrievers' three goalkeepers saw time on the field last season, as departed senior Kendall Mason logged every minute in net for UMBC and finished the year second in league in save percentage (.438). Red-shirt sophomore Anna Barnett returns to the lineup after missing all of the 2013 season. Barnett earned America East All-Conference Second Team recognition and a spot on the All-Rookie Team in her inaugural campaign with the Retrievers after leading the league in save percentage (.486).
Barnett will battle with newcomer Kelly Gielner, another 2013 "Player to Watch" by ESPN Rise, for the starting spot between the pipes. Gielner saw great success with Chesapeake Club Lacrosse, helping the squad to a 2012 Maryland Club National Championship.
Junior Alyssa Goldeisen will also battle for time in net for the Retrievers.
Scouting the Terrapins
Head coach Cathy Reese is coming off her sixth ACC Coach of the Year honor, after guiding the Terps to a 22-1 record in 2013, with their only loss coming in three overtimes in the national championship game versus North Carolina. Reese and the Terrapins enter the season ranked No. 2 in both the Inside Lacrosse and Brine Media Poll preseason rankings and will look to notch their sixth straight conference title and sixth straight final four appearance.
Maryland graduated a trio of All-Americans in Alex Aust, Ilana Sanza and Katie Schwarzmann, but the Terps welcome in one of the top recruiting classes in the national. UMD also returns sophomore midfielder Taylor Cummings, who led the squad in draw controls last season and was tabbed to the Inside Lacrosse's Preseason National Player of the Year Watch List.


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Noah's imagination is running wild today. He has been wanting to play this game all day where he pretends to be a baby bird and I'm the mama bird. The premise of this game is that the "birds" stay in their "nest" and try to avoid predators. We made a nest on my bed out of lots of pillows and blankets. Then we each had a blanket to put over ourselves that served as our egg. The whole game all we do is go in and out of our eggs. For instance, Baby Bird (Noah) says, "Hurry Mommy Bird! Get in your egg, it's getting ready to storm!" We pull the blankets over our heads and wait. Then, we he feels we've waited in our eggs long enough, he'll say, "Pop out of your egg Mommy Bird- it's day!" He addresses me as "Mommy Bird" in every single sentence. We dodged all kinds of weather- rain, snow, tornadoes. Then the real fun began when we were evidently the prey of choice for countless animals. We hid in our eggs to avoid being eaten by rhinosaurs (he evidently did a little creative breeding in his head!), ondacondas (anacondas), dragons, and microraptors. I think he's been watching a little too much Dinosaur Train on PBS! The game finally ended (after a solid hour of getting in and out of our eggs) when I couldn't get into my egg fast enough and was eaten by a microraptor. What a terrible way to go.
On a happier note- today is the 4th day of Christmas Kindness! Today we chose the Backpack Program in our town to be the recipient of today's donation. The Backpack Program works with the school system to provide food for kids on the weekends who wouldn't otherwise be able to eat when school is not in session. This is such an awesome program. They send the weekend food (all prepackaged- because some of these kids don't have anyone to help them prepare the food) home with the kids in a backpack. This way- they still look like everyone else. It keeps kids from being singled out in their classes by carrying grocery bags home from school. I am all for any program that ministers to kids while being mindful of their integrity. With Christmas Break coming up- the backpack program tries to send home enough food with each kid to get them through the 2 weeks that they are out of school. That requires a LOT of food. Sadie's school has been collecting food donations for a few weeks, so today we purchased lots of single serve food items for her to take in.
The other recipient of some Christmas Kindness is my blogger friend Corey. She has adopted a whole truckload of children from Haiti. I don't know if you know much about Haiti- but it is an awful place to live. It is an even more awful place to give birth. The maternal death rate and the infant mortality rate would blow your mind. Heartline Ministries in on the ground in Haiti, helping to provide prenatal care to these mothers in Haiti. They are raising money to purchase an ambulance to help transport the mothers to and from the clinic. Getting to give birth in the clinic often times means the difference between life and death for a mom in Haiti. So Corey- and a whole bunch of other crazies- are running in a marathon to raise money to purchase this ambulance. About a month ago a college student offered a $10,000 dollar for dollar match to anything given to Heartline by the end of this year. So the pressure was really on for these runners to make as much money as they could so they could get the matching funds. Corey is a flippin' one woman fundraising machine. Right now she is hosting a raffle, with more awesome prizes than you can shake a stick at (can you tell I'm a KY gal?) If she can raise $1200 in the next 48 hours- she is adding a brand new Wii to the raffle! All the prizes for the raffle were donated by her blog readers- so all of the money donated goes directly to Heartline Ministries to buy the ambulance. I believe 100% in this ministry and for the fourth day of Christmas Kindness we made our contribution to Corey's cause. Want to help the women of Haiti and at the same time have the chance to win some great stuff? Of course you do- you mission minded people, you! Hop on over to Corey's blog and make a donation!
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After some the time waiting for the next generation of graphics chips Nvidia has finally announced their new Series 600 full range of mobile GPUs, but it appears not all of them will be based on the new Kepler architecture. Those new GPUs include Nvidia GeForce GTX 675M, GeForce GTX 670M, and GeForce GTX 660M in the enthusiast segment; GeForce GT 650M, GeForce GT 640M, GeForce GT 640M LE, GeForce GT 635M in the performance segment and GeForce GT 620M in the mainstream segment. And the 610M based on the older Fermi architecture has been available already for a while in notebooks, so it is nothing new actually. These new graphics processors should be starting to make their way in the latest offerings from different laptop makers, with Acer being the first on the market with their Acer Aspire M3-581TG Ultrabook that comes based on Intel's Sandy Bridge platform and is equipped with GeForce GT 640M GPU. But there should soon be others coming with the next generation mobile platform from Intel expected to be released very soon…
But what is so interesting about this new Acer Aspire M3 Ultrabook? Well, the fact that this is actually the first Ultrabook to come on the market with a discrete GPU on-board and not only with integrated graphics in the CPU. And the GeForce GT 640M has 384 processor cores running at 625 MHz with 1GB memory making it pretty fast for a mobile graphics chip, so you can actually get the best of both worlds – mobility and performance. Te new GeForce GT 640M comes as a replacement for the previous generation 540M Fermi GPU, bringing significant performance increase and making you able to play most recent games in High detail levels. The laptop comes with support for Nvidia's Optimus technology bringing extended battery life (up to 8 hours according to specs) when the extra graphics power is not required. And now the not so good news, while the GPU supports 3D Vision and 3DTV Play, the fact that the laptop uses Optimus is still kind of making the laptop unable to work with external HDMI 1.4 3D displays in stereo 3D mode. I was hoping that Nvidia was finally able to make the Optimus technology play nice with 3D Vision and 3DTV Play, but it seems we'll have to wait some more for that to happen, hoping that it will actually happen. And while the 640M does support both 3DTV Play and 3D Vision, there are two GPUs from the mobile 600 Series that according to Nvidia will not support them, these are the mainstream models GeForce GT 620M and GeForce 610M. There is some light in the tunnel though, I've noticed "Optimus for 3D Vision" mentioned for an upcoming laptop from Toshiba that will be featuring GeForce GTX 670M GPU. And while that laptop will probably have a 3D-capable display it is interesting to see what Nvidia has done to make 3D Vision play nice with Optimus in the Toshiba Qosmio X870.
Now, moving on to a bit more details about what the new Series 600 mobile GPUs from Nvidia will be, the top two high-end models GeForce GTX 675M, GeForce GTX 670M all be based on a revised Fermi architecture, so no Kepler here unfortunately and the bit slower GeForce GTX 660M will be the highest-end mobile Kepler product for now. We'll probably have to wait some more for a really high-end model, probably 680M to be released, hopefully based on the Kepler architecture as the difference in terms of performance between these three GPUs most likely isn't that high, considering that their specifications are quite close to each other.
Moving on to GeForce GT 650M and GeForce GT 640M, GeForce GT 640M LE and GeForce GT 635M. The GT 650M and 640M are based on the 28nm Kepler architecture, while GT 640M LE will apparently have a Fermi and a Kepler version making it more confusing for the users while the GT 635M will be a Fermi-based chip. Looking at the specs of the GeForce GT 650M and GeForce GT 640M they seem to be not that much lower compared than the higher-end models above.
And moving to the lower-end products GeForce GT 630M and GeForce GT 620M we can see something else interesting – they are both based on Fermi architecture, but the GT 630M will have a 28 and 40 nm versions while the GT 620M will be only available in a 28 nm chip.
And from all the new announced so far laptops that will be featuring the new mobile GPUS from Nvidia the Toshiba Qosmio X870 seems to be the only interesting model for anyone interested in getting a mobile 3D-capable solution. If you remember, Toshiba was eager to announce the Qosmio X870 earlier this month, but without revealing much details about the GPU and CPU. And now we know it will feature the GeForce GT 670M, so definitely a higher-end 17.3-inch mobile solution meant for gamers and enthusiasts. Hopefully more laptop makers will have mobile 3D-capable solutions based on the new GPUs from Nvidia as even the GeForce GT 640M can handle quite well games in stereo 3D mode on a 1366×768 resolution display, much better than a 540M can. And hopefully with the new GPUs introduced we are also finally going to be seeing some interesting ultra-portable laptops with 3D display coming in up to 13-14-inch display size as well, but the last one is just wishful thinking.


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"I didn't know it was being rescheduled," said FSU student Daniel Berger.
Florida State Athletic officials announced Wednesday that the National Championship Celebration is postponed. This comes after FSU Associate Athletic director Rob Wilson released a statement saying some players would not be able to attend the celebration due to travel plans.
"As long as they are still doing it I'm going to be there. I'm not that upset but I was kind of planning it into my Saturday," said Berger.
"I want to see all the players and especially the ones that are entering the draft because they are important and I'm okay with it," said FSU student Marcus Jordan.
While fans will have to wait for the official 2013 National Championship celebration, the United Way says their event, the Downtown GetDown is still scheduled and can be thought of as part one of the celebration.
"We are happy to announce that the Downtown GetDown will go on as planned Friday night January 17 at six o'clock on the Adams Commons so we hope people will join us," said President of United Way of the Big Bend Heather Mitchell.
Mitchell says fans can expect food and drink vendors, FSU cheerleaders as well as a great time for the family.
"This is our 15th year doing the Downtown GetDown series and so when this win happened we called FSU and said 'Hey this is ranked as one of the top 5 things by ESPN to do before a home game, why don't we do this while we celebrate the trophy coming here,' so they loved the idea too," added Mitchell.
Fans say they wouldn't miss the celebration for the world.
"I'm going to be there whatever time it is. We're the Champs!"


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While I disagree with the Economist's conclusion, I do believe the analysis is fair. Obama hasn't done a good job with regulations, creating a business friendly environment, or being bipartisan. On the other hand, Romney has provided frustratingly little clarity on how he is going to help the economy.
At that point, you have to decide who you think is going to govern better. When I ask myself that question I still choose Romney. Given the record, Obama did a below average job governing his first term. Romney did a very good job as a governor in a Democratic state and governed as a moderate. I believe him to be a smart and competent man who has solved many difficult problems. You have to hope he governs like he has in the past and in a way that reflects his competence as a businessman and as a leader. Still, I don't blame anyone who feels uncomfortable voting for someone who you are counting on to act differently than he says.


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AFI Invoke Summer Vibes in '17 Crimes' Video
While their new disc 'Burials' won't make its debut until this fall when it's officially released on Oct. 22, AFI's new video for '17 Crimes' invokes feelings of the summertime, serving up a perfect anthem for the fleeting season.
Since revealing all the details about 'Burials' in late July, AFI have been four men on a mission, first releasing the first single and video 'I Hope You Suffer,' and now following up with their second single and video for '17 Crimes.'
The video for '17 Crimes' features clips of the band performing in an empty house that's under construction, mixed with clips of carefree teens ransacking the same house – although, unfortunately for the teens, not at the same time. Check it out above.
Sound-wise '17 Crimes' is a large departure from 'I Hope You Suffer,' showing yet another facet that 'Burials' will have to offer.
Leading up to the release of 'Burials,' AFI will hit the road with dates kicking off on Sept. 17 in Minneapolis, Minn. and currently wrapping up on Nov. 2 in Vancover, British Columbia. Check out all the dates by clicking below:


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TAMPA — To the delight of skateboarders trying to save it, and the chagrin of city officials planning to honor black history there instead, Tampa's Bro Bowl is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
The designation from the National Park Service comes amid debate over the future of Perry Harvey Sr. Park — home to the iconic skateboard bowl, but also part of the city's vision for redeveloping the Central Avenue area and honoring its rich history.
After hearing arguments, a state review board voted in July to recommend including the Bro Bowl on the National Register.
The park service agreed and listed it Oct. 7. But the announcement was delayed until now by the government shutdown.
"It's a pretty big deal to get any kind of skateboarding thing recognized nationally like that," said Kyle Sokol, owner of Florida Skate Museum in St. Petersburg and board member of the Skateboard Heritage Foundation. "We worked hard to get it on there."
The city has plans to demolish the Bro Bowl as part of a $6.5 million redevelopment plan.
The 29-acre Encore Tampa urban development project last year won a $30 million federal grant, some of which is earmarked for the park. Plans for the park include a history walk honoring former black leaders of the area. A larger skate park would be built nearby.
Because federal money will help pay for the park's redevelopment, officials are required to devise a plan to avoid, minimize or mitigate the impact on the bowl. That could range from putting a plaque on the site to documenting its significance to incorporating pieces of the bowl in the new skate park.
"Ultimately, it's that process which will determine what happens to the skate park and to Perry Harvey Sr. Park," city spokeswoman Ali Glisson said Monday. "The new designation doesn't really affect that process."
The nonprofit Skateboard Heritage Foundation was formed to advocate for the Bro Bowl and protect one of the last three remaining skate parks in the nation built in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Kona in Jacksonville is privately owned, and Derby Park in Santa Cruz, Calif., was remodeled last year. Skateboarders attended public meetings on the issue, bringing video testimony from Skateboarding Hall of Fame members and historians as far away as London. "I think it definitely will make it harder to be demolished," Sokol said.
Fred Hearns, a retired Tampa city official who chaired a citizens advisory committee on plans for Perry Harvey Sr. Park, said he wasn't surprised by the decision.
"It's not the decision I wanted, but it's the one we're going to have to live with," he said.
The area around Central Avenue is a legacy of the African Americans who built the community there, he said. He wants to see that legacy respected.
"It's what I leave my children," he said. "The story of how African Americans rose out of slavery to produce one of the leading African-American business and entertainment districts."
Also important, he said, is making sure the federal dollars don't leave Tampa. The decision may even prove to be a good thing, he said, if it encourages all sides to come to a solution.
"This thing has dragged on now for four months," he said. "It's time to put it to bed and move forward, and build something everybody can be proud of here in Tampa."
Joel Jackson, 71, who was an urban planner in Tampa when he designed the skate park, said he hasn't taken sides in the debate.
"When I walked away from the skateboard park originally, it became the community's, and it's no longer mine," he said Monday. "It's not mine to say, really."
Still, news of the historical designation was hard to believe.
"I did this so long ago, and over the years I never realized that it would have been so popular with young people there," he said. "I'm just thrilled."


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Pamela has released a NEW two song live mini-album, "Bewitched (TV Series Theme Song) & Witchcraft."
Refer to Pamela's MUSIC PAGE for all information. You can also view a NEW VIDEO of Pamela performing "Bewitched" (TV Series Theme Song) live on her youtube page! YOUTUBE PAGE
9/5- Pamela will be appearing on live television on The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon during Labor Day Weekend, stay tuned!
Pamela has a NEW VIDEO! An EPK of her CD Release Event at Jazz Standard with Houston Person- on her PRESS KIT PAGE and on her youtube page!
Pamela's new album,"Sweet and Saxy," with Houston Person reached #1 on 3 of J&R Music World's Bestselling Charts! It's #1 on the Contemporary Jazz Vocal Chart, #1 on the Jazz Vocal Chart, & #1 on the Jazz Chart.
Pamela is featured on the cover of the November 09 Issue of Jazz Inside NY Magazine. Click here
"..There's a hint of huskiness, a variable cloudiness, a passing shadow that escalates her sound from merely pretty to intoxicating...Luss' aim is bulls-eye accurate."
— JazzTimes, Christopher Loudon (Review of Sweet and Saxy)
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Effort will concentrate on two" focal areas" in eastern Kansas
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is introducing a new five-year initiative — the Kansas Quail Initiative — aimed at improving habitat conditions for bobwhite quail, an upland species that has declined throughout much of its range. The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Kansas State Chapter was the first conservation group to provide financial support for this important conservation effort, committing $12,500. The NWTF also will help deliver and promote the program by helping locate interested landowners and assisting with habitat improvements.
The NWTF has 33 chapters in Kansas with more 2,800 members. More than $885,715 has been raised and spent by Kansas chapters on projects within the state.
"It was a no-brainer for the Kansas State Chapter to step up and become the first conservation organization to support the Quail Initiative," said Todd Adolph, NWTF Kansas State Chapter president. "We have a positive working relationship with KDWPT, and I expect this initiative will be a big success."
The Kansas Quail Initiative aims to increase quail populations by 50 percent in five years within "focal areas." A northern focal area includes portions of Lyon, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties, and a southern focal area includes parts of Neosho and Labette counties.
KDWPT biologists identified these regions as areas with high restoration potential, and they both contain sizable amounts of public land that can be used for core habitat improvements.
"The fact that the NWTF has committed to this initiative shows that we're not just about turkeys, and that our volunteers understand the urgency to conserve habitat for quail" said Jared McJunkin, NWTF conservation field western region supervisor.
For private landowners in the focal areas, this initiative will increase available cost-share assistance to 100 percent of the estimated costs of implementing quail-friendly practices on their property. KDWPT is committed to spending as much as $100,000 per year on private land habitat improvements in the focal areas for each of the five years of this initiative.
KDWPT also will emphasize the voluntary public access and habitat improvement program in these focal areas to promote enrollment in continuous Conservation Reserve Program practices.
To become an NWTF member, or for more information about the NWTF, go online to www.nwtf.org or phone (800) THE-NWTF.


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Swedish house DJ Avicii dead at 28
EDM star
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, Oman on Friday, a rep for the star told Fox News. He was 28.
"The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time," Avicii's publicist Diana Baron said. "No further statements will be given."
Avicii was a pioneer of the contemporary Electronic Dance Movement and a rare DJ capable of worldwide arena tour. He won two MTV Music Awards, one
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and earned two Grammy nominations. His biggest hit was "Le7els."
His death comes just days after he was nominated for a Billboard Music Award for top dance/electronic album for his EP "Avicii (01)." He was nominated alongside his peers, who have taken EDM mainstream of late — The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris and Kygo.
His hits include "Wake Me Up!" ''Levels" and "You Make Me."
He was part of the wave of DJ-producers, like David Guetta, Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia, who broke out on the scene as lead performers in their own right, earning international hits, fame, awards and more like typical pop stars.
Avicii even collaborated with high-profile acts, producing Madonna's "Devil Pray" and the Coldplay hits "A Sky Full of Stars" and "Hymn for the Weekend."
Avicii suffered acute pancreatitis in the past, in part due to excessive drinking. After having his gallbladder and appendix removed in 2014, he canceled a series of shows in attempt to recover. He quit touring in 2016 but continued making music in the studio.
"It's been a very crazy journey. I started producing when I was 16. I started touring when I was 18. From that point on, I just jumped into 100 percent," Avicii told Billboard magazine in 2016.
"When I look back on my life, I think: whoa, did I do that? It was the best time of my life in a sense. It came with a price - a lot of stress a lot of anxiety for me - but it was the best journey of my life."
Last year, he posted this message on his website, promising to keep creating: "The next stage will be all about my love of making music to you guys. It is the beginning of something new."
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Just wanted to ask what most of you think companies mean by saying they want at least 2 years of game programming experience.
First off I've never done any professional code but have over 20 years experience as a hobbyist doing just about everything related to making games, as well as some assembly and operating system design and kernel code.
A lot of the requirements look intimidating but hell I realize that I can pretty much do anything in C++ and learn any new technology. I wasn't at that point for some time but now I can usually implement any algo or new technique with minimal effort and usually I improvise the design and make my own. I've learned MFC on my own, DirectX, 3D graphics, shaders, etc, etc...and am currently working on an editor and an engine for a game project I volunteered for on this board.
No I don't have any professional experience or any shipped titles but I have tons of experience with games and have been gaming since like the IBM PCjr and Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0 by SubLogic. Now I have well over 250 games in my collection and I understand which one use which engine, etc, etc....
So do you guys think I should finally try to apply for a position or do you think they are gonna laugh me out of the picture here?
I know I can code with the best of them. My main lack right now is time and resources. I don't have 5000 bucks to spend on tools for making games, I suck at drawing and art as well as 3D modelling, and I'm not particularly good at synthesizing sound effects. Since a game is far more than just the engine behind it, it has taken me a long time to come by any of these resources.
That is the main reason for the lack of a good example of my work. Resources.
So what do these employers expect when they say all those things? I don't want to apply if I know I don't qualify. I'm not some noob that has tried game programming a couple of times and just learned C last year. But I also don't want to lie to the company because that will get me nowhere.
I could put a demo together w/o all the razzamatazz but then I don't feel it would give me good representation. Or are they looking more for how I solved problems and how I approached them than the final outcome. Graphics are not easy to come by, but the underlying code that makes the engine tick should count for something shouldn't it?


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Discover the comfort of exceptional airport lounge facilities worldwide, savour the finest food, enjoy a wide variety of magazines and relax in a truly tranquil ambience.
Discover the comfort of exceptional airport lounge facilities worldwide, savour the finest food, enjoy a wide variety of magazines and relax in a truly tranquil ambience.
One of the most celebrated aspects of Thai culture is the art of Thai massage, which can be enjoyed throughout the kingdom in some of the world's most famous spas. Always dedicated to our heritage, THAI has recreated the fine art of the Thai spa in our home airport, offering our passengers a relaxation and rejuvenation experience that's found nowhere else in the air travel industry. Meticulously decorated in quieting Thai aesthetics colours and themes, and insulated from the noise and bustle of the airport around it, the Royal Orchid Spa is a multi-sensory oasis that brings the art of the journey to new heights. Enjoy a full menu of Thai, foot, or oil massages that use aromatherapy and gentle music to ease you into supreme relaxation, or take an herbal steam or sauna treatment to ease the aches out of your travel-weary body. Finish with a fine meal or a clean shower, and you'll emerge from our spa in an almost impossibly refreshed state, ready for the next travel adventure.
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Please note that THAI does not accept advance reservations for any treatments due to a limited number of treatment rooms. Passengers requiring spa and massage services should arrive early to place their names on the queue list on a first come, first serve basis.
Start your journey with a relaxing Touch of Silk, full-body oil massage. Performed with the unique 'Thai touch', this massage will help to prepare your body for your onward flight by increasing blood circulation as well as relieving muscular tension and helping to provide necessary hydration for you Silk massage, you will be left with an overall sense of well-being and total relaxation.
Thai massage is perceived as one of the most precious of Thai traditional therapies. The Royal Thai Massage helps to stimulate blood circulation, reduce edema caused by travelling and reduce body fatigue. With its unique acupressure techniques, applied by experts, your muscles will feel relieved and your mind relaxed, easing the toll of your long-haul journey.
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The state of Colorado is well represented on the all-District VIII men's basketball team, as selected by the United States Basketball Writers Association of America (USBWA).
Included on the 10-player team are Colorado State junior guard Daniel Bejarano and two players from Colorado, junior guard Askia Booker and sophomore forward-center Josh Scott.
District VIII is comprised of the states of Colorado, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada and Montana.
Others on the all-district team: Cameron Bairstow and Kendall Williams of New Mexico, Deonte Burton of Nevada, Anthony Drmic of Boise State, BYU's Tyler Haws, Stephen Madison of Idaho and Delon Wright of Utah.
Bairstow, a 6-foot-9 senior forward, was named District VIII player of the year. First-year New Mexico coach Craig Neal was named district coach of the year.


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On December 6, 2010 Google brought forth its promised trove of books available at their Internet site. What's a trove? In Google's case some 3 million books, many of which are free public domain works.
I have spent some time wandering about the site and already have found a half dozen books having promise for my own research. The trip through the site is easy. The results are books of interest which can be downloaded as PDFs and stored on your own systems – tablets, flash drives, hard drives, or whatever.
Here's what you do. Go to http://goo.gl/85COh.
Key in "Genealogy" in the box on the upper right. You can also select Free Genealogy.
Click on "Free only" on the upper left. (or, review those for sale before hitting Free).
Review the "Free only" books and find those of interest.
Click on one, let's say for illustration Foster Genealogy, Part 1,
When Foster Genealogy, Part 1 comes up, click on "Read on your device" on upper right,
Then either read on a Smartphone, a Laptop, eReader or at the bottom click on Download PDF under the Adobe logo.
Continue with your research acknowledging in your Source record that the book was found on Google eBookstore.


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Wine Tasting Clubs
Knowledge transfer has always proved to be one of the best, perhaps the best, way to learn the many complexities of wine. Instructor-led tastings is one way to accomplish this – to actually become a student of wine. In fact, many of us either started our respective wine journeys in this fashion, or we know someone else who did.
Sometimes, there are natural roadblocks to this learning process. For instance, one of the key steps in wine evaluation is the elimination of outside influences such as the labels or scores of the wines being presented. It can also be difficult for those new to wine to feel comfortable discussing the subject amongst seasoned veterans. Thus, one of the best approaches to wine education, and continuing wine education, is to combine both newbies and experienced tasters in blind-tasting sessions.
Join us as we talk with Jörn (Joey) Kleinhans about his educational tasting program, the Wine Elite Society. As sommeliers, Joey and a few of his guest instructors tailor their approach to educating tasters to the nuances of fine wine through blind tasting, and a little psychology.
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I had seen the film a few times in various stages of completion. For an American production it was edited at a much slower pace than what I've become accustomed to. Only when I saw it on a full screen, not on a laptop while riding on a train or a TV at home, did I appreciate just how powerful it was. It came as close to capturing the reality of how news is gathered in dangerous areas as anything else I have seen on screen. The pace of the editing reflected the way things actually get done--from running down false story leads to interminable rides on rough roads in cheap cars with suspensions worn away a few hundred thousand kilometers ago and flashes of duck-and-run danger with a lot of menace and very little glory--and a sense of laughing relief once you've made it out to safety.
There is very little glamour in the process and the film was distinctly not glamorous, but Ian and his team and Christian had pushed for something much more profound and damn near nailed it perfectly. A lot of young people ask me how they can get into international reporting--their J-school professors should make this mandatory viewing for them.
For the audience of a few hundred--most of them stayed after the screening for the discussion--it was a blunt view into how news is collected in conflict zones and chaotic countries, and the role of the people who have come to be called fixers--the local journalists with the language and cultural skills to act as the interlocutors between foreign journalists and the people they are reporting on.
CPJ became deeply involved in working to help Daniele Mastrogiacomo and Ajmal, and their driver Sayed Agha, after they were kidnapped on March 4, 2007, in Helmand province. Agha was beheaded a few days after the abduction, while the Italian Mastrogiacomo was released March 19 in exchange for five Taliban prisoners. Afghan President Hamid Karzai was criticized for having made the deal. He said he did so because Italy has 1,800 troops in Afghanistan and because Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi had personally asked him to work for the release, according to international media reports.
With the help of Teru Kuwayama, a New York-based freelance photographer who founded Lightstalkers, a Web site for freelance journalists, filmmakers, photographers, we were able to get nearly 300 journalists to sign an open letter urging the release of Naqshbandi. We were unsuccessful. Ajmal was beheaded by the men who held him on April 8.
I didn't know Ajmal, but those who did and have seen The Fixer: The taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi, were clearly moved. My daughter-in-law, a South Korean documentary filmmaker, had worked with him often. She watched the movie at times in tears. This film comes close to capturing what Ajmal did for a living, his role in the newsgathering process, and it seems to have come close to capturing him as a person too.
Distribution for these sorts of documentaries can be a problem, but the good news is that it has been picked up by HBO, so you will be able to see it sometime in the near future.


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Evelyn Lozada is having a Christmas to remember!
The pregnant "Basketball Wives" star revealed on her Instagram account that she is engaged to Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford.
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"I definitely would get married again. I still believe in love...I'm not one of those people that's like 'we need to get engaged, we need to get married.' No, absolutely not. I feel like that's going to come, just like with the baby, let it come. I'm not forcing anything, so if it happens, it happens," she said at the time.
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UHXPOSHZ14001 - Indoor Vent Adapter Kit, H400FD, Positive-Pressure (Horizontal) for Hayward Universal H-Series Low NOx Swimming Pool Heater. Hayward provides indoor adaptor kits for the Universal H-Series. This kit enables indoor installation where the exhaust vent pipe is horizontal with stainless steel vent pipe and vent terminals special ordered from Heatfab Division of Selkirk Corporation. Must be used for horizontal installation only Stainless steel vent pipe only


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