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Religious Club News
Blessed Mary Angela Rosary Society
Blessed Mary Angela Rosary Society met on May 6 at St. Hedwig's Social Center. President Martha Bialaszewski greeted all present. She and the other officers led the recitation of the Rosary and prayers for ill and deceased members.
The opening prayer for the meeting was read by Irene Rozumalski. Secretary Carole Schiller read the minutes from the April 8 meeting and Treasurer Lucille Bartkowski gave the financial report. Both were accepted by all.
No May birthdays were celebrated. The attendance prize was won by Betty Kern.
Bialaszewski reported that on April 28 a parish group attended an event honoring Blessed Mary Angela on the 20th anniversary of her beatification. The event was held at the Felician Sisters Villa Maria Convent. A mass was celebrated by Bishop Grasz in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, time was spent visiting with Sister Bronisia and a group dinner was shared in the dining hall.
The Society's second fundraiser of the year will be a luncheon card party held on Wednesday, May 15 at 12:30 p.m. at St. Hedwig's Social Center. Reservations can be made with Bialaszewski at 366-0935.
On Monday, May 13 an Our Lady of Fatima mass with veneration of a first class relic of Pope John Paul II will be at St. Hyacinth's church at 6:30 p.m. A reception will follow at the Lyceum.
The Holy Name Society is having a stuffed chicken breast dinner at the Social Center on June 12 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
The next meeting will be Monday, June 3 at 7 p.m. at the Lyceum.
The closing prayer was said by Loretta Szalkowski.
Refreshments were served from a table with the Blessed Mother blue napkins and candles by Jenny Naruszewicz, Annabelle Reilly, Elvina Root, Rozumalski and Jane Steffan. Bingo was played and a raffle was held. Bialaszewski won the blue decorated basket of flowers.
Mt. Carmel Social Club
Thirty-two members of the Mt. Carmel Social Club met Wednesday, May 1. Carm Tampio called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer by Carm Morabito. All officers gave their reports, with the exception of Jeannette Mula, who was missing. All reports were accepted by the group. It was decided that the club would purchase refreshments for meetings should members prefer not to bring them.
People are reminded to call and pay for the Mother's and Father's days banquet on May 15 at 12:30 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel in Dunkirk. Call 934-3349 for reservations and more information.
A speaker was present at the meeting to discuss safety on the sidewalks in Silver Creek. Literature on this topic is available at the Mt. Carmel Hall.
A 50/50 drawing was held, as was Bingo.
The next gathering of the group will be May 15 at the Clarion Hotel in Dunkirk.


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Single-Serving Dad
Running 20 hard miles with a tough old man makes the author think hard about family ties
A friend, a native Montanan, likes to remind me that my favorite state has snowfall every month ...
Photo by Kelly Gorham
A friend, a native Montanan, likes to remind me that my favorite state has had snowfall every month of the year. There are many things I love about Montana; the weather is not always one of them.
When I agreed to run on the sweep crew at the Bridger Ridge Run in the mountains above Bozeman, it sounded like fun. Then I started getting the emails. The first was from Tom Hayes, in charge of sweeping, who explained that there would be two teams of three to four experienced runners who would need to carry "lots of warm clothes." Sweep members became hypothermic in 2005 and 2006, he warned. "We are there to save lives if necessary."
It was mid-August. Come on, I thought. And then I got the message with the weather report for race day: at 5000 feet it would be around 50 degrees. However, above 8000 feet, the temperature could be in the low 30s with a possibility of snow. Most of the race is above 8500 feet. The Bridger Ridge Run is a 20-miler where the winning times are far slower than most marathons.
When we gathered the night before the race, Tom gave us sweeps some supplies—a few Band-Aids, a jar of Vaseline and important phone numbers—and quick instructions about what to do in case of emergency. Then he took me aside and confided, "Dad only thinks he's sweeping." What, I wanted to know, did that mean? "Well," Tom said, "I got him a number. He's registered."

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At Ethika Politika today, I examine the recent critique by David Bentley Hart in the most recent issue of First Things of the use of natural law in public discourse in my article, "Natural Law, Public Policy, and the Uncanny Voice of Conscience." Ultimately, I offer a measured critique—somewhat agreeing with, but mostly critical of Hart's position—pointing out Hart's oversight of the vital role of conscience in classic natural law theory.
What I find so bizarre, and have for some time now, is the relative ambivalence, at best, of many contemporary Orthodox writers when it comes to natural law. Hart, for example, hints that he might approve of natural law reasoning so long as all parties involved hold to a metaphysic that acknowledges "a harmony between cosmic and moral order, sustained by the divine goodness in which both participate." However, even then he is not clear. Indeed, he begins his article by writing,
There is a long, rich, varied, and subtle tradition of natural law theory, almost none of which I find especially convincing, but most of which I acknowledge to be—according to the presuppositions of the intellectual world in which it was gestated—perfectly coherent. (emphasis mine)
Hart is not alone among Orthodox writers in this regard. With the notable exceptions of Stanley Harakas, Tristram Engelhardt, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (if there are others I apologize for my ignorance), contemporary Orthodox writers scarcely have employed natural law in their social ethics, if they even endorse it at all. Often it gets thrown under the bus in ill-advised false dichotomizing between all that is Eastern and therefore wonderful and all that is Western and therefore overly rationalistic. (more…)


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I hope you all like the new look. I saw a WordPress announcement about this new theme and wanted to check it out and am quite pleased with how it looks. It also has a surprising number of options, which I will check out soon, including an Alert Box, where I can leave you small message regarding happenings here, including calls for writers and other items of importance. I hope you like the new theme. If you have any good suggestions for an image header since the title is centered, please let me know. With that said, I offer up another poll to gauge your feelings on this theme versus the previous one.
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I like it Dan. It looks more professional. I also like the idea of an alert especially for projects like call for writers.


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I have tried several shous and the infamous 93 "wild leaf" sheng, but I have barely scratched the surface on puerh.
Could our pu experts here chime in with some of their top picks for newbies? Preferably these are available in samples of 1oz or less.
Also, it would be really great if you would share your brewing parameters on these.


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Editor's note: Nix Comics' Ken Eppstein curates and edits this weekly feature. To reach out to Ken to be included in future installments of Sketch in the City, you can email him at email@example.com or hit up his Twitter @nixcomics.
Max Ink's cartoons are often inspired by parallel art forms, particularly those that combine illustration with written narrative.
T-shirts are a great example because they communicate a quick story to every passerby. (Although, Blink and Sam learn in this week's strip that some stories are easier to understand than others!)
Check out Max's stories at maxinkcomix.com.
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(Previous issue: Vol. 1, No. 1, May 2009)
Abstract: In the last few years, many studies in the cognitive and system neuroscience found that a consistent network of brain regions, referred to as the default network, showed high levels of activity when no explicit task was performed. Some scientists believed that the resting state activity might reflect some neural functions that consolidate the past, stabilize brain ensembles, and prepare us for the future. Here, we modeled the default network as undirected weighted graph, and then used graph theory to investigate the topological properties of the default network of the two groups of people with different intelligence levels. We found that, in both groups, the posterior cingulate cortex showed the greatest degree in comparison to the other brain regions in the default network, and that the medial temporal lobes and cerebellar tonsils were topologically separations from the other brain regions in the default network. More importantly, we found that the strength of some functional connectivities and the global efficiency of the default network were significantly different between the superior intelligence group and the average intelligence group, which indicates that the functional integration of the default network might be related to the individual intelligent performance.
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Abstract: We compared computational models and human performance on learning to solve a high-level, planning-intensive problem. Humans and models were subjected to three learning regimes: reinforcement, imitation, and instruction. We modeled learning by reinforcement (rewards) using SARSA, a softmax selection criterion and a neural network function approximator; learning by imitation using supervised learning in a neural network; and learning by instructions using a knowledge-based neural network. We had previously found that human participants who were told if their answers were correct or not (a reinforcement group) were less accurate than participants who watched demonstrations of successful solutions of the task (an imitation group) and participants who read instructions explaining how to solve the task. Furthermore, we had found that humans who learn by imitation and instructions performed more complex solution steps than those trained by reinforcement. Our models reproduced this pattern of results.
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Abstract: This paper formulates five basic principles of developmental robotics. These principles are formulated based on some of the recurring themes in the developmental learning literature and in the author's own research. The five principles follow logically from the verification principle (postulated by Richard Sutton) which is assumed to be self-evident. This paper also gives an example of how these principles can be applied to the problem of autonomous tool use in robots.
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Abstract: Both body and visuo-spatial representations are supposed to be gradually acquired during the developmental process as described in cognitive and brain sciences. A typical example is face representation in a neuron (found in the ventral intraparietal (VIP) area) of which the function is not only to code for the location of visual stimuli in the head-centered reference frame, but also to connect visual sensation with tactile sensation. This paper presents a model that enables a robot to acquire such representation. The proprioception of arm posture is utilized as reference data through the ldquohand regard behavior,rdquo that is, the robot moves its hand in front of its face, and the self-organizing map (SOM) and Hebbian learning methods are applied. The simulation results are shown and discussions on the limitation of the current model and future issues are given.
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eventual quality of these developed representations is of course important.
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have competitive advantages. We present a cortex-inspired theory called lobe
component analysis (LCA) guided by the aforementioned dual criteria. A lobe
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Firefox 3 Wireframes
Over the past couple of weeks I've been driving the design of a cross platform shape and control set for Firefox 3. I've been working with the Firefox 3 drivers Mike Connor and Mike Beltzner, along with Mozilla's interactician Madhava Enros, Dave Brasgalla from the Iconfactory, and our OS X theme contributers Stephen Horlander and Kevin Gerich. Here is the current design, which has already gone through a lot of iterations. We are very interested in people's thoughts and feedback.
Our goals are to design an interface that is simple, modern, and visually lighter than previous versions of Firefox. A lot of careful thought went into determining which controls we could integrate or remove. We also focused a lot on how we could leverage visual design (namely grouping and patterns) to form a user interface that is both simpler and easier to use. All of this work is still in progress, but here is the current design for OS X, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. Click through for the full mockup.
The reason Linux isn't shown above is that all of the feedback we've received so far indicates that Linux users would be happier with a theme that uses native GTK icons in the navigation toolbar, which rules out this type of customized visual treatment. Linux theme work is really active right now, see the details in my last post, and some really thorough coverage over at Ars Technica.
Here is a recap of what we changed, what we removed, what we added, and what we didn't change. We are always open to lively debate about what should or shouldn't be in primary UI, so feel free to voice your opinion in the comments. Note that the title of this post is a question, not a statement. This isn't a final design for Firefox 3 as much as a snapshot of our current thoughts.
What we Changed
-The back button is larger than the forward button. We did this for two reasons: first, it's a really important button. We could probably ship a Web browser with just a location bar and a back button, and a lot of users would be totally fine with that. By making the back button larger we make it easier to visually target and hit, which isn't the kind of thing you will necessarily consciously notice, but the best improvements to usability are often things you don't consciously notice. The second reason we are interested in making the back button larger is to create a unique visual identity. This form serves as a visual cue that you are looking at Firefox 3 (lengthy discussion below). On OS X we are experimenting with making the toolbar 15 pixels taller, and on Windows the toolbar height is currently remaining the same.
-The home button is now the first link on the bookmarks toolbar. We are planning on keeping it in the customization pallet so users can add it back to the navigation toolbar if they really want it there.
-The throbber is being relocated to the site button. This gives it a visual and conceptual mapping with the URL being loaded, and places it directly next to the stop button (and near the reload button and the navigational controls) so the user will immediately see feedback when interacting with these controls, as opposed to having to move their gaze to the far right side of the browser.
What we Removed
With the Web feed icon, star icon, go button, lock icon and drop down control all appearing on the right side of the location bar, we've recently been referring to this area of the UI as our "lucky charms" (purple horseshoes have sadly been pushed back to Firefox 4 due to a lack of developer resources, but we are accepting magically delicious patches). In these wireframes we've downsized from 5 lucky charms to 2: Web feed and star.
-The lock is being removed from primary UI, and Firefox will now use a metaphor based on identity, rather than security, which will appear on the site button if an SSL or EV certificate is available. The super short explanation for this change is that the user might have an encrypted connection to criminals, so telling them that they are safe is a false cue. For an in-depth discussion of why we are moving away from the metaphor of a lock, watch Johnathan Nightingale's Mozilla24 presentation Beyond the Padlock.
-The go button now only appears when you are typing in the location bar, replacing the Web feed and star buttons as the only item on the right side of the location bar.
-In this design the drop down marker in the location bar now only appears when you hover the mouse on the location bar. The rationale was that we wanted to keep the control around for people who regularly use it (and already know that it is there), but are otherwise hiding it to reduce the overall visual complexity of the right side of the location bar, and because we don't feel that this control needs to be discoverable.
What we Added
-The right side of the location bar now has a star icon that allows users to bookmark a Web page with a single click. We've found that a lot of users don't bookmark pages anymore because it is actually easier to just search Google for any Web page that you want to visit again. So our objective when redesigning bookmarking in Firefox 3 was to create a system that was even faster for users than searching Google. Here is how it works: a single click on the star icon bookmarks the page and ensures that Firefox will never forget that you visited it. You can now search for the page again by entering any part of the title or URL In the location bar, which is more efficient than sending your search across the network, waiting for Google to generate a results page, and then locating and selecting the correct result on that page.
-The left side of the location bar now contains what we are calling the site button. Clicking on this button displays information about the identity of who you are connected to (SSL or EV certificate) if available, and in future releases we may also include actions that are contextual to the Web site you are on when you click the site button.
-On Windows we are experimenting with a small control between back and forward called the history button. This is functionally the same as the integrated drop down menu in IE7, although we believe the clock metaphor will hopefully be more descriptive than a down arrow. In particular, this is one part of the design that we are still iterating on.
What we Didn't Change
There are lots of things we didn't change, but I think these two decisions in particular are notable:
-The search bar and the location bar are still two different fields. Overall it seems like this is pretty redundant UI, especially since the location bar in Firefox 3 behaves a lot more like a search field (it even now contains the self describing text "Search Bookmarks and History"). However, integrating the two fields is certainly a non-trivial UI problem. Specific challenges include the fact that you should always show the location that the user has navigated to, but novice users will be reluctant to edit and replace any text that they don't understand (and most URLs are not human readable.) Also, users who are concerned with privacy enjoy knowing when Firefox is making a network connection or not, and they don't necessarily want everything they type into the location bar handed to a third party search engine. Additionally, the best way to integrate search suggestions with location bar auto-complete results isn't very clear. If anyone has solutions to these three UI problems, by all means please post an answer in the comments.
-Stop and reload are not the same button. A lot of people have suggested that we follow Safari's lead and integrate stop and reload. There are also some Firefox extensions out there that do this. The reason we decided not to integrate the two buttons is the case where you are thinking "this page is taking forever to load, I'm going to stop it" but then, a split second before you down-click, during the time in which your brain has sent the signal to your hand to carry out the action, the page finishes loading, the button changes state, and you end up doing the opposite of what you actually wanted, and think "@$%&!" Overall I think the speed of the user's connection plays a large role in determining how often they will hit the wrong control. For instance, I rarely experience this problem when using Safari on a broadband connection, but I do commonly experience it when using an iPhone on the edge network. So to avoid potentially frustrating the user, we don't think we should integrate the two buttons. However, integrating the two is a pretty big visual simplicity win, and the annoying situation is a boundary case, so there are definitely two sides to the debate.
Notes About the Design
In addition to the comments above, here are two accompanying mockups that explain in detail some of the very specific visual design and interaction attributes of the current iteration of wireframes:
Circle to Square Height Ratios on Various Platforms
Platform Integration vs. Cross Platform Identity
In a previous post about the visual refresh for Firefox 3, I discussed our goal of visual integration with each platform. This strategy has a number of advantages, including presenting you with an interface that feels familiar, and reducing the negative feeling of adding something foreign to your system. We also what to ensure that as you move between Firefox and other applications on your system, the transition does not feel jarring.
However, morphing Firefox to visually integrate on each platform has one very serious downside: we risk losing Firefox's identity. How do we achieve perfect visual integration with OS X without looking like Safari? And how do we achieve perfect visual integration on XP without looking like IE6, and Vista without looking like IE7? In a lot of ways these two goals, achieving visual integration on each platform, and maintaining a consistent cross platform identity, are diametrically opposed. However, we've been working on trying to pull off both.
Our strategy is to divide up the different visual variables across the two different objectives. Contrast (value), color (hue) and texture are used to integrate with the platform, while shape, position, orientation, and size are leveraged to create a cross platform identity:
Note: the visual variables shown in this diagram are from a slide by professor Rob Miller at MIT
Another way of thinking about this strategy is that the objects remain the same across platforms, but the materials that these objects are made out of (metal, glass, plastic) change based on what OS you are running Firefox on (OS X, Vista, XP). For instance, here is the iconic shape for back and forward that gives Firefox a cross platform identity:
And here is the same object constructed out of metal, glass, and plastic, for visual integration with the different platforms:
There are a few exceptions to this approach, in particular the stop and reload buttons appear as glyphs on shapes on OS X, instead of glyphs floating in space, and each design leverages platform specific curve ratios. Also, we are playing around with the idea of a history button on Windows, but we are still working on that design.
Establishing Identity Through Shape: Iconic Forms
Taking the discussion to a much more theoretical level, I want to discuss why I think it is important that Firefox 3 has a unique shape, and the fundamental role that shape plays in establishing identity. When we think about identity, we often focus on brand names and logos, but many objects are so visually unique, that their shape is the only thing needed to differentiate them from every other object in existence. We are so good at processing visual information that even a simple wireframe results in us easily recognizing an object. For instance, consider common tools:
After interacting with these tools, their form becomes extremely recognizable, even when shown in 2D using a simple outline. For these tools their form is dictated by functionality, as opposed to a desire to be recognizable. However, some objects have become iconic due to their clearly recognizable form. For instance, consider this hat:
Only three intersecting circles, but this is one of the most iconic forms the world has ever seen. Great designers are able to leverage simple and recognizable shapes to construct iconic forms that make their products memorable and easily differentiated from competition.
Firefox has been incredibly successful primarily because it is a fantastic product. The marketing around Firefox has also been extremely well done. Firefox has a great name, and a gorgeous and easily recognizable application icon. However, the tool itself has not been designed to contain an iconic form, a shape that you would recognize even if you only saw its' shadow, or an outline. I believe Firefox 3 should be recognizable even if you are only viewing it momentarily, looking over someone else's shoulder. Since the navigational controls are something we constantly view and interact with, that makes them a great candidate for trying to establish a recognizable shape:
This is just one example of the kind of shape we could use. Hopefully, whatever we end up going with, you'll be able to catch a quick glance of it and still immediately know that just saw Firefox.


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Curried Chicken and Rice Soup
- 1 bone-in chicken breast (about 1 1/2 pounds), halved
- 2 medium carrots, sliced diagonally into 2-inch pieces
- 1 bay leaf
- Kosher salt
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large onion, very thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Madras curry powder
- 1/3 cup jasmine rice
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
Combine the chicken, carrots, bay leaf and a pinch of salt in a medium saucepan. Add 3 cups broth and bring to a boil; immediately reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the chicken is just firm, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the butter in another saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt; cook until the onion is soft, 5 minutes. Add the curry powder and cook for 1 minute. Add the rice and the remaining 3 cups broth. Increase the heat to medium, cover and simmer until the rice falls apart, 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove the chicken from its broth; discard the skin and shred the meat into pieces. Return the shredded chicken to the same broth.
Puree the rice mixture with an immersion blender until smooth (or use a regular blender, then return to the pan). Pour in the shredded chicken and broth, stirring gently to combine; bring to a simmer. Toss in the chopped herbs and serve the soup with lemon wedges.
Per serving: Calories 390; Fat 11 g (Sat. 5 g; Mono. 1.6 g; Poly. 1.3 g); Cholesterol 130 mg; Sodium 740 mg; Carbohydrate 18 g; Fiber 2 g; Protein 55 g
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When blending hot liquids, first let cool for 5 minutes or so, then transfer to a blender, filling only halfway. Put the lid on, leaving one corner open; Cover the lid with a kitchen towel to catch splatters and pulse until smooth.
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Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Pineault, Anita
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OCZ Technology, a popular supplier of high-performance computer components, on Tuesday revealed its new Vertex lineup of solid-state drives (SSDs) that are based on multi-level cell flash, but offer rather unprecedented performance for this kind of devices. The new SSDs resemble flash-based drives from Samsung Electronics unveiled earlier this year.
OCZ Vertex series solid-state drives in 2.5" form-factor with 64MB cache are available in ample storage capacities of 30GB, 60GB, 120GB as well as 250GB and offer 200MB/s read speed and 160MB/s write speed. Earlier this year Samsung revealed its own-brand MLC-based SSDs with similar speeds and capacities, it is highly likely that the original manufacturer of OCZ-branded devices is indeed Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory.
It is interesting to note, however, that Samsung declared one million hours mean time between failures (MTBF) for its SSDs, whereas OCZ Technology claims 1.5 million hours MTBF, which is inline with high-quality hard disk drives.
"The new Vertex Series of SSD drives are a premium MLC based SSD solution that are designed for consumers that require fast, rugged, and reliable solid state storage. The Vertex makes use of our newest architecture and controller design complete with 64MB of cache to offer faster transfers and superior overall system response times in a broad range of applications and games," commented Eugene Chang, director of product management for OCZ Technology Group.
Manufacturer suggested retail price of OCZ Vertex SSDs at the time of launch are $129, $249, $469, and $869 for 30GB, 60GB, 120GB and 250GB models respectively.
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Adorable new stills of Edward and Bella featured in the special edition if US Weekly magazine.
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Adorable new stills of Edward and Bella featured in the special edition if US Weekly magazine.
UPDATE: Added better quality scans :)
They look sooo beautifull! makes me sad to think we may never see them look at each other like this again!!:(ReplyDelete
They Are working their issues! Give them time! Time is the answer for everything<3 robsten hopeDelete
I think people should realise E/B are fiction characters. It's unfair to project E/B to R/K personal life. Together or aprat, I believe R/K will still be friend. I'm glad they both move on to their next project now.Delete
We know they are not E/B, do you think we are 12??? What we feel has nothing to do with the movie! and if they brake up, no way will they ever stay friends, it would hurt too much for both of them!Delete
The pic where there inside the closet i remember that from the book.ReplyDelete
The Love Nest looks so beautiful!! And I looove Nessie!!
Someone in twitter is saying that Rob and K were in Soho House last night apparently... but until I don't see a pic I will not believe it. There is just to many lies in the media these days...
Thanks for this pics!!!
These pics make me sad and happy at the same time. So looking forward to the movie, but sad it is at an end. As for Robsten, give it time and don't believe everything you have heard in the rag mags. Remember, they never said they split, moved out, or any of that stuff. We know they are working things out. We know Kristen is still wearing the ring and necklace which is her way of letting us know where things stand.And Rob has been out by himself with his hands so far in his pockets he could shove a hole in them. His way of saying I'm taken. Give them time. This would be hard enough without all the scrutiny. All they need to tell us is if they are together or not. That's all they owe us. You can see how hard this has been on both of them. Kristen has lost a lot of weight and looks really stressed. They will let us know when they know. Patience.ReplyDelete
I totally agree with you.Delete
The only thing that keeps me a little positive is the fact she is wearing her ring,bracelet and locket! I don't want to believe she would deceive us! or maybe it's just to let Rob know she still loves him! this whole situation is making me crazy! anyone else???Delete
'Edward' in the white shirt (while out hunting) looks yummy. The cottage is bigger, and more modern looking, than I expected, there again the Cullen's don't do things by halves do they?!ReplyDelete
i will always support robsten iam thier big fan no matter what happen
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This week, the White House announced a series of initiatives from across government to harness innovation for global development in support of President Obama's Policy Directive on Global Development. Released in Fall 2010, the directive recognizes that development is vital to U.S. national security and is a strategic, economic, and moral imperative for the United States. It charts a course for development, diplomacy and defense to mutually reinforce and complement one another. The directive also calls for investments in science, technology, and innovation to accelerate progress toward development goals in health, food security, climate change, energy and environmental sustainability, and broad-based economic growth. President Obama said, "We're expanding scientific collaboration with other countries and investing in game-changing science and technology to help spark historic leaps in development."
As part of these broader efforts, USAID recently announced the Higher Education Solutions Network program, which invites higher education institutions to compete to join USAID as new strategic, long-term partners and makes it easier to turn ideas from students and professors into action and results in the field. This announcement expands upon USAID's long tradition of engagement with universities, colleges, research institutes, and other institutions of higher education.
On February 9, 2012, President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the President's Global Development Council, which will inform and provide advice to the President and other senior U.S. officials on U.S. global development policies and practices, support new and existing public-private partnerships, and increase awareness and action in support of development by soliciting public input on current and emerging issues in the field of global development. The Council will be comprised of government officials as well as no more than 12 individuals from a variety of sectors, such as institutions of high education, non-profit and philanthropic organizations, civil society, and private industry.
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Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Hanna Johnson,
Here's an idea- Just about every American city has its version of a bicycle bone yard and parts-trading community among bicycleists, and waste management gets the junkers a lot of the time that arn't picked clean.
So what if USAID could put some unemployed folks here in America putting these bikes into working order, recycle them, and ship a few thousand at a time to remote villages globally.
They just have to be sturdy enough to go off-road w/ a load.
Plus most bicycle mags have enough readership that you could get a lot of working donations, wait till you have enough and start shipping them out by the Conex-full.
When I was building bikes for the homeless, it turned them into commuters.
On a housekeeping note:
It would be nice if we could bring back "The Question of the Week" on the blog, as it does solicit public opinion and food for thought to chew on.
And if we arn't getting "The week in review" anymore, can the blog borrow from a White House spokesperson tradition and do "The week ahead." instead?
And one more while I'm at it;
This would be a much more readable, user friendly blog if the first comment posted (the oldest) was always at the top of the comments screen.
That way if a comment runs more than 5000 characters (consective posts), the segments don't read backwards while reading down from the top of the page.
(or maybe it's too labor intensive to do throughout 4+ years of Archives as well)
Anyway, I still think you all might want to think about sending blog invitations out to the thinkers in universities via Diplomats in Residence, and via US embassies.
Then get folks @ State to dare to have a free for all discussion with all of us on the blog about the world at its current state of play.
The things I see missing from this blog's potential..., If you do this, I won't worry about the rest, that then will come in its own good time.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
@ Eric
FTA with South Korea
In the United States and South Korea signed FTA, Korea's too difficult to accommodate the people, there are some provisions. For general information in the United States, but South Korea is not yet developed as the United States. I just got lucky, a little damage to the global economic crisis to go I think. - You are absolutely sure that all of the help .....
South Korea, economic, political, guarantee fair and equitable opportunity, with minimal effort, even if the country, the provisions likely to accept, the lead time required for a few years now, I think. Preparation period.
Countries to grow and open system is absolutely necessary, but Korea's political, economic, social, and cultural leaders, for their success and career, to think that taxes are used. But rather an ordinary interest to ...
The United States, as covered by the law to power by means of containment is not just a dictatorship country, the United States in its negotiations with the Republic of Korea, the United States as required by law to accept all of the, still need more time, I think.
If you ignore the special situation in Korea, like Japan, South Korea also are likely to be suspect ....
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About the Author: Beth Schlachter is a program officer in the Office of Population and International Migration at the Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. She recently spoke with Todd Pierce, the Bureau's public affairs advisor.QUESTION: You've become the State Department's expert on the migration of health workers. What's the issue all about? And what does it have to do with the U.S. State Department?
MS. SCHLACHTER: The problem is that there is a massive global shortage of health workers – the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates a current worldwide shortage of around four million. This includes all categories of medical professionals, such as doctors, nurses and midwives. The migration of health workers from poor countries to rich ones contributes to keeping health care systems in many developing countries weak.
This is an issue with a big foreign relations component, so the State Department is involved in the U.S. government's response. Discussions at WHO and the G-8 have focused on efforts to define international standards for the "ethical recruitment" of health workers, and on ways to mitigate the negative effects of migration on the heath care systems in poor countries.
However, since professionally trained health workers are in such high demand on the international labor market, we have a complex international phenomenon that isn't easily addressed. For example, some countries, such as the Philippines and Pakistan, produce excess health workers for overseas employment because they value the remittances these workers provide, and the Philippines has set up an effective mechanism to monitor the companies which recruit there. Other countries, such as Ghana, have been devastated by an exodus of health workers in the past decade, while still others, such as South Africa, are both migration "source" and "destination" countries for health workers.
Obviously the United States doesn't have a nationalized health care system, but we do facilitate the migration of health workers through a variety of favorable visa policies. We also allocate billions of dollars every year to strengthen health systems and address the "push" factors that lead health workers to seek opportunities abroad, such as poor economic conditions in countries of origin, low job satisfaction, unsatisfactory or even dangerous working conditions, and inadequate career opportunities.
QUESTION: That sounds like a daunting problem. What is the U.S. doing to mitigate "brain drain?" It seems weird to be helping countries develop their public health infrastructure and then to allow their doctors and nurses to come work here.
MS. SCHLACHTER: Our response is based on the belief that health workers have as much right legally to migrate as any other type of worker, and that they personally should not be held to an arbitrary "moral" standard because they work in healthcare, rather than, say, information technology. This type of value judgment fosters the belief that health workers from poor countries are behaving in an unethical manner when they seek better opportunities overseas. We believe that responsibility for the viability of a health system belongs with the governments that oversee national health systems, not with the individual citizens who may be working within those systems, sometimes heroically and at great personal cost to their professional development and personal safety.
We're also concerned that efforts to protect vulnerable health systems by limiting international employment opportunities for health workers based on where they come from could lead to employment discrimination.
Through our foreign aid programs, the U.S. addresses the "push" factors that cause people to want to migrate in the first place. For example, since 2004 one quarter of the $18 billion President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program has gone to build hospitals and clinics and train nearly 2.6 million doctors and nurses.
QUESTION:Don't we want to have foreign nurses and doctors here? If we discourage migration of doctors or nurses, will there be enough staff for our hospitals? Especially with our aging population…
MS. SCHLACHTER: The U.S. is facing a critical shortage of health workers in the coming decades for many complicated reasons: we're under-producing health care workers to meet demand; many health care workers who train in the U.S., especially nurses, leave the profession mid-career for non-health care occupations; and we have difficulties staffing health facilities in rural and densely populated urban areas.
We're also facing the retirement of a large cohort of health care professionals in the next ten years, which will take place simultaneously with rising consumer demand for health services from an aging population and increased demand for specialized services. This is complicated by projections that the U.S. population will grow somewhere between 14-18% by 2020, which means roughly 50 million additional people. Training sufficient numbers of health workers to meet the needs of this expanding population will be an enormous challenge.
Though the U.S can't expect to meet all of this demand through the immigration of skilled workers, such workers are and will continue to help alleviate the problem. Based on 2000 census figures, 13% of health care providers are foreign born, which tracks closely with the percentage of all U.S. workers who are immigrants, 12.4%. Within the health sector, 25.2% of physicians and 17% of nurses and psychiatric and home health aides are foreign born.
QUESTION: What sort of arrangements are you making with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make it easier for doctors or nurses to come to the U.S. and to stay? Is there any program in place that would allow doctors or nurses to practice part-time in the U.S. and part-time at home?
MS. SCHLACHTER: Most foreign doctors come to the U.S. to complete their graduate medical training and residency programs before they've started a professional career, and after living and working in the U.S. for a number of years, they often decide to stay and continue to build their lives here. Graduate medical students can come to the U.S. to study on a J1 exchange visitor visa, or on an H1B visa if they only need to complete a two-year residency program. If they've come on an H1B visa they can usually adjust their status through DHS to legal permanent resident without too much difficulty if they choose to do so after completing their residency program. However, if they're on a J1 visa, they must return home for two years once they have completed training.
A waiver is available of the two-year foreign residency requirement if a state or an interested federal agency sponsors the physician to work in a hard-to-fill area or specialty within the state for three years as a non-immigrant in H1B status.
Nurses immigrating for work purposes typically enter the U.S. using Employment Third Preference (E3) immigrant visas, which are subject to an annual cap shared among a variety of skilled worker categories, including individuals who are already in the U.S. and are adjusting their status through DHS. They can also be eligible for the special H1C visa category that was authorized by Congress through 2009 to allow registered nurses to work in disadvantaged areas for up to three years.
There's been a lot of discussion about establishing programs that allow for "circular migration" programs, but so far the U.S. hasn't established any formal exchange programs for health care workers who wish to split their time between the U.S. and their home country. Many private medical associations and medical schools have organized creative professional and educational exchange programs, however.
QUESTION: What areas of the U.S. have the most foreign-born doctors and nurses? The fewest?
MS. SCHLACHTER: Like most countries, the U.S. struggles to attract workers to traditionally underserved areas, such as in rural and inner-city communities, and in particular specialties, such as pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and in general practice. Many foreign trained doctors elect to work in these areas because of the J-visa waiver program. Foreign trained nurses, on the other hand, are not offered any sort of visa incentive to work in underserved areas. However, since regions throughout the U.S. are struggling to address nursing shortages, foreign trained nurses can be found working in most communities across the country. They are more evenly dispersed throughout the medical system, though many find that when they are initially recruited to work in the U.S., it's for placement in extended care facilities.
QUESTION: How did you become interested in this issue? Did you ever want to be a doctor, nurse or midwife?
MS. SCHLACHTER: I was never a pre-med student, but as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guinea I was assigned to a rural health clinic as a health extension worker. Later, in my first Foreign Service post as the Regional Human Resources Officer in Kampala, Uganda, I spent a significant portion of my time helping the office of the Centers for Disease Control with HR issues. CDC was the agency with the largest locally-employed staff at post because they were running two, large research programs, one near the capital in Entebbe and another near the border with Kenya, in Tororo. The Tororo office was developing a home-based, anti-retroviral drug distribution program that could be duplicated in rural settings around the world; it was an attractive employment opportunity because they offered higher salaries relative to the local standard. Because CDC felt they were contributing to "internal brain drain," that is, drawing workers out of the national health system, sometimes "under employing" them in positions below their education and training, the USG tried to mitigate this effect by creating a two-tiered pay schedule, one for Entebbe and another for Tororo.
Though the intent was to behave "ethically" by creating a disincentive for health workers to leave the national system, what we really created was a morale problem for our staff who felt unappreciated and disrespected. We weren't even effective in discouraging health workers from coming to work for us - even at a pay schedule closer to the local standard there were other attractive factors that we couldn't manage, such as the opportunity to conduct research with U.S. based medical professionals, travel and training opportunities, and the prestige of working for the U.S. Government. So I learned firsthand how complicated this issue is to manage, and how difficult it can be to do what you perceive to be the right thing on behalf of other people in the workplace.
Ron in New York writes:
Empower the sick to get healthy and work in healthcare.
No better loyal workforce could be developed than people who have benefitted from primary care.
Sunshine in China writes:
Maybe we should take more care of the poor and developing counties.
Donald in Virginia writes:
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I believe it was Obama's campaign slogan to bring CHANGE!
1. People out of work today could use jobs. What better way to get people in jobs, train them and they would have something to look foward in life. Hospitals should also encourage anyone who has the gumption to work, get a job in the medical community. "On-the-job training"
2. Hospitals could use going "Green" to help curb the cost of medical expenses. Using alternative energies to operate the hospitals and using recycle material. This should be a high priorty in the country, if the costs of overhead decrease then people who receive medical attention would see a reduced bill. I also think that hospitals that have x-ray and ultra sound equipment could be multi-shared with other hospitals. This is the new world of technology so if people can video teleconference with other people, isn't about time that hospital equipment start becoming a tool of the future to be used in a capacity of networking from one hospital to another without having to physically move the equipment.
3. Patients need a health care system that will help everyone nationwide.
4. I think there has been too much "Red Tape" involved. Business as usual tactics. The bottom line should be that all people deserve the right to have the best medical treatment in the world. Without having to pay "An arm and a leg" for the service.
5. Employment offices across the country should be in contact with local hospitals and find out how to get people enrolled to get working. Medical staff is one of the highest demanding jobs in the world.
Lauren writes:
This is exactly what I am interested in doing, working in a health clinis out of the United States, if you could email me more information, or just email me so we can have an online conversation about this topic, that would be great. Things I would like to know are the countries that are mostly in need of health workers? I am 19, so what should I major in to get there? And what specific positions are mostly needed (doctor, nurse, assistant)? Thank you so much, I hope you get this.


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Steve-o wrote:You and Liam will have some good discussions, Dingle. Both even handed and gentlemanly....Liam does add some much needed Brit Wit to the forum and I'm glad he's back.....
LADYLIBERTYCHOKE!Steve-o wrote:Wont you let us in....
Compilation Man.
You have nearly 5K posts
And we miss your witty boasts..
Let me in...
Compilation man
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Wont you play something for me?
Glad U R back Liam-San!!
Liam OSM wrote:Well, "Brothers", here's my take on it. I've not found time yet to listen to this comp, but:
Anna - the bridge is great (the verses are a little dull, though), but the song is not eligible because John didn't write it.
Yes It Is - yes it is boring. I can't stand it.
Other stuff - well, it's all personal taste, really, and as I said elsewhere, I've done these comps for my own enjoyment, not other people's. And I have managed to include something from every album. Although the solo compilations I've done don't quite stretch to that. On the Paul 1980-2001 one, there's nothing from Pipes Of Peace, and the Lennon solo one has nothing from "Sometime In New York City".
The solo one goes something like this (again awaiting verification) - mind you, the order is probably wrong:
Cold Turkey
Instant Karma
Working Class Hero
Jealous Guy
Mind Games
I Know (I Know)
Whatever Gets You Through The Night
#9 Dream
Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)
(Just Like) Starting Over
Beautiful Boy
Watching The Wheels
I'm Steppin' Out
Nobody Told Me
Borrowed Time
Liam OSM wrote:Yes It Is - yes it is boring. I can't stand it.
Ram1 wrote: But, am I the ONLY Forum member who likes SINYC????
theDingle wrote:Liam OSM wrote:Yes It Is - yes it is boring. I can't stand it.
Huh? Blue Jay Way maybe, but YII?
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 28, 2010) – With one goal attained, the U.S. Men's National Team traveled Tuesday to Ancona, Italy, for the second round of the FIVB World Championship.
Though it wasn't easy, the U.S. Men won their opening pool with a perfect 3-0 record and are now in Pool L in Ancona, where they will face Czech Republic (2-1), the second-place team from Pool E, at 8 a.m. PT on Thursday (Sept. 30). They will face Cameroon (1-2), the third-place team from Pool C, at noon PT on Friday (Oct. 1).
The team from Czech Republic is ranked 36th in the world by the FIVB, but it cannot be taken lightly after defeating No. 7 Bulgaria in first round pool play, 3-1 (25-23, 27-25, 28-30, 27-25). It also defeated No. 10 China, 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22). Its only loss was to France, which needed five sets to defeat it, 3-2 (25-19, 22-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-10).
The U.S. Men have a 20-4 record against Czech Republic since 1981. They last played at the 2008 Four Nations Tournament in Germany, where the United States won, 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 26-24, 26-24). The teams also played each other in the 2006 World Championships, where the U.S. won 3-1 (25-16, 15-25, 25-20, 25-23).
The Czech national team has an impressive overall record under the old Czechoslovakia flag and later as the Czech Republic.
Czechoslovakia staged the first FIVB World Championship back in 1949 in Prague and won the silver medal. Since then, it has taken part in all but one World Championship (1994 being the exception), taking the title twice, in France 1956 and at Czechoslovakia in 1966.
The team is coached by Jan Svoboda, who was hired in 2009. Its leading scorer is outside hitter Peter Platenik (6 feet, 5 inches), who is eighth among all World Championship players with 65 points on 52 kills, three blocks and one ace. Also watch for opposite Jan Stokr (6-9), who has 52 points on 47 kills, two blocks and three aces.
Also, Czech Republic libero Martin Krystof is fourth among all liberos with 81 "excellents" and only 11 faults on 111 attempts for an average of 6.23 per set.
Cameroon, ranked 21st in the world, advanced out of Pool C by defeating Australia in its final pool play match, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-19). It also lost to Russia, 25-11 25-20 25-22, and to Puerto Rico, 25-22, 25-23, 25-19.
The United States has a 1-0 record against Cameroon, having played the African country once in 1990.
Cameroon won the African Nations Cup in 1989 and qualified for its first FIVB World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since then, it has been involved in the FIVB World Cup in 1991 as well as picking up its second gold medal at the All-Africa games in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1999 and being named African champions in 2001 in Nigeria.
In 2009 the team qualified for its second FIVB World Championship after winning their qualification tournament in Yaoundé.
Peter Nonnenbroich of Germany was appointed national coach of Cameroon in June of 2010, and since then has led the team in 25 preparation games.
Cameroon is led by opposite Nathan Wounebaina (6-6), who has 43 points on 37 kills, one block and five aces.
Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) is leading the U.S. in scoring so far in the World Championship with 55 points on 40 kills, six blocks and nine aces. His nine aces and 13 faults on 58 attempts put him third among all servers.
Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) is the United States' second-leading scorer with 42 points on 39 kills and three blocks. Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) is sixth among all liberos with 71 "excellents" and 14 faults on 119 attempts for an average of 5.92 per set.
Pool L is not the only group playing in Ancona. It is sharing the city with the toughest pool of the second round, Pool N, which includes Brazil, Bulgaria and Poland.
An FIVB press release has labeled this "The group of death" with European champions Poland (No. 6 in the world), who finished top of Pool F, two-time defending world champion Brazil (No. 1), which broke a run of 15 successive victories when it lost to Cuba to finish second in Pool B, and Bulgaria (No. 7), which finished third in Pool E.
To reach the 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship page, click here.
2010 FIVB World Championship
Sept. 25-Oct. 10 in Italy
U.S. Roster
(Each team can bring up to 14 players. Prior to each match, 12 players are chosen to play)
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
4 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7 Jonathan Winder (S, 6-8, Irvine, Calif., Pepperdine)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
10 Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
16 Carson Clark (Opp, 6-5, Santa Barbara, Calif., UC Irvine)
17 Max Holt (MB, 6-9, Cincinnati, Ohio, Penn State)
19 Alfee Reft (L, 5-10, Oxnard, Calif., Hawai'i)
Head Coach: Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Team Leader: Greg Vernovage (Susquehanna, Pa.)
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Trainer: Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.)
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Team Doctors: Andrew Gregory (Nashville, Tenn.) and Keith Feder (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Medical Support: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Pool L Schedule and Results (All times PT)
Sept. 30: USA vs. Czech Republic, 8 a.m.
Oct. 1: USA vs. Cameroon, noon
Oct. 2: Czech Republic vs. Cameroon, 8 a.m.
Pool D First Round Results
Sept. 25: Argentina def. Venezuela, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18
Sept: 25: USA def. Mexico, 22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-11
Sept. 26: Argentina def. Mexico, 25-12, 25-19, 17-25, 25-15
Sept. 26: USA def. Venezuela, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19
Sept. 27: Mexico def. Venezuela, 25-22, 25-20, 25-20
Sept. 27: USA def. Argentina, 22-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-20
Pool D Final Standings
Rank Team (Matches Won-Lost) Points; Point Ratio
2. Argentina (2-1) 5; 1.136
3. Mexico (1-2) 4; 0.950
4. Venezuela (0-3) 3; 0.804


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The Columbus Dispatch - August 22, 2013 05:13 PM
Cleveland Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin will make an injury rehab start for the Clippers at 7:05 tonight in Huntington Park against Gwinnett Braves.
Tomlin underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow a year ago today. Columbus manager Chris Tremie said that the right-hander will have a five innings and/or 75 pitch limit.
Tomlin pitched four innings for the double-A Akron Aeros on Friday. He allowed two hits, one run and struck out three.
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Cape Cod's shopping destination.
With 559 miles of pristine coastline, Cape Cod is best known for its' beaches, natural beauty and fresh caught, local seafood. This, along with the historical charm and arts & cultureof the area, makes the Cape a perfect place to plan your next adventure. Whether vacationing with family and friends, traveling on business or sneaking off on a romantic weekend getaway, we have everything you need. Cape Cod Mall is the region's only enclosed, regional shopping center centrally located in Hyannis, the heart of Cape Cod's "mid-Cape" area. With nearly 100 shops & eateries, the mall is home to an impressive collection of national and regional brands, a variety of dining options and Cape Cod's only stadium-style movie theatre multi-plex.
Cape Cod is home to 17 towns including the islands of Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket, each with their own unique style and personality. Whatever the reason for your visit, no trip would be complete without checking out all the Cape has to offer: museums, theatre, beaches, ponds, walking trails, paddle boarding, kayaking, biking trails, golf courses, the JFK Hyannis Museum, a Cape Cod Baseball League game, fabulous restaurants, art galleries, farmers markets, local vineyards, whale-watching, boating, or one of the many seasonal festivals and of course, the shopping.
Cape Cod is just 90 miles from Boston and Providence, home to TF Green and Logan International Airports, respectively. Or if you prefer, fly directly into Barnstable's newly renovated Municipal airport in Hyannis, less than half a mile from the mall.
From the Airport: Located just west of the Airport Rotary off on Routes 132 and Route 28
From Downtown / City Center: 2 miles from Downtown Hyannis
From North/East: Take Exit 6 off Route 6. Bear right off the exit onto Route 132. Cape Cod Mall is located 3 miles ahead on the right.
From South/West: Take Exit 6 off Route 6. Turn left off the exit onto Route 132. Cape Cod Mall is located 3 miles ahead on the right.
While visiting the area, why not explore a few other nearby points of interest - Plymouth, MA (35 miles away), Boston, MA (90 miles away) or Newport, RI (90 miles away). A short drive will get you to each of these locations who offer their own rich, cultural experiences, waterfront settings, museums, dining, shops & whole host of sight-seeing activities.
Whether you are in the mood for a great meal, taking in a show, seeing a concert or dancing the night away, you are sure to find a variety of options on Cape Cod.
The Cape is split up into five distinct areas - be sure to explore each of them.
The Upper Cape:
Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth, Mashpee
The Mid-Cape:
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The Lower Cape:
Harwich, Brewster, Chatham, Orleans
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The Islands:
Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket
Cape Cod is easy to navigate but getting from one end to the other takes a bit of travel. The Cape Cod RTA provides clean, friendly & reliable public transportation. But the last route may end earlier than you want and getting a cab in remote areas of The Cape can be a challenge. So it's wise to rent a car or hire a car service if you plan to travel outside of walking or biking distance from your lodging.
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Nvidia Corp. on Thursday followed its rival ATI, graphics products group of Advanced Micro Devices, with the refresh of performance-mainstream graphics cards lineup. The Santa Clara, California-based company decided not to introduce a brand-new chip, but just released another slightly cut-down version of its existing GeForce 285/G200b. Nvidia claims that its novelty offers the best price-performance ratio in its category.
"Nvidia today announced the GeForce GTX 275 GPU, the latest addition to Nvidia's performance GPU lineup, offering first-rate graphics, physics, and GPU computing performance, as well as the absolute best price-performance for today's value-conscious gamers," a statement by Nvidia reads.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 graphics card will feature fully-fledged G200b graphics processing unit (GPU) with 240 shader processors (SPs) operating at 1404MHz, 80 texture units (TUs), 30 render back ends (RBEs) working at 633MHz and 448-bit memory interface. The graphics card will be equipped with 896MB of GDDR3 functioning at 2328MHz.
Based on specifications, the GeForce GTX 275 graphics processing unit should be substantially faster compared to the GeForce GTX 260 core 216, but should still lag behind the GeForce GTX 285, which is top-of-the-range single-chip offering from Nvidia. However, considering that ATI Radeon HD 4890 OC, which was released today, is even faster compared to the model 285 in many benchmarks, based on results obtained by X-bit labs, it will be hard for the GTX 275 to compete against it at the same price-point.
Nvdia's GeForce GTX 275 will be available for 229-$249 globally on or before April 14, 2009. Some regions are available now; other regions are available for pre-order. Current availability varies by region. GeForce GTX 275 will be available from the world's leading add-in card partners, including: Asustek Computer, BFG, Colorful, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision, Leadtek, MSI, Palit, Sparkle, Zotac, PNY, Point of View, and XFX.
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