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Intel Corp. has rather high expectations for its forthcoming ultra low voltage computing platform for notebooks aimed at consumers (CULV). The company claims that while the new systems will be priced attractively, they will be much more powerful and capable compared to netbooks.
"The big trend in notebooks this year, starting midyear, is likely to be very well designed thin-and-light notebooks, using the CULV, or ultra low voltage products […], I think, you will see those at very attractive price points, [whereas], up to this point in time, those machines have been sort of executive jewelry," said Paul Otellini, chief executive officer and president of Intel Corp. during the most recent conference call with analysts.
It is correct that traditionally ultra low-voltage processors have been used for ultra-portable notebooks aimed at business users who need long battery life amid sufficient performance and functionality. Many of such ultra-portable computers are state-of-the-art pieces of engineering and employ the latest technologies to provide excellent reliability, stability, battery life, security and other qualities that have tremendous value for those on the road.
Many consumers these days value style most of all, but would also like to have sleek and slim mobile computers. Since CULV products will enable stylish ultra-portable for consumers, those users who demand style should be really glad.
However, the majority of consumers value performance or portability and consumer-oriented low-voltage notebook platforms provide neither: they will not be able to match typical notebooks in terms of performance and they will be considerably larger than netbooks based on Intel Atom. Moreover, since consumer-oriented platforms have to be affordable, system makers will not implement their state-of-the-art technologies, such as active hard disk drive protection, powerful yet light batteries, high-quality materials and so on, to keep the costs down, which will make the notebooks somewhat less attractive in general.
As the head of the chipmaker, Mr. Otellini naturally does not address implementation-specific questions regarding design, battery life and so on. However, he said that the new CULV-based laptops will hit the mainstream price-points and they will also be easily distinguishable from Intel Atom-based netbooks.
"I think they will hit mainstream consumer price-points, and [there] will be a more clear distinguishing set of characteristics between netbooks and notebooks," Mr. Otellini claimed.
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Most westerners travel to China only once in their lifetime. China Spree want to ensure you have all the resources in planning your dream vacation. Please read the following information regarding the level of activity you can expect, your physical requirements, trip destination information, tour pacing and meal arrangements specific to this China trip.
Physical Requirements:
This adventure is only for physically fit and healthy travelers and is not appropriate for travelers using wheelchairs, walkers, or other mobility aids. You must be able to walk approximately 2-3 miles unassisted, to participate in 4-6 hours of physical activities each day, and to tolerate 3 full days at altitudes of 12,000 feet (3,700 meter). Check with your doctor to determine your tolerance for high altitudes.
High Altitude
Our trip includes 3-night stay in Tibet at an altitude of 12,000 feet (3,700 meter). At this altitude, almost everyone feels some of the symptoms of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). These symptoms include headache, nausea, loss of appetite, trouble with sleep, and lack of energy. Talk with your doctor about any medical condition you have, particularly cardiac or respiratory disease or diabetes, and discuss the potential risk for your travel to that high altitude. Your doctor may recommend medication which can help prevent or treat AMS, especially if you are prone to altitude sickness or have not previously been to high altitudes.
Due to the high altitude level of Lhasa, and the potential complexities of health and safety concern - for your protection - you are required to buy sufficient travel medical insurance if your tour includes Tibet. Your China Spree tour guide reserves the right to modify your participation, or in some circumstances send travelers home, if their condition could adversely affect the health, safety, and enjoyment of themselves or of other travelers.
Tibet Permit:
Besides a visa to China, foreigners are required to obtain a Tibet Permit prior to enter Tibet. If you book this China and Tibet tour, China Spree will take care of your Tibet Permit via our Tibetan agency after your China visa is approved.
Please note: Because of the controversial and sensitive nature of Tibet issue, the Chinese and Tibetan authorities may occasionally restrict foreigners to enter Tibet without prior notice. The record shows that the restrictions mostly happened in the months of March and June when there are major Tibetan holidays, but may be extended to longer period of time. Should this occur during your trip, China Spree will make alternative arrangements for your group to travel to the historic Lijiang, in China's Yunnan Province instead. Over 80% of travelers who have taken this adventure with the Lijiang itinerary have rated their trip excellent. The Chinese government may also impose limits on what can and cannot be accessed within Tibet, so there may be need for last-minute changes to the planned activities during your trip. In these cases we ask that you bring an open mind and a sense of humor.
Climate & Terrain:
Read more about the climate of cities on this China tour.
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Want to see more of China? Consider the following tours you might like:* 22-Day Imperial China, Tibet & Hong Kong, including Guilin, Longsheng's Dragon Spine Terraces, and 3-night at Hong Kong.
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"I really don't like the term 'PTSD,'" Department of Veterans Affairs psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Shay told PBS' "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly" in 2010. "He says the diagnostic definition of "post-traumatic stress disorder" is a fine description of certain instinctual survival skills that persist into everyday life after a person has been in mortal danger — but the definition doesn't address the entirety of a person's injury after the trauma of war. "I view the persistence into civilian life after battle," he says, "... as the simple or primary injury."
Dr. Shay has his own name for the thing the clinical definition of PTSD leaves out. He calls it "moral injury" — and the term is catching on with both the VA and the Department of Defense.
We're turning our attention to this idea of moral injury and the limits of the PTSD diagnosis to explore what happens to a person who has experienced combat.
There are no clean lines separating PTSD from moral injury (which is not a diagnosis) — there is no Venn Diagram, as with PTSD and traumatic brain injury but Dr. Shay explains a fundamental difference by using a shrapnel wound as an analogy.
"Whether it breaks the bone or not," he says, "that wound is the uncomplicated — or primary — injury. That doesn't kill the soldier; what kills him are the complications — infection or hemorrhage."
Post-traumatic stress disorder, Dr. Shay explains, is the primary injury, the "uncomplicated injury." Moral injury is the infection; it's the hemorrhaging.
PTSD in service members is often tied to being the target of an attack — or being close in relationship or proximity to that target.
Moral injury, Dr. Shay says, can happen when "there is a betrayal of what's right by someone who holds legitimate authority in a high-stakes situation."
That person who's betraying "what's right" could be a superior — or that person could be you. Maybe it's that you killed somebody or were ordered to kill. Or maybe it was something tragic that you could have stopped, but didn't. Guilt and shame are at the center of moral injury. And, as Dr. Shay describes it, so is a shrinking of what he calls "the moral and social horizon." When a person's moral horizon shrinks, he says, so do a person's ideals and attachments and ambitions.
I first came across Dr. Shay's name — and his concept of moral injury in combat veterans — in a heart-smashing profile of Noah Pierce published by the formidable Virginia Quarterly Review.
"The Life and Lonely Death of Noah Pierce" tells the story of an Iraq War veteran from Sparta, Minnesota, who shot himself in the head in 2007 at the age of 23.
From Ashley Gilbertson's profile of Pierce:
"When Noah went missing in July 2007, after a harrowing year adjusting to home following two tours in Iraq, police ordered a countywide search. His friend Ryan Nelson thought he might know where to look. When he pulled up to the spot, he immediately recognized Noah's truck. Inside, Ryan found his friend slumped over the bench seat, his head blown apart, the gun in his right hand. Half a bottle of Jack Daniel's Special Blend lay on the passenger seat, and beer cans were strewn about. On the dash lay his photo IDs; he had stabbed each photo through the face. And on the floorboard was the scrawled, rambling suicide note. It was his final attempt to explain the horrors he had seen — and committed."
Gilbertson told Noah's story to Jonathan Shay. Again, from the article:
"Shay, a psychiatrist who has worked with combat vets for twenty years and authored two books about PTSD — or psychological and moral injury, as he insists it should be known — told me by phone from his Newton, Mass., office, 'It's titanic pain that these men live with. They don't feel that they can get that across, in part because they feel they deserve it, and in part because they don't feel people will understand it.'
"'Despair, this word that's so hard to get our arms around,' he said. 'It's despair that rips people apart [who] feel they've become irredeemable.'
"I told Dr. Shay about Noah's experiences in Iraq, in particular the killing, the loss of comrades, the nightmares. He sounded saddened on the phone, but unsurprised. 'The flip side of this fellow's despair was the murderous rages he experienced on his second tour,' he said. 'In combat, soldiers become each other's mothers. The rage, need for revenge, and self-sacrificial commitment toward protecting each other when comrades are killed [are] akin to when a mother's offspring are put in danger or killed.'
"Dr. Shay explained the nightmares and sleeplessness were one of the major issues. 'The lack of sleep contributed directly to a loss of control of his own anger, a loss of control of things he felt morally responsible for.'"
Treating moral injury in combat veterans, Dr. Shay said in the PBS interview, happens not in the clinic, but in the community.
"Peers are the key to recovery — I can't emphasize that enough. Credentialed mental health professionals like me have no place in center stage. It's the veterans themselves, healing each other, that belong at center stage. We are stagehands — get the lights on, sweep out the gum wrappers, count the chairs, make sure it's a safe and warm enough place…"
He doesn't write off clinical care, though he does disparage "cookie-cutter treatments."
"We're certainly doing a lot of things," he says, "but whether we're actually preserving vets' capacity to have a flourishing life after war, I don't know. I just don't know."
Jeff Severns Guntzel is senior reporter for the Public Insight Network (PIN). He has reported from the Middle East and points all over the United States for a cadre of publications and news organizations that are not usually mentioned in the same sentence, including Punk Planet Magazine, National Catholic Reporter, Village Voice Media, MinnPost.com, and GOOD. He also did time as an editor at Utne Reader.
Read more of Jeff's reporting as part of the Public Insight Network's veterans health project on vets and all those working to help them navigate life after combat.


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Can the surging Steelers take down bitter division rival Baltimore minus their two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback?
With Ben Roethlisberger ruled out for Sunday's AFC North showdown, veteran backup Byron Leftwich must run the offense and minimize mistakes.
Likely easier said than done against a 7-2 Ravens' club which usually plays to its potential against the Black & Gold. That isn't to suggest Pittsburgh is facing long odds Sunday night at Heinz Field.
Without Big Ben, it seems imperative Pittsburgh's running game show the way, removing a measure of pressure on Leftwich from being forced to produce a prolific passing attack.
This much is certain: A Steelers' loss has Mike Tomlin's ballclub two games behind Baltimore and playing catch-up with the rematch just two weeks away in Maryland.
The 2-7 Browns, meanwhile, return from a bye week, visiting Dallas' 4-5 Cowboys. On paper, it appears a near-sure win for Tony Romo and company, though Cleveland most likely makes it interesting before eventually falling.
Cincinnati, coming off an unexpected 31-13 blowout of New York's Giants, opposes the 1-8 Chiefs at KC in a game Marvin Lewis' team is more than capable of losing.
This column needed an overtime field goal Monday night to salvage a 7-7 week which should come as no surprise.
MIAMI AT BUFFALO. The fish imploded last week, falling at home (37-3) to Tennessee while Buffalo was pulling off a near shocker at New England. Go figure this important division matchup. DOLPHINS, 27-21.
PHILADELPHIA AT WASHINGTON. NFC East battle of 3-6 teams with Andy Reid's future in serious jeopardy. REDSKINS, 30-20.
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NEW YORK JETS AT ST. LOUIS. Rams experienced rare tie at San Fran last weekend and should be inspired in their return home vs. unpredictable Jets. RAMS, 23-20.
CINCINNATI AT KANSAS CITY. No reason Bengals should lose here, though that possibility certainly exists. BENGALS, 20-17.
JACKSONVILLE AT HOUSTON. Pitiful 1-8 Jags may not win again this season. Texans just want to emerge in one piece. TEXANS, 37-10.
CLEVELAND AT DALLAS. As usual, Brownies will play heavily favored foe close to the vest before finally succumbing. COWBOYS, 28-20.
NEW ORLEANS AT OAKLAND. Expect mental letdown for Saints, coming off emotional win vs. Atlanta. SAINTS, 30-27.
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My biggest tea problem (aside from the fact that I'm constantly running out of matcha,) stems from the simple truth that I adore Japanese teaware, yet tend to vastly prefer Chinese and Taiwanese teas. Being just a tad beyond the normal tea-drinker in my enthusiasm, this is a problem because a little knowledge is dangerous.
For instance, I know why we choose to use yixing for oolongs and puerh, porcelain gaiwan for delicate greens, tokoname-ware or bizen for senchas, etc. I understand the relationships between pot sizes and tea-types and drinking styles, long steeps and short. So...
As crazy as it sounds, this creates an impasse some mornings because I want my oolong, but I also want to use my kyusu. It's so bad that there are mornings when I'm paralyzed with indecision to the point where I'll throw some ceylon at my teapress, and pour it in my écoute mug, the one I use for cocoa, and sit in front of my computer feeling sorry for myself.
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It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the website for the Gustavus Show Choir Camp—an exciting opportunity for high school students around the Midwest. Our website includes a wide variety of information related to the camp, which will be held on the beautiful campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota.
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USARS Regional Derby Tournaments Update
USA Roller Sports is pleased to announce some important updates in regards to the 2012 USARS Regional Tournaments.
Each participating team will have the opportunity to play a minimum of 2 games during each one of the tournaments regardless of the tournament structure defined by each region. "One of our goals is to give as much game time as possible to every participating skater, referee and NSO. This will help all of them get more comfortable with the USARS rule set and also raise the level of play for all the teams in the tournaments. Most teams will get to play three or four games during the weekend of the Tournament" said Danielle Fairbanks, USARS Roller Derby Director.
Teams located in states that do not belong to one of the six tournament regions below will have the opportunity to participate in any region of their choice. This structure will offer these teams a great level of flexibility and exposure to other regions.
Additional details about the tournament structure will be released after all submitted applications are reviewed and the participating teams are selected.
North Central
Five Flags Center (Dubuque, IA) September 21-23, 2012
Hosted by the Eastern Iowa Outlaws
Stockton Indoor Sports Complex (Stockton, CA) September 28-30, 2012
Hosted by the Port City Roller Girls
Virginia Beach Convention Center (Virginia Beach, VA) October 5-7, 2012
Hosted by the Resort City Roller Dolls
Great Lakes
Captain Dave's Family Entertainment Center (Midland, MI) October 12-14, 2012
Hosted by the Chemical City Derby Girls
Mobile Civic Center (Mobile, AL) October 12-14, 2012
Hosted by the Deep South Derby All-Stars
Kootenai County Fairgrounds (Coeur d'Alene, ID) October 19-21, 2012
Hosted by the Snake Pit Derby Dames
Team applications are available and can be submitted to the USARS National Office now. The deadline for the team applications is August 27th, 2012. Teams will be selected on a first come, first serve basis and incomplete applications will not be considered.
Several cities are interested in the National Championships. After site visits to determine the most appropriate facility, the site will be publicly announced. The National Championships will be scheduled between mid-November and early/mid- December.
For more information, please contact the USARS National Office at 402-483-7551.


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Ronald P. Blinsinger Sr.
Mr. Ronald Patrick Blinsinger Sr. died Friday at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam, where he had been a patient for two weeks. He was born November 19, 1936, in Amsterdam, a son of Stephen and Mary Ward Blinsinger and was a lifelong resident of the Amsterdam area. Ron graduated from the former Wilber H. Lynch High School in 1956. He served with the U.S. Army with the Eighth Infantry in Germany. Ron was employed by the Greater Amsterdam School District as Head Custodian until his retirement.
He was of the Catholic faith and was a founding board member of the Fulton Co. SPCA. Ron enjoyed NASCAR and attending races at Fonda Speedway. He was an avid NY Giant and NY Yankee fan, liked to camp and enjoyed observing wildlife in the outdoors. Ron was a proud father, grandfather and great grandfather.
He married the former Margaret A. Trzaskos on June 23, 1962. She died November 26, 2007. He is survived by his son Ronald P. (Heidi) Blinsinger Jr. of Broadalbin, his daughters Nola M. Blinsinger of Fort Johnson and Sharon L. (Daniel) Blinsinger-Hayes of Broadalbin, his brothers Robert, Jerry and David Blinsinger all of Amsterdam, his sisters Jeanette Montagnino and Nola Syzpula both of Amsterdam, five grandchildren: Jeremie and Cory Blinsinger, Autumn Rose Hayes, Alexa and Mckensie, two great grandchildren: Lillie Rose Blinsinger-Winchell and Meghan N. Blinsinger-Winchell, nieces, nephews and cousins. Ron was predeceased by his brother Richard.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, with Fr. Stanislaus J. Swierzowski officiating. There will be military honors. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends from 4 until 6:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 100 Metropolitan Park Drive #400, Liverpool, NY 13088. Please sign our guestbook at www.brbsfuneral.com.


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Local watering ban lifted
FAIRMONT – The recent rain and snow hasn't been for nought.
On Monday, Fairmont's public works director announced the state Department of Natural Resources has given the OK to lift the local watering ban.
"Lake levels have bounced up and there is some flow in the Blue Earth River and Rapidan Dam," said Troy Nemmers.
The DNR instituted a ban on non-essential water use in September 2012, basing the restriction on the low level of the Blue Earth River. Because Fairmont relies on surface water and the city is in the Blue Earth River watershed, the state gauges the water level at the Rapidan Dam when enforcing water restrictions.
In a letter to Nemmers, hydrologist Leo Getsfried offered the following words of caution: "Although recent precipitation has currently restored flow conditions, there is no way to predict if we are beyond the significant drought of last year or if there will continue to be adequate precipitation to sustain river flows above protection limits through the remainder of the year.
"Therefore, the city should be prepared in the event that it again becomes necessary to suspend non-essential water usage."
Though the ban is lifted, tips and ideas for water conservation from the University of Minnesota have recently been posted on the city's website, www.fairmont.org
Another conservation effort the city is encouraging is the use of rain barrels. A sale will be held 3-7 p.m. May 15-16 at 115 S. Park St. The cost is $60 per barrel, and there is no limit per household.
Nemmers encourages residents to "continue conserving where you can, and remember where we were in September and that we could be back there."
City Councilman Chad Askeland asked that staff look into recouping some of the water that is going into the Blue Earth River. A meeting is planned this Friday with the DNR to discuss options for the city to recycle its water by discharging purified wastewater back into Fairmont's lake system.
In other business, the council:
o Proclaimed April 26 as Arbor Day. The city's park department will plant a new tree at the Winnebago Avenue Sports Complex at 1:30 p.m. Friday, and fourth-graders from St. John Vianney School will perform a short program.
o Approved a request for $6,000 for Interlaken Heritage Days.


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by Anton Shilov
ARM has introduced its new Mali-T60-series graphics processors for integration into ARM-based system-on-chip devices. The new graphics technologies support OpenGL ES, OpenGL VG as well as OpenCL application programming interfaces, thus, enabling general-purpose processing on graphics processing units (GPUs). In addition the new chips also support certain DirectX features.
Building on the heritage of Mali-400 MP, the Mali-T604 is ARM's fourth-generation GPU and is the first member of a new family of GPUs based on the Midgard architecture which all use a common software driver. The Mali-T604 delivers up to 5x performance improvement over previous Mali graphics processors and is specifically designed to be compliant with GPGPU-based applications that use OpenCL. ARM's Mali-T604 can feature up to four stream processors and also features new techniques that reduce memory bandwidth consumption, by up to 30%.
"Visual computing is driving the next generation of consumer electronics, as consumers and developers demand the highest levels of graphics performance. The tri-pipe architecture in the Mali-T604 provides both market leading compute functionality and high-performance graphics without compromise, enabling unequalled user experiences in energy-efficient consumer electronic devices," said Lance Howarth, EVP and general manager of media processing division of ARM.
The Mali-T604 fully exploits ARM's cache coherent interconnect (CCI-400) to deliver a memory coherent system with the recently announced Cortex-A15 MPCore, which allows to quickly share data between CPU and GPU, thus, enabling highly-efficient heterogeneous multi-core platform.
At present there are no applications that can take advantage of GPGPU or OpenCL designed for devices powered by ARM processor technologies. The announcement of Mali-T60 as well as support for OpenCL by competing PowerVR graphics processors by Imagination Technologies clearly shows that even makers of small form-factor gadgets want to speed up their products with GPGPU technology.
"Khronos congratulates ARM on the announcement of the Mali-T604 and its plan to support full profile OpenCL 1.1 on both ARMv7 CPUs and the GPU. The OpenCL 1.1 specification was announced by the Khronos organization in June 2010 and is a significant milestone in enabling GPU computing on embedded devices," said Neil Trevett, President of the Khronos Group and chairman of the OpenCL working group.
The Mali-T604 is currently available to license by lead partners. Samsung, who is already a licensee of the Mali graphic processor technology, will be the first ARM partner who can gain access to the Mali-T604.


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Katmandu wrote:So is the concensus that all teas in loose form black, oolong,green and white all contain some theanine?
murrius wrote:I love this thread! It refuses to die. You have to admire the sheer tenacity of a thread like this one. The staying power..... the determination....
Brain chemistry and tea. What a combo! I'm suprised that this thread hasn't brought out our chemistry enthusiasts. I remember being quite struck by the mood altering effect of green tea when I first started to drink it. Now I notice it less. Probably because my baseline mind/body is now more in line with the state of mind that drinking tea helped to produce in the first place. It's official - I have tea brain.
Caletara wrote:I read that green and white tea contain L-theanine, which acts has a calming effect on the body. Does anyone know anything more about this, or if all green teas or Adagio teas contain this?


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by Anton Shilov
Intel Corp. has revealed the first and preliminary details about so-called ultrabooks, notebooks in thin form-factor with remarkable performance and feature-set. The first generation of ultrabooks will hardly be as impressive as notebooks like Macbook Air or ThinkPad X1, but they will still be a step in the right direction.
"This new breed of devices will combine best in class performance, responsiveness and security in thin and light, elegant form-factors. Eventually you'll think of an Ultrabook as a tablet when you want it, a PC when you need it," said Becky Emmett, a spokeswoman with Intel.
Asus UX21, one of the first ultrabooks
The ultrabooks of late 2011 will be thinner than 22mm, which is not something extraordinary by today's standards, but many designs are projected to be much thinner than that, according to Intel. Naturally, thickness of products will depend on many factors, main of which will be material used to make their case. Naturally, devices made of steel, aluminum and other rugged materials will be more expensive than those made of plastic.
Intel expects ultrabooks to start up very quickly thanks to Rapid Start Technology which caches operating system's data as well as frequently used files onto solid-state storage device that is by definition faster than a traditional hard disk drive. Quite obviously, there will be ultra-books only with SSD, which will make them more expensive, but which will be lighter and will have longer battery life. In fact, instant wake up is one of the things that Intel strongly requires ultrabooks to feature.
Ultrabooks will offer 5 hours of battery life even in the sleekest form-factors with some systems delivering 8 hours or more for all-day usage, according to Intel.
The world's largest chipmaker also demands its partners to integrate advanced security technologies into ultra-books. In particular, BIOS/firmware should be enabled to expose hardware features for Intel Anti-Theft technology and Intel Identity Protection technology.
The first generation of ultrabooks is to be based on ultra low-power Intel Core i-series "Sandy Bridge" processors and will hardly match custom-made proof-of-concept models like Apple Macbook Air or Lenovo ThinkPad X1 in terms of minimal thickness and maximum performance, reliability, security and other features. But Intel admits, ultrabooks are not a new category of products, it is a multi-phase transformation of mainstream notebooks that will span to several years.
"This is an historic change that we believe will redefine the computing experience. We've been mapping out these changes over the past several months and they aren't trivial. They will impact the physical shape and capabilities of personal computing devices and require substantial changes to the way Intel and its partners design, produce and market devices and their components," added Ms. Emmett.
The second generation of ultrabooks centers around the next generation Intel Ivy Bridge processors, smart visual performance, increased responsiveness, enhanced security as well as faster I/O such as USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt technologies. It is scheduled for availability in 2012. The third generation ultrabooks will feature microprocessors based on Haswell micro-architecture that will enable even lower-power chips and "insanely" sleek systems.


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Ray Martin, Jarryd Wallace shine on Day 1 in Lyon
Ray Martin won Team USA's first medal of the 2013 International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championships, a gold in the men's 1500 meter T51/52.
LYON, France - Competition opened at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, on Saturday with Team USA's Raymond Martin (Jersey City, N.J.) and Steven Toyoji (Campbell, Calif.) winning the gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's 1500 meter T51/52 final and Tobi Fawehinmi (Arlington, Texas) claiming silver in the men's long jump F46.
Medals were not the only highlight for the U.S. team on Day 1 as Jarryd Wallace (Athens, Ga.) set a world record in the second heat of the men's 200m T44 semifinal race, running a 22.32 to lay the groundwork for Sunday's final.
"I think the world record is going to last until tomorrow night when we have four guys going for it," said Wallace, who bested then-world record holder David Prince (Sarasota, Fla.) by a second. Prince set a world record, 22.47, at the 2013 U.S. Paralympic Track and Field National Championships in June.
"I came in training hard," said Wallace, a unilateral below the knee amputee. "I made a few technical changes with my leg about a month ago. I felt like it was the best decision heading into the world championships and it worked out today."
Jerome Singleton (Irmo, S.C.), the reigning IPC Athletics World Champion in the men's 100m and silver medalist in the 200m, won the first heat with a personal best time of 22.71.
"I'm looking forward to the final but we'll see," Singleton said. "I take it one race at a time."
With Wallace, Singleton and Prince handing in the top times, the Americans are poised to sweep the medals in the final on Sunday.
"That's what we came here to do and we'll see if it happens," Wallace said.
The 1500m gold medal marks the first world title for Martin, who was named the United States Olympic Committee's 2012 Paralympic SportsMan of the Year after winning four gold medals in four events at the Paralympic Games. He finished the race with a personal best 3:51.28.
"I felt confident," Martin said. "I felt good. I knew coming in that I didn't have the fastest seed time so it was going to be a tough race, which it was. Thankfully, it came out well in the end."
He has for events remaining on his schedule in Lyon, all of which he won gold in at the Games: 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m.
"It sets me up well going into the 800 tomorrow," Martin said. "I'm really excited."
The bronze medal marked a return to major international competition for Toyoji, a 2008 U.S. Paralympian who missed his shot at the London 2012 Paralympic Games because of an injury. Toyoji finished in 3:52.88, enough for third place, but led at 800m.
"It feels great to be back," said Toyoji, who had the No. 1 seed time. "Just being able to run with a big, elite pack like that was a lot of fun. It's been awhile since I've had a fun, tactical race like that. Winning a medal makes it a thousand times better. It is a huge plus for me."
The third American in the race, Isaiah Rigo (Cheney, Wash.), was not in contention for a medal. But with a fifth place time of 4:31.24 at only 14 years old, the youngest member of the U.S. team made a name for himself today in Lyon.
In the final event of the evening, Fawehinmi placed second in the men's long jump F46, his first medal at a major international competition. His silver medal winning mark of 7.04 meters is an American record.
"Winning the silver medal is a real accomplishment for me," he said. "I really didn't do well last year at the Games, I was sixth, so it was kind of redemption for me. I just thank God that I even got a medal. First place would have been great but second makes me happy."
In other evening finals, Jeff Skiba (Sammamish, Wash.) placed fourth in the men's high jump F44/46. Shaquille Vance (Houston, Miss.) placed fifth in the men's shot put F42 while Jorge Fernando Tarazon (Glendale, Ariz.) was seventh in the men's discus F11 with a personal best 32.56m.
Kristen Messer (Austin, Texas) was eighth with a 41.74 in the women's 200m T33/34 final.
The evening session also included the second win of the day for Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, Md.), who is racing in six events in Lyon. She won her women's 5000m T54 semifinal, in a time of 12:07.60, only hours after taking the top spot in the women's 200m semifinal with a personal best 28.41.
"It is tough after the Paralympic Games," the three-time 2012 Paralympic gold medalist said. "I don't think my body is where I want it to be right now but I still train every single day. Right now, it's about letting my training take me the rest of the way, even if my muscles are a little tired. I have to take each race one-by-one."
In the 200m, McFadden topped younger sister Hannah McFadden (Clarksville, Md.), who finished second in the same heat with a 31.31. American Cheri Becerra-Madsen (Union, Neb.), a multi medalist at the 1996 and 2000 Paralympic Games making her return to competition this season, placed first in the other semifinal heat with a personal best 30.37.
Three finals were held during the morning session, with U.S. athletes finishing in the Top 10 in all three events. Ahkeel Whitehead (San Diego, Calif.) had the highest finish, sixth in the men's long jump T37/38, with a season's best 5.32 meters on his first jump.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Stephanie Timmer (Naperville, Ill.), who began losing her sight in 1996 due to a progressive eye disease known as macular degeneration, finished eighth in the women's discus F11/12. She had a season's best throw of 27.68 meters, which came on her fifth attempt.
Khalid Jlidat (Boynton Beach, Fla.) threw a season's best 38.87 meters in his first attempt of the men's javelin throw F57/58, securing a ninth place finish.
Competition continues Sunday.
The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, July 19-28, feature over 1,100 athletes, including 76 Americans, from nearly 100 countries. Live streaming is available at www.ParalympicSport.TV while live results are available at www.paralympic.org/events/lyon-2013.
For more information, please contact Jamie Blanchard, U.S. Paralympics, at 719-237-2179 or email@example.com.


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Scary Movie 5 comes out this Friday, and we're already quivering in fear.
Not because the movie itself is all that frightening... at least, not in the traditional way... but rather, because the film offers up the kind of rare chills no horror director or screenwriter could invent. We're talking cameos from sub-D-list stars, off-the-wall parodies of much better movies, and some highly questionable-looking gags.
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University Hospital Tubingen
Tuebingen, Germany
Surgical treatment of cancer of the vulva (partial vulvectomy) (program ID: 132597)
Diethelm Wallwiener
Department of Gynecology, Mammology and Obstetrics
Specialized in: gynecology, obstetrics, mammology
The Department of Gynecology, Mammology and Obstetrics at the University Hospital Tubingen is the department of maximum care. All diseases of gynecology and obstetrics can be diagnosed and treated here. The medical director of the Department is Prof. Dr. Diethelm Wallwiener. The Department of Gynecology, Mammology and Obstetrics is recommended by the FOCUS List of Specialized Clinics for breast cancer and high risk childbirth 2016.
The main focuses of the Department of Gynecology, Mammology and Obstetrics under the direction of Prof. Dr. Diethelm Wallwiener include:
- Certified Breast Center
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- Certified Genital Cancer Center
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- Obstetrics with the Perinatal Center
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As the center of maximum care, the Department of Gynecology, Mammology and Obstetrics as well as its highly specialized centers provide medical care (as well as counseling) in the following areas:
- Pediatric and adolescent gynecology, including genital malformations
- Prenatal diagnosis at the stage DEGUM II
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- Counseling on pregnancy planning
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Cibao cigars are great cigars....
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Often a first cigar (Cibao) very early in the morning. Mild, but still some flavour, unlike some of the more expensive very mild cigars. Certainly well worth the money....and I'm a confirmed Rolondo Reyes, Sr. admirer!
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Viewer Idea for Affordable Makeup Traincase
I'm back with another post. Yesterday I showed you the amazing Glamcor mobile studio and traincases but if you are looking for a cost-saving option for right now, this post if for you. One of my lovely followers Ada came up with a great idea for an affordable traincase. She went to the craft store for her solution. You know I love going to my local Michaels to get items for my kit - from brushes, to my kit bag, to decorative items for avant guarde makeup. If you're in the market for an affordable traincase make sure to check this out!
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Also here's a tip that I wanted to share---I don't yet have the funds to buy the Yazmo traincases you recommended so to improvise, I went to Joann and picked up a nice rolling case for knitting! It's so cute with a damask print and it was 59.99 but i had a Joann's coupon and it knocked off 40%! So I packed my little caboodle train case into it along with a snapware organizer for my brushes. I was so happy it worked out so maybe if you talk to aspiring artists, you can recommend a rolling knitting case. It's sturdy and works for now!
If you guys ever have tips that you want me to feature in a guest blog post feel free to send me an email and let me know.
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- ProfeChanel said...
Thnx so much,I have been surfing the web 4 a good one! I was looking intothe one U recommended, but if this saves money Y not:))
I Have a Bridal Gig in June,so this is right on time!!
- April 13, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- Candice Olivia said...
This is an excellent idea! I have my first big job this Sunday. A wedding with 11 faces and I too don't have funds for the Yazmo bag yet. Great idea. I will be going to Michaels or JoAnn's today!
- April 13, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- PurdyFaces said...
Love this post...this takes me back to when I first started my makeup kit storage. My first train case purchase was at Michaels. I got the scrapbooking rolling case, which looks similar to this post but wider and has side pockets. And I too used a 50% off coupon...so it definitely was a huge bargain. Always visit www.retailmenot.com for any retail coupons; it's my go to site anytime I'm out to do some shopping. :)
- April 13, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- hanidee said...
What a wonderful tip for beginning MUAs and makeup enthusiasts! An excellent idea<3
- April 13, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- Emily♥ 에밀리 ♥エミリー said...
What a great idea! I think I need this for makeup storage on trips. Love it!
- April 13, 2011 at 4:49 PM
- Janalyn said...
omg I just bought a Yazmo case! I should have read this earlier! Its taking so looong to come in the mail too =(
- April 13, 2011 at 8:26 PM
- Trina J Makeup said...
This is awesome!! Love this post. The case is a money saver and cute. YAY!! As always thanks for sharing :)
- April 14, 2011 at 11:07 AM
- yummy411 said...
this is like my kit.....and all my materials inside are in clear zip makeup bags. it works perfectly and is the right size for me!
- April 14, 2011 at 2:49 PM
- Brandi @ Home Team Dreams said...
This really is a great idea! I have one that I got from Michaels and it works great for me!
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LARGO - There was a meeting, an ultimatum and a threat, says City Commissioner Rodney Woods.
And now there's a criminal investigation.
The Largo Police Department launched a criminal investigation Tuesday into whether Woods was urged to resign and threatened during a one-on-one meeting with civic activist Curtis Holmes more than six weeks ago.
Woods said Holmes told him, "I got stuff on you and we will expose you if you don't resign."
Contacted Wednesday, Holmes said the meeting never took place and he did not threaten Woods.
"I have not talked to Mr. Woods in months, plural, " said Holmes, 57, who shows up at virtually all City Commission meetings and is an outspoken critic of Mayor Pat Gerard.
Largo police spokesman Mac McMullen said police launched an investigation Tuesday after Woods spoke with Deputy Chief John Carroll.
"We are treating this as a criminal complaint and going through the investigative process, " McMullen said.
Woods met with Holmes at a City Hall office on March 27, according to records kept by the commission's secretary.
At that meeting, Woods said, Holmes told him he was a "messenger for the powers that be" and they did not like how Woods had been voting, specifically regarding former City Manager Steve Stanton.
Woods, who three days earlier had voted against firing Stanton, said the meeting ended with an ultimatum to tender his resignation in a week's time. If he didn't resign, Woods said, Holmes said he would bring out information that would hurt Woods politically.
During the meeting, Woods said Holmes brought up the support that Woods tried to muster for victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
"He said he had been tracking me for the past year or so, specifically when I took some goods for Katrina victims, " Woods said. "I guess I gave some money to my family."
In September 2005, about a week after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast and about six months before he was elected to the City Commission, Woods went before the commission and said he planned to take goods to hurricane victims in Louisiana.
Woods, who grew up in St. Charles Parish, La., said at the meeting that people could bring items to his home and monetary donations could be made to the Chamber of Commerce, according to minutes of the commission meeting.
Woods said Wednesday he went to Louisiana and handed out water and paper products to a number of people, including strangers and his family.
Woods said he did nothing wrong on the Katrina relief trip and has no plans to resign.
"I will not be intimidated and I will continue honorably and nobly to represent every citizen of Largo, " Woods said.
On Wednesday, Holmes said he had not heard that the police were investigating Woods' allegations. Holmes said he had not spoken to Woods since February, though in a March 1 e-mail he called Woods an "a--."
Holmes started a Web site, www.largofuture.com, which features comments from former Mayor Bob Jackson and former Commissioner Charlie Harper.
That Web site also includes a petition, recently submitted to city commissioners, that has set the stage for another possible investigation of city officials.
The petition calls for an investigation of whether city officials who knew about Stanton's plans for a sex change and didn't tell commissioners violated the city charter.
Holmes turned in that petition to the city this month.
Last week, the commission voted 5-1 to ask the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office to investigate the allegation. Gerard voted against seeking the investigation. Woods was absent from that meeting.
The Sheriff's Office received the city's request Monday. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Sheriff's Office was still reviewing the complaint to see if it will open an investigation.
Times staff writer Lorri Helfand contributed to this report.
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Boomer Tale: A Tale's End
And as all tales do, this one must come to an end. I find myself in Afghanistan again, working in concrete buildings with no windows .. 12 to 14 hours a day .. many days not seeing the sun.
Yesterday I read my buddy matt was moving into a new season of his life. I needed some air so I went to get a hair cut. As I ventured out into the daylight with the living .. the sun touched my face I hissed .. It burns us … precious. A new Army unit was coming in, so the muddy, snow covered walk way was teaming with new faces. God … these kids look so young. Then it got me thinking, I've been out of the Marine Corps for 10 years. I did my first deployment as a DoD civilian the year I got out. I was 28 at the time. Where had time gone? If I could have chosen a path in life … this certainly wouldn't have been it. It very well chose me, to an extent. The Lord put me in an environment where my natural inclinations flourished, and that drove my life to where I am now, I've made a lot of mistakes, done a few things right, and met some great people along the way.
You can take that above paragraph, tweak it in a few spots and that would also be a very true statement for matt. Studying to be an electrician, helping to coach wrestling at a local college .. took a fight for $100 and life drove him to be one of the most respected and undisputed world famous mixed martial artist in the UFC. If I were a betting man (cough cough) I wouldn't have put anything on Boomer, a guy who loves the arts, craves karaoke, hyperventilates at buffets and has no natural athletic inclination to speak of become friends with a farmer, who likes to hunt, eats 5 almonds for dinner when cutting weight and destroys opponents inside a 30' cage. But as the path the Lord put me on crossed his, I have to say I am grateful and humbled at the opportunity to get to know the man that recently announced his retirement.
One of the downfalls of our society is the sense of community has been almost utterly destroyed. The pursuit of the American dream in many cases has turned into do whatever you have to do to glorify and lift up yourself. Climb the corporate ladder, step on people, lie, cheat, do whatever you have to do to make yourself the center of something. I see it everyday in the politically charged environment I work in. matt had /has every opportunity to be all these negative things with his fame, but has managed to keep himself centered in a very polarized world. One of the main nets that drew me into matt as a friend was his humility and focus on what was important to him in life. He never wanted to be the center of anything from my perspective. He never said something he didn't mean, and didn't change who he was just because a camera was around. In America if you cater the public as so not to offend, the masses offer their "love" to you for thinking they way they want you to think. matt was content with the love he had at home, the friends around him who helped him build this life and his walk with God. If any of that offended someone, oh well. Of course that caused him to be extremely controversial in the public's eye. How dare he not cater to someone for their support, doesn't he know they can use the internet?!? hehe
In this final tale, I'd like to recount the first time I saw matt fight. You never know what small moment will grow into a big part of your life.
As mentioned above I have never been an athlete. 5th and 6th grade I played two years of soccer, lost every game. 7th and 8th grade I played two years of football. Lost every game. Those being very formative years you look for things that will anchor you to some form of identity. With four years of loosing after all that practice and pain … I joined choir and took home a few medals in my first solo competition. Suck it sports. I can win on my own AND eat all the Ice Cream I want. I did like MMA though. My first exposure was in the Corps. A buddy of mine had a VHS tape of some of the now classic UFC fights. I was interested. As a matter of fact I loved it. I think this was the only time in my life that I regretted not being younger. I would love to train for this I thought. Soon after I got out of the Corps and got my job at the National Ground Intelligence Center in Virginia. I had some roommates and one of them was really into pro wrestling. I would watch it with him on Spike, and then the first season of the ultimate fighter came on right after. I stayed up and got really into that first season. So into it .. the week before the final show .. I got tickets to UFC 52 to root for Randy Couture (fighting Chuck) and to root for Forest. Matt was on the card but I didn't know who he was. I didn't know that this was his second fight against Trigg.
If there was one word to describe what sets me off is injustice. If I see something unjust .. I will throw myself in front of a train if that would bring some semblance of justice to the situation. I was sitting in the nose bleed seats at 52 .. eating a hotdog and had a beer. I saw matt get hit right in the junk and looked to the ref for a call. No call .. what?? Trigg drives him to the fence. I'm mad .. so I decide to eat my hotdog to console myself. I take a big bite, start to take a drink of my beer, I look up and OH MY GOD!! matt had picked Trigg up over his should. … OH MY GOD .. he's walking him across the cage … OH OH OH MY GOD .. HE JUST SLAMMED HIM INTO THE CAGE FLOOR!! I stood up … yelled and screamed .. spilled my beer and peed a little! JUSTICE!!!!!! Glorious … I had to find out who this guy was.
From there I got on his website, became a mod on matt's forum and the rest is history.
From the forum, I have made some life long friends. Nate, Neezar, Tyburn, TexasRN, Llamafighter, VCURamFan, SteveT, Sender, Jeff Crow, Bonnie, Flo, Silverback, Play the Man, Tennessean, Doc T, octagon junkie , philips4 , CountyMike, Crisco, Dawn, Chuck .. I know there are many many others .. to many to name, but you guys have been my virtual family when I was out in some of the worst places in the world. You made me laugh, think, roll my eyes and challenge me. We've shared experiences in births, marriages, divorce, job searches, college graduating, sicknesses, moves, matt's gym opening, bonfires, oversea adventures … well .. we've shared life. This is my first deployment that I really haven't had you guys and I miss it dearly.
I've also made some great friends in matt's camp.
Matt Pena .. my Marine brother and someone who you want in your corner. If I ever had to go to war ..(well besides the war Im currently sitting in) I'd want him in my foxhole. His sense of loyalty is unmatched and anyone who can call him friend is blessed.
Robbie Lawler – Has the most infectious laugh I've ever heard and he finds a lot to laugh about. He is also one of the most intelligent people I think I've met. He can be quite in crowds, but takes in a lot. He is pretty private and doesn't let just anyone into his life, but when he does .. he is one of those people you can just be around because you know you'll laugh, or have a good conversation … very few people in life I would say I wished they'd live closer so we could hang out more. He is one.
Jeremy Horn – Also extremely intelligent. If the Big Bang Theory every needed to add a character to spice the show up, he would be the perfect candidate. In talking with him, he often says he doesn't like people … but I see it different. I see him take care of matt or his fighters like none other before, during, and after a show. But, he see's levels in people that many miss. He doesn't like rudeness, pride or ignorance from what i've seen, (which does weed out a lot of people) and will tell you if he thinks you fall into those categories, but he is someone you can most certainly depend on and want on your side. All that and he is crazy talented …
You know the old proverb, Like attracts like. I've been so blessed to have met these men through matt and to know all of you in the forum. matt's career was the nucleus that drew all these elements into my life.
Some of my best memories with matt include driving with him to finish shooting a hunting show, working with him and mark at a cook off in the center of Hillsboro, working to lay mats for the opening of his gym, praying with him before his fights, walking with him to the octagon in Abu Dhabi, setting up after-parties, going to the movies or out to eat, traveling to London … working my schedule to leave Afghanistan in 2009 to watch him fight Serra, him calling me up and telling me he was being inducted into the hall of fame and wanted me to meet him in Vegas. And me beating him in a bet .... (future memory after I sell a lung to pay you off)
So many good memories around a career that is now retired.
That is the way of it. I'm a little sad, I enjoyed helping him out fight week and being with his corner and his fans. But I am mostly happy. You build on life. People who want fame and fortune often don't get it or hold onto it because the relationships they made and the actions they took didn't produce anything solid to build off of. But for matt, I know that from the relationships he's invested in, from the loyalty he's had to the UFC and Dana, and from his relationship with God .. what he has to build off of will lead this next season into something better than the last.
Much love for you buddy and God bless this next season of your life. I know "retirement" is a hard word to take so don't think of it as that. Think of it as being promoted.
To all my forum family … the tales have been fun. Keep writing your own and be sure I make my way into them every once in awhile.
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boomtown, as always, your stories are amazing ... thanks for the write-up bro!
Boomer , I live for your tales brother . Silverback is telling you to stay safe my friend and the ride is far from over . And you know the ride gets better once you get the hang in how it handles . Hughes is and will always be the best 170 pounder , period . Look forward to seeing you when you get home . Love all you guys like my blood brothers.
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I'm in Boom's flipping signature for goodness sake and the guy still leaves me out! Sheesh! No more Greek food for you Boom!!!
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