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Strategy Switzerland and Credit Suisse
Switzerland and Credit Suisse
This section provides interested parties and stakeholders with information regarding political, social and environmental issues relevant to Credit Suisse.
Financial Market Policy
Swiss financial market policy is designed to improve the competitiveness of the financial center and maintain its security. Changes in the international environment also exert their influence on Swiss framework conditions. Specific packages of measures are aimed at optimizing the framework conditions for the Swiss financial center under internationally accepted norms.
The Swiss federal government's report on international financial and tax matters published in March 2016 provides a detailed overview of its goals in the current year. Some of these goals are described briefly below:
The federal government is committed to an automatic exchange of information (AEOI) on tax matters that takes into account the principle of speciality, i.e. it ensures that the information transmitted is only used for tax purposes. It is planned that the network of AEOI partner countries should continue to grow.
With the Corporate Tax Reform III, Switzerland intends to comply with the international standards defined by the OECD and to counteract profit shifting and erosion of the tax base.
In addition, Switzerland is aiming to ensure improved market access to select (mainly European) partner countries; this is designed to improve cross-border legal security in the form of bilateral negotiations.
In selected areas (e.g. in the insurance business), the aim is to create a regulatory system that is equivalent to the EU.
The regulation of systemically important banks remains on the agenda for the federal government, as in the last few years. The corresponding "too-big-to-fail" provisions here are to be aligned with international standards.
The federal government also intends to continue participating actively in international discussions and safeguarding the interests of Switzerland in international organizations.
"Switzerland should continue to enjoy the best framework conditions for a secure, competitive financial center, and the financial center should contribute significantly to prosperity in Switzerland in the future too." – Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer, Report on international financial matters 2016.
More Information:
The global financial crisis has led to increased legislative and regulatory activity worldwide. Among the most important objectives of a sound financial market regulation we can count: the protection of individuals (creditors, investors and insured persons); the stability of the financial system; and the guarantee that the financial markets can continue to function even in a crisis situation.
An overview over the international institutional framework is provided in the following document: Financial Regulation and Supervision (PDF | 1.5 MB)
Switzerland and Credit Suisse
News stories about unstable financial markets and the debt crisis are unsettling for business and society. Reliability, responsibility, and security are now more important than ever. Credit Suisse has upheld such values for 160 years. We are strongly rooted in Switzerland, even though we have long since become a bank with global operations.
One in three businesses and a large number of Swiss people choose to bank with Credit Suisse. We are one of the country's largest providers of jobs and training places. We are also a key purchaser of goods and services, as well as a major taxpayer.
Attractive Employer and Provider of Training Places
1 in 7
The financial center is of fundamental importance to Switzerland. Roughly one out of every seven employees in the banking sector works for us
Training places and internships offered by Credit Suisse to apprentices, students, as well as high school and university graduates
People employed by Credit Suisse, making us one of the largest employers in Switzerland
Capital Strength for Stability and Security
Credit Suisse has a strong capital base*:
Swiss total capital ratio
BIS common equity tier 1 ratio: further improved ability to absorb potential losses
* Basel III look-through basis
Purchaser and Builder-Owner in Switzerland
Taxes and Contributions to the Community
total taxes on earnings and capital, plus social insurance contributions, paid by Credit Suisse, and including taxes on the income of employees in Switzerland in 2015 (CHF)
Credit Suisse is noted for the high quality of its advisory services and expertise, making it a strong partner for 1.6 million private and 100,000 corporate clients. Mutual trust is the basis for lasting success.
A Mortgage Bank to Build On
Consistently High Credit Volume
Customized Advice is Increasingly Important
Every day 2,060 relationship managers at our 184 branches ensure that the individual needs of about 30,000 clients are optimally met.
Small, Medium-Sized and Large Enterprises Promoting Innovation and Prosperity across Generations
By financing the innovation and growth plans of Swiss businesses, Credit Suisse promotes economic growth and the creation of new jobs. We understand the complex needs of businesses operating in the domestic market and worldwide.
Capital for Swiss SMEs
32 bn
in loans granted by Credit Suisse to Swiss SMEs (CHF)
100 mn
in venture capital provided in collaboration with the Swiss Venture Club to support the development of innovative SMEs. One of the goals of this wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse is to improve the job situation in Switzerland (CHF)
employees work at the 36 Swiss companies in the SVC Ltd. portfolio (total investment of CHF 80 mn, as of the end of 2015)
Actively Combating Youth Unemployment
Switzerland's future is important to Credit Suisse. That's why we are committed to nurturing artistic and sporting talent in young people, as well as combating youth unemployment. We foster our own talented young individuals and support employees who undertake voluntary work in their community or stand for political office.
Up to 30 mn
provided by Credit Suisse for the initiative "Together We Can Tackle Youth Unemployment" since 2010 (CHF)
young people have received a bank-sponsored training or individual support program
participants have been invited to take up permanent employment at the end of their program. In total, 70 percent of program participants have embarked on a career or further training
young adults work for us as apprentices, as interns during their studies, or as high-school or university graduates
was the year in which Credit Suisse began compiling its representative Worry Barometer. Since 2010, this has been complemented by the publication of the Youth Barometer, which provides an insight into the lifestyles, problems, and attitudes of young people
Commitment to the Community
Key Partnerships
Credit Suisse achieved greenhouse gas neutrality in Switzerland in 2006 – the country's first major company to do so – and in its worldwide operations in 2010. We are committed to the sustainable use of natural resources, and consider environmental concerns in our products and business partnerships.
Financial Center Switzerland
In the Swiss economy, one in ten francs is earned in the financial sector. With gross value created totaling CHF 61 billion, banks and insurance companies are among the most important sectors. More than 215,000 people – 6% of all employees – work in the financial sector.
In 2015, there were approximately 215,000 full-time positions occupied in the financial sector. This represents six percent of total employment in the secondary and tertiary sectors. The financial center also generates jobs through direct, indirect, and induced effects in the Swiss economy.
Loans are important for many SMEs in order to finance their operations. If companies are unable to furnish securities for this purpose, banks can issue unsecured loans. Credit Suisse is one of the top providers of unsecured loans, thus evidencing its risk tolerance.
Other banking services that are available to SMEs include company formation, payment products, special financing products (e.g. leasing, factoring, interest-rate hedging, structured finance), foreign exchange transactions, trade finance, export finance, pension solutions, and succession planning. Banks also offer SMEs products that can be used to invest non-operational assets. The options depend on the period for which the assets will be available and the level of risk that the business wants to take on.
The tax contribution of the financial sector in favor of the federal government, cantons, and municipalities consists of direct effects from the taxation of income and profits, indirect effects from upstream value creation levels and employee consumption, as well as the taxation of financial services. This includes value added tax, stamp tax, and unclaimed withholding tax.
The total tax effect related to financial services and transactions has been estimated at CHF 19 billion for 2014. This represents approx. 14.6 percent of the total tax income of the federal government, cantons, and municipalities.
App and Flyer: Switzerland and Credit Suisse
How important is the financial sector for the Swiss economy? How much does Credit Suisse contribute to the regional economy? What are the main international regulatory developments? What does Credit Suisse do to counter youth unemployment? What measures are taken to improve the quality, stability and integrity of the financial center?
This application provides an overview of the activities performed by Credit Suisse and the multifaceted commitment of both the Bank and the financial center in Switzerland. The new 2015 version presents itself in an updated design with improved functionality and increased user-friendliness. This application illustrates with charts, facts and figures the contribution made by the financial sector to the Swiss economy. This gives the user a cutting-edge view into Switzerland's financial market policy.
"The Swiss Financial Center and Credit Suisse" is available as a free app for smartphones and tablets running either the Apple or Android operating system can be obtained via the following links:


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Hansen Sentenced to 50 Years
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A Washington County man convicted of murder has been sentenced. According to Washington County Attorney, Larry Brock, 72 year old Thomas Lee Hansen of Riverside, who was convicted of second degree murder last November, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Brock adds he'll have to serve 70% of that term, or 35 years, before he's eligible for parole. He's also been ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution to the victim, Sharon Gerot's estate.
Hansen has been sent to the Iowa Medical Classification Center in Oakdale for a medical evaluation, which will take anywhere from 1 to 3 months. The results of the evaluation will help decide where Hansen will serve out his sentence. Hansen was sentenced last Friday.
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9/2/16 10:46am by John Aravosis 23
Steve Bannon is part-owner, and up until a few months ago Executive Chairman, of the Alt Right Web site, Breitbart; a site that revels in launching racist, sexist, homophobic and anti-Semitic attacks on anyone they disagree with.
The Anti-Defamation League calls the Alt Right "a loose-knit group of white nationalists and unabashed anti-Semites and racists," and has called on Trump to replace Bannon.
And now we learn that Bannon allegedly objected to the number of Jewish students attending his daughters' school. Enough is enough.


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Referring to the President Obama's inaugural address, Speaker of the House John Boehner, as quoted by The Hill:
"Given what we heard yesterday about the president's vision for his second term, it's pretty clear to me that he knows he can't do any of that as long as the House is controlled by Republicans. So we're expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to annihilate the Republican Party.
And let me just tell you, I do believe that is their goal — to just shove us into the dustbin of history."
No, Mr. Boehner, it would be very difficult to miss the fact that you and your House full of Republican idiots reprobates are doing an awesome job of annihilating your party all on your very own.


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Got this from the Scouting News Blog
Partnership Will Protect Boy Scouts Land in Happy Valley
Posted on 11 December 2010 by Press Release
A beloved Boy Scouts property overlooking Happy Valley will be protected as a public natural area with new trails, picnic tables and restrooms, thanks to a partnership including Metro, the City of Happy Valley and the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District.
Metro is under contract to purchase 70 acres from the Boy Scouts of America's Cascade Pacific Council, investing funds from the region's voter-approved 2006 natural areas bond measure.
Under an agreement approved this month by all the parties, Metro will oversee restoration and improvements at the forested property. Happy Valley will pay for the upgrades with its remaining $380,000 of local allocation from the bond. And the parks district will manage the future Scouter Mountain Natural Area, which could open as early as summer 2012.
"This partnership will ensure that future generations connect with nature in a fast-growing part of the region," said Metro Councilor Rod Park, who represents the eastern suburbs in District 1. "Voters were thinking of places like Scouter Mountain when they asked Metro to protect our best remaining land in the Portland metropolitan area."
Rising more than 700 feet above the valley floor, Scouter Mountain is part of the Boring Lava Field. The future natural area is part of a larger property owned by the Boy Scouts, who will retain about 110 acres.
Scouter Mountain Natural Area will honor the Boy Scouts' legacy on the site – not only by promoting outdoor exploration, but also by salvaging pieces of a deteriorating lodge to incorporate in the new picnic shelter. An independent study determined that it would cost more than $8 million to restore Chief Obie Lodge, which has been closed since 2004 due to fire safety issues. The Scouts will deconstruct the 22,000-square-foot building prior to the property sale, which is expected to be finalized this spring.
"Like so many others, I have very fond memories of camping and other activities on Scouter Mountain with my children and as a young Scoutmaster," said the Scouts' council president, Gene Grant, a former mayor of Happy Valley. "While we all were disappointed to find the cost of preserving the lodge was too high, the new trails, restrooms and picnic shelter that will replace and reuse the lodge materials will be a welcome amenity we will all put to good use. I am truly excited to help create the Scouter Mountain nature park with these new facilities."
The Scouts plan to invest proceeds from the sale at their 17 camping properties in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington. More than 15,000 youth and volunteers attend overnight or day-camping programs every summer, and another 30,000 Scouts camp independently throughout the year.
At the Scouter Mountain site surrounding the future natural area, for example, the Scouts host more than 2,000 campers every summer. Now, those campers will share part of the mountain with fellow nature-lovers.
"The City of Happy Valley is thrilled to have access to another 70 acres of natural area to enhance our city's green spaces," said Happy Valley Mayor Rob Wheeler. "As a result of this outstanding acquisition, our residents will have direct access to trails for recreation and education within our natural environment. This is a great asset for the city and the region."
Happy Valley citizens voted to join the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District in 2006. The district covers 36 square miles, stretching from Happy Valley west to the Willamette River, south to the Clackamas River and north to the Multnomah County line. The new natural area on Scouter Mountain – which was identified as a long-term priority for the district – will be added to a roster of 60 parks and facilities.
"It's a wonderful resource, which we're happy to see preserved for people to use," said Michelle Healy, parks district manager. "It fits well into what we're trying to do."
Scouter Mountain Natural Area showcases Metro's natural areas bond measure at its best, said Metro Council President Carlotta Collette.
"Voters have allowed us to leverage this region's passion for the outdoors," she said. "No one party in this collaboration could have done it alone. But working together, a community group, a city, a park district and the regional government are protecting Scouter Mountain for future generations."
Metro's voter-approved Natural Areas Program protects land in 27 key areas across the region. To learn more, visit www.oregonmetro.gov/naturalareas.
Source: Oregon Metro News Release
OK.. Now my opinion.
I love Chief Obie Lodge and wish we still had access to it, but as the article said.. we have not been in it for a very long time and have done fine without it. The way I see it, the CPC and the Scout units therein are loosing nothing and gaining much needed funds to improve the 17 other camps that we use on a regular basis.
I know in our area that this issue has tugged at the heart strings of many scouters (the scouts can really care less). But I personally think the council has done the right thing here.
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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By Tiernan Ray
Former Nokia (NOK) CEO Stephen Elop took the stage at the company's Mobile World Congress booth at Fira Gran Via to a standing-room-only crowd to talk about developments with the Nokia phone business, which is merging into Microsoft (MSFT).
Lumia, Asha, and the company's feature phones, will become part of "a broader devices and services business."
Elop showed off the Lumia 220, which he called "our most affordable Internet-ready mobile phone," at €29. The device features dual-SIM capabilities, a 2-megapixel camera, and "some of the most desirable social apps," he said.
Next was the "Asha 230," at €45, on sale today, which he called a "stunning addition" to the line for young, aspirations people all over the world."
It will be some people's first phone with touch capabilities, he said.
A software update in the spring will bring new capabilities to Asha such as "OneDrive," Microsoft's cloud storage offering, and also music streaming services.
Elop called the sub-$100 phone segment a "massive opportunity," and the company would introduce a "stunning new family" of affordable devices.
The answer is the new "Nokia X" and "Nokia X+" phones running Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, running "a variety of Microsoft services." The devices have the familiar Nokia combination of a black faceplate combined with colored backplanes in a choice of different hues.
The user interface of Android has been replaced with a home screen that resembles the tile effect in Microsoft's "Metro" UI on Windows Phone.The Nokia X is available now for €89, the X+, in "early Q2," for €99.
Elop emphasized the devices "connect to Microsoft's cloud, not Google's cloud, and that's deliberate." He said the devices would introduce a whole new audience to Microsoft offerings.
A third device, the "NokiaXL," with a 5-inch display and a 2-megapixel front facing camera is a "big, brilliant phone" for game playing and social networking, said Elop.
Skype will be available on all three devices, along with a 10-gig free cloud storage offering.
Nokia XL will be available early in Q2 as well, for €109.
But Elop emphasized Lumia will remain the higher-end Microsoft brand. "We are using Android to introduce people to Microsoft services," he said. The use of Android represents "A deliberate strategy of leveraging Microsoft services as a common denominator" across devices, he said.


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Next Tuesday night at 9 p.m., PBS joins forces for the first time ever with the phenomenon known as TED to build a whole show out of talks centered around one topic—education.
Randy Mason sits down to discuss this year's TEDxKC with the event's organizer, Mike Lundgren. Tickets for the event will go on sale in July. TEDxKC 2013 will be held at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on August 20 and the theme will be Impossible: We Can Change The World If We Defy The Impossible. If all goes as planned, this will be the biggest TED event ever, knocking the event at the Sydney Opera House from the top spot.
Tickets will certainly sell out quickly, but KCPT will once again be taping the event for broadcast. Stay tuned for more details.


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Harlow was opposite today in Kansas under Wayne Brower.And my Dusty finished in Iowa a few weeks ago. I'm posting from my phone and its really hard as I can't find my glasses and the letters are so small.
Hi guys
I have a litter at the moment, one that is very important to me.
The problem I have is my 2 favourite boys at this point both have something I don't like about them.
The first one holds his tail too high and the second one has no pigment around the left eye, other than that they are pretty similiar in virtue.
Which fault would you consider to be the lesser of the two evils?
Thanks in advance.
1. The finest dog I have seen is/was __________?
2. The finest bitch I have seen is/was __________?
3. I would have loved to have seen _____________.
Ch. Bowag's Airborne Sunnyday
Ch. Brookhollow Journeyman
Ch. Minn-a-sota Fats Of Kelly Rd
I'm still looking for him
Noughty Rojo Barreta
Ch. Vardona Frosty Snowman, Ch. Cyclone Jimmy & Ch. Harvey's Defender
Ch. Marinebull's All The Way
Ch. Marinebull's All The Way
When you are new to showing like I am, everything little thing is a "first". First point, first BOB, and in this case, our first RWD to a major. It was fun and exciting and the next day we were RWD again.
I'm having fun with my boy and can't wait to get him in the ring again. Thank you all for allowing me to share our "firsts".
Trace at Franklin, TN
So my 7 year old took pics of my very young (10.5 month) old boy Axel (Jambulls Appetite for Destruction) he is coming on nice and tips the scales at 50.43lbs as of today
Isn't there anything that can be done to shut down puppy mills that sale AKC bulldogs that are "rare" in color and size? Furthermore, these dogs aren't anywhere near the ballpark of correct confirmation.
I don't get it. They want $8k/puppy and they are AKC, obviously they are trying to breed these dogs to be different from the agreed upon AKC/BCA standard. I would think that it would be obvious then, that they are therefore meeting the definition of puppy mill or at the very least backyard breeder.
the show closes tomorrow... go tohttp://heartofamericabulldogclub.org/Home_Page.html to download your entry form. We would love to see you all there !!!!
I picked up more older Bulldoggers at the Southwest Oregon Bulldog Club specialties and was looking over them again and found an interesting Q & A where various well known and experienced breeders (many are now judges) were asked:
1) What is the most common fault in Bulldogs today?
2) What is the hardest fault to breed out?
3) Today's dogs, as a whole, are too ________________?
How would you answer these questions now? I will post some of their answers later.
for potential show dogs?
Michelle, Helen, Penny, Spanky and Faye pup


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Dear Jolly Jabber readers,
We are on our way to Quilt Market! I'm tempted to compare our journey to Oregon Trail, but we will be going by plane, and we will not lose any members of the Fat Quarter Shop party to dysentery or snake bites.
The next time we write will be from Portland. We will be bringing you updates every night while we are at Quilt Market and even a little giveaway, so keep your eyes peeled!
Talk to you soon, and thanks for reading!
Since there hasn't been much Emma activity here lately...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Onto Oregon
Dear Jolly Jabber readers,
Posted by Jocelynilla at 5:06 PM
Labels: International Quilt Market
12 comments:
- Rebekah said...
How fun! I wish I could go! I am dying to see Heather Baily's new fabric line. :) I will be awaiting your next post! :) Have Fun!
- May 14, 2008 at 7:01 PM
- Jodie said...
I can not wait to see your photos from market. You must be like a kid in a candy store when you are their, so exciting. Oh and cute photo of your little one.
- May 14, 2008 at 8:00 PM
- Vicky said...
Awwww, she's precious!!
Have a grand time at Market! I'll be watching for all the new stuff! I get so excited about Market, and I don't even go! LOL
- May 14, 2008 at 9:41 PM
- Janet said...
Oh Girls… I live in Portland and it is killing me I can't go in and see all the wonderful things you are going to see…. I so wish the quilt market was open to the public. I will be checking your blog daily for a sneak peek.
Enjoy and have a great time!
- May 15, 2008 at 10:18 AM
- Katie said...
Sounds like fun! I'll be looking forward to your posts...Katie
- May 15, 2008 at 9:00 PM
- Pat said...
This is my first time on a blog, what fun! I agree with Janet, I wish Market was open to the public.
Hugs everyone!
- May 16, 2008 at 1:30 PM
- Nanette Merrill and daughters said...
I tried to leave a comment on your giveaway from Oregon but it wouldn't accept it!!! Anyway it looked like fun and chaos rolled into one.
- May 16, 2008 at 4:51 PM
- benbel said...
Can't wait to see what's next!
- May 16, 2008 at 10:53 PM
- Perry said...
Good grief! This child is getting older by the second! Cute bear to go with Sweet Emma!
- May 16, 2008 at 10:54 PM
- Ruth said...
How exciting. Would have loved to have been there.
Three Sisters is my favorite. I did Chocolat Texas Mud Pie and Shangri-la quilts.
- May 19, 2008 at 5:53 PM
- Ruth said...
How exciting. Would have loved to have been there.
Three Sisters is my favorite. I did the Chocolat Texas Mud Pie quilt and did the Rosebud Lane in Shangri-la if you can imagine that!
- May 19, 2008 at 5:54 PM
- elsie said...
Hello ladies,
I know you have had an exciting few days. Thanks for shairing with us all. Now get some rest and a safe trip home. We will be looking forward to all your great finds.
Thanks again,
Elsie in Phila.
- May 19, 2008 at 7:05 PM


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I am having a "marital dispute " over this silly name. I think I need third party help!
we have a BLM named "si" ... after duck dynasty... uncle si
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Korg DW-8000
Take Korg's first digitally controlled analog synth hybrid (DW-6000) two steps higher and you get the more popular DW-8000. Sound is digitally generated from the DWGS (Digital Waveform Generator System) and has been doubled from 8 sampled digital waveforms to 16 simple analog to complex digital waveforms. The DW-8000 has 8 voice polyphony in two modes, or one monophonic mode with all eight voices stacked. The analog VCF resonant filter and VCA both have independent ADBSSR envelopes. Parameters can be altered in real time via a single programmable slider. There are 64 presets that can be reprogrammed by the user.
In comparison to the DW-6000, the DW-8000 expanded to 8 notes polyphony, 16 sampled waveforms, a velocity sensitive keyboard with programmable aftertouch, auto-bend, a simple arpeggiator and a digital delay unit. The Digital Delay was an astonishing goody for the time, offering up to 512ms delay, phasing, flanging, chorusing and other time effects. Both the Arpeggiator, Auto-Bend and Digital Delay make this synth an inspiring and great sounding machine to use for great 303 basslines, techno and house bass and synth sounds and more! The EX-8000 (pictured above) is a rackmount version of the DW-8000. Several 3rd-party developers offered expansion boards for the DW-8000 providing up to 1024 presets, layered sounds, keyboard splits and Sample+Hold for the LFO. Though later overshadowed by the M1, the DW-8000 has been used by Divine Masquerade, Juno Reactor, Depeche Mode, Dream Theater, Joe Zawinul, and Keith Emerson.
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- Demos & Media
Korg EX-8000 (DW-8000 Rack) DWGS Hybrid Synthesizer
Audio Clip 1 - Deep bass run while playing with the VCF and scrolling through MG waveforms, submitted by Jeffrey McFerson.
Audio Clip 2 - A demo track made with the DW-8000, submitted by Tudy.
Manual - Download the original owner's manual from SoundProgramming.net.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - 8 voices
- Oscillators - 2 DWGSs per voice; 16 sampled digital waveforms (including saw, sqr and sin)
- Filter - Analog Low-pass resonant filter with ADBSSR 6-parameter envelope generator
- VCA - ADBSSR 6-parameter envelope generator
- Keyboard - 61 keys (with velocity and aftertouch)
- Arpeg/Seq - 64 note arpeggiator
- Effects - Digital Delay
- Control - MIDI
- Date Produced - 1985-87
- Websites of Interest
- Shop for Keyboards, MIDI & Gear
Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
Sweetwater: Hot items in Keyboars section
The Musician's Friend: Keyboard gear
AMS: Brand synths and accessories
The Woodwind & Brasswind Store
music123.com: Synth Blow Out Deal Section
zZounds: Keyboards and MIDI equipment
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This is a great idea! I'm deffinatly in. I haven't decided what species to be yet though. I hope we can come to a diffinite answer to which server we will all play on soon, so I make sure I sign up for the right one. Just one more week!
This is a great idea! I'm deffinatly in. I haven't decided what species to be yet though. I hope we can come to a diffinite answer to which server we will all play on soon, so I make sure I sign up for the right one. Just one more week!
You can have one character on each server so if you join the wrong one you can just create a new character on the correct server.
I think you limited to 2 or 3 characters in total. And like MrMet said, you can only have 1 character per server.
I probably should've asked this before, but how much does it initially cost, and will it be available at any old store like Target or Wal-Mart?
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I believe the standard version is around $49.99. The deluxe version is around $79.99.
I pre-ordered my regular version from EBGames.com. They actually ship the day before release, so I should have it release day.
Only a few more days! In fact, It should ship tomorrow!
I can't wait......and I am still working on a name for my character. But I am going to be a human.
Are we still looking at using the Chilastra server?
"Roger Nasty Butler!"
I would love to play with everyone from here for sure...as I won't be getting the game right away, but soon, I'll play on whatever server you all pick when the time comes!
I'm really excited to play this game!! WOOHOO!
GIGANTA: A robot that automatically produces fun!
Long time lurker, first time poster. Expressing my interest to join the clan that you guys are working on. Chilastra server sounds fine to me, I can't remember them all but that one will definitely be up for launch.
What's the official name of the clan going to be? I'd sugges it be SSG - Sir Steve's Guild
* General Disclaimer- I can't spell or type- Deal with it.
Good one mrmiller!
I am for that if everyone else is!
"Roger Nasty Butler!"
SSG sounds good!
Another question I hope someone can help w/:
If your character dies, can you create another? Is there a fee?
I guess I'll find out in a day or two...
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Listening to your iPod on the go is even more convenient with this stereo headset. This headset features great sound quality and bass response as well as enhanced sound. The sleek caps ensure the headphones fit comfortably and securely in your ear. It supports all other players with a headphone port. iBud makes you relax and enjoy your music easier than ever.
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Roland JV-1080 Super JV
The Roland JV-1080 was one of the hottest and most popular digital synthesizers ever to come from Roland. Incredible sound quality capable of emulating any instrument imaginable plus totally fat analog synth type sounds and loads of percussion! It has 64 voices of polyphony and 16 part multitimbral, it's no wonder this is part of almost every Film Score Composers set-up as well as many more artists and hobbyists!
It has 8MB of sounds and it also offers a lot of expandability with 4 expansion slots and 2 data card memory slots. You can get up to 42MB of sounds by adding any of the popular JV-80 expansion cards suited for Techno, World Instruments, Orchestral or Synthesizers. The 1080 has a large LCD screen, lots of effects and filters for creative flexibility, motion control and extensive MIDI implementation. Editing is intense but enhanced and simplified by external editors like MOTU's Unisyn. It is used by Faithless, Hardfloor, Vangelis, Scanner, Roni Size, LTJ Bukem and Apollo 440.
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- Demos & Media
keybdwizrd - Roland JV-1080 Demo #1
Manual - Roland has made manuals for most of their products available as free PDF downloads.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - 64 Voices
- Oscillators - Digital, LAS, 8MB Samples expandable to 42
- LFO - 2 LFO's (sine, saw, square, triangle, trapezoid, sample&hold, random and chaos) w/ key or external sync. Can modulate the pitch, filter, pan, or level
- Filter - TVF (lowpass, bandpass, high pass, peak) with cutoff, resonance, key follow and velocity sensitivity
- VCA - TVA ADSR (tone level, pan, key follow)
- Memory - 640 Patches, 128 performances
- Keyboard - None
- Control - MIDI
- Date Produced - 1994 - 2001
- Websites of Interest
- Shop for Keyboards, MIDI & Gear
Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
Sweetwater: Hot items in Keyboars section
The Musician's Friend: Keyboard gear
AMS: Brand synths and accessories
The Woodwind & Brasswind Store
music123.com: Synth Blow Out Deal Section
zZounds: Keyboards and MIDI equipment
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French theater workshop performs
Posted October 16, 2008; 09:27 p.m.
L'Atelier, Princeton's French theater workshop, will perform Jean-Luc Lagarce's "Juste la fin du monde" at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 23-24, in the Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
The performance will be directed by Florent Masse, a senior lecturer in the Department of French and Italian who founded L'Atelier in 2001. This is the workshop's 12th full-length production in French, and the second of a major French contemporary play. The show will feature advanced students.
The play tells the story of Louis, a 34-year-old man who returns home to inform his family that he is dying. Throughout the tense visit, the audience sees a family fractured by lack of communication and insecurities, each member struggling to be heard and understood by the others.
The performance is sponsored by the Department of French and Italian. Admission is free, but reservations are encouraged. To reserve seats, contact email@example.com.


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Manufacturer: Dell
MSRP: $299.00 [BizRate]
Lowest Historical Price: $217 [History]
In the past few years, LCD monitors have become quite affordable for the everyday consumer. You can get a 17" LCD monitor for as low as $100, or a 24" LCD monitor for $300. For those who are looking for something a little smaller, a 20" or 22" usually fits the bill. Let's look at the Dell SP2008WFP Widescreen LCD Monitor.
Screen Size: 20"
Response Time: 2ms
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Resolution: 1680x1050@60Hz (Analog/Digital)
Contrast Ratio: 2000:1 (Dynamic)
Video Signal: Analog RGB, DVI
Viewing Angle (Horizontal/Vertical): 160/160
4 USB Ports
2 MegaPixel Camera
This monitor comes with a monitor stand and a standard set of VGA & DVI cables. It also comes with a built-in 4-port USB hub (which I found very useful). The power supply is neatly integrated with the monitor, so a single cord both powers the unit and connects to the computer. The screen is not height adjustable, but it does allow for some tilt. The drivers were not immediately recognized by Windows XP, so I downloaded the drivers from Dell to ensure I had the latest ones. For those who love to tweak their hardware, there are plenty of settings you can change, such as scaling ratio, color settings, input color format (RGB or YPbPr), dynamic contrast (on/off) and more.
It was quite a noticeable switch from my 24" Samsung to this 20" Dell Monitor (for review purposes of course). The loss in resolution from 1900x1200 to 1680x1050 made my windows feel a lot more cramped, but I got used to it. Out of the box, the monitor settings are acceptable for the everyday user. It wasn't too bright nor too dim, and the colors were accurately represented. Since this monitor has a glossy screen, the color rendition is more vibrant than a matte screen. Some argue that matte screens provide the most accurate color reproduction, but for the everyday user, this usually isn't an issue. The glossy screen results in a slight glare under certain lighting conditions, but you can easily tilt the screen to eliminate the reflections, so it wasn't a major issue. Movies play well on this monitor, with no visible ghosting during fast action scenes (the specs indicate a response time of 2ms, which is very good). Dell has improved on previous designs, adding extra space between the two USB ports on the side so you can fit space hogs, like some USB Flash Drives, along with a second USB peripheral.
The built-in webcam is potentially useful, especially with video chat becoming quite popular these days (a/s/l a thing of the past?). I was surprised at how well it worked and at the quality of the images it produced compared to other webcams. Through the console, you can adjust settings such as brightness, contrast and color, and you can also add effects to "customize" your look (sample in pics below). They also have a face-tracking feature, but all it really does is try to zoom in to where your face is as opposed to actually centering the view on your face. Photos of up to 3200x2400 can be taken (interpolated, it has a 1600x1200 sensor), but the image looks the best when set at 640x480.
Dell is usually pretty good about having their monitors setup to work as expected right out of the box. The Dell SP2008WFP is no different. The screen quality is decent, colors are vibrant, and the glossy screen provides a good viewing experience. However, at a price point of $217, it is a little pricey for just a 20".
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I know the one (nicer) set went to TRU, but the majority of Endor-themed stuff is going right to K-Mart.
In any case, if kids are going for one line and adults for another, will those sales be counted as one action figure line? Or will the numbers folks be saying a year from now, "I don't understand! Star Wars is no longer the #1 action figure line!"?
Sadly, given the recent developments in Joe articulation, and overall size and quality of TF's, it looks like they're mostly moving in the cheapo direction. The last couple of years have produced some staggering figures (have you seen things like Pursuit of Cobra Low-Light?), and I really hope they don't throw away all that progress. At the very least, it's likely that Walgreens won't be the go-to place for figures that were undershipped the previous year, because I imagine they'll opt for the junk figures.


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Talk focuses on NYC school reform, Nov. 14
Posted November 8, 2006; 03:38 p.m.
Joel Klein, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, will discuss efforts to reform the country's largest public school system in a lecture scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Klein will speak alongside Eric Nadelstern, chief executive officer of the city's Empowerment Schools initiative, an effort launched by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to give hundreds of New York City schools more direct control over hiring, curriculum, budgets and other key functions if they meet certain performance standards.
The talk is titled "A Daring Reform: Turning Around New York City's Public Schools."
Klein, who was appointed chancellor in 2002, oversees a system of more than 1,450 schools with some 1.1 million students. He has led an extensive reform program, called "Children First," which includes the Empowerment Schools initiative as well as an array of academic support services for struggling students.
Nadelstern was the founding principal of the International High School at LaGuardia Community College and created an innovative public secondary school for English-language learners that has been widely replicated throughout the city and around the country.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, the Program in Teacher Preparation and the Education Research Section.


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By Michael Aneiro
The nice thing about paying a one-cent dividend is that you can quadruple your dividend by raising it just three cents. That's what Southwest Airlines (LUV) did today, making the new dividend payable on June 26 to shareholders as of June 5. Southwest's board also increased the company's existing $1 billion share repurchase authorization to $1.5 billion.
"Over the past 24 months, we have returned over 20 percent of our operating cash flows, or approximately $770 million, to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends," said Gary Kelly, Southwest's chairman president and CEO, in a statement.
LUV shares finished up 36 cents, or 2.58%, Wednesday to $14.34, and yield 1.1% now, up from 0.28% before the dividend hike.


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There's a rare nocturnal occurrence happening — call it a lunar local music eclipse — and it's happening at Lupo's this Friday. If it all goes well (we're keeping our fingers crossed) it may be the first of a few more similar eclipses. Plainly speaking, the Schemers, the longtime local music fave, will be topping the bill at the venue with their doppelgangers Dino Club. And a clutch of inspired younger outfits will share their fare: Mustache Ride, Six Star General, the Jesse Minute, and the Masons. Why local music at Lupo's, and why now?
Emerson Torrey of both the Schemers and Dino Club writes in with an opinion. "I think over the years and especially in the old days Rich Lupo has been very supportive of local music. I think as the size of the venue grew he needed to do certain numbers to cover the expense of opening the doors, so booking a single act that didn't draw was difficult to justify. Rich and I talked about trying to make an attempt to give some of the local acts a chance to play on a large stage and try to get some of their fans to see them in a big venue."
Mark Cutler also plays in the same two bands that night as Torrey.
"I'm not sure why it's happening," he writes, "but I'm personally excited about having the Dino Club and the Schemers share the stage. There could be some cool cross-pollination of bands happening. I also think the 'kids' might dig what me and my pals have to say. I like to think that perhaps there's a local scene that's vibrant and sustainable enough to warrant shows at a venue the size of Lupo's. It used to be that way back in the day. It would be nice to prove that there's support for bands on a scale like that today."
Perhaps over the summer Providence will have another chance or two to prove that there is indeed enough support for local music to take back a stage the size of Lupo's.
The Schemers + The Dino Club + Mustache Ride + Six Star General + The Jesse Minute + The Masons | June 29 | Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St, Providence | 401.331.LUPO
Newport news
The Sunset Music Festival, the state's premier summer pop music fest, gets underway this week at the Newport Yachting Center with luminaries such as LITTLE FEAT (Thursday), JOAN JETT (Friday), JACK'S MANNEQUIN (Saturday), moe. (July 5), and ROBERT CRAY (July 6), among others. Beyond the headliners though, the Sunset folks have once again enlisted the services of local talent, giving homegrown artists a chance to play on a bigger stage. MARK CUTLER and JAMES MONTGOMERY kick off the Little Feat show. DAN LILLEY/SCATMAN and BEYOND BLONDE represent local music at the Joan Jett gig. HEATHER ROSE AND THE DRAMA and LAURA WOOD will warm up for Jack's Mannequin. JOSIE CROSBY will be on the Festival Stage before the Joan Osborne/Brandi Carlile pairing. MONTY ARE I will pack its fans into the State Radio show on Monday, with KIM LAMOTHE setting the scene. PAUL PASCH will sing softly at the Kenny Rogers event, while ALAN HAGUE hangs with the jam kings in moe. On July 8, you can catch BECKY CHACE and LISA MARTIN opening for Paula Cole; MARJORIE THOMPSON (Robert Cray) and FRANK MARTYN (Herman's Hermits) round out the local reps. The Sunset Music crew has done a bang-up job providing locals a golden opportunity to reach mainstream music fans. Call 401.846.1600 or go to www.sunsetmusicfestival.com.
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Obama getting a little taste of what it's like to actually get questioned by a reporte. He has not really had to deal with this before.
Obama getting a little taste of what it's like to actually get questioned by a reporte. He has not really had to deal with this before.
Bill Davis
So much for that reporter getting another interview.
Who does he think he is?
The Media is not to ask Obama why, the media is the 4th branch of Government.
Spread the message!
What an upstart!!
Stan b & Elvis
Obama doesn't like it when the interviewer isn't a yes man or a shill. Obama needs more hard interviews instead of the namby pamby crap we are spoon fed every day.
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M&K's Miss Jessie Girl JH
Sir Jacob of Lakeview-Jake
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Mike Whitworth
"Let me finish my answers the next time we do an interview, all right?" he said.
In other words, Do not try to make me answer any questions I do not want to answer, and do not correct me!
My Father,My Friend,My teacher,and now My Angel~ 04/21/1956-03/21/2011 You will always be missed. I hope to learn half of the stuff you knew.
~Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted~
Yes, the president should bumble through an answer he's not prepared to answer. Here's an exapmple of how to appear presidential:
God Bless PFC Jamie Harkness. The US Army's newest PFC, but still our neighbor's little girl!
Bill Davis
The Great O grants interviews with reporters based on their agreement to his script. If anyone asks him something that isn't on the list of approved questions (which his staff has prepared mini-speeches for him to respond to via his trusty teleprompter) he sounds like the blithering idiot that he is. Take the man off his script and he displays not only his child-like churlishness that the reporter is not playing "fair' by straying from the talking points, but an abject lack of comprehension of the subject at hand. What a loser!
Julie R., Hope Springs Farm
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers since 1981
The boy does not like to play hardball, he likes the soft ones, preferably with teleprompter!!!


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Featured Project – The Steampunk Clown
Oh steampunk… is there anything you can't make amazing? Sometimes the best ideas come from one random thought, such as "I wonder what a steampunk circus would look like?"
From that one brilliant idea this amazing steampunk clown costume was born from the talented minds of two ladies, Laura and Chelsey. That one little thought grew into this gorgeous over-the-top clown costume that just blew my mind when it showed up in my inbox. The photos were taken in an opera house in Mantorville MN, just a short drive from my hometown, and the richness of this whole project was just too good to pass up!
I could go on, but really, it's much better if I just let our lovely ladies tell us a bit about what went into this steampunk creation…
What started this project?
Laura: I started to buy fabric to design a circus costume after several of us talked about how we hadn't really seen a steampunk circus done before, and what fun it could be. I didn't know the outfit itself would be a clown until I had assembled a pile of brightly colored fabrics and the idea that the skirt might look like a carousel. When I mentioned it to my husband he said, "Just don't make a clown. Clowns are creepy." Which meant, of course, that it had to be a clown. A non-creepy clown.
How did you go about choosing designs for the project?
Laura: We chose the Parisian Clockwork for the lapels, stripped down to just the clock faces and in a copper thread to mimic the idea of the clown being a clockwork clown, and to bring the copper color of the metal into the embroidery. Lyra and the Ringmaster got added to the spats after the leather that was purchased for the spats was found to not be thick enough for the original cut-work design that was planned. The colors were changed in their clothing to better reflect the colors of the fabric.
The end result of the spats far exceeded our expectations and looked much better than I believe the original idea would have looked. We did use Carousel Animals embroidery from Embroidery Library because we needed a number of different animals (there is only one repetition in the entire skirt) and at that point Urban Threads did not have a large collection of carousel animals, otherwise you definitely would have been our first choice!
Chelsey: It was tough to choose between all the different circus characters and steampunk elements. I think Laura and I had a list of a dozen designs before we settled on Parisian Clockwork, Lyra, and the Ringmaster. In the end, Parisian Clockwork was chosen for the simplicity and subtlety it could bring.
Lyra was picked because we wanted to keep the costume as feminine and pretty as possible. The Ringmaster was chosen because he was playful but still had that hint of creepiness that circuses have.
Talk us through the embroidery… which designs did you use? How long did it take to embroider it all?
Chelsey: Once we sifted through all the possible designs, the whole thing came together. I used Embird to edit out the background shading and text on Parisian Clockwork and then repeated the design against itself. I stitched it large enough that Laura would be able to fit her lapel pattern inside the stitched area, essentially creating a new fabric for her to use. Lyra and the Ringmaster were embroidered into this amazing pink leather.
This project was the first time I'd ever embroidered on leather before, and I was a little nervous my placement would be terrible or I'd screw up have to start over, leaving Laura without enough room to cut out the spats. Those three designs were super easy and fast to stitch up. The carousel animals on the skirt were the most time consuming with their million and one thread changes. All told, there is probably a 40 hour work week put into the embroidery, but that's a rough estimate.
Any challenges along the way?
Laura: Oh goodness yes. In regards to the actual construction, the design changed several times. The mechanical pieces in the front actually broke several days prior to the photo shoot and needed to be completely redone. The shoe design was changed several times and the wheel farthingale that supports the skirt went through several variations before we got it right. The rigging of the front panel was also done on the fly the morning of the photo shoot. It worked, though, and the photos were beautiful.
How was the costume and the embroidery received?
Laura: Everyone thus far has LOVED the costume. Historical and non-historical costumers alike. We were so very fortunate that the setting of the background worked so well with the colors of the costume and we really lucked out in having Jim Jordan shoot the photos. He did an amazing job. The boots were particular favorites of many people, and I know the embroidery was a huge part of that.
Chelsey: It's been fun to get comments from people who usually don't like clowns. One of the biggest goals was to keep her a pretty clown, and I think it really worked. The embroidery is one of the really fun aspects of this costume, because every time someone takes another look, they notice something different.
Any plans for other amazing embroidered costumes?
Laura: I have a plan for Chelsey, but she doesn't know about it yet. 😉
Chelsey: I have at least two costumes in mind right now. To keep with the steampunk circus theme, I have a bearded lady Lolita in mind. I plan on using a good amount of UT mustaches The other costume will have a little embroidery, in particular a gear or two, but it is actually going to be a physical interpretation of an Urban Threads embroidery design.
Thank you so much, ladies, for sharing this project with us. The fabrics, the spats, that amazing full skirt, the gears… goodness I could go on. It's fun to see some designs from our buds at Embroidery Library show up too! Now it makes me think we need to do a line of steampunk carousel animals… what do you think, gang?
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Espionage is subject of Hitz lecture
Posted September 17, 2008; 05:34 p.m.
Frederick Hitz, former inspector general of the CIA, will present a lecture based on his book "Why Spy? Espionage in an Era of Uncertainty" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Hitz has written extensively about espionage and intelligence issues. His lecture will focus on why espionage worked against the Soviet Union but has been unsuccessful against terrorists.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush as the CIA inspector general in 1990, Hitz was charged with conducting internal investigations of the agency's activities, including the case of spy Aldrich Ames.
Hitz is a 1961 Princeton graduate and former lecturer in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He currently is a lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law and a senior fellow at the university's Center for National Security Law.
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On Thursday, December 18, from 7 to 9pm, the Birthing Center at Putnam Hospital Center will offer a free Breastfeeding Class at the hospital, located at 670 Stoneleigh Avenue in Carmel. This special class will discuss the advantages of breastfeeding for infant and mother and review breastfeeding basics.
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I have not been able to toy hunt in a few weeks now. I stay up late and only really have successful hunts when I go to Target 1st thing in the AM.
I have not been able to toy hunt in a few weeks now. I stay up late and only really have successful hunts when I go to Target 1st thing in the AM.
I found my prize at a Target in the south bay. I hadn't been to that area in a while & got lucky. LC Prime is pretty awesome, the only semi-negative things are that he doesn't come with a blaster, the torso doesn't swivel (u could get some wicked poses goin if it did), and the armor sometimes gets in the way of the swords tucked in. What a b to transform -took me an hour. That's more time than MP Megs! The complexity/engineering is astounding though. Pick this guy up if you can find at a decent price.
darkagent -- the best time to buy MP Grimlock would've been when he first went on pre-order for TFsource and BBTS. He was $135 and $145ish at each store respectively. If u can get him for lower than $150 & u really want him, I'd go for it. I still don't recall H sayin anything about a US release -I was at the Botcon panel, but I do hope he's released next year.
this is really random -but Joe guys --does anyone have an extra Hall of Heroes Firefly they don't need or don't want?? I could go for one of those.
Target had the Evolutions sets on clearance for $16 and change, but I couldn't pull the trigger, I'm way too broke right now. I wanted that Pilots 2 set too.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I just missed Jetfire (several I heard) at Wal-Mart. I went at 3am because I am having trouble sleeping and am still up this morning (not at 5am).
At 7:45 if I haven't crashed, I'll check Target.
Also I need to find a ton of those Anakin E2 Evolutions figures re-issued on the single card.
And I wouldn't mind Reverb, the Scout Class red motorcycle from Transformers.
Picked up the Ahsoka Jedi Starfighter and Echo Base LEGO sets yesterday (Walmart).
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Target seems to be clearancing items with little rhyme and reason - I saw the Bumblebee Mr. Potato Heads for $7 today, so I wish they'd clearance out all the Yarnas and Ak Revs.
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There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.
Marshall McLuhan
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.
Mohandas K. Gandhi
It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.
Dalai Lama
I'm not an environmentalist. I'm an Earth warrior.
Darryl Cherney
Cagou New Caledonia, Melanesia. Panorama made by Richard Chesher.
Curung Cilember near Jakarta, Indonesia. Panorama made by Tomasz Makarewicz
Paragliding near Granada, Spain. Panorama made by Jaime Brotons.
Heart Of School Interior, Green School Bali, Indonesia. Panorama made by Tina Gauer & Oli Burle – www.360tourist.net
Gyurufu Eco Village Entrance, Hungary. Panorama made by Hans Molenkamp
Organic farm in Kwu Tung, Hong Kong, China. Panorama made by johnchoy ( 蔡旭威 )
Kenozero's jackstraws 1, Russia. Panorama made by Churbanov Yakov
Huaorani Ecolodge, Ecuador. Panorama made by Jeff Cremer
Shafer Park Green Fest, U.S.A. Panorama made by Magnus Dahlgren
Front Steps To the Bamboo House, Indonesia. Panorama made by Gil Frei
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Showing 1 - 20 of 27 for "music"
Calvin orchestra gets new conductor
Conductor, performer and teacher John Varineau will conduct Calvin's orchestras.
January 29, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
Student collaboration wins Best Student Film
An animated film created by Calvin media production, music and graphic art students was honored at the Chicago Film Festival.
November 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Teaching the literacies in local schools
Calvin secondary education majors are using games, music, art and other strategies to teach literacy in two local middle schools.
December 01, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
CTC performs The Mystery of Edwin Drood
In this musical adaptation of Dickens' unfinished mystery, the audience chooses the outcome.
November 01, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Temporary digs
While the Calvin Fine Arts Center is encumbered by scaffolding, and crews construct its new wings, faculty members from the English and music departments have found other places on campus.
January 08, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Composing for ArtPrize
When Fuentes, a Calvin professor of music, heard about the gold fingers that were coming to Grand Rapids for ArtPrize, he saw his second chance.
September 23, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Festival of Faith and Music
The Festival of Faith and Music continues its musical/intellectual tradition.
April 01, 2011 | Phil de Haan
The Unknown Flower
Dr. Charsie Sawyer, a professor of music at Calvin College, has a deep personal connection to her new album, "The Unknown Flower."
December 20, 1999 | Phil de Haan
A major role
A Calvin senior will take on the role of Rodolpho in the Opera Grand Rapids performance of La Boheme.
March 06, 2012 | Phil de Haan
Lupe Rocks the House
Lyrics. Passion. Beats. Rapper Lupe Fiasco brought it all at the Van Noord Arena Friday night, April 3 as a lead attraction of the 2009 Festival of Faith and Music.
April 08, 2009 | Matt Decker
Her operatic best
Calvin senior Jennifer Jones won the Opera Grand Rapids competition, singing "Song to the Moon" from Dvorak's Rusalka and the "Dove sono" from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
April 16, 2009 | Matt Decker
Faith and music
Lupe Fiasco will join music artists such as rock band The Hold Steady, independent artists Julie Lee, David Bazan (formerly of Pedro the Lion), Vic Chestnutt and Over the Rhine, and breakout artist Aaron Strumpel for this year's Festival of Faith and Music, April 2-4.
March 13, 2009 | Allison Graff
In concert and in a lab coat
Andrew Plaisier '16 is beginning a two-year cello performance master's program at the University of Michigan in the studio of Anthony Elliot.
August 04, 2016 | Jacquelyn Hubbard
Festival of Faith and Music engages pop culture
The eighth edition of FFM will take place on Calvin's campus from March 30 to April 1, 2017.
March 22, 2017 | Jacquelyn Hubbard
Calvin remembers Bert Polman
On July 1, 2013, Calvin professor of music Bert Polman died following a lengthy battle with cancer. Polman, 68, served at Calvin since 2005.
July 03, 2013 | Matt Kucinski
Video: Covenant Fine Arts Center backstage tour
In this five-minute CFAC tour, check out some of the areas that will likely never be seen by the general public.
July 28, 2011 | Matt Kucinski
A voice for Opera
Fitah Rasendrahasina plays a starring role in Opera Grand Rapids' production of Giacomo Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." The Calvin College junior portrays Edmondo, a young student who is a friend to the story's hero, Des Grieux. Opera Grand Rapids artistic director Robert Lyall said that it's uncommon for a college student to play a titled role in a professional production.
February 11, 2011 | Matt Kucinski
Calvin's robust research experiences lead to Goldwater success
The Goldwater success continues at Calvin College in 2017, with two more students being honored by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
April 11, 2017 | Matt Kucinski
Faculty Profile: John Witvliet
"It is impossible for him to do anything mediocre-ly," said Calvin chaplain emeritus and friend Dale Cooper.
July 07, 2008 | Katie Landan , Phil de Haan , de Haan
Hamersma gets toes tapping with first album
"It was after my retirement that I was inspired to attempt this project," said Hamersma, 79, of his first recording. "Since I now have time to practice regularly, I play better."
October 24, 2008 | Lynn Rosendale


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NARRATOR: On October 1, 1969, Thek wrote a letter to Ann Wilson:
PAUL THEK [ED BURNS]: Dear Annie, Have decided to stay here one more day or two, because my heart breaks to pieces to leave . . . the days hot and the sea still stays so calm. Yesterday I rowed almost to Zannone, naked in the boat, and stopped at one of the barren rocks on the way and climbed on. Like touching the moon. . .
NARRATOR: The place Thek could not bear to leave was Ponza, a small island off the coast of Southern Italy, where he spent his summers. Thek had an almost split personality: he was worldly, sensual, and extroverted. But he was also a contemplative person who liked silence and isolation. He even considered retiring to a monastery. As Elisabeth Sussman explains, he pursued this more ascetic life in Ponza:
ELISABETH SUSSMAN: He lived very, very simply and he painted very, very simply. And Thek was a person who had always loved the sea and body surfing and loved being on the beach. And so this kind of combination of ecstasy and freedom and simplicity and isolation was what would go into the work that he would do at Ponza during this period in the late 60s.
NARRATOR: Thek presented the works you see in this gallery in an informal exhibition mounted in a run-down apartment in Cologne, Germany. The exhibit beautifully reflected his love of the sea.


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Starring and featuring original songs by Alexandra Clayton, I Think It's Raining is a music-infused San Francisco portrait of a woman at odds with who she once was and who she will become.
Filmmaker Joshua Moore and lead actress Alexandra Clayton will be in attendance for a Q and A following the screening. After the Q and A there is an after-party at Fontana's with complimentary beverages.
I Think it's Raining (Joshua Moore | USA | 92 min.)
Renata is an idealistic and free-spirited young woman, full of eccentricities and contradictions. She is an extroverted singer and an insecure neurotic, a hopeless romantic and a pathological liar. She returns home after a year of traveling and gradually begins to reintegrate into her old life in San Francisco. After a chance encounter with a stranger beneath a shared umbrella, she finds herself thrust into the uncharted territory of newfound intimacy. Yet for all her song and dance, it turns out that she is not as confident as the persona that she projects. The more that she reconnects with the familiar, the less familiar it becomes.
I Think It's Raining is a beautifully shot, artfully-crafted, and emotionally raw film. First-time director Joshua Moore brings a casual naturalism to the story that seeps out of every frame. The tone vacillates between a self-conscious quirkiness and an understated sincerity to reflect the nuances of life in an intimate and honest way. A year of intense workshop-like collaborations with lead actress Alexandra Clayton has led to the creation of a compellingly unique character who is simultaneously distant and relatable, aloof and sincere. Cinematographer Sinsia Kukic's subjective camera work, reminiscent of other neo-neo-realist films like Putty Hill and Old Joy, blends nicely with the mixed film and video formats into an experimental visual collage. This combines with editor Staci DeGange's use of stylized montages and musical sequences to create a new filmic language.
Close on the heels of a world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and several regional screenings across the country, I Think It's Raining has finally made its way to New York City. Let's just hope the title doesn't influence the weather since this is a directorial debut not to be missed.
- Leah Meyerhoff
Burt Talks to the Bees (Isabella Rossellini | USA | 2 min.)
Meet the bees—the queen, the workers and the drones—in this wonderfully fantastic and wildly educational series of short films created by Isabella Rossellini, actress, director and uncanny Burt impersonator. Once you meet them, you'll want to save them too. Visit www.wildforbees.com to see how.
Alexandra Clayton
Alexandra Clayton is an actor and musician originally from Oakland, CA, who currently lives in New York City. After building a foundation studying at The Berkeley Repertory Theater and San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, Alexandra has taken important roles in creating both short and feature length independent films in San Francisco and New York. Primarily an actor, she also participates in creative work behind the scenes, continuing to expand her expertise in a variety of projects that excite and enrich her acting sensibilities and, more broadly, her life. She is currently studying theater directing at Columbia University.


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Rockstar has announced the next GTA game in the series, Vice City Stories, available only on the PSP.
New York, NY - May 10, 2006 - Rockstar Games, the universally-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories will be available exclusively on the PSP system in North America on October 17th, 2006 and Europe on October 20th, 2006.
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SUNY BEST hosts "Uniting education, healthcare, technology and tourism to advance the economy" discussion
BINGHAMTON, NY – The SUNY Business and Education Cooperative of the Southern Tier (SUNY BEST) will host a presentation, titled "Uniting education, healthcare, technology and tourism to advance the economy" at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 in room 1324C, Library North, located on the University campus. This presentation is free and open to the public.
Ray Durso, executive director of the Genesis Group, will discuss how his organization unites individuals and organizations to advance the economy, culture and social fabric of the Mohawk Valley, while fostering regional unity and cooperation. Durso will also discuss how Genesis brings about cooperation and seeks out and encourages member participation.
The Genesis Group was founded in 2000 by community leaders interested in transforming the Mohawk Valley into a region of positive economic, social and quality of life changes. Focusing on education, health care, technology and tourism, the group offers several programs, partnering with area agencies in a 12-county marketing campaign.
SUNY BEST is a volunteer group working to forge strong alliances, strengthen industry specific needs and provide information and outreach for business. Pre-registration for this discussion is required through the SUNY BEST website at http://ceo.binghamton.edu/bande/. For driving directions, contact Debbie Hulbert at email@example.com. Participants attending the meeting will be required to pay a parking fee.


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Title: Perry Orphans' Home and Grounds
Description: Perry Orphans' Home and grounds, located at Westport and Belleview.
Date: November 10, 1917
Photographer: Photographic & View Company
Item Type: Photograph, b/w
Collection: Judge Elmo M. Hargrave Photograph Collection (P28)
See finding aid: http://localhistory.kclibrary.org/u?/Local,36854
Location: P28, Hargrave Collection86
Local Subject: Kansas City Orphan Boys Home; Westport Road; Charities
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Barcode: 10013870
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By Tiernan Ray
Carl Icahn a short while ago tweeted that today he bought another $500 million of Apple (AAPL) stock as the price of the shares declined by roughly 7% following a disappointing outlook from the iPhone maker last night.
Just bought $500 mln more $AAPL shares. My buying seems to be going neck-and-neck with Apple's buyback program, but hope they win that race.
— Carl Icahn (@Carl_C_Icahn) January 28, 2014
Today's announcement follows Icahn's disclosures last week that he had amassed $3.6 billion worth of the stock since last August as he lobbied the company to dramatically boost its buyback program. Assuming today's amounts follow directly on the prior purchases, that would amount to $4.1 billion in holdings.
Icahn's $1 billion in purchases in the last two weeks were obviously at levels high above the current price, in the range of $540 to $560. The stock is currently off $42.01, or almost 8%, at $508.49.
Multiple analysts last night opined that Apple's results may boost support among investor's for Icahn's buyback push. Icahn last week posted publicly his latest letter to Apple's shareholders urging their support, which is quoted in the post I mentioned above.


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Local playwrights Thomas and Judy Heath craft a hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy chronicling the life of a college freshman from Kansas as she moves in with an Italian-American family in New York City. The play premiered at the 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Festival and has since showed in the Big Apple, winning the Theater Mania Audience Favorite Award at the New York International Fringe Festival. Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 ½ Society St. Thursday-Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm. $25. (843)277-2172, www.charlestontheater.org


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Kota school , Rajasthan, India, Krishna's fluting summons the entranced gopis for Autumn Moon festival [Sharad purnima]; shrine hanging [pichhavai] c. 1840, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Purchased 2005
Divine worlds brings together masterpieces of Indian painting from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. Dating from the 15th to the 20th century, the paintings range from exquisite intimate miniatures to vast hunting scenes, monumental pilgrimage maps and brilliantly coloured devotional shrine hangings. Celebrating the traditions of Hindu, Jain and Islamic India, the paintings are rich in legend, regal drama and romance. Divine worlds offers a magnificent opportunity to revel in rarely seen treasures from the national art collection.


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The South Pole winter crew has been waiting patiently for the arrival of our summer replacements. Here is the 1st passenger flight of the SP summer 2010-11 season. The plane brought us fifteen passengers, some critical supplies and some treats such as fresh eggs and the first fresh bananas that any of us have seen since March.
This beautiful little aircraft landed at 2:22pm on October 19. The passengers and the cargo were all in fine shape after the 4 hour, 23 minute flight from McMurdo.
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So the clubs is thinking of putting on an Upland training day, to basically introduce everyone to the HRC style of test. However of our club members, only 2 people have ever ran the HRC test. So the questions is who's ran these tests and what were the novel aspects of them in regards to setup. We basically want to hit every type of inventive upland scenario that's out there, (HRC/NAHRA etc.) (quarter into a trail, running in brace, etc.) to get people to prepared for an upland test, but also have some fun with their dogs on aspects a lot of people never see in training.
For reference
HRC upland (at least what I remember)
Quarter with 2 natural flushes (steady to shot-flush)
Walk-up; ideas on how to make it flow with the rest of the test.
NAHRA upland portion (Got a bunch of NAHRA dogs in our club)
Quarter, Sit to flush & Trail


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Why, darling, you've hardly aged a day. How do you do it?
Good basic design, probably. The Suzuki Grand Vitara has just emerged from a small facelift even though it could have gone untouched, so well-penned were the body lines of the third-generation when it appeared seven years ago.
It's much the same with engine and driveline. The four-speed automatic is down a ratio or two on what they'd probably offer if introduced today but there's little else to betray that this has been the setup for years.
And it's good to see Suzuki didn't quietly drop low-range gearing in the facelift. It's still there, worked by a rotary dial on the dash, to give the Grand Vitara off-road ability that goes far beyond today's typical suburbanised SUV.
The Grand Vitara's main problem is that ground clearance isn't up to seriously rutted tracks and the Dunlop SP Sport tyres are very much street-oriented, although they perform well in sand.
Not to worry - few people buy Grand Vitaras these days to go serious off-roading or, in fact, to do any sort of off-roading.
For this very reason, Suzuki NZ has finally relented and added a two-wheel-drive, a configuration popular in some other parts of the world. The 2WD five-door JLX lists for $34,990 in automatic, compared to $41,990 for the 2.4 LTD 4WD that Driven's been trying.
The difference in price is due to much more than the drive configuration. The LTD is top dog in the model lineup, with leather upholstery to electric sliding sunroof and an integrated Garmin satnav.
This top-spec package is all very nice, except for a couple of things. Suzuki really needs to lighten up its slightly sombre ambience. It would also be good if they'd added parking warning sensors, if not a rear-view camera.
These cost little to fit and some manufacturers have them as standard on SUVs less grand than the Vitara.
With 122kW of power and 225Nm of torque at 4000rpm, the Grand Vitara is not awash with grunt, but it's lively enough and rated for 9.9 litres per 100km, overall.
As ever, the Grand Vitara rides and handles well, for what it is. It sits on redesigned 18-inch alloys with 225/60 tyres.
Here's something a bit different: brake override has been added to mitigate those "oops" moments when the accelerator and brake pedals are pressed at the same time. Sensors work with the computer to safely slow the vehicle.
This facelift may be Grand Vitara's last hurrah before a redesigned model appears, but buy with confidence: there's plenty of life left in it yet.
Bottom line
Suzuki's 4WD flagship is Grand enough for another few years
Also consider
The market is awash with Grand Vitara rivals, some with better specifications and more refined, but usually quite a bit more expensive.
Among the competitors:
Nissan X-Trail Ti $49,990
Subaru Forester XT $52,490
Toyota RAV4 LTD $48,990
Volkswagen Tiguan TSi $49,500