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Chimera, ca. 475–525 CE
55 x 46 x 40 cm (21 5/8 x 18 1/8 x 15 3/4 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 43.592
This imaginary creature, intended as a tomb guardian, is associated with ancient Chinese funerary practice and popular Confucian beliefs about worshipping at and maintaining the graves of one's ancestors. A fantastic composite having wings, small horns, a beard, clawed feet, and feathery protrusions, the chimera was believed to ward off evil. This sculpture rested on top of a tall pillar placed along the 'spirit road' leading to the tomb of a member of one of the ruling families residing at Nanjing. Many of these sculptures lined the way, some on the ground and some on columns.

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50111. Penalty for late payment. [Repealed by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1366, in effect September 27, 1990.]
50111. Extension of time. (a) The board for a good cause may extend, for up to one month, the time period within which a person is required to submit a report or pay a sum of money under this part. The extension may be granted at any time if a request is filed with the board within, or prior to the commencement of, the period for which the extension may be granted.
(b) Any person to whom an extension is granted shall pay, in addition to the fee, interest at the modified adjusted rate per month, or fraction thereof, established pursuant to Section 6591.5, from the date on which the fee would have been due without the extension until the date of payment.
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Commentary: Echoes of 2003 in Iraq debate
Is this 2014 or 2003? I'm flinching at a painful sense of deja vu as we hear calls for military intervention in Iraq, as President Barack Obama himself — taunted by critics who contend he's weak — is said to be considering drone strikes there.
Our 2003 invasion of Iraq should be a warning that military force sometimes transforms a genuine problem into something worse. The war claimed 4,500 American lives and, according to a mortality study published in a peer-reviewed American journal, 500,000 Iraqi lives. Linda Bilmes, a Harvard expert in public finance, tells me that her latest estimate is that the total cost to the United States of the Iraq War will be $4 trillion.
That's a $35,000 tax on the average U.S. household. The total would be enough to ensure that all children could attend preschool in the United States, that most people with AIDS worldwide could receive treatment, and that every child worldwide could attend school — for the next 83 years. Instead, we financed a futile war that was like a Mobius strip, bringing us right back to an echo of where we started.
We might have learned some humility. Yes, the military toolbox is handy and often useful.
But one of the most basic lessons of international relations is a frustrating one: There are more problems than solutions. Governments, like doctors, should weigh the principle, "First, do no harm."
Yet Paul Bremer, the former U.S. envoy in Iraq, argues for airstrikes and even a few boots on the ground. The Wall Street Journal's editorial page, likewise, favors military intervention.
Perhaps more surprisingly, so does Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
"I think most important is that we take direct action now against ISIS," she said, according to the Washington newspaper The Hill, in reference to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Sunni militant group that has swept into northern Iraq.
The least surprising hawk is Dick Cheney, who in a Wall Street Journal op-ed article with his daughter Liz preserves an almost perfect record of being wrong. From the vice president who himself obtained every possible deferment to avoid Vietnam, who asserted "with absolute certainty" in 2002 that Saddam was making nuclear weapons, and insisted in 2005 that the Iraqi insurgency was in its "last throes," we now have a blast at President Barack Obama for failing to extinguish the continuing throes.
Iraq has formally requested U.S. military intervention, and my fear is that we will be inadvertently sucked into a civil war — an echo of what happened to the United States in Lebanon from 1982 to '84 or Somalia from 1992 to '94. Look, failing to intervene is a bad option in this case. But intervening is a worse one.
Let's acknowledge that hawks are right, that Iraq presents a serious problem. But is U.S. military intervention really the best response at this time? Not at all.
Remember that the militants' invasion was accomplished by a tiny force of perhaps 4,000 fighters, and that Iraq has an army 50 times as large. It's possible for the Shiite-led Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to defeat the militants, but the essential first step is for al-Maliki (or a replacement) to reach out and work with Sunnis and Kurds instead of marginalizing them.
In The New York Times, Alissa J. Rubin and Rod Nordland reported this week that Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders met with al-Maliki, with the Sunnis proposing in effect a Sunni army to vanquish the militants. That would have been a perfect way to nurture unity and deploy moderate Sunnis to crush the militant Sunnis, defusing sectarian tensions. Instead, al-Maliki rejected the idea.
Many Sunnis in Iraq dislike the militants, but they have learned to loathe and distrust al-Maliki even more. The way out of the mess in Iraq is for the government to share power with Sunnis and Kurds, accept decentralization and empower moderate Sunni tribes.
If all that happens, it may be reasonable for the United States to back a united Iraqi government by authorizing airstrikes against militant fighters. Without that, we simply become an accomplice to al-Maliki's intransigence, assisting one party in a civil war. As Gen. David Petraeus told a London conference, "This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias."
Unfortunately, it looks as if al-Maliki is doubling down, revving up his Shiite base rather building a common front.
The Iraqi government should be releasing Sunni prisoners as a goodwill gesture. Instead, prisoners have been executed by police.
Military force can be a powerful, indispensable tool, as we saw in Kosovo and with the no-fly-zone over Kurdistan. But the $4 trillion lesson from the Iraq War is that while our military capabilities are dazzling and sometimes intoxicating, they cannot be the solution to every problem.
Nicholas Kristof writes a column for the New York Times. Contact Kristof at Facebook.com/Kristof, Twitter.com /NickKristof or by mail at The New York Times, 620 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10018.
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|True... with big heads, you would have to launch from a much higher RPM...
|Heres something to think about though. Velocity equals torque, flow equals horsepower. If you spend 4g's on a huge set of heads, sure you will have a lot of top end horsepower, but zero low end torque. Thats why stock heads make a lot of low end torque, tiny ports, so you have a bunch of velocity goin through there. If you have a 5500lb car you WILL need a bunch of low end torque. You could get a really low gear ratio and advance your cam to get more torque but even then, you would have to spin really high rpms to reach the full potential of those big heads. If it is a street motor, i personally think that huge heads would not be a plus. If it were up to me, i would stick with intake ports at or below 180cc's with no bigger than 2.02 and 1.60 valves. Aluminum is always a plus, 25 pounds lighter per head, plus they cool better and allow a higher compression ratio. This is all just my opinion, debates are fun, but they get kinda tiring.
|true, but ur still talkin high 14 at the most... my country sqire runs 13.45 on a 302 and a 100 horse hit of N20, you should get the same power and more torque outa the stroked 351 combo...
|one thing is tho this is all going into a car that weighs 5500 lbs its goin to be hard pressed to pull 12 in that i think or do you differ?
|The 351 will do a nice job of hanging ricers out to dry, prolly without any "power adder"... almost all the ricers run with a blower of some kind or goofy gas... you can make the right car run low 13s to high 12s with a motor like that and not much effort, more if you get a good set of heads... build all the motor without an induction system, wait a while, saving change, etc... BUY THE BEST HEADS YOU CAN POSSIBLY AFFORD! If you can possibly put 4 gs into a set of heads, do it... 450 hp isnt that hard with the right heads...
|wow is all i can say i really dont know whether i am goin to use a 351 W stroked to either a 377 or a 393 or i was thinkin about a big block but i am really leaning towards the 351 idea lot easier to afford and yes my idea is something i can run on the street all the time affordably but i want this car to beat the hell out of all these stupid japanese cars and all them stupid 4 cylinders god it urks me when i lose to them rip offs
|Yes Jd, exactly what I was saying. It's a vague question and if you make $30,000 a year more than me of course what you would accept as 'street' would be different. I base 'street' on what I can afford to put into a car and still drive it regularly. So without shaggin defining his interpretation of 'street' we could all be way off base. But even without shaggin I really have enjoyed this little debate. It's always good to see a little Ford action.
|True... He did say street, Ive done some reading, I was wrong, and AOD is prolly fine... But WHAT MOTOR IS HE RUNNING? If its a sb, just bolt up a junkyard AOD and go, If its a 460, I dunno about other places, but its a very common "Street Rod" motor here, A stock AOD may be marginal... Those built AODs that Mustang66 posted look great, and they save you the trouble of wondering about the junkyard tranny... I thing I might get an AOD for my Wagon, in which case, Ill have a TCI C-4 to sell... I have a good setup on the stang now, I prooly wont change it... for this guy, it depends on his def of "street motor"
|Well shaggin I would think you would have chimed in by now. Having fun reading all this though. You know just from reading all the posts I must say mustang66 you brought up a good point. The first line of shaggins first post is 'street engine'. Now anyone with enough money could buy a blown, nitrous injected, top fuel engine and stick it in a car old enough to bypass emmissions so it can be driven every now and then on the street. But to me (and most of the people in my financial bracket) when I think 'street engine' I think maybe a camaro for example that gets driven to work regularly, trips to the boardwalk (for those at the shore) weekends, basically an engine that is in what is probably that persons only car. If you're building a set-up for the track it's not 'street', it's a race car that you just happen to drive on the street. Just my two cents but I would like to here from shaggin since a lot of this seems to focus on the opinion of 'street'.
|Ok, so you dont believe me, you can spend $1500 on a race built C4 and then $2200 on a gear vendors under/overdrive unit. OR, you can do a bit of research and find a place like this. They build AOD (automatic OVERDRIVE) transmissions that are built for round after round of punishing abuse from large cubic inch nitrous injected ingines and have a lifetime guarantee for $1900. Something tells me they can handle more than 500 horses. But hey, to each his own. http://www.usaplaza.com/scripts/wcom...roductID=32176
|What engine is he running? That is the real question! Blower? Big Block? How will he drive it? If it is a cruise night vehicle, a stock AOD is fine, if it sees time on the quarter, a 429 or 460 is marginal on a built AOD... Most "Built" AODs are only rated at 500 horse...
|Right, for a street rod, an AOD is just fine. And what is the title of this topic?
|Cuz even a built AOD cant take **** for power... We lunched two of em last season with just a 429 and 150 hit of gas... for a Street rod, an AOD is just fine, but I like the ability to split gears with the GV unit... It has knocked 4 tenths of my 1/8 mile....
|Those gear vendor things are almost 2000 dollars. Why spend that much money adding it to a C4 when you could just build a strong AOD for less money.
|I have a built C4 that runs all day at the strip behind a 460 with a 300 hp hit of gas... Id go with an OD trans for a street rod... If you are really making that much power, use a built C4 and one of those Gear Vendors under/overdrive units... they are supposed to take 2000 hp+... id like to see THAT motor!
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Illness from the flu puts millions of infants and children in the U.S. at risk every year. We are approaching the start of the 2016 flu season and now is the time to talk about the flu vaccine. You might be thinking, "I don't give my kids a flu shot" or "flu shots don't actually work," but I'm hoping to share some information that will change your mind.
When first-time mom Jessica Bertrand heard about the Swedish Doula Program from her doctor, she knew it was something she was interested in pursuing. Jessica hired Shelia Kandeler, one of the doulas contracted with Swedish. Read more about her experience.
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After two years of working in a University of Colorado Boulder laboratory that recently gained international media attention for its work with snakes and heart disease, graduating senior Ryan Doptis has set his sights on becoming a research scientist.
Doptis, a molecular, cellular and developmental biology major from Las Vegas, will graduate on Dec. 16. He has worked the past two years in the laboratory of CU-Boulder Professor Leslie Leinwand, the chief scientific officer of CU's Biofrontiers Institute.
"At CU-Boulder I've had a lot of opportunities when it comes to getting real-world experience," Doptis said. "After two years of going through the molecular biology program, I decided I wanted to try lab work. And I really wanted to do meaningful research that wasn't the same cookie-cutter experiment every semester."
He found a perfect fit working in the laboratory of Leinwand, who is an expert in genetic heart diseases including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the leading cause of sudden death in young athletes. Doptis' work involves both cardiovascular and metabolic responses to eating conducted in a very unusual animal model – the Burmese python.
The research opportunity has been very fulfilling, he said, because he enjoys working with snakes and studying how they can provide insight into new ways to think about and treat some of the most serious medical problems people face, such as heart disease.
One of the things the Leinwand lab is investigating is the process by which a Burmese python's heart size drastically increases after a gigantic meal. A python's meal can often be 25 to 100 percent of its own body weight.
"What our research focuses on is in those few days when the snake is digesting the meal, they ramp up their metabolic rate by fortyfold," Doptis said. "In doing that, their heart and their liver are able to get 50 to 100 percent larger than they are at a resting state. And after they digest their meal, they actually drop those organs back down to their resting size."
A lot of the research in the lab centers around how the pythons' heart size can change so quickly without ill side effects. Answering that question could someday lead to medical breakthroughs in the area of treating heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. When people develop certain types of heart disease, they develop something called cardiac hypertrophy, which means their heart gets enlarged. Once that happens, it's irreversible.
"These snakes are able to increase the size of their hearts, and then shrink the size of their hearts after every meal," Doptis said. "We're trying to understand the mechanism of how that can apply to possibly bring down the size of a human heart that has become enlarged."
As part of his work in the lab, Doptis applied for and received a research grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to help fund some of the python research he was working on.
"I designed an experiment and completely conducted that experiment myself, and was funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute for that experiment," he said. "I don't think that's something you can find at every university."
Once he graduates, Doptis plans to go to graduate school and work on a doctorate degree that involves lab work.
"The experience I've had here will be invaluable when I enter graduate school, because I know my way around a lab, I know how to work a lot of the equipment and I've learned how good experimental design is done," he said.
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|Christmas Market at Germany's Annaberg-Buchholz in the Erzgebirge.
Longing for Light: Ore Mountain miners influence the world
Christmas traditions throughout Minnesota, the U.S. and even the world can be traced back to the woodcarving of miners in need of more income near the border of Germany and Czechoslovakia in the 1800s.
They, in particular, craved and treasured light during the cold, dark season of winter and brought more of it to their homes with wooden candle arches (Schwiboggen), carved miners and angels (who represented their wives), elaborate chandeliers, and grand windmill-topped pyramids that spin from the heat of candles and lights.
You can read my whole feature on Christmas traditions from the Erzgebirge in the Nov. 27 Star Tribune travel section.
Find hand-crafted German ornaments in Minnesota
The two best places to find "Echte Erzgebirge" or "Authentic Ore Mountains" ornaments? Käthe Wohlfahrt store in Stillwater and several shops in New Ulm.
Stillwater features most famous Christmas store
The Käthe Wohlfahrt store is one of those mandatory stops in Rothenburg, which ranks as one of Germany's most picturesque (and touristy) medieval towns. Stillwater, Minnesota, claims a rare U.S. branch of this Christmas store.
It complements an already beguiling and historic downtown with its unique blend of boutiques.
|Heirloom ornament sets.
Christmas reigns in New Ulm
In New Ulm, several stores sell one of the greatest wedding gifts I've seen: heirloom sets of holiday ornaments. What a great idea and nice twist on the usual sets of pans and home decor brides and grooms put on wish lists.
Try these stores for all things Christmas:
Lambrecht's Gifts, 119 N. Minnesota St., is an efficient one-stop shop for unique women's wear and accessories, home decor and baby gifts with two stories and multiple rooms that make it fun to explore. You'll find a Christmas village and more than one upstairs room filled year-round with German ornaments from elegant to playful.
Guten Tag Haus, 127 N. Minnesota St., has the nicest display of Erzgebirge Christmas crafts such as nutcrackers, the smoking Santas, candle arches and pyramids. They also have colorful displays of German blown-glass ornaments that glitter and catch the light, along with German and Czech cut-glass vases and bowls. If you have Norwegians and Irish in the family, too, you can find gifts for them as well--just not as many. Germans rule New Ulm.


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Oasis were an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul Arthurs (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar and vocals). Its members were signed to independent record label Creation Records and released their record-setting debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994, including hits like Live Forever and Supersonic. Read more on Last.fm more
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|I believe your 7 knots, my knot meter read 9 1/2 surfing on 8 foot waves coming into South Portland two years ago. I have a 1975 centerboard model. The run you're making was always one I wanted to do. Please give a report on your trip. I may haul mine over to Portsmouth NH to do the same.
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I'm on the southwest side of the cape...more commonly known as Buzzards Bay. However, in mid-July I may be down in Annapolis for a Telstar 28 meeting. Keep me posted, and if I'm not down in Annapolis, I'd be willing to shoot up the canal and meet up with you.
Thanks again guys, talked them into the Scituate stop-over! On the way back my wife and I will do the more advanced straight shot to test ourselves since we'll be arriving at our home harbor and won't mind it if it's past daylight.
We launched Sat and sailed 15km yesterday to test her out. All systems are working great, all sails/rigging/lines safe and sound.
I'm so excited for another season.
SD we're planning this Cape trip July 12th or so, let me know if you're on the north side of the Cape and maybe we can meet up?!?!?
I'll toss out one more thread as another one with some helpful info for that area:
NOTE: In that thread I discouraged DrB from considering Green Harbor (Marshfield), but with your boat I think it would be fine. If you were making good progress and didn't want to stop at Scituate, you could press on to GH for the night. You can get provisions at the Brant Rock Market, or walk a bit farther and have a FABULOUS breakfast at Arthur and Pat's restaurant (across the street from the old WWII submarine watch tower).
I'll also echo the sentiment that going into Plymouth/Duxbury would be a detour. P/D is a better stopover if you're heading to or from the canal, but you still need to time the tides right.
Have fun!!
Going to the cape, first time, way cool. The Cape is a wonderful area and of course is SD's back yard. You might read these threads for Cape and canal info:
Thank you all so much. I'm reading these, will make some plans while talking to the guests on-board, and edit this post to let you know the outcome.
You guys are terrific.
Edit 1: Yes, I've actually hit 7 knots. It's the taller-rig, full keel 25' O'day from 1976. After speaking with Rudy at D&R I found out this specific mix of models was pretty rare. The knot-meter is about as old as the boat, so that might just be the speed transducer whipping around .
Edit 2: SD/SF, very wise advice both of you. I neglected to mention that we're heading for the cape where our parents will be waiting at a vacation home. So I was thinking "as fast as possible while assuring arrival with daylight". But now that I see the logic in the stop-over I might reconsider and make the sail more of the vacation than the cape-cod house. This would be up to the crew as I'd be cutting into their "beach time". But they seem really excited, more-so about the sail than the vacation on the Cape. (they are from the same Northern Italian sailor blood after all) This would also be our first south shore sail, so I think there's a good deal of logic in stopping in and seeing the towns.
Edit 3: Nola and others, I was actually hoping to get out of sight of land. We haven't done it yet and it would be a rush I'm sure. (Even with two GPS systems and all charts) I actually think Nola's write-up is the best mix of all your advice. It's two plans which are dependent on conditions. So I have a backup. My original plot had me rounding that YAB-2 as a sanity check. I figured we'd be just about out of sight from land and having a buoy to make us confident would've helped.
I'll honor you all and share this with the entire crew and get them involved in the planning. This way they're all less likely to mutiny.... Right?
Good advice above. Don't sweat the shipping lanes, at least during daytime and good visibility, there just aren't that many ships. Keep your VHF radio handy in case you want to call on 16 and make sure they see you.
Let the wind guide your route. Got a good brisk summer sou'wester? Then start early and go for it, it's a close reach, about 10 hours at 5 knots, and you have what, about 14-15 hours of daylight? You'll be fine. For a couple of hours you'll be out of sight of land, which is exciting (or boring, or both).
Use your GPS and chart, but you'll see the lighthouse from way off.
Lighter winds or different direction? Consider Scituate, then hop over from there. Might be less boring for your sister. And you have the Boston Monster buoy (used to be the Lightship) and then Minot's light as prominent landmarks to get to Scituate. Don't go as far south as Plymouth, which takes a LONG time to get in and out of.
Then for your return trip, you're both veterans by then, if you get a good persistent summer SW breeze, then definitely one day, a long but easy beam/broad reach.
I was thinking of the main shipping channel, shown on the two charts... also, closer into Boston, you have to deal with more idiot power boaters... the further out you are, the fewer of them you have to deal with. As for shipping, yes, Boston probably doesn't get as much traffic as New Bedford these days.
Hey Birdface!
We've done several Beringer Bowls (overnight from Marblehead to P-town), and to add others have said - prevailing winds tend to favor heading south and then cutting east across - at least at night. Last year for Labor Day weekend, we just did a straight shot, and it was a wild ride. Winds from the southwest, but swells from a low-pressure system out in the Atlantic left us with huge swells running at right angles to the wind-driven waves. And this was on a 26-ton full-keeled cruiser! Just pick a good weather window and you should be fine. And make sure the VHF is in good working order!
We'll probably see you around Salem Harbor - we'll be in Hawthorne Cove this summer. Look for the pirate ship!
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A Visit with Kissin' Cousins
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
The title brings up memories of the first time I ever heard of anyone using the term "Kissin' Cousins." I knew growing up that one was not supposed to marry close family members but I wasn't really sure why. In prehistoric times I expect that people weren't aware of the taboo of having sex with a cousin. It wasn't until scientific research brought out that so-called in-breeding was a no-no that humans paired up with people outside their extended family. Even early tribal people picked partners from another tribe. There were various customs involving this practice. Most of the time the young bride would move to the village of her new husband where she was ruled by her husband's mother.
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Does anyone remember the Elvis Presley movie made in 1964 called "Kissin' Cousins?" Wow, did he strut around in his cowboy shirt with fancy studs all over it and a silver buckle on his belt. You would never have thought that he was a church going fellow while watching his hip gyrations to every ballad that he sang. When I saw him I always wondered about that. You can tell how sheltered I was in those days.
In my childhood my cousins lived nearby and on holidays they would visit us.
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Harking back to the first years of my marriage I now realize that living in the city far away from extended family made family life very isolated. In my small town where I grew up, my mother was available to give advice to my two sisters who remained in this small town. After my mother retired my sisters could leave their preschool children with her when they needed someone to watch them. In my early years of my life I was surrounded by an extended family. After moving to the city after I was married, however, I had no mother on hand for me to leave my children with or to come and help me. That was a time of exchanging babysitting with neighbors who were in the same predicament here in West Seattle.
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FREDERICK, MD - Shopping for school supplies takes a chunk out of many parent's wallets.
The costs of everything from pencils to notebooks caught Delegate Patrick Hogan by surprise.
"I was shopping before school started in August with my daughter, who's a first grader, and was just surprised to learn that school supplies weren't items that would be exempt during Tax Free Week," says Hogan, (R) - Frederick County.
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Students and friends of the Simonds Elementary School in Warner participated in the Warner Foliage Festival's parade on Sunday. (DAN SEUFERT PHOTO)
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Fed up with overpaying and being underwhelmed by the look of her glasses all her life, Sophie Boulanger, co-founder and CEO, set out on a mission to deliver the most remarkable eyewear experience for people all over the world, that are just like her. BonLook designs and sells its own collection of carefully curated prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses. Our wide range of glasses : cateye frames, clear frames, etc…, the arrival of new collections each month and our prestigious collaborations allow each and everyone to find the perfect frames to pair with any style. All of our frames are designed in-house in Montreal. All our lenses are from Essilor, the world's leading manufacturer of first-rate ophthalmic lenses and fitted to your prescription by a certified optician at a top Essilor North American lab.
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text: Kangol Headwear presents an AW2009 collection that brings together elements of Eurasian Craftsmanship, Technical Function, and Traditional Heritage. Classic knitted- blocked styles, like the feminine Wool Lola or timeless Wool Monty Beret, are joined by decadent Fur Felt shapes crafted in the U.S.A. Wool Blend and Acrylic Knits are bolstered with new Cotton-Wool Gotham Stripe, and the Bamboo-Cotton yarn of the Louz Knits. Kangol Tweeds and Neo Tweeds are now manufactured in Italy from custom woven patterns, offering a rich variety of Plaids, Tartans, Checks and Stripes. Toki Sen-i slow-loom cotton Japanese Fleece is used to engineer the coziest headwear shapes imaginable. Climayarn and Bonded Wool utilize material developed by Schoeller, which matches technical performance with pure Kangol style.


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By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger insists that his medical team have done nothing wrong in their treatment of Jack Wilshere.
The Arsenal midfielder underwent ankle surgery on Monday evening and will be sidelined for "at least four months" according to the manager. The England international had been in a protective boot for a period in the hope that an operation was not necessary. Speaking ahead of the home game against Olympiacos, Wenger insisted he was happy with the treatment and rallied against any criticism of his backroom personnel.
"It's unfair because the club medical staff haven't made any mistakes on that front," he said. "It is unfortunate and we are all very sad at the club that it has happened to such a young boy.
"We were even more worried as it was a complicated procedure so it was a big relief yesterday for everybody at the club that the operation went well. I am convinced that the medical staff have not made any mistakes on this case.
"I think our red shirt attracts a lot of criticism [sometimes]," Wenger joked. "It shows we are a very popular club and it is something that we have to accept. It is part of the popularity of any club.
"The news from the operation is very positive but of course he will be out for quite a long time. It is very difficult to predict how long he will be out, but at least four months certainly.
"During the period in the protective boot, the fracture he had didn't heal. Once that was clear, what I've been told is that we had to go in quite quickly to repair it and that's why we decided to do it so quickly.
"Jack had an early fracture at the age of 16 that healed and around that he created another opening. Is it down to a kick, is it down to playing too much? I don't know, I am not a specialist, but that is unfortunately what happened."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Mahrousa is a design referencing cargo trucks in the Middle East that are usually painted with Arabic calligraphy using vernacular Arabic words. In Lebanon, one can often read mahrousa (may it be protected) painted on the back of trucks alongside an image of an eye or a real hanging baby shoe. This is meant to bring good luck, and protect from the 'evil eye'. The words mahrousa ya 'arousa uses the font "Alef Caps" with its Arabesque star-shaped pixel pattern, emphasizing the Middle Eatsern flavor of the design.
Colors: Dove Grey and Orange. Size: 150 x 100 cm
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Why is your entry the only one I can't see?
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hello Nisreen
yes indeed, the image was displaying as black, there was an error in the pic.
it is fixed now.
i will add a post on my blog for additional info about the design.
i will also show more close-up images of the design for the details to show.
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i have added additional sample images of the vinyl design is use in a living room and a bed room in the web-link above to my blog. the first link is not correct, the second is.
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Well, it's been awhile since I stopped by here. I figured that I would pass on a bit on information to you guys...I am planning on trying this, but first I need to experiment with casting/molding!
Just as it says, I have ILM insider info on how the actual armor was created...
the casting was scratched carefully with
sandpaper to simulate the spinning marks, then primed and basecoated
with silver paint (any color will do).
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02/6/2012 - It's Time for PR to Get Serious about Ethics
PRWeek took a welcomed shot across the bow at the public relations profession with its lead editorial this month on the state of ethics in PR.
The practice of public relations can present unique and challenging ethical issues. At the same time, protecting integrity and the public trust are fundamental to the profession's role and reputation. Bottom line, successful public relations hinges on the ethics of its practitioners.
To help members navigate ethics principles and applications, the Society created, and continues to maintain, the PRSA Code of Ethics. Under the Code, widely regarded as the industry standard, members pledge to core values, principles and practice guidelines that define their professionalism and advance their success.
PRSA comments on relevant ethics-related issues through a variety of forums, including op-eds, letters to the editor, blog posts, among others.
Building Principles on Core Values
The Code, created and maintained by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS), sets out principles and guidelines built on core values. Fundamental values like advocacy, honesty, loyalty, professional development and objectivity structure ethical practice and interaction with clients and the public.
Translating values into principles of ethical practice, the Code advises professionals to:
Code guidelines, like tactics supporting strategies, zero in on putting value and principles into play for working professionals facing everyday tasks and challenges. Among them, professionals should:
Addressing Practice Challenges
Digging even deeper, BEPS takes on current practice issues and challenges in periodic Professional Standards Advisories (PSA's). Applying the Code to specific scenarios, BEPS has addressed practices including:
Offering a Professional Model
In the Code preamble, PRSA asserts that "ethical practice is the most important obligation of a PRSA member." While the Code covers members, PRSA maintains that all public relations professionals should look to it as a model of professional behavior. Additionally, PRSA regards the Code as a "model for other professions, organizations and professionals."
Resources for Your Benefit
To make the topic of professional ethics accessible, understandable and practical, PRSA offers a host of resources — the PRSA Code of Ethics, Professional Standards Advisories, topical analyses and case studies. The Code is also available in Spanish for your convenience.
Have an Ethical Dilemma?
PRSA members seeking counsel on ethical matters are invited to confer with PRSA's Board of Ethics and Professional Standards or contact our Pikes Peak Chapter Ethics Chair, Michael M. Pierson, 719-554-3842.


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Business Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2012
Tax on Insurers Law
Chapter 6. Suspension of Rights of Delinquent Insurers.
Article 1. Revocation of Certificate of Authority
Section 12802
12802. Revocation of certificate of authority; hearing. The commissioner shall give at least 10 days' notice in writing to each insurer of the time and place of a hearing to show cause why its certificate of authority shall not be revoked. Upon hearing, the commissioner shall revoke the certificate of authority of each insurer which does not establish to his satisfaction at or before the hearing that the tax, interest, and penalties due from it have been paid.
History.—Stats. 1959, p. 1893, in effect April 1, 1959, inserted "interest," before "and penalties due." Stats. 1961, p. 1989, operative January 1, 1962, deleted "Insurance" before "commissioner" in the first sentence.


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Master Craftsmen Shop was first opened in March 1982. We are located on North Boundary Street, a block behind Colonial Williamsburg's Merchants Square. We are proud to offer handcrafted fine bracelets, jewelry, pewter, ornaments and gifts made in Williamsburg, VA.
Bracelet Line
Our bracelets and jewelry are made in our upstairs workroom. All of our precious metals and findings are purchased in the USA. Most of the bracelets are silver but we do offer 14 karat gold and gold filled bracelets. Gold filled wire is made by heat and pressure bonding a thin layer of gold to a brass core. The value of gold filled is greater than gold plated because gold filled has an actual layer of karat gold. 14 karat gold bracelets are not shown on our website but if you call us or email us we will be happy to give you a quote.
Sizing of Bracelets
When you first put on one of our cuff bracelets gently pull it apart and slip it over your wrist and squeeze it until it feels comfortable. Don't squeeze or pull the bracelet too much as this back and forth motion could cause some of the smaller bracelets to break. The bracelets are available in a regular adult size but if your wrist is larger than standard we can make a larger size for you. Call us and we will be happy to assist you. Our child size usually fits ages 5 through 9 and infant fits newborn through age 4. We also offer a doll size that fits the American Girl doll but is also purchased for premature babies and newborns to wear the first few months.
Care of Bracelets
Continual wear of silver will help it develop a nice patina that will require little or no care. Should it become tarnished, rub it with a polishing cloth or silver polish and wash it in warm soapy water and rinse. We offer a polishing cloth and silver wash under the cleaning products category
Pewter Line
Our Master Craftsmen pewter line is also made from pewter that is purchased in the USA. Pewter is an alloy composed of at least 90% tin, with smaller amounts of other metals added, mostly copper and antimony. Our pewter is lead free. It may also be used as liquid metal to cast different forms such as handles or ornaments. Our cups, plates and bowls are spun on a lathe where flat circular disks of pewter are forced over a wood or metal chuck. Special tools are used to bend the pewter into the desired shape. Most of our pieces have our "MC" symbol stamped on them.
Since 1985 we have designed a new angel ornament for our pewter ornament collection. In 2009 we began adding a new Santa ornament. Our ornament collection also includes a wide variety of animals.
Care of Pewter
Pewter does not tarnish the way silver can tarnish. Like all metals, pewter does oxidize when exposed to air but it does it very slowly and evenly. It has a very low melting point and should not be brought in direct contact with a source of heat. After each use, hand wash your pewter in warm soap and water and follow with a good towel drying. Do not put your pewter in the dishwasher or use it as a food storage container. Always line your pewter with glass or plastic if you intend to use it for plants or flowers. There are pewter polishes available, if needed.
We offer both in-house engraving which is done on a pantograph and hand engraving. If you prefer hand engraving please call us at 800-866-7458 and we will be happy to help. We work with a very talented Master Engraver. Engraved items may take 2 to 5 days to process. Please allow a couple of extra days during holidays and graduations.
The Master Craftsmen Shop will accept exchanges or returns for items purchased within 30 days of purchase. This does not include items that are engraved.
There is a 90 day guarantee on products made by the Master Craftsmen Shop. During that period if there should be breakage, we will repair or replace the item at no charge. After the 90 day period, we are not responsible for any breakage, or wear and tear, though we will repair the product, if possible, for a fee.
Each item that is purchased comes in its own gift box accompanied by a shop card. The bracelets also come with a card that gives instruction on how to put on the bracelet and take care of it.
Christmas ornaments come in their own cloth bags that have the Master Craftsmen logo embossed on them as well as in a gift box.
We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
Personal Privacy
Your personal information is confidential. We never rent, sell or exchange email addresses or home addresses.
We will make every effort to ship your order in 24 to 48 hours of receiving it. Engraved items may take up to a week or more depending on the time of year. During the holidays, allow up to 10 days for engraving. Should that time frame change, we will contact you regarding your shipment and order. Some of the pewter items that are handmade may take longer and we will notify you as to when they will ship. Orders are processed six days a week, however there is no shipping on weekends or holidays.
We ship UPS and Post Office from the Master Craftsmen Shop in Williamsburg, Virginia. Please be sure you are providing us with a complete and correct street address (for UPS) and zip code. There is a minimum charge of $10.00 for any address correction by the carrier. Shipping to PO Boxes, APOs and FPOs is only available through the US Postal Service.
Prices and shipping charges are subject to change without notice.


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Trends, fashion, celebrities, events, music, and all things only Vegas
Sushi is the ultimate three-dimensional visual art, rooted in thousands of years of history and tradition. In Las Vegas, we take our sushi seriously, and you can enjoy the best and tastiest sushi options in many Vegas restaurants.
Take Sushi Roku inside Caesars Palace for example. Indulge in exceptional specialty sushi and modern Asian cuisine in this tranquil, serene setting. Or head over to Bellagio and try the delicacies at Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant & Bar, where you can overlook the breathtaking lake and enjoy seasonal fish and ingredients flown in daily. From the finest world markets, seafood is prepared and elevated to exquisite sushi by the best chefs in town.
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill at The Cosmopolitan features a variety of bistro favorites and RA Sushi Bar Restaurant at the Fashion Show Las Vegas serves fresh sushi, Japanese-fusion cuisine and signature dishes.
Off the Strip, find a magnificent presentation of sashimi and nigiri at Sushi + Sake inside Green Valley Ranch Resort. Koji Sushi Bar & Chinese Bistro at the Orleans features a variety of Oriental delicacies.
Wherever you go for sushi in Vegas, you're sure to have a memorable meal!


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Hello there
As you may have guessed, I'm wondering about the possibility of winter camps in Europe; try as a may, I can't seem to find any reference to any happenings on this continent, at least at this time of year. A few google searches, as well as the forum route, have turned up mostly Korean camps (if anyone has any good info on these it would also be greatly appreciated, though it seems far to go for just a few weeks) and I'm beginning to think there aren't any around.
I'm a graduate, CELTA qualified with 2 years experience, a mixture of language schools in Thailand and freelance in the Netherlands, and a native speaker (from England). Having recently done a camp near Oxford this summer and enjoyed it thoroughly, I'd love to continue the trend this year with a winter camp - it's a great deal more exciting than the call-centre jobs I find myself doing at the moment.
Any help you can give in this area would be greatly appreciated - thanks!
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Our weekly feature, Talking Tactics with Stewart Robson, continues today.
Every week, Arsenal Player's analyst will be looking back on the last first-team game.
Presenting from the first-team dressing room at Emirates Stadium, Stewart will tell you how the match was won, lost or drawn.
This week Stewart focuses on the Everton game.
The points discussed include:
- Robin van Persie's stunning winner
- winning key challenges in midfield
- Arsenal on top when the ball changes hands
- the positioning of Theo Walcott and Gervinho
- the hosts' inability to get ahead early
- Thomas Vermaelen's performance at left-back
- the problems caused by Theo Walcott
We hope you enjoy this feature.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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The University of Utah began a celebration of Italy's greatest opera composer, Giuseppe Verdi, in November 2011.
Back then, the School of Music and the Department of Languages and Literature celebrated the 1861 unification of the modern Italian Republic with a 150th-anniversary concert featuring works of Verdi, who also was one of unification's foremost advocates.
Friday and Saturday, the University Lyric Opera Ensemble and Utah Philharmonia will present Verdi's final and most innovative opera, "Falstaff." The opera is considered complex, even for professional companies, so it is an especially ambitious undertaking for a college program.
With two performances by different casts, the production showcases just how far the U.'s opera program has evolved, said Robert Breault, the university's director of opera. "Three or four years ago, we wouldn't have been able to do this."
The production also is noteworthy for the professionals who have stepped in to help.
• Steven Condy, an internationally acclaimed Falstaff, will perform alongside the students. • Michael Scarola, who has served on the directing staffs of the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera, is co-director.• Utah Opera is helping with props, hair and makeup design, set design, costumes and staff.
The inclusion of the professionals ensures that the production will be top quality.
"This is a big boy's opera," said Scarola, who has collaborated with Lyric Opera Ensemble on productions such as Monteverdi's "The Coronation of Poppea." "Very few colleges attempt this. … This is not a typical college piece."
Condy, who has performed with opera companies throughout North America and recently made his European opera debut, will perform the title role of Falstaff, a character who can only be described as a fat drunken knight. Condy, director of Opera Workshop at Cairn University, performed the role with Utah Opera two years ago.
During a recent visit to the set, Condy raved about the U. production and capabilities of the students, who primarily hail from the school's graduate programs.
"They are very advanced to be able to undertake this piece," he said. "It is very much an ensemble piece, which is great for students, as well as very challenging."
Condy said Shakespeare's rich characters give the opera complexity and depth. He noted that Verdi was nearly 80 when he wrote the opera, more than a half-century after his first opera.
And it isn't just the singers who hail "Falstaff" as a milestone of opera. Conductor Arturo Toscanini, upon hearing "Falstaff" for the first time, sent Verdi a short but ecstatic note: "Grazie. Grazie. Grazie."
The students in the U. program come from Utah as well as the East Coast and the Midwest, drawn by the ascending reputation of the program.
When Breault arrived at the U. in 1992, the Lyric Opera Ensemble was a nine-member class. Today, it has grown into a top-tier auditioned group of 35 to 40 singers, assisted by experienced veterans such as Jeffrey Price, music director for the Lyric Opera, and Robert Baldwin, music director of the Salt Lake Symphony.
"We do not have to apologize for this production," Scarola said. "We won't have to say, 'That was good for a college production.' "
A knight at the operaThe University Lyric Opera Ensemble and Utah Philharmonia perform Verdi's final opera, "Falstaff."When • Friday and Saturday, 7:30Where • Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake CityTickets • $20; $10 non-U. students; U. students and children under 18 freeParking • Free parking is available at the Merrill Engineering lot with shuttle service to and from the theater


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AMES, Iowa – Many perennials make it through winter just fine with no special attention. But in Iowa gardens, some perennials require a little attention just before the ground freezes. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach tell how to prepare and provide perennials with winter protection. To have additional yard and garden questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-294-3108 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Chrysanthemums are shallow-rooted plants. Repeated freezing and thawing of the soil during the winter months can heave plants out of the ground and cause severe damage or even death. Gardeners can increase the odds of their mums surviving the winter by applying a mulch in fall. Mulching helps eliminate the alternate freezing-thawing cycles that can heave plants out of the soil. Apply the mulch in late fall, typically late November in central Iowa. Do not cut back the plants prior to mulching. Simply cover the plants with several inches of mulch. Suitable mulching materials include clean (weed-free) straw, pine needles and evergreen branches. Leaves are not a good mulch as they tend to mat down and don't provide adequate protection. The mulch should remain in place until early to mid-April.
Perennial plants can be cut back in fall after the foliage has been destroyed by a hard freeze. Compost the plant debris. Most established perennials (those in the ground one or more years) do not require winter protection. However, a few perennials, such as garden mums, can be damaged in winter and should be mulched in fall to prevent injury. Perennials planted in late summer/early fall should also be mulched. Good mulching materials are clean, weed-free straw and pine needles. A 6- to 8-inch-layer of mulch should be adequate for most perennials. Mid- to late November is usually a good time to mulch perennial beds in Iowa.
The best way to overwinter perennials in pots is to dig holes in the ground in a sheltered location. The depth of the holes should be slightly less than the height of the containers. Set the pots in the ground and then place soil around the pots. For additional protection, place several inches of straw or pine needles over the potted perennials. In spring, the perennials can be dug up and planted in their permanent location.
Many ornamental grasses provide color, sound and movement to the winter landscape. Because of these winter features, cut back ornamental grasses in April in Iowa. Cut back the grasses to within 2 to 4 inches of the ground with hand shears, lopping shears or hedge trimmers.


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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond Spiders football team staged a dramatic, late rally against No. 4-ranked Old Dominion on Saturday night before a sold-out crowd at Robins Stadium, out-scoring the Monarchs 20-0 in the fourth quarter. Despite the late heroics, the Monarchs (5-0, 2-0) were able to hold off the Spiders (3-2, 1-1), defeating Richmond, 45-37.
Senior QB John Laub had a career day for the Spiders, completing 27-of-44 passes for 339 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The Colplay, Pa., native set career-marks in completions, attempts and yards while also rushing for 24 yards and a score. Senior Ben Edwards was also stellar, setting career-highs with 11 receptions for 182 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, Richmond was led by DB Cooper Taylor and DT Evan Kelly, who each had a game-high 12 tackles. DB Doug Howell had a great game for the Spiders, taking an interception back for a touchdown while also making career-high nine tackles.
"I am very disappointed in the fact that we did not get off to a better start," Richmond head coach Danny Rocco said after the game. "During the second half, I thought our guys made a legitimate run and I thought we put ourselves back in the game. The short of it is that we got a conference loss to a very, very good football team and we have to come together and move forward."
On Old Dominion's first drive of the game, Monarch QB Taylor Heinicke rolled out and threw to intended target Nick Mayers, only to have it intercepted by Wayne Pettus. The pick was Pettus' first-career interception.
Later in the first quarter, Richmond got on the board after Laub lasered a 39-yard pass to Edwards, who sprinted into the end zone to knot the score at 7-7 with 9:14 left in the first stanza. The catch-and-run was Edwards' second touchdown of the season.
With Old Dominion leading 24-7, Richmond scored again with just under 10 minutes in the half when Laub tossed a 1-yard pass to TE Kevin Finney. The score was Finney's second of the season.
At the half, ODU led the Spiders 38-14. In the first half, Laub was 13-for-19 for 148 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, while Edwards led the receiving corps with four catches for 57 yards with one touchdown. Defensively, Richmond was led by LB Eric Wright who had eight tackles, while Taylor had seven in the opening 30 minutes.
The second-half scoring began when Richmond senior kicker Remington Hinshaw booted a 38-yard field goal at the 9-minute mark in the third quarter to slash the Monarch deficit to 38-17. The 38-yard make was a career-long for Hinshaw.
With the Monarchs leading the Spiders, 45-17, Richmond needed a spark to get back in the game. The spark came when Howell intercepted a Heinicke pass and ran back the pick for touchdown, getting the Spiders to within 45-24 at the 14:21 mark in the fourth quarter. The interception was Howell's third in two games and the first career touchdown for the Reston, Va. native.
The Richmond defense rose to the challenge following the pick-six, forcing ODU to punt. On the next Spider drive, Jovan Smith had a 7-yard touchdown run that cut ODU's lead to 45-30 after a missed extra point by Hinshaw.
After the Richmond defense forced another ODU punt, Laub continued the dramatics with a 1-yard touchdown run to get Richmond to within 45-37 with 6:40 remaining.
That's where the Spider rally would end, however, as Old Dominion was able to run out the clock on its next drive, securing the 45-37 victory.
Next up for the Richmond Spider football team will be a road trip north to face the Villanova Wildcats in a CAA contest. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday.


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Does anyone like Rocky II better than Rocky? Superman II? Spider-Man 2? Avatar 2? (oh, I think I'm getting ahead of myself here) It takes an incredibly special sequel to make a winner.
HP issued a press release today announcing new Integrity servers including the Superdome 2, using the new "Tukwila" Intel Itanium 9300 processors. The dreaded and dropped word "Itanium" is not even mentioned in the announcement.
And today a new TPC-H benchmark result was published for the Superdome 2. This result was also not in the announcement. Why would that be?
Maybe because this brand new benchmark result is less than 14% greater than the previous Superdome TPC-H result on old technology?(1) I would have expected a much greater increase purely based on the newer database and operating system versions used in the new benchmark.
Maybe HP has been spending too much time collaborating on Sex and the City 2
(1)HP Integrity Superdome 2 TPC-H result of 140,181.1 QphH@1000GB, $12.15/QphH@1000GB, Oracle Database 11g R2 Enterprise Edition with Partitioning and Oracle Automatic Storage Management, HP-UX 11i v3, Qty/Processors/Cores/Threads:16/64/64, Quad-core Intel Itanium 9350,1.73GHz 24MB iL3 Cache, available October 20, 2010 vs. HP Integrity Superdome with 32 x 1.6GHz Itanium 9140N/384GB (32 chips/64 cores/64 threads) result of 123,323.1 QphH@1000GB, $20.54/QphH@1000GB, available 04/29/09, Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition, HP-UX 11.i v3 64 bit
Source: www.tpc.org. Results current as of 4/27/10.
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