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Is there any plans for Lenovo to release a BIOS with overclocking options for the W520?
It's very nice to buy the 2920XM only to find out that the extra $400 was useless.
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Unlikely. Lenovo didn't do anything special about W700 or W510/W701 with Extreme Edition CPU's. Nevertheless, ThrottleStop works on these platforms and enables the clock adjustment of Extreme Edition CPU's in Windows.
Thanks for the info hazard. I'm downloading ThrottleStop right now! :smileyhappy:
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Would you mind expounding a little bit on the need for something like throttlestop? I am waiting for a w520 with the xtreme processor and am surprised to hear that it has no benefit over the 2820. What exactly does that mean? The cpu never really gets to go fast? Huh?
This laptop is to replace my 4+ year old Dell XPS M1710 with a Core 2 Duo running at 2.33 Ghz, 4GB RAM. If the Lenovo doesn't absolutely blow the Dell away (for $3000.00 no less), I am going to be one unhappy dude...
Well, you won't be the only one unhappy dude.
ThrottleStop doesn't help one bit. The whole point of the 2920XM is for the OCing.
I'd cancel the order if it's not too late.
The 2 yr old Alienware and 3 yr old Dell M6400 at work are both faster/as fast as this.
I'm a huge Thinkpad fan(4/4 of my laptops are Thinkpads, my desktop keyboard is the thinkpad keyboard!), but this purchase is just SO disappointing that I think I will be jumping ship come next >$2000 laptop purchase. Lenovo is simply not up to the task.
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Well the new machine got here today and it does, absolutely blow my old Dell XPS m1710 out of the water. I ran the benchmark that came with the mathematical software I use, first on the Dell then on the Lenovo. The Dell scored in the middle of the pack and the Lenovo was so far ahead that it actually made me burst out laughing.
I couldn't be happier!
A picture is worth a thousand words. I performed a benchmark with the numerical/graphical software I use. The Benchmark is built into the software, with a database of computers to compare against..
First the Dell XPS M1710 Benchmark results:
And now the ThinkPad BenchMark results:
I am one happy dude!
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Sorry but you arn't exactly helping the cause. Basically what you are telling Lenovo is that we are all pleased with them not allowing us to overclock a processor that was designed to be overclocked. (and costs TWICE as much)
If you ordered the W520 with the 2820QM cpu you would have gotten the SAME order of magnitude of improvement. for $400-$500 less.
Also notice the list of CPUs on your graphs are............older than your old laptop..
Actually, I am not part of a cause, and I am not telling Lenovo anything for anyone. My comparison was to my older Laptop only, not the other older computers on the list, and the Lenovo is clearly faster. My last post was meant to rebut the thought that the Lenovo wouldn't be faster than the 2.33 Ghz Core 2 Duo - Indeed it is faster by leaps and bounds, far faster than the extra .2 GHz alone would suggest (I know there are more factors involved than this, so don't sigh too loudly).
I would be interested in seeing if what you say is true, that the 2820 performs just as well as the 2920. Unfortunately, I can find no real-world example of identical systems (except for the cpu) performing side-by-side. It is my understanding that the Turbo boost is automatic with the processor, not something the user has to select. For example:
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Appcelerator's Cloud Services enables developers to do three things really well: build, launch, and scale full-featured mobile apps without the headache of building the backend infrastructure and services that are typically required. By opening the playing field for developers, we anticipate a broad rollout of mobile cloud services," said Jeff Haynie, CEO of Appcelerator.
Citing IDC's "insightful" predictions that in 2012, 80% of enterprise apps are expected to be deployed on cloud platforms, the company is promoting its ACS offering as a means of integrating cloud services like push notifications or check-ins into mobile applications.
Appcelerator describes ACS as both "open and extensible" and, as such, details its compatibility for developers using Titanium, Objective-C, Java, PhoneGap, Sencha, and HTML5 technologies to create and configure a scalable server-side backend for cloud-driven mobile applications of all kinds without writing server code.
According to Appcelerator, "Tasks that usually require costly server programming or tedious integration with multiple SDKs are performed through one simple interface integrated into Titanium. Developers simply pick which APIs to use and Appcelerator takes care of deploying and maintaining a full server stack that includes a database, search engine, file storage, and application logic."
At launch, ACS is offering 15 of the most popular cloud-based mobile features in an attempt to drive user engagement. The available cloud services include: user management functions, photo and GIS "places" services, social integration channels to Facebook and Twitter, as well as custom data objects, push notifications, status updates, and discussion forums.
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January 25, 2010
Spring is in the air!
Just wanted to share the promise of spring with you!
Hope your day is great,
Image Via Bo Bedre, Tine K. Home
January 24, 2010
Cycle Chic
Apparently YES!!
LOVE the leather gloves!
Somehow I ended up here today, don't ask me how, but the Copenhagen part got me interested.
I am so not the cycling type, never was! I must say these three ladies make it look so impossibly chic!!
By the way...
My first bike was blue, I remember it fondly.
My last bike was hot pink.... not so fondly!!!
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January 21, 2010
Remember when Domino decorated and styled a room,
inspired by an outfit?
I am thinking this striking gown and the black & white pillows down the runway would work well for the images below...
Cool, huh?
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January 20, 2010
I spy....
Graphic. Classic. Fun? What do you think?
Inspired by the images posted yesterday, I just had to share these great "black and white" images from my files.
How nice and bright is this mud room!
Image #1 Chichi & Luxe #2 Lonny #3 Skona Hem
January 18, 2010
By Malene Birger
I miss living in this city.....
I love the window shopping, I love the cafe life and the people watching is the best!
Walking down the small side streets, shopping the cool stores, getting ideas.... THE BEST!
I make it a point to visit Malene Birgers Boutique and just the other day I came across this article, featuring her gorgeous home.
Malene Birger is one of my absolute favorite designers, and I always get a kick out of seeing how designers live and design their home!
It is easy to see how her style at home caries over to the flagship store.
By the way...
I too live with a rolling rack.... I think it is an occupational hassard, only mine is not so beautifully edited, but there is always hope.
January 6, 2010
I spy….
For people who know me, yellow is definitely NOT my color….. But I might be coming around; lately I have been spotting this cheery color everywhere both in interiors and in fashion, and I just might add a little bit of sunshine to my universe.
When I moved in to my current home, the previous owners had the entire place painted yellow, plus all the trim work two different shades of green (don't ask), subsequently we painted the entire interior. The house was Addison Mizner Pink on the outside (ugly and old-looking), no where near tropical pink, or even a nice shade of pale Miami pink, not pretty at all! Now the exterior is a very pale yellow, has white trim work; it actually looks nice with the red tile roof…….
Would you dare to commit to these bright yellow glossy doors?
How about painting the ceiling yellow?
I guess we all have to step out of the box sometimes!
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January 4, 2010
Who inspires you?
Perhaps a sign of the times (we cook more at home), perhaps the holiday season (cooking for friends and family), perhaps……
Just to clarify…. I am not the cook at home! I leave that to the professionals, but recently I too have been inspired by food. – No, I did not yet see the Julie & Julia movie, but I hear it is good.
A few Sundays ago, I came across Ina Garten on TV. She was going "back to basics" and I watched her cook chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese, sun dried tomato and fresh basil….. I attempted this without a recipe, after all, how hard could "basic" be? Surprise! It turned out wonderful and I am inspired to try something different!
Today I picked up "Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics" by Ina Garten and I am so looking forward to leaning more from her! Mustard-roasted fish anyone?
(I know this book has been blogged about 117 times, but I was just so happy and inspired!!!)
By the way...
Don't you just love her kitchen? I am in the beginning stages of redesigning our small kitchen, but that will be part of another blog entry, perhaps even a few entries!
Have fun cooking!
January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
I have been reading blogs from all over the world for several years now, leaving comments and re-visiting time and again!
The blogs of Anna Spiro, Heather Clawson, Michelle Adams and most recently Reggie Darling come to mind.
The Dreamhouse blog was "my first", I stumbled across the blog researching the fantastic book Nordliv many years ago and was instantly hooked.
I hope to bring a little Scandinavian Simplicity and some International Trends to these pages, using this blog as my virtual inspiration board....
Please be warned English is my second language; I have always been the worst speller in my native language. Forgive me if I miss spell a word or two!
I wish you a very Happy New Year!


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Like Peter Parker, he came to accept the great responsibility that comes with great power – even if it made those already awkward teenage years far more difficult.
Like Frodo Baggins, he took on a long, bigger-than-him quest, aided by all-too-human friends as loyal to him as he to them.
Like Luke Skywalker, he saw the disturbing layers of his past peel away as he grappled with evil that was much an internal force as external.
Like James Bond – um, well, he's a loyal subject of Her Majesty.
We expect, though, with this week's premiere of "Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the eighth and final chapter in a decade-long magical film odyssey, there will be no more comparisons: Harry Potter is poised solidify his place as the greatest action-movie hero of all time.
The bespectacled boy wizard, given life in words by J.K. Rowling and embodied on the screen by Daniel Radcliffe, might seem an unlikely choice to top that pantheon. But Harry's outward lack of a tough-guy persona, like that of, say, Han Solo, Indian Jones or John McClane, is a big part of his appeal.
Perhaps the key to the success of the series, though, is that we're part of Harry's journey through Hogwarts and beyond, a trip experienced in what passes for real time in cinematic years. The flicks, great from the start, largely got better and more satisfyingly complex with each installment (though we still have some problems with the emphasis of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"). No movie series has proved as strong in sustaining essentially one storyline over so many films, relying primarily on one character, while retaining such a consistently a high-level of quality.
That speaks to the talent of various directors who brought differing visions to a collection of films that darkened in tone over time. It's hard to imagine anyone but Chris Columbus directing "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the series' buoyant and brilliant 2001 debut. But it's harder to imagine anyone but Alfonso Cuarón bringing the hint of menace that began to make even the adults uneasy only three years later in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," or anyone but David Yates creating the sense of sinister chaos he infused into 2007's "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," perhaps the best of the series.
The durability of the Potter movies also speaks to the power of this boy with the scar, the boy we've burned our own impressions upon as we've watched him go from a confused, pre-adolescent Dickensian misfit to a battle-and-tragedy-tested young man with a clarity of purpose – a character whose power derives from his heart, more than from any old wand.
As Harry matured, so did a generation of children who grew up watching the movies – even while the films gave us older fans license to re-immerse ourselves in a youthful time when stakes always felt impossibly high, yet everything seemed possible. Now we're all set to take one final trip together with Harry in his all-out fight against the fully realized face of evil.
The famous first chapter of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was called "The Boy Who Lived." But with the movie series coming to an end, let's change the verb tense: Harry Potter is the boy who lives – on screen and in our collective imagination as a hero for all times.
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The temptations that single men and women face are, for the most part, similar to those encountered by married men and women. Everyone, for example, is tempted by selfishness, impatience, resentment and anger.
Yet singles are more susceptible to some temptations. Self pity, for example, is a temptation that single men and women need to watch closely. Because they can more easily feel lonely, vulnerable and unprotected, single men and women can feel sorry for themselves because of their state of life. They may become depressed. Divorced men and women can also fall prey to self-pity because of the seemingly hopeless circumstances of their lives. Widows and widowers are frequently gripped with self-pity.
Then too single men and women, especially those separated and divorced, often need to be healed of past hurts, resentments, bitterness, and anger. The unhappy memories of a previous marriage can still be painful. Nonetheless, even if past mistakes were made and sins were committed, the Lord
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For singles, sexual temptations can be a vexing and discouraging problem. Single men and women need to shepherd their emotions, fantasies and imagination. Like all adults, they must stay clear of sexually explicit literature and entertainment. Even though single men and women can be
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation can help single men and women combat sin and live joyful lives in the presence of the Lord. They need not be overwhelmed by loneliness nor engulfed with hopelessness. God treasures single men and women and has a plan for their lives.
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Opening Soon: Bills Sydney in Waikiki
From left: The upstairs space, with full-service breakfast, lunch and dinner; the downstairs cafe and bakery; Bill Granger (Granger photo by Mikkel Vang)
Two years ago, Australian chef Bill Granger tasted kimchee fried rice for the first time at Diamond Head Grill; he loved it so much that he reinvented it for his restaurants across the world.
His first Hawaii restaurant, Bills Sydney, opens tomorrow in Waikiki, and that kimchee fried rice is on the menu. While it may feel like Nobu bringing misoyaki butterfish to a town that offers it in under-$10 bentos everywhere, this one's different. Bills' version uses brown rice and mixes it with crab and chorizo.
It's that sort of mixing of influences from avid traveling and distilling it into a homey, healthy-ish form that characterizes Granger's food. The menu at his Waikiki restaurant includes zucchini fries and tahini; a brown rice miso porridge topped with coconut yogurt; and special-to-Honolulu dishes such as a poke bowl and pizzas with guanciale or fennel and ricotta.
Granger opened his first restaurant in Sydney when he was just 22; he has since opened seven more locations, four of them in Japan. His cookbooks include Simple Honest Food, Bill's Everyday Asian, and Bill's Italian Food. Everything across his brand has a studied casualness, including Granger himself—you won't catch this self-taught, home cook in chefs' whites. (And by the way, technically the restaurants are named "bills"—oh those Aussies, so laidback that they can't be bothered with capitalization and punctuation.)
His restaurants are famous for breakfast treats such as ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter and scrambled eggs that Food and Wine says "are like none you've ever tasted." (The secret? Cream, butter and technique.) Granger wants you to come for more than breakfast, though—he hopes his restaurant will be one where locals drop by for a casual lunch or dinner, evening cocktails, or just to pop into the ground-floor cafe for baked goods and coffee.
It's certainly a space that I'd love to spend a lot of time in—friendly, bright and airy, mid-century modern meets rustic beachhouse with lots of unfinished wood, plushy sofas on hairpin legs and—how often have you heard of this—stylish wicker chairs.
"We're in Waikiki, which is a bit mad, and I know locals try to avoid it," Granger says. "But I tried to give [the restaurant] a relaxed feel, like a living room, and I wanted to be somewhere which was accessible for tourists and locals as well. That's really how it's going to have its personality and life, otherwise it's boring—a mindless restaurant where no one cares."
The Japanese investor who helped open Granger's Japan restaurants decided to bring Bills to Hawaii two years ago. Since then, Granger has been coming to Honolulu for research, eating at restaurants and farmers markets, which may be how he got the idea for his fried green tomatoes dish (Southern food by way of Honolulu!), unique to his Waikiki menu.
Some of his other stops: "Places in Chinatown, lunch at Diamond Head Grill. We went to Town, which is really great. Pig and the Lady, which I'm really excited about. Lucky Belly. And of course Roy's and Alan Wong's. Oh, and I love the coffee at Morning Glass. I get a $25 cab-ride just to go there."
Bills opens on Saturday with a full breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktail menu. Breakfast and lunch prices range from $8 to $18. Dinner ranges from $10 share plates to $32 entrée-sized portions.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Beach Bums
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Splash Day/Last Day of Preschool
Giddy - it's the only word I have to describe how excited Kaden and Kinsley were their last day of school/Splash Day. Oh what fun it was to watch them run around squealing with delight at splashing in the water and flinging shaving cream all over. Kinsley ran from activity to activity, with a huge smile on her face and tons of giggling. And Kaden...well as you can see, he was thrilled to be allowed to get messy - does it get any better than this?
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Congratulations Graduate!
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So then...
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Happy Birthday to Kinsley!
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Why I Love My Mom
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
I forgot to say that Kaden and Kinsley both have new haircuts!!!! They LOVE going to Cool Cuts for Kids so we went this past Saturday for a much needed trim! After Kaden was finished he said, "Mom, when do we go to school next?" - He couldn't wait to show all his friends! And Kinsley - she's such a drama queen - woke up the next morning, looked in the mirror, and said, "Hello Beautiful!" We then had a talk about how beautiful means you're pretty on the outside and more importantly the INSIDE - by loving Jesus and having a kind heart - ha ha ha!!!!! No problems with self-esteem for her so far!
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Muffins with Moms and Donuts with Dads Day at School
Today was Muffins with Moms and Donuts with Dads Day at school. Kaden and Kinsley were so excited to have mommy and daddy come to their classrooms. It was so cute to see their proud little faces when we walked in and were able to see all their projects they had worked so hard on for us! The pics are 1. Our family in Kinsley's "Castle" room, 2. Curt and Kins in Castle Room, 3. Our family in the Metkids Room (where Kaden's class was), and 4. Kinsley and her friend Blake performing their circle time songs for all the parents. Oh, I forgot to mention - they also gave us gifts - a hand painted rainbow "mommy's memos" notepad for the fridge, a painted rock paperweight (Curtis), a "MOM" frame with Kaden's picture, and a "DAD" keychain with Kaden's drawings on it - how precious!!!!
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What They Learn From Us! :)
So we're at school on Monday when Ms. Kendra comes to get me and says, "You gotta come see this." - you can imagine the millions of things going through my head...so, I go into the bathroom and she shows me Kinsley on the pot, which was COMPLETELY lined with toilet paper!!!!! What can I say - she's a girl after my own heart! - Way to go Kinsley!!!!!
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Happy Thursday everyone!
I can't believe Easter is this Sunday.
It came SO quickly!
I'm heading home this weekend, so I'm really excited.
I decided to do my nails in an Easter theme as well. It was actually really simple to do.
I simply used a dotting tool and used it to create the bunny eyes and noses. And used a toothpick to create the bunny.
Real simple and easy to do, and gets a lot of attention. Haha.
Someone even asked if I had my nails done. :)
Anyway, not sure if I could post tomorrow, if I can't I'll post Saturday..
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Katana Laces Climbing Shoe
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La Sportiva Katana Laces Climbing Shoe
The La Sportiva Katana Laces is the laced version of the much loved Katana VCS, THE all-round shoe designed for beginner climbers seeking to up their climbing game as well as experienced climbers in need of a versatile shoe that can perform in any situation. The La Sportiva Katana Laces also have a wider fit than the original, so it should feet those with medium feet better this time around.
The La Sportiva Katana Laces is very much the same as the VCS, but it has been made to be slightly more rigid and includes P3® Technology that helps maintain the shoe's powerful shape after heavy abuse. La Sportiva have rated it 4/5 on their rigidity scale (the VCS is rated 3/5), which is probably down to the laces, which will give the shoe a slightly firmer and less flexible feel. This more precise fit and stabler feel of the shoe will be ideal for anyone who leans towards more vertical climbing with lots of edging, but this is still a great all-round shoe and can be used for bouldering and technical routes.
As for comfort and fit, Sportiva have used two materials in the shoe: the upper part of the shoe is Lorica, a water-repellent and breathable fabric, and the lining is a material called "Pacific" designed for stretchy comfort in the toes and heel. La Sportiva recommend fitting the VCS slightly on the loose side, but bear in mind that its lined interior will stretch up to 1/2 a size.
Tech specs
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Suede Leather
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Medium Foot
Yellow / Black
0.47 kg (Size 40 EU)
Medium Asymmetry
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Vibram XS Edge
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Moderate Downturn
Vibram XS Edge™
Rubber compound built for maximum performance on micro holds and extreme edging. This formula uses an improved plastic deformation resistance that ensures the utmost stability, rigidity, and support on footholds in hot or cold weather, as well as generally increasing durability.
P3® Permanent Power Platform
After intensive abuse, downturned climbing shoes can start to lose their distinctive shape. La Sportiva's P3 rand system prevents from this happening so your shoe maintains its powerful profile, permanently.
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These shoes are awesome, both for rock and gym.
For everyday shoes I have a 43,5-44 (EU), I got a 42 for these climbing shoes, even a 42,5 would have been fine I guess.
The delivery was also perfect as usual. Strongly recommended
Simply put the best all around climbing shoes that I own for intermediate level. These things can do anything from pockets to cracks and fit as expected. I am so glad that they make them 1 size bellow. I don't like to credit shoes with increasing your performance but I saw a grade improvement with these things on and they are surprisingly comfortable and well made for being an aggressive shoe. La Sportiva please don't ever stop making these !!
This was my first katana laces purchase, I also have a python and miura vs to compare with, quality is superb as you used to from la sportiva high end models.
My street shoes are EU 44-45, and i picked this shoe for long multi pitch climbs. I went for size 44, and the shoes are performing very well, you get the feeling of tightness and sharpness but also comfy enough to wear on long climbs without taking it off, I did wear them with thin socks sometimes without any problem.
I have a bit wide (close to normal) foot shape, I had no pain at all, not even when I get them out from the box for the first climbs, easy to break them in.
The sole is super durable, I couldn't find any serious damage after the climbs, the upper leather soft but keep your feet tight, the lacing system doing it's job without any issue.
I even did bouldering and sports climbing on small crimps slopers and jibs, and the shoes worked perfectly, they were always on point.
This shoe is a perfect all-rounder, I cant list any downsides, however being an all-rounder means it's never be the best in any subgroup of climbing.
*Plus the classic yellow black color and pattern makes it even cooler looking than the new generations (personal preference).
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A fluorescent dye injected into a tank of stirred liquid creates a pattern that resembles a green apple. The demonstration, conducted by Rutgers researchers from the NSF Engineering Research Center on Structured Organic Composites, shows how liquids mix in a typical pharmaceutical manufacturing operation. Engineers will use such studies to help drug makers improve product uniformity.
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Even after years of researching gibbons in Southeast Asia, I have been shocked to uncover the pace at which Vietnam's gibbons are barreling toward extinction. According to a recent review that I co-authored with colleagues at Fauna & Flora International, of the six species of crested gibbons that exist in Vietnam, five should be listed as Critically Endangered and one as Endangered at the national level.
"The Conservation Status of Gibbons in Vietnam" is a thorough review of the status of all of Vietnam's gibbons and trends over the last 10 years, identifying the extent of the issues and where conservation effort needs to be invested. The findings: All species of gibbons in Vietnam have suffered from huge population losses in recent decades, and these declines do not appear to be slowing.
Vietnam's gibbons are now largely restricted to the country's protected area network; we found confirmed or provisional records from over 40 of the country's 164 protected areas. However, even in these legally protected areas — and despite gibbons' protected status — populations are slipping away.
During this study, we documented the local extinction of gibbons in seven areas in Vietnam in the last decade. As we classified local extinctions only in areas where we have sufficient data to be sure gibbons have disappeared, it's likely that other areas have also lost their resident gibbons.
Dealing with the crisis that gibbons face in Vietnam is problematic. While the framework is in place, there are so many factors conspiring to continue this slow creep toward extinction: loss of forested habitats to agriculture, industry and infrastructure; habitat degradations from illegal logging; and hunting for use in traditional medicine and the pet trade.
Recent research by graduate student Caroline Waldrop and supported by CI shows just how easy it is to push small gibbon populations to extinction. Gibbons take a long time to mature (females may not breed until the age of eight) and only breed once every three or four years. As a result, the regular loss of only a few individuals from small populations is enough to finish them off, although this can take decades to be realized. It is likely that there are existing populations in Vietnam that are already functionally extinct — they just don't know it yet.
Our recent status review identifies key locations for conservation investment for each species. Unfortunately, as the funding and political will is lacking to protect all existing gibbon populations, we need to adopt a triage approach.
In order to effectively protect and restore gibbon populations, a shift in behavior is required. A shift towards greater accountability for protected areas to manage the wildlife that they house. A shift in cultural attitudes that push the purported health benefits of wildlife consumption. And a shift towards greater investment in species conservation so that under-staffed, under-resourced and under-skilled conservation practitioners can do a better job.
Many people might ask: "Do we really need gibbons?" At CI we talk a lot about ecosystem services — the benefits that intact, functioning ecosystems provide. In their role as seed dispersers, gibbons are an important piece in that puzzle. These apes are largely frugivorous and they often swallow seeds whole, which travel through their guts and are then distributed around the forest, helping to maintain and regenerate healthy forests. We are currently supporting the Ph.D. research of Jackson Frechette in Cambodia's Veun Sai-Siem Pang Conservation Area to determine exactly how significant this role is.
Ecosystem services aside, it is hard not to see the intrinsic value that gibbons have. Their haunting morning calls, the way they quietly materialize out of the forest on swinging arms and their gentle demeanour captivate anyone lucky enough to see them. Gibbons are our evolutionary cousins, and the world would be a much poorer place without them.
Ben Rawson is CI's regional primatologist for the Greater Mekong Program and coordinator of the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Indochina.


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WASHINGTON – The crooks are at it again, trying to separate unsuspecting victims from their money with two new scams involving state and local government.
The Virginia Department of Taxation and Fairfax County police have issued warnings to residents about the unrelated financial schemes.
One scam is taking advantage of a change in Virginia's tax refund policy.
This is the first tax season that the state will no longer issue paper refund checks. Instead, Virginia taxpayers eligible for refunds must have their money directly deposited into a bank account or opt for a Way2Go prepaid Master Card.
Taxation Department spokesman Joel Davidson says some taxpayers have received calls telling them that the prepaid card is locked and can't be used until the taxpayer provides personal financial information.
"Stay away," Davidson warns. "Hang up. It's got nothing to do with the way we operate."
Like any debit or credit card, the prepaid card comes with instructions to activate it.
The second scam involves unsolicited emails that appear to be coming from the Fairfax County Police Department and feature official police emails, phone numbers and street addresses, police say.
The victims have been told to contact the Fairfax County police to claim a multi-million dollar inheritance.
Police say the emails are phony and to delete them immediately. The emails appear to be sent from outside the United States, making it harder to track down the culprits.
Police say they have received about a dozen calls from across the country about the emails. Those who may have sent money in relation to the scam can report it here.
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I am a high school student trying to teach himself quantum mechanics just for fun, and I am a bit confused. As a fun test of my programming/quantum mechanics skill, I decided to create a computer program to model an atom.
Initially, I learned about the matrix representations of quantum states (the first example I came across was that of a polarized photon, with the base states [0, 1] and [1,0]). This was all fine and dandy, but then I learned about the Schrodinger Equation, which replaces these matrices with functions. The way I understood it, both matrices and functions are just concrete representations of an element in a vector space; is this correct?
It is much easier to work with matrices in code, so how do I transform operators and functions (Hamiltonian operator and state functions, specifically) into their corresponding matrix forms?


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April 9, 2010
The Las Vegas buffet trend just got a lot more gluttonous. Casinos have been jumping on the all-day buffet bandwagon over the past several months, but Harrah's is taking it to another level.
Starting Sunday, those with an appetite can dine all day at seven of Harrah's buffets for $29.99. The buffets include the Carnival World Buffet at Rio, Flavors at Harrah's, Paradise Garden Buffet at Flamingo, Emperor's Buffet at Imperial Palace, Le Village Buffet at Paris Las Vegas, Cafe Lago Buffet at Caesars Palace and the Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood, the newest addition to the Harrah's portfolio.
The purchase includes as many trips as one can make to up to seven buffets during a 24-hour period. The buffet pass is good all day, no matter how many times you've used the pass during that time.
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If your digital photos seem a bit dull lately, try this simple technique to introduce some wild light effects into your routine. All you need is a $4 piece of glass you can order online.
The technique comes from photographer Sam Hurd, who dazzled us with his use of prisms not long ago. This time, he figured out that placing a convex lens element in front of your camera lens can yield all kinds of focus and refraction effects, some of which look pretty damn cool. Sam calls the technique "lens chimping."
Many photographers scoff at introducing these artificial effects into pictures, and even though it's easy to get carried away and use something like this as a crutch or gimmick, be careful dismissing it outright. Think about analog photography. Scores of people praise film for the unpredictability and chance effects that the chemical processes can yield—color shifts, light leaks, etc. Many shooters choose film stock and equipment specifically for these qualities. Techniques like lens chimping don't seem all that different. It's all in service of establishing a mood or emotion. Just use it wisely and tastefully! [Sam Hurd Photography]


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52 Weeks: O'Briens Pub, San Diego, California.
Week 35 of 52:
(858) 715-1745
Rank: 4.5/5
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Classic English pub, basking in soccer action. Focus of this place: really good local beer.
A Monday morning around 11:00 AM, on a hot summer day. This was our first stop on an epic 1-day cruise through San Diego's beer scene. Luckily, I was stone sober and able to faithfully review the place.
BEERS ON TAP (at time of visit):
This is one of the greatest tap lists that I have ever seen. However, this is because they were sporting an unprecedented 8 beers from Alpine Beer Company – my favorite US brewer. The shock factor alone was hard to manage.
The tap list is online here. Its updated frequently and actually looks more attractive right now then when I was there (shocking!). Here is what was pouring during my visit:
Alpine Ale
Alpine Nelson Rye IPA
Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen
Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA
Alpine Duet IPA
Green Flash West Coast IPA
Coronado Idiot IPA
Bear Republic Tribute Brown
Alpine Good Barleywine
Port Brewing Mongo IPA
Alpine Red Card
Alpine Pure Hoppiness
Lagunitas Olde Gnarleywine
Alpine Ned Flanders Red Sour Ale
…..and a few others.
You know what – I did not do my homework. After being forced into a coma over the Alpine tap selection, I failed to get a glimpse of the bottle selection.
However, O'Brien's knows how to run a beer bar. They have a full list of their bottles on their website, which you can view by visiting this link. Check out the offerings from Alesmith, Ballast Point (Sculpin!), Jolly Pumpkin, De Molen, and other amazing European brewers.
If you cannot find something on tap – you are unconscious. But, do not fret. The bottle list is out of this world.
Once again, O'Brien's does not disappoint. From fried stuff to leafy stuff – O'Brien's has something for you. Check out their amazing selection of soups, or their fish tacos.
We grabbed a special platter of amazing house sausage. If memory serves me, it was a collection of beer broiled bratwurst, amongst a bounty of cheeses. Really good way to start off your day of beer drinking.
O'Brien's Pub is a pub – bar none. There are no two ways about it. They do two things: watch soccer and drink great beer.
O'Brien's sports a dark and deep bar area. Nothing fancy, nothing dreary. The walls are covered in beer shwag and soccer garb. Soccer is played on the bar's several screens, including a large projection screen for the big game. We visited during the World Cup; you could feel the fanfare thick in the air.
One of the most impressive elements of the O'Brien's experience is their relationship with San Diego heavyweight, Alpine Beer Co. O'Briens plays host to several of Alpine's beer releases and almost always pours 2 or 3 of their beers at any given time. In fact, Alpine brewed a collaboration ale for the bar to sell, in-house.
During our visit, the bar was on day 2 of a hefty Alpine taplist. We got to sample Alpine's barleywine, flemish red and massive IPAs. Not one of these beers disappointed. Nothing stopped our hearts like Alpine's Ned. A Flemish Red with a mouth puckering sourness, this beer had a dark, rich maltiness that perfectly matched its tart flavor. Champion of our day.
In addition to the Alpine taps, we saw great choices from other locals, Port Brewing, Green Flash Brewing and Coronado
Brewing. Each of these breweries produce a line of incredible West Coast IPAs. You can be sure to see a heavy percentage of IPAs on their tap list, at all times. Check out the current list by following this link.
Now that I have informed you that its nearly impossible to have just one beer, you probably want to know if they have something to soak up all that booze. Luckily for you, O'Briens has some damn good food.
If I can recommend something: get the sausage. I really don't care which type, just buy some sausage. Its all delicious. O'Briens serves up hot links in the brewers plate, beer braised brats and some spicy italian hot sausage. The sandwich list is rather extensive and with nothing over $7.00 – how can you lose!? Remember, this is Southern California and nothing comes cheap.
O'Briens loves happy hour. Each night, they offer something different. Check out the list, but we suggest you make a Monday trip and take advantage of $10.00 craft pitchers! They also pour $3.50 (or cheaper) pints three days a week. I'm thinking Satuday from 12-4, might be your ticket to excellent visit.
This pub has the most impressive of events for San Diego Beer Week – believe us. Check out their offerings by following this link. Try not to miss Day of the Belgians on November 6, Alpine Brewers Night on November 8, or Attack of the Barrels on November 12.
We will get another shot at O'Briens during San Diego Beer Week. With little to dislike about this pub, I'm sure we will have a blast.
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One of the major factors of how your credit score is calculated is your capacity. This is the ratio of credit used to the amount of credit that is available. This accounts for 30 percent (almost a third!) of your credit score. For example if you have 5 credit cards with a $1000 limit and you have 3 of them maxed out and 2 of them inactive your capacity would be at 60 percent, $3000 of your $5000 total credit limit. This is not good in the eyes of the lenders and your credit score would suffer because its ideal to be at 10 percent of your capacity.
Remember a credit score is a formula measuring your ability to pay back your debts and obligations. If you have a high capacity and little room left for your maximum then your ability to pay back your obligations is viewed as more limited.
So in the example above, lets say you decide to close the 2 inactive cards for whatever reason. Nowadays, the credit card companies will charge a fee to inactive cards so a lot of people are now closing their inactive accounts. Well unfortunately, they are killing their credit score. If you are maxed out on three cards and you close the other 2, guess what, you are now at 100 percent capacity because your total credit limit is now $3000 instead of $5000. I know from personal experience this will cause your credit score to plummet.
My advice? Don't close your inactive cards. Use them once a month, maybe for gas, or treat yourself to a latte from Starbucks. Then pay them off immediately so you don't incur any interest. Do what you can to pay off the cards that are maxed out, or at least get them down to where your balance is under 10 percent of the limit. If you can, try to transfer the balance to a lower interest card, so it can save you a few bucks on the interest. This strategy is sure to improve your credit score because capacity is a major factor, and if your capacity improves, your score improves.
Asking your bank for a credit limit increase on some of your cards isn't suggested nowadays, this is a strategy that old credit repair people recommended but in today's economy with the credit crunch, it prompts an account review, which for some quirky reason, may cause the banks to LOWER your credit limit. This would damage your capacity as well.
You are already disciplined enough to not spend on two cards. You are unique in today's credit crunch world, use your discipline to your advantage, don't close your accounts. You will be doing more harm to your credit score than good.


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By Ernie Stephens | January 1, 2009
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This month, we bring you our R&W Annual Report. And as you probably saw during your initial flip-through, it contains two sections. The first is called "Executive Outlook," which contains comments and predictions about the helicopter industry as seen by the people in the corner offices. There's also a part called "Company Profiles," a behind-the-logo look at some of the top outfits in the business.
Times may be hard, but where there's chaos, there's opportunity.
Times may be hard, but where there's chaos, there's opportunity.
Even before becoming the editor here, I liked using the report to check out companies I was thinking about doing business with. My hope is that you will use this tool the same way as you make plans about what to buy and where to buy it from.
"But who can afford to buy anything while the economy is in such a mess, Ernie?" You're probably asking. Well, read on. I think I have an answer for you.
The trouble, at least for some of the decision makers in the helicopter industry, is that little angel on their shoulder telling them not to spend money in this tough economic period. At the same time, the little devil on their other shoulder is urging them to spend, spend, spend, regardless of the economy.
I'm not completely ready to dismiss the arguments of the angel or the devil when it comes to shelling out someone's hard-earned money. After all, there are a lot of factors driving one's decision to scribble out a check, and only the potential buyer knows where they are, financially speaking, at any given time. But based upon some recent conversations I've had with several CEOs on both sides of the cash register, there may be a third angel that bears listening to. It's the one who says, "Where there's chaos, there's opportunity."
Yes, it seems that for now the bottom has fallen out of the entire business world. The Big Three U.S. automobile manufacturers were, at least as of this writing, turned away from Capitol Hill in their attempt to get several billions of dollars in bailout money. (I guess that means my car and my pick-up truck will be orphans, soon.) The big mortgage brokers got their stay-afloat cash several weeks ago and the airlines; well, they've been sliding downhill for years. Even Southwest Airlines, the exception to all of the sad air carrier news, has begun losing money. Heck, I heard on the news the other night that the only businesses making big bank these days are the dollar stores and mega-discount chains. Even the meal I had in the hotel restaurant tonight was downsized and didn't automatically come with a basket of the dinner rolls I'm not supposed to have, anyway. Yet, the helicopter industry has done exceptionally well, relatively speaking.
Whatever amount of slowing down there is in North America has been offset by some nice helicopters sales, service, completion and equipment contracts around the globe. Even the world's militaries are placing orders for utility helicopters and gunships. So, I'm thinking "golden opportunities" here!
You can't build, outfit or even fly helicopters without all sorts of materials from other sectors of industry, many of which are hurting for customers. And where there's the chaos of suppliers looking for revenue, there's an opportunity for a customer to find a great deal on the supplies their company needs to keep our industry humming.
Now, I'm no economist, but what better time could there be to shop for some must-have items for a helicopter operation? This may be just the right time to purchase tools, chemicals and all kinds of wares at fire sale prices. There may even be a workforce of skilled engineers and assembly line workers from Detroit looking to transfer their skills and experience from cars to rotorcraft.
Corporate execs inside and outside of our sheltered little whirly-bird world are telling me they're willing to do whatever they have to do to keep the doors open and employees on the payroll. And the best way to do that, they say, is to look for and to offer hot deals on the products and services they buy and sell.
Yes, we all have to pay attention to the good angel who tells us to save, save, save. And we occasionally have to go with the little devill who tells us to spend, spend, spend. But I sort of like that third angel who believes that a little haggling in the marketplace is worth a try, particularly when times are tough.
We in the helicopter community are in a unique position right now. Our products are flowing, our services are still in high demand, and we're positioned to stay that way for a bit longer. Played smartly, this could be a great time for us to buy some stuff and use it to build more capital.


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Who's A Big Girl Now?
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..um, no, I not talking about ME! HA!
We cannot believe our Little One is turning 2 NEXT MONTH! AMAZING!!
Been so long since I blogged, hardly know where to start...so much happening in the way of our little one....! Therefore., here is a list of (a few) recent milestones:
Talking On The Phone: FINALLY, she is beginning to get over the shy thing on the phone. When the home phone rings, Bella will perk up and say HELLO...if we hand her the phone, she will jabber on and on...sometimes asking "what are you doing"?...but usually just gibberish...but hey, she is getting there! She will carry the phone around and pretend she is talking to someone...over and over and over...Hello, what are you doing, gibber, jabber, blah blah blah!!
ABC's: Recently, Bella was sitting patiently in her Bugaboo, while Daddy was getting his hair cut, our friend Kelly says..."David, shut up, be quiet for a moment...(yeah, like I talk allot, get real) Heh Heh...Is Bella actually singing her ABC's?" Um,. yes, I replied, she does that all time...even when we go up and down the stairs, she steps, says A, steps again, says B, etc...she gets all the way up to G sometimes...and then it is a flurry of letters in the wrong places...hell I don't care, she is learning...FAST!
Potty Potty: starting to potty train herself (removes her diaper, on her own, rolls it up in a ball and puts it in a corner) Then goes potty...unfortunately, she hasn't mastered the actual sitting on the potty chair yet...so,let your imagine run away with you!
Shares Her Toys: her BFF Cruz comes over often, she answers the door when she hears the knock...so exited...and actually hands him toys to play with...she loves this little boy and even gives hugs and kisses to his Mom, Jill. We were invited to a party in honor of Cruz and Bella had a blast with the other kids and of course, Cruz's toys! She even got to visit with her friend Avery, whom she hadn't seen in awhile.
Talk to the Dogs: When Bella is in her high chair, eating lunch, etc...the dogs will inevitably hover...waiting for that drop of food to hit the floor. Well, Bella now has learned to point at the dogs and yell...NO! OUTSIDE, NOW!:-)
Starbucks Run: Bella loves heading over to the local Starbucks with Daddy. She loves pushing the buttons on the credit card machine (As well as pushing Daddy's buttons)...and when the receipt prints out, she grabs it, crunches it up and hands it to the employee behind the counter...and giggles! The employees love Bella. She is also somewhat of a mascot at the local CVS too! She's always wearing her sunglasses, of which she has almost as many as she does shoes...(she gets the shoe thing from me - which I got from my friend, Charity!!).
Garbage VS Recycle Bin: Bella loves to pitch garbage...and knows the difference between the recycle bin and the trash bin...gonna teach her to dust tomorrow! (kidding)
Recently, I thought, why not seat Bella at the "big girls table", (dining room table) and see how she does. Needless to say, she was thrilled, not having to be strapped into the highchair...and she proceeded to have her lunch, like a proper little lady....never once trying to wiggle out of the chair. SO PROUD of her...enjoy the vid!
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White Nun
|White Nun
Sister of St. Attila
|White Nun (SigFig)
|The Purification Sisters of St. Attila
The Purification Sisters of St. Attila arrived on Dinoreich five years after the Britannic League had formally laid claim to the large swampy and damp forested region surrounding what has now come to be known as the 'Lost Valley'. There had been a rumor that the Holy Sisters of Divine Retribution were to have been sent to Dinoreich instead, only it seems that they were more urgently needed elsewhere and no other missionary order was willing or rash enough to set foot on Dinoreich.
It didn't take the good sisters long to establish their mission station in the thriving trading town of Despond close by the banks of the Brackish River (yes, that really is its name). Before the sisters arrived, the town was noted for the considerable number of bars and drinking establishments on its main street, but the sisters created such an impression that several of the more notorious establishments' owners generously donated all the building materials from the demolition of their premises to the construction of the mission station and chapel before they hurriedly left town.
At first there were some small misunderstandings until the good sisters learned that a sentient being with two heads and a number of tentacles just might be a good Christian (though possibly a Protestant) and a citizen from one of the more strange League worlds and not a demon after all. Fitting a stronger lock to the door of Sister Mary Constance's room also helped with this.
There certainly was plenty for the good sisters to do. There were children to teach, though at first much of the young novice Sister Christian's time was spent chasing them down with a large net in hand around the alleyways of the township before classes could begin beneath Sister Hazel's baleful gaze.
There were sick and injured to tend to, even if some of the injured may have acquired their afflictions from the Mission station's superior, Mother Mary Pugilista, the previous evening after attempting to sneak out the back door of the local house of ill repute.
Whoever they might be the sick and afflicted were well cared for by a quiet and thoughtful sister who soon came to be known as the 'White Nun'. However for those who thought their invalid status permitted them to touch instead of merely remaining spectators in their bed of sickness a sudden and painful shock awaited them. With a cry of, 'None of that!,' a stinging blow would be struck upon the wayward limb with a long stout wooden ruler that just seem to appear in her hand as if by magik. This was the blessed weapon named the 'Rulerbokken' that had been gifted to her, according to the other sisters, by St. Attila herself who visited the White Nun in a vision during an intense time of prayer and fasting before she embarked for Dinoreich. However Father Peter O'Connell her confessor is still puzzling over her strange wild tale of a man with a burning skull and somebody not clearly identified who seemed to be named 'Stubby'; - but of course under the seal of the confessional Father Peter must keep his silence.
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Bomb Targets Prosecutor's Office in Libya's Benghazi
[An Nahar] An improvised bomb
outside the headquarters of the public prosecutor in the Libyan city of Benghazi causing material damage but no fatalities, a security source said Monday.
"Initial evidence suggests the device was a suitcase packed with high yield explosives (TNT)," an investigator at the scene told Agence
La Belle France
Presse, adding that there were no casualties.
The overnight blast marked the third attack on the site in 2012, he said.
It damaged the front of the recently renovated building, which once held the people's court, a special tribunal created by the former regime of
Muammar Qadaffy
...whose instability was an inspiration to dictators everywhere, but whose end couldn't possibly happen to them...
to crack down on opponents, particularly Islamists.
The bomb also punched a hole in the ground and shattered the glass of adjacent vehicles and properties.
December marked a tumultuous month for Benghazi, cradle of the 2011
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
-backed uprising that toppled the Qadaffy regime and ended in the killing of one of the region's veteran dictators.
A spate of attacks targeting
cop shoppe
s claimed the lives of seven officers this month and pushed the chief of staff to send reinforcements to bolster security there.
In 2012, Libya's second city witnessed a series of
s targeting security officials and judges, many of whom had served under the previous regime.
Benghazi has also emerged as a hub for jihadist groups, including
forces of Evil
who killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in a September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate.
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Apr 28, 2014
By Gretchen Gregory
Students can drop off furniture and other household items to drop-off locations across the Athens Campus and city of Athens beginning the start of finals week on April 28.
Furniture, carpet, electronics, and other household items will be collected by volunteers at several sites both on and off campus and distributed to local residents in need after move-out weekend.
The effort helps local residents and also reduces the amount of waste taken to the landfill. According to Ohio University Recycling and Refuse Manager Andrew Ladd, no furniture or carpet should go into the Dumpster, regardless of its condition. Eighty percent of trash can be recycled or reused, he noted.
"It all either gets recycled or donated," Ladd said. "Even if students think it's in bad condition, it still shouldn't go into the Dumpsters. Our crew can determine if parts of the furniture can be recycled. We can deconstruct couches for their parts and recycle carpet so that none of it goes to the landfill."
Items which should not be thrown out include the following: appliances, aquariums and terrariums, banners, posters, pictures or frames, bed frames, lofts and intact furniture, books, CD's, magazines, mattresses, mattress pads, clothing, linens, computers, printers, electronics and accessories, dishes, silverware, hangers, organizers or shelving, luggage, backpacks, coolers, school supplies, office supplies, art supplies, sports equipment, unopened food, detergent and soap, cosmetics and toiletries, wood and building supplies.
Twelve tons of carpets were collected from move-out weekend in 2013 for recycling, in addition to 18 tons of clothes, furniture and other household items collected for donation.
On campus, students can drop off household items outside all residence halls on East, West, College, South Green and Bromley Hall starting on April 28.
In the city of Athens, drop-off sites are at the following locations:
Local non-profits which are accepting donations include the following: New to You (740-592-1842), Goodwill (740-592-4105), Athens County Fair Board (740-591-1816), ReUse Industries (740-594-5103), Southeastern Ohio Regional Foodbank (740-385-6813), Friends and Neighbors (740-667-0684), and Habitat for Humanity, Restore (740-589-5865).
"This recycling effort started years ago by Ed Newman while he was still at Ohio University," said Athens Code Director John Paske. "A few years ago he reached out and asked the city of Athens to get behind the initiative, which we did, and it has grown from there. It has been a highly successful effort, one that the public can help continue. The donation of food, clothing, and furniture goes to many of the people with needs throughout our community and eliminates tons of needless waste from our landfills."
Members of the Athens County Fair Board and Golden Gaits 4-H Club volunteer and support the collection effort on campus, as well as ReUse Industries, which is helping with collection on West Green and also is offering a free pick-up service at homes from April 27 to May 6. Items also can be dropped off at their store at 100 Columbus Rd., Athens. To arrange a pickup time, contact ReUse Industries at 740-594-5103.
"We get a lot of futon beds and all kinds of furniture, several televisions, and even computers," said Reid Hart, a member of the Athens County Fair Board.
This year, the fair board is tasked with collecting items from East Green and College Green. Board members and their families will distribute the items at no charge at the Athens County Fairgrounds beginning at 5:30 p.m. on May 7.
"It takes a couple hours to distribute everything, but people start to line up at 10 a.m. sometimes," he noted.
Golden Gaits 4-H Club is tasked with organizing the collection efforts on South Green. The items will be distributed, also at no charge, at the old New Marshfield school from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 5 and at 11 a.m. on May 7.
"We get clothes, bedding, appliances, personal items, shower things, furniture, and a little bit of everything," noted 4-H adviser Connie Luellen. "We have run across so many students over the years who volunteer to help us during move-out. They help us load things, hold doors for us, they're really wonderful. It's a very positive experience."
Eighteen tons of reusable items were gathered and distributed to people within the community in 2013, Ladd noted. "That's in addition to approximately a half ton of food that was collected," he said.
This year, Ladd is hoping to have the largest on-campus food drive in conjunction with move-out weekend.
"I expect this to be the largest food bank donation this University has ever seen," Ladd said. "We printed 10,000 grocery bags with instructions on how to donate to the food bank. We collected a half ton of food last year without promoting the drive, and this year we're working with Residential Life to get grocery bags to the residence hall directors and resident assistants. There are about 8,400 students in the dorms and every student should be handed a food bank bag with instructions."
Food items can be dropped off at the following on-campus locations through Saturday, May 3: All residence hall lobbies on East, West and College Green, and the downstairs residence halls on South Green.
Food donations made on West Green and throughout the city will be delivered to the Southeastern Ohio Regional Food bank. All other on-campus food donations will be distributed by the Golden Gaits 4-H Club and Athens County Fair Board during their events.
"We box all the food and give away one box per family and they can get two pieces of furniture," Hart said of the distribution event at the fairgrounds. "Needy families can drive up and get it and we don't turn anybody away. We just think it's a good deed for the fair board to help the community."
Volunteers are still needed to help with move-out weekend. Anyone interested should email firstname.lastname@example.com.
"We have a lot of volunteers who need things and they work to get a bag of groceries to put in their cabinets," Luellen explained. "The 4-H kids volunteer and they're learning to give back to the community. They're also learning to ask themselves if they really need something. They're asking, 'It's there, but just because you want it, do you need it?'"
On campus, students can drop off household items outside all residence halls on East, West, College, South Green and Bromley Hall starting on April 28.
In the city of Athens, drop-off sites are at the following locations:
Food items can be dropped off at the following on-campus locations through Saturday, May 3: All residence hall lobbies on East, West and College Green, and the downstairs residence halls on South Green.


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Greetings and Salutations, I live within 600 metres of RAF Lakenheath and have an AOR 8200 MK3, I didn't realise What an utter pig this beast would be until I started trying to programme it. My previous scanners where a Fairmate and then an Alincon djx2000 which I b* ggered up trying to reset. Looking forward to having a good poke round the board .
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On Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing New York," we get a look at the life of Ryan Serhant as he finds buyers and sellers for his clients, but have you ever wondered what Serhant's day is really like? Does he go to the gym in the morning? What time does he get to the office? What does he snack on?
The New York Observer has those answers and lot more, as it takes a look into the life of Mr. Serhant.
U.S. & World
The answer to the first question is yes. 28-year-old Serhant arises at 4:23 AM in order to make it to the gym before he arrives at his office shortly after 5 AM. (He's the first one there.)
During the day, via Escalade, Serhant makes his way through a construction space near the High Line, to a space on East 17th street. His brunch is a Monster energy drink and a protein bar.
During lunch, Serhant assists a law student looking to stay in West Chelsea, showing her two properties before heading back to his headquarters in Midtown.
The interview ends at 5 PM, when Serhant is on his way to meet an interior designer to discuss a client seeking a three-bedroom in Soho for $8 million. (Seven hours until he will be able to "congratulate himself on another successful day," and get some shut eye in preparation for another busy day four-and-a-half hours later.
Read the full article on The Observer.
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April 18, 2012
It's taken millions of dollars in lobbying and campaign contributions to preserve payday lenders' right to charge obscene interest rates. Now, with the threat of more active federal regulation looming, payday lenders are stepping up their game.
CREW's research shows the payday loan industry is on course to donate more than ever to federal candidates this election cycle. Payday lenders' political action committees (PACs), trade associations, and employees have contributed at least $1.32 million so far, according to campaign contributions tracked by Political Moneyline. That is already almost equal to the $1.5 million payday lenders contributed over the course of the entire 2010 election cycle. So how, exactly, are payday lenders expecting to collect interest on this investment?
In Payday Lenders Pay More, a 2011 report on the payday lending industry's influence efforts, CREW showed how the biggest players in the payday loan industry ramped up lobbying spending and campaign contributions during the 2008 and 2010 election cycles. Payday lenders waged a multi-million-dollar war to beat back federal regulation of their predatory industry.
The effort was partly successful, but payday lenders lost a key battle. Congress gave the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) jurisdiction over payday lenders, and key players at the bureau have signaled plans to actively regulate it.
Now, payday lenders think they can elect a president and a Congress who will help them ward off the CFPB after all. Filings by Restore Our Future, a super PAC that has already spent millions of dollars supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, show at least $162,500 in contributions from payday lenders and their parent companies. We're sure it's a coincidence that Mr. Romney has promised to repeal the legislation creating the CFPB.
So far this cycle, the top three recipients of campaign contributions from payday lenders are Republicans with key roles in regulating the financial services industry who have demanded changes to the CFPB that consumer advocates say could weaken the new regulator. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), the vice chair of the House Financial Services Committee, has received $36,500 in donations so far. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, took in $32,000. Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, got $29,000.
Campaign contributions aren't the only way payday lenders are attempting to slip the regulatory yoke. Payday lending companies and industry trade associations reported spending roughly $4.46 million lobbying the federal government in 2011, mainly lobbying over how the CFPB would be set up. The industry hasn't forgotten about the role states play in regulating it, either. Payday lenders appear to be actively courting state legislators through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate front group that pushes business-friendly bills on state legislators.
Earlier this month, the Columbus Dispatch reported that payday lender Cash America was among companies secretly contributing to an ALEC "scholarship fund" used to pay expenses for Ohio legislators traveling to ALEC conferences. The Arizona Republic last year reported that payday lender ACE Cash Express fed legislators a "posh" dinner at a fancy French restaurant while they were attending an ALEC conference in New Orleans.
All this adds up to an old-fashioned influence campaign meant to allow payday lenders to keep doing business the way they always have: by preying on the poor and desperate with high-interest, high-fee loans that are nearly impossible to pay off. That's what happened to Tyrone Newman. After a year of being unemployed, he got a job, and overspent to give his family a real Christmas to celebrate. As the Washington Post reported, he took out $1,500 in payday loans – at an interest rate of 651 percent. His boss bailed him out, saving him from paying back a tab that would have cost him $18,000 otherwise. Most of this predatory industry's victims aren't as lucky.
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Woo, been a while. Well, I saw how much everyone missed the Art Challenges and missed having me aboard. So I wanted to propose a new Challenge.
The Subject of this Challenge will be the Cyborgs(enemies, not the main character you play as).
Deadline will be Febuary 15th.
Any medium is accepted, so draw, write, or whatever you want!
I'll have my entry up tomorrow.
Here's a refference pic.
If everyone wants, maybe we can vote for the best entry.


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AP Source: SEC making Nashville men's tourney home
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Southeastern Conference is prepared to make Music City its primary home for the league's men's basketball tournament.
Nashville, already awarded the league's 2015, 2016 and 2019 men's tournaments, will host many more men's tournaments, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the details of the decision have not been announced.
The SEC and the Nashville Sports Council say they will make an ''historic announcement'' at a Tuesday news conference.
The Tennessean first reported the SEC will be announcing 12 straight SEC basketball tournaments that will be held in Nashville with six new men's tournaments and three women's.
The SEC has held its football championship at the Georgia Dome since 1994 and its baseball tournament in Hoover, Ala., the past 16 years. Success with those sites prompted the league's athletic directors to vote unanimously at the spring meetings in Florida to authorize the SEC to look for a primary site for men's basketball.
''People get comfortable,'' SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said at the spring meetings. ''They know when it is, they know where it is, they know where they're gonna stay, they know where they're gonna eat, they know where the seats are.''
SEC officials are very familiar with Bridgestone Arena. The home of the NHL's Nashville Predators already has hosted the men's tournament in 2001, 2006, 2010 and 2013 along with five women's tournaments. The arena has a capacity of 18,160 for basketball and is located downtown surrounded by restaurants and hotels with a new convention center that opened this summer across the street.
The SEC has not awarded the 2017 or 2018 tournaments yet and had been talking with St. Louis about 2017, Tampa for 2018 and Atlanta for 2020. Atlanta has hosted the SEC tournament 13 times dating back to the inaugural event in 1933 with Louisville, Ky., hosting 12 times during the 1940s and 1950s. The league also has held its tournament in Birmingham, Ala.; Lexington, Ky.; Knoxville, Tenn.; New Orleans, Baton Rouge, La.; Orlando and Tampa.