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The report from the Tuna Roundtable co-hosted by IUCN in Brussels in April 2008 calls for greater collaboration between different interest groups and industry players to move towards adoption of legally-binding measures to fish tuna sustainably, a common set of standard to assess industry performance and harmonised certification programmes for marine capture fisheries.
The Sustainable Tuna Roundtable brought key industry interests together to reach agreement on how to employ market-driven incentives to contribute to producing sustainable tuna fisheries. Participants were from the tuna fishing industry, retail/foodservice industries, buyers, distributors, processors, and intergovernmental organizations, including regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) and other regional fishery bodies.
Environmental non-governmental organizations, and to a degree, consumers, are increasingly demanding that seafood (both from marine capture fisheries and aquaculture) sold by retailers and restaurants be produced and processed in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner. Approaches by major grocery retailers to demonstrate that their seafood comes from sustainable fisheries have been diverse, with each individual chain employing different measures. There has been a recent proliferation of programmes assessing the sustainability of individual fisheries or seafood species available to retailers. These include in-house retailer programmes, ranging from the assessment of fisheries against retailer-established sustainability criteria; individual retailer partnerships with environmental non-governmental organizations who conduct assessments and make recommendations for sustainable seafood sourcing; and use of a retailer eco-label. There are also numerous third-party programmes for marine capture fisheries, including eco-labelling programmes, and consumer guides, which assess the sustainability of individual fisheries, rank the relative sustainability of individual seafood species, or rank retailers based on the sustainability of their seafood sourcing practices.
Roundtable participants agreed that international management of commercial tuna fisheries' sustainability through regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) requires improvements. Tuna fishing companies want RFMOs to be successful, recognizing that the long-term viability of their businesses rely on the availability of tuna resources at sustainable and optimal levels. In some areas, RFMO management improvements are required to address the overcapacity of tuna fleets, allow rebuilding needed for some tuna stocks and avoid and minimize adverse ecosystem effects of tuna fisheries, including bycatch of sensitive species groups and the catch and discarded bycatch of juvenile and undersized tunas. Furthermore, international management has generally not been successful in addressing problems created by substantial illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which hampers the effective management of tuna fisheries.
RFMO management ineffectiveness has occurred, in part, due to low compliance by member states with RFMO measures and because consensus-based decision-making has often prevented the adoption of appropriate measures. The tuna industry recognizes it can play a significant role towards preventing overexploitation of tuna stocks and reversing it when it occurs, addressing bycatch issues, enhancing data collection and communication, and improving management. To address these problems, participants agreed to increase retail, processor, buyer, distributor and tuna fishing industry participation in RFMO activities to push for adoption of and compliance with legally binding measures to achieve sustainable tuna fisheries. Participants discussed benefits from the establishment of national competent authorities for fishery sustainability certification and labelling.
Eco-labelling and other certification programmes were seen as having the potential to provide an important, complementary, market-driven incentive to improve tuna fisheries' sustainability. There was discussion, but a lack of consensus, regarding the utility of certification programmes in providing independent, third-party (in some cases, peer-reviewed) verification of the success of fishery management. Participants discussed how third party assessments rely largely on government-collected fishery data, including fishery data held by RFMOs. There was, however, general consensus that certification programmes provide the fishing industry with incentives to push their national governments and RFMOs to engage in better management. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation's Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries was agreed to be an appropriate starting point as a global, single set of standards against which to assess the sustainability of individual marine capture fisheries. These minimum standards address the: (i) adequacy of the fisheries management systems, (ii) the health of stocks under consideration, and (iii) ecosystem effects (e.g., bycatch of sensitive species groups, habitat effects from fishing gear, status of stocks of non-target catch, impacts on dependent predators).
Roundtable participants recognized that several programmes which assess the sustainability of marine capture fisheries already exist, and that some have room for improvement, including in their accuracy and scientific rigor, and in how they convey results to consumers. Participants identified examples of programmes that make recommendations on seafood procurement, including some seafood certification programmes, which have been overly simplistic, relied on incorrect or incomplete information, made broad generalizations, and disseminated misleading or incorrect information. These concerns could be addressed through augmented scientific vigour in assessment methods, and improvements in how information is conveyed to the consumer. To this end, participants agreed to improve communication of how to improve tuna fisheries' sustainability and the basis for tuna sourcing decisions.
Furthermore, participants expressed interest in a single set of global minimum sustainability standards as a means to address confusion and diminished confidence by consumers, environmental groups, and the fishing and seafood industries in assessment results created by there being numerous and a rapidly growing number of competing programmes. Examples of competing certification programmes with conflicting opinions on the sustainability of individual fisheries were noted to highlight this issue. Participants agreed that, while the development of assessment methods and certification programmes for marine capture fisheries are in an initial stage, sustainability issues and certification in fisheries are likely to remain key issues in seafood markets for the foreseeable future. Participants agreed to continue communication between the retailer, buyer, distributor, processor and fishing industry sectors to address their demand for global, harmonized standards against which the sustainability of tuna fisheries can be assessed, and involvement in the evolving use of market-based tools for sustainable sourcing of tuna products.
The meeting was co-hosted by IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) (www.iucn.org) and the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (www.wpcouncil.org) with sponsorship provided by the Sea Fish Industry Authority, UK (www.seafish.org), Royal Caribbean International (www.royalcaribbean.com) and the Hawaii Longline Association (hawaiilongline.org). The Roundtable was organized by IUCN's Eric Gilman.


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Meditation Sarasota conducts weekly classes in meditation according to the path of liberation taught by the Buddha.Personal guidance is also available and monthly retreats offer intensive study and practice on specific topics of interest.
All teachers are experienced meditators, who have studied and practiced for many years. They are English-speaking and members of modern Western society and culture who know first-hand the benefits of meditation practice in the contemporary world.
Classes are suitable for all levels of interest, from beginners with no experience to those with many years of meditation experience.
Our teaching, discussion and practice revolve around the core of the Buddha's method for attaining personal liberation, specifically mindfulness of body, mindfulness of feeling tones or vedana, and mindfulness of mind. Practices that develop the capacity for equanimity, loving kindness, compassion and joy are also used to prepare the mind for deeper practice and awaken the capacity for greater insight.
Each weekly class includes a guided meditation using practice techniques from both of the two main types of meditation, shamatha or calming, and vipassana or insight meditation. The meditation is followed by a brief talk and discussion on a topic relevant to the skills and abilities needed for a good meditation practice, or some aspect of the practical details needed to integrate meditation practice into a busy daily life in the modern world. Classes are usually offered in a series on the same or similar topic, but the talks are designed to be helpful and understandable to first-time visitors as well as regular attendees.
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Ricky Gervais stars as Dr McPhee in Night at the Museum 3. In the above interview you won't learn much about the movie. Nonetheless the topics of Ryan Seacrest, Honey Boo and an innovative new TV show are all discussed in another interview between Blanks and Gervais. A winding discussion of banter between two overweight guys wearing ties as his lovely girlfriend looks on!
Also big congratulations to Ricky as he got nominated for a Golden Globe Award that morning.


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All these bitches thinking they're the fuckin whip just cuz they got a neden
That's right an don't call me sexist cuz I aint sexist
I'm the sexiest but I aint sexist
If I'm sexist then I'm the sexiest sexist
Bitch call me sexy sex sexy sexist!
I see you hoes on TV glamorous models super celebrities
Rolls-Royce fine wines and class
You need to come down to the hood let me spank dat ass
I want a famous hoe,
A bitch on top with some helly bank role,
I been chasin a girl from letters to Cleo
but she broke her neato,
Mariah Carry man forget it
if O.D.B hit it I cant fuck wit it!
Nuttin against ole dirty or nuthin but
I know he at least got herpes or something
I wouldn't mind fucking Brittany Spears
in a cheap hotel with them ceiling mirrors
Gimme that bitch, in a couple of weeks
I'd have her hooked on crack rock workin the streets
All them hoes fantasise
about juggalo scrubs in between they thighs,
but they too scared to let it be
so instead they fuck Ricky Martin
and pretend its me!
[Chorus x2]
Let a killer fuck you.
Let a killer fuck you.
let a killer fuck you right!
Let a killer fuck you.
Let a killer fuck you.
Never gone back in the night.
Huh? Let's see where to begin
knock knock "who's there?"
a ball sac for ya chin
I be fuckin them business hoes that jock
from them interns up to the presidents wife
Now Shelly aint famous but I still put em in a bone through
the glitzy glaze grabbin a j
I don't give a fuck,
But Clyde walked in his jaw dropped down
Act like he never seen the butt cheeks of a clown
I had the secretary on the top of the desk
ass hole naked, I was in the cigar chest
smokin up keepin blunts with the janitor
fuck all them hoes that jock ask my manager
business women in executive halls
let yo head down an tongue slap my balls
Some of them bitches are a little bit old
dusty ass neden with a loopy foam
Like this one chick I fucked in the dark
I had the bitch moanin like a happy ass retard,
We finished turn on the lights it was horrid
Oh shit Sharon Osbourne!
[Chorus x2]
Let a killer fuck you.
Let a killer fuck you.
let a killer fuck you right!
Let a killer fuck you.
Let a killer fuck you.
Never gone back in the night.
I whanna fuck Carmen Electra
cuz she'll fuck anybody first day she met ya
but as soon as she fall off the map
she on to the next guy like "sigh" baby
let me fuck a famous hoe one night
ill post the video up on our web site
Hey me an shaggy may might sit with the stars
but my boyz are out back breakin into your cars
dumb hoes quit fuckin them richees
wit silky shirts on turtle neck dickeys
frenchies straight out the hair salon
with a faggot ass name like Jean
we the ones from the other side yellin
"clown love bitch "!!
Im the ghetto ride
I wont take you on the expensive trip's
but I'll part yo neden lips
hehhe people wanna ride wit dem or us
jaguar with Ken or a simple bus
fuck you then we don't need you hoes
I.C.P forever with the juggalos
[Chorus x4]
Let a killer fuck you.
let a killer fuck you.
let a killer fuck you right!
Let a killer fuck you.
Let a killer fuck you.
Never gone back in the night.
Im sick of this bull shit that's right you need to stay on TV
because this is my reality
but I'm even sick of these hottys in the real world like at the beach
I see you at the beach bitch wearing your thong bikini
you one of those bitch beaches
you're one of them beaches at the bitch
your one of them a you a bitch at the beach
an I'm sick of that shit an the bottom line is this
I'm a go to the motha fuckin bitch with my motha fuckan Speedo's on
an I'm a walk up an down the beach like
'Sup bitch? Hahaha bitch bitch ooh we're gonna have fun hehehe ooh yes


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Popular Culture
November 2018
Recent Releases
Fashion Climbing: A Memoir With Photographs
Bill Cunningham
What it is:
a charming posthumous memoir from
New York Times
fashion photographer Bill Cunningham that captures his idiosyncratic, uncompromising style.
Want a taste?
"I never go down the street or enter a room without automatically deciding what the woman should wear."
Don't miss:
irreverent anecdotes of Cunningham's antics, including the time he sneaked into the Waldorf Astoria Hotel to see Queen Elizabeth.
Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing
Wil Haygood
Beating the odds:
Columbus, Ohio's
segregated East High School baseball and basketball teams defied racist vitriol and school underfunding to win state championships during the 1968-1969 season.
Why you might like it:
ense and inspiring,
captures the turmoil of the 1960s, linking this intimate underdog tale to the larger political happenings of the era.
About the author:
Wil Haygood is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and the bestselling author of
The Butler: A Witness to History
The Beatles Yellow Submarine
Bill Morrison
We all live in...
a fully authorized graphic novel adaptation of The Beatles' animated film
Yellow Submarine
, released to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Art alert:
Bill Morrison's bright illustrations pay homage to the source material's psychedelic style, while offering some welcome depth and shading to complement the trippy narrative.
Reviewers say:
"a gorgeous tribute to a classic work of pop art" (
Kirkus Reviews
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List
James Mustich
What it is:
an enthusiastic, genre-hopping tome of must-read books that includes
concise annotations and insightful commentary for each selected title.
recommended reading lists such as "Books to Read in a Sitting," "Offbeat Escapes," and "A Long Climb, but What a View."
Read it for:
the additions (and omissions!) that are sure to spark bibliophile debates.
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History
Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman
What it's about:
In this frank and bawdy transcript, "mismatched" couple Megan Mullally (
Will and Grace
) and Nick Offerman (
Parks and Recreation
) chat about their lives and love.
Chapters include:
"You're Just Trying To Get In On The Action Because Your Family Is Like A Norman Rockwell Painting;" "I Came Out Of The Womb In a Top Hat And Tap Shoes."
Don't miss:
the couple's tips for domestic bliss (like investing in a good mattress and enforcing a "two-week rule" for spending time apart).
Video Games
Tetris: The Games People Play
Box Brown
What it is:
the complicated origin story of Tetris, "the game that escaped the USSR" in 1984 after its Russian creator sneaked it out of Moscow.
What sets it apart:
Bestselling author and illustrator Box Brown (
Andre the Giant: His Life and Legend
) presents the tale in a whimsical and engaging graphic narrative.
Art alert:
illustrations feature hard edges and minimal coloring meant to evoke the visuals of the game's earliest iterations.
Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game That Changed...
Daniel Goldberg and Linus Larsson
Who it's about:
Swedish video game developer Markus Persson, who overcame a childhood rife with family dysfunction to fulfill his lifelong dream of creating his own games.
Who it's for:
Video game programmers, fans of Minecraft, and readers who enjoy inspirational success stories will want to give this moving biography a try.
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation
Blake J. Harris
What it's about:
the battle for market dominance between "Goliath" Nintendo and upstart Sega that revolutionized the video game industry in the 1990s.
For fans of:
behind-the-scenes business stories like
The Accidental Billionaires
Media buzz:
Console Wars
is set for a forthcoming documentary adaptation to be co-directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (who also wrote the book's foreword).
Death by Video Game: Danger, Pleasure, and Obsession on the Virtual Frontline
Simon Parkin
What it is:
a thought-provoking, evenhanded examination of gaming culture and its effect on players.
Why you might like it:
Simon Parkin presents examples both sobering (a 23-year-old gamer's death after 23 hours of play) and hopeful (a man who developed a game to cope with his son's cancer diagnosis), offering nuance to ongoing debates about video games' impact.
Further reading:
ane McGonigal's
or Tom Bissell's
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games...
Jason Schreier
What it is:
an enthusiastic look at the artistic and technical development of popular video games including Halo Wars, Destiny, Project Eternity, Stardew Valley, Uncharted 4, Star Wars 1313, and more.
About the author:
Jason Schreier is a news editor at video game website Kotaku.
Reviewers say:
"Even if you've never played one of these games, you'll be riveted by the account of how they came to be" (
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The Aquitaine region, located in the south west of France, is bordered along the whole of its west coast by long sandy beaches and the Atlantic Ocean.
Aquitaine is home to the mythical city of Bordeaux, the famous vineyards of Saint Emilion, Médoc and Sauternes and the Basque country with its preserved traditions and language. You can visit a region rich of prehistoric sites (Dordogne) and travel through one of the world's most famous wine region. Your trip simply won't lack in variety.
Bordeaux > Saint-Emilion / Bordeaux > Arcachon
Bordeaux, at the heart of Aquitaine, is only 3 hours away by TGV from Paris. Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, it is the epicurean destination par excellence.
You can start your day by a walk along the Quais de la Garonne overlooked by the harmonious 18th century façades. Take a break on a terrasse in the quartier Saint-Pierre to sample some of the finest wines together with a Magret de canard and a cannelé (local pastry). Continue your day to the cathedral Saint-André and the nearby Pey-Berland tower for a panorama over the city. In the evening you can shop in the Rue Saint-Catherine and have a drink in the Allées de Tourny with a view over the Grand Théâtre.
On the second day you can choose from two equally interesting trips.
Wine amateurs can take a TER (30 min trip) to Saint-Emilion, one of the world's most famous vineyards, or opt for a guided tour in a vineyard to taste one of the famous vintage wines of Margaux, Pauillac or Saint-Julien.
Nature lovers can reach the Bassin d'Arcachon (1h trip) to enjoy a moment of pure bliss on top of its Dune du Pyla (Europe's highest sand dune) which has an imposing view over the Atlantic Ocean. With its charming 19th century villas and villages where you can indulge in oyster tasting, you will have no excuses not to relax.
Our tip: Bordeaux's tramways are practical and easy to use. When in Bassin d'Arcachon have a ride in a pinasse (traditional wooden boat).
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Bordeaux > Basque country
Discover the Basque country through Biarritz, a popular surfing destination only 2 hours from Bordeaux. A morning stroll along the Grande Plage is the perfect way to start the day. On the way you can drop in the waterfront casino and afterwards continue to the iconic Rocher de la Vierge. End the day perfectly in one of the excellent thalassotherapy centers along the coastline. Indeed Biarritz is a famous resort bathed in the atmosphere of a fishing village.
The next day, take the TER (10 min trip) to Bayonne, discover its red and green building façades (the Basque national colours) and plunge into the local culture. Taste specialities like the Axoa, sheep's milk cheese or the Bayonne ham and bring back some piment d'Espelette (local chili).
Our tip: Basque lovers can participate in the very typical Fêtes de Bayonne which takes place in August.
Bordeaux > Dordogne
Bordeaux is 1 hour by train from Périgueux or Bergerac and 3 hours from Sarlat. These towns are ideal starting points for exploring the Dordogne (Périgord). Learn to cook local specialities with an illustrious chef: foie gras, truffles, magret de canard... and learn how to marry them with the wines of Bergerac. Visit the magnificent gardens of Marqueyssac or Eyrignac to enjoy the landscape of Dordogne. The charm of the bastides and the particular architecture of the old towns will fascinate you. Indeed the towns are planned orthogonally with streets at right angles and organised around a central lively area which often hosts markets and traditional festivals. Take the opportunity to make a leap back in history by discovering the famous prehistoric cave of Lascaux or the medieval castles of Beynac and Castelnaud. In the evening you can relax by canoeing on the Dordogne River.
Our tip: When in Dordogne, don't miss the culinary markets of Sarlat, Périgueux or Bergerac.
Bordeaux celebrates wine
28th June to 1st July 2012
The Bordeaux Wine Festival is a major event which takes place every two years. Open to everyone, the Festival is held in the city centre of Bordeaux along a 2 km "wine route" on the banks of the quays. This event is all about learning and tasting wines and enjoying musical performances. Indeed, thanks to a "Tasting Pass" (from 15€), you will get access to the different stands where winegrowers are proud to present their wines.
At night, you can enjoy fireworks, concerts, sound and light show. If you wish to have an insight look at the wine estates, you can choose a "Vineyard Pass" (from 55€) that gives access to châteaux of famous appellations (Médoc, Saint-Emilion etc.). Several excursions are organized from Bordeaux with a bilingual guide.
Weekend des Grands Crus
12th May and 13th May 2012
The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux is pleased to reconvene this exclusive weekend in the very heart of the prestigious Bordeaux appellations for every fine-wine passionate. It offers a unique occasion to taste under one roof over a hundred Grands Crus and to discover the exceptional 2009 vintage. And after the tasting, we suggest you to prolong the experience with prestigious dinners in wine châteaux and vineyard tours. www.ugcb.net
Marathon du Médoc
8th September 2012
Americans regard it as one of the 10 most beautiful marathons in the world. However, the Marathon du Médoc is certainly the 1st for its joviality and its party atmosphere. The crossing of villages and châteaux is achieved in a great hullabaloo with at least half of the competitors disguised. Wine-testing athletes and mille pâtes evenings mobilise all of Médoc.
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What Do We Think of Our New 'Spartacus,' Liam McIntyre? – Hunk of the Day [PICTURES]
'Spartacus' guarantees its audience gore, sex and shirtless men, but those last two are the main reasons so many of us choose to watch. Liam McIntyre is the latest shirtless man to star as the show's primary character, but does he match up to the previous leading men?
We certainly think so. Just like Dustin Clare and Andy Whitfield who starred before him, McIntyre has the ab action and rugged, barbarian-like manliness needed to fulfill the role.
McIntyre came to us from Australia after Whitfield, who played the original Spartacus in the series, suffered from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and then passed away from the condition in September. "Every actor dreams of getting a big break, a big opportunity," McIntyre told The New York Times. "Andy's such a wonderful actor. I don't want to follow that guy, and everybody hurts that he's had to give up the role, myself included."
What do you think? Does McIntyre have the acting skills — and more importantly, the hotness — to take over as the lead actor in the series? Or, do the previous stars surpass his studliness? Vote below, and be sure to check out the new season of 'Spartacus' in 2012.


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The D&AD Awards -- which recognise creativity across a broad range of categories, from digital to product design -- are now open for entries. The awards offer creatives the chance to win a prestigious Yellow Pencil; every year a couple of Black Pencils are also given out to the finest of the year's work.
Creatives have until January 27, 2010 to submit work; there's an 'early-bird' discount on entry fees for all work entered before November 18. To qualify for the awards, work must have been commercially released in 2009 in response to a genuine client brief and approved and paid for by the client.
The full rules for entry are here.
The jury foremen have been announced, too, and include Brian Cairns in illustration, Michael Bierut of Pentagram in graphic design, Rei Inamato of AKQA in digital, Ben Casey of The Chase Manchester in branding, and Michael Johnson of Johnson Banks in typography.
"It's always difficult to choose a Pencil. It's equally difficult choosing the Foremen. But we've done it,' said D&AD President Paul Brazier. "These foremen are more than qualified to do this job. They are specialists in their chosen field and will be tough enough to make sure that work gets judged with the utmost integrity."
He continued, "Sometimes it's easy for judges to be conservative and not give an award. It's often braver to stick your neck out and reward something challenging, fresh or new. These foremen are the very first steps to shaping the 2010 Awards."
Judging takes place from 19-22 April in London. The winners will be announced in June.
Visit awards.dandad.org/2010 for further information and to enter.


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University of North Florida sculpture professor Jenny Hager, musician and talent manager David "Brad" Lauretti, fine artist Joy Poulard-Leverette (aka Sister Feathertoe) and Neptune Beach playwright Ian Mairs were selected as inaugural Spark Grant recipients.
A privately raised pool of $61,000 will be split among the four projects to be implemented Oct. 1, 2013-Sept. 30, 2014, in the Spark District, according to a press release from the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville.
Hager's project, "Art in Public Places," will seek outdoor sculptures for lending from a national call to artists.
Lauretti's "Jacksonville Songwriters' Residency" program is designed to attract songwriters to live and perform in the Spark District — from Northbank Riverwalk to Duval Street, bordered on east and west by Liberty and Hogan streets.
Leverette's "The Looking Lab: Art in Empty Storefronts" will use four downtown storefronts to feature art of various disciplines.
Mairs' "Swamp Radio Jax" — a quarterly variety show of local art, culture and history — will broadcast live within the Spark District.
The grant recipients were selected in a process involving art and community leaders, the city of Jacksonville's Art in Public Places Committee and the Cultural Council's Board of Directors.


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Parallel Algorithms
As the number of cores increases, single-threaded purely sequential algorithms will utilize a shrinking percentage of the overall processor — 25% on a quad-core CPU, 12% on an octal-core, and so on. Parallel algorithms scale in performance along with the growing number of cores (ideally), while presenting the same interfaces. So far in this series, two parallel algorithms were developed and studied: Parallel Counting Sort and Parallel In-Place MSD N-bit-Radix Sort. These parallel implementations used Intel's Threading Building Blocks (TBB), which provides a portable infrastructure enabling usage of tasks that have much lower overhead than threads. Tasks are scheduled by TBB onto thread pools using work-stealing scheduling.
We encountered two types of parallelism: data-independent and data-dependent. In data-dependent parallelism, the amount of parallelism varies with input data values, whereas data-independent parallelism is oblivious to input data values. Parallel Counting Sort has data-independent parallelism, obliviously splitting the array into separate sections, scanning each section independently in parallel, followed by combining parallel intermediate results into a single final result. MSD Radix Sort has some data-dependent parallelism, as it processes each of the bins in parallel, where the level of parallelism is the same as the number of bins that contain at least one element. If all elements are of the same value, they end up in a single bin, resulting in no parallelism in that portion of the algorithm. Data-dependent parallelism is weaker than data-independent parallelism, since the amount of parallelism is less consistent — leading to less consistent performance across input data distributions. For instance, in the case of Parallel In-Place Radix Sort, performance decreased by over two times with data input that is constant.
Converting an algorithm to a parallel implementation does not guarantee performance improvement. When parallelism was applied to the writing portion of Parallel Counting Sort, performance didn't improve as memory bandwidth bottleneck was reached. Memory bandwidth saturation was reached even by a single core. Parallel execution of this portion of the algorithm wasted CPU/core resources. This presents a dilemma to parallel algorithm developers: "How can parallel algorithms be designed to be adaptive to run efficiently on today's machines as well as future ones?" In the case of Counting Sort, on today's machine, the algorithm should use only a single core for its writing portion. However, this choice will certainly be wrong for a future machine where memory bandwidth is beyond the ability of a single core to use it all.
Sequential algorithms are typically optimized for time and space, such as order. Parallel algorithms add more dimensions for optimization: e.g., sorting at elements/second/core instead of elements/second. Optimization in multiple dimensions will be useful.
Several parallel patterns were explored by usage, in the implementation of these parallel algorithms, and are supported by TBB. Parallel_reduce is a split-join pattern, where the input array is split into some number of sections, processing each section independently, and then joining the results from each section into a single result. Parallel_reduce was used in Parallel Counting Sort and Parallel MSD Radix Sort. Parallel_for is a pattern that executes several things in parallel. Parallel_for was used in Parallel MSD Radix Sort to process up to the radix number of bins in parallel (independently).
Grain size is one of the critical parameters for parallel algorithms. It's the minimum amount of work that is worth doing in parallel. If the amount of work is smaller than the grain size, then it should not be done in parallel, since the overhead of scheduling to do this work (moving it to another core) is higher than just doing the work in sequential fashion. Currently, TBB recommends grain size to be about 10K CPU cycles, which is about 3 microseconds on a 3 GHz CPU. "Automagically" determining grain size for today's CPU and future ones will be a struggle point for parallel algorithm developers. Self-tuning methods that determine optimal grain size dynamically will need to be developed.
The data-parallel method was used in Parallel N-bit-Radix Sort and Parallel Counting Sort, where the input data is split into P non-overlapping parts, which are processed independently in parallel by up to P cores, oblivious to the actual number of cores in the system.
Parallel N-bit-Radix Sort was limited by the grain size in the amount of parallelism, because bins got smaller than the grain size after two levels of recursion. It was also limited by not having enough parallelism within the top level of recursion. Parallel counting was used inside Parallel Radix Sort, resulting in about a 13% performance gain. Parallel Radix Sort is about eight times faster than STL sort for arrays of 32-bit integers and about two times faster than Intel's IPP Radix Sort (which uses a single CPU), as well as two times faster than TBB's parallel sort. Plus, Radix Sort is in-place, whereas Intel's IPP Radix Sort is not and requires an external array of the same size as the input array size. However, Intel IPP tops elements/second/core metric.
Parallel Counting Sort experienced 3X speedup for 8-bit and 2X speedup for 16-bit on quad-core CPU, for an overall 67X faster than STL sort. Parallel Counting Sort reached 1.7 GigaElements/second, and 16-bit peaked at just over 1 GigaElements/second, and is the only sorting algorithm explored to break GigaElements/second. The 16-bit version exhibited performance problems with smaller arrays. Attempts at parallelizing the writing portion of the algorithm using Parallel_for failed due to memory bandwidth limitations of the system. Sorting small and medium size arrays of 16-bit numbers with Parallel Counting Sort aggravated performance issues, most likely due to the counting array not fitting into L1 cache and being the same size as L2 cache of each core. Adjusting grain size to 10K elements significantly improved performance for small and medium size arrays of 8-bit elements and arrays of 16-bit elements, nearly eliminating performance issues and indicating that task switching overhead was potentially the cause of the issue. Performance measurements showed that the counting portion of the algorithms took over 90% of the time, and optimizing this part of the algorithm would provide the highest gains, whereas memory bandwidth was not the performance limiter. Counting Sort was predicted to continue scaling by at least 10X if the number of cores increases even without an increase in memory bandwidth.
Performance measurement is a pillar of performance optimization. By measuring before optimizing, the true performance bottlenecks are discovered, enabling developers to focus efforts on areas that will maximize return on effort. Then do it again, and again, and again …
Parallel tool developers have focused on reduction of task switching overhead. However, it needs to be reduced further to increase performance and extract more of the available parallelism and applicability. As we've seen with grain size, at times the minimal parallel quanta is in tens of thousands of items, which limits parallelism to be coarse, limiting performance gains. Maybe a mechanism similar to hyperthreading could be developed to accelerate task switching — call it hypertasking.
Dynamic allocation of resources, by virtualization and cloud computing, forces the parallel algorithm and infrastructure developer to create adaptable algorithms and infrastructures that share possibly heterogeneous (e.g. CPU and GPU) computational resources.
Parallel algorithm developers have not only correctness to deal with, but also more dimensions within exploration space, along with more parameters to explore.
Parallel algorithm developers have numerous available tools, such as Intel's TBB and ArBB and Cilk++, Microsoft's PPL and DirectCompute, nVidia's CUDA, OpenMP, OpenCL, Sieve, as well as various parallel algorithm libraries. These tools help developers focus on algorithms and not on infrastructure. Some of these tools cater only to CPU or only to GPU developers, while agnostic tools enable developers to be oblivious to the type of computing resources. Current CPUs contain a several cores, while GPUs contain several hundred — providing plenty of exploration space. Microsoft and Apple have parallel runtimes that allow multiple applications to schedule and use multicore processing effectively. Universities are not only developing cutting-edge parallel tools, but are also starting to teach parallel programming on a larger scale.


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When President Trump announced Thursday that he was canceling his visit to the United Kingdom next month to open the new U.S. Embassy in London, he sounded less like the leader of the world's most powerful country and more like the real estate developer he once was.
Reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for "peanuts," only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars. Bad deal. Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2018
On Twitter, he complained that the Obama administration (it was actually George W. Bush's) had traded an embassy located in one of the British capital's top districts, Mayfair, for a new one in "an off location for 1.2 billion dollars. Bad deal. Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO!"
Trump was referring to the London borough of Wandsworth, south of the River Thames, which is now home to a massive development known as Nine Elms. Once a logistical hub for distributing fruit and vegetables, among other things, Nine Elms today is dotted with cranes and includes multimillion-dollar waterfront apartments.
"I thought he got it wrong," said Ravi Govindia, leader of the Wandsworth Council, referring to Trump's implicit criticism of the area.
That may not be the only thing Trump got wrong. The embassy, in fact, cost about $1 billion, according to U.S. government officials.
In an extraordinary statement Friday, the embassy effectively defended itself against the president's criticisms. A spokesman said the new embassy was not financed through taxpayer dollars but through a property swap after the old embassy in Mayfair became too rundown and could no longer provide adequate security.
"The new Embassy in Nine Elms is one of the most secure, hi-tech, and environmentally-friendly embassies the United States has ever built," the statement said. "We are strongly committed in the Special Relationship between our two countries and we are confident the new Embassy will provide the necessary platform to continue our cooperation."
Besides the embassy, the Nine Elms development is anchored by the old Battersea Power station, a red-brick colossus with towering white smokestacks that was famously featured along with a floating pig on the cover of the 1977 Pink Floyd album Animals. After sitting empty for decades, the building — which also served as a shooting location for the 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight -- will become home to luxury apartments and Apple's U.K. headquarters.
"As a real estate person ... I think [President Trump] would see that there is always an opportunity in regenerating and redeveloping a site," said Govindia. "It may not look great to start with, but it is what you do with it that makes it great and that's where the opportunities and profit are."
It's not just government boosters who have nice things to say about the area. Residents are optimistic about its future as well.
Saina Behnejad moved into her mother's apartment in Nine Elms last year. The 25-year-old magazine editor says when her mother bought here in the early 2000s, the area was gray and quiet, without tall buildings or many people. Now, she says, Nine Elms — which has two Tube stops coming — feels more vibrant.
Behnejad says people in the neighborhood weren't offended by Trump's comments.
"We just find it very amusing," she said, standing in front of the embassy. "I just think he probably doesn't know anything about London at all. It's constantly evolving and changing."
Not everyone is enamored with Nine Elms. Some find the glass and steel architecture soulless. Since the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union in 2016, new luxury property in London has seen significant price declines. Last year, Bloomberg reported that sales and falling values in Nine Elms drove some developers to sell units in bulk at a discount.
Jonathan Scobie, a real estate agent who sells property at Embassy Gardens, an apartment complex near the embassy, was excited for Trump's planned visit. He is also a big fan of the president and his blunt style.
"He speaks his mind and I think that's what the world needs," said Scobie, standing next to some decrepit houseboats beneath a luxury apartment block, which illustrates the area's evolving gentrification.
Scobie doesn't agree with Trump's characterization of Nine Elms, but he says the attention generated by his tweet won't hurt.
"It's only going to help us sell our property down here," said Scobie, "which is obviously great."
President Trump has canceled a planned visit to the United Kingdom to open the new U.S. Embassy there. He says it costs too much. He also says the new embassy is in an off location in contrast to London's prestigious Mayfair district where the old embassy was. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports from the new embassy's neighborhood.
FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: John Scobie, a local realtor, is giving me a tour of Nine Elms. That's where the $1 billion U.S. Embassy will open next week. It lies along the south bank of the River Thames, upstream from Big Ben.
JONATHAN SCOBIE: The whole site here was originally designed to be based around the American Embassy. And we have beautiful, beautiful apartments right on the edge of the River Thames starting from anywhere from about 500,000 or 600,000 for a one-bed going up to multiples of millions.
LANGFITT: And there's more.
SCOBIE: You've got the Battersea Power Station development, which is arguably one of the biggest developments in the world at the minute. It's going to - estimated to cost about 8 billion. In 2020, you'll be able to see two new Tube lines opening.
LANGFITT: The old power station, a red brick colossus, sat empty for decades. It's now slated to house Apple's U.K. headquarters and luxury apartments. That's a big leap for Nine Elms, which was once famous as London's wholesale market for fruit and vegetables. Today it's dotted with cranes. Scobie's a big fan of President Trump and his blunt style, but he thinks his assessment of this area is off-base.
SCOBIE: If he gave me the opportunity, I'm sure I'd be able to sell him a couple of penthouses down here. And I'm surprised he hasn't bought his own plot of land down here 'cause all the other developers have done it.
LANGFITT: Residents in the neighborhood took Trump's tweet in stride.
SAINA BEHNEJAD: I don't think anyone here's really that offended. We just find it very amusing.
LANGFITT: Saina Behnejad is a 25-year-old magazine editor and a fan of the new embassy, a glass and steel cube that shimmers in the sunlight.
BEHNEJAD: This building's amazing. I don't know what fault you can find with it. It's just massive. I've never seen an embassy this big before (laughter). So I think he probably doesn't know anything about London at all.
LANGFITT: Not everyone, though, is sold on Nine Elms. U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union has helped drive down luxury real estate prices in London. Last year, Bloomberg reported falling values in Nine Elms drove developers to sell units at a discount. Frank Langfitt, NPR News, London. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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by Jim Harris
Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog has once again been ceremoniously wrenched from his slumber, and his prediction for the Super Bowl game this coming Sunday is as follows (drum roll, please)… Pittsburgh 41, Green Bay 17.
Bet the farm on it. Punxsutawney Phil may be biased in this case, but he knows football far better than I do. Of course, even the cheerleaders know football far better than I do. In fact, I hear that the teams' star players sometimes send pictures of themselves to the
cheerleaders (out of uniform, literally). And who says professional athletes aren't nice?
My entire involvement with football, which lasted all of five minutes, occurred in 1958 when I tried out for the Holy Cross Grade School team in Mt. Airy. I was wearing a helmet that was three sizes too small (I have a huge head), and on the very first play from scrimmage, I got knocked unconscious.
When I came to, the coach was standing over me, yelling, "What the hell were you doing in the backfield? You're supposed to be a lineman!" I had no idea what he was talking about (I still don't), but his deep concern for my welfare contributed greatly to my decision to pry off the helmet, go home and swear off competitive sports for life.
But enough about me … oh no, wait, there's more. I'm having another Super Bowl party, and YOU'RE ALL INVITED! (Wild applause). I've already put out preemptive traffic cones on my street to ensure ample parking for guests.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I must say up front that my over-the-air TV reception is less than perfect. The picture freezes whenever it rains, my dog barks or a plane flies overhead. But not to worry. If this should happen during the game, I have action photos of all the players that we can pass around (although they're probably not as dynamic as the ones that the cheerleaders have received). I have also subscribed to a service that sends me text-message updates every time the score changes. That's about as high-tech as I get.
But while I may not have FiOS, I do have Fritos and a number of other quality American-made snack foods as well. There will also be witty badinage (no sports clichés); a live, free-roaming petting zoo and another installment of my especially designed alternative halftime entertainment for cultural connoisseurs. Last year we did Kabuki Theater, which everyone seemed to enjoy.
This year, my guests and I will head over to the Wawa, where we will pretend to be getting coffee, then suddenly start playing "Carmina Burana" on kazoos. Just like one of those artistic flash mobs that have become so popular of late. (Please, keep it under your hat.) Then it's back to my place for the exciting second half of the game.
And just in case some National Football League executives are reading this article (we all know that they subscribe to the Local), I'd like to propose a few minor additions to the players' uniforms that I think could really spice things up: 1) Jockstraps outside instead of inside their uniforms. 2) Sidecars carrying their agents.
Picture this: fourth quarter, tie score, the ball-carrier breaks free, opponents bouncing off of his thick arrest record, nothing but 80 yards of open field between himself and the goal line. His agent phones the team owner: "We're at the 50-yard line; how about renegotiating that contract? I'd hate to see a fumble happen here. What's it gonna be — deal or no deal?" High drama.
Maybe we would all do better to run our lives like pro sports teams: "Kids, I've called this family conference because I have an announcement to make. Grandma's been traded. HEY! NO CRYING!" In the end, though, sport's greatest gift to humanity is that it provides us with a structured, socially acceptable alternative to looting and pillaging.
And just in case you didn't know, since Philadelphia is not in the Super Bowl this year, we fans are contractually obligated to throw our support behind the second most famous city in Pennsylvania, even though their quarterback apparently enjoys assaulting women as much as throwing touchdown passes. So take a deep breath, Eagle fans, and say it with me — GO STEELERS!


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Happy Birthday Kids Bounce House with Basketball Goal
- Actual Size: Length 15' Width 15' Height 17'
- Outlets: 1-110 20 AMP Separate Breakers
- Attendants: 1
- $109.00
Happy Birthday Kids Bounce House with Basketball Goal
Bouncing Buddies inflatables Specifications
-Inflatable safety ramp on Fun Jumps for easy entrance and exit.
-Fun Jump has jump area with basketball goal.
-Large netted vent windows for air flow and 360 degree viewing.
-Safety netted door included.
-Safety hatch is on top of inflatable for emergency evacuation.
Safety Rules:
-Adults should always be supervising the kids when they are in the inflatable.
-Please limit it to 6 to 8 kids in a time in the inflatable.
-Age limit is 3 and up.
-All participants must be same size and weight.
-No Flipping.
-No jewelery or sharp objects.
-No rough play including wrestling.
-Minimum height is 42 inches.
-Weight limit is 200 pounds per person.
-Overall maximum weight in unit is 800 pounds.
-Do Not operate any inflatable moonwalk in 15mph winds or more. Always turn off the inflatable.
-Never play in a inflatable moonwalk during rain.
-Overnight rentals are allowed.
-Cement set ups are allowed just need traps and sand bags. We cannot set up on rocks or gravel or uneven cement.
-The inflatable requires a separate 110 outlet within 75' of set up.


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Get your thrills early, often on several rodeo carnival rides
On a recent weekday, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo's midway has just opened when they begin to trickle in.
Carnival ride enthusiasts, predominately teenagers, are here early to take advantage of the absence of lines — they have the death-defying machinery all to themselves.
The Chain Saw, known as The Zipper in some parts, looks more like a torture device. Buddies Carlos Moreno and Nathan Barrientes test the intimidating ride early on Tuesday afternoon.
The pair hop into one of its cages, which are attached to a towering contraption resembling the damage-inflicting end of a chainsaw. But the cages themselves spin on their own axes, too, offering another 360 degrees of fun.
The operator begins to work the levers, and the friends begin to grip the bar in front of them for dear life.
"It felt like I was flipping inside an airplane," Moreno said.
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• Where: San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
• Hours: Opens at 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. Friday-Sunday (also on President's Day, Feb. 18).
• Tickets: Check wadeshows.com for ticket prices, which are roughly $5 for four. Wristbands — $15-$20 — are good for unlimited rides. One ticket per ride on Fridays and Feb. 18.
In all, there are 49 rides at the rodeo carnival, operated again this year by national ride outfitter Wade Shows Inc. But not all of the rides are designed to induce vomiting.
The Sea Dragon, a pirate-themed ride that swings like a giant pendulum, has a pair of sisters turning the thing into a kind of competition.
"It gives you chills," Makenzie Griffin said.
"She tried to spit on me," Jewel Griffin said, of her sister's observation.
About an hour after the carnival opened, lines were longest for the Cliff Hanger, on which you lie face down as if hang gliding.
Couple Chris and Natalie Myrick described the experience as "smooth" and not as jerky as some of the other options.
The most popular rides are usually the Super Himalaya, a high-speed mini-coaster, and the classic Merry-Go-Round, Thomas Redcox, general manager with Wade Show Inc., said.
Most of the kids take advantage of $15-$20 wristbands, which gets thrill-seekers unlimited rides. Otherwise, the cost is $5 and more per ride, no matter what level of vertigo they promise. The Merry-Go-Round, just outside the midway gate, is one ticket per ride before 4 p.m. on weekdays.
"People are always looking for the best deal," Redcox said. "With fuel prices and stuff, it's hard to get (the price) down anymore."


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Lady Gaga may be the queen of Twitter but there is new dictator on Facebook.
The pride of Barbados, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, has surpassed Lady Gaga to become the most followed female artist on the Palo Alto-based social network.
Rihanna, as she is better known, has 40,884,338 fans, while Lady Gaga comes in second with 40,773,754 as of Monday morning, according to social media stat service Famecount.com.
But even with their millions of fans, the two women are trumped by the king of the virtual land: Eminem. The rapper, whose name is Slim Shady in case you're wondering, has more than 43 millions fans on Facebook.
There is a consolation prize for Rihanna. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the singer recently became the fourth artist in history with more than 1 billion YouTube views. She has more than Eminem.
Combining her success on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, Rihanna is now considered the third biggest social media star behind Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.
Rihanna Becomes the Queen of Facebook
Lady Gaga may be the queen of Twitter but there is new dictator on Facebook.


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Guaranteed Lowest Price, something for you?Every textbook in our database has two prices, the first one is the price you pay in the VU Boekhandel, the second is for members of Students' Unions. If you want to pay even less than in the VU Boekhandel, consider becoming a member. As a member of a Students' Union you get a 'lowest price guarantee'. If you find the book cheaper in regular Dutch (online) stores, you get the price difference returned.
If you are here for only a term or just one course, please ask for the special discount for International Students in the VU Boekhandel on campus.
What is a Dutch Students' Union?
Every Faculty at the Vrije Universiteit has its own Students' Union. They organize a series of activities for members as fieldtrips, lectures, sports events etc. for students of the Faculty. They also sell books with a discount and give a lowest price guarantee. That's a good reason to become a member!
How high is the Students' Unions discount?
5 % discount
Books from Dutch publishers in Dutch have a legally fixed price. These books cost the same in every store. By law, Students' Unions may offer a discount of 5% on textbooks in Dutch (not book for learning Dutch) when a student buys two different textbooks at the same time.
10 % discount when you 'reserve'
When you 'reserve' a book before term starts, you will get a 10% discount on textbooks in Dutch as a member of a Students' Union. You find a button Reservering on the webpage of the Student' Union. You will receive your books before the course starts.
Highest discount
As a member of a Students' Union you receive the highest discount on all English books from non-Dutch publishers. This means you can buy your books for a very good price, as mentioned, they offer a lowest price guarantee!
Second-hand Books boeken
All Students' Unions sell second-hand books to members. Buying second-hand from them means you will always buy the right edition for the course you are taking. You can also sell your textbooks again at the end of the year. Another good reason to become a member.
I want to join now, what do I do?
You can join online, when you order your books. Go to the site of the Students' Union of your Faculty, you find a list to choose from below.
Buy wisely!
Buy only the textbooks you'll need for the following term. Professors sometimes change books during the year and spreading your expenses on books over the academic year is better for your cash-flow!
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Occupy's Pledge to FIGHT BACK
We Didn't Start the Class War
Barbara Berci pledged on to fight back against the 1% by doing the following:
- Come out in the streets when Occupy calls for a day of action.
- Attend at least one meeting with their local Occupy group.
- Donate what they make in one hour to an Occupy-related project.
- Help organize their co-workers to make demands.
- Attend a direct action / civil disobedience training session.
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Wasn't that in the Episode I DVD Commentary?
Here I am, the receptacle of all meaningless minutae regarding the molestation of JW's prequel scores.
Ben Burtt was overheard to say "but nooooo....I've got this wonderful sound effect of a turnip farting I was going to use for a volcanic eruption and it is infinitely more important to the emotional impact of the scene than music!
Now its lunch, and the choir are officially finished. But I make a decision. Im not going to go not now. After all these years? So I sneak in after lunch, and sit at the side of the orchestra. Its a risk (I could get thrown out), but I take it it's too important. Its just me, the LSO, John Williams and an unfinished Star Wars III on the big screen. Weve an extraordinary-looking space battle to get through, which rocks like nothing else (Cool, proclaims Lucas after one extra-vigorous take, a cross between the Hoth Ice Battle and the end of the Episode IV fighter-battle music), and then a quiet scene between Palpatine and the falling Anakin (I love this scene, says Williams. The old guys great). The former contains a striking brass fanfare as ships land and troops mass (weve heard it in Episode I), and Williams takes it separate to the rest of the cue, so he can sound-mix it more carefully. By contrast, the latter scene contains a moment for a solo cello trio, which is played gloriously by three members of the LSO. This score feels immediately more emotionally full, dense, than the scores for Episodes I and II. And that feels somehow right theres so much more going on, so much more of importance to the Star Wars of IV, V and VI in this one. I get the feeling this score is going to be more interesting than I and II, more engaging and the film too.
Did you know that Episode IV and V had no music during the duels? The sound of the lightsabers was deemed to be musical enough! ************
On May 3, Sony will release the soundtrack to Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith which will include a 70 minute DVD containing 16 music videos by multiple Oscar winner John Williams. The music videos will be a chronological tour of all 6 films and include respective footage as well as sound effects and dialogue in 5.1 Surround Sound from the films of the Star Wars saga. Each segment will be introduced by actor Ian McDiarmid who portrays Senator Palpatine. Rounding out the package are liner notes by creator/producer/writer/director George Lucas and a bonus poster.
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Jane Seymour has backtracked off her recent comments to CNN that scandal-plagued Arnold Schwarzenegger has "two more [out of wedlock kids]."
"I am so beyond sorry and appalled that I found myself even talking on the subject at all," Jane said, shaking her head, as she addressed her comments during an appearance on Friday's "The View."
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Jane went on to insist that she had no information about alleged additional children.
"I do not know anything about any love children. Anything that I said was stupidly listening to some stuff in the media that day. Everyone was talking, I don't even know where I heard it and I don't know anything about anything," Jane continued.
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The actress, best known for her role in "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," said she feels bad about her comments and she hopes Maria Shriver and her four children with Arnold will accept her apology.
"The way it got all put together is beyond embarrassing and I just feel so, so badly for the Maria and the children because I've been through similar kind of stuff," Jane said. "I just, hope that they'll accept my apology and realize that I do not want [to] in any way exacerbate the pain that that family's going through."
Jane, who has been married four times, said she didn't try to make the comments that took over the headlines.
"You have to understand, I didn't go out my to have this conversation, I was, it was the premiere of my movie, which had a very similar theme and that's why they asked me about it," Jane said, referring to her film "Love, Wedding, Marriage," co-starring James Brolin, Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz and "Gossip Girl's" Jessica Szohr.
"Love, Wedding, Marriage" opens in theaters June 3.
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In studying theology, it's important to understand the "textbook" you are to study - the Bible. Pastor Todd brings out some basic truths about the Bible in this first of two messages on this subject. We pray you find some confidence in your Bible.


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Dear Brian,
I have been reading your news on the Supernova..I enjoy it...Do you know what is the difference between that and the ultra? Also what is it like as far as stitch quality and piercing power? I am looking at one on eBay it has a free arm..I really need the free arm for detailed small pieces. They are so expensive though and I am on a tight budget. Believe it or not...I love my singer 15-90 this machine is so powerful and precise. I bought it on eBay but it has the flat bed and I want to get something with decorative stitches and an arm like I mentioned. I have been making very heavy burlap bags, totes with beads and linings. they are really cool..but I need a tuff machine. I'd love opinion or recommendation. Nice to see someone under 100 yrs old that thinks its fun to sew..And your sewing room is awesome. I come across machines here and there if you would be interested in trading machines if your looking for something I may come across it..Thanks
Hi There
From what I always felt the ultra was the first of the Supernova series to start getting cheaper components. It's still a great machine but there's nothing particularly "ultra" about it unless you get the free arm which are rare. The stitch quality and piercing power is similar to all the other Supernova machines. Two things that I have issue with. 1st is the motor, it's hard to get to and adjust. I much prefer the open motor design of other vintage machines. I can't tell you how often I want to adjust the motor when sewing heavy materials. Sometimes I like to used a cogged belt. 2. Punching power on these machines is reduced by all the machinery the power must pass through between the motor and the needle. You always want the most direct path if you want to keep as much power as possible at the needle. As far as free arm vintage (which is a difficult find) you could look into a Pfaff 360 series which I find to be a much stronger machine than the Necchi however the embroidery stitches are not all that fancy compared to the Supernova.
Thanks for taking the time to do a great blog. I have to say your blog was the only place I could find any sort of information on a Dressmaker S3000. I'm new to sewing. I currently have zero machines. In all my research I have fallen in love with the machines from the 50's and 60's and I don't even have one yet. The love of my life would be a Pink Necchi Supernova. But until I find her I'm looking at getting a Kenmore Convertible 1980 #158.19800. This would be my first, a learning machine for me. It comes with all the original attachments including the cams and embroidery attachments. It comes in a very nice desk. They are asking $100 but are willing to go down to $80. The motor sounds lovely but the the feed dogs only go back and forth and not up and down. Therefore the fabric won't move. Is it worth the price of $80 because I might need to get it serviced if I can't figure out why that's happening?
I did read your post: Vintage Sewing Machine Addiction - A Survivors Guide. I'm learning a lot about what to look for in a good machine but I'm still unsure about what's a good price. I would appreciate any advise on this for a Vintage Newbie.
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This Kenmore Convertible is a little iffy... This was produced after the heyday of Japanese manufacturing. Likely the feed dogs on the machine just weren't engaged in the one you're looking at. You don't want to get a vintage machine serviced unless it's really a nice machine. They will charge you $80 to dust it out and squirt some oil on it which is more than the machine is worth. Set a budget of $25 for these store brand vintage machines and $100 for better brands. Old sewing machines are a dime a dozen, don't overpay! My friend Dennis in Alabama picked up a Featherweight at a garage sale for pennies, I myself just picked up a Pfaff 1473 CD worth $750 for only $30!
Try and avoid the cabinets, they're just boat anchors in your life and worth little to nothing. Harder to find yet more functional are machines that come with a carry case.
Hope that helps!


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This article is part of a transcript of a presentation delivered at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria. The original session took place on July 21, 2010. Jump to the table of contents to see other articles in the series.
It's not her own desire to be a mother again that fuels Shari Margolese's drive to ensure a spectrum of safe, stigma-free pregnancy planning options for both men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Canada and beyond. HIV-positive activist and community-based researcher Margolese wants to one day be a grandmother -- so she's paving the way for her HIV-positive 18-year-old to someday have children. The Canadian HIV Fertility Program, which Margolese helms, is poised to launch a number of unique and exciting initiatives. Margolese details the process.
The reason that I'm here to begin with is because I have an HIV-positive child, and that HIV-positive child is actually now an HIV-positive youth. He's turning 18 in November. My motivation for doing work around pregnancy planning and reproductive rights is not to be a mother -- because I'm 47 years old, and I'm over it -- but hopefully, one day, to be a grandmother, and to be able to provide safe pregnancy planning services and a welcoming environment, free of stigma, for my HIV-positive son to be able to have children.
I definitely wanted to give you that impression. I also want to say that the work that I've been doing has been under the mentorship of Dr. Mona Loutfy. And we believe very strongly in community-based research. All of our research is community based.
I'm not going to go through the statistics in detail, but I do want to say that our program, the Canadian HIV Fertility Program: our objective overall is to provide a program that is going to assist people, all people, living with HIV. It's a program that's quite unique, actually, internationally, because we're looking at assisting men and women -- regardless of gender or sexual orientation -- living with HIV, be they in serodiscordant or concordant relationships, with their pregnancy planning and fertility desires.
The model is very transferable. It's what we call a policy development model. Our goal is not only to do some research around pregnancy planning and reproductive rights, but to turn that research into action. And action, in many cases, means creating policy in our countries, or in our provinces, or in our regions, that will be able to actually be something useful that people living with HIV and their health care providers can use, in order to plan safe pregnancies.
Phase I is developing: What's the evidence? What do we know about pregnancy planning and HIV? Now, what we have done in our region -- and I think this is something that, again, is transferable -- is that we've looked at: What is the evidence that exists? And if there was no evidence, we've actually created small research projects in order to find out the answers to some very important questions, so that we're not just waving a banner and saying, "Hey, we need pregnancy planning rights. This is why." We need to be able to prove to funders, to policymakers, to health care providers, why we need this.
We've also looked at: What are the services that are currently available, and what's missing? So now we can look at what gap we need to fill in order to ensure that these services are available.
I think the most important phase of our model has been linking together stakeholders from various different disciplines. There are two of us, equally at the lead of this project: myself, as a community member, who is learning to become an independent researcher -- and more than a community member, a person living with HIV, so it's a true example of GIPA [greater involvement of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS]; and then also, my co-investigator, Dr. Mona Loutfy, who is an academic and a clinical researcher. Then we thought: Who else needs to be at the table in order to make this happen?
So we knew that we needed fertility specialists, obstetricians and gynecologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, AIDS service organizations -- all the pieces of the puzzle that touch the lives of people living with HIV -- in order to help us have safe and healthy pregnancies.
This has been very, very successful. And what we've tried to do is, first of all, bring them together in a room, which doesn't happen very often, and let them talk to each other and try to determine what are their fears and what are their reluctances to provide services; what have been their successes; what have been the barriers.
Not only that, but we've also tried to identify what we call "champions." I consider myself to be a community champion of this issue, and Dr. Loutfy to be a physician champion of this issue. But we've also found champions within the fertility movement, as fertility specialists, as obstetricians and gynecologists, as policymakers. Because who better than our peers to actually convince others in those disciplines that this is an important issue, that it's a human rights issue, and that it's something that needs to be dealt with?
Again, I like to keep saying this is transferable. This doesn't only have to happen in Canada; this can happen in other countries.
So the third phase of the program is what we're calling programmatic interventions. We have a provincial project, where we're doing things in a more in-depth fashion, because we can actually pilot more projects before we take them national.
Currently, we're creating national clinical guidelines on HIV pregnancy planning and fertility. They are actually finished now, and they're going to the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society. We were kind of clever. We got them on board on our guideline panel so that they could help us create them, and now we're going to send the guidelines to them and ask them for endorsement. Because they helped us create them, it's going to be kind of hard for them not to endorse them; and without their endorsement, it's difficult to get the uptake that we need by the people who are providing services. So I must say that was Dr. Mona (as we love to call her)'s idea. She's quite brilliant that way, in bringing people together.
We're also creating pamphlets in different areas: about pregnancy planning for positive men; pregnancy planning for positive women; information for women diagnosed during pregnancy. And also, we have another pamphlet that looks at some of the postpartum concerns, for after you've had your baby: So now what? What are the things that we do? Those are actually in the final draft, and they're going to print in August. They'll be made available very soon.
The next phase will be to distribute all of these. So we're going to have a big launch in April 2011 at the Canadian Association of HIV Research Conference. And that's, again, a conference that includes all kinds of disciplines.
We're also going to launch them at the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society. We'll launch the guidelines, the pamphlets. We want to do a Web site, but we haven't got the money for that yet, so we're going to tag on other people's Web sites when we can. We'll probably call on Dawn [Averitt Bridge, at The Well Project]. We're going to call on ATHENA, who have already agreed, and others at our Women's College Research Institute in Toronto, certainly. Probably, we'll be looking to TheBody.com -- and many other Web sites, until we can actually create our own.
One interesting project that we just got some money for is to actually develop a preconception cohort. So we're taking couples who are either serodiscordant couples, or concordant couples, both same-sex couples and heterosexual couples. And we're going to follow them from the preconception stage through the pregnancy and into the first few years of life as parents. And we're going to develop a series of questions, and monitor what their experiences were so that we can see if the projects that we're doing are actually making an impact.
As I said before, this project has been a true example of GIPA. I think it's really important to share that. People living with HIV have been involved in every single aspect of this project, from writing the research questions to developing the protocols, to writing the grants. You know, research ethics board submissions, program delivery, data analysis ... and where we don't have the skills, we're being mentored, and we're learning the skills. It's a really exciting project in that respect, as well.
There have been some benefits and some challenges, but the most important benefit has been ensuring the relevance of the research questions. It's all well and good to do research. But if it's not the research that the community is interested in, or is going to take advantage of, then it's really not research that we can put into action.
This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.
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MIDDLETOWN -- During their entire playoff run, the Hoosick Falls Central School boys soccer team has lived on the edge, winning all of their games by a single goal. Unfortunately, in the Class C state semifinal at Middletown High School on Saturday, Lansing got the goal they needed first and the Panthers couldn't equalize in a 1-0 defeat. "Getting to this point validates all the work we've put in since August," said Hoosick Falls coach Mike Young. "We're very humbled and fortunate to be one of the final four standing. We just came up a little bit short against a good team." Lansing (21-0), in the semifinal for the second straight season, scored the only goal of the contest with 10:43 remaining in the first half. Off a corner kick, there was a scramble in front of the Hoosick Falls (17-6) net. Goalie Noah Chani made the first stop, but the rebound came out to junior defender Andy Parkes, who put a toe on itand slid it past Chani. "They had some good shots but our defense held up well," Chani said. "There was just that one scramble in the box. They surrounded me, it was just chaos. I just saw the ball and tried to get with my foot." Other than that, Chani was a rock for the Panthers the entire game. With Lansing, the Section IV champion, peppering the goal, the sophomore made saves of all kinds - diving to both his left and right and jumping up to tip balls away from the crossbar. In the middle of the first half, Chani made a diving save to his right to keep out a rocketed shot. Later, on a free kick, Chani was on his toes, saving a surprisingly accurate shot from near midfield. "[Noah] surprised me this year, we knew he had some experience coming in and he proved all year that he was one of the best goalies," said senior forward Chris LaCroix. "He was a wall in there today." Chani, in his first full varsity season, finished with 16 saves. "Noah has great hands, and being able to put him in goal helps us to do other things on the field," Young said. "He'll have this experience as a sophomore, and build on it next year and afterward. He definitely kept us in the game at a few points." In the first half, the Bobcats outshot Hoosick Falls 10-1 but only led by a single tally. "We came out and had lots of chances early; if we had poked one of those in early in the game, it might have opened them up a little more," said Lansing coach Adam Heck. "[Hoosick Falls] was great at getting guys under the ball and making things happen outside the box. Our defense has been the backbone all year; they didn't allow [too many] good chances." The second half started similar to the first, with Chani making a couple of diving saves to keep it 1-0. With 15 minutes remaining and searching desperately for the equalizer, Hoosick Falls moved the back line up and added a third forward. It paid dividends soon after as the Panthers got a couple of chances at goal. But their best chance came with eight minutes left. Hoosick Falls forced a corner kick, their only one of the contest. LaCroix put it to the near post, where Tyler Carr got a head on it, but the Lansing defense, which has only allowed one goal this season, was just strong enough to keep the ball out of the net. "We were unfortunate to not get our toe to it, it was similar to their goal," Young said. In the final five minutes, Lansing played more of a keep-away style and the Panthers were unable to get another shot. "We had a great season, I wish it could keep going, but we did all we could," Chani said. There were tears at the end, but Young had a simple message for his team. "I told them they were the best boys soccer team in the history of Hoosick Falls," Young said. "The kids did everything I asked and gave everything they had and came up short. It's nothing to hang their heads about." "It's a great honor to be a part of this program," added senior Taylor Baker. "Hopefully the younger guys see what we did and do the same."
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A standing committee has urged the Senate to pass the Privacy Amendments (Privacy Alerts) Bill 2013, stating that mandatory data breach notifications would benefit both Australian consumers and industry stakeholders.
If passed, the bill will require government agencies and businesses to notify customers of serious data breaches in relation to personal, credit reporting, credit eligibility or tax file number information.
The report by the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs agreed that proposed reforms were long overdue and would encourage companies to effect and maintain high-quality data security practices.
"The committee supports enhanced privacy protection for individuals whose personal information has been accessed by, or disclosed to, a third party as the result of a serious data breach," read the report.
It noted that the Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC) had provided evidence in its submission that data breaches are under-reported and on the increase within Australia.
For example, under the OAIC's current voluntary data breach notification scheme it received 46 notifications between July 2011 and June 2012. This was down from 56 notifications in 2010-2011.
While the committee acknowledged that several groups who made submissions had concerns about the lack of definition for the term 'serious harm' and the trigger for mandatory notification, it pointed out that this threshold had been included in voluntary data breach notification guidelines since 2008 when the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) recommended the standard.
"The committee accepts that the threshold is familiar to stakeholders, and agrees that it is preferable for the Commissioner to continue to issue guidance on the meaning of a real risk of serious harm as circumstances require."
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), which made a submission to the committee in support of mandatory notification, said passing the bill would lead to better security of private and financial information.
"Consumers have a right to be informed when companies lose or misuse their data and ACCAN does not believe such notifications would be difficult to provide," said CEO Teresa Corbin.
However, Coalition senators Gary Humphries and Sue Boyce said in a statement that they were concerned about the lack of "due process" and time for scrutiny afforded to the bill.
"Coalition senators believe the concerns raised by those stakeholders should be better scrutinised, understood and acted upon by the relevant government agencies as this new privacy regime is rolled out."
The Communications Alliance and Association for Data-driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA) have also criticised the bill, saying that the legislation will come at a cost to industry and that there has not been enough consultation.
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