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51-5112.00 - Printing Press Operators
Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.
Sample of reported job titles: 1st Pressman, 2nd Pressman, Flexographic Press Operator, Offset Pressman, Press Leader, Press Operator, Pressman, Printer, Printing Press Operator, Printing Pressman
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.
- Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, stock specifications, colors, or special printing instructions.
- Verify that paper and ink meet the specifications for a given job.
- Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.
- Change press plates, blankets, or cylinders, as required.
- Obtain or mix inks and fill ink fountains.
- Feed paper through press cylinders and adjust feed and tension controls.
- Load presses with paper and make necessary adjustments, according to paper size.
- Secure printing plates to printing units and adjust tolerances.
- Clean ink fountains, plates, or printing unit cylinders when press runs are completed.
- Monitor automated press operation systems and respond to fault, error, or alert messages.
- Clean or oil presses or make minor repairs, using hand tools.
- Adjust ink fountain flow rates.
- Maintain time or production records.
- Adjust digital files to alter print elements, such as fonts, graphics, or color separations.
- Input production job settings into workstation terminals that control automated printing systems.
- Download completed jobs to archive media so that questions can be answered or jobs replicated.
- Download or scan files to be printed, using printing production software.
- Direct or monitor work of press crews.
- Monitor environmental factors, such as humidity and temperature, that may impact equipment performance and make necessary adjustments.
- Monitor inventory levels on a regular basis, ordering or requesting additional supplies, as necessary.
- Set up or operate auxiliary equipment, such as cutting, folding, plate-making, drilling, or laminating machines.
Technology Skills
- Calendar and scheduling software — Job scheduling software
- Data base user interface and query software — Printers Software Inc. Presidio; Printing management system software
- Desktop publishing software — Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign ; Adobe Systems Adobe PageMaker; Enfocus PitStop Pro; QuarkXPress
- Document management software — Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat ; Adobe Systems Adobe LifeCycle Production Print ES3; Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
- Electronic mail software — Email software; Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Electronics for Imaging EFI Monarch; Electronics for Imaging EFI Pace
- Financial analysis software — Xerox ProfitQuick
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop ; Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite; Graphics software; Image editing software
- Industrial control software — AABACH Graphic Systems DIGRA
- Inventory management software — Inventory tracking software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Project management software — Job tracking software
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Adjustable wrenches — Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Air dryers — Air knives; Infrared dryers
- Ball peen hammer — Ball peen hammers
- Belt conveyors — Material conveyors; Materials conveyors
- Claw hammer — Claw hammers
- Conductivity meters — Conductivity indicators
- Dating or numbering machines — Numbering machines
- Densitometers — Printing densitometers
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Document camera — Process cameras
- Ear muffs
- Ear plugs
- Flexographic printer — Flexo presses; Flexographic presses
- Grease guns — Grease dispensing guns
- Hand trucks or accessories — Hand trucks
- Height gauges — Packing gauges
- Hex keys — Allen wrenches
- High capacity removable media drives — Universal serial bus USB flash drives
- Hoists — Chain hoists
- Industrial shrink wrap equipment — Shrink wrap machines
- Laminators — Laminating machines
- Laser printers — Large format printers
- Letter folders — Paper folders
- Letterpress equipment — Digital letterpresses; Letter presses
- Levels — Torpedo levels
- Lifts — Electric lifts
- Locking pliers — Vise grip pliers
- Magnifiers — Handheld magnifiers
- Micrometers — Printing micrometers
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Offset printing plate processors — Offset printing plate processing equipment
- Offset printing presses — Offset presses; Offset printing equipment; Sheet-fed presses; Web presses (see all 6 examples)
- Pad printer — Pad printing machines
- Pallet trucks — Pallet jacks
- Paper cutting machines or accessories — Paper cutting machines
- Paper drilling machines — Paper drills
- Paper jogging machines — Back joggers; Paper joggers
- Perforating machines — Perforators
- Personal computers — Workstation platforms
- pH meters — pH indicators; pH testers
- Photocopiers — Digital copiers; Photocopying equipment
- Photogravure printing machines — Gravure presses
- Platemakers — External drum imagesetters; Flat-bed imagesetters; Printing platemakers; Thermal platemaking equipment (see all 7 examples)
- Printing assemblers — Folding equipment; Stitching equipment
- Printing collators or decollators — Collating equipment
- Printing cutters — Cutting equipment
- Printing guillotines — Power paper cutters
- Printing presses — Digital printing presses; Multicolor presses; Sheetfed presses
- Punches or nail sets or drifts — Drift punches
- Putty knives
- Ratchets — Ratchet sets
- Rulers — Line gauge rulers
- Safety glasses
- Scanners — Color separation scanners; Drum scanners
- Screwdrivers — Phillips head screwdrivers; Slotted screwdrivers
- Silk screen printing machines — Screen printing presses
- Silk screen vacuum printing frames — Silk screen vacuum printer frames
- Spectrophotometers — Printing spectrophotometers
- Stackers — Printing stackers
- Stapler units — Stapling machines
- Tape measures — Measuring tapes
- Thermal book binding machines — Thermal book binders
- Wrapping machinery — Strapping machines
- Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
- Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
- Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Perceptual Speed — The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Work Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Detailed Work Activities
- Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.
- Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
- Evaluate quality of materials or products.
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
- Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
- Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.
- Install mechanical components in production equipment.
- Load materials into production equipment.
- Mix ingredients to create specific finishes.
- Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
- Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
- Clean production equipment.
- Program equipment to perform production tasks.
- Lubricate production equipment.
- Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
- Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
- Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
- Record operational or production data.
- Download data.
- Direct operational or production activities.
- Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
- Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
- Operate cutting equipment.
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Work Context
- Exposed to Contaminants — 96% responded "Every day."
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 82% responded "Every day."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 72% responded "Extremely important."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 88% responded "Every day."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 78% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Standing — 63% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Time Pressure — 57% responded "Every day."
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment — 46% responded "Extremely important."
- Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 52% responded "Every day."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 51% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 53% responded "Very important results."
- Contact With Others — 44% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Exposed to Hazardous Equipment — 70% responded "Every day."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 58% responded "Every day."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 38% responded "Some freedom."
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 46% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 28% responded "About half the time."
- Exposed to Hazardous Conditions — 52% responded "Every day."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 36% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks — 38% responded "Very important."
- Consequence of Error — 30% responded "Very serious."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 30% responded "Very important."
- Spend Time Walking and Running — 41% responded "Less than half the time."
- Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions — 45% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 29% responded "Extremely important."
- Telephone — 31% responded "Every day."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 34% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 69% responded "40 hours."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
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- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Work Values
- Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Related Occupations
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2019)
|$17.74 hourly, $36,910 annual
|State wages
|Local wages
|Employment (2018)
|175,700 employees
|Projected growth (2018-2028)
|Decline (-2% or lower)
|Projected job openings (2018-2028)
|State trends
|Top industries (2018)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data and 2018-2028 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
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Caught on video: Chase ends with crash near high school
Two men were arrested and charged after a high-speed chase that ended near Ankeny High School Wednesday night.
Peter Wiley, 31, was charged with eluding and possession of a weapon as a felon. Wiley was also wanted on charges out of Union County including reckless driving, fraudulent practices, interference with official acts and driving while license suspended.
Justin Stowers, 32, was charged with eluding, possession of a weapon as a felon and interference with official acts.
The chase started near Park Avenue and 63rd Street in Des Moines when police tried to pull over a vehicle for a traffic violation. It eventually ended near Ankeny High School.
The vehicle eventually was stopped when it collided with a state trooper's vehicle. The chase and crash were recorded on an in-car camera inside an Iowa State Patrol vehicle.
Des Moines police, Polk County deputies, Ankeny police and Iowa State Patrol officers were all involved in the chase.


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Thierry Costa, the staff doctor for the French Survivor spin-off Koh-Lanta, committed suicide Monday, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Costa's death comes 10 days after contestant Gerald Babin died of a heart attack on the first day of filming the latest season.
"We have learned with dismay that Dr. Thierry Costa passed away in Cambodia today," a statement from Adventure Line Productions read. "His high level of professionalism and humanity towards participants and production teams has always been unanimously recognized."
See other celebrities we've lost this yearCosta, who had been with Koh-Lanta four seasons, left a suicide note that said his reputation had suffered after Babin's death."Unjust accusations and assumptions have been made against me," he wrote, adding he was confident that he treated Babin "as a patient and not as a contestant."Babin, 25, complained of cramping during a tug-of-war challenge and was treated on set, but he suffered "a series of cardiac arrests" en route to the hospital and passed away.After Babin's death, the entire season of Koh-Lanta was canceled and Babin's family announced they are seeking damages on the basis of "illegal conditions" and "breaches of health and safety." French authorities have also opened a manslaughter inquiry into Babin's death.According to Deadline, Adventure Line Productions announced it was going to sue for defamation after an anonymous source questioned Costa and the production team's on-site treatment.


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When Neal Smith first joined the LA Weight Loss Centers franchise system, he intended to operate two centers in Birmingham, Alabama. While his customers were slimming down, business was bulking up. Four years later, Smith has a chain of 17 weight-loss centers and plans to open another 15 locations in the next year. "We've had more success than I ever dreamed of," says Smith, 47. "We decided to keep growing as long as it made sense. And it's still making sense."
On the marketing end, Smith's goal is to spread the word about LA Weight Loss Centers to its client base, primarily working mothers. "We try to reach the working woman wherever she is," he says.
These tactics seem to be working for Smith, who previously worked with another weight-loss system and owned discount stores. He projects sales of $15 million for 2003 and sees more growth on the horizon. "The market's there. Consumers want to be health-conscious-they just don't know how," he says. "We fill that niche."


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Holocaust survivor speaks at symposium on genocide
Holocaust survivor Irving Roth gave an eyewitness account of the holocaust Wednesday as the final speaker of a two-day symposium on genocide hosted by Liberty University School of Law and the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Roth, 82, is director of the Holocaust Resource Center in Manhasset, N.Y. He was born in Czechoslovakia. At the age of 14 he was loaded into a cattle car on a train, along with thousands of other Jews in his city. They were dispersed to concentration camps throughout Europe.
Roth survived the atrocities of both Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, but his grandmother and grandfather were killed in gas chambers and his brother was killed in a concentration camp. His parents survived thanks to a Christian woman who hid them in her apartment, he said.
He recalled the tragedy in detail on Wednesday:
"Now I'm in a cattle car. The doors are locked. Ninety people, no place to sit, no toilet, no windows – on the third day, the train stops … then the doors are slid open. It's night time. I jump off the train ... in the distance I see flames coming out of chimneys. At 14 years old I have no idea where am, I have no idea what's happening. All I know is that I'm in someplace that's not good. I'm frightened. …
"Within minutes I'm in a line facing a man in a uniform who looks at me and says, 'To the left.' My brother to the left, my grandfather and grandmother to the right, my aunt, and my 10-year-old cousin to the right … they are marched off to that building, the flame shoots (up). You might think panic would break out -- it didn't. Why? They were told they were going to take a shower. …
"Smoke and ashes of the 3,000 people that arrived in the transport the night before, 24 hours later 300 of us are still alive. By this time we are in striped uniforms, shaved, standing in formation and in fact I stopped being Irving Roth. I've become a number."
This was the first time the School of Law has hosted a symposium on genocide. Titled "Genocide and Religious Persecution around the World," the event featured speakers from government agencies, nonprofit organizations and other experts on the subject from around the world, including Alphonsine Abia of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, The Netherlands and the Honorable Jean de Dieu Mucyo, Executive Secretary to the National Commission on the Fight Against Genocide.
"The symposium was unique because it didn't have the usual experts who studied genocide from a distance, but rather we brought together experts from around the world who lived through genocide and who devote their lives to providing solutions and healing to those most affected," said School of Law Dean Mat Staver.
All sessions were held in the School of Law's Supreme Courtroom and incorporated panel discussions and question-and-answer sessions, which examined the history of genocide and current outbreaks of genocide worldwide, as well as presented prevention and coping strategies. Discussion topics included the Armenian genocide, the history of genocide, the impact of genocide on Africa, and the Holocaust. The PBS documentary "Ghosts of Rwanda" was also shown.


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Respected power user Sin0822 has once again turned his attention to our new X79 platform with a review of our GIGABYTE G1.Assassin 2 board. As you'd expect from a Sin0822 review, it's very detailed and covers just every aspect of the board including details on pretty much every chip we used. There's also advice on how to achieve a good overclock, as well as some proof that Sin can handle himself in the 3D gaming realm and is well placed as a reviewer of high-end gaming offering. Here's a sample of what he has to say:
"The G1 Assassin 2 is a 3rd generation G1 Killer. It's a gaming board, but the best of the best gaming boards. Sure other boards might have some overclocking features like buttons, voltage read points, and cool sub-zero temp meters but what gamer is ever going to use those while gaming? I am not saying that this board doesn't overclock, it in fact does overclock great, but it is more geared towards gamers and thus you only pay for gaming features.
"Shouldn't a gaming board be reviewed by someone who actually games?", some have asked. Many might not know this, but I do in fact play some computer games, and I can show off a bit below. In the end this board is now in my 24/7 rig displacing the Sniper 2 into my second rig, and I really don't game with anything other than a G1 series board. There is a reason to this, because I have my 24/7 computer on 24/7, it doesn't sleep, it miss a beat either, it just runs. I feed it electricity, and yet I depend on it to do everything. I must say though that nice audio allows me to hear around corners, as I can hear footsteps and that is one of the biggest advantages to a G1 board. Of course a top-notch sound card can do the same, but I never bought a sound card after my Audigy2 ZS."
You can catch the full review on several of the sites and forums Sin frequents: XtremeSystems, Overclock.net, Overclockers.com, Overclockers.com.au, Tweaktown.com
More on the G1.Assassin 2 can be found here.


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Amelia Cossentino, 11, of Malverne, missed a mandatory music rehearsal on Saturday afternoon, but she did get an excuse note -- from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Amelia was one of four Kidsday reporters from Valley Stream school district 13 who interviewed Sotomayor at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, where she had come to promote her autobiography, "My Beloved World."
For the students, being the only reporters to talk with her privately was more than exciting. As Randy Kublall, 11, of Elmont, put it, "She loves people, her smile was so big and proud. She shook my hand at least three times!"
They also found her story inspiring, said Jessica Sossi Romano, 12, of Franklin Square: "She mentioned if she can do it, anyone else can do it, too."
What was your inspiration or who's your role model for writing your book? Did anybody help you?
What an interesting question. It wasn't one person, it was my family. That's why the book starts with my family. It starts with my grandmother. Well, the very beginning is my mom and dad, but then I go to my grandmother and the rest of my family.
We find a judge to be a role model to everyone. What words of wisdom could you give to the people who want to become a judge?
It's the advice that I give to anybody who wants to do anything. Whether it's being a judge, doctor, teacher, astronaut, engineer. You name the profession. Make sure you love what you're doing. It doesn't matter what you choose to do, as long as you have passion about the work you're doing, then that will show in how well you do your work.
We heard that your book is about life struggles. What does that mean to you and why did you choose to write about this?
For me it was being poor, it was having a disease, juvenile diabetes. . . . And my dad had a lot of problems before he died. And it was a bad situation for my mom and for us. And you have struggles as you start going to school, and do your career, figuring out how to be successful with what you do can sometimes be a struggle. . . . There's a way around struggles if you give yourself a chance to find them.
What was it like to swear in Barack Obama?
I didn't swear him in, but I swore in the vice president, Joe Biden, and it was almost unbelievable. You know they say after the swearing-in of the president, when he was leaving and he turned around to look how big the audience was. Well, I did that as I went on to the platform and I was amazed because I never imagined I would ever be in front, not just of the nation, but of the world. And it was pretty cool.
Do you think the judicial branch is the strongest branch of the government, and if so, why?
I can't answer that question, I have a bias; I have a prejudice. I'm a judge. Because of that, I always say "yes" to that question. Because I think that we can decide questions without compromising our values. You see when you're in the political branch, whether you're the president or Congress, you have a lot of people to represent. And a lot of times they have conflicts in what they need. And so you have to figure out who's going to give up something in a struggle. Now, a judge doesn't have to decide a conflict that way. We do what the law says, what we think the law says. And so we don't have to compromise our decisions in that way. So I think that's why we're the strongest branch.
Do you ever wear your Supreme Court robe around the house?
God, no! Do you know how heavy that robe is? Everybody takes off their jacket. When I became a judge, I was told by a woman judge buy short sleeve shirts because that robe is so hot that you're going to fry under it. And she was absolutely right. It's big and heavy and you get so hot that nobody would wear it around the house. It's not that comfortable.


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Installing YAM
- How do I correctly set up several users in YAM?
- How can I setup YAM for different e-mail addresses?
- YAM 2.5 requires newlib.library v52.20 or newer but I don't seem to have it. Where do I get that latest version?
How do I correctly set up several users in YAM?
YAM is able to handle multiple users, each of them with their own mail accounts. To accomplish this go to the "Settings" menu and select the "Users…" item.
In the users window you can create new users. Each user must have its own mail directory to avoid conflicts. The best approach is to keep YAM's own data (program, catalogs, etc) apart from user stuff. That means you should have seperate directories for this, e.g. "YAM:" for all YAM related stuff, and "Mail:" for all the mails.
Example: You want to have two users, named "foo" and "bar". Each of these must have its own mail directory. Normally the first user (foo) already exists, because that's the basic user to run YAM. So only "bar" needs to be set up.
Create a new user, fill in the real name and optionally a password. The mail directory should be set to "Mail:bar". All the personal stuff of user "bar" will go there: mails, personal address book, spam filter training data, etc. The other settings can be configured as you like. Close the window and restart YAM - it will now prompt you for which user you want to run YAM. All the personal stuff of user "bar" will now end up in "Mail:bar". More users are created in the very same way.
PLEASE NOTE: There also seems to be a lot of confusion about the MAILDIR tooltype. This one can be used very efficiently with more than one user. Just create as many project icons as necessary and set the default tool to "YAM:YAM" (or whatever YAM's executable is named). Additionally set the tooltypes USER and MAILDIR to the corresponding user name and mail directory. According to the example above you would have two project icons. The first one (named "YAM foo" for example) would have these tooltypes:
USER=foo MAILDIR=Mail:foo
The second one would look like this:
USER=bar MAILDIR=Mail:bar
And one more example:
USER=John Doe PASSWORD=johnspassword MAILDIR=Mail:johnsmaildir
Please remember to specifiy the complete user name for the USER tooltype.
Clicking on the icons will start YAM without further login questions for the desired used.
How can I setup YAM for different e-mail addresses?
If you get mail from multiple e-mail accounts, but use only one of them to send mail, then setup your e-mail accounts in the TCP/IP - POP3 section of the configuration. YAM can check up to 16 accounts (in YAM 2.6+ even unlimited) automatically. If more than one person is using YAM for his/her email, or if you need to send messages from different e-mail addresses, then go to 'Settings/Users' main menu entry and add a user account for each of them. If only a single person is using YAM but has multiple email adresses you can use the new multi-identity feature available in YAM 2.8+.
YAM 2.5 requires newlib.library v52.20 or newer but I don't seem to have it. Where do I get that latest version?
Since version 2.5, a PowerPC (PPC) native version of YAM for AmigaOS4 is supplied. The binary however does require the user to have the July Update of AmigaOS4 Final to be installed. This update can be normally obtained via the website of Hyperion Entertainment (http://www.hyperion-entertainment.biz/).
So in case YAM pops up a requester reminding you that it requires a newer newlib.library version, please make sure that you really have the very latest AmigaOS4 update properly installed for your hardware platform. And please note that newlib.library is an integral part of AmigaOS4 and not available seperately or for other platforms.


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Abigail Field's latest article is a must read. Forget the energizer bunny, this just keeps going and going…it does not stop.
from DailyFinance
When an LPS client has a mortgage that goes into default, Lofton explains, LPS starts managing the loan. In order to do that, the appropriate LPS employees are given login information for the bank's database. As a security measure, each login is unique. That login grants access to the bank's entire database of current and defaulted loans, so that the employee can address whatever problem exists. For example, if a payment that should have been applied to a defaulted mortgage was accidentally credited to a current mortgage, the LPS employee needs access to the current mortgage to fix the error.
When an employee can't fix or reconcile data in an account, she is supposed to enlist the help of her supervisor, and if needed, her supervisor's supervisor. Each manager also has unique login information, and each bank apparently has additional security protocols that LPS employees are supposed to follow. If the employees and supervisors were following the rules, all would be relatively well. But according to Lofton, they were not:
"…109. …most of the [LPS] Associate Team members had gained unauthorized access to the logins and passwords of their team associates and supervisors for all of the bank servicers' computers.
110. With this unauthorized access to the Bank's computers, the [LPS] associates could go into the banks computer files and manipulate the data….
112. I was particularly concerned that during "crunch" times …Team Associates were cutting corners….
116. When an employee cut corners, the employee left out one or more steps that should have been performed and had to make something up.
117. The problem caused by cutting corners might not come to light until six months down the road when an attorney asks questions about the billing record."
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"I've been using crack since I was 18, and I'm 27 now. I mean, that's almost 7 years I've been doing this stuff. I've spent 2 years in jail for it. I've been in and out of every rehab program in town. I've never had a real job, and still live with my parents. It's time for me to turn my life around, and I'm going to start by being honest and telling my parents about my habit. I've been able to hide it from them, but It's time they know I've got a problem."
Dude, if your parents haven't figured that out yet, they're probably on it, too. Also, your math sucks.


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"Fujitsu Microelectronics' leading-edge technologies require tight control over thickness variation. Density-based fill is a starting point and an improvement over traditional dummy fill, but at smaller features sizes our analysis shows that we need to consider more than just density," said Noboru Yokota, General Manager of the Technology Development Division at Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited. "The Mentor solution is unique because it can handle complex equations combining all the factors required to compute an optimum fill that achieves our planarity goals with as few added shapes as possible."
"Our long-term partnership with Fujitsu Microelectronics has resulted in a complete solution that meets Fujitsu Microelectronics' verification and DFM requirements for their latest IC designs regardless of which process offering is being targeted," said Joseph Sawicki, Vice President and General Manager of the Design-to-Silicon division at Mentor Graphics. "Our customers are moving to all-Mentor flows because we offer both the best-in-class technology for each design task, as well as the ease of integration and use that can only be achieved with a single integrated platform and tools built from the ground up to work together seamlessly."
Mentor's Design-for-Manufacturing Solution
The Calibre nm platform, with the Calibre nmDRC and Calibre LVS tools, has become the golden standard for verification of advanced ICs. Mentor's comprehensive DFM solution is tightly integrated with the Calibre platform and supports the highest performance designs at advanced nodes with better control of manufacturing variability for cell libraries as well as full-chip layouts. The Calibre DFM solution includes the Calibre LFD™ product, which provides accurate modeling of lithographic process and etch characteristics, and is the standard sign-off flow for litho hotspot and variability analysis for IP and full-chip applications. It is fully integrated with the Calibre nmDRC, Calibre LVS (Layout vs. Schematic) and Calibre xRC products, allowing critical device and interconnect characteristics to be extracted based on accurately-modeled, "as-built" contour geometries. The resulting physical data can be plugged into a SPICE simulator to produce an accurate timing simulation of how physical blocks will actually perform.
The Calibre DFM solution also includes the Calibre YieldAnalyzer and Calibre YieldEnhancer products for automated CAA analysis and fixing. The YieldEnhancer tool includes a SmartFill intelligent fill capability, which performs metal fills based on metal density and density gradients. The Calibre CMPAnalyzer tool enables CMP planarity analysis and fill enhancement based on comprehensive, foundry-specific thickness models. Together, these products comprehensively address the variability issues of manufacturing at 65nm and below by making the physical design flow more process-aware and robust, reducing yield surprises late in the development cycle.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $800 million and employs approximately 4,500 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
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Soukara was an inhabited planet in the Soukara system. During the Dominion War, this planet was in Dominion-controlled space and was the location for a Dominion base. The planet had at least two moons and a nearby asteroid field, which could be used to penetrate the Dominion sensor grid undetected. The base was located in the middle of a jungle, and was protected by transport scramblers.
In 2374, Worf and Jadzia Dax were sent on a covert mission to Soukara to recover a Cardassian defector, Lasaran, who claimed to know the location and false identity of every Founder in the Alpha Quadrant. Unfortunately, Dax was severely injured by a Jem'Hadar patrol, and Worf chose to abort the mission to seek medical care for her. (DS9: "Change of Heart")
Later that year, Romulan Senator Vreenak met with Weyoun on Soukara. On the way back he took a secret detour to Deep Space 9 at Captain Benjamin Sisko's request. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")
External linkEdit
- Soukara at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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gamespot score:6.0(fair)
my score:7.3
(+)pros:-encourages lots and lots of stragetic play,- interesting characters,- many playthrough routes available,- destiny plume invoking helps in a pinch,- multiple endings.
(-)cons:- gameplay mechanics including siege attacks are hard to learn,- too hard,- battles take hell a long time to conclude.
gameplay time: 30-40 hours (above average)
Yoyo. Today Im doing valkyrie profile:covenant of the plume. Cleared it for quite awhile, so I may not remember every exact bit of the story details. Anyway, I did find gamespot rather harsh on this one. 6.0? Give square a break, it wasnt too bad. Though I have to agree this is a step down from valkyrie profile: lenneth for PSP. Never played silmeria though, couldnt find it at the time. Anyway here we go.
Covenant of the plume has a pretty good plot, though it doesnt quite match up to that of profile: lenneth. It speaks of a male protoganist, wylfred, though he is usually called wyll. Anyway wyll's father was one of the chosen, as in chosen by the valkyrie, lenneth. Apparently he isnt happy about it, since his father's selection means no work for the family, which led to the death of his sister due to lack of food. So he apparently curses the valkyrie. So one day he goes to join up in the mercenary with his best friend ancel. So they are one day attacked by a vast amount of monsters. Failing to keep up with the enemies, he is slayed and given another chance to live by the queen of hell, she also gives him the ability to invoke the plume, to give someone insane power, but makes him or her die after that. Needless to say he uses it on ancel in an upcoming battle, and his best friend is thus lost. With the death of his friend and the power to invoke the plume, he sets off his journey to battle against the valkyrie.
Covenant of the plume has some interesting battle mechanics. It runs by valkyrie profile: lenneth's play style in battle, with up to 4 combatants to chain up the combo and perform finishers. Except this time they put a little strategic twist to it, by adding turn by turn stragetic elements. Thus covenant of the plume is a strategic RPG hybrid following the old battle rules. This isnt bad, its kinda interesting. But still, there are still issues. In fact the only issues with the game come from battle. Well on to them.
So yeah before you head into battle, you go into towns and such to stock up on armor and tirgger event scenes. Triggered event scenes usually lead to battle, and thats where the stuff happens. In battles, the fights run as I said above. To engage an enemy in the classic battle system, 1st you have to send any number of your 4 units to surround the enemy, then have the last one to reach there attack the enemy. If you have 4 units around the enemy, battle takes place like previous games, 4 on 1. But if you send any less, then you only get that amount fighting. This kinda sucks and you have to probably wait for an enemy to come by and let all 4 gang up on the poor fella. If you so dare to fight one on one with the fella you are in for some dip shit, since enemies have collosal stats and are a pain to kill. This makes the game hard and unfair, your enemies are near godly, and you need to gang up on them. That means battles can take hours too. What a pain.
Aside from all that, learning the basics in battle arent as easy as you think. Before you jump into all that whatsnot, you need to learn about the complicated starting mechanics. All the nonsense about siege attacks and stuff are complicated as hell. Its kinda hard to understand what the game is trying to make out with the rules in battle, even at the start. Whats more with you trying to grasp the going ons in battle the enemies are already to strong then, making things...... annoying.


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Two hundred years after the birth of Charles Darwin, author of "The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection," the debate continues about how we came to be. To help people sort out their feelings and ideas about our origins, Springfield College/Benedictine University and the University of Illinois at Springfield have been offering a course on evolution and creationism.
Two hundred years after the birth of Charles Darwin, author of "The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection," the debate continues about how we came to be.
To help people sort out their feelings and ideas about our origins, Springfield College/Benedictine University and the University of Illinois at Springfield have been offering a course on evolution and creationism.
Darwin was born on Feb. 12, 1809, the same day as Springfield's most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln.
In his 1859 book "The Origin of Species," Darwin outlined his theory of natural selection — forms of life evolve or adapt to changing environments in order to survive, and pass advantageous adaptations to succeeding generations. The theory runs counter to religious beliefs that God or an almighty power created the world's life forms, and that the answer to how humans and other species got here lies within religious texts.
But rather than take a confrontational approach to the issue of science versus religion, instructors say they are trying to foster respect among people with varying opinions, hoping to get students to open up about their beliefs and think about them critically.
"I let the students go ahead and talk about their beliefs, whether they are fundamentalists, diehard atheists, Bible literalists, or people who really don't know what is going on," says Darlene Snyder, assistant professor of biology at SC/BU. "I tell my kids, if you run into someone who absolutely knows the truth, don't believe a word of what they are saying."
Snyder says she keeps her own opinions out of the class.
"After class," she says, "I'll have four or five of them come up and say, 'We don't get you. Your e-mail address is evolutionmom and you're wearing a cross. We can't figure out your point of view.'
"I tell them the class is intended to help you understand your point of view, not mine."
Snyder says she revamped the class a couple of years ago, after it had dropped off the course schedule.
The SC/BU class is a hybrid combining online, in-person and laboratory portions. This summer, the class is traveling to the Galapagos Islands near Ecuador for nine days to walk in Darwin's footsteps. The scientist traveled there in the early 1830s, and his observations of the plants and animals on the islands greatly influenced the foundation of his theory of natural selection.
Snyder said this is SC/BU's first time to organize the trip, which leaves June 3. Fifteen people are signed up. The trip is open to people who are not enrolled in the class.
"It's a chance to see what he saw," Snyder says. "Then you can understand better how he came up with this theory of evolution, which unifies all of biology."
Dennis Ruez, Jr., assistant professor of environmental studies at UIS, is in line to teach the course next school year.
He says the course is intended to help students understand why people think the way they do on the issue on evolution versus creationism.
"I hope people will get an appreciation of why other people have their own thoughts (on evolution and creationism)," he says. "Many people take the issue very personally, and have a confrontational approach. Even if you think you are right, there is no reason to have that attitude."
Ruez has been reading in preparation for teaching the course. One publication is The Quarterly Review of Biology from December 1997 that includes discussion of an address by Pope John Paul II that addresses the Catholic church's views on evolution and the spirituality of man.
"I don't know if people are aware that most religious denominations don't have an issue with evolution," he says. "It's not a science versus religion issue."
Scientific method is used to test ideas, not to make subjective judges about value, morality or faith.
"When you hold any of (the religious belief systems) up against science you can see that they don't have anything in common," Snyder says. "Faith and science don't cross paths very often."
Some people just don't trust science, Snyder says.
"But they love their cars and their antibiotics and they love having their appendix out before it bursts," she says.
"It's important that people understand what religion is and what science is and how the two can complement each other," Snyder says. "They don't have to be mutually exclusive, despite what people preach. You don't have to stop believing in God just because you believe in evolution.
"If your car doesn't start, you don't call your priest or your rabbi."
Science avoided religious issues in the past.
"Science used to shy away from that," she says. "Now it's very out in the open. The thing to do is to (discuss) it with respect."
Ruez says he doesn't know quite what to expect when his first class convenes. The classes are fairly large, he says. About 30 students are in each class.
He says Internet searches have turned up dozens if not hundreds of different creation stories. American Indian cultures have about 100 options, he says.
"Do I have to teach all of them?" he asked a class of graduate students last semester.
Ruez says different people have sought the answers to life's great mysteries in many different ways.
"Why do people ask these grandiose questions?" he says. "I think people find life more comfortable with a meaning behind it."
Chris Young can be reached at (217) 788-1528 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Darwin's theory of natural selection
Natural selection is the survival and reproductive success of individuals best suited to their environment. Natural selection requires variation among individuals in a population and that those characteristics must be able to be passed on to succeeding generations. Natural selection leads to individuals becoming better adapted to environmental conditions.
Want to visit the Galapagos Islands?
For more information on Springfield College in Illinois' Galapagos Islands trip, e-mail Darlene Snyder at email@example.com.


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According to director Len Wiseman, there'll be some familiar moments in his new version of "Total Recall," but rememberances of Schwarzenegger's trip to Mars in the original shoud be left at the candy bar.
Wiseman, best known for helming the initial "Underworld" films, has also done his share of rethinking established properties – he directed the sequel "Live Free and Die Hard" and the "Hawaii Five-0" reboot pilot. So when it came to spearheading the remake of "Total Recall," the 1990 camp-action sci-fi thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, he took on the self-imposed task of veering away from much of the original film's established landscape in favor of fresh world-building, while still hewing close to the high-concept and tipping his hat to some iconic imagery (yes, the three-breasted hooker makes an appearance).
An avowed fanboy, Wiseman reveals his approach to PopcornBiz, along with the reasoning behind his casting choices (including Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel and Wiseman's wife Kate Beckinsale) and a near-miss at a major superhero franchise.
You've got a few different versions of this film's original source material to draw from: the original 1966 Phillip K. Dick story and the Paul Verhoeven movie. How do you choose what to keep or omit?
As selfish as it sounds, I start with myself, in terms of being a fan of both the movie and the book. So knowing there's just the comfort and the confidence of being a fan of the material, that's where I first draw what I want to see. I figure if maybe people think it's the wrong approach, it's the only way that I can really do it – that what would I want to see from a 'Total Recall' movie if I were to just walk into the theater and experience it myself, so that's where I really come from.
I think it's slightly a wrong direction to try and cherry-pick through things that you think people would like to see. There are certain things that people would really love to see. I know that people were very pissed off that it doesn't go to Mars, but other people are very upset that it's too similar in certain areas. I wouldn't have done the movie if it went to Mars; Mars doesn't excite me that much, in terms of creating that world. I feel like over the course of the years we've seen a lot of Mars movies since then.
Tonally, where is 'Total Recall'?
Tonally it's a little bit darker than the original, but it is still a lot of fun. It doesn't take itself immensely serious to where it's no longer fun. I will always want to make sure that it's still wildly entertaining. But I do that with taking the material seriously.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a singular type of leading man, then and now. In which ways do you think Colin Farrell is the right leading man for this modern incarnation?
I think one of the main things is that Colin has not done a movie like this before. Right away that sets you apart. He's not associated with action sci-fi. It's not really what he's known for. I'm always really interested in that. When I was casting for 'Underworld,' I was so excited about the idea of Kate because she had never done anything like that before, and at the time when we announced Kate Beckinsale was going to be in a vampire/werewolf movie, people were like, 'What?' Now people are like, 'Oh, yeah – she kicks ass.' But at that time it was very weird and I think there's an intrigue about that. I remember when Angelina Jolie was cast as Tomb Raider I immediately go, 'I haven't seen that.' I think Robert Downey Jr. [as Iron Man], the same thing. I love when it goes against what you'd immediately think.
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When 'Recall' was first announced there was a lot of talk about who was going to replace Arnold. Every bodybuilder, every wrestler was on the sites as who they thought would be the best replacement for Arnold, and I had no intention of doing that. I think if you're trying to replace Arnold, you're an idiot anyway. It was never that. Imagine if 'Total Recall' was coming out right now and the person was as big as Arnold, trying to kind of take over that baton from him. It's ridiculous. I love Arnold's movies. I grew up with him. I would never want to touch his image of that.
Even though she's your wife, does Kate still surprise you as an actress?
A hundred percent – and also, if this makes sense, she surprises me and I'm looking for it and hoping for it because I know her personality and know what she can bring. Kate has a very sharp, slanted, knotty sense of humor about her anyway, as a person – a lot of people don't really realize that, and that I really wanted that to come through in Lori's character.
And Jessica Biel?
I've always thought that Jessica would be great in a strong role like this. She has been in a few action films, but I'm not sure if people really distinguish the action films from the role that she's playing. She hasn't really played the action star. She's been in a lot of action movies, but actually being the strong lead within that movie…I just felt that she really had that sort of energy and the believability to be really in charge and be one of those very strong female roles.
I think 'The Avengers' cemented that we're deep into the era of the superhero movie. You've been saying for years how much you love that genre. Is there a character that's close to your heart that you'd love to get a shot at bringing to the big screen?
A lot of them have been done. So close to my heart, there are many – billions – out there, like Batman. I'll tell you, one of the ones that got away from me was 'Iron Man.' I was involved with 'Iron Man' for a while and it was at a time when it was Tom Cruise that was being talked about. I was involved in that and I was in post of 'Underworld 2' at the time. I was super-excited about that one, and at the time I know that I was perceived as being 'too dark' as a director. And it wasn't until after 'Die Hard' came out that the conversations were, 'Hey, "Die Hard" wasn't dark. In "Die Hard," you actually have scenes during the daytime.' It was like, 'Of course, because it's "Die Hard".' It's supposed to be a comic book.


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Kings of Leon lead singer Caleb Followill is on fire for his new bride to be.
The 28-year-old rocker is enaged to former J.Crew and Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge, 24, reports People. She appeared in the video for the band's hit song, "Use Somebody." The couple has been dating for over two years.
Caleb is just the latest member of the Followill clan to fall prey to the marriage bug. His brother and bandmate, Nathan, was married last Novermber to singer Jessie Baylin.
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Nathan explained that at one point, he and other members of the band were a bit skeptical of long-term relationships.
"I mean, I don't think just anyone could handle being away from for 10 months out of the year, but you know, it kind of helped us not to attach ourselves to a certain place for too long because we knew we were going to up and leave. So early in our career it was perfect for guiltless sex with the groupies, but now that we all have relationships, it's a little tough," he said in an interview with AZCentral.
Kings of Leon's new album, "Come Around Sundown," is scheduled for release on October 18. Their last album, 2008's "Only By the Night," launched the band to superstardom, spawning three major hits: the aforementioned "Use Somebody," "Sex on Fire," and "Manhattan." The album has sold over six million copies worldwide.
The band is currently on tour in the U.S. and will head overseas next month.
Selected Reading: People, MTV, AZ Central


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When three-time Olympian Kelly Clark fell on her first run of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic snowboard halfpipe finals, she instantly relived the 2006 Torino Olympics, where a fall put her in fourth place.
"I repeated my greatest defeat in the first run of finals," said Clark, who already has locked up a spot on the 2014 Olympic Snowboarding team and who will appear among the many stars at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, today (Thursday, Jan. 16) through Sunday.
In her bid for a medal at the Sochi Olympics, however, Clark along the way learned about the psychological process in overcoming disappointment to reach a Gold Medal mentality.
"Being able to reel it in and have the opportunity to overcome it was cool for me."
Though Clark, 30, was the favorite to win gold in Vancouver, she was more than happy with her second run, which earned her a bronze medal because of what she was able to overcome mentally.
With time running out on her, Clark rebounded from being in last place after the first run of the Olympic finals.
For Olympic athletes who have dedicated their lives to training, it is a combination of their mental game and physical strength that gets them to the podium—not one or the other, according to Sean McCann, senior sport psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee.
But mental weakness can easily keep an elite athlete off the podium. Competition at an Olympic level is only 5 percent mental, Clark said, but that 5 percent can easily take out the other 95.
"We are mind-body dualists at the USOC because every training session we are also working on motor control," McCann said. "Everything is combined."
As the 2002 Olympic halfpipe gold medalist and an eight-time X Games gold medalist, Clark has the most wins of any winning snowboarder—male or female—in the history of the sport.
Having locked in a spot on the 2014 team, it is her commitment to the training process, she said, that allows her to be successful.
Physical training and mental preparation can't be separated, said David Epstein, author of the New York Times bestseller, "The Sports Gene."
When an athlete learns a motor skill, they are engaging certain parts of the brain, he said, but they are also using the prefrontal cortex, which is the higher conscious area of the brain.
The goal for athletes is to relegate the task to more primitive parts of the brain that are in control of automatic functions.
"That's the hallmark of excellent performance—automating skills," Epstein said. "The hallmark of choking is de-automating those skills."
Though McCann, Epstein and Clark agree that Olympic success is a combination of mental and physical skill sets, athletes and coaches have identified mental preparation as the most important factor in success or failure.
The U.S. Olympic Committee recognizes the importance of the mental game, and increased its staff sports psychologists from one to six over the last 20 years.
The committee works with athletes and teams on managing the stresses of the games by executing mental plans and strategies for handling the crises that arise at every Olympics.
Although sports psychology is not new, athletes today are more receptive to the benefits of mental preparation than ever before, McCann said.
Devices are being developed that allow athletes to easily track their neurological state, heart rate variability, and bio-psychological state. They are paying more attention to things like sleep, rest, and stress levels.
Stress can increase with the extra scrutiny focused on top tier competitors.
With the growing support of sponsors, athletes are sometimes recognized and celebrated before they even become Olympians. The star-factor can be dangerous for athletes feeling the pressure "to do something spectacular," McCann said.
"For most athletes, the Olympics are completely unlike anything they have experienced before," Epstein said.
"They really have to find a way to be confident in their training and their coaching, otherwise they can unravel."
Even Clark, who is consistently one step ahead of her competitors and always working to progress the sport, said she has to constantly work on her mental game.
"It's easy to get caught up in expectations," Clark said. "I've found that you can never lose your focus, but you can focus on the wrong thing at the wrong time."
As Clark prepares for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she said that committing to her process is most important for success. She said she chooses to focus on things she can control.
Her comfortable run might be enough for a podium finish, but she strives to get better, she said, adding that she's working on a new run for the Olympics—a combination of tricks that no woman has attempted yet.
"I set high goals," Clark said. "I'm at a point in my career where I'm not looking to the Olympics to define me or arrive somewhere."
Every Olympian dreams of a podium finish, and Clark said she wouldn't be telling the truth if she said she was not going for another gold.
The most difficult trick of all, as it turns out, just might be in getting her head around it.
This story was first published in the Mammoth Times, January 16, 2014.


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A history of fiscal insults
Last updated 3/14/2012 at 2:02pm
My last letter to The Star editor helped define the reasons I am reviewing Coulee Dam town records … not a willy-nilly vendetta, as Mayor Snow has described it, but a real attempt to see how and why it is our cost for municipal services are among the highest in the state. Yes, there are some legitimate reasons just as there are for the other things we buy. Shortly after Snow took office he hired the town clerk that currently manages and administers the day-to-day operations for the town — since then the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased about 38 percent. As shocking as that is, it pales in comparison to the costs and charges of our Coulee Dam government under Mayor Snow. During this same time-frame, our water rates have increased 147 percent, our sewer rates 146 percent, and our electric rates are up about 78 percent. All outpacing the CPI by from twice to almost four times the standard rate!
Under Mayor Hartman, the town charged its utility customers a respectable Business and Occupation (B&O) tax of 2 percent for water, 2 percent for sewer, and 3 percent for electricity. By 1998 that had increased to 5 percent across the board for each utility. During Snow's first few years as mayor, those rates were increased to 18 percent for water, 18 percent for sewer, and to the maximum allowed by law for electricity. Coulee Dam charges its utility customers this "hidden tax" at one of the highest rates in the state. Of those cities that charge themselves this tax (most don't) the state average is about seven percent. So, under Snow, these optional (local choice) B&O taxes have increased by 260 percent! And what makes these taxes particularly heinous is that as they (Snow and the town council) increase our utility rates, an ever-increasing flow of revenue is generated for the General Fund for non-utility purposes — paying higher salaries, hiring unnecessary staff, magically transforming a beautiful and historically significant swimming pool into an unused volley ball court, and such!
The people of this state demanded more frugality and accountability when they passed tax limitation measures. A few agencies found a way around these citizen concerns for run-away government, and that was "self taxation." What they can no longer get from us in property taxes, they pick up in these hidden Interfund Taxes (B&O taxes). You pay these taxes on every water, sewer and electricity charge, know it or not. The use of these tax funds is not subject to audit and there is no rational nexus for them except to pay for run-away government.
Oh, I almost forgot … and while remembering that the CPI has risen 38 percent since Snow took office, the salaries for each of the town's three department heads has risen from $39,700 to over $62,750. That's outpacing inflation by about 50 percent! Under previous administrations, salary increases were generally linked to the Consumer Price Index.
How do I know these things? I take an interest and request the records I need under the Public Records Act. The same legislation Quincy Snow would like to see abolished!
F. Gregory Wilder
(Coulee Dam High School class of 1962, yes, that's 50 years ago!)


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Park operators will have until Jan. 31, 2013, to comply with changes in accessibility requirements for swimming pools and spas under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The Justice Department announced on its website Wednesday (May 16) that it plans to publish a new rule on Monday with the Jan. 31 compliance date, according to a news release.
"Thanks to an effective team effort involving private park operators working in collaboration with our counterparts in the hotel industry, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others, we have achieved our initial objective, which was to extend the ADA compliance date until next year," said Paul Bambei, president and CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC).
However, the Justice Department has not yet signaled a willingness to consider revising its regulations to make it possible for campgrounds, RV parks and resorts to meet the latest ADA requirements with portable pool lifts. ARVC contends that portable pool lifts are equally accessible to the public as fixed pool lifts and would not create a safety hazard for children who may be attracted to the equipment.
ARVC and its affiliates have endorsed a bill proposed by Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., that would allow portable pool lifts to meet the new ADA pool lift requirements.
"We have scored one of our goals with the Justice Department, but our opposition to the fixed lift issue will continue," Bambei said, adding that ARVC's government affairs counsel, the Washington D.C. law firm of McDermott Will & Emery, is reviewing the Justice Department's latest statements to determine the appropriate next steps for the campground industry on this issue.
ARVC's proactive efforts on the ADA pool lift issue so far have included over 80 visits last week with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill; letter-writing campaigns; a visit to the White House at the invitation of the administration to discuss the issue; an official written comment to the Department of Justice's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; as well as coordinated lobbying by ARVC and its partners in the hotel industry, which include such notables as the American Hotel & Lodging Association, American Resort Development Association, the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the World Water Park Association.
Congressional representatives have also sent letters to top Justice Department officials in response to the outreach by the campground and hotel industries.


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Angela Nilsen's Christmas cake
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- Can be frozen, but no need to
Nutrition: per slice
- kcal427
- fat22g
- saturates8g
- carbs53g
- sugars17g
- fibre2g
- protein7g
- salt0.42g
- 200g butter, softened to room temperature
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- 200g dark muscovado sugar
- 200g plain flour
- 4 eggs, beaten
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- 100ml sherry, sweet or dry, whatever you have in the cupboard
- 85g candied peel, roughly chopped (we used Sundora)
- 85g glacé cherry, roughly chopped
- 250g raisin
- 250g currant
- 100g pack pecan nuts, broken into big pieces
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- 1½ tsp rosewater
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
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Mix in the sherry (the mix will look curdled), then add the peel, cherries, raisins, cherries, nuts, lemon zest, spice, rosewater and vanilla. Beat together to mix, then stir in the baking powder.
Spoon mixture into the tin and smooth the top, making a slight dip in the centre. Bake for 30 mins, then lower temperature to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2 and bake a further 2-2¼ hrs, until a skewer insterted in the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin, then take out of the tin and peel off the lining paper. When completely cold, wrap well in cling film and foil to store until ready to decorate. The cake will keep for several months.


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A couple of days ago David Donoghue wrote about the recent case of Nordstrom Consulting, Inc. v. M&S Technologies, Inc., No. 06-3234, 2008 WL 623660 (N.D. Ill. March 4, 2008). Dave's post gives a very thorough treatment of all aspects of the case, which involve primarily allegations of infringement of the copyright in software.
The case also involved a claim of circumvention under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, at 17 U.S.C. 1201(a). The court granted the defendants' summary judgment motion on this claim.
The dispute arose from a rather typical set of facts. The parties had collaborated on the development of some software. Along the way the principal author of the software became dissatisfied and parted ways. Litigation ensued over the parties' ownership and use of the source code.
Before plaintiff Nordstrom officially severed ties, he went on vacation. While he was gone, one of the defendant's employees (Butler) sent Nordstrom an email saying that Butler needed access to the source code which was stored on a computer there in the office, in order to help out a customer. Nordstrom didn't respond for several days, and in the meantime, Butler disabled the BIOS password for the computer.
Nordstrom sued under Section 1201 over this disabling of the password. The court relied heavily on the Federal Circuit's decision in Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc., 381 F.3d 1178 (Fed. Cir. 2004) to conclude that there was no violation of Section 1201's anticircumvention provisions.
The Chamberlain case draws a necessary connection between circumvention and infringement. And the presence of this connection is the vexing part of the analysis. A quick reading of Section 1201 does not reveal the link.
But the Chamberlain court held that Section 1201's prohibition on circumvention does not give rise to a new property interest, only a new cause of action, one that goes after circumvention of methods controlling access to protected works. One can't pursue a defendant just for circumvention in a vacuum, so to speak. The circumvention has to bear some "reasonable relationship to the protections that the Copyright Act otherwise affords copyright owners." Chamberlain, 381 F.3d at 1202. In other words, without infringement or the facilitation of infringement arising from the cirumvention, a cause of action under 1201 does not arise. The linkage is one between access and protection.
The holding of the Nordstrom case as to the DMCA claim picks up on this link between access and protection. Summary judgment on the circumvention claim was proper because the plaintiff could not show that Butler's disabling of the BIOS password protection on the computer storing the source code enabled any infringement. The evidence before the court was that Butler accessed the code to fix a problem on behalf of an authorized licensee of the software. Because of the license, there could be no infringement. Without any connection to infringement, under the teaching of Chamberlain, a cause of action for circumvention could not be sustained.


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Lewis v. City of Chicago
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|May 24, 2010
Holding: The Court held that that employers can be sued any time they use results from tests that rule out disproportionate numbers of women and minorities.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia on May 24, 2010.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- The Court challenges expectations in review of firefighter testing (Anna Christensen)
- Test scores and disparate impact under Title VII (Anna Christensen)
- When is a test "used†for purposes of Title VII's statute of limitations? (Erin Miller)
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Merits Briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Arthur L. Lewis, Jr.
- Brief for Respondent City of Chicago, Illinois
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Arthur L. Lewis, Jr.; Gregory S. Foster, Jr.; Arthur C. Charleston, III; Pamela B. Adams; William R. Muzzall; Philippe H. Victor; Crawford M. Smith; Aldron R. Reed; and African American Fire Fighters League of Chicago, Inc., individually, and on behalf of all Others Similarly Situated
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- Brief of the United States in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the National Partnership for Women and Families and the National Women's Law Center, et al., in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Pacific Legal Foundation in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Equal Employment Advisory Council and the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the City of New York and the International Municipal Lawyers Association in Support of Respondent


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Week 42: Biggest Genealogy Accomplishment. What do you feel is your biggest genealogy accomplishment? What were the steps you took to get there, and what was the end result?
I fell hopelessly behind on these prompts, but wanted to get this one in before the end of the year!
My biggest accomplishment so far has to be finally finding some information on my elusive Irish great-great-grandfather Timothy Creeden. Finding information for Timothy took a lot of persistence, some help from researchers in Ohio where Timothy lived, researching nearby Creeden families and some incredible luck. I had searched and gathered what records I could find for several years as I described in one of my first posts about my Irish Brick Wall.
Over the years I made some wonderful contacts and one of them asked about possible records for Timothy when she was researching another family in Mercer County, Ohio. Another researcher there mentioned that there were two probate records for Timothy: one for his will which I already had and another for his guardianship of Roseanna Creeden. This was the first I had heard about the guardian's records.
I knew that Patrick Creeden of Clinton County had a daughter Roseanna and a son Timothy, but I hadn't been able to find anything about them. Patrick's will proved to be key and I was very fortunate that many of the Ohio probate records I was searching for were available on FamilySearch. The will gave me enough clues to pursue other information, including Guardian's Bonds naming Timothy as guardian of Roseanna in Clinton and Mercer counties. Information on Patrick's daughter Julia from the Sisters of Charity gave me enough information to find her death certificate. The certificate named her parents as Patrick Creeden and Mary Coakley. Having both parents' names and a date of birth led to Julia's baptismal certificate which showed that she was baptized in Clondrohid Parish in County Cork, Ireland.
There is still much to investigate, but the end result is that I now have a probable family and place of origin for Timothy!
52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy by Amy Coffin
is a series of weekly blogging prompts (one for each week of 2012) that
invite genealogists and others to discuss resources in the genealogy
community including websites, applications, libraries, archives,
genealogical societies and more.