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1920's-inspired kimono coat
Added Feb 27, 2012
by olystyrene
Sydney, Australia
I've been meaning to share this project for a while now, so here goes…
I don't know 'bout you, but I just adore the coats of the 1920's. What I really love about them is the simplicity of the shapes (an obvious influence from Japanese kimonos) – nice big sleeves, asymmetry of closures, big button detailing, squarish body. I had a design in my head that was much inspired by these 20's coats that I wanted to experiment with. I was going for simplicity, as with the classic 20's shape, but wanted to extend this to fabric choices and colours as well. So the op shop trawl uncovered a good amount of run-of-the-mill grey tracky dacks fabric (fleecy on the inside), as well as a smallish remnant of FLURO red ribbed knit. It looks like fluro orange, but it is very much the hottest, most intense red you have ever seen. I didn't think fluro extended beyond the traditional orange-pink- yellow-green until I'd seen this fabric!!! Aaaanyway…
Seeing as I was going for big simple shapes, I decided to draft the pattern for this myself. It was fairly simple to work out and the tricky bits were finished via draping. Not too difficult a process, but there will be some changes for next time, e.g. I'd make a slightly deeper neckline at the front where the collar attaches, as well as adding facing to the front of the coat so that it keeps its shape (at the moment we're getting a bit of curling and stretching). This was really an experiment initially, so there's still a bit of room to add the changes later down the track. Another interesting feature for future could be the subtle addition of a pocket in either of the red parts of the sleeve. I just read 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood, where the main character's red full sleeved gown also conceals a pocket in the sleeve, and I just loved the idea.
I'm quite pleased with the overall result in terms of shape – the red bias binding outlines the shape of the front so nicely. I used press studs to hold the coat closed at the collar and at various points down the front. I found the button on the ground at a train station and thought it would be a great way to finish the pointed top section. Also, I used a triangular bound buttonhole, just to try something different [photo to be added!]. The tutorial for this can be found here: http://thesewingdivas.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/bound-buttonhole-triangular-shape/
The other red accessories are two of my absolute favourite wardrobe goodies. Both are luuurvely vintage pieces and their colour matches the button on the coat more so that the fluro ribbed sections.
Material Notes
fleecy tracksuit fabric, fluro red ribbed knit, red bias binding, red found fabric button
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- Fall, Winter
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- Women
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- Coat/Capes
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- Casual, Classic, Evening Wear, Vintage
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Aug 26, 2015, 09.39 AMby SassyT
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Sep 21, 2012, 08.35 PMby gipsou
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL !!!
May 21, 2012, 05.55 AMby buddingnaturalist
Oooooh very Phryne Fisher, I love it!
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May 22, 2012, 05.23 AMby olystyrene
Thank you! How I covet all of her outfits!
Apr 2, 2012, 09.38 PMby mkonieczki
This coat is incredible! I am in serious awe of your abilities!
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Apr 18, 2012, 07.09 AMby olystyrene
Blush thank you!!!
Feb 29, 2012, 02.07 PMby integerclub
OHMAHGAHWD this is amazing! Your whole look here reminds me of Mrs Bradley…have you seen the 'Mrs Bradley Mysteries'? You totes need too, she has fantastic outfits!
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Mar 12, 2012, 11.44 PMby olystyrene
Fanks, Moycey!!!!!! Another good one is Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, which is an Australian show that's currently on ABC. You would love it for the very same reason!!!
Mar 13, 2012, 12.34 PMby integerclub
Awesome, I'll have to check that out then, ladies solving crimes in pretty outfits is my favourite genre at the moment.
Mar 14, 2012, 03.45 AMby olystyrene
Agreed!! There's only been 3 eps so far, and at every point the fashion has been incredible!!!!!!!
Feb 29, 2012, 03.01 AMby elenay
I love this coat and it looks great on you. It may inspire me to design a new jacket. I like the Asian influence, so simple yet so smashing.
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Mar 12, 2012, 11.42 PMby olystyrene
Thank you, Elena! I'd love to see your design when you have completed it :)
Feb 28, 2012, 11.23 PMby nessys
Move over Essie – here is the REAL Phryne Fisher! Is that a gun I see hiding in that red pocket? ;)
You look so gorgeous in this Honey! Love it! I really like the fact you found the button at the train station. This is a lovely part of the story. A triangular bound buttonhole! Wow wee!
PS those grey tights are AMAZING! Please let me know where you got them from! xxxxxx
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Mar 12, 2012, 11.41 PMby olystyrene
Hahaha! Thank you, Nessy!!! That triangular buttonhole was super simple to make, and it looks fab with a bit of red fabric to match the other red trims. Thank gawd we have the interwebz to lead us to such creative ideas! I'm grateful to that particular person's blog entry :)
Meanwhile, I'll give you one guess where the tights came from :)
Feb 28, 2012, 07.08 AMby kastronut
You absolutely "own" the look. It is amazingly fun and approachable with the fabric selections.
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Mar 12, 2012, 11.39 PMby olystyrene
Thank you, kastronut! I think it's easy to do so when you're wearing something that's suuuuper comfortable. I tried to make this jacket very casual and accommodating without being too stiffly of an era.
Feb 27, 2012, 04.33 PMby pamchar
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Thank you!
Feb 27, 2012, 03.31 PMby mynameisdavid
I looove this coat! Everything about it is great.
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Why, thank you!
Feb 27, 2012, 12.35 PMby groovymama
This is so cool!
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Feb 27, 2012, 11.42 AMby suzetewilliams
Gorgeous! I love the style and colour combination.
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Thanks very much! That colour combo is becoming a bit of a recurring theme in my wardrobe..
Feb 27, 2012, 07.40 AMby Lexicon
WOW – design and colour are amazing. I am in awe.
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Mar 12, 2012, 11.36 PMby olystyrene
Thaaank you! :-D
Feb 27, 2012, 02.35 AMby lizajane09
So freakin' amazing! And I am totally enamored with that link about the triangular bound buttonhole. This is incredible!
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Mar 12, 2012, 11.36 PMby olystyrene
Thanks, Lizajane! How awesome is that buttonhole?! And it was so simple too! I highly recommend you try it :)
Feb 27, 2012, 02.14 AMby Adriana Orozco
Really lovely]]!!! I like it all, the colors, the style, the confort to wear…..really a wonderfull job with a wonderfull result!!!
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Mar 12, 2012, 11.35 PMby olystyrene
Thank you, Adriana! Just between you and me, I'm a little bit obsessed with teaming red with grey. :)
Feb 27, 2012, 02.05 AMby The Tropical Sewist
I LOVE this. The shape, the colour, and the assymetry – so absolutely wonderful! Would you mind awfully if I made a version based on yours? And your red cloche is a true thing of beauty :)
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Mar 12, 2012, 11.35 PMby olystyrene
Thank you so much! And I'd love to see your version!
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10/16/2007 6:07am, #31
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re tony 'bullshitter' anthony
Hi. One of the most glaring mistakes that Tony Anthony makes in his book, and there are very many, is that he stroked, even played with a wild WHITE tiger (pure, unadulterated fantasy). This is written about in the early part of his book.
He claims this took place in the forest somewhere in Guangdong province in South China. It is easy for anyone to check in this day and age, and is an irrefutable fact that the only tigers that have ever inhabited South China, are, funnily enough, South China tigers. They are not WHITE and all authorities agree that not one specimen has been seen in the wild for at least 20 years.
WHITE tigers are a sub-species of the Bengal tiger and are totally unknown anywhere in China.
Tony Anthony would have maintained more credibility saying he swam the back-stroke with the Loch Ness monster. At least this claim could not be entirely disproved.
Sincerely, Stephen Prunetti.
10/16/2007 10:44pm, #32
So the guy is a demonstrable liar. I bet every one's surprised at that revelation. An more blatant porkies to report?You are a total Douchbag. Train more, post nevermore.
FickleFingerOfFate -08-21-2007 08:59 AM
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10/16/2007 11:19pm, #33
Good stuff Stephen!, when you confronted him did he have any sort of reply on topic?. He must of tried to make some sort of excuse. The other problem is Im wondering how he is making money, as he was giving away his books for free at the talk I was at. I guess from people paying for his talks? (our one was free for some reason).
10/16/2007 11:23pm, #34
Let's set a rule to this thread; no religious discussion regardless of how misled you think he might be.You are a total Douchbag. Train more, post nevermore.
FickleFingerOfFate -08-21-2007 08:59 AM
just die already.Plasma - 08-20-2007 11:45 PM
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10/17/2007 9:44am, #35
Fair enough, his religon isnt the issue as far as Im concerned. Its just very confusing, how he has done so well out of some very blatant lies. I want to know how far his lies extend as well, as he even been to china?. Did he ever train?
10/17/2007 11:59am, #36
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In 2006, his story appeared in 'Opwekking' (a dutch magazine for evangelical christians - it's quite well known) and he was one of the 'featured speakers' at the 'Opwekking pentecostal convention' of that year. (Here's a list of people who spoke at the convention)
I'm not entirely sure, but I estimate that about 4000 people were present - and his book was actively promoted.
I bought his books on that convention because I was interested in the martial arts part and I didn't doubt his views at all - until I decided to find out whether he was also known in the martial arts world.
That's why I'd like to know more about this, since I think that it would be wise to contact Opwekking (one of the major christian organisations in our country, after all) about this. I am sure that they wouldn't continue to support him and his books if there's substantional proof that he's lying.
So. The main arguments are
1) He's never been a world champion in Kung Fu (Is there a list or something? That would make better proof... Also, isn't it possible that his name was removed 'because he became a christian'? I don't think so, but others could think that way).
2) The IKFF doesn't exist / isn't the association that it's said to be (Proof? I had a look at their website, but I couldn't draw a good conclusion from it... After all, it could be possible that the IKFF has a 'secret' part or whatever.)
3) There are no white tigers in the part of China he described
4) The ritual he described to attain a 'master rank' was directly taken from a TV series on Kung Fu.
Are there any more arguments or does anyone know more about this? I appreciate your reply.
Thanks in advance!
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4/18/2008 3:50am, #38
Just to pick up on 4 there. It wasnt a programme on Kung Fu, it was a programme called Kung Fu with David Caradine.
There is a wikipedia page on this here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_An...8evangelist%29
having a look at their policies this should be removed because its completely unsourced. I'm not good at wiki stuff though, so can someone with more wiki knowledge put this up for deletion/alteration
4/18/2008 4:08am, #39
More here:
Seems he also has done a video ad here:
4/18/2008 4:17am, #40
Sorry about the post spam...
He seems to be represented by The Lighthouse agency, a Christian Celebrity agency. See his page here: http://www.lighthouseagency.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=6696
Finally, he seems to be listed as the director of this company: http://www.avantiministries.com/
There is both a charity number and a company number, so should be rather easy to look these up. Anyone got access to these databases?
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Bo even has planted a paw print near where the rest of the Obamas have signed their 2011 holiday card, an artist's rendering of the White House library, all spruced up for Christmas and its fireplace roaring.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Introduction:
The last month has been pretty productive for NVIDIA as it launched the latest cards in its product stack, the GTX 780 and GTX 770, that drive gaming FPS to new levels. Add in the GTX Titan and the product stack available to the high end gamer looks pretty good. The mid range is still covered by the GTX 660, GTX 650 TI and GTX 650 while the upper end consists of the GTX 690, GTX Titan, GTX 770 and last but not least the GTX 780. The new GTX 760 is going to take the place of the GTX 660Ti in the line up and is supposed to be the last revision to the line for a while.
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Let's see what kind of performance this card from NVIDIA delivers by comparison. At $249 its an interesting proposition.
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The GTX 760 card I received was a pure reference card and was a bit of Deja vu. Pulled out of the packaging it looked exactly like a GTX 670 with the smaller PCB, cooling solution, and shroud. Measuring 9.5 inches in length, it will fit in just about any chassis on the market from full towers to Mini ITX builds. The GTX 760 uses a PCIe 3.0 16x interface to connect to the motherboard and features the latest revision of the GK104 Kepler core. The front side features a plastic shroud that directs airflow from the blower-style fan through the heat sink and out the I/O bracket. The back side of the black PCB has four of the eight memory ICs, with a bracket used to hold the cooling solution in place on the GK104 core. The top of the card features the GeForce GTX logo for that ideal brand identification through a clear side panel window.
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Gaming at 1920x1080 is the sweet spot that the GTX 760 was designed for. To deliver the best gaming experience your $250 can buy is the goal, so let's see how it delivers against this goal.


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Unlike most students her age, 17-year-old Chen Wen-yu (陳玟宇) rarely hangs out with friends after school, because she has to care for her disabled father — bathing him, emptying his urine bag and helping him with physical therapy.
Her devotion to her father, as well as her work tutoring children from disadvantaged families, led the Ministry of Education to pick her as a role model of filial piety this year.
Chen was seven years old when her father, an excavator operator, sustained a severe spinal injury while working on a road repair project in mountainous areas in Taitung County's Yanping Township (延平) and was left paralyzed from the waist down.
The accident left her family dependent on her mother's salary as a kitchen maid at an elementary school. In an effort to help her mother, Chen assumed responsibility for caring for her father.
Chen would step in for her mother whenever she was working to bathe her father, in the hope of "making him feel better about himself by helping him maintain a clean appearance."
"My father became depressed after the accident and even attempted suicide, but my mother never gave up on him. As his daughter, the least I can do is provide whatever assistance my father may need," Chen said.
When she was little, carrying her father to the bathroom and bathing him was physically demanding for her, but it became more mentally demanding as she grew older, Chen said.
"Awkwardness is unavoidable in this kind of situation, but that is no excuse for me to shirk my filial responsibility to my father," Chen said.
Thanks to his daughter's years of dedicated care and encouragement, Chen Fu-kuei (陳富貴), now 46, has gone back to work and his hobbies. He is the proprietor of a lottery store in Taitung City's Nanwang Community and an amateur calligrapher.
He said he was so afraid of being treated as a "cripple" after his accident that he did not leave his house for two years.
"I remained housebound for quite some time until one day when my daughter, who was in elementary school, came home weeping because one of her classmates had made fun of her for 'having a father who cannot walk,'" he said.
"It was not until then that I realized I couldn't live like that anymore," he said.
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After overcoming his mental barriers, Chen Fu-kuei, encouraged by his wife, became determined to beat his physical problems by undergoing rehabilitation therapy at a facility in Taoyuan County.
"I originally thought that the hospital facilities would automatically improve my condition, but it turned out that I only had myself to count on," Chen Fu-kuei said.
He said he was once instructed to travel from a Taipei MRT station to another location on his own as part of his therapy, but he got stuck at the station because he did not know how to move around in a wheelchair.
"In the end, I mustered up my courage to ask a stranger for help and finally arrived at my destination," he said.
He said physically challenged people who criticize society for being indifferent to their needs should be willing to ask for help.
He said he also found new meaning to life after an unexpected encounter with a proficient calligrapher, who was attracted by the calligraphy he hung at the entrance to his lottery store and offered to mentor him.


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Cheers erupted from a home on Druid Hills Avenue, from a back room at Hannah Flanagan's and from a kitchen on Woodmont Drive Tuesday night as two incumbents and one popular newcomer learned they had won the public's favor.
Cheers erupted from a home on Druid Hills Avenue, from a back room at Hannah Flanagan's and from a kitchen on Woodmont Drive Tuesday night as two incumbents and one popular newcomer learned they had won the public's favor.
With all 13 precincts reporting by 9 p.m., Barbara Volk was re-elected as Hendersonville's mayor, leading her challenger, Councilman Ron Stephens, back to his seat. Challenger Jeff Miller and incumbent Jerry Smith won the two seats open on Hendersonville City Council, unseating Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Collis.
Miller had the most votes in the council race, taking 37.65 percent, or 1,588 of the 4,218 total votes. Smith took 28.62 percent of the votes (1,207 votes), followed by Collis, who took 17.99 percent (759), and former Councilwoman Diane Caldwell, who received 15.5 percent (654 votes).
In the mayor's race, Volk stole the lead with 1,354 votes (59 percent) compared to Stephens' 936 votes (40.8 percent).
More than 2,300 people voted in the mayoral race, with the City Council race drawing 4,245 votes. Overall, Henderson County saw a 14.17 percent turnout for its five municipal elections. Results are not official until votes are cavassed Tuesday.
Stephens and Miller were in separate rooms at Hannah Flanagan's Tuesday night watching the results come in on laptops queued to the Henderson County Board of Election's website.
The two had spent a good portion of their day Tuesday campaigning for votes at Carolina Village, a community that has drawn the highest percentage of turnout for polling sites in municipal elections in the past.
On Tuesday, a majority of the nearly 62 percent turnout at Carolina Village picked Smith and Miller as their top two choices for council and Volk for mayor.
Volk was at her Druid Hills home with family and friends when she received the news of her victory. A graduate of the N.C. Institute of Political Leadership, Volk was the first woman elected to City Council in 1989. She became the city's first female mayor in 2009.
Prior to the primary, Volk said she decided to run for re-election because of her love for the city she serves and her desire to continue to have a positive influence on how its growth is managed.
"I'm just so grateful to all the voters and for all the folks who worked so hard for me," Volk said. "We had a lot of folks standing out in the cold today at those precincts."
Volk's house was buzzing with supporters when Stephens called to congratulate her.
"I am disappointed, but I am the most disappointed for all of the people who worked so hard for me," he said. "You meet a lot of very interesting people in a campaign, and between the new friends and the old friends, I thought we could do it. But Mayor Volk ran a great campaign. She did a good job on her campaign and the people have spoken, and let's move forward the best interests for the people of Hendersonville."
He is "absolutely going to work as hard as I can to accomplish" the goals he set out during the campaign, which included reigning in city spending and creating new jobs and a business-friendly environment.
"There were four things I wanted to accomplish tonight," he said. "The first was to win" the mayoral election, "which obviously didn't happen. I also wanted Jeff Miller to win and he did. And I wanted Jerry Smith to win and he did. Last, I wanted the park bond to fail and it did. I very much support the park but do not want to take on that kind of debt right now with the economy and the debt we already have. We can seek out grants and find other money by saving on other projects."
The referendum for nearly $6 million in parks and recreation bonds, pegged to provide funds to renovate Berkeley Mills Park, failed by a close margin of 1,006 votes in favor (46.62 percent) to 1,152 votes against (53.38 percent).
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Surrounded by family and supporters, Smith was sitting with his laptop queued to the election results at his kitchen table Tuesday night, watching the early votes tease to the hint of another victory. The high school social studies teacher had spent the morning in class and the afternoon visiting polling sites and meeting with constituents.
Minutes after 9 p.m., he was ushering his children to bed and preparing for an early morning at Hendersonville High with an extra wide smile on his face.
"We're certainly very excited," he said. "It has been an exhausting campaign... I am very happy that I get a chance to represent the city of Hendersonville on City Council for four more years."
Smith was first elected to council in 2009, deciding to run because he "liked the challenge of making difficult and meaningful decisions" for the city.
A recent victory during his term of service came when the council approved funding for a second student resource officer, who now splits the duties of covering the city's four schools with another officer. Smith proposed the idea for an additional officer after a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary last December and sent a wave of shock and sadness through the nation.
"Getting the SRO passed was very important to me because one of the basic services we provide our residents is security and one of the places we are most vulnerable is at school," he said. "The taxes of our residents pay for their right to have adequate protection."
Smith said he looks forward to developing the Oklawaha Greenway Phase III project, helping find new investment on Seventh Avenue, finishing the city's second fire station and developing the old Berkeley Mill building. He also plans to work with council to maintain local control of the city's water and sewer system, look for reasonable ways to improve parking downtown, and continue to support the special events that bring residents and visitors to the city.
After starting his day taking his aunt and uncle to vote at the Carolina Village polls, Miller took a break from work to have lunch with his son, Beck, a junior at Wake Forest University who came home on a surprise visit to support his father. It was an extra treat to see the numbers roll in as a majority of the votes kept him as the race's front runner.
"It's nice to win something other than a primary," Miller joked, referring to his failed congressional bid to unseat Heath Shuler in 2010. "I think it's shown that the folks trusted us and got out and voted... I look forward to an opportunity to serve in the city I was born in."
Miller, owner and operator of Miller's Fine Drycleaning and founder of HonorAir an organization serving World War II veterans, threw his hat into the race after years of battling the city's water and sewer department over system development charges. The fees are levied to new customers tapping on to the city's lines and pooled in a reserve fund to use for future upgrades to the city's water and sewer system. A new rate structure for the fees approved in August 2012 increased the cost for most businesses. Miller vowed to "find and maintain a healthy balance with businesses and residents."
Two weeks after he filed to run for a seat on City Council, the council asked city staff to take the rate structure back to the drawing board. Last month, the council voted in new, lowered fees.
Miller plans to support police and fire protection, protect established historical neighborhoods from "commercial creep," balance spending and debt with reason and work closely with Henderson County "to make doing business and living in Hendersonville a very pleasant experience."
Collis, an adult probation officer, has served two terms on City Council.
"I congratulate Jeff (Miller) and Jerry (Smith) on their victory. If there's anything I can do for them... I'll be available," he said.
Collis said that he accomplished what he set out to do and knows his time of public service is far from over. During his service, he helped herald in the city's 2030 Comprehensive Plan, which helps guide the growth within the city for the next 25 years; the renovation of Main Street; and the new city-staffed Main Street program.
Over the last eight years, the city has weathered the Great Recession without a tax increase and seen a 100 percent increase in its police patrols, an upgrade of its water treatment plant with room for growth and a revamp of the city's privilege tax rate, he said. He is proud of his record.
"The Lord will put me where he wants me," he said.
Diane Caldwell, a self-employed small business owner, was leading a service at her church, Union Grove Baptist, when the polls closed Tuesday night. Caldwell served on City Council from 1993-1997 and is a past member of the NAACP.
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The two men's soft banter contrasts with their rough manual labor. They call each other "habibi," Arabic for "darling," as they belt out commands amid the harsh clanging of the metal pipes crashing into the bed of an ancient truck. On its own, habibi has no romantic meaning for men, but I also hear them say "karim" back and forth, meaning "gentle" or "kind" one, never sure if it's another term of endearment or talk about the work. The heavy pipes need several men to lift them carefully so they do not fall onto the excited children who have gathered in this blackened, scrap strewn metal shop in Yatta, in Palestine's West Bank.
It's an unusual scene beyond language.
The center of attention is the activist Ezra Nawi. At 59 years old, he is a Mizrahi, or Arab, Jew, born to Iraqi immigrants. Ezra is also openly gay. He is in trouble with the law, but not on this side of the Barrier Wall. It's the Israeli government and Army that have launched a campaign against him, hauling him and his Palestinian former lover, Fuad, through the Israeli legal system. Ezra's homosexuality is one weapon used against him.
Ezra has most recently been accused of striking an Israeli policeman during a February 2007 Palestinian house demolition, recorded in the 2007 film Citizen Nawi by Nissim Mossek. As the house collapses, Ezra and the policeman run in.
"In these eight seconds, when I am not seen by anyone, they say I assaulted the officer," Ezra tells me. The incident created years of legal uncertainty for Ezra and is one of Israel's most visible cases in the ongoing Palestinian conflict, ultimately landing Ezra in jail. Avichay Sharon, the legal assistant to Ezra's lawyer, Lea Tsemel, explained it's normal for cases to go on for years in Israel's overburdened courts, especially those with "political contexts, political implications to them," in which decisions are purposely delayed.
But on this cold winter day, Ezra is unbothered. All day long, he has anticipated seeing Ali, the owner of the truck, a kaffiyeh headdress–covered Palestinian man with a sun-withered face. "Ali is a great guy. Actually I offer him to marriage," Ezra tells me, smiling mischievously. Of course, I know this won't come to pass, seeing as Ali is married with children.
Ezra has the support of famous Jewish liberals like Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, and Neve Gordon, who in a joint letter called him "one of Israel's most courageous human rights activists." Profiled in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Salon, Ezra has somehow escaped American gay media attention.
Ezra is humble, working-class, a liberal gay version of Joe the Plumber, his occupation. It shows in the small Jerusalem apartment where I meet him before our day in the West Bank to see his latest project, a windmill generating electricity for a Palestinian refugee camp. That's what the pipes are for. Dressed in loose khaki military-style clothes, Ezra is always smiling bashfully. With his expressive hand movements and worn-out hat, he reminds me of Zorba the Greek's Anthony Quinn. He devilishly tells me he reminds most foreigners of Sean Connery.
We spend the day driving Ezra's dusty jeep, joined by Elad Orian, a 35-year-old Israeli engineer from COMET-ME, or Community, Energy and Technology in the Middle East, the group financing the windmill. Technically, it's illegal for Jewish Israelis to enter the West Bank's Hebron area. I worry more about how long it takes to get there, but as soon as I ask the question, Jerusalem still visible from the rear window, Ezra announces, "We're already in the West Bank," adding, "People don't want to see their backyard. It's very convenient to ignore it." Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank combined are the size of New Jersey, only with a few million more people.
We enter a haunting, timeless land — rock-strewn Mediterranean hills,
sheep chewing on the scrub, thick, heaving olive trees scattered into
the distance. We've driven into the Bible. Israelis make a land claim
based on the ancient text, but Palestinian life most closely resembles
Ezra points out the differences between Palestinian farms and
Israeli settlements, explaining, "Israelis are very neat and tight; it
is modern. The Palestinians, it is families, small pieces, more
traditional." To my right I see dozens of stone enclosures, each with a
tiny stone house, like something from The Flintstones, where shepherds
stay. In contrast, the settlers' land is green with machine-tilled rows,
greenhouses abutting the roadway.
The pastoral view is disturbed by
the constant ringing of Ezra's two phones. He balances calls in English,
Arabic, and Hebrew, telling me he comes out "six, two, four times a
week, whatever is needed."
Once in Yatta, Ezra notices my fascination
with young men on the street. "There are a lot of studs," he laughs,
using a vulgar Hebrew expression, throwing me off guard. It's what makes
Ezra intriguing: a constant switch from serious to silly. He adds that
his varied background — being a gay Arab Jew — lets him work in different
communities and help Palestinians. "Every minority should have sympathy
with other minorities."
As we exit the jeep, locals shout "Ezra,
Ezra," like he's a rock star, but soon socializing gives way to work, as
we head to the metal shop constructing the windmill.
Here, two
young men in their early 20s, Saber and Saad, swarm over thick, crude
metal pipes. The men's hands aren't just work-worn but literally cut
down, random fingers missing from industrial accidents. One lifts his
shirt to show me a gash. This safety record is why Ezra wanted to
supervise moving the windmill, but he has been hands-off with other
aspects of the project.
"They had never done such a technical thing,"
Ezra tells me. The thick pipes can also serve as rocket launchers and
are blocked for import into Palestine by Israel. Ezra says, "We could
have bought it in Israel, but we wanted to have them do it to learn it,"
adding a month to the timeline.
We head from Yatta to the remote
refugee camp where the windmill will go. Here Palestinians live in caves
and tents, some having only recently won back their land in Israeli
courts. As I look around at the contrast between the living conditions
and the intense, ancient biblical landscape, Jordan in the distance,
Elad comments, "It really looks like history vomited them back onto the
mountain." Cold gusts billow from the valley, and I understand how
important wind power could become.
Tiny camp children run to Ezra,
grabbing his hand. He lifts them like a proud grandfather, talking
gently, moving them slowly around, as if comforting them that one day
all that they see will be theirs. But it's a shaky proposition. Elad
points out young Europeans living in the camp protecting them from
attacks from Jewish settlements.
Ezra prefers to focus on the
positive, saying that when he and Elad visit, "It is nice that they see
this side of Israel, they are not afraid. For most children, all they
know of Israel are settlers and soldiers. I am good PR for Israel."
everyone agrees. What I witness is very different from Citizen Nawi,
where Ezra is followed by Israeli settlers calling him "pervert" and
"faggot," claiming he molests little boys and girls, and Israeli
soldiers accuse him of trying to touch them sexually. Ezra tells me
Israeli soldiers spread rumors he had AIDS and that his project's secret
name was "Project Homo," a plot to turn Arab men gay.
It's easy to
believe Orthodox settlers are homophobic. But Israeli soldiers? It goes
against assumptions about a country with movies like Eytan Fox's 2002
Yossi & Jagger, about gay Israeli soldiers. Israel is also working
to build its gay reputation to the outside world. According to Geoffrey
Weill, president of Geoffrey Weill Associates, a public relations firm
working with Israel, the country has produced viral web videos promoting
itself as a gay destination, and invited "journalists from gay media
and websites," for press trips. Tel Aviv recently contended for Sexiest
Place on Earth and Best Breakout Destination in Logo's TripOut Gay
Travel Awards.
In spite of this, Sydney Levy, director of campaigns
and programs for the San Francisco–based Jewish Voice For Peace, which
is providing assistance to Ezra, says Nawi "faces additional
discrimination because he is gay and because he is an Iraqi," in a
country he says prefers to forget many Jews have Arabic backgrounds. He
adds that the Israeli government "spends a lot of money on this idea" of
a gay-friendly Israel, even promoting the gay fantasy of the "sexy
Israeli soldier," used on Israeli tourism posters during San Francisco's
2009 Pride. Levy adds, "At the same time, you have the current minister
of Interior [Eli Yishai] who calls gay people sick" and tried to block
Tel Aviv's 2009 Pride.
"More complex," according to Levy, is how gay
issues deflect attention from the Palestinian conflict, a concept called
"pinkwashing" by various activists. Levy says that "part of the bargain
Israel suggests is that we are like you, we are homo-friendly, and they
are homophobic, so you should ignore all the human rights violations we
have." He adds, "Even if you were to assume that every Palestinian was
homophobic and every Israeli was homo-friendly, you don't bargain human
rights. That should not impinge on the fight Palestinians have for equal
While Israel has gay politicians, and parades and bars in
Tel Aviv, how homophobic Palestinians are in contrast depends on whom
you talk to. "All of my friends are gay-friendly. Even if they are not
gay-friendly, they are gay-tolerant, like the Palestinians," Ezra tells
me. And yet concerning Fuad and other gay Palestinians, Ezra's words are
very different in Citizen Nawi, in which he says "it's not a nice situation"
for them.
According to Hossein Alizadeh, the Middle East and North
Africa program coordinator for the International Gay and Lesbian Human
Rights Commission, Palestinian treatment of gays varies by city, clan,
and other factors. The worst case he worked on was in Gaza, where a gay
man had received death threats from his father, who "intentionally
kicked him out of the house so Israelis could kill him," during an
Israeli army shooting raid. In addition, he has heard of honor killings
and cases of being burned while wrapped in tires "but not seen
documentation." In general, Alizadeh explained, the West Bank is typical
of Arab communities in that "if you have the support of the family and
you are discreet," things can be OK, adding, "I don't call it exactly
quality life."
Through my journalistic work in the region, I know of
cases of gay Palestinians seeking asylum in Israel, others forced to
spy for Mossad, the Israeli secret service, complicating the discussion
of homosexuality in the West Bank and conflating it with broader
political issues. These were major topics of discussion during the 2006
Jerusalem World Pride, though in spite of trying to interview such men, I
was never able to. Further confusing the Palestinian picture is that
the Palestinian Liberation Organization had an openly gay spokesman, the
American-Palestinian Michael Tarazi; and that there are reports that
Yasser Arafat, the longtime leader of the PLO who died in 2004 of what
was termed a mysterious blood illness, might have been bisexual, based
on communist-era spy recordings in Romania.
Still another view comes
from Canadian lesbian filmmaker Elle Flanders, who lived in Ramallah
and directed the 2005 documentary Zero Degrees of Separation, about gay
Palestinian-Israeli couples, and included Ezra and Fuad (who was called
"Selim" in the film). Flanders says gay life is "as repressive in
Palestinian societies as it is 100 kilometers [60 miles] outside of the
biggest queer American center."
Says Rauda Morcos, a consultant on LGBTI
issues in the Middle East North Africa region for the Dutch rights group
Hivos and former director of Aswat, a group working on lesbian issues
for Palestinians living on both sides of the wall: "I know of no
law against gays in the West Bank." Her view is that "saying it is a
difficult place for gay people won't help." Her preference in Palestine
is to "change the reality" through activism.
Morcos says that while
Israel is portrayed as liberal for gays, "It is only Tel Aviv, and maybe
one quarter of one part of Tel Aviv," mentioning the August 2009 Tel
Aviv gay youth center shootings and the 2005 Jerusalem gay pride stabbings.
She says Jewish Israeli gay groups have little interest in Palestine,
commenting that they "might be supporting the occupation. I mean most of
them served in the Army."
Ezra, who says he was part of one of
Jerusalem's first gay rights groups, Apple, in the 1970s, also believes
most Israeli gays care little about Palestinian issues or other social
causes. He tells me, "They refuse to be involved in social problems, the
Palestinians, the people who don't have housing, people in the bottom
of the country."
Yet gay Israeli activists do work on the issue, people like Hagai El-Ad, former executive director of Jerusalem Open House, the city's gay center, and now executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel. He was arrested in January 2010 for protesting the Jewish takeover of Sheik Jarrah, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. "I believe that it is the responsibility of any minority fighting for its rights to see beyond its own issues and identify the broader context," El-Ad says.
Seeing Ezra in action, one might wonder if by fighting against the occupation as an openly gay man, he might be helping the cause of Palestinian LGBT rights. I ask him if any young Palestinian men had ever confided in him, but he laughs at my question.
"Never — I am in a position where they would be too ashamed to come to me," he says, being older and always around officials. "I don't think they know what is gay," explaining that Palestine does not have "cities like Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad, even Beirut," with gay infrastructure. "Obviously there are gay people, but there is not a gay way of life. That is Western." My own observation is that even in cosmopolitan Palestinian cities like Ramallah, gay life is virtually nonexistent.
Ezra says he also has a hard time figuring out who's gay in a rural, Palestinian context. "There were two young men," he tells me, "playing and jumping, near the goats, and even when I took them in my car." He then mimics two men embracing, saying, "I think they have something, so I ask Ali, and I told him it is very nice love, a very nice relationship they have. He says to me, 'the love of shepherds.'"
Some kind of Palestinian Brokeback Mountain image comes to my mind, and I ask for clarification, but even for Ezra, it was mysterious. Young men "are very erotic at this time," Ezra said, "all the time outside and don't see much people. But as second thought, it is a mistake to see it and judge it through Western eyes. It is not fair to them and not fair to us," adding, "I don't think it is correct to explain this physical touch."
Ezra says sex is the last thing on his mind in Palestine, even if he joked about good-looking men and Ali. Nor does he want another Palestinian boyfriend, calling his two-year relationship with Fuad "a mistake," adding, "It is very difficult for a mixed couple. Whether gay or straight. Everyone is against you."
Still, the experience shaped his activism. He only wishes more gays in Israel understood. In Citizen Nawi he said, "Homophobia, racism, nationalism are connected."
Reflecting on his time as a gay rights activist decades ago in Jerusalem, Ezra tells me, "I think gay people as a minority should have more sympathy to the suffering of other people. But I find most of the gay people are not as compassionate. Every gay community is a picture of the bigger society. The society is very resistant, and the gay society is no different in their position on Arabs."
I saw Ezra again in Jerusalem this past May at the weekly Friday Sheik Jarrah protest, where I planned to see El-Ad. The crowds had been corralled into a fenced area, with Arab children climbing the chain links for a better view. Hundreds of secular Jews stood on a cliff overlooking the road, shouting "thief" in Hebrew at Orthodox families, as police escorts pushed away photographers. It was hard to make sense of the chaos, and I never found El-Ad, but at one point the crowd parted like the Red Sea, revealing a familiar dusty jeep, Ezra inside, beaming. Protesters broke into smiles and shouted his name, and even the police seemed to respect him, a few shaking his hand through the window.
Ezra makes an impression that is hard to ignore. Somehow, despite his legal troubles, he seems to win people over. Ultimately, though, he could not win over the judge in his case, and he was sentenced to a month in jail, served ironically mostly in June, Gay Pride Month the world over. Afterward, Ezra told me, "A month in jail is really not bad," and that while he was inside, "other people respect me because they know exactly what I did." In fact, he found it almost relaxing. "No phone calls. No duties. I was reading a lot, and you know, it was interesting to see the victims of the state and victims of the society." If anything, Ezra felt sorry for Israelis working in the prison. "They are miserable people. On a salary they are prisoners for life."
Jail was merely a blip for Ezra, strengthening his resolve. When we spoke by phone in July, it was a Friday. He was in Sheik Jarrah, protesting once again.


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1. Re: Windows 8 DriverCarWiz Apr 6, 2012 6:29 PM (in response to Bernd.W)
I'm not Intel Support but I'm confused by your post. Windows 8 hasn't even been released yet. What drivers do you expect to get?
It's like asking for spare parts for next year's car you don't even own yet.
2. Re: Windows 8 DriverBernd.W Apr 6, 2012 6:39 PM (in response to CarWiz)
I am confused that you are confused.
Windows 8 Customer Preview is out and THIS YEAR will be the final out.
It does not matter if it is final or not, fact is it will come and thousands of users and other Software Manufactures are testing and prepare to write their Software.
How can you test something if you have not even the right Driver??? What is this for a Bussiness Model to wait AFTER the Release???????
I have never heard such things
Oh i get it, first build a car and sell it and AFTER THE SALE you manufacture the wheels and the engine and interior.
I am curious how you test drive the Car as Manufacturer!!!!
3. Re: Windows 8 DriverCarWiz Apr 6, 2012 9:49 PM (in response to Bernd.W)
It's not a "test" version at all--It's a preview. Windows 8 hasn't been released in beta yet. Don't get your shorts in a wad. Just look at it and be happy.
The developer version has been out so that Developers can write apps and drivers. The consumer preview version is just that--A preview. At some point, a beta version will be released along with the then available drivers. Even then, don't expect all manufacturers to have drivers available right away.
And any company that claims to have "final" version drivers must be on crack or hallucinating in dream land. Especially NVidia. They can't even keep up with the current hardware in Windows 7. But that's how they distribute software--Throw something out there for others to test and debug. You wouldn't believe all the BSODs I see from NVidia drivers.
4. Re: Windows 8 DriverBernd.W Apr 6, 2012 10:36 PM (in response to CarWiz)
Sorry, if you don't know about Hardware and who is Claas 1 in Consumer and Business Application then save my time and keep your coment for yourself.
- First, Oct release - Developer Preview or Developer Beta
- Second, March release - Customer Preview or Public Beta
- Third, the name Beta is changed to Preview regarding to Microsoft and other Sources so therefore it is what you call Beta
- Fourth, check the NVIDIA Website, there are released Drivers otherwise they would call it Beta as they do since i have my first computer.
- Fifth, I am using NVIDIA since my first private Computer (1998) and everytime they have been overclocked and NO BOSD and everytime in the first benchmarks, way in front of INTEL. And everytime DRIVERS AVAILIBLE EVEN FOR WINDOWS BETA'S.
- You should inform yourself before Posting and stay up to date - but sorry, i forgott, this is a Intel Forum, they lag behind anyway.
I have NVIDIA an more than 50 Machines with GFORCE Series, Quadro and Cuda.
All Drivers running perfect in Windows 7, Windows 7 Server and also Windows 8 Customer Preview on some Machines.
NO BOSD at all and all are highly Business used. CAD - if you should know what this is.
I guess it depens on the user who takes care of those Machines, as they say a Computer is only as good as the Human in front of it.
Nvidia is only ONE Example, they are much more out who already deliver Driver, even for Printer!!
So do yourself and me a favor and keep your clouless comments for yourself.
And save my time because YOU DEFNETLY CAN NOT HELP and wasting my time with your unknowledged answers.
5. Re: Windows 8 Driverrseiler Apr 7, 2012 4:24 PM (in response to Bernd.W)
Bernd, sadly the full driver is still in beta itself, but I have a feeling it'll be out sooner rather than later. Until then, we're stuck with the one that Intel supplied to MS for inclusion in Windows Update. It doesn't support OpenGL, of course, which is the main problem. Intel is definitely lagging AMD and NVIDIA on this one.
6. Re: Windows 8 DriverBernd.W Apr 9, 2012 3:05 AM (in response to rseiler)
Yep, sadly they laging behind big time and they don't get it. Hopfully they wake up soon and start acting otherwise it was the last time that i supported Intel in those kind of hardware.
If i can not trust them there will be someone else, even if it is AMD.
I a just curious if somebody from Intel is MAN'S enough to give a statement here.
7. Re: Windows 8 DriverStaplesEasyTech0428 Apr 9, 2012 10:57 AM (in response to Bernd.W)
You may want to try this page. These are not official drivers from Intel, however they do allow the OpenCL to be installed and give you all your graphics capablilites back. these are unsigned drivers, so in the download is a certificate installer. I have scanned these for virii, and am currently using them on my HP DV7-6163 with only one issue that is rarely seen (graphics in Firefox and games are distorted. Going into device manager and disabling and reenabling the graphics driver fixes issue without need of rebooting)
Link Removed in fear that Intel may take it down because someone else did a better job
I would strongly suggest a google search for the following "intel hd 3000 windows 8"
Edit: After reviewing my post, i should clarify, these ARE Intel drivers, however they are not signed for Windows 8, the author of the post on EightForums has signed them to allow them to be installed on Windows 8
8. Re: Windows 8 DriverBernd.W Apr 11, 2012 11:55 PM (in response to StaplesEasyTech0428)
I have tried all those drivers
You can install then, correct.
You can access the options, correct.
the "Windows Experiance Index" on a Samsung Slate 7 goes from 4.3 down to 3.0
Actually the graphics are worse as without the driver.
Of course without you only have Open GL 1.1 and your Software does nearly not work but rather i don't use that particular software for now as to loose the Graphic Experiance over all.
As i mentioned it will be my last investment in Intel where i have to relay on drivers.
As i am Tech support, you can imagine that all my customers will follow my lead.
Hopefully the lame Intel Development gets this message and does something about it.
9. Re: Windows 8 Driveryfnew Apr 14, 2012 8:41 AM (in response to Bernd.W)
Have the same problem. My device is a Macbook Pro 2010,using the 1st generation core i5 540M with Intel HD Graphic + Nvidia Geforce GT330M (I use EFI to install so I can have both display card). All the drivers I can find are for 2nd gen core i3/i5/i7. Also, since my laptop have 2 display card, gt330 does not work either even though i installed the driver (error code 10 in the device manager); I think it's because i don't have driver for the intergrated one (intel hd).
10. Re: Windows 8 DriverDiego_Intel Apr 20, 2012 3:29 PM (in response to Bernd.W)
Thanks for your interest in Intel® products. Intel® Graphics drivers (Beta) for Windows 8 are available today as part of Windows 8 Consumer Preview OS 8250 (In-box drivers). These drivers support 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000 and first generation Intel Core processors (formerly codenamed Arrandale and Clarkdale) with Intel® HD Graphics and the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 Series (formerly codenamed Cantiga/Eaglelake).
We will release the Windows 8* beta drivers beginning in early May on http://downloadcenter.intel.com supporting 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000. These drivers will support all the features of Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) v1.2
Drivers for legacy platforms including first generation Intel Core processors (formerly codenamed Arrandale and Clarkdale) with Intel HD Graphics and the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 Series (formerly codenamed Cantiga/Eaglelake) will support legacy Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.1 and will be included with future versions of Windows 8 Consumer Preview OS (In-box drivers) and available on Microsoft's Windows Update. Drivers for these platforms will not be available on intel.com
Where to get the drivers from
Windows Driver Display Model Support
3rd generation Intel® Core™ Processors
(codenamed Ivy Bridge)
Intel HD Graphics 4000/2500
- Inbox drivers available in Windows 8 Consumer Preview OS build
- Microsoft's Windows Update
- Beta driver updates available in early May at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/
After Ivy Bridge launch
2nd generation Intel® Core™ Processors
(codenamed Sandy Bridge)
Intel HD Graphics 3000/2000
- Inbox drivers available in Windows 8 Consumer Preview OS build
- Microsoft's Windows Update
- Beta driver updates available in early May at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/
First generation Intel® Core™ Processors
(codenamed Arrandale/Clarkdale)
Intel® HD Graphics
- Inbox drivers available with Windows 8* Consumer Preview OS build
- Microsoft's Windows Update
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors
Intel® GMA 4500 Series
(codenamed Cantiga/Eaglelake)
- Inbox drivers available with Windows 8* Consumer Preview OS build
- Microsoft's Windows Update
If you are uncertain of what Intel processor/graphics you have on your system , we recommend using the Intel Driver Update Utility to identify your Intel processor/graphics.
Please try the in-box graphics driver that comes with Windows 8 and post your feedback on this thread http://communities.intel.com/thread/28956 and keep an eye our forum for the beta driver coming in early May. We appreciate your feedback as we continuously strive to improve the quality of our products to better serve our users.
11. Re: Windows 8 Driveralphastar Apr 21, 2012 12:30 PM (in response to Diego_Intel)
Hello Diego_Intel,
Can you tell us whether the next Beta release of the Intel HD driver will support Intel WiDi?
Also, the WiDi page at http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wtech/iwd/sb/CS-031109.htm states "generic graphics driver cannot be used on Intel® WiDi-enabled systems with ATI* graphics." (see Install Order #2: Intel HD Graphics Driver)
Will this Beta be compatible with this new release, or will the OEMs be developing an ATI-compatible release for May 2012 as well?
12. Re: Windows 8 DriverChristopher Wurm May 30, 2012 2:41 PM (in response to Diego_Intel)
I have a Fujitsu Q550 with the Z690 processor and GMA 600 chip in it, can I get some Windows 8 CP drivers. This seems to be one of the biggest problems with several tablets running Windows 8, I am sure your consumers would really appreciate your help.
13. Re: Windows 8 Driverpowerarmour May 31, 2012 4:40 PM (in response to Diego_Intel)
Still no support for Tablets/Netbooks running the GMA 3600/3650 either, even with the Win8 Release Preview now out, which I find highly disturbing...
How on earth can anyone recommend Intel x86 based Win8 tablets to business customers when this crucial testing phase seems like it's being skipped by the driver teams entirely, will we even get a working driver (that doesn't crash whenever you launch a Metro app) when the final OS is released?
14. Re: Windows 8 DriverEvgeniy Papulovskiy Aug 6, 2012 7:45 AM (in response to Bernd.W)
Dear Developers,
Would you be so kind to recompile Intel 9XX graphic drivers? I use Dell Inspiron 1300 and it works pretty well, but I see only 1024x768 instead of 1280x800.
Best wishes


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Georgetown law student, Sandra Fluke, was prohibited from testifying to a House committee about support of government mandated contraceptive health care coverage.
The Republicans refused to allow any woman to testify unless they chose said woman for the all male religious panel that amounted to a predetermined outcome kangaroo court. The female politicians in the House were outraged so they held their own hearing for Fluke to testify publicly and honestly without editing from the Republicans preventing her liberty and free speech.


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Rocky Hill is asking the town council to support proposed legislation requiring local approval to open nursing homes for infirm and terminally ill prison inmates and mental patients.
Rocky Hill officials sought the legislation after the state moved to open such a facility in their town without informing them. The town has gone to court to block the home, which it contends is a thinly disguised prison.
"This bill preserves the right of your community to be heard and have input in this type of facility, and it requires that the proposed facility go before the local legislative body for approval," Rocky Hill Mayor Anthony LaRosa said in the letter.
The council considered the request Tuesday.
Councilor John "Jay" Bottalico stated his concern that the state might try to open a similar home in Newington. Town Manager John Salomone said he was unaware of any such proposal.
"We have received nothing on that at all," Salomone said.
Majority Leader Terry Borjeson, a retired state Department of Adult Probation official who has also worked with nonprofits, said the state "didn't do a good job" handling the Rocky Hill proposal. He added that the proposed law would make it impossible to site halfway houses or similar facilities in towns without permission.
"You'll never open another halfway house or group home in Connecticut if this passes," he said.
The council asked Salomone to invite the bill's sponsors -- Sen. Paul Doyle, D-Wethersfield, and Rep. Antonio Guererra, D-Rocky Hill -- to the next council meeting to explain the legislation.
Also at Tuesday's meeting, two members of the public criticized Mayor Stephen Woods for his recent comments regarding the proposed 48-lot Cedar Mountain subdivision. The development is strongly opposed by some residents.
Speaking at an event last week sponsored by the Newington Chamber of Commerce, Woods said that developer Toll Brothers was not proposing to disturb any wetlands.
Toll Brothers is seeking a wetlands permit from the conservation commission, which last month closed a lengthy public hearing on the issue. The application does not call for filling any wetlands.
Gail Budrejko said, however, that the public hearing process had raised concerns about runoff and other factors that could damage wetlands on the property, leading Toll Brothers to make last-minute changes to its application.
"It is improper for the mayor to make a public statement that the wetlands would not be disturbed while the issue is still being evaluated, and a decision has not been reached by the conservation commission," Budrejko said.
Councilor Clarke Castelle read into the record a letter from Roy Zartarian, who called Woods' comments "profoundly disturbing."
Woods could not be reached for comment Wednesday.


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How Cutting-Edge Technology & Science Are Powering The Future TPM Idealab
NASA Snaps Most Colorful Portrait Of The Cosmos To Date
A new NASA panorama looking deep and far into the universe for the first time includes ultraviolet light, which is normally not visible to the human eye. It shows up in the photo as bright baby blue with spinning galaxies, which are about 5 to 10 billion years old, not too old or young in cosmic terms.
The photo is a composite of more than 800 photos taken by Hubble and shows about 10,000 multi-colored galaxies.
Hubble astronomer Zolt Levay (zohlt lih-VAY') said by adding ultraviolet and infrared to the pictures, people can now see the universe in the broad spectrum of color "and then some."
Hubble: http://hubblesite.org/
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Welcome to the Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) wiki
The advent of the World Wide Web has led to an explosion in the number of diverse resources available to neuroscientists. Despite the availability of powerful search engines, locating these diverse resources has become increasingly difficult and time consuming. The NIF project utilizes both advanced machine-based search technologies and old-fashioned human legwork to provide access to neuroscience-relevant resources on the Web. Resources include research materials, Web pages, software tools, data sets, literature and general information. The NIF has developed technologies that allow a user to search across these different types of resources, all from a single interface. A unique feature of the NIF is the ability to issue direct queries against multiple databases simultaneously, retrieving content that is largely hidden from traditional search engines. A second unique feature is an extensive vocabulary covering major neuroscience domains for describing and searching these resources. The NIF takes advantage of advances in knowledge engineering to broaden and refine searches based on related concepts.
Software Releases (Current Release : Version 6.0)
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Learning the Hard Wayby Anthony SanFilippo / Philadelphia Flyers
ALBANY, N.Y. – Cal Heeter said he is a perfectionist.
If that's the case, then the only way the Phantoms would have won Friday is if Heeter was, in fact, perfect.
Unfortunately, he wasn't. The score or his statistics won't show it, but Heeter was the best player on the ice for the Phantoms in their disappointing 5-1 loss to the Albany Devils.
It is the third loss in four games for the Phantoms (2-3-0), who return to the ice Saturday at home in Glens Falls to face the high scoring Rochester Americans, top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres.
The Amerks boast the highest scoring offense in the AHL so far, and if the Phantoms are going to defeat them, they're going to have to do a complete 180 degree turn from the way they played Friday.
"I felt bad for Heeter because that was his second start (as a pro) and we came up with an unacceptable performance," said Phantoms coach Terry Murray. "It's too bad because he did battle and compete and make some big saves for us."
That he did, but goalies, unless they're named Ron Hextall, can't score goals for you, and you can't score goals if you don't shoot the puck.
The Phantoms didn't really register a shot until the 14:42 mark of the first period (they were credited with one a couple minutes earlier that never reached the goalie) and by that point they were already behind 2-0.
It marked the fifth straight game to start the season that the Phantoms allowed the first goal of the game.
"That was a team that played the game they wanted to play," Murray said of the Devils. "They beat us to pucks and did the things they wanted to do along the boards. The board game was an easy game for them. That's a team that taught us a lesson here tonight."
The Devils were also opportunistic, taking advantage of Phantoms mistakes to account for four of their goals.
Erik Gustafsson couldn't corral a loose puck in front of Heeter in the first period, allowing Jacob Josefson to slam dunk the puck into an open net to make it 1-0.
Danny Syvret then turned the puck over in front of his own net, leading to a 2-on-0 situation to which Heeter had no chance to thwart as Matt Anderson scored to make it 2-0.
After Zac Rinaldo scored on a penalty shot (you read that correctly) the Devils got a penalty shot of their own.
Marc-Andre Bourdon, who was back in the lineup after missing the last two games with an injury, hooked Adam Henrique's stick.
Referee Chris Brown awarded Henrique with a penalty shot, even though he wasn't free and clear on Heeter – and got off a good shot too.
Henrique didn't fail, and after two periods it was 3-1.
"It was a tough call because he still got his shot off and had a pretty good scoring chance," said Heeter, who made a nice save on Henrique on the play. "There's not really much you can do about that though. It's my job to make saves and I tried to step up on the penalty shot there and I came away a little short."
Syvret got beat again in the third period when Phil DeSimone weaved around him and slid a shot through Heeter's five-hole to make it 4-1, and all but eliminate any chance the Phantoms had of getting back in the game.
Darcy Zajac re-directed an Adam Larsson shot past Heeter a few minutes later to round out the scoring.
"I'm not really happy when I have a goal scored on me, no matter what kind of shot it is," said Heeter, who made 25 saves. "It doesn't matter if it was a penalty shot, or a screened tip-in like the fifth goal. The fourth one I'd like to have back because it squeezed in through the five-hole. You can take positives from every game, but you have to be realistic too and realize that you still need to get better."
The Phantoms couldn't have been much worse. With the exception of Heeter, Rinaldo, Harry Zolnierczyk and a line that was put together in the third period consisting of Andrew Johnston, Matt Mangene and Garrett Roe, there weren't too many Phantoms who could feel good about how they played.
"We have to come out tomorrow with a whole different attitude," said Rinaldo, who had several bug hits in the game, including a clean, open-ice check on Adam Larsson that left the big-bodied Devils defenseman shaken. "We have to come out with guns firing. We have to get pucks to the net, pucks deep. We'll bounce back though."


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Gov. Quinn wants to outlaw the sale and possession of "assault weapons," insisting that "there is no place in Illinois for weapons designed to fire rapidly at human targets at close range." He doesn't mention that even if his ban were to pass, there would be plenty of other legal firearms that can be used to fire rapidly at human targets at close range -- or long range, for that matter.
Assault weapons are just ordinary guns dressed up to look scary. Quinn is making a mistake to buy the ruse.
Jesse Jackson claims that the federal assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004, reduced the number of these guns used in crimes. In Miami, he says, they were implicated in 4 percent of murders in 2004, but today, the figure is 21 percent.
What Jackson omits is that the number of murders in Miami is virtually unchanged -- from 69 in 2004 to 68 in 2011. Maybe that's because guns not covered by the ban are just as capable and lethal as those that were. If you ban red cars, fewer people will die in red cars. Just don't expect overall highway fatalities to change.
If allowing these guns stimulated more killing, the national murder rate wouldn't have declined by 13 percent after the ban expired. But that's what happened.
Prohibiting "assault weapons" is a pointless gesture. Those who propose a ban are only proving they don't understand basic facts about guns and violence or don't care.


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The SGA Mission Statement
The purpose of SGA is to contribute to the academic, social, physical, and spiritual growth and development of the student body of Houghton College. We are also responsible for representing the student body to the school administration, faculty, and staff in order to promote student interests and needs. We also help to provide activities and services for the student body in the form of events and clubs.


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Looking back at the year, I think I have accomplished a lot. We launched a new corporate website (www.pgi.com) and made some significant improvements to our online marketing program. Our metrics are improving on a weekly basis. Most importantly, I brought on some great new team members who are going to help get us to where we want to be.
Taking an inventory of work done throughout the year really forces you to look back and evaluate the choices you've made on what to do and where to focus your time and resources.
I have to admit, I'm still frustrated that I didn't get more done. I just see so many opportunities to do more and to get better.
But, in other ways, I'm happy that I didn't try to take on too much too soon. As I always tell my team, "I know you can do anything, but you can't do everything." A common trap that I see new hires fall into is that they see so many areas for improvement and then try to take on all of them at once. That's what I call a "boil the ocean strategy." The results usually aren't very good. You end up spending too little time on too many things. The outcome is that nothing actually gets done.
I prefer a "quick-win strategy." Find one thing that you can do that won't take months to complete and just go after it. Do it really well and show the results. Then go on to the next quick win and repeat the process all over again.
After a while, you'll start to show some real progress as a bunch of small quick wins start to add up. You'll also start to get a reputation as someone who gets stuff done. And in any organization, being perceived as "effective" can really help your career. The next time a special CEO project comes up, you just might get tapped to run it based on your track record.
Also, building up the street cred with your quick wins will eventually help you when you're ready to take on some of the bigger, longer-term and more ambitious projects. Your management and peers will have more faith that you can get it done and it won't be one of those never-ending projects.
So when you're looking at all the projects on your overflowing plate, just think about how to break them up into smaller quick-win projects that you can get done now. Just like in baseball, the teams that consistently put runs on the board usually beat the teams that live and die by the home run. Jeff Perkins is VP-global online marketing with conferencing and collaboration solutions company PGi (www.pgi.com). He can be reached via email at [email protected]; on Twitter: @jeffperkins8; on LinkedIn; and via his blog, Single-Minded Proposition.


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JOEL ROSARIO, TIZ FLIRTATIOUS, Winner: "She's easy to ride and she's a nice filly, too. I think when she goes longer, she could be even better. She really can do anything. She can come from a little bit off the pace or close to the pace, whatever she wants to do. She looked good today. I think she's going to be a real good one."
MARTY JONES, TIZ FLIRTATIOUS, Winner: "She had a good trip, but she makes her own luck. She's professional in everything she does. You could see today she was more focused. We'll possibly go now in the ($300,000 Grade I) La Brea (Stakes Dec. 31 at Santa Anita) or ($150,000 Grade II) La Canada (Stakes Jan. 22). We'll see. She's a big filly and it took her a long time to come into herself. We had to stop and go with her because she was so big. Once she finally seemed to mature, you could see coming into her first race she was something nice. Six furlongs was really too short for her first time, but she just won on raw ability."
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Canadian Women's Club (CWC) is a social and charitable organization whose purpose is to bring together Canadian women, those with Canadian ties, and friends with an interest in Canada.
Philanthropy is a large part of our "raison d'être." We hold two fundraisers each year: a Silent Auction and Bake Sale in December and a Fashion Show in May. All proceeds raised benefit local charities. Twice yearly, we distribute funds in order to recognize organizations in each of these four Bay areas: North Bay, Peninsula, East Bay, and the city of San Francisco, reflecting our members' home communities.
Canadian Women's Club of the San Francisco Bay area was founded in 1965 by the wife of the Canadian Consul General in San Francisco. Since that time, we have grown from 18 original members to over 140 members today. Members come from throughout the Bay Area.
Luncheon meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month from September to May. Each luncheon program includes an informative and entertaining speaker from the Bay area. December and May are designated for fundraising — December with a Holiday Luncheon, Silent Auction and Bake Sale and the month of May with our Annual Spring Fashion Show Luncheon Fundraiser. Guests, including gentlemen, are welcome at all our events.
We alternate venues between the Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Avenue, South San Francisco (January, March, May, November) and the Presidio Golf & Concordia Club, 8 Presidio Terrace, The Presidio, San Francisco (February, April, September, October, December).
If you are unable to attend noontime functions but wish to connect to Canadian Women in the Bay Area, please contact Canadian Women's Club 2.0. A new subgroup of the Canadian Women's Club, CWC 2.0 meets for regular events in San Francisco, the East Bay, and on the Peninsula. Past and future events include Canadian Thanksgiving dinner, Academy Awards viewing party, and Victoria Day tea.
We welcome Canadian women as well as those with Canadian ties and friends who express an interest in Canada.
CWC welcomes new members! The membership fee is $25 per year payable by October 1st. Upon payment of dues, each member receives a Club Roster and a monthly newsletter (September through May) announcing the upcoming meeting and Club news. Join now!


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Certification Programs
The School of Social Work has many certification programs available in the Carthage MSW Program.
Post-MSW Professional Educator License (PEL): School Social Worker Endorsement
This program is for graduates with an MSW degree from an accredited school of social work who are seeking the required courses and field placement for licensure as a school social worker in Illinois (PEL license).
Advanced School Mental Health Practice Program
This post-master's certificate program equips mental health professionals to better affect positive psychosocial development of their student clients. Primary takeaways from the program will include: fostering collaboration between schools and families, implementing strength-based interventions in schools, advocating for whole-school interventions, and becoming more data driven and evidence informed as School-Based Mental Health Practitioners (SBMHP).
Certificate in Non Profit Management and Philanthropy
People interested in public service, philanthropy and community-building work, regardless of their fields of specialization, benefit from participation in the program. Students gain professional skills and expertise in nonprofit management, strategic planning, utilization of foundation resources and grant making.
Click here to be directed to Loyola University's School of Social Work Certificate Programs


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Criteria for selecting arc flash protection techniques, Part 3
A variety of arc flash mitigation systems and active arc flash resistant switchgear are available to boost protection against arc flash incident energy.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the causes and consequences of arc flash incidents.
- Properly categorize different types of arc flash mitigation techniques.
- Learn the pros and cons of different types of arc flash mitigation techniques.
The second installment of this three-part series discussed using passive arc resistant switchgear to mitigate arc flash. This final part in the series outlines the advantages and disadvantages of other mitigation methods: arc flash mitigation systems and active arc flash resistant switchgear
Arc flash mitigation involves advanced detection techniques for arc flash. Arc flash mitigation methods attempt to detect arc flash events and signal breaker tripping faster than normal circuit protection methods. There are a variety of arc flash mitigation systems, including zone selective interlocking, bus differential relay protection, arc flash reduction maintenance switch, and arc flash mitigating relay.
Zone selective interlocking
The objective of zone selective interlocking (ZSI) is to trip the breaker closest to the fault without time constraints and still maintain system coordination. This is accomplished by communication between the feeder breakers and the main breaker or relay. If the feeder breakers detect an overcurrent condition, they send a restraint signal to the upstream breakers. The main then follows its normal time-current characteristics and serves as a backup. However, if the main breaker detects an overcurrent condition above its short time (or ground fault) pickup setting, but the feeders do not (e.g., main bus fault), the main breaker will trip with no intentional delay.
Benefits of ZSI include:
- Standard protective relays
- Applicable to both low- and medium-voltage systems
- Allows for selective coordination while potentially lowering arc flash incident energy
- Cost of this method is small if you utilize standard relays with a ZSI feature.
One of the disadvantages is that ZSI may not let you obtain your desired arc flash energy level because of the need to coordinate settings by allowing time for the downstream feeder restraint signal to reach the upstream main.
Additionally, it can be application intensive for some breaker arrangements. The speed of operation is dependent on the relay plus the breaker speed. While ZSI can reduce the arc flash incident energy level, an arc flash hazard study must be conducted to determine the level obtained.
Bus differential relay protection (87B)
Bus differential protection (ANSI Device Number 87B) is a common protection scheme constructed with protection relays monitoring current transformers at every incoming and outgoing connection to a switchgear lineup, which is shown in Figure 2. The currents from all outgoing connections are summed and subtracted from the summed currents of all incoming connections. If the relay sees a difference that exceeds the discrepancy threshold, a trip signal is sent.
Because of the unique sensing conditions, little, if any, intentional time delay is required, and the fault is cleared. Arc flash energy is linearly dependent on time; therefore, this reduction in clearing time can reduce arc flash incident energy. This type of protection typically does not affect system coordination and may allow for additional protection.
Differential protection is common in medium-voltage configurations, but less common in low-voltage applications due to the size of relay class current transformers, protection relay requirements, and wiring complexity. The costs associated with low-voltage differential protection are substantial when compared to the cost of the base equipment. Equipment damage is still an issue, and recovery time will be dependent on the magnitude of fault. The placement of the CTs and breakers defines the protective zone of the 87B protection, and there may be gaps (e.g., the line side of a low-voltage main breaker) where good protection is not provided. Generally, bus differential schemes are more expensive than ZSI, but less expensive than passive arc resistance.
Arc flash reduction maintenance switch
Switchgear and relay manufacturers have developed a protection function activated by a switch or button that lowers the trip delays on protection relays to be used during times of maintenance. As Figure 3 shows, the short time delay is reduced to its lowest level so that any overcurrent situation will trip the breaker more quickly.
An arc flash study should be performed to determine the new available arc flash incident energy under the new trip settings. This method has the potential to reduce arc flash incident energy during maintenance of this equipment. However, there is higher potential for nuisance tripping and loss of loads so critical they must remain energized while being maintained. As with previously discussed methods, relay and breaker response speed are important in determining the level of arc flash incident energy that would be experienced, and the recovery time for equipment is dependent on the level of fault magnitude. The cost of this method is small relative to the base cost of the equipment and other arc flash protection methods.
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Twins hand the ball to Hernandez in Baltimore
Venezuelan-born southpaw Pedro Hernandez makes just the second start of his big-league career Sunday when the Minnesota Twins visit Camden Yards to close out a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles.
Hernandez, who'll turn 24 on Friday, was signed by the San Diego Padres as a 17-year-old free agent in 2006, then dealt to the Chicago White Sox in a trade involving Carlos Quentin in December 2011.
He made his lone appearance - a start - for Chicago on July 18, 2012, at Fenway Park and was ripped for 12 hits and eight runs in four innings of a 10-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox.
Hernandez became Minnesota property 10 days later when he was part of the trade that sent pitcher Francisco Liriano to the White Sox.
In 19 minor-league outings last season with three teams, he was 8-4 with a 3.32 earned run average in 103 innings, allowing 111 hits and striking out 65 batters.
Baltimore, meanwhile, counters with 6-foot-6 right-hander Jason Hammel, who aims to start the season with two consecutive victories.
The 30-year-old, a 10th-round pick of Tampa Bay in 2002, downed his former team in his initial start of the season, allowing three hits and three runs in six innings of a 7-4 win on April 2.
Hammel began his big-league career with the Rays in 2006 and was 7-15 with them in three seasons before going 27-30 in three years for the Colorado Rockies.
He came to Baltimore in February 2012 for Jeremy Guthrie and was 8-6 in 20 starts with a 3.43 ERA in his initial year with the Orioles.
In four career meetings with the Twins, Hammel is 2-0 with a 2.14 ERA.
The Twins pulled even in the series on Saturday, as Justin Morneau smacked a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth inning to provide a 6-5 victory.
Morneau, who finished with three hits and two runs scored, singled home the game-winner after Baltimore first baseman Chris Davis had a ground ball slip through his legs, allowing Aaron Hicks to reach first and keep the inning alive.
"To this point we have been in all these games, and we have had opportunities," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "The guys are really competing. We've been in all these games with some really good teams, and that says a lot about what is going on in the clubhouse.
Jim Johnson (0-1), who also issued a two-out walk to Josh Willingham, was dealt with the loss, his first since July 27 of last season.
Minnesota reliever Josh Roenicke (1-0) pitched three strong innings of one-hit ball before Glenn Perkins spun a perfect ninth to earn his first save of the season.
Nick Markakis went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in defeat, while Adam Jones had two hits and three RBI. Davis, who was chasing MLB history after homering for a fourth consecutive game to start the season, had one hit and an RBI.
The Orioles won five of seven games with the Twins in 2012, including all three in Baltimore.