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An old picture of Christian Taylor as a beaming toddler wearing a Michael Jordan basketball jersey sat over his casket Saturday.
As the little boy in the Chicago Bulls uniform grew up, his friends and family said, his love of basketball never abated — up to the moment last weekend when he was shot to death at a house party in East Chicago, Ind. The crime, which occurred just days after Taylor had turned 17, remains under police investigation.
"He'd stay at school late playing ball," said his mother, Candice Seals. "He was a good kid, and everybody loved him."
The svelte forward who played at Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City was memorialized at two events Saturday.
The first was his funeral at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in West Garfield Park, where teens, many wearing sweatshirts with "R.I.P. Christian" printed across the back, consoled one another after filing past the casket.
A mile-and-a-half away from where a white hearse was parked by the West Side church, basketball players shook hands and took jump shots at the second event — a Peace Basketball Tournament that was dedicated to Taylor's memory and drew such high-profile figures as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and NBA legend Isiah Thomas.
Organizers of the tournament at Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory High School said they hoped the event would spawn dialogue and friendships that trump the gang affiliations that all too often result in terrifying violence.
"Sport in every community is valuable," said Thomas, the former Detroit Pistons point guard who grew up on Chicago's West Side. "When you bring people together, you get to know each other and break down cultural barriers."
Thomas helped organize the Saturday tournament, which was the second Peace Tournament of the fall.
The first was held in the South Side's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, and organizers hope to have the champions of the two tournaments play at some point.
Thomas met with the participants and helped coach the teams. But while basketball was the vehicle for bringing together the players from Austin, East Garfield Park, the Little Village and elsewhere, the event also included frank talks about the consequences of gang violence.
At one point, a speaker asked how many of the 40 or so players had talked a friend out of shooting someone. JaMarcus Ellis' hand shot up, joining those of about 10 other players.
Ellis, 27, a former Indiana University guard who is preparing to join a team in Canada, said he always eschewed gangs while growing up in West Garfield Park.
But, Ellis said, he has helped talk friends out of acting violently on multiple occasions.
"If you don't try to help your friend not throw (his) life away," he said, "you're not a real friend."
Many of the speakers mentioned Taylor and expressed hope that the tournament might help prevent premature funerals for other teens.
"Through sport, through play, through community," Thomas said, "people get to know one another. People learn to love one another."
And when that happens, he said, it makes it a lot harder to pull the trigger.


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HAYWARD, Calif. -- Impax Laboratories Inc. said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration is extending a review of its Parkinson's disease drug Rytary by three months until Jan. 21.
The FDA was expected to make a decision by Oct. 21. Impax said the agency asked it for more information about the drug, and it is taking additional time to review that data.
Impax developed Rytary through a partnership with British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC. GlaxoSmithKline will market Rytary outside the U.S. and Taiwan. The drug has not been approved in any markets to date.
Shares of Impax Laboratories rose 2 cents to $26.07 in midday trading Friday. They traded at a 52-week high of $27.25 on Oct. 2 and as low as $16.50 last November.

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Johnny Guaylupo was only 17 years old when he found out he was HIV-positive. While he'd struggled with depression throughout much of his life, after his diagnosis he saw his emotions take a dangerous turn.
"Me and my friends would say, 'I'm going down. Everything's just going down,' " he recalls about those volatile younger days.
In this case, Guaylupo says, "going down" meant thoughts of suicide.
"I started getting depressed about my diagnosis," he says, "what to do about telling my family, my friends. I thought my life was over."
After an argument with the older man with whom he was in a "bad so-called relationship," he tried to kill himself.
Mental health professionals have long cried for the public to acknowledge depression as an illness akin to any serious physical ailment: one with defined symptoms, with prescribed treatment, and that can ultimately prove fatal. In the case of HIVers, this recognition is of vital importance because depression is the number 1 obstacle to antiretroviral adherence, professionals note, and is strongly associated with faster disease progression.
Over the years since the low point that almost led him to take his own life, Guaylupo has turned things around. While he says he still suffers from bouts of depression, none have been as severe as the one that nearly ended his life—thanks in part, he says, to a steady and fruitful relationship with his therapist.
"I know for a fact that it's not easy, but it's something that's treatable, that you can work through," he says. "It's not really that hard. I mean, it may seem the worst. It may seem like everything is happening at one time. And everything at one time is hard for me, and I just want to grieve. But it's not that serious—if you seek help."
Today, he tries to help other struggling HIVers through his work in an adult day health care program at Housing Works, a New York City AIDS service organization, a job that the 27-year-old Brooklynite says provides him with a sense of purpose and structure he lacked as a teenager.
Yes, It's Real
Some researchers state that as much as 40% to 60% of the HIV-positive population will suffer from depression at some point in their lives. Using a more rigid set of criteria than most, Glenn J. Treisman, MD, Ph.D., who is director of the AIDS Psychiatry Service at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, estimates that at any given time about one in five HIVers is suffering from major depression and requires psychiatric treatment. Regardless of how they define a diagnosis of depression, most scientists agree that HIVers suffer from the condition at a rate four to five times greater than the general population.
Robert H. Remien, Ph.D., who studies the psychology of HIV at Columbia University in New York City, cautions against concluding that rates are so high simply because HIVers have every reason to be depressed. Rather, he says, depression and HIV engage in a complex, interweaving dance—each potentially influencing and exacerbating the other.
"Think about who is vulnerable to getting HIV," Remien says. "They are often disenfranchised people because of their sexual identity, substance abuse, etc."
These populations, he explains, are already primed for experiencing depression and might also have a family history of mental illness. Their depression could then cause a sense of apathy about their own well-being that leads them to take the sorts of risks that expose them to the virus.
Furthermore, Remien points out, people who are facing a new HIV diagnosis should not see the onset of major depression or thoughts of suicide as a natural and expected reaction to the news.
How Do You Know?
"In psychiatry, just like in the rest of medicine, diagnosis is everything," Treisman says. "Treatment's pretty easy—once you know what's wrong."
But with HIV patients, determining the source of an apparent mental health problem can be tricky. How can you know, for example, whether to blame HIV, depression, or antiretrovirals for your weight loss or fatigue? Also, some anti-HIV medications have specific mental health side effects. And research suggests that the virus itself may cause changes in the brain that lead to depression.
Marcya Owens, a 38-year-old from Madison, Ala., whose long-term struggle with depression has left her on disability, says she spent two years in a suicidally depressed state, at some times even psychotic, after beginning Sustiva, a common cause of mental health side effects for many HIVers. After her doctor switched her to an alternative medication, she says, her mental state improved dramatically.
"Then it got to the point where it was just plain depression but functional depression," Owens says. "I was able to function."
Treisman says the pivotal mental health question to ask is whether HIVers have experienced a loss of pleasure in their daily life from normally pleasurable activities. Known as anhedonia, this is a classic feature among depression symptoms. If the answer is yes, then you may be able to find a successful psychiatric solution. This can include prescription antidepressants, counseling, or other forms of mental health support.
Owens says she has found better footing through not only a friendlier anti-HIV medication regimen but also a different antidepressant prescription. And while she once thought her family would be better off without her, today she lives for her family members as well as her faith.
"My family is so awesome," she says. "Then again, so is my relationship with God. You have to have something of a higher power to get through the hard days. If you don't have something to hang on to—whether it's, in my case, my children—then the depression's going to get the best of you."
On Top of It
Naturally, many facets of living with HIV can and do cause depression. Which is all the more reason why, experts say, HIVers should be hypervigilant about developing effective coping skills.
Ken Howard, a licensed clinical social worker with a therapy practice in West Hollywood, Calif., and an 18-year survivor of HIV himself, blames what he calls "an era of profound HIV stigma" for much of the anguish in the HIVers he counsels.
"These are people who have perfect health, who are feeling well, who are looking and feeling fine," he says, "but they're feeling depressed because they feel like they are forever damaged goods. In some cases what they experience is not just 'I don't want to sleep with you because you have HIV'; it's 'I don't want to know you because you have HIV.' "
Randal Province, a 48-year-old who lives in a suburb of Memphis with his HIV-negative wife, knows about that kind of reaction from people. On disability because of an injury, he says gastrointestinal side effects from his anti-HIV meds make him afraid to venture too far from home.
But stigma that stems from his having HIV has played a cruel hand in furthering his isolation. Afraid of how the local community would react to his serostatus, he's told only his close family and one friend that he has HIV, and even that has proved to be too wide a circle of disclosure. A few years ago his brother, a well-educated businessman, served him Thanksgiving dinner on separate dinnerware from the rest of the family—which he then disposed of after the meal.
But he's quick to put the brakes on that kind of thinking when he realizes it's going on.
"It's like, No, I've got to take care of myself. If nobody else cares, I do," he says. "Because nobody else looks at me in the mirror every morning—as scary as that can be for me some days."
Be Present
Province also tries to maintain a rosy attitude, he says, and to share it with others.
"When I leave the house—going to the grocery store or whatever—I always try to do something nice for somebody else while I'm out," he explains. "It may be holding the door for somebody or helping them carry out their groceries. I make it a point to bring some kind of positive impact on somebody else's life. And in doing so, it makes me feel better about myself and brings my emotions up. It feels good to say, Yeah, I am a good person, and I can do something to help other people, no matter what's going on with me."
Owens says she would seek a sense of community in her church because of her strong religious beliefs, except for the profound stigma she's suffered there both because of her being HIV-positive and because of the mental health struggles that she's been through. So outside of watching sermons online, she's found another outlet for her spirit—working as a speaker, educator, and advocate for HIVers in the communities where she and her husband, who's in the military, have lived.
"I'm 38 years old, and I have so much left to give!" she says. She adds that she finds solace and kinship among those she jokingly calls the "degenerates," the other HIV-positive members of her local AIDS support group.
"The same way you work the program with HIV, you can work it with depression," she notes of the multitude of support groups out there for both issues. "You just need to broaden your support system. In every community, no matter how large or how small, you can still find support."
Therapist Howard seconds that notion: "A person living with HIV needs comprehensive services. They can have a blood draw, they can have a pill, but if they don't have a case manager to help prevent them from being evicted, and if they don't have a therapist to help them with all the stress, then just having an undetectable viral load is not going to get that person to be successful."
Back in Brooklyn, Guaylupo says one way he finds success in battling his depression is to resist his old temptations to up and quit what he's started. As a teenager, he admits, he abandoned his long-term job at McDonald's on a whim one day, and later he dropped out of college shortly before he was set to graduate.
"I don't give up on my job now," he says, contrasting his present and past. "I'm not done with school, but I'm still doing it. I took off two semesters, but I'm planning to go back."
He also says he has to fight the darker days, which sometimes make him want to lock himself in a room and throw away the key. Now, he says, he's learned to make healthier choices.
"Whenever I feel stressed-out or depressed or down—to the point I sometimes just want to scream—I can contact my therapist or one of my friends and just let them know what I'm going through. Even though I'm going to feel down, I feel a little better if I talk about it."


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In addition to hauling raw materials, finished products and workers to and from the textile mills, Atlantic Shore Line Railway's electric locomotives delivered coal to power the mills.
Schooners delivered coal to the pier at Cape Porpoise, where the trolleys picked it up and took it to the mills..
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* Cuts FY profit fcast by 20 pct to 375 bln yen
* Q2 profit jumps to 82.2 bln yen, below mkt fcast
* Impact from China protests may run into Q3, Q4
* Honda shares drop nearly 6 pct; results released early inadvertently
TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Co cut its full-year net profit forecast by a fifth after sales in China, the world's biggest autos market, were hit by a popular backlash against Japanese products in a dispute over East China Sea islands.
The substantial cut makes it likely that rivals Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor will follow suit when they report quarterly earnings early next week.
``It's likely Toyota and Nissan are going to cut forecasts in the same way. A cut was to be expected because the problems with China weren't factored into forecasts,'' said Fujio Ando, managing director at Chibagin Asset Management.
Demand for Honda, Toyota and Nissan cars slumped in China amid violent protests in September over the territorial dispute, with South Korea's Hyundai Motor and Germany's BMW picking up market share.
Sales by Honda and its China joint ventures dropped 40.5 percent last month. China is Honda's second-biggest market after the United States, accounting for 17 percent of 2011 sales.
Honda, whose models include the Accord, Fit/Jazz, Civic and CR/V, cut its net profit forecast for the year to March to 375 billion yen ($4.7 billion) from its earlier estimate of 470 billion yen. Last year, Honda reported net profit of 211.4 billion yen.
Shares in Honda - which fell 15 percent to near 9-month lows amid the China protests - dropped nearly 6 percent on Monday, trading at 2,383 yen early in the afternoon session.
Honda released its quarterly earnings three hours earlier than planned, after accidentally posting the results on its website. It quickly took down the numbers, but was told by the Tokyo Stock Exchange to bring forward the full announcement.
Net profit for July-September rose 36.1 percent to 82.2 billion yen ($1.03 billion), some way below the average estimate of 107.2 billion yen from six analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. A year ago, Japanese manufacturers were still reeling from the March earthquake and tsunami.
Honda's quarterly profits were also dented by start-up and advertising costs for the new Accord sedan, which went on sale in the United States in September, but the refresh helped Japan's third-biggest automaker increase its share of the U.S. car and light truck market to 8.7 percent in September.
The fallout from the Japan/China dispute could run into the current and fourth quarters, analysts have warned.
CEO Takanobu Ito, 59, a former aerospace engineer who took over three years ago, has set a demanding goal to nearly double global car sales to 6 million in four years. Worldwide production jumped 69 percent in April-September to above 2 million vehicles, but the carmaker on Monday scrapped its full-year global sales forecast of 4.3 million vehicles amid the uncertainties in the Chinese market.
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Cortland may be a little less crowded next summer.
ESPN president John Skipper has told producers the cable giant needs to spend less time talking about Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow.
"I said, 'Guys, we didn't handle this very well.' Going to training camp wasn't a problem. We just stayed on it relentlessly and too long," Skipper told Sports Business Journal.
ESPN sent anchors and reporters to Cortland this past summer to cover Jets training camp, and have continued to talk about Tebow significantly despite the fact he has been a non-factor on the field.
Skipper said he was bothered when former ESPN college basketball analyst and radio host Doug Gottlieb went on the "Dan Patrick Show" and said he was "told specifically, 'You can't talk enough Tebow.' "
"I didn't love that," Skipper said. "I want people to think about what works for the next 10 minutes might not be the best thing for us for three years. That one hit home with me."


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Google TV is being pitched as a new experience that "combines the TV you know and love with the freedom and power of the Internet", but the gaming opportunities have been downplayed so far.
When I look at Google TV, I see a viable game system that can actually compete with the likes of Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony.
Logitech has an exclusive deal to provide the first Google TV companion box and they are also excited about the gaming possibilities, or more importantly the peripherals they can sell.
In their Q2 earnings call, Logitech CEO Jerry Quindlen explained his excitement for the platform going forward. "I think the real opportunity for gaming for us going forward is going to be continuing to be around PC for sure and frankly I think the emerging gaming opportunity with Google TV. We think there will be a lot of interest to Flash-based games. There will be a lot of opportunity for us with peripherals around that."
Quindlen made it clear that peripherals were the main reason Logitech was investing in Google TV and admitted the company might not even make companion boxes in the future. The company plans to invest the gross profit they generate from the sales of their Google TV box this year in marketing activities so they can create awareness which should lead to future sales.
One marketing campaign called Logitech Lofts is already underway. Logitech will hire three social media bloggers to live in swanky lofts and host parties that will introduce people to Google TV.
So who will supply the games for Google TV? Android developers are out of the picture at this point since the Android Market will not be available on Google TV this year, but the support of Adobe's Flash player opens the door to a wave of social browser-based games.
Some sites like TechCrunch are reporting that Google is secretly creating a new platform called Google Games and that Zynga will be the cornerstone of the service. Zynga, makers of FarmVille and other social games, has seen their profits climb to new heights thanks to Facebook, but their relationship with the site has seen better days and Zynga is looking to distance themselves. Google has already made an investment of $150 million in Zynga and a larger strategic partnership is still in process.
Google recently hired a Developer Advocate for games and has job listings for Product Management Leader of games.
It might sound like a stretch at this point, but it appears that Google Games is real and Google TV will be the platform used to launch the service later this year. Logitech certainly seems to think so based on their comments, so look for their full lineup of keyboards, gamepads, HD cameras, wheels, and more to make their way to Google TV.


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Our right Royal networking knees-up!
On the eve of the recent Royal nuptials – last Thursday, 28 April 2011 – we were delighted to swing into celebration mode for an altogether different reason. That's right, it was time to host another of our informal business socials we arrange in collaboration with Sheffield-based illustrator Richard Smith.
Back for a third round of business buzz, for Network Hub 3 we decided to choose a different location yet again – an independent bar in the heart of Leopold Square in the city's centre, the rather swish La Foret. With a smart outside terrace area to enjoy, we also virtually had the run of the contemporary space inside, thanks to the generosity of La Foret's owner, Sam Cooper. Cheers Sam!
From the positive feedback I had on the night – and have received since – the 70-odd strong crowd who came along not only relished the informal, relaxed atmosphere but also cemented existing connections & made fresh contacts on the night – and I'm pleased to say so did I.
While we didn't have a strict policy of 'no talking shop' the pressure I think many people feel at networking events – the idea of 'selling' yourself – tended not to rear its pushy head at this Network Hub, or at the previous two nights we've hosted.
Perhaps that's because I'm a great believer in finding out about the person behind a business, not simply the business itself.
As for Will and Kate, they weren't entirely forgotten. Instead the couple were especially honoured on the night by Sheffield's wonderful vegetable theatre performer, Madame Zucchini, who brought her own delectable edible version of the duo along for the networking ride.
So three cheers to Network Hub 3. Long live Network Hub!


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MINNEAPOLIS – Nearly an hour after his right shoulder went numb, Lakers center Dwight Howard clutched his gray undershirt. With hesitation, Howard then pulled the shirt down to cover his body.
The act revealed the pain level Howard described as "really sore" after aggravating the torn labrum of his right shoulder for the third time in the past three weeks.
Howard is listed as day-to-day after he visited Thursday with Lakers trainer Gary Vitti, making it unclear if he will be in the lineup when the Lakers (20-26) play tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-25) at Target Center.
But Howard has no other planned doctor visits. He also ruled out surgery. That would keep him sidelined for at least six months.
"I've had two years of having injuries," said Howard, who had back surgery last April. "It's not something that's easy to deal with. I'm not going to lose my spirit. I'm going to do whatever I can to get my shoulder strong."
In the Lakers' loss Wednesday to the Phoenix Suns, Shannon Brown's blocked shot on Howard prompted him to fall. Howard said he felt "numbness" all over his right arm and neck as he lay on the court for several seconds before leaving the game. The Lakers led 78-73 with 6:56 left to play when Howard left, and they never recovered.
Howard said his shoulder felt just as painful when he initially injured the shoulder in the Lakers' loss Jan. 4 to the Clippers when Caron Butler fouled him hard as he drove into the lane. Three days later, Howard received an MRI that revealed a shoulder tear. He sat out the next three games.
Howard reinjured the shoulder in the second quarter of the Lakers' loss last week against Memphis. The same thing happened in Phoenix.
"I'm not worried about it. It's going to be an all-season thing," said Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who has previously played with shoulder injuries.
"When you get banged like that going up, you're going to get that stinging sensation."
How did Bryant handle it?
"You just accept it," he said. "After a while, you get used to playing with it. But it's a little bit of an adjustment at first."
Howard plans to avoid sleeping on his hurt shoulder. Howard will treat his shoulder with ice and electronic stimulation. He's also worn kinesio tape along the shoulder to strengthen it.
"I'm trying not to get in a position where I could hurt it. But that's tough when I'm out there playing," Howard said. "I'll still try to be physical and aggressive."
No complaints
Steve Blake's return from a lower abdominal injury that sidelined him for two months has coincided with Chris Duhon sitting out the past two games.
Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni won't hear him gripe about minutes, though.
"He doesn't have to worry about me pouting," Duhon said. "It's not going to change how I prepare."


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Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology (JCMM)
.... is involved with research on regional scale weather systems - a subject sometimes known as mesoscale meteorology. It is jointly funded by the Met Office and NERC. JCMM comprises research and support staff from both the Met. Office and the University of Reading.
Met Office research groups
There are two groups from the Met Office's NWP division directly involved here at JCMM
- Data Assimilation Group, led by Sue Ballard, are interested in Data Assimilation, particularly techniques and new data, such as radar doppler wind and reflectivity data for use with convective scale models and the development of 3D and 4D variational assimilation of cloud and precipitation data.
- Mesoscale Modelling Group, led by Peter Clark, is involved with improvement of the Met. Office Unified Model, its application and interpretation.
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- Satellite Applications Group, led by John Eyre, is working on improving the assimilation of satellite data, and some other remotely-sensed observations, into NWP models.
University research groups
- Mesoscale Weather Processes group is led by Dr. Suzanne Gray, and is interested in the dynamical processes and transport mechansisms which occur in weather systems, such as explosively deepening extratropical cyclones, tropical cyclones and polar lows; this group also studies the climatologies of such systems.
- Boundary Layer group is led by Dr. Stephen Belcher. Their interests are dynamical processes in boundary layers over land and sea, and measurement and instrumentation of boundary layer observations. The Boundary Layer group actively promotes the UWERN Urban Meteorology Programme, a coordinative effort aimed at bringing together the UK research community in the field of urban meteorology, and Radar group is led by Professor Anthony Illingworth and uses the Chilbolton radar to investigate the microphysics and dynamics of clouds and precipitation.
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- The JCMM is heavily involved with UWERN (Universities' Weather Research Network). UWERN aims to bring together groups from different universities who are working in the general area of weather systems. Data are available to members of the UWERN community through the JCMM.
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Posted 05 January 2013 - 10:20 PM
Any one have a sample clip?
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If it is so easy every one would be doing it!
Nikon D 500, Subal Housing, Inon Z 240 strobes.
Posted 06 January 2013 - 06:12 AM
Bokeh needs shallow depth of field that is a combination of wide aperture and large sensor size
Is it possible to achieve a 'bokeh' background when shooting video underwater?
Any one have a sample clip?
Camcorders have small sensors and don't produce good bokeh
DSLR users would be able to produce something more easily you may want to search Vimeo or YouTube
Posted 06 January 2013 - 10:06 AM
Use some powerful diopters (maybe a +10) and zoom in.
Blurred backgrounds are more easily achieved at longer focal lengths (zoomed in) and when focusing to a subject close to your lens.
Even though the camcorders have smaller sensors you should be able to get some nice bokeh.
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Posted 07 January 2013 - 01:11 PM
These shots were not planned in advanced for pokeh effect.The camer used was Sony FS700.
And lens used was Carl Zeiss 24/1.8 in auto iris, auto focus mode hence the housing has no manual controls for such functions.
This why it was left to the lens, the lighting and the composition.
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Underwater Photography:
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For Clare, devotion to a music career has its drawbacks. She drives a rusted '92 Toyota missing a door handle and hasn't been to the dentist in six years. Still, part of her feels afraid of what having money might do to her. She'd rather stay broke if it means staying true to who she is.
Like a bad-news boyfriend, the fun of spending got Elaine into trouble -- $30,000 worth of it. So she broke up with her money, declaring bankruptcy at 26. She's learning to trust herself again, a little at a time.
Money is many things to many people. For some, it beckons and entices; others find it dour and forbidding. Whatever the relationship, that rapport directly affects our ability to attract, spend, and hang on to what we have.
"Whether there's $10,000 in our account or $10 million, we follow the same behavioral patterns," says New York Times personal finance columnist MP Dunleavey, author of "Money Can Buy Happiness." Changing our approach to money, she says, comes when we're able to take an honest look at the inner workings of our personal financial connections.
So how have you been treating your money lately -- and how has it been treating you? Maybe you feel inferior to it, or don't take it seriously. Maybe it bullies you around or seems to skip town when you need it most. On the following pages, we analyze some of the most common roles money plays in people's lives. You may recognize yourself in a few of the stories -- and that's a good thing.
The more aware you are of how you and your money interact, the easier it will be to curb bad habits, let go of self-sabotaging myths, and improve your sense of security and worth. Pair that with our experts' valuable tips and tricks, and you'll be well on your way to taking that partnership from shaky or tense terrain back onto solid ground.
Look at Your Money Biography
What does your financial profile say about you? Susan McCarthy uses this exercise to help people get a clearer picture. Imagine that the only way people could know you is through your money: your bank and credit card statements, checkbook, and trails of receipts, as well as the messages you put out into the world about money.
What do you spend, and how? Are you always complaining about money, or acting ashamed of it? What kinds of lessons do you teach your children about money and how to use it? Ask yourself if the person reflected back at you through your dealings with money aligns with how you see yourself and how you want to be seen.
Make Friends with Your Finances
Building a healthier relationship with your money starts with how you treat it. "Every relationship has its own specific needs," says Dunleavey. "You have to figure out what your money needs from you before you can get what you need from it."
Think of one of your dearest relationships and quickly jot down five statements that describe the way you treat that person -- for example, "I worry about her," "I make him laugh," or "I'm there when she needs me." Now write down five statements that describe the way you treat your money. Do you worry about it? Guard it possessively? Enjoy it? This exercise can give you some insight into how to make money your ally, instead of your enemy.
Examine Your Instincts
Can you name your knee-jerk tendencies when it comes to money? If you're not sure, says McCarthy, take the windfall test. If some money were to come into your hands somehow, whether by way of an inheritance, a tax rebate, or a big bonus check, what would you be tempted to do with it? Bury it in a hole in your backyard? Go on a splurge at Barneys?
Is "free" money an excuse to spend more than you have, an opportunity to invest in something that actually matters, or a chance to pay off debt? Look closely at your initial response and ask yourself what it tells you about your own financial instincts.
Ruling emotions: anxiety, bitterness, disappointment
At one point, Ann earned close to six figures as a pharmaceutical sales rep. But now, as a stay-at-home mother of two small children, she's no longer the power earner of the household. Sure, her dentist husband looks forward to a thriving practice, but he doesn't own it yet. In the meantime, they don't have an inch of wiggle room in their budget. What used to be a constant and easy companion is now little more than a friend that shows up briefly, if at all. "I want to say to our money, 'Hey, where you been? Why don't you stick around?' " she says. "But it doesn't. It's gone in an instant."
It's a common feeling among those who suddenly find themselves in a financial bind. But that attitude gives money power it just doesn't have. "It's not as complicated as we might think. In order to better manage our finances, we either have to cut expenses or make more money, plain and simple," says financial adviser Susan McCarthy, author of "The Value of Money." "See it as a challenge to trim your budget. Some expenses are fixed, but many are not. Lots of what we spend just gets unconsciously frittered away. That's what you can attack."
Try this: Get back in control
Some money-saving options are obvious, such as using less electricity, paring back on excessive spending, or scrutinizing the grocery list. Collaboration can go a long way, too: Consider cutting back on child-care expenses by swapping babysitting favors and saving on gas by carpooling. Work the other side of the equation as well by thinking about what side income you can bring in -- even if it just covers the food bills. By meeting this call to action head on, you'll feel more confident and in control.
Money As ... The Judge
Ruling emotions: inadequacy, uncertainty, confusion
For some, money speaks in harsh, critical tones. It's disappointed in the way you've handled it and tells you so. "Maybe you feel that your money has no faith in you," says Dunleavey. "When you see it that way, you won't feel positive, and that will have a negative impact on how you deal with it."
Perhaps you feel bad that you didn't read the full 27-page prospectus on your mutual fund, that you don't subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, or that you haven't saved enough for retirement. The effect? You feel inadequate and incapable -- not a good foundation for a healthy money relationship.
To begin to turn things around, find out where that voice is coming from. Your parents? Financially savvy friends who think they know more than you? Get to the source of it and question it. But even more important, take note of what sound decisions you have made (and there must be some). Put the criticism in perspective, and work on honing your gifts rather than calling out your weaknesses.
Try this: Give yourself credit
Turning an antagonistic relationship around starts with giving credit where credit is due. Don't focus on what things you "should" have done, says Dunleavey. Think instead about what's working. Make a list of a few money-related triumphs you're proud of. Maybe you haven't saved as much as you'd like, but you've started to put $20 from each paycheck into a high-yield savings account. Perhaps you've found a way to cut corners on your expenses and saved a couple bucks.
Now, focus on your strengths. Are you organized? Naturally frugal? Creative with savings? Write them down next. Then, on the right-hand side, jot down no more than three areas where'd you like to make some financial improvements and some small, positive steps that will help you achieve those goals. "And no looking back," says Dunleavey. "What's done is done. Start where you are and you'll begin to feel different in no time."
Ruling emotions: playfulness, festivity, excitement
You know this one all too well. It's your money dressed to the nines in a cute belt and the perfect boots. She's stylish, she's fun, and she's beckoning you to come play with her -- at the mall, that new boutique, or Target during the end-of-season sales. Come on, she says, tugging you by the hand. You deserve it. Live a little. It's a difficult offer to turn down.
When you're caught up in the excitement of a potential new purchase, any memory of a Visa bill goes by the wayside. Of course, there's nothing inherently wrong with a little frivolous shopping now and then -- so long as you do it consciously and with a clear head about what you can (and can't) spend. But taken to the extreme, thrill shopping becomes debt.
"In some cases, it clearly amounts to self-sabotage," says McCarthy. "We get caught up in the notion that we want to spend money for the experience it gives us, regardless of the consequences." Even dropping a little cash here and there, Dunleavey points out, can take a toll in the long run. "You can actually waste $10,000 a year by spending a mere $27.40 a day. When I did the math, I was shocked."
You can have excitement in your life without getting in over your head, however. The key is to get at the root of what's behind the whimsical or chronic spending, so that you, not the situation, are in control. One way to counter that "come hither" allure? Notice the impulse, and label it. Ask yourself how appealing that purchase will be a week or a month from now. When you're on a shopping jag, take a limited amount of money, and pay in cash. "You can be thoughtful and choosy and still embrace the playfulness," Dunleavey says.
Try this: Uncover the source
For one month (or even one week), note not just what you're spending, but why. Tracking these emotional patterns can show you the reasons you spend money, says McCarthy -- whether it's because you're depressed, anxious, or just plain bored. Do you tend to go on a shopping binge after you've received bad news? Do you look for a "retail therapy" boost? After a few days or weeks, a clearer picture of your emotional triggers will emerge, which can help you make better decisions going forward.
Try this: Remove the triggers
The barrage of consumer-driven messages embedded into every facet of life fuels our compulsion to buy things -- particularly stuff we don't need. One area you can control? Catalogs. Rather than stockpile them, cut them off at the pass: Go to catalogchoice.org to opt out of future mailings. Or take most of them directly from the mailbox to the recycling bin. Note any change in your buying habits as a result -- and on the pressure you feel to buy things you don't need.
Money As ... The Monk
Ruling emotions: guilt, shame, self-denial
Raised in a poor, Catholic family, Madeline learned early on that anyone who had or wanted money was morally suspect. "Growing up with very little made me scrappy, resourceful, independent," she says. But that same aversion toward money, combined with an underlying sense of unworthiness, set her up for problems down the road. As an adult faced with the debt accrued while earning her Ph.D., Madeline realized that she had to drop the notion that money dirties hands and minds, or else she'd never pull out of her financial straits. Once she started believing more in herself, her attitude toward money followed suit. She started to leverage her talents for more income, and even considered buying a place instead of feeling doomed to rent forever.
"It's natural to allow our own inherited notions about money to go unquestioned," says certified financial planner Julie Murphy Casserly, author of "The Emotion Behind Money." "After all, it's how we were raised. But you have to really look at them, and ask yourself, 'Is this what I want my life to be?' You need to make a conscious choice to let those ideas go." Whether it's an ascetic attitude toward money or the belief that you're no one if you don't have a fat bank account, uncovering those notions marks the first step to financial health.
Try this: Start fresh
Consider the attitudes about money you learned at an early age. Was it the root of evil? The Holy Grail? Did you learn to seek it at all costs, or never give it a second thought? What did your first dealings with money -- allowance, babysitting cash, $10 tucked inside a birthday card -- teach you?
List actions you can take to create a new reality, if necessary. For instance, to undo the notion that money is bad, use it to express your values by donating to an important cause. To counter a fear of lack, share your wealth with someone who could use it. "Tell me what you're doing today, and I'll show you your reality tomorrow," says Casserly. "It's about having the courage to choose a different consciousness."


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This week marks the annual tradition of removing the ice boom from the Niagara River, a sign of spring, but this year also a sign of progress for Buffalo's waterfront. An agreement in the New York Power Authority relicensing settlement provided a new home for the ice boom, formerly stored on Buffalo's Outer Harbor, which has resulted in two new public waterfront parks.
"With relocation of the ice boom, we have triggered a positive wave of development on Buffalo's waterfront, and these changes will bring even more opportunities along the Buffalo River and Outer Harbor," said Congressman Brian Higgins. "Couple these two projects with the transformation at Canalside and the number of other projects along the Buffalo Outer Harbor Parkway, and you see the evolution of Buffalo's new exciting waterfront identity. We appreciate the governor and NYPA's partnership and commend them for their commitment to these efforts."
"It's very clear, since taking office, Gov. Cuomo has targeted the revitalization of the Buffalo and Western New York economies as a top priority that will contribute to the overall strength and vitality of New York state," said Erie Canal Harbor Development Chairman Robert Gioia.
"We recognize the importance and significance of the Buffalo waterfront in the ongoing effort to revitalize the region's economy," said Gil C. Quiniones, NYPA president and CEO. "We look forward to working further alongside Congressman Higgins and others to continue to advance economic development in the region and bring about other benefits that the public can enjoy."
Relocating the Ice Boom
Under the 2006 federal relicensing settlement deal with Buffalo and Erie County, and at the urging of Higgins, NYPA committed to moving the ice boom storage location from Outer Harbor land along Fuhrmann Boulevard to a new site. After reviewing several locations, NYPA chose a site on Hamburg Street. Along with relocation, NYPA agreed to convert a portion of the new storage site, which was previously a truck repair and dispatch yard, into a beautiful new park along the Buffalo River.
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Today, Mutual Riverfront Park serves as the summer home for the ice boom and a public riverfront destination. NYPA invested nearly $24 million into the project, which features a 1.3-acre park, with a boardwalk, benches, beautiful landscaping, and a boat launch. The park, which complements the new Buffalo Riverfest Park, was first opened to the public last summer.
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Movement of the storage site freed up the Outer Harbor land for new uses. In June of 2011, the Erie Canal harbor development board approved the transfer of the land from NYPA to ECHDC for $1. Last fall, ECHDC began construction of a new park on 21 acres of property comprised of the former ice boom land and adjacent land formerly owned by Cargill. Construction is now under way on this $3.3 million project featuring a gazebo, wind sculptures, volleyball courts, shoreline stabilization, pedestrian trails and a comfort station. The work is funded with NYPA relicensing agreement proceeds and is scheduled to open in late May.
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Album: Living Proof (iTunes>)
Artist: Buddy Guy
Won for: Best Contemporary Blues Album
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Chuck Powell, a city maintenance supervisor, and two other city employees on Wednesday were preparing foundation base for one of the replacements at Confederate Park, located near the State Road 85-East First Avenue intersection.
Like the previous flagpole, the new one features an anonymously donated Confederate flag, Public Services director Wayne Steele said in an email. It honors Bill Lundy, Florida's last living Confederate soldier to serve in the American Civil War. He died in 1957 at age 109.
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Dear Mr. Powers:
This responds to your inquiry in which you described the procedures under which Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE) meets the reporting requirements of the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) on behalf of the State's community, state, private career, and other colleges. You explain that you have revised your contract with the Nebraska Department of Labor to comply with the new guidance issued by William D. Hansen, Deputy Secretary of Education, on January 30, 2003, which rescinded previous guidance on meeting WIA reporting requirements in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). (The January 30, 2003, memorandum indicated that the revised guidance was effective April 30, 2003.) You indicated that you would continue to use the wage matching processes described in your April 24 letter for WIA reporting unless you received written communication from the U.S. Department of Education that the process does not comply with the Department's revised guidance, or unless WIA is amended during reauthorization to change the reporting requirements for postsecondary institutions.
This Office is responsible for administration and enforcement of FERPA, including review of WIA data matching procedures for compliance with the revised guidance issued by the Deputy Secretary on January 30, 2003. We have reviewed the process described in your April 24, 2003, letter and find that it complies with the requirement that a State educational authority (CCPE) maintain direct control over any data matching process and ensure that personally identifiable information, such as student social security numbers, is not disclosed to the labor department or other agency that maintains records for the match. In particular, you explained that
[CCPE] has worked under a continuing contract with our State Department of Labor to match graduates' social security numbers against Labor's UI [unemployment insurance] wage data base. One individual in our office has been designated to perform this function. He has been given limited authority, by our contract with the Labor Department to enter the UI wage data base. This employee has been educated about FERPA limitations and is quite serious about protecting private student information. Thus, an employee of [CCPE] performs the computer match on-site at our agency. Aggregate data showing raw numbers of students who match in various program and industry code categories, with social security numbers and names deleted, is then sent electronically to the Department of Labor, which uses the data to prepare a WIA report for each participating institution.
[E]mployees of the Department [of Labor] do not participate in the wage match in the sense that they can actually see student social security numbers. Rather, Labor employees make the UI data for a specific time frame available to a [CCPE] employee who is able to enter the UI data base to conduct the match. All this is handled remotely through electronic communications.
As noted above, we find that this procedure complies with the requirement that CCPE maintain direct control over any data matching process and ensure that personally identifiable information is not disclosed to the labor department or other agency that maintains records for the match.
I trust that this responds to your inquiry and thank you for the opportunity to comment on this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact us again should you have any additional questions.
LeRoy S. Rooker
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Skinny bleach boys
Added Aug 26, 2012
by lcsimpson
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I have recently been converted to skinny trousers (or pants if you are so inclined and, yes, I know I am a bit behind in trends) and bought some expensive ones recently that are, shall we say, difficult to wear (i.e. need to be hoiked up all the time). I then saw this pattern and thought I might try making some some. I saw this ponti called "Bleach Boys" in Tessuti and there you go. Haven't worn them yet (just finished today) but they seem like they will be very comfortable.
I found the description of how to do the zip and waistband a bit cryptic for me so copied a different pattern and was quite pleased with the result (neatness isn't my forte usually). I haven't (successfully) made many trousers so didn't bother trying to adjust the fit but as they are stretch it is quite forgiving. I wasn't mad keen on the turn-ups so I just went for crop instead.
Overall I'm pretty pleased with them and I think they'll be good for spring.
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Bleach Boys ponti from Tessuti
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Sep 15, 2012, 03.25 AMby wildcatspow
Just stumbled across these, and they're so fab! Great job, girl!
Aug 30, 2012, 07.35 AMby frkbustad
They look really great. Is the pattern (and final trousers) fairly high waisted?
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Sep 1, 2012, 03.45 AMby lcsimpson
They are pretty high waisted which I prefer for skinny styles. I find they tend to work their way downwards because the legs are tight which results in an unsightly muffin top situation. Perhaps I don't have the right fit!
Aug 27, 2012, 09.58 AMby catofdrurylane
The print is great, the fit looks good on you too!
Aug 26, 2012, 11.07 PMby fashiontoppings
Love the fabric pattern…very cute.
Aug 26, 2012, 06.57 PMby madebymeg
these are great! nice job
Aug 26, 2012, 10.34 AMby bernieandi
They look great and you pull them off beautifully :)
Aug 26, 2012, 09.47 AMby schnui
These are great pants and they look great on you as well. I have just finished making a skirt in this very same fabric from Tessuti and I love it as it is so comfortable, so I bet your trousers will be great to wear as well.
Aug 26, 2012, 09.26 AMby jennyrecorder
Funky :)
Aug 26, 2012, 09.20 AMby SassyT
They are fabulous. Love the print.
Aug 26, 2012, 09.06 AMby Mary Athey
They.re fab and so"s the fabric x
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Pierce, Garnett to miss Celtics' next game
Boston, MA – The Boston Celtics will be without both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett when they take the court against the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat on Friday.
Both players are dealing with sore ankles and were ruled out by the team on Tuesday, though each will make the trip to Miami.
Pierce did put up 23 points in 33 minutes in Wednesday's 101-93 loss to Brooklyn, with Garnett recording 11 points in 28 minutes.
Boston enters Friday's matchup 2 1/2 games behind Atlanta for the sixth overall seed in the East with four remaining in the regular season.


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Today our yardage printing table arrived! Well, in bits and pieces. It was just like playing with grown up Meccano, but on a giant scale:
All the pieces laid out, and construction begins!
The frame coming together
The bottom shelf in place (yay storage)
Et voila!
The next big step is to prepare the surface. If you're interested you can keep an eye on our proress over at the Ink & Spindle blog.
It's starting to feel even more real, now :)
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
5 comments:
- stephanie levy said...
Hi Lara,
Your studio is looking great!
And guess what - I received your fabrics in the mail today and they are soo lovely! I can't wait to get started making some collages. I do have to warn you, it took me a while to get everything finished with the Anna Maria series, but please be patient and I will be in touch :)
- 11:06 pm
- Cicada Studio said...
It's happening! It's really happening! :)
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- Danielle said...
Yay!!! That's so fantastic!
10.8 metres is so nice and long too!
- 1:49 pm
- gracia said...
Wow! Such a fantastic space...
Wishing you all the best with the whole set up.
- 1:37 pm
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Just curious about the brand of your printing table and where did you find it?
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Donna Miles - American Forces Press Service
President Bush said yesterday he will construe restrictions imposed in the fiscal 2009 defense budget in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority and obligations of the president.
Bush signed the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 into law yesterday. It authorizes a $512 billion base to support military readiness, as well as $66 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The law also authorizes a 3.9 percent pay raise for servicemembers, to take effect Jan. 1, and other quality-of-life improvements including family housing and tuition assistance programs.
But the act also includes provisions that purport to impose requirements that could inhibit the presidents ability to carry out his constitutional obligations to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, to protect national security, to conduct diplomatic negotiations, to supervise the executive branch, to appoint officers of the United States, and to execute his authority as commander in chief, Bush said in a written statement.
These provisions, spelled out in sections 851, 1211(2) and 1508(b) of the law, require that the administration notify Congress of any agreement reached with Iraq regarding future U.S. forces there. The law requires that Congress be permitted to review the arrangement, but does not require its approval. The law also prohibits use of Defense Department funding for any large-scale infrastructure projects in Iraq, with some exceptions.
The new funding law also calls on the administration to press Iraq to pay costs associated with its own security forces, and to negotiate with the Iraqis to reach a cost-sharing agreement to cover U.S.-Iraqi operations.
The Pentagon has long stated that it has no interest in building permanent military bases in Iraq, Bryan Whitman, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, said today.
We are interested, though, in a long-term relationship with a peaceful government of Iraq, and we think there are probably long-term aspects to the relationship which can help influence the stability and security, not only of Iraq, but the region, he said.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates also has committed to consulting with Congress as the United States gets closer to reaching a strategic framework and status of forces agreement arrangement with Iraq, Whitman said. The secretary has made it very clear to the Hill that he is committed to consulting with them on these important issues, he said.


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TMARR needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 33 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Launching an exclusive membership program for soccerpro.com. Members will receive unprecedented benefits and we need a logo that clearly communicates our appreciation for their loyalty. Must be a graphic mark that shows a high level of professionalism.
SoccerPro Inner Circle (http://www.soccerpro.com)
Our current direction is to use the SoccerPro.com logo and integrate the words 'inner circle' and a mark representing a circle. This alludes to our 'Inner Circle' of customers who sign up to be in this exclusive membership. The customer is our focus in the program. We don't want to alienate the customers that aren't members -- we want to show appreciation for those that are members.
Working Tagline: Premium Membership Benefits For A Lifetime
- Use the center circle of a soccer field and soccer field markings
- Consider what we've done with http://www.soccergrow.org. This is another soccerpro.com division that uses our logo and a unique mark.
- Try to add an accent color other than red and black.
- Needs to have a graphic that we can use as an icon.
- To match our font use the true type font Chainlink.
- The phrase VIP
- More than 4 colors (3 is preferred)
- Stereotypical soccer ball icon with the hexagonal white shapes around a black pentagon.
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Please do not make any more updates to these legacy wiki pages, all future updates should be made in your country's local Wazeopedia.
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This guide is to try and get some consistency in Road type designations used in WME (waze map editor) for New Zealand.
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The USA Freeway is the equivalent to the New Zealand Motorway
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Yuka Tsujiyoko, the composer of many of the soundtracks from Fire Emblem and Paper Mario games, cites this artist as one of her influences , along with Hirokazu Tanaka.
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MSI HD R7770 Power Edition Review
AMD has begun to fill in the mid-range ranks for the 7-series line up. Currently available are the 7970, 7950, 7870, 7850, 7770, and 7750. The 7770 has half of the number of Stream Processors as the 7870 with 640. AMD has stepped away from the VLIW architecture used on prior generation cards to a new design called Graphics Core Next. This architecture is specifically designed for general computing and is produced on a 28nm fabrication. DirectX 11 tessellation performance benefits greatly from the new architecture. These new graphics cards are also able to properly deal with C++ and OpenCL.
MSI has provided a factory overclocked GHz Edition graphics card model dubbed the Power Edition. The full name for this card is MSI R7770 Power Edition 1GD5 / OC. This card runs at 1.1GHz core and 1125MHz memory frequencies! Thermal design power is under 80W and the memory bus is 128-bit. For video output there is a DisplayPort, HDMI, and Dual Link DVI-I port available. This card is designed to be overclocked further with triple-voltage options enabled through MSI Afterburner. Military Class III capacitors, Hi-C capacitors, and chokes further stabilize overclocking, longevity, and efficiency. The unique heat sink design called TransThermal offers great cooling performance with the ability to add a second fan that is included for additional cooling if space allows. The fan can either be installed over the existing fan for "Double Airflow Mode" or the whole shroud slides over and the fan can be installed between the original fan and I/O panel. The fan(s) also features Dust Removal Technology – during boot up rotation is reversed for 30 seconds to pump dust out of the heat sink. All of these features should make this card very competitive while being affordable.
Closer Look:
The box design has a standard MSI layout. To the top-right side are logos for 3DMark 11, MSI Military Class III components, MSI Afterburner, AMD Radeon and Eyefinity, and MSI 3-year warranty support for North America. The bottom half of the front highlights some of the main features of the card: Triple-Overvoltage capability, enhanced PWM design (using Military Class III components), native PCI Express 3.0 slot, 1GB of GDDR5 memory, Microsoft DirectX 11 compatible, and the TransThermal auxiliary cooling design. An odd orange-gold image highlights the center. Opening the front flap reveals elaboration on the highlighted features. For Triple-Overvoltage a picture of the MSI Afterburner application with all three voltage options is shown. MSI Afterburner is explained to the right of this as a VGA Utility with a wealth of features including: video capturing, stability testing with MSI Kombuster, overclocking, and mobile Afterburner through an iOS and Android-compatible app. The Military Class III components are highlighted and explained. The three components are the Hi-C Capacitors, Super Ferrite Chokes, and Solid Capacitors. To the right of this is a comparison of the PWM design of the Power Edition versus that of a reference HD 7770. The MSI variant has 3+1 phases and provides 84 A versus 2+1 phases and 75 A.
Under the flap is a window showing off the top of the actual graphics card. This side also highlights the cooling features. The TransThermal design utilizes Propeller Blade impellers designed to increase airflow up to 20%. There are three fan modes – the card is shipped in Single Fan Mode. The TransThermal design allows users to either lengthen or thicken the graphics card by stacking a second fan atop the original fan for Double Airflow mode. The other option that increases overall length is sliding the original fan and shroud towards the rear of the card and installing the auxiliary fan next to it. This customizable design means that this card is more universally capable. For users with a long case they can run the card in Dual Fan Mode for better cooling performance. For users with small cases or that run only one video card and with room to spare beneath, they can run the card in Double Airflow mode for improved cooling without affecting length. Both fans utilize the Dust Removal Technology – the fans rotate in reverse for the initial 30 seconds of boot up to pull dust out of the heat sink. This maintains cooling performance over time when other heat sinks could suffer reduced thermal efficiency from dust clogs! The back of the box highlights a few of the specifications and features of the card as well as minimum system requirements. Some of the basic information is then translated in numerous languages.
The package is well protected inside. Black foam is cut to shape for the graphics card, separately boxed auxiliary fan, and dual Molex to 6-pin PCIe power connector. A clear plastic cover helps to keep things clean and contained. Underneath all of this are the remaining accessories: a DVI to VGA adapter, Quick User's Guide, TransThermal Guide, another guide with MSI Afterburner instructions, and a CD containing drivers, MSI Afterburner, and MSI Live Update 5. The card is protected by the standard antistatic bag. The card is also protected by having all slots and ports except for the 6-pin connection plugged or capped off by blue plastic bits. This attention to detail is a nice! The box is loaded with everything needed to get this card installed and running quickly.
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Dr. Nowain is the best! He treated my hemorrhoids for me. It's a little embarrassing to have hemorrhoids to say the least. I didn't know I could get them in my 20s! Regardless, they needed to be treated. As it turns out, Dr. Nowain is one of the best gastroenterologists around to see. I'm lucky my insurance provider allowed me to see him and not some other gastroenterologist that isn't as good. In just three appointments, I had my hemorrhoids removed through a procedure known as hemorrhoid banding. I was initially nervous the procedure would hurt, but I was completely wrong! First off, the procedure was completely painless (awesome!) and secondly (and perhaps most importantly) it was very successful. Apparently, the banding procedure cuts off blood flow to the hemorrhoids and they just fall off. After just a few meetings with Dr. Nowain, hemorrhoids are now a thing of my past! If you need a gastroenterologist to treat hemorrhoids, do yourself a favor and contact Dr. Nowain!
Thankfully I have not been to many gastroenterologists, but with the few I have seen I can say that by far Dr Nowain is the best gastroenterologist around. I had a worrisome instance with hemorrhoids and when it didn't improve naturally I eventually found Dr Nowain. He assured me when I was first evaluated that I would be just fine after the hemorrhoid treatment and there would be nothing to worry about. He made me feel at ease, and the best part was in the end everything worked out exactly the way he had told me in the first place. He is very kind and professional and has a very confident trustworthy vibe about him. I would recommend any to him who may need treatment.
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