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Art Wynwood VIP Opening Draws Record-Breaking Attendance
Art Wynwood, Miami's international contemporary art fair during President's Day Weekend brought a crowd of 6,200 into the Wynwood Arts District - 1,100 more guests than last year. The VIP Preview honored the late Tony Goldman, a major force in the development of the Wynwood Arts District and the inaugural edition of Art Wynwood. An intimate gathering including Art Wynwood director Nick Korniloff and members of the Goldman family participated in a dove-releasing ceremony in Goldman's honor just before teems of prominent art collectors, designers, curators and art enthusiasts from around the world lined up outside the Art Miami Pavilion to get the first look and acquire new contemporary works.
The opening of the fair featuring 70 international galleries presenting emerging and cutting-edge works had exhibitors buzzing about the outstanding turnout, strong interest in their programs and considerable sales. Art Wynwood has proven to be a marketplace to collect important contemporary art.
"There was incredible energy at the VIP opening, a great turnout with serious collectors. The timing with the Yacht & Brokerage Show and Valentine's Day couldn't have been better," said Carole Hochman, director of New York-basEd Barry Friedman Ltd.
With models strutting the aisles wearing world-renowned designer Luis Valenzuela's "Queen of Hearts" collection, a luxury EcoArtFashion line themed especially for Valentine's Day; and with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails sponsored by Le Grand Saint Sparkling Vodka, SHELLBACK Rum and Heineken beer bustling in of the VIP Lounge and throughout the fair; the ambiance was certainly an energetic one that encouraged collectors to quickly acquire important works on the opening night. Reports of sales include:
• Hollis Taggart Gallery from New York sold a work by Alexander Calder and one by Pae White totaling six figures.
• Durban Segnini from Miami sold a work by Agustin Cardenas and one by William Barbosa totaling $80,000.
• New York-based Claire Oliver Gallery sold two works by Norbert Brunner totaling $60,000.
• Miami-based Cernuda Arte sold two works by Dayron González as well as works by Lilian García-Roig, Miguel Florido and Giosvany Echevarría totaling $51,000.
• Axiom Contemporary from Santa Monica sold two works by Michael Gorman for $30,000.
• Cleveland-based Contessa Gallery sold a David Drebin work for $25,000
• Waterhouse & Dodd from London and New York sold two works by Etsuko Ichikawa along with one by Jade Oakley totaling $20,000.
London based Cynthia Corbett Gallery sold a work by Lluís Barba for $20,000.
• New York-based Black & White Gallery sold a work by Shimon Okshteyn for $20,000.
• Paris-based Galerie Mark Hachem sold a work by MIKA, one by Perez Flores and two sculptures by Polles for an undisclosed amount.
• Miami-based Kavachnina Contemporary sold a sculpture by Emil Alzamora and two photographs by Scherer and Ouporov.
• C. Grimaldis Gallery from Baltimore sold a work by Chul Hyun Ahn.
• Fabien Castanier Gallery from Los Angeles sold two works by Speedy Graphito for an undisclosed amount.
• Basel-based LICHT FELD Gallery sold two paintings by Daniel Karrer.
• Miami-based PSH Project sold a work by Fernando Arias.
• Miami-based Consultores de Arte S.A. sold a work by Kadir López Nieves for an undisclosed amount.
• Eli Klein, a gallery based in New York, sold four photographs by Liu Bolin for an undisclosed amount.
• Miami-based Pan American Art Projects sold a work by Carlos Estevez for an undisclosed amount.
• Nancy Hoffman Gallery from New York sold a work by Michele Pred for an undisclosed amount.
• Barry Friedman Ltd. sold three works by Michael Eastman for an undisclosed amount.
• Bogota-based Beatriz Esguerra Art sold four works by Max Steven Grossman and three by Pedro Ruiz for an undisclosed amount.
• Black Square Gallery from New York sold two works by Kyu Hak Lee for an undisclosed amount.
• Lausberg Contemporary from Dusseldorf, Toronto and Miami sold three Rafael Barrios sculptures for an undisclosed amount.
• Art Lexing from Miami sold a work by Ye Hongxing for an undisclosed amount.
• Projects Gallery sold a work by Frank Hyder for an undisclosed amount.
• Waltman Ortega Fine Art | Miami - Paris sold a work by NOART for an undisclosed amount.
• Alfredo Ginocchio Gallery from Mexico City sold a work by Hugo Lugo for an undisclosed amount.
• The McLoughlin Gallery from San Francisco sold a work by Christopher H. Martin for an undisclosed amount.
• New York-based De Buck Gallery sold two works by Ruby Anemic and one by Kelly Reemsten.
• Buenos Aires-based Rubbers Internacional sold a piece by Andrea Fernández.
Art Wynwood's opening was highlighted by two special projects commissioned by Jessica Goldman, CEO of Goldman Properties. The highlights include a stunning wraparound installation suspended above the VIP Lounge by famed artist Jesse Geller. Additionally Wynwood Walls commissioned a curated exhibit by Meghan Coleman featuring specially commissionEd Lenticulars with original paintings by selected artists installed in the pass-through areas of the fair. Artists participating include: Retna, Aiko, Ron English, Logan Hicks, Futura, Swoon, Kenny Scharf and How & Nosm.
The natural overlay of fine art and luxury real estate is on display as Christie's International Real Estate (CIRE), the world's leading luxury real estate network showcased as the "Official Luxury Real Estate Partner" of Art Wynwood. CIRE welcomed a select group of international collectors, art patrons and members of their annual global conference for a private reception in the VIP Lounge.
Among the guests of honor, host committee members and esteemed collectors were sculptor John Henry, street artist Jesse Geller, Marvin Ross Friedman and Adrienne Bon Haes, street artist Jona Cerwinske, chairman and CEO of Verizon Lowell McAdam, the Pocas, Susie and Walid Wahab, Marcella and Daniel Novela, the Buttermans, artist Shimon Okshteyn, President of Espíritu Santo Bank Jorge Espíritu Santo, photographer Cheryl Maeder, Leann Standish and Timothy Walker of Miami Art Museum, director of The Frost Museum Carol Damian and representatives of Tate Modern in London among others.


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Hope you've been enjoying our little League of Legends cosplay extravaganza, because we're bringing you even more great LoL cosplay! Look upon Shyvana, the half-dragon, in today's Cosplay of the Day.
Shyvana is a champion who is half-dragon and half-human, but all badass. She was an outcast as a child, because of her parentage, and never really found a place to call home. Her father was killed by another dragon, to whom she swore revenge. She crossed paths with the Prince of Demacia, who helped her on her quest for vengeance. After they slayed the beast together, she was offered a place in his elite guard, which meant that she finally found a home.
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For those who believe the world would be a poorer place if not for Kindergarten Cop and The Pacifier comes The Game Plan. Shudder.
The Rock -- or Dwayne Johnson, as it says on his Screen Actors Guild card -- stars as Joe Kingman, quarterback of the Boston Rebels (the world of The Game Plan is conspicuously NFL and Super Bowl free, with characters instead coveting a shot at the big "championship") and all-around self-absorbed, high-living bachelor. His lifestyle is lavish, the supermodels are frequent and his fans are plentiful. What could go wrong? Enter Madison Pettis as Peyton Kelly, an 8-year-old who arrives at his doorstep to inform him she's his daughter from a short-lived marriage. (Because this is Disney fare, one-night stands by athletes -- like the NFL -- simply do not exist.)
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How and why Peyton has tracked poor Joe down are quibbles, really, and beside the point. She's here only -- along with everything else in The Game Plan -- to put Johnson through the farcical paces. His pet bulldog winds up in a tutu. His football gets bedazzled. Peyton puts too much bubble bath in his giant tub. She even gets a hold of the remote just as Joe and his teammates are watching the final moments of a basketball game (though not the NBA, of course) on his giant flatscreen. The silliness reaches its zenith during a performance of Swan Lake at Peyton's ballet school in which Johnson prances about as a tree. But, really, all he's tip-toeing around is how slight the material is.
Yet Johnson, to his credit, manages to carry much of the weight of The Game Plan on charm and good humour alone. It's funny that while the story's superfluous message -- Joe becomes a better player because fatherhood makes him think of someone other than himself -- pays lip-service to teamwork and selflessness, this is strictly a one-man show.
Johnson, as he's proven before, has all the stuff movie stars do.
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As we have said countless times, most of what we do is not primary news reporting. Every once in a while we break a story based on first-hand accounts, but most of what we do is commentary on the news. For that, like all commentators, we rely on others for the primary function of gathering and reporting the news.
Sadly, the news-gathering function has been corrupted in recent years, as sources like the Associated Press have been drawn into editorializing rather than reporting. Another negative trend is the financially-driven downsizing of news-gathering operations across all of the mainstream media, from television to newspapers to magazines. The latest sign of this trend is the leaked proposal for CBS News to outsource some of its news-gathering to CNN:
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Last season was a watershed moment for the Warwick Vets boys' lacrosse team. After going winless in their first two years as a varsity program, the Hurricanes finally got into the win column – and didn't stop there. They ended up going 7-5 and winning a playoff game before a close loss to Toll Gate in the Division III semifinals.
Much of the credit for the team's success went to a big senior class, a group that pushed through the tough years and created something special. They're gone now and the 'Canes may have some growing pains without them.
But the best news is that the tradition they established is still front and center.
"I miss those guys a lot, but they did a tremendous job of passing on their passion and what they learned to everybody else on that team," said Vets head coach Fred Schweizer. "They were the ones who were there every day and wanted to build something. Now, I have 25 guys coming to practice every day, and I didn't always have that. The program owes itself to that group. The leadership and the love of the game that they had has trickled down to the guys we have now."
That's a pretty good starting point as the 'Canes try to replace those seniors and continue building the program. The team has some veterans coming back, plus a lot of new players. The common thread for everybody is the feeling that has carried over from last year.
"They're very excited to be back out on the field," Schweizer said. "This program has been built on passion, and I've seen that in the captains and the seniors. They're doing just what the seniors did last year – leading and helping new kids learn the game. They're taking over that role."
The 'Canes don't yet know what that'll mean when they take the field, but Schweizer is confident that the team will be able to compete. The team turned a corner last year and doesn't plan on going back.
"We did lose a lot of talented players, but we have some talent coming back," Schweizer said. "We also have kids with very little experience, so it's a mix. Until we get on the field, it's difficult to tell exactly what we're capable of. What I like is that we have a very good work ethic. They're giving me 110 percent of what they have and we're definitely seeing the progression."
The 'Canes will be led by senior captains John McNally, Dan Pickering and Billy MacCrae. They all play in different areas of the field, so they'll give Vets experienced leadership in every facet.
McNally anchors the defense. He'll likely have some newcomers around him, but the 'Canes do have experience in net. Junior Kyle Corvese returns for his third year as a starter.
In the midfield, Pickering and junior Shawn Goff will lead the way. A handful of other players have some experience, and Vets will mix in some new players as well. Up front, the 'Canes are led by MacCrae and junior Cody Sullivan.
"We're still working out who's going to fit in where, but they're doing everything I ask of them," Schweizer said. "A lot of them are brand new to the system, but they're working hard and picking it up quick."
Since the 'Canes don't have much experience to lean on, the focus is on the fundamentals.
"We're going to build on the basics," Schweizer said. "It's how to execute ground balls and getting possessions – all those kinds of things. I think those are going to be crucial to our success."
If the 'Canes catch on quickly, they should be in position to have some success. Division III has three first-year programs this season, and the recent history of the league indicates that there will be parity even among the more experienced teams. Last year, Smithfield and Toll Gate played for the championship after putting up losing records the year before.
"Division III is so up and down from year to year, that it's tough to know how everybody stacks up," Schweizer said.
But with a foundation to build on and a team that's ready to improve, the 'Canes plan to be in the mix.
"It's just going to be about the development with these guys," Schweizer said. "The deeper into the season we get and the more experience we get, the better we're going to be. We just have to get out on the field and see what we can do."


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U.S. Men's A2 Team Wins Pan American Cup Gold
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 29, 2010) – The U.S. Men's A2 Volleyball Team won its third straight Pan American Cup title on Saturday as it swept Argentina in the gold medal match, 25-23, 25-21, 30-28 on Saturday at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Men's A2 Team won the tournament with a 5-0 record. Argentina took silver at 3-1. Puerto Rico defeated Brazil in the bronze medal match, 3-1 (25-18, 25-17, 16-25, 25-17).
Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.), selected as the tournament's Most Valuable Player, led the U.S. Men's A2 Team with 19 points on 15 kills (0.65 attack percentage), three blocks and the United States' only ace.
Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) added 13 points on 11 kills (0.48 attack percentage) and two blocks.
"It was a tough match but we kept our game plan," Tarr said. "Argentina is a great team. They kept coming back and never quit. I am just happy for everybody.
David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) totaled nine points on eight kills (0.66 attack percentage) and one block. Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) collected nine points on eight kills (0.36 attack percentage) and one block. Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) scored eight points on three kills and a match-high five blocks.
For Argentina, Cristian Poglajen compiled 17 points and Federico Pereyra and Gustavo Giustiniano added 15 and 14 respectively.
"I am really happy for my guys who kept improving with every match of the tournament," U.S. Men's A2 Head Coach Rick McLaughlin said. "It was a real battle between two teams with the same characteristics, good setters and two good outside hitters.
The United States out-blocked Argentina 12-2. Argentina had more total kills than the U.S. (49-46) and more aces (6-1), but Team USA's attack percentage was 0.50 while Argentina's was 0.43. The United States also scored on 21 Argentinean errors while committing only 15.
The Argentineans praised the play of the United States during the post-match press conference.
"We lost to a team that played better than us," Coach Alejandro Grossi said. "Their attack was amazing and played great defense stretching us to the limit of our ability."
Argentina's Demian Gonzalez added: "I am sad because we couldn't win but also happy because our team had the chance to compete in this tournament which was good for our young squad,"
Among other U.S. players, setter Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.) scored one point on one kill and was also credited with 26 running sets and no faults on 75 attempts.
Libero Dustin Watten (Long Beach, Calif.) had four digs and 10 faults on 21 attempts. He was also credited with nine excellent receptions and three faults in 17 attempts. Tarr led the U.S. with 18 excellent receptions and two faults in 38 attempts.
McLaughlin started Jablonsky and Tarr at outside hitter, Brunner and Smith at middle blocker, Clark at opposite, Thornton at setter and Watten at libero.
Dean Bittner (Lakewood, Calif.), Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.), Tyler Hildebrand (Mesa, Ariz.) and Matt McKinney (Santa Ynez, Calif.) all played as substitutes.
Argentina got off to a strong start in the first set, grabbing an 8-6 lead at the first technical timeout (TTO) on five kills, two aces and a block. Team USA got its points on two kills by Smith, one each from Clark and Jablonsky and a Jablonsky block. Trailing 9-7, Team USA scored three points in a row on kills by Clark, Jablonsky and Brunner to take a 10-9 lead. Later, with the teams tied 11-11, The U.S. Men's A2 Team scored twice on a kill by Tarr and a block by Jablonsky. However, Argentina did not give up. The United States held a slim 16-15 lead at the second TTO. It increased it to 18-15. But later, with the U.S. leading 20-17, Argentina pulled to within one point with two kills. A Tarr attack increased the U.S. lead to 21-19. The United States still led by two at 22-20 when Argentina got two straight kills from Poglajen to tie the score. The scored remained tied at 23-23 following a kill from each team. A Tarr kill gave the U.S. set point and Brunner's block ended the set.
The U.S. Men's A2 Team took an 8-6 lead at the first TTO of the second set on two kills by Brunner, two by Jablonsky, one each from Clark and Smith and a block. Argentina tied the score at 8-8 on two straight quick kills. But Team USA used a 5-1 run – including a block and kill from Jablonsky, a kill from Clark and one from Thornton, to take a 13-9 lead. Argentina pulled to within two at 14-12, but then committed two straight errors to give Team USA the 16-12 lead at the second TTO. The two teams exchanged points until it was 22-18 with the U.S. on top. Argentina pulled to within two at 22-20 on a kill and U.S. error. McLaughlin called timeout and the U.S. came back to reach set point on a kill from Clark and block by Tarr. Argentina fought back with a kill, but Jablonsky ended the set with a quick attack.
Argentina took a 4-1 lead to open the third set, causing McLaughlin to call timeout. The U.S. responded with a 4-1 run of its own on two Smith kills, one from Tarr and a Jablonsky ace. Trailing 7-5, the U.S. scored three straight points on two Argentina errors and a Tarr kill to lead 8-7 at the first TTO. Team USA increased the lead to 11-9, but Argentina used a four-point run to take a 13-11 lead. McLaughlin called timeout and the U.S. scored on a Brunner block. But Argentina kept up the pressure and increased its lead to 17-13. With Argentina leading 18-14, a Jablonsky kill sparked a 7-1 U.S. run, including two blocks by Brunner, to give the U.S. a 21-19 lead. Argentina tied the score again at 22-22 and eventually reached set point at 24-23. Smith fought it off with a kill. A Poglajen attack gave Argentina set point at 25-24. But an Argentina error tied the score again. The U.S. reached its first match point at 26-25 on an Argentinean error. But this time Argentina tied the score with a kill. The same thing happened when Team USA took a 27-26 lead and a 28-27 lead. On its fourth match point try, Jablonsky gave his team the lead on a kill. The match ended on an Argentina error.
2010 U.S. Pan American Cup Roster
No. Name (Position, Height, Weight, Hometown, College)
1 Dustin Watten (L, 6-0, 162, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State)
2 Robert Tarr (OH, 6-6, 200, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Long Beach State)
3 Matt McKinney (OH, 6-9, 225, Santa Ynez, Calif., UCLA)
4 J.D. Schleppenbach (OH, 6-4, 198, Ventura, Calif., Pepperdine)
5 Brian Thornton (S, 6-3, 187, San Clemente, Calif., UC Irvine)
6 Dean Bittner (Opp, 6-7, 187, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7 Max Lipsitz (MB, 6-7, 209, Williamsville, N.Y., Penn State)
8 Kawika Shoji (S, 6-3, 194, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford)
10 David Smith (MB, 6-7, 190, Saugus, Calif., UC Irvine)
11 Tyler Hildebrand (S, 6-5, 196, Mesa, Ariz., Long Beach State)
12 Carson Clark (Opp, 6-5, 205, Santa Barbara, Calif., UC Irvine)
13 Theo Brunner (MB, 6-7, 205, Ridgefield, Conn., UC Santa Barbara)
16 Jayson Jablonsky (OH, 6-5, 205, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)
19 Andy McGuire (L, 6-0, 160, Manhattan Beach, Calif., UC Santa Barbara)
Head Coach: Rick McLaughlin (UC Santa Barbara)
Team Manager: Chris Birch (Penn State)
Assistant Coach: John Hawks (Long Beach State)
Therapist/Trainer: Brian Baise (Harvard)
Technical Coordinator: Chris Birch (Penn State)
Final Rankings
- Argentina
- Puerto Rico
- Brazil
- Canada
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
- Colombia
- Venezuela
Tournament Schedule and Results (All times EDT)
Pool A
May 24: Brazil def. Colombia, 25-17, 25-14, 24-26, 25-23
May 25: Brazil def. Canada, 16-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-8
May 26: Canada def. Colombia, 28-26, 25-16, 25-14
Pool B
May 24: Puerto Rico def. Mexico, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18
May 25: USA def. Mexico, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 26-28, 15-9
May 26: USA def. Puerto Rico, 19-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-23
Pool C
May 24: Argentina def. Dominican Republic, 25-19, 26-24, 25-22
May 25: Argentina def. Venezuela, 25-13, 25-19, 25-22
May 26: Dominican Republic def. Venezuela, 25-18, 25-17, 25-19
May 27
Ninth place: Colombia def. Venezuela, 25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 17-15
Quarterfinal: USA def. Dominican Republic, 25-14, 25-18, 25-18
Quarterfinal: Puerto Rico def. Canada, 25-23, 17-25, 25-22, 28-30, 16-14
May 28
Seventh place: Mexico def. Colombia, 25-19, 23-25, 25-15, 25-20
Semifinal: USA def. Brazil, 26-24, 26-24, 25-18
Semifinal: Argentina def. Puerto Rico, 27-29, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-10
May 29
Fifth place: Canada def. Dominican Republic, 25-15, 28-26, 25-10
Third place: Puerto Rico def. Brazil, 25-18, 25-17, 16-25, 25-17
First place: USA def. Argentina, 25-23, 25-21, 30-28


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As part of a deal to move the long-awaited, and much-needed highway bill forward, the U.S. Senate spent much of Tuesday voting on amendments to the bill under an agreed-upon 60-vote provision. That provision, which required 60 "Yes" votes to attach any amendment to the bill rather than a simple majority, has cost natural gas proponents a bit of momentum.
One of the amendments, co-sponsored by Robert Menendez (D-NJ), would have provided subsidies for nearly everything natural gas, from purchasing commercial vehicles running on the fuel, to building the needed infrastructure. The bill had the support of T. Boone Pickens, who is an investor in Clean Energy Fuels, which is planning a massive natural gas "highway" crossing the U.S.
" If you vote against this amendment, you cannot go home and tell your constituents that you have done everything you can to reduce (gasoline) prices," Reuters reported Menendez said during debate on the amendment.
The amendment was rejected 51-47.
Natural gas is a hot fuel choice at the moment, and OEMs are working hard to make vehicles powered by the fuel. Clean Energy is planning to build more than 150 fueling stations along major highways. That infrastructure is slowly growing and is what is needed to help advance the national gas movement.
Proponents of the bill, which would have placed a user fee on the fuel to pay for the subsidies, have said natural gas is a viable domestic fuel that is readily available and would reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Opponents, though, which include energy conglomerate Koch Industries, have said that the fuel should stand on its own and be propped up by the government.
"If natural gas vehicles are truly advantageous and economically efficient, then consumers will demand that they be developed without political mandates that exhaust more taxpayer dollars," Richard Fink, Koch executive vice president, said in a statement.
Supporters of the bill have said they will continue the fight and hope to include it in future legislation. Opponents argue that there is no evidence that the user fee would pay for the subsidies.
I'm a believer in the supply-and-demand aspect of a free market economy – if a product is good enough, it will succeed. However, if our goal as a country is to wean ourselves off foreign oil, we need to find alternative vehicle power sources – sources that can include electricity, propane, and yes, even natural gas. When price is a consideration for any product, the old standby always has an advantage because of economies of scale. If natural gas is not given the opportunity to generate enough scale to be priced competitively on its own, we may never know whether it is a long-term solution to our energy needs.
The 51 votes the amendment received indicates that there may be enough interest to get a bill passed and make this program – or some similar program – a reality in the not-too-distant future. Some will continue to bring up the argument that Fink has, but the reality is we provide government support in many different forms for all types of products and energy sources. Just ask Big Oil about its government tax breaks.
At least this plan had the potential to pay for itself and not cost taxpayers a dime. Isn't that what our politicians are preaching these days?


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I'd go with 4.0, since it indicates some level of maturity.
2. Re: version numberingJonathan Halliday Apr 29, 2008 5:57 AM (in response to Jonathan Halliday)
OK, since the software is now working well enough to run all the JBossTS tests (well, except for those that require a database we don't yet have), I've tagged it as 4.0.0.GA. I've created a 4.1.0 release in JIRA as a placeholder for the next version. Use it as the fix version for any further changes on trunk.


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Nicely said, my friend. I miss him, too.
Wonderful blog and tribute, Dan. Thank you for putting that into words.
Dan, thanks for sharing that. I didn't know Eddie very well, but was always hoping to get to know him better. Sadly, I'll never get that chance. I'm thankful you stayed for that post-SDCC dinner with him. That will always be a time to cherish.
Beautiful as always, Dan. As I said before, you've made me feel like I knew Eddie and your loss is now mine as well. Cherish your memories, that's what keeps great people like Eddie alive.
Good tribute, Dan.
Maybe we should all go out and raise a toast to him this weekend? and/or do a random act of kindness in his honor?
I do want to say you are freaking me out a bit with his birthday. I thought it was June 5, the day after mine (re: pic), but you say in the write-up it's May 25, which would have been Firstborn's first birthday.
Who's stalking who?
I never met the man but after reading so much heartfelt praise from so many of his acquaintances, I wish I had.
Really nice tribute, Daniel. Though I only spent a short amount of time with Eddie, it would seem by all accounts he was of the 'what you see is what you get' variety. An extremely rare breed of human being, and I'm sure one of the reasons he will be missed so much.
Moving blog, Dan. Thanks very much for sharing it with us. You've succeeded in conveying to us who knew Eddie only peripherally, or perhaps not at all, the larger-than-life aspect of this amazing human being.


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HSV new enhanced driver interface (EDI), which data streams vehicle performance directly with the new touch screen.
Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) is the first system of its kind in a production car in Australia, and is optional on all models except for the Clubsport R8 Tourer.
Blind Side HSV new alert box (SBZA) is optional on all models of the E3 – and is standard on the Grange.
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January 16, 2008 10:42 pm
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It is with great sadness that we hear about the passing of Renderosity member Heinrich Schett [Enrico_sch], husband of Ilona Boyer [Ladonna], on December 16, 2007. Please join with us in sending Enrico's family and friends our condolences. (Link)
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Heinrich was the name the German government gave him, but his
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He had no gallery of his own here and the people here did not know him well because he was not a really active member. He just sponsored my Poserstuff and watched the galleries.
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~Ladonna [Ilona Laura Boyer] (Wife)
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The New England Patriots' wide receiver group was almost completely rebuilt over the offseason. All of that change creates opportunity but also growing pains.
General thought on WR group: It is Danny Amendola and then a noticeable drop-off.â Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) June 12, 2013
We've read similar comments from other trusted Patriots beat writers. Rookie wideouts Aaron Dobson and Josh Boyce reportedly are coming along slowly. (Dobson has missed practice time this week.) Michael Jenkins and Donald Jones are veterans just trying to keep their careers going. Julian Edelman has injury issues, as usual.
It's only June, and slow development for a new group in a difficult offense is to be expected. But there's no denying this is the shakiest looking Patriots receiving corps since the 2006 squad that included Reche Caldwell.
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More than four years ago, 500 Startups partner Dave McClure invested about $50,000 in a newborn company called Wildfire Interactive.
Eventually, Wildfire would build a business around helping other businesses market themselves on Facebook and Twitter.
Then, last summer, Google bought Wildfire for ~$250 million. McClure and 500 Startups profited nicely.
How'd he do it? What was his process?
McClure explains in a new presentation he's put together called "Silicon Valley 2.0: Lots Of Little Bets + Moneyball For Startups."
(You can and should see all his presentations, here.)
Here are some broad points from this deck:
- McClure invests 30% of his capital in making lots of little bets. He invests the other 70% doubling down on startups with traction after six months.
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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attended a performance of "A Raisin in the Sun" starring Denzel Washington on Friday evening and visited the cast backstage during intermission to thank them for the show.
The couple, seated on the aisle of an orchestra row, were whisked into the theater in darkness, after the rest of the audience had been seated. Theatergoers stood and cheered wildly for the pair, which was escorted by a football team of Secret Service agents. The Obamas stayed through the entire curtain call — a standing ovation — and Mr. Washington smiled directly at President Obama, made a friendly pointing gesture to him after he bowed the first time, and lifted his hat to him in salute after the second bow.
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Aussie Andrew Bolt takes a look at "The holey ambulance — the backside covering begins." Melanie Phillips meditates on "The media war against Israel." Michelle Malkin prescribes "No more ambulances for terror." And Secretary Rumsfeld also weighs in with "The will to win" (the Department of Defense has posted the complete text of the speech here):
[W]e find ourselves in a strange time:
* When a database search of America's leading newspapers turns up 10 times as many mentions of one soldier at Abu Ghraib who was punished for misconduct than mentions of Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, the first recipient of the Medal of Honor in the War on Terror.
* When a Newsweek senior editor disparagingly refers to the brave volunteers in our Armed Forces as a "mercenary army."
* When the former head of CNN accuses the American military of deliberately targeting journalists and the former CNN Baghdad bureau chief admits he concealed reports of Saddam Hussein's crimes when he was in power so CNN could stay in Iraq.
* And when Amnesty International disgracefully refers to the military facility at Guantanamo Bay – which holds terrorists who have vowed to kill Americans, and is arguably the best run and most scrutinized detention facility in the history of warfare – as "the gulag of our times."
Those who know the truth need to speak out against these kinds of myths and lies and distortions being told about our troops and our country. This watchdog role is even more important today in a war that is to a great extent fought in the global media – to not allow the lies and the myths be repeated without question or challenge, so that at least the second and third draft of history will be more accurate than the quick first allegations.
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Each episode gives you a look behind the headlines in astronomy and space science and provides links to related resources and activities so you can interpret these exciting topics for your audiences!
with guest Dr. Jack Burns, University of Colorado
"What does the Moon mean to you?" is the theme for this year's International Observe the Moon Night on October 8, 2011. Our neighbor in space has always fascinated us, both culturally and scientifically. Starting with the first human steps in 1969, six of 11 Apollo missions landed astronauts on the Moon to do a variety of science experiments, which continue today. For example, the Apollo lunar laser ranging experiment still exists, with scientists aiming lasers at reflectors on the Moon to measure its distance from Earth. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, LRO, has sent back highly detailed images showing the locations of those first missions and the science lab equipment that was so much a part of humanity's first steps off our home planet.
Scientists continue to explore the Moon, to understand its physical structure, and they plan to use it for future research in astrophysics and cosmology. In this episode of Astronomy Behind the Headlines, Dr. Jack Burns, of the University of Colorado's Lunar University Network for Astrophysics Research (LUNAR), joins us to talk about lunar exploration and some exciting work his team is planning to do from the surface of the Moon.
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Past Episodes of Astronomy Behind the Headlines
Episode 1: Astrobiology with guest Chris McKay
Episode 2: Cosmic Debris with guest Peter Jenniskens
Episode 3: Water on the Moon with guest Brian Day
Episode 4: Impact on Jupiter with guest Heidi Hammel
Episode 5: Measuring the Black Hole with guest Shep Doeleman
Episode 6: Kepler and the Sun-like Stars with guest Dr. Natalie Batalha
Episode 7: Gamma Ray Bursts with guest Dale Frail
Episode 8: Supernovae with guest Alex Filippenko
Episode 9: Cosmic Chemistry with guest David Grinspoon
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Footage from highway video cameras showed a large, dark funnel cloud moving on the ground not far from a major interstate early Tuesday afternoon. Crumpled orange tractor trailers were later visible in a Dallas County parking lot, as well as flattened trailers along the sides of highways and access roads. You can watch some of that footage here:
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Comic 436: How It Happened
Combine that with the fact that ironic teenagers have been using "That's what she said" literally almost as long as they've been watching The Office, and there's really nothing new in this comic at all.
PS - Here's my favorite that's what she said moment of all time - I was playing a card game with some people, and made a very stupid move. So to express my disappointment with myself, I said "Oh man, I'm about to get fucked." To which my friend CB replied "That's what SHE said!" This always makes me laugh.
Update: So I often sulk around the xkcd forums / fora (Randall is inconsistent on this one) to see how other people are reacting to certain comics. Obviously the forums/fora are full of shiteating idiots who want nothing more than to clean Randall's shoes with their tongues, but still, sometimes you can see when the average rating of a comic is 5 stars and when it's closer to 4.5. Generally I think the ones I like less other people like less as well, so that's reassuring. In any case, occasionally something useful pops up. Forum hamtaro links us to some Cyanide and Happiness comics. I will cite one:
Obviously this is a "your mom" joke and not a "that's what she said" joke but, of course, if you simply replace "your mom" with the pronoun "she" then you've got some pretty close similarities, especially the "Yes. Yes it is." Isn't that how Randall phrased this joke twice? Yes. Yes it is. Anyway this one is better because it has both "your mom" and "last night" worked into it. And let me tell you, that's not the only thing your mom got worked into...
If you are curious, and you are, my opinion on C&H is that about 10% of them are funny. I had seen a lot of good ones quoted around this old interweb of ours, and so I started reading it, but was usually dissapointed. I think their shirts are awesome.
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I agree about C&H. Only now and then do they come up with truly epic strips. But rarely.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Ummm, you are dumb. xkcd and C&H are both hilarious, all the time, always. Obviously you have a sense of humor which is extremely undeveloped, or extremely variable depending on your moods, and cannot correctly identify funny from not funny.ReplyDelete
Please see a doctor.
OK, nurse williams, can you restrain the patient? He is showing signs of severe Cuddlefish Syndrome and challenging the doctor's credentials. We are going to need a padded room and about 80 tons of morphine.ReplyDelete
DAMMIT we don't have time for this! Do you know how serious this situation is? Patient thinks that Cyanide and Happiness is always funny, and according to the AMA that indicates a Class I mental deficiency.
I prescribe 800 Married to the Sea cartoons and total sequestration from society.
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Good one Carl, and I think a lot of people agree about C&H - although their video 'Frank's Experiment' is freakin' hilarious.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2009 at 9:48 AM
C&H has moments of brilliance. It's something to read knowing that about half of them will deserve more than a shrug and a click of the next button, but it's worth reading for the better ones.ReplyDelete
I do still read it most days, so clearly I haven't lost all hope.ReplyDelete


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Do not abort if TMPDIR is not valid, but rather use '/tmp', bug #94360. Also make sure we re-export the new TMPDIR environment variable.
Add /dev/console to write list, bug #38588.
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Modify get_sandbox_pids_file(), get_sandbox_log() and get_sandbox_debug_log() to use TMPDIR if present in environment.
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Add comments about memory we do not free at the moment.
More path limit fixes. Declare SB_BUF_LEN global and use it where needed.
Set SANDBOX_ON *before* doing the child's env stuff, else its not set for the child.
Remove global preload_adaptable as it is no longer used.
Rewrite environment stuff to only be set when execve'ing the child process to try and avoid issues like bug #91541 that causes sandbox to crash if we set LD_PRELOAD sandbox side already.
Move print_sandbox_log() up to make things neater.
Remove load_preload_libs(), as its not used anymore.
Remove NO_FORK stuff, as its not used, and 'strace -f' works just fine.
Remove USE_SYSTEM_SHELL stuff, as it is not secure, and not in use (continued).
Remove USE_SYSTEM_SHELL stuff, as it is not secure, and not in use.
Remove ld.so.preload crap - we are not going to use it again.
Do not use LD_PRELOAD if it contains libtsocks.so, as it breaks sandbox for some odd reason, bug #91541.
Fix typo (sizeof -> strlen).
Do not reset already set LD_PRELOAD when starting sandbox. If LD_PRELOAD is already set, init of the env vars fails for some reason, so do this later on, and do not warn (bug #91431).
Fixup sandbox and sandbox.bashrc to call bash with the proper .bashrc.
Add /dev/pty to default write list. Noticed by Morfic.
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- Chapter 5. Next-Generation Applied Solvency Stress Testing
- Chapter 6. Of Runes and Sagas: Perspectives on Liquidity Stress Testing Using an Iceland Example
- Chapter 7. Next-Generation Systemwide Liquidity Stress Testing
- Chapter 8. Systemic Bank Risk in Brazil: A Comprehensive Simulation of Correlated Market, Credit, Sovereign, and Interbank Risks
- Chapter 9. Modeling Correlated Systemic Bank Liquidity Risks
- Chapter 10. Review and Implementation of Credit Risk Models
- Chapter 11. Bankers without Borders? Implications of Ring-Fencing for European Cross-Border Banks
- Chapter 12. Conducting Stress Tests of Defined Benefit Pension Plans
- toggleSection B. The Network Analysis Approach
- toggleSection A. The Balance Sheet–Based Approach
- togglePart II: The Market Price-Based Approach
- toggleSection A. The Equity Indicators–Based Approach
- toggleSection B. The Extreme Value Theory Approach
- toggleSection C. The Contingent Claims Analysis Approach
- Chapter 22. Introduction to the Contingent Claims Analysis Approach for Stress Testing
- Chapter 23. Vulnerabilities of Household and Corporate Balance Sheets in the United Kingdom and Risks for the Financial Sector
- Chapter 24. Measuring and Analyzing Sovereign Risk with Contingent Claims
- Chapter 25. Factor Model for Stress Testing with a Contingent Claims Model of the Chilean Banking System
- Chapter 26. Systemic Contingent Claims Analysis
- Chapter 27. Measuring Systemic Risk-Adjusted Liquidity
- togglePart III: The Macro-Financial Approach
- Chapter 28. Introduction to the Macro-Financial Approach to Stress Testing
- Chapter 29. A Macro Stress Test Model of Credit Risk for the Brazilian Banking Sector
- Chapter 30. A Practical Example of the Nonperforming Loans Projection Approach to Stress Testing
- Chapter 31. Portfolio Credit Risk and Macroeconomic Shocks: Applications to Stress Testing under Data-Restricted Environments
- Chapter 32. Banking Stability Measures
- Chapter 33. A Forward-Looking Macroprudential Stress Test for U.S. Banks
- Chapter 34. The Real Effects of Financial Sector Risk
Chapter 9. Modeling Correlated Systemic Bank Liquidity Risks
- Li Ong
- Published Date:
- December 2014
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Theodore Barnhill Jr. and Liliana Schumacher This chapter was previously published as IMF Working Paper 11/263 (Barnhill and Schumacher, 2011). The authors would like to thank Laura Kodres, Jeanne Gobat, and the IMF staff for many very helpful comments and suggestions. Ryan Scuzzarella provided excellent research support.
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OpenMoko is going to amplify FOSS in Taiwan. The goal is to collect developers and students and have them to get involved in OpenMoko project. So, OpenLab is a place to promote / amplify FOSS and design in Taiwan. It will allow on-site interaction with FOSS community/school and OpenMoko.
OpenLab Opening in Taiwan will be held on 17, Nov. 2007. This will be the first event where OpenMoko team can interact directly with the general public in Taipei office.
OpenLab Goal
OpenMoko R&D headquarter is located in Taiwan. In order to have some direct-interactions with Taiwan open source community, OpenMoko has sponsored to establish OpenLab. This is a physical open space. Everyone is invited coming in OpenLab to talk with OpenMoko developers, to understand how to get involved in OpenMoko's project and to chat with few community friends. OpenLab welcomes all the community friends to use it as a place to exchange technical experiments or simply to chat.
OpenMoko sponsors OpenLab in order to promote FOSS (Free & Open Source Software) spirit. OpenLab will host its opening ceremony on Saturday November 17, 2007 and will start to operate then. Everyone is welcome to come to this event. Application of this event can be found at: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/OpenMoko_OpenLab_Opening/zh_tw。
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- Place of the Event: No. 300 Yang Guang Street, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan (First International Computer Inc Building) 7F
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Listen for information on how to develop and maintain an emergency communications plan and disaster supplies kit. Daniel Fagbuyi, MD, FAAP offers tips on planning your own in-home emergency medical and survival kit. Families of children with special needs should be ready and have these supplies on hand if needed!
Dr. Fagbuyi is the Medical Director of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC.
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TORONTO - Ring of Honor rolled into Toronto on Saturday night, for the killer co-iPPV with New Japan Pro Wrestling entitled Global Wars. As great as the show was -- and exhausting -- what I like about the ROH shows is the camaraderie.
It's almost been, gulp, 30 years since I embarked on this little career writing about professional wrestling.
In that time, I've been to so many shows. Lately, I've written a few pieces that framed the shows through the eyes of my seven-year-old son, Quinn, as the experience is very different and enlightening for me.
But there was never any question that Quinn was going to Border Wars.
Ring of Honor shows can often be lengthy, overbooked, illogical, draining tests of endurance. It's not a place for a kid, though there were a few there at the Ted Reeve Arena last night in the city's east end. Last night's show, probably because of the iPPV debut on uStream, was actually pretty tight, with the show proper coming in at a reasonable three hours.
Selfishly, the Ring of Honor shows in and around Toronto offer something that the WWE shows don't: a real chance to stand around and talk to friends, a few of whom I have known for most of those 30 years (I'm looking at you Eddie Old-School and Kingdom!), going back to my days publishing The Canadian Wrestling Report.
At a WWE show, people are out with their families, and have their assigned seats. Security discourages you from standing around and chatting, often because you are blocking the way for moms or dads shepherding tykes and hauling overpriced tubs of popcorn and watered-down pop. Yeah, I see people I know at WWE shows (and scored front-row seats last time after the intermission because of that), but it's not exactly quality time.
With the Ring of Honor shows, particularly at the classic old-time Ted Reeve Arena, where Bearman McKigney ran shows 40 years ago, it's a homecoming.
Wandering the arena, visiting friends and meeting new people is as much of the appeal of the show as anything else. In fact, if I'm being honest, it's probably more of the reason to go for me than the wrestling action itself.
In this day of social media and interaction through computers, there's something to be said for shaking someone's hand that you had only dealt with electronically.
Like Gary Juster, who is in charge of Ring of Honor's venue booking. We have talked a number of times over the years, and he even sought out my thoughts about ROH running the Mattamy Athletic Centre, which is the renovated Maple Leaf Gardens. We'd never met until last night. (Incidentally, ROH is returning to the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Saturday, September 6.)
I'd also never met Kyle O'Reilly, one of the young ROH stars, in person. He's a British Columbia kid and we have a ton of friends from the land of All-Star Wrestling in common, but again, had never met.
To list all the other people would be impossible, and I know there are a number I didn't get to even see or say hi to.
We all go to pro wrestling for different reasons. Obviously the athleticism and storytelling is a big appeal for most people, but there are countless over reasons too.
Friendships forged over time are a big draw for me. Definitely more so than the 110th kick to the head in the ring.
EDITOR'S NOTE: We'll have a photo gallery from ROH Global Wars up later.
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Rooney to captain England
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will captain England against San Marino in Friday night's World Cup qualifier at Wembley.
The 26-year-old has inherited the armband due to regular captain Steven Gerrard's suspension following his sending-off in the last qualifier against Ukraine and because of a knee injury suffered by official vice-captain Frank Lampard.
After that it was seen as a straight fight between Rooney and Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart for the honour, and the Football Association has now confirmed Rooney is the man. He has captained England just once before, in a friendly against Brazil in Doha in 2009.
Rooney said at a press conference ahead of the game: "It's a great honour, it's something I'm really proud of. It's a big challenge for myself, I'm really looking forward to it and excited, and hopefully we can cap the day off with a good victory."
England boss Roy Hodgson added: "I've enjoyed working with Wayne, we had a good Euros and I enjoyed working with him there.
"I was disappointed when he got that terrible gash and I was even worried it could rule him out of not only the September games, but also the October games. Luckily he's made a very quick recovery and now he's available for the games, and he'll certainly captain the team in the first one."
Hodgson was unwilling to offer any further insight into his team-sheet for the meeting with the joint lowest-ranked team in the world, with speculation in some quarters that key men such as Ashley Cole could be rested ahead of Tuesday's clash with Poland.
"I haven't spoken to the players about the team," he said. "I guess Wayne Rooney realises he's starting the game because he's sitting alongside me as captain of the team. But I haven't told any other players who'll be playing and who won't be. Although I've got a pretty good idea in my own mind what I'm going to do."
Cole's Chelsea team-mates Lampard and Ryan Bertrand will definitely sit out the San Marino clash due to injury and illness respectively but Hodgson hopes both players could yet be fit to face Poland.
"Frank had a scan earlier in the week and tried to train apart from the team but do a bit more on Wednesday morning, and he still felt a slight problem with his calf," he said. "When Ryan Bertrand fell ill we were hoping it would just be one of those 24-hour things but it's turned out to be a bit more of a serious illness than that. We hope to recover him on Sunday along with Frank."


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Blizzard Lighting SkyBox EXA RGBAW+UV Rechargeable Wireless LED Par Light
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- Intelion lithium-ion battery system.
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- 3-pin male input and 3-pin female output.
- PowerCon compatible AC power In/Out connectors.
Blizzard Lighting SkyBox Case 8 Road Case
Designed to hold any 8 SkyBox fixtures. Features built-in AC for easy charging, thick foam interior lining, high impact red casters, stacking cups, recessed spring latches, spring loaded handles, tongue & groove sealing extrusion.
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IR remote control for the SkyBox series LED fixtures.
Blizzard Lighting SkyBox EXA Specifications
Operating Voltage: 100-264VAC, 47-63 Hertz Power Consumption: 84W, 13A
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Beam Angle: 25°
Luminous Intensity: 10,300 Lux @ 1m, 2,850 @ 2m
Max. Operating Temp.: 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) ambient
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DMX Channels: 6/7/8/11 (User Selectable)
Input: 3-pin XLR Male
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Operating Modes: Standalone, Master/Slave, Sound Active, Color Preset
Weight & Dimensions
Length: 9.02 inches (229 mm) Width: 6.5 inches (165 mm) Height: 9 inches (228 cm)
Weight: 9.9 lbs (4.5 kg)
Wireless Receiver
Transmission band: 2.4Ghz ISM (2.4-2.525Ghz) Channels: 512 Frequency Groups: 7 Receiver sensitivity: -94dBm
2-year limited warranty, does not cover malfunction caused by damage to LEDs
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studded tire
noun Automotive.
verb (used with object), stud·ded, stud·ding.
Origin of stud1
verb studs, studding or studded (tr)
Word Origin for stud
Word Origin for stud
"nailhead, knob," Old English studu "pillar, prop, post," from Proto-Germanic *stud- (cf. Old Norse stoð "staff, stick," prop. "stay," Middle High German stud, Old English stow "place"), from PIE *stu-, variant of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense expanded by late 14c. to include ornamental devices fixed in and projecting from a surface. The verb is c.1500 in the literal sense of "set with studs," 1560s in studded with "as though sprinkled with nails with conspicuous heads."
"horse used for breeding," Old English stod "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding," from Proto-Germanic *stodo (cf. Old Norse stoð, Middle Low German stod, Old High German stuot "herd of horses," German Stute "mare"), from PIE root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (cf. Old Church Slavonic stado "herd," Lithuanian stodas "a drove of horses;" see stet). Sense of "male horse kept for breeding" is first recorded 1803; meaning "man who is highly active and proficient sexually" is attested from 1895; that of "any young man" is from 1929.


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the stats on my page (nick: 54M424Y) are faulty. For example in game the K/D ratio is 1.86 (at the moment), while on the page http://crysis3s.com/stats_pc/54M424Y it is 1.53. This has been the case for a while. I tried pressing the update button and viewing the history, and in the data on crysis3s there is always that systematic error of some kind.
I would like it if somebody fixes it,
thanks in advance.