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We offer a specialist interior decorating service throughout East London. Whether you need a room stripping of its current decor and then re-decorated, or you already have a clean slate for us to start on, you know The Painting Specialist has the expertise to enrich your home. As fully qualified interior decorators in East London, all of work is completed to a professional standard. We only use the best available paints and products in order to make sure that your property stays unblemished.
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Additionally, we can complete any exterior decorating in East London to a professional standard. It is vital to the appearance of your property that any exterior painting and decorating is completed by a qualified decorator. Without an expert painter and decorator, you run the risk of damage being caused to the paintwork by the weather (particularly in Britain!). With The Painting Specialist in East London, a time-served painting and decorating company, you know that any exterior decorating will be able to withstand any extreme weather changes.
We can complete any painting work in East London to an exceptional standard. Whether interior or exterior, The Painting Specialist is ready and able to make sure that your dream property is achieved. Need a new lick of paint for your office? Or does your shed need recoating before the weather wears it down? It can be a pain painting; let us remedy this and exceed your expectations for all your painting needs.
At The Painting Specialist we can apply wallpaper to any surface in your property. Whatever the type of wallpaper you want, we at The Painting Specialist in East London can hang it for you to a highly professional standard. Make sure that your property looks picture perfect by using an expert wallpaper decorator. We will make sure that your wallpaper is hung straight, without any blemishes or creases. The importance of good quality wallpaper to the appearance of your property cannot be underestimated. Ask us for professional advice on what type of wallpaper would be best to bring out the most of any room.
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Our Recent Decorating Work in East London
Painting & Decorating Tips From Mark Rice East London
Here are the ideas you have to turn your house you have into the home you want. With these suggestions you will certainly soon have the motivation you need to confidently take on your redecoration dreams.
Search for concepts in other individuals's homes, publications, and shops. Begin with any aspects you do not wish to change, such as the furnishing, materials. For outsides think about how your home fits in with the surrounding houses, and how will mix in with the rest of your street. Will you be complementing your yard colours or blending in with them. Take into consideration the colours of plants and flowers, and use these as a springboard. Painting your home either dark or light will dramatically change its viewed shapes and size. A house will appear smaller sized repainted in dark. A house that has a dark roofing system and light walls will appear to be shorter. Your roof is a crucial factor to consider, since of its size. When painting the walls and exterior trim, such as doors, windows, columns and other parts, choose a scheme that will certainly complement the colour you have selected for the roofing system. Finally if you stay in a generally hot area, think about using light colours for your roof to show heat. Then use paint seller Colour Chips to assist you pick colours and tones. Remember, colours appear lighter in small patches. The sunlight will certainly make the colour range appear lighter than colour card. Ask your paint seller for advice in selecting the best paint for your task.
Preparation is the first step, so take your time. The effort you put into preparing surface areas will result in a much better finish. So appropriate preparation is as vital as picking the right item. Sanding of previously painted surface areas (especially enamels) prior to you begin painting will certainly ensure the topcoats have better bond and last longer. Various grades of sandpaper will certainly provide a various finish. Beginning with a coarse sandpaper and finish with a finer grade. Repaint will not adhere well to powdery and oily surfaces so offer a great wash down with Liquid Sugar Soap in warm water. Surface areas must be clean and dry before painting.
Prior to painting please read exactly what it states on the can simple guideline are contained on the labels. Most errors are made by not reading the guidelines. Excellent quality tools save time and give a much better more professional outcome. Do not buy inexpensive brushes. A quality brand-new brush with good bristles holds more paint. This minimizes spattering, which ensures better surface Old rollers are a wild-goose chase If you are using a roller: Do not put to much paint on it. Do not roll to rapidly or the paint will certainly flick off. Excellent brushwork requires a crossing stroke. Hold the brush near the base applying light pressure. Dip just one third the length into the paint, and tap the brush against both sides of the can. Don't wipe it across the top of the can. Water based paint is easier to apply if you soak the brush with water prior to you dip it in the paint. On hot or windy days you ought to work with 2 brushes, always leaving one to take in water and changing brushes every half an hour.
Cleaning and disposal
Put all paints and tools out of reach of children Do not pour paints, strippers and other chemicals items down drains, or into yards. Water based paints can be disposed of with family rubbish if they are dry. Consult your local council concerning collections.


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Using whole wheat vs. bread or AP flour
I'm not really sure how to title this or where to ask but here goes. I mill my own flour at home by hand. I currently mill hard red and hard white flour. I create a fine flour that results in a nice and soft whole wheat loaf especially when I combine the two flours. My problem is that most recipes I have in books and such call for bread or AP flour. This means I have to keep this flour on hand as well.
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The Age of Movies
The Selected Writings of Pauline Kael
Edited by Sanford Schwartz
Library of America, $40
Witty, entertaining and often exhilarating, this wide-ranging collection of pieces captures the film critic at her best.
Alice James
A Biography
Jean Strouse, preface by Colm Tóibín
New York Review Books, $17.95 paper
The acclaimed biographer of financier J.P. Morgan chronicles the brief but brilliant life of the younger sister of William and Henry James.
The Almanac of American Politics, 2012
Michael Barone and Chuck McCutcheon
University of Chicago Press, $85, paper
A must for political junkies, the almanac offers timely narrative profiles of all 50 states and 435 House districts and profiles of every member of Congress.
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Charles J. Shields
Henry Holt, $30
The first authorized biography of the writer who changed the conversation in American letters.
Back to Work
Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Alfred A. Knopf, $23.95
The former president offers a plain-spoken, personal picture of ways to revive our economy and get the U.S. "back into the future business."
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Bloomsbury, $18. Paper
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Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Harvard University Press, $29.95
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Blue Nights
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Travels in the New Third World
Michael Lewis
W.W. Norton, $25.95
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A Life Sacred and Profane
Andrew Graham-Dixon
W.W. Norton, $39.95
The British art historian vividly recounts the Italian master's tumultuous life and mysterious death.
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Edited by Stephan Palmié and Francisco Scarano
University of Chicago Press, $35
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Random House, $35
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Laurence Bergreen
Viking, $35
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Merrill Markoe
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Stories of Food During Wartime by the World's Leading Correspondents
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Tales well told of the challenges of eating well — or at all — in the combat zone.
The White House Years
Jim Newton
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Little, Brown, $24.99
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Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly
Scribner, $26.99
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James Garner and Jon Winokur
Simon & Schuster, $25.99
A candid accounting from the actor who reconstructed two Hollywood archetypes in "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files."
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An American Life
John Lewis Gaddis
Penguin Press, $39.95
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Adam Winkler
Norton, $27.95
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Holidays in Heck
Grove Atlantic, $24
The celebrated political humorist on the road with his family makes him wish he were under artillery fire again.
Hollywood Left and Right
How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics
Steven J. Ross
Oxford University Press, $29.95
Ross challenges the conventional belief that Hollywood is the seat of liberalism in this evenhanded accounting of the industry's political history.
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Mark Ribowsky
W.W. Norton, $29.95
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In My Time
A Personal and Political Memoir
Threshold Editions, $35
The outspoken former vice president's accounting of the Bush Administration's War on Terrorism.
Instant City
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Steve Inskeep
Penguin Press, $27.95
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Simon Sebag Montefiore
Alfred A. Knopf, $35
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Henry Holt, $28
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Henry Hitchings
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Steve Wick
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Richard Dawkins
Free Press, $29.99
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Jon Reiner
Gallery Books, $25
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Mrs. Nixon
A Novelist Imagines a Life
Scribner, $26
The novelist wonders what it was like to be married to a hugely ambitious and flawed man.
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Harry Belafonte with Michael Shnayerson
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Michael Hiltzik
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The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice
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Calvin Trillin
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Joe McGinniss
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James Curtis
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Stephen Greenblatt
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The actress writes about her mother and the strong bonds that forged both their lives.
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Daniel Kahneman
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $35
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Michael Gross
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It appears that as humans we have a "makes sense" switch in our brains. Here is the way it works. First we decide what we think about an issue and take a position on it. Then we run our decision through some sort of mental process to gather information in support of our position. Often, when we first stumble across any evidence that causes us to think, "That makes sense," we abandon any further exploration, store our position in memory for possible future use and move on to the next thing.
Once such a decision is stored in memory, we develop strong mental filters that allow new information in support of our position to easily enter our minds and block information that does not support our position. We, in effect, create our own extremely biased internal mental pundits similar to the folks you see and hear blathering on endlessly on CNN, Fox News and other radio and TV shows.
Of course, there are at least two things seriously wrong with this approach. First, a person should probably refrain from deciding on a position before looking at any evidence and second, it is not a good idea to stop exploration after encountering the first bit of supporting "makes sense" evidence.
For example, two items that serve the same purpose cost $5 and $10 respectively. If you are a price-sensitive buyer, you might quickly conclude that the first item sells for half the price of the second item; therefore it makes sense to buy the $5 item. However, if your frame of mind is cost sensitivity rather than price sensitivity, you might explore further and discover that the second item will easily last three times longer than the first item. Based on this new information, it makes more sense to buy the second item.
So, how can we avoid this type of mistake in running our businesses? Here's an idea. When you have important decisions to make that will strongly impact the long-term success of your business, ask the best minds in your company to consider both sides of the issue and prepare for a debate-like discussion. However, do not tell them which side of the debate they will be asked to specifically defend until you meet to discuss the issue.
Researchers have tested this idea by giving people an agreement and asking them to read and draw conclusions on its fairness and prepare for a discussion. If they were told which side they would argue beforehand, they read it quite differently than when they were not told which side they would be defending.
This sounds like an idea worth trying in your business to settle differences and creatively explore options related to products, service, hiring, incentives and many other aspects of a typical business. Maybe it can help you and your employees avoid the "makes sense" thinking trap.
For extra credit, make sure the front-line people who will actually have to execute any strategy are included in the discussion.
Chris Crouch is CEO of DME Training and Consulting and author of several books on improving productivity. Contact him through www.dmetraining.com.
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Amost one-fifth of Philadelphia's adult residents have yet to finish high school or equivalent programs, according to a 2011 report by the Pew Charitable Trust. In a city of 1.5 million, where 60 percent of the population (900,000) is between the ages of 20 and 65, that means about 180,000 adults are lacking a high school degree.
With her group "Voices," actress, educator, singer and author of a recent novel, "The Soul of a Chanteuse," Mt. Airy resident Tamara Anderson works to provide adults younger than 25 who lack high school diplomas a chance to improve their situation.
"I want to add a voice to those numbers," said Anderson, 38. "So when you sit at a table and make educational decisions [those voices] are not ignored, which is what we're doing now."
This year, Anderson's own voice was published in "The Soul of a Chanteuse" (self-published, LuLu.com), a collection of short stories and poems Anderson wrote mostly from 2001 through 2004. At the time, she was a single mother working full-time as a professional actress in New York City. (Still a single mother, Tamara's daughter, Maya, was born in 2001.)
Voices is the writing workshop that Anderson, a 1996 graduate of the University of Illinois Champaign, where she studied theater and reading education, operates for students who have dropped out of the school system.
At the headquarters of the E3 North Group, located at Broad and Thompson Streets, she helps homeless teens and other struggling young adults develop a narrative to illuminate their stories. Their tales tell how they became removed from the school system and their struggle to reinvest in themselves and join GED or high-school diploma equivalency programs.
"Just recently something happened that made me want to finish my GED," wrote J.R., one of the young men who attend her writing workshops. "My wife was murdered, and she was expecting our first child. I now take care of her son from an earlier relationship 'cause his father ain't really doing s—-. When I finish, I want to join the army."
J.R. is one of the many adults below 25 Anderson strives to assist and guide at Voices. And while in Philadelphia the number of schools performing at acceptable levels on state tests has supposedly grown from one in five to at least half over the last nine years, Anderson says the quality of graduates remains in question. A lot of important teaching is undermined by preparing students for the material they will see on state tests, known as "teaching to the test," she insists.
Anderson has experienced reform in urban schools firsthand. When she taught in Chicago public schools after graduating from college, the superintendent of schools was Paul Vallas, a man who would later become Superintendent of the Philadelphia School District.
"I've always worked at schools nobody wanted to work at," she said.
After working in a blighted Chicago public school for three years, Anderson wrote a grant that enabled the school to be awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Goodman Theatre, Chicago's award-winning regional theater. Students at the school went from giving performances once a year to performing once a month.
Last Friday Anderson, who appeared in the movie "Barbershop 2" and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, participated in "Mt. Airy's Got Talent," a fundraiser for art supplies at the Emlen School, 6501 Chew Ave. The event raised $400, which will be matched by Thrivent, a financial institution affiliated with the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia (LTSP) in Mt. Airy.
In 2006, Anderson moved to Philadelphia almost by accident. Since 2001, she lived in New York, where she performed in numerous roles in "Little Shop of Horrors," "Cinderella," etc. In 2004, she produced "Duplex," a one-person cabaret, but in 2006 she moved out of New York because of a role she got in a play called "Yellowman" in Providence, Rhode Island.
Later she moved to Mt. Airy, where she taught for a year at the New Media Charter School, a technology-oriented school, before teaching a year for the Philadelphia School District. In 2009, she left the district to focus more on her work with dropout students and Della T Solutions, her professional writing business. At Della T, Anderson utilizes the knowledge she has acquired throughout her 14-year teaching and educational advocacy career to offer her services for grant writing, editing, dissertations and other written word-related tasks.
Tamara also still performs music and theater. She will host a Cabaret and Dinner Theater Friday, Dec. 2,, 7 p.m., at LTSP, but she cannot pull herself away from teaching. "Illiteracy has a current and expected death toll," she has written. "This is a metaphorical death, the inability to live life to the fullest because your world is devoid of language and knowledge."
For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com, call 267-283-8273 or visit www.dellatsolutions.com. "Soul of a Chanteuse" is available from Lulu.com and BarnesandNoble.com. For tickets or more information about the LTSP Cabaret and Dinner Theater, email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This post-apocalyptic Russian shooter is returning to the subway lines of Moscow with a fresh coat of paint.
Thanks to All Games Beta, we have found some leaked pictures of an Italian ad describing Metro Redux. Redux appears to be a next-gen remake of last year's hit title, Metro: Last Light. The pictures vaguely describe Redux and depict some day-one downloadable content, which could be retailer-specific since there were multiple pieces of similar-looking day-one DLC.
Deep Silver has come forward on Metro's official website in order to confirm the development that has been going into Metro Redux. It has confirmed that Metro series developer, 4A Games, has been quite public about wanting to bring Metro to next-gen consoles. Deep Silver explains that the leaked pictures were actually from an internal planning presentation that was done long ago but do not accurately depict the extensiveness of 4A's remake of Last Light.
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Premier League: Sunderland 0 Everton 1
Wes Brown's own goal handed Sunderland's survival hopes a huge blow on Saturday as they fell to a 1-0 home defeat against Everton.
On a day when relegation rivals Cardiff City and Fulham both picked up victories, Brown was the unfortunate party in a largely stoic Sunderland defence at the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland looked set to keep out an Everton side who scored three against Arsenal on Sunday but the former Manchester United defender unwittingly turned home Gerard Deulofeu's cross 15 minutes from time to leave the Wearside club four points adrift at the bottom.
Roberto Martinez's charges were far from their fluent best, but got the crucial stroke of luck they needed to earn a seventh straight league win and assume pole position in the race for the fourth and final UEFA Champions League spot.
Everton now sit two points clear of the fifth-placed Arsenal, while Sunderland are deep in relegation trouble despite having two games in hand.
Sunderland had the best opportunity of the first half as Fabio Borini was denied an opener thanks to John Stones' sliding goalline clearance.
Despite Everton producing better chances in the second half, with Steven Naismith and Ross Barkley both going close, it took a Sunderland man to give them the break they needed on what was another bad day at the office for Gus Poyet's side.
A confident Everton made the early running as they dominated possession, with Deulofeu having the game's first effort on target in the ninth minute before Romelu Lukaku also stung the palms of Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone.
Naismith then shot over after an excellent turn past Brown as Martinez's men began to find their feet.
However, Sunderland went closest to opening the scoring when Borini's effort was cleared off the line thanks to a sliding Stones clearance.
Borini pounced on a Leighton Baines error and rounded Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard, only for Stones to desperately keep his shot out.
The chance sparked a late spell of first-half pressure for the hosts, culminating in Adam Johnson's shot being deflected wide, and Phil Bardsley's blocked header led to a goalmouth scramble after the break.
Deulofeu's tantalising cross went unfinished at the other end before Naismith failed to shoot into an empty net after Mannone had inexplicably rushed out of his goal, only to head it into the path of the Scot.
Naismith lacked the composure to take the chance, turning over, before Barkley's shot struck the outside of the post just after the hour-mark.
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The Edge VS series is based on AMD Trinity chips, a far cry from underpowered and cheap Brazos rigs. It comes in two flavours. The Edge VS4 features a dual-core APU, while the VS8 packs AMD's low voltage A8-A4555M 1.6GHz quad-core, with a very potent Radeon HD 7600G GPU. Atom and Brazos systems are simply not in the same league.
Since the VS series features much more powerful hardware and a plethora of additional connectors at the back, it is somewhat bigger than Edge HD systems, but it is still a very compact system. The design is a lot more aggressive, a clear indication that there's something special under the bonnet. It looks quite a bit meaner than the Edge HD, although some people might prefer the HD's sleek and simple styling.
Although it is a bit bigger than the HD, The Edge VS8 is still one of the smallest fully featured PCs. The dimensions are 19.75 x 18.25 x 3.16 cm (L/W/H) and it weighs 660g. The Edge HD3 measures 19.3 x 14.8 x 2.2 cm and weighs 530g.
The Edge VS8 ships with 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 500GB hard drive. However, a barebones version is also available, with no RAM or HDD. It has DisplayPort and HDMI video outputs, along with built in wireless and a two USB 3.0 ports. Like other Edge systems, it does not ship with preinstalled Windows and potential buyers should bear this in mind.
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500 GB SATA 2.5'' Hard Driver
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The Edge VS8 ships in a small and sturdy box. The red is an obvious hint that the Edge VS8 is based on an AMD APU CPU with Radeon graphics, and it proudly bears an AMD A8 APU sticker at the front. A basic spec sheet is at the back.
The outer and inner packaging is made from 100% recycled paper.
The box contains a power cord with adapter, one VESA mount, one optical SPDIF cable (1.5m), one HDMI cable (1.5m), an HDMI to DVI adapter, desktop base, driver-CD, quick installation guide and information regarding product registration (Sapphire Select Club). Basically it has just about everything you'll need.
The Edge VS got a new chassis which is a little bit brighter, wider and taller that the Edge HD. However, it is still small enough to be mounted on the back of a TV using provided VESA mount. Bear in mind that the Edge HD is tiny, so a few millimetres at the girth don't mean much. The Edge VS looks more futuristic than the Edge HD and personally I like the new design. It is a bit more lively than the minimalistic and somewhat monotonous Edge HD. At first glance I assumed that the vents on the sides were put there to improve airflow, but they are merely decorative. There are no air vents on the sides and the VS8 relies on a few openings at the bottom and top to ensure airflow. It's not enough, but we'll get to that later.
The power button is the only button on the Edge VS8. It features a power indicator light underneath. The power button is clearly visible only when the VS8 is turned on. The thin LED strips at the front surround the SD card reader and USB ports. They are thin and relatively dim, so they will not distract you if you place the VS8 next to your TV.
The Edge VS8 features two USB 3.0 ports that will come in quite handy for speedy external storage. The USB 3.0 ports are placed at the front along with SD/MMC card reader. USB 3.0 ports are hidden under a little protective cover as shown on the images below.
On the Edge HD the USB flap is held in place with a rubber catch so it will not be lost. Unfortunately this is not the case on the Edge VS. Placing both USB 3.0 ports at the front is not a good idea, either. In case you plan on using USB 3.0 storage on a permanent basis, you will have to remove the decorative flap and end up with cables sticking out of both sides of the system.
Power indicator light and HDD / WiFi activity indicator light are clearly visible and are placed at the bottom corner.
The right mirrors the left side and the only difference is that there is no button on this side.
One of the first things you will have to do when setting up the Edge VS8 is to attach the desktop stand. In terms of aesthetics and build quality of the VS8 chassis, we have no complaints, but the desktop stand could have been a bit better.
The desktop stand is made from metal and it is kept in place by a simple thumb screw located in the middle. The review unit had a few scratches at the sides and once we installed it we realized that the chassis was scratched when someone installed the desktop stand. Sharp metal and rubberized plastic don't mix and in case you are careless you will scratch the sides. The Edge HD series features a different desktop stand, not as futuristic as the one on the VS8, but it also can't scratch the chassis. It is an unfortunate oversight to say the least.
Once we installed the desktop stand we realized that the sides of the chassis don't even touch the stand, which is rather puzzling and leads us to believe that someone had a rather unfortunate accident with the stand.
This is a minor issue. Just a couple of adhesive strips, or even bits of rubber could prevent direct contact from the desktop stand and the chassis. We strongly advise that you tinker with the desktop stand before you install it and frankly we don't understand why it wasn't done at the factory.
Once the desktop stand is on, it feels rather sturdy and quite stable, which is not the case with many nettops.
Sapphire decided to ship a VESA mount only with the Edge VS series and not with Edge HD series. With a VESA mount we can easily place the Edge VS8 on the back of a TV. Sadly, with the transition to thin and stylish monitors with LED backlighting, most monitors no longer support VESA mounts. It's the price of progress.
On the rear of the unit you will find the rest of the ports, including video outs, one RJ-45 Gigabit Lan, four USB 2.0 ports, one Line-in (3.5mm jack), one Audio-out (3.5mm jack), one optical S/PDIF, DC In connector, and Kensington lock. Sapphire opted for one HDMI and one mini DisplayPort output. DVI displays can be connected using the HDMI to DVI adapter but there is no default option to connect a VGA-only monitor or projector. The bundled HDMI cable and S/PDIF cable are both 1.5 meters long.
The Clear CMOS button is placed at the top rear side above mini-DisplayPort as shown on the image below.
In case you are wondering why the video connectors are not placed at the bottom for added stability, the answer is simple. The connectors are placed close to the APU, i.e. the graphics core. In order to facilitate better cooling, the APU is placed near the top, which means hot air won't have to circulate around the chassis to exit the top vent.
Some vendors ship wireless adapters in the form of a USB stick, but Sapphire decided to use a proper built-in wireless (802.11 b/g/n) adapter along with Bluetooth 3.0. We appreciate this as it reduces bulk and frees up an additional USB port.
In addition to the standard Audio In/Out there is also S/PDIF to connect digital audio devices. All audio connectors at placed at the back, and we think this is good decision. Although some users like to have easy access to audio jacks for headphones, placing the jacks at the back is a much better choice for HTPCs connected to a bunch of speakers. Nobody likes to see their new toy behind a bunch of cables. That's why we were surprised by the decision to place both USB 3.0 connectors at the front. It was probably impossible to get around this issue due to the layout of the motherboard.
The bios is relatively advanced and it offers many options. The Advanced menu items allow you to change the memory clock, amount of the system memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor, but not to overclock the CPU, GPU or memory.
Through the GFX configuration menu we can control the amount of system memory that is allocated to the integrated processor. The options are 32M, 64M, 128M, 256M, 512M.
The maximum memory clock is 1333MHz.
S_Bios flash utility allows us to update bios from a USB drive.
The system provides a Clear CMOS function, which may be helpful once the system is not working normally. The Clear CMOS button is placed at the top rear side above mini-DisplayPort as shown on the image below.
You can use a small object such as a paperclip pushing into the hole and pressing the button hidden inside for at least five seconds. Once the system state is cleared, you need to set up the correct system state by loading BIOS default. Edge VS series user manual can be found on the driver CD and it describes hot to configure BIOS.
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Like we said, the Edge VS8 does not ship with Windows and FreeDOS is what you get preinstalled. This is perhaps the biggest shortcoming from a marketing perspective. Although the omission of Windows helps keep the overall cost down, we believe that quite a few potential consumers lack the knowhow or the will and time to set up their new PC. Tech savvy folk should have no trouble with it whatsoever, but the average consumer wants a PC that runs out of the box, with no tinkering.
The FreeDOS, which is basically like MS-DOS, but a bit better, which really isn't saying much. FreeDOS can be very useful sometimes, but you can run only programs intended for MS-DOS or for FreeDOS. You can check software list here.
It is up to end users to choose an appropriate version of Windows or Linux to power the VS8. The quick installation guide is very short and it does not describe how to change boot device priority in order to boot from a pen drive or USB DVD drive in order to install a different operating system. The Edge VS series manual contains such information but you can find the manual only in digital format on the driver CD. You can press the <F7> key after pressing the power ON button to enter select boot device menu. The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu.
We opted for Windows 8 Pro 64-bit. If you do not want to buy a license for the operating system before you try it out, you can install a trial version of Windows first. A 90-days trial version of Windows 8 is available here.
A word of caution for XP lovers. The Edge VS8 ships with a Western Digital hard drive that uses Advanced Format Technology and if you're installing Win XP on this drive, you must download Western Digital's "WD Align" software, here, to format the drive prior to Win XP installation. Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 users can ignore this part and format the drive just like any other.
Since the system ships without an optical drive, you can install Windows from a bootable USB stick. The Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool comes in handy when you need to create a bootable USB stick from ISO file (you can find it here). Our bootable USB was recognized correctly after inserting it into USB 3.0.
All the drivers are supplied on a disc which is included in the box and the drivers are available online too.
The Edge VS8 is powered by AMD's quad-core Trinity A8-4555 APU clocked at 1.6GHz (up to 2.4 GHz w/ Turbo Core) and the chip features embedded DX11 ready graphics clocked at 424MHz.
The A8-4555M is not a true quad-core processor because it includes only two modules with two floating-point cores and four integer cores. This CPU is based on a reworked Bulldozer architecture called Piledriver. It was officially introduced in Q4 2012 as a direct successor to the Llano A-series. A8-4555M is manufactured in GloFo's 32nm process. It is a mobile ultra-low-voltage (ULV) quad-core processor with TDP of just 19W, which is the norm in this market segment and it is just a watt more than Brazos chips. Low voltage chips don't offer top notch performance, but they are not meant to. However, VS8 is fast enough to cope with most applications and needless to say it is significantly faster than Atom or Brazos systems.
Since the embedded graphics relies solely on system memory, the decision to go for 4GB of system memory was a good idea. The A8-4555M supports dual-channel DDR3-1333 memory. Through the GFX configuration menu in Bios we can control the amount of system memory that is allocated to the integrated processor. The options are 32M, 64M, 128M, 256M, 512M.
In terms of storage, it could be better. Just like previous HD-series systems, it features a sluggish, 5400rpm hard drive.
A quick note on Futuremark benchmarks: 3DMark 11, 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark06 and PCMark 7 are compatible with Windows 8 when using the latest SystemInfo component. These benchmarks prompt you to install new SystemInfo updates or you can download and install SystemInfo yourself from the Futuremark website.
3DMark 06
The HD7600G was the fastest in the 3DMark06 test and as we can see it is twice as fast as the HD6320G used in Brazos chips. 3DMark 06 proves us that AMD's new Trinity APU graphics core is very good for thin-and-light notebooks or Mini-PCs. Of course, it is not as good as discrete graphics, but let's keep things in perspective. It will wipe the floor with any Atom or Brazos system and that's what counts in the nettop world.
The PCMark7 gives the Edge VS8 a slight edge (pardon the pun) against other mini-PCs that we had a chance to test. The faster and better GPU helped the VS8 take the lead against the Edge HD4 which is based on dual-core Celeron 847. However, in CPU intensive PCMark7 tests the HD4 was quite a bit faster, which is surprising.
3DMark 11
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Cinebench R11.5 confirms that Sapphire's Edge VS8 is the fastest Edge Mini-PC system out there. Once again we see that the GPU is Trinity's trump card. It is one of the fastest GPUs we had a chance to come across in thin-and-light notebooks and mini-PCs. The intensive CPU rendering test also proves that the CPU is quite a bit faster than the rest of the field.
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The results we saw earlier mostly depend on the choice of HDD storage. The Edge VS8 clearly steams ahead of the ZBox Nano XS AD11 Plue E-450 APU which uses 64GB mSATA SSD, but in some tests it lags behind by a wide margin, and that can be attributed to the slow HDD. With that in mind, going barebones might make more sense. Either way you will not get Windows and installing a hybrid drive or SSD shouldn't be a lot of trouble for anyone with a bit of experience.
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We used the Edge VS8 for some casual browsing, media playback, office work and even some gaming while it remained connected to a 1080p TV. It handled everything that we threw at it with ease, until we went overboard with multitasking. In a typical home PC, HTPC or office environment, it won't give you any headaches.
Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark Report:
Average FPS: 29.5
Minimum FPS: 14.1
Maximum FPS: 48.5
-Resolution Width: 1280
-Resolution Height: 720
-Texture Detail: LOW
-Shadows Detail: LOW
-Draw Distance: LOW
-Anti-aliasing: OFF
-Advanced Shadows: OFF
-Supersampling: OFF
-Anisotropic Level: 1
-Compute Shaders: OFF
-Ambient Occlusion: ON
-Motion Blur: OFF
-Vertical Sync: OFF
-Reduce Mouse Lag: OFF
-Stereo 3D: OFF
AvP D3D11 Benchmark Report:
Average FPS: 42.1
-Resolution: 1280 x 720
-Texture Quality: Low
-Shadow Quality: Off
-Anisotropic Filtering: 1
-Vertical Sync: OFF
-DX11 Tessellation: OFF
-DX11 Advanced Shadows: OFF
-DX11 MSAA Samples: Off
The VS8 is a bit bigger than the HD series, so it should feature better cooling and fortunately it does. Ensuring good airflow in such a tiny chassis will always be a challenge, as the size of the heatsing and fan is limited by the width of the chassis.
As the graphics core is integrated in the CPU, the whole cooling system consists of a single heatpipe with a heatsink and fan. The Edge VS8 needs to be mounted upright to provide the best possible airflow. The really good news is that the VS8 is quieter than the Edge HD4, which is quieter than the Edge HD3. Unlike HD series systems, it is almost completely silent in idle. The fan becomes audible under load, but it really did not bother us much.
It's possible to adjust the fan speed in bios. At idle the CPU temperature is 44°C, but under load it can hit 67°C. These results are pretty good, especially when compared to the HD3 and they are roughly on par with the Edge HD4, based on a Sandy Bridge Celeron 847 CPU.
The A8-4555M is a low voltage processor designed with mobile gear in mind, so it has a TDP of just 19W. Power consumption is pretty low as according to our measurements the VS8 consumed up to 38W under full load. This is a few watts more than the HD4, but all in all the results are very impressive, since it offers more performance as well.
The Edge VS8 comes with a new look and it's a bit more flashy than previous HD-series systems. It is still tiny and can be placed just about anywhere. It is also much quieter than the Edge HD3 and a bit quieter than the HD4, and is among the quietest mini-PCs out there.
The really big difference is the choice of CPU. The A8-4555M matches the CPU performance of the Celeron 847 used in Edge HD4, but its graphics performance is second to none. The Radeon HD 7600G is DirectX 11 capable and it allows for light gaming at low resolutions.
In terms of storage, it could be better. Just like previous HD-series systems, it features a sluggish, 5400rpm hard drive. If you choose to replace it, you will void the warranty. We believe Sapphire should have provided alternatives, such as SKUs with hybrid drives, or small SSDs. The Edge VS8 is available as prebuilt unit and a barebones rig, so we will soon run a few tests with an SSD, just to check out what it is really capable of.
It is also worth noting that the VS8 ships without an OS, which will undoubtedly put off mainstream consumers who are not tech savvy. Other shortcomings include the awkward placement of both USB 3.0 ports and the sharp desktop stand. The desktop stand could have been a bit better. Sharp metal and rubberized plastic don't mix and in case you are careless you will scratch the sides. What really bothers us is the fact that we are talking about minor details that could easily be addressed at little to no cost.
All in all the Edge VS8 is very good mini PC with a speedy CPU and killer GPU. It is more than just another alternative to Atom and Brazos based systems, in terms of performance it is in a league of its own. In spite of that, the power consumption is low, it is quieter than other HD-series systems and at €379 it isn't too expensive, either. In barebone flavour it costs €299, which means you could put together an SSD system for about €450.


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Right then so last night we added Marty - A Tri Colour Cavalier to our ranks and we got some teething problems. Fido our eldest Cav has been amazing with him like he as when we had Rusty as a pup. Rusty is the problem. Rusty has always yapped and since we added Marty he is doing it even more but aimed towards him. But the strange thing is Rusty seems as though he is scared of him by keep backing away and barking and not looking at him. Rusty has made 2 very minor attempts to nip him but hasnt done it yet. Any advice on what we could do as we are in love with Marty so bad. We are thinking of phoning a local Dog Behaviorist to help.


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Minetruck MT54 is designed to ramp up productivity.
The most recent addition to Atlas Copco's Minetruck series has been engineered for smart and efficient haulage. The rugged Minetruck MT54 is a powerhouse just like the larger Minetruck MT65. The more compact Minetruck MT54 is designed for 54 tonnes load capacity and higher ramp speeds than its predecessor Minetruck MT5020.
"Minetruck MT54 is based on the very successful Minetruck MT65, so experience and reliability are built-in from the beginning." says Marcus Lundbergh, Global Product Manager Haulage Trucks at Atlas Copco.
Minetruck MT54 also features Atlas Copco's proprietary Rig Control System (RCS), it is ready for automation and can be equipped with Certiq for added intelligence. The optional telematics system solution gathers and compiles data to help optimize operations and plan maintenance. "With its built-in smartness, this haulage truck is prepared for the future," affirms Lundbergh.
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A winner was selected from 19 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
The landing page of the website requires a flash animation which showcases the 5 photos of interior design.
To download the photos & logo:http://www.jws.co.za/client/homepage.zip (8 photos provided, choose 5 for the flash animiation) 10.8 MB.
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layout.jpg shows the position of the flash element on the home page of the website - area inside the red box. Do not include the red box! Only the flash animation is included in this contest.
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The photos should not remain still. (eg the photos can gently drift on the screen). Bonus - if you can make the images drift or move in relation to the mouse movements.
Have a look at this website: http://www. yabupushelberg .com/. It has large clear photos, a similar style is required. In particular click on 'Selected projects' to see the flash 'drift' effect.
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A quarter century before director Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" brought Batman's saga to a crescendo, writer-artist Frank Miller envisioned a mythic and nearly apocalyptic end to comics' most noir-ish superhero. That work has now been brought to animated life in "The Dark Knight Returns Part Two," the concluding chapter in a dramatic adaptation of Miller's seminal work debuting on Blue Ray and DVD.
For comic book fans in 1986, Miller's groundbreaking four-part deluxe miniseries "The Dark Knight Returns" redefined the character by envisioning him as a 55-year-old retired crimefighter driven to reclaim his heroic mantle in order to curb the rise of crime in an increasingly hellish Gotham City.
The series would redefine the Batman character in grimmer, grittier terms that would endure for decades to come and establish Miller as a master of graphic storytelling (follow-up works included the "300" and "Sin City" comic books, both adapted into popular films).
"If you watched 'The Dark Knight Rises' this year, you saw so many moments that were cribbed from the source material," says filmmaker Kevin Smith, who turned out to moderate a screening of the animated adaptation at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. "So Miller's seminal piece still maintains the same power it did when it first came out. It's still an entryway book for so many people into the world of not just comics, but DC Comics specifically, but comics, yeah, in general at that point. I love it. I have an emotional connection to the material."
Peter Weller, who gives voice to "The Dark Knight Returns'" aging, grizzled Batman/Bruce Wayne in both Part One (released in the fall of 2012) and Part Two, has long admired the mythic pathos that pervades the best of Miller's work.
"I worked with Frank on 'RoboCop 2,' and the gift of Frank is the Achilles heel of the big human flaws that he gives his heroes," says Weller. "They're not untouchable and they're not infallible, and they have dark, horrible times. The best thing about them all is that they are almost exclusively lonely people – I mean, the loneliest friggin' people! ... Essentially they're living in the netherworld of gloom and doom, and that's Frank though.
"Animation director Jay Oliva, who helmed the two-part adaptation, said the finale had to deliver on the gruesome conclusion of the source material. "In terms of action and pacing, I wanted this to be balls-to-the-wall action, because the first movie is meant to be a slow burn, so that if you watch One and Two together it's supposed to be one long piece," says Oliva, who actually challenged himself to take a pivotal confrontation between the rogue vigilante Batman and his powerful but conformist opposite number, Superman.
"It was a little bit daunting, a little scary – like, 'Oh my God, this has to be the end-all be-all of all confrontations.'" laughs Oliva. "When I approached the Superman/Batman fight at the end, one of the things that I wanted to do was not to do what was done in the book, in a sense, just because there was a 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold' episode that did a great homage to the fight in 'The Dark Knight Returns.' So I said, 'Okay, let's stay away from that. Let's come up with something brand new, but that still follows the flow of the book, but in itself is what fans want to see,' and that's how we approached it."
Although the Man of Steel is essentially a lackey for a U.S. government who puts its own agenda above the will of the people, Oliva said his ace-in-the-hole was actor Mark Valley, who gave voice to Superman. "Mark Valley added this kind of gravitas to the voice performance where he was really sympathetic. In the book, people don't like Superman, but then there's the performance that Mark actually added and you can actually feel sorry for this guy. He's just trying to do his job, and then you can actually feel that kind of connection between him and Batman – the fact that they were friends."
Another voice new to part two is that of Michael Emerson ("Lost," "Person of Interest"), who brings a cooler, more calculated insanity than previous incarnations to his performance as The Joker. "I didn't know what kind of performance Michael Emerson would give when we first cast him," says Oliva, who said Emerson's take inspired him to come up with additional character flourishes and staging. "When we first recorded him, he came up with Joker that I hadn't imagined."
There was also a bit of a casting coup for a smaller role: the late night talk show host David Endocrine, who makes the mistake of booking The Joker as a guest on his show, is voiced by real-life late night star Conan O'Brien. "We originally wanted to ask Conan, but I just thought we wouldn't be able to cast him" reveals Oliva, but he actually encountered the host when O'Brien teamed with Warner Bros. Animation to craft advetnures for O'Brien's comedic superhero alter ego The Flaming C. "Because we were doing some 'Flaming C' stuff with him and all that kind of stuff and we just said, 'What the hell – let's just ask him,' and he said yes."


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Two Denver high schools were locked down Tuesday morning for about an hour as a precaution as police responded to a report of a student bringing a gun to school.
The incident happened about 10 a.m. at the Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman High School, 1690 Williams St., according to a Denver Public Schools spokeswoman.
Nearby Denver East High School, 1600 City Park Esplanade, was also locked down as a precaution.
Denver police responded to the incident and a student was taken into custody off campus without incident, the school district said.
A weapon was seized. No shots were fired and no one was injured.
Both schools were released from lockdown at about 11 a.m.
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Handtmann's HBZ Trunnion 160 horizontal machining center offers a 1,600-mm table and is the largest of the company's HBZ series.
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LOS ANGELES – The 3rd Annual University of California International Business Consortium (UCIBC) was held at UCLA Anderson School of Management on Friday, March 2, 2007. More than 300 students attended the event and over 60 recruiters from 26 companies presented.
The day-long career event featured international business students, the majority of whom hail from University of California graduate business programs. Participating schools included UCLA Anderson School, UC Irvine Merage, UC San Diego IRPS, UC San Diego Rady, UC Riverside Anderson, UC Davis, UC Berkeley Haas, and USC Marshall School of Business.
"This event addresses the needs of international students and companies that are interested in candidates with international, multi-cultural backgrounds," said Phil Han, associate director, Parker Career Management Center, UCLA Anderson School.
"The graduate business programs at the various University of California schools came together and pooled our resources to bring a critical mass of international students and corporations together for this unique event," he said.
The annual UCIBC event focuses on the needs of international students, who often find fewer job opportunities available through the traditional MBA recruiting process. Additionally, the event benefits companies that cannot spend resources to visit multiple campuses to specifically target international students.
This consortium provides an invaluable opportunity for international students to network with potential employers, experience targeted company presentations and have one-on-one interviews with various corporate representatives.
"I was able to meet not only recruiters from all industries and verticals, but also other international students from all over California," said Shirish Anand ('08), UCLA Anderson. "This provided a very unique opportunity for us to build our professional network and learn about experiences of other international students."
Both international and local companies participated in the event. Attendees included Bainbridge Barclays Capital, Belkin International, Inc., CBH, Inc., Chinatrust Bank (USA), CIA, Centre People Appointments LTD., Contact Singapore, Deloitte Tax LLP, Expo Design Center (Home Depot). Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, Frito-Lay, ICW Group, IDEO, IMS Health, Ingram Micro, Intel Corporation (China), Kaneko & Associates, Motorola, Inc., NuVasive, Inc., Providential Holdings, Qualcomm, Target Stores, TaylorMade-addidas Golf Company, TRIANZ and UTi Worldwide.
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UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the very best business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty are ranked #1 in "intellectual capital" by BusinessWeek and are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,600 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 35,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.


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Washington Wildlife Commission Approves Wolf Recovery Plan
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The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the state's final wolf recovery plan on Saturday, charting a course toward the long-term sustainability of its growing wolf population.
The following is a statement from Suzanne Stone, Northern Rockies representative for Defenders of Wildlife:
"The approval of this plan is a clear reflection of broad public support for the return of wolves to the landscape. Washingtonians recognize that wolves play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and can provide an economic boon through wildlife tourism. The Washington Wildlife Commission is to be commended for taking this important next step for wolf conservation.
"The plan strikes a reasonable balance between protecting the state's nascent wolf population and addressing potential conflicts with livestock. Above all, the plan will ensure the continued recovery of wolves across the state as well as the long-term future of a healthy, sustainable wolf population.
"The return of wolves to the Northern Rockies has been an incredible conservation success story, and the state of Washington is now helping to write the next chapter. Wolves are making a comeback in Washington today thanks to more than 15 years of dedicated efforts by Defenders of Wildlife and others who made the historic reintroduction of wolves possible."Background:
Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife began developing their wolf recovery plan in 2007, and the state's first breeding pair was documented in 2008. As of July, there were five distinct wolf packs in Washington, including one breeding pair. The wolf plan provides for the recovery of at least 15 breeding pairs (an estimated 97-361 wolves) spread across three regions of the state. The plan also includes provisions to compensate ranchers for confirmed and probable livestock losses and prioritizes nonlethal management strategies in the early years of recovery.
Learn more about what Defenders is doing for wolves in the Northern Rockies
Read WDFW's press release announcing approval of the plan
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HP today issued the following statement related to Dell's announcement to enter into an agreement to be acquired by Michael Dell and Silver Lake:
"Dell has a very tough road ahead. The company faces an extended period of uncertainty and transition that will not be good for its customers. And with a significant debt load, Dell's ability to invest in new products and services will be extremely limited. Leveraged buyouts tend to leave existing customers and innovation at the curb. We believe Dell's customers will now be eager to explore alternatives, and HP plans to take full advantage of that opportunity."


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Antiques Roadshow "Atlanta, GA - Hour Two" Host Mark L. Walberg visits the Coca-Cola archives with appraiser Leila Dunbar to explore the mystery surrounding the disappearance of three Norman Rockwell paintings. Highlights include a circa 1939 copy of Gone With The Wind, signed by the author and the cast of the film; an 1875 Persian turquoise and diamond Victorian bracelet; and a circa 1930 painting by Philadelphia impressionist Mary Elizabeth Price, valued at up to $60,000. Part 2 of 3G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Burgundy: Profound France" Rick takes time to enjoy the region's edible, drinkable, scenic and floatable delights. He travels on a canal barge, visits a medieval hospice and a modern monastery, builds a barrel, appreciates fine Burgundy wine, slurps escargot and eats well.G
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The Lawrence Welk Show "Sights & Sounds of L.A." On this 1979 show, Lawrence and the band play an updated version of "Up a Lazy River." Bobby and Barbara dance to "L.A. Is." Henry Cuesta performs "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Bob Lido and the Hotsy Totsy boys head to the race track with "Runnin' Wild."G
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Are You Being Served? "No Sale" Mr. Grace comes up with his least popular idea to date when he announces the latest plan to expand sales.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "The Christening" Hyacinth enjoys a quiet family christening for a few moments, at least until pandemonium breaks loose.G
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Last of the Summer Wine "Look Whose Wheels Come Off" Glenda sends Barry off to paint a nice view to take his mind off food. Howard still attempts to make up with Pearl and chains himself to his bicycle.G
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Outnumbered Mum has had enough of the boys' attitudes to housework so sets out on a campaign to civilize them. Karen battles with chuggers and buying shoes, while Dad goes to war with a domestic appliance.G
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The Red Green Show "Better to Give Than Receive" Possum Lodge has a blood donor competition with Caribou Lodge. Red turns a garage and a dishwasher into a home car wash.G
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February 27, 2011
Wabash and Case Western Reserve combined to score 59 runs in two games on Sunday afternoon in Chillicothe, Ohio. Case took game one 13-9 before the Little Giants responded with a 20-15 victory in the series' concluding game.
The Little Giants used 17 hits to produce nine runs in game one, led by Chris Deig and David Seibel each with three. Wabash trailed 2-0 after one inning before rallying to tie the game with a run in the second and one in the fourth. The Spartans blew the game open in the fifth and sixth innings with a total of seven runs. Wabash rallied for three runs in the sixth and a run each in the seventh, eighth, and nine innings.
Seibel blasted his first home run of the season in the seventh inning after hitting his first double in the second inning. He finished with three RBI, as did sophomore Montana Timmons.
Game two saw the Little Giants score 12 runs in the first two innings and six in the sixth on the way to a 20-run effort. Wabash pounded out 25 hits, led by Deig and Brian Lares each with four. John Holm had five RBI on three hits. Seibel hit for the cycle over a two-game stretch, adding a triple to his double, single, and home run in game one. Timmons had two doubles, while Lares, Dieg, PH Tyson, and Joe Johnson each had two-base hits.
Jeff Soller picked up the win after working four innings of relief for starter Luke Holm, who lasted only 2-1/3 innings after surrendering nine runs on nine hits. Soller gave up six runs on six hits before Luke Zinsmaster closed the door with 2-2/3 scoreless innings.
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Samsung has released its latest ad which will also be the ad it will show during this Sunday's Super Bowl. Samsung has a long running ad campaign that tries to make fun of Apple and this one is no different. In the ad, you can see three guys sitting around a table brainstorming ideas for the actual ad. During the conversation the three guys realise that they can't say certain words without the fear of trademark infringement.
Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd are called in to pitch their ideas for Samsung's Big Game ad for The Next Big Thing, but they run into some hurdles. Follow #TheNextBigThing on Twitter and see what unfolds at http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobileUSA
I suppose I will have to grant Samsung some leeway on this one as it is quite funny in a tongue in cheek sort of way. It also reminds me a bit of the Mac v PC ads that Apple used to produce a few years back. At the end of the day, you need a bit of humor in your life so I have no problem with ads like these.
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Looking at those photos I am wondering if Alexander McQuenn was aware of two things. Those collections are suppose to be for the summer 2010 not 2100 and it is the ready-to-wear fashion shows, not ready to take off ;-)
More seriously this is pure Alexander McQueen and I am LOVING it! This guy is a genius. This collection is an hybrid between digital and animal era.
Evolution—Darwin, the natural world, technology—provided inspiration for the dazzling clothes. Most of the dresses, in engineered prints and jacquards, were molded and draped, and in astonishing whorls of colors. Platform shoes looked like the hulls of ships.
McQueen, according to an internal logic detailed in a press release, was casting an apocalyptic forecast of the future ecological meltdown of the world: Humankind is made up of creatures that evolved from the sea, and we may be heading back to an underwater future as the ice cap dissolves.
Reptile-patterned, digitally printed dresses, the prints and fabrics are just amazing.
The initial plan for the show was to provide live-streamed on Nick Knight's SHOWstudio.com. That was the plan anyway, until 30 minutes before the show, Gaga Twittered that McQueen was about to premiere her new single. She has a million followers. Inevitably, everything crashed ...


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"One View" (一望, Ichibō, Viz: View) is chapter 623 of the original Naruto manga.
Hashirama and Madara continued to meet in this manner by the riverside where they sparred with one another as well as talked about the future. During this time, the two grew closer as friends and worked on improving their weaknesses, all the while not revealing their last names. On one occasion, Madara almost let slip that he was an Uchiha, nearly bragging about the visual prowess which he wielded, as Hashirama feverishly talked about creating a village where the elders would watch over the children who would be brought up to be strong and not carelessly sent to war to die. Hashirama also spoke about creating a system by which shinobi were assigned missions which played to their strengths and skill sets, after both young men relived the loss of their siblings. Creating a greeting method the two boys skipped their rocks across the river to one another until they met again, however, upon returning to the Senju compound, Tobirama informs his brother that their father wanted to speak with him. Revealing that he had tailed them upon their father's request, Butsuma tells his son that the young boy he had been spending his time with was an Uchiha who had killed several of their strongest clansmen on his own. Coaxing his son, Butsuma told Hashirama that he was to gather intelligence on the young man and report to them, else he be seen as a traitor for his actions. Faced with the only other option to kill Madara, the pair met up by the river and, at Madara's behest, skipped their rocks across to one another as a greeting. Reacting, the two boys immediately bid each other farewell, having told one another that a trap had been laid for them via the stones they had skipped to one another. However, both Butsuma Senju and Tajima Uchiha appear on the field accompanied by their sons Tobirama and Izuna respectively. Both Hashirama and Madara who were in the process of fleeing look on as the two sides greeted one another — no love lost between the pair.
- This chapter's name has a double meaning, referring to the view Madara and Hashirama had over the forest that would later become Konohagakure and also to their shared desire to change the shinobi world.
- The spot where Hashirama and Madara discussed the foundations of Konoha is the same spot where Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura were seen in the latter's flashback interacting.


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