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Colonel Sean P. Swindell is Commander, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula in Iraq. He completed two successive combat tours in Baghdad, Iraq, as Commander, Special Operations Task Force–Central during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Colonel Swindell holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the Citadel, a Masters of Military Art and Science from the Army Command and General Staff College, and an M.A. in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College Class of 2009.
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A Comprehensive Approach to Improving U.S. Security Force Assistance Efforts
September 25, 2009
Authored by Lieutenant Colonel Theresa Baginski, Colonel Brian J. Clark, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Donovan, Ms. Karma Job, Lieutenant Colonel John S. Kolasheski, Colonel Richard A. Lacquement, Jr., Brigadier Simon "Don" Roach, Colonel Sean P. Swindell, Colonel Curt A. Van De Walle, Colonel Michael J. McMahon.
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The feel-good musical "Memphis" and the art world drama "Red" were among the biggest Tony Award winners on a night when both Hollywood and London cast long shadows over Broadway's 64th annual spring ritual.
"Red," a two-character play starring Alfred Molina as mercurial Abstract Expressionist painter Mark Rothko, won for best new play, one of six statuettes the show claimed at Sunday evening's ceremony. It was produced by London's acclaimed nonprofit Donmar Warehouse before opening this spring on Broadway.
"I wrote my first play almost 30 years ago, so this to me is the moment of my lifetime," said playwright John Logan, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for "The Aviator" and "Gladiator."
"Memphis," a musical that celebrates the merging of black and white musical sensibilities in the 1950s, won four awards for best new musical, book of a musical, original score and orchestration. Previously staged at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego in 2008, "Memphis" is loosely based on the story of Tennessee disc jockey Dewey Phillips, one of the first white radio personalities to spin black music on the airwaves.
Accepting one of his awards, Joe DiPietro, the show's lyricist and book writer, alluded that he's never been a darling of New York's critical establishment.
"I never thought I'd be here tonight," he said. " The New York Times never thought I'd be here tonight."
Although the annual homage to Broadway took place at Radio City Music Hall under drizzly Manhattan skies, Hollywood's glimmering presence shone throughout the evening.
Among the winning actors who are generally better known for their movie than stage credits were Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson.
Washington won the best actor award for his galvanizing performance in a revival of August Wilson's "Fences," the winner for best play revival. Washington stars as Troy Maxson, a failed, philandering Negro League baseball player. Viola Davis, who plays his stalwart wife, Rose, won best actress in a play.
In his acceptance speech, Washington thanked his wife, Pauletta, and told his two kids at home to go to bed.
In hers, Davis said she didn't believe in "luck or happenstance," but "I absolutely believe in the presence of God in my life."
Zeta-Jones, in her Broadway debut, won best actress in a musical for her performance in the revival of Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim's exquisitely melancholy "A Little Night Music."
"What is Cinderella doing in this dress, running downstairs in glass slippers?" Zeta-Jones said in her acceptance speech. The actor, her native Welsh accent thickening with every second, also thanked her parents for "making me who I am today. And … I do forgive you."
Johansson, 25, also in her Broadway debut, won best featured actress in a play. She portrayed Catherine, the reluctant object of the amorous attentions of her longshoreman uncle, played by Liev Schreiber, in the revival of Arthur Miller's 1955 drama "A View From the Bridge."
"Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be on Broadway. Here I am. Unbelievable," Johansson said.
Another successful young Broadway debutante was Eddie Redmayne, who won best featured actor for "Red." The 28-year-old, who'd previously won in the same category of England's Olivier Awards for the play's London staging, profusely thanked Molina, his less hirsute but considerably more high-profile costar.
"La Cage aux Folles" won for best revival of a musical and earned a directing award for Terry Johnson and a best actor trophy for Douglas Hodge, who starred opposite Kelsey Grammer in the crowd-pleasing 1983 show about an aging but resilient gay couple running a Saint-Tropez nightclub.
London's influence on the Great White Way was present in the Donmar pedigree of "Red" as well as in "La Cage," which originated at the Menier Chocolate Factory in the English capital.
Sean Hayes, a nominee for the revival of the musical "Promises, Promises," proved in his first outing as Tony emcee to be a witty successor to last year's host, Neil Patrick Harris.
Although he never mentioned it directly, Hayes made several cheeky ripostes to a minor flap that erupted after a Newsweek writer opined that the openly gay Hayes wasn't convincing as Kristin Chenoweth's love interest in "Promises, Promises." (Hayes dismissed the argument as "asinine.") Near the start of the show, Hayes and his "Promises" Chenoweth engaged in a long, smoldering kiss.
Tony voters registered qualified approval of the look, if not the sound, of the in-your-face "American Idiot," an angst-ridden adolescent coming-of-age tale powered by aggressive post-punk power chords. Kevin Adams won for lighting design of a musical for "American Idiot," and his colleague Christine Jones won for scenic design of a musical.
Choreographer Bill T. Jones, who won a 2007 award for "Spring Awakening," won his second for "Fela!," which he also directed. The exuberant homage to the late Nigerian Afro-pop pioneer and social activist Fela Kuti also won awards for costume design for Marina Draghici and sound design for Robert Kaplowitz.
Katie Finneran, a previous Tony winner for "Noises Off" in 2002, won on the strength of her show-stealing turn as the flirty barfly Marge MacDougall in a second-act number in "Promises, Promises." In her remarks, she thanked Chenoweth for lending her eyelashes before tearfully exhorting young people to pursue their dreams.
David Ng also contributed to this report.
Reed Johnson reported from Los Angeles.
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Red Bull denies dropping Ricciardo appeal
Red Bull has denied rumours it is preparing to drop its appeal against Daniel Ricciardo's Melbourne disqualification.
The story goes that FIA president Jean Todt, angry with world champion Sebastian Vettel's crass dismissal of the new turbo V6 engine rules as "shit", was offering to drop a disrepute charge if Red Bull agrees to drop the appeal.
"Utter nonsense," Dr Helmut Marko is quoted by Germany's Sky.
"I have no idea where that came from. We are preparing for the appeal hearing," he insisted.
Team boss Christian Horner on Monday denied that the FIA had even contacted Red Bull about Vettel's swearing.
But when asked about the incident, Todt said: "It is something we will deal with internally.
"Unfortunately we have a tendancy to forget the beauty of motor racing and formula one and concentrate on behaviours that are not my priority," he is quoted by French television BFMTV.
Even with the appeal hearing looming, arguably Red Bull's bigger priority is the performance of its Renault-powered RB10, and the deficit to dominant Mercedes.
Horner is expecting a tough weekend in Bahrain.
"Their (Mercedes') advantage will be bigger than it was (in Malaysia) because it's quite a power dominated circuit," he said.
Mercedes, however, is not resting on its laurels.
"We saw one of our competitors here (in Malaysia) receiving 50 boxes of new parts on morning and evening flights," Toto Wolff told Austrian television ORF.
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Welcome to the fifth edition of Bracket Briefing, our attempt to ensure that readers won't have to wait until March to know who C.J. McCollum is.
MID-MAJOR CHEAT SHEET: The top 10 players
Team of the Week: Wichita State
Wichita State sixth-year coach Gregg Marshall is already bitter at the beginning of an interview.
"Can we get in your rankings or what?" he asks, with a slight chuckle.
Marshall really doesn't care or need to ask about rankings, with his Shockers left out of USA TODAY Sports' coaches poll for a second consecutive week while ranked No. 23 in the AP poll.
The truth is no one, including Marshall, expected Wichita State to be in any top-25 discussion this season at all. Marshall lost four starters who led the Shockers to an NIT title in 2011 and a regular season MVC title last season.
Yet Marshall doesn't seem all that surprised that his unproven cast has dashed out to a 9-0 start and is making a case as one of the top mid-major teams in the country in the process.
"People keeps asking me, 'how do these guys pull it off?' Well, they have pride," Marshall tells USA TODAY Sports in a phone interview.
"I think it has to do with culture, but I also think it has to do with the character of guys we recruit. You don't read about our guys in the news. If there's a high school player who has a little bit of trouble and there's a player who isn't as talented but will work hard, who do you think I'm going to get? All of our guys work hard and they buy into the system, they're not selfish."
Marshall's new group includes a diverse mix with senior veteran Carl Hall (13. 1 points, 7.4 rebounds per game), junior college transfer Cleanthony Early (13.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg) and Oregon transfer Malcolm Armstead (7.9 points, 3.4 assists per game) meshing with backcourt players senior Demetric Williams and freshman Ron Baker, who combine for close to 15 points a game.
Where Wichita State would be seeded in the NCAAs if the season ended today: No. 7
Wichita State has a handful of quality wins, including road victories at VCU and Air Force, and then against Iowa, DePaul and Tulsa. But there's no eyebrow-raising win that will make the NCAA committee reward a mid-major more than it could.
Top-10 team that Wichita State would give fits to: Louisville
Louisville at its best could beat any team in the country because of its defense, but the Cardinals' offensive lulls could open the door for an upset against a well-coached, potent mid-major squad. Louisville barely survived fellow Missouri Valley teams Northern Iowa (on a neutral court) and Illinois State (on its home floor) so it's easy to picture Rick Pitino's squad falling to a premier team like WSU.
Top-10 team that Wichita State would struggle against: Duke
A VCU team that Wichita State beat on its home floor measured up against Duke for the most part in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament, but the Blue Devils have size (Mason Plumlee) and outside shooting (Seth Curry) that would provide a tough matchup for WSU's somewhat unproven new faces this season.


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Garfield Elementary offers general education classes for grades K-5; a Chinese Immersion program for grades K-1 (additional grades will be added every academic year through grade 5); a Special Day Class (SDC) program for children with high-functioning autism in grades K-5; and an after-school program from 1:50 – 6:00pm every school day. In addition to the music, art and P.E. programs that are offered throughout the district, Garfield partners with San Francisco community-based organizations to provide enrichment opportunities for its students. These partners include CUESA (the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture); the Chinatown Y.M.C.A; the San Francisco Opera Guild; LEAP Arts in Education; and more.
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Microsoft's Kinect has been a runaway success, selling 8 million units worldwide since launch. At CES, the company announced its next step in taking over your living room in strange and interesting ways. Say hello to Avatar Kinect, a value-added feature for Xbox Live Gold subscribers that allows Kinect owners to interact with their friends and family using their avatars, motion control, and virtual chat rooms.
There's a video of what that will entail, so give it a watch.
The ability to control your Avatar's facial expressions may not be compelling when it comes to chat, but it does show an impressive level of control that can be brought to games and other experiences. While we doubt gamers will be filming virtual talk shows in large numbers any time soon, it's nice to see the company stretching what is possible with the Kinect hardware. Adding interactive elements to these sets would be an easy way to create online quiz shows, or even sporting events.
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Eric G. Pamer has been named Head of the Division of General Medicine in the Department of Medicine. The division comprises the cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology and nutrition, general internal medicine, geriatrics, infectious diseases, pulmonary, and renal services. Dr. Pamer succeeds Diane E. Stover, who is stepping down after 20 years of service in order to focus her energy on the Pulmonary Service (of which she is Chief), its training program, clinical practice, and her research and interest in smoking cessation for women.
An internationally recognized physician and scientist in the field of infectious disease and immunology research, Dr. Pamer has served for more than ten years as Chief of the Infectious Diseases Service. He also heads a laboratory in Sloan Kettering Institute's Immunology Program and is the Director of the Lucille Castori Center for Microbes, Inflammation, and Cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering. As a physician, Dr. Pamer specializes in the cancer-related infections that can occur when chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation compromises the body's immune system. His research focuses on how the immune system combats infection and how the microorganisms that normally inhabit the body protect against infection. After receiving his MD degree from Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Pamer completed his residency and a clinical fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. He was also a research fellow at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. Before joining Memorial Sloan Kettering, he was an associate professor in the Department of Medicine and Section of Immunobiology at Yale University. Dr. Pamer is the incumbent of the Enid A. Haupt Chair in Clinical Investigation at Memorial Sloan Kettering.


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Drawing to a close: Craghead and Mallman mark Migration's end
It's rare to visit a gallery and receive a parting gift. But as Migration prepares to empty its walls and take flight, it's fitting that artist Warren Craghead, III has created a special book, The Dot and The Line, for the venue's final show of the same name, which features the work of Craghead and Brian Mallman.
Even more fitting is the fact that this tiny 2 x 2.25" souvenir represents something of a post-gallery approach to art. To get the prize, viewers must use a Migration-provided link at Craghead's website (wcraghead.com) to reach a downloadable document, which the recipient then prints, folds, and staples.
The resulting 16-page piece, though minimal, captures Craghead's unique aesthetic of intentional randomness, in which images and words fuse to form visual poetry. I realize that last sentence sounds like pompous art talk, but, trust me, it's literally true.
Among Craghead's works on display at Migration are original drawings for several other books. The 50 pages of How to Be Everywhere– presented in three separate groupings– combine fragments of poet Guillaume Apollinaire's writings with seemingly spontaneous bits of drawings. Varying his lettering and line refinement, and playing with how words and images interact, Craghead invents a visual syntax that treats words as drawings and drawings as words.
Particularly poignant is Craghead's 14-page story, "This is a Ghost," in which Craghead exercises his skill as a cartoonist and illustrator to track the elusive nature of memory. The last page, which features only a small empty palm with the final "t" from the word "ghost" beneath it, is achingly tender.
At first pass, Brian Mallman's large graphite-and gesso drawings on wood depicting businessmen seem in sharp contrast with Craghead's notebook-like work. But the two artists share an interest in how marks convey information and how fragments prod viewers to fill in the blanks.
Mallman's "Meetings Series" offers caricature-like portraits of balding white men. Their facial features are often a barely-there set of lines emphasizing teeth and eyes (perhaps alluding to the way dogs challenge each other), while their heavy black suits elide with their office chairs to form abstract shapes that the viewer can nevertheless read.
Presenting Mallman and Craghead together is the last hurrah for what Migration brought to the C'ville scene: an innovative approach to contemporary art distinct from that of other local galleries. I will miss the space and am grateful for Craghead's memento.
"The Dot and The Line," an exhibition of work by Warren Craghead, III, and Brian Mallman, is on view through January 31 at Migration: A Gallery. 119 Fifth St. SE. 293-2200.


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I did not plan to make most of the items listed below. The Lord provided the time to do them and an abundance of materials through donations from strangers, from thrift shop bargains, and from long forgotten items in my own closet, so I used those supplies to knit and to sew.
Most items were made for charities and a few for gifts and personal use. Charity items are indicated by a *. While I did not keep track of the amount of yarn that I used for these projects, it would be interesting to calculate.
I am in awe of the generosity of those who donated the yarn. It is not uncommon for me to come home and find one or two bags of yarn on my doorstep. I have no idea who leaves most of the bags.
I feel knitting items for charity is something the Lord wants me to do. I am humbled by this call.
January 2008
* Burp cloths (20 for Abba's House)
* Cotton bib (for Baby Pack Project)
* Guidepost Sweaters (2)
* Receiving blankets (18 for Abba's House)
* Receiving blankets (4 for Baby Pack Project)
Twined Rug (Runner)
February 2008
* Guidepost Sweaters (2)
Rib cuffed socks (4 pr)
March 2008
Icehouse socks
* Newborn Hats (13)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Happy Crayons)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Neon Fun)
Twined Rug (medium)
April 2008
Marathon Socks (rib cuffs/heels)
* Newborn Hats (25)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Berry Bliss)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Cotton Candy)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Summer Fun)
* Oddball Preemie Blanket (Cotton Candy)
* Oddball Preemie Blanket (Summer Blossoms)
May 2008
* Newborn hat w/socks (for AC4C)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Easter Basket)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Firetruck Lane)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Just Ducky)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Rainbow Blocks)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Red Roses)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Speed Racer)
* Oddball Preemie Blanket (Bubble Gum)
* Oddball Preemie Blanket (Lavender's Green)
Twined Rug (medium)
Twined Rug (2 small)
* Wool, newborn hats (10 for afghans for Afghans)
* Wool, newborn hats (14) and mitts (3 pr for All Crafts for Charity)
June 2008
* Cool ties (39 for Ships Project)
Mineshaft socks
* Slipper Sox (3 pr for Ships Project)
July 2008
* Cool ties (30 for troops in Iraq)
* Newborn hats (15 for Riverton Mem. Hospital)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Desert Sand)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Neon Rainbow)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Pastel Rainbow)
Prayer Shawl for friend w/cancer
* Receiving blankets (17 for Abba's House)
August 2008
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Grand Canyon Sunset)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Purple Mtns. Majesty)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Rain Forest)
September 2008
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Tropical Plantation)
* Wool sweaters (2 for afghans for Afghans)
Baby Doll Sweater (1 for great-niece)
October 2008
* Baby Quilt (1 for Riverton Mem. Hospital)
* Chemotherapy hats (4 for Balboa Hospital)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Lemonade Stand)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Pumpkin Pie)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Puppy Love)
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Strawberry Shortcake)
Rib cuffed socks (2 pr)
* Wool vest (1 for afghans for Afghans)
American Girl Doll Sweater (1 for great-niece)
November 2008
* Mini Christmas Stockings (7 for Riverton Mem. Hospital Aux. Sale)
* Mini Stockings (10 for troops in Iraq)
* Oddball Preemie Blanket (Pacific Blues)
* Ribbed cuffed socks (1 pr for Riverton Mem. Hospital Aux. Sale)
Twined Rug (medium for Christmas gift)
Two-color Christmas Stocking
* Wash cloths (4 for Riverton Mem. Hospital Aux Sale)
December 2008
* Triangular Shawl (1 for All Crafts for Charity project)
* Wool hats with garter ridges (7)
* Wool Beanie (1)
* Wool earflap hat (1)
Chevron Lace Cowls (6)
Noah's Ribbed Cuff Socks
* Oddball Baby Blanket (Lime Sherbet)
* Short-cuffed socks (5)
March and April 2008
* Oddball Shawl (Flower Garden)
July and November 2008
* Oddball Shawl (Rainy Days)
July and September 2008
* Youth socks (3 pr for afghans for Afghans)
August and September 2008
* Oddball Shawl (Angel Wings)
October and December 2008
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 210 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
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Purely and Exclusively for the best creative designers...I'll tell you about the biz in a sec...but just so you know, you're logo will ultimately be spotted by many, many millions of people 10,000,000+ We have BIG Visions. Also, this business will develop into a Global Franchise, so you'll have the Kudos associated with designing an Award Winning Global Brand!!! Good Luck, can't wait to see it! Expect loads of feedback and comments to help and feel free to ask questions.
It's Oct 2010 and we are 8 mnths into our exciting journey. Our company restores bathrooms back to their former glory. "amazed, saved us a fortune, quality, unbelievable" are words clients use to describe the results they actually think we have played a trick on them and provided a new bathroom.
Totally Restored Bathrooms. We don't replace, we restore.
The Ambassador is an entrepeneur called Ian Read, a serial entrepeneur 20+ business ideas/initiaitves over the years. He's been on TV's Discovery Home & Leisure as a Bob Villa/Handy Andy (UK) type Presenter and Handyman.
The Business operates Franchises throughout the UK (initially) and will be expanding globally within 4 years. Each Franchisee has their own territory which is exclusive to them.
We offer Total Service, we apply Zappos philisophy and MORE to our clients e.g. We leave freebies for the client to discover once we have left (extra services they were not expecting)
Clients are Homeowners, 35 years old+, joint incomes or joint pension. The average age is 56. A high proportion are pensioners and have large properties with multiple bathrooms.
Clients have tired bathrooms. Mouldy Silicone/Caulking. Mouldy Grout. Cracked Baths, Chipped Shower Trays, Cloudy/Streaky Shower Glass Screens.
It's recession time...clients prefer our services as we save them having to renew a bathroom, instead they get to restore and revitalize.
In the UK this is the first national franchise in this market, comparable sectors are OvenCleaners, CarpetCleaners, LawnCare companies. It's a NEW market and is set to BOOM. We makeover the clients bathroom, services could include some handyman work too. The client gets a FREE Deep Hygienic Power Steam (usually as a surprise bonus).
Also, remember this is a franchise business, so we are also using the same logo to attract potential handymen, plumbers, tilers and joiners/carpenters who may want to diversify and bolt on an additional income stream to their existing business or leave a job/career to start a franchise. So the logo should easily in a quick flash paint a picture of what the business is all about. i.e. Amazing Bathrooms!
View a Video here http://animoto.com/play/zhfVXAlE1O5rH4RpTEyNzg
We want you to be creative but some ideas;
Any chance of getting some tiles as found in a bathroom on the logo
Any method of getting a caulking/silicone gun in the logo
Any chance of reflecting a chip, crack or scuff on the logo
Any method of showing a before and after picture??? (not sure how?)
Any method of creating a sparkle, a shine or a water droplet? (We really do add sparkle to a once drab bathroom)
Bonus points if you can get the url totalbathroomrestoration.com into the logo too
- Also need a WebPage or WordPress Template...so u could get that work too?
We have some tag line examples which you are free to play around with:
Restoring the nations bathrooms...one tile at a time.
Total Bathroom Restoration...Bathroom Fairies...We sprinkle fairydust all over your bathroom
The Bathroom Wizard...Let us wave our magic wand over your bathroom and dazzle you with delight
Smart people choose Total Bathroom Restoration
Total Bathroom Restoration - Only if you want the best
Don't replace...restore
The business is marketed in a customer orientated way. Authors who have inspired our marketing, business, philisophy, service orientation are Joe Polish, Robert Kiyosaki, Tony Robbins, Joe Vitale, Jay Levinson etc. If you've not heard of them, google their marketing and business philosophies.
The logo will go on all media, so think web, twitt, fbook, newsp, local leaflets, local community newsletters, local schools, TShirts, Vans, Sign Boards outside customers houses, vans, TV, etc.
PDF, JPEG, PNG, Web Format, Quark, Photoshop etc - Please Originals only as this will matter as brand goes global.
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This year, taking the show on the road to one of the most well-known cities in the world is one of many changes for the Club Industry 2012 Conference and Trade Show, which takes place Oct. 10-12 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Creating a more national feel for the show and attracting a strong audience from around the country were important reasons for moving the show from Chicago to Las Vegas, says the show's director, Adam Andersen.
However, the change in location is only the beginning of additions to this year's show.
"We've engaged a number of new partners and exhibitors for this year that we haven't previously because of the location," Andersen says. "I think that they're going to bring more excitement to the show floor in terms of what you see in the exhibit space but also in the conference program."
The Club Industry show will kick off with a welcome reception that will give attendees a chance to network and mingle from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the First Food and Bar in The Palazzo. More networking will take place on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Best of the Best Awards reception, where some of the best programming in the fitness business will be honored. For the first time, this year's contest includes vendor awards in which manufacturers will be recognized for the best treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical and club management software.
"In years past, it's been a breakfast or a brunch, and this year we're moving it to an evening event on Thursday, and we've added vendor awards," Andersen says of the Best of the Best Awards reception. "I'm really excited about the opportunity that [this] brings for networking, but [it] also highlights the best of the industry."
The CEO Summit at last year's show drew more than 45 CEOs in the health and wellness industry. This year, the second annual invitation-only CEO Summit will take place on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Renaissance hotel adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Summit will include a panel session, luncheon speaker, break-out discussions and networking time.
The keynote speaker on Thursday will be John DiJulius, owner and president of John Robert's Spa and president of The DiJulius Group. DiJulius will speak at 10 a.m., after the presentation of the Club Industry Lifetime Achievement Award at 9:30 a.m. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is Joe Cirulli, founder and CEO of Gainesville Health and Fitness Centers, Gainesville, FL.
Other featured speakers are wellness coach and author Shea Vaughn, founder and CEO of SheaNetics, who will speak at noon on Thursday. Phillip Mills, founder and CEO of Les Mills International, Auckland, New Zealand, will deliver his address at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday.
To highlight the personal trainer sector of the health and fitness industry, Club Industry partnered with Personal Fitness Professional magazine to bring the Trainer of the Year Awards to the show this year. The award, which will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, will recognize exemplary leaders in the industry who demonstrate a strong commitment to their clients, career and community.
"We're really excited about what that brings as far as focusing on personal trainers with the personal trainer pavilion, personal trainer summit, partnering with the W.I.T.S. organization and then also a personal trainer forum," Andersen says. "Trade shows make people feel like they're a part of a smaller community within a larger community, and we really embrace the personal trainer category and community."
Attendees can sign up for tours of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Student Recreation and Wellness Center and the Zappos corporate headquarters. Both tours are from 12:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
Attendees can try new products on the exhibit hall floor from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12.
Live product and group exercise demonstrations will be presented at Club Industry LIVE on the exhibit hall floor. The exhibit hall also will have a new area called Club Industry Hero, which is in partnership with Star Trac and its inner hero campaign.
With a change in venue and the additions to this year's trade show and conference, attendees will have many opportunities for industry insights from some of the most celebrated individuals in the health club community.
Wednesday, October 10
- 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. — Educational Sessions
- 12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. — Pre-conference Tours at University of Nevada-Las Vegas and Zappos Corporate Headquarters
- 2:15 p.m. - 6 p.m. — Educational Sessions
- 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. — Welcome Reception
Thursday, October 11
- 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. — Early Morning Workouts
- 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. — Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation to Joe Cirulli, Owner of Gainesville Health and Fitness Centers
- 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. — Keynote Address by John DiJulius, Customer Service Speaker, Author and Consultant
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. — CEO Summit
- 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. — Exhibit Hall Open
- Noon - 1 p.m. — Featured Speaker Shea Vaughn, Founder and CEO of SheaNetics, Wellness Coach and Author
- 12:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. — Educational Sessions
- 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. — Featured Speaker Phillip Mills, Founder and CEO of Les Mills International
- 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. — W.I.T.S. Personal Trainer Summit
- 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. — Best of the Best Awards Reception
Friday, October 12
- 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. — Early Morning Workout
- 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. — Roundtable Sessions
- 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. — Personal Trainer of the Year Awards
- 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Exhibit Hall Open
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. — Educational Sessions
Club Industry LIVE (Booth 1632)
Hosted by Jennifer Rush Jacobs from "The Biggest Loser," the area features product demonstrations, keynote and session speaker Q&As, celebrity appearances and more.
Club Industry RIDE (Booth 332)
A hot spot on the show floor with workouts led by certified expert
instructors and classes on the techniques and body geometry that
is critical for safe and effective training.
Fitness Fashion Show
Come see the latest in fitness fashion from the top brands. Models will take to the stage showing off yoga, running and biking fitness looks.
Club Industry Bookstore
The information leader in physical activity and health, providing quality resources at every instructional level.


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Syrian anti-government activists accused the regime of carrying out a toxic gas attack that killed at least 100 people, including many children, during intense artillery and rocket barrages yesterday on the eastern suburbs of Damascus, part of a fierce government offensive in the area.
The attack coincided with the visit by a 20-member UN chemical weapons team to Syria to investigate three sites where chemical weapons attacks allegedly occurred over the past year.
Their presence raises questions about why the regime — which called the claims of the attack yesterday "absolutely baseless" — would employ chemical agents at this time.
Shocking images emerged from the purported attack, showing pale, lifeless bodies of children lined up on floors of makeshift hospitals and others with oxygen masks on their faces as they were attended to by paramedics. There was no visible blood or wounds on their skin.
The reported death toll would make it the deadliest alleged chemical attack in Syria's civil war. However, there were conflicting reports as to what exactly transpired.
France's president demanded the UN be granted access to the site of the alleged attack, while Britain's foreign secretary said if the claims are verified it would mark "a shocking escalation of the use of chemical weapons in Syria."
The Egypt-based Arab League condemned the "horrific attack" against civilians and called for an investigation.
Saudi Arabia called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss the reports, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal said.
"It is time for the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility and overcome differences between its members and restore the confidence of the international community by convening immediately to issue a clear and deterrent resolution that will put an end to this human crisis," he said in a statement.
The heavy shelling earlier in the day pounded the capital's eastern suburbs of Zamalka, Arbeen and Ein Tarma, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group.
The intensive bombardment as well as the sound of fighter jets could be heard by residents of the Syrian capital throughout the night and early yesterday, and gray smoke hung over towns in the eastern suburbs.
Observatory director Rami Abdul-Rahman said the activists in the area said "poisonous gas" was fired in rockets as well as from the air in the attack. He added that he has documented at least 100 deaths, but said it was no clear whether the victims died from shelling or toxic gas.
Another group, the Local Coordination Committees, said hundreds of people were killed or injured in the shelling and the Syrian National Coalition, Syria's main opposition group in exile, put the number at 1,300. The group said it was basing its claim on accounts and photographs by activists on the ground.
Such different figures from activists groups are common in the immediate aftermaths of attacks in Syria, where the government restricts foreign and domestic reporting.
An opposition activist and a pharmacist in the town of Arbeen who identified himself as Abu Ahmad, which is not his real name, said he attended to dozens of injured people in a field hospital after the shelling on Zamalka and Ein Tarma, and said many were moved to Arbeen.
He said bodies of 63 of the dead had indications of a chemical weapons attack but he could not confirm this.


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DURHAM, N.C. � Freshman Rasheed Sulaimon scored a season-high 25 points and Duke bounced back from one of its worst losses under Mike Krzyzewski by routing Maryland 84-64 on Saturday.
DURHAM, N.C. � Freshman Rasheed Sulaimon scored a season-high 25 points and Duke bounced back from one of its worst losses under Mike Krzyzewski by routing Maryland 84-64 on Saturday.
Mason Plumlee added 19 points and Seth Curry had 13 for the Blue Devils (17-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
They had just four turnovers while shooting 52 percent against a Maryland defense that hadn�t allowed any team to shoot better than 44 percent.
Plumlee finished 9 of 12 while Sulaimon was 9 of 13 with six 3-pointers � twice as many as his previous high, and four in a 3-minute span of the first half.
Dez Wells and Charles Mitchell both had 13 points for the Terrapins (15-5, 3-4), who have lost four of six.
VILLANOVA 75, No. 3 SYRACUSE 71
PHILADELPHIA � Ryan Arcidiacono hit the tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, and James Bell hit consecutive 3s in overtime to send Villanova to its second win over a Top 5 team this week.
The Wildcats defeated No. 5 Louisville 73-64 on Tuesday and became the first unranked team to beat two Top 5 teams in the same season since Florida State in 2011-12, according to STATS LLC.
Arcidiacono let go a leaner from just beyond the 3-point line to tie the game at 61, force overtime and send the crowd into a frenzy.
With the Orange (18-2, 6-1 Big East) down two points in overtime, Brandon Triche made one free throw with 46.5 seconds left.
Bell followed with a layup to for a 71-68 lead and the Wildcats (13-7, 4-3) held on from the free throw line.
Darrun Hilliard scored 25 points and Yarou had 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Triche led the Orange with 23 points and Carter-Williams scored 17 as the Orange had an eight-game winning streak snapped.
No. 3 KANSAS 67, OKLAHOMA 54
LAWRENCE, Kan. � Ben McLemore scored 18 points and Jeff Withey added 13 points and nine rebounds as Kansas extended its nation-leading winning streak to 17 games.
Withey had four blocks and three steals, and Travis Releford added 10 points for the Jayhawks (18-1, 6-0 Big 12), who won their 33rd straight at Allen Fieldhouse to match the fourth-longest home winning streak in school history.
Kansas opened a 29-21 lead at halftime and never was threatened in the second half, holding the Sooners to 35 percent shooting for the game.
Romero Osby and Amath M�Baye scored 12 points each to lead the Sooners (13-5, 4-2), who were dominated on the offensive and defensive glass. Steven Pledger added 10 points.
Oklahoma has lost 10 straight to the Jayhawks dating to 2006, and hasn�t won at the Phog since the Sooners beat then-No. 6 Kansas as an unranked team during the 1993 season.
GEORGETOWN 53, No. 5 LOUISVILLE 51
WASHINGTON � Otto Porter had 17 points and grabbed the game�s decisive rebound with 1.4 seconds to play as Georgetown handed Louisville its third straight loss.
Trailing by one, Louisville had several chances to take the lead in the final 2 minutes. After getting the ball back on a disputed held ball ruling, the Cardinals kept the ball for a final shot. Peyton Siva, who didn�t score in the game, missed the jumper, Porter grabbed the rebound and was fouled.
Porter finished with 12 rebounds for the Hoyas (14-4, 4-3 Big East).
Russ Smith, taken out of the starting lineup, finished with 12 points, while Luke Hancock and Gorgui Dieng also had 12 for the Cardinals (16-4, 4-3), who have their longest losing streak since January 2010. No. 1 in the country a week ago, Louisville then fell to Syracuse and Villanova.
No. 6 ARIZONA 74, USC 50
TUCSON, Ariz. � Nick Johnson scored 14 points and Arizona used a stifling defense to rout Southern California, boucing back from a home loss to UCLA.
The Wildcats (17-2, 5-2 Pac-12) were dominant from the opening tip, jumping out to leads of 18-4 and 29-7. They were up 39-20 at halftime.
The Trojans (8-13, 3-5), who shot 28 percent, trailed by as many as 34 in the second half.
Solomon Hill added 13 points, Brandon Ashley 11 and Kaleb Tarczewski 10 for Arizona. No USC player reached double figures in the Trojans� lowest-scoring game of the season. Jio Fontan scored nine.
USC dropped to 1-3 since Kevin O�Neill was fired and replaced by interim coach Bob Cantu.
No. 9 BUTLER 83, TEMPLE 71
INDIANAPOLIS � Rotnei Clarke scored 25 points in his return from injury and Khyle Marshall added 19 to lead Butler past Temple.
The Bulldogs (16-3, 4-1 Atlantic 10) have won 14 of 15, the only blemish being Wednesday�s 54-53 loss at La Salle.
Clarke missed the previous three games with a severely sprained neck, the result of a head-first collision with a padded basket support at Dayton on Jan. 12. And though the Bulldogs went 2-1 in his absence, they needed every point Clarke could muster Saturday � and every opening he could create for his teammates, too.
Temple (13-6, 2-3) was led by Khalif Wyatt, who scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half.
No. 10 GONZAGA 66, SAN FRANCISCO 52
SPOKANE, Wash. � Kelly Olynyk scored 13 points to help Gonzaga extend its home winning streak against San Francisco to 24 games.
Elias Harris had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Gonzaga (19-2, 6-0 West Coast Conference) and Kevin Pangos added 11 points. Gonzaga made 45 percent of its shots and was 8 of 20 from 3-point range.
Chris Adams led San Francisco (9-12, 2-6) with nine points and Avry Holmes scored eight. The Dons turned the ball over 17 times and were 9 of 24 from behind the arc.
San Francisco has not beaten Gonzaga in Spokane since the 1988-89 season, but the Bulldogs have lost their last three games at San Francisco by a combined 10 points.
Gonzaga improved to 115-8 in the McCarthey Athletic Center since it opened in 2004.
IOWA STATE 73, No. 11 KANSAS STATE 67
AMES, Iowa � Will Clyburn had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa State handed Kansas State its second straight loss.
Freshman Georges Niang added 15 points for the Cyclones (14-5, 4-2 Big 12), who beat a ranked opponent for the first time this season.
Will Spradlin had 15 points and Rodney McGruder scored 13 to lead the Wildcats (15-4, 4-2), who lost on the road for the first time in four tries.
Kansas State�s eight-game winning streak was stopped Wednesday by No. 3 Kansas.
WISCONSIN 45, No. 12 MINNESOTA 44
MADISON, Wis. � Traevon Jackson just beat the shot clock and hit a 15-foot jumper from the right side with 4 seconds left as Wisconsin handed Minnesota its fourth straight loss.
After Jackson�s shot gave the Badgers a 45-43 lead, the Golden Gophers (15-5, 3-4 Big Ten) called a timeout with 1.8 seconds remaining and inbounded from halfcourt. The Badgers� Mike Bruesewitz fouled Trevor Mbakwe on the play, but the big man was unable to shoot the ensuing free throws because of an apparent right hand or wrist injury.
Rodney Williams stepped to the line and made the first free throw, but missed the second and Sam Dekker grabbed the rebound to seal the win for Wisconsin (14-6, 5-2), which ended a two-game slide.
Andre Hollins had 20 points for Minnesota.
No. 14 OHIO STATE 65, PENN STATE 51
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. � Sam Thompson scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting for Ohio State.
DeShaun Thomas added 11 points, well below his Big Ten-leading average of 20.5. Thompson picked up the slack against the Nittany Lions, who went 11-plus minutes of the first half without a field goal.
Ohio State (15-4, 5-2 Big Ten) gradually asserted control in the second half, though scrappy Penn State (8-12, 0-8) tried to hang around with defense and got within 10 points with 2:41 remaining.
Jermaine Marshall had 16 points for the Nittany Lions, who have lost 18 straight to the Buckeyes.
SAN DIEGO STATE 55, No. 15 NEW MEXICO 34
SAN DIEGO � JJ O�Brien had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Jamaal Franklin added 10 points for San Diego State.
The Aztecs (16-4, 4-2 Mountain West Conference) dealt the Lobos (17-3, 4-1) their first conference loss and snapped their four-game winning streak.
New Mexico�s 34 points and 25 percent shooting (11 of 44) were season lows. Kendall Williams had 14 points for the Lobos.
New Mexico�s previous lows of 46 points and 31.8 percent shooting came in their last loss, 60-46 at Saint Louis on Dec. 31.
SDSU shot only 40.4 percent (23 of 57) but outrebounded the Lobos 41-26.
No. 16 OREGON 81, WASHINGTON 76
EUGENE, Ore. � E.J. Singler scored 18 points and Oregon stayed undefeated at home with a win over Washington.
Arsalan Kazemi added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Carlos Emory also scored 11 for the Ducks (18-2, 7-0 Pac-12).
Andrew Andrews scored 15, C.J. Wilcox added 14 points and Abdul Gaddy and Scott Suggs had 13 each for the Huskies (12-8, 4-3), whose season-high 21 turnovers contributed to their third straight loss after opening conference play 4-0.
Oregon led 37-33 at halftime but took control with a 7-0 run early in the second half.
No. 18 N.C. STATE 91, NORTH CAROLINA 83
RALEIGH, N.C. � Lorenzo Brown had 20 points and 11 assists to help North Carolina State beat North Carolina, ending a 13-game losing streak in the long rivalry.
Freshman T.J. Warren added 19 points for the Wolfpack (16-4, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who beat the Tar Heels for the first time in nearly six years. N.C. State dominated much of the night, leading by 23 points before the break and 28 after halftime before the Tar Heels put together a second-half push that made things interesting the final minutes.
P.J. Hairston scored 19 points to lead the Tar Heels (13-6, 3-3), including four second-half 3-pointers that helped UNC slowly climb back into the game.
North Carolina cut the deficit all the way to 85-80 with 30.7 seconds left, but the Wolfpack hit six straight free throws to avoid what would�ve been a crushing late-game collapse.
LA SALLE 69, No. 19 VCU 61
RICHMOND, Va. � Ramon Galloway scored 31 points, 12 during an 18-4 run in the second half, and La Salle upset VCU to win consecutive games against ranked teams for the first time in 61 years.
The upstart Explorers (14-5, 4-2 Atlantic 10), who edged No. 9 Butler on Wednesday night, beat two Top 25 teams in a row for the first time since the 1952 NIT, when they defeated three straight. They are off to their best start since the 1990-91 team started 14-4.
Juvonte Reddic had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Rams (16-5, 4-2), who lost for the second time in three days after a 13-game winning streak. VCU blew a seven-point lead in the last minute and lost in overtime at Richmond on Thursday.
Treveon Graham added 13 points and 12 rebounds but shot just 4 for 17.
No. 20 WICHITA STATE 73, BRADLEY 39
WICHITA, Kan. � Nick Wiggins scored 12 points and fueled a 16-0 run in the second half with three 3-pointers as Wichita State completed a regular-season sweep of Bradley.
Jake White added 11 points for the Shockers (19-2, 8-1 Missouri Valley Conference), who won their 19th consecutive home game and ensured themselves of starting the second half of their conference schedule in sole possession of the MVC lead.
Cleanthony Early and Malcolm Armstead scored 10 apiece for Wichita State.
Walt Lemon Jr. led Bradley (12-9, 4-5) with 14 points.
WSU defeated Bradley for the seventh consecutive time, adding to its longest winning streak in series history.
No. 24 NOTRE DAME 73, SOUTH FLORIDA 65
TAMPA, Fla. � Jerian Grant scored 18 points and Tom Knight had 17 for Notre Dame.
Eric Atkins added 13 points and Pat Connaughton contributed 12 for Notre Dame (16-4, 4-3 Big East), which had lost three of four. Notre Dame forward Jack Cooley, who entered averaging 14.8 points, finished with six points and 14 rebounds.
Zach LeDay had 17 points and Anthony Collins added 12 for South Florida (10-9, 1-6), which led 35-28 at halftime.


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Peter has been the Events Secretary on the Huddersfield and District Committee, and before that Vice-Chairman of Huddersfield CTC.
He has been an energetic and enthusiastic local cyclist, inspiring both beginners and experienced riders to get on their bikes and to enjoy the companionship and freedom of the road.
He has organized the annual Events and Awards programme, consisting of 10 events, every one of which he personally oversees.
Peter is also a keen member of our Easy Riders' group, guiding and encouraging new riders.
His pleasant and positive demeanour is a constant inspiration. The Huddersfield and District Committee is unanimous in recommending Peter Ralph for this award.


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The first class of the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Citizen Fire Academy graduated Thursday, and many of the participants said they gained a renewed sense of appreciation for firefighters and learned the various tasks that go along with their job.
"TV makes firefighting look easy," said Citizen Academy student Brad Gilkeson.
Twenty regular, everyday citizens, who lived within the CJC district boundaries, graduated the district's first academy in a ceremony held at CJC's Training Facility in Blue Springs. CJC Assistant Chief Eddie Saffell, who was also the coordinator of the academy, gave an overview of the 10-week program to the students' family members and friends who attended the graduation ceremony.
Students met once a week for three hours in the evening over the past three months at various CJC fire stations to learn fire science, try out heavy firefighter equipment, ascend an aerial ladder, shoot fire hoses and even enter a burn cell, a structure containing a simulated fire. Not only did they learn and experience firefighter skills, but also EMS training, such as CPR and other life-saving techniques.
"They exceeded what I expected with the first class," Saffell told the ceremony's audience.
Deputy Chief Todd Farley also said the academy changed the perceptions of some about life in the firehouse.
"In a 24 hour shift, there is a lot of work they (firefighters) do," he said. He pointed out that firefighters perform upkeep on equipment, fire prevention duties and maintenance on firetrucks in addition to running emergency calls.
Gilkenson and Erik Grotenhuis, another academy member, said the most important thing they learned while attending the Citizen Academy was to never underestimate fire.
"If there is a fire, don't get a fire extinguisher," said Gotenhuis. "Get out and call 911."
The two said they learned fire spreads more quickly than one would think.
Saffell said the idea behind his fire district's citizen academy came about a couple years ago due to the popularity of the Blue Springs Police Citizens Academy. After arranging funding from the district's budget, it was able to debut it this summer.
"It's not giving someone a certificate or making them students," he said about the Citizen Academy's intent, "it's about showing who we are and what we can do for communitites."
And Saffell said another Citizen Academy is planned for sometime this October. If you're interested in learning the role of a firefighter through hands-on experiences, such as automobile extrication scenarios and ride-alongs during actual emergency calls, call the CJC Fire Prevention office at 816-229-2522. The program is free to those 18 years and older who live within the fire district.
"We appreciate the support of all the citizens within CJC," Fire Chief Steven Westermann told the graduation audience.


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PowerColor has been one of the very few add-in board manufacturers that continually releases enthusiast class, silent graphics cards in the companies SCS3 (Silent Cooling System) product line. When we learned that PowerColor would be building a passive AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB video card with stock clock speeds we were dumb founded. How could PowerColor built a totally silent version of this mid-level gaming graphics card?
The 28nm Pitcairn Pro core has 1,024 stream processors clocked at 860MHz and 1GB GDDR5 memory at 1200MHz (4,800MHz effective). The AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB reference card has a typical board power of around 130 Watts. It is safe to assume that the PowerColor HD 7850 SCS3 1GB would have a slightly lower TDP than that since it has half the frame buffer and no cooling fan. It is interesting to see that PowerColor didn't downclock this card in order to make it passive, so it should perform the same as any other reference clocked Radeon HD 7850 1GB card, but without making any noise. That doesn't sound too bad and the $219.99 Suggested Retail Price, doesn't sound half bad either.
PowerColor uses a rather large aluminum finned heatsink with six heat-pipes to keep the AMD Radeon HD 7850 core running without the need for direct active cooling.
The heatsink is so larger that it covers the entire front of the card and actually extends over the end and up and over the top of the PCB (Printed Circuit Board). PowerColor says that this SCS3 GPU Cooler has a patented G-Shape heat-pipe design.
Here is a look at the front of the PowerColor 7850 SCS3 1GB that clearly shows the cooler hangs over the right side of the PCB. When it comes to dimensions, you are looking at 8.25″ in length and nearly 5.25″ in height! On our card the 1GB of GDDR5 SGRAM is made up of SK Hynix H5GQ1H24BFR memory IC's.
The back of the PowerColor HD 7850 SCS3 1GB GDDR5 video card shows off the red PCB and that is about it. Notice that this card has one AMD CrossFire interconnect, so it supports dual-GPU Crossfire setups.
When it comes to video outputs on the PowerColor HD 7850 SCS3 1GB GDDR5 video card you have a DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 1.4a and a Dual-Link DVI-I.
The PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 SCS3 1GB features a 6-pin PCIe power header that is located at the end of the card under the heatsink. This makes it tricky to get to, but it works. Notice that PowerColor left the 4-pin video card fan header, so if you wanted to add a GPU cooling fan down the road you have the ability to do so. PowerColor suggests that you use a 500 Watt or greater power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCie video card connector for proper operation.
When we connected the 6-pin PCIe power connector to the header we noticed that it made contact with the heatsink. PowerColor didn't leave you much room here at all, but there is just enough to ger the job done.
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Thousands of Chicago school children and teachers will help the first lady celebrate the third anniversary of her anti-obesity program called "Let's Move."
The White House is promising a big announcement from Mrs. Obama and the CEO of Nike about a new program to increase physical activity in schools.
The private event will be held Thursday at McCormick Place.
There will be a surprise musical guest, plus tennis star Serena Williams and Olympic gold medalist and Indiana native Gabby Douglas.


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More on conserving the crocodile
Moving the crocodile out of the heritage showcase has given us a great opportunity to restore the entire specimen.
If you have been following progress on the restoration of one of our oldest heritage showcases (which you can find on the Rare and Curious blog), you'll know that moving the crocodile out of the case gave us an opportunity to further restore the crocodile.
Sheldon and Megan, our Conservators, are working on the previously inaccessible side of the crocodile. Luckily there was not too much damage and they are really just doing some touch-ups to the scales. This work should take two days or so then, once the case is fully restored, we'll have some fun putting the elements of the case back together – watch this space!
If you'd like to know more about our Conservators at work check out this page.


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A report prepared by researchers from New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice on the abuse of children by Catholic priests in the United States between 1950 and 2000 offers a complex portrait of the "causes and context" behind decades of sexual abuse and the sometimes ineffective or even negligent response of U.S. bishops to the problem. Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Wash., and Chair of the U.S. bishops' Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, said the exhaustive study, five years in the making, offers an explanation, but not an excuse for the abuse scandal that first engulfed the United States before surfacing throughout the global church. Still some of its conclusions have already drawn passionate criticism, and the report will surely not satisfy anyone looking for simple answers or easy targets to blame. In fact in some ways it may only lead to further confusion and outrage.
Karen Terry, dean of research at John Jay and principal investigator for the study, told reporters at a press conference in Washington, D.C. on May 18: "There is no single cause of the sexual abuse crisis. The increased frequency of abuse in the 1960s and 1970s is consistent with the patterns of increased deviance of society at that time. The social influences intersected with vulnerabilities of some individual priests whose preparation for a life of celibacy was inadequate."
According to the study, a comprehensive analysis of abusers did not shed any light on behavior or characteristics that could be conclusively predictive, though abusers generally suffered from "intimacy deficits" and maintained no close personal relationships before and during their years in seminary. A significant percentage had been abused themselves as children. Researchers pointed out that most of the abusers were graduates of seminaries in the 1940s and 1950s who were inadequately prepared for the emotional rigors of their lives as priests and the challenge of lifelong celibacy.
The study sweeps away the suspicion that an influx of homosexual men into the priesthood helped propel the crisis. The researchers pointed out that reports of abuse began an abrupt decline even as more gay men became priests. Despite repeated emphasis on problems of isolation and loneliness as contributors to the crisis, the study still asserts that celibacy was not a contributing factor. What was?
Here the report heads into perhaps its most controversial direction, suggesting that a broad increase in deviant behavior throughout the United States—higher rates of crime, drug use, divorce and sexual experimentation and activity—was the backdrop to the growing problem of abuse in the 1960s and 1970s.
Bishop Cupich cautioned that the study's commentary on the cultural milieu of the crisis was an attempt merely to offer context. "I don't think John Jay is saying that it's a cause of what happened," he said. "We're not trying to make excuses; we're not even trying to say we know what the causes are. We're trying to understand it and the context helps us understand it. Explanations are not excuses."
Perhaps the only unequivocally good news reported is that the church may have already been through the worst of the sex abuse crisis. John Jay researchers say the distribution of reports of abuse accelerated through the 1960s and 1970s but peaked in the years before the first media reports of sexual assaults by clerics broke in 1985. Terry repeatedly spoke of the crisis as a "historical" phenomenon. Despite the apparent breakdown of norms in Philadelphia, Terry said that efforts to contain the crisis through new procedures and elevated vigilance were working to reduce sexual abuse. She insisted that the diminishing reports of abuse do not reflect a timing anomaly, that is, that contemporary victims will emerge in a new wave of reports when they reach adulthood.
More rigorous diocesan and parish training appear to be paying off coupled with improved screening of candidates for the priesthood and seminary coursework that now includes a greater emphasis on "human formation," schooling candidates for the priesthood in human sexuality, "self understanding" and in the development of emotional and psychological competence. Despite such positive signs, Bishop Cupich and Diane Knight, chair of the National Review Board, cautioned against complacency. "There is no room for fatigue or feeling that people have heard enough when it comes to efforts to protect children," said Bishop Cupich.
Knight warned that the threat to children and the requirement of vigilance will always remain. "There will always be adults who are attracted to children in society and in the church," Knight said. "Thus, we must always be on guard and do all that is possible to prevent sexual abuse."
The study included some criticism of the bishops but generally suggested that many of their failures in addressing the problem were a reflection of the times and its limited understanding of the nature and scope of the problem coupled with poor advice from psychological clinicians who thought abusing priests could be treated. That perspective has incensed advocates of the survivors of abuse. The report is already under fire by critics who charge that the results are suspect not only because the narrative it depicts puts bishops in the most favorable light possible, such as it is, but also because half of the study's $1.8 million dollar budget came from the bishops.
In a scathing rejection of the analysis, David Clohessy, the executive director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said: "Predictably and conveniently, the bishops have funded a report that tells them precisely what they want to hear: it was all unforeseeable, long ago, wasn't that bad and wasn't their fault. It gives bishops even more reasons to avoid what they desperately want to avoid: questioning celibacy, married priests, secular laws, serious reforms or their own virtually limitless power as kings in a medieval monarchy." Clohessy said the report threatened to help derail needed structural reforms and was "dangerously misleading" about the contemporary safety of children.
Terry adamantly denied that the report had been vetted or otherwise manipulated by U.S. bishops. "We did the writing; this is our report," she said. "All of the work was ours; all of the writing was ours; and none of the bishops had any influence on the conclusions of the study."
The study, commissioned by the bishops as a sequel to a 2004 report, also from John Jay, on the nature and scope of the problem of the sexual abuse of children by clergy, reports that, despite media depictions of pedophile priests, less than 5 percent of abusing priests could be clinically described as pedophiles. Researchers said, in fact, the majority of abusers, were just as likely to engage in inappropriate behaviors with adults and with children of both sexes and might best be described as "generalists" among sexual offenders. The study reports the abusers were driven to the violation of children, mostly male and but also female, not so much by clinical pathology as by stress and isolation. Children were merely the targets of opportunity, and poor monitoring by superiors facilitated the crimes. Muddying the clinical diagnoses of these men is the fact that the majority of them were simultaneously engaged in inappropriate relationships with adults.
Study authors seemed to make efforts to note that the nature and scale of abuse within the ranks of Catholic clerics was not distinguishable from the profile of abuse in society in general. Unfortunately similar studies that support that conclusion could not be cited. They don't exist, Terry said. Bishop Cupich suggested that more could be learned about the problem and the John Jay results corroborated if parallel studies were launched. "I would encourage, in fact, a study by other churches like the one we did," he said, "so we could have at least some sort of a control by which we measure the results here. But as John Jay has said no other group dealing with children across the board, from public schools to other churches and other youth organizations, wanted to become involved and have a study like this done."
John Jay's research suggests that many of the basic assumptions about the nature of the crisis need to be reevaluated. One of the primary questions pivots on whether the perpetrators could be accurately described as pedophiles in the first place since so many did not prey exclusively on children. The American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders describes pedophilia as a syndrome targeting prepubescent children, "generally 13 years or younger." John Jay researchers used a definition for pedophilia as a sexual assault on a child 10 and younger.
Following that parameter, the study authors reach the counterintuitive conclusion that less than 22 percent of the attacks on children could be described as instances of pedophilia, a downgrading of the scandal, if it can be described as such, that will not likely provide any consolation to victims themselves and the parents and families of the slightly older children in the 11 to 14 age bracket who account for about 51 percent of the cases of sexual assault. More than 70 percent of the abuse was perpetrated on boys under the age of 14, according to the study.
Bishops were faulted by John Jay researchers for focusing on restoring priests instead of healing victims, and the study reports that at least in the early years of the crisis, as has been well documented, diocesan officials took great, if ultimately disastrous, pains to deal with the scandal internally. Not an atypical response of institutions to deviance, the study dryly notes. The researchers also report that the procedures for formal canonical responses, such as laicization, were deemed complicated and time-consuming and as a result often avoided.
Bishop Cupich said American bishops had much work to do to restore their relationship with lay people. He suggested that transparency in decision-making could the key to that restoration. He said, "The report shows that that's an important factor, and I have found that's the best way to rebuild trust.
"We want people to trust us," he said. "We have to show that we're trusting them even with difficult information at times."


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==Other workflows==
==Other workflows==
# [[optimizing Sheetmusic workflow|making PDFs of Sheet Music]]
# [[optimizing Sheetmusic workflow|making PDFs of Sheet Music]]
Revision as of 14:58, 11 September 2013
What is Optimization?
"Optimization" is our way of referring to the minimal editing we do to our initial digital captures in order to deliver them online. Since we are delivering a faithful representation of the archival materials we capture, we do not seek to enhance images (for example, getting a blurry photograph in focus or brightening a dark piece of paper), only to enhance the quality of our capture.
Our goal is to
- apply proper white balance
- ensure even exposure and contrast
- align for presentation and readability
- crop evenly, leaving a small border of background around the object
Using Adobe Bridge
Open files in Camera Raw
- Browse to the correct folder in Adobe Bridge
- Select the file(s) you want to edit
- Right-click and choose Open in Camera Raw...
Edit files
- See Tools and Special Tips below
Export files
- Select the files you want to save from the thumbnail bar on the left
- Use the Select All button at the top left to choose all the files
- Use the Shift key to choose a range of files
- Use the Ctrl key to choose random files
- Click the Save Image... button
- On the menu that pops up
- choose the destination folder (choose Save in New Location, and browse to the C:\tiff_scans folder or the appropriate folder on the S: drive)
- set the filename (choose document name if you want to retain the name already on the file)
- select type of file to .tif (unless you're exporting files for some other purpose)
- Click the Save button
Exit Camera Raw
- To exit at any time without saving changes, choose Cancel
- To exit with changes saved, choose Done -- this DOES NOT EXPORT the files, just retains the changes you've made to the raw file
Basic Tools
Special Tips
- Selecting more than one file from the thumbnail bar allows you to edit multiple files at once, whether it's all the files (especially useful for white balance) or just some (for example, you want to crop all the files from one item or all the files with the same size object).
- If you haven't selected multiple files but want to apply edits from one files to others
- select the edited file first then the others you want to edit,
- click the Synchronize... button,
- check Crop (for cropping) and/or Local Adjustments (for color and exposure), and
- click Okay
Using Adobe Photoshop
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