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A revised roadmap
Dr. Lisa Su provided an update on AMD's public product roadmap, which now extends into 2013. Dr. Su opened by asserting that future AMD products will "align" to market trends and consumer needs. She described computing power as "practically free now" and said AMD wants to bring computing to lower power and cost points. With that said, Dr. Su also emphasized AMD's commitment to several parts of its traditional core business, including APUs, servers, and "technology leadership" in graphics.
In fact, Su described graphics as one of AMD's "crown jewels" that ends up being the "centerpiece of our roadmap." Fittingly, then, graphics appears at the very top of the firm's roadmap for the next couple of years, headlined by the "Southern Islands" chips that have already begun arriving in the form of the Radeon HD 7000 series. Cards based on the "Tahiti" GPU are already here, and the mid-range "Pitcairn" and low-end "Cape Verde" are expected before the end of this quarter.
Slated for 2013 is a new family of GPUs code-named "Sea Islands." Like their predecessors, the Sea Islands chips will be manufactured on a 28-nm fabrication process, so most of the improvements to them will have to come from the revised GPU architecture and the compute-focused "HSA features." Beyond that, we don't know too terribly much about Sea Islands yet.
We've seen demos of it at multiple trade shows over the course of many months, and the second-generation "Trinity" APU, the replacement for Llano, continues to edge toward release. Also a 32-nm chip, Trinity will benefit mainly from newer internal components. The CPU portion of the chip will be comprised of a pair of dual-core "modules" based on the Bulldozer microarchitecture. In fact, the CPU cores in Trinity have been massaged to improve instruction throughput and assigned a new code-name: Piledriver. Trinity will be the first demonstration of the potential for tweaking this troubled new microarchitecture to better live up to expectations. Meanwhile, Trinity's graphics core will be derived from the Northern Islands generation of products—i.e., Cayman and friends, also known as the Radeon HD 6000 series. Interestingly, Trinity's video block will be borrowed from Southern Islands, so it will presumably include an H.264 encoding engine.
Altogether, AMD thinks Trinity will deliver a nice performance boost over Llano, and it intends to turn those gains into power savings. The firm expects one variant of Trinity to offer performance equivalent to a 35W Llano processor, but in a 17W power envelope. Those 17W parts will be targeted at the same sort of systems that will house Intel's 17W Ivy Bridge processors: ultra-thin laptops, also known as ultrabooks.
Dr. Su offered some positive early indications for Trinity. She said design wins are "tracking ahead of Llano," and that chips are already shipping to PC makers, with products due by the middle of the year. She even pulled out an example of a Trinity-based ultra-thin laptop, a reference design from Compal, to illustrate the potential there. Frankly, at a fairly uniform 18 mm thick across most of its chassis, that system looked a little bit chunky for an ultrabook. Still, we can imagine tolerating a little more bulk if Trinity's Radeon integrated graphics can enable a decent gaming experience in such a system.
The low-power portion of the APU roadmap has seen some changes. Gone are the Brazos follow-ons "Krishna" and "Wichita," originally slated for 2012. Those chips were expected to have up to four enhanced "Bobcat" cores and to be fabricated on a 28-nm process. In their place now is a minor revision of the current product, dubbed "Brazos 2.0." Still a 40-nm chip, Brazos 2.0 adds support for USB 3.0 and for AMD's Turbo Core dynamic clock frequency scaling.
Also coming in 2012 is an important new member of the family: "Hondo," an ultra-low power Brazos-derived part that will be aimed at Windows 8 tablets. Extending the Brazos platform into ULP territory, with TDPs half that of current parts, may prove difficult, but Dr. Su expressed confidence that we will see Win8 tablets with AMD silicon. More importantly, this attempt will be the first of many from AMD to contend in this space. In fact, Su explicitly described an aspiration to take x86 processors into power envelopes below 2W, which she said is "absolutely" feasible, although such a product isn't on the near-term roadmap for 2012 or 2013.
Not mentioned in Dr. Su's speech and only buried in the pre-briefing slide you see above is one other new chip for 2012: "Vishera," a conventional desktop processor for Socket AM3+ motherboards. Yes, AMD still has plans on this front, in part because high-end desktops share silicon with the server product lineup. Vishera will be a 32-nm part with up to eight Piledriver cores and no integrated graphics. If the tweaks to those cores prove to be effective, Vishera could restore at least some of AMD's competitiveness on the desktop.
2013 looks to be a very busy year for AMD, full of transitions to revamped CPU cores and new process technology. The "Kaveri" APU is scheduled to supplant Trinity, with up to four x86 processor cores based on "Steamroller," the continued evolution of the Bulldozer microarchitecture, and graphics based on the GCN architecture inside the Radeon HD 7000 series. Kaveri will include some special sauce for the APU-focused HSA programming model, and it will be one of several 2012 APUs fabricated at a 28-nm process node. For what it's worth, Dr. Su pegged Kaveri as the first APU with aggregate compute power in excess of a teraflop.
In the low-power domain, "Kabini" looks like the true spiritual successor to Krishna, a 28-nm APU with up to four enhanced "Jaguar" CPU cores and GCN-derived graphics. Kabini will also integrate south bridge I/O components, making it what Su called AMD's "first real SoC." Its sibling, "Tamesh," will inhabit the ULP domain, with only two CPU cores.
Notably, the roadmap shows no planned successor to "Vishera," the eight-core discrete desktop CPU. That probably means AMD's Socket AM3+ offerings will have to survive the duration of 2013 with the same silicon available at the end of 2012. The fate of AMD's products in this segment will most likely be determined by whatever AMD decides to do on the server front.
Speaking of which, here's a look at AMD's revised server plans. Notice that the 10-core "Sepang" processor and "Terramar," its dual-chip derivative, have been canceled and replaced with the 8-core "Seoul" and its dual-chip variant, "Abu Dhabi." Also notable by its absence is any mention of a transition to a new socket infrastructure. That means AMD's next round of server chips should slide into the same C32 and G34 sockets we've known for several years now.
Keeping these products at "only" 8/16 cores probably makes sense in the context of the current sockets' bandwidth limitations. Our larger concern is how AMD will remain competitive in the face of Intel's soon-to-be-released Sandy Bridge-EP processors. The desktop version of that chip is already incredibly formidable, and desktop workloads offer much less opportunity to flex the massive amounts of I/O bandwidth—40 lanes of PCI Express Gen3—connected to each socket of a Sandy Bridge-EP system. We can't talk about all of the details yet, but Intel appears to have captured some very nice power and performance benefits from the integration of high-speed I/O onto the processor die. AMD can't follow suit until it transitions to a new socket, and that evidently won't be happening before the end of 2013.
AMD still anticipates a future for its high-performance x86 CPU cores well beyond 2013, though, as illustrated by this slide showing, vaguely, how Opteron cores will evolve over time. Once we get to 2014 and beyond, we expect the direction set by the new executive team to begin taking hold in earnest. As that happens, AMD's server chip portfolio may expand to include some non-traditional products targeted at specific workloads. For a better sense of how AMD's roadmap might look into 2014 and beyond, we should look at what the company means when it says it's moving toward an SoC-style design methodology.


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Living the Ultimate Life Pt.2
Living the Ultimate Life Pt. 2 – Seize the Day
The scene is a prep school somewhere in New England. On a beautiful fall morning the bright young men have gathered in English Literature class, fearing the worst—long, boring hours arguing about Beowulf and the intricacies of iambic pentameter. But lo, it is not to be. Their teacher is brand-new, a graduate years ago of that same school. To him, English Literature is not about names and rhymes; it's about life—living, dying, loving, caring, feeling. He aims somehow to impart the vision to his young charges.
Suddenly he says, "Follow me," and leads the class out into the hallway, down to the glass cases that contain the pictures of former students, now long gone, grown up, many of them gone forever from the face of the earth. "Look," he says, "Look closely, do you see them?" The pictures are old, cracked, faded, but you can still see them, the youthful faces of long-ago. "Look at them carefully. They were once young like you are. They had hopes and dreams just like you do. They had grand ideas too." Then the teacher lowers his voice and says, "Listen, can you hear what they are saying?" The young men press closer to the glass as if to hear the voices of the past come floating up from the cracked and faded pictures. "They're calling out to you. If you listen, you can hear them. They're calling out "Carpe diem." These young men don't know Latin, so the phrase is a mystery to them. "Carpe diem," they mumble to each other. "Yes!" he cries out. "That's it. Carpe diem. They're saying, 'Carpe diem.' Can you hear them?" Then he turns to the class egghead, the one with the glasses. "Mr. Meeks, do you know what Carpe diem means?" The young man looks quizzical for a moment. Then the meaning comes to him. "Seize the day! Carpe diem means Seize the day!" "That's right!" cries the teacher triumphantly. "Seize the day boys! Make your lives extraordinary!" They are calling out to you from the past—Seize the day!"
If you have seen the movie Dead Poet's Society, that scene is forever etched in your mind. The past calls to the present—Carpe diem—"Seize the day!" The future looks to the past and says, "Carpe diem"—"Seize the day!" No message is more timely for us than this message.
The point of the poem is that a person does not know what the future holds so one should make the most of the what a person has at the moment. Enjoy the moment.
"Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-Four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment." Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Seize the Day and Live the Ultimate Life
ultimate – the best achievable or imaginable of its kind. the best or most extreme of its kind
John 10:10 ESV – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Abundant – existing or available in large quantities; plentiful. excessive, profuse, rich, lavish, abounding, liberal, generous, bountiful, large, huge, great, paramount, overflowing, prolific, extraordinary.
Life – Greek word Zoe (The God Kind of Life) – Not only duration of life but Quality of life
Ephesians 2:10 AMP – For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
I Peter 2:9 NIV – But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
1. Realize Every Moment of Every Day is a Gift from God
Ben Franklin said, "Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that's the stuff Life is made of".
(Psalm 39:4-5 NLT) "Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is. 5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath."
Psalm 90:12 NIV "Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
"Life is a dash between two numbers on a tombstone, and everybody should enjoy that dash" Dr Neil Shulman (Movie Doc Hollywood)
Dash – Separating a beginning and an ending. What do you see? That 1 or 2 inch mark stands for a whole life.
18 times a minute you breathe, 25,920 times a day FREE of Charge
When you think about it, we don't have much control over many things in life:
- Born, Parents, Time period/culture
- Death – Only God knows – Our lives are in His hands
One thing we do have control over – We get to decide how we are going to use our dash – How we will spend that time?
Our reception of God's abundant life depends upon our choices that we make
Deuteronomy 30:19 NIV – This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
When you choose life with God, you choose the Ultimate Life!
Augustine said: "God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive them."
Choose – pick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives.
Your future is not a matter of chance, but a matter of choice! Today's decisions will have a big impact on your life and future.
Most people don't lead their own lives—the accept their lives
2. You Must Make Today Count
"The future is just a collection of bunch of successive nows"
Ephesians 5:15-16 NIV "Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil."
"Your success tomorrow begins today"
The future starts Today, not Tomorrow – Pope John Paul II
It was Abraham Lincoln who first said, "The leading rule for a man of every calling is diligence; never put off until tomorrow what you can do today."
We have a tendency to over exaggerate yesterday
We have a tendency to over estimate tomorrow
We under estimate today
Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.
Matthew 6:34 (LB) "So don't be anxious about tomorrow — God will take care of your tomorrow too. Live one day at a time."
Most people are focused on the wrong day. It's too late for yesterday – stop reliving yesterday. And you can't depend on tomorrow – won't magically get better. The best time to start is now
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays."
2 Corinthians 6:2 NIV "I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation."
Psalm 118:24 NIV "This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
We love to announce our plans, to make our goals and declare them. This year I'm going to….
Proverbs 27:1 NIV – Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today. Les Brown
I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. Loretta Young
Do Something TODAY that your future self will Thank you for
3. Live Today with Passion
Mark 12:30 (Message) – "So love the Lord your God with all your Passion and prayer and intelligence and energy"
Passion is the spark of life. Without it life has no meaning. It means object of desire, deep interest, zeal, fervor, enthusiasm.
Luke 7:31,32 (NIV) "To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.'"
Jesus is saying we played the music of life for you, but you didn't dance. you didn't enjoy life. You were always waiting to live. you were stuck!
•Then when the pain and problems came your way, you didn't cry, you didn't experience life. you tried to avoid risks at all costs.
Go ahead DANCE as though no one is watching you, LOVE as though you have never been hurt before, SING as though no one can hear you, LIVE as though heaven is on earth!
Ecclesiastes 11:8a NIV – However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all….
•You may be extroverted or introverted, it doesn't matter – God made you to feel things deeply.
•Jack London eloquently described this kind of life: "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy permanent plant. The proper function of man is to live, not exist. I shall not wast my days in trying to prolong them, I shall use my time."
Remember: Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm and passion wrinkles the soul!
James 4:14 (NLT) " How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it's here a little while, then it's gone."
The greatest enemy is not death, but a life unlived!
William Wallace said, "Every man dies; but not every man lives"
Neglect enough Today's, and you'll experience the "someday" you've wanted to avoid!
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius
•At the end of your life it won't matter How much money was in your bank account, how many awards you won, how many goals you achieved. Did you love God? Did you love the people in your life?
2 Corinthians 6:2 (NIV) 2 For he says,"In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you."[a] I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
Carpe diem, Rise up and seize the day.
Lamentations 5:21 MSG Bring us back to you, GOD—we're ready to come back. Give us a fresh start.

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SCAFFOLDING surrounds St Botolph's Church, as extensive repair works get underway.
The grade-one listed church, in Botolphs, has been closed for major repairs, which include a complete re-roofing, extensive masonry work, re-wiring and new drainage.
Conservation manager Brian Clark said at this stage, there was a lot of 'set up' on site prior to work beginnning.
Listed as one of Britain's 500 holiest places, St Botolph's came under the wing of the Churches Conservation Trust in April last year.
Marketing officer Chana James said: "Although the church was open for visitors last summer, the building will now be closing for major repairs.
"These works are expected to last 10 months and cost around £380,000."
The church, which gave its name to the village of Botolphs, just down river of Steyning and Bramber, is the 343rd building in the national charity's estate.
Built with local flint, the charming building dates back to Anglo-Saxon times. St Botolph is the patron saint of wayfarers and the church has received many visitors walking the South Downs Way, crossing the river nearby.
It includes fragments of highly-fragile wall-paintings depicting an abbot, saint and angel, dating back to 1240. These will receive careful cleaning by a conservator as part of the work.
Visit www.visitchurches.org.uk for more information on the work of the charity, which protects historic churches at risk.


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2011 T-shirt Design Ready for Pre-Order!
Don't forget to order your 2011 HAuNTcon T-shirt now so you can pick it up at the show. Another in a series of haunting images by Chad Savage of Sinister Visions.com, this year's shirt is blazon with a photo of the Waverly Hill Sanatorium, thought to be the most haunted building in the US and right here in Louisville. So the first on your block to own the this season's most sought after Haunt Couture. It is what all the ghoul little monsters will be wearing! CLICK HERE to check out all of our HAuNTcon Branded Merchandise!
HAuNTcon attendees can tour the Waverly Hills Sanatorium on April 27 at 10am as part of the preshow over night haunted house tour, or we also offer a Waverly Only ticket. CLICK HERE for tickets!


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Many of you will already have experienced this at some times in their lives: you are not really motivated to go to work or open your laptop. You feel not energized at all, everything seems to be taking longer than before. Whatever it is you are doing is demanding you so much less than you are capable of that you actually feel completely bored and useless. Sounds familiar? Well, let me tell you that persistent boredom is also a form of stress which – as all forms of stress over longer periods of time – can make you sick in various ways.
Not being challenged enough is one extreme of the so-called "Yerkes-Dodson Curve" which looks like a reversed U.
As we also know all too well, life nowadays is asking many of us a lot in terms of data overflow, multitasking, more and more global organizations, hence increased workload at demanding times, etc. When dealing with these sort of challenges but still being capable of handling everything, we move up the curve towards the peak. Pressure increases but so does our ability to cope with it in an effective manner.
Nevertheless, beyond a certain point, if the pressure continues to rise our performance will start to decrease. We feel less able to cope with the multitude of tasks we are to perform, details are lost in a sheer flood of information, we feel overwhelmed and unorganized. Our motivation drops and eventually, when this goes on for too long, we become sick. Obesity, burnout, depression, chronic pain, fatigue, cancer, heart disease are just a few key words to stress what an important impact stress can have on our wellbeing and our lives as a whole. Your body simply cannot cope with the permanent activation of the sympathetic nervous system… stress becomes distress.
At the peak however, when finding the right balance between personal resources and challenge, we excel. In this state you are creative and efficient and you feel very good about yourself. Usually this state is called 'flow'.
You might be asking yourselves now: is there a way to prevent tripping over to the other side of the U? Well, yes there is! You have to find a "relaxation response"[1], that means a "(…)physical state of deep rest that counteracts the harmful effects of (your body's) fight-or-flight response". If you are able to do this, you might even discover a state of much higher performance than you ever would have imagined.
Mindfulness training, as a way of being present right here and now with your own thoughts, feelings and physical sensations, will certainly enable you to deal better with wherever you are on the Yerkes-Dodson Curve.
Don't hesitate to contact me should you want to learn more about how mindfulness could help you! Jenny
Further reading:
- Planting the seeds for mindfulness
- How to get started with Mindfulness
- 4 little hints to find time for your daily mindfulness meditation
[1] Chaskalson, page 63.


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Although the activity on the ground wasn't perfect, Skyfest 2000 attendees weren't disappointed with the aerial displays, exhibits and activities at the show.
"I think we should have more things like this," said Richard Clayton of Augusta, who brought his 4-year-old son, Drew, to see the Blue Angels. "It would bring up the morale of the city of Augusta."
Those of the estimated 40,000 attendees fortunate enough to avoid the worst of the traffic and arrive early said they enjoyed the various displays of military and experimental civilian aircraft.
"This is a first-time event, and we don't know if we'll ever have it again, so we have to enjoy it," Marisol Screen said.
The children's area, which included a train that took children around the air show's grounds, also was a big hit.
"This is a major event for the Augusta area," said Congressman Charlie Norwood. "I hope this is the first annual air show event for the area. We will only get better at this as time goes on."
A self-proclaimed military buff, Mr. Norwood said air shows such as Skyfest allow the public to see how their tax dollars are used in regard to the military craft that performed and were on display.
Although the exhibits on the ground were popular, the show in the air was the main attraction. The U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team started things off with a formation jump with one soldier carrying the U.S. flag and another holding the Georgia state flag.
Other highlights during the show were a tactical demonstration by a Marine Corps Harrier jump jet, a F-117 Stealth fighter making a three-pass fly-by, and the father-and-son aerobatic team of Jim and Kyle Franklin. The elder Mr. Franklin flew his vintage Waco biplane fitted with a jet engine while his son Kyle walked the wings of the plane, evoking one of the biggest reactions from the crowd during the day.
But there was little doubt whom the vast majority of the crowd came to see when the Blue Angels took to the sky. The squad's six-plane performance of tight formations and solo aerobatics got the crowd on its feet to close out the show.
Many attendees said they would like to see Skyfest become an annual event.
"It came together pretty quickly, and I think if they continue to do it, it will get bigger and better every year," said Randall Eason.
Gates open at 8 a.m. today at Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field for the final Skyfest 2000 show. Traffic will be rerouted off Doug Barnard Parkway onto Lock and Dam Road and taken 2.2 miles to the show's designated parking lot.
The show will be from noon to 4 p.m. Lock and Dam Road will be closed at 2 p.m. in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations. Tickets for the event cost $15 for adults, $7 for children ages 7 to 12. Children ages 6 and under are admitted free.
Reach Mark Mathis at (706) 823-3227.
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When: Noon to 4 p.m.; Gates open at 8 a.m.; Lock and Dam Road will close at 2 p.m.
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Samsung Takes Top-3 Spots in UK Phone Sales Chart
Published on: 3rd Jan 2013
Note -- this news article is more than a year old.
Handsets from Samsung's Galaxy range were the stand out winners in the UK's Christmas mobile phone battle, with the South Korean manufacturer's flagship S3 phone outdoing all others to be festive number one, closely followed by the Galaxy S2 and the Ace. That's according to the latest uSwitch.com Mobile Tracker, which is based on live searches, pre orders and pay monthly sales.
The climb of the Galaxy S2 -- unveiled back in February 2011 -- proves that there is still space for golden oldies, even in the fast-moving smartphone space. Meanwhile, the popularity of the Galaxy range and new Google phone, the LG Nexus 4, relegated Apple's iPhone 4S and 5 to 5th and 6th place respectively in December. The older 4S dropped three places since November, having impressed in recent months with its affordable price point -- pay monthly deals start from £26.
There was plenty of movement further down the chart, with price crashes seeing the Nokia Lumia 800 rising four places and the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini up seven. The Mini has enabled Samsung to target the naysayers who reckon the S3 is too big, sweet-talking them with deals that start from just £15.50 per month with a free handset -- more than £10 per month cheaper than the S3.
Looking at bestsellers of the year, the Galaxy S3 has now been Britain's favourite smartphone for eight consecutive months after hitting the shelves in May and going straight to number one. Its standout features made it the smartphone to beat in 2012, and not even Apple managed to dislodge it. But Apple's handsets have been consistent top performers this year, with the iPhone 4S appearing in the chart every month in 2012, and hitting number one in April. Meanwhile, the iPhone 5 still hasn't made number one, but has remained at the top end of the chart every month since launch.
Both the original Samsung Galaxy Note and its slimmer sequel bridged the gap between smartphone and tablet with massive screens and remained regulars in the chart this year, appearing in the top ten seven times in total.
- Number one handset -- the Samsung Galaxy S3 has retained its title as the UK's most popular pay monthly handset, enjoying its 8th consecutive month in the top spot.
- New entries -- no new entries for December, but Google's LG Nexus 4, is the newest kid on the block. It has risen one place since it entered the chart upon launch in November.
- Biggest losers -- having both dropped three places, the iPhone 4S and 5 were December's biggest losers.


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Thank you for giving us a rough release time for a trailer Nelson....
Thank you for giving us a rough release time for a trailer Nelson....
Don S Davis 1942-2008
I hope it doesn't mean the editing/post production process is being as hard as it was with ROTF.
You know... I hope this time the movie is 100% finished for the release...
We can expect reelz tv spot "autobots" april 3, 2011,mtv tv spot "moon" april 21, 2011.
I wonder why TFW2005 quoted Nelson about the mid/late April release but also stated that it'll be Trailer #3??? What happened to Trailer #2?
I'm still hoping for a teaser trailer on Friday. If we don't get one, I can settle for another TV Spot.
Transformers 4 - Summer 2014
The wait is killing mee, but I'm sure it will well damn be worth it!
Just the same with leaked art work. We see nothing now, so we can be blown away in the final product
Transformers The Dark of the Moon New Post - Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon 35mm Movie Trailer. Read it now at
Buy It Now option?
No official source has mentioned anything about a trailer being released on March 25th. Instead you guys have based it all on questionable rumours and dubious members of the forum. That was your first and biggest mistake. And now when there is official word... you get, mad?
I will never understand the mentality of some of you in the TF community. And please, don't bother trying to explain.
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WHATEVER!......who wants to play COD: Black Ops?
~~~Everything our Government knew of aliens we were told had been shared. They lied to us. They've made a grave mistake."~~~
The movie thats called "I am Nr 4" has premiere here in Sweden the 25th, and has one of the trailers attached to it. Dont know wich though.
So possibly a new trailer or not.
In this restless heart lies a greater will to succeed.
I'm confused. Wouldn't Bay/Paramount want to create hype for the movie? A teaser trailer would do just the thing...at least for us fans! I know he's trying to keep it low profiled, but why???
Checkmate.Originally Posted by Andreas
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Captain America trailer just released. The ad department for this movie better be on the ball because it's going to be a busy summer as far as movies are concerned and no one wants to be the one that slipped through the audience-lined cracks. All I'm saying is that Thor and Cap and a HP: DH part 2 featurette have all been released. Yeah, it's suspenseful for the group of us who would be excited for this movie regardless but if I were running the ad department, I'd at least be starting something viral-esque right now like the other upcoming robot fighting movie "Real Steel" which has a really cool viral website now and an actually very good looking trailer. Just my opinion.
Hot Rod: How'd you beat them?
Kup: I'm trying to remember... There were alot of casualties that day.
You make sense... but really, does TF3 really need buzz? And does it need buzz this early? I would love another teaser as much as the TF geek but knowing the amount of $$ both movies made before, knowing that even though the second wasn't terribly great, it still made a glut, knowing Michael Bay's fans (and naysayers), knowing the mass of TF lovers in this country-- it could get a bit overbearing. Not to mention, there could be logistic reasons for spacing out trailers, teasers, and tv spots. For the first movie, things didn't REALLY pick up until the MTV movie awards in June. For the second movie, things picked up when the first scene was leaked. Again, late may or early June for that. I would love to be updated visually ever week or ever 2-3 weeks and speculate on who is what and what this or that means... but honestly, since joining this forum, I get just as much entertainment following the guys on here. And frankly, it helps pass the time instead of checking youtube everytime I'm at a computer.
So, bring on the trailer. If we get a teaser before, great. If it takes Memorial Day to get the ball rolling, so be it. I'ma be TF fan and see the movie regardless.


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Not enough "regulars" to lure advertisers. Jeff has been putting his own money into the site, so when offered a new position with DPReview he had little choice. We are very happy for Jeff and look forward to his reviews on DPR. And also happy that he has decided to leave the forums operational.
Not sure yet how, or if, the forums will be re-arranged.


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January 16, 2013 | Animation, Joe's Work
This is one of a three-part series I directed for the blr/further ad agency in Birmingham. The 15 second spots are for Progress West Healthcare. This one shows the doctor's connection to their St. Louis Children's Hospital. I had lots of help on this from animators Chris McMurray and Joanna Davidovich, illustrators Trevor Irvin and Mike Schultze , and After/Effects wizard Rob Fearon.
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The final installment in our investigation of third-party driver-scorecard services details carrier practices using the tools to rank current and/or prospective drivers in the perspective of CSA.Read More
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Combine the Corn flour and water in a medium pot, place on medium heat and stir continuously until the mixture is thick and stretchy. Add ¼ cup of water, reduce the heat to minimum and leave the pot covered for 3mins. Stir until smooth.
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Last year, RIM shipped 2.08 million BlackBerrys at home, against 2.85 million units for Apple, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and IDC.
This is a blow to RIM , who in 2010 had sold 500,000 smartphones more than the Cupertino company.
In 2008, a year after the launch of Apple's smartphone, the ratio was 5 against 1 in favor of the BlackBerry.
Canadian sales, which account for 7% of total sales of BlackBerrys, fell 23% in the third quarter. The situation is even worse in the U.S., where sales of BlackBerry fell 45%.
According to Paul Taylor, a fund manager at BMO Harris Private Banking, the iPhone's userfriendly features and the app offer have helped it dethrone the BlackBerry.
"For RIM, in its home market, to lose that No. 1 position is strategically important," said Taylor, who manages about $15 billion in assets, including RIM and Apple shares.
"It identifies, even with a home-country bias, how consumers are responding to the greater functionality of the iPhone."
But while Apple now dominates smartphone sales in Canada, RIM still holds the lead in Latin America with 10.6 million BlackBerrys sold in 2011 against 2.1 million iPhones.


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Ronan and Thistle here. On Saturday, we got to go meet two new friends, Arson and Xeon. We already met their "mom" Diane during our bird testing. She's the really cool bird lady who shows us how to do all sorts of neat things.
Thistle: Here I am in the boat with Arson. Bye Momma Sporty! That's her watching us carefully from the shore– guess she thought I might fall out, but I CAN SWIM so it really is okay!
Thistle: See, here is a video of me swimming at Croft Lake a couple weeks ago!
Ronan: And there's our new pal Xeon in the boat, to the left of Arson and brother Thistle. Xeon is cute and fun, and best of all she's a puppy too! I got out of the boat before my human mom could take a picture of me, because there weren't any plants or cow poop to chow on in there! (That's Momma Sport swimming by the boat, not me.)
Ronan: We got to run like the wind, do some wading and swimming, meet weird fake ducks in the water, hear a shotgun, and the bird lady brought birds for us! That was the best part of all. Momma Sporty went bonkers over that, as did I.
Afterward, just for fun, our human folks decided it would be fun to do our own illustratation of the spectrum of golden colors for Golden Retrievers. Momma Sporty is in the middle.
It was really hot out, and we were all tired, but we were good sports and let our humans take a group shot of us. I guess I should mention we were bribed with smoked pheasant from the bird lady's refrigerator. Ha ha ha. Yummy. No way were we looking into the bright sunlight though!


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WASHINGTON – It comes in fragments of conversations, snippets of technical data, whispers from foreign agents, and boasts of audacious schemes. Most of it means nothing. Some of it means everything.
In the summer of 2001, the river of information flowing into Washington about possible security threats was cresting.
"There was a lot of chatter in the system," in the words of national security adviser Condoleezza Rice.
But what to make of it all? One of the principal challenges for the government's intelligence analysts is to cull tiny bits of wheat from all the chaff.
Tens of thousands of tips about threats against American targets come in every year. The vast majority, says Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, "tend to be eventually discounted as not being valid, or, at the minimum, not being actionable."
U.S. officials are this spring once again evaluating a growing body of intelligence suggesting another large scale Al Qaeda attack may be in the planning for Europe, the Middle East or the United States, government officials said Saturday.
One official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the "chatter among Al Qaeda types has been increasing in volume" over the last several weeks, suggesting the terrorist network is reconstitutiting itself after a winter of disruptions caused by the U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and widespread arrests across the globe.
Some of the intelligence suggests al Qaida may be agitating for a large-scale terrorist operation but there is no credible evidence as to the method, date or location, and some potential threats have been discounted as not credible, the officials said.
FBI field offices also have been alerted in recent weeks to be aware of possible activity ranging from attacks on Fourth of July events that draw large crowds to assaults on urban sites such as office buildings and apartments. Concern also has been passed on about attacks on supermarkets or shopping centers — but, again, with no specifics and no way determine the likelihood of such attacks.
Often, intelligence experts say, there is no specific warning of the most deadly attacks.
There is great debate in Washington about whether the Bush administration should have known and done more in advance of the Sept. 11 attacks. But all sides agree that the government needs to improve its ability to sort through the mountain of raw intelligence it receives and pull together what is most important — a concept known as fusion.
The intelligence authorization bill passed by Congress in December calls for building up the government's ability to analyze intelligence, increasing the portion of the data that actually gets analyzed and turning it into more useful information.
"You just get a river of this stuff every day," said former CIA Director Robert Gates.
"Most of it is uncorroborated," he added. "Most of it is from a single source, and it's very difficult sometimes to assess both the reliability of the information and its provenance — what kind of authoritativeness there is to it."
L. Paul Bremer, ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism during the Reagan administration, recalls coming in to work every morning to a stack of intelligence reports that might be 8 inches tall.
"And by the end of the day," he adds, "I would've gone through at least that much again."
The types of reports that might come in: Someone in a bar is overheard saying they are going to attack Americans; another country's intelligence agent gets wind of a plot to assassinate the American ambassador; a U.S. businessman sees someone who looks suspicious taking pictures of his company's office in Frankfurt, Germany.
"You've got to figure out what to make of it all," says Bremer. "It's damn hard."
Sometimes, simply a big increase in the sheer volume of intelligence chatter is a clue that something big is afoot and that extra precautions are warranted. That still does not provide the kind of specific information often needed to avert an attack.
In the months before the 1983 terrorist bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, the United States had multiple warnings about a possible attack, says Gates, CIA director from 1991 to 1993.
"Everybody knew something was coming, but you didn't know when and you didn't know how," Gates said. "There's a certain parallel to what happened on September 11. Even as disciplined a group as the Marines could only stay on the highest alert for so long." The bombing killed 241 Marine, Navy and Army personnel.
President Bush was advised in the summer of 2001 that Al Qaeda terrorists wanted to hijack planes, and there were FBI reports raising concerns about Arab men taking flight training around the country, but the administration says there was no way to act to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks.
The two key questions about any intelligence report are its credibility and specificity.
In assessing credibility, intelligence analysts must consider whether the source really had access to the type of information being provided, what the source's motives are, whether the source has been truthful in the past, and whether the information can be corroborated.
Even if the information is deemed credible, though, there may not be much the government can do if it is vague.
For example, perhaps a U.S. agent who has infiltrated a terrorist group reports that the chief said "the attack is on," says Bremer.
"That doesn't help you very much if you don't know where, when and against whom."
Sometimes, intelligence clues are recognized for their full significance only once it is too late.
Within hours of the Sept. 11 attacks, the CIA and FBI was focusing new attention on Zacarias Moussaoui, who had been arrested in August while training at a Minnesota flight school and has now been charged as a conspirator in the suicide hijackings.


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The 23-year-old Twilight star got all dolled up to attend the Chanel fashion show at the 2013 Paris Fashion Week Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2013-2014 presentation Tuesday, wearing a white blazer, black shorts and black motorcycle gloves.
Kristen also showed off two new small wrist tattoos at the event--one black infinity symbol on her right wrist and four parallel lines on her left wrist-while she was at it.
Earlier that day, she was spotting stepping out of the Hotel Costes wearing a Black Flag t-shirt, jeans and a black glove after grabbing lunch.
Then on Wednesday, Kristen made her way through the streets of the City of Lights taking some time to explore the city.
And what have some of the other Twilight superstars been up to as of late?
Robert Pattinson has also been enjoying the single life since his split with Kristen.
He was spotted hitting the Los Angeles leg of Beyoncé's Mrs. Carter World Tour Monday at the Staples Center, and has been spending some time with his pal Riley Keough as well.
According to Marie Claire, Robert will be heading to Toronto for the rest of the summer to shoot the flick Maps to the Stars, with Julianne Moore and John Cusack, among others.
Meanwhile, Taylor Lautner has also been having a successful summer.
After celebrating the success of Grown Ups 2, Taylor started shooting his new movie, Tracers, in New York.
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Did you know that March is Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM)? That's right, in just a few days there will be a prime chance to highlight the music program in your own school, or perhaps the school(s) of your past, or maybe the school(s) of someone you know and/or are related to.
MIOSM is when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation, and the celebration has grown since its inception in 1973. MIOSM began as a single statewide event. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music. MIOSM is a perfect venue for music teachers to bring their music programs to the attention of the school and the community and to display the benefits school music brings to students of all ages. The theme for 2011 is Music Lasts a Lifetime.
It's also a prime time to heighten the awareness of all school music programs, since it's budget time for many school boards. In this era where all cuts are discussed in earnest, there's no better opportunity than now to chime in and make your case for the preservation of your program.
Things that can help:
Music in Our Schools Month Website: The destination for resources and guidance in celebrating the month in your school, including logos, activity ideas, contests, advocacy and more.
SupportMusic.com: SupportMusic.com is a public service initiative that impacts resolve and support for music education in local communities around the United States and abroad. Tens of thousands of concerned citizens visit the website every month and use its resources to keep music education strong in their schools and communities.
The Make Your Case database, powered by SupportMusic.com, and presented through MENC: This destination will help you build a case for your music program, particularly if it's threatened. Music education advocates can use the facts, statistics, research, and anecdotes on specific topics for presentations, speeches, and other communications with school board members, administrators, and legislators.
Music indeed lasts a lifetime…..celebrate Music in Our Schools Month!
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Last night's 2012 Teen Choice Awards offered us a lot moments to talk about this morning, but there were five things that really lingered in our brains.
Whether it was something we didn't expect or something that made us smile, these five things made our list of this year's jaw-droppers.
1. Reunited and It Feels So Good: Last night was the first time in a long time that we saw Gwen Stefani take the stage with her No Doubt homies. We were excited to see them perform "Settle Down," but we were even more excited to introduce the younger generation of teens to this awesome group.
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2. Twilight Mania Lives On: Just because the Twilight Saga is coming to a close this fall (silent tears), doesn't mean Twi-hards are going to stop representing any time soon. Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson accepted the Ultimate Choice award for the films, and that brought them to an overall tally of 41 Teen Choice Awards since the Twilight films came out! And R.Pattz was kind enough to give his surfboard away to the fans.
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3. Team Peeta: The fans have spoken, and right now, it seems like people are leaning toward Team Peeta. Both Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth were nominees for Choice Male Actor in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy movie, and it went to Hutcherson. Are you surprised?
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4. Shocking Hotties: Before you get all angry and scoff at us, we also think Miley Cyrus and Ian Somerhalder are good-looking peeps, but c'mon, you can't say you were expecting them to win when they were up against Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Ryan Gosling. We were just a little surprised, that's all.
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5. Newcomer Close: We know that "Call Me Maybe" is a huge hit, but we didn't know it was big enough to give newbie Carly Rae Jepsen the honor of closing the show. We're kinda glad they did, though, because it was a pretty good performance. Plus, we loved seeing the montage of celebs and fans singing along—not to mention the crowd getting down to it. It's just so catchy!
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Peggy Ranson was a New Orleans-area fan artist. She won the 1993 Best Fan Artist Hugo (and was nominated most years in the 90s.)
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- 1998 — ArmadilloCon 20
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The Rhythm Band Strikes Again
By Jill and Michael Gallina
Book and Enhanced StudioTrax CD
61 pages
Grades K - 3
Collection of songs and activities using basic rhythm band instruments and body percussion (clap, tap, slap, stomp, and tongue click). The songs have been designed to teach basic rhythm and dynamic patterns, encourage creative rhythmic expression, improve students' listening skills, as well as providing a fun platform to energize positive group dynamics.
Vocal cues and directions for the songs are contained within the lyrics. Teachers can save their voices. This Classroom Kit contains a reproducible unison collection with an Enhanced StudioTrax CD that includes accompaniment and performance tracks, singer songsheets, poster, program, and clip art.
The Rhythm Band Strikes Again
Quarters, Halves, and Wholes
Rhythm Band Star (maracas, claves, tambourine, drum)
It's Italiano (piano, forte, pianissimo, fortissimo)
Copycat Rhythms
March Around the Instruments
Body Percussion (tap, clap, slap, stomp, tongue click)
The Rhythm Express (uses claves, maracas, drums, triangles
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Medicaid Local Match Program
DCF System Redesign
DCF System Redesign: Contracting with Community Managing Entities
DCF System Conversion and Medicaid Managed Care: The impact on provider contracting and reimbursement
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Useful Links
Contact information for Medicaid area offices (by county)
Medicaid Provider Handbooks
Medicaid Services for Substance Abuse
Community Behavioral Health Services
Presented by Mary Herkert
Examination of general Medicaid rules, specific CBH services and requirements, and revenue maximizing strategies.
Managed Care Organizations and Provider Networks: Challenges and Opportunities
Neal Cash, CEO
Community Partnership of Southern Arizona
November 7, 2003
|An overview of the Arizona model of managed care and the challenges overcome to design the first public sector full-risk behavioral health care system in the United States.
Implementation of SB2404 : The Managed Care Time Table
Review ofthe policy issues and provisions of the Florida Legislature's SB 2404.
Senate Bill 1258 - Key Provisions
Summary of SB1258 in under three pages.
Florida HMOs & Medicaid Information
FHA data brief that uses charts and graphs to illustrate HMO trends in Florida through March 31, 2004.
Medicaid Made Friendly for Substance Abuse Treatment Providers
Exploring Revenue Maximization Opportunities and Strategies
Mary Herkert
Central Florida Behavioral Health Network
Presentation provides a wealth of information in easy to read charts, including funding sources and reimbursable services by episode of care.
Supplemental houndouts provided by FADAA.
Evaluation of Florida's Medicaid Prepaid Mental Health Plans
Year 6 Report
David L. Shern, Ph.D. and the Evaluation Team
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
June, 2003
Evaluation Results of the Prepaid Mental Health Demonstration
Year 7 - Areas 1 and 6
David L. Shern, Ph.D. and the Evaluation Team
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
August 4, 2004
|Briefing for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Corporation.
List of Florida Medicaid HMO's by Area
A list of Florida Medicaid Health Maintenance Organizations compiled by the Bureau of Managed Health Care.
AHCA Managed Health Care Monthly Enrollment Reports
Monthly enrollment reports composed of Excel spreadsheets and maps.
Analysis of Medicaid Enrollees and Substance Abuse Billings by Area
Medicaid enrollment and FY2001 Statewide Medicaid Billings (FMHI data).
New State Initiatives in Medicaid and DCF Financing & Contracting
Evaluation of system changes mandated by the Florida Legislature, including MH/SA integration and inclusion of HMOs.
2004 Legislative Action Re- Medicaid Contracting
Overview of how the new legislation affects Substance Abuse and Provider Networks.
Medicaid pre-paid plan RFP, District #1
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Contracting with HMOs
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Substance Abuse Medicaid Training: Listing of substance abuse codes and their requirements, analysis of current billing practices, and methods of maximizing services to Medicaid enrollees: Handouts from Training by Mary Herkert, CFBHN, December, 2004.
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Medicaid CBHS Changes Section III; Florida Administrative Weekly
Transcript: Medicaid and Managed Care (FADAA Forum Chat)
Transcript of an online chat featuring Thomas E. Lucking, a nationally-recognized management consultant.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health: Network Design
Celeste Putnam, Deputy Secretary
Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Department of Children and Families
Summary of the benefits of an integrated system of behavioral health care for DCF clients and Medipass recipients.
Evaluation of Florida's Mental Health and Substance Abuse System Redesign Strategies
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Scientists have discovered a new monkey species in the mountains of East Africa.
The new primate, known as the highland mangabey (Lophocebus kipunji), was identified by two independent research teams working in separate locations in southern Tanzania.
The teams describe the speciesa medium-size, long-tailed tree dwellerin tomorrow's issue of the academic journal Science.
Fewer than a thousand highland mangabeys exist, researchers estimate. They say they expect that a formal census of the primate's population will land the species on the World Conservation Union's "critically endangered" list.
Except for their furry off-white bellies and tails, highland mangabeys are covered in thick brown fur. The thick coats are an adaptation to the primate's mountain habitat, where temperatures can drop below freezing, researchers say. The species lives at elevations up to 8,000 feet (2,438 meters).
The monkeys have black eyelids, faces, hands, and feet. Researchers have yet to directly measure a highland mangabey. But scientists say the primates are about 3 feet (90 centimeters) tall and sport tails of similar length.
Tim Davenport, a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) biologist based in Mbeya, Tanzania, led a team that discovered the monkeys. The team found the mangabeys on the flanks of Tanzania's 9,700-foot (2,961-meter) Rungwe volcano and in the adjoining Kitulo National Park.
"A number of things distinguish it [as a distinct species]," he said. "But the key one above all is the call."
As adults, the monkeys emit a loud, low-pitched "honk-bark," which is significantly different from calls made by any other primate, Davenport said.
In addition, the monkey's fur color and upright crest of hair on its head help distinguish it as a unique species, said Trevor Jones, a research biologist at Udzungwa Mountains National Park in Mang'ula, Tanzania.
"As soon as I saw its fur color and upright crestwhich is very striking, probably the first thing you notice when you get a good look at itI knew it was different and probably new," he said.
Together with field assistant Richard Laizzerand completely independently of Davenport's groupJones found a highland mangabey population in the Ndundulu Forest Reserve in the Udzungwa Mountains.


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"Napoleon Dynamite" star Jon Heder and his wife, Kirsten, are expecting their first child.
The 28-year-old star first hinted at the good news during a Hollywood Foreign
Press news conference in Beverly Hills Thursday.
The actor's representative confirmed the news to People magazine.
The couple have been married since 2002 and met while they were both students
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Can you tell I'm on an organizing bend? Why shouldn't MOM get a cardboard thing-a-ma-jig every now and then?
Well, here's my newest treasure – a place to stick some of the sharp pointy tools I use so I can keep them away from little, "I know what scissors can do" hands.
It's also a way to use up a lot of scrap cardboard bits that you (or I) might have lying around.
I'd love to show you my gigantic pile of cardboard scrap that I keep moving around to different corners of my apartment, but I'm just not there yet…I know it's become very vogue these days to blog about the imperfections in your life and prove that everything doesn't always look like a well curated Pinterest board. But honestly, isn't that the best part about blogging? The fact that I'm typing with a towel on my head right now, but your seeing all this great cardboard stuff?
I pulled a yellow kiwi box out of my stash for this project and then cut it down to size, carving out two little handles on the sides. I find that a serrated knife does the best job for rounding corners, as I've never been able to cut circles in heavy corrugated cardboard with a utility knife.
You can mash up the cardboard on the inside anyway you like. We've got a random kind of Keith Haring thing going on in there, but it would be cool to make a more structured zig-zag or circular pattern too.
If you do something with this idea, I'd love to see your work! I think there are a lot of places to go with this compressed cardboard in a frame concept. It's super strong! Please send me your photos so we can feature you here on The Cardboard Collective!
OK, today is recycling day so I've GOT to get out there and see what else I can haul back and stuff into that empty space in my closet!


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The Libertatis Æquilibritas
How does one define "freedom"? Well, it is not an easy task. I see freedom as the non-existence of coercion, non-existence of violence and of oppression. A society based on these values has to be based on individualism, equal rights and capitalism. It is easy arguing for this, but how does one symbolize this freedom? This is even harder than
freedom--one must create a symbol that is easy to understand, flexible enough to carry all the right values (but not the wrong ones), and still be specific and original.
The anarcho-capitalist symbol combines three well-known symbols: the Circle-A, the dollar sign and the Yin & Yang symbol. The Circle-A is a universal symbol of anarchism, being a definition of an ideology based on non-oppression, i.e. no government and no ruler/ruling class. It is known by most people, but has unfortunately been given a different meaning since terrorists on the left started using it as their main symbol. In the anarcho-capitalist symbol, the circle is from the Circle-A.
The dollar sign is famous as a symbol of capitalism. I don't think the dollar sign is a very good symbol of capitalism, since it is a symbol of a government currency. It is, however, nowadays a global symbol of capitalism and is to most people symbolizing a system where production and consumption are unhindered, where there is unlimited competition, and every man is allowed to make a profit. The dollar sign is the most obvious part of the anarcho-capitalist symbol, since capitalism is the most important ingredient in anarcho-capitalism. Individual rights and liberties, freedom, economic growth, and stability can all be derived from capitalism, since it is a system of free men, free wills and competing ideas.
The third part of the anarcho-capitalist symbol is the Yin & Yang symbol. It is originally an Asian symbol for the balance between good and evil, light and darkness. In the anarcho-capitalist symbol, it gets to symbolize the natural balance in the free marketplace. Since the free market is balanced in itself, there is no need for rule or rulers in a society based on individualism and capitalism. Capitalism rewards the Quest for Profit, but is in itself a distributing "force," since no one can make profits on other men's bad, and no one can make profits not justified by the values of what has been produced and made available on the market. If you look carefully, you will see the Yin & Yang symbol within the dollar sign.
These three well-known symbols are what anarcho-capitalism is about: individual freedom, non-oppression, and capitalism. The ideology embraces the traditional libertarian ideas of individualism, capitalism, and liberty, but it holds these ideas as principles[1]: they must not be hindered or restricted in any way. This all means anarcho-capitalism is an anarchist ideology, since there cannot exist a ruler, a ruling class (as politicians) or a government in an anarcho-capitalist society.
[1] A principle, as Ayn Rand put it, is something you support even in an extreme case.
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No more business as usual
Dear Editor,
I'm once again expressing my concern with current county policy. I have received and reviewed the recent audit for Dawson County. I was not surprised by the results. Deficiencies were noted and the main problems noted were buying items prior to approval and the fact that in two cases, one individual had sole control of the monies and operations allowing the possibility for money to be spent without the approving authority (commissioners) even knowing about it or not find out until it was too late to do anything to change it. We have one person in the county who has control of over 9.5 million dollars in assets. We have private companies operating out of county-permitted gravel and scoria pits with no surety bond in place for restoration to the county of DEQ. We have Makoshika Estates which had to be done right away because it was needed. We have housing for regional correction officers, which has had teachers and highway patrolmen living there. We have companies operating business which increase traffic on our roads with no real method of collecting damages for this, other than an agreement that they will help with extra maintenance costs.
Those are the obvious things we as taxpayers could end up responsible for. In the late 1970's and early 1980's we operated this way and in the mid 1980's we saw our taxes increase dramatically to pay the bills. I am in favor of improving our infrastructure and know this is a requirement for new growth.
I do not believe doing business as usual will be to our advantage in the future and I think we have to look into the future and manage the assets we have instead of expecting the taxpayers to continue to come up with a solution. I do not believe we can continue to operate like this for another six years, and therefore endorse Gary Kartevold for county commissioner and Ross Canen for Sheriff.
If you agree or disagree with me, get out and vote. As Ben Franklin said, "If you don't vote, someone will vote for you."
Concerned Taxpayer,
Darrell Hystad


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As Silvio Berlusconi tries to engineer a political comeback two months after being expelled from parliament, he faces a fresh blow – the start of a trial in which he is accused of giving a €3 million (£2.5m) bribe to an opposition politician to switch sides.
The huge payment ensured the defection of Sergio De Gregorio, a senator with the centre-Left Italy of Values party, to Mr Berlusconi's People of Freedom party.
The defection helped bring about the collapse of a centre-Left coalition led by Romano Prodi and paved the way for Mr Berlusconi to win elections in 2008, becoming Italy's prime minister for the third time.
De Gregorio has already admitted that he took the bribe from Mr Berlusconi and struck a plea bargain in which he was sentenced to one year and eight months in jail.
The trial will start on Tuesday in Naples, where De Gregorio hails from.
Among the witnesses who prosecutors will call will be Mr Prodi, the former prime minister, as well as Antonio Di Pietro, the former head of the Italy of Values party.
Mr Berlusconi, 77, has been caught up in multiple court cases since entering politics 20 years ago.
He is due to start serving 12 months' social service later this year after being definitively convicted of massive tax fraud relating to the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television company.
Last year he was found guilty of paying for sex with an underage prostitute, a nightclub dancer nicknamed Ruby the Heart Stealer, as well as a related charge of abuse of office.
He was given a seven-year prison sentence but has launched an appeal and remains at liberty until the appeals process is exhausted – which in Italy can take years.
He faces yet another trial over allegations that he paid more than 40 actresses, showgirls, MPs and others to give false evidence in the sex trial.
Among those accused of lying in court are topless models, a Neapolitan crooner with whom Mr Berlusconi has recorded CDs of sentimental love songs, and MPs and MEPs from his centre-Right party.
Karima El Mahroug, the Moroccan-born erotic dancer whom he was accused of paying for sex, is also under investigation for giving false evidence.
Mr Berlusconi was expelled from parliament in November as a consequence of the tax fraud conviction.
Despite being deprived of his seat in the Senate, he remains in the frontline of politics and recently hammered out a deal to reform Italy's electoral law with Matteo Renzi, the leader of the centre-Left Democratic Party and a widely-tipped future prime minister.


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Here we are again, fellow Glee geeks (Gleeks?). Another Tuesday gone, another schizophrenic episode to pick apart. Let's have at it!
Last week I complained about Glee's whiplash-inducing tonal shifts. Those were very present in "Home," tonight's ep, but they weren't as distracting as the show's other big problem: too many characters with too many story lines. It's hard enough to keep up with what's going on in each episode, let alone the whole Glee universe - a universe ruled by a scatterbrained God who drops stories wantonly only to pick them up five episodes later. Did you also forget that Kurt had a crush on Finn or that Finn has unresolved daddy issues?
Meanwhile, Rachel and Jesse are now in the background - only slightly more present than Emma, who may well be dead. She could be out losing her virginity to Ken Tanaka for all we know! I guess all will probably be answered three or four weeks down the road. Meanwhile: Kristen Chenoworth is back!
Join the discussion after the jump.
Before I get to April, Kurt still has a crush on Finn, I guess. A burning white crush that causes him to weep openly in class and create elaborate schemes to become his step-brother. A good way to start off any romantic relationship is to become your crush's sibling. I don't buy Kurt's weird plan or his attraction (doesn't it seem more likely that he'd have a boner for Puck? He's more dangerous, forbidden and attractive). That whole thread feels as forced as the time the God of the Glee universe made Mercedes have a crush on Kurt. But maybe they're building Kurt up to be a basketcase or something. How else were we supposed to take that revealing shot of him standing on Finn's patio, watching him watch TV? Norman Bates might have had a lovely high register, too, you know.
Annnnyway, Kurt sets up his dad and Finn's mom and they fall in love, finally putting an end to all the will they/won't they tension between those two characters. And Finn and his mom stop carrying an urn around with them and talking to it like they have never done in the past. Boh-ring! I was pleased to see Mike O'Malley back as Kurt's dad, though (named Burt - no joke). Their man-to-man talk in the episode where Kurt joined the football team (and taught them how to dance!) was one of the nicest moments that Glee has put out there. Similarly, their talk tonight was a good example of how the show can transcend after-school special drama to something more real. Both Finn and Burt are filling a void for each other that both have had for some fifteen years and poor Kurt feels left out (though he should be happy that his incest plan is going super smooth). There was some raw emotion between those two and I thought it was handled with the complexity it deserved.
On the other end of the spectrum, nothing says "after-school special" like eating disorders. I thought the message of tonight's episode was finding a place to call home or whatever Kurt was talking about before he cry-sang in Finn's face, but it's also about being beautiful by staying just the way you are. Sue Sylvester is back in the sidelines where she thrives. She had some good quotes this time around, but - in what's becoming an annoying habit on the show's part) -she mostly existed here to set something ridiculous in motion. I liked seeing Mercedes imagine everyone as delicious food (particularly Tina the talking ice cream cone and Artie, pie on wheels), but the whole thing just felt like an elaborate reason to have Amber Riley sing "Beautiful."
It was a cornball moment and built around a sappy song that culminated in teens embracing and swaying, Ms. Riley preaching Xtina like the gospel and Sue looking on like a confused arch-villain (she was seriously like Gargamel at the end of a Smurfs episode). And that... was a good thing. Sometimes Glee transcends it's maudlin topic-of-the-week leanings, but sometimes it just blows them out. I, for one, love that sappy song in all it's incarnations (even Evan Dando's version) and I got chills when the Cheerios came in for the second verse and everything got all I'd-like-to-buy-the-world-a-Coke.
My favorite part, though, of this disjointed episode was the unexpected and superb "One Less Bell to Answer / A House is Not a Home" mash-up by Matthew Morrison and Kristen Chenowith. Chenowith is one hell of a performer and her character, April, is a delight. This was only the second episode April has ever been in, but she feels more fleshed out than many of Glee's main characters. The mix of campy, bitter humor and sadness that Chenowith brings to the role is a good example of what this show can do when it's firing on all cylinders. That sequence of Will and April finding themselves in his bed together as if possessed was a wonderful use of song. Both characters need to be next to someone but their thoughts are completely turned inward so they sing to the ceiling (to Burt Bacharach and the 5th Dimension!) You can't find that shit anywhere else on television.
Stray notes and quotes:
I hate it when a microphone feeds back in TV and movies to signal that something awkward is happening.
April uses the money she gets from her stripmall tycoon husband to run a roller-rink called Rinky Dinks and go to star in the first all-white production of The Wiz. It makes me want to marry my own geriatric billionaire.
Seriously, where's Emma? Or Terri? Or that other coach Schuester hooked up with? Is Will secretly a serial killer with a trail of lovers in his wake?
"How do you two not have a show on Bravo?"
"I have to put in a call to the Ohio Secretary of state notifying them that I will no longer be carrying photo ID. You know why? People should know who I am."
"Sorry. Them's the night terrors."
"I feel like the guy who set up Liza and David Guest."
"You're bossy, insulting, and the fact that twice you called me Rerun makes me think you're a little racist."


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Parade & Day Program: 10:00am - 3:30pm
Night Program: 7:30pm
Fireworks: approximately 9:20pm
The City of Friendswood Parks and Recreation Department is offering a pre-sale for 4th of July Day Program Carnival wristbands*. The carnival will take place in Stevenson Park on Tuesday, July 4th as a part of the 122nd annual 4th of July Celebration and will begin immediately following the Grand Parade. The event is free to attend, however the wristbands will allow participants unlimited access to all rides at the event, including:
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FS: 18 X 8.5 ET38 E39 M5 Replica wheels for e36/e46/e9X
I've contacted all the people who i promised to tell if these were ever for sale, so these are now open to all max members.
I've had these wheels for 4 years. They are refinished in a light silver metallic colour, as i hated the hypersilver colour they were originally finished in. 2 of the wheels have slight curb rash on the edge of the lip. One of the wheels has a slight bend in the lip. The bend is only in the lip, has never leaked air, and still balances to zero. The tires currently on the wheels are burnt and will be removed prior to sale.
I will post pics as soon as i can. These will be posted on kijiji/craigslist later on today for 750$.
I will NOT haggle on the price of these with max members.
The max price for these wheels is 500$. I will not take 499$. I also will consider trades for:
-e30 coupe interior, MUST be sport, MUST be heated.
-17 inch e36 wheels
-15/16/17 inch e30 wheels
If the value of whatever is being traded is under 500$, i will ask for cash on top.
Still got them?
yep. Sorry for being slow on the pics, have some interest from people who have seen them on the car, but wheels aren't sold yet.
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|I still think of myself as an artist, even though I haven't drawn much in quite a while. I had a few years where I drew a lot of dark, gothic vampire art. That gallery was on the old site and was very popular. It's back now, along with my earlier superhero art and a lot of my other stuff. My inspirations in art are mostly comic book artists, like Paris Cullins and Gary Martin who's art made me want to be an artist in the first place, Dan Jurgens, Art Addams, Jon Bogdanove, Chuck Dixon and others. Plus my generally streamlined style is inspired by the smooth paintings of the great Lawren Harris. So stay tuned for more of my art coming soon, plus posters and t-shirts of my stuff too!
I've just put the vampire art gallery up. I've still got lots to add, but be sure to check out what's there so far! Plus, I'll be putting up another gallery of stuff I've done that's different. Like what I call my "Doodle Art", most of which I drew while doing something else like work. I always like to have some paper and a felt tipped pen, I never know what I'll come up with.
The Braindude is the best weird character that I ever did as a doodle. I liked it so much I colored it in photoshop and made a trippy background with some filters. The Pyre8 & Imps is something I drew to fill in the bottom of a sheet of 8.5x11 paper, that's why it's framed so weird. And the Imps look a lot like someone I used to know.
The third one's very different from most of my other work. I don't take requests [sorry, but don't even ask], but this was one of the only ones I ever did. It's pretty much my first serious fantasy piece, but I still kept a little of my darkness and horror style with the surrounding forest. It was drawn in pencil, then pen&ink on art board, then I colored the original by hand with colored pencil. Oh and the sky in the background is light and didn't scan right. Click on them to see bigger versions. These are just previews of the coming gallery, stay tuned!
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Dorchester Publishing looks at its bottom line and decides OMG we can't afford to do this anymore, switches to e-publishing launching the Greek Chorus chanting "death of print, death of print."
This is premature for a number of reasons. (Not the least of which is the technical reasons I listed in an earlier blog post.) But the primary one is the fact that this maneuver wasn't an attempt to make money, it's a last ditch effort to stop hemorrhaging and keep the doors open. As such, it probably has a 50/50 chance of staving off bankruptcy. It has little, if anything, to do with e-publishing vs. print. It is a desperate attempt to cut costs, which may in fact backfire if the authors who are being screwed (and getting e-pubbed with a print royalty is being screwed) decide to start with the lawsuits. This is only an indicator of the death of print insofar as it is a marker of the financial health of the publishing industry. . . And I think someone somewhere might have noticed that we're in a major recession where just about every industry across the board is suffering from sudden overcapacity, red ink, and the need to downsize. Everything's readjusting, and everything is volatile.
If you're a writer my suggestion to weather the economic storm is the following:
- Grow relationships with as many publishers as possible.
- Hang on to every subsidy right as you can (foreign sales, audio, e-pub).
- Avoid committing to projects with deadlines more than 18 months out.
- Get the option clause as narrow as you can (i.e. strike out "right to see next book," in favor of "right to see next urban fantasy," or even better "right to see next series title featuring this particular protagonist.")
- Get as much money up front as you can.
Bottom-line: Negotiate every contract as if the company is going into Chapter 11 tomorrow and all your future contact is going to be with a court-appointed lawyer who doesn't particularly like you or your agent.


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