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First flight of the Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo carrier to the International Space Station will slip at least a month because of a delay of three to four weeks while a surplus Soviet-era engine is replaced on its Antares launch vehicle.
With the delay, Orbital says it will be ready to launch the first complete Antares/Cygnus stack from Wallops Island, Va., in early August instead of late June or early July as originally hoped. However, a potential conflict with the arrival of another Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) could slip the first Cygnus berthing with the ISS into September, Orbital said.
"If the HTV schedule slips, Orbital expects to be ready to go in August," the company said in a website update. "If the HTV holds its schedule, Orbital's Demonstration Mission could be planned for September."
The "Demonstration Mission" will mark the final milestone under Orbital's $288 million Space Act Agreement to develop a commercial resupply route to the space station under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) seed-money effort. If it is successful, the Dulles, Va.-based company can begin delivering cargo to the station under its eight-flight, $1.9 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA.
SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., which also received COTS funding and holds a follow-on CRS contract, already has used its Falcon 9/Dragon combination to deliver two loads of cargo to the ISS.
Orbital flew the Antares for the first time on April 21, demonstrating that the medium-lift rocket could fly from its new state-owned pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Seaport on Wallops Island, and separate a simulated Cygnus vehicle.
At the time of that mission the Cygnus to be used in the upcoming Demonstration Flight already had been loaded and fueled at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, in preparation for the late June launch date. However, Orbital said it needed to replace one of the two Aerojet AJ26 kerosene-fueled engines in its first stage"to further inspect and confirm a seal is functioning properly," according to the company website.
The AJ26 is a Soviet-era NK-33 engine that has been refurbished by Aerojet. The engine's configuration makes internal inspection difficult, and one of the AJ26s in Aerojet's inventory was badly damaged in a test-stand fire at Stennis Space Center when it leaked fuel during a hot-fire acceptance test for the Antares in June 2011.
Orbital said the two engines for the first CRS cargo flight of Antares/Cygnus, tentatively set for the fourth quarter of this year, "have been fully tested and are already at Wallops."
Data analysis from the April 21 inaugural Antares flight found its propulsion, guidance/navigation, attitude control, other flight systems and ground control systems "all performed as designed," Orbital reported Monday.
Instruments on the Cygnus mass simulator the rocket sent into orbit "confirmed Orbital's engineering models that predicted a benign launch environment for Cygnus and other future satellite payloads in terms of accelerations, vibrations, acoustics, thermal and other measurements captured during the flight," Orbital said.
The Antares uses twin AJ26s to power a kerosene-fueled first stage built by Yuzhnoye of the Ukraine, with an ATK Castor 30 as the solid-fuel upper stage. The Cygnus cargo capsule is built by Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy, while Orbital builds the Cygnus service module at its satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles.


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When Michael Whitehead started losing weight almost three years ago, it seemed like a good thing.
When Michael Whitehead started losing weight almost three years ago, it seemed like a good thing.
"I was overweight and made fun of for most of my life. Relentlessly," said the Fairfield County teen. "But then I became extremely obsessive."
He dropped more than 100 pounds in six months. He began to eliminate many foods from his diet, eating almost no fat. At his lowest point, he ate about 700 calories a day and exercised at least three hours.
He felt that he couldn't stop.
Whitehead was 16 when a doctor diagnosed anorexia. At one point, the 5-foot 9-inch teen had shrunk to 120 pounds.
He now is 18 and a senior at Amanda-Clearcreek High School. He has been through two inpatient-care programs and continues to get care at Nationwide Children's Hospital. His weight is up to about 180 pounds, and he's on medication that helps ease the obsessive-compulsive disorder that helped fuel his illness.
Whitehead is troubled by advertising that depicts young men who are impossibly thin and yet still have muscles. Images such as that contribute to the disorder by encouraging people to attain an impossible physique, to seek "perfection," he said.
And he's adamant that people, including doctors, should be better at recognizing eating disorders in boys and men. Initially, he said, doctors "were like, 'Oh yeah, you're a guy, you can't have an eating disorder.'
"I think that society really needs to know that this is not just a female problem."
A population-based study published in 2007 found that men and boys were one-third as likely as women to have anorexia or bulimia and more than half as likely to have a binge-eating disorder.
"I think it's still viewed as a predominantly female disorder, and I think that's going to be a hard thing to change," said Dr. Terry Bravender, chief of adolescent medicine at Children's.
There are many obstacles, including doctors who don't recognize it and patients and families who resist getting help, he said. "I've seen boys and young men embarrassed to come in because they think they have a girls' disorder. And I think a lot of times boys have to be really impaired to be identified as having an eating disorder."
In male patients, problems typically arise a little differently, he said. They often start to eat healthier and exercise more in hopes of building muscle. Then other mental illnesses - including obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and anxiety - lead to development of the disease.
Anorexia and bulimia can lead to osteoporosis, heart problems and, in the most extreme cases, death.
Signs of eating disorders should be taken seriously, and professional help is essential, said Lynn Grefe, president and CEO of the National Eating Disorders Association.
Those involved with someone who is ill should take care not to approach the situation with anger or find fault with the patient or his family, she said.
"It's not their fault. Nobody is to blame here," Grefe said. "Blame can really get in the way of treatment."
She said she has heard more stories about men with eating disorders in recent years and pointed to one study that suggests hospitalizations are increasing faster among males than females.
Recognition of eating disorders in men - preferably earlier on, before serious damage has occurred - must improve, said Grefe, whose organization is working to increase physician education on identification of the disease in both genders.
Laura Hill, CEO of the Center for Balanced Living in Worthington, said there's work afoot to change the mental-illness diagnostic manual that psychiatrists and others use. She said the manual is skewed toward women. The diagnosis for anorexia, for example, includes criteria based on the patient's menstrual cycle.
"It's underdiagnosed," she said. "You're looking at other things ... and it often only surfaces after you've eliminated and ruled out other problems."
Family and friends play an important role in helping patients get well, Hill said, and their support and understanding go a long way toward recovery.
Whitehead said, "The worst thing you can do is try to make them eat. You need to tell them that you care and that you love them and try to help them get some professional help."

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In case the cold weather and yellowing leaves weren't enough of an indicator, let me be the first to tell you that fall is officially here. But there's no need to frown, because with fall comes all the delicious hearty food meant to be enjoyed in front of a warm fire.
However, our favorite fall foods are not just for our stomachs. We can also use the main ingredients of those recipes as inspiration for some new hair care treatments. So if you're interested, then grab your favorite wool blanket, cuddle up and read on.
Pumpkin Pie
I don't think it's possible to have fall and not have pumpkin pie —it simply isn't done. But did you know that pumpkins can help to prevent hair loss? The oils found in pumpkin seeds are rich in vitamins and minerals, but most importantly for hair loss sufferers, they also contain cucurbitin, an amino acid thought to prevent hair loss.
If you want to reap the benefits of this powerful oil, then try incorporating it into your hair regimen. You can also sprinkle pumpkin seeds on your salads and add them to your baked goods.
MORE: Pumpkin Homemade Hair Mask
Sugar and Spice
The sugar, spice and honey that we use to make our mouthwatering treats for fall can help to prevent a common problem many co washers face — scalp build up that can cause flakes and itchiness. In order to get rid of this build up, you can exfoliate your scalp by mixing 1 tablespoon of sugar and ½ a tablespoon of honey and using it as a scrub.
Wet your hair to ensure your scalp is damp, then part your hair, apply the scrub to your scalp and rub it gently in a circular motion. Continue to part, apply and rub until you have exfoliated your entire scalp. Then cleanse and style your hair as usual. You can also add ½ a teaspoon of cinnamon to your mix to help stimulate hair growth. Make sure you don't scrub too hard since you don't want to scratch your scalp.
MORE: Brown Sugar Scrubs
Apple Cider
While apple cider is very delicious, the vinegar is also very good for your hair. If you suffer from dry hair that easily tangles, incorporating an apple cider vinegar rinses into your routine may just be the quick fix that you need. All you need to do is mix 1/3 of a cup of apple cider vinegar to 4 cups of water in a bowl.
After thoroughly cleansing your hair, pour the mix onto it and gently massage it in then rinse with cool water to seal your cuticle. Do this no more than once a week and enjoy healthy, shiny hair.
MORE: Do a Hair Rinse With Apple Cider Vinegar
Sweet Potato Pie
This is a holiday favorite loved by many, but did you know that you can also use sweet potatoes to help hide your gray hairs? For a long time now women have been using this simple vegetable to naturally darken their grey hairs back to its original color and help the gray blend more seamlessly into the rest of the hair.
To darken your grays, simply put about a cup of sweet potato peels and two cups of water into a pan and allow to boil for 5-10 minutes. Allow the mix to cool, and pour the liquid onto your hair after cleansing it first and massage it in. Do NOT rinse. Style as usual.
MORE: Fall Flavors for Your Curls
If you love eggnog as much as I do, you'll be delighted to find out that the main ingredient egg can come in handy for your hair. If you are experiencing light breakage or you just want to strengthen your hair without risking it getting dry and crunchy from strong protein treatments then a hair egg mask may be for you since eggs are high in protein.
To create an egg mask, simply crack an egg or two depending on your hair length, and separate the yolk from the whites since you will only be using the yolk. Mix the egg yolk with your favorite oils and apply the mix to your hair. Cover with a plastic cap and allow your body heat to help the mix penetrate your hair strands for 5- 10 minutes.
Rinse your hair thoroughly with lukewarm water and cleanse and style as usual. Please ensure that you do not rinse with hot water or use a heat cap to avoid having to rinse scrambled eggs form your hair.
MORE: Fall Curly Hair Care: Mind, Body & Curls


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Licensed Practical Nurse (Casual/Per Diem)
Langdon Place of Exeter - Genesis HealthCare | Exeter, NH
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), The Licensed Practical Nurse delivers efficient and effective nursing care while achieving positive clinical outcomes and patient/family satisfaction. He/she operates within the scope of practice defined by the State Nurse Practice Act. The LPN/LVN contributes to nursing assessments and care planning, provides direct patient care, and supervises patient care provided by unlicensed staff.
1. Resident Evaluation:
1.1. Collects, reports and documents objective and subjective data;
1.2. Observes conditions and reports changes in condition to RN;
2. Care Planning:
2.1. Contributes to establishing individualized resident goals;
2.2. Assists in developing interventions to achieve goals;
2.3. Implements the plan of care;
2.4. Evaluates effectiveness of interventions to achieve resident goals and minimize re-hospitalizations;
2.5. Participates in the review and revision of service plan.
3. Provision of Direct Patient Care:
3.1. Administers medications and performs treatments per physician orders;
3.2. Communicates pertinent data to RN and/or physician;
3.3. Documents accurately and thoroughly;
3.4. Consults and seeks guidance from the RN as necessary;
4. Monitors patient care provided by unlicensed staff:
4.1. Assigns duties as specified by State Nurse Practice Act, Genesis policy, and staff training;
4.2 Communicates resident information with unlicensed staff during and between shifts;
4.3. Monitors, evaluates and follows-up on assigned responsibilities of unlicensed staff;
4.4. Ensures that assigned tasks are performed in accordance with policies and procedures;
5. Uses Point Click Care (PCC) according to the Business Processes;
6. Provides oversight of unlicensed staff;
7. Participates in shift-to-shift communication between incoming and outgoing nursing staff;
8. Collaborates and coordinates with other departments to provide timely effective care consistent with the individual's needs, choices and preferences.
9. Collaborates and coordinates with other departments to provide timely effective careconsistent with the individual's needs, choices and preferences;
10. Contributes to an environment that is respectful, team-oriented, and responsive to the concerns of the staff, residents and families;
11. Enhances nursing practice by attending all mandated in-service programs;
12. Assists with the orientation of newly hired nursing staff
13. Promotes a culture of safety to ensure a healthy practice and living environment;
14. Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive Protected Health Information (PHI) at all times;
15. Stays and works beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing requirements and/or needs of residents;
16. Performs other duties as requested.
1. Complies with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including but not limited to those within the Compliance Process, Standard/Code of Conduct, Federal False Claims Act and HIPAA.
2. Participates in required orientation and training programs.
3. Promptly reports concerns and suspected incidences of non-compliance to supervisor, Compliance Liaison or to the Compliance Officer via the Integrity Hotline.
4. Cooperates with monitoring and audit functions and investigations.
5. Participates, as requested, in quality assurance and process improvement activities.
SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 1. Graduate of an approved school for practical or vocational nursing is required. 2. Must be currently licensed by the State Board of Nursing. 3. Experience is preferred in rehabilitative or geriatric nursing. 4. This position requires that the employee is able to read, write, speak and understand the spoken English language to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our patients and visitors at the work site when responding to their medical and physical needs. 5. Must provide verification of TST (tuberculin skin test) as required by state law and in accordance with Company policy. TSTs will be administered at the work site if required. 6. Maintains current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs and Behavioral Centers; ALFs/ILFs as required by State).
Position Type: Casual/Per Diem
Req ID: 273944
Center Name: Langdon Place of Exeter


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Interbike bikes: Titus, Jamis and Van Dessel
The latest road, mountain bike, track and cyclo-cross offerings
Titus line undergoes near-complete overhaul
My, how the landscape has changed at Titus.
After a long run as one of the most popular full-suspension cross country rigs around, the venerable Racer-X is now replaced by a lighter and fancier model simply dubbed X. Hydroformed aluminium tubing up front sheds about 100g and adds fork crown clearance while a completely new rear end drops another 175g.
The asymmetrical chain stays are now hydroformed as well while the 'Light Rail' seat stay assembly now becomes a one-piece carbon construct with a reinforcing bridge placed ahead of the seat tube instead of behind for more tire clearance. The rocker link is now a stiffer one-piece carbon bit as well. Rear wheel travel gets a modest bump to 105mm but the suspension kinematics have been adjusted for a more linear feel.
The suggested retail for the X frame is US$2,295 with a Fox RP23 rear shock. Last year's Racer-X will still be offered but it now occupies the 'entry position' in the Titus full-suspension lineup with a retail price of just US$1,695 with a Fox RP2 shock. An extra US$100 will also net Racer-X buyers their choice of 14 different powdercoat colours and customisable decals.
Titus X Carbon
Last year's Racer-X Carbon has been nixed completely, though, in favour of a new X Carbon. Though the main triangle bears a nearly identical appearance to its predecessor (clearly most of the mould was reused), frame weight has now dropped about 220g to a more competitive 2.22kg (4.9lb).
The previous cast aluminium bottom bracket-main pivot assembly has been replaced by a more advanced all-carbon piece with aluminium inserts and the front end sprouts a beefier head tube complete with integrated headset. The rear end is shared with the standard X.
In addition to the X and X Carbon, Titus will also offer and X Exogrid and X Ti.
The Motolite trail bike sees similar changes with the introduction of the FTM. The hydroformed 6000-series front triangle and asymmetrical chain stays, one-piece carbon seat stay assembly and one-piece carbon rocker link yield about 300g of weight savings while travel actually increases from 127mm to 135mm. The seat post grows to 30.9mm and the seat tube is correspondingly bigger and stiffer, too.
Suggested retail on the FTM is US$2,295; last year's Motolite will stay in the lineup but drops in price to just US$1,695. An extra US$100 earns the same Titus Signature Paint options as on the Racer-X.
The El Guapo
Titus applies the tube shaping formula to the aluminium 155mm-travel El Guapo, too, but in this case manufacturing partner Kinesis uses pressurized gas instead of fluid to push the tube walls out against the die. The curvy ATF (Advanced Thermo Forming) tubes shed 150g from last year's bike and the '09 version now even sprouts ISCG05 chainguide tabs, too. As was introduced on the El Guapo Ti, a 1.5″ head tube will now come standard.
Adding yet more ammunition that hardtails aren't dead, last year's Fireline expands with a steel Exogrid model that will be offered in both 26″ and 29″-wheeled versions.
Road-wise, the stellar Ligero sadly doesn't make the cut into 2009 but the Solera gets upgraded with an Isogrid top tube to supplement its Isogrid down tube. The Exogrid-tubed Vuela is unchanged and the Estrella carries the torch as the sole all-titanium road model.
Jamis adopts the 'bigger is better' philosophy
Xenith SL
Jamis Bicycles is among the latest to adopt the tapered front end concept with the next iteration of its top-end Xenith road line. In addition to the greater steering precision and braking performance that the bigger diameter affords, Jamis also says that the additional real estate allowed it to make the fork completely hollow from top to tips for virtually zero net weight gain. The lower end grows in size as well with the addition of a BB30 bottom bracket shell.
The top-end Xenith SL retains its speedy Zipp 404 carbon tubulars, SRAM Red group and FSA K-Force Light crankset but last year's Easton bits have been replaced with ones from 3T including a traditional-bend Rotundo LTD carbon bar.
Xenith T
Not too much has changed on the Xenith time trial variant, the Xenith T, though more rounded trailing edges are said to improve aerodynamic performance in crosswinds. An extra-small size with 650c wheels has also been added.
Time trialists and triathletes on more of a budget might also consider the revised Trilogy. For US$2,400, you get an aero-shaped aluminium frame with carbon seat stays, a Windshield fork similar to that used on the Xenith T with its shrouded, reverse-mounted brake, and a bottom bracket-mounted rear brake as well.
'Cross season is upon us yet again and the Jamis Supernova seems ready for the challenge with a revised top tube shape whose flattened portion has now been moved towards the middle of the tube closer to where it's actually used. The new top tube is a bit lighter, too, as are the new chain stays and dropouts; total weight saved amounts to about 100g.
The Sonik, built for track speed
If track is more your style, the 2009 Sonik might be what you're looking for. The newly hydroformed seat tube now curves sharply around the rear wheel and makes for much shorter chain stays (now just 370mm long). Aero profiles are used for the down tube, seat tube and seat stays and the competition-ready spec includes an FSA Carbon Track crankset, American Classic 420 Track wheels and a Deda Zero100 stem and Pista bar. Tasty.
The XCR
For the off-road crowd, the race-ready 100mm-travel carbon fibre Dakar XCR Team and Pro models receive a carbon shock link for 2009 and bigger 10mm hardware for better stiffness all around. The spec on the top-shelf Team model gets even more race-specific: last year's XTR crank and RockShox Reba World Cup are now swapped for a two-ring FSA K-Force Light carbon crank and RockShox SID World Cup.
2009 will also bring a new 5″-travel Dakar XCT. A light and curvy Kinesium main triangle is joined to 7005 stays and arranged in Jamis' usual mp3 suspension linkage design with 130mm of rear wheel travel. Maximum front wheel travel is 130-140mm, depending on model, and the top two offerings in the range will also come equipped with 15mm thru-axle forks from either Fox Racing Shox or Marzocchi.
Van Dessel gears up for 'cross season
Van Dessel has earned a bit of a cult following for its Gin & Trombones cyclo-cross frame. So much so, in fact, that the company is apparently already sold out of some sizes for the year, meaning that whatever is on hand at your local dealer might be all there is.
This year's edition gets a big upgrade in the form of a tapered 1 1/8″-to-1 1/2″ front end complete with a Van Dessel-branded all-carbon fork. The added beef offers more steering precision but also substantially cuts down on brake chatter and thus improves control as well, according to company founder Edwin Bull.
Otherwise, the comfy 7005-series aluminium frame with carbon seat stays is mostly unchanged and claimed frame weight remains essentially unchanged at around 1450g.
A Gin & Trombones frame, fork and headset (if you can find one) is just US$999; complete bikes with SRAM Rival will go for US$2,299.
'Cross riders looking for even more rigidity can turn to the Van Dessel Hole Shot. Though it uses a standard straight-walled 1 1/8″ front end, Bull says the Hole Shot offers a more solid ride feel, particularly for bigger and stronger riders. The all-aluminum triple-butted construction adds just 100g to the Gin & Trombones but frameset price drops to just US$599. Complete bikes with SRAM Rival will retail for US$1,899.
The carbon fibre Rivet road racer gets the tapered 1 1/8″-to-1 1/2″ treatment as well but also gains an optional BB30 bottom bracket to produce better responsiveness at both ends. The thin-walled, large-diameter tube-to-tube carbon construction is claimed to provide excellent stiffness, too, while still remaining comfortable enough for long days in the saddle. Claimed frame weight is a reasonable 1050g.
Suggested retail on a Rivet frame, fork and headset is US$1,899. The BB30 version will fetch US$2,499 with an included FSA K-Force Light crankset with ceramic bearings and complete bikes with SRAM Red and Easton EA90 wheels will also be on tap for US$5,799.
The Country Bob carries on for 2009
The loveable Country Road Bob gets some tweaks, too, in the form of an eccentric bottom bracket, vertical dropouts, and disc brakes at both ends while the Drag Strip Courage track bike gets a bit heavier but also markedly more rigid with a bigger aluminium tubeset.
The 29″-wheeled Jersey Devil HT and Ramble Tamble carry over unchanged.


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- Team of the Week
Giggsy leads a Toon-tastic gang
Fulham manager Martin Jol cut a relieved figure after his side's narrow win at home to Stoke - and he had cause to say a heartfelt 'thank you' to goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer as well as spectacular goalscorer Dimitar Berbatov. Schwarzer made two key stops to preserve the 1-0 scoreline, keeping out Jonathan Walters' low penalty and denying Peter Crouch after a defensive error had enabled the striker to gangle his way through. In addition, his handling from Stoke's crossing was solid and assured.
Manchester United produced an effective, no-nonsense awayday to take another big step towards the title at QPR, and it was one illuminated by the contribution of Brazilian defender Rafael . Not only did he score the sort of goal of which any attacker would have been proud - a long-distance screamer into the top corner - he also contributed handsomely to his side's clean sheet, clearing off the line when Rangers defender Christopher Samba's header had David de Gea struggling.
Wigan's Maynor Figueroa had an inspired game as his side - the most ludicrously unpredictable in the Premier League - passed their way to a 3-0 win at the Madejski Stadium. Figueroa and his fellow defenders saw off first half pressure from the Royals - but then he cut loose as the Latics started steaming forward in crisp style. His header set up Arouna Kone's first goal and he played a fine one-two with Franco Di Santo before beating Adam Federici to score the Latics' third.
Ask Norwich fans about the impact made by central defender Sebastien Bassong since his arrival from Tottenham and they'll tell you it has been immense. Bassong helped keep the Canaries in the game against Everton at Carrow Road when they were 1-0 down and struggling, winning key headers and challenges and rallying his team-mates for the battle. Not only that, he helped win the ball at the far post to set up Grant Holt for the 94th-minute strike that gave the East Anglians a first win in ten league games.
Newcastle and Southampton were involved in a humdinger at St James' Park, with the French-accented home side coming out on top. Their energy in midfield played a key part in that, and few showed quite so much of it as Cheik Tiote, who was back to his hard-running, hard-tackling best. His ability to just keep on winning the ball, allied with no-frills, constructive passing, dragged Newcastle back into the game after they had been stung by an early Southampton goal and allowed the playmakers to flourish.
Yaya Toure, as so often since his arrival at Manchester City, made the difference as they kept their barely-detectable title hopes alive by beating Chelsea at the Etihad. With Roberto Mancini's men struggling for a breakthrough against the Blues, Toure decided enough was enough, collecting a pass from Silva and steaming past two defenders inside the area before curling the most composed and subtle of finishes low beyond Cech. A tremendous goal - and, as ever, he won a whole heap of challenges and rarely wasted a pass.
Sometimes it's hard to believe that Ryan Giggs has been playing top-flight football since approximately 1927, and he produced another one of his Old Father Time-defying performances at Loftus Road. His constantly intelligent running, simple and effective distribution and ability to find time were all central to a United performance in which things were done simply, well and unspectacularly. Their victory was put beyond doubt by the Welshman, who timed his run to perfection to meet Nani's pass and steer the ball coolly beyond Julio Cesar - not the easiest of 'keepers to beat - ten minutes from the end.
Not for the first time, Arsenal's fans and the club's manager Arsene Wenger were grateful to the splendid Santi Cazorla, a man who can often seem a class above some of the more tentative players around him. Two-goal Cazorla, ably assisted by Jack Wilshere, sparkled for the Gunners and dragged them to victory over Villa with a late strike after (and as seen before) they had allowed their opponents back into the game. But it wasn't only the goals, it was also everything else Cazorla brings - great technique and passing, for a start.
When Chelsea fans wince at the struggles of the increasingly forlorn Fernando Torres, some must wonder why Romelu Lukaku was ever sent on loan to West Bromwich Albion in the first place. Lukaku has enjoyed a superb personal season to help West Brom to a superb collective one, and was again the star as they beat Sunderland at the Hawthorns. His muscular directness was a threat all afternoon, he effortlessly converted a penalty for his first, and he got the luck his work deserved when he chased down a backpass and Simon Mignolet's clearance careered off him and into the net. He's as unstoppable as Torres is currently stoppable.
Arouna Kone was at the cutting edge of Wigan's tip-top afternoon in Berkshire. It's safe to say that Roberto Martinez's men don't always translate their good play into the goals it could or should bring, but when Kone is in this sort of form they have a much better chance of doing so. His second goal was wonderful - Jean Beausejour left Reading floundering with a through ball and the striker finished the job in style, lofting it nonchalantly over the advancing Adam Federici.
Papiss Cisse was in the mood for Newcastle, crowning his performance with an authentic goal of the season contender and making a thorough nuisance of himself throughout. His day didn't get off to the most auspicious of starts - he bundled wide from a few yards early on - but then he hit his stride. And when goalkeeper Rob Elliott's long punt downfield dropped into his path more than 30 yards out he didn't hesitate, lashing the most spectacular of first-time shots high over the 'keeper and into the net. "A real special one," said manager Alan Pardew - and you can't argue with that.
After a dispiriting run of league games without a win, manager of the week Chris Hughton deserves plaudits for his bravery in making the uncharacteristically early substitution that transformed what looked a certain Norwich defeat into a dramatic Norwich victory. More than half an hour remained when Hughton opted to replace Luciano Becchio with loanee Kei Kamara - and his decision was rewarded as the striker completely shook up the game, galvanising the Canaries even before his thumping headed equaliser paved the way for Holt's late, late winner.


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I recently bought a car that has a kenwood deck in it. Worked fine for a couple weeks, then one day i went to to drive it and it says "protect" on the display and won't do anything and looked like someone tried to pry it out.... How do i unlock this monkey?
I am having an issue with my subs/amp right now, every time they try to go the amp flashes the protection light and it happens every couple of seconds. this just started ooo 5 min ago and before this they were not doing anything since one of the wires from the amp to the subs came loose. any idea...
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I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the status of this great little blog, which started off as The Knott's Berry Farm Information Center in the mid 1990s. At the time it was the first internet fan site to solely cover Knott's Berry Farm, and one of the first theme park fan sites, period. Some years later it became Bear-ytales.com, and then moved into the hands of Westcoaster.net for a while, before coming back as Bear-ytales.net. As life took me away from the computer more and more, I was looking for a quicker and cheaper way to update the site. Thus Bear-ytales.blogspot.com was born.
It's no secret that this can no longer be considered an active site. I have a wonderful wife and daughter, and we are looking forward to our first son. Work and family life has drastically reduced my internet time (not to mention theme park visits), so priorities have moved away from my online world. I still lurk on fan sites and marvel at the efforts that their staff goes through in order to bring weekly updates to you all. I did that for a long time and loved doing it, but I can no longer support that sort of effort (and I'm really glad I don't have to ride DCA's Fun Wheel every single week, week after week, after week, after week). My hats off to them for keeping the fire burning!
There is a lot of good stuff to see here at Bear-ytales, and I have no intention of taking this blog down. I'm proud of the pictures I've taken over the years, and how I've represented the Farm. There are many more pictures in my archives that I hope to repost in the future. I'm glad that these photos and stories have a place online, and thanks to search engines and the constant thirst for knowledge, the pictures will be seen by new eyes for years to come.
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Neiman Marcus confirmed Friday that it suffered a data breach that extended throughout at least part of December, and which resulted in the theft of an unknown amount of credit and debit card data.
The luxury retailer said it learned in mid-December that its systems may have been compromised. "Neiman Marcus was informed by our merchant processor in mid-December of potentially unauthorized payment card activity that occurred following customer purchases at our Neiman Marcus Group stores," company spokeswoman Ginger Reeder said Monday via email.
In response, the retailer hired a digital forensics investigation firm. "On January 1st, the forensics firm discovered evidence that the company was the victim of a criminal cyber-security intrusion and that some customers' cards were possibly compromised as a result," Reeder said.
Neiman Marcus first publicly detailed the breach Friday, which happened to be the same day that Target updated its data breach notification, revealing that in addition to the 40 million credit and debit cards stolen from the retailer from late November until mid-December, personal information on 70 million customers was also compromised.
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Are the breaches connected? According to a Reuters report on Sunday, investigators now believe that Target, Neiman Marcus, and at least three other retailers -- which have yet to be named -- were successfully breached at the end of 2013, likely all by the same gang.
Here's what's known about this apparent hack-attack campaign against US retailers:
1. Remediation, investigation ongoing at Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus said that as soon as it learned of the breach, it brought the appropriate resources to bear to both identify and fix the underlying information security problems, which it declined to identify. "We informed federal law enforcement agencies and are working actively with the US Secret Service; the payment brands; our merchant processor; a leading investigations, intelligence, and risk management firm; and a leading forensics firm to investigate the situation," Neiman Marcus's Reeder said.
One question that Neiman Marcus executives will likely face in coming days is whether they warned breach victims quickly enough. About one month appears to have elapsed between when the retailer first learned that its systems may have been compromised and when it warned its own customers.
On the other hand, the retailer only positively learned two weeks ago that its systems had been breached, and it's still trying to harden those systems against similar attacks. "We have begun to contain the intrusion and have taken significant steps to further enhance information security," spokeswoman Reeder said Monday.
2. Finding solid answers may still take weeks
As Neiman Marcus's breach investigation unfolds, the retailer may find that attackers stole more than card data. Target first disclosed on Dec. 19 that information for 40 million credit and debit cards that it processed had been compromised. On Friday, Target said its investigators discovered that personal information for 70 million of the retailer's customers was also stolen, meaning that up to 110 million consumers may have been affected by the breach.
"There may some overlap between the two groups -- the 40 million and the 70 million -- but we don't know to what extent at this time," Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder said Monday via email, highlighting how the investigation and a full picture of what happened are works in progress.
3. Neiman Marcus will notify affected customers
Like Target, Neiman Marcus has apologized to its customers for the data breach, and the high-end retailer said it also plans to notify anyone that it believes was affected. "The security of our customers' information is always a priority and we sincerely regret any inconvenience," Reeder said. "We are taking steps, where possible, to notify customers whose cards we know were used fraudulently after making a purchase at our store."
But both the Target and Neiman Marcus breaches only came to light after information security reporter Brian Krebs received reports about fraudulent purchases traced to cards used at both retailers. After Krebs publicized the suspected fraud, first at Target in December, and then Neiman Marcus on Friday, both retailers confirmed that they'd been breached.
To date, Neiman Marcus has yet to specify whether, as Target has done, it will offer free ID theft and credit monitoring services to affected customers. Target has stopped short of offering to foot the bill for replacement cards for affected consumers. As a result, not all card issuers plan to send replacements to affected consumers.
4. Neiman Marcus attack timing correlates with Target breach
Target said that its systems were breached from Nov. 27 -- the day before Thanksgiving, and the start of the year's busiest shopping period -- until Dec. 15. Meanwhile, Neiman Marcus said it first learned that its systems were breached in mid-December. Given the apparent overlap in attack times, was the same gang behind both exploits? That's not clear, although investigators who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity said that they suspect that a single gang, based in Eastern Europe, was behind the attacks.
Neiman Marcus spokeswoman Reeder declined to respond to an emailed question about whether it was coordinating its breach investigation with Target or any other retailer that might have been targeted by the same set of attackers.
5. Trial runs likely preceded recent attacks
Investigators now believe that the attacks against Target, Neiman Marcus, and other -- as-yet-unnamed -- retailers were preceded by a series of smaller attacks that began a few months before the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush.


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Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Says He'd Consider Playing Grammys Again
Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age recently sat down for a fan Q&A with Australia's Fasterlouder.com. Some of the questions he answered (watch above) included the Grammys, the Kyuss lawsuit, the possibility of another Desert Sessions album and his favorite ice cream flavor.
At this year's Grammy debacle, closing credits and sponsors were shown over the show-ending all-star jam with Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails and Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. Afterward, NIN frontman Trent Reznor declared he'd never play the Grammys again. On top of that, Homme lashed out at the Grammys during a recent show. However, the QOTSA frontman isn't ruling out playing the awards show again if the opportunity arose.
He says (transcription via ThePRP), "I'd play anywhere. I don't care about the drama. I got misunderstood for something I said when I was reacting to someone in the audience recently—not to mention I was really drunk. But the truth is that I'm a musician, I play my music. I don't really worry about the rest, I don't think it's necessary to worry or sweat the rest of this stuff. 'Just go and play your music', I go play my music."
Homme continues: "I don't like to be disrespected, but nobody likes that, ya know? Yeah, if they got their s--t together, maybe. I'm in a band, I go play music wherever I'm supposed to go play. You can't sweat this other stuff. It's not that big of a deal."
Meanwhile, it has been more than a decade since the last Desert Sessions musical collective have released material, and Homme doesn't dismiss the possibility of more music in the future. "I'd love to do more Desert Sessions," Homme says. "It's just been difficult because of having a lot of music go on already—between the Eagles of Death Metal and Queens and Them Crooked Vultures."


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Stoke's Huth accepts FA punishment
Stoke defender Robert Huth will serve a three-match suspension after deciding not to contest a Football Association charge of violent conduct.
The German was charged on Tuesday following a clash with Fulham defender Philippe Senderos in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage that was missed by match officials at the time.
Huth will miss this weekend's Barclays Premier League meeting with West Ham as well as matches against Newcastle and West Brom.
Stoke said in a statement on their website: "Stoke City have confirmed that Robert Huth has accepted the charge of violent conduct following an incident in last weekend's game at Craven Cottage."
Video footage from the match showed Huth catching Senderos with his forearm, and Stoke would have been mindful that an appeal deemed frivolous could have resulted in an extra match being added to the ban.
Huth's absence will break up his centre-back partnership with captain Ryan Shawcross, and boss Tony Pulis must now decide who to move into the centre.
Stoke loaned Matthew Upson to Brighton last month, which has left them without another specialist centre-half.
Versatile United States international Geoff Cameron would appear to be the obvious candidate while full-backs Ryan Shotton and Marc Wilson could also come into contention.
Wilson made his comeback at Fulham following a broken leg and he would be happy to fill in for Huth if required.
The Republic of Ireland international told the Sentinel: "I will play anywhere for the team and do a job. There was a time at Portsmouth when all the centre-halves were out and I played about 20 games there."


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Location945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
Design PrincipalBartholomew Voorsanger
Lead DesignMartin Stigsgaard, Masayuki Sono
Design TeamPeter Miller, James Macdonald, Radoslaw Krysztofiak,Andrea Wiedemann, Mark Wagner, Reema Pathak, Van Hsin-Hung Tsao, Issei Suma, Won Jun Jung, Anastasiya Konopitskaya
Associate ArchitectMathes Brierre Architects, New Orleans, LA
Project TeamPeter Priola, Tony Alfortish, Nichole Chauvin, Scott Evans, C. H. Palm Jr., Frank Herdliska, Joyce Bergman, Johannah Fernandez, Vivien Yu, Vicki Cusimano, Robert Swan, Jim Opitz
Exhibition DesignGallagher & Associates
Museum ConsultantPeggy A. Loar
Additional Competition StaffChieko Takahashi, Yoonkee Hong, Sabrina Schollmeyer, Victor Viera, Omar Renteria
Structural EngineerWeidlinger Associates, Inc.
Mep EngineerAltieri Sebor Wieber LLC
Landscape ArchitectOlin Partnership
Owner/ClientThe National World War II Museum Foundation, Inc.
Co ChairmanEdward C. Mathes
Area284000.0 ft2
Text description provided by the architects. The National World War II Museum is a multi-phase project located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The US Congress mandated that the museum stands as tribute to all who made the campaigns in Europe, Africa and the Pacific theaters successful. The location was selected because it was New Orleans that Andrew Higgins built the landing craft used in the amphibious invasions; the landing craft which President Eisenhower believed was one of the five key inventions that helped us win the war for the Allies.
The Museum will afford visitors the ability to view over 92,000sf of interactive and interpretative exhibits with a completed size of 284,000sf. To facilitate the visitor experience, we propose that their journey be guided through a series of "Pavilions" along a continuous route. This experiential path takes each patron through the various pavilions and their exhibits as well as transverses the central green space entitled the "Parade Ground & Landscape of War". To assist in providing visual continuity and weather protection, we propose a floating canopy to unify the individual elements with an urban scale, recognizable image signifying a national museum.
The Pavilion strategy which interweaves architecture with landscape also enables "Phasing" of expansion process which results in economic and programmatic flexibility. Uniquely defined contents and their design identities reflected on each Pavilions provide enhanced naming opportunities throughout the Museum's fundraising campaigns. The Pavilion system also proved extremely effective under the Post-Katrina redesign process where fundamental master plan strategies and scopes were revised.
The Phase I which has been completed includes 4-D Theater, Performance Hall, Executive Offices, Retail and Restaurant. It presents the stories to an international audience, preserves material for research and inspires future generations to apply the lessons learned from the most complex military operation ever staged. Subsequent phases of the museum are currently under construction and scheduled to be completed in coming few years.
The Phase I completes east section of the master plan with the Theater Pavilion at north corner connecting new elements to the surrounding urban fabric, existing Louisiana Memorial Pavilion and future facilities. The layout and geometry are generated for optimal performance within the overall master plan program and massing. Large scale precast concrete with interlocking geometries cover the external street façades. In contrast, through extensive use of glazing and metal panels, the façade facing internal court (Parade Ground) is transparent and lightweight. The quadruple height lobby creates spatial gravity point with balconies integrated as an architectural promenade that travels inside as well as outside. The expansion of Phase I made the Museum the most visited destination in the city of New Orleans.


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The range of gastrointestinal problems including diarrhea, bloating, nausea, and/or anal bleeding that manifest approximately four to six hours after dining at any one of the Milwaukee area Griddler's Cafe locations, which are commonly frequented after a night of heavy drinking.
1-"After bar close last night I went to Griddlers to eat soggy eggs and hash browns. This morning I woke up and it felt like there was a pile of rocks in my stomach, and also, I had shit myself."
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A woman from Indus Kohistan owned one or two of these dresses in her lifetime, which she wore with pants and a richly decorated shawl. The dress is made from available materials. Look at the embellishments: coins, zippers, beads, sequins and buttons. The voluminous skirt is stitched together with hundreds of triangular sections of cloth called godets.
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TS Solutions needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 106 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
TSS Total Strategic Solutions
We provide e-commerce, SEO, site optimization, social media optimization, and merchant services. We want the logo to reflect the fact that we provide innovative solutions for B2B and B2C companies. Looking for a clean, professional, dynamic logo.
We have used 99designs for other projects and are continually impressed by the community. Let us know if you have questions. Thanks!
We need images for use in printed materials (business cards, brochures etc) and for our new web site and required both the output files and the source files.
B2B and B2C companies looking to increase sales and/or leads, and effectively utilize social media.
Web 2.0 feel, three dimensional preferred, a logo that fits in a square (more square than rectangular), black with shades of green or green and gold/yellow.
Ideas: Stacking the words: Total Strategic Solutions with TSS made into a logo above it or to side of it. See: http://99designs.com/logo-design/co…ntries/107
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- Men and Women Use Uptalk Differently: A Study of Jeopardy! | Sociological Images: "The punchline? Women use uptalk more frequently, but men use it as well. For men, however, uptalk signals something completely different."
- Balance | nickd: "Sometimes people need encouragement when they've been discouraged for a lot of their lives."
- What Your Culture Really Says | Pretty Little State Machine: "Let's examine popular startup trends that are being called "culture" and look beneath the surface to find the real culture that may be playing out beneath it."
- Creating a Commons | Solvitur ambulando: Text of the keynote address from the code4lib 2013 library-technology conference, focuses on diversity and inclusiveness.
- Journalism, Storification, and Harassment | Critical Damage: Great post about the ethics of reporting on controversial subjects by using embedded tweets
- geek+ (with tweets) | mcdaldno: "i think a lot about geek culture. these are my thoughts on how we can improve our geek cultures and spaces. it's also a manifesto for how i plan to act from here on out."
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A popular conference hosted by Hope College for educators has returned for a ninth year.
The annual "Midwest Brain and Learning Institute" is convening at the Haworth Inn and Conference Center at Hope on Monday-Thursday, June 22-25. Co-sponsored by Hope and the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, the institute is being attended by 136 educators from area and state-wide districts as well as Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Hawaii.
The institute is intended for educators who work with students of all age levels, including pre-school teachers, K-12 educators and college professors. The event is organized particularly with educators from West Michigan in mind but regularly draws attendees from throughout the state and beyond. This year's institute is focusing on "Healthy Brains, Engaged Learners."
The program's format itself has been designed in light of research and emphasizes the guiding principle that learners must be actively involved. The institute's settings have been varied to include whole-group presentations, question-and-answer panels, small-group learning clubs and opportunities for informal discussion. Enrollment is capped at approximately 135 in keeping with the organizers' goal of enabling all of the participants to be actively engaged.
Monday is focusing on system change in education. The speaker will be Dr. John J. Ratey, who is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of "SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain" (2008) and "The User's Guide to the Brain" (2001).
Tuesday is examining neuroscience and learning. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Paul D. Nussbaum, a clinical neuropsychologist and consultant on brain health at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and author of "Your Brain Health Lifestyle" (2007).
Wednesday is exploring neuroscience implications for classroom practice. The keynote speaker is Susan Kovalik, president of The Center for Effective Learning and creator of ITI (Highly Effective Teaching - HET), a comprehensive school improvement model designed to increase student performance and teacher satisfaction.
Additional presenters include Kimberli Boyd and Ronna Alexander. Boyd is the CEO and founding director of "Dancing Between the Lines," and is a nationally known dancer, performing artist and artist educator whose approach to movement with students addresses many items enumerated by the National Standards for Education and No Child Left Behind. Alexander is a graphic recorder who will graphically record all the presentations for the week, continuing her involvement in the 2007 and 2008 institutes.
The institute will conclude on Thursday with a presentation on Jump Start, a brain-health program in Otsego, and a second overview of the work of Jack Olwell, an award-winning physical educator from Minnesota. An afternoon work session that will address ways in which participants can integrate the program's information into their own practice as educators.
More information about the institute may be obtained online at http://braininstitute.org/


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In spite of the fact that it's one of the most complex and cutting-edge integrated circuits in any PC or laptop, the GPU always lags the microprocessor by a few generations in terms of process technology. For instance the current king of GPU performance, NVIDIA's G8800, is made on TSMC's venerable 90nm process, a process node that Intel first introduced way back in early 2004 with the Prescott version of the Pentium 4.
This 90nm feature size is one reason why the G80 is so large and power-hungry, and it's also why the power-sensitive HPC cluster market is going to think twice before putting G80-based coprocessor boards in their systems. Of course, I suspect that if NVIDIA does launch a separate HPC-oriented line of G80-based boards (i.e., more memory and no discrete display chip), the GPUs used may well be fabbed on a smaller process. But how much smaller is impossible to say in advance of an announcement.
At any rate, a rumor from the Inquirer has it that AMD may start using some of this CPU manufacturing capabilities to fab the much-delayed R600 GPU. The original rumor goes back to last month, with a few more details being fleshed out in a new article today. I'm not going to put a lot of stock in any of the details here, especially given that the first rumor claims that the 80nm R600 will be "scrapped" in favor of a 65nm part, and then the second rumor insists, contrary to the plain sense of the first article, "we never wrote that 80nm GPU would be scrapped..." But the idea of a 65nm GPU that's cooler, faster, and cheaper does make quite a bit of sense, and I think it may happen.
In fact, I'll go a step further and suggest that AMD won't be the only GPU maker at the 65nm process node or smaller. I think it's likely that when Intel finally comes out with its upcoming standalone GPU, this GPU may be fabbed on a process node that's one step behind whatever the company's leading-edge process is at the time. And if both Intel and AMD are making GPUs on a process that's one notch behind the leading edge, then this may leave a design-only shop like NVIDIA in a bit of a bind, especially if all three players are eying the high-performance computing (HPC) market. Ultimately, the long-term question for NVIDIA may not be so much, can they compete with some theoretical and as-yet unannounced CPU + GPU fusion products from AMD and Intel? Instead, the question might be, can a design-only GPU maker compete in the commodity market with an integrated device manufacturer (IDM) at more advanced process nodes, after the point where the game has changed to make process a crucial differentiating factor?
Let me lay this very preliminary thesis out in more detail, and invite informed readers to poke holes in it.
IDMs vs. foundries, and the long-term outlook for fabless GPU makers
During the early decades of the semiconductor industry, it was common for each semiconductor maker to do both the design and the actual fabrication of integrated circuits (ICs). These integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) were the norm, and their high level of vertical integration gave them efficiencies and other advantages that design-only shops couldn't match. For a number of reasons (e.g., the development of a third-party EDA tools industry and increased economies of scale in manufacturing), these advantages eventually started to erode, and by the late 1990s the industry had begun to shift from an IDM-only model to a partially foundry-based model in which some companies (i.e., foundries) specialized solely in chip fabrication and others did chip design (i.e., fabless semiconductor companies).
This division of labor worked fairly well right up until the 0.13 micron node, at which point a number of new fabrication techniques were introduced that made it difficult for foundries and their fabless customers to sync up and get products out the door on the same timetable and with the same efficiencies as IDMs like Intel.
A recent article at the EET details the fresh challenges that foundries face at the 45nm node, a node that will see a number of fundamental changes to basic transistor designs and fabrication techniques. These changes, when combined with the incredible device complexity that higher transistor densities afford, may make the 45nm transition a difficult one for IP-only companies that rely on foundries for fabrication.
Now, NVIDIA is a fabless company that relies on a foundry for its device manufacturing. As it stands, however, any initial problems at the 45nm node don't concern them, because as I pointed out earlier they're still at 90nm. Indeed, the GPU in general isn't yet involved in the cutting-edge process race that the CPU market is. But this may change dramatically as the GPU begins to encroach further into the CPU's territory and, in some cases, to merge with the CPU itself.
At a hypothetical future point when Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA are locked in a battle to sell generalized data-parallel coprocessors to a fully established and growing commodity-based HPC market, that's when the process technology on which a GPU is fabbed will begin to matter a great deal. When this happens, Intel's "tick-tock" design/manufacturing strategy will combine with the company's strengths in the area of designing a microarchitecture to fit a specific process node, and this combination may give the company an edge.
To break this idea down in simpler terms, let me rephrase it as follows: if GPU makers want to encroach on the (increasingly power-sensitive) CPU market, then they're going to have to get closer to the CPU in terms of feature size. Unfortunately for a fabless GPU maker with its eye on competing directly with the CPU in a hot new market, keeping up with the CPU's torrid pace of process innovation may be easier said than done. IDMs like Intel, AMD, and IBM appear to have some fairly solid advantages when it comes to designing circuits that take full advantage of their own, in-house cutting-edge process technology, and it's not clear that a foundry + fabless play can match those advantages in a head-to-head fight on the ultra-competitive turf of the (currently niche, but soon-to-be-huge) commodity HPC market.
Of course, I may be wrong, and I reserve the right to change my mind about events that are at least a year or more out. So if I'm overlooking an angle then I'd love to hear about it. Drop into the discussion thread and give me your feedback.
Addendum: Intel's GPU revelations
Recent revelations at Beyond3D about the type of GPU architecture Intel is planning (summary: ten in-order Vec16 cores with private caches, 40 threads, lots of shared cache) left the most important question about Intel's new project unanswered: what process node will it be manufactured at? To put it another way, Intel showed one slide that placed block diagrams of their "hypothetical" GPU side-by-side with the G80, with the tongue-in-cheek caption "See any similarities?" If I had been in the audience for this lecture, my first question about this slide would've been, "you just compared a 90nm device to a....?"
Intel's number one strength has always been their process technology. They don't design chips that they can't fabricate, and even in cases where a chip's architecture leaves something to be desired (*cough*Pentium 4*cough*) the company's process engineering prowess is able to carry the chip along. This being the case, there's no doubt that Intel plans to leverage its substantial process expertise to make this new GPU work. This fact has to be a major concern to any competitor that's relying not only on a foundry, but on a process technology that's a few generations old. Intel's first standalone GPU design since the i740 debacle could have a few rough edges, but if it's fabbed at 45nm (or smaller!) then it's going to be cooler, cheaper, and probably faster than a better design on a significantly older process.
As for what ISA Intel's GPU will use, I've reported previously on rumors that Intel may extend the x86 ISA with a set of GPU-specific extensions. For what it's worth, I still think that an x86 extension is the most likely ISA choice, but with all of the talk of VLIW in the slides it intrigues me to think about the possibility of Intel using an IA-64 subset instead. IA-64 would be a better match for the GPU for any number of technical and business reasons, and it would give them a way to slip Itanium in through the back door. But I leave further musings about Intel's forthcoming common systems interconnect (CSI) and the possibility of an IA-64-based GPU as an exercise to the reader.


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MariaP needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 55 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
HELP!! USE YOUR IMAGINATION!! Something simple, maybe in green tones. Use the "W" in willow & wealth to create something. Preferably no pictures.
Willow Wealth Management Pty Ltd
looking for something simple. Soft, clean, classy. Green tones.
My business is dual branded (which means there is another logo to go on all stationary & cards) so I don't want anything too busy.
- As above
- maybe green tones
- simple
- nothing too busy
- classy but modern, nice fonts
- Rainbow
- busy


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Sony revamps Mylo mobile internet device
More teen friendly
CES Sony has revamped its Mylo - My Life Online - internet access handheld, enhancing the Wi-Fi gadget's support for teen-friendly social networking sites and the like of YouTube.
Gone is the toy look of the previous Mylo, replaced with a more serious look that might almost appeal to business users. The slide-out Qwerty keyboard's still there, but now it'll connect to 802.11g wireless networks as well as 802.11b WLANs. The display is now a larger 3.5in job, up from the previous model's 2.4in screen.
Sony's Mylo: no longer a toy?
It has 1GB of memory, and there's a Memory Stick Pro Duo slot for more – handy for keeping the WMA tracks the device now plays. It'll breeze through MPEG 4 videos too.
Skype's still part of the package, but now the gadget supports AOL, Yahoo! and Google instant messaging networks. The system software gains Adobe Flash Lite 3, allowing Mylo to play YouTube videos, and photo-tweaking code to adjust snaps taken using Mylo's 1.3-megapixel camera and upload them to Facebook.
It can host Google Widgets, too, which provide contacts management and tie into the social networking sites. Sony promised to post Widget creation tools at the end of this month, though users will have to register as developers to get them.
Ready for IM, Skype, YouTube... and, soon, software development
Expect the gadget to come with Flash-based games and for Sony to offer plenty more for users to pay to download. Alternative face-plates too, now they're removable.
Sony claimed the new Mylo's battery is good for 20 hours of music playback, six hours' Skyping or seven hours' video watching.
Mylo will ship in the US later this month for $300.
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Starbucks will soon be the first national chain to let customers pay with Square's mobile payment application.
Square was founded in 2009 by Jack Dorsey, the creator of Twitter. Users of Square mobile payments app are mostly small businesses and individuals, meaning the partnership with Starbucks could significantly raise the company's profile.
The Seattle-based coffee company said it will start accepting payments from Square's app this fall, in addition to the Starbucks payment app it rolled out a year and a half ago.
To use either of the programs, customers download the apps then link a credit or debit card to the account. When it comes time to pay at the register, they open the app and wave their phone in front of the scanner.
The Starbucks app can only be used at the company's cafes and customers earn rewards when using it. The Square app, by contrast, can be used wherever it is accepted. The app shows users nearby businesses that accept Square payments.
Starbucks will invest $25 million in Square as part of the deal and CEO Howard Schultz will join Square's board of directors.
Dorsey said Square simplifies the cost of processing payments for small business. It charges a flat rate of 2.75 percent of transactions for all cards. With typical purchases where customers swipe their credit or debit cards, the fees banks charge businesses can vary depending on the type of card that's used.
Schultz declined to say what percentage of customers currently use Starbucks payment app, but said it's more than one million customers and growing. He said mobile payments improve the customer experience by making the process more seamless, which in turn allows the barista and customers to connect more.


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MarketingMore needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 57 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
We need a logo for a site that is going to feature products from http://www.accutest.net which include drug, alcohol and other testing and screening tests.
AccuSource Labs
We sell a wide range of products and our customer base is made of mainly large businesses and government. Our testing products include drug, alcohol, tobacco and more. So our main goal is to have look that conveys professionalism. All of our testing kits and products provide quick results and do not require the use of a lab.
- Professional look
- Can include tage line "Accurate Results Now" but not required
- Colors should not be too wild, but a little flair is ok.
- Logo will be for print and web use.
- Nothing too edgy.
- No feminine designs
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


text: I've been running a 16 bay Maxtronix ATA raid unit on my 80 node cluster, 24x7 for the last couple of years without a single issue. In fact I just ordered another similar SATA unit here... http://www.raidweb.com/sata.html. _________________________________________ Ron Jerome Programmer/Analyst National Research Council Canada M-2, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6 Government of Canada Phone: 613-993-5346 FAX: 613-941-1571 _________________________________________ > -----Original Message----- > From: beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org [mailto:beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org] On > Behalf Of Steve Cousins > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 2:18 PM > To: beowulf at beowulf.org > Subject: [Beowulf] RAID storage: Vendor vs. parts > > > I'm in the process of getting a couple 16 Bay 6.4 TB RAID units. The > vendors who have given me quotes have a SATA-SCSI version for around > $14,000 each. I can get a similarly equipped StorCase unit for around > $11,000. With the StorCase I envision that I'd be more on my own if > anything went wrong. However, with the cheaper price, I'd be able to buy > a spare RAID controller to have on hand in case one of them failed and > still save a couple grand. > > All three of these (the other two are Infortrend and I believe a re-badged > Jet) use the same Intel i80321 CPU on their controllers. > > All are configured the same (with spare PS module and Fan module) except > the StorCase doesn't include a 3 year Express Swap warranty. This is why > I'd also want to get the spare RAID controller to share between the two > units in case one went bad. So, for price comparison, it is probably > closer to $28,000 for two "Name-brand" units or $25,500 for two StorCase > units with spares of most everything. > > Does anyone have experience with any or all of these? Is it worth the > extra money to have a "burned-in" device supported by some company? > > I know this isn't a Beowulf specific question but it seems that storage is > a big part of Beowulfery and I'd bet that a lot of people are looking into > similar devices. I hope it is relevant. > > I'm not after any more quotes from vendors (please don't email or call). > I'm happy with the alternatives that I have right now. > > Thanks, > > Steve > ______________________________________________________________________ > Steve Cousins, Ocean Modeling Group Email: cousins at umit.maine.edu > Marine Sciences, 208 Libby Hall http://rocky.umeoce.maine.edu > Univ. of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 Phone: (207) 581-4302 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Approximately half of the images in the Historical Map Collection are original prints or drawings. The collection also contains images of important Florida maps held by other institutions and reproduced as photographic or photostatic duplicates in our collection. These reproductions feature items from the National Archives, Library of Congress, Archivo General de Indias (Seville), Public Record Office (London), and other museums and libraries.
In our collections you can see examples of such beautiful maps as the hand-colored Abraham Ortelius map of Florida from the Additamentum, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, of 1584, which shows Native American towns mentioned in the de Soto chronicles, or the 1606 Mercator and Hondius map of Virginiae Item et Floridae with its inset of Timucua Indians. The English attack on St. Augustine in 1740 is depicted in a gracefully tinted work by Thomas Silver, and you can chart a route along Florida's coast through Bernard Roman's Gulf and Windward Pilot of 1794. The works of other important mapmakers and cartographers, such as Guillaume Delisle, Jacques Nicolas Bellin, Johann Baptist Homann, and Thomas Jefferys, are prominently represented in the collection.
Original hand-drawn maps include an 1802 sketch of the town of Pensacola and its environs; an 1839 Second Seminole War map of Lake Okeechobee showing the location of military camps and an ancient Indian mound; David H. Burr's and Henry Washington's 1846 map of the Arredondo Grant between Micanopy and Gainesville; and a survey book of Alachua and Levy counties by J.M. Rickards made in 1885-1886. The library also owns many books, atlases, and government documents containing fold-out maps, as well as a collection of railroad and land promotion maps.
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Confession Tuesday on Friday: Overwhelmed by Living and Dead Poets Edition + a Cameo by a Princess
I am three days late in confessing. But I'm here and thankful and want to share a few things that have moved me over the week--
I confess it's been a long time since I've read a poem that has overwhelmed me, that I couldn't stop reading, that took a topic and turned it on its head, but Patricia Lockwood did it here:
Read her poem "Rape Joke" here and see if you're not changed:
Patricia is also on Twitter and you can follow her at @TriciaLockwood and her book Balloon Pop Outlaw Black (Octopus Books, 2012) is fantastic.
I confess I've been a little emotional this week. I'm not sure why, but yesterday I actually felt so overwhelmed I took a nap in the middle of the day.
I felt weepy when I saw this photo of Kate & William compared to Princess Diana (both in polka dots, both with their new babies wrapped in the same shawl).
I confess I even had a dream about Princess Diana being set up on date for the prom. When I asked her who was chosen for her she replied, "God. They chose God as my date." Then she rolled her eyes and smiled.
I confess because I've been overwhelmed (mostly with editing, poetry, and Two Sylvias Press stuff) my head feels full. Overwhelmedness is a new emotion for me in the summer, normally this is how I feel in April during National Poetry Month.
I confess I've been dreaming of dead poets, and even poets who are alive giving me advice.
Frank O'Hara was in my dream a few days ago telling me I just needed to follow his plan, which was just "Get it done, do it now."
Another poet (who is alive, so I will spare her name as I'm friends with her) told me that I couldn't just hide away in my house and I needed to help others. She said, "If you hide away in your house, the two axes will burn and no one will be able to save you."
I think this has to do with staying connected with others. I'm not sure, but the poets were all chatty and all had advice for me.
After reading Patricia Lockwood's poem, I think my advice to other poets is write the poem you're afraid to write. Step up. Don't fear.
My advice to myself is take on less. And spend a little more time outside. Not to be the woman holding the towel.
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Class and community raise the roof
Staff writer
Richard Riggs of Florence knew he had a leaky roof. He had the materials to put a new metal one on the old two-story house he lives in south of Florence with his wife Raquel.
What Riggs didn't know was that he wouldn't be doing the roof himself. A little over a month ago Riggs discovered that he had cancer.
Word about an illness gets out fast in small towns, and Riggs' neighbor, Sarah Cope, was talking with his mother-in-law, Linda Allison, on the phone when she asked what people could do to help. Allison mentioned the roof.
"My wife heard he needed something done," Clint Cope said. She said we need to make that happen. I said I didn't know how to do anything like this — I'll call Eric Moore."
Calls started going out, including one to Steve Higgins, who was a classmate of Riggs' from the Marion High School class of 1977.
"I came down to see Richard, and he wasn't doing well," Higgins said. "I asked if it would be all right with him if I contacted the rest of the class."
Higgins has been the unofficial class secretary over the years, keeping track of where all his classmates are and what they're doing. He sent emails and made phone calls recruiting people to come help.
"I started as getting people from Colorado (Yvonne Heidel Sauder) and Nebraska (Jay Wealand) to come," Higgins said.
Classmates, friends, and neighbors arrived early Friday morning and worked until sundown, then started again Saturday. Moore was surprised by the number of people.
"I just called people and went from there," Moore said. "It kind of got a little bigger than I thought it would, they're good help, and I'm glad they came."
The workers were aided by heavy equipment brought in by Davey Hett and Eldon Hett, and fed through the coordinated efforts of Rhonda Hett and Kathy Inlow, with some assistance from Wanda Eilts.
"I've known Richard since kindergarten," said Eilts, who drove from Benton to be there Saturday. "It's not only family, but community. It's a nice renewal to see that spirit still around. It's just that small town spirit."
Of the 30 people who worked for two days to put on the roof, half were Riggs' classmates, and half were friends and neighbors. Others stopped by to lend encouragement.
Riggs started chemotherapy last week, but neither that nor his cancer could stop him from spending a little time outdoors with his friends.
"Richard was out there for a bit and he had a smile on his face the whole time," Cope said.
"He came out, sat with us, we had some photographs taken," Higgins said.
They topped off the roof with lightning rods about 7 p.m. Saturday, and as cleanup began, Davey Hett reflected on what had happened at the Riggs farm.
"It was just like the old time barn raising," Hett said. "It was something great that was done that wasn't affiliated with any one organization. It was just people coming together because we wanted to do good.
Hett paused a moment, then added, "We're very glad we got to share our lives with Richard Riggs. And Richard would've done the same for us."
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A Bally Total Fitness employee in New Jersey was attacked outside his club by two boys who were later arrested after a robbery a few blocks away.
The Bally employee, a 33-year-old man, suffered a broken nose and cuts on his face and body on Feb. 25 after he was attacked upon his return to the club in Jersey City, NJ, according to The Jersey Journal. The attack, which also produced a cut on the man's forehead that required stitches, produced a splatter of blood on the sidewalk, the newspaper reported.
The victim told police that a boy in a group of six knocked a drink out of his hand and punched him in the face. The rest of the group began beating him, too.
"They just attacked me," the man said, according to reports.
Later in that same neighborhood, a 42-year-old man was robbed of $500 before police converged on the area and arrested three of the boys, two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old, the newspaper reported. All three were processed at a local police station and later taken to the Hudson County Youth House in Secaucus, NJ.
No reports have surfaced as to the whereabouts of the rest of the boys in the group who allegedly were involved in the attack of the Bally employee.