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|Kosta Koufos, C 15 MIN | 1-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 6 REB | 0 AST | 2 PTS | +3
Koufos didn't see much time against the Wizards, but his six rebounds were third most on the team despite playing only 15 minutes. It's still a mystery as to why he's not seeing the floor more often, especially given his rebounding prowess which the Nuggets still desperately need at times.
|Danilo Gallinari, SF 35 MIN | 7-11 FG | 6-6 FT | 4 REB | 5 AST | 21 PTS | +3
Gallinari had a strong first half and mellowed out as the game progressed. But going 7-11 from the field while collecting four rebounds, five boards, an assist and a steal is a great all-around stat line for the Rooster.
|Timofey Mozgov, C 21 MIN | 4-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 0 AST | 8 PTS | +3
Mozgov certainly played much better against the Wizards than he has in other games where he's logged heavy minutes. Though you'd still like to see more rebounds and just a better overall feel for the game and his positioning, it's obvious that he's trying to improve which is good to see.
|Arron Afflalo, SG 34 MIN | 5-11 FG | 2-5 FT | 2 REB | 3 AST | 13 PTS | +11
Afflalo didn't have his best game of the year but he didn't have his worst game either. His defense against Nick Young was decent, but he wasn't the "stopper" he can be at times. He had a few nice mid-range jump shots that he knocked down coming off screens and a few good cuts to the basket, but in general Afflalo must do these things more often in order to make the kind of impact we all know he can.
|Ty Lawson, PG 38 MIN | 7-17 FG | 4-4 FT | 9 REB | 6 AST | 21 PTS | +14
Lawson had one of the his better games this year against the Wizards, putting up All-Star numbers across the board. His nine rebounds and six assists were both team highs and his 3-for-6 shooting from downtown helped the Nuggets out tremendously in such a tight game. Though Lawson is shooting a pretty low percentage from the field over the last week, his aggressiveness is still appreciated and largely the reason why.
|Al Harrington, PF 30 MIN | 10-16 FG | 4-6 FT | 7 REB | 2 AST | 29 PTS | +4
Seriously, what more can you say about this guy? His 29 points were a season high and his seven boards, the second most on the team. His .362 3-point shooting percentage is above his career average and his 2-point field goal percentage is supposedly the highest in he league according to Chris Marlowe. Additionally according to 82games.com, Harrington leads the team in cumulative plus-minus at plus-109 and Nuggets' points per possession when he's on the floor at 1.13. Al is also second in the team in PER behind only Corey Brewer who hasn't really played all that much this season. Currently Al is either sitting atop or near the top of the Sixth Man of the Year award race.
|Andre Miller, PG 27 MIN | 0-4 FG | 0-0 FT | 4 REB | 5 AST | 0 PTS | -7
Miller was frustrated all evening with the lack of calls he and the Nuggets were receiving from the refs. He spent more time complaining than he did playing — although, after the incredible performance he had against the Sixers, this can be excused for one night. Still, Miller needs to find some sort of consistency in his game moving forward. He's just too talented to be struggling this much.
|Chris Andersen, C 23 MIN | 2-5 FG | 3-7 FT | 8 REB | 0 AST | 7 PTS | -6
Though numerically speaking, Andersen had a pretty good game, I still didn't see how he was contributing to helping the Nuggets win. His negative-six on the plus-minus scale was second worst on the team — probably due to the fact that he was constantly fumbling the ball (like always) and letting McGee run wild, which led to numerous easy buckets. At this point, it's really hard to believe that Faried would be anywhere near as bad as Birdman is.
|Corey Brewer, SF 6 MIN | 0-0 FG | 1-2 FT | 0 REB | 1 AST | 1 PTS | -3
Hard to give a grade to Brewer when he was only in for such a short amount of time, although his defense and energy were there yet again. It's anyone's guess as to why he didn't play much in a tight game where defense was nowhere to be found. After the way he's played lately, you would think he would have earned himself a spot in the rotation, but apparently not.
|Rudy Fernandez, SG 12 MIN | 3-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 2 AST | 6 PTS | -2
Fernandez played excellent ball for only seeing 12 minutes of time. It appears as though he re-injured his achilles which forced him to exit the game.
Game 16 Advanced Stats (and thoughts by Charlie)
Pace Factor: 100.8 – A fast game against a struggling defensive team
Offensive Efficiency: 107.1 – A fine performance on the road
Defensive Efficiency: 103.1 – Not good at all. This could become a big problem if not addressed

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Deathwing is being told what to do by an Old God? Where in game can we learn this? As far as I know there isn't so our characters know nothing about an old god. As far as we know there's just an insane dragon flying around destroying everything. Kill the dragon and all's good... right? Also, the old god could be thrown in Sinestra style. You kill Deathwing and something happens so that another area is opened. As you travel down the corridor you hear whispers as your screen fogs up as if you're drunk. The screen completely fades out for two minutes while a sound file plays with various npcs yelling about your failure. Illidan yelling You were NOT Prepared!, Thrall yelling You have failed us all!, and Kael'thas yelling that it was only a setback... among others. Everything comes clear and you're at the door of a room where you can see an old god inside. All achievements for this boss would be feats of strength so no one would know about it until heroic deathwing is dead.


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[10/31/2013 : Updates to these features can be found in the latest post on Updates to Visual Studio 2013 Editor Enhancements]
In Visual Studio 2013, we have introduced new features that boost productivity and save time when working inside the Editor. Some of these are new features and some are the most popular extensions from Productivity Power Tools. These features are a result of the feedback you gave us through User Voice requests, forum posts and Connect bugs. The MVP community also helped us pick some of these experiences.
Our primary focus for the Editor in this version is to keep the developer in context as much as possible. This blog post describes capabilities that bring information to your fingertips and allow you to do as much as possible without leaving your place in code.
We know developers move around code a lot when browsing definitions. While designing Visual Studio 2013 features, we looked at the elements and gestures that will help developers stay in context of their code while browsing through definitions. Peek Definition is one such feature that allows you to view definitions inline in the Editor without having to open a new document tab. To see it in action, right click on a symbol and click on the "Peek Definition" command in the context menu or invoke the keyboard shortcut Alt + F12.
Using Peek Definition saves you time when understanding a code base because it allows you to view definitions without losing sight of the code that you are already in. You can even browse through a series of definitions without leaving the original file. When you invoke the Peek Definition command inside an existing Peek view, we navigate you to the definition inside the Peek view and add a breadcrumb for the previous Peek view. These breadcrumbs help you visualize the path you take to reach any given definition.
When designing this feature, we chose to build on top of the "Preview Tab" concept that we introduced in VS 2012, because the Peek view is temporary and saves you from opening more documents. The breadcrumb style navigation is another piece we added to help visualize the navigation stack without losing context of your current code. In fact, if you hover over the breadcrumbs, we'll show a tooltip with a short snippet of code so you can quickly see where you're going.
In Visual Studio 2013 Preview, the Peek view is read only. In our testing with internal users, we heard a clear desire to be able to edit in the peek view, and we've already been working on that. You'll be able to see how that works for you soon!
The Enhanced Scrollbar has been one of the most popular Productivity Power Tools extensions and is now part of the Visual Studio 2013 product! The Enhanced Scrollbar provides you visual cues about your file on the vertical scrollbar. Markers on the scrollbar allow you to quickly view the location of errors, warnings, breakpoints, bookmarks, find results and other useful information in your file. Here, too, we focus on bringing information to your fingertips – you don't have to scroll away from your current position to get information about other parts of your file.
We have added a "Map mode" to the scrollbar which gives you some cool features, each of which you can customize:
Part of our quest for more productive development is moving away from separate tool windows and modal dialogs towards fluid, inline experiences that keep you focused on coding rather than managing Visual Studio. We analyzed usage data and decided to update Navigate To, a widely-used feature that until now, resided in a modal dialog.
Using the new Navigate To, you type in any part of a symbol and can find its definition, using smart semantic search. You can also type in part of a file name in your solution and quickly switch to it, regardless of whether or not it was previously open.
Navigate To in Visual Studio 2013 supports all previous capabilities in a fluid, non-modal and space efficient way. We positioned the new search window around the same upper-right area as the in-editor Find. This positioning allows us to display both the preview tab and maximize the number of Navigate To results we can display on screen without blocking your view of the preview code.
Selecting a result automatically displays it in a preview tab. This helps ensure the selected result is what you're searching for, so you can make a better decision before committing to the new view. To make sure context is easily preserved, pressing Escape takes you back to your initial location if the result wasn't what you were looking for.
When designing features, we intend to not only improve raw runtime performance, but also improve the workflow. The new Navigate To is optimized for search based keyboard driven usage, compared to Solution Explorer's browsing focus. Along the development of the feature, we instrumented it and analyzed the telemetry from our internal users to measure the efficiency of the feature. Here are a couple of examples that guided our design.
We measured the number of times users press the keyboard down arrow key on the listed results as a metric for the accuracy of the result list:
The data showed that in most cases, users just press enter, which meant the search query placed the right result first. The group of users browsing results is identifiable through the 15+ entry, where users are going through a larger number of results.
To decide whether to keep Navigate To open when the user clicks outside the results list, we measured the time users kept it open. We found that the median usage time from the moment the dialog is opened until it's closed, is roughly 6 seconds:
This reflects both cases where users navigate away to a new destination or cancel the operation. This supported our decision to close Navigate To when users click out. We will continue to monitor usage data to ensure this is best.
The Auto brace complete feature automatically adds closing parenthesis, quotes, braces and brackets for you as you type code in the Editor. This was one of the popular Productivity Power Tools Features that we decided to include in the Visual Studio 2013.
We have added specialized completions for different languages. For example in C++ we automatically complete C++11 raw string literals and closing comments token "*/" for C-style comments, and insert semicolons for class types.
Move Line Up/ Down feature allows you to quickly move single or multiple lines up and down using the keyboard shortcut Alt + Up Arrow and Alt + Down Arrow. This was another popular extension from Productivity Power Tools that we decided to bring forward for this release.
We have also added many new features specific to Visual C++. You can find more detailed posts on the Visual C++ team blog in the next few weeks, however one significant new feature we wanted to highlight is C++ code formatting.
The C++ editor now automatically formats your code as you type, and on pasting code into a C++ file. We realize that for C++ there isn't a single widely accepted coding style, so we've added considerable flexibility into the settings to allow you to customize the environment to match your preferred style. We would love to get your feedback on the settings we have provided so we can make adjustments.
In JavaScript, we added identifier highlighting - now when you select an identifier, such as a variable name or function call, references to it are highlighted in the current source file. We also added a new navigation bar that appears at the top of the editor window so you can more easily move through the primary functions and objects in your JavaScript source.
In this post, we have covered just a small subset of all the new features we are shipping in Visual Studio 2013. You can find a complete list of new features on the MSDN page What's New in Visual Studio 2013 Preview.
We want to hear from you! Please send us your feedback through replies to this post, Connect bugs, User Voice requests or the new Send A Smile button in the Menu bar inside Visual Studio.
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Ala Shiban is passionate about people and technology that empowers us. He's been on a PC since the Commodore64 days, and throughout the years he's developed systems revolving around image processing, machine learning, cancer detection, robotics, web apps and data analytics. Having worked with C, C++, VB, C#, Java, JavaScript and MATLAB, he combines his cross-language and platform insights to continue improving the developer experience on Visual Studio.
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Please, please, please provide an option to disable auto brace/quote/etc completion. I love the Power Tools, but I absolutely hate the auto-completion feature and always disable it.
I'm also not a fan of the enhanced scroll bar and always disable it, but if I have to live with it I will. I just find it really distracting and useless.
To end on a positive note, I've never used the Navigate To feature because it always seemed to clunky, but I think now I'll give it another try. Thanks!
Its nice to see many of the Blend designer features making its way into Visual Studio. It would be even better if the editor improvements here, and the XAML editor improvements and intellisense could make its way into blend as well.
but I can't even get TODO, FIXME markers to work. In any version. And VS 2010 crashes a lot. Just saying you need to make things work before extending to even buggier heights. Just saying.
Hey Dave - Go to Tools->Options and search for 'brace', you can turn it off under the General tab ('Automatic brace completion')
A note with the move line feature, I think that this uncommon used command must have more modifier keys.
ie, is very easy to press Alt Arrow-Up/ Arrow-Down and move a line without noticing it, u must use for example Ctrl + Alt + UP or something like and not just arrow and alt
i thing its , resharper O.o
thanks thanks thanks thanks :)
Guys, you didn't mention my favourite VS2013 feature: proper text wrapping in C# (and presumably other places).
So far, this is the feature that has given me the most benefit day to day and I love it. Please give it more airtime -- I've been telling people around my office about it and they all love it -- but I've yet to meet anyone else that has ever heard of it before I told them.
I'd noticed the Alt+Up/Down (the main reason I install power toys) and the Scroll Bar... really looking forward to using Peek and Ctrl+, tomorrow now.
I'd still like a way to filter Ctrl+, to the current class/file only. There was GPack in Delphi that had Ctrl+G (aweful combo) and I still miss it after all these years.
Why one needs to move a line up or down like this more often than seldom to never?
Finally... a native alternative to RockScroll. I missed that.
What ever happened to codebubbles (www.andrewbragdon.com/codebubbles_site.asp)?
@Adrian I'm pretty sure it has turned into the Debugger Canvas: visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/4a979842-b9aa-4adf-bfef-83bd428a0acb
AMAZING! I love it. I will just remove brace completion, all the other stuff is amazing. The move line up/down now native, yes!!
@Dave Sexton, yes, I also HATE brace/quote/etc completion, I really hate that :(
@Marcos, it will come by deafult as ALT+ UP/DOWN, but I am sure you will be able to change any keyboard shortcuts you want.
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Mark Twain may be rolling over in his grave, but it's not the kind of rolling that most would assume is because of insult--he's busting out his dance moves for the opening of Big River at Theatre Arlington. A Tony award-winning musical based on Twain's classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Big River will have play enthusiasts reminiscing about their childhood days of mischief and revelry. Audiences will get a history lesson through the production's pre-Civil War setting and enjoy catchy tunes written by Roger Miller, composer of well-known songs such as "King of the Road." Who knows, maybe audience members will bust a move right along with Twain. Big River is set to run through October 18. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Ticket prices vary. For more information, call 817-275-7661 or visit theatrearlington.org.
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It's been almost a year since we reviewed a couple of PCs from Solaris Computer Systems—a company that has nothing to do with the Solaris operating system from Sun Microsystems, for the record. Those systems proved to offer strong performance at their respective price points. The company proved to be very accessible and willing to accommodate individual customers' needs and requests. We concluded that the upstart Solaris Computer Systems might have a sunny future ahead as long as it could prove to be a reliable vendor in the long term.
Fast forward to today. Solaris Computer Systems is still doing what it was doing a year ago, but now it is doing it under another name: MaxForce PC. It seems likely that the folks at Solaris were tired of having their company confused with an OS, so the firm chose a clever twist on the first name of the firm's founder, Max Feinstein.
The new name doesn't reflect a fly-by-night company, as MaxForce continues to honor all warranties sold under the Solaris Computer Systems banner. In our original review last year, Solaris Computer Systems was having some teething troubles with its Web site. The new site at maxforcepc.com is much more put-together, although when this article was written the site's online system configurator didn't spit out accurate pricing—this is a pretty big chink in the armor, but Max let us know it was being changed.
On the plus side, Max let us know that MaxForce is upgrading its hardware warranty to three years instead of the original two, so all hardware is covered for a minimum of three years and labor is covered for each system's lifetime. A little snooping around on the Web showed us that Max is building a reputation for excellent communication and customer support, so while we don't have any personal experience with MaxForce warranty issues, we prefer stumbling across positive feedback versus lists of complaints.
Now that you have a little background on the company itself, let's see if MaxForce can still offer a compelling system at a reasonable price.
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-1neiroatopelcc , October 16, 2008 11:08 AM"xtras 1BG USB Flash Drive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_drive , Assassin 's Creed (game)" on page 2 - sure u don't mean 1GB?
1wahdangun , October 16, 2008 11:16 AM"a GDDR3 motherboard, and no less than three of the fastest video cards money can buy"
hmmm i think it have alot of typo in here
0random1283 , October 16, 2008 12:00 PMOK maybe GDDR3 is a typo but GTX280s are the fastest SINGLE GPU video cards out there and I think thats what he meant
2Pei-chen , October 16, 2008 12:33 PM3 years warranty and water cooling don't go together. Water cooling requires too much maintenance compare with high-end air cooling.
The choice of 2GB memory and Vista 32 sounds like a joke. Think of telling your friends your $4000+ system is running 2GB and Vista 32. 4GB should be minimum and 8GB optional.
0Shadow703793 , October 16, 2008 12:50 PMGood luck for MaxForce. Hopefully their customer service comes close to Flacon.
-3rubix_1011 , October 16, 2008 1:30 PMAre you kidding me? Offering 2GB of RAM and a 32 bit OS shouldn't even be a consideration when paying $4000+ for a performance machine. Give me a break: OEM builder Vista 64 is like $80 and I am sure you can get 'volume' discounts for boutique builders like these. Tossing in the other 2GB of DDR3 shouldn't set you back any more than $50 (again, volume purchase discounts).
I say OS switch-out is negligible cost. You MIGHT see minor price increase due to 4GB RAM as opposed to 2Gb...but still 4GB should be the starting point in a system with this hardware.
Running 3 280's? You are using over 1/2 your available system memory allocation due to GDDR. 64 bit only.
0smyter_m , October 16, 2008 1:44 PMtheir website down? www.solaris-pc.com?
2cleeve , October 16, 2008 2:22 PMrubix_1011Are you kidding me? Offering 2GB of RAM and a 32 bit OS shouldn't even be a consideration when paying $4000+ for a performance machine.
Please tell me you're not serious. 2GB and Vista 32 is no good for a gaming machine? What are you guys smoking?
If you guys can provide some evidence that Vista 32 can't stand up to Vista 64 when gaming, I'd be real interested in seeing it. 2 GB or not.
It sounds to me like you gents are getting caught up in leetness without looking at the bottom line. Vista 64 and 8GB of RAM aren't going to supply higher framerates, gents.
I thought we were about tangible performance, not bragging rights.
1cleeve , October 16, 2008 2:23 PMsmyter_mtheir website down? www.solaris-pc.com?
The website is www.maxforcepc.com
1cleeve , October 16, 2008 2:30 PMPei-chen3 years warranty and water cooling don't go together. Water cooling requires too much maintenance compare with high-end air cooling.
Falcon and HP managed to do it, admittedly with a slightly lower warranty. Frankly, chances are it will keep the CPU working longer.
On a side note, MaxForce let me know that they will install custom kit like water cooling at the customer's request.
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Are you kidding me? Offering 2GB of RAM and a 32 bit OS shouldn't even be a consideration when paying $4000+ for a performance machine.
Please tell me you're not serious. 2GB and Vista 32 is no good for a gaming machine? What are you guys smoking?
If you guys can provide some evidence that Vista 32 can't stand up to Vista 64 when gaming, I'd be real interested in seeing it. 2 GB or not.
It sounds to me like you gents are getting caught up in leetness without looking at the bottom line. Vista 64 and 8GB of RAM aren't going to supply higher framerates, gents.
I thought we were about tangible performance, not bragging rights.
Do you even understand the limitations of a 32 bit OS and how RAM and video memory come to factor...? That's not even beginning to say that Vista really needs 2GB minimum to perform well enough to be considered 'performance' anything. Start running CPU and GPU intensive software, which cut into that, and you see some real issues.
I never said that Vista 32 wasn't capable for gaming...but when you are paying $4000 for a PERFORMANCE machine, 32 bit OS shouldn't even be an option and 4GB RAM should be the baseline. We aren't talking about frugality and DIY on a budget. We are speaking of high-performance boutique PCs being limited by an OS due to memory allocation.
-1cleeve , October 16, 2008 2:52 PMrubix_1011Do you even understand the limitations of a 32 bit OS and how RAM and video memory come to factor...?
Vague questions about what I understand is not proof that Vista 64 and 4 GB is faster, Rubix.
I've yet to see proof that it is. If I'm wrong, I'd love to see some evidence of this. From what I've seen so far tho, more RAM rarely means increased game performance, it usually means quicker loading times at best when it comes to a gaming machine.
Then again, instead of complaining how it's so deficient, let's look at the benchmarks: the MaxForce manages to school it's HP and Falcon competitors is Crysis like they're standing still... even though those competitors have Vista 64 and 4GB of RAM.
If it's me whose having trouble understanding the limitations, I invite you to provide proof that I'm so off base...
1rubix_1011 , October 16, 2008 2:59 PMForget it, my argument was against using a 32 bit OS in a high performance machine costing $4000+ when a 64bit OS offers the ability to use more RAM for more performance...not only in gaming, but in applications in general. I don't see the purpose when these builds are meant to offer high quantities of system memory to be allocated and used by the system. I guess if you want to drum 32 bit, feel free. I think you and I are attempting to validate different points.
0cleeve , October 16, 2008 3:05 PMI don't know if we're attempting to validate diffrent points as much as we're disagreeing on the impact 4GB and a 64-bit OS makes in 95% of applications.
I don't think you'd see a diffrence in most things - in fact, Vista 64 is still a bit slower when it comes to gaming, so Vista 32 is a solid choice for a gaming rig.
If you want a workstation, and use apps that can take advantage of a 64-bit OS and gobs of RAM, then just order the machine with Vista-64 and 8GB. Great!
But does that invalidate Vista-32 as a good choice for a high-end gaming machine? Hell no. Certainly not to the extent that you guys are slamming it so vocally.
-3jorgisven , October 16, 2008 3:22 PMwahdangun"a GDDR3 motherboard, and no less than three of the fastest video cards money can buy"hmmm i think it have alot of typo in here
I agree. Also -"2GB (2x 1GB) Supertalent GDDR3-1800 CL7-7-7" That's not Gddr3. That's just DDR3.
Also, in reference to going to 4GB. I agree that 2GB is insufficient. However, remembering that it is DDR3, it may add a few hundred in cost, actually. Possibly 2-300, even. DDR3 is still not cheap, particularly the high quality high speed stuff. On newegg, the RAM listed above goes for $189 for the kit. A lower clocked kit (12800, instead of 14400) goes for 329. A higher clocked version, if it were available would be at least an additional $200 more. While I agree a 5% price increase for more memory would give you more than a 5% performance increase, it's nothing to sneeze at. I definitely think 2GB is laughable in a machine like this. But a RAM upgrade would not be cheap if you bought this system.
0stridervm , October 16, 2008 3:24 PMIt's kinda wierd that you are worrying about the MaxForce only using air cooling when you don't even measure it's temperatures. Just a thought.
3scook9 , October 16, 2008 3:31 PMYou keep talking about air cooling and how it is going to kill the CPU over time, here is an idea, show some CPU temps! Numbers speak louder than words, and dont have opinions. That being said, a high end air cooling rig can woop a $100-$150 watercooling rig as well as save you the maintanence and risks. water cooling is still limited to the ambient air temperature in the room, so it really doesnt have much to offer that air cooling doesn't. With the new TRUE copper coming out, i'd go for that in a heartbeat over a similarly priced watercooling rig (Swiftech 120). Especially in a high airflow case like the Antec 1200 (which is dam near silent with all fans on high I'll add).Copper TRUE with 2 Scythe S-Flex's in push-pull, and for about $140, you got an air cooling rig that is really gonna beat or be on par with ANY water cooling (not including TEC of course) and NO risk to other components or maintanence. So if you are going to continue making the statement that air cooling will kill the cpu over time, please, just back it up, show us some temps from the mentioned systems, we aren't stupid, let us decide.
0wavebossa , October 16, 2008 3:38 PMJorgisven
Did you read the article?
Did you read the comments above?
Nothing previously stated backs up your claim. Now if this were a server computer than i would agree with you.
But this is a GAMING computer and it excels at GAMING with 2gb of ram and vista 32.
End of discussion.
0wavebossa , October 16, 2008 3:39 PMPage 6 first line typo. MHz needs to be changed to GHz
0cleeve , October 16, 2008 3:59 PMscook9We aren't stupid, let us decide.
I never said anyone was stupid. I simply stated my opinion that watercooling is better than air cooling for a quad-core CPU at 4 GHz.
If you don't like my opinion, then it's certainly your perogative to disagree.


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The winners of the awards were voted for by YouTube users and the New York ceremony was attended by the likes of Lady Gaga and Vanessa Hudgens.
The show was hosted by the actor Jason Schwartzman and performance artist Reggie Watts, who were only given a small number of bullet points about the awards by the ceremony's creative director Spike Jonze. In other words, they presented the entire show without a script!
Could this be the future of showbiz awards shows? Perhaps the Grammys and the various MTV awards would grow in popularity if they followed in the YouTube Music Awards' footsteps? Plus, how refreshing must it be for presenters to host without a script!
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Royals 6, Twins 1: Alcides Escobar drove in four runs and Danny Duffy was solid into the sixth inning as visiting Kansas City took the opener of a three-game series.Salvador Perez had a solo homer and Omar Infante delivered an RBI single as the Royals won for the ninth time in their last 10 road games. Duffy (5-7) let up a run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings to lower his ERA to 1.84 in six road starts.Eduardo Nunez had two hits and an RBI as Minnesota saw its four-game home winning streak come to an end. Yohan Pino (0-2) also lasted two outs into the sixth but was reached for four runs on seven hits.A one-out single and a two-out walk set up Escobar in the second and he gave Kansas City a 2-0 lead with a double off the wall in right. Alex Gordon doubled to begin the fourth and came in on Infante's base hit for a 3-0 advantage.Minnesota broke through with Nunez's run-scoring hit in the fifth but Perez got the run right back in the sixth when he yanked a belt-high fastball from Pino over the left-field wall for his 10th of the year. A pair of throwing errors by Twins second baseman Brian Dozier in the eighth proved costly as Escobar came through with another two-run double to cap the scoring.GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas City signed 42-year-old OF/DH Raul Ibanez, who was released earlier in the month by the Los Angeles Angels. The Royals also traded LH Donnie Joseph to Miami in exchange for cash and designated IF Pedro Ciriaco and OF Justin Maxwell for assignment. ... Minnesota activated both Nunez and 3B Trevor Plouffe from the disabled list. It optioned INF Pedro Florimon to Triple-A Rochester and INF Jorge Polanco to High Single-A Fort Myers. ... Duffy finished June with a 1.69 ERA in six outings.
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- 1/2 cup chopped onion
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- 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can chicken broth, diluted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup tomato juice
- Whipping cream
- Sauté onion and garlic in butter in a medium Dutch oven; add beans, chicken broth, salt, and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomato juice, and simmer until thoroughly heated.
- Serve hot soup in individual mugs; add 1 tablespoon whipping cream to each mug. Serve immediately.
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Warm Olives with Wild Herbs
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Provence is one of the areas of the Mediterranean where specific olives are grown for eating, as opposed to producing olive oil. Local varieties include niçoise, with its nutty, mellow flavor, and the buttery, crunchy picholine. In this appetizer, the olives stand in the oil mixture and become more flavorful. Save the herb-infused oil for a dipping sauce with crusty French bread.
Yield: 10 servings (serving size: about 2 tablespoons)
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- Calories: 49
- Calories from fat: 88%
- Fat: 4.8g
- Saturated fat: 0.5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Protein: 0.2g
- Carbohydrate: 1.9g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.8mg
- Sodium: 182mg
- Calcium: 25mg
- 3/4 cup niçoise olives
- 3/4 cup picholine olives
- 1/4 cup extravirgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 fresh savory sprigs
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
- Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook 5 minutes or until warm. Place olive mixture in a medium bowl; let stand at room temperature at least 6 hours. Drain olives in a colander over a bowl; discard stems. Reserve oil for another use, if desired.
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A 22-year-old Latino was sentenced Sept. 25 to 16 years to life in state prison for stabbing his stepfather to death, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
On Sept. 10, Rudy Flores pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder, said Deputy Dist. Atty. R.J. Dreiling.
Nery Puluc Ambrosio, a 54-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Dec. 25, 2013, in the 1900 block of East 105th Street in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Flores had been arguing with his mother over a baseball bat she had hidden from him, Dreiling said. The mother refused to tell Flores where the bat was and went to her bedroom. Flores, then pushed his way into the room and stabbed Ambrosio, Dreiling said.
Ambrosio was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:21 a.m., according to coroner's records.
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A 43-year-old Saugus man was found guilty Sept. 18 of murder in a 2011 killing in Santa Clarita, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
The jury deliberated for about two hours before convicting Eric Allen Earle of killing his girlfriend Karla Brada, according to Deputy Dist. Atty. Elena Abrahamson.
Brada, 31, was found dead Sept. 1, 2011, in the 20700 block of Plum Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Coroner's officials later determined that Brada died of asphyxia.
According to Abrahamson, Brada was found dead inside her condo, which she shared with Earle. During the trial, evidence was presented that showed Brada was asphyxiated after being beaten by Earle during a violent argument, said the prosecutor.
Earle, who faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life, is expected back in court on Oct. 27 for sentencing.
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A third person has been charged in a Pico Rivera home-invasion robbery that left a 50-year-old man fatally stabbed, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
Angel Emilio Estrello, a 15-year-old Latino, was charged Sept. 26 as an adult with one count of murder, two counts of home-invasion robbery and one count of first-degree burglary, according to prosecutors.
Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, a woman called 911 to report a robbery. She said she had been attacked while sleeping and woke to find her husband with stab wounds and her 17-year-old son, Anthony Gutierrez, gone, according to the sheriff's department.
Gutierrez and Jesus Rafael Adame, an 18-year-old Latino, were spotted in a park and arrested on suspicion of murder the next afternoon. Estrello turned himself in at the Pico Rivera sheriff's station.
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Robert Harden didn't know his co-worker had been stabbed until they ran away from the fight on Hollywood Boulevard.
Christine Calderon, 23, pulled up her white shirt to reveal a wound. Blood covered her right side.
"It was really, really bad," Harden said Wednesday, the first day of the trial of Dustin James Kinnear, 27, who faces one count of murder with the use of a knife in the June 2013 killing of Calderon.
Calderon's death prompted city officials to increase patrols in the tourist-packed area. In addition to Kinnear, two men were charged. Jason Joel Wolstone, 34, pleaded no contest in April to one count of assault and was sentenced to two years in prison. Brian Joseph Widdows, 35, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of accessory after the fact.
On June 18, 2013, Harden and Calderon met up about 1 p.m. They had a ...
Posted Sept. 21, 2014, 10:42 a.m.
As a parade of people walked along on West 88th Street approaching Grand Avenue in South L.A., neighbors came out of their homes to watch.
"Stop the violence, save our children," the marchers proclaimed. Their signs read "Give love to your fellow men and women," and "Stop the killing."
Jose Rivas and his wife, Cecilia, watched from their doorstep. Cecilia snapped photos on her phone.
"I think it's fantastic," Jose Rivas said. The couple moved here 10 years ago and said that sometimes it gets dangerous.
Nearly 200 people marched a 2-mile route Saturday that extended north on Figueroa Street and south on Broadway.
The event was an effort by the newly-formed Vermont-Manchester Collaborative, which includes law enforcement from the city and county, nonprofit organizations and religious and gang intervention groups. The collaborative was formed after a Los Angeles Times article in January profiled a community in the ...
Posted Sept. 21, 2014
Bryan Martinez Rubio, a 28-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Sept. 21, near South Western Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown, according to police and coroner's records.
Shortly after 1 a.m., Rubio was sitting at a bus bench in the area when two men, described by police as Latinos, walked up to him and shot him, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.
The two men then ran to a black pickup truck and drove west on Wilshire Boulevard.
Rubio was pronounced dead at the scene 1:21 a.m., said Ed Winter, an assistant chief of investigations for the coroner's office.
Anyone with information is asked to call West Bureau Homicide at (213) 382-9470. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
-- Nicole Santa Cruz and Laura Nelson
Alice Medina-Kaplan, a 46-year-old white woman, was found dead Sunday, Sept. 21, in the 200 block of Mauna Loa Drive in Monrovia, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Sheriff's Department deputies received a call Sunday expressing concern for Joel Velazquez, 49, and his girlfriend, Medina-Kaplan, according to a news release from the department.
Monrovia Police were also called and went to Medina-Kaplan's parents' home, where they found her body in a Lexus SUV parked in the backyard. Velazquez was also in the backyard.
Velazquez, who is Latino, was detained and later booked on suspicion of murder, according to the Sheriff's Department. He was charged with murder Sept. 23 and is being held on $1-million bail, according to the Los Angeles Coutny district attorney's office.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to ...
Posted Sept. 20, 2014
Sergio Gutierrez, a 50-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Saturday, Sept. 20, in the 3700 block of Oaklawn Lane in Pico Rivera, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Shortly after 1:30 a.m., a woman called 911 to report a robbery. She said she had been attacked while sleeping and woke up to
find her husband, Gutierrez, with stab wounds. The woman's 17-year-old son was also gone, said Lt. Holly Francisco with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Gutierrez was pronounced dead at a hospital at 2:17 a.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner's office.
Detectives asked for the public's help in finding the son, Sergio Anthony Gutierrez, whom they wanted to question.
"We knew the son was there at the time of the incident, but we didn't
know he was involved," Francisco said.
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Rafaela Maria De Casas, a 69-year-old Latina, was found dead Saturday, Sept. 20, in the 3800 block of West 226th Street in Torrance, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Police went to an apartment in the area about 8:15 p.m. and found an "incoherent" man with self-inflicted wounds and a woman with what appeared to be stab wounds, said Torrance Police Sgt. Paul Kranke.
The woman, identified as De Casas, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:18 p.m. said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner's office.
The man, identified as De Casas' son, Rudy De Casas, was taken to a hospital and is in police custody.
"I think he kind of took care of her," Kranke said of the woman, who lived with her son and his wife.
Kranke said it is unknown whether De Casas was under the ...
Posted Sept. 19, 2014, 7:18 p.m.
About 3:30 one morning in June, 16-year-old Larry McKay logged in to Facebook to post a status update. It began, "Man life is crazy these days …"
He wrote about people dying, "people killing," and "hoods going back and forth."
"It's not cool," he wrote. "That's somebody's loved ones."
He went on to say he had just watched a documentary on YouTube called "Why We Bang." The 75-minute film examines gang life in Los Angeles.
McKay went on.
"And that just made me look at this gangbanging life real different, but the most crazy part is you don't know what you getting yourself into … until it's too late to get out of. But once you start you can't stop. But remember you can always try to change."
Less than a month later, on July 16, his mother, Lakisha Thomas, glanced outside her door and ...
Posted Sept. 18, 2014, 5:23 p.m.
Hundreds of people are expected to take to the deadliest streets in Los Angeles County on Saturday morning for a peace march and resource fair.
The event is an effort by a group called the Vermont-Manchester Collaborative, a collective of law enforcement officers from the LAPD and the Sheriff's Department, as well as religious, community, gang intervention and nonprofit groups. The group started after a January Los Angeles Times article about the deadliest area in the county and highlighted the area of South Vermont Avenue, sometimes called "death alley."
The group aims to improve the quality of life in the surrounding area including West Florence Avenue on the north, West 120th Street on the south, South Van Ness Avenue on the west and the 110 Freeway on the east, said LAPD Capt. Peter Whittingham, who oversees the South Bureau's homicide division.
He hopes the march will send multiple ...
Posted Sept. 18, 2014
Nathan Alexander Sanchez, a 6-year-old Latino, was found dead Thursday, Sept. 18, in the 1600 block of East 88th Street in Florence-Firestone, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and family members.
Authorities said the child was found stabbed on a bed inside a small white trailer behind a home.
Concerned neighbors called 911 shortly after midnight because they heard a man yelling and screaming, said sheriff's Lt. Eddie Hernandez. Once deputies arrived, they found 38-year-old Alejandro Sanchez-Santoyo, the boy's father, covered in blood in the frontyard and "speaking incoherently."
A neighbor directed authorities to the trailer, where they performed CPR on the child before paramedics arrived. The boy was taken to St. Francis Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:39 a.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations with the coroner's office. A kitchen knife was recovered at the scene ...
Posted Sept. 17, 2014
Donald Lee Heard, a 54-year-old black male, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, after being shot in Jefferson Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Posted Sept. 16, 2014, 6:35 p.m.
A 46-year-old Walnut woman was sentenced Sept. 9 to 20 years to life in state prison for stabbing her estranged husband to death, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Bruce Marrs also ordered the defendant to pay $8,112 to the victims compensation board and $9,902 to the victim's family for funeral expenses.
A jury on May 12 found Socorro Mora guilty of killing her estranged husband several weeks after she fatally stabbed the family dog, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Taraneh Saba.
George Mora, a 47-year-old Latino, was stabbed to death Oct. 19, 2011, at a home in the 21600 block of Brookside Court in Walnut, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Shortly before 9 a.m., deputies were called to the residence and found Socorra Mora in the frontyard with multiple stab wounds, according to ...
Posted Sept. 15, 2014
Jose Manuel Valenzuela, a 21-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Sept. 15, in the 2600 block of Sastre Avenue in El Monte, according to L.A. County coroner's records.
Valenzuela and a 29-year-old Latino were in the back seat of a light-colored Nissan when a vehicle sped up behind them, said Lt. Dave Coleman, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Two men, described by witnesses as Latino, got out and fired into the Nissan, hitting Valenzuela and the 29-year-old, Coleman said.
"It appears that these two guys were targeted because they went right after them," he said.
The two wounded men were then driven to a hospital by the other people in the Nissan. Valenzuela was pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner's office.
The 29-year-old Latino was hospitalized in critical condition.
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La Roux Unplugged At Viktor & Rolf Monsieur
Viktor & Rolf's menswear show this morning was an intimate engagement, so when they booked Elly Jackson—a.k.a. the front woman of dance/pop sensation La Roux—they requested something softer than the usual dancehall thrum. "I think Viktor and Rolf originally wanted me to do a cappella," Jackson told Style.com. "It was a nice idea, but I wasn't sure entirely how that would work." They met in the middle with an unplugged set of three songs, including, for the models' final exit, the worldwide hit "Bulletproof."
"It works really well in the space," Jackson continued, describing the slowed-down, acoustic versions of songs from her self-titled debut album. "It's a lot more Viktor & Rolf. It wouldn't really be right to do the songs as they are on the record in a space like this. I think the way we're doing it now a lot more suits the V&R brand and the way they are."
Speaking of the way they are—that's just the way Jackson dressed. The flame-haired singer wore a custom-tailored suit from the Monsieur collection, combed her trademark quiff into a style resembling Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren's own, and donned a pair of their signature glasses (which also appeared, by the way, intarsia-ed on a model's sweater). The a.m. appearance marked Jackson's first time at Paris fashion week, but the menswear-favoring singer (she doesn't wear women's clothing) said as much as she'd like to, she couldn't stay for any other men's shows—she jetted off to Glastonbury, where she's performing, immediately after her set. But she, Horsting, and Snoeren may all meet again. "There might be a way to involve Viktor & Rolf in [the next music video]," she said.
Check out La Roux's performance, and the entire Monsieur presentation, below.
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Experience can alter synaptic connectivity throughout life, but the degree of plasticity present at each age is regulated by mechanisms that remain largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that Paired-immunoglobulin-like receptor B (PirB), a major histocompatibility complex class I (MHCI) receptor, is expressed in subsets of neurons throughout the brain. Neuronal PirB protein is associated with synapses and forms complexes with the phosphatases Shp-1 and Shp-2. Soluble PirB fusion protein binds to cortical neurons in an MHCI-dependent manner. In mutant mice lacking functional PirB, cortical ocular-dominance plasticity is more robust at all ages. Thus, an MHCI receptor is expressed in central nervous system neurons and functions to limit the extent of experience-dependent plasticity in the visual cortex throughout life. PirB is also expressed in many other regions of the central nervous system, suggesting that it may function broadly to stabilize neural circuits.
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Sorry for the delay in posting any songs. I've been both busy and reluctant to resume posting in the event that my account is shut down. :( I am still trying to decide what I want to do, but in the meantime, I did create a 90s playlist on Spotify that I will be updating often. It already has over eleven hours worth of songs! Just get a hold of me if you're interested in following. :)
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The experience of consciousness is the stream of observation, where an organism perceives its environment with reference to itself.
In evolution it must be essential for a self replicating, self preserving organism to have an internalized model of itself in reference to its environment.
The primary experience of consciousness is in the stream of observation, where the organism perceives itself as separate from its environment by constantly referencing a model of itself as an existential entity in relation to external, and internal stimuli.
"If you are not subconsciously referencing yourself as separate from everything else then, do you really exist?"
Just like information contained within DNA is expressed as the emergent property of self replication and life. Information managed by the neural networks in our brain is expressed as the mind, and consciousness. It is purely physical neural networks which have evolved to add meaning to such information, and create the illusion of an observer dependent reality.
The illusion of free will and being an observer are as real as the fact that we materially exist, and in the human condition of being, there is nothing more real than free will, and being an observer. We are a temporary state of matter, a state which has evolved to be authentic in its perception.
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Dec 2 2013: I read a story by Issac Asimov where a computer programme falls in love with the programmer who is looking for a partner and using the programme to select the most desirable man for her. It dawns on the programmer that her programme actually lied to her as it didn't want her to choose any man other that the programme itself.
It's a story but encourages strongly to consider consciousness as a function of intelligence (highly developed information processing capability) of systems, not necessarily sole territories of humans or living organisms.
When I try to imagine the large scale absence of consciousness, everything (from cosmos to mind) collapses into One great mix of no-thing. Probably this is the great One that mystics or ascetics aspire to achieve, but it does not appeal to me.
Just like a second event is necessary to realize Time, consciousness is the first and basic split (self vs. other) necessary for intelligence to form. If it is illusion, I shall argue it is necessary illusion.
Dec 2 2013: It is most certainly necessary. If it were absent, we would be zombies with an instinct to have this conversation. We would be doing almost exactly what we are doing, analysing, exchanging ideas without experiencing it. We would be blind clockworks interacting in this world. However that isn't the case, we are experiencing this moment and we define the fact that we are experiencing this moment as consciousness.
The fact is we live in a deterministic universe, at least at our physical scale. We are clockworks, and even as clockworks we are designed to perceive our environment, dissociate ourselves from it, and believe that we authentically exist.
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Second Annual Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca Draws Thousands To Come Early, Stay Late…Where Something For Everyone Awaits
Thousands filled the streets of Downtown Boca for the destination's second annual Meet Me On The Promenade this weekend as visitors from Miami to Wellington came early and stayed late to take in the event's Stroll, Shop & Savor self-guided tour of all there was to "see and do" at the street fest. While effects of Hurricane Sandy weather cancelled Friday night activities, the spirit on Saturday was far from dampened as more than 7,000 clad in symbolic pink began their route through parts of Downtown Boca in the 11th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and then stayed to enjoy event festivities.
Offering something for everyone, the day and night featured live entertainment, family-friendly programming, Halloween Happenings! and "after parties". The Saturday jam-packed line-up featured an exciting day and night of live entertainment on several stages, plenty of "friends and family" fun and free staged "Fall For Downtown Boca" keepsake photo opportunities both inside a gigantic "walk in" commemorative globe and next to the Office Depot Tony Stewart NASCAR show car. Event goers venturing on the Stroll, Shop, & Savor Downtown Boca discovery tour sponsored by Coldwell Banker and Kaye Communications, enjoyed the Office Depot Foundation sponsored Family Zone with family playground hosted by Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC; the Allianz Championship sponsored Sports Zone with an inflatable golf driving range and Miami Dolphins interactive activities; the mod.dog Salon & Boutique hosted Doggie Depot; a classic and antique car showcase sponsored by the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton and a mini-showcase hosted by Mizner Park; an Art Attack Artists and Crafters Expo, Chamber Village hosted by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, and plenty sidewalk shopping, dining specials, retail discounts, "chances to win", and much more served up by Downtown Boca shops, salons, spas and restaurants.
The Health-Full Community included "Ask Your Doctor" sessions hosted by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and the Community Corner was filled with vital nonprofits with a variety of missions. Making the event more "bike-able" this year, Comerica Bank partnered with the Boca Raton Bicycle Club and Bike Generation to offer VIB (Very Important Bicyclist) parking and bike safety check-ups at its Downtown Boca branch.
Offering a blend of "fun" and "fund" raising, Downtown Boca debuted three versions of Boca Downtowners via its Cocktails-4-Charity that benefited Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Office Depot Foundation, and Junior League of Boca Raton Saturday. The street fest's afternoon and evening schedule featured memorable Halloween Happenings! including a costume contest for children and families, a pet costume showcase, shop-to-shop "trick or treating", early family dining specials and "Happy Halloween Hours", BeetleJuice's Rock 'N Roll Monster Revue and "after parties" at participating Downtown Boca pubs and clubs.
"In light of school closings and Hurricane Sandy challenging us on Friday, we were pleased to welcome the thousands that came out on Saturday to enjoy the day," noted City of Boca Raton Downtown Manager Ruby Childers. "Participation in The Halloween Happenings! costume contests were strong, followed by shop-to-shop 'trick or treating' and full production BeetleJuice Rock 'N Roll Monster Revue."
City of Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency Chair and City Council Member Constance Scott noted that "With Meet Me On The Promenade, the vibrancy continues in Downtown Boca with plans being finalized for two annual holiday celebrations, including the City's Annual Holiday Lighting Extravaganza and 42nd Annual Holiday Street Parade on that brings us Santa and Ms. Claus atop a City of Boca Raton fire engine."
Meet Me On The Promenade Sponsors included: Office Depot Foundation; Multi Image Group; the City of Boca Raton; Sun-Sentinel Events; Forum Publishing Group; Kaye Communications, Inc.; Mizner Park/General Growth Properties; Allianz Championship; RAM; Comerica Bank; Coldwell Banker; Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC; Penn-Florida; Boca Raton Travel & Cruises; Tucci's Pizza; and the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton.
Programming and Community Partners included: AVR Depot; Art Attack!; Potions In Motion; Gourmet Truck Expo; the American Cancer Society; Florida Panthers; Miami Dolphins; Boca Raton Children's Museum; several public and private schools including Olympic Heights High School, Grandview Preparatory School, FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine; Spirit of Giving Network; Junior League of Boca Raton; Boca Raton Museum of Art; Boca Raton Historical Society; Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce; Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau; Penn-Florida; mod.dog Grooming Salon & Boutique; Sol Children Theatre Troupe; Dancing Classrooms; Hip Hop Kidz; Showtime Performing Arts Theatre; Lynn University; Boca Raton Greenmarket; YMCA of South Palm Beach County; Linda Alfieri Salon; W.A.T.C.H. Foundation; Fred Astaire Dance Studio Boca Raton; Sunflower Creative Arts; Community Blood Centers of Florida, Inc.; Dubliner; The Funky Biscuit; Platforms Dance Club; Biergarten Boca Raton; nonprofit organizations; and media including South Florida Parenting, Boca Raton Forum, West Boca Forum, Coral Springs Forum, Delray Forum, City Link, Boca Piquant, Boca Raton Tribune; The Coastal Star; South Florida Sunrise, LivingFLA.com; and more.
For more information on upcoming programming, entertainment, and shopping and dining deals, visit DowntownBoca.Org, "LIKE" Downtown Boca on Facebook or follow @downtownboca on Twitter.
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Man City captain Vincent Kompany hopeful of return before Manchester derby
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Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany has shrugged off reports suggesting he won't be available for the Manchester derby. The Manchester City captain is hopeful of making a full recovery after the international break.
The 27-year-old Belgium international suffered a groin injury in the 4-0 victory over Newcastle United on the opening day of the Premier League. The center-back has been sidelined ever since, but is expected to return to health after Belgium's World Cup qualifier match against Scotland.
Meanwhile, Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini admits the skipper could still be sidelined for a month. However, Kompany believes he will return to action before Manchester City dwell into their Champions League campaign.
Manchester City will begin their Champions League campaign on either September 17 or 18. The Eastlands will meet Manchester United for their first derby of the season of September 22.
"I'll be out for a little while, but not too long," Kompany told Manchester City's official website. "I may miss the internationals, but I hope to be back after that.
"I've been here before and I'm going to work hard to get back as quickly as possible. There are worse things that can happen, but the only disappointment is that the season began so positively for me and everything went really well during pre-season.
"There is a protocol to follow with any injury, and there is a timescale that goes with that. If I follow that schedule, I know when I'll be back in a certain amount of weeks, and possibly sooner."
Manchester City severely felt the absence of their charismatic skipper and stalwart defender in the 3-2 defeat to Cardiff City on Sunday. Manchester City will be hoping to make a comeback against Hull City this weekend.
Kompany missed two months of intense action last season as well, but because of a calf injury. Kompany insists that his latest injury cannot be hold against him as reason for him being prone to injuries.
"It is a freak injury that has nothing to do with the previous problems -- it can happen -- but I know that when I return I'll be absolutely fine," Kompany added.


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METAIRIE, La. -- Olindo Mare hit a number of field goals from various distances at Thursday's practice, giving New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton enough confidence to keep Mare active this Sunday night in Seattle.
"Mare looked a lot better, looked sharp, did a good job," Payton said.
Mare, who hurt his right groin practicing an onside kick a little over a week ago, made only two of four field goal attempts during the Saints 16-13 loss to Carolina last Sunday.
During the loss, Mare kicked a 20-yard chip shot low and it was easily blocked by Julius Peppers. He also pulled a 54-yard attempt wide left.
Mare sat out Wednesday's practice, and the Saints worked out seven kickers this week, including veterans Mike Vanderjagt and Martin Gramatica.
Most of Thursday's practice was closed to reporters, but Mare made a handful of field goal tries, one from as long at 42 yards, before the media was escorted out.
"I won't be kicking any 60-yard field goals or kickoff, but I don't think they're expecting me to," Mare said. "I expect to play and I expect to do well. ... I did a good job today making some field goals and felt like I had a little more height and distance than I had last week. With two more days of rest, hopefully by Sunday it will be enough to make a huge difference."
Punter Steve Weatherford handled kickoffs last weekend. The Saints did not give up any long returns, although a couple of the kicks were line drives that came a little too close to the sideline for Payton's comfort.
"He had some kicks the other game that were what we wanted and a few that he was fortunate they didn't go out of bounds, so he needs to improve," Payton said. "So I'd be more comfortable if our normal kickoff guy was kicking, but he'll have to fill in if that's what we need, and I'm sure he'll do a better job."
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So, last fall I took Textiles I at IU (in the fine arts department), which was definitely my favorite class ever. The technique we're learning right now are shibori (traditional Japanese tie-dye) using fiber-reactive dyes on cotton fabric. We had to make 8 samples using different shibori techniques and dyeing them different colors. Then we cut each in half to make 16 squares, half of which we dyed again. This created a really colorful, layered look. Of course I just had to take pictures of them to share! After a long epic journey to acquire clothespins, I decorated a tree in the courtyard of Collins at IU.


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Second Chances: New Uses For an Antique Utility Box
antique utility box posted by the Furnish Green showroom. Thirty-one inches long and 9 inches high, the piece boasts a gorgeously distressed exterior and dovetail construction. Our advice? Treat yourself to some barbecue at one of the neighborhood's famed joints and then head home to try this find in one of the following applications:
What happens when a for-sale item from Craigslist gets a new lease on life? Here, in a new weekly feature, we find new ways to repurpose one man's trash into our treasure.
- The long-ish shape recalls a windowbox. Try placing little potted plants in a row inside and stash it by a window.
- Rest it atop a console as a funky in-box for unopened mail or a colorful collection of restaurant matchbooks.
- Keep it out in the open on a side table in the TV room (or on the coffee table, if it doesn't block the view of the tube.) Use it to stash remote controls, notepads, pens, delivery menus and more—all the things one needs for a cozy night in.
- Give your spice storage a vintage-inspired oomph. Fill it with your most oft-used jars and bottles and keep the lot on display on the counter.
- Store it on the floor of the bathroom and roll crisp white guest bath and hand towels inside. The next time someone stays over, they'll enjoy the amenities you've thoughtfully prepared for them.
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ooooh, i love all these ideas!
we have a big vintage shabby chic trunk in our guest room
i never thought to open it up and display visiting guests' essentials...VERY good idea! love this post because finding new uses for things is the BEST! cheers