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The delay is actually due to Idzik getting his official snubbing papers filed.
Maybe it isn't happening today. And maybe it never was going to happen today.
Another little tidbit concerning Robinson was that he was the QB during one of the most impressive come-from-behind wins in Jets franchise history. This was against - you guessed it - the Broncos in 1978, and at Mile High no less. Jets were trailing 28-7 and came all the way back to win 31-28. I was in college and left my dorm in disgust while the Jets were getting hammered early, only to come back later that night and hear someone tell me that the Jets had won. Naturally I was convinced the guy was pulling my chain. So, my theory holds that Denver overpaid in the trade for Robinson based on that 1978 game. Same as Oakland was impressed with Lamont Jordan and had to have him after he torched the Raiders in a Jets win at the end of the '01 season.
i love it when people fabricate news and then get upset when its taking too long to become reality.
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Multi-channel memory architecture
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In the fields of digital electronics and computer hardware, multi-channel memory architecture is a technology that increases the data transfer rate between the DRAM memory and the memory controller by adding more channels of communication between them. Theoretically this multiplies the data rate by exactly the number of channels present. Dual-channel memory employs two channels. The technique goes back as far as the 1960s having been used in IBM System/360 Model 91 and in CDC 6600.[1]
Modern high-end processors like the Intel i7 Extreme series and various Xeons support quad-channel memory. In March 2010, AMD released Socket G34 and Magny-Cours Opteron 6100 series[2] processors with support for quad-channel memory. In 2006, Intel released chipsets that support quad-channel memory for its LGA771 platform[3] and later in 2011 for its LGA2011 platform.[4] Microcomputer chipsets with even more channels were designed; for example, the chipset in the AlphaStation 600 (1995) supports eight-channel memory, but the backplane of the machine limited operation to four channels.[5]
Dual-channel architecture[edit]
Dual-channel-enabled memory controllers in a PC system architecture utilize two 64-bit data channels. Dual channel should not be confused with double data rate (DDR), in which data exchange happens twice per DRAM clock. The two technologies are independent of each other and many motherboards use both, by using DDR memory in a dual-channel configuration.
Dual-channel architecture requires a dual-channel-capable motherboard and two or more DDR, DDR2, DDR3, or DDR4 memory modules. The memory modules are installed into matching banks, which are usually color-coded on the motherboard. These separate channels allow the memory controller access to each memory module. It is not required that identical modules be used (if motherboard supports it), but this is often recommended for best dual-channel operation.
Motherboards supporting dual-channel memory layouts typically have color-coded DIMM sockets. Coloring schemes are not standardized and have opposing meanings, depending on the motherboard manufacturer's intentions and actual motherboard design. Matching colors may either indicate that the sockets belong to the same channel (meaning that DIMM pairs should be installed to differently colored sockets), or they may be used to indicate that DIMM pairs should be installed to the same color (meaning that each socket of the same color belongs to a different channel). The motherboard's manual will provide an explanation of how to install memory for that particular unit. A matched pair of memory modules may usually be placed in the first bank of each channel, and a different-capacity pair of modules in the second bank.[6]
Modules rated at different speeds can be run in dual-channel mode, although the motherboard will then run all memory modules at the speed of the slowest module. Some motherboards, however, have compatibility issues with certain brands or models of memory when attempting to use them in dual-channel mode. For this reason, it is generally advised to use identical pairs of memory modules, which is why most memory manufacturers now sell "kits" of matched-pair DIMMs. Several motherboard manufacturers only support configurations where a "matched pair" of modules are used. A matching pair needs to match in:
- Capacity (e.g. 1024 MiB). Certain Intel chipsets support different capacity chips in what they call Flex Mode: the capacity that can be matched is run in dual-channel, while the remainder runs in single-channel.
- Speed (e.g. PC5300). If speed is not the same, the lower speed of the two modules will be used. Likewise, the higher latency of the two modules will be used.
- Same CAS Latency (CL) or Column Address Strobe.
- Number of chips and sides (e.g. two sides with four chips on each side).
- Matching size of rows and columns.
Dual-channel architecture is a technology implemented on motherboards by the motherboard manufacturer and does not apply to memory modules. Theoretically any matched pair of memory modules may be used in either single- or dual-channel operation, provided the motherboard supports this architecture.
Theoretically, dual-channel configurations double the memory bandwidth when compared to single-channel configurations. This should not be confused with double data rate (DDR) memory, which doubles the usage of DRAM bus by transferring data both on the rising and falling edges of the memory bus clock signals.
Tom's Hardware found little significant difference between single-channel and dual-channel configurations in synthetic and gaming benchmarks (using a "modern (2007)" system setup). In its tests, dual channel gave at best a 5% speed increase in memory-intensive tasks.[7] Another comparison by Laptop logic resulted in a similar conclusion for integrated graphics.[8] The test results published by Tom's Hardware had a discrete graphics comparison.
Another benchmark performed by TweakTown, using SiSoftware Sandra, measured around 70% increase in performance of a quadruple-channel configuration, when compared to a dual-channel configuration.[9]:p. 5 Other tests performed by TweakTown on the same subject showed no significant differences in performance, leading to a conclusion that not all benchmark software is up to the task of exploiting increased parallelism offered by the multi-channel memory configurations.[9]:p. 6
Ganged versus unganged[edit]
Dual-channel was originally conceived as a way to maximize memory throughput by combining two 64-bit buses into a single 128-bit bus. This is retrospectively called the "ganged" mode. However, due to lackluster performance gains in consumer applications,[10] more modern implementations of dual-channel use the "unganged" mode by default, which maintains two 64-bit memory buses but allows independent access to each channel, in support of multithreading with multi-core processors.[11][12]
"Ganged" versus "unganged" difference could also be envisioned as an analogy with the way RAID 0 works, when compared to JBOD.[13] With RAID 0 (which is analogous to "ganged" mode), it is up to the additional logic layer to provide better (ideally even) usage of all available hardware units (storage devices, or memory modules) and increased overall performance. On the other hand, with JBOD (which is analogous to "unganged" mode) it is relied on the statistical usage patterns to ensure increased overall performance through even usage of all available hardware units.[11][12]
Triple-channel architecture[edit]
DDR3 triple-channel architecture is used in the Intel Core i7-900 series (the Intel Core i7-800 series only support up to dual-channel). The LGA 1366 platform (e.g. Intel X58) supports DDR3 triple-channel, normally 1333 and 1600Mhz, but can run at higher clock speeds on certain motherboards. AMD Socket AM3 processors do not use the DDR3 triple-channel architecture but instead use dual-channel DDR3 memory. The same applies to the Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7-800 series, which are used on the LGA 1156 platforms (e.g., Intel P55). According to Intel, a Core i7 with DDR3 operating at 1066 MHz will offer peak data transfer rates of 25.6 GB/s when operating in triple-channel interleaved mode. This, Intel claims, leads to faster system performance as well as higher performance per watt.[14]
When operating in triple-channel mode, memory latency is reduced due to interleaving, meaning that each module is accessed sequentially for smaller bits of data rather than completely filling up one module before accessing the next one. Data is spread amongst the modules in an alternating pattern, potentially tripling available memory bandwidth for the same amount of data, as opposed to storing it all on one module.
The architecture can only be used when all three, or a multiple of three, memory modules are identical in capacity and speed, and are placed in three-channel slots. When two memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in dual-channel architecture mode.[15]
Supporting processors[edit]
Intel Core i7:
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Quad-channel architecture[edit]
Quad-channel DDR4 has replaced DDR3 on the Intel X99 LGA 2011 platform. DDR3 quad-channel architecture is used in the AMD G34 platform and in the Intel X79 LGA 2011 platform. AMD processors for the C32 platform and Intel processors for the LGA 1155 platform (e.g., Intel Z68) use dual-channel DDR3 memory instead.
The architecture can be used only when all four memory modules (or a multiple of four) are identical in capacity and speed, and are placed in quad-channel slots. When two memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in a dual-channel mode; when three memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in a triple-channel mode.[15]
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See also[edit]
- ^ Jacob, Bruce; Ng, Spencer; Wang, David (2007). Memory systems: cache, DRAM, disk. Morgan Kaufmann. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-12-379751-3.
- ^ a b "Opteron 6000 Series Platform Quick Reference Guide" (PDF). AMD. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ 5000P memory controller, Intel.
- ^ Intel LGA2011 socket x68 express chipset pictured, Tech power up.
- ^ John H. Zurawski; John E. Murray; Paul J. Lemmon, "The Design and Verification of the AlphaStation 600 5-series Workstation", HP, 7 (1).
- ^ "Intel Dual-Channel DDR Memory Architecture White Paper" (PDF) (Rev. 1.0 ed.). Infineon Technologies North America and Kingston Technology. September 2003. Archived from the original (PDF, 1021 KB) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "Part 2: RAM and HDD", Parallel Processing, Tom's Hardware.
- ^ Intel's Sonoma Platform: Dual Channel Performance, Laptop logic.
- ^ a b Shawn Baker (2011-11-16). "Intel X79 Quad Channel and Z68 Dual Channel Memory Performance Analysis". TweakTown. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "AMD Phenom X4 Memory Controller in the Ganged/ Unganged Mode". ixbtlabs.com. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b Gionatan Danti (2010-06-17). "The Phenom / PhenomII memory controller: ganged vs unganged mode benchmarked". ilsistemista.net. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b "BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) For AMD Family 10h Processors" (PDF). amd.com. 2013-01-11. pp. 107–108. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
When the DCTs are in ganged mode, as specified by [The DRAM Controller Select Low Register] F2x110 [DctGangEn], then each logical DIMM is two channels wide. Each physical DIMM of a 2-channel logical DIMM is required to be the same size and use the same timing parameters. Both DCTs must be programmed with the same information (see 2.8.1 [DCT Configuration Registers]). When the DCTs are in unganged mode, a logical DIMM is equivalent to a 64-bit physical DIMM and each channel is controlled by a different DCT. Typical systems are recommended to run in unganged mode to benefit from the additional parallelism generated by using the DCTs independently. See 2.12.2 [DRAM Considerations for ECC] for DRAM ECC implications of ganged and unganged mode. Ganged mode is not supported for S1g3, S1g4, ASB2, and G34 processors.
- ^ Rouse, Margaret (September 2005). "JBOD (just a bunch of disks or just a bunch of drives)". SearchStorage.TechTarget.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ X58 Product Brief (PDF), Intel
- ^ a b Desktop Boards – Triple Memory Modules, Intel
- ^ "Core i7 Family Product Comparison". Intel. Memory Specifications: # of Memory Channels.
- ^ "Xeon Family Product Comparison". Intel. Memory Specifications: # of Memory Channels.
- ^ "AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor Quick Reference Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "AMD Opteron 6300 Series processor Quick Reference Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-12-11.
External links[edit]
- "Single, dual, triple and flex memory modes", Desktop motherboards support, Intel.
- Everything You Need to Know About the Dual-, Triple-, and Quad-Channel Memory Architectures, November 2011, Hardware Secrets
- Memory Configuration Guide for X9 Series DP Motherboards – Revised Ivy Bridge Update (Socket R & B2), January 2014, Super Micro Computer, Inc.
- DDR3 Memory Frequency Guide, May 2012, AMD (archived)


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Cygwin has a nice setup program that downloads and installs the necessary Cygwin packages for you.
Open the Cygwin, http://cygwin.com/ page in your web browser
Click on the "setup-x86.exe" (32-bit installation) or "setup-x86_64.exe" (64-bit installation) link to download the appropriate setup program from the primary Cygwin server. Save it to the directory that you would like to store the downloaded packages in (e.g. c:\download). Do not save to c:\cygwin, as that is the default directory for the extraction and installation of the downloaded packages.
Run the Cygwin setup program and you will see the welcome screen:
to proceed to the next screen.Choose, Install from Internet, this will still save the package files to your download directory so that you can install Cygwin on any number of machines:
to proceed to the next screen.The default Install Root is c:\cygwin which should be fine for most installations. Leave Default Text File Type as UNIX. Leave Install For set to All unless you lack local administrative privileges.
to proceed to the next screen.Local Package Directory should default to the directory that you ran the setup program from:
to proceed to the next screen.Choose your proxy setup, or, just choose Direct Connection if no proxy is needed:
to proceed to the next screen.Select your nearest mirror for downloading:
to proceed to the next screen; setup will download a list of available packages as it moves to the next screen.On the next screen you will select the packages that will be downloaded and installed. A listing of the Cygwin/X packages is given below; a listing of the general Cygwin packages would be beyond the scope of this document.
Cygwin/X packages are located in the X11 category.
xorg-server (required, the Cygwin/X X Server)
xinit (required, scripts for starting the X server: xinit, startx, startwin (and a shortcut on the Start Menu to run it), startxdmcp.bat )
xorg-docs (optional, man pages)
xlaunch (optional, a wizard for starting X sessions)
You may also select any X client programs you want to use, and any fonts you would like to have available.
You may also want to ensure that the openssh package is selected if you wish to use ssh connections to run remote X clients.
You may also want to ensure that the inetutils or rsh packages are selected if you wish to use telnet or rsh connections to run remote X clients. (not recommended)
You can run setup again in the future to add more packages.
Click "Connecting" message on this screen for a long period of time:
to begin the download process, you may want to try another mirror if you see aAfter the packages are downloaded, setup will automatically begin to install them:
I highly recommend allowing Cygwin Setup to create Desktop and Start Menu icons for you; these icons simply launch a bash shell:
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Hi everyone,
After perusing through head-fi and numerous other sites, I've came up with a few choices for my FIRST closed full-sized headphone.
Firstly, I thought I could get headphones in the price range of about 80-100, Shure SRH 440 $100 in Australia, Sennheisser HD 280 $104.
Then I thought I'd go for cheaper models because I don't really have a high standard. Audiotechnica ATH T200 or Senn HD201 about $30-40 JVC HA RX 700 for $30
FInally, my mood swing to more decent choices coz I thought I'm gonna use them for a while. In the long run, a decent pair may be more cost-effective. Price has now changed to about 50-80. So options are Creative Aurvana Live and and Koss DJ100 for $50. Philips Citiscape $75 with its memory foam pad seems to be a great option for isolation, but the price is a bit high though. If I could get pretty good isolation with the JVC Rx700 and Koss DJ100, I would go for those.
I'm absolutely a novice and it's my first pair. I don't have any specific choice in terms of music. My priority is comfort and isolation (coz my housemates are a bit noisy). I've got an IEM Etymotics MC5 with comply foam tips but sometimes the cable rubs my ears, which is a bit uncomfortable.
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Globecomm Systems (GCOM)
Discovery Equity Partners said in a letter to the board of Globecomm, a provider of satellite-based networking services, that the company should seek a buyer.
In the letter, dated Oct. 8, Discovery stated, "Recently…we have come to believe that the board is not representing the best interests of shareholders in failing to pursue the immediate sale of Globecomm. Therefore, as one of the company's largest owners, Discovery respectfully requests that the board engage an investment bank to solicit offers from the multiple parties interested in acquiring Globecomm."
Adding that it believes the GCOM board has failed to seriously consider previous buyout offers it may have received, Discovery criticized what it called "an inconsequential direct investment" in stock by the company's directors.
Discovery said in its filing that it owns 1,390,873 shares (5.3% of the total voting shares) after its purchase of 261,660 shares from Aug. 23 through Oct. 8 at prices ranging from $10.65 to $11.25 each.
Vitran (VTNC)
Clarke, a Canada-based investment firm, sent a letter to surface-freight and supply-chain management provider Vitran on Oct. 8 criticizing the company's management and outlining steps that it believes will generate value for shareholders.
Clarke said it had previously met with Vitran's chairman on Sept. 19 to discuss Vitran's "business, operations, governance, management, financial condition, and opportunities or strategic alternatives that may be available" to enhance shareholder value. Clarke subsequently sent a letter criticizing the performance of Vitran's U.S. less-than-truckload business and the company's capital-allocation decisions. Clarke recommended that Vitran sell its supply-chain operations segment and use the proceeds to pay down debt and repurchase shares. Clarke also disclosed that it owns 1,008,417 shares (6.2%) after it sold 2,700 shares on Sept. 26 at $6 apiece.
Wet Seal (WTSLA)
Hedge fund Clinton Group said it entered into an agreement with fashion retailer Wet Seal after Clinton's slate of directors won election to the board. The agreement outlined the transition as the new directors join the board. Clinton disclosed that it owns 6,225,313 shares (6.9%) after it bought 300,000 shares on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 at prices from $3.12 to $3.18. Clinton also disclosed selling 300,000 shares on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 at prices of $3.13 and $3.14 apiece.
Original Filings
1-800-Flowers.com flws -0.4854368932038835% 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD10.25 -0.05 -0.4854368932038835% /Date(1490375519411-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26510 P/E Ratio 26.842105263157894 Market Cap 675360738.618404 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 264807 More quote details and news » (FLWS)
Gamco Investors gbl 0.2933471216821786% GAMCO Investors Inc. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD29.0951 0.0851 0.2933471216821786% /Date(1490374086462-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 19031 P/E Ratio 7.441202046035806 Market Cap 851278480.556803 Dividend Yield 0.274960388519029% Rev. per Employee 2273040 More quote details and news » (ticker: GBL) disclosed that it owns 1,388,704 shares (5%) following its purchase of 33,204 from Aug. 9 through Oct. 3 at prices ranging from $3.54 to $3.75 each.
IRIS International (IRIS)
Gamco disclosed that it owns 2,384,449 shares (13.2%) after it bought 214,690 shares from Sept. 18 through Oct. 9 at prices $19.47 to $19.49. Previously, on Sept. 17, IRIS announced it will be acquired by Danaher dhr 0.30127462340672073% Danaher Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD86.56 0.26 0.30127462340672073% /Date(1490375622069-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1060572 P/E Ratio 23.729439776676976 Market Cap 59830068644.0431 Dividend Yield 0.6458681736924052% Rev. per Employee 272297 More quote details and news » (DHR) for $19.50 a share, a 45% premium over its prior closing price.
Increases in Holdings
Kenexa (KNXA)
Gamco disclosed that it owns 1,710,386 shares (6.2%) after it bought 295,331 from Sept. 18 through Oct. 4 at prices ranging from $45.84 to $45.95 apiece. Gamco also disclosed selling 5,033 shares on Oct. 4 at prices of $45.97 and $45.98 per share.
Previously, on Aug. 27, Kenexa had announced that it will be acquired by IBM IBM -0.18876558746138886% International Business Machines Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD174.49 -0.33 -0.18876558746138886% /Date(1490375616823-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 660378 P/E Ratio 14.080355486737796 Market Cap 164892505787.693 Dividend Yield 3.2074228929808988% Rev. per Employee 192855 More quote details and news » (IBM) for $46 per share, representing a 42% premium over its prior closing price.
Peet's Coffee & Tea (PEET)
Gamco disclosed that it owns 992,628 shares (7.5%) after it bought 195,268 shares from Sept. 27 through Oct. 4 at prices ranging from $73.35 to $73.44 each. Gamco also disclosed selling 5,700 shares from Oct. 2 through Oct. 4 at prices from $73.37 to $73.42 apiece. On July 23, Peet's announced that it will be acquired by investor Joh. A. Benckiser for $73.50 per share, representing a 29% premium over its prior closing price.
Ralcorp (RAH)
Corvex Management disclosed that it owns 2,914,996 (5.3%) after it bought 79,700 shares from Sept. 26 through Sept. 28 at prices in a range of $71.77 to $73.01 per share.
US Home Systems (USHS)
Gamco disclosed that it owns 667,258 shares (8.9%) after it bought 96,543 shares from Sept. 18 through Oct. 3 at prices in a range of $12.45 to $12.48.
Decreases in Holdings
Primerica pri 0.6853582554517134% Primerica Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD80.8 0.55 0.6853582554517134% /Date(1490375584734-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 32034 P/E Ratio 17.663755458515283 Market Cap 3667505267.14325 Dividend Yield 0.9394313967861557% Rev. per Employee 760802 More quote details and news » (PRI)
Warburg Pincus disclosed that it has entered into an agreement to sell 2,087,682 shares to Primerica at $28.74 per share. Prior to the sale, Warburg Pincus disclosed owning 14,779,413 shares (23.3%), including warrants exercisable for 4,103,110 shares.
Harris Interactive (HPOL)
Mill Road Capital disclosed that it owns 4,364,452 shares (7.6%) of the market research and polling company after its sale of 343,273 shares in the span from Aug. 17 through Oct. 8 at prices ranging from $1.30 to $1.56 each.
The Activist Spotlight
Pervasive Software (ticker: PVSW)
Business: Designs and sells data-infrastructure software
Investor's Average Cost: $8.31 per share
Stock-Market Value: $143 million ($8.69 per share)
What's Happening: Following an offer from Actian Corp. to acquire PVSW for $8.50 per share, Loeb Capital Management is urging the company to form a special committee of independent directors, retain an investment bank, and shop the company to the highest bidder.
Key Numbers:
$8.08 to $8.65: the price range at which Loeb acquired its entire position in the past 60 days.
$8.65 to $8.78: the price range at which Loeb has sold PVSW shares in the past 60 days.
Behind the Scenes: Loeb Capital Management is a multistrategy hedge fund that has experience with activism. But it prefers to work amicably with management, and rarely resorts to activism. In this situation, Loeb isn't filing an activist 13D as much as it is disclosing (as required by 13D regulations) letters it previously sent to the management of Pervasive. The 13D is required because Loeb increased its position to over 5%, but the filing does not contain any new explicit activist threats or language. This is a strong indication that Loeb believes Pervasive is on the right path and that its investment will not escalate to include other activist measures. While Loeb believes that Actian is a logical buyer whose offer includes a stock price at a level Pervasive has not seen in over eight years, its main objective is to maximize shareholder value by selling the company to the highest bidder. Also, it is important to note that Loeb's entire position was acquired after the Actian offer was announced.
-- Kenneth Squire
The 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund runby an affiliate of the author and not connected to Barron's, has no position in the securities mentioned here. In addition, the author publishes and sells 13D research reports, whose buyers may include representatives of participants in, and targets of, shareholder activism.
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A sunny day in the valley is nothing new to those who live here. Sun gently warming the skin of those lying by a pool, a cool breeze teasing the petals on flowers, crisp air bringing smiles to kids faces as they get a moment of freedom.
But when the valley is on top of a hill, the sun comes from vibrant walls and matching tables, the cool breeze comes from freezers that chill ice cream and the smiling faces belong to a local basketball team celebrating over a cup or cone, there's only one thing to say.
Welcome to Oreo Valley.
While Oreo Valley is not a real place, it is a state of mind real enough to those who enjoy a cookies and cream treat every once in awhile at Sundaze Ice Cream and Yogurt, 10325 N. La Cañada Drive.
The atmosphere is one of fun and just getting to take a break, or sinning with a delectable treat that's actually good for you.
Tara Jackson came in at lunchtime on a recent Saturday and enjoyed the peace and quiet that came from relative solitude while eating her Oreo Valley sugar cone outside on the glinting tables.
"I enjoy a good ice cream name," said Jackson, a pre-pharmacy student at the University of Arizona who was at Sundaze for the first time. "Granted, I like the ice cream more, hopefully, but I enjoy the name."
Melanie McGrath has been working for the Sundaze for four and a half years. She started out in the first store on Sunrise Drive, but now spends time in the year-old store in Oro Valley. She said Wendy and Peter Gallen, the owners, like doing little things to liven up the mood of an already bright and cheerful place.
"It's just for fun," she said. "He likes doing something fun and different every once in awhile."
Sundaze began as a health-conscious choice with only frozen yogurt, all of which was low-calorie, low-carbohydrate, low-everything. The new store, however, has expanded to ice cream as well.
"All of the ice-cream is homemade … in the store," McGrath said. "There's no artificial flavoring, no artificial preservatives, no artificial anything."
Which is definitely part of the draw to McGrath. "I think the fact that we have low-cal, low-carb choices attracts people."
For Margaret Gair, a resident of Rancho Vistoso, it isn't necessarily the healthy aspect of the shop that brings her back. It's the frozen yogurt.
"I like frozen yogurt, not ice cream," she said with a hint of her home country while sitting in the sun on a Monday afternoon. "I usually come here about once a week."
Giving customers an easy place to relax time and time again is evidently a goal of the well-run store. Not only do they do cute things to attract people, like naming ice cream after the town they're in, they also help with the community.
According to a sign in the window, Sundaze helps support local activities. Ironwood Ridge High School, which is just minutes away, is one of the organizations that benefits.
Of course, when sponsoring teenage sports, it's hard for the shop itself not to benefit as well.
Special flavors roll in and out of the store, everything from chile chocolate ice cream (and yes, its actually spicy) to fruit-filled concoctions, each though up by Peter Gallen.
Of course, for those who like a little bit less of an adventure, or just don't like hot chilies, there are always the favorites like chocolate or vanilla.
And that's just the ice cream!
Like the ice cream, even the shakes are homemade, whipped by hand rather than machine. Smoothies, sundaes and varieties of frozen yogurt appear in the hands of customers and in yummy looking pictures on the menu.
Then you get into the toppings. Stacks of containers line the counters until you aren't quite sure how they open them at all. Heath bars, Reese's Peanut butter Cups, M&M's, fresh fruit and any other kind of topping you could ever even think of wanting is available to you with new ones or specials on the way.
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Rotary gets wild with Chehaw
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Kevin Hils, Chehaw's zoo director, spoke at Dougherty County Rotary Club about a new educational movement: "No Child Left Inside."
He says kids today spend a lot of time in front of televisions and computers, and he says at Chehaw they encourage kids to get outside, get active and get dirty. He says instead of having kids sit around the TV all summer, parents should have them volunteer at Chehaw.
"We have probably have somewhere in the neighborhood of 13 counties that we do programming with, both going to with our outreach program as well as kids that are coming and being a part of what we do at our facility," Hils says.
He says each year they have schools from South Georgia, Alabama and Florida visit Chehaw Wildlife Park.
"We are the regional zoo," says Hils.
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February 13, 2009
Middlebury College Request for Proposals
to Redesign and Restructure its Web Presence
1. About Middlebury
2. About Middlebury's Current Web Site
3. Our Audiences
4. About the Project
5. Project Scope
6. Deliverables
7. Proposal Requirements
8. Proposal Timetable
9. Contact Info
10. Appendix: Requirements; Links
NOTE: A conference call/Web presentation is scheduled for Friday, February 20, from 1-3 p.m. EDT. All vendors are invited to participate and ask questions about the RFP during this time. Kindly submit advance questions by close of business on Friday, February 20.
You may also see a web version of this RFP where you may ask questions and see answers to others' questions at http://sites.middlebury.edu/webredostories/?p=51
1. About Middlebury
Established in 1800, Middlebury College, located in Vermont's scenic Champlain Valley, has long been one of the country's top liberal arts colleges. Today, Middlebury offers its 2,350 undergraduate students and its approximately 500 graduate students a broad curriculum embracing the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences, with special strengths in international studies and environmental studies.
offers intensive language training each summer, in 10 languages, to more than 1,300 students through its Language Schools at two locations;
is home to the Bread Loaf School of English and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference every summer at Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus in Ripton and three other locations;
is affiliated with the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), a California graduate school offering masters degrees in international policy and management, translation and Interpretation, and language education to more than 700 students.
To understand the institutional context in which this project takes place, we suggest that you read:
Middlebury's mission statement at http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/catalogs/catalog/about_midd/mission.htm
Middlebury's strategic plan "Knowledge Without Boundaries" at http://www.middlebury.edu/administration/planning
Middlebury's current capital campaign, designed to support our strategic plan, at www.middleburyinitiative.org
2. About Middlebury's Current Web Site
The current www.middlebury.edu site runs on Microsoft Content Management Server. All content from the previous site was moved into the current Content Management System by Library & Information Services (LIS) and Communications staffers in 2004. What was then a 15,000 page site now totals about 50,000 pages of content. The site covers every academic department and college office, every athletic team, every museum gallery and performance space, all of the Residential Commons activities, etc. The content ranges from a home page with recent news items to the deepest recesses of departmental archives that in many cases pre-date the 2004 makeover.
Close to five years later, our Web site still "works," meaning that it functions well enough that most people can (eventually) find what they're looking for. But it is badly in need of a reorganization and a face-lift. Over the past few years, it's also become increasingly clear that our "distributed editing" model is not working. More than 300 content providers, many inadequately trained, some touching their pages only once a year, and working with a relatively user-unfriendly CMS, have tried to keep the Web site up to date, with limited success. And even as the site aged, and grew, it became obvious that it was not keeping up with the latest advances in Web technology (Web 2.0 tools), in terms of dynamic content and interactivity. To overcome the limits of our current site, numerous offices and individuals have used systems external to the CMS such as WordPress and MediaWiki, creating auxiliaries to our core Web site, often with lack of integration of content and design. We need a new strategy.
With the expected mothballing of MCMS by Microsoft, this is the right time to make significant changes, in hopes of streamlining the public-facing site, and offering visitors and the College community access to the latest Web tools for maintaining and enhancing their own web engagement.
Our internal audience is 100 percent broadband connection with a screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher and only 3 percent of our external visitors are on dialup with 95 percent of them viewing our site at 1024x768 or higher. Internally, 62 percent of us use Internet Explorer with 26 percent favoring Firefox and 12 percent using Safari. Externally, 60 percent of our visitors use Internet Explorer, 26 percent Firefox and 14 percent Safari. Our current site is designed for Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 2+ and other browsers including Chrome and Opera. We do anticipate an increased use of hand-held devices (e.g. iPhone, Blackberry, Android).
3. Our Web Site Audiences
& What (We Think) They're Looking For
Each of the schools (the undergraduate college, MIIS, Bread Loaf School of English, and the Language Schools) has a diverse audience. Each of the user categories below therefore represents a different demographic for each school. For example, prospective students are high school students for the undergraduate college, teachers for Bread Loaf, working professionals for MIIS, a mix of undergraduate and graduate students for Language Schools and Schools Abroad, and a significant number of international students for all schools. Some of these constituents use the site casually and infrequently; others use it daily if not hourly. They are (in alphabetical order):
Alumni: What's new at the College; how my team/club/group is doing; why it's still the place they love and remember, even as it changes dramatically to keep up with the times; ways to keep in touch with other alums, and with faculty and staff they remember
Current students: What's new at the College; information on campus activities; info on dining, housing and social life issues; easy access to course and research materials; and ways to connect with faculty, staff, alumni, and each other
Donors: Ways to learn what's new at the College; quick and easy gateways to make gifts; ways to target their gifts to programs they feel strongly about
Faculty: What's new at the College; access to research materials; tools to promote research and facilitate collaboration; tools to facilitate class activities; ability to help student advisees navigate requirements, find educational and career resources; access information necessary to being an employee (HR, benefits, relevant forms)
Parents of current students: Information on what their students are up to (academics, athletics, extracurricular activities); what's new at the College; key information to assist them (as in financial aid, calendars, etc.), and ways to connect with other parents
Prospective students & their families: Far and away our most important external audience, they want: current information on Middlebury and its programs; in particular, a sense of what it's like to be a Middlebury student, where they might fit in on campus, and what life after Middlebury might look like
Staff: What's new at the College; how to keep in touch with one another and with students and alumni; how to use College Web tools to make their working lives less stressful and more efficient; access information necessary to being an employee (HR, benefits, relevant forms)
Other friends of the College, including local community: What's new at the College; events listings
4. About the Project
Middlebury seeks a partner to help us redesign and restructure the current Web presence of the undergraduate college at Middlebury [ www.middlebury.edu ] and the site of our affiliate, the Monterey Institute of International Studies [ www.miis.edu ], as well as the Summer Language Schools, the Schools Abroad, the Bread Loaf School of English, and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, which are part of the middlebury.edu domain.
This will be the next step in a process under way since September of 2008, when a Web makeover team appointed by the president began meeting with stakeholders on and off campus, surveying different constituencies (faculty, staff, students, alumni, prospective students), organizing focus groups, and generally gathering information on the strengths and weaknesses of the current site, and developing ideas about what we need to do to meet the needs of a Middlebury community that is increasingly reliant on access to Web-based content and tools.
public-facing sites for both Middlebury and Monterey that are designed primarily for prospective students (and their families), alumni, donors, and the local community. Among the key areas of these sites will be admissions, financial aid, academics, athletics, the arts, and giving, as well as home pages and sub-sites for departments and offices.
internally-focused published sites that allow our various offices and departments to deliver information and services to students, faculty and staff.
personal, customizable pages created by faculty, staff, students and visitors, modeled on iGoogle, that will provide widget-based, customizable dashboards for our users to collect, organize, and share information relevant and useful to them. These are non-public homepages used by members of the community to personalize their web experiences.
streamline the public-facing sites, so that people can find exactly what they need, without tripping over all the things they don't.
make it easier for prospective students and their families to discover and engage with Middlebury and its affiliated programs at a much-improved admissions site, using the latest Web tools and engaging, dynamic and interactive content.
provide up-to-date Web tools that any individual member of our audiences can use to create and personalize their Middlebury/Monterey Web experience with a "customized home page."
promote and facilitate communication between and among our target audiences, and in particular promote increased engagement by alumni in the life of the College.
improve, standardize and update public-facing sites belonging to offices and departments, while at the same time giving students, faculty and staff access to flexible templates and dynamic content with which to tell their stories and do their work.
a comprehensive design blueprint and strategy for the public-facing sites for Middlebury, the Language Schools, the Bread Loaf programs, and Monterey.
a thorough review of the proposed "information architecture" for those sites and for the internally-focused site (see http://sites.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/02/11/proposed-information-architecture/ for the the proposed IA).
design and process flows for the content and tools, some existing and some new, that will comprise our overall web presence.
Role of vendor in project: We have significant staffing and expertise to implement a new information architecture, build and program functionality, and convert our current Web presence. We are looking for a vendor to:
devise strategies in collaboration with us to synthesize the various parts of our Web presence into a relatively seamless whole.
We expect that the public-facing Middlebury and MIIS sites will be relatively small and maintained by a core group of professional communicators and Web producers. We expect that Middlebury's Library & Information Services staff, with help from the Communications office, will be building out the new design and information architecture of this site with Drupal, and using other tools as necessary, including ASP.net for the customized home pages. We will incorporate existing open source Drupal modules where possible, but also write our own code to interface with existing systems.
The design and structure must make it easy to access and serve up video, audio, Flash and other dynamic Web content.
This design project will specifically include creating as-seamless-as-possible interfaces with several vendor-produced and hosted Web sites, including the College Store and the alumni online community. In addition, we want to facilitate connections through the Middlebury site via widgets and "share" buttons with various networking Web sites, including Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, and iTunes University.
Streaming video from an on-campus instance of Flash Media Server using a custom developed Web service that can both upload and retrieve videos and audio
In general, all information from external sources will be delivered to the public-facing Web site via XML Web services or RSS feeds for the front-end Web site. In addition, for personalized home pages and sites used primarily for in-house use by employees and students, interfaces may additionally include simple links to other Web sites and services, iCal, and SQL database queries.
5. Project Scope
The scope of the project includes the entire Web presence of the College, MIIS, and affiliated programs, except the following:
the College's academic course management system, Segue, as well as other learning management systems currently running on various campuses, such as Moodle.
the College's administrative/enterprise resource system (Banner), which serves Middlebury and Monterey students, faculty, and staff, though the design/structure of the site will need to accommodate feeds to the various Web sites from Banner.
the hosted online community called PantherNet (Harris) and Monterey's iModules system, which serve alumni and students, though new designs will be applied to such services.
BreadNet, the Bread Loaf School of English internal conferencing system (currently deployed via FirstClass).
6. Deliverables
Information architecture review and finalization: The vendor shall work with an IA that we have developed, expand upon this work, and develop a tested IA as the foundation of the project.
Process flows for all transactional components, including end-users' and content managers' uses of the Web presence.
After concepts are approved, treatments and design templates for a select number of differing page types, which could include the following:
Variations on these treatments to offer options to departments based on desired look, function, and usability
Usability testing plan: from both visual branding and user experience points of view; note that usability review of site flow and structure should take place before design work.
Tentative schedule and plan of work to complete Monterey's site for public launch in August 2009, and all Middlebury and MIIS sites by December 2009.
A descriptive outline of the methodology and processes that would be used on this project, including input required by Middlebury, how your firm handles project communications, and what tools you use.
Price break down by phase, with a specific list of vendor activities and deliverables. Include hourly rates for project team members. Also include built-in contingency work as required during implementation, and break out travel, lodging, and communication costs.
Links to examples of similar work, including examples of delivered and commented html and style sheets.
8. Proposal Timetable
Here is our schedule for evaluating proposals. If you intend to submit a proposal, please understand that it must be submitted by Friday, February 27, 2009, at 5 p.m. EST for full consideration.
10. Appendix: Requirements
As part of our work this fall, we conducted a series of focus groups and surveys, and commissioned 'stakeholder reports' from key campus offices. We have synthesized the results of this work into a raw requirements database that can be found at http://tinyurl.com/middwebdetails. Below you will find a summary of these requirements that convey the focus, scope, and direction of our project. This should not be taken as an exhaustive or complete description of the requirements, but is intended to provide a sense of the directions and ambitions. It is worth noting again that we intend to do the software development and integration for this, and are looking for help on the blueprints, IA, process modeling, design, and usability testing.
10.1 General Design Concepts
Home page reflects Middlebury as the global liberal arts college ("One Midd")
Mobile Device Design/Support with pages that load quickly and are deliverable to Web-capable mobile phones & PDAs; feed information (e.g. sports scores updates, e-commerce info) to mobile devices
Easy to use, engaging admissions site that encourages prospective students to create a profile and personalize their experience
"Stories" that profile individual students, faculty, staff, alums to humanize the Middlebury/MIIS experiences and highlight the opportunities that await new students.
Improved academic department sites with more design flexibility via multiple templates, strong multimedia capabilities, embedded feeds of relevant events & information, and robust interlinking with other academic elements (course schedule, course websites)
Improved "Contact Us" placement & feature on sub-sites (contact us may be departmental contact, in addition to web content provider/maintainer)
Menu of widgets (described below) that can be embedded within a sub-site (e.g. faculty info, course info, calendars, etc.)
Design must include robust site index(es), including alphabetical listing of "official" Web sites
Gateways: indexes of sites for particular constituencies (students, alumni, faculty, etc.) See www.brynmawr.edu for example of targeted banners.
Ability to direct visitors to other programs (MIIS, Schools Abroad, Bread Loaf, etc.) without leaving front page, but not cluttered or confusing navigation
Context aware navigation elements: personalized headers (e.g. menu options vary depending on constituency / sign-on); example: Header navigation shows links to Financial Aid services if you're on financial aid, or to HR if you're a staff member
10.3. Customization and Personalization
For both our external audiences (prospective students, visitors, etc.) and our internal audiences, we envision an environment that will allow users of the site to customize and personalize their home pages and their experiences of the site, similar to iGoogle. Potential content could include bookmarked pages, event feeds, weather, course schedules, targeted news and event items, facility hours, widgets from external websites, etc. Your proposal should speak to how you would help us flesh out these ideas in terms of information architecture, process flow diagrams, design, and advice about implementation (including technology advice).
10.4. Interfaces to Systems and Platforms
Design must accommodate interactive and multimedia features and applications that are already being used at Middlebury, as well as integration of external systems and future innovations. We do not expect a vendor to integrate these systems, but to propose a design and create templates that will integrate these materials in as seamless a manner as possible. What follows is a list of materials that a design must accomodate.
Embeddable audio/video of lectures, student performances & creative work, and campus PR, ideally requiring no separate or unusual plug-ins, or navigation to sub-sites or external apps, with full cross-browser/platform support
Live chats with students and admissions officers, and potentially with other offices within the College; we are currently using Meebo and would happily continue if fully integrated into new site
C. Social software/Web 2.0 integration
We have a wide array of Web 2.0 applications and activities that are not presently meaningfully intergrated into our existing site. The new design needs to accommodate the following activities:
Integration of blogging and wiki technologies into range of different sites and sub-sites via RSS
Tagging system to span multiple content sources in order to aggregate and view similar content / data
D. Calendars and Events
We have an existing master calendar application that we wish to enhance to feed calendar information throughout the site. Here are thoughts about how this might manifest itself on the new site:
Provide utility for creating departmental / personal Web-based calendars and display of hours open/closed
Examples: bookstore, library branches, swimming pool, fitness center, dining halls
- Event Feeds (via RSS, iCal, email, email digest) to targeted users or to users who select certain event categories
Examples: allow any user to make reservation and others to approve for all campus spaces; one-click mechanism to have event appear in Events Calendar
- User-uploaded photos for events; thumbnails display with events calendar and are clickable for event details
Examples: Enable a separate calendar that allows for marketing of off site events (such as those planned by College Advancement, Admissions, etc.). Make those events also accessible as feeds to the off-campus users.
All course information is presently stored within Banner, our main administrative application. We will extract this information to provide course information throughout the site. We will want to use this information in faculty profiles, a course catalog application, and within department listings.
We want to integrate existing data stored in Banner along with new applications for storing additional information to provide for the ability to produce:
We have a set of already existing maps that we wish to enhance and make available throughout the site. The new site will need to accommodate inclusion of the following geographic information resources that we have already developed or plan to develop internally:
Interactive world map showing location of all College programs as a visual representation of the global liberal arts college; indicate presence of study abroad, language schools; where people are from.
H. Forms
In our discussions with the campus about what they would like to see in a new Web site, a major component that many offices wanted was the ability to easily collect information via Web forms, and (sometimes) to be able to manage that data via the Web
We will build and/or provide our authors the ability to build customizable forms for collecting data that allow things such as:
A general tool for allowing people to sign up for things (appointments, office hours, tutorials, music lessons, etc.)
Ability for departments, student groups and others to aggregate, annotate, and share media (audio, video, photos) within their design framework, including both internally and externally hosted media.
J. Newsletter Production and Distribution via Web
To serve both internal and external audiences, many departments produce newsletters that go out as print, email and RSS; we would like to provide a utility that makes it easy (for those willing to commit the time to writing, editing, and marketing) to produce an attractive newsletter.
10.5. Search
We provide search through the google search appliance. We will want to integrate search throughout the site, and develop strategies for improving the accuracy of search results given the contraints of the chosen technology.
In the administrative environment that we provide for site administrators, we want to allow them access to tracking and analytics tool that will show web use statistics.
With Drupal, we will need to think about how we design and deploy editing capabilities throughout the community. Here is a list of requirements for the editing environment. Since we have some control over how the editing environment manifests itself for our editors, this list may prove useful in designing the process workflows for the editors of our site.
These features need to be visible within the design; LIS will address the technology to implement this.
Authorization / Permissions
While the technical implementation of these features will fall to the staff of LIS, we anticipate the following controls that will need to be visible through the editing interface, and will require process diagrams and design work, informed by the constraints of Drupal.
Allow for Password/Authentication protected areas, including restricted / private blogs & wikis that uses AD groups and ad hoc groups.
Authorized users for content management; provide for temporary student employee permissions to edit content
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"Cleveland" | |
30 Rock episode | |
Liz showing Jack that she's attractive enough to be a model in Cleveland
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 20 |
Directed by | Paul Feig |
Written by | Jack Burditt Robert Carlock |
Featured music | "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner, is Liz's ringtone. |
Cinematography by | Vanja Černjul |
Production code | 120 |
Original air date | April 19, 2007 |
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"Cleveland" is the twentieth episode of the first season of 30 Rock. It was written by one of the season's co-executive producers, Jack Burditt, and one of the season's executive producers, Robert Carlock. It was directed by Paul Feig. It first aired on April 19, 2007 on the NBC network in the United States. Guest stars in this episode included Jennifer Bassey, Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Eric Dysart, Ramsey Faragallah, Lori Hammel, Lester Holt, Traci Hovel, Gregory Korostishevsky, Jenelle Marlbrough, Anthony Mazza, Raymond McAnally, Jack Moran, Emily Mortimer, Maulik Pancholy, Brian Patrick Russell, Mitch Poulos, Justin Smith, Jason Sudeikis, Gary Tacon, Mira Tzur and Julian Walker.
In this episode, Liz Lemon (played by Tina Fey) and Floyd (Jason Sudeikis) visit Cleveland, Ohio when Floyd says he wishes that he could live there. Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) goes on the run from The Black Crusaders. Liz discovers that Jack Donaghy's (Alec Baldwin) fiancée, Phoebe (Emily Mortimer), is keeping some deceiving secrets.
When Floyd (Jason Sudeikis) loses out on a possible job promotion to Alan Garkel (Eric Dysart)—an African-American candidate in a wheelchair—he informs Liz Lemon of his aspirations to move back home to Cleveland. After Floyd asks Liz about her own future in New York, she begins to notice all the problems she has with the city and so they plan a visit to Floyd's hometown.
Meanwhile, Jack returns from a weekend in Paris with Phoebe, his new fiancée, and insists that Liz should get to know Phoebe better. He tells her to take Phoebe and Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) on a girls' day out. As their day progresses Liz senses Phoebe is not who she claims to be. Liz's suspicions are confirmed when she covertly follows Phoebe to a restaurant and spies her holding hands with an older gentleman. This is alarming for two reasons: first, Phoebe is already engaged to Jack, and secondly, she has previously claimed to be afflicted by "Avian Bone Syndrome," a result of which is that her purportedly brittle bones would not be able to stand such intense physical contact. Even though Liz tries to remain inconspicuous at the restaurant, Phoebe notices her. Knowing that Liz is on to her deceptions, Phoebe confronts Liz, who is not interested in Phoebe's excuses and tells her that she has a choice: tell Jack about her cheating or Liz will do so herself. Phoebe becomes angry and then shocks Liz when she drops her British accent. Liz tries to tell Jack about her suspicions, but he is immediately offended by her seemingly unfounded and slanderous comments about his fiancée, which puts a heavy strain on their working relationship.
Finally, Tracy has somehow become entangled in a character assassination plot. When Frank Rossitano (Judah Friedlander) tells Tracy that he read in a magazine that Bill Cosby hates him, Tracy realizes that The Black Crusaders, a cabal of powerful African Americans (a reference to the 2006 conspiracy theory hoax regarding a similar group called the Dark Crusaders driving Dave Chappelle off his Comedy Central show),[1] are out to destroy his career. The Black Crusaders have managed to put a stop to all productions featuring Tracy. Fearing for his life, Tracy goes on the run to Cleveland and, from there, into Needmore, Pennsylvania.
This episode was the fourth episode written by Jack Burditt and also the fourth episode written by Robert Carlock. It was the first episode directed by Paul Feig. The scenes set in Cleveland, Ohio were actually filmed in Battery Park City, Manhattan.[2] Similarly, the scenes in the town of Needmore, Pennsylvania in the following episode, "Hiatus", were filmed in Douglaston, Queens.[2] Jason Sudeikis and Tina Fey sing the montage when touring Cleveland.
Jason Sudeikis, who played Floyd in this episode, has appeared in the main cast of Saturday Night Live,[3] a weekly sketch comedy series which airs on NBC in the United States. Tina Fey was the head writer on Saturday Night Live from 1999 until 2006.[4] Various other cast members of Saturday Night Live have appeared on 30 Rock. These cast members include: Rachel Dratch,[5] Fred Armisen,[6] Kristen Wiig,[6] Will Forte,[7] Chris Parnell[8] and Molly Shannon. Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan have both been part of the main cast of Saturday Night Live.[4][9] Alec Baldwin hosted Saturday Night Live 16 times through the season-37 premiere on September 24, 2011, and holds the record for most times hosting the show.[10]
"Cleveland" brought in an average of 5.2 million viewers upon its original broadcast in the United States. It also achieved a 2.5/7 in the key 18- to 49-year-old demographic.[11] The 2.5 refers to 2.5% of all people of ages 18–49 years old in the U.S., and the 7 refers to 7% of all people of ages 18–49 years old watching television at the time of the broadcast in the U.S..
Robert Canning of IGN thought that this episode "was by far the funniest, laugh-out-loud, near genius episode of 30 Rock this season." He wrote that "there wasn't a moment wasted in the entire half hour, which not only gave us plenty of laughs, but it continued the ongoing storylines with fantastic pacing and ease." Canning stated that "the best part of this episode by far was Tracy's paranoia over The Black Crusaders" and he rated the episode 9.7 out of 10.[12] Matt Webb Mitovich of TV Guide wrote regarding Emily Mortimer's guest appearance that "she's not the first thought for most sitcoms looking to fill a vacancy. But here, she's obviously relishing (as Isabella Rossellini did) the chance to go a bit bonkers. When she lapsed out of the accent, what fun."[13] Anna Johns of AOL's TV Squad wrote that she "didn't find 'Cleveland' nearly as funny as the super-sized 'Fireworks' episode two weeks ago, but it was still pretty good. The best sources of humor in this show are Kenneth the Page and Tracy Jordan, neither of which had a very prominent role this week."[14]
- ^ http://www.hongpong.com/archives/2005/12/19/dave_chappelle_conspiracy_theory_oprah_threats_farrakhan_thugs
- ^ a b Webb Mitovich, Matt (2007-06-12). "Funny Business: Tina Fey Previews 30 Rock's Future". TV Guide. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ^ Matheson, Whitney (2007-04-19). "A chat with ... 30 Rock and SNL star Jason Sudeikis". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ a b "Tina Fey Biography". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2006-08-14). "Inside Move: Dratch latched to multiple Rock roles". Variety. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b Canning, Robert (2007-11-16). "30 Rock: "Somebody to Love" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (2007-02-02). "February 1, 2007: "It Feels Good to Laugh"". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 10, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ Barrett, Annie (2006-12-07). "What SNL alums besides Chris Parnell should guest on 30 Rock?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ Fickett, Travis (2006-10-17). "IGN Interview: 30 Rock's Tracy Morgan". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "Alec Baldwin Sets Hosting Record as "SNL" Premieres Anew". NBC New York. September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "NBC Ratings Results for the Week of April 16–22". The Futon Critic. 2007-04-24. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ Canning, Robert (2007-04-20). "30 Rock: "Cleveland" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (2007-04-19). "April 19, 2007: "By the Hammer of Thor!"". TV Guide. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ Johns, Anna (2007-04-20). "30 Rock: "Cleveland"". AOL's TV Squad. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
External links[edit]
- "Cleveland" at the Internet Movie Database
- "Cleveland" at TV.com


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This card was reprinted as one of the HGSS Black Star Promos with English-exclusive artwork by Noriko Hotta. It was released in February 2010 as one of three cards available in the Spring 2010 Collector's Tins.
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text: Windows 7 Tablet Capabilities Make Tablet PCs, and You, SmarterDan Nosowitz4/25/09 1:45pmFiled to: windows 7MicrosoftTabletHandwritingTouchscreenDevelopment30EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Tablet PCs usually seem like a great idea until you actually use them, but the Windows 7 team has been working hard to make the platform more usable than ever— especially for students. Advertisement New features for Windows 7 include recognition of mathematical formulas and East Asian languages, as well as the addition of a soft keyboard with multitouch and a totally revamped method for correcting handwriting. Here's hoping we finally get a droolworthy, sleek, and most importantly, useful tablet to take advantage of the new features. [MSDN, thanks JagsLive]Reply30 repliesLeave a reply