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Police are seeking a Lexington woman accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from an apartment complex and faking tax returns and bank loans to support a lavish lifestyle on a $40,000 income.
Yarelis Rios is wanted on outstanding arrest warrants, Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said Wednesday. She said she couldn't comment further or detail the charges involved. But a federal affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Lexington states that "there is an active state arrest warrant for Rios regarding her embezzlement ... and she remains a fugitive."
Rios vanished in December, shortly after police and federal agents began an investigation, the affidavit says.
Now, federal prosecutors contend that Rios' home on Rockminster Road "represents proceeds of forged checks, identity theft, wire fraud and money laundering," according to a complaint filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Wade Napier. Prosecutors are seeking to have the property forfeited to the government.
An affidavit filed by U.S. Secret Service Agent Nevada Gump in support of the complaint describes how Rios allegedly bought a $425,000 home, expensive vehicles, big-screen TVs, home appliances and large quantities of brand-name clothing, jewelry, watches and accessories on a reported annual income of $40,000.
The affidavit says Rios embezzled thousands of dollars from Thoroughbred Cross apartments on Village Drive, which she managed starting about March 2012. It also alleges that Rios completed fake income tax returns using people's names — apparently without their knowledge — and arranged for $313,000 in tax refunds to go into bank accounts controlled by her and her boyfriend, Artemio Ultrera Pimentel.
In addition, Rios used faked W-2 forms, altered pay stubs and faked bank statements to help secure an $80,000 home loan from Whitaker Bank, the affidavit says.
According to Gump's affidavit, the case began unfolding in early December, when Lexington police Detective Mike Helsby requested federal assistance with an "embezzlement case that had evolved into identity fraud and wire fraud."
Gump's affidavit said Rios had several Thoroughbred Cross tenants make full rent payments in cash, then recorded lesser amounts in the business's ledgers and kept the difference, according to the affidavit.
Rios and Pimentel also allegedly accepted money orders from Thoroughbred Crossing tenants, then forged more money orders and deposited them in bank accounts they controlled. Money from these accounts, plus the $80,000 Whitaker Bank loan, made up an $111,826 down payment on the Rockminster Road home, the affidavit says.
Police searched Rios' home in early December. Inside, they found televisions, clothing, jewelry, watches, thousands of dollars' worth of new tools and a $6,000 riding mower, Gump's affidavit says.
Rios was not home when police arrived. But police found her boyfriend, Pimentel, inside the house. He was arrested after officers found that he had a counterfeit U.S. resident alien ID card, Gump's affidavit says. Pimentel later was deported to Mexico after authorities determined that he was a non-immigrant alien with a previous felony conviction, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit says that other items found in Rios' home included altered pay stubs, apparently fraudulent tax returns, and a fraudulent W-2 form indicating that Rios made $124,000 in 2012, instead of her actual pay of $40,000.
According to the affidavit, police also found numbers of tax returns with various Hispanics' names and personal information, which had been filed using TurboTax. All but three returns directed that refunds should go to U.S. bank accounts belonging to Rios and Pimentel, the affidavit says.


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There is a special place reserved you-know-where for the awful people out there who abuses animals, but until then, we're happy to know that there's at least one judge out there who's laying down the law with punishments to make these criminals think about what they've really done.
We've seen too many stories out there about dangerous people out there who get off with just a warning or fine that doesn't teach them much of a lesson.
However, Judge Michael Cicconetti of Painesville, Ohio wants to change the game by giving punishments that better fit the crime.
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Morrow was found guilty of neglecting and abusing her dog, Moose, trapping him inside her filthy, disgusting home.
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Who Are The 'One Percent' Protesters So Despise?
The One Percent is the villain of the moment, but it's a mostly faceless one. We can imagine Bernie Madoff, Rupert Murdoch, those guys from Enron, and a smattering of Goldman Sachs execs sitting around a mahogany table smoking cigars and ashing on your mortgage papers. But really, it's hard to know who the protesters are talking about, and it's hard to understand their crimes. As Matt Taibbi writes in Rolling Stone magazine, manipulating the markets, the government, and the regulatory structure "simply can't be seen by the public or put on TV."
So who are the One Percent, and where did they come from?
In 1915, statistician Willford I. King noted with concern that the richest 1 percent of Americans took home 15 percent of the nation's income. As Timothy Noah writes in his series on inequality for Slate, the country soon introduced the modern income tax, lest disparities became so vast that America became an aristocracy like Britain.
Income distribution became profoundly more equal during the "Great Compression" of the '40s, '50s, and '60s. But today, the top 1 percent take home a record 24 percent of the nation's income, almost triple the percentage in 1976. The top 0.1 percent take home 7.7 percent. Noah has dubbed the last three decades the "Great Divergence."
The Occupy Wall Street protesters have set up camp in the heart of Manhattan's financial district, making the target of their ire both figuratively, and often literally, the corporate executives, fast-fingered financiers, and "quants" who dwell in those dizzying skyscrapers. Many 99 percenters believe, and shout, and scrawl on signs, that those giants of the 1 percent have rigged the system in their favor, at the expense of almost all of their fellow countrymen.
How else, after all, could more than 80 percent of the massive wealth increase between 1980 and 2005, and almost every penny of the 20 percent growth of the 2000s, have found its way into their hands?
How else could America have tumbled into income inequality more gaping than in Guyana, Nicaragua and Venezuela? And how could it continue to rise, while those banana republics are becoming more equal?
But in fact, the largest portion of the 1 percent don't work in finance at all.
Averaging $1.5 Million Per Year
The top 1 percent, as calculated by the Washington Post's Wonkblog, are those who took home at least $516,633 last year, and had a net worth in 2007 of at least $8,323,000. An average member of that 1 percent will earn $1,530,773 in income this year.
According to a paper by Jon Bakija, Adam Cole and Bradley T. Heim, almost one third of 1 percenters are executives, managers, and supervisors not in the financial sector. Another 15.7 percent of members of that 1 percent work in the medical field, followed by laborers of finance, who make up 13.9 percent of the top 1 percent.
Those in the computer, engineering and technical sectors make up a comfortable 4.6 percent of that top fraction of earners, followed by the retired and deceased. (Elvis is the highest earning person not alive.)
Only (only?) 29 of the 100 richest people in America, as compiled by Forbes magazine, earned their staggering wealth through finance. Many of our country's richest became that way through creating something of great value to a lot of people, like Facebook, Patron tequila, Google, Mars bars, and anything made by Apple.
Then There's The Ultra-Rich
But while Occupy Wall Street might be inaccurate in painting all of the 1 percent with a single brush, the protestors are right when they target corporate executives, managers, supervisors and financial professionals as the greatest beneficiaries of America's growing income inequality.
That group makes up the majority of the top 0.1 percent -- the ultra-rich -- and account for 70 percent of the increase in the share of national earnings going into the hands of that narrow elite.
As Noah notes, finance saw its share of corporate profits rise from less than 10 percent in 1979 to over 40 percent in the past decade. He concludes that the upward distribution of income is the result of the decline of organized labor, a dysfunctional educational system, and, yes, the abusive exercise of power of the ultra-rich.
Americans have never been happy with this situation. The deafening quiet of most Americans on the subject until now is because most didn't realize that this was the situation.
Country A, B Or C?
In a recent study, a sample of Americans were presented with three imaginary countries, and asked which one they would prefer to live in. Country A had completely equal distribution of income: The top 20 percent possessed 20 percent of the nation's wealth. In Country B, the top 20 percent owned 35 percent of the wealth, and in Country C, the top 20 percent had 80 percent of the wealth.
Ninety-two percent of Americans chose Country B, with political affiliation making almost no difference. More people chose Country A (which does not exist) than Country C.
Country B is Sweden. Country C is the United States.
Whoever the One Percent is, most Americans think society would be better-off if they took home a little less.
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There's a fortune to be made in just about everything
in this country, somebody's father had to invent
everything--baby food, tractors, rat poisoning.
My family's obviously done nothing since the beginning
of time. They invented poverty and bad taste
and getting by and taking it from the boss.
O my mother goes around chewing her nails and
spitting them in a jar: You shouldn't be ashamed
of yourself she says, think of your family.
My family I say what have they ever done but
paint by numbers the most absurd and disgusting scenes
of plastic squalor and human degradation.
Well then think of your great great etc. Uncle
Patrick Henry.
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Poem: My Great Great Etc. Uncle Patrick Henry
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Year: Published/Written in 1972
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August is generally the month when I take some time "away" from the office and enjoy some down-time with family, while I prepare for a busy fall.
This year, though I'm glad to say that I've had the chance for a bit of R & R, but there's still so much going on!
Our team continues to take care of customers who are looking for the perfect gift for a friend or who are trying to find invitations or just the "right touch" for a reception.
But, we've also enjoyed the great news coming out of California as Judge Walker issued his decision ruling Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional. This is certainly a great victory for same sex couples, their families, and those who support embrace equality. We know, however, that we still have a long way to go. The decision has already been appealed and will most certainly wind its way to the Supreme Court.
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So, as I sign off and return to my holiday, I offer my gratitude to Ted Olsen and David Boies for their fabulous work in California and to the many couples who have been willing to stand up for their love for and commitment to one another.
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She stared at Peter, and she realized that in that one moment, when she hadn't been thinking, she knew exactly what he'd felt as he moved through the school with his backpack and his guns. Every kid in this school played a role: jock, brain, beauty, freak. All Peter had done was what they all secretly dreamed of: be someone, even for just nineteen minutes, who nobody else was allowed to judge.
The first question she was asked was What do you do? as if that were enough to define you. Nobody ever asked you who you really were, because that changed. You might be a judge or a mother or a dreamer. You might be a loner or a visionary or a pessimist. You might be the victim, and you might be the bully. You could be the parent, and also the child. You might wond one day and heal the next.
I am not a religious man. I have not attended a service for many years. But I do believe in God. My own practice of religion, you could say, it a nonpractice. I personally feel that it's just as worthy on a weekend to rake the lawns of an elderly neighbor or to climb a mountain and marvel at the beauty of this land we live in as it is to sing hosannas or go to Mass. In other words, I think every many finds his own church- and not all of them have four walls - Judge Haig (Page 399)
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Jeff Klauk is making his return to professional golf this week in the Albertsons Boise Open on the Web.com Tour. It is his first start in over a year as he has undergone brain surgery in an effort to stop his seizures. Klauk is a 2-time winner on the Web.com Tour.
He said that he feels great right now and he is very excited to be back on the course and playing golf tournaments. He has had a couple of brain surgeries over the last year and a half and each time he has had to take a great deal of time away from golf and many other things in order to recover.
When he began having seizures, he had to stop driving and he began to see neurologists who determined that there were areas of the brain that were creating the conditions for seizures. He had one surgery but decided not to have a second one because it was too risky and could have impacted his motor skills. After a great deal of recovery time, he feels like a teenager again because he is able to drive.
While he is not aware of any issue with the PGA TOUR in relation to the medications that he has to take to avoid seizures, he is aware of a lot of the side effects that are involved and he will have to live with those issues for the rest of his life but it is a lot better than dealing with seizures. He is very thankful for the wonderful friends and family in his life who have helped him recover from the surgery.
He is going to take a week off next week and then he plans to play a few more events on the Web.com Tour before going to Q-School. He will 8 tournaments on the PGA TOUR in 2013 to try to earn his PGA TOUR card but he hopes that a strong Q-School performance will make those 8 tournaments unnecessary. He has been working with his swing coach and he is very encouraged by the progress that has been made.


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MADERA, CA --A California teenager sits behind bars, facing murder charges after deputies reportedly found her newborn wrapped in a plastic bag and stuffed in a cabinet below the bathroom sink inside a home in Madera.
According to ABC30 Action News in Fresno, the 17-year old mother went to a hospital last week with postpartum bleeding, but she denied ever giving birth.
Authorities reportedly got permission to search the girl's home, where they found the baby. The teen then admitted that she gave birth that morning, but insisted her baby was dead when she delivered it, ABC30 reports.
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My 66th Birthday
I spent the morning of my birthday walking up a 'Slag Heap' called 'Halda Ema'.
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My photographer friend Jiri Hrdina collected me at the hotel and after a short tram ride we walked to Halda Ema
Me And Jiri
Halda Ema is a man made hill on the outskirts of Ostrava. It was built out of the waste materials from mining.
A hard climb
The top of Ema
To be honest, at one point, I doubted that I was going to survive my 66th birthday.
This is the view from the top.
We walked back into Ostrava past disused mine buildings and miners housing ......
Miners Houses
Old Mine Building
......we headed into town for my meeting with Sladovník Zdeněk, Head of Foreign Department. at Ostrava Town Hall.
Outside Ostrava Town Hall
Mr.Sladovnik Zdenek and me.
Mr Sladovnik was friendly but wasn't quite sure why I was there. Hana Lojkaskova his P.A (who took the photograph) was more enthusiastic about my visit and story and presented me with a gift.
Ostrava Town Hall
After the meeting I took photographs from the observation platform at the top of the Town Hall.
Old OstravaVitkovice Iron work in the background
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Ostrava is an Industrial citydespite the closing of the Iron Works.
While I walked uptown I had to shelter from a thunderstorm.
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Then I met the Kilduffs and their son in the Coffee Bus.
The Kilduffs
After chatting to the Kilduffs I returned to the hotel to meet Martin Netocny.
Martin is a photography student of Jiri Hrdina at the Ostrava Secondary School of the Arts.
The Irish Times had asked me to get photographs of me on the trip. Martin had agreed to take pictures on the next part of my journey.
Driving through the night, I had rented a car, we stayed overnight in Brzescze, Poland at the Hotel Babel.
We spent the evening into the night of my 66th birthday drinking Polish beer in the Hotel Bar and chatting about 1960s music ........... just up the road from Auschwitz-Berkinau.
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My name is Jennifer Kimbley, and I teach Reiki healing in Surrey, British Columbia. I studied to be a Reiki Teacher and Practitioner in Osaka, Japan under Rolando Gordon, a Japanese Buddhist monk. Classes are only offered during the months of July and August.
What is Reiki Ryoho (Reiki Healing Art)?
Reiki Ryoho is a Japanese method to improve your mind and body. It reduces stress, increases relaxation, and is an alternative method of healing. It originated in Kyoto, Japan in the 1920s.
Reiki Ryoho is easy to learn and use, and anyone can practice Reiki healing art after taking a class from a trained Reiki teacher. In addition, while Reiki is spiritual, it is not a religion and can be practiced by anyone.
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The top part of the character (on the left) is Rei, meaning something mysterious, ethereal, transcendental and sacred. The bottom part of the character is Ki, meaning the atmosphere, or something subtle, or the energy of the universe.
When combined to form the word Reiki (Ray-Key), these characters represent the sacred energy of the universe. This sacred energy, called Reiki can be used to heal and balance the body and mind.
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Komyo Reiki Kai is a school of Reiki that was founded by Rev. Rolando Gordon (1940 – ) when he started teaching Reiki in 1998. Rolando Gordon is a non-sectarian Buddhist monk, and he lives in Kyoto, Japan. He studied with Walter Brown in 1996/1997.
Komyo Reiki Kai follows the teachings of Matthew Fisher, with some of the modifications made by Sadie Trammell. Traditional Japanese Reiki techniques are taught and used, and the focus of teaching is on healing not only the body, but also the soul.
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Fractional-reserve banking
Fractional-reserve banking is a system where a bank is allowed by a government (or central bank) to keep a fraction of its reserves (deposits) on hand for immediate withdrawal by its customers, while using the remaining money elsewhere (such as funding new loans). It is contrasted with full-reserve banking, which requires a bank to have 100 percent of its deposits on hand (in reserve) to all its customers on demand.
As an example, consider a new bank that has 100 customers. Each customer opens his account by depositing one dollar, resulting in a total of 100 dollars of deposits that is held by the bank. Under fractional-reserve banking, a bank would be allowed to have only a fraction of that deposited money (say 10 per cent) in reserves (i.e. 10 dollars in cash at the bank). Under full-reserve banking, this would not be allowed; the bank must have all 100 dollars (a full reserve) ready for the people who deposited their money.
Fractional-reserve banking has existed for centuries. In past times, currency often consisted of precious metals (such as gold). When people put their currency in the bank, the bankers came to realise that the full amount of deposited currency was not withdrawn by its customers on a given day.[1] In these cases, bankers had two options; to leave the deposited money alone (and ready for withdrawal at any moment), or to use it for other purposes (and hope that customers would not all come to the bank at once to withdraw their money, a phenomenon known as a bank run).
A customer's proof of depositing gold in the bank was through a receipt issued by the banker. In effect, the receipt functioned as a written promise by the bank to redeem the receipt back into gold when demanded by the customer (i.e. when a withdrawal was made). This system formed the basis of banknotes. While the paper receipt itself had no monetary value, it was backed by the gold held by the bank and its promise to pay this to the depositor.
In more recent times, governments introduced legal tender laws, which deemed that government-printed banknotes could be legally used for the payments of goods, services and debts. However, unlike historical banknotes (which were issued by banks and backed by gold), modern-day banknotes are not necessarily backed by anything, effectively meaning that money could be printed out of thin air (i.e. by fiat).
Fractional-reserve banking allows a bank to essentially create money. Returning to the example of the bank with 100 dollars in deposits, the law may allow the bank to keep a fraction of those deposits in reserves (e.g. 10 percent or 10 dollars). With the remaining money (90 percent or 90 dollars), the bank is allowed to issue that money as a loan to another customer. This allows for more money to exist, and to circulate in the economy. However, with more money circulating in the economy, producers of goods and services may see this as an opportunity to raise their prices. This leads to inflation, meaning that the value of a dollar will fall (i.e. a dollar buys less goods and services than it used to).
The size of the fraction in fractional-reserve banking (the reserve ratio) is determined by a government or central bank. This allows the state to influence the monetary policy of its citizens. In 2007, the central bank of China noted the high amount of investment that was taking place (i.e. an investment boom). The central bank decided this amount of investment was too high, and therefore raised the reserve ratio to 13 percent.[2] This was an attempt to reduce the amount of investment that was occurring at the time, which was held as a way of preventing inflation.
Support of and opposition to the concept
Supporters of fractional-reserve banking point out that without it, large amounts of money would sit unused in bank vaults. It would be much more difficult to generate wealth [3][4] or increase the money supply, and it is possible that interest rates for loans would be much higher than they otherwise would be.
On the other hand, critics have charged that fractional-reserve banking contributes to inflation, distorts the economy, allows the government to intervene with personal transactions, and contributes to bank runs that can be prevented. Ron Paul equated fractional-reserve banking with fraud.[5] David Chilton concurred with this view and noted that if the same practice was undertaken by individuals, it would be counterfeiting[6] and therefore illegal. The practice has also been labelled as a "licence to print money",[7] and linked to breaking the Eight Commandment.[8] Gary North has also stated:
|Fractional reserve banking is prohibited in the Bible, for two reasons: 1) it violates the prohibition against false weights and measures because it creates money, and 2) it violates the principle against multiple indebtedness.[9]
- ↑ Brown, E. "This Crisis Has an Exit"; Asia Times; June 7, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press. "Chinese central bank raises reserve ratio again"; USA Today; October 13, 2007
- ↑ WiseGEEK. What is Fractional-Reserve Banking? (n.d.)
- ↑ Risdon, P. Fractional Reserve Banking (March 12, 2010)
- ↑ The Daily Paul. Fractional Reserve Banking is Fraudulent - Ron Paul on CNBC (January 1, 2010)
- ↑ Chilton, D. Rich Christians in an Age of Guilt-manipulators: A Biblical Response to Ronald J. Sider; Institute for Christian Economics; Tyler. Page 380, (1981)
- ↑ Art Branch Inc. Fractional Reserve Banking. (2011)
- ↑ Mission to Israel. The Eighth Commandment. (n.d.)
- ↑ North, G. Tools of Dominion: Case Laws of Exodus; Institute of Christian Economics; Tyler. Pages 755-756, (1990)


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using the same soi (silicon-on-insulator) substrate it has found success with for years, amd cites independent analysts who confirm that its new 65 nm processors are built using 9 copper layers and one aluminum layer, with the process technology yielding minimum gate lengths of 35 nm. the processors use amd's socket am2 form factor.
ee times cites amd's processors as being more energy efficient than intel's latest core 2 architecture, claiming 3.8 watts at idle utilization (compared to intel's core 2's 14.3 watts). the new 65 nm parts reduce power consumption by about one-third, resulting in a tdp of 65 watts.
amd's current roadmap has it fully converted to 300 mm 65 nm production at fab 36 in dresden, germany by mid-2007, and the company will release 65 nm products for servers, desktops, and notebooks.
the pricing of the new 65 nm athlon 64 x2 processors is us$169, $214, $271, and $301 for the 4000+, 4400+, 4800+, and 5000+ respectively when purchased in 1k unit lots. amd will soon be releasing additional parts, including the 5400+, 5600+, 5800+, and 6000+, including two low-power models.
all of these 65 nm products are process shrinks of amd's existing core architecture. amd's new core, codenamed "lima" for single-core, "kuma" for dual-core, and "agena" for quad-core, will be available early in q3 2007. a "sparta" sempron model will also be available.
no benchmarks are available yet as the media did not receive advanced releases of the brisbane core. this 65 nm athlon x2 release may be in response to the completely lackluster quadfx 4×4 offering from amd recently (see our coverage).
read more in amd's press release and at ee times and tom's hardware. as always, post your thoughts below about amd actually releasing 65 nm parts.
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|too little, too late (4:25pm est tue dec 05 2006)
apart from the minute advantage in power consumption there is absolutely zero compelling reason why anyone in their right minds would choose this pos chip over conroe or kentsfield. – by squirrelzipper
|i can think one… (5:02pm est tue dec 05 2006)
cash! i can't afford a conroe or kentsfield.
– by archerb
|wow (5:33pm est tue dec 05 2006)
that was rather sudden. all of that attention on the 4×4, then bam here are the 65nm. i am a little surprised by the lack of testing. i guess amd wanted as much of a shock factor as possible. if these live up to the claims of energy efficiency and speed, this is a huge release for amd. – by wjciv
|2nd to little to late (5:37pm est tue dec 05 2006)
what amd really needs to do is leap frog intel in performce and cost. unless their is a huge power difference it's not a difference maker.
i do complement amd on hiding this release as long as they did. it's very uncharacteristic of amd to actually annouce real results -vs- intended results, 4-6 months in advance.
maybe amd is finally learning that oem's run on promises kept -vs- promises made… – by ee92
|where is the sff (6:05pm est tue dec 05 2006)
all new cpus are marked as energy efficient, but none as sff leaving as the only choice the hard to find 3800+.
i wonder why amd does't go with more decision in a field where intel is absent.
the truth is that power consumption is just a marketing issue. 65 watt is a low value only compared to the crazy values reached in the last three years – by guast
|amd (7:21pm est tue dec 05 2006)
i'm sure they had them made already just waiting for the right time and instead of letting intel get to far ahead of them they rather put the product out and research on something else. even if the little money that comes, , i'm sure they bin putting alot more money on something else then what they bin putting out. plus it will get everybody on the raod with 4 core computers if they go down in price getting more software companies interested in it if everybody is buying these 4 core cheap computers. another idea these are really testing the maket to see who buys the computers and who is future interested. i would like to see some testing though that would be interesting, what as ati bin up to with amd and what about that govermnt thing forcing them to got for an investigation on there buying ati? alot of question but i'm still waiting untel 2008 there suppose to put out something that i want. i think by 2008 they should have an idea how things work with 4 cores and what doesn't, hopefully. – by johnnywalkin
|not a complete surprise (7:24pm est tue dec 05 2006)
digitimes wrote a piece a couple of days ago reporting this was going to happen.
riskgeek, i did give you guys a heads-up on the article. )
article stated amd was releasing "brisbane" early to alleviate supply shortages from dell allocations. i'm curious how much inventory of 65nm product they're "sitting on". – by marketman
|well, well. well….. (8:09pm est tue dec 05 2006)
what do we know….only 3.8 watts at idle(3 times less power than core 2)it looks that all this time & effort spent developing soi is already paying off, since this shows a very low leakeage,and this is using a four years old tech. although it doesn't look so to some people's eyes, this has great implications for both intel and amd. this kind of power consumption took the whole world by surprise. now companies can have farms of servers without needing the whole nuclear plant,needless to say that the amount of heat produced by this babies is minimal.
also amd is production constraint at this moment, but with the introduction of this 65nm cpu, availability will improve by a 40% or more meaning more sales….and what about the headroom for overclocking that this old technology brings to the table….oh and for those asking who in their right mind would buy this "pos" chip, the answer is simple: all the joe and jane 6 packs who comprise 99.99% of the computer buying population, since they only need to surf the net and check their e-mails, the rest of us geek comprise the other 0.1%…now let's talk about barcelona which in this last demo showed power consumption way beyond possible for kentsfield ( more than 50% power reduction)and i think amd has not only a beast of a cpu but also a killer…. – by arhat45
|just tossing this thought out there… (9:48pm est tue dec 05 2006)
i may be speaking from my arse on this one, but news like this almost makes me wonder if the quad fx was partly a ruse to lull intel while they worked on releasing this. a smoke screen if you will. because i think this would have certainly been more newsworthy than the qfx if it had been made public in advance. – by x_archangel
|hkepc (11:15pm est tue dec 05 2006)
according to hkepc barcelona might at launch max out at 2.5ghz at 120w tdp.if that's true its further bad news for amd.
|planned well ahead (11:25pm est tue dec 05 2006)
some want to think the qfx thing pushed amd into this, but that is down right silly thinking. they had to have started this long ago, they can't just overnight decide to release the chips. – by fredex
|about time… (12:24am est wed dec 06 2006)
wow amd finally has 65nm. boy are they late to the party. this makes me green with laughter. i guess for them stock holder better later then never.
intel has been shipping 65nm for ages. also note the minor detail that with a smaller die and superior 65nm soi strained silicon the damm thin didn't speed up one dam bit. notice the minor blurb about no benchmarks. how can you make noise about a new process node scale the die size in half and get no performance improvement. simple math says that since all the dies scaled the dynamic switching capacitance should be a lot less, rc should be less that the part should be faster. yet all they go was power reduction. something fishy. this smells just like intels prescott to cedarmill transition. the analogy is good. 90-65nm on netbust was a bust offering no value. 90nm opetron to 65nm offers nothing either. oh, maybe rick gan buy a 4×4 to heat his room that offers no performance benifit. he can add 4 brisbanes to off set that power. he got lots of cores that offer not performance improvement and neutral power, wow why did amd do 65nm again?
they were late to 90nm, they were late to 65nm. what makes them think that at 45nm they can pull it in. 45nm will be even harder.. oh yes the got ibm helping them. ibm the hotbed of silicon innovation and manufacture prowess. they make what 30-50million game chips. what is it i hear about all sorts of shortages to do with the next generation games…
– by silly_amd
|peaceful, (3:10am est wed dec 06 2006)
without alan at least. i think (and hope) he got banned, all 10 of his accounts. – by lvsfinest
|too early to comment…. (5:19am est wed dec 06 2006)
but a 6000+ part does sound interesting!
i believe i commented some months back amd might be hiding a surprise, that so many of the doom and gloom stories coming out of their camp might just be a smoke screen to cover some new development.
shame they don't come with the integrated stream processor, this way even the 6000+ is likely to be only little better than intel's top of the range.
*waits for the flames* – by davethejackal
|silly_amd (5:25am est wed dec 06 2006)
… yes amd take more time to get to market, but they're usually worth waiting for. any minor differences in manufacturing technique are usually more than compensated for by amd's superior designs.
flame bating aside … i'll be happy if they just match intel performance for now. at least then it will force some real competition from which we can only benefit (pricewise).
should keep the fan boys happy too,they can buy from their favourite 'team' without feeling they've sacrificed performance for loyalty.
– by davethejackal
|about time (8:28am est wed dec 06 2006)
i'll be waiting for that 6000+ myself. – by cookiepuss
|you know this is not news (10:38am est wed dec 06 2006)
i'm neither an intel fanboy or and amd fanboy.. but this really is not news to talk about. here's a company who's process shrink is almost a year late and your blabing on about using less power? they are over a year late from delays… not to mention that intel is already sampling 45 nm. i submitted a link for that but i guess because it didn't say amd in it rick wasn't interested in posting about it.
now amd says they are going to have 45 nm in 18 months.. let's see if they can do it or not. good luck
the biggest news is about a price war starting between these two guys.. that is where we are really gonna win big!! – by r3dl1n3
|tomhardware report ! (2:34pm est wed dec 06 2006)
tell me what you think after you read the report from tom hardware below…
interesting – amd "claimed" that the new cpu are power saving, better than core 2- but they never supply the unit for independent source like toms's hardware to verify the performance
look like rickgeek try to paint all the beautiful picture of his beloved (and stupid) amd as usual – lol
from tom's hardware
amd now makes the jump to 65 nm as well, perhaps not with quite as much buzz as intel did last year. while the new processors use a different core code-named "brisbane," there's no entirely new processor family and not even a new flagship model. instead, there are four new models that partially bring back recently dropped model numbers and decrease the power consumption to a thermal design power (tdp) of 65 watts.
that does not sound too impressive, as the company already has been offering some 65 watt 90 nm x2 processors since the introduction of the socket am2 in may of this year. especially the 65 nm x2 4400+ (2.3 ghz) and the x2 4000+ (2.1 ghz), which had been available as a 65 watt (90 nm) processors before, may not spark excitement. however, progress can be seen with the two higher-end 65 nm processors: the x2 5000+ and the reborn 4800+, both previously rated at a tdp of 89 watts (110 watts for socket 939), now max out at 65 watts.
samples of the new 65 nm processors, which amd says are available in volume today, apparently have not been sent out to the media yet. so far, sites such as tom's hardware have been unable to confirm amd's power claims, which go as far as stating that the new processors consume less power than intel's core 2 duos in certain scenarios. for example, amd told us that 65 nm x2 processors consumes only 7.5 watt when idle, while a core 2 duo chip runs at about 14.3 watts.
rickgeek- you are really not a geek, but a blind follower for amd..lol – by supportgoodcpu
|lower prices. (2:52pm est wed dec 06 2006)
the good news with the 65 nano amds is (i hope) amd will have a few chips left over for the channel after feeding the dell beast.
i live up in canada, and right now prices are artifically high on amd chips so in just abut all cases the intel is a better value.
i don't dislike intel, but it's nice to have a choice.
an amd 5000+ (if you can find one) is about $380 in canada, while an e6400 (a marginally faster chip with huge oc potential) is $100 cheaper and in good availability.
an amd 4600+ is about $280 – an e6300 is faster. ocs much better, and $60 cheaper.
at the top end $cad 850 for an fx-62 when an e6600 is faster, cooler, over clocks better and costs almost $500 less is an act of self hating insanity.
granted, the core2 motherboards are more expensive, on the otherhand the intels you can use cheaper ram, so it's pretty close overall.
i hope the 65 nano parts overclock, and i hope it allows amd to get their pricing back down
other than the 3800+ parts, amd is just not in the game anymore in the channel.
– by vorlon
|question? (5:05pm est wed dec 06 2006)
what happens if amd floods the maket with it's chips even if there not great improvements. don't prices go down? i still don't care what size the chip is, it's what it can do that i think matter most. what if the chip stad the same size but inside it was a completely different story, like the transistors could change anything could change. plus only in servers do i see this power thing affecting anybody or companies, not me. i don't see my bill go up or down, so a few watts up, who cars. we always got water cooling happening to help chips out. intel and amd always can have some extra cooling going on. – by johnnywalkin
|wata re they doing… (5:07pm est wed dec 06 2006)
i'm thinking it's a side project, a distraction from what there really up to. but whats that who knows. – by johnnywalkin
|question? (9:41pm est wed dec 06 2006)
what happens if amd floods the maket with it's chips even if there not great improvements.
answer: lower prices, can you say losses? not only do they got double the units they are doing it on new equipment that has big depreciation. ouch and more ouch. seing red in 2007 baby.
then they got big silicon hog quad core coming.. that has got to compete with quadcore intel on 45nm.
this real geek got it right!
"rickgeek- you are really not a geek, but a blind follower for amd..lol "
|huge win for amd (10:20pm est wed dec 06 2006)
this is a huge win for amd. this comes entirely as a shock to the industry. no one was expecting 65nm from them until the middle of 2007 at best. they've gotten this out in time for christmas this year and they are targeting the higher volume markets. no there isn't a new flagship model, that isn't the point people!!!
the point is that amd can dominate where the most chips will be sold. the mid to low end where value and economy play the biggest roles in making a decision.
amd is going to make a killing this christmas. look for them to be earlier than expected with previously announced silicon.
amd is beating intel in the power game with an old core people!!! when amd plays their ace, its going be lights out for intel.
– by mayaman
|mayaman… (7:43am est thu dec 07 2006)
yeah i kind of agree with you there. amd released these parts to prove to the world that it could do 65nm amidst horror stories and speculation in the media. yeah the really nice parts are yet to come but this shows the fabrication technology is working.
roll on the good times! let's hope intel have something cool up their sleeves a few months down the line too as i sure liked the days when amd were much cheaper for the same performance … but who knows they may just stick with the same old same old, it's happened for the last few years why not in the future? -) – by davethejackal
|value segment (7:45am est thu dec 07 2006)
… you're right there, i read an article recently about the current market leaders in pc graphics cards. the #1 spot? amd? nvidia? not a chance …. it was intel (i assume with their integrated graphics chipsets).
shows where the real money is. – by davethejackal
|silly_amd (9:13am est thu dec 07 2006)
i don't mind you coming here and pouring out to your heart's content on real issues related to amd's successes or failures, but your consistent posts have dictated a real agenda as you consistently fabricate strawmen for your own personal ends.
have my articles here at geek.com caused such an uproar at intel that they're actually paying someone to come here and write this pro-intel agenda spewage on a daily basis? or are you desiring to create financial rifts by posting dribble about amd, including all of those involving things that should not and would not be included in a regular, well-meaning post made by someone who wasn't on an agenda?
you and the other political-agenda named individuals who consistently post to your pro-intel agenda are really something to see. it's just amazing that you're so threatened by our website that you have to retaliate in this peddling-it-out-manner, day-in and day-out the way you do.
i guess my stated position about the type of company intel is at their core is truly being supported right here before our eyes through example.
– by rickgeek
|rick (2:34pm est thu dec 07 2006)
be careful not to paint them all with one brush. every company has at least a small contingent of dim wits that everyone around them wishes they could silence. i'm certain that silly_amd does not officially represent intel.
don't be provoked by his nonsense.
take heart. none of us take him, or any of the other irrational idiots, seriously. at worst they polute the discussion. at best they are entertaining to laugh at and ridicule.
|who the f is this hypocrite (8:38pm est thu dec 07 2006)
"for your own personal ends." what personal end? only to offer a counterpoint to a biased idiot with no clue or larger prospective.
"you and the other political-agenda named individuals who consistently post to your pro-intel agenda are really something to see"
" it's just amazing that you're so threatened by our website " your website, threating to me? no.. with no technical bases or logical thinking here how can you be a threat to anyone? its no wonder its biased and full of political agenda and pushing your personal agenda. bann all of us.. doesn't change the truth will it, nor will it change the landscape. won't stop intel missexcution or give amd scale..
" none of us take him, or any of the other irrational idiots" you are a good lunchtime entertainment. z-ram and your other claims are great laughers for the real geeks.
"best they are entertaining to laugh at and ridicule. " couldn't agree with this more. – by silly_amd
|silly_amd (11:11am est fri dec 08 2006)
"rick, you have personally admited that you have a political agenda to hold amd on a mantel…"
no i have not. i have stated the reasons why i like amd time and time again. they are not political in any way, shape or form.
"you say you'll buy amd regardless."
i say buy amd because they are the one innovating right now. it's not just about speed or power, but rather about solutions. i desire something that has a wider potential array for configuration at the sacrifice of a little speed. amd is not there today with that design, but that is where they are headed. for that reason i will still buy amd today because i like where they're going tomorrow.
is that unclear to you?
"z-ram and your other claims are great laughers for the real geeks."
i was reporting on zram. i did not invent it or exaggerate its qualities. i conveyed what i read online about it. but, amd did license it. whether or not they choose to use it is their decision for whatever reason. the facts i conveyed relating to zram are not in dispute. they just haven't come to fruition for whatever reason.
my speculation about what zram could do for amd are also not in dispute. zram takes up far less silicon real-estate than conventional sram and, therefore, would produce substantial increases in performance relative to sram solutions.
is that unclear?
– by rickgeek
|rickgeek (3:44pm est sun dec 10 2006)
"my speculation about what zram could do for amd are also not in dispute. zram takes up far less silicon real-estate than conventional sram and, therefore, would produce substantial increases in performance relative to sram solutions."
– ever think of why zram is still not take of ? zram is using the residual charge in soi, but since the quantity of charge store is much less in this design is much less than dram or flash, simple physics theory, they have issue in the noise level ! – sometime you can't determine "0" or "1" when the noise level is too high.
"i say buy amd because they are the one innovating right now. it's not just about speed or power, but rather about solutions" – i remember just a few months ago you blast intel for their power cosumption issue – now you say this is not a matetr anymore ? lol
sometime i ever think that we should rename this site as amdgeek.com rather than chipgeek ! – by supportgoodcpu
|real power consumption (1:42pm est thu dec 21 2006)
"ee times cites amd's processors as being more energy efficient than intel's latest core 2 architecture, claiming 3.8 watts at idle utilization (compared to intel's core 2's 14.3 watts)."
i call that major bsing. check out intel's datasheet for core 2 duo. it shows 20-22w for various core 2 duo models for c1e(extended halt), and you can see from xbitlabs/lostcircuits the measurements come fairly close.
14.3w?? where did amd pull that ass of a number from?? it's just like the bs they pulled when they took a turion laptop with xpress 200 integrated vs. pentium m laptop with 915g integrated and said that the turion is 2x faster.
fud from a relatively big company. hmm. – by intel_user


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The search for Mutya ng Daragang Magayon is one of the highlights of the Daragang Magayon Festival 2014 celebration in the province of Albay. The pageant is an annual search for the woman who best represents the beauty and character of Daragang Magayon. In his address to the people during the pageant night, Governor Joey Salceda said that "Imbedded in the guise of a pageant are the ideals for which we — as a people bound by one culture, and for which I — as a leader of a booming community — will continue to lead our journey." He said further that behind Daragang Magayon pageantry is a celebration of the SPIRIT of MAGAYON -- which, according to the governor, pertains to the spirit of heroism, love of nature, constant kindness, preparedness, as well as the spirit of resiliency -- all of which embodies the Albayanos' continuing struggle for excellence and true beauty.
Screening for the pageant was held last March 16, 2014 at the LCC Concourse and the Mutya ng Daragang Magayon 2014 Pageant Night took place last night, April 26, 2014, at the Albay Astrodome.
From the 20 gorgeous ladies, here are the winners of the minor awards:
Ms. Talent Sarah Jane Balingasa
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One week, thousands of students, and more than50 hours of food and fun . . . the UT Dallas community kicked it into high gear to welcome new and returning students. Read about the week and check out the slideshow!
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Make the dip: Blend the heavy cream in a blender until slightly thickened. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, blue cheese, scallions and garlic powder and pulse to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill 2 hours.
Make the chips: Heat 1 to 2 inches vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees F. Rest a cooling rack on a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Spread some flour in a baking dish, add the beet slices and toss. Tap off the excess flour, then fry the beets in batches (don't overcrowd the pot), stirring occasionally to make sure they don't stick to each other, 3 to 5 minutes, or until the fizzling around the chips slows down.
Transfer the chips with a slotted spoon to the rack and season with salt. Let cool at least 5 minutes; the chips will crisp up as they cool. Return the oil to 350 degrees F between batches.
Replenish the oil, if necessary, and return to 350 degrees F. Dredge the sweet potato slices in flour and fry in batches, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to the rack, season with salt and let cool. Serve the chips with the blue-cheese dip.
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Nursing organizations release list of competencies for nursing home culture change
A group of nursing organizations on Thursday released a list of 10 nurse competencies for nursing home culture change. The move marks the end of a two-year effort to find the most relevant competencies for creating person-centered care, according to a press release.
The new list is the result of a joint effort by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, the Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations and the Pioneer Network. The organization convened a panel of 31 experts in nursing and other areas to explore the role of nurses in the culture change movement. The competencies include effective communication skills, creating a system to maintain consistency of caregivers for residents, and including residents and families in shared problem solving, decision-making and planning.The organizations' members view these competencies as a step toward further integrating the nursing team into culture change in nursing homes. More information on the list of competencies is available at www.pioneernetwork.net.


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Give the Miami Dolphins this: they're exhausting all options in their search for a new general manager.
On Friday, they interviewed Dennis Hickey — the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' director of player personnel and the seventh candidate to sit down with Stephen Ross.
Hickey is intriguing for this reason: The Bucs have a GM opening too. But they haven't interviewed Hickey for the job, even though he's worked there the last 18 years.
Tampa Bay went 4-12 last year, but they're seen as a team that underachieved. There's a lot of talent on that roster. Presumably, Hickey had something to do with that.
Before taking over his current role, he spent six seasons as the team's director of college scouting.
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I am a culinary student. Ang program is consist of 2 courses, part 1 baking and part 2 culinary.
Ganito po nangyari. Ang Part 1 Baking ay may 3 levels. Nagka problema ako sa level 2 ko, bagsak daw. Pero hindi ko pa nalaman yun until magtetake nalang ako ng final exam ko sa level 3. Sabi ng school, hindi na daw ako mag tetake ng final exam sa level 3 dahil bagsak ako sa level 2. Bakit pa nila ako hinayaang mag take ng level 3 kung bagsak pala level 2 ko?
Now after baking, next na culinary ko.
Pero ayoko na ituloy ang culinary program sa school na yun, pangit kasi ang patakaran. Walang update sa status mo kung pasado ka o hindi, so in the end mo nalang malalaman sayang ang pera mo dahil bumagsak ka. Ayoko masayang ang pera ng ganun lang.
Now, gusto ko nalang i refund yung part ng tuition ko para sa Culinary Program, at parang lalabas eh yun baking nalang ang binayaran ko.
Nag inquire ako sa admin, sabi wala na daw ako marerefund.
Eto po yung section ng handbook for the refund policy:
Withdrawal for Cause. The student shall be entitled to immediately withdraw from the Course by giving written notice to (Name of School) of his intention to do so under the following circumstances:
� The School fails, for any reason, to commence the course on the commencement date;
� The School terminates the course for any reason prior to the commencement of the course;
� The School is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement.
Refunds for withdrawal for Cause. The School shall, as soon as practicable after receiving the Student�s notice of withdrawal under clause II.a (and in any event no more than thirty days after receiving such notice) refund to the student:
� The entire amount of the tuition and miscellaneous fees.
Withdrawal without cause and refunds. Where the student withdraws from the course from any reason other than those stated in II.a, the School shall, as soon as practicable after receiving the Student�s notice of withdrawal (and in any event not more than 30 days after receiving such notice) refund to the student the following sums (less any applicable bank administrative charges):
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% of (the aggregate of the course fees and additional fees paid)
If student�s written notice of withdrawal is received
More than 30 days before commencement date
Before, but not more than 30 days before the commencement date
On or after the date of commencement
0% refund for Miscellaneous Fees
Question 1. What does commencement means? Dalawa po kasi ibig sabihin, 1) graduation; 2) beginning; contradicting po.
Question 2. Allowed po ba sa batas ang 0% refund policy? Talaga po ba wala na ko marerefund?
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Why should boys have all the fun? Going by this fact, I and my friend packed our bags for an exciting tour to Thekkady. A wonderful part of the God's Own Country, Thekkady is one of the dazzling places in Kerala that welcome tourists with utmost love. And when it comes to living in an exclusive hotel falling within the budget, it had to be Vedanta Wake up. What made us select this hotel were its immaculate interiors, clean environs, sightseeing facilities, free Wi-Fi, guitars and even a library for giving your reading habits a direction. In fact, guitar in the hotel for tourists was the best thing that made my friends fall in love with this hotel as she is a good guitar player.
The moment we entered, traditional welcome by the hospitable staff made us feel like a true Keralite. Assisting us to the room, the staff boy took our luggage and kept at a suitable place in the room. To my amazement, the bed sheets were properly spread with blankets folded in style. And the highlight was its exquisite furniture than reminded us of modernity residing in simplicity. Designed by keeping in mind contemporary outlook, the hotel is the perfect way to feel like being at home. In fact, the room was quite spacious and the most suitable option for stay within the budget. Every budget conscious traveler requires excellent facilities within the budget and Vedanta Wake up! is the right option for them.
Being tight on the budget, we selected Vedanta that provided high class facilities to suit our pocket. Indeed, my friend, who was an excellent guitarist, became an instant hit as she played so well. This thing added to our memories of Vedanta Wake up. Not just this; the road to excitement continued with excellent sightseeing options. Must say, there are exciting & adventurous things to do in Thekkady. Indeed, the adventurous spirit living within us was completely revived by hotel staff through arranging a trekking tour for us. I really love trekking and campaigning. The staff was hospitable enough to customize our sightseeing plans as per requirement.
Another good that bonded us to Vedanta Wake up! was choices of cuisines and special South Indian delicacies. From Continental to Mughlai and North Indian, the hotel had all that we required. This made us taste different delicacy every day. In fact, icing on the pastry was hotel's room service, which was quick and generous enough to take orders at odd hours too. I would really recommend this hotels in Thekkady to all and ask people to visit it for an ever cherishing experience. It is sure that you will really fall in love with the place. Our hearts were really heavy on leaving Vedanta Wake up! on the last day and we left with the promise to return soon for experiencing a joyful hospitality.


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Do You Need to "Feel" It? Acting Theory and "My Week with Marilyn"
My Week with Marilyn gives excellent examples of differing acting theories.
Posted Feb 21, 2012
I recently had the opportunity to watch "My Week with Marilyn", a wonderful film (nominated for 2 Oscars for acting, 6 BAFTAs- the British equivalent of the Oscars, and 2 Golden Globes, of which Michelle Williams won one for best actress in a comedy or musical).
One of the central plot points early in the film is the acting technique and style of Marilyn Monroe versus Sir Laurence Olivier. Marilyn is portrayed as a "method" actor in the classic sense. This means that she has to really understand and feel her character's motivations deeply in order to portray the character. If she doesn't understand the feelings behind the words, she literally can't complete the scene. Even small additions to a single line (e.g. "I like this room too" v. "I like this room") need to be motivated through character insight and underlying subtext.
Sir Laurence Olivier, meanwhile, is portrayed (and was well known to be) the exact opposite. For him, the technique of acting is all words, all the time. There is no necessity for underlying subtext, particularly in a light comedy. The words are central. For Sir Laurence, you say the line as written because that's how it was written. No other explanation is necessary. And more importantly, acting is pretending; it does not require realistic feeling, or any sort of emotion on the part of the actor—that's what makes it acting. (There is an apocryphal story of Olivier and Dustin Hoffman, a famous method actor, in which Dustin Hoffman showed up to the set of Marathon Man looking completely disheveled—in preparation for a scene in which he was exhausted and dirty, Hoffman didn't sleep or bathe. Olivier's reponse supposedly was "my good sir, why don't you just try acting".)
To this point, psychology hasn't looked at the technique of actors and which one audiences may prefer. Method actors often accuse non-Method actors of being "cold" and non-Method actors accuse Method actors of being "overwrought," but no research has been drawn to bear on this question. In one study conducted in my lab (which will be published as part of a chapter on the psychology of Acting on Film in a book on the Social Science of Cinema), I found that not only could American audience members not tell the difference between a scene acted by Method actors and the same scene by non-Method actors, but that they actually judged the non-Method actors as feeling more of the emotions of the characters! Of course, this is one study, and does not control for a very important factor: that as Americans, who have been "trained" as audience members to expect our actors to feel the emotions of their characters, perhaps when we prefer or think one performance is better, we automatically think that that actor must be feeling the emotions of his/her character.
There are other, important considerations to remember. First is the psychophysiological feedback that actors may be getting through playing their part. We've all heard of "fake it 'till you make it." As it turns out, there is a good reason to believe this to be true. When we fake a smile, there are actual physiological changes that occur which may cause an increase in good mood. Just by perceving ourselves as smiling (or frowning), happiness (or sadness) may increase. This is known as "self-perception theory". And, when we stand in "powerful" positions or "meek" positions for a few minutes, our bodies release hormones that actually make us feel more or less powerful! (See this wonderful research by Carney, Cuddy & Yap on "Power Posing".) So it may be that even if an actor does not think that feeling the emotions of a character is important or practical, it may happen anyway—just through psychophysiological feedback. Second, hardly any actor today is a "pure" Method or anti-Method actor. As seen in interviews, actors tend to pick and chose what works for them- taking a bit from each teacher, coach, director, etc, in order to create a way of creating a character that feels right and works for that portrayal, in that moment in time.
So who is right? Marilyn Monroe, or Sir Laurence Olivier? Do actors need to feel the emotions of their characters, and understand their character's deeper insights to portray them, or does all that emotion and subtext get in the way? And what does that mean for the rest of us, when we have to "portray" different selves in our daily lives? (Work self, home self, loving daughter self?) While research does not have the answer yet, we know that the self fulfilling prophecy of portrayed emotions or mental states can and does happen (as subtly as at a hormonal level), and that there have been wonderful and award winning actors from all sides of the acting theory debate- so perhaps it comes down to "what works for you".


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Nikon had a four year plan to grow its share in the DSLR market, and at the launch of the much anticipated D3X flagship DSLR, Nikon's professional business manager, Chris Hoare, said that the company has achieved its ambitions.
Nikon, he says, has grown its DSLR business by 333% since 2004. And, in October this year, it reached a key milestone in becoming number one in the DSLR market by volume of units in UK, Europe, the US and Japan.
Hoare added his recognition that Nikon's rivals will, obviously, also be bringing out new technologies, but focused on the company's current achievement.
In the pro market, specifically DSLR models over £750, Nikon has an average market share in the UK of 63%.
And this area now has a new flagship in the D3X, which offers a 24.5 megapixel CMOS sensor, noise control from ISO 100 to 1600, 5fps continuous shooting, in a sturdy magnesium alloy D3 body.
But what it is missing is HD video recording capabilities.
James Banfield of Nikon UK's pro support and training team explained that this simply wasn't in this camera's remit. The focus for this model always was delivering detail, he explained.
As Hoare added: "We've achieved a massive step in covering nearly all of the pro photography needs with this model. But we didn't have the HD video technology when we decided to bring this product to market".
But both hinted that the technology is now there, and so we should expect a new launch from Nikon in the future that may not pack in the pixels like the D3X but does offer HD video recording.


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My centers are in full swing and I absolutely love it!
My first grade literacy block includes Reader's Workshop and Centers, followed up by Writing Workshop. I adopted a lot of Daily 5 that I used last year into my centers this year! Check it out.
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All the boys from One Direction are taking a couple...
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Samsung Windows Phone 7 Pre-NoDo Update Issues Continue?
Long story short: Windows Phone 7's first update — the one before NoDo — generated a couple of issues with Samsung devices and Microsoft pulled it. Yesterday Redmond re-released the update after "the engineering team has pinpointed and fixed problems" but it looks like some users are continuing to have difficulties applying.
Contrary to our reader Alex Bustamante — who told us his Focus successfully updated to build 7008 — some other Samsung Windows Phone 7 owners have difficulties applying the update. WindowsPhoneSupport tweeted that they are aware of the error code, 800705B4, and they are working on it.
After a little research we found that the error code 800705B4 usually refers to a bad driver installation. Upon updating Windows Phone 7 handsets, they reboot and enter an "update mode" while connected via USB. At that point, the computer platform needs to install a driver upon recognizing the new hardware. The aforementioned error code might have something to do with the actual hardware driver needed and not the update itself. Our LG Optimus 7 hardware driver seems to have properly installed as you can see in figure five of our update process.
On the other hand, WindowsPhoneSupport suggests people using and trying to update from Windows Phone Connector on OS X to hold off until they investigate an issue. Unfortunately, the combination of Windows Phone Connector on OS X and Samsung Omnia 7 seems to harm the smartphone which "freezes on the screen with the image stating you shouldn't eject and Windows Phone" — hopefully recoverable.
We really hope Microsoft will be able to address these "isolated" issues quickly for the affected users' sake as well as their own, before the actual NoDo roll-out process scheduled for beginning of March suffers any more delays.
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Published by the London Evening Standard by Anna Dubuis on 13th March 2014. Please note that there are many factual errors in this article in relation to the terms of the busking policy. These include: special licenses do not allow playing after 9pm and are required for anybody who wishes to use wind instruments, percussion or any amplification. There is no presumption that special licenses, once applied for, will be granted.
View the London Evening Standard article here.
Comedian Bill Bailey today warned that a clampdown on buskers in Camden risks wrecking the borough's reputation for music.
Bailey spoke out after the council successfully defended a policy forcing street entertainers to buy licences against a High Court challenge. From March 24, busking without a licence will be a criminal offence enforced with fines of up to £1,000 and the power to seize instruments.
A standard licence will cost £19 a year, but musicians using amplifiers or playing after 9pm will have to pay £47 and have their request approved by the authority. The policy was drawn up following complaints from residents about late-night noise. Musician Bailey, 50, said: "Clamping down on this is a lessening of the soul of a city. It's a very worrying precedent, we need to fight it. I've been a busker in my time.
French visitors: the Jerry Khan Bangers performing in the borough (Nigel Howard)"When I first came to London the first performance I saw was a busker. I heard a fantastic saxophone player and then a brilliant string quartet and I thought, 'Wow what an amazing city this is'. Busking is the last bit of freedom you can have in performance."
Mrs Justice Patterson, sitting at the High Court, ruled Camden's policy was "both necessary and a proportionate response". The ruling is a blow for the Keeping Streets Live Campaign, which has been ordered to pay £7,500 costs. Busker Jonny Walker, 33, who led the campaign, pledged to take the case to the Court of Appeal, saying Camden's musical heritage was under threat.
Lindçay Amanat of the Jerry Khan Bangers, visiting from Toulouse, said: "We came to Camden knowing its reputation for music. If they introduce a licence, I don't think we will pay it and will go somewhere else."
Maryam Eslamdoust, chairwoman of the licensing committee, said: "We had to adopt this regulation to address ongoing nuisance suffered by residents."