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Intellectual freedom in Canada: Civil rights lawyer charged again
Alberta civil rights lawyer Ezra Levant, "The Ez", has been hit with another "human rights" complaint. As he explains,
Rob Wells is the Fred Phelps of the gay rights lobby.The details follow.
Phelps, as readers will know, is the former award-winning civil rights activist who just snapped about 25 years ago. Now he pickets funerals, holding up signs saying things like "God hates fags".
Wells is pretty much the same, but without the noble past. And he switches Phelps's routine around a little: he protests outside churches, for months on end, slandering Catholics. He actually dresses his vehicle with anti-Christian hate messages, equating Catholics with Nazis, and drives around looking for people to offend.
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The fact is, it's Phelps and Wells who are the haters.
Which is why it's such an honour that the latest human rights complaint filed against me is by Rob Wells.
Reader, if you are unfamiliar with the current degradation of Canada, you may find the details unbelievable - for example, that the government agency that promotes anti-Christian bigots like Wells, "The Canadian Human Rights Commission" (CHRC), operates without any traditional legal safeguards. But that is all exhaustively documented, and Levant's site is a good place to start.
The Ez continues,
I'm disgusted with Rob Wells – he's just as despicable as Fred Phelps. But he's just an individual bigot, and he's got the freedom to utter his filthy speech. What's truly appalling, though, is how he's turned the CHRC into his personal anti-Christian inquisition – going after the Christian Heritage Party, Rev. Boissoin and Fr. de Valk. Without the CHRC's aid and comfort, Wells would still be driving around Edmonton in his hatemobile, a pitiful, angry, junior Fred Phelps. But, thanks to Jennifer Lynch and the rest of the team at the CHRC, the taxpayers of Canada and the laws of Canada have been hijacked, yet again.Hijacked? Well, maybe. Some Canadians enjoy persecuting people, and some Christians think that the persecution of other Christians is a romantic "Left Behind" drawma. "See, it's all happening to them just like that pastor with the gift of prophecy promised!" they fatuously inform us, before driving off in their late-model cars to their comfortable suburban homes. I wonder how many of them work for the government?
Believe me, no gift of prophecy is required to predict that those who do not defend their civil liberties lose them. But worse - they often do not care until it happens to them personally, instead of to someone else.
Unfortunately, Canadian Christians are also saddled with a great deal of pitiful, second-rate "Christian" media, prone to running testimonies and "good works" pieces, contributed largely for free. Such publications are not prone to covering concerted, government-aided attacks on Christians, of the type that Levant - who is Jewish and possesses uncommon courage - discusses.
In other words, they are not prone to covering the most important current Canadian religious news in much depth or detail. For one thing, they would need to pay a competent journalist a living wage - and apprise their timid readers that they are prepared to take risks. They might never recover from such decisions because most of their readers esssentially do not want to know until it happens to them personally. And then they won't need a news medium to tell them.
If you want to know what is happening re civil liberties in Canada, go here or here for regular updates, and do not bother with conventional Canadian Christian media at present. By the time they catch up, the real news will have moved on.
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HARVARD – The Harvard Police Department called in the county's Gang Task Force in response to a rash of gunfire and gang activity.
Three shootings that occurred last month remain unsolved, but the Task Force was able to make a number of unrelated arrests since being activated Friday and Saturday.
"We stepped up patrols and details in response to the shootings," Harvard Police Chief Dan Kazy-Garey said.
One man was injured in one shooting incident, and in the two others, bullets struck buildings or vehicles. Kazy-Garey believes the shootings were gang-related.
Kazy-Garey added there were no new details or leads in those incidents.
Since being activated in the Harvard area, the McHenry County Gang Task Force made 18 gang contacts, nine arrests, three traffic arrests and found about 15 grams of marijuana, a scale, paraphernalia and a loaded handgun, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.
The Task Force made the following arrests:
• Jose Sirilla, 18, of Rockford, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Four Harvard juveniles were charged with trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• One Harvard juvenile was charged with trespassing, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.
• One Harvard juvenile was charged with possession of marijuana.
• One Harvard juvenile was charged with unlawful contact with a street-gang member.
• One Rockford juvenile was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana with the intent to deliver, possession of ammunition without a firearm owners identification card, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.
Administered through the McHenry County Sheriff's Office, the Gang Task Force is made up of 18 area police departments. Officers from Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Harvard, Lake in the Hills, Lakemoor, McCullom Lake, McHenry, Wonder Lake and the Sheriff's Office assisted in this detail.


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With a Republican takeover of the House appearing more and more likely, it's probably not premature to consider the question of committee chairmanships in the next Congress. One such key chairmanship is that of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, which handles not only energy policy, but health care policy as well.
As I explained here, Rep. Joe Barton, the Ranking Member of the Committee, faces a tenure limitation problem — the service limit Republicans impose on a member's eligibility to be the ranking member or chairman of a committee expires this year. Thus, Rep. Fred Upton, currently the ranking member of the Energy and Environment subcommittee, is making a move for the chairmanship, and is considered the front-runner.
The problem is that Upton is not a conservative. His voting record leaves no doubt of this. For example, Upton was one of only three Republicans to oppose extending the Bush tax cuts. He also voted with the Democrats in their effort to make future tax cuts harder to pass. And he opposed Republican amendments to the stimulus bill which would have substituted tax cuts for stimulus money. Upton also voted against an amendment to cut $355 billion out of the stimulus legislation.
By the same token, Upton voted in favor of the Democrats' $409 billion Ominbus Appropriations Act of 2009, which increased federal spending by 8.4 percent and gave President Obama $19 billion more than he had requested. Twenty Democrats voted against this Act, but (as Hubert Humphrey might have said) not Congressman Upton.
Upton's record is also decidedly non-conservative when it comes to energy and environmental issues. He has voted consistently to place more federal land off limits to domestic energy production. He voted for a bill to eliminate 1.2 million acres from mineral leasing and erergy exploration in Wyoming, thereby withdrawing an estimated 331 million barrels of recoverable oil and 8.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas from domestic energy supply. In addition, Upton helped Democrats pass an omnibus energy bill that imposed new regluations on energy companies and created dozens of new government energy programs.
On the question of climate change, Upton is no skeptic. "Right or wrong," he proclaimed in February 2009, "the debate over the modeling and science appears to be over." Right or wrong?
Upton is also the co-author, along with liberal Democrat Jane Harmon, of the ban on incandescent light bulbs. I wrote about that ridiculous piece of legislation here.
Based on this record, Mother Jones has reported that Democratic congressional staffers regard Upton as "someone they can work with on energy and climate issues." I guess so. The real question is whether Republicans can work with Upton on these issues.
This leads to the question of whether they will have to. Upton appears to be the current Republican leadership's choice to chair the Committee. However, nothing has happened yet — the decision will be made by steering committee after the election. Moreover, committee chairs will have to be confirmed by a vote of the whole conference, including the new members.
We hope that Upton's record will, at one stage of the process or another, be deemed too liberal to justify elevating him to chair this vital Committee.
UPDATE: I have only scratched the surface of Rep. Upton's non-conservative votes. He voted to double the size of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). He has frequently voted in favor of taxpayer-funded abortion, both in America and abroad. He opposed a proceduraal motion to require federally funded abortion clinics to notify the parents of any underage pregnant girl before performing an abortion on her.
Upton also voted with the Democrats to condemn the Iraq surge and spoke on behalf of this resolution on the House floor. Upton told the House that American troops "are viewed as part of the problem, not the solution" and that he believes "this surge strategy will fail." The surge proved to be crucial in turning the tide in our favor, and in favor of the Iraq people.
Upton has also voted with the left on such agenda items as lifting the trade embargo and travel restrictions on Cuba and opposing the development of a missile defense.
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A Muscle Milk Victory and Championships Galore at VIR
Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr teamed for a three-lap victory in the four-hour race driving Muscle Milk's Honda Performance Development ARX-03a. The day also belonged to Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, who clinched the GT title with a class victory; and Alex Job Racing's Cooper MacNeil, who clinched the GT Challenge championship thanks to a class win with Leh Keen.
CORE autosport's Alex Popow wrapped up the Prototype Challenge title with a third-place class finish in the No. 06 ORECA FLM09 as CORE teammates Colin Braun and Jon Bennett won in the No. 05 entry.
The P1 and P2 championships will go down to the season's final race – Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda at Road Atlanta. Level 5 Motorsports' Christophe Bouchut and Scott Tucker won in P2 in a back-and-forth affair with Conquest Racing's David Heinemeier-Hansson and Martin Plowman.
In GT, Gavin and Milner led twice for more than three hours and took the lead for good at the one-hour, 15-minute mark in the No. 4 Corvette C6 ZR1. Gavin made his 100th ALMS start a memorable one by clinching his fourth class championship. Milner won his first at his home track to go along with a class victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2011.
The victory also sewed up the team championship for Corvette Racing and manufacturer title for Chevrolet.
The Gavin/Milner duo received a good omen at the race's start. Mark Patterson in the No. 20 Dyson Racing Lola-Mazda spun at the first turn, and Gavin narrowly escaped unscathed. He went back and forth early with Extreme Speed Motorsports' Johannes van Overbeek, the GT pole winner, in the early going. The pairing swapped the lead twice before Gavin assumed command during the race's second caution.
"I was hoping things would go well for us, with this being my 100th start," Gavin said. "When I managed to get through the melee in Turn 1, I thought this could very well be our day. Things worked out for us today, but we've worked at it. We made our own luck. We clambered and put ourselves in the right position. We executed that four times this year, and that's why we won the championship."
Both Milner and Gavin had their hands full throughout – Milner with Dirk Müller in the No. 56 BMW M3 GT and Gavin with Jörg Bergmeister in the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. The top four cars finished on the lead lap, and Gavin beat Bergmeister by 19.539 seconds.
"This championship feels really, really good," Milner said. "I've had two short years with Corvette Racing. The team made me feel welcome since day one, and to bring this championship to them is amazing. The cars (in the GT class) are so close, and each car has its benefits. Our car is so great in the braking, which is helpful because the two best passing zones here are under braking."
The GT pole winning No. 01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari captured the MICHELIN® GREEN X® Challenge win in the GT category at VIR. The MGXC is a race within a race, tracking which teams run the cleanest, fastest and most efficient. It was ESM's first MGXC win since Long Beach.
MacNeil and Keen looked destined for a runner-up finish in GTC but took the lead on the next-to-last lap when JDX Racing's Michael Valiante stopped for a late splash of fuel. Keen and the No. 23 AJR Porsche 911 GT3 Cup held off NGT Motorsport's Jeroen Bleekemolen by 0.423 seconds.
The victory also gave Alex Job Racing its first ALMS team championship since 2004.
For awhile, the GTC race looked like it would be a three-car battle between AJR, NGT and Green Hornet Racing. Damien Faulkner in the No. 34 Green Hornet Porsche led just shy of the race's midpoint before his Porsche suffered a flat tire following contact with one of the Level 5 prototypes. That left Keen to fight with Valiante for the final two hours and then Bleekemolen in the final 30 minutes.
The speed differentials between the GTC cars and the rest of the classes didn't help matters much, Keen said.
"It was a new track for most everybody, especially for the series," he explained. "The prototype-GT deal was kind of tough today. There was plenty of passing but there were a lot of aggressive prototype drivers out there for a four-hour race. Cooper did a great job in the Turn 1 chaos there. Alex runs such a great program. It isn't his first championship, and it won't be his last for sure."
The victory was the second of the year for MacNeil – icing on the cake for his rookie campaign.
"I couldn't have done it without Leh," he said. "With these guys (Alex Job Racing) there is nothing to worry about. They nailed the pit stops. We did a great job in qualifying. The race was super close. There were a lot of good cars and good teams, but that's what separates Alex Job Racing from everyone else, we can go that extra mile to win the race. This is great… it's just unbelievable to win my first championship in my first year in ALMS."
After two races with electrical and mechanical issues, the Muscle Milk HPD ran faultless for the entire weekend. Graf took pole position and set an all-time VIR lap record for the 17-turn, 3.27-mile layout. Luhr recorded the fastest lap of the race and also went quicker than the previous record.
"It was very good to win, especially when you know that we are always the quickest car on track," Luhr said. "In the last two races we were as fast as we were today, but we had some small technical issues. It's nice not for just us drivers but for the whole team to finally be rewarded for their hard work."
Everything clicked Saturday. Graf started first, and the duo never looked back. The only slight problem – if you can call it that – was a concern of overheating when the radiators collected debris from the circuit. The Muscle Milk crew made short work of that on the final pit stop.
Other than that, the only issue was traffic. Staying clean meant that Muscle Milk moved that much closer to clinching the ALMS' P1 championship. Unofficially, it only needs to complete 70 percent of next month's Petit Le Mans. Saturday, Dyson Racing's Chris Dyson, Guy Smith and Johnny Mowlem placed second in P1 and remain in the title chase as well. They debuted a flywheel hybrid system this weekend in the Lola-Mazda.
"It was difficult to manage the traffic," Graf said. "There were certain places where you could just not get around slower cars. It also depends on what class you're overtaking. Overall everybody had some incidents but we saw a really good race. We came here doing what we wanted to do. We drove hard, we went fast, and the team didn't make a mistake. (Finishing 70 percent at Petit Le Mans) is not the easiest thing to do. We'll go back to the shop and regroup. It will be a big team effort."
Muscle Milk's win also increased the team's prototype-category lead in the MGXC. It is the team's fourth MGXC win this season.
CORE autosport's sixth PC victory was the latest highlight in what has been a dominating season. Bennett and Braun won by a lap over PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports' Rudy Junco and Marino Franchitti. It wasn't without drama, though. Bennett, starting from the class pole, lost positions in the Turn 1 chaos but held steady in third place for most of his stint. It was at times a rough-and-tumble affair for both Bennett and Braun, who won for the third time this season.
"We ended up tangling with a GTC car early, and then we took another strong hit to the car," Bennett said. "It was becoming a tough day. I knew Colin and I needed to keep pushing to try for the driver's championship. I had an uneventful end of my stint and handed it over to Colin and he went like a rocketship like he usually is."
That didn't mean it was clear sailing. Braun took over shortly past the 75-minute mark and dueled with both Junco and Franchitti for the remainder of the race.
"Some guys were good with traffic, and some guys were not so good," he said. "But it turned out to be really, really fun. I knew with the strategy we put together it would be really, really tight on the fuel. We had the quick car, and it afforded us the chance to put a bit of safety fuel in the car. I think we could have made it but it was nice to be safe there."
Popow, who drove with Tom-Kimber Smith, finished on the PC podium for the eighth time in as many races to win his first ALMS championship. It seemed in doubt in the early-going as the No. 06 ORECA suffered moderate rear damage after being hit from behind on the opening lap.
"It hasn't sunk in," he admitted. "It is amazing. Today we were running strong, but we had troubles during the race. We were hit, our steering wheel broke in half … so it was eventful. The team did an awesome job as always. They have been the key to winning this championship. I have to congratulate Jon and the job he has done putting together this group of professionals."
Tucker and Bouchut won together in P2 for the fifth time this season in a class battle that had more ups and downs than VIR's layout. But in the end, the No. 055 HPD ARX-03b came from the back of the grid to a class victory.
"Unfortunately the tires got blistered in qualifying, so the team made the decision to change them before the race," Tucker said. "With the longer race we figured we could get caught back up. So I just had to stay out of trouble and give the car to Christophe in good shape without any damage and our plan worked."
It did for the most part. Heinemeier-Hansson in the No. 35 Conquest Morgan-Nissan swapped the lead with Ricardo Gonzalez in the No. 95 Level 5 car. All three P2 cars were penalized multiple times for avoidable contact – a testament to how hard the racing was between the P2 runners and the rest of the field.
Bouchut ran the last hour of the race without incident, however. The Level 5 pit strategy and execution proved to be the ultimate difference.
"Here it is not easy to overtake," Bouchut admitted. "It is hard to evaluate when you have to (make a move) and when not to go. Sometimes it is a bit crazy. I started to get a little desperate, and I was penalized. We had to push that much harder to get back and be able to win the race, which is what we did."
Gonzalez, Tucker and Luis Diaz finished third in class driving the No. 95 car. But it was excluded after it failed the post-race stall test; the engine did not shut off when the air intake was sealed.
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During his Hall of Fame career, Bowman was part of Stanley Cup championships in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 as head coach of the Canadiens, 1991 and 1992 as Director of Player Development with the Pittsburgh Penguins and 1997, 1998, 2002 and now, 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings.
Although he joined the Chicago Blackhawks as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations beginning in July 2008, Bowman had more than earned another date with the Stanley Cup for his contributions to the Detroit Red Wings, and that date was Wednesday, August 27.
From noon until six o'clock, family, friends and neighbours gathered in the Bowman backyard for a Stanley Cup celebration. Fred Stanfield, who played for Scotty in Buffalo, showed up with his grandchildren. Gary Sabourin, who played under Bowman in St. Louis also arrived, as did broadcaster Harry Neale, virtually a neighbour in East Amherst.
At 6:30, as the crowd gradually dissipated, Scotty took the Stanley Cup over to the Transit Valley Country Club, his home golf course and where he had golfed that morning. "I'm back," he announced, holding the Stanley Cup so his fellow members could gaze at hockey's greatest trophy. After an impromptu speech, Bowman posed for some photos and signed autographs while the members read the names on the Cup. "Hey, I only count your name on here ten times," one said curiously.
"That's right," Scotty replied. "They haven't engraved the 2008 names yet."
Louise St. Jacques is the person who engraves the Stanley Cup. Every September, she collects the Stanley Cup and takes it to her studio at Boffey Promotions in Montreal. Through the year, Boffey Promotions does all manner of metal engraving, from jewellery to watches to special corporate gifts, but in the month of September, Louise St. Jacques, who is a partner in the business, knows that she will have but one focus the Stanley Cup.
"I started working at Boffey Promotions part-time. I was getting trained while I was going to university," explained the delightful engraver, who laughed and continued, "I got so good, they had to hire me!"
There have only been four official engravers of the Stanley Cup. "Doug (Boffey)'s father, Eric, used to be the official supplier for the NHL," explained Louise. "On his father's retirement, Doug didn't want to get into the family business, so the work was given to Mr. Peterson." Carl Peterson was the first to official engrave the Stanley Cup, followed by his son Arno. "When Mr. Peterson died (in 1977), the contract changed hands and they gave it back to Doug, who had changed his mind and decided to continue his father's business. Boffey has been engraving the Stanley Cup for around twenty-five years." Doug Boffey engraved the Cup for a number of years, a role that now rests in the capable hands of Louise St. Jacques.
The names that go on the Stanley Cup are submitted to the National Hockey League by the winning team. There are specific criteria for approval -- games played during the regular season; games in the final. Then, once approved, the list is given to St. Jacques. "Before engraving, I go through the list, count all the letters and make certain they will all fit into the space allotted." The NHL will allow no more than fifty-two names.
The band being engraved is clamped onto a circular jig that creates a steel background for stamping. Special hammers of different weights are used to strike against a letter-punch to sink each letter into the silver. "They give me at least a week to do the engraving. It's very stressful -- you don't want to make a mistake. I don't want to hear the phone ring or have anybody come by while I'm engraving the Stanley Cup." Louise works for ninety minutes, then takes a break. Each name takes approximately a half hour to inscribe. "I just do a little bit at a time," she admitted. "The entire Cup takes around ten hours, but that's not continuous."
"I double check on the spelling of every name. If it's not a name I'm used to, I check again," said Louise. She can't afford to make a mistake. "The sterling (silver) is soft, so if I had to, I could remove an error by banging the letters from behind but that would take an awful long time." Louise St. Jacques uses a small hammer and series of letter stamps to inscribe each name, plus a line held with a piece of metal to keep the names as straight and level as possible. Louise adds, "Each letter is done individually. I rely on my eyesight to make sure that the letters are spaced all the same."
That leaves the bottom ring of the Stanley Cup ready for its latest additions. That band will now be the home of the names of the reigning Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.
Louise St. Jacques loves hockey. "From living in Quebec, I'm automatically a hockey fan," she chuckles. "I grew up watching Guy Lafleur and that whole gang. It was a magic time to be a hockey fan growing up in Montreal." But the apple doesn't fall far from the tree -- Louise has a thirteen-year-old son, Eric James, who is also a hockey fan. "He's playing hockey and loves it. But he's really funny when he sees the Stanley Cup," smiles the proud mother. "He calls it, 'My Cup.' He says, 'Mama, there's my Cup on TV!' But he's grown up with the Stanley Cup. One year, I was working on the Stanley Cup when he was just three weeks old." Each year, Louise takes a picture of her hockey-loving son in his hockey sweater. "It's great to see how much he's grown by standing beside the Stanley Cup."
The names of the Stanley Cup champions are immaculately and indelibly etched for all time one-thirty-second of an inch deep into the gleaming sterling silver of the Stanley Cup. "It is a privilege to engrave the names on the Stanley Cup," smiles St. Jacques. "A real honour. It is exciting every single time!"
The Stanley Cup was flown to Montreal on Monday, September 22. Louise St. Jacques began her craftsmanship immediately.
On Tuesday, we'll catch up on a few more Stanley Cup visits, and then next Friday, we'll attend the Detroit Red Wings' banner raising ceremony, and get the players' reactions to seeing their names on the Stanley Cup for the first time this year.
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When we met Tanya Lind our collective jaws dropped and our heart beat just a bit faster. Tanya is a USC girl with a desire to dance and do the hula-hoop. She also loves socializing, swimming, and competitive dance. Tanyas ambition is to be in commercial real-estate. Give the interview video a look see to find out many more sexy secrets about our amazing Tanya.


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Shanghai film fest kicks off with honor for Mike Medavoy
SHANGHAI –- The Shanghai International Film Festival kicked off Saturday night by honoring a native-son turned Hollywood producer, Mike Medavoy.
Medavoy -- co-founder of Orion Pictures, producer on such films as "Black Swan," and chief executive of Phoenix Pictures -- received an Outstanding Achievement Award at the festival, applauded by the city where he was born in 1941 to Ukrainian Jewish refugees.
"Shanghai has roots for me. My parents lived here for 24 years and this is the place that gave them the safety net they needed," said Medavoy, who lived in China's biggest city until he was nearly 7. Qin Yi, a silver-haired former starlet, presented Medavoy with the award. Holding the heavy-looking golden goblet, he fumbled a handshake from her outstretched hand.
"The 50 years I've spent in Hollywood all started in cinemas here in Shanghai," Medavoy said, recalling the tears his late father shed upon landing at the city's airport 15 years ago on a father-son trip to the first Shanghai International Film Festival.
"This was the place that saved our lives," Medavoy recalled his father saying. "For that, I'm grateful," Medavoy added. "I will come back again and again."


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Presenting yourself well in an interview is a crucial aspect of your job search. Effective interviewing involves preparing for the interview, presenting assertively, and following up after the interview.
1. Know Yourself. What are the key "selling points" about you? What do you have to offer the employer? Identify 3-5 things about you that make you an excellent candidate for the position. What are your strengths? Can you clearly discuss your goals and how the position relates to them?
2. Know the Employer. You don't have to become an expert on the organization, but you should know the basics: what type of employer is it, location(s), size, business volume, history, prospects for the future, product line, nature of the business, cuisine, service style, etc.
Where to find information about employers:
3. Know the Position. What is the position for which you are a candidate? Prior to the interview, you should have a fairly clear description of the basic job responsibilities and required skills.
4. Practice. "Practice makes perfect" is particularly true when it comes to interviewing. You should try to practice your responses to typical questions and also the presentation of your 3-5 key selling points. Practice by yourself in front of a mirror, get a friend to role-play with you, or schedule a practice interview with a counselor in Career Services.
OK, you've prepared for the interview…and have arrived 10-15 minutes early for your appointment with an extra copy of your resume. Now, it's time to tell them how great you are! Following are some tips on "selling" yourself in the interview:
Write it down.
It's a good idea to take a few minutes right after your interview to think about the positive aspects of the interview and also what did not go so well. Was there a particular question or questions which you could have handled better? Perhaps points come to mind which you wish you had made during the interview. Jot these thoughts down and work on them for your next interview. You should also make note of the time frame and how you can expect to hear from the employer concerning your status as a candidate.
Send a Thank You Letter.
Want to stand out from the crowd? Send a thank you note as soon as possible after the interview. It is courteous and professional, and gives you the opportunity to briefly present additional information that you feel the interviewer should know.
Follow-Up Phone Calls.
It's best to give the employer time to respond as was indicated at the close of the interview. If you haven't heard from the employer in the allotted time frame, it's in your best interest to give them a call, particularly if you are very interested in the position.
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|County, State:
|Escambia County, Florida
|Structure Number:
|Maintenance Responsibility:
|County Highway Agency
|County Highway Agency
|Facility Carried By Structure:
|Pine Barren Road
|Features Intersected (Location):
|Unnamed Branch (0.05 Mi S of CR 168)
|Year Built:
|Year Reconstructed:
|Average Daily Traffic (Year):
|66 (2015)
|Future Average Daily Traffic (Year):
|73 (2035)
|NBI Bridge Condition
| Fair
|Inspection Date (Inspection Frequency):
|June 2016 (Every 24 Months)
|Structural Evaluation:
|4: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is
|Deck Geometry
|5: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is
|Underclear/Vertical and Horizontal:
|N: Not applicable
|6: SATISFACTORY CONDITION - structural elements show some minor deterioration.
|7: GOOD CONDITION - some minor problems.
|5: FAIR CONDITION - all primary structural elements are sound but may have minor section loss, cracking, spalling or scour.
|Channel/Channel Protection
|7: Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift.
|N: Not applicable. Use if structure is not a culvert.
|Waterway Adequacy:
|8: Bridge deck above roadway approaches. Slight chance of overtopping roadway approaches.
|Approach Roadway Alignment:
|8: Equal to present desirable criteria
|Bridge Posting
|Posting required: > 39.9% below legal loads
|Scour Critical Bridges:
|U: Bridge with "unknown" foundation that has not been evaluated for scour. Since risk cannot be determined, flag for monitoring during flood events and, if appropriate, closure.
|Bridge Railings:
|0: Inspected feature does not meet currently acceptable standards or a safety feature is required and none is provided.
|0: Inspected feature does not meet currently acceptable standards or a safety feature is required and none is provided.
|Approach Guardrail:
|0: Inspected feature does not meet currently acceptable standards or a safety feature is required and none is provided.
|Approach Guardrail Ends:
|0: Inspected feature does not meet currently acceptable standards or a safety feature is required and none is provided.
|Historical significance:
|5: Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
|Other Special Inspection:
|Every 12 Months
|Designated Level of Service
|Inventory Route/Min Vert Clearance:
|1.00 meters
|LRS Inventory Route:
|Subroute Number:
|Bypass/Detour Length:
|6.00 kilometers
|On free road. The structure is toll-free and carries a toll-free highway.
|Functional Class Of Inventory Route:
|Rural: Local
|Lanes On Structure:
|Lanes Under Structure:
|Design Load:
|Other or Unknown (describe on inspection reporting form)
|Approach Roadway Width:
|0.64 meters
|Bridge Median:
|No median
|Structure Flared:
|No flare
|Navigation Control:
|No navigation control on waterway (bridge permit not required).
|Navigation Vertical Clearance:
|0.00 meters
|Navigation Horizontal Clearance:
|0.00 meters
|Structure Open/Posted/Closed:
|Posted for load (may include other restrictions such as temporary bridges which are load posted)
|Type of Service On Bridge:
|Type of Service Under Bridge:
|Kind of Material/Design:
|Wood or Timber
|Type of Design/Construction:
|Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
|Kind of Material/Design:
|Type of Design/Construction:
|Number Of Spans In Main Unit:
|Number Of Approach Spans:
|Inventory Route Total Horizontal Clearance:
|0.71 meters
|Length Of Maximum Span:
|0.49 meters
|Structure Length:
|1.39 meters
|Left Curb/Sidewalk Width:
|0.02 meters
|Right Curb/Sidewalk Width:
|0.02 meters
|Bridge Roadway Width Curb-To-Curb:
|0.71 meters
|Deck Width/Out-To-Out:
|0.77 meters
|Minimum Vertical Clearance Over Bridge Roadway:
|1.00 meters
|Operating Rating (Method):
|2.18 metric tons(Allowable Stress (AS))
|Inventory Rating (Methon):
|1.45 metric tons (Allowable Stress (AS))
|STRAHNET Highway Designation:
|The inventory route is not a STRAHNET route.
|Parallel Structure Designation:
|No parallel structure exists.
|Direction Of Traffic:
|2-way traffic
|Highway System Of Inventory Route:
|Inventory Route is not on the NHS
|Federal Lands Highways:
|Not applicable
|Deck Structure Type:
|Concrete Cast-in-Place
|Type of Wearing Surface:
|None (no additional concrete thickness or wearing surface is included in the bridge deck)
|Type of Membrane:
|Deck Protection:
|Designated National Network:
|The inventory route is not part of the national network for trucks.
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One of my very good friends was getting married this week-end.
I must say that finding an outfit that would work for a late October wedding and all its weather uncertainties was quite a challenge, but I managed, and then built my makeup look around it : since I was wearing a black and pearl gray outfit with a quite busy pattern, this was calling for a simple makeup with a red lip.
However, you know me, I have to add a special touch, and I picked Paperself eyelashes for that purpose.
Here's what I was wearing, and you can see the amount of products was rather minimalist
The choice of the Shiseido lip lacquer was dictated by the fact that I knew I would be eating and drinking, and a lip lacquer does fade nicely and leaves a bit of a stain. So it never looked awful and it was easy to touch up after dinner.
The Paperself lashes were the small Peacock ones, which you apply at the outer corners. Although they're very delicate and the stem is extremely fine, they weren't too difficult to put on and they stayed perfectly put until I removed them. I was really impressed, and a bit sad when I took them off as you can't really use them again - you do get two pairs in the box, though.
I used Chanel Illusion d'Ombre in Mirifique (shimmery black) as a liner underneath, as it's so easy to apply and gives a soft look.
It was very nice to wear something a little bit different for a very special occasion!
What's your special occasion makeup? Have you ever used Paperself lashes?


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For those who cannot compile the 3.10 master branch, the following fix needs to be applied.
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D ... 53439b5afd
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D ... 045d212abf
The question this leads to is should the SC start to consider a git flow type system whereby fixes like this are applied quickly (well I mean when found and fixed) to the master branch and not just rolled into the devhead.
Assuming most people use stable versions vs cutting edge changes in devhead, would it not make sense to have bug fixes applied to these versions? while most are probably trivial, this particular problem is a show stopper, and not everyone thinks to look through individual commits of development versions to fix a 'stable' version.


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10 Well Designed Cat Toys
Last week we looked at dog toys that actually look cool, at least until they're all gummed up and gross. But we can't forget the cat people (including yours truly). Personally, I think cat toys are cuter than dog toys to begin with, maybe because they're smaller or maybe because they're less likely to be all slimy. But even among the vast variety of already cute cat toys, there are some standouts. Read on for some exceptionally cool-looking cat toys that range in price from accessible to outlandish.
• Adult Cat Tree House — Cat Palace $1,099
The ultimate aspirational toy for the cat one percent, this tree house is six feet tall and weighs nearly 90 pounds. If you have room in your house and your budget for this leafy fabulosity, congratulations! For the rest of us, perhaps some DIY is in our future.
• Van Gogh's Ear — The Modern Dog $8
For arty cats, this catnip toy is shaped like Van Gogh's ear (or maybe just any ear. I admit I don't know what Van Gogh's ear looked like and could not pick it out of a lineup of ears). Of course, it's organic.
• Cat's in Style Scratch Post — Marly Gommans $491.80.
Holy cats, this scratching post is almost $500! This post from Dutch designer Marly Gomman's Cat's In Style range is absolutely gorgeous, but probably just for fat cats.
• Ultimate Scratching Post — Smart Cat $46.64
Oh thank God, a more reasonably priced scratching post that still looks pretty good. Painting the base and top black gives this sleek post a more stylish look.
• DIY Menswear Mouse Toy — Martha Stewart
Leave it to Martha Stewart to DIY mouse toys out of fine menswear fabrics. A nice gabardine mousie is all the rage this season. Check out the instructions online for step-by-step photos and a downloadable pattern.
• Plaid Mice — Martha Stewart $3.99 for two
Don't want to make them yourself? These are full of catnip and you can buy a two-pack for less than five dollars.
• Maki Sushi Takeout Box — Jake and Micah $24.95
Jake and Micah make organic felt cat toys filled with catnip, like these delicious looking sushi rolls. They even have hand rolls!
• Cattino Kitty Condo — Cattino $149
This combination cat perch and scratcher is made in Cincinnati and has hammocks for two cats, but you know they'll both pile into one.
• Bacon! — The Modern Dog $8
Why do dogs have all the fun with their bacon strips? Nobody doesn't like bacon. This googly-eyed strip is cute fun and stuffed with organic catnip.
• Play-N-Squeak Mouse Hunter — Our Pets $4.97
I'm not going to lie, I actually hate realistic mouse toys because I'm invariably convinced the cat has caught a real mouse whenever I see them. (My cat is also a sadistic little jerk who likes to put them in my shoes). If you're more into realism, this squeaky mouse looks just the part.
(Images: 1. Cat Palace, 2. The Modern Dog, 3. Marly Gommans, 4. Smart Cat, 5. Martha Stewart, 6. Martha Stewart Pets, 7. Jake and Micah, 8. Cattino, 9. The Modern Dog, 10. Our Pets)


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Spice tin, Brunswick, ca. 1950Item 12340 info
Pejepscot Historical Society
Even with our changing tastes and expectations of desserts, our memories last a lifetime. We still like the taste of real cinnamon and the smell of cookies baking in the oven.
This circular tin spice box from the 1950s, is not too dissimilar from Martha Skolfield's spice box from the 1890s, seen at the beginning of this exhibit.
The difference in shape, material, and color does not change its use: to hold and organize spices for the purpose of baking. This spice tin holds five smaller cylinder boxes inside. The smaller tins are labeled: Allspice, Cinnamon, Ginger, Mustard, Pepper.


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Hey guys
we are the UWE clan and wanted to know if some of the FragKing guys are interested in a clanwar.
We are not the best players so don't bring your best mates!
Date and rules can be arranged spontaneously.
So if some of you are interested, let me know!


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SOCORRO, N.M., updated Oct. 17, 2003 -- His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is scheduled to visit several research facilities on and near the New Mexico Tech campus on Monday, October 20. His itinerary for the day includes planting a tree during an inaugural ceremony at 11 a.m. atop the mountaintop site of the university's soon- to- be- constructed Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO), located 16 miles west of Socorro.
The Duke of York's daylong tour of New Mexico Tech research centers also will include viewing an explosives demonstration at 12:15 p.m. at a field testing site of the university.s Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC), as well as a 2 p.m. walk-through tour of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.s Array Operations Center and a 3 p.m. departure walk across the Tech campus.
While at the MRO site, on a 10,700-foot ridge of the Magdalena Mountains, the Duke of York, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, also will have an opportunity to talk with a group of Native American students from the nearby Alamo Navajo Community.
The design, development, and operation of the MRO are under the auspices of a university research consortium, with New Mexico Tech as the lead institute. Additional members of the consortium include the United Kingdom's Cambridge University, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Highlands University, and the University of Puerto Rico, as well as research partner Los Alamos National Laboratory.


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International Border Patrol Training Begins at NMT, May 4, 1999
by George Zamora
SOCORRO, N.M., May 4, 1999 -- The U.S. Department of State's Rural Border Patrol Operations Course has begun this month for a delegation of law enforcement officials from Egypt at training facilities located at New Mexico Tech.
This marks the first installment of a new course which is being made available for foreign law enforcement officials through funding provided by the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security Antiterrorism Assistance Program (ATAP).
The four-week course will provide participants with the necessary skills to plan, organize, and conduct mounted and dismounted border patrol operations in rural terrain.
Program officials relate that the high desert terrain surrounding Socorro is ideal for the type of training provided by the course, which will be conducted entirely within the boundaries of New Mexico Tech property.
Tentative dates have been developed for future border patrol courses at New Mexico Tech, but coordination with the countries which will receive the specialized training has not yet been completed.
The training site and logistical support for the Rural Border Patrol Operations Course is being provided by New Mexico Tech, through its affiliation with Louisiana State University (LSU). LSU has been associated with ATAP since 1993 and has provided antiterrorism training for the program in its related facilities in Baton Rouge, La.
The State Department has provided training under ATAP in hopes of enhancing the skills of foreign law enforcement officials, promoting human rights approaches in their law enforcement operations, and improving our country's bilateral ties with friendly nations.


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Missing artifact in "Ka 'oia' i' o ma loko" Season 4 Episode 3
A conspiracy theorist helps Five-0 when a missing artifact is the key to solving a double murder, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Oct. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Jorge Garcia ("Lost") guest stars as the conspiracy theorist. Pictured (L-R) Scott Caan Danny "Danno" Williams, Alex O'Loughlin as Steve McGarrett , Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly and Jorge Garcia as Jerry Ortega Photo: Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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MIDDLEBURY — At the Middlebury selectboard's Tuesday meeting, members elected a new chairman for the first time in more than a decade and a half.
Longtime vice chairman Dean George was elected chairman, a position previously occupied by John Tenny, who retired last week after more than 16 years of service. George had held the vice chair position for more than a decade, and the board chose Victor Nuovo as its new vice chairman.


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Apache HTTP Server Request Library
APR::Request::Param - wrapper for libapreq2's param API.
use APR::Request::Param;
$arg1 = $req->args('alpha'); $body = $req->body; $body->param_class("APR::Request::Param"); ok $_->isa("APR::Request::Param") for values %$body;
@uploads = grep {$_->upload} values %$body; $param = $body->get('beta'); $param->upload_slurp(my $content);
APR::Request::Param module provides base methods
for interfacing with libapreq2's param API. It also provides
a few utility functions and constants.
This manpage documents version 2.13 of the APR::Request::Param, APR::Request::Brigade, and APR::Request::Brigade::IO packages.
The double-quote interpolation operator maps to
Returns the param's name. This attribute cannot be modified.
Returns the param's value. This attribute cannot be modified.
$param->is_tainted() $param->is_tainted($set)
Get/set the param's internal tainted flag.
Note: if the param's charset is APREQ_CHARSET_UTF8 (8),
this also activates the SvUTF8_on flag during calls
name() and/or
$tainted = $param->is_tainted; $param->is_tainted(0); ok $param->is_tainted == 0;
$param->charset() $param->charset($set)
Get/set the param's internal charset. The charset is a number between 0 and 255; the current recognized values are
See the is_tainted manpage above for info about how APREQ_CHARSET_UTF8 relates to perl's UTF-8 flag.
$charset = $param->charset; $param->charset(2); ok $param->charset == 2;
APR::Request::Param->make($pool, $name, $value)
Fast XS param constructor.
$param->info() $param->info($set)
Get/set the APR::Table headers for this param.
$param->upload() $param->upload($set)
Get/set the APR::Brigade file-upload content for this param.
Returns the client-side filename associated with this param.
Links the file-upload content with the local file named
Creates a hard-link if the spoolfile's (see the upload_tempname manpage)
temporary directory is on the same device as
otherwise this writes a copy.
Reads the entire file-upload content into
Returns the size of the param's file-upload content.
Returns the MIME-type of the param's file-upload content.
Returns the name of the local spoolfile for this param.
Returns an the APR::Request::Brigade::IO manpage object, which can be treated as a non-seekable IO stream.
Returns a seekable filehandle representing the file-upload content.
This class is derived from APR::Brigade, providing additional
methods for TIEHANDLE, READ and READLINE. To be memory efficient,
these methods delete buckets from the brigade as soon as their
data is actually read, so you cannot
seek on handles tied to
this class. Such handles have semantics similar to that of a
read-only socket.
Creates a copy of the bucket brigade represented by $bb, and
blesses that copy into the APR::Request::Brigade class. This
provides syntactic sugar for using perl's builtin
<> operations on handles tied to this package:
use Symbol; $fh = gensym; tie *$fh, "APR::Request::Brigade", $bb; print while <$fh>;
$bb->READ($contents) $bb->READ($contents, $length) $bb->READ($contents, $length, $offset)
Reads data from the brigade $bb into $contents. When omitted
$length defaults to
-1, which reads the first bucket into $contents.
A positive $length will read in $length bytes, or the remainder of the
brigade, whichever is greater. $offset represents the index in $context
to read the new data.
Returns the first line of data from the bride. Lines are terminated by
linefeeds (the '\012' character), but we may eventually use
$/ instead.
OO interface to APR::Request::Brigade::READ.
OO interface to APR::Request::Brigade::READLINE.
the APR::Request manpage, the APR::Table manpage, the APR::Brigade manpage.
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Singapore River Festival 2010!
Incepted in 2007, The Singapore River Festival is known by many locals to be one of the largest sundown parties in the city area spanning two bustling weekends.
This year, the festival will take place from 25 June to 3 July. Located by the Singapore River, which is one of the city


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Surprising Techniques for Increasing Conversions with Neuromarketing
Don't miss out on this opportunity to join us for a free webinar with Tim Ash, author of the bestselling book Landing Page Optimization, and CEO of SiteTuners, a firm that specializes in improving website conversion. Learn the power of framing, irrational anchors, and visual biases. Find out what motivates your primitive reptilian brain, and how to skyrocket online conversion rates!
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Update: Xi3 Opens "Piston" Steam Box Pre-Orders
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According to Valve there will be 3 hardware tiers of Steamboxes,and each Steambox will make you know in which tier it is. They will be labeled,probably with a badge on the side,to make it easier to know the requirements of each game,and knowing if it will work on your machine,so you don't have to read long requirements lists and know technical stuff.
Except that,Gabe Newell recently said that they are still working on the form factor,and specifically try to find what kind of performance they can squeeze in the form factor,because the machine must be at the size of a console,and at the same time ultra silent and cold.
Note that there is absolutely not any kind of Steam or Valve logo/badge on the product,or in the product's webpage.
Yikes that's pricey. You could build a more than equivalent gaming pc for that money. I take it the Piston will be one of the high end steam boxes, I imagine Valve has some more competitively priced steam boxes ready for release as at the moment I don't think the price is going to win over any console converts or traditional pc gamers for that matter.
Anyone else curious how many ports they managed to fit on a PC the size of a grapefruit. I don't doubt it's sufficient, but I am still interested if they just went with USB everything or what?
At that price point I'd absolutely rather spend hundreds of dollars less and build my own rig.
I like the idea of making gaming PC's a more functional size, but don't they know they're demographic? We're for the most part broke 20 somethings :(
It's aiming for a niche market really, when someone needs/wants a small PC (and/or arguably a nicer looking one). Kind of like a console except more useful. I would guess it would usually be put out of the way or made to look nice next to the TV rather than a large tower. Also the average user is very IT illiterate, so this would appeal to them.
Surely the ideal solution is to have both, or possibly a hybrid? A boot drive for Windows and your most played games/programs, and a mechanical drive for storage. An SSD is pretty much the best upgrade you can give a modernish PC, in terms of load times and such. I run a Seagate Momentus Hybrid, so a cold boot only takes about 30 seconds to get onto Chrome. The price for a proper SSD is a sticking point though, which is why I went hybrid rather than buying an SSD and a mechanical.
What a waste of money. You would be much better off building a custom PC which would trash the Piston for the same price.
I don't quite understand all the people in this thread declaring that they could build a much better computer for $1000. No shit you can build a better computer for $1000 when you don't have to fit it into the palm of your hand. Was everyone really expecting the Piston to descend from the heavens and be smaller and draw almost no power while sitting on the bleeding edge of processing power for a lower price?
See my post on the previous page, it's an impressive amount
A very good point.
What it will come down to, I think, is how much it costs to produce it. Most consoles run on a loss, so if it isn't too expensive to make then the high price tag combined with the niche market may work out for them.
I could get a very nice computer for a $1000. This is a joke.
I don't get this. Like, at all. I suppose it has some sort of an upside in being small, but what the fuck does that matter when it's going to be kept hooked to the TV the whole time?
Eh, I haven't been interested in this, or the Ouya whatever the fuck that is, for one second, so whatever.
I expected it to be around $600, but it STARTS at quadruple digits? Are you joking? Who is in the market for this?? It has all the inflexibility of a console with less than half the usefulness of a PC and a 25% higher price? Who needs this?
If you already have a PC, you don't want or need it. If you are a console gamer, you probably don't want to spend $1000 on a console. You can put together a more powerful PC for less AND you would be able to upgrade it for some time. With this, all of the parts will be from the maker of the console and most certainly will be overpriced.
The press dubbed it the "steambox" after the readers. It was always "Piston" on the industry side.
So who is the target audience for this? Not PC gamers as they would rather spend the money on upgrading there rig. An its not console gamers who will just by the wiiu/PS4 or next box for there games. An its not for the non gamer, because they wont buy that thing either.
So yeah, this product is going to sink.
It's supposed to be as powerful as a modern gaming PC (we can't really know without the graphics card), and advantages such as modding and other form of customization. It also has the main advantage of a console - It's supposed to just boot up with Steam in big picture mode (Which is similar to the X-Box 360 interface) and games can be simply downloaded and played without having to go through installation/configuration wizards, which is how games on Steam usually work.
Basically, it's a gateway to PC gaming for those who think that it's too complicated.
OT: It would be very stupid to buy a gaming PC without knowing what graphics card it has. I wonder why they haven't revealed it yet.
Well, at least we know what it looks like because, as we've determined, that's the most important thing about a new hardware;s first info release.
Teah, it sounds like a nice beefy machine (puts my PC to shame) and the form factor is good.. but the price is terrible. With a little study, or just some question asking, you could buld a well specced machine on your own and still have money left of that price tag to buy a console too if that's what you wanted. It just wouldn't be as small.
Easy you use a mini itx board with a picoPSU and a CPU with onboard graphics. Admittedly because of the because the back plate the machine would be wider but lower but the overall volume is about the same.
A little pricey for my tastes, and for most people's tastes.
Small and portable, good for people on the move a lot, if it's done right and doesn't suffer any long term heating issues(only thing I see potentially holding it back) then good on them, if you were someone who travels a lot for work or something like that would be a nice investment due to the size.
Most people seem to be saying a custom built PC is better, which I agree with, but the size is a pretty big factor on that price tag.
Finally, a system crossing the flexibility of PCs with the affordability of...what the fuck?
Really, I'd say the problem here boils down to this:
The CEO appears to think people buy consoles because they look pretty, rather than, you know, because they can afford them.
$1000, that's about £640. That is more then enough money for me to get a custom build desktop that will do everything that thing does and more.
This makes me really sad.
You won't be able to just "upgrade" this thing. Based on the size, they definitely don't have a dedicated video card in there, so you won't be able to buy a new one. The mobo/CPU is probably a special formfactor (that they may sell as their proprietary "upgrade module"). And if it boots into big picture mode on top of that...this does not offer the freedom and customization power of PCs. And I imagine that your mods are limited to the ones from Steam Workshop.
Considering the specs that's not awful. I initially thought "DA FUQ?" until I remembered we're dealing with dollars rather than pounds.
From everything I've heard, SSDs are much more likely to fail.
Here's my biggest problem, I have a 1.5TB mechanical drive almost full of steam games so even the largest SSD they offer won't hold half of them. Until they can offer larger capacities at the same price or cheaper than mechanical I'm sticking to mechanical drives.
It's not the transfer-rates that make the speed of SSDs noticable. Think about it. If your HDD can provide you 120MB of data every second, your computer would fly. This is not the case though. Most of what we notice (programs open up faster, shorter boot-time,...) come from the greatly reduced access-time that SSDs have. HDDs have a much higher access-time and thus they have a much longer delay before they even start working at xMB/S.
I agree with you though. There is no way that his computer started faster with an HDD than a SSD (unless he did something wrong).
Steam games take little enough time to download that I can usually get away with rotating whatever 30-40 games I'm most likely to play at a given time. I'm not going to run into a situation where I urgently need to play a specific game, after all. Sure, it's a trade-off, but I've never really had a problem with it.
That said, not even providing the option of a mechanical drive is stupid, since not everyone is going to want to make that trade-off.
My tower has better specs than that and it cost around $700 to build. I really don't know who this is for. Is it for those PC gamers where graphics are important, but who are too lazy to build their own PC.
They also last roughly 4 times as long as an SSD drive as well. This should have both if it wants to properly take advantage of both worlds. As well being such large SSD's I can see where the price has taken a bit of a jump.
My biggest complaint with systems like this is heat. Cramming that kind of power into that little bit of space will murder the components over time. Almost everything about this is designed to have it burn itself out in roughly 5 years if not quicker.
For that kind of money I'll just build a PC with adequate cooling.
If I had $1000 to spare I sooner buy get a better pc and/or more games. I would only buy that steam box if I had so much money to burn that I did not know how to spend it.
I don't know how I feel about it. On the one hand it's quite exciting seeing a new console hit the market. On the other hand, that price tag is ridiculous. :/
a thousand bucks?
for HALF that you can get a pc that will outlive and outperform the upcoming console generation easily..this seems like a shitty deal.
Thats pretty much what I've said about this thing from it's inception, it lacks the benefits of a gaming PC whilst lacking the bang for buck offered by a home console, I said it would when the rumours started flying around. I also said that if it's powerful enough to be a mid-high end PC it's gonna come at a premium and PC gamers won't care because they'll be able to outperform it for less and console gamers won't care because it's (I actually predicted around £800/$800) $1000.
Rather sure I can build a rig with an 3770K and a pair of 660 ti's in SLI for cheaper...
Oh well, I'll stick with a couple of consoles and my custom desktop :3 Looks cool if nothing else I guess.
This isn't made by Valve. It's made by Xi3. Valve's actual Steambox won't be out for some time.
Your local PC store can probably undercut the thing anyway if you're lazy...
IT's also shaped like a grapefruit, which is odd for portability. You also have to lug around a monitor and keyboard AT LEAST.
You're better off getting a gaming laptop. It actually comes with a screen, it's flat and easy to carry in a bag, comes with mouse/keyboard/speakers, and can often be found for cheaper.
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That $65.7 million meant Thor had the third highest first-weekend gross yet for the beginning of a Marvel movie franchise after Spider-Man and Iron Man. In terms of estimated attendance, though, Thor's opening weekend ranked below Hulk, X-Men and Fantastic Four but was still ahead of Daredevil and Ghost Rider. Other Marvel movies that fared better on the attendance front included The Incredible Hulk and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Thor's 3D presentations at a record 2,737 locations accounted for 60 percent of business. Distributor Paramount Pictures noted that Thor's start was well above the last 3D event, Tron: Legacy, which debuted to $44 million (though that's not quite apples-to-apples because it was a Christmas release). Also included were 214 IMAX 3D runs that contributed $6.2 million to Thor's gross. Paramount's exit polling indicated that Thor's audience skewed male (63 percent) and age 25 years and older (72 percent).
While Thor was ho-hum as far as summer kick-offs go these days, it was nonetheless solid for a lesser superhero movie, especially one that's all about contributing to a larger movie universe (The Avengers (2012)) as opposed to being a stand-alone property. Not every superhero is destined for box office greatness, and the less down-to-earth ones tend to struggle more than the earthly ones.
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Something Borrowed was heavily pushed, but was held back by its bland premise of best friends after the same man, and it lacked a key ingredient to romantic comedy success, a strong male lead, focusing instead on the unsympathetic antics of Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin. Jumping the Broom's success shouldn't be overstated as it was within the average range of its genre, but it benefitted from a fun, clearly-laid-out marketing campaign that married the perennially popular and relatable themes of wedding, culture clash and meet-the-family. Something's audience was 73 percent female and 65 percent 25 years of age and older, according to distributor Warner Bros., while Jumping's audience was 70 percent female and 64 percent 35 years of age and older, according to distributor Sony Pictures. Next weekend, another wedding comedy, Bridesmaids, opens.
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Drake is known to have dropped some sentimental love songs about the women in his life, but some unlikely lovers have also released love songs -- like 50 Cent, who went from dodging bullets to asking "21 Questions."
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Eze Castle Integration Survey Finds Private Cloud Adoption Rising and High Cloud-User Satisfaction Levels Among Financial Services Institutions
BOSTON – September 24, 2013 – Eze Castle Integration, Inc., a leading provider of strategic IT solutions and private cloud services to hedge funds and alternative investment firms, today announced the results of its independent "Examining Cloud Usage in the Investment Management Industry" survey, which was conducted in partnership with IDG Research. Of the 101 senior-level executives who participated in the survey, 87 percent said they are using cloud services. The drive to the cloud, according to participants, stems from a need for easier application access, greater control over IT budgets, reduced IT complexity and better disaster recovery capabilities.
The 2013 survey found that the private cloud deployment model continues to be the top choice for investment firms, with 74 percent of respondents using a private cloud to meet all or part of their IT and application needs. While cloud security is often cited as a concern, an overwhelming number of respondents (93 percent) said that the private cloud is more secure than or just as secure as on-premise infrastructure.
Survey results showed satisfaction levels are high among cloud users with 90 percent of respondents saying their chosen cloud model meets or exceeds expectations in key areas. Top areas the cloud is meeting or exceeding expectations include reducing IT costs (93 percent), improving end-user IT experience (92 percent), simplifying IT management (91 percent) and allowing reallocation of resources to more valuable activities (89 percent).
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- Forty percent of firms expect their use of private and hybrid clouds to increase in the next 12 months, while 28 percent of firms expect to increase public cloud usage.
- Among the reasons participants gave for adopting private cloud services were greater control over accessibility and stronger security.
- Three out of four of hybrid cloud respondents were at least somewhat concerned with interoperability of systems and applications across multiple clouds.
- More than one-third of respondents said their organizations are spending more on cloud this year than they did last year, while only five percent said their budgets have decreased.
"Adoption of cloud services are at an all-time high as alternative investment firms embrace the significant benefits delivered by this technology delivery model. The results from our 2013 survey further expand on why and how financial services firms are implementing cloud services, building upon the 2012 survey results which showed that eight out of 10 investment management firms were using or planning to use cloud services," said Bob Guilbert, managing director of Eze Castle Integration. "We expect private cloud services to remain the top choice of investment firms for years to come."
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If sports stories often fascinate for the ways in which they form distilled metaphors for human existence -- the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat and everything in between -- the saga of Lance Armstrong is particularly intriguing as an examination of public deception, conspiracy and how we are all susceptible to believing our own hype.
The first trailer for Alex Gibney's documentary "The Armstrong Lie" finds the Oscar-winning filmmaker sparring with the disgraced cyclist. Gibney originally set out to make a film called "The Road Back" that would chronicle seven-time-winner Armstrong's comeback to the Tour de France in 2009 after having survived cancer.
Armstrong didn't win but Gibney nevertheless pressed on with the project, more or less completing his film. Then, in the face of growing evidence and accusations, in early 2013 Armstrong confessed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he was guilty of all the cheating he had previously denied. Gibney suddenly had more work to do.
"He had lied to me," Gibney says in the trailer. "He owed me an explanation."
In an interview when "The Armstrong Lie" recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, Gibney recalled his feelings regarding Armstrong's revelations. "I was angry that I felt that I'd been part of a PR campaign. That made me angry … and the fact that he'd looked me in the eye and lied to me any number of times."
Earlier this year, Gibney also released the documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks," which dovetailed the stories of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and convicted leaker/whistleblower Bradley Manning. Where Gibney maintained access to Armstrong even after his confession, landing two additional interviews after his interview with Winfrey, on the "Wikileaks" film he never had access at all to Manning and negotiations over an interview with Assange broke down.
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