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Seated near the fireplace in a historical home in Tournai, a medieval town 70 miles from Brussels and a stone's throw from the French border, while snow fell outside, Solange Lusiku Nsimire was enjoying not only the company of friends, but the chance to live for a few days without fearing suspicious noises in the garden or ominous knocks on the door.
Lusiku is editor-in-chief and publisher of the independent newspaper Le Souverain in her hometown Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in eastern Congo, one of the most troubled regions of the DRC. It is a small and crusading newspaper devoted to promotion of democracy and women in a country where abuses against democracy and against women are too often the norm.
Two days earlier, on February 2, Lusiku had been awarded a prestigious honorary doctorate degree at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), a tribute to her courage as a journalist and women's rights defender. (Also honored were Salil Shetty, the general secretary of Amnesty International, and Daniel Cornu, ombudsman of the Swiss media group Edipresse and the author of the acclaimed essay "Journalisme et Vérité," or Journalism and Truth.)
In her acceptance speech, Lusiku, 39 years old and the mother of six, directly addressed the dangers of being a journalist and a woman in South Kivu.
"Our life expectation is 24 hours, renewable," she said. "Since the 2006 elections, eight journalists have been killed because of their profession: Franck Ngyke, Bapuwa Muamba, Serge Maheshe, Mutombo Kahilo, Patrick Kikuku, Didace Namujimbo, Bruno Koko Cirambiza, [and] Pascal Kabungulu. Three of them were murdered in South Kivu."
Journalism is a risky assignment in Eastern Congo, a region crisscrossed by roving bands of Rwanda génocidaires, undisciplined army conscripts, and predators of all stripes. In 2004, while Lusiku was working for a local radio station, she had to go underground for a few weeks in order to escape the security services that had been upset by one of her stories.
Since she took over the editorship of Le Souverain in 2007 from founder Emmanuel Barhayiga, the dangers have not faded. Since the launch of the paper in 1992, 67 issues of the paper have been printed. The 68th issue will cover the highly contentious issue of last year's general elections, in which the incumbent President Joseph Kabila has been declared winner over the strident protests of his main rival, Etienne Tshisekedi. Ideally, Lusiku would publish the paper monthly.
"Journalism is my calling, the print media is my struggle, and independence is my motto," Lusiku insisted in her speech. Against the backdrop of mauve robes, costumed trumpeters, and other university pageantry, a large screen showed Lusiku at her desk in a modest building in Bukavu, together with her staff, preparing the next edition of the paper.
"Publishing is not a cakewalk," she said two days later. "We have to live with constant electricity stoppages, sending email is like sending snail mail, we have to print in Bujumbura, the capital of neighboring Burundi." Although its printing costs seem low at US$1200 per issue, Le Souverain is not sustainable. It produces 500 copies sold at US$1 a piece. The fact that each copy is read, according to Lusiku, by more than 100 people, does not help. Le Souverain needs outside funding.
What makes her endure all the risks and hardships? A passion for journalism, democracy and women's dignity. "I will remain an independent pen. Whatever happens I will continue my struggle to promote democratic values," she said in her speech at the UCL ceremony.
But there is also a passion for solidarity. The cooperation of Belgium's French-speaking community, the city of Brussels, and local civil society organizations like the Christian workers' movement have been supporting the paper. Interns from a Brussels journalism school (IHECS) have helped with layout and newsroom management. The UCL rector has pledged to mobilize university networks on Lusiku's behalf, and her friends have shipped a 13-ton press to Bukavu so the paper can be printed locally. "As far as I know the ship is approaching Dar Es Salaam," she said with hope.
The solidarity of local journalists' organizations and international press freedom groups is also a crucial factor in protecting media professionals from the violence and arbitrariness that prevails in the region.
"It is so comforting to know that friends and colleagues thousands of miles away from Bukavu care for you," Lusiku said. "I dare hope that those who want to silence the press understand that is riskier for them if there are people out there who watch and monitor their abuses."
"It reminds me of an old proverb that my parents used to tell me," she said. "If a woman enters the forest to fetch water and has a lion at a distance that protects her, she knows that she can take all her time and that no other wild animal will attack her."


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'Jersey Boy' to headline SNA
Tickets to the smash Broadway musical "Jersey Boys," the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, are as hard to come by as, well, tickets to "Jersey Boys."
But leave it to a boffo event like Saturday Night Alive to land The Man himself. Valli is to headline SNA 2008, according to restaurateur Ed Novak and his wife, Gayle, who are chairing the March 1 event.
Having Valli come to town is neat enough in itself; even more so when you realize that "Jersey Boys" is part of the Denver Center Attractions 2008 season. Saturday Night Alive is a benefit for the DCPA's Arts in Education programs.
In addition to the Novaks — he owns the popular Broker restaurants — the Saturday Night Alive leadership team includes corporate chairs Walt DeHaven, the general manager of CBS4, and Don Howe, senior vice president of CBS Radio in Denver. Karen Miller and Faye Washington are chairing the kickoff party at which Valli's appearance will be officially announced.
Valli's 40-year career has produced 19 Top Ten hits, beginning in 1962 when he sang "Sherry" on American Bandstand; the following day, 200,000 copies of the record were sold.
Over the next few years, Valli and his Four Seasons continued with original songs such as "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like a Man," "Candy Girl" and "Rag Doll." His solo efforts include "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You."
Tickets to Saturday Night Alive are now on sale, starting at $375 each. Corporate/benefactor tables of 10 are $6,000 and up. They can be purchased by calling 303-446-4815 or by visiting denvercenter.org/sna.
Denver Post Society Editor Joanne Davidson can be reached at 303-809-1314 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Her column appears every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

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I am a blogger and frequently attend conferences. I accept sponsorship from companies for these conferences. How would these sponsorships be taxed?
The sponsorship would be recorded as 'Other Income' and the costs related to the conference would be an written off as an expense. If the amount of the sponsorship and the amount of the conference were equal, there would be no taxable profit from the transaction. If the sponsorship did not cover the total expenses of the trip, there would be a net loss on the transaction. If the sponsorship exceeded the expenses of the trip the difference would be ordinary income(profit) and included in the Net Profit of the business, thus taxed at the appropriate income tax rate
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LONDON (Reuters) - Google will be forced to change the way its search results are presented in Europe or face antitrust charges for "diverting traffic" to its own services, The Financial Times reported the European Union's antitrust chief as saying.
The EU's competition commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, told the newspaper in an interview published on Friday that he intends to prevent Google from allegedly distorting choices for consumers and taking business from rivals.
"We are still investigating, but my conviction is are diverting traffic," the newspaper quoted him as saying, referring to Google's preferential treatment of its own vertical search services.
"They are monetizing this kind of business, the strong position they have in the general search market and this is not only a dominant position, I think - I fear - there is an abuse of this dominant position," he said.
The EU issued Google an ultimatum on December 18, giving it a month to come up with detailed proposals to resolved a two-year investigation into complaints that it used its power to block rivals such as Microsoft [ID:nL5E8NIF8C]
Google has been the center of a two-year investigation by the EU based on complaints that Google unfairly favored its services over its rivals in search results and that it may have copied material from travel and restaurant websites without permission.
Almunia told the newspaper that his concern was "the way they present their own services" and that he was "not discussing the algorithm" the top-secret formula behind Google's search engine.
The FT said this suggested one facet of the solution would be labeling when Google's in-house services - such as shopping comparison information - are artificially given higher billing than rivals, although other changes would likely apply to how Google services are displayed within general search engines.
He also said that while Google showed a more constructive approach at a meeting in December, he warned that he would be "obliged" to issue formal charges if its proposal was unsatisfactory.
Google spokesman Al Verney said: "We continue to work cooperatively with the commission."
Almunia's spokesman confirmed the quotes in the FT but said they did not add a new position on behalf of the European Commission.
"He was highlighting that we think the preferential treatment may lead to diversion of traffic, which we consider anticompetitive. That's a basic concern we have as we explained last May," the spokesman, Antoine Colombani, told Reuters.
The EU's stance on Google marks a sharply different approach to that of U.S. regulators, who last week ended their investigation into the company and concluded that it had not manipulated its Web search results to hurt rivals, a verdict which disappointed its rivals.
Almunia told the FT that the EU's rare divergence with the U.S. was due to the differing legal standards for abuse of dominance, as well as Google's stronger position in Europe where it handles more than 90 percent of searches.
He also dismissed the idea that an intervention would cause a rift with the US and trigger outrage at a European meddling with a US corporate giant.
He said, "I have never received a single message coming from the other side of the Atlantic saying, 'hey, what are you doing?' Everyone knows this is global."
Almunia said a separate a less advanced probe into Google's Android's operating system will remain open and outside the settlement.
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To overcome middle market barriers and grow new revenue, insurers must create activation points—or buying triggers. Behavioral economics, coupled with digital technologies to drive engagement, can help. Insurers can tap into human psychology, emotions and social dynamics that drive how, why and when we make choices to meet unmet needs.


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - MVP of the MLS Combine. Making Canadian soccer history by being drafted third overall by Toronto FC. Called up by the Canadian national team.
It's been a banner month for Kyle Bekker.
But the 22-year-old midfielder from Oakville, Ont., has had his share of bumps along his soccer road.
As a teen, he was frustrated at the lack of attention he got from national age-group teams before the Olympic (under-23) team. Given his success today, it's seems a strange omission.
"I'm not too sure," he says with a chuckle when asked about it. "You're going to have to ask someone else about that."
Then the lack of a European Union passport cost him a chance to stick with Ajax as a teenager. It was frustration he felt again recently during a tryout with England's Crystal Palace.
"There's been a lot of highs and a lot of lows," Bekker said in an interview.
The good times have been rolling recently, taking Bekker on quite a soccer journey. After Boston College's season ended, he had his December tryout with Crystal Palace.
"It was amazing," Bekker said. "It's just another level in England."
He got to train with the likes of 20-year-old winger Wilfried Zaha, a target of Manchester United during the transfer window with the Red Devils reportedly willing to pay 12 million pounds.
"Just an unbelievable experience to play with him," said Bekker.
But, not for the first time, Bekker's lack of a European Union passport made things difficult.
"It's been a little upsetting at times," he acknowledged. "I've gone in, I've shown well and they've said everything I was doing is the right thing. It's just this one thing is holding me back.
"Now signing in the MLS, I don't really have to focus so much on that. Now the task at hand is playing at TFC and breaking into that team."
So since mid-November, Bekker's itinerary has read Boston-London-Toronto-Fort Lauderdale-Indianapolis-Toronto-Boston-Scottsdale.
"It's been a busy few months," he said with a smile.
His frequent flyer numbers will continue to climb after his Canadian team commitments. Bekker and the other Toronto FC players here will head north for to take care of some club commitments before returning around and flying to Orlando for MLS pre-season.
After his Crystal Palace experience, Bekker signed an MLS contract and went to the combine in Florida where he was named MVP. Then it was off to Indianapolis for the draft.
Bekker has impressed at the Canadian camp, sweeping accurate passes around the field. He clearly has vision.
"He's quality," said interim national team coach Colin Miller.
Bekker is equally poised off the field. He handles interviewers with ease, answering questions as they come without giving too much away.
"It's all fun, it's nice. It comes with the job," he said of the media attention. "But I don't get too wrapped up in it."
While confident in his abilities, Bekker knows he has a long way to go.
"It's now what I do with it, to make sure it keeps happening," he added.
Bekker was part of a Canadian under-23 team last March that upset the U.S. and came within one win of qualifying for the London Olympics.
Bekker, Nana Attakora, Doneil Henry, Andres Fresenga, Philippe Davies, Russell Teibert and Evan James — all part of this current Canadian camp — started in the 3-1 loss to Mexico in the semifinal that knocked the Canadians out of Olympic qualification.
"That's the first time I really put on a Canadian jersey. It's something I will never forget," Bekker said.
The CONCACAF champion Mexicans went on to win Olympic gold, defeating Brazil 2-1 in the final.
"Probably the best side I've played against, to date," Bekker said. "I don't think I've ever ran so much in my entire life."
"I think we showed well," he added. "I think we did our country proud. Everyone worked their ass off. I don't think anybody could walk after that game, they just ran so much."
Bekker's national team history is limited. He had a brief stint with the under-15 side in 2005 and then nothing until last year's Olympic team.
He felt ignored by Canadian selectors
"Definitely at a younger age — 15, 16, 17, just all the guys I was playing with were getting called in."
But once he got over the rankle, it was time to see what he needed to do to improve. And he just got on with his game.
"It helped me, it sort of pushed me on," he said of the lack of attention. "But I sort of forgot about it, put it in the back of my mind.
"To get the (under-23) call-up was amazing."
As was this one, from the senior squad.
"I was excited, to say the least," said Bekker.
Soccer has always been Bekker's game, fuelled in part by older brother Lee who also played. Kyle played for the Oakville Blue Stars, switching to Sigma FC in suburban Mississauga when he was 15.
Sigma, also home to fellow TFC draft choice Emery Welshman, helped Bekker along his soccer journey.
"I owe a lot to those guys," Bekker said.
"They sort of took me in at 15, 16 when I wasn't really too happy. I wasn't really having fun in my soccer and I kind of almost wanted to leave the game. But I went in there, it was a great environment, it's very professional. They focus on the technical side of everything, and very tactical. I did well."
Bekker was part of the Ontario team but was not getting much live from national selectors.
"I just wasn't getting any looks. I really wasn't having any fun. I felt like I as putting a lot into it and getting absolutely nothing back."
So he just focused on his club team.
In 2007, he toured the Netherlands as a 16-year-old with his Sigma side and was asked by Ajax to stay. He spent six months there, only to have to go home due to his passport issues.
"I was part of the academy, I was playing every single day, I was training. That was unbelievable. I was living on my own in Amsterdam at 16. It was a great life experience."
It was also important in his soccer education, helping teach him about what it means to be a professional.
It also taught him again how to get over disappointment. He says he was "devastated" at having to come home.
"It was tough, it was very tough. You're leaving high school and you're sort of thinking you're starting this big career. And then it kind of gets cut real short. And then you come back (home) down. Yeah, there's a few weeks of being upset but with my family, and the guys at Sigma and all my friends around me, you just pick yourself back up and try again."
Boston College became his next soccer port of call.
"It's a great school academically," he said. "They play in the ACC which is one of the top conferences. And it was a place where I was able to go in and play right away. I was able to be a big player from the second I set foot on the campus which was important to me. I was playing big games against guys who are in the league (MLS) now and who were in the draft with me."
He played in 80 matches and made 79 starts for the Eagles. He ranks second all-time at the school in assists (22), eighth in points (56) and 10th in goals (17).
He relishes the role of playmaking midfielder.
"I love to get on the ball and love to be in behind the strikers, creating."
His college play garnered attention. He trained with Montreal, Seattle and Toronto prior to his senior year at Boston College.


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The possible sale of Westland Development may have far-reaching implications
It's not every day that someone sets about selling a city; or, at least, a potential city. It's also not every day that someone tries to sell a birthright. Yet, on the cusp of our very own metropolis, such a proposition is underway.
Council Watch
Short and Sad
The City Council's special meeting on Aug. 22 adjourned in less than two hours so that councilors could attend the Rosary for slain APD officer Michael R. King.
Ortiz y Pino
There Are Alternatives to War
Of all the lies the Bush administration has propagated, perhaps the most dangerous is the falsehood that we have no choice in Iraq right now; we simply have to stay the course. Our national honor, our security, our historic mission—they all demand it of us.
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Proposal to staunch sale of alcohol at all-ages shows smells like a put-on
On the surface, it sounds like a reasonable plan. Mayor Martin Chavez wants to protect the children of Albuquerque from the "bad element" Downtown, so he asked the state Alcohol and Gaming Division to ban alcohol sales at all-age live music events hosted at bars like the Launchpad and Sunshine Theater and 18-and-over theme parties at the Colosseum nightclub.
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Dateline: Thailand—Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is furious over news that one of his Cabinet ministers has had penis enlargement surgery. The allegations came from a woman who is being sued by a plastic surgery clinic for defamation after she claimed it gave her a face-disfiguring silicon injection. The woman, named Rawiwan Sitharat, claims that a prominent member of Shinawatra's Cabinet had received a penis enlargement injection at the same clinic and urged him to come forward as a witness for her defense. Sitharat held a press conference on the steps of Government House last Tuesday and said to the unnamed politician, "The problem with my face is bigger than the problem with your penis." According to The Nation newspaper, Shinawatra demanded to know who had the manhood-enhancing procedure at Tuesday's Cabinet meeting. "This has affected the reputation of the Cabinet, because the news went around the world. I don't want the people to think the Cabinet members are obsessed with this kind of thing," the newspaper quoted Shinawatra as telling his ministers. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Agriculture Minister Sudarat Keyuraphan said no one had owned up to the enlargement.
I was browsing the Alibi and looked at your "Albuquerque for the Record" story, and though I applaud you for trying to highlight local indie record labels, I was disappointed—as a fellow journalist and musician—to see there was no mention of two labels in the area that probably consistently sell more records and garner bigger crowds than those mentioned in your story.
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Kwanzaa Workshop: Make and Take Kinara
Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday celebrating African culture, heritage and unity in the US and other nations of the African dispora. Started in 1966 and meaning "first fruits" in Swahili, it recognizes seven Kwanzaa principles of Nguzo Saba: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. The New Mexico Humanities Council celebrates these seven principles at their Kwanzaa Workshop: Make & Take Kinara (Candelabra), on Saturday, Dec. 14 from noon to 2pm at the Council's office. This free, all-ages event not only teaches how to make a kinara candlelabra, but also explores celebration and observation of the holiday. This workshop is a good way to expand your (event) horizons and learn more about the world we live in, so get tickets by visiting eventbrite.com


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Student loan debt passed the $1 trillion mark last year according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and things don't look like they're going to ease up for starving students any time soon.
Currently interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans -- the federal loans designed for qualified low-income students -- are scheduled to double as of July 1 from their current rate of 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. If it happens, the increase will impact nearly 8 million students and tack on an additional $1,000 over the life of their loans, reports the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Exactly how much each student will be affected will vary according to the amount they borrowed and their repayment schedule.
There are several alternative strategies in the works.
1. Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solution for Students Act sponsored by Reps. John Kline, R-Minn., and Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. The bill would cap interest rates at 8.5 percent and permanently tie rates on new subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans to the 10-year Treasury note's interest rates plus 2.5 percent. Plus loans for graduate students and parents would also be tied to the Treasury note rate plus 4.5 percent, with a cap of 10.5 percent. In a statement about the bill released last Thursday, Foxx said:
"The Smarter Solution for Students Act puts an end to the temporary fixes that have failed to strengthen our nation's student loan system and offers simplicity, rate caps and an assurance that interest rates are immediately in line with the free market -- a need particularly acute in this jobless economy."
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that under the new bill, interest rates on Stafford and Plus loans would stay under the projected increase for the 2014-2015 school year, but increase to about 7 percent by 2023-2024.
Not all believe the bill actually is a smarter solution. The Institute for College Access and Success, or TICAS, praised Kline and Foxx for seeking a permanent resolve for the ongoing debate about student loan interest rates, but criticized the bill for tying student loans to the ups and downs of the financial markets and for increasing the cost of student loans in the long run.
"If passed, (H.R. 1911) will lead to higher rates on all types of federal student and parent loans than if Congress did nothing at all," TICAS stated.
2. President Barack Obama has proposed similar legislation in his 2014 budget. Under the president's bill, all Stafford and Plus loans would be tied to the 10-year Treasury note interest rate plus a nearly 1 percent cushion for subsidized loans, a nearly 3 percent add-on for unsubsidized ones and nearly 4 percent for Plus loans. His budget would also extend the income-based Pay As You Earn repayment plan to all qualified borrowers. Pay As You Earn currently only applies to borrowers "who were new borrowers as of Oct. 1, 2007, and had received a Direct Loan disbursement on or after Oct. 1, 2011."
3. The Senate is working on its own proposals. The Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act proposed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., would temporarily set the rate on subsidized Stafford loans at the same rate that banks can borrow funds from the Federal Reserve, which is currently 0.75 percent. The bill would last one year and would only apply to new borrowers. About 20 colleges and several nonprofit organizations, including the American Federation of Teachers and the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts, have endorsed the bill.
A second bill sponsored by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, would freeze subsidized Stafford loans at their current 3.4 percent rate for the next two years. The Reed-Harkin Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013 is funded by closing tax loopholes that affect tax-deferred retirement accounts, corporate offshore accounts and oil and gas industry taxes. Reed is also the co-sponsor of the Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act of 2013, which would set student loan interest rates according to the cost of operating those programs. Loans administered under the bill would have an adjustable rate with caps for subsidized Stafford loans set at 6.8 percent and caps for unsubsidized and parent loans set at 8.25 percent.
Regardless of which of these bills passes, all sides want a long-term solution to the student loan interest dilemma in order to prevent surprise interest rate hikes and wasting valuable legislative time treading the same ground year after year.


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Final Fantasy XIII-2 aims to 'rectify' every FFXIII complaint
Final Fantasy XIII-2 game director Motomu Toriyama speaks bluntly about the problems with FFXIII, and how the company has set about fixing them.
It has seemed obvious from the features being added to Final Fantasy XIII-2 that Square is acutely aware of the complaints against its predecessor, but now the company is just stating it outright. In an interview with Gamasutra, game director Motomu Toriyama treated the subject pretty bluntly. "Our ultimate goal is rectifying every single point in Final Fantasy XIII that has been criticized by users," he said.
Toriyama says that the major complaints were two-fold: that it was too linear, and that there weren't many towns and cities to explore. "We actually took those criticisms very seriously, and you'll notice we tackled them completely and thoroughly. This new game is more player-driven, as opposed to story-driven, so youc an explore different locations and fields to get information and explore towns and other types of locations, as well. So we are very determined to rectify all of the problems, and we think we have."
He also claimed that the Paradigm battle system has been iterated on with some new features, and acknowledges that introducing players to it slowly in the last game seemed like "very lengthy tutorials, which a lot of people didn't like at all."
Finally, Toriyama rejected the notion that the game was made from unused FFXIII content, saying that a statement from a staff member was misinterpreted. "It is true in any game, in the process of making it, that obviously you have to come up with lots of different ideas, and obviously you can't materialize every single one of them," he said. "You have to try them out, and eventually you're left with the best ones for use. It's only that because there are lots of ideas and content that we could have included in XIII where we didn't; but we didn't actually recycle any of them for XIII-2."
Of course, a developer claiming his new game is going to be better than his last game isn't uncommon. But this at least means that Square Enix is willing to shoulder the blame for elements that fans disliked, and attempt to fix them. We'll see how well that works out when the game launches in January.
Steve Watts posted a new article, Final Fantasy XIII-2 aims to 'rectify' every FFXIII complaint.
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This past summer I returned to France. He still lives in the town where we met. He is married and has a son. We met at a cafe. When we were young my parents threw away anything with his name on it, including my engagement ring! He felt I had abandoned him, and I felt he had abandoned me. We feel we were meant for each other and through a wrong turn of fate were led down the wrong path years ago.
We both wept upon hearing these things. I was in France for six weeks, and we saw each other often and spoke on the phone daily. We both still love each other. I even had dinner at his house and met his family.
What should we do now? We don't want to lose each other. We write and talk on the phone when we can. Is this cheating on my husband? I don't see Paul leaving his wife for me, but he also claims to love me more than her. I told my daughter about this, and she tells me to follow my heart. She says I should open up and tell her father about it. What should I do? — Heartsick
Dear Heartsick: You are cheating on your husband, and you are doing so by emotionally enveloping yourself in a long-ago romance in a faraway place.
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In the latest in a series of belligerent statements about European criticism of Israeli plans for Jewish settlements, Mr Lieberman told a conference in Herzliya that international guarantees of support for Israel resembled the approach of Britain and France towards Czechoslovakia before its dismemberment by Hitler in the run up to the Second World War.
"All the expressions and promises of commitment to Israel's security from all around the world remind me of similar commitments made to Czechoslovakia in 1938," he told a seminar on Wednesday organised by the Jerusalem Post newspaper.
"My sense is that all the promises and commitments to Israel's security are mere words. When push comes to shove, many key leaders would be willing to sacrifice Israel without batting an eyelid in order to appease the radical Islamist militants and ensure quiet for themselves."
The remarks came after Mr Lieberman had earlier invoked the Holocaust in response to a statement by European Union foreign ministers condemning recently announced proposals for new West Bank settlements.
He claimed some European ministers had been opposed to inserting a clause that also criticised the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, after its leader-in-exile, Khaled Meshaal, vowed during a visit to Gaza last weekend never to accept Israel's right to exist.
"I am not satisfied with the position of Europe, which once again in history is ignoring calls to destroy the state of Israel," Mr Lieberman told Israel Radio. "We have already been through this with Europe at the end of the 1930s and in the 1940s.
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His comments were condemned by his predecessor as foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, who accused him of "trivialising the Holocaust".
"There is absolutely no similarity between the situations of Israeli citizens today to that of European Jews then. Not everybody is against us, and not everyone is anti-Semitic," she said, calling for the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
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So long story short I was doing a little web wheeling, stumbled across the Hood River OHV Facebook page, and sent the link to my buddy Paul that was looking a place to lead our clubs monthly club run. Paul got connected with Adam (Who runs the Hood River OHV Facebook page and has helped build the trails) , got some info and a couple weeks later on a cold wet saturday morning we were at the staging area at Kingsley Reservoir airing down our tires getting ready to hit the trail!
Adam was awesome enough to lead us for the day! For the most part there is one long trail and a rock garden that is open of class 2 vehicles. Every other trail there is for class 1 & 3 vehicles. We took off from the staging area and went to the far end of the trail and worked our way back to Kingsley. This also put the rock garden at the end of the day.
On our way out we stopped and played at this little gravel pit.
First stuck of the day
Dave walking right through it
Fun for the whole family
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Everyone watching the show
This thing is a beast
Moving on we hit some wet heavy snow
And then a tight little downhill. The picture doesnt do it justice
More "road"
And finally onto the trail
The far end of the trail has just been cut into the forest
Stumps everywhere
Tommy getting some flex out of the little TJ
Up at the front Adam lost a bead. We jacked the vehicle up, sprayed some starting fluid, lit it on fire and the bead was reset before we knew it.
I just like this picture
After getting the tire back on the rim we were on the move again
Then we got to this spot here. Being such a new trail the first 3 vehicles walked right through it. The next 5-6 just had a muddy mess with rocks and a stump in the way to fight with. And by the time the last 4 made it here we had found an easy line to take.
About 30 yards later we came across a rock and a hard spot. It was a little tricky getting Wade and his Grand through but he made it without any body damage
Thats what sliders are for
Easy peasy!
The next challenge was "the ledge". There was an easy bypass at the ledge for those that didnt want to try it. Kevin made it look easy!
Nice, going to have to get up there sometime. Thanks for the pics and report.
You will have to come down and run a couple of trails on Santiam Pass this summer--Quack Attack and the 47 trail. Quack is nasty, 47 should be fairly easy if you have 33's or better, + it has some bump-outs for the rock buggy folks.
Been a year and a half since I have been on 47, should be settling in now.
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While at the ledge we stopped and had a good hot trail lunch and BS session
On the move again
Another cool climb
Down trees make for an interesting challenge
Then the snow started to really pick up
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Wheeling rigs look better with trail rash!
Then I got my front pumpkin hung up on a stump with all four tires on ice and no where to go.
Towards the end of the 197 trail there is a mini rock garden that is optional. We chose to run it!
After the mini rock garden there is another 2 minutes of trail and you pop out onto a road where you can go straight or make a hard right onto the 198 trail better known as the big rock garden. Most of us gave it a shot.
The buggy making it look easy
Hung up on a rock
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Paul and his super low CJ-7 on 37's crawling through the maze of boulders with ease
I will be coming back to the Hood River OHV area in the near future!
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Great write-up & pictures. Made me wish I was with you!
Get with the Oregon Exec, he can tell you the dates on it, and when they do their work party to open and close it in early summer and late fall. Or look at Deschutes County 4 Wheel drive website for their calender. The Edison complex should be opening soon as well. (out of Bend) Those would make a good w/e of wheeling!
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More than 3,000 supporters have visited the Greenpeace ship in Hamburg over the weekend as we held an open boat to say "thank you" to the donors who have made the world's first crowd-funded, purpose-built, hyper-efficient activist sailing vessel possible.
Our New Hands on Deck Pablo and Harmony have been showing off the our amazing Radio Room, where Gianluca can hail destructive fishing ships and let them know the activists approaching them are there to non-violently take action against their illegal bycatch of turtles and dolphins. He can also control the ships webcams -- which supporters could use to monitor the size of the queue this weekend.
Our Bridge, where Captain Joel Stewart can track ships with illegal logs from the amazon or set a course for a radioactive contamination zone.
Our campaign office, with video conferencing capability, broadband internet, a video editing suite, a loud-hailing system for broadcasting to ships or shore, and easy access to the wheelhouse -- for when we get tips about nearby transports of nuclear waste or oil companies sending drilling rigs to the arctic.
But most amazing are the five sails as big as four tennis courts and the unique 53 meter A-Frame sailing masts.
We sent Harmony up in the crow's nest to place a small GoPro camera early in the morning on Saturday, before the crowds started arriving. While the camera today was only taking pictures of the crowds visiting the ship, we gained valuable experience in installing, positioning, and using these tough little cameras -- they'll be seeing action in the future and we want to be ready.
Captain Stewart supervised the effort.
Harmony is a trained climber who has hung a few banners for us; this effort didn't require any technical skills and was more like an elevator ride. Had the crow's nest got stuck however, Harmony had a climbing harness and would be able to rappel down the mast.
Here's the view from the crow's nest of what the line looked like at 9:30 in the morning. By the end of the day, 1500 people had snaked through our Photo Exhibition and taken a tour of the ship -- and more than that stopped by on Sunday.
If you're one of the 100,000+ supporters who donated to building the Rainbow Warrior, thank you! You bought that camera. You bought that mast. You bought the headset the Captain's talking on and the harness that keeps Harmony safe. Show off what you've done to a friend: every tweet of our content, every "like" on Facebook, every share of a link is an action for a green and peaceful planet.
And if you haven't donated, please help us keep this ship staffed, safe, and in action.
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She looks awesomely beautiful and impressively equipped. Bless her and keep her safe and all who sail in her. Wish I could have been there.
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Just the view alone is incredible! What great crisp technology! Awesome level of funding you guys must have from all your Frontline campaigns and suc...
Just the view alone is incredible! What great crisp technology! Awesome level of funding you guys must have from all your Frontline campaigns and such. I know, I have worked for you in Australia in 2000, and I know just how good your influence is. It judt looks so clean and 21st century! blessings
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A great ship, which is advancing the technology needed to make ships sustainable.
I went onboard yesterday in Hamburg for the first time...
A great ship, which is advancing the technology needed to make ships sustainable.
I went onboard yesterday in Hamburg for the first time. The A-frame masts are amazing. Some of my photos of the Rainbow Warrior III are online here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluecloud9
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Hi, I was onboard at Saturday in Hamburg, it was so beautiful to see this wonderfull ship. The Rainbow Warrior is the perfect message where hopefull d...
Hi, I was onboard at Saturday in Hamburg, it was so beautiful to see this wonderfull ship. The Rainbow Warrior is the perfect message where hopefull dreams for the live in the oceans will be true.
Much luck and everytime a good sailing in the name of the rainbow.
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Actually I bought that camera for 25€! :)
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A Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said binge drinking -- defined as consuming four or more drinks on an occasion for women and girls -- as well as drinking too much, caused about 23,000 deaths among women and girls in the United States each year.
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Pop stars covering other pop stars' songs is not a new convention, especially in the digital, plugged-in age. But when Demi Lovato tackles an Ed Sheeran song, it's an event. Lovato blew the roof off with her version of Sheeran's gorgeous '+' track 'Give Me Love.' Like wow. Seriously.
When Lovato covered Sheeran's beautiful ballad for iHeart Radio, she prefaced the song by telling the assembled crowd of fans, the members of which had their cell phones in their air -- capturing the moment to either post online or to relive it after the moment had passed -- how much she loved the song.
"This is one of my favorite songs and this song means everything to me," Lovato said before launching into the song. Clearly, she connected with it and she relayed that in her rendition.
We're used to Lovato's bouncy and lovelorn songs, from 'Give Your Heart a Break' to 'Heart Attack' to 'Skyscraper.' But to hear her get breathy and emotionally naked, and to even carry the notes a little longer and in vibrato fashion, while using her hands and her eyes and her smile to communicate during the performance, made it that much more powerful.
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Dart's new Special High Performance (SHP) small-block meets the need for an affordable, precision-machined cast-iron block with superior features. Designed for high-performance and heavy-duty applications producing up to 600 hp, the SHP block is the ideal starting point for circle track competitors, hot rodders, drag racers, off-roaders, and high-performance marine enthusiasts. Two part numbers cover the vast majority of small-block engine combinations: 31161111 (4.00-inch bore) and 31161211 (4.125-inch bore).
Made in the USA on all-new tooling, the SHP block delivers exceptional value. Priced hundreds of dollars less than a full-race block, the SHP block eliminates the time and expense of rebuilding a junkyard core. The SHP block is tailored to the most popular performance and racing applications, with 350 main bearings and a choice of 4.00-inch and 4.125-inch cylinder bores.
SHP blocks are manufactured on Dart's in-house CNC machining centers to precision tolerances. The SHP block's siamesed cylinders have a 0.230-inch minimum wall thickness at 4.165-inch bore diameter. Other features include a true priority-main oiling system that ensures reliable lubrication at high rpm, ductile iron main bearing caps (with splayed four-bolt caps on the center mains), 0.625-inch thick decks with blind head bolt holes, and clearance for long-stroke crankshafts.
The SHP block retains the first-generation small-block's original dimensions and is compatible with stock components, including OEM-style hydraulic roller lifters and camshafts, steel and plastic timing chain covers, side and front motor mounts, clutch linkage pivots, and mechanical fuel pumps.
As a complement to the SHP block, Dart has developed pre-engineered, dyno-tested combinations that make it easy to build a powerful and durable performance engine at a very affordable price. So, you can buy just the bare block or an SHP-assembled short-block that includes a crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, and rings. Dart also offers top-end kits which include cylinder head assemblies, an intake manifold, valve covers, fasteners, gaskets, and spark plugs.
SHP short-block assemblies are available in 372ci (4.125-inch bore x 3.48-inch stroke) and 400ci (4.125 x 3.75) combinations. Both versions feature premium quality components, including an internally balanced steel crankshaft, forged 4340 steel I-beam connecting rods with 3/8-inch cap screws, hypereutectic flat-top pistons with full floating wristpins, Hastings moly rings, Clevite bearings, and coated cam bearings. Top-end kits include Dart Iron Eagle or PRO1 aluminum cylinder head assemblies with stainless steel valves and dual-valve springs, a Dart aluminum intake manifold, chrome-plated Dart valve covers, fasteners, gaskets, and spark plugs.
Both SHP engine combinations make big horsepower on a budget. A prototype 400ci engine with 10.5:1 compression, a hydraulic roller cam, Dart 200cc cylinder heads, and a Dart single-plane intake manifold made 525 hp at 6,000 rpm and 525 lb-ft torque at 4000 rpm. A 372ci SHP engine assembly with 9.5:1 compression ratio and 180cc heads with a Dart dual-plane intake manifold produced 470 hp at 5,800 rpm and 470 lb-ft torque at 4,200 rpm. These motors are the perfect engine for oval track racers needing to make 500 to 600 hp on a budget.


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The report says California home prices went up 24 percent in 2013. Researchers say those skyrocketing home prices can't really be sustained long term. Alex Villacorta is a researcher at Clear Capital.
"The growth that we saw in 2013 is going to give way to a much much more moderate rate of growth in 2014 and really beyond as a lot of those high growth rates are going to be a thing of the past," says Villacorta.
The report forecasts that home prices should continue going up about four to five percent in 2014.
The report says short sales and other distressed property transactions shot up in the last few weeks of the year. Those sales accounted for about 20 percent of overall sales during that period. That number is flattening out, according to the study, and shouldn't change much over the next year.


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How can libraries encourage the "google generation" to use anything else besides Google? I have no clue either but for sure increasing accessibility to such searches is a key.
Think about it. How many users do you think know the library portal url straight off? How many bookmark it? In my experience precious few (most in my institution seem to know the university homepage url and access the library portal from a link there). Compare this to the number of people who do not know the url for google (KISS is a good idea!). Worse yet the availability of Google toolbar, default google searches in browser toolbars makes accessing google even easier.
Accessibility problems
It is difficult enough to convince users that they might like to try say Scopus instead of Google. Even if they were convinced to try Scopus, would users be hardworking enough to
- Go to our library portal (assuming they can remember it)
- Search for the database they want on the portal (assuming they can find it among the hundreds we provide)
- Authenticate (assuming they didn't forget the password)
- Wait for the search page to load, enter the search terms (assuming they don't struggle with the unfamiliar interface with tons of options)
- Enter the search term and finally wait for the results
We can't do anything about #3, but there are methods to mitigate #1, #2, #4 and #5 , and as usual the commerical world has gotten there before us.
One method would be to provide Opensearch plugins
Others include providing custom toolbars ( e.g. Conduit toolbars, Google toolbar (details). Libx and others), Smart keyword searches and Search bookmarklets.
What these methods share in common is a way to search your favourite database or search engine with any arbitary search term, from whatever page you are on, without needing to go to the search page first. This solves #1 and #2.
They also share in common the following feature, the search they carry out goes directly to the search results page (using the search options defined earlier) bypassing the search form.
For users who just mostly use the default search at first anyway, it is a waste of time to display the search web form for them to set options. They just get confused anyway. This solves #4 and #5
Oh sure, there are times this is a disadvantage, because you want to set special search options, turn on limits etc, but chances are 9 out of 10, for a quick dirty search the general basic default search would be sufficient, and if it isn't you can easily refine your search later right?
Comparison of methods
I know for many of the readers the use of opensearch, Libx/conduit toolbars is old hat. However, I hope in my future posts about my experiences using them will be of interest.
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|IE7+, Firefox 2.0+, Chrome****
|Firefox only
|Conduit toolbar
|IE6+, Firefox
|Google toolbar
|IE 6+, Firefox
|IE 6+, Firefox
|Smart keyword
|Firefox only*
|Search bookmarklets
|In theory all browsers
* Opera has a similar feature, IE supports this if
configured using the free TweakUI
** Post method only works for some "custom catalogues".
*** Possible but complicated but see this
**** Limited support, your offered opensearch plugins will create a smart keyword. Also see this.
Browsers supported
Obviously, it is important for the method chosen to support as many browsers as possible. In this area the custom toolbars , Google toolbar, Conduit toolbars and Libx, support the two major browsers Internet explorer and Firefox.
Custom toolbars add an additional searchbar, unlike Opensearch plugins which utilize the already existing searchbar in IE7 and Firefox. As a result, opensearch plugins are not usable with IE 6 and older browsers as they do not come with a searchbar. This can be an issue if many systems are still on IE 6. On the plus side the new rising browser Chrome by Google is supported! (limited though, your offered opensearch plugins will create a smart keyword. Also see this).
Smart Keywords are perhaps most limited, supporting mainly Firefox, though it is possible to support it using the free TweakUI.
So far, Mac users who insist on using Safari, are out of luck. However, it is potentially possible for the same search bookmarklet to work even all browsers even those as different as IE and Safari.
Post method supported?
Search engines can use two different methods to send queries. One is the "GET" method and the other the "Post" Method. (see details) . I have found that while a vast majority of opacs and library subscribed databases use the "GET" method many don't (i.e. Pubmed, Lexis etc). Unfortunately, not all methods support the POST method, and in the case of Opensearch in though there is a provision for it, Microsoft in their infinite wisdom decided not to support it in IE 7/8 although Firefox does!
There are work arounds though, certain search engines actually work if you convert it to work with GET, you can do this using the frmget bookmarklet first, before trying to create the opensearch plugin.
In future posts I will share further thoughts on each of the methods, their strengths, weakness, the problems I faced creating searches for subscribed databases.


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'The Kid' provides detailed look of Ted Williams, the player, the person
Ted Williams has long been a source of my fascination long before his head was frozen near the Rockies spring training facility in Scottsdale, Ariz. He is one of the best hitters of all time by any measure, any statistics. I was pleased to be given the opportunity to review Ben Bradlee Jr.'s "The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams."
It was a fascinating book, save for the length. It would have worked better at 500 pages, rather than 800. However, it doesn't diminish the terrific insight and remarkable details that distinguish the work. My review is here: http://www.denverpost.com/books/ci_24798367/book-review-kid-immortal-life-ted-williams
My interest in Williams traces to childhood. I heard stories growing up of my grandfather playing amateur baseball with Dom DiMaggio. Dom, of course, was a long-time Red Sox with a view to Williams' trek to immortality. Later as a reporter covering major league baseball for the first time, Dante Bichette introduced me to Williams' published work on hitting. Bichette would read Williams' book before spring training. The book was ahead of its time, and stressed the importance of getting a good pitch to hit.


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Neighborhood Bridges is a nationally recognized literacy program using storytelling and creative drama to help children develop their critical literacy skills and to transform them into storytellers of their own lives. Our skilled teaching artists animate learning and transform classrooms into communities where students think independently and work collectively. Founded in 1997 by Peter Brosius, artistic director of the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, and Jack Zipes, Professor of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, the program collaborates with Twin Cities area classrooms and reaches over 500 students.
Neighborhood Bridges addresses state and national language arts standards. As a recipient of the Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) grant, Neighborhood Bridges is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a national model for arts education.
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Until now I have found the following issues with various SSD drives. I would like to use this thread to gather the various issues and to advise potntial buyers:
Intel 510 Sata3 SSD - 240gb:
- Cold boot without USER/MASTER password works fine
- Cold boot with USER/MASTER password works fine
- Warm boot without USER/MASTER password takes much too long with lot of drive activty
- Warm boot with USER/MASTER password halts due to unreadable POP/USER password
(Subsequential Cold boot accepts the password again)
OCZ Vertex 3 Sata3 SSD - 240Gb:
- does not fit the HDD bracket well
- setting USER/MASTER passwords results in inaccessible drive -> RMA is only option left
- setting USER passwords results in inaccessible drive -> HDD unlocker tool (ATAPWD) is only option
Solved! Go to Solution.
Then you might as well include http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/Restart-Quirky-with-W520-and-Intel-510-SSD/td-...
04-29-2011 11:05 AM - edited 04-29-2011 11:08 AM
Lenovo (Litium) needs to get this **bleep** ie9 "blank comments" issue worked out, come on guys, get with it.
I have seen that the RAID enabled boards are working with the Intel 510 so I have a W520 on order with RAID and will post about how it behaves... Waiting until mid-May though...
Referencing the opening post:
OCZ Vertex 3 Sata3 SSD - 240Gb:
- does not fit the HDD bracket well
Just FYI,
"Escalating this issue to engineering."
its' about time engineering took a look at this isue. I see many problems with W520 drivers, as if it was rushed out the door with the attitude "we'll get it right later with software updates, let's just rush these black boxes to customers..." It's still unclear if primary HD bay sata controller supports Sata III 6Gb/s reliably!
Maybe lack of full Sata 3 support on primary bay increases the problems with SSDs like intel 510 that use sata 3 speeds as many users who are buying SSD, are buying Sata 3 models. Also in that case I wonder if the new intel 320 SSD would work fine because it is SATA II and not as fast as SATA III, but that would feel like drinking "lite beer". After all we all waited and paid for SATA III on W520.
I'm holding off buying an SSD because there are many problems being reported with SSDs freezing on W520 and needing reboots.
As for system hang during reboot, back in the old days, there was a BIOS option to wait X number of seconds for HDD to spin up at power on. Although SSD doesn't need to "spin up" maybe the method that Thinkpad uses to speed up warm reboot time is not compatible with instruction set on SSD.
05-12-2011 07:33 AM - edited 05-12-2011 07:33 AM
Oddly enough I have had not a single issue with the Sata3 speed in the main HDD bay. Both the Vertex 3 and the Intel 510 have been performing admirably in that perspective. What I did notice though is that the warm boot issue specifically seems to occur in legacy bios mode and not in (U)EFI bios mode. Can anyone confirm this?
wditters, thank you for your contribution. It's good to have other passionate and caring users working for the common goal; a better laptop.
I wish I could confirm the settings youre asking about in BIOS but I don't have an SSD on W520. I keep hearing from other users posts that sometimes their system stalls, hangs, or locks up entirely due to SSD timeout. Are you experiencing anything like that. Have you made any changes to registry as suggested by some other SSD users or are you using different drivers?
Honestly, on my previous laptop "A 3 year old MacBook Pro running Windows 7 exclusively (started out with XP, then Vista, and finally Win7) with a Samsung 256GB SSD" I never had such problems. I had other problems with touchpad, but not with the SSD. It's quite disappointing after waiting so long for a laptop like W520 to compete directly with MBP and then these problems coming up. I thought I was going to build my "dream machine" and I sort of gave up on that dream after hearing the AUDIO on W520. Now these problems with SSD is just outrageous.
05-12-2011 08:10 AM - edited 05-12-2011 08:14 AM
I am convinced that there are some issues with the Intel 510, but I am not convinced these issues neccessarily lead to stalling, crashing, blue screening etc.
Using an SSD does mean abiding to some basic rules though. One of them is installing from scratch. Some tooling out there does not neccessarily format an SSD well when cloning. (Acronis actually does!).
Another one is installing RST drivers from Intel (or Station-Drivers.com for that matter).
Equially important is optimizing the OS for SSD use. This means running tools such as SSD Tweaker.
If one abides to those rules, the return on investment is an absurdly smooth running system. Ever since I started using SSD's for the first time, I keep realizing that I will never return to classic hard drives period.
At the end of the day, SSD technology still is relatively new though. Things can happen and manufacturers usually find and fix things as they go along. I accept that :-)
PS When it comes to audio, well. Unless you're an audiophile (which incidentally I am) or a music engineer, you should be fine with using the W520 as an ultimate dream machine. What it lacks in sound it makes up in sheer performance, stability etc. Thinkpads never ever had good sound, they're business machines, not multimedia stations. I personally am fine with the current quality. It; not great but it ain't bad either.
I agree, Thinkpads are work machines, they don't have as much eye candy (like aluminum finish) and if it had been another THINKPAD model, I would concede, but I expect WS series to outperform an MBP on every aspect. There's no other excuse. If you look at the speaker layout and size of the WS520 , it's very comparable to MBP dimensional aspect ratio and design layout. There for I expect nothing less from the WS series Thinkpad.
Going back to SSD, I never performed any of the steps you mentioned when I upgraded my HD to an SSD. I just got an external enclosure, and duplicated the disk, bit by bit. It worked fine for 2 years. It must have been pure dumb luck? I ordered the WS520 with a regular HD, thinking 2 years after I got my Samsung 256GB SSD upgrade, the market would have matured. Back then TRIM support was a big controversy. Reading about all these problems with SSD is very disappointing indeed. I assumed past 2-3 years the science would have been proven by now. That's what SSD manufacturers and their marketing would have you believe that SSD is "the storage solution". uber reliable, uber fast! Instead there's allot of fact fudging.
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Searching For Chiropractic Clinics Near You?
If you frequently deal with back pains, neck pains, spine, and sports injuries, you might be searching for the best chiropractic clinics near Sulphur Rock Arkansas. Chiropractic care is considered a holistic and alternative treatment option that triggers the body's natural healing abilities. It is a non-invasive treatment option where millions of Americans are benefiting at the moment. The approach is shown to treat more than a dozen of different conditions. One of the best things about chiropractic care is that the method is 100% drug-free and helps heal your body naturally. The treatment option is effective in dealing with headaches, back pains, ear infections, neck pains, joint pains, arthritis, bowel irregularities, blood pressure, asthma, improved mental clarity, and a host of other conditions. With hundreds of chiropractic clinics near Sulphur Rock, one should be cautious when selecting the best practitioner in the area. Here are important tips to consider when choosing the best chiropractic clinics nearby your location.
Despite the popularity of the treatment method, there are many misconceptions about the field of chiropractic care. Many patients are still confused when it comes to how the practice works and how chiropractic professionals are trained. In fact, most of the chiropractic programs incorporate an entire year of Ph.D.-level training in different subjects. Hence, a chiropractic doctor is a highly skilled and trained individual out there. Like with all other professions out there, there are many quacks operating in this industry too. That is why it is important that you perform extensive research before deciding to work with the right chiropractic doctor in your Sulphur Rock area. Your homework is essential to choosing the best candidate for the job.
Middle Back Pain On Right Side - What To Do?
Thousands and thousands of people annually seek medical care for back pain. For some, the pain is gone within 6 weeks. For others, it becomes chronic back pain.
Chronic back pain affects individuals in various ways. Most make repeated visits to physicians, seeking relief. They want to know what causes their chronic back pain. They want new tests. They want to try whatever treatment may be available.
Chronic back pain sufferers may report difficulty in performing normal daily activities. They may believe the pain is increasing. They may simply want someone to sympathize, and agree that it is not "all in your head" at all.
Although back pain is the main reason people visit orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons, and the second main reason they visit primary care physicians, an estimated 5 to 10 percent of those visitors will receive no cure. They will go from low back pain to chronic back pain.
Patients are frustrated because physicians do not cure back pain. Physicians are frustrated because they cannot cure low back pain. Many think they can do little to prevent occasional severe back pain from becoming chronic back pain.
If nothing is done, however, chronic back pain limitations can seriously impinge on daily activity.
Clinically Proven Limitations
For the patient, it is difficult to believe that chronic back pain limitations are often unnecessary. They continue to believe that the pain has a cause that can be readily diagnosed, despite their physician's repeated assurances to the contrary. They believe the physician can find a medical sure for their back pain if pressed often enough and hard enough. As for treatment, patients often believe that until the cure is found, the best treatment is bed rest and limited activity.
The result of such beliefs is that back pain that could initially be resolved with exercise becomes chronic back pain. Chronic back pain that might still be resolved if the patient were to exercise regularly gradually develops and produces chronic back pain limitations.
TIP: Back pain is very, very common in our society. Rather than let it lead to complications and limitations, you may want to ask your physician for gentle exercises that may resolve your back pain before it becomes chronic.
Most of the wellness and health benefits associated with chiropractic care are due to the chiropractic adjustments received by the patients. These adjustments are important to place your body in the proper position so that it can heal itself. In fact, chiropractic adjustments help reduce the stress placed on the patient's immune system. This will release energy that is vital for maintaining homeostasis and preventing diseases. The treatment option addresses the whole body of the individual thereby improving his or her ability to think and act more positively.
A professional Sulphur Rock Arkansas chiropractor prides him/herself on taking a drug-free, natural approach to helping the patient improve his/her wellness and health in the long run. In fact, the entire principle is built on the basis that the body has an innate ability to heal itself under the right conditions. The chiropractic doctor will help create the right environment for the body to start healing itself. The practice focuses on keeping one's spine properly aligned at all times. The nervous system controls every organ and cell in the body. Hence, if the spine shifts out of its proper place, it should be brought back into alignment without delay to prevent issues in the nervous system which can manifest as various diseases in the body. That is where a professional and experienced chiropractic doctor comes in handy.
The Cause & Treatment of Desiccated Discs
You have long muscles that run along the spine called the erector spinae muscles. These are often the guilty muscles when you have back pain and muscle spasms. A spasm is an involuntary contraction of the muscle for a sustained period of time. Usually a spasm occurs when the muscle has been suddenly stressed somehow which can include injury, sprains, tears or bruising. The spasm can actually start in the nerves that lead into the muscle though the feeling is the same no matter where the spasm starts.
Most of the time muscle spasms are painful, but not serious. It should be mentioned though that in some cases, the spasm may be a symptom of a more serious problem. The back is composed of bones, muscles and ligaments, and injury or disease to any component can result in back pain muscle spasms.
Other forms of therapy for back pain [http://releasebackpain.com/back] and muscle spasms include massage or physical therapy. But one of the most important therapies you can do yourself. That's to maintain good posture. Good posture lets your spine work the way it was designed to work. Maintaining good posture is important during any activity too and not just while standing. You should stand, sit, walk and lift while maintaining proper spine position. This will help you avoid muscle injury and sprains that can lead to muscle spasms.
The American Chiropractic Association states that there are more than 70,000 chiropractic professionals operating in the United States alone. With so many to choose from, finding "any" chiropractic doctor is fairly easy. But you don't need "any" chiropractic when it comes to treating your condition. In fact, you want the "best" chiropractor in Sulphur Rock to treat your specific condition. This is a bit trickier than finding just any chiropractic doctor in the area. There are many things to consider when choosing the right professional to treat your condition.
When provided by a highly skilled and experienced professional, chiropractic care is quite effective in healing a wide variety of conditions. The right professional should have a combination of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and experience. A personal referral from someone you trust is a great starting point when searching for any type of professional near Sulphur Rock Arkansas. Ask your existing health care team, friends, family members or co-workers for recommendations in this regard. You may also hop online and read patient reviews and surveys on professional chiropractors operating in your area. Make sure you do the homework properly before scheduling your first appointment with the potential candidate.
Don't forget to check the credentials and experience of the potential candidate. Chiropractors are also known as doctors of chiropractic (DCs). They are highly trained professionals who have completed nationally accredited graduate-level programs. In addition to their 4-year undergraduate degree, a chiropractor should have a 4-year doctorate degree – similar to doctors of osteopathy (DOs) and medical doctors (MDs). Make sure the candidate you choose is licensed and a graduate of an accredited school of chiropractic. Evaluate his/her experience before you work with them. These are some of the most important things to look for when choosing the best chiropractic clinic in Sulphur Rock Arkansas.


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