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Re-Living Election 2012: Campaign Comes Full Circle At Harvard
(BOSTON) -- It's been just over three weeks since Election Day 2012, but to many it already feels like an eternity.
President Obama's victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney quickly gave way to an unfolding sex scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus, speculation about new Obama administration cabinet members — particularly the possible nomination of Susan Rice to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state — and the fiscal cliff negotiations that are now consuming Washington.
But after more than a year and a half of campaigning, the long road to Nov. 6 is coming full circle this week as representatives from the Obama and Romney campaigns, as well as top advisers to many of the GOP primary candidates and several influential outside groups, are gathering this week at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government for a 2012 debrief.
On neutral ground in Cambridge, Mass., fierce rivals (think Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades and Obama campaign manager Jim Messina) will meet for the first time since the election — and many for the first time ever.
The conference will culminate on Thursday night with a forum, organized by Harvard's Institute of Politics, featuring Messina, Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod, Romney campaign adviser Eric Fehrnstrom and senior strategist Stuart Stevens.
Stevens, the eccentric advertising and message guru who was frequently at Romney's side on the campaign trail, previewed his look-back at the race on Wednesday in a Washington Post op-ed in which he acknowledged that "Romney was never a favorite of D.C.'s Green Room crowd or, frankly, of many politicians."
But his column amounts to a fierce defense of Romney the candidate, even arguing that the former Massachusetts governor sparked a "national movement."
"When Mitt Romney stood on stage with Barack Obama, it wasn't about television ads or whiz-bang turnout technologies, it was about fundamental Republican ideas versus fundamental Democratic ideas," Stevens wrote. "It was about lower taxes or higher taxes, less government or more government, more freedom or less freedom. And Republican ideals — Mitt Romney — carried the day."
In the end, however, President Obama won the day, scooping up almost all the swing states the Romney campaign hoped to capture and amassing 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206.
The Harvard gathering is taking place on the same day that President Obama plans to meet privately with Romney at the White House. Thursday's meeting will be their first since the election. It also comes as Republicans continue to regroup after their loss this November and as chatter about potential 2016 presidential contenders has already begun.
When asked in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan Tuesday night whether it was a mistake for the GOP to nominate Romney, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus answered unequivocally, "No, I don't think so at all."
But, Priebus added that in order for his party "to get back in the game," party leaders will need to "do a full autopsy of what happened."
That autopsy is already taking both privately and publicly at venues like the Republican Governors Association conference in Las Vegas earlier this month where GOP governors from around the country offered an initial assessment of what went wrong. And it will continue next month when the RNC holds its annual winter meeting, which is sure to spark another round of soul-searching from party activists from around the country.
This week's sessions at Harvard University's Institute of Politics will include a who's who of political bold-faced names from campaign 2012, including senior campaign aides like Romney political director Rich Beeson and pollster Neil Newhouse, Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter and digital director Teddy Goff, Rick Santorum adviser John Brabender, former Rick Perry campaign manager Rob Johnson and even Mark Block, who ran Herman Cain's short-lived but much-talked-about presidential bid.
Representatives from the outside groups that had so much influence — and spent so much money — on the election will also be on hand, including Bill Burton, senior strategist for the pro-Obama super PAC, Priorities USA Action; Steven Law, head of the pro-Republican group American Crossroads; and Tim Phillips, president of the conservative Americans for Prosperity.
In all more than three dozen campaign 2012 veterans will be on hand, along with some of the journalists who covered the election.
The closing forum with Messina, Axelrod, Fehrnstrom and Stevens will be streamed live on the Institute of Politics website Thursday at 6 p.m.
Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio


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the link below shows a preliminary sketch depicting what the new fab might look like. the inquirer refers to this image as an etch-a-sketch. i'm not really sure if the site is talking about the chips amd will be making or the sketch itself.
rumors of amd building a new high-capacity fab have been around for at least four years. most in the industry have believed amd couldn't afford it, and after spending $5 billion acquiring ati and posting two consecutive quarterly losses in excess of $500 million each, that is quite likely. still, new york is reportedly giving the company enough incentive to make the new york fab site very attractive, even if amd can't really afford it.
the new site is expected to be up and running sometime in late 2009, and it's currently called fab 4x. amd has given names to its fab facilities based on the year they were completed. fab 36 in dresden was "officially" completed in 2005. amd was founded may 1, 1969 by jerry sanders in someone's living room. the exact day was may day–i would say ironically–which also makes amd a taurus. :)
fab 4x must refer to it either being completed in 2009 or 2010, and therefore being either fab 40 or fab 41. amd's previous fab was fab 30, with a 6-year span between fabs. fab 30 to fab 36 indicates this one should be called fab 42–the answer to everything. :)
read more at timesunion.com, and post your thoughts below.
update 5/8/2007 11:30 a.m. et: we were contacted by an amd representative regarding the statement that fab 4x is expected to be up and running by 2009. the rep clarified that amd has a two-year window (from july 2007 through july 31, 2009) in which to let new york know if and when it would like to break ground on the project. if the decision is made in july 2007 to begin building immediately then the 2009 timeframe is still possible; if, however, amd decides to build in 2009 and sets a date for construction sometime after 2009, completion could still be years away, giving the use of "fab 4x" a much wider berth. amd expects to make a decision on the schedule for this project by the end of this year.
user comments 30 comment(s)
|how about (10:28am est thu may 03 2007)
the year 4 thousand something, as in 4xxx ?
– by doh
|wow (11:49am est thu may 03 2007)
i still think amd is blowing smoke up peoples dresses on this one and by state of the art you mean, what 65nm?
there is no way in hell they would be able to afford a new 45nm fab if they would have to start building it basically now to get her up and running on that tech. – by asdfasdfasd
|asdfasdfasd (11:59am est thu may 03 2007)
you're correct.
they will be build a 32nm facility. – by koreberg
|amd is finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (12:00pm est thu may 03 2007)
how is this soon-to-be-bankrupt company going to pay for this? – by squirrelzipper
|lol 32nm (12:25pm est thu may 03 2007)
funny as hell – by asdfasdfasd
|fab 38 (12:33pm est thu may 03 2007)
i thought fab38 was there 45nm fab? – by marms
|yeah maybe (1:02pm est thu may 03 2007)
and maybe winged monkeys could fly out of my butt…
not entirely impossible, and fun to fantasize about, but the real world data implies otherwise…
—- amd used to be worth over >$10b-$12b at their peak, today according to google finance they are worth ~$7.6b and we know at least $5b of that is debt.
—- in the last 2 quarters they have lost ~1/2b in each one. that adds up to a negative $2b/yr in losses.
—- a new state of the art fab cost ~$2b and the last one amd biult cost them more then it should have at the time because of schedule over runs.
—- according to eetimes and some other reputable sources (unlike some others rg likes to use), amd is just about out of cash, maybe 2 quarters left at the rate they are loosing money. given that the rate they are loosing money accelerated last quarter, the 2 quarter estimate might be optimistic.
—- add to that the fact the intel just keeps lowering the average selling price of cpu's and just keeps biulding their own new fabs, which is what is really killing amd's profit margin and things are not going to turn around for amd just because in 2010 they might have a new fab.
—- not even with a new fab in 2010, not even if new york gives them one. why??
what amd really needs for the long run is some one to buy them who has enough money from other sources to buy them a new fab every 2 years. until they can do that, they are just going to be out-horsepowered on the manufacturing side of this business.
amd does have one saving grace, intel probably doesn't want them dead, just crippled. contrary to what people may think intel wants amd in the marketplace, otherwise the anti-trust lawsuits are going to make their life miserable. they just want them to have a much smaller percentage and it looks like that is going to happen.
|hmmm (1:12pm est thu may 03 2007)
alot of you must like the thought of shelling out around $1500 for a decent cpu in the near future then?
– by headley
|headly (3:15pm est thu may 03 2007)
here is a magical, top secret and absolutely foolproof fix for 1500 dollar cpu's…
…don't buy one, christ all the whiners about the price. do the same thing and intel won't have a choice but to sell them cheap..
common sense: r.i.p 5000 bc – 19xx – by doh
|ee92 (3:51pm est thu may 03 2007)
now thats an interesting concept ee92. i wonder what the magic number is. where intel would start loosing more to anti-trust lawsuits v. amd eating into its market share. has anyone crunched the numbers on this? i know anti-trust lawsuit prices are speculative but you can use microsoft as a baseline )
and doh…do you see what people pay for sports tickets these days? . trust me the "theys" and the "thems" will buy 1500$ cpus – by masterblaster
|master (4:50pm est thu may 03 2007)
you sound jealous "do you see what people pay for sports tickets these days?"
people will always look like they are wasting money to another person. this is life. if it was intel only yes they would increase prices, but there is a point because they would lose sales. the issues is at what point is the price incease not out weighed by the loss of consumers?
– by asdfasdfasd
|asdf (6:01pm est thu may 03 2007)
not only that but if intel were left on their own in the x86 space and the result was higher chip prices, what would happen next?
well it's likely that hardware churn would slow down as companies and individuals stretch the life of their hardware to avoid costly upgrades. upgrades made more costly by higher chip prices.
what next? that would have a chilling effect on the entire industry from small software houses up to microsoft, from small hardware vendors all the way through hp. would that serve intel?
if intel was ever to be put back into a single supplier situation with the x86 market, it would be in their own interests to continue innovating and supplying processors at reasonable prices. anything else would slow down an industry that has become a major part of the world economy. not to mention put a big dent in their own wallets. – by highlandcynic
|ee92 (7:23pm est thu may 03 2007)
about 60-70% of recorded losses in the last 2 quarters are due to acquisition of ati and fees associated with that.
they will not encure those costs every quarter.
they have pulled in some more money from loans and junk bonds. so they've put some money back into the coffers.
the price wars seem to be slowing down, as they hurt intel too. so lets not pretend that they're going to continue the hemorrhage money. although it is convinent for your view point, to assume so.
intel has more fabs. using apm amd does more with 1 fab, than intel does with 2.
amd has the capabilities to supply 20%-30% of the market utilizing just 1 fab that is not even completly outfitted. amd only needs 1 more fab, and they're getting capitol and subsidies to do so.
intel marketing team seems to be incontrol of fabs now, as their moto is more fabs is better than effecient fabs.
intel employs nearly 100000 while amd employs just 10000.
so while the margin may get slim, amd has more room to manuever with slim margins. intel can survive on slim margins for a while, due to its revenue, but eventually all these fabs and employees will eat into profits. intel can not maintain 4 new fabs every 2 years approach since the price per fab keeps increasing.
ultimately "the decider" will be performance. if you're "the performer" you can maintain a premium and be more profitable. – by koreberg
|highlandcynic (7:34pm est thu may 03 2007)
there is no reason why intel would not attempt to turn its processor unit into more of a cash cow than it is today.
with no competition, a slow down on process changes, and fabs would allow intel to increase profits.
they would also be able to build a new celeron for the low end market, while they could charge 1500 for the top of the line cpu.
this would not kill the entire market, it would just make intel more money.
– by koreberg
|a sketch.. lol, where is the fab? (7:48pm est thu may 03 2007)
s it sad that all they have is a sketch and its worthy of news! where is some meaty article about barcebalogna benchmarks, 45nm highk chips, something real? i guess when your company is taking out multi-billion dollar loans to pay down ever larger loans its a house of cards on the verge of collapse.
that is a pretty drawing. i really like that fancy looking office building and lobby. you ever notice that amd fab picturs always show fancy architecture with pretty round office areas. ever see a picture of a samsung or intel fab. its pure business baby, square boring factory and offices. that says a lot about the men in green and what they waste their time and money on. at least with this one they'll sucker them new yorkers with their sky high taxes to cough up a billion to put a shell and some fancy archtiecture shell in the middle of no-where. it will sit empty for years. then steve from microchip will buy it in 10 years for maybe a million bucks. he'll be buying amd's and ny's mistake, lol.
all this fud to try and portray an image of a company with a future. this is a shell game. like their barcebalogna benchmarks that can't be found. did you hear hector's lame excuse at the shareholder meeting to a qeustion about why so little information about amd's new produts. his answer was he didn't want intel to get a early clue. like a 3 month clue on a product where it takes 18 months from start to finish will help intel then hector is really got his head up his butt. the reason amd isn't talking is it got no real response to penrym and nehalem on 45nm. westmere and sandy will be all alone on 32nm.
this silly sketch is another sad attempt by amd trying to portray an image of having a long-term manufacturing plan to secure their 2nd round of debt finanacing that will have to happen in q3 as they will be burning all their recent 2 billion cash to outfit fab36. barcebalonga is too big a die to generate enough revenue to cover the depreciation and 45nm outlays they need to do. so amd must potray a outward face of longetivity that they will survive. but this is nothing like a hollywood stage with painted pictures of building ( factories ) that are worth nothing and will never be built.
amd is finished. i won't shed a tear for a company who's business plan relied on a x-license gift from the creator then a series of lawsuites to continue. its like seing a unwelcome adopted a child from 3rd world and that you gave a life and eduction only to see it graduate and come back and sue you for everything.
and please stop with this once amd is gone we'll be back to 1500 cpus. that is from a person that has no understanding for the business at all. – by rocco
|why headley has no clue. (7:49pm est thu may 03 2007)
amd goes away and all you have is intel doing x86…
premise prices will rise for entry leve cpus to 4 figures and celerons and budget pcs dissappear…
not possible and here is why.
today the pc business is what 250 million unit business with the sweet spot well below 1000 for desktops and falling quickly below 1000 for laptops. there is about a billion installed pcs with probably somewhere near 400 million older then 3-4 years. its probalby fair to forecast that upgrades can ammount to 100-150million units / year. you can probably gouge those guys for a 200 buck cpu. everybody else needs a compelling reason to buy up or buy in. the buyup guys need to see value. its easy enough to add memory, harddrives and graphics to get a quick boost or limp along vs shelling out 2000 bucks for a computer. today there are few must have new applicatoins that drive signficant additional cpu horsepower. thus for intel to grow beyond 30 billion revenue and 8 billion or so profits it must squeeze more volume. to grow beyond 250 million units requires low prices. cpus like silverthorn and laptops below 399 bucks are the only way. a 399 laptop that penetrates say india and china at the tune of 150 million unts that drive cpus at 90 bucks with say 20 dollar profit margin is the only way intel keeps its pe above 20.
be sure paul is greedy and needs to keep the stockholders and board happy. that requires the stock to have a chance to get to 25 bucks. that requires volume to drive profits. with or wihtout amd we'll see continued lower prices.
we will see every cheaper cpus, pcs and laptops with or without amd. there is no monopoly in technology. those that make noise about it simply haven no clue to the economics of technology.
amd is finished and i won't miss that whiny company one bit! i do feel for the good designers at ati and amd that got screwed by jerry, hector, dirk and the jolly green exeuctive team. but they are good and will soon find jobs at nvdia or intel. – by rocco
|of price wars and apm (7:54pm est thu may 03 2007)
lol.. last i checked intel did 1.8 billion during this very difficult price war. amd lost money even if you don't count the write downs.
apm is a crock of shit. every manufacture today uses some sort of dynamic process control. how hard is it to say when you run product x target the film thickness at y and when you run z product it as s. also how hard is it when the product is drifiting up have the tool automatically correct? all manufactures have advance process control. nobody gets more out of their fabs then commodity fabs like nand/drams, after that intel is probably close behind. no silicon wafer is more valuable then a x86 i'm sure amd and intel do their best. you only need to look at volumes and profits to see who is better. amd .. .i don't think so silly geek.
also you should go read the latest updates at the intel analyst day as to how intel is going to continue to squeeze more and more profit from their factores. it ain't with billion dollar tax subsidize from some high tax state either – by rocco
|hmmmm (1:35am est fri may 04 2007)
"those that make noise about it simply haven no clue to the economics of technology."
is that right?
then tell me, what was the cost of a high spec itanium chip when it came out, and before intel released their version of amd64?
care to tell us what intels projected upper profit in dollars was from direct itanium sales?
no? it was $14,000,000,000. yes, 14 billion dollars, just on profit from sales of one type of chip.
and yet you still say "with or wihtout amd we'll see continued lower prices."
you obviously have no idea about economics, especially a monopoly in america, where the mantra is 'maximum profit for the minimum cost'
take detroit for example. back in it's heyday of being the virtual monopoly for car manufacture, it was going wonderfully well. big city, happy people, icon for the country.
then japan moved in with their cars smaller, better, more economical. what happened at detroit? it went down. manufacturers moved to more economically viable places (just as amd are doing with their latest fab).
so you tell me and all of us, because you haven't yet rocco, how intel would even hope to keep innovation up and prices down, if there was no amd.
or better yet, don't say anything at all. because they can't.
– by headley
|headley (9:14am est fri may 04 2007)
here, here. rocco's posts consistently indicate he's an intel employee sent here to spout pro-intel agendas and to attack anything on the amd side of things. amd gave us x86-32/64. amd gave us on-die memory controllers in x86 space. amd gave us multi-point interconnects. amd gave us the idea of fusion based technology. amd gave us the idea of opening up the socket specs for 3rd party co-processors.
and now magically these are all things intel is now grabbing on to.
rocco, care to post the asp of processors prior to the k6-iiis and even k7s? we can migrate those dollar values forward in relative ways to see how much things would cost.
competition drives innovation, and competition makes sure prices are kept low. look at the "price war" taking place right now. we have highest-end x2s on amd's side for $241. on intel's side we have highest-end c2ds for $316. do you think we would have such low-priced processors were it not for competition? intel's recent price drops were in response to amd's recent price drops, which were in response to increased competition from core 2 duo in the marketplace, which was the result of amd64 doing so well in the marketplace, which was the result of intel deciding originally to go on their proprietary path toward itanium and 64-bits, which was an attempt to use their monpolistic position to force the industry away from x86 where, thanks to a 1990s judgment, amd & intel have to share x86 technology with one another.
intel was trying to change that sharing aspect, and amd — through competition and a directly competitive initiative — came up with x86-64. it was brilliant and we're all seeing the fruits of that today:
vanderpool and pacifica, as well as the non-ending x86 space where all of our legacy software runs happily.
– by rickgeek
|rick and headley (10:16am est fri may 04 2007)
then why don't you explain how 3 thousand dollar computer and 1500 dollar chips are going to be justified when there is market saturation.
also, do you thing that the avg user is going to upgrade at that kind of money, hell no, they'll keep their stuff longer..
sure prices will go up, but gimme a break, no one but complete addicts (just like now…gamers, benchers, modders) would burn that kind of cash, and that just isn't the bulk of the market…
|the 5 stages of grief (1:35pm est fri may 04 2007)
i think the amd fan club is going through the 5 stages of grief. most of what i'm hearing on geek.com these days falls under one of those first 4 stages.
1- denial – "it can't be true, they are not really loosing $500 million a quarter, it's really just an investment in ati. in another 10 quarters they'll have that all paid off and life will just be wonderful again. they must have more then 2 quarters of cash left in the bank, eetimes, the wall street journal, and all those other experts must just be wrong. so what if intel has so much money and so many more fabs, everyone knows that less is really more."
2- anger – "just wait, we'll see how much you like it when your all paying $1500 for a cpu from a company that doesn't know how to innovate. all they ever did was co-invent the semiconductor and the x86 processor, big fricken deal. so what if intel makes more in profit every single year then amd's entire company is worth, what does that have to do with anything. who needs billions of dollars/year in profits when you have 64 bit instructions, so there"
3- bargaining – "wake up friends, for our own good everyone should go right out and buy nothing but amd cpu's. who cares if they are sucking wind in every benchmark. we need to keep the little green cpu company the could alive at all cost. they invented innovation don't you know, it might disappear from planet earth without them and with out your support. for god's sake please do something."
4- depression – "my god, this is just terrible. i just don't care anymore. big and powerful always wins. the little guys just can't win. what's the use? why even try?"
5- acceptance – "ok it's dead. it really sucks, but i guess i'd better get use to that intel inside sticker. either that or buy some underperforming piece of crap cpu from whoever buys whatever is left of amd's cpu division. but what would that prove other then i own a piece of crap."
i suspect over the next 2 years we will see the amd fan club bouncing in between the 1st 4 stages of grief quite a bit.
isn't payback a bitch? they certainly knew how to dish it out a few years ago when amd was ahead in the benchmarks.
i'd almost feel bad for them if they hadn't been such asses when their beloved amd was winning in the benchmarks by such narrow margins and they were bragging about "kicking ass".
remember those days, i certainly do.
so i'm looking forward to seeing how well they take it when they aren't are top.
judging by all the whining excuses and sore looser talk they are engaging in these days i'm guessing it will be a long 2-3 years for them.
don't think so? refer to stage 1…
|doh (1:49pm est fri may 04 2007)
companies only work as hard as they need to to make money. the rest sorts itself out price-wise, profit-wise and everything else-wise over time. but when there is only one vendor the sorting it all out is had in an entirely different way. no threats, no worries, no hassle from the competition — because there is none.
also, people will always be buying new computers. old machines break. there are new people coming into the age of buying their own computer all the time. new software comes out and it requires a newer os — and rather than hassle with migrating everything they just upgrade and give the old machine to their kids/neighbor/friend/whatever.
single-source markets are inherently more expensive, less innovative, slower to change and everything else negative than multi-source markets. history has shown that time and time and time again, in every industry.
– by rickgeek
|hmmm (2:56pm est fri may 04 2007)
"isn't payback a bitch? they certainly knew how to dish it out a few years ago when amd was ahead in the benchmarks."
i think you have missed the point, and deliberately so…
why don't you go and do some rooting around in history to find thunderbird, barton and the hammer cores?
you might (and quite easily) see that they offered superior performance (and in some cases vastly superior performance) for a cheaper price.
remember x2? the first dual core x86 cpu? remember seeing some benchmarks of it performing against intels prescott series? it caned it dead.
enthusiasts wanted amd for two reasons: superior performance at a cheaper price.
ask anyone who went to a lan party or was a gamer, and they would have had, or know someone close to them who had an amd powered system.
it came from a small company who saw a niche market (a whopping great niche to be exact) and filled it nicely.
did you own a prescott cpu? were you proud of it? did it make you happy?
not me.
i did like amd because of the above reasons. i like amd today because they hame made the market a waaayyyyy more competative place to be, which results in better hardware and cheaper prices.
people like rick and myself hope amd not only sticks around but gets larger, so it can ensure competition remains in the x86 and semi world.
– by headley
|it's all a red herring! (3:53pm est fri may 04 2007)
amd's new processor, the pheromone will save the day.
|amd is finished.. what a bunch of dreamers (8:11pm est fri may 04 2007)
lets ignore the state of the fanboys, their executives ( can't call it leadership ) are in total denial and bargaining.
denial with their silly fab in ny, denial with their fusion, denial with their purchase of ati
amd executives were so naive to think that prescott, cedarmill were all intel could do. had they forgot this was the company that broke awawy from dram, eproms, the pentium fdiv fiasco. that they had some of the best engineers and the very best silicon technologists in the world? did they really believe that the prescott issues were fundamental in the dna of the company. technology leadership is a fragile thing. take your eye off the ball and a new idea will crush you. lets be clear intel suffered the same thing for the past 10 years. it really didn't matter what they did during the boom years as amd always shot itself in the foot either with a crappy design, crappy execution or crappy silicon. they got it all right at 90nm while intel was in la la land dreaming of 10ghz and 100 billion revenue in the late 1990 all full of themselves. there is no qustoin that craig, paul, sean shoulder much of the blame for intel taking the eye off the ball. but today you can see intel is hungry and is again leveraging the huge engineering talent in design and harvesting their huge leadership in silicon and manufacturing. couple those two things with their size, marketshare and bankaccount they can't lose nor will they every be behind again like in the netbust days. i told you guys all that at year ago whne amd and hector were crowing and feeling good about themselves that netbust was simply not going to bring the company down and that intel would come out stronger and amd weaker. you guys were in total denial as was hector. you guys can be excused as most of you don't understand technology, the business or anything at all about technology ( except ee of course ).
of course the amd fanbois are in denial still. they somehow think that amd designers can make a better mousetrap. cpu design has a few very simply tradeoffs. there is no secret all great design that amd guys know better then intel. things like wide architecutre, high speed point to point interfaces or integrated memory controlers are simply concepts. its all about tradeoffs. now that intel has accepted they are not going to do a one design fits all intel will always win across the board. i expect by the next tock ( nehalem ) amd will have no architecture loop hole to exploit at any product segment as intel will have optimized across the board. for intel to crush intel is a simply managmeent exercise, give directoin to the multiple design teams to optimize each segment to win. coupled with intels deep pockets and best technology amd will not again be competitive after barcebalogna. at the next tock intel will crush amd across the board permanently. what little is left of amd the next tick/tock with westmere and sandy will leave nothing.
you folks need to move to stage 4 and 5 depression and acceptance, as should hector. then he can quickly realize he needs to sell the company to either ibm or samsung to at least preserve some core competency. but in the end that only also delays the inevitable.
ford/gm prospects to revive are far better then amd. i liken amd to jeep. they were on the long slide decades ago, it was obvious. being bought by chrysler bought sometime but fundamentally dead after they blew that opportunity. amd had a chance but blew it the past 4 years. it ain't if, but only when, with tick tock tick tock amd will be gone on the 2nd tock.
and i'll be here in 4 years and you'll see pcs prices will not be higher. matter of fact you'll get more then you every thought possible at 399 bucks.
|rick (11:06pm est fri may 04 2007)
i never said prices won't go up, but not the insane anount everyone thinks, this is not the 90's oh ah when computer were exciting, they are nearly a commodity item, and if they went as expensive as you all claim, then they'd be kept much longer and not given away. if you had to spent 3000 dollars, are you going to upgrade in 12 months rick, honestly ?
i think you'd keep your machine even longer
|doh (8:02pm est sun may 06 2007)
i kept my last desktop machine from 2000 until 2007. i just upgraded from that dual piii xeon machine to my athlon 64 x2 machine a month+ ago.
including the monitor & os (vista ultimate) i spent about $2,000. if i had it to do over again i probably would've bought a c7 powered machine. in truth.
– by rickgeek
|"…which also makes amd a taurus. :)…" (12:26am est mon may 07 2007)
what the hell you talkin' about willis !?!!
– by the_woz
|c2d test yesterday (7:25am est mon may 07 2007)
warm to the touch at the store (just like older units). a slight surprise to me, i was expecting something cooler. you can definitely "feel" where the cpu is.
still c2d is such a smashing success this year, i can't see when intel will stop milking this cow. :) – by fdc
|test (6:19pm est tue may 08 2007)
test – by joelgeek

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When installing a clone system with a Solaris Flash differential archive, you can use the no_content_check keyword to ignore file-by-file validation. File-by-file validation ensures that the clone system is a duplicate of the master system. Avoid using this keyword unless you are sure the clone system is a duplicate of the original master system.
If you use no_content_check, all new files are deleted to bring the clone system to the expected state. If you are not certain that you want files deleted, use the default, which protects new files by stopping the installation.
For information about installing Solaris Flash differential archives, see To Prepare to Install a Solaris Flash Archive With a Custom JumpStart Installation.


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Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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Location: Winnipeg, MB
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:03 pm
Post subject: Hacked Gadgets Workbench Contest
To enter the
Hacked Gadgets Workbench Contest
add one or more pictures of your workbench to this thread and describe what is great about it. Got a question?
Ask in the comments area here
A few items that could be described would be:
* Lighting
* Electrical Outlets (can never have enough)
* Test Equipment
* Storage
* Bench Surface
Have you built some features into your bench that saves you tons of time? Share your creations with the rest of us so that we can all build and hack a bit easier.
If there are some items that you would change on your existing bench please let us know so that we don't make the same mistake when we set up a new bench configuration.
The contest will run from September 6 - October 31, 2008.
The winner will be the entry that provides the most useful information.
The prize for this contest is a
4GB iPod Nano
First 20 entries will get a loupe magnifier shown below.
If you don't have a workbench you can still enter by sketching up what you would want and describing what features would make your creation special.
Winner announced!
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Location: UK
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:57 pm
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Contest Entry #1
I'll get the ball rolling.
My bench is probably not spectacular, but it suits me just fine
Before I set this up if I needed to make or hack something, I had to drag all my gear out of cupboards.
I don't have access to a shed or basement, my garage has been converted to a home office and that is where my bench lives!
It is small but offers me all I need:
Soldering iron always out and ready
Bench power supply always ready
All my components and junk organised in trays
Storage draws for tools and materials
8 power sockets neatly hidden and out the way, but easily accessible
Shelfs for stuff and gadgets
7" widescreen TV with a feed from the main house or movies on USB or MMC cards
Dual under shelf halogen lights for decent workspace lighting
Cutting board
The desk and floor draws came fom IKEA and the component draws from Wickes (UK readers will know this place).
I needed to keep it in line with the furnishings of the rest of the office, and it fits in nicely. It also uses up some "dead" space behind the door which used to have a under-used bookcase in it's place.
Here it is...
Tool & material storage
Neatly hides behind the door (means I don't have to clean up during projects)
Here are some other shots of the room, technically everything in here is part of the bench as I do coding and design at one end, and building at the other.
The design end, I have 3 24" Dells and a 15" touch screen. Coding and design does need alot of screen space. I do sometimes run out of space on this lot!
My colour laser and craft robo. I love the robo as it can cut from card and vinyl, also I have managed to get it cutting lightweight styrene sheet
The printer rack. Out of all these my OKI DP5000 (ALSP MD5000) is the greatest printer ever. White, metallic and foil inks!
Lots of storage
For stuff like this.
More storage under the main desk.
And finally a shot of the "building end" of the room.
Probably the cleanest workshop ever
I am building a room at the back of the house where I can cut wood and spray stuff etc.
My Robots and stuff
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:23 pm
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Contest Entry #2
Here is my workbench corner in my garage. There is much more to the garage (which includes my tool chest, air compressor and storage shelving), but this is where most of the work is done.
This part and the rest of the garage has 2x4ft 5000K fluorescent lights. There is one directly on the ceiling of the workbench to provide nice and even lighting. A small lamp sits to the right when I need more local light.
Electrical outlets
There is an electrical outlet directly at the bench (visible in the photo), and one behind the server cabinet. Under the bench there is one more with a surge protector, and one more surge protector on the right side of the bench.
Test equipment
For the most part it's just my Fluke DMM... I know, I know, I need more equipment, but I haven't had a chance to invest in anything else. Lame!
My bench power supply comes from a 400W ATX PSU. Gives me access to ample amounts of power in 12, 5, 3.3V (as well as the negatives, of course).
The obvious storage containers on the wall hold all my components and parts. Larger electronic parts are in individual containers on the garage shelves not pictured. There are some commonly used computer parts in the rolling cabinet on the left side of the photo.
The drawers were purchased at Home Depot for about $20 for the large one and $10 for the small one. The red bins are I think $4 for a set of three. One of the most useful storage devices is the tool rack. It's basically just a plastic piece with holes and cut outs for tools to rest in. Got it for $1 on eBay, very happy with that purchase.
Bench was custom made by me using nothing but 2x4s and some 1/2" particle board sheets. The actual surface was a formica laminate top I picked up at home depot, cut with a Dewalt circular saw and glued on with 3M 777 spray adhesive.
Another obvious thing is the PC that I use in my garage, and in the second photo my 7ft HP server cabinet loaded with lots of machines, pull out LCD + keyboard and switches.
Wall on the left was built by me as well.. same with the drywall and painting.
Hope you guys like it!
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:06 pm
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Hi Pinter,
Wow what a neat and clean setup. Looks like everything has its place! What type of cutting board are you using? That is a great idea that I have never seen on a workbench before.
Small addition to the contest, the first 20 entries (including yours) will get a loupe magnifier sent to you when the contest is over.
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:13 pm
Post subject:
Hey liquidkernel,
Thanks for the entry! Love the clean home made work surface. How do you find the finish holds up to project work? Or do you cover it when soldering gluing?
Small addition to the contest, the first 20 entries (including yours) will get a loupe magnifier sent to you when the contest is over.
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:42 pm
Post subject:
Contest Entry #3
Here is my workbench inside a closet. Small houses = Smart solutions.
I hope you like.
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Posts: 274
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:43 am
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Contest Entry #4
Mine is more of a computer desk but I use it as a work bench.
And it's a Terrible Mess!
To solder I'll pull out the keyboard table and move the keyboard back. My soldering iron is under my chair on the floor.
I keep my multi-meters and parts in the dresser with the parts cabinets on top. It doesn't look like much but it work for me
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:35 pm
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Alan wrote:
Hey liquidkernel,
Thanks for the entry! Love the clean home made work surface. How do you find the finish holds up to project work? Or do you cover it when soldering gluing?
Thanks for the kind comment! The finish is extremely resilient (which was surprising to me, actually). I had a choice between black and white, but I figured a black finish would make it difficult to find parts on the surface (although it'd look nice).
When I solder or anything rough, I typically use an old plastic cutting board (one of those white ones that appears translucent) on top of the bench. This way I'm not worried about messing it up in case I slip.
Cleaning it is also very easy. I typically take a damp paper towel and put some OrangeGlow (the hand cleaner, from a pumpable tub) on it and wipe it down. Leaves the surface VERY clean.
One thing that bugs me about the desk is the front piece of laminate. I had enough to do everything, but the piece I left was accidentally broken and I had to fashion it from two equal length sections (you can see the black line in the middle). But other than that, everything else worked out well.
I also got a GREAT deal on the laminate. Home Depot originally wanted $60 for the sheet, but since it had a pretty nice crack on the edge, I asked for a discount and ended up getting it for $25!
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:49 pm
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Contest Entry #5
Hello everyone!
My name is Konstantin.I'm 22 years old, live in Germany and study mechanical engineering (mechatronics, to be precise).
I recently renovated my basement and build a new workbench. My room was just to small to fit everything in. Now i finally have enough space for all my tools and parts, which significantly speeds up projects.
Here a short list of the tools i use:
1. Measuring Instruments
* Oszilloscope
An old Hameg HM312 1-Channel oscilloscope. Bought it about 10 years ago in used condition, but it works well.
* Multimeter
Some cheap multimeter from eBay. My old one had no capacity-meter and did not beep in conductivity mode, so i bought this one recently. Also has an internal an external temperature sensor and frequency counter (which seems not to work properly).
* Caliper
Essential tool for measuring, especially for parts to enter them into the eagle-library.
2. Soldering tools
* Soldering iron
Temperatureregulated soldering iron without temperature display.
* Soldering iron tips
Some fine tips for SMD-soldering and some bigger ones for bigger parts and desoldering.
* Various needles, scalpels, brushes
Needles and scalpels for scraping of excess toner from ironed layouts and brushes to remove fluxresidue.
* Magnifing glasses
One goose-neck magnifing glass for SMD-soldering and two lens-assemblies from old scanners, which provide very good magnification for inspection of etched boards.
* Helping hands
As the name implies, those are quite helpful in holding the boards while soldering the parts.
Never can have enough of them.
* Desoldering pump
* Normal and fine solder wire
* Various tweezers, pliers and wire cutters
3. Machines
* Drilling machine
Rather cheap drilling machine from the local hardware store. Good for wood, bad for metal. The holes are not very round
* Proxxon with drill press
For drilling circuitboards.
* Files, saws and taps
* CNC Router
(Coming soon)
4. Misc.
* Various screwdrivers for all sorts of screwheads
* Power supply
Dual output laboratory power supply.
* Homemade square-wave generator
555-based squarewave generator with adjustable frequency and dutycycle as clocksource for breadboard-projects.
* Breadboards
One big breadboard for big projects, a smaller one for quick test circuits and one as interface for the AVR-Evaluationboard.
* AVR-Evaluationboard and programmer
A board which can house some different kinds of AVR and provides some basic I/O (2 Leds, 3 buttons, piezobeeper, rs232 and ISP) and one big port where all I/O pins are available for external circuitry. The ISP-Programmer is connected to the PC via USB and can be used from within AVRStudio.
Some old P-III box with 128Mb of ram and a 4GB SCSI-Harddrive running Win98se. Win98se does not prohibit direct access to the parallel- and serial-port, so it is ideal for testing.
Runs AVRStudio, TurboC++ and QBasic. (Second PC with Linux waits for a kvm-switch).
* Panel
Homemade socket panel with 5 switchable 12V outlets, 5 switchable 5V outlets, 6 extensions for power, 1 extension for oscilloscope, 1 extension for D-SUB25 and connectors for the parallel/serial ports of 2 PCs. Saves a lot of cable tangle and makes everything accessible directly on the table.
Separate table for chemistry stuff and etching circuitboards.
Metalplate and glassplate to protect the table.
Soldering place (old glassplates to protect the table)
The cable-canal-top is mounted to hinges for easy opening and adding/removing cables. You can see the left panel (which is not finished yet.)For lightning i use a flexible lamp which is currently broken (stupid plastic).
Drillingmachine and work-in-progress-diy-cnc-router.
Under the table you see the cnc-control rack and the 2 pcs.
The monitor has a wallmount to save space on the table. Under it sits an old laptop.
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:48 am
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Contest Entry #6
so now it seems to be my turn:
My Name is Marius, I am 23 and I am a student of electrical engineering in Germany. Please be patient with my english...
This is my workbench.
It hasn't THIS ONE ULTRA SPECIAL FEATURE, but i like it very much and it has been testet for about 8 years.
I will refer to the main picture and describe some sub-systems of the hole thingy.
On the left you can see 3 containers of a very famous sweedish furniture store. They are full of all those Resistors,Capacitors,LEDs and whatever you need. The parts are all stored in seperated boxes. I can't take a picture of all of them. But here is the capacitor box.
As you can see i have 2 Weller Soldering Irons with about 20 different Tips. On the top right of the main picture you can see a small part of my reflow ofen. It is controlled via the PC. (but broken at the moment)
The wall next to the table is full of tools attached to magnetic aluminum bars. They are from the same famous swedish store. Normaly you attach knives to them and install them in your kitchen. VERY USEFUL!
On top of the Containers you can also see my old Hameg scope HM312, my digital weighing machine and my computer attachable microscope. The microscope is very practical to inspect solderpoints or etched PCBs. It has a built in webcam so you can see the picture on your pc-screen. I recogniced thad PCBs aren't transparent, so I had to build a top-light on it.
In the containers i also have my DMM, a calculator a self build L/C-meter, savety glasses and some other small tools like a breadboard ,flux dispenser, glue, helping hands and someother stuff.
Hmm you can't say much about this. After killing my first PC with about 1500A on the serial port i optocoupled the lines so nothing can happen.
The optocoupler-box can't be seen. It's behind the monitor. To get a matrix-operator-like feeling i installed 2 switches were i can switch between the AVR, the PIC and the CPLD burner.
And for the serial port i can switch between the reflow ofen, an i2c-serial adaptor and two different serial lines lying on the table.
Power Supply
On the table are two power supplys. 0-30V/5A and and 0-15V/2A. Nothing special.
Ahh, I forgot. Next to the PC, this large thing with the emergency stop button is no second pc, but a 0-28V/0-90A self build power supply. It weights about 25 kilos and can also be used for welding...
Behind the monitor are also 3 normal 220V/16A power lines. They are secured with a residual-current-operated protective device.
Ok this is the third time IKE...ääh the famous sweedish furniture store comes into buisness. I installed a lamp with a bendable foot in the table. You can bend it nearly 360°, so if you want to light directly into your face, you can do it... but i usually use it to light PCBs lying on the table or to inspect a circuit.
Over my Bench is a small shelf with technical books and catalogues of distributors.
What you can't see is all the PCB etching stuff. I store all this stuff in the cellar, because i sleep/live in the same room.
If you turn around where the overview picture was taken you stand directly in front of my fire extinguisher. I got this one to christmas from my parents. I hope they didn't want to say something with this present...
I can't believe but it is unused!
Thats it! When i was jounger i also worked on those bubble-sort-like tables where everything you need swims on the top, but nowadays I like simple and well organised workbenches...
Probably you can adapt some of my ideas for your own Workshop
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Location: Belgium
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:25 am
Post subject: My lovely workbench
Contest Entry #7
Hello everyone,
Im a 20 year old student of Electrical Engineering from Belgium.
Ive been an electronic hobbyist for about 4 years now, I used to have a real messy table that served as a workbench, but things have changed luckily.
This is my workbench:
Its just a normal table with an extra shelf on top of it. You can see my 3 DMMs, power supplies (2X 30V 2A and a converted PC PSU) and simple functiongenerator on top of it.
You can also see I used afile holder (that black thing on the left) to put my tools in
(I recommend using this or something similar, with multiple levels, to hold your tools).
On top of that is a box of pieces of wires, a box with motors and a box with switches.
I really recommend using shelfs like this! Im even thinking about making another one to put on top of it.
I made this extra shelf so I could have some more useable workspace to work on projects.
The only things that remain on my workspace are the usual stuff like pencils, a garbage bin (another converted PC PSU), two solder irons and ofcourse lots of electrical outlets!
My lighting is just a normal Desklight, but with a 100W bulb.
Underneath my workbench I mounted this mini electrical security case:
It has short-circuit and overcurrent protection (16A) and a 30mA loss switch. All my outlets on my workbench are connected to this thing, and it has saved me from having to go to the garage a few times I recommend it!
On the right of my workbench there are the old kitchen closets:
On the left you can see my 2x20MHz oscilloscope, two 60V 1A Power supplies, and my stash of screws and bolts.
In the middle you can see my storage of electronic components, with a CCFL light from an old scanner that serves as lighting. And on the right some old PCBs and other stuff.
Inside the old kitchen closets:
Just storage of old appliances I keep to scavenge from, a box of transformers (not the robot toys XD), a box of batteries, etc.
In the right closet I have two boxes with cables and wires, and some old mobos and other PC parts.
In the corner of the room:
All old appliances and storage of stuff I really need a rack here :/
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:09 pm
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Contest Entry #8
Hi all,
I'm a New member here but I'd like to compete as well. My Name is Bart and I'm a 19 years old student. I study pro. bachelor Electro-mechanics. (If my English has flaws please correct me. I'd really like to learn from my mistakes
Let's start of with my real electronics room:
The PC section. Used for programming microcontrollers and a little usb/serial interfacing.
The "lab" section. This is where I usually am working on my projects. I've got a P3 server which later may be put online or used for my CNC router project (for not etching pcb's all the time).
My scope:
Power Supply:
I've got pic, avr and 8051 programmers. The 8051 one is an ftdichip with little extra components and software written by my teacher and sometimes updated by me. (love 8051 & assembler!!)
Some days I'm quite lazy and not in the mood for going to my electronics room. For that reason I made some space in my own room. Made some extra programmers. I am working on an extra power supply and a little mix of components.
Resulting in this:
Only thing missing now is the PSU (mini version).
Cheers to you all.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:17 am
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Contest Entry #9
This is my Lab. It's build on a 2mx2m room on the roof of my house. A few clues:
- Three Power supplies. One double and two single
- One electronic load (150W)
- Hameg Oscilloscope
- Function Generator
- Frequency counter
- Multimeters
- Room is Airconditioned
- Has water supply
- Laptop and internet connection
More advanced:
- Intercom with the house below
- Two small LCD tft screens in front of workbench (one for TV and one for CCTV)
- Air pressure outlet (controlable 0-8 bar)
- Vacuum outlet (for fume extraction and cleaning)
- Isolated mains power outlet (300VA)
- Air compressor temperature indicator
- Various controls for air pressure and vaccum
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:22 pm
Post subject: My Workbench(es)
Contest Entry #10
For 9 years, I managed to maintain a workshop in a crawlspace area in a very small house. Thankfully, we've upgraded, and I now have the benefit of a full basement. And like any other pest or rodent, I've expanded to the size of my environment. I've arranged my basement workbenches up into logical areas for various "fields" of hacking.
The beginning and end of each project starts here. The sturdy open bench and "white-board" allow me to disassemble, study and plan my future projects, listing out goals, approach, brainstorms etc..
Chassis Assembly and planning Workbench
Next, my brainstorming bleeds over into the electronics prototyping area. I have an LCD monitor which I've removed the base pedistal, inverted it and re-attached it, so that it could "hang" under a wire shelf to allow more work-bench area. This is configured as an extended desktop from the laptop port-replicator seen on the left. I plan to use a KVM switch to allow me to use this LCD monitor as a "head" for the rack-mount PC case seen under the bench.
Two rack-mount adapters have been mounted to the workbench to provide a mounting point for rack-mountable equipment. Sterilite brand containers have been used as drawers after mounting wood sliders for them to slide on.
Various other component organizers and drawers systems are used to house components and other projects.
I've cut a square hole in the workbench here to countersink my prototyping function generator. This helps to hide the exposed heat-sinks and connectors in order to prevent accidental short-circuits that a messy bench may be prone to.
Electronics Prototyping Workbench
Next is the Soldering and Assembly Workbench. Thanks to some smart ideas borrowed from this site and instructables, I've made a very handy board with machine nuts in 144 holes drilled on 1" centers. Along with some coolant hose, bolts and nuts, it now becomes easy to mount, and hold boards for soldering, and testing.
Electronics Soldering and Assembly Workbench
For larger chassis that need work, drilling, sanding, etc, I bring it over to my GP workbench. I keep my power tools here as well.
General Purpose Workbench
For those special occasions where mounting brackets, small enclosures, bearing assemblies need to be built or modified, I use my (currently messy) metalworking bench. Thank You Harbor Freight.
Metalworking Workbench
My last major project (Basic Stamp controlled Paintball Marker) that involved most of my workbench areas, also involved this special workbench. It's a new addition in an area that I recently cleaned up.
Gun Cleaning and Paintball Workbench
And finally, here's the equipment rack to which my various workbench areas (and the rest of the house) are tied. Electrical is to the right (soon to be upgraded from fuses to breakers. Telephony is behind the rack. Plenty of Cat-5e crossing the ceiling (out of view behind an air duct) and distributed out to various parts of the house.
Workshop Core Network Rack
Not shown is my upstairs computer workbench. It's less of a workbench and more of a computer desk, but it's where I write custom code and do some microcontroller work.
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:15 pm
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Contest Entry #11
My side of the workbench
My father's side of the workbench
The are four shelves on our workbench, 2 sitting on top of the actual bench, and two under it supporting it. between the shelves on top there is the wall of the basement, where there is the hole to the crawlspace of the house. lining the shelf walls are pegs that I have mounted some surgical scissors and a hammer on, as well as a paper towel roll. also, just under the crawlspace is an organizer that we share
for electrical outlets there were already 4 outlets mounted under the crawlspace. but we wired in a fluorescent lamp to the lightswitch that was already there, and also connected a really long power strip to the end of the shelf.
these are various things my father uses for computer repair, i believe he has a splitter somewhere that allows him to switch between a few differant computers to one monitor , but i dont really remeber.
this is part of the stereo system i have been working on so we can listen to music while we work.
and this is the animatronic halloween toy i hacked to be the speaker for the stereo. works quite good actually.
and yes i know that its pretty un-organized, but we only moved in a little while ago and I still havent got any seperators for all my crap.
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It's been shown time and time again that if you show the internet a big, white sign, they're going to do whatever they want with it.
Need I remind you of this stupid thing:
I didn't think so. Well, someone should've reminded Senator Bernie Sanders, the guy who all your most annoying friends insist "would've won." Yes, Sen. Sanders printed out one of President-elect Donald Trump's tweets to make the point that the reality-TV gameshow host who won the presidency last year might not be telling the truth.
Naturally, people loved the idea of Bernie holding up a big white sign because it's really easy to Photoshop. Check out some of the best new Bernie signs:


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by Kenneth Branagh
Following the tragic death of her mother, Ella's father remarries. When he also dies, Ella is left at the mercy of the caprices and cruelties of her stepmother and her daughters. She is demoted to being a servant and renamed "Cinder-ella". Ella appears to find a soulmate in a good-looking stranger whom she assumes to be an attendant at the royal palace. When the court throws a grand ball, Ella is forbidden to attend but gains unexpected help from a good fairy ... The famous fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm has inspired numerous filmmakers. At the very first Berlinale in 1951 the now legendary Disney animated version of the story won the Golden Bear in the film musical category. Now, with an eye for visual opulence, dramatic timing and wit, Kenneth Branagh reinterprets the tale as a timeless love story.


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2013-14: Competed in 10 races … sat in #8 seat of the Varsity 8 boat eight times, beginning against Boston College and Delaware (3/29) through the IRA Championships (5/31-6/1) … rowed in #6 seat in the A boat during the Head of the Charles (10/20) … sat in the #2 seat in the A2 boat during the Foot of the Charles (11/23).
2012-13: Competed in all but one race during his sophomore season … rowed in the #8 seat in the Varsity 8 B boat at the Princeton Chase (10/28), the Joy Cup (4/06) and against Dartmouth and Harvard (4/13) … sat in the #4 seat of the Varsity 4 C boat at the Foot of the Charles (11/17) … saw action in the #4 seat of the Varsity 4 A boat at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11), where the Engineers took first in their heat.
2011-12: Rowed in five races during the season … competed in the #5 seat on the MIT varsity team at the San Diego Crew Classic (3/31) … saw action in the #6 seat in the MIT A boat at the Foot of the Charles (11/19) … held the #6 seat on MIT freshman team at Yale (4/7); against Harvard (4/14); at Cornell (4/21) and at Penn (4/28).
Off the Water at MIT: Majoring in biological engineering … interned with Invicro, LLC … researched in the MIT Media Lab … president of Alpha Theta Chapter of Sigma Chi.
High School: A 2011 graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep.


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Another Local Christmas tradition involves a different type of light from Celebration in the Oaks. Feux de jois, or "fires of joy," is a local Christmas Eve pastime that involves lighting bonfires along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Legend has it that the bonfires guide Papa Noel downriver in his paddleboat, through the dense river-rolling fog, to help his late-night, present-filled journey along.
Since the 1720-30s, these Christmas bonfires have caught the attention of thousands of visitors to NOLA, Baton Rouge, Gramercy, Lutcher, Reserve, and other Louisiana towns. Another explanation for the founding of this custom—brought over by the first European settlers—was that long ago, before the levees were ever built, these bonfires used to serve as lighthouses that helped to guide friends and family, who were visiting the area for Christmas Eve, down the river to their landing destinations.
On Christmas Eve, you can take a "Bonfire Adventure" with Gray, which includes a narrated motor coach tour of bonfires built by local communities, a River Road Plantation Tour, and a Cajun Country Dinner. On this tour—or your own personal tour—you'll see giant structures resembling teepees lining the levees of the Mississippi—more than 100 in all. They're constructed out of trees, bamboo, sugar cane, and any other flammable product, covered in kerosene, and lit simultaneously around 7pm.
You can stand back to admire the unique spectacle of a line of bonfires set against the backdrop of the mighty river, or you can huddle closer to stay warm through the cold night. If you're planning to visit for this holiday season, this is a time-honored tradition you won't soon forget.


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Mujica offers Red Sox insurance policy
BOSTON -- One of the best moves the Red Sox made last winter was acquiring an effective reliever who could also serve as an insurance policy at closer. General manager Ben Cherington hopes that a similar strategy that led to Saturday's signing of righty Edward Mujica can pay similar dividends.
This isn't to say Mujica can be Koji Uehara, who wound up having perhaps the most dominant season of any closer in Red Sox history. But there are some similarities.
BOSTON -- One of the best moves the Red Sox made last winter was acquiring an effective reliever who could also serve as an insurance policy at closer. General manager Ben Cherington hopes that a similar strategy that led to Saturday's signing of righty Edward Mujica can pay similar dividends.
This isn't to say Mujica can be Koji Uehara, who wound up having perhaps the most dominant season of any closer in Red Sox history. But there are some similarities.
"Both guys have pitched both in the ninth inning and in other parts of the game successfully," said Cherington. "Both guys have been part of good teams and good bullpens and been on teams where, at least at the end of their tenure, someone else was closing and that perhaps made them available. They both have really good splits or changes. They both throw a lot of strikes. There's some similarities, but they're their own guys, too."
Uehara will be 37 next season and pitched deep into October. In other words, adding a 29-year-old righty with nasty stuff in Mujica makes a lot of sense.
"What we were hoping to do was add one more guy who could protect us at the back of the game, someone with experience doing that and success doing that, someone who we felt fit our profile and the type of guy who can succeed in our division," said Cherington.
Last season, Mujica was part of a Cardinals team that lost to the Red Sox in the World Series. By October, after a late-season slump had marginalized his role, Mujica had an inkling that his time in St. Louis was coming to an end.
"The one thing I was thinking about being with the Red Sox was having more opportunities to pitch," Mujica said. "I had a chance to talk to Ben Cherington, and he told me, 'We've got Koji, we've got [Junichi Tazawa] and a couple more guys,' but he told me, 'You did a pretty good job during the season. We need a guy like you to back them up.' He told me there could be some opportunities in the ninth. I'm going to be ready to go in that situation or whatever situation they want to put me in."
Without question, Uehara will start the season as Boston's closer. But if he needs a rest, or sustains any injuries, Mujica, who saved 37 games in 2013, is more than capable of stepping in.
"Edward was a guy we focused in on pretty quickly, in part because of who he is and in part because of what he does," Cherington said. "He's an extreme strike-thrower. He's aggressive. He's fearless. He's got a really solid assortment of pitches. He gets righties and lefties out. He's pitched, obviously, very successfully in the ninth inning but also before that. We just thought he was a really good fit for our team."
Above all else, Mujica, who signed for two years at $9.5 million, is a strike-throwing machine. His 5.15 career strikeout-to-walk ratio is tops in Major League history among pitchers with at least 400 innings pitched, and he also has the lowest average of walks per nine innings among active pitchers with at least 400 innings at 1.39.
Perhaps Mujica can now win a ring with the team that stole one from him last season.
"It's unbelievable, to watch those guys playing so hard every single day," Mujica said. "They came from a rough year, then did it this year. That was unbelievable. That is the team when I talked to my agent, I was telling him if the Red Sox made me an offer, we want to keep an eye on it because I want to play for a team in the American League because I had been in the National League for so long. I told him, 'If I'm going to an American League team, if the Red Sox make an offer, I want to be a part of that team because they play very hard and have good guys on that team."'
As for Mujica's late-season fade, he contributes it to a troublesome groin injury and also some fatigue. He is fully confident it won't linger.
"There was nothing with my shoulder," Mujica said. "It was, you know, my neck [in addition to the groin]. I've been checking with the doctors and everything. I have a little bit of issue with my neck and just had it in the back. I never had something in my shoulders. I just had a little tightness in my neck. That was the tightness I got during the season because I think I was overworked. My shoulder is pretty fine, 100 percent. I can't wait to start Spring Training."
With Uehara, Tazawa, Mujica, Craig Breslow and Andrew Miller, the Red Sox have the makings of a solid bullpen.
And Mujica doesn't dispute how unique it is to join a team he just faced in the World Series, though he didn't get to pitch in the Fall Classic.
"That's unbelievable for me, but I'm so glad right now to this point because I'm going to be on a team that won the World Series and is going to be trying to get it done next year, too," Mujica said.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Maria Sharapova continued her dominating form at the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Ekatrina Makarova on Tuesday, conceding only nine games in five matches en route to a semifinal against Li Na.
No. 2-ranked Sharapova had a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal win over fellow Russian Makarova on Rod Laver Arena and has spent just 5 hours, 15 minutes on court so far in the tournament. That's an unprecedented run in Australia.
``To be honest, those are not the stats you want to be known for,'' Sharapova said, adding that she was more concerned about adding to her four Grand Slam titles and had spent plenty of time on the practice court.
After opening with pair of 6-0, 6-0 wins, Sharapova trounced seven-time major winner Venus Williams 6-1, 6-3 in the third round and Belgian Kristen Flipkens 6-0, 6-1 in the fourth. Nobody has conceded fewer games on the way to the semifinals at the Australian Open.
Sharapova lost in the final here last year before winning the French Open to complete a career Grand Slam of the majors.
She is playing her first tournament of the 2013, after withdrawing from the Brisbane International earlier this month with a sore right collarbone. She hasn't shown any signs of injury so far at Melbourne Park. It was the second year in succession that Makarova has lost to Sharapova after knocking out a seeded player in the third round. Last year, she ousted Serena Williams in the fourth round, on the weekend it was No. 5-ranked Angelique Kerber.
Sixth-seeded Li didn't overly tax herself, either, in the quarterfinals.
The 30-year-old Li advanced to her third semifinal in four years at Melbourne Park with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Agnieszka Radwanska, ending the Pole's 13-match winning streak.
``She's a tough player. I was feeling today against a wall,'' said Li, who lost the 2011 Australian Open final to Kim Clijsters only months before her Grand Slam breakthrough at the French Open.
The quarterfinals on the other half of the women's draw will be Wednesday, with American teenager Sloane Stephens against Serena Williams, who is aiming for a third consecutive major title, and defending champion Victoria Azarenka against two-time major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova.
The first man through to the semifinals at Melbourne Park had a difficult time.
Three times in the first four sets Tuesday, David Ferrer faced the prospect of being ousted by a fellow Spaniard who'd never beaten him in a dozen competitive matches.
The No. 4-seeded Ferrer survived once in the third set and twice in the fourth when No. 10 Nicolas Almagro was serving for the match, but held firm and finally advanced to his fourth semifinal in six Grand Slam events with a 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 6-2 win on Tuesday.
``It was (a) miracle I won this match, I think,'' Ferrer said. ``I tried to fight every point, that's my game. I always fight.''
Almagro dominated the first two sets and was serving for the match in the third when Ferrer bounced back, breaking in the crucial 10th game and then breaking his Davis Cup teammate again.
The fourth set featured eight service breaks, and Ferrer finally took control in a tiebreaker to force a fifth set.
Almagro has played 33 consecutive majors, but never reached a semifinal. This was his first Grand Slam quarterfinal on any surface other than clay - he reached three quarterfinals at the French - and he really took the match to Ferrer, the leading Spaniard in the tournament with the absence of 11-time major winner Rafael Nadal.
Almagro hurt his upper left leg late in the fourth set and needed a medical timeout before the fifth. After holding serve in a long game to open the fifth set, he quickly wilted after the first break.
On the last point, he hit a service return back into play and had already started strolling to the net as Ferrer prepared to hit the winner.
As he left the court, he gave his compatriot a friendly pat on the back as Ferrer packed his bag on the courtside chairs, then left Rod Laver Arena.
``In the important moments, I played more consistent in my game,'' Ferrer said. ``Of course, in the next round, the semifinals, I need to play my best tennis, better than today.''
He will next play either Novak Djokovic, who is bidding for a third consecutive Australian title - unprecedented in the Open era - or No. 5 Tomas Berdych. Ferrer has played four semifinals in Grand Slams and lost them all.


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Could this be the coolest shower cake EVER?
I think so-ooo! [sing-song voice]
Seriously, let me count the ways this cake kicks every other baby shower cake's butt:
1) Darth friggin' Vader is holding an adorable little beribboned baby girl on it. Really, we could just stop there. (But don't worry; we won't.)
2) Airbrushing that's actually... pretty? [gasp] Wait, you mean that's actually possible?!?
3) Best. Use of sprinkles. Ever. Baby want sprinkles? Baby gets sprinkles!
4) The lettering! The outline! The ruffly border! The itty-bitty baby bottle!!!
5) Say, did I mention that Darth Vader is holding a baby on it?
Case closed. Maximum awesomeness has been reached.
Well, until someone makes a cake with SPOCK holding a cute baby girl, that is. Aw yeah.
Many thanks to Erica for sharing her kickin' cake, and to Woullet Bakery for making it.


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Hugged by two of New York City's waterways, the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx is a quiet, well-kept waterfront neighborhood that's mainly home to families.
Located at the bottom of the borough, jutting out in the southeastern direction toward Queens, the neighborhood is also situated between two popular bridges - the Throgs Neck and Whitestone — as well as the busy Bruckner Boulevard.
Along with the water, both bridges can be seen from many back yards and are prominent reminders that although this nabe is rather suburban, it's not far from the pulse of rushing traffic heading in and out of Manhattan and Queens.
As for its economy, Throgs Neck is now welcoming an influx of new businesses. For example, its main thoroughfare, East Tremont Avenue, received a recent boom in various restaurants and bars.
Yet, as the area becomes more vibrant, it has a rare ability to conserve some of its mom-and-pop businesses.
Throgs Neck was once an exclusive mini getaway for wealthy Manhattanites, but over time that ambiance gave way to a migration of East Harlemites in the 1960s and early 1970s, according to local experts.
While mostly working and middle class, Throgs Neck also has some exclusive elements, such as the private communities of Edgewater, Silver Beach and Lagoon Estates. But it is also home to many immigrants.
"We're seeing a lot of younger families move in from other parts of the Bronx and people from Manhattan who want to get out of the apartment and own their own house," said Shane Rossi, a real estate agent at Exit Realty in Throgs Neck.
The area is dotted with many single and two-family attached homes and prices range from the mid $300s to $500,000.
Relatively new waterfront condos go for about $400,000 and some come equipped with boat slips.
"You get a lot for your money here," Rossi said. "The affordability, which brings a lot of people, and the family atmosphere are our main selling points."
The surrounding East River and Long Island Sound waters also attract potential buyers, renters and visitors. According to Rossi, a big boat community resides in the area and activities like sailing, jet-skiing and kayaking are popular during the warm months.
"It's a very tight-knit, family-oriented community," Rossi said. "The homes here are occupied and passed down from generation to generation. And with the new residents and businesses the area is more alive than it's been in previous years.
Find It: The Throgs Neck neighborhood runs from the Long Island Sound in the east to Brush Avenue or Westchester Creek in the west. It is bounded to the south by the East River and to the north by Bruckner Boulevard.
The area is much more accessible by car because it is conveniently located near the Cross Bronx Expressway, the Throgs Neck Expressway, the Bruckner Expressway and the Hutchinson River Parkway. Buses in the area lead to the 6 train.
Bx8, BxM9, Bx40, Bx42
New York Public Library, Throgs Neck branch, 3025 Cross Bronx Expy.
-- P.S. 304; M.S. X101; P10x, 2750 Lafayette Ave.
-- Mott Hall Community School; Urban Institute of Mathematics; Urban Assembly Academy for Civic Engagement, 650 Hollywood Ave.
-- Herbert H. Lehman High School; Renaissance High School; Westchester Square Academy, 3000 E. Tremont Ave.
-- P.S. 72, 2951 Dewey Ave.
-- Preston High School, 2780 Schurz Ave.
-- The School of St. Benedict, 1016 Edison Ave.
-- Preston High School, 2780 Schurz Ave.
United States Post Office, 3630 East Tremont Ave.
The 45th Precinct covers the Throgs Neck neighborhood. It is located at 2877 Barkley Ave.
According to the NYPD's CompStat report, the murder rate in the precinct decreased by 88.2% from 1990 to 2012.
Robberies also decreased, from 505 in 1990 to 189 in 2012 — a 62.6% drop. Burglaries had a 38.9% decrease from 2001 to 2012.
The Wicked Wolf, 4029 E. Tremont Ave. In addition to the warm, cozy interior, it also offers outdoor seating in the summer months. 718-829-4400.
Spoto's Wine Bar, 4005 E. Tremont Ave. This local favorite offers food and drink specials and an outside patio fordining. Catch live music there on Fridays and Saturdays. 718-828-5613.
Tosca Café, 4038 E. Tremont Ave. Tosca offers Italian cuisine, seafood, sushi and coal-oven pizza. An outdoor dining area surrounded by a garden is a welcome respite in the summer months. 718-239-3300.
McGee's Tavern, 3809 E. Tremont Ave. This local watering hole is a small spot where everyone gets to know each other. Commonly known as one of the last Irish bars on East Tremont Avenue, McGee's Tavern plans to keep going by expanding into a microbrewery. 718-409-2911.
Paddy's on the Bay, 50 Pennyfield Ave. Located in a prime spot, Paddy's offers a beautiful view of the water and the Throgs Neck Bridge. 718-430-6651.
Babalu, 3233 E. Tremont Ave. This trendy Latin restaurant and lounge, overseen by consulting chef Alex Garcia (Calle Ocho) is the place to flock to for authentic Latin American food, drink and music. 718-824-8400.
Stop Over Boutique, 3760 E.Tremont Ave. This trendy boutique offers affordable clothing, shoes and accessories for men and women. 718-828-4797.
Bruckner Hobbies, 3587 E. Tremont Ave. For remote-controlled airplane, train or boat aficionados, Bruckner Hobbies is the place to go. It is a truly unique spot. 718-863-3434.
Mandee, 3860 E. Tremont Ave. This chain specializes in trendy and affordable clothing, accessories and shoes for girls and women. 718-792-4111.
The Stephen B. Luce Library at Fort Schuyler, 6 Pennyfield Ave. Take a step back in time with this library's archives, which are housed inside the SUNY Maritime College. It was built at the well-preserved 19th century Fort Schuyler, which was erected in the aftermath of the War of 1812 to protect the coast against foreign invasion by sea.
The Maritime Industry Museum, 6 Pennyfield Ave. 718-409-7218.
Water activities
This area is prime for water activities from boating to kayaking and fishing. The Bronxonia Yacht Club (518 Ellsworth Ave.; 718-822-9113) offers boating instruction and storage facilities for members.
Throgs Neck is slowly becoming more vibrant. Two major construction projects are currently in the works. One is the Throggs Neck Shopping Center, which will be located at 815 Hutchinson River Parkway. It will house a Target, Applebee's and T.J. Maxx among other establishments. According to Gamut Construction, the company building the site, it is slated to open in spring 2014. The project is estimated at $100 million.
The other is the roughly $100 million golf course, which is set to be operated by The Trump Organization. According to the Parks Department, it will be built at Ferry Point Park. It is set to be completed in 2014.
Throgs Neck suffered some damage from Superstorm Sandy and some residents and businesses are still rebuilding. According to News12, Preston High School is still making repairs to its seawall, which, if not fixed, leaves the school vulnerable to more flooding. The Bronxonia Yacht Club is also suffering some setbacks.
Members started off the boating season fixing the lingering damage to the dock from the storm.
The Vincent Avenue seawall which was damaged during the storm, is also going to be rebuilt.
According to the DOT the rebuilding process will begin within the next few months. The DOT says the project is expected to be completed by 2015.
Q&A with Dan Baffer, owner of Bruckner Hobbies
Bruckner Hobbies is a specialty store that has been in Throgs Neck for 37 years. Dan Baffer's father, Thomas Baffer, opened the store with a few friends to further pursue their passion for remote-controlled airplanes, helicopters and boats. Dan, 34, now co-manages the business with his father. They say their store is the largest hobby shop in the five boroughs.
How has the store benefited the neighborhood?
It offers something else for folks to do besides just hanging out; for the kids it helps them stay off the streets.
What's your average customer like?
We get all types of people. We get middle-aged folks who have done it all their lives or who want to start a hobby with their kids, and we also get young kids now starting to get into it. It's an activity that gets your adrenaline going.
What would you say is great about Throgs Neck?
It's great because it's surrounded by water, and you're close to the Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges; you have City Island nearby but there are also lots of different places to eat or hang out on East Tremont Avenue.
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There are many who would have been stunned when they heard that a silent movie won for best picture in 2012 at the Oscars. Okay I admit I was one of those people. But after having had the chance to see the film it made me think that perhaps Hollywood granted the award for two reasons: one, because it is a great film and two, because it is a love note to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The film is about the career of silent screen idol George Valentin (Jean Dujardin), a swashbuckling/dancing/sly grinned matinee idol if there ever was one. When the film starts George is at the top of his game and the biggest box office draw around. Along with his pet pouch he's the talk of the town and a hit with everyone.
One day while signing autographs he literally bumps into a young woman named Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo). At first surprised he passes it off with a laugh and the two go on their way. Except that now the press is all abuzz wondering who this mystery woman is, something that Mrs. Valentin (Penelope Ann Miller) isn't pleased with.
As the film progresses the paths of George and Peppy cross once more when they meet on the set of his next film where she's an extra. They playfully dance back and forth much to the displeasure of the head of the studio (John Goodman). When he attempts to toss her off the lot, George steps in and defends her. This is much to her good fortune as the roles she receives increase and her popularity grows as well.
The same can't be said of George. When Goodman shows him the latest thing to hit Hollywood, sound, George laughs it off and gloats that he's never needed sound to reach and audience. When the studio switches to sound only, George is tossed aside as old. He promises to show them how great silent films are by starring in, directing, writing and producing his next film. Opening the same day as the new Peppy Miller film, it draws a few people against the lines waiting to see her film.
Down and out and nearly penniless after the stock market crash, George's wife leaves him. Only his trusted chauffer Clifton (James Cromwell) stays by his side until George finally fires him due to no money with which to pay him. George sells off everything he has and finds little to keep him going.
At the same time the fortunes of Peppy Miller are skyrocketing. Little known to George so are her emotions for him. It will only be a matter of time before these star crossed lovers finally meet once more.
It seems like such a simple story, perhaps a bit of A STAR IS BORN, tossed in as well. But this is no remake and yes, the story is quite simple. But that doesn't make it the least bit boring. Instead it's a tremendous piece of storytelling that makes the viewer use their eyes to get the story. The music enhances the action on the screen just as it was in the silent era. The composition of what we are viewing is something we could take for granted or perhaps we have the chance to see how visually stimulating it can be, even in black and white.
The film ends with a dance number straight out of the old Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers playbook. Unfortunately there will be far too many viewers who won't even know who Astaire and Rogers were which is kind of sad because there are so many great movies that just aren't the thing these days. Younger viewers ignore films that are black and white. They have no desire to watch a film that is "silent" (even though the score to this movie is fantastic). It's much easier to watch a movie with tons of explosions or sparkling vampires than it is to invest oneself in a love story like this one.
That's a big loss for this generation. They don't know about the high flying adventures of Captain Blood or the deeply romantic loss felt by Rick in a town named Casablanca. They'll never know the charm of Nick and Nora Charles as they solve crimes or the horror displayed by an actor named Karloff. This movie might change that though. Perhaps after watching and enjoying this film the younger generation might be interested enough to seek out those classics. One can only hope. And if not, at least they'll be entertained by this film. It deserved the attention it received.
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Henderson Alvarez hit his first career home run and pitched six innings before exiting with a hamstring injury, and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Monday.
Alvarez smacked a three-run shot off Travis Wood in the second inning and also had a single and a sacrifice bunt. Alvarez (3-3) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings before he left with a tight right hamstring in his first career appearance against the Cubs.
Steve Cishek earned his 29th save in 31 chances for the Marlins, who have won two straight after losing six in a row.
Wood (8-11) allowed four runs and nine hits in seven innings. The All-Star fell to 1-3 with a 9.00 ERA in four career starts against the Marlins.
The Cubs were trying to win three straight at Wrigley Field for the first time since July 6-9. They fell to 27-43 at home.
The teams scored all their runs in the first two innings.
Alvarez homered to put the Marlins ahead 4-3 in the second after Ed Lucas doubled and Jeff Mathis singled. The three-run homer gave Alvarez six career RBIs and was the first homer by a Marlins pitcher this season.
Christian Yelich hit his third home run for a 1-0 Marlins lead in the first inning.
The Cubs went ahead 2-1 in the bottom half on four consecutive singles off Alvarez. Anthony Rizzo and Dioner Navarro had RBI singles, and the Cubs stretched the lead to 3-1 on a Nate Schierholtz sacrifice fly.
The Marlins are 2-5 on their current road trip.