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This is what the people who got us all worked up yesterday want us to read? That they don't put one iota of faith in it? Looks like we all just got played ... and played right into their hands.
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But the worldwide frenzy that cropped up yesterday just proved Phil Plait right: we didn't look rationally at the world yesterday. We saw the word "science," and we jumped. Unfortunately, we forgot to read what the scientists were really saying.
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"Used" SSD performance vs. conventional hard drives.
Pay close attention to the average write latency in the graph above. While Intel's X25-M pulls an extremely fast sub-0.3ms write latency normally, it levels off at 0.51ms in its used mode. The OCZ Vertex manages a 1.43ms new and 4.86ms used. There's additional overhead for every write but a well designed SSD will still manage extremely low write latencies. To put things in perspective, look at these drives at their worst compared to Western Digital's VelociRaptor.The degraded performance X25-M still completes write requests in around 1/8 the time of the VelociRaptor. Transfer speeds are still 8x higher as well.
Note that not all SSDs see their performance drop gracefully. The two Samsung based drives perform more like hard drives here, but I'll explain that tradeoff much later in this article.
How does this all translate into real world performance? I ran PCMark Vantage on the new and used Intel drive to see how performance changed.
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|Intel X25-M
|OCZ Summit
|OCZ Vertex
|Samsung SLC
|Seagate Momentus 5400.6
|Western Digital VelociRaptor
The real world performance hit varies from 0 - 14% depending on the drive. While the drives are still faster than a regular hard drive, performance does drop in the real world by a noticeable amount. The trim command would keep the drive's performance closer to its peak for longer, but it would not have prevented this from happening.
|PCMark Vantage HDD Test
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|Intel X25-M
|JMicron JMF602Bx2 MLC
|OCZ Summit
|OCZ Vertex
|Samsung SLC
|Seagate Momentus 5400.6
|Western Digital VelociRaptor
HDD specific tests show much more severe drops, ranging from 20 - 40% depending on the drive. Despite the performance drop, these drives are still much faster than even the fastest hard drives.
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mdavies - Friday, April 3, 2009 - linkI'm reading this about a day late - got my Patriot PE256GS25SSDR 2.5" 256GB yesterday since I'm bad about destroying hard drives. this drive, in a word, was excruciating. I'll be replacing it with one of your recommended drives today.
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sotoa - Friday, April 3, 2009 - linkLong time reader, first time post.
I really liked the background story and appreciate how Anand delves deep into the the SSD's (as well as other products in other articles).
Thanks for looking out for the little guy!
Keep up the great work! Reply
siliq - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - linkWith Anand's excellent article, it's clear that the sequential read/write thoroughput doesn't matter so much - all SSDs, even the notorious JMicron series, can do a good job on that metric. What is relevant to our daily use is the random write rate. Latencies and IOs/second are the most important metric in the realm of SSD.
Based on that, I would suggest Anand (and other Tech reporters) to include a real world test of evaluating the Random Write performance for SSD. Because current real-world tests: booting windows, loading games, rendering 3D, etc. they focus on the random read. However, measuring how long it takes to install Windows, Microsoft Visual Studio, or a 4-GB PC Game would thoroughly test the Random Write / Latency performance. I think this is a good complementary of our current testing methodology Reply
Sabresiberian - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - linkJust wanted to add my thanks to Anand for this article in particular and for the quality work he has done over the years; I am so grateful for Anandtech's quality and information and the fact that it has been maintained! Reply
Sabresiberian - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - linkOops didn't proof, sorry about the misspell Anand! Reply
hongmingc - Saturday, March 28, 2009 - linkAnand, This is a great Article and a good story too.
The OCZ story caught my attention that a quick firmware upgrade make a big improvement. From my understanding that SSD system designers try to trade off Space, Speed, and Durability (Also SSD :)) due the nature of NAND flash.
We can clearly see the trade off of Space and Speed when SSD is getting more full the slower the speed (This is due to out-of-place write to increase the write operation and a block reclaim routine). However, Speed is also sacrificed to achieve the Durability (by doing wear leveling). Remember SLC nand's life time is about 100K write, while MLC nand has only about 10K write. Without considering doing wear leveling to improve the life cycle of the SSD, the firmware can be much simple and easy which will improve the write operation speed quite a bit.
I echo you that the performance test should reflect user's daily usage which can be small size files write and may not be 80% full.
However, users may be more concern about the Durability, the life cycle of the SSD.
Is there such a test? How long will the black box OCZ Vertex live?
How long will the regular OCZ Vertex live? and How long will the X25 live?
antcasq - Sunday, April 5, 2009 - linkThis article was excellent, explaining several issues regarding performance.
It would be great if the next article abou ssd addresses durability and reliability.
My main concert is the swap partition (Linux) or virtual memory file (Windows). I found an post in another website saying that this is not an issue. Is it true? I find it hard to believe. Maybe in a real world test/scenario the problem will arise.
I hope AnandTech can take my concerns into consideration.
Best regards Reply
stilz - Friday, March 27, 2009 - linkThis is the first hardware review I've read from start to finish, and the time is well worth the information you've provided.
Thank you for your honest, professional and knowledgeable work. Also kudos to OCZ, I'll definitely consider the Vertex while making purchases. Reply
Bytales - Friday, March 27, 2009 - linkAs i read the article, i'm thinking of ways to slow down the down the degrading process. Intel is gonna ship x-25m 320gb this year. If i buy this drive and use it as an OS drive, i will obviously won't need the whole 320GB. Say i would need only 40 to 50 GB. I can make a secure erase (if the drive isn't new), made a partition of 50GB, and leave the remaining space unpartitioned. Will that solve the problem in any way ?
Another way to solve the problem, would be a method inside the OS. The OS could use a user controlled % of the RAM memory, as a cache for those small 4kb files. Since ram reads and writes are way faster, i think it will also help. Say you got 8GB ram, and use 2gb for this purpose, and then the OS would only have 6gb ram for its use, while 2gb is used for these smaller files. That would increase also the lifespan of the SSD. Can this be possible ? Reply
Hellfire26 - Thursday, March 26, 2009 - linkIn reference to SSD's, I have read a lot of articles and comments about improved firmware and operating system support. I hope manufacturers don't forget about the on-board RAID controller.
From the articles and comments made by users around the web, who have tested SSD's in a Raid 0 configuration, I believe that two Intel X25-M SSD's in a RAID 0 configuration would more than saturate current on-board RAID controllers.
Intel is doing a die shrink of the NAND memory that is going into their SSD's come this fall. I would expect these new Intel SSD's to show faster read and write times. Other manufacturers will also find ways to increase the speed of their SSD's.
SSD's scale well in a RAID configuration. It would be a shame if the on-board RAID controller limited our throughput. The alternative would be very expensive add-in RAID cards. Reply


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MSU's seven turnovers was the most since the eight it committed in a 52-6 loss to Arkansas in 2003.
LSU held State to just 10 yards rushing on 26 carries. And for Henig, the Tigers' much-heralded defense showed no mercy.
LSU scored on the ensuing drive after every one of his interceptions, the backbreaker most likely coming late in the second quarter after Mississippi State had made another defensive stop.
With State down just 10-0 and with the ball with 1:43 left before halftime, Curtis Taylor intercepted a Henig pass on the first play of the Bulldog drive at the LSU 37-yard line and returned it 22 yards to the Mississippi State 41.
Eight plays later, Keiland Williams ran for a 1-yard touchdown, giving LSU a 17-0 lead as the halftime buzzer sounded.
Henig's six picks - three of which were made by LSU senior safety Craig Steltz - were the most a Mississippi State quarterback has thrown since Max Stainbrook threw six in a 19-0 loss at Cincinnati in 1949.
Most recently, Kevin Fant threw five in a 42-35 loss at Houston in 2003.
Thursday's game was supposed to be a stage for Henig's offseason improvement to show. Henig and coaches alike had touted his offseason workout regimen, his growing maturity and an increased knowledge of the West Coast Offense.
But against the Tigers, Henig, a career 44-percent passer, continued to struggle with his accuracy. And it cost the Bulldogs dearly.
He finished 11-for-28, throwing for 120 yards. Croom said he was impressed with how his team's offensive line handled the challenge from LSU's defensive front, especially early.
But, he said, "we just missed some opportunities throwing and catching."
As for Henig, "he's the first to admit he wasn't playing well," Croom said. "There's not a whole lot to say. It's pretty obvious."
Freshman Wesley Carroll, who became Henig's backup after Josh Riddell was suspended after being arrested and charged with driving under the influence earlier this month, played much of the fourth quarter and went 3-for-5 for 16 yards.
The Tigers are a popular preseason pick to be among the two teams playing for the national championship in New Orleans in January, and they showed why.
Quarterback Flynn, in his first starting role since subbing masterfully in the 2005 Peach Bowl, completed 12-of-19 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns.
Flynn showed his other dynamic, too, by rushing 11 times for 42 yards.
LSU's attention turns to No. 9 Virginia Tech, which will visit Tiger Stadium next week.
But the Tigers also continued their domination of the Bulldogs, having won 15 of the last 16 meetings and eight straight.
Since 2001, LSU has outscored Mississippi State by a combined 294-43, a seven-game span that includes three shutouts.
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Alex Eisenberg posts the 6-15 part of his Sox prospect list. Here's a sample from Dayan Viciedo's scouting report:
Viciedo struggled to consistently center the ball, swinging through fastballs or fouling them off, but when he did connect, the contact was usually of the hard variety. Part of the problem was Viciedo swinging for the fences more often than not. He swings extremely hard and doesn't adjust for the situation at hand, making it more difficult for him to center the ball.
*Credit to TriB81
Viciedo has tremendous raw strength and plenty of bat speed. In addition, he's able to keep his swing relatively short in the process though he does wrap his bat behind his head, which adds to the length.
Viciedo also has to work on keeping his weight back as he gets too far out in front on his front foot at times. This happens often when he's thrown an off-speed pitch and usually you'll see him ground out meekly as a result.
It's easy to forget that Viciedo is just 20 y/o and we have to ask ourselves how many other 20 y/o prospects would fare in Double-A in their first season of pro ball? I think most would say not well. …
Part 1: Chicago White Sox Top-15 Prospects of 2010, No's 1 – 5.


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I have a tennis friend who had that, he beat it too. Glad your OK
Wow, that's scary stuff Chris, glad your ok now and hope Becky will be ok.
Thanks Curt! Yeah, Stage III, metastatic melanoma. I do not recommend it . I'm "cancer free" for the last two years -- whatever that means.
Becky getting a feeding tube? Does not sound good.
Take care. See you on the forums!
Hi curt I put my chair and bike for sale on the equipment page and it is no longer their could u tell me where it went and maybe u could have a thread for stuff that is being sold thanks
Hi, Curt. Have you ever saw a posting on the site where it says if there is foramenal narrowing that it just means the nerve root and would that contribute to B & B if it's the nerve roots only? Thanks for your help. I don't know if when it's nerve roots does it cause B & B or doe si tneed to compress the cord? Thanks, Ragu
Hi, yes, in this instance it was, no worries though, everything is ok now.
Did you edit my post to remove a person's name ? Is using a persons name a no no ?
I will but the problem is my struggle is continuous the last 2 years, as soon as I finish treatment a new bacteria takes stranglehold.
I haven' theard from you. Don't know what I did. I think my question was about reflexes, if they are always hyper/hypo in the upper if there is no surgery? If the lesion goes away and comes off the cord, will the reflexes go to normal. Thanks for your help. Back to the neuro again. I wish I would hear from you.
Yes Jill it is fairly hard to move around at least for me being a t4 paraplegic. It is very comfortable though and once I'm in the right position I can sleep there all night. It is a fairly hot mattress though as the foam soaks up your body heat and throws it back at you. If I had it to do again I might look into the new Jacuzzi gel mattresses, they claim those are not hot, not really sure how comfortable they are though.
I saw on a post that you sleep on the tempupedic cloud supreme. We are considering either the cloud or cloud supreme and are wondering if the cloud supreme is difficult to move around on?
can I get you to keep up the q7/helium fourm in equipment
Curt that is a sharp looking car
Take a look a the (current) last post:
Curt Is your Martin 16 still for sale?
Nope its a Martin 16, I really love the boat but I'm thinking about maybe selling it and getting a bigger boat, a Jay 24, there are a lot more fleets to race in with that boat also.
Hi Curt -- I saw the photos of your truck & boat -- can't make it out... you racing 2.4m?
Hi Cory. They are not cheap @$3600 but well worth it. The Top End Force is around the same price. The FRH is a much better general rider than the Force imo and the Force is a better racing handcycle. Definately no regrets in buying it, infact I have two of them, one in Florida and the other R.I, one is Orange and the other Yellow. Mike at FR will spray it whatever color you want. I like having the shifter and the brake on the right grip and the disc brake is great. The stock wheels are good with decent tires. You should really consider this handcycle. I know people who have got cheap and bought handcycles (wont say any handcycle names) under 2 grand thinking it was a deal and are generally sorry later. Check out all the handcycle posts on the equipment forums. You could always save money and get a top end XLT used or something just not as good a handcycle as the FRH or the Force. The other Testimonial by Joe G is my best friend, he has a FRH also and really likes it.
Curt! So out of the blue I decided I want to buy a hand cycle, I checked out the FRH-1 and I read your testimonial! I had a few questions, like how much did it cost and do you have any regrets with it? This would be my first hand cycle if I bought it. Thanks!
Hi, I'm in Venice.
where are you in florida? I am in basically tampa
Hey Curt,
My # is 239-353-3132
Hi Duane, I'm interested in your fes bike, can I give you a call. Please PM me your phone number. I had sent you a couple emails, guess they did not go through for some reason.
Hey Curt,
I never received your email about the Stem Master.
Thanks, Curt! I think I will wait (and train!) a little more before upgrading the wheels... ;-)
Hey there Dado; Velocity makes a pretty good solid rim and the phil woods are pretty awesome too. I dont think you'd gain all that much by making a change and its a lot of $$$, might be best off just sticking with what you have unless your a real serious racer. I think I go just a hair faster with my Spinergies on in the rear and the carbon fiber 404 up front, but to tell you the truth I like the feel and quietness of the stock mavics better.
Hi Curt! I got a Top End Force and I really liked it! I´m thinking about upgrading my velocity rims/phil wood hubs to Spinergy, Hed or another aero rim. What can you say about your spinergies?
Hi, yes, I just email you back, hopefully you got that email. The site to contact is www.musclepower.com, they should able to help you out.
Hi! I emailed you about the elctrologic FES bike... did you get it?
Last year you were considering having a laser spinct(spelling) done. Did you have it? Were you pleased with the results?
many thanks,
Yep, 1965 GTO, it was my first car back in 1973. Wish I had never sold that car, maybe someday I'll get another one, they are big $$$ now.
That looks like a 64 or so GTO, is it? ... luv 'em!
Thanks for the well wishes everyone during this time.
No problemo Mike. I think I'm going to be uptight for a while to come, the last 3 weeks have been a nightmare. Glad your liking the guitar. Didnt leave today, had a bunch of paperwork to do hopefully be able to leave on next tuesday. Not really looking forward to the snowstorm tomorrow.
Hey! How was dinner? I hope you are a bit more relaxed. Thanks for the great deal on the guitar, Curt. I really appreciate it! Let me know if you are still in town next week.
Curt...sending my deepest sympathies your way.
Curt, I just saw this. I'm so very, very sorry.
Thanks guys, not a good Christmas, my father just passed away yesterday.
Merry Christmas, Curt. I think you NEED Florida!
Hi stud, how ya been?
How'd it go with the bagpipe playing PT who loved animals? Second/third/fourth dates? I'm a little out of the loop after being gone.
Sorry your house fell through for Venice. If you decide to go there are places for rent all over the place. I think the economy has left much of the vacay market wide open for anyone looking last minute and you might even be able to negotiate a rate.
I saw a guy riding his handcycle in Seaside as we rolled back this way on Turkey Day and thought about you.
So fill me in on what's been happening with you.
Wow, I just looked at your profile knowhill, you sound a lot like me. I'm a avid Nascar fan too. Your about the same level as me too. Do you ride Handcycles? Where do you live. I've never seen you on the site before, are you new here?
Yes, good point Knowhill. I actually have a multizone temp monitor that I've built a prototype of and fully tested and its ready for the market. I should probabley put that on the site. I think I'm going to ask about $20.00 more for that unit. It can do 2 rooms or 1 room and outdoors or just 1 room and repeat the announcement.
Good luck on your product. I just had one though. Do you have a second product in the works yet? I only say this in the fact why not give a choice. I know my buying habits are better determined when I have a choice and why not the choice is between two of your products?
Wow, snow, unreal. Guess its worse there than here. It rained most of the day and is around 50 out. When are you going to Florida? Sounds like the sooner your there the better with that kind of weather. I still dont know if I'm even going to Florida this winter. I had a house reserved in Venice Florida but it just fell through the other day, its a friend of friend and I had a feeling it was not going to work out so no big surprise.
Get this Curtis ... We're having December temps here and it snowed at the cabin this a.m. That's 15-20 minutes from me. What's up with this weather? :-o
Hope your Tuesday is a great one.
hey thanks for stoppin by and the kind words. hope 2 c u around.
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Jeremy Moore's hustle won the game Monday night, as the Quakes rallied to win 7-6 over the High Desert Mavericks.
As previously mentioned, we're in the process of selling our Irvine home to move to Space Coast (Cape Canaveral, Merritt Island, Cocoa Beach, etc.). If escrow remains on schedule, we'll be out of here by May 27 and on a flight to Florida shortly thereafter.
That means I'll have less and less time for online activites in the next few weeks.
This happened so quickly, we don't even have a home yet in Space Coast. We're going to rent a condo in Cape Canaveral on the ocean for two months. Just to give you the disparity between SoCal and Florida, a fully furnished 1,600 square foot condo in a beach complex goes for $1,450/month. A similar unit in Newport Beach would probably cost you $3,000/month if not more.
We rented online a P.O. box at the Cape Canaveral post office. This won't be our future mailing address, but the post office's street address is 8700 Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral, Florida. If you're a geek, that's seriously cool.
For two weeks, I've been making the last rounds in my baseball haunts.
Last week I was at the Tempe Diablo minor league complex, and had the opportunity to see two of my "kids" from years ago, Ervin Santana and John Lackey, in rehab assignments. When Ervin pitched on April 29, Lackey stood watching with roving catching coordinator Tom Gregorio, which brought back memories of the two playing for Tom Kotchman with Boise in 1999.
Santana's next start was May 4 at Rancho Cucamonga, so I went out for my farewells in the Inland Empire. The Quakes generously offered to let me throw out the first pitch. The players gave me a great sendoff, with a thrilling come-from-behind 7-6 win over High Desert (Mariners affiliate).
I'm still working on video from that game, but two clips are already online.
Outfielder Jeremy Moore collided at home plate with Mavericks catcher Travis Scott, to reduce the lead to 6-5. This was in the Pete Rose/Ray Fosse category, and it certainly lit a fire under the team. J-Mo has always been one of my favorites, because he has so much raw potential and he's such a great kid. It's early, but so far he has an AVG/OBP/SLG of .319/.367/.473. He has the talent to become a five-tool player, but I'd never seen the toughness in him that I saw Monday. J-Mo was bleeding from the nose, but after the trainer shoved a tissue up his nose he went back to left field. In the bottom of the 8th with the game tied at 6-6, Moore led off with a single that he hustled into a double, advanced to third on a grounder, and scored on a passed ball. Quakes won 7-6.
Click Here to watch the collision at home plate. Windows Media Player and a broadband (cable modem, DSL) Internet connection are required.
Ervin Santana, of course, was the headline. I'll have video of his in-game performance as soon as time permits. His post-game press conference (two reporters) is already online. Click Here to watch the press conference.
I've been posting plenty video from Tempe too, and still have more to go. Check out the FutureAngels.com home page for all the Tempe video clips.
So now it's on to planning the move, and trying to find a home. If you want to see some of the candidates, Click Here to go to this realtor web site and in the MLS Number field enter these numbers separated by commas, then click the Search button:
499182, 536943, 537030, 520852, 521537, 528224, 535241, 526595, 533567
(Hint: use your mouse to copy the line of numbers, then paste them into the field.)
Sales are starting to pick up in Space Coast, so anything that's a "bargain" goes pretty quickly. Some of these are short sales, which complicates matters, but we'll be paying cash which should make things easier.
In closing … I received an e-mail the other day from a New York public relations firm asking if I wanted to interview retired Angels outfielder Tim Salmon on Thursday for ten minutes. The catch? I had to let Tim promote "one of the coolest and most eye-catching vehicles to hit the open road, the Can-Am Spyder roadster."
I declined, because I'm not a shill, but there are a couple fan sites for whom integrity isn't a priority, so I'll be watching to see if anyone sells out tomorrow.


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So I voted yes on Question 3 today. I don't smoke marijuana and have no urge to…..but I do believe it's something that could benefit our Commonwealth. Sure you may have to deal with longer lines at The Fat Belly Deli…..and there will be an explosion of glaucoma cases at Pearl Vision…..but it's just a part of a broader positive economic impact on businesses. It's a great source of tax revenue for the 17 states that have already legalized it. And lets face it…people are just happier with a big bag of weed in the room. God knows Massachusetts is full of a bunch of miserable pr*cks anyway……maybe this will help! Yeah you're right….half of Massachusetts smokes weed anyway….and we are still miserable. Well…lets keep our focus on the cash then.
I wonder if this lawyer smoked a fatty before doing this video….you know lawyers love the buds!!!


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PSV Eindhoven expect Manchester United target Kevin Strootman to stay at the club
PSV Eindhoven insist they have no plans to sell reported Manchester United target Kevin Strootman this summer.
By Gerrit van Leeuwen
Last Updated: 02/07/13 1:39pm
United have been long-term admirers of Strootman and reports have suggested that David Moyes is planning to make a move for the Holland international to bolster his midfield options.
However, PSV are determined to keep hold of the 23-year-old having already seen Dries Mertens, Erik Pieters and Jeremain Lens leave the Philips Stadion this summer.
PSV's sporting director Marcel Brands says they expect Strootman to stay at the club for another season at least.
"We do not want to lose Strootman this summer. He knows that he will stay at PSV for another season," he told De Telegraaf.
"We already expected Lens and Pieters would leave, but we didn't plan the transfer of Mertens."


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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced four more human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year.
On Tuesday, the state agency released a statement that a man in his 40s from Middlesex County is hospitalized due to his illness; a man in his 60s from Bristol County is hospitalized due to his illness; a woman in her 20s from Essex County was hospitalized during her illness; and a woman in her 80s from Suffolk County was hospitalized during her illness.
This brings the total number of cases in Massachusetts this year to nine.
A horse from Hampshire County and a llama from Worcester County have also been diagnosed with the West Nile virus this year.
"The risk for additional people to get infected with WNV is ongoing," said Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel. "It is extremely important for people to take steps to avoid mosquito bites including using repellents, wearing clothing to reduce exposed skin, dumping standing water, and moving indoors when mosquitoes are present."
The state often see the most number of human cases of the virus in September, according to the state Epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Brown.
In 2017, there were six human cases of West Nile virus infection identified in Massachusetts.
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Transportation officials say the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is intended to create a high-speed bypass of Hoover Dam for Arizona travelers heading to and from Las Vegas.
ADOT says the span also creates a safer and more efficient route for all travelers and commercial truck traffic, while maintaining critical economic ties between Arizona and Nevada and the southwest region.
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Man Dies After Being Assaulted at Hank Williams, Jr. Concert in Michigan
A Michigan man has died after being assaulted at a Hank Williams, Jr. concert on Sunday (Aug. 17). The victim, 55-year-old Robert Kobe, was pronounced dead Tuesday (Aug. 19) following the incident.
Kobe suffered a head injury when a 15-year-old boy pushed him during the show, causing him to hit his head, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Kobe was found in a pool of his own blood -- witnesses and bystanders held the teenager until police could arrive on the scene.
The teen spent one night at the Oakland County's Children's Village juvenile detention facility, and was then released into his parents' custody. The sheriff's office is still investigating the incident, and it has not yet been decided whether to charge the teen as an adult or a juvenile. There is no word on whether alcohol was involved in any way. Kobe's body is scheduled for an autopsy.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the victim's 29-year-old son, Cory Kobe, says that there's indication his dad may have provoked the incident. Robert Kobe and the 15-year-old knew each other, Cory says.
"I want to make sure that this young man gets fair treatment," Cory explains. "There are a lot of indications that there was no malicious intent."
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Here is a nice and thorough video of the new Jolla device by Jolla's chief designer Martin Schüle.
There is a nice size comparison between Jolla, the Nokia N9, and an Iphone 4 among other things.
The Sailfish OS gets cooler and smoother, with full Facebook integration and lots of goodies.
Nothing revealed on the Other Half (the removable and hardware-customizable back of the device), though.
Courtesy of KickNetwork.
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A Banquet to Benefit the Convent of St. Thekla in Houston, Texas
On Saturday, October 17, 2009, St George Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas presented a Special Banquet honoring His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP and the Archdiocese Board of Trustees to benefit the Convent of St Thekla. His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP, His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN, His Grace, Bishop ALEXANDER, and members of the Board of Trustees were among the honored guests. The Banquet was hosted at the Hilton Houston Post Oak where over 400 faithful enjoyed an evening of fellowship, fine food, and excellent music provided by the Lex Valk Trio. Thank you to our beloved Hierarchs, Board Members, clergy and faithful for their continued support of the Convent. Pictures taken by Judy Braun can be found at http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/AOCAphotos by clicking on St George Houston Banquet.
Heartfelt gratitude is extended to Fr. John Salem and St. George in Houston; Nijad and Zeina Fares, who were the Banquet Chairpersons and Sponsors; Mr. Ralph Albercia and Mr. Elias Shaheen, who were the Honorary Chairpersons; and the following:
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Mr. and Mrs. Tony Deeb
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Mr. and Mrs. Nijad Fares
Dr. George Farha
Dr. Amer Sabbagh
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Salem
Gold Table Sponsors
Mr. Kory Warr
Silver Table Sponsors
Dr. and Mrs. Ata Salek
Mr. Matt Spinolo
Bronze Table Sponsors
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Savannah College of Art and Design game design student Ben "MNC Dover" Gray saw more than just a chance to draw dicks with Nintendo's free Swapnote program for the 3DS. He saw a chance to draw +4 vorpal dicks.
What Ben is proposing in this video is a nifty variation of good old play-by-mail Dungeons & Dragons type games. One player is the dungeon master, organizing the adventure, setting up the dungeons, and writing out the flavor text. He sends out notes to the players indicating what they see, they send him back notes saying what they do.
It reminds me of the good old days when we used to play our own role-playing games via the forums of local dial-up BBS systems, pre-internet era. Could be a hoot!
Hit up the link below for more details on Ben's game, and who knows, maybe get involved in further developing it!
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Consulting Approach to Home Performance Contracting
A version of this article appears in the September/October 2009 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
September 04, 2009
After attending a building science seminar put on by Wisconsin's Focus on Energy program, Mark Furst's eyes were opened to the importance of energy efficiency, and his career as a home inspector took a radical turn.
After starting my own home inspection business in 2001, I began to realize just how important energy efficiency was to the average homeowner. I also became increasingly focused on coupling my home inspection career with energy evaluation. But while I had the ambition to take risks and learn more about efficiency, I wasn't confident enough to enter the field just yet. It was all well and good to realize that efficiency was important to both home inspector and homeowner, but I was at a loss as to how to proceed. It seemed fated, then, that I happened to come across Focus on Energy at the 2005 Better Buildings, Better Business conference in Wisconsin Dells. I was there to further my knowledge of buildings and construction, but I did not have a clear goal. That changed after I attended a building science seminar led by Dave Kinyon of Focus on Energy. My eyes were opened to aspects of houses and their systems that I had been aware of before, but not well versed in. Immediately after the seminar, I inquired as to how to involve myself in the program. Mr. Kinyon informed me that training was held annually, and I readily ...
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Civil war was a catalyst in forming the jurisprudential views of Thomas Hobbes and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. In this paper I claim that Holmes's pragmatism advances a fundamentally distinct view of order from Hobbes, a dynamic rather than analytical and static conception, which can be seen by comparing their response to perennial conflict, which both made central in all its forms: military, political, moral, and intellectual. The difference is that Hobbes resolved the problem of conflict through authority, while Holmes does so through inquiry and the adjustment of practices.Images: Hobbes, Holmes.
I propose three dimensions in which to elucidate this: historical, ontological, and practical. By historical I mean Holmes's replacement of the Hobbesian analytical model of law, designed to address (and presumably suppress) conflict by state control, with an endogenous model that assimilates conflict in a process of formal but communal inquiry into discrete types of dispute. By ontological I mean Holmes's rejection of the analytical boundary around law, dating to Hobbes and still reflected in the contemporary separation of law and morals, in favor of a holistic fallibilism, which like Dewey's encompasses all inquiry - legal, scientific, ethical, aesthetic, philosophical - under one ontological roof. The third or practical dimension refers to Holmes's critique of ideology, best known from the words of his famous dissent in Lochner v. New York: "The fourteenth amendment does not enact Mr. Herbert Spencer's Social Statics"; or, more to the point, "general propositions do not decide concrete cases."
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Kellogg on Hobbes, Holmes, and Dewey: Pragmatism and the Problem of Order
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- Patrick S. O'Donnell said...
This paper should not have cited Hobbes in its title, as there is no real engagement with Hobbes's ideas on law apart from a couple of perfunctory references and gross generalizations, the dismissive and simplistic comment in the abstract about Hobbes holding an "analytical and static conception" of the law emblematic of the problem.
- August 10, 2010 at 9:54:00 AM EDT
- Mary L. Dudziak said...
Patrick, what do you think are the most helpful works on Hobbes and the law? And especially on the relationship between Hobbes and Grotius?
I've been reading Anders Stephanson on the Cold War, and he has this passage in an influential essay:
"Medieval peace, then, is understood as the 'natural' condition, marked by iustitia
(meaning both 'right order and justice, caritas, tranquillitas, securitas. War is
disturbancetice, upsetting the right order of justice and hence 'unnatural.' Private feud
and public war are not clearly distinguished. The medieval order disintegrates in due course and
individual states begin to emerge, themselves eventually falling into confessional civil wars in
the early modern period. A situation of extreme insecurity ensues. These intra-Christian
conflicts actually included absolute negations along the lines of a cold war. Consider
Cromwell's position on Spain in the 17th century: "With France one can make peace, not with
Spain because it is a papist state, and the pope maintains peace only as long as he wishes."
"Hobbes, Cromwell's contemporary, is the theorist who breaks most decisively with the medieval
conception by making war and insecurity the natural state, thus requiring all reasonable human
beings to create an unlimited, absolute sovereignty, an artificial man, so as to prevent nature
from having its way. Only thus could one make possible commodious living for everyone.
Legitimacy, then, is for him solely a matter of securitas pacis. Justice has disappeared, or,
rather, it is transformed into law and order. Authority makes peace, says Hobbes; Truth does
not. Truth, on the contrary, is associated with religious claims and so, in his view, with the very
fanaticism that had initiated the devastating civil wars.
"Yet the imposing word of Hobbes was not everywhere in the 17th century the word of polite
society. Theorists of 'natural rights' offered less radical alternatives, the most noteworthy here
being that of Grotius..."
I would be so interested in your take on this, and reading suggestions, which you are so good at. Stephanson only briefly invokes Hobbes, so perhaps you will find it subject to the same criticism as the Kellogg paper? But his focus, in this wide-ranging essay, is the Cold War after all, not Hobbes specifically. Many thanks for any thoughts!
- August 10, 2010 at 11:13:00 AM EDT
- Patrick S. O'Donnell said...
Permit me to preface my recommendations by noting that I'm not at all an expert on Hobbes's moral and political philosophy in general or his views on law in particular. That said, with regard to the quoted material from Stephanson, there's much to quibble with in the statement about the "disappearance of Justice," particularly if one, after Sharon Lloyd (a philosophy professor at USC), appreciates the operation of moral constraints on legitimate governmental law and policy that attend the imposition of the all-important "reciprocity principle" (or 'theorem') in Hobbes's three major works on political theory or philosophy (De Cive, Leviathan, and Behemoth). I would also, again after Lloyd, vigorously disagree with the remark about truth, for Hobbes believed in the truth of Natural Law (and the principles derived therefrom) and the truth of his argument(s) concerning same, arguments in the service of Peace, and he took the truth claims of religion seriously enough to take up more than half of the Leviathan reinterpreting Scripture, and "redescribing and rationalizing his readers' religious interests." (I happen to think Hobbes was a Christian, but that fact may be, in the end, irrelevant with regard to the coherence and soundness of his arguments.) The relevance of truth is evident in the fact that Hobbes views the Laws of Nature to be simultaneously rules of prudence, morality and natural religion (what Lloyd describes as his 'doctrine of the unity of practical wisdom'), in other words, "his moral philosophy of cases in the Law of Nature is connected to his characterization of Christian religion and his political philosophy of the rights and duties of sovereigns and subjects in a commonwealth," thus truth ramifies throughout his political theory.
First, let me recommend a general introduction to Hobbes's thought, one endorsed by Lloyd herself, namely, A.P. Martinich's Hobbes (Routledge, 2005). After that, the SEP entry on Hobbes's moral and political philosophy* co-written by Lloyd has an excellent and manageable bibliography. But I think everyone should read Lloyd's first work, Hobbes: Ideals as Interests in Hobbes's 'Leviathan': The Power of Mind over Matter (Cambridge University Press, 1992), a book that makes a decisive break with the views enshrined in the works of Gauthier, Kavka, Hampton and others, offering what I find to be a rather eloquent and persuasive overall re-interpretation of Hobbes's moral and political philosophy.** Next, Lloyd's latest work is also indispensable (I should have a review of it posted anon at Concurring Opinions): Morality in the Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes (CUP, 2009). Much of her argument is compatible with the late Perez Zagorin's Hobbes and the Law of Nature (Princeton University Press, 2009) (I will post a short review of this book at Jotwell), another work I can recommend without reservation. By my lights, these books represent the crème de la crème in sensitive and sophisticated analyses of Hobbes's moral and political philosophy (of course the Martinich book introduces the full range of Hobbes's philosophical corpus). No doubt others will disagree with my assessment.
As to the relation between the thought of Grotius and Hobbes, this is discussed in the second chapter of the Zagorin book, with important references in his endnotes.
I hope this is helpful.
* http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/
** I discuss her first book at Ratio Juris here: http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/2010/01/moral-political-philosophy-of-thomas.html
here: http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/2010/01/moral-political-philosophy-of-thomas_28.html
and here: http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/2010/01/moral-political-philosophy-of-thomas_29.html
- August 10, 2010 at 1:12:00 PM EDT
- Mary L. Dudziak said...
Thank you!
- August 10, 2010 at 1:46:00 PM EDT


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A Letter to Michelle Obama
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Dear Michelle,
On the day that your husband was elected, you said that you had never been proud of the United States until that day. For the last three and a half years, I have been observing your husband and you, and I feel that it is time I share my thoughts with you. The day your husband was elected was the first time I was ever ashamed of this country, and today I am even more ashamed.
I was ashamed then because your husband was not elected because he was the best qualified to do the job, or because he was the most intelligent, or even because anyone really thought he could get anything worthwhile done. The reason your husband was elected, the only reason, is because of the color of his skin. Your husband was chosen by the Democratic Party to be their "token black", and that is the shame of the American public. We deserve better than a community organizer who seems to look down on his fellow Americans while bowing to an Arab leader. We deserve a president who was thoroughly vetted by his party and the media, not someone whom the DNC now admits was never even eligible for the job. There are many other men, Black, Hispanic, of Asian descent, Native American, and even Caucasian who are many times more qualified and eligible to be the president. If he had even a shred of self respect, Barack would resign and convince Joe Biden to do so as well, so that someone with a backbone could fix the mess your husband (NOT George Bush) has made much worse.
Your husband said he would bring unity to the country; instead, he has brought class warfare and fanned the flames of racism by saying that his son would look like Travon Martin. When the Pharisees asked Jesus what the greatest commandment was, he replied, "'you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'" "This is the greatest foremost commandment." "The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."(Matt.22:37-40 NAS). Notice that there is no modifying clause in the second commandment "You shall love thy neighbor as yourself." NOT "You shall love your neighbor as yourself, so long as his skin is the same color as yours or he does not make more money than you." In our home, race is not an issue; everyone is welcome and treated respectfully. My mother raised me right; she taught me these verses and the golden rule "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." I have lived this way all my life and never judge others; it is God's job to judge, not mine. There is a big difference between loving the person and accepting the sin; I can love the person and still hate the things they do. The media was quick to condemn Sarah Palin's daughter for getting pregnant (or was it because she chose to have the baby?), but at least she owned up and took responsibility for her actions, which is something your husband has said publicly he would not make his daughters do in that same situation. No, he would rather have them murder their baby should they be so shortsighted as to get pregnant before they were ready.
Make no mistake here, please; through Christ, I love you and your family, but I hate what Barack has done to this wonderful country of ours. He has no need to apologize for an accidental burning of the Quran anymore than they would apologize for a deliberate burning of the Bible or our Constitution. In fact, as a nation, there is nothing he needs to apologize for on our behalf, but instead much he needs to apologize to us for. He needs to apologize to us for his blatant disregard for the Constitution, the very foundation of our government, and the freedoms guaranteed to us by that document. I have family members who fought to protect that document and what it stands for; yet you and your husband treat it like toilet paper for all the respect you show.
You are fond of quoting the Scripture in Luke that tells us that "To those to whom much has been given, from them much shall also be expected", but then you take it out of context and tell us that means that the federal government has the right to take what one man earns and give it to the man who sits on his butt all day doing nothing. Sorry, but I do not think that is what Christ meant when he said "take care of the widows and orphans." He also told us that God loves a cheerful (or willing) giver. He did not want to force us to do what we so willingly do out of love. In case you had not noticed, when there is a crisis (i.e. Katrina) the American people pull together to help each other faster and better than the government (i.e. FEMA) could.
The recent decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the individual mandate of the "Affordable" Care Act was equally shameful and has added one hundred-fold to the stress of my daily life. Stress that was not a part of my life until Barack took the office that by rights does not belong to him. My husband has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the treatments are expensive, and how long now before the committee decides that because he is not a "productive citizen" he cannot access the treatments he needs to stay alive? I clench my teeth at night wondering if he will be here when our daughter (now fifteen) walks down the aisle on her wedding day. When I had a heart attack last year, it was a Catholic-run hospital that picked up the greatest portion of the cost, allowing us to make payments on the rest when we could, not the government. Through the contraception mandate, Obamacare will shut down that hospital and hundreds like it, leaving people like me to fall between the cracks of your "perfect healthcare".
I am also ashamed that the first family sees the Presidency as a lottery they won (how many vacations do you need in a year, really?) I have not had a job in two years, and our family would love to have a vacation in Europe, just one, someday. Yet your family has taken over seventeen vacations, at my last count, on the taxes people like me have paid. So, in effect, the middle class of America has been paying for you and your entourage of secretaries and secret service personnel to run around the world, shopping and sightseeing, when we cannot afford to go visit relatives who live in another state. Your husband's policies have not created any jobs worth talking about, but they have kept businesses from creating jobs. Even a low-paying job would allow us the luxury of going to visit family.
So tell me Michelle, just what are you proud of? Are you proud of the fact that you are living in the White House because people did not want to be called racist? Or perhaps you are proud that your husband has chipped away at the civil liberties of the American taxpayers? Or perhaps you are proud of the race riots your husband instigated when he said that if he had a son he would look like Travon Martin, instead of keeping his mouth shut and letting the police handle the situation? The truth (whatever it is) will come out. I do not think there is anything that your husband has "accomplished" while in office that you should be proud of. Oh wait, I forgot all that golfing he has done that must have improved his game; I guess you can be proud of that.
In Christ Always,
Becky Smith
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UPDATE JAN 28: Sony Pictures Releasing International reported that Quentin Tarantino's global hit has reached $111.6m outside North America and $257.8m worldwide. Meanwhile Skyfall has produced a mighty $34.4m opening week in China.
Django Unchained grossed a confirmed $43.1m over the weekend from 6,417 screens in 64 markets, powered by a pair of second weekend number one holds that generated $7.9m in Germany from 804 for a $20.9m running total and $6.8m in France from 645 for $16.7m.
The revenge Western opened top in Australia on $3.9m from 330 and ranks second in its second weekend in the UK, where $3.9m from 580 boosted the score to $11.7m.
Elsewhere, Django stayed top in Italy, Spain and Switzerland after $3.5m from 568 boosted the running total to $9.8m, $2.4m from 520 resulted in $6.8m and $1.1m from 73 propelled the running total to $3.1m, respectively.
Django grossed $3.2m from 750 in Russia for $10.4m and ranks third after the second weekend.
China once again stamped its box office might on the marketplace as Skyfall opened there on the aforementioned $36.6m from 8,079 screens. The thunderous result boosted the James Bond film's overall international running total to $776.6m, of which $686m comes from SPRI markets. Crossing $800m has become an attainable target.
Hotel Transylvania added $1.6m from 813 in 26 markets to raise the running total to $176.7m.
- UPDATE: Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters has got off to a strong start through Paramount Pictures International (PPI), scoring a confirmed $25.3m in its second weekend from 2,987 theatres in 20 countries reporting to elevate the running total to $36.3m.
The 3D action film opened in 19 mostly Latin American and Middle Eastern new markets. Brazil led the way on $4.5m from 366 for a number one rank while in another table-topping debut Mexico generated $3.7m from 572.
Russia produced $4.8m from 970 in the second weekend for $15.6m in what was expected to be a number one hold.
In a strong of number one results, the fairy tale spin-off grossed $1.9m in Taiwan from 64, $1,3m from 98 in Malaysia, $1.2m from 124 in Colombia, $1m from 131 in the Philippines, $939,000 from 52 in Thailand, $900,000 from 60 in Singapore, $704,000 from 100 in Argentina, $476,000 from 38 in Hong Kong, $424,000 from 170 in Panama, and $246,000 from 40 in Chile.
The Peruvian result of $721,000 from 60 resulted in the biggest January launch in history.
The drama Flight starring Oscar nominee Denzel Washington touched down in 10 markets, seven of theses handled by PPI. The overall weekend from 13 markets reporting amounted to $5.5m from 1,301 sites and an $11.7m overall running total. PPI markets accounted for a confirmed $2.4m from 613 sites for an $8.5m running total.
Flight opened in Italy on $1.7m from 308 and arrived in Sweden on $194,000 from 88.
The film opened in Germany through StudioCanal on $1.7m from 345 and in Austria on $200,000 from 42. TriPictures released Flight in Spain on $1.4m from 291. Paramount does not distribute directly in Germany or Spain and struck a deal with Sierra / Affinity to offload territories at the greenlight stage.
The sixth weekend of international release for Jack Reacher brought in a confirmed $3.9m from 3,308 cinemas in 54 countries reporting for $105.7m. The thriller brought in a further $1m in South Korea from 300 for $5m after two weekends.
DreamWorks Animations' Rise Of The Guardians earned a confirmed $2.1m through PPI from 2,181 cinemas in 42 countries reporting in its eleventh weekend for $194.9m.
- UPDATE: Working Title's Les Misérables crossed $300m worldwide last Friday [25] and added a confirmed $14.2m through Universal Pictures International from 2,777 sites in 33 territories to reach $176.7m internationally. As of Monday the worldwide tally stood at an estimated $313.9m.
The musical stayed top in the UK for the third consecutive weekend on $6.3m from 593 for $39.3m and ranks as the second biggest musical behind Mamma Mia! and Hugh Jackman's biggest hit.
Les Misérables added $1.8m from 357 in Japan for $43.5m after six weekends and $1.4m from 255 in South Korea for $38.7m to rank as the tenth biggest non-local title in history. Australia has generated $23.5m and there are 31 territories to go.
Ted stayed top in Japan in its second weekend as a confirmed $3.7m from 138 boosted the tally to $11.8m. the international total stands at $296.8m.
Zero Dark Thirty added a confirmed $3.7m from 1,027 in five for a Universal total of $7.8m. The thriller procedural opened in fifth place in the UK on $1.6m from 434 for director Kathryn Bigelow's biggest opening in the market and arrived in third place in France on $1.5m from 294. The film arrives in Germany this week.
Horror release Mama stands at an early $2.8m, This Is 40 $4.9m, Anna Karenina $37m and Pitch Perfect $43.3m.
- UPDATE: Fox International reported that multiple Oscar nominee Life Of Pi brought in a confirmed $18.5m from 6,672 screens in 60 markets to reach $423.3m.
The fantasy adventure opened top in Japan on $4.6m from 713 where 3D accounted for 72% of the box office. Australia added $1.9m from 457 for $24.1m after four while the UK generated $1.8m from 537 for $41.8m after six.
South Korea has produced $14m after four, Germany $23.2m after five, Mexico $18.4m after six, Brazil $11.9m after six and Russia $29.3m after four weekends in release.
Fox International's other multiple Oscar nominee, Lincoln, generated a confirmed $10.8m internationally over the weekend from 2,740 screens in 22 markets for an early $14.8m running total.
The historical drama opened in third place in the UK on $2.6m from 511, followed by Italy in second place on $2.8m from 421. It arrived in third place in Brazil on $1m from 151 and arrived in Germany at number six on $802,8420 from 160.
Lincoln added $1.3m from 406 in its second weekend in Spain for $4.1m and fourth place. It arrives in 22 territories this week including France and Holland.
Parental Guidance grossed a confirmed $2.8m from 2,229 screens in 33 markets for $34.8m. The comedy crossed the A$10m milestone in Australia in its fifth weekend to reach $10.9m
Fox International Productions' Break Up Man added a confirmed $3.2m in its third weekend in Germany from 654 screens for $13.8m and second place the international tally stands at $14.5m. Taken 2 has reached $237.4m overall, of which $169.3m comes from Fox International and the balance from EuropaCorp.
- UPDATE: The Hobbit grossed a confirmed $7.8m from approximately 4,500 screens to reach $647m through Warner Bros Pictures International.
The JRR Tolkien fantasy adventure stands at $85.2m in Germany, $44.2m in France, $43.6m in Russia, $29.1m in Spain, $22.1m in Italy, $21.8m in South Korea, $19.3m in Mexico, $19.3m in Japan and $17.7m in Brazil. It is dated to open in China on Feb 22.
Gangster Squad grossed a confirmed $6.7m from 2,495 screens in 33 markets this weekend for an early $28.3m running total. The crime drama opened in Russia on $2.2m and stands at $7.6m in the UKafter three weekends and $6.5m in Australia after three. It opens this week in Brazil.
- Lionsgate International reported that The Impossible added $7.2m from 3,000 screens in 49 markets to reach $116.8m, powered by a $1.1m Australian launch from 168.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to an action lead role in The Last Stand coaxed $3.2m out of 1,500 screens in 25 for an early $7.4m running total.
- UPDATE: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International has broken out territories on Wreck-It Ralph, which won the PGA's animated feature of the year award on Saturday [26] and brought in a further 5.9m from 61 territories to reach $185.8m.
The animation has amased $22.7m in Australia, $18.8m in Brazil, $14.7m in Russia, $14.3m in Mexico, $13.5m in France, $10.2m in Spain and $9.9m in China. Italy has generated $8.6m, Venezuela a terrific $8.3m and South Korea $6.2m.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and sit inside your custom-made human egg. LET'S GO!
135th ANNUAL WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW – 8:00PM (USA) With continuing coverage at 9PM over at CNBC. It's the most prestigious dog show in America. Watch as single people in their 40's wear dorky looking shoes and parade around dogs that they personally amputated at the tail. This show is always watchable thanks to the enduring awkwardness of both the owners and the judges. Plus, it's fun to watch everyone clap wildly for the golden retriever. Everyone loves golden retrievers. Groups on display for opening night include the hound, toy, sporting and herding groups. Coincidentally, you can also separate men into those four same groups. Me? I'm a toy. Ask any woman whose pool I clean. ANTICIPATION: WOOF WOOF!
MAD LOVE – 8:30PM (CBS) CBS, masters at integrating new comedies into their Monday lineup, unleash this brand new comedy tonight starring Jason Biggs (he was the guy in "American Pie" who, you know, did that thing with the pie) and former "Scrubs" luminary Sarah Chalke. Both stars will need their considerable charms to overcome the premise, which involves four single people in New York, two of whom meet cute atop the Empire State Building, even though no one who lives in New York would ever go to the top of the Empire State Building for any reason ever. Also the name of an old Drew Barrymore/Chris O'Donnell movie. Thankfully, this is NOT based on that movie. ANTICIPATION: MILD!
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO – 11:30PM (NBC) After popping out of an egg last night, newly free singer Lady Gaga heads over to Jay's show for a set. Since our girl is still newborn, I assume she'll need lots of burping and changing. ANTICIPATION: GAGA!
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN – 11:30PM (CBS) Letterman counters Jay's Gaga Offensive by revealing the identity of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover model tonight, a closely guarded secret that is of vital importance to men over 60 who have yet to discover Internet porn. Also on hand are 10 of the issue's models to run down the Top Ten List. If they're wearing sling bikinis, the list could be in German and no one would care. ANTICIPATION: CHEESECAKE!
HOUSE – 8:00PM (FOX) A waitress has an amazing memory, which means she probably remembers that "Heroes" had this exact same plotline in its first season, when Sylar tracked down the waitress and cut her head open and ate her brain. I assume House will do likewise this evening. ANTICIPATION: SMARTYPANTS!
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1) n. a business or occupation for profit, particularly in retail or wholesale sales or requiring special mechanical skill. 2) v. to exchange one thing for another, which includes money for goods, goods for goods, and favors for goods or money. (See: trade fixture, trade secret, trademark)
trade(Commerce), noun barter, business, business affairs, business intercourse, buying and selling, commercial enterprise, deal, exchange, exchange of commodities, marketing, mercantile business, mercantile relaaions, mercatus, merchandising, merchantry, negotiation, nundination, open market, patronage, purchase, sale, sales, swap, traffic, transaction, truck
Associated concepts: combination in restraint of trade, hazzrdous trade, in the ordinary course of trade or business, reetraint of trade, stock in trade, unfair trade
trade(Occupation), noun ars, assignment, avocation, berth, business, calling, concern, craft, duty, employment, engagement, function, handicraft, job, line, line of work, livelihood, living, metier, office, position, post, practice, profession, pursuit, situation, specialty, task, vocation
tradeverb bargain, barter, buy, buy and sell, carry on commerce, chaffer, commercari, deal, do business, drive a bargain, exchange, huckster, interchange, mercaturam, merchandise, negotiate, purchase, scorse, sell, shop, traffic, transact
Associated concepts: combination in restraint of trade, trade acceptance, trade in interstate commerce
See also: barter, business, buy, calling, career, commerce, commercial, deal, dealings, devolve, dicker, employment, exchange, handle, industry, interchange, job, labor, livelihood, mercantile, occupation, position, practice, profession, pursuit, reciprocate, sale, vend, work
tradeoperations of a commercial character involving the provision to customers of goods or services for reward; an adventure in the nature of a trade connotes a single such operation.
TRADE. In its most extensive signification this word includes all sorts of
dealings by way of Bale or exchange. In a more limited sense it signifies
the dealings in a particular business, as the India trade; by trade is also
understood the business of a particular mechanic, hence boys are said to be
put apprentices to learn a trade, as the trade of a carpenter, shoemaker,
and the like. Bac. Ab. Master and Servant, D 1. Trade differs from art.
2. It is the policy of the law to encourage trade, and therefore all contracts which restrain the exercise of a man's talents in trade are detrimental to the commonwealth, and therefore void; though he may bind himself not to exercise a trade in a particular place, for, in this last case, as he may pursue it in another place, the commonwealth has the benefit of it. 8 Mass. 223; 9 Mass. 522. Vide Ware R. 257, 260 Com. Dig. h.t.; Vin. Ab. h.t.


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novatim necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
2 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 47 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
We need a logo and stationary for an exciting new centre for research and innovation in Christian mission in Europe. Key concepts are: Christian, Europe, Research, Innovate.
nova research centre
researching mission in europe, innovating mission for europe
Desired Color Scheme:
red, blue, green (see full brief for pantones)
Desired Style:
As a reflection of the centre, the design needs to be fresh and innovative.
Accepted File Formats:
GIF, PSD, JPG, TIF - all common file formats
nova research centre is an exciting new initiative, which will provide a unique resource to Partner Agencies and the wider Global Mission community. It offers, for the first time within the evangelical Missions domain, dedicated resources to research, innovate and publish on mission within the European context. It is based at Redcliffe College, a mission training centre in Gloucester, UK.
Title of centre: nova research centre
Strapline: researching mission in europe, innovating mission for europe
The logo needs to convey the following key concepts:
Christian (it is about mission and Christian work); Europe (the centre focuses on mission in Europe); Research (the primary role of the centre is to research and share the findings/resource others); Innovate (the purpose of research is to stimulate innovative strategic decision making).
Regarding the term 'Christian', we wish to avoid 'institutional' images such as stained glass windows. A cross would be fine if it were more 'conceptual' than blatant.
nova is part of Redcliffe Colleges portfolio of projects; this needs to be reflected in the design, particularly with the corporate colours and typeface. Redcliffe does not have brand guidelines, but you will see the distinctives of our brand through our website (http://www.redcliffe.org). The red tends to be our dominant colour and is very much associated with Redcliffe.
All of our materials reflect the following brand values:
Multi-cultural / diverse, vibrant community; Mission / cross-cultural emphasis; Friendly
Typeface: Gill Sans Std
Brand colours (Pantone): Red (485C); Green (355C); Blue (300C); Grey (Pantone cool gray 11C). We also use the red, green and blue at 70%.
Design medium
The logo will appear both in electronic and print formats. It needs to work alongside the Redcliffe College logo in terms of the colours used, type layout and orientation of the symbol and text. We will require eps, jpg and gif versions of the logo and it should work right down to a small size on a business card.
Final submissions shall include: logo (in full colour, grey scale, and black and white), business card, letterhead, and compliment slip.
This contest was originally listed in multiple categories:
- Logo Design
- Stationery Design
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New Sister City!
City of Santa Clara's Newest Sister City, Limerick Ireland
In August 2014, delegates from Limerick, Ireland visited Santa Clara to formulize its new Sister City relationship. The new affiliation was announced at the Sister Cities International Conference held in San Jose, where Kevin Sheahan, the Cathaoirleach (presiding officer) of Limerick City and County Council, and Jamie Matthews, Santa Clara's Mayor, signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
The purpose of the relationship is to increase economic development, cultural exchanges, educational opportunities, technical exchanges for both cities, and to increase awareness of both cities as being centers for education, innovation and business development. Both cities are committed to mutual support organizing and developing the experiences, common activities, and future programs of the Sister City relationship.
Limerick City is located in the mid-west region of Ireland and its metropolitan area has a population of 107,161. It is a main tourist destination and in 2014 was named Ireland's first National City of Culture.
Santa Clara also has Sister City relationships with Coimbra, Portugal and Izumo, Japan. For more information on Santa Clara Sister Cities Association, visit the City's website at santaclaraca.gov or call the City Manager's Office at (408) 615-2210.
Pictured left to right: Raj Chahal; Julie Matthews; former Secretary of Transportation, Norm Mineta; Kathy Watanabe; President of ITLG, John Hartnett; Santa Clara Councilmember Teresa O'Neill; Barry O'Sullivan; Marie O'Flaherty; Santa Clara Councilmember Debi Davis; Irish Consul General, Philip Grant; Director of Limerick City Services, Kieran Lehane; Caroline Sheahan; Sister Cities International President, Mary Kane; and Congressman Mike Honda. In front are the history-making mayors: City of Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews and Cathaoirleach Kevin Sheahan