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Decorating Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City…
Every year, floral designer Paul Deckers, together with his team of 25 people, has the honour of arranging the decoration of the Easter Mass and the Balcony of the Pope in Vatican City.
Of course, there is much more to this than just decorating. Months of preparation precede this annual tradition. This thorough preparation is also necessary because there is very little time to do so in Rome.
All materials are transported from the Netherlands. Various growers sponsor flowers, including this year's eye-catcher, the Strelitzia. Smithers-Oasis also contributed. This year, a total of 350 OASIS® Floral Foam bricks and 60 OASIS® Florettes have been brought along together with FLORALIFE® Flower Nutrition and various tools, such as the OASIS® knives.
On Tuesday, April 16, the transport "#flowers for the pope", left from Keukenhof in Lisse, the Netherlands. The Bishop of Rotterdam, Hans van den Hende, blessed the flowers in advance for a "safe voyage". This good-luck ritual happened in the presence of Paul Deckers, the sponsors and some press.
Once they arrived in Rome, the team of 25 started decorating on White Thursday and Good Friday to turn Saint Peter's Square into a floral spectacle. The completion and final check were on Easter Sunday, early in the morning.
After the Easter weekend, the employees of the Vatican Gardens cleaned everything up. All the plants were planted in the gardens of the Vatican, and the flowers were donated to local hospitals, nursing homes and churches.
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8 symptoms that will tell you whether you should repair or replace your furnace
How do you know whether you should repair your furnace or replace it?
Nobody wants to spend money if they don't have to. This article will help you decide whether is is smarter to replace or repair your home furnace.
First, you need to figure out what the actual issue is with your furnace. Here are some of the questions we ask ourselves when assessing a furnace to decide which course of action is wisest.
Symptom 1: Your furnace has a tough time maintaining the temperature in your house or certain rooms.
One of the most common causes of this is a faulty thermostat. It may have some faulty wiring or just need to be re-calibrated or leveled. This is best to call a professional but some handy do-it-yourselfers can get the job done as well.
If your furnace uses coils to provide heat then it also could be a bad coil. It is not recommended to do this yourself. These systems may not be overly complex but small mistakes cost big money.
Clogged ducts are also common. They prevent airflow to all areas of your heating and ventilation system. This is usually a symptom of a poorly maintained furnace system. It is advisable to have your ducts cleaned at least every three to five years so if you haven't done it in a while it might be time.
Symptom 2: Different rooms in the house are completely different temperatures
This answer depends a lot on if you have air conditioning attached to your thermostat. Our answer will assume you do not have AC attached to your thermostat. There are a variety of things that could be happening so read through these scenarios and see if one fits your situation.
The first thing to know is that your thermostat location is very important. It records the temperature specifically of the area in which it is placed and turns the furnace on and off depending on its reading. So if it is poorly placed then it will be affecting the temperatures of all your other rooms. Read this article for advice on how to properly place your thermostat and/or consider a multi zone system. This is more likely an issue for homes 1800 sqft or more.
Your vents could be closed or open in the wrong proportions and leaving some rooms cold and some too hot. So check your vents and adjust them to see if you can get your rooms the desired temperature.
You could also set your furnace to a continuous circulation mode to reduce the variance in room temperatures. This is likely to cause a larger utilities bill but could offset the temperature differences in the long run. Set the fan to a lower speed and leave it on if you have the option and see if that makes a difference.
Make sure you are not closing doors in rooms that have air return vents. This will affect the temperature of the air circulating back through your system and throw things out of whack as well.
Another good trick is if you are not using your basement. Then you can close or open the registers as much or as little as needed to balance out the system in the rest of the house.
In the end, if none of this works, you could be facing the possibility that your furnace is just not able to keep up to your home any more. Like any machine, as they age, they lose efficiency.
Symptom 3: Your furnace is frequently breaking down but is not that old.
If your furnace is older than 10 years but younger than 15 years, the likely culprit is poor maintenance or defective parts. Even older furnaces are meant to last 15 years or more. Take a look at your furnace and see if you can find the maintenance stickers left by contractors throughout the years. A well maintained furnace will have the maintenance records listed. If this is missing, it doesn't necessarily mean it was poorly maintained for sure, but it makes it more likely. A tip to help in the resale of your home is to maintain good records of furnace maintenance.
Steps to take in this situation:
- Check the air filter and make sure it is not clogged
- Check the vents in the house and ensure they are open / closed according to the symptoms you are experiencing
- Ensure there is proper air flow coming to furnace. Make sure air exchange vents throughout the house are not blocked and the area surrounding the furnace is free of objects. This can cause strain on the furnace as it tries to draw in air
- Write down the issues you are having as they occur. They will be useful to share with the HVAC company if you are unable to fix the problem on your own
- Call an HVAC professional to diagnose the issues and eliminate the guesswork
Symptom 4: Your energy bills are going up.
There are a lot of things that can happen to make your bills go up, so we just want to eliminate some of the variables first before we blame it on your furnace.
The first thing to check is the rate plan you have with your energy provider. See our energy provider and rate plan guide for more information.
If your rate plan has changed very little but your bills are still escalating, the next place to look is if you are using more energy for other reasons.
- Are you leaving doors open?
- Are your windows and doors poor insulators?
- Is it an exceptionally cold year? Do you have more people living or visiting you that could account for additional energy usage?
- Did you check your thermostat to make sure it is not set too high?
- Are your vents optimized to heat the areas you spend the most time in? Eg. heat the upstairs but not the basement that you never spend time in.
- How old is your furnace? If it is older than 15 years then it is simply not as efficient as it should be or once was.
Symptom 5: My furnace makes loud noises.
This is a big one because it could be making noises for a plethora of reasons. So we have isolated a few of them and identified some quick fixes where possible. If they don't work it's best to call a professional.
Issue 1: The fan that circulates hot air into the vents is noisy.
Solution: Either the bearings need to be replaced or the fan needs to be tightened.
Issue 2:The furnace makes a loud noise just as it starts.
Solution: This is likely delayed ignition. It is caused by oil that has built up in the fire chamber and ignites all at once when the furnace starts. This is a potentially dangerous problem. Call an HVAC specialist as soon as possible.
Issue 3: Your furnace is making whistling noises.
Solution: (1) There may be some gaps in the ducts. You need to isolate where it is coming from and put some duct tape on the vent to prevent air from escaping. (2) You may also have a clogged filter which is making the fan suck air from the surroundings. Pull the filter out and see if the whistling stops. (3) Your ducts may be too small as well. You could just need new duct work.
Issue 4: Rattling and vibrating ducts or furnace.
Solution: You can add more screws to the loose ducts, duct tape the loose ducts together, use duct tape to brace the duct to sturdy objects or put rubber pads under the furnace if the furnace itself is rattling.
Issue 5: The motor is making noises.
Solution: Place styrofoam or rubber underneath the squirrel cage. If it still rattles after that then the motor is probably worn out and you will need to replace it.
Issue 6: The furnace bangs when it turns on.
Solution: Your ductwork could be flexing when the pressure changes. If this sound is coming from somewhere inside the ducts you may be able to fix this by screwing a slightly thicker piece of metal over the weak spot. It could also be a small explosion happening when it ignites called "ignition roll-out". This is not very common but is cause for concern. Call an HVAC professional as soon as possible if it is.
Symptom 6: Your furnace is older than 15 years
Ok, ok, we know this is not a symptom, but nonetheless it is an important number to keep in mind. Furnaces typically last 15-20 years with good maintenance. If your furnace has been properly maintained but is creeping into the 15-20 year mark it becomes less of a good idea to keep repairing it and typically better to start thinking about a replacement.
Even if your furnace is in good condition, the amount of money it costs to operate the older, less efficient furnace is generally not worth it. Check the furnace's efficiency rating. Anything greater than 90% is ok, but it likely is not if it is older than 15 years. A furnace with an 82 efficiency rating compared to one with a 92 efficiency rating can easily be $500 a year.
That said, an inefficient furnace is not generally a safety hazard. Just be sure to keep the additional money you will spend on your heating bill in mind when determining the value of a new furnace.
Symptom 7: The heat exchanger is cracked
This is can be a safety hazard because of the risk of Carbon Monoxide. It is generally an all or nothing scenario. If you have a cracked heat exchanger, it is industry best practice to replace it. No questions. Relying on a Carbon Monoxide detector to alert you when levels are dangerous is not advisable. We know this is not good news and there is really no repair options either. If a new furnace will cause you financial hardship, we have attractive financing packages available to keep your up-front costs down to a minimum.
Symptom 8: The burner flame is yellow instead of blue
A yellow flame means that your furnace is not completely combusting the natural gas. Your furnace is likely producing some carbon monoxide if your flame is yellow. Other symptoms of incomplete combustion could be soot accumulating on your furnace, excessive rusting of pipes, small amounts of water leaking from the vents, and moisture buildup on cold surfaces like walls or windows. Not much you can do here either. It is time to get a new furnace.
At 1st Choice Heating & Plumbing we pride ourselves on integrity, and that means doing what's right for the customer. So, we promise to always try and keep your costs as low as possible, give you all the facts and allow you to make an informed decision. We hope we've helped you to understand a little more of what HVAC professionals consider when evaluating a furnace that isn't working properly.
Do you have any questions or concerns about your furnace? Leave a message for us at (587) 773-2612 or call (780) 231-0064 in case of emergencies.


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Last year, newspaper analyst John Morton estimates, the Mercury earned a profit of better than 30 percent of sales. Not only is that four times higher than the national average for an American firm, but it's multiplied by a huge sales volume. According to SEC (the federal Securities and Exchange Commission) filings, advertisers and subscribers spent $341,400,000 last year on the Mercury. That creates a pre-tax profit of more than $102 million.
That's enough to employ 2,000 more journalists than the current staff of about 400. And Harris was asked to sacrifice people to protect the profit. Instead, he resigned in protest.
"Much greater priority is given today to the business aspects of our enterprise than is given to fulfilling our public trust," Harris wrote his superiors. "I fear as well that we no longer sense the same level of 'moral obligation' to 'excel in all that we do' and that our founders' commitment to publishing 'high-quality' newspapers is no longer the powerful drive in the company that it once was."
Harris is not the first respected publisher to resign after complaining of Knight Ridder CEO P. Anthony Ridder's profit-demands. The legendary Gene Roberts preceded him in Philadelphia and David Lawrence in Miami.
Harris' resignation raises the most important question facing journalism in an era when most major news corporations are owned by investors: Do the interests of shareholders trump those of the reading (or viewing) public? Put another way, must publicly-traded news media put private profit above public service?
From an economic perspective the answer is simple and unequivocal: Yes!
P. Anthony Ridder
Hersh Shefrin, the Mario O. Belotti Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University, explains: "All the money that a public-owned company makes is the shareholders' money. It's not Tony Ridder's money." Mr. Ridder has a legal duty to make as much money as he can for his shareholders, short of breaking the law.
"If you're going to do something that benefits the public at large that hurts your shareholders, why should they pay?" asks Prof. Shefrin. Those shareholders include not just the rich, but many average people whose retirements depend on stock funds.
From a practical standpoint, he continues, if Mr. Ridder were to take a stand on journalism principle and tell Wall Street that it would let investors rather than the communities Knight Ridder serves absorb economic bumps, stock prices probably would fall at least as much as the percentage drop in profitability.
Across all of Knight Ridder's 32 newspapers, last year's profits totaled almost 21 percent of gross sales of $3.2 billion, according to SEC records. If economic turbulence were severe, Mr. Ridder's pursuit of journalistic excellence might lower profits to 14 %--still double the national average. Under such a scenario, Professor Shefrin would expect stock to lose at least 26 percent of its value. (That's the percent decline from a profit of 19% to 14%.).That would deprive the company of a substantial reservoir of cash.
Stock values, of course, are unpredictable. If investors flee a bear market, Knight Ridder's stock might fall, regardless of profitability.
Were Knight Ridder to invest in journalism the long-term value of the company and its stock might rise. Professor Stephen Lacy, a media economist and director of the School of Journalism at Michigan State University, has been studying this question: "Preliminary indications are that the higher the [profit] margins [newspaper corporations earned], the higher the loss of circulation in the 1990s." In other words, when newspaper chains have tried to wring all of the profit they could out their "properties," they lost more readers than less profit-minded companies. (Overall newspaper readership has been declining as a proportion of the American population since the 1950's.)
"Newspaper companies," Prof. Lacy continues, "must readjust their profit demands or they will run themselves out of business, as Thompson [a defunct newspaper chain] did."
Newspaper Analyst John Morton, who has followed the business for decades, speculates about what it might mean for Knight Ridder if Mr. Ridder drew a line in the dollars and resisted Wall Street's demands for steadily increasing profits. "It would improve [newspaper] morale dramatically," he says. On the negative side, a drop in stock prices would also affect the corporation's ability to borrow money. "But newspapers are such heavy cash flow businesses even in hard times, that they wouldn't be cut off from capital formation--even if their stock price fell."
Unlike dot.coms that rely on investors' dollars to operate, newspapers generate their own profits on a scale few industries can match. Newspaper profits rose last year, Mr. Morton points out, even as their stock prices declined.
A fall in stock price would limit the value of stock options Knight Ridder might offer as executive incentives, Mr. Morton adds. But "Knight Ridder tends not to hire people who are only interested in making money." The company "has great management depth…so I don't think that would have an impact on Knight Ridder management."
KR Vice President for News, Jerry Ceppos raised the specter of a hostile take-over if the company doesn't keep profits high: "I don't want anyone buying the Mercury News and cutting the staff in half."
Mr. Morton responds: "Historically, newspaper companies don't launch unfriendly tender offers for another newspaper company. It's too collegial a business for that." How about a take-over by a non-newspaper company? Mr. Morton says corporations with no newspaper experience rarely attempt to take over newspaper companies.
Knight Ridder cannot completely discount a take-over threat, the analyst adds, because a majority of its shares are not held by members of the original owning families or current KR executives. Some chains, notably the New York Times and the Washington Post have created two classes of stock, restricting shares with voting privileges for insiders. These companies are less susceptible to market vagaries, says Mr. Morton. "Don Graham (CEO of the Washington Post) has refused to dance to Wall Street's beat."
Knight Ridder's profits were below 15 percent in four of the first six years of the 1990's, according to SEC filings, and avoided a buy-out.
Might Mr. Ridder lose his job as CEO if he were willing to stand up to Wall Street? Mr. Morton thinks not. "Tony Ridder would survive at 12-15 % margins. He's family and he has the support of the corporation executives. It's hard to imagine that he wouldn't."
What of the economists' argument that executives like Mr. Ridder owe their first allegiance to their shareholders?
Two responses. First, were Mr. Ridder to maintain a commitment to high quality journalism, he would be protecting the long-term interests of KR shareholders. It's hard to imagine a court convicting a publisher of quality journalism in a share-holder lawsuit.
The second response is based on economic theory. As long as customers are rational, self-interested, able to distinguish high from low quality goods, enjoy choices, and those choices don't harm society (effects economists call "externalities") it may be reasonable--even a moral duty--for executives to maximize shareholder profits.
But all but a handful of American daily newspapers command monopolies in their core market. And the popularity of junk journalism, junk food, cigarettes, binge drinking, illegal drug use, and a host of other free consumer choices shows that many of us, at least some of the time, are irrational and not even self-protective much less self-interested. (Even hard-core economists have begun to question this keystone assumption.)
Finally, what happens to society if news execs try to generate the largest possible audience at the lowest reporting cost? Certainly major shareholders in KR stock--who, like Mr. Ridder, are the decision-makers here-- will come out ahead in the short-term. But most of us will lose in the long run. As one newspaper CEO--Joseph Pulitzer--said in 1904: "Our republic and its press will rise or fall together. A cynical mercenary press will produce in time a people as base as itself."
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—Readiness is all. The same person who didn't stir you 10 years ago might just knock your socks off today because you've grown and now see their better points ... and maybe — just maybe — because you're now ready to make the commitment. Stay open.
—How many people do you know who look at marriage as an experience rather than a commitment? (Are you one?) They — you — think of marriage as little more than prerequisite for divorce. (Sigh) Should the marriage fail — and they don't do much to help it succeed — they really and truly believe they'll be much more desirable on the open market, highly valued as seasoned, worldly, sophisticated. Are they for real?!
—The very next time you're part of an all-female gab session that morphs turns into ragging the male, do yourself (and moi) proud: Speak your piece as you leave the room. That anti-male mindset diminishes not only the speaker but also any female listeners in the room. Think about it.
—Be cautious — be very, very circumspect about dating within your work setting. I know you spend half your life with these people, but injecting romance into your working relationship takes humungous discretion, state-of-the-art cleverness. And usually, when the fling thing ends, one member of the cast (or both) gets booted. Best not to start.
—Do you know, really know, how you feel about your sexuality? When was the last time you thought about your personal morality quietly, seriously, coolly? Well, perhaps now is the right time to get down to the basics, one of the few issues that determines much of your emotional well-being. Whether you come face to face with it, sex is an issue that has so much sway on your thinking — and on your emotional life. Seems to me it's time to figure out which situations feel right, which motives feel wrong, before the underwear starts flying. No?
—Good news for us women: We've figured out how we can have our independence and our partner's love at the same time. The "bad" news? The delicious combination doesn't just happen out of the blue; it takes thought and effort. (If you consider compromise, flexibility and self-control not worth the gain.) Oh. There is one thing more: We women need to let go of the anger we've mistakenly associated with assertion. 'Nuff said, no?
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Any unstaked freestanding tent is a beach ball waiting to roll away.
Been there. Done that. Watched the tent fly away.
Hmmm! Thats near my new HOOD.
I think that I will stay at home that weekend.
Be safe Yall!
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In amongst the wildflowers were many butterflies and moths. Some kind of Fritillary.
Penstemon - nope, its a tall delphinium (relative to the larkspur).
Tiger moths, on horse mint. - I wonder what horses do with it. I've seen cats on cat mint.
A carpet of Columbine.
Following Bear creek.
Payette Penstemon.
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Swimming at 8840 feet above sea level. It was actually quite warm... 65'F ? Maybe geological heat.
The fitness of the group astounded me. Without word we all spontaneously ran down the mountain in 20 mins, a climb that took us just under 2 hours. (well we did stop and take few few pictures and smell the flowers).
I found a great spot to snap a picture of Bear Lake.
As I was taking pictures of the many views and lightings with the changing cloud shadows, something caught the corner of my eye. Something was coming toward me. I saw it again, it looked like a cross between a Racoon and an over size armadillo. I had no idea what it was perhaps a marmot? Anyway it was still coming toward me and I thought ah it hasn't seen me. So I crouched behind a rock when it passed behind a boulder, camera at the ready. I couldn't believe my luck it was coming really close. I snapped a couple of pictures and it disappeared.
I stood up uneasily, with the feeling in my stomach like the realisation that what was coming toward me was not an accident. Just then I saw the beast again and got another picture just before it came after me, snarling its teeth with a menacing growl jumping about 3 of the 15 feet toward me. I took off in a hurry wondering whether I would brake a leg bolder hopping, or just get one gnarled off! Turned out the vantage point I choose happened what was a badger's Den.
looking north from Bear Lake.
A lonesome tree.
Old seabed fossils at 9000 feet. Crinoids, a coral animal, sessil.
Dr Paul and Sharon.
And back down we all went at an impressive clip.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Hiking to Bear Lake and running from a Badger.
On a day that was too windy to fly, Dr Paul took a few of us on a beautiful hike upto Bear Lake. We started off in a valley with small meadows littered with varieties of wildflowers. Most of which I had not seen before.
2 comments:
hey Ben, you're having too much fun.
great photos
- July 31, 2008 at 9:19 PM
that was a great trip....and you did a great job depicting it
- September 15, 2009 at 3:18 PM
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Intel Core is a brand name that Intel uses for various mid-range to high-end consumer and business microprocessors. In general, processors sold as Core are more powerful variants of the same processors marketed as entry-level Celeron and Pentium. Similarly, identical or more capable versions of Core processors are also sold as Xeon processors for the server and workstation market.
As of 2013[update] the current lineup of Core processors includes the latest Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, and Intel Core i3, and the older Intel Core 2 Solo, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Quad, and Intel Core 2 Extreme lines.[1]
Multi-core Intel Core processors are examples of MIMD parallel CPUs, since they can execute multiple different instructions on different data at the same time.[2]
List of Intel Core microprocessors
List of Intel Core 2 microprocessors
List of Intel Core i3 microprocessors
List of Intel Core i5 microprocessors
List of Intel Core i7 microprocessors
Clock speed
slowest 1.2 GHZ to fastest 3.7 GHZ (Intel core i7-4820K)(Or 4.0 GHZ via Intel Turbo Boost Technology)[3]
The originals Core brand refers to Intel's 32-bit mobile dual-core x86 CPUs, which derived from the Pentium M branded processors. The processor family used a more enhanced version of the Intel P6 microarchitecture. It emerged in parallel with the NetBurst microarchitecture (Intel P68) of the Pentium 4 brand, and was a precursor of the 64-bit Core microarchitecture of Core 2 branded CPUs. The Core brand comprised two branches: the Duo (dual-core) and Solo (Duo with one disabled core, which replaced the Pentium M brand of single-core mobile processor).
Intel launched the Core brand on January 6, 2006 with the release of the 32-bit Yonah CPU – Intel's first dual-core mobile (low-power) processor. Its dual-core layout closely resembled two interconnected Pentium M branded CPUs packaged as a single die (piece) silicon chip (IC). Hence, the 32-bit microarchitecture of Core branded CPUs – contrary to its name – had more in common with Pentium M branded CPUs than with the subsequent 64-bit Core microarchitecture of Core 2 branded CPUs. Despite a major rebranding effort by Intel starting January 2006, some companies continued to market computers with the Yonah core marked as Pentium M.
The Core series is also the first Intel processor used as the main CPU in an Apple Macintosh computer. The Core Duo was the CPU for the first generation MacBook Pro, while the Core Solo appeared in Apple's Mac mini line. Core Duo signified the beginning of Apple's shift to Intel processors across their entire line.
In 2007, Intel began branding the Yonah core CPUs intended for mainstream mobile computers as Pentium Dual-Core, not to be confused with the desktop 64-bit Core microarchitecture CPUs also branded as Pentium Dual-Core.
September 2007 and January 4, 2008 marked the discontinuation of a number of Core branded CPUs including several Core Solo, Core Duo, Celeron and one Core 2 Quad chip.[4][5]
Intel Core Duo[6] (product code 80539) consists of two cores on one die, a 2 MB L2 cache shared by both cores, and an arbiter bus that controls both L2 cache and FSB (front-side bus) access.
Intel Core Solo[7] (product code 80538) uses the same two-core die as the Core Duo, but features only one active core. Depending on demand, Intel may also simply disable one of the cores to sell the chip at the Core Solo price—this requires less effort than launching and maintaining a separate line of CPUs that physically only have one core. Intel used the same strategy previously with the 486 CPU in which early 486SX CPUs were in fact manufactured as 486DX CPUs but with the FPU disabled.
The successor to Core is the mobile version of the Intel Core 2 line of processors using cores based upon the Intel Core microarchitecture,[8] released on July 27, 2006. The release of the mobile version of Intel Core 2 marks the reunification of Intel's desktop and mobile product lines as Core 2 processors were released for desktops and notebooks, unlike the first Intel Core CPUs that were targeted only for notebooks (although some small form factor and all-in-one desktops, like the iMac and the Mac Mini, also used Core processors).
Unlike the Intel Core, Intel Core 2 is a 64-bit processor, supporting Intel 64. Another difference between the original Core Duo and the new Core 2 Duo is an increase in the amount of Level 2 cache. The new Core 2 Duo has tripled the amount of on-board cache to 6 MB. Core 2 also introduced a quad-core performance variant to the single- and dual-core chips, branded Core 2 Quad, as well as an enthusiast variant, Core 2 Extreme. All three chips are manufactured at a 65 nm lithography, and in 2008, a 45 nm lithography and support Front Side Bus speeds ranging from 533 MHz to 1600 MHz. In addition, the 45 nm die shrink of the Core microarchitecture adds SSE4.1 support to all Core 2 microprocessors manufactured at a 45 nm lithography, therefore increasing the calculation rate of the processors.
The Core 2 Solo,[9] introduced in September 2007, is the successor to the Core Solo and is available only as an ultra-low-power mobile processor with 5.5 Watt thermal design power. The original U2xxx series "Merom-L" used a special version of the Merom chip with CPUID number 10661 (model 22, stepping A1) that only had a single core and was also used in some Celeron processors.
The later SU3xxx are part of Intel's CULV range of processors in a smaller µFC-BGA 956 package but contain the same Penryn chip as the dual-core variants, with one of the cores disabled during manufacturing.
The majority of the desktop and mobile Core 2 processor variants are Core 2 Duo[10][11] with two processor cores on a single Merom, Conroe, Allendale, Penryn, or Wolfdale chip. These come in a wide range of performance and power consumption, starting with the relatively slow ultra-low-power Uxxxx (10 W) and low-power Lxxxx (17 W) versions, to the more performance oriented Pxxxx (25 W) and Txxxx (35 W) mobile versions and the Exxxx (65 W) desktop models. The mobile Core 2 Duo processors with an 'S' prefix in the name are produced in a smaller µFC-BGA 956 package, which allows building more compact laptops.
Within each line, a higher number usually refers to a better performance, which depends largely on core and front-side bus clock frequency and amount of second level cache, which are model-specific. Core 2 Duo processors typically use the full L2 cache of 2, 3, 4, or 6 MB available in the specific stepping of the chip, while versions with the amount of cache reduced during manufacturing are sold for the low-end consumer market as Celeron or Pentium Dual-Core processors. Like those processors, some low-end Core 2 Duo models disable features such as Intel Virtualization Technology. Details can be found at the list of Intel Core 2 microprocessors.
Core 2 Quad[12][13] processors are multi-chip modules consisting of two dies similar to those used in Core 2 Duo, forming a quad-core processor. This allows twice the performance of a dual-core processors at the same clock frequency in ideal conditions.
Initially, all Core 2 Quad models were versions of Core 2 Duo desktop processors, Kentsfield derived from Conroe and Yorkfield from Wolfdale, but later Penryn-QC was added as a high-end version of the mobile dual-core Penryn.
The Xeon 32xx and 33xx processors are mostly identical versions of the desktop Core 2 Quad processors and can be used interchangeably.
Core 2 Extreme processors[14][15] are enthusiast versions of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors, usually with a higher clock frequency and an unlocked clock multiplier, which makes them especially attractive for overclocking. This is similar to earlier Pentium processors labeled as Extreme Edition. Core 2 Extreme processors were released at a much higher price than their regular version, often $999 or more.
With the release of the Nehalem microarchitecture in November 2008,[16] Intel introduced a new naming scheme for its Core processors. There are three variants, Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7, but the names no longer correspond to specific technical features like the number of cores. Instead, the brand is now divided from low-level (i3), through mid-range (i5) to high-end performance (i7),[17] which correspond to three, four and five stars in Intel's Intel Processor Rating[18] following on from the entry-level Celeron (one star) and Pentium (two stars) processors.[19] Common features of all Nehalem based processors include an integrated DDR3 memory controller as well as QuickPath Interconnect or PCI Express and Direct Media Interface on the processor replacing the aging quad-pumped Front Side Bus used in all earlier Core processors. All these processors have 256 KB L2 cache per core, plus up to 12 MB shared L3 cache. Because of the new I/O interconnect, chipsets and mainboards from previous generations can no longer be used with Nehalem based processors.
Intel intended the Core i3 as the new low end of the performance processor line from Intel, following the retirement of the Core 2 brand.[20][21]
The first Core i3 processors were launched on January 7, 2010.[22]
The first Nehalem based Core i3 was Clarkdale-based, with an integrated GPU and two cores.[23] The same processor is also available as Core i5 and Pentium, with slightly different configurations.
The Core i3-3xxM processors are based on Arrandale, the mobile version of the Clarkdale desktop processor. They are similar to the Core i5-4xx series but running at lower clock speeds and without Turbo Boost.[24] According to an Intel FAQ they do not support Error Correction Code (ECC) memory.[25] According to motherboard manufacturer Supermicro, if a Core i3 processor is used with a server chipset platform such as Intel 3400/3420/3450, the CPU will support ECC with UDIMM.[26] When asked, Intel confirmed that, although the Intel 5 series chipset supports non-ECC memory only with the Core i5 or i3 processors, using those processors on a motherboard with 3400 series chipsets it will support the ECC function of ECC memory.[27] A limited number of motherboards by other companies also support ECC with Intel Core ix processors; the Asus P8B WS is an example, but it does not support ECC memory under Windows non-server operating systems.[28]
The first Core i5 using the Nehalem microarchitecture was introduced on September 8, 2009, as a mainstream variant of the earlier Core i7, the Lynnfield core.[29][30] Lynnfield Core i5 processors have an 8 MB L3 cache, a DMI bus running at 2.5 GT/s and support for dual-channel DDR3-800/1066/1333 memory and have Hyper-threading disabled. The same processors with different sets of features (Hyper-Threading and other clock frequencies) enabled are sold as Core i7-8xx and Xeon 3400-series processors, which should not be confused with high-end Core i7-9xx and Xeon 3500-series processors based on Bloomfield.New feature add Turbo Boost Technology maximizes speed for demanding application, dynamically accelerating performance to match your workload- more performance when you need it the most.
The Core i5-5xx mobile processors are named Arrandale and based on the 32 nm Westmere shrink of the Nehalem microarchitecture. Arrandale processors have integrated graphics capability but only two processor cores. They were released in January 2010, together with Core i7-6xx and Core i3-3xx processors based on the same chip. The L3 cache in Core i5-5xx processors is reduced to 3 MB, while the Core i5-6xx will use the full cache and the Core i3-3xx will have no support for Turbo Boost.[31]
Clarkdale, the desktop version of Arrandale, is sold as Core i5-6xx, along with related Core i3 and Pentium brands. It has Hyper-Threading enabled and the full 4 MB L3 cache.[32]
According to Intel "Core i5 desktop processors and desktop boards typically do not support ECC memory",[33] but information on limited ECC support in the Core i3 section also applies to Core i5 and i7.
Intel Core i7 as an Intel brand name applies to several families of desktop and laptop 64-bit x86-64 processors using the Nehalem, Westmere, Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge and Haswell microarchitectures. The Core i7 brand targets the business and high-end consumer markets for both desktop and laptop computers,[35] and is distinguished from the Core i3 (entry-level consumer), Core i5 (mainstream consumer), and Xeon (server and workstation) brands.
Intel introduced the Core i7 name with the Bloomfield Quad-core processor in late 2008.[36][37][38][39] In 2009 new Core i7 models based on the Lynnfield desktop quad-core processor and the Clarksfield quad-core mobile were added,[40] and models based on the Arrandale dual-core mobile processor were added in January 2010. The first six-core processor in the Core lineup is the Gulftown, which was launched on March 16, 2010. Both the regular Core i7 and the Extreme Edition are advertised as five stars in the Intel Processor Rating. In January 2011, Intel released the second generation of Core i7 processors. Both the first and second generation of Intel Core i7 processors are rated as 5 stars in the Intel processor rating. The second generation of Intel core processors are based on the "Sandy Bridge" core and were updated in April 2012 with "Ivy Bridge".
In each of the first three microarchitecture generations of the brand, Core i7 has family members using two distinct system-level architectures, and therefore two distinct sockets (for example, LGA 1156 and LGA 1366 with Nehalem). In each generation, the highest-performing Core i7 processors use the same socket and QPI-based architecture as the low-end Xeon processors of that generation, while lower-performing Core i7 processors use the same socket and PCIe/DMI/FDI architecture as the Core i5.
"Core i7" is a successor to the Intel Core 2 brand.[41][42][43][44] Intel representatives stated that the moniker Core i7 is meant to help consumers decide which processor to purchase as the newer Nehalem-based products are released in the future.[45]
In early 2011, a new microarchitecture named Sandy Bridge microarchitecture was introduced; whilst keeping all the existing brands from Nehalem, including Core i3/i5/i7, it introduces new model numbers. The initial set of Sandy Bridge processors includes dual- and quad-core variants, all of which use a single 32 nm die for both the CPU and integrated GPU cores, unlike the earlier microarchitectures. All Core i3/i5/i7 processors with the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture have a four-digit model number. With the mobile version, the thermal design power can no longer be determined from a one- or two-letter suffix but is encoded into the CPU number. Starting with Sandy Bridge, Intel no longer distinguishes the code names of the processor based on number of cores, socket or intended usage; they all use the same code name as the microarchitecture itself.
Ivy Bridge is the codename for Intel's 22 nm die shrink of the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture based on tri-gate ("3D") transistors, introduced in April 2012.
Released on January 20, 2011, the Core i3-2xxx line of desktop and mobile processors is a direct replacement of the 2010 "Clarkdale" Core i3-5xx and "Arrandale" Core i3-3xxM models, based on the new microarchitecture. While they require new sockets and chipsets, the user-visible features of the Core i3 are largely unchanged, including the lack of support for Turbo Boost and AES-NI. Unlike the Sandy Bridge based Celeron and Pentium processors, the Core i3 line does support the new Advanced Vector Extensions. This particular processor is the entry-level processor of this new series of Intel processors.
The Ivy Bridge based Core-i3-3xxx line is a minor upgrade to 22 nm process technology and better graphics.
In January 2011, Intel released new quad-core Core i5 processors based on the "Sandy Bridge" microarchitecture at CES 2011. New dual-core mobile processors and desktop processors arrived in February 2011.
The Core i5-2xxx line of desktop processors are mostly quad-core chips, with the exception of the dual-core Core i5-2390T, and include integrated graphics, combining the key features of the earlier Core i5-6xx and Core i5-7xx lines. The suffix after the four-digit model number designates unlocked multiplier (K), low-power (S) and ultra-low-power (T).
The desktop CPUs now all have four non-SMT cores (like the i5-750), with the exception of the i5-2390T. The DMI bus is running at 5 GT/s.
The mobile Core i5-2xxxM processors are all dual-core chips like the previous Core i5-5xxM series and share most the features with that product line.
The Core i7 brand remains the high-end for Intel's desktop and mobile processors, featuring the Sandy Bridge models with the largest amount of L3 cache and the highest clock frequency. Most of these models are very similar to their smaller Core i5 siblings. The quad-core mobile Core i7-2xxxQM/XM processors follow the previous "Clarksfield" Core i7-xxxQM/XM processors, but now also include integrated graphics.


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opening : 11th of March 2018
closing : 15th of April 2018
Espace 51 / Rue Thiefry 51-53 / BE-1030 Brussels
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Artists : MAHER AZZEEZ (Irak) - OMAR IBRAHIM (Syria) - NOUR KHATEB (Syria) - CHINARA MOUKHAMETOVA (Azerbaidjan) - ABDALLAH NASSAR (Syria) - AMMAR SALAH (Irak)
Sunday 11th of March
With a dance performance of Mohammed Aukal (Palestine)
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- Sat 24 Abdallah Nassar photography
- Sat 31 Chinara Moukhametova - painting and drawing
- Sat 7 Maher Azeez - calligraphy
- Sat 14 Ammar Salah - painting
- Sun 15 Nour Khateb - painting
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ABDALLAH NASSAR (Syria) - photograph, visual artist
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MAHER AZZEEZ (Irak) calligraph, painter
University teacher at Mossoul University, Maher (born 1958) started his carreer in the eighties, did exhibitions in Emirates, and participated to international conventions. Maher is refugee in Belgium since 2016.
AMMAR SALAH (Irak) performer - painter
Ammar is actor and painter. From Bagdad, where he studied fine art, and graduated in early 2000's. He also worked for cultural minister of Irak. His carreer is filled by a lot of scene-drama theater experiences as well visual art field. He is living in Belgium since 2015 .
NOUR KHATEB (Syria) visual artist
Nour is an artist from Alep, born in 1993, she is living in Belgium since 2015. Nour is having a proper technique amazing, with threads. She did already few important exhibitions in Brussels and other cities.
CHINARA MOUKHAMETOVA (Azerbaidjan) visual artist, photograph
Mia is working deep her inner perception of her and the world in her works. Born in Soumgait in 1992, Mia is living in Belgium since 2014. She took part of several big exhibitions and actions with Refugees got talent, and Amnesty International among others.
OMAR IBRAHIM (Syria) visual artist
Omar is from Damas. He is a painter now living in Paris. Born in 1978, Omar worked internationally, Japan, Lebanon, Dubai... His work is deeply introspective and as well related to thoughts and reflections about world and makes the paintings his real homeland.


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The Sermon on the Mount in general and the Beatitudes in particular are as dense as a black hole! It's a little intimidating trying to say something meaningful about the Beatitudes in such a small space, but here goes.
The first thing that strikes me is the very name Beatitudes. This name, of course, isn't found in the original manuscripts but comes from the Latin word "beatus" for "blessing" or "blessed." As opposed to the rest of the Sermon on the Mount, which seems to amount to a list of things to do and not to do (it's much more than this!), the Beatitudes only imply what we should do. They say, indirectly, "If you are poor in spirit or meek or hunger and thirst for righteousness, etc., then you will be blessed."
More accurately, they begin with God and His blessing, and not what we must do. And this is why reading the Beatitudes is refreshing and invigorating – because they begin with God and not me, and therefore they begin with blessing and grace, and not my works.
To back up a little bit, the Sermon on the Mount comes immediately after Jesus has begun his public ministry, which we have seen involved teaching, preaching, and healing. It begins with Jesus going up to a mountain to proclaim the Word of the Lord. Some have likened the Sermon on the Mount to a new giving of the Law, and I think that makes sense. But there are some interesting similarities and differences.
Like Moses, Jesus goes up to a mountain. Of course, the interesting part, behind the scenes, is that God the Son first had to descend to earth before He ascended. Like Moses, Jesus gives the commandments and revelation of the Lord. But unlike Moses, He does it on His own authority. While Moses clearly lays out both blessing and cursing, Jesus begins with blessing – the Beatitudes. As we read through the Sermon on the Mount together, you'll notice that Jesus begins with the Law of Moses but goes far beyond it in a radical and delightful and challenging way.
The promises of God given through Moses were future-oriented, for those blessings had not yet come to pass. But the promises Jesus gives are not only for the life to come but also for the present, the here and now. For Moses was the mediator of the Old Covenant, but Jesus was Christ is the New Covenant.
This is why the Beatitudes, quiet though they are, stirs up such passion in me. This is why, meek and lowly as they appear, they are revolutionary!
The word "blessed" is used to begin 8 sentences in a row. Repetition in the Bible always means something: it's a way of shouting or using a larger font. Here's the way I see it:
1 use of the word "blessed" is a fact. It says "blessing."
2 uses of the word "blessed" is emphatic. It says, "blessing."
But 8 uses of the word "blessed" is to take the Giant Hammer and bop us over the head! It says,
Now that God has your attention, what could He possibly mean? I think it means something that the first word Jesus teaches with in Matthew's Gospel (with the exception of 4:17) is "Blessed." Why? This is God's desire for humanity: that He might bless them. It was for this reason that Jesus came into the world.
I write a lot in Give Us This Day about what God desires for us to do. You may have guessed that I think being a Christian is very demanding and requires a life of sacrificing oneself to God. But I hope you haven't missed the reason for all of these things: to come to God and be blessed.
This is how I see the Beatitudes: as a proclamation of God's blessings upon His people, with some instructions for how to receive this blessing.
The next thing I notice about the Beatitudes is that they are meant not only for heaven but also for the present. "Blessed are" is what Jesus says. Not "Blessed you will be," but "blessed are." The blessing of God, the state of beatification, is possible – here and now!This is the best news of the day, of the week – of my life! That I can receive God's blessing upon my life – now!
Isn't that the deepest, secret desire of everyone with any interest in God – to be blessed by Him? Immediately, I want to know how.
What does Jesus say? He gives me 8 ways I can choose to live that I might receive His blessing. In fact, the 8 ways of living that will receive His blessing aren't even things I have to go out and seek: the circumstances necessary to achieve them already exist in my life, and all I have to do is see them in such a way that they will lead to God's blessing.
They all involve the same basic thing: seeking God and His Kingdom. What Jesus is proclaiming so loudly that we still hear it 2000 years later is that if we seek God and His Kingdom, we will find Him and live in His Kingdom – starting right n-n-n-n-n-n-n-ow! You have the ability to choose to live in God's kingdom now, for the kingdom of heaven has been opened to all believers! That Kingdom which is in heaven comes to earth whenever we do the will of the Lord. And God's deepest desire and will for us is only that we come to Him!
Look at each of the 8 blessings: see how each involves us coming to God to find Him and submit ourselves to Him. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Who are the poor in spirit? Those who don't think too highly of themselves but have the same mind which was also in Christ Jesus and humble themselves before God, ready to do His will. If you live this way today, then yours is the kingdom of heaven.
I won't go through each Beatitude and apply it: that's your job today. Here's what you need to know: that God desires to bless you. In fact, that's His deepest desire. To that end, He sent His Son, who is His blessing in your life. God desires to bless you today. More than this, He promises to bless you today, if you will only come to Him, seeking Him with your whole heart.
Are you broken or crushed or down today? That's terrible – unless you allow God to use it as a way to humble yourself before Him. The moment you do that, you place yourself in God's Kingdom and are in a condition where God may bless you.
Do you mourn because of the evil in the world and in your life? Are you burdened by your sins and the sins of the world? That can be a heavy, heavy weight. Or it can be the one thing that drives you into the arms of the Lord, where He may bless you.
The Beatitudes are God's public proclamation that He desires to bless you, right now, right here, in whatever circumstances you find yourself today.
Don't think you have to be perfect before you come to Him (which may be a form of pride). Don't think you must be persecuted or be completely pure or mournful. The one thing that is necessary is that you are meek and lowly before Him – and that you come.
If you do this one necessary thing today, then the blessing of God will rest upon you!
Prayer: Father, I submit myself before your merciful Hand. You are the One who hates a proud look and casts down those who exalt themselves. You resist the proud, but give grace to the humble. Forgive me for exalting myself and thinking and acting as if I were You and don't need You. Here I willing submit myself to You in all things, for You are my deepest desire in this life. Make me poor in spirit that I may dwell in Your blessed kingdom, and grant me a pure heart that I may see You. In all things give me the mind of Your Son, Jesus Christ, in whose Name I pray. Amen.
Points for Meditation:
- Pick one of the Beatitudes that God is directing you to today. How might it apply in your life, and how might you seek the Lord's blessing today?
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