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The AMD A8-3850 Review: Llano on the Desktopby Anand Lal Shimpi on June 30, 2011 3:11 AM EST
CPU Performance
For the full breakdown of x86 CPU performance head over to Bench and compare away. As I mentioned in our preview of the A8-3850 a couple of weeks ago, general purpose performance isn't that great. Although AMD has tweaked the A8's cores, the 2.9GHz 3850 performs a lot like a 3.1GHz Athlon II X4. You are getting more performance at a lower clock frequency, but not a lot more.
Compared to the Core i3-2100/2105 the A8-3850 really doesn't change the current state of AMD vs. Intel. If you're running lightly threaded apps, the Core i3 just has much better performance. Look at our single-threaded Cinebench scores below and you'll see a 50% performance advantage.
CPU bound gaming performance is also an area where the A8 falls behind the i3. Here you're looking at a 25 - 50% advantage for the i3-2100/2105:
Applications that are a mix of one or more CPU intensive threads still favor the Core i3 as you can see from the Photoshop performance results:
Go to the other end of the spectrum and load the A8-3850 up with CPU intensive threads, and it'll actually hold its own. As strong as the Core i3 is, there's no replacement for more cores when it comes to these thread heavy workloads. I should add that despite the A8's core count advantage, it's biggest victory in these heavily threaded tests is still only 9%:
There's not much more to be said here. The A8-3850 isn't going to set any records for general use performance. If your primary use for your PC is going to be gaming however, Llano has something to offer you...
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BSMonitor - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - linkHe is not comparing Core 2's. He is talking about Athlon 64's and Pentium M's.
No benchmarks are left from that era to compare against a Pentium M. That single core Celeron with modest cache is the closest thing to it. Reply
HW_mee - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - linkWow, who is he? L.? he does not mention any other processor than an i3 and seems to support my opinion.
I agreed to look at the dual core Celeron you linked to, implying the single core side of my post is based of people who are to lazy to upgrade, and now you start talking about a single core Celeron... I am sorry buddy, but there is a picture on the Internet that shows the only way I can reply you:
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7522/impliedfacep... Reply
BSMonitor - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - link"You guys are very demanding users and seem to expect a lot from the average user.
Going the list of people i know and their computers specification shows that none of them are even close to needing an i3-2100. the computers have a mix of single core Pentium M and ULV processors in the laptops and the desktops consist of a mix of old Athlons, post socket A, and first gen core processors."
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HW_mee - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - linkI will try again, patience, patience.....
I still don't know who "he" is, as you replied to one of my post and you quote me, but you refer to a different person.
I will do a long list of the mentioned systems, and describe how well they handle the owners "average" usage. Remember I am not talking about "heavy" users, which I am sure you are, but average users.
If you think this list is boring, I think it is, just skip to the bottom of this reply.
The single core parts are beginning to dwindle, but they still tug along. Most of them simply get used as the owners, including me, think they are good enough for their purpose.
The Pentium M laptops are single core, only a few of those left, mainly due to lack of driver support for the crappy Intel IGP, which laptops back then often got equipped with.
They get used for basic office task and viewing flash. I posted one guys laptop somewhere in this comment section. Multitasking on these is limited ie. grooveshark + mail + office is the limit, but they get by. The Pentium M laptops get by as the users reach their requirement limit when they have some music going and are writing a document.
The ULV's consist of a couple of SU2700 equipped Lenovo's and a bunch SU7300 laptops. The single core SU2700 is the bottom of these laptops, but they can take the punishment of the average users, again music + writing is the limit of these average users. Most of the SU7300 laptops have often been bought as I recommended them some time ago and they do everything the average user expects of them.
I own one of the SU2700 machines and it is a great road warrior, I do not perform any "heavy" work on it, as that is not the purpose of a light laptop. I can multitask on this thing, multiple FF tabs with one tab running flash video, while writing/compiling a document and mixed background task. I often push this computer to the limit and switching applications does not happen instantly. Luckily I do not consider myself an average user.
My main complaint is the crappy Intel IGP, I load up a game and everything runs fine except for stupid graphical glitches such as missing textures, badly rendered textures and flickering areas.
The Athlon 64 computers consist of one single core and a bunch of dual core. They range from socket 939 to AM3 and they work just fine. The single core is actually being used by a "heavy" user and it is running great.
All the Athlon machines are used for every tasks the owners come up with, flash, video, gaming, music etc. and they have no problems handling it.
The only complaint among the Athlon processors is that the single core Athlon user thinks the computer is slow at compiling a new kernel and can't really handle full-HD video, but that is to be expected with a processor from 2003 ;-)
The first gen core processors refers to the good old 65 nm desktop parts ie. E6300, E4400 and so forth. These processors only seem to be limited by the user, as the casual user seems unable to image a processor intensive task.
That list contains very few single core processors, mainly Pentium M models and Intel ULV, note I did not write single/dual core at the desktops. Additionally I mentioned in a different reply only the laptops fit the single core computer at an average user scenario, which you seem frightened of.
++++ interesting again +++++++
You asked why I am looking at buying a new PC when my Pentium M can handle all my tasks.
Well I am not looking for a new PC, I just keep myself up to date in the hardware world, as people I know sometimes buy a new PC and ask me what they should buy.
The performance expectation from the average user is rising slowly. Single core is being replaced by dual core and so forth, but average hardware performance is growing faster than average user expectations.
The difference in average expectation and average performance has made my "job" of recommending hardware very easy.
processors have been plenty powerful since Core 2 Duo appeared, harddrives are massive, memory dirt cheap and now games can be handled with adequate graphics on something as low as an integrated GPU :-)
Feel free to call the average user a "whoo that is cool, email.. who knew!" moron, as that is the average user. They watch youtube, download music on Itunes, write e-mail, play a few games, download adware from the Internet etc. Most of these users are happy with something as crappy as a processor with a performance level available around 2005, and even worse some of them use a 4:3 monitor and enjoy games at resolutions below full-HD.
I am tired, going to bed now and leaving for an extended weekend. Reply
BSMonitor - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - linkYou are right, I switching between them.. it's this one:
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BSMonitor - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - linkAnd YES! Compared to the stated Pentium M, etc. single core nonsense you are spewing. Convert some songs in your iTunes library, have a flash movie playing, and be working on a document in your gmail account...
I'll be done with both tasks and on to the next before your gamil document even opens. Reply
HW_mee - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - linkI hope the 60 years old thing was a bad joke, as I almost laughed.
I have just finished maintenance of a laptop used by one of my friends. The laptop is a HP NC8230 from 2006 equipped with a 1.86 GHz 2nd gen Pentium M, it is being used with/for the following:
Windows 7 enterprise, paid by the employer.
Office 2010, used for writing research articles.
Firefox & IE for online video, grooveshark, casual browsing etc.
He probably has other uses, but I can't remember them right now. The only complaint he has is load times and that is caused by the ancient and slow 80 Gb 5400 rpm harddrive. Reply
BSMonitor - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - linkAnd he is doing none of those things simultaneously. Guarantee it. What he is using it for is typing text. Reply
HW_mee - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - linkOne last reply, yawn.
No he does not use windows and office at the same time..... idiot, do you want the facepalm link again?
It is not my computer, but I sometimes borrow it when I visit him.
I know that it usually has a word document running, 3 to 5 tabs open in FF one with Grooveshark, Outlook open with some blabla, mail, some Windows gadgets on the desktop and Sophos antivirus somewhere in the background.
The computer does get slow when Sophos starts crunching on the harddrive. Antivirus programs is one of the commonly known reasons to go for dual core and a fast harddrive.
If he starts watching flash video he stops Grooveshark, as he wants to listen to the video, but the rest of the programs remains open. Microsoft have actually implemented a great scheduler in Windows 7, as long as you have enough memory, even a single core processor can pull through a lot. Reply
Gigantopithecus - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - linkI agree with your post almost entirely. My only disagreement is that I know very few people still using single core CPUs like the Pentium M and S754/939 Athlon Is. Those CPUs are no longer sufficient for basic tasks. However, they're also OLD. Any dual-core CPU aside from the Pentium D abominations and the Atom dual cores - and I include the first-gen Athlon X2s - is sufficient for basic usage.
Your points that this platform is targeted more at OEMs than enthusiast DIYers and that SSDs and dGPUs being more important than CPUs to overall system quality are, imho, very poignant. Reply


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ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 315 citations, orders and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and six metal/nonmetal mines last month. The coal mines were issued 200 citations, 50 orders and one safeguard, while the metal/nonmetal operations were issued 62 citations and two orders.
These inspections, which began in force in April 2010 following the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine, involve mines that merit increased agency attention and enforcement due to their poor compliance history or particular compliance concerns, including high numbers of violations or closure orders; frequent hazard complaints or hotline calls; plan compliance issues; inadequate workplace examinations; a high number of accidents, injuries or illnesses; fatalities; and adverse conditions such as increased methane liberation, faulty roof conditions and inadequate ventilation.
One of MSHA's most recent impact inspections was conducted during the day shift on Nov. 17 at Daystar Coal LLC's No. 3 Mine in Pike County, Ky. (Pike Floyd Mining Inc. since has taken over as operator of the mine.) The phones were captured and monitored during the inspection, which resulted in the issuance of 52 citations, 11 orders and one safeguard.
The mine was issued an imminent danger order when an inspector observed that a bearing on a conveyor tailpiece was glowing orange with smoke rising from it in the presence of accumulations of float coal dust, coal fines and loose coal. The mine also allowed accumulations of float coal dust for a distance of 200 feet on top of previously rock dusted surfaces on the mine floor. Loose coal up to 18 inches deep had accumulated under the conveyor belt drive in the presence of ignition sources.
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All the citations issued during this impact inspection were modified to 104(b) failure-to-abate orders, and the mine subsequently was placed on abandoned status Dec. 5 and then on temporarily idled status Dec. 8 under new operator Pike Floyd Mining Inc.
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Inspectors observed accumulations of combustible material, including float coal dust, along the mine's belt conveyors. For three consecutive day shifts, a certified foreman recorded in the mine's exam books that the mechanized mining unit needed to be cleaned and dusted. The mine was cited for loose coal up to 24 inches deep under the entire length of two belt conveyors and in the presence of conditions that created potential ignition sources. Unwarrantable failure orders were issued for unsafe roof conditions caused by roof bolt bearing plates not properly contacting the roof. Inspectors also noted inadequate fire protection on the conveyor belt, inadequate workplace examinations for hazardous conditions and missing equipment guards.
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Since April 2010, MSHA has conducted 374 impact inspections, which have resulted in a total of 6,645 citations, 666 orders and 23 safeguards.
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Greenwich Hospital president and CEO Frank Corvino calls it quits
CEO and president of Greenwich Hospital to retire after more than 25 years
Greenwich Hospital president and CEO Frank Corvino will retire Dec. 31, capping a 43-year career in health care marked by his leadership in building a new Greenwich Hospital and a new standard in local patient experience and care.
Corvino joined Greenwich Hospital in 1988 as senior vice president and chief operating officer. He was promoted to his current position in 1991 and then became executive vice president of Yale-New Haven Health System after bringing Greenwich Hospital into the system in 1998.
Corvino also plans to leave his position with Yale-New Haven Health System when he retires from Greenwich Hospital.
Among his accomplishments is the complete rebuilding of the Greenwich Hospital campus, an 11-year process completed in 2006, without interruption to patient services.
"We never stopped patient care during that time while we were building the beautiful state-of-the-art facility that we have today," Corvino said Monday.
Corvino counts among his successes creating a culture of safety among all hospital employees, from the doctors to the volunteers.
In 2009, Corvino launched a hospitalwide safety initiative. In 2012, Greenwich Hospital was given an A in safety by the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that advocates for safety in the health care industry. Greenwich also has been named one of the safest hospitals in the state.
"We are all on board and really focused on doing the right thing for patients," Corvino said. "When we make mistakes, we learn from them. That is very, very critical to our success now and in the future."
But Corvino told Greenwich Time he is most proud of establishing a culture of patient comfort that he calls "The Greenwich Hospital Experience."
"We go the extra mile with our patients," Corvino said. "We treat them like family. We let them know that we are going to take good care of them. It's a warm and friendly environment. It took about 10 years to establish that culture and it's what makes us the hospital that we are today."
"It's certainly bittersweet on that he's transformed Greenwich Hospital in his tenure and made it the leading hospital in patient care in the country. He's been very much a pioneering figure for Greenwich Hospital in that he's transformed it -- not just the bricks and mortar, but also the standard of care. It's really become the gold standard," First Selectman Peter Tesei said Monday.
"He's worked extremely hard. He deserves an opportunity to enjoy the fruits of his labor and his family. And we're certainly pleased that he will remain in town since he is a Greenwich resident." he added.
Corvino said he has decided to retire to spend more time with family and friends. He said plans to travel the world and has already begun planning trips with his wife to Australia, New Zealand and Italy.
"I think what I've learned in this business is tomorrow is not guaranteed and there comes a point in your life when you want to spend more time with your loved ones," Corvino said. "It's been 43 years in health care and it's been a long grind. I've loved every minute of it, but it's time to do other things. My family has made sacrifices with my not being around for them many evenings and nights. I just turned 65, I'm in good health and I want to be able to spend the next 10 years with them and traveling the globe."
At the same time, he said, he wants to remain involved in the health care field, including here.
"I'm not going to be sailing and golfing full time," he said. "I feel that I can consult, that I can lend some knowledge to corporate boards and I would love to continue to work with (Greenwich Hospital) on development. I want to continue to forge relationships for the betterment of the hospital."
Those at the hospital who have built a relationship with Corvino over the past years described Monday's announcement as bittersweet -- they're happy for him that he will be able to enjoy new ventures; sad for themselves and the hospital.
Sue Brown, a nurse and senior vice president for patient care services, called Corvino a "visionary."
"There are many of us who have worked with him who have grown due to his influence," said Brown, who has been at Greenwich Hospital since 1985, and worked with Corvino his entire career there. "He has always seen what will enhance patients' experience at the hospital and targeted that as a goal so their stay was as safe and positive as we could possibly give them. The patient experience has been the focal point here at Greenwich Hospital. All of us live and breathe the patient experience that has been set forth by Frank."
"We're going to miss him terribly," Dan Mosley, president of the hospital's board of trustees, said Monday. "It's really hard to overstate his legacy. We have a very modern facility that's spectacular for a hospital. Frank has been there and overseen all of it. Our numbers are terrific when it comes to patient satisfaction. That is a product of nurses and staff who are welcoming and helpful. Patients feel like they get great medical care, as well as compassionate medical care. It's really Frank who's led the staff in that direction."
Mosley credited Corvino with leaving the hospital in a strong financial position. But the outgoing CEO, who in recent years has been a vocal critic of Obamacare, the Connecticut Hospital Bed Tax and state budget cuts in hospital funding, acknowledged he's had some help in that area.
"People in the communities we serve are very, very generous," Corvino said. "If they get a good experience here, they want to give back to the institution. I'd day 99 percent of our donations come from grateful patients. Were it not for the great generosity of the communities we serve here in Greenwich and in Westchester County, I don't think we would have the hospital we have today."
Nancy Rosenthal, senior vice president for Health Systems Development, who has worked with Corvino for 24 years, called him "an excellent administrator."
"Greenwich Hospital has been very successful and profitable under his tenure," she said. "He's a quick thinker."
Despite any sadness felt at the prospect of leaving, Corvino said, "To me, this is the perfect time to go."
"The hospital is very well-positioned. We have a very strong balance sheet. We have excellent patient satisfaction ratings. We have a culture of safety here. You always want to leave a place that you've put your heart and soul into in a good place," he said. "I will miss the staff here at the hospital. The people who have been my extended family for the last 26 years here. There's an awful lot of caring that goes on here at this institution -- not just with the patients, but also with each other. There is not a person here that I won't miss."


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Best Thing At CES 2013: The Inada Massage Chair
Among the throngs of 4K televisions, convertible Ultrabooks, and self-driving cars, the one thing that impressed us most at CES 2013 was the one thing most people would ignore. See, after attempting to walk the 1.92million square feet of floor space, everything starts to hurt. Everything. Little did we know that tucked somewhere in the convention show floor was the Inada booth. Decked out with about 12 massage chairs, we decided to sit. And the Heavens opened up to shine down on us.
Granted, this isn't new tech. It's really barely tech at all. But if you think you know a massage chair and have never sat on, say, a Sogno DreamWave from Inada, you don't know massage chairs. This thing wraps around your body, legs and arms included, and initially calibrates itself to your particular height. After that 30s calibration, it proceeds to knead your back, squeeze your toes, your arms, your shoulders… everything. It lies you down and tugs on your legs to give your spine a gentle stretch. The DreamWave motion even has your hips moving laterally, putting your back in a gentle 8-figure dance that feels a lot better than any written description can convey. There's just so much happening at once, you feel as if four or five professional massage artists are working on you and once you're done, your body feels like an overcooked noodle. It was glorious!
Of course, this kind of chair isn't cheap. The top of the line model we tried sells for around $8,900. That's obviously a lot of money, but if you're the manager of a small office and have been looking for something to boost morale, you could do a lot worse than buying this for the crew. Just sayin…
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Unprecedented aerial attacks on ethnic Kachin rebels by Myanmar's military have raised doubts about whether the retired generals in a government hailed for its reforms have really changed their harsh old ways.
Assurances by the quasi-civilian government that it wants a peace deal with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and that the military is exercising "maximum restraint" are starting to ring hollow as jets and helicopter gunships take to the air.
The 18-month conflict is back under the spotlight, with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voicing concern last week about reports of air strikes in Kachin State. The U.S. State Department said they were "extremely troubling".
Western countries that suspended most sanctions as a reward for political, social and economic reforms after the new government took power in March 2011 are now in a tricky spot.
Questions have been raised about the sincerity, or authority, of the former soldiers who had convinced them of their "irreversible" course of liberalization when they ended nearly half a century of military rule.
"Skeptics had warned the international community not to get too caught up in all the excitement of the changes going on," said Christopher Roberts, a Myanmar expert at the Australia National University.
"This escalation is enough to spark a debate on whether sanctions were removed too soon."
The United Nations has repeatedly demanded humanitarian access to an estimated 70,000 people displaced by fighting that resurfaced in June 2011, ending a 17-year truce agreed after decades of bloody battles. The number of casualties is unknown, but they are estimated to be high on both sides.
The KIA says it is under attack in seven areas and that the military wants to seize its headquarters in Laiza, close to the Chinese border. It says the military has been using air strikes since December 24 to try to weaken the rebels and force them to the negotiating table -- claims the government strenuously denies.
Despite 11 rounds of peace talks, the KIA is the only ethnic minority army that has not agreed to a ceasefire with the government and won't stand down until it is offered a political deal. It says the current, army-drafted constitution won't guarantee their rights and wants it changed first.
State peace negotiators have a three-stage plan starting with a truce before any political dialogue, followed by a parliamentary congress in which permanent deals offering unspecified guarantees and concessions are signed.
The two sides have a bitter history and deep distrust. Political leaders are determined to ensure their people are treated fairly and get a share of the vast mineral resources they have long accused the military of looting.
"It's difficult to cease fighting while not knowing what will happen after," said KIA vice commander-in-chief, Major-General Gun Maw. "What should we do after a ceasefire? That's the answer we're looking for," he told the 7-Day News journal.
The decision to use air power against ethnic militias, a tactic unheard of even under military rule, runs counter to reformist President Thein Sein's assurances that troops were acting only in self defense.
Official Myanmar newspapers have said air support was used on December 30 to thwart KIA fighters who had occupied a hill and were attacking logistics units of the Tatmadaw, as Myanmar's military is known.
The former junta heavyweight has twice publicly ordered the military chief, a protégé of reviled former dictator Than Shwe, to ensure troops don't launch any offensives. The recent escalation has raised questions about him that are almost impossible to answer in a country where the inner workings of the leadership in Naypyitaw remain highly secretive.
Zaw Htay, a president's office spokesman, said on Friday troops were responding defensively to KIA aggression and destruction of transport and power infrastructure and the army was committed to protecting the civilian population.
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, now a lawmaker, has always urged a cautious approach to the changes. While lauding Thein Sein for his leadership, she has repeatedly said the role the military plays in Myanmar will dictate the country's future.
Thein Sein and his loyalists appear to be driving the reforms but the extent to which he controls the Tatmadaw remains unclear. Diplomats and analysts say either he is insincere about peace or the military is acting independently.
"He's just Mr. Nice Guy, the human face to the world and he has no authority to tell the army what to do," said Bertil Lintner, a journalist, author and expert on Myanmar's ethnic conflicts, who recently visited Kachin State
"Fundamentally, nothing has changed, it's the same people in power, they're just much more clever at managing things."
A more aggressive approach to the conflict could be embarrassing for the United States, which welcomed Thein Sein to Washington in September and has offered support to try to reform Myanmar's military, including an invitation to observe the annual U.S.-led Cobra Gold exercises in Thailand.
Any indication the military was pulling rank over the civilian government might concern foreign firms planning to invest in a country with a power structure dominated by retired or serving soldiers and plagued by vested interests.
The military remains a major player in many industries through its Myanma Economic Holdings Ltd and the Myanma Economic Corporation, both blacklisted by the U.S. Treasury Department. Those firms, or their close business allies, might not take kindly to competition.
The international community has been guarded in its criticism, wary not to upset Myanmar's notoriously thin-skinned rulers and drive them back into China's orbit. China was Myanmar's lifeline when sanctions were in place and once backed the KIA.
An alliance of Kachin groups issued an open letter on Friday urging the International Crisis Group to reconsider presenting Thein Sein with its highest peace award, accusing his office of a "duplicitous strategy" and "outright lies" that have undermined his credibility.
Experts say it's too soon to tell how Western powers would respond in the coming months, but confidence in Thein Sein could start to slow if the military follows its hard line against the KIA and risks killing off the peace process altogether.
"It doesn't look good for Thein Sein now and this (escalation) may not have been his intention," said Roberts.
"It's unlikely to threaten the broader reforms going on, but could damage the momentum and it'll certainly dampen the enthusiasm about progress."
(Additional reporting by Aung Hla Tun in YANGON and Michael Martina in BEIJING; Editing by Paul Tait)


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If you want to know what it was like living under King Manasseh, consider the following: evangelical Protestants are more worried about football's effects on breaking bones than they are about football players breaking God's law.
One of the amazing accounts of Israel's sorry history is the reform effort of King Josiah. Don't get me wrong, oh you sons of the obedient boys. Josiah's reforms were terrific. What's amazing is how far God's people had descended:
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the keepers of the threshold to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. And he deposed the priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to make offerings in the high places at the cities of Judah and around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and the moon and the constellations and all the host of the heavens. And he brought out the Asherah from the house of the LORD, outside Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron and beat it to dust and cast the dust of it upon the graves of the common people. And he broke down the houses of the male cult prostitutes who were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah. (2 Kings 23:4-7 ESV)
That's just for starters.
But how different is the state of U.S. evangelical Protestantism when you consider the priorities included in this piece about the dangers of football?
The inherent dangers of the sport should not and cannot be taken lightly—but all athletic endeavors come with risk, and thankfully every level from the NFL to peewee football leagues are taking large strides toward improving safety. They are developing better equipment, technology, and practices. They are ushering a better, safer football game onto fields across the country.
And yet, American kids are more likely to be watching the game on the couch or playing Madden on the Xbox than running around playing pickup games. With many schools reducing physical education requirements, only one in four young teenagers (between ages 12 and 15) get the recommended one hour of exercise a day, according to federal health statistics. In a culture that is rapidly becoming more sedentary, we can be grateful for athletic heroes who encourage kids to get out there and play. The NFL's Play 60 program promotes daily physical activity to young fans. Such campaigns are immensely valuable and something we as Christians should consider promoting as well.
All parents—Christians or not—have to figure out if we'll encourage our own children to play football, and we know that each year more of us hesitate to put our kids in youth leagues. It makes sense to proceed with caution. But especially given how few kids will end up going pro, we can weigh the decision with the positive impacts of playing team sports: learning how to win and lose with grace, respecting coaches, teamwork, good sportsmanship, and the benefits of exercise. We can also take practical steps, such as ensuring that our kids know the warning signs of injury, and that their coaches are certified through USA Football's Heads Up program.
I have hope in the experts shaping the next generation of players for an even better football experience for them and for the fans. I believe in the power of this sport, and I believe that it has a valuable place in our culture. We can see its impact pulsing through American stadiums, sports bars, and living rooms.
I can't think of another institution that provides the instant camaraderie (or fierce rivalry) as football loyalties. I also just enjoy watching it—it's fun! The pageantry, tradition, and on-field drama give us unique entertainment in a way that only unscripted and live sports can.
I'm sorry, but if evangelicals are going to fret publicly and select officials on the basis of their concerns about upholding the sixth commandment (the sanctity of human life), or the seventh commandment (marriage), or the second great commandment — love of neighbor (immigration reform) and not worry about the fourth commandment (worship and rest from secular activities), why in heaven or on earth should I take them seriously?


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Severance Hall is Cleveland's musical home for symphonic music and other presentations. We are strongly committed to making everyone feel welcome. To that end, a few guidelines for attendance are listed here. Additional information and policies are listed in the sections "About Severance Hall," "Dining," and "Accessibility.
The doors to Severance Hall open three hours prior to most performances. You are welcome to arrive early, enjoy a glass of wine or a meal, learn more about the music by attending a Concert Preview, or stroll through this landmark building's elegant spaces. The Concert Hall usually opens 30 minutes before curtain.
If you have lost or misplaced your tickets, please contact the Ticket Office as soon as possible. In most cases, the Ticket Office will be able to provide you with duplicate seating passes, which you can pick up prior to the performance.
Complimentary coat check in Severance Hall are located in the street-level galleries and off the Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer. Large bags, backpacks and musical instrument cases must be checked at the coat check.
An ATM is located in Severance Hall on the ground floor at the end of the Ong Gallery, near the Cleveland Orchestra Store.
Public phones are located in the Smith Lobby. House phones for area code 216 direct dialing are located on the Orchestra and Dress Levels.
Wheelchair accessible elevators are located on all lobby levels. Severance Hall's historic patron elevators operate from the Smith Lobby and provide access to all rest rooms and accessible seating. Two additional self-service elevators provide access from the Garage and Street Levels to upper floors in Severance Hall.
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If you want to learn more about the music or the musicians before you hear them, then arrive early for Cleveland Orchestra Concert Previews. These free previews are held in Reinberger Chamber Hall on the Street Level of Severance Hall starting one hour before most Cleveland Orchestra concerts. Concert Previews for Friday Matinees take place in the Concert Hall.
The previews include local and national experts and guests leading lectures, interviews or discussions about the composer, compositions and performers featured in each concert. You'll get helpful background information, fresh musical insights, and some great stories.
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Señoritas breaks left with power and purpose across 3 sections of rocky reef attached to the southern headland of the Señoritas/Caballeros bay. Purposeful walls with slabby lips and the odd tube moment, march across the line-up in most swells and there is a bit of S wind protection, but not in the classical Peruvian point sense. At low tide, there are a few rocks that pop, so incoming is better.
This place scores an 8 for consistency and the same for the weekend crowd of locals who rule the roost. It's a long paddle with plenty of swirling current and getting caught inside will be punished. Urchins are everywhere and the rocks are home to colonies of razor sharp picos de loro barnacles. Good surfers only.


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The study by the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, using the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM), found that three modeled versions of the plan would raise deficits by up to $3.5 trillion over 10 years and as much as $12.2 trillion by 2040. The lowest-cost plan modeled in the study — a version that would tax corporate income at 25 percent instead of the GOP's proposed 20 percent and pass-through income at 28 percent instead of 25 percent, among a host of other assumptions and tweaks — would lose $1.5 trillion over 10 years, or $1 trillion after accounting for economic feedback effects. The budget adopted by Republicans last week allows for up to $1.5 trillion to the added to the deficit.
The study also found that workers' wages would increase by about 1.4 percent over a decade, far shy of the estimated benefits being claimed by the White House.


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August 31, 2013
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – Notre Dame got off to a strong start to the new season and then received more good news after the game.
The No. 14 Fighting Irish scored on their first two possessions, each of them three-play drives, with Tommy Rees connecting with DaVaris Daniels on a pair of 32-yard TD passes in a 28-6 victory on Saturday.
The Irish announced after the win that coach Brian Kelly had signed a new five-year contract.
Kelly said he wasn't too worried that the Irish (1-0) couldn't quite seem to put the Owls (0-1) away, saying he had confidence in his defense.
"I was OK with the dink and dunk that they were going exhibit on offense," he said.
For Notre Dame, the victory was welcome after a turbulent offseason following an embarrassing 42-14 loss to Alabama in the national championship game.
The victory sets up a big game against Michigan next Saturday night.
"We're going to have to play better in all phases against Michigan next week, but we're going to enjoy this victory today," Kelly said.
The victory was the 200th career win for Kelly, improving his overall record to 200-68-2 and 29-11 at Notre Dame.
The Owls, picked to finish ninth in the 10-team American Athletic Conference, fell to 2-76 against ranked opponents.
"We left a lot of points on the field," Temple quarterback Connor Reilly said.
Although Temple was a heavy underdog, it was still a bit of a disappointing start for first-year Temple coach Matt Rhule, because of missed chances.
"They proved that they can play with that team," Rhule said.
Rees, who regained the starting quarterback job when Everett Golson was suspended from school for the fall semester, was 16 of 23 for 346 yards, his fourth career 300-yard passing day.
"I saw some really good things, and some things that we're going to have to get better at," Kelly said.
One of the questions about Rees was whether he could beat opponents deep in the passing game.
But Rees threw a pair of long TD passes to Daniels, who didn't have a touchdown catch last season. Daniels beat Temple cornerback Anthony Robey on both TDs.
The first drive started with Amir Carlisle breaking a 45-yard run up the left sideline to the Temple 37. While the second was set up by a short pass to TJ Jones, who broke two tackles, for a 51-yard gain.
"One of the questions coming in was: `Can we push the ball downfield?' I think we answered a lot of those questions right away with his ability to push the ball downfield. I think his patience was better and it will continue to get better," Kelly said.
Rees said he was pleased.
"There are some things out there that we have to fix as an offense, but I was pleased with how the entire offense played," he said.
There were some encouraging signs for Temple. First-time starter Reilly was solid, completing 23 of 46 passes for 228 yards, which was more than the Owls had in any game last season.
He also ran for 65 yards on 12 carries. Rhule installed a pro spread offense after the Owls had the fifth-fewest yards passing in the nation, averaging 121 yards a game.
But Temple missed a pair of field goals wide right before finally scoring in the second quarter to cut the lead to 14-6, with Kenny Harper scoring on a 1-yard run.
The Irish didn't give up a rushing touchdown in going 12-0 in the regular season last year until the eighth game against Oklahoma. Cooper's PAT was blocked by Notre Dame defensive lineman Jarron Jones.
The Irish answered 18 seconds later when Rees hit Troy Niklas at midfield and he faked his way past two Temple defenders and raced for a 66-yard touchdown.
Temple opened the second half with another strong drive, advancing to the Notre Dame 6.
Reilly threw four straight incomplete passes as Rhule decided to go for it on fourth-and-6 instead of trying another field goal.
The Irish responded quickly again with a 94-yard scoring drive, highlighted by a 33-yard pass from Rees to Chris Brown. George Atkinson scored on a 2-yard run to make it 28-6.
For the Irish, it wasn't the dominant defensive effort many expected against Temple.
"There's things that we have to correct, but this isn't last year's defense, it's this year's defense," safety Matthias Farley said.


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What Sets UM-Flint's Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program Apart?
The DPT program at UM-Flint prepares you to become an exceptional practitioner ready to advance your practice while also advancing patient care. It employs a life-span approach, which encourages you to value and respect diversity of gender, race, culture and disability, regardless of age.
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The DPT from UM-Flint allows you to pursue your interests and direct your course of study. Choose the full-time track to complete your degree in three years. The program's part-time enrollment option gives you the flexibility to complete your degree while balancing personal or professional obligations.
As part of the DPT program, you'll have a say in choosing clinical internships that reflect your academic and professional interests, and that translate directly to your future practice as a physical therapist.
DPT faculty remain available and accessible to mentor and support you throughout the program and after graduation. Along with the guidance of faculty, you'll also have the support of fellow students who enter and complete the program alongside you. You'll develop close connections with your classmates who share your journey as well as your passion for excellence in patient care.
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Broaden your experience and build your professional network through participation in the DPT Student Organization, state and national professional organizations, as well as PT HEART—the student-led pro bono clinic that enables DPT students to work directly with underserved patients from the local community.
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A Fujifilm contribui para um mundo melhor, mais saudável e mais interessante.
The main characteristic of Fujifilm's new proprietary technology "ISS method" is the placing of the TFT sensor on the front side of the scintillation layer whereas the TFT sensor of existing panels is located on the back side. By using this new method, the scattering/reduction of X-ray signals is significantly reduced (resulting in improved MTF). Also, optimisation of the scintillation layer of the panel is achieved by Fujifilm's own precision coating technology cultivated by its vast experience in the manufacturing of Imaging Plates (IP), resulting in improved DQE.
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Oceans TV Launches New Website
21 Feb, 2013, 17:58 GMT
KNUTSFORD, England, February 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Leading on-screen entertainment provider to cruise lines launches modern new website to showcase its expanding range of services and support global growth
Oceans TV, a leading provider of on-screen entertainment to cruise lines, launched its new website today.
The website is designed to provide cruise lines with clear and concise information about Oceans TV's range of entertainment solutions. The company supplies a wide array of services designed to entertain and inform cruise ship passengers during their holidays - from in-cabin satellite TV channels and movies to promotional videos and portable entertainment devices such as the Apple iPad and Sony PSP.
The new website, which has a clean and modern interface, includes examples of Ocean TV's award-winning original production work such as cruise reviews, advertisements and destination videos and also links to the company's social media channels.
"Our new website will provide cruise lines with all the information they need to acquire great value entertainment for their passengers to enjoy," said Andy McEwan, CEO of Oceans TV and sister company IFE Services. "This further strengthening of Ocean TV's online presence will support our efforts as we continue to expand our global footprint."
To view Oceans TV's new website visit: http://www.oceanstv.com
About OceansTV
OceansTV is the leading entertainment production company serving the in-cabin TV and interactive TV needs of the cruise industry globally.
OceansTV is the first company dedicated solely to providing full service turn-key content solutions for TV entertainment at sea in multiple languages. From original programming and custom-branded TV channels to licensing popular TV content and satellite channels, OceansTV is the single source serving all the needs of in-cabin cruise television at sea.
OceansTV is a privately owned company and part of the Travel Entertainment Group. Other companies within the group include IFE Services Ltd, one of the world's leading in-flight entertainment providers.
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Children's headaches rarely indicate a need for eyeglasses
A new study provides the first clear evidence that vision or eye problems are rarely the cause of recurring headaches in children, even if the headaches usually strike while the child is doing schoolwork or other visual tasks. Many parents assume that frequent headaches mean their child needs glasses, so they ask their doctor to refer their child for an eye exam. This study was conducted by pediatric ophthalmologists who wanted to find reliable answers for parents, family doctors and pediatricians facing this common health question. The research is being presented today at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, conducted jointly this year with the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.
In this retrospective study, which was conducted at the ophthalmology clinic of Albany Medical Center in New York state, researchers reviewed the medical records of 158 children under age 18 who were seen at the clinic for frequent headaches from 2002-11. All of the children received complete eye exams by the clinic's ophthalmologists.
No significant correlation was found between their frequent headaches and a need for vision correction. The researchers reached this conclusion by comparing the results of the clinic's exams of the children with headaches to the records of their previous eye exams and other relevant medical care. Eye health and vision test results remained unchanged from earlier exams for 75 percent of the children. Also, children who already had eyeglasses were not found to need new prescriptions at the time they were seen at the clinic for headaches. Although about 14 percent of the children reported that their headaches occurred while doing visual tasks like homework, and about nine percent reported visual symptoms associated with their headaches, a need for vision correction did not appear to be the primary cause or a significant factor in any of these cases, according to the study.
The researchers considered it positive that most of the children's headaches resolved over time. Follow up reports from parents showed that headaches improved in 76.4 percent of all study subjects, including those who did and those who did not receive new vision correction prescriptions. Children who received new prescriptions were not more likely than others to have their headaches improve. Assessing the causes of the headaches and addressing the children's long-term outcomes were beyond the scope of this study.
"We hope our study will help reassure parents that in most cases their children's headaches are not related to vision or eye problems, and that most headaches will clear up in time," said Zachary Roth, M.D., who led the research team. "The information should also be useful to family doctors and pediatricians in caring for children and parents who have this common health concern."
About thirty percent of the children in the study had eye conditions that went beyond the need for vision correction, including strabismus (misaligned eyes) amblyopia ("lazy eye") or other rarer, more serious conditions. Seventeen percent had a family history of migraine. Because this was a retrospective study, the researchers were unable to connect these factors with headache causes.
The 116th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is in session November 10-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago. It is the world's largest, most comprehensive ophthalmic education conference. More than 25,000 attendees and 500 companies gather each year to showcase the latest in ophthalmic education, research, clinical developments, technology, products and services. This year's meeting is being held in partnership with the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.
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About the American Academy of Ophthalmology
The American Academy of Ophthalmology is the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons – Eye M.D.s – with more than 32,000 members worldwide. Eye health care is provided by the three "O's" ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians. It is the ophthalmologist, or Eye M.D., who can treat it all: eye diseases, infections and injuries, and perform eye surgery. For more information, visit http://www.aao.org The Academy's EyeSmart֮ program educates the public about the importance of eye health and empowers them to preserve healthy vision.


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Panagia tou Harou
At the church of St. John the Theologian, Leipsoi (Greece), dominates the icon (unique in all of the world) of the Virgin Mary, which is not holding the Holy Child but the Crucified Christ from where it derives its name Panagia tou Harou (Harou in Greek meanind death). The annual commemoration festival takes place August 23 where the island of Leipsi fills with visitors from all over the Dodecanese, to witness the procession of the icon around the entire islands and see the annual blossoming of the dead bouquet of lilies at the icon.
In the 1940s, a maiden was praying to the "Panagia tou Harou" icon (The Virgin Mary of Haron). Her prayers were met, so she placed a simple bouquet of lilies on the icon. The lilies withered and remained on the icon. The following year, the lilies blossomed and gave off a fragrance on August 23rd. Since then, every year on this day, the lilies blossom and give off a fragrance.
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Don't Touch Me There
Meowllo everypawdy and happy Caturday. As you know since me isn't "sick" mommy let da VET give me da rabies vaccination. Me always has a small weaction to da vaccinations, but this year meez weally not duin' so good. Him's usin' a diffewent kind dat's posed to be better fur us kitties, but it seems to have me all tore up. Me is runnin' a bit of a fever and me has da runs weally bad. It's been over a week now and me hasn't had a weal poopy since da shot. Me goes to da pawdee bos 20 to 30 times a day to depawsit a little puddle of poo. Mommy sez it's liquid and heavy and sinks all da way to da bottom of da box fwu 4 inches of litter. And meez bloomers get all dirty and stinky so mommy has to clean me up. This has been goin' on so long meez hiney-bo is sore. And me be tellin' mommy, Hissss Don't Touch Me There anymore mommy. So meez wanted to ask you ifin yous wuldn't mind sendin' sum purrs and purrayers meez way. Me wants to say fank you in advance. Oh and it's stowrmin' again. MOL Weez gunna fall off into da ocean afur long.
Weez gunna join Athena and Marie fur Caturday Art. So paw hers name to see more gawjus kitties.
Till da next time……………………..Be Blest!!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Dezi and Lexi
Posted on June 27, 2015, in Blog Hops, Just Fur Fun, Updates and tagged Caturday Art Blog Hop, Dezi, Lexi, Updates. Bookmark the permalink. 64 Comments.
Oh sweet Dezi. I am so sorry you are feeling so bad and your hiney is hurting. I sure will be praying for you too. I hope you feel better soon.
Love you all so very much. Lots of hugs and kisses.
Amber had her annual vaccination this weekend too… hope you're feeling 100% again soon!


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Code Clone Analysis is a cool new feature in Visual Studio 11 (vNext). It analyzes all the code in your solution and attempts to identify blocks of code that are similar, and thus candidates for refactoring to eliminate the duplication. The power lies in the fact that the blocks of code don't need to be identical for Code Clone to identify them, it will report Exact, Strong, Medium and Weak matches indicating how similar the blocks of code in question are.
People that know me know that I'm anal enthusiastic about both writing clean code, and taking old crappy code and making it suck less. So the possibilities for this feature have me pretty excited if it works well - and thats a big if that I'm hoping to explore over the next few blog posts.
I'm going to grab the Rawr source code from CodePlex (a World Of Warcraft gear calculator engine program), run Code Clone Analysis against it, then go through the results one-by-one and refactor where appropriate blogging along the way. My goals with this blog series are twofold:
Here are the initial results:
Code Clone Analysis has found:
Also indicated is that there was a total of 45,181 potentially duplicated lines of code that could be eliminated through refactoring. Considering the entire solution only has 109,763 lines of code, if true, the duplicates lines of code number is pretty significant.
In the next post we'll start examining some of the individual results and determine if they really do indicate a potential refactoring.


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My friend & colleague Donald McClarey has proposed that we celebrate the 4th of July with a reading of the Declaration of Independence — a custom I also share, and which I think every citizen of the United States should cultivate.
And to those scornful cranks so quick to dismiss such an appreciation of the principles of our founding as "worshipping at the temple of Enlightenment liberalism," I would remind them of the example set by none other than Pope Benedict XVI and his predecessor, John Paul II:
From the dawn of the Republic, America's quest for freedom has been guided by the conviction that the principles governing political and social life are intimately linked to a moral order based on the dominion of God the Creator. The framers of this nation's founding documents drew upon this conviction when they proclaimed the "self-evident truth" that all men are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights grounded in the laws of nature and of nature's God. The course of American history demonstrates the difficulties, the struggles, and the great intellectual and moral resolve which were demanded to shape a society which faithfully embodied these noble principles. In that process, which forged the soul of the nation, religious beliefs were a constant inspiration and driving force, as for example in the struggle against slavery and in the civil rights movement. In our time too, particularly in moments of crisis, Americans continue to find their strength in a commitment to this patrimony of shared ideals and aspirations. …
Historically, not only Catholics, but all believers have found here the freedom to worship God in accordance with the dictates of their conscience, while at the same time being accepted as part of a commonwealth in which each individual and group can make its voice heard. As the nation faces the increasingly complex political and ethical issues of our time, I am confident that the American people will find in their religious beliefs a precious source of insight and an inspiration to pursue reasoned, responsible and respectful dialogue in the effort to build a more humane and free society.
Freedom is not only a gift, but also a summons to personal responsibility. Americans know this from experience – almost every town in this country has its monuments honoring those who sacrificed their lives in defense of freedom, both at home and abroad. The preservation of freedom calls for the cultivation of virtue, self-discipline, sacrifice for the common good and a sense of responsibility towards the less fortunate. It also demands the courage to engage in civic life and to bring one's deepest beliefs and values to reasoned public debate. In a word, freedom is ever new. It is a challenge held out to each generation, and it must constantly be won over for the cause of good (cf. Spe Salvi, 24). Few have understood this as clearly as the late Pope John Paul II. In reflecting on the spiritual victory of freedom over totalitarianism in his native Poland and in eastern Europe, he reminded us that history shows, time and again, that "in a world without truth, freedom loses its foundation", and a democracy without values can lose its very soul (cf. Centesimus Annus, 46). Those prophetic words in some sense echo the conviction of President Washington, expressed in his Farewell Address, that religion and morality represent "indispensable supports" of political prosperity.
Excerpts from the White House Welcoming Ceremony Pope Benedict XVI (Apostolic visit to the United States April 16, 2008).
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You represent a nation that plays a crucial role in world events today. The United States carries a weighty and far-reaching responsibility, not only for the well-being of its own people, but for the development and destiny of peoples throughout the world. With a deep sense of participation in the joys and hopes, the sorrows, anxieties, and aspirations of the entire human family, the Holy See is a willing partner in every effort to build a world of genuine peace and justice for all. …
The Founding Fathers of the United States asserted their claim to freedom and independence on the basis of certain "self-evident" truths about the human person: truths which could be discerned in human nature, built into it by "nature's God." Thus they meant to bring into being, not just an independent territory, but a great experiment in what George Washington called "ordered liberty": an experiment in which men and women would enjoy equality of rights and opportunities in the pursuit of happiness and in service to the common good. Reading the founding documents of the United States, one has to be impressed by the concept of freedom they enshrine: a freedom designed to enable people to fulfill their duties and responsibilities toward the family and toward the common good of the community. Their authors clearly understood that there could be no true freedom without moral responsibility and accountability, and no happiness without respect and support for the natural units or groupings through which people exist, develop, and seek the higher purposes of life in concert with others.
The American democratic experiment has been successful in many ways. Millions of people around the world look to the United States as a model in their search for freedom, dignity, and prosperity. But the continuing success of American democracy depends on the degree to which each new generation, native-born and immigrant, makes its own the moral truths on which the Founding Fathers staked the future of your Republic. Their commitment to build a free society with liberty and justice for all must be constantly renewed if the United States is to fulfill the destiny to which the Founders pledged their "lives . . . fortunes . . . and sacred honor."
Respect for religious conviction played no small part in the birth and early development of the United States. Thus John Dickinson, Chairman of the Committee for the Declaration of Independence, said in 1776: "Our liberties do not come from charters; for these are only the declaration of preexisting rights. They do not depend on parchments or seals; but come from the King of Kings and the Lord of all the earth." Indeed it may be asked whether the American democratic experiment would have been possible, or how well it will succeed in the future, without a deeply rooted vision of divine providence over the individual and over the fate of nations.
John Paul II on the American Experiment – excerpts from Pope John Paul II's words to the Honorable Lindy Boggs as Ambassador to the Holy See on December 16, 1997.


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New Way of Peeling Potatoes May Change Your Life
Check out this completely spud-tacular way to peel a potato.
If you have a pot, you're halfway done with the task at hand.
It's super easy and gives these ways of peeling an orange, peeling an apple or peeling a hard-boiled egg a run for its money when it comes to culinary hacks.
These little tricks can certainly save you some time in the kitchen, which is always welcome. Now, if only someone can show us a clever way to peel a pineapple, we'll really be cooking.
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Electro-acoustic guitars have an almost identical build to common acoustic guitars but are fitted with a pickup - making them incredibly practical for professional musicians.
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Electro-acoustic guitars are fitted with a pickup with is immensely handy when performing live. A conventional type of pickup is the piezo electric which relies on its own battery power supply, housed in a pre-amp usually located on the side of the guitar. This type of guitar is ideal for live performance as well as the studio!
This type of guitar offers the best of both worlds - you can play them unplugged just like any ordinary acoustic, or plug it to a P.A. system or acoustic guitar amp when performing live. Unlike traditional acoustics, they often have a cutaway design, which gives the player easier access to the upper frets.
The pre-amp section usually has a built-in volume control often with an EQ to bring out the tone of the guitar. Body shapes include jumbo, parlour, dreadnought and are available as 12-string options. We've got you covered with all kinds of electro acoustics here at PMT. We also stock many left-handed models.
It's important to notice that Electro-Acoustics and Semi-Acoustics are two different beasts altogether. Semi-Acoustic guitars are in fact electric guitars - with a hollow or semi-hollow body for more acoustic resonance, but which still require to be plugged. An Electro-Acoustic guitar is first and foremost an acoustic guitar like any other and can be played unplugged, but they happen to also come equipped, as we mentioned previously, with a pickup system so they can be plugged into PA or amp if needs be.
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Transporting Children in Autonomous Vehicles: An Exploratory Study." Hum Factors. 2019:18720819853993."
Passive cervical spine flexion: the effect of age and gender." Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2012;27(4):326-33."
Near Crash Characteristics Among Risky Drivers Using the SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study." Journal of Safety Research. 2020."
Modeling spatial trajectories in dynamics testing using basis splines: application to tracking human volunteers in low-speed frontal impacts." Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2016;19(10):1046-52."
Kinetics of the cervical spine in pediatric and adult volunteers during low speed frontal impacts." J Biomech. 2012;45(1):99-106."
Kinematic Comparison of the Hybrid III and Q-Series Pediatric ATDs to Pediatric Volunteers in Low-Speed Frontal Crashes." Ann Adv Automot Med. 2012;56:285-98."
Kinematic Comparison of Pediatric Human Volunteers and the Hybrid III 6-Year-Old Anthropomorphic Test Device." Ann Adv Automot Med. 2010;54:97-108."
Incorporation of CPR Data into ATD Chest Impact Response Requirements." Ann Adv Automot Med. 2010;54:79-88."
Evaluation of Unintended Training Effects from Collision Scenarios in a Simulated Assessment for Young Novice Drivers.; 2013.
Evaluation of the hybrid III and Q-series pediatric ATD upper neck loads as compared to pediatric volunteers in low-speed frontal crashes." Ann Biomed Eng. 2013;41(11):2381-90."
Evaluation of pediatric ATD biofidelity as compared to child volunteers in low-speed far-side oblique and lateral impacts." Traffic Inj Prev. 2014;15 Suppl 1:S206-14."
Evaluation of a Risk Awareness Perception Training Program on Novice Teen Driver Behavior at Left-Turn Intersections." Transp Res Rec. 2015;2516:15-21."
Electromyography responses of pediatric and young adult volunteers in low-speed frontal impacts." J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2013;23(5):1206-14."
Efficacy of Automatic Emergency Braking Among Risky Drivers Using Counterfactual Simulations from the SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study." Safety Science. 2020."
The Effect of Vehicle Countermeasures and Age on Human Volunteer Kinematics During Evasive Swerving Events." Traffic Inj Prev. 2020;21(1):48-54."
The effect of pretensioning and age on torso rollout in restrained human volunteers in far-side lateral and oblique loading." Stapp Car Crash J. 2012;56:443-67."
Effect of Automated Versus Manual Emergency Braking on Rear Seat Adult and Pediatric Occupant Precrash Motion." Traffic Injury Prevention. 2019;20(Sup1)."
Effect of Age on Kinematics during Pre‐crash Vehicle Manoeuvres with Sustained Lateral Acceleration.". In: IRCOBI Conference. Athens, Greece; 2018."
Comparison of kinematic responses of the head and spine for children and adults in low-speed frontal sled tests." Stapp Car Crash J. 2009;53:329-72."
Comparison of crash rates and rear-end striking crashes among novice teens and experienced adults using the SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study." Traffic Inj Prev. 2016;17(Suppl 1):48-52."
Characterization of the Motion of Booster-seated Children During Simulated In-vehicle Precrash Maneuvers." Traffic Injury Prevention. 2019."
Analysis of spinal motion and loads during frontal impacts. Comparison between PMHS and ATD." Ann Adv Automot Med. 2010;54:61-78."
Analysis of Near Crashes Among Teen, Young Adult, and Experienced Adult Drivers Using the SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study." Traffic Inj Prev. 2018;19(sup1):S89-S96."
Age Differences in Occupant Motion during Simulated In-Vehicle Swerving Maneuvers." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(6)."


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Other than the eponymous xenomorphs, general bugginess and some laughable artificial intelligence, Angry Mob Games' AVP: Evolution from iOS and Android has absolutely nothing in common with the train wreck that is Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines. In just about every other way the mobile game is superior to the console/PC title.
That's not saying AVP: Evolution is perfect—it's just Colonial Marines left so much room for improvement that even a third-person action game with incredibly janky controls and a shitty camera can feel superior.
Take the story, for instance. AVP: Evolution has a cohesive narrative. On a distant planet the vile Super Predator Clan has enslaved Aliens to bring about the eradication of the Jungle Hunter Clan. The player alternates between a member of the Jungle Hunters and a xenomorph as the extensive single-player story unfolds. The "Evolution" in the title refers to the journey both characters undertake. The Predator's story begins with his initiation as a hunter. The Alien starts as a Face Hugger, has sex with a scientist's face, and blooms into adulthood like a delicate flower.
"Evolution" also refers to the game's role-playing game-like progression system. Players earn experience levels, unlocking new body parts and equipment upgrades as they grow in power. There's a ton of sci-fi weapons and goodies to unlock, enough to keep fans playing long after the more discerning gamer might throw their mobile device against the wall in frustration over shoddy controls and repetitive combat.
It's a lot smoother in person than it seems in my capture, but you get the general idea. There's a lot of entering the room and killing guys until the path to the next area unlocks. There's also a bit of stealth, some vent-crawling, and some gameplay segments that break up the monotonous combat—the bit where the Alien has to avoid dropship fire while crossing a bridge is a lovely change of pace, even if the imprecise controls will force you to replay the scene a few times before you get it right.
AVP: Evolution's biggest fault is under-utilization of the special abilities these dueling alien races possess. The Alien can crawl through vents or along walls some of the time, but mostly he just walks around, swiping at enemies wildly instead of displaying the animistic cunning we've seen in the films. The Predator behaves rather uncharacteristically as well—a member of the proud hunting race would never strike down peaceful scientists cowering in fear, even when their cowering is taking place inches away. You'd think workers at a research facility dedicated to studying the most danger life form mankind has ever encountered would be a bit more enthusiastic with their running in terror.
Like I said, AVP: Evolution is not a great game—there are far too many flaws for that adjective to apply. It's just a good game with some great ideas and incontrovertible ambition. It feels like Angry Mob Games was trying to make the best Aliens game they possibly could, which is more than I can say for other recently-released games.
AVP: Evolution
- Genre: Third-Person Action
- Developer: Angry Mob Games
- Platform: Android, iOS
- Price: $4.99
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After introducing the alphabet and pronunciation, he begins to discuss linguistics. In Chapter 3 'Linguistic Structure' , Chapter 4 Grammatical Analysis, Chapter 5 Parts of Speech, Chapter Nouns, Gender, The definite Article. Then in Chapter 7, Sentence Structure. When describing sentences, he uses something similar to Funk (Nn - V - Nd - Na) to describe the dative sentence in Greek (§85) saying it equals S-V-IO-O in English. He also uses this kind of notation to talk about the conversion of the Active to the Passive §117).This book is not intended to serve as a textbook in linguistic analysis, as any scientific linguist will readily see. The author has attempted to use linguistic analysis as a means of helping beginning students to acquire a knowledge of New Testament Greek
While the linguistic terminology may seem overboard and unneeded to many students, what impresses me is that Goetchius is very sensitive to word order and has many Greek examples (all with corresponding translations). There are some parts of his book which imoho are lacking, such as a good discussion of the middle voice, the meaning of the aorist aspect. But what I have found that no one has a better description of phrases. He has a whole chapter on questions (Chapter 39 Questions). His description of πᾶς is the best out there. He gives many examples of how it is used with and without the article, before and after its noun. He has Chapter 41 Coordinating Conjuctions and Chapter 42 Subordinating Conjunctions. He has a great description with examples of how οὗτος and ἐκεῖνος are used with / without the article and their various patters (before/after).
His book, like Funk's A Beginning-Intermediate Grammar of Hellenistic Greek http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/project/f ... pre-alpha/, which can be found on the B-Greek website, has a separate workbook.
Funk also starts out talking about sentence structure, and about Structure words (semantically lacking) words versus Content words (semantically rich). It seems these two authors are from the same school of thought on many areas (Structural linguists - which was disproved by Chomsky - or Phrase-based grammar? or some other similar school). But what I find what I get from both of them is a good number of examples (especially in Goetchius). They focus on the sentence structure and patterns which seems to be lacking in many first year grammars.
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Bank of Sweden's research funding applications autumn 2018
The Department of Musicology is successful in applications
The Department of Musicology has been successful in the applications for research funding from Bank of Sweden. Out of the four project applications that were picked in the first round of elimination, all four were granted funding. The total amount of funding is a little bit over 10 million SEK. You can read short presentations of the projects through the links below.
Musica Mapped and Unmapped: Medieval Music in and of its Environment
SweLiMuS (Swedish Liturgical Music Sources): An online portal for liturgical music manuscripts in Sweden c.1520-c.1820
Translatio musicae: French and Italian Music in Northern Europe, c. 1650-1730
Canon and Concert Life: Formation Processes within the Musical Life of Stockholm 1848-1914


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South Burlington is a town in Chittenden county, Vermont. It was formed in 1864 in Vt. (incorporated from Burlington, 1971) from Addison county. The probate and court district for South Burlington is Chittenden. For more information, contact the town at 575 Dorset St., South Burlington 05403. On the attached map, South Burlington is shown as 17 in Chittenden county.
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*yona* wrote:Hello Melanippos; oh, Asfaloth's_daughter-that-was! Welcome back to the Road!!!
Excellent idea about the clean pocket handkerchief... I'm afraid mine has become quite sadly stained on the journey, but if you're at all in the region of Bag End then making sure you have a new one is a fantastic idea.
I've not seen any activity on this page for a long while now... and the mods seem to have vanished into thin air.
So you think the spiders of Mirkwood might have got them wrapped in sticky silk and hung upside down in trees?
But I'll have to add up my current mileage and see where I should be located, even if the power to move my name on the route is out of commission at the moment.
Keep me apprised of your journey!!! It's always more fun with company as Bilbo well knows.
Fare thee well wherever you fare!
*yona* wrote:Hey! Okay, looks like Fregla and I are both at Nimrodel Rope Bridge...
I'm going to have to get back onto the road more often now that the mileage actually counts toward movement again!!!
Thanks, White Shadow!!!
*yona* wrote: Also, since Melanippos is starting again, could we put her at Bag End? Then she'd be on the Walk officially at least!
Thanks a lot!!!
Stay warm in this storm!!!
*yona* wrote:Got it, got it, GOT IT!!!!!
I'm at Caras Galadon, .....finally!!!
White Shadow, can you please move me up, please? Thanks a million!!!
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