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With so many couples out there getting married later in life or living together before the big day, people are always looking to alternatives to the traditional wedding gifts, since they might already have a houseful of dishes, sheets and picture frames... read more
My best friend is having a destination wedding in Colorado. She loved the idea of a winter-themed wedding with the Colorado mountains in the background, with the added bonus of a ready-made group activity- skiing with all of her closest friends and family. If you are planning a destination wedding, the place may be different but your vision may be similar... read more
A couple of Sundays ago marked my first official pre-wedding event - my bridal shower. The dress has been bought, the vendors have been booked (most of them, anyway) so it was time for me to have my first glimpse of wedding fun, and I was so excited. I wasn't really sure what to expect, so I went into the experience with an open mind. What I found was... read more
Not sure what invitation category will work for your wedding? The invitation that you choose should reflect the mood and feel of your upcoming wedding. Depending on the style of your wedding (and your style in general), InvitationConsultants.com has a category of wedding invitations that would fit your wedding perfectly! Now, if you could only find the right category... We can help you with that too! Take our wedding invitation quiz to help you find the category that is perfect for you... read more
When you visualize a baby or wedding shower, most think of the traditional scene: the bride or mom-to-be surrounded by her girlfriends, aunts, sisters, etc. While many still have traditional women-only showers, more and more couples are turning to a slightly different approach. Couples showers are where a couple is honored, not just the bride or mom-to-be... read more
Almost immediately after getting engaged, my fiancé and I picked the date and location of our wedding, which was a little bit harder than I thought it would be. The process of finding a reception location took a lot out of us, so after the contract was signed, we took some time off. However, soon it was time again to start the preliminary planning... read more
One of the most entertaining parts of being a bride or bridesmaid is planning the bachelorette party. Having a celebration to commemorate the end of single life is not just for men anymore... read more
Recently, I asked some brides-to-be and recent brides what they struggled with most when planning their wedding. The one aspect that appeared time and time again is that most of the brides that I talked to struggled with their guest list at one time or another... read more
It happens all the time. A close friend asks you to be a part of her wedding. You say "yes," because you would love to be a part of her wedding but wonder after the fact what being a bridesmaid or a maid of honor involves. What are the responsibilities... read more
Working as an Invitation Consultant gives you a unique perspective on weddings, and a working knowledge of what you would want when it's "your turn." When you (finally) get engaged, things are slightly different than you imagine, or at least they were for me... read more
It has been said many times that the invitation is the first association that guests have with a wedding. As everyone knows that invitations are very important, it is actually your Save the Date Announcements that... read more
The moment you have been dreaming of is upon you. Your partner asks you to spend the rest of your lives together and offers you the beautiful ring that you have... read more
The Bridal Shower... read more
The Bachelorette Party... read more
The Rehearsal Dinner... read more
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The modern bride has a new way of announcing her wedding with "Save the Dates". Save the Date announcements are a fun, trendy way to let your guests know about your special day. The announcements come in various... read more
Since the age of five, children have gone to school to learn about various academic disciplines. Children learned to read, write and began to examine various areas of education such as Science, Math, English and much more... read more
Weddings are one of the most celebrated events in which people can participate and share. They are personal, and the bride and groom should design their special day around their personalities and desires... read more
Baptism is an integral part of Christianity, making it vital that we understand the meaning of baptism and its place in Christian history. Learn about the baptism of Jesus Christ's early followers, what the Bible teaches us about baptism, meaning and reason for baptism, and why we must obey God's commandments in order to spend eternity in the kingdom of God... read more
So there's a wedding in your future - congratulations! Once you've stopped bouncing off the walls in excitement, you're going to embark on one of the most daunting tasks of married life: planning the wedding. Unfortunately, there's a lot of negative social stigma attached to planning a wedding these days... read more
There are all types of weddings that couples can choose to have involving cultures and traditions of the past. One such avenue is that of the Italian wedding that takes on the cultural feel and traditions of Ancient Rome. When having an Ancient Roman/Italian wedding, all factors leading up to the big day are important... read more
Chinese New Year is the most important Chinese holiday of the year. It's just around the corner, this year taking place on February 10. The date of the holiday rotates, since it is based on the lunar calendar. The Chinese New Year celebration lasts fifteen days, ending with the Lantern Festival... read more
The holidays are a time of giving. It's easy to get caught up in gift giving to those around you; family and friends, but it's important to all of us at Invitation Consultants to give to those who might not be as fortunate as we are... read more
Throughout the years, pets have become increasingly important in a family's life. Showcasing dogs, cats, and other little creatures is an ongoing trend in the special occasion and stationery industry. Sending pet holiday cards and including the little ones in a wedding ceremony is the norm these days... read more
There are so many ways to share your love with those special valentines in your life! You can't send everyone a box of chocolates, so why not a Valentine's Day Card? These sweet little notes let everyone know they're loved... read more
This year the sensational showdown will be held on February 3 in New Orleans, Louisiana. With the playoffs currently underway, you can bet on a good time for super Sunday just weeks away... read more
Wedding traditions originate from all across the world. Throughout history, cultures, married couples and their families have created their own traditions. Some of these traditions have faded with the passing of time, but many traditions have continued on for generations... read more
Every year, we promise ourselves that next year we'll start holiday shopping earlier, start cooking Christmas dinner earlier and order our holiday cards earlier! There's just something about getting caught up in the holiday spirit that makes us forget our holiday responsibilities!... read more
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There may still be several weeks left until Christmas - but that doesn't mean you have all that time left to shop for everyone! You'll need to wrap up your teacher gift shopping a little early... read more
Watercolor is a sweet trend that has been popular for some time now, and I am very excited that it may become a mainstay among invitations and social stationery. While watercolor is a traditional artist's medium, it has recently reemerged in popularity in fashion illustration, interior design and editorial design... read more
Here at Invitation Consultants, we spend a lot of time working closely with our customers. As the holiday season approaches, we work with both our individual customers as well as our corporate clients... read more
Here at InvitationConsultants.com, we consider each and every one of you Very Important People. So much so, that we spend our days dreaming up and creating out-of-the-box ideas for our customers to choose from... read more
Last year, we hosted a Spooky Tea Party in preparation for Halloween. We played eerie music (I recommend some organ tunes) and dressed in dark colors... read more
Getting sick of the same old generic Halloween costumes in a bag that you see in the stores? Whether you're in the process of planning a Halloween party or just attending one, make this the year that you start in your own closet...read more
Planning a bar or bat Mitzvah is an exciting time in a parent's life. Just like planning any life event, bar mitzvah planning takes a lot of time and thought to make it perfect... read more
The phases of the moon, also known as lunar phases, are the appearance of the moon as it rotates around the Earth. When a person looks in the sky, the look of the moon is affected by how much of it is illuminated by the sun. This is determined by the moons position between the sun and the Earth at a specific phase of its rotation... read more
For Latino girls, a quinceanera is a special celebration that they look forward to for years. It marks their fifteenth birthday, as well as the important moment when they change from a girl to a woman... read more
Graduation from any institution is a great accomplishment and shows the hard work and dedication that a student places on achievement. Students should feel a sense of pride and success after completing such an amazing feat... read more
Graphic design has moved beyond the proverbial "drawing board." It has advanced into the computer age in a big way. Graphic design programs are being utilized by huge corporations and by housewives sitting at home trying to find ways to save and/or make money... read more
Since the beginning of civilization, societies have regarded wedding ceremonies as sacred for families; however, the freedom to choose a partner did not come until much later. In fact, parents would arrange marriages with their neighbors or other eligible suitors during the medieval period, despite the shift in the way that society saw women and love... read more
For centuries people have made all types of art, simply because humans enjoy creating beautiful things. Before we even had pens or paints, early humans would scratch drawings into the sides of caves! The wonderful thing about art is that it can be made by anyone, and appreciated by anyone... read more
Bar and bat mitzvahs are important events in young, Jewish children's lives. Bar mitzvah means "Son of the Commandment" while bat mitzvah means "Daughter of the Commandment."... read more
We have some scrumptious ideas for your next gathering. Tea parties have certainly evolved over the years and are more than just an afternoon ritual. They can be formal or informal, extravagant or tastefully simple, and small or large depending on the type of party you're hosting... read more
Personalized goodies are just my weakness, so I knew that when Invitation Consultants started carrying Stampster Custom Stamps that I would soon be dreaming up various projects I could use the little device for... read more
Spring has always seemed to be the kickoff of wedding season. Winter is finally coming to an end, as flowers and greenery are slowly making their debuts... read more
Sorority events generally have two things in common across the board: t-shirts and presents! Four years out and there is still a drawer in my life full of these things that I have no use for now, but just can't bear to part with... read more
Springtime is the most popular time for First Communion ceremonies and celebrations. Late March is when we first begin seeing orders for communion invitations... read more
If you are looking for an imaginative and unique way to shower a bride-to-be, we delightfully recommend a Lingerie Bridal Shower... read more
Weather themed baby showers remain ever-popular for mommy's-to-be of bouncing baby boys and girls! The theme is a simple and sweet play on the concept of a baby 'shower' and can be easily executed through adorable details... read more
Mardis Gras is an elaborate celebration that conjures up many different thoughts around the United States and moreover, the world... read more
Adopting a child is a life-changing experience that cannot be understood until one experiences it for themselves. Adoption stories are all unique and the bonds formed during the process are beyond words. The love, patience and kindness that surround the adoption process... read more
Here at Invitation Consultants, we see invitations for every occasion, but there is one staple that we can count on: Las Vegas Weddings. More than 315 couples get married every day in Vegas, and there are more chapels per mile there than any other city in the United States!.. read more
In the past, bridal showers had been considered a women-only event; however more and more grooms are taking part in this festive occasion. The bridal shower typically takes place following the engagement party and should be hosted by someone in the bridal party or close relative... read more
The days of lengthy, essay-like Christmas letters are over! Sure, Aunt Sally is definitely interested in all of the monuments you saw on your family vacation and Cousin Jack loves hearing about little Molly's spring dance recital, but now there is a more stylish way to share these memories with loved ones... read more
When it comes to corporate holiday parties, there are a few different approaches to take. The important thing to remember is why you're having the party in the first place. It's a time to show your employees your appreciation for all the hard work they have put in throughout the year and remind them how much they mean to your company... read more
Every year the holiday season seems to sneak up on us. One minute it's October and you're putting the finishing touches on your Halloween costume - and all of a sudden it's time for your annual holiday soiree!... read more
Do you have a friend, relative, boss or co-worker that is nearing retirement? Retiring is such a great accomplishment that is definitely worthy of a celebration. Now that the guest of honor is retired, they can really plan to go out and do all of the things they enjoy without anything holding them back... read more
A lot of people dream of their wedding day starting when they are little girls playing dress up with their friends. A common thread to all wedding day dreams is a wonderful groom, your family and friends, the perfect dress and an amazing location... read more
Having guests reply to your wedding seems simple enough. Mail out your invitation, include your postage-paid RSVP card, sit back and wait. Right? Wrong... read more
There has been a growing trend over the past few years where family & friends are beginning to acknowledge an expecting "father" with his own version of a Baby Shower. And why not? We don't want to send to the impending daddy a message that only the mother deserves this celebration...read more
Well, summer is in full swing and you know what that means...grilling! I know for me, I look forward to grilling all year; but for others this may not be the case. Vegetarians and Vegans often get the short end of the stick when it comes to eating BBQ. A typical BBQ contains hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken and other meat-filled favorites... read more
Summer is the perfect time for fun and spending your lazy days with family and friends. Relaxing by the pool is practically a state pastime here in Florida, and swimming is a great way to escape the summer heat... read more
Lately, I've been hearing a lot about bachelorette parties from co-workers of mine. Whether they are to be a guest at one, planning one, or the proud honoree, they're quite excited for the fun that is sure to await them. Now we all have an idea of what a bachelorette party entails whether we've seen it on tv, attended one, or were just... read more
Valentine's Day '10 is rapidly approaching, and some of us may be eagerly looking forward to celebrating love with flowers, candy and maybe a little romance. Unfortunately for the lonely hearts club, this day might not be so uplifting. Whatever you're current relationship status is, don't frown! There are tons of ways to have fun on Valentine's Day, single or spoken for... read more
We are on cloud nine at Invitation Consultants and it's all due to the fabulous new wedding invitations created and inspired by Preston Bailey! An internationally renowned event designer who has crafted beautiful events for so many A-list clients, Preston Bailey takes ordinary to extraordinary with his sumptuous and theatrical "art installations...read more
It's a new year and time for new ages! Kids have always loved turning a new age and welcomed the idea of getting older. They love holding their fingers up and proudly proclaiming their age aloud. My niece, Avery will be turning three this year, and although she's not quite old enough to be choosing party themes, we definitely know what she likes... monkeys!... read more
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You're state government deals with 11 budget bills each year. Those 11 budget bills are: administration and regulation, agriculture and natural resources, economic development, education, health and human services, infrastructure, justice systems, judicial branch, transportation, standings, and standings II and debt reduction act.
The administration and regulation budget deals with 13 state agencies. One of those agencies has been on the news regularly; it deals with the current flap about some of the employees at the state house being relieved of their duties. Currently that budget has to come up on the Senate floor with a house amendment attached.
Agriculture and natural resources budget contains funds for things such as soil and water conservation, state parks, voluntary nutrient reduction strategy, and a host of other things dealing with agriculture and natural resources. The ag and natural resources budget will most likely go to conference committee.
The economic development budget funds initiatives such as work force development, workers compensation, funds for regent's institutions for technology and infrastructure projects and the newly developed STEM initiative.
The education appropriation bill has most of the funds that are allocated to our regents colleges, community colleges, private colleges, and for profit colleges. That bill is currently in conference committee.
1.86 billion dollars is being spent on the health and human services budget this year. This budget covers things such as Hawk-I, mental health institutions, child care assistance, welfare, assistance to older Iowans to stay in their own homes as opposed to nursing facilities and a bunch of other programs. This bill is currently on the Senate floor with a Senate committee amendment. It will most likely end up in conference committee. This will be a slow one.
The infrastructure budget known as RIIF is used to help rebuild older buildings around the state. That budget is currently in a conference committee.
Currently the justice systems budget is in conference committee. The House added 30 highway patrolmen; the Senate reduced the number of highway patrolmen to four. The Senate is using the money in the reduction of highway patrolmen to fund more guards at our prisons. The task of the conference committee will be to find a compromise on that issue and some other things. Their compromise will be voted up or down, no more amendments.
Two budget bills have passed both the House and Senate; the judicial branch budget and the transportation budget. One of the initiatives put back into the transportation budget is funds for our freight rail system.
There are two bills that we have seen little or no action out of at this time; the standings budget and the standings II/debt reduction act. The standings budget contains the funds for our K-12 education system. The total budget will be about $3.3 billion with $2.87 billion set aside for K-12 schools. The standings II/debt reduction act will be funds used for buying back bonds that the state has issued in the past. This is a really good idea in my opinion as the interest saved on that debt will never have to be paid again.
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Childhood friends from the suburbs of St. Paul have established the Homer Blanky, a blanket uniquely Minnesotan, to keep fans warm and cozy for the Twins Opening Day on April 1.
While growing up in Little Canada, the Abdo brothers (Paul, John and Corey) and the Pickett brothers (Andrew, Sam and Mike) were inseparable. They would ride their bikes to the nearest gas station and buy baseball cards. The neighborhood friends also had aspirations to launch a business inspired by their love of baseball. Now the friends are in the process of making their childhood dream a reality.
They have created the Homer Blanky which is a 50-inch-by-60 inch blanket made of sweatshirt material. It's sold for $24.98 online at homerblanky.com.
"We have taken a charitable partner in Breakthrough Saint Paul," said Paul Abdo. "They provide opportunities for underprivileged kids. … It allows them to access higher level of teachers on a regular basis to help them further their education."
Homer Blanky will donate 5 percent of the sales from each blanket to Breakthrough Saint Paul.
The idea for the blanket came after the Abdos and the Picketts attended a Twins game at Target Field.
"When the new Twins stadium opened up, we all got season tickets," said Abdo, 34. "When we went to our first game it was freezing outside."
From there, the Abdos and the Picketts checked the merchandise stands at Target Field to find "non-branded" blankets being sold for $50.
The friends from Little Canada started selling the stadium blankets in November last year. Paul Abdo said they have been working on the website, both the Facebook and Twitter pages, and the design for the Homer Blanky for about two years.
The design has three main components: a baseball diamond, the North Star at the top of the blanket and HB for Homer Blanky.
"We tried to encapsulate as much of the Minnesota feel with out being cheesy," Abdo said.
The design of the Homer Blanky will be changed in the upcoming baseball seasons.
"We aren't going to keep the same design every year," said Abdo. "We are going to change it up. We plan to go to local designers in town here and ask them 'What do you think from a Minnesota standpoint it means to design this blanket? How would you do it and why?'"
Abdo said that business has been going well in the early stages of the company. The Facebook page has over 2,500 likes and he said there are 25 to 30 new fans each day.
The blanket is a Minnesotan, Midwestern brand from start to finish.
"We want to bring a product people can obtain so that they can show their team spirit," said Abdo. "It's Minnesota boys, Minnesota values and Minnesota visions that are still here in town. We are obsessed with our towns (Minneapolis and St. Paul)."
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- The Commerce Department's Division of Aviation (DOA) operates the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Philadelphia Northeast Airport (PNE). The Director of Aviation, assisted by the Deputy Directors of Administration and Finance, Operation and Maintenance, Planning and Development, and Public Affairs and Marketing is responsible for the management and operation of the Philadelphia Airport System ("the Airport"), which is owned by the City of Philadelphia. It is the mission of "the Airport" to improve, operate, and develop premier air transportation facilities to serve the Greater Philadelphia region that deliver superior standards of customer service and excellence while maintaining the highest levels of safety, security, convenience, and efficiancy. According to the Home Rule Charter the Division may perform these functions itself or it may contract them out. The Division of Aviation operates "the Airport" as a self-sustaining entity and is therefore responsible for the granting of all leases and licenses in the operation and use of its facilities.
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Director of AviationThe Director is responsible for the administration, operation and capital development of an air transportation facility committed to secure and maintain the highest levels of customer service and excellent standards at both PHL and PNE, as well as governmental affairs and representation at all city, state, and federal levels.
Operations and MaintenanceAreas of responsibility include safety, security, maintenance, repair, operations, snow removal, landscaping, communications, of both airside and landside operations, as well as warehouse, procurement, and custodial.
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Administration and FinanceAreas of responsibility include administrative and financial services including budget, taxes, accounts payable/receivable, insurance and bonds for both airlines and operating business, contractual accountability on all tenants, all personnel activities, and management of information services and telecommunications.
Marketing and Public AffairsAreas of responsibility include public relations and tours, information booth services, availability of statistical reports, bilingual operators and services, development of nonstop international air service routes and trans-continental service to the West Coast, sponsoring of events and speeches, encouragement of new entrant airlines and stimulation of a competitive air fare on domestic routes, response to surveys and consumer service needs.
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- The Bureau of Aeronautics of the Department of Public Works was created as part of the 1946 Budget for the City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia International Airport was established in 1938 as Municipal Airport, then became S. Davis Wilson Airport, Municipal Airport (again), and Southwest Airport before assuming its current name (PHL). The Northeast Airport was established in 1944, first known as Muncipal Airport, Northeast Airport, North Philadelphia Airport and currently Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The Bureau of Aeronautics was designated as the Division of Aviation, an original division of the Department of Commerce under the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter of 1951.
The existing "Airport" boundaries contain approximately 2,000 acres at PHL and 1,260 acres of land at PNE. PHL serves primarily origin-destination passengers, and is the 24th largest origin-destination airport in the United States. PHL offered nonstop flights to 84 cities from Philadelphia, serving approximately 9.3 million passengers in 1995. Air cargo traffic at PHL has increased dramatically in development with a growth rate of 47% between 1992 and 1995, or 320,000 tons to 470,000 tons. PNE provides facilities for general aviation, air taxi, and corporate as well as occasional military use.
Financial operations of the "Airports" are accounted for in the Aviation Fund, a separate City enterprise fund. All Airport rentals and fees collected from airlines and other tenants are credited to the fund; all Airport-related City expenditures are charged to the fund. Aviation Operating and Capital Accounts are maintained by the City separate and apart from the Consolidated Cash Account. Two of the Airport's cost centers, the Outside Terminal Area (OTA) and the International Terminal, can generate profits or losses which under contractual agreements with the Scheduled Airlines are shared between the City and the Scheduled Airlines.
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Sure, there's plenty to eat at Frieze New York—The Fat Radish, Frankie Sputinos and Mission Chinese all have stands that serve approximations of the food found at those restaurants—but if you require aesthetic nourishment along with the regular kind, Frieze offers the project FOOD 1971/2013, an outdoor tribute, near the north entrance, to Gordon Matta-Clark and Carol Goodden's restaurant of the same name.
Tina Girouard, Jonathan Horowitz and Carol Gooden will present meals there throughout the fair, but opening day was a collaboration between Matthew Day Jackson, SunTek Chung, the filmmaker Joseph Hung and a dog named Punkin, all credited on a blackboard near the stand where their project was served. Their lineup wasn't exactly Frankie. On white cafeteria trays participants were served pickles, cheese with honey on hard tack, a Korean stew and beef jerky. And to drink: Tang.
"A large part of this is about survival, preservation and our relationship to it," said Mr. Chung, who happened to be hanging out at one of the picnic tables. The meal was inspired by a road trip the four took from Brooklyn to Jackson, Wyoming, during which they largely subsisted on beef jerky. For this project they sampled around 18 different types of jerky at the Greenpoint studio of Mr. Day Jackson, who has, in the past, made self-portraits of himself using meat.
Mr. Chung said he was interested in the idea that preservation techniques using before the invention of refrigeration are now a part of regular eating. "Pickling, kim chi. Cheese?" He said. "Cheese is amazing."
All of it did sound good, but at $15 wasn't always an easy sell. Standing behind two pots of soup and a tableful of trays, two cooks, such as they were, hyped each part of the meal to a couple mulling it over.
"Isn't Tang bad for you?" asked a blond woman with a ponytail
"No way!" said one of the cooks. "Astronauts drink it."
She thought about it for a minute. "You don't have any vodka do you?"
"I've experimented with a little jerky," said Brian Boucher, an editor at Art in America, who was eating at one of the picnic tables with the curator Amy Smith-Stewart. "I recently bought a bunch of jerky and bottled water for my house so that I'll be able to survive in case there's another Hurricane Sandy. This jerky rates high."
"I wish there was GORP," Ms. Smith-Stewart said.
"I really like the tray," said Sean, an artist at another table. "It feels very orderly, very standard." He said a few kind things about the food but really focused on the tray. Wasn't it just a tray? "No, I mean I have to think it was considered. It was probably definitely considered."
The whole thing went over less well with a group of French curators that filled one of the tables. A bald man with a goatee acted as their spokesman.
"I was just thinking about how I would rather eat a ragoût," he said, and then mused on how this would sound as a quote. It was his first time eating jerky and would probably be his last. Everyone at the table seemed to have a problem with the Tang, which they pronounced Tong. Too retro. "We do not drink this anymore," said the spokesman.
Ted Loos, a writer, filmed a segment for Sotheby's in which he sat at one of the tables and described the food, talked about the project and ate a little of it. Afterward, as the camera crew packed up, the rest of the meal sat on the table.
"This is definitely more about the art than eating," he said.
"This is the most expensive camping food I ever bought," said the artist Nick van Woert, who set his tray down across from Mr. Chung. A friend of Mr. Chung's praised Mr. van Woert for supporting the project.
But there was no taking the sting out of the price. Especially since meals at the original FOOD were only $1.
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'Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance)' review: Haunting
There is always something strangely comforting about the disturbing strangeness of Richard Foreman's hallucinatory collages. That is, despite the unsettling dreamlike incoherence of "Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance)," the piece is a comforting reminder that some artists are still doggedly making theater that refuses to spill its guts in neat narratives and pat character developments.
This is the avant-garde pioneer's first stage work since threatening to abandon theater for film in 2009. We are in some European memory of a bordello/cafe with an aging fellow named Samuel (the ever-original Rocco Sisto). The 65-minute mystery has Foreman's trademark buzzers, offstage commands and wires that divide the space and keep us from easy identification with the action.
The action, such as it is, involves Samuel's confusion about memories of a pair of flapper prostitutes. A stranger dressed as the Michelin Man keeps interrupting. This is Foreman's 11th piece for the Public Theater in 45 years. As always, he writes, directs and designs his haunting, exasperating visions. He has mellowed not.
WHAT "Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance)"
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Seahawks linebackers display their versatility
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll believed the Seattle Seahawks defense didn't need gimmicks to shut down New Orleans.
He thought Seattle's standard defensive principles would be good enough.
Carroll was right.
In particular, Monday night's win highlighted the versatility of Seattle's linebackers.
K.J. Wright hounded Saints tight end Jimmy Graham all game, limiting him to three receptions on nine targets. Bobby Wagner was just as important shadowing Darren Sproles out of the backfield.
And because it came on Monday night, the way each played garnered attention.
"I made a lot of plays in the open field, sniffing out screens and showing my coverage ability," Wright said. "And it was Monday night football too so everybody was watching. It was against some really good players and a good offense. It just stood out, this game."
Seattle's defensive performance against New Orleans was its most impressive of the season.
The Seahawks allowed just 188 total yards to Drew Brees and a Saints team that came into the game with the No. 2 pass offense in NFL. The 188 total yards were the fewest allowed by Seattle this season and fewest since giving up 154 yards to Arizona in December 2012.
Most of the attention coming into the game was on the depleted Seahawks secondary with cornerbacks Brandon Browner (injury) and Walter Thurmond (suspension) out, the night became a display of Seattle's talent at linebacker with Wright and Wagner the standouts.
Despite his belief, Carroll wanted proof that his linebackers could handle the problems the Saints offense would present.
With Seattle having a bye week before facing the Saints, Carroll asked his coaches to come up with film clips showing Wright could handle Graham in coverage and Wagner could stay with Sproles.
The hope was to provide evidence that Seattle would not need elaborate schemes to slow down two of the Saints' biggest offensive threats.
"I was challenging the fellas with all of the options that we could go to," Carroll said. "There's a variety of ways that you can try and match things up and the coaches really felt like we could do it with the matchups that were kind of normal for us. I said, 'OK, well show me.' So they did and they were right."
Seattle used a different tactic than others in keeping Graham from having a huge game.
There was a thought that the Seahawks might use Richard Sherman and follow what New England did when the Patriots put cornerback Aqib Talib on Graham and held him without a catch.
But instead the job fell mostly to Wright. He played Graham aggressively on the line of scrimmage and tried to alter his route from the start of the play. Graham had two receptions on the Saints' lone scoring drive and one catch on the first play of the fourth quarter when Seattle was well ahead.
"If you let him run free it's just like seven-on-seven to him. So you've got to get into his face and bother him a little bit and just win on your leverage," Wright said.
"At the same time I have help, so I trusted my guys to come over the top. You saw Kam (Chancellor) on one of those plays come over the top. So you have to win on your leverage too."
The challenge doesn't get any easier for the Seahawks this week facing Vernon Davis and the 49ers offense.
When the teams played in September, Davis had only three catches for 20 yards, but very little of San Francisco's passing game worked that night in a 29-3 loss. While it's certain he'll get help from others, there's a good chance Wright will see time defending Davis.
"He surprised us really. He surprised us early on and he was so stout about the game," Carroll said. "He just could learn quickly and handle a lot of information and utilize all of the stuff and he surprised us again with his covering ability, in this manner. He's a very, very good cover guy and he has great instincts about it. There's been a lot of surprises with K.J."
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In The Magic Place, Julianna Barwick creates dense and luminous sonic architecture with just two main tools – her voice and a loop station. It's beautiful; something that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone familiar with her previous releases, 2009's Florine and 2007's Sanguine. As with those albums, Barwick's looped, stacked choirboy vocals make The Magic Place lullaby-warm. Gorgeous harmonies echo into infinity, rubbing up against only each other, brief touches of instrumentation and occasional rumblings of static.
Its textural rawness gives The Magic Place a protective indie shimmer, without which Barwick might seem more deserved of the dubious title 'the new Enya', bestowed on her by The New York Times a few years ago. Barwick and Enya do share a penchant for channelling a Gregorian choir, cranking its pitch chipmunk-high and inflating the resultant numinosity with looping and reverb, but it's lazy to lump them together. I'm not even going to bother with a description of what Enya's music does – the mere words 'Orinoco Flow' are enough to get the dolphins prancing somewhere inside a dark New Age cavity of my mind. But I can see Barwick somewhere far less stale. Alone inside in a cavernous chalk-white church, maybe, where it's cold and bleak enough to need to create your own magic. 'White Flag' is a dazzling example of this – angelic voices tunnel up and burst from inside her; sunlight overwhelms the space. You get the gist.
There are complaints in some quarters that Barwick makes boring background music; that it's good for nothing but softly swaddling shoppers at Mothercare or Past Times. But that's just the curse of all ambient music, argued away when you consider context and perspective. Listen to The Magic Place in an attentive mood and it's pretty hard not to be transported. I listened to it at the office, loud on my headphones, and my surroundings became an incomprehensible cartoon. "You look like you're on another planet," my boss said to me while I was indeed somewhere far away, whacked out on The Magic Place's stupefying glory, typing god knows what administrative shit in the meantime.
Where should I have been transported to, though? The Magic Place is influenced by Barwick's childhood spent on farms and in churches in Louisiana and Missouri. All sheep and a cappella choirs, according to interviews – all nature and transcendence. The closest I got to this feeling was 'Bob In Your Gait', a reminder of what crept up inside me when watching The Snowman on television as a kid. Cosmic awe in an accessible form. Spirituality pumped in via Aled Jones or his Brooklynite reincarnation. Well, however it reaches me and wherever it takes me, it's a feeling I hold dear – an almost-ecstatic assertion of hope, comfort and beauty in a world where this doesn't happen too often, and in an indie music scene where admitting you want it to can still be sneered at. But maybe we should court those sneers a little more.
My only qualm with The Magic Place is with its song structure. Each of the nine songs starts sparsely, weaves into an intricate texture, bulges with layered loops and then tails off. Each one's simple and mesmerizing, each one's a hit. But because they're all shaped the same way, it's like listening to nine takes on Eno's 'Ending (An Ascent)'. The accumulation of layers might be sublime, but you always know where it's going. Only 'Prizewinning' bucks the trend, with the brilliant addition of a minimal techno beat charging away beneath those heavenly choirs of Julianna. Its crescendo submerges you in beauty – no surprises there – but the rhythmic pulse changes everything. There's less worship, more movement. And it's fascinating. Maybe there's a simple answer to any accusations of repetition hurled at Barwick's crystalline compositions: in the future, she needs to get craftier.
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(all – DEM BONES GONNA RISE AGAIN) – Chorus Chorus I know it brother, I know it brother I know it brother, Dem bones gonna rise again. Cried, 'Adam, Adam, Where art though?' 'Here I is Lord, I's comin' now.' – Chorus 'Adam, Adam, did you eat these?' 'No massa Lord, I 'spect it was Eve.' Then the Lord rose up in his might wrath, Said, 'Ya'll just beat it down the path.' – Chorus Put an angel at the door.
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Serious Entertaining: Summer Lunch
Seasonal menu planning for the perfect dinner party.
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Butter Lettuce Salad with Peaches and Feta »
Zucchini Goat Cheese Tart »
Three Melon Salad with Mint »
What ever happened to the lunch hour? What ever happened to taking a break in the middle of the day to pause and refuel? Grabbing a turkey sandwich at your local deli and eating at your desk doesn't count as lunch, and reheating last night's dinner in the office microwave (after cleaning up someone else's tomato soup mess) should really be considered working. So take back your lunch hour. Martinis optional.
Butter Lettuce Salad with Peaches and Feta
Summer is the time to have fun with salad, and I love to switch in fruits for vegetables. Butter lettuce (also known as Boston Bibb lettuce) has large, loose leaves with a soft texture and sweet flavor. It pairs well with slices of sweet peaches and crumbled, salty feta.
Zucchini Goat Cheese Tart
The simple crust for this tart is made from flour, butter, and yogurt. It makes a crisp base that's topped by goat cheese and overlapping layers of paper-thin zucchini. Finish it off with a bit of fleur de sel, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sprinkling of thyme.
Three Melon Salad with Mint
Instead of a heavy dessert, end your meal with this refreshing salad of watermelon, cantaloupe, and honey dew melon. I even forwent the mint simple syrup that I use on citrus salads in the winter, finding that fresh mint was enough to highlight the candy-like sweetness of the ripe melons.
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Wolf defends Tyson casting
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit creator Dick Wolf has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the casting of Mike Tyson in an episode of the hit crime drama series.
The former boxer has landed a cameo role playing a murderer with a murky past, but the casting has infuriated campaigners against sexual violence owing to Tyson's 1992 conviction for rape.
A petition was set up on the Change.org website urging bosses at the show and American network NBC to drop Tyson from the episode and it has attracted the support of more than 6300 people.
However, Wolf has spoken out to praise the show, calling the episode, Monster's Legacy, one of the series' strongest in years.
In a note accompanying screeners for the episode, he writes: "It (the episode) focuses on what can happen when there is an emotionally charged rush to judgment and it is, in my opinion, one of our strongest episodes in the last five years."
Tyson's TV appearance was originally scheduled for broadcast in the US on February 13, but it has since been moved forward to Wednesday, February 6, amid speculation that the shift occurred to prevent the episode airing on the eve of One Billion Rising, a global event supporting survivors of rape and abuse.
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Upscale Latinos: America's New Baby Boomers
Hispanics are steadily helping shape the landscape of America's economy and have become a game changer for marketers. But within this broad demographic lies a powerful core segment that accounts for 37 percent of the group's total spending power—and this spending power is increasing.
According to Nielsen and the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA), this viable and sophisticated market of upscale Latinos lives in a world of cultural duality, and provides lifetime value and upside opportunities for many high-end and luxury brands. Defined as Hispanic households earning $50K-$100K in annual income, upscale Latinos are the most influential segment since the baby boomers and will drive shifts in category consideration, purchasing behavior and brand relationship.
Young, Urban and Connected
In 2012, the 15 million upscale Latinos in the U.S. accounted for 29 percent of the country's Hispanic population—and that figure is expected to double by 2050. Upscale Latinos are younger than upscale non-Hispanic Whites (33 years old compared with 39 years old) and they live active lifestyles, often with young families. In fact, 85 percent of upscale Hispanics have a household size of three or more, compared with 65 percent of upscale non-Hispanics.
While upscale Hispanics reside across the country, they are mostly concentrated in urban areas such as Los Angeles, New York, Houston and Miami, although they show significant representation in secondary markets such as Honolulu and Washington, D.C. and Oklahoma City.
A force behind new businesses with higher educational and professional attainment, upscale Latinos are technologically savvy and are often viewed as trendsetters among their peers. They're more likely to use smartphones, own iPads and subscribe to one of the top four U.S. mobile providers.
Building the American Dream Through Education and Investments
With more than half having attended college, upscale Latinos are more likely to own businesses than upscale non-Hispanics. Accordingly, the upscale Hispanic segment has a higher concentration of white collar professionals than total U.S. Hispanics.
Heavily involved with wealth creation and preservation, upscale Hispanics are building a bright future for their children, as they place a greater emphasis on saving for education than upscale non-Hispanics. This segment tends to own their own homes and is very financially savvy: half have investments and 86 percent maintain savings accounts. They're also 50 percent more likely to manage their financial accounts from their mobile device. Mutual funds and stocks are the most commonly used investment opportunities among upscale Hispanics, and the majority is more likely to invest in the stock plans their employers provide them. In addition, more upscale Hispanics invest in mutual funds more than the total U.S. Hispanic population (21% vs. 16%).
Cultural Duality Fuels Media Consumption and Purchasing Behavior
Deeper pockets don't translate to increased assimilation. Upscale Hispanics live in two cultures, as three-quarters speak both English and Spanish. While upscale Hispanics are slightly more English-dominant, their strong cultural duality and bicultural behavior is reflected in their media consumption. More than a third of upscale Hispanics watch content in both languages. English-language comedies, documentary-style programming and children's weekly programming are the most watched. However, upscale Latinos switch to Spanish-language television for cultural events, concerts and sports.
Upscale Latinos have the disposable income to pamper their image, and they outspend upscale non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics overall on health and beauty products. Men's toiletries, women's fragrances, hair care and cosmetics dominate in the health and beauty aisle, and upscale Latinos favor brand choices. When it comes to shopping for alcohol* and baby care products, this group steers toward store labels. In addition, upscale Hispanics spend more on fresh ingredients than general U.S. Hispanic population, as feeding their growing families healthy and nutritious food is a priority.
What Does This Mean for Marketers?
Marketers have a unique opportunity to identify the needs of an evolving upscale Hispanic household. With an interest in building net worth and simplifying their lives, upscale Latinos are fueling the growth of America's middle class while maintaining a bicultural lifestyle—one that streamlines their multi-generational responsibilities and enriches their American Dream.
Key touch points for this segment include:
- Financial services that meet their specific needs.
- Support of small businesses.
- Expanded investment and retirement education.
- Strengthened higher learning opportunities.
- Alignment with the segment's interest in beautification and wellness.
Upscale Hispanics control $4 out of every $10 Hispanic spend dollars, making this growing segment an essential component for Hispanic marketers as well as all upscale marketers in the general market.
*Brands vs. store label skew in alcohol this analysis was driven by Hispanic spend in club and other measured channels with a strong store label presence. It does not represent consumer spend on store label alcohol beyond this universe.


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Dr. Robert Holden runs the National Health Service (NHS) Stress Buster clinic, established first NHS "laughter clinic", and runs regular happiness workshops and seminars, with clients including employees of the NHS, the BBC and British Telecom.
The Happiness Project, founded in England by Dr. Robert Holden, featured in on two BBC TV documentaries:The Happiness Formula and How to be Happy (Q.E.D.)[1][4]. Holden does a weekly talk radio show on Hay House Radio.
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What follows is the St. Louis Fed's Research Division's compilation of International Economic Trends. The source of their data comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), so weigh this data against reality accordingly.
They cover the following regions specifically: Canada, the Euro Area, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Again it's interesting to see the global trends jump out of the pages at you. None of these regions have escaped the contagion, that is obvious as you thumb through these pages. The employment situation world-wide is very troubling, you can clearly see the lack of manufacturing taking place and the excess capacity that is created as utilization falls… no demand, no production.
Below is a supplement to the International Economic Trends (IET) that includes three additional charts that compare money measurements. These charts stand out to me in that the U.S. is clearly the world's purveyor of fiat – the Pusher of Fiat, if you will.
Note, however, that the most important measurement of money supply, the broad measure, is now turning downwards in growth rates globally – not the picture of rampant inflation that many are trying to sell you (although the longer term trend is still clearly higher). The destruction of credit contributes to the fall of these aggregates, but even they do not measure the extent of the deleveraging that's occurring in the shadow banking world of derivatives.
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[Intro] [Kanye West talking]
Yo it's your boy, super pro-huhum, I mean super RAPPER Kanye West
I want to shout out all my Heavy Hitters. Yo, G & Hop what up?
Was it because of the Roc
That she wanna rock with West?
Because after the Blueprint I got lots of checks
She don't play X-Box but got a box of X
That make her tongue move faster than Das EFX
Uh, white Benz, dyke twins
I ain't gon' lie they only fives but together they tens
And would I do them again?
Hummm, it's like old folks pissin' cause it all Depends
And there's no coke sniffin', just juice and gin
Grey Goose will get you loose then hit the nigga producin'
The track that got you movin'
I never hit a lady but my game might abuse them
Buyin' boots just to tell 'em that I Jimmy Choo/choose 'em
And take 'em back to confuse 'em
See she don't know if she's comin' or goin'
Cause mommy after I'm cummin' I'm goin'
Back to the show
Just frontin' and flowin'
Jewelry stuntin' and glowin'
It's like somethin' outta nowhere
Yeah, and I've been known to have a ho or two
Cause my diamond's yellow like a smoker tooth
I tell 'em, "Step into the vocal booth"
Roll a joint, smoke a few
After that I'm pokin' you
After that it's over boo
Baby grab your coat and peeeeuuuun
She said, "I love you K."
"I know you do. If I was you I'd love me too."
Not used to what I got to offer
Please get up off me baby, you can't boss me
I wish I would let her dictate
All she can tell me is how the dick taste
How she gonna tell K about L.A.?
When I got three hoes that stay in Marina Del Ray
Well paid, they don't park it, just valet
Waist small like the Motorola Cingular cell-y
Voice high like Mich'elle
I step back like, "Hi Save draft
You ever ran for Miss L.A.?"
Cause you holdin' down the city officia-lly
Next time you fuckin' your man, just yell, "K"


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1 July 2015 Edition
Tory assault on North's economy has implications for everyone
1 July 2015
NEWLY-APPOINTED Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has said there is a growing realisation across all sectors of society in the North of the devastating impact the Tory cuts agenda will have unless it is stopped. Free article
Stormont Budget Bill support creates space for lasting solution
1 July 2015
THE decision by Sinn Féin to support the Budget Bill in the Assembly at Stormont will create the space to resolve the current difficulties facing the Executive, Martin McGuinness MLA has said. Free article
A Fair Recovery is Possible
1 July 2015
A FAIR RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE is the first in a series of policy platforms launched by Sinn Féin in July outlining its vision for Government and addressing key issues which it says are priorities for the party. Free article
EU panic as public rejects TTIP
1 July 2015
A KEY EU VOTE on the highly controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Parntership (TTIP) free trade deal – being negotiated between the European Commission and the United States – was postponed amid dramatic scenes in the European Parliament in June. Free article
Republicans stand with Tone and the people
1 July 2015
"ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO YESTERDAY, on 20 June 1915, many of the women and men who went on to participate in the 1916 Rising were standing here where we now stand," Mary Lou McDonald reminded the crowds gathered at Bodenstown in County Kildare for this year's Sinn Féin Wolfe Tone Commemoration. Free article
Media billions undermining press freedom
1 July 2015
I WONDER if Denis O'Brien does reminiscence. Twenty years ago, Denis was planning a strategy to secure Ireland's second mobile phone licence, a success that massively enriched him when it was sold to BT in 2000, earning him €317million. Free article
Irish faces extinction as a community language – unless positive action is taken now
1 July 2015
THE VERY EXISTENCE of the Irish language as a spoken community language is under real threat, according to a survey published recently by Údarás na Gaeltachta. Free article
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Labour's new online censorship proposals
1 July 2015
TWO DÁIL BILLS proposed by the Labour Party purportedly aimed at curbing online 'trolls' (including provision for offenders to be locked-up for 'offensive' messages) are so vague that they could be used to stifle legitimate criticism of the Government or politicians across social media platforms. Free article
Don't single out lone parents
1 July 2015
A CAMPAIGN has been launched by Sinn Féin to oppose cuts aimed at the Lone Parent Allowance due to come into effect on 2 July. This cut is the eighth time since coming into Government that Fine Gael and Labour have targeted lone parents with cuts. Free article
Housing – Fine Gael/Labour Government plans fail reality test
1 July 2015
THE Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015 sounds good but, like much of this Government's legislation, it fails 'the Ronseal test'. Free article
Marking the places in history of Constance Markievicz
1 July 2015
A NEW CAMPAIGN has been launched to commemorate Constance Markievicz as the first woman MP elected to the Westminster Parliament from her prison cell in Holloway and the Dáil's First Minister for Labour with two international blue plaques in Dublin and London for 2016. Free article
DUP wanted ethnic minorities chief prosecuted – for 'hate crime'
1 July 2015
PATRICK YU, Chief Executive of the North's Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM), was threatened with being taken to court by the DUP – for a "hate crime". Premium service article


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LPC Awarded Management of Bent Tree Apartments
Apr 07, 2014
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What Nehalem is really aboutby Johan De Gelas on August 19, 2008 12:00 AM EST
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IDF has started and the first benchmarks of Nehalem are going to start popping up. It is without a doubt an impressive architecture with a much better platform to run on, but this CPU is not about giving you better frames per second in your favorite game than the Penryn family. Let me make that more clear: even when the GPU is not the bottleneck, it is likely that most games will not be significantly faster than on Penryn. We, the people behind it.anandtech.com will probably have the most fun with it, more than your favorite review crew at Anandtech.com :-). And no, I have not seen any tests before I type this. Nehalem is about improving HPC, Database, and virtualization performance, and much less about gaming performance. Maybe this will change once games get some heavy physics threads, but not right away.
Why? Most Games are about fast caches and super integer performance. After all, most of the Floating point action is already happening on the GPU. The Core 2 CPUs were a huge step forward in integer performance (not the least because of memory disambiguation) compared to the CPUs of that time (P4 and K8). Nehalem is only a small step forward in integer performance, and the gains due to slightly increased integer performance are mostly negated by the new cache system. In a previous post I told you that most games really like the huge L2 of the Core family. With Nehalem they are getting a 32KB L1 with a 4 cycle latency, next a very small (compared to the older Intel CPUs) 256KB L2 cache with 12 cycle latency, and after that a pretty slow 40 cycle 8MB L3. When running on Penryn, they used to get a 3 cycle L1 and a 14 cycle 6144KB L2. The Penryn L2 is 24 times larger than on Nehalem!
The percentage of L2 caches misses for most games running on a Penryn CPU is extremely low. Now that is going to change. The integrated memory controller of Nehalem will help some, but the fact remains that the L3 is slow and the L2 is small. However, that doesn't mean Intel made a bad choice. Intel made a superbly good choice by improving the performance where Core (Merom/Penryn) was mediocre to good. Penryn was already a magnificent gaming CPU, but it could not beat the AMD competition in HPC benchmarks, and AMD put up a good fight in database performance benchmarks. Now Intel is ready to fix these shortcomings.
Most Database code cannot use the wide architecture of Penryn very well. The number of instructions per cycle can be lower than 0.5 and waiting for the memory is the most probable cause. SMT or Hyper-Threading can do wonders here: while one thread waits for a memory stall, the other thread continues working and vice versa.
Secondly, quad (and eight) socket performance is going to improve a lot as four Nehalems only have to keep four L3 caches in sync, while a similar Tigerton system has to keep eight L2 caches in sync. That is why the cache system is perfect for server performance, but a little less interesting for gaming performance.
The massive bandwidth that the integrated tri-channel memory controller delivers should also do wonders for HPC code, and the new TLB architecture with EPT will make Nehalem shine compared to its older Core brothers.
No, Nehalem wasn't made for the gaming enthusiasts. Rather, it was made to please the IT and HPC people. So we say bring it to it.anandtech.com; it's just not that interesting for you gamers! ;-)
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Jedi2155 - Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - linkStill running with my nearly 2 year old E6600 OC'ed to 3.6 GHz :). Of course not as fast a penryn clock for clock, but I was thinking about moving to a Nehalem. I'm happy my CPU hasn't burnt out yet with nearly 2 years of 1.55 volts being pushed through it along with hot SoCal weather.
Still, I wonder how Nehalem helps with encoding performance. Reply
Mr Roboto - Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - linkGo easy with that 600Mhz overclock. Reply
Mithan - Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - linkI've got a E8400 OC'ed to 3.6ghz, so I am good :)
Worst case, I swap out my 8800GTS512 next year for whatever is "latest and greatest" and boom, double or triple frame rates in most games.
Core i7 can wait. Reply
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Palm Inc.'s Pre phone can again connect to Apple's iTunes software — just a week after Apple Inc. shut it out.
A software update delivered automatically to the phones re-enables the transfer of music, photos and video from iTunes, according to a Palm blog post made late Thursday.
The $200 Pre launched in early June as a competitor to Apple Inc.'s iPhone, and became the first non-Apple device that could connect directly to iTunes. Apple crippled that function with an iTunes update last week, saying Pres were "falsely pretending to be iPods."
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this is a rebuttal to the above article posted by Abul Kasem ...
this is how he begins his article ...
Abul Kasem wrote: January 8, 2009
A note to the readers:
In part one I wrote that verses 2:51 and 7:142 contradicted. However, the Qur'an says in both the verses that Moses appointment with Allah was for forty nights. Verse 2:51 clearly says forty nights. Yusuf Ali translates 7:142 in this manner (to be fair, please ignore Yusuf Ali's insertions inside the parentheses):
7:142 YUSUFALI: We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed (the period) with ten (more): thus was completed the term (of communion) with his Lord, forty nights. And Moses had charged his brother Aaron (before he went up): "Act for me amongst my people: Do right, and follow not the way of those who do mischief."
Ibn Kathir [http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option ... &Itemid=62] explains the ambiguity in this manner:
'Allah reminds the Children of Israel of the guidance that He sent to them by speaking directly to Musa and revealing the Tawrah to him. In it, was their law and the details of their legislation. Allah stated here that He appointed thirty nights for Musa. The scholars of Tafsir said that Musa fasted this period, and when they ended, Musa cleaned his teeth with a twig. Allah commanded him to complete the term adding ten more days, making the total forty. When the appointed term finished, Musa was about to return to Mount Tur.'
This explanation is confusing. To say the least—could it that Allah's instruction to Moses was to fast during night (forty nights in total) and seek audience with Allah during the day (forty days in total). It could be either. I chose the first option: that is Moses fasted during nights and met Allah during day.
Nevertheless, it appears ibn Kathir might be incorrect if we are to accept the original Arabic version of this verse.
I apologize to the readers for creating misunderstanding because of ibn Kathir's tafsir.
it's good to see that Abul Kasem began his article by apologizing ...
for one of his many blunders in the previous article ...
verse 3:2 says there is no god but Allah ...Sura 3: al Imran (The Family of Imran)
Worship none but Allah; He is the ever living, and the sustainer of all things.
Contradiction: 12:100 says Allah allowed Joseph's brethren and his parents to worship Joseph.
whereas verse 12:100 speaks not of deifying but of mere prostration of the brethren of Prophet Joseph, as a symbol of their apology for all the wrong that they had done to him in the past ...
just like your previous article ...3:3
Allah sent the Qur'an to Muhammad (the ENTIRE Qur'an).
Contradiction: 17:106, 25:32 say Allah sent the Qur'an in stages.
you have treacherously added the phrase (the ENTIRE Qur'an)
verse 3:3 says the Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad ...
& verse 17:106 says that the procedure of this revelation was in stages ...
so where is the contradiction b/w the two ... ??
verse 3:7 says some of he verses in the Quran are allegorical ...3:7
Allah has sent down the Book. Only men of understanding will grasp the messages of the Qur'an; some verses are basic some are allegorical; perverse hearts follow allegorical verses to find hidden meanings to make discord; only Allah knows the hidden meanings of the Qur'an.
Contradiction: 16:103 says the Qur'an is in clear Arabic.
whereas verse 16:103 says that the language in the Quran is not foreign but obviously Arabic ...
verse 3:18 speaks of worshiping ...3:18
Allah, His angels, and the knowledgeable people bear witness that none is to be worshipped except Him. Maintaining His creation is justice.
Contradiction: 12:100 says Allah allowed Joseph's brethren and his parents to prostrate before (worship) Joseph.
whereas verse 12:100 speaks not of worship, but of mere prostration of the brethren of Prophet Joseph, as a symbol of their apology for all the wrong that they had done to him in the past ...
yeah verse 3:20 says that Prophet Muhammad's duty is to deliver the message ...3:20
Muhammad's duty is only to convey the messages of Allah. (Allah has sent Muhammad to the illiterate Arabs—ibn Kathir)
Contradiction: Allah says in 8:39 if the unbelievers do not convert to Islam fight them.
but what about those who tribulated the delivery of the message (Islam) with utmost toil ... ??
O ye who believe! When ye meet those who disbelieve in battle, turn not your backs to them.
Remember how the Unbelievers plotted against thee to keep thee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out (of thy home). They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah
The Unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder (man) from the path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend; but in the end they will have (only) regrets and sighs; at length they will be overcome: and the Unbelievers will be gathered together to Hell;
Tell those who disbelieve that if they cease (from persecution of believers) that which is past will be forgiven them; but if they return (thereto) then the example of the men of old hath already gone (before them, for a warning).
Those of them with whom thou madest a treaty, and then at every opportunity they break their treaty, and they keep not duty (to Allah)
we can say, the Muslims were to fight those:
a) who met the Muslims in war
b) who plotted to kill Prophet Muhammad
c) who spent their resources against Islam to persecute the Muslims
d) who violated their treaties against the Muslims
hence those were to be faught who faught the Muslims
therefore 8:39 doesnt contradict 3:20 ...
verse 3:33-34 says that most of the Prophets were linked to the families of the above mentioned Prophets ...3:33 34
Allah chose the families of Adam, Noah, Abraham, and Imran above all people.
Contradiction: 2:47, 45:16 17 say Allah favored the Children of Israel above all beings.
Contradiction: 3:42 says Allah preferred Mary above all women.
whereas verse 2:47 speaks of the favours granted to the Israelites by Allah, like a/c to the Quran, the Israelites are the only nation who were even sent food from the Heavens ...
& verse 3:42 simply speaks of the honour of Hazrat Mariyam to be the mother of Prophet Jesus ...
mind showing me the contradiction now ... ??
yeah verse 19:10 mentions 3 nights ...3:41: The angel (Gabriel) instructed Zachariya to remain silent for three days, communicating only through signs, and offering two prayers—in the evening and in the morning.
Contradiction: in 19:10 Allah commanded Zachariya to remain silent for three nights.
& verse 3:41 speaks of 3 'ayyaam' meaning 3 days like Sunday, Monday etc, which includes the nights as well ...
or it may also be taken as 3 periods referring to 3 nights ...
either way it doesnt contradict verse 19:10 ...
these verses speak of different situations3:42
Angels told Mary that she is chosen above women of nations.
Contradiction: 19:17 says one angel, as a man, spoke to Mary.
The angels told Maryam (Mary) that she would give birth to Jesus, a Word (manifestation) of Allah and Jesus will be held in great honor, and he will be nearest to Allah.
Contradiction: 19:17 says an angel, in the shape of a man, visited Mary.
what is verse 3:42 about ??
initially 2 angels were sent to Hazrat Maryam ...
they gave her the glad tidings of the birth of Prophet Jesus ...
what is verse 19:17 about ??
later on when Hazrat Maryam realized that she was bearing a baby in her womb ...
she moved away from her family & the ppl, there 1 angel was sent to her ...
Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects.
hence 3:42 & 19:17 are about different occasions ...
well the verse says:3:45
The angels told Maryam (Mary) that she would give birth to Jesus, a Word (manifestation) of Allah and Jesus will be held in great honor, and he will be nearest to Allah.
Contradiction: in 21:98 Allah says all objects worshipped by men besides Allah will be in hell, i.e., Jesus will burn in hell.
Surely you and what you worship besides Allah are the firewood of hell; to it you shall come.
doesnt this 'what' (ma in Arabic) refer to the non-living things ... ??
Prophet Jesus doesnt belong to that category for sure ...
so it should have been 'who/whom' (man in Arabic) to uphold your false claim ...
cant there be more than one ingredients for such a complex creation as man ?3:59
Allah created Adam from dust, Allah said 'be' and Adam was there; Jesus looked like Adam (as Allah made Jesus without a father He made him look like Adam, and because Adam had no father or mother, Allah created Adam from dust—ibn Kathir).
Contradiction: 38:71 says Allah created Adam out of wet clay..
Contradiction: 15:26 says Allah created Adam out of sounding (black burnt) clay and mud.
Contradiction: 38:75 says Allah created Adam with His two hands.
all the prophets were the first amongst their nation & in their era, to believe in Allah3:67
Abraham was not a Jew, nor a Christian, but a Muslim (Hanif), and Muhammad is the nearest to Abraham.
Contradiction: Allah says in 6:14 that Muhammad was the first Muslim.
Contradiction: 7:143 says Moses was the first to believe in Islam.
Contradiction: 2:37 says Adam was the first Muslim.
Contradiction: 26:51 says some Egyptians were the first Muslims.
so where the hell is the contradiction ... ??
verse 3:78 speaks of 'twisting' with the tongue, not 'changing'3:78
Some Jews and Christians twisted Allah's scriptures and passed them as Allah's messages.
Contradiction: 6:34, 6:115 say none can alter the words of Allah.
the ppl would be rewarded a/c to their deeds ...3:85
Allah will not accept any religion other than Islam.
Contradiction: 2:62 says Allah will reward Christians, Jews and the Sabians.
the following verse answers the issue beyond a shadow of doubt ...
Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.
contd ....


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Paralympic champion Dame Sarah Storey has been named Celebrity Mum of the Year and has some parenting advice for Simon Cowell: "He needs to get his hands dirty."
The 11-time Paralympic champion from Manchester was crowned at a star-studded ceremony in The Savoy Hotel in central London.
Dame Sarah, 36, was asked whether she thought music mogul Cowell was missing out after he reportedly said he does not change his son's nappies.
"I think he's missing out. I think there's so much time you can spend bonding with a baby when they lie on their back kicking, and hopefully laughing.
"You sing to them, there's time to interact with them, play, teach them where their nose is, play head, shoulders, knees and toes.
"All those times when they're lying on a change mat is an opportunity to teach them something as well, so yeah, I think he's missing out.
"He needs to get his hands dirty," she said.
Even before the birth of his son with New York socialite Lauren Silverman, Cowell told BBC Breakfast: "I'm not doing that, 100% absolutely not going near that," he told the show, and asked whether he would delegate to someone else, he replied: "Of course."
The celebrity world and its mother were out to show appreciation for mums at the Tesco Mum of The Year Awards 2014.
Sport stars, actors and singers turned out at the famous central London location - some accompanied by their own mothers.
Familiar faces including Coleen Rooney, Gareth Gates and Olympic boxing gold medallist Luke Campbell donned their gladrags for the event, which is taking place just a week before Mother's Day.
Dame Sarah's daughter, Louisa Marie, was born in June last year.
The award-winning mother made it to the ceremony - but only just - as she was racing this morning and had to quickly get ready in her hotel room.
Wearing a sparkly red dress, she said she enjoyed getting "glammed up" after her hard work prior to the event.
"It was freezing cold. It was raining most of the race... covered in mud.
"There's a fair amount of mud going through the shower in the room upstairs," she joked.
Dame Sarah added: "I've never been down the red carpet in my tracksuit before, covered in mud, hair slapped to my face, but never mind, I'm sure everyone will appreciate the fact that I stopped.
"To be able to come here after the race is brilliant. Everyone's really pulled together to get me ready on time."
She described her win as "surreal".
"It's a surreal time really. I'm absolutely delighted and so inspired by the stories from the other mums. They're just amazing," she said.
Dame Sarah said she loves being a mother, and paid tribute to her own parents and her husband.
"I'm very lucky that I've got my mum and dad round the corner, but more importantly my amazing husband Barney. He's just a rock. He's so brilliant," she said.
The athlete said her husband is "very hands on" and "excellent" when it comes to nappies.
"He's just a whizz with everything," she said.