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A disturbance in the Force
Another public comment on advertising's effect on society.
Spotted on NewYorkShitty. And you can see the unedited campaign here.
So did my 401K hit on 17?
After Wall Street Warriors and 21, I'm thinking about just burying a coffee can full of change in the backyard.
What do 4 out of 5 squirrels prefer?
Most of them love nuts. But I spotted the exception:
This squirrel munching a Heinz ketchup packet in Madison Square Park was the highlight of my commute this morning.
If I had a video camera with me, I'd have a sure winner of their
Consumer Generated Content contest on my hands.
The Force is strong with this one
Thirsty for a better option?
Scanned this campaign from Gotham magazine.
The copy begins: "America uses 100 billion plastic grocery bags a year. If we all brought our own bags, we'd begin to help save the 100,000 sea animals that dies every year from plastic garbage."
The copy begins: "68% of our birds have disappeared in the past 40 years. But by recycling this magazine you can help to keep one more tree for a bird to nest in."
The hypocrisy of selling bottled water by encouraging people to recycle magazines and plastic shopping bags makes my creative soul hurt.
Thank goodness someone else in the industry is already pointing the way to salvation.
Tappening.com (Co-founded by Mark DiMassimo of agency, DIGO) is a project designed to send a wake up call to consumers to abandon plastic bottles in favor of tap water. (You can order your own Tappening bottle here.)
I've sworn off bottled water, will you?
Still thirsty?
Several agencies have gotten behind this year's push for the Tap Project, the Droga5 created effort to provide clean drinking water for kids in developing countries.
You can read more about it in this AdAge article.
I missed this last week. So if you also didn't get the chance to "pay" for your tap water at a participating restaurant, make a donation at TapProject.org.
I'd never heard of World Water Day until seeing this arresting visual from CharityWater.org.
Can ham-fisted headlines save the world?
Kenneth Cole's marketing relies on a blend of social issues and puns (incurring the wrath of copyranter.) Now the fashion designer wants you to get in on the act.
KennethColeBlog.com takes you to their "awearness" blog. Where, I assume, you're supposed to leave your own culturally biting puns in the comments.
Could this be a romantic comedy that even guys want to see?
Unfortunately, the mandatory "rated R" warning gives away that these teaser ads are for a movie.
The url IHateSarahMarshall.com leads to a series of sparse character blogs. But the restricted trailer is actually funny.
What do you have against George Clooney?
Someone has been removing his face from posters at stops along the 6.
I especially like how they co-opted the Statue of Liberty from the neighboring ad and altered the movie title to create a meta-statement about advertising's role in American culture.
You can see an unblemished version of the movie poster here.
Did you pour a bit in your coffee to celebrate this morning?
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here are some new subway ads from Jameson Irish Whiskey's "It could just be the taste" campaign.
I originally saw this campaign on the trolleys in Boston, you can check out those ads here.
It's good to be king
Mel Brooks isn't the only one with a chess fetish.
Defunct is now defunct
One of my favorite sculptures was removed from Madison Square Park this week.
What were Travel Wishes 1 thru 10?
Despite my pet peeve about randomly numbering something in an ad as if it were part of a list, this ad made me laugh.
I don't think most of their TV spots are as funny as they could be. But I do like Travelocity's roaming gnome (mainly from their smart sponsorship of The Amazing Race).
Whether you love or hate the gnome, it's crazy that he still doesn't appear on their home page.
At least the lizards are computer generated
Q. What's the deal with the quality of life of the chimp who appears in the AFLAC commercial? How could I communicate to AFLAC my distaste for their use of a chimp as entertainment?
- Marietta Nilson, Cape Cod
A. Probably better than the copywriter who wrote the spot.
I shouldn't encourage you, but I take my imaginary obligation to answer all questions seriously. So, you can write to their board of directors at: Aflac Incorporated, c/o Corporate Secretary, 1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, Georgia 31999.
But I hope you don't get their agency fired.
Animals used in advertising are treated very well during filming as dictated by law. However, oversight on living conditions before or after filming are out of the advertiser's and their agency's hands. But they do their best to work with reputable trainers.
Based on my personal experience with an elephant and her trainer on a photo shoot, I'd say animals in commercials are taken care of as well as if not better then those in zoos.
But I do hope their Orangutan winds up in the retirement home for chimpanzees mentioned in the last 15 minutes of a recent episode of This American Life.
Do we need another new ad medium?
I've seen ads on the back of pedicabs before.
But not one made for an ad instead of passengers.
AdRide.com
Had enough potty humor yet?
Charmin stocked public restrooms with their product and put these ads up in the stalls.
Insert your "on a roll" or "assets" joke here
Much like my 8th grade class rolled our history teacher's yard in toilet paper, Cottonelle has covered the subway below Grand Central.
Update: Here's another ad in the campaign:
Yet another fun teaser campaign and microsite that pranks your friends: YourOtherYou.com
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Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ''Act''),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on August 28, 2017, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (''ISE'' or ''Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (''SEC'' or ''Commission'') the proposed rule 1 15 2 17 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Sep 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to delay the implementation of SR–ISE–2017–32, and to make non-substantive, technical amendments to the new By-Laws filed as part of that rule change proposal. 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Gotthold W. Th. Starke (* 27. Januar 1896 in Runowo, Kreis Wirsitz, Provinz Posen; † 27. November 1968 in Bonn) war ein deutscher Journalist und Diplomat.

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Krieg und Studium
Als Sohn des Pfarrers Gotthold Starke und seiner Ehefrau Marie Hesekiel (jüngste Tochter des Generalsuperintendenten Johannes Hesekiel) besuchte er von 1909 bis 1914 das Gymnasium in Posen. Als Kriegsteilnehmer im Ersten Weltkrieg wurde er nach kurzer Dienstzeit schwer verwundet. So konnte er nach seiner Genesung das Heer verlassen und seine Ausbildung fortsetzen. Er nahm von 1915 bis 1918 das Studium der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaften in Berlin, Göttingen und Heidelberg auf. Als Nebenfach belegte er Seminare orientalischer Sprachen.

Im Jahr 1918 konnte er sein 1. Staatsexamen als Assessor ablegen. Er nahm eine Tätigkeit beim Amtsgericht in Czarnikau auf. Da er sich im Jahre 1919 an den Kämpfen an den Grenzen beteiligte, musste er fliehen. So kam er nach Berlin. Hier traf er mit Arthur Moeller van den Bruck zusammen und wurde Mitglied im Juniklub, wo sich Nationalkonservative und Publizisten trafen. Weiterhin setzte er in Berlin seine Studien fort. Da er seine polnische Staatsangehörigkeit nicht abgelegt hatte, musste er 1922 den preußischen Staatsdienst quittieren.

Chefredakteur in Bromberg
Im gleichen Jahr ging er nach Bromberg, um bei der Zeitung Deutsche Rundschau in Polen als Chefredakteur zu arbeiten. Kulturell beteiligte er sich im Jahre 1924 an der Gründung des Kant-Vereins zur Förderung der akademischen Berufsausbildung. Am 2. September 1939 wurde er verhaftet und während der nächsten neun Tage unter großen Strapazen verschleppt, bis er von deutschen Truppen befreit wurde. Er reiste nach Deutschland zurück und trat eine Stellung im Auswärtigen Amt an. In den Jahren von 1941 bis 1945 leitete er das Osteuropa-Referat in der Presse- und Nachrichtenabteilung. In dieser Zeit war er auch in Moskau an der deutschen Botschaft als Botschaftsrat tätig. Am 1. Juni 1942 war er der NSDAP beigetreten.

Diplomatischer Dienst
Nach Kriegsende fiel er in sowjetische Gefangenschaft und war u. a. in Wladimir inhaftiert. Im Jahre 1955 kam er mit den letzten Kriegsgefangenen nach Deutschland zurück. Er trat wieder in den diplomatischen Dienst ein und wurde wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter und Gesandtschaftsrat in der Presseabteilung des Auswärtigen Amtes. Später leitete er als Vortragender Legationsrat das Referat für Ostfragen. Weiterhin engagierte er sich in den 1950er Jahren bei der Historisch-Landeskundlichen Kommission für Posen und das Deutschtum in Polen.

Ziel dieser Einrichtung war es u. a. nachzuweisen, dass die deutsche Minderheit in Polen nicht die aufkommende NS-Bewegung mitgetragen hätte und somit nicht gegen den polnischen Staat gerichtet war. Im Jahre 1962 verließ er den Staatsdienst. Er kehrte zu seiner journalistischen Tätigkeit zurück und unterstützte durch seine Mitarbeit internationale Flüchtlingsorganisationen.

Schriften
 Neun Tage Misshandlungen, Qual und Tod. In: Fritz Menn: Auf den Straßen des Todes – Leidensweg der Volksdeutschen in Polen. Leipzig 1940
 Archbishop Reinis in the Prison of Vladimir. In: Modern Age Archive, Volume 2, Number 2, 1958, mmisi.org (PDF; 299 kB; abgerufen 2012-01)
 Der Schreckensmarsch nach Lowitsch. In: Hans Schadewaldt: Die polnischen Greueltaten an den Volksdeutschen in Polen, 1940

Literatur
 Astrid M. Eckert: Kampf um die Akten. 2004.
 Herrmann A. L. Degener: Wer ist's? Berlin 1935.
 DBE Band 9, München 1998.
 Biographisches Handbuch des deutschen Auswärtigen Dienstes 1871–1945. Band 4: S. Herausgegeben vom Auswärtigen Amt, Historischer Dienst, Bearbeiter: Bernd Isphording, Gerhard Keiper, Martin Kröger. Schöningh, Paderborn u. a. 2012, ISBN 978-3-506-71843-3

Deutscher Diplomat
Jurist (Nationalsozialismus)
Jurist im auswärtigen Dienst
Person der deutschen Außenpolitik 1933–1945
NSDAP-Mitglied
Pole
Deutscher
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Gestorben 1968
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For your arrival in Russia it is best to arrange a pickup rather than brave the usual hungry crowd of unregulated taxi drivers. A prearranged pickup is always the cheapest and simplest approach. Forget about renting a car. Although car rentals are available, often quite cheaply, Russians have their own unique form of reckless driving, this combined with frequent police checks and an immense language gap makes driving a harrowing experience for the new arrival. Once you get your bearings you will find that Russia in general has an efficient and relatively inexpensive public transport system. As a pedestrian you should always try to maintain an added alertness. Never assume because you think you have right of way a vehicle will actually stop for you. Sometimes traffic lights seem merely a suggestion rather than an imperative.
The amount of English spoken is much less than most other tourist destinations. The alphabet being Cyrillic rather than Latin adds to the confusion. The similarity between the two alphabets, perhaps not apparent at first glance, is really enough that a few hours familiarization will pay great dividends. Consider a Russian language crash course.
Money management is relatively easy in Russia. There are many cash machines, in Moscow they usually offer a choice of rubles or dollars while in Petersburg the Euro is the more common alternate currency.
If you are invited to dinner with a Russian family you will usually be offered house slippers or "tapochki" at the entrance. Russian do not like to wear street shoes in the house. It is usually polite to bring vodka or some dessert. Fortunately there is a plentiful supply of both readily available. When shaking hands DO NOT reach out across a threshold. Russian consider this to be bad luck.
Russians do like to drink and seem to have a supernatural ability to absorb alcohol, each round being preceded by a meaningful, often humorous toast. Usually drinking is accompanied by snacks known as "zakuski", which are taken after every drink in the belief that it will help protect the stomach from the alcohol. Unless you have a supernatural ability to absorb alcohol DO NOT try to keep up with your hosts.
For chocolate lovers Moscow produces some of the best chocolate in the world. The brand to look out for is Red October or "Krasni Oktyabr". The factory is located in the center of Moscow next to the giant statue of Peter in the Moscow River.
Although many people still seem to have the idea of Russia being a dangerous place for visitors overrun by mafia thugs, this is not really the case. Contrary to the popular stereotype Russians are for the most part very warm and friendly with a great sense of humor. Violent street crime is relatively low in Russia. The communist system created a generally uniform urban structure and high danger zones such as can be found in New York or many other large western cities are fairly nonexistent. What you need to be alert for are small groups of confidence tricksters who often work in collaboration with local petty corrupt police officers. Be highly skeptical of any chance situation that may seem to offer an unexpected reward. Always carry your passport and visa with you.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Top 10 U.S. Drug Policy Stories of 2017 /
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Top 10 U.S. Drug Policy Stories of 2017
Phillip Smith
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Tens of thousands died of drug overdoses, hundreds of thousands were arrested for drugs, yet marijuana is seeing boom times. As we bid adieu to 2017, here are the year's drug policy highlights.
1. The Opioid Crisis Deepens, With Overdose Deaths at an All-Time High
The country's opioid crisis showed no signs of abating in 2017, with the Centers for Disease Control estimating 66,000 overdose deaths this year, up from 63,000 in 2016. To be clear, only about two-thirds of fatal drug overdoses are linked to heroin and prescription opioids, but opioid overdoses surged in 2016 by 28%. It's too early for final data on 2017 overdoses, but there is little reason to doubt that opioids were driving the increase this year. The high levels of overdose deaths have led to a fall in US life expectancy for the past two years, only the third time that has happened in the past century.
2. Fentanyl Is Killing More and More People
The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl and its analogs are implicated in an increasingly large number of opioid overdose deaths. While deaths involving prescription opioids are decreasing, fentanyl-related deaths have increased by an average of 88% a year since 2013. Illicitly imported fentanyl from labs in China or Mexico is mixed with heroin with lethal results: Half of the increase in heroin-related overdose deaths is attributable to heroin cut with fentanyl, the CDC reported in September. There were nearly 20,000 deaths attributable to fentanyl and other illicit opioids in 2016; the 2017 numbers are likely to be even worse.
3. Key Federal Drug Policy Positions Remain Unfilled, and Kellyanne Is in Charge
The Trump administration has not nominated anyone to head the DEA, and the agency is currently being led by Acting Administrator Robert Patterson after Chuck Rosenberg, the acting administrator when Trump took office, resigned in September, saying he didn't want to work with the administration any longer. Similarly, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP, the drug czar's office) is without a permanent head after Trump's nominee, Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Tom Marino went down in flames in October in the wake of reports he steered a bill through Congress that impeded the DEA from going after pharmaceutical drug distributors. Neither the White House nor anyone else seems very interested in filling the position, perhaps because earlier in the year, Trump floated the notion of cutting ONDCP's budget by nearly 95%. But not to worry: Trump pollster, counselor and apologist Kellyanne Conway is now leading the administration's fight against opioids—even though she has no public health experience whatsoever.
4. Attorney General Sessions Revives the Federal War on Drugs…
Under President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder presided over a ratcheting down of harsh federal drug prosecutions and sentences, but current Attorney General Jeff Sessions is doing his best to undo those reforms. In May, Sessions announced that he had directed federal prosecutors to seek the most severe penalties possible in drug cases, including mandatory minimum sentences.
5. ...But Fails to Implement a War on Weed
For all the wailing, gnashing of teeth and dire predictions of a Sessions war on weed, it hasn't happened. The attorney general has made no secret of his dislike for the demon weed, but that has yet to translate into any firm policy positions or federal crackdowns on marijuana in states where it is legal, for either medical or recreational use. Congressional action continues to bar the use of Justice Department funds to go after medical marijuana, but there was no bar on going after state-legal recreational marijuana, yet it didn't happen. Sessions told the House Judiciary Committee in November that the Obama-era Cole memo remains in effect. That memo directs prosecutors to pretty much leave state-legal marijuana alone except for specified concerns, such as the involvement of youth, violence, or diversion. Later in November, Sessions said the Justice Department was still examining the Cole memo, but so far, so good.
6. Legal Marijuana's $10 Billion Year
In December, marijuana market watchers Arcview Market Research estimated that retail marijuana sales would hit $10 billion in 2017, up 33% over 2016. But that's just the beginning, Arcview said. With huge recreational markets such as California (pop. 39 million) and Canada (36 million) coming online next year, the group expects North American sales to top $24.5 billion by 2021. It's hard even for a pot-hating attorney general to get in front of that economic juggernaut.
7. Pot Is More Popular than Ever
Just ask Gallup. The venerable polling firm has been tracking support for marijuana legalization since 1969, when it was at just 12%. In its latest poll, from October, Gallup now has support for marijuana legalization at 64%. What is really impressive is the rapid increase in support in the past 20 years: In 1996, support was at 25%; by 2012, it had doubled to 50%; and it's gained another 14 points in the five years since. Other pollsters are reporting similar current levels of support for marijuana legalization. And this could be another reason the attorney general hesitates to crack down on weed.
8. No State Legalized Weed, But 2018 Should Be Different
After 2016 saw marijuana legalization initiatives win in California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada—losing only in Arizona—anticipation was high that 2017 would see more states come aboard. It didn't happen. There are two explanations for this: First, it was an off-off election year and no initiatives were on the ballot, and second, it's hard to move controversial legislation through the state house. Still, the Vermont legislature actually passed a legalization bill, only to see it vetoed by a Republican governor, and that governor now says he is ready to sign a legalization bill. That could happen as early as next month. Likewise, a number of other states saw legalization bills make serious progress, and we could see those efforts come to fruition in places like Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. And 2018 will most likely see at least one legalization initiative. Activists in Michigan have already handed in signatures and should have enough of a cushion to qualify for the ballot.
9. Safe Injection Sites in the U.S. Draw Ever Nearer
The harm reduction intervention has been proven to save lives, increase public health and public safety, and get hardcore drug users in touch with medical and social service help, and the message is finally on the verge of getting through in the U.S. At least two major West Coast cities, San Francisco and Seattle, are advancing plans to open such facilities—although not without staunch opposition—and, under the progressive leadership of young Mayor Svante Myrick, Ithaca, New York, is making similar plans.
10. The War on Drugs Rolls On
Despite the legalization of medical and/or recreational marijuana in various states, despite various sentencing reforms at the state and federal level, despite the growing recognition that "we can't arrest our way out of this problem," the drug war just keeps on going. The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Report in November, and while the numbers are from 2016, this year's numbers are unlikely to be any better. More than 600,000 people got arrested for marijuana offenses in 2016, down from a peak of nearly 800,000 in 2007, but still up by 75,000 or 12% over 2015. It's the same story with overall drug arrests: While total drug arrest numbers peaked at just under 1.9 million a year in 2006 and 2007—just ahead of the peak in prison population—and had been trending downward ever since, they bumped up again last year to 1.57 million, a 5.6% increase over 2015.


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Women's gymnastics: Stanford's Elizabeth Price ready to go big at NCAAs
Elizabeth Price, the 2016 Pac 12 gymnast of the year, is the reigning national champion on vault.
Whatever happens this weekend in Forth Worth, Texas, at the NCAA women's gymnastics championships, don't expect Stanford to shy away from the moment.
"It's all or nothing right now," sophomore Elizabeth Price said. "We have nothing to lose. Just trying to get out there on the competition floor and give it our all and go big."
Price is the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year, the second in program history. A contender for the all-around title, she's the defending NCAA champion in the vault.
"Elizabeth Price doesn't have a weakness, really," Stanford coach Kristen Smyth said. "She's got all of the gifts you could possibly want as a gymnast. She is strong, explosive, powerful, yet she is also artistic and beautiful, has great ranges of emotion. Everything that she does is spectacular and it's a 'wow' factor. Not to mention she brings this level of joy and excitement to the sport, as well. People just have so much fun watching her compete, and it raises the level of everyone around her on our team."
The 19-year-old from Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, was an alternate on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team that won gold in London. But rather than pursue a trip to the Rio games this summer, Price chose to focus on academics instead.
"I know a lot of people were surprised when I chose to come to college instead of sticking around," said Price, who retired from elite gymnastics in 2014. "But, I mean, I really always planned on just coming to college and not really trying for a second Olympics."
Her time on The Farm didn't get off to a good start. She enrolled in a summer bridge program at Stanford prior to her freshman year, then broke her foot on a scavenger hunt.
"I was so upset because she's not even in school here yet," Smyth said. "I felt responsible. She's on our campus, and before we even have the chance to work with her and have her be a part of our program, she gets injured. So I just felt horrible and not happy to say the least. But maybe in retrospect, when I think back on it, it could have been just the very best thing for her because it gave her some forced rest."
Time off following the rigors and demands of elite training, Price was able to ease into her NCAA career. She didn't even perform in the all-around until the NCAA championships, adding the beam as her fourth and final routine.
"When someone's up there doing a routine, it's like everyone is involved," Price said of the team atmosphere. "We're so invested in everything they do, and we know they've worked so hard to be able to hit their routine when it counts."
Injuries have plagued the Cardinal this year, with only 10 out of the 14 on the roster healthy for this weekend.
"Everyone that wasn't hurt had to be competing every single weekend," Price said. "So we needed everyone to be very consistent if we wanted to get to where we are now. We knew that it would be a lot of pushing and giving your all 24/7. And we were able to do it and pull together to make it to nationals."
Fifth-year senior Ivana Hong, who has endured her share of injuries at Stanford, is the only member of the team to compete in a pair of Super Six finals, which will take place Saturday as the field of 12 teams is chopped in half during the preliminaries.
"She is absolutely a magnificent, beautiful, artistic gymnast -- one of the most beautiful in the world," Smyth said. "She's come back from two ACL surgeries and is leading our team, always. And will be hopefully doing the all-around for the first time this year at the national championships. In the twilight of her career, she is peaking at 23 years old and leading her team with her passion for her sport and her consistency and her artistry. Just her love for gymnastics and the program."
Price began her gymnastics career at the age of 3, making her a student-athlete nearly all of her life. She will be back in the classroom on Monday, comfortable with her choice to forego the Olympics.
But she wants to return an NCAA champion.
"At NCAAs there's a lot of energy in the air," Price said. "And it really comes down to every routine, every little mistake and every little correction that you make counts to where you could end up in the finals, because this is really the best of the best."
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Take a look at these college baseball pitchers who are having exceptional summers in the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Matthew Wolff joins Tiger, Ben Crenshaw as only golfers to win NCAA and PGA Tour titles in same year
At 20 years old, just off the college circuit with Oklahoma State, the All-American has now won a PGA Tour event and NCAA individual title in the same year – something only Tiger Woods and Ben Crenshaw had achieved before.
These 9 NCAA women's volleyball programs have won the most national championships
Stanford claimed the 38th national championship in NCAA women's volleyball in 2018. Let's take a look at the programs with multiple titles.


By far my most ambitious piece to date, this diorama took something like 400-500 hours of painting over about 8 months.
Blood Angels have always held a special place in my heart since those halcyon days of 40k 2nd edition when my brother and I used to battle over my hotly contested bedroom carpet. I think the artwork that GW were putting out was what won me over to the chapter. Dave Gallagher's image of a golden commander leading the Blood Angels against some genestealers remains one of my favourite pieces to this day, and was very much in my mind when I conceived this piece.
The GW plastics are universally excellent, but I had a real struggle finding a suitable miniature for the commander. I had already rejected a couple of finecast Tychos when the limited edition captain was fortuitously released and I realised that it would be a relatively simple matter to convert him for my purposes.
I spent quite a lot of time faffing around working out the best positions for all the minis and deciding how many to commit myself to painting. I only wanted to use flavours of Blood Angel that would have been around in 2nd edition, so no Sanguinary Guard (even though they are really cool). I knew I wanted a Terminator and couple of Death Company alongside the commander, so I needed to include enough tacticals to balance it out.
Painting-wise there was nothing particularly revolutionary here – just hour after hour of glazing. I stuck to a tried and tested triad of ochre, red and cyan and used my standard techniques for painting shiny armour (which I intend to cover in a future post). There are quite a lot of freehands throughout the piece: every marine has a name painted on him somewhere and I remember taking quite some pains to try and make sure that the chapter icons on the tactical marines shoulder pads were as near to identical to each other as I could make them. I suppose I could have used transfers, but that's not how I roll.


Safety Clayton Geathers finished third on the Colts with a career-high 86 tackles last season.
INDIANAPOLIS — Safety Clayton Geathers has agreed to a one-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts.
The team made the announcement Wednesday.
But the Colts' fourth-round draft pick in 2015 has battled injuries throughout his career, including a neck injury that nearly derailed his career. He returned after 11 months of rehabilitation.


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Georgia Bulldogs (8-0) defeated Florida Gators 42-7
Georgia has been the second most consistent team in the country to this point. They were streaking to this spot for weeks now, and Florida had no chance. The Bulldogs' defense was outstanding, giving up 249 total yards, mostly in garbage time. They held the Gators to 4-15 on third down, 0-2 on fourth down, and had 5 sacks. The offense did not pile up a lot of yards but had several big plays. Quarterback Jake Fromm was very good in limited attempts, going 4/7 for 101 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The running game carried the workload with 292 yards. Running back Sony Michel gained 137 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. They are on a collision course in the SEC with Alabama.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1) defeated NC State Wolfpack 35-14
Notre Dame moves into the third spot this week ahead of Ohio State. They have a tougher schedule and a better loss. The defense limited NC State's big play capability, giving up 263 total yards. They also held them to 5-16 on third down and 0-2 on fourth down. They continue to get it done. The offense gained 422 total yards. Quarterback Brandon Wimbush threw two touchdowns, but was underwhelming again going 10/19 for 104 yards. Running back Josh Adams rushed for 202 yards against a very good Wolfpack run defense. He has thrown his name in the Heisman conversation. Their passing game in critical moments remains a concern.
Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) defeated Penn State Nittany Lions 39-38
What an unbelievable comeback by the Buckeyes. They were struggling and down 35-20 going into the fourth quarter. The defense, which gave up 238 total yards, made some key second half adjustments. They also held the Nittany Lion's Heisman leading running back Saquon Barkley to 44 rushing yards. They were lights out in the second half. The offense turned it up as well, gaining 529 total yards. Quarterback J.T. Barrett was sensational, going 33/38 (including 13/13 in the fourth quarter) for 328 yards with 4 touchdowns and added another 95 rushing yards. Welcome to the Heisman race young man. Now they control their own destiny.
Wisconsin Badgers (8-0) defeated Illinois Fighting Illini 24-10
The Badgers actually looked vulnerable for the first time this season. If the running game isn't going, they will struggle. Undefeated does not necessarily mean good, and that's why two one loss teams jumped them. The defense showed some chinks in the armor, giving up 286 total yards. They did hold Illinois to 6-14 on third down, had 5 sacks and forced three turnovers. The offense had an equally tough day, gaining just 303 total yards. Quarterback Alex Hornibrook was not good, going 10/19 for 135 yards with an interception. Running back phenom Jonathan Taylor looked human for once, gaining only 73 yards.
Miami Hurricanes (7-0) defeated North Carolina Tar Heels 24-19
Miami also is leapfrogged by two one loss teams because they struggled against a bad Tar Heel team. This is a trend that will doom them in the end. They continue to squeak by their opponents. They are on borrowed time with some tough games coming up. The defense was shredded again, giving up 428 total yards. The offense was one dimensional, gaining 415 total yards. Quarterback Malik Rosier was not very efficient, going 16/38 for 358 yards with 3 touchdowns and an interception. Wide receiver Jeff Thomas had a day with 4 catches for 101 yards with a touchdown. Running back Travis Homer was held in check, rushing for only 40 yards.
Clemson Tigers (7-1) defeated Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 24-10
Can we now stop comparing this team to last season's championship team? This version has an elite defense but an average offense. The defense gave up 230 yards. Considering the Yellow Jackets average more than 300 rushing yards per game, 198 yards is solid. Clemson held them to 3-15 on third down, had 11 tackles for loss and 4 sacks on 13 drop backs. Quarterback Kelly Bryant looked healthy (back from a concussion), going 22/33 for 207 yards with two touchdowns. They still have to manage his running though, 12 carries is too many. The rushing attack by committee did rack up 221 yards. There is something about this offense that's not quite right, even if it isn't obvious.
Oklahoma Sooners (7-1) defeated Texas Tech Red Raiders 49-27
This is the worst defense of all the playoff contenders. The defense eventually got enough stops, but continues to give up huge chunk plays. Giving up 437 total yards would be disastrous for most teams, but the Sooner offense is able to make up the difference. Heisman hopeful quarterback Baker Mayfield was 22/34 for 281 yards with 4 touchdowns and an interception. Running back Rodney Anderson had 181 yards with a touchdown and Abdul Adams added 95 rushing yards. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has a big day with 9 catches for 147 yards and two touchdowns.
Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1) lost to Ohio State Buckeyes 39-38
The way this game started, you would've thought Penn State was on their way to another statement win. Then the fourth quarter happened. They became way too conservative and predictable after taking a 35-20 lead into the fourth quarter. The defense struggled as the game went on. They gave up over 500 total yards and had no answer for the Buckeyes passing attack. Quarterback Trace McSorley started off on fire but fizzled late, going 17/29 for 192 yards with two touchdowns. Outside of his opening kick off touchdown, running back Saquon Barkley was held in check. He gained only 44 rushing yards, 36 of which came on one play. The season is not over but they blew an opportunity to control their own destiny.
TCU Horned Frogs (7-1) lost to Iowa State Cyclones 14-7
Another team that blew a huge opportunity to take a stranglehold of the Big 12. Now they will need help and also win out. The defense did it's job and held the Cyclone offense in check. They held them to 255 total yards and 3-13 on third down. 0The offense is to blame for this loss, as they could not generate any points. Quarterback Kenny Hill had the worst game of his career, going 12/25 for 135 yards and two critical red zone interceptions. He also lost a fumble. Running back Darius Anderson ran hard and should have been featured more, He only had 12 carries but gained 95 yards. Things don't look good for the Horned Frogs.
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Microsoft Surface Pro tablets are incredible and I have wanted one since I first saw them advertised! The Pro OS lets you install any application on it and the fact that it comes pre-installed with WIndows 10 is just amazing! I work from home a lot as well as on the road and for quite a while now I have been wanting a Surface to replace the bulky laptop that I carry around. And wow, the Surface does not disappoint! I went with the Surface 3 over the Surface 4 due to the heavy price tag of the 4 but also because the Surface 3 allows you to expand the memory using a MicroSD card, which is an incredible feature because the price goes up with the more on-board memory you buy the unit with. Go with a Surface and you will not be disappointed!
I got this surface pro when my laptop became undependable. The BestBuy folks do NOT like Apple products so they did not recommend them. The first one I bought I returned, because I thought the camera was faulty. However, the camera on the new one was just is poor. I have been using an iPad for several years and was spoiled by its camera. Surface pro has been harder for me to learn. I bought the geek plan, and have talked to them on the phone several times. It has been difficult for me to navigate (I am not a computer whiz). They've been very helpful, however it closes windows unexpectedly, icons move or disappear, The only thing, unfortunately, that I will be doing with it is word processing with the Microsoft office program I purchased. Disappointed.
When I first went to BB in April, I had purchased the HP Envy which was similar in style to the Surface Pro. What a mistake! It had so many issues and was way too heavy (don't ever do it) I finally found wonderful help in Tiffany and Mike and they exchanged it for me. I love it! I have yet to have any issues with it and am able to get work done. Also, I was told that the Pro is the only version that is able to download programs instead of just apps. Bottom line is I would never choose anything else!
I like nearly everything about the Surface Pro 3. It is light weight, easy to use, versatile and functional. I use it all the time. There are issues with some of the Windows preinstalled Apps. The Mail App, People App, and Outlook 13 are problematic and lack usefulness. I use gmail which is not compatible without installing Chrome as the default browser. Once I did that, all my gmail accounts and functions work perfectly.
The Surface Pro 3 replaces my dying HP laptop, I have much more convenience with the smaller size and much-lighter weight while sacrificing none of the larger unit's abilities. It was extremely easy to set up and I easily can take it anywhere I go. I began using it with only the built-in keyboard, but I've purchased the keypad and much prefer using that, which serves also as a hard-case cover,.
I bought the base model Surface Pro 3. 60 gig hard drive with 4 gigs of memory. It has already replaced my regular laptop and is about a 1/4 the weight. Windows 10 is a breeze and the touch screen is very handy; if I need to, I can use a wireless mouse and the attached keyboard... but the virtual keyboard serves me well in most situations.
Picked this up to replace my old gen 2 iPad. Spent a couple hours setting it up and trying to get around using a combination of touch and stylus and could never get use to it. It also has all the drawbacks of using a windows pc. Maybe I'm not the target user for this but I can't think of anyone that I would recommend this to.
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I love the size and the feel, I love the incredible resolution. But for me, I'm not getting the advertised battery life at all. Like 6 hours. And I'm not using it super heavily. I am leaving it on, but not with tons of stuff open or running. I plan to have it checked out. If it is really this bad I might return it.
Bought this as a laptop replacement. The detachable keyboard with magnetic attachment is a class of its own. Comes with windows 10 preinstAlled. The tiltable feature is comfort to the eyes. Keyboard keys are smooth and elegant with nice spacing.overall great product.
I have been sold on Surface Tablets since day 1. Very reliable, light, and effective for me. Didn't give it 5 stars due to Windows 10 platform issues with existing Microsoft software products. Which doesn't make sense when its all Windows.
i would not consider this a tablet, I purchased the keyboard and us it more than I actually use my laptop. Since I use more than I thought I would, I replaced it for with the surface 4 because the surface 4 has more space and the screen is larger.
I got this to replace a broken desktop and it is wonderful. Paired with the docking station for easy charging and connection to usb keyboard/mouse makes it very convenient as both a tablet and sit down computer.
I think the Surface is a great item. It's a good replacement for a laptop. I struggle to use Windows, because I'm a Apple girl. I prefer Apple, but some of my software is for Windows. I like the fact this is a tablet.
I use this for work and I have to say its very convenient to have. The weight is perfect and I can take this anywhere. The only downfall is Windows 10- it is not user friendly. If anything, its confusing.
Bought this for work purposes and it exceeds everything I would have ever thought. I own a couple different tablets and this is so fast, clean, durable, and just simply awesome.
The Surface Pro three is excellent for people on the go. However, I think the keyboard should be included for the price.
I bought this since I need it for school and so far it's been great ! Love everything about it , light weight , easy to take out & about not to mention it's a tablet & laptop in 1 !
I am a huge fan of Apple products, so I was surprised to find myself choose the Surface over the Macbook Air. It simply feels like the future of computing and far more intuitive.


Hot flushes are a continuing problem for women long after completing breast cancer treatment, causing distress, disrupted sleep and interference in their daily lives, reports a UK team of researchers.
Many treatments for breast cancer suppress levels of the hormone oestrogen, resulting in menopausal problems, in particular hot flushes. But hot flush treatments, which raise oestrogen levels, are contraindicated in women who have had breast cancer.
Thus, not only are hot flushes more likely among postmenopausal women who have had breast cancer than those without breast cancer, the problem is exacerbated by a lack of well tolerated and effective treatment options, explain Dr D Fenlon (University of Southampton) and co-authors of the study.
"Faced with this problem, women need to have an understanding of the course and causes of hot flushes in order to make informed choices about treatment options," they say.
Their study included 150 women who were experiencing hot flushes after receiving treatment for breast cancer, including some women who had treatment-induced menopause.
The researchers assessed the participants' experiences of hot flushes by asking them to complete a diary of their symptoms as well as using standard questionnaires – the Hot Flushes and Night Sweats Questionnaire, the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy with Endocrine Subscale and the Spielberger State/Trait Anxiety Index.
The findings, published in the European Journal of Cancer Care, showed that 51 (34%) women were experiencing hot flushes more than 5 years after diagnosis and 75 (50%) more than 5 years after menopause.
No differences were seen in the number or severity of flushes according to whether women were using the cancer treatment tamoxifen or had received chemotherapy. However, women taking tamoxifen appeared to have a peak incidence of hot flushes around 10 am, whereas no such pattern was seen in women not receiving tamoxifen.
The severity, but not the frequency, of women's flushes correlated with their levels of anxiety.
Furthermore, 90 (72%) of the women who completed diaries experienced disturbed sleep, ranging from a few minutes to 6 hours and affecting half the nights recorded. Indeed, night sweats appeared to have a greater impact than hot flushes on everyday life.
"After breast cancer, the duration of hot flushes, potential distress and disruption to women's lives should not be underestimated and appropriate interventions should be offered," conclude Dr Fenlon and team.


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Showcasing exquisite period splendour, this generously proportioned home offers charming light filled living with the scope to add your own modern personality. Perfectly positioned in a quiet period lined street, just moments to the cosmopolitan delights of Bay Street, Port Melbourne Tennis Club, Garden City Reserve and Morris Reserve, city bound public transport and the sparkling Bay, this captivating home represents a wonderful lifestyle opportunity.
Featuring two generous bedrooms both with BIRs, spacious bathroom, separate living and dining zones and well-appointed kitchen. A large and private rear garden is perfect for indoor/outdoor entertaining with plumbed natural gas BBQ connection and the potential for off-street parking available. Additional features include high ceilings, hydronic heating, air-conditioning, euro-laundry, polished timber floors throughout and huge walk-down trapdoor cellar with power.
This private pocket offers the comfort of a quiet neighbourhood whilst just moments from Melbourne CBD, the beach, parklands and gardens, children's playgrounds, off-leash dog parks, the light rail and bus lines. Further attractions include Crown, South Melbourne Market, cafes and gyms, Albert Park, and terrific schooling zones for the growing family including Port Melbourne Primary and Albert Park Secondary College.
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Joining and falling in love with communities is at the heart of the MICAH Fellowship. Living in Alameda Point Collaborative and working with Local Community organization gives our fellows a unique opportunity to practice and develop the ability to truly be a part of the community.
Creating the space "to Be" is a cornerstone of this fellowship.
To Be immersed, To Be contemplative, To Be reflective, To Be Present, To Be Just, To Just Be.
The MICAH Summer Fellows will live together in groups of six in three respective apartment units two at Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) and one in Tijuana, Mexico.
By hosting MICAH Fellows, APC and Tijuana is enabling us to mindfully and deliberately create community amongst ourselves and with APC and Tijuana residents.
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community foundations, defined
The first community foundation was established 100 years ago. According to the Council on Foundations, there are more than 750 community foundations operating in urban and rural areas in all 50 states.
Evanston Community Foundation, established in 1986, is one of 27 member community foundations in the Alliance of Illinois Community Foundations.
what is a community foundation?
A community foundation is a tax-exempt, autonomous & nonsectarian philanthropic institution supported by the public with long-terms goals of:
♦ building permanent funds for their communities, often established by donors to carry out their charitable interests;
♦ supporting the broad interests and residents of a defined geographic area; and,
♦ serving in leadership roles on important community issues
It has been said that no two community foundations are alike because the interests and issues of the many communities and regions supported by community foundations vary greatly, and methods of funding programs and operations also vary. Community foundations have independent governing boards to ensure the foundations reflect and serve the breadth and diversity of the communities they serve.
Founded in 1986, the Evanston Community Foundation helps Evanston thrive now and forever as a vibrant, inclusive, and just community. It builds, connects, and distributes resources and knowledge through local organizations for the common good. The Foundation builds endowments for current and future opportunities, fosters private philanthropy, focuses the impact of collective giving, finds solutions to community challenges, allocates grants, and provides leadership training.
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Church Planting: Can a nation be changed?
Planted first church at university by accident; second aged 23 which he still leads; he has now planted 40 churches around the city/county/some international.
Vineyard over 23 years planted 750 churches in USA and beyond and he has been on the team making that happen.
The more expensive your plants are the fewer you are going to do!
Teams he has sent out have ranged from 30-40 people down to 2 people.
In post-modern urban context 30-40 gives the community of Christians which is the first and most powerful presentation of the Gospel. The community pulls you in in an area where there is turnover, dislocation etc… instant community is really helpful.
You can't hold onto people you can't take care of – so need a continuing flowing pipeline of leaders to look out for people around them… we start by making it easy to serve and become a leader… some of the ways you can serve you don't need to have faith yet… get them involved fast… if you get people doing something it makes it easy for them to come back! We basically think if they hang around with us long enough God is going to impact them because we are contagious!
The training mostly on the job… let people start and when you they are scared then they're ready to be trained!
FINANCIAL: should you put a priest on a second site/plant!?
the church plants fund the church planting.
Poor areas often partnered with larger/richer churches.
Entrepreneurial person who feels called to lead. Simply train, send them with a team, start a new church. – They are not paid a salary (bi-vocational) as they pull the thing together… if you only have 20+ people all at work then you need something to do in daytime!
Planters with potential ask you big picture questions – not how does this effect me! They see something that does not yet exist. Those people get a lot of attention as they have potential to lead/plant.
top tip: As overall leader have more coffee with more people! Take them to meetings like this training event… call them out of work early… See: Can they gather people… unless you can do that you can't plant a church… invest your time in people who can get people and form community, then you can plant!
[but balance with : character > competence in leadership].
Increase second career people recruitment – call those in business into bivocational ministry .
There is untapped potential to get people doing the stuff.
Enormously attractive to have a multiracial congregation – people like that! Exciting and challenging.
Bishop Richard: London needs 30 resource churches… (by 2020) based on Church Commissioners assessment that you need 1/150,000 people.
92% of Londoners not attending church. 52% on national census now say 'none of the above' when asked about religious affiliation. CoE part of much wider need for existing churches to flourish, grow and new congregations to be planted to reach different people in different areas and in different ways.
What is a resource church?
These are churches that can plant and influence a region and raise up leaders for it… A church with vision to give away. As people from surrounding areas likely to be drawn to some ministry they become more influential.
Attitude: We will do this for the Kingdom, gospel etc… give away…'blessed to be a blessing'.
If there are to be 30 of these by 2020 it can't be left to the big five/six famous churches: Many more modest churches will need to step up to give away resources to see God changing their area, the city and ultimately the world.


In my design,DDRCLK = 133.3MHz.
I want to set that DDR Bus CLK = 667MHz,DDR data rate = 1333MHz.
So I should choose MEM_PLL_RAT = 00_0101?
> So I should choose MEM_PLL_RAT = 00_0101?
"This field selects the DDR data rate to DDRCLK ratio"
The DDR data rate is two times higher than DDR bus clock.


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Lung Damage Assessment
By William D. O'Brien, Jr. and James F. Zachary.
It has been long thought that diagnostic ultrasound equipment could not produce biological damage. However, this assumption is now not the case. Diagnostic ultrasound-type pulses at diagnostic pressure levels have produced significant damage (lung hemorrhage) in mice, rats, rabbits, and monkeys. The majority of this experimental work was conducted with a commercial diagnostic ultrasound system. Thus, the questions of paramount clinical significance are: 1) Does diagnostic ultrasound produce lung damage in patients and, if so, 2) under what exposure conditions does the damage become significant? The medical significance of the research is related directly to the assessment of a potentially serious human health risk that may now be occurring in infants, children and adults from the use of current diagnostic ultrasound equipment. The research has been designed to address directly these issues by an interdisciplinary group of investigators who have considerable experience with ultrasound-induced lung damage, lung morphology and lung function research studies, in addition to ultrasound biophysics and engineering.
Mouse, rabbit and pig tissue.
For more information on the lung damage assessment research:
W. D. O'Brien, Jr. and J. F. Zachary. Mouse Lung Damage from Exposure to 30 kHz Ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 20, 287-297, 1994.
W. D. O'Brien, Jr. and J. F. Zachary. Comparison of Mouse and Rabbit Lung Damage Exposure to 30 kHz Ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 20, 299-307, 1994.
W. D. O'Brien, Jr. A Bioeffect Produced at Diagnostics Levels. Proceeding of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Conference, pp 305-315, 1994.
J. F. Zachary and W. D. O'Brien, Jr. Lung Lesions Induced by Continuous and Pulsed Wave (Diagnostic) Ultrasound in Mice, Rabbits, and Pigs, Veterinary Pathology, 32, 43-54, 1995.
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W. D. O'Brien, Jr. and J. F. Zachary. Rabbit and Pig Lung Damage Comparison from Exposure to Continuous Wave 30-kHz Ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 22, 345-353, 1996.
W. D. O'Brien, Jr. and J. F. Zachary. Lung Damage Assessment from Exposure to Pulsed-Wave Ultrasound in Rabbit, Mouse, and Pig. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control , 44, 473-485, 1997.
W. D. O'Brien, Jr., L. A. Frizzell, R. M. Weigel, and J. F. Zachary. Ultrasound-induced Lung Hemorrhage is not Caused by Inertial Cavitation Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 108, 1290-1297, 2000.
W. D. O'Brien Jr., L. A. Frizzell, D. J. Schaeffer and J. F. Zachary. Role of Pulse Repetition Frequency and Exposure Duration on the Superthreshold Behavior of Ultrasound-induced Lung Hemorrhage in Adult Mice and Rats. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1291-1294, 2000.
J. F. Zachary, L. A. Frizzell and and W. D. O'Brien Jr. Lesion Resolution Following Exposure of Rat Lung to Pulsed Ultrasound. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1295-1298, 2000.
C. K. Holland, W. D. O'Brien, Jr., A. F. Tarantal, L. A. Crum and P. L. Ferrer, Bioeffects in Tissues with Gas Bodies. In: Nonthermal Mechanical Bioeffects, Edited by B. Fowlkes and C. K. HOlland, pp. 97-108, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Laural, Maryland. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 19, 67-168, 2000.
J. F. Zachary, L. A. Frizzell and W. D. O'Brien Jr. Lesion Resolution Following Exposure of Rat Lung to Pulsed Ultrasound. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1295-1298, 2000.
L. A. Frizzell, J. M. Kramer, J. F. Zachary and W. D. O'Brien, Jr. Response to "Comments on 'Ultrasound-induced Lung Hemorrhage is not Caused by Inertial Cavitation" [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 110, 1737 (2001)]." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 110, 1738-1739, 2001. (This Letter to the Editor in response to: R. E. Apfel. Response to "Comments on Ultrasound-induced Lung Hemorrhage is not Caused by Inertial Cavitation" [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 108, 1290-1297 (2000)]." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 110, 1737, 2001).
L. A. Frizzell, J. M. Kramer, J. F. Zachary and W. D. O'Brien, Jr. Comment on Apfel's Second Comment. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 110, 1742, 2001. (This Letter to the Editor in response to: R. E. Apfel. Reply to Frizzell et al.'s Comment to our Comment Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 110, 1740-1741, 2001).
W. D. O'Brien, Jr., D. G. Simpson, L. A. Frizzell and J. F. Zachary. Superthreshold Behavior and Threshold Estimation of Ultrasound-induced Lung Hemorrhage in Adult Rats: Role of Beamwidth. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 48, 1695-1705, 2001.
J. M. Kramer, T. G. Waldrop, L. A. Frizzell, J. F. Zachary and W. D. O'Brien, Jr. Cardiopulmonary Function in Rats with Lung Hemorrhage Induced by Pulsed Ultrasound Exposure. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 20, 1197-1206, 2001.
J. F. Zachary, S. A. Hartleben, L. A. Frizzell and W. D. O'Brien Jr. Contrast Agent-induced Cardiac Arrhythmias in Rats. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. XXX-XXX, 2001.
W. D. O'Brien Jr., D. G. Simpson, L. A. Frizzell and J. F. Zachary. Age-dependent Threshold and Superthreshold Behavior of Ultrasound-induced Lung Hemorrhage in Pigs. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. XXX-XXX, 2001.
J. F. Zachary, J. M. Sempsrott, L. A. Frizzell, D. G. Simpson and W. D. O'Brien, Jr. Superthreshold Behavior and Threshold Estimation of Ultrasound-induced Lung Hemorrhage in Adult Mice and Rats. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 48, 581-592, 2001.
G. A. Teotico, R. J. Miller, L. A. Frizzell, J. F. Zachary and W. D. O'Brien, Jr. Attenuation Coefficient Estimates of Mouse and Rat Chest Wall. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 48, 593-601, 2001.
W. D. O'Brien, Jr., L. A. Frizzell, D. J. Schaeffer and J. F. Zachary. Superthreshold Behavior of Ultrasound-induced Lung Hemorrhage in Adult Mice and Rats: Role of Pulse Repetition Frequency and Exposure Duration. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 27, 267-277, 2001.
J. F. Zachary, L. A. Frizzell, K. S. Norell, J. P. Blue, Jr., R. J. Miller and W. D. O'Brien, Jr. Temporal and Spatial Evaluation of Lesion Reparative Responses Following Superthreshold Exposure of Rat Lung to Pulsed Ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 27, 829-839, 2001.
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Hewlett-Packard has the chops to build an amazing laptop when it wants to. The EliteBook Folio 1020 is an example of stellar hardware that keeps Windows relevant.
Here's the short version of the review: The EliteBook Folio 1020 is a sub-2.7-pound marvel with MIL-STD 810G durability, a 12.5-inch QHD (2,560x,1440) touch screen, a 0.62-inch-thin CNC aluminum and magnesium alloy chassis, a fast-enough Intel Core M "Broadwell" (fanless) processor, Near Field Communication (NFC), a fingerprint reader, and maybe the best laptop keyboard I've used in the last five years.
Because relatively few consumers are familiar with the 1020, I think a good baseline analogy would be a MacBook Air with a Retina display. It has the same high-quality, all-metal look-and-feel.
Chassis: It's a really close call between 1020's chassis and the 2015 Dell XPS 13's. (Another laptop I use. See review here). While the XPS 13 uses carbon-fiber in the keyboard and trackpad area, the 1020 is all-metal (though the bottom has a rubberized coating on top of the metal). It's really hard to say that the 1020's chassis is better than the XPS 13's. Let's just say they're different. And that difference comes down to personal taste. I would give a slight edge to the 1020: it's a bit lighter than the XPS 13, has good weight distribution (which can make a laptop seem lighter than it is), and the feel of the HP's aluminum and magnesium alloy is better than a MacBook Air -- and that's saying a lot. And note that the 1020 Special Edition (I have the 2.68-pound Standard Edition), weighs a mere 2.2 pounds, less than the 11-inch MacBook Air and almost as light as the 2-pound 12-inch MacBook.
Keyboard: If there is one single reason I keep going back to the 1020, it's the keyboard. It's the best keyboard I've used since my previous favorite, the Dell Adamo 13, a laptop that debuted way back in 2009. Keyboard affinity can be subjective but everything about the 1020's keyboard works: spacing, key pressure, feel (tactility), and travel.
Dock: I'm putting this near the top of best features because docking stations (back in the day they were called port replicators) are highly underrated. And HP has perfected the science of designing and building docking stations after doing this for years and years (I used my first HP port replicator more than a decade ago.) The beauty of a docking station is that everything is already connected (external display, drives etc.) so you just pop it out of the dock and go. The reverse applies too of course: when you get back home, just drop it in the dock. And docks come with lots of extra ports and connectors. Again, a highly underrated convenience.
Internals: the Intel silicon dictates the design. The unit I've been using for the last month or so has an Intel 1.2GHz Core M-5Y71 Processor. Just like the 12-inch MacBook (which also uses the Broadwell Core M), the fanless internals make the 1020 very tablet-like: it's extremely thin and very easy to grab-and-go.
I will make a not-so-bold prediction and say that this is where an important segment of the portables market is going. Some key Apple and Windows portables have gone fanless and more so will in the future with Intel's upcoming Skylake chip. Again, think 12-inch Retina MacBook and Surface 3.
Speed: I'm not going to publish any of my own benchmarks because there are plenty of other sites that do that as their bread and butter. I would agree with Notebook Review's benchmarks that show it a bit slower than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 -- which I've also used extensively. (Those same benchmarks also show it faster than the Lenovo Yoga Pro 3). While benchmarks are a great place to start, speed is also subjective. So, my subjective assessment is that HP's fanless Core M laptop delivers the performance that you can expect from a fan-based Broadwell-based business laptop (no gaming) 80 to 90 percent of the time, depending on what you're doing. The roughly 10-20 percent of the time when things slow down is due to heat (the lower right-hand side can get warm), e.g., running a bunch of Chrome browser tabs (Chrome can be hell on system resources no matter what the hardware), while viewing video and juggling some Microsoft Office tasks. Note that the fanless 12-inch MacBook also has this problem, according to some reports.
Battery life: I would rank battery life as OK. Based on my own experience, I will defer again to notebookreview.com. Under their "strenuous" tests the 1020 lasted for a little less than six hours. The only thing I would add is that I get less than five hours when the LCD is set to full brightness (which I do often). Considering that the LCD is the biggest power draw of any single component, my usage scenario is probably atypical (and not recommended).
Display: HP has proved that it's possible to squeeze a very-high-resolution touch display (2,560x1,440) into a sub-2.7-pound design with a MIL-STD 810G durability rating. That's no mean feat. The glossy display's color representation rivals that of Dell's XPS 13. In other words, if I switch from the Dell XPS 13 to the 1020, I don't notice any degradation in quality. And it's bright -- as bright as the best Retina-class displays out there. The 1020 does have a smaller 12.5-inch display compared to the XPS 13's 13.3 incher, however.
Ports: 2 USB 3.0 charging; 1 HDMI; 1 docking connector; 1 AC power; 1 headphone/microphone combo. Ethernet/VGA available via accessory dongle (optional) using docking connector port.
Price: Unfortunately most consumers likely won't consider the 1o2o (see "final thoughts" below). The configuration I'm using is typically priced at well over $1,400 at online retailers. That's a shame because it can easily go head to head with a 12-inch MacBook (priced at $1,599 with the same processor and a 512GB solid-state drive).
Final thoughts: HP's business (aka corporate enterprise) line is very different than its consumer line. It's unfortunate that most consumers will never see or get their hands on an EliteBook 1020: it's not available in big box retailer stores -- like HP's much less-impressive (cheaper) consumer laptops. All things considered (such as docking stations), HP builds a better business laptop than Apple or just about anyone. And HP is a very serious contender when it comes to high-end laptops in general, i.e., the same market that Apple plays in and where the latter garners the lion's share of the kudos. I would wager that pretty close to 100 percent of the consumers doing comparison shopping will never compare a 1020, for example, with a MacBook Air or 12-inch Retina MacBook. Luckily that's not the case with rarefied (and large) Fortune 500 accounts where HP has always been big player.


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Der Kompositionsauftrag ist eine vergleichsweise junge Form der Kunstförderung – besonders der Neuen Musik – seitens eines Mäzenaten oder einer Institution. Sie besteht darin, einen Komponisten zu "beauftragen", ein neues Werk zu schreiben. In Programmheften oder bei CDs wird ein Kompositionsauftrag oft mit KA gekennzeichnet.

Entgegen der landläufigen Meinung handelt es sich bei dem üblicherweise gezahlten Kompositionshonorar nicht um eine Abgeltung der geleisteten Arbeit an dem Stück, sondern um das Vorzugsrecht, die Komposition innerhalb eines bestimmten (meist gezielt programmierten) Rahmens uraufführen zu dürfen. Daher gehen in der Regel auch keine Exklusivrechte auf den Auftraggeber über. Eine Ausnahme bilden Kompositionsaufträge von Interpreten, die sich mitunter eine gewisse Zeitspanne der exklusiven Aufführung (meist zwei bis drei Jahre) vertraglich zusichern lassen. Oft ist das Werk dem Auftraggeber dann auch gewidmet.

Der öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunk  vergibt Kompositionsaufträge um durch spezifische, "radiophone" Musik (dazu gehören auch Hörspielmusiken) das eigene Repertoire zu erweitern und medienspezifischen Bedürfnissen nachzukommen. Er folgt darin dem Auftrag, neben der Präsentation bestehender Werke auch zukunftsgerichtete, "neue" Werke zu programmieren, insbesondere für eigene Orchester und Veranstaltungen oder Festivals. Auftrag und Zweckbindung unterscheiden ihn vom Mäzenatentum.

Ein Kompositionsauftrag kann zweckgebunden vergeben werden und beispielsweise darin bestehen, eine Trauermusik für eine Person oder eine Fanfare für ein öffentliches Ereignis oder ein Stück zu einem vorgegebenen Thema zu schreiben. Gewöhnlich aber werden dem Komponisten – abgesehen von einer bestimmten Besetzung und einer bestimmten Länge des Stückes – keine Vorgaben gemacht.

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Bruce Hornsby - Non Secure Connection (vinyl lp)
"The new album's chromaticism and dissonance quotient is exactly twice as high (three songs featuring that language compared to one and a half on the last record)," says Hornsby of Non-Secure Connection. "I feel like my music has never been a part of any trend that defined any era of music during my 34 years of doing this. I may be wrong, but that's how it feels to me."
Predominantly produced by Hornsby, the 10-track album includes added production from Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Brad Cook (Sharon Van Etten, Hiss Golden Messenger) Wayne Pooley (Bon Iver, Jack DeJohnette) and Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird, Aimee Mann), who Hornsby credits as the album's "aesthetician and ombudsman." Non-Secure Connection also includes musical contributions from Mercer, Vernon, Jamila Woods, Leon Russell, Vernon Reid, Rob Moose & Hideaki Aomori of yMusic, The Orchestra of St. Hanks (Frost School/Univ. of Miami), Hornsby's longtime band The Noisemakers and more. The tracks "Non-Secure Connection" and "Porn Hour" were co-written with Chip deMatteo while "Bright Star Cast" was inspired by with James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" and "Anything Can Happen" was co-written with Russell, who appears thanks to a demo that he and Hornsby recorded together more than 25 years ago.


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