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As almost all employers know, one of the many requirements of health care reform is the so-called employer mandate. The employer mandate generally provides that large employers who fail to offer their full-time employees affordable health coverage that provides minimum value may potentially face significant penalties. For purposes of health care reform, a full-time employee generally is an employee who is employed on average at least 30 hours per week. As the costs associated with providing health coverage to employees continue to rise, many employers have questioned whether to re-align their workforce and/or limit an employee's hours to ensure certain employees are not considered full-time. A Federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio recently issued an opinion that sheds light on the potential litigation that may arise from such a decision.
In Sanders v. Amerimed, a part-time pharmacist alleged that he was not promoted to a full-time position in order to avoid having to provide him with benefits under the company's group health plan. Among other causes of action, the employee sued the company for discrimination under Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"). ERISA Section 510 provides, in relevant part, "[i]t shall be unlawful for any person to . . . discriminate against a participant or beneficiary . . . for the purpose of interfering with the attainment of any right to which such participant may become entitled under the provisions of any employee benefit plan." The company argued that the employee was not permitted to sue under ERISA Section 510 because the employee was not a participant or beneficiary in the group health plan.
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• As an existing employee, the employee's work was already known to the company, and the company had given him good performance reviews.
• The company had specifically told the employee about the full-time position and explicitly stated that the employee would be considered for the job.
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A plurality of thermometer models are manufactured from a universal clinical thermometer cure. The thermometer core includes a housing, a controller storing a software program, a power source, a probe, a probe cord, and a display. A plurality of model selection devices are produced, each corresponding to a different thermometer model. One of the model selection devices is selected and connected to the controller. The controller operates the thermometer as a function of the connected model selection device such that the thermometer is configured with the features and default settings of the thermometer model corresponding to the connected model selection device.
1. A configurable thermometer comprising:
a controller for operating the thermometer, said controller having a memory for storing computer-executable instructions implementing a plurality of functions of the thermometer; and
a model selection device identifying a selected one of a plurality of configurations of the thermometer, each of said configurations of the thermometer being defined by one or more of the functions of the thermometer, said model selection device being connected to the controller and said controller being responsive to the model selection device connected thereto for operating the thermometer in the selected configuration, wherein the model selection device comprises one of a plurality of interchangeable user input devices, each of said user input devices and said controller having mating electrical connectors for connecting a selected one of the user input devices to the controller to configure the thermometer according to the selected configuration.
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3. The thermometer of
4. The thermometer of
5. The thermometer of
6. The thermometer of
7. The thermometer of
8. The thermometer of
9. A system comprising:
a non-configured medical device, said medical device having a controller for implementing a plurality of functions of the medical device;
a plurality of interchangeable model selection devices, each of said model selection devices corresponding to one of a plurality of pre-defined configurations of the medical device, each of said configurations being defined by one or more of the functions of the medical device; and
wherein a selected one of the plurality of model selection devices is connected to said controller and said controller is responsive to the selected model selection device connected thereto for operating the medical device in the corresponding configuration.
10. The system of
11. The system of
12. The system of
13. The system of
14. The system of
a first user input device corresponding to a first thermometer model of a plurality of thermometer models, said controller operating the thermometer according to the first thermometer model when the first user input device is connected thereto; and
a second user input device corresponding to a second thermometer model of the plurality of thermometer models, said controller operating the thermometer according to the second thermometer model when the second user input device is connected thereto.
15. The system of
16. A method of manufacturing a configurable medical device comprising:
selecting a user input device from a plurality of user input devices, each of said user input devices being associated with a configuration for the medical device;
connecting the selected user input device to a controller of the medical device;
configuring the controller for operating the medical device in a selected configuration as a function of the selected user input device connected thereto.
17. The method of
18. The method of
19. The method of
20. The method of
21. The method of
wherein configuring the controller comprises loading the software profile corresponding to the selected configuration when the medical device initializes.
22. The method of
23. (canceled)
Although clinical thermometers often share similar traits, a single model cannot meet the different needs of all, or even most, users. For example, a user in an emergency room setting may desire a relatively simple electronic thermometer for quickly and easily obtaining a temperature measurement for a patient. With simplicity in mind, the user interface is designed such that the user can turn on the thermometer, take a temperature reading, and then turn it off. On the other hand, in a pediatric office setting, for example, a user may desire additional functions such as the ability to switch between one predictive mode and another or between a predictive mode and a direct measurement mode, or the ability to switch between different patient body locations (e.g., rectal, oral, or in an axilla) for taking temperature measurements. In addition, users in different countries often have different expectations for performance, functionality, and the like. Thus, a manufacturer must produce several different models of a thermometer, which may have the same basic parts (i.e., a housing, a controller, a probe, and a display), but have different user interfaces, menus, software features, and the like.
Aspects of the invention provide a universal electronic thermometer that is automatically configured, upon initialization, as a particular thermometer model of a plurality of thermometer models. Each thermometer, even when functioning as a different model, includes the same housing, the same embedded software, and the same controller assembly. The universal thermometer comprises a controller having a memory storing a software program. The software program contains instructions for implementing all of the user interface menus and features of which the universal thermometer is capable. A model selection device (e.g., a keypad overlay) corresponding to one particular thermometer model is selected from a plurality of such devices and connected to the controller. Depending on which model selection device is connected, the controller enables and/or disables functions in the software program. Thus, a manufacturer can produce one type of housing and controller and maintain one software program while having the ability to produce a variety of clinical thermometer models. This may provide, for example, increased manufacturing efficiency and reduced manufacturing and development costs.
In one embodiment, the software program includes profiles for each of a variety of thermometer models. A model selection device unique to the particular thermometer model is selected and connected to the controller. When the thermometer initializes, the controller determines which model selection device is connected and loads the corresponding software profile.
For example, in one embodiment of the invention, a model selection device is a user input device or keypad. A thin laminate overlay includes a circuit sheet having a series of stainless steel domes mounted thereon. The stainless steel domes function as buttons to form a keypad for the thermometer and are overlaid with a graphic sheet that includes indicia pertaining to the desired thermometer model. The overlay may also have an adhesive mounting opposite the graphic sheet for mounting to the thermometer housing. During assembly, the overlay keypad is connected to the main controller circuit board of the thermometer via a ribbon cable or the like and a mating electrical connector on the circuit board. At power up, the thermometer software scans the overlay keypad circuitry to determine the type of overlay connected. Based upon the type of overlay keypad sensed, the thermometer software will configure itself to function according to the specifications of the particular model by selectively enabling and/or disabling functions of the thermometer.
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
Other features will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
Referring to
In the illustrated embodiment, the user input device connector 122 shown is a pin header having a plurality of pins for engaging an appropriate pin header connector. But other types of mating electrical connectors, such as spade terminals and connectors or soldered connections are within the scope of the invention. The cable 124 may be a ribbon cable, a collection of individual wires, or some other conductive means for establishing a connection between the keypad 104A and the controller 120. It is also contemplated that the user input device 104A may directly engage the user input device connector 122, may be directly installed on the circuit board of the controller 120, or may communicate with the controller 120 through a wireless means such as Radio Frequency Identification, all of which eliminate cable 124.
According to aspects of the invention, thermometer 100 constitutes a universal electronic thermometer that is automatically configured, upon initialization, as a particular thermometer model of a plurality of thermometer models. The thermometer 100, even when functioning as a different model, may include the same housing 102 and the same controller 120. The controller 120 of universal thermometer 100 has a memory (see
Referring to
In operation according to an embodiment of the invention, a user causes the thermometer 100 to initialize by removing probe 108 from its stored position, the user places the probe 108 in contact with a patient at the appropriate temperature measurement location (e.g., oral, rectal, or in an axilla), and the probe 108 passes temperature information to the controller 120 via the probe cord 110. The controller 120 determines the patient's temperature and displays the determined patient temperature to the user via the display 106. All models of clinical thermometers generally perform this measurement function, but different thermometer models have different default settings, features, and user interface configurations (e.g., menus). For example, one model is manufactured with a fast predictive mode for use when temperature measurement speed is more important than accuracy as the default mode of operation and provides a slower, user-selectable standard predictive mode for use when accuracy is more important than speed, such as disclosed in commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/539,438, filed Oct. 6 2006, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Conversely, another model is manufactured with the standard predictive mode as the default mode and the fast predictive mode as a user-selectable option. Some models may not allow the thermometer to operate in a measurement mode other than the default mode such that menus related to switching between the fast and standard predictive mode may be eliminated from these models. Some models may also allow a user to manually adjust or calibrate the thermometer, while others do not. Other features and options that are enabled or have default settings determined by the model of the thermometer include: direct measurement mode (no prediction algorithms used to speed up measurements), anti-theft settings, preheat temperature, programmable device identification number, sound themes, backlight, measurement counter, LCD display test screens, and battery voltage readout. Regardless of the default settings, features, and user interface configuration, all of the thermometer models have the same basic parts as described above.
Referring to
In the illustrated embodiment, keypad 104A corresponds to a first thermometer model (e.g., Model A) having a first feature set. A second user input device 104B (i.e., keypad 104B of
In operation, the keypad 104A or 104B electrically connects at least two pins of the pin header 122 when connected to the pin header 122. It is contemplated that some user input devices do not electrically connect any of the pins and that other user input devices connect multiple pins or sets of pins. When the user turns the thermometer 100 on (e.g., removes the probe, presses a button on the keypad, or activates a power switch of the thermometer 100), the controller 120 determines which pins of the pin header 122 are electrically connected and/or not electrically connected. Based on this determination, the controller 120 sets default parameters of the thermometer 100 and may also selectively enable and/or disable functions and/or menus of the thermometer 100. Thus, the thermometer 100 is configured as the thermometer model, Model A, corresponding to keypad 104A when the keypad 104A is connected, and configured as the thermometer model, Model B, corresponding to the keypad 104B when the keypad 104B is connected.
Referring to
In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the controller 120 determines the connected model selection device by retrieving, or receiving, an identification code from the model selection device, wherein all of the model selection devices corresponding to a particular thermometer model provide the same identification code. The controller 120 operates the thermometer 100 as a function of the identification code provided by the connected model selection device such that the thermometer 100 is configured as the thermometer model corresponding to the connected model selection device. Transmitting the identification code to the controller 120 may be accomplished via wires, contact, or wirelessly (e.g. via RFID technology). In another embodiment, the controller 120 stores a plurality of software program profiles, and loads a software profile based on the connected model selection device. In yet another embodiment, a touch screen interface is the model selection device and replaces both the user input device and the display and accepts user input and displays the measured patient temperature and menus of the thermometer.
Referring to
The order of execution or performance of the operations in embodiments of the invention illustrated and described herein is not essential, unless otherwise specified. That is, the operations may be performed in any order, unless otherwise specified, and embodiments of the invention may include additional or fewer operations than those disclosed herein. For example, it is contemplated that executing or performing a particular operation before, contemporaneously with, or after another operation is within the scope of aspects of the invention.
Embodiments of the invention may be implemented with computer-executable instructions. The computer-executable instructions may be organized into one or more computer-executable components or modules. Aspects of the invention may be implemented with any number and organization of such components or modules. For example, aspects of the invention are not limited to the specific computer-executable instructions or the specific components or modules illustrated in the figures and described herein. Other embodiments of the invention may include different computer-executable instructions or components having more or less functionality than illustrated and described herein.
When introducing elements of aspects of the invention or the embodiments thereof, the articles "a," "an," "the," and "said" are intended to mean that there are one or more of the elements. The terms "comprising," "including," and "having" are intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be additional elements other than the listed elements.
Having described aspects of the invention in detail, it will be apparent that modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of aspects of the invention as defined in the appended claims. As various changes could be made in the above constructions, products, and methods without departing from the scope of aspects of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
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thkthebest wrote:Lol. I know what you mean, but Dwight clearly isn't close to 100%. He's made some big improvements since his first game as a Laker, but he's still got a ways to go. I think he said he'd be close to 100% in January or something, but we'll see about that.
We actually probably won't see Dwight at his full potential until next season since a lot of what you do in the NBA is a result of the work you put in the offseason.
JoelMyersScrotalSack wrote:Doc Brown wrote:Dave McMenamin @mcten
D'Antoni: "We have too many guys that will take a possession off"
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This goes with my point above. One person takes a possession off and screws everyone else up.
He won't say it but he's talking mostly about Kobe. His poor defense is cancerous to the team.
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Kobe said " our transition defense is bad, our half court defense is good" disagree - maybe it could start with him actually trying on D
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Kobe keeps on talking about "fast break points" in his postgame interview. Utah scored 19 points on the break. 117 for the game
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He's just flat wrong, they have no defensive identity they don't limit penetration and off the ball nobody is guarding their man. Its brutal
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Also the Jazz shot 54% and 42% of the time they rebounded their misses (OREB%) that has nothing to do with "transition D
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A team with Dwight Howard at C should never let a team rebound 42% of their misses at the offensive end, he's being forced to help too much
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due to Lakers inability to stop penetration and just flat out being beat on the perimeter both on and off the ball.
trodgers wrote:JoelMyersScrotalSack wrote:Doc Brown wrote:Dave McMenamin @mcten
D'Antoni: "We have too many guys that will take a possession off"
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This goes with my point above. One person takes a possession off and screws everyone else up.
He won't say it but he's talking mostly about Kobe. His poor defense is cancerous to the team.
He said we have too many guys. Kobe would be one.
trodgers wrote:Basketball reference has a Pace stat. So do I. They measure things slightly differently.
Forward Three wrote:I know D'antoni isn't known for his defense and all, but come on, when you watch these games the defensive lapses are pretty clearly from players deciding to just take possessions off or otherwise half [Swearing is not permitted at Clublakers. You must edit this post prior to submitting.] things. Get that sorted first and we can start talking about the finer points of what D'antoni does and doesn't offer defensively, but until the team is actually giving a crap about it, you really can't lay this all on him.
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Dwight Howard is the NBA's single most influential defensive player and he is already asking his new teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers to play a certain way on that end of the floor.
"The biggest thing is we don't have to gamble," said Howard. "That's the one thing I told those guys — don't gamble. We're solid on defense, we work hard for 24 seconds on defense and then we're out.
"That's when you put everybody else in bad predicaments, when you do gamble. But when we're solid, we have some great defenders on the wing. We have some great defenders on the post. So there's no need to gamble. We all just have to trust our instincts and play the right way."
Translation: Kobe, no more roaming free-safety leaving wide open 3pt shooters.
trodgers wrote:^
Last season:
Pace: 90.5 (20th)
Offensive Rating: 106.0 (10th)
Defensive Rating: 104.4 (13th)
This Season
Pace: 93.9 (4th)
ORtg: 108.4 (7th)
DRtg: 105.1 (15th)
Well, looking at the two seasons, I don't know what conclusions you draw. I have some ideas of my own.
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Friday February 4, 2005 4:11 PMOhh cool.
Well, I got surprise by my love today, being handed a package and when I unwrapped it, I found 4 books I did not have yet from my favorite author, Raymond E Feist. That brings my total of his works on 23 books and only the last 4 not read, of course.
I like his writing style, detailed where it needs to be and always a catching read.
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Friday February 4, 2005 4:22 PMI have a few Raymond E. Feist books. I find him a bit.. pondering. While I enjoy his overall storylines... I'm simply not overly fond of the style he uses. To put it simply, I have a difficult time getting through his books, though they -are- good.
When it comes to authors, I have four favorites. The first would be J.R.R. Tolkien. I love his epic style of mythology-style storytelling. Richard A. Knaak and Douglas Niles are two more of my favorites... very easy to read, yet rich styles of writing. And Michael Moorcock is the final favorite of mine.
But really, I tend to shy away from 'favorite' authors. I simply prefer going on a case-by-case basis, judging the stories in their own merit within the context of the style the story is written in. I also really like lore and myth - The Song of Roland, the Illiad, the Odyssey, The Chanson de Gilles, Beowulf, etc..
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Monday February 7, 2005 1:58 PMwell dark, you and me dont seem to agree on too much but i happen to really like niles and knaak both. just curious if theres any books that you prefered over others on the off chance ive not heard of/read them, as id like to read some more of his works.
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Monday February 7, 2005 2:30 PMI enjoyed Knaak's work, however i'm not too proficient in Niles work.
A personal favorite of mine is S.D. Perry. Nothing too serious, but it does make for an interesting read. She usually takes off of famous genres (Aliens, Resident Evil, Aliens vs Predator) and writes about the different details and other parts of the series and gives the characters life, even if it messes up one trivial part of the game.
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Monday February 7, 2005 10:47 PMI probably don't have much you haven't heard of already.
For Knaak.. there's the obvious Dragonlance books: The Legend of Huma, Kaz the Minotaur, Land of the Minotaurs and Reavers of the Blood Sea. Which is almost half of the books he's written for DL.
The Citadel was good.. but it was a bit slow, and I wasn't huge on the plot, so it doesn't stand as one of my favorite Knaak books.
The only other book by Knaak that I'm fond of is Day of the Dragon. It's a Warcraft novel. I'm not actually big on Warcraft, and I don't know too much about it, but I enjoyed Knaak's writing enough for the book to stand up as one of my favorites he's done.
I want to get ahold of the War of the Ancients series - he wrote the entire thing. The first book is called The Well of Eternity.
As for Niles..
He has his own fantasy series he created.. but I haven't had the pleasure of reading it. But pretty much every book he's written for Dragonlance was pure gold.
I am EAGERLY awaiting Lord of the Rose.. the first book in the Solamnic Empire trilogy Niles is writing for DL. Oh yeah.
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Tuesday February 8, 2005 12:19 AMMy favorites...
Gene Wolfe, M. John Harrison, John Crowley.
Gene Wolfe is a favorite of many people, perhaps especially other writers of SF&F. his tales are always well-crafted and require some careful readings and thinking to 'get'. Even then re-reading it will show new subtleties and aspects. There is an almost dream-like quality to his prose, quiet, so easy to read you hardly realize what you are doing.
M. John Harrison writes a bit differently. He is...I wouldn't say bleak. He writes extraordinarily well. I'm not a big fan of Hemmingway, but if Hemmingway had used a lot more vivid language, more descriptions, metaphors and similies, you might get the idea. His Viriconium series is great, and he can tell stories without any plot or point and have me drooling over his work. One of his pet projects is the death of fantasy. To clarify, he likes some fantasy, but get so sick of the countless Tolkien-clones, so he wrote his first Viriconium story as a reaction to all the conventions. He realized this was stupid, and his second story was a reaction to his first. He then realized this was stupid, too, and scrapped reacting to anything and just wrote stories he wanted to. One theme recurrent in his stories is the attempt to erase the boundary between 'fantasy' and 'reality'. He does it very well indeed.
John Crowley is much like the others. Less cold and detached than Harrison, less ....I don't know, but less 'something' than Wolfe, but every bit as good.
"Little, Big" is probably the book to read first. That or "A great work of time"
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Tuesday February 8, 2005 10:42 PMDouglas Niles is pretty hit and miss for me. Most of his DL novels are stellar. His FR ones, not so much though passable. His Watershed trilogy, couldn't get past the first book, they put me to sleep. He write's great battle scenes, I'll give him that.
Favourite authors.
Salman Rushdie. Salman Rushdie is to the written language as Mario Lemieux is to hockey. The guy's got magic in his fingers. Just try keeping up with his train of thoughts through the labyrinths of his sentence structures.
Jorge Luis Borges. Probably the most influential short story writer of the twentieth century and for good reason. He didn't invent magic realism but he might as well have.
Anne Carson. Canadian poet, my favourite poet. Her book, The Beauty of the Husband was one of the most amazing books I'd ever read. Mature, complicated look at relationships, something rarely seen in popular literature or film.
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Monday February 14, 2005 12:38 PMwell considering the fact that i just started reading again the ones i like so far are
George RR Martin
Joanne Bertin
Jane Yolen
Thomas M Reid
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Wednesday February 16, 2005 10:50 AMAlways felt that whenever Salvator's doing trilogies, the first book tends to be the best one.
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Do we view Federer's losses to Nadal on Clay (being the majority of matches they have played against each other) in a more positive light? After all Federer lost to the best player of all time on the surface! Hence, he isn't doing at all bad playing Nadal hard on all but one of the matches (I am only aware of the French Open 2008 being the only time that Nadal completely overwhelmed Federer on that surface). Keep in mind that Clay is Federer's worst surface. So playing the best clay player of all time on your worst surface - not so bad if you lose. And to get a couple of wins - well that's just cream.
If you lose to the claycourt GOAT most of the times that you meet him on clay, that's is no great knock. Not in general -- though I do think Federer should have won the Rome match in '06. He flubbed those two match points, but purely skill-wise, he had the claycourt GOAT beaten in that match.
The difference between Nadal and Federer on clay is decisive, but it is not as stark as Borg's superiority over Vilas, who is universally acknowledged as a great claycourter.
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But there are also questions on how good Nadal was when he was starting to beat Federer on clay. Nadal was a teen when he was defeating Federer on red clay. My opinion is that Nadal is a superior player on clay now to his teen years. I think he has a better serve, backhand, volley and he hits harder. So how do we judge Federer's performances against Nadal in the early days when he would on occasion defeat Nadal on clay?
i would agree that Nadal got better on clay, but the bulk of his improvement as a tennis player came on other surfaces. Especially on hard court -- he went from being essentially a nobody, to winning two majors and a gold medal on that surface. His improvement on clay is not so dramatic. That's the surface best suited to his game, for one thing. And that surface is the one on which players tend to mature the earliest (think of Chang and Wilander winning RG at 17, Borg at 18, Nadal at 19). Maybe the reason for that is that a baseline game is easiest to develop when young, whereas other things like SV take longer (not that Nadal serve-and-volleys, but you get the point).
Basically I'm saying that Nadal in 2005, on clay, rather than on other surfaces, was closest to his later peak.
On the point about Federer beating Nadal when Nadal was young: those two wins, in Hamburg and Madrid, were fairly late. Hamburg was in '07, just a year away from Rafa's first straight-set sweep of RG. Madrid was in '09 and surely Nadal had hit his claycourt peak already.
I'm not sure that he's improved as a claycourter to any significant degree since '08. Maybe you could argue that in '10 he was slightly better, but I really think on clay you need young legs, and I'm not sure he's as fast today as he used to be.
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Purdue University Transforms Teaching and Learning Environment with Mobility and Collaboration
Leading Research University Puts Education in Motion with Next-Generation Wireless Network as the Platform for Collaborative Mobile Applications and Student Success
SAN JOSE, Calif. and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., November 2, 2009 Cisco and Verizon Business announced today that Purdue University is deploying a pervasive, campus-wide, high-performance wireless network to enhance the collaborative learning experience for students. This transformative deployment will help drive student success and create tomorrow's leaders by enabling Purdue's 51,000 students and faculty to access the university's next generation of mobile collaborative technologies and applications many of which include video and voice over IP.
With completion expected during the 2010-2011 school year, Verizon Business is building and deploying the industry's leading 802.11n wireless network solution, a Cisco Unified Wireless Network that includes more than 6,000 802.11n wireless access points in 256 buildings across Purdue University's West Lafayette campus.
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- Cisco's 802.11n wireless network with Cisco M-Drive technology offers greater performance and lower operational cost for pervasive wireless connectivity to support bandwidth-intensive multimedia applications. Supported by the Cisco Motion vision to connect devices and people, the 802.11n wireless network will be the wireless foundation of a truly borderless mobility experience with high-speed, reliable wireless capacity and coverage. In addition, it will optimize connections for a wave of mobile devices entering the university campus, like laptops, netbooks and dual-mode smart phones.
- The wireless network will give Purdue's highly mobile community access to numerous Purdue-developed mobile applications across the university's campus, including:
- Hotseat, a social networking-powered application that creates a collaborative classroom, allowing students to establish communities of interest for aggregating and exchanging communications from social media sites. In addition, students can provide real-time feedback during courses, enabling professors to adjust the course content and improve the learning experience. HotSeat will be deployed in phases where the 802.11n Cisco Unified Wireless Network is available.
- The Signals application provides students with real-time academic progress reports. From any location across campus, students can access the latest course information, grades and attendance for classes via their mobile device.
- Purdue offers one of the largest installations of Echo360, a lecture-capture technology, enabling students to have anytime, anywhere access to video and audio of lectures on their mobile devices, for improved comprehension.
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well I am not sure about the price... but still
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I don't have one because the one I bought killed itself after installing the system update.
Nintendo consoles are depressed in the "next gen". It's portable scratches itself, it's console kills itself to mourn the temporary loss of power. What happened to Nintendium?
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I don't have it because I don't have the money. I hope I get one for Christmas. If not, then I will try to get it on Amazon once I have enough money but after I get a gaming computer.
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I was burned by the complete lack of games on the wii, I'll wait a year or so for some to come out before I grab a wii u, I'm taking the same approach with the Vita, also i'm unemployed so that.
Waiting for monster hunter 3 ultimate, bayonetta 2, fist of the north star 2.
There's a number of reasons why I don't own a Wii U (yet):
-I don't have the money to buy one at this time. This is THE biggest reason why I don't have one, but none of the GameFAQs polls ever offered this option.
-Most 3rd party games on Wii U are already on Xbox 360 and PS3. The Wii U version could be "better", have more content, or whatever, but, generally, they're the same games. Still, I'd love to play Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and Sonic & All-Star Racing Transformed if I had the money, because I would love to have them for Wii U.
-There's still not enough third party support to make me want to run out & buy a Wii U. It's missing games, like SSX, Persona 4 Arena, Virtua Fighter, Dead or Alive, Need For Speed, and many, many more. We'd have to wait and see if most or all of the popular franchises will ever make their way to Wii U, but most known 2012-2013 third party games have only been announced and released for the other consoles, like GTA V, Dead Island, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, Far Cry 3, Dead Space 3, Metal Gear Rising, Tomb Raider, Sleeping Dogs, and Bioshock. It's also unfortunate that ONLY Mass Effect 3 is coming to Wii U when the other consoles are getting the whole trilogy. Seriously, what is EA doing to Nintendo owners and WHY??
-What the heck are Konami doing for Wii U?
-I'm still waiting for more games from Nintendo. A new Wave Race, Star Fox, Zelda, 3D Mario, Metroid and F-Zero would be great. I would also like to play new game, original games outside the Nintendo standard franchises if they appeal to me. Party or shallow games aren't going to do. Wii Party, Wii Sports, Mario Party aren't going to do it for me. I'd rather have a brand new Mario Tennis Wii U game with deep gameplay experiences with an RPG mode, than something like Mario Sports Mix. I even thought Mario Tennis Open for 3DS was pretty shallow.
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Me too.
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I'm broke and I sold my PS3 for a 3DS.
I'll pick one up eventually.
PC/Nintendo and a Nintendo portable is my gaming choice.
I get MOST of the high tier, 3rd party titles on PC, all the strategy and MMOs on PC, on the Nintendo console I get (imo) The best, most consistent first party games (Smash, Zelda, Mario, etc) and on 3DS I'll (hopefully) get the bigger library (Pokemon, Square games, Zelda, etc).
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Apple's ( AAPL ) bombed launch of the iPhone 5C reveals the virtual bloodiness of the smartphone wars. The once bullet-proof stock has tanked 33% from last year's zenith, following in the footsteps of the industry's first casualty,BlackBerry ( BBRY ).
International Data Corporation forecasts smartphone shipment will soar 33% this year to 959 million units.
WhetherSamsung holds the lead or Apple returns to life is anyone's guess. But these outperforming ETFs let investors play five industries that profit from both sides of the battle because they provide parts and services used by all smartphones:
1.First Trust ISE Cloud Computing ( SKYY ), up 23% year to date, holds 40 companies that provide infrastructure, hardware, software or storage used to connect mobile devices to emails and myriad other apps. SKYY includes industry leadersSalesforce.com ( CRM ),Akamai ( AKAM ) andOracle (ORCL) .
Increasingly we are living in a world of IOT -- Internet of things -- in which 10 new car models with Internet access are being rolled out this year, fueling exponential growth in cloud computing and demand for chipsets, said Chia-Lin Simmons, vice president of marketing and content forHarman International (HAR).
U.S. chief information officers expect cloud-related investments to go from accounting for only 5% of their IT spending in 2012 to 13% in 2016, according to PwC's market research.
Global spending on public cloud services is forecast to increase at a compounded annual growth rate of nearly 18% between 2011 through 2016.
Merger-and-acquisition activity in the IT industry is expected to rise as hardware giants such asIBM (IBM) strive to become one-stop shops offering virtualization and security software, S&P Capital IQ wrote in a client note.
Plus, most software companies have strong balance sheets and have been buying back their shares, S&P added.
2. Global XSocial Media (SOCL), has vaulted an eye-popping 48% this year as Facebook (FB) blew away Wall Street estimates.
SOCL holds 27 other companies engaged in social networking, file sharing, and other web-based media apps, includingLinkedIn (LNKD) andPandora Media (P).
3. iShares S&P GSTI Software (IGV), up 21% year to date, has 60 stocks, many of which overlap with SKYY. Other large holdings areMicrosoft (MSFT),Intuit (INTU), andSymantec (SYMC).
"We are in the middle innings of a PC refresh cycle, as companies upgrade their aging computers along with the operating system to Microsoft Windows 7/Windows 8 from prior versions," S&P capital IQ wrote in a client note. "Sales of operating systems for servers will increase at a high single-digit rate in the next 12 months. We also see strong growth in virtualization software, as companies seek ways to reduce rising operational costs of their data centers caused by the proliferation of servers."
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Roxas won't impede forthcoming peace deal in Mindanao – MILF
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OZAMIZ CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) believes that Interior Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas will not be a thorn in the path of the projected peace agreement with the government.
In a statement issued in reaction to Roxas' appointment, the MILF said Roxas – who now holds one of the most influential Cabinet positions – may have a different view of the peace process this time, unlike in 2008, during which, he proved to be one of the stumbling blocks to peace.
In 2008, Roxas was among those who petitioned the Supreme Court to nullify the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain, which was forged by MILF and government negotiators.
The High Court sided with the petition and declared the MOA-AD – which would have given the MILF a larger area of control under an autonomous setup — as unconstitutional.
"Roxas could have a different view now of peacemaking in Mindanao especially that he is part of the Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III, who has committed to finding political resolution to the Moro and communist insurgencies in the country," the MILF said.
The rebel group said the final peace deal was now in sight and that "we believe no sensible person would oppose (it)."
Government and MILF negotiators have targeted the signing of a peace pact within this year.
"In fairness to him [Roxas], he is not a cheap leader or politician. He simply did not see the need for the MOA-AD's signing, as others saw it," the MILF added.
The rebel group said Roxas' political ambitions in 2016 could also restrain him from "offending openly the Moros" by adopting positions that would have a negative impact on the peace process.
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Villa / 3 bedrooms / sleeps 6
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Villa Simone is ideally located just off the coast between Paphos and Coral Bay. The villa is approached through lockable gates and has off road parking. The private pool and sunny garden has a fenced and walled perimeter for your privacy. The ground floor is open plan, bright, pleasantly furnished, and overlooks the pool and garden. There are 2 comfy sofas, a stylish dining set for 6 persons, and a TV with satelite. The kitchen and utility area's are well equipped for your self catering needs. There is a guest w.c. on the ground floor. The fine split staircase leads to a galleried landing where there are 3 bedrooms and a family bathroom. There is a twin bedroom, and 2 double bedrooms with a balcony with views of the Mediterranean sea, (one has an en-suite bathroom). A luxury villa in a lovely corner of Cyprus, ideal for families or those wanting to share a villa. Wedding groups welcome. Wifi.
The villa area is in Chloraka, just off the coast between Paphos and Coral Bay. Just a 10 minute drive to most tourist attractions: Tombs of the Kings, Paphos Harbour, Coral Bay beach, Paphos driving range, diving and water sports. Arrive at the villa from Paphos airport in just 30 minutes. Golf locations just 30 minutes away.
|Sleeps up to 6, 3 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|Coral bay 5 km
|Will consider
|Corporate bookings, Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car advised
|Nearest Amenities
|2 km
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Paphos 20 km, Nearest railway: N/a
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Internet access, DVD player, Sea view
|Private outdoor pool (unheated)
|Air conditioning, TV, Video player, CD player, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 1 En suites
|King Beds (2), Single beds (2), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 6
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Private outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
|Secure parking
|Further details indoors
There is a guest book to fill in about your stay at the villa.
There are 7 sun beds for your own use.
Air con is included in the bedrooms only.
Wifi is included.
The Paphos District
Sunny Cyprus is the birthplace of beauty and love. Located in the South East of Europe, it is the third largest island in the Mediterranean
Cyprus is worthily one of the most popular tourist destinations with sunny weather all year round, with one of the oldest civilisations in the Mediterranean with 10,000 years valuable ancient history, amazing natural beauty with rare flora and fauna, stunning coastline with golden sandy beaches and clear blue waters. Cyprus has some of the finest holiday accommodation with impeccable service, fine restaurants, clubs and pubs. Everything for the discerning visitor: spas, golf, cruising, water sports, walking and cycling activities, horse riding, diving, sailing, fishing, organised excursions to archaeological sites, wine tours, even extreme sports. If you are looking to go ski-ing in the winter, the Troodos Mountains in cyprus are just the place to be in the winter sun. The list is endless. Extending its long tradition of hospitality, Cyprus caters for the business sector and offers excellent facilities for meeting and conferences and incentives. For sports enthusiasts there are state-of-the-art sports training facilities, which are particularly popular to professional teams from abroad especially during the winter period. During the past few years there have also been significant developments and advancements regarding the healthcare system in Cyprus with public and private hospitals offering excellent and quality medical treatment for patients from all over the world.
Cyprus main cities are Nicosia, Lemesos, Larnaka and Paphos.
Cyprus is a whole world condensed in a small area. A place that will certainly capture your heart!
Chloraka is one of the most popular places to stay in Paphos. With the advantage of being between Paphos Harbour and Coral Bay, and not far from the Tombs of the Kings area. A good central location from which to explore the island.
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We have recently returned from Villa Simone after a wonderful stay. With 6 adults we had more than enough room inside the spacious villa fully equipped will all that we needed. The villa is located ju… More
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We were extremely happy with this villa which was very clean and perfectly suited to our needs.
Just a short distance by car to the harbour, main shops and restaurants, this villa is perfectly situated, as well as being able to enjoy a private stay away from any town noise.
The villa is spacious as well as cosy at night with a gated entrance, private parking and secure doors/locks making you feel safe to stay there.
All the facilities you need are provided with a large well equipped kitchen, 3 good sized bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. There is also air conditioning, satellite TV and free wifi with excellent signal strength throughout the property. All utilities are provided as well as being a lovely furnished place to stay.
I must mention the fantastic view of the sea which can be seen from the balcony leading from 2 of the bedrooms and also overlooks the private pool. We also had some great evenings sat round the pool with the BBQ going.
Overall we had no problems at all with our stay and the villa helped contribute towards a fantastic holiday and relaxing stay. I look forward to returning in the near future and would highly recommend Villa Simone to anyone.
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"... a vibrant new voice in contemporary fiction, intelligent and funny." -- Michael Palmer, New York Times bestselling author
"... writes confidently, with plenty of attitude and humor -- but her distinctive voice is enriched by a loving hand that gives her story unexpected depth. She makes you care deeply about her characters and the conflicting currents of their flawed lives." -- Katy Munger, author of the Casey Jones series
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A writer since she was able to hold a crayon, Laura Garner finally got around to publishing her first novel, "Ain't Nobody's Bizness," in 2002. She followed up quickly with a sequel, "I Ain't Superstitious" (2004), then got distracted by shiny things for a while. She's thrilled to be back in print with "Kiss Me, Caitlyn," which combines two of her favorite things: romance and theater.
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FORT MILL, S.C. -- A Fort Mill high school student faces two felony charges involving exploitation of a minor for showing cell phone pictures and a secretly recorded video of him having sex with a female classmate.
It happened a couple weeks ago. The student, 17, showed pictures and videos of himself and the girl, also 17, engaged in sexual conduct. The pictures and video were shown to students during school hours at Fort Mill High School. Police said that when the girl found out about the photos and video, she went to school officials. A school resource officer went to police, who launched an investigation.
NBC Charlotte has chosen not to report on the identity of either the alleged victim, nor suspect because both are minors. On Monday, the juvenile turned himself in on three charges, including the two felonies. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of disturbing school and could face further discipline after he is done with his legal issues.
The school district allows students to bring cell phones on campus, but according to school district policy they are to be used strictly for school matters.
They are a learning tool. So with the permission of the principal or the teacher they can have them out, said Dr. Tommy Schmolze, Assistant Superintendent of Fort Mill Schools. Dr. Schmolze also urged parents to be vigilant in the battle to navigate ever-growing new technologies. Get involved with this. Don't put your head in the sand a recent survey up to 60 percent of all teens have been involved with sexting, he said.
The district said that it will provide counseling for the female student and any other students who might need to talk about the incident.
At the time of this writing the teen is in the York County Detention center. His bond has been set at $52,205.
His next court date is set for March 11, 2014.
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Police: Teen shows nude photos, sex tape at Fort Mill H.S.
A Fort Mill High School student is accused of sexual exploitation of a minor after he showed nude photos and video of another female student.
FORT MILL, S.C. -- A Fort Mill high school student faces two felony charges involving exploitation of a minor for showing cell phone pictures and a secretly recorded video of him having sex with a female classmate.


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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential need for an increase to the budget of the Office of the Service Complaints Ombudsman arising from (a) changes to the powers of the Ombudsman as a result of the Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill and (b) the inclusion of issues of delay in the remit of the Ombudsman.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Defence of 9 March 2015, Official Report, column 47, on Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill, whether his Department has reached a decision on whether to transfer the outstanding unresolved complaints within the existing service complaints system to the remit of the...
To ask the Prime Minister, on what occasions he visited Bridgend constituency between May 2010 and February 2015.
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Chicken chili, macaroni and cheese – this recipe is a combination of your family's favorite dinners. Plus, it's made in the slow cooker – a bonus for the cook.
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (15 1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
1 package Lawry's® Southwest Chicken Chili Slow Cooker Recipe & Seasoning Mix
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Canexus to Hold Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and 2012 First Quarter Results Conference Call13:59 EDT Thursday, April 19, 2012CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - April 19, 2012) - Canexus Corporation (TSX:CUS) (the "Corporation" or "Canexus") today announced that it will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and First Quarter 2012 conference call on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. The Corporation will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at 11 a.m. MT (1 p.m. ET) at the Metropolitan Conference Centre in Calgary. Following the formal portion of the Annual General Meeting, Gary Kubera, President and Chief Executive Officer, will review the performance of the Corporation in the first quarter of 2012 and discuss Canexus's outlook. For those unable to attend in person, the presentation will be archived on the Canexus website.Following the meeting, management will host its First Quarter 2012 conference call and webcast at 2 p.m. MT (4 p.m. ET) to discuss its results. A news release announcing the Corporation's results will be issued the evening before the call. During the conference call, Mr. Kubera and Richard McLellan, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss financial results and performance for the three months ended March 31, 2012. To access the call, please dial 416-644-3414 or 1-800-814-4859. The conference call will also be accessible via webcast at www.canexus.ca. A replay of the conference call will be available until midnight May 16, 2012. To access the replay, call 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525, followed by passcode 4533337#About CanexusCanexus produces sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali products largely for the pulp and paper and water treatment industries. Our four plants in Canada and two at one site in Brazil are reliable, low-cost, strategically-located facilities that capitalize on competitive electricity costs and transportation infrastructure to minimize production and delivery costs. Canexus also provides fee-for-service hydrocarbon transloading services to the oil and gas industry from its terminal at Bruderheim, Alberta. Canexus targets opportunities to maximize shareholder returns and delivers high-quality products to its customers. Canexus' common shares (CUS) and debentures (Series I - CUS.DB; Series III - CUS.DB.A; Series IV - CUS.DB.B) trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange. More information about Canexus is available at www.canexus.ca.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Gary KuberaCanexus CorporationPresident and CEO(403) 571-7300ORRichard McLellanCanexus CorporationCFO(403) 571-7300www.canexus.ca


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Migrants entry to El Centro is calm
EL CENTRO, Calif. One mayor condemned the federal government for sending Central American "illegal immigrants" to his city. Another mayor said that she accepts migrants passing through her city, calling it "a humanitarian effort to aid folks that are in need."
Using the views of these elected leaders as a barometer, it should be no surprise that El Centro's first delivery of about 140 migrants, on Wednesday, went off without a hitch, a day after protesters swarmed buses carrying Central Americans in Murrieta to try to keep them away.
The event in El Centro may be more notable for what didn't happen than for what did. There were no insults, no pro- or anti-immigration posters, no tense discussions about jobs, or policy, or security, or freedom. No objections of any kind.
Instead, the buses pulled into the immigration facility and the travelers, who had arrived in Texas and were flown to Yuma earlier in the day, stepped off.
U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas, a Democrat whose district includes El Centro, met with the migrant families and expressed his support for their journey.
Many are expected to request asylum and receive hearings with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in coming weeks. In the meantime, they will be moved from El Centro to the communities they were trying to reach, pending those hearings.
This sharply contrasts with what happened a day before, when angry protesters from Murrieta and neighboring towns approached three buses also carrying migrants from Central America, causing the drivers to back up and return to San Diego.
Gabe Pacheco, a Border Patrol union representative and agent in San Diego, said Wednesday the migrants from Murrieta were divided among different Border Patrol offices near the border in San Diego County. Pacheco said that another group of migrants is expected to arrive in San Diego on Friday, but he did not know where they'd be processed.
To those following the Central American migration embroglio from afar, El Centro and Murrieta may seem cut from the same cloth. They're small Southern California cities whose Border Patrol stations have dragged them into the eye of the Central American migration storm, and by extension the immigration debate. Both have sizable Hispanic populations, and both have some agriculture industry.
Yet their histories, their economies, the demographics and beliefs of their residents, and their differing distances from the border have led to very different attitudes toward immigration.
In the largely agrarian community of El Centro 12 miles north of Mexico, where trucks line driveways and English sometimes has a Spanish lilt, locals say hermanos help hermanos.
"People help illegal people here," said Marjorie Storms, an American who works in fields up and down the state of California, picking vegetables. "They give money, they feed them." There are known networks for finding work without papers, and if residents don't actively help, many turn a blind eye, she said.
El Centro residents tolerate, and some even embrace, undocumented immigration because many are from Mexico already, Storms said. Many of the migrants are trying to get north to California's central plains, she continued, making El Centro more of a corridor than a destination.