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The 13th Hour: A Thriller
Title: The 13th Hour: A Thriller
Author: Richard Doetsch
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After witnessing his wife's murder then being accused of the crime, a man is given the chance to travel back in time by one hour to prevent disaster from happening twice.
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At 9pm on July 28, Nick Quinn is given an extraordinary opportunity, a chance to rewrite history and save his wife Mary's life. At 9pm, Nick is being held in jail, accused of Mary's murder. He saw her bloody corpse; he knows that she is dead. That's when a grey haired gentleman presents him with a talisman that allows him to go back in time, one hour at a time, for a total of twelve hours. With each hour that Nick journeys back in time, he finds more clues to the identity of Mary's real killer, but he also discovers that his actions in the past have unexpected repercussions on the future. All his good intentions of saving Mary's life may in fact lead to a far greater catastrophe than he could have imagined. If he hasn't set things right by the thirteenth hour, all will be lost. A surprising and utterly original thriller that blends a dash of fantasy with page-turning suspense, The 13th Hour has all the ingredients of a massive international bestseller.


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A secret memo concerning President Obama's plans to throw an illegal party his final night in the White House has surfaced. Continue reading
A secret memo concerning President Obama's plans to throw an illegal party his final night in the White House has surfaced. Continue reading
Agents raided a Texas woman's home due to a tip-off from a customer who was not happy with their haircut.
State licensing requirements maintain that a cosmetologist may only perform services in a licensed and regulated environment which is separate from living spaces. The complaint alleged that the woman, 32-year-old Jasmin Daley, was operating an underground hair cutting and styling business. Continue reading
A local political activist group has been accomplishing big things by holding monthly meetings and talking at one another about their political problems. Continue reading
The NFL announced today that they would be expanding the 2014 Super Bowl halftime show to include a predator drone demonstration. Continue reading
DEAR ABBY: I recently went on a first (and last) date with a "gentleman." He ordered himself a beer and a prime rib dinner. He never asked me if I wanted anything to eat or drink. As flabbergasted as I was, I have a theory: Men today are different from those of the past, and my guess it's because the pierced and tattooed gals today speak and act like sailors, therefore ruining it for the rest of us. Am I right? — PUZZLED IN FLORIDA
Dear Puzzled,
It would hard for someone to be more right than you are, because the honest truth is that when women—we use the term loosely, as we must—get tattoos and body piercings, they prevent you from being able to order food at a restaurant. These thoughtless, body-defiling tarts think little of how their actions will affect other people who rely on them for the ability to read a menu and speak to a server. Continue reading
A national environmentalist group is lobbying the government for new regulations on Christmas advertising in an attempt to make Santa more eco-friendly.
The Organization for Environmental Progress, or OEP, has submitted proposed regulations to congress which would change the way advertisements portray Santa Clause by restricting references to him giving out coal as a present. Continue reading


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There are all kinds of top 25 lists out there, but most of them don't likely rank the top 25 people in a profession from multiple nations.
East Tennessee State University associate professor of psychology Chris Dula is on just such a list, having been named recently No. 24 on RateMyProfessor.com's annual list of the highest-rated university or junior college professors.
According to ETSU, this honor places him in the 99.99th percentile of more than 1.7 million instructors at more than 7,500 schools who have been rated by more than 14 million students in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
The site is hosted by mtvU and MTV Networks, which publishes this annual list of the highest-rated university professors and junior college professors. College students use this service to anonymously rate instructors for the benefit of future students who might read these ratings. Instructors are rated on such categories as helpfulness, easiness, clarity and overall quality.
The annual top 25 list includes all instructors with at least 30 sets of student ratings, to provide statistical significance, and is derived by weighting their ratings across the previous three years and placing them in rank order. Dula placed in the 24th slot on the current RateMyProfessor list. He is the only instructor on the list from Tennessee and only one of three psychology instructors listed.
"I never dreamed that I would be in a top 25 position" on that website, Dula said. "I always found it to be a useful tool for students, because when they're looking to take classes you have really no idea who you might be taking them from."
He does tell students to be wary of postings on the forum because they are likely made by people who either really love or really hate a professor, but students could be able to find if professors are generally helpful, if tests come from books or lectures or what to expect from a particular class.
Dula teaches an introductory psychology course to 320 people each semester, so he has a lot of students who could potentially post about him on RateMyProfessor.com.
"And that's the coolest thing that I do probably," he said of teaching. "And I think everything else I do is pretty cool, so it's like the pinnacle for me."
Dula gets a lot of positive feedback from his students, he said. He began taking data, anonymously, from his students since he first began teaching in 1998. He has been honing everything he does to fit what students want and need since then.
" ... I make executive decisions about what I should change and what I shouldn't change, but I try to take in student feedback and how that shapes what I do," he said. "Because I think that I can maximize my impact in a positive way with students if I tailor my approach and delivery to what they need and want."
For example: He encourages students to text in class if they want to or need to rather than talk in class. This approach is intended to reduce the annoyance of other students in class who would have had to previously hear conversations between other students.
He may be widely loved but not everyone passes his tests. Dula said he tries to show students who do poorly how they can improve rather than just leaving them on their own.
In fact, he has a YouTube video showing students how to improve study skills, because some students don't know how to study. He said he did not either when he first began college. He also has a video explaining test-taking strategy and how to eliminate anxiety related to tests.
Originally from Charlotte, N.C., Dula said he barely graduated high school and went to work in construction. He played music, too, though that never took off. He never fell in love with construction work but became competent in a few trades. He said doing trade work is hard and he has a healthy respect for those who make a living doing that. But it was not for him.
At age 24, he was tired of construction and seeking something else. He enrolled in community college despite his misgivings about school in general. That was the summer of 1992. He loved it.
"I did really well," Dula said. "I kept working part-time."
At some point he had two kids, a wife and a job but managed to make almost all A's in his studies. After getting his associate's degree, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. There he obtained two bachelor's degrees in English and psychology.
Someone told him about graduate school and he applied, but was turned down because he did not know there was a strategy involved in getting accepted to graduate programs.
So he began working in the mental health field and loved it.
"It was great to be helping people," he said, adding working in an air-conditioned building was nice too. The benefits provided by the job also were a nice change from his previous employment.
Dula applied again to graduate school with the help of others who knew how the system worked and was accepted into a graduate program at Appalachian State University. From there he went on to get his doctorate from Virginia Tech.
He was hired at ETSU in the fall of 2004. Besides teaching, Dula also is a licensed clinical psychologist and sees patients at the Family Medicine clinic on campus. He is writing an introductory psychology text book now, so he is currently not seeing patients.
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The body found this week in Coleman County is Michele Reiter, a 38-year-old missing Brownwood woman, according to the results of a preliminary autopsy report released Wednesday, but authorities aren't sure a crime has been committed.
Meanwhile, a man with possible ties to Reiter's disappearance remains in custody.
The cause and manner of Reiter's death "still have not been determined." Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley said Wednesday.
"This is all the information I have for release at this time," Corley said. "Our thoughts and prayers remain with Michele's family."
Reiter was reported missing Sept. 11 after her roommate said she did not return home the night before, according to a handout released by friends looking for Reiter.
Reiter's vehicle was found the next day at the Bert V. Massey Sports Complex in Brownwood, according to the handout.
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Corley has not specified where Reiter was found, except to say it was in a remote area of Coleman County, but has said her body did not have obvious injuries and was "badly decomposed."
Court documents obtained by the San Angelo Standard-Times on Tuesday state that Reiter's ex-boyfriend, Lanny Marvin Bush, 53, of Brownwood, created a fake Facebook page to set up a date with Reiter.
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It was through a Facebook post that the Brownwood Police Department say they found out Reiter had a date scheduled with "Rocky" on Sept. 10, according to a criminal complaint.
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President Barack Obama announced Sgt. Bergdahl's "recovery" Saturday. According to Politico, the White House conspicuously avoided using the terms "release," "transfer" or "swap."
But this clearly was a trade in which the U.S. freed five terror detainees at Guantanamo to obtain the freedom of one American soldier.
And the president's move to bring home our final captive in Afghanistan appears to violate last year's legislation that required him to give Congress 30 days' notification before releasing any Guantanamo prisoners.
But even more troubling than that question of legality: This terrorists-for-hostage deal conveys a dangerous signal to foes - and friends.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., expressed that justified alarm Monday in a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., and the panel's ranking Republican member, Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, requesting "an immediate hearing" on that exchange of prisoners.
From Sen. Graham's letter: "The five terrorists released were the hardest of the hard-core. They held positions of great importance within the hard-core anti-American Taliban, including the Chief of Staff of the Taliban Army and the Taliban Deputy Minister of Intelligence. They have American blood on their hands and surely as night follows day they will return to the fight. In effect, we released the 'Taliban Dream Team.' "
And encouraging terrorists to take Americans hostage is a nightmare scenario.
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Studying Automatic Movements in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
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Parkinson's disease patients usually have difficulty making automatic movements. Automatic movements are movements people often make without conscious thought.
The purpose of this study is to investigate regions of the brain that affect automatic movements and to understand the movements of Parkinson's patients. Investigators hope this knowledge will lead to better treatment for the disease.
Thirty participants will be enrolled in this study. Each will give a medical history and undergo a brief physical exam. Participants will have two MRI scans, each lasting approximately 1.5 hours. During these scans, they may be asked to move their right or left hands or to remember some letters that they have been shown. Before undergoing the second scan, participants will be asked to practice the tasks until they can perform them correctly.
Parkinson Disease
|Study Type:
|Official Title:
|A Neuroimaging Study of Automatic Movements in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
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|Study Start Date:
|June 2003
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|May 2005
Patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) are deficient in making automatic movements. The underlying neural correlates of the problem are not understood. In the present study, to investigate the brain activity contributing to this disorder, we will use specially designed dual-task paradigm and the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique. Thirty patients with PD will be asked to perform sequential finger-tapping movement with the right hand; results will be analyzed from 20 patients who achieve automaticity as defined in the study. In addition, we will use a dual-task paradigm to evaluate automaticity by having subjects perform either a distraction task (involving visual memory) or an interference task (tapping with the left hand) simultaneously with the sequential movements. Patients will practice to achieve automaticity. fMRI will be obtained before and after achieving automaticity. By analyzing fMRI results, we will explore the brain regions associated with deficiency of automatic movements in PD patients.
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Thirty patients with PD will be included in the study.
The diagnosis of PD is based on medical history, physical and neurological examinations, response to levodopa or dopaminergic drugs, and laboratory tests and MRI scans to exclude other diseases.
Patients will be assessed with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE). Only patients with mild to moderate motor disability (UDRS less than or equal to 40) and without cognitive impairment (MMT score greater than or equal to 25) will be investigated.
Patients will be studied only after their medication has been withdrawn for at least 12 hours.
All subjects participating in the study should have a valid Clinical Center Medical Record Number.
The fMRI experiment will follow the standard operating procedures of the HMCS Neuroimaging Group.
Subjects with psychiatric disorders or severe motor disabilities will be excluded.
Subjects with pacemakers, cardiac or neural defibrillators, intracranial aneurysm clips, intraorbital metallic structures, insulin pumps, cochlear implants, and other metallic objects will not be scanned.
Women who are pregnant are excluded from MRI because the safety of the fetus in the presence of high magnetic fields is not established. Therefore, all women of childbearing potential will have a pregnancy test performed, which must be negative, before proceeding.
Subjects under age 18 will be excluded.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00063661
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|NCT00063661 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 2, 2003
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|March 3, 2008
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|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Brain Activity
Parkinson Disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parkinson Disease
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Parkinsonian Disorders
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New Mexico – The New Mexico Rail Runner Express can continue to use its name and logo.
Officials with the commuter train announced Tuesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office determined the Rail Runner met the agency's requirements for official trademark registration.
Gov. Bill Richardson says the trademark decision is a huge victory for the people of New Mexico.
Lawrence Rael, executive director for the Mid-Region Council of Governments, says the train's name and logo were designed with taxpayer money and the agency's decision protects the public's investment.
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Two Carlsbad residents have won big in the New Mexico Lottery in the past week.
Kathy Gregory came to Albuquerque Monday to claim her $1 million prize from last Saturday's Powerball drawing.
This came just a few days after fellow Carlsbad resident Andrew Jones won $200,000 off a scratcher ticket.
Gregory's quick-pick ticket matched the white ball numbers 3, 12, 31, 34, 51, but missed the red Powerball that would have upped her winnings to $90 million.
The New Mexico Lottery said her odds of winning even $1 million were about one in 5.1 million.
"I just kept looking at the computer screen and then back to my ticket," Gregory told lottery officials. "I was just numb. I could not believe it."
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- Protein Supplement; Treatment for Various Forms of Diarrhea , including Traveler's Diarrhea, Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea, and Acute Diarrhea
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1. Acidophilus and other probiotics. EBSCO Natural and Alternative Treatments website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=15&topicID=114 . Updated August 1, 2010. Accessed August 26, 2010.
2. Moyad MA. Brewer's/baker's yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) and preventive medicine: part I. Urol Nurs . 2007 Dec;27(6):560-561.
3. Jones K. Probiotics: preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea. J Spec Pediatr Nurs . 2010 Apr;15(2):160-2.
4. Moyad MA, Robinson LE, Zawada ET Jr, et al. Effects of a modified yeast supplement on cold/flu symptoms. Urol Nurs . 2008 Feb;28(1):50-55.
5. McFarland LV. Systematic review and meta-analysis of Saccharomyces boulardii in adult patients. World J Gastroenterol . 2010 May 14;16(18):2202-2222.
6. Bahijiri SM, Mira SA, Mufti AM, Ajabnoor MA. The effects of inorganic chromium and brewer's yeast supplementation on glucose tolerance, serum lipids and drug dosage in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Saudi Med J . 2000 Sep;21(9):831-837.
7. Brewer's yeast. University of Maryland Medical Center website. Available at: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/brewers-yeast-000288.htm . Reviewed March 14, 2009. Accessed August 26, 2010.
8. Allen SJ, Okoko B, Martinez EG, Gregorio GV, Dans LF. Probiotics for treating infectious diarrhoea. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003048. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003048.pub2.
9. Szajewska H, Sko RKA A, Dylag M. Meta-analysis: Saccharomyces boulardii for treating acute diarrhea in children. Aliment Pharmacol Ther . 2007 Feb 1;25(3):257.
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Miscalls happen in hockey. Referees are human, players are jerks, and few calls are an exact science. It's pretty much a Canadian tradition to complain about officiating (ask me about the Canucks-Kings series last year), but in the long run, things tend to even out, and the human factor is a part of the game. We're not all happy with officiating, but I thought we were at least happy to be unhappy some of the time.
Apparently not. Dale Tallon's proposal for a "coach's challenge" is gaining traction, according to TSN's Darren Dreger. That disturbs me.
I'll admit that the idea could fix a problem with hockey that's been a source of much frustration for as long as the game's been around. But it won't. It'll be held back by one small but vital complication:
It's a stupid idea.
Since when is "It works in the NFL" a selling point? The NFL plays a game in which, if a player grabs another player's mask, the offending team's moved back a number of yards. In the NHL, if a player takes exception to another player's behavior, they'll get into a fistfight right there on the ice. And they'll be back on the ice five minutes later. They can get into multiple fistfights in the same game. Penalties and infractions could not be more different for the two sports. No analogy between the two sports is a good selling point for a rule change.
Still, that's not a reason it wouldn't work. Here are four reasons it's a stupid idea:
Limits Referee's Ability to Manage Play
The referee's job is not to call every penalty. Something happens on every other shift that's technically a penalty. Some miscalls are more egregious than others, but in general, each team gets the same amount of leeway. Watch any broadcast and you will hear the words "no call" or "play continues" several times. That's just the way it goes. Referees often just let the teams play.
We don't dislike this. We appreciate the refs who "put the whistles away in the third." Who wants to see their team blow a two-goal lead in the third thanks to some questionable penalties? Who wants to see their team's comeback chance quashed by a momentum-changing penalty?
And the major miscalls, the ones players argue about, are usually evened out. Why do you think players complain to the referees? The ref isn't going to retroactively make a call on a play he missed. Players do it because refs often even it out. Miss an elbow to Kesler's head? Okay, they'll probably miss Edler hauling someone down, as well. Or maybe they'll call a hook they normally wouldn't. Most of the good referees make it work somehow.
What does the coach's challenge do to all this? Well, for starters, it drastically increases the third-period penalties that no one wants. The best use of a coach's challenge will be to overturn a goal, so coaches are unlikely to use it just to get a power play in the first period. Coaches will try to save it for a goal. If they can't get that chance, they'll use it late in the third period to get a power play. Refs "miss" all sorts of infractions in the third, so both coaches will have an opportunity for a late-game power play. That takes power right out of the hands of the referees.
Plus, it makes them look bad, and it's likely they'll just start calling more. Every successful coach's challenge is going to be considered a mistake by the referee, as far as someone's concerned. The refs' only defense is to make the calls themselves. Who wants that? How many unbiased hockey fans just want more penalties called every game, especially in the third? Those fans who complain about every miscall should be careful what they wish for. If this coach's challenge is adopted, they may soon be shouting "Let them PLAY!"
Disallowed Goals Suck
They do. Fans feel cheated, and teams feel frustrated. Sure, you're glad when a goal against your team is disallowed. You're upset when a goal against your team that seems questionable stands up to review. But all loyalties aside, disallowed goals suck, especially when they're disallowed on a technicality. The goaltender dove and drew an interference call. A player nudged another one ten feet away from the goal. Here's a favorite: the referee was reaching for the whistle. Everything just feels so dirty.
If you can only use a coach's challenge once per game, the best place to use it is to disallow a goal. A coach will give his team every chance to win, and if that means finding some technicality on which to challenge, so be it. You think your team scored a goal? They knocked the puck down with a high-stick 30 seconds beforehand, and the play should have been dead. Or, completely unrelated to the goal, someone was interfered with. Minor goaltender interference, a bit of roughing in front of the net, maybe someone got cross-checked… it all boils down to the same thing. More disallowed goals, and of the kind that really turns the stomach.
Sure, there are egregious miscalls that make us mad. That's why the proposal is gaining some traction. But the big mistakes are the exception, not the rule. If you think the coach isn't going to try to find a way to get a goal back, you haven't been paying attention. If the coach's challenge is adopted, every goal that can be disallowed based on a technicality, will be. And that sucks.
Video Review Takes Forever
Sometimes we're sitting around waiting for a full five minutes or more, waiting for the guys in Toronto to be absolutely sure there was a goal. Talk about boring. Talk about a momentum killer. You can't always predict how long they'll take, either, so it's not always safe to go grab another beverage. Video review sucks.
We put up with it because it happens when there are goals. Goals are important, and no team in the NHL averages 4 a game. It doesn't happen often, and for that reason, we understand that the league has to get it right. Fine. Whatever. I'll sit through your five minutes of staring at one or two frames to see if the puck crossed the line, or to see where the puck hit a stick, or whatever.
But don't you dare bring these show-stopping, buzz-killing, momentum-draining snorefests in on non goal-related matters. Did Edler really hold Kopitar up? I don't know. I don't care anymore. Yeah it was a close call, but in the time we've spent waiting for Toronto to decide, the Canucks could have killed off the penalty. And scored a goal. And Henrik could have taken another one.
As I pointed out above, these challenges, when not used to disallow goals for cheap reasons, will probably be saved for late in the third period. In any close game, this is the most exciting part. Know what the most exciting part of the game needs? Five-minute stops in play to decide whether Burrows was pushed or was diving.
Since When Is Video Review Infallible?
Seriously, it's like people all of a sudden have confidence in Gary Bettman and the Toronto front office. It's like they never ever get it wrong. Even this week, we have a clear instance of the NHL front office completely botching a call.
The people doing the video review for the NHL are human, and they make mistakes. They make mistakes all the time. Who expects that adding them to the mix more often is going to make things better? If anything, it means they'll just take longer to be wrong. Know what'll make a bad call less frustrating? Waiting five minutes for it.
The intention behind discussion of a coach's challenge rule is pure enough. GM's are frustrated when the wrong call is made on the ice. They want the game to be better. Still, when the proposal to even discuss a coach's challenge was shot down in November, it was the right call. While it's easy to be mad at one, specific instance where your team gets cheated out of a goal or a power play, perspective shows those instances are nothing compared to the damage such a rule change could do to the game. The NHL exists to entertain fans, and a rule change that makes the game less watchable is always going to be a bad idea.
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If they do adopt it, it will most likely be restricted to goals. Which is stupid because on questionable plays they already review it. So coaches can throw all the flags, sticks, jackets they want onto the ice, but if Toronto screws up (Van/LA in the playoffs, LA/Pho this year, etc) nothing is going to change! Just because they go and look at the video for another 5mins won't reverse a call.
The reason the rule works for the NFL is because they dont have automatic video review for most of the game.
Countless times video review in both the NFL and NHL has helped officials correct a bad call on the field/ice the difference is that in the NHL its automatic on close plays in the NFL its on the coaches/booth to initiate the review.
Many of the plays discussed for review aren't goal-related, though. For instance, the four-minute double-minor called on Pascal Dupuis for high-sticking. So I doubt the rule would be restricted to goals. That's why they say, "once per game, only."
Further, they review SOME goal-related instances, but don't use video review, when, say, Dustin Byfuglien pushes a goaltender into the goal with his stick. I just don't feel confident that the NHL is going to get its video reviews right all the time, so why would more of it make the game better?
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So the plan is to allow them to challenge a penalty call? What about a missed penalty call? Why one and not the other? And if there is no stoppage in play how do they challenge it? Can they stop play with the challenge? If they end up calling a penalty on a play that happaned 4mins before do they replay those 4mins? (Dont answer these they are all rhetorical) There are so many issues with reviewing penalties and that is specifically why the NFL does not allow them to be reviewed regardless how bad of a call it may be.
They should forget trying to get penalty calls right or wrong. It happens to all teams and tends to even out (despite our best attempts to make it look like there is a conspiracy against our team). I think what would help as far as video review would be to allow each team to have a rep in the War Room and during a review each one would have like 2mins to make a case for or against a call. This would do two things: first ensure there is no bias (ala Lombarid vs Murphy, Murphy vs Nucks, etc) and second give the process more transparancy as these reps could explain why certain calls got made. Heck the NHL on its own could release statements regarding decisions on reviews. That way we could have a specific reason to gripe over rather than just assuming stupidity or incompetance.
Not to be on the side of Colin Campbell and the war-room guys, but you really think having some weird, biased, rep from a team clucking in his ear all night long is going to make him better? What a pain in the ass, and what a distraction.
And Campbell does NOT need distractions. This guy barely knows how e-mails work.
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Maybe they can give this a try?
I can agree that Coach's Challenge is a stupid idea because the last thing the NHL needs is more involvement from Ref's. I hate the makeup calls. What is the point of trying fix a mistake by making another one? Look at the San Jose game at the end of the 3rd and overtime. Was either Sammuellson or Boyles penalty really necessary? The NHL is terrible with consistency and that should be an issue that is addressed in my opinion.
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Looking back it's hard to find a technology that has gone backwards, well there is one and that's battery life. Samsung's hoping to change all that however
Samsung Electronics has announced that it will provide greater battery longevity in its 2012 smartphones in an effort to improve the current trend of high-end smartphone chronically suffering from lack of battery power.
Even with the leaps and bounds technology has made, battery life remains a vexed issue in most smartphones today. Now the South Korean company promises to cure our woes by ensuring its future phones will last all day under moderately heavy usage.
Speaking in an interview at this year's CES, Kevin Packingham, vice president of product innovation at Samsung, said: "When you wake up to when you go to bed, we don't want you feeling anxiety about your battery life." While increasing battery size, Packingham added that Samsung will look at ways of optimising its smartphones so as to drain as little battery power as possible.
With bigger display resolutions, beefier processors and increasing data usage, many smartphones currently fail to make it through the day. If Samsung makes good on its promise, we'll hopefully see other companies following suit in 2012. Yet we can't help but ask why this isn't an issue that's been tackled already.
Samsung saw a successful 2011, with its Galaxy S II flagship phone helping the company to take the top spot from Apple in terms of smartphone sales. It appears Samsung is now gearing up for an even bigger 2012 with the upcoming release of the Samsung Galaxy S3.
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The hardcover Lucado Life Lessons Study Bible: Inspirational Applications for Living Your Faith, in the New King James version, is full of study tips and tidbits. Max Lucado has a gift for connecting God's word in a practical and applicable way to a variety of life issues. The text itself is in an easy to read font, with chapters and headings in large bold print. As a study Bible, it is well organized and easy to navigate.
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Planktonic communities are complicated systems with a myriad of interactions among organisms and with their physical and chemical environment. A traditional and successful approach to study ecosystem dynamics involves high-level grouping of organisms into assemblages such as ?phytoplankton,? ?zooplankton? and ?bacteria,? then examining rate processes and interactions among these large sets. This approach has yielded a wealth of information about ecosystem-level processes and gained a greater understanding of the ecology of marine ecosystems. However, it is widely recognized that using this ?black box? approach to characterize a system has limitations, because frequently organismal interactions within these groups have a significant effect on the group as a whole. Recent technological advancements have made it relatively easy for biological oceanographers and molecular ecologists to obtain a more detailed picture of whole communities of organisms within these large black boxes. I am very interested in the synthesis of this extensive information to address basic questions about interactions within communities and with their physical and chemical environment. Through the use of multivariate statistical analyses for data visualization and hypothesis testing, I have been able to link changes in microbial community composition with either naturally fluctuating physicochemical factors or with treatment amendments in field studies of natural populations. Recent projects have included linking changing protistan community composition to grain size rather than flow rates in estuarine sediments, demonstrating the cohesive nature of protistan assemblages at depth in the western North Atlantic that were distinct and not correlated with corresponding surface water assemblages, and illustrating consistently rapid and dramatic shifts in protistan community composition unrelated to measured physical and chemical factors at a series of inland bays in the northeastern United States. Currently I am working on a project examining patterns of antibiotic resistance within pathogenic bacteria isolated from marine vertebrates of the coastal northeastern US. This project centers on a database of over a thousand bacterial isolates from over a hundred marine mammals, seabirds and sharks. About 50% of the bacteria isolated were of clinical interest, and approximately 1/3 were screened for resistance to a suite of 16 antibiotics. We have determined from this data set that antibiotic resistant bacteria were widespread in marine vertebrates, geographically and taxonomically. I have been able to identify groups of antibiotics with similar resistance patterns across samples. I have also identified groups of samples with similar antibiotic resistance and am now investigating the factors correlating with these observed patterns. Preliminary results suggest the patterns of antibiotic resistance are linked to overall animal health (based on sample type: live/stranded/bycaught) rather than animal type (mammal/bird/shark).
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I am skinny and a YOGA TEACHER... but I still felt intimidated going into my gym the first time two years ago, just cuz I'd never done it. Trust me, even if it's all in your head, just...
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Hi Alice,
Do you have any suggestions for me on losing weight? I feel so intimidated going to a fitness center because of the looks I get. I really do. It seems like an individual has to be thin to go into fitness centers now-a-days. I should say some of them are that way.
Dear Reader,
You are already on the right track. Exercising has countless benefits for health, happiness, and if it matters to you, appearance. It sounds as though you know what you need to do, but want some suggestions on where to do it.
It's true, some fitness centers can feel intimidating. However, most everyone at the gym has had that same feeling at one time or another; it's common to feel nervous about joining a new gym, regardless of body size. In reality, fitness center users come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. If you have already found a facility, know that many fitness centers offer a complimentary training session or two to show you how to use the machines and help you devise a workout plan. A quality facility hires employees with a full understanding of "gymphobia." Investing some time to get oriented can help relieve some of the anxiety you experience during future visits as you'll be able to strut right in and jump into your workout.
If you're still searching for a fitness home, consider that YMCAs, YWCAs, local community centers, and independent gyms often feel more down to earth and less intimidating than many larger, chain gyms. As you are considering which facility to join, it's certainly fair to ask for a tour and a trial membership. Visit the location at different times of the day as early morning exercisers may seem very different than a mid-afternoon or late evening crowd. Look around for members who you feel are similar to you and ask them about their experience. Another option may be a college in your neighborhood. Some colleges offer community members use of their facilities for a nominal fee. Columbia students can check out all the great options at Dodge Fitness Center. New York City residents can also join the city's rec centers, which offer weights, cardio machines and classes, and pools for a low membership fee. Don't forget about exercising outside: running, biking, hiking, and walking immediately come to mind. Fresh air does the soul good.
If you've ever played a sport or wanted to learn a new one, consider joining a team or a league. There are a wide range of options, from dodge ball or softball to tennis and bowling. Leagues often offer options for beginners and seasoned athletes alike with the added bonus of meeting some new friends.
Just like with your first day of a new job or school, you start out not knowing many people and not being sure of what to do, but, within a short time, all that changes. Going to a gym, a team practice, or to the park to run won't be too much different. Think of your "gymtimidation" reduction efforts as a part of your entire workout — the more you stick with it, the easier it will get. And remember, health clubs are places to get and stay healthy — not beauty pageants or Olympic competitions. Gym'ers who disagree might consider shaving a few pounds off their egos.
Finally, remind yourself that working out is something you've committed to do. Schedule it on your calendar and grab a partner — you can encourage and motivate each other.
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I am skinny and a YOGA TEACHER... but I still felt intimidated going into my gym the first time two years ago, just cuz I'd never done it. Trust me, even if it's all in your head, just keep on keepin' on. Everyone kinda feels self conscious at the gym. :)
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Another thing to try: do your workout at the gym's slowest hours at first, until you feel comfortable there and get into your routine. Go early and avoid lunchtime and any time after 5, when most people get off work. The less people that are there, the less intimidated you will feel. Good Luck!
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Do what I did: Get yourself an MP3 player or portable CD player (preferably a newer one with less inclination to skip) — pop in your favorite tunes (something that really pumps you up and gets you going!), PUT ON THOSE EARPHONES FOR YOUR ENTIRE WORKOUT and TUNE OUT the rest of the world, including those you perceive to be criticizing you. Tune into yourself and your workout, and before you know it, you will see results. Remember, it's your workout; it's YOUR life! Good luck! :)
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