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They are there, finding that fingering root system, or backwater wash where I've seen them feeding on insects floating upstream rather than down. They are often found as large dark shadows, giving us a glimpse, if we pay strict attention, and wear those polarized glasses that help cut the glare from the water's surface.
I've also seen them huddle beneath a log that found its way into the water. The more often they are caught and released, the more difficult they become. Although difficult trout are often large trout, I've found many a smaller fish that has learned from the sting of a hook that what we have to offer isn't something they want. So, it is somewhat important that we separate the two in realization that difficult and large are not synonymous.
Oh, there are dumb, large trout, mostly freshly stocked; those washed-up breeders the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission stock. They are big, hefty fish, well fed on pellets at a fish hatchery, either by the Commission or a cooperative nursery, run by non-paid sportsmen organizations across the state. These fish often lay in open view of any angler and now having to find natural food are comparatively easy to catch.
The golden rainbow trout can cause some anglers to pull their hair out, simply because they are so visible and seem less interested in food than the other species of the fish.
They have been known to abandoned watery holes entirely and move, most often downstream, to an area where they are less easily found by anglers. A hybrid, they seldom survive from one season to the next.
Although rainbows are said to grow faster than the other species, only a few streams in the state support a resident population and grow in size like those found in many western states. Although rainbows can fight well and are stocked in excess of 20 inches in length because they seldom carry-over, what you see stocked is what you'll be fishing for.
Brook trout often survive in those small streams we often refer to as brooks. The wild brookie, the only char native to PA, seldom exceeds 12 inches in the wild. A fish of such proportions is truly a trophy trout.
Unfortunately they will never win a contest or be recorded in the record books simply because of the stocked variety that although do not surpass them in shyness are placed in our waters at greater weight and size than a native can achieve.
If there is one trout that has been the salvation of fishing in PA it is the brown trout. There is little doubt that the brown can reproduce and create a wild trout fishery on its own.
I've fished many streams where either "holdover" browns or reproduced fish have grown to trophy proportions. In some cases they have grown so large that they achieved what I call "legendary" status.
Although some studies don't back my personal observations, I'll stick to my observations over studies. The best brown I have taken in PA topped the scales at just over seven pounds. And I've lost even larger fish. Just to make a point, I've caught and released all species that measured over 20 inches.
If I had a choice I would take the brown trout over all other species but would never condemn or shy away from the true native brook trout whose colors can't be matched. They are to me the "wood duck" of the fish world.
As trout anglers prepare for the opening day in 18 Southeastern counties, or patiently await the April 13 opening throughout the remainder of the state, some will be dreaming of trophy trout in the same manner that hunters close their eyes to imagine that buck of a lifetime.
It stands to reason that not everyone will catch a trophy fish, and even less will find a legendary trout, one that has been around many years and has been seen, missed or even caught by some other angler who decided to release it. In this world of digital cameras and phones, releasing a fish and producing a photo is a course many have chosen to take.
There are a number of questions anglers seem to thirst for an answer to: What should I use? Where should I go? Where are the big trout?
Although there are no concrete answers to any of the questions, the PFBC does list its stocking schedule on its website, and that may give you some indication of the latter two questions. The first one, "What should I use?" is one that only the trout know the real answer to, and as a close friend has often said, "They're not talking."
Although we all have our preferences, there isn't a lure made for trout that won't catch fish. As for the move to lighter rods, lines and reels, I can recall when my grandmother caught more trout than most anglers ever dreamed of using a bamboo fly rod, an automatic reel and 8-pound test line. Her favorite bait was liver.
After all of these years on the water, I like to use dry flies, even when a hatch isn't on the water, and although I don't expect to catch a trophy trout, I at times do. But then the question arises, "What is a trophy trout?" My simplistic answer is anything that makes you happy.
Of course the key to all fishing is clean water, "cold" clean water if you are a trout fisherman.

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York County Prothonotary Pam Lee said he looked "more real" in real life, and perhaps a little younger.
She'd only ever seen U.S. senatorial candidate Tom Smith on television, but there he was, in her office and shaking her hand.
Smith, who took a tour of the county's row offices Monday, cited the 14 pounds he's lost since he has been unable to eat his wife's cooking while on the campaign trail.
The Armstrong County conservative Republican surprised Lee and other county officials with impromptu visits led by York County Commissioner Chris Reilly, a political ally.
Name recognition: Smith said it was a good chance to get his name out there, something that's been a challenge as he vies for the seat held by incumbent first-term Democrat Bob Casey Jr. Unlike his opponent, whose father and namesake is a former two-term governor, Smith said he doesn't have a famous political name.
Smith calls himself a "citizen candidate," a businessman who started a series of coal-related companies that he sold in 2010.
A father of seven, he's running on a platform of instituting a flat tax, cutting federal spending and reducing business regulations.
He said his core message is especially relevant to Yorkers because they, like other people across the state, care most about jobs and their families.
Attention: Smith has been trailing Casey in the polls, with his campaign thus far garnering the most attention after an apparent gaffe in which he, while explaining his views on abortion, compared out-of-wedlock pregnancy to pregnancy after rape.
But the Republican was upbeat Monday, touting recent polls that showed Casey leading by a narrower margin. The latest poll from Rasmussen Reports showed Smith behind Casey 49 percent to 42 percent.
"The polls are closing," he told Reilly before they departed on the tour. "We've got this closed to within single digits."
The tour included stops at the offices of the county treasurer, recorder of deeds, register of wills and district attorney.
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SAN ANTONIO — The Cowboys went all-out in their attempt to land free agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha and failed.
That means club officials spent Saturday raving about how much they love the corners on their roster.
No Nnamdi, no problem. Everyone from owner Jerry Jones on down talked about the respect they have for Terence Newman, Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick.
"Any pursuit of anybody outside this organization probably has less to do with the people in this organization than the people we're trying to pursue," coach Jason Garrett said.
"We feel great about our corners. Terence Newman has been a Pro Bowl guy. Jenks has been a Pro Bowl guy. Scandrick is a guy who is competing for more playing time as an inside nickel guy and also as a corner outside.
"We feel great about our cover guys. We feel like we have three really good corners and some young guys who can compete as well."
It's doubtful the club could have made room for Asomugha without cutting a big contract, probably Newman's. Jones calls that sheer speculation.
"I think our guys understand the nature of football," Garrett said. "We're trying to upgrade our team all the time. It provides a challenge, a competitive situation for those guys, and that's good."
Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said he believes the corners on the Cowboys roster are excellent. Secondary coach Dave Campo echoed that opinion.
"People are saying, 'Oh, Nnamdi went to Philadelphia,'" Campo said. "I'll be very honest with you. I could care less.
"When we came out here, we knew what we had here. I'm telling you, we've got good corners and I feel good about the guys we've got."
Jenkins said nothing was said by management, or needs to be said, about the pursuit of Asomugha.
"We're all grown men," Jenkins said. "We all know it's a business.
"I mean, if you can't get that, there's something wrong with you."


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Tour boat captains voyaging on New Jersey waters cannot carry a weapon, even if they fear terrorists may try to commandeer the vessel and deploy it as a bomb like 9/11 hijackers did with jetliners in 2001, a state appeals court ruled Friday.
The decision involved a Hackettstown, Warren County, tour boat captain who skippers vessels for a company operating party boats off the coasts of New Jersey and the rest of the East Coast.
The man, Salvatore Atanasio, failed to show what the appellate division said was the legal "justifiable need" to carry a handgun, even though he said an attacker could ...


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Guy Perkins checking in.
Ok, yeah I like to fish. Love it in fact. But this year the water has been pretty ugly. Even the reservoirs are dirty. Not to mention the fact that the over abundance of snow has kept me out of hunting turkey in the high country that I like to do so much. I think I like just being up there, and alone. And it is a good excuse for exercising the ticker. Last week I was able to drive a ways without tearing up the road. Then I hiked. It was a good hike. I'm thinking Gobber (gobler) noodles are not too far away.


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Sunday, July 17, 2005
Is the latest delay in the study of Walla Walla's veterans hospital a negative sign for the future of services here? At least one member of the Federal Advisory Panel selected to help in the study process wonders what is taking so long and why it is so difficult to get information from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
``We're not getting answers from D.C.,'' said Alice Thomsen, a member of the Federal Advisory Commission and commander of the Blue Mountain Veterans Coalition, a group representing the area's various service agencies.
``I have the feeling that we're being set up to make it fail,'' she said.
But fellow commission member Duane Cole says the longer the process takes, the better off the hospital may be.
``The more time, the greater opportunity to clarify the issues and make sure when we get up and speak as a local community and a local area we've got something they can support,'' said Cole, who is also city manager of Walla Walla.
A hearing on the future of services at the Jonathan M.
Wainwright Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center was supposed to be held in the July/August timeframe. But PricewaterhouseCoopers, the consulting firm gathering information on the facility, has rescheduled the hearing for late September with no explanation as to why.
With two more hearings expected after that one, it is unclear how the timeline for the project will be affected.
``I, for one, have definitely not gotten an answer,'' Thomsen said.
Nor has Cole. But he said the reason for the change could have something to do with the VA's discovery it underestimated the number of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan in need of care.
As those numbers are clarified, a stronger case may be built to retain services at the Wainwright facility, Cole said.
``I know this is taking some time and people want clarity, but I am optimistic that the results will be positive,'' Cole said. ``The discovery of the inaccuracy of the VA's actuarial estimates of future use of VA facilities in the country helps Walla Walla's position.
We've been saying for two years that their numbers are not accurate.''Advocates for the local VA facility have been crunching such numbers over the last year and a half. In early 2004, the medical facility was slated for a major overhaul under a recommendation by the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission.
As part of a strategy to realign VA services with the moving populations of veterans, CARES recommended contracting out the inpatient, psychiatry and nursing home care at Walla Walla's medical center and moving outpatient care to another location.
But veterans, hospital and other health-care employees and local government officials argued that not enough services existed to absorb the change.
So further study was ordered, and Pricewater-houseCoopers was hired to work as consultant on the project. The first hearing on the matter was held one year later.
But at that meeting, members of the 11-person Federal Advisory Panel said data projections by the federal VA were based on 2002 numbers from before the conflicts overseas began.
PricewaterhouseCoopers was to have reported back to the panel with updated information. So far, nothing has been reported, Cole and Thomsen said.
Meanwhile, the waiting list at the Wainwright facility continues to grow in the face of federal budget shortfalls, hospital officials have reported.
Now as part of a new strategy to preserve services at the facility, Thomsen is hoping for another kind of numbers project: increased enrollment.
She's encouraging all veterans in the area to enroll in the VA health-care system, whether they intend to use the services or not. The hope is that the VA will see how many veterans could use the system.
That kind of data will make the best case for a VA hospital in Walla Walla, Thomsen said.
``This VA hospital has more going on, more problems in its architectural schematics and seismic code. But the staff has been able to provide quality care,'' she said.
``Something here is working. Why is Washington, D.C., not listening to this?''


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Revisiting the February 23rd Club as The Roots Go Platinum
?uestlove of The Roots in "The Next Movement" video.
This month came the somewhat surprising news that, 14 years after its release, The Roots' album Things Fall Apart has finally gone platinum. An album whose reputation as the group's most critically acclaimed has made it the go-to entry point for new fans as their popularity has grown, it's still kind of surprising that the album took this long to move a million units. It's also one of many memorable albums to be released on February 23rd, 1999, the magnitude of whom perhaps eclipsed The Roots' effort at the time. It is in celebration that we look back at the February 23rd club.
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
While previous Roots albums were well received as enjoyable jam session-extensions, cementing the group as hip-hop's greatest full-blown band, Things Fall Apart is where the group finally reached that next level of cohesive supremacy. Released with four different album covers, it birthed the Rap City #1 hit "You Got Me" that further pushed Eve into the collective rap soundscape, as well as contained the Beanie Sigel verse that got him signed to Def Jam. Viewed by many as the quintessential Roots album, its recent platinum certification proves its thankfully held up well to this day.
TLC - FanMail
Topping the charts this week was the first new TLC album in four years, FanMail. While the success of their follow-up to the multi-platinum Crazysexycool was never in question, what stood out about the album topping the charts at the height of the music industry was that it did so without a music video in rotation on any of the major music channels. In fact, the oft-delayed Hype Williams directed "No Scrubs" video didn't premiere on MTV's "Total Request Live" until several days after the album had hit store shelves, this time containing a bonus verse from Left Eye for our troubles. It went 6X Platinum.
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Coming in at the number two slot this week was Eminem's heavily-hyped major label debut The Slim Shady LP. Contrary to TLC, Em's "My Name Is" single had been in rotation for a solid month-and-a-half before the record was released. Anticipating a larger crossover audience than a standard rap release, Interscope made the unusual choice to ship the album in both an explicit and clean version in mass quantities, a choice Eminem later told his "MTV FANatic" he had no say on. It went 4X Platinum.
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thoughts into my brain
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I care not for you,
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you you you you you
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goodnight, sweetheart
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I don't even like running...
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Jape: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventures of the Ejaculate Narrator
March 6, 2014
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Long time TOsketchfest alumni, Jape, have ventured onto the silver computer-sized screen with their first sketch short film!
Produced by John Gape, a Toronto artist collective whose mandate is to showcase comedic talent through creating original digital content, and directed by Cameron Wylie (of Fun Car and Bitches Leave), you know this sketch short film is going to be of comedic calibre, my dear Watson.
See Jape (Aaron Hagey-MacKay, Adam McNamara, Simon Pond, and Eric Turkienicz) investigate Sherlock Holmes like never before. (Slightly NSFW.) And then catch them TONIGHT, 10pm at Comedy Bar, and Friday March 14th, 10pm at the Lower Ossington Theatre!
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Superbly polished parody of what kids are really concentrating on in lit class….and not permitted to ejaculate….have to make their language polite and use the term exegesis instead. I really enjoyed some of the profound stuff on the whiteboard in the background.


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Megan Fox's Rib Tattoos
If we said that Megan Fox's rib tattoo featuring the poem she wrote herself is her sexiest tat, would we be wrong? Check out pictures of Megan Fox's tattoo and see for yourself! The poem tattoo is inked in Old English text and traces her ribs down her left side. Megan may have penned the poem that reads "there once was a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her HEART," but it was actually inked on her body by some lucky dude. On her other side, Megan Fox has another rib tattoo that was inked in honor of none other than Mickey Rourke. The 57-year-old actor and Megan Fox must have really hit it off while filming Passion Play, because Megan says, "Mickey is such as beautiful, wonderful human being. He's so genuine and so sweet and so talented. I just love him to death." Megan Fox's Nietzsche-inspired rib tattoo is inked on her right side and reads "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." We're not sure if we would call that a compliment per say, but getting any attention from the sexy Megan Fox at all has got to feel pretty good!
Mickey Rourke Nietzsche Tattoo
One of Megan Fox's newest tattoos is a quote inked on her right ribcage that may or may not be a quote by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Who knew that Megan was interested in Nietzsche, never mind willing to get a quote of his permanently inked on her body. But that's not the only interesting thing about Megan Fox's rib tattoo. Find out what Hollywood vet the infamous tat was inked in honor of!
Megan Fox's Poem Tattoo
One of the sexiest of Megan Fox's tattoos is the self-written poem she has inked on her left ribcage. You can only see all of Megan Fox's rib tattoo when she is wearing a very revealing dress or when she's topless, which is probably why the poem tattoo is also the tat that Megan Fox fans love the most. Read more to find out what Megan Fox's poem tattoo says and why it is so personal.


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Classic war movies shown downtown
Downtown San Angelo is back in the movie business this Memorial Day weekend.
No, the Texas Theatre hasn't reopened, but the big screen will flicker nearby with stars such as John Wayne, Cary Grant and Gary Cooper.
Three war classics will be shown on a portable movie screen in a parking lot on East Twohig Avenue south of the Cactus Hotel as part of a local "Tribute to our Military."
The movies feature soldiers in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War.
"In picking the movies, we chose films that weren't filled with terrible, graphic violence and language," said Rick Whitworth, manager of radio station KCSA 95.7 FM. "They are more centered around family entertainment."
The movies include:
n 8:30 p.m. Friday — "Sergeant York" (1941), starring Gary Cooper.
n 8:30 p.m. Saturday — "Operation Petticoat" (1959), starring Cary Grant.
n 8:30 p.m. Sunday — "The Green Berets" (1968), starring John Wayne.
The event is organized by KCSA, Downtown San Angelo Inc. and the San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council.
"It's an idea that has been in the works for several years," Whitworth said. "It's something to give back to the community."
Organizers will give away free popcorn. Soft drinks and hotdogs will be available for purchase. No alcohol is allowed.
Before tonight's movie, the Cactus Hotel and the Mesquite Bean Cafe will be serving "SOS," a meal consisting of creamed chipped beef served on toast. The meal is free to veterans.
Del Velasquez, executive director of Downtown San Angelo Inc., said the event is a chance to honor the military while getting reaquainted with downtown.
"It will draw people downtown to entertain them while educating them about what's going on downtown."
If you go
What: "Tribute to the Military" outdoor movies. Three war classics will be shown this Memorial Day weekend.
When: 8:30 p.m. each night.
Where: Empty parking lot on East Twohig Avenue, south of the Cactus Hotel.
What else: Bring your own seating. The movie and popcorn are free.
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Visio has long been regarded by interaction designers and information architects as an essential tool in their work. Many software wireframes (aka software mockups) are built using Visio, and they can range from mobile software, interactive web sites, to enterprise application software.
In the past, Visio included a set of Windows XP stencils for such work. For Visio 2010, we decided to refresh those stencils by providing a brand new set of Wireframe shapes that are generic and not specific to the operating system. The intent is to offer the UX community with medium-fidelity UI shapes and icons that can be used to create wireframes for general software design for a wide variety of platforms (e.g. mobile, internet, windows). As an example, see the following mockup of Microsoft Internet Explorer and the homepage of Microsoft.com using the new Wireframe shapes (mockup is on the left, and the actual software is on the right):
This new set of shapes not only allows easier creation of wireframes, but offer many customization options to meet specific design needs. Let's further examine what Wireframe shapes are included in Visio 2010 and what functionalities are added to make building wireframes easier.
UI Dialogs, Controls, Toolbars and Icons
First, to create a Wireframe Diagram, go to New > Software and Database > Wireframe Diagram:
Similar to previous Windows XP UI shapes, Visio 2010 offer UI shapes for building dialogs, controls, and toolbars. What's new however is the addition of common UI icons for Windows, web, and multimedia applications. Here is the full set of Wireframe shapes that is included:
Resizable and Configurable
Customizing wireframe UI components are easier than ever. Most Wireframe shapes are resizable and offer options to customize the visuals. For example, a button is a common control and has configurable state options through the right-mouse action menu:
Working with Themes and Formatting
Unlike previous Windows XP UI shapes, the new Wireframe shapes also allow users to customize the look of the UI elements through Themes or formatting. With Themes, users can easily customize color and effects schemes that can be applied to all UI components easily. Moreover, individual controls can be formatted to indicate highlight or indicate different UI states. As an example, the diagram below shows what the wireframes looks as default (no Themes applied), and with Themes applied:
Controls as Containers and Lists
With the introduction of Containers (see earlier blog post for more details), Wireframe shapes such as Dialog form, Application form, and Panel are built as Containers to "contain" any control that is placed inside it. By being a Container, when you move a Dialog form, all controls contained inside it will also move with it.
Also, Wireframe controls such as Tree Control, Drop-down Menus, List Box are shapes to utilize the new list feature, similar to Cross-functional Flowcharts and Data Graphic Legends. Lists allow users to easily add new element to be contained in a List shape through a blue arrow, as demonstrated below in a Drop-down Menu control:
As a result, users no longer need to add shapes through multiple drag-drop or copy-paste operations. Instead, the blue arrow allows for a super quick way to add a lot of UI components while properly aligning and arranging the items at the same time.
Feedback Welcome
We are excited to bring users a brand new set of Wireframe shapes that offer greater versatility and broader application. Please use the Send a Smile feedback tool or comment on this post if you have feedback on the Wireframe shapes.
Are there plans to include "duplicate this page" functionality or paste-in-place in Visio 2010? That would make life much happier for this UX designer!
This looks great - can't wait to get it myself.
<April> There are macros available online that allow you to do these two things you list, and much more.
Thanks, erik. I've tried the macros, but they introduce some other odd behavior I'd rather avoid. It would be much more preferable to have this functionality built into Visio itself. (Pretty please, Visio team!)
I second April's motion. The Paste in Place feature of InDesign is simple and extremely useful. The lack of something similar in Visio is a major drawback.
Also on my wish list:
--completely redo layers, again more like InDesign
--completely redo the way pages are selected, inserted, copied, etc.
Web Modular Design's... Do you know? I work with Visio for many years ago and recently, I've read this book. I would like to apply the same methodology of work with Visio but I can't because of the features of their stencils. I'd like to edit a stencil as a unique file, all components at the same time, not one to one, or save one component as one file.
I believe that this features would be a great advance for Visio and a great feature for the designers.
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I rarely find a feature essential enough to comment, rather than find a work around, but I third the notion that duplicate page is essential.
I want to show an iteration of an existing design, buy copying the first page exactly, without having to worry about locked layers / positioning... hence duplicate.
Other than that am a big fan of Visio. Been using is since pre MS days, and we're almost back to v2 features, which is nice (okay, slight dig, but I do generally like the product a lot).
This blog post talks about the improvements to Visio 2010 around Copy and Paste:
Included in Visio 2010 is the "paste to same spot" capability that is essential for creating storyboards. I'm curious how far that goes to addressing requests for duplicate page.
Mark Nelson
Visio Team
Cheers for that reply Mark. That will do the job, although I may still try to do a macro that simply adds a page with the same page settings as the current page then performs the copy / paste.
The other changes on that page a nice though - minor seeming UI changes that will speed work up more than they have any right to :)
While the "paste in place" concept is indeed an welcome addition, it doesn't really address the issue.
It seems a critical burp to what should be a "standard" workflow, especially to those of us doing interaction design. Powerpoint has "Duplicate Slide" under the insert, Publisher has the same. Excel has "Move/Copy". Even Access has "Save As..." with tables.
As a coder, I understand that often what seems to the average user to be a simple change is anything but. That being said, the proposed workaround seems like a kludge. The kind of thing that gives Apple the windows of opportunity they are so adept at exploiting.
For the average user, duplicating a page seems like something everyone needs to do at some point. Initially, I wasted time looking for this feature because it didn't occur to me that it wouldn't be a simple operation. So, while the workaround is not much extra effort, the concept IS.
I think Visio is still king of the hill for anyone who does interaction design (although there are other products on the rise.) For me, it won't be surpassed for a long time if only because I wear multiple hats--doing storyboard, interaction design and database design. I switched to the Mac when they made the jump to Intel, but use the Parallels product almost exclusively for Visio.
Anyway. I digress. Please, please, please add a "Duplicate Page" option to Visio.
This feature is actually super-irritating. Is the viso team aware that the single most common type of application in the entire world is "fill in a grid from a database"? And yet, there isn't a "grid" item!
How can I wireframe my app when the single most important item is missing?
Ditto "Duplicate this Page". I am working in Visio today and just searched the application and help for this feature. I couldn't believe that with all the other improvements to Visio 2010 this one is still not there!
Also, a grid control for wireframes would be very useful.
Many of the improvements are swell. I really like the italicized font for background pages. One change I don't like is moving the "Show Shape Sheet" command to the Developer tab. I didn't even know there WAS a Developer tab until I had to search for the shape sheet.
How do I access the previous Windows XP shapes in Visio 2010? They enabled an interface to be quickly constructed without needing to actually worry about theming something and gave something that looked to most users like a real application and not some random wireframe. Almost felt like uninstalling Visio 2010 and going back to 2007.
Duplicating pages is one of the most tedious things I do as a UX designer. I also tried the Macro. I had a tough time getting it to work properly. Copy/Paste, Drag/Copy or however you want to do it - duplicating pages is a MUST HAVE feature.
I have Visio 2007 and will not upgrade again until page duplication is introduced.
I would love to have that "browser window" shape!
I agree with others - not having the standard "grid" for those of us that design for Microsoft ERP applications is really frustrating. I wish I could go back to 2007 as well or at least be allowed to access the old template instead of being forced into the wireframe which does not allow me to develop UI as accurately as I could with XP UI template.


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West Seattle Crime Watch: North Admiral car break-inJuly 25, 2010 at 10:32 pm | In Crime, West Seattle news | 6 Comments
Before you lock up for the night, a reminder in this report from Kris:
Hi there, I wanted to report that my parents' car on 47th Street SW (by Sunset) [map] was broken into last night and it looks like others might have been hit overnight. They left other vehicle information outside the car. Fortunately not much of value was in the car but others should be on notice to ensure they keep their cars locked on the streets. It's unfortunate as we had assumed we lived in a pretty safe neighborhood.
We checked the available-so-far online police reports and aren't seeing other reports in that area so far – but the "other vehicle info" could have come from elsewhere (there's a 5100 block of SW Hudson car prowl listed for early this morning), or might be from incident/s not reported to police (who stress that it's important to report, even if nothing was taken).
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I have seen two recent reports of car break-ins with the similar M.O. of having the 'car paperwork' rifled through. What might they be looking for?
Comment by A — 7:35 am July 26, 2010 #
That is sad. Always good to keep an eye out when taking a walk or hanging out in your yard.
Comment by Noelle — 10:06 am July 26, 2010 #
This is the same M.O. as the person who broke into my car in the summer of 2007 or 2008. Right on Sunset, overnight. My car was locked, it didn't matter. They broke in and stole some hip hop CD's and that was it. We thus assumed they were kids. Papers from my glove box were strewn about outside the car on the grass parking strip. Same people I am sure…they come out in summer. Park your car in the garage and/or get up betweeen 2 and 4 am.
Comment by KMS — 2:50 pm July 26, 2010 #
Actually my parents neighbors car (Honda) was just stolen last week parked in their driveway and they live on 45th just up from Sunset and Bonair……..I bet it's the same people.
Comment by M.D. — 4:35 pm July 26, 2010 #
My car was broken in to at night (46th and Admiral) about 1 month ago, papers in glove box rifled thru and 15 $ coins taken. A hair pick and cigarette box were left behind on the seat. I do not bother to lock my car any more as neighbors have had windows smashed in similar break-ins. Last year my car was also vandalized ( same time of year, around the first nice summer Alki days) and it was locked with an alarm activated which perpetrators managed to overide.Nothing of value visible or present in the car.I did not report either to police. My alley neighbor had similar break in last week. Concerned that dogs are not barking and we are not hearing the noise in this quiet and alert neighborhod!
Comment by AH — 7:43 pm August 3, 2010 #
My car was prowled early AM, 7/29. Particularly bold, because it's a quiet dead end street near Schmitz Park with no alternate access or escape, and car was in attached carport. Car was unlocked with nothing of value visible, but they got some hidden elctronics. They must not like my music, because nothing else was taken. Police report filed.
Comment by P — 11:00 am August 4, 2010 #
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Molly Rose Dyson collaborated with Fiona Waters to create this strange and fantastic series of drawings titled "Small Goods". The subjects within the drawings are recognizable yet nonsensical. Some look like a cross breeding of meat and fruit.


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WSRI receives $14 million contract to conduct research in fundamental sensing and sensor exploitation technologies for the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate.
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Faculty, staff and retirees can donate to 1,600 scholarships and programs during the annual Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign "RISE. You Make Us SHINE."
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After participating in the Wright STEPP program and earning two biomedical engineering degrees at Wright State, Adrienne Bolds-Ephrem is flying high with an Air Force sensors unit.
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Wright State's Public History Graduate Symposium will explore "History Through a Prism: Untold Stories" on March 13.
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Madhavi P. Kadakia has been appointed chair of Wright State's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
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Wright State's Parent of the Year Award was presented to Savitri Devi, a student's mother-in-law from India who traveled to Dayton to support her family.
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Donated pH meters will help Wright State education students develop skills critical to teaching how to preserve water quality.
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Fartun Yussuf, a Boonshoft School of Medicine graduate student and native of Somalia, draws on her own cross-cultural experience as she researches the mental health of immigrant women.
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Sociology professor Karen Lahm has spent her career studying prisons and their populations and most recently researched female inmate misconduct.
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Wright State graduate student Ian Kallay has been named the 2014 Ohio Liberator of the Year for his efforts to put an end to human trafficking.
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I have visited Bon Appetit Café and Creperie in Fairfield a few times since it opened. Each time I went – there was no wait to get seated, which suited me just fine. I made a mental note to myself that this is the perfect place for a quick yet delicious bite to eat when on a time crunch.
Imagine my surprise when I went there last week with my uncle and aunt and the place was packed! We were told that it will take about 10-15 minutes to get seated. Alas! This little gem is no longer a secret from all Fairfield County residents.
The restaurant serves very authentic French bistro style food. My personal favorites are Croque Monsieur and a yummy dessert soufflé to end with a sweet memorable note.
Their Croque Monsieur is light, moist and flavorful. The soufflés are done to perfection. The best part is the decadent sauces that come with the soufflés. I think my favorite is the Grand Mariner soufflé. You have got to try it! Très savoureux!
We were in the mood for some French Onion Soup. It was delicious. Perfect, light oniony soup broth, with a nice airy piece of bread soaking in all the flavors of the soup, topped with melted Gruyere cheese! We could not stop until the last drop was gone….literally!
My aunt ordered the salmon, a special of the day. What a great choice! It was perfectly cooked Salmon with a light yet crispy skin on top sitting on a white wine based sauce with mashed potatoes on the side. A bite of this dish and you know that the chef really knows his stuff!
Have you tried this little gem of a place? If so, I hope you share your personal favorites.


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No. 5 Ohio State Falls to No. 6 Missouri at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals
Feb. 22, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio– The fifth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team dropped a 28-6 decision to No. 6 Missouri in the opening round of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Friday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. Logan Stieber and Hunter Stieber earned wins for the Buckeyes at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively.
Ohio State will prepare for the 2013 Big Ten Championships which will take place March 9-10 in Champaign, Ill. Hosted by the University of Illinois, the 2013 edition of the championships will take place in Assembly Hall.
For the first time this season, L. Stieber did not record a bonus-point victory, but the Buckeye redshirt sophomore from Monroeville, Ohio, did earn an 8-2 win over the fourth-ranked Nathan McCormick to remain perfect on the season (19-0). Owning a slim 2-0 advantage after the first period, L. Stieber added to his lead in the second period when he scored an escape and takedown. In the third period, a final takedown, plus riding time helped the Buckeyes earn their first points of the match.
H. Stieber earned his 27th win of the season after beating Nicholas Hucke, 8-4. Up by three (4-1) at the end of the first period, the younger brother of L. Stieber extended his lead to 7-1 on an escape and takedown after the second. Following a second stalling call on Hucke, H. Stieber was granted an additional point to secure the victory.
The Buckeyes were quickly down, 6-0, after senior Nikko Triggas was pinned in 3:52 at 125 pounds, but back-to-back wins by the Stieber brothers tied the score at 6-all. However, Missouri would go on to win the remaining seven matches and advance to the semifinals where it will face No. 1 Oklahoma State. Despite the lopsided team score, many of the bouts were close affairs, including a 4-2 sudden victory loss by redshirt sophomore Josh Demas at 157 pounds. Trailing No. 19 Kyle Bradley, 1-0, Demas scored a reversal with 27 seconds left to take a 2-1 lead. Bradley answered with an escape to force overtime as the seconds ticked off the clock. It was in sudden victory Bradley managed to notch an escape for the 4-2 win.
Prior to Demas' heartbreaker, sophomore 149-pounder Cam Tessari dropped a 4-2 decision to No. 14 Drake Houdashelt. Trailing, 3-1, to start the final period, Tessari could not overcome Houdashelt's riding time advantage with his lone escape.
With Ohio State down 12-6, Mark Martin was up next for the Scarlet and Gray at 165 pounds and only one point was scored, an escape by No. 20 Zach Toal in the third period. Redshirt junior Nick Heflin found himself in another highly contested match, this time vs. No. 13 Todd Porter at 174 pounds. Up 3-1 heading into the third period, Heflin relinquished an escape and takedown in the loss.
Back-to-back 5-0 losses at 184 and 197 pounds by C.J. Magrum (184 pounds) to No. 13 Mike Larson and Andrew Campolattano (197 pounds) to No. 17 Brent Haynes, respectively, left the Buckeyes trailing 24-6. The evening concluded with a 12-4 loss by Buckeye Kosta Karageorge to No. 1 Dom Bradley.
No. 6 Missouri 28, No. 5 Ohio State 6
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A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook the Big Island last night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The quake, centered about 12 miles south of Pahoa, struck at 10:58 p.m., the agency said.
No tsunami was expected, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
At 11:07, a magnitude 3.3 quake struck 10 miles south of Pahoa.
And at 11:34 p.m., a magnitude 3.0 quake hit 10 miles south of Pahoa.


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Desert Hills High School administrators are asking the public for any information after at least two people vandalized the school and a driver's education car Monday night.
According to a letter sent by DHHS principal Rusty Taylor to parents and students, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday night at least two individuals used spray paint to spray "obscenities" on the outside of the school's commons area, academic building, physical education building and driver's education car, located at 828 East Desert Hills Drive.
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This article shows J2EE developers how to use Apache Axis from the IBM ETTK (Emerging Technologies Toolkit) to make any Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) component into a Web service that will run on any application server.
Do you currently use EJB technology? Have you ever wondered how to expose an EJB component as a Web service no matter what your application server is? This tutorial shows how to use the ETTK and Axis to convert a local and remote EJB component into a Web service. I will use a subcomponent of the ETTK called Axis, a SOAP client implementation originally hosted by the Apache Software Foundation.
The ETTK implements the Web services architecture and provides a set of tools to create, locate and invoke Web services. It includes the following tools:
If you are serious about Web services then you have to check out IBM's ETTK!
The primary focus of this tutorial is developing EJB-based Web services with Axis. Axis provides support for turning EJB components into Web services and is included with the ETTK.
This tutorial covers turning EJB components into Web services and has two step-by-step examples. The first example uses all primitive types with one simple EJB component. The second example uses a SessionBean that talks to several EJB components and returns complex types. All examples ship with a set of Ant build scripts so you can easily create your own custom solutions by reusing the sample build files.
This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of Java technology and EJB technology. In-depth knowledge of EJB components, Web services, and Ant are helpful but not required to understand the key concepts. Ant is used to build and deploy the example applications. Reference to introductory material on Ant, Java technology, J2EE, Web services, XML, and EJB components are provided in throughout the tutorial and at the references section at the end of this tutorial.
The source code in the tutorial has been tested with Resin EE application server.
The applications should be easy to port to other J2EE-compliant application servers like IBM WebSphere or JBoss. Please check back at my site for ports to other application servers (see Resources).
I typically get examples from people working with other application servers, and then I put them up on my site (see Resources).
I used the Eclipse framework to create the examples in this tutorial. The examples are easiest to run by downloading Eclipse 2.1 or higher and a J2EE application server plug-in for Eclipse. Eclipse has excellent support for Ant, which facilitates running the Axis and XDoclet Ant tasks right from the IDE environment.
If you are new to Ant, please read this sample chapter from Mastering Tomcat on Developing Web Components with Ant (written by yours truly). Just read the sections on Ant development for now.
Using Ant
Also note that the Ant scripts can use XDoclet. You will not need to use this functionality, but, in case you decide to, please refer to the developerWorks tutorial, "Enhance J2EE component reuse with XDoclets" (see Resources).


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The city's most famous landmark, and a symbol of Macedonia, the White Tower is the only medieval defensive tower left standing along the seafront (the other remaining tower, the Trigoniou, is in the Upper City). Now a part of the Museum of Byzantine Culture, its six floors offer a wonderful multimedia introduction to the city's history. Much of that history occurred within these walls—for centuries this was a prison—and on its walls: formerly known as "Blood Tower" it got its current name in 1896 when a convict exchanged his sentence for whitewashing the entire structure (which was removed in a 1980s renovation). The displays teach you that formidable seawalls and intermittent towers encircled the medieval city and were erected in the 15th century on the site of earlier walls. In 1866, with the threat of piracy diminishing and European commerce increasingly imperative, the Ottoman Turks began demolishing them, except for the White Tower. At the top of your climb of 96 steps you are rewarded with a lovely museum café, whose rooftop setting provides sweeping vistas of the city.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Adlyn (Dona Croll) is a woman preacher married to the pastor of a large church for Caribbean blacks living in Britain. She has lived for years with a guilty secret: her son's real father is not the man she's married to. When the boy's real father (who has been living in the U.S.) shows up for the funeral of a church elder, he wants to see his son. Now she has to decide how to handle revealing the truth to her boy, and what she will say to the members of her congregation. This film is notable in that it is made by members of the British Caribbean immigrant minority, and is about their lives in Britain. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi


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At a recent event in Hyannis, I was asked to say a few words about the National Alliance on Mental Illness Cape Cod & the Islands and the need for more services and support for all those affected by mental illness. I spoke about NAMI support groups and classes and about how through education we can bring understanding and hope.
At the end of my remarks a woman asked me why, in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, the NRA and gun control are getting so much more attention than what can be done to help families and individuals dealing with mental illness. It was a good question, and I said something about what makes the best news clip and what group has the most money backing it.
In retrospect, I think a better answer would have been that people don't want to hear about mental illness. Even though one in four will deal with a mental illness every year, even though it affects every family, every business and every community, we still don't want to talk about it. I have been asked more than once if I could call "it" something else.
My answer also could have been it would cost a lot of money to fix the mental health system. Instead of improving and expanding services, funding for programs has been drastically cut and facilities have been closed. Less than a third of adults and half of children with a diagnosable mental disorder receive mental health services in a given year.
Early identification is critical for effectively treating someone with a mental illness. Tragically, there are often long delays, sometimes decades, between the onset of the illness and treatment. Given that half of mental illnesses show symptoms by the age of 14, it is vital that parents, teachers and caregivers know what to look for and where to get answers and help.
It may be easier to talk about changes to gun laws or to try to control the hundreds of millions of guns in America than to face our fears about mental illness and our failure to help someone who is ill.
In the days following the tragedy we heard so often, "If not now, when?" It is time to start talking about mental illness, to educate all on the symptoms and treatment options available, to get help for ourselves and those we love, to educate parents and teachers so that children will receive help sooner, to improve the mental health care system and to end the stigma once and for all.
Deb Rausch is board president of the Cape Cod & the Islands chapter of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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About Thinkbox's "Dogs home" TV ad
Thinkbox's TV ad campaign featuring Harvey the dog returned to TV on 22 December 2010 for a six week scamper across a variety of broadcast channels represented by Thinkbox's shareholders who are Channel 4, ITV, Sky Media, Turner Media Innovations and UKTV.
Lindsey Clay, Thinkbox's CEO: "It's wonderful to be bringing Harvey back to TV. Harvey has proved to be both very popular with the British public and very effective at promoting the benefits of TV advertising. Christmas is the perfect time to bring him back and capitalise on TV's central role at Christmas, with families gathering around the TV."
Thinkbox's TV ad saw Thinkbox.tv traffic increase by over 400%, Harvey's Facebook page attracted nearly 15,000 fans, and the ad won ITV1's 'Ad of the Year' programme on 30 December. It also attracted over a million online views following 260 million broadcast TV views. Other awards included, D&AD awards, British Arrows, APA Collection, Animal Spot Awards, Creative Circle, David Reviews Ads of the Year and the Dogs Trust Canine of the Year.
The ad was created by The Red Brick Road – Gemma Phillips (copywriter), Mark Slack (art director), and Justin Tindall (creative director) – and directed by award-winning director Andy McLeod of Rattling Stick, who has been responsible for ads including Department for Transport's 'Live With it' and Robinsons' 'Bird House'.
Media planning and buying has been by MediaCom.
Thinkbox's 'Dog's Home' ad features a couple visiting a dogs' home to choose a dog to adopt. They see two conventionally lovable dogs using their doggy charms to sell themselves before they encounter a less obviously cute dog called Harvey, who has a different, smarter approach: he's made a TV ad. Harvey then turns on a TV behind him which plays out an ad showcasing his amazing skills. The couple watch with increasing amazement as Harvey demonstrates why he's the best choice; he plays chess, does the school run, cooks, irons, cleans windows, and tucks children in for the night. Harvey's ad ends with the line 'Every home needs a Harvey'. The soundtrack to the ad is Bachman-Turner Overdrive's 1974 classic 'You ain't seen nothing yet'. Perfect for a bit of air guitar.
The Thinkbox ad ends with the lines 'Discover the power of TV advertising at www.thinkbox.tv' (which is hopefully why you're here) and 'Television: where brands get their breaks' (and you can discover more about this via some of the handy links on the right)
The Harvey Thinkbox ad follows the award-winning success of our first ever TV advertising campaign, which was launched in May 2009. Hopefully, you will recall that this ad featured a hypnotherapy patient unleashing his stream of consciousness and impersonating famous lines from much loved TV ads that are part of popular culture, demonstrating TV advertising's ability to deliver value to brands over the long-term.
"We have so much evidence proving how effective TV advertising is, but there's nothing quite like seeing it work for yourself - as we did last year - to convince you to have more. We hope this new ad will be as well received and successful as our first."
Lindsey Clay, Managing Director, Thinkbox
"It's great to be bringing Thinkbox back to TV again and using the medium to promote the medium. The challenge was to find an idea that could complement the first ad and show the instant success that TV advertising brings. Showing an ad within an ad is a great way to showcase TV advertising at work."
Justin Tindall, Creative Director, The Red Brick Road
Ad credits
- Client: Thinkbox
- Title: Dogs Home
- Production Company: Rattling Stick
- Director: Andy McLeod
- Advertising agency: The Red Brick Road
- Art Director: Mark Slack
- Copy writer: Gemma Phillips
- Head of TV: Charles Crisp
- Agency producer: Charles Crisp
- Production company producer: Kirsty Dye
- D.O.P: Stuart Graham
- Editor: Andy McGraw
- Post Production facility: Bigbuoy
- Music: You ain't seen nothing yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive
- Dog training company: Stunt Dogs & Animals
- Dog trainers: Gill Raddings & Sonia Hooper
- Male: Robert Whitelock
- Female: Lindsay Allen
Thanks to...
Our shareholders (Channel 4, ITV, Sky Media and Turner Media Innovations and UKTV), Andy McLeod and the team at Rattling Stick, all at The Red Brick Road, Ruby, Mediacom, STV and UTV.
Harvey's recommended links
Harvey would like to bring your attention to Support Dogs.
Support dogs is a small but unique charity which trains clever dogs to help around the house. They're dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with epilepsy, physical disabilities and children with autism. These amazing disability dogs enable their owners to live fuller and more independent lives and can be trained to do such things as open and close doors, raise the alarm or even load and unload the washing machine! If you'd like to find out how you can help support their work, just click here.
The Dogs Trust: every Harvey needs a home
There are lots of "Harveys" out there looking for a really good home, and of course most of them don't have the opportunity to make their own TV ad about it. Fortunately, the Dogs Trust is there to help. There are 17 Dogs Trust Rehoming Centres around the UK. In every one of them you will find dogs that are looking for some nice people to live with. If you're looking for a new canine friend, or would like to find out more about the Dogs Trust, you can do that right here.
Harvey's first TV ad "Dog's home"
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As a nation of animal lovers, the combination of a great TV ad with a cute, intrepid or comedic creature is a powerful one. Some of these characters only make a brief 30 second appearance in the life of the advertiser, whilst others go on to become much-loved brand mascots in an association that lasts for years and years. To demonstrate, we thought you might like to see some great 'animal' TV ads – classic and new - where creatures of all shapes and sizes have entertained and engaged us on behalf of their advertisers. From acrobatic squirrels on impossible missions to forthright meerkats and nimble-footed bears, we hope you enjoy this selection of brilliant commercials.
Our latest ad dramatises the powerful effect that TV can have. We thought you might like some "at a glance" examples of brands that have recently used TV and experienced business-transforming effects, against all sorts of objectives from launching or building a brand to increasing web-traffic, footfall and sales: we hope there is something here to inspire.
There are all sorts of reasons why television advertising is so brilliant at creating success for brands and businesses both in the short-term and the long-term.


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The Counter In Irvine To Offer Freebie Tomorrow!!: Update
Yep, you read it here first. Unless you're also on Twitter, that is, where the custom-build burger joint just announced that tomorrow it'll be running a promo at the Woodbury Town Center location.
Follow the Counter on Twitter for more details, to be announced later today or early tomorrow: http://twitter.com/CounterBurger
Update, Thursday May 14: Yep, the Counter has just confirmed that you get a free starter with any burger purchase today, but you have to mention Twitter!
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Floating in salt water and fresh water
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Floating in salt water and fresh water
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Why is it easier to float in salt water than in fresh water?>
When anything floats, it is because the vertical forces acting on it sum to zero. Sir Isaac Newton told us this in his Third Law of Motion.
Objects feel a downward force due to their weight. The balancing upward force on an object in a fluid is called a buoyant force. Archimedes is credited with the first understanding that the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the fluid that is displaced. On average, sea water is 3% denser (more mass per unit volume, thus more weight per volume) than fresh water, so less of it must be displaced to provide a buoyant force sufficient to balance the weight of the object. This is why floating is easier in salt water than in fresh.


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JORDINSON On December 15, of Newton Aycliffe, David aged 61 years. Dearly loved by Deborah, Sarah and Sam and will be sadly missed by all his family and many friends. Would friends please meet for service and cremation at Durham Crematorium, on Friday, December 21, at 9.00am. No flowers by request, donations in lieu may be given after the service for Hundens Park Care Home.
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State employee union leaders and Democrats are prepared to fight Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to dramatically reshape collective bargaining between unions and cities, counties, school districts and the state.
Walker has proposed to require all state and local government employees, including himself, to pay 12.6 percent of health insurance premiums and 5.8 percent of their salary to the Wisconsin Retirement System pension program. He said the changes will save the state $30 million between April and June and $300 million over the next two-year budget, which begins in July. Walker said the changes would save him from having to lay off 6,000 employees. Also, unions could only negotiate salary raises and those could be no larger than the Consumer Price Index increase without a public referendum.
"Everybody will pay more. Me, my cabinet, my managers. Everyone will make the pension contribution and the health care premium contribution," Walker said in a conference call Friday. "There's no doubt this is a bold move, but they're modest changes. And when people look at the alternatives 6,000 laid off and a similar number lost at the local level I can't imagine someone would think it's a preferable situation."
Opposition to Walker's budget-balancing proposal could be especially strong in Winnebago County. U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics from June 2010 indicate 12.5 percent, or one in every eight people working in the county, are employed by government. And estimates of the impact of his proposed state and local government employee contributions could take thousands of dollars out of the pockets of more than 11,200 government workers in the county.
"I'm coming up on 14 years and I'm making $13 an hour. I did the furloughs. I pay on my insurance. And now this," said Jean Bord, vice president of AFSCME Local 579 which represents University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh non-teaching staff. "If we get cut so much, what's going to happen to the city? How are we able to go to The Roxy? Or even Pick'n Save? I don't know how it'll work."
On the local level, one of the first impacts of the new rules would be on contract negotiations between the Oshkosh Area School District and the teachers union. The current contract expires in June and negotiation of a new contract was expected to start soon. OEA President Len Herricks said he expects the two sides to continue to collaborate no matter what changes come about.
"Here's the important thing to be noted: It's more important now than it has ever been that we continue working together positively to do what we're out here for, and that's to teach kids," Herricks said. "The board we have in place right now is also very interested in working together with all its employees to do the very best for the students we have in our schools."
Joe Wineke, the chief labor negotiator under Gov. Jim Doyle, said elements of the proposal are "an attempt to bust organized labor unions." Wineke added, "This is the first step toward making Wisconsin a right-to-work state (which do not require employees to join unions)."
Wineke said the average state employee makes $42,000 and would have their salaries cut by more than $4,000 to cover health insurance premiums and pension contributions. But just as concerning, Wineke said, are rule changes that threaten to weaken unions such as:
ERestricting union contracts to no more than one year in duration.
ERequiring unions to re-certify themselves as a bargaining unit each year.
EProhibiting municipalities, schools and the state from deducting union dues from paychecks. And
ERevoking the right of family child care, home health care workers under Medicaid, University of Wisconsin professors and academic staff and University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics staff to collectively bargain.
Local 579 President Paulette Feld said those changes will make it harder for unions to maintain funding and membership.
"We'll be back to where we were 30 years ago where people have the choice (to join the union) and there's not a steady income for it. People have grown used to the benefits with the union, but don't realize what they get in their contract," Feld said.
Local municipalities, which expect reduced state aid under the budget Walker will unveil later this month, have the potential to offset those reductions through lowered pension and health insurance contributions.
"The goal is for school districts, counties and municipalities is to match whatever reductions we make in state aid with offsets from these tools we provide them," Walker said. "If you got a cut in school aid, ideally with the tools being given, the savings you get from pension and health care changes would offset that reduction in aid. We believe we're on track to do that."
But Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff said the changes would not impact the city's bottom line until 2013 because the new rules for employee pension and health care contributions wouldn't go into effect until existing contracts expire. The city just agreed to new contracts with its seven unions that expire on Dec. 31, 2012.
The opportunity for local cost savings are reduced even more because police and fire unions are exempt from the proposed changes. In the city's 2011 budget, union-represented firefighters and police officers account for $11,920,600 of the $29,435,100 the city spends on wages this year, or about 40.5 percent.
"Public safety employees are a good part of our budget," Rohloff said. "It really has to be analyzed closely, but now that we have some idea of the proposal, we can start to develop an idea of the fiscal impact and savings we might realize."
Rohloff also said the changes, while painful, represent a better alternative to losing employees to budget cuts.
"If it came to a choice between reducing employee benefits and cutting employees, I'd much prefer a reduction to save the jobs," Walker said. "We're already stretched thin in many areas and I wouldn't want to lose any staff or the services they provide."
Walker said he believes unions or other groups will challenge the changes, but there's nothing in the state constitution or federal labor laws that prohibit him from making these changes, should the legislature approve them. He added the proposal treats every employee, regardless of whether they're union-represented, fairly.
"The expectation is that someone will try to legally challenge this, but we're on the right side of the law on this one," Walker said. "People realize this is being administered fairly. People who look at the facts will see this is a reasonable and modest proposal."
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A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, United Kingdom. It consists of three Klein bottles set inside each other to produce, when cut, three pairs of single-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle has no edges, no outside or inside and cannot be properly constructed in three dimensions.
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Go Daddy asks how to improve their signature auctions: Elliot puts his mind to work and posts up a three point plan. http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2007/11/27/godaddy-tell-us-how-to-improve-signature-auctions/
Domain Speculation Pointers.
***FS*** Elliot goes into depth. Focus of this article is brand spanking new registrations. I thought all good names were already taken? Everything but new vernacular is gon gone gone. Then again.. reading the 1950′s era popular Mechanics at a family member's house shows how much language changes.. and how much it stay's the same. Fad's come and go, trends stay with us and big generic words/phrases will be with us forever. It's your job Mr. Domainer to understand the difference. That's where the money comes from.
Total Names Registered
There are more than 96 million "active" domain names on
the Net. http://www.domainnews.com/general/2007112714/domain-counts-and-ip-statistics/
***FS*** all but 5-7% are total crap or only have value to a sole distinctive entity. That's why domains are scarce. Rubber hits the road here
Domain Gospel
Sahar points to Domink Mueller evangelizing to non domainers about domain names. http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/11/26/economic-101-the-domain-version/
***FS*** Sometimes when I evangelize the space it can be self serving in the sense that the more folks who know about the space the more it helps my portfolio.. But if you look at it honestly.. pumping the space doesn't help individual names that much.. There is something instinctively rewarding about being altruistic, helping another person, giving back and making a friend.
Diamonds Domains are Forever
Sahar compares the marketing of diamonds to the potential marketing of domains. http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/11/26/a-domain-or/
***FS*** This is a great analogy.. grading of domains is subtle.. little one character diffeences can amount to millions of dollars in price swings per name, just like diamonds. Difference is that we don't 'need' diamonds so much.. A bad economy and we're going lower quality stones or CZ.. Own some of the 5-7 million domains that mean anything whatsoever and it's a totally different ballgame. We "need" those.
Affiliate.us gets 120,000 Euro bid at sedo auction. Has met it's reserve. Zimbabwe.com at 130,000. Has met it's reserve. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/11/26/affiliateus-gets-eur-120000-bid/
***FS*** Be interesting to see if the Affiliate.us bidder is legit. Sell all day long at that dollar. Zimbabwe.com is fair value.. IMO .. might still have some headroom but not for wildcat returns.
I Thought I bought This Name
Holiday domains. SaintNick.com up for auction on Nov 29/07. http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/tis-the-season-to-buy-a-holiday-domain-name/1314
***FS*** Really!.. verno?
Country Code Domains
.BB redelegated to Barbados gov. Had been under management with the local office of Cable and Wireless. http://www.domainnews.com/icann/2007112622/icann-voted-to-redelegate-bb-to-the-government-of-barbados/
***FS*** Two consecutive characters might be easier to type, but they look funny and doesn't sound right for the Country… I live in Cayman where the Country code is .KY and so many people confuse us with Kentucky USA. I think if country codes sounded like the Country (.CAY .BAR) they would sell way better, more people would use them.
China Rising
ICANN release 6 week IDNwili Report of user stats. Includes % share of use based on language. Highest is Chinese at 40.76 % share. http://blog.icann.org/?p=239
***FS*** A billion Chinese can't be wrong
Do Evil.
Google stock share hits 666, and Sahar has some fun. http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/11/26/do-evil/
***FS*** Saw this yesterday.. had lots of fun with it.. What are the odds that it closes at exactly that to the penny anyway? Would have been even weirder with 66 cents.
***FS*** Throw enough stuff at the wall and something's bound to stick.
'Real' Human People
Dotster offers live SEO consultations with "real" humans. http://www.domaininformer.com/news/news/071127Dotster.html
***FS*** Aaron Wall should offer "Extreme-VIP" SEO phone consultations at $20 a minute .. nice sideline
Cartoonist pokes Facebook.
***FS*** This is just funny. Sometimes when the masses are 'unsure' or 'listless', those masses can be easily led astray.. true in life.. true for Facebook.


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Phyllis Arlene Budweg, 88
Phyllis Arlene Budweg
of Port Orchard
Aug. 31, 1925
to Sept. 29, 2013
Phyllis Budweg, 88, left us Sept. 29 to join her family in heaven: her husband, Robert Budweg; son, Frederick Budweg; and parents, Adam Andrews and Neva (Baskett) Andrews. As marked in her personal Bible she lived her life guided by the 26th Psalm of David, "...I have walked in my integrity and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind. For thy steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to thee. I do not sit with false men, nor do I consort with dissemblers; I hate the company of evildoers and I will not sit with the wicked. I wash my hands in innocence and go about thy altar, O Lord,... My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord."
Phyllis was a graphic artist for The News Tribune (Tacoma) and the Lewiston Tribune (Idaho) newspapers most of her career; working as an artist, proofreader, political cartoonist, add-layout and archivist. During all of World War II, starting in 1943 after marrying the love of her life, Bobby, a young sailor in radioman training at the University of Idaho, she worked for the US Air Force's eastern Washington air base developing, designing, drawing and screen-printing safety posters (Hale and Hardy) for their base facilities and shops. During World War I, Phyllis's grandparents and mother lived in Bremerton while her grandfather (William Basket) worked as a shipwright in dry dock #1 at the shipyard.
She leaves behind her sons, Robert (Jo Ellen) Budweg and Howard (Barbara) Budweg; widowed daughter-in-law, Charlene Budweg; sister-in-law, Sharon (Budweg) White; brother, Arthur Andrews; eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Her cremated remains will be interred at a later date in Hancock, Mich. next to her beloved husband, Robert. Online memorial at www.rill.com.
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Newhailes Nature Detectives clubDates:Dates between : Sat 21 Feb - Sat 19 Dec Location:Newhailes Details View all events at this location
The club gives children a great opportunity to be involved with lots of fantastic nature and outdoor activities. The club is for children from 7 to 12 and is run by the Lothian Ranger service.
Nature Detectives club programme for 2015:
Jan 17 Sat 10am to 11.30am: Newhailes felt making.
Feb 21 Sat 10am to 11.30am: Visit to the recycling centre Wallyford.
Mar 21 Sat 10am to 11.30am: Sun print photo making Inveresk Lodge Garden.
Apr 18 Sat 10am to 11.30am: Minibeast hunt Inveresk Lodge Garden.
May 16 Sat 10.30am to 12.30pm: Visit to water of Leith to river dip.
Jun 20 Sat 10am to 12pm: Joint Nature watch event at Newhailes.
Aug 15 Sat 10am to 11.30am: Kite making at Fisherrow harbour.
Sep 19 Sat 7pm to 9pm: Bat walk at Newhailes estate.
Oct 17 Sat 10am to 11.30am: Bird migration madness Newhailes.
Nov 21 Sat 10am to 11.30am: Charcoal making at Newhailes.
Dec 19 Sat 10am to 11.30am: Festive wreath making at Inveresk Lodge Garden.
Dates & Times:
- 19 Dec 2015 : 10:00 - 11:30
Contact:For further information please call 0131 653 5599
Booking:Please email or call the lothain ranger for more details to join the club. one off annual fee per child of £20.00
Nature NippersDates:Dates between : Fri 6 Feb - Fri 4 Dec Location:Glencoe & Dalness Details View all events at this location
Nature Nippers is a pre-school nature group for under 5's and their parents. Join us every month for a chance to explore and enjoy nature through games and play.
Suitable for: Under 5's and their parents
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: Adult n/a, Children £1.50 – No booking required
Bring: Outdoor clothing and wellies.
Meet: 10:30am Glencoe Visitor Centre
Dates & Times:
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The David Livingstone Explorer is a fun activity offering the ultimate interactive experience - all delivered to you via your mobile device!Brought to you by Wildgoose Scotland, our innovative Mobile Adventures App is a fully interactive activity that provides you with a unique and interesting way to explore the David Livingstone Centre. With easy-to use technology, we'll have you working together to answer interactive questions and complete brilliantly compiled challenges, all delivered through your own smartphone or tablet. Great challenges, fun questions and an amazing experience - a completely unique adventure awaits budding explorers to follow in David Livingstone's footsteps!
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During last week's Web Experience Management Wednesday webinar, we were excited to showcase how Adobe Experience Manager can help organizations put the 'e' back into 'commerce'. More specifically, how you can commerce-enable digital experiences to differentiate your brand engagement and drive conversion and loyalty. We had a good turnout from the community (as always, thank you) and interesting conversation on the topic.
Our Darin Archer (@DarinArcher), along with guest speakers from partner, Crown Partners (@Crown_Partners), discussed and demonstrated how Experience Manager can drive this next-generation shopping experience by enabling marketers and merchandisers to create and manage a more compelling customer experience.
If you missed the live webinar, we've now got you covered with an on-demand version. Check it out here.
We're planning for our next live WEM Wednesday webinar now and will be sure to share more details on the exact timing and topic soon. In the meantime, you can register to join us for next month's event here.


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Competitions: Editor's Pick, 19.04.12
Two Shoreditch towers, the European Union's council buildings, and a rebuild in Ireland. The editor's pick of this week's top competitions
Hackney Council is seeking architects to design two housing towers of 14 and 20 storeys in the Colville Estate in Hoxton, London. The £25 million project is hoping for schemes that show 'architectural flair and innovation'. [Completed PQQs should be returned by 14 May]
The European Union is looking for architects to monitor the extension, restoration and renovation of its council buildings and surrounding area in Brussels. Part of a four-year framework, the role includes ad hoc work such as preliminary studies and planning applications. [Expressions of interest to be received 7 May]
Architectural charity BuildingTrust has launched an open ideas contest to design homes costing less than £20,000 for cities with populations of more than 100,000. [Registration must be completed by 30 June]
Ireland's Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is looking for a design team to partially demolish, renovate and rebuild its student services building in a four-year contract with a value of £57,000. [Requests to participate must be received 15 May]
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Derek S. Lipman, M.D., is an ear, nose and throat specialist in Portland, Oregon.
He received his M.D. at the University of Cape Town Medical School, completing internship amd residency at the same institution. He and his family immigrated to the USA in 1977.
On the active staff of several major Portland hospitals, Dr. Lipman's practice is devoted to the treatment of snoring and sleep-related breathing disorders. Dr. Lipman belongs to county, state, and national medical associations including the American Sleep Apnea Association, where he served on the Public Education and Communication Committee.
Dr. Lipman is the author of Snoring From A to ZZZZ: Proven Cures for the Night's Worst Nuisance, a widely-acclaimed book, now published in seven foreign languages.
"It is my wish," stresses Dr. Lipman in the introduction of Snoring From A to ZZZZ, "that this information will help many of you, among the millions of snorers, to obtain relief, enjoy the vitalizing benefits of a good night's sleep, bringing your long-suffering partners out of the spare room...and back in the bedroom!"


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Pavel Datsyuk has four goals and nine shots in his last four games. (David Guralnick / The Detroit News)
Detroit — No question, the Red Wings are playing better hockey. They have for the last five games, all victories, since an embarrassing loss at home to Nashville.
There are reasons the victories have been piling up. The work ethic coach Mike Babcock demands has been apparent. Team defense has tightened up. The Wings are getting injured players back on the ice.
But the return of one player has improved the Red Wings more than anything else.
"We got better when Pavel came back," said Babcock after Sunday's 2-1 shootout victory in Minnesota. "Let's not kid ourselves; it really helps when he's back."
Datsyuk actually returned from a fractured right hand two games before the win streak began. He was part of the debacle against Nashville. But he was still getting up to speed.
Consider Datsyuk now back to his normal self. In the five-game win streak, Datsyuk has seven points (four goals, three assists). He's back to playing Selke Trophy-winning defense, he won five-of-seven face-offs against Minnesota, he provides a calming leadership role, and he makes players around him better.
Consider new linemates Jiri Hudler and Danny Cleary. The two have combined for 17 points since skating on the same line as Datsyuk.
"Anybody who plays with Pavel has good chemistry," Cleary says. "Give him the puck and try to get open."
While the Wings are playing better, they should be even better in the days ahead with Mike Modano (lacerated right wrist) and Valtteri Filppula (sprained left knee) returning this week.
"When everyone comes back, we'll have a real good, deep team," Babcock said.
But, mostly, the Wings are better now because Pavel Datsyuk is on the ice again.
Bertuzzi goes Wild
Opposing fans generally single out Todd Bertuzzi for any dislike they have against the Red Wings.
During the past three games — at Tampa Bay, Florida and Minnesota — whatever non-Wings fans there were (and there weren't many) jeered Bertuzzi whenever he touched the puck.
So, it was an added bonus for Bertuzzi on Sunday when he was able to secure the Wings' victory with the game-clinching goal in the shootout.
Wild fans, in particular, love to hate Bertuzzi.
"No better place to get the two points and also score," Bertuzzi said. "It's always a great atmosphere, every time we come here. It's always a good game with the fans."
New line on tap
Babcock said after Sunday's victory he'll pair Filppula and Modano, when they return, with Tomas Holmstrom, creating a whole new line.
It's an intriguing mix, to be sure.
Said Babcock, "That'll be another real good line — two guys (Filppula and Modano) who can fly and shoot the puck and make plays."
And Holmstrom to do his usual hardscrabble work around the net and in the corners.
By the numbers
1,000 — Games played by Todd Bertuzzi.
899 — Games played by Ruslan Salei.
1,471 — Games played by Nicklas Lidstrom.
The last time …
The Wings recorded a shutout: Dec. 3, 4-0 vs. Anaheim.
The Wings were shut out: Feb. 5, 3-0 vs. Nashville.
A Wings player scored an overtime goal: Johan Franzen, Jan. 15, vs. Columbus.
A Wings player had a hat trick: Patrick Eaves, Feb. 2, vs. Dallas.
A Wings player had a four-goal game: Brendan Shanahan, March. 15, 2001 vs. Calgary.
He said it
"When we scored it seemed like the home team scored."
— Nicklas Lidstrom, on Thursday's victory in Tampa Bay, where Red Wings fans outnumbered Lightning fans.


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|Meth and Crack Seized During Arrest
Within moments, the target of the investigation, Fray Ovando, age 45, exited his residence and engaged in conversation with the driver. Ovando then exchanged an item from his jacket pocket with the driver for cash.
As the Grand Cherokee sped away, the sheriff's BON detectives announced their presence, moved in and detained Ovando.
The suspect was returned to his apartment and the search warrant was executed.
In a dresser in Ovando's bedroom, the BON detectives discovered and seized more than a kilo of 'crack' cocaine, 237 grams of crystal methamphetamine and a variety of drug processing and packaging materials. The sheriff's officers also recovered $3,810 in cash from a jacket in the suspect's bedroom closet and an additional $699 from his pants pocket.
Both drugs had yet to be cut or diluted and a conservative estimate of the street value of the narcotics is more than $75,000.
"The recovery of methamphetamine in this area is indeed rare," noted Fontoura. "I've been in this business for a long time and our Bureau of Narcotics is the second oldest such unit in
Ovando was charged with two counts each of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of CDS with intent to distribute, possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of Dr. William Horton School and possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 500 feet of Branch Brook Park. The suspect was also charged with one count of possession of narcotics processing materials.
The sheriff's department alerted the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement as to Ovando's arrest. ICE agents also put a hold on any release of the suspect.
At today's arraignment, Judge Marilyn Williams ordered Ovando to be held at the county jail in lieu of $300,000 cash bond.


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Suns Strokes: Late Boston run does in Phoenix
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won't tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you Suns Strokes, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Suns' 87-79 loss to the Celtics on January 9.
The Good:
While the Suns have lost four in a row and 10 of their last 11 games, starting center Marcin Gortat has been a force in the post. The 'Polish Hammer' recorded his fourth double-double (12 points and 14 rebounds) of the month. He also added a game-high five blocks.
Despite trailing by 14 at halftime, the Suns came out energized in the third quarter and used a 17-0 run to take a brief 58-55 lead.
The Bad:
While Phoenix admirably fought back against a more-talented Boston team, for the second consecutive night Alvin Gentry and Co. ran out of gas in the second half.
With the game still in the balance heading into the fourth quarter, Boston went on a 15-4 spurt to begin the final frame and never looked back.
The Suns came into Wednesday night's contest as the third-worst three-point shooting team in the league (32.9 percent) and did nothing to improve those numbers in Beantown. Phoenix went a dreadful 2-of-12 from behind the three-point arc.
In fact, Phoenix is shooting just 25.2 percent (30-for-119) from three-point range in their last eight games.
• Jermaine O'Neal returned to Boston Wednesday night after two injury-plagued seasons with the Celtics. In seven minutes of action, O'Neal scored just two points (1-of-4 shooting from the field).
• Rookie Jared Sullinger had arguably his most complete game of the season. The former No. 21 overall pick had 12 points to go along with a career-high 16 rebounds.
• After being held out of the Suns' prior two contests due to a coaching decision, Michael Beasley was back out on the floor in Boston. Beasley scored two points and took only two shots.
• The Suns have now lost 11 straight road games and have not won away from the US Airways Center since November 27.
Up Next:
The Suns will travel to Brooklyn to take on the Nets at the brand-new Barclays Center on Friday night at 5:30 p.m.
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