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Google sure took its time (almost three years) to start focusing on making Android look more mature and visually appealing, starting with the major design shift in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which was extremely well received by users and reviewers alike. And, according to a former Apple engineer, Google is "getting better at design faster than Apple is getting better at web services."
Former Apple engineer Patrick B. Gibson writes on his personal blog that Google provides web services that just work and has also been getting better at design, something which Apple has always been excellent at, faster than the Cupertino company is getting better at web services. He feels that Apple can't match the speed and efficiency of Google, as almost "anything Apple does which involves the internet is a mess", save for the excellent web browser teams responsible for making Safari.
Gibson also says that Apple should buy Twitter as they use some of the most advanced web technology, most of which they invented themselves. Here are some examples he cites for Apple's poor web skills:
- Apple can't update its online store without taking it offline first.
- A popular Game Center game was able to bring down the entire network.
- Apple requires you to re-friend everyone on Game Center, Find my Friends, and Shared Photostreams.
- Notes requires an email account to sync.
- The iTunes and App Stores are still powered by WebObjects, a mostly dead framework written almost 20 years ago.
- iMessage for Mac lives in an alternate dimension in which time has no ordered sequence.
- Ping.
Gibson goes on to note that on the other hand, Google continues improving Android's design, and while he finds Android still ugly and having lesser quality of polish and feel as Apple's software, he finds it a big improvement over Android of yesteryear and believes that Google is moving at quite a fast pace, specially with features such as Google Now and near-instant voice commands, which give "Android a serious leg up on iOS".
In my opinion, Gibson is pretty spot on with his observations, at least when it comes to Google getting better at design. While iOS is already quite polished, Apple has been stagnating and sticking to the same interface for a few years now and also hasn't done much on the features front, except bring Siri to the smartphone world, something which Google Now beats quite comfortably.
Android still has a long way to go in polish and consistency (which did get a bit ruined with that clock in Android 4.2, which looks great but doesn't sit well with the rest of the design of the OS), but with Google also working on features along with the interface itself, they are surely moving at a fast pace while Apple plays safe with their OS that "just works", while apparently doing quite poorly in the area of web technology.
Hit the source link to read up on the entire post made by Gibson, and do tell us what you think of all this.


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Hi everyone, I have never posted on VJ before but have been a loyal reader since we began this process. I decided to post a detailed account of our preparation for the interview since I have benefited from so many here I felt quite prepared about all the small details that would normally stress me out, so I hope this helps someone in return.
We were lucky to have a very quick and smooth process - under 4 months from filing to interview! We had a lawyer help us file the forms but organized the interview materials ourselves. I bought a 3-ring 4 inch binder with 30 divider tabs and printed out a table of contents to refer to when looking for specific items. Each group of materials was placed in a clear plastic sleeve with the original facing one direction and copies on the other side. The items included:
1. Notices from USCIS Appointment letter & NOAs
2. IDs passports and DLs for both of us
3. Husbands (USC) 2008 Taxes &W2s
4. Husbands (USC) recent employment letter & pay stubs from last 3 months
5. EAD & AP docs
6. All my previous immigration documents (I have been on the US legally on various student and work visa for 15 years, so this was a lot of paper!)
7. Immigration documents from my most recent visa (F1)
8. Current F1 visa copies
9. Old Passports & I-94s
10. Birth Certificates for both of us (originals & copies)
11. Certified copy of marriage license
12. Joint bank statements (2 banks) 3 months
13. Family cell phone plan statements 3 months
14. Proof that I am beneficiary of his life and health insurance
15. Lease for our apartment next year
16. Joint AAA insurance
17. Print out of our wedding vows & Thank You cards we sent (with our picture & names)
18. Print out of invitation to our wedding party & signed Guest Book from the event
19. Print out of congratulatory email and Facebook messages we received
20. Greeting cards addressed to both of us (about 25)
21. Tickets & boarding passes for a recent trip to his brothers graduation
22. About 60 photos from our years together, including photographs with family members and our dog!
23. Evidence demonstrating why we were temporarily living separately my academic transcript and diploma showing I just graduated, pay stubs from my summer job here, my current lease ending this summer, etc.
24. Copies of all the documents we had sent in with our initial file
I'm not sure if this was necessary, but on all the financial statements etc. I highlighted both of our names so they would not get lost in all the jumble.
With this GIANT binder in hand, we headed to our interview! We were thrilled to have a quick and easy experience at the Detroit office this morning. The new building is very nice - convenient parking, friendly security guards, very bright, comfy chairs. We were especially impressed with the quotes and pictures on the wall, showing famous foreign-born Americans and quotes from past presidents about citizenship they clearly put some thought into making the space comfortable and inviting.
Security was very quick with no wait when we arrived; the guard only asked to see my husbands (USC) ID and asked us what we were there for. She directed us to place our interview appointment letter at one of the windows. There was no one at that window, so we just left the letter and sat down to wait. After a few minutes we got a bit worried that maybe we should have gotten a number from somewhere (they kept calling out the next numbers for service) but just as I was getting up to ask someone, they called my name, about 20 minutes before our appointment time. The officer interviewing us had an extremely deep voice and was very matter-of-fact and efficient. He walked us back to his office and swore us in. Then he asked us to sit at two chairs that were by the back wall of his office and he sat behind his desk and looked quickly through our file. He then asked us how we met (in graduate school) and what program we attended. I wasnt entirely sure which one of us should answer since he did not direct the question to one of us in particular, but it was fine (of course!). My husband also mentioned that we currently live separately because he has a post-doc in another state and I had to finish my program this was a fact we were nervous about and worried would be seen as a red flag, but the interviewer did not comment on it besides asking us which football team we would root for... (our alma mater and husbands school are big rivals). Then the officer stated that for him, the most important evidence is financial; that some people are big on pictures, but personally he believes all that shows is that you have a camera. He asked us to pull our chairs up to his desk and provide him any financial information we brought. I asked whether he wanted information about husbands (USC) employment/income for the affidavit of support, but he clarified wanted our joint information. I had brought a HUGE binder with all of our evidence and began to pull out our bank statements, credit card statements, AAA joint insurance, family cell phone plans, etc. He asked if these were copies he could keep and began to file them away. When I got to the proof of life insurance, my husband pointed out that I was the beneficiary of his plan and then the officer basically said, ok, I dont need anything else, this is pretty serious proof you are married if you trust someone with your life insurance money or else you are crazy ;-) He gave us back everything else! At that point he pulled out a stamp and stamped approved on our file.
He then asked me all of the have you ever committed a crime/been a terrorist/practiced polygamy questions and checked all my personal information. We let him know Id be moving to my husbands address in a few weeks and asked whether we needed to change that information with the USCIS someplace else. He changed it on the form and said we wouldnt (I will probably do so anyways, just to be sure). I dont believe he asked us any other questions about our relationship, just made chit chat about my home country and his visit there several years ago as he organized my file and added some stuff into the computer. He then took my EAD and AP documents and let me know there were some delays in card production he did not give an estimate for when it would be ready but complained that fixing the system made it less efficient
He also explained the removal of conditions deadline and recommended items he would want to see in our packet in order to avoid a second interview. He repeated that pictures were not important to him but other officers looked at them, and stated that financial documents such as insurance, wills, cancelled checks from joint accounts (showing that you actually use them, not just have them), any mortgages or joint property ownership his focus was on items that demonstrate you USE the finances given that you can just add anyone you want to your bank account
I thought that was helpful, practical advice and will be sure to include that evidence when removing conditions.
The whole thing did not take more than 10-15 minutes and we were back in our car 5 minutes after our original appointment time! It was quick and easy, although I was almost disappointed he didnt look through our binder Id worked so hard on it ;-)
Please feel free to ask us anything about our experience. I felt quite prepared after reading everyones experiences here at VJ so I hope this detailed account can help someone else!
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You summarized that very nicely, congratulations!
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What was the officers name? we have a second interview Tuesday.
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By Kristi Kates
Running March 31 through May 1 in Cheboygan, Petoskey and the Straits
area, Earth Week Plus takes Earth Day (Friday, April 22) to the maximum
for the Northern Michigan area. Put together by the ambitious Laren Corie
(also one-half of the music duo Moonlight Red), Earth Week Plus has, he
says, been taking up his time 24/7, around the clock for the past few
weeks - but its looking as if his efforts will be well worth it.
This is the fourth year that these events have been happening, Corie
explains. The first two were quite small, one-day events. But last year,
the Straits Area Audubon Society decided to take it under their wing, and
with the help of some others, we created Earth Week as an expanded series
of Earth day related events. The two weeks and 29 various events pulled in
just under a thousand participants; this year, we are expanding further,
so Earth Week Plus will span the whole month of April, plus a little more
at each end.
This years sponsors and participants are expanding, as well, including a
plethora of environmental non-profits such as Tip of the Mitt Watershed
Council, Little Traverse Conservancy, MSU Extension, the National Wildlife
Foundation, the Emmet Conservation District, the U of M Biological
Station, and many more. But Corie also explains that, while they greatly
appreciate their sponsors, its the people that are really making it a
community happening.
Earth Week Plus is a fairly small group of dedicated, inspired people,
he says, who have gotten together specifically for the purpose of
organizing this series of events as Spring returns. Three of us are
committee leaders, but it truly is a larger group effort. And we welcome
anyone else who would like to help out.
The main event is called The Earth Week Plus Expo, a conference of sorts
that is functioning as a large, central event that Corie says will make
the drive worthwhile for the neighbors who live at a greater distance.
So this year, on Saturday afternoon, April 16, at the Cheboygan Middle
School building, our Expo will bring together 16 of our nature and
sustainable living sessions, plus displays and music, all in one location,
on one afternoon, Corie says, as with all of our Earth Week Plus events,
the Expo is free to the public.
There are plenty of additional events to choose from, as well. Cories own
musical group, the aforementioned Moonlight Red, will be performing, as
will folk musician Rick Meisterheim.
Live music is always a part of good living, Corie says.
And the other events range from a maple syrup session in Wolverine to a
solar open house in Mackinaw City; owl banding at the Headlands Park to
Earth Day cleanups in Harbor Springs to the presentation/discussion of the
movie Gasland (about natural gas fracking) by Tip of the Mitt Watershed
Council. (A full schedule is available via Earth Week Plus brochure and
website.) Its an earth-friendly lineup aimed to both educate the public
and allow them to have fun while learning. A well-selected lineup of
presenters will also enrich the experiences.
We actually have several presenters from environmental organizations that
are familiar to the Petoskey area, Corie says, Maureen Stine of TOMWC
and www.natureologist.com will be doing a presentation, as will Mike
Cromley, speaker with the Timber Wolf Alliance and Little Traverse
Conservancy. He will be talking about our growing wolf population in
Northern Lower Michigan. The Little Traverse Conservancy will also be
doing a couple of other presentations at the Expo. And well have raptors
from Northwings in Harbor Springs. We are strongly connected to the Little
Traverse region.
Corie says that, with all of this hard work, he hopes to accomplish some
simple goals that will help people live better while helping the
environment and the planet.
Mainly, we want to share the excitement and joy already known by those of
us who have been enjoying the many wonders of living with nature in a more
sustainable manner, he says, and, in some cases, such as my own, solar
and energy-efficient presentations are another goal, to show people how to
save money at the same time.
The main reason behind Earth Week Plus, he continues, is to bring
together all Northern Michigan people to celebrate and share knowledge
that can move us all toward a more Earth-friendly, sustainable way of
living in this beautiful region of ours.
For more information on Earth Week Plus and its events, visit


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The use of drug product is widespread and touches all aspects of our daily lives without our knowing it. From aspirin to cardiac medicine and from hormones in animal feed to over-the-counter dietary supplements, these products are used every day. What they all have in common are specific government regulations known as Good Manufacturing Practices established to ensure that the drug product is safe, pure, and effective. They intend to ensure that all aspects of manufacturing use proper science to ensure the integrity and validity of all information and data used. These regulations can all be found under their respective sections of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Routine medical laboratories involved in patient care are covered by well-defined international quality standards (ISO 15189) and national laws (42 CFR 493). In pharmaceutical research and development, only the nonclinical (not involving humans) laboratory safety studies are governed by the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) regulations (21 CFR 58). No other well-defined quality standards exist for other so-called non-GLP laboratory research. This leads to the absurd situation that in a research laboratory, for example, a blood sample from a rabbit is theoretically subject to a stricter quality standard than a human sample. The FDA expects that "sound quality principles" are applied to the processing of human samples, but these principles are nowhere defined.
Because of the rapid progress of biological sciences, non-GLP laboratory research (e.g., biomarker development, exploratory, mechanistic studies, etc.) has become increasingly critical for modern drug development. Many research institutions are recognizing the need to establish solid quality standards to ensure the integrity and validity of the data they generate. But which standards to follow, and how to introduce them, is the big question.
Non-GLP biomedical research has traditionally been considered to be off-limits for formal quality systems or management. Scientists in general regard their work as a highly intellectual activity where quality is knowledge and experience is an integral part of the scientific rigor that they apply. A longstanding tradition of quality control in science has been peer review of the results, but modern pharmaceutical research has become so complex that peer review has a limited value today.
The scope and sheer dimension of modern research is moving science out of the individual scientist's domain and into a globalized team space where standards, transparency, and reproducibility have become key requirements. Scientific work that cannot be reproduced by others is a waste of valuable, limited resources. Also, biomedical research generates intellectual property, which in the pharmaceutical industry accounts for a large share of the overall company value. Biomedical research has become increasingly subject to internal and external scrutiny and is often challenged as potential litigations. The authenticity and integrity of scientific data is therefore of utmost importance. To prove the authenticity and integrity of scientific data, studies and experiments must be conducted under controlled and verifiable conditions.
In the face of serious global health challenges in developed as well as developing countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has become increasingly concerned that time and resources in biomedical research are often wasted because of insufficient quality practices. Currently only binding quality regulations for nonclinical laboratory safety studies (GLP) and clinical trials (good clinical practices, or GCP) exist. The WHO concluded that there is a pressing global need to provide minimum quality guidance for basic biomedical research not covered by GLP or GCP regulations.
In 2000, a scientific working group composed of independent scientific experts convened by the WHO drafted a guide outlining quality standards for biomedical research. The draft was reviewed by a group of experts from a wide range of scientific disciplines and finally published in 2005 under the title "Handbook: Quality Practices in Basic Biomedical Research." The handbook describes basic quality requirements ranging from personnel and training to study plans, resources, documentation, and reporting. The overall objective is to ensure the validity and credibility of the scientific data obtained.
Driven by similar concerns as the WHO, the British Association of Research Quality Assurance (BARQA) convened a Working Party on Quality in Non-Regulated Research and published specific quality guidelines in 2006 for biomedical research laboratories that do not fall under GLP. The group recognized that the entire landscape of drug research and development is changing rapidly and that research not (yet) governed by GLP or GCP has become increasingly vital for the success of a pharmaceutical company. Low quality in this area can have disastrous consequences ranging from loss of intellectual property rights to costly repetition of work already performed.
There are many different organizations that interface with and provide quality input to various regulatory bodies. We proposed that the American Society for Quality (ASQ), as one of the largest quality organizations in the world, take up the initiative and develop a national quality standard for biomedical laboratory research in the United States. The success of this standard could potentially lead to an international ISO standard.
The proposal for the new quality standard is based on:
A quality standard based on statistical models and scientific design is important for the future of drug research worldwide. Implementation of a national quality standard for biomedical research would not only serve as a strong base for the entire drug development process, but reduce the waste of valuable resources and increase business productivity.
The United States is still the world's center for biomedical research. The potential for ASQ to contribute to that legacy is exciting, as is the opportunity to further strengthen its role as a lead quality organization.About the authors
Ülo Palm, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, ASQ-CMQ/OE, is currently global head laboratory and preclinical quality assurance for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. He's responsible for developing and maintaining a quality strategy for all Novartis exploratory development and preclinical laboratories worldwide. He joined Novartis in 2002 as the global head clinical operations oncology business unit, where he was in charge of multiple global line functions including trial allocation and monitoring, data management, biostatistics, and operations. Before joining Novartis, Dr. Palm worked with Schering-Plough and Bayer in different operational and medical drug development functions. He has a total of 18 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Palm earned his M.D. (clinical training in internal medicine, neurology, surgery) in 1986 from the University of Berlin, where he also received postgraduate research training as a medical scientist, which he completed with a Ph.D. in medical research in 1990. In 1995, he earned an MBA degree with a major in information technology/computer science from the AKAD University for Applied Science in Rendsburg, Germany. In 2008, he got certified as a manager of quality and organizational excellence by ASQ.
Dr. Palm's vision is to expedite drug development by linking top medical science to operational excellence and 21st century technology. He is author and co-author of a number of scientific articles in international journals and holder of two medical patents.


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Im not a dude whose racist but me and my friends have pondered this question for years ( the years we've been alive and able to think anyways). Does race help you in sports specifically in basketball? I know this sounds really racist and stuff but come on none of you can say at one point of your life that this question did not cross your mind
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By axel marcelin ,
I mean yes the league is made of very different backgrounds and races which help make it America's most loved game but is there a superior race?
Not to favor one race but as the league is entering its 63rd year African American players have made a profound impact. A couple examples from past to present is Magic Johnson Micheal Jordan Karl Malone Bill Russel Wilt Chamberlain Kobe LeBron T-mac D-wade Melo Durant
They have made basketball almost what it is today with many great achievements. Most of those players are already listed as the top 50 best players in the Nba and if they haven't they will be
however other races have contributed to the Nba progression since 1947. An example is Larry Bird. The reason why Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were so good is because they had each other to challenge them and to improve the game.
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In a message on the official Google blog, the company has released a way for the Egyptian people to continue to send out tweets to the world regarding the developments in their country. The message reads:
"Like many people we've been glued to the news unfolding in Egypt and thinking of what we could do to help people on the ground. Over the weekend we came up with the idea of a speak-to-tweet service—the ability for anyone to tweet using just a voice connection.
We worked with a small team of engineers from Twitter, Google and SayNow, a company we acquired last week, to make this idea a reality. It's already live and anyone can tweet by simply leaving a voicemail on one of these international phone numbers (+16504194196 or +390662207294 or +97316199855) and the service will instantly tweet the message using the hashtag #egypt. No Internet connection is required. People can listen to the messages by dialing the same phone numbers or going to twitter.com/speak2tweet.
We hope that this will go some way to helping people in Egypt stay connected at this very difficult time. Our thoughts are with everyone there."
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 35 mins
I got this recipe from a friend of mine. These cookies are delicious! As with any bar cookie, they are easier to make than drop cookies. I love these with a glass of milk. Although any flavor jelly can be used, grape is my favorite!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄4 cup shortening
- 3⁄4 cup chunky peanut butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup oats
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 dash cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- grape jelly
- In a large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients.
- Stir in flour.
- Spread in a greased 9x13 inch pan.
- Combine dry ingredients of streusel; cut in shortening.
- Sprinkle streusel over cookie dough.
- With a small spoon, make 24 depressions in the dough (6x4).
- Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Take out of oven; press depressions again.
- Bake for 10 more minutes.
- Take out of oven and spoon 1/2 tsp jelly into each depression.
- Bake for 5 more minutes.
- Cool in pan.
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Very good tasting with good texture as well! My entire family said,"This deserves a 5", with the exception of my hubby of course. He took an outside edge that was a little more crunchy, and with no teeth had a few problems! LOL
My wife is the peanut butter lover in the family. I made these for a church fellowship and she ate almost a quarter of them. Going on her rating (I don't like peanut butter) this is a 5. Oh and they are real easy to make. Thanks for a new recipe.
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Since the denominator is always positive and is continous everywhere, f(x) is continuous for any x. So, 3) is correct.
How about trying the others yourself?
In the picture you can see the Function. is known that a,b are Positive.
who from the Following Finding are correct ?(can be more than one )
1)Y=a/b is an Horizontal Asymptotic for the f Graph
2)there is no any vertical Asymptotic for this Function
3)f(x) are Continuous for any x
4)f(x) are Rising for any x
well tell me if i correct if a,b is positive and i know e^x are always Rising up so i think 4 is correct.
can you help me to find the Derivative ? than i will can find if 1 and 2 are correct.
I just know that for the Function e^x there is no any vertical Asymptotic but here is not the same case Exactly.
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"The British royal family is the biggest welfare case in the UK. Of course Prince Charles is going to like socialism. All monarchs do. It's how they survive."
"You go to any totalitarian, socialist, fascist, communist country, and you're gonna find more pollution per capita than you would ever hope to find in a free market capitalist society, by definition. That is inarguable."
"Elliot Rodger goes nuts and that becomes symbolic of what every man is capable of. And yet when militant Islamists blow up the World Trade Center, what's the first thing we're told? Now, now, don't judge the whole religion."
"They can dream that the Tea Party's dead, and they can dream that the Tea Party's been vanquished and they can dream that the Tea Party's gone away. I think this November everybody is gonna see overwhelming evidence of just how many of these people there are." -
"None of these people in this administration are qualified for anything they're doing. Not qualified to do health care. Not qualified to do energy. They're not qualified."
"Harry Reid, hates and resents the Koch brothers every bit as much as Elliot Rodger hated women. I see the signs. I see the irrationality. I see the red flags. The danger signs are clear as a bell with Harry Reid. Somebody needs to do something."
"Obama is not comfortable with the United States being a superpower. He doesn't like that at all, because we never really were a legitimate superpower."
"The Tea Party isn't dead. It's nothing more than a fervent desire on the part of the Washington establishment in both parties."
"Everybody is saying, 'What is Washington going to do?' about these mass shootings, and it's the wrong question. Somebody needs to ask, 'What is Washington doing right anywhere else, to even want to turn this over to somebody there?'"
"The Google driverless car: no brakes, no steering wheel. It sounds just like the Obama administration."
"When I quit radio and went to work for the Kansas City Royals baseball team, my father was finally happy. He thought I'd finally made a good decision."


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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced DOE plans to provide up to $8.2 million, over four years (FY'07-'10), for six hydrogen storage research projects, directly supporting President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI). The AEI aims to increase our energy security and reduce our reliance on imported oil by changing the way we power our cars, homes and businesses. These projects, subject to negotiation of scope and funding, are also integral to the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative.
"As a clean energy technology, hydrogen has great potential to help reduce our reliance on imported oil and serve as an integral part of our nation's energy mix," Secretary Bodman said. "Increasing hydrogen's efficiency and storage capacity are crucial to its long-term success, and we are eager for this research to help move us toward making hydrogen vehicles with a 300-mile plus driving range commercially available to consumers."
The HFI accelerates research and development of hydrogen technologies including hydrogen storage, production, and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, which deliver high-power density and offer low-weight and volume, compared to other fuel cells. Four projects selected seek to develop high capacity materials that could enable hydrogen storage systems for fuel cell vehicles to meet customer expectations in terms of driving range and performance. Two projects will also focus on understanding material safety to help select the most appropriate materials for use in future vehicles.
Selected organizations are:
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, for up to $1.88 million for storage research
- Miami University, Oxford, OH, for up $1.44 million for storage research
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, for up to $2.0 million for materials safety research
- United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, CT, two awards: up to $1.07 million for materials safety research and up to $1.01 million for storage research
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, for up to $810,000 for storage research.
For more information about DOE's Hydrogen Program, visit: http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/.
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Research Activities, February 2014
Increased use of noninvasive ventilation could save more lives for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic Disease
Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) account for 1.5 million emergency department (ED) visits and 726,000 hospitalizations each year in the United States. Over the last 20 years, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has emerged as a potentially useful treatment in AECOPD patients with acute respiratory failure. NIV commonly refers to positive-pressure breathing support delivered through a nasal or full-face mask.
Since earlier, small studies have shown that NIV use resulted in fewer complications and shorter hospital stays than invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), researchers decided to look at the use of NIV treatment in a much larger patient population. Their study of 67,651 ED visits for AECOPD found that NIV use, compared with IMV, was associated with a reduction of inpatient mortality of 46 percent, shortened hospital length of stay by 3 days, reduced hospital charges by approximately $35,000 per visit, and modestly reduced risk of iatrogenic pneumothorax.
The frequency of NIV use (including combined use of NIV and IMV) varied widely among hospitals, ranging from 0 percent to 100 percent with a median of 11 percent. Hospitals in the Northeast and in nonmetropolitan areas were early adopters. Although NIV use increased between 2006 and 2008, the utilization of NIV remained low (16 percent in 2008).
The researchers asked why, given its demonstrated efficacy (both in their study and earlier studies), NIV has not been more widely adopted. Previous surveys have identified several reasons, including lack of physician knowledge, insufficient respiratory therapist training, inadequate equipment, and the time required to set up NIV. One incentive to promote NIV use in clinical practice is the cost-effectiveness of NIV compared with usual treatment, mainly resulting from less use of the ICU.
The researchers believe that increasing the use of NIV as recommended in the guidelines may help reduce COPD mortality. This study was supported by AHRQ (HS20722).
See "Comparative effectiveness of noninvasive ventilation vs invasive mechanical ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with acute respiratory failure," by Chu-Lin Tsai, M.D., Wen-Ya Lee, M.S., George L. Delclos, M.D., and others in the April 2013 Journal of Hospital Medicine 8(4), pp. 165-172.
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Glenn Adams The offshore radio stations of the sixties were keen to promote their star disc-jockeys. They were booked to make personal appearances while ashore, interviews were arranged with the press and photographs were sent out to the listeners. But this all changed with the passing of the Marine Offences Act, the law introduced to outlaw the offshore stations. Suddenly the promotional activity had to stop. As a result, not much is known about some of the DJs who worked on Radio Caroline after 14th August 1967. Like Glenn Adams. All that was revealed at the time was that he was a 25 year old New Zealander who had previously attended broadcasting school in San Francisco. He joined the Caroline South ship in October or November 1967 and presented the 6-9pm show. He had a feature in this programme called The Two Ton Yellow Mustard Seed during which he played some of the psychedelic tracks then being released in Britain and the USA. (The feature's name was taken from a radio show he had heard in San Francisco called The Ever Changing Transcendental Multilingual Two-Ton Mustard Seed.) Glenn saw in the New Year with Caroline but left early in 1968. We had no details at all of his later career until September 2005 when we heard from the man himself: "Greetings from New Zealand. A friend's relations from England were visiting nearby and after explaining my involvement with Radio Caroline and Glastonbury Festival, they sent some info they had found on The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame website. I've been avoiding computers for years and still don't have one but last week saw your website and the 40th reunion Caroline photos etc. What a blast to see everyone again! That experience on Caroline, my first radio gig, is still crystal clear in my mind - the tender trips from Amsterdam, the storms, reading the news on Robbie Dale's show, that six to nine pm slot of mine, especially The Two Ton Yellow Mustard Seed, those crazy shows of Johnnie Walker hanging off the side of the ship making contact with the 'Frinton Flashers', Spangles Muldoon's mop of peroxide hair and that bunkroom with the ship's spiral transmission mast at the foot of the bed radiating God knows what, and his unbelievably smelly socks, which, by their total potency probably negated the radiation worries. Those dates you mentioned of my arrival and departure are spot on. I left Holland for England 18th January (dates are all on my old passport), thence to Courcheval France to teach skiing, then to Berlin as a DJ, back to England and back to USA working on KBRG and KMPX in San Francisco, also another stint of skiing at Squaw Valley. Returned to England 5th August 1970 and reunited with my friend Andrew Kerr. After attending Isle Of White Festival 1970 we wanted to bring the music back from all the commerciality so we worked on the idea of a free festival. Eventually found Michael Eavis and Worthy Farm and moved there about November 1970. He had a small Blues Festival the year before. The rest is history. Following Glastonbury attended Symposium Institute in Dorchester, a living, study, work environment, studying Comparative Religions, Eastern Philosophy and Western Psychology. Married Penny and returned to New Zealand October '73. For the last 30 years I have been an artist/potter living on the coast at Manukau Heads, a beautiful part of New Zealand one hour's drive from Auckland City." (Very many thanks to Glenn for his email, to Glenn Knight for putting us in touch, to Svenn Martinsen and Doug Foland. Thanks also to Pinky Siedenburg, who used to run Caroline's Amsterdam office, for providing this picture of Glenn speaking at a free radio rally in London.)
Glenn Adams sitting in for Robbie Dale on the 9am-12 noon show on 25th November 1967. This clip is part of a longer recording made available by The Offshore Radio Archive (duration 3 minutes 36 seconds)
Mike Ahern was born in Liverpool on 30th.September 1942. His first job was in a clothes shop but he also worked as a barman and clerk before opening a club with a friend. This was a huge success but closed abruptly when the floor collapsed. He also worked in the legendary Cavern Club. He applied for a job with Radio Caroline, then operating from two boats at either end of the country. He was invited for an audition and, soon afterwards, joined the North ship off the Isle Of Man. In 1965 senior DJ Tom Lodge was transferred to the South ship to boost flagging audiences. A few months later, he sent for Mike to help him and together two of the northern station's biggest stars revitalised Caroline South. On both ships "your DJ Mike A" was responsible for the 9am-noon show and became the housewife's favourite. He used a number of different theme tunes including Buckeye by Johnny & The Hurricanes and Soul Sauce by Cal Tjader. Mike left Caroline in spring 1967 to make sure he was at the head of the queue when BBC Radio One opened for business. It worked. He was one of the original team but, sadly, did not stay long. On 8th October 1967 Mike co-hosted his one and only Radio One programme, the second edition of Top Gear. His co-presenter was Pete Drummond. It was a short-lived partnership. After this one appearance on the BBC Mike moved to Australia and worked on a number of stations there including 4BC, 6PM, 3UZ, 2KO and 7HT. He returned to the UK in 1988 and was heard on Essex Radio, Radio Aire, Piccadilly Radio, Capital Gold, Country-1035, North Norfolk Radio and others. Sadly Mike died from cancer on Monday 5th October 2009. Our tribute to him is here. For pictures of Mike on Radio Caroline, see Tom Lodge's photo album. There are some more recent photos, taken at the Radio Academy Celebration of Offshore Radio in August 2007, here. (With thanks to Mike, Norman Redfern and Hans Knot for their help. This photo issued by The Caroline Club.)
Mike Ahern on Radio Caroline South on his 9am-noon show, 14th May 1966. The tape has been kindly donated by Ray Andrews. The voice on the advert for the Caroline perfume offer is that of Carl Conway (duration 2 minutes 21 seconds)
David Allan was born in Bury, Lancashire, on 7th August 1940. His first job was as assistant stage manager at Manchester Library Theatre and, for the next nine years he worked at various theatres around the country, culminating with a stint in the West End, employed on the hit musical Funny Girl. In June 1966 he joined Radio 390, the middle-of-the-road station housed on Red Sands Fort in the Thames estuary. For a short time he used a different name on air. He writes: "I was originally Gordon Allan (real Christian names) but there was another Gordon on the fort and they made me change to David." Gordon / David hosted such programmes as The Jim Reeves Show, Country Style and Music from the Shows. When station boss Ted Allbeury took over the ship-based Radio 355, the following year, David went with him but life on a boat was not to his taste and he did not stay long. Since the pirates, he has specialised in country music programmes, working for British Forces Broadcasting, the BBC and commercial radio. David presented the annual Wembley Country Music Festival on BBC television from 1975 to 1990 and, for many years, was the voice of Radio Two's country coverage. More recently he was heard on London's country music station Ritz Radio 1035 and the national Primetime Radio. David was presented with the Country Music Association's prestigious International Broadcaster Award in 2002. He is currently an announcer on the History Channel and writes a column for Country Music People magazine. David has very kindly provided a couple of photos, dating from his time on Radio 390 and there are some more recent photos, taken at the Radio Academy Celebration of Offshore Radio in August 2007, here. (This photo from 'Time & Tide' magazine. Thanks to Hans Knot for some of the above information, and to David himself.)
a couple of clips of David Allan on Radio 390: introducing the weekly Jim Reeves Show and interviewing the singer Anita Harris (duration 2 minutes 8 seconds)
Tony Allan was born in London on 22nd September 1949 and educated at Sloane Street School. He was keen to work in offshore radio but was consistently told he was too young. Finally Radio Scotland relented and Tony joined the crew on the Comet. He referred to himself as "your mighty mouse on the wireless" and his theme tune was Flamingo by Herb Alpert. When Radio Scotland closed down in August 1967 he worked as a continuity announcer for a number of television stations, including Granada and Grampian. Tony returned to sea with Radio Northsea International in February 1971. He also spent a great deal of time with Radio Caroline during the seventies and was an early presenter on Israel's first offshore station The Voice of Peace. (See The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame 'Seventies Supplement'.) In 1975 he joined Edinburgh's Radio Forth to present an afternoon show but soon returned to Caroline. In 1979 he moved to Ireland where he stayed for many years working on a number of stations there, mainly as a commercial producer and voice-over. He returned to the UK when diagnosed as suffering from throat cancer and lived in London while undergoing a debilitating and painful treatment. Despite being weak and frequently in pain, he continued to live life as much to the full as possible, and without complaint. On 19th August 2001 he made a public appearance on Radio Caroline's ship, the Ross Revenge, followed by a visit to a nearby hostelry and a programme on the satellite service from the Maidstone studio. There are some excellent photos of the occasion, taken by Steve Szmidt, on Martin van der Ven's Radio Caroline website. In March 2004 Tony attended Caroline's 40th birthday party. There is a picture here. Tony managed to fight the cancer for longer than many of the specialists had predicted but sadly and inevitably he could not fight it forever. He died on the morning of 9th July 2004. There is a page devoted to the life and career of this highly talented broadcaster here. (Photo courtesy of Arthur Sutherland.)
Tony Allan getting confused about what month it is on the Swing Across Midday show on Radio Scotland from July 1967. The recording is courtesy of James Hutchinson and the
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Peter Moores has had a tricky start to his tenure as England coach. His baptism was a series loss to Sri Lanka on home soil. That included England being bowled out for 99 in one game and a complete lack of consistency elsewhere.
Moores faces a tough 12 months. He has to get the team to recover from The Ashes fall-out and make sure the replacements who come into the team are nurtured. He also needs to work with Alastair Cook on his captaincy and make sure the side begins to function as a unit once more.
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Men, do you want your wife or girlfriend accompanying you on hunts? Women, do you want to be out on your own, without your husband or boyfriend tagging along? Can happy couples co-exist in the woods and fields of the hunt?
Wired To Hunt's Aaron Farley never thought so. For him, hunting was an opportunity to commune with nature, a reflective time in which he could be alone with his thoughts, away from the pressures of everyday life. Still, thought Farley, bringing his wife on hunts would have its advantages: "I figured I may rather spend an afternoon in a blind looking at her, than some dude."
Find out what happened when this avid hunter brought his non-hunting wife into the field with him. Did two worlds collide in a catastrophic manner? Did the Mrs. realize that she, too, loved the thrill of the hunt? Read on:
We often talked about deer, turkey, and squirrel hunting, the recoil from different guns, and the discipline needed to bow hunt. Acquiring the skill and stamina to properly and effectively use the weapons was a little intimidating to her; and at 5'3" and 105 lbs, even my .243 produces enough blowback to give her reservations. Shooting a .22 at squirrels was a more appealing style of hunting for her due to the light recoil and report of the .22 lr cartridge.
I arranged to give her a double barreled 20 gauge for Mother's Day one year. With a Limbsaver pad on the back, light recoil shells, and some target practice, she was able to shoot her new shotgun easily enough and, in return, build confidence with a firearm. Later, we got her a bow so she could try her hand at archery. She is much more comfortable shooting the bow without the "bang" of a rifle, and it is something we can do for fun together in the yard anytime.
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Norwegian Sun Cruise Review by cujocruiser: NCL redeemed
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Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
Long story short, the wife and I decided to give NCL another chance since our last experience on another one of their ships was not that good. They gave us each $300 dollar credit for the bad experience and we decided to take advantage of it by booking a cruise shortly before the 1 year expired. We booked the 10 day eastern Caribbean cruise on the Sun. The experience was very pleasant.
Embarkation met with with usual lines in Miami, however once the line started moving the wait was less than 30 minutes. St Thomas, Dominica, Barbados, St Lucia, and St Maarten were the ports of call and no complaints at any of them. Excursions were descent (over priced as usual) but excursions desk was helpful and friendly.
Room steward was as expected friendly and personable. Wait staff seems a little stressed. I guess that comes with the free-style dining and a few had a real bad attitude. I guess they did not want to be in their contract and some definitely showed it! Entertainment More was good, not great but descent enough to be entertaining. Specialty restaurants were good but didn't appreciate being charged an additional fee for meal on top of additional cover charge at Le Bistro even though it was fantastic!
All-in-all not a huge fan f the free-style dining. It doesn't give you the personal service you receive like when you have the same waiter every night but for the most parts thsi cruise was very enjoyable. Less
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The Wisconsin Humane Society said 19 cats were found in a cramped room in a Racine County home. Ten had to be euthanized, and some of the others are being put up for adoption.
The Journal Times of Racine said deputies were serving an eviction notice last month at a rooming house in Mount Pleasant. They found 19 cats living in a room measuring 10 feet by 12 feet.
The felines had food, water and a litter box, and police initially reported that none was obviously sick or injured. But Human Society director Angela Speed said it turned out 10 cats weren't in condition to be adopted.
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Lebanon – Attacks (August 23, 2013)
France strongly condemns the car bomb attacks that took place today in Tripoli in northern Lebanon which, according to provisional reports, killed 27 people and injured several hundred others.
It extends its condolences to the victims' families and calls on the Lebanese authorities to prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes.
France condemns any attempt to compromise Lebanon's stability and underscores the importance for all Lebanese actors of respecting President Suleiman's policy of dissociation in Lebanon and of preserving national unity.
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Performance in Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disk Quality Test
As the final step in this test session, I will burn a few DVD discs of various formats in the tested drive and check their quality. Of course, I can't check the drive with all existing media and in all possible modes, but this test is anyway indicative of the burn quality the drive provides. I used Nero Burning Rom to record all the discs at their maximum rated speed (except for some situations mentioned below). The quality of the recorded discs was verified using a Lite-On SOHW-1653S drive with firmware CS0T. We traditionally use it to achieve comparable results from different test sessions.
As for the disc quality criteria, the ECMA standards for DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW media say that the total number of PI errors in 8 subsequent ECC blocks should not exceed 280. This is the first limiting value I will base my judgments upon. Then, an ECC block should not contain more than four irrecoverable PI errors (an irrecoverable PI error is referred to as PI failure by the CD-DVD Speed utility).
DVD discs that have no more than 280 PI errors per eight ECC blocks and 4 PI failures per one ECC block should be considered acceptable-quality media. Besides these criteria, you should also note how the errors are distributed along the surface of the disc. It is the worst situation when the errors exceed the acceptable limit on the entire surface, but single and short-time spikes of errors are less dangerous.
Of course, the more discs are recorded with high quality, the better for the tested drive, but keep it also in mind that besides the hardware properties of the drive, its firmware version has a big effect on the burn quality, too.
Sony DVD+R 16x
Sony's DVD+R disc rated for 16x burn speed could only be recorded by the Plextor PX-750UF at 4x. Of course, this affected the quality of the resulting disc, which is more than satisfactory. The low peaks of errors of both types and the manner of their distribution on the medium indicate this. The result would be different, of course, if the drive had burned the disc at 16x.
TDK DVD+R 16x
Only a very carping person would find any faults with the quality of the TDK DVD+R which I recorded in the Plextor PX-750UF drive. The maximums of errors of both types, and especially of PI Failures, fit well within the limits described by the ECMA regulations. The burn quality is uniform throughout the entire disc, so this is almost an ideal disc. It will surely be readable in any optical drive.
Verbatim DVD+R 16x
We get different results with this recordable DVD from Verbatim. It's all quite well on the first half of the disc, but the other half brings about a sudden surge of errors of both types. The level of PI Errors exceeds the ECMA limit then, so the disc can't be considered as a quality one.


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In medieval villages, the peasant's donkeys still carry heavy bags of Poitou salt while wearing pants to protect them from mosquitoes. In 1977, there were only 40 of these animals alive. This breed of Latos donkeys was endangered, but the villagers were able to preserve them, and today Latos donkeys are a tourist attraction. In this part of France, Village Halls have invested in bicycle lanes. Whether there is sunshine or rain, the French and tourists enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Here, almost all the tourists leave their cars outside the village and take the ride on two wheels.
You can travel through the France countryside by trains or buses as they are comfortable with very friendly drivers and reasonable ticket prices. All Provence villages have almost the same pattern; as you approach the entrance to the village, everything around becomes yellow hues. Then the earth, streets and houses are stained bright yellow, orange and ocher. Most of these villages look almost unreal: on one side is the village with reddish houses that seems frozen in the sun and the other side there are vineyard vines. Stepping into the village streets, you will find they're protected from the scorching sun. Bluish or reddish stone struck the sea breeze and there may be a scent of lavender in the air. Streets may be choked with tourists or, on the contrary, so desolate that a person might hear their own thoughts; at every street corner a surprise is waiting.
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Japan's goal is to boost renewable generation by more than 30 gigawatts (GW) over the next decade - the equivalent of 12% of Japan's total generation capacity before the nuclear meltdown.
The FiT covers solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and hydroelectric.
The generous rates for providing solar to utilities are $0.52 (42 yen) per kilowatt-hour (kWh), triple the amount charged to industrial and commercial customers. The guaranteed period for receiving that rate is 20 years.
Rates for wind-generated electricity are also for 20 years and are based on size: 57.75 yen per kWh for turbines under 20 kW and 23.10 yen per kWh above that.
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Cannon Ball: Boston in First After Blowout Win
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DENVER — The Boston Cannons (8-3)
defeated the Denver Outlaws (7-4) by a score of 16-5 on Saturday
Night at Invesco Field in Denver, CO. The dominating win
completed the season sweep for the Cannons over the Outlaws as
Boston won all three matches against Denver. The Cannons also
clinched the #1 seed at the 2010 MLL Championship Weekend on August
21-22 in Annapolis, MD. Cannons' goalie Kip Turner was
named Bud Light MVP for holding the Outlaws to just 5 goals and
making 17 saves on the night.
The battle for first place saw a back and forth first quarter. The Cannons notched the first two goals of the game as Justin Smith and Pat Heim opened the scoring. The Outlaws responded with two of their own just over a minute apart to tie up the score at 2 apiece. Kip Turner made two point blank saves in the final 2 minutes of the opening quarter and Ryan Boyle turned the first into a Cannons goal at the other end as Boston led 3-2 at the end of the first quarter.
The offenses for both teams struggled to start the second quarter. Brad Ross finally opened the scoring with a blast 7:24 into the quarter. Max Quinzani scored a highlight reel goal with 4:37 left in the half and Pat Heim followed with his second on the night less than a minute later to extend the Cannons lead to 6-2. The Outlaws finally got on the board when defender Matt Bocklet scored with just over three minutes left in the half. Back and forth play ended the half but good saves from both goalies kept the score at 6-3 Cannons at the break.
The Outlaws scored first in the third on a power play goal, but Kip Turner and the defense would hold them scoreless the rest of the quarter. The Cannons responded to the Outlaws goal with back to back goals 27 seconds apart. Ryan McClay collected a ground ball off a face off and went down the field uncontested and scored the Cannons second goal in less than 30 seconds. Quinzani scored a power play goal, his third of the night, two minutes later to give Boston a 9-4 lead. Matt Poskay scored his first goal of the night with just 2 seconds to go in the quarter to give the Cannons a 6 goal lead with one quarter to play.
Paul Rabil got on the scoreboard four minutes into the fourth quarter and then Poskay added back to back goals 69 seconds apart as the Cannons put the game out of reach early in the quarter with a 13-4 lead. Dan Hardy ended a 22 minute scoreless streak for the Outlaws, but Pat Heim became the third Cannon with a hat trick to make it 14-5 with just over 4 minutes to play. Rabil bookended the fourth quarter scoring as he blasted a 2 pointer to give the Cannons a resounding 16-5 victory.
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Chris Eck won 19 of the 24 faceoffs in the game... Matt Poskay's first goal of the game broke the Cannons single season goal record of 39 (Poskay now has 42)... The Cannons held the Outlaws top two goal scorers (Mundorf and Westervelt) off the scoreboard... The Cannons defense held the Outlaws to only one goal in each of the second, third and fourth quarters... The Cannons now have two three-game winning streaks this season.
DENVER — The Outlaws dawned camouflage jerseys as part of Heroes Night, but the Boston Cannons threw everything they had at Denver to beat them 16-5 in front of 7,523 lacrosse fans. With only five goals, it's the first time the Outlaws scored under 10 goals since July 12, 2008 when they lost to the Los Angeles Riptide 16-6.
Cannons Goalie Kip Turner won the Bud Light MVP for his 17 saves in 53:26 minutes. Midfielder Matt Poskay and Attackman Max Quinzani both netted hat tricks for Boston. Attackman Dan Hardy had two goals for Denver in a losing effort.
"They actually played like they wanted to win a lacrosse game," head coach Brian Reese said. "We went out there and kind of jogged around and were just content being there."
The Cannons drew the game's first blood, scoring two unassisted goals in the first six minutes courtesy of Midfielders Justin Smith and Pat Heim. After multiple shots on goal from the Outlaws, rookie Midfielder Sean DeLaney put Denver on the board with an unassisted goal to bring the score to 2-1 midway through the first quarter.
Attackman Drew Westervelt found cutting Midfielder Kevin Unterstein for the tying goal of the quarter, before a scoop-shot from Denver Midfielder Brian Langtry turned into a transition goal for Cannons Attackman Ryan Boyle. Despite having two more shots on goal than Boston, the Outlaws ended the first quarter down 3-2.
After eight minutes of physical play, which featured penalty time for both teams, the Cannons hit their fourth goal off an unassisted shot from Midfielder Brad Ross. Boston extended their advantage to three, as Quinzani fooled Outlaws Goalie Jesse Schwartzman with an around-the-back trick shot. Heim scored again about a minute later, bringing the score to 6-2 with four minutes left in the second quarter.
The offensive-minded Defender Matt Bocklet would not be denied, as he took the ball the full length of the field to score Denver's first goal of the second quarter. Schwartzman kept the Cannons out of the net for the remainder of the quarter, saving a two-point shot as time expired to send the game into halftime with a 6-3 Denver deficit.
"Right now, they are the best team in the league and the number one seed," Reese said about the Cannons. "I don't think we're that far off."
The Outlaws started the second-half scoring, as Westervelt was able to find Hardy for a power-play goal a minute and a half into the third quarter. Quinzani netted his second goal, before Boston Defender Ryan McClay took advantage of a crease in the Denver defense and scoring his first goal of the year as a precursor. Quinzani hit his hat-trick goal five minutes into the third, bringing the score to 9-4 halfway through the third.
Although the Outlaws defense tightened up, Poskay was able to capitalize on a Quinzani pass to put the Cannons into double figures with two second left in the quarter. Headed into the fourth quarter, Denver found themselves in a 10-4 hole after consecutive one-goal second and third quarters.
Boston Midfielder Paul Rabil opened up the scoring in the final quarter, as he willed his way to a goal four minutes in the fourth. Poskay hit consecutive goals in just over a minute, giving Denver a nine-goal deficit to work with.
Hardy netted a second goal nine minutes into the quarter, salvaging a second scoreless Outlaws fourth quarter versus the Cannons. Heim crushed any Denver hopes of a comeback, scoring his hat-trick trick goal and giving Boston three players with hat tricks. Rabil nailed the Outlaws' coffin shut, netting a two-point goal and bringing the final score to 16-5.
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On a busy Wednesday evening at the Winking Lizard Tavern on W. 5th Avenue, servers whiz past dinner patrons chatting over the rock and pop songs that fill the bar and restaurant.
When a guitar-heavy alt-rock number eases into its up-tempo chorus, a couple that had been talking comfortably lean in slightly to hear each another.
"That seems to be the direction that most of the folks we work with are headed," Brian Seitz, founder of restaurant-design firm Ten Penny Design, said of noisy, bustling establishments.
Loud music akin to the Winking Lizard's isn't uncommon in central Ohio — and, in fact, seems almost a given at such laid-back establishments.
Yet some patrons worry that, in some cases, the noise has become excessive and that more-upscale restaurants in the area are following suit.
According to a 2013 nationwide Zagat survey, restaurant noise ranked second — poor service was No. 1 — among customer complaints. Nineteen percent of diners said noise and crowds irritated them most while eating out — a 7 percent increase from that of six years ago.
Bexley resident Rhonda Edwards, 52, said that, depending on the venue, she has varying degrees of tolerance for such noise.
"You notice it when it's loud," she said. "But, on the other hand, there's certain restaurants where I love the music and find it a pleasure to go there."
In a bar or burger joint, Edwards said, she doesn't mind a bit of extra clamor; at a fine-dining restaurant, however, she wants to talk with husband Jim in an "inside" voice.
The inability to do so comfortably, Edwards said, has sometimes prompted her to cut meals short.
Others, too, have had such experiences.
Travis Wolf, 18, said a quiet sit-down dinner gives him a chance to detach himself from the hyper-connectedness of everyday life — so the right blend of background noise and intimacy is important to him during a night out.
"My preference is having a lot of people in the background but never a strain" to hear, said Wolf, of New Albany.
The uptick in noise complaints might be attributable in part to current trends in restaurant design: bare tables, hardwood floors and high ceilings — all features that bounce sound rather than absorb it.
In addition, the emergence of open-kitchen layouts has prompted restaurants to turn up the volume of music to drown out the sound of equipment, said Jarrod Clabaugh, spokesman for the Ohio Restaurant Association.
Some of the noise might also be intentional: Studies suggest that loud music prompts patrons to eat faster and drink more. The more that patrons eat and drink and the quicker that restaurants turn over tables, the greater the potential profit for the businesses.
Restaurant owners mentioned two basic approaches to music level.
Representing one approach is Barcelona, where owner Scott Heimlich prefers to keep music at a moderate volume all day, allowing customer conversation to determine the din.
Others, based on time of day and restaurant activity, adjust the music to fit the mood they want to establish — a tactic employed by 101 Beer Kitchen co-owner Jessica Kittrell.
With her husband, Thad, the 31-year-old Kittrell opened 101 Beer Kitchen in October in the former Hoggy's Restaurant on Sawmill Road.
Yet, when crowded with customers, the place — filled with more hard surfaces than absorbing materials — proved to be overly noisy, the couple quickly learned.
The wait staff and bartenders struggled to communicate, customers complained and the review site Yelp listed a couple of negative remarks about the topic.
Kittrell is seeking cost estimates for sound-dampening paneling for the ceiling in hopes of turning down the volume without compromising the restaurant image.
"We like the metal, and we like the glass," she said. "We want it to look pretty and sound good, too."
Zach Simpson, a 20-year-old Ohio State University student, figures that restaurant noise contributes to a "bad experience" about a fourth of the time that he dines out.
He doesn't mind loud background noise when dining with friends on a weekend but said it "can be a turnoff" while on a date or looking for a more-relaxed weekday meal.
The restaurant association's Clabaugh said other customers, too, become discouraged when a restaurant's ambience doesn't meet their expectations.
At the same time, though, an upbeat atmosphere might compel some people to step inside and pick up a menu, he said.
"I think it's exciting when you go into a restaurant and the music is louder. It builds anticipation for the meal."


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Thank you for a fabulous season of dynamic, creative and challenging work.
You have demonstrated your combined and individual strengths as artists and a formidable company.
I regard this season as one of the most physically challenging to date, and one that has showcased your individual talents.
You should feel enormously proud of your achievements and reassured that your talent and hard work is appreciated and applauded by the whole organization, our board of directors, donors, foundations, subscribers, friends and the community.
Despite the economic challenges, we continue to invest in the future of the ballet through a balance of repertoire that preserves the heritage of dance and creates a future legacy. We now have five world premieres, a new full length classic, and a Jerome Robbins for the archives.
We remain committed and focused on raising the company profile and building a sustainable future.
This is an exciting time and one that I am grateful to be sharing with you all.
I look forward to working with all of you next season, and extend a personal thank you and best wishes to Andrey Kasatsky and Jeanette Marie Hanley.
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