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It was a Sorry Sunday. Just over three weeks ago, the press received an early morning summons from the All Black camp.
The news was grim. Daniel Carter had damaged his groin so badly that he was out of the tournament and Aaron Cruden had been called in as a backup to Colin Slade.
All Black coach Graham Henry went into some detail about Carter's injury, the effects of the five-eighths' absence and how the All Blacks had to cope without him. An inquiry came from the floor about the replacement choices. Was Stephen Donald considered for the job?
Henry looked down his nose and batted away the inquiry with a curt negative. To those of us in the room the response carried a scornful tone in its solitary word.
This Sunday just gone, there was a far more rapturous mood about Donald. The Waiuku Wonder's penalty had been instrumental in sealing the World Cup triumph, "Beaver" had bitten back.
His performance underscored the fates which can evolve during such an event and how sides have to be flexible and good enough to cover a range of possibilities if they are to succeed.
Donald was used for three substitute duties on the All Blacks' last tour to Hong Kong and Europe, but that seemed it. He was unwanted this season, his cards were marked.
Colin Slade was the man to deputise for Carter and Cruden was just a tad behind. Donald was heading for a contract with Bath but needed to stick around in case. A few beers, a bit of training and some whitebaiting near Port Waikato made up some of the daily menu for Donald until his phone went. Several times. Busy with the whitebait, Donald didn't answer, until Mils Muliaina sent a text advising him to take the call.
The fourth-choice first five-eighths was wanted, pronto. Then it snowballed, Donald sat on the bench through the semifinal victory over Australia and then, after 34 minutes, was on the World Cup final track for an injured Cruden.
"He is just great," Henry told the media after Donald's performance. "He is a tremendous team person. He's very popular in the group, a good professional.
"I had a long talk to him after the game and he had a huge smile on his face to be part of this because you people have given him a bit of stick at times - and perhaps he deserved it occasionally - but he has got great character.
"It was just great that he could come through and kick that goal and play some good footy in the second half, so I am pleased for him."
During the week's lead-in to the final, McCaw wondered if Donald could kick the goal that made the difference.
"He is a hell of a good man and I am so pleased he got an opportunity."
The five-eighths later confessed his preparation had not been ideal but it had been great to nail his dream World Cup appearance.
"When I got called into the squad the dream got closer to being a reality and now I'm here," he said.


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A funny thing happened to architects during the Depression. Mr. Roosevelt, through the WPA, gave them jobs designing houses at a time when most people could barely afford to eat, much less buy a new house. And what they designed gave rise to a new theory about how and where Americans should live -- theories that reverberate today in some of the neighborhoods that you'll probably be looking at as you hunt for your new home.
These designers thought it would be swell if every family could have a detached home with a little yard out back. They also liked the idea of what they called "community." (This was, of course, a precursor to what we at the Fool mean by "community" on our message boards!) Community was a concept that included things like groups of neighborhoods with their own schools and shopping areas, but which were united within a larger municipal complex. Sounds old hat, you say? That's because you probably grew up in a suburb that came out of these pretty radical ideas of the '30s and '40s.
The first town to receive prominence using this design idea was Levittown, New York. A bustling planned community equidistant from New York City and the booming defense industrial plants on Long Island, Levittown and its cookie-cutter houses were aimed at returning GIs and the baby-boom children that were about to be produced. Within two decades, the offspring of these early ideas -- the "planned unit development" or "PUD" -- became the norm for America's suburban expansion. Sometimes entire cities like Columbia, Maryland -- built by the Rouse Company (NYSE: RSE) -- and Reston, Virginia were created from the ground up.
If you purchase a home in one of these planned communities, you'll probably find attractive houses with smartly manicured yards. You'll also find a strong home owners association or development company that has the ability to do some things you may not like.
For instance, zoning regulations or restrictions in your deed may limit the colors you can paint your house. They can also require that your grass be kept below a certain height. You might not be able to have a dog, or if you do, you will have to prove to the association that he's had all of his shots. You just can't wait to go to Wal-Mart for your new lawn's pink flamingoes? Think again. While many towns have ordinances similar to these, the truth is that most municipalities look the other way unless someone complains loudly. But if you live in a planned community, expect that these restrictions will be enforced vigilantly.
Your real estate agent will be able to tell you if the house you're looking at is within a community where restrictions like this occur. Ask to see exactly what would be expected of you as a homeowner and a list of any restrictions that you will be asked to abide by. Also, are you required to join the any kind of associations? Are there fees involved? If so, how much voice will you really have in how things are run?
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One example of why: I attempted to apply a firmware update to my original Black Widow Ultimate, following all of the installation instructions, and it bricked it. The update was meant to fix a longstanding bug that causes keystrokes to randomly repeat. Their support was less than helpful and told me to "Go check out woot.com. We have discounted refurbs there.". Sorry, but no.
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The Voorheesville Public Library has two openings on its board of trustees as it begins to redesign its programs and services.
Florence Reddy, the first woman to serve on the village board in over a decade, owns a deli with her husband, and Brett Hotaling owns landscaping and storage businesses.
Republicans and Democrats in Berne have chosen their candidates for an election in November that will determine who will fill the last year of Bonnie Conklin's term, a councilwoman who resigned at the end of 2013.
John Kudlack, the town's Democratic Committee chairman, said he would like to see younger leadership on the committee and more involvement.
KNOX — Currently the planning board's secretary, Independence Party member Pamela Fenoff wants to unseat incumbent supervisor Michael Hammond. She says he has been in the job for too long.
KNOX — Now in his 40th year as the town's supervisor, Democrat Michael Hammond is running again because he likes the job.
KNOX — The town board's deputy supervisor and former liaison for the comprehensive plan, Democrat Nicholas Viscio, is seeking a sixth four-year term. He is running on Democratic and Independence Party lines.
KNOX — Republican town council candidate Robert Altieri wants to preserve Knox's rural nature and residents' individual liberties. He is running on Republican and Conservative lines.
KNOX — In addition to serving on the town board, Amy Lauterbach Pokorny attends many meetings each month for community groups. The incumbent Democrat is running for her first full term on the town board.
KNOX — Amanda Gullestad, a Conservative Party member, said she has become known in the past eight years of living in Knox through her jobs managing local convenience stores, as a cook, and as a store clerk. She is running on the Republican line for the part-time job of town clerk.
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13. Helping the child to enjoy being part of the family.
14. Learning to Parent with PACE and Building Relationships with Stories.
15. Providing Structure and Supervision.
16. Managing Confrontation and Coercive Interactions.
17. Thinking, Feeling and Behavioural Choices.
18. Managing Special Difficulties: Lying, Stealing and Self Harm.
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PortraitKim S. Golding, MSc Clinical Psychology, DClinPsy, previously worked as a clinical psychologist at The Park Hospital for Children, Oxford, UK, and was an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK. She is currently a clinical psychologist with the Integrated Service for Looked After and Adopted Children (ISL) in Worcester, UK.
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What you would miss if you didn't come to the library this week……
Babies and their mothers singing and sort of reading.
Teens eating, talking on the phone, playing games, listening to music – and you can't hear them!
Toddlers and preschoolers jumping, dancing, singing, and reading.
An adult discussion about establishing your personal, financial, and career goals – completely in Spanish.
Knitting and crocheting combined with current events and laughter.
Kids reading and singing in Spanish.
Adults learning to use the computer for the first time.
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President Obama gave a moving speech a few weeks ago in Newtown, CT, in remembrance of the victims of the tragic shooting and in honor of the school officials, police, and others who responded so heroically. It was one of those too infrequent moments when Americans were united as one nation, joined in our sadness [Read More…]
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With the election only weeks away, I've been asked to offer advice for undecided Christian voters. Let me be clear right up front: I am not an undecided Christian voter. Nor am I an Independent. I have known I was going to vote for the Republican in 2012 since president-elect Obama stood astride the Big [Read More…]
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The first presidential debate takes place tonight. As I was driving to work this morning I wondered what question I would ask if given the opportunity. There is one thing I've been curious about. Did you know the Obama administration operates a fatherhood initiative? There aren't many things President Obama has done that I support, but the [Read More…]


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All-Kiwi radio is facing extinction, but fans can still fill their boots with local music.
If there's one thing everyone in our household can agree on, it's that our choice of vehicle is seriously, dangerously uncool. But we completely fall apart when it comes to what station the vehicle's radio should be set to. It's a frequent battle as we cruise the streets in our blue, seven-seat people mover, replete with three car seats, six drink holders and the entire Wiggles back catalogue.
I tend to spend an eternity cursing and trying to find National Radio. My husband prefers the strangled-cat ramblings of Radio Live. Naturally, as modern parents, we are both over-ruled by my daughter's Dora the Explorer Around the World soundtrack, and she in turn is superseded by my son's Playhouse Disney Volume 45.
The babysitter, in her mid-20s, footloose and fancy-free, prefers the stylings of 95BFM, as befits her demographic. She has that easy, sophisticated taste of a young woman at ease with herself: where I hear clanging guitars assaulted by young men with too much time on their hands, she sees tortured, talented souls.
I hear pre-menstrual lunacy, she hears an oestrogen-powered cri de coeur; that sort of thing.
Local and alternative she likes, but she's not blindly loyal to New Zealand music per se. Her generation hasn't been steeped in the "struggle" to keep local music, in turns awful and inspired, on radio playlists. The local musicians she likes are just as likely to make their home in Berlin or Melbourne as Dominion or K Rds. She simply likes it if it's good, and doesn't if it's not.
But she does see a lot of live music, and because she's on a limited budget it tends to be local acts. She and her mates and thousands like them are keeping the local live music scene afloat.
She had gone away to the Splore! music festival before I could ask her what she made of Kiwi FM's decision to allow as much as 40 per cent international music on its previously pristine playlist. According to owner MediaWorks, there just weren't enough people listening to the 100 per cent Enzed line-up - and according to others, there just isn't enough new local stuff, or good-quality local stuff, to fill the airwaves to the satisfaction of purists.
MediaWorks will retain the NZ On Air funding of about $300,000 to play all-local-content shows, on a loaned frequency, committing little if any money to marketing, in a radio market that is turning up slimmer pickings by the day. It's a bit of a head scratcher how this business model stacks up. Young people already support the BFMs of the world, and events such as Laneways, which showcase local and international acts alike (as long as only three people have ever heard of you), are bursting at the seams. The Big Day Out tanked because of issues with the international acts, not the local ones.
Local fans can fill their boots with Kiwi music if they want to. Will they be lured back to Kiwi FM because it's becoming a lot like other radio product on offer?
Underlying all of this of course is the question of supply: not just the musicians and how much music they make, but how New Zealand On Air makes its decisions on whom to support, whether it should be propping up the local music market, or whether it should exist at all.
Big, important questions indeed - but probably, admittedly, not properly put to all us saddos driving seven-seater vans and listening to Playhouse Disney.
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STRANGERS CORRIDOR, Spring Street, city, 9651
FOOD: modern buffet
BILL: about $65 for two (two courses and coffee) plus drinks
HOURS: Mon-Fri lunch midday-2.30pm, high tea 3pm-4pm. Only when Parliament is not sitting. Reservations essential.
OWNER: Parliament House
CHEF: Malcolm Sellar
WINE LIST: brief but competitively priced
CORKAGE: n/a
VEGETARIAN OPTIONS: one entree, one main and several salads
SMOKING: no
OUTDOOR DINING: on veranda
WHEELCHAIR-FRIENDLY: yes
PARKING: street or paid
CARDS: BC MC V Eftpos
WEB: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/catering
The position's a cracker. And if faithfully restored period architecture is your thing, there is nothing in Melbourne to touch it. You can't beat the security, either.
I mean, when was the last time you were frisked by a guy with a metal detector on your way to lunch? I felt like Derek Smalls in This Is Spinal Tap: first the keys; then the hand-held computer; out came the camera, the phone, the wallet. On and on it went.
Thank goodness the cucumber in tin foil had stayed in the fridge.
That's not all. Once past the security guy and into the foyer, you announce your reservation and sign in with an authority figure behind a big desk. Now, it is one thing to tell white lies about who the reservation's for. But faced with a registration book, and a little overwhelmed by the solemnity and occasion of it all, not to mention the bevy of uniformed gents, it seemed appropriate to enter a correct name and address. Good thing the restaurant staff doesn't look at this stuff.
Once the paperwork is out of the way, a waiter comes to the foyer of Parliament House, Spring Street, to lead you through Queen's Hall, down a hallway past the library, and into the Strangers Corridor, so called because it is where Members of Parliament can entertain non-members, and it is indeed an elongated, corridor-like space compared to the generous dimensions of the neighbouring Members dining room.
You're in. And before you know it, you're seated at a table - maybe in one of the cosy little timber-panelled booths bathed in light filtered through 100-year-old stained glass, on a low, polished, black-studded leather bench - in one of Melbourne's most exclusive restaurants. Well, it looks and feels exclusive anyway and very few know about it. It has very much the feel of one of the smaller rooms at the Melbourne or Australian Clubs: timber, antiques, brass, towering ceilings, silver-plated cutlery, that sort of thing. Impeccable maintenance.
But, in fact, if you can put up with the entry procedure, and work around the fact that Strangers Corridor is only a commercial concern open to you and me when Parliament is not sitting, there is nothing exclusive about it at all. Quite the opposite. The restaurant offers food and wine at some of the most inclusive tariffs you're likely to find in a lifetime of hunting down dining bargains. I was so overjoyed to find a 2000 vintage Crawford River Riesling - a benchmark Victorian wine - at $27.50 I nearly ordered a second to doggy bag.
Tucked away in our little booth, cloaked in history and old-world formality, it occurred that this would be a reasonably savvy spot for the occasional assignation, if that's your thing. You're in the bowels of Parliament House; there is no passing traffic; and the likelihood of bumping into someone you know, save for your local member, seems remote. I think our pleasant-enough waiting staff had eight diners to deal with the monday we ate, seven of them women. Strangely enough (no pun intended), it is not really female food. The portions - of what could loosely be termed Modern Buffet - are quite large. The food has no stylistic handle, yet is reminiscent of convention centres or weddings with a bit of a modern twist and some unashamed menu-writing license: a whiff of "truffle oil", a handful of "wild mushrooms" and a bunch of "wild rocket". Like the plates we eat from, it is printed with the Parliament of Victoria crest, as if you needed reminding.
Some of it is nicely old-fashioned (like natural oysters with spicy cocktail sauce or Kilpatrick, $14.50 a dozen and unavailable this particular Monday); some weird (like a rack of lamb with prawn farce); and some attempts at simplicity and modernity. And everything seems to include orange zest, orange segments, snipped chives or all three. And lots of them. In fact the citrus theme is so strong, The Member for Mildura must surely consult on the menu.
The day's soup ($6) is pumpkin and pear, and undoubtedly garnished with snipped chives. However, from the entree list, "chicken and seafood laksa" ($14) is a meal for a starving man (or woman): A vast bowl on a vast plate (avec doily) with a veritable sea of brick-red liquid within. Chives, coriander and, curiously, bay leaves garnish. There is a wedge of lime to the side. Lurking beneath the surface is a mass of shredded chicken and decent prawn meat, carrot and cubes of spiced tofu. And while the spicy soup's not bad, it has more chilli-peanut satay flavour than a limey-coconut laksa, and there are no noodles. It belongs in the main course category.
So does a salad of "citrus and rosemary-flavoured rare beef with wild rocket" ($14.50). It is a vast mound of excellent radicchio and other leaves (but no wild rocket that I could see), cucumber and red capsicum, sprigs of rosemary, rare beef slices and orange segments, all dressed with orange zest vinaigrette and, of course, garnished with chives. Help. The meat is excellent and there is about 200 grams of the stuff! Chefs have been sacked for less.
"Fillet of salmon trout" ($22), presumably ocean trout, is a disappointing piece of seriously overcooked fish on a ratatouille base. Wedges of eggplant are bitter. The "essence of red peppers" is a capsicum puree around the plate's rim, interspersed with coarsely large chunks of lemon and small, dull-looking mussels. Naturally, chives garnish.
The duck is not bad, although perhaps a little tired from its "double-baking" ($23). A whole side of the bird has been given a light soy basting, imparting a dark, pleasant skin colour and flavour, and comes with a pleasant blueberry and duck sauce on a mound of wild rice (the advertised saffron missing - not a bad thing, really). I didn't mind the inevitable orange and grapefruit segments but the compost heap of chives and coarsely julienned orange zest kind of cracked the egg with a hammer. And the portion was, well, huge.
The dessert shows far less effort: a few scoops of good commercial icecream (vanilla and chocolate); a jumble of ordinary "amoretti" biscuits; warmed berry compote poured over the lot; and a scattering of toasted, flaked almonds ($9). A mess, frankly.
The staff has that kind of fill-the-wine-glass-to-the-top catering department finesse.
But for all that, Strangers Corridor is a strangely enjoyable, unique experience. Keep your food expectations modest and take a buddy who enjoys a drink.
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Nuruddin Farah's 10 previous novels have been translated into 17 languages and have won numerous awards. Born in Somalia, he achieved worldwide cult status with his first novel, From a Crooked Rib, but also earned the enmity of the country's dictator. Farah was exiled for more than 25 years, and now divides his time between Cape Town, South Africa, and Minneapolis, where he holds the Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. His most recent novel, Crossbones, was published last year.
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WASHINGTON – DFL U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum raised more than $123,000 toward her re-election campaign in the first three months of 2012. The veteran St. Paul lawmaker has more than $222,000 in the bank, her campaign said Thursday.
McCollum has raised less than other members of the Minnesota congressional delegation who have announced their figures so far.
GOP candidate Dan Flood dropped out of the race for the Republican endorsement last month, and McCollum's only rival is Republican Anthony Hernandez, who has not yet filed his fundraising paperwork. Hernandez had been competing for the GOP endorsement for the U.S. Senate race but left that contest in favor of taking on McCollum last month.


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Point 1. Drew Brees versus Matthew Stafford. That's just not fair.
While the 0-16 finish by the Detroit Lions last year was slightly amusing, there's nothing funny about this weekend's matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions.
I mean, come on. Give these guys a break, will you? This is an out-of-bounds late hit by whoever drew up this year's schedule.
Brees is playing the quarterback position like he owns it. He threw for over 5,000 yards last year and tossed 34 touchdown passes with tight end Jeremy Shockey and wide receiver Marques Colston missing substantial playing time due to injuries.
Meanwhile, the Lions have decided to throw top draft pick Matthew Stafford into the starter's role--even though he was the team's second-best quarterback during the preseason. Despite my high regard for head coach Jim Schwartz, it's a move I disagree with on a number of fronts--but none more important than the fact that Stafford truly doesn't look close to being ready.
While I understand the desire to get your franchise quarterback of the future started as soon as possible, this has the makings of being a confidence-shattering outing for the rookie--and one that could leave some marks on him, compliments of the New Orleans defense.
Point 2. Kevin Boss will play a major role in the Giants' passing attack.
Boss enters his third season working with quarterback Eli Manning.
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With New York entering the season a bit unsettled at the wide receiver position, quarterback Eli Manning's needs to be able to lean upon his steady, third-year tight end. Fortunately, Kevin Boss is up to the task.
"Our relationship and chemistry on the field has definitely grown every year, and we're continuing to get more comfortable with each other," Boss told me this week. "I think he's starting to be able to read my mind, what I'm thinking, and we're saying the same thing. I think we're more on the same page."
After primarily playing a blocking role during his rookie season, Boss stepped up as the team's No. 1 tight end last year, making 33 catches for 384 yards and scoring six touchdowns. But as he heads into this weekend's matchup against the Washington Redskins, the 6-foot-6, 253-pound player isn't too concerned about his stats.
"Most importantly, I want to win. That's the number one thing I want to do, whatever it takes to help this team win and help get us back to a Super Bowl," Boss said. "If that takes catching 60 balls, that'd be great. If it takes catching 35 or 40 and we're still winning, that's fine by me."
Point 3. Unless Matt Cassel's knee is fully healed, the Chiefs should keep him on the sidelines this Sunday.
I'm sure that new head coach Todd Haley would like to give his team a fighting chance to win at Baltimore this weekend, but if Cassel isn't one-hundred percent healthy, the smart move would be to sit this one out.
It's a long season, but it could become considerably shorter for Cassel if he takes a hit to an injured knee from the likes of Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs or Haloti Ngata. Haley wasn't there to witness it first-hand, but the "Quarterback of the Week" situation in Kansas City drained the club's morale. And the last thing the returning Chiefs players need to see is a similar scenario unfold during Week One action.
But no matter what the Chiefs decide to do about the quarterback position, the Ravens aren't going to be distracted from the fact that they need to focus on stopping the running game.
Entering his seventh NFL season, Kansas City's Larry Johnson has an opportunity to reward the confidence that the team's new management and head coach have shown in him after two very rocky and disappointing seasons. The former Penn State star rushed for more than 1,700 yards in back-to-back seasons before his slump, and sophomore running back Jamaal Charles is hungry for more playing time so that he can play a more prominent role in the success of the Chiefs offense.
"They like to run the ball, and we like to stop the run," Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said this week. "That's what you really grab from this type of battle."
Point 4. Rams safety Oshoiomogho "O.J." Atogwe deserves more respect.
Atogwe has been a big-time playmaker in St. Louis over the past three seasons.
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Over the past three seasons, the Rams playmaker has notched 21 turnovers for his team. That's just four short of the mark of the Baltimore Ravens' Ed Reed during that same span, or roughly one per season. Reed also holds an edge over Atogwe in passes defensed (54-40), but falls short of St. Louis' franchise tag player in two other important categories. Atogwe has forced 11 fumbles for his club versus just two for Reed. And in total tackles, it's not even close. Atogwe's 232 tackles, including a career-best 85 last year, dwarf Reed's count of 139 during that span.
But don't get me wrong. Reed is a future Hall of Famer who is one of the most dominating playmakers of his era. My point is that Atogwe, who has been putting on quite a show of his own, has been largely overlooked by comparison--and we shouldn't let it happen again, because he's amazing in his own right.
This weekend, Atogwe heads to Seattle to play the Seahawks, a team that the Rams have never beaten during his four-year career. But the friendly and humble defensive back told me this week that Seattle is one of his favorite places to play football.
"We haven't had much success up there, but you can't ask for a better environment, fans screaming, you feel like they are directly on top of you," he said. "Regardless of when you're playing, you're going to get a little bit of rain. It just feels like real football--the environment you watched as a kid, what you dreamed of playing in--and I think it definitely meets up to those standards and expectations."
Atogwe is also looking forward to the return of Matt Hasselbeck to Seattle's starting lineup, even though that means a bigger challenge for the Rams this weekend.
"He has been in this offensive system for so long, there's not too much he doesn't know about it, not too much he hasn't seen," he said. "It's really a chess match, so to speak, to try to rattle him and get in his mind, because he's been doing it for so long at a high level. In my eyes, he's still a Pro Bowl-caliber quarterback."
Point 5. For some real fun this weekend, keep an eye on Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis in the Colts-Jaguars game.
Dwight Freeney will be a huge test for Jaguars rookie Eugene Monroe.
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Congratulations Eugene Monroe and Eben Britton, you've earned the right to be the Week One starting bookends on the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive line as rookies. That's an impressive feat and both players should be extremely proud of their accomplishment.
But the bad news is that they have to face two of the most talented pass-rushers in the NFL during their debut against the Indianapolis Colts.
Monroe, the team's top draft pick, draws the matchup at left tackle against Dwight Freeney. Britton, the first offensive lineman taken in the second round of the draft, will dig in against Robert Mathis.
While both rookies are worthy of their high draft status, I give Britton a better shot at keeping Mathis in check. The former University of Arizona offensive tackle worked out of the spread offense, so he's gotten more than his fair share of pass protection reps. And despite his 6-foot-6, 310-pound frame, he has good speed and long arms that will help him immensely in his upcoming battle with the quick and dangerous defensive end.
Point 6. The 49ers-Cardinals matchup is an important test for both teams.
Who would have thought it? After watching the Cardinals nearly win a Super Bowl, a season opener against the 49ers should have been an automatic checkmark in the win column for this team.
But after an erratic preseason by the Boys of Birdland, and a new attitude in San Francisco, this game could actually be worth watching.
Head coach Mike Singletary has drilled home the message that he expects his players to bring an intensity to the field that's been lacking in San Francisco for years. And while it appears that the team is on a much better track, that nagging question about the stability of the quarterback position with Shaun Hill taking the snaps this weekend still lingers..
Bottom line? The Cardinals need to stop inspired running back Frank Gore and get their talented passing game on a roll early if they want to put the preseason rumblings of doubt to rest.
Point 7. The NFL knows how to get fans excited like no other sports league in the world.
If you watched the opening of the Steelers-Titans matchup on Thursday night and didn't get chills, have someone heck your pulse to make sure you're still alive.
They had me riveted once again as I watched the emotionally-charged clips of last year's Super Bowl action. A wave of nostalgia hit me as I looked at the smiling faces of great Steelers players of the past proudly displaying their rings. And the gleaming six Lombardi trophies were yet another reminder of the exhilarating triumph that only a single team out of this year's field of 32 will enjoy..
The music swelled, the fireworks filled the night skies over the city of Pittsburgh and Heinz Field. And then the Steelers roared out of their tunnel with the music blaring, "Let's get it started."
Indeed. Let's get it started.
Be prepared to spend plenty of time on the edge of your seat for the next few months. There's nothing like NFL football, folks.
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A member of the Pro Football Writers of America, Ed Thompson's player interviews and NFL features are published across the Scout.com network and at FOXSports.com.


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Perhaps lost amid the praise of Aaron Ramsey and the impact of Mesut Ozil is the defensive resolve that is increasingly proving to be the foundation of Arsenal's renaissance.
Ramsey stole the limelight with his 11th goal of a remarkable campaign to seal a famous win — the first English club success against Dortmund at this ground — but the Gunners were only in a position to pull off a smash-and-grab victory having first repelled the home side for an hour.
Dortmund were not at their virulent best but if Arsenal were naive in losing the reverse fixture at Emirates Stadium two weeks ago, as manager Arsene Wenger suggested, here they were the epitome of composure and maturity.
The improvement in this team's work ethic and organisation without the ball is immeasurable compared to the side that habitually gifted opponents points and undermined their chances with individual errors in recent seasons.
Even during those turbulent times, they remained capable of attacking with a vigour reminiscent of their pomp but it has been years since Arsenal defended with this level of sustained commitment and focus.
Several players have spoken about the team's defensive improvements but those words always seemed somewhat empty given the Gunners' inability to replicate such resilience against top-level opposition.
This current unbeaten run away from home — extended to 14 wins and one draw since March's victory at Bayern Munich — had faced scrutiny on the eve of this fixture because the vanquished did not contain a genuine contender for silverware. It does now.
The problem is that there have been false dawns. Remember last season, when Arsenal began the campaign with three successive clean sheets and it became vogue to hail Steve Bould's impact since taking over as assistant manager? That quickly evaporated amid rumours of unrest between Wenger and Bould over the substandard defending that gradually unravelled Arsenal's season in an all too familiar fashion.
And yet, their revival in this calendar year is founded on their defensive improvements. Perhaps now is the appropriate time to hail Bould's impact; after all, these are the same players as last season yet the change is profound.
In last year's Premier League, only Manchester City conceded fewer goals. That statistic seems more relevant now. We are in the midst of reassessing the realistic limits of Arsenal's aspirations. They have flattered to deceive too often to consider them genuine favourites for major honours just yet, as Jurgen Klopp proffered in defeat last night; Sunday's trip to Manchester United represents yet another test for a team thus far revelling in such trials.
But in the space between no-hopers and serious contenders, Arsenal are firmly leaning towards the latter.
Per Mertesacker excelled against his German counterparts and the solidity he provides in tandem with Laurent Koscielny permeates throughout the team. In the absence of Mathieu Flamini — so sorely missed in the 2-1 defeat to Dortmund in their previous meeting — Mikel Arteta stepped into the role of midfielder enforcer, dropping in to mark Robert Lewandowski and fouling him with such regularity he could be considered lucky not to have seen a second yellow card.
Dortmund clearly targeted Kieran Gibbs at left-back — especially given right-back Kevin Grosskreutz's roving ability as an overlapping defender — but for the most part, he stood firm with Bacary Sagna on the opposite flank.
It is true, however, that the home side had their chances — Henrikh Mkhitaryan was profligate-in-chief when curling a first-half left-foot shot wide from 16 yards — but Arsenal earned their luck.
"We had a united, focused performance, especially defensively," said Wenger. "I must say Dortmund put us under huge pressure.
"It was a question of being focused and intelligent, and not to make the first mistake, to wait for the moment where we could create openings in their defence. We did that."
The Gunners never used to, at least not in recent seasons. The question now is simply this: how long can they maintain it?
United striker Wayne Rooney mirrored the opinion held by Arsenal's detractors that they usually somehow contrive to quickly implode just before the serious stuff starts.
"We'll have to wait and see where Arsenal are in March," he said. "We've seen before that they've been in the top two until February or March and then faded away."
Arsenal must defy that thinking, which is well founded given the trajectory of certain past campaigns.
The paucity of options on the bench last night tempered enthusiasm about their ability to last the pace but then Wenger would point to the players sidelined through injury and there is the January transfer window in which to address the concerns about cover for Olivier Giroud.
But defensively they look sound. Wenger did not make Thomas Vermaelen club captain on a whim and yet the Belgian is rightly unable to play at present. Beating Dortmund feels like a significant moment in the evolution of this team. The challenge now is to sustain this form to prove it so.
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Question about sharing nuetral (as in 12/3) wire
Hearing the other post, I have to ask this question about sharing the neutral.
Let's say we run 12/3 wire from two 20A breakers to power seperate circuits in a workshop, sharing the neutral. You then run a 16 amp load on one of the circuits, and a 16 amp load on the other. How would that affect the neutral? I don't think that would trip a breaker, I know the black & red wouldn't be strained, but would it put strain on the shared neutral?
This is called a Multi-Wire Branch Circuit (MWBC) if I remember what the gurus here have said in the past.
The two hots, red and black, must be connected to a common trip 2-pole breaker which connects to opposite legs in the panel. That way the loads oppose eachother on the two hots. The neutral will carry no return current if both legs are drawing 16 amps. If one leg carries no current and the other carries 16 amps, the neutral will carry 16 amps. So no problem.
Neutral must be pigtailed in every box of a MWBC so that neutral can't be interupted by removing a receptacle.
Now that is clever. Great job on explaining it, and especially that last sentence little detail.
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The physics behind how this works is hard to diagram so I put together these diagrams as a simplification of whats going on with a multiwire circuit and shared neutral. The sign waves look like this and as you can see the magnitude of voltage or current waves would equal zero at the neutral assuming equal values with respect to the neutral. In other words if I had a magnitude of +5 amps on leg A with respect to a -5 amps on leg B I would have zero amps at the neutral and in terms of voltage if my peak was +120 volts on leg A I would have an equal value of -120 volts on leg B and zero volts as they cross the neutral reference. The legs are shown with respect to the utility transformer but the connections to the double pole breaker in the main panel would be the equivalent result. So hopefully this doesn't confuse but helps in understanding. Note in the bottom diagram there is a 180 degree phase shift between legs this sets up the physics for the cancellation of current in the neutral.
Another way of saying things, using the same diagram above Stubbie has provided.
It's labeled 10 amps on top. So at one moment 10 amps are going clockwise in the top rectangle, out the top of the transformer (Leg A), through the top right load, and back via the middle (neutral). At the same moment five amps are going clockwise, out the neutral, through the bottom load, and back to the bottom of the transformer at the left (Leg B). The nature of electricity is such that when we talk of 10 amps going one way and 5 amps going the other way through the same wire (the neutral here), the net flow is 5 amps.
I didn't forget we're talking about alternating current. (correction made:) One one hundred twentieth of a second later, all the current flows are reversed, going counterclockwise in each of the upper and lower rectangular loops.
Or we could say it yet another way: Ten amps come out of the top of the transformer (Leg A), through the top load, and five of those amps return via the neutral and the other five amps continue down the second load and return via the bottom line. Both loads are satisfied. 1/120'th second later the flow reverses, five amps come out the bottom and five amps come out the middle, they join up at the right and all ten go up the top load and return via the top line.
At any place in the circuit, the current going in must equal the current going out. Take for example the T intersection between the two loads. If 10 amps are coming down the top load and 5 amps are going down the bottom load, there are 5 more amps arriving at the T intersection that have to go somewhere, namely out the middle of the T which is the neutral. Suppose that both loads are 10 amps. 10 amps come down the top load and 10 amps go down the bottom load. Everything is accounted for so zero amps go out the other branch which is the neutral.
One more situation and after that I will leave you alone. Suppose both the top and bottom lines are on the same side of the 120/240 volt system instead of opposite sides. And suppose that both loads are 10 amps. You'll have to imagine a slightly different diagram where the lower line is also part of Leg A and swings around to the top of the transformer on the left. Here, when current is coming down the too load, current is coming up the lower load. A total of 20 amps. arrive at the T intersection and have to go somewhere, namely back via the shared neutral in the middle. If you are running 14 gauge wires that take 15 amps, well, you finish the story.
I was hoping someone would come along and find another way of explaining what is going on. This is very hard to easily describe to electricians yet alone the handy homeowner.
Also to understand the need to pigtail the neutral to your receptacles if we open the neutral the diagram becomes a 240 volt circuit and you will have high voltage on one of the loads.To see which one... lets say the 10 amp load #1 is a curling iron and the 5 amp load #2 is a fax machine.
R = E(squared)/power
R#1 = 14400/1200watts
R#1 = 12 ohms
R#2 = 14400/600watts
R#2 = 24 ohms
Total resistance in the 240 volt circuit is R1 + R2 = 36 ohms
The current through the loads is 240V/36 ohms = 6.7 amps
Voltage on each load is
L#1 = 6.7A x 12 Ohms = 80.4 Volts
L#2 = 6.7A x 24 Ohms = 160.8 Volts
The fax machine is most likely toast.
It is consuming 160.8V(squared)/24ohms = 1077 watts.... POOF!!
Can you think of a better way to show the cancellation in the neutral using the clockwise rotation analogy? Maybe opposing arrows along the neutral in the diagram? Feel free to copy the diagram and change it.
Actually, as the sine wave oscillates, voltage AND current follow. This is the reason that the neutral is able to carry the balance current. The wave goes above 0 and the amperage rises until it hits 10. As the sine dips below the zero it will actually have -10 at the bottom of the sine. This only works on what is referred to as a balanced neutral. Don't worry, most of the loads in your house will permit you to have a balanced neutral. That is all I have to add, these guys did a nice job of explaining things.
Now try and explain harmonics. :whistling2:
but get single phase hamromic is not very wide spread on it but three phase that diffrent story but i will leave it out for the DIY's site because it pretty comatited kinda little headache to figure it out.
for MWBC in commercal it is very common but there is one golden rules for both single and three phase system is do not lift the netrual.
Merci, Marc
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I prefer a water flow analogy (ten amperes coming down the top load, five continuing down the bottom load, and five returning via the neutral).
Regarding cancellation, I have to ask that you take my word that (1) you can include the same conductor in two different circuits (top and bottom rectangles) where one circuit has current going one way in the shared conductor and the other circuit has current going the other way in the shared conductor and the net current flow is the difference.
Decades ago someone told me this analogy. Current flows as electrons jumping from one atom to the next much as monkeys might jump from one tree branch to another. It doesn't matter which monkeys actually make the entire journey from the northwest corner along the top east west route and down the right side so long as ten monkeys actually emerge from the top right into the center right T intersection, and five monkeys, I don't know or care where they came from, go down from the right T intersection to the southeast corner. You can think of ten going west on the center (neutral) route at the same time five are coming east on that same route, which represents cancellation. This analogy of cancellation works for both alternating current and direct current. For 60 Hz AC, every 1/120;th second everybody does an about face, but these monkeys can travel 1500 miles in 1/120'th second.
Physicists can represent current using vectors, diagrammed as arrows where the length and direction are important but the arrows themselves can be moved about. To represent net current flow, position multiple arrows end to end, for example we have an arrow 10 mm long pointing to the left and an arrow 5 mm long pointing to the right. Now draw one new arrow from the base of the first arrow to the point of the last arrow. This is the vector representing the sum of the currents, and will be an arrow 5 mm long pointing to the left for a net current of 5 amps going that way. For three phase calculations, the arrows for individual current flow will be pointing at different angles, notably if some arrows are horizontal, others will be pointing 60 degrees up or down to the right and 60 degrees up or down to the left. For the net current flow we are interested only in the length of the "sum" vector.
Cancellation in another sense describes the effect of combining AC currents. We diagram AC as a waveform. If at a moment, one of two waveforms being combined shows a positive value and the other shows a negative value, the net value closer to or at zero is the value at that moment for the "sum" waveform we can thnk of constructing. For two waveforms of the same size that mirror each other (same amplitude and frequency, 180 degrees out of phase) the sum is zero (a straight line on the zero axis).
"The two hots, red and black, must be connected to a common trip 2-pole breaker which connects to opposite legs in the panel. That way the loads oppose eachother on the two hots. "
Theory aside, how does one physically connect a 2-pole breaker to the opposite legs of the panel? It would seem you need two single-pole breakers to accomplish this feat.
There are two handle double pole and single handle double pole breakers. The first image is a common trip double pole with two tied handles. The second is a square d QO panel with two single handle double poles installed in the top positions. Each one takes up two full size spaces designated by the silver bus stabs you see in the center below the two breakers. Moving vertically every other bus stab is an opposite leg. A double pole breaker as you can see clips to two of the bus stabs thus connecting it to opposite legs of the panel and providing for 240 volts or two 120 volt circuits on opposite legs if a multiwire circuit. In contrast two single pole breakers installed across from each other horizontally would both connect to the same bus stab and consequently the same leg of the panel. However you can make a multiwire circuit from two individual full size single pole breakers if you install them one next to the other vertically which would cause them to be connected two different bus stabs. However you could also make a multiwire by using single pole full size breakers anywhere in the panel as long as the bus stabs are opposite legs. This is not a recommended practice as you may not realize you have a multiwire and only turn one of the breakers off. Leaving the other leg hot.
Thanks Stubbie! I learn something new everyday.
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under the influence of the worst calamities attending the blockade of Rome by the
Who, it may be asked, knowing the previous character of this man, his frivolity of
disposition, his voluptuous anxiety for unremitting enjoyment and ease, his horror
of the slightest approaches of affliction or pain, would have imagined him capable
of rejecting in disdain all the minor chances of present security and future
prosperity which his unbounded power and wealth might have procured for him,
even in a famine-stricken city, and rising suddenly to the sublime of criminal
desperation, in the resolution to abandon life as worthless the moment it had
ceased to run in the easy current of all former years? Yet to this determination had
he now arrived; and, still more extraordinary, in this determination had he found
others, of his own patrician order, to join him.
The reader will remember his wild announcement of his intended orgie to the
Prefect Pompeianus during the earlier periods of the siege; that announcement
was now to be fulfilled. Vetranio had bidden his guests to the Banquet of Famine.
A chosen number of the senators of the great city were to vindicate their daring by
dying the revellers that they had lived; by resigning in contempt all prospect of
starving, like the common herd, on a lessening daily pittance of loathsome food;
by making their triumphant exit from a fettered and ungrateful life, drowned in
floods of wine, and lighted by the fires of the wealthiest palace of Rome!
It had been intended to keep this frantic determination a profound secret, to let the
mighty catastrophe burst upon the remaining inhabitants of the city like a prodigy
from heaven; but the slaves intrusted with the organisation of the suicide banquet
had been bribed to their tasks with wine, and in the carelessness of intoxication
had revealed to others whatever they heard within the palace walls. The news
passed from mouth to mouth. There was enough in the prospect of beholding the
burning palace and the drunken suicide of its desperate guests to animate even the
stagnant curiosity of a famishing mob.
On the appointed evening the people dragged their weary limbs from all quarters
of the city towards the Pincian Hill. Many of them died on the way; many lost
their resolution to proceed to the end of their journey, and took shelter sullenly in
the empty houses on the road; many found opportunities for plunder and crime as
they proceeded, which tempted them from their destination; but many persevered
in their purpose--the living dragging the dying along with them, the desperate
driving the cowardly before them in malignant sport, until they gained the palace
gates. It was by their voices, as they reached her ear from the street, that the fast-
sinking faculties of Antonina had been startled, though not revived; and there, on
the broad pavement, lay these citizens of a fallen city--a congregation of
pestilence and crime--a starving and an awful band!
The moon, brightened by the increasing darkness, now clearly illuminated the
street, and revealed, in a narrow space, a various and impressive scene.
One side of the roadway in which stood Vetranio's palace was occupied, along
each extremity, as far as the eye could reach at night, by the groves and
outbuildings attached to the senator's mansion. The palace grounds, at the higher
and farther end of the street--looking from the Pincian Gate--crossed it by a wide
archway, and then stretched backward, until they joined the trees of the little


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President Obama and our strong Democratic Majority have made extraordinary progress for the American people:
- Economic Recovery Act: Saved the economy from the brink by creating and saving 3.5 million American jobs, providing tax cuts for 95% of American workers, and beginning to rebuild America's road, rail, and water infrastructure, with unprecendented accountability.
- HIRE Act: Creating 300,000 jobs with tax incentives for businesses hiring unemployed Americans, spurring small business investment, and unleashing investments to rebuild infrastructure
- Cash for Clunkers: Jump-starting the U.S. auto industry, with consumer incentives for trading in an old vehicle for one with higher fuel efficiency -- spurring the sale of 700,000 vehicles.
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- SCHIP: Expanded health coverage to 4 million more low income American children and preserved coverage for 7 million children already enrolled.
Our strong Democratic Majority in the House of Representatives has also passed these historic measures:
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Hello! I had a Breast Reduction at the start of August 2012 and it's now been 5 months since my operation. Although i've had no major issues with the healing process, i've been left with strange brown markings around the vertical scar line. I'm really worried about them as I have no idea what they could be and whether they will go away by themselves or if I need to have further treatment. Can any one shed any light on this? Thanks so much for reading.
Can Permanant Discolouration Occur After Breast Reduction Surgery? (photo)
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Can Permanant Discolouration Occur After Breast Reduction Surgery?
Yes this is hyper-pigmentation of a scar. Either allowing a long healing phase like a year or using bleaching creams and retin A, IPL, or scar revision are the treatment options. Seek inn person advise.
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Simple DIYable Waveguide testing (dome tweeters)
Hi All,
I have been doing some testing with shallow waveguides for my BaSSlines project that I thought you all might be interested in. I posted this in my BaSSlines thread, but realized many of you who might be interested could miss it there. I created an insert into the baffle that would allow me to make multiple WG's and insert them into the same baffle (see photo below), with same tweeter, same mic setup, position, etc. The tweeter is the Peerless HDS with the face plate removed. The tweeter is mounted by pressing it to the back of he WG cutout, held by a woof fixture. The measurements were all taken at 1 meter, with the mic 80" high, in the center of a room with vaulted ceilings probably 15' high at that point and with a 4ms gated window.
All the WG's were created from mdf by boring a hole with a forstner bit, then rounding over the appropraite amount and then routing from the back for the palnned depth of either 1/2" deep or 3/4" deep in these cases. These are something just about any DIYer can build petty easily, which was the idea. There are a few tricks to doing this, most notably, when using a 3/4" rounvoer bit, you have to have a backer piece to you mdf baffle that you also bore a hole through. This backer piece is needed for the bearing of the deeper 3/4" roundover bit to ride on. All the bore through holes on these were adjusted so the final throat sizes are about 1-1/4" +- 1/32" at the final size.
Most of the plots show the waveguide perfomance at 0-15-30-45 and 60º of axis horizontally, so you can see the effect on axis and the directivity off axis. The first plot is the HDS with a standard flush mount. My goal with the waveguide is to get some boost at the low end so that when qualized out in the crossover you get the possible benefits of lowered distortion, slighly higher sensitivity, better off axis directivity and a counter to the typical rising responce of the HDS tweeter on axis, which might be fatiguing to some over time. Also included are some comparisons of the favorite WG results on axis with each other.
I'll include some photos of the waveguide testing insert setup in this post and in the next one I'll post the results.
Here are some results:
HDS mounted Flush: 0-15-30-45-60º
1/2" deep WG, 1/2" roundover: 0-15-30-45-60º
1/2" deep WG, 3/4" roundover: 0-15-30-45-60º
3/4" deep WG, 3/4" roundover: 0-15-30-45-60º
3/4" deep WG, 3/4" roundover, with 1/2" deep 45º chamfer after, sharp edges sanded round by hand: 0-15-30-45-60º
3/4" deep WG, 3/4" deep 45º chamfer, sharp edges sanded round by hand: 0-15-30-45-60º
Here are the flush mount (red), 1/2" deep/1/2" roundover(pink), 1/2" deep/3/4" roundover (blue) and 3/4" deep/3/4" roundover (black), all on axis.
My conclusion is: it depends on what you are looking for. The deeper wavegides have more boost, but all peak at about 4kHz on axis. The 1/2" deep waveguide, with 1/2" roundover has the flattest FR on axis from 4kHz and up on axis. The 1/2" deep/3/4" roundover WG and the 3/4" deep/3/4" roundover WG have the best off axis responce when you get out to 30º and beyond and the most directivity. I'm now leaning toward either the 1/2" deep/3/4" roundover of the 1/2" deep/1/2" roundover WG's from a raw response point of view. I will see how they look in the crossover design.
I hope these results will encourage some of you to experiment with this concept. I think it has a lot of merit and is not at all hard to do with just a router and standard bits. It helps if you have a drill press and a router table as well.
Thanks for posting that info and pics, I guess maybe I'll go ahead and do some speakers like that myself - I had been dreaming of a custom CNC'd baffle... No reason to wait until I have CNC access, I guess.
With the improved time alignment, I imagine you need to do your crossover a little differently than the typical ones w/inverted phase on the tweeter?
I've tried to read articles about "linear phase" crossovers, but, don't yet understand how to do one myself - I would like to have perfect time alignment eventually...
FWIW I've found that this: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=277-046
Seems to fit fine on various other tweeter magnet assemblies.
I'm WAS thinking of filing the tabs off a Dayton DC28F, but, then again, I thought, maybe I should just buy the morel tweeter instead of trying to be so cheap :P
I have done that same thing you've done making a waveguide in MDF, but I used a 3/4" dome tweeter. I didn't go so far as to build a speaker with it yet, however :(
These simple waveguide mounts certainly offers some options for a closer phyical time alignment, which could make it easier on the crossover design to achieve a good phase match (assuming a passive xover, that is). It also offers some low end boost, which when equalized out in the crossover should make for a bit stronger low end performance and distortion reduction, not to mention improved off axis directivity. In my case, it also adds a physical way to counter the rising response of the HDS tweeter, which means I don't have to do so electrically in the crossover.
I also like the way it looks.:D
I've already successfully used this concept, which was Zaph's idea in the first place, in my Duo project.
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I want to enhance my cheekbones, with Radiesse fillers, before switching to implants. I also want my face to look a bit thinner with moderate buccal fat removal. Can these 2 procedures take place at the same time or should I just do the fillers? I'll also be getting fat injection in the middle of my bottom lip which goes in like a dent.
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Can a Buccal Fat Removal & Cheek Filler Be Done at Once?
It is possible to augment the cheeks with fillers (I prefer using Perlane over Radiesse). It's also possible to shape the cheeks by removing subcutaneous fat...but is unwise to remove the buccal fat as this can cause significant facial hollowing as the face ages. The cheeks may be augmented using Cheek Implants if your cheeks are shaped appropriately to accommodate the placement of implants.
Web reference: http://www.drfpalmer.com/CheekImplants.html
Buccal Fat removal, cheekbones
Buccal fat removal is becoming more popular as patients with fat lower cheeks do not like that appearance. You can have too much fat, there!!! Remove the fat, then inject your cheeks
There is swelling post operatively following the buccal fat removal so to be precise the final injections should be 1-2 months post surgery. You can inject some at surgery.
Buccal Fat Pad and Fillers for cheeks
buccal fat pads are a very important ingredient to maintain the natural fullness in the face and should not be removed because down the road it will give you a gaunt and sunken cheek appearance which may then require fat transplants. Radiesse can be easily injected to give you cheek enhancement on a temporary basis until you get cheek implants as a permanent solution. Do not have Buccal fat pad removal!
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Cheek augmentation and buccal fat pad removal
Yes, both procedures can be performed simultaneously. We do not recommend buccal fat pad removal because your face will naturally lose this fat anyway with the aging process. Buccal fat pad removal can accelerate this aging process. The cheek augmentation is a permanent solution to augment the cheeks. It is performed by insertion of a Silastic cheek implant. It is important to pick the correct size and shape depending upon the patient's anatomy. The implants are inserted through an intra-oral incision under a brief general anesthesia. Expect approximately 2 weeks of swelling and bruising after the procedure.
Web reference: http://www.chincheekimplantsseattle.com
Buccal fat pad removal
I am not a fan of buccal fat pad removal. As we age we naturally loose volume in the midface (area of the buccal fat pad), adding age to the face. It is very important to keep this fullness in the midface, it is a sign of youth. If one removes this fat now, they without a doubt will most likely be replacing it years down the road.
Combining Buccal Lipectomies and Non-Implant Cheek Augmentation
Both cheek procedures can be done at the same time since they are performed in different tissue planes. The combination can produce a nice cheek/midfacual sculpting effect. One thought to ponder is whether you want to use the extracted buccal fat instead of Radiesse for the filling. The buccal fat can be processed into an injectable mixture or the fat pads can be used like implants and placed en bloc onto the cheek bones for an augmentation effect. Buccal fat used in this way usually has a good retentive effect.
Web reference: http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com/cheek.html
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Adult film actress Sunny Leone is back in India. The Indo-Canadian stress is all set to bang in the Bollywood with her first Hindi film Jism 2. Sunny Leone made her entry to the Indian Audience's hearts through the reality TV show Bigg Boss season 5 aired on Colors TV Channel.
Sunny Leone is here in India to start with the shoot of Pooja Bhatt's movie Jism 2. Sunny Leone got the golden chance to work in Bollywood when she was in Bigg Boss house. Sunny Leone left India and went back to US when she was evicted from Bigg Boss 5.
Mahesh Bhatt went to Bigg Boss house to discuss the movie with Sunny Leone. Indo Canadian actress Sunny Leone was finally signed for Jism 2 on January 18, 2012. Jism 2 is the sequel of sensual hit Jism starring Bipasha Basu and John Abraham.
However the Bhatt camp has not yet revealed the release date of Jism 2 but it is expected to be released later in 2012.


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Lincourt Courtney's Chardonnay 2009
Chardonnay from Central Coast, California
Winemaker's Notes
More fruit forward than previous vintages, the 2009 Courtney's Chardonnay is both opulent and lively. The nose is fresh and vibrant with apples, toast, grilled almonds and guava. The palate is lush and firm with substantial weight and length.
Critical Acclaim
Wine Enthusiast - "A fine Chardonnay, creamy, flavorful and complex. It's as soft as buttercream, yet a vital streak of acidity brightens the tropical fruit and vanilla richness. Showcases the Santa Rita Hills in a good, cool vintage."
Lincourt Vineyards
Founded in 1996 by Bill Foley, Lincourt is a producer of ultra premium wines from the Santa Barbara County. Named in honor of Bill and Carol's two daughters, Lindsay and Courtney, the Lincourt winery is located in the heart of Santa Barbara wine country, on Alamo Pintado Road in the Santa Ynez Valley. Originally a dairy farm, the 30 acre property retains the rural charm and simplicity of an earlier era. The quaint tasting room is located in the former farmhouse, a 1926 Sears Craftsman kit home. The barns have been converted to a winery and barrel room, and equipped to allow for handcrafted, premium winemaking.
Great fruit, dedicated winemakers, incredible climate and a serene setting – Lincourt embodies the best of Santa Barbara wine country. View all Lincourt Vineyards Wines
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The largest of California's wine growing regions, the Central Coast produces the majority of California's wine. The district sprawls out, covering most of the vineyard land between San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Smaller sub-AVAs of the Central Coast include Monterey Bay, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains and many others.
Notable FactsGrape varieties range from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. Some Central Coast wine is generic, bulk wine that contributes to the high production numbers of the area. But many winemakers and wineries, particular in some of the smaller AVAs, are small production artisans, creating unique and high-quality wine. The great thing about the Central Coast is its diversity - you're able to find a number of grape varieties and styles at a number of different price points.
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Vinaigrette Jam
Serve with Steamed Artichokes or Asparagus for a delicious spring side dish.
- Servings: 4
Source: The Martha Stewart Show, April 2010
- 12 shallots, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups Banyuls vinegar
- 1/3 cup rice-wine vinegar
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a medium high-sided skillet, combine shallots and Banyuls vinegar. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce to a simmer and let cook until shallots are softened and almost all the liquid has evaporated, adding a splash of water, as necessary, to keep shallots from burning. Remove from heat and transfer shallots to a medium bowl; whisk in rice-wine vinegar. Slowly whisk in oil until an emulsion is formed; season with salt and pepper.


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March is the month to celebrate all things Irish! Do you know what a Claddagh is? You may have seen people wearing this as a wedding ring. The Claddagh's distinctive design features two hands clasping a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The elements of this symbol are often said to correspond to the … Continue reading
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The Irish Claddagh – What is it and what does it mean?
Since it's March, you may see more people wearing Aquamarine and maybe some Claddagh jewelry. What is a Claddagh and what does it symbolize? Pronounced: Chlah-dah The traditional Irish ring was given as a token of friendship, love, or marriage. The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, … Continue reading