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Vatican radio bows to pressure
The Vatican, in an effort to stop Italy from cutting off electricity to its radio station following a row over electromagnetic radiation, says it will cut some of its transmissions after Easter.
The surprise decision was announced a day before Italy's Environment Minister Willer Bordon was due to hold a news conference to announce measures against the station.
The minister has accused Vatican Radio of exceeding Italian laws on radiation and of being a health hazard.
Last month, Mr Bordon threatened to cut off all electricity to the radio's transmission centre on Rome's outskirts.
Residents have claimed that the radio's forest of large antennae have resulted in a higher incidence of leukaemia in the area.
Vatican Radio, which broadcasts the Pope's speeches and events to the world in some 40 languages, announced its decision on Monday hours after the latest tests ordered by the environment ministry confirmed that the transmissions violated Italian standards.
Shut down after Easter
The statement said the broadcaster would shut down its medium wave transmissions on the 1530 kHz band for seven hours a day beginning on 16 April, the day after Easter.
That waveband is currently used for 14 hours a day and so the shutdown would affect some 50% of broadcasts on that frequency, which is primarily used for broadcasts in Europe.
A Vatican Radio spokesman said broadcasts on short wave, which is beamed to other continents, and FM, which is used for Italy, would continue as normal.
The statement said it was "presumed" that the AM antennae, whose broadcasts are sent in horizontal waves, were the reason why the broadcaster exceeded Italian limits.
Minimising risk
The statement confirmed Vatican Radio's willingness to seek a long-term solution on transmission levels that would "minimise the risk to the population".
Like Vatican City itself, the transmission centre is on extraterritorial land and considered part of the sovereign Vatican state.
Last month, Mr Bordon said the National Agency for the Protection of the Environment had registered three times the legal limit for electromagnetic radiation during one evening broadcast.
Since Vatican Radio was set up 44 years ago, Italy has introduced the European Union's toughest limits on such radiation, dubbed "electrosmog" by the Italian media.
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The P.E.I. Humane Society continues to seize cats in ill health from a controversial sanctuary that has housed felines for more than two years.
David DeCourcey of Charlottetown says the Humane Society removed six cats from the unheated shelter in Dromore on Tuesday.
The Humane Society is not willing to speak about its ongoing battle with DeCourcey over the care and shelter being provided to the cats. However, a document from the P.E.I. Humane Society provided to The Guardian by DeCourcey cites why the recent action was taken.
The Humane Society notes in the document that six cats examined by a licensed veterinarian were deemed to be in distress due to health concerns including severe dental disease, mouth ulcers, dehydration, severe ear mites, swollen eyes and mild fever.
"The living conditions at the time of inspection were not adequate for the current health status of these cats,'' states the Humane Society in the document.
"Specifically, the lack of drinkable water and the large population of cats living in the community on your property were noted as concerns in the recovery of the cats.''
The cats were seized under the authority of the Companion Animal Protection Act (CAPA), which deems a companion animal to be in distress if it is in need of food, water, care, shelter or treatment; is sick, in pain or suffering or has been injured; or is abused or subject to cruelty or neglect.
The Humane Society has informed DeCourcey that he may get the six cats back if he meets a number of conditions that include that he ensures the cats receive continued veterinary care as required and that he meets CAPA orders already served for all the cats in his care.
He must also pay the $556 bill for the treatment and boarding that has been provided to the six cats since they were seized.
DeCourcey says he cannot afford the bill.
"I don't understand why they are doing this to me for,'' he told The Guardian Thursday. "I feel they've got those cats held as ransom against us.''
More than two years ago, DeCourcey built a sanctuary including insulated barns lined with straw for homeless countryside cats he had taken to watching over.
About 70 cats, each spayed or neutered, were given sanctuary.
However, concern over the adequacy of the shelter and the condition of the cats led the Humane Society to step in to investigate.
DeCourcey says the Humane Society has seized about 30 cats since last July and has put many of them down.
He has found homes for about 11 cats while about 30 still remain in the sanctuary.
He says the cats are fed regularly and provided water. Despite a harsh winter, he claims the insulated, but unheated, buildings are sufficient to protect the animals from the elements.
"It's warm enough for them,'' he said. "They don't mind that cold any way. They will go out and roll in the snow in minus 20 degrees.''
DeCourcey concedes that some of his cats are in rather "rugged'' condition, but says he would rather the felines remain in his sanctuary than be put down by the Humane Society.


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Tru Tech Doors (Vaughan, Ontario, Canada) is pleased to announce a strategic distribution agreement with Weston Wood Solutions (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) to provide pre-hung entry systems and door products to the South American market. Under the agreement, Tru Tech Doors has shared energy efficient fabrication and manufacturing techniques with Weston Wood Solutions, who has recently established a door pre-hanging facility in Santiago, Chile. Weston has set-up complete paint and stain pre-finishing operations and is offering full turnkey solutions tailored to the local market. Using genuine Tru Tech door components, the pre-hung entry systems will be marketed under the brand "TruTech Puertas". The offering will include fiberglass, steel and fire rated steel doors. This technology, while new to South America, provides solutions to a region that is focusing on energy saving product options and environmental sustainability. John Careri President of Tru Tech Doors noted, "We are certainly very excited about the opportunity to partner with Weston Wood Solutions to introduce North American building techniques and products to the pre-hung door market in South America. Weston's operation in Santiago is well positioned to service the remodel and new home construction segment in Chile's strong and vibrant economy and provides a base for future expansion to other emerging markets within South America".
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Chicago (AFP) Jan 3, 2013
US auto sales jumped 13.4 percent in 2012 to their best performance since the crash of 2008, as better economic times, hot new models and the need to replace aging vehicles drew consumers to showrooms.
It was the biggest yearly gain since 1984.
Toyota, Honda and Chrysler outpaced their rivals with sales gains that blew past 20 percent while Ford and General Motors posted modest growth Thursday that led their market share to shrink significantly.
Total industry sales came in at 14.5 million vehicles, up from 12.8 million in 2011 and a low of 10.6 million in 2009, according to Autodata and Ward's Auto.
Prior to the 2008 crash, US auto sales had not dipped below 15 million since the recession of 1993.
Ford forecast that 2013 sales would rise to between 15 and 16 million vehicles in the United States while global sales will come in between 80 and 85 million.
"Overall, we expect global sales to grow this year, supported by an ongoing recovery in the US as well as improving sales in China," said Ford economist Ellen Hughes-Cromwick.
"Gains in these markets are offset somewhat by the weakness in the European markets."
GM forecast somewhat more modest growth of 15 to 15.5 million in the coming year.
"GM's strong finish in 2012, the industry's momentum and the overall health of the US economy make us optimistic about 2013," GM sales chief Kurt McNeil said.
GM's sales grew four percent in 2012 to 2.6 million vehicles after it posted its best December in five years with deliveries up five percent year over year to 245,733.
The sluggish growth pushed GM's share of the US market to the lowest level in decades -- just 17.9 percent compared with 19.6 in 2011. GM sold one in every four cars in the United States as recently as 2005 and one in every three cars in 1993.
"We're always concerned about market share. Always," said Mark Reuss, head of GM North America.
"But we're not going to give it away like we did in the past, and burn the residuals and the brand values in anticipation of the biggest product portfolio launch that we've had in history."
Toyota and Honda saw sales climb sharply as they recovered from the devastating Japanese tsunami, which smashed their supplies in 2011, and lured customers with new and updated offerings.
Toyota reported a 27 percent gain in 2012 sales to nearly 2.1 million vehicles as December sales rose nine percent to 194,143 vehicles.
Its market share rose 1.5 points to 14.4 percent in 2012, placing the Japanese giant solidly in third place.
"As we move into 2013 and the market sees continued growth, we expect to outperform the industry once again with another nine product launches on the horizon," said Jim Lentz, chief of Toyota Motor Sales USA.
Honda sales jumped 24 percent to more than 1.4 million vehicles in 2012 -- its fourth best year ever -- as December sales rose 26 percent to 132,774. Its market share grew by just under a point to 9.8 percent, according to Autodata.
"Honda began the year intent on recovery," said John Mendel, head of sales at American Honda.
"We ended 2012 with multiple product awards, a host of sales records, Honda's second best December ever, and tremendous momentum as we head into 2013."
Ford reported its best December sales since 2006, though they grew just two percent from the same month a year earlier to 214,222 vehicles.
The number two US automaker's 2012 sales rose five percent from 2011 to nearly 2.3 million vehicles on the strength of the Ford brand, which was the only nameplate to top 2 million in annual US sales.
However, its market share fell nearly a point to 15.5 percent.
"We are looking forward to a great 2013 as we begin this year with the product and capacity in place to expand our share," said Ken Czubay, head of Ford sales.
Chrysler -- which has posted nearly three years of consecutive sales gains -- saw its sales jump 21 percent to nearly 1.7 million vehicles in 2012 while its share climbed half a point to 11.1 percent.
The third largest US automaker's December sales grew by a more modest 10 percent from a year earlier, to 152,367 vehicles, but nonetheless marked Chrysler's best December since 2007.
Volkswagen -- which sees strong growth in the US market as key to its attempt at gaining the global sales crown -- also celebrated strong gains.
The German automaker's sales jumped 35 percent to 438,133 vehicles in 2012 after it posted its best December since 1970 with sales up 35 percent. Its share grew half a point to three percent, according to Autodata.
Nissan's share shrank slightly to 7.9 percent as its sales grew by 10 percent to just over a million vehicles.
Hyundai's share also shrank modestly to 4.9 percent of the US market as its sales rose nine percent to just over 703,000 vehicles. Sister company Kia's share was flat at 3.8 percent, as its sales grew 15 percent to nearly 558,000 vehicles.
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The Shin Megami Tensei series has been making its way to our shores for a decade-plus now, but there's one that has managed to elude release: Persona 2: Innocent Sin, the Shin Megami Tensei White Whale. It's been 12 years, but Innocent Sin will finally be available in North America this fall. Similar to the recent PSP rereleases of the original and the third, Innocent Sin will include several enhancements, such as a new interface, new Climax Theater sidequests, and the choice of either the remixed or original soundtrack.
While the original Persona still exhibited many foundational ties to the core SMT series, Persona 2: Innocent Sin marked the point at which the beloved RPG series found its identity. While retaining core series mechanics like demon negotiation and party-building, Innocent Sin was ultimately defined by its far greater emphasis on character and story over surviving long dungeons, eschewing the tradition of first-person dungeon crawling in favor of a third-person view of the ever-escalating insanity. The story unfolds through lovingly crafted sprite animations and dialogue portraits, which were current series artist Shigenori Soejima's first contribution to the Persona games, but it's the characters who shine most, from the memorable villains to the fully fleshed-out main cast to the vast array of people they meet along the way.
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I orignially posted this under "Site Feedback" and somehow it moved to "Item Discussion" – anyway, here it goes…
So my first HTML theme was rejected. Here's why… "Your template does not provide a unique enough design with the necessary design quality, features and options to compete in the marketplace at this time. It requires improvements in term of design, visual hierarchy, typography, layout and its aesthetic quality but most importantly, its uniqueness and how the design is executed."
Please tell me where improvements can be made. You can't hurt my feelings even if you try, so please don't be easy one me ; ) I'm going to add a Wordpress Blog to it while I await feedback.
I guess it wasn't enough to have a fully functional PHP contact form with validation, a newsletter sign-up with validation, a "send this link to a friend" form with validation (all with confirmation emails to the visitor and site administrator), an "Add to Bookmarks" button, 10 sidebar widgets, social networking icons, unlimited Fancybox photo galleries, unlimited Fancybox video galleries, the ability to easily embed .mov, .flv, and .mp4 videos, 2 navigation menus to choose from, a customizeable image slider that you can resize with options to show/hide the slider buttons, a jQuery expandable and retractable content area at the top for additional page features, Google Fonts, and 3 Home pages to choose from… maybe I'm just not trying hard enough.
if you want stuff accepted by reviewers. make them exactly like what's already offered on the website. lol
To me, it looks like a bit of a wireframe, although not as bare as one. The shadows are pretty naff in my opinion, typography is pretty bad. Use sprites for image hovers as they "blink" when you replace a brand new image etc. The circular icons don't have any information about them, so I don't know what will happen when I click them :/
But the main thing is the design. If I was you, I would start fresh and ask what you're bringing to the table and why someone would buy your template from another nicely designed one.
Hope that helps.
i think your design is good. TF standard is very high indeed.
cdavidson said
if you want stuff accepted by reviewers. make them exactly like what's already offered on the website. lol
Actually that's not true.
@egobuilders Your template is in essence 'unique', however it lacks details in its design:
- Shadows' spread and opacity should be reduced
- Significant improvements in typography and visual hierarchy
- Whitespace inconsistency
- Alignment issues everywhere.
I know you tried something different and this is exactly what we need, more unique designs. Sorry if I didn't provided more specific feedback.
Feel free to lodge a ticket and I'll be more than glad to help you.
Hello…new to theme building. This looks nice to me at first glance, but also at the same time when I looked at it, I felt like it took too much energy from me to see different aspects of the site. This design may be overwhelming to a visitor. It does look like there is a lot of shadowing everywhere, I sort of don't understand why there is a separation in color for the main galleries page—I do but not really. I get it for the different services, but it's almost like it throws you off because you aren't sure what that new area with the different color is….I think the shadowing is making this look too separate where you want the elements on the page to be more cohesive.
Going from top to bottom:
1. Make a better logo! Smaller and get rid of the icon.. it looks bad. Use sprites for the icons, not different images.. And this is a general rule for the entire website.
2. Make the "invisible slides" darker than the "current/centered slide" .. they get all the attention and it shouldn't be like that. Also make the buttons a bit more elegant(and a lot less large) and maybe find them a new centered spot that works better in the context of a centered slider. Currently you don't have too much simetry inside it.
3. I like the gradient on the menu, but i hate the beveled hovers. Go with something more subtle .. also maybe add some text effects and make the horizontal rules transparent..
4. I don't get what's with the shadow below the entire menu or why do you use it to divide every block of content. Think of something else, more elegant and subtle.. Also, use darker colors on fonts when you're on a white background. I like the color combination in the vimeo block, but i don't like it in the block above. maybe this is also because i don't like the noisy white patter .. go with something more subtle(maybe you can stick with that, but lighten it up a lot).
The blocks of services have too much shadow, you should do something more subtle and elegan. The "more" button is an epic failure while the typography needs a lot of improvement(better line spacing like you have in the vimeo block)
So .. you see that i like the vimeo block .. that's good, but the services block is really ugly. Look at the vimeo block and after you'll provide that also(be consistent in headings font), do something similar for the other blocks.
5. Isn't the homepage a bit too long for a homepage?
Anyway .. the most common words in my comment are "elegant" and "subtle" .. Keep these in mind and polish your design! You have a good start, but you're a bit far from making it beautiful!
I appreciate everyone's input and honesty. The funny thing is, I don't even design like that normally, I was emulating a lot of what I saw on ThemeForest (the shadows are a bit much though I admit LOL ). Also, what really confuses me, is that most of the comments contradict what many of the top selling themes contain. For example, I see top selling themes on a regular basis that have no organization on the page whatsoever, just random sized content areas with square photos and text so small it's illegible with extremely tight line-heights, and each section is not lined up with the section above it. Also, some of the logos in the top selling themes are a circle with a word in it. Really? Seriously? LOL . I hate my logo too, though : )
I'm not bashing the top sellers… I think it's great that they found what works and are able to generate high-selling themes at will. Don't we all wish we could do that? It seems like I really have to rethink what people want.
The only comment that seems consistent with what I SEE on ThemeForest is… "if you want stuff accepted by reviewers, make them exactly like what's already offered on the website." I totally agree with that, and I see consistent manifestations of that throughout ThemeForest on an ongoing basis.
I'm going to start from scratch with everyone's input in mind. And I will keep working at it even if my next 10 designs get rejected, and eventually I'll get it. I spent too much time learning Wordpress to give up LOL .
Thanks everyone!


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We followed Alton Jones to another spot not far from the ramp. it's hard to tell if he's actively searching out a bonus kicker fish or just biding his time, hoping to avoid a disaster (like being stranding in his lightly-fueled boat).
Now that we've risked being stranded several times ourselves, Overstreet and I are going to take no more risks. The clear skies have clouded up and we are headed to the arena.
It looks like this tournament will go down to the wire tomorrow. We'll see how close they are at the weigh-in.
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NEW YORK Two construction workers died and one was critically injured after a construction crane collapsed Friday morning on New York's Upper East Side, smashing into a 23-story apartment building before crashing onto the street below.
Witnesses described the crash as feeling like an earthquake and sounding like a loud boom and thunder clap. People ran out of buildings in the area, some in tears, and pedestrians in the street ran for cover.
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It was the second deadly crane accident in 2½ months in the city, which is undergoing a building boom. In March, seven people were killed in a crane accident.
The New York City Police Department said the crane operator, Donald Leo, 30, of Staten Island, was declared dead at the disaster scene. Another construction worker, Ramadan Kurtij, 27, of the Bronx, suffered cardiac arrest and died at New York Presbyterian Hospital, the department said. A third worker was being treated at the hospital for serious chest injuries, the department said.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the crane had been inspected and was in compliance with regulations and also had a building inspector on site.
"We don't know why the top just snapped off," he said.
Bloomberg said the crane was not the same kind of crane that crashed in the March accident.
Earlier in the day, the mayor called the accident "unacceptable" and "intolerable" and said "we've got to figure out what happened here."
At Friday's press conference Bloomberg said the city will release all records of any complaints or "stop work" orders relating to the crane and construction work later in the day.
Officials had been out to the site Thursday to investigate after a complaint that equipment was being hoisted over the street, which is a building code violation. No report on that investigation has been released.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer distributed an unofficial list of what he said were eight violations for the construction site, including two in April for unsafe operation of a crane.
But Don Miller, a spokesman for the DeMatteis Organizations, the building developer, said the citations were for a different crane.
The New York City Department of Buildings said it was still checking inspection records for the site, and would release any violation history later today.
Miller said the accident occurred as workers for subcontractor Soldana Concrete used the crane to haul and pour cement on the thirteenth floor of The Azure, a new condominium projected to rise 34 floors at the site.
The crane was first erected on April 21 and was certified as safe by the city's buildings department, said Miller.
"Obviously this is a tragic accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected," said Miller, who added that the developer would cooperate with the investigation of the collapse.
Stringer said the accident was symptomatic of both a local and a national problem.
"We have not yet set up a safety regimen as intense as our construction boom," said Stringer, who called for a summit meeting of officials from the construction industry, city and state government "to deal with this problem."
"We have to realize this is a real crisis," he said. "We have to do a better job."
Seven buildings — 160 apartments — were evacuated in the area.
New York Gov. David Patterson, who also appeared at the press conference, said "our thoughts and sympathies and our prayers go out to the family of the construction worker killed and the two construction workers who are in serious condition as we speak."
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, asked the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to inspect all construction sites in New York City where cranes are operating.
Witnesses described the scene throughout the morning.
Luis Pereira, 38, a project coordinator for a Manhattan-based construction company, said he was walking to work when he got to the corner of E. 91st St. and First Avenue and heard the noise of the initial collapse just across the street from where he stood.
"I froze, to be perfectly honest with you," said Pereira. The toppling crane struck the high rise apartment building on the southwest corner of the intersection in three places, plunging into the roof and terraces just below, then striking near a parapet about halfway down, and finally tearing into apartments on the first few floors.
"A locomotive hitting a brick wall would be the best description of what it sounded like," said Pereira. "It was really loud." Seconds later, construction workers on the ground level scrambled to search for anyone injured in the rubble, he said.
"The sound was like a thunder clap. Then, an earthquake," said Peter Barba, who lives on the seventh floor of the building across the street from the construction site that was hit by the crane.
One body was brought out of the rubble at East 91st Street and First Avenue, placed on a gurney and covered in a white sheet. A construction worker knelt over the stretcher, gently stroking the sheet.
Video from the scene showed the upper-floor balconies of the apartment building were severely damaged and a hole extended several stories down the side of the building.
Barba said it appeared the entire cab came off the crane; its main arm hit the penthouse of his building, then "took out the northeast corner," he said.
Chaos enveloped the largely residential neighborhood of town houses and apartment high-rises as dozens of emergency vehicles raced to the scene during the morning rush hour.
Diana Salcedo, 25, just moved to the city two weeks ago to work as an intern for an investment bank. She lives in a small apartment building down the block, about 50 yards away, and was asleep when the crash happened.
"I could feel it shaking in my building and my neighbors were all running," she said. "I don't want to say 9/11 but that's the first thing that came to my mind, it was like an earthquake."
Salcedo said she ran downstairs and saw people coming out of the building the crane collapsed on. "You could see people walking out, they were crying," she said.
Brian Nurenberg, 37, was playing indoor tennis two blocks away when he heard the crash.
"It was a couple of loud sort of bangs, high in the air," he said. "It sounded catastrophic, and that's from two blocks away."
In the March 15 accident, contractors building a 46-story condominium near the United Nations were trying to lengthen the crane when a steel support broke. The crane demolished a four-story town house and damaged several other buildings.
After the March accident a city inspector resigned after his arrest on charges of falsifying business records and offering a false instrument for filing.
In April, the city's buildings commissioner resigned, under fire over a rising number of deadly construction accidents.
Robert LiMandri, acting head of city's building department, said the crane in Friday's accident went through a new safety program based on new regulations created after the March accident.
That included pre-installation meetings March 17 of all parties involved in erecting the crane; three days later, the city's buildings department was on site when the crane was erected; and as the crane was "jumped" or raised twice on May 22 and May 27, city engineers were on site.
LiMandri said the new safety program, with a budget of $4 million program, will look at all procedures including crane safety, excavations and concrete operations.
It also will provide 20 highly specialized engineers to assist inspectors on site looking at building codes and other regulations.
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The Sylvan Hills Cardinal All-Stars finally broke through and won the biggest tournament yet.
After finishing second in a pair of earlier tournaments, and third at state, Sylvan Hills ran the table at the Cal Ripken 5-6-year-old Southwest Regional at Cabot this week to take home the title.
They were tickled to death because it was the first tournament theyd won, said head coach Randy Hindman. And this was the biggest one.
Sylvan Hills avenged a loss to the Cabot Rage in the state tournament by hanging on for a 17-10 win on Tuesday night to win the regional. The victory was secured in the top of the fifth inning after Grant Shahan and James Raley reached base and Alex Phillips got a base hit to end it (in T-ball, a team can score only six runs in one inning and that made the score 17-10 with just one inning left).
Hindman chalked up his teams breakthrough after so many close calls to consistent hitting, defense and lots of repetition drills in the week leading up to the regional.
We really worked on base running, he said. They learned when to tag up and run because in the regular season, most fly balls arent caught. But when you get to the All-Stars, they all can catch. So they learned about base running.
Also, wed been playing on a lot smaller field and the bigger fields (at the regional) meant a lot of our hits to the outfield were going for doubles and triples instead of singles.
Sylvan Hills jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning of the title game. Bryce Overman doubled, Luke Hindman tripled and Drew Martin singled. Nick Reeves followed with a double and MacKenzie Burks a single.
But Cabot answered with four of its own, getting singles from Tanner Leonard, Austin Scritchfield, Zack Edmondson and Canon Collet and a double from Graham Turner to take a 4-3 lead after one.
Hindman and Phillips doubled and Jordan McCuin, Overman, and Raley singled in the Cardinals 6-run second as they claimed the lead for good.
But the Rage was not through by any means, scoring four more in the second to close the game to 9-8. Kobe Heagerty, Blayse Quarnstrom, Peyton Johnson and Scritchfield all singled and Logan Stephens added a double in the inning.
In the third, Nick Reeves singled and scored to make it 10-8, but the cushion grew to eight when Sylvan Hills plated six more in the fourth. Phillips, McCuin, Hindman, Martin and Reeves singled and Overman doubled.
Cabot stayed alive with two in the bottom half after a double by Gunner Sewell and a triple by Heagerty, but Sylvan Hills run in the fifth ended it.
Defense, Hindman stressed, is the key to winning games at the T-Ball level, and the Cardinals were outstanding throughout their 7-0 run through the 21-team tournament. Their biggest win and their best defensive effort came in the winners bracket finals against an Orange Grove, Mississippi, team that had never lost a game since the team was put together.
They were telling us this team was 80-something and 0, Hindman said. And they scored seven runs in the first two innings on us.
The Cardinals stuck with them and trailed only 7-5, and Mississippi managed only two more runs over the final three innings and Sylvan Hills rallied for a 10-9 win with a run in the last inning.
We held teams scoreless in several innings in the tournament, Hindman said. That was the difference.
Hindman said the games with the Cabot Rage and the Cabot Panthers have always been good ones, with the series about even.
The Rage won the state tournament, while the Panthers beat the Cardinals twice at state to eliminate them. The Rage advanced to the finals on Tuesday by outlasting Mississippi, 17-16 in the semifinals.
There is no World Series at the T-Ball level or, Hindman said, Wed be going.
Luke Hindman won the homerun derby, beating out 20 others during the event at the opening ceremonies on July 10.


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We asked "Transmedia Storytelling: What Is It?" and held our PSFK Salon Los Angeles at Soho House to find some answers.
We asked "Transmedia Storytelling: What Is It?" and held our PSFK Salon Los Angeles at Soho House to find some answers. Carmella Stoddard of Talk TECH Communications attended and was kind enough to share her notes with us. The following is a summary of her findings:
Innovators in the field discussed the topic of Transmedia Storytelling, with the goal of exploring how entertainers and content creators are crafting richer experiences for their audiences by weaving narratives across mediums. As the speakers shared their own tales of online and offline adventures, we gained a better understanding of how new platforms for sharing, entertaining, and fundraising are changing the entertainment landscape.
Kristen Olson explored how different levels of fandom engage with different levels of media. High-concept, visual and easily understood media connect with light-fans of minimal engagement level. Low-concept, textual media like indie films that must be absorbed attract more dedicated "fanboy/girl" type that actively seek out brands to engage. But it is open-concept media requiring imaginative effort to engage that attracts the highest levels of fandom: the "online mobs," "real world actives," "organizers," "social drivers," "authorities" and "relationshippers" that plug in and step into the product, influencing others to do the same – this is the area where brands should start with transmedia. Ask what can fans identify with?
Gunther Sonnenfeld talked about how transmedia is about increasing scale and creating possibility, drawing people in using media as a cultural/visual artifact. Sonnefeld's presentation of information fractals showing the dimensions of stories through media and geography is viewable here.
J.C. Christofilis championed creativity in transmedia marketing tactics, stating that ROI should also stand for "return on innovation." Christofilis urged brands to take risks and put research and development to work creating ways to convey brand story across multiple community platforms. Transmedia is effective for both established and new IPs, citing Jay-Z's "Decoded" campaign with Bing and MTV's vampire series Valemont as examples.
Salon moderator Scott Walker led a discussion of some interesting transmedia campaigns, including "Conspiracy for Good" with Nokia, "Pandemic" for Sundance Film Festival, transmedia activism in Palestine, The "Game of Thrones" food trucks, and "The Art of the Heist" with Audi. It was noted if brands are more successful when fans are allowed to play with brand material, brands must find space in copyright to allow fan creations. Co-creation storytelling could be the next big step after transmedia.
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$4600 an hour for state advice
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They say good advice does not come cheap, and under the Bracks Government it has cost Victorian taxpayers $162 million over the past four years.
Figures released by the State Opposition yesterday show that since 2000, Government departments have spent about $4600 every hour - $111,000 a day - on consultancy firms.
The Department of Human Services was among the biggest spenders, costing taxpayers about $38 million.
The Department of Infrastructure and the Department of Industry spent about $22 million each over the four years, while the Education Department spent almost $14 million.
The figures were based on Government annual reports and documents obtained under freedom of information.
Opposition scrutiny-of-government spokesman Richard Dalla-Riva said much of the $162 million could have been saved if departmental staff did the work.
"This is a Government that came to power with a promise to cut $42 million a year from consultancies when in fact they are spending that amount every year," Mr Dalla-Riva said.
But Premier Steve Bracks rejected suggestions that the costs were excessive and said it "pales into insignificance" when compared with what the Kennett government spent. "We are talking over a four-year period . . . for key advice that the Government receives to make sure that we have the best possible advice in the future," he said.
The Opposition's figures show the Justice Department spent about $84,000 to pay NCS Pearsons to conduct a survey of how Victorians perceive the justice system. The Education Department spent a further $88,000 for the firm Success Works to review the Government's Joining the Chorus performance arts program, while Treasury spent almost $11,000 to "check a departmental checklist", Mr Dalla-Riva said.
Mr Dalla-Riva also complained that some consultancy work had been awarded to "Labor mates" such as Shannon's Way, the company founded by state Labor's former chief fund-raiser, Bill Shannon; CPR, the firm run by former Labor staffer Adam Kilgour; and Former Progressive Business board member, lawyer Trevor Lloyd.
Last week the Government was accused of being "beholden to spin" after The Age revealed taxpayers had paid $31,000 to produce glossy leaflets and stickers promoting its key major projects - despite many of them suffering from multimillion-dollar blow-outs and delays.
A Government spokeswoman said yesterday that, by comparison,the Howard Government had spent $814 million on consultancies in the past two years.
Mr Dalla-Riva said the costs could have blown out by much more if the figures included the costs of State Government agencies.
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A Yemeni security official announced on Tuesday security forces thwarted a plan by al-Qaeda which was targeting Yemeni and foreign personalities, including military officials in a number of provinces. The director of security in Shabwa province located in southeastern Yemen Brigadier Ahmed Mekdshi said in a statement a "plot by al-Qaeda targeting Yemeni and foreign officials including military figures was foiled." He did not disclose the identity of these targets.
He added that security forces found during a sweep carried out in the town of Al Shabwa against al Qaeda elements documents and plans by the terrorist organization in the home of one of its leaders in the town of Al Hota. He pointed out that most of the population who had been displaced from the town during the raid returned home.
It is noteworthy that clashes took place over a week in Shabwa region between the army and security forces and suspected members of al-Qaeda, which led to the death of dozens from both sides.
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Under Armour (UA) shares got a huge boost from Jefferies on Wednesday afternoon.
The firm upgraded the stock's rating from Hold to Buy and raised the company's price target from $50 to $65. Jefferies' report claims that "the market is [not] factoring in the magnitude of UA's LT revenue growth potential."
Under Armour could be looking at a profitable year as athletic apparel is growing faster than the general apparel market. The sportswear company has also grown in popularity with youths choosing Under Armour over every other athletic apparel brand not named Nike (NKE).
UA stock is up about 4.8% Wednesday afternoon. NKE stock is up close to 1%.
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By David Jackson, USA TODAY
CHICAGO President-elect Barack Obama, saying "help is on the way," appointed former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker on Wednesday to head a new advisory board on how to confront the nation's financial crisis.
Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago economist and senior economic adviser to Obama's campaign, will be staff director for the new Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Obama told reporters.
"At this defining moment in our nation's history, the old ways of thinking and the old ways of acting just won't do," Obama said.
Holding his third news conference on the economy in as many days, Obama said the new board will provide advice "as we seek to jumpstart economic growth, create jobs, raise wages, address our housing crisis and stabilize our financial markets."
Obama said he would pick other board members later, drawing them from "business, labor, academia, and other areas."
The new group — modeled on the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board created by president Dwight Eisenhower — is designed to reach beyond the "group think" that tends to dominate Washington, D.C.
"The walls of the echo chamber can sometimes keep out fresh voices and new ways of thinking," Obama said.
He said those serving in Washington "don't always have ground level sense of what programs are working for people and business and which aren't."
Volcker, 81, is a legendary central banker who raised interest rates and restricted the money supply to tame raging inflation in the 1980s. It was a painful prescription that helped send the economy into one of the nation's worst recessions.
"He pulls no punches," Obama said of Volcker. "He seems to be fairly opinionated."
Obama's latest announcement come in a week in which he tapped New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner, as his Treasury Secretary, former Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers as head of the National Economic Council and Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag as head of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
It came only hours after the government released a quartet of reports that paint a bleak picture of the nation's economy: Jobless claims remain at recessionary levels, Americans cut back on their spending by the largest amount since the 2001 terrorist attacks, orders to U.S. factories plummeted and homes sales fell to the lowest level in nearly 18 years.
Despite the grim economic news, Obama urged consumers to stay confident as the nation enters a nervous holiday shopping season,
"People should understand that help is on the way," he said. "And as they think about this Thanksgiving shopping weekend and as we think about the Christmas season coming up, I hope everybody understands that we are going to be able to get through these difficult times, but we are just going to have to make some good choices."
As for his own plans: "We are going to do some Christmas shopping."
Asked to respond to criticism that members of his team include many old Washington hands and do not reflect the change he promised in the election, Obama said he was trying to combine experience with fresh thinking. People who had worked in the last Democratic administration, he said, should not be automatically barred from serving again.
"But understand that where the vision for change comes from, first and foremost, it comes from me," he said. "That's my job to provide a vision of where we are going and to make sure that my team is implementing it."
His economic team largely complete, Obama is expected next week to introduce national security officials.
Financial analysts described Obama's latest move in putting together an economic team as an effort to get ahead of the financial crisis he will inherit when he is sworn in on Jan. 20.
"It's about working 24/7, feeling people's pain," said Greg Valliere, chief political strategist at Stanford Financial Group. "Obama is sending out exactly the right signals. He's focusing on the economy like a laser."
This will be the sixth president that Volcker has served. President Jimmy Carter appointed him as Fed chair in 1979, and President Ronald Reagan re-appointed him four years later. Volcker was reviled in his time for keeping interest rates high, but also credited with wringing inflation out of the economy and setting it on a path of sustained growth.
Stan Collender, managing director for Qorvis Communications, said the markets "love" Volcker and getting him "inside the tent" will build confidence on Wall Street. Collender said the advisory board should provide Obama with a wide variety of views.
"It allows for discussions to take place across departments and agencies and allows for more 'outside-the-box' thinking," Collender said. "It also rents some of Volcker's credibility until the president-elect can further establish some of his own."
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If you're seeing more spiders around your house, you're not alone. Experts at UT and local exterminators confirm there have been more spiders this summer than normal.
They say it all comes down to precipitation.
"A lot of our customers are having issues," Robert Lane of Arrow Exterminators.
Knoxville ended up with nearly eight inches of rain more than is typical for the summer. Lane said all of that precipitation helped the area's local insect population flourish, which in turn helped spiders.
"All of that's prime food for spiders," he said.
He said you can keep spiders away from your house by keeping your shrubbery trimmed. Lane added that it is important to make sure you have no tree limbs on the top of your house too, as they can make it easier for spiders to set up shop on your roof or walls.
But, UT Extension agent Neal Denton said it's important East Tennesseans use caution when trying to remove the pests from their homes.
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"If you have a manhole cover or a brick or a block or a rockwall, be careful around that because that's the kind of area where the black widow likes to hangout," he said.
Denton did have some good news for East Tennesseans who aren't fans of spiders."We're about at the peak of what we generally see [with spiders], so we're going to see a slow decline in the numbers," he said.
However, the same can't be said for other pests, according to exterminator Dayton Hylton, of Dayton's Pest Control Service. He said as the weather cools down, we'll see more stink bugs, lady bugs and kudzu bugs.
Kudzu bugs first appeared in Tennessee last year. While they eat some Kudzu, they hardly make a dent in the plants' population.
"They're just simply moving north, spreading out," Hylton said.
But, insects and spiders aren't the only ones who've seen their populations increase in the area.
Denton said the snake population has increased as well. The precipitation has helped with plant growth. He said rodents, which have also grown in number, eat those plants utimately leaving snakes with even more prey to feast on.


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I went back to my board certified PS with my right eye (underneath) concerns. It looks hollow and uneven. Before surgery he put in 3 radiesse syringes in cheeks. At my 6 mo check up he addressed my under eye concern with another syringe of filler (cheek area). I am still not happy with it. I got a 2nd opionion and that board certified PS said i need a fat trasfer. Can filler not fix this issue or will I need another surgery? Side note i have used latisse (4 days with redness in right eye)
Upper/Lower Eye Surgery 6 Months After Right Under Eye Hollow Problem. More Filler or Fat Transfer? (photo)
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Under eye hollows
Something safe to use for under eye hollows is restylane injection as it is natural and reversible. See an oculoplastic specialist.
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Filling Eyelid Hollows
Either filler or fat would help to fill the hollowness and make the rim less noticeable. Hylaform lasts about 9 months to a year and is easily injected in the office. Fat transfer would likely last longer but require the fat be removed from a donor site from you.
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Upper/Lower Eye Surgery 6 Months After Right Under Eye Hollow Problem. More Filler or Fat Transfer? (photo)
The result is good and I see the jolliness. I might consider very purified PRP enhance fat grafts, only 2 to 3 cc's per eyelid.
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Hollowness after lower blepharoplasty
If during your lower eyelid surgery, significant amount of fat was removed then you may end up with hollowness and visibility of infraorbital rim. Use of fillers can be easy temporary fix but probably not a long term solution. Fat grafting can help restore the lower eyelid contour but there will be some variability of graft survival. Make sure you are completely healed from original surgery before going through with revision.
Best Wishes,
Stewart Wang, MD FACS, Wang Plastic Surgery
More Filler or Fat Transfer?
My first preference would be a fat transfer technique, but you may have had the fat removed at the first surgery. The second option would be fat grafting but that is a very tricky area for fat grafting so make sure you see someone who is highly experienced in the technique.
Under eye hollowing
From the pictures, there seems to be significant volume loss under your eyes, exposing the rim of the orbit, the right worse then the left. Sometimes asymmetry exists naturally and it just becomes more evident after surgery. Fillers can improve this volume loss, but in the area around the eye you would want a hyaluronic acid filler, such as Restylane or Juvederm. Hyaluronic acid fillers are only temporary and typically last around 6-9 months. Fat transfer is a great option for you since it provides a more permanent option and in the long run would be cost effective if you are utilizing a good amount of fillers in the cheek as well. The procedure utilizes fat from one part of your body to restore volume in your face.
Lower eyelid surgery
Dear meko,
- If you are getting fillers in the cheeks and also have under eye hollows, a fat transfer would be perfect for you
- Its effects are permanent, natural looking and you can have those hollows adressed
- With precise fat transfer, we can sculpt the lower eyelid and cheek areas so that it looks great
- In addition, it is easy to add fat elsewhere, like the smile lines and jaw lines for an overall rejuvenation if you are interested
Best regards,
Nima Shemirani
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text: Feel free to review more earnings releases, and you will notice the pattern of strength followed by weakness through 2012. Again, we don't predict the future, we predict the odds. With that in mind, if Oracle beats the estimates, as I expect they will, we should see the stock gap higher, followed by weakness in the days proceeding, as I mentioned earlier. To take advantage of the relatively high option premium in front of earnings with a bullish bias, we can sell a bull credit spread. A bull credit spread uses two put options, with the higher strike price sold, and the lower strike price bought as a hedge. We are able to control our risk to the amount between the two strike prices, while at the same time put the odds in our favor as a result of premium decay. A bullish credit spread I like is the March 22 weekly expiration $36 & $34 strike prices. This includes selling the $36 strike put for about 57 cents and hedging with a $34 strike for about 13 cents. The net result is a credit of 44 cents per contract. The downside risk is $1.56 ($2 difference between strikes, less the premium received). If you want to learn more about options and the math used to calculate what your ideal strategy should include, pick up a copy of "Options Math for Traders by Scott Nations," published by Wiley Trading. It's a must read for anyone who is serious about learning the fine details of selecting the correct options strategy based on your objectives. After the earnings release, look to close out the position not long before noon. As an active options trader, it's my experience that the best time to sell options is near the open and close of trading, and on average, the best time to buy is during the lulls of midday. Taking Oracle one step further for investors, you may want to consider buying protective puts outright after the earnings release with an expectation of selling two or three days later. Once the dust settles, and if nothing changes, expect Oracle's stock to continue the upward path throughout 2013. At the time of publication, the author held no positions in any of the stocks mentioned, although positions may change at any time. This article is commentary by an independent contributor, separate from TheStreet's regular news coverage.


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Shayne Graham booted a 31-yard field goal in overtime on Sunday afternoon as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cleveland Browns 23-20.
The Bengals failed to cover the 6.5-point spread on the road in this contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (37.5).
Carson Palmer threw for 230 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the win for the Bengals. Derek Anderson threw for 269 yards and a score for the Browns.


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Young Professionals: Elaine Eksvärd
SACC New York
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
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Do you find you are often misunderstood? Are you trying to speak clearly but not getting the message through? Join SACC New York Young Professionals on April 30 for a lighthearted rhetoric crash course led by Elaine Eksvärd, rhetoric consultant, where she will give useful rhetorical advice for both your professional and personal life.
Elaine Eksvärd is one of the most frequently commissioned lecturers in Sweden. With humour and warmth, she provides the tools necessary to deal both with what seems frightening – to speak in front of others, and what seems uncomfortable – tactfully dealing with difficult people. Ms. Eksvärd often appears as a rhetoric expert for TV, radio, and newspapers, and is the co-founder of the rhetoric agency Snacka Snyggt.
Take the opportunity to network with fellow Young Professionals and learn how to become a better rhetorical version of yourself. Drinks and snacks will be served.
Date: April 30, 2013
Time: 6.30 - 9.00 pm
Location: Hyper Island, 250 Hudson St (entrance on Dominick Street)
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The Young Professionals program caters to the Swedish-American business community under the age of 35 and brings together the next generation of innovators and leaders through a broad range of events. Events include site visits to some of our successful member businesses, seminars, and gatherings at some of New York's popular venues. For a century now our organization has cultivated the most comprehensive network of Swedish-American businesses and the individuals that make those companies thrive. Join us and become one of many prominent guests that have contributed to the success of SACC New York.
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- What is Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Hereditary
- Types Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Hereditary?
If you are a rheumatoid arthritis patient and are a parent, the questions, 'Is rheumatoid arthritis hereditary?' and 'Will my children inherit my disease?' certainly must be troubling you a lot and eventually, there must also be question in your mind that whether it is necessary to test your children for rheumatoid arthritis.
Well, so far, from the studies, the cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not definitely known. It is an autoimmune disease, and autoimmune diseases are caused when the white blood cells in our body, which normally fight the outside infectious bodies, wrongly take our own cells as foreign substances and start killing them. In rheumatoid arthritis, they mainly attack the cells of the lining of certain joints, which gives rise to pain, swelling, redness and inflammation of joints.
It is also observed that the disease is more common in women than in men, and also, smokers are more likely to get affected by it than non-smokers.
The studies have shown that a genetic factor does play a role in the occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis. But you can take a sigh of relief because it is not definite that you will pass your rheumatoid arthritis to your children. There may be certain genes in our body, which increase the chances to develop this disease, but it is not sure that they will cause it. A father or a mother, possessing a gene which increases the chances of getting the disease, can pass that gene to his or her children, but it is not a sure indication that the children too will get the disease. So if you are continuously thinking about 'Is rheumatoid arthritis hereditary?', relax a bit!
If a child inherits a rheumatoid arthritis gene from his or her parents, it can only be said that he or she has more chances of getting the disease, than a person who is not having that gene. Therefore, if you or one or more of your forefathers have or had the disease, what you can do is, you can monitor your children to find out the disease in them in its early stages and get it cured, before it gets too late. This can be done with the help of your general healthcare provider. You and your doctor can discuss the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and you then can observe whether any of them are seen in your children. You can also learn more about the disease for its genetic involvement.
The more you learn about the disease, the more careful can you be regarding your children and if you observe any of the rheumatoid arthritis symptoms developing in them, you can get them thoroughly tested and find out if he or she is really suffering from the disease. And if they are diagnosed of the disease, the treatment can be started in the early stage, which can be beneficial in terms of the disease getting completely cured. Otherwise, the child may certainly be benefited in lessening the symptoms because of correct treatment in the initial stage of the disease.
Therefore, if you are troubled by the question 'Is rheumatoid arthritis hereditary?' at once consult your doctor to get more knowledge about the disease and save your child from rheumatoid arthritis well in advance!


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A collaborative digestion and design game for community and technology exploration
Viller, Stephen, Brereton, Margot, Redhead, Fiona, & Axup, Jeff (2005) A collaborative digestion and design game for community and technology exploration. In Proceedings of the 2005 conference on Designing for User eXperience : Dux05, 3 - 5 November 2005, San Francisco, California.
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In this paper, we present interim results from the Communities and Place project, which is exploring methods for understanding communities in a variety of contexts, and how to inform the design of technology to support them. We report on our experience with adapting an existing game-based approach for working with video as a resource in participatory design processes. Our adaptations allow the approach to be used with diverse data arising out of the different communities we are engaged with, and different design traditions we approach the problem from, leading to the formation of common design themes to inform our future work on this project.
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Crystal Clear is listed TWICE. Has it been installed twice or is it just showing twice in -> Settings -> Appearance & Themes -> Icons
I thought we'd decided to include Crystal SVG too, but if you want to keep only one for space reasons, I'm quite happy, since it's quite easy to add other icons manually or install them via PBIs

On 8/16/07, Kris Moore <email@example.com> wrote:
 Gerard van Essen wrote:
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> You seem to have changed the boot delay from 3 to 7 seconds. Can't we keep
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Since folks complain that 3 is too fast, and 7 is too slow, I changed it
to 5 instead :)

As for the icons, I'm not sure I'm familiar with what you mean. Right
now we only ship with CrystalClear (due to space req's) Did we decide to
change to another, or just include the other set to have more?

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You'll find two kinds of "patient feedback documents" in retail establishments; comment cards and questionnaires. These both provide some of the same information, but a questionnaire has several advantages.
Questionnaires seek explicit information which can be analyzed and trended over time. This allows the business owner to know with a degree of certainty the extent to which business changes have impacted patient satisfaction. Comment cards only provide broad opinions, which often are very valid, but which cannot be used to trend changes in patient opinion. The best of all worlds is a patient satisfaction questionnaire with a "comment" question.
Comment cards are not a complete waste of money, but their value pales in comparison with the information obtainable using a quantitative patient satisfaction survey.


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MapleStory Cave Crawlers - Walkthrough
MapleStory Cave Crawlers
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Welcome to the walkthrough for the iOS game MapleStory Cave Crawlers, if you are looking for ways to make it to the next level, and to improve gaming experience as a master player, you've come to the right place. Here you will find MapleStory Cave Crawlers tips, tricks and guides, as well as the opportunity to share your own discoveries to help others move on and beat the game.
If you can't find the answer to your question you are welcome to post it in the comments section below. This way others who know the answer can help you by sharing their own tips and advices.
MapleStory Cave Crawlers Game Overview
MapleStory Cave Crawlers is available on iOS. For more details on the app, check out our review.
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- Release Date: December 15, 2011
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What Was Your Biggest Friend Blowout?
In middle school and high school, it seemed like there was drama with friends every five minutes over stupid crap, like who was copying whose outfit, or who the cutest boy in school liked more. Now that we're adults — well, most of the time — friend blowouts are few and far between. But when they happen, they are seriously gory. If I flip out on a friend, it has to be over something really major. Sometimes the friendships survive and get stronger and sometimes … not so much. After the jump, some Frisky staffers share their worst friend battles in recent history. Share yours in the comments.
The last major friend-pocalypse I got in was over a wedding. It was the wedding of a friend I had known since I was eight and I was not invited. The unfortunate part was that I just so happened to be in town the same weekend as the wedding. A bunch of my really close friends were invited, including my ex, who I am still friends with. The part I was pissed about was not that I wasn't invited, but that no one had the courtesy to tell me what was going on while I was in town. Everyone was sneaking around behind my back. I even scheduled a little get together at a bar and no one showed up because they were all "busy" (aka "at the wedding"). I was also upset that my ex, who I introduced to the bride while we were dating, got an invite instead of me. To add insult to injury, I found out about the wedding from my mom who heard about it through the gossip mill. Eventually my ex came forward and spilled the beans, but I already knew and was already pissed. I got in a fight with him, the bride, and my childhood best friend. All involved apologized to me, and it is now water under the bridge now, but, man, it was BAD. — Ami
My best guy friend and I are no more. We were super-close since we were 14 years old. There was nothing sexual about it, ever; we were almost brother and sister, really. We had a huge blowout about three years ago when I hooked up with one of his friends who had a girlfriend. That guy was cheating on his girlfriend with me and I got pissed off when he lied to me and said he'd broken up with her so I told the girlfriend about the cheating. My best friend was livid — but only at me. The guy in this situation who had been cheating got off scot-free. It was only me who my best friend got mad at. So I got angry about that, and my best friend and I went back and forth fighting about this for several months before he finally stopped responding to emails or text messages. Now we don't talk anymore at all and I certainly do not consider him my best friend anymore. I haven't heard from him in years. But I know for a fact that he still hangs out with that guy friend of his. This, my friends, is called the sexual double standard! — Jessica
When I was in my early 20s, I lived with my best girlfriend Sara. Sara was never home though, because she was always with her boyfriend at the time, Brian. But! She would do annoying inconsiderate roommate things like leave tons of dirty dishes for me in the sink and then disappear for three or four days at Brian's house. I was annoyed with that stuff, but I think what I was secretly more upset with was that I was feeling majorly dissed by my friend and it was manifesting itself in all of our stupid house stuff. So one day, we had a major blowout where I told her how fed up I was with her being so inconsiderate. We eeked out living with each other for another couple of months but were both relieved when our lease was over. THEN we both happened to be traveling in Mexico together with our respective boyfriends. My boyfriend and I made a stop over in Oaxaca where Sara was living with Brian and spent a really awkward night or two. I felt like our eight years of friendship was definitely done. The following fall, Sara came to me and apologized to me for the way she had been acting, and admitted that she had been taking our friendship for granted. We're going on 20 years of being friends now. — Julie
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140m. The central line on the face. A fine direct climb which needs a bit of aid on the crack at the start of the last pitch. Take a rack. The pitches are 6a, 5, 6a, 6a/A1.
Apart from the depressing outlook over the cemetery, the bottom half of this route has interesting climbing on good rock. The top half is a tottering heap; I cannot imagine where the 6a/A1 pitch goes!


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This Kentucky hotspot isn't just the place to be during the Derby! Stay at 21C Museum Hotel if you want a great upscale boutique experience with an artistic flare in Louisville.
21c Museum Hotel was hopping last weekend during the infamous Kentucky Derby! With Bourbon and Juleps flowing, it was the place to see and be seen during "the most exciting two minutes in sports".
But this artsy boutique hotel isn't just the place to be during the Derby. Oh no – it's a hotspot year round, and is best enjoyed if you're the sort of person who enjoys fabulous design, great nightlife and (interestingly enough) if you're in to eco-friendly hotels.
Located in Louisville's historic centre, 21c displays of many original and contemporary art pieces in both its galleries and public spaces.
With 90 rooms and suites, guests enjoy an intimate experience at this Louisville hotel. Rooms are equipped with posh furnishings and all the latest hi-tech amenities. Many rooms also have exposed brick walls and great views of the Ohio River.
If you're hosting an event or a big meeting, you can take advantage of the hotel's gorgeous meeting spaces.
For example, the large atrium can seat up to 120 people or hold 450 if it's a reception that doesn't need seating. There are also four private meeting areas that can accommodate groups of between 10 and 60 people. And, for the environmentally minded, the hotel works to come up with creative ways of keeping events held at it eco-friendly.
One of the best features of this hotel is its restaurant, Proof, which is always coming up with a new, innovative menu. For example, this Sunday, Proof is featuring a great mother's day brunch that includes such tasty treats as sour cream waffle beignets with rhubarb preserves.
Award-winning Chef Michael Paley focuses on a signature menu of rich Tuscan food combined with local flavours. The restaurant also features an extensive wine list (of about 100 wines). You'll find wines from both boutique producers and more recognized brand.
And, Proof has an impressive selection of about 50 of Kentucky's finest bourbons, some bottled exclusively for the restaurant, including special barrels of Woodford Reserve and Rip Van Winkle. The cocktail list includes original "Proof" recipes inspired by the season.
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Beverly Henry 4/22/02
Hello Beverly, this is my line.Johna nd Avis are buried in the Mt. Recluse cemetary, Cape Jellison, Stocton Springs Maine.John born 16 August 1782 and died in Stocton Springs 30 April 1849.Birth date Orland town record, her birth date from the Grindle family history was 12 April 1786 and she died in 1879. Marriage again from the Grindle family history was 14 September 1804.
John was the son of Ezekiel Harriman 1757-1809 a revolutionary war veteran. His wife Mary Craig1760-1830.
I visited all their gravesites this past September.Contact me for any more informationHarold Harriman
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Seminal Image #866
Barry Lyndon
(Stanley Kubrick; 1975)
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10 comments:
- Feta said...
Great film. I really think that Barry Lyndon was Kubrick's cinematographic magnum opus, even more so than 2001 or A Clockwork Orange.
- September 29, 2008 12:43 AM
- palinode said...
When I was younger, my father was obsessed with this film, and this image in particular. He would rent it (on videodisc, I think) every few months and watch until this moment, at which point he would always fling his finger out at the screen and demand that the entire family look closer.
I bet that the disc eventually developed a skip at this exact spot, which would have irritated other customers, except I'm sure that no one else ever rented Barry Lyndon on videodisc.
- September 29, 2008 1:27 AM
- Vanwall said...
I love how Kubrick conned his way to get the right camera and lenses - he gave his all for his art.
- September 29, 2008 11:32 AM
- David said...
Barry and his droogs. A magnificent image from a magnificent film.
- September 29, 2008 2:29 PM
- Brent McKee said...
Maybe it's me, but I seem to recall the film being panned when first released. It is only with the fullness of time that it has achieved the fame that it now has.
- September 29, 2008 2:41 PM
- Vanwall said...
You're right, Brent, it wasn't well thought of, altho I liked it even then.
- September 29, 2008 8:42 PM
- estiv said...
I seem to recall the film being panned when first released.
I'm not sure, but it was definitely a commercial letdown after 2001 and Clockwork Orange. Supposedly Kubrick told the studio it would earn nine figures, at a time when only one movie (Jaws) had ever done so. Didn't come close. As wonderful as I find it, I think it also marks the beginning of his losing control of pacing, a problem that only got worse as the years went by. And I say that as somebody who also loved Eyes Wide Shut.
- September 29, 2008 8:47 PM
- swac said...
I held off watching this on TV and video for years, and my patience was rewarded with a theatrical revival screening while I was in Toronto in the early '90s.
Well worth the wait, it's pacing and look don't work nearly as well on the small screen as in the movie theatre, where you practically get sucked into the image.
- September 30, 2008 4:32 PM
- marklunn said...
getting sucked into the image, that's what going to the movie theater is all about...
- October 04, 2008 12:26 PM
- SunRa said...
This is the most remarkably beautiful image I've ever seen drawn from a movie. It's proximity to a painting from the highest aesthetically advanced Golden Age is uncanny. Kubrick is without a doubt the true Rembrandt of the Cinematic Arts. His immersion in European culture is fabulous and awe inspiring.
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As we all prepare our Thanksgiving meals, we often forget to put much time into planning the hors d'oeuvre hour of the gathering. Holiday meals are one of those great times where you really have an excuse to get a little creative with a course that we most often skip in our daily lives. The snack and appetizer courses tend to be our favorites around here because they allow you to prepare and taste a bunch of different recipes without endless hours in the kitchen or getting too full to really enjoy the entrée and dessert courses (which would be a total crime in our book).
Along with my usual favorite cheese and chartreuse plates, this year I am going to try my hand at pickled carrots. You'll often find these guys in your favorite Vietnamese sandwiches or placed on top of soups, but I've also found that they are absolutely delicious on their own. They are so light and crisp, but have that lovely zing of flavor, which makes a nice option amongst the heavier, creamier, and more traditional Thanksgiving dishes. These pickled carrots were really easy to make and hardly took any time at all! Serve them on a vegetable tray or cut them into small slices and pair them with the cheese and crackers.
Pickled Carrots
by Stephania Stanley
What you need:
- 1 lb carrots, peeled and cut down to fit in mason jar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 sugar
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp dill seeds (or fresh dill)
- 1 1/2 tbsp salt
- 3 peppercorns
What to do:
Combine all ingredients except for carrots into a pot. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes and pour into mason jars. Add carrots, close jar, and let sit for at least one day. Enjoy!
Make sure to check out what are friends are cooking up with carrots this Thanksgiving season!
Thursday Night Dinner: Pickled Carrots
Virtually Homemade: Roasted Red Onions and Carrots With Pomegranate Gremolata
Haute Apple Pie: Carrot, Apple and Radicchio Slaw
What's Gaby Cooking: Thyme and Honey Roasted Carrots
Glory Foods: Honey-Carrot Bread
Daily*Dishin: Carrot Cake Hawaiian-Style
FN Dish: Quick Carrot Sides for Thanksgiving
Cooking With Elise: Spiced Carrot Marmalade
Dishin and Dishes: Roasted Honey Balsamic Glazed Carrots
Daydreamer Desserts: Carrot Cheesecake
Mooshu Jenne: Apple and Carrot Hearts Salad
The Sensitive Epicure: Maple Bourbon Glazed and Braised Carrots
Daydreamer Desserts: Carrot Martini