text: Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry On Faculty since 1999 Phone: (630)752-5404 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Education Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Univ. of Minnesota, 1997 B.S. Chemistry, Wheaton College, 1991 About Peter Walhout Dr. Walhout's current reseach interest lies in the area of polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films (PMLs). These films are created by a relatively new self-assembly technique whereby alternating layers of positively and negatively charged polyelectrolytes are deposited onto a substrate from solution. Many variations on this versatile synthetic technique can be employed, including adsorbing charged small molecules such as dyes into the thin film structure or creating discrete layers of non-charged conducting polymers by assembling a layer of the charged monomers followed by in situ polymerization. Several projects related to fundamental properties of PMLs are underway. 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His ultrafast thesis work at Minnesota under Paul Barbara was titled "Ultrafast Studies of Radical Anions in Solution." This was followed a post-doctoral appointment at the University of Wisconsin working with Mark Ediger in the area of polymer dynamics. Dr. Walhout married his wife Jenna in 1992 and they now have four children. Both are Wheaton alums and enjoy being back in the Chicagoland area where they are close to their kids' four grandparents and 2 great-grandparents. They are active in their local church where Dr. Walhout sings in the choir. He also enjoys watching and playing many sports and is happy to be close to the Chicago sports teams again after too long an exposure to Vikings and Packers fans. Courses Taught General Chemistry Physical Chemistry I and II Methods in Physical Chemistry Membership in Professional Societies American Chemical Society Midwest Association of Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges (MACTLAC) Selected Papers Published and/or Presented (student coauthors in bold) Walhout, Peter K. "The Beautiful and the Sublime in Natural Science," Zygon 44 (2009), 757-776. Carr, Joshua K.; Himes, Ryan D.; Keung, Connie; Burden, Daniel L.; Walhout, Peter K. "Heterogeneous Translational Dynamics of Rhodamine B in Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Thin Films," Langmuir 25 (2009), 8330-8339. Burden, D.L., Walhout, P.K., Elliott, J.T, Chandler, E.L., Scharf, R.G., Culbertson, M.J., Stults, D.A., Rupp, E.L., Poppen, S.D., "Measuring Diffusion in Nanoscale Environments with Single-Molecule Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy," Spectroscopy Letters, in press. Yokoyama, K., Silva, C., Son, D., Walhout, P.K., Barbara, P.F., 1998. Detailed Investigation of the Femtosecond Pump-Probe Spectroscopy of the Hydrated Electron. J. Phys. Chem. A 102: 6957. Silva, C., Walhout, P.K., Reid, P.J., Barbara, P.F. 1998. Detailed Investigations of the Pump-Probe Spectroscopy of the Equilibrated Solvated Electron in Alcohols. J. Phys. Chem. A 102: 5701. Silva, C., Walhout, P.K., Yokoyama, K., Barbara, P.F., 1998. Femtosecond Solvation Dynamics of the Hydrated Electron. Phys. Rev. Lett. 80: 1086. Walhout, P.K., Silva, C., Barbara, P.F., 1996. Ultrafast Study of the Photodissociation and Recombination of Aqueous O3-. J. Phys. Chem. 100: 5188. Walhout, P.K., Alfano, J.C., Thakur, K.A.M., Barbara, P.F.J. 1995. Ultrafast Experiments on the Photodissociation, Recombination, and Vibrational Relaxation of I2-: Role of Solvent-Induced Solute Charge Flow. J. Phys. Chem. 99: 7568. Walhout, P.K., Alfano, J.C., Kimura, Y., Silva, C., Reid, P.J., Barbara, P.F., 1995. Direct pump/probe spectroscopy of the near-IR band of the solvated electron in alcohols. Chem. Phys. Lett. 232: 135. Reid, P.J., Silva, C, Walhout, P.K., Barbara, P.F., 1994. Femtosecond absorption anisotropy of the aqueous solvated electron. Chem. Phys. Lett. 228: 658. Kimura, Y, Alfano, J.C., Walhout, P.K., Barbara, P.F., 1994. Ultrafast Transient-Absorption Spectroscopy of the Solvated Electron in Water. J. Phys. Chem. 98: 3450. Alfano, J.C., Kimura, Y., Walhout, P.K., Barbara, P.F., 1993. Photodissociation and vibrational relaxation of I2- in water, ethanol, and ethanol-d1. Chem. Phys. 175: 147. Alfano, J.C., Walhout, P.K., Kimura, Y., Barbara, P.F., 1993. Ultrafast transient-absorption spectroscopy of the aqueous solvated electron. J. Chem. Phys. 98: 5996.


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1933-39: Since there was no Jewish school in our town, my parents sent me to the nearby city of Sarny to study. I finished school in 1938 and returned to Komarovo to help my parents with our farm. But in September 1939 the Germans invaded Poland and divided it with the Soviet Union; our village was annexed by the Soviets. All private property was seized; everything was owned by the State and we worked in cooperatives.
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Madam President,
Let me thank the Brazilian Presidency for convening today's meeting – and also for preparing the draft resolution currently under consideration.
It is a pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão to the Council today. We have listened to your intervention with great interest and commend you on your achievements. Germany will continue to support your country, bilaterally, in cooperation with our EU partners, and not least as a member of this Council and within the UN community.
I also welcome (USG) Ameerah Haq: I thank her for the briefing and would like to commend her able leadership of the Mission. Germany takes note with satisfaction that the overall situation in Timor-Leste remains stable. UNMIT certainly has made its contribution – and we would like to pay tribute to the work of the men and women who form the Mission.
Before I offer some national remarks, let me underline that my government aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of the European Union on behalf of the Union later in this debate.
Germany supports the extension of the mandate for the Mission for another 12 months, as recommended by the Secretary-General. UNMIT, in cooperation with the government of Timor-Leste, has achieved considerable results, but - given the remaining institutional weaknesses and persisting fragilities -we are still facing considerable challenges:
Germany therefore considers it imperative to continue to invest in Timorese capacities and institutions closely in line with national strategies and priorities, and needs. National ownership is key to successful support.
The ultimate aim – as that of any peacekeeping mission - should be to render itself superfluous. This requires a huge amount of effort and determination from all sides: UNMIT, the UN family present in Timor-Leste as well as the Timorese government and international donors.
The next 18 months will be a crucial period for building the foundations for lasting peace in Timor Leste – with next year's elections being an crucial milestone.
In this regard, Germany supports the Secretary-General's proposal to leave the Mission's composition and authorized levels of personnel unchanged while continuing the gradual decrease of police as conditions on the ground permit. UNMIT should be ready to offer support when needed and called for, while the main responsibility for security will lie with the government of Timor-Leste and the National Police.
It is encouraging that the resumption of primary policing responsibilities by the National Police has continued to progress and that completion in all the districts and units is likely in the coming months. However, an adequate level of UNMIT police will be required both to intensify the support to capacity building and skills transfer and to lend operational support to the National Police if needed.
We believe that the proposed level allows for the necessary flexibility.
While we work towards the gradual transition to full Timorese control in all areas where currently international support is still required, it is clear that the United Nations has a longer-term commitment to Timor-Leste, also beyond UNMIT.
If current trends can be sustained, the time post-UNMIT is approaching fast. Therefore, Germany is of the view that we need to continue to intensify discussions about the strategy and the modalities for the transition and the preparation for the nature and the scope of the United Nations on the ground post-UNMIT.
We must make every effort to ensure that UNMIT support in areas, where there is a continued need beyond the term of the Mission's final mandate, is effectively transferred to State institutions, bilateral and multilateral partners, UN country team entities, or to civil society.
In view of my government, current progress will only be sustainable if the preconditions for the development of a vibrant civil society are in place: functioning state structures and an adequate judicial framework.
In Timor-Leste, already one time too many we made the painful experience that the early withdrawal of international experts led to a situation where the ability of national actors to continue on their own could not be sustained. One example is transitional justice and the fight against impunity.
Germany could not agree more with the Secretary-General's call for continued efforts to be undertaken at all levels of society to combat impunity and to strengthen public confidence in the justice system. Public institutions themselves must be role models for the rule of law and for accountable action, nation-wide. It is in this context that we share the concern about the so-called "certification" of police officers who face disciplinary and criminal charges. This very visible issue should be addressed thoroughly.
Another decisive factor for achieving economic growth and sustainable development is inclusiveness: The opportunity for women and young adults to contribute their share cannot be overestimated. We invite UNMIT to continue to focus on these groups of society and on implementing the women, peace and security agenda.
Through effective communication and joint transition planning, Germany is optimistic that the momentum can be sustained in tackling the remaining systemic, institutional and political fragilities which we believe continue to be the main challenges in the country.
Let me close by thanking UNMIT and its partners once more for its commitment to creating the conditions for its own future withdrawal and by encouraging our Timorese partners to continue the vigorous implementation of their ambitious national reform agenda. The government's motto: "Goodbye conflict – Welcome development" aptly sums up the aspirations we share.
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Fig 1: Spine nerve roots
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Fig 2: Distribution of Disc Herniations
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Fig 3: Distribution of Skin Innervation
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The spinal cord comes off the base of the brain, runs throughout the cervical and thoracic spine, and ends at the lower part of the thoracic spine. Therefore, spinal cord injury or damage may accompany trauma or diseases of the cervical spine or thoracic spine.
The spinal cord does not run through the lumbar spine (lower back). After the spinal cord stops in the lower thoracic spine, the nerve roots from the lumbar and sacral levels come off the bottom of the cord like a "horse's tail" (cauda equina) and exit the spine (view the spinal nerve roots with Figure 1).
Therefore, because the lumbar spine has no spinal cord and comprises a large amount of space for the nerve roots, even serious conditions (such as a large disc herniation) are unlikely to cause paraplegia (loss of motor function in the legs).
Division of the Spinal Cord
The spinal cord can be divided into segments according to the nerve roots that branch off of it. Nerves along the cord consists of 8 cervical nerves, 12 thoracic nerves, 5 lumbar nerves, 5 sacral nerves, and 1 coccygeal nerve. The nerve roots run through the bony canal, and at each level a pair of nerve roots exits from the spine.
- Cervical spine nerve roots. In the cervical spine (neck), the nerve root is named for the lower segment that it runs between (e.g. C6 nerve root at C5-C6 segment).
- Lumbar spine nerve roots. In the lumbar spine (lower back), the nerve is named for the upper segment that it runs between (e.g. L4 nerve root at L4-L5 segment).
Nerve Irritation from a Herniated Disc
The nerve passing to the next level runs over a weak spot in the disc space, which is the reason discs tend to herniate (extrude) right under the nerve root and can cause leg pain (lumbar radiculopathy or sciatica).
- Cervical disc herniations (in the neck) tend to irritate the nerve exiting at a particular level (e.g. C6 at C5-C6).
- Lumbar disc herniations (in the low back) tend to irritate the nerve that lies across a particular level (e.g. L5 at L4-L5) (view herniated disc distribution with Figure 2).
- Thoracic disc herniations (in the upper back) are very rare.
Sometimes, a herniated disc will cause only leg pain or arm pain and not lower back pain or neck pain, and may initially be thought to be a problem with the patient's leg or arm.
- Arm pain from a cervical disc herniation is usually accompanied by numbness/tingling and runs to the fingers.
- Leg pain from a lumbar disc herniation will usually run below the knee, and possibly to the foot, and may be accompanied by numbness. Learn more about how a herniated disc in the lower back can affect the sciatic nerve and lead to leg pain and even foot pain.
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- Spinal Anatomy and Back Pain
- Vertebrae in the Vertebral Column
- Spinal Discs
- Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerve Roots
- Back Muscles and Low Back Pain
- Sacrum (Sacral Region)
- Spine Anatomy Interactive Video
Pinched Nerve Pathology
The two nerves most commonly pinched in the lower back are L5 (lumbar 5) and S1 (sacral 1).
- Pinched nerve at L5. The L5 nerve supplies the nerves to the muscles that raise the foot and big toe, and consequently, impingement of this nerve may lead to weakness in these muscles. Numbness for L5 runs over the top of the foot.
- Pinched nerve at S1. Impingement of the S1 nerve can lead to weakness with the large gastronemius muscle in the back of the calf, causing difficulty with foot push off (view the distribution of skin innervation with Figure 3). Numbness for the S1 nerve runs on the outside of the foot. The S1 nerve root also supplies innervation for the ankle jerk (tap on the achilles tendon and the foot goes down), and a loss of this reflex indicates S1 impingement, although it does not create loss of function.
Most cervical pathology will lead to pinching of either C6 or C7 nerve roots in the neck, although sometimes the C5 or C8 nerves may be pinched.
Depending on which nerve root is pinched, the following symptoms are likely:
- Pinched nerve at C5. This can cause shoulder pain, deltoid weakness, and possibly a small area of numbness in the shoulder. On physical exam, a patient's biceps reflex may be diminished.
- Pinched nerve at C6. This can cause weakness in the biceps and wrist extensors, and pain/numbness that runs down the arm to the thumb. On physical exam, the brachioradialis reflex (mid-forearm) may be diminished.
- Pinched nerve at C7. This can cause pain/numbness that runs down the arm to the middle finger. On physical exam, the triceps reflex may be diminished.
- Pinched nerve at C8. This can cause hand dysfunction (this nerve supplies innervation to the small muscles of the hand). Pain/numbness can run to the outside of the hand (little finger) and impair its reflex.
Healing from a Pinched Nerve
The nerve consists of one long cell from the low back or neck down to the foot or hand, so the nerves tend to heal slowly. The nerves heal from the top down, and depending on how much damage is done at the time the nerve becomes impinged (pinched), it may take weeks to months for the nerve to fully to heal.
Treatment of neural impingement is directed at relieving the pain and then allowing the nerve to heal on its own. Nerves need both inflammation and pressure to be painful, so either relieving the inflammation or the pressure can relieve the pain.


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ATLANTA (AP) - Jabari Brown scored 26 points, Earnest Ross added 24 and Missouri barely kept alive its hopes of an NCAA bid, beating Texas A&M 91-83 in double overtime in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament Thursday.
The Tigers (22-10) squandered a nine-point lead in the second half, and Texas A&M (17-15) forced another extra period when little-used senior Blake McDonald made a steal under the basket and flipped to Alex Caruso for the tying layup with 8 seconds remaining.
Missouri twice failed to get off a shot with chances to win the game in the closing seconds. It didn't matter. The Tigers finally wore down the Aggies, who had lost at Missouri 57-56 just eight days earlier.
Caruso led Texas A&M with 28 points, hitting 5 of 9 from 3-point range.
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RICHMOND'S bid to emerge as a legitimate finals aspirant has gained momentum, with the Tigers adding depth and dash through the midfield and almost certainly a key defender on the first day of free agency.
The Tigers yesterday confirmed Chris Knights, the former Crow, had joined the club as an unrestricted free agent, meaning he could have walked to the club of his choice even if the Adelaide had matched the Tigers' offer.
Knights, 26, played 96 matches with the Crows but only five this season. When fit, he provides run and carry through the midfield and half-forward and has a booming left-foot kick.
The Tigers had also made it clear they were after a key defender, and Troy Chaplin, from Port Adelaide, had long been mooted as their ideal man. This came to fruition when the Tigers offered the restricted free agent a four-year deal.
If Port does match the deal, it has until Thursday afternoon to do so and he could either stay at Alberton or nominate for the national draft.
Chaplin's manager, Liam Pickering of Strategic Management Australia, said Chaplin had resolved to leave Port and wanted to go to the Tigers so he was prepared to go in the draft if Port tried to match the offer.
Pickering is also working on finding David Rodan a new home, with the Power yet to clarify if he is a wanted player.
Knights, though, doesn't have any worries and revealed he had maintained a keen eye on the Tigers this season. One reason was to see how Ivan Maric, his former housemate with the famous mullet haircut, was doing, the other because he sensed his time was up at a club he had joined as the 56th pick in the 2004 national draft from the Eastern Ranges.
''I have been watching Richmond closely this year. A good friend of mine, Ivan, who I lived with for six years, came across, so I have been following the progress and form,'' he said.
''They played some really good football. A lot of players had great seasons, Ivan included, so hopefully I can be involved in that, be a part of it, and have some success next year.''
What the Tigers will hope is that Knights can avoid injuries. This will be his first pre-season in three years where he hasn't required surgery.
''It's been one of those seasons where I got off to a slow start. The [Adelaide] boys have been firing and I didn't really get an opportunity this year,'' he said.
''I have had a bit of an unfortunate run due to injuries. Last year I had hip surgery on both hips.
''Before that I had a bad foot. It's exciting because my body now is in good stead and I can have a full pre-season.''
Tigers general manager of football Craig Cameron was delighted to secure Knights. ''Chris has the all-round talent, versatility, and experience to really help us, and we feel that he'll thrive with the opportunities at Tigerland,'' he said.
Fremantle has also been active. The Dockers, looking to bolster their midfield, have tabled an offer to Port Adelaide's Danyle Pearce, a restricted free agent.
The Dockers have lodged paperwork with the AFL.
Pearce has played 154 matches for the Power since making his debut in 2005. He was named the AFL Rising Star in 2006.
''The club will not be making any further comment until the free agency process is completed,'' the Dockers said.
If Pearce were to leave, the Dockers would receive a compensation pick in the national draft, possibly a second-round selection.
West Coast's Quinten Lynch has yet to declare where he will go next after telling the Eagles on Saturday that he had decided to leave the club as an unrestricted free agent.
Lynch is understood to have agreed to a two-year deal, with either Melbourne or Collingwood his likely destination. Melbourne's offer is understood to be more lucrative than the Magpies'.
Carlton, which was also keen on the ruck-forward, was resigned to the fact he would be going elsewhere.
Lynch's manager Colin Young yesterday said a decision would be made today or tomorrow.
Pickering also confirmed that several clubs had inquired about West Coast defender Mitch Brown who is contracted for one more year to the Eagles and remains a required player there.
Brown battled for senior opportunities this year, prompting the interest from clubs such as St Kilda and Hawthorn.
''He is happy in Perth. He has a year to go and the Eagles have said they want to keep him so he is happy with that, but he just wants to play,'' Pickering said.
Sharrod Wellingham, who is uncontracted but is not a free agent, yesterday met with the West Coast Eagles as he continues to debate whether to begin afresh at a new club. It's understood the Collingwood midfielder has three clubs to choose from - the Magpies, the Eagles and Fremantle.


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FAMILIES can get up to $160 extra a fortnight in tax benefits from the start of the new year if their teenagers aged 16 to 19 stay in school or in vocational training, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced yesterday, as her government's election commitment kicked in.
''Currently families get a rude shock when their child turns 16. Their child is at school, they still need feeding, they still need new clothes, they've still got all of the expenses of having a teenager in the household but their family benefit can drop by 67 per cent,'' Ms Gillard said.
The change to the family tax benefit will mean an increase of up to $4200 a year for parents whose older teenagers remain in education and the largest rise will go to those already getting the maximum amount of the benefit, which is income-tested, the Minister for Families and Community Services, Jenny Macklin, said.
The payment varies depending on the number of children in a household, but the government claims that about 630,000 families with a teenager turning 16 within the next five years stand to benefit, including almost 205,000 in New South Wales and just over 150,000 in Victoria.
Ms Gillard squeezed into a modest house in outer Sydney suburban Smithfield with Ms Macklin, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen and local MP Chris Hayes for tea and spring rolls with two Vietnamese families who have teenagers.
Cindy Huynh and Cindy Tran, both 16, and Kelly Tran, 14, all daughters of refugees, were the stars of this turnout simply because of their ages, while outside, Ms Gillard batted away media questions about her Labor predecessors Paul Keating and Bob Hawke - who are sparring over newly released cabinet documents - and the disgraced former NSW ALP Minister Rex Jackson, who died yesterday.
Back at her Kirribilli House, for high tea with members of the Indian and Australian cricket teams, Ms Gillard faced an unexpected dissenter. Inclining her head towards the great Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who just missed his century of centuries in Canberra, she said: ''While Australians are barracking very hard for our cricket team, I think they are looking forward to what may be a very special 100 made in Australia some time during the course of this series.'' Australian captain Michael Clarke quipped: ''I think Sachin Tendulkar is an amazing player … but we are hoping he scores his hundredth 100 in his next series, not against us.''


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Apple buys personal assistant Cue, takes aim at Google Now
0. phoneArena posted on 03 Oct 2013, 23:48
We hear about Google acquisitions all the time, but it feels like it has been a while since we heard about an Apple acquisition. Well today, news has come out that Apple has agreed to purchase Cue, which is a personal assistant app that has been doing very Google Now-like things since before Google Now existed...
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1. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Well, I'll look forward to next year when iFanboys and girls come in shrieking about yet another feature that Android will have had for years.
5. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
That's why I made a point to note that Cue was around on iOS before Google Now existed. Someone is going to call out "copying", because someone always does. But, as usual, it will be a misguided argument because Cue came before Google Now, and before Cue were human personal assistants. And really, why don't we get mad at Cue and Google for copying those humans?
8. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
I'm not saying I'll be upset with Apple for having the feature. I'm just noting that on a customer facing basis, that's what I'll have to deal with. I'll have to deal with customers streaming in and acting like a good virtual personal assistant doesn't already exist elsewhere.
25. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
The ignorance of others only has an effect on you if you let it.
23. rcl4444 (Posts: 40; Member since: 06 Oct 2012)
Firstly I'd like to thank you for your articles where you've been highlighting about the continual and often misguided accusations of copying.
While I agree with you overall, we have to draw the line at some point. Yes, Cue did it before Google, we had human PA's before Cue, we had mothers and wives before PA's, and so on.
There's a difference between an idea and a technical invention/application/product.
The 'Idea' of a PA has been around for a long time, so we're not copying it, we're re-inventing it.. The 'invention' of a portable PA service has been around only a few years. If Cue was the first to bring this to a mobile device, then it's correct to say others copied.
However next year if/when Apple starts saying what they have a PA first for iPhone, or is the most beautiful, that it changes the way people will use their phones forever, etc... all of which is intended to plant belief in peoples minds that Apple innovated it - lets remember this conversation and set the record straight.
24. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
If you look at the history of invention (Kevin Kelly's "What Technology Wants" has a good overview), you'll see that there have been plenty of instances throughout the years where things have been invented completely independently of one another but at the same basic time.
It's all a matter of when the technological precursors are created. We needed voice recognition to hit a certain point before voice command could happen. Voice command was inevitable, it doesn't matter who did it first.
The same thing applies here and with many other things. Cue did release first, but it's hard to claim that Google wasn't working on Now before Cue was released. What is released first doesn't necessarily mean everything afterwards was a copy, it could just mean that it had a longer development process.
22. rcl4444 (Posts: 40; Member since: 06 Oct 2012)
As much as I agree with your comment the shrieking now happens both ways - which as an Android user I'm disappointed to see and admit.
Though I do feel this has originated from Apple fan's sometimes 'rabid' behaviour and a backlash to Apple's tendency to make new things on iPhone sound like their own innovations or world firsts.
2. THE.DARK.KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 269; Member since: 09 Sep 2013)
History has shown us many times that when Apple does something that has already been done, they do it much better than the original.
6. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Apple Maps?
12. THE.DARK.KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 269; Member since: 09 Sep 2013)
Why haven't the moderators attacked you on your comment? Aren't you trolling? Yeah and as if google maps worked perfectly when it released. It took around 7 years for google to make google maps perfect.
15. Reluctant_Human (Posts: 904; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
You were proven wrong. Just admit it and move on.
16. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Um, Dark Knight, did you seriously just ask why moderators haven't attacked THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE for his (perfectly valid) argument?
19. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Burrrrrrrnnnn lol and the best part you didn't even reply properly.....
Also there is the antegagate as another example
26. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Hey, that sounds exactly like what I said when Apple Maps was released:http://www.phonearena.com/news
The point is that you are claiming that when Apple does something, it is often better than the original. But, there are many examples where that either isn't true, or the differences make it impossible to claim one is truly better.
7. sleepyjohnny (Posts: 151; Member since: 16 Dec 2009)
4G data? Multitasking? Notification Center?
It seems as though your "history" isn't factual
10. RebelwithoutaClue (Posts: 3579; Member since: 05 Apr 2013)
Don't forget all the issues with iOS 7 nowadays. Text alignment issues, gyro sensors working improperly, not to mention quite a few other bugs in iOS 7. Only thing they really perfected in time, is Indoctrination.
11. THE.DARK.KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 269; Member since: 09 Sep 2013)
What the hell? I have there ios devices and I don't experience any of these bugs. Stop lying hater! That gyro thing is with the 5S not other ios devices and as if your lame droid devices don't have issues as soon as they release.
13. THE.DARK.KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 269; Member since: 09 Sep 2013)
14. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Someone clearly can't stand the idea that iOS is anything but perfect.
17. THE.DARK.KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 269; Member since: 09 Sep 2013)
That's because I am talking in terms of daily usage. So you wanna know what would happen with my GS3? All of a sudden "camera failed" and then I had to reboot. Then those two Arrows in the wifi signal bar just go off randomly when am browsing the web I have to wait about three seconds for the arrows to come back and for the webpage to start loading. These are just few of the many issues I have experienced randomly. I use my ios devices daily and I hardly encounter issues. Ios is a million times more reliable than android,
18. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Uh....huh. So if I were to follow your logic, I could say "But my Android phone did none of that, so obviously Android has virtually no issues and is way better than iOS!!!"
It took me a while to learn this: personal experience doesn't necessarily reflect the experience of others. I've never had a Motorola phone give me anything more than a handful of passing issues, but I'm. Not. Everyone.
21. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Welthis video thas a fair comparison of "user experience"
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20. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Can you explain how your "camera failed" also stop lying to yourself because you think iOS is more reliable doesn't make it true at best iOS would be as reliable as android
9. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Sometimes they do it better than the original. Many times they don't. Sometimes when they do it first they don't do it better than those who come after.
3. itsdeepak4u2000 (Posts: 3718; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Oh what happened to SIri, Is she not able to do job like Google Now? Well this is good and CUE can improve Siri. I want Cortana to have all the features something revolutionary.
And Google Now, Siri, Cue, Cortana, etc. all should be available for every platform in the world. :)


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On Monday September 5th. 2011 cricket history was made when the two top women's cricket teams in the T&D cricket league faced off against each other in the first ever all women's league cricket final in Canada.
The match was witnessed by the President of Cricket Canada, Mr. Ranjit Sani, Canadian national women's cricket coach Mr.George Codrington, the CEO of the Toronto CricketResource Group Mr. Ken Jeffers, former CEO of Cricket Canada Mr. Chandra Gokool, a national cricket coach of Dominica Willie Williams ( on vacation ), Mr. Kelvin Padmore ( community radio host ) and many media houses and dozens of spectators.
Kaisoca ladies won the toss and opted to bat scoring 104 runs in 35 overs with skipperDurryia Shabbir scoring 31 runs and Mahwish Khan contributing 15 runs.
Superstars at their turn to bat had problems with the swing bowling of the Kaisocaopening bowlers and were all out for 33 runs. Top scoring for Superstars was Nicole Gallagher with 10 runs. Kaisoca opening bowlers Lorraine Kenton picked up 5 wickets for 14 runs and Mahwish Khan 3 wickets for 20 runs. Off spinner Hala Azmat captured 2 wickets for 1 run.
The ' George Maharaj Challenge Trophy ' as well as medals to both teams were presented by the executives of cricket in Canada who were present.
This effort would not have been possible without the assistance of ICC Americas, Cricket Canada and most of all The Toronto and District Cricket Association.
The teams :
Kaisoca Ladies : Durryia Shabbir ( captain), Mahwish Khan , Hala Azmat, KamnaMirchandani, Sobea Maream, Lorraine Kenton, , Saba Bhattia, Kadie Ramdath, VadeoSproxton, Gunjan Chandok, Hira Usmani, Kerry Fraser, Amy Wysocki.
Superstars Ladies : Yvette Singh ( captain ), Vindy Varansi, Jenny Tiranayake, NicoleSameuls, Nicole Gallagher, Achini Perera, Andrena Fowler, Suniti Patel, Jayshri Patel,Uzma Ifthikar, Abigail Rajkumar, Kiran Samra.
With the success of this year's attempt at forming this cricket league for women in Ontario, it is expected that the league will be expanded to 10 teams for 2012.


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But a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are three illustrations of the full horror of some dual-listed structures. Expect EADS-BAE, with the added political and defence ingredients, to be 100 times more complex. Nice work for investment bankers, corporate lawyers and company secretaries; hard work for everyone else.
1. This classic describes the consequences of Reuters' 2008 merger with Thomson Corporation (from the 545-page prospectus that one investor likened to War and Peace). Easy to see why the Anglo-Canadian DLC ended up abandoning its London listing in 2009:


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I'm home from work today ... laid up from straining my back while moving some "indoor " cooking appliances. So I decided to read the intro of "How to Grill" to take my mind off the pain.
It got me to wondering what books ya'll have in your arsenal?
I have:
How to Grill - Steven Raichlen
BBQ USA - Steven Raichlen
Barbecue! Bible - Steven Raichlen
Sauces, Rubs & Marinades - Steven Raichlen
Beer Can Chicken - Steven Raichlen
John Madden's: Ultimate Tailgatiing
I've purchased a half dozen other BBQ books that I won't mention. They didn't hold a candle to Steven's so I'll be giving them as stocking stuffers this year to family members.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Beleaguered Hewlett-Packard ( HPQ ) saw its stock price plunge nearly 13 percent Wednesday after CEO Meg Whitman failed to wow Wall Street with her strategy to revive the company. In what she presumably hoped would be a pep talk to bolster investor confidence, Whitman told analysts at a San Francisco gathering that the troubled company is making progress with new products, streamlining its operations and getting its costs under control. But she warned that her efforts are being hindered by "a worsening macroeconomic environment," particularly in Europe and China, and repeated her previous prediction that it could take four to five years to turn the corporation around.
"It's going to take longer to right this ship than anyone would like," said Whitman, who was named CEO a year ago. Noting that the Palo Alto company has been beset by numerous problems -- many caused by its frequent shifts in leadership -- she added, "I believe all of this is fixable, but it's going to take some time."
HP's Chief Financial Officer Cathie Lesjak added that the company's next 12 months are "going to be another challenging year," projecting its 2013 fiscal year earnings at $2.10 to $2.30 cents per share.
That didn't sit well with Wall Street, where analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters generally had expected earnings per share of $3.09. Shortly after Whitman began her presentation, the company's stock price began slipping and eventually closed at $14.91, a drop of $2.22 or nearly 13 percent. HP's shares haven't been that low since 2002.
HP's presentation drew mixed reviews from industry experts.
In general, "they did an excellent job," said analyst Rob Enderle, adding that he was particularly impressed by the company's new emphasis on more clearly quantifying how well its business units are doing.
"It's a good sign," he said. "They are cleaning the windshield, which makes it easier for them to stay on the road. It gives them a view of what's going on."
But while tech specialist Patrick Moorhead credited HP for providing "a very candid and honest evaluation of the company today," he said it needs to better detail how it intends to succeed in some markets, such as smartphones and tablets. He added, "they will need to do this for Wall Street to view them as a growth company."
Trip Chowdhry, an analyst with Global Equities Research, was especially disappointed in HP's earnings projections for next fiscal year.
"We should have expected something better," he said. "The current management team has been in place for a year. There is hardly anything to get excited about."
Many investors have cooled on HP as its sales have flattened, its profit has slumped and its debt has ballooned to $30.6 billion, prompting it recently to announce it is eliminating 29,000 jobs over the next couple of years.
Analysts have criticized the company for entering too many business niches. It sells everything from networking switches, routers and data storage devices to calculators, software and printers. On Wednesday, Whitman said it plans to trim its product lines to make them more efficient.
She and other HP executives also said the company is coming out soon with an array of new servers, printers and personal computing devices that will make it more competitive.
Another source of analyst criticism is that HP has failed to adequately address the increasing pressure its PC business faces from smartphones and tablets. HP previously had no luck selling smartphones and a tablet based on technology it obtained from its 2010 purchase of Sunnyvale-based Palm.
Nonetheless, HP is again developing a smartphone, and on Monday the company introduced a tablet aimed at business and government customers.
Some analysts contend the corporation is so far behind other smartphone and tablet makers that it should get rid of its PC and printer division. Whitman disagreed with that assessment on Wednesday. Insisting that HP is headed in the right direction, she told the analysts, "we have a real handle on what the challenges are in front of this company and we have a plan in place to take on those challenges.
"I believe with every single bone in my body that if we do this right we can set up HP to be a world-class technology leader" well into the future, she added. Contact Steve Johnson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews


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"The closing of this round demonstrates a strong commitment from our investors in support of our ongoing efforts to move several product candidates toward commercialization," said David Peralta, chief executive officer of NanoBio. "Our topical therapeutic programs continue to show tremendous promise to enable new products that can effectively treat drug-resistant pathogens and avoid the concerning safety risks associated with oral therapies."
Peralta added, "In addition, recent studies with our vaccine technology highlight key advantages for developing new vaccines for widespread respiratory and sexually transmitted diseases. Our unique ability to elicit both systemic immunity and mucosal immunity at the sites where these viruses enter the body could prove essential in the development of vaccines for RSV, HSV2 and other diseases."
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STROUD MP Neil Carmichael claimed £3,443 towards the cost of moving his constituency office, new figures show.
The Tory MP moved his base of operations from London Road, Stroud, to Bridge Street, Nailsworth, in July last year as part of a plan to rotate his office around the different parts of the Stroud constituency.
According to the latest information released by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, Mr Carmichael claimed £360 for removal costs while £983 was spent on decorating the new office.
Claims also include £913 for a new telephone system, £500 for new office signage, £120 on redirecting mail and £75 for furniture.
Mr Carmichael said: "In the long run it is cheaper because it is lower rent. A lot of the expenses were unavoidable such as fees.
"It is important to demonstrate commitment to all of my constituents by moving my office around."


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Police with guns drawn on Friday search for a suspect in Watertown, Massachusetts. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus police officer was shot and killed late on Thursday night at the school's campus in Cambridge. A short time later, police reported exchanging gunfire with alleged carjackers in Watertown, a city near Cambridge.
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Highlight: Kings Cross ER, Thursday, CI, 7.30pm
THIS fine reality-doco series about the emergency department at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst returns with a jaw-dropping episode. There's just the one patient tonight, Jelal Edmonds (aka Lazy J), a young hip-hop artist and former X Factor contestant, who has been stabbed in the heart outside a nightclub after a gig. When he's wheeled into the emergency department he's obviously in bad shape, but there's only a slight trickle of blood from the deceptively small wound in his side. This, we soon learn, is because most of the bleeding is internal - there's so much blood in his chest that it's making it hard for him to breathe. The only thing for it is for the emergency-department staff to cut another hole in his chest and drain great gouts of blood out of him. And that's just the start - with Edmonds at the brink of death and unable to be moved into an operating theatre, surgeon Michael Byrom has no option but to cut open his ribcage and stitch up his still-beating heart right there in the resuscitation bay. It's amazing to watch Byrom and the emergency-department team perform such a big operation on a man at death's door without the right equipment and have it turn out perfectly. Well, that's assuming you can watch; it's not for the squeamish. While the hospital staff are brilliant, the camera crew also deserve praise for getting great footage of the surgery without, apparently, getting in the way. Kings Cross ER could do with a little tightening up - the five minutes of scene-setting waffle at the start would have been better condensed into 90 seconds - but it's great stuff.
Two Greedy Italians, LifeStyle Food, 8.30pm
ANTONIO Carluccio exudes melancholy and disappointment as he and fellow chef Gennaro Contaldo return to Italy after decades away. Why? Apparently because modern Italian women aren't chained to the stove. Of course, Carluccio wouldn't see it that way. He sees himself as being concerned with the importance of family (he deeply regrets not having children) and with the survival of traditional cooking. There's a lot to be said for that, but the septuagenarian Carluccio gives the game away in a scene in which he gives a group of young women a finger-wagging lecture for not cooking enough. When a young man at the table explains that he cooks because his girlfriend is too busy, Carluccio isn't consoled by the fact that the guy, at least, is cooking. He focuses on how ''very sad'' it is that the girl isn't cooking for the guy. A taste of a bygone era.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Discovery Home & Health, 8pm
SIX-year-old pageant princess Alana ''Honey Boo Boo Child'' Thompson and her self-described redneck family are effervescent, uninhibited and often uproariously funny. Tonight's episode isn't one of the most memorable but it has its amusing moments, along with the usual quota of gross-out scenes (including a look at the nasty ''crust'' between Mama June's neck and second chin). There's extreme couponing at the supermarket, a slip'n'slide on a soapy tarp on the front lawn, and high jinks with Alana's pet pig, Glitzy (''She ooo'd herself!'').
Prophets of Science Fiction: Philip K. Dick, Discovery Science, 8.30pm
A look at the life and work of Philip K. Dick, whose stories became films such as Blade Runner, Minority Report and Total Recall.
Yukon Men, Discovery, 8.30pm
Life-and-death reality in a tiny, isolated Alaskan village.
Key & Peele, Comedy, 8.30pm
Better-than-average American sketch comedy.


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Topic: Blood work on Tuesday
We are asking for prayers for Tuesday. Lisa has blood work at the Clinic to check all her levels including her liver tumor marker. We are praying that the tumor marker number did not increase but stayed stable. We thank you for your continued love, support and prayers. We are so blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives. Our faith continues to grow and hopefully so does yours.


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As I have come to learn the hard way that serialize() does not handle the values of submit buttons, I've now come to a point where I need some help in order to solve my issue.
What I want to accomplish is the following:Submit a form when one of many buttons are pressed, using the value of the pressed button to determine the action.I'm using PHP to process the data once the form is submitted
For example, when the button labeled Save is pressed, the form is submitted but since the save button was pressed, only session variables are set with values from the form elements using PHP.When the button labeled Submit is pressed, the form is submitted once again, but since the submit button was pressed, the form is actually processed and the data can be added to a database.
But without knowing the value of the button, I can't do something like this:
if (isset($_POST['send'])) {
if ($_POST['send'] == 'save') {
// Set session variables
} elseif ($_POST['send'] == 'send') {
// Insert all data into database
I'm now trying to figure out a way to overcome this obstacle.
This is what I have right now that works like it should in terms of functionality (it saves data to session variable), but only for not submit button elements such as text boxes.
<?php session_start(); ?>

$(function () {
$('#test').on('submit', function (e) {
type: 'post',
url: 'actions.php',
data: $('#test').serialize(),
success: function () {

if (isset($_SESSION['email'])) {
echo $_SESSION['email'];
<form action="" method="post" id="test">
<input type="text" name="email" />
<button type="submit" name="send_form" value="send">Add To Databse</button>
<button type="submit" name="send_form" value="save">Save</button>
if ($_POST['email'] != "") {
$_SESSION['email'] = $_POST['email'];
Using the existing code, the form is submitted causing the session variable to be set and is then displayed to the user without a visual page reload (meaning the page remains where it was during submission).
One method I've been playing around with is to create hidden form fields with different values that appears depending on what button to press, and use that field to determine the action of the submission. However, I'm not really sure how to proceed. At this point, any ideas are welcome.
Hi there,
To answer your question, you can do this:
$('button').on('click', function (e) {
type: 'post',
url: 'actions.php',
data: $("#test").serialize() + '&submit='+ $(this).attr("value"),
success: function (res) {
Then, in actions.php $_POST will look like this:
[email] => email@example.com
[submit] => send
[email] => email@example.com
[submit] => save
However, sending the request via AJAX then immediately reloading the page kind of defeats the purpose of AJAX.Is there any reason you are doing it this way?
Thanks for the help. This definitely pointed me in the right direction. Hopefully I'll be able to make it work properly.
The reason for the reload is that the session variable will not be displayed on the screen otherwise. They will only be set but the user can't see that fact.
No probs
But then why use AJAX?Just have the form submit to itself, or use AJAX to insert the server's response into the page.
I don't want a visual page reload. Some of the forms I will be using this technique with are fairly large, causing the page to scroll all the way up upon page reload. All forms have many areas where they can select from a list what to populate some fields with (setting session variable to hold that data). But unless all the fields are saved in corresponding session variables when the user selects what to populate some of the fields with, already entered data will be lost. Also, this in turns forces the user to scroll down to where they were at the time of submittal, which get very irritating.
This way, I can have the user auto populate fields without loosing any data already entered (and thus not yet submitted to the server) once the page reloads, all without loosing the place on the form.
This probably made little sense.
No, that's fair enough.As I understand it window.location.reload(false); (which is the default) will have the browser reload the page from the cache as opposed to the server, so the user will not really see a visual page reload and will not be sent back to the top of the document.
I would have chosen another method of doing this, such as sending separate AJAX requests to the server and inserting the response into the page at the relevant points, but if you have something that is working for you, then fair enough.
My knowledge of Ajax is very limited. I'm confident there are many better ways of doing this, but this is what came to mind and with your generous help, it now works like I had somewhat envisioned it to. It certainly can work better, but I'll work on that when it it makes sense.
I'm always thirsty for improvements in the software I build and I'm all ears if you are interested in presenting me with an alternative way of doing this. It is obviously outside the scope of this thread and I would of course have to present a more thorough example of how this portion of the system is built so you get the whole picture. So if you feel up for a challenge or just want to choke your curiosity, I'll definitely prepare some documents highlighting this particular functionality in the system.
In either case, thank you for your help.
Sure I'd be up for helping you work out if there is a better way to do this.I don't want to write the whole thing for you, but I wouldn't mind discussing a few techniques


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Many Australians take time off between Christmas and February, and a fair proportion will arrive at some point at a theme park or bowling alley – and that's music to the ears of Ardent Leisure shareholders.
Ardent, which started life as a Macquarie satellite fund, owns and operates the Dreamworld and WhiteWater World theme parks in Queensland, as well as the SkyPoint observation deck at the Q1 building on the Gold Coast.
Around Australia, Ardent (ASX: AAD) is the owner and operator of AMF and Kingpin bowling centres, a group of marinas, a chain of health clubs and a chain of "family entertainment centres" in Texas.
If it's fun and costs money, Ardent wants to own and manage it – and really wants you to visit.
A complicated structure
The company has had a strong run since 2004, growing revenue each year except 2010. Its profits have been somewhat erratic over that time, fluctuating between earnings of almost $50 million in 2007 and a loss of almost $1 million in 2009.
It also hasn't been shy in issuing new securities – having more than doubled them in eight years, which has eaten into per-security earnings.
As a stapled security – one Ardent Leisure security is really one share of the management company and one unit in a property trust – the reported earnings don't tell the full story.
Solid performance
Despite fluctuating bottom-line profits, Ardent has delivered solid and growing pre-tax earnings over the past four years – almost doubling in that time – and has paid a distribution yield of more than 9 per cent in each of the past five years.
The share price has continued to rise over the past 12 months, but the yield is still a trailing 8.2 per cent (although unfranked).
As consumers start to spend again, and if (and it's a big if, at least in the short term) the Australian dollar falls, making overseas holidays more expensive, Ardent stands to benefit from the reversal of some strong headwinds into beneficial tailwinds.
The company does carry a significant debt load, but if it can keep it under control, and continue to grow sales and earnings (and harness whatever macroeconomic benefits come its way), Ardent should be able to continue to turn in a solid performance for investors.
Foolish takeaway
On a trailing price-earnings multiple of only 11.2, Ardent isn't particularly expensive, and with solid (if unspectacular) expectations for earnings growth in the current and next years, Ardent might well be worth a look – or at least some family "research" at one of its theme parks this summer!
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This flat iron gets hotter than my current CHI, therefore straightens better. I like how it fits in my hand as I straighten and smooth my hair. This is a great flat iron for the price. It works on my medium thick wavy hair, as well as my daugther's extremely thick, curly hair. Please buy this one if you cannot afford more expensive flat irons! DETAILS: Includes Bonus Styling DVD developed by Professional Stylists! Shows "how to" create numerous looks & styles -Full with tips & tricks -Tourmaline + Titanium + Ceramic Coating for superior heat transfer and wear resistance -Locks in the hair's natural moisture -Incredible Lasting Frizz-Free Shine -Digital Precise Temperature Control with Temperature Lock -Set and lock-in desired temperature setting -Salon High Heat 430°F -30 second heat up and Turbo Boost Mode -Automatically sets to the highest temperature if desired -Auto Shutoff after 1 hour -Dual Voltage for travel Hinge Lock -6 ft. Swivel Cord -4 year warranty


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A brand new Wimbledon loop train will be showcased to the public for the first time next week.
One of the 115 state-of-the-art high capacity trains set to pass through on the Wimbledon loop will be unveiled at the ExCel exhibition centre in London on Wednesday, January 29, and passengers are invited to take a look.
People will be able to climb aboard a mock-up of the new Thameslink passenger train that will run on the current Thameslink route - Bedford to Brighton and Wimbledon loop - and new routes that will become part of a wider Thameslink network in 2018.
These include the Great Northern routes to Cambridge and Peterborough, the route to Sevenoaks via Elephant & Castle and other destinations off the Brighton main line, significantly increasing capacity.
The first new trains will enter passenger service in early 2016 with the remaining fleet following at an increasing rate until there is one new train on the network every week, according to a Thameslink spokesperson.
First Capital Connect managing director David Statham said: "Our services are some of the most crowded in Britain and this new fleet will give us more trains, more carriages and more capacity which our passengers desperately need.
"We want our passengers to see what they will be travelling in and hear how the Thameslink Programme is going to transform their journeys."
The company claims that from 2018 the trains will operate at high frequencies across central London with one arriving every two to three minutes between St Pancras and Blackfriars.
For more information visit www.ThameslinkProgramme.co.uk.


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Highlights included a Lost Planet Three demo, details that Vergil has switched sides in DmC:Devil May Cry, and the handy new website Residenteveil.net for tracking your stats on Resident Evil 6.
Some pretty cool new trailers dropped last week. The latest for Pokemon: Black and White Version 2 gives us a deeper look at the characters and storyline. Discover it, along wit the preceding trailers, here. Bethesda released an interactive trailer for Dishonored- choose one of three daring escapes. Another interactive trailer was released for the fifth installment in the Crysis series- giving you the option to control modes. And you can get your beta on with the new Planetside 2 trailer.
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PETER Snowden believes Kerrin McEvoy faces the very best kind of dilemma on Tuesday as he decides which of Darley's two headline Blue Diamond Stakes contenders - Guelph and Metastasio - he will partner in Saturday's race.
Snowden has put his faith in a trio of gifted fillies for the Blue Diamond, electing to pay the $50,000 late entry fee for Metastasio and Montsegur on Monday while leaving in-form colt Kuroshio for targets in Sydney. Powerhouse filly Guelph remains both the trainer's and the punters pick of the team but Snowden is not certain that McEvoy shares his thoughts on the order of the top seeds.
''I still think Guelph is our best chance,'' Snowden said.
''She's a big strong filly and as always most of these two-year-olds are still very young, so that physical strength is a big advantage. She is very similar to her mother [Camarilla, 4th in the 2007 Blue Diamond]. But all three fillies are in great order and will have their final workout this morning, I could see any one of them winning the race and I can see why Kerrin is in a bit of a tizz about which one to pick.''
Snowden confirmed that Sydney-based jockey Christian Reith would partner Montsegur on Saturday and that Glen Boss was waiting patiently to snap up the ride on the remaining filly once McEvoy makes his decision following this morning's barrier draw, which is likely to be the defining factor in his decision.
''The draw is always important, maybe more so for Guelph,'' Snowden said. ''Metastasio is not far behind her [Guelph] on ability and the best part about her is her great gate speed, she puts herself right there and has the ability to really quicken when asked.
''In any big field two-year-old race you want to stay out of trouble. If you have to get back in the field with a lot of young green horses around you, you don't want your horses getting into that sort of traffic.''
Both Guelph and Metastasio have been incredibly impressive during the lead up to the Blue Diamond, with Guelph emulating her dam Camarilla with victory in the Blue Diamond Prelude a week after her stablemate cruised to victory in the Chairman's Stakes at the same track, with McEvoy in the saddle on both occasions.
Guelph's victory was good enough to displace long-time Blue Diamond favourite Miracles Of Life at the head of the market, with Metastasio third favourite for the race with most agencies.
Snowden has enjoyed a great season with two-year-olds with his tally of nine winners in that category putting him five wins ahead of nearest rival Peter Moody, with an incredible winning strike rate of 37 per cent. Interestingly, Snowden's juvenile charge has been headed by a group of highly-talented fillies that have, to this point, had a winning edge over their male stablemates.
''It certainly has been the way it has worked out so far,'' he said. ''But I've got quite a few good colts at home too, in the early part of the season the fillies have been very good.''


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Meatless Monday is a global movement, a way of life. It's not a campaign to turn everyone in the world vegetarian or vegan; in fact, many involved are meat-lovers. Eating less meat has been proven to reduce the risk of disease, curb obesity and has important environmental impacts, too. Will you join us in giving up meat, just for one day a week?
Dried beans can take a long time to cook (dried black beans, chick peas, kidney, etc.), but lentils are a surprisingly quick-cooking legume. They're also a great, healthy addition to a vegetarian's pantry; lentils provide protein and complex carbohydrates, and they're full of fiber to keep you satisfied longer. Plus they're super inexpensive, so you get major bang for your buck (less than a buck in most cases.)
A cheap, healthy, filling, vegetarian protein source? Sounds like a dream come true, right? But how do they taste? Lentils taste bean-like, but are pretty mild and take on the flavor of the sauce or spices they're cooked in. Their texture is pretty bean-y but they hold their disc-like shape well (unless they're cooked for a long time, like in lentil soup). They're a staple in Indian and Mediterranean cooking and work well in stews, soups, curries and salads made with grains, vegetables or just lentils.
Bal Arneson's Indian-spiced lentil salad is served on a bed of lettuce leaves for you to eat the old-fashioned way: with silverware. But you can use the lettuce leaves as wraps instead. Tuck the lentil salad into individual leaves and eat them with your hands like little burritos.
Bal Arneson's Red Lentil Salad
1/2 cup whole almonds
1 cup dried red lentils
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
2 teaspoons minced ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons garam masala
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon cardamom seeds
A pinch of coriander seeds
Juice of 1 lime
1 cup grated carrot
1 cup grated radish
1/2 cup finely chopped red pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
A pinch salt and pepper
8 Boston lettuce leaves
Toast the almonds in a heavy skillet over medium heat until they are golden and very aromatic, 5 to 6 minutes. Roughly chop them and set aside.
Put the lentils in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Place over medium-high heat, bring to a boil and cook until they are just barely tender and still quite red, about 2 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to halt the cooking process. Shake out all excess water, and then put the lentils into a large bowl.
Pour the oil into a skillet and, when it is hot, add the ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the garam masala, cumin, mustard, cardamom and coriander seeds and cook for 1 minute. Add the lime juice, and then pour over the lentils. Then add the carrots, radishes, red peppers, cilantro and mint. Season with salt and pepper and toss well to combine.
Line a serving platter with overlapping lettuce leaves. Mound the lentil salad over them. Sprinkle with toasted almonds and serve.
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Question for the Money Doctors
Question submitted on Aug 20, 2013.
Questioni am 28 and graduated from uf with an architecture degree and realized I wanted to become a neurosurgeon. I am taking my medical exam this September. i have $67k in student debt. 36k federal and 31k private. Chase is demanding their money and I only make $2500 as I have been studying for my medical exam. I do not know what to do . I live with my grandmother.
Please do not ignore Chase. Private student loans have different rules than the federal student loans. Please contact Chase and talk to them about a Short-Term Hardship Forbearance. This will temporarily postpone payments.   This will buy you some time before you go back to school.
Since you have graduated, your deferments have ended and payments are now required.
There are many scholarships available for medical school, especially when you pick a field that has a shortage and a need. These scholarships can be outright grants or student loan repayments. Please check with the financial aid offices of the various medical schools you plan on attending.
You are in for a long journey. Please do some careful planning so you will not have a lot of student loan debt when you graduate. Please contact a local CPA/PFS (visit www.aicpa.org/findacpapfs.org) to help you review the financial concerns of your plans.
For additional information visit http://www.360financialliteracy.org/