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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Children's Health
Vaccination records
Some days ago my son had his Hepatitis B vaccine. A few hours after the shot the nurse phoned and told me that she discovered that vaccine had been stored out of the recommended temperature and therefore the shot is considered invalid and needs to be repeated. Should this shot be recorded in the child`s record despite being invalid?
Thank you very much for the question. Based on the information you shared it is difficult to give a simple answer. Certainly, if vaccines are kept at a sub-optimal temperature, they may be less effective. However, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that the medical staff contact the vaccine manufacturer for guidance when the vaccines are not kept at the appropriate temperature. I would discuss this with your child's physician to determine whether an additional Hepatitis B vaccine should be administered. If it is repeated, then I would omit the previous vaccine as it would not count. Thanks for the question.
Stephen E Wilson, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


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Short Bytes: Intel's Core M and Broadwell-Y SoCby Jarred Walton on 8/12/2014 6:00 AM EST
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eggimage - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI'm seriously hoping broadwell Y lands on the retina Macbook Air Reply
iwod - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkWell I think it is all but confirmed, Fanless MBA, Retina MBA ( 4K ). Reply
willis936 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - link4K in a MBA? get real. Reply
nathanddrews - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThere are already several 15" 4K laptops on the market, so it's not unrealistic. I think Apple will probably reserve 4K screens for the RMBP line, but maybe there will be a RMBA. If not this next lineup, the one after. It's going to happen at some point. Reply
SirKnobsworth - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkUnlikely. "Retina" might be Apple's term but they're not buying into the pixel density space race that the rest of the industry is in right now. They go up to what you will be able to actually see in normal usage and then stop. The 13" rMBP has 2560x1600 so that's more likely. Reply
RussianSensation - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - link4K on a 12-13 inch laptop is a marketing gimmick, especially with existing Windows 8.1. If you use modern laptops with resolution above 1080P, it's already plenty. There is no need at all to include that many pixels on a 12-13 inch laptop as it will severely degrade battery life and GPU performance. Reply
This Guy - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkIt's important to people who read with complex characters, people who like small text/large work spaces and those that hate visible pixels.
Yes HD screens drain battery. But we have gained 5W from the CPU.
GPU performance shouldn't matter too much in OSX or Windows for a non-gamer. And MBA's aren't really a gamers first choice. Reply
IUU - Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - link"It's important to people who read with complex characters, people who like small text/large work spaces ..."
You mean 4k in 12-13 inch laptops ?
Because (and please excuse the inevitable sarcasm)if you do, those people should get checked in advanced research centers, if they are able to discern "visible pixels" at 1080p or even 720p.
Who knows, they may be able to see in ultraviolet or hear beyond 20khz.
In a more "serious" tone, if you are able to discern pixels on 5-13 inches screens, when in hd, imagine how bad it is at 22 or 30 inch screens. So, the manufacturers should, first of all, increase the pixel density of those sizes.
It's like putting 100 litres reservoirs in motorcycles because you think 70 litres is not enough and then say 50 litres is ok for trucks. Reply
Visual - Friday, October 10, 2014 - linkYou do not need to discern individual pixels in order to appreciate the improved sharpness and detail or to be able to work with smaller font sizes. Reply
eggimage - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkIn my guess Apple will stick with a 16:9 aspect ratio for this retina macbook air to fit in a similar design with slimmer bezel without having to increase the depth in the dimensions. As for the resolutions I'd say it'll be 2732*1536 (doubling 1366*768). a 4k resolution will be too power hungry for it to run smoothly or provide sufficient battery life for all day use especially if they do go with the Y series processors and try to reduce the overall thickness and weight for a compact design. Reply
OrphanageExplosion - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkMy concern is that performance would significantly regress compared to the current Haswell version, which may have low base clocks but can turbo all day long . Reply
eggimage - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI wouldn't be too concerned since the distinction between the Pro & Air notebook product lines will be even better defined, allowing the Air to target primarily on the low end users with basic needs and to provide the ultimate mobility in terms of lightweight & long-lasting battery life, while letting the Pro series laptops focus on people with professional needs, since the TDPs of both the U & H series processors will still remain the same. Let along the high possibility that Apple will still keep the non-retina Airs with the U processors in the market. Reply
zainichia - Monday, August 18, 2014 - linkIf I'm not wrong, the current Macbook Airs are using the 15W part, while the 13" Retina Macbook Pro uses a 28W part. So if apple does indeed use Broadwell-Y (which is around 4.5W if I'm not wrong) for the new macbook air, don't you think the gap between the two would be too huge...?
Also, as a side not: can anyone share what kind of performance differences we are looking at between the Y processors and the U processors...? Reply
nevertell - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkExcept that it can't turbo all day long. Reply
protomech - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkIt can't stay at the maximum turbo clock all day long, but it can run significantly faster than base clocks all day long, particularly if you're loading only the CPUs. Reply
CaedenV - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linka few thoughts on the matter:
1) This makes the release of the Surface Pro 3 even stranger than it already was. I mean it was supposed to be all about the SP Mini, and the SP3 was going to be a side note which then took center stage at the last minute. Maybe they saw these new chips coming and decided to purge inventory to do a quick turnaround with a fanless SP4 (similar to the release of the SP and SP2) so that they do not get stuck with the bill again? Or perhaps they know something that we don't about yields, costs, and availability which will push the release of a Broadwell product down the line a bit?
2) I seriously wonder about the y-series parts being Atom in disguise. We have already seen Atom being sold as Celeron (duel core) and Pentium (quad core) parts with this last generation. Perhaps with the die shrink and some added attention they were able to get the IPC up to a point where they feel that they can sell them as i3/5/7y pats without anyone noticing? That would make sense for as to why nobody was allowed to look at Control Panel or Task Manager yesterday (probably still listing the part as Atom), and it would also make sense with they way that Intel has been bringing Atom into the fold of their more mainstream product lines, being built on the same process, etc. This is not something I would personally take issue with as I have had really good experiences with Atom products (especially the last 2 generations of them), but Atom is marketing poison and a lot of people would be very annoyed if Intel took this path.
3) Obligitory comment about how this still offers no real upgrade value for desktop systems. Lower power is great, but outside of upgrading to a 6-8 core part there is no real replacement for my Sandy Bridge system still. To be honest my wallet is thankful for it, but typically at this point I start drooling over new hardware, and so far I have got nothing to look forward to any time soon. By the time there is a proper replacement my whole computer (processor, ram, SSD storage, IO, etc.) will just be a tiny SOC that will end up mounting to the back of my GPU. That in itself would be neat... but my next CPU upgrade will probably be so that I can get support for newer external technologies rather than the CPU itself (DDR4, PCIe4, M.2/PCIe Storage, etc.) Reply
Black Obsidian - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThe sad (or happy) reality is that, for mainstream desktop users, more CPU performance is utterly pointless. The CPU is already nowhere near being the performance bottleneck, and with four cores already being prevalent on the desktop, the state of application multi-threading is going to have to advance significantly before there's any point in adding more cores, either.
If you're an enthusiast, well, that's why Intel has an enthusiast-oriented platform, in S2011. Whether you need faster cores, more cores, more cache, more PCIe lanes, etc., S2011 is where you want to be.
Yeah, it means that people like you and I are still sitting on Sandy Bridge, because the mainstream platform hasn't advanced enough to be worth spending money on, and the enthusiast platform plain isn't worth the cost for our uses. But that's not a bad thing; I don't know about you, but I don't feel that my 2500K is inadequate in any way. If I did, I'd flip it from stock to its highest 24/7 stable OC (4.6GGHz) and that would tide me over until Skylake and its raft of new technologies.
I'm a huge PC hardware geek, but I'm not complaining that my main desktop rig is going to last 5 years without breaking a sweat. It's just more money to spend elsewhere (HTPCs, laptops, 4K or 21:9 LCDs, etc.) Reply
ZeDestructor - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI wonder if things will finally be power-efficient enough that we can have a quad-core chip as a mainstream laptop chip...
If that happens, the desktop platform should start cracking forward again as programmers start moving to taking advantage of more cores. Then again, the steam hardware survey says that we have a 48.63% users with 2cpus and 43.49% on 4cpus (and steam can see the difference between hyperthreaded cores and real cores)...
Maybe the 8CPU consoles will help? Then again, current quads are easily as fast in pure compute...
Damnit, now I'm sad. We need SOMETHING that isn't server or HPC crap to push performance forward! Reply
name99 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - link"If that happens, the desktop platform should start cracking forward again as programmers start moving to taking advantage of more cores."
Isn't the mainstream laptop core TODAY a quad-thread core (2 cores, each hyperthreaded)? To imagine that going to four cores will change programmer behavior strikes me as extremely optimistic. Until better programming abstractions are made available, it seems unlikely anything will change.
Such abstractions MAY arise from the C++ atomics work (which will build up a body of compiler knowledge, vocabulary, and ideas which will eventually make its way through the whole developer community, not just C++).
Or they may arise from widespread HW TM which allows for a different type of programming language abstraction, one that is more composable. This doesn't require widespread quad-cores --- but it does require HW TM to make the leap from x86 (and POWER and z CPUs) to ARM. (And then, of course, enough time to percolate through the ARM ecosystem, from the high-end down to the middle.)
Personally that's my theory as to how this will play out: Apple will add HW TM to their ARM CPUs, and will then announce Swift parallel programming constructions that require HW TM. Apple can do this because they can push ARM fast (everyone else is still waiting for A57s, let alone HW TM), and they're willing to obsolete the past --- they could announce that iOS and OSX for four years from now will only run on HW TM machines and no-one would be surprised. MS can't force their ecosystem to move fast (or at all *cough* XP *cough*). Google likewise have limited control over the CPUs their vendors use, and it would be a hell of a change in how they do things to ditch Java for a custom language. Reply
name99 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI'd put it differently. Both MS and Intel seem to be flailing wildly, both without any idea of what will actually sell, both without any interest in investigating reality.
To me the strangest thing is the REAL backstory behind the Broadwell delay. Let's consider.
The official story is that there were a few minor problems, now fixed, getting 14nm up and running. OK, let's assume that's true. Then why the ridiculous staggering of the separate Broadwell parts? We're supposed to get the laptop parts around 4 months after the Y parts, then the desktop parts about 5 months after the laptop parts. WHY?
- there's supposedly a fab in AZ going empty, so it can't be capacity. (And, face the truth, damn few of these Y parts are ever going to be bought.)
- if the process is debugged as claimed, then that shouldn't affect the laptop and desktop parts. Their delay can't be blamed on process.
- why make the centerpiece of the intro, the part that's going to get all the press, a low power part that, honestly (as AdTech states above) just doesn't meet any real needs. The laptop crowd don't want it because it's too low powered; the tablet crowd don't want it because it's too expensive.
The rational thing to do (in terms of both income and making a splash) would have been to ship the laptop parts first.
There's something very strange going on here that we're not being told. My GUESS is that something went terribly wrong in the design process (basically the ever-increasing x86 complexity has finally hit the breaking point) and a bunch of (more or less desperate) decisions that may have made sense for an ultra-low power part have landed up substantially hurting the performance of anything above Y class, so Intel is now desperately scrambling to undo those changes...
Anyone have a better theory? It strikes me that this is THE tech story of 2014, for any real journalist out there. Reply
p1esk - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkBroadwell design does not seem that much more complex than Haswell. It's just a few small tricks on top of existing architecture. I don't think the transistor count went up significantly.
The reason behind delay is more likely to be a poor yield. They are pushing the lowest power chips first because that's where ARM is beating them in the battle for smartphones and tablets. Laptop/desktop market does not demand the same urgency to mass produce chips at low yield. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI think the most likely cause for the delay of Broadwell is that there's a huge inventory of Haswell that people aren't exactly gobbling up, and really there's not much competition for Haswell. AMD is slower and/or more power hungry, depending on which parts you look at. Notebooks and desktops might see a 5-10% boost in performance, but that's not particularly important in the grand scheme of things.
But look at the Y-series parts. Tablets are not using Haswell-Y for the most part, and it's a growing market. There's little cannibalizing of existing sales by working on Broadwell-Y (BDW-Y), so Intel can focus on a design catering specifically to the needs of the extreme low power market and perhaps make some inroads in the tablet sector.
BDW-Y and Core M are a bit of a long shot, but really if Intel were to release BDW for desktops today, what would most people say? "Hmm... a bit faster than HSW? I think I can skip this upgrade." And that's what many have been saying ever since Sandy Bridge came out. Convincing people to upgrade to the next Core processor is a difficult task when everything still runs plenty fast. Reply
p1esk - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkIntel claims double performance per watt for BW-Y line compared to HW-Y. Why do you think they can't release BW-desktop chip that is more than "a bit faster" than equivalent Haswell? From the presentation, it looks like 14nm transistors are 30% better in every way than 22nm ones, so why not shoot for 30% faster clock at the same TDP? Reply
Spunjji - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkYou're making some serious assumptions there about how well the process scales at the high-end. It may well be that as you get up to the same clock speeds, that TDP advantage shrinks.
The fact is that Intel are competing with their own past successes. As Jarred said, BDW-Y is the only area they can release a chip that doesn't have to deal with upgrade inertia over previous products. Reply
Speedfriend - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - link@name99
"there's supposedly a fab in AZ going empty, so it can't be capacity." - they won't roll-out a new process to another fab until it reach an acceptable level of production yield, and then when it does, it will only be rolled out to one fab at a time , so it will take until early/mid 2015 to get three fabs online.
" The laptop crowd don't want it because it's too low powered; the tablet crowd don't want it because it's too expensive." - our company looked at rolling out tablets to some of our employee, turned out that iPad was not feasible due to the legacy systems (and staff not wanting to carry a laptop as well), so we have gone for hybrids. We would love a Broadwell Y based tablet that has better battery life, was thinner and lighter and would happily pay over $1,000 for it. In fact I would love one personally to replace my iPad Air, which I only ever use as a toy. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkYour point #2 is, sorry to say, crazy talk. Intel is very clear about Core M being Broadwell-Y, and to date there has never been an Atom chip branded as Core. Maybe at some point Core will see a chip derived from Atom, but I seriously doubt it. Pentium and Celeron are the budget Intel brands, and so if Atom has a stigma attached to it that's the place to go. Core is for performance, which is why slower Haswell and Ivy Bridge parts are still relegated to the Celeron and Pentium family. Reply
lilmoe - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkCore M seems to be nice and all... But $300+ is a complete rip off (if previous Y series is any indication)... We need more OEMs to compete in that performance/Watt profile for prices to go down... Reply
Thermogenic - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkMy opinion: No one can compete with intel right now. The only fab with the resources to try is Samsung, and I doubt their willingness to commit the resources for relatively low margin ARM chips. AMD almost went bankrupt trying, Global Foundries has now thrown in the towel (signing an agreement with Samsung), and TMSC is showing signs of wavering.
FinFET (Intel's implementation is called Tri-Gate) is hard. 14nm is even harder, based on what we've seen out of Intel. Samsung & TMSC are going to try to go to 14nm and start using FinFET for the first time at the same time. More power to them, but I feel like they will have major pains trying to.
DISCLOSURE: I own INTC shares, mostly after forming the opinion above. Reply
Spunjji - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkAs someone who has been following this industry for a while now, I see no reason to disagree with any of what you just said. Intel have been gradually eking out a lead in process technology and that lead is only getting stronger as successive die shrinks become more difficult to achieve.
If there are going to be any serious challenges, I see them coming from Samsung. They have the capital and the vertical integration to justify the expense of the investment... whether they have the engineering skill to match Intel remains to be seen though. Reply
SanX - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - link- My Hope #1 is that with no fan to cool we will not see 94C core temperatures again like in Yoga 2 Pro.
- Hope #2: is to reduce future Yogas and Microsoft Surfaces weight since after 2+ hours reading those in the bed I do not need go to gym anymore
- Hope #3 is that with 14nm Core M or Atom we will finally see 6" phones based on true Windows OS
Hurry up. If not then 14nm shrinks of all Intel competitors will make Wintel on mobiles irrelevant. The remote desktop apps like Teamviewer on any phone, tablet or laptop for example do the job of having your desktop PC Windows with all its apps anywhere you go probably even better if data network is available which became rarely not true lately Reply
Spunjji - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkBraswell is where we might finally see Windows in a 6" device. The current Atom chips are so close already but that should seal the deal.
Whether you'd want to actually use that device for anything, on the other hand... :D Reply

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The community work carried out by volunteers, police officers and police community support officers across Wiltshire and Swindon was recognised today at the first Neighbourhood Policing Awards presentation in Devizes.
The awards were set up by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon, Angus Macpherson.
Mr Macpherson had been due to address the invited audience and present the awards. But he is recovering in the Royal United Hospital in Bath after collapsing a week ago while on an official engagement in Trowbridge.
In his absence, the awards were presented by the Chief Constable Pat Geenty.
Mr Geenty was a member of the judging panel together with Wiltshire Council leader Jane Scott, Swindon Borough Council chief executive Gavin Jones, High Sheriff Peter Addington and Mr Macpherson.
Kieran Kilgallen, chief executive of the Office of the PCC, told the gathering: "If Angus was here today I am sure he would be telling you just what an important part volunteers play within the communities of Wiltshire and Swindon.
"Volunteering is something which Angus holds dear and being a volunteer himself in his very limited spare time he knows how fulfilling such work can be.
"Angus has been quite clear since being elected to office that volunteers have a huge role to play in helping him achieve the priorities he set out in his Police and Crime Plan.
"It is the commissioner's belief that we, the residents of Wiltshire and Swindon, have to play an active part in our communities. So, for example, he has been extremely keen to encourage the development and growth of various watch schemes such as Community Speed Watch and Neighbourhood Watch.
"In other words, he believes what Robert Peel, the founder of British policing, said: 'The police are the public and the public are the police'.
"The commissioner feels that the awards will draw attention to the good work that is done by volunteers. That attention should then hopefully motivate other people into stepping forward and giving some time to their community.
"The other benefit of the awards is that they provide an opportunity to recognise and applaud some of the excellent work that goes on.
"This is the 30th anniversary of Volunteers' Week and charities and organisations across the country are taking the opportunity to thank the army of people who by, willingly giving their time, truly make a difference.
"Within the constabulary, volunteers are to be found in various guises; some wearing the uniform of the special constable and patrolling our streets; others wearing a high vis jacket as members of their local Community Speed Watch.
"Then there are those who are largely unseen such as Neighbourhood Watch volunteers or the Independent Custody Visitors who visit custody units unannounced to check on the welfare of detainees."
Mr Geenty said he was delighted that Mr Macpherson was making progress in hospital and praised the commissioner for his initiative in setting up the awards and said they shared a commitment to harness the potential that volunteers have to offer.
The Chief Constable was pleased the Commissioner was saluting the work done by volunteers, not least the Special Constables, to help keep Wiltshire and Swindon safe. Mr Geenty was also grateful that the good work of police officers and PCSOs was being recognised.
The citations of the winners and runners-up are as follows:
Community Champion of the Year: PC Pete Jung (Wilton NPT) Nominated by a number of people, this award is presented for Pete's enthusiasm, commitment and dedication as Community Beat Manager for Wilton Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Runner-up – James McDonald (Trowbridge NPT) Nominated by Trowbridge Town Council for his tireless efforts to reduce anti-social behaviour on the Longfield Estate, to improve the appearance of the neighbourhood, and to raise funds to provide activities for young people after school at weekends and during holidays.
The drop-in sessions at the community centre on Saturdays attract people of all ages and they come to use the computers, play pool or table tennis, to chat, to find advice on housing problems and job searches. It has helped to reduce isolation in this deprived area of the county town.
James has also masterminded the operation to raise funds for Weavers Drive, a sheltered housing scheme for older people, who suffered losses through a massive fire earlier this year. He is a true community hero.
Volunteer of the Year: Nigel Beaven (Woodborough).
Nominated by Woodborough Parish Council in recognition of his services to the community as the Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator. For the last 26 years he has tirelessly visited newcomers to the village, advising them on security and making them welcome.
He officially stepped down from the role last year, but continues to take a keen interest in keeping the village safe. He has accepted and coped with the rapid changes in technology which have altered his role over the years but has not allowed these advances to dampen his sincere, humane and outstanding devotion to the village where he has lived all his life.
Nigel quietly and unostentatiously goes about his selfless business; maintaining the churchyard, treating the wooden bench and keeping a close and affectionate eye on all around him. The ensuing and enduring popularity of Woodborough as a safe and tranquil place to live is testament to Mr Beaven's efforts over the years.
Runner-up – Valerie McLea (Royal Wootton Bassett CCTV team).
Val joined the Royal Wootton Bassett CCTV team 12 years ago to give something back to the community. She has been a regular volunteer since that time and completes between 800 and 950 hours of volunteering a year.
Val is always keen to support the police in the work that they do and is often asked to review CCTV footage in order to establish whether a crime has taken place. Through Val's diligence she has helped to reduce petty damage to property within the town, and damage to Town Council assets in the playing fields.
She has also been responsible for a number of arrests for crimes committed in Royal Wootton Bassett. Not only does Val give her time to the CCTV suite but she also provides advice and inspiration to other members of the team in order that they may keep the town safe and as crime-free as possible.
Runner-up – Warminster CCTV team Nominated by Warminster Town Council for the assistance the team provide in monitoring CCTV footage on an average of 10 hours a day across Warminster, Westbury and West Wilts Trading Estate, including the night time economy.
The team jointly work with street pastors and local Pub Watch and Shop Watch members to support local intelligence and provision of data to assist with the Commissioner's objectives. The safe passage of vulnerable people, particularly at night, is also a prime activity.
The volunteers provide a professional day to day operation as well as supporting the big events such as military parades, carnivals and street activities. The Town Councils of Warminster and Westbury could not provide this excellent CCTV operation without its dedicated team of volunteers.
Neighbourhood Policing Team of the Year Winner – Swindon Town Centre, Broadgreen, nominated by Broad Street Area Community Council.
Runner-up – Trowbridge NPT Nominated by both Hilperton Parish Council and North Bradley Parish Council for the swift response to requests for assistance and providing feedback on issues raised with the local team – a vital element of good customer service. Regular reports are provided to Parish Council meetings with the Community Beat Manager attending meetings, sometimes when off duty.
Runner-up – Malmesbury NPT Nominated for their pro-active approach to communicating with local people through the popular and effective use of Facebook, keeping hundreds of local residents up to date. This proved useful when Malmesbury experienced extreme weather conditions causing potential safety problems in November 2012. The NPT's facebook page also warns about potential rogue door-to-door salesmen in the area.
The team understand the diverse issues relating to the rural and town environments and repeatedly demonstrate that they will work to address the causes of crime - and not just deal with crime itself. They do an outstanding job in their community area and engage regularly with community leaders.
PCSO of the year: Juliet Evans (South Marston/Highworth).
Nominated by South Marston Parish Council, Juliet sets a fine example for a Police Community Support Officer with her affable personality and friendly, confident manner.
Independent Custody Visitors
Commissioner Angus Macpherson has a statutory responsibility to operate an independent custody visiting scheme through which members of the community, who are recruited and trained, visit custody unannounced to check on the welfare of detainees and their conditions.
Independent Custody Visitors are volunteers and give their time freely to the scheme. During the last 12 months three custody visitors have left the scheme.
The Office of the PCC is publicly recognising the commitment and contribution they have made to the scheme by presenting them with certificates. They are Angela Mullens, Louise Myles, and Brock Trethowan.


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AMD's Godfrey Cheng Joins Rick Bergman at Synapticsby Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/17/2012 1:52 AM EST
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wtfbbqlol - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - linkThere's so much good background information, and new insight packed into a relatively small number of words. A lot of tech journalists could learn a thing or two from your style. Please keep it up. Reply
mfenn - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - link*cough*JasonMick*cough* Reply
mrbean1500 - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - link+1 haha
the guy just sits at home all day and posts his opinion on a news site... Reply
nsiboro - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - linkAnand, please do share more of what's cooking in that wonderful mind of yours.
Good insight. Reply
Wolfpup - Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - linkYeah, interesting article, but I still don't understand why-everything else being equal-someone would move from a company as exciting and at the forefront of technology as AMD, to a company that doesn't seem to do anything interesting at all.
I mean maybe the pay was better, or he didn't like his coworkers or something, or it was closer to family, or who knows what, but otherwise I don't get it. Reply
Sabresiberian - Saturday, April 21, 2012 - linkI'm not so sure all of AMD is about being at the front of technology. I wonder how much the "don't risk too much by spending a lot of money on development, and compete with price instead" mentality has to be fought to get anything new done in AMD. Getting bone tired of fighting that kind of turtle thinking could be a reason for wanting a change in pace, as it is.
Also, I don't think other, less demonstrative companies aren't just as exciting. Synaptics may not blow their horn to the general public as much as AMD, but that doesn't mean they aren't working on their own ideas - which is suggested in Anand's article here.
;) Reply
Fujikoma - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - linkIf they started with something smaller to demonstrate viability. Possibly... build a touch screen chess board where the hologram pieces move/fight like battle chess did, a cookbook that shows how to zest/cut/pare along with showing the recipe, medical devices that show a patients internals where the doctor could remove layers from their desk... there's a lot they could play with just to get the ball rolling.
I think the other companies need an incentive to build better product, like making money supplying parts for the next tech. hit. As debatable as Apple products are, they are pushing screen technology. The gaming, entertainment and CAD industries have been pushing the graphics industry. Bad coding has pushed the memory and storage industries for years. Reply
Meaker10 - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - linkSynaptics make the only decent touchpads, so off to a good start there. Reply
Einy0 - Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - linkWhy are execs running from AMD like rats from a sinking ship? Is it really that bad? I have trouble believing Intel will continue selling 3Ghz Quad Core CPUs for $300 without AMD to offer an alternative. Perhaps ARM is the new Intel alternative. I doubt that... I still don't see the tablet taking over the desktop in productivity anytime in the next 5 to10 years. Reply
JKflipflop98 - Thursday, April 19, 2012 - linkThe idea of a holodeck is dumb. Augmented glasses would be far better. You're still immersed in a virtual world, but you're not constrained to one certain room in your house to use it. Reply
Sabresiberian - Saturday, April 21, 2012 - linkThe idea that "augmented glasses" could provide the sensory input of a true holodeck is dumb. A holodeck experience is far more than just what you see.
What, are you going to go around room to room while you pretend you're in another world? Good luck not tripping over the kids' toys.
If you want to get some decent ideas about what a "holodeck" type experience will really look like, read Tad Williams' "Otherland". Not only does it point out the limitations of glasses, it points to better solutions for movement than a large room you wonder around in. In any case, there are huge technological advancements to be made before that kind of experience can really be possible.
That being said, research is being done in all of those areas, and it will become possible; it will be done.
;) Reply


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November 30, 2012
The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College invites you to observe the days of Advent with a special online Evangelism Advent Calendar.
The Wheaton College women's soccer team will face Emory University at 5 PM (CST) on Friday in a NCAA-III National Semifinal. Thunder fans can follow the tournament this weekend in a variety of ways online.
The Billy Graham Center Museum at Wheaton College is hosting a series of one-hour worship services designed to engage children with the wonder and anticipation of the Advent season.
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This year, as WETN, Wheaton's FM radio station, continues its annual tradition of broadcasting the area's widest variety of Christmas music, "Uncle Lar's Christmas Attic" also returns to the airwaves.


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A playscheme for disabled children that is a "pearl" in the lives of their parents has been given a stay of execution after its money was cut.
Parents of children at Oakleigh School, in Whetstone, gave impassioned speeches to Barnet Borough Council's children, education, libraries and safeguarding committee last night, urging councillors to reconsider £38,000 worth of cuts.
Chairman Cllr Reuben Thompstone proposed restoring money to the school's OOPS summer scheme at the start of the meeting at Hendon Town Hall.
His fellow councillors on the committee approved the plans by a unanimous vote, and the scheme has now been protected until March 2015.
More than 15 parents were in attendance with their disabled children, to show first-hand just how much difference the scheme makes to their lives.
However, as parents struggled to control their disabled children from making noise in the public gallery, Cllr Thompstone asked them to quieten down.
Speaking on behalf of the parents, Labour Parliamentary candidate for Finchley and Golders Green Sarah Sackman told the committee: "It's unfortunate that it's come to this. It's taken concerted effort, hours and hours of concerted time, by families who are in any event strained.
"As a council and as a community we should be there to support them. Unfortunately, that hasn't always been the case.
"We recognise there's not a bottomless put of money. But protecting the vulnerable people in our community is the least we can do."
Mark Holden-Aikhomu's son, Morgan, four, is autistic and has severe learning difficulties. He said: "When you have children with special needs it's physically draining, emotionally draining.
"To have to take care of someone that you love - and you would die for. Parents and carers go into depression. Your sleep is affected. It's like going back to having a baby who needs feeding every few hours.
"But OOPS – those ten days – are like a pearl in the life of parents like these. It's a pearl that gives us the chance to recharge properly."
Also speaking was grandmother Rose Charles, who detailed Ben, 16, and seven-year-old Sophie's string of disabilities. Neither can swallow, so both are tube-fed. Ben, who needs oxygen equipment, requires palliative care.
As she gave a passionate account of her day to day life, Cllr Thompstone stopped her from speaking as she exceeded the five minute mark.
When he gave councilors the chance to ask questions, Cllr Rebecca Challice asked Ms Charles to continue as cries of "disgusting" echoed from the public gallery.
She was then interrupted by Cllr Thompstone for a second time - but urged to countinue speaking by the other councillors. She added: "My 'children' are the people in my world I respect the most, they cope with the most enormous struggles without a moment of self pity.
"I love my 'children' more than you can understand and I want to look after them at home, before they die, which is inevitable.
"As a carer, the heartbreak is too difficult to describe.
"Disabilities can't just be put right with a ramp and a rail. You need to understand the consequences of the decisions you're making."
The decision to restore the OOPS scheme comes months after Mapledown School, in Claremont Road, Cricklewood, was given a £45,000 temporary reprieve for similar activities.
Labour representative Cllr Agnes Slocombe also proposed a motion about the short-breaks scheme as a whole, which fell victim to £307,000 and a further £100,000 for similar programmes, including OOPS.
She said: "Why is it we always hit the ones with less money and the vulnerable ones? What is the matter with us?" She asked.
Cllr Thompstone said there was no need to discuss the matter further as money has now been temporarily restored, and the matter will be reviewed at the next full council of July 15.


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Alisbet wrote:Well, thanks for the comment anyway, I try to improve it as we speak. Also, about how you pronounced the word ceorzani, that is rather close in my opinion, I would have pronounced it like this: see-oar-ZAN-i.
In that case, how do you say "aorta"? The standard pronunciation is /e:'ɔrtə/, with the same "a" as in "ace" or "apex".
If the sounds of the letter vary according to their position in the word (as they do in English), then you need to explain exactly how.


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Benjamin "Benji"[1] Wilson Jr. (March 18, 1967 – November 21, 1984) was an American Chicago area high school basketball player who was shot to death just prior to basketball season, during his senior year of high school.[2] He was the first Chicago basketball player to be named the top high school basketball player in the country
Born to Mary and Benjamin Wilson Sr in Chicago, he was raised on the Chicago South Side.[4] He was his mother's third child and his father's first. Wilson began playing basketball at an early age, starting in elementary school. He started at St. Dorothy School and later transferred to Ruggles Elementary School, graduating in 1981. Wilson practiced at Cole Park in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood
In the fall of 1981, he began his freshman year at Simeon Vocational High School in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the south side. He played on the school's junior varsity team for the 1981–82 season. For the 1982–83 season, Wilson was the only sophomore on the senior varsity basketball team. For the 1983–84 season, Simeon defeated Aurora West High School by nine points to advance to the finals against Evanston Township High School.[6] Simeon won its first Illinois State Championship in 1984, defeating top-ranked Evanston. ESPN HS regarded Wilson as the best junior in the country for the 1983–84 season
In July 1984, Wilson attended the invitation-only Athletes For Better Education camp in Princeton, New Jersey.[9] The camp allowed scouts and coaches to watch top high school students in a single location. After the week-long event, Wilson was ranked the number-one high school player in America.[9] As his senior season approached, it was believed that Wilson was considering scholarship offers from the University of Illinois, DePaul University and Indiana University
On the afternoon of November 20,1984, Wilson was shot while walking up Vincennes Avenue with his girlfriend, Jetun Rush. There was a confrontation between Wilson and Billy Moore (aged 16) and blues musician Willie Dixon's grandson Omar Dixon (aged 15), and Wilson was shot by Moore.[11] His aorta was severed and his liver damaged, and he died the next day after surgery at St. Bernard Hospital was unsuccessful.[6][12] Wilson's family later sued the hospital for $10 million, as they felt medical care had been inappropriately delayed.
Wilson was nicknamed "Magic Johnson with a jump shot" by his Simeon coach, Bob Hambric.[10] He has one son named Brandon Wilson with his high school girlfriend Jetun Rush (now Jetun Rivers). Brandon, who was 10 weeks old when his father died, became a top high school basketball player at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and wore Wilson's number 25.
Wilson's friend and Simeon teammate, former NBA and University of Illinois player Nick Anderson, wore jersey number 25 during his career in Wilson's honor.[14] Juwan Howard wore 25 at the University of Michigan as a tribute to Wilson.[14] Current Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, who graduated from Simeon in 2007, wore number 25, and the team won the state championship in 2006 and 2007.[14] Simeon basketball player Jabari Parker had the number 25 stitched into the team sneakers during his time at Simeon.[15] Wilson's story was the focus of a 1997 Nikeadvertisement that aired during the NBA playoffs.[citation needed]
ESPN premiered a documentary on Wilson titled Benji on October 23, 2012.


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Professionals in remote sensing and geographic information science (GIS) are in ever-increasing demand in a variety of disciplines. The graduate certificate program in Geographic Information Science and GIS in the Center for Environmental Sciences was developed to fill a growing demand for digital image analysis and advanced GIS skills in today's job market. This graduate certificate program offers a mix of GIS theory and practical training in remote sensing and digital image analysis for individuals who have previously completed their undergraduate education in a wide range of disciplines, or for current professionals have gained a certain level of GIS experience and wish to refine their skills.
The emphasis in the program is on advanced methods, technologies, and applications of remote sensing and GIS to spatial problem solving. Students are required to complete 15-credit hours of courses.
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Coffee Break: 10 Gamechangers to Meet
Kanye West
The Occupy Wall Street protest has had several celebrity cameos since it began on September 17—including Mark Ruffalo, Susan Sarandon and Michael Moore—but it was Kanye West's appearance on October 10 that raised some eyebrows. "Kanye's been a big supporter spiritually for this movement," Russell Simmons said after West posed with protesters, "and he's just here to stand with the people." Never mind that the demonstration denounces greed and the rapper showed up wearing a $355 plaid Givenchy shirt, gold chains, and possibly Balmain jeans.
Jane Fonda
Over the years, Jane Fonda has been nearly as famous for her political activism as her acting. She has marched in support of civil rights, women's rights, Native Americans, the Black Panthers, and (in this photograph from the early 1970s) welfare rights. But it was Fonda's visit to Hanoi in 1972 that caused one of the most controversial moments of her career—when she posed atop an anti-aircraft battery. Seen as a North Vietnamese sympathizer and dubbed "Hanoi Jane," Fonda addressed the issue recently on her website: "It was my mistake and I have paid and continue to pay a heavy price for it....a two-minute lapse of sanity that will haunt me forever....I carry this heavy in my heart. I have apologized numerous times for any pain I may have caused servicemen and their families because of this photograph. It was never my intention to cause harm."
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>Technical Support>I keep getting logged out
I (and several others) keep getting logged out. I have the "keep me logged in" option checked. Never been an issue before today. Today it is an issue every time I open a browser and come back to the site. Does this have to do with various site refreshes, or is the everpresence feature currently kaput?
I am on Firefox and dont seem to be having this issue.
I dont sweat. I ooze liquid awesome.
Oh shoot, I should say the proper stuff...
I am also running version-current firefox on windows7.
Several folks in the lno group mentioned the same behavior.
Edit: I just tried to repro the behavior, and it is working properly now. Methinks there were site refreshes in between my attempts that logged me off or something.
I'm in Massholeachusetts and have the same problem that catty described in an earlier thread.
I are dumbass for not seeing that thread.
Well, in yer defense, despite the issue existing for a few hours she only beat you by a minute or so.
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According to Eric's comments in the "Custom topics list" topic...there's been multiple code releases today, so I'd expect its not unusual for the site cookie to get expired a few times...
I've done my best to live the right way. I get up every morning and go to work each day. (for now)
Yep. That's what I've been assuming.
So the answer to the question in my original post is "yes, site refresh".
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It keeps logging me out in Chrome and Safari.
"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire."
It's always fucking hot in Miami!
Check "keep me logged in", close your browser and try one more time. See if it is still happening right now. After you have set it back to perma-login.
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by Joseph Smith Sr.
Walking by the WSOP tables and seeing those playing in this event you would never guess it's a relatively low $1,500 buy-in match. With the likes of Ted Forrest, David Levi and Hoyt Corkins one would be more likely to believe it was one of the $10K buy-in championship events.
Almost six hundred players, 588 to be exact, signed up and paid the $1,500 fee to try and outlast everyone else in their quest for the WSOP gold and poker immortality. Just like days of old when thousands of hopefuls climbed White Horse Pass on their way to bagging their share of Alaska's gold the WSOP gold has the same magnetic force on those players seeking fame and fortune.
This event ended with Calvin Anderson besting second place finisher Joe Tehan and walking away with his first WSOP gold bracelet and $190,538 in his pocket.
The following lists the eight final table players' order of finish and prize money won.
Calvin Anderson--- $190,538
Joe Tehan ----------- $118,014
Eric Kurtzman------ $79,800
Levon Torosyan ---- $55,319
Melissa Burr -------- $39,181
Sanjay Pandya ----- $28,346
Jimmy Fricke ------ $20,932
John Myung -------- $15,772
Congratulations to Calvin Anderson for taking his first WSOP gold bracelet and winning the 2014 WSOP's Event #30 $1,500 buy-in Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better.


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He's the Australian superstar who took the country music world by storm! KEITH URBAN is as charming as he is talented, and he's also one of the amazing judges of "American Idol." Nicole Kidman's handsome husband is in the house to tell Ellen about the singing competition show, his fellow judges, his beautiful family, and everything else in between. Plus, he's going to perform a song from his CD, "Fuse"!
Then, get ready to swoon! One of the handsomest stars of film and television, MICHAEL EALY is here to tell Ellen about his exciting FOX show, "Almost Human." You've loved him in movies like "Think Like a Man" and shows like "Common Law" and "The Good Wife," and today you'll love him sitting next to Ellen!
Then, are you already brainstorming Halloween costumes for your kid? Ellen's got the hilarious ideas you've been looking for, today!
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ModelCo Giveaway (Presented by Karlie, Lindsey and Bambi)
Want to look like them? Here's how!
When ModelCo told us that they wanted to do a giveaway for our lucky readers (they obviously knew we were big fans), we got to thinking. Ever wondered what your favourite models use to look the way they do? So did we! But instead of asking them, we decided to make it up (it's much funner that way).
ModelCo was started 10 years about by former model agent Shelley Barrett. Did she think she would ever end up where she is now? "When I launched Turbo LashWand [a heated eyelash curler] in 2002 I didn't ever think I was about to launch an international beauty brand," Shelley says. "I was simply servicing the models and makeup artists I worked with at my modelling agency. The uptake and success of Turbo LashWand showed me that there was a significant gap in the market for niche, smart beauty products and it wasn't until after Turbo LashWand was built that the business plan for ModelCo really came into play."
And now... the models!
Oh Lindsey, what big lips you have! All the better to smile at you with!
Lindsey begins by priming and lining her lips with Lip Enhancer Lip Illusion Liner, which Shelley describes as "a great nude colour, perfect for any colour match." Then she bring out her trusty Lip Lights Lipstick in Sunset — it's got an in-built light and mirror so she can use it at the disco. Shelley find that "taking the time to apply your lipstick really does make a difference in the amount of time that it stays on." She recommends applying from the centre outwards, starting on the top lip and then pressing your lips together to spread the colour and add more where it's needed. You can then use a tissue to "kiss" off the excess and set the colour, and finally apply one last coat.
For a more laidback look — the beach, the milk bar, chess club (yes, Imaginary Lindsey goes to chess club) — Linds keeps a couple of tubes of Cheek & Lips tint in her back. So versatile! But her super-secret weapon is the award-winning Lip Plumper Hydra Therapy, a highly moisturising gloss with both instant and long-term lip enhancing properties. If it's good enough for Imaginary Lindsey, it's good enough for us!
Sometimes Imaginary Karlie just doesn't feel like making it to the gym (Real Karlie probably always feels like going to the gym). Her secret? Fake tan contouring!
For an even tan you need a clean slate, so Karlie always has some Tan Prep Body Polish on hand. Then it's time for Tan Airbrush in a Can, which works at any angle — with those crazy-long legs it can be hard for Karlie to reach her ankles — along with the Blend Buffing Mitt for perfectly even application. KK likes a more subtle tan on her face — luckily she's got Face Tan Hydrating Self-Tanning Gel, which contains two formulas: a moisturiser, containing rosehip and argan oils, and a tanning formula containing Melatime, which works with your skin's natural pigmentation and melanin levels to give you a gradual, natural-looking tan with less time spent in the sun. And when she's on-the-go? You'll find there's always a Super Tan Instant Self-Tan Jet Set Size in her carry-on.
Shelley recommends applying tan just after you get out of the shower. "Tan adheres to the skin best when pH levels are between 4 and 5 (which is after you've just showered). Moisturise your feet, knees and any other 'dry' spots and apply tan over the top of this once you've applied tan to the rest of your body. Use a moisturiser, gradual tan or tan extender in the days after your tan to top up the colour." Still nervous about ending up like this? Here are some more tips.
Our Bambi is all about a strong brow, but sometimes she gives Mother Nature a helping hand (shhhhh!).
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Ole Henriksen Hand Creme
I'm very conscious of my hands. They work hard all day and the added washing of them (gotta avoid cold germs) has put some added stress to them. So put moisture back into my hands, a dab of this product does wonders throughout the day and once again before hitting the day. Includes SPF 15 to further protect against sun damage.


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I decided to make text-rpg game to help make learning more fun for myself. Been going smoothly until I noticed I was repeating a lot of code and I'm thinking that when I'm repeating a lot of the same thing, there must be something I'm missing.
so, playing with classes (which are awesome) and set one up so my little game could have multiple enemies like so:
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class Monster:
def __init__(self, name, hp, mp, ac, res, exp, gold):
self.name = name #monster name
self.hp = hp #monster health
self.mp = mp #monster mana
self.ac = ac #monster armor class
self.res = res #monster resistance
self.exp = exp #experiance reward
self.gold = gold #gold reward
Then made a few monsters using this class:
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goblin = Monster("Goblin", 50, 0, 5, 0, 75, 40)
goblinKing = Monster("Goblin King", 600, 50, 25, 25, 900, 1100)
rat = Monster("Rat", 25, 0, 0, 40, 8
Now I wanted to make a 'battle' scenario which could be started and in which one of the monsters could be loaded into the battle by loading their stats into variables to be used in calculating damage, health changes and so on.
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battle = 1
monsterID = "goblin"
if battle == 1:
if monsterID == "goblin":
monsterMaxHP = goblin.hp
monsterCurHP = goblin.hp
monsterName = goblin.name
monsterMaxMP = goblin.mp
monsterCurMP = goblin.mp
monsterAC = goblin.ac
monsterRes = goblin.res
monsterExp = goblin.exp
monsterGold = goblin.gold
elif monsterID == "goblinKing":
monsterMaxHP = goblinKing.hp
monsterCurHP = goblinKing.hp
monsterName = goblinKing.name
monsterMaxMP = goblinKing.mp
monsterCurMP = goblinKing.mp
monsterAC = goblinKing.ac
monsterRes = goblinKing.res
monsterExp = goblinKing.exp
monsterGold = goblinKing.gold
elif monsterID == "rat":
monsterMaxHP = rat.hp
monsterCurHP = rat.hp
monsterName = rat.name
monsterMaxMP = rat.mp
monsterCurMP = rat.mp
monsterAC = rat.ac
monsterRes = rat.res
monsterExp = rat.exp
monsterGold = rat.gold
Can't see what I'm missing but I'm thinking I can somehow link the monsterID variable and the class variables to simplify this. I tried using
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Would appreciate a little help, maybe just a point in the right direction as apposed to a total solution, it's kinda fun to apply a principle, I just don't know which one I'm looking for.


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Richard Tate Zarek - January 25, 2012
To Chris and Sarah Zarek of Boston, MA, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at Boston, a son, Richard Tate. He weighed seven pounds, seven ounces, and was 19 inches in length.
Paternal grandparents are Rick and Pat Zarek of Gothenburg. Maternal grandparents are Gerry and Fran Heatherington of Jacksonville, FL.


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The Canadiens announced on Friday morning that they have called up defenceman Nathan Beaulieu (photo above) and forward Joonas Nattinen from the American Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs.
In 32 games with the Bulldogs this season, the 6-foot-2, 194-pound Beaulieu has 4-10-14 totals and 21 penalty minutes. The 21-year-old, who was the Canadiens' first-round draft pick in 2011 (17th overall), played five games with the Habs earlier this season, recording one assist.
Nattinen, a 6-foot-3, 192-pounder, has spent all season in Hamilton, posting 5-6-11 totals and 12 penalty minutes in 37 games. The 23-year-old Finn was selected by the Canadiens in the third round (65th overall) at the 2009 NHL entry draft.
Defenceman Raphael Diaz and forward Lars Eller, both suffering from the flu, missed practice Friday afternoon in Toronto as the Canadiens prepare to face the Maple Leafs Saturday night (7 p.m., CBC, RDS, TSN Radio 690). Defenceman Douglas Murray also skipped practice, taking a therapy day.
Coach Michel Therrien confirmed that Beaulieu and Nattinen will both play Saturday night and that Carey Price will start in goal. No official decision has been made on who won't dress to make room for Beaulieu and Nattinen.
Tweeted Bulldogs play-by-play announcer Derek Wills after the callups from Hamilton were announced:
"Nattinen is big and strong, a good skater and a smart player. … While Nattinen has been playing on the 4th line with Courtnal & Fournier, the 4th line gets a lot of ice time. … Nattinen is a regular on penalty kill, which has gone 25 for the last 26. Good player, good prospect."
As for Beaulieu, Wills tweeted: "Fresh-off his first-ever "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" (Beaulieu) has been heating-up with 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in last 5 games."
Nattinen told reporters in Toronto after practice that he wants to bring speed, size and a good defensive game to the Canadiens.
"Hopefully, I'll also be able to create some offense," he added. "The last eight games in Hamilton, we won seven. Things are going really well right now. Making the playoffs is a big goal for us, and hopefully the boys can keep it going."
Said Beaulieu: "You try to stay current with everything going on (with the Canadiens), while hoping that something is going to happen. You never know. It was great news for me. I have to take advantage of these kinds of opportunities. This one is really important to me. Things are going really well for the Bulldogs. With team success comes success at the individual level. I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates over there for helping me play well in the past five or six games."
Here's how the lines and defence pairings looked at practice:
(Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
Beaulieu, Nattinen will be in lineup for Habs Saturday, by The Gazette's Pat Hickey
Young blood for Habs, Canadiens.com
Canadiens recall Beaulieu and Nattinen, hamiltonbulldogs.com
Price catches Hainsworth on Habs victory list, by The Gazette's Dave Stubbs
Habs need to get moving on the power play, by Pat Hickey
Drewiske has become the forgotten Hab, by The Gazette's Brenda Branswell
Hickey on Hockey notebook, by Pat Hickey
Subban scores OT winner against Sens, by Pat Hickey
Price saves the day, by Pat Hickey
Senators criticize Subban's OT goal celebration, TSN.ca
Good effort, bad result for Senators, Ottawa Citizen
A seven nation army, Canadiens.com
Parros to cut hair for charity, Canadiens.com
Leafs place Clarkson, McLaren on injured reserve, torontomapleleafs.com


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WITH Accrington Stanley just one point away from securing Football League safety, James Beattie admits the 'job is almost done'.
But there is no chance the Reds boss will be resting on his laurels going into the final two games of the campaign.
Stanley missed the chance to seal their survival on Monday when they went down 1-0 at play-off bound Southend United.
The defeat left the Reds four points off the bottom two.
But a draw from either their trip to play-off hopefuls Oxford United on Saturday or their final game of the season at home to mid-table AFC Wimbledon on Saturday, May 3 will be enough to beat the drop.
That is because two of the teams below them in the League Two standings, Wycombe Wanderers and Bristol Rovers, go head-to-head on Saturday at Adams Park.
And should there be a winner in that match, Stanley would be safe from relegation even if they lost to Oxford and Wimbledon.
Beattie, whose side were rock-bottom in October after 12 winless games, said: "I think the job is almost done although we won't take anything for granted and we will be working hard as we want to get the results the boys deserve in the final two games.
"I think we have been in every game this season, except Newport on the opening day, whether we have won, lost or drawn.
"That's credit to the boys and their rise especially after four points in the opening 12 games."


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WINTER PARK, Fla. – In a Friday night Sunshine State Conference matchup, the Saint Leo Lions fell to the Rollins College Tars by a 3-2 score (27-25, 25-16, 18-25, 23-25, 11-15). The loss dropped the Lions' record to 19-8 overall.
When the teams met previously in the year on October 5, the Lions forced a three-set win over the visiting Tars, but the contest in Winter Park went much differently.
With Saint Leo taking two early set wins and forcing a 2-0 lead, the Tars bounced back in the third and fourth sets to tie the match at 2-2.
In the fifth and final set, the Rollins Tars capitalized on their momentum and drove home the match, taking a 3-2 win to improve to 20-6 on the year.
Though the Lions squad hit for only .207 on the night, junior Tawni Warren had an impressive showing, with 21 kills and 16 digs. Her offensive effort went unrivaled by all other players.
Junior Lauren Campbell and senior Jordan Sisson also led the Lions' offense, as they notched 17 and 12 kills, respectively. In addition, junior Alexa Griffith-Hardy (10 kills) and senior Meghan Donovan (9 kills) contributed to the squad's 69 total kills.
Defensively, junior libero Yaidimar Santiago led both sides of the court in digs, with 30. Campbell followed suit with 18. The Saint Leo defense held the Tars to just a .201 hitting percentage.
The Lions' setter, Jaclyn Mailoto, who ranks 7th in the nation for assists per set, notched a grand total of 63 assists on the evening, just one shy of her career record.
Saint Leo will look to bounce back on Saturday, November 9 when they travel to Tampa, Fla. to take on the No. 2 University of Tampa Spartans. The Spartans currently sit atop the Sunshine State Conference standings, as well as the NCAA South Region standings. The match is slated to begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.
For more on the Saint Leo volleyball team, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Like' the Lions on Facebook and 'Follow' Saint Leo Athletics on Twitter and Instagram.


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First I STOLE this idea!
Tried first with my tailgating CB-500 & it worked!
Now my big grill with a 36 X 16 cooking area is a 10+ hr smoker.
You just need a few bricks and a pan to act as a heat shield.
Make a "fuse burn" with wood chunks covered with charcoal, the one you see burned 8 hours when the full fuse is placed will last 12 hrs.
Only cooked one 7 lb butt.


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Update: Read Martin Wolf's conclusions on the debate
Something strange happened to economics about a century ago. In moving from classical to neo-classical economics — the dominant academic school today — economists expunged land — or natural resources. Neo-classical value theory — based on marginalism and subjective valuation — still makes a great deal of sense. Expunging natural resources from the way economists think about the world does not.
In classical economics, land, labour and capital were the three factors of production. With neo-classical economics, the standard production function had just two factors of production: capital and labour. Land — by which we mean the totality of natural resources — was then incorporated into capital.
All thinking about the world involves a degree of abstraction. Economics has taken this principle further than any other social science. This is a fruitful intellectual procedure. But it is also risky. The necessary process of abstraction may end up leaving essential aspects of the world out of the analysis. That can be intellectually crippling. I believe that that is exactly what has happened, in this case. Read more


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Sam Gordon Is the Best Running Back in the League and the Only Girl
We don't see it very often, but every once in a while we see a young girl playing tackle football at the youth or pee-wee level. My son had a girl on his team a couple of years ago on his EYFL team. Sam Gordon might be one of the best that has ever played in her league, she is certainly the best running back by a long shot.


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A BRAVE girl from Bridgwater has won her battle with cancer and sung live on television during a rollercoaster year.
Libby Heal, 13, was diagnosed with germ cell cancer in March after becoming ill very suddenly and had a six kilo tumour removed from her ovary soon afterwards.
After a gruelling five-month course of chemotherapy, she was given the all clear in July and has gone from strength to strength since.
For the last four months she has been involved in the Big C choir, run by cancer charity Tenovus for people who are suffering or recovering from the disease.
The experience has meant she appeared on television twice last week, first in a documentary called Sing for Your Life which tracked the choir's progress.
She then sang soprano in the choir's version of Run by Snow Patrol live with Leona Lewis on Channel 4's fundraising telethon Stand Up To Cancer hosted by Davina McCall, Alan Carr and Dr Christian Jessen on Friday night.
Libby said: "It's been quite hard being ill because I have had to miss school and other normal things, but being involved with the choir has been the best silver lining.
"It's been amazing. I got a hug from Davina, Alan and Dr Christian, which was really good.
"They are all really down to earth.
"I'm not fazed by singing live on TV because I perform at the carnival concerts anyway, so it's just like a bigger version of that.
"I don't really notice the cameras anymore.
"When I look back at 2012 when I'm older, I will think of it as the year I was with the choir, not the year I was diagnosed with cancer."
Her mum Jacqui said: "The doctors didn't realise how big the tumour was until they operated, but it was the size of a football. She was really poorly at one stage and it even collapsed one of her lungs.
"She has been an absolute star and really trucked through it all.
"The choir has been great for her. I wanted her to do something to rebuild her confidence – she hadn't been able to see her friends as much as normal and she had lost that 'Libby edge', but this has really helped her. I am very proud of her."


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Ancestry is offering free access to some of their WW1 records between 9 and 12 November. To view these records you will need to register for free with Ancestry.co.uk with your name and email address.
Ancestry has also added Commonwealth War Grave Records 1914 – 1947 which give information on the location of grave, service number and names of next of kin of the deceased. Plus the other addition is British Officer Prisoners of War 1914 – 1918 which provides the ranks, regiments and dates of capture and release for more than 8,000 officers.


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Belgians Walter Verdin, Hilde van Roy and Dett Peyskens released this song Wavin in 1983. Search Pas De Deux as they have some other interesting songs.
"Pas De Deux represented Belgium for the 1983 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The mainstream audience did not understand this unconventional song (a simple tune and just one line of text: 'Rendez-vous. Maar de maat is vol, en mijn kop is toe'). The band ended third from last. Nonetheless 'Rendez-Vous' became a big summer hit in Belgium that year. Pas De Deux released one mini-album and a couple of singles." – discogs.com
For more info: discogs.com/artist/Pas+De+Deux


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Airedale Hospital has been highlighted as an example of good practice in a national report about the state of care in the NHS.
The report highlights the findings of an unannounced visit to the hospital in Steeton last year, which focused on whether patients, particularly vulnerable older people, were treated with dignity and respect and whether their nutritional needs were being met.
The hospital, which is the major general hospital serving Ilkley, is praised for piloting a scheme known as the Butterfly Scheme, to help patients who have memory loss due to dementia.
Rob Dearden, Director of Nursing at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust said: "It is very important to us that our patients and their families are treated with dignity and respect."


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Dylan Farrow has renewed sex abuse claims against director Woody Allen, saying he molested her when she was seven after she was adopted by him and actress Mia Farrow.
In an open letter to The New York Times posted online, Ms Farrow made her first public comments about the 1992 incident, telling columnist Nicholas Kristof that Allen "got away with what he did" and it "haunted" her.
Ms Farrow, 28, said she was led to comment after Allen was recently honoured with a Golden Globes lifetime achievement award and said Hollywood's continued embrace of Allen worsened her torment.
Allen was investigated for child molestation but was never charged. However, the investigating prosecutor said there was "probable cause".
Representatives for Allen did not immediately return requests for comment.
"That he got away with what he did to me haunted me as I grew up," Ms Farrow wrote. "I was stricken with guilt that I had allowed him to be near other little girls."
Allen has long maintained his innocence.
In the letter, Ms Farrow claims that in 1992 at the family's Connecticut home, Allen led her to a "dim, closet-like attic" and "then he sexually assaulted me". She did not give specifics of Allen's actions but described other abusive behaviour.
She said Allen would have her get in bed with him, and at other times "place his head in my naked lap and breathe in and breathe out".
"For as long as I could remember, my father had been doing things to me that I didn't like," she said. "These things happened so often, so routinely, so skilfully hidden from a mother that would have protected me had she known, that I thought it was normal."
The handling of the investigation into Ms Farrow's claims was criticised after Litchfield County state attorney Frank Maco told a press conference there was "probable cause" to charge Allen, although he chose not to.
A disciplinary panel found Mr Maco may have prejudiced the then-continuing custody battle between Allen and partner Mia Farrow by making an accusation without formal charges.
The 1992 allegation came shortly after Allen, then in his mid-50s, became involved with Mia Farrow's adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn. Allen was not her adoptive father of Ms Previn, who was about 19 at the time. The two married in 1997 and have two adopted daughters.
Though many fans never forgave Allen for his romance with Ms Previn, the director's career was largely uninterrupted. He has continued to release a new film almost every year, with his latest, Blue Jasmine, earning three Academy Award nominations, including a screenwriting nomination for Allen.


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As the resident nutritionist on Drop 5 Lbs, people tend to think that I eat healthfully 100 percent of the time, or that I don't have a sweet tooth, let alone ever give in to one. But my friends and family can vouch for me: I give into my sweet tooth regularly — every day, in fact. But I keep my weight in check with a few simple strategies. Here's how:
- Learn a few simple, healthy recipes that you can add to your weekly repertoire. As a working mom, I'm not one to start tackling a 20-ingredient recipe at the end of a long day, but I do have a few go-tos that are weeknight-easy, delicious (this is key) and happen to also be calorie-controlled. I keep coming back to these because they're easy, tasty and filling. When I don't feel hungry and deprived (and let's face it, irritable and cranky), it's easier to make good decisions about what to eat. Feeling satisfied means that it's not a chore to keep my hands out of the potato chips during an episode of Downton Abbey.
- Be prepared. Just as it's important to thwart hunger at home, it's crucial to control it on the go. If you're about to walk into a den of temptation (a food court or your niece's birthday, for instance), have a filling snack first. Trust me, no one can resist the call of the cupcake when her stomach is screaming for food. But having a handful of nuts or a container of nonfat Greek yogurt on your way out the door will go a long way toward firming up your will power.
- Indulge within reason. I love chocolate. I eat it every day. Sometimes twice a day. But my daily indulgence almost always clocks in under 100 calories — for both servings. I savor a 25-calorie square of dark chocolate instead of a large 250-calorie bar. This mindful eating technique, corny as it sounds, really helps that small square keep my sweet tooth in check. I let the chocolate melt in my mouth and while it's melting, I think about the flavor (rich, semisweet) and texture (smooth, creamy) so I get the most satisfaction out of the smallest bit. No one else can hear the conversation in your head so try taking a moment to pause and take pleasure in the food you're eating. (This goes for meals too.)
No matter how hard you try to stay on track, slipups are part of the process. Wedding anniversaries, happy hours and that tray of doughnuts in the work pantry are all an inevitable part of life. On these occasions, try to redirect yourself back to your healthy eating path. We're all familiar with that inner voice who beats us up when we've had a few extra spoonfuls of ice cream. So channel another voice. Become your own cheerleader. Or, one of my personal favorites, your own GPS. When I make the wrong turn, as I often do, my GPS never scolds me. Her voice never passes judgment, and she doesn't tell me I'll never find my way. Instead, she simply tells me to "recalculate" and directs me to the right road. So, if, after all your best intentions, you find yourself on a date with Ben & Jerry, remind yourself to recalculate and take the next turn.
This season on Drop 5 Lbs, Melissa, Aarti and I shared the strategies that worked for us. Now it's your turn! Let me know what keeps you on track — or how you get back on the road when your journey takes you elsewhere.
Tune in to Drop 5 Lbs with Good Housekeeping every Saturday at 10:30am ET on Cooking Channel.
Get more healthy recipes and simple weight-loss tips on goodhousekeeping.com.
As Nutrition Director of Good Housekeeping, Samantha Cassetty, a registered dietitian, covers nutrition news and trends, noteworthy products, weight loss and healthy eating advice for Good Housekeeping magazine as well as goodhousekeeping.com.


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Topic: Ultimate Scottish Delicacy?
Last night I had for my supper, wait for it!!!, wait for it!!!!
Haggis Pizza
It combines everything a Scotsman strives for - traditional (haggis) and the exotic (pizza). Now, if they could only incorporate the boiled neeps and tatties. I am sure Scottish invention will overcome.
What's that? Was it good? Well, no. Actually it was rotten, but I did eat it and that is a great step forward. It was store bought, so no slur on Margaret's cooking.
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This Rhubarb Olive Oil Shortcake ($7.50) got a little smashed on the cab ride home. But thank goodness most of the dainty meringue peaks remained intact. They're sticky and torched around the surface, clinging to golden slices the dense, rich cake. It's paired with chunky rhubarb jam, a fruity deep red wonder that soaks into every nook and cranny.
Do note, Bouchon Bakery is also offering a riff on this dessert at the sit-down cafe. Instead of a meringue-capped sundae you'll find a Strawberry Rhubarb Sundae ($8.95). The same oil cake comes layered with rhubarb jam, strawberry sorbet, and crème chantilly.
Bouchon Bakery
10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019 (map)
About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


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Evolutionists attempt to portray insects' growing immunity to DDT as evidence for evolution. In reality, DDT immunity develops in much the same way as bacterial immunity to antibiotics. (See Antibiotic Resistance.) There is no question of a subsequently acquired immunity to DDT, since some insects already possess it.
Following the invention of DDT, those insects that were exposed to the pesticide—and had no immunity to it—died out. However, those individuals with such immunity were initially very low in number, but survived and gradually multiplied in number. As a result, the same insect species came to consist of individuals that all possessed genetic immunity.
Naturally, as most of the population of insects came to be made up of immune individuals, DDT began to have little effect on that species. This process is popularly referred to as "insects becoming immune to DDT."


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This works fine, but occasionally (not always) the dialogue will appear and then instantly shift underneath the Pygame window.
I can click over to it and use it perfectly, but it is definitely annoying. From what I have read, the style flag wx.STAY_ON_TOP should solve this problem, but it doesn't change the behavior for me.
My wx dialogue creation looks like this:
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wx_app = wx.App(False)
ask = wx.FileDialog(None, "Open", directory, "",
"Map files (*.map)|*.map",
Using Python 2.7 on Windows 7
Any ideas?


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Tigers drop finale to White Sox, win Price derby
Club loses for fifth time in six games, lands lefty from Rays at Deadline
DETROIT -- The Tigers' biggest development of Thursday's non-waiver Trade Deadline came at 3:47 p.m. ET, when Ken Rosenthal broke into MLB Network's coverage to announce the club had acquired David Price.
The second-biggest development of the day for Detroit came not five minutes later, when Joakim Soria, the presumed savior of the bullpen, hit Chicago's Paul Konerko with a pitch in the seventh inning, scoring the go-ahead run from third. The White Sox won, 7-4, saddling Soria with the loss.
For the second time of the series against the White Sox, and the third time in as many appearances in a Tigers uniform, Soria allowed at least one run to score. He loaded the bases with one out before hitting Konerko, though he limited the damage to the one run.
Still, the turning point of the decisive inning wasn't necessarily the hit by pitch that allowed the run to score. Instead, it came when Adam Eaton struck out for the frame's first out -- or at least, what appeared to be its first out.
With a 1-2 count on Eaton, Soria threw a chase pitch -- specifically, a curveball in the dirt -- hoping to get him to bite. Eaton bit, but the ball got away from catcher Alex Avila. While it was officially ruled a wild pitch, Avila insisted on carrying most of the blame for giving the White Sox an extra out that they took advantage of.
"It's a ball I block a million times," said Avila. "I should block it. And I didn't. I felt terrible for Soria because it's a whole different inning.
"He threw the ball great."
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus also stressed that, though Soria is coming off his self-described worst outing of his career, this wasn't a loss that should be attributed to him. The righty was acquired in a trade with Texas a week ago.
"I wouldn't say that was a rough outing to be honest with you," Ausmus said. "I thought he threw the ball pretty well."
Soria did do a better job of locating his pitches than he had in the series opener against Chicago, when he self-destructed, allowing four runs off six hits in just one-third of an inning. His velocity was better, too.
"I really did like the way he threw the ball today," Ausmus said.
Detroit starter Drew Smyly, who was sent to the Rays as part of the deal and who had carried no-hitters into the fifth inning of each of his last two starts, wasn't nearly as sharp early Thursday. His last outing of July was also his shortest -- Smyly exited after five innings in which he allowed four runs off 11 hits.
Ausmus said the difference between those last two starts and Thursday for Smyly was his cutter. With the cutter not as crisp as usual, Smyly was forced to rely more heavily on his curveball, which Ausmus said was just "good" compared to "outstanding" in his last start.
The first four White Sox to come to the plate in the second inning all reached via hits, including an RBI double from Gordon Beckham.
In the bottom of the frame, the Tigers responded by having their first four batters reach base, though none with a hit. After Torii Hunter was hit on the leg with a pitch, White Sox starter John Danks issued consecutive walks to J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos, loading the bases. A sacrifice fly from Eugenio Suarez and an Austin Jackson RBI single brought Detroit to within a run. Jackson, headed to Seattle in the Price three-team deal, exited the game in the seventh inning to a standing ovation.
The Tigers took the lead in the third inning, when Hunter and Martinez combined to give the team its fifth set of back-to-back homers . Hunter tied it at 3 with a shot into the visitors' bullpen, and Martinez followed by barely clearing the right-field wall.
Chicago responded in the fourth when Moises Sierra singled home Konerko.
The White Sox took the series by writing the latest chapter of Soria's already rough start in his new home and tacking on two more runs off of Joba Chamberlain in the eighth.
Matt Slovin is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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jdm714, post: 2990603 wrote:Oh wow.
I just checked my two Namco Sticks right now.
I have one of each!
Thank you Sephiru.
Different (harder) microswitches
longer shaft
different chip on the pcb
different sticker on the base
cracked me right upSephiru, post: 2990602 wrote:MESS!
Deadlywolf, post: 2990609 wrote:How much money would a UNOPENED sealed Namco Arcade Stick cost? =o
Ikagi-chan, post: 2990611 wrote:If you actually own it and aren't joshing about selling it, I'd easily trade my Mad Catz Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition plus cash for it.
Anyways, this is actually quite helpful for me in terms of information. I didn't actually know that there were two varieties of this stick much less that they use Omron microswitches! No wonder these things have lasted for these past 13 years!
Glad I actually managed to snag one for myself! I can't imagine where I'd be without those epic planar buttons and that joystick!
jdm714, post: 2990614 wrote:Oh wow.
You would trade a Mad Catz Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick? Tournament Edition and money for one Namco Arcade Stick?
I have two of these Namco myself.
And they are really cool.
But I wouldn't even want to give it away for another Stick that cost more.
Unless I can sell that and use the money to buy more Namco Arcade Sticks.
jdm714, post: 2990614 wrote:Oh wow.
You would trade a Mad Catz Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition and money for one Namco Arcade Stick?
I have two of these Namco myself.
And they are really cool.
But I wouldn't even want to give it away for another Stick that cost more.
Unless I can sell that and use the money to buy more Namco Arcade Sticks.
Deadlywolf, post: 2990612 wrote:
How good is the Namco Arcade Stick in comparison to the MadCatz TE stick?
Sexperienced., post: 2990619 wrote:you cant compare 2 things that are exactly alike... we all know about the size and component differences... I want to know which stick is more effective to use when playing super turbo, 3s or even MvC2.
Gigazord, post: 2990621 wrote:I would say the TE is more effective because it comes standard with Sanwa joysticks and buttons, while the Namco comes with Hori parts that are usually subpar in terms of feel and durability. If you decided to mod one though down the road, they would equally perform just as well and it would come down to personal preference. Some people want lots of room to rest their hand, some people want something that is more portable, etc.
I'm actually going to get my hands on one soon thats used but in good condition and comes with the original (not in good condition) box that has Heihachi staring down Kazuya.
Markman, I bet you have a few of these, did you mod any of them? How are the stock parts? I was considering it but i'm not sure if I want to keep it authentic or not.
ShinJN, post: 2990627 wrote:For a stock stick back in the days, the Namco stick is definitely S grade. Even with Hori parts, the stick is in a league of its own. The feel of the joystick and buttons is definitely unique from other Hori sticks. It's hard to describe. You really have to play on it to enjoy it.
The design is simply outstanding. Slim, minimal, low profile. It's just too good.
I myself have 5 (or was it 6). I modded one with Sanwa parts, but I could use a stock Namco stick any day over a Sanwa.
zeetes, post: 2990628 wrote:haha i bought my 4th and 5th ones with the intentions of modding, but both are in such good condition that i'm currently seeking a 6th. i've fully modded a jlf (with the exception of shaft/actuator that are both stock namco) that screws right in place of the stock stick, but honestly i just like the regular ol' namco the best. i still want to mod one with a db15 cable, i'll probably just keep all the parts stock.
Gigazord, post: 2990629 wrote:You won't do it though! Your heart won't let you!
Gigazord, post: 2990631 wrote:By the way, what do one of these in good condition typically go for?
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Inca, post: 2990633 wrote:anyone know how I would go about fixing my namco stick? my right and down directions are acting up. After trouble shooting, it seems that those 2 cherry switches are losing their connectivity if held just at the point where it registers as a click and if it's push in all the way. ie, if I hold the right direction till it just clicks the controller registers it as being pressed and depressed rapidly. and if I press the right direction all the way and hold it, it'll do the same thing. sometimes it's nice when it happens randomly and I get triple taps when I only do one tap.
would a simple replacement of the cherry switch be enough to fix it? I think so right? Also where would I get similar switches, or would the same run of the mill switches work that are in a jlf?
lots of questions I know.
meus, post: 2990632 wrote:Mint condition with box u looking at 100 or more
raeli, post: 2990635 wrote:Yep, if you want that same feel get Omron switches.
edit: You'll have to solder but it's a pretty easy fix tbh.
Gigazord, post: 2990636 wrote:How about excellent condition with no box?
Inca, post: 2990638 wrote:finding someone that has the omron switches s gonna be harder than I thought. only online retailers that has them has a 14 week backorder on them and the other only sells in crates of 100 switches =3


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A repeat of Kingston Council's secret £128,000 pay-off to former director of children's services Duncan Clark would have to be approved by councillors in the future.
The council's latest pay policy proposes any severance payment to a chief officer, director or the chief executive exceeding £100,000 could be decided by councillors at a public meeting.
The policy reads: "The council cannot currently foresee any circumstances where it would wish to offer any new appointment at a salary in excess of £100,000, or to make a severance payment in excess of £100,000.
"However, in the unlikely event these circumstances were to arise, full council could be given the opportunity, should it wish, to endorse any proposed arrangements."
Conservative councillor Lynne Finnerty said: "I would hope this would ensure that the circumstances which surrounded the departure of the former director of education never happen again."
Duncan Clark quit as director of Kingston's children's services in 2012, days before Ofsted's damning child protection report was published.
The Surrey Comet had to use Freedom of Information laws to find out how much Kingston Council paid Mr Clark in severance.


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There's a buzz at the tennis courts at Princeton High School this fall and for good reason. the Princeton Tigresses are undefeated in dual play, a streak running at 11 straight heading into Monday's meet vs. Streator.
Coach Connie Lind knew right from the start she had a good thing going.
"The first week we played UT-East Moline, L-P and Ottawa and won, and I knew we had a special group of girls," she said. "This group of girls are very focused and know what they want out of our season. At the beginning of every season, my goal is to be competitive and finish over 500; never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine we would have the opportunity to finish the season undefeated."
The best thing about the team, Lind said, is the same girls don't always win, but "like any good team, the others find a way in the end to come away with the team win."
Lind said she's never had a tennis team go undefeated in dual play at PHS. They have Kewanee (Tuesday for Senior Night) and St. Bede (Thursday) yet to play.
In addition to their dual play perfection, the Tigresses have placed second in tournament play at Newman and LaSalle-Peru and fourth at Rock Island.
Here's the secret to the Tigresses' success in their own words.
Jen O'Neil (No. 1 singles): "I am impressed by our record so far this season. Everyone on the team puts in a lot of effort. This season has been great so far. I can't wait for sectionals! The 2012-2013 tennis team could not ask for a better record so far this season."
Makenzey Wilson (No. 2 singles): "This season has been so much fun and being undefeated has made it even sweeter. The team has worked really hard. I'm excited for postseason to see how we do!"
Kenzie Schafer (No. 1 doubles): "The main reason we are undefeated as a team is because of our attitudes. We all get along, and we encouraged each other through the whole season. Now let's take care of business at sectionals."
Stephanie Blessman (No. 1 doubles): "I am very impressed by our team this year. We have strong players all the way through our lineup. We encourage one another and keep each other working to our best potential. Sectionals ... here we come."
Kate Morrow (No. 2 doubles): "The team this season has been great. We've have a lot of fun, and it is always the teamwork among the girls that drives us to the win. We'll keep playing our game all the way through sectionals."
Taylor Behrends (No. 2 doubles): "Teamwork! That is all there is to it. We are all very supportive of each other on and off the court. It is truly an honor to be a part of the 2012 Princeton tennis team!"
Emma Reidner (No. 3 doubles): "It's been such a privilege for me to play with these girls and have such a great season. Everyone is so supportive and works their hardest to win, and we all have a great time. We've had an amazing run, and I can't wait to see how far everyone goes in the post season!"
Courtney Webb (No. 3 doubles): "It's been such an amazing year! All the girls on this team are remarkable. I've had so much fun playing by each of them in the matches this year. The undefeated 10-0 winning streak was just a bonus to make this tennis year even better! Can't wait 'til next year!"
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