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Last fall, when the wait for treatment at an eating-disorder program operated by the Women's Health Clinic was as long as 18 months, a private facility that boards patients in Brandon was sitting empty.
And while there are no huge waits to get into either the in-patient or outpatient eating-disorder programs at Health Sciences Centre, HSC does not accommodate patients who are vegan or vegetarian. It requires that they eat meat.
That's causing concern for at least one Winnipeg family who contacted the Free Press recently, concerned about getting help for their vegan daughter, who is in her early 20s.
The woman's mom said the Women's Health Clinic told her last July the earliest her daughter could enrol in the Provincial Eating Disorders Prevention and Recovery Program is this coming September.
She said her daughter was "refused" entry to HSC's in-patient eating-disorder program -- the only publicly funded in-patient program in the province -- because her daughter is vegan.
"You can smoke, but you'll be treated for cancer," said the woman, who asked her name not be used. "But they won't treat my daughter because she won't eat meat."
The Winnipeg mom said she's so worried about her daughter's condition, she is looking at enrolling her in the privately run Westwind Eating Disorder Recovery Centre in Brandon. It charges $1,875 a week. It also accepts patients who are vegetarian or vegan.
Bryan Gusdal, Westwind's director, said his facility seldom has a waiting list. It recently reduced the number of beds it operates to five from eight because of a lack of patients. At one point last fall, it had no patients at all.
"This is ironic. We have a waiting list in Winnipeg, but we were struggling to fill beds last fall," he said.
Westwind has operated since 1998. It takes clients both on an outpatient and in-patient basis. It has accepted patients from the United States and across Canada.
As of Monday, it had three Winnipeg-based patients staying there, including one who is vegetarian. In a few weeks, the Brandon facility is set to take in a young woman from the city who is vegan. Since Manitoba does not fund the clinic, patients must pay the full cost.
The Canadian Mental Health Association says eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have the highest mortality rates of all mental illnesses, with 10 to 20 per cent of sufferers eventually dying from complications.
Dr. Louis Ludwig, medical director of the adult eating-disorders program at HSC, said the hospital requires patients to eat animal proteins because research shows vegetarian patients who have eating disorders "use their vegetarianism in the service of their eating disorder."
"It's part of the illness," he said in an interview.
Ludwig said it's also "logistically difficult" for the hospital to provide a balanced vegetarian diet. He said, though, it does try to accommodate people who cannot eat certain foods for religious reasons.
The Winnipeg mom said her daughter's condition is deteriorating. It took her daughter two years to admit she needed help. And since the summer, she's been ready to receive it.
"I have attempted to access psychiatric services and counselling for my daughter through the (Winnipeg Regional Health Authority). There are no psychiatrists that take individual patients, and counselling is only provided by the WRHA on a short-term basis, meaning six sessions," she said.
The province recently provided the Women's Health Clinic with additional administrative support, which is expected to allow staff more time to work with clients and reduce wait times.
Health Minister Theresa Oswald said her department has not yet considered negotiating a contract for service with the Westwind centre because it feels there are enough beds for eating-disorder patients at HSC.
Most demand is for outpatient programming, she said. "There are some situations for which an in-patient -- a bed -- scenario is very appropriate. There are other situations where it wouldn't really be appropriate at all."
Ludwig said the wait for an in-patient bed at HSC is about two months, although space can be found immediately in the hospital for emergency cases. In the outpatient program, clients eat the majority of their meals at the hospital, but do not stay overnight.


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This is Barbara from New Hampshire. Percy and I will be attending DDW (Digestive Disease Week) in Orlando this Saturday, May 18th - Tuesday, May 21st. It is going to be a very hectic 4 days but, we are both free Saturday night - not sure about Sunday or Monday night yet - as if either of us has the opportunity to meet with physicians, researchers, other advocates etc., we will always grasp any chance we can to raise awareness and gain contacts. If anyone on the board would like to meet up with us Saturday night - please let us know. It is always a pleasure to meet the faces of all of our Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation friends and families.
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I'm changing a company name and need to switch from domain1.com to domain2.com. All of the URLs on domain1 have a corresponding URL on domain2. Both domains are on cPanel hosting.
I want to forward all www.domain1.com URLs to the equivalent www.domain2.com URL. For example www.domain1.com/faqs should forward to www.domain2.com/faqs. Parameters in the URL (ie ?var=xxx&var2=yyy) should also forward.
I do not want to forward other subdomains. The MX records for email are handled by a different server and should not forward. It may be worth noting that the .htaccess file is used to force www (ie domain1.com/faqs forwards to www.domain2.com/faqs) and that DNS management is handled through the Cloudflare CDN service.
What would be the best way to set-up the forwarding? I'd prefer to eventually close the domain1 cPanel account, but I also do not mind keeping it since it costs me nothing to do so.
Use the 3rd one down http://www.websitecodetutorials.com/code/htaccess/301-permanent-redirect-old-domain-to-new-domain.php
// 1:1 redirect - all old domain files will be redirected to new domain file locationsRewriteRule .* http://www.newdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Thanks for the link. Unfortunately they made a mistake and repeated the solution for the first condition, which is "redirect all files from old domain to root of new domain".
I did more searching and came up with this excellent solution. It has both a www and non-www example. Since the new site also redirects non-www to www, I was able to use the www version of the code on the old site.
It's not repeated look closer
Don't forget parentheses.
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.newdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Apache has a Redirect directive for exactly this kind of situation.
# htaccess on domain1.comRedirect permanent / http://www.domain2.com/
I actually had the parentathese in there originally and was told by someone I believed (don't remember) that they were not nessesarry if I was only doing yada yada
In the first two examples on your site, the parentheses are indeed not necessary, because you're not using any captured value in the replacement. But in your third example, the replacement uses $1, which will be blank unless you use parentheses to capture the path.
Ahh ok. Only the third? Not the 4th?
The fourth is a redirect, not a rewrite rule. It doesn't even take regular expressions.
Lol sorry I should of looked first I guess before asking.


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The likes of Miss Jean Brodie, Mr Chipping, Skullion from Porterhouse Blue and the decadent Sebastian Flyte - plus his teddy Aloysius - from Brideshead Revisited are among literatures finest creations. Many novelists have used schools or colleges as settings that fascinate readers. The relationship between student and teacher is revisited again and again. Its a scenario everyone can understand.
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The Rule of Four
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A 15th century manuscript, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, is deciphered by four Princeton students.
Up the Down Stair Case
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To Sir, With Love
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The Water is Wide
Pat Conroy
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The Blackboard Jungle
Evan Hunter
Hunter spent 17 days teaching at a Bronx high school in 1950, which inspired this 1954 novel about education and juvenile delinquents.
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Yum, these look GOOD--my family likes to make orange rolls on Christmas morning. mmmReplyDelete
Oh--by the way, my name is Shaina White. I live in WA with my husband and 2 kids. I'm a runner and a reader. I went to SVU. I love peanut butter. My cousin-in-law-in-law (our husbands are cousins) is the kitchen-goddess Whitney Olsen. That's who told me about your decadent blog. I love your recipes. I have 2 food blogs that I check regularly, and yours is one of them! I've enjoyed your blog for more than 2 years now, and I've never commented or anything. So I thought I'd say hi and thanks, and tell you how heavenly that peach cranberry pie is. I just made it and ate a hot piece with ice cream on top. The resulting euphoria gave me courage to type you a little note of gratitude. :)
I'm so thrilled to meet you, Shaina. I have always loved Whitney. She was good friends with my son during high school. She was kind enough to ask him to a dance and I'm certain it was the worst night of her life. Yet, she still speaks to me. She is a great resource...for anything! Thank you for commenting and reading my blog. Oh - I love running too.ReplyDelete
Beautiful Orange rolls, I want to come to your house for thanksgiving! I will be trying this recipe for sure, thanks!ReplyDelete
You little stinker, Janet . . . You make everything look too darn easy! These little babies look far too labor intensive for Thanksgiving Day?! You are my idol girl, seriously! Pick you up Monday AM... Wear your snowshoes!ReplyDelete
These look really beautiful, and so delicate. I'll be giving these a try. Thank you xReplyDelete
This looks so orangy goodness janet..Totally heaven..Yummy..Enjoy thanksgiving dear..ReplyDelete
Hope you will upload pictures of that in ur next post..
These are NOT too labor intensive for the big day especially if you make the dough the day before. Pshhh. YES!! I'm ready to get back to running...snow and all.ReplyDelete
Hellow Aarthi from India. I think I'd rather be eating an Eastern Indian feast instead of Turkey...really.ReplyDelete
Just a quick question, do we HAVE to refrigerate the dough overnight? Or can we leave it on the counter for a couple of hours to rise and then use it? :)ReplyDelete
Hi Cathy, this particular recipe is extremely sticky and does need to be refrigerated. But you could use the dough for the cheddar cheese rolls and let it rise on the counter top for about an hour. It is equally delicious.ReplyDelete
I made these tonight for an early Thanksgiving dinner with friends, they were a major hit! They were soooo absolutely delicious, I'm making them again next week for "real Thanksgiving."ReplyDelete
Wahoo. I'm so glad the rolls were a hit. How can they not be...right? Happy Thanksgiving.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/21/11, 6:13 PM
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They look wonderful! About how long did you allow them to rise after cutting them? Can't wait to try them!!
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Hi Jen, I probably let them rise for about 45 minutes. Touch them, if the feel like a marshmellow they are ready to bake. Happy Thanksgiving.ReplyDelete
After I successfully made a loaf of yeast bread, my dad has come up with the idea that I should make rolls and I think this will be a pretty good recipe to use!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Kathy. Your dad is right. This is an easy roll recipe to follow.ReplyDelete
Good luck. They should turn out great.
Thank you Janet - wonderful recipe - reminds me of the orange rolls my Aunt used to make for all our holiday dinners. I will be bringing the tradition back into my family. My kids thank you!ReplyDelete
I hope they become a family favorite. We look forward to them every Thanksgiving. Thank you for your awesome comments.ReplyDelete
Just found this recipe after starting my batch of "crusty bread"!!! I can't wait to try this one. Tomorrow...it's almost 4:30am and I should go to bed while my bed rises. LOVE this blog!!!ReplyDelete
This isn't as easy as the crusty bread, but so worth the effort. I hope you love them both.Delete
How much yeast and water do you use? I can't see it anywhere???ReplyDeleteReplies
1 tablespoon yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water. It's in the written recipe. I hope this helps.Delete
- Anonymous12/27/13, 12:38 AM
The recipe calls for instant yeast...can you use active dry yeast? Is there a difference?ReplyDelete
Dry active yeast works great.ReplyDelete
Hi, we tried this orange rolls of yours :) and those were so good, thanks for the recipe!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
You made my day. Thank you so much.Delete
Here is a picture :) http://www.kuvajmo-blogovski.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/22-img_0525.jpg We also tried cinnamon twists, also great!!!!Delete
Beautiful orange rolls! Thank you so much for sending a link to the photo. Perfection.Delete
Thanks, I am so happy I found your blog! So many beautifull recipes and everyone can understand them. Thanks for being here, I will be testing many more!!!Delete
Thank you so much. I hope you keep coming back.Delete
Found you through Pinterest...I'm dying to make these. I'm already drooling looking at your pictures.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/9/14, 4:07 AM
Hi! looks divine! Could you make and freeze these and defrost and bake as you need them? Thanks so dearly xReplyDelete
HI Milly, Yes you can freeze these rolls. Just allow 4-6 hours of thawing and rising time depending upon the temperature in your home. They work just great!Delete
Hello! I love this recipe and have it saved as one of my go-to's when I'm itching for homemade bread.ReplyDelete
But both times I've made them, I could never get the sauce to thicken up when spreading it on the cold dough- - super frustrating and messy when rolling it up and cutting into pieces. The rolls still turn out delicious but I end up having to spoon the sauce over the rolls before putting them into the oven and there's not really any sauce inside the rolls.
Do you have any advice or fixes? Thanks!Replies
Hi Jessica, I have had the exact same thing happen. You can just soften the butter then beat in the sugar, zest and juice and spread it on the dough or you can let the butter mixture cool to a point that it is solidifying more. Any of these two should do the trick.Delete
- Renita11/11/14, 5:46 AM
Hi Janet, I love your blog. It is a daily must read for me. Thank you for sharing your recipes and advice. I have a question. I am traveling to a family member's house this Thanksgiving and am making the dinner rolls. Can these be served at room temperature? I would much rather bake them at home, let them cool, and then pack them for travel. Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes you can make them in advance. I have even frozen them. Thaw in covered. They also warm well in a 300 degree F oven. Just place on a baking sheet for about 7 min. Happy Thanksgiving.Delete
- Anonymous2/1/16, 12:48 PM
hi, im Fotini from Greece, i ve made the rolls this evening but they are mostly like bread than cake, not so soft.Sorry to ask but is the photo of your rolls, real? The color of mines is dark even though i covered them in the oven.And the orange filling seemed to much, i used the half of it.Wanna make the receip again but dont know where i was wrong.I just love the rolls of your photo..ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Fontini, Yes, the photo's are real. The rolls are a bread type not a cake. I don't retouch my photos because I want to show how the food really looks after being prepared. Ovens vary so you may have to lower the temperature just a bit. I use a lot of filling because I like the rolls to be very gooey. You can cut the recipe is half for the filling if you prefer. Let me know if you have any more trouble. So happy to hear from Greece.Delete
- Marilyn7/8/17, 5:46 AM
Can I use another flavor other than orange?ReplyDeleteReplies
Sure, why not? You can use cinnamon/sugar, lemon, whatever flavor you love.Delete


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Defending champion Jeff Stoughton is one more win away from his 11th provincial men's curling title and second seed Mike McEwen and fifth seed Willie Lyburn will go head to head in the semifinal this morning at the MTS Iceplex to determine who gets the unenviable task of facing him in this afternoon's provincial final.
Stoughton, a 10-time Manitoba men's champion, advanced to today's provincial final with a 9-5 victory over McEwen in Saturday night's Page playoff 1 vs 1 game.
The loss to Stoughton relegated McEwen to this morning's semifinal, where Lyburn will be lying in wait after a thrilling 9-8 victory over Steve Irwin's unheralded Brandon foursome in Saturday night's Page playoff 2 vs. 2 game.
Lyburn trailed Irwin 4-1 after just the second end last night but gamely battled back, cracking a four-ender in the eighth end, then drawing the four-foot with the final rock of the game to squeak out the narrowest of victories.
This will be Lyburn's second appearance in a Manitoba men's semifinal in three years. He played in the 2012 semifinal, losing to eventual champion Rob Fowler.
Lyburn said last night he has no doubt McEwen, widely regarded as skip of the best team in Canada never to win a provincial men's title, will be favoured to win today's semifinal and advance to face Stoughton.
And Lyburn's sure of something else: "We expect to win -- that's what we do," he said. "We put a lot of work in and the guys are playing great."
His victory Saturday night overcame a red-hot Irwin foursome that had already won twice on Saturday just to advance to last night's game, eliminating Randy Neufeld 8-7 in the morning draw and punting Fowler 8-3 in the afternoon.
But a skip who until yesterday was best known as a three-time Manitoba club curling champion simply could not close the deal against Lyburn when it mattered most Saturday night.
"To have control of that game and give up a big one in 8, it's pretty tough," Irwin said.
"But it's been a good week. We had one bad end."
Saturday night's page playoffs were conspicuous by the absence of Fowler, who had a disastrous Saturday.
After going undefeated through his first four games, he was eliminated with back-to-back losses on Saturday, falling 9-4 to McEwen in the morning draw and losing to Irwin in the afternoon draw.
"We just had a real hard time capitalizing on our opportunities. It seemed like for the most part the other team had us under pressure. It was very rare we had the other team under pressure at all," Fowler said.
"Anytime it was setting up good for us, we always seemed to have a half shot or a miss.
"You just can't afford to do that when you start lining up against the best teams in the province. If you make mistakes, they're going to punish you, and that's what happened today...
"It's very disappointing. The guys worked hard, we trained in the summer and put in a lot of time and we definitely practised a lot. But at the end of the day, when you're curling on Saturday in this, you have to execute and we didn't do that.
"So we got what we deserved."
LOOSE HAIRS: The all-stars for the 2014 Safeway Championship, as chosen by the Manitoba Curling Media Association, were skip Steve Irwin, Stoughton third Jon Mead, McEwen second Matt Wozniak and Lyburn lead Tyler Forrest...The 2015 Safeway Championship will be held at Brandon's Keystone Centre...Total attendance through 15 draws at the Iceplex was 4,594.
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In the beginning, HP's cloud services-- and those from most other providers -- were aimed at the deployment team. Now HP is connecting the dots between operations and development by rolling out Agile Manager and Performance Anywhere, two cloud offerings aimed at organizing the development team and making it easier to identify and address application performance issues. It's software as a service for those who write the software.
Agile Manager is meant to act as an organizing portal for an agile team, although it might be used just as well by a team structured according to any philosophy that's working from plenty of specs. It will track tasks, issues, and bottlenecks while calculating key performance indicators. Developers log in, get their assignments, and check in code that their managers will hope pushes the performance indicators in the right direction.
Agile Manager is designed to be independent of the IDE. Developers can choose any of the major IDEs -- including Eclipse, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio -- as long as they check the code into the cloud service for building and testing. In addition to tracking project progress, Agile Manager kicks out source code and build management analytics that HP says can provide insight into application quality.
When the code is written, the Performance Anywhere service will track how quickly it's running. Performance Anywhere offers adaptive tools that track the average performance and then flag events that bog down the machine. HP notes that Performance Anywhere also provides predictive analytics capabilities, which are based on performance history. If your Java or .Net code drifts outside of historic norms, alarm bells will ring.
Tools for tracking projects and bug reports have been around for ages, but HP is integrating them with build management and performance monitoring in an attempt to create a single platform for carrying code from dream to deployment. It's similar to what CloudBees is doing with Java tools and its platform-as-a-service cloud.
Agile Manager and Performance Anywhere join a number of other products in HP's management portfolio for enterprise development teams. Agile Manager integrates with HP Application Lifecycle Management for continuous testing and with HP Quality Control Center for quality management. Quality Control Center is a large portal for the QA staff and managers who are writing the specs for a project and then tracking progress with tests. The original code would largely be used by the QA team, but integration of the tools will create a tighter link between QA and the developers themselves.
The pundits tell us that 2013 is the year in which enterprise developers and application teams will finally get serious about the cloud. HP clearly hopes that these new cloud services will draw more developers into its orbit and funnel projects into HP's growing cloud service. The goal is to create a well-integrated solution that turns ideas into paying customers for cloud deployments.
This story, "HP cloud services tackle software development, app performance," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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Once I have an address for an ancestor, I often use sites like Zillow and Google Maps to locate places where my family lived.
Yvette also sent along a photograph of her grandmother, posed to show off her oversize coat, taken in 1921. It's a great fashion photo.
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It's an intriguing photo due to the connection to prominent Philadelphia residents involved in the Underground Railroad, and because of that suit. Yvette is looking for a family with a son and a daughter that had a connection to her relatives.
In the 1890s, Highland-style suits were popular for boys. These consisted of a short jacket and a kilt.
Since this family still retains remnants of the 1880s in this early 1890s photo, let's look at boys' clothing from that decade: The general rule for both boys' and girls' attire was long dresses until they could walk, then shorter dresses to allow movement. Boys wore skirts until about age 5. Often, boys skirts' were paired with short pants underneath.
Toddler boys also wore skirts and dresses in the 1860s and 1870s. In the 1860s, there was a type of loose-fitting "French dress" that was worn loosely belted at the waist.
It's also not unusual to see boys with "love-locks," or long sausage curls in family photos. If you're having a hard time telling little boys form little girls, here's a rule of thumb: Boys wore their hair parted on the side, while girls sported center parts.
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Back in 2009, I spoke with revenue stamp expert Michael E. Aldrich. He stated that this stamp on the back of the photo is significant due to its light blue color. A darker blue stamp was issued in 1864, but this one wasn't available until 1870, providing a date for the image. Because this stamp doesn't fall within the traditional revenue stamp period of August 1864 to August 1866, Aldrich thought it was placed there later. If you'd like to see what other revenue stamps look like click here. To learn more about a particular stamp, click the image.


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HOUSTON - Police tell Local 2 the ex-boyfriend of a missing woman has confessed to her murder.
Detectives said Mark Castellano, 37, confessed to killing Michelle Warner, 31, during an argument.
Detectives said Castellano also confessed to dumping Warner's body outside the Midland/Odessa area of Texas. Castellano helped lead police to Warner's body on Sunday.
Police said it appeared Warner had a broken neck, but they are waiting on an autopsy to determine a specific cause of death.
Warner disappeared from her southwest Houston apartment along with the couple's three-year-old son on Sept. 21, sparking a massive search.
Police said it appears Castellano fled to the Midland/Odessa area after the murder to stay with family members. However, investigators said Castellano flew back to Houston on Sunday and gave a confession.
Investigators said the couple's son was found unharmed with family members in north Texas.
Police said while the pair was no longer a couple, Warner moved in with Castellano because she fell on hard economic times. But was just about to start a new job as a paralegal.
When reached Sunday by phone, Warner's brother David Chaffin told Local 2 he knew the coupled argued but "never thought something like this would happen."
Chaffin said the family had flown to Los Angeles to tape a segment for the Dr. Phil show about Warner's disappearance and found out about the confession "as soon as we hit the ground."
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By the end of the 1880s, Tasker Howard Bliss had taught at both the United States Military Academy and the Naval War College, a rare example of inter-branch service education. But perhaps the greatest claim to fame of Bliss was his inclusion among the five men who led the American delegation to negotiate peace in Versailles in 1919 to end the First World War. The others were President Woodrow Wilson, Edward M. House, Robert Lansing, and Henry White.
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This weekend Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 60th year on the throne.
The UK is looking forward to a four-day weekend of celebrations that will reportedly boost the local economy by $14 billion thanks to horse races, street parties, pop concerts and the mother of all flotillas.
Like the up coming Games of the XXX Olympiad and last year's Royal Wedding, the Diamond Jubilee is good news for our Head of State's cash strapped home land.
According to figures in TIME magazine, London has had the largest number of visitors since the turn of the century with 12.7 million visitors heading to the land of Coronation Street, Mark Wright's dimples and Topshop so far this year.
Admittedly I contracted regal fever about a year ago when Kate walked down the aisle at Westminster and Liz popped down under for CHOGM. While convalescing I thought of what I would do if I borrowed Her Majesty's diamond encrusted head gear and matching twin set for a day.
Here's my itinerary:
- Slap Fergie.
- Tell Philip: "I like you very much. Just as you are."
- Schedule a photo shoot with Elton John in the gardens of Windsor Castle to show my support for marriage equality. Mario Testino will photograph the portrait of Elton wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words "Bow down B..ches" while I play Bennie and the Jets on a piano wearing his disco era glasses and Kate and Wills re-enact their balcony kiss.
- Demand to be apart of Kate Moss's Glastonbury posse.
- Make a Downton Abbey cameo.
- Encourage Camilla to appear on The Voice and perform a cover version of Tammy Wynette's Stand by Your Man.
- Prank call Pippa Middleton and tell her she can marry Harry if she cuts back on the kohl eyeliner.
- Employ Simon Cowell to coordinate a Court Jester roster for Buckingham Palace. Performers must include Book of Mormon star Andrew Rannells, Russell Brand and Karl Pilkington.
- Issue a royal decree that Victoria Beckham and Alexa Chung must smile and eat a morsel of solid food at least once a year.
- Invite Hugh Grant over for a dubonnet and gin and a night in front of the tele watching Notting Hill and Love Actually.
While the rest of Australia prepares to either ignore or embrace the celebrations which will involve exploding cannons and a carriage procession of mythical proportions through the streets of Old Blighty, I decided to get all Geoffrey Robertson on our local A-to-D-listers.
Hypothetically asking them what they would do if they were, hypothetically, Queen for a day:
Shane Warne
"Whatever my Liz said, I'd do that. Oh and ban bikes."
Delta Goodrem
"I think the Queen is amazing. I love, love, love her. I've written a song about my fascination with her energy, let me sing it for you, you'll really connect with it."
Kyle Sandilands
"I'd invite the whole of Sydney out for a pre-dawn charity event. As I'll be sick and unable to make it, you'll have the chance to win $1 million while Scandal'us lip synch and announce their reunion tour."
Toni Collette
"I can't say. I thought this interview was about what I would do if I were a bank not a Briton. Does this mean I'm not getting paid for this? If not I can't answer." *mutters other four-letter words*
Russell Crowe
"First I'd wake up and run 400 kilometres, do 100 dips/Roman chairs/cable crossovers followed by a four hour Bikram Yoga class and intense weight session then have a few pints down with the boys at the footy club."
Gina Rinehart
"I'd host a garden reception for myself and not wear shoes."
Clive Palmer
"Did the CIA tell you to ask me this question? No comment. This press conference is over. Now if you'll excuse me I've got a boat to build."
Lara Bingle
"Are those real diamantes on that crown?!"
Karl Stefanovic
"Well *hiccup* for shhtarttters I'd replace my handshum mug with me wife's 'hot arse' on the $5 note *hiccup* haha! *winks* haha!"
Miranda Kerr
"Sorry what was the question? Being an Earth Mother surviving on Tahitian Noni juice and a staff of 20 makes it hard to concentrate sometimes. Oh yes, hmm, 'if I were Queen for the day?' wait what do you mean by 'if'?"
Now it's over to you, what would you do if you were given the keys to the Castle? What are your thoughts on the Diamond Jubilee extravaganza?
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Wii Channels
Using the Wii console's built in WiFi, you'll be able to connect to the Wii Shop with ease, from the Wii Shop you can then download Wii Channels.
The Wii Channels can be both informative and fun. If you want to keep up to date with goings on around the world then you can download the News Channel or, if you want to know the weather, download the Forecast Channel.
There are also channels for games; such as the Mario Kart Channel or Metroid Channel or use the BBC iPlayer channel to catch up with some of your favourite TV.
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Tickets are now on sale for Manitoba's musical antidote to winter's bleakness: the international New Music Festival.
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's 22nd annual festival, which runs Jan. 28 to Feb. 2 will spotlight Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Reich, who has been called America's greatest living composer.
The New York-based minimalist, who is 76, will be in Winnipeg for festival concerts on Feb. 1 and 2, 2013, that will showcase his works Tehillim and The Desert Music. There will also be a chamber-music evening of his music on Jan. 31.
Reich's concerts will also feature Scottish percussion virtuoso Dame Evelyn Glennie, who will premiere two concertos written especially for her.
During the week-long festival, leading Greek-Canadian composer Christos Hatzis will also present the world premiere of his WSO-commissioned piece, Redemption.
Festival passes are $99 for adults, $89 for seniors and $59 for students. Individual ticket prices range from $10 to $92. For more information, go to www.newmusicfestival.ca.


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Analysis: Limbo and what it all means
There's this conversation piece by the good folks at Rockpapershotgun.com on different takes on Limbo. It's a nice read and it illustrates how the game mechanics and design combine to let the developer make a point about the behavior of the player.
(Some "spoilers" at the end, they will be dully signposted but really, either you're going to play the game or not, and if you are undecided, you should play it)
The interesting thing to me, however - and one of the great merits of interactive storytelling, in my opinion - is that I got a very different feeling about the theme and overall point of the game during my play-trough.
In the RPS piece, John argues that the game's left-to-right, trial and error nature is subtly trying to make a point about what the player will put up with so that he can navigate from left to right, even though he has no discernible purpose for doing so.
This is an interpretation fundamentally based on game mechanics, and it paints a picture I had not considered - that of Limbo as a commentary on the player.
My own take on it was first and foremost based on the expectation brought on by the name. Limbo. You can write hundreds of pages on the theological and mythological meaning of the world, and a different cultural perspective might bring in yet another interpretation, but to me, the word evokes kind of hell, a place where lost souls wander waiting for redemption - it is a purgatory, a place between salvation and damnation.
This interpretation fits quite nicely with the game's aesthetic. Everything has a dark, edgy, menacing feeling to it, and our small character has an innocent, but ghost-like, feeling to it.
Here the arbitrary death and trial-and-error mechanics make a lot of sense, and the mostly generous check-pointing fits in as well: where John saw a game about teasing the player, I see a game about punishment.
The world and its masters are making the boy suffer death after death, rewinding time after each one but keeping his memory of the events intact, that he might keep suffering them over and over until he overcomes them, one step closer to redemption.
[discussion about the ending follows: consider this a spoiler alert]
And then it ends, in a final, magnificent jump that shatters the boundaries of the boy's hell. Or does it?
After that final jump, he finds himself in a pristine meadow, no aggression in sight, in the company of a ghost-like girl, much similar to him. And then the game ends. But there's a twist...
Finally we get to understand that weird title screen, that meadow with two fly-ridden corpses. That meadow exactly like the one in the end, where the children were standing at the spots corpses now reside. The game has come full-circle, and opened a lot of possibilities for interpretation.
Was the girl the final test, after all the hellish traps, a siren to finally ensnare the boy into eternal damnation?
Was it the final redemption, after the hero's journey of the boy's soul, the reunion of two souls that were separated by a tragic death at that spot?
Or was it something altogether more cruel, a true hell for the boy's soul, a never-ending circle of finding his princess and then being taken back to the beginning, forced to forever face the same challenges for the same result, for eternity? And here we have it again - commentary on the nature of games and the player.
This is my take on Limbo - I don't think I will ever be sure about what the ending means to me - maybe that's the point, maybe it will mean different things in different stages of my life. It's ambiguous narrative will forever be subject to each individual's cultural and intellectual perception of the world.
What is your take on it?
(this was a cross-post from my Blog, Video Game Marmite. Don't visit it.)
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The boy was actually Bruce Willis the whole time! What a twist!
Actually I'd say that it's like this:
A boy goes to the Limbo - hell for children and good souls which weren't baptized before death - but hell, nobody knows how and it doesn't matter to find his dead sister, which probably died before baptism. He went through this whole stuff dying constantly because it's a game and it has to have some mechanics and after that he actually found his sister but
a) couldn't get out of Limbo with her 'cause she wasn't baptized
b) couldn't get out of Limbo with her because he just couldn't get out
c) decided not to because there's no way to get out
d) died trying 'cause the ladder broke and killed them both
And no, there's no depth to this game - sadly. It's interesting for the first bit where you meet other damned children-turned-monsters, and then it changes into bullshit which doesn't make any sense because of the lack of narration. You don't get the tiniest clue from the designers WHY the Limbo from something like a paradise with hotels and stuff turned into this kind of hell so it's all basically meaningless. Or maybe it's "Lord of the Flies" with children making democracy, but ultimately: who cares.
I think the game ultimately means nothing. 100% style 0% substance.
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0% narrative substance. The game itself is really very good. (I thought).
If I had to attach a meaning to it, it would be a surreal tale of growth and protection. The general trend of the "world" from forest -> town -> industry implies a chronological procession, something that can be mapped onto the progression of youth to adult. The hostile figures that you encounter in the forest are adults that kill children (if we imagine LIMBO as a dream-world, perhaps the child dreaming it has abusive parents?). The world remains hostile and yet you best all the obstacles. Finding the girl is the fulfillment of your maturation -- you have something to protect.


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This is the fourth article in a series about finding methods of earning incremental income. Some people have a desire to earn more money without the available time to learn a new skill or start a new business. I've written about becoming a mystery shopper, selling items on eBay, and teaching and tutoring.
The key to these techniques for earning more money is understanding that trading in small amounts of time for small amounts of cash is not a path to wealth. Nevertheless, when you have ten minutes here and ten minutes there, and would otherwise would be spending the time watching television, why not optimize that time a little better?
Recently, Donna Freedman offered advice on online surveys on a visit with the Consumerism Commentary Podcast, and she prepared a comprehensive article for MSN earlier this year.
My experience with online surveys
A few years ago, I gave online surveys a try. During an open enrollment period, I signed up for PineCone Research, one of the more popular online survey operators. Every few days between October 2006 and November 2007, PineCone sent me an email with a link to a new survey. Completing the surveys took only a few minutes each, and when completed, the company sent five dollars per surveys to my PayPal account relatively quickly. I received new survey opportunities every few days, but I rarely completed the surveys.
If I had signed up for more companies, I would have had enough opportunities to earn more money. I decided that answering surveys was not an ideal way for me to spend my time. Completing surveys can be somewhat tedious; I compare it to data entry, an annoying task that I've tried to avoid as much as possible throughout my adult life. As a result of my lack of motivation, I didn't earn very much from online surveys.
Income potential for online surveys
Anyone interested in spending a significant amount of time completing surveys can earn much more than I did. With enough time, there are enough opportunities to earn a good part-time salary. PineCone research may be one of the most popular survey companies, but they don't always accept new participants. Be on the look-out for ads that announce the next enrollment period. In her article, Donna cites the MSN Smart Spending community with recommendations for other survey providers, including Toluna, Synovate, Lightspeed Online Research, i-Say, SurveySpot, Valued Opinions and Surveyhead.
Although I earned five dollars for each survey at the time I participated, compensation can range as low as 50 cents. You may occasionally be able to find a survey that pays twenty dollars, depending on how your profile matches a survey's requirements. Sometimes, the unique profile aspect is as simple as being a man; most survey respondents are women, and if a company is looking for opinions from men, they may be willing to pay more or offer more opportunities.
Do you earn extra money taking online survey? What do you enjoy about these opportunities?
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WINTER PARK, Fla. – Saint Leo golfer Nick Brothers has been named to the All-Conference Second Team it was announced by Sunshine State Commissioner Jay Jones on Tuesday morning. Brothers earns the Lions' only all-conference selection as he prepares to tackle the NCAA Tournament field as an individual, joining 80 teams and 31 other individuals that have been selected to participate in the regional competition of the Division II Men's Golf Championships.
Leading the Lions this season, Brothers earned the award after posting nearly an even-par scoring average (72.7) across 25 rounds played. During this season he managed a share of the top spot at the Indian Bayou Classic in the fall and posted a low-round of 68 at the Warner Invitational earlier this spring. Totaling his accomplishments, the Crystal River, Fla. native registered five top-5 finishes and six top-10 results in nine events held this year.
The Saint Leo junior was one of 12 student-athletes that were named to the 2012 All-Sunshine State Conference Men's Golf Team. Nova Southeastern swept the major awards as Ben Taylor was selected Golfer of the Yea, Oscar Lengden was tabbed Freshman of the Year and Garrett Runion garnered Coach of the Year honors.
Named to the All-SSC First Team with Taylor were: Ricardo Celia (Nova Southeastern), Marcelo Rozo (Lynn), Daniel Stapff (Barry), and Daniel Young (Lynn).
Earning All-SSC Second-Team accolades with Brothers and Lengden were: Spencer Cole (Rollins), Case Gard (Florida Southern), and Marcus Segerstrom (Barry).
Barry's Scott Smyers and Florida Tech's Christian Westhorpe were given honorable mention.
Voting for the All-SSC Men's Golf Team was conducted among the league's men's golf coaches and sports information directors.
Ricardo Celia, Nova Southeastern, Sophomore
Marcelo Rozo, Lynn, Senior
Daniel Stapff, Barry, Senior
Ben Taylor, Nova Southeastern, Sophomore
Daniel Young, Lynn, Junior
Golfer of the Year - Ben Taylor, Nova Southeastern
Freshman of the Year - Oscar Lengden, Nova Southeastern
Coach of the Year - Garrett Runion, Nova Southeastern
Nick Brothers, Saint Leo, Junior
Spencer Cole, Rollins, Senior
Case Gard, Florida Southern, Junior
Oscar Lengden, Nova Southeastern, Freshman
Marcus Segerstrom, Barry, Junior
Scott Smyers, Barry, Sophomore
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Rays bang out clutch hits to knock off Royals
Longoria's single, Loney's double highlight critical two-run innings
ST. PETERSBURG -- Caught in an unusual situation, Jake McGee wasn't about to let the game get away by throwing an unusual pitch.
For just the fourth time this season in 43 appearances, the flame-throwing lefty had given up runs. In the ninth inning of the Rays' 4-3 win on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, three straight Royals hits off McGee -- the last one a two-run single off the bat of Salvador Perez -- had cut the lead to a single run.
Now, with two outs, Kansas City had the potential tying run on second and Omar Infante was right on McGee's upper-90s fastball, fouling multiple pitches straight back to the screen. The thought of dropping a curveball on the Kansas City second baseman -- the same curve that ate up the Orioles' Manny Machado for a game-ending strikeout on June 28 -- flitted across McGee's mind.
"I thought about [the curve] for a second, but with the tying run on second, I'd rather go in and up," McGee said. "In the Machado case, he would have had to hit a home run to beat me. Right there, if I throw a curveball and it's a little too high, I could have given up a single to tie the game."
McGee, who throws his fastball 95 percent of the time, blew a 98-mph heater past Infante to end the game and secure his sixth save.
"I was going to stick with my best or get beat with my best," McGee said.
He finished what Jeremy Hellickson and Evan Longoria had started, and what James Loney and Logan Forsythe had continued. Hellickson logged 4 1/3 solid innings in his first start of 2014 after offseason right elbow surgery, while Longoria roped a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning for a 2-1 lead. Loney and Forsythe drove in two key insurance runs in the eighth.
"We did it in spurts. We bunched [the hits] up well enough," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Sometimes, you spread them out, sometimes you bunch them up. We bunched them up at the right times tonight."
The win evened the series at one game apiece, giving the Rays a chance to win the series on Wednesday night. "Win series" has become Maddon's new short-term goal for his club, replacing "50-50," which he had set a few weeks ago when the Rays had the worst record in baseball. Reaching 50-50 through 100 games was officially ruled out with loss 51 in Monday's series opener, when former Rays pitcher James Shields helped shut out his old team in his first win as a visitor at The Trop.
On Tuesday night, Hellickson, although he didn't last long enough to qualify for the win, kept the Rays in the game. The right-hander allowed one run on six hits, while walking one and striking out two. That run came with Brad Boxberger on in relief in the fifth, with Perez's RBI groundout that gave Kansas City a 1-0 lead.
"I still could be a lot better," Hellickson said. "Way too many pitches, way too many three-ball counts. But for the most part, I thought it went pretty good."
The way Royals starter Jason Vargas had the Rays off-balance, it seemed like that margin might stand. Vargas wasn't as dominating as Shields, but the left-hander's changeup kept the Tampa Bay hitters lunging through five scoreless innings. With Vargas' pitch count pushed up into the mid-80s by the sixth, though, the middle of the order finally got to him.
Ben Zobrist started the inning with a sharp single to right and Brandon Guyer, after falling behind 0-2, poked a double to left-center, sliding into second just ahead of Alex Gordon's throw. Longoria plated both runners with an opposite-field line drive, and, just like that, Tampa Bay had a lead it would not relinquish.
"It's just one of those times you wish you didn't have a mind lapse or give up halfway through the pitch," Vargas said. "We weren't able to recover.
"You throw good ones and bad ones -- that was a bad one, a lazy one, and it set them up to have an inning that changed the game for them."
The Rays pushed the lead to 4-1 in the eighth on Loney's double and Forsythe's sacrifice fly, and McGee, who had entered the game in the top of the inning with two Royals on and two out, ended up needing both of those runs.
McGee got out of the eighth routinely enough, getting pinch-hitter Danny Valencia to line out to the right-field warning track, but things got tense in the ninth before he could shut the door for a four-out save.
"It's nice to have that insurance policy," McGee said. "But at the same time, I shouldn't be giving up two runs and making it that close."
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Complete list of 2014 Deadline Day deals
In three-way trade, Tigers acquire David Price, Mariners acquire Austin Jackson and Rays acquire Nick Franklin, Drew Smyly and Willy Adames.
A's acquire Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes from Red Sox for Yoenis Cespedes.
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18 September 2012 12:05 PM
I am so upset today as autumn is beginning and tonight we are due our first frost because i know it means that many bees, especially the poor males, will die tonight. It is a downward spiral for all the bees from now on and the thought of it is so upsetting.
I know we will have more bees next year but they are such sweet little things and they have such sad faces anyway, the thought of what they will go through over the coming days fills me with sadness.
Sorry for being so depressing but the bees are my little ray of sunshine and life is much harder without their presence every day.
Bless them all :-(
18 September 2012 02:29 PM #1
Poor you!
It is true that this is the end of the line for most of the bumblebees and it won't be same without them around.
But Autumn is a beautiful time of year so I hope you can take comfort in the beautiful foliage that will be on display.
There should be lots of bird life around too as millions of birds come to Britain to over-winter. Look out for the amazing flocking behaviour of Starlings, usually happens about an hour before dusk.
Apparently some bumblebees in the far south of the country can survive through the winter! But I haven't heard of this first hand, it has been alluded to in books.
The great thing is that the cycle will continue again next year.
So I intend to have much rest and recuperation over the winter and I look forward to seeing my first spring queen next year,
all the best, elaine
18 September 2012 03:52 PM #2
Thanks Elaine.
18 September 2012 05:25 PM #3
Hi Alibumble and Elaine,
Come on now Alibumble, bee brave and show a little "stiff upper lip" !
But, if you are a soft southerner like me (Southern Bucks about 5 miles north of the Thames), and keep your eyes on the Mahonia bushes during the late autumn and winter, you might get a little winter-time glimpse of spring.
Here's a photo of a B. terrestris worker taken on January 17th 2009. She was working the Mahonia flowers for both nectar and pollen.
I've seen this going on in November too - last year: but then we had a really hard winter and no bees seen until the spring emergence.
Another plant to watch is Winter Heathers (Erica carnea I presume) whose flowers are just loved by BB Qs on sunny days from February onwards. Then watch the Pussy Willow catkins after that.
18 September 2012 08:03 PM #4
This is the first year I've taken a closer interest in Bumblebees. I think this is, in the main, thanks to this website as the bees suddenly become so much more interesting if you can (with help from my learned friends on here) identify what you're seeing. Now my attention has been caught I'm very much looking forward to seeing how late in this year I'm still seeing bumblebees about & how soon next year it is before I spot my first bee - hopefully it will be as early as Clive's wonderful January 17th sighting, although I somehow doubt that up here in NW Lancs perma-frost.
It'll even be interesting to see the behaviour of the ill-fated bees that are destined not to survive much longer this autumn - although also, as Alibumble points out it, will be slightly tinged with sadness.
Elaine BBCT Surveys Officer - 18 September 2012 02:29 PM
Look out for the amazing flocking behaviour of Starlings, usually happens about an hour before dusk.
Elaine - we're very lucky here in Blackpool to have two good sites for starling roosts - Marton Mere Nature Reserve & also North Pier - two venues I've spent many an evening mesmerised by the murmarations - I've taken the liberty of attaching a photo from each of the above places.
19 September 2012 09:47 AM #5
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I'm with Alibumble here….bumblebees are such a joy in the garden and as a keen gardener they are my constant companions when I'm out there weeding. I was at a garden centre on Thursday and saw two large terrestris Queens foraging amongst the late blooms, I always find the Autumn quite depressing anyway because a lot of the plants that I grow are going over. I try to grow specifically for bumbles though and the verbena bonariensis are still going strong providing nectar for the carder bees, solitary bees and hover flies. I shall start planning next year's planting soon and already have a few bee friendly bulbs ready to go into pots for emerging Spring Queens. Think ahead Alibumble…make a bug hotel, get out the seed catalogues and plan. I want to try using the photographs that I've taken over the summer to draw pictures of bumbles to cheer me up too. They probably won't be very good, but drawing the little sweeties will hopefully improve my identification skills.
19 September 2012 11:31 AM #6
Thank you for giving us hope Clive! Maybe all is not lost, I will now keep my eyes peeled for some winter bumblebees!
Martinmere has been on my radar for years but I've still not managed a visit, Cliff. You are so lucky. Your photos of starlings are absolutely beautiful. The best murmuration I ever saw was over a bridge (possibly the Albert bridge) near Belfast city centre on a January afternoon in 2006, one of my last days living there!
Thank you CPB for the super advice! And drawing is a fantastic way to familiarise yourself with anatomy and tuning in to those more subtle differences between species. I wish I had that talent.
19 September 2012 01:15 PM #7
Hi all and a big thank you to all who have replied.
Clive and Cheery thanks for the advice. Cpb i have already sown wildflower seeds in my garden ready for next summer, after removing 3 large buddliea's, so am thinking of my babies for next year. I just wish i could keep some of the bumble's in my kitchen over the winter and take care of them…lol.
Thanks all, much appreciated
22 September 2012 09:42 AM #8
A marked reduction in the number of bees in the garden when I got home from work yesterday, with just a few Common Carder bees present & that's despite it being quite a nice sunny afternoon. We've had our first frost this morning & I had to scrape ice off the car windscreen before setting off out, but a sunny day is forecast so I'll be keeping an eye out for bees visiting the garden.
Elaine BBCT Surveys Officer - 19 September 2012 11:31 AM
Martinmere has been on my radar for years but I've still not managed a visit
Elaine, just to clarify, the starling photo with the tower in the background was taken at Marton Mere nature reserve here in Blackpool as opposed to its almost namesake Martin Mere WWT reserve near Southport - both well worth a visit though, especially over the winter months.
08 October 2012 03:06 PM #9
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We've been having frosts up her in Stirling for the past couple of weeks, but I've still seen some bumblebees about. Almost all of the males are gone now, but I've seen the occasional queen fly by at great speed - presumably looking for hibernation sites. They'd better hurry up!
09 October 2012 01:02 PM #10
Thanks Anthony, yes those queens need to hurry, poor girls.
I have still seen a few male carder bees over the weekend but no other males at all and haven't seen any females or queens for quite a number of weeks here in Swindon. I was surprised not to see any females for weeks because i thought i would see them for longer, as they have a nest to hide in from the bad weather. It's strange i think. Yet the males who have no respite from the weather seem to be still struggling on, bless them
I will miss them all over the winter and will be looking forward very much to seeing my furry babies , hopefully early next spring.
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Samsung might have underestimated Galaxy S III demand: a mistake estimated in 2 million sales units
0. phoneArena posted on 26 Jun 2012, 05:22
Huge lines and countless rumors - the Samsung Galaxy S III is without a doubt the most hyped Android device out there, but this quick rise to the top and the user demand…
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. Tjey007 (Posts: 86; Member since: 22 May 2012)
LG hasnt inveiled anything serious recently !! I thought LG made Optimus 4X :\
3. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Does the 4x look and feel serious?
6. Tjey007 (Posts: 86; Member since: 22 May 2012)
if they can mention HTC one x then why not 4X..i think 4X is better than one x overall...i would say its one of the best in the market right now.
7. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
It would be serious if sold worldwide and hyped with commercials and all. I don't think anybody here in US knows what it is. And besides LG made a bad name for themselves here with all the flaws associated with their first generation super android devices. There was little mistakes with GS1 and GS2. Anyway you are right. PA should at least mention it. After all its specs do compete with the GS3.
2. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
I guess Nokia's financial forecast for the next quarter was spot on. It will be worse, and they knew why ahead of everyone else. The windows phone developer summit was the day they flat out gave the answer. No wp8 upgrade! No new Nokia phones until fall or winter! No wp7.8 upgrade until after wp8 release! On top of all that, the GS3! A storm is brewing for Nokia for the next 2-3 quarters, No a hurricane more or less.
4. GuiltyBystander (Posts: 199; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
Wow, the S3 is a great success for Samsung.
It's funny because many people said that it was going to fail completely and look what happened.
Hope Samsung continues delivering such great products in the future.
18. SleepingOz (unregistered)
What's so wrong? Go troll elsewhere Nokia fag!
31. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
OZ that was funny. lmfao hahahaha.
20. deeoh1084 (Posts: 50; Member since: 30 Dec 2009)
i know i agree i'm thinking about getting one as well i was going to wait for the Galaxy Note II but since we're not going to get it till next year (i hope this year but look what happened to the first Galaxy Note) i'm going to get it for sure SGS III rocks!
5. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Better to underestimate than overestimate demand. Good job Samsung!
In Android we trust. Land of the free, home of the brave.
12. zhypher_23 (Posts: 195; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
Haha Love that Line, I'm gonna remember that ;)
26. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
You know if this were Apple they could do what was done with the iPhone 4S when it launched and inventory was depleted; Apple just pulled out all of the unsold iPhone 4 units in its' stockpile and added an "S" on the box. But, since, the GS III is a completely upgraded device (even physically) this will be hard to do. Samsung could always put out a disclaimer by way of a TV spot advising consumers that if their new GS III's don't quite look as they should, perhaps they are 'looking at their phones the wrong way'?! ?????
30. good2great (Posts: 1042; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
...says the guy with the iphone.
8. AppleConspiracy (Posts: 637; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Samsung Galaxy SIII is popular only because it symbolically represents a culturological opposition to the religion of iPhone. Samsung and Android is the sign of subversion, the ideology of revolution, and it exists only because it emerged from total dominance of iPhone. It's never about technicalities or phones actually. Samsung never understood that, they are still stupid. That's why they underestimated the demand.
33. Killer_Instinct (Posts: 22; Member since: 26 Jun 2012)
- Multitasking is stupid on phones
- 4G is overrated
- 3.5 inches is the perfect screen size, any bigger than that and the phone becomes unusable
- if you use stylus you blew it
- iPad-style tablet computers with smaller 7in screens would be "dead on arrival"
9. matrix_neo (Posts: 334; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
Samsung really pushing itself to maintain the worlds top phone maker. Galaxy s3 will have huge sales. Last Friday I accompanied my friend to buy galaxy tab 7.7, to my surprised, almost all mobile shops now are selling samsung phones, even putting up their own samsung stores. Before it is dominated by nokia.
We will wait at least a month after s3 was launched, then we will know it's fate. But I'm sure it will be successful, only s3 has something new to offer, and that's what other people are craving for.
21. whothisperson (Posts: 102; Member since: 06 May 2012)
Indeed, I'm already thinking about what they could possibly come up with to innovate the next S4.
10. denied911 (banned) (Posts: 361; Member since: 31 May 2012)
they couldn't sell more because they have shortage of some components
hou do you build phone without screen and sell 2 million as a limited edition?
11. Dj21o (Posts: 437; Member since: 19 May 2011)
Pretty sure the GSIII didn't sell well because something new is probably coming out soon. There are too many phones that are being created nowadays. A phone can be out of the loop in 6 months now.
19. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Have you even read the article?
14. becazican (Posts: 52; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
i have my samsung sIII and loving it
15. ryq24 (Posts: 773; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
sony seems to be more popular than lg right now.
16. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
Wow even Samsung, who thinks that this is an iphone killer, didn't realize how popular this phnoe would be. Apple should be scared
23. tedkord (Posts: 14206; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
No. Taco has inside sources, and they told him the SGS3 is selling poorly. ;-)
27. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
Damn that sucks, if it's one of Taco's sources it must be true.
17. Mitchel (Posts: 228; Member since: 25 May 2012)
Good job Samsung! But please, please, please.. You should learn from this once and for all.. Enough of plastic build, maybe it's time to adapt the "unibody design" using higher quality materials like metal or polycarbonate and put 3,000mah battery so there's no more battery issues or some sh*t like that.. And the HD SAMOLED is losing it's ground right now, it doesn't have a "wow" factor anymore.. S-LCD2 is slightly ahead right now.. Please release HD Super AMO+LCD 352 ppi! lol
24. GuiltyBystander (Posts: 199; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
The S3 is made of polycarbonate.
22. androidornothing (Posts: 143; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
I have a feeling the GS3 will top 40 million sales, if not more!! This is truly an iPhone killer because this device is built having the consumer in mind and that's why all of people are really going to like this and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people switched from iOS to Android.


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Stroman, Blue Jays tripped up in Astros finale
Rookie yields five runs in shortest start as Toronto drops 3rd straight
HOUSTON -- When the Blue Jays began a grueling three-city, 10-game road trip on July 25, they gladly would have taken a 6-4 record. Not so much anymore.
Toronto had the tough task of facing the Yankees in a park the club hadn't won in since 2012. Combine that with traveling to Fenway Park -- where weird things always seem to happen -- and finishing two-games above .500 would have sounded pretty good.
The expectations changed when the Blue Jays rolled over New York and Boston with relatively little difficulty. More of the same was expected to happen at Minute Maid Park, but instead Toronto heads home on a three-game losing streak after Marcus Stroman had the shortest outing of his career in a 6-1 loss to the Astros on Sunday.
"It was a good road trip, it could have been a great one, but we have a welcome day off tomorrow and then we play the team we're chasing," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said in reference to an upcoming three-game set vs. Baltimore.
Instead of finishing strong, the Blue Jays limped to the end after playing 10 games in 10 days. There was serious danger of that happening in the series finale, but if the Blue Jays were going to salvage a split of the series, they couldn't have asked for a more appropriate pitcher to do it than Stroman.
Stroman has been Toronto's best pitcher for the past five weeks and was coming off a month in which he posted a sparkling 1.71 ERA. He allowed one run over his previous 21 innings entering play vs. the Astros and has been borderline dominant during his rookie season.
The effectiveness was there early as Stroman cruised through the first two innings. He looked sharp and retired the first seven batters he faced until his issues began with one out in the third. It started with a single by rookie Jake Marisnick and continued as Stroman eventually loaded the bases with two outs.
Stroman had an opportunity to escape the inning without any damage as he got ahead 0-2 to No. 3 hitter Chris Carter. Stroman wasn't able to finish him off though and after the count went full, Carter hit a two-run single to left.
The problems continued in the fourth as Houston recorded four consecutive hits before Stroman was chased from the game. Stroman was charged with all five of those runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out one.
"I kind of didn't have anything, everything was kind of up," Stroman said. "I'd get ahead in counts and I'd have trouble putting guys away, where normally I'd be able to get those pitches down in the zone for punchouts. It was a tough one, I'm not discouraged just looking forward to the next one, kind of put this one in the past."
Toronto's offense continued its recent struggles but for the third consecutive game it had an opportunity to pile on runs early only to come up empty-handed. The Blue Jays had runners on second and third in the second and loaded the bases in the third, but they managed to score just one run.
That has been the trend since Friday night. Prior to that, the Blue Jays had scored four runs in 10 consecutive games, but they have now tallied four runs over their last 27 innings. Astros right-hander Scott Feldman deserved some of the credit on Sunday as he got out of the early jams and allowed one run over nine innings.
"It is hard, if we don't score runs, we're not going to win," Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes said. "We had a lot of opportunities to score a lot of runs, we weren't able to get the key hit. It's tough to win ballgames like that."
The Blue Jays will have one day to recover before starting another crucial set of games. Toronto will host Baltimore and Detroit before heading out on the road for a three-game series against Seattle.
All three of those series involve teams that are competing for a spot in the postseason. Baltimore and Seattle in particular are two teams the Blue Jays will have to handle if they want to take a stranglehold on either the AL East or at the very least the second Wild Card spot.
In other words, they need to quickly forget about Houston. They have other problems to worry about.
"We've been playing good baseball," Gibbons said. "The last three games didn't go our way, pure and simple. But we have a nice off-day tomorrow and we play the teams that matter. Baltimore, then Detroit and Seattle, three really good teams ... we'll have a little bit better idea where we're at after that."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Though the official announcements said the worst of the flooding in Manitoba was over, people on the ground remained wary late Wednesday.
Jodie Gale, who has helped co-ordinate volunteers protecting homes in the RM of St. François Xavier, said she's expecting the water near her to rise into the night and crest this morning.
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"My days and nights are getting all rattled together. It's been a few (sleepless nights)," Gale said.
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"We're feeling pretty confident... but I know we're still at the early stages, so we're not going to get too comfortable," Blight said.
The RM of Portage la Prairie will be monitoring the ground 24 hours a day, aided by military air monitoring. Blight said he's not sure when things will start to settle down, even as the crest passes.
"We'll be running high flows down the Assiniboine River for quite some time, so that will be of some concern for us," he said.
With dikes between Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg holding, and only sunny skies in the forecast for most of the next week, the province said it's now unlikely it will make a controlled release at the Hoop and Holler bend southeast of Portage to ease pressure on the dikes.
The crest of the floodwater was expected to hit the Portage Reservoir between 6 p.m. Wednesday and midnight.
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Lakes Winnipeg and Manitoba are now the focus of the flood fight, as they are both above their preferred operating ranges with more water on the way. The fear is with water so high, even a moderate wind can raise water levels by more than a foot and send waves crashing into already fragile shorelines.
The RM of Woodlands began installing a system of super-sandbags, wrapped in geo-textile cloth, to protect vulnerable properties along the shoreline at Twin Lakes Beach on Lake Manitoba. The RM says the method has been used in the past and has stood up to heavy waves. During the 2011 flood, winds on Lake Manitoba sent waves crashing into a number of lakeside properties and flooded out others. Those who returned had to build to a level of 822 feet above sea level, five feet above the flood level of the lake three years ago. The most recent reading of the lake showed its level at 814.32 feet.
Lake Winnipeg is not only being fed by the high-running Red and Assiniboine rivers, but also by the Winnipeg River, which is experiencing historic water levels due to high rainfall over eastern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario in May and June. Lake Winnipeg sat at 716.84 feet above sea level at Victoria Beach Wednesday, almost one foot above the upper limit of its preferred operating range.
Emergency Measures Minister Steve Ashton said the focus on the Assiniboine will now turn to a second crest fed by high rainfall over western Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan during the Canada Day weekend.
The province says water levels between the Shellmouth Reservoir on the upper Assiniboine and St. Lazare to the south, where the Qu' Appelle River joins the Assiniboine, will be higher than during the 2011 flood.
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Inb4 Metallicafan1991 makes a dumb "Samsuck" comment. On topic, the video is funny. I still find the iPad 2 parody a bit funnier
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Back on topic: very funny video
Back off topic (slightly): I don't know who to side with in this patent dispute. I understand Apple's point of view, however, according to Stravinsky, lesser artists borrow and great artists steal. Samsung actually stole and made better. The form factor of the GS3 is so much nicer than that of all those leaked images of this new, stupidly long, thin iPhone. I wish the GS3 ran iOS (and was jailbroken, of course )
FYI, it appears modmyi edited my original post to remove any criticism of their iPhone app. Slightly sinister.
The iPhone was officially announced Jan 9, 2007. Think about that for a minute.
Steve Jobs unveiled a fully working iPhone, not some sort of non-working prototype.
Sure, the Prada might have gone on sale earlier than the iPhone, but by then we already knew what the iPhone looked like and how it worked. Once the iPhone went on sale, it was just as Jobs unveiled it, i.e. no changes.
And even if they did announce in December, so what, are you saying that apple saw the Prada, and in 3 weeks time, they did all they're R&D, testing, etc, ready for an announcent with a fully working demo??? Ok, that's giving them a lot of credit.
Don't forget MS tries to out Apple Apple. By accident, I was in that mall a few months after the MS store had opened (I have a panoramic pic somewhere) and how blatantly MS was copying Apple was hysterical.