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"Hard Knox", known as "I'm Here, Thinking for the Best! My Name Is Rei Shingetsu" in the Japanese version, is the seventy-sixth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. It first aired in Japan on October 21, 2012 and in the United States on August 31, 2013.
A new student has transferred to Yuma's class. His name is Ray Shadows and has become huge fan of Yuma due to his winning the WDC. Everyone at school is psyched at the arrival of the Pro Duelist Devon Knox, who is going to a special lesson. Feeling bad for Yuma, who's banned from attending the special lesson (in the dub, he didn't sign up for the class), Ray runs off to get Devon's signature. But, what awaits Ray is a "Coaching" under the instruction of Devon, who is being controlled by the Barian faction!
Featured Duels
Bronk Stone and four unnamed students vs. Devon Knox
The full Duel is not shown. The female student activated "Madolche Chateau" at one point, while Devon activated a Trap Card. Eventually, Devon attacks all five opponents directly with "Armed Samurai - Ben Kei", who had 7800 ATK and could attack multiple times due to the Equip Cards equipped to it. This reduces the Life Points of all five opponents to 0.
Ray Shadows vs. Devon Knox
Duel is shown from an unspecified turn. Devon controls "Coach Captain Bearman" (2600/2700) in Attack Position and has an unspecified amount of Life Points, while Ray controls no cards and has 1500 Life Points.
Devon's turn
"Bearman" attacks directly (Ray 1500 → 0).
Yuma Tsukumo vs. Devon Knox
Turn 1: Yuma
Yuma activates "Three Card Summon", letting him reveal three Level 4 or lower monsters with the same Level in his hand and Special Summon one of them. He reveals the Level 3 "Mimimic", "Rai Rider" and "Zubaba Knight". He Special Summons "Rai Rider" (1200/1400) in Attack Position and Normal Summons "Zubaba Knight" (1600/900). As he controls two Level 3 monsters, he Special Summons "Mimimic" (300/300) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect. Yuma overlays his three Level 3 monsters to Xyz Summon "Number 34: Terror-Byte" (0/2900) in Defense Position. Yuma Sets a card.
Turn 2: Devon
Devon activates the Field Spell Card "Training Grounds", which will let him send two monsters from his hand to the Graveyard to Normal Summon one Level 7 or higher monster without Tribute. He sends "Panther Warrior" and "Coach Soldier Wolfbark" to the Graveyard to Normal Summon "Coach Captain Berman" (2600/2700) in Attack Position. As Devon controls "Bearman", he activates "Bear's Boot Camp" which allows him to Special Summon one Level 4 Beast-Warrior-Type monster from his Deck. He Special Summons "Coach Soldier Wolfbark" (1600/1200) in Attack Position. He activates the effect of "Wolfbark", letting him Special Summon another "Wolfbark" (1600/1200) from his Graveyard once per turn. Devon activates the effect of "Bearman", letting him double the Levels of all Level 4 or lower Beast-Warrior-Type monsters he controls until the End Phase. The Levels of both "Wolfbarks" are doubled to 8. Devon overlays his three Level 8 monsters to Xyz Summon "Coach King Giantrainer" (2800/2000) in Attack Position. He activates the effect of "Giantrainer", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Giantrainer" ORU 3 → 2) to shuffle both players' Decks. Both players will draw a card and reveal them. The player who draws the monster with the lower Level will take 800 damage, then the drawn cards are sent to the Graveyard. Devon draws the Level 8 "Beast King Barbaros" and Yuma draws Level 1 "Stinging Swordsman" (Yuma 4000 → 3200). Devon activates the effect again, detaching an Overlay Unit ("Giantrainer" ORU 2 → 1). Devon draws the Level 8 "Mosaic Manticore" and Yuma draws the Level 3 "Gagaga Girl" (Yuma 3200 → 2400). Devon detaches the last Overlay Unit ("Giantrainer" ORU 1 → 0) to activate the effect again. Devon draws the Level 4 "Wolfbark" and Yuma draws the Level 6 "Dododo Warrior" (Devon 4000 → 3200). Devon activates "Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force", which allows him to Rank-Up "Giantrainer" and Summon a "CXyz" monster one Rank higher than it, while using "Giantrainer" as its Overlay Unit. Devon performs a Chaos Xyz Evolution, overlaying the Rank 8 "Giantrainer" to Special Summon the Rank 9 "CXyz Coach Lord Ultimatrainer" (3800/2300) in Attack Position. The effect of "Barian's Force" lets him target one Xyz Monster the opponent controls, detach its Overlay Units and attach them to the newly Summoned "CXyz" and decrease the ATK of that monster by 300 for each one detached. "Ultimatrainer" takes the three Overlay Units of "Terror-Byte" ("Terror-Byte" ORU 3 → 0, "Ultimatrainer" ORU 1 → 4).
"Ultimatrainer" attacks "Terror-Byte" and as it was Special Summoned with "Barian's Force", it can negate the effects of monsters that would prevent their destruction by battle. Therefore, "Terror-Byte" is destroyed despite "Ultimatrainer" not being a "Number" monster. Devon activates the effect of "Ultimatrainer" as it was Xyz Summoned by Ranking Up "Giantrainer" and successfully destroyed an opponent's monster. He can detach all of its Chaos Overlay Units ("Ultimatrainer" ORU 4 → 0) to force his opponent to draw cards equal to the amount of detached Units and send them to the Graveyard. If a drawn card is a Level 4 or lower monster, Yuma will take damage equal to its ATK. Yuma draws the Level 3 "Achacha Archer" (Yuma 2400 → 1200), "Wonder Wand", the Level 4 "Kagetokage" (Yuma 1200 → 100) and the Level 3 "Dotedotengu", which has 0 ATK. As it was sent from the hand to the Graveyard, the effect of "Dotedotengu" activates, letting Yuma target one card on the field and return it to the hand. He targets "Ultimatrainer", but Devon activates the effect of "Ultimatrainer", letting it become immune to monster effects once per turn.[Notes 1] Yuma activates his face-down "Panic Burial" to decrease the ATK of "Ultimatrainer" by 100 for each monster sent to the Graveyard this turn and inflict the same amount to Devon as damage. Eighteen monsters were sent, so the ATK of "Ultimatrainer" is reduced by 1800 (3800 → 2000) and Devon takes 1800 damage (Devon 3200 → 1400).
Turn 3: Yuma
Yuma Normal Summons "Gagaga Magician" (1500/1000) and activates "Gagaga x Gagaga". This lets him target a "Gagaga" monster he controls and Special Summon this card to the Monster Card Zone as a monster with the same Attribute, Type, Level, ATK and DEF as that monster. He targets "Gagaga Magician", so "Gagaga x Gagaga" is Special Summoned (1500/1000). Yuma overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon "Number 39: Utopia" (2500/2000) in Attack Position. Yuma performs a Chaos Xyz Evolution, overlaying "Utopia" to Xyz Summon "Number C39: Utopia Ray" (2500/2000) in Attack Position. Yuma activates the effect of "Utopia Ray" three times, detaching all of Overlay Units ("Utopia Ray" ORU 3 → 0) to increase its ATK by 500 for each one detached (2500 → 4000). "Utopia Ray" attacks and destroys "Ultimatrainer" (Devon 1400 → 0).
Featured cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
- It is unknown whether the Attribute of "CXyz Coach Lord Ultimatrainer" in this episode is EARTH or LIGHT. Its Overlay Unit was yellow before it was converted into a Chaos Oveerlay Unit, which indicates LIGHT, but the TV Tokyo website lists it as EARTH.
- During Yuma's Duel, when "Chacoh Captain Bearman" is Summoned, Ray's Duel Gazer vanishes for one scene.
- When Yuma and Tori are talking, a boy in the background on the right side resembles Chazz Princeton.
- ↑ The written Japanese anime lore of "Dotedotengu" states it can return a card on its controller's side of the field to the hand, not the opponent's.


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Vienna (Oct. 28)
Because they published articles deploring the sentence of four years imprisonment imposed by the Innsbruck court on Philip Halsmann, at the second trial on the charge of patricide, editors of a number of Vienna newspapers were brought to trial by the Austrian public prosecutor.
Declaring that such reports were an insult to justice and officials the public prosecutor instituted proceedings. Among those charged was the editor of the "Zionistische Stimme."
When brought before the magistrate a number of the editors disclaimed responsibility, declaring they had not seen the articles before publication in their papers. Small fines were imposed on them.
The editor of the "Zionistische Stimme" and several others accepted responsibility for the articles, declaring it was their intention to again bring the Halsmann case before the public.
The fact that Halsmann was sentenced by a jury in Innsbruck, known as a seat of anti-Semitic feeling was (Continued on Page 4)
Philip Halsmann declared a hunger strike. He has refused all food since Friday. Physicians are concerned over the consequences, because of his weakened condition.
Appealin for justice, not mercy, Jacob Wasserman, noted German Jewish novelist, publishes an open letter in the Austrian press addressed to President Miklas pleading Halsmann's innocence. He is convinced, as are all people who are not influenced by race prejudice, that Philip Halsmann is innocent, the novelist declared.

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Coming off the dismantling of Miami, the soul warming glow of victory still radiates. Sending the Hurricanes back with another loss lends itself to a cruel sense of satisfaction knowing their misery has only deepened. Oh, how I love it so but that's not to say there weren't problems. Generally speaking, the game critiques fall in one of a couple categories like the goofy clock management at the end of the half or the anemic redzone touchdown efficiency. Those pale in comparison, however, to the outright disgust regarding the kickoff and punt coverage units.
It has all been well documented by now. Ohio State's problems covering punts and kickoffs date back to Mycenae or maybe it was a bit after. We, at times, have been Tresselballed in a special teams sense. It's kept teams in games, changed momentum and flipped the field more than we care to remember. Both Miami and Ohio State would have been substituting liberally by the fourth quarter if it weren't for the two glaring breakdowns which provided the faint heartbeat for the boys from South Florida.
So, we know we have a problem but what's the cause? That certainly is something the staff is working on but pinpointing the exact cause or common problem is difficult work. The Dispatch had their crack yesterday quoting some past and former players but putting my diagnostic cap on, I come up with three main issues that seem to be prevalent.
The Spread Punt Formation Isn't Working
The staff has addressed the punt coverage in one interesting way. I'm not sure when exactly it was instituted but in the last year or so, the Buckeyes have moved to a spread punt formation. This formation places seven players horizontally at the line of scrimmage with much wider splits than normal. Then, there is a group of three blockers just in front of the punter called 'the shield'. The players are usually beefer lineman who pick off oncoming rushers who are attempting the block the kick.
The principles behind it are sound on paper. The main goal is help in punt coverage because the seven players immediately rush downfield to cover the kick. But, there's a problem. It doesn't work - at least not for our team. One problem is you have a relatively new concept being implemented and another is player personnel. Should the player break the return, he'll typically only have to beat the three players who make up the shield and a punter, none of which are geared for tackling jitterbugs in the open field. If that were to happen, immediately praying for the turf monster to make a magical tackle. Jaamal Berry knows.
I'd much prefer us to return to a standard punt formation. It's what we know and it's what has been successful in the past. And, I haven't even gotten into the idea that more kicks seem to be blocked in the spread formation. Implementing the spread punt at some point down the line is fine but only after it's been perfected and practiced enough times because we've tried it twice now (2007 was the other year) and it hasn't worked either time. It's absolutely fine to shelve something when it's not working, even if everyone else is using it.
Poor Kick Placement
Often overlooked, kick placement plays a large role for the coverage units especially when it comes to punts. Using the sideline as a defender is a powerful weapon against teams with explosive returners because it limits options. The returner is forced to work within a constrained space where coverage units can 'squeeze' the play to the sideline. It also will trigger a higher percentage of fair catches or punts that go unfielded, all of which are wins for the coverage team. Of course, angling kickoffs is riskier business when you have a kicker who struggles to reach the endzones. Kicks that find themselves out of bounds are placed on the 40 yardline, in effect giving up a big return.
Unfortunately for Ohio State, many of the kicks and punts have been between the hashes. Derrell Johnson-Koulianos's return in the Iowa game last year started on the near hash. At least one of Oregon's Kenjon Barner's returns started almost exactly in the field as did the both touchdown returns Saturday. It sounds elementary but it gives the returner options and it forces the coverage team to have great discpline by staying in their lanes for a longer period. The alternative is playing defense with the kick by pooching or squibbing it but, again, the effectiveness of both of these techniques is placement.
Breaking Down
No matter where the punt is placed or the formation it originated, players still should make the play when in position. Breaking down is a fundamental taught at young age but it's been absent far too often.
On Miami's punt return, two Ohio State players were in position to make the tackle as the ball was being caught. Instead, both overran the play and removed themselves from lending any further help to their teammates. I can appeciate the desire to keep your speed in order to make the tackle as quick as possible, but one also needs to slow down, gather balance and make the tackle or funnel the direction of the play to another teammate. To his credit, Miami player Travis Benajmin did use a deceptive move by backing up and then running into the catch. But, that or any other reason isn't a good excuse to give up six.
Needless to say, there is much work to do and things to tweak for special teams when you are ranked 109th and 113th in punt and kick coverage, respectively.


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- Consistently being voted one of the Woodward-White Best Lawyers in America
- Many years as a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated lawyer, the highest rating for professional competency and ethics
Brad is a member of the Columbus Bar Association. He is active in the Ohio Self-Insurers Association and the Central Ohio Self-Insurers Association.
Brad is a frequent lecturer at trade association and commercial seminars, including the National Federation of State Medical Boards, the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Ohio Self-Insurers Association. Topics on which he has spoken include the defense of workers' compensation claims, the defense of wrongful discharge suits and compliance with disability discrimination law.
Brad received his J.D. summa cum laude from Capital University Law School where he was Order of Curia and first in his class. He was also a member of the Capital University Law Review, and served as its executive articles editor. He received his B.A. cum laude from The Ohio State University.
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- 3/28/2017This year, 54 Vorys attorneys were listed in the 2017 Columbus CEO "Top Lawyers" List.
- 12/2/2016Vorys is pleased to announce that 58 attorneys from the firm have been named 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
- 8/15/2016One-hundred and eleven lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017.
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As I sit here typing I find I really don't know what to say. Ken Henderson, the author of the Guru's Guide to SQL Server series of books (and others), died Sunday. Ken was a good friend of mine and I just talked to him not long ago.
I have no words to express my deep sadness of this event. I've been reading other blogs on this and everyone is crediting him with how much he's taught them and how much he'll be missed in the community. And while that's true it saddens me even more that nobody seems to be expressing any personal loss. Ken was a friend of mine and while he taught me a lot about SQL, and while I do owe him a lot in that area as well, my heart just breaks at the thought of never being able to see him again.
He was like a hippie turned computer nerd. He was the coolest guy I think I've ever met and I know his family is devastated. I'm going to miss sitting in his office at MS talking about just anything and everything. It was always so comfortable there with him. He was a very private person and I consider myself lucky to have been brought into his circle. From the day we met we just hit it off right away.
Ken, I don't know what to say brother... the community will miss your brilliant writing... but screw them. Those of us closer to you will miss YOU.
I just don't know what else to say.
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Athletics star Jessica Ennis has received a CBE from the Queen - but was so nervous she forgot what she said.
The 27-year-old, who took heptathlon gold in last year's London Games, arrived at Buckingham Palace with fiance Andy Hill, whom she will marry this year. Ennis, wearing a figure-hugging Antonio Berardi dress, said: "I'm feeling very excited, though it was nerve-wracking before. It's incredible to receive this."
Asked what the Queen said, Ennis replied: "You know when you're so nervous and you forget? She just said the summer was amazing, 'How's training going?', so it was very, very nice. It's all going well (training). I've had a bit of a cold so had a few days off. I've been training hard the past few weeks, it's going well."
Ennis was at the centre of a feel-good summer last year as Team GB made the nation proud with its Olympics medal haul. She added: "It still doesn't feel real, to be honest. It was just an amazing year for British athletics and British sport, and to be part of that in such a big way was incredible."
2013 will be another big year as the athlete is set to marry Mr Hill in the spring. "It's an exciting year again, with lots of planning and things to look forward to," she said.
Ennis was joined by a host of other sports stars in a who's who of Olympic champions. Sprint cyclist Jason Kenny, 24, was awarded an OBE, with MBEs going to long jumper Greg Rutherford, 26, flyweight boxer Nicola Adams, 30, and cycling team pursuit gold winner Joanna Rowsell, 24.
Performance director of British Cycling Sir David Brailsford was given a knighthood for services to cycling and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Sir David led Britain to eight cycling gold medals for a second successive Olympics and Team Sky to a historic one-two in the Tour de France in 2012.
Robert Croft, 42, was awarded an MBE for services to cricket following his 23-year career with England and Glamorgan. Bletchley Park codebreaker Raymond "Jerry" Roberts received an MBE for services to the Second World War decryption centre and to codebreaking.
Cherie Blair received a CBE for services to women's issues and charity. The award came after she used the prominence she gained as wife of former prime minister Tony Blair to raise both funds and awareness for a wide range of charities at home and overseas.
She is patron of Breast Cancer Care, Refuge, Scope and the Community Foundation for Merseyside, honorary vice-president - and formerly president - of Barnado's, and president of the Loomba Foundation, which campaigns to alleviate the plight of widows around the world.


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Full buffet breakfast (B) daily 7 three-course dinners (D) with wine, including a welcome dinner in Berlin and a farewell dinner in Munich.
Welcome to Berlin! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions, and begin your fellowship at this evening's welcome dinner with wine at your hotel. (D)
Sightseeing with a Local Guide in the once-divided metropolis includes the elegant Ku'damm, the restored Reichstag, Charlottenburg Castle, a picture stop at monumental Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, and the 21-foot (6.4 metre) Victory Column in the vast Tiergarten park. Visit the KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL CHURCH with its bombdamaged spire, drive along Unter den Linden boulevard, and pass the State Opera House and Checkpoint Charlie. In the afternoon, continue to Wittenberg, Martin Luther's hometown for more than 30 years and birthplace of the Reformation. (B,D)
Enjoy a guided walking tour and see the Luther House, where Martin Luther and his family lived. Also visit ST. MARY'S CHURCH, a twintowered gothic church where Luther preached reform, got married, and baptised his six children. Finally, see the door of Castle Church, where Luther posted his 95 Theses, launching the Reformation in 1517. A special visit has been included to the renaissance-style MELANCHTHON HOUSE, built in 1536 and today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This 3-storey architectural jewel was gifted to Philipp Melanchthon, Luther's closest friend and "Teacher of Germany," to entice him to remain at the local university. Continue to Leipzig for a walking tour and visit to the THOMASKIRCHE, where Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a cantor. Also visit the market square that today is a site for celebrations and festivals, but once was the scene of executions and political demonstrations. (B,D)
Today, stop in Eisleben, where Luther's life began and ended. Visit his BIRTH HOUSE and DEATH HOUSE MUSEUMS, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites; as well as ST. PETER & PAUL CHURCH, where Luther was baptised, and ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, where Luther preached his last sermon in 1546. Later, drive to Erfurt, whose 36 churches, 15 monasteries, and other ecclesiastical buildings have earned it the nickname "Thuringian Rome." The beautiful Old Town preserves the atmosphere Luther must have experienced during his student days. A highlight is an inspirational visit to the AUGUSTINIAN MONASTERY 11 DAYS where Luther lived as a monk, and the unique MERCHANTS' BRIDGE, lined with half-timbered homes on both sides. (B)
Journey to Eisenach, where Luther lived first in LUTHER HOUSE and then, where he lived in disguise as "Knight George" in WARTBURG CASTLE. You will visit both with an expert Local Guide. Also visit ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, where Luther was a choir boy and later preached; see the Luther and Bach Memorials; and Nikolai Church and Gate, through which Luther passed whenever he entered or left Eisenach. (B,D)
Continue south today to Coburg and visit fascinating COBURG FORTRESS, where Luther lived, protected, during the Imperial Diet of Augsburg in 1530. As an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire, he could not attend the Imperial Diet of Augsburg, but instead spent his time translating the Bible into German and writing on Reformation issues. (B,D)
In Worms, where the Imperial Council passed judgment on Luther in 1521, visit the CATHEDRAL where Luther presented his case, as well as TRINITY CHURCH and the REFORMATION MONUMENT. Later, reflect on the beauty during a scenic RHINE CRUISE past castle-crested cliffs, terraced vineyards, and half-timbered towns. The evening is at leisure. (B)
This morning, visit the GUTENBERG MUSEUM in Mainz, which houses original copies of the Bible. Next up: the medieval walled town of Rothenburg, where your walking tour visits ST. JACOB'S CHURCH with its masterpiece Altar of the Holy Blood. Afterwards, there is time to shop for the town's famed Christmas ornaments. On to Nuremberg, the first town to accept the Reformation in 1525. (B,D)
Your walking tour in Nuremberg features the gothic ST. LORENZ LUTHERAN CHURCH, where you can pause for quiet meditation. In Augsburg, guided sightseeing reveals the city where Luther and his followers proclaimed their faith. The next two nights are in Munich, capital of Bavaria. (B)
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Here are a few pictures of our little family.
Naomi... yes she is a chunk. We love her rolls.
Yes, you are reading that right... 11 pounds and 4 ounces. It's no wonder I was totally uncomfortable the last 4 weeks or so. And she was 23 inches long too. Wow! Thank goodness for c-sections even if the recovery is a bit longer.
The proud Big Sister. She loves her! She is fascinated with her, obsessed with her piggy toes and loves giving her kisses. I hope that love continues. :)
My girls and me. It's totally weird saying that but it makes me so happy to have 2 beautiful blessings from God. I love my life!
First picture as a family of 4. Wow, there are 4 people living in this house now. That is totally weird. :)
So there you have it, a few pictures from our big week. I'm recovering nicely from my c-section. It's much better than the one I had with Nyla and I'm thankful since I have two babies to keep up with. Naomi is a great sleeper already and Mama appreciates that since I've been exhausted and have gotten little sleep the past 2 months or so. When I do sleep the quality is definitely better even if it's only for 3-5 hour stretches at night. We're all adjusting well as a family of four.


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Peek behind LG Nexus 4 back cover shows replaceable battery
The good news is that the battery – a 2,100mAh lithium ion polymer cell made by LG, can be replaced. The bad news, however, is that you won't be able to do that on the fly. That's because the cable connecting the battery to the circuit board is held by a couple of screws. Moreover, removing the smartphone's back cover also requires the use of a screwdriver as a pair of torx screws are holding the plate in place. As a side note, the antennas for Wi-Fi, GPS, and cellular connectivity are embedded in the back plate.
So yeah, the LG Nexus 4 battery can be replaced if needed. For example, if its performance drops significantly over time, one can pop in a brand new cell. However, doing so would require a bit of tinkering, yet nothing that can't be done at home with tools available at your local hardware store. Of course, if you aren't confident in your skills, seeking help from a professional is advisable.
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source: ComedyMonger (Reddit); Images taken by @nerdtalker from Anandtech
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2. AliNSiddiqui (Posts: 382; Member since: 19 Sep 2012)
Something is better than nothing I guess...
3. aatifsumar (Posts: 1; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)
As ComedyMonger, the OP of the Reddit Post, I think you should mention that the images were taken by @nerdtalker from Anandtech. I simply asked him some questions on Twitter and posted the conversation.
5. takay0 (Posts: 144; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)
looks bad... the battery looks smal to the size of this phone
8. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Because a battery is suppose to occupy the entire space of the phone...
13. takay0 (Posts: 144; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)
dont wanna say "told you so"
9. ahomad (Posts: 175; Member since: 15 May 2012)
if it was big you would say what is that big battery and this is going to make heavy phone. you wouldn't like anything anyway
11. bayusuputra (Posts: 963; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
you are seeing it wrong.. the one that you thought is a battery is actually the phone.. and the rest of it IS the battery..
because yeah, battery supposed to cover the whole phone..
12. takay0 (Posts: 144; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)
wow no!
you make products bigger make the battery bigger.. i dont might if its "heavier" or anything... i dont mind if it will be even 11 mm thick! i want a good battery life!
you just attack without thinkin! have i said that the battey should occupy the entire space of the phone? wtf wrong with you!?
14. bayusuputra (Posts: 963; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
because you are saying the battery looks small to the size of the phone.. you are not saying that the CAPACITY looks small.. small battery can pack higher capacity too.. my battery is about the same size as the S3's battery, but mine is only 1450mAh..
By the way you say it, of course people will think that you are comparing the relative SIZE, not capacity..
and all of the replies actually contains some sort of sarcasm..
I do understand that the performance of the battery is less than stellar, but in your first comment, you are comparing the SIZE!!!
That's why, learn how to comment properly..
You really need to do a teardown of yourself and replace that processor of yours.. upgrade to a dual core at least..
15. takay0 (Posts: 144; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)
lol... k i got it.. i'll try to do my best. now i understand what happen.. thx and sry
16. bayusuputra (Posts: 963; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
apology accepted.. :)
6. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Not bad
7. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
this is great news!


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The Winter has finally arrived, and it's not just humans that need to be extra careful at this time of the year;
there are plenty of winter hazards for pets, too.
Whether you've got a dog, a rabbit or a lizard, there's only one way to keep them safe and happy through the Winter period.
Study up on these winter hazards for pets and make sure your loved ones stay safe all season long (and don't forget to send us a picture, too!).
1. Antifreeze
This one is possibly the most widely-reported Winter hazard for pets, and it's for a good reason, too.
Every year, hundreds of animals die after consuming Ethylene Glycol, or Antifreeze.
It has a sweet smell and an enticing appearance, but it's totally toxic to cats and dogs, and can cause death within hours.2
Keep your pets well away from any antifreeze, and mop up any spillages ASAP, or even better, use Propylene Glycol, which is pet-friendly.
If you do think your pet may have consumed antifreeze, get to a vet ASAP.
This poison has a very fast absorption rate, taking around one hour, and kidney failure can begin very soon afterwards.
Treatments can be given, and are very effective if received fast enough, so don't take the risk.


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Over 40 years ago, America fell in love with the movie Love Story, based on the novel by Erich Segal. It was a corny story about a wealthy young man who defied his family by marrying a working class girl, who, in the end, died of cancer. It starred Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw at peak beauty, launched the catchphrase "love means never having to say you're sorry," and made millions of moviegoers ugly-cry. Oh, and one more thing: It sucked.
If every generation gets the cancer love story it deserves, then this generation must be doing something right—because The Fault in Our Stars is so, so much better.
It starts, of course, with the wonderful source material, the wildly popular novel by John Green. The genius of his novel is that it managed to be both ironic and sentimental. It gave us all the guilty pleasures of a tearjerker love story, but with a healthy dose of snark to wash it down more easily. In particular, it mocked the industry of cancer kids—this notion that children with cancer were somehow saints. Hazel, the heroine with terminal cancer, wanted no part of that sentimentality. She was a normal teen—pissed about her cancer, passionate about life, funny, angry, geeky, scared. Also, Hazel wasn't just worried about her own death—she worried even more about those she left behind: her doting parents and her beloved boyfriend Augustus, a cancer survivor himself, who is missing half of one leg.
The movie, which cleaves closely to the novel, stars the great Shailene Woodley, who has one of the most unaffected screen presences I've ever seen—you literally never see her act. Ansel Elgort plays Augustus, the boy she meets and falls in love with as they both share knowing eyerolls at a cancer support group. Augustus, both here and in the novel, is a bit of fantasy projection: an über charming dreamboat who is madly in love with Hazel from practically first sight. But Elgort plays him with conviction. It's a performance that will launch a million Tumblr fan pages.
Equally great is Laura Dern as Hazel's mother, trying so hard not to smother, or to show her own fear—and in some ways, I was more moved by the love story between Hazel and her parents (True Blood's Sam Trammell plays her sweetheart of a dad) than the one between Hazel and Augustus. One of the most touching scenes occurs when Hazel is getting a bit of bad news about her cancer; director Josh Boone pans to her parents' anxiously clutched hands, which Hazel notices, warily.
Willem Dafoe has a small but pivotal part as the reclusive and bitter author both Hazel and Augustus idolize and Nat Wolff, such a convincing wild child in Palo Alto, is totally loveable as Gus's best friend, whose girlfriend dumped him the minute his cancer got too real.
Yes, The Fault in Our Stars can be cheesy—it even contains that old trope, a first kiss as onlookers applaud (at the Anne Frank House, no less!—although Augustus's proud little bow afterwards makes it more winning)—but it can be very sharp, too. It makes interesting observations about death and grief and love, and it has a generosity of spirit that positively radiates throughout the whole film.
One final thought: Teen romances aren't the kinds of movies that generate Oscar buzz, so I don't think Shailene Woodley will be getting any love for her role as Hazel, but she deserves it. This is as intelligent and deeply felt a performance as you'll see all year. Then again, I'm not too worried about Woodley. Her day will come.


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Execration is a sinister form of magic that involves destroying a small representation of the target to completely erase the target. It can be used against gods, though it only banishes gods deep into the Duat typically. A form of execration called shadow execration can destroy a god completely but is difficult magic and requires the god's shadow or sheut to work.
Execration can be used to stave much greater spells, so that the execration of a minor demon can generate enough power to summon and trap Set inside a malachite vase. The spell requires using the target's secret name. The spell can also be used to banish a god deep into the Duat by destroying a shabti of said god in the god's presence, but the more powerful the god, the more power it takes to perform and the magician can burn up from using all of their life force to do it. This happened to Michel Desjardins who used an execration to temporarily banish Apophis into the Duat to buy the Kanes some more time to teach the Path of the Gods. This execration only lasted a few days to weeks before Apophis returned again. While performing the execration, a shield of sorts formed around Desjardins and absorbed all attacks thrown at him by Apophis.
The evil magician Setne discovered a way to destroy any being in existence; including gods and Apophis by using an execration on their sheut. This is called a shadow execration. The shadow is part of the soul, like a back-up copy of it and also represents your legacy upon the world. If that is destroyed in an execration, the being it belongs to is destroyed as well. The gods are aware of this and keep knowledge of the sheut's true nature from mortals as a result with it being forbidden to even talk about it with them as the gods fear their sheuts being captured and used to blackmail or destroy them. Despite Setne making it sound complicated, this version of an execration, called a shadow execration is actually rather simple: the person needs to bind the sheut to a shabti, which is easy, with the hard part being actually finding the sheut which the gods hide and then they need to cast a normal execration on the sheut in the god's presence.
An execration can also be used in reverse to restore a being. In this case, the person needs to capture the being's sheut and then cast a reverse execration. Unlike a regular or shadow execration, this can be cast from a distance as it is a beneficial spell. The reverse execration will restore the being's sheut to them and their soul will be fully restored.
The Throne of Fire
While raiding Vladimir Menshikov's study for the second part of the Book of Ra, Carter and Sadie witness him using an execration on a demon called Death-to-Corks to generate enough power to summon Set. This surprises them as Menshikov is supposedly a loyal magician of the House of Life and summoning gods is against the law.
After Apophis escapes from his prison and rises in Menshikov's body, a desperate Michel Desjardins uses a makeshift shabti of Apophis to cast an execration on him. Desjardins uses up all of his life force in the attempt and dies later as a result, but the execration banishes Apophis deeper into the Duat and it will take him a few weeks to a month to return, giving the Kanes time to prepare.
The Serpent's Shadow
Carter and Sadie's back-up plan if they can't find a way to stop Apophis is to perform an execration on him. The two hope that with the two of them together, they will be able to banish him so deep into the Duat he can never return, but know it likely won't work and will cost them their lives to try.
After Apophis destroys Setne's version of the Book of Overcoming Apophis, they realize that he may have come up with a way to destroy a being by execrating their shadow or sheut and it could be used to destroy Apophis. Thoth confirms that this is possible and says its called a shadow execration. With the help of Setne, Carter, Sadie and Zia Rashid work to get Apophis' shadow to perform a shadow execration to destroy him. They retrieve the shadow and bolstered by the power of Horus and Isis, perform the shadow execration during the final battle. Like hoped, the shadow execration completely destroys Apophis and they survive, though magically exhausted.
After getting Bes' shadow to restore his ren, Walt Stone orders Sadie to return it to him by using a reverse execration. Sadie is able to reverse the wording of an execration so that the spell restores Bes instead of erases him. The reverse execration works and Bes is restored.
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|From: Bill Wood (william.wood3 at comcast.net)
Date: Wed Feb 15 21:57:50 EST 2006
This is by way of a PS to my previous missive. Since we're talking about interfaces and diversity of user preferences, is there any way to make the help-desk *not* pop up that irritating, patronizing "Are you sure you want to quit" warning whenever I exit, either by the "x" button on the far right or the Quit item of the File menu? Before I upgraded to v300 one of the two paths popped up the warning box and the other one didn't (I forget which was which), and I thought that was a reasonable compromise. Now I get the *(*@$* computer "Taking care of me" whether I want it to or not. Fundamental difference in world-view, don't ya see -- the computer is not my friend, it is a toolbox. I'm not interested in having my screwdriver ask me if I really want to tighten this bolt, and I don't want to be side-tracked by interactions provided under the mistaken assumption that I don't know what I'm doing. (This is only a mild irritant; I don't really start frothing at the mouth until I run into software that attempts to do my thinking for me :-) -- Bill Wood
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Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate
(1) Clause 2, page 2 (lines 1 and 2), omit the clause, substitute:
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day after the day on which the Auditor-General provides a report to both Houses of the Parliament containing the results of an investigation into whether the objectives of the Act can be reasonably met by the appropriation provided for that purpose, together with a certification by the Auditor-General that the objectives can be so met.
(2) Clause 3, page 2 (lines 3 to 5), omit the clause, substitute:
3 Objects of this Act
The objects of this Act are to:
(a) improve the administration of taxation law for the benefit of all taxpayers; and
(b) provide independent advice to government on taxation administration; and
(c) identify systemic issues in taxation administration.
(3) Clause 7, page 5 (lines 11 and 12), omit subparagraph (ii), substitute:
(ii) systems established by laws including tax laws, but only to the extent that the systems deal with tax administration; and
(4) Clause 8, page 5 (lines 30 to 32), omit subclause (2).
(5) Clause 9, page 6 (lines 12 and 13), omit "subsection 8(2) and".
(6) Clause 9, page 6 (after line 17), at the end of the clause, add:
(3) The Inspector-General must consult at least once a year with persons whom the Inspector-General considers necessary for the discharge of his or her duties, including but not limited to:
(a) taxation professionals;
(b) groups or associations representing taxpayer interests;
(c) the Board of Taxation;
(d) relevant parliamentary committees;
to assist the Inspector-General in setting his or her work program.
(7) Clause 10, page 6 (after line 1), at the end of the clause, add:
(2) After completing a review, the Inspector-General must submit a copy of a report of the review prepared in subsection (1) to the Auditor-General who is authorised by this section to audit any matter he or she considers appropriate arising from the report.
(8) Clause 11, page 7 (lines 2 to 5), omit the clause, substitute:
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(b) make the report publicly available.
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45 Review of operation of Act
(1) The Minister must cause a review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of this Act to be conducted, together with an assessment of the sufficiency or otherwise of the budgetary allocation for the office and functions of the Inspector-General of Taxation.
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Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has lost an appeal to retain its share in the much-hyped Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in the Pilbara, forecast to be worth billions once developed.
Hancock's appeal was against a 2010 Supreme Court decision that it should honor a decades-old agreement between mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright and hand its 25 per cent stake in Rhodes Ridge over to rival mining dynasty Wright Prospecting.
The Rhodes Ridge battle has been just one of many bouts of litigation to erupt between the two great West Australian mining families following the deaths of their patriarchs.
Although the West Australian Court of Appeal found unanimously against Hancock, dismissing more than 20 grounds of appeal, orders have yet to be made.
Hancock's lawyers said they intended to contest four of the draft orders coming off the decision.
Supreme Court Justice Carmel McLure said "there are a lot of things that are unusual about this litigation" and allowed the parties to make written submissions concerning the orders before finalising them.
Mr Hancock and Mr Wright first met as school boys and went on to form a 50-year business partnership.
Hoping to avoid future litigation between the pair's children, Mr Hancock divided their shared assets in 1984 and allowed Mr Wright to choose which set he wanted.
However, Hancock's lawyers argued that subsequent agreements brought the assets back together to enable Mr Hancock to use his expertise to develop them after Mr Wright's death.
When Mr Hancock died in 1992 he had been unsuccessful in developing Rhodes Ridge and in 1997 the Wright family moved to activate what it claims were its rights under the 1984 deal and take possession of Hancock's 25 per cent piece.
Justice McLure found the 1984 agreement had been "unambiguously clear".
A Wright Prospecting spokesman said the company was pleased with the ruling.
"Throughout this matter and the previous matter in the Supreme Court, Wright Prospecting's focus has been to enforce and protect its rights to 50 per cent of the Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture," the spokesman said in an emailed statement.
Diversified miner Rio Tinto holds a 50 per cent interest in Rhodes Ridge, which is not under contest.
The parties are expected to make their submissions over orders by the end of November.


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Action Implementation Plan - a two page template
For BikeCamp TO I created a simple one page (two-sided) form to help small groups to document a plan to get something done.
Sections included in the form are:
- Name for the plan
- Desired results to be achieved and strategies to be used
- Key strengths, challenges, opportunities and threats (aka a SWOT analysis)
- Contact information for team members
- Timeline of important tasks and major milestones
This simple template can help focus ad-hoc teams and give concrete outcomes to open space conferences. I hope you find it useful!
Download the Action Implementation Plan form (PDF)
Does your group struggle with prioritizing issues and ideas? Do you find it challenging to reach agreement among a large number of meeting participants? Try using Dotmocracy Sheets, another free resource by Jason Diceman.
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ZDNet SOA blogger Joe McKendrick made an interesting observation around the use of SOA as a mechanism to ease the integration of IT in these days of quick and forced mergers in the world of finance.
"It's possible that SOA efforts that have been underway at these organizations in recent years may have also saved their skin. That's because most of these government-backed (or government-prodded) mergers have been 'shotgun weddings,' as described by CapGemini's Sean Drewitt in a recent report in Bank Systems & Technology. There's a lot of technology within the merged parties that need to be somehow brought together."
In essence, the use of SOA approaches and technology has created well-defined interfaces into major information systems that have made integration of these systems much less of a hassle. Indeed, one of the by-products of SOA is integration, and the creation of standard and well-defined interfaces. Thus, when moving toward a more loosely coupled architecture, such as SOA, the value is the ability to change the architecture, or in this case integrate architectures. Thus, it "saved their skin."
While nobody wants to be pushed into a forced marriage and forced to alter things within negative business events, this really is a good use case for the value of SOA, or creating an architecture that's built to change. I suspect that some of the forced mergers going on right now won't work at the IT level, because they have not made the same preparations. Figure you won't hear about those, at least in the press.


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Verizon HTC One finally gets official signup page
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1. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Wow Verizon is really slow getting new phones out...
2. roldefol (Posts: 4365; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
They can afford to be cautious with that low low churn rate. I for one am willing to wait for the next month or so worth of devices. Sure, I envy the lineup over at AT&T, but I don't want their network.
4. PotDragon (banned) (Posts: 214; Member since: 22 Jul 2011)
I have been burned by vzw before; both with release delays and cancellations.
If you have an early upgrade available, you do not have long to utilize it before it expires. Prior to waiting for other devices, I would advise checking when your upgrade evaporates.
Vzw treats their customers like hammered dog doo. They lucky their network is best.
12. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Network won't matter for much longer, one day all the US carriers will have 99.9% of people covered in the US and instead of competing with network coverage and speed they will have to start competing with prices and phone selections.
14. roldefol (Posts: 4365; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Maybe, but you're still talking years down the road. And I'm sure Verizon isn't planning on resting on its laurels. Now that the LTE rollout is complete, they'll move on to AWS and then LTE-Advanced. They're going to want to stay a step ahead with their network, because network strength and popularity are all it's got.
24. milesboy5 (Posts: 179; Member since: 07 Nov 2012)
It sure doesn't have pricing and branding on its side thats for d@mn sure.
3. scott5626 (Posts: 49; Member since: 01 Sep 2009)
Oh yeah I now remember the HTC One.
5. roldefol (Posts: 4365; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Remember when we were all excited about the super new, super fast Droid Incredible? And then it got delayed and delayed because Samsung was hoarding AMOLED production? And by the time the phone finally shipped, we were all excited about the super new, super awesome Droid X instead?
18. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4783; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
Yeah, I got one before the amoled shortage happened. A friend of mine wanted one but they were backordered by the time he could upgrade. I remember how awesome it was at the time, all the things it could do. Those were the great days of the mobile industry. But things are always better in the start, everything is so groundbreaking. Now it seems all their is is minor advancements and lawsuits. I admit it's starting to wear on me.
6. amats69 (Posts: 1523; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
I think its too late for Verizon?....whats happening to them?....sigh....
7. mojtaba_mn (Posts: 268; Member since: 22 Feb 2013)
finally best world phone come so good news finally
8. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
It will see the 4.2.2 update in 2014 knowing Verizon. At least they're finally giving users the phone after months of waiting.
9. JMartin22 (Posts: 2013; Member since: 30 Apr 2013)
There's really no reason to buy this phone now, as it came out 6 months ago. New phones with more powerful processors, GPUs, better displays and battery life are on the way.
13. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
HTC will pull their BS soon and release a new phone. After HTC releases a dev phone dev support for the HTC One will go dead. I highly doubt the non Google Edition of the HTC One will ever get updated past 4.2.2
19. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4783; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
Usually when a dev phone is released it makes it easier to port roms to the carrier branded phones. Plus flagships get updates for at least a year, so I'd imagine it'd make it to at least 4.3.
22. apollo (Posts: 1; Member since: 13 Aug 2013)
So, if you're on Verizon, you're saying "wait" for the new ones, there's no reason to buy this phone now, new ones are on the way? That's funny. ALL the new ones will be out much later, as always on Verizon. The hTc One will be the best phone AVAILABLE on Verizon for who knows how long.
10. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
At least there's no branding on the front.
11. sniper1087 (Posts: 532; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
I don't think any had branding on the front, all HTC ones had it on the back so no news there
15. roldefol (Posts: 4365; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Yeah, but this is Verizon. So it's a good sign that HTC has joined the ranks of Samsung and Motorola with clean faces and minimum branding. The VZW LG G2 wasn't so lucky.
20. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4783; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
If you're meaning all HTC One phones had no front branding, yes. But any HTC phones on Verizon had front branding. The only one that was any different was the Rezound which had Verizon AND HTC branding.
26. lsutigers (Posts: 821; Member since: 08 Mar 2009)
Unfortunately it has a huge Verizon logo on the back of it.
16. Emmanuelz (Posts: 214; Member since: 01 Aug 2013)
Verizon gets this phone once it cools off. Other phone are coming out iphone 5s, note 3 etc . This wont sell well plus is gonna probably have the verizon logo on the speakers
17. Danishs (Posts: 147; Member since: 23 May 2013)
Didn't you see the pictures of it? No logo on front.
21. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4783; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
I'm guessing that they wanted to burn through their stock of Droid DNAs before they brought in another flagship model. On Verizon, HTC has a specific plan. One flagship & one lower device. The only time that wasn't the case was when they offered the Rhyme along with the Thunderbolt and Incredible 2.
23. zachattack (Posts: 621; Member since: 31 Jul 2013)
iPhone 5s and the note 3, yeah because those are the phones that threaten HTC one, not. Try Lg G2 now that's a phone worth waiting for. Also, stop the whining about how they waited so long who cares. Still one Of the top phones in 2013. Note 3 isn't a phone stop bringing it up. iOS 7 is ugly and the iPhone never has any dramatic changes. I for one am happy they are finally taking their heads out of their asses and getting better phones. They already have the best coverage, now they get some kick ass phones! By kick ass phones I mean the HTC one and LG G2 hahahaha
25. noles22 (Posts: 11; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
Agreed Verizon is always late, but the HTC One is still relevant and a top 2013 phone. Each of these devices appeal to people for different needs and reasons. I'm excited to see the One after selling an Iphone 5 for an S4 and its decent but not phenomenal. I also think that while IOS has needed an overhaul, 10 year old icon colors is hardly the answer. If they don't upgrade the screen size next time they will be in deep crap.


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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has mostly upheld an Indiana federal judge who'd ruled on the litigation costs and attorney fees involved in a Shell gas station brownfield case.
The 25-page opinion came today in Daniel J. and Pamela Wickens and Mark E. Shere v. Shell Oil Company, Nos. 09-2737 & 09-2620, which affirms and reverses in part a 2008 judgment from Judge Sarah Evans Barker in Indianapolis. The case dates back more than five years and involves a couple who were trying to sell their shoe shop when they discovered contaminated soil from a former fuel station on the Anderson property. Though they reached a settlement on most of the issues, the parties disagreed on various issues that included how attorney fees were calculated.
In its ruling today, the 7th Circuit held that Judge Barker correctly used a cut-off date for when Mark Shere's legal work could stop being used to calculate the litigation costs and disbursements. The appellate panel upheld a $37,443.25 award for litigation costs and disbursements and denied the attorney's request for prejudgment interest before Jan. 9, 2007; as well as ordered Shell to pay the $116,511.27 in corrective action costs incurred in May and June 2007.
The 7th Circuit did reverse Judge Barker on an issue about how Shere had billed for work that his wife -- an Indianapolis attorney who's been on inactive status since 2005 – did during the litigation. The court made a "small calculation error" that it described as a clerical error that cost Mark Shere about $1,020.25 and should be corrected on remand.
A larger sticking point in the litigation was that Shere failed to disclose during the litigation that Employers Fire Insurance Company was funding the litigation. Judge Barker criticized Shere for not disclosing this, but didn't go as far as determining fraudulent concealment as Shell alleged and stopped short of sanctioning him. The trial court denied a motion to vacate the judgment based on that issue, and the 7th Circuit affirmed that decision.
On the point where Shere argues about the District judge's portrayal of him in a less than favorable light, the 7th Circuit wrote that an appeal isn't the proper remedy for this even if the judge had found misconduct, which she didn't.
"What Shere does not mention is that the district court was, in many places, equally critical of Shell's approach to this case, and that it had some complimentary things to say about Shere," the court wrote. "We sit to review judgments, not particular language in district court opinions, and Shere will have to be satisfied with our decision on the merits, which is largely favorable to him."


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Curried Parsnip Soup
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Adapted from the Bon Appetit Cookbook, by way of the Baltimore Sun, a delicious mild curry soup which takes full advantage of the natural sweetness of the parsnip.
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A wonderful classic soup.....which we both loved! I used some par-boiled parsnips from the freezer and also some home-made chicken stock. I make a version of this soup myself, and I do not add cream normally, but we thought that it was a nice addition and takes the edge of the curry, making it mellow and milder.....I used liquid creme fraiche with excellent results. I thought there was quite a lot of fat and oil in the recipe, so I cut back on them considerably, I used a teaspoon of each - butter and olive oil, with good results. My soup was thicker than usual, but that suited us for the wet and cold day that we ate it! A classic soup, that we both enjoyed thanks Kate! Karen:-)
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- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb parsnip, peeled, sliced
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 4 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
- salt and pepper
- chopped fresh chives or green onion
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- Melt butter and oil in a heavy, large saucepan over low heat. Add parsnips, onion and garlic. Cover and cook until vegetables begin to soften but not color, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Mix in flour and curry powder; stir 2 minutes. Gradually mix in broth. Increase heat to medium, cover and simmer until parsnips are tender, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly.
- Working in batches, puree soup in blender or food processor until smooth. Return soup to same saucepan. Stir in cream and bring to simmer. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Another 11 people have written in support of the scheme, which goes before councillors next Tuesday, after being held back for talks over parking and affordable housing numbers.
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Commentary: Observing the herd at CES
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Our man at CES thinks the consumer electronics industry is selling the same old technology in new packages.
LAS VEGAS There's something about Vegas — the milling herds on the strip, the weird colorations and flamboyant plumage of the mingling species, the overt mating rituals and the call of the wild — that brings the zoo to mind. This sensation is magnified every January during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) — perhaps for no other reason than the sight of all those exhibitors in "booths."
They all have this vague aspect of caged beasts, trapped by corporate obligation in a space far smaller than is healthy or sane, each one exuding an air of either languor or frustrated vitality. They tend toward a subtle, sweet, sickly aroma, like disinfected manure. And the worst thing is — like the zoo — no one looks quite "natural."
By now, we know how zoo animals look in real life. This is the high-definition era of the Discovery Channel, National Geographic TV, Animal Planet and David Attenborough on PBS. The critters who, in the zoo, are inert, dusty, or sleeping unseen in their concrete dens have been amply previewed in our living rooms, in living color: an osprey plucking from the sea a silvery fish and disappearing into the sun on wings of flame; a polar bear plunging through the Arctic ice to throttle a white whale.
By the time we get to the zoo, alas, nothing much we see is new.
So also with CES.
As I monitored a marathon of Day One press conferences, followed by Day Two "keynotes," Day Three something-or-other and Day Four yada-yada-yada, I tried to think of anything new that's been invented in consumer electronics since, say, 1967. All this hype and glory — 140,000 geeks rubbernecking in Sin City — boils down to six homely categories: phones, TV sets, record albums, hi-fi, cameras and home movies?
Wait, wait, you say! What about GPS?
And I reply: Come on! You never heard of Telstar? Yes, in 41 years since the first CES, the old gadgets all have new media and new technologies. Their "form factors" have evolved. They've gone from analog to digital, from wires to fibers to wireless. But, as I once heard a Parisian couscous shill admit about his menu — in the heart of the Left Bank couscous ghetto — it's all pretty much the "same stuff."
Phones, TV sets, record albums, hi-fi, cameras and home movies.
Gary Shapiro, the Consumer Electronics Association's apparent president-for-life (eat your heart out, Robert Mugabe), opened CES with warnings that his industry — like the zoo — is haunted by the specter of extinction. Shapiro's speech dwelt on the horrid danger that, somehow, Congress might wipe out "free trade" and kill thousands of innocent products before they could migrate to their rich pre-Christmas grazing grounds. I smiled at this. Fearing for free trade in the predatory capitalism of America 2008 is a little like "defending marriage" in the most wedding-obsessed city in the world's marryingest nation. Have you tried to lift an issue of "Brides" magazine lately?


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"The poison of the Hitler regime has largely immunized the Germans against any form of totalitarianism, "West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer claims in an article in the current issue of the Saturday Evening Post.
The Chancellor also declares that "overnight (immediately after the war) everything smacking of Nazism was rejected by the Germans. Today not a single overt neo-Nazi organization exists." He adds that the Deutsche Reichs Partei, "the party most closely resembling the Nazis," failed to elect a single member to Parliament in the last national election.
Explaining his attitude toward former Nazis, Dr. Adenauer says: "No one, whether he is an ex-Nazi or not, who has committed crimes against his fellow men will ever have my support for public office. But I do not believe that an error of political judgment is in itself a crime beyond reprieve."
Elsewhere in the article. he says: "I sometimes have the impression that some of our friends abroad are so preoccupied with the possible revival of Nazism that they seem to be standing guard over a rat hole marked 'Hitler,' a broom held menacingly over their shoulders, while behind them a half dozen other unmarked rat holes stand unguarded."


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Wanderlust isn't about being fixated on movement, but rather a commitment to constant transformation.
These photos were taken in Benin, Swaziland, South Africa, Japan, Ethiopia, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, and different places in the United States between 2002 and 2007.
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On February 4, I attended the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium conference entitled HIT '11: The tools for meaningful and accountable care. It was a fabulous day packed with information from health care providers and health care payers across the nation.
Since I couldn't keep up with the information flow, I'm looking forward to reviewing the slides once they're up later this month. In the meantime, the next few posts provide snippets from several sessions.
I hope you'll find it as interesting as I did. This one focuses on the first session: Clinical Decision Support: Technology at the point of care.
The pluses and minuses of alerts during the prescribing process
Electronic Medical Records systems alert physicians when their prescriptions may conflict with best practice. Physicians then have the option of changing their orders-and overriding the alerts with an explanation of why they did so.
One problem is that if these systems provide too many false alarms, physicians just override all of them. Another problem is that overriding alerts can expose the physician to malpractice claims.
The goal is to provide useful information, without impeding work flow
Michael Lee, Director of Clinical Informatics at Atrius Health, spoke about the steps his physician group is taking to provide physicians with tools they can use, at the point of care, to avoid medical errors. Dr. Lee explained that one of his organization's goals is to strike the right balance between providing useful information-and impeding physicians' work flow.
Steps to success
Dr. Lee and his organization have addressed these concerns in a number of ways. For one, the organization asked clinicians which alerts were driving them crazy. Then, it formed a clinical panel to determine how important each alert is and which alerts the organization can suppress.
To ensure, however, that physicians have the information they require at the point of care, Dr. Lee has worked with Up-to-Date, a publisher of evidence-based guidelines, to incorporate a "quick reference button" . This button enables physicians to access Up-to-Date's content directly from the electronic medical record . As an incentive to consult this data, the organization provides physicians with Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for the time they spend using Up-to-Date.
To expedite the work flow, the organization has also identified which decisions the physicians must make themselves. The support staff makes the remaining decisions. Future goals include decision support for high cost imaging services and involving patients more in their own care.
Automation of med delivery: From brain to vein
Next, Dr. Daniel Nigrin, the CIO at Childrens Hospital introduced us to the Childrens Hospital Applications for Maximizing Patient Safety (CHAMPS) using medication administration as an example. Here, the goal was to automate all aspects of the process "from brain to vein" and across multiple actors (i.e. physicians, pharmacists, nurses, technicians, and couriers).
Children have special needs
Dr. Nigrin, began by pointing out that children are at especially high risk for medication dosing errors. They are smaller than adults; and there is a wide spectrum of patients, from premature babies to 18-year-old football players. Because of this variation in patients, there are more than 1000 custom order sets, representing 70% of the total.
Better systems, in combination, reduce errors by 50%
The organization tracks the status and locations of the medication at each step of the process. Since Children's implemented this process, there has been a 50% reduction in medical errors.
It uses barcodes to ensure delivery of the right medication, location codes to help nurses keep track of where the medication is, and time stamps to find bottlenecks. The tool also provides alerts about doses that occur too often to prevent overdoses.
CPOE, alone, had a modest effect. It was the combination with bar coding, that enabled Childrens Hospital to sustain the decrease in medical errors.


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Sidney, Mont. • The killing of a much-loved high school teacher nearly two years ago has weighed heavily in rural Montana. Hundreds of people helped search for Sherry Arnold and calls for frontier-style justice greeted the arrest of the man accused of killing her.
Today, the fate of 24-year-old Michael Keith Spell rests not with a jury but with experts evaluating whether he should be declared unfit for trial due to mental disability.
Initially, Arnold's disappearance during a pre-dawn jog confirmed residents' fears about crime rising with the oil shale boom sweeping the Northern Plains. The case since has evolved into a referendum on justice for a man said to have the mental capacities of a first grader.


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Heder plays a slacker whose easy, breezy life is threatened when his mother (Diane Keaton) falls in love with a motivational speaker (Jeff Daniels). The previously announced film has a script by Hank "Saving Silverman" Nelken and a megaphone slinger in the form of shorts director Tim Hamilton. Oh, and it has a shooting start date of mid-June in Los Angeles.
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I find that if I can get a good protein breakfast, I start the day well.
Here is my usual lately:
2 cups spinach - 10.70 grams protein
2 tablespoons chia seeds - 4 grams protein
2 tablespoons brewers yeast - 16 grams protein
1 banana - 1.22 g protein (yeah not much but I thought I would share anyway)
2 cups blueberries - 2 g protein
1/4 cup soaked plump raw almonds - 7.62 grams protein
1-2 cups nettle infusion for added minerals, especially calcium
Blend well and enjoy a high protein -very usable source breakfast!
I switch the greens and nuts and seeds up for a variation in my diet.
Care to total the grams of protein here:
Wait that sounds too high, but that is what the charts say is in those foods.
This is like eating 2 burgers right?
That sounds high. The count I have for 1C raw spinach is 1g
I think you used the data for 1C boiled spinach, which is very compact, several cups of raw. Unless you did use cooked spinach in your smoothie
Still, that is a good serving of protein for breakfast!
Oh, I have Dreena Burton's Vive le Vegan. I haven't looked at it in forever. Off to pull it out of the cupboard.
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I'm cool with eating lots of nuts and beans BUT I have always heard that to make a complete protein it needs to be paired with a source of animal protein, like cheese. Is this true?
Layer 1: Start with a lightly oiled 8"X12" pan. 2 1/2-3 cups cooked Quinoa (I like 3 cups; I think the more the merrier.)
Layer 2: 2 cups Hummus, either homemade or store bought (Be careful not to break up the quinoa layer when spreading the hummus.)
Layer 3: 5 1/2-6 cups Roasted Veggies. The actual recipe calls for fennel bulb, zucchini, and red or yellow bell pepper; however, it also suggests substitutions such as mushrooms, blanched broccoli, thinly sliced eggplant, kalamata olives. My husband and I have added onions and we've also used whatever bell peppers we have on hand, mostly green.
To roast the veggies, toss them with 2 TBS Olive oil, 2 tsp balsamic Vinegar, 1/4 tsp salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bake at 450 for 15-18 minutes.
After the casserole is assembled, bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes. When it is done cooking, drizzle with Olive Oil. You may also sprinkle with herbs such as parsley or basil.
OT - what does hummus taste like when baked? I have never tried that recipe before because I was a little wary that it would get dried out.
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