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September 03 2013 05:01PM
It goes without saying that fans of the Edmonton Oilers deserve a little bit of good news after seven seasons of mostly misery. They got some from centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins regarding his surgically repaired shoulder after he took a twirl on the ice today.
With RNH'S return to the frozen sheet barely underway in the wake of his surgery back on April 23, Jim Matheson of The Journal tweeted: "RNH buzzing and ripping wrist shots in skate with Oil guys. Shoulder surgery looks like it worked."
While Matheson's a veteran eye around the rink to be sure, he's no doctor, and it's going to be awhile before Edmonton's staff of doctors and trainers agree, at least for public consumption, with that diagnosis.
That said, Nugent-Hopkins, although somewhat guarded, sounded optimistic about his recovery when he met with reporters after the skate. That, framed by suggestions from 630 CHED radio analyst Bob Stauffer in recent weeks that Nugent-Hopkins might be ready for Edmonton's season-opening game Oct. 1 against the Winnipeg Jets, is unquestionably good news – unofficial or not.
"I think I'm going to be on the ice with the guys right away. I'll probably wear a yellow (no contact) jersey to start," Nugent-Hopkins said. "It's feeling good and I'm just excited to get back here and get going.
"It feels good right now, but I know it has to heal and I have to get my strength back. There are going to be a lot of discussions with the doctor and the medical staff over the next few weeks. I've just got to make sure its 100 percent before I go out there."
Again, until Edmonton's medical staff gives the 20-year-old Nugent-Hopkins the green light, what he says and what radio and newspaper guys say doesn't put him on the ice Oct. 1. Given all the fun the Oilers have had with shoulder issues in recent seasons, patience is prudent. Still, what we heard today beats the hell out of "Well, it's still pretty sore . . ."
If Nugent-Hopkins can be anywhere near 100 per cent physically at or near the start of the season, even if there's some rust on his game, it'll could be a huge boost to a team that, as we've discussed at length, is thin down the middle even with No. 93 on the depth chart.
Whether it's a product of the rehab process or just a matter of physical maturation, Nugent-Hopkins will also be heading into his third training camp a touch bigger than he's been in the past – he's says he's fluctuating at 180-185 pounds.
And, as Matheson noted, it looks like Nugent-Hopkins has a little more hum on his wrist shot than he's shown previously. As an aside, I'm also guessing that a little more bulk and upper body strength won't hurt him in the face-off circles, either.
"My shot feels great. It feels probably a little bit better than last season even," Nugent Hopkins said. "I'm definitely happy with that. It was something I wanted to improve, even if I didn't have the surgery."
One more time, though, let's not get carried away after one skating session.
"I think everybody is going to be a little bit cautious," he said. "It's important to make sure that it's going to be good for the rest of my career and make sure that it's 100 percent when I start back up."
You can hear some of the questions RNH answered today here.
Listen to Robin Brownlee Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the Jason Gregor Show on TEAM 1260.
September 04 2013, 09:24AM
Just wanted to pass on to Oilersnation readers what a great job Crackmasters did on my windshield. It's comforting to know my airbags are there to punch me in the face again, if needed... Great service, and a great price, even takes Canadian Tire money.
Some inside info- If you book on Fridays, Robin lets you use his Biscane (Black Betty) while your install's being done. (4 hr maximum allowable)
Good to hear he's recovering, but is anyone else here wanting to just see what Hall might do at centre? Just like 3 games, just to see.
September 04 2013, 10:21AM
I think DSF's comment of Grabovski turning the Flames into a playoff team was the stupidest thing ive ever read on this site hands down.
What, even more stupid than the Stanley Cup winning Minnesota Wild? Book it!
September 04 2013, 10:25AM
I think you're confusing the word history with anomaly.
No rush to have RNH back Oct. 1. Although he may be 100% healed from surgery, that does not mean he is back at 100% strength. As Brownlee says, let's not get carried away. Different person and different healing time, but look at Hall's comments about how much he benefited from having the extra time to rebuild his strength.
Let's see what happens
September 04 2013, 10:48AM
I think you're confusing the word history with anomaly.
Not from what "they" said. Where there is smoke there is fire.
Souray was the player I was referring to. Either he is a liar or they tried to rush him back. There has been lots of rumor and innuendo floating around about players being rushed back but that all it is.
Don't get me wrong in the playoffs if you're not going to permanently injure yourself you better be suiting up. That being said rushing a kid like the Nuge back to start a season and perhaps threatening his career just makes no sense.
'There has been lots of rumor and innuendo floating around',
This is what you refer to as 'proven history'?
I am speechless. Even wikipedia has more credibility.
September 04 2013, 11:07AM
I wish a center like Steckel was brought in to take some pressure of Nuge. Do what TO did, have him take faceoffs and get the hell of the ice. Limit some of the faceoffs.
September 04 2013, 11:27AM
'There has been lots of rumor and innuendo floating around',
This is what you refer to as 'proven history'?
I am speechless. Even wikipedia has more credibility.
Proven history
See Souray, Sheldon. Unless he is a big fat liar.
You're welcome.
September 04 2013, 11:38AM
Not from what "they" said. Where there is smoke there is fire.
Whats the use of saying "they"? direct quotes only please, all else nonesense
And other then Souray, who are they?
September 04 2013, 11:49AM
Oh yeah ... spider don't give Wikipedia any credence either. That's a fact.
September 04 2013, 11:57AM
Had a 6cm labrum tear, took close to 2 years before it was decent . No sense rushing RNH back. A short term gain could be a long term pain for the Oilers. If he cant play till November then that's the way it is. By the way mine was done non surgically.
Proven history
See Souray, Sheldon. Unless he is a big fat liar.
You're welcome.
Oh, I heard rumors that Souray made that up because he was frustrated that he didn't get the trade he asked for. Now does it make Souray a proven liar?
No need to kiss backside like that. When you gave me that 50 bucks to keep quiet about the Calgary Flames sticker on your car, I said I would. I keep my word.
You do that for 50 bucks only? That is a little too cheap.
September 04 2013, 03:51PM
What's with this new "trash it" and "props" thing on this site? Will there be some kind of award at years end for the most idiotic comment or something?
Not a bad idea ... may a free waste bin on your driveway for the comment with the most trash it clicks?


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Remember back in May 2013 when the Congressional Budget Office estimated that 7 million Americans would sign up for 2014 coverage through the Affordable Care Act's online exchanges? That was before all those error messages that marked the fumbled rollout of HealthCare.gov.
The agency now says the total number of Americans who will enroll in health insurance for 2014 through the Obamacare marketplaces will be 6 million, according to an updated estimate.
The CBO reduced its original projection by 1 million due to the "significant technical problems that have been encountered in the initial phases of implementing the (Affordable Care Act)," the nonpartisan agency said in its latest analysis.
About more than glitches
A problem-plagued website may not be the only culprit for the revised estimate, says Deborah Chollet, a health insurance research leader at Mathematica Policy Research in Washington, D.C.
"There's always that wild-card variable," she says. "It's not that fewer people have approached the marketplaces, it's just that when they do approach the marketplaces, we're finding there's a relatively high probability that they're Medicaid-eligible." In other words, they sign up for the health insurance program for the poor instead of an exchange plan.
The budget office also projects that the ACA will reduce the number of full-time employees in the U.S. workforce by approximately 2.3 million through the year 2021. That's because Obamacare's tax credits available to lower-income Americans increase as income decreases, which would encourage people to work less. The law's tax credit subsidies lower the cost of insurance purchased through the exchanges.
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Republicans took the CBO report as an opportunity to drive their argument home that President Barack Obama's signature health reform law is damaging the economy.
"For years, Republicans have said that the president's health care law creates uncertainty for small businesses, hurts take-home pay, and makes it harder to invest in new workers. The middle class is getting squeezed in this economy, and this CBO report confirms that Obamacare is making it worse," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, says in a statement.
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"HealthCare.gov is working quite well," she says. "Some of the states that have had problems are finally getting things to work … and they appear to be enrolling significant numbers of people."
Total exchange enrollment is projected to reach 13 million in 2015 and 22 million in 2016, according to the CBO.
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LAS VEGAS — Carl Edwards didn't get far into his grandstand celebration Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway.
The fans wouldn't let him.
Edwards, who has made a habit of doing a backflip after winning a race and then running into the grandstands to celebrate with fans, hit a wall of fans a few steps into the Phoenix crowd Sunday when he snapped a 70-race Cup winless streak.
"It's really cool when I can make it up into the grandstands, but there was a pretty good wall of people there and I couldn't get very far up into the grandstands," Edwards said Wednesday.
"But a couple of the races that I've run up there into the stands it's been really neat."
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"They're just like, 'Good job, man.' So that's really cool. … It's something that everybody should go try because it's really, really cool, especially when you find someone that's wearing your gear. That's really cool to be able to celebrate that moment with them."
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TAM, track, junior
What he did: Competing in the MCAL championships at San Marin, he claimed victory in three events on Saturday. He dominated both hurdles races — he only returned to the hurdles in midseason — winning the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.76 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 39.44 seconds. For good measure, he also placed first in the pole vault, clearing 15 feet. With his victories, he accounted for 30 of Tam's 61 team points in the meet.
What he said: "I'd say a month ago that I would not have imagined I'd be running the times that I've run. The technique just came right back. Certainly I prefer the 110 high hurdles. The 300 hurdles are very, very difficult. You're really starting to fall apart, you're getting really tired, and if you're like me and can only go off one lead leg, you have to work really hard to make sure you end up on the right leg. Plus, the 100 hurdles are really fun."
What's next: Though he hopes to qualify for the state meet in the 110 hurdles, his focus will really be on the pole vault, where he stands a good chance of advancing. After the high school season ends, he plans to compete in the pole vault in the Golden West meet, the U.S. Juniors nationals and — if he qualifies — the Junior Olympics. He also is looking to vault for a Division I college program after he graduates next spring.
Off the track: With track and academics taking up much of his time, he says free time can be hard to find. But, when he can, he hikes the trails on Mt. Tam "just to relax" in addition to hanging out with friends.
Trivial matter: Though he has never seen him in concert, Bruce Springsteen is one of his favorite performers. And despite his love of track, "Born To Run" isn't his go-to Springsteen song. He lists "Thunder Road" and "Badlands" as his favorites.
Coach Bob McLennan: "This was only the third time he has run the hurdles this year. He didn't even start until midway through the season when we decided to give it a try. Now, he's got to do some thinking. In the big NCS meet, he is has the third-fastest mark in the 110 hurdles and the sixth-fastest mark in the 300 hurdles. So he'll keeping doing all three (events) through the (NCS) Redwood Empire meet next weekend. Then he'll probably drop the 300 for the big NCS meet because his focus is still the state meet in the pole vault."
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SANTA CLARA -- Right tackle Anthony Davis, who's become a sturdy bookend on the 49ers' touted offensive line, has received a five-year, $37.295 million contract extension through 2019, a league source confirmed.
Davis, 23, has started every game since the 49ers selected him 11th overall in the 2010 draft out of Rutgers. His extension includes $17 million in guarantees.
"Anthony is a very hard working, dedicated and talented young player who has earned the respect of our entire organization," general manager Trent Baalke said in a release confirming Davis' deal.
Davis' is the latest homegrown product to receive a long-term commitment, following the likes of linebackers NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis, defensive tackle Ray McDonald, left tackle Joe Staley and tight end Vernon Davis.
"Having already made significant strides early in his career, Anthony is just beginning to realize his full potential," Baalke said. "We look forward to watching him achieve even greater results in the years to come."
Davis received last season's Bobb McKittrick Award, given annually to the team's offensive lineman who best exemplifies the dedication, excellence and commitment of the late assistant coach.
Davis hinted about his extension in a Tweet on Thursday night: "Just checked something off my bucket list."
Davis hasn't been selected yet to a Pro Bowl but did earn alternate status last season, when the 49ers won their second straight NFC West title and reached Super Bowl XLVII.
New York Jets coach Rex Ryan called Davis one of the league's premier right tackles prior to the 49ers' Sept. 30 shutout win. Said Ryan: "You've got a guy who's got all the athleticism you look for: a power player, he finishes, he's good in pass protection and a tremendous athlete."
Running back Frank Gore echoed similar praise on Davis: "He always had the 'dogness' in him. I knew he was going to be alright his rookie year because of how mean and nasty he was."
Davis and left guard Mike Iupati are two of only four players from the NFL's 2010 draft class to start every game since then. The others are Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Tyson Alualu, a Cal product, and Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas.
The 49ers started the same five offensive linemen in every game last season, and they earned the Madden Most Valuable Protectors award as the NFL's top offensive line, as selected by Hall of Fame coach John Madden.


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There was no hoopla surrounding Chris Paul's free agency. He sat down with his family and decided to remain a member of the LA Clippers. It was that simple.
"I'm excited," Paul said, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com. "I'm excited about everything that's going on with the team. I talked to my wife about it because I told her it was going to be a family decision. We even let 'Little Chris' chime in on it. It's pretty cool to know where you're going to be and to know you're somewhere where you're wanted. The fans have been amazing. I told my wife I felt like a rookie all over again just because I'm excited about the unexpected."
There was little doubt in Paul's mind that he would return to the Clippers. Paul, who agreed to a five-year, $107 million contract, saw the Clippers make moves to keep him, anyway, encouraging their star to shut down his talks with other teams. He didn't want to waste anyone's time.
"For me, I felt like if I knew where I wanted to be and what I was going to do, why take the time and waste those other teams' time and have them spending unnecessary money," Paul said. "We just wanted to be done with it."
Paul made sure his free-agency destination was determined through a family decision, and consulted his wife, Jada, and even his 4-year-old son Chris.
"I love it here," Jada said. "There's so much to do here. There are endless opportunities and activities, things I've never even heard of before we came here to do with the kids, it's become a warm welcome."
There was also the small matter of playing for Doc Rivers, considered one of the NBA's best coaches. Rivers was acquired from the Boston Celtics for a first-round pick.
"I'm so excited to play for him," Paul said. "Words can't describe it. Doc is amazing. Everything that has happened doesn't automatically translate into wins but it gives you an opportunity to win so I'm excited about the process."
Paul told ESPNLosAngeles.com that he wants to be a big part of the Clippers' culture change, and smiled when asked about all of the players who have taken less money to remain with the team.
"It's a process," Paul said. "It's been fun to talk about basketball. Me and Blake [Griffin] have been texting and talking every day. It started with Blake. To have a guy as unselfish as he is and play the way that he does, I'm excited about playing together and I'm excited about what's to come."


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text: Counselor offers insights into finding peace after war By Douglas Imbrogno September 17, 2012 Story Share Douglas Imbrogno "I'm a firm believer in the unconscious and helping people become aware of the patterns -- the maladaptive patterns -- they've learned, and to become aware of those through some of these mindfulness techniques," says Richard Vincent, a licensed clinical social worker. Vincent recently opened a part-time practice at Covenant House. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- At 70 years of age and with a new part-time practice in West Virginia's capital city, there are many places you could find a tale to tell in the long career of licensed clinical social worker Richard Vincent.But instead of focusing on the varied jobs he has held here and elsewhere in America, first as a Marine, police officer and teacher, then as a longtime counselor, let's pick up the thread of the tale that took him out of the country in 2005.This was a job that brought him to Germany for three years, his office routinely filled with soldiers who'd witnessed the stuff of trauma and nightmare."Wow," said Vincent, blowing out air, when asked to describe working as a counselor at an Army clinic in Wiesbaden, dealing with soldiers just back from Iraq and Afghanistan.He is seated in the living room of his Arlington Court townhouse. It's a sunny, peaceful day outside, basil and tomatoes growing in his garden out front. But Vincent's gaze looks backward on less-peaceful encounters."You have guys coming back who've spent a lot of time in what you might call relatively safe places, but they weren't," he said. "Because you never knew when something was going to blow up. On the other side, I met guys who were out there kicking doors down, surviving from day to day, fighting."His job was to prepare soldiers for a return home or a cycle back into the field. With limited time, he would try and educate them on post-traumatic stress disorder and how to navigate again in a civilian world after the trip-wire mentality of the front."You tried to get their brains calmed down," he said. "I ran an anger management group. Frequently guys didn't show up. Sometimes their commander would mandate they come in -- but you can't force people to change. They have to make that change themselves."Soldiers suffering from PTSD need to know it's a normal response to the abnormal, terrible things they've witnessed, Vincent said. "When you've been through trauma, when you've seen someone beside you take a bullet through the head, [PTSD] is a normal reaction. It's a lifetime experience, from my perspective. "Most important is to let them know this is something that happened to you -- it's not about you or your personality. You were on a mission, you were assigned to do your duty. And you're not at fault when you had to carry out your mission."A psychologically wounded warrior's psyche may turn different directions after mustering out of the service. "A lot of these guys turn out to be workaholics. Some alcoholics. Rage-aholics. Just some way to cope with the stress," he said.Isolation from others is the reddest of red flags."You can have a better quality of life with some work and understanding of who you are and what that was all about. You have to have a good support system and learn how to be with your family, with your friends. That's critical as opposed to isolating yourself and not socializing, which is a very common symptom of PTSD."Vincent brought more than just a counselor's compassion to the task. "My father was a POW in Germany in the Battle of the Bulge. So, I grew up on PTSD. I think that it was kind of my calling to go to Germany," he said. Whatever the war, some traits of wartime trauma are universal, he said."Hypervigilance. Anger, rage, difficulty concentrating. One of the things you don't do with somebody that has PTSD is come up behind them and touch them. Or try to make too much of a rational conversation with them when they're in a rage. Just be there with them and support them as long as they're not hurting someone or hurting themselves. Just be present with them."Vincent has always brought into his counseling elements of different disciplines and life experiences, from the Theravada Buddhist meditation he has practiced to the core training he received when younger at the Gestalt Institute in Cleveland."I'm a firm believer in the unconscious and helping people become aware of the patterns -- the maladaptive patterns -- they've learned, and to become aware of those through some of these mindfulness techniques."Three years of counseling on the Army base was enough though he continued working with soldiers at the Veterans Administration here, he said. "I really had had enough military experience. I have two grandkids and I was ready to come home and spend some time with them."He now keeps up a part-time practice, renting space at Covenant House with two other full-time clinical social workers. "I'm not advertising, per se. It's kind of word of mouth. At this time in my life, I still enjoy doing therapy. I just don't do it 40 hours a week." Nowadays, his counseling focuses on adults, and occasionally couples, who share a particular trait."Adults interested in making changes in their lives," said Vincent. "I've been around so long, I've experienced many, many situations. I feel I can adapt my particular style, if someone is interested and motivated in making some changes."Even if they're not, he added, "it's our job as therapists to help motivate them to become more aware of their behavior, thoughts and emotions. That's our job."He offers some basic advice for coping with depressive states and maintaining emotional wellness."Do something. Whether it's walking, yoga -- everybody can do something. Even if you're in a wheelchair, you can do tai chi. Or go to Buddhist meditation classes."People with depression, if they would just simply get out -- I believe this -- at least 50 percent of the people would notice significant improvement if they walked four or five days a week for a mile or two and increased it gradually."Reacquainting yourself with your body can be crucial to settling down the mind, he said. "I don't think there's hardly anyone who comes to see me who isn't introduced to some kind of breathing technique."Reach Douglas Imbrogno at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-3017. 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Balancing BroomScience brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
If you balanced a broom horizontally on your finger, so that your finger was exactly on the broom's center of gravity, marked that spot and cut the broom in two, then you would have a long and a short piece. The long piece being most of the handle and the short piece being the bristle end and a small part of the handle. Now what will happen if you weigh both pieces? (pick all that apply)
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D) Your mom will find out and hit you with both pieces!
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In the West, showery weather prevails from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies. Meanwhile, mild, dry conditions in California and the Southwest favor fieldwork. In Arizona, recent precipitation has left rangeland and pastures rated 41% very poor to poor, an improvement from 74% just two weeks ago.
On the Plains, cold weather is limited to northern and eastern North Dakota. Elsewhere, mild, dry weather continues to leave most of the hard red winter wheat crop exposed to potential weather extremes. In addition, rangeland and pastures are suffering from the effects of drought. By the end of January, for example, more than four-fifths of the rangeland and pastures were rated very poor to poor in Kansas (85%) and Oklahoma (82%).
In the Corn Belt, cold weather in the Great Lakes States contrasts with mild conditions south and west of the Missouri River. During the last two weeks, livestock stress has increased across the upper Midwest due to persistently cold conditions and occasional wintry precipitation.
In the South, developing rain across southern Texas is providing some relief from recent warm, dry conditions. Warm, mostly dry weather covers the remainder of the region. Citrus irrigation demands remain heavy in Florida, where topsoil moisture was rated 62% very short to short on February 3.
Outlook: For today, rain will continue across southern Texas and spread eastward. During the next 3 days, storm-total rainfall could reach 2 to 4 inches across the South, with some of the heaviest amounts expected in the central Gulf Coast States. However, only light showers will dampen Florida's peninsula. Farther north, some late-week snow, sleet, and freezing rain will affect the Midwest and Northeast. Meanwhile, precipitation in the Northwest will spread southward and farther inland, reaching California and the Intermountain West by week's end. During the weekend, precipitation associated with a developing storm will affect the nation's mid-section, trailed by colder weather across the western and central U.S. The NWS 6- to 10-day outlook for February 11-15 calls for above-normal temperatures in the East and across Montana's High Plains, while colder-than-normal conditions will prevail from California to the central and southern High Plains. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in northern California and neighboring areas will contrast with wetter-than-normal weather from the Plains to the East Coast.


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"When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer."
And a penguin?
In case you missed the most pressing issue of the season Santa's race Fox News' Megyn Kelly reaped a whirlwind when she recently declared that not only is Santa white but so was Jesus.


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Last May, a reader chided me after I ran an article on milk's carbon footprint and how it has gone down over the past 67 years.
"…do you really think anyone with a brain cares about the 'carbon footprint' of milk? Give me a break. Dairy farms are vanishing, the industry is being destroyed by USDA regulations and someone is actually concerned about phantom science. Please concentrate on improved profitability issues and preserving remaining dairies," he wrote.
That comment, posted in the reader-comment section of our daily electronic newsletter, made me think: Does anyone really care about carbon footprints? Should they care?
Recently, I was reminded once again that they should.
The dairy industry is engaged in a public-relations battle on many fronts. One of those fronts, of course, is the natural environment and how dairy is impacting it.
Several people forwarded me a blog that was run on the TIME magazine web site entitled, "How meat and dairy are hiking your carbon footprint." It was the usual anti-meat, anti-dairy diatribe, and I won't go into specifics. A few years ago, when we looked into a TIME magazine article entitled "The Real Cost of Cheap Food," we realized it was slanted toward a particular point of view.
But some people believe this stuff and think it is objective journalism.
That is why the dairy industry must take the carbon footprint debate seriously and have a good argument in place for the critics.
I do not profess to be an expert on the subject. But I have heard dairy scientist Jude Capper, of Washington State University, speak on the issue numerous times. What she says makes perfect sense: We have reduced our carbon footprint by a significant amount over the past 60 to 70 years because there are fewer cows and the production systems have become more efficient. In 1944, there were 25.6 million dairy cows — nearly 17 million more than currently is the case. Seventeen million fewer cows means there is less methane produced!
Of course, it is more complicated than total number of cows. There are a number of factors, including crop production and the inputs needed to produce milk. Scientists have determined that a typical dairy farm produces 1.35 pounds of carbon equivalent for every pound of milk produced. It's become a science and you need to stay on top of it!
The animal-rights activists and liberal media are doing everything they can to bring down modern agriculture. It is your duty to be aware of this and fight back.
Yes, you should care about carbon footprints.
Note: This was first posted as a commentary on our daily electronic newsletter known as Dairy Herd Network. I usually get some thoughtful comments in the reader-comment section. Here is one from a person in Vermont: "Believe in Global Warming or not, the reality is people decide to spend or not to spend money based on their belief in climate change and the health of the environment. We must realize that people want to think they are causing less pollution than they did yesterday. If a consumer is convinced (whether right or wrong) that modern agriculture is destroying the earth, we will lose that consumer for life. Oh, and don't forget. Now that person's spouse, children and easily influenced friends now believe modern ag is the enemy. Dairy's carbon footprint may not need lots of attention, but it certainly needs some."


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IDAPT I3 Charging Station - I like
Ralph Graves is one of Crutchfield's blog editors, and part of the company's social media team. He writes about home audio/video gear, specializing in Apple-related and wireless technologies. Ralph holds a master's degree in music composition, and his works have been released on various labels. He's served as product manager for an independent classical and world music label, produced several recordings, and worked extensively in public broadcasting. Since 1984 he's hosted a weekly classical music program on WTJU, and is also active as a blogger and podcaster.
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I had an opportunity to take the IDAPT I3 charging station home and give it a workout recently. It's a simple device, based on a simple concept, and it worked beautifully.The IDAPT I3 serves as a single charging device for just about any type of portable electronic device.
At left is the setup we normally live with. The edge of the kitchen counter, on the way in and out of the house, serves as a dump site for our portables and their chargers. Inside that basket is a jumble of cell phone chargers, camera charging stations, MP3 player adapter/chargers and who knows what else. Fishing out the cable you need to charge a device is often a challenge. And because one of the outlet's plugs is already taken, only one device can be charged at a time.
Below right is the same space with the IDAPT I3 replacing our ad hoc system. What a difference! Once I set the IDAPT I3 up (basically, just plugged it in), I could charge three difference devices simultaneously.
The IDAPT I3 comes with three charging ports, and six different charging tips. I just pressed in the silver tabs on either side of the tip, and it popped right out (below, left). It was easy to then snap in the tips I needed to configure the IDAPT for an LG phone, Motorola phone, and iPod classic, as seen below.
Even if the tip I needed didn't come with the charger, I was still covered. IDAPT offers a wide variety of charging tips for sale separately. I might have needed to purchase an additional tip (but fortunately I didn't need to).
The IDAPT I3 provided a welcome alternative to clutter. With it in place, we could repurpose our little basket, and reclaim some kitchen counter space. And while I had to return the review sample, the story doesn't end there. This week I purchased my own IDAPT I3 for our kitchen.


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High oleic safflower, U.S.A. high plains organically grown. Cold expeller pressed and lightly filtered, protecting nutrients and flavor. All purpose oil, delicious and versatile. Great with salads and for all cooking and baking needs. It has 10g of beneficial monounsaturated fat and is a good source of vitamin E, a natural preservative.
Eden Safflower Oil starts from a high oleic variety of Safflower Carthamus tinctorius organically grown on the U.S. Northern plains. Its seeds are softly expeller pressed and then lightly filtered, a process that protects and preserves its fine nutrients, flavor, and integrity.
Eden Safflower Oil is a rare unrefined organic vegetable oil with superior health benefit. EDEN Safflower Oil is a good source of both monounsaturated (10 grams) and polyunsaturated (3 grams) fats, and low in saturated fat. Eden Safflower Oil is also a good source of the antioxidant vitamin E, essential for healthy cells and tissues. Eden Organic Safflower Oil provides 197mg omega 6 and 1050 mg omega 9 essential fatty acids (EFAs) per 1 tablespoon serving.
Safflower is a member of the daisy family. It grows 2 to 3 feet with an upright white stem and shiny oval, sharp pointed leaves. Safflower seeds are about the size of barley kernels, somewhat four sided, white and shiny. Safflower is native to the mountainous regions of southwest Asia and Ethiopia. Today it's grown extensively in India, in some parts of southern Europe, and in the U.S. The flowers are a herb and their yellow and red colorings are used to dye silk and other fabric. Safflower is known in India as Koosumbha and in China as Hoang-tchi. In the West it is sometimes referred to as 'fake saffron' because it has uses similar to this herb though the two are not related.
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The internal cartilaginous structure of the claspers and part of the pelvic girdle, most likely from a whaler shark (family Carcharhinidae).
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This unusual object was found on the beach at Greenpatch, Jervis Bay, New South Wales by Dr Kris French on 26 August 2012. It is now registered in the Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection (AMS I.46100-001).
Claspers are the external reproductive organs of male sharks, rays and chimaeras.
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A PREGNANT young mum has hit out at an energy giant after she was left with no gas for two days.
Lauren Watson, 19, who is 39 weeks pregnant, said she was unable to cook, bathe or heat her home because the meter was left in debit by a previous tenant.
Miss Watson said she contacted npower who told her a representative would visit her home in Brunswick Street, Nelson, on Saturday to credit the meter, but nobody came out.
She said: "My little boy has gone without gas, and I'm 39 weeks pregnant.
"It's the fact they said they would send someone out on Saturday, but I waited until 2am.
"They said there was no-one available to come out to me, but they'd said I was priority because I was 39 weeks pregnant and had a two-year-old."
She said she had been putting money in the meter on the understanding that npower would give her the credit back, but by Saturday she had run out of money.
She said: "When I moved in the meter was in debt so every time I topped up, the meter took my money.
"I've been walking half an hour every day with my little boy in the rain to get credit. They said 'when you run out just ring us'.
"Then when I rang them they asked me to borrow money off someone."
A spokesman for npower said that it was not company policy to ask customers to borrow money.
Miss Watson said she also contacted National Grid and Transco when she was left without gas, but was told that the problem would have to be fixed by the supplier. The meter had been credited by Monday morning, but Lauren said she was unhappy with the £20 per day compensation npower had offered her.
She said: "They're saying they won't give me any more compensation. I've put in a complaint already, but I have to wait nine or ten days to hear back.
"They've given me a cheque, but it's not enough. I've been without food, not able to have a bath, or heat my house."
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what role do you think he will serve on this team? with our corners we have right now i think he will make the team.
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what role do you think he will serve on this team? with our corners we have right now i think he will make the team.
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With CB having been one of the most interesting positions in regards to who will get the starting nod I think he will come in and compete right away, if not to start he could be a heck of a dime package CB.
Is this guy any good? I wonder why we're trading draft picks when we get first choice of the cut players next week.
never really heard of Gordy before...but the guys from here make it seem like a solid pickup for us
Rams fans there seemed disappointed that they let him go...
He's immediately the 2nd best corner on the team. But that says more about the corners than it does Gordy.
Gordy is actually a pretty decent player.
Id be pleased if we somehow acquire a true #1 or #2 corner and have Gordy be our nickel.
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
Grigson...aka Sir Tradealot
Hope this guys works out. Personally, neither Johnson nor Vaughn have impressed too much.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Had like 45 tackles and 3int last season. Seems like a nice pickup. I'm sure the pick will be a late rounder anyhow.
I do agree, that the Colts shouldn't be trading much more when they have first dibs on the waiver wire.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Admittedly, I don't know who the hell Josh Gordy is, but I assume he's better than Justin King.
Because Justin King is awful.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Better to get a player now than right after the final cut-down date, so long as it's a sixth- or seventh-rounder.
Well, if Grigson & Co. think there's another useful player likely to be cut, suppose it doesn't hurt to maintain that #1 waiver spot.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
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He's easily our 2nd best corner. I'm glad Grigson is continuing to try and find some corners. I think the waiver wire should hopefully net us another decent corner.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
There is something to be said for him just trying to improve the team. I understand what Polian was trying by keeping a core group together and building through the draft. But at a certain point you can't wait for the next draft or rely on the undrafted FA pool to improve a position that is causing you problems.
After the final 2 games the year we went to the superbowl, everybody and their mother knew backup QB was a problem, and they did nothing and it bit us in the ***. Well I guess thats not entirely true because we got luck. But when the Pats lost Brady, they managed to still win games because they had a team surrounding him and a backup who could manage games.
How do waivers work? I know we've got first dibs thanks to the worst record last year, but is that on every guy that gets cut? Or once you win one claim you go to the back of the line like fantasy football?
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Outside Magazine took the 50 most populous cities in the U.S. of A, looking, looking, looking for the six in which outdoorsy types had best steer (on their two-wheelers, of course) clear.
As the opening paragraph on the expose reads: "First, a few tangible factors have to be taken into account, such as a lack of green space, poor access to parks, and little to no municipal investment in recreation. Then there are the intangibles to consider. Is the vibe hostile, or at least ambivalent, enough to the environment? Is there a sufficient enough absence of gear shops and outfitters?"
Well, lo and behold, who had one bike shop per 59,000 residents, compared to Portland, Oregon's one per 6,500? (If Portlandians, or whatever they're called, could please stop snickering, we could continue). Yes, Dallas.
The magazine points out that merely half of Dallas residents live within walking distance of our paltry number of parks (my paraphrase) within the city limits. Not that most Dallas residents (of which I, technically, am not) walk much...or take public transportation...or bike on the "scant number" of bike lanes.
It does give kudos to the 10,000-acre Trinity River Corridor Project, about 60 percent of which is forested. The area includes a nature center, 12 miles of trails and an equestrian center. To which I say, "IT DOES?"
OK, onto the other losers who share the indoor spotlight with Dallas. In reverse order (as the Miss Teen-Age America winners are named), they are:
6. Cleveland, Ohio
5. Fresno, Calif.
4. Charlotte, N.C.
3. Memphis, Tenn.
2. Detroit, Mich.
And then, wearing our sash, but no sunscreen (because what would be the point?): Dallas.
One more tiny thing: Each is introduced by the ratio of bike stores to people. What if (gasp) someone was a basic bike coward, but ran outdoors on a regular basis?


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How to Apply Mascara to Lower Lashes
Never Get Smudged Lower-Lash Mascara Again
Does your lower-lash mascara always get smudged or clumped? Allure has all the tips for taking the guesswork out of under-eye enhancement techniques.
Ah, the lower lashes: They're so little, but they can go so wrong. Add a smidgen too much mascara and they clump. Two smidgens, and you've got scary spider-lash syndrome. The only people who seem to be able to pull this off are makeup artists, so we asked them how to apply bottom-lash mascara like a pro. (Or at least like a noncrazy-looking person.) Get their expert tips when you keep reading.
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Switch to a waterproof formula. This works best on lower lashes, since it doesn't have the same tendency to smudge as regular formulas. Keep in mind that waterproof formulas tend to make lashes stiff as they dry out — typically after three months or so — so change yours regularly. If you can't part with your favorite mascara, follow makeup artist Quinn Murphy's advice and dust a bit of translucent powder under your lower lashes to prevent the formula from migrating south.
Do "the pinch." Clumps happen. And a lot of us (ahem, me) don't own a mascara comb. Do as Chanel celebrity makeup artist Kate Lee does and pinch the clump between two fingers to make it disappear.
Don't coat them from root to tip. Makeup artist Jillian Dempsey, who works with celebs like Kristen Stewart, uses a mini fan-shaped brush to apply mascara precisely on lower lashes, stopping short of the ends so they don't look unnaturally long. (But you can get away with just pressing a regular mascara wand gently against the base of the lashes.)
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We missed it, but last week posted a countdown teaser on their social media channels revealing the nanoseconds left (3,337,200,000,000,000) to the launch of Haswell (otherwise known as 4th generation Core). The timer ends during the annual technology showcase in Taiwan – Computex Taipei 2013. VR-Zone also has an image of what they think is the retail box for the upcoming Intel 4th Generation Core i 'Haswell' processors. It's a bit different than boxes we have seen in the past as it has some art work on it!
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A Pennsylvania-based Amish dairy farmer has lost his battle against the Food and Drug Administration after a two-year battle focused on the sale of raw milk to consumers in the Washington, D.C. area.
Earlier this month a judge banned Daniel Allgyer from selling milk produced on his farm near Lancaster, Pa., across state lines.
According to The Washington Times, Judge Lawrence Stengel warned Allgyer that if he is found to violate the law again, he will have to pay the FDA's costs for investigating and prosecuting him. Following the ruling Allgyer told his customers he will shut down his farm altogether.
Supporters of Allgyer's raw milk were enraged by the judge's decision, saying that the government is interfering with their parental rights to feed their children. Although Allgyer's customers were uncomfortable with speaking to the press in fear of further FDA investigations, a few spoke with The Washington Times anonymously.
"I can't believe in 2012 the federal government is raiding Amish farmers at gunpoint all over a basic human right to eat natural food," one customer told the newspaper. "In Maryland, they force taxpayers to pay for abortions, but God forbid we want the same milk our grandparents drank."
FDA officials, however, agree with the judge's decision.
"Intrastate sale of raw milk is allowed in Pennsylvania, and Mr. Allgyer had previously received a warning letter advising him that interstate sale of raw milk for human consumption is illegal," said Siobhan DeLancey, FDA spokeswoman.
The FDA began looking into Allgyer in late 2009, when an investigator in the agency's Baltimore office placed orders for fresh milk and had it delivered to a private residence in Maryland. By crossing state lines it became part of interstate commerce and subject to the FDA's ban.


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Forest Green striker Dan Martin joins Shortwood United on loan
5:26pm Tuesday 18th March 2014
By Ashley Loveridge
5:26pm Tuesday 18th March 2014
By Ashley Loveridge
FOREST Green Academy starlet Dan Martin has joined Nailsworth neighbours Shortwood United on loan.
The teenage striker,17, signed non-contract forms with Ady Pennock's Skrill Premier side last month and has recently returned from a trial at Premiership side Swansea City.
Academy boss Scott Bartlett insists the move will benefit Forest Green and Shortwood.
H e said: " Dan has the chance to play in some games that really matter, in a tough league, for a team striving for the play- offs.
"Usually a young player goes on loans to help a struggling team, this is a great opportunity for him and a good chance for the gaffer (Ady Pennock) and Dave Kevan to see how he copes at that level."
Stroud-based Martin is set to make his debut against league leaders Merthyr at home this evening (7.45pm).
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Conservationists are finding innovative finding ways to leverage Farm Bill conservation programs to benefit fish and wildlife across our country. Here are some success stories to inspire you:
Combating Climate Change with Conservation Programs:
Farmers and ranchers are using USDA conservation programs to help them water livestock with solar power, store carbon in the soil while creating wildlife habitat, and produce milk using much less energy.
Maintaining Benefits of Expiring CRP:
As contracts on millions of acres of Conservation Reserve Program land expire, efforts are underway to maintain many of the soil, water and wildlife benefits on the land by making the transition to well-managed grazing systems.
Leveraging Farm Bill Conservation Programs to Combat Climate Change:
USDA conservation programs provide more than $4 billion per year for conservation on America's farms and ranches, but they could be doing even more in the fight against climate change.
Saving the Chesapeake Bay While Conserving Rare Birds:
In Pennsylvania, over 172,000 acres of cropland has been converted to grass buffers that keep nutrients and chemicals out of the Chesapeake Bay while providing habitat for rare grassland birds.
Implementing State Wildlife Plans:
Nebraska and Missouri are two states using USDA working lands programs to put in place wildlife-friendly farm and ranch practices that their State Wildlife Plans say will benefit fish and wildlife.
Restoring Longleaf Pine and Warm-Season Grass:
A regional USDA initiative benefits wildlife by restoring longleaf pine trees and the warm-season grasses needed to keep the forests healthy.


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NoMoreTinCup wrote:Max Weight ESP Crank is solidly in my bag. Took out a D4 for long turnovers, and a Pinnacle Rampage for flat out bombs. I was so happy with it that I bought some Zs. The max weight Zs are quite a bit more overstable than the ESPs. Really nice for just a bit of headwind, or flat flexy forehands. My Zs are very flat, whereas the ESPs are domey. I am delighted with both, but don't expect them to fly similarly.
JR wrote:My Cranks fade less but being ESP means they broke in faster. So if memory serves when new the Crank flipped less but now it is more likely to be equal to the Champ Tern in turn. With not that many tosses on the Crank. The Champ Tern vs Crank new were odd in power requirement and D. It may have been too few shoot out throws with winds messing up things last fall when i did the test but the Crank had better average D and the Tern got a couple of longer throws than any i had with the Crank but only with the best pulls. Crank is a bit slow and the Tern is more modern in that respect but still slower than Nukes also shorter.
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text: I am interested in getting feedback from those that have been to BLF and seen the new scoreboard - all $16 million worth (thanks Herb). I know the whole video display hasn't been opened up yet, but the HD graphics part of it on all sides can be seen as well as the two boards at either end of the Fieldhouse. While the display as it stands is pretty amazing, I have a couple of thoughts on it as I saw it at last Tuesday's game with Atlanta. I sat in my usual spot in the upper level and had a great view of the full length of the display from there. How is the view from the lower level? Can you see it as easily from there or do you have lean back a bit from time to time to see what video display is on at the moment. I walked around to take a look at the end panels which are tilted a bit to give those at the North and South ends of the Fieldhouse a better view. One thing I noticed and I wanted to see what others thought, is that those panels are not as tall as the side panels which are 21 feet high. Since the end panels aren't but 15-17 feet high, the top portion was filled in with what appears to be a cardboard Kroger sign, which looked a bit tacky considering the HD polished look of everything else that makes up the scoreboard. Too bad it isn't 100% HD on all sides of the sign, since it is fairly amazing beyond that. The area above the Kroger sign is also open to the wiring and cables that hold the whole thing is place which, I suppose, is not a big deal. I also noticed that a smaller font was necessary for longer player names such as Stephenson, so those displays aren't the same size as the shorter names and a little harder to read. I suppose those with 20/20 vision wouldn't have a problem with that, but it is too bad all the names don't appear the same - font-wise. Also the sound is great, a big improvement over the MSA speakers, but does it have to be that loud? I've heard others say the same thing, before I saw/heard it myself. One other item, which is probably easily corrected, is that I thought the scores from other games that roll by continually throughout the evening at both ends of the Fieldhouse, do so rather quickly. By the time I glanced to check a score of a particular game, it had rolled by to a second or third set of scores. I would prefer it moved a bit slower, but that's just me. Guess I'm just being a bit picky, but I wanted to get others' thoughts. Overall, it is going to be a fantastic experience for the fans this year, not to mention the Pacer team out on the floor. Hope I don't find myself, like those in Dallas, viewing the HD scoreboard more than watching the game taking place with human lifeforms right there on the BLF floor. If that happens too much, I might just as well watch on HDTV at home. Well that's it. Have you been to a game yet? If so, what are your thoughts on the scoreboard that is, without question, the best in the NBA?


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"He is a quality guard that makes his teammates better," Jasick said. "An area that he may not get as much publicity as he should is his leadership."
Jasick watched Evans perform throughout this past summer and came away impressed. However, so did a number of other college programs.
The 6-foot-1 guard chose the Mastodons over Florida Atlantic, Northeastern, New Orleans, and Milwaukee.
"With his high school team," Jasick explained, "which has a number of Division I guys on it, there is no question about it, he's the leader of every team that he's a part of."
Evans averaged 8.9 points and 5.8 assists per game as a junior for the Irish and was rated in the "Second 12" by the Rick Bolus High Potential Basketball Recruiting Service. Cathedral has been tremendously successful. Last season, the Irish were ranked ninth overall in the 2012 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll.
Currently, Jasick is playing the duo of sophomore Isaiah McCray and junior Pierre Bland and they have both been effective. Bland will be in his final year of eligibility next season, while Evans is in his first. In the case of McCray, his versatility makes him an option at a number of varying perimeter spots.
Also figuring in the mix is the return of junior Justin Jordan from a knee injury suffered in the early summer. The former North Side standout has two seasons of eligibility remaining, but if he misses this season, IPFW could apply for a medical redshirt season and that would allow Jordan to play through 2015.
"Well, that will all shake out on the floor," Jasick said of figuring out roles and playing time. "Isaiah can play three positions for us and so far, he's been such a tenacious defender, that he's going to play somewhere. Pierre is a good player and will be a senior and then Mo will be a freshman, which I think is a good situation for our program over the long haul."
IPFW (1-1) will face Texas-Pan American today at 4:30 p.m. in the second of four games in the EMU "Ice Man" Classic at Eastern Michigan.
Following today's tilt, the Mastodons will play the host Eagles on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and then Eastern Illinois at 4 p.m. on Sunday.


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I got my Creative Zen as a Christmas present from my Fiancé 3 Christmas's ago, until then I had never had a mp3 player, so I was really excited to get my hands on one so I could listen to music in work.
There are a number of different features on this MP3 player, these include:
FM radio- I found that my FM radio was really dependable and always had signal to the radio stations I wanted to listen to, this is good because where I was working, there was very little signal and even some plug in radios in the building couldn't get radio signal.
Photos and videos- you can upload photos and videos onto your Zen to look through or use as a screensaver (photos only) which is quite a nice feature, though the screen is very small so you won't get good picture quality from this.
Themes- You can change the themes or colours of the background and menus, this is nice because you can personalise your Zen to suit you, I liked to keep my main menu blue.
Date and Time- This is shown in the top right hand screen and is just a handy reminder of what time it is, there is also an alarm on this MP3 player, but I never really used it because I had other alarm clocks in my room.
Music Library- Music is very easily uploaded into your Zen and you can then search through the Music Library to find the album or songs that you want to listen to. It is really straight forward to listen to music on this device which is of course very important as it is the main feature that this device was bought for in the first place. The screen is laid out nicely and very easy to understand and also Playlists can be created within the Music Library so you can pick all your favourite songs and play them easily.
2GB Memory- This was more than enough for me as I had lots (over 15 at least) of different music albums on this device and never ran out of room, however I only had one uploaded picture on it use as a screensaver, which would have saved me memory.
Sound Quality- The sound quality through this device is very good, the music is very clear and crisp, though it also depends on how good your earphones are as more expensive earphones will provide better sound quality than the cheaper ones. The volume can be turned up very high and I have never had to use it on full volume to drown out the noise around me.
This is a super small MP3 player and is about the size of the palm of my hand, it has a small screen on the top of it to allow you to navigate through the features and music and also allow you to know the name of the artist and song that is playing.
There is also a 'play/pause' and 'back' button on this Zen and a little joy stick to allow you to move up and down the features and scroll right and left through your music selection, it is very simple and straight forward to use and also looks modern as well.
I am not sure what my fiancé paid for this 3 years ago, but you can pick one up now for in around £20-£30 which is a fantastic price for a simple MP3 player in my opinion, and I got lots of use out of mine so I would recommend buying one.
Overall I think that this is a great MP3 player, especially for anyone who just wants one with simple features and doesn't want to spend too much money. It is really easy to use and looks rather good as well, and is small and light so it is easily carried in your pocket when you are listening to it. Also the battery lasts ages on this Zen, which is a great feature because you don't have to continuously charge it.
I would give this MP3 5 out of 5 stars, because it is cheap an plays music with no hassle and no fuss, it is a really handy MP3 with some nice features and I am really glad I have it, mine has survived the test of time and is 3 years old, and I still use it occasionally when my iPhone is low on battery and I am going for a run.
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My parents bought this lovely little MP3 player for me 3 years ago now for Christmas and it was one of the best presents i have ever gotten!
It's a great little player, and so durable.
In the 3 years i've had it i've never really had any troubles with it and I use it daily for both driving my car and walking to work.
The screen is a little small but then what can you expect from such a small and lightweight item!? The colours are brilliant too, i love the fact that you can change the theme a little. Keep it a bit more interesting. The only issue i now have is that my music collection well exceeds the available 2GB on the Zen.
Also as is standard these days you can even use it to store photos and the album cover information for all your music. Though i do think it could have been made better if the photo's could be used for backgrounds etc...
It's so simple to move music to aswell with their music manager, absolutely no faffing around at all! Love it.
I have owned my Zen for just over a year now and have had no problems with it at all. It is easy to download music to, using a piece of software called Zen Media Explorer. This enables you to manage your music, rip audio from cd's, browse media and create playlists from you pc.
The display is not huge at 1.5" but is plenty big enough. The Zen is lightweight and the battery lasts for about 15 hours before requiring a recharge.
Also built into the Zen are a Organizer: Calendar, Contact and Task list, but to be honest I am not sure that these apps are all that useful. In fact I have never used any of them as my mobile phone has all these functions and performs them better than the Zen does.
It does however hold 25-30 albums with ease and has an intuitive interface for you to select the music you want to hear.
So if you want to get an mp3 player that is a bit different and you dont want to spend a fortune you wont go far wrong with a Zen.
The little Zen V has been my Mp3 player for more than 3 years, with a brief period of replacement in between. To be honest, I really should get a replacement, but I just don't have the money to upgrade anything.
Despite this, I maintain that this little player is one of the best I've come across. The main reason is it's looks. There may be sleeker ipods and mp4s around now, but at the time, it was the most handsome, sophisticated, all round good looking music player around. It was like the Megan Fox of the mp3 world.
But, not being too shallow, the Zen had also many useful qualities. I, personally, found the sound quality amazing, and it's controls were more than easy to use. The simplistic buttons looked good and was really easy to use. Looking back, I remember that it didn't take that long to get used to it.
The interface was also great, I like the ability to make playlists as you go so easily. There was minor annoyances though, like how it was impossible to play all in artists, and if the song didn't have any known artists or album, then it just doesn't show up on the screens.
There was also some problems with mine. Perhaps its due to a series of drops that it suffered from, but it kept going on recording unless you hold it a certain way (I've mastered that now!) and sometimes it just crashes. I've had to reset it a couple of times. Though this wouldn't be a problem if you were in an area with a lot of minuscule objects, if you're on the road or bus to somewhere, you might have to face quite a long time of boredome.
Overall though, amazing player. Though a little outdated now, I would advise you to buy it if you were looking for a cheapish mp3 player from the good old days when there were other things than ipods.
I have owned this product for approximately 3 years and in that time it has never stopped working. I bought the zen when I was at university because I spent alot of time in the library or walking between places. I originally chose it because I couldn't afford an ipod and this seemed the next best thing. I would say that my zen has been heavily used - at one point I was listening to it for several hours a day. It has always been reliable and the battery life is long and sound quality excellent. The actual 'zen' is really small and the plastic makes it light weight which is great because it means you can put it in your pocket and unlike other mp3 players, you don't need to worry so much about scratching the screen. In the time I've owned the zen, my sister has been through around 3 ipods which are not (in my opinion) as reliable.
I've had this stylish little player for about a year now, and i must admit it is very nice. Great sound quality, pretty decent volume, (and i listen to my music very loud), voice recording is great as its so small, and the colour screen is just classy, with wma playback ability always a plus. For a 2Gb player this is very small, its like a little toy.
However, the major problem i have with this is that it is fairly slow and prone to freezing up when i ask too much of it navigating to select a different tune. If your very impatient this might frustrate you, although the fact i still have it a year on must say a lot for its quality.
I just brought this Mp3 player recently and i think its brilliant. Its one of the smallest I've seen and the range of features is great. Setting up the software took quite long, but quite a lot of programs are provided, the main one being the Creative Mediasource 5, which is creative's version of Itunes. It is a very easy to use software with quite a lot of features.
I was stuck at the beginning on whether to buy the Zen V plus or the Zen V. In the end i chose this one, as i feel the screen would be too small to watch movies or anything, but there was only a £10 difference and that was probably the only reason for thinking about it hard.
The product is easy to use and it just looks great. The menu is cleanly laid out and it is easy to modify. The player is very easy to use, with the joystick and i got used to it very quickly, as before i was using a Zen micro, with a touch sensitive scroll.
I like the capability of storing photos on the player. You can also zoom in on the photos, which i think is quite good. What i like best about the photos, is that it is so easy to choose the photos or images to have as the wallpaper for the player. Another thing that i love about this player, is that you can rotate the screen to whatever angle suits you. This is very good for peoplewho are left handed and for right handed people, as using the player would feel more comfortable. The screen can be rotated 180 degrees, yeh thats right upside down, but using the player like this might be just a bit tricky.
The sound quality is superb and the player is so light the finish on the player is very good, its not a shiny metal, but i can still see my face clearly off the surface (may be a good mirror for the ladies). If i had to choose between this and an Ipod mini, I would go for this, as it is better value for money and is much smaller. Creative all the way!!!


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This year marks the 100th anniversary of Frank Vanderlip's purchase of Rancho de los Palos Verdes, a Mexican land grant that encompassed today's Palos Verdes Peninsula cities and parts of San Pedro and Torrance.
It's a milestone that two local authors see as an important one, and an opportunity to talk about the area's growth and changing landscape over the years.
Ginger Garnett Clark and John Phillips, who have written the histories of the youngest and the oldest of the Hill's four cities, on Sunday will be at The Book Frog at the Promenade on the Peninsula to discuss their works, both part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series.
Clark, a Rancho Palos Verdes resident, published a book about her city in 2009 covering its history from the time the Bixby family acquired the property in the 1900s to the recent past.
The docent at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center was contacted by Jerry Roberts, an acquisitions editor at Arcadia, about writing the book.
"I like to do research; that's what did it," Clark said. "I love talking to people and hearing their stories."
Her first task was to determine what tied together her hometown, which was made from blocks of county land scrabbled together along with a diverse set of landmarks.
"In 1973, they gathered up all of that part of the Hill, including part of Western Avenue and Palos Verdes Drive North, the lighthouse, a couple of golf courses and a set of antennas that had been used by a news service in the 1940s," Clark said.
"Rancho Palos Verdes is totally cool," she continued. "It has so much to it. It's a horseshoe-shaped city that was created during a backlash to a building boom."
Clark aimed to create an accurate history of RPV, "because no one had done it before and I knew it would be a base book," she said.
She obtained photographs from the Local History Room at the Peninsula Center Library, the Point Vicente Interpretive Center and local residents.
"All the people I talked to were generous to a fault about information and pictures. It was a wonderful experience," she said.
Clark had met Phillips, author of "Palos Verdes Estates," at a book signing at the Interpretive Center several months ago. When she approached The Book Frog about scheduling an event, she made sure to include him.
Phillips is a Palos Verdes Estates resident who renovated his home, originally built in 1927 near The Neighborhood Church. The experience led him to write the history book, which Arcadia published in 2010.
"During the process of renovating our house, I was learning about the city of Palos Verdes Estates," he said. "I wanted to know what is the oldest house in the area, so I went to the Peninsula Library and discovered the Local History Room, which blew me away."
Phillips found a pleasant surprise - old photographs of his house as it was being built, including photos of its interior.
"That got me started, and I learned what a rich history Palos Verdes Estates had," he said. "I couldn't get enough information. I went to the Palos Verdes Homeowners Association to look at the archives. I was looking at anything I could get my hands on."
Having previously purchased an Arcadia book on Hawthorne, he went to the publisher's website to find the Palos Verdes Estates edition. There wasn't one.
"I always had an ambition to write a book, but I did not think it would be based on history, I thought it would be science fiction," he said.
He approached Roberts, who said the company was looking for someone to write about his community. Roberts gave Phillips the assignment.
Palos Verdes Estates was incorporated in 1939, but Phillips' book goes back to the Vanderlip era, beginning in 1913, and focuses on the city's early developmental stages.
"Some of the buildings are neat old buildings, like La Venta Inn, the P.V. Golf Club and Malaga Cove Plaza and schools," he said.
Most were built in the early 1920s, when the entire Peninsula was part of a planned project. But because of the stock market crash, the project was scaled back and limited to the portion already developed - Palos Verdes Estates.
Phillips enjoyed meeting longtime residents, including those who had attended Malaga Cove School when it was still an elementary school.
"I think the city of Palos Verdes Estates has a unique history that not many know about," he said. "My book sheds light on things people may not have heard before."
Want to go?
What: Authors Ginger Garnett Clark and John Phillips, who have written histories of the youngest and the oldest of the Hill's four cities, will sign their books and present a slide show.
Where: The Book Frog at Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive, Rolling Hills Estates
When: 1-3 p.m. Sunday.
Information: For more, call 310-265-2665 or visit www.thebookfrog.com. Information on Arcadia Publishing is available at www.arcadiapublishing.com.


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Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:20 am
poormadpeter wrote:It needs to be remembered that the staff are only doing their job
Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:36 am
Rob wrote:Are you guys happy now?!
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norrie wrote:I agree with what you said poormadpeter and in an ideal world it would work but the problem is large stores that did cater for niche markets have already went belly up like Borders and Tower records.Tower records in particular was a store I would get on the train for on a day off as they had a country section and a rock n roll section that was bigger than anything HMV or Virgin offered (even the larger big city stores)
Maybe we just have to come to terms that specialist and non chart music at a high street level in the UK is beyond recovery and Amazon etc is the only way to obtain non chart/specialist music and movies although my hope is that there is room for one at least.
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norrie wrote:Another problem recently with HMV is even when they do get product I want it's weeks too late.Prime example being Prince From Another Planet.I fully expected it to be in my local HMV store on day of release but it wasn't there.The Legacy one was strangely enough but I ended up having to order from Amazon.Two weeks later it was available in my local store.Same with other recent purchases.Ryan Bingham's latest who they have supplied on time before took a month to appear after I had purchased it from Amazon again.That's another reason why so many go online to purchase CD's.
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Yep,tried to spend it this morning only to be told rather abruptly that "were not taking vouchers" before I even got to the counter."But you owe me £20 worth of goods that someone else has already paid for" I replied."I owe you nothing" I slightly regret my backchat as I stormed off.
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poormadpeter wrote:Bodie wrote:More job losses.
The internet and computer age have lost thousands of jobs and its going to get worse.
HMV hasn't failed because of the internet and the computer age, but due to some bad management decisions that have come back to haunt them, and then a failure to confront its problems before it was too late. Their website is a shambles compared to most online retailers, with not enough categories to browse through and genres lumped together making that browsing experience a chore. In shops, they should have stuck to what they were good at - CDs and DVDs - because, by giving half the floorspace to other goods, there wasn't enough variety of stock to lure the pockets of browsers. In other words, a lack of common sense has killed HMV. Possibly.
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poormadpeter wrote:The failure of Blockbusters is more straightforward - now everyone has multi-channel TV, Lovefilm is not only more convenient but considerably cheaper as well, plus there is streaming to your computer (or TV if you're clever), people download illegally a film they want to watch but dont want to keep.
HMV failure is bad management - and most analysts interviewed over the last few days have also said the same. Not only was the store unable to deliver enough range of goods to people who already have sizeable collections because the floorspace was taken up by other crap, but their website is ridiculously unwieldly and almost impossible to navigate, and they hardly attempted to enter the digital market until other companies had the monopoly. Clear away the T-shirts, headphones, gadgets and books from the shop floor and you have more room with which to appeal to actual music and film lovers, and redesign the webpage so it becomes remotely pleasurable to browse through and you have a decent business.
If no-one buys their music in stores these days, why did so many people moan on here last year when Prince came out saying they couldn't find a copy in their local store? Admittedly, few people probably buy chart music in shops, which is the very reason why HMV could and should make targets of people who buy every other genre.
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poormadpeter wrote:While some of HMVs prices are higher than online, this has been exaggerated to ridiculous amounts in recent months.
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KiwiAlan wrote:Bad management?
So that's why record stores are disappearing all over the world
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poormadpeter wrote:KiwiAlan wrote:Bad management?
So that's why record stores are disappearing all over the world
It's quite clear that the internet has an impact. But it is bad management at the heart of HMVs problem. They have no competition on the high street now, and should be able to make a go of it. But they no longer appeal to music fans, giving too much shop floor to T-shirts, gadgets etc, and their website sucks. They refused to plunge into the digital age. That is a management decision. nothing more, nothing less.
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