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Touching Base: A Message from the ChiefNovember 4, 2012
Dear Community Members and Department Personnel:
For your Information:
The victims of Hurricane Sandy are in need of supplies and
resources. If you would like to help, you can use the following link: http://www.fema.gov/, which will take you to the FEMA web site. You can click
on the "How to Help" button under the Hurricane Sandy photo. .
Save the Date:
The Pasadena Community Gardens Conservancy announced that three
new garden projects in the city will receive Community Gardening Awards at the
Conservancy's first annual Sustainable Sunday Supper, Can U Dig It?, which
will be held on November 4. The awardees are:
For more information, please contact Pasadena Community Gardens
Conservancy President and CEO, Eileen Read, at firstname.lastname@example.com, or phone (202) 641-0779.
The Pasadena Youth Center will host their 2nd
Annual Adelante Young Men Conference on November 10, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. The conference will take place on the campus of Pasadena City College
(PCC) and will feature Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
(MALDEF) President/General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, as the keynote
speaker. The conference features lectures, interactive workshops, career
and academic planning, and much more. For more information about the
conference, please call (626) 798-1538, or visit http://pasadenayouthcenter.org/aym_conference/adelante_young_men. Stella R. Murga is the founder and Executive
Director for the Pasadena Youth Center.
Neighbors Acting Together Helping All (NATHA) is hosting
its 9th Annual Lincoln Village Festival on November 10, from
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. between Montana Street and Idaho Street. The event
is always a community favorite and this year should be no exception. The
festival will feature food, music, health screening, and much more. For
more information, please call (626)794-5889.
Youth for Human Rights International, Pasadena High School
Chapter, will host Education and Responsibility Human Rights Day Forum
2012, on December 8, 2012 at the Louis Creveling Lounge, Pasadena City
College. Youth for Human Rights International is dedicated to teaching youth
about human rights, specifically, the United Nations Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, and inspire them to become valuable advocates for tolerance and
peace. For more information on Youth for Human Rights International,
please visit: http://www.youthforhumanrights.org. Tim Bowles is the Executive Director for Human
Rights International and is accepting forum RSVPs at email@example.com.
Our Community:
On October 28, Pasadena Police Sergeant Ed Calatayud visited the new
location of La Iglesia Christian Church, located in the 2000 block of North
Fair Oaks Avenue. Ed was invited by Pastor Javier Ayala. The
church provides fundamental need like food and clothing items.
On October 29, PUSD School Board member Ramon Miramontes, Pasadena
District 5 Council Representative Vannia De La Cuba, Pasadena Police
Officer Andrea Perez, and I met with 5th grade students at
Madison Elementary School to discuss personal safety, educational
opportunities, and other related topics. Vannia and Andrea met with the
young ladies while Ramon and I talked with the young men in separate meetings.
The students were very well behaved and asked some very interesting questions.
On October 29, Commander John Perez and I met with representatives from
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) to discuss
general topics concerning the role of local law enforcement (vs. the role of
the Federal Government) when undocumented people are contacted by the
police. As with all people who live in, work, or visit Pasadena, the
police department initiates contacts based on probable cause, operating within
the law. The meeting was productive.
On October 30, Pasadena Police Officer Joe Longoria attended a meeting of
the Pasadena American Red Cross Advisory Council of the Salvation Army.
Salvation Army Major Norton discussed the upcoming 125-year anniversary of the
Salvation Army.
On October 30, Sergeant John Luna and Officer William Shipman
attended Councilmember Victor Gordo's District 5 community meeting.
Approximately 30 community members attended the meeting. John and William
discussed general safety and crime issues. District 5 Field
Representative, Vannia De La Cuba, coordinated our participation.
On October 30, Commander Chris Russ and Lieutenant Pete Hettema
attended Councilmember Steve Madison's Quarterly Town Hall Meeting.
General public safety topics were discussed and community members also heard
from representatives from the fire department, public works, PUSD, and the Rose
On October 30, Deborah K. Sanchez and I attended the Twilight Club of
Pasadena Speaker's Series. Club President Nat Read served as the
emcee for the program, which featured COPs Director Bernard Melekian as
the keynote speaker. Director Melekian provided an overview of policing
in the United States from his perspective as the COPs Director. Mayor Bill
Bogaard and Nancy Melekian were among the VIPs.
On October 31, several Pasadena Police officers and employees attended Halloween
in the Park, which was held at Victory Park this year. The collaborative
effort between PPD and Human Services & Recreation helped create a safe and
fun evening for all involved. The evening featured youth dancers (all
decked out in costumes), games, and booths. District 4 Councilmember, Gene
Masuda, and his field representative, Noreen Sullivan, were among
the many people attending the event. Special thanks to Human Services
& Recreation Director, Mercy Santoro, Pasadena Police Lieutenant, Rodney
Wallace, and the entire Community Services Section for coordinating
the event.
On November 1, several Pasadena Police officers and employees attended the
"Turkey Tussle" where the John Muir High School Mustangs met the Bulldogs of
Pasadena High School. This particular football game is a community
favorite and this year was no exception. It was pretty special watching the
young Mustangs and Bulldogs play on the turf of the famed Rose Bowl. Each
school had the opportunity to introduce their seniors prior to the game.
One of the highlights of the game came during half time when Pasadena High
School Senior Ahmanie Cohill, was awarded a full-ride music and academic
scholarship to Alabama State University. The Mustangs prevailed again this year
. As an aside, Pasadena Police Corporal Robert "Bobby" Jenkins is a
coach on the Muir Football Squad.
On November 2, I attended the Women's Health Conference & Expo, which was
hosted at the Pasadena Convention Center. Pasadena Community Leader, Lena
Kennedy, organized and coordinated the event and Deborah K. Sanchez
served as Mistress of Ceremonies. More than 2500 women attended the
conference, which included workshops and a fashion show. Pasadena Police
Administrator Alicia Patterson participated in the fashion show as a
models. Dr. Eric Walsh was the keynote speaker during the luncheon.
About 30 Pasadena Police women attended the event.
Pasadena's Finest:
In August 2012, two Male Hispanic adults committed a carjacking in La Puente and
drove the vehicle to Pasadena. The suspects drove to a business in the
3600 block of Foothill Boulevard, because the car they had stolen was running
out of fuel. The suspects observed a driver seated in his car and
approached him. When the suspects reached the driver, they produced a
handgun and stole his 2011 Toyota Camry. The suspects then fled the
location. On August 7, Pasadena Police Detective David Duran
began investigating the incident. He worked with detectives from the Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Industry Station, but they were unable to
locate the vehicle or suspects. On October 11, the victim from the
Pasadena case received a parking citation in the mail. The victim drove
to the area where the citation was issued and observed his vehicle parked on
Hartsville Street, in La Puente. The victim called the LASD Industry
Station to report his observations. LASD deputies arrived a short time
later, and following their investigation, arrested two suspects believed
responsible for the carjacking. The sheriff's department notified the
Pasadena Police Department of their arrest. On October 25, David
and his partner, Detective Carolyn Gordon, drove to the Industry
Sheriff's Station to continue their investigation. They later searched
the recovered vehicle and recovered a .40 cal. semi-automatic pistol. Search
warrants were secured for the suspect's residence. During the subsequent
searches, David, Carolyn, and LASD deputies recovered additional evidence,
including another pistol.
On October 16, detectives assigned to the Pasadena Burglary Task Force (BTF)
assisted Detective Sheri Schwab with a vehicle burglary investigation in
El Monte. Sheri and the BTF Detectives contacted a subject at his
residence and began their investigation. During their investigation,
detectives discovered that the suspect was cultivating marijuana plants. He was
subsequently arrested for the marijuana, and when presented with physical
evidence, admitted to the vehicle burglary. The suspect was transported
to Pasadena jail and booked.
On October 29, I received notice that State Farm Insurance awarded a community
grant to the Pasadena Police Department – Traffic Section for our efforts to
educate young drivers about driving while impaired. Pasadena Police Motor
Officer, Derek Locklin, is leading the department's efforts to ensure
our young drives are well aware of the consequences associated with driving
while intoxicated. The grant funds will be used to enhance the department DUI
Trailer, which is a valuable tool in the effort to connect with our young
On October 23, Pasadena Police detectives assigned to the Pacific Southwest
Regional Fugitive Task Force (PSWRFTF) were contacted about a murder
suspect wanted by the Fresno Police Department. The detectives learned
the suspect might be living in the Los Angeles region. PSWRFTF detectives
developed information on the suspect's location and responded to his residence.
Detectives subsequently observed the murder suspect walk outside his residence
to a pick-up truck. The detectives quickly contacted the suspect, who was
arrested without incident. Fresno Police detectives responded to the
southland to take custody of the suspect and search his vehicle. The
PSWRFTF is supervised by Pasadena Police Sergeant, Victor Alaniz.
Critical Incidents:
On October 28 at about 10:45 p.m., Pasadena Police
officers responded to the 100 block of West Washington Boulevard regarding a
large gang fight. On arrival, PPD officers located a group of males
involved in a fight. PPD officers then attempted to contact the group of
males to investigate the incident. As they approached the group, one of
the subjects fled. PPD officers chased the suspect, ordering him to stop;
however, the suspect failed to obey the officer's commands. As PPD
officers continued to chase the suspect, they observed him reach into his
jacket, retrieve a handgun, and throw it. Officer Matt Jones
eventually caught the suspect, and along with assisting officers, arrested him
without further incident. The weapon was retrieved nearby and the suspect
was booked at the Pasadena jail.
It is obvious that this case was extremely dangerous for the
officers, innocent bystanders, and the armed suspect. The officers involved
used tremendous restraint and judgment to avoid a lethal encounter. All
are commended for their dedication, courage, and professionalism. PPD
personnel involved were: Lieutenant Cheryl Moody, Sergeants Max
Dahlstein and Bobby Crees, Officers Matt Jones, John Calderon,Rodney Saunders, Maclaurin Adesina, John Yoo, Scott Vandergrift,
David Alba, Joe Reinbold, Carlo Montiglio, Jordan Ling,
Tim Mosman, Ryan Smith, Carol Eldridge (helicopter
pilot), and Irvin Myles (Tactical Flight Officer).
On October 29 at about 1:59 p.m., Pasadena Police
officers responded to the 3400 block of East Colorado Boulevard to investigate
a strong arm robbery that just occurred. Officer Edward Bondarczuk
quickly arrived and observed the suspect. The suspect fled the location
and Ed chased him. The suspect subsequently surrendered and was taken into
custody without further incident.
On October 29 at about 6:30 p.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to
the area of Mentone Avenue and Howard Street regarding a call of shots
fired. PPD officers located and recovered evidence of the shooting in the
1800 block of Mentone Avenue. Several witness described the suspects as
Male Black adults. Fortunately, no one was injured in the shooting.
The incident was managed by the on-duty Watch Commander, Lieutenant Pete
Hettema. If you have any information about this incident, please call the
Pasadena Police Department at 626-744-4241, or you can report your information
through CRIME STOPPERS at (800) 222-8477.
On October 30 at about 530 p.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to
the area of Sunset Avenue and Washington Boulevard regarding reports of
multiple gunshots. On arrival, officers interviewed witnesses who said
they saw suspects shooting at a passing car. While offices were
conducting their investigation, the police communications center received a
telephone call from a local hospital reporting that a male adult had arrived
with a single gunshot wound to his hand. PPD officers responded to the
hospital and contacted the victim, a Male Black, in his 20s, a Pasadena
resident. The victim was uncooperative and provided vague information about the
incident. PPD detectives are investigating. If you have any
information about this incident, please call the Pasadena Police Department at
(626)744-4241, or you can report your information through CRIME STOPPERS at
(800) 222-8477.
The incident was covered by the local media: http://pasadena-ca.patch.com/articles/pasadena-man-shot-in-hand-refuses-to-cooperate-with-police.
November 1 at about 2:25 a.m.,
Pasadena Police and Pasadena Fire Departments responded to a structure fire in
the 1300 block of El Sereno Avenue. When officers and fire personnel
arrived at the location, they found the lower level of the structure fully
engulfed by fire. Two Male Adults were found dead inside the dwelling and
a third victim, suffering from burns, was transported to a local hospital in
serious condition. Pasadena Homicide Detectives responded to the
scene to investigate. As the investigation progressed, the evidence indicated
the fire was intentionally set. The focus of the investigation shifted from a
suspicious fire to a murder. Pasadena Homicide detectives identified a suspect
and passed the information to our field units. On November 2, at about
5:42 a.m., Pasadena Police Corporal Richard Padilla and Officer Joe
Reinbold located the suspect at a local restaurant and arrested him without
incident. The suspect was booked at the Pasadena jail and the case will
be presented to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office for consideration of
filing early this week. Police Volunteers John Kendall and Tom Pico
assisted with traffic control during the investigation. The incident was
covered in the local media: http://www.pasadenasun.com/news/tn-626-pasadena-police-arrest-man-related-to-deadly-house-explosion-20121102,0,1919083.story.
November 1 at about 11:25 a.m.,
Pasadena Police officers responded to the area of Hammond Street and Fair Oaks
Avenue regarding shots fired. Officers arrived quickly and found two Male
Black victims (minors), who had been shot (non-life-threatening gunshot
wounds). The victims, Pasadena residents, were transported to a local
hospital for treatment – their parents were notified. Police Volunteers Keith
Chow, David Kilgore, Lou Oronoz, and Sergio Fajardo-Acosta assisted
with traffic control during the investigation. If you
have any information about this incident, please call the Pasadena Police
Department at (626) 744-4241, or you can report your information through CRIME
STOPPERS at (800) 222-8477. The incident was covered by the local media:
November 2 at about 9:50 a.m.,
Pasadena Police officers responded to the 900 block of North Marengo Avenue
regarding shots fired. Officers recovered evidence of the shooting at the
location and talked with a witness, who was extremely uncooperative. The
suspects were described as Black Males. While officers were investigating the
shooting, they contacted a Male Black adult in the immediate area. During their
field investigation, the officers discovered that the male was in possession of
a loaded revolver. The suspect was not associated with the shooting;
however, he was arrested for possession of a concealed weapon. If you have any information about this incident, please
call the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4241, or you can report your
information through CRIME STOPPERS at (800) 222-8477.
On November 2 at 11:45 p.m., the Pasadena Police
helicopter flight crew (Pilot Mark Mendenhall and TFO Ryan Smith)
were the victims of a laser strike while patrolling over Pasadena. Mark and
Ryan directed ground units to the suspect's location. The suspect was
contacted, arrested without incident, and booked at Pasadena jail. The
laser device was recovered.
Phillip L. SanchezChief of PolicePasadena Police Department207 N. Garfield AvenuePasadena, CA 91101(626) 744-4545Mission First, People Always


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When it comes down to it, convenience and functionality is what makes many jailbreak applications and tweaks useful. Anything that makes what is done easier and more efficiently is key and popular. Of all the areas of iOS, a component that is generally focused on is the Mail.app.
There have been recurring complaints from Mail.app users as features are extremely limited. There is not much customization or settings that enhance and revamp your mail experience. One such application, Mail Enhancer, aims at fixing this issue.
Mail Enhancer, created by Stefan Mollenkamp (@stm_dev), is a comprehensive tweak that gives your Mail.app a ton of new features. Anything that a person could ever want or use in the Mail.app is made available by this application. Here are a few of the many features that are provided by Mail Enhancer:
- Multiple signatures (Custom)
- Notifications
- Quiet Hours
- Highlighting
- Much more
One particular component that I thought was a staple feature was the Quiet Hours settings. In Quiet Hours, you can set times where you do not want to be disturbed by notifications. This is useful especially if you have your mail set to push (non-manual fetching). Each feature has a multitude of settings within each making this application very thorough and well worth it. It is highly recommended.
It is compatible on devices running iOS 4.0+ (not iOS 5) and is available on Cydia now for $4.99.
Name: Mail Enhancer
Author: Stefan Mollenkamp (stm)
Version: 2.2-1
Price: $4.99
When conducting this review, I also had the opportunity to interview Stefan about his work on Mail Enhancer. Our conversation is below:
JOSH: What gave you the idea to create Mail Enhancer?
STEFAN: The lack of functionality of the original MobileMail got me thinking if there was room for improvements. And there definitely was. Since I myself have 3 mail accounts set up on the iPhone, I asked, why Apple only provides a single signature? It just doesn't make sense at all. My best guess would be, they added the "signature" only from a marketing perspective, so that everyone could add "Sent from my iPhone" to their mails - which is very annoying by the way. I don't care what device you sent your mail from. Additionally I'd love to make MobileMail more clear and provide a better overview. With Mail Enhancer, this can now be done with the "unread only" button on the lower right of your inbox view, which toggles "show all mails" and "show unread mails only" and a highlighting feature to distinguish the accounts by color.
JOSH: How long did it take you to develop it? What component of the tweak was the most difficult?
STEFAN: Hard to say. I can only say that I haven't had much sleep over the weekends for the last few months. Additionally, I worked on it almost every day. An estimate would be that it took about 2 1/2 months (just for version 2). The most difficult component was / is the settings bundle. Since I like the idea of giving the user as much room for customizations as possible, the settings became very complex and it's hard to find the right way between ease of use and ability to provide customization.
JOSH: Are you pretty satisfied with the current release are do you have upcoming features soon (or in the future)?
STEFAN: Actually, I'd love to add new features to it. Because of iOS 5, I'll first have to wait what the new iOS brings in terms of changes in the frameworks. Also, I'm waiting to see if any components of Mail Enhancer become obsolete in iOS 5. Additionally, I'm studying law which leaves me little time to work on other things, but I will do my best. From what I've seen of iOS 5 so far, there is still much Apple did not think of (maybe intentionally left out, to have stuff for major releases in the future (marketing again)).
JOSH: Are you working on any other projects or tweaks/applications? Can you speak about them (if applicable)?
STEFAN: The above being said, I have no time to work on other projects. I'll focus all the time I've got on Mail Enhancer.
Follow Stefan (@stm_dev) on Twitter for more information about Mail Enhancer and possibly other projects he may start in the future.
Source(s): Stefan Mollenkamp (@stm_dev)

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NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partner university faculty. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising.
Monday, September 25, 2017
Negative After-effects of conscious sedation
I had a colonoscopy on Monday morning at 8am. I was given Versed and Fentanyl for the conscious sedation. I "woke up" a couple of times in severe pain. I was told after that I required a lot of one or both of the drugs. I slept the rest of the day. Next morning, I was still very weak and dizzy, unable to go to work. I also proceeded to get a migraine. My BP is in the normal range, but low by 15points for me. I also began crying uncontrollably Tues morning. Dr. thinks it is the anesthetics... It`s now Tues night and getting a little better, but I`m still not myself. Any ideas? I was told I`d be fine right after the procedure. I could hardly sit up to get in the wheelchair to leave!
As you know, NetWellness is not a diagnostic service, so my comments are general. If your weakness, dizziness or headache persists you should see your doctor.
It's true that colonoscopy is usually advertised as an easy, "drive-through" sort of procedure. Sometimes it just isn't that way. You're not the only one!
In a certain number of patients, pain is experienced during colonoscopy despite "usual" doses of midazolam (Versed) and fentanyl. Individualized sedation - a little for some, more for the people who need more, is the ideal. Many anesthesiologists prefer the use of a sedative/anesthetic like propofol, but propofol can cause significant decreases in blood pressure and breathing. (There is controversy over whether non-anesthesia providers, like surgeons or gastroenterologist, should be allowed to administer propofol).
You might have a received fairly large amount of midazolam. Although this is a fairly short-acting drug, you can expect some hangover effect with large doses. This should go away within hours to days.
Anesthetic and sedatives are often blamed for almost all of the after-effects of surgery. The truth is we don't know exactly what the contribution is of surgery and the accompanying stress of manipulating and/or cutting tissues, versus the effects of the anesthesia. It is likely in most cases to be a combination of both factors.
And let's not forget the psychological stress of undergoing a medical procedure, with uncertain outcome and associated worry. That form of stress will surely contribute to feelings of physical unwellness.
Gareth S Kantor, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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A female lemur carries her newborn to a new nest site in her mouth.
All of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) accredited institutions in Michigan – Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, Children's Zoo at Celebration Square in Saginaw, Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids and Potter Park Zoo in Lansing – met yesterday and expressed strong opposition to SB 48, a bill fast-tracking its way through the Michigan legislature that would allow public contact with a black bear up to nine months of age or weighing 90 pounds or less.
"We are deeply concerned that the legislature would consider any bill that puts animals and people in serious jeopardy," said Detroit Zoological Society President and CEO Ron Kagan. "Any reasonable person would be concerned that bears, at whatever age and size, are dangerous. It's common sense to vote against this bill."
"Little bears grow up to be big bears," said President and CEO of the Children's Zoo at Celebration Square, Nancy Parker. "If bears have become used to people, they can become an even greater hazard to the public and to law enforcement officials."
Bears are unpredictable animals, and their bites and scratches can cause serious injury or death to humans. A recent study found that since 2000, 17 deaths from black bear attacks have been reported in the United States (Journal of Wildlife Management, May 2011). "Bears can also transmit a variety of serious and potentially fatal diseases to humans through close contact, including Baylisascaris transfuga (roundworm), rabies and tuberculosis," said Dr. Jim Sikarskie, Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarian at Michigan State University.
"Additionally," said Dr. Dalen Agnew, Pathologist at the Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health at Michigan State University, "risks of exposure to salmonella or leptospirosis are increased through close contact with bear cubs and can be especially serious in young children and the elderly."
"From a public health and safety perspective, I would advise people to avoid contact with bears entirely," said Dr. Tara Harrison, Veterinarian at Potter Park Zoo. "We hope that members of the Michigan legislature listen to the experts and vote against SB 48," added Sherrie Graham, Director of Potter Park Zoo.
Bears can be safely viewed in Michigan at institutions accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. These zoos, which meet the highest standards of animal care and welfare, share the important mission of public education and wildlife conservation.
"Our message is that we should respect wildlife, which means that if you see a bear outside of the zoo, you should stay away from it and appreciate it from a safe distance," added Diane Thompson, President and CEO of Binder Park Zoo.
"Ninety pound bears are capable of attacking and eating a deer in the wild," said Andy McIntyre, Acting Director at John Ball Zoo. "It is not safe to allow people to come into contact with bears."


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HTC has been one of the more prolific players in the Android phone market of late. But so far, the Taiwanese manufacturer hasn't quite solidified its desired reputation as a beloved premium handset maker, up with the likes of Apple, Samsung and Motorola.
HTC One S
Super thin and light with an attractive unique style. No problems with call quality or battery life. Premium materials add an upscale feel and 4G speeds are fast, when you can get a 4G signal. Photo software is top-notch. 25GB of free storage from Dropbox with purchase.
Protruding camera lens is begging for scuffs and scratches. Display is pixelated, not high definition. Beats Audio doesn't make anything sound better, just louder. And while it has Beats Audio technology, it doesn't come with Beats earbuds.
How We Rate
- 1/10A complete failure in every way
- 2/10Sad, really
- 3/10Serious flaws; proceed with caution
- 4/10Downsides outweigh upsides
- 5/10Recommended with reservations
- 6/10Solid with some issues
- 7/10Very good, but not quite great
- 8/10Excellent, with room to kvetch
- 9/10Nearly flawless
- 10/10Metaphysical perfection
Over the past couple of years, HTC's strategy has been to make dozens of phones at dozens of price points — something for everyone, but nothing truly memorable. That "almost there" legacy continues with the HTC One S, the first model in the company's newly rebooted smartphone lineup to reach the U.S.
The One S is a sleek, speedy and attractive handset that runs Ice Cream Sandwich, but HTC has made a few design stumbles here which keep the phone from being truly exceptional.
The One S is exclusive to T-Mobile's 4G network in the U.S., and is available starting Apr. 25 at a price of $200 with a two-year contract.
It's pegged as a mid-range flagship phone. If you've ever used the old HTC Sensation, then the One S will feel familiar, as it takes some of its design cues from the older handset.
The first thing I noticed was the quality of the materials used to make the One S. The anodized aluminum body feels strong and impressive. The feel is definitely metallic, and nothing like cheap plastic. The phone is super-thin (about a third of an inch thick) and at 4.21 ounces, very light.
I can't think of a single phone on the market that looks quite like this.
The metallic back of the One S is beautiful, with a gradient paint job that starts as charcoal gray at the bottom and moves to a lighter blue-gray at the top. There is one simple microUSB port on the left side, with a headphone jack and power button up top and a volume rocker on the right side. There is no microSD card slot, so the included 16GB of storage will have to be enough. I should note that the phone comes with a total of 25GB of free storage from Dropbox, thanks to a special promotion. So if you're comfortable living in the cloud, 16GB of onboard storage will be enough.
I can't think of a single phone on the market that looks quite like this. That's a good thing, as retail shelf appeal is a biggie. But while attractive, the aluminum back doesn't feel particularly grippy. I often felt like the phone could slip out of my hand if I wasn't careful in handling it.
The bezel that lines the edges of the 4.3-inch display dips slightly along the sides, allowing the aluminum edge of the case to meet the glass further down the sides of the device, rather than on the face. This means swipes and taps can be executed without ever encountering a hard edge on the face. Instead, you just feel smooth, responsive glass — a nice, thoughtful touch.
But the display itself isn't all good. Colors were too bright and over-saturated. On websites, apps and photos, reds popped so much they seemed to be glowing. Blues were too warm, greens rendered and electric quality at times and over all everything felt too amped up. Comparing photos to their real-world counterparts and viewing the same image on other screens made these problems clear.
The 960×540 "qHD" resolution of the display was fine last year, but for a high-end phone in 2012, I'd expect at least a 720p resolution when watching video in landscape mode.
Another issue: the One S uses of a PenTile Super AMOLED display that's inferior to what's offered on Samsung and Apple phones — or even what's seen on HTC's One X (headed to AT&T). The PenTile pixel arrangement allows for a distracting pixelation of everything on the display. If you look closely, you'll be able to see the jagged edges of app icons, text and images — particularly where black meets white. The subpar display takes away from the premium feel of the rest of the hardware.
While photos and video never looked as true to life as I wanted, HTC's ImageSense photo taking software is great. The 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 lens and single LED flash can capture detailed photos. But there's one "problem": Like all Ice Cream Sandwich phones I've used, the One S snaps photos freakishly fast. Almost too fast. So fast, you'll want to take maybe six photos at a time with the hope of finding one that's in focus and framed the way you'd like.
A theme quickly developed during my testing: For every upside I found, there was a downside to match.
HTC's ImageSense camera software has a lot handy features, like the ability to shoot a still photo while simultaneously shooting video at 1080p and 30FPS. There are a few Instagram-like filters, and helpful burst and panorama modes.
A theme quickly developed during my testing: For every upside I found, there was a downside to match.
One item where I saw no upside was the inclusion of Beats Audio technology. HTC and T-Mobile claim the Beats Audio features can clean up the sound, offering a truer audio experience. But everything just sounded louder and bassier to me — something I didn't need, even when listening to rap music on the One S.
With the camera, it was the lens protruding from the back of the aluminum body. The camera's lens is housed in a ring of anodized blue aluminum that juts from the phone's body. This design flourish adds a modern and stylish visual touch. But when I placed the One S screen-up on any table, the lens was flat against the surface. This will cause it to scratch over time, and I shudder to think how distorted my photos and videos could get over the life of a two-year contract.
Unlike the camera, I do think I could live with HTC's Sense 4 skin on top of Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Honestly, I've only ever enjoyed using Android in its pure, unaltered flavor. And while I don't love Sense 4, it's the first manufacturer-made skin I didn't hate, either. It doesn't improve on Ice Cream Sandwich in any way, but Sense 4 is light enough that it doesn't slow down the OS either — though the 1.5GHz processor and 1GB of RAM surely help too. Graphics look flatter and more two-dimensional. HTC's trademark clock widget is still there, but it doesn't look so oversized and goofy. And if you want, you can always remove it from your home screen. I prefer Google's stock keyboard, but HTC's was fine for texting, typing e-mails and surfing the web.
But the problem with Sense 4 — and the One S overall — is that, while this is an improvement for HTC, and indeed a solidly performing device, it never goes far enough to really feel like it's as good as it can be. The One S feels like it has one foot in the new HTC and one foot in the old and that's not good enough for a flagship phone.
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The mission of the Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit is to study antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic food borne pathogens and commensal bacteria. Epidemiology, microbiology, risk factor analysis, and molecular techniques are used to: 1) gain an understanding of the prevalence of resistance among food borne pathogens and factors which may affect the development and persistence of resistance in production facilities and in the environment, 2) study the molecular mechanisms that are associated with the development of resistance, and 3) define the role of commensal bacteria in the development and transfer of resistance. The veterinary arm of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System - Enteric Bacteria (NARMS) is also located in our Unit. This program is a multi-agency endeavor involving scientists from the USDA - ARS, FDA - Center for Veterinary Medicine, USDA - FSIS, USDA - APHIS, and the CDC. The goal of the program is to track the development of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary isolates as it arises and disseminate the information to all stakeholders in an attempt to arrest the development and spread of resistance, especially among food borne pathogens. The results generated by these endeavors will enhance our knowledge of antimicrobial resistance and provide the scientific data that is critically needed to direct research among the scientific community and to develop policy in a number of agencies, including the USDA and FDA.


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I think the basic point in all this is clear. If you do a quad, you get 9.8 poiints. If you do a bunch of cool transitions you get 8's in transitions.
If you do a bunch of cool transitions, you cannot ask the judges to give you (besides the 8s that you earned) an extra 9.8 points for the quad you didn't do.
If you do a quad but no transitions -- same thing. You should get the points that you earn.


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WITH fourteen wins to their name, it was inevitable leaders Oxford Harlequins would have no trouble stuffing their first opponents in 2014.
But, unfortunately, the opposition was Neil Loader's depleted Salisbury RFC.
His sparse squad, once again, meant a reshuffle was unavoidable against a side that have one defeat to their name in South West 1 (East) Division.
However, like much of the season, Salisbury made do and adopted a spirited attitude, pulling the scores back and defending stubbornly in the 82-10 defeat.
Oxford had two early tries on the board before a Salisbury attack switched the ball right and Dirk Knight, rising to the challenge of playing at full back, ran a great line to score on the corner.
Andy Herriot was unlucky with the conversion kicking both uphill and against the tide.
Salisbury turned around 40-5 down but started the second period well, a beautiful grubber kick from James Kaminski turned the defence, and when the visitors came again through a thunderous drive from Luke Esnouf, pictured, the ball found Jon Goldsmith who was able to carve a way to the line.
Sadly, there were no more scores from the city side despite Esnouf, in his first game back, galloping around the park putting in a few of his trademark bone-shaking tackles, as well as carrying well into the heart of the Oxford defence.
Ritchie Roe and Kaminski also made welcome returns from injury.
Genghis Miller ran the ball from deep on numerous occasions – and to the spectators the match did not have the feel of the post Christmas hammering the score would suggest.
"The guys gave it their all, trying to play positively – despite the scoreline – and were only beaten by Oxford's size and power," said Loader, whose side remain wedged at the foot of the table.
Elsewhere, the start to 2014 was enjoyed by Salisbury A XV and Salisbury Colts at the weekend, both collecting earnest wins.
A XV claimed a famous 12-17 victory over Wimborne III XV with James Burton leading the way from the off.
Leading 5-17 at the break meant Salisbury were on the back-foot throughout the second period but restricted their hosts to one converted score with a disciplined defensive display. Taro Phillimore dominated the lineout.
The Colts were victorious with a 5-65 victory over Lytchett Minster. A bright start from Salisbury saw Richard Cox, Henry Toomer, Rupert Coley, and Seb Eades score four tries in 25 minutes, setting the tone for the duration.


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To the accompaniment of multicolored lights and music, AgustaWestland unveiled its new AW109 Grand New here yesterday. According to AgustaWestland head of marketing Roberto Garavaglia, the helicopter is a "step change" follow-on to the popular AW109S Grand.
The Grand New is already certified by EASA, and FAA approval is expected in the next several weeks. The new model uses the same Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C turbine as its predecessor.
Noting that a "Da Vinci" special variant of the Grand New for Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has already been delivered, Garavaglia emphasized the demand for versatility in today's depressed market and pointed out seven distinct Grand New configurations.
In its mountain search-and-rescue guise, the Grand New can hover at 14,500 feet. As an offshore vehicle, it provides room for six passengers and one pilot, all in forward-facing crashworthy seats, and has a range of 200 nm at 2,000 feet and a high-speed cruise of 140 knots. Its max gross weight is 7,000 pounds.
The new model's all-digital cockpit has no "steam gauge" instruments and includes four Cobham Avionics displays with synthetic-vision system, highway-in-the-sky, HTAWS and FMS. The Grand New also has a health and usage monitoring system and a helicopter emergency egress lighting system.
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, already has orders for 20 Grand New helicopters in various configurations. According to a source, AgustaWestland sold three Grand New helicopters yesterday. With five AW139 and two AW119 sales, also yesterday, the total value of all AgustaWestland helicopters sold at Heli-Expo thus far is in the $87 million range.
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There is just no stopping GAME.
The revived retailer has a string of new initiatives on the way, including plans for the 'retail-destroying' free-to-play and games-streaming sectors.
GAME CEO Martyn Gibbs told MCV that the company has 'lots of things that have not been announced' as he lifted the lid on a new series of events it's running with media giant IGN.
"You're going to be hearing about things on a weekly basis," he said. "There is an awful lot going on about the next phase of the GAME app, PC downloads in store, streaming and free-to-play.
"We have a brand to manage nationally, and in terms of how that brand is defined at a local level."
GAME is recruiting in order to build 'the UK's biggest gaming community'.
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I took three days off and the market flat-lined. In fact, about the only thing I can see that has changed is that CNBC is now offering us "fun facts about the fiscal cliff" far too many times throughout the day. Is there really anyone who turns on CNBC who still needs to be informed about this?
After about the 10th time I saw one of these facts highlighted, I noticed that the network has now placed three or four boulders on the screen to mark the countdown: one with the days, the next with the hours and so on. CNBC is clearly obsessed with this next "event" in the market. Heck, the other evening my local television news, which rarely even reports what the markets do day to day, began the nightly broadcast with the looming "fiscal cliff."
In other words, I cannot imagine that many remain who don't know about this impending market snafu. So at what point does it all get priced in? At what point will the indicators I follow get to extreme readings?
Most of the intermediate-term indicators I follow began to show longer-term negative divergences in August, and that carried through to September. In a fast decline, those indicators will often move back to an oversold condition within about six to eight weeks -- but not this time. At present, they are still sitting in the middle of the road.
For example, the Hi-Lo Indicator is currently at 37%. Typically a reading under 20% signals an intermediate-term oversold condition; at the June low, it sank to 17%. We can no longer call this overbought, but it is far from oversold.
Or we can look at the volume indicator. About two weeks ago I noted it was reading as moderately oversold when it dipped to 45%, but that an intermediate-term or extreme oversold reading found this indicator hovering down near 40%. It bounced, and is now retreating. With the reading currently at 47%, it is not oversold enough to launch more than a short-term rally.
The McClellan Summation Index continues to point downward. As longtime readers will know, I often calculate a "what-if" scenario to see what it would take to roll over this indicator -- and, as of Tuesday, an reversal upward would require some +2900 in advancers minus decliners on the NYSE. Typically once this indicator gets to the point where it requires +4000 or more, we consider it oversold enough to bounce. To get to that, we'd need to see at least one or two harsh down days, preferably in a row.
Sure, I would like to see the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) get jumpy as well. But understand that the VIX is not the only indicator that hasn't quite gotten extreme. As you can see, there are plenty of others. The standard routine is a bounce and then a retest to create a "W" with potential positive divergences. We haven't even seen the bounce yet, even though the market is short-term oversold.
I would have liked to report to you that all sorts of indicators were stretched, or that a slew of positive divergences were present, but that is not the case. We need either capitulation or a W-shaped pattern to end this persistent decline and gloom; thus far, we're not seeing either.


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I attended a Grand Opening of a new retreat center in California today.
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Sunim planting a Bodhi Tree on the grounds of the retreat center.


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Originally Posted by Suaveness
Hey, Granger looks so skinny to me. I've heard talk that he can occasionally slip down and play the 4, but he looks too slight. Does anyone have any idea if he is going to try to gain weight or stay where he is at?
"If you ever crawl inside an old hollow log and go to sleep, and while you're in there some guys come and seal up both ends and then put it on a truck and take it to another city, boy, I don't know what to tell you." - Jack Handy
He could stand to add a bit of weight IMO. Not a ton to where it'd hurt his mobility and his ability to play SF, but maybe 5-10 pounds. He's listed at 6'9" 228. I'd say 235 would probably be his ideal weight.Originally Posted by Vicious Tyrant
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I only caught the end (his last block), but judging by the stat line it looks like he had a solid night. He just needs to stay out of foul trouble. Let's see if Carlisle learned his lesson with Tayshaun, who did similar things in limited minutes, but ended up on the end of the bench most of the season.
Grangers breakout game may change what DW/LB trade mo-Ron for.
"He wanted to get to that money time. Time when the hardware was on the table. That's when Roger was going to show up. So all we needed to do was stay close"
Darnell Hillman (Speaking of former teammate Roger Brown)
Wow - that was impressive. I thinkOriginally Posted by hoopsforlife
The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up.
I couldn't properly watch the game last night but there was a nearby TV I could check in on. Sometimes just for a glimpse and score check and not much longer. It seemed EVERYTIME I checked the TV Granger was doing something impressive. A block. A rebound. A basket. A FT.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
This doesn't change us going for Al. Rick will use him as a power forward and JO as the center.
If Carlisle decides to play Danny more, that means less playing time for Jackson because, IMO, Sarunas is a much better SG, and I think Jackson is digging himself a hole with not only the fans, but the orginization as well. Everyone knows that Jack and Ron are buddies, and everyone knows that Jack doesn't really fit with our offense. Granger coming up and playing this well makes it easier to trade Jackson. Ron and Jack has to intrigue someone enough to give us a good deal.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
Step right up! Get two hotheads for the price of one!Originally Posted by pizza guy
A frontline of Granger, Al and J.O. is very intriquing. Al and DG are interchangable in a lot of ways. Which will allow matchup problems for the opponents
It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
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I would think Denver might be interested in Jack.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Has anyone asked Jermaine if he wants to Play Center Full time....
There are alot of Buts and ifs out there at the moment
I'd much prefer a three way to maybe get Nazr from the Spurs...
I want a rebounding shotblocking 7 foot Sensation... or just a All Star SG then..
we have Foster... so get me Ray Allen.....
Ya Think Ya Used Enough Dynamite there Butch...
Could be, but for what? Anything we'd want, they wouldn't give up, and anything they'd give u,p we wouldn't want.Originally Posted by SoupIsGood
Originally Posted by Naptown Seth
Good point.
Let me think about it a bit.
I've got it!
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TV50: The Border - The Great Irish Divide
Bernard Loughlin walks the roads and villages of the Border under the shadow of watchtowers and army sentries talking to local characters and well-known personalities: Declan McGonagle, Desmond Leslie of Castle Leslie and Michael Harding, exploring whether the border is a state of mind as well as a political and geographic entity. Produced and directed by Paul Cusack, in this documentary, Bernard Louglhin, writer, commentator and the first Director of the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig House in Co Monaghan, walks the highways and byways of the Irish Border exploring the invisible line which represents the great 'Irish Divide' between North and South.
What is a Border, Bernard wonders, as he visits Castle Leslie. There he meets its whimsical lord, Desmond Leslie, who shows Bernard the patch of land in his great estate which is situated in both Northern and Southern Ireland, and in counties Monaghan, Cavan and Armagh.
Declan McGonagle, then of the Derry Art Gallery and now Director of the National College of Art & Design in Dublin, talks to Bernard of the impact the border had on the artist. "There is a sense of being at the edge of some sort of boundary which is not just a physical or geographic boundary.that some contemporary artists really respond to." This has led to an enrichment of the arts in Northern Ireland, he believes.
But the border is a real and painful entity for some. It is July 1989 and the Orangemen are out in force, marching and preaching. The camera takes us into the crowds watching the parades with pleasure or trepidation. We meet the Rev Sam Workman who speaks passionately of his unionist vision of Ireland.
Bernard meets Eilish McAnespie, whose brother Aidan was shot by a British soldier as he crossed the border heading to a Sunday GAA game. He talks to witnesses to the random sectarian killing of a school bus driver in Derrylin. "The killers honked their horns and cheered in triumph as they drove away," we are told by a disbelieving witness. The Border has seen much pain.
In fact, for younger audiences, who are used to driving the motorway to Belfast without sometimes being aware that they crossed 'The Border', this programme will be a revelation. The length of border tailbacks, the heavily armed soldiers, the barbed wire fences and barriers and the ever-present surveillance helicopters droning above in the sky, keeping careful watch to prevent the next ambush, the next bomb blast, will be totally unfamiliar. Now the tailbacks and the special surveillance towers have all but disappeared.
And life goes on. This is a hugely historic area of Ireland whose peoples have been interacting and intermarrying for hundreds of years. The hundreds of small roads winding back and forth between the two parts of Ireland testify to this interconnectedness. 'The Troubles'' is only one part of the story of these lands. And so now, viewers can look back at this documentary as truly historic as we watch from a more peaceful era of reconciliation.


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Topic: Oxaliplatin side effects
So this new Chemo drug that they have added to my moms Gemzar, Oxaliplatin has so terrible side effects, especially if exposed to cold. We live in Ohio and it gets pretty cold here...has anyone else been on this drug and did you experience any bad side effects??


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by Kerry Gregovich
A huge buzzword being tossed around all the time is "viral." Whether it's a video, a blog, a catchphrase—you name it—it's nothing more than a blip in cyberspace unless it's coined viral.
But what is the determining factor of how "viral" that something is? How can you call something a trend? Is it dependent on the number of page views, Google hits, or facebook friends?
My theory is that it really all comes down to who it is that actually notices.
Some things can get talked about on other blogs—it'll get digged, and twittered, and maybe even sent along to you by that boss who loves e-mail forwards. But to be truly viral, it has to go mainstream.
Everyone remembers the coverage on lonelygirl15, the teenager's blog that turned out to be a hoax. That got attention from every nightly news station in the country. Something you could definitely call viral. Even the Mountain Dew commercial featuring Chuck Norris was a brilliant use of a viral phenomenon. While it did leave my mom a little puzzled, it was the perfect inside joke for the few million people who have read Chuck Norris Facts.
So, sure, the "Don't tase me, bro" University of Florida student got his fifteen minutes of fame and several remixes, and even the Obama girl had an appearance on a Saturday Night Live sketch, but I think this Thanksgiving saw the greatest example of something that is considered "viral" come to the public eye …
If you happened to watch some of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, you may have seen a float with waving children and dancing puppets. As they go into their song and dance, the music is instantly interrupted by none other than 80s pop star Rick Astley performing "Never Gonna Give You Up," which might seem strange to those who haven't been "Rickrolled" yet this year.
This Internet phenomenon involves a bait and switch type of prank where unsuspecting internet users click on a link which instead takes them to Rick Astley's music video. On April Fool's Day 2008, YouTube and several other Web sites "Rickrolled" millions of people (myself included). How did this even become a trend? I'd say the best explanation comes from Wikipedia.
But when tens and millions of families get Rickrolled simultaneously on national television, well…that's when you know—it's viral.


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Video: Getting great sound with computer speakers
Dave Bar worked for Crutchfield from 1981 until his retirement in 2016. After a 23-year stint in the sales department, he joined the home A/V writing staff. Dave's expertise and good humor will be sorely missed.
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
Dave, a Crutchfield audio enthusiast, tests in the Crutchfield Labs whether or not upgrading computer speakers with Audioengine 2 (A2) speakers and adding a Music Fidelity V-DAC II (digital-to-analog converter) makes the low-res music on a computer sound better.
Video Transcript
Goal: Make low-res music sound better
Dave: Most people typically wind up, for better or worse, with Lo-fi audio files on their computer that they downloaded from iTunes years ago or they're streaming music from the internet, you know, via PANDORA® or Spotify and a lot of those files just don't really sound all that Hi-fi, so we thought, well, what can we do to make that sound better so you can really hear your music more clearly?
Step 1: Entry-level computer speakers
So what we did was we first started with the sort of cheap plastic speakers. I think everybody kind of knows what they look like. You know, they're just very light-weight and they really just don't sound that great. So we started with those figuring this is how a lot of people get their music, and we wanted to see, well, can we make this more awesome? And we felt that we probably could.
Step 2: Adding better speakers
So the first experiment we tried was plugging in some Audioengine A2 amplified speakers which were connected directly to the headphone output on my laptop computer, just like we did the cheap plastic speakers that we started with, and I think all of us agreed that as soon as we turned them on the sound was immediately more impactful and robust.
Nice, huh?
Marshall: That is really warm. You know, these are great speakers but when you look at them too, they're still sized like computer speakers, but they sound like something much bigger.
Dave: There was plenty of volume whereas the other ones wouldn't play very loud. The Audioengines clearly could fill a room with no problem whatsoever.
Step 3: Add a DAC or digital-to-analog converter
So we decided well what can we do to make it even better? And the biggest improvement we felt we could make was let's add an outboard DAC, or digital to analog converter, between my laptop computer and these speakers and see what happened. So we took the Musical Fidelity V-DAC II, we plugged it into the USB output on my laptop and in effect it became the sound card for my computer. And then we hooked up the V-DAC to the Audioengines, and we turned it on again and sat back and listened one more time. And once again the difference was really profound. We could notice that the realism of the sound of the tracks we were listening to there was much more detail. The sound was much wider and deeper.
Ralph: You know I think for me the big difference was the sound of the water because it went from something that sounded like crinkling cellophane to something that was recognizably dripping water.
Dave: It did. And I know the dude that recorded this and it was water. I mean he recorded it with a microphone in front of water and so that came across much more accurately I thought with the DAC in place. I won't say it completely reverses but it sort of undoes some of the effects of the compression and makes it sound more dynamic and as it was originally recorded. You know, just a pair of good powered speakers, an outboard DAC, and your laptop or your desktop computer I think you could get some pretty awesome sound, even if you're using Lo-fi files.
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Mawkish1983 wrote:There hasn't been a nuclear explosion. There isn't even a chain reaction in the core.
If there is not a chain reaction in the core then the core would not be generating so much heat that massive cooling efforts are necessary.....is that right?.........seems like there in fact IS a chain reaction going on....at least by commonly held definitions of chain reaction...of course a physicist might try to spin the topic by choosing some esoteric definition for chain reaction........of course I don't think that you would do that........


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NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY - The state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is conducting a controlled burn on Old Stage Road at Crazy Horse Road outside Salinas.
Smoke from the 1,000-acre burn is expected to be visible from the Salinas Valley, Monterey Peninsula, North County, San Juan Bautista and Hollister, Cal Fire officials said. Santa Cruz County residents say they can see the smoke as well.
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I'm most surprised that DC didn't at least wait until these books went to trades to make this cut. I know a lot of fans couldn't keep up with the glut of books out there, but there were titles a lot of people said they'd wait until the trade to check out. I've been lobbying hard for 'I, Vampire' and a lot of people I talk to about that book say that's what they were planning. Needless to say, I'm relieved that book survived the culling.
I'm sad that the only two books starring solo African Americans were among the first to go. Mister Terrific wasn't very good unfortunately. I enjoyed the first couple of issues of Static, but it was one I had to drop just due to the sheer volume of stuff I have to read in order to review. I probably would have picked up the trade on that one though. O.M.A.C. seemed to have the deck stacked against it from the beginning. It seemed like no one was interested in it. I read the first couple of issues and they were okay. Better than I thought they'd be, at least. But again, I have to read so much, I don't have time for just okay.
The two military books were just boring. Not sad to see them go, but I doubt GI Combat is going to do any better than these two did!
The description for Dial H is that different people will gain powers, so it sounds almost like an anthology without one main character, which I don't think will work. I'll definitely try the first issue out, though.
I am excited about Earth 2 and World's Finest!
Teen Titans is awful! It doesn't deserve a spin-off, but Ian Churchill will be a perfect fit since everything Titans reeks of the 90s and his style suits that. Let me get out my 3rd Eye Blind cds and rock out while I read this. Kidding, I'm not going to read this. (Unless my editor makes me, in which case I may in fact listen to 3rd Eye Blind while reading it.)
I don't really have room in my life for Batman Inc and besides, Scott the other reviewer for the site, is all over the Bat books, so I'm sure he'll want that one anyway.


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Thank you all for that warm welcome. I'm honored to be here—it's great to be with you today. President Coolidge once said that, "the business of America is business." Well, we are here to talk about the business of America. I know that we have a large number of Veteran small business owners present. Every Veteran in this room has served to defend our way of life and provided the rest of us the freedom to choose our life's work, whether in government or in the for profit or non-profit sectors. We, in Veterans Affairs (VA), have the responsibility of enabling you to serve this country, once again, as successful, entrepreneurs in private enterprise.
Your leadership was essential in the military to successfully deliver the most difficult missions facing our country. Just as you distinguished yourselves in uniform, your leadership is essential now, here, in business. You are impact players on our economy.
Following World War II, returning Veterans were able to leverage educational opportunity, in the form of the first G.I. Bill, into sustained economic growth for the Nation, catapulting the United States to the world's largest economy and, in time, its leadership of the free world. In less than two weeks, VA will begin implementing the post 9/11 new G.I. Bill, which has all the potential to impact the country the same way the old G.I. Bill did. And your presence in business, today, positions you to be part of that heritage of Veteran-owned, small businesses providing the leadership and stability to generate much needed growth and development in the country, indeed the world, today.
No question, we are in tough economic times—the worst in my lifetime. Yet, small business remains one of our best hopes for a return to economic prosperity, and you, as Veterans, can provide the leadership that's essential for all of us. You've lived tougher times. There were missions in uniform where the risks and uncertainty were far greater than even today's economic environment. What carried you on those tough missions is what'll carry you now.
Veterans in business have responded to the Nation in time of need—to the attacks of 11 September, 2001, to the tragedy of the Columbia Space Shuttle, and to all our named disasters, especially the one named Katrina—all with the same determination, teamwork, and selflessness that distinguished their military service.
There was virtually no service, no supply, no training, and no product that wasn't offered up by Veterans to help out during these national crises. On behalf of everyone at the Department of Veterans Affairs, thank you. It's time for you to provide that kind of leadership again.
President Obama has charged me with transforming VA into a 21st century organization. I intend to do that. Our intent is for the VA to adopt advocacy on behalf of Veterans, as both our culture and our overarching philosophy.
In the six months since assuming my duties, we have begun to set priorities and fight for resources to enable the achievement of the president's charge. We intend to be more Veteran-centric, results-driven, and forward-looking; and that is why I am excited to be here today, because Veterans in small business share these same goals.
Veterans hire Veterans because they know what they're getting. They know what it takes to operate during the most dangerous, frightening, and painful moments in battle, when the risks are high and uncertainty reigns. They know what it takes to seize an objective at 2:00 in the morning in the driving rain. They know who's negotiating the security environment with tribal sheiks in today's ongoing operations—young people in uniform, who will be returning to join our Veteran ranks.
On operations, we valued bold, tough, clear-headed, risk-taking leaders, who never misread the situation or overreached an opportunity, and who remained calm and innovative in the midst of crisis. We need that kind of leadership from you today to help lead us out of the current situation.
Veterans deliver; they are results-driven, not clock watchers. They focus on solving their customers' problems and providing them goods and services which work—on time. Clients and partners value their skills, knowledge, and attributes and are eager to work with them again.
And Veterans in business are forward-looking. Not only are they focused on developing new products and services for existing customers, they are also leaders in their communities, focused on trends that will keep our Nation prosperous and competitive in the global marketplace.
Just last fall, in a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management, over 90 percent of employers said they valued Veterans' skills—in particular, their strong sense of responsibility and teamwork.
VA will begin putting Veterans first—fully first—in our contracting efforts because we recognize the on-time, on-budget, quality solutions that you offer to meet our contracting needs. In fiscal year 2008, the "Veterans First" buying initiative resulted in VA's spending more than $2 billion dollars on Veteran-owned small businesses—representing 15% of our procurement dollars, up 5% from the previous year. Of that $2 billion dollars, $1.6 billion was spent with Service-Disabled Veteran-owned businesses—12% of our procurement dollars. We intend to improve these numbers, but there are rules. If you abide by them, you have my unwavering support. If you don't—I'll find you.
Veterans have a reputation for getting the most out of every dollar invested in them. Investments in Veteran-owned businesses have high likelihood for creating new jobs, developing new products and services, and building prosperity. It's where the creative energies reside in American business.
Many Americans, including Veterans, are suffering financially because of the economic downturn. Veterans lead the Nation in homelessness and rank right up there in joblessness. So, increasing employment opportunities for Veterans is crucial right now. There is much for me to do about this, but I need your help to be aggressive in competing for contracts and then hiring Veterans to help turn these economic challenges around. We all have a role in helping to restore America's prosperity; policies alone are not enough. We need your leadership.
This conference demonstrates what can happen when like-minded people commit themselves to a common cause, like promoting contracting opportunities for Veterans. Our programs, achievements, and partnerships have grown in size, scope, quality and number since the first conference in 2005. We have come a long ways; but we have more work to do.
I am glad to see so many large prime contractors at this event, many of whom do business with VA. In a few short years, we have exceeded our prime contracting goals—but we have fallen miserably short of our subcontracting goals. VA's subcontracting goal for service-disabled Veteran-owned small business is 3%, and we have yet to meet it. This is unacceptable, and it is going to change.
Just as VA leads the federal government in prime contract partnerships with Service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses, I expect VA to lead the government in subcontracting opportunities. In these challenging economic times, all of us in government are looking to find the best and most cost effective ways to do business—and Veterans can help.
If you are a Service-disabled Veteran small business owner, who can deliver services and benefits at a good price, we want to hear from you. Consider how you might bolster your core competencies and meet proposal requirements.
We will do our part to help you succeed. At VA, we are going to raise our prime and subcontracting goals even higher than the targets we have today; and then we are going to exceed them. I don't have all the answers yet, but VA is going to improve its support for Veteran owned small businesses.
To that end, we are launching a new federal contractor certification training program, designed to help Veteran business owners understand the very complicated world of federal contracting. After going through this program, a Veteran will better understand how to respond to federal solicitations and perform successfully once the contract is won.
We have also reorganized VA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to enable us to establish stronger partnerships with our contractors. We expanded and increased the size and scope of the office and elevated the director to a Senior Executive Service-level position. Over the last six months, we have been going through a deliberate search process to find the right person to fill the director's position in order to achieve our transformational goals for small business utilization even faster.
But policy changes and office reorganizations within VA will not get us where we want to be with radically increased Veteran-owned small business contracts. You have to meet the competencies required in the request for proposals. You must come prepared for hard competition; you must come to win, just as you did on every military operation you went on. If you do your part, I'll try to get the rest of us firing up your tracers.
This spring we sent letters to other cabinet departments encouraging the active increase of contract opportunities for all Veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses. We will continue to remind that you've earned these opportunities.
As part of VA's transformation, I have charged the staff from our Center for Veterans Enterprise and the Center for Small Business Utilization to develop a strategy for encouraging business ownership by more Veterans and enhancing support to those who are already in business. We will be setting new goals to increase subcontracting opportunities for Veterans.
I will also be seeking the support of the Small Business Administration to help me overhaul the process of adding Veteran-owned small businesses to the Federal Register before the end of this fiscal year, so that they will be highly competitive in fiscal year 2010.
Over the next three days, I hope that you will find the time to meet with my staff, who are here to share any good, specific ideas you may have about how we might enhance the Nation's economic security with Veterans leading the way.
VA is here to help Veterans realize their dreams of owning and expanding their own businesses. If a Veteran tells us his or her definition of success, we'll put our capabilities behind them. If you're one of the younger Veterans, who hasn't quite figured out your definition of success yet, we can help you decide how to frame that proposition.
I also need your help in carrying these program efforts forward into every state and municipality. Not all states have established, or have pending, Veterans programs for small business ownership. I'd like to acknowledge and thank John Garcia, New Mexico's Secretary for Veterans Affairs, for his hard work to promote employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for Veterans. Just this spring, his department helped organize a free job fair for Veterans. More than 700 unemployed Veterans showed up for the job fair, and over 460 were invited to start the hiring process.
Now, that's what I'm talking about. Since 2004, his office has assisted more than 125 Veterans to start, or expand, their businesses, resulting in millions of dollars in contracts being awarded to service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses in New Mexico. He and his office are continuing to ensure that service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses have equal access to government and business opportunities in the state.
We, at VA, intend to match his initiative all across the U.S. Thank you, Secretary Garcia, for your devotion and leadership to serving our Veterans in business.
As Veteran small business owners, you are already positively impacting your communities. Leverage that influence—encourage your state and local governments to enable Veterans to participate in all taxpayer-funded contracts, not just at the federal level, but at the state and local levels, as well.
And as you grow your own businesses, consider ways you might welcome and assist our men and women returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, particularly our severely service-disabled Veterans. Brave men and women serving today represent less than 1% of our population but have been shouldering the heaviest burden of our Nation's security and safety for eight years now. They deserve our full measure of respect and devotion for their service and sacrifice—always. Helping them find meaningful work is one way we can show them—and their families—our respect and appreciation.
But we all have to lead this effort—Veterans hire veterans. We'll do our part at VA, but we can't do it all. America's serving military needs to know that, when they are discharged, they will have an economic future—the opportunity to work, to support themselves and their families, and be productive members of their communities.
Certainly there could be no more understanding boss, for a severely disabled Veteran, than another Veteran. Having served America once, you will be serving her again. Thank you for your loyalty, your duty, your respect, your selfless service, your honor, integrity, and your personal courage. It's all about values, and while these may not be exactly the ones you ascribe to, yours will be pretty close. And no matter the color of the uniforms you wore or the period in which you served, we can all agree with the promises being made today by young people to one another in one service:
We, at VA, will help you keep your promises, whatever they are. You help keep ours to care for those who have borne the risk of safeguarding this Nation.
God bless each of you; God bless our men and women in uniform; God bless our Veterans, and God bless our wonderful country.
Thank you.


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What is this medicine?ACRIVASTINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE (AK ri vas teen; soo doe e FED rin) is a combination of an antihistamine and a decongestant. It is used to treat the symptoms of seasonal allergies. This medicine will not treat an infection.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a full glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 12 years of age for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
Patients over 60 years old may have a stronger reaction and need a smaller dose.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular check ups. Tell your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.
You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells. Alcohol may interfere with the effect of this medicine. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
Your mouth may get dry. Chewing sugarless gum or sucking hard candy, and drinking plenty of water may help. Contact your doctor if the problem does not go away or is severe.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
Where should I keep my medicine?Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 25 degrees C (59 and 77 degrees F). Keep away from heat and light. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.


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A police officer who was sacked after he was accused of throwing a female prisoner head first on to a concrete floor will get his job back following a legal ruling today.
The Chief Constable of Wiltshire failed in an attempt to block Sergeant Mark Andrews being reinstated to his role on the force.
Mr Andrews was sacked after being seen on CCTV in July 2008 dragging Pamela Somerville across the floor at Melksham police station, before shoving her into the cell.
He was found guilty of causing her actual bodily harm and jailed for six months, but was released on bail after spending only six days in prison and in November 2010 his conviction was overturned on appeal.
Despite this, in December 2010 a police disciplinary panel found that Mr Andrews should be sacked with immediate effect.
The following year, the Police Appeals Tribunal (PAT) quashed that decision and said he should be reinstated at his former rank, but fined 13 days' pay.
Wiltshire Police had applied for a judicial review to challenge this decision, but it was rejected today.
Current Chief Constable Pat Geenty said: "This has been a lengthy legal process, but one which we believe was necessary and right to follow.
"I do not believe it would be reasonable or proportionate to seek any further legal appeal.
"To that end, I will now enter into discussions with Mark Andrews and his representatives in relation to his integration back into Wiltshire Police as a warranted police officer.
"The Police Appeals Tribunal accepted that Mark Andrews' actions were intolerant and discreditable and I felt they were a disgrace - there was no place in Wiltshire Police for this behaviour then nor is there now.
"While I believe the Police Discipline Panel's decision to dismiss Mark Andrews was correct, I accept the legal authority which states he must be reinstated."
In the judgment handed down today, Mr Justice Ouseley was critical of former Wiltshire Chief Constable Brian Moore, saying all the grounds raised for the application were "unarguable".
The judge said the decision by the appeal tribunal was "obviously rational", and added: "I was also troubled by the hostile attitude he displayed towards Mr Andrews.
"His strenuously expressed views rather underplay the fact that no previous complaint against Mr Andrews had been upheld.
"I expect that the order for reinstatement made by the PAT and upheld by me will be implemented with full regard to its conclusions, and the failure of this unarguable challenge."
Ms Somerville was arrested after she was found asleep in her car near her Colerne home.
She was detained for failing to provide a sample for a breath test, but she denied any wrongdoing and the charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence.
Former soldier Mr Andrews, who is married with two children, claimed she was unpredictable and abusive, and that she had been holding on to the cell door frame before suddenly letting go.
He said: "It was like pulling a cork out of a bottle."
Ms Somerville needed stitches to a gash above her eye following the incident, but at the criminal appeal Mr Justice Bean said he felt satisfied Mr Andrews did not intend to throw Ms Somerville into the cell and the injuries she suffered "were probably caused by her falling to the floor after letting go of the door frame".


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We are bringing the Summit experience to a city near you!
Based on the tremendous success of our Alfresco Day program, we've decided instead of hosting a single Summit event as previous years, we are going to take Summit on the road and produce an Alfresco Day Global Tour scheduled to kick-off this August.
The decision to remix Alfresco Summit into a global tour this year will allow us greater opportunity to bring the Alfresco experience to you. Each stop on our tour will include a full day program hosted by Alfresco and there's no fee to register so we invite you to bring as many people as you'd like!
In addition to the popular business content and product sessions, we'll be adding a dedicated developer track to focus on specific topics designed by our evangelists for developers. We're also looking for presenters so if you are interested, please submit an idea and let us know which cities you would be available to attend.
Our partners will also participate with us so you'll have plenty of opportunities to meet and network with them too.
Planning has already begun and details will be shared in the coming weeks through Alfresco social media and community channels and the Alfresco Days web page.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you soon!


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TEEN SUBSTANCE-ABUSE WORKSHOPS ... Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS), a nonprofit that provides free and affordable mental health services and preventive education to teens and families, is offering new workshops: Esther's Pledge Substance Abuse Prevention Workshops and the Substance Abuse Information Line (SAIL). The new services are free. SAIL, a confidential information line, will go live on May 1, and will provide resources, referrals and information for teens, parents or community members. The information line, 650-384-3094, will operate Monday through Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. It will be staffed by local professional treatment counselors and supervised by a drug- and-alcohol-treatment expert. The prevention workshops will take place May 3 and 17. The one-session workshops will be offered monthly and followed by regular meeting times for two different age groups: young adults (ages 15-21) and parents of young adults; and parents of youth (ages 10-14). Workshops cover substance-abuse warning signs, drug-use information, how to talk to kids and steps for getting help. Reservations: 650-424-0852, ext. 200, or email@example.com.
CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS ... A series of practical caregiver workshops for residents who are caring for frail, elderly loved ones are being given by Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center, 270 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Professionals will teach skills on how to improve the caregivers' quality of life and the lives of those for whom they give care. Free, on-site care of the elderly person will be available during the workshop; 48-hour advance notice is required. "How to cope with a loved one's dementia or Alzheimer's" will be discussed May 23 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; "How to help a family member who has Parkinson's" will take place June 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Information: 650-289-5499.


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These promninent Philly '"movers and shakers" exercise their right to physical health.
With a new year, gyms fill up with ever-hopeful exercisers convinced that this will be the year they get in shape, lose pounds, run 10 miles, or find the partner of their dreams.
In January, there is hope. By February, the crowds begin to dwindle. Other time commitments crowd out the trips to the gym, and the home exercise equipment starts to gather dust.
Yet some of the "movers and shakers" in the Philly area can tell you it doesn't have to be that way. They move and have found ways to enjoy it, even integrate it with their professions and passions.
Writer and Rutgers University law school associate professor Pam Jenoff, author of the best-selling novel The Kommandant's Girl, set in Poland during World War II, looks forward each year to that popular May tradition in Philly, the Broad Street Run, a 10-mile race from Olney Avenue to the Navy Yard. It is, she admits, "one of my favorite days of the year."
She also lifts weights and has a second-degree black belt in karate (which she practiced before turning to running).
"I have a strong history of heart disease" from both parents, "so not exercising is not an option," she says, although her demanding schedule — which includes not only writing but teaching law school and raising "three pre-school-age children" — sometimes requires working in exercise whenever she can get the chance.
Her advice to other busy people: "There is always time. Sometimes I only get to the gym at 9 p.m. or for 20 minutes before I get the kids in the afternoon, but at least it's something."
The reward: Exercise, she says, helps with "organizing my thoughts, and I love how relaxed I feel afterward." Jenoff's program continues to energize her writing. Her next novel, The Ambassador's Daughter, is due to be published early this year.
Like Jenoff, singer Eddie Bruce considers exercise essential to his health. "I don't have the luxury of not exercising," he explains. An important motive for him is the chance to see his granddaughter grow up. In fact, he has a photo of her on his refrigerator as a reminder to take care of himself.
For workouts, he prefers to mix things up — the treadmill or elliptical, along with weights when time allows, and sessions with a personal trainer, with the rationale that "if I'm paying for it, I'm more likely to show up." The sessions thus encourage self-discipline.
He's found that the exercise benefits his singing by helping "breath control."
He's still busy — building what has become a national cabaret career with major clubs on his schedule. (Locally he has a regular engagement at the Sugarhouse Casino.)
Also in the spotlight in Philadelphia and nationwide, TV broadcaster (Voice of Reason, Comcast TV) and former news anchor Larry Kane has incorporated exercise into his busy life since he was in his 30s, when he began swimming a half-mile to a mile a day. He added weights to his routine in the 1980s.
The Montco man discovered early on that "working out has kept me healthy" and is also good for appetite control. "I have less desire for food when I work out regularly," he explains.
Like Bruce, Kane finds it helpful to work with a personal trainer. But sometimes his exercise choice is simply a walk outdoors.
Clearly this program is working for him. At 70, he is still involved in broadcast media; besides hosting Voice of Reason, he serves as a special contributor for CBS's KYW NewsRadio, and consults for Comcast Sports Group, part of NBC Sports.
And he recommends the same consistency for others: "Do it and keep doing it"—after first consulting with a doctor to check for any underlying health problems.
This kind of regularity has helped attorney Lou Fryman remain vigorous at 77.
Walking is integral to Fryman's daily life. "If you get into a routine, it becomes part of your daily activities," he explains. It "may not always be convenient," but "if I don't do it, I miss it."
Fryman, who walks two-and-a-half miles per day, has also added light weights to his routine two to three times a week for a practical purpose: "to be able to carry luggage or grocery bags" without a struggle. For him, exercise "promotes mental and physical well-being."
Fryman remains active in the legal arena, where this partner at the legal firm of Conrad O'Brien has served over the years as chair of the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission and has achieved national and international recognition for his professional achievements, such as being named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
At the same time, the much respected Fryman has been a longtime community leader, playing key roles in such organizations as Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Episcopal Academy (former chair), the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (past president).
To have so many involvements, yet also remain active physically, does require a degree of commitment, yet Fryman echoes Jenoff's advice.
"You can always find the time. If you don't do it," he says, "later in the day, you'll know you could have."
Wilmington writer and avid walker Rachel Simon would agree. The author of six books, including the best seller Riding the Bus With My Sister (featured as a film on Hallmark Hall of Fame), Simon is also a public speaker at conferences, fund-raising dinners, and other events around the country, making for a busy travel schedule at times.
"If I have to travel anywhere overnight," she says, "I investigate where I can get in a workout." Her first choice is walking, and she packs the requisite clothes, shoes and hat.
Her day typically includes 45 to 90 minutes of walking or using one of her machines. She also includes weights — and emphasizes that "I like all the stuff I do."
"I can walk in all kinds of weather," she says. She recalls a walk in South Dakota, where it was so cold she had to wear all the clothes she packed. Since then, she has come to "appreciate cold."
The magical aspect of exercise, its ability to bring a person in touch with spirit as well as improve physical health, motivated Rabbi Lance Sussman to develop a unique approach to exercise.
Sussman noted that many of the programs and events at his Elkins Park synagogue, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, of which he is spiritual leader, involved sitting for long periods of time, or sitting and eating. Concerned with the overall health of his congregation, he worked with "a preventive medicine doctor" to devise a way to "improve spiritually while getting healthy."
His solution: to incorporate the normal movements involved in Jewish prayer into a sequence he calls "Torahcize," which includes such movements as "going up on the toes three times," "lifting the Torah over the head" and "rotating to the left and to the right."
He is also considering adding a dance component to services. In fact, he says, some interpretations of Torah passages involve dance — and can be described as "midrash in motion."
Eddie Bruce reminds us to "love what we do," and Simon tells readers to find activities they enjoy.
Yet there remains the hard truth: "You sometimes have to give up something else," says Simon.
Diane McManus is a seasoned writer specializing in health issues. This article originally appeared in the "Perfect Fit" special section.


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This is about the rumours that dhammawheel and dharmawheel chats will merge.
The questions i have are:
1. Will the ajax chat format be preserved? please ?
2. How will authentication for the chat be handled? I have forgotten my password for dharmawheel its been so long, but have the same username at both boards. In cases of the same user being registered at both boards, which authentication info will be used dharmawheels or dhammawheels?