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should we upgrade to wordpress 3.8
can we use child theme now on this theme
Yes, theme is child compatible so you can use it. All info about child themes you can read on https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
I wanted to purchase your theme but showroomthemes has your theme as part of their package. If I buy that package which includes your themes, will have access to your support/forum etc for issues with the theme here?
of course after purchase you have access to all things related with theme, like xml file with whole demo content or support forum. We provide support for each our theme so you don`t need to worry about that
BTW The only original theme with support, doc and xml file can be sold on here on TF. All other versions are illegal and you won`t get any help for them.
Also we appreciate if you can send us link to page where they offer our theme in their package. We`ll contact with them.
Hi, is it possible to get your demo revolution slider please ? Thanks Franck
Hey Franck,
of course you can upload our revolution slider into your theme. Inside TF package you have folder named "revolution-slider-demo" and inside is slider1.txt file. This file is responsible for revolution slider. All info about import this file you can find on http://forum.muffingroup.com/bretheon/discussion/4/how-to-import-revolution-slider-into-bretheon
Also if you want to get all media for slider like images, you must upload xml file with whole demo content and whole explanation for that you can find on http://forum.muffingroup.com/bretheon/discussion/7/how-to-get-and-import-xml-file-with-demo-content
Is there a shortcode for tabs so I don't have to use the visual composer?
Installed the theme but I am getting an antivirus error from AVG about the Blackhat Seo (type 1720) error. Will not let me see the website on my home computer.
Please advise.
This error is definitely not related with our theme. It must be related with other website or maybe somebody hacked your website. Please update wordpress to the latest version and update theme as well.
If it won`t help then you should contact with your hosting provider and maybe he can find the problem of your website.
Hi, can i use in a same page slider revolution and Muffin Offer Slider ? Please it could be great ! Thanks
I can use the twice with code of revolution slide but it's not large. Can i use a code for muffin offer slider to using with revolution slider page (home) Thanks
Thanks for your quick message. But i want to know if i can i use the code with wide window like your demo and use your muffin slider in a same time ? If not could you try to build a code for your muffins slider ? It could be great ? And happy new year !
It's really a shame. I've 2 others questions : 1/ How can i cancel "balises et attributs HTML" under all the comments please ? 2/ can i put my own picture to my background of my website ?
3/ How can i change the color of the footer ? When i think i did it on theme option bertheon, nothing change on my website…. Strange.
1/ Please use below css code to remove this section:
#respond .form-allowed-tags { display: none; }
2/ Do you have boxed version and want background image around the website or what? Because if you have boxed version, then you can upload background image in Theme options > Layout > General section and there is field "Background image".
3/ What color you mean exactly? Background, font color? Maybe you don`t see any colors that you changed from options panel, because you have selected one of predefined skins instead of CUSTOM. Custom colors works only with CUSTOM skin. You can change this one in Theme options > Colors > General section.
1/ When i'm going to editor i d'ont see where i can write the section you gave me. 2/ ok 3/ ok
when i add your section in comments php, it's ok but i'v another sentence : #respond .form-allowed-tags { display: none; } If i want nothing what i have to do ? Thanks !
on Footer background, when i change of colors it dosn't work. I put custom and footer included. I don't undertand why it's alwayx in white..
1/ Each css code should be always added to Theme options > Layout > Custom CSS section.
Please all next questions write on support forum only http://forum.muffingroup.com/bretheon/
Thanks for understanding!
Contemplating purchasing this theme if you could tell me how you would modify one instance first. I would like the wrapper to be below the navigation and logo. So that the color of the wrapper doesn't affect what is behind them both. In other words, how would you move the wrapper part of the header down to be above the slider but below the nav. menu and logo?
Wrapper can be moved in code but it is better to leave wrapper in the place where is is now. But we can give you solution to make header any color you like and it can be done without changes in files like moving wrapper.
So of course it is possible to do what you need and it can be easily done. After purchase we will tell you how to do it.
I see what you are saying.
Thanks for your interest!
impressive theme.
Can each featured image of the portfolio should be clearly divided. not particularly impressed by how the thumbnails of the portfolio images are placed side by side with no clear cut demarcation. Makes the images appear like one seamless unit.
Hope to hear from you soon.
if you want, you can get space between images without any problems. We explained on our support forum http://forum.muffingroup.com/bretheon/discussion/comment/941 how to do it. After purchase you will be able to register on forum and you can get answer on this question.
Hope it will help you
Hello, great theme! I have a pre-purchase question. Can a "language" box be added to the homepage? Like you did on the Falco theme. I need to give my customers option to choose the language they want to see. Please advise and thank you in advance.
Sorry but we don`t have this option for this theme. For falco we did everything in menus section and everything can be controlled from admin panel. But for this theme we don`t have this option. It can be only done in one of the files and with code.
Thanks for your interest anyway!
Hi there, on the blog roll pages. If I have over many blog posts (like in the hundreds) , the pagination displays messed up.
We have the Prev and Next words floating above the numbers.
Please can you tell me what code / files I need to modify and how , so a) The previous and next text is before and after the page numbers
b) then the pagination will stop at a certain number, example 20 and then will instead require the visitor to go to that page before they can see the other page numbers.
Currently the pagination will not stop and will show all the available pages.
How can i change google map pin?
Is it possible?
we already created topic especially for you. Please check this topic on http://forum.muffingroup.com/bretheon/discussion/874/how-change-google-map-pin
Hey guys..
I just purchased this theme as you have been awesome in supporting my other theme.
I just have a couple quick questions www.ta4life.com 1.) can I make the buttons in the call to action screen a different color and how? 2.)Can I make the buttons in the article box a different color and how? 3.)How can I get my logo to reach the top of the white so its evenly spaced in that field 4.)Last but not least, How can I make the font a little bigger for the text under the slider.
thank you again for your amazing work
of course you can do those things with some css changes. Please create topic with your questions on support forum because maybe your question will be helpful for other users as well.
Also please make your website visible for us so we can have a look how logo looks like so we can give you right css for that. For logo, you can make screenshot with explanation of what you mean and how it should be look like. For that you can use http://snag.gy
But please put all those questions on support forum only. We`ll try to help you asap!
Thanks for understanding
I wanted to know if you could please tell me how I can make the phone number in the header be a clickable link when viewed on mobile devices.
The phone number that displays via the visual composer's contact box's does this but the header phone number does not?
please follow this topic http://forum.muffingroup.com/bretheon/discussion/comment/1666 on support forum where we explained everything.
Thanks, will try the solution out…
You're welcome!
Another Question, Wordpress now has another update, V 3.81 , Is it safe to update to this version?
Yes, it is safe. You can update to this version.
All our themes are always up to date and are compatible with all newest wp versions.
will i be able to edit the background colors and theme colors easily without using predefined skins?
Of course you will be able to do it easily. We got theme options panel included where you can set up your own, custom skin with any colors you like
Thanks for your interest dude!
I want to know how can we increase the spacing above the top menu. Our logo is slightly big and we want to increase the vertical space between logo and top menu.
Thank you, could you also let us know how to make the top menu "bold"
another thing I am not able to register on the themeforest support forum link you have provided. When I put in my themeforest username it says: name unavailable and if I choose a username which is new, it says this is invalid.
It is like that because you do it wrong. Maybe you have use wrong username (not exactly the same as on TF) or maybe you pasted purchase code with empty spaces. More info about that you can read on http://forum.muffingroup.com/brandon/discussion/4/how-to-get-and-import-xml-file-with-demo-content
If you still won`t be able to register on forum, then please send us request about that via contact form on our profile's page and we`ll create this account for you manually.
Is there a way that we can have a double menu up top? Like change the area where the contact/social info is displayed, into a custom menu?
There are big problems with the theme since the new woocommerce update from this week? Help!
i solved the problem, all the settings where gone!
There is still a problem! the woocommerce sidebar is not showing
Sorry but we have no idea why your settings gone. Probably you did something wrong and that`s why it happened.
We already checked WooCommerce on our demo versions and all works fine.
If sidebar is not showing, please read the following articles from google and we hope it will help you https://www.google.com/search?q=woocommerce+set+up+sidebar&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb#channel=sb&q=woocommerce+sidebar&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&safe=off
Also we recommend to turn off all your additional plugins if you have any because maybe the problem is with one of them.
Thanks for the tips but it is not working, I put the older version of Woo back and all is fine now! not good for the long term, but i will see what to do.
We already found the problem
What you need to do is find 2 files on your FTP and replace one line in both of them. Everything has been described on http://pastie.org/8722432
At this moment please do what we wrote above, but of course we`ll fix it with future updates.
I'm considering buying this theme but I will need adidtional (second) menu (3-4 items) on the top of the site or instead of phone/mail adress.
Any suggestions?
We already added 4 items and all is fine. Menu is on full width then (along slider which is under menu). So it is possible to do what you need.
Thanks for your interest anyway!
Hi guys, Could't find any contact information on your website so im writing here instead.
I like this theme a lot and i want to purchase it. I do have a couple of questions though: 1: It comes with theme builder. Can i insert facebook news feed into the page, instead of twitter? 2: Can i add Vkontakte button upon the header? 3: Is it possible to insert logotype on the right side instead of left?
Best regards
1. For that probably you need to use plugin or you can use js code that can be generated on this page https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/like-box-for-pages/ (just select options that you need and then copy and paste code into "Column" page builder item).
2. We have vkontakte icon which is included with font awesome icons – you can get this icon from http://themes.muffingroup.com/bretheon/shortcodes/icons and if you want to place it in section where all social icons are, you need to modify header a little bit. It is easy thing.
3. It is possible. It has been described on theme support forum how to do it http://forum.muffingroup.com/bretheon/discussion/670/change-logo-and-menu-in-header/p1
Hope all will be clear
Thanks for your interest!


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During lap of honour, Arsenal fans sing to Bacary Sagna 'We want you to stay' [Instagram videos]
Arsenal full back may have played his final home game in Arsenal's 1-0 win over West Brom on Sunday.
The Frenchman is yet to sign a new contract and with only weeks remaining on his contract, it appears his future may lay elsewhere.
During the lap of honour after the win, Arsenal fans sang 'Bacary Sagna, we want you to stay'.
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text: On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Heinrich Apfelmus <apfelmus at quantentunnel.de> wrote: > Duncan Coutts wrote: >> On Mon, 2009-11-30 at 06:08 +0000, Malcolm Wallace wrote: >>> However, if you really want to terminate the stream at >>> the first error, and to reflect this in the type, then I guess you can >>> define your own list type: >>> >>> data ListThenError e a = Cons a (ListThenError e a) >>> | Error e >>> >>> Of course this has the disadvantage that then your consumer must >>> change to use this type too. >> >> I've been using this list type quite a lot recently. It's in the 'tar' >> package for example. It comes with variants of the standard functions >> foldl, foldr, unfoldr that take into account the error possibility. >> >> At some point we should probably make a package to standardise and >> document this lazy error handling idiom. > > I propose to (trivially) generalize this type to "list with an end" > > data ListEnd a b = Cons a (ListEnd a b) > | End b > > because it may have other uses than just lazy error handling. This is almost a composition of a non-determism monad transformer with an exception monad. Specifically, "LogicT (Either e) a" is (almost) isomorphic with data NX e a = Cons a (NX e a) | Nil | Error e reflect :: NX e a -> LogicT (Either e) a reflect (Cons a r) = return a `mplus` reflect r reflect Nil = mzero reflect (Error e) = lift (Left e) reify :: LogicT (Either e) a -> NX e a reify m = j $ runLogicT m (\a -> Right . Cons a . j) (Right Nil) where j = either Error id -- Dave Menendez <dave at zednenem.com> <http://www.eyrie.org/~zednenem/>


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There are a number of cucumber juice benefits to be found when using cucumbers as part of a detox diet program or cleanse. A cucumber can provide health benefits both inside and out and they contain vitamins K, C and A, as well as potassium and calcium.
Cucumber Juice Benefits Help to Ward off Cancer
If you use this veggie skin and all the cucumber juice benefits will include both insoluble and soluble fiber. Juicing cucumbers will allow you to consume soluble fiber, which will help the nutrients to become absorbed through the intestinal tract. A cucumber contains plant lignans, which help to bind bacteria in the digestive tract and will convert them to enterolignans. Cucumber juice benefits include reducing the risk of cancer in women, including breast, uterine and ovarian cancers.
The benefits of cucumber juice can also be found in the nails, hair and skin. Many women have tried or heard of the beauty regimen that involves applying cucumber slices to the eyes in order to reduce puffiness. The astringent properties that are found in cucumbers will draw out dirt, cleansing the pores. Cucumber is actually a popular ingredient in acne skincare products.
A cucumber also contains silica. Silica is a trace mineral which contributes to the strengthening of the body's connective tissues. This will result in stronger nails and hair.
You can enjoy the benefits of cucumber by applying the juice on your skin or by consuming twelve ounces of it on a daily basis.
Cucumbers contain a large amount of water, which is why they are an excellent food choice when it comes to cleansing the system of toxins. Toxins in the body are often stored in the fat cells and can cause inflammation. Aside from the water content, this veggie can also supply electrolytes that can help to restore hydration of the body's cells as well as balance the fluid levels in the body. This is why cucumbers are often an essential part of weight loss detox programs.
The benefits of this juice also include aiding in the reduction of the inflammation that causes arthritis.
How to Juice a Cucumber
When you juice a cucumber, be sure to juice it skin and all. If the cucumbers you're using are not organic, be sure to wash them thoroughly before juicing. Cucumber juice has a very mild taste, which means it can be mixed with any type of fruit or veggies, without it altering the taste. And because the cucumber contains so much water, each cucumber will yield a large amount of juice.
A great tasting detoxifying cucumber juice recipe will include celery, one cucumber, half a lemon and one apple. Cut the produce prior to juicing and serve poured over ice. Often, just adding a slice of cucumber to water can significantly help to liven up the taste.
Because cucumbers are so gentle on the digestive tract, they can be consumed several times a day, with no side effects.


text: Let's face it, if you aren't jazzed up about seeing James McTeigue's "Ninja Assassin" on opening day after all the clips and trailers and pics we've posted, these four new clips from Warner Bros. isn't going to change your mind. In which case, you're probably reading the wrong site, because if you can't get psyched for a movie like "Ninja Assassin", you probably should be reading, oh I don't know, the New York Times's Style Section or something equally pretentious. Starring Sung Kang, Randall Duk Kim, Ben Miles, Naomie Harris, Rain, and the legendary Sho Kosugi, "Ninja Assassin" opens next week, November 25.


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'Cayenne Crisis' Hurts BMW as Much as Porsche With Spain Struggling: Cars
Roberto Murga, a construction manager from Barcelona, loved his platinum gray Porsche Cayenne until the debt crisis made the sport-utility vehicle's leather interior and electronic seats expendable.
The 66,370-euro ($88,800) status symbol is now unnecessary ballast for Murga, 33, who like other Spaniards has been forced to cut spending because of the country's weakening economy. Car demand, which has halved since peaking in 2007, probably won't recover this decade, analysts predict.
"I can't splurge anymore, and maintaining my precious Cayenne is just too expensive," said Murga, who made as much as 8,000 euros a month before the real estate bubble went bust three years ago, forcing him to fire half his workers. "We have no profit at all. We just try to survive."
Murga has lots of company. The end of the property and construction boom, fueled by a speculative bubble and low interest rates during the previous decade, caused Spain's unemployment rate to more than double to 22.8 percent. The economy, which stagnated in the third quarter, may contract in the final three months. The Cayenne, Porsche SE's best-selling model, has become a symbol of the excess, with the scaling back of expectations dubbed the "Cayenne crisis," said Victor Conde, marketing professor at Madrid's Universidad Nebrija.
Cayenne 'Paradigm'
"This car was the paradigm of how we lived above what we could afford," Conde said. "Banks were giving way too many loans and everybody here was driving a Cayenne."
Those days are over and may never be coming back. Porsche sales in Spain and Portugal have fallen 34 percent from the 2007 peak to 1,900 cars last year. Deliveries of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG's namesake brand have dropped 47 percent to 32,500.
It's not just luxury brands that are suffering. Its local auto industry, a rare source of manufacturing jobs in an economy dominated by services and tourism, has also been hard hit. That represents a particular challenge for Volkswagen AG's Seat, the only Spain-based carmaker.
Overall car sales in Spain will likely total 810,700 vehicles this year, down 51 percent from 2007, when 1.61 million cars were sold in the market. That level won't be reached again this decade, according to Jonathon Poskitt, an analyst with LMC Automotive in Oxford, England.
"The real issue is that there appears to be no quick fix on the horizon," said Poskitt. "The euro-zone crisis is hammering confidence in the region, and Spain in particular has a massive problem with the unemployment rate." The European car market has fallen 13 percent over the past four years.
Production Cuts
Carmakers in Spain are responding by trimming production. Ford Motor Co. (F) will furlough 4,000 workers for 39 days at its assembly plant in Valencia next year. Renault SA (RNO) plans to temporarily lay off 2,295 workers at its plant in Valladolid for as many as 29 days in 2012. The French carmaker will also suspend the night shift at its Palencia plant starting in January.
The bleak outlook for the Spanish market is pushing Seat and other local auto companies to expand into other markets. The VW unit will start sales in China next year and is broadening its product offering with the new Mii city car. It's also updating its Ibiza and Leon compacts and the Toledo sedan.
"Seat has to respond to the challenges of a complicated situation, chiefly in our home market," Paul Sevin, the Spanish brand's sales chief, said in an interview. "Seat's overall performance makes us upbeat and definitely represents an improvement over 2010. Seat's success does not depend on a single market."
Seat narrowed its operating loss to 101 million euros in the first nine months of 2011 from 218 million euros a year earlier. Revenue rose 6 percent to 3.96 billion euros.
'Broken' Market
Cie Automotive SA (CIE), a car parts supplier based in Bilbao, is also escaping the market's slump by pursuing sales outside Spain, where it generates only about 5 percent of its total revenue.
"The market here is broken, but has clearly reached a bottom and should start a recovery during the second half of next year," Chairman Anton Pradera said in an interview. Cie's clients include VW, Renault, Ford and General Motors Co. (GM) GM's money-losing Opel unit operates a factory in Zaragoza.
Without labor market reforms, the Spanish auto industry could be in for further cuts as growth shifts to Asia making the Spanish plants potentially expendable amid an overcapacity glut in Europe, said Ricardo Mateo, an economics professor at Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona.
"Without more flexibility, there's no future for this industry," Mateo said. "Labor costs and taxes in Spain are high, unions very strong, and the industry needs to remain competitive as cars are now also produced in China, Korea, India and South Africa."
'Driving a Renault'
Customers are adapting to the new reality. Juan Ramon Valdivia, 19, who works at his family's restaurant in Malaga on Spain's southern coast, is looking to unload his Cayenne for a less expensive VW or Peugeot. (UG)
"I didn't pay much attention to price before, but now I do," said Valdivia, who's adjusting his priorities after revenue at the restaurant declined 30 percent over the past two years. "The Cayenne consumes too much gasoline."
While Valdivia and Murga have turned into ready sellers of their Cayennes, the availability of high-end used cars hasn't helped dealers like Angel Rodriguez, sales manager at Arguelles Automoviles in Madrid, who said revenue is down 60 percent from peak times and profit margins have tumbled 50 percent.
The Cayenne was the "favorite car for many people, especially in the construction industry," said Rodriguez, who's been selling cars for 30 years. "Later many found out they couldn't afford it, or even pay for it at all, and I see them now driving a Renault."
To contact the reporter on this story: Manuel Baigorri in Madrid at email@example.com
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Chad Thomas at firstname.lastname@example.com; Angela Cullen at email@example.com


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Admissions and Financial Aid
Admissions website, Financial Aid website
The Office of JD Admissions and Financial Aid actively recruits prospective students for USD School of Law's JD programs and manages all financial aid services for the school.
Career and Professional Development
Career and Professional Development Website
The Office of Career and Professional Development is the primary point of contact for recruiting, career guidance, and semester and post-graduate employment for students and employers.
Law School External Relations
Law School External Relations Website
The Department of Law School External Relations establishes strong relationships with legal and business communities, develops and promotes financial support for the law school, increases alumni engagement, and develops and executes communications that support the goals of the law school.
Four offices comprise the department.
Alumni RelationsAlumni Relations Website
The Office of Alumni Relations serves to foster connections between law school alumni and the greater business and legal community.
CommunicationsCommunications Website
The Office of Communications provides branding, marketing, communications, media relations, website, and writing and editing support to the departments and programs that comprise USD School of Law.
Development and Donor RelationsDevelopment and Donor Relations Website
The Office of Development and Donor Relations develops and manages fundraising campaigns that support the goals and aspirations of USD School of Law.
Event ServicesEvent Services Website
The Office of Event Services provides consultation and assistance primarily for academic events, faculty-sponsored events and law school special events.
Finance and Administration
Finance and Administration Website
The Office of Finance and Administration manages the budget, administrative staff, and facilities that house USD School of Law.
Graduate and International Programs
Graduate and International Programs Website
The Office of Graduate and International Programs is dedicated to providing graduate legal education for students and attorneys through a variety of degree programs, as well as international opportunities for students interested in semester or summer study abroad programs.
Law School Registrar
Law School Registrar Website
The Office of the Law School Registrar provides assistance to law school admitted and current students with transcripts, registration and examinations.
Law Student Affairs
Law Student Affairs Website
The Office of Law Student Affairs provides a wide range of services to support students academically and personally while attending USD and after graduation during bar exam preparation.
Technology Services
Technology Services Website
Technology Services provides students, faculty and staff with access to the most current information technology available, as well as assists faculty with online research and classroom technologies.


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One of the biggest keys to the 2013 season for the Texas Rangers entering the year was what the Rangers would get from starting pitcher Derek Holland, who's been long known for his tremendous talent but knack for being wildly inconsistent, as evidenced by his stellar second half of 2011 and up-and-mostly down 2012.
So far, so good for Holland, who's made two very good starts but is still searching for his first win of the 2013 season. He'll get another chance at that Tuesday night when the Rangers open a series against the Chicago Cubs.
Holland was great in his season debut against the Los Angeles Angels but earned a no-decision in a 3-2 Rangers win. He was even better on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays when he gave up two runs in eight innings but got zero run support in the Rangers' 2-0 loss to the Rays.
Through 15 innings (2 starts) this year, Holland has posted a 2.40 ERA with nine strikeouts and four walks and has shown the ability to work all of his pitches efficiently and with precision.
If Holland can keep this up for a while, we might be in store for another stretch like the one he made in 2011, when he was one of the best starters in the game over the second half and ended the season as the American League leader in shutouts.


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The Large and the Small of It
In past nature experiences, I remember seeing still ponds that looked for all the world like flat concrete slabs, painted bright green. At one time I thought that the green color was due to some type of algal growth on the surface of the pond. Since then, I've learned that the green color was caused by multitudes of a very tiny flowering plant known as Wolffia. These very little gems have the distinction of being the smallest flowering plant in the world (see thumbnail picture at right). As you can see, they are small enough to span only two ridges of a fingerprint! This makes them less than 1 millimeter in size, and yet even a plant this tiny is capable of blooming.
A Titan for a cousin?
Even more intriguing is that Wolffia has been classified as a member of the Araceae, or aroid family. This is the same family in which Amorphophallus titanum, the Titan Arum, is found. The family resemblance is very elusive due to the extremely small size of Wolffia plants, but genetic studies have verified that there is, indeed, a familial relationship.
Wolffia is a genus in the Lemnaceae, or Duckweeds. The photo at left shows two members of the family, Wolffia globosa and Spirodela polyrhiza. The genera of the Lemnaceae are closely allied to the genus Pistia, or water lettuce, which is a plant large enough for the typical aroid morphology to be visible in the inflorescences. A study of the different genera of Duckweed shows that the largest ones do bear some resemblance to a very small Pistia plant. Then you notice the smaller and smaller species, where the plants are reduced to just two leaves and a root or two, then to one "leaf" and no root, then to something more reminiscent of yeast bodies than of a flowering plant. Wolffia is the smallest of the small in the Lemnaceae, and yet it still blooms and produces fruit and seed!
A Bouquet on the Head of a Pin!
I can't overemphasize how tiny these little guys are, as a dozen Wolffia blooms could be arranged tastefully on the head of a pin. While they are flowering plants capable of producing seeds, Wolffia reproduces most commonly by vegetative means. A mature plant will produce a bud which will grow into an individual plant and separate off from the parent. Their capacity for vegetative reproduction is incredible, as the Indian species Wolffia microscopica can produce a smaller daughter plant every 30 to 36 hours. At this rate of reproduction, one plant could give rise to about 1 nonillion (a one followed by 30 zeros) in a period of only 4 months. Fortunately, these plants are edible and are similar to soybeans in their protein content. In fact, Wolffia is eaten by people in Thailand. It is known there as "water-eggs" or khai-nam.
A Large Future for such a Small Plant
Wolffia have the potential to help solve some of the world's most pressing problems, from bioremediation of polluted waters to serving as a food source for humans and animals, to even providing biofuel to lessen our dependence on oil. Such amazing possibilities for such a diminutive plant, and incurably cute, too!
For a great deal more information about Wolffia and other members of the Lemnaceae, check the following links:
Wayne Armstrong's treatment of the Lemnaceae
The Charms of Duckweed
Image credit: Christian Fischer, Wikimedia Commons
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Tigers in Crisis
Photograph by John Varty
In just over 100 years, we have lost 97 percent of the world's wild tigers. Hundreds of thousands of tigers once roamed the lands of Asia, but today, their numbers have fallen to just 3,200. And according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, of this remnant population, just 1,000 are breeding females—individuals that hold the last hope for this magnificent and iconic great cat.
Pictured above is Seatao, one of the male tigers living at John Varty's Tiger Canyons. Located in South Africa, Tiger Canyons is an unlikely habitat for modern tigers, who are strictly an Asian species. But, while his methods can be controversial, Varty has a noble ambition: to foster a new population of wild tigers.
The Mating Game
Photograph by John Varty
A very important part of John Varty's project at Tiger Canyons is to see that his tigers reproduce. Pictured here is the mating of two of his adult tigers, Seatao and Julie. Before the process of mating is over, they have over 50 sexual encounters in just three days. And in just over three months, Julie delivers a litter: Sunderban, Zaria, and Shine.
Hope for the Future
Photograph by John Varty
One of three cubs born to Julie and Seatao in January 2009 is male cub Sunderban, here only three weeks old. Sadly, little Sunderban and his litter-mates are abandoned by his mother Julie an hour after their birth. Facing almost certain death, the cubs are rescued and hand-raised by John Varty, even though this goes against the mission of Tiger Canyons: to foster a population of wild tigers, raised in the wild, by their own mothers. Varty is well aware that the cubs he raises are at a distinct disadvantage. The cubs abandoned by Julie display a lack of aggression and fear of humans that could prove fatal in the wild.
Raising Sunderban
Photograph by John Varty
Adorable little Sunderban is now six weeks old. He was fathered by Seatao, presently the biggest tiger at Tiger Canyons, weighing over 500 pounds. It is likely that Sunderban will grow to be even bigger than his dad.
John Varty is hand-raising the cub and his litter-mates Zaria and Shine, teaching them hunting skills, and doing all he can to be a good mother to them. Unfortunately, these cubs are at a distinct disadvantage not being raised by their own tiger mother, Julie.
The Tortoise and the Cub
Photograph by John Varty
Here is another cub from Julie's first litter, Zaria, at six weeks old. Like her brother Sunderban, Zaria is being hand-raised by John Varty after her mother, Julie, abandoned them shortly after birth.
As Zaria matures, her personality becomes apparent: She is a gentle, sweet-tempered young thing.
Photograph by John Varty
Zaria, six weeks old here, is one of the litter abadoned by their mother, Julie.
In the wild, tiger cubs remain with their mother until they are roughtly two or two and a half years old. Tiger cubs are especially vulnerable in their first few months, with a mortality rate as high as 50 percent, sometimes more. They are vulnerable to falling victim to attacks by dogs, leopards, snakes, or other tigers—therefore, in these initial years, all their mother's attention goes into keeping them alive and healthy.
Cubs of a Different Color
Photograph by John Varty
Litter-mates Sunderban (male) and Shine (female) are now 12 weeks old. Note the difference in head size between the male and female. Male tigers are larger than female tigers in every subspecies.
Shine in the Sun
Photograph by John Varty
Shine, one of the three abandoned cubs born to Julie and Seatao, is now quite grown at 12 months.
White tigers like Shine carry a gene that is only present in around 1 in every 10,000 tigers. They are prone to having crossed eyes (a condition known as "strabismus"). Contrary to myth, they are not albinos, since white tigers have pigmented stripes and blue eyes.
Blue-Eyed Girl
Photograph by John Varty
Shine, in fact, has stunning blue eyes.
Tragically, she was killed in September 2010 by a male tiger named Corbett, after she was darted by poachers operating at night.
Swimming Tiger
Photograph by John Varty
Zaria stalks through swampy reeds at Tiger Canyons, eyes fixed on prey.
Unlike many big cats, tigers are excellent swimmers, and are known to chase prey into water. Having evolved in temperate climates, tigers are less tolerant of heat and often bathe in water to cool off. A tiger may comfortably swim across a river up to four miles wide, and according to the Encyclopedia of Life, they are known to have crossed a width of 18 miles in the water.
Cat Fight
Photograph by John Varty
After giving birth to the litter that she abandoned, Julie mates with Seatao again, and after a three-month gestation period, delivers a litter of five: Mahindra, Indira, Ushurri, Tiger Bomb, and Runti. This time around, to John Varty's great relief, Julie remains with her new cubs and raises them herself.
Pictured here are litter-mates Mahindra and Indira play-fighting. Just like domestic kittens, tiger cubs love to play-fight.
Lazy Eye
Photograph by John Varty
Indira, pictured here, has a lazy left eye. She and three of her litter-mates are now 13 months old and still living in their mother's den. Unfortunately, Runti, the runt of the litter, did not survive.
Tussling Tigers
Photograph by John Varty
Litter-mates Tiger Bomb (white) and Mahindra (orange) play-fight in the grass at 10 months old.
Photograph by John Varty
Ushurri conserves energy on a tree trunk. Ushurri is one of the second litter of tigers born to Julie and Seatao at Tiger Canyons.
Love Is a Battlefield
Photograph by John Varty
Pictured here are two adult tigers, Shadow and Ron, fighting before mating. Shadow (the female) was bred in South Africa at Hoopstad, and grew up as a litter-mate of Seatao. She was born on February 6, 2004, and came to Tiger Canyons in April 2004. Ron, brother of Julie, came from Bowmansville Zoo in Canada in 1999.
Together, Shadow and Ron produce a litter of four cubs: Corbett, Sariska, Panna, and one cub who dies in infancy, accidentally crushed by Shadow herself. It is a sad but common occurrence with first-time tiger mothers.
Ron is the dominant male at Tiger Canyons until 2010, when he is killed in a territorial fight.
Photograph by John Varty
Pictured here is tigress Sariska, one of Ron and Shadow's litter, at 15 months old.
Note the markings on her forehead, which resemble the Chinese character 王, meaning "king." Consequently, many cartoon depictions of tigers in China and Korea are drawn with 王 on their forehead.
Panna at Sunset
Photograph by John Varty
Panna, sibling of Corbett and Sariska, sits in the red glow of the sunset at Tiger Canyons.
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- "Oldest Tiger-like Skull Yet—Hints Evolution Got It Right From Start"
- "Tiger Parts Seized in Raid on Malaysia Restaurant"
- "Can 2,000 Wild Tigers Find Sanctuary in Thailand Forest?"
- "A Last Stand for Tigers?"
- "Tiger Cub Found in Luggage"
- Tigers Photo Gallery
- Facts About the Siberian Tiger
- Facts About the Bengal Tiger
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Video: Innovation Drives Growth at Purity Organic
As natural and organic beverages continue to gain traction among greater numbers of mainstream consumers, Purity Organic has over the past year positioned itself to take advantage of that momentum through a path carved by innovation.
Having established solid footing in its core markets in the Western and Northeastern U.S., Purity Organic has looked to innovate beyond its flagship juice products and recently added new distribution in the Midwest. In the last few months, the company introduced new packaging for its organic juices and blends, rolled out a 1 L Tetra Pak size for its coconut water, and launched a new line of iced teas.
In an interview filmed at Purity Organic's headquarters in San Francisco, BevNET CEO spoke with company president Dave Minnick, who said that with the pieces in place, now it's about executing.
"Ultimately, we're looking to grab share of shelf in each of our retailers and share of mind with our distributors," Minnick said. "We're filling a demand that we think is out there in our system of distribution," said Minnick. "But it's always tough to prioritize. If you've got space for a display, which product do you put there?"
Despite complexities and challenges in managing multiple product lines, Minnick expressed faith that Purity's seasoned sales team could establish an optimal matrix for its distributors and retailers. He noted the addition of coconut water, which he called a "great growth product" for the brand, has been created an advantage in opening new doors for its flagship juice products, and vice versa.
Asked about the fastest growing segment in juice, that of the ultra-premium and "raw" variety, Minnick said that while the rise of new juice brands and demand for high quality liquid is a positive step for the overall juice category, Purity's offerings are positioned to reach a different type of consumer and marketed "for a different use occasion."
"If someone wants an organic juice at a great price of $1.99, we're there for them, and we're in a lot of locations," Minnick said. "And we've got a longer shelf life [than raw juice products], which our retailers and our distributors like."
Watch this video to hear much more from Minnick including the challenges in developing an organic coconut water line, Purity's DSD deal with Central Beverage and the growth of organic products in the Midwest, and hints on new products and innovation as well as upcoming marketing initiatives in the company's core markets.


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Waltor of Pal'ea at the Coast of Echoes in the Borean Tundra wants you to use the Horn of the Ancient Mariner to summon Orabus the Helmsman. Once summoned, slay Orabus the Helmsman.
- [Horn of the Ancient Mariner] (Provided)
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Take the horn and travel west to the Warsong Jetty. Make your way to the end of the jetty and blow into the horn. The sound should rouse Orabus.
Slay the foul beast and return to me!
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Orabus must be destroyed!
Completion Edit
It seems that the loss of their lieutenant has only stirred the nest. They are more angry and aggressive than before!
<Waltor sighs.>
You've done what you can here, friend. At the very least you deserve some form of compensation for thinning their numbers.
Rewards Edit
Quest progressionEdit
- [71] Horn of the Ancient Mariner
- [71] Orabus the Helmsman


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02-12-2012 06:14 PM - edited 02-12-2012 06:16 PM
Hey all,
Newcomer to Lenovo here. Considering I'm waiting on a W520 (i7-2760QM, 4GB, 2000M, 500GB 7200RPM) and have indeed read back quite a bit on these forums, some of you are surely questioning "what's wrong with this guy?"
Simply put, Dell Precisions, HP EliteBooks, and the W520 are the only machines with the horsepower and features I seek with proper support standing behind them. I've heard questionable things about the longevity and build quality of EliteBooks, and have had a disastrous experience with Dell ProSupport/REC/two TAMs/Executive team, so Dell's off the table out of principle. That leaves our friend the W520.
An affiliate with a unit of the same spec has reported that he did originally experience the random shut-off issue and it was resolved by a motherboard swap, so that is pretty much the only reason I don't consider the design flawed beyond reasonable hope. Of course, nobody is posting to say theirs works 100%; generally only the people with issues tend to report status.
I don't have the machine yet; my order went in on the 2/10. My dock was marked as shipped this morning but the computer was one of those '4 weeks' things due to the 500GB 7200RPM HDD...we shall see what happens with it.
Anyway...that's my computer, and I'll definitely be reporting on things both positive and negative as I encounter them. Fingers crossed for a positive experience, but I know (or am told, anyway ) that Lenovo will be right there by me helping if I do happen to get one of the duds that seem to be out there.
Hi, Kishy,
You are going to love your W520. No machine is perfect, but the W520 is a winner in my book. Yes, I do see room for improvement. Let's see what the next generation brings.
02-15-2012 09:25 PM - edited 02-15-2012 09:35 PM
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Hi, Kishy,
You are going to love your W520. No machine is perfect, but the W520 is a winner in my book. Yes, I do see room for improvement. Let's see what the next generation brings.
I'm certainly looking forward to it. While I rarely buy anything 'current' when it comes to technology, it was time for a step forward (my outgoing computer is a Dell Inspiron 630m, and while electronically it is still completely sound, it's not a performer), and I specifically wanted to avoid a 'new design' which the rumoured W530 would be. The W520's issues, for units that are affected, are known so I know what to look for (nevermind the new Dell I just was forced into RMA'ing by a company that had no interest in addressing my technical concerns).
Logical reasoning suggests there are W520s, a huge number of them, that have absolutely no issues. It simply isn't possible that every W520 is faulty, otherwise they wouldn't allow people to buy them and become further burdens on the support infrastructure.
Anyone know where to get detailed order status? All I see is 'released to manufacturing' in my last email, and 'in process' on the order status page.
Funny, I came to the W520 from a Dell 640M. It's an old warhorse, still functional, but hardly in the same league as the Lenovo. I use it as an Android device for app development (that's right, Android!).
Anyway, congrats on your purchase. I'm interested on hearing what you think once you start using it. Vavavavavoooom!!
I to recently ordered a w520
order placed on: 2/14/12
2760qm,4gb ram(ordered 3x4gb more from bestbuy),320gb hdd (180gb corsair gt ordered from newegg)
nvq1000m, HD+ screen ( regret not ordering the FHD now that i look bak at it), ultimate-n 6300
I have only used macs since birth, never owned a windows machine, this will be my first one.
estimated ship date is 3/5/12, to be honest with you guys I am very worried about delays after all the horror stories i read online.
I really hope that this thing gets here on time, or better yet early. Shouldn't take that long to build to be honest, especially since my order is nearly the stock config
Well...that tracking link was useless, because my dock showed up today, complete with gigantic 170W brick. Awesome!
Now I just need the computer.
kishy I really hope they get us our computers soon
i cant shake this feeling that there is something very wrong with the orders
either its going to be super delayed
or shipped with the wrong parts inside
for a computer company their order fullfilment system sucks a big one
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kishy I really hope they get us our computers soon
i cant shake this feeling that there is something very wrong with the orders
either its going to be super delayed
or shipped with the wrong parts inside
for a computer company their order fullfilment system sucks a big one
Eh...well...I'm patient. With Dell they have 'Ships Fast' configurations that go out in 2 business days. I imagine Lenovo has this as well, but not on a CTO (custom order) system.
The hard drive you bought wasn't even available when I built mine, the minimum was 5400RPM 500GB. It has been explained to me that Lenovo has shortages of 500GB drives in both spin speeds, which is why the smaller drive became available it seems. Since I ordered a 7200RPM 500GB drive, I was warned my order could take 4 weeks, and I'm OK with that.
Such is the reality of ordering stuff that isn't available at retail.
when i placed my order they had these options:
320gb 7200rpm
500gb 5200rpm
500gb 7200rpm(with a notation that it wont ship until 3/15)
I honestly couldn't care less about the HDD it comes with. I already ordered a corsair force gt ssd from newegg and i'm guna put that in the day I get my laptop.
i would die if I had to wait 4 weeks for an order to come in. = )
Well...got my shipment notification. I find it odd that Lenovo is unable to provide me with tracking numbers that work (or indeed tracking numbers at all), but with any luck I'll have it soon
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Poem: "Surprises" by Maxine Kumin, from Bringing Together: Uncollected Early Poems 1958-1988. © W.W. Norton. Reprinted with permission. (buy now)
This morning's red sun licks dew from the hundred
California peppers that never set fruit in
my Zone-Three garden. After fifteen summers
of failure why this year do I suffer
the glut of inordinate success? They hang
in clustered pairs like newly hatched sex organs.
Doubtless this means I am approaching
the victory of poetry over death
where art wins, chaos retreats, and beauty
albeit trampled under barbarism
rises again, shiny with roses, no thorns.
No earwigs, cutworms, leaf miners either.
Mother's roses climbed the same old latticework
trellis until it shattered under their weight
and she mourned the dirtied blossoms more, I thought,
than if they'd been her children. She pulled on
goatskin gloves to deal with her arrangements
in chamberpots, pitchers, and a silver urn.
I watched, orphan at the bakeshop window.
It took all morning. Never mix species
or colors, she lectured. It cheapens them.
At the end of her long life she could reel off
the names of all the cart horses that had
trundled through her childhood, and now that I
look backward longer than forward, nothing
too small to remember, nothing too slight
to stand in awe of, her every washday
Monday baked stuffed peppers come back to me
full of the leftovers she called surprises.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of novelist and short-story writer J. F. (James Farl) Powers (books by this author), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (1917): a writer who didn't have a lot of readers in his lifetime because he wrote primarily about the lives of Catholic priests in Minnesota. Non-Catholics weren't particularly interested in his work, and Catholics tended to think he was too critical. But after his death in 1999, many critics said he should be ranked among the greatest and funniest fiction writers of the late 20th century.
He was 25 when he published his first important short story, called "Lion, Harts, Leaping Does," about a priest named Father Didymus, who remains faithful even though he believes he's unworthy of God. The story was selected for the first edition of the Best American Short Stories anthology, and it was published in his first collection, The Prince of Darkness and Other Stories (1947).
As he got older, his work just got funnier, and in 1962, he published his first novel, Morte D'Urban, about a priest named Father Urban Roche, who runs a parish in Great Plains in Minnesota, but who thinks of himself as a kind of businessman, using his position to get the best rooms in hotels and spending all his spare time playing golf. It begins, "Father Urban, fifty-four, tall and handsome but a trifle loose in the jowls and red of eye, smiled and put out his hand."
Powers took 25 years to write his next novel, Wheat That Springeth Green (1988). His publisher only ordered 8,500 copies to be printed. Powers begged them to print more, but they refused. When the book came out, it got amazing reviews, and the first printing sold out in a few weeks. It took so long to print more copies that by the time the book was back in bookstores, the enthusiasm had already died down. Powers said, "It was as if I were on first base but somebody had come and collected second and third base and carried them away. There was a sharp line drive to left, and I had nowhere to go."
He only published two novels and three collections of stories in his lifetime. Saul Bellow once called him one of the five great writers in America, but by the time he died, most of his books had gone out of print. But his two novels have since been republished, and his stories have been collected in The Stories of J. F. Powers, which came out in 2000.
J.F. Powers was once asked by nun in an interview for the American Benedictine Review if he had any ideas about the role of the Catholic writer. He replied, "No, I'm afraid I don't, Sister, except that obviously he should not write junk."
It was on this day in 1918 that Ernest Hemingway (books by this author) was wounded while serving as a Red Cross ambulance driver in World War I. It was only one month after he'd arrived. Hemingway was passing out chocolates to Italian soldiers on the front line when he heard the sound of a trench mortar flying through the air. He later said that the explosion felt like a furnace door bursting open.
He later had 228 pieces of shrapnel removed from his leg and spent the next several weeks in the hospital. The wound he received would go on to become the central event of his novel A Farewell to Arms (1929), which he considered his best book, and his experiences in Italy appeared in many short stories as well. He later said, "In Italy, when I was at the war there... my own small experiences gave me a touchstone by which I could tell whether stories were true or false and being wounded was a password."
It's the birthday of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (books by this author), born in Zurich, Switzerland (1926). She was the first medical professional to argue that dying is a natural process, and that patients who are terminally ill should not be forced to fight the dying process every step of the way. She wrote, "One might think that the scientific man of the twentieth century would have learned to deal with [death] as successfully as he has been able to add years to his life-span, or to replace human organs, or to produce children through artificial insemination. Yet... advancement of science has not contributed to but rather detracted from man's ability to accept death with dignity."
Her book On Death and Dying (1969) helped start the hospice movement, which has since spread around the world. She also introduced the now-famous concept of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
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Free Agency Bullets: Thursday I'm in Love (with Luke Ridnour)
- Things are happening everybody. Did you guys know that Lebron James was a free agent this summer? Wow, he's probably going to make a lot of money, almost as much as Joe Johnson even! In any case, it seems that Lebron's decision will have an effect on David Lee's eventual destination. And although Golden State is evidently the front-runner in this little game, nothing is decided at the moment. Chad Ford reports at Truehoop:
Once LeBron announces his intentions tonight at 9 p.m. on ESPN, Lee should know pretty quickly where he'll land. League sources tell me that the Warriors are in the lead to land Lee in a sign-and-trade with the Knicks if New York doesn't win the LeBron Lottery tonight…If the Knicks do land LeBron tonight, they'll have to renounce their rights to Lee in order to fit in LeBron under the cap. That will kill any chances of a sign-and-trade.
Good to know, except that the Knicks are not going to land Lebron tonight, so.
- Speaking of the salary cap, Marc Stein at ESPN tells us that the cap for next season is actually $2 million higher than expected.
- Which is great news because it means that the Wolves can now go right ahead and sign Luke Ridnour. Problem solved!
- Ups, not quite. Nothing is settled until the porcelain Rick Rickert joins the Wolves' Summer League team. There, that should do it.
- Don't worry, everybody, Jonny Flynn is not being traded (although now how will the Wolves find playing time for Ridnour? Right?).
- This last thing has nothing to do with the Wolves, but Joey from Straight Bangin' so perfectly captures my feelings on the whole Lebron/Wade/Bosh Event (assuming, of course, that Lebron does go to Miami, as it looks like he will) that I've got to show it to you (although its chock full of dirty words). His points, in brief: It is cowardly; it is lazy; it is boring for basketball; it undermines the NBA; it insults history. True on all counts:
If Miami wins two, or three, or four titles, I hope that no self-respecting fan anoints LeBron as a historical equivalent of Michael, Magic, Larry, and them. Those are NBA greats who sacrificed, who struggled, who worked to impose their will, believing that ultimately they would find a way to emboss the designs for a title with their unique signatures. LeBron has chosen otherwise, shrinking from the obligations of true greatness. This is a herb move for a man who will remain lost despite a new direction.
Good use of the word "herb," dude. Two more bodies I'd add to the pile: 1) For a man who claims to love his home state, he doled out some serious torture to the people who've supported him his whole life. 2) Culminating in this one-hour television special–which I'll watch if I can find the stomach–this whole hubristic fiasco has done more to turn everyday life into a vacuous, preening spectacle than a thousand episodes of The Hills. Thanks everybody.
No Responsesso far.
Good for basketball: OKC vs. Miami in 2 years will be worth watching, and everyone loves a villian. The Wolves will never contend if basketball continues to go the route of baseball, where the midwest acts as a farm system for $ on the coasts. Wolves only chance seems to be developing a bunch of young talent at once… Beasley, Love, Flinn probably isn't enough for the playoffs – maybe we need another 21 year old in exchange for Al. When is Beasley's contract up?
Umm… Magic was drafted by a franchise with a Hall of Fame center already in place, and other hall of famers were added along the way- He did not "struggle" to rebuild a franchise, he did not go through any losing seasons. Magic may have been the leader of the Lake Show, but he was their #2 option on offense until the late 80's when Kareem began to slow. Larry Bird joined the greatest franchise in NBA history at the time, and was surrounded by hall of famers for his entire career. Only Michael took a previously moribund franchise and rose it to new heights, and even then, he had to be joined by another top 50 all time player to make it happen. LeBron's legacy will be cheapened by playing with Wade and Bosh in the same way that Bird's legacy was tarnished for playing with McHale, Parrish, Walton, Johnson, and Ainge
I don't believe it's necessarily bad for basketball. We are about to witness something that hasn't been seen in the NBA. This is clearly bigger than any 'Big 3' that Boston has ever had. Also, with just these 3 stars it may be difficult to surround them with great role players considering they only have one other man on the roster right now (Mario Chalmers). They will surely generate a lot of money for Miami and the NBA. Heat games will be played on TNT and ESPN on Thursday and Friday nights all season long bringing more attention to an already great league. Plus, with a team as great as they'll likely be wouldn't it be exciting, not "boring" and "bad for the game" if another team like the Magic or even still, the Bulls, knock Miami out of the playoffs? Or what if they make it to the Finals and Kobe's Lakers still take down the new 'Big 3' in game 7 for his sixth championship? I don't know, just something to think about I guess…That would be pretty exciting and would truly draw some of the highest ratings in NBA History. Either way I think I'm pretty excited.
Barkley made a good point in a recent interview and I think he points at something that many of us find disappointing. I don't dislike Lebron (I love watching him, and was neutral to favorable about his personality prior to the playoffs), I'm not from Cleveland, and I think it is at least interesting what is happening in Miami. But he showed something this summer, which we didn't necessarily see before and it's nothing that good.
Barkley said he just doesn't understand how Bron is wired. Forget all the playing in Miami with his buddies stuff which is all well and good, has any other great or would-be great NBA player (and Lebron is definitely great) at age 25 ever thought anything other than "I am the man, I just need a couple of pieces and a fighting chance, and I will lead any team to the title"? Barkley says yeah, at age 30+ you might realize you were wrong, but at age 25 you should absolutely believe you are right. For all the talk of being the King and saying things like in last year's playoffs like "of course we can win, we have me." Lebron for whatever reason doesn't have that belief in himself. We know that now. He could and should, but he doesn't. You can defend him all you want and say the circumstances were different or whatever, but the bottom line is that Bird, MJ, Magic (or even T-Mac, KG, Payton, Dirk, Reggie Miller, etc.) never once seemed to believe, let alone acted, at the age of 25 on the desire of "I'm cool with being carried to a title, I just want a ring so people can't give me shit about it anymore."
The thing with Lebron is as complex as the modern sports business. He has good reasons for thinking what he does, even if it isn't the most admirable of attitudes. People will say he isn't a winner, he is a winner, he is a good guy, he isn't a good guy, he is smart, he is a front runner, he isn't a real champion, the rings speak for themselves. And they will all be true and all be false, because it's all relative anyway.
But to me, Lebron will always be a guy who put winning ahead of actually competing, who wanted a ring more than he wanted to win a ring, who wanted the championship belt more than he wanted to be the baddest man on the planet. I am told he is a big fan of the movie "Gladiator." He fancies himself Maximus no doubt, but to me he proved this summer he is a lot more like Commodus — he wants the throne and the adulation and the symbolic victory in front of the masses, but what doesn't care about as much is beating anybody in a fair fight. And to me, that makes him a less interesting player and a less admirable champion, even if he wins a title or two or three. Your mileage may vary.


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Who knew they even existed? After years in the wilderness, moderate GOP House members are balking at potential tweaks to Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan. Ryan has floated the idea of changing the GOP guarantee that people 55 and older would not be affected by his plan to reform Medicare. Ryan's changes are perhaps more aggressive because House GOP leaders ambitiously promised to write a resolution that would balance the budget in 10 years.


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Written on: 03/05/2002 by cole. (1 review written)
The C45 is Siemens answer to the nokia monopoly on customizable phones. I loved my siemens m35i and it took me some time to brave facing a new phone so stuck with what i knew and haven't looked back. With a data-cable (expensive through siemens but very cheap through online auctions, etc) can download ringtones and graphics, or create own on pc. Alogether a slinky and versatile little beast that at the price would be tough to beat… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/04/2002 by Aaron. (1 review written)
The siemens C45 is a cool mobile phone. Perfect size and cool covers. But could someone please tell me how to get ringtones, logos or picture messages for cheap or for free!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/05/2002
Yes I am wondering too ... where the hell can I get a free logo, or a ringtone for my new c45??

I wrote to siemens emal .. no answer ... pheh!!

That stinks!!
Written on: 23/07/2002
I agree with Sasa, even my country is not listed. Then what do u do. I wrote to siemens too.....same fate....no reply.
Written on: 20/06/2002
Cheers Kadie! As my Wap is free I can now get free ringtones! I had never been to the site before. However I can't seem to get logos of the site. When I try to I get the message "unsupported content type" on my C45.
Written on: 14/06/2002
The way I get ringtones and logos is by using the internet on my phone and going to the site http://wap.club-siemens.com where there are plenty of ringtones and logos you can download directly onto your phone!
Written on: 24/05/2002
The way that I get logos is:

I bought a Siemens Data Cable for about £15 / $22US* / €23*

then I downloaded a program called S35Explorer which can be purchased from www.s35expl.de for £14* / $20 / €23 (a shareware version is available).

Unfortunately, this is exactly what you'd call free but you can download (or design) as many logos / ringtones as you want and it doesn't cost any more.

In order to get ringtones you have to use a midi file. . .

 * Currency conversions are approximate.
Written on: 08/05/2002
Yes, yes .. i have been there but the problem is my country is not listed on their website ... and the problem is i can not retain pasword ( and they cant send me data) as they dont accept my number ...

but over all the phone is very nice and useful.

i recomend

i hope they will do something about it ...
Written on: 07/05/2002
To get free ringtones and logos you need to go to the siemens website. (www.my-siemens.com). Then you can download ringtones and logos.Just click on the relevant links and select the ringtone/logo you want to download. You fill in your mobile number and details and then a code is sent to your phone. Then enter this code in the computer. It really is quite easy! It You can pay buy calling a number or you can register. Best thing is, if you register you get 2 tones/logos free!
Written on: 28/04/2002 by sammi. (1 review written)
The Siemens C45 is a nifty wee mobile phone but it would be good if we could get free ringtones and logos… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/04/2002 by Anusha. (1 review written)
I live in South Africa and recently got myself a Siemens C45 mobile phone. It is a great phone-very compact but there is no site that I can find where I can download ringtones. I have tried www.my-siemens.co.za but this service is not for South Africa… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/04/2002 by The Man Without A Nick. (1 review written)
Having owned a C25 and C35 previously, I thought I'd go for a Siemens C45 mobile phone next. It was pretty much the same as the C35, but lighter. I liked the amber background of the screen. What I DIDN'T like however was that they'd taken away the composer, so now we're supposed to download melodies instead. Listen, Siemens, if I wanted to be a little corporate whore who pays to have my ears screwed and then squeal for more, I'd buy a Nokia. You lot are German, dammit, you shouldn't make… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/04/2002 by pixievicious. (1 review written)
The Siemens C45 is a good mobile phone, but free logos and ringtones would be so much better. it would give you more freedom to express urself, and it's bad enough we have to top it up so often! my friends like it and a few have already bought one cos i had one1. i wouldn't change anything apart from the dodgy buttons but they are ok once u get used to them. we want free logos and ringtones! lol… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/05/2002
no chance of us getting free tones
Written on: 03/06/2002
I agree with this review , the c45 is a really good mobile but i would really like downloadable ringing tones and logos to personalise my mobile a bit more. But I'm glad the clip it covers are so easy to remove and replace but maybe a more varried colour scheme of clip it covers would be nice too
Written on: 22/04/2002 by Josh. (1 review written)
Upgrading from my old Nokia 5110 i was looking for something less ubiquitous than the 3310 and the Siemens C45 seemed to be a similar mobile phone.
Slightly more expensive than its Nokia counterpart, it makes up for this in functionality and features. Personally I find the menu system just as easy to use as the Nokia's and the dual selection keys (like on the Nokia 82** models) make navigation quicker and easier. As well as that frequently used sections of the menu can be set as speed dial… Read Full Review
Written on: 17/04/2002 by TJ Cruel. (1 review written)
The Siemens C45 is an attractive, small mobile phone which oozes in style and elegance. It has a very decent battery life, aswell as some brilliant features, good games and screensaver/ringtone capabilities pity not as easy to obtain like Nokia. Minor setbacks contain the lack of currency convertor/calculator with the changeable front and back covers and ability to make your own via the website, just as good as Nokia if not better. Comparing to the Nokia 3330 this just gets the edge offering… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/08/2002
I totally agree with your review! It's brilliant! Could you read my review on how 2 get cool stuff 4 your phone! Cheers!!!
Written on: 30/03/2002 by The_streets. (1 review written)
First I will start with the negative points on the Siemens C45 mobile phone. Its only real pitfuls are the cramped keypad and plasticy buttons however its not that bad and you get you used it. Also the menu system is not as quick and easy to navigate as my previous phone (a nokia!) however like the button you get used to the new menu system. The only other bad point I can think of is the that although you can get ringtones and logos (from www.my-siemens.com) there is a slightly limited range of… Read Full Review
Written on: 14/04/2002
I can't get the ringtone compeser software in the c45 menu

could you tell me ...how can i get the ringtone composer software to my siemens c45 menu. please contact my e-mail
Written on: 20/06/2002
I also cannot find the composer which the phone is advertised as having. there are two reasons why i chose this phone 1.I previously had a c35i and was very happy with it so i wanted to stay with siemens. 2. It had a composer. So any help on how to get composer would really help me out. Thanks
Written on: 28/05/2002
yeah how do we get the ringtone composer for C45 please let me know
Written on: 30/03/2002 by Underground. (1 review written)
I bought the Siemens C45 mobile phone 3 days ago, after my dear old Nokia 5110 went to heaven. I was considering a Nokia 3330, but I have kinda gotten an anti Nokia attitude the last months.. everyone has them.. So I decided to try something else this time.. And since the C45 was priced the same as 3330, I went for it... only thing I was concerned about was the Menu navigation... since I was familiar with Nokia. But this turned out to be a surprise... The navigation was quite easy and I liked… Read Full Review
Written on: 20/03/2002 by Matt. (1 review written)
The Siemens C45i mobile phone is a cool colour, light and SEXY. But please could u tell me how i download ringtones for siemens c45 because i can't… Read Full Review
Written on: 21/03/2002
Mate, go to www.my-siemens.com, you can download ringtones and icons from there, there are may other sites. you just gota find them !
Written on: 17/03/2002 by newbies. (1 review written)
my Siemens C45 mobile phone has a calculator :)… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/03/2002
Why does my C45 not have a calculator? Where in the menu is it on yours?
Written on: 10/04/2002
Written on: 12/03/2002 by spike. (1 review written)
I have owned a Siemens C45 mobile phone from December and I have to say that overall it is a great little phone. The orange backlight is superb and works a treat in poor light conditions. The phone is nice and light yet feels very solidly made. I have found absolutely no problems using the keys whatsoever, contrary to some other reviews. It took a little time to learn how to use the buttons and menus, but once I got on to it it was easy! WAP performance on the phone is also good and is easy to… Read Full Review
Written on: 25/02/2002 by kealan. (1 review written)
The Siemens c45 is the best mobile phone ever made by siemens except for the s45-amazing… Read Full Review
Written on: 14/04/2002
I think that the review is very helpful as i have got a C45 and find it brilliant.
Written on: 19/02/2002 by Leon. (1 review written)
Yeah! this Siemens C45 is the Nokia 33xx beater, CLIP it cover for styling and strong features and signals, yet better talktime upto 5hours and also cheaper.
Advice for Siemens : fixes for bugs and faster responses on this phones, thus give it a Lithium-ion battery.
Overall no one should beat this LOW-end phone that performs like MID-end one, with so many useful feat. and strong signal.
BTW, I hate non customisable through PC!!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 10/02/2002 by Sam. (1 review written)
I thinnk the Siemens C45 is a very good phone! It has EMS which allows you to send picture and sound msgs to otha fones with EMS. U can download logos and ringtones (u get a free ringtone and logo from my-siemens.com) 3 games(battlemail is very addictive and easy). When on WAP it tells u when u've got a msg. Backlight is orange and fades instead of just going out. Organiser for birthdays, diary and notes. Caller faces for when someone calls you. Alarm clock.silent alert at one press of a… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/02/2002 by Claude. (1 review written)
The Siemens C45 phone is small, incredibly light (107g) and different. It has unique colours and can be changed by means of Clipits. It has 20 ringtones and another 4 can be loaded. It has an easy interface and buttons are superb, even though the top two buttons MAY seem hard to use, they are not. Battery is also very good and has a long life. The backlight has an incredible orange colour. This phone shouts "I am different"… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/02/2002 by Jim. (1 review written)
This new C45 phone from Siemens was a great idea for me to buy and the best money I ever spent on a mobile. The sleek and sexy look to the phone was what first attracted me to it, and I've been loving it ever since. The orange backlight is really cool too. I would recommend this phone to anyone who is often on the move, and needs to keep mobile… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/02/2002
I totally agree with this review
Written on: 31/01/2002 by LiL_K@Y. (1 review written)
THE SIEMENS C5 IS A SMALL, LIGHT, SEXY PHONE… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/02/2002
The whole point of a review is to give potential buyers something to base a decision on. So its a "gr8 lil phone."

In what way? what features does it have? etc. This is so vague it's useless!
Written on: 24/01/2002 by Lizzie. (1 review written)
The keypad on my Siemens C45 is fine, and my keypad is solid, not like dead flesh. The 'cramped' keys at the top can easily be used, unless maybe you have large fingers, the backlight is nice and shows up well in the dark, they probably used orange instead of yellow because it would consume less power as the intensity is not as bright as yellow. The games are good, and the choice of tone, silent or click for the keypad is fine. The screen is not small, in fact it's quite large considering the… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/01/2002
Great review there. I'm keepin my eye on reviews for this phone cuz i dont see any reasons why it should be dissed, yeah the keys are fine, tis just that my fingers are quite large, and yeah, if the keys are cramped on the C45 maybe i should try the 8310, anyway one of the reasons i bought this phone is cuz im so fed up with seein people with the Nokia 3310/3330, its the same old same old bad phone or anything as i had one before the Siemens, just sayin they're getting a little boring now, any great phone from siemens, bought mine for £159.99, gone down to £139.99, bargain !
Written on: 19/03/2002
Yeah, i bought mine sim free last december when it first came out, shame i did'nt wait till now, lol

O well, yeah great phone !
Written on: 23/02/2002
To Dan, this is Lizzie I wrote the review, I got my Siemens C45 for £79.99! This was £20 off from Woolworths on One2One. I am getting it unlocked to use on Orange.
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Rovers move for Cisse
Freiburg have confirmed that Blackburn Rovers have tabled a bid for in-demand striker Papiss Cisse.
Last Updated: 02/05/11 2:34pm
Bundesliga outfit Freiburg have confirmed that Blackburn Rovers have tabled a bid for in-demand striker Papiss Cisse.
The 25-year-old has been in superb form for the club following his move from French side Metz in 2009.
The talented striker is the second-highest Bundesliga scorer this term with an impressive 22 goals.
However, Blackburn could face competition for his services with Arsenal, Liverpool and Fulham also reportedly in the hunt.
"I can confirm that Blackburn have made us an offer," Freiburg sporting director Dirk Dufner told Kicker.
Cisse is under contract at Freiburg and a bid in the region of €15million (£13.35m) could be enough to secure a deal.
Martin Olsson scored Blackburn's winner against Bolton on Saturday, a goal that moved Rovers three points clear of the drop zone.
Rovers boss Steve Kean has come under fire since replacing Sam Allardyce due to their poor results, although Olsson insists their new manager has given players more chance to express themselves.
"I've got nothing bad to say about Sam," said Olsson. "He's a good manager and he brought us points, but Steve has given the young ones a chance to express ourselves even more.
"You have to move on, you can't think too much about the past. It's not just the manager's fault that we've found ourselves in this position - it's the players' fault as well.
"Hopefully it will work out better next year. I don't think I've ever scored such an important goal. I hope it's the goal that keeps Blackburn up."