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Oatmeal raisin cookie, you are much loved, by many, many vocal fans. Please, oatmeal raisin cookie, accept my apology for suggesting that one could ever write a paper that indicated otherwise. O, oatmeal raisin cookie, is any cookie loved as much as you?
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Everybody seems to complains that art, design, research and practice in information visualization should be talking more to each other.
Well, here is a unique opportunity: Andrew Vande Moere and I will soon be hosting a special symposium, co-located with the IEEE IV010 conference in London. We call it: DAVis, the 5th International Symposium on Design and Aesthetics in Visualisation.
From the (brand-new) call:
"This symposium aims to bring together researchers and practitioners of design, art and related disciplines. The goal is to share their stories and experiences on how the needs and goals of both users and businesses are met through information visualisation.So - designers, coders, artists, visualizers - go forth and write your way in. Note that all papers will be reviewed before acceptance can be given.
It supports the publication of research in two general domains: Design and Aesthetics. Design refers to the development of visualisation as a creative design process. Aesthetics refers to the role of user experience in visualisation, as understood in three distinct components: aesthetic experience, experience of meaning, and emotional experience.
This symposium presents an opportunity to explore these issues and their consequences for the field of information visualization. In particular, we encourage the submission of design critiques; case studies, possibly with accompanying evaluation studies or critical reflections; position papers; or reports on the impact that visualization research or visualization use has had on the work and life of people. In this context, the story of failures or abandoned approaches can be as informative as descriptions of success. The fields of application are open, and can reach from traditional screen-based graphs, over innovative multi-touch interfaces, to dynamic media architecture displays."
Beware: the deadline is quite tight:
March 1 March 21. But honestly, you would not have started earlier, anyways - right? Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions, and we are really looking forward to your submissions.
This post was written by Moritz Stefaner, a researcher and freelance practitioner on the crossroads of design and information visualization. Occasionally, he blogs at well-formed-data.net.
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At the end of March the town of Melbourne Beach (in Florida, USA) has a Kite Festival. The sky over the beach is filled with colorful kites while kite surfers dot the ocean.
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Hi Ross. I have been working with a radiant barrier coating for 25-years now. Our coating goes on like paint, looks like paint and can be used as interior or exterior paint or as a roof coating. What makes ours exceptional is that it is not only a radiant barrier, it is an extremely effective as a conductive heat barrier also.
It retains heat in the winter.
I will be happy to send you a small cured sample if you would like to experiment with it.
My contact information is on my profile, so is our websites.
There are two factors I can think of when talking about radiant barriers:
1) Radiant barriers reflect heat both ways (in the winter they preserve the heat inside, which might be good)
2) When installing a radiant barrier right under the roof it will work to raise the temperature of the roof, which is also a problem if you have just a hot roof. And the problem is - your roofing will not last nearly as long when it's this much hotter. The way to go is to make the roof surface reflective.
Hi Jack.
I have 25 years of working with our radiant barrier coating / paint. We do every type of residential and commercial roof except wood shingles. I agree with you that a reflective barrier beneath a roof will make the roof hotter and give it a shorter life than expected.
However, when it comes to a radiant barrier coating applied to residential sloped roofs, hardly anyone wants a bright white roof. It shows evert little bit of dust, every pine needle and spot of bird poop, the neighbors hate it. We normally tint it with a few drops of brown, blue, or green and then the neighbors dont seem to mind.
Our coating is nor just a very effective radiant barrier, it is also an extremely effective conductive heat barrier.
Now, nefore I start on this aspect I want to state that if you talk about a radiant barrier roofing material that gets temperature reductions and resulting energy calculation that come out to more than 10% to 15%, people think you are nuts. We get calcs of 50%+ and have been getting that for 25 years.
As a conductive heat barrier, our coating has been applied on top of the black felt paper on new roofs and re-roofing projects and results in temperature reduction that come out to 38% to 50% year round. It can also be applied to the plywood before the black felt it installed and the same results.
We have found out over the years that by painting the sheetrock walls and ceilings in the building is the most effective way to uitilize our product and get the maximum energy savings year round.
We have had our reflective coating on the roofs of casinos in Las Vegas for over 20 years and they are just as effectrive and look the sam as the first week they were installed.
As far as applying ours to the felt or the plywood under the felt, their is no protection from the UV rays to the shingles as they will absorb that heat energy and will be unable to trasfer it to the inside of the building. That equals a hotter shingle and a reduced lifespan of the shingle.
We have alot of information on our website on what we do.
Our distributor in Texas can go anywhere in the US. It will never be available 'Off the shelf". It is a specialty coating and an elastomeric. If people treat it like paint, they will have some problems. It is 30 times thicker than paint, 65% solids. The formula is very sensitie to the addition of water, even though it is water based. Add 1 cup of water to a 5 gallon buchet and you just ruined it, it will lose its elastomeric properties and will not bond well.
We have a sales representative in Maryland. Our distributors in Texas or California can ship it anywhere.
At the risk of drawing the ire of the folks on here who sell radiant barrier products, everything I've learned has told me that a radiant barrier in cold climates like ours (I'm in Iowa) is a waste of money. We have had a number of firms selling various products in our area, and I've run across it in several home energy audits. In one case, a customer spent over $3,000 to put a radiant barrier on top of his attic floor when all he had in the floor cavity was 4" of cellulose! In other words, for a third of the cost he could have increased his attic R value to R-49+ and saved WAY more energy than the radiant barrier would save him!
Here's a link to a fantastic article about radiant barriers that you should read: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/radiant-barr...
Thank you so much for directing me to this article. It is clear, the best practice is to put your money into insulation. I like the fact that the writer sited some studies he had found.
Thanks again!
the US DOE at Oak Ridge National Lab, ONRL, have done some good work documenting the value of these in all 8 climate zones. See the web page at http://www.ornl.gov/sci/ees/etsd/btric/RadiantBarrier/index.shtml
It also has a good "pdf" of the article.
Living in Minnesota myself I can appreciate the lure of a "silver bullet", but this aint it.
As others have said: Air seal and insulate are they way to go in Our climate zones of 6 & 7.
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Since opening in 2011, Vera has cemented its cred as one of the quintessential wine bars in Chicago, renowned for its exemplary vino and one of the best sherry programs this side of the Mediterranean. But what most folks probably don't realize is that Vera is a hotbed for cider as well. As the pome-based potable continues to take off in Chicagoland (case in point the success of Virtue Cider and two forthcoming cider-focused bars and restaurants), Vera celebrates the beverage, giving it due diligence alongside its roster of wines and beers.
"We're very excited to see cider getting so much attention from the restaurant and beverage industry," says Liz Mendez, co-owner and beverage maven at Vera. "With our wine list focusing on Spanish, French, and Italian wines, it only makes sense for us to have ciders there as well." Last year, Vera put cider in the spotlight a little more by carving out its own niche on the beverage menu. "We felt they need a solo shining spot on the list, rather than be grouped with beer as they many times are on lists throughout the country," explains Mendez. The wine bar manages to go beyond cider's Johnny Appleseed stereotype as a purely Americana tipple, showcasing European traditions and pairings and thus educating guests on the broad scope of the cider world. Mendez notes that in Europe, cider from Asturias traditionally pairs with fabada, a warming bean stew similar to cassoulet. Try the combo at Vera and marvel at the most harmonious pairing since peanut butter met jelly. Also, in adhering to European custom, Vera pours cider from elevated porrons, so as to pronounce the aromatics inherent in such ciders.
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Adrian Pierce Rogers, (born Sept. 12, 1931, West Palm Beach, Fla.—died Nov. 15, 2005, Memphis, Tenn.), American minister who led the conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. He assumed leadership of the Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tenn., in 1972 and transformed it into a megachurch with a congregation of 29,000. Rogers served three times as the president of the SBC and promoted the doctrine of biblical inerrancy (belief in the literal truth of the Bible). He campaigned to eliminate liberals and moderates from Baptist seminaries and to keep women out of the clergy. Rogers also led a boycott of the Disney Co. to protest the company's policies that recognized gay rights.
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Hammer Films: The Unsung Heroes — The Team Behind the Legend
I dislike using the term, but it's the only one here that is accurate: insane. Wayne Kinsey's fourth volume of Hammer Studios lore, HAMMER FILMS: THE UNSUNG HEROES, contains an insane amount of detail and information about the famed British production company.
And when I say "insane," I don't say it in a frivolous manner. I mean that this book veers toward the pathologically obsessive in its attention to detail. I mean that the book not only covers the directors, producers and writers behind Hammer's memorable (and occasionally not-so-memorable) library of films in a comprehensive and illuminating way, it also covers the carpenters, set dressers, boom operators, script girls, stuntmen and even some extras.
You might think this is a bad thing, but you'd be wrong. Kinsey is not only a fine writer, he is also an exceptionally gifted editor. Drawing material from hundreds of interviews with key Hammer figures (as well as many peripherals), he weaves all this information into succinct, illuminating essays on the people behind the scenes. Some of the names are familiar and, despite the title of the book, hardly unsung (directors Terence Fisher and Freddie Francis, stop-motion guru Ray Harryhausen or composer James Bernard, for example).
Page after page, however, you encounter names that never made it up on the silver screen and yet whose work we have enjoyed for over half a century. Whether or not you're interested in these people, their stories contribute to a peculiarly brilliant oral history of the studio.
A large trade paperback printed on glossy paper and chock full of more than 1,000 illustrations comprised of photographs, production art, maps, music notes, blueprints and storyboards, this is a beautifully produced brick that any fan of Hammer films should own. It will also be of significant interest to anyone curious about film production in general.
Some of the backlot photographs are fantastic, such as Oliver Reed
resting on a chaise longue or Christopher Lee using the catering
services while wearing his Frankenstein's monster makeup. There are conceptual drawings for Reed's monster makeup in CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF, as well as elaborate blueprints for Hammer's famous studio sets.
The book is surprisingly intimate for what could honestly be called an encyclopedia, and it's a testament to the author's abilities as a writer and editor that it is as eminently readable as it is. If there is a criticism to be made, the lack of an index does make it harder to find information on specific films, although given the massive amount of detail included, I realize it likely would have added another 50 pages.
At 500 pages already, it's easy to be overwhelmed by this thick tome, but it's impossible to be unimpressed. While it may take me a year to page through the volume in its entirety, it will last on my shelf for decades given its useful and insightful contents. I should also note that Tomahawk titles tend to sell out quickly, so I highly recommend you pick it up swiftly if you have any interest in the subject matter. —JT Lindroos


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by Amanda Zangari for Pluto NASA Blog
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2016
My name is Amanda Zangari, and I've been a postdoc on the New Horizons mission for 2 0.5 years. It's been a wild ride, and it's amazing how the time has flown by. In the 85 years between Pluto's discovery and the New Horizons flyby, we've learned enough about the Pluto system to fill a textbook and several scientific journals.
Telescopes, cleverness, and lots and lots of math enabled us to figure out many of the basics of the Pluto-Charon system before New Horizons arrived, even if Pluto was just 11 pixels across in the best images taken from Earth. We knew that Pluto was brownish-red with dark and light patches, and that the surface was covered with nitrogen, methane and tholins-brown gunk made when UV light hits nitrogen and methane.
We also saw a patch of carbon monoxide at Pluto's brightest spot, which turned out to be the area that forms the left side of Pluto's 'heart,' which we informally call Sputnik Planum. We determined that Pluto's moon Charon has a surface that is instead made of water ice and is gray in color. (Charon's red "hair" at the north pole was a surprise!) We confirmed that we'd found all of Pluto's small satellites. We also knew that Charon did not have an atmosphere and Pluto did, and we've been studying it for over 25 years.
New Horizons finally brought Pluto and Charon into focus, and we got to see just how much of that patchy map - the result of measuring reflected light from Pluto at different angles - turned into mountains, ice flows and the bladed terrain that hasn't been seen anywhere else in the solar system.
I like to think of the whole experience as getting to look at the answer in the back of the book. To extend the back-of -the-book analogy, like many textbooks, we are only getting half the answer. With Pluto, that missing element isn't the even problems, but time. Our greatest images are from the July 14 closest encounter, and thus we only have one glimpse of one side of Pluto on one day. Yet these images show Pluto as an active world, undergoing volatile-ice transport and change.
One of my big interests is tying past ground-based observations together and comparing them to what has been seen by New Horizons. I've been working on several different projects to this effect.
The first project took place during New Horizons' journey to Pluto. I compiled all the available research journal articles to gather what measurements had been taken, and catalogued what longitude and latitude scale had been used to make measurements. In 2009, the IAU reversed the direction of Pluto's pole, reversing both the direction of longitude and latitude on Pluto. Without that change, Pluto's 'heart' would be upside down! Even before the change, latitude and longitude had been expressed in multiple different formats, official or not.
The next project I'm working on involves comparing measurements of Pluto's brightness taken by the New Horizons spacecraft between 2013 and 2015 against Hubble Space Telescope observations from 2002 and 2003. We'd like to see how Pluto's surface has changed in that time, as there is already possible evidence of change on Pluto between the 90s and the early 2000s.
Finally, as you can see in the figure below, I'm looking at stellar occultations of Charon, using the Charon topography New Horizons imaged, to check if known features influenced these past results.
Making ground-based comparisons to New Horizons is extremely important. Until we go back to Pluto (I'd love to see an orbiter), the only way we'll be able to watch Pluto evolve is from Earth-based telescopes.
If we've learned anything from the flyby, we've learned that Pluto is worth continuing to watch.
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The Cleveland Indians held a press conference to announce the signing of OF Nick Swisher.
The Ohio State alum has a career batting average of .256 with 251 doubles, 9 triples, 209 home runs and 673 RBI in 1209 games over nine seasons with the A's, White Sox and Yankees since 2004. The 2010 American League All-Star is one of just three American Leaguers to hit at least 20 home runs in each of the last eight seasons (2005-12), joining Paul Konerko and David Ortiz.
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There's a scene where Day-Lewis' character, Daniel Plainview, is sitting on the beach with his stepbrother. He says, "Yeah, we can get liquored up and go to the Peachtree dance." The brother doesn't respond to this inside family reference, and you can tell this makes Daniel realize this man is not really his stepbrother. Day-Lewis' back is hunched. He puts his head down and then looks at the other actor. His eyes are squinting. Then he turns and puts his head all the way down, and you can see his disappointment because he thought he'd found his sibling and it turns out the guy is an impostor. Two scenes later, he wakes up the man in the tent where they are sleeping and shoots him.
There's another scene where Day-Lewis expresses Plainview's emotions through physicality. It's where Paul Dano as the preacher is asking the congregation if anyone requires salvation. Daniel says he does but only because he wants the land held by an older, wealthy gentleman who has said he will only give it to Plainview if he will accept Christ. The preacher tells Plainview to confess that he's rejected his son. He doesn't want to admit this, but you can see the shame on Day-Lewis' face and in the way he has his head down and glances up slightly. His attitude and feelings are all within his eyes and shoulders. Then he changes and sees that the whole thing is a joke. He starts to laugh inside because Plainview realizes this confession is a charade, and a little smile crosses his face. Even as Dano is slapping him and yelling at him to confess, he's still sort of laughing at the preacher as a fool.
Alphonso McAuley is starring on Fox's "Breaking In" and TV One's "Love That Girl." His film credits include "Fat Albert," "Nim's Island," "Pride," and "Glory Road." He frequently performs at comedy clubs in Los Angeles.


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New Zealand Scuttles Carbon Tax
20 December 2005
|New Zealand's GHG mix is heavier on methane than many Kyoto nations.
New Zealand Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues David Parker announced the government is not proceeding with its proposed carbon tax (earlier post) and will instead consider other ways to ensure New Zealand meets its commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The decision not to implement the carbon tax follows a whole of government review of climate change policy, which the government called for in June. The government has asked officials to undertake further policy work. This report is due to ministers in March.
The carbon tax would have been set at NZ$15 (US$11) per tonne and introduced in April 2007. As outlined in 2002, this would have added around NZ$0.01 (US$0.007) to the cost of a unit of electricity, about NZ$0.04 (US$0.03) to a liter of gasoline, NZ$0.46 (US$0.34) to a 9kg bottle of LPG and NZ$0.68 (US$0.50) to a 20kg bag of coal. The government estimates a weekly financial impact on the typical New Zealand household of about NZ$4 (US$2.90) per week for electricity, gasoline, and other fuels.
The government has decided not to implement a carbon tax, or any other broad based tax, in the first commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol. Officials now advise that the proposed carbon tax would not cut emissions enough to justify its introduction.
... The government takes seriously the threat that human-induced climate change poses to our environment, economy, and way of life. We have an obligation to do something about it, and we will.
It is important that we modify climate change policies in light of [the booming of the New Zealand economy since 1990]. They need to be fair to everyone, from residential consumers and small businesses to major energy users and power generators.—David Parker
Other policies linked to the carbon tax, such as Negotiated Greenhouse Agreements for major energy users and emitters, are likely to be retained in some form.
The composition and the concentration of New Zealand's greenhouse emissions differs from those of other Kyoto Annex I countries, and this affects the feasibility of the range of available mitigation options, according to the review panel.
Methane emissions from enteric fermentation, combined with nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils, account for more than half of New Zealand's total gross emissions. The comparable figure for the European Union is just 12%.
Agriculture alone contributes around 4.5% of GDP, and total primary-sector produce accounts for around two-thirds of New Zealand total exports. The significance of these emissions presents a particular challenge, as cost-effective mitigation options for agriculture are currently limited.
|The CO2 component of GHG emissions for select countries.
For most Annex I countries, carbon dioxide accounts for over 75% of gross emissions. In New Zealand, it accounts for just 46%. This also reflects the contribution of renewable energy sources (in particular, hydro) to New Zealand electricity generation.
The review panel worried that while the contribution of new renewables (in particular, wind) is projected to increase, the fact that the country's electricity supply is already relatively low in emissions intensity by world standards means that the scope for mitigation from fuel switching is more limited than for many other countries.
In regard to our Kyoto obligations, these challenges are compounded by the 1990 baseline. In 1990, New Zealand was emerging from a period of low growth, associated with significant economic reforms and restructuring. Since then, our growth has been higher than many other Annex I countries, and indeed higher than expected when we ratified the Kyoto Protocol. The 1990 baseline therefore means we begin at a trough and span a period of strong growth—from New Zealand's perspective, an unfortunate confluence of factors.
Areas on which officials will report back on in March include:
Incentivizing investment in renewable energy
Encouraging new tree planting and reducing deforestation
Improving fuel efficiency of the transport fleet
Assessing options for a narrow-based carbon tax on major energy users and emitters who do not meet world best practice
Improving energy efficiency and conservation.
Parker said the agriculture sector, which accounts for approximately 50% of New Zealand's emissions, would be protected from any broad-based price measure. It is anticipated that some of the money saved by the sector will be reinvested in research and development.
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Lindsay Lohan rejected a judge's offer to end a felony grand theft case early on Wednesday, signaling the actress intends to fight a case filed over a necklace she has been accused of stealing from a upscale jewelry store.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz never publicly detailed the terms of his offer to Lohan, but said if she pleaded no contest or guilty in the case, he would sentence her to jail. Prosecutors are also seeking jail time for the "Mean Girls" star, who was on probation for a 2007 drunken driving case when a store in Venice told police that Lohan had taken a necklace without permission in January.
Lohan's attorney Shawn Holley notified the prosecutor handling the case that Lohan would not be taking Schwartz's plea offer, district attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison said. Wednesday was the deadline for Lohan to notify Schwartz of her intentions and she will now be required to appear in court on April 22 for a preliminary hearing.
The hearing will be conducted by a new judge - the fourth one Lohan has faced in the past year - who will determine whether there is enough evidence for Lohan to stand trial on the felony grand theft charge.
If the judge rules Lohan should stand trial, the actress could immediately be sentenced for a probation violation and sent to jail for the fourth time.
The actress, 24, has pleaded not guilty to the charge and denied wrongdoing.


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Tales from the 5th Street Gym is the first book to chronicle the fascinating history of the 5th Street Gym from one of its insiders - Dr. Ferdie Pacheco - with crucial contributions from Tom Archdeacon, Angelo Dundee, Suzanne Dundee Bonner, Enrique Encinosa, Howard Kleinberg, Ramiro Ortiz, Edwin Pope, Bob Sheridan, and Budd Schulberg. Discover the secret history of one of boxing's most hallowed grounds, as Pacheco recalls the rise, heyday, and fall of the "sweet science" at Miami Beach.
Ferdie Pacheco, the "Fight Doctor", is a physician, boxing analyst, screenwriter, author, and artist. After serving 15 years as Muhammad Ali's physician and corner man, he began a career as a boxing analyst for NBC, Showtime, and Univision. He received an Emmy Award for his work on a series of specials on Ali's greatest fights. His most recent book is Blood in My Coffee: The Life of the Fight Doctor.
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Country music artist Alan Jackson will perform at a free concert in Mineral Sunday evening.
The Louisa County town, which was at the epicenter of a 5.8-magnitude earthquake this past August 23, won the right to stage the concert back in October via an online competition sponsored by the website eventful.com. The town of just over 400 people received over 31,000 votes.
Jackson, who has won two Grammy Awards and 17 Academy of Country Music Awards, will perform in the parking lot of Louisa County High School. The concert is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., with Jackson scheduled to take the stage at 8:00 p.m. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. and concert-goers are advised to arrive early.
Parking will be available at Walton Park, the Mineral Baptist Church, The Farmer's Market, and the Mineral Fire Hall. Shuttles will bring concert-goers to the show from Millers Market and the Fire Hall.
During the show, funds will be raised for the Louisa Education Foundation, which is aiding the county's public schools in their ongoing rebuilding efforts.


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Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.1, JellyBean Update Starts Rolling Out
The Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.1, JellyBean update finally starting rolling out this week.
The software upgrade is now available in Spain and should reach other countries in the near future.
This update is different from the ROM that was leaked a few months back and runs JellyBean with a January 2013 build date.
JellyBean brings the new TouchWiz Nature UI to the Galaxy S2, finally updating Samsung's old version that has been on the smartphone since its launch in 2011.
Performance improvements such as expandable and actionable notifications and Google Now are also now available with the software update.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus with Android 4.1.2, JellyBean pre-installed was confirmed for release earlier this month.
Samsung will launch the beefed up version of its wildly popular handset in the near future and it will come with Android 4.1.2, JellyBean out of the box.
The device will be powered by a Broadcom chipset with a dual-core Cortex-A9 processor clocked at 1.2GHz with 1GB RAM. It will also come with the same WVGA Super AMOLED Plus screen as the original Galaxy S2 that launched in 2011.
Other specifications on the Galaxy S2 Plus include an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording, a 2-megapixel front camera, 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, dual-band Wi-Fi, 8GB of built-in storage, and a microSD card slot for memory expansion.
NFC (near-field-communications) will also be optional for the Galaxy S2 Plus. Without NFC, the device will measure in at 8.5mm thick while the NFC-ready version will be slightly thicker at 8.9mm.
The other dimensions for the handset are 125.3 x 66.1 regardless of whether the model features NFC or not. These are the same measurements as those featured on the original version. However, it is a bit heavier than the old Galaxy S2 as it weighs 121g. The battery is the same as the old version with 1650mAh capacity.


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Spencer Co. Ministerial Association Community Easter Services
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE - 12 noon at Second Baptist Church. Bro. Gary Mills, pastor of the First Baptist Church will bring the message. Everyone is invited.
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE - 7 a.m. on Sunday, March 27 at Elk Creek Baptist Church. Brother Greg Taylor, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, will bring the message that morning. Everyone is invited.
Plum Creek Baptist Easter Egg Hunt
There's a group of young people in Spencer County whose compassion has been strengthened with first-hand experience when it comes to understanding and helping the homeless.
The youth at All Saints Catholic Church this past Saturday night participated in the first All Saints Cardboard Charity Campout, and while the name may suggest a fun time, the aim was serious and the conditions Friday night ensured lasting lessons were learned.
Do you ever feel weak? I don't mean physically weak, though I am sure that happens sometimes. No, I mean a kind of deep weakness that steals into your heart and life. The kind of weakness that makes everything an effort. The kind of weakness that might be called depression or exhaustion. The kind of weakness that robs color from your day and paints everything in shades of grey.
Recently, my daughter spent three days in Kosair Children's Hospital. The issue was severe dehydration. The nurses kept giving her bags of fluids, and liquids to drink to help her body replenish what fluids she had lost. As I watched and prayed over her, God reminded me of the story of the woman at the well who spoke with Jesus. This is a profound story because what I realized is that at times … I am severely dehydrated, but not from lack of fluids. I become spiritually dehydrated.
March Gladness Revival at Christian Lifeline Center
Christian Lifeline Center, located at 174 Taylorsville Road, will be holding March Gladness Revivals every Sunday in March. The church invites you to join them each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. On March 6, the services will be conducted by Pastor Edgardo Leon, March 13 will be Pastor Tee Freeman, March 20 will be Pastor Laura Swann, and on March 27, Easter Sunday, Evangelist J.D. Redmon will preach. There will also be an Easter egg hunt after Easter services.
I have holey shoes. Not Holy, as in sanctified or Godly shoes, just shoes with a hole in them. I found the hole in my shoes one day last week when I was walking my dog Molly. Now Molly doesn't care about the weather. Rain or shine, she wants her walk at least twice a day. So one day it was pouring rain, I put on a coat and hat, grabbed my umbrella and off we went.
I drink a lot of water: I like water. Drinking water usually saves a couple of bucks at restaurants, so maybe I'm just cheap, but I really do actually like water. Do you remember when water only came out of the faucet? When I was a kid, no one ever thought about buying water at the grocery store.
Lenten Services at Risen Lord Lutheran Church
Risen Lord Lutheran Church, 5138 Taylorsville Road, will be holding Lenten services on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. during the Lenten season. For more information, contact the church at 477-6557.
Lenten Fish Dinners at All Saints Church
Did you ever watch shows like "America's Funniest Home Videos?" We used to watch it a lot, just because it is funny, lighthearted, and our granddaughter would laugh her head off. I still watch it when I get a chance.
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In a weekly post, we'll talk about where teams in the NFC East sit after each weekend of play.
1. New York Giants (8-5) — Clinging to a narrow lead in the division, the Giants came through when they needed to to keep a lead over the Redskins and Cowboys with a convincing win over the New Orleans Saints in which rookie running back David Wilson had a breakout game both offensively and on special teams as he returned a kickoff for a touchdown and posted over 300 total yards.
2. Washington Redskins (7-6) — Despite losing RG3 to a knee injury late in the game, the Redskins were able to squeeze out an overtime win over the Baltimore Ravens behind another rookie quarterback — Michigan State-ex Kirk Cousins. It looked like the Cowboys might able to pull ahead of the Redskins when RG3 went down but Cousins came in and looked like a seasoned vet, showing why the Redskins drafted two quarterbacks last April.
3. Dallas Cowboys (7-6) — The Cowboys had their most impressive win in years on Sunday as they beat the Bengals on the road in come-from-behind fashion. Of course, there was a lot of underlying emotion going into the game surrounding the death of practice-squad linebacker Jerry Moore and the arrest of starting defensive tackle Josh Brent. The Cowboys aren't out of this thing yet, but we'll see how they respond after a week of dealing with the tragedy when they play the Steelers on Sunday.
4. Philadelphia Eagles (4-9) — It finally happened! The Eagles snapped their eight-game skid and can finally quit hearing about how the Philadelphia Phillies have a more recent win than them. They did it behind a huge game from rookie quarterback Nick Foles, who had his best showing yet since taking over for Michael Vick.


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Nike has raised prices on its Elite and Limited NFL jersey styles, according to ESPN's Darren Rovell:
The Game jersey, which is the cheapest replica, will still cost $100. But the price of the Limited jersey, which has embroidered twill numbers and letters in place of the silicon printing on the Game jersey, has jumped from $135 to $150. The Elite jersey, which is the closest to what the players wear on the field and boasts being water repellent and has a tighter, tailored fit to the body, went up nearly 20 percent to $295, up from $250.
The logic here is obvious: Most people just want the most basic jersey possible. But if you're really picky enough to want a shirt with stitched numbers, you're probably the kind of fan that can and will fork over a little more.


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'Joseph McCarthy Popped the Lid to His Coffin With a Full-on Woody When He Heard That Statement'
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I have known Chief David Belardes [Matt Coker's "Chief Belardes Makes His Stand," Feb. 6] since the early '80s when my wife and I moved to San Juan Capistrano. I supported Belardes during my 12 years on the City Council as a knowledgeable person with principles, integrity and ethics, though not perfect.
I have witnessed the confrontations with the Mission, Mechelle Lawrence-Adams (a former city employee) and Father Art Holquin, who needs to define humble.
I support Belardes to this day, and am willing to bet that the Mission et al. will lose should they persist in this lawsuit.
Dave Swerdlin, San Juan Capistrano, via ocweekly.com
Really spicy authentic Thai? Sushi? My two favorites, executed well, TOGETHER [Edwin Goei's "You Got Thai Food in My Sushi!" Feb. 6]!? [Head explodes.]
That was my first reaction just seeing the review blurb on the main page, but I see in your comment on the menu that you beat me to my remark!
Melissa, Tustin, via ocweekly.com
I couldn't agree more on the legalization of "drugs" [Gustavo Arellano's ¡Ask a Mexican! Feb. 6]. I mean, the sheer hypocrisy of seeing liquor stores all over the place dispensing the notorious elixir alcohol and then to turn around and tell everyone, "Just say no to drugs," is ridiculous.
On top of that you have Mexico totally being destroyed from within just to satisfy the inelastic gringo demand for their ever-loving "high."
USA=Spanish verb which means to use (syn. demand, exploit and abuse).
Marcelino, Downey, via ocweekly.com
Flushing condoms is damn-near impossible and quite irresponsible [Hey, You! Feb. 6]. Dispose of them in the trash and keep your LA River white fish out of the waste water.
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As long as the Latino culture remains tolerant of gang participation at the family level, Sergio Farias and others should not be surprised when Latino communities are targeted by law enforcement [Daffodil J. Altan's "South Side Story," Jan. 30]. If a "friend of his brother's taught him to be afraid of gangs early on," just where the hell was Sergio's father when it was time to hear such a message?
Socialists like Farias can wave their Che Guevara signs and shout racism all they want, but it won't mean shit until Latinos start taking parenting seriously.
Anonymous, Santa Ana
If a person does not try to prove they are innocent, "that's also an admission of guilt, if you ask me," says Assistant DA John Anderson. Joseph McCarthy popped the lid to his coffin with a full-on-woody when he heard that statement.
George Orwell, Newport Beach
That fucking interview rocked [Vickie Chang's "A Skitch in Time," Jan. 16]. You write well. I have skated for 31 years, and there is still a lot to learn about the history and how to skate! Good for you for filling a void in skate journalism that needed to be filled. You're not Thrasher, but they have stuff they have to cover monthly and it's not a lot of text history. I know Dale Smith, and after your article, I know him more. Good luck with things and thanks for the piece.
Darrel Delgado, via e-mail
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Sorry, Skitch [Hitchcock]. You crossed the line when you bagged on the Z-Boys to establish your legacy. Jay Adams in particular defined the surf-influenced style from that era. As for the bunny hops, your toes grabbing the board for "gorilla grip" airs were not functional (nor applicable to surfing); that credit goes to an East Coaster, Alan "Ollie" Gelfand.
In a way, you did influence modern skateboarding as the Z-Boys, Badlanders and all of the OC skaters that followed moved as far away from the gymnastics hand stand (thumb brakes) deal as possible and into pools and pipes. Also, it was Duane Peters who did the first loop (sans tracks). The tracks were added so anybody (i.e., you and Tony Jetton) could do it consistently for the show. Props to your brother for the balls to shoot Signal Hill and other OC skaters mentioned in the article.
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LAS VEGAS, NV -- It's difficult to believe that five years ago some wondered if Patrice Bergeron's career might be over, or at the very least severely compromised because of a concussion that forced him to miss nearly an entire season with the Bruins.
But Bergeron has come back stronger than ever, and he was among the NHL's best at the Wynn Resort and Casino on Tuesday afternoon for the NHL Awards press availability.
Bergeron was named a finalist for the Selke Trophy, given to the NHL's best defensive forward, along with St. Louis forward David Backes and Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk. It's stiff competition, but Bergeron stands a good shot at his first award after dominating in the face-off circle and finishing among the NHL's top-5 in plusminus this season.
Add that to 20-plus goals and 60-plus points for Bergeron, and it appears that No. 37 is finally ready to move onto the league's radar. He's gone from the NHL's most underrated player to it's most respected two-way center in the span of a year.
All that being said, Bergeron will never place too much value in an individual award whether he wins or loses.
"It's a great honor to be here and the Selke is something that I've always held in high regard," said Bergeron. "But I also don't get too hung up on these awards. I'd take a Stanley Cup over an award any day of the week."
Bergeron battled through a strained oblique during the playoff series loss to the Washington Capitals, and that underscored just how important the center's health is to the team's success. Bergeron couldn't battle at full strength and he couldn't take face-offs, and the Bruins were a lesser team for it.
B's Captain Zdeno Chara has had an appreciation for Bergeron's impact on the team while watching him grow over the years.
"A player like Bergie is somebody that I have the ultimate respect for," said Chara, "He has the kind of ability to be one of the top offensive players in terms of points, but he also understands the importance of playing a two-way game.
"His individual offensive game might suffer a bit while he pays attention to detail on defense, but it's all done in order to make a stronger team. That's what we're all about."
Bergeron has the best chance of any Bruins player to bring home hardware after last season. That's truly saying something given just how many wondered whether Bergeron would ever be able to reach his potential after the course of his career changed so drastically five years ago.


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Thursday, 14 February 2008
Beardies and close shaves
For example, I've spent the majority of my life surrounded by Bearded Collies. I have always explained this by saying, they are a nightmare to keep clean but that have the loveliest natures. Complex and entertaining, sensitive but basically lovely. Some super bright, some (often the boys!) very definitely not pin-sharp - but all gentle souls that love people with differing levels of bounce.
In all my time around the breed I had only found one that was sharp, that bit without growling and meant it. But he had a weird growth on his head so I assumed he was slightly brain damaged.
My own lovely Sal loved people, but didn't like other dogs - but her excuse was having been isolated for her key learning months when she had parvovirus.
So yesterday I was stunned when I picked up Oscar from the groomers. He hadn't done anything bad, far from it.
"We love Oscar so much, he's so gentle - not like the other Beardies we see."
Apparently the others are really snappy, and that's an experienced groomer speaking - used to dealing with all sorts of bad behaviour.
That reminded me of a chap I'd met a few months before, I'd admired his Beardie and he'd shown me his arm. Many years previously he'd been grooming his dog when he says "it suddenly" bit him. The scar was enormous. He'd kept the dog and loved it to pieces, but had ever after booked him in for grooming at a salon.
I find this puzzling. Are grumpy, bitey Beardies national or local? Is our local groomer's experience isolated? Has someone mucked up the temperament in breeding for other qualities?
Or is it more complex than that? Is it that people who aren't very assertive feel drawn to Beardies because of their big-softy reputation. They don't groom the dog until it's full of knots. Then when it hurts and the dog bites the comb (all mine have tried that one!) the unassertive owner shows fear, backs off and calls up the grooming salon where another bitey Beardie adds to the emerging stereotype.
Oscar loves being groomed. Yesterday morning he was squeaking with excitement to see his lovely groomer, and he loves flirting with all the Poodles in there!
I do hope the essence of Beardies isn't being lost. The dog I love is beautiful on the outside, but it's the inner qualities that I admire the most. There's a poet inside every Beardie, look into those eyes and you are lost!
Do you groom? Is my perception of the Beardie of today still being big softies naive?
6 comments:
- Em said...
In the 1970s, my family had a beardie, Duke. He was my best mate and I loved him dearly. However, he couldn't be groomed - he had to be doped first as otherwise he'd bite the groomer. If he was teased, he snapped. If you tried to step over him when he was sleeping, he snapped (which was unfortunate for my parents as he slept in their doorway). In all other respects he was a wonderful dog and like I say, he was my best friend when I was a kid - but yes, he was definitely grumpy. So I don't quite know where you've got this idea of all beardies being big softies from - his entire family had a slightly bad-tempered strain and other beardie owners reported the same experience as us - and that was 30 years ago!! One common thing as well was that a lot of them disliked being groomed and the only way round it was to brush them gently every few days from when they were tiny, to get them used to it.
- 14 February 2008 at 09:56
- Beverley Cuddy said...
What a cutie! Maybe I do have selective memories of my Beardies! I've just remembered that Annie would chase you if you stood on her toe by accident and Misty would often nip you on the bottom and run away when you were pegging out the washing. Rose-coloured spectacles probably made me think of these being examples of the breed's keen sense of humour! And Magic once bit my Mum on the knee - but we always said it was because she put her knee in the way when he was barking!
I think they are often very bright and if they don't want to do something they'll find a way to get out of it. My first dog Chi-Chi found training classes really dull and used to run off and hide in the gents as she knew I couldn't go in there to get her out!
Grooming has to be incentivised and started early, and with all that hair can be a major chore. But our girls and boys never objected and often volunteered for it - I suspect they wanted the treats! We did have a miracle grooming spray too that made the knots slide out - really does help if it doesn't hurt.
- 14 February 2008 at 10:19
I have to confess that all of the handful of Beardies that I've encountered, both in the USA when I worked in a vet clinic as well as those on this side of the pond have been rather snappy.
I don't hate Beardies by any means, but I have learnt through my experiences to be cautious around them.
- 14 February 2008 at 15:18
- Skidge said...
I have a slate beardie called Digby. He has a nightmare coat as well! He doesn't snap at people, but just wants to give furry hugs lots of the time - especially when covered in mud!
He can be grumpy in other ways - bit of growling for attention and will try and raid cheese out of my jacket on walks. He loves other people and dogs but has developed a phobia of big parks at the moment, which we are dealing with.
However, I used a groomer recently that has ruined his coat. She phoned up after 2 and half hours to say he was ready and my Mum was on the grooming run, went to get him. The groomer had hacked large chunks of his coat out and shaved his legs. As he is only 18 months old his coat had only just finished coming through and was a bit matted when he went - but then he spends lots of time out side in grass, streams etc. She also charged me an extortionate amount - well above any other rate I have encountered. He won't be going back there.
We do brush him at home - bribed by chicken and he is allowed to chew the decoy brush. He has hated the brush since we got him at 12 weeks and I can only assume the breeder was no nonsense when she came to grooming - whereas I am a novice and can be fooled by the beardie "look" with his eyes. However I would expect a groomer to take the best part of the day to do him and also not hack like has happened.
I am sure Beardies only snap when threatened. They are quite a nervy breed, and I suppose if my hair was being pulled hard to get knots out I'd complain. Digs has never had any complaints about snapping. He also LOVES the vets and practically breaks the door down to get into the surgery!
- 16 February 2008 at 19:15
- Sam said...
Hey, i'm a dog groomer and to be honest all the beardies we get in are snappy! Athough 9 times out of 10 its because the owners have left it way to long between grooms and the dog is matted, so its not really their fault.
- 16 February 2008 at 20:15
- Skidge said...
Hi Sam
I should have said I had used other groomers and Digby behaved perfectly for them.. I was just highlighting one that couldn't be bothered and charged me loads...
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Today Barnes and Noble announced the Nook Tablet, their latest device that they intend will compete with the Amazon Kindle Fire. In my opinion the announcement of this $249 device helps sharpen the picture of the tablet market into low-end and high-end tiers.
The high-end tablet tier is dominated by the Apple iPad as no other tablet manufacturer has been able to come up with a serious competitor. Google's Android 3.0, "Honeycomb" tablets were intended to be competitive alternatives, but Google and their hardware partners have not been able to produce compelling devices that cause one to chose it over an iPad.
Barnes and Noble shocked mobile industry observers by selling a respectable number of the Nook Color, which has been their premier 7-inch, LCD color eReader. The old-school bookstore smartly embraced a mobile enthusiast market who bought the cheaper tablet to root it and install a standard version of Android in replacement of the customized version that ships with the device. B&N was also helped by Amazon who did not have a color version of the Kindle until they announced the Fire, which is still not shipping.
Shoppers interested in buying a tablet, but who don't want to spend $499 on one, will find the $200-$249 prices much more attractive, and both Amazon and Barnes and Noble hope consumers will be satisfied with a good enough tablet at a lower price. The Nook Tablet has more storage capacity and program memory which it thinks makes it a better media device.
B&N hopes better hardware specs plus an optimized version of Netflix pre-installed will persuade people to buy it over the Amazon Fire. Amazon counters with their entire ecosystem that includes books (like B&N), music, video, apps, and storage. Neither Amazon or Barnes and Noble are advertising their products as competitors with the iPad.
With the two ends of the market being established, one has to wonder whether there is room in the middle. Can HTC, Motorola, and Samsung develop tablets based on Ice Cream Sandwich that are more compelling than the iPad, Nook, and Kindle Fire? I am not too sure, and wouldn't it be interesting if Apple brought to market a 7-inch tablet at a $350 price?


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When you stay at Hilton Woodcliff Lake in Woodcliff Lake, you'll be in the business district and within the vicinity of Blue Hill Golf Course and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. This spa hotel is within the vicinity of Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Learning Center and Orangetown Historical Museum and Archives.
Make yourself at home in one of the 338 air-conditioned rooms featuring MP3 docking stations. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
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ROSWELL, Ga. – Someone led Roswell police on a wild goose chase April 30, posing as a child threatening to kill herself as part of a prank called "swatting."
Police received a 911 call from someone claiming they were chatting online with someone posing as an 11-year-old Roswell girl who was threatening to hang herself. The chat allegedly occurred on the teen website www.yourlifeyourvoice.org, which helps teenagers with their problems.
The website tracked the IP address of the person chatting to a Belcourt Parkway address.
Police responded to the address and found no such teenager. They had AT&T search for the girl's address, which returned a Spring Ridge Drive residence. Police arrived and were informed the girl was safe and asleep in bed. Her email address had been hacked.
According to Roswell Police Spokeswoman Lisa Holland, this is a scam called "swatting."
"We've had this before here [in Roswell]," she said. "This one isn't as bad as where there's an active crime."
The idea is someone pranks the police department about a fake crime being committed. Often, it is a violent crime in progress. Police can respond with the SWAT team and armed officers. Thus, the term "swatting."
Holland said such a prank can turn dangerous.
"[Officers] are going into a house where nothing is happening and the homeowners are scared," Holland said. "They may shoot at us. This could also potentially be very dangerous to the police officers and the homeowners we are responding to."


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Will the real Adrian Peterson return from injury?
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is helped off the field after tearing his ACL on Saturday. (AFP)
If there is one thing we know about the NFL, it is that the career-expectancy of a top-flight running back is measured one season at a time.
With that in mind, have we seen the last of Adrian Peterson? Oh, Peterson will be back. Be sure of that.
He suffered a devastating knee injury in what was a meaningless game at the end of a lost Vikings season and the first reaction of anyone who saw the replay was to grab his own knee in painful sympathy.
Peterson tore his ACL and his MCL, the medial and lateral meniscus (cartilage) and suffered muscle damage as well.
Surgery is expected within the next week and he will then be out of commission for eight or nine months. He may miss the start of next season.
But will the guy who emerges from months and months of rehab torture be the same slashing running back who signed a seven-year, $100-million contract extension in September?
The same guy who has been the best running back in the league the past five years, with 64 TDs and 6,752 yards?
Everyone was quick to point to Wes Welker, who rebounded from a similar injury without noticable depletion in production.
But Welker is a receiver, plying his trade for the most part in the open field, not the trenches where running backs must work.
"Wes Welker's rare," Vikings coach Leslie Frazier told Sports Illustrated.
"But I talked to Adrian on the plane on the way home. He's down, of course. But he will attack his rehab viciously. He is such a strong-minded guy. We won't know everything about the damage until the surgery is done, but we think if everything goes perfectly, Adrian will be back to play at the start of next season.
"I think he'll turn out to be one of those case studies people look at when they want to see how a guy rehabbed to come back strong."
That could be wishful thinking on the part of a coach with a guilty conscience.
Some folks around the NFL are wondering why Peterson, who was previously injured badly enough (high ankle sprain) to be a questionable starter on Saturday, was in this game against Washington at all.
What was to be gained?
One critic was Charley Casserly, a former NFL GM who is an analyst for CBS Sports.
"As GM, I would have gone to the coach and suggested we drag his rehab out for the rest of the season," wrote Casserly. "Winning a game or two here at the expense of losing your best player is not worth it."
Not only did the Lions clinch their first playoff berth since 1999, but they ended the AFC's dominance in interleague play. The Lions' 38-10 victory over the San Diego Chargers gave the NFC a 33-31 edge. It's the first time the NFC has won an interconference year since 1995. .... The Raiders will likely set NFL single-season records for penalties and penalty yards in Week 17 against San Diego. They lead the NFL with 155 penalties for 1,294 yards and are just four penalties and 11 penalty yards shy of breaking both marks. The 1998 Chiefs own the records with 158 penalties for 1,304 yards. Oakland had 15 penalties for 92 yards Saturday against Kansas City ... You probably saw and marvelled at Cincinnati's Jerome Simpson's full-front flip for a TD over a defensive player's head. Bengals coach Marv Lewis wasn't so thrilled. "You just have to be careful," Lewis said. "There's other ways to score. It's him and a linebacker, so just cut back and score the easy way."
The Texans are expecting to have WR Andre Johnson back in the lineup against Tennessee. Johnson returned to practice on Monday after missing the past three games with a left hamstring injury. .... Tony Romo and Felix Jones may both be listed as "questionable" by the Cowboys for Sunday's showdown against the Giants in New Jersey but New York head coach Tom Coughlin isn't buying it. "They're playing," Coughlin said. "Believe me, they're playing." .... Green Bay corner Charles Woodson is not ready to gloss over the Packers defensive shortcomings: "Physically, we still have some problems. We just give up way too many things on a consistent basis. We're just not playing good football at times. Everybody on this team, to the man, has to look within himself and get the job done."


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"The goal is four to six months," said Hideaway spokesperson Janie Harris. "The adjustors have been in, so we can begin the cleanup, but we're still waiting to hear from the structural engineers about how much will have to be rebuilt."
Nothing can be salvaged of the kitchen. The early morning fire, which was started by an electrical short, began between the ceiling and roof in the kitchen. Harris said it smoldered for several hours before it became severe enough to trigger the alarm.
The entire building is damaged with soot and smoke, including some of the original art.
Staff at the location has been reassigned to other Hideaway stores until rebuilding is complete. Harris said that the company wanted to provide for its employees as much as possible; one local bank has offered to set up a fund for the restaurant workers.
"We've been very appreciative of the outpouring of support from the community," Harris said. "Our social-networking sites were filled with messages of support. (Nearby restaurants) West and Iguana offered to feed people, store food or do whatever they could to help. We're very grateful for all the support."


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Interrelations between Education, Health, Income and Economic Development in Europe with Emphasis on New Members of European Union
This study looks at how health, education, and economic development are inter-related in the case of Europe. Factorial analyses besides econometric models, implemented on a panel data from EUROSTAT show that the included variables are interrelated. The new members of the European Union are found to be investing in education, research and development and health care. Furthermore, they have high economic growth and high improvements in education and health state indicators. However, the instability and economic risks that have appeared during the transition process do affect the level of social protection. The existing social protection system increases poverty rates and slows the convergence towards developed economies. Two main directions for enhancing human development in EU new member economies are identified. They include the strengthening of the social protection system to target the vulnerable members affected by the transition process besides increasing expenditure on research and development.
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Teemu Hartikainen gave Edmonton an early lead with his first two goals of the season, Devan Dubnyk made 32 saves and the Oilers beat Anaheim 2-1 on Sunday night in the Ducks' final home game of the season.
Teemu Selanne scored for the Ducks, and Jonas Hiller stopped 13 shots. Hiller, who has set franchise records with 70 starts and 71 appearances, finished his home slate 19-16-2.
Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf had a goal disallowed that would have tied it. Television replays confirmed that his slap shot from the top of the right circle got past Dubnyk a split-second after time expired in the second period.
A delayed penalty was about to be called against the Oilers when Getzlaf took the shot, and Eric Belanger spent the first 2 minutes of the third in the box for holding. Anaheim came up empty on the ensuing power play and finished 0 for 5 overall. Edmonton got its only power-play opportunity when Cam Fowler was sent off for tripping with 4:39 to play.
The Oilers pounced on a sloppy turnover in the Ducks' zone and scored just 15 seconds after the opening faceoff while many in the standing-room-only crowd of 17,266 were still finding their seats on "Fan Appreciation Night."
Luca Sbisa misplayed a cross-ice pass from defense partner Sheldon Brookbank, and Jordan Eberle gained control of the puck before setting up Hartikainen in the shot for a 30-foot wrist shot that beat Hiller to the glove side. The 21-year-old left wing from Finland, playing in his 14th game this season and 26th in the NHL, scored again on a deflection of defenseman Ray Whitney's wrist shot from the left point at 6:04.
Selanne, who leads Anaheim with 65 points despite the fact that he turns 42 years old on July 3, put the Ducks on the board at 14:12 of the first with his 26th goal and 663rd of his career.
Niklas Hagman skated the puck out from behind the net as he was being checked by Sam Gagner, then spun around and passed it between Whitney's legs to Selanne for an easy tap-in at the right of the crease. Hagman earned his 300th NHL point on the play.
Selanne isn't expected to announce whether he will return for a 20th NHL season until sometime in July, when he and his family return to Southern California from a 10-week stay in his native Finland. If he returns, he would become the 54th non-goaltender to play at least part of 20 NHL seasons.
The crowd gave Selanne a standing ovation when he was shown on the video board with 5:02 left in the third period, and coach Bruce Boudreau immediately sent him onto the ice for his next shift. Moments later, he was serenaded with chants of "One more year! One more year!"
Edmonton center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins earned his 51st point of the season with an assist on Hartikainen's second goal and is tied with Colorado's Gabriel Landeskog for NHL lead among rookies, one ahead of New Jersey's Adam Henrigue. No Oilers player has ever won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. Nugent-Hopkins has played in 59 games - 21 fewer than Landeskog and 12 fewer than Henrigue.
The Ducks' record at Honda Center was 20-18-2. One other game that counted on their home record was a 2-1 shootout win over the New York Rangers in Stockholm during a season-opening two-game trip that included a 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres in Finland.
Notes: Anaheim concludes its schedule with a three-game trip through Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary. Unless the Ducks score five more goals, they would finish with fewer than 200 for the fifth time in franchise history and the first time since 2007-08. They entered Sunday averaging 2.4. ... The only team to shut out the Ducks in Anaheim this season was Buffalo, when Ryan Miller made 43 saves in the Sabres' 2-1 win. ... The Ducks sold out nine of their 40 games in Anaheim and were 4-5 in those contests. Eight of the sellouts were SRO crowds in excess of Honda Center's 17,174 capacity. But they had 16 crowds under 14,000. ... Getzlaf has scored seven of his nine goals on home ice. His only goals on the road came in back-to-back games Oct. 25-27 against Chicago and Minnesota. By contrast, 13 of Selanne's 26 goals have been scored on the road, as have 17 of Corey Perry's 36 goals and 11 of Bobby Ryan's 28. ... Anaheim D Mat Clark made his NHL debut at age 21. The 6-foot-3, 216-pounder was a second-round pick in the 2009 draft. He had three goals, 194 penalty minutes and a plus-22 rating in 136 games over the past two seasons with Syracuse in the AHL.


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Is your girl tired after a long day? Do you just want to do something nice for her? Well, a bath is the most romantic thing!
1Wait until your girl is gone for a while. Make sure you know when she is going to be back so you have enough time to plan
2Gather a bath towel, your girl's favourite scented bubble bath and lotion, candles in the same scent, bath pillow, face mask, body spray in the same scent,soothing music, and a beverage. These things are necessary for relaxation
35 minutes to when your girl is going to be home, start planning. Get the water and bubble bath ready, light the candles, and prepare the face mask, bath pillow, and music
4When your girl walks in, take her to the bathroom and say "Surprise!" See the look on her face
5Allow her to undress and get in the tub. Place the bath pillow beneath her head and neck
6Apply the mask to her face. After this, prepare her beverage and leave her to relax for half an hour
7After half an hour has passed, go in the bathroom and give your girl a mini massage on her upper back. This will let her know that the bath is over
8After 10 minutes of massaging, tell your girl you will be right back. Spray her bath towel with the body spray and put in the clothes dryer for about 2 minutes. When you come back, wrap her in the warm, scented towel
9When she is all dry, apply lotion to her entire body. She should feel pampered by now!
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Battlefield 3 rumored to see Call of Duty Elite service in near future
It looks like Call of Duty: Elite's success has prompted EA to roll out their own premium content service for Battlefield 3. Inside sources close to Battlefieldo say that "Battlefield Premium" will arrive this June with the "Close Quarters" expansion.
"Battlefield Premium will land you a number of content drops with unique in-game items not available anywhere else."
Battlefield Premium is rumored to arrive on June 4th, a week prior to the release of Close Quarters on June 12th. These same sources also indicate that Battlefield 3 will be seeing a "Double XP Weekend" in May, similar to the double XP events that Call of Duty offers its players regularly.
The Battlefield 3 Expansion schedule sees Close Quarters releasing in June followed by "Bonus Content" in August, "Armored Kill" in the Fall, and "End Game" this winter. A fifth expansion pack is also said to arrive in March of 2013, which is still unannounced or titled.


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TACOMA, Wash. A federal judge here on Wednesday ruled in favor of a pharmacist's right to "refuse and refer" the dispensing of any prescription for the emergency contraceptive Plan B, effectively overruling a state mandate that pharmacists in the state of Washington not decline to dispense a prescription drug based on moral beliefs unless there was a pharmacist coworker present who would adjudicate the prescription.
"The defendants [the state of Washington] are enjoined from enforcing [the anti-discrimination provisions of the new ruling enacted July 26] against any pharmacy which, or pharmacist who, refuses to dispense Plan B but instead immediately refers the patient either to the nearest source of Plan B or to a nearby source for Plan B," concluded Judge Ronald Leighton of the U.S. District Court in his decision.
"Whether or not Plan B ... terminates a pregnancy, to those who believe that life begins at conception, the drug is designed to terminate a life," the judge wrote. "[The regulations] appear designed to impose a Hobson's choice for the majority of pharmacists who object to Plan B: dispense a drug that ends a life as defined by their religious teachings, or leave their present positions in the state of Washington."
The suit was filed by two individual pharmacists and the grocer Ralph's Thriftway, which operates two supermarkets, one day before the state enacted its regulation this summer. Prior to the adoption of the regulations, Ralph's Thriftway had been the object of a boycott organized by persons protesting the grocer's refusal to stock Plan B. Both the store and the pharmacy manager were subsequently investigated by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy for allegedly failing to maintain an adequate stock of medicines. The Board later initiated an additional investigation in response to allegations that Ralph's Thriftway violated pharmacy regulations by not stocking Plan B.
The American Pharmacists Association supports a pharmacist's right to refuse and refer, but recognizing the central role of many pharmacists to the local health care system, the association emphasizes that those patients refused a prescription ought to be directed to a pharmacy or pharmacist that will fill that prescription in a timely manner.