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The referendum debate was a trending topic on social media site Twitter in two countries and 18 cities.
The clash between Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together leader Alistair Darling was a hot topic in locations as diverse as Stoke-on-Trent in England and Seville in Spain.
Twitter said a total of 255,559 tweets were sent on the debate, with conversation peaking near the end of the cross-examination sections as Mr Salmond questioned Mr Darling on job creation.
The number of tweets per minute also hit a high as Mr Salmond pushed Mr Darling on the so-called bedroom tax, and when Mr Darling quizzed his opponent on his currency plans.
Academics at Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University (RGU) carried out their own analysis of Twitter conversation during the debate using specially developed software.
They created a list of 300 Twitter accounts from Scottish journalists, politicians, bloggers and public bodies interested in the debate.
The team then collected all tweets sent to or from these accounts, as well as all those containing the hashtag #indyref and all tagged as being sent from Scotland.
Professor Sarah Pedersen, who helped analyse the findings, said: "As far as peaks are concerned, interestingly, in comparison to the first debate, we saw the largest surge in tweeting when there was a break in the debate and the video was played.
"This suggests that viewers were highly engaged with the debate and therefore waited for a pause rather than providing a running commentary as in the first debate. There was also a high volume of tweets at the end of the debate, which supports this supposition.
"Again, in comparison to the first debate, where questions from the audience did not attract much attention on Twitter, for this debate we actually saw surges in tweets in response to audience questions, particularly in response to the woman who accused Alistair Darling of being a hypocrite and the question which asked 'If we are better together, why are we not better together already?'
"Of course at this early stage we cannot provide detailed qualitative analysis of the tweets and so cannot say whether these peaks were dominated by positive or negative comments, but anecdotal evidence from trending topics in Twitter suggests that the Twittersphere gave this debate to Salmond."


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The post below is a guest blog from Todd Yates who serves as Managing Partner for CAI's employee benefits partner Hill, Chesson & Woody.
The old English proverb, "Necessity is the Mother of Invention," means that difficult or impossible scenarios prompt inventions that are aimed at reducing the difficulty.
We have seen inventions from necessities throughout history, but I was recently reading an article in Business Week that reminded me how true this statement can be. The article that highlighted inventions derived during the Great Depression. There were certainly some extenuating needs during this period. Yet creative, hard-working people elected not to succumb to the turmoil of the day, but instead they rose to the challenge and worked to make life better. Just take a look at how the electric razor was developed, as well as Xerox copies.
At Hill, Chesson & Woody, (HCW) we focus on innovation. We work to embed it into our daily work processes. We actually celebrate it with a monthly award of our "Thinking Cap" which goes to our team member that identifies and implements the most innovative idea that month. We work to apply this type of mindset to all of our business relationships.
One of the best "innovations of necessity" came from a relationship that HCW enjoys with CAI (Capital Associated Industries). Nine years ago we recognized that there was no widely accepted benchmark for health plans in the Triad, Triangle and Eastern NC. Most employers were simply guessing at the marketplace normative levels or they were taking national surveys and trying to extrapolate to their local NC market. Neither method yielded very reliable results. So together we built and deployed a survey that measures the major cost drivers associated with a medical plan, as well as the cost sharing between employees and employers to cover the premium associated with the plan. Each year the North Carolina Healthcare Benefits & Cost Survey has grown in participation. This year we are anticipating over 800 local employers to contribute their plan information to the survey. This is a great example of innovation spawning from necessity as there was certainly a gap in the marketplace resources.
This valuable survey opened November 13th and remains open for one month. If you would like to receive the aggregate report results free of charge, I would encourage you to take the survey today.

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Artist: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, Paris 1803–1860 Fontainebleau)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 29 1/4 x 36 3/8 in. (74.3 x 92.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887
Accession Number: 87.15.93
The present picture depicts Turkish military patrols making their rounds at Smyrna—now Izmir—which Decamps visited in 1828. It is a late variant of his first major Orientalist subject, exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1831 (now in the Wallace Collection, London). Decamps belonged to the first generation of French painters to popularize scenes of everyday life set in the Middle East.
This painting belonged to the Metropolitan Museum's first president, John Taylor Johnston, until 1876, when it was purchased by Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, the Museum's first woman benefactor.


text: Director John Waters--whose new film, A Dirty Shame, is scheduled to hit theaters later this year--will costar in the upcoming horror film Seed of Chucky, according to Variety. The film--which will be directed by out filmmaker Don Mancini, who created and wrote the entire Chucky series--will feature Waters as a sleazy tabloid photographer. Billy Boyd of the Lord of the Rings trilogy will voice the character of Glen, the titular child of dolls Chucky (Brad Dourif) and Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly).


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Dendritic Cell Cancer Vaccine for High-grade Glioma (GBM-Vax)
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So very cute!
puppy dog eyes for sure
I think Chocolate Labs are the best looking ones.
this little bundle of joy looks just like my dog roxy when she was a puppy,oh happy days.
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade is not one known to venture into controversial topics often, but Friday, Wade addressed the Trayvon Martin shooting on Twitter.
Wade changed his Twitter avatar, or picture, to a shot of himself in a hooded sweatshirt, or hoodie. He also used the hashtags hoodies, stereotype, trayvonmartin in the post with the photo.
"This situation hit home for me because last Christmas, all my oldest son wanted as a gift was hoodies," said Wade, who has a 10 and 14-year old son. "So when I heard about this a week ago, I thought of my sons. I'm speaking up because I feel it's necessary that we get past the stereotype of young, black men and especially with our youth."
A little after 1:30 p.m, the entire Miami Heat team followed suit and posted a picture of the team in hoodies.
The team picture was released on LeBron James' Twitter account with the hashtag, #WeAreTrayvonMartin.
The use of a hoodie was a reference to what Trayvon Martih, 17, was wearing when he was gunned down in a Sanford neighborhood by a neighborhood watchman named George Zimmerman.
There have been no charges against Zimmerman yet, but the Sanford Police chief has stepped down temporarily and a new prosecutor was named to the case by Governor Rick Scott Thursday night.
Wade had started addressing the Trayvon Martin case Thursday evening when he began retweeting comments from CNN commentator Roland Martin.
"You don't think your voice matter? 1,354,645 have signed the change.org petition demanding justice for Trayvon Martin," Martin tweeted, which Wade retweeted. "But the Trayvon Martin case is NOT over. Keep pushing. Keep prodding. Keep planning. Keep protesting. Justice is not an overnight thing!"
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ATLANTA - North Carolina Sen. John Edwards has a big job ahead of him this weekend if he's going to slow rival Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's momentum by winning the Georgia primary, according to a poll released Friday.
And the choice of state flag designs leans toward the current version.
The survey for Morris News Service and other outlets by InsiderAdvantage /Marketing Workshop shows Kerry with 50 percent of the respondents who say they're likely to vote in the Democratic primary Tuesday. Edwards has 20 percent and the Rev. Al Sharpton has 4 percent, with Rep. Dennis Kucinich drawing just 1 percent. The telephone survey, conducted Wednesday and Thursday, has a margin of error of 6 percent.
''Edwards' best shot would be an unusually high turnout among voters who term themselves independent and moderates,'' said Matt Towery, chairman of Insider Advantage. ''But this race will reverse only if John Edwards can increase his presence on TV or other mass media.''
Many voters say Edwards' brief service in the Senate pales when compared to Kerry's 19 years, with terms as lieutenant governor and a district attorney before that. ''I just don't think four years in the Senate is enough to prepare you for the rigors of being president,'' said Anne Harper.
Towery said the primary race should tighten since 20 percent of those questioned still haven't made up their minds.
But on the issue of the state flag - a non-binding referendum will be held Tuesday on two flag designs - a third of those asked remain undecided. The red-and-white striped design now flying was the preference of 39 percent, while 28 percent liked the previous model with the blue field and the six miniature flags along the bottom.
Republicans in the survey overwhelmingly support the current flag, which was sponsored by GOP Gov. Sonny Perdue, who defeated Democrat Roy Barnes, the champion of the blue flag. But Towery said there was no significant difference in how blacks and whites view the issue despite the fact that the current banner is modeled on the official standard of the Confederate States of America.
Atlanta voter Carlotta Harrell said she preferred the current flag because she thought keeping it would prevent the General Assembly from wasting more time debating designs when serious issues needed attention.
''I'm going to vote for the new one,'' she said. ''I think that issue needs to be put to rest.''
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, February 28, 2004.
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POLICE continue to hold a local man on suspicion of murder after the death of a 14-month-old girl in Sutton on Sea.
The girl, who has not yet been named, died of a suspected brain injury on Monday night after she was rushed to hospital on Saturday.
A 29-year-old man was arrested and taken to Skegness Police Station where police have extended his detention into the early hours of Thursday, when a further update should be made available.
Police confirmed on Monday afternoon that their heavy presence in Sandringham Drive was dealing with an ongoing incident, but at the time it was unclear what had happened.
People took to the Leader's Facebook page yesterday to express their sadness on hearing the news. Chantelle Fenton said: "Rest in peace little angel," while Sandra Pitwell added: "Sleep in heavenly peace little darling."


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Christine Adamski said she was surprised last week when she received a citation in the mail for a comment she made on Facebook, but she also knew immediately she wasn't going to pay it.
Adamski, 25, opened the $50 ticket from the Will County Forest Preserve District last week and read the letter alleging she had used a dog park without a proper permit.The citation arrived at her Bolingbrook home with a letter explaining the ticket, an application for a dog park permit as well as a copy of her social media post "admitting her guilt."
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For those who may know---Micah, is it possible that the LONG Period Swell East Coast Buoys have been picking up over these last couple of days, are a result of the storm system off Brazil? Having been in the water recently, i can say that i was not feeling wind swell.
Getting any sort of swell from that direction i know is rare if not never i believe. But i have heard mention made of it a few times.
Seeing the extent and length of the,.(would it be fetch?), anyway, the wind direction has been this same direction and over the full extent of the sea back to Brazil for a number of days as well as the big blob off Brazil.
So the question is? What was/is the swell maker out there? Is this swell similar to that one back a few months ago?
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Same here. Buoys reading 17,18 seconds...Its got to be southern energy. Inconsistent dribble for 5-10 minutes then a set of long waist high lines where I was yesterday.
Aug 25, 2012, 05:28 PM #4
Yeah, that was the **** from the system down there about a week and a half ago.
ok now i see the thread. first thoughts seem to have covered this swell very well. Very rare i would agree.


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Bart Garam Masala Mill 40g
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Grind over your finished curry for a final flavour hit.
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Great idea, too slow to really work
I agree with the previous reviewer who said it's fine if you have plenty of time. I would add that you also need patience and strong wrists. to get anywhere near the quantity required, you need to mill it for AGES. PLEASE BRING BACK BARTS pre-ground Garam Masala!
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Wonderful Fragrance
I love this product, although it might be easier to buy the separate ingredients. I don't use the grinder because, as the previous reviewer noted, it takes a lot of effort to grind a teaspoonful. However it is easy to grind in a pestle and mortar and produces such wonderfully fresh aromas that powder never could.
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wonderfully fragrant
I love this product and use it in curry pastes, ground over chicken breasts or steaks, all manner of things. It really doesn't take long to grind it! My only gripe is that you can't get refills which is a bit wasteful, but other than that, a really useful product
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only buy if you have plenty of time
The end product smells lovely and the idea of freely ground appeals but it takes so long to produce even half a teaspoon that you will soon be reaching for the ready-ground jar if you need more than a light sprinkling.
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what is to say OP can't redeem him or herself in law school and have a comfortable life?
We can't assume that OP has no financial resources and would be borrowing the full ticket,
the constant DOOM IS HERE stuff is tiresome.


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text: Johannesburg - The National Prosecuting Authority has obtained a certificate to lay charges of terrorism against Nigerian ex-militant leader Henry Okah on Thursday afternoon.State prosecutor Shaun Abrahams, accompanied by colleagues and spokesperson for the NPA Mthunzi Mhaga, arrived in court with beaming smiles and copies of the document in their hands."We did get it," said Mhaga who could not hide his excitement.Earlier, the document had been high on the agenda in Johannesburg Magistrate's Court as the defence and prosecution held long deliberations over it.Magistrate Hein Louw found that the prosecution had failed to provide the document and he was to have given a judgment on whether Okah could be released and his case struck off the roll.Earlier defence lawyer Rudi Krause argued that due to the State's failure to provide the necessary documents, the court should order Okah's release.However Abrahams opposed the motion."The State is aware of the fact that it needs authorisation from the NDPP (National Director of Public Prosecutions) but in the interest of proper administration of justice this case should stand down until 15:00."There was a risk that Okah could be re-arrested after the court ordered his release, said Abrahams.Okah was facing serious allegations which not only affected South Africa but also the international community.He was arrested in Johannesburg after a dual car bombing killed 12 people in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on October 1.Okah was charged with engaging in terrorist activities, conspiracy to engage in terrorist activity and delivering, placing and detonating an explosive device.


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Oh man, this is it! The new, 7th album of the swedish punk rock band Millencolin is just the apogee of modern punk! First of all, when you look at the front cover of the CD, you just think oh man what is this? A guy with the horns of a deer and a band of hunters behind him? Well no panic, you've just met the real millencolin: humor, melody, smashin' guitars and thundering drums! The sound is indeed incredible: the two guitarists, who are becoming real amazing musicians have done an incredible work, there's no doubt about it! Larzon, the crazy drummer of the band, is also doin' his best. The only problem is the bass, which you don't hear enough.
Lyrics — 8
In their previous CDs, Millencolin used to write really funny lyrics, stupid, but funny, and this is just what made them so cool. On this CD, it seems that they decided to change a little bit of style: yes they are some old authentic millencolin-style lyrics ("Biftek Supernova," "Mooseman's Jukebox"), but for some songs, the lyrics are just very serious and match perfectly with the melody ("Birdie," "Shut You Out"). Nikola's voice has also changed a lot: he almost lost his swedish accent, which you could hear on the old previous albums like the excellent "Life On A Plate."
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Perfect. That's it, perfect! This CD is just the best one of the band. I'ts just simple: it drives me mad if I don't listen just to one song of it per day (especially "My Name Is Golden" and "Ray"). This album is for everyone who likes punk and for the ones who don't.


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New York City has recorded the lowest number of annual civilian fire deaths in its history.
Fifty-eight civilians across the five boroughs died in fires in 2012. That's four fewer than the previous record low of 62 set in 2010. The top causes of fatal fires last year were accidental electrical fires, smoking, incendiary fires and cooking-related fires.
The city also has recorded its fastest average ambulance response time for life-threatening medical emergencies. It's exactly 6½ minutes — a second faster than in 2011.
The 2012 figures were announced Wednesday by Mayor Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano.
Bloomberg calls 2012 "a historic year for public safety."
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EU executive moves to limit cruelty of seal hunts
By Pete Harrison
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission adopted proposals on Wednesday to ban the import of pelts from seals that have endured excessive suffering while being killed, risking possible trade conflicts with hunting nations.
While stopping short of calling for a total ban, the EU's executive body said products from the 900,000 seals hunted each year should be accepted in the EU only with guarantees that the seal has been killed as humanely as possible.
None of the 15 seal species that are currently hunted is endangered, but European environmentalists and politicians have demanded action after finding evidence that seals are often skinned while still conscious.
Typically, they are first shot or bludgeoned over the head with a spiked club known as a hakapik.
"European citizens find these practices repugnant," Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas told reporters. "Seal products coming from countries which practice hunting methods that involve unnecessary pain and suffering must not be allowed to enter the EU."
Last year, Belgium and the Netherlands imposed their own bans on imports such as seal furs and vitamin products, prompting a trade complaint from Canada on the grounds that their accusations of cruelty were unfounded.
Dimas said the ban would not cover subsistence hunting by Inuits or hunts that had been proved humane.
"It is very difficult to define what is humane," he said. "Personally, I don't like killing of any kind, but we will follow what science is telling us does not cause unnecessary pain and suffering to animals."
A European Food Safety Authority report last year highlighted various causes of unnecessary suffering, such as trapping seals underwater where they die by drowning.
It recommended that seals first be shot or clubbed and then monitored to check they are dead before being bled and skinned, to ensure they never regain consciousness during the process.
The animal welfare group IFAW welcomed the move, but a spokesman said that anything short of a full ban would be difficult to monitor or enforce.
Canada, Greenland and Namibia account for about 60 percent of the 900,000 seals hunted each year, the rest being killed in Iceland, Norway, Russia, the United States, Sweden, Finland and Britain.
Dimas said about a third of the trade in seal products made its way through the 27-state EU en route to their final markets, making EU rules a powerful tool in controlling the trade.
The proposal is likely to get strong support from EU lawmakers, who have already called for a ban, he added. It will also need the approval of member states before it can become law.
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Financial performance during the year was positive with operating surplus of £20.3m before actuarial losses in respect of the pension scheme.
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I guess that's why Wes Phillips was surprised when I indicated a serious interest in auditioning the Ruark Equinox. But recently I've been impressed by a number of "little boxes"—from ProAc, Platinum, Sonus Faber, etc.—that have been able to create formidable sounds under controlled conditions, and yet whose size and design allow them to almost disappear from visible notice. Could the Equinox do this under the more strenuous conditions of a real listening room and long-term auditioning? I really wanted to find out. It was a good omen that they arrived on their nameday!
The Equinoxes arrived in two large cartons, one containing the speakers and the other the dedicated stands/crossovers. Assembly instructions were clear and trouble-free. After careful unpacking, each stand was placed onto a floor-plate bearing adjustable spikes, and each speaker was placed atop its stand. (The speaker actually rests on the stand via three points on the underside; the loosely connected safety bolts between speaker and stand serve only to prevent disasters.) Finally, a dedicated four-conductor cable with locking Neutrik "Speakon" connectors and specified directionality is attached between the speaker and the stand-mounted crossover. The stand's gold-plated input terminals provide for bi-wiring.
Stoutly constructed of 25mm-thick MDF, multiple figure-8 braces, and heavy external wood dress panels, the Equinox is Ruark's all-out effort in small speakers. The review samples were finished in a deep, rich walnut, and stood up smartly, with elegant chamfered edges on all external panels, including the stand and the grille frame. Removing the grille reveals a smart, black, grooved-surface panel bearing the drivers. The LF is a 165mm paper-cone driver supported by a pure rubber surround and driven by a 40mm voice-coil wound on a Kapton former and a large vented magnet assembly. The 25mm silk-dome HF driver has an aluminum voice-coil, ferrofluid damping, and vented magnet assembly in its own subenclosure. These drivers are set flush in the panel but are fixed with slightly garish, gold-plated, protruding Posidriv bolts. (I urge listeners to retain the grillecloths/frames for setup and for extended listening. Removal reveals a little brightness in the treble, as well as in the bolt heads.) The rear panel bears an identifying plate, the connector for the input cable, and a large ducted port with a smoothly flared orifice. The seven-element crossover is designed for a transition at 2.8kHz.
Associated equipment & setup
Some things change with the seasons, but my listening environment hasn't. The L-shaped room with the 15' by 26' listening area still retains my basic electronics setup: Audio Alchemy DDS•Pro/DTI•Pro 32/DDE 3 CD source, Klyne 6L3P preamp, and McCormack DNA-1 amplifier. A Theta Data Basic II transport was used advantageously with an Assemblage DAC-2 and Sonic Frontiers Power-2 power amplifier. In addition, I did a fair amount of analog listening via my Heybrook TT2/Rega RB300/Koetsu Black phono setup.
I had to make an organized effort to find the Equinoxes' "sweet spots." Ruark recommends placing the speakers no closer than about 1' from the rear wall, but that was much too close—I got bass, but I also got a thickened midrange. Better was 2–3' from the rear wall. Ruark also suggests up to 9' between speakers, but achieving that spacing will depend on how wide your room is. I found it better to compromise on this than to get the speakers too close to the side walls. In fact, the major issue with the Equinoxes is to get them as far as possible from anything (with the exception of the rear wall)—objects within 2' of the speakers affected the sound, almost invariably for the worse.
I initially settled on speaker positions about 30" from the rear wall, 8' apart, and about 2.5' from the side walls. This gave a surprising bass extension, with 32Hz test tones fairly well produced. However, there was an annoying "caw"-like nasality in the midrange and a notable lack of weight on musical signals. The cure was to move the Equinoxes a bit so that their backs were about 26" from the rear wall. This raised the response in the 100–300Hz range, and corrected the imbalance of this range with the 400–800Hz range (I attribute the "caw" to this imbalance). Though the extreme bass was less noticeable from this position, it was better integrated with the rest of the spectrum.
The imaging was most spacious but diffuse with the speakers facing straight ahead, but too much toe-in was almost as bad. This adjustment proved critical and site-specific; my result (about 10° toe-in) is less of a guide than is my approach. The best tool was a Haydn symphony, with its dependence on woodwinds for much of the melody and harmony. Minor adjustments in toe-in changed the prominence of the winds; I was able to titrate the balance nicely with a bit of testing and repetition. The result of such careful setup was a quite neutral frequency presentation through the crucial midrange, and no obvious crossover anomalies.
Serious listening at last
Starting out with my regular equipment and familiar recordings, I found that the Equinoxes threw a huge soundstage. Voice and instrument placements were solid and consistent, with excellent simulation of depth. Listener position was entirely uncritical in the horizontal plane—I could even sit directly in front of one of the speakers and still enjoy a balanced presentation. There was less leeway in the vertical plane, although enough to accommodate seated listeners of average height. (I tested this by first scrunching down into the couch, then perching on two thick pillows.) If I stood up, imaging suffered, and there was some treble droop.
The Equinox seemed not to favor any part of the spectrum, and its transient capabilities could be startling. And the Equinox loved the human voice. Listening again to the Cowboy Junkies' The Trinity Session was a newfound pleasure. All the subtle little details were there, to be sure—the rain dripping, the air-conditioner humming—but now how nakedly and purely Margo Timmins's voice was presented on track 11, and how cutting the harmonica comments were. Similarly, every small group—from Cyrus Chestnut and MJQ to Dr. John and Jennifer Warnes—was revealed as a coherent ensemble of individual voices.
Most of my listening is to classical CDs. With these, the Equinox was open and spacious, and never flinched at high sound levels. Nonetheless, there was still a distinct lack of weight in chamber music, as well as on the big stuff from Mahler and Shostakovitch. Oh well, I thought, these are just little boxes, after all; I expect too much from them. But in time I relaxed enough to start sampling some of the LPs I've gleaned from flea markets in recent months.
Now, don't think I'm raising the old analog-vs-digital issue here. It wasn't that at all. My analog setup is, shall we say, warm and quite rich in the bottom end. With my regular Apogee Duettas, it could be a bit overripe, but the Equinoxes just blossomed with it. Ry Cooder's "The Very Thing That Makes You Rich," from Bop Till You Drop (50 cents at the local flea), sounded more live and palpable than Ry had ever been in my room. His guitar riffs and voice were centered in the plane of the speakers, but I could hear the back-up singers backed up against the studio wall. And the bass was tight, clean, and more full than these little boxes had any right to provide.
That was my cue. I had Sonic Frontiers' Assemblage DAC-2 perking away silently for a day or so; and, knowing that the Theta transport is invested with a particularly strong bottom end, I switched over to this pair from the Audio Alchemy digital trio. This did the trick. Retaining the AA digital components but swapping in the SF Power-2 amp for the McCormack DNA-1 had a similar effect. The balance achieved with these source and/or drive changes was much like what I heard from the analog source: smooth treble, full mid- and upper bass, and excellent extension. How extended? Well, I didn't expect much, but I had to see what the Equinox could do with Béla Fleck's Cosmic Hippo (Warner Bros. 26562-2). Zowie! Every note was clearly delineated, even though most of the air movement for the low bass came from the rear port.
In conclusion: With the proper source components, the Equinox's tonal balance and bass extension were remarkable.
Living with them
The Equinoxes' soundstage permitted me to locate instruments with certainty, and find them presented with harmonic accuracy. At HI-FI '96 I discovered Roots!! African Drums, an excellent recording of the National Percussion Group of Kenya (Denon DC-8559). On track 5, the singers are placed strongly left and right while the drums are centered and just a few feet back. Through the Equinoxes, the voices extended beyond the speakers and the drums were firmly in the middle, but the whole ensemble maintained coherence. And, oh, those drums! They had an incisive and explosive impact, outperforming my revered Duettas and rivaling the megabuck monsters I heard at the Show. Git it, Beau Jocque! (Rounder CD2134) really rocked, even at levels that made me fear for reprisals from the neighbors.
What about the really big stuff? (I knew we'd come to this.) Great as the Equinox was on so much music, I couldn't completely accept them on the stuff that has the most emotional impact on me: late 19th- and early 20th-century symphonic music and opera. They simply could not move enough air to present the low strings and brass at levels commensurate with an orchestral forte. In the last movement of Mahler's Symphony 6, many forceful timpani blows—even hammer blows—punctuate the music, these presented with solidity and vigor by Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic on IMP DMCD93. Though the Equinox offered these particularly dynamic events with satisfying impact and weight, in the same movement orchestral chords of similar loudness suffered from a tonal shift that I attributed to a subtle but significant lack of power in the not-so-extreme bass. It's as if the rug had been pulled out from under the music.
Another example is in the beginning of the Dorati/Detroit recording of Bartók's Miraculous Mandarin (London 411 894-2). The low brass should shudder, warning of the great, brooding evil to come. With the Equinox, I could hear all the notes, but the villains no longer menaced.
In this regard the Equinoxes were the victims of their own success. Because they had such wonderful spatial characteristics and did not shrink at cranking out the spls, they dared me to feed them the most challenging material. I had no problems with their abilities on jazz and pop material—this, it seems, has to do with harmonic structure. But particularly in highly chromatic symphonic music, the lowest instruments contribute substantially to the tonal identity of orchestral chords; any loss of weight subtly changes the harmonic balance.
One can, however, get a real boot and satisfaction out of orchestral music on the Equinoxes. I've been reveling in the sound they (and the SF Power-2) get from Exotic Dances from the Opera (Reference Recordings RR-71CD) and Arnold for Band (Reference RR-66CD), especially The Padstow Lifeboat. Both of these discs are quite spectacular, and the Equinoxes were up to the task, playing this harmonically simpler music with great size and impact. It's been hard to believe, even with my eyes open, that this concert-hall experience is being created by such tidy packages.
The Ruark Equinox is not just another cone-and-dome-in-a-box. It's the real deal: a high-end loudspeaker with few compromises in performance. Although physically small, the Equinox is a big speaker in almost every other way. First, they throw a huge, wide, and deep soundfield. Second, they will play loud without effort or complaint. Third, they have sufficient bass and transient abilities to give a real "jump" effect when called for. Third, despite their own modest dimensions, they need a lot of space. In addition, they reproduce the voice sympathetically and can virtually disappear into the music. They are a bit particular about system sources, and I have some reservation about their compatibility with my taste in large-scale music. That said, don't pass up an opportunity to audition them with the music of your choice. Odds are, you'll love 'em.


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Whether church, temple, or synagogue, houses of worship are primarily designed for congregations attending religious services. While music-making is an important aspect of services in many faiths, it is not the principal purpose of the venue. Therefore, concerts that take place in houses of worship are recontextualizing a space conceived and constructed for a very specific, unrelated purpose.
From an acoustical standpoint, two important exceptions come to mind: organ recitals and choral music. Especially in the Christian faiths, the organ has historically been an integral part of church architecture. Organs benefit from the unusually high ceilings and the hard surfaces associated with churches since medieval times. There is virtually nothing to absorb sound in a traditional European-style, pre-Reformation church. (Newer churches have a wide variety of shapes, sizes, materials, and, consequently, acoustical environments.) In traditional church spaces, sound reflections are abundant. Maximum, almost uncontrolled reverberance is favorable for organ music. Similarly, choruses benefit from the rich reverberance of a church acoustic.
There is a logical historical reason for this. Since medieval times, an enormous amount of music has been written with the intent and expectation of performance in a church space. Composers through the Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, and Romantic eras understood this and wrote sacred music that would benefit from the essentially uncontrolled reverberation of church space. (See Michael Forsyth, Buildings for Music: The Architect, the Musician, and the Listener from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1985)). That same acoustical environment is a murky disaster for solo piano, chamber music, and chamber orchestra—secular music intended for performance in secular venues. Cutoffs and separation are difficult, which means that phrasing and articulation are seriously compromised.
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Aug. 29 lunch meeting includes info on local logging and restoration
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SUMMIT COUNTY — Local forests appear to be starting a comeback from a decade-long pine beetle invasion that killed up to 75 percent of mature lodgepole pines in the area, says Howard Hallman, co-director of the Summit Forest Health Task Force, which has been tracking the course of the epidemic and working with stakeholders to spur mitigation and restoration efforts.
The task force is hosting a lunchtime roundtable this week (Aug. 29) to update the community on beetle-kill logging projects in the area, as well as on efforts to monitor the state of local forests in the wake of the insect outbreak. The meeting is at the Mt. Royal Room in the County Commons and includes pizza, salad and drinks.
Speakers include Cary Green, timber management assistant for the east zone of the White River National Forest; Brad Piehl and Howard Hallman, Forest Health Task Force directors; Sloan Shoemaker and/orAbbie Cobb, representing the Colorado Bark Beetle Cooperative, and Carl Spaulding of the Colorado Timber Industry Association.
Green will report on the status of current and future forest health stewardship projects in Summit and Eagle Counties. Piehl and Hallman will give an update on the forest restoration and monitoring program for the Straight Creek watershed, the primary source of drinking water for the Town of Dillon and Dillon Valley.
Shoemaker or Cobb will discuss efforts by the Colorado Bark Beetle Cooperative to support the work of forest health collaboratives in Colorado, and Spaulding will give an update on on prospects for a sustainable forest products industry in Colorado.
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As the world's top leaders and the anti-war protesters finalize their plans for the NATO Summit, grass-roots organizers are hoping to finalize their own plans to host a free music and entertainment festival that same weekend.
Organizers for the proposed four day festival at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park are waiting on approval from the Chicago Park District, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report. The event would conclude on May 21, the same day as the summit.
The tentative name of the festival, "Barefoot Summit," is a nod to Patti Smith's "Dancing Barefoot," and acts have already been confirmed, the Sun-Times reports. Among those who will be in attendance are singer-songwriter Tom Morello, the Chicago poetry ensemble Louder Than a Bomb and filmmaker Haskell Wexler, a native Chicagoan who filmed "Medium Cool" during the 1968 Democratic convention, the report said.
Last month the city and the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda agreed on an alternate route for their protest which will begin at the Petrillo band shell on May 20. Part of the agreement included waiving the fees to use the band shell for that date.


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nine japanese companies have joined forces in order to hasten the development of extreme ultraviolet lithography. the extreme ultraviolet lithography system development association (euva) is tasked with developing an euv system capable of 110 watts of output power by 2009. current euv systems produce less than 1 watt of useable output, and are extremely inefficient. today's euv lasers are only about .1% efficient, but euv lasers with .5% efficiency are planned, but even with .5% efficiency, delivering 100 watts of euv power will require a 20 kilowatt power source. moreover, the reflective optics that are employed in euv systems present formidable technical problems, since even the tiniest traces of impurities will affect reflectivity. even though japan is behind the u.s. and europe on euv research, they may be the first to create a viable euv system. the japanese government may more actively support euv research than the u.s. government, and japanese industry excels at perfecting delicate and complex devices. until a commercial euv system is developed, chipmakers will need to rely on 193 nanometer lithography to craft 90nm and smaller features. since 193nm lithography is not well suited to sub-90nm lithography, special enhancement techniques (such as immersion lithography) will be required.
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|cool? (11:20am est wed sep 03 2003)
asian tech is gonna take over, americans are just to slow now. – by …
|someone's got to do it… (1:18pm est wed sep 03 2003)
clearly, light sources are part of the equation. a 100 watt light source is immensely bright… the actual exposures are milliseconds-per-chip, and such a laser either works in a pulsed mode (which from a practical side, keeps overall power-handling issues at bay) or time-divided mode, with spinning reflectors that direct the beam to dozens of steppers every second.
we can fully expect though one really, really good thing from the japanese participation: the devices that they perfect, will be highly reliable, very clean and precise, and better yet, emminently buyable. the japanese are in the business of selling "stuff", whether it be high-end steppers or lasers, or chips or plastic widgits.
eventually, if all this goes as i see it, the silicon foundry of the world will be asia, dominated by japan and china (for entirely different reasons). the chips will come from hundreds of plants, the designs will be done off-shore, or even right there, providing a willing customer can be found.
the future also holds to have a substantially reduced number of special-purpose chips, unless the functions they perform either happen at a speed which microcoded "cpu" designs can't match, or, the power-to-compute is too high. specialize foundry services will also always be needed to satisfy the myriad of (essentially self-similar) "competitive" products like the current intimidating rash of pda's, cell phones, consumer cameras and videocams.
i fear not the japanese and thier machines: i fear our own ability to continually provide new, creative uses for those machines, and for the products of those machines. design is where its at.
– by goatguy
|yah yah (1:35pm est wed sep 03 2003)
after the asian community has spent billions of dollars on euv to 65nm, i will have perfected nanoimprint technology in my basement (20nm process). i predict that the paradime of chip developent will shift to my basement within 10 years…not asia.
– by masterblaster
|re: (2:11pm est wed sep 03 2003)
wow. if goatguy says it, there is
probably some truth to it. – by asdff
|re: masterblaster (6:49pm est wed sep 03 2003)
you spelled it wrong, it's:
paradigm. – by me
|cool stuff (6:59pm est wed sep 03 2003)
i'm looking forward to anything new, diamond and nano technology are the future. – by sweet
|sander forgot 157nm lithography (11:29pm est wed sep 03 2003)
although intel is writing 157nm off. still, resolution enhancement improves all the time, so euv may not be necessary.
goat guy: ibm and intel see a future in building fabs in usa. if fabs end up costing (who knows insert guess) large function of present 4billion, where would you want to build: stable reliable usa, economically imploding japan, or geopolitically unstable china? you can't make stuff that much cheaper in china, the capital equipment costs what it costs whereever you ship it. – by ben
|thoughts on goatguy… (12:51am est thu sep 04 2003)
how come you never talk about non x86 platforms?
you realize of course that ibm makes some very potent power and powerpc chips right?
perhaps you just aren't very familiar with them?
ibm keeps investing big r&d dollars back into the usa. to me, that means something. =) – by inquiringmind


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First Hotel City in Eskilstuna offers a comfortable, three star superior accommodation with excellent service in a charming 19th century atmosphere. The hotel is ideally situated in the city center making it perfect for both leisure and business stays. Our 58 spacious and characteristic rooms have been carefully renovated and feature all modern amenities.
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Yew is one of three newly renovated cottages (gites) with 2 bedrooms and sleeps up to 6 people.
It has, original, old oak beams. It is light and airy with French door to front and rear gardens. Reversible air conditioning for heating or cooling.
The open plan living area has 2 comfortable sofas, one converts into a full double bed. UK satellite TV, DVD, CD and radio.
The dining area has an extending table to seat 6. High chair, booster seat, children's cutlery and children's cups, plates and bowls available.
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We live on site and, if required, are available to help in anyway we can.
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The two bedroom cottages (gites) can sleep 6 people and retain their original features and character while providing comfortable and up to date accommodation with all the facilities you expect today.
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The large 33ft solar heated pool (June-Sept) is fenced for your security and has a sun deck to relax on while watching the children at play. Facilities include hammock, trampoline (with net) sandpit, climbing frame, swings, boules, bikes,swing ball, children's golf, ball games and badminton.
For the extended family, or larger groups, enjoy the luxury of the exclusive use of the whole complex for up to 18 people.
Rugged coastline, ancient towns, lakes and forests beckon both holidaymakers, beach lovers and hikers alike to come closer and enjoy wonderful expanses of diverse countryside.
From the inland lakes and forests located in the northern extremities of the Morbihan department to the sandy and craggy coves in the South with rocks that have been washed by the ocean over centuries look out towards the sea and offer some of the best views in Brittany. Little walkways take the adventurous to places from bygone years, through walkways that take you to little coves that have been there since time began and that keep their charm, created by nature rather than man.
Morbihan has much to offer those who seek a balance of relaxation and activity. Keen golfers have a range of options available within easy reach- the 9 hole, Golf du Rimaison course is only 16km from the cottages. 18 hole courses can be found at Kernic, Ploermel and Auray, all less than an hour away.
Excellent fishing can be found locally in the rivers Scorff, Blavet and Sarre. Those heading to the inland lakes can enjoy beaches and fishing too and a host of other attractions including, walking, swimming, cycling, kayaking, sailing and horse riding.
The closest town to Fourdan is Guemene-Sur-Scorff where you can get provisions, take in the local sights/attractions and introduce yourself to French cuisine.
The beaches of the south coast welcome the visitor who likes sandy beaches, which are safe, and at Auray, the port of St. Goustan offers you a small medieval fishing town with little street cafes that overlook the water. On a larger scale Vannes is also a port and here the winding streets take you back in time, whilst on an upbeat note, the shops are up to date and all the trappings of a large town within easy reach.
For those wishing to recuperate from illness, the thalassotherapie centres of Quiberon offer patients relaxation in natural healing waters, which are renowned worldwide and have been proven to be beneficial.
Morbihan offers a wealth of architectural marvels, and has wonderful churches; abbeys and you can step back in time and visit the Chateau at Josselin, or the old towns of Vannes, Rocheforte-en-Terre, La Gacilly, Quimper, Pontivy and many more. The historically inclined tourist will find themselves pulled back into the days of the megaliths, huge standing stones that tower above the earth along the coastline at Carnac, geologists can seek out the lay lines of this magical place.
Food is wonderful, and a three course meal can be had for as little as 10 euros a head, although for families, there are a host of self service restaurants that offer children's menus at very reasonable prices.
All in all Morbihan has something for everyone, not just in the main summer period but throughout the year. From Easter to the end of October you can enjoy the beautiful countryside in pleasant weather.
Prices are inclusive of bed linen,towels,cleaning and reasonable use of heating.
Booking deposit £100, balance due 8 weeks prior to arrival plus £100 security deposit.
Payment by internet bank transfer.
Units available from 4pm on Saturday of arrival departure by 10am Saturday.
The most relaxing holiday we have had since kids. The accommodation was great and the pool and surrounding garden area was perfect to keep the kids entertained.... so much so they didn't want to go anywhere else!
If you are wondering whether to book this property, then I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is a lovely cottage in great grounds. The pool and garden games are excellent and the hosts really lovely and helpful. Beds very comfy and kitchen well equipped.
It is a good area for exploring Vannes, Lorien, Carnac, Concarneau etc but also lovely rivers and canals close by. Easy drive from St Malo ferry, but other options just as convenient. Local towns are quiet but have everything you need.
Don't risk missing out on this cottage!
A lovely stay at Yew - a beautiful old cottage in rural Brittany. Peaceful and relaxing, with friendly and helpful owners nearby if required. The cottage is very well equipped containing everything you might need and has a lovely shared garden and pool for children.
We had a wonderful stay in Yew Cottage with our two children aged 2 1/2 and 9 months old. Set in a beautiful rural location, it was wonderfully peaceful yet not too far from amenities. It was so great to come back after a day out and just sit and appreciate the tranquillity.
The cottage was nicely appointed and well equipped, particularly for us with children. There was even a hand blender for making pureed food for our daughter. Our son loved being able to run safely around the extensive grounds and everything that came with it. Especially the trampoline and the swing. We all enjoyed the swimming pool. Even our 9 month old daughter was able to go in because it was so lovely and warm.
Geoff and Chris were very friendly and always on hand if you needed anything.
I would definitely recommend staying here and wouldn't hesitate to come back again.
We, my wife and 11 month old and I , spent a most relaxing two weeks in the Yew Cottage. It is one of 3 cottages, set in immaculate and spacious gardens. The property is well located for touring and sightseeing , but also very tranquil and peaceful, ideal for recharging batteries. The pool is perfect for those hot days, and the sound of birds in the mature trees makes for a desire to spend lazy hours absorbing nature.
The cottage itself was immaculate , clean and fresh, and very comfortable, a home from home, with all "mod cons" , including dvd player, cd player , wifi , and air con. The owners , Chris and Geoff are wonderful, and have created a little piece of paradise on their wonderful property. They are on hand should you need them, and happy to give local advice, but are not intrusive.
We will be returning for two weeks next year . Why?:
Safe area for children, with plenty laid out in garden for all ( badminton , swingball, swings, pool, hammock and hanging chair from tree).
Quiet, rural location.
Its well located to see Britanny
We loved the small towns nearby , Melrand, Guemene s Scorff, Guern, especially the small French restaurants.
Lovely English owners.
With children or without, we wouldn't look anywhere else, and highly recommend staying here.
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Thank you Chris & Geoff for making our brief stay with you such a treat.
When you arrive at the property what immediately strikes you are the peaceful surroundings and truly beautiful setting. The surroundings are lovingly maintained and the garden is really fun but safe for children to play in - perfect for families? Although we didn't use the pool on this trip there was plenty fun to be had on the trampoline, in the tree house and games with Jack the dog (really wanted to bring him home). The property ticks every box for us and it was great having Chris & Geoff on hand to help with any local information we needed too, love the local Creperie (great cidre). Would highly recommend a trip to 'The standing stones' @ Carnac and check out the picturesque villages of Rochefort en Terre & La Gacilly, thanks for that tip Geoff.
I would highly recommend this property to anyone wanting a relaxing time, peaceful undisturbed sleep and the chance to explore a beautiful part of France whilst staying in idyllic and tranquil surroundings. Looking forward to our next visit soon.
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Les Verts Paturages is located in 1.5 acres of secluded, wood lined, child safe, gardens at the end of a half mile no through lane. Although secluded and tranquil we are only 6 km from the medieval town of Gueméné-sur-Scorff where you will find a large supermarket, banks, bars, boulangeries, chemists,gift and clothes shops and restaurants.......... We are ideally located to explore the beautiful countryside, sandy beaches and historic towns of Brittany.
There are picturesque walks and cycle tracks through ancient woodland and along the Rivers Blavet, Sarre, and Scorff which are ideal for fishing.
Kayaks, pedalos and electric boats can be hired on the Blavet.
Water sports are available nearby on Lac de Guerledan which is the largest lake in Brittany and some 12 km long.
Quad bikes and an adventure forest are within 5 minutes of Les Verts Paturages.
Or just relax around the pool and enjoy the peace and quiet of the large gardens with a glass or two of your favourite wine.
Other Activities: canoeing, quad biking, adventure forest
Golf: Golf de Rimaison Pontivy
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The magnificent grounds of this retired French château are a treasure trove of historic 'old stones' and stunning views of the panoramic Blavet River Valley.
While the spectacular elevation changes, rolling terrain, and well-manicured greens provide golfers of all levels a challenge they will never forget.
Facilities at Rimaison Golf Club include: putting green, covered practice ground, coaching intuition courses, equipment hire, trolley hire, pro shop, clubhouse and a bar.


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FREMONT, Calif.--Lam Research Corp. here today announced was cutting 10% of its workforce, or about 350 jobs, in response to continued weakness in semiconductor capital equipment markets.
In addition to the layoffs, Lam said it was initiating other cost-cutting measures, including shutdown days, voluntary pay reductions, and employee furloughs. The supplier of etchers and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) tools said it will record restructuring charges in the fiscal quarter, ending Sept. 23. A figure for those charges was not released.
"Current industry conditions warrant a conservative approach to cost management, while the cyclical nature of our business demands flexibility as well," said James W. Bagley, chairman and chief executive officer of Lam.
Lam's total workforce will end up at about 3,200 when the new rounds of layoffs is completed. For the last fiscal quarter, ended June 24, Lam reported a 21.4% sequential decline in revenues to $365.5 million and a net income of $58.3 million, including restructuring charges of $16.8 million and a one-time gain of $33.1 million.


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Market forces, strategic management, HRM practices and organizational performance, a model based in european sample
This study uses structural equation modeling to test a model of the impact of human resources management practices on perceived organizational performance, on a large sample of European companies. The influences of competitive intensity, industry attractiveness and strategic management are considered in the model, and their direct and indirect influence on organizational performance is assessed. The model produced an adequate fit and results show that strategic management does influence human resource practices. Human resource flexibility practices and performance management have a positive impact on organizational performance, while training was not found to have a significant impact. A direct positive impact of competitive intensity and industry attractiveness on strategic management was supported by the data, as well as a direct positive effect of industry attractiveness on perceived organizational performance.
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Deepika Padukone back on track for 'Race 2'
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Deepika Padukone has reportedly made peace with filmmaker Ramesh Taurani, who called her "unprofessional" after she backed out from his film, 'Race 2', midway, citing dates issues.
Now, rumour has it that the 'Om Shanti Om' actress has finally decided to get back on board, but with a set of 'conditions'.fter a series of discussions, Padukone apparently felt that it would be best on her part if she returned to the film or she might have to bear huge financial losses.
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One of the top safety prospects in the West region is Redondo Union's (Calif.) Kevin Ellison . Ellison looked very good at the recent NorCal Nike Camp and has seen a nice bump in his recruitment.
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Ellison is one of those players who will never run a great 40 but has good game speed. He plays much faster on the field than his 40 times and covers a lot of ground. At the Nike camp, he looked very comfortable in the one on one drills and might have been the best cover safety we saw at the camp.
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Ellison's older brother Keith signed with Oregon State last February and we think Kevin is an even better overall prospect.
"Oregon and Oregon State have both offered me and I'm hearing from the rest of the Pac 10 as well," Ellison said. "The local schools USC and UCLA are my top two right now followed by Oregon, Oregon State and Arizona. My brother being at Oregon State is a plus for them but it won't be a major factor in what I decide to do. I'm just looking for a school with a good overall program athletically and academically."


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We should have built an ark. We should have built an ark. Have I mentioned that we should have built an ark? Or at least a boat? Wait, we have that boat. But I think it leaks. The Husband swears it doesn't.
With temperatures hovering at 34 degrees, it won't stop raining. As I speak, the children are mesmorized by Steve Songs singing that "Rain is falling down, falling down, falling down" song and frankly, as much as I love Mr. Steve, I want to throw a boot at the television. I can tolerate that 50% of the country had a white Christmas while we did not, but the rain has got to stop. The only way daily rain is tolerable is if it was 80, I was illicitly lying on a beach chair at an all-inclusive in Aruba and I was carefully calculating the number of SECONDS it would take for that tiny rain cloud to pass over my body and move on as the sun shone brightly. Kinda like those water spritzers they have at the pools in Vegas. But all natural. On the perfect day it would be exactly 120 seconds. Just enough time to rinse the salt water off your body but not long enough to get your towel too wet.
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Thirty minutes later I was cleaning up puke at the barber's. That'll teach me. I also was carrying a plastic bag for him to throw up in but in good pregnancy form, held it in my hand as he vomited 4 times. You think the thought would have crossed my mind to open it up and, I don't know, stick it under his mouth? Nah. The barbers thanked me profusely for cleaning up because apparently the last horrible mother who didn't believe her child was going to throw up was in such denial that she didn't believe he threw up even as they walked through it to the door.
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Thursday's Morning Mashup: Doctor who proclaimed Alex Rodriguez healthy never met him
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Welcome to Thursday's Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.
MLB: Rays at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m. (NESN; WEEI-FM)
MLB: Yankees at Rangers, 2 p.m. (MLB Network)
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'¦ Alex Rodriguez might have showed his hand in a moment of desperation this week. The rehabbing Yankee, who is expected to receive a lengthy suspension from Major League Baseball for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, appears to be trying to rush back to the majors so that he can collect his salary from the team if he is then banned by the league. The team is in no such rush, having told Rodriguez to rest a strained quad he reported Sunday (for the second time in two weeks).
Rodriguez, who has been on a minor league assignment as he works his way back after January hip surgery, attempted to prove that he's healthy and ready to make his season debut in the majors by going off on his own to get a second opinion — in violation of the collective bargaining agreement, as he did not first get clearance from the team. To make matters worse, the doctor who pronounced A-Rod healthy acknowledged Wednesday that he has never actually met the player.
Dr. Michael Gross — the chief of orthopedics at Hackensack Medical Center in New Jersey who was reprimanded and fined by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners in February for allowing an unlicensed individual "participate in the care and treatment of patients at the center and failing to adequately ensure proper patient treatment involving the prescribing of hormones including steroids" — said in an interview that he based his diagnosis on viewing MRI results and asking Rodriguez over the phone if he felt any pain.
Rodriguez spent four hours at the team's minor league complex in Tampa on Wednesday.
"I feel great. That's all I've got to say," he told reporters upon leaving.
'¦ Mariners manager Eric Wedge suffered a mild stroke, the team announced, and he will miss the team's next series in Seattle as well as the upcoming road trip to Boston and Baltimore while he recovers at home.
Wedge, 45, was released from the hospital Wednesday, two days after he was helped from the field after becoming dizzy during batting practice. Bench coach Robby Thompson will fill in as manager while Wedge, a former Red Sox catcher, rests.
"We expect a complete recovery," general manager Jack Zduriencik said. "What he needs to do is stay home for the next short period of time. We expect him to be back sooner rather than later. He sounds normal, talking to him it sounds like everything is fine and he's ready to roll. But we're going to err on the side of caution. The common-sense thing is to have Eric rest, and it makes sense that he won't take this trip to the East Coast. When we get back, he'll be evaluated and we'll see where we stand."
'¦ It's been a rough month for Lakers fans (not that Celtics backers would have any sympathy). First, Dwight Howard departed via free agency. Then Metta World Peace was waived.
Now, Andrew Bynum, who was traded from the Lakers to the Sixers last year and signed as a free agent with the Cavaliers this week, took a veiled shot at Lakers fans when asked about Cleveland fans in an interview following his introductory press conference.
Said Bynum: "I just know that they're really, really passionate, and I haven't had the opportunity to play for a city that is really just going to stand up and really support the team. I'm super excited and I can't wait to see what it's like."
Meanwhile, Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony showed no support for rumors that he was planning to sign with the Lakers if and when he becomes a free agent after the upcoming season.
"I doubt it," he told a reporter from TMZ.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's a sad day, it's really a sad day on so many levels." — Patriots coach Bill Belichick, breaking his silence on the Aaron Hernandez situation at a Gillette Stadium press conference
STAT OF THE DAY: 1.96 — The career ERA at Fenway Park for Rays ace David Price, who pitched a complete game Wednesday night as Tampa Bay stifled the Red Sox, 5-1
'NET RESULTS (mobile users, check the website to see the videos): An 11-year-old soccer fan who had his wrist broken by a Cristiano Ronaldo free kick that sailed into the stands tells his story.
Here's video of the May motorcycle accident involving Florida State football player Nick O'Leary (grandson of golf legend Jack Nicklaus). It looks bad, but O'Leary apparently is OK and expected to play this season.
Royals pitcher Ervin Santana, the subject of much speculation leading up to next week's trade deadline, has a video called "Trade rumors" that takes a dark turn.
TRIVIA ANSWER: Negro League stars Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige
SOOTHING SOUNDS: Bruce Woodley, former member of the Seekers, was born on this day in 1942.
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