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Just kidding.. Hehe. Well it's partially true because her real name is SAM and not sarah... anyway I changed the title because somebody said it's a spoiler. --------------------------------original post: Wow... now the tables are turned. I know some girls who are like Sarah... or SAM! Once they have an inkling that you are still in love with them, they go the exact opposite direction and fall in love with the nearest superman. Not to say it was totally unpredictable though... I don't like this twist, except for the cool chuck action! What do you think?
Which pair off do you like better? Chunnah, Charah, or Sharah? (i.e. Chuck & Hannah.. you get it)
What do you guys think of it? I personally love it
My guess is that Hanna and *Shaw* are from the ring 1- Shaw came out of nowhere and and no one knew who he was 2- He was the one that got him on the plane were he was sitting next to Hanna I think that to get rid of the 2 characters the writers will let Hanna get caught by Chuck but not Shaw....but since Hanna will have made a real relationship with Chuck she will tell him that Shaw is in the part of the ring to..... Does that make any sense to any of you to?
The 2 characters are: 1-Shaw- who played as clark/superman in the movie Superman returns. & 2-Ana- who played Lana Lang in the tv series Smallville. small world huh!
Hey does anyone know the name of the song during the fight scene at the buy more? It's towards the end of the episode.
So jus my own crazy thoughts here but Agent Char (introduced in Season 3 episode 4) is quite a lot like a maturer version of chuck. They both are analyst type Agents, both hate guns, they seem kind of similar and Char's name is even similar. Now I don't think the writers will do this but It kind of made me think of Char as a future Chuck and the bit at the end of Season 3 Episode 4 where Char is looking over an old engagement ring combined with his Anti-Love and Anti-Family speech means we know he's had a tragic love in the past. Craziness Time: Time Travel... It just got me thinking that he could be Chuck from the future, I mean given all the similarities and the unexplained willingness to let Chuck handle things on his own (possibly to help him grow into a better Spy) all points to Time Travel in my head. Although I doubt the writers would take the story in that direction because Chuck has always seemed to lean more to the Spy Comedy rather then the Sci-Fi comedy it just made me think about it. Anyone else notice anything along these lines or am I alone in my sci-fi thoughts... ? XD
Whatever happened to Anna, they don't explain in the first 3 episodes, instead...they act as if she never existed? Also, holy smokes...were we supposed to assume that Captain Awesome is dead? or just poisoned? I wonder if he is dead...are they trying to set up a relationship between Ellie Chuck's sister and Morgan...which would explain the missing Anna?
Awesome,dead or alive?.
Near the end of Chuck Vrs. Three Little Words, Sarah and Katrina say something in a language I don't know (not surprising). When this happened in the past, some of the more linguistically gifted members of SideReel helped out uni-lingual people like me out. So if anyone knows, what did Sarah and Katrina say to each other? Thanks


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if the wii can recognise DVDs other than its own, then you only need to run Mplayer CE with HBC, hiwever is your wii is brand new, you have a fair possibility of owning the new D3-2 drive, which wont read any other DVDs than wii ones.
If you need to play backups, you need a cios, but the case is same as the above. you might to think about external loading then, either with an external DVD or a usb HDD

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New iPhone 5 Lightning port frustrations drawn in comedic style by Joy of Tech
As soon as speculation began regarding Apple's switch to a smaller dock connector, people who'd spent loads of cash on "Made for iPhone/iPod" accessories started complaining. "Now all my docks will be redundant!" Apple knew that and – as any sensible company who doesn't like annoying its customers would – offered a solution: the 30-pin to Lightning adapter. Sure, it costs thirty bucks, but it's hardly worth crying over.
The Joy of Tech regularly portrays common place tech frustrations in cynical and comedic fashion, and the one above is no different. The whole "I'm switching to Android" thing makes very little sense, especially considering the amount of cash you'd have to spend on apps and accessories to make everything compatible with your new, Google-powered phone. Certainly puts $30 in to perspective, doesn't it?
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"Sometimes when your team's doing so well and up against another good team they might play down, but the girls kept positive, had short little passes and fought to get the ball back," he said. "I told the girls to take control of the game and I think they did that pretty well."
To help give players more experience, Phongsavath put in some who were looking for playing time. He also said there were several star players who stood out on the field during Tuesday's game.
"Katie Taylor, who scored our first goal and set the tone for us, was magnificent, and Roxy Tebbs, who can really distribute once she has the ball at her feet, had four assists," he said.
"Colette Jepson, who's always dangerous and can score two or three goals unexpectedly, also played well and scored two of our goals. Kacey Williams, who recycles our attack and puts the ball where we want it to be, and Christy Brian also both solidified our defense."
Phongsavath said the next game on the schedule for the girls will be Brighton, which is a very solid team.
"Thursday we'll play against Brighton, and this will be big because they're Number one while we're Number two in the state," he said. "If we can get past Brighton, I'd say we have a good chance of going to the tournament."


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Margins: 2¼, ¾, 3¾. Others: Sacrifice Bunt 122($30,000) , Catman Running 122($15,000) , Quite Acceptable 122 , Cobalt Blue 122 , Family Talk 122 , Love Dubai 122 . Winning Jockey, Fernando Jara.
Jerry Bailey of Gulf Coast Farms Bloodstock was right on the money when he picked out Cowtown Cat as the best 2004 foal bred from the 115 mares he owns with partner Lance Robinson.
The now 3-year-old colt proved his capabilities on the racetrack when he turned in an impressive front-running performance in the April 7 Illinois Derby (gr. II) at Hawthorne Race Course. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Cowtown Cat broke his maiden at 2, and has won three of four starts this year, including the March 10 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct.
The son of Distorted Humor is co-owned by Bill Casner and Kenny Trout's WinStar Farm and Gulf Coast Farms Bloodstock. The commercial venture lead by Bailey and Robinson bred Cowtown Cat in Kentucky.
WinStar went to $1.5 million for Cowtown Cat at the 2006 Barretts March 2-year-old sale where he was consigned by Jerry Bailey Sales Agency, agent. According to Bailey, Gulf Coast had worked out a deal with WinStar before the auction to keep a 50% share in the colt if the operation should be successful in buying him.
Bailey and his wife, Leslie, manage Gulf Coast Farms near Ocala, Fla., where they raise and break the partnership's yearlings, while Robinson focuses more on mating their mares in Kentucky.
Cowtown Cat was bred from the winning Storm Cat mare Tom's Cat, who is out of the stakes-winning Meadowlake mare Shouldnt Say Never.
"We love Storm Cat mares," Bailey explained of why he went to $240,000 for Tom's Cat at the 2002 Keeneland November mixed sale. The mare, who was in foal to Grand Slam at the time, was consigned to the sale by Eaton Sales, agent.
"We liked her looks a lot, and since we're in the commercial market, we try to buy horses with good physicals," he added.
Bailey and Robinson decided to breed Tom's Cat to Distorted Humor since they already owned shares in the stallion, "and we thought it was a good cross on Storm Cat," Bailey explained.
In addition to Cowtown Cat, who is Tom's Cat's first live foal, the mare also has a 2-year-old El Corredor filly and a yearling Proud Citizen colt. Kept at the Taylor family's Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Ky., Tom's Cat is in foal to Five Star Day and is booked to Songandaprayer.
Distorted Humor is the sire of 52 stakes winners, including other 2007 graded added-money winners Forty Niners Son (gr. IIT), Don Dandy (PR-I), and Like It Is (Aust-II). Distorted Humor stands at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky., for $225,000.—E.M.


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In Blue Like Jazz, author Donald Miller wrote: "At the end of each month I would start biting my nails, wondering what account owed me money or whether or not I would pick up any writing assignments. There's not a lot of work in the Christian market if you won't write self-righteous, conservative propaganda. I write new-realism essays. I am not a commodity." These days, Miller is quite the commodity. His Thomas Nelson bestseller has more than 775,000 copies in print.
In an interview with Bart D. Ehrman on the Evangelical Textual Criticism Web site, the author was asked how long it takes to write a book like Misquoting Jesus. His response: "In one sense, Misquoting Jesus was the result of 25 years of study. In another sense, it took me five or six months of additional reading to get ready to write it. The writing itself goes very fast. I'm an intense, focused writer. I can crank out 30—35 pages on a word processor in about six hours. But then I definitely need to take a break and get a work-out!" The book has had an eight-month run on PW's hardcover religion list.
Don Piper's 90 Minutes in Heaven is selling well in Christian outlets and gaining sales in general stores, too. The Baker/Revell book is #6 on the New York Times March 18 nonfiction paperback bestseller list. Copies in print are nearing 1.5 million.
|This article originally appeared in the March 14, 2007 issue of Religion BookLine. For more information about Religion BookLine, including a sample and subscription information,click here»


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We here at the Music Mix are big fans of French buzz band Phoenix, so when we heard that they were taping a week-long satellite radio residency, we made it our business to get into that studio.
All next week, Jake Fogelnest's 10-11 A.M. show on the indie-leaning Sirius XMU channel will be co-hosted by Phoenix — well, half of the quartet, at least, anyway. We got to see frontman Thomas Mars and guitarist Christian Mazzalai, tres charmant as always, introduce some of their favorite tunes by other artists, as well as playing stripped-down acoustic versions of "Lisztomania," "1901," and "Armistice," all from their super-cool new album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.
There was also some French-accented banter about Lou Reed (his "Street Hassle" was apparently a big influence on the new record) and the band's recent SNL performance ("I was thinking those hugs at the end of the show were fake, but they're real!" quipped Mars), among other things.
Will you be tuning in to hear Phoenix's Sirius XM performances next week? Tell us, oui ou non, below.
More from EW's Music Mix:
Members of Vampire Weekend Ra Ra Riot form indie super-duo: Who else would you like to see join forces?
Phoenix rises on Saturday Night Live
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President, Ecological Solutions Inc. (Ecosync)
Managing Tree-caused Electric Service Interruptions
Considering the long history of attention and resources focused on reducing or eliminating tree-conductor conflicts, the incidence of tree-caused cascading outages originating on transmission systems, the general extent of the ongoing level of tree-related outages on distribution systems, and the regularity of extensive tree-caused storm damage suggests something is missing. What is missing must be an understanding of what outages can be avoided, through what actions and where we can reasonably expect a reliability benefit for the dedication of additional resources.
Drawing on industry data, tree-caused outages will be categorized to identify opportunities for electric system improvement. In the process of doing so we will answer the following questions, questions that will guide us in formulating what constitutes realistic expectations.
- Can the 'best in class' of typical utility vegetation management (UVM) programs meet the reliability expectations of customers and regulators -- during normal operating conditions and during major storm events?
- If not, can a more rigorous hazard tree program substantially reduce tree-related outages?
- What is the contribution of apparently healthy tree failures on outage incidents -- during normal operating conditions and during major storm events?
Most tree-related outages are due to tree failures and these trees are outside the right of way.1 Rees, of Baltimore Gas & Electric, attributed only 2% of all tree-related outages to trees growing up into a line.2 Guggenmoos showed tree growth to account for 2% to 10% of tree-related outages on TransAlta Utilities' distribution system.3 Finch, reporting on Niagara Mohawk's tree-caused outages, indicates tree growth accounts for 14% of outages4, while Rogers explains part of the reasoning behind Puget Sound Energy's Tree Watch program is that only 13.5% of tree-related outages are attributable to tree growth5. Since 1997 Puget Sound Energy's tree pruning program has become more effective as less than 5% of tree-related outages are attributable to in-growth6. From these geographically, ecologically diverse utility systems a common thread emerges: tree growth into power lines accounts for less than 15% of all tree-related outages.
If in-growth causes only 2 to 15% of tree-caused interruptions, then 85-98% must be attributable to tree in-fall. Storm loading, whether wind or ice, results in tree failures - either branch or trunk breakage or uprooting. Simply by the fact that the number of trees outside the right of way, which can affect continuity of service, vastly outnumbers such trees within the right of way, most of the 85% or more of in-fall outages arise from trees located outside the right of way. On distribution systems, the maintained right of way typically represents only 10-20% of the utility forest land base7. For transmissions lines (69 kV and above), where the tolerance for trees within the right of way is considerably lower, the maintained right of way generally represents 30-70% of the utility forest.8
Utilities seek to prevent outages due to tree failure through hazard tree removal programs. However, due to re-stocking and natural tree mortality, the hazard tree removal program provides a reliability benefit of limited duration. Assuming average distribution line construction and line clearance standards, a 1% annual tree mortality rate, and what would be considered an aggressive hazard tree program that removes an average of ten trees per mile of line the reliability benefit endures for only 2 years (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Hazard Tree Removal Benefit Duration
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Mortality of trees is a process, which occurs over a period of time. As it would be unlikely for all but the very smallest utilities to remove all hazard trees within days or a few weeks, there is an ongoing residual population of hazard trees. Indeed, most utility hazard tree programs cover their service territory but once over a period of three to eight years. It is, therefore, unreasonable to expect no outages to arise from hazards trees. A utility simply cannot monitor all the trees in the utility forest all at once. There should, however, be a relationship between the number of trees removed annually by the hazard tree program and the number of trees added annually to the hazard tree population through natural tree mortality. If no such match exists, there will be an increasing population of hazard trees. As the hazard tree program falls further behind, these trees will become increasingly more vulnerable to failure under decreasing levels of stress load.
The identification of hazard trees is challenging. Death of a tree commonly occurs over a period of years. Invasive and destructive methods of tree evaluation are not an option. Utility personnel must rely on exterior symptoms of decadence, which may take years to appear. Bearing in mind the fact of an unavoidable residual hazard tree population, utilities do reasonably well in identifying hazard trees, as less than one half of the failed trees causing outages are hazard trees. Indeed, the majority of trees that fail have no visible fault indicator. Both Eastern Utilities Associates9 and Puget Sound Energy10 found 56% of failed trees had no visible indication of fault. Another 12% of trees, which cause outages on Puget Sound Energy's system, are in fair health and therefore, difficult to justify as removals.
That more than 55% and up to 70% of the trees causing outages have no discernable defect has important implications for understanding and mitigating tree-related outages. It suggests that successful mitigation will necessitate a reduction in the electric system tree exposure. This implication has been verified by work on the National Grid11 and Puget Sound Energy12 transmission systems. It was found line height, tree height and clear width, variables that impact the arc of power line exposure, are not significantly correlated to tree-caused outage frequency. However, trees per mile edge, a measure of tree exposure, is significantly correlated to tree-caused outage frequency, with r values (coefficient of correlation) of 0.85 and 0.92, respectively. The strong correlation informs us that the sure way of reducing tree-caused outages is to reduce the electric system's extent of tree exposure. As a result, it is unreasonable to expect conventional utility vegetation management programs to drastically reduce tree-related service interruptions. Such programs do not target the apparently healthy trees, which account for 55-70% of tree-caused interruptions. If the average percent of healthy trees contributing to outages is 56%, then one would expect during major storm events that the percentage of healthy tree failures is even greater, dependent upon both the degree of stress loading and duration, the decadent trees being removed from the utility forest in minor storms or early in the major storm event. A recent study of Puget Sound Energy's transmission system provides support for this assertion.
Using ten years of outage and wind data to determine tree failure rates, it is found that tree failures occur exponentially to wind speed (Figure 2)13. Tree failures increase rapidly at wind speeds over 60 mph. If we assume all hazard trees fail and are removed from the utility forest population at or below 60 mph winds, then a storm of 75 mph winds would have tree failures comprised of only 4% hazard trees and 96% healthy trees (Figure 3). That is, 96% of the outages can be considered to be unpreventable. This leads to two conclusions: that there is only one means of avoiding tree-related outages during major storms - reducing electric system tree exposure; and even if all hazard tree outages could be avoided, the elimination of those outages does not significantly reduce storm damage.
Increasing the intensity of the hazard tree program will not noticeably improve electric system performance during major storm events.
Figure 2: Tree Failure Rate
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Figure 3: Tree Failure Ratio
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Managing (Perceptions of) Electric System Performance
The implication of the exponential increase in outages in response to increasing wind speed is that the success or lack of a hazard tree program has little bearing on the number of outages experienced during a major wind storm event. One might surmise the same would apply to major ice storms with decadent branches failing with modest ice loads and a far greater number of healthy branches failing when ice coating exceeds ½ inch. This does not make the hazard tree program irrelevant. It is simply that the benefit of the hazard tree program is realized at winds of less than 60 mph, that is, during what tends to be frequent, minor storms.
Considering 15-30% of tree-caused interruptions are typically due to hazard trees, there is the possibility of material contributions to reliability. However, hazard tree programs have many challenges that can impact their efficacy.
- Very few utilities know the average number of hazard trees that are annually added to their system. You can't manage what you don't measure.
- The duration of benefit of the hazard tree program is generally believed to be greater than it actually is. Some even believe the benefit is permanent; a false notion dispelled by focusing on the forest rather than the individual tree.
- Most hazard trees are located on private property; perceived not as a liability but an asset by the landowner.
- There is no cost effective, practical means of patrolling for hazard trees that are 30 feet or more inside the forest edge.
- There being no means of instantaneously assessing or monitoring tree health on a system wide basis, utilities are left to make judgments about appropriate inspection and maintenance cycles, balancing costs and line security.
- Environmental conditions such as drought or pest infestations can dramatically impact the tree mortality rate.
One question remains to be answered. Can the 'best in class' of typical UVM programs meet the reliability expectations of customers and regulators -- during normal operating conditions and during major storm events?
The "best in class" typical UVM program does not generate complaints about reliability during normal operating conditions. However, such programs often receive heavy criticism for system performance during major storms. Work on National Grid and Puget Sound Energy systems found only decreasing tree exposure could avert outages during major storms. This is probably true for electric systems in general. Measures to decrease tree exposure involve actions that are resisted by landowners (i.e. widening right of ways) or generally considered too expensive by the regulators and public (i.e. undergrounding).
It is common that a public displeased with the extent of storm damage and restoration time will nonetheless, not support the actions that can change the outcome in future storm events. There is a way off the horns of this dilemma. Who is in a position to know or determine realistic performance expectations? How is it then that the public, not the utility, defines expected system performance? Utilities should provide regulators, and thereby the public, with performance expectations for their system under normal and storm operating conditions. In this way public perception can be controlled, requiring only that the utility system meet the articulated level of performance. Failing to create the performance expectation leaves a vacuum, filled by the commonly unarticulated and generally uninformed reliability expectations of the public, expectations utilities cannot possibly satisfy.
References 1. Guggenmoos, S. Effects of Tree Mortality on Power Line Security. Journal of Arboriculture, 29(4), July 2003.
2. Rees, Jr. William T., Timothy C. Birx, Daniel L. Neal, Cory J. Summerson, Frank L. Tiburzi, Jr., and James A. Thurber, P.E. 1994. Priority Trimming to Improve Reliability. ISA Conference presentation, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1994.
3. Guggenmoos, S. 1996. Outage Statistics - As a Basis for Determining Line Clearance Program Status. UAA Quarterly, 5(1), Fall 1996.
4. Finch, K.E., C. Allen 2001. Understanding Tree Caused Outages. EEI Natural Resource Conference, Palm Springs, CA, Apr. 2001.
5. Rogers, Beth, I. 2001. Puget Sound Energy Tree Watch Program. EEI Natural Resource Conference, Palm Springs, CA, Apr. 2001.
6. Guggenmoos, S. 2009. Storm Hardening the Electric Transmission System. Report produced for Puget Sound Energy, March, 2009.
7. Guggenmoos, S. Effects of Tree Mortality on Power Line Security. Journal of Arboriculture, 29(4), July 2003.
8. Guggenmoos, S. Effects of Tree Mortality on Power Line Security. Journal of Arboriculture, 29(4), July 2003.
9. P. Simpson, R. Van Bossuyt. "Tree-Caused Electric Outages," Journal of Arboriculture 22(3): p.117, May 1996.
10. Guggenmoos, S. 2009. Storm Hardening the Electric Transmission System. Report produced for Puget Sound Energy, March, 2009.
11. Guggenmoos, S., T.E. Sullivan. 2007. Outside Right-of-Way Tree Risk Along Electrical Transmission Lines. Utility Arborist Association Mar. 2007. http://www.utilityarborist.org/images/Articles/SideTreeRisk.pdf
12. Guggenmoos, S. 2009. Storm Hardening the Electric Transmission System. Report produced for Puget Sound Energy, March, 2009.
13. Guggenmoos, S. 2009. Storm Hardening the Electric Transmission System. Produced from data of Puget Sound Energy, March, 2009.
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Irreverent, unapologetically arrogant and uncensored, IT Professional Services industry veteran Jason Perlow muses on a cornucopia of topics on all matters of Information Technology.
Internet of Things
A Windows 10 alternative: Microsoft should embrace, extend Linux on the desktop
iPhone and Android wireless charger pads: Which one is the best?
iPhone X vs Galaxy Note 8: Which phone has better business specs?
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"Obama be thy name … thy will be done"
I had a conversation with our Catholic postman this morning. He's optimistic about Barack Obama and thinks an Obama administration is going to get us out of our present economic troubles. I mentioned Obama's record of socialist activism and his stance on abortion and infanticide, but this didn't seem to concern him much. There is something about Obama that just gives him hope.
What is it about this strange man, Barack Obama? What do we know about him? A commenter over at Creative Minority Report provides an interesting checklist:
1. Occidental College records — Not released
2. Columbia College records — Not released
3. Columbia Thesis paper — not available, locked down by faculty
4. Harvard College records — Not released, locked down by faculty
5. Selective Service Registration — Not released
6. Medical records — Not released
7. Illinois State Senate schedule — "not available"
8. Law practice client list — Not released
9. Certified Copy of original Birth certificate – – Not released
10. Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth — Not released
11. Harvard Law Review articles published — None
12. University of Chicago scholarly articles — None
13. Record of baptism– Not released or "not available"
14. Illinois State Senate records–"not available"
Some are claiming that Barack Obama was not born in the United States and is therefore ineligible for the presidency. I don't know what to make of such a claim, except to note that it is odd, to say the least, that a market for doubt exists about something which should be very easily proven.
You have probably seen a few of the creepy, cult-like, quasi-religious videos produced by Obama supporters. The "Alpha-Omega" chants were ominous enough, ascribing a biblical name for Jesus Christ to Obama himself. Now we have the bizzare "I AM Obama" campaign – "I AM Obama" signs are popping up in front yards out here – which appropriates another name for Almighty God: "I AM". I don't know whether these folks are being deliberately blasphemous or just stumbling into blasphemy out of ignorance.
Effusive, messianic songs of praise are being written about this man – a politican not yet out of his forties. And then there are the poems, and the portraits, and the frenzied rallies. Even more troubling is the wild popularity of Barack Obama among foreigners, particularly Mohammedans.
Honestly, I've never seen anything like this before. The postman suggested to me this morning that JFK inspired similar emotions in people, but was JFK's following really so transparently religious? I try not to automatically think "antichrist" when I see images like this, but lately I haven't been having much success. The following video, blasphemous to the hilt, is the latest evidence that the Obama phenomenon is more than an American political campaign, but is in fact emerging as a worldwide religious movement.
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Obama may or may not be the Antichrist, but I can think of no one who closer fits the scriptural descriptions.
I remember reading that Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his fellow anti-Hitler Lutherans once had a discussion as to whether Der Fuerher was the Antichrist. They concluded that he could not be, because he was so obviously evil, and the Antichrist would appear to most to be good.
Obama appears to be good to most. Witness the Obamacons. Witness the otherwise pro-life Catholics at Vox Nova. I've almost been taken in a few times.
This is scary.
Comment by The Western Confucian | October 30, 2008 |
I'd say one reason the movement is so transparently religious is because of the black cultural connection. American black culture naturally gravitates towards casting things in religious terms. Their pastors are transparently political, and the use of their pulpits in a blatantly political way with a melding of the religious and the political that would probably be challenged by (say) the IRS and would certainly freak out the liberals if it were done in other churches and on the conservative side goes entirely unquestioned.
I'm not saying this actually helps or makes things less creepy. I'm just saying it's probably a causal factor.
Comment by Lydia | October 30, 2008 |
I don't think that Obama is the anti-Christ. In order to qualify for that, he would have to be from Europe, in the area of the revived Roman Empire. I'm pretty sure he's not from there. (Although I've heard rumors about Africa, Indonesia, and a few scattered Islamic places.)
However, you don't have to be the anti-Christ in order to do a lot of damage. I see a lot of deception and bad things in Obama, not the least of which is his support for infanticide and a pro-abortion stand that is so extreme that it really can't be called pro-choice. He's hostile to the choice of women in unplanned pregnancies who want to choose life.
It may not be his fault that some people wrongly worship him, although he should humbly discourage this. People should only worship God and Jesus. Obama is neither of these. He is a man, and like anyone else, he is a sinner. He might even have dreams of being the tin-horn dictator of this country, eliminating the constitution and making himself dictator for life. That would be pretty bad, but it still wouldn't make him the anti-Christ (or the Christ either for that matter).
Comment by Ceecee | October 30, 2008 |
I also have Antichrist suspicions where he is concerned. I really hope I'm wrong! =(
Comment by Enbrethiliel | October 30, 2008 |
I, too, find it interesting that all these records have yet to be released… and that the MSM is not asking "WHY?" FOX did a piece on this… I don't ever watch FOX, or much US television, as I do not reside there… nor do I trust FOX much… Nor CNN, et al. All that said… Why hasn't this come up, particularly in the debates? Or, is it simply not that biug a deal to Republicans and the public?? Probably both… Will he do damage? Stay tuned… He certainly is unknown, in the deeper sense of the word… I also believe he has a clear agenda, supported by the Powers That Be… One I would not support, of course…
Comment by James | October 30, 2008 |
"The postman suggested to me this morning that JFK inspired similar emotions in people, but was JFK's following really so transparently religious?"
Considering Kennedy's opportunistic privatization of his faith and the Protestant dominance to which it was a reaction, I don't think it could have been nearly so religious. Further, the enthusiasms for Obama have the flavor of the enthusiastic Evangelical/Social Gospel tradition rather than Catholic hero-worship.
I find the "liberation theology" aspects of the past eight years very disturbing, and it might only continue in a left-wing dialect. Bush's posturing that U.S. foreign policy was doing God's work now looks to be succeeded by a black liberationist who deems domestic policy to be the battlefield for his crusades.
Comment by Kevin J Jones | October 31, 2008 |
I don't understand why Obama seems to be accepted blindly.
So many people are blindly infatuated with him….not with his policies or his promises, but with the man himself. What is the draw? I don't see it.
Comment by Vicki | October 31, 2008 |
Believe it or not, Obama is not worshiped, venerated, or followed blindly. You have to understand where the liberals are coming from. The last 8 years have been driven by someone who is arguably (see polling data) the worst president of all time. Now finally someone who is smart and articulate is in the WH, so liberals are astounded. So it may seem as worship, but that's only because you sit on the right side of the fence. I mean, I can certainly understand your position: the guy you supported turned out to almost ruin the country, so much so that everyone is now distancing themselves from GW as far as possible. Only 1 in 5 even claim themselves to be republican — that's how horrible the last guy did. Look, this president won the Nobel Prize, the last one won a shoe to the face. He won the Nobel Prize for NOT being GW Bush! The right really has some serious soul-searching to do. I mean they actually thought this guy was good for America — twice! I mean how could someone be so wrong and not ask themselves, "How was I so wrong? Could I be wrong about other things? Could I be wrong about Obama?" We'll see.
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Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Inflammatory Cytokines in Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
This study has been terminated.
(Slow enrollment along with new competing studies, investigators decided to stop study)
University of Cincinnati
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: March 28, 2012
Last Update Posted: March 9, 2015
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
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The purpose of this research is to compare patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage on dexmedetomidine compared to propofol to assess if one group has decreased inflammation. The investigators hypothesis is that the group assigned to receive dexmedetomidine will have a more profound decrease in markers of inflammation over time.
|Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal
|Drug: Dexmedetomidine Drug: propofol
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Inflammatory Cytokines in Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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MedlinePlus related topics: Bleeding
Drug Information available for: Propofol DexmedetomidineU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Changes between serum and CSF cytokines over 48 hours [ Time Frame: 0, 24 and 48 hours ]Measure the baseline level (at enrollment) of inflammatory markers tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), glial fibrially acidic protein (GFAP), and malondialdehyde (MDA) as measured in both serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 10 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Sedative and analgesic medication requirements [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]Sedation requirements between the two groups will be assessed by comparing total daily dose and average daily fentanyl doses in the 24 hours following surgery. The total number of patients requiring propofol rescue in the dexmedetomidine group and the total daily dose and average daily dose of the propofol used in the dexmedetomidine group will be recorded.
- Sedation scores (RASS and CAM-ICU) [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
- ICU length of stay [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
- Hospital length of stay [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
- Glasgow Outcome Scores Extended (GOSE) at discharge [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
- Incidence of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2012
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|July 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Active Comparator: Propofol
Drug: propofol
5-80 mcg/kg/min
|Experimental: Dexmedetomidine
Drug: Dexmedetomidine
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
- World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS) grade 4-5 (see table below)
- Surgical intervention with clip or coil
- Placement of cerebrospinal fluid drain (lumbar or ventricular)
- Mechanically ventilated at start of infusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hemodynamic instability (SBP < 100, HR <60, or on continuous infusion of catecholamines) at screening
- Heart failure class III or IV (New York Heart Association)
- Renal failure (RIFLE classification - see table below)
- Liver failure (serum protein < 3 g/dL and total bilirubin > 5 mg/dL)
- Known or suspected brain death
- Pregnancy
- Unable to receive dexmedetomidine within 48 hours of injury and 4 hours of surgery
- Allergy to dexmedetomidine
- Prisoners
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01565590
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|University Hospital
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219
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|Shaun Keegan, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care, University of Cincinnati
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|First Submitted:
|March 23, 2012
|First Posted:
|March 28, 2012
|Last Update Posted:
|March 9, 2015
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|March 2015
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aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Application: Gets gloopy over time; can be streaky if you don't use a base coat, so you have to have a steady hand with a consistent amount of polish for each nail. You can fix the thickening problem easily by adding Seche Vite lacquer thinner: it's called Restore. Great stuff. BTW, I use Seche Vite base and top coat; LOVE the top coat, base coat is ok. (Just now reviewed them on MUA).
The look: One coat gives a barely-there hint of light beige. Two coats gives a milky look, with visible nail line. Three coats approaches, or achieves, opacity. I prefer 2 light coats of any soft shade.
If you want a soft, warm ballet pink crelly, consider I Theodora You from the Wizard of Oz collection. It is lovely, and application is great. My 2 favorite readily available soft shades are Otherwise Engaged and Altar Ego (see pictures above or my reviews for detailed description of all these).
on 3/10/2016 5:50:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Bubble Bath is a sheer favorite. One coat provides a healthy shine and two coats provides a very nude, dusty pink tint which is meant to give your nails the "My Nails But Better" look.
Not sure why people pair this up against Essie Ballet Slippers as both are great, yet VERY different sheers. Bubble Bath is definitely a darker sheer due to its beige undertones while Ballet Slippers has a very pale milky white-pink finish.
Personally, due to my very fair skin tone, Bubble Bath just looks like my nails with a dark beige/mauve tint so it doesn't look flattering. However, it is definitely one of the easiest sheers to apply, so if you're looking for that sophisticated sheer with no trace of white and baby pink (that Essie is known for) then Bubble Bath is it.
Anyhow, if you were confused and overwhelmed with all the sheers the polish world has to offer, these are a few sugestions -
· Off white pale pink sheer: I would recommend Essie Ballet Slippers, Essie Limoscene, Essie Adore A Ball, Essie It's Delicate
· Pure white sheer: Essie Allure, Essie Waltz, (Can also be Adore A Ball depending on skintone)
· Beige sheer: OPI Act Your Beige, Essie Au Natural, Essie Like Linen
· True pink sheer: Essie Sugar Daddy, Essie Mademoiselle, Essie Spaghetti Strap, OPI Sweetheart (The new formula)
· Shimmer sheer: OPI Chiffon My Mind, Essie Delicacy
on 5/23/2016 6:05:00 PM
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Oily, Fair, Cool
Hair: Grey, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Blue
This is very sheer.Very little color.It was not pink on me,just a very ugly beige.I will not use this again.
on 12/31/2015 12:51:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Blue
Best pinky nude polish I've ever found! My first thought was that the shade was boring looking in the bottle, but on nails, Bubble Bath really comes to life. I have very pale skin (NC15, Sisley 0) and most nude polishes look either muddy or too bubble gum pink. Bubble Bath balances the pink and nude tones perfectly and my nails look really sophisticated. The shade reminds me of the colour of a milk shake.
If you are looking for an opaque nail polish, Bubble Bath isn't a good choice. Even with three layers, I can still see the whites of my nails. However, I like the not sheer, but not opaque look as the polish makes my nails look whiter and fingers a little longer. With one layer, the polish may sometimes look a little streaky. I usually apply two layers to avoid streakiness and to get the colour to show. The wide brush of OPI also makes the application very easy.
The best part of the polish is that it's very low maintenance. It stays flawless for five days, but I can wear it even for a week.
Bubble Bath has become my trusted polish, which is very work-appropriate. I'm actually thinking of wearing it on my wedding day next fall.
on 1/25/2016 6:33:00 PM
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm
Hair: Red, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Green
This is just a bit nicer than my former top favourite pinky nude sheer, Essie Mademoiselle.
Some reviewers mentioned streaking, and it did a little with one coat but the second coat cures that and makes it look perfect.
This is a sheer pink, but it has just enough beige to keep it classic and out of Barbie territory. I am NC15 to 20 and this looks nice on my nails. I have warm tones, (red head) but I'm pale and mauves aren't that good for me but I don't like going too warm either. My tips still show, and look clean. I detest the polishes that have some warmth and are sheer for what they sometimes do --making the tips go yellowish, and look faintly dirty. This one doesn't. The tips look like a toned down French manicure or just clean shiny nails. My Nails But Better.
I've been applying it over Nail Envy, which is a clear coat that strengthens the nails and it's a perfect combo. LOVE THIS. Yes, I'll rebuy in a heartbeat.
on 2/19/2016 4:40:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
This is a lovely nude or French manicure color for me. The color looks nude, natural, smooth, healthy, barely pink, not obvious pink. It's self-leveling - no streaks. I had trouble with many sheer pink jellies looking too blue or too lavender on me - this one doesn't. I had trouble with warmer sheer pink jellies looking too yellow on the tips - this one looks white on the tips. It looks great with one coat, but also looks great with multiple coats. OPI's big brush is nice and easy to use.
I think they recently reformulated it, because OPI Bubble Bath used to smell HORRIBLE - but now it doesn't. I think that's great because if a nail polish smells bad then I just can't use it.
I did find two 5-free polishes that are very similar to this color: Zoya Sari, and Dior Tra-La-La. Both of them are very similar in color to OPI Bubble Bath - Zoya Sari is a little more sheer and Dior Tra-la-la is a little more opaque and a little more pink. Both are 5-free and I don't think OPI is 5-free if I remember correctly.
on 10/28/2015 6:06:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Very Dry, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
It took me a very long time to find the right pink nude nail polish, and I've tried a couple, amongst them OPI's "Hopelessly in Love" and basically every nude polish Sally Hansen ever made), but none of them were the the right fit for my my nails, my hands, my skin. Some had too much of a blue undertone (Sally Hansen's "Shell We Dance?"), some were too streaky, but all of them simply didn't flatter my hands. Now I finally found the one! Like many others have stated, this is just perfect. Not too white, not too pink, not too sheer, not too opaque. For me, two coats are enough. With a good top coat (I use Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri), the result is so polished and with just a hint of shine. Exactly what I've been looking for all this time, so I'm glad my search is finally over. Will definitely repurchase over and over.
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6 Signed etching toned 1945 Bouquets prints Jean-Louis Prevost
- Price: $250.00
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- Date Posted: Mar 29, 2011
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I have been pretty busy lately avoiding my responsibilities and shooting off into a dirty sock but I found a little time and energy today to write a little.
I have another tattoo since we last spoke. Something that I always daze and wonder about is what it must be like to have a father that truly loves you. But sometimes I wonder who the first asshole was that decided, "hey, let's take this sharp, metal object and put it into some ink and then take that same sharp, metal object and stab it right into my fucking body."
This asshole, probably a Chinese guy, invented tattooing and now hipsters like myself get quotes from a shitty poem they read in 10th grade on their ribcages or stupid fucking anchors by their ankles. I'm talking about YOU, skinny white bitch.
Anyway, I'm sorry for yelling at you, but yes I got another tattoo. This makes #10 and makes it the 10th time I've severely upset my grandparents.
For whatever reason, probably because I was hammered the night before, I kept bleeding horrendously out of my shoulder, which then was wiped off and tattooed over again. It was like rubbing my shoulder against an abrasive wall over and over again while Barbara Streisand licked my nipple with a corn dog.
Do you have any idea what that means? I don't. Go ask your English professor.
Speaking of English professors, I've got a lot I want to go on a tangent about. So buckle up, tell your mother you love her, and let's go deep into the anal of my mind.
I am an English major- so I will be poor my whole life- but additionally, I take a litany of English courses. Hey, look! I used the word 'litany!' I went to collage.
Anyway, in this field there are 2 kinds of English teachers: the bulls and the bullshitters.
What I mean by that is this: there are some professors who are genuinely insightful and intelligent and actually add to my overall knowledge of the world. There are some professors who really have enlightened me into the world of art, the history of the world, and fastened my understanding of the human condition.
Other teachers are a bunch of smelly cunts that have gone bloody and unwashed. Did you like that reference? No? Welcome to atheistjustin.com
One professor I currently have is one of those teachers that says, "Hm, Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I get what you're saying. Yeah. Yeah." This guy says this about every foreseeable sentence that could ever be created.
I could say, "hey, Abraham Lincoln inspired Hitler," and this guy would say, "Ah, yeah, I see what you mean by that. That's interesting."
English as a major is very interesting because, again, there are some classes and writings that I genuinely feel make me a smarter person and then there are other texts that may as well have been written with human shit and have taught me that I hate everyone.
Perhaps the worst thing about being an English major is other English majors.
I'll tell you right now, it is hard to find a normal, male English major. By 'normal' I mean someone that doesn't have: dyed hair, a severe smoking habit, stupid tattoos, a poor relationship with their parents, doesn't vape, doesn't wear beanies inside, and shuts the fuck up every once in a while.
For the most part, every other English major is a stupid cunt- and I don't mean cunt in the derogatory feminine way. I would never call a woman a cunt. Unless she was being a cunt. In all honesty, I reserve the term cunt for males because, really, only men can act like cunts. Women have cunts and therefore, vicariously, are expected to behave in a certain way that is affected by their cunts. So, in my opinion, cunt can really only be applied to males who are cuntless. Does that make any sense? Have I severely offended you yet? Am I making any sense? Where is this guy's post going??????
Anyway, in addition to getting ¥atted and getting angry at other people with my major, I have also come to the conclusion that I hate partying.
If you really break down a party, what's going on here?
"Hey, wanna stand around in a circle and say things?"
"Yeah, sure. Are we going to avoid all other friend groups that are there?"
"Oh, absolutely."
"Will there be music?"
"Will it be good?"
"Absolutely not."
"Is there booze?"
"Keystone Light and 8 dollar vodka."
"Sounds horrible."
"Oh it is."
"Are we going to get laid?"
"Most likely not."
"Well SIGN ME UP!!!!"
The whole purpose of a party is to invite that girl in your philosophy class with the big tushy so that hopefully after 6-7 drinks deep you've said to yourself, 'fuck it,' and went to talk to her- avoiding the obvious fact that you're ugly and going to die alone.
But, if you're wifed like me, parties seem pretty pointless. At best, you're going to watch someone get super fucked up and do something dumb and break a thing. Or break themselves. Or eat their own ass.
That one Bar-Mitzvah got weird.
Just last week, I was at a party during the day, or as the kid's call it: 'daging.'
As I was standing there, drinking a shitty cup of Keystone Light, I thought to myself, "Why am I even here?"
Am I trying to make friends? Fuck no. I already have too many. 3 friends is enough. You don't need more than 3. And it's not like I'm really going to bond with another man while I'm 6 beers deep. After a few drinks, I start to forget even the most basic shit. Here's a conversation with a drunk me:
"What's your name"
"Whats your major"
"Oh that's interesting, what do you wanna do with that?"
"Ah, so what does your dad do?"
"Cool, cool. I'm sorry, what's your name again?"
And then this circle of alcoholism and mental retardation just keep perpetuating themselves on and on and on until I've left to refill my cup or the cops have come and broken up the party or I have taken my penis out and it's already too late to save myself.
Am I still going to attend parties? Yeah, I guess. But it's for the stupid reason of the 'fear of missing out.' But really, what the fuck am I missing? You're singing 'Closer' into your Snapchat? Cool! Really sad I missed that! Darn!
This has been one of the more angsty blogs I've put up but since nothing crazy has happened to me of late, I'll just have to make due with what I've got. Lots of Angst.
I will leave you now with a picture of Betty White.
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Jury told how strangling victim was beaten
Updated 1:05 am, Friday, February 17, 2012
Before Dana Clair Edwards died of strangulation, she was hit over the head with an unknown object and suffered blunt force trauma to the face, legs, arms and hands, a Bexar County medical examiner testified Thursday at the murder trial of Edwards' ex-boyfriend, Jon Thomas Ford.
Dr. Elizabeth Peacock, in the witness stand for most of the day, said the blow to the head could have stunned Edwards, or possibly rendered her semi-conscious or unconscious.
"Individually or collectively, these (blunt force injuries) would not have killed her," Peacock said.
But the strangling, she said, could have rendered her unconscious in as few as 13 seconds and killed her in about three minutes.
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Edwards, 32, appears to have been strangled with an item other than hands — perhaps a rope or cord — and possibly while someone kneeled on her back, Peacock said during questioning by prosecutor Kirsta Melton.
The trial of Ford, 43, is nearing the end of its third week. Edwards was killed Jan. 1, 2009, in the guest bedroom and bathroom of her condo just outside Alamo Heights. The two had broken up more than three months earlier but attended the same New Year's Eve party the night before.
Cellphone records show Ford was near Edwards' home in the early morning hours of New Year's Day, when he told police he was at home asleep, according to prior testimony. If convicted, he could face up to life in prison.
Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin spent the bulk of his questioning of Peacock reminding jurors about missing items of evidence and trying to suggest that the killing happened hours after prosecutors have theorized.
Peacock would not give a time of death, describing such specifics as a TV show gimmick. Both the prosecution theory that she was killed after returning home from a New Year's Eve party and the defense theory that she was killed after waking up the next morning are possible, she said.
Peacock acknowledged that investigative opportunities might have been lost along with fingernail clippings from Edwards' right hand. An envelope labeled as containing the items was sent to the lab empty, she said, adding that she just learned Thursday that the underwear Edwards was wearing when killed also was missing.
DeGuerin has emphasized during the trial that investigators never saw scratches or injuries on his client in the days following the slaying. It "certainly appears" there was a struggle as Edwards was killed, Peacock said. But that might not be evident on the killer, prosecutors responded.
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"Could the person who killed Dana Clair have walked away without a scratch?" Melton asked.
"Yes," Peacock responded.


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I had been putting off reviewing D-Link's Wireless N300 Range Extender (DAP-1320) because I wasn't sure what to say about it. The product allows you to share your Wireless N Internet signal across your entire home so you can easily jump online even in difficult areas, such as the basement, attic and the like. And it delivers a connection speed of up to 300 Mbps.
But despite living in a multi-floor townhouse condo, I generally don't have any signal problems with my Rogers service. I could already access the Internet from anywhere in my house. That being said, it does seem to work – as far as I can tell.
Looking like a plug, the DAP-1320 is relatively easy to set up. You just plug the device in and wait for the light on the back to change from red to a flashing amber. If your router has a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) button, as most do today, it's very simple. You just press the button on the router and then the press the similar button on the D-Link device until its light starts blinking green. Then you just wait. Eventually, the light becomes a solid green and the range extender is connected to your router – theoretically.
If that doesn't seem to work for you, or your router doesn't have the WPS button, you will have to login to the router through a web browser and set it up that way. It's still not difficult as a connection wizard guides you through the process. This way, you can choose to either name the network the same as your current one or something different so you'd be able connect to your modem through either the range extender or your router, depending on where you are. But it may take a couple of tries to get the two devices to sync properly. But once you're done here, it's all set up.
Like I said above, my main issue was I don't have connection issues in my place, so it was hard for me to determine whether the range extender did anything to improve my online experience. The range extender's network didn't appear to extend any farther outside my condo than my original network did.
Ideally, you are supposed to place the device at an equal distance between your router and the wireless device you are using. This is easy enough if you are dealing with a desktop computer or a laptop that you keep in one place. But it's problematic, if you want to hook up a wireless device that you move around, or you want to hook up multiple devices, as you would theoretically have to keep moving the range extender around – and most likely set it up again.
Available for $49.99 at various electronic retailers, the DAP-1320 might seem a little pricey to try on a whim. But if you are hampered with a poor Internet connection, it could be worth it. And you can always return it if it doesn't help.


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Jubilee, closed Holy Door of Charity at Caritas hostel in Rome
ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 12: Two guests of the hostel Caritas close the Holy Door during the ceremony Jubilee for closed Holy Door of Charity at Caritas hostel "Don Luigi Di Liegro". Cardinal Pope's vicar for the Diocese of Rome, Agostino Vallini, has chaired this morning's Mass for the closing of the Holy Door of Charity on November 12, 2016 in Rome, Italy. Open December 18, 2015 by Pope Francis - the first in the history of Jubilees that does not introduce in basilicas, cathedrals and churches, was crossed by over 12 thousand pilgrims.
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- Stefano Montesi
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