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Software - Diagnostics: PlantTriage diagnoses process and control issues, prioritizes them, and provides the tools to resolve the issues immediately. This is a Control Engineering 2013 Engineers' Choice Award winner.
PlantTriage version 11 has added built-in tools to help users resolve issues quickly. The software, now in its 10th year of production, has always provided on-line monitoring and analysis of process and control information. Now it adds more capability to immediately solve in-plant problems.
First, PlantTriage has added "Drag and Drop Tuning." This feature, included in the thin-client web browser, allows users to tune control loops from almost any form of bump test. This is especially useful, because bump tests don't always go as planned. Users often struggle to produce a clean step or pulse test. Drag and Drop Tuning works with open-loop and closed-loop tests.
Second, PlantTriage now has a fully-integrated system to manage follow-up corrective actions. The Action Ticket system lets users assign and track corrective actions, such as instrument calibrations, valve repairs, and loop tuning. The system has an integrated reporting system that provides automated emails. Expanding on ExperTune's long history of making it easy to tune even complex systems, PlantTriage now supports single-bump cascade tuning. This means that both inner and outer loops of a cascade scheme can be tuned with a single bump test. This greatly simplifies the tuning process, and makes it accessible to those with limited knowledge of cascades.
Many additional features expand PlantTriage's underlying capabilities to make it easier to solve problems quickly. This includes extended trending features, additional dashboarding capability, and the ability to analyze long-term interactions within or between plants.
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Netflix has launched a new feature called "My List," which lets users save titles to their own row on Netflix. The feature replaces the Instant Queue for users who have had access to it (U.S. members), and adds a completely new feature for others.
The feature lets you go to your own row on Netflix and find titles you saved for future watching. With user profiles, we were told previously that each member's queue could hold 500 titles. We're assuming that remains the case under "My List".
"Our U.S. members for years have had a feature called the Instant Queue," says Michael Spiegelman, director of product innovation at Netflix. "We've found through talking to our customers that though many people found it useful, we could still improve the experience."
"After you've added several titles to your list, our technology will go to work and sort your List, presenting you with the titles you're most likely to want to watch right up front," says Spiegelman. "In our tests, most members really appreciated this automated sorting and it was much more useful than the manual sorting capability of the Instant Queue."
If you're like me, you do like to sort your queue manually. I like to group movies, shows and documentaries in different ways that make it easier for me to find them. Don't worry, Netflix is still letting you sort your list. You can go to "My List Management" in 'My Account" or change the setting on the "My List" gallery age.
My List also includes more details for titles so they're more informative. Netflix will display a tag for shows that have new seasons available, for example (they've already been doing this for Instant Queues). It will also let you know when a title on your List is gong to expire soon. That particular feature, Netflix says, is only available on the site at first, but will eventually make it way to other devices.
If you don't use My List, it will gradually drop lower on your Netflix screen. Otherwise, you should find it at the top.
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A DANGER driver who sparked a blue light police chase in a stolen Jaguar, tearing across a public park before fleeing on foot, was jailed today (Wednesday, August 6).
Mark Ward stole the Jaguar XJ saloon after a party in Stanley, County Durham, on May 21 and drove it around the region all night before his worried mother rang the police the next morning, Durham Crown Court heard.
Officers caught up with him on Saltview Terrace, Middlesbrough, at about 9.30am.
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But Ward then led them on a chase around Port Clarence, veering onto the wrong side of the road and hitting a kerb on Palm Terrace before driving onto a recreation ground, prosecutor Adrian Dent said.
Fortunately, there was no-one around, although there were horses tethered nearby.
Ward and two other men jumped out of the car, leaving it to career into a boulder with Ward's girlfriend still inside.
She was not injured and all three men were arrested.
Ward initially refused to respond to police questions, although he later admitted his part in the escapade after being shown incriminating CCTV footage.
Ward, of Limetrees Close, Port Clarence, admitted taking a vehicle without the owner's consent, theft of £30 to £40 in cash from another car, theft of a satellite navigation system from a third car, driving without insurance and failing to stop after an accident.
Paul Newcombe, representing the 22-year-old, who has never learned to drive, said his client was a "changed young man" showing growing maturity, who had started a new relationship and was his mother's carer.
He said Ward knew how serious his behaviour was and he was frightened of its consequences, but he asked the court to give him a chance.
However, Judge Christopher Prince said Ward had shown utter disregard for public safety and it was only due to luck no-one was hurt by his "dangerous driving".
"Those who engage in police chases go to prison – it's as simple as that," the judge said.
Ward was sentenced to 16 months in prison and disqualified from driving for two years.
The other men have been sentenced to six weeks' prison and a community order, while Ward's then-girlfriend was cautioned.


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The Edmonton Oilers figured the Chicago Blackhawks would come out hard.
The defending Stanley Cup champions are fighting for their playoff lives, were coming off a lackluster effort in Calgary and had gone through a conditioning practice the day before.
Yet the Oilers were hoping when the Blackhawks pushed, there would be some resistance, but their wasnt much early en route to a 4-1 loss.
There is something about our starts at home and we have a long stretch here of predominately home games where we want to get rid of that, said Oilers associate coach Ralph Krueger. For some reason, we seem to be more aggressive on the road early on and here maybe were thinking about playing a touch more.
In my mind, weve got the wrong order, we think about defence first on the road, and there is just that little bit of offence-first thinking at home and its weakening our games early on.
The Oilers were held to just four shots in the first period as play was mainly in their own end. Had it not been for the play of goaltender Devan Dubnyk the contest would have been decided after the first 20 minutes.
Dubnyk turned aside nine of the 10 shots he faced, with Patrick Sharp getting the visitors on the board with a clean shot from the slot.
For whatever reason we came out flat, said Oilers center Sam Gagner. We have to give Chicago some credit, but we have to be better.
Devan was awesome for us, he gave us a chance to win and we let him down. We have to continue to try and help our goalies as much as possible, by trying to not too play in our own end.
The Oilers went into the contest looking for their second consecutive win. But as has been the case 11 times this season, theyve been unable to win two straight.
Thats why we are where we are in the standings, Gagner said. If you look at it, there are times when we can play with any team in this league. Being on this team, its tough to kind of figure things out, but we have to continue to forge ahead and continue to get better. We have to find ways to get that consistency and find ways to win on back-to-back nights.


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This relationship story is definitely one to see out the season, though with a second series already guaranteed, chances are nothing will really wrap up with the Jake/Amy relationship during the finale. My guess? Either a one-time hook-up or a profession of Jake's feelings that would lead to an awkward working relationship in the future. But who knows? They've built up this story enough over this last run of episodes that I'm curious to see where it ends up, and they often seem to take stories in an unexpected direction.
The cold open with Holt's injury was funny, though it felt a little off as a standalone, since most of B99's cold opens continue into the story. I definitely wanted to see Jake trying to convince everyone else about Holt's hula-hooping prowess, maybe trying to trick him into doing it. It was a great concept, but the transition into the first act felt a little off with the abrupt switch.
Overall the episode was a nice continuation of stories from the past few weeks, and is definitely setting up for an interesting season finale.
What did you think of the episode? Are you rooting for Jake and Amy to get together, or should the partners stay far away from one another? Any predictions for the season finale?


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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Dr. Elizabeth "Doll" Miller knows no bounds when seeking a thrill.
She ran 60 miles on her 60th birthday in October 2010. This year, she celebrated by bungee-jumping off the 855-foot Stratosphere observation tower in Las Vegas.
Next April, the Savannah ophthalmologist is planning a little hike up Mount Everest.
Still, what's happening this morning in Savannah has got her pumped. Miller, who has more than 50 marathons under her belt, is running in her first Rock 'n' Roll Marathon.
"I'm excited because it's in Savannah," said Miller, 61. "I think it's a wonderful opportunity for people who normally wouldn't visit our city, and it's such a positive way to see it. We've had marathons in Savannah before, but nothing of this magnitude."
The numbers are impressive, including a total of 23,000 official entrants in the full and half marathons, an army of 2,000 volunteers and 338,000 paper cups for runners to drink from during the event.
The series, which started in 1998 in San Diego, has 18 dates in 2011 with Savannah on a schedule with major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and Las Vegas.
"It's a destination event," said Dan Cruz, spokesperson for race organizer The Competitor Group Inc. "People combine their passion with their vacation. Savannah is a city people want to visit."
While local officials' early projections had the inaugural event attracting perhaps 15,000 runners, organizers had to cap the field at 23,000 – and that was more than two months ago. Cruz said that limitations such as available hotel rooms and airline flights were factors.
"I think it's beautiful," said Bill Briggs, 81, a member of the Savannah Striders running club. "It's a marriage of the love of running and the love of Savannah. They're fitting together like a puzzle. They seem made for each other. ... It's a win-win situation."


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Louis van Gaal reveals his final message to Man United players ahead of Liverpool tie
He said: "We have scored four against Midtjylland, the last opponent before Liverpool.
"We don't think in conceding a goal, we think about making goals."
But the under pressure Dutchman did warn his side not to panic and go chasing goals if they get 2-0 ahead.
He believes this could be a tie that is settled in extra-time and is prepared to use the added 30 minutes to seal their passage.
Van Gaal added: "We only have to think we have to beat Liverpool and beat them 2-0 not 3-0 because we can do it in extra time.
"We can do it 2-0 and then we have a chance to reach the next round.
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Is Sonny Perdue an idiot or is he merely pretending? His proposed flag referendum is as confused and muddled as his speeches.
I want to keep the current flag and am not interested in either the 1956 flag or the pre-1956 flag. However, if I vote to keep the current flag and do not choose between the 1956 flag or its immediate predecessor, my vote to keep the current flag would not be counted. Any referendum under such circumstances would be as meaningless as a Florida election.
Either Sonny is an idiot, or he is a slick con man who wants a flawed referendum which he can then ignore. Fortunately a governor can be recalled after six months in office; so we don't have to wait until 2004 to dump Sonny.
John Mize
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Kevin Myers: The Darren Graham affair
What people will do next still remains one of life's greatest unknowns
This is the central lesson of the peace process: you cannot predict human nature. And because you can't, history turns at impossible angles
Let's see the bright side to the Darren Graham affair, and the anti-Protestant abuse he has had to endure. For I never thought the day would come when there would even be a good hurler from Fermanagh, never mind a Protestant one. And as for that good, Fermanagh, Protestant hurler coming from a UDR family, with three of his relatives having been murdered by the IRA: why that is plainly ridiculous. Pigs will fly, and even weave webs, before that could happen; yet happen, it did. Do I understand it? No, I don't, but then I don't understand the Google search engine, or artichokes, or baseball, or Chinese opera, but I must accept they are so.
This is the central lesson of the peace process: you cannot predict human nature. And because you can't, history turns at impossible angles. What we do only makes sense after we have done it. It's impossible to predict the future, as I repeatedly tried to do when forecasting the imminent demise of the peace process. I similarly predicted that the IRA would never disarm, and it largely has. I took Ian Paisley at his word, and most emphatically predicted that he would never go into government with Sinn Fein while it was still attached to a still-armed IRA, and now he has.
This is the single immutable law of human nature. We do not know what people will do next, and only historians can later make 'sense' of human conduct, though there is very little actual sense there. How can sense be made of an Executive composed of the grand-daddy of the Troubles and one of its leading killers? Only a species as wildly irrational as humans could come to such a settlement.
So, the Darren Graham affair reminds us of the unpredictable nature of human beings. We are not lions or marigolds or codfish who obey largely fixed and predictable rules. We are a vain, insane species; China builds three coal-fired power-stations a week, while we in Ireland simper earnestly about cutting down our 'carbon footprint'.
Sentimental emotions can be nearly as dangerous as violent ones, and the heart which is generous in its hospitality towards one, will, on another day, be equally welcoming to the other.
But the key truth in the peace process, as in all human affairs, is that you never can tell. Take those words to heart. You never can tell. That impoverished and out-of-work artist, knuckling as he wheedles passengers to allow him to carry their bags at Vienna's main railway station, in exchange, perhaps for a few groschen, mein Herr, would, 25 years on, be the military conqueror of most of Western Europe.
And look at that solemn student-teacher in the college library at Changsha at around the same time that Hitler is cadging coins in the bahnhof: by the time of the final Berlin bunkerfest, Mao Tse Tong is about to become the greatest butcher of the 20th century. But that too depends on events elsewhere.
Mao could never have triumphed without war in Europe. Ninety years ago in June, as thousands of Irishmen took Messines Ridge, one particular defender was injured. It was merely a matter of luck some Irishman didn't actually kill that Austrian-born soldier of the Kaiser's army, the former railway-station beggar, Adolf Hitler.
However, Willie Redmond MP was killed in that battle. Who, when he was first elected for East Clare in 1891, would have pointed to an awkward, gangly Limerick lad then called Eddie Coll and have declared, "There stands a man who will one day become Eamon de Valera, who will in 26 years be elected in Willie Redmond's stead, en route to being the first democratically elected President of the Irish Republic.''
We take the fall of cards, the random accidents of life, blend them in with the passionate mutability of the human heart, and call the result 'history': but there is nothing inevitable about any of it.
Look at your own lives, and the litany of accidents and chances that went into their making: random events, unsolicited emotions, unintended words, other people's decisions - these are the authors of our destiny. Nothing is inevitable, save death.
Death: ah yes, death. Twenty six years ago this spring, GAA Congress agreed to support the IRA's struggle for 'national liberation'. Some months later, in the course of this GAA-backed 'liberation', some gallant IRA terrorists shot dead a UDR-man in Fermanagh as he delivered coal to a house.
Shortly afterwards, another heroic band of IRA terrorists murdered this man's brother, also a UDR-man, while he visited his desperately ill young Catholic wife, who had just given birth to a premature baby.
Not long afterwards, a third UDR brother was butchered at the wheel of his school bus, shot 31 times by our intrepid national liberators. The sister of these three unfortunate brothers, also in the UDR, was run over at a roadblock and was fatally injured.
Four UDR Grahams, four UDR deaths, with two stricken parents burying their children, one by one. And Darren Graham, the Protestant GAA player at the centre of the latest sectarian controversy, is the nephew of the four dead UDR soldiers.
Make sense of that, if you will. I confess, I cannot.
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Cards' lead in Wild Card cut by Dodgers' rally
Cards' lead in Wild Card cut by Dodgers' rally
Los Angeles scored seven of the game's final eight runs in its 8-5 victory over the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium. Five of those runs came off the Cards' bullpen, which was charged with locking down the one-run lead starter Joe Kelly handed over. The biggest blow -- on a night when the two clubs combined for five home runs -- was the last of that bunch, a three-run, go-ahead blast by Luis Cruz in the sixth.
The Dodgers, whose bullpen contrastingly held strong in its 4 2/3 innings, never let the Cardinals back in. That allowed Los Angeles to reduce the Cardinals' lead for the second National League Wild Card spot to one game.
"Obviously, as you could tell, I thought we swung real well vs. their starter and got some good pitches to hit and took advantage of them," said Matt Carpenter, whose solo homer was one of three dingers St. Louis hit early off starter Chris Capuano. "But their bullpen came in and did a really good job throwing strikes and making pitches."
That was precisely what the Cardinals' relief corps couldn't do.
While Kelly never lost a lead, the Cardinals starter twice let the Dodgers pull to within one. He fell behind hitters with regularity, and with the heart of the Dodgers' order coming up in the sixth, manager Mike Matheny ended Kelly's day instead of risking further damage.
"He was fighting," Matheny said. "It was one of those days where we needed the bullpen to come in and pick him up in those middle innings."
Needing someone to bridge the gap from Kelly to the late-inning sequence of Edward Mujica, Mitchell Boggs and Jason Motte, Matheny turned to rookie Trevor Rosenthal. The decision to go with Rosenthal over either of his two lefty relievers, Matheny explained afterward, came with little debate, even though two of the first three batters Rosenthal were to face hit from the left side.
"To me, Rosenthal has been throwing the ball as good as anybody we have right now," Matheny said. "We've been continuing to put him in high-leverage situations and he's thrown the ball well. There's lots of options, but right there I feel very good about him coming in."
Rosenthal, who had contributed two scoreless innings already this road trip, allowed a leadoff single to Andre Ethier. With two outs, he plunked Hanley Ramirez.
Matheny saw it time to turn the inning over to Mujica. It did not, however, end uneventfully.
A first-pitch changeup -- one that Luis Cruz appeared to be anticipating -- was deposited over the left-field wall. Cruz, whose three-run homer helped down the Cardinals back on July 23, had provided deja vu with his fifth home run.
"I came in and tried to throw my best pitch, my changeup, to try and get a ground ball in that situation right there," Mujica said. "They know I'm going to throw the changeup. They just make an adjustment. It's my best pitch, but I just leave it right in the middle. I mean, like, right in the middle."
Mujica, who began his tenure in St. Louis with 18 straight scoreless appearances, has now been scored upon in two of his last three games. Afterward, he denied that recent results had anything to do with fatigue.
The bullpen unraveled further in the seventh, as Los Angeles scored twice more when Matt Holliday came up short in his diving attempt to nab a looping liner by Adrian Gonzalez. Both runs were charged to reliever Sam Freeman, who opened the inning by giving up a walk and a single. Gonzalez's hit came off lefty Marc Rzepczynski, the Cardinals' third pitcher of the frame.
Seven of the eight Dodger runs on Friday, including those final two, came with two outs. Los Angeles hadn't scored more than four runs in any of its last nine games.
"The positive thing out of tonight was the fact they got out to an early lead, had some momentum ... yet we were able to come back and grind to battle back," said Dodgers outfielder Shane Victorino. "[It's] something we haven't been able to do."
Early on, a Cardinals offense that has recently struggled to string together hits avoided such issues by simply sending balls out of the park. Yadier Molina and Carpenter sent solo shots out in the second. Holliday's two-run blast in the third put St. Louis up, 4-1.
Capuano was out before the end of the fifth.
By then, though, the Dodgers had already climbed back to within one. After issuing a two-out walk, Kelly served up a two-run homer to Ethier in the bottom of the third.
"I gave him a cookie, 3-0," Kelly said. "Falling behind the best hitter in their lineup came back and bit me in the butt."
Though Kelly was clearly battling his command, he worked around infield hits in the fourth and fifth to preserve the 4-3 lead. His pitch count sat at 67 when the night ended for Kelly, who exited in line for his sixth win.
"I was just trying to make too many adjustments, I think," Kelly said. "I was just a hair away from getting a ton of innings in there. I felt good. I was just a click away."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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HOUSTON, TX --(Marketwire ) - Just in time for one of the most romantic holidays for couples -- Valentine's Day -- Massage Heights Houston opened its 11th Houston location on December 18th, 2009 in the Royal Oaks area of Houston.
Soothing environment, candles, soft music, and experienced, licensed massage therapists -- all these are available at Massage Heights Houston's newest retreat, Massage Heights Royal Oaks located at 11805 Westheimer Rd. Ste 380, Houston, TX 77077 tel (281) 619-2200.
"We were excited to open before Valentine's Day -- this is one of our busiest times for massages, especially couples massage -- a great romantic Valentine's gift to offer your spouse," said Ann Le, owner of Massage Heights Royal Oaks. "It's challenging to find affordable romantic gifts. A massage gift is not only romantic and a wonderful thing couples can share on Valentine's Day; it's also good for you with many health benefits. We have rooms just for couples massage."
Massage Heights Houston brings all the comforts and benefits of a Tuscan spa at an affordable rate to customers near Royal Oaks in Houston," stated Ann Le, owner.
"Customers who sign up for one of our memberships can routinely receive a variety of massages and services at affordable prices."
Massage techniques offered at Massage Heights Royal Oaks include:
Other massage services include Aromatherapy, Hot Stone Therapy, Peppermint Foot Scrubs, or Hot Towel Cold Stone Face Massages.
Massage Heights Houston differentiates itself through its affordable, multi-tiered membership program. Established as a way to develop long-term guest relationships and to offer customers considerable cost savings, monthly fees start at $49.99, which includes a monthly complimentary, one-hour massage, and each additional one-hour massage is only $39.99.
Established in December of 2007, Massage Heights Houston is part of San Antonio-based Massage Heights, a membership-based massage therapy franchise offering guests high-end massage therapy services.
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I assume they don't use the same lead lined STUFF they send to us!
I assume they don't use the same lead lined STUFF they send to us!
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I've got a soundtrack to a videogame called "Stubs the Zombie" a friend of mine gave me. Tons of modern artists covering oldies songs and a few others. AWESOME CD! Never played the game, but might have to after hearing the killer music and seeing the trailer.
Alice In Chains "Would" is one of the songs that inspired me to learn bass guitar. That song is just plain fun as hell to play.
I love acoustic guitar, been playing for 25 years.
been a woodwind man myself since my teenage years, been entertaining the idea of tickling the ivory for a while now, always like the piano for some reason... tried guitar several times, being a southpaw, made it difficult for me for some reason...


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It was a win for the Hector Wildcats baseball team that shouldn't have been so close, yet almost didn't happen.
After scoring seven runs over the course of the final two innings Thursday night, the Wildcats (5-6, 3-2 4AA) came back for a 10-9 win over Little Rock Episcopal. Hector had the bases loaded in the seventh and final inning before recording two outs in a row, causing the hopes of a comeback to look dim.
Michael Petite stopped that short drought with a two-run single to plate Corey Small and Cade Watson, tying the game 9-9. A.J. Talkington followed with a single to drive in Seth Crouch for the winning run.
The Wildcats were put in that predicament after giving up eight runs in the top of the fourth. Only one of those runs was earned, as many came from either bases-loaded walks or errors. In fact, the Eagles had just two hits that inning and finished with four in the game.
Hector scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame to cut the lead to 8-2. Watson started the inning with a single and stole second base. Sam Cook followed with the same thing to put runners at second and third. Both scored when Colton Barton reached on an error.
After Episcopal added another run in the top of the fifth, Talkington -- who reached on a bunt single -- scored the Wildcats' next run as he reached home on a sacrifice fly by Lucas Watson in the bottom of the fifth, cutting the deficit to 9-3.
Hector then put four runs on the board in the bottom of the sixth. Cade Watson led off by reaching on an error. Sam Cook then singled before Crouch followed by reaching on an error, allowing Watson to score. Petite and Condley followed with back-to-back RBI singles, plating Cook and Crouch. Petite then scored the final run of the inning as he reached home on a wild pitch. The Wildcats then used their three-run seventh to get the win.
Condley picked up the win on the mound for Hector, as he pitched the final two innings and allowed just one hit. Petite led the hitting charge with a 3-for-4 performance and drove in three RBIs.
The Wildcats are scheduled to return to action Tuesday with a home game against Bigelow.
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Shorey signs new three-year Reading deal
Reading left-back Nicky Shorey has signed a new three-year contract after helping the Royals win their place in the Premiership.
The 25-year-old defender had 12 months left on his previous deal, and Reading were keen to commit him to a longer stay at the Madejski Stadium.
Director of football Nick Hammond welcomed the former Leyton Orient player's decision to sign.
'We are absolutely delighted,' said Hammond.
'Nicky has shown over the past five years that he is an outstanding footballer - and he's an important part of our plans for the Premiership.
'We have seen even at international level that quality left-backs are very hard to come by and we are confident that, as Nicky steps into the Premier League, a wider audience will begin to appreciate his talents and bring him further recognition.'
Shorey was a £25,000 signing from Orient in 2001 and has since made 218 appearances for Reading, being voted into the 2005-06 PFA Championship team of the season as the Berkshire side topped the table.
Chairman John Madejski said: 'We have every confidence in his ability to be a big success in the Premiership and believe he is more than capable of performing at the very highest level.'


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Haven for kids inspired by Katie Beers case
Inside a one-story house in Central Islip where teddy bears and toys greet children, a team of doctors, psychologists and county investigators helps minors come forward with painful allegations of sexual abuse.
The Suffolk Child Advocacy Center is a safe haven that was developed in response to the high-profile case of Katie Beers, who 20 years ago was held captive in an underground bunker for 17 days.
The recent release of a book she co-authored, recounting the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her captor, John Esposito, and earlier in her life by a surrogate caretaker, has thrust the case back into the spotlight. It reminds Long Island child advocates about the role the case played in prompting changes in the handling of sex abuse claims.
"All the things that were wrong in the Katie Beers case are corrected here," said outgoing Suffolk Social Services Commissioner Gregory J. Blass recently at the center.
The kid-friendly center, which opened in 1997, was one of several changes adopted by Suffolk County in response to Beers' abduction. It's meant to spare children from having to repeat details of their ordeal numerous times to a bevy of investigators in intimidating settings such as a police station, as Beers did.
Creating the center, which annually treats some 500 children, was a key recommendation issued by a grand jury convened by then Suffolk District Attorney James Catterson in 1994 to examine Child Protective Services in the wake of the Beers case.
The 80-page grand jury report criticized the agency for having lax monitoring, shoddy record-keeping and ill-trained caseworkers.
In response to the report, CPS caseworkers, Suffolk Police Special Victims Unit detectives and the district attorney's office now routinely share information throughout an investigation to try to prevent cases from falling through the cracks, Blass said. They also hold monthly meetings at the center to discuss cases and catch possible trends in sex abuse crimes.
CPS caseworkers also now carry digital cameras to document physical abuse complaints and receive training in forensic photography from the police, Blass said.
The county also has changed how it trains new hires, placing them in "training groups" where they can receive added attention, instead of putting them directly into an investigations team, where Blass said they often had a hard time keeping up with more experienced workers.
Beers' discovery by police on Jan. 13, 1993, also coincided with a series of Suffolk legislative hearings that were held at that time to discuss deficiencies with CPS.
Kevin Lucey, who served as a school psychologist at West Babylon Junior High for 34 years before retiring in 2006, was one of dozens who testified then, blasting the agency for not responding quickly enough when he forwarded abuse complaints from students.
Today, Lucey said that while he remained critical of CPS' handling of physical abuse cases up until his retirement, he did notice improvements in the handling of sex abuse cases. "I don't know that overall things got better since my testimony at the hearing," he said. "I think what they really got better at was the sex abuse cases and the sensitivity in how they handle those cases."
In 1998, the Child Advocacy Center of Nassau County opened in Bethpage, run by the nonprofit Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect.
"The child advocacy center movement grew out of cases like this," said Anthony Zenkus, director of education for the coalition. "The need for an integrated approach became more obvious."
Back in Suffolk, Andrea Ramos-Topper, regional director of children's services for Education and Assistance Corp., a Hempstead-based nonprofit contracted by the county to run the center, said she hopes Beers one day can visit the facility.
"Had it not been for her, the center may not have opened up, at least not when it did," Ramos-Topper said. "I hope she realizes the impact she has made on hundreds and hundreds of children."


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NASA's Kepler mission discovered 715 new exoplanets, four of which are in the habitable zone, NASA announced Wednesday, bringing the number of known planets to 1,700. The research looked at the first two of Kepler's four years of data.
"It's a veritable exoplanet bonanza," Jack Lissauer, a planetary scientist with NASA's Ames Research Center who lead the analysis, said during a news conference. "We've almost doubled just today the number of planets known to humanity," he added.
(MORE: Water on Mars?)
Part of the reason for the massive increase in known planets was use of a new technique called verification by multiplicity, a method NASA said relies somewhat on the laws of probability. Of the 150,000 stars Kepler observes, only a few thousand of those had planet candidates (possible exoplanets) and only a few hundred of those had multiple candidates. Kepler focused on those with multiple candidates. That led the researchers to the explosion of exoplanet discoveries.
"These multiple-planet systems are fertile grounds for studying individual planets and the configuration of planetary neighborhoods," notes a NASA release. "This provides clues to planet formation."
Four of the newly announced planets are in the habitable zone, meaning in this case a zone just outside of Venus' orbit to just beyond Mars' orbit where an orbiting planet's surface temperature might allow water, the basis for life, to exist. In addition, 94 percent of the new planets were the size of Neptune, not Jupiter-sized as had been the majority of those found in the past. Given their larger size, they were easier to find, Jason Rowe, research scientist at the SETI Institute, said during a news conference.
Many more exoplanets are expected to be verified when the team looks at the final two years of Kepler data. Either way, the current exoplanet discovery marks big advancements when it comes to exoplanets.
(MORE: 9 Space Discoveries We've Already Made This Year)
"These are really exciting times," said Douglas Hudgins, one of NASA's exoplanet exploration program scientists. "And today, we announce a major step forward toward the ultimate goal of finding Earth 2.0, an Earth-like planet that's orbiting another star capable of supporting life."
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September 3rd, 2013 03:03 PM #11Mom to:
Beatrice Rose (Bea)
Sylvia Alice (Sylvie)
If we have a third child one day:
Charlotte (Lottie), Emma, Isadora, Claire, Nora, Clementine, Lucy, Eleanor, Camille, Elodie, Vivian, Briony
Felix, Bennett, Oliver, James, Leo, Benjamin, Henry, Jack, Vincent, Simon, Alexander
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Am I cheesy for loving that Violet and Iris are both vintage flower names? They sound like a pair of sisters straight out of Downtown Abbey!
As much as I love Ruby and Cleo, they both felt too loud as sisters for a name as serene and Austen-like as Violet. Sylvie was a close second to Iris, but there is something about Violet and Iris that I wouldn't be able to let go of!
If you do go with Iris, I would suggest that all future sisters have a more subtle flower name. Delphine, perhaps?| Arabella Monet | Henrietta Plum | Isolde Noor | Agatha Ruby | Marian Primrose |
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I love all of your options. Sylvie and Iris are my favorites, but I voted Sylvie. If I had a Violet and an Iris, I'd want the next girl to also have a flower name like Calla or Bryony. It's an elegant theme, but I worry about themes being limiting.
Ruby and Violet is also very nice, though then I'd want the next daughter to have a color name like Pearl. I don't feel that themes have to carry across genders, though, or even that themes have to continue.
Cleo isn't my favorite, and the EO plus the IO of Violet feel tongue-twisty to me.


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Apr 1, 2011
No idea who runs the site tbh, but new layout/design is excellent. Much more fresh!
We only know that there is two of them and they live a Howard Hughes type existence being looked after by a religious sect sworn to secrecy in a castle in the Lechtaler Alps in Bavaria....I've probably said too much
Oh you must mean Dave and Jim...Smart Castle !
New site looks great!
What new site ?? i still have the old one in a cut down, not quite working form !
Anyone else getting smaller font/text on there emails with updates of a thread?
the new site looks great really fresh and up to date congrats to the owners they have done a good job on it
Great looking improvement, i can only imagine the site is now better protected with the fancy new software, good choice by the way, impressed with the new look.
If any bugs are spotted can you do a screenshot and post here but give it two days for fine tuning.
None of the Wiki's in the B6 section work anymore. I'm half way thru doing the "slow wiper" repair as well:-(
Looks much better, (been reading up for a few days before I start asking all my questions!)
Thats a gutsache, I spent ages on them a week or so ago. Hopefully they'll be back soon.
Why havnt i got this new site :-(..and the thanks have gone !!
I think the links is the result of SEO not having been run yet.
Give it a day of so and see if it updates when the SEO is refreshed
Because you are special.lol
More likely, you have something else selected in your profile as the style chooser has gone.
It's kinda red and black wide style now
Come again, red yes, what black as I have light grey as main background now.
me too
The wide screen is much better aswell, hated that $hite on the right hand side before, never used it at all!
So the site will eventually be red and black? Looks good as is, will see how it goes with black, sounds good thou!
Yea and its a narrow strip down the middle of the page ! not much wide style here ?
Well grey is only light black isn't it? LOL
Paddy, take a peak in your user CP and see what is selected in there as default style
so what was you saying about colours lol
Ok just so you can't say I'm not keeping an eye on this there are now two versions: a Fixed and a Fluid one so the everyone can be happy
My god Baz...what are you trying to do to me i have no C/panel !! Its Gone !!!!!!
Ah got ya ...Fluid setting seems to work. Preferred legacy black...
Loving the new site guys, wasn't loving the downtime though, had nothing to do at work for the past 2 days.
I forgive you though
Looks Wicked - Top job!
There will be some messing around as the SEO is re installed. So if you seceen goes a little strange it's just me and VBSEO
FFS Are you still fixing it?If not why ****** around with something that was fine (again).To say it is insipid is an understatement.Just like the management at my firm.Obviously got nothing better to do than change for the sake of change.
they have changed it for the better mate i love the new site so do many others !
There is more to it than that. Functionality has always been a compromise. This time we are hoping for a more permenant solution with some extra features you all might enjoy, with stabilty to boot
yes new layout is nice but what about all the "thanks" that respected & helpful members accumulated??
im sure there is,but why change the skin?I aint keen on the washed out look, the ochre coloured text of the last poster on a thread, the pale red bars...i thought my graphics card was playing up.Im also sure that a change of colour has no bearing on stability issues.Change the functionality etc by all means, but leave the skin alone.An 'extra feature' that would be great is to have a selection of skins to choose from.
@FranA3, Im glad you and others like it, but im fu%$"d off with so many parts of my existance that 'change' for the sake of it that its driving me mental.This site was the last straw after firefox updated to 4.0 which also changed its appearance.Ill go and sit in the corner for a while i think
The skin we had was adapted to suit and withe the recent update. just wouldnt work correctly. My chosen skin / sylte of grey folio black is still working.
The thanks are stored in a DB, but again the add on wouldn't interface with the update, so many things are happening behind the scenes to try and set it back up with no loss of current thanks. Other wise we will all have to start again
Thanks lads.. i like it !
Oh good! Happy days.
Make sure you add that to the database
Hi there Just so you all know we are testing the SEO and there is a bug in the IE version. I hope to have a solution in the next hour or so.
Many thanks
Ok that should keep things going for now. I'm sure Rob will be add and removing a few thing over the next 24hours
If you look at this page
Link -http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/new-a3-s3-sportback-8p-chassis/116684-do-i-have-dis.html
Post 8 is one line with a scroll bar and post 10 is multi line with no scroll bar.
Is there a way to show all the post without the scroll bar ?
OH and i worked hard to get 500 thanks and at 501...they have disappeared. !!!
Also i had to add link to the line above or no one would know it was a link.
Separate names with a comma.


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A man who broke into a woman's flat and subjected her to a terrifying sexual assault has today been handed an 11-year extended sentence.
Paul Judson-Jones, of Branstree Road, Mereside, threatened to return with a sawn off shotgun and set fire to the flat if his victim contacted the police.
The 26-year-old barged into her home one night after a boy went to the address asking to use the toilet. He then attacked her and stole £2,000 worth of property from the Marton flat.
Judson-Jones pleaded guilty to two charges of sexual assault and one of burglary. A judge at Preston Crown Court today sentenced him to eight years in prison, with three years extended licence to follow.
The court heard the woman was so traumatised by the incident in November last year that she didn't sleep in the weeks afterwards and was too scared to go out. She described herself as being reduced to a nervous wreck, with every noise making her jump.
The defence barrister said although Judson-Jones had a bad record, he had never committed any sex offences in the past.
He disagreed with a probation officer's view that his client was a walking time bomb, waiting to explode, and that would harm somebody one day.
Judge Robert Altham said Judson-Jones had not felt or shown any remorse and was concerned only with himself.
He told him: "Your behaviour was so malicious, including the gratuitous use of sexual violence and threats, calculated to cause maximum psychological harm, that one is driven to the conclusion you are someone who takes some satisfaction in causing harm to others."
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We also took a few questions from a couple of folks in the Google Plus world. Debi Rapson joined us from the battleground state of New Hampshire and had a question about Chris Christie's speech and Ian Foley chimed in from Pennsylvania with a question on negative advertising.
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Patient Story - Don Creek
As a self-employed backhoe operator, Don Creek's work is extremely physical, requiring him to climb in and out of his equipment on the job site. So when his left hip began bothering him nearly two years ago, he pushed through the pain. "I would just grit my teeth and bear it," Don says. "But eventually, the pain became so bad I couldn't sleep, work, or even walk. That's when I decided it was time to have my hip replaced."
Because Don's wife, Carol, is a nurse, she wanted him to have a special kind of surgery called an anterior supine intermuscular hip procedure. This surgery is minimally invasive since no muscles are cut during exposure of the hip joint. It permits the most rapid return to activities possible after surgery and minimizes the risk of hip dislocation, a problem sometimes seen with traditional hip replacement surgery.
Don and Carol decided to have Jeffrey Salin, D.O., an orthopaedic surgeon on staff at Research Medical Center, perform his hip replacement. "I went through the Joint Camp process," Don says, "including reading through all of the patient education information and doing the exercises recommended before the surgery."
In fact, Don credits the minimally invasive surgery Dr. Salin performed and the exercises he practiced before surgery with his rapid recovery from the procedure. "I was very motivated to get up and get moving as soon as possible after surgery, and that's exactly what I did," he says.
The morning after Dr. Salin replaced Don's hip, he walked to therapy in Joint Camp and was the only patient to walk up and down stairs. "I could barely hobble up and down stairs before surgery, so that was very exciting for me."
Don continued to recover quickly, returning home in just three days. "My first day home I walked with two crutches, the next day one crutch, and third day I was on my own," he says.
Even though it was winter, Don made the effort to continue walking every day, traveling from his Peculiar home to Mill Walk Mall in nearby Harrisonville. "By the time I went back for my two-week check-up, I was walking a mile and a half. Dr. Salin couldn't believe it," he adds.
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Fallout 3 - Preview & Interview @ NMA
What happens when you let NMA go to GC and view Bethsoft's Fallout 3 demo? Well, you get a good walkthrough of the demonstration, some "conclusions" at the end and an interview. Here's an early snip:
What do you get? The apocalypse is what!
Your opinion, Dhruin?
I'm curious to hear everyone's opinion, since there're a lot of posters with good heads on their shoulders here. One thing I'll pre-emptively state: yes, there is some bias and yes, there's quite a bit of bias in the third page, though a lot of that is more a matter of NMA's perspective being different than that of reporters*. I wouldn't write it off whole as just a biased piece, tho'. At least I hope not
* As Desslock once discussed it with me:
As you mentioned, a lot of gaming press probably doesn't have that perspective - in fact, many of the people writing for gaming publications today probably weren't writing when those games initially came out, and a lot of them have never played them, at least to any significant degree. So they just see a "new" game, and evaluate it with a clean slate, and could care less how faithful an experience it offers to the franchise.
I say that if it ends up like the demo then it won't be as good as I hoped but like I have said before and was patially confirmed here the demo isn't relevant to what the game is going to be like. They probably just threw this together so they would have something to show the press.
The undercover dark ops slant is somewhat amusing. I am happy that the article rightfully rejects the "Oblivion with guns" simplification which I always found a bit off the mark.
It is clear that this is observed from a certain critical perspective, and that you were out to substantiate that perspective. Since we all know where you are coming from, there is nothing wrong with that. In fact it seems you tried hard to be as objective as you could. In addition this is of course the most detailed account of the demo we have had. So I say good work.
The question to me is really about what you discuss in the conclusions: is there a real design vision here, or is it the mere hotchpotch of ideas and styles, all simmered down to a casual gamer digestible broth, as you suspect? I am sceptical too, because Todd does not seem to have the kind of vision that lead to great games in that sense (though admittedly highly amusing and successful ones as Oblivion) and it is completely open how Emil performs as a lead designer. He has certainly shown a talent for smart and involved level and quest design in the past, but can he craft a story and a coherent world too, especially when limited by the canon of the Fallout universe?
Good article. Very refreshing to read a write-up of the demo that's beyond the "ZOMG that's awsum!" level we've been seeing. As I've said before, I don't know whether Bethsoft has the talent and passion to pull it off; your write-up certainly hasn't done anything to reassure me on the point.
Interesting point about the name of the game. I can't say I fully understand what difference it would make if the game was called Fallout: Capital Wasteland rather than Fallout 3 (and frankly, I don't think many people other than our friendly glittering gems of hatred do either). :P
NMA infiltrates Bethesda press presentation as undercover journalists and asks the pr head man himself some serious questions? Hah hah, good show fellas! :thumbsup:
The three page preview like itself says shows the same demo of Fallout3 that has been shown already in E3 and maybe somewhere else. So it was pretty (indepth story) much of what was already known of the title, Oblivion with guns. But the picture of B.None staring face down right next to the paragraph with the future prospects of FO3 is hilarious.
As for the Q&A part it was pretty nice job asking questions other "journalists" haven't asked before. For Pete Hines' sake I have to say that he gave pretty detailed answers considering that was just a demo of the full game that is still far ahead from being completed.
And other specific problems that are still in the air might be resolved, there is still time for that.
But what it isn't clear by now, even with this very detailed account of the demo and good questions is if there is a coherent vision across the project. That's what keeps me in the fence, although the game overall seems to be a step forward regarding Oblivion (it will never be my desired Fallout 3, but one has to move on).
A former BIS dev complained at NMA a few days ago about that, the lack of a consistent and coherent vision on Beth's discourse about the game. Maybe they do have that consistent vision, we'll have to wait on that and keep pushing for more info in order to finally answer your million dollar question, GhanBuriGhan.
Very nice work - it was really nice walking through the demo and then getting some (admittedly biased) perspective.
One thing that stuck with me was the bit near the end of the demo about the group of reporters who all clapped and laughed at all the right moments. You know most of them have seen this demo more than once before, and are engaging in a ritualistic dance with Bethesda … who knows how *that* will end …
You wanted to be disappointed and you were. Shocking how that turned out.
Nice work. Will never stop to amaze me how retarded Hines is.
I wonder when the Modern Age started.
When was Van Buren released as a successful commercial game? Oh, wait, it was abandoned.
Since Arena and Dagerfall predate Fallout we also can say Bethesda is ripping the fruits of work done over 8 years ago with their Elder Scrolls games, that they are using gameplay and a setting that is even older on Oblivion than the gameplay and setting of Fallout.
So they should be kinder to the old games.
And I didn't read much disappointment on the articles, there's some confusion there.
good recon mission, NMA
The group I was with seemed to be more international and level-headed. Good thing too, I would've been pretty disgusted by the behaviour in SuA's demo
Sounds great.
Shame NMA were so scared as to use aliases. Not being let in for being NMA would be a much bigger event. Bethsoft have never cared who people were from for press events in my experience.
VATS sounds completely different to RTwP, and looks like it's good as well. Good article :)
Silencer did apply under NMA and was turned down, kalniel.
VATS looks completely the same as RTwP. Believe me.
VD's game is called 'age of destruction'. Dragon Age is PC RPG, made by Bioware.
I also find it interesting that Sander who applied in the name of NMA got turned down…
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The world's largest Christmas project is celebrating the collection of 8 million gift-filled shoe boxes that will be shipped overseas and hand-delivered to needy children around the world.
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and hand-delivered more than 61 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in some 130 countries. This year's collection of 8 million will go out to more than 100 countries.
"The cool thing about these boxes is that each of these will be filled with toys but they'll also have a gospel tract in the language of the people that will be receiving it," says pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif.
"And you can also put a letter in it if you'd like and even correspond with the people that will receive the box, and many people have written back," he added.
On Tuesday, the Orange County Processing Center for Operation Christmas Child sent off the boxes that it had collected, marking the first send-off of the three scheduled to take place this week. On Wednesday, the Denver Processing Center was scheduled to send off at 10:30 a.m., and on Thursday, the Charlotte Proccessing Center will have its send-off at 10:30 a.m.
"[H]aving been on the receiving side – where we gather the boxes – and the distribution side, I've seen the look of joy that comes in a child's face when they open up that box," Laurie told members of his congregation Sunday before his megachurch dedicated the 8,000 boxes it had collected.
"And it's Christmas for them," he added, noting also that the boxes are distributed all year long.
This year, churches and households across America joined with those in 10 other countries to send gift-filled shoe boxes throughout the world. More than 2,200 collection sites were set up throughout all 50 states in America and more than 130,000 volunteers worldwide – including some 100,000 volunteers in the United States – joined forces to prepare the boxes for transport to distant lands.
Though National Collection Week officially concluded on Nov. 24, shoe box gifts can be mailed to the office of Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse, which runs Operation Christmas Child.
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Chemotherapy is the cornerstone of treatment for metastatic (Stage IV) colorectal cancer. Recent advancements in therapy and personalized genetic tests have significantly improved survival of patients with stage IV disease. In addition, promising new therapies and combinations of chemotherapy with targeted agents are being tested in clinical trials for all stages of colorectal cancer and particularly in stage IV.
For newly diagnosed patients that have never been treated with chemotherapy, the current standard of care is a combination of therapies that are typically delivered intravenously. These combinations are composed of three to four different drugs, as follows:
5FU Oxaliplatin Leucovorin and is called FOLFOX
5FU Irinotecan Leucovorin and is called FOLFIRI
FOLFIRI and FOLFOX can be used with another therapeutic named Avastin, which appears to improve the benefit from both of these combinations. The decision to use FOLFOX or FOLFIRI is up to your Oncologist and is based several factors. Addition or exclusion of Avastin is also decided on a patient-to-patient basis.
Clinical researchers are constantly trying to improve the treatment of stage IV colon cancer. Most recently, addition of an antibody that blocks the binding or a growth factor has shown promise in a subset of colorectal cancer patients. Two antibodies exist (Vectibix and Erbitux) and have been shown to work only in patients without a mutation in a cancer gene called KRAS. This can be tested in tumor tissue used to make your diagnosis or removed during surgery.
Other newer combinations are being tested in clinical trials at our institution and throughout the world. We support all efforts to improve the treatment of patients with metastatic (stage IV) colorectal cancer. It is everyone's hope that as more clinical trials are completed better therapies will emerge.
These different therapies can be used alone or in combination if needed. This will be determined by your Oncologist and will be based on how your cancer has responded to therapy.
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Olympus Apparently Discontinues its E-5 Four Thirds DSLR
Today the Olympus E-5 DSLR for Four Thirds went discontinued at B&H. This is not a surprise for an aging camera using the Full Four Thirds format (same sensor as Micro Four Thirds, but with deeper flange offset).
Does this mean that Olympus will introduce a new camera body that support Four Thirds lenses and/or Micro Four Thirds lenses, possibly both on the same body? And perhaps in an EVF-only body to eliminate the mirror box?
There are several things I think are mandatory for such a body to succeed:
- Support (natively), Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds lenses.
- Eliminate the mirror box and use the latest high-res EVF only.
- Move the sensor to current technology, preferably to 20 or 24 megapixels.
To this day, the Olympus Super High Grade (SHG) lenses deliver the reference standard for imaging quality on Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds (via adapter). Many of them are reviewed in Guide to Mirrorless.
It has been my working presumption that the E-5 would see a successor this fall, so discontinuance might mean the imminent arrival of a new camera body. That's the optimistic view. But given the beleagured state of the camera market one has to wonder whether Full four Thirds lenses have a doomed future.


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EASTENDERS: What's all this then? Jay rumbles Max's affair with DCI Emma
EASTENDERS lothario Max Branning will be caught with his trousers down, when his fling with DCI Emma Summerhayes is rumbled.
Jay Brown is about to catch the pair out in scenes to air next week.
Having put their affair on ice, Emma (Anna Acton) begins to regret her decision and soon heads over to Max's, where it isn't long before she's back in his arms.
But as the pair share a raunchy embrace, they're unaware that Jay (Jamie Borthwick) has snuck into the house to leave some chocolates for girlfriend Abi.
After the teen walks in on them, Jay is left wanting to spill the beans to Abi (Lorna Fitzgerald).
Max (Jake Wood) tries desperately to convince him to keep his secret, insisting his daughters Abi and Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) must not learn the truth as they arrive home.
Things are especially complicated as Max was a suspect in the Lucy Beale murder case, which copper Emma worked on.
Will Jay agree to keep Max's secret?
Catch these scenes on 17 and 18 July on BBC One.


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It should surprise very few to learn that federal law enforcement agencies track Americans without getting court orders, but this time the feds have been tracking U.S. residents using real-time surveillance of credit card transactions and travel reservations.
Security researcher Christopher Soghoian obtained a 10 page document from the Justice Department about "hotwatch" orders. "As the document makes clear, Federal law enforcement agencies do not limit their surveillance of US residents to phone calls, emails and geo-location information. They are also interested in calling cards, credit cards, rental cars and airline reservations, as well as retail shopping clubs," Soghoian explained.
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As seen in the document, real-time "hotwatch" surveillance is meant to "track the date, time and location of account transactions as they occur." Loyalty cards, such as those issued by grocery stores or pharmacies could fall into this category. Cell phones as also listed as well as any kind of agencies related to travel arrangements. This real-time tracking of Americans happens without the targets ever knowing about it.


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Lewis named to D3football.com Team of the Week
November 17, 2004
GREENCASTLE, Ind. - DePauw sophomore linebacker Eric Lewis has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for his performance in the Tigers' 14-7 Monon Bell win at Wabash.
Lewis totaled nine tackles, including seven solos in the 111th meeting between the two schools. He also had three sacks for a loss of 11 yards with his second sack coming on a third down play of Wabash's final drive that forced a 4th-and-11 just over one minute remaining. Lewis also forced a fumble (pictured) and had one quarterback hurry.
The DePauw defense posted its best game of the season by limiting Wabash to just 226 yards of offense and holding the Little Giants to their only single-digit point total of the season.
Earlier in the week, Lewis was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Defensive end Dustin Hertel was named to the D3football Team of the Week last week.Back


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Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court overturned other charges, including an attack on an IDF soldier in the central West Bank village of Bil'in; two other charges have also been dropped over the years.
"The conduct of the trial showed that this indictment, which was put together by the State Prosecution and approved by (former attorney general) Meni Mazuz, collapsed in a shameful manner," Barakeh said after the verdict was handed down.
"The prosecutors and Mazuz cannot claim objectivity and a commitment to law and justice after this. In Bil'in it was proven that I was fulfilling my duties in legitimate political activity, and I won because of the contradictions in the case made against me."
The original indictment against Barakeh referred to three other incidents. In the first incident, Barakeh was accused of attacking a Prison Services officer during an April 2005 protest against the construction of the West Bank fence near Bil'in. He was found not guilty.
The charges for the other two incidents were dropped as time passed. One related to comments by Barakeh to a senior police officer during a protest against the Second Lebanon War in 2006, and the second to remarks he made to a police officer during a protest outside a Labor Party conference.


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Mar 12, 2014, 10:22 PM #14
If you really look at that pic it's not that bad. Only one real drop in.
There's a guy going left. A guy behind him that's obviously not going to make it.
A guy going right and a douche burning him... And a SUP that looks to be in the way, but plenty of room to go around him...
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I haven't surfed matunuck or pj in forever since I'm back in jersey but matunuck was always real chill is long is you stayed out of the old lb locals way, i've seen then gang up on people, at PJ i've encountered a few **** heads but nothing major. I miss RI i loved living up there.
Mar 13, 2014, 05:04 PM #17
I have just never experienced that at Matunuck. Every time I've been there -- which, in the last two years since I moved to RI, have been a bunch -- folks have been cool. People take turns, and when someone else paddles for the same wave as me, we agree who goes left and who goes right (not usually hard to figure out).
Except on the biggest swells I've always found that folks at PJ spread way out, and cluster by their types of preferred waves, with the best surfers moving way south around the point closer to the big rock, and with waves breaking farther out. I don't head out there.
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God i love both those spots. Localism and general deuchery is way lower than down in the south here.
tunic fires at dead low tide.
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Bruce Plumlee was hired by the Town Board as water superintendent and is now on the job in Dolores. He and his family are living temporarily in a trailer south of the plywood plant but will soon move into town.
Grace Shartel from Salem, Oregon is a house guest this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Porter. She arrived on last Sunday and will be returning home this coming Sunday. Jim and Rowena took her on the circle trip around by Ouray and Silverton on Wednesday.
Callie Lofquist was hostess to the Saturday evening pinochle party last week.
Eric and Emmy Froede accompanied by Mrs. Jim Tebbs drove to Ground Hog on Thursday to visit with Jim Tebbs.
Chuck and Lenore Lee, Helen Fogel, Bill and Margie Bowden, Rowena Porter, Lena Tibbits, Irene Lee and Dolly Rutherford attended the Eastern Star school of instruction in Cortez on Sunday afternoon.
Lillian Brown and Henrietta Baer returned to their home in Oregon on Monday after spending quite some time visiting with relatives and old friends in the Dolores area.
Karen Payne was hostess to a Sarah Coventry jewelry party on Wednesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Clemensen and family were guests for dinner on Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Rick Hernandez of Cortez.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith are newcomers to Dolores. Mr. Smith is a plumber and presently employed by Corkys Plumbing and Heating.
Don Clemensen and daughter, Dona, attended the football game in Bayfield on Saturday.
Rose Johnson has recently returned home from Denver where she was a patient in the St. Josephs Hospital.
The chili supper sponsored by the Dolores Pep Club was a big success, according to the girls. They made a nice profit.
Weekend guest at the home of Jean Johnson on the 30th was her brother, Bud Casey, form Lockeny, Texas.
On Saturday several women from Dolores attended the Salad-Bridge Luncheon in Durango as guests of June Merritt. The luncheon was given by the Daughters of the Nile and the ladies all reported a real good time.
A new Thursday evening bridge club has been formed with the first game being hosted by Mary Akin. Those holding winning hands were Johnnie Fredricksen, Marge Welch and Judy Tate.
Margie Wilson returned home this week after spending three weeks in the hospital in Rochester, Min. undergoing treatment for a skin ailment.
Mr. Keith Gerdes, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Butler entered a hospital in Vandalia, Ohio on Monday with a blood clot in his leg.
Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cline, Mr. and Mrs. Don Wood, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Francisco went to Albuquerque, N.M. over the weekend for a combination business and pleasure trip.
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Naughty Bear's packing heat in latest trailer
Naughty Bear didn't quite show his bad side in the first trailer he debuted, but his second is a lot more grim. After not being invited to one of the local bear's birthday parties, Naughty Bear is pissed. It looks like his plan of originally bringing him a gift didn't go so well and instead pulled out a shotgun on the poor fella.
Where was Naughty Bear when we were kids? We probably would've been a lot more mature, had he been around; 'les he come get you.
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The Kia Provo concept has surfaced online ahead of its scheduled debut at the 2013 Geneva motor show.
The concept three-door, high-riding "racy new urban concept" hatchback was teased weeks ago, but a batch of images of the car have been leaked by a Russian website.
The concept is expected to act as a precursor to a new three-door go-fast SUV from the brand, that could sit above the existing, quirky Soul small crossover. It would likely be pitched as a competitor to the Nissan Juke and Mini Paceman.
No information has been put forward by Kia about what engine powers the Provo, though the initial teaser release suggested it would offer plenty of performance, claiming it featured "strong styling lines that exude speed and energy from every angle".
The body is certainly boldly designed, with broad wheel arches, a sharply designed snout and sleek rear end. The arched roof line is intersected by a thick silver design line, which breaks up the orange roof panel.
Inside, the Provo features retro-inspired trim with a quilted leather seat that snakes from one side of the cabin to the other, and a central quartet of digital dials with chromed switches and knobs littered throughout.
Kia has meddled with high-performance high-riding models in the past, with the brand showing of the Soul-based Track'ster in 2012.
The brand has also unveiled another hot-hatch in the past few months, the new Pro-Cee'd GT, which will also be unveiled at the Geneva motor show.


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Crystal Palace are set launch a bid for highly-rated Brighton defender Lewis Dunk this summer, according to reports.
Dunk has gained plenty of experience since coming through the ranks with the south-coast club having played over 150 times in all competitions.
Palace are understood to have been monitoring the central defender for some time and reports claim a £5million bid has already been rejected.
Alan Pardew is keen to add to his defensive line following the release of Brede Hangeland and Adrian Mariappa, while Scott Dann has been linked with a move away.
The Eagles boss believes the key to improvement for Palace is to tighten up defensively and he sees the 24-year-old as the man to provide stability.
Reports claim that Newcastle are also interested in Dunk and Palace may need to move quickly in order to steal a march on the Championship side.


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When Dustin Garrison guided the little guy from his home state around campus in December, he could sense some apprehension. It's only natural.
The West Virginia running back knew asking Jordan Thompson to consider moving more than 1,300 miles from Katy, Texas, to Morgantown, W.Va., wasn't an easy sell. Garrison had his doubts, too.
Once he got past the initial homesickness, he knew he'd made the right choice. He knew Thompson would, too, if he chose the Mountaineers.
"I told him, you'll get through it, and once you get used to it, you'll love it," Garrison said. "The fan support is very similar to what it's like back in Texas."
Now Garrison and Thompson, two key Texas-bred cogs in West Virginia's prolific offense, are coming home. They might not receive much fan support from the 100,000-plus in attendance when the Mountaineers take on Texas on Saturday night, but Garrison did manage to round up around 20 tickets for friends and family.
"I've been looking forward to this day ever since we found out we were going to the Big 12," he said.
This game means more to Garrison than most, and he doesn't hesitate to admit that. The sophomore from Pearland, Texas, hasn't forgotten his recruiting process. He slipped through the cracks.
The in-state schools weren't interested. At 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds, he was just too small. By the time he blew up in his senior year, with 2,842 rushing yards and 46 touchdowns, the Longhorns already had pledges from Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron. Everybody else passed on the two-star prospect with 62 career touchdowns.
But not Dana Holgorsen. He already has made inroads in Texas since taking over as West Virginia's head coach. He and five of his assistants have coached in the state and haven't been afraid to pluck those who go under-recruited.
"They have raised some eyebrows around here," Katy coach Gary Joseph said. "Dana's smart enough to get kids who are good football players, and he understands that to play at the level they have to around here they've got to get pretty good football players."
Before Holgorsen took over the program, Joseph can't remember ever seeing a West Virginia coach stop by his high school. Now that the Mountaineers have joined the Big 12, he already has had a few assistants stop by to evaluate players and watch tape.
Most of Joseph's top recruits already have made pledges. West Virginia doesn't stop by to see the kids going to Oklahoma, LSU or Baylor. They're looking for the sleepers.
Last fall, the West Virginia staff found another one. Holgorsen personally visited Katy to get a good look at Jordan Thompson.
He caught 65 passes for 1,200 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior. But he's 5-7 and 164 pounds. He held no scholarship offers.
"He don't fit the mold," Joseph said. "He's not a 6-foot-4, 210-pound receiver. He's always been a really good competitor. I'm thankful they recruited him because he's a good football player, not because he's a prototype."
When West Virginia offered, Thompson committed despite having never seen the campus. He took a leap of faith because Holgorsen had taken a chance on him.
Two weeks later, he made his first visit. Garrison was his player host, just as he is for most visitors from Texas. He convinced Thompson this place would feel like home eventually.
"I don't think he was near as apprehensive about it as his momma was," Joseph said. "But once momma figured out it was going to be a good thing for him, she was all for it too."
Thompson enrolled early and was the star of West Virginia's spring practices. Now he's a starting inside receiver. Garrison, WVU's leading rusher last year as a freshman, has recovered from a knee injury and is back to splitting carries.
"I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason," Garrison said, "and right now we're both making plays here at West Virginia where we're supposed to be."
They're just two of the many misfit toys Holgorsen has built his program around. West Virginia has scoured the country for its talent, reaching into Florida, Ohio, Maryland, New Jersey and throughout the East.
The Mountaineers have 11 Texas natives on their rosters and one senior -- Houston Klein Collins lineman Tyler Tezeno -- committed for its 2013 class. That number should increase now that WVU is a member of the Big 12. Whether the program will remain relegated to skimming from the Lone Star State's leftovers remains to be seen.
"As long as you have Texas, Oklahoma, A&M, Baylor and those people in-state, they're going to have a hard time recruiting the best of the best," Joseph said. "But they're going to get their share."
Garrison and the rest of the Texans returning home on Saturday are looking forward to their opportunity to make a statement.
"It was a hard time for me, but I'm happy where I am and glad to be a Mountaineer," Garrison said. "I'm definitely going to have a big chip on my shoulder because of Texas not recruiting me.
"I was overlooked. Jordan and I, we were overlooked. It's going to be fun to play against those guys who did get those offers they wanted in their junior year."
For Thompson and Garrison, this is the big break they never got. They're not getting ignored anymore.


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Athletics-Tigers Preview
The Detroit Tigers have some work to do over the next two weeks if they want to reach the postseason.
If ace Justin Verlander pitches well, they have reason to be optimistic.
The right-hander looks to build on his last start and continue his recent success against the AL wild-card leading Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night at Comerica Park.
A day after falling three games behind the Central-leading White Sox with a frustrating 5-4 loss at Chicago, Detroit (78-69) bounced back with a 12-2 rout of Oakland on Tuesday.
The Tigers have won five of seven overall and 10 of 13 at home, but are still three back of the White Sox and have a larger deficit to overcome in the wild-card race.
"Our job is to win games," said slugger Miguel Cabrera, who homered twice and drove in six runs. "Hopefully we can get a good winning streak.''
The Tigers might have dodged a blow even though right-hander Max Scherzer left after two innings because of a fatigued throwing shoulder. The team leader with 16 wins underwent an MRI that showed no structural damage.
Verlander (14-8, 2.82 ERA), meanwhile, has allowed one run, five hits and struck out 14 in 15 innings while winning his last two starts versus Oakland. That run came off a homer from Seth Smith on May 15 at Oakland, where he gave up one other hit and fanned eight in seven innings of a 3-1 win.
He is 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA against the A's (84-63) at Comerica Park, where he hasn't faced them since 2010.
Verlander allowed six runs in six innings of a 6-1 loss at Los Angeles on Sept. 8, but scattered six hits in seven innings of a 4-0 win at Cleveland on Friday.
Cabrera is 13 for 26 with four home runs and 12 RBIs in his last six games. Leading the AL with a .333 average and 129 RBIs, he also has 40 homers and continues to flirt with becoming the first Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
"That's a hard thing to do. You've got to be lucky,'' Cabrera said. "Hopefully we get lucky in our division and win more games.''
Cabrera is 12 for 22 (.545) with those two homers and 13 RBIs in five games versus Oakland in 2012. He's 3 for 7 with a double against the A's Brett Anderson (4-1, 1.93), who hopes to rebound Wednesday from his worst start in five outings since returning from Tommy John surgery last month.
The left-hander allowed two earned runs in 26 innings to win his first four starts of 2012 before he allowed five in a six-run seventh inning of a 6-0 loss at Los Angeles on Thursday. Despite that rough frame, A's manager Bob Melvin continues to be pleased with Anderson's progress.
"I thought his stuff was as good as it was any of the other times he was out there," Melvin said. "He's continuing to pitch at a very high level and giving us a chance to win every single time.''
Anderson is 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA against the Tigers, but has not faced them since May 29, 2010, when he allowed three hits in 5 2-3 innings of a 6-0 victory at Comerica Park.
Brandon Moss went 3 for 4 with an RBI while Josh Reddick added two hits Tuesday for the A's, who have dropped two in a row after winning eight of nine.
Reddick is batting .455 (15 for 33) in nine games versus Detroit.