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LACONIA — Because of a scheduling conflict, Keeping Your Keys - a program designed for senior drivers and their families – has been postponed until Friday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. in Taylor Community's Woodside Building, 435 Union Ave. The original date was Nov. 1.
Cindy Chickering, a 33-year veteran with the American Automobile Association and a licensed Personal Lines Insurance agent for 23 years, will present the program. Chickering will discuss how driving skills change over time and how older drivers can adjust to these changes to continue driving.
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Alloying and Strain Relaxation in SiGe Islands Grown on Pit-Patterned Si(001) Substrates Probed by Nanotomography
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Received: 30 April 2009
Accepted: 24 May 2009
Published: 6 June 2009
The three-dimensional composition profiles of individual SiGe/Si(001) islands grown on planar and pit-patterned substrates are determined by atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based nanotomography. The observed differences in lateral and vertical composition gradients are correlated with the island morphology. This approach allowed us to employ AFM to simultaneously gather information on the composition and strain of SiGe islands. Our quantitative analysis demonstrates that for islands with a fixed aspect ratio, a modified geometry of the substrate provides an enhancement of the relaxation, finally leading to a reduced intermixing.
The lattice mismatch between Si and Ge drives the formation of SiGe quantum dots (QD) during strained layer heteroepitaxy [1, 2]. For large-scale integration technologies [3], the position of such islands needs to be accurately controlled on the substrate surface [4]. A viable process relies on the fabrication of lithographically defined pits, which act as a sink for the deposited adatoms, allowing the exact positioning and addressability of individual QDs. In addition, a precise control of the chemical composition of the SiGe islands is required, since the three-dimensional (3D) composition profile ultimately determines their electronic behavior and optical properties. However, little work has been done on this topic, and the different intermixing mechanisms sustaining the growth and evolution of Ge islands in presence of a surface with an extrinsic morphology are still debated [5–7]. It has been shown that SiGe islands grown on patterned areas have larger volumes than those on the surrounding planar surfaces [8, 9]. These observations are corroborated by a recent comparison of X-ray measurements and finite element calculations, which suggests a different compositional state with a larger intermixing and relaxation on the patterned substrates [7]. However, the compositional differences at the single dot level were not yet considered.
In this letter we address the issue of the impact of substrate patterning on shape, composition, and strain relaxation at the single dot level by using atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based nanotomography (NT-AFM). Following Ref. [10], we have recently extended the capabilities of NT-AFM to quantitatively determine the full 3D composition profiles of strained SiGe islands [11]. In this study, we compare lateral and vertical composition gradients of individual SiGe islands grown on pit-pattern and planar Si(001) substrates. Above all, by combining structural data with the average island compositions as obtained by NT-AFM, we are able to determine island strain only by means of an AFM analysis. The experimental ability to map the chemical composition at the nanoscale helps indeed to shed new light on the driving forces governing alloying. Our findings provide direct experimental evidence that a nanostructured surface plays a major role in determining strain relaxation and therefore in defining the compositional profiles of the islands.
Experimental Procedure
Results and Discussion
A possible, additional explanation for the aforementioned discrepancy is based on the different Ge profiles of the islands of the two ensembles as shown in Fig. 3a. Since the scaling law used in the present discussion is derived for island with a uniform composition, our simple approach holds more likely for islands grown on the pit-patterned surface, because of their more homogeneous Ge distribution (see Fig. 3a). Therefore, the δ value provided here has to be considered as an upper limit for the relaxation enhancement, since a realistic non-homogeneous Ge distribution for the coherent islands on the planar surface could lead to a more effective elastic energy reduction [20].
Nevertheless, some islands in Fig. 1d still do not follow the volume rescaling. According to their volumes, those islands are most probably plastically relaxed. In this case, the system lowers its total free energy by introducing dislocations. Therefore, the misfit inV(f) has to be replaced by the residual misfitf = ε − d, whered is the plastic strain and the sign has been assigned according to the actual compressive stress.
Remarkably, the overall average Ge content is 0.361 ± 0.005 for islands grown on the pit-pattern and 0.36 ± 0.01 for islands on the flat surface area. As expected, despite an equal meanxGe, the standard deviation is a factor of two larger for the latter case, reflecting the larger composition fluctuations. Finally, the average Ge content of the individual islands increases monotonically with the island height (see Fig. 3b). This behavior can be rationalized as a result of the island evolution towards steeper and more relaxed morphologies. We can therefore compare islands with the same Ge content, e.g., about 0.36. These islands have the same height, i.e., about 55 nm (Fig. 3b), but different aspect ratio (Fig. 4b). As a consequence, the island base and the volume are larger for islands grown on a pit-patterned surface. This can again be explained by the different residual strain of the two island ensembles.
In conclusion, an AFM-based nanotomography approach was used to gather in-depth information about the alloying and relaxation mechanism on both flat and pit-patterned substrates. The 3D compositional profiles reveal that islands forming on pit-patterned areas have a more uniform Ge distribution and are slightly Ge-richer than their counterparts forming on flat areas. These periodic Ge-rich island arrays are therefore appealing candidates for efficient local stress engineering in next generation Si field effect transistors [3] for ultra large-scale integration technologies.
The authors acknowledge financial support by the EU D-DOTFET project (012150) and DFG (FOR 730).
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Thanks, I wanted to know so if I try other distros I can install it instead of the regular old boring menu that most distros use. I find it easier/faster to find things with this menu. I haven't used suse in years so this is the first time I have seen any menu in the slab style.
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An agonist for the k type excitatory amino acid receptor. It can act as an excitotoxin producing symptoms similar to those of Huntingdon's chorea and is also used as an anthelminthic drug. Originally isolated from the alga digenea simplex. The receptor is an amino acid gated ion channel, one of several types gated by the transmitter.
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BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Buenos Aires in one of Argentina's largest anti-government marches of Cristina Fernandez's five-year presidency.
Pot-banging activists, estimated to number about 700,000, demonstrated Thursday against what they say is her growing authoritarianism and out concern that she could remove constitutional term limits so she could remain in power, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
Fernandez won a second term in 2011 with 54 percent of the vote. The constitution limits presidents to two consecutive four-year terms.
Union leader Luis D'Elia called the demonstration "destitute," saying the protesters were part of a wealthy elite that offers "no viable alternative."
Anibal Fernandez, a Cristina Fernandez supporter in the Senate, said the march was funded by the far right.
Organizers called Thursday's march "8N," for Nov. 8, as a response to a government campaign called "7D," representing the Dec. 7 deadline for Clarin, Argentina's biggest media group, to sell assets under a controversial anti-monopoly law opponents said is part of a strategy to control the press.
A law passed last week lowered the voting age to 16, which observers said could help the president, popular among young people, gain the two-thirds parliamentary majority in next year's mid-term elections that would be needed to reform the constitution.
More than 128 lawmakers signed a petition against another re-election for Fernandez, the Telegraph said.
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Quad and dual 14-bit 125 Msps ADCs dissipate one-third the power
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Milpitas, CA - July 28, 2009 - Linear Technology Corporation has announced a family of 24 low-power 14-bit/12-bit, 125-Msps to 25-Msps, quad and dual ADCs that dissipate as little as one-third the power of competing ADCs. The flagship ADC is the LTC2175-14, a quad 14-bit, 125Msps ADC that dissipates only 558 mW (140 mW per channel).
The LTC2175 significantly reduces system power without sacrificing AC performance, offering signal to noise ratio (SNR) performance of 73.4 dB and spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) of 88 dB at baseband. Operating from 1.8 V analog and digital supplies, the ADC includes a sleep mode that reduces power dissipation to just 1 mW. Whether operating at full speed or in sleep mode, this ADC significantly lowers the power budget for highspeed multichannel designs such as multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) WiMAX/LTE and 3G basestations, portable medical imaging and non-destructive testers.
Data is output from the LTC2175 in serial LVDS format to minimize the number of data lines. At 125 Msps, each channel outputs two bits at a time, using two lanes per ADC. At lower sample rates, a one bit per channel option is available. The device offers serial data communication and four ADCs in a small 7-mm x 8-mm QFN package, requiring less board area for data I/O lines and simplified layout.
The LTC2175 includes an SPI-compatible interface that allows users to choose between a variety of data settings that reduce digital feedback and simplify design. Options include a data output randomizer that reduces digital feedback, seven programmable LVDS output current levels, internal 100-Ohm LVDS output termination resistors, and digital output test patterns. These settings can be programmed via SPI or hard-wired for a reduced set of operating modes.
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I saw this creature in the shrub that is near where birds land as they are flying to and from the feeder. At first I thought it was the kitty from next door, and I was only seeing a profile, then it looked at me, and I took the picture above. It sat still looking at me for a very long time and then slowly slunk away, and I discovered it was not the neighbor kitty after all. This was much more redish and has a tail. The neighbor kitty is called "Bobby" for a reason. ; )


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On vacation this week (again) and during a Whale watching trip this video was taken.
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Blue Whales are scarce and about 4,000 exist today. They weigh 175,000 or so Kilos and are around 50 meters long.
Sailing a paddleboard into a region of a Blue Whale could be dangerous, not that the Blue Whale would hurt you intentionally, but they don't see small objects when they surface. Oh well.
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Markets and Uncertainty in Pharmaceutical Development
This paper, written for a conference on biomedical innovation at the University of Kiel, examines the theory of induced innovation, with science-push and demand-pull variants, in the context of pharmaceutical R&D. It explores how the theory applies under varying market structure, uncertainty, and behavioral (i.e., rent-seeking vs. secure profit maximization) conditions. The paradox of high gross margins but only mildly supra-normal returns on investment in the pharmaceutical industry is consistent with the pursuit of parallel research paths under uncertainty, rent-seeking, and cannibalization hypotheses. Parallel paths strategies carried implicitly to near-zero profit equilibria by firms competing for monopoly positions may approach social optimality, given plausible differences between private and social returns. But evidence on whether this outcome is actually approximated remains scarce.
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Sofiene Tahar received in 1990 a Diploma in computer engineering from the University of Darmstadt, Germany, and in 1994 a Ph.D. degree with "Distinction" in computer science from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Currently, he serves as a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University, Montreal, where he works as a Senior Research Chair in Formal Verification of System-on-Chip. He serves as the Founder and Director of the Hardware Verification Group (http://hvg.ece.concordia.ca) at Concordia University, which carried pioneering work in the past 15 years in collaboration with multinational industry and renowned research institutions. he has received several awards and distinctions, including in 2007 the title of Concordia University Fellow for being the Best Senior Researcher of the year, and in 2010 a National Discovery Award provided to Canada's the Top 100 Engineering and Sciences Researchers. He serves as a Member of the Order of Engineers of Quebec, Senior Member of IEEE, and Senior Member of ACM.
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Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale has reiterated his desire to play abroad at some stage in his career.
Bale admitted following Spurs' goalless draw with Lazio that he would take any offer to play for a major European side seriously.
He told The Mirror: "It would be nice to experience other leagues and other cultures.
"I have always said I am not afraid to go abroad. If the time comes and a team that is right comes in for me, then I will look at it seriously.
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"No compromise can end this conflict. There never has been, there never can be, successful compromise between good and evil. Only total victory can reward the champions of tolerance, and decency, and freedom, and faith."
Those remarks by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in January 1942 easily could have been made recently by President Bush.
Indeed, the similarities to World War II and the current crisis are dramatic. Sneak attacks -- at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and at the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11 -- killed thousands and outraged the country. Each time, cries went out for reprisals. Each time, America lined up help from its allies.
But the instrument of American retribution in each case -- the U.S. military -- is vastly different in 2001 from what it was in 1941, or even in 1945.
Our military offers an uncannily accurate reflection of the nation as a whole. From 1941 to 1945, men and women in uniform made many sacrifices. So did civilians, so much so they saw themselves -- and were seen as -- a distinct part of the war effort as the home front.
In 2001, after the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush told Americans to go on about their daily routines. Shop, travel, go to movies, train for marathons, buy stocks.
The military is part of this business-as-usual approach. Yes, they are in Afghanistan. Yes, they are in harm's way. Yes, our thoughts and prayers go with them. But, they are doing their jobs, just like the rest of us.
This is a highly trained, highly proficient all-volunteer military. These are not just "our boys."
In 1950, when Marine Col. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller sailed with the 1st Marine Division for Korea, he said, "Most times, professional soldiers have to wait 25 years or more for a war, but here we are, with only five years wait for this one We're going to work at our trade for a little while."
The men on the ground in Afghanistan -- Rangers, Special Forces and Marines -- are professionals, working at their trade.
It wasn't that way from 1941 to 1945. Most GIs weren't professionals. Being a soldier wasn't their job -- but it was the job they had to do. They, like the rest of the country, were making sacrifices so they could defeat Japan and Germany.
Schoolteacher, soldier
Stephen Spielberg's epic, "Saving Private Ryan," offers a nail-hard look at those sacrifices, both overseas and on the home front. The movie opens with savage carnage on the beach at Normandy. Somehow, Army Capt. John H. Miller (played by Tom Hanks) maintains his composure and leads his men through a killing ground. He does that by assaulting a seemingly impregnable German position in a calm, professional matter.
"No tactician could have devised a better defensive situation," said World War II historian Stephen Ambrose, describing the landing zone, "A narrow, enclosed battlefield, with no possibility of outflanking it ."
The movie portrayal of Miller and his men was consistent with the U.S. bravery shown all through June 6, 1944, Ambrose said. "If these guys had cowered behind the seawall and said, 'I'm staying here, I'm not going to take any risk,' the landing would have failed at Omaha Beach."
Failure at Omaha could have doomed the entire invasion, the historian added.
Capt. Miller, as Spielberg goes to great pains to show in the movie, is part of an elite unit, the Rangers, but he is not a career soldier. He knows how to use his men to rake an enemy position with deadly fire, and he can set up an ambush on a moment's notice. But by trade he is a schoolteacher, a man desperate to get home to his wife and their rose garden.
Still, Miller's situation pales beside that of Mrs. Ryan. A bucolic shot shows her farm, with its amber waves of grain, neat barn and outbuildings. In the window hangs a true symbol of pride -- a four-star flag, representing four sons serving in the armed services.
Her sacrifice is steep -- three of her boys are killed on or near June 6. You never see her face, and she never says a word, but her reaction when the chaplain steps out of a car in her driveway is powerful and poignant.
Miller and his men are given the unenviable task of bringing her fourth star -- Pvt. Ryan -- back. And, once they find him, he isn't ready to leave, despite the prospect of being able to leave the battle and go home. Why? He wants to stay with his unit, an 82nd Airborne detachment, until it completes its mission. He's prepared to risk the ultimate sacrifice.
'To fight ... without getting hurt'
In all, some 90,000 GIs invaded France on June 6. Many died and were wounded -- American casualties were more than 2,000 on that day, roughly the same number as Dec. 7, 1941.
By that time, after more than two years of war, many Americans were becoming inured to the casualties. In "Saving Private Ryan," Miller and his men sort through a huge pile of dog tags, each taken off a dead American body, hoping one of them represents the man they are looking for.
In all, 291,557 Americans died of wounds during World War II.
Does the United States have the will to take such casualties now? Col. Puller, writing after America's sour experience in Korea, said, "What the American people want to do is fight a war without getting hurt."
By 1944, sacrifice had become a way of life in the United States. "Our standard of living will have to come down" to finance the war effort, Roosevelt said in 1942, and it certainly did. Americans were encouraged to buy war bonds rather than luxuries, and essential supplies like rubber and sugar were rationed. New items we take for granted today, such as cars and appliances, simply weren't available.
And millions put their lives on hold, like Capt. Miller, to participate in the crusade. By 1944 and 1945, the years of campaigns such as Normandy, Iwo Jima and the liberation of the Philippines, the armed services had really become "our boys," because that's just what they were.
"But those who came in as replacements, or in new divisions after September," Ambrose wrote about the men who poured into Europe after D-Day, "had been overwhelmingly high school or college students when America got into the war. They had been drafted or enlisted voluntarily in late 1942, 1943 and 1944. Only a tiny percentage of them wanted to be there, but only a small percentage failed to do their duty."
The will to accept compromise
The picture was much the same in the Pacific Theater. Of the six men who participated in the famed flag raising at Iwo Jima in February 1945, only one had been out of his teens when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor.
One of the six, Harlon Block, was then just 17, a high school junior and budding football star in Texas. He played his senior season, graduated and then, in January of 1943, joined the Marines. Twelve of his teammates joined him. A picture of the enlistment ceremony ran in their hometown newspaper.
Harlon did not make it off Iwo Jima. Of the six men who raised that flag, three were killed on the island. The cost of Iwo Jima was staggering. The battle on the eight-square-mile island raged for 36 days. The United States suffered 25,851 casualties, almost 7,000 of them deaths.
Americans were then willing to accept such numbers. To fight a war, Puller said, the nation must be willing to send its sons to die. Is that will, that refusal to accept compromise, still present?
Early in the campaign against the Taliban, when America was beefing up its forces, a man fell off one of the ships steaming for Afghanistan. For a couple of days, the news networks were full of reports of searches for this serviceman. Sadly, he never was found.
But compare the efforts in his behalf to an incident in 1945, when Harlon Block and his fellow Marines were en route to Iwo Jima, part of a 70-mile long convoy. James Bradley, writing in "Flags of Our Fathers," described the scene:
"A man on one of the ships loses his balance, pitches over the side, and finds himself terribly alone in the Pacific Ocean. His craft does not stop. None of the ships stop. He waves his arms in panic. The ships churn past him. His horrified comrades look on as his figure recedes, then vanishes. The armada cannot stop for one man. The armada has an appointment, and means to be on time."
Could the convoy commander have ordered the ships to keep sailing in 2001? Would his decision have been second-guessed by the networks? The subject of endless trailers? "Should the convoy have stopped for that man? To vote call or e-mail "
Are we, like Roosevelt, serious about "total victory?"
Could we accept other second-guessable but arguably necessary decisions to achieve it?
Perhaps with a little luck -- more likely we'll need a lot -- we won't have to find to out.
Chuck Mobley served in the Air Force for eight years, including two tours in southeast Asia. His father, John Mobley, was a Marine in World War II, fighting on Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Cape Glouchester and Saipan.
Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC by Lt. Col. Jon T. Hoffman
The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys, The Men of World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose
Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom by James MacGregor Burns
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley
No Ordinary Time: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Fashionable sacrifice
The silk used to make stockings was diverted to make parachutes. Women, including first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, wore cotton stockings instead.
In 1942, to make sure the armed services had enough material for uniforms, the War Production Board ordered that suits for civilians conform to certain standards, including cuffless trousers and narrow lapels. Thus was born the "Victory Suit." The mandates also shortened skirts and eliminated pleats.
Women, however, drew the line when rubber restrictions threatened girdle production. The War Production Board backed down on this issue, ruling that foundation garments were an essential part of a woman's wardrobe.
A stomach for war
As butter became scarce, many families began using margarine. They added yellow dye to make it look like butter.
The alcohol derived from sugar was used to make smokeless powder, so sugar was rationed. Corn syrup and saccharin often were substituted.
In October, 1942, a jolt went through the nation when the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply declared that coffee would be rationed - one cup per day per person.
The road to victory
After Pearl Harbor, domestic car production was halted. Instead, weapons soon were rolling off assembly lines. GM made planes, anti-aircraft guns, aircraft engines and diesel engines for submarines. Ford produced bombers, jeeps, armored cars, troop carriers and gliders. Chrysler built tanks, tank engines, army trucks and mine exploders.
Almost immediately after the war began, the sale of new tires was halted. Japan had quickly gained possession of the rubber-producing lands of Malaya and Indonesia. To cut back on driving, and its accompanying tire wear, gas was rationed. Consumers were divided into classes. Most Americans fell into the A category - that entitled them to five gallons a week.
Thus, "taking a drive" was no longer possible. Sunday drivers could be stopped by an Office of Price Administration agent and asked why they were on the road.
Authorities were serious about these restrictions. Lying about your occupation to get more gas was punishable by a $10,000 fine and 10 years in jail.
Household vacuum
Because of shortages of iron and steel, production of many household items stopped. For years, there were no more new refrigerators, sewing machines, stoves, washing machines, irons, waffle irons, toasters, radios, record players or vacuum cleaners.
The great rubber drive
In June of 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave one of his fireside chats, explaining the rubber shortage. He asked Americans to turn in old tires, garden hoses, etc. The response was amazing. Some 400 tons of old tires and other products were turned in at service stations across the nation. In Reading, Pa., a club turned in a 70-pound ball made of rubber bands.
Big numbers
Some 12 million people served in the U.S. armed forces during the war. About 15 million Americans left their hometowns to work in war-related industries. In all, one person in five made a war-related move, either to basic training or to a new job. Thus began the mobile society we know today.
To keep up with production demands, more than 17 million jobs were created, many of then taken by women. Some 5 million women went to work for the first time during the war, many taking jobs previously held by men, including truck drivers, lathe operators, welders, riveters and stevedores.
In 1940, 7.8 million Americans, out of 132 million, made enough money to pay taxes. In 1945, that figure had shot up to 50 million taxpayers in a population of 140 million.
After the war, veterans marched home - and into colleges and universities. Using the GI Bill, they transformed the face of campuses everywhere. Some 2 million veterans became students. They made up almost 50 percent of the male student population.
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On Sunday 27 January 2008, on his 75th birthday, Swami Hariprasadji of the Haridham Sokhada Swaminarayan Organisation came for the darshan of Shree Ghanshyam Maharaj at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Maninagar. He was accompanied by sadhus and leading disciples of the Organisation.
After performing the aarti ceremony of Shree Ghanshyam Maharaj and praying for the Lord's merciful blessings and divine strength, Swami Hariprasadji went for the darshan of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi.
In the main temple office, he sat with our sants and took prasad with all his sadhus. Swami Hariprasadji also spoke to Acharya Swamishree, who is presiding in Nairobi at the present time. Acharya Swamishree blessed Swami Hariprasadji and congratulated him for reaching the age of 75.


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Readers of the K9 Magazine Dogosaurus may well be benefiting from being able to label the odd behaviours that our dogs present. But labelling something is one thing, understanding the cause is another.
Given that dogs and many other animals have magnificent talents that our human minds can't fathom or perform, K9 Magazine believes that many dogs may indeed be operating on a completely different mental spectrum to that which is 'neurotypical'.
Using the autistic spectrum applied to human behaviour, we have devised a do it yourself test to determine where about on the spectrum your dog may be. Otherwise, how can we explain why the same dog that a person relies on to warn them of an imminent seizure or to detect drugs hidden in a petrol tank, can also be responsible for wanting to 'kill' the newspaper or the old classic, chasing the tail.
Whilst the modern maxim 'there is no such as thing as normal' carries a lot of truth, there is such a phrase that goes 'my dog is mad'. For those of us who have dogs that do inexplicably odd, weird, or plain crazy things (most of us then), for which we mere humans cannot find an answer, there may be underlying issues related to your dog's individual neurology.
The autistic spectrum helps people understand the cause and effect of certain mental conditions. Many of these conditions that are applied to humans are to be found in our dogs in slightly modified or basic levels of seriousness, and when we take into account that many people who are placed on the autistic spectrum have extraordinary talents, mental ability and creativity, the idea of understanding why an obviously intelligent dog can also be found tilting his head in confusion at your sneezes affords the canine human relationship a certain clarity.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Dogs (ADHD in Dogs).
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Have difficulty following a simple command such as 'sit' or 'stay' even though you know he understands you? Perhaps he tries to sit but cannot resist following you.
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I have a biewer yorkie – I think he is the victim of a "puppy mill" – I know he loves me and thinks of me as his "mother" – but he never likes me to touch him…and never comes directly to me when I call him….He will come into the room I call him from, but he will not approach me OR allow me to touch him….he runs away when I try to touch him…….how can I get love from this puppy? he is 3.5 months old…please help me. thanks
I was surprised to find articles on canine autism, as we jokingly call our dog "Rainman". His Dam was discovered not far from a puppy mill operation with a load of buckshot in the back of her head and ready to whelp 3 pups. She was severly underweight and dehydrated when found by a Keeshond rescue organization. I took one of the pups who is clearly a german shepard/keeshond mix. He's smart as a whip, but needs to keep to a schedule much like Rainman or he becomes very frightened, flustered and at times aggressive. I have written to Ceasar Millan a few times, but never even get a response. Thanks for the article, it was helpful to know we are not alone.
I also am fascinated with the latest research on dog autism. I am posting an article this week on the subject as we have had several requests on the subject. If you need any research on it, in addition to K9 I well help you find it.
Thank you,
I have had my dog for 7 years, he has never got out of his bed in the morning's to greet me. I found this disconcerting as all my previous dogs always greeted me. Also he does not really show pleasure when family visit other than ripping his bed up. My other dog is all over family visitors when they step through the front door, but Sparky is in the counterpoint testifying out of his bed. We are used to him now, but it's weird.


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Extraterritorial effects of non-enforcement of the antitrust laws
The League Championship Series are starting, whether the Mets have any starting pitchers or not. But today's baseball news concerned the importation of a quality starter from Japan, Daisuke Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka was the MVP of the inaugural World Baseball Classic this year, a kind of World Cup for baseball.
What does this have to do with law? Matsuzaka, unlike say, Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui, does not have 10 years in Japanese baseball, and so he is subject to an agreement between Japanese baseball and American Major League Baseball (MLB), in which MLB teams will submit silent bids for his services to MLB's league office, and then the highest bidder will get exclusive rights to negotiation with Matsuzaka. The amount of the winning team's bid will go to Matsuzaka's former team (the Seibu Lions) as a transfer fee. And then, since he will be unable to take bids from any other team, Matsuzaka will probably take less from his new American employers than a free agent would.
It seems to me that Matsuzaka might well be better off if, free from this system, he could negotiate a higher salary as a free agent by receiving bids from several American teams, and then just buy himself out of his contract with Seibu — an efficient breach. Indeed, the fact that MLB and the Japanese leagues agreed on this system after the high-profile move of Hideo Nomo seems to imply that it takes $/¥ out of Matsuzaka's pocket, and puts it in theirs. But this appears to be a case where baseball's antitrust exemption in the U.S. has been extended outside our borders by contract with the Japanese leagues. While no one cries for baseball millionaires, it may be worth noting that while other countries sometimes take offense at U.S. antitrust law sprawling into their economies, tolerance of anticompetitive practices can also have extraterritorial effect.


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At the height of her now famous confrontation with François Legault near the end of Wednesday's televised tête-à-tête, Pauline Marois attempted to play down the fears he was doing his best to raise over her party's proposed référendums d'initiative populaire. As adopted at the Parti Québécois's last convention, the appealingly named RIPs would allow a petition of 15% of Quebec's voters to trigger a referendum on separation — well, a referendum on anything, but separation was the issue that most exercised Legault.
The measure, he said, would "send us into the ravine with the caribou" — a tangy reference to PQ hardliners, of which Legault was once one of the most ardent — allowing the militants to pitch the province into a referendum: a referendum, he added, the PQ would surely lose. Pish-posh, Marois retorted (I'm paraphrasing). "I'm not afraid of the people. I won't stop them from initiating a call for a referendum."
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I'm not afraid of the people. Even by the usual standards of campaign shamelessness, this was epic. If there is one thing PQ leaders have stood for for most of the last thirty-odd years, it is total and abject fear of the people, at least when the subject is separation. They cannot even bring themselves to call it by its real name, still less to put it to a straight up-or-down vote. Thus the various temporizing dodges to which successive PQ leaders have resorted, from Pierre-Marc Johnson's "national affirmation" to Lucien Bouchard's "winning conditions" and beyond: anything but hold the referendum their supporters demanded. Like Penelope, the PQ leaders always just have this bit of weaving to finish first.
The only one since Lévesque to risk it was Parizeau. Certainly he was the only one with a plan for what to do next or the stones to go through with it: not the promised leisurely negotiations with the rest of Canada, which as I've explained before would go nowhere, but a unilateral declaration of independence, a putsch, effectively, to be achieved within days. It wouldn't have succeeded even then — nobody in Quebec had signed up for that — but at least it would have been exciting.
It has been a difficult campaign for the PQ leader, what with having to redraft both her referendum policy and the candidates' French tests on the fly
By contrast, while Marois would not stop people from calling for a referendum, it turns out she is quite prepared to stop them from having one. Where Parizeau would have duped the public (remember the lobster pot?), Marois' victims seem to have been her own militants: they had been persuaded not to devour her, as they had her wavering predecessors, on the understanding that the initiatives populaires would be binding. Only now, in the waning days of the election, do they find they have been had.
Still, in one respect Marois has outdone even Parizeau. She has, by common consent, run on the most frankly discriminatory platform of any party leader in this country's recent history: from forbidding public servants to wear any religious symbol but the crucifix, to barring non-French speakers from running for public office, to the platform's precisely worded anguish at the numbers of those living in Montreal whose "mother tongue" is something other than French. Add to that the promise of further restrictions on the use of English in the schools and in the workplace, and in a sense we are already in another country: it is hard to believe we are discussing life in 21st century Canada.
The difference is that with Parizeau, the militants got the whole package: the minority-baiting and the country-wrecking. Whereas with Marois the one comes at the expense of the other. Knowing that she could not run on a straight-up pledge to hold a referendum for fear of alienating the soft nationalists, but needing to keep the base from straying to the hardline Québec Solidaire to her left, she offers headscarf bans and French-only CEGEPs instead. It's as much a mark of desperation as anything else, a way of setting the PQ apart in a crowded field. While the early polls had the PQ in the lead, it was at historically low levels of popular support.
We shall see what the weekend polls hold. It has been a difficult campaign for the PQ leader, what with having to redraft both her referendum policy and the candidates' French tests on the fly (she could deal with the inevitable anglo complaints, but aboriginal groups were another thing). The campaign she might have preferred to fight, on issues of corruption or social policy, has instead become about the one thing she most dreads talking about: separation.
[W]hile Marois would not stop people from calling for a referendum, it turns out she is quite prepared to stop them from having one
But make no mistake. The ethnocentric positions that have appalled so many commentators, at least outside Quebec, did not spring new-born from Marois' fevered brow. The particular position of the province's francophones, a majority within the province that nevertheless sees itself as an imperilled minority within North America, has given licence to a majoritarianism that would be repugnant anywhere else. Every province has its share of rednecks, but in no other province are they given the leadership of major political parties.
Fortunately, there are limits. However much the province's hyper-nationalists would like to believe their compatriots conform to their own narrow view of the world, Quebecers at large consistently confound the stereotypes. Marois may hope to gin up conflict with the rest of Canada over this or that chauvinist policy, as previous PQ leaders thought they could over patriation and the Clarity Act. I greatly fear Quebecers, should they trust her party to form a government, will prove just as much a disappointment to her as to her predecessors.
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Rob Rashell has the same birthday as Tiger Woods: Dec. 30, 1975. Now the former Washington Huskies walk-on will play on the same tour as Woods because Rashell did more than survive...
Rob Rashell has the same birthday as Tiger Woods: Dec. 30, 1975.
Now the former Washington Huskies walk-on will play on the same tour as Woods because Rashell did more than survive at PGA Qualifying School. He flourished.
The former Lake Stevens High School basketball star finished second in the final stage's six-round war of nerves that ended Monday in La Quinta, Calif.
He earned $40,000 and his 2005 PGA Tour card.
Rashell's success has a taste of "Rocky" to it because he had failed to make it through five previous PGA qualifying schools. The son of a roofing contractor had only mixed success in qualifying schools for other tours.
"I guess I would be considered a veteran of tour schools," he said with cheerful deprecation. "That's not something you want to be known for."
Q-School is where dreams vaporize. One writer for The Wire, the on-line publication of the Golf Press Association, described it this week with these words:
"After surviving up to two preliminary tiers of tears Q-School isn't a tournament. It's bamboo shoots under the fingernails. It's six days of heavy-metal music for symphony lovers, gallstones, a week's vacation in Siberia in your undershorts. … It's Haagen-Dazs ice cream topped with liver and onions sweet underneath if you can just get past piles of misery. You get all this for the low, low cost of a $12,000 entry fee (based on a three-stage trip)."
Rashell was up to the challenge after playing on the PGA European Tour this year. He had played various minitours in previous years with financial help from UW boosters and some Echo Falls homeowners who knew him from his past part-time employment at the Woodinville-area course.
Rashell had one second-place finish on the European Tour. He admits he wore down as the season progressed but still finished high enough to keep his European card. Now, he has no plans to use it.
Rashell is quick to credit Blaine teaching pro Jeff Coston (his swing coach) and Bellevue's Bill Meyer (his mental mentor) as key figures in his success.
His approach with Coston was interesting because he never sought a discount from Coston's $100-an-hour rate because he wanted the pro's full attention.
"I didn't want him just coming over while giving a lesson to someone else and spending five minutes with me," Rashell said.
During the final stage of qualifying school, Rashell's mental strategy was the equivalent of putting himself in an isolation booth.
"I never looked at a scoreboard the entire week," he said.
He didn't look at newspapers or television reports either.
In restaurants, he would stare at his food and block out conversations around him. He stayed with a family and asked them to avoid talking about the tournament.
"I'm asking for your help this week," he told them.
But he knew he was doing well because he was paired in final groups and outscored almost everyone.
Rashell shot 16-under-par 416 (68-68-70-67-74-69) over the six-round event and finished one stroke behind England's Brian Davis. The tournament was held at the PGA West Stadium Course and the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course.
The top 26 finishers and ties gained a full exemption for the PGA Tour.
As a Husky, Rashell was a four-year letterman but never won a collegiate tournament. However, he won the Washington State Amateur in 1997 at Gold Mountain and won the Arizona Open in 2001. He has made the Phoenix area his base of operations since 2000.
Former Huskies teammate John Moscrip isn't surprised that his determined friend finally has his PGA Tour card.
"You knew he had it and he was going to break through," said Moscrip. "He had that burning desire to do it."
Moscrip describes Rashell with such words as "competitive," "positive," "engaging" and "a guy you want to be around."
Rashell is primed to give this opportunity of a lifetime his best shot.
"I'm going to be going against the world's best for a year," he said. "I don't want to look back in a year and say I didn't give it all I had."
He also doesn't want to return to Q-School.
Rashell's girlfriend, Kelli Doneley, told him at week's end:
"Promise me you aren't going to come back (to Q-School)."
Replied Rashell: "It's a deal."
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Kiks TYO once again got together with New Era to collaborate on three caps. The caps come with two color uppers each and feature the "Los Fresco Sneakers" embroidery on the front panels.
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This excerpt taken from the TOSBF 6-K filed Nov 10, 2009.
On November 6, 2009, Labopharm announced that it was streamlining its operations, eliminating 35 positions. Following the action, Labopharm will have 124 employees, approximately 75 of which will be in research and development positions. The reduction in workforce is expected to result in annual cost savings of approximately $3 million. The measures are intended to focus the organization to better support the full commercial potential of its products, pipeline and technologies.
The Company expects to incur a restructuring charge related to the reduction in workforce of approximately $1 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.
This excerpt taken from the TOSBF 6-K filed Sep 8, 2009.
ITEM 5 Full Description of Material Change
On September 1, 2009, the Corporation issued a press release announcing that it has completed the previously announced Business Combination with the shareholders of Adira, a company incorporated in the Province of Ontario, and now is the owner of all the issued and outstanding shares of Adira. In addition,
Adira has completed a Private Placement of 7,600,000 Units at a price of U.S. $0.25 per Unit. Sandfire acted as lead agent to Adira in connection with the Private Placement.
Each Unit was comprised of one common share of Adira and one-half of one share purchase warrant. The common shares and share purchase warrants issued by Adira were exchanged concurrently with the closing of the Business Combination. Each resulting share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Corporation at the exercise price of U.S. $0.50 per share for a two year period following closing. In connection with the Private Placement, 455,770 compensation warrants were issued to agents which will entitle the holders thereof to purchase an equal amount of common shares of the Corporation at the exercise price of U.S. $0.25 per common share for a two year period following closing.
As consideration for the outstanding securities of Adira, the Corporation has issued an aggregate of 39,040,001 common shares and now has an aggregate of 62,240,001 issued and outstanding common shares. Additionally, 3,334,000 options and 3,845,000 warrants of Adira were exchanged for Options and warrants of the Corporation on an equivalent basis.
The Corporation extended its appreciation for past service to Michael Hart, Michael Murphy and John Campbell, who have resigned from the board of the Corporation and welcome the Corporations new directors, Dennis Bennie (Chair), Glen Perry, Alan Friedman and Ilan Diamond (CEO). It is contemplated that at the next shareholders meeting, upon receipt of shareholder approval, the Corporation will change its name to Adira Energy Corp., will adopt the 2009 Adira Option Plan and approve the previously granted Options.
Together with pre-existing cash on hand and after deducting commissions payable in connection with the Private Placement, the Corporation has a cash balance as of August 31, 2009 of approximately U.S.$2.6 million. The Corporation intends using cash proceeds to immediately complete the purchase of a drill rig to commence drilling operations on its Eitan License in Northern Israel.
A full description of the material change is contained in the press release dated September 1, 2009, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule A.
This excerpt taken from the TOSBF 6-K filed Sep 8, 2009.
Full Description of Material Change
SAMEX is granting options on 630,000 shares at $0.20 per share to consultants and employees of the Company, and options to directors and officers of the Company on 2,925,000 shares at a price of $0.20 per share. The options have a ten-year term which will expire September 4, 2019.


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Semolina, the purified middlings of hard wheat used in making pasta; also, the coarse middlings used for breakfast cereals, puddings, and polenta. See pasta.
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It makes them feel safe and protected, that's why.
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Im guessing they believe that it's a safe place or something where they can imagane and sleep.
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My cat loves this
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Because they're the hobos of the animal kingdom.
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I like boxes- boxes are fun!
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It probably makes them feel protected because every time I put a box on the floor, my cat comes running and hopping into it.
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When I was a child, I never thought much about marriage. My parents were married, and so were the parents of all of my friends. Back then, marriage meant that you spent your lives together - forever. You raised a family. You argued, you fought, you got over it. But you never left. Marriage meant staying.
They did whatever they had to do to repair the damages, mend the holes, shore up the foundation, and they stayed married. Sure, they fought. My dad would retreat to the basement while my mom would do the dishes - loudly. Wandering to the top of the stairs every now and then with a shout of, "And another thing....." which went largely ignored by my father. They battled alcoholism, sickness, financial problems, in-law problems, death, and more. But they stayed.
My husband and I recently attended a marriage renewal event at our church, and the speaker was talking about the idea of commitment in marriage - he showed a film clip from "A Beautiful Mind" to illustrate the idea of being committed to a marriage "no matter what." For the past week, my husband has tossed those words at me a few times in jest. "Remember, honey - no matter what" he says after a spat.
But the idea of staying - the idea of "no matter what" is exactly what marriage is about. It isn't, as the speaker told us, "as long as." I don't love you, as long as you don't make me mad, or as long as you do what I want you to do, or as long as you don't get sick. I love you, no matter what. That is marriage. And it's what my parents had.
This idea of "no matter what" was brought so quickly to my mind when I remembered my grandmother & grandfather, we called them Nana and Boppie.
Nana had become senile, and was unable to do much for herself. Boppie was still sharp, but he couldn't take care of Nana anymore. She had to go into a nursing home, and he went with her.
At the time, I didn't think much of it because, that's what I thought grandpas were supposed to do - they were supposed to stay with grandmas and take care of them. Today, I look back, and I think of what a huge committment that was for him.
He was sharp as a tack, and knew exactly what was going on around him. He couldn't move too fast because of arthritis. He couldn't see too well because of macular degeneration. He couldn't hear too well, and the hearing aids were only so useful at that time. But his mind was as sound and as lucid as it ever was. And at 96 years old, he went with her into the nursing home.
I cannot imagine the horror of those years in the nursing home for him. His wife stopped recognizing him, and called him that "nice man" who helped her. He made no decisions for himself. Was unable to really do anything. But everyday he helped his wife get dressed, helped her eat, and put on her face cream -- face "food" he always called it. He made sure she was bathed and safely put to bed.
Did he know, when he said "I DO" on that day back in 1929, that the final days of his life would be spent in a nursing home? Could he have ever imagined the lengths he would go to to make sure his wife was safe, taken care of and loved? Even when she no longer knew who he was? That is what marriage is. I am staying. I love you ... no matter what.
Boppie died on a cold December day in 1989. When we went back to the nursing home to see her, Nana was suddenly lucid for the first time in years, and it was a joy to spend time with her and have her recognize us again. But even in death, Boppie took care of her. She died 9 days later in January of 1990. He came back to bring her home.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
1 comment:
- diggit03 said...
that partabout your grandpa seeing that grandma is beautiful. then sentence where you write about him seeing that she was safetly tucked in every night...brought tears to my eyes. thank you =)
- August 23, 2009 at 11:06 AM
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The Third Senator practices usury on the side, and is deeply concerned about how much money Timon spends.
Realizing that Timon's endless parties can only result in his bankruptcy, he decides to call in his debts while Timon may still have some money left to pay them back, setting off the collapse of Timon's credit. He is shocked at Alcibiades's suggestion that he and the other old senators are growing forgetful. He is terrified of the arrival of the exile's army.


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I am trying to figure out what has me so depressed. It isn't that there are hard times ahead. We all have hard times ahead. No matter what government exists, life is suffering. We will lose loved ones. We will suffer sickness. We will lose physical stamina. We will die. Life is pain and it has always been so. We all know that the future holds pain and we accept it stoically. I can accept and live with that future. I accepted a painful future since I realized I was mortal at the age of five or six.
What bothers me is my new understanding of the nature of my fellow citizens. I had always believed that 2008 was a fluke. A crashing economy and a weak GOP candidate was a perfect storm that let a slick talking, crypto-Marxist shyster slide into office. I was sure it would be corrected in 2012. The shellacking in 2010 confirmed my belief.
That view of 2008 and, therefore, of my fellow citizens was shattered last week. The scales have fallen from my eyes and I now realize that the majority of voting Americans are no longer the people I thought they were or the Founders envisioned they would be. The Founders saw Americans as individualistic, self-reliant, modest in their national ambitions, suspicious of the passions of the masses and in need of little from any sort of central bureaucracy.
Americans as the Founders saw them, it is now clear, are a dying breed. In their place is a new breed of American: dependent, needy, demanding, childish and weak. Until last Tuesday night, I didn't believe it. Now I have to believe it.
I have no fear of the future. I have known all of my life that this existence is filled with pain and that everyone of us will eventually suffer and die. That is the nature of the human experience and nothing the government does or doesn't do will change that. The worst case scenario we can envision will still be a better life than most of humanity has experienced.
What I can't shake is the sadness associated with the further erosion in my already low estimation of my fellow man. Quoting Theodore Roosevelt…
In the last analysis a healthy state can exist only when the men and women who make it up lead clean, vigorous, healthy lives; when the children are so trained that they shall endeavor, not to shirk difficulties, but to overcome them; not to seek ease, but to know how to wrest triumph from toil and risk. The man must be glad to do a man's work, to dare and endure and to labor; to keep himself, and to keep those dependent upon him. The woman must be the housewife, the helpmeet of the homemaker, the wise and fearless mother of many healthy children. In one of Daudet's powerful and melancholy books he speaks of "the fear of maternity, the haunting terror of the young wife of the present day." When such words can be truthfully written of a nation, that nation is rotten to the heart's core. When men fear work or fear righteous war, when women fear motherhood, they tremble on the brink of doom; and well it is that they should vanish from the earth, where they are fit subjects for the scorn of all men and women who are themselves strong and brave and high-minded.
As it is with the individual, so it is with the nation. It is a base untruth to say that happy is the nation that has no history. Thrice happy is the nation that has a glorious history. Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
We are increasingly a nation of little more than cumberers of the earth's surface, shirkers of duty and slothful cowards. I cannot help but mourn our loss.
Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life. 1900.


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WonderCon '09 - J.J. Abrams' 'Star Trek' Panel
J.J. Abrams, director of the forthcoming Paramount Star Trek prequel, headed up an all-star panel featuring the film's cast and producers today at this year's WonderCon.
He started things off by telling the audience that he was going to show them a brand-new trailer for the film that is scheduled to debut with the release of Watchmen on March 6th. He shared with the audience the importance of not recording the trailer and posting it online. He said that he had planned to give away a Bad Robot toy, based on the mascot of his production company of the same name, to anyone that turned in a fellow audience member that was recording the film. He decided not to because he felt he could easily be scammed.
The trailer heavily featured the character of James T. Kirk and his backstory. Most of the footage shown was previously unreleased, including many scenes of space battles and hand to hand fighting. All of the main cast members were featured as well.
After the trailer, Abrams brought out executive producer Bryan Burke, Roberto Orci, the films co-writer, Chris Pine, who plays Kirk, Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock, and Zoe Saldana, who plays Uhura.
Abrams had no plan for the panel, and left it to the crowd to decide what took place. He ultimately chose to go strait to audience questions.
The first fan asked Abrams how he intended to balance the film for the pre-existing fan community and the new fans he intended to bring to the franchise. Abrams responded that he was completely dedicated to giving the older fans what they wanted, and that he had included a huge amount of call-backs to the first series in the new film. Orci stated that long-time fans will be rewarded with the references included throughout the film to the older series, and new fans would have an opportunity to learn about the original series for the first time. Abrams reiterated that this movie was made for the fans first.
Quinto was asked how he got into the character of Spock, and he revealed that he had worked closely with Leonard Nimoy, the actor that portrayed the character in the original series, and he helped him quite a bit. Saldana said that she too worked with her character's original star, Nichelle Nichols.
Abrams was jokingly asked if he used to drugs to help him create the concepts for his shows Lost and Fringe, to which he replied "Yes," then "No, just Ambien."
Another fan pointed out that Kevin Smith had seen and reviewed the movie well, and asked Abrams to comment on that. Abrams said the Smith was a good friend and a great talent and he was glad to have his input.
A friend of an extra that worked on the film said that she was told the Abrams rapped on the set, and asked him to perform for the crowd. Abrams said he didn't but obliged by using his microphone to provide a beat, while Pine offered some impromptu rhymes. Abrams then asked any extras in the audience to stand up and be recognized, which they did.
The panel was asked again asked if they were daunted by taking on roles with a lot of history, to which Pine responded hat he was aware of the importance but he wanted to bring his own take to the character. Quinto jokingly said he was completely undaunted, but clarified that he was joking.
A few hearing-impaired audience members asked Abrams if he would include hearing-impaired actors in his next film, to which he said, "Done."
The final question was about a possible sequel to Cloverfield. Abrams said he would never do one for business reasons, only for creative ones. He said he had a few ideas that he was actively pursuing.


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Election 08: How were the science and tech issues treated?
Peter Griffin posted in climate change • Election 08 • ETS • Helen Clark • John Key • R&D on November 7th, 2008.
Well it's all over bar the voting in what has already been a momentous week.The election campaign has been interesting for its preoccupation (finally) with weighty economic issues. But how did the science and technology – which underpin the knowledge economy we are supposed to be fostering, get treated in the election coverage? Well, the […]
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Scavenger: Hanging Pot Rack for $100
This brand new Crate & Barrel hanging pot rack is going for $100 (as opposed to $150 retail) in the West Loop.
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in the NAV BAR. Post a particularly good thing, and we'll post you here on the front page...
- Wood desk/table for $175
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- Plunkett sofa, chair and ottoman for $500
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- Modern white sofa for $275
- Set of six Mexican handmade bookcases for $150
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Friday, 8 February, 2002, 12:12 GMT
Vienna ball passes off 'peacefully'
Two people were arrested and seven others injured outside Vienna's annual Opera Ball on Thursday evening.
Some 1,100 police were drafted in to create a security cordon around the Opera House, after recent events were targeted by far-left protesters.
However police said there was no repetition of the violence which has marred the event in recent years.
The two protestors arrested were released later on and none of the injured, which included six policemen, needed hospital treatment.
He put the turnout of protestors at less than 1,000, compared to the 2,000 who had been expected.
Austria's political and elite were among the 4,000 prosperous guests expected at the ball, for which tickets cost between 210 euros (�130) and 16,000 euros (�9,850).
VIP guests included Italian film star Claudia Cardinale and the presidents of Finland and Slovakia.
Violent protests
The event has acquired a reputation for attracting demonstrations and there were violent protests in 1998 and 1999.
In 2000, when the far-right Freedom Party took power, about 15,000 protesters demonstrated outside the ball.
Last year 600 protesters gathered, some throwing paint at the guests and damaging a number of vehicles.
Forty-two people were arrested and 17 policemen injured.
This year police, many with riot shields, manned roadblocks on several streets around the Opera House.
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ATLANTIC CITY - Hammonton High School senior Phil Bakuckas didn't plan on getting much sleep Saturday night.
He thought he would be too excited, too amped up, in anticipation of trying to win a wrestling state championship today at Boardwalk Hall.
"I tried to take a nap (Saturday) afternoon, but it never happened," Bakuckas said with a laugh. "I'll try to relax (Saturday night), but I doubt it. One of my goals before the season started was to win a state championship, and now I'm one win away."
He'll try to earn that win this afternoon, when he takes on Bergen Catholic sophomore Johnny Sebastian in the 160-pound final.
The bout is a rematch from last year's state tournament.
Bakuckas (41-0) and Sebastian (39-2) met in the preliminary round one year ago. Sebastian pinned him in the first period and wound up finishing fifth. Bakuckas was eliminated.
"I'm expecting a very tough match from Phil," Sebastian said Saturday. "I know he's going to be coming out full force after what happened last year. But we're both always on the attack, so it's going to be a good match. I guess it's going to come down to whoever really wants it."
Bakuckas proved he wants it Saturday, delivering a pair of impressive victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals. The fifth seed in the bottom of the bracket, he started with a 9-2 decision over top-seeded Christian Brothers Academy senior Vin Favia. Then Bakuckas earned a 5-2 win over Haddonfield senior Robert Schlitt, the third seed.
In both matches, Bakuckas received plenty of support from a large contingent of Hammonton fans, including older brothers John and Mike, as well as other supporters from South Jersey.
But he didn't acknowledge the cheers until after both matches. Upon beating Schlitt, he hugged Blue Devils coach Dave Mauriello and assisant coach Paul Mauriello, Dave's father. Then he pointed to the stands before heading toward the back of the arena, where he also shook hands with Sebastian.
"Truth be told, I think Phil was a little star-struck when he came here last year and saw all the people and everything," Dave Mauriello said. "Not this year. He's been focused on just taking one match at a time.
"This is something we've been talking about since Day One of the season. I always try to stress the team aspect of the sport, but Phil and I talked about reaching this point. I think it's great."
Win or lose, Bakuckas already has made history.
He owns the school record with 131 career victories - John Bakuckas, a 2009 Hammonton graduate had the old mark at 122 - and is the first Hammonton wrestler to reach a state final. Jim Ciarlante came the closest, finishing third at heavyweight in 1992.
But Bakuckas very much would like to set one more mark and win a championship.
"I was one and done last year," Bakuckas said. "I'm looking foward to wrestling Sebastian again. I'm hoping to get a little payback this time."
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Viewpoint: Beating superbugs
The news that three more deaths have been reported from Clostridium Difficile in the Northern trust area will be accompanied by fresh public concern over hospital superbugs.
There were more than 40 cases of C. Diff in the Northern trust's area in March, a sign that a significant epidemic is under way.
To its credit, the trust acknowledges it has a major problem, particularly at Antrim and Causeway hospitals.
The Government should be doing more to tackle the epidemics of MRSA and C. Diff that are being blamed for as many as 7,500 deaths a year nationally.
The UK's record in this field is deplorable. A separate development today, however, is more welcome.
The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is enlisting the public to help fight hospital-acquired infections.
It has issued a list of four simple rules that include hand-washing and restrictions on visiting.
In tandem with new staff rules and better cleaning policies, medical chiefs believe the new visitor guidelines will be a valuable weapon.
It is a common-sense policy that hopefully will meet no resistance.
The public must understand that we, too, have a role to play in fighting the superbugs.
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Sun Media handicapper Randall the Handle and Sun Media's Rob Longley each was awarded a fictitious bankroll of $1,000 to start the season. With that play money, they will be making their NFL selections each week along with a specified amount attached to the games they find most appealing. Our only stipulation is that any wager cannot exceed 5% of their bankroll. As in the real wagering world, each wager requires the selector risk $11 to win $10.
NY Giants @ Tampa Bay
Line: Bucs by 3
In what could have been a meaningless game against New E ngland, the G-men instead toughened themselves for this test and come in as the better team getting points.
TAKING: Giants +3
RISKING: $44 to win $40
Washington @ Seattle
Line: Seahawks by 3
Everyone is in love with the Redskins because they beat some so-so teams to squeak into the post-season. Not me.
TAKING: Seahawks - 3
RISKING: $22 to win $20
SEAHAWKS 3 Redskins Seahawks Redskins
Jaguars 2 STEELERS Jaguars Jaguars
BUCS 3 Giants Giants Bucs
CHARGERS 9 Titans Chargers Titans
SUN MEDIA NFL writer Rob Longley : 7-8-1 116-128-12
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Randall The Handle: 7-8-1 118-126-12
Jacksonville @ Pittsburgh
Line: Jaguars by 2
If the Steelers come up and bite us in this spot, so be it. By taking the Jaguars, we're quite confident that we have the better team and a win should get the cover. Pittsburgh started strongly, albeit against questionable competition, but was less than impressive in the final third of the season. The Jaguars have been consistently good all year and particularly strong in the season's second half. Jacksonville has utilized its two-headed running game to full capacity and combined with an efficient passing game, this offence has scored 24 or more points in its past 10 games. Jacksonville's defence is more formidable than its offence, a potent formula for post-season success. The biggest advantage on the Steelers side of things is having home field but after the Jaguars dominated this host in an earlier affair, out-gaining Pittsburgh 421-217 yards, that benefit quickly is erased. Jacksonville arrives here healthy. Pittsburgh is hurting badly. That's not a good sign for a team that has been serving up more sacks than Santa Claus and whose running game took a big hit with the loss of Willie Parker. Pittsburgh is known for its physical smashmouth style. That works only against wussie teams. The Jaguars are anything but.
TAKING: Jacksonville -2
RISKING: $44 to win $40
Washington @ Seattle
Line: Seahawks by 3
Joe Gibbs is one of the great coaches of his time. Having won three Super Bowls with quarterbacks such as Doug Williams, Mark Rypien and Joe Theismann, G ibbs has shown a propensity to make lemonade when he was handed lemons. We're not suggesting that Gibbs' Redskins will capture this season's ultimate reward, but facing this mediocre Seattle squad does not exactly infuse fear for either the coach or us. Perhaps the tragic loss of Sean Taylor has inspired his teammates to perform so admirably this past month. Whatever the reason, Washington enters the post-season playing its best ball of the season having won four straight. The Redskins are the tougher of the two squads defensively and are the more battle tested team, having come from a tough NFC East that boasts three playoff teams. The Seahawks come from a division that boasts comedy. Seattle defeated just one team with a winning record this year and that was way back in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Seattle can be a difficult out in its own stadium but with points to play with and a competitive visitor, we're very comfortable taking sizeable offering.
TAKING: Washington +3
RISKING: $ 33 to win $ 3 0
Tennessee @ San Diego
Line: Chargers by 9
The Chargers are on a roll having won and covered six straight. Included in that streak was an overtime victory over these same Titans. However, Tennessee was the only decent team amongst the group as the other five included some real dregs in Baltimore, Kansas City, Oakland, Denver and Detroit (combined 27-53). Anyone that watched the Chargers comeback win over Tennessee, knows that San Diego was very fortunate to win. We now get the Titans with a chance to avenge that humiliating loss and we find them in a role they perform best in. Tennessee is a feisty underdog having covered 13 of its previous 16 when taking points. The Titans are a prototype playoff team. They have a decent running attack and a solid defence. The Chargers hold a slight 3 15-3 12 advantage in total yards per game. The Titans actually run for more yards per game despite LaDainian Tomlinson's prowess. Tennessee holds a significant advantage in yards allowed (320-291). Let us not forget that the Titans play in a division with the Colts and Jaguars. The Chargers play in a horrible division. Points being offered are abundant and out of line, and we're happy to indulge.
TAKING: Tennessee + 9
RISKING: $ 33 to win $ 3 0
NY Giants @ Tampa Bay
Line: Bucs by 3
Predicting the Giants is like predicting when your bag will show up on the airport luggage conveyor. Opposing approaches were taken for this matchup as the Giants' Tom Coughlin has gone full tilt in final two weeks despite being mostly set in playoff position while Tampa's head man, Jon Gruden, has taken an entirely different tactic basically having shut down his team these past couple of games in preparation for this one. History has shown that both strategies can work but in this case, we'll give a slight lean to the host. The Giants have been very good on the road this year but they rely heavily on their pass rush. Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia is too familiar, too nimble and too savvy for New York's schemes. The Giants have not got past this round in the previous two seasons and we don't see them breaking that trend this year.
TAKING: Tampa - 3


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Editor: The St. Augustine Planning and Zoning Board will consider an amendment Tuesday to the ordinance for commercial building setbacks along major roadways.
Many of our residents would prefer that the building setback ordinance be left as it is, which would retain the requirement that commercial buildings be located close to the street rather than back behind a parking lot.
Keeping buildings close to the street enhances the historic look of St. Augustine and is much more pedestrian friendly.
I think this is especially important in any part of our historic downtown, such as the U.S. 1 and King Street area. However, most parts of our city would benefit.
There are concerns that current setback requirements create some problems even as they solve others.
One concern is how parking lots will effect residential properties to the rear. Many cities have handled this concern with buffer plantings and attractive walls. It has also been argued that pedestrians don't use sidewalks along major highways.
In other cities that have used pedestrian-friendly design, that has not been found to be true. Additionally, studies have shown that retail spending increases significantly with well-designed, pedestrian-friendly shopping areas. There seem to be many win-win solutions to the various concerns regarding this issue.
In closing, I would like to emphasize that we are a small gem of a city, with the opportunity to enact the best that city planning has to offer. I hope we will take that opportunity. Please keep our setback ordinance as it is, and maintain the inviting and historic look of our beautiful city.
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Mike Connolly
As a Chicago-based Senior Leader, Mike Connolly leads Global Platforms for PwC driving multi-disciplinary growth businesses across sectors and competencies, collaborating with regions and territories to deliver brand-defining impact with clients.
Previously, Mike was the Global Managing Director of platforms and functional practices, leader of the global technology practice, and had served as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Booz & Co.
His skills and insight enable significant performance improvements, especially in projects that require the strengthening of cost competitiveness and efficiencies, and successful organizational, process, and system transformation.
Mike provides valuable expertise in:
- Technology strategy and architecture
- Health plan strategy and operations
- Strategic transformations
- Merger Integration
His client engagements have included:
- Health plan capability strategies
- Enterprise-wide and multi-function operational and cost transformations
- Platform strategies
- Consumer and retail capability transformations
- Acquisition due diligence, mergers, and divestitures
Mike has more than 25 years of consulting experience, and is the former CTO/Deputy CIO of Aetna.
He holds an M.B.A. in management information systems from Northern Illinois University. Mike also attended Indiana University, where he received a B.S. degree in finance with high distinction and was admitted to the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. He was also one of Consulting Magazine's top 25 consultants of 2011.