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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the food intolerance testing market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Cell Science Systems Corporation (CSS) with the 2016 North American Company of the Year Award. CSS has done a remarkable job of sustaining its market leadership over the last 20 years on the strength of its flagship Alcat Test, a cellular test for food, chemical, mold, functional food, additive, and drug sensitivities. The results translate into benefit for many clinical conditions such as overweight, gastrointestinal disorders, skin rashes, arthritis, migraine and many others. The company's advanced testing solutions present valuable advice and quantitative data that aid customers in changing their food habits to lead healthier, happier lives.
The Alcat Test is the only technology in the market to have been clinically validated after rigorous tests by independent bodies. CSS is the only company in this space to be a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-registered medical device manufacturer that voluntarily maintains ISO EN 13485 certification. It is fully vertically integrated, from instrument manufacture to test reagent production, and complies with current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations. This will hold it in good stead when the FDA begins to regulate lab-developed tests (LDTs), as it currently does with medical devices.
CSS's Alcat Test identifies changes in blood cell sizes in response to exposure to foreign substances. After the removal of red blood cells, white blood cells are incubated with purified food extracts or other test substances. Changes in cell size and number are measured through the impedance method, the international standard of particle sizing and counting. A proprietary algorithm facilitates statistical comparison of a patient's normal cell profile with post-incubation samples.
"No single immune factor, antibody, or cytokine has been — or is likely to be — identified as the standard biomarker of food sensitivity. Therefore, the Alcat Test in-vitro method is unlikely to be supplanted by any existing or future assay," said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Aishwarya Vivekanandan. "As the awareness of a validated methodology for assessing patient-specific triggers of inflammation rises, many more mainstream healthcare providers will adopt the test."
"We are delighted to be recognized as a leader in the food sensitivity and intolerance testing market. Recent clinical testing continues to indicate the importance of understanding the relationship between food sensitivities, inflammation and the innate immune system in our overall health and wellness," stated Roger Deutsch, President and CEO of Cell Science Systems.
Since the first commercialization of the test in the late 1980s, CSS has collaborated with a number of academic institutions and clinics that have assessed and validated the technical and clinical utility of the Alcat Test. Academic institutions involved in these trials include the Yale School of Medicine, Northern Illinois University, University of Pavia, and Baylor Medical College, Sports Medicine and Performance Institute. CSS partners with providers such as Any Lab Test Now and other Walk-in Labs to offer direct-to-consumer testing solutions.
As competitors tend to focus on test results and not the transferability of the information to the patient, customers often find it challenging to glean useful information from the voluminous data. CSS, on the other hand, ensures that its actionable data are color-coded and quantitatively presented in an easy-to-understand format in addition to offering personalized consulting with physicians and nutritionists.
With the success of its flagship product, CSS is expanding its portfolio to cover bowel disorders such as celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and Crohn's disease with its CICA profile solution (Celiac, IBS, Crohns' Array). It continues to strengthen its profile in the chronic disease segment with its MethylDetox Profile, which helps customers understand their genetic constitutions and address health issues by changing their diets and nutritional intake. Customers find value not only in CSS's tests but also its consulting and support services.
"Significantly, CSS has CE certification for the free sale of its current analyzer and reagents in the European Union, as well as approvals from the ministries of health in several countries," noted Vivekanandan. "CSS operates as a wholly owned subsidiary in Germany, providing testing to markets in Europe and the Middle East."
For its overall excellence in growth, innovation, and visionary leadership in the food intolerance testing market, Frost & Sullivan is thrilled to present CSS with the 2016 North America Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award.
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About Cell Science Systems, Corporation (CSS)
Cell Science Systems (cellsciencesystems.com) is a specialty clinical laboratory that develops and performs laboratory testing in immunology, cell biology, molecular diagnostics, and other specialties, supporting the personalized treatment and prevention of chronic disease. Cell Science Systems, Corp. operates a CLIA certified laboratory and is an FDA inspected registered, cGMP medical device manufacturer meeting ISO EN13485 standards. Cell Science Systems is best known for pioneering the Alcat Test® for food and chemical sensitivities. The company operates a wholly owned subsidiary in Europe.
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" Brand: Asda / Type: Other Desserts "
Currently price at £1 for 20 mini meringue shells, these Asda treats meet my budget requirements. They frequently retail at £1.18 and its very similar sister is Asda Meringue nests which are £1.18 but again frequently drop down to £1, which is when I stock up.
The box shown is purple but this product is currently in a similar box in a pinky red colour. They come in the box, in a plastic tray with a cellophane wrapper in order to keep fresh.
My box states that these meringues contain no artificial colours or flavours. They are suitable for vegetarians.
Ingredients are Sugar and Pasteurised Egg White.
The Nutritional Values for each shell is
Energy 63kJ 15kcal Protein 0.2g
Carbohydrate 3.5g of which sugars 3.5g
Fat Trace Fibre Trace Sodium Trace equivalent as salt Trace
These meringues are manufactured by
Asda Stores Limited
Their website is asda.co.uk
So what do I think;
These meringues provide a real sugar hit for relatively few calories, so when trying to control calorific intake, its a nice treat. On slimming world they do a meringue using low cal sugar which would be much better however my cooking skills are very inadequate and therefore I really like these. If you want to jazz up, a bit of fruit, a blob of ice cream and a few crumpled up shells I think make a really nice desert. My husband doesn't like these as much as the nests, I would agree that the nests have a chewy element which these shells don't have and are quite dry. They do however melt in the mouth and I really like.
I'm awarding a sugary 4 stars, as I agree with my husband and do slightly prefer the nests, but are overall a nice cheap product.
What's white and fluffy and beats its chest?
A meringue-utan!
I adore these meringue shells and they are incredibly versatile. Being on the weight watchers plan I can have 3 of these mini meringue shells for only half a point which makes them the ideal basis of a low point dessert.
I couldnt quite believe they are so low in points value and had to check the side of the bos a number of times before accepting it - it just seemed too good to be true.
The nice thing about these meringues is that they are lovely and crunchy on the outside and slightly gooey in the very middle like a perfect meringue should be. They feel like a real treat to be eating and I defy anybody to make the dessert I describe below and not enjoy it!
Basically what I tend to do with these is chuck my alloted 3 in the bottom of a pudding bowl, slice up a load of strawberries (I only need to quarter about 5 to have enough and this makes them about the right size) and throw in on top and then add a single scoop of vanilla ice cream (I use Sainsbury's be good to yourself for extra low fat appeal).
Smash this all up so the strawberry juice and the smashed up meringue mingle with the ice cream and you have an absolutely delicious and only 2.5 point dessert which looks a bit like a version of an Eton Mess. Every time I make this I sit there not quite believing that something quite so tasty and indulgent can be quite so low on fat.
If, like me, you struggle to feel like you are not missing out when it comes to dieting then these are ideal because if used as described above it feels like a proper pudding but without blowing your diet for the day.
Because of the shape of these they can also be used to sandwich ice cream in the middle or chocolate sauce or any number of other sweet things, they are fairly cheap too, the price seems to float between 99p and £1.20 in Asda depending on whether they are on rollback or not, but with 20 in a box and the fact that they do keep well if you put them in an airtight container, they are great value as a basic to keep in stock.
Anything that helps me stick to my daily points allowance is a bonus and these are brilliant for doing just that.
Since re-joining Weight Watchers last year I have had to make some general changes to my overall diet, my main thing was the fact that I love dessert but was finding a lot of Weight Watchers points were being used up simply on something sweet to end my meal. I remembered last time around my leader suggested ready made meringue nests as a sweet snack or a base to create your own desserts around, so a while ago while shopping in Asda I bought a box of 20 Mini Meringue Nests which work out at three nests 'costing' just 1/2 of a Weight Watchers point.
Upon opening the box I realised they're not actually nests as such but a thick conical shape, this means I can't fill them with fruit as I'd planned but they are still delicious served in a bowl with fruit or ice cream. They are around 1 1/2 inches from side to side and the centres are pulled up into the conical shape which makes them appear bigger than they actually are. The bottom of each nest is flat which makes them ideal for sandwiching together with some chocolate spread or butter cream for the children, personally my favourite way to eat them is straight from the box as they have such a lovely sweet and delicate flavour that they satisfy my sugar craving instantly.
The nests have a wonderful consistency, they're very brittle while still in the box but melt in my mouth when I've bitten into one. My granddaughters' like them with ice cream but I find this melts the meringue and makes them go a little too soggy for my liking, however I have recently discovered that you can crumble them up on top of a scoop of ice cream as a garnish and this helps them keep their crunch better.
I think these are excellent, I really do. For anyone who is dieting and missing their desserts then I cannot rate these highly enough, just last week I would have eaten a monstrous portion of sticky toffee pudding if I hadn't had these in the cupboard to munch on while everyone else ate their cholesterol inducing pudding!
Here's a nice idea for these meringue nests. Take three and crumble them into a bowl, you want largish chunks of meringue and not dust though. Add a handful of fresh raspberries and a spoon of natural yogurt, mix it all together and eat. Simple, healthy and extremely tasty. You can do so much with meringue though and although it's incredibly easy to make yourself I do prefer these as I can be 100% confident on how many points I am eating with each one, plus they keep well enough for me to dip in and out of the box over a few days.
This is an Asda own brand product and costs somewhere around the £1 mark, probably a few pence less. Sorry, I've lost my receipt so cannot give you an exact price but I know it was something like this! Each nest contains 15 calories and a trace of fat and as I said earlier three nests contain 1/2 a Weight Watchers point. To put this in perspective I am allowed 20 points a day with an average cake or dessert containing anything between 4 and 9 points, so there are some certainly good calorie savings to be made by switching to these rather than eating the same calorie laden desserts as the rest of the family.
My children seemed to have inherited there sweet teeth from me, my husband being able to take or leave sweets.
On a recent shopping trip round Asda I was actively looking for something that bit extra for my children to have with there ice cream, yes I know ice cream should be enough in itself but they do have to be exceptionally well behaved for the extra bits, this being a day they were!
On a trip down the jellies and custards aisle, I cam across a rather delicious looking selection of meringues and meringues nests, something I haven't eaten myself for years, let alone buy them!
The product I will now review is - "Asda, 20 mini meringue shells"
The box for these is quite large, the reason for this being that due to the brittleness of the shells, they have to be packaged in a large and deep plastic tray then packed again within the outer box, this in theory should keep the shells in whole pieces.
The box is lilac in colour and holds all the relevant information, this being brand name, product name and description and finally a very attractive picture of the shells and one of the recommended ways of eating them. (Sandwiched together with jam and cream, I am yet to try this method, but looks good!)
When you open the box and slide out the deep plastic tray you will, hopefully, be faced with 20 miniature meringue shells, and not a pile of sugar dust!
The meringues are around 1-1 ½", they are not so much shells as peaks, looking very much like a larger version of an iced gem.
The meringues are bright white in colour and have a very subtle sweet aroma to them.
My kids normally eat these with a simple scoop of ice cream, this saves my ice cream as three of these meringues fill a dessert bowl.
The taste again is very sweet, with the texture being light and crunchy, with the outer layer of the meringue seemingly melting into nothingness after a couple of seconds. The inner section is slightly more chewy adding a bit more substance to the event, if the entire thing was crumbly you may feel that you imagined eating it!
These are the perfect compliment to ice cream, but would be just as nice with cream and fruit, be warned though anything that has a high water content in it will some dissolve the meringues into nothing, so these should be eaten as soon as served,
The nutritional information is as follows -
Per shell,
15 kcal
0.2g protein
3.6g carbohydrate
3.5g of which sugars
Trace fat
Trace of which saturates
These contain soya and eggs, and may also contain seeds or/ and nuts.
These are obviously high in sugar, due to way they are made, but the fat content is next to nothing, this means that depending on what diet you may be following this would be the perfect treat item.
These as I mentioned earlier are an Asda own branded item, so are available only from one of their stores. The cost of a box is around the 90p mark, which in my opinion is exceptional value.
There are few different variations available, all of which retail for around the same price.
For more information visit - www.asda.co.uk
Thanks for reading x

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When it's time to show your sweetheart just how much you care, do it with treats! A handsome box is brimming full of all sorts of candies from Ring Pop Space Gems to Reese's Peanut Butter Cups to Conversation Hearts.


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GERD and Drinks: Coffee, Tea
GERD is a condition when either stomach acid or bile is permitted to re-enter the esophagus. This is often due to excessive production of stomach acid and a weak esophageal sphincter- the valve that is located in between the stomach and the esophagus. Certain foods can increase stomach acid production. Others can weaken the esophageal sphincter. Foods that can cause one condition or the other should be avoided to reduce the occurrence and severity of GERD symptoms.
What is Caffeine?
Caffeine is a natural substance that can be found in tea leaves, coffee beans and coca. Caffeine is also found in colas, energy drinks and some sports drinks – some of them being a synthetic form of caffeine.
Caffeine is colorless and has a bitter taste. Caffeine contains no calories but it works as a stimulant on the body. It can cause rapid heartbeat, restlessness, anxiety, excessive urination, vomiting, sleeplessness, nausea, tremors and depression. It can also aggravate GERD.
Caffeinated Beverages and GERD
Caffeinated beverages like coffee and tea actually affect GERD in two ways. First, it can weaken the esophageal sphincter. This can last up to 90 minutes after consumption and the effect is almost immediate. The weakening of the sphincter can worsen GERD symptoms.
Caffeine can also stimulate acid secretion in the stomach. This can last up to several hours after consumption. Increased stomach acid leads to worsening GERD symptoms.
The amount of caffeine may also have an impact to how severe GERD symptoms are after drinking a caffeinated beverage. According to Mayo Clinic, the amount of caffeine found in a beverage is greatly determined by the way that the drink is prepared. Instant coffees and teas often have less caffeine than brewed coffees and teas.
Decaffeinated Coffee and Tea
For some individuals, limited amounts of decaffeinated coffee or tea may be okay. It is important, however, to remember that both contain small amounts of caffeine and acid secretion may still occur, even with decaffeinated coffee or teas. You should carefully monitor your symptoms to determine if the consumption of decaffeinated coffees and teas are safe for you.
Herbal Teas
Herbal teas are not actually produced from tea leaves. They are actually produced from herbs and roots. Therefore, they do not contain caffeine. In some cases, herbal teas like chamomile or ginger tea may be soothing to GERD sufferers. Just be careful to avoid peppermint teas because peppermint is considered a trigger for GERD.
Removing Caffeine from Your Diet
Removing caffeine from your diet can be an effective way of helping you reduce your GERD symptoms. However, because caffeine can create a dependency, it can be difficult to stop using caffeine on a daily basis especially if you are used to consuming caffeine in large quantities throughout the day.
Caffeine withdrawals can occur from sudden cessation of caffeine. This can include headaches, irritability, fatigue, vomiting, nausea and other symptoms. To avoid withdrawal symptoms, you should gradually decrease your caffeine consumption each day or as you can handle it. This can be difficult to implement but there are a few techniques that others have found helpful.
One technique is to keep a chart of your caffeine intake each day. Take note of how many milligrams of caffeine is found in the beverage of your choice. Write down how many milligrams you intake each day and check to ensure that your consumption is decreasing consistently.
Another tip is to allot a predetermined amount of caffeine until it is non-existent. You may want to have a friend or family member hold you accountable so that you don't allot yourself more caffeine than you should be using. Even with this technique, you may find it very beneficial to use some sort of caffeine recording system to help you stay on track.
Other Sources of Caffeine
Caffeine can come from sources other than coffee or tea. Sources like chocolate, headache pills and cough syrups or cold medicines are often overlooked sources of caffeine. Before you purchase any of these items, be sure to check the label for caffeine. This will help you avoid adding extra caffeine into your diet.
Caffeine Not the Only Culprit
While caffeine can play a big part in GERD symptoms, it is not the only factor. GERD can be caused by many different factors and you should talk to your doctor about your lifestyle and your condition so that the two of you can develop an effective treatment plan.
You should also see your doctor on a regular basis or if you do not see any improvement in your GERD symptoms. Regular visits can help to ensure that your GERD stays under control and a visit to your doctor if symptoms persist can ensure that your treatment plan is changed before symptoms and your condition worsen. Medication or surgery may be needed along with diet and lifestyle changes.


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There are climate change deniers, Holocaust deniers, deniers of school shootings and Boston Marathon bombers, 9/11 deniers, Obama-being-born in America deniers.
We are earthquake deniers.
We were dozing off Sunday night, right in that zone where you're not sure if you're dreaming or still awake. Our wife was still watching TV, and we heard a local news teaser: "Coming at 11: Could thousands of buildings collapse in an earthquake in Los Angeles?"
"No," we thought-said to the news-teaser lady and then fell asleep for good.
Sure enough, the following morning, thousands of uncollapsed buildings stood in Los Angeles.
We used to be crazily afraid of earthquakes. For some panicky people, that's a healthy fear, certainly not a phobia when we live in a fault-riddled part of the world.
But fearing quakes is like falling into a bottomless pit. It's terrifying for the first few miles, it gets boring after a couple of days and then just becomes part of your life and you deal with it.
We're not unreasonable quake deniers. As all good nonbelievers, we acknowledge kernels of truth and reality in those things which we refuse to acknowledge in their totality. It's like an atheist who will at least cede you the point that Jesus was a well-intentioned guy and a great public speaker.
We do not deny that there are lots of little quakes in Southern California every day; more than a thousand a year. The Richter Scale is the lingua franca of terror in this part of the world/country, and almost every time a quake pokes its head above 4.0, those horrible, horrible people in the media begin their relentless hectoring of the besieged people at Caltech for a date for the inevitable Big One and causing a brief but frenzied run on preparedness kits.
Nor do we deny that there are larger quakes as well from time to time. We survived them all, either by lying petrified in bed or pushing elderly ladies out of our way as we ran screaming into the street. We had San Fernando in 1971, Whittier Narrows in 1987, Big Bear and Landers in 1992 and Northridge in 1994. Not really a lot since then; nothing that's made us try to figure out how to open a canned ham.
"Don't you think we should put together a preparedness kit?" our wife asks us from time to time. No. We're fine. We have a hot tub full of refreshing water, a bunch of blankets and a canned ham we've been dragging around with us for years.
The Great Southern California ShakeOut comes Thursday, when as many as 10 million people will participate in preparedness for the 7.0 or better quake that is, we are assured, sure to come.
We're not going to be so irresponsible as to scoff at this sixth annual event that's meant to save lives through preparedness and the "duck, cover and hold" method of protecting yourself during the quake. We know that works, because it got us through the Cold War with little more injury than a brace of scraped knees.
Are we stirring up the earthquake gods? No. For years we've been sashaying into the office and saying "You know what we haven't had in a long time? A huge earthquake."
The sound of knocking on wood becomes almost deafening, and, so far, that seems to work.
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Morana Alac is Associate Professor in Communication and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Alac's research deals with ordinary and practical aspects of science. She works with video to focus on the dynamics of embodied social interaction. Her recent work has focused on how scientists study cognition in environments heavily sustained by advanced technologies. In addition to social robotics, she conducted ethnographic studies in brain imaging laboratories (Handling Digital Brains, MIT Press, 2011).
She writes: Design of educational robots uses as a resource and is animated by the idea of individualized learning. But what does actual interaction with educational robots suggest about individualized learning? To tackle this question I will report on an ongoing and long-term observational study of a social robotics project in a university laboratory of machine learning. As part of the project, researchers design low-cost educational robots geared toward children between 18 and 24 months of age. As they develop the computational architecture, the researchers immerse the robot in a preschool setting so that they can use their observations to guide the robot's future design. While following the tradition of laboratory studies, in this talk I will focus on the preschool's indigenous methods employed in interacting with the robot. I will pay attention to touch, spatial organizations, and how communicative modes - such as gesture, speech, gaze and body orientation - feature in encounters between preschool inhabitants, researchers and their robot. I will explore how these embodied and multisensory elements of interaction engage the idea of individualized instruction.
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text: AccessibilityFinallyand this may not be a popular opinion right nowa more accessible Dark Souls II might not be a bad thing. The new director's recent statements on the subject enraged fans, and understandablyno one wants Dark Souls to turn into Skyrim. But seriously, let's talk about this for a second. Imagine if you didn't have to check the Dark Souls wiki every time you wanted to upgrade an item, or if plot details were doled out through dialogue and character interactions instead of static in-game descriptions of shields and rings. As long as they retain a similar sense of wonder and sometimes desperate isolation, it can still be great. Hell, it could be even better.


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Nicole Kidman had a pre-taped greeting to promote The Invasion, Joel Silver's latest remake of the Body-Snatcher story in which the aliens are microbes this time. The interview was full of jump-cuts -- had the feel of something that was creatively edited after the fact. Nic had nothing interesting to say, just praised nearly every crew member by name. The movie is not impressive looking -- could it be the first Body-Snatchers movie to suck?
One Missed Call is a big-budget remake of a Takashi Miike movie, and looks about like what you'd imagine that entails. Really fucked-up looking demons, Zombie Jesus (yes, really. Don't ask), and scarier yet...lots and lots of close-ups of Edward Burns. The story involves an evil force that travels over cell-phones, leaving messages for you that are the audio of your death.
Shannyn Sossamon and Edward Burns are here to take questions. Someone asks about Shannyn's stint as an extra on Mr. Show, want to know "how it was working with gods walking on earth." Shannyn says it was just an extra gig at the time, she didn't really know much about it, but later had a crush on David Cross. The moral of the story is that if you're bald and nerdy, be really really funny and hot actresses might like you.
Edward Burns is asked if he's doing a sequel to Confidence. He says there was some talk until "like most of the films I'm in, it died at the box office."
Then he and Shannyn gave free iPhones to everyone who asked a question. That's one way to make people like you.
Same old teaser we've already seen for 10,000 BC was shown.
Whiteout, the new film from Joel Silver's Dark Castle genre label (which usually makes pretty lousy movies like House on Haunted Hill), is based on an award-winning graphic novel by Greg Rucka. Set in Alaska, it's a murder mystery -- looks a bit like a big-budget version of Larry Fessenden's The Last Winter.
Joel Silver has on a hideous pale green sportcoat that looks like baby vomit.
Greg says he's very happy with what he's seen. Without him even telling them, they came up with scenes exactly like some of the one he wanted to in the book but didn't think would work on the page.
Director Dominic Sena responds to a young kid's question about pranks on the set by saying Kate Beckinsale was always funny, but he won't repeat her jokes, which were "too x-rated, involves her mother and dildoes and all sorts of things." Greg chimes in: "You realize that kid is like seven years old, right?"
Joel says having Kate be in a parka the whole movie was "my least favorite thing."
The movie was shot in Upper Manitoba. Asked if there were any special requirements to film there, Sena replies "stay alive."
Joel goes out of the room, and comes back with Kate Beckinsale. Pretty much every question asked of her is a variation on "how was this different from Underworld?"
"I slept with the director way fewer times." "I was allowed to use my own teeth." Asked if she'd ever be a Bond girl, Kate says "I do feel I've embarassed my daughter enough." She feels she doesn't want to do scenes in underwear any more, and thus isn't interested in Wonder Woman either.
Audience member asks if it's harder working with a greenscreen, or learning Shakespeare?
She replies: "It's hard yelling at a stick." Dominic replies "That's Julia Roberts!"
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It's time for the question my little brother would ask:
Joel Silver, you've worked with Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson. If they had a fight, who would win?
Silver: "I WOULD!"
Trailer for Trick 'R Treat -- horror movie set on Halloween, has Dylan baker being creepy, but it isn't clear what the evil force is -- living jack o'lanterns? Werewolves? Vampires? Dylan Baker? Visual style is a bit like Monster House, but live-action, which I say Monster House should have been to begin with.


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Ubisoft has announced that Watch Dogs, the eagerly awaited techno-thriller open world game, will be landing on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U and next-gen Xbox console on the 22nd November 2013.
The publisher also revealed several Special Editions of the game, including the Dedsec Edition, the Vigilante Edition; the Uplay Exclusive Edition and the Special Edition.
The Dedsec Edition, which will be exclusive to select UK retailers, will include a 23cm Aiden Pearce Figurine, a Steelbook DedSec Collector box, a Watch_Dogs Artbook: artworks and illustrations that inspired the game, the original soundtrack of the game, a Watch Dogs map of Chicago, a set of 4 collectible cards and set of 3 exclusive badges. It will also include three bonus player missions, which Ubisoft claims will add an hour of gameplay, a biometrics weapon, and a "Breakthrough Pack" in which the player will use scrambling devices to disrupt a corrupt corporation.
Meanwhile, the exclusive GAME edition in UK and Ireland includes clothes, including Aiden Pearce's cap and mask, as well as the aforementioned soundtrack and the three bonus missions from the Dedsec Edition. The Special Edition, also only from GAME, will just include the 3 missions.
The Uplay Exclusive Edition is available only from Ubisoft's direct store, and just includes the steelbook and all the DLC from the Dedsec Edition.
Finally, UbiSoft released a new gameplay trailer - check it out in the video below.
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"Man, you come right out of a comic book."
When Han (Shih Kien), a reclusive crime boss suspected of running an international drug ring, briefly opens his private island to host a vicious martial arts tournament, the FBI is anxious to seize the opportunity to bust him. They enlist the help of Lee (Bruce Lee -- for the purposes of the review, I'll refer to the actor as "Bruce" and the character as "Lee"), a Chinese martial arts master, to infiltrate the island, along with American partners Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly). Their instructions are to gather proof of Han's dirty dealings and call in the cavalry, but Han's island is crawling with guards, traps, and a massive guest list of martial arts masters who would love to take any one of them down, permanently.
Having recently reviewed other movies for DVDTalk, the simplicity of what elevates Enter the Dragon over all of Bruce's other movies is shockingly simple: it's the only one that offers Bruce a character that is as cool in the movie's story as Bruce is in real life, and that tiny change makes a world of difference. In Bruce's other movies, there's a moral or dramatic conflict that places a wall between the audience and the actions of his characters; here, the audience can freely root for the guy to kick ass.
Right from the start, the film is amping up Lee's legend: he has such a reputation that the American FBI is knocking on his door, begging for his help. Some actors might come off as arrogant or cheesy doing a scene where they listlessly unleash a snake in a guard office, but for Bruce, it's a star-making moment. Although Dragon extensively delays the audience the pleasure of seeing Lee in a face-to-face showdown with his sister's murderer, Oharra (Bob Wall), Bruce has more than enough screen presence to make his James Bond routine just as interesting, sneaking around the island. Meanwhile, Roper and Williams stave off the hunger for fights with a few brawls, not to mention Saxon and Kelly are plenty charismatic on their own, adding even more style and personality to a film that's already bursting with it.
It's kind of amazing (or horrible, maybe) to think that Robert Clouse is the director of both the best and worst Bruce Lee pictures. Although the movie is a vehicle for Lee, he allows a little of his lead to go a long way, establishing Han's ruthlessness in a sequence with Roper, and giving Kelly plenty of memorable moments, including the line that sums up the whole movie (quoted at the top). Williams is right, too: Clouse makes Han's island an eye-popping, colorful marvel, filled with bird cages, torture dungeons, and secret rooms. Even before Han's glorious "injury" is revealed, his lair outs him as a straight-up supervillain. In terms of action direction, Clouse's shot choices are dynamic without sacrificing clarity, and he employs judicious use of slow motion to emphasize a hit or two. The final showdown, which takes place in a mirrored room, honestly doesn't make much sense from a practical standpoint, but Clouse makes it kinda believable anyway, injecting enough visual fireworks and carefully blocked shots to stitch the fight together.
Good story and good character are the cornerstones of any movie, but a good action movie can get by on personality. Modern action movies tend to churn up an excess of plot and character backstory in the hopes that viewers will think "a bunch" is the same as "good," but all the twists in the world can't do as much to save a hacky action movie as a bona-fide movie star. Enter the Dragon isn't hacky. It's got simplicity and style that works in concert with the film's sillier elements, and it's also got Bruce Lee. The movie is as fun today as it was 40 years ago, and it stands tall as an action classic worthy of Lee's legacy.
The Blu-Ray
The Video and Audio
First, the positives. The aliasing is gone. No more jagged edges. Instead, this new 2.40:1 1080p AVC transfer looks very film-like, with a healthy layer of grain and a softness that I believe is inherent to the source. Some will be frustrated that Enter the Dragon isn't sharper, but even with the limitations of this new version, there were some well-lit interiors that looked like a 2012 film to me. Of course, some of that comes from the big negative: modern, revisionist color timing. Lee's blue outfit at the beginning of the movie is now a faint teal. The sea is an emerald green. Skin tones are occasionally orange. Contrast also feels a little heavy, offering a much darker image than the last disc. There is also an extremely minor amount of cropping, with this framed at 2.40 instead of 2.35. On the whole, I strongly believe this is an improvement, simply thanks to the amount of aliasing on the old disc, but it's not the leaps-and-bounds improvement that fans were hoping for.
The disc also boasts a new DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, which is nice and problem-free. It's lamentable that the original mono mix is not included, but the directionality and definition of this surround sound up-mix is very nice. Punches and kicks have a pleasing crispness to them, without any hint of echo or fuzziness that often comes with old martial arts movies (albeit, not ones as well-preserved as Enter the Dragon). Lalo Schifrin's score sounds lush and vibrant. French and Spanish mono tracks (Castillian and Latin 2S), French and Spanish subtitles, and English captions for the deaf and hard of hearing are also included.
The Extras
However, after Warner released the initial Blu-Ray, they lost the rights to an extra that was on both releases: John Little's feature-length documentary Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. The 2007 Blu-Ray was re-released without it before going out of print, and Warner has not regained control of it for this release. Widely regarded as one of the best pieces on Lee's legacy, it's a huge loss and fans should remember to hold onto their 2-disc DVDs or 2007 Blus if they want to keep this extra.
To try and make up for the loss, Warner has produced three new featurettes for this 40th Anniversary, but even without the direct comparison to A Warrior's Journey, they're a little underwhelming. "No Way as Way" (26:28, HD) is the best of these extras, featuring famous fans Sugar Ray Leonard, George Takei, DJ Steve Aoki, and Lee's widow Linda Lee Caldwell, his daughter Sharon, and her daughter Wren Lee Keasler, speaking about philosophical concepts that Lee embraced and how they fed into Enter the Dragon. The balance leans heavily in favor of the philosophy -- don't expect much serious talk about the making of Enter the Dragon, but it's kind of interesting that the participants get to talk more about their own philosophies, which are similar to Lee's, rather than fawning over Lee for a half hour. "Wing Chun: The Art that Introduced Kung Fu to Bruce Lee" (20:02, HD) and "Return to Han's Island: The Locales of Enter the Dragon" (10:25, HD). The first is, as indicated by its title, is focused more on Wing Chun than Lee or Enter the Dragon. Not to diss history or culture, but I don't think this particular extra is interesting enough to overcome the fact that it's not about the movie. As for the other clip, revisiting the sets of films years later has never been of great interest to me (it sounds like a great thing to do in person...not so much from the comfort of your own home), but setting aside that bias, it's fine. The most interesting aspect of these second two extras comes at the beginning of the second piece -- what sounds like original audio from the monk scene, which has been re-dubbed by Rich Little in the film.


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How to Protect Your Enterprise from Malicious Data Attacks such as Zeus and Man In the Browser
IT teams are being tasked with two directly competing objectives: make information widely available to authorized users and keep that data protected. While data-at-rest and data-in-motion is protected with traditional protection such as firewalls, secure data centers and, encryption, SSL and VPN, data-in-use (both trusted and untrusted endpoints) remains a key area of vulnerability. Attacks from Zeus Trojan and its variants have circumvented traditional security measures. This paper explores the latest advances in information protection technology which enables secure remote access and protects sensitive corporate data while in use.
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Great Goats to grow
North County's oldest brewery planning its first expansion
Ian Anderson 5 p.m., Nov. 24
Yesterday, word hit the street that Peter Robbins, an Oceanside resident who in his youth was the voice actor of the animated version of Charlie Brown, had been arrested and charged with five felony counts.
What a difference a day and an arraignment make. Robbins was charged Wednesday with stalking and threatening his former girlfriend and a La Jolla plastic surgeon who gave her a breast enhancement that he paid for before the relationship ended.
Robbins pleaded not guilty to two counts of stalking and 10 counts of making criminal threats.
According to the Associated Press, prosecutors said the 56-year-old voice actor "repeatedly threatened his former girlfriend, calling her as many as 37 times in a 24-hour period on her cellphone and telling her he would kill her and her son if she did not give back his dog and car."
Deputy District Attorney Elizabeth McClutchey informed the judge that on Dec. 31, Robbins "allegedly confronted his former girlfriend in a hotel room, beating his dog and telling her he would not stop hurting the animal and would kill her if she did not get a refund for the surgery."
Robbins was driving a silver 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 when he was detained Sunday night at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. A background check showed that Robbins was wanted for a felony warrant for crimes against a person.
If convicted, Robbins would face a maximum sentence of up to nine years in prison, prosecutors said.
Forget about the pictures. I'm digging the music.
Good grief, Charlie Brown! If you were going to pop for a boob job, it should have been for good ol' Lucy. Plus, even Snoopy knows that if your boob job goes for a walk, there's no refund. Rats!
Oy, where's the Vince Guaraldi Trio when you need them?
Does his girlfriend have naturally curly hair or she is a cute redhead?
Does he blame his dog for stealing his spotlight like that marmaduke, er, -luke Snoopy?
I personally am looking forward to "It's Your First Conjugal Visit, Charlie Brown!"
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When: Sat., Dec. 21, 8 p.m. 2013
Coeur d'Alene's Sam Platts and the Kootenai Three aren't afraid to play real country — none of that pop-with-a-dash-of-twang stuff you'd hear on the radio. Instead, the act revs up old-school honky-tonk on a steel guitar, electric guitar, upright bass and drums. They join young country duo Colby Acuff and Justin Sherfey (the reigning U.S. NW Fiddle Champion) Saturday for a cowboy party downtown Spokane at Chateau Rive. Expect Platts' group to perform many howlin' numbers off their recently-dropped album, Sundown at Noon, along with sentimental Christmas favorites.
Laura Johnson
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Besides the routine committee reports and the youth council report, the Council is also expected to authorize a quit-claim deed to Robert Draper.
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'My Life' to come out in paperback in May
NEW YORK - The memoirs of former President Clinton, one of last year's biggest books, will come out in May in paperback, with some additional material and a format that divides the epic-length work into two.
Chandler now partner with regional CPA firm
The certified public accounting firm Smith, Adcock and Company has named Rodney L. Chandler, CPA, P.C., as a partner of the firm effective Jan. 1. Employed with Smith, Adcock and Company since 1999 as manager of the Athens office, Chandler is a native of Madison County, a 1990 graduate of Berry College and has 14 years of experience in public accounting. He is a director of Jackson Electric Membership Corporation and a past-president and current treasurer of the Rotary Club of Madison County. Smith, Adcock, and Company is a regional CPA firm with offices in Athens and Atlanta.
Statham roof company operated by Silvey
Aubrey Silvey Enterprises has acquired the assets of Roof Drainage Equipment Company Inc., in Villa Rica. RDE is a manufacturer and wholesaler of gutters and related accessories, and operates additional operations in Statham and Charlotte, N.C. Silvey plans to continue and further develop all of the operations and the employment of the company. Roof Drainage Equipment Systems Inc., a newly formed Silvey subsidiary, will continue the operations of the business.
Sandwich company seeking franchisers
Greenville, S.C.-based Duke Sandwich Co. has begun offering franchises to expand its presence in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.
Downtown Rising
The 66-year-old Clarke County Milling Co. on the eastern end of downtown Athens will be closing later this month to make way for a high-rise condominium, one of several developments that will elevate the skyline of the downtown commercial zone in the coming year.
Permits issued in Athens-Clarke County for the week of Jan. 3-7 as reported in The Hunt Letter.
Carroll: Fuqua benefactor of non-profit educational courses
Ten years ago, J. B. Fuqua of Atlanta, a well-known businessman and philanthropist, provided the funding for the Non-profit Management & Community Service Program in the Terry College of Business, University of Georgia. He had a vision of continuing education for non-profit board members, and he stepped forward to make this happen in the Northeast Georgia area.
Downtown donuts
The Clarke County Krispy Kreme donut franchise on Atlanta Highway changed ownership last fall, and the new owners, Frank and Margaret Guthrie, plan to open several new Krispy Kreme stores, including one in downtown Athens.
Tyler joins Athens accounting company
Turner & Patat P.C. of Athens recently added staff accountant Melissa Tyler to its accounting firm staff. Tyler's duties include preparing individual, partnership, trust and corporation income tax returns and tax planning, as well as accounting and auditing.
Southeast pay levels
If you're a buyer, warehouse worker or warehouse equipment operator for a retailer in the Southeast, you're doing fairly well compared to your peers across the nation. The median cash compensation (base pay and annual bonus) for these job positions - at $79,500/year and $12.75/hour, respectively - in the Southeast is the highest of any region in the country.
Brick advocates merge organizations
The Brick Association of the Carolinas (BAC) and Southern Brick Institute (SBI) have merged their organizations to create a trade association promoting brick products in the Southeastern portion of the United States.
Making needles needless
TORONTO - Hypodermic needles - a child's worst nightmare, a necessity for diabetics and an everyday tool of medicine for 150 years - could be history within several years if researchers from the University of Toronto have their way.
Schlotzsky's system gets new owner
Austin, Tex.-based Bobby Cox Companies Inc., has closed on its purchase of substantially all of the assets of Schlotzsky's Inc., Bobby Cox Companies will operate the Schlotzsky's franchise system as a privately owned company, will keep its headquarters in Austin, and will retain all current Schlotzsky's employees.
The Buy cycle
Every die-hard shopper knows that the time to buy decorations is the day after the holiday, but when's the smartest time to buy a wedding dress, a rug or a trip to Europe? Here's a quick guide to figuring out when to catch the best deals from cars to furniture.
Loring new marketing rep for RxAssistance
RxAssistance Inc., has appointed Colbert resident Arlene M. Loring as an authorized patient advocate and marketing representative for their company.
Unemployment claims see rise in December
The Georgia Department of Labor announced last week that unemployment claims for the Athens metro area were up 116 or 19 percent from 608 to 724 for December as compared to November.
Poole, Akin-Whiting, Nix promoted at bank
Members of First American Bank's board of directors have promoted banking employees Jane Poole, Natalie Nix and Beth Akin-Whiting, according to Bobby Heath, president and CEO.
Employer Committee gives to Project Safe
During the Georgia Department of Labor's Athens Employer Committee annual holiday luncheon in December officers of the association make donations to Project Safe, which harbors women victims of abuse.
Generosity can go awry if it misses those in need
Try not to let your heart overrule your head when it comes to making charitable donations.
BellSouth to initiate trial of TV software
BellSouth announced a technical trial of Microsoft TV Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Edition software platform, tapping the capabilities of the company's next generation broadband network. BellSouth's fiber-based broadband network will increasingly serve as the primary platform used to deliver voice, video and data services to customers.
Sandwich shops mark anniversary
Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops will host anniversary celebrations this week at its two Athens locations.
Nelson: West Coast trend prompted coffee-to-go venture
While living in West Coast communities, Matthew and Christina Clark were accustomed to seeing drive-through coffee shops on almost every corner. So when the Clarks moved to Athens from Spokane, Wash., they were taken that their new home lacked something that was so abundant on the other side of the nation.
Ashley Frances Krudop of Andalusia, Alabama and Kyle Justin Powell of Auburn, Alabama were married at 6 p.m., Saturday, November 6, 2004 at the First Baptist Church Andalusia in Andalusia, Alabama.
Elizabeth Anne Moseley of Valdosta, Georgia and Jonathan Scott Cudnik of Athens were married on Saturday evening January eighth at First United Methodist Church in Valdosta with Reverend Christopher Robin and the Reverend John McGowan officiating.
Christine Anna Risse and Peter Thomas Lyon were married Saturday, October 2, 2004 at St. Vincent de Paul's Church in Cobleskill, New York.
Kathye Bond and Michael Harber, both of Roswell, Georgia, were married at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, October 24, 2004 at Daufuskie Island off of Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Mrs. Christy A. Glazer of Bogart, Georgia, announces the engagement of her daughter, Katherine Elaine Glazer of Augusta, Georgia to Grant Paul Kohler of Augusta, Georgia, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Kohler of Bogart, Georgia. Katherine Elaine Glazer is the daughter of the late Daniel Joseph Glazer of Bogart, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny W. Fitzpatrick of Ila, Georgia announce the engagement of their daughter, Tonya Bray of Ila, to Johnny Seay of Colbert, Georgia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Seay of Hull.
Reward offered in 'Love Shack' arson
A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the Dec. 12 arson fire that destroyed the "Love Shack."
Computer stolen from parked vehicle
A vehicle was entered while parked at its owner's Baxter Drive residence between 10 a.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday, and an iBook computer valued at $1,200 was stolen, Athens-Clarke police said.
Stereo gear taken in vehicle break-in
A vehicle was entered while parked at its owner's Barrington Place residence between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 8:10 a.m. Thursday and a compact disc player, amplifier and speaker box with a total value of $1,600 were stolen, Athens-Clarke police said.
Car stop leads to cocaine arrest
Brian Kenneth Thomas, 30, of 120 Fair Oaks Drive, was arrested Thursday after he was stopped for a seat-belt violation at about 4 p.m. on Paris Street and a small quantity of cocaine and a crack pipe was found in his car, Athens-Clarke police said.
Bomb threat called in to Hilsman Middle
Athens-Clarke County police responded Thursday to a bomb threat called in to Hilsman Middle School.
Pedestrian hit by car while crossing street
A pedestrian was injured Friday night when police said she was struck by a car on Oak Street.
Teen-oriented TV dramas become breaking ground for new emerging artists
NEW YORK - When Casey Stratton was a struggling singer-songwriter a few years ago, he had idealistic notions about artistic integrity. High on his list of what would jeopardize it: licensing his music to television.
Cachet - not comfort - gives stilettos their long legs
NEW YORK - Stiletto heels force a woman's back to arch, pushing her bosom out in the front and her rear in the back, further accentuating the feminine silhouette.
Kids? Who needs 'em to feel the magic?
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Adults I know who go to Disney World have this annoying tendency to describe how the theme park has helped them bond with their children, or how important it is to have the little ones teach them how to feel young again.
Weird Al fans ask Georgia to put rocker in hall of fame
Two decades after "Weird Al" Yankovic highlighted Atlanta in a salute to cable television, fans of the rock parodist are asking Georgia to take part in a massive global grassroots campaign to help put the singer into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Get ready for little hellions and a big demon daddy on TV
Two more midseason replacements roll out this week. One is about the devil, the other about devilish children. So, which is the lesser of two evils?
Film looks at Jack Johnson knocking down of racial barriers
"Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson," a two-part, four-hour documentary from filmmaker Ken Burns airing at 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday on PBS, is not simply about the first black heavyweight champion of the world: It's also about racial injustice in America at the turn of the 20th century, when racism was not only overt but entrenched in the law.
Far from said
2004 may be a very hard year for Dennis Quaid to top. Not only did the popular actor appear in four films in less than 10 months, but he also got married - again. Now, there's the tiniest buzz about an Oscar nomination - again.
Show wants contestants ready to lose
Here's the skinny: Discovery Health Channel is weighing in with "The National Body Challenge," an eight-week reality series joined by a nationwide initiative to lose weight and get fit.
'The Simple Life' filming moved from country to city
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - After getting the cold shoulder in a rural New Jersey town, Paris Hilton and her reality show are headed for the city.
The family business
Most families pass along physical traits to children; some pass down their personality quirks.
Bethesda Temple Apostolic
Today in History
Today is Saturday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2005. There are 350 days left in the year.
Gerson: Jews' roots in democracy, wilderness
It is a common misconception, even among many Jews themselves, that the roots of the Jewish People are in urban life. We think of the teeming tenements of the Lower East Side of New York; indeed, each year, on our trip to New York City, I take our confirmation students to visit this historic Jewish area.
Today in History
Today is Sunday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2005. There are 349 days left in the year.
Council presents awards and scholarships tonight
More than 15 scholarships will be presented to high school students from Clarke, Madison, and Oglethorpe counties, and three community heroes will be recognized for their service at the Athens Area Human Relations Council's 26th Martin Luther King Jr. annual awards banquet at 7 tonight at the Classic Center.
Area man brings crusade to Classic Center
Monroe resident Isaac Prather will hold a crusade at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Classic Center.
MLK engraving on view at GMOA
"Martin Luther King: A Wood Engraving By Ben Shahn" will be on display at the Georgia Museum of Art's Dinos Gallery until Feb. 27.
General Calendar
Blood Drives - Donor Center, 3525 Atlanta Highway; eat well and drink plenty of fluids prior to donating; urgent need for all blood types, donor center hours are noon-7 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; www.givelife.org, (800) 448-3543 or (706) 543-8656:
A solemn duty: Minding the kids
Karen called the other day. I knew it was important because she was on vacation, yet she tried several times until we finally connected.
Huckaby: No escape from the cell phone
We were sitting on the beach, just a few days ago, in Clearwater, Fla.
UGA holds MLK events
For the fourth year in a row, the University of Georgia will join with the Athens-Clarke County community to host a "Day of Service" from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, making the holiday a "day on, instead of a day off." This year's projects include a community cleanup along the North Oconee Greenway on Martin Luther King Drive.
Heisman-winning quarterback Leinart staying at USC
LOS ANGELES - Matt Leinart passed on the NFL for a chance to make history at Southern California - and to remain a college kid for another year.
Jancek, Smart top candidates
Central Michigan defensive coordinator John Jancek said Saturday he has interviewed to become Georgia's linebackers coach. Former Georgia safety Kirby Smart also remains a leading candidate for a position on Mark Richt's staff.
Assembly adjusting to power shift
ATLANTA - The curtains rose this week on the 2005 Georgia General Assembly with Republicans relishing their newfound majority power in the House, and Gov. Sonny Perdue unveiling a record $17.4 billion state budget proposal.
Speaker stacking deck in Republicans' favor
ATLANTA - Imagine if moments before the next Auburn-Georgia football game in Jordan-Hare Stadium the referee announced that everyone in the stands would vote on the rules used in the game and that Tigers coach Tommy Tuberville had a draft ready for the vote.
Legislators lead fight against 'bad medicine'
ATLANTA - Just as cold season inflicts the sniffles across the state, getting medication could be made harder by a handful of bills aiming to curb a methamphetamine epidemic in Georgia.
Consistency prevails
Michelle Emmons didn't put a lot of stock in Georgia's uncharacteristic low score in last week's Super Six Challenge.
Stop the madness of naming facilities
Oh, come on. Changing the name of Sanford Stadium to Dooley-Sanford Stadium? If some had their way, it would be Dooley-Sanford-Butts-Walker-Trippi-Sinkwich Stadium.
Railing on vote was unnecessary
The two-hour session that Congress put on as an opportunity to express opinions about alleged voting irregularities in Ohio was a sham.
McCarter's rhetoric strained credibility
It's interesting Athens-Clarke County Commissioner States McCarter (Forum, Dec. 29) invoked Oregon's Measure 37 to support his apparent desire to undermine the local zoning ordinance and future land use plan. Measure 37 (though flawed, as many believe it is) was an attempt to protect property owners from changes in zoning law that would negatively affect property values.
'Faith-based' funds dangerous to churches
President Bush and Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue are both going to attempt to pass legislation this year to provide money for "faith-based organizations." Although I characterize myself as a conservative evangelical Christian, I am adamantly opposed to both proposals.
Felton looks forward to reunion
Every time Patrick Sparks shoots, Dennis Felton thinks he'll score.
Wake puts the boot to Heels
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Chris Paul dominated his point guard matchup with Raymond Felton and Taron Downey had a season-high 18 points for the Demon Deacons (15-1, 4-0), who set an ACC record by making all 32 free throws in Saturday's 95-82 win over North Carolina.
No surprises
Patrick Sparks helped Dennis Felton and Western Kentucky shock Kentucky four years ago, but on Saturday, the junior transfer led the ninth-ranked Wildcats to a 76-55 victory against Felton and Georgia.
Florida routs Vandy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Anthony Roberson scored 30 points, including 6-of-10 from 3-point range, as Florida Gators beat Vanderbilt 82-65 Saturday for its third straight victory.
Gaines' struggles continues
Georgia's Sundiata Gaines seems to have lost his touch.
Adventure across South America opened the eyes of Che Guevara
There's nothing like travel to change how you see the world, and rarely has that case been made as beautifully and as naturally as it is in "The Motorcycle Diaries."
National ID card brings up privacy issues
That plastic card, the one with the lousy photo that's jammed into your wallet or purse, isn't just a license to drive. It's the green light to buy a drink, the ticket to federal benefits, the must-have document to get aboard airplanes.
Mosquito spraying begins in tsunami-hit areas
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Masked workers with mosquito-killing spray guns began moving through refugee camps Friday in tsunami-battered Aceh province, trying to prevent an outbreak of malaria. Indonesia, meanwhile, said it is pursuing a permanent truce with rebels in the area, the worst-hit by the disaster.
Public housing plan generates complaints, praise
BALTIMORE - A judge's ruling to desegregate public housing by moving its mostly black and poor residents to the suburbs - a plan similarly proposed and rejected a decade ago - seems to be generating the same old resistance, and, surprisingly, some cautious new support.
State's goal: More homegrown teachers
The state Board of Regents hopes to more than double the number of minority teachers and total teachers trained each year by state colleges and universities.
McCarter's suggestion sparks serious debate on districts
The debate is on about whether to revamp the structure of the Athens-Clarke County commission, but there's not much hankering for change, at least among commissioners.
A life working with death
Make no bones about it, the career path chosen by Dr. Rick Snow is not for just anyone.
Jury sentences soldier to 10 years in military prison
FORT HOOD, Texas - Army Spc. Charles Graner Jr. was sentenced to 10 years behind bars Saturday for physically and sexually mistreating Iraqis in the first court-martial stemming from at Abu Ghraib prison scandal, an embarrassment to the U.S. military fueled by the release of graphic photographs.
A new zone for county
LEXINGTON - After years of debate and planning, on Monday the Oglethorpe County Commission passed the county's first zoning rules.
Titan probe shows images of moon
DARMSTADT, Germany - Pictures snapped by the Titan probe and a low, whooshing sound picked up by an on-board microphone drew gasps and applause from scientists Saturday, as the mission to Saturn's moon continued its breathtaking revelations from more than 900 million miles across the solar system.
Developer can picture lasting school tribute
From graceful arches and pillars to the sweep of long postmodern lines, from ramshackle disrepair to simple clapboard frames and the clean span of new brick and glass - personalities are captured in these school pictures.
Storm pulls town together
FRANKLIN SPRINGS - City hall still is a trailer and downed trees still mark the path of a tornado that tore through here in September, but the roads are clear, houses are repaired and local officials are close to picking a spot for a new city hall and fire department.
Army soldier convicted of Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse
FORT HOOD, Texas - Army Spc. Charles Graner Jr., the reputed ringleader of a band of rogue guards at the Abu Ghraib prison, was convicted Friday of abusing Iraqi detainees in a case that sparked international outrage when photographs were released that showed reservists gleefully abusing prisoners.
School board acting on new absence policy
After almost a year of shuffling an absence policy back and forth from board to committee and back again, the Clarke County Board of Education took the first step Thursday night to approving revised guidelines for when high school students will lose course credit for missing class.
Concerns raised about multimillion-dollar sewer project
Athens-Clarke County's Public Utilities Department is set to begin its biggest expansion of sewer lines in two decades with a multimillion-dollar project that will extend sewer service north nearly to Madison County.
North Korea media accuses U.S. of double standards
SEOUL, South Korea - A day after indicating a willingness to rejoin nuclear disarmament talks, North Korea returned to its usual anti-American rhetoric Saturday, accusing the United States of being a "nuclear criminal" with double standards.
Some evacuees allowed to return home
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. - The second phase of the return of evacuees forced from their homes by the deadly wreck of Norfolk Southern Train 192 started Friday as officials from Avondale Mills struggled to jump start their chlorine-laced textile mills.
Russians protest benefits package
MOSCOW - A thousand retired people tried to block the road to a Moscow airport Saturday as 10,000 others jammed the avenues in President Vladimir Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg to voice their anger over a law that stripped them of some key welfare benefits. It was the largest show of discontent since the Kremlin leader took power nearly five years ago.
Attorney dismisses request for hearing
An attorney for one of two men charged with the Dec. 29 shooting death of Pendergrass Police Officer Chris Ruse has withdrawn his request for a preliminary hearing.
Rescuers find no survivors
PARK CITY, Utah - Rescue workers spent all day Saturday digging through a massive snow pile but found no traces of five people feared dead in a 300-yard-wide, 500-yard-long avalanche that cascaded down a Utah mountainside a day earlier.
Hundreds evacuated due to leaky dam
CORONA, Calif. - Authorities released a fierce, brown river of water from a Southern California dam and evacuated more than 1,000 people from its path Friday after a temporary earthen barrier at the site began seeping water.
Sharon severs contact with new Palestinian leader
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cut all contact with Mahmoud Abbas on Friday until the newly elected Palestinian leader moves to halt militant attacks - dampening hopes the two sides would quickly return to the negotiating table after four years of conflict.
Avalanche traps at least three in Utah
PARK CITY, Utah - An avalanche outside a Utah ski resort on Friday trapped at least three people beneath as much as 30 feet of snow, authorities said.
U.S. announces plans for warning system to protect both U.S. coasts
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration unveiled a $37.5 million plan Friday to erect a tsunami warning system designed to protect both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts by mid-2007.
Panel tells FDA cholesterol drug shouldn't be sold over the counter
BETHESDA, Md. - Federal health advisers recommended against over-the-counter sales of a cholesterol drug Friday, saying patients need medical guidance for treatment of a chronic condition that has no symptoms and could require drugs for life.
Atlanta panda preps for season of love
ATLANTA - Atlanta zookeepers are hoping for a love connection this spring.
North Korea says it's ready for talks
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea told a visiting U.S. congressional delegation that it would return to six-nation talks on its nuclear weapons program and become a "friend" of the United States, hinting at a possible reversal of a decades-old policy of calling America its "sworn enemy."
Humane Society plans benefit ball
The Athens Area Humane Society will host its first gala, the AAHS St. Valentine's Day Ball, Feb. 12 at the Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas St.
Women singled out for requests
Although no crimes have been committed, police want residents - especially single women - to be on watch for a stranger who has knocked on doors asking to use the telephone.
Headless goat found in Athens
On Tuesday, police responded to a report of a human heart found in East Athens, only to later find out it had been cut from an animal - first thought to be a dog, then determined to be a deer.
Judge hopes drug court will help set addicts free
Following the lead of the successful Athens-Clarke County DUI/Drug Court Program for repeat drunken drivers, the county has begun a similar court program for drug offenders.
Judge set to weigh gay marriage ban
ATLANTA - A Fulton County judge heard arguments Friday over the legality of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages that Georgia voters overwhelmingly approved last November.
Winder works to slow motorists
WINDER - Edward Kreller used to stand in his yard and yell at motorists speeding by his Cole Circle house.
Charleston named best-mannered city
CHARLESTON, S.C. - For a 10th straight year, Charleston is atop the list of the nation's best-mannered cities.
Papers say FBI looked for mole in Gotti case
NEW YORK - As notorious mobster John Gotti went to trial for murder and racketeering, federal investigators grilled scores of suspects about secret details surrounding the Gambino crime family boss' precision murder plot against his predecessor, "Big Paul" Castellano.
Wholesale prices, energy costs down
WASHINGTON - Easing fears about inflation, wholesale prices fell by the largest amount in 20 months in December, aided by a big decline in the cost of energy.
Iraq claims show game of politics
WASHINGTON - If an exterminator came to your home, fumigated the place and then concluded there were no varmints to begin with, he might land himself in trouble with the Better Business Bureau.
President proposes increasing Pell Grant
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - President Bush proposed on Friday an increase in the government Pell Grants that help lower-income students afford higher education, but said he would shave the cost out of a federal student loan program that also provides college aid.
Iraq considering voter safeguards
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi officials said Saturday they are considering new measures to protect voters in the Jan. 30 national election, including a three-day, nationwide ban on driving to discourage car-bombings. Fresh clashes broke out in the troubled northern city of Mosul, where most election officials have fled their jobs in fear.
Judge blocks faith-based grant to Arizona group
MADISON, Wis. - A judge has blocked the Bush administration from providing future "faith-based" grants to an Arizona mentoring group that injected religion into its publicly funded programs.
Residents urged to stay away from dam
LOS ANGELES - Seepage through a dam had stopped Saturday, but most residents of Corona remained out of their homes in a voluntary, precautionary evacuation.
Records were kept on millions who flew just before Sept. 11
WASHINGTON - If you're among the millions of Americans who took airline flights in the months before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the FBI probably knows about it - and possibly where you stayed, whom you traveled with, what credit card you used and even whether you ordered a kosher meal.
Wolfowitz tours tsunami devastation
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz who flew across the devastated wasteland along the Sumatran coast Saturday, voiced pride in the American aid operation but said Washington wants to hand over relief work to Indonesia and other affected nations as soon as possible.
15 Iraqi guardsmen feared kidnapped after attack
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents rocketed an Iraqi military bus west of the capital Friday and 15 Iraqi soldiers were missing and feared kidnapped, as insurgent violence and intimidation escalated ahead of this month's crucial national election.
Abbas sworn in as Palestinian leader
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Mahmoud Abbas extended his hand in peace to Israel as he was sworn in as the new Palestinian leader Saturday, but he faced a series of crises that imperiled those fledgling moves and raised questions about the elections that brought him to power.
Evidence supports translator's complaints of inside espionage
WASHINGTON - The FBI never adequately investigated complaints by a fired contract linguist who alleged shoddy work and possible espionage inside the bureau's translator program, even though evidence and witnesses supported her, the Justice Department's senior oversight official said Friday.
Robber makes off with cash from bank
A man claiming to be armed stole approximately $4,000 Friday morning from the Prince Avenue branch of Regions Bank in west Athens, Athens-Clarke police said.
Tougher standards at UGA would have implications for K-12
He may have come across a bit like the Dean Vernon Wormer character in the 1978 movie "Animal House," but make no mistake about it - the remarks in University of Georgia President Michael Adams' State of the University address on increasing academic rigor at the institution are statements of significant consequence.
What others say
The landslide victory in the Palestinian Authority presidential election was a good result for the resumption of the long-stalled Middle East peace process.
"Obviously, this is quite a victory for good science education."
Winders: First week of session a scary glimpse of what's to come
I keep flashing back to Jim Whitehead.
Holmes: Is Saddam's defeat a strategy for dealing with U.S.?
The weird ease with which the Iraqi army and regime fell, combined with the stubbornness of the ensuing insurgency, has prompted lively debate in national security circles. Recently, U.S. commanders pointed to evidence that "former regime elements," notably soldiers from Republican Guard and Special Republican Guard units, were coordinating attacks on coalition forces and the transitional Iraqi government.
Mercier: Tsunami washed over people already drowning in poverty
Aceh. It's pronounced AH-cheh.
Shipp: New rules give GOP tight control over debate
Despite overblown generalities and time-filling platitudes, Gov. Sonny Perdue made one item abundantly clear in his State of the State speech last week: This is indeed a new day in Georgia government.
Porter: Medical office complex proposed for Prince could signal corridor's future
The medical office building proposed for 1140 Prince Ave. is a domino that could transform that area of Prince Avenue and Normaltown into an enormous medical office park.
Corzine-Brownback: Peacekeeping force is a key to halting genocide in Sudan
While we are rightly focused on one of the worst natural disasters ever, the tsunami tragedy, we cannot afford to divert our attention from one of the worst man-made tragedies of our lifetimes: the genocide in Darfur.
Thompson: How to integrate nutrition guidelines into your life
On Wednesday of last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released a new set of dietary guidelines, billed in a USDA press release as "science-based advice to promote health and reduce risk of chronic diseases through nutrition and physical activity."
Jefferson captures Area 8-A title
HIAWASEE - Jefferson's wrestling team rolled in Saturday Area Meet at Towns County High School Hiawassee Saturday, beating Eagles Landing and Washington-Wilkes by a combined count of 162-6.
Lady Glads slap Cedar
Pardon Janice Custis if she seemed a tad giddy on Saturday afternoon.
Defense switch stymies Lady Bulldoggs
Oconee County had never implemented the triangle-and-2 defense before Friday night's crucial home game against Winder-Barrow.
Moon rises in second half to lead Lady Dragons
JEFFERSON - Shenita Moon managed only two points in the first half Friday night, but the Lady Dragons' leading scorer roared back in the final two quarters with 17 points, leading her team to a 68-47 Region 8-A win over Social Circle.
Dunk sparks Glads sweep
Grand visions of dunking on Cedar Shoals' Chike Akoh meandered through Jaren Curry's mind in the days leading up to Clarke Central's rematch against the Jaguars.
New routine works perfectly well for Dailey
WATKINSVILLE - It wasn't hard to spot Brad Dailey on game days. He was the stocky Oconee County forward sporting the jet-black sweatband around his head.
Spartans' offense tames Commerce
JEFFERSON - Shenita Moon managed only two points in the first half Friday night, but the Lady Dragons' leading scorer roared back in the final two quarters with 17 points, leading her team to a 68-47 Region 8-A win over Social Circle.
Jaguars: This time will be different
When Clarke Central thumped Cedar Shoals 81-64 in December, Jaguar apologists could have pointed to the fact that their team was without two of their key players.
Jefferson's Keith stuffs No. 7 Dragons to victory
WINDER - Say one thing about Jefferson's Keonte Keith: the kid knows how to finish a thriller.
Federer wild card heading into year
MELBOURNE, Australia - Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi knew they needed to do something drastic. Roger Federer was winning practically every tournament, and the gap between him and everyone else in men's tennis was growing.
Hawks offer little resistance
BOSTON - Ricky Davis came off the bench to scored 30 points, and Paul Pierce had 21 points and 15 rebounds Friday night to lift the Boston Celtics to their seventh win in eight home games, 106-94 over the Atlanta Hawks.
Mora unconcerned about lack of playoff pedigree
ATLANTA - With nearly four decades on the books, the Atlanta Falcons are seriously lacking when it comes to a playoff pedigree.
Drivers find much to complain about
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Construction crews inside the Daytona International Speedway were painting new walls and building new signs as part of a massive renovation project.
Eagles, Vikings know they face tons of doubters
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles don't have Terrell Owens, haven't played a meaningful game in four weeks and finished the regular season with consecutive losses.
Swimmers split with Texas
Georgia's swimming and diving team split meet against Texas on Saturday at Gabrielsen Natatorium.
Wie still has a long way to go
HONOLULU - The disappointment of missing the cut by seven shots in the Sony Open turned into disgust as Michelle Wie walked slowly across the parking lot in darkness, waiting for her parents to take her home.
Kobe on injured list
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Los Angeles Lakers placed Kobe Bryant on the injured list before Saturday night's game against the Golden State Warriors, two days after the NBA's second-leading scorer sprained his right ankle.
Bargain shopping: Mondesi added to play outfield
ATLANTA - Raul Mondesi passed inspection Friday, convincing the Atlanta Braves he is sound - physically and mentally - and ready to commit to the team for the 2005 season.
Bulldogs dominate first-round matches
NEW ORLEANS - Georgia men's tennis team won seven of its eight opening round matches Friday at the SEC Indoor Championships.
Labonte picks favorite tracks of career
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Terry Labonte picked his favorite tracks for the first half of his "Shifting Gears" retirement tour, and it's no surprise the Texas Motor Speedway was atop the list.
Falcons crush Rams; reach NFC title game
ATLANTA - There's more to the Atlanta Falcons than Michael Vick.
Hawks defeat Bobcats
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Hawks are confident they'll rise from the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings soon.
Reed's field goal boosts Steelers in OT
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers' greatest season since the 1970s was all but lost, Ben Roethlisberger's unbeaten rookie streak seemed to be over. Then Doug Brien missed the biggest kick he'll likely ever try.
Bulldogs ready for Texas two-step
The Georgia men's and women's swimming and diving teams will participate in a rare doubleheader against a pair of talented Texas squads today at the Gabrielsen Natatorium.
Judge talks about experiences at MLK breakfast
It is important to remember the past, not out of shame, but so it is not repeated, Judge Patricia Barron said Friday.
Connecticut has no trouble with Big East rival Villanova
STORRS, Conn. - Charde Houston scored a career-high 20 points and Jessica Moore added 19 to lead Connecticut to a 73-57 win over Villanova on Saturday.
Leading the cheers
Up and down she goes, cheering and clapping after every good play. It's not easy to move that lean, 6-foot-6 frame from sitting to standing again and again, especially while dressed up and wearing heels, but Reicina Russell does it throughout every Georgia home game.
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In this episode, we take a look at the 2014 Infiniti Q50 which is virtually an all-new luxury sport sedan and we take a ride in the All-New Jeep Cherokee. Zach Maskell shows a group of experts that want to make sure young drivers know their stuff. Pat Goss knows the world of car care can be a lot of smoke so we turn to him for a clear view and we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mustang.
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Granite Falls, Minn., hoping to move lift station
GRANITE FALLS -- City Council members in Granite Falls are watching the debate in the state Capitol over the bonding bill in hopes that flood mitigation monies are made available.
Council members this week authorized a feasibility study for moving a wastewater treatment plant lift station on Minnesota Avenue, according to City Manager Bill Lavin.
Council members are hoping that the bonding bill will include flood mitigation funds for the city.
The funds would be applied to a project to move the lift station. The project has an estimated cost of $1.2 million.
The lift station was the site for large sandbagging operations during the floods of 1997 and 2001. It is located in the floodplain along the Minnesota River.
If it were flooded, hundreds of homes on the city's west side would have sewage back up.
The city has built a wall that provides some flood protection to the lift station, but it remains vulnerable. The city is unable to access the station with vehicles or equipment during flood conditions.


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3M has discovered elevated levels of perfluorinated chemicals in monitoring wells at its Woodbury clean-up site, but drinking water wells do not appear to be affected.
3M pumps groundwater contaminated with PFCs from a former landfill in Woodbury to its Cottage Grove plant, where it's used as a coolant.
In March, the company slowed down its pumping rate, to avoid depleting the underlying aquifer. Then in May, 3M found higher levels of PFCs in the monitoring wells.
No significant changes were found in drinking water wells nearby. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's remediation supervisor, Sandeep Burman, said that means the clean-up system works.
"Essentially it's an early-warning system, because the main focus here is to make sure we know of changes before private wells are impacted, and that's exactly what happened in this situation," Burman said. "We had time to respond and make sure the private wells are safe."
For now, the MPCA has directed 3M to return to the higher pumping rates. Burman said the two organizations will try to learn whether it was the slower pumping rate, an exceptionally dry summer, or some other factor, that caused the spike in the monitoring wells.
PFCs were used for decades in 3M's industrial operations, and the company disposed of wastes from those operations at several locations in the east metro.