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We just had a large group of people from around the country here for our Coaching with Excellence event. As we delved into the dynamics of coaching and the business of coaching the most pervasive question was, "How can I provide ministry and still have a profitable business?" We gently laid out that providing a service with a heart of ministry does not mean you have to give it away. Everyone receives a bigger blessing if there is a financial transaction. The recipient of the coaching will be more invested in taking positive action, and the provider can pass the financial blessing on to family and others.
Here's an example of another continuing theme: "I want to have a retreat center where I can have pastors, couples, struggling kids, orphans, etc. come to be refreshed." And my question is - "Are you inviting people into your home now? Are you offering to pay the rent for a person in need or to take them out to dinner? Would you be willing to spend an hour with a young couple going through some challenges?" And often the answer is "No, I'm expecting God to give me the $2 million I need to start this retreat center?
Really? I spoke this morning with one of our 48 Days coaches who founded a very large ministry retreat center. He recently talked with a young couple who feel "called" to go to China. He mentioned that the local university has 2,000 Chinese students. He suggested they could invite these students into their home, feed them dinner, engage in meaningful conversations and take them to church. But the young couple had no interest in any of that. They are called to go to China and are waiting on God to provide the resources so they can quit their jobs and be fully supported in this worthy service.
How often do we overlook ministry opportunities because they don't fit our idea of being big enough? If you're called to help single Moms I doubt that you need to quit your job and raise support to fulfill that call. If you want to provide a restorative place for pastors, I suspect you could offer that today, without waiting for a 300 acre ranch. If you have a strong desire to minister to Muslims, come to Nashville, TN. Get a job anywhere and you will encounter those of varied faiths. Let your work provide the interactions that open the door for your ministry.
Or as the Quakers are known to say – "Let your life speak."


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Just call it The Miracle on 34th St.
With Jonathan Bernier stealing the show.
Yes, we know it's a title that has been used before.
And yes, we know the Maple Leafs lost.
But seeing that Madison Square Garden is located on 34th, it is a very fitting summarization for a Leafs team that somehow miraculously escaped with a point after a 2-1 shootout defeat to the New York Rangers on Monday night at the world's self-proclaimed most famous arena.
"Our goalie stood on his head," coach Randy Carlyle said. "Like I've said before, our goalies have been outstanding all season."
Badly outshot and outplayed over the final 40 minutes of regulation, the Leafs appeared to be headed into the Christmas break with another regulation loss on their resumes after J.T. Miller broke a scoreless tie by converting a beautiful centering feed from Chris Kreider from behind the net. The goal, at 7:04 of the third period, gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead.
Then came the controversy.
With the clock ticking down, David Clarkson attempted a wraparound that Rangers goalie Cam Talbot covered up with his pad.
Or so he thought.
After Clarkson took a second whack at Talbot, a streaking Nazem Kadri came in to poke Talbot's pad, sending the puck over the goal line for the tying goal with just 1:24 remaining.
The Rangers and their fans were livid, feeling that Talbot had smothered the puck and that the whistle should have been blown.
It wasn't. After a video review was conducted, the goal was deemed to be good, causing a deafening explosion of jeers that probably could have been heard at nearby Times Square.
"The referee saw what I saw — that the puck was still sitting there," Kadri said. "I would not have poked at it had I not seen it."
The Rangers would prevail, however, outscoring the Leafs 2-1 in the shootout en route to deservedly capturing the two points.
"I should have been more aggressive in the shootout and come out on them more," Bernier said.
In the end, there was no reason for Bernier to beat himself up like that. He was the only reason the Leafs managed to get a point in the first place.
Interestingly, Phil Kessel, the team's star offensive player, was not selected to participate in the shootout. No idea how Phil The Thrill felt about being overlooked, because he opted not to talk to reporters after the game.
As for Carlyle, he could only shake his head after seeing his team play 12 games in 21 days, going 4-6-2 in that span.
Merry Christmas? For this Leafs franchise, the holidays have been anything but in recent times.
Two years ago, then-coach Ron Wilson tweeted on Christmas Day that he had found a contract extension in his stocking.
Three months later, he was fired.
Last year, the Leafs did not lose in their final game before Christmas. Of course, they didn't win either — they weren't playing. There was that small matter of a lockout, remember?
This time around, well, Carlyle can only hope Santa leaves a few much needed ingredients under his blue-and-white tree.
We can only guess Carlyle's wish list for the fat bearded guy looks something like this:
1) Some new blades for a team that, after a promising first period, looked as if it was skating in slush for the final two frames.
2) A search party for offensive studs Kessel and James van Riemsdyk, who have gone missing in action as far as the scoresheet is concerned.
3) A fountain of youth for veteran Paul Ranger, who continues to have difficulty re-adjusting to the NHL after being out of the league for three seasons.
4) A miracle elixir that will pump some intensity into his players, who simply are losing too many battles along the boards and in the corners.
5) Danger pay for goalies James Reimer and Bernier, the latter who was spectacular in stopping the Rangers' first 34 shots of the game before No. 35 off the stick of Miller finally found the back of the net.
6) The New Jersey Devils' version of free-agent pickup Clarkson who, to be fair, finally seems to be more comfortable in a Leafs jersey.
7) A cycle game. Please.
8) Some reinforcements at centre. At least Tyler Bozak is expected to return to the lineup on Dec. 29 versus Carolina.
Cam Talbot's pads were getting pounded so much, he almost expected to see Derek Jeter hammering away at his leg with a baseball bat in order to jar the puck loose.
Both Talbot and Rangers coach Alain Vigneault were upset the whistle was not blown on the play that resulted in the equalizing goal by Toronto's Nazem Kadri with 1:24 remaining in regulation.
Talbot thought he had covered up the puck on a David Clarkson wraparound attempt, but the officials obviously didn't agree, allowing Clarkson to hack away, then refusing to toot the play dead as Kadri poked it over the goal line to tie the game 1-1 and force overtime.
"In my opinion, it was the wrong call," Vigneault said after his team rebounded to post a 2-1 shootout victory over the Leafs on Monday.
Talbot is now 8-2 overall, including a 3-1 record and a 1.85 goals-against average at Madison Square Garden.
"I would have been devastated (had we gone on to lose)," Talbot said. "We deserved to win that game and a goal like that could have really hurt us.
"In the end, we did a good job of staying focused and pushing forward."


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SEOUL - The United States will not use force to inspect a North Korean ship suspected of carrying banned goods, an American official was quoted as saying yesterday.
An American destroyer has been shadowing the North Korean freighter sailing off China's coast, possibly on its way to .
Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy met with South Korean officials in Seoul yesterday as the United States sought international support for aggressively enforcing a United Nations sanctions resolution aimed at punishing Pyongyang for its second nuclear test last month.
The North Korean-flagged ship, Kang Nam 1, is the first to be tracked under the UN resolution.
North Korea has in response escalated threats of war, with a slew of harsh rhetoric including warnings that it would unleash a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation'' and "wipe out the [US] aggressors'' in the event of a conflict.
On Thursday, the communist regime organized a massive anti-American rally in Pyongyang where some 100,000 participants vowed to "crush'' the United States. One senior speaker told the crowd that the North will respond to any sanctions or US provocations with "an annihilating blow.''
That was seen as a pointed threat in response to the American destroyer.
Flournoy said yesterday that Washington has ruled out the use of military force to inspect the North Korean freighter.
"The UN resolution lays out a regime that has a very clear set of steps,'' Flournoy said, according to the Yonhap news agency.
"I want to be very clear . . . This is not a resolution that sponsors, that authorizes, use of force for interdiction.''
Flournoy said the United States still has "incentives and disincentives that will get North Korea to change course.''
"Everything remains on the table, but we're focused on implementing the resolution fully, responsibly and with our international partners,'' she said.


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An inquest held at Ribble Valley Borough Council heard Jeffrey Greenwood (66), who lived in supported accommodation for mental health rehabilitation, in Whittle Close, was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital on Saturday, March 8th, after his breathing was compromised when he swallowed significant amounts of the denture adhesive.
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Lil Wayne[/lastfm] plans to follow the rules of his three year probation even though he will not be in the U.S. during his South African tour. And that goes for his 50 person entourage as well.
According to HiphopDX.com:
It appears Weezy's serious about keeping it clean for his international tour.
Lil Wayne may be bringing a 50-person entourage with him to South Africa in December, but he won't be bringing drugs or alcohol.
Timeslive.co.za reports that Wayne intends to maintain his sobriety as required by his three-year probation for drug possession.
This approach is in start contrast to Wayne's previous overseas touring experiences. Apparently, the New Orleans emcee demanded that bottles of Perrier-Jouët champagne, Hennessy XO Cognac and two bottles of Patron Platinum tequila be available to him while he was in a hotel suite during a tour.
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One other small design flaw is that while the device is in its included slipcase, the Send button can be inadvertently pushed, redialing the last number called. This happened several times during my evaluation. The solution is to make sure that both the button lock is set and the screen is powered down while not in use.
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I know it might seem like I'm obsessed with food, what with the rohlik buying, the Czech Come Dine with Me (Prostřeno!) watching and the long list of provisions received from the grandmas on the trips to the village, but the way to a nation's heart is through its stomach.
The picture above is a of a Czech canteen or jídelna. They are something of a dying breed but it's still possible to find them if you hunt around. This one is on Stčpanská, around a five minute walk from Karlovo Námčstí.
First culture shock: don't expect a seat. Do expect to stand elbow to elbow with a beer-bellied man in overalls as you chomp on your meat and dumplings.
There's no table service here of course, and no English menu either. Czechman tells me (given the prices and his guts of iron he's something of a regular) that he has heard the staff translating the options for the odd foreigner who has bravely strayed off the tourist trail of nearby Wenceslas Square in search of bargain grub. In fact, perhaps the only place in Prague where no-one speaks English is the Foreign Police, the government department responsible for processing the visas and residence permits and therefore come into daily contact with and are required to communicate with as part of their job – guess who? Foreigners.
That rant almost gave me indigestion. Forgive me. Anyway, here's a taster (if you'll pardon the pun) of those menu options:
On my visit I opted for beef, spinach and potato dumplings. I'll leave the detailed dining reviewing to those with more of a taste for it (and the bad puns just keep coming) but as the saying goes a picture is worth a thousand words so here's a visual image I'm sure some of you will never forget.
For those of you not accustomed to Czech food, this is pretty typical fare. Once having been used to mop up the thick gravy, the dumplings sink into your stomach like lead weights. They then sit there for the rest of the afternoon while your digestive system struggles to carry out the complex chemical reactions required to break them down. Washing them down with a beer or two aids this process.
They are comforting though, especially in winter. The quality I thought was no worse than you'd find in the average Czech pub although I'd rather pay that extra 20kc for the luxury of sitting down while eating.
This is a canteen (or should that be acanteen?) in Chelmsford, Essex. Like its Czech equivalent, there is a choice of soups on offer every lunchtime. Unlike its Czech counterpart, it also has salads along with a range of locally sourced organic fruit juices. And seats. In case you find yourself missing the draft Gambrinus or men in overalls you can console yourself with a large mochachinolattinos and a huge piece of cake while leafing through a copy of the Guardian.
Here's a picture I took of the interior on my last visit:
The menu options are still written up on a board behind the counter and you still need to queue up but there the similarity with the typical canteen ends. You see, this is a po-mo, retro dining experience. Just check out those authentically rustic tables and chairs. That's why you pay the same price for a coffee here as I did for my meat and dumplings on Stěpanská.
Both places have their unique charms and before I get verbally assaulted in the comments sections, I certainly wouldn't dare to suggest that one were 'better' than the other. Just like England and Czechland.


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We use Skype a lot to keep in touch with everyone at Cult of Mac, so we're always happy to see some solid updates come out for the app.
Earlier today, Skype released version 4.6 of their iOS app, which brings a couple of new features as well as some bug fixes and general improvements. Like some previous versions of Skype though, this one doesn't work with jailbroken iPhones so not everyone will get to enjoy the glory.
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Mets want Lagares' bat to catch up with glove
Mets want Lagares' bat to catch up with glove
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to give Juan Lagares at least two consecutive games in center field, Mets manager Terry Collins offered the rookie a rare start Wednesday against a right-handed pitcher. Lagares should start again Thursday, with lefty Gio Gonzalez on the mound.
Whether he receives more opportunities going forward is entirely up to him.
"He needs to hit," Collins said of Lagares, who entered the game with a .146 average in 48 at-bats. "We're making enough outs, let alone just to give them away."
If nothing else, playing time in center field these days is certainly up for grabs. Though the Mets are curious to see what Lagares can provide on both sides of the ball, they are also wary of overexposing the rookie. That led them last month to acquire Rick Ankiel, who has struggled while starting regularly against right-handed pitchers.
With Kirk Nieuwenhuis recently catching fire at Triple-A Las Vegas, the Mets may soon jettison either Ankiel or Lagares to make room for him. So the next few days should be telling.
"I think both of them are good defenders," Collins said. "Because the ceiling's so high on Lagares, you hope that the playing time is going to get him to be a better player, where maybe even offensively he'll grow."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Obamacare coverage is a bit like Obama promises-empty.
Via Daily Caller:
Thousands of Connecticut Obamacare customers are facing coverage uncertainty after computer glitches estimated incorrect subsidies or randomly dropped them from their health plans without warning — even though they'd paid premiums.
About 3,900 customers of Access Health CT, the state-run Obamacare exchange that has been one of the more successful health care marketplaces thus far, were incorrectly told they qualified for Medicaid due to a computer glitch, The Hartford Courant reports. Other customers received bills from their insurance companies that displayed a different amount than they'd agreed to on the exchange website – and at least 903 customers were unceremoniously kicked off their coverage without warning.
The problems were caused by faulty 834 insurer forms, which caused significant problems at the federal exchange website HealthCare.gov as well. The forms detail the amount of premium tax credits customers qualify for. The "system error" in the 834 forms was discovered on July 1, CEO Kevin Counihan said after state Republicans inquired about customer complaints over dropped coverage.
Some of the customers received paperwork and made premium payments, but have somehow lost their coverage anyway, WTNH reports. Others were told to wait for further paperwork to fill out before their health plans could be activated, but never received the extra forms.


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Weiner May be Resigning
Posted on June 13th, 2011 in Uncategorized | 11 Comments »
…various places are reporting. But should he?
Writing in the Daily Beast, Peter Beinart doesn't think so:
Here's one good point:
The current line among talking heads is that he must resign because he's hurting the Democratic Party, which no longer can focus public attention on the GOP's efforts to cut Medicare. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy. The main reason the Democrats no longer can focus public attention on the GOP's efforts to cut Medicare, after all, is that talking heads would rather focus on Anthony Weiner's pecs.
Here's another:
Other critics say Weiner has shown poor judgment in his private life, which casts doubt about the judgment he'll show in public life. But there's no necessary connection between the two. Bill Clinton was privately reckless and publicly cautious; with George W. Bush it was the reverse.
Indeed. George W. Bush never cheated on Laura, so far as we know. But how many hundreds of thousands have died in Iraq because of his moral certitude, his lack of humility?
And I think this is very true:
How many of the pundits mocking Weiner have marriages that could survive the kind of scrutiny they have been giving his? The realization that everyone's private life is messy and flawed should produce humility and compassion. Instead, pundits enter the public arena as disembodied Olympian figures, entitled to render the harshest of verdicts, secure in the knowledge that no one will ever investigate their most intimate of domains.
Alas, none of this is likely to make any difference. Forget all Weiner's years of public service, all the fights he waged against Republicans who are actually doing damage to our country. What he did grosses us out. He's gotta go.
....don't laugh now...but unless I misread the morning news - they keep finding more strange stuff and he may be going to rehab / the answer 4 all problems these days....
6/13/2011 3:52 pm
6/13/2011 3:54 pm
I think Weiner *should* go to rehab. I think he has a significant problem for which he needs professional help. Maybe more stuff will emerge and I'll change my mind, but I still say: Let the voters decide.
6/13/2011 4:44 pm
I'm still in Italy, RB, where Berlusconi is still Prime Minister, so maybe my expectations are particularly lowered.But I tend to agree. Unless we get something worse than what's come out so far, I say let his constituency decide — and sure rehab's always a good idea in such circumstances.
PS Don't they all lie, all the time, about much more damaging stuff, i.e. why they vote for their lobbyist paymasters against the interests of the rest of us, all the time?
...thanks for feedback! (though maybe repetitive)
6/13/2011 5:46 pm
6/14/2011 11:04 pm
You can take issue with over-coverage or slanted coverage or poor coverage, but a congressman's bad behavior *is* news. It always has been, and it always will be.
And it's not irrelevant, methinks, that Weiner has always been a media-hungry congressman. He's not known among his colleagues as a skilled behind-closed-doors negotiator or as having particular talents for writing or advancing legislation–his value has always been as someone adept at exploiting media coverage for his or his party's benefit, as a talking-head representative. If you have ill-advised personal habits, you shouldn't be that sort of congressman. You live by the sword, you die by the sword. If he has any class, he has to resign. Forthwith. We're not talking about a working-class job here, we are talking about a seat in the House of Representatives. There is not, nor should there be, a high bar for things that make you (unofficially) unfit for office. People have had to forgo or resign political positions for not paying a small portion of their taxes, for hiring an illegal immigrant–in short, for what some may see as lesser ethical or moral lapses. Personally, I am fine with keeping that bar low. And if you have skeletons in your closet like this, you should keep your resignation speech updated and on-hand. Maybe you'll have to use, maybe not.
6/15/2011 8:19 am
here here!!!!
6/15/2011 2:01 pm
On tech. issues – at least with cell phones we can e-mail/text/blog & all without holding the phone near our ears. Righto?
6/15/2011 2:35 pm
B.C…why do you write your thoughts where names go and sign your name where thoughts go? Just asking. Kinda hard to read your posts and it is a little annoying too.
6/15/2011 3:21 pm
Yes, I've wondered that too.
6/15/2011 5:21 pm
On my small screen it says *reply* -then – *name* (first box is large – second box small) o.k.!
6/15/2011 11:55 pm
On a brighter note – cabin fever and/or no car this past month may have caused me to not notice & think the screen looked fine. No -you're right. (off subject)


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ST. LOUIS - Dangerous at both ends, or not at all?
How do you like your Nail Yakupov?
He's a pure goal scorer by trade, 80 in his last 107 games in Sarnia and 10 in 22 in the KHL, but he has just one in his last 23 games with the Oilers.
He started with a flurry, scoring five goals and adding three assists in his first 10 games out of the box with Sam Gagner and Ales Hemsky, including the tying goal in the final seconds against LA and the game winner in overtime against Phoenix.
But what seemed to spook the coaching staff was that for all of the offence generated by the 19-year-old phenom, he was minus six in those 10 games.
So they've dropped him to the third line, and sometimes even the fourth, with more defensively reliable linemates like Eric Belanger, and that's pretty much the last we've seen of him.


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A review for this DLC can be found at Now Gamer. The score is 6.1/10 and here's a quote:
Unlike the main campaign, Ryder White also simplifies things to a single objective. Taking away player choice and focusing their efforts down to what is now, quite obviously, a corridor, also works against the game's fantastic open environment. Here, it's just the combat that will keep you interested. There's only one new character, Ryder himself. Unlike the main quest there is no co-op; this is designed to be a single-player experience.
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That's what my friends called my second Beagle. When my house burned in '07, a number of people offered to take me in but not my Beagle. "Is that the same dog that got into the dishwasher during Thanksgiving dinner?," one friend asked. The breed is incorrigible. I think that's my favorite part of these scent hounds.
Even Charles Darwin had a soft spot for the breed. Why else would he have named his boat The Beagle over 150 years ago when he first explored the Galapagos Islands? It speaks volumes.
I've just acquired my third creature of Beagle descent. Her name is Lucy and she is a mix I got from the animal shelter. She looks to be half Dachshund/half Beagle. It wasn't until I heard that distinct Beagle-y howl that I knew she was infused with Beagle DNA.
One year, I was having a water leak repaired in my condo and had to stay in a hotel. That is the only reason I got to see the Westminster Dog Show as I rarely own a TV. Everything in the universe lined up for the breed that year and a Beagle named Ono won the show.
These snoopsters are just delightful to me. Always into something. Always ready for fun. This is the only breed of dog I ever allowed to sleep in the bed-not by choice. Each one just assumed it was welcome and hopped up into the covers, nested and snoozed. I'm in love with my new Lucy, just as I loved Bingo and Sparkie. The last two were the 13-inch variety which tends to be about half the size of the 15-inch dogs. Breeders have now created a teacup size but I have yet to see one up close.
If you get one, please don't name him "Snoopy" after the Peanuts Cartoon Character, it's been over-done and it's tired.
Secretly, I think I am part Beagle. I love to get into everything, would try to be too cute to get mad at if I thought I could get away with it and believe that boundaries are only suggestions. I'd rather be corrected than ask permission and believe that life is meant to be fun and full of new discoveries.
That's describes a Beagle in every sense of the word, With love for the hound dogs, I am Sherry


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AFC West Division rivals will square off at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sunday when the Oakland Raiders host the Denver Broncos at 4:15PM ET.
The Broncos improved to 2-0 last week after cruising to a 27-6 win over the Browns. Correll Buckhalter rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on nine carries for a Denver team that easily covered the 3-point spread. Kyle Orton also threw for 263 yards and a touchdown in the victory.
Oakland earned its first win of the year by knocking off Kansas City 13-10 to cover the 1.5-point spread as underdogs. JaMarcuss Russell only threw for 100 yards, but the Raiders will gladly take the win.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Broncos 1.5-point favorites over the Raiders in this matchup. The over/under total has been established at 36.
Although their victory in Week 1 can be considered a fluke, there's nothing fluke about the way Denver's defense has played in the first two weeks. They've limited opponents to only 13 points in two games and while it helped playing Cleveland last week, the bottom line is that the Broncos defense is playing quite well to start the year.
They'll face an Oakland team that is improving, but still has a lot of work to do in order to be a complete football team. Russell continues to overthrow receivers, while the running game can be inconsistent at times. It's been the Raiders defense that looks must improved, especially with the addition of defensive end Richard Seymour.
We don't think the Broncos are a great bet here, but we'll gladly lay the 1.5 points with the way their defense has been playing. As long as Orton can limit the mistakes and Denver running game can keep being effective, the Broncos should leave Oakland with a win on Sunday.
Although the total has been set low at 36 points, we still suggest taking the under. Neither of these teams can score quickly and the under has covere din 10 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing Denver.
Our NFL Week 3 Free Pick for this matchup is: DENVER BRONCOS –1.5 and UNDER 36.
Broncos at Raiders Current Odds
427 Denver Broncos –1.5 Over 36 Moneyline: -125
428 Oakland Raiders +1.5 Under 36 Moneyline: +105
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Denver is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Oakland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
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Girls soccer: Rosemount upsets Burnsville
n The Irish also lost to Lakeville North and beat Henry Sibley
By Matthew Steichen
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The Rosemount girls soccer team split its first two South Suburban Conference games against a pair of ranked teams last week, then got back in the win column against a section opponent on Saturday.
The Irish (5-2, 1-1) opened their league season by upsetting fifth-ranked (Class 2A) Burnsville 3-2 last Tuesday at Irish Stadium. It was the program's first win over a ranked team since it beat then No. 7 Burnsville in 2009.
Two days later, the Irish took to the turf field at Lakeville North and were shut out for the first time this season, 3-0, by the 10th-ranked (Class 2A) Panthers.
The team bounced back by blowing out Henry Sibley 5-1 Saturday at Dakota County Technical College.
"The girls showed their character and what this team is about by rebounding," Irish coach Kevin Adams said. "I have told the girls effort will not always produce the positive result we want, but we must have short memories and prepare for that next opponent."
Senior Maddie Phillips got the Irish on the board against Henry Sibley with a goal 14 minutes into the first half. Senior Mel Simonson followed with a goal on a pass from Hannah Halterman to make it 2-0 heading into halftime.
Henry Sibley responded with a goal of its own to make it 2-1 just after the break, but the Irish put the game away with three straight scores. Halterman assisted on goals by Kayle Hanson and Maris Knott, and Jana Elliott capped the scoring on a cross from Lauren Riley.
That offense was nowhere to be found Thursday at Lakeville North. The Irish entered averaging 22 shots per game and managed just five in the 3-0 setback.
"We seemed sluggish and just could not sustain consistent ball control and pressure," Adams said. "They had an answer for everything we tried."
Tuesday's signature win didn't get off to a promising start, either. The Irish trailed 2-0 late in the first half before rallying for the 3-2 triumph.
"To the credit of these girls, they did not lose confidence and concede the match," Adams said.
Halterman got the hosts on the board late in the first half when she redirected a cross from Allie Hawkins to make it 2-1. The goal built some momentum for the Irish, who tied the game just over two minutes later when Jenny Dean stole a pass from a Burnsville defender and maneuvered around the goalie for the tying tap-in.
Simonson supplied the go-ahead score at the 16-minute mark of the second half, with the assist going to Hanson.
The Irish resume their conference schedule this week with games against Apple Valley and Bloomington Jefferson.


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Fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals (or quantum dots) hold a number of advantageous features including high photobleaching thresholds and broad excitation but narrow emission spectra well suited for multicolor labeling and detection. Unfortunately, most quantum dots are toxic, and hence reduction of cytotoxicity and human toxicity through surface modification plays a pivotal role in their successful application to in vivo labeling, imaging, and diagnosis. Researchers now have demonstrated that nanodiamond particles possess several unique features, including facile surface modification, long-term photostability, and no fluorescence blinking, that makes their detection and long-term tracking in living cells not only possible but practical.Posted: Mar 1st, 2007
Current medical and biological fluorescent imaging is limited by the use of dye markers, which are not photostable. The dyes can break down under photoexcitation, room light or higher temperatures. The observation of strong visible emission in porous silicon therefore has triggered substantial interest in exploring the synthesis and characterization of silicon nanoparticles. Due to their biocompatibility, high photoluminescence quantum efficiency and stability against photobleaching, silicon nanoparticles are expected to be an ideal candidate for replacing fluorescent dyes in many biological assays and fluorescence imaging techniques. For instance, they have been proposed as better quantum dots for in vivo applications, potentially replacing quantum dots of highly toxic cadmium. Different synthetic and physical methods have been used to prepare silicon nanoparticles. However, the yields of nanoparticles from these methods are very low and an HF (hydrofluoric acid) etching process is often necessary to obtain photoluminescent, hydrogen-terminated silicon nanoparticles. Now, researchers have developed a new solution route for the production of macroscopic amounts of hydrogen terminated silicon nanoparticles without hazardous material handling. This synthesis route is simple and thus offers great opportunity for scaled-up preparation of semiconductor materials.Posted: Feb 19th, 2007
Gold nanoparticles have gained significant prominence in the design and development of nanoscale devices and nanosensors. The ubiquitous place of gold in nanoscience stems from its unique chemical property of serving in the unoxidized state at the nanoparticulate level. In sharp contrast, most of the surfaces of the less-noble metals are susceptible to oxidation to a depth of several nanometers or more, often obliterating the nanoscale properties. The high surface reactivity of gold nanoparticles, coupled with their biocompatible properties, has spawned major interest in the utility of gold nanoparticles for in vivo molecular imaging and therapeutic applications. The core of nanomedicine embodies high surface area and the size relationship of nanoparticles to cellular domains so that individual cells can be targeted for diagnostic imaging or therapy of cancer and other diseases. The development of biocompatible and non-toxic nanoparticles is of paramount importance for their utility in nanomedicine applications. Despite the huge potential for gold nanoparticle-based nanomedicinal products, nontoxic gold nanoparticle constructs and formulations that can be readily administered are still rare. Hypothesizing that the ability of plants to absorb and assimilate metals will provide opportunities to utilize plant extracts as nontoxic vehicles to stabilize and deliver nanoparticles for in vivo nanomedicinal applications, researchers now have used Gum Arabic as a plant-derived, nontoxic construct for stabilizing gold nanoparticles. The development of readily injectable, in vivo stable and non-toxic gold nanoparticulate vectors, especially built from currently accepted human food ingredients, would be pivotal in their many uses (e.g. in vivo sensors, photoactive agents for optical imaging, drug carriers, contrast enhancers in computer tomography, X-ray absorbers).Posted: Feb 12th, 2007
There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease and its ultimate cause is still unknown. The disease affects an estimated 4.5 million people in the United States alone. That figure is expected to rise dramatically as the population ages, experts predict. Genetic factors are known to be important in causing the disease, and dominant mutations in different genes have been identified that account for both early onset and late onset Alzheimer's. For a number of years, researchers have been working to alleviate neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease through gene therapy. In this type of treatment, a gene's DNA is delivered to the neurons in individual cells, allowing them to produce their own therapeutic proteins. Gene therapy typically aims to supplement a defective mutant allele (the location of DNA codings on a chromosome) with a functional one. Currently, the most common carrier vehicles to deliver the therapeutic genes to the patient's target cells are viruses that have been genetically altered to carry normal human DNA. These viruses infect cells, deposit their DNA payloads, and take over the cells' machinery to produce the desirable proteins. One problem with this method is that the human body has developed a very effective immune system that protects it from viral infections. Thanks to advances in nanotechnological fabrication techniques, the development of nonviral nanocarriers for gene delivery has become possible. This is attractive due to the potential for improved safety, reduced ability to provoke an immune response, ease of manufacturing and scale up, and the ability to accommodate larger DNA molecules compared to virus-based delivery tools.Posted: Feb 9th, 2007
Without doubt, nanotechnology is having a major impact on medicine and the treatment of disease, notably in imaging and targeted drug delivery. Nanotechnology promises us a radically different medicine than the cut, poke and carpet bomb (think chemo therapy) medicine of today. The two major differences of nanomedicine will be a) the tools it uses - the main workhorse will be multifunctional nanoparticles and b) it will enable a perfectly targeted and individual treatment: organs and bones, really any body tissue, can be diagnosed and treated on a cell by cell basis with precise dosing and monitoring through the use of biomolecular sensors. Notwithstanding the huge amount of research going into this field, nanomedicine by and large is still in the basic research stage. Some fundamental problems like the targeting of nanoparticles in vivo, the transport of unstable drugs, and the dosage control of drug-carrying nanoparticles lead some scientists to think even one step further. Rather than delivering external drugs into the body, they conceptualize "pseudo-cell" nanofactories that work with raw ingredients already in the body to manufacture the proper amount of drug in-situ under the control of a molecular biosensor.Posted: Feb 8th, 2007
In much the same way that each of our bodies depends on bones for mechanical integrity and strength, each cell within our bodies is governed mechanically by a skeleton of composite materials including protein polymers (such as actin filaments) and motor proteins (myosin), called the cytoskeleton. Actin and myosin are key components in muscle contraction and cell motility. The cytoskeleton is an active material that maintains cell shape, enables some cell motion, and plays important roles in both intra-cellular transport and cellular division. The cytoskeletal system is not at thermodynamic equilibrium and this non-equilibrium drives motor proteins that are the force generators in cells. Analogous to how our bones are held and moved by muscles, the cytoskeleton is activated by these molecular motors, which are nanometer-sized force-generating enzymes. In an ongoing effort to design and create a simplified, bottom-up model of the cytoskeleton, researchers now have designed and assembled a biomolecular model system capable of mechanical activity similar to that of living cells. This work could serve as a starting point for exploring both model systems and cells in quantitative detail, with the aim of uncovering the physical principles underlying the active regulation of the complex mechanical functions of cells. It could also provide new fundamental insights and offer new design principles for materials science.Posted: Feb 6th, 2007
Nanotechnology-enabled tissue engineering is receiving increasing attention. The ultimate goal of tissue engineering as a medical treatment concept is to replace or restore the anatomic structure and function of damaged, injured, or missing tissue. At the core of tissue engineering is the construction of three-dimensional scaffolds out of biomaterials to provide mechanical support and guide cell growth into new tissues or organs. Biomaterials can be variously permanent or biodegradable, naturally occurring or synthetic, but inevitably need to be biocompatible. Using nanotechnology, biomaterial scaffolds can be manipulated at atomic, molecular, and macromolecular levels. Creating tissue engineering scaffolds in nanoscale also may bring unpredictable new properties to the material, such as mechanical (stronger), physical (lighter and more porous) or chemical reactivity (more active or less corrosive), which are unavailable at micro- or macroscales. For bone tissue engineering, a special subset of osteoinductive, osteoconductive, integrative and mechanically compatible materials are required. Such materials need to provide cell anchorage sites, mechanical stability, structural guidance and an in vivo milieu. Moreover, they need to provide an interface able to respond to local physiological and biological changes and to remodel the extracellular matrix (ECM) in order to integrate with the surrounding native tissue. Scientists in Singapore have developed a new nanoscale biocomposite that brings researchers one step closer to mimicking the architecture of the ECM.Posted: Feb 1st, 2007
Hyperthermia therapy, a form of cancer treatment with elevated temperature in the range of 41-45C, has been recently paid considerable attention because it is expected to significantly reduce clinical side effects compared to chemotherapy and radiotherapy and can be effectively used for killing localized or deeply seated cancer tumors. Accordingly, various forms of hyperthermia have been intensively developed for the past few decades to provide cancer clinics with more effective and advanced cancer therapy techniques. However, in spite of the enormous efforts, all the hyperthermia techniques introduced so far were found to be not effective for completely treating cancer tumors. The low heating temperature owing to the heat loss through a relatively big space gap formed between targeted cells and hyperthermia agents caused by the hard to control agent transport, as well as killing healthy cells attributed to the difficulties of cell differentiations by hyperthermia agents, are considered as the main responsibilities for the undesirable achievements. In a possible breakthrough, researchers in Singapore now report the very promising and successful self-heating temperature rising characteristics of NiFe2O4 nanoparticles. Different from conventional magnetic hyperthermia, in-vivo magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia is expected to be one of the best solutions for killing tumor cells which are deeply seated and localized inside the human body.Posted: Jan 23rd, 2007


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Preferences, Choices, and Satisfaction in a Bargaining Game
The first aim of this contribution is to study the role of cheap talk in the determination of a focal point in a bargaining game. A general discussion was therefore conducted before the bargaining, followed by a poll in which players must find a common solution to an abstract bargaining problem. On this issue, our conclusions are negative: no signifcant effect seems to emerge. This is not entirely unexpected; since the common discussion and the voting procedure staged the confrontation of different viewpoints, there has been no unanimous result. On the other hand, we can conclude that knowing individual preferences may help predicting towards which solutions players will converge, at least in a social setting, and understanding their satisfaction. These considerations refer to variables traditionally left out of economic analysis, which focuses instead on the final payoff and not on its relation to preferences or satisfaction, which are deemed non-measurable. On the contrary, this work has shown that consistent data emerge by simply asking players to express preferences and satisfaction. This makes us confident in formulating new hypotheses aiming at uncovering and understanding individual behaviour. Even if our results do not allow drawing strong final conclusions, they point out new possible answers, new ideas and topics for discussion.
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The sound quality from these speakers is just wonderful. I'm of an age to downsize and wanted to save space so I wanted a way to combine a stereo system with quality sound from TV, radio and laptop. And Acoustic Energy AegoM fits the bill to perfection. As the salesman said to me, this company are hi fi specialists who have moved into the computer market bringing their sound expertise with them. Other brands have started from the computer end to fill the market for games players who wanted loud crash whoosh kerplunk noises. I won't describe the set up in detail as earlier reviewers have done that. I have the white version which fits well with any décor. They aren't cheap but are worth every penny.
I seem cursed with other equipment with poor or cheap sound systems. So the AE system is mainly used to substitute for the widescreen TV speakers. I also connect to a very old cheap radio and cassette deck from its microphone socket to the subwoofer input and the sound immediately becomes top quality. I also use the laptop to listen to music and connect in the same way. When I want to watch a DVD on the laptop, I also use the Creative Labs X Mod and get surround sound with no loss of quality
The Acoustic Energy AEGO M speakers comprise of three parts. One sub-woofer and 2 smaller speakers, all of them with a white body and black front. The two smaller speakers are designed to act as a left and a right sounds, similar to headphones, with the sub obviously offering the bass and middle sounds. Acoustic Energy is a company that specialises in hi-fi and speaker systems, the company was founded in 1987 in West London and has been producing award winning speaker systems since 1991, with the first speaker system the company ever produced - quite an achievement. More information on the company can be found on http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/About_AE/index.asp which is where I have found my information.
The Product
The particular set of speakers that I own are the white version, which I will go on to describe, however they are also available in black. The sub-woofer and the pair of peripheral speakers are all of the same design. A box with curved edges, the main unit, as I said is white and the speaker part is black. On the main unit there is the volume control dial with a red LED. It is a very simple sleek desing that looks very stylish. The minimal controls on the front enhance this design. On the back of the main unit you have the other changeable options. These are a "loudness" function and a bass setting (which there are 3 of).
The other 2 parts of the system set are almost exactly the same as the main unit, however they do not have the control dial on. They also have a small slant at the back which means they sit at a slight angle, to give them extra sound projection.
*Sound Quality - With some speaker systems, the louder you have them, the more crackly they get and lose the quality they have at lower volumes. Sometimes we sacrifice sharpness of sound for loudness, however, with these speakers this certainly is not the case! No matter whether they are on very quietly or extremely loud they still hold the same quality of sound. You can hear every beat and note, every vocal and all of them are heard clearly.
*Bass - There are 3 bass settings on the speakers, levels 1,2 and 3. Level 1 reduces the bass, level 2 is a medium setting, and believe it or not level 3 enhances the bass. This is one of the good features on this product as I found it useful to be able to change the settings depending on what type of music I am listening to, or even from song to song. The bass comes mainly from the sub-woofer but can also be heard from the other smaller speakers.
*Melodies - The melodies can be somewhat overpowered when the bass setting is turned right up along with the loudness feature. However if you can get the settings right for your songs then there is no issue. The melodies, along with everything else, can be heard clearly.
*Volume - As I mentioned before, the volume does not affect the quality of the sound. The volume control of the speakers is affected by 2 things. For example if I am playing music from my laptop, and turn the volume up on that, the volume through the speakers goes up. Also, by turning the speaker volume control clockwise, it has the same effect. Therefore, if the device you are playing from has a louder volume capacity then you do not have to turn the speakers themselves up as far. My laptop is the loudest device I have in my house, and I have only managed to play music where the speaker control is only halfway round - it was THAT loud!! I don't know quite how loud it does actually go, but at that time, my face was vibrating to the bass, as were DVDs on the wall and my can of coke on the floor. I will find out when nobody else is in, if I can survive it.
*Overall - In conclusion, I think that the sound quality in general is excellent for all types of music and listening. They are useful for personal use, or for parties and there is no compromise on sound quality with increase in volume. All elements of songs can be heard and sound good, meaning that listening to your favourite songs can become even more enjoyable.
I have heard from a few sources, including the acoustic energy website that these speakers are easy to install. They are like most speakers that connect to a normal stereo, a set of wires for the right speaker and a set from the left - in this case they connect to the sub-woofer rather than a stereo itself. Now I would hardly call myself an expert in this area, but I know enough to connect a few wires in some speakers. Me and my brother undertook the task together, after briefly consulting the manual. (Its one of those where it has a picture of one thing a picture of another, a set of arrows and then it miraculously comes together, like a flat-pack wardrobe!) After struggling for about 20 minutes we finally got it to work properly, with all 3 speakers playing at one time. The installation itself is a simple task, I think it is just a case of making sure the right wires are in the right holes, and we probably got it wrong a few times before getting it right. Once this is done, you simply place the 2 peripheral speakers where you want them around the room. The connecting wires are quite long probably between 8-10 foot long, so you can place them almost anywhere in an average size room, with the sub-woofer acting as a hub for the sound in the centre. Once this is done, simply plug it in to a socket and your done. You can play music through them simply enough has they come with a normal jack that connects to the front of the speakers and a connector to plug into anything else you want.
The price of these speakers, and what a price it is, is extremely high in my humble opinion
There are currently a few items for sale on ebay, ranging from around £45 (including p+p) to £130 for a new set. I think that if you hunt around a little further, you could probably find a good deal on a set that are second hand like I did.
As you can see by the offers that ciao are showing they can range up to quite a high price. Mine were purchased from playtrade, they are also used. However, due to some damaged packaging they were considerably cheaper than anywhere else. Half the price in fact at £63.00. There is no damage to the speakers themselves, so this is an absolute bargain. I would advise trying to find a second hand set of speakers if possible, as a lot of people would not be able to spend a lot on this type of thing.
My Opinion
These speakers are essential in all my music listening now, before I had these speakers I just used to listen to music through my laptop. Being easy to set-up and the sound being absolutely amazing it makes the speakers absolutely worth it. They look stylish and aren't too big or imposing, so they will fit in most people's spaces. Whether that be a living room or bedroom - which is where I have mine. I wouldn't however recommend these speakers to the casual music listener, who just listens every so often. Between me and my brother we have them on all day every day, making them worth it!
* My recommendation and final opinion on these speakers are that I would recommend them to anyone who listens to a lot of music, as well as watching films or gaming, as they are compatible with anything. The sound, especially the bass is absolutely immense, however, it can sound very "bangy" for the people in the next room/downstairs, so if you have company in the house who would object, I would not advise the strongest bass setting. If you would not use these speakers regularly then these are definitely not for you as there is no way that you would get your moneys worth on them. Overall, I will rate them at 10/10 for my usage.
I bought these speakers when I arrived at University as I wanted decent sound quality in a small package and had read some good reviews. The speakers didn't disappoint.
Setting up the speakers was easy, all that needs to be done is plug the satellites into the subwoofer, and then connect the subwoofer to the audio source (a pc in my case).
The speakers are heavy, which reduces distortion. The system provides more than enough sound to fill a large room. In fact, I have never felt the need to turn the volume past 2/3. There are 3 bass settings which can be adjusted according to preference.
The only downside that I have had with these speakers is that one of the wires to the satellite speakers failed. This was not a big problem as they are standard speaker cables and a replacement was cheap.
Overall, these are fantastic speakers which produce a rich sound. I would say that they sound better than my Bose Ipod dock by quite some margin.
I heard about AE (acoustic energy) but that is all, never really felt any urge to delve into its range of audios until recently, in fact bumped accidentally to some massive sound which was too impressive and sweet to ignore. I was riding down the lane a couple of nights ago, and I was passing through a neighbor of mine who also happens to be a very good friend of mine, McCartney's "Mother Mary" was streaking out in streams from her window, I was wondering if this was again a new recording. I decided to have a look at it. The acoustic and tonal quality was bloody impressive and what I saw was even more so.
My decision to go for Apple iPod was belated and was on purpose. I always contended that the there was no doubt about the quality of Apple but I had my own reservations about its audio capability. I only decided to go for it after being sure that there is an app. (Sony SRSGU10IP iPod Speaker) which will negate my apprehension and Sony provided it. But believe me I would have definitely settled for AE's AEGO M speakers without a second thought and that too ahead of the Sony app I own.
Acoustic Energy AE AEGO M speakers sport a look that justifies its performance, sleek, trendy and inviting. My friend has got the white variation and I have come to know that it has got a black option too and it is similarly impressive. I have been ruing the fact that I have not been able to get my earnings from my ciao account, the simple reason being I don't have a UK a/c and I'm not a resident of Great Britain. Now things are settled and I am very happy that I have enough money there to get this satellite system.
Never mind you get amazing performance be it connected your free view TV, iPod, mobile phones, mp3 player and PSP. Excellent all round gadget this is.
What has struck me is my reservation regarding the iPod audio quality is vindicated by two recent developments. First the Sony's iPod app speaker which more recent than the AE's AEGO M speakers. If you reflect on it a little bit both these apps are more or less capable has great compatibility. But no body can deny that they are mainly developed for iPod applications. The level of success and popularity achieved by the iPod generation media players is phenomenal. The speaker manufacturers have sensed great marketability of such apps hence can hardly afford ignore exploring the development of apps which enhances the performance of iPods. In fact AE has mainly identified this market and they claim that AE's AEGO M speakers are really meant for iPods that it performs equally well with other devices is a bonus and the company itself has gone on to confirm this in their official website too.
Before going any further here is the
*Speaker type: Computer/PSP (no iPod dock, connects via mini-jack)
*Channels: Left/Right with subwoofer
*iPod Models Supported: iPhone, 2G Nano (Aluminum Body), 1G Nano (Chrome Back), 2G Shuffle (Aluminum Clip), 1G Shuffle (White Plastic Stick), 4G (Click Wheel or iPod Photo), Mini, 5G (Video), 4G (Click Wheel or iPod Photo), 3G (4 Horizontal Buttons), 2G (Touch Scroll Wheel), 1G (Physical Scroll Wheel)
*Connection type : Minijack/RCA
*Size: Satellites each 4"H by 2.75"W by 3.5"D; subwoofer 14"H by 7.75"W by 10.5"D
Weight: 9k
*Two very small satellites
*One Smart looking sub-woofer (rounded edged with smooth finish)
*The housing is rock solid facilitating reduced wasted resonance
#Excellent quality cables which will put shame most of the cables that are supplied with computer speakers.
#66inch mini-to-mini connection cable coupling an audio source with a 1/8 inch stereo output to the AE AEGO M's front mounted input.
#6.3 foot cable having a mini plug on one end plus left/right RCA pugs on the other
#Pair of 16.4 feet speaker cables.
Note: Connectors are gold plated hence no carbon deposit/ rusting
On the back of the subwoofer (refer to picture 3), there is a connection for central speaker plus a center output. You can coolly have a 3.1 speaker set up so that the central speaker has predominance considering the left/right speakers.
A rear switch of the sub woofer, providing you with a choice of three bass level options, the least being Level 1 to Level 2 with Level 3 as the most.
Personal note: The best bass level setting being Level 2 giving superb natural sound.
You need not scratch your head for setting up the connection because they are color coded, matching international norms. Just plug in and take care that match and males and the females with similar colors.
It does not have a iPod dock only provision being line level audio output. But with a bit of expenditure you can always have the option of Onkyo iPod Dock to have a remote control over it
Its audio performance is just superb: Never mind what sound track you are playing. It handles everything with great aplomb. The output is sharp, full, tonal, clear and above all beautifully balanced. The bass does not exactly boom neither the treble is shrill, perfect balance all over, low, mid-range and high frequencies, the blend and performance is near perfect. You just listen to the roll of the drums, perfect rolling effect.
The mid-range is a bit heavy but nothing to be finicky about it, it is hardly hampers or spoils your musical bliss. I just wonder with its balance lovely deep bass, perfect treble and amazing stereo imaging.
All speaker systems are impedance sensitive, so is Acoustic Energy AEGO M speaker. If you use this satellite as I have mentioned you can do, just take a bit of care to read the manuals of these system like Freeway TV, iPod, computer and even PSP. It is quite possible that they have different out put impedance and may be your brands may just not match with its requirements for best performance. I have mentioned what this satellite system supports but if you go beyond that the performance that you expect may not be there-just a mater of resistance, the impedance does not match.
The most spectacular aspect of Acoustic Energy AEGO M speaker satellite is that just let it perform at High Volume, there is hardly a hint of distortion and try it at low volume it will please you all the same.
1) Acoustic Energy Limited is a British venture relocated to Cotswolds from its original base in West London (founded in 1987)
2) Won the British Hi-Fi Award for Best Speakers consecutively 1991 and 1992
Their motto: "Personal audio doesn't have to be just personal anymore. The AE Music system brings big-scale high fidelity sound to MP3 players, PC's, Macs, multi-media phones and even hand held game devices with complete plug and play simplicity."
Website: http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/About_AE/index.asp
Address: Acoustic Energy Ltd,
16 Bridge Road, Cirencester,
England, UK, GL7 1NJ
Price now: 129.23
Least price: £86.09 (Exc VAT)
Mid-way price: £99.00 (Inc VAT)
Best buy (if you are luck) £108.5 (incl VAT)
Bottom line 1: Acoustic Energy Aego Ms MUST HEAD YOUR LIST if you are thinking of a satellite 2.1 system.
Bottom line 2: Use it at your office, bed room and the drawing room, no problems with its performance.
(First published at ciao.co.uk under the same user name)
I needed a pair of speakers for around £150 that weren't so big they sttracted everyones attention. Whatever site I went on, these speakers were always rated 5 stars and its not hard to see why.
The satellite speakers are tiny, but very heavy duty with some very powerful drivers. THe subwoofer is huge in comparison but still not too big and it comfortably fits under my bed.
Lots of websites rate them as the best speakers available under £200. I bought them on ebay for £90 and think they're an absolute bargain.
I listen to a wide variety of music and these speakers will perform with anything.
THe cables for these speakers are very thick and of good quality.
On the rear of the sub woofer, there is a toggle switch which allows you to set the bass to 3 levels. Level 1 is great and 2 is more than enough but 3 is still there for all of you who love to keep the neighbors up with vibrating floors.
I wanted a new set of speakers for under £100 for university, and after doing a lot of research into it, these were apparently the best.
When I first opened the box I was shocked at the size of the satellites, they are tiny! The sub on the other hand is sizeable, but not too large. I was even more shocked when I got the speakers plugged in!
The sound quality really is excellent, especially when you consider the price range they're in, I think they are better quality than a Phillips 600W surround system I used to put music through. The bass is very good, but not overdone and the trebles are crisp. The mids are perhaps not quite there, but having said that I generally scoop the mids on my EQ anyway.
Note that I am saying all this with a Creative X-Fi X-mod soundcard, you really need a soundcard (not integrated!) to get the most of these speakers, and the card was £30-40 well spent.
For the size they are very loud. I could shake the entire block at university with them; people 2 floors up were saying they could hear when I got a new MSN message! They were shocked when they came in at the size of the things that had been impeding their studies.
The build quality is superb, the satellites are heavy for their size, and have a metal casing. The sub is wooden as you'd expect but the volume knob and surround is metal, giving it a nice feel.
It has a front input for music if you don't play music from your computer, and will actually mix the front and rear together, having the front slightly lower in the mix. This is a nice touch, not that I use it myself as I play all my music from the computer. On the rear it has an option for a centre speaker, although I don't know where one of these can be purchased from, and has an on off switch for it. The sub has 3 levels too, so if your housemates are sleeping you can crank it up to full :P.
Anyway there's only so much you can say about a set of computer speakers, so I'll stop, but these really are very good value for money, and I'm more than impressed with them


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The Department of Defense (DoD) announced Tuesday that it and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CAL-EPA) have finalized a procedure for prioritizing perchlorate sampling at DoD facilities throughout California.
"This protocol is a crucial step forward to address perchlorate concerns in California and will serve as a model for interagency partnering with other states," said Alex Beehler, assistant deputy under secretary of defense for environment, safety, and occupational health.
The procedure document provides guidance to California and DoD officials on the steps each party will take to identify and prioritize areas on military sites where perchlorate has likely been released in proximity to drinking water sources. The DoD/California-developed agreement is the first of its kind in the country.
"Our cooperative implementation of the protocol will provide us the much needed information to better understand the scope and magnitude of the impact to our drinking water sources," CAL-EPA head Terry Tamminen commented.
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No drinking water standard for perchlorate has been adopted so far. California recently set a public health goal of 6 parts per billion and that states department of health services has begun efforts to adopt a maximum contaminant limit. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working with California on monitoring perchlorate occurrence in public water systems.
The new protocol addresses active and closed installations, non-operational ranges, and formerly used Defense sites where funding has not already been allocated to address perchlorate. Any known perchlorate releases at a DoD site within one mile of a drinking water source where perchlorate has been detected will warrant the highest priority for sampling.
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"The Department of Defense remains committed to working with the State of California to set priorities, to identify and address perchlorate problems on military facilities, and to marshal resources for researching effective treatment technologies," Beehler said.
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SAO PAULO, March 21 (Reuters) - Banco do Brasil SA borrowed $1 billion from a pool of 22 banks in a syndicated loan transaction, its first ever, allowing Latin America's largest lender by assets to forge stronger ties with banks operating across Asia.
Banco do Brasil borrowed $700 million in a three-year loan, paying an annual interest rate of 1.35 percentage point above the six-month London interbank offered rate, José Maurício Pereira Coelho, the bank's head of finance, said on Friday. The remaining $300 million, four-year portion of the loan will pay 1.50 points more than six-month Libor, he added.
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It's a momentous month in the life of historical romance author Laurel McKee. Her latest book, Two Sinful Secrets, was released, and even more romantic, she will be married on Saturday!
I'm so glad she's found her own Happy Ever After. As her editor, I have worked with her on five books — the Daughters of Erin trilogy (Countess of Scandal, Duchess of Sin and Lady of Seduction) and two Scandalous St. Claire's novels (One Naughty Night and Two Sinful Secrets) and what interests Laurel most is a strong heroine. So, like Eliza, Anna, Caroline, Lily and Sophia, Laurel had to search hard to find the right partner. Discouraged, she'd tried to give up on dating for a while — happy on her own — but thankfully, her girlfriends wouldn't let her. One particularly tenacious friend insisted that she go out to dinner with Andrew, one of her husband's nice co-workers.
I'll let Laurel tell you how it went from there: "He did turn out to be nice. Very, very nice. And fun, and thoughtful, and interested in my work. He called the very next day to ask me to the ballet, since my friend had told him I used to study ballet. He cooked me dinner, since I don't cook. He ate my dad's 'famous' hot wings, which are too hot for anyone else. He brought me flowers. He was nice to my friends. It felt … good, which seemed very strange after 15 years of dating not-so-good."
Fast-forward to the present, and I'm so excited to share a photo of Laurel trying on her wedding dress. It's a beautiful, fairy-tale dress that suits her well. And it's every bit as pretty as her heroine Sophia's on the cover of Two Sinful Secrets. So, for Laurel, December is a great month for romance — and fashion.
So many of the authors I meet have long, happy marriages. A much greater percentage than the overall population, I feel sure. Being romantic must be the key. : ) So, Laurel, I wish you the same long, happy, loving marriage that I see with your colleagues.
And I hear a trip to Disney World is in your future …
Please post a comment of congratulations for Laurel. Feel free to leave the best marriage tip you've received. Or let us know where you went on your fabulous honeymoon.
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