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Evansville seeks community input on future of schools
"It's been really encouraging to hear their (residents') perspective of how well the school and the community interact," said Kathi Swanson, school board president. "That's been a very nice, positive thing to hear."
Seeking public input is part of the district's strategic planning process, which already has included staff input, she said.
The two-hour public meetings seek direction for the district in the next five to 10 years.
"What do we want our schools to look like in the future, and then how do we get there? What are our priorities?" Swanson said.
In the first two sessions, community members brought up a wide range of ideas, she said.
The district is working with a facilitator who trained officials to run the focus groups. Each group includes at least one administrator, board member and teacher. All data will help guide the board to write a detailed action plan through early next year.
Administrator Heidi Carvin is starting each meeting with a presentation on the status of the district, which faces a $687,400 deficit this year.
The board plans to close the gap using money from the district's fund balance.
The deficit includes savings the district realized when its unions settled new contracts in February that included employee contributions of 5 percent of health insurance premiums and half of retirement costs.
Cuts this year included three teaching positions and filling one position with a part-time position for a total savings of about $275,000. Administrators also face a salary freeze and are contributing toward their benefits.
The district tax rate would increase about 2.7 percent, according to rough estimates, Carvin said. The board will hold the annual budget meeting Monday, Oct. 24, and the budget should be published in the coming days.
Carvin said the projected deficit for 2012-13 would be at least $650,000.
"I think the strategic planning process helps us educate the community about the different things impacting our budget. It should give us pretty clear direction on what to protect if we need to make further cuts," she said.
Carvin and Swanson said parents also have expressed more interest in alternative schools within the district than the two expected.
The Evansville School District wants to hear what community members think is going well or needs improvement in the schools.
A series of two-hour focus group meetings are set to hear about the vision residents have for the future of the district as it creates a five-to-10 year strategic plan.
The meetings are planned:
-- 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, at Theodore Robinson Intermediate School library, 420 S. 4th St. Use the back entrance at the back parking lot facing Fair Street. Child care is provided.
-- 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Creekside Place, 102 Maple St. Continental breakfast served.
-- 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Creekside Place. Light lunch served.
-- 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, at J.C. McKenna Middle School cafeteria, 307 S. 1st St.
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Audio Research SDP1 multichannel music processor Page 3
What does surround-sound do for music? I've described it before, but I'll reiterate: What it does, basically, is put the ambient space of the recording around you instead of in front of you. If there's any spatial information on the recording—and there is on every recording miked in real stereo—it wraps around you the way it does in a real acoustical space. Instruments sound more solid and three-dimensional and less like cardboard cutouts, and bass takes on a richness and bloom that are much more like the real things than stereo bass. And surround-sound seems louder than the same measured sound-pressure level in stereo—by as much as 3dB.
That's what surround-sound is supposed to do. I was puzzled, then, by how little surround-sound via the SDP1 was enhancing the bass—until I got a phone call from Audio Research's Mike Harvey, who suggested I try reversing polarity on the L surround output. That solved the bass problem, but introduced another: now the ambient surround field wasn't nearly as spacious as it had been. The reason, of course, is that the surround was now monophonic—both speakers were now getting the same signal.
That's why the ARC-recommended surround-speaker connection is with them out of phase; having one speaker reproducing the L-R information and the other the R-L information gives a very wide, spacious surround. (Front-to-surround phasing is irrelevant, because the rear-channel delay causes several cycles of phase rotation.) But antiphase connection also causes the low end from the surrounds to cancel to some extent. THX processors assume the surrounds are connected in phase and use "decorrelation" to widen the ambient field; but the minimalist SDP1 has no such provision. So, what's the best way of connecting the SDP1's surrounds? There is no best way. ARC recommends trying both and going with the one you prefer, and I concur.
How did the unsteered SDP1 handle movie soundtracks? Surprisingly well, considering. Recent film soundtracks are a lot cleaner and more transparent than you might guess. Audiophiles who dismiss Hollywood as a hotbed of deaf philistines should take a long listen to the best audio that's coming from LaLa Land these days. With the center turned off, phantom images tracked their visuals across the screen with stunning accuracy, and surround effects were clearly coming from the rear rather than the front.
There was considerable leakage from hard-panned left and right signals into the surrounds, but the delay kept them resolutely up front as long as they contained enough transient energy for the precedence effect to work on. Sustained sounds like rain and rumbles of thunder appeared almost equally at the front and in the surrounds—differing in level by only about 3dB—but it was no big problem; they're supposed to be all around. Steering, it would seem, is rather less important in a typical living room than it is in a movie theater.
If you have any misgivings about getting into surround-sound for your music listening, the Audio Research SDP1 should dispel them. It passes the all-important front channels completely unscathed, it does as good a job as any decoder can with the surround channels (despite their rather high noise level), and its all-solid-state design should reassure anyone who has learned the hard way how often tubes fail in use and the damage they can do when they do. I just wish it had a single level control for the surrounds; since they're mono, separate controls are an unnecessary bother.
The SDP1 has done nothing to sully Audio Research's enviable reputation for sonic excellence, but the surround channels need more work. Their spurious noise isn't high enough to impair listening enjoyment, but the fact that it's audible at all ill befits a product from so venerable and venerated a company.

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Calm quickly turned to panic during the minutes following the Boston Marathon explosions. Exhausted runners and spectators sprinted through the streets unclear of the situation at hand.
"I really thought I was going to die after the second bomb went off," Penn senior Callie Moriarty said.
The 21-year-old student, a Boston native, ran the race with four other teammates on behalf of the Codman Academy Charter School. Pulling ahead at mile 16, Moriarty was the only member of her team to finish.
Moriarty was about two blocks past the finish line when she heard the initial blast. She turned around and saw smoke, but at first, she and others did not make much of it.
"I thought to myself, 'that was weird, is that thunder?'" Moriarity said. "At the same time, people around me were speculating what technical issue could have been the cause."
Once bystanders realized something was out of the ordinary, Moriarty says adrenaline and fear took hold.
"So many people who had just finished 26.2 miles started running again," she said. "There was blood, limbs and scared people."
Cell phone service was shut down about ten minutes after the explosions, according to Moriarty. She noted people thought the bomb detonation was linked to the cellular signal.
Service was spotty throughout the afternoon and made it impossible for Moriarty to reach her teammates. NBC10.com was in touch with the Pennsylvania student as she awaited news.
At around 4:30 pm, about an hour and a half after the blasts, Moriarty still had no word. Finally she learned that they never crossed the finish line and that everyone was okay.
"They got to the final turn and people were waving them away from the explosions," she said.
Sirens were whirling through the streets as many tried to make their way to safety, unsure of where that would be.
"Everyone was scared that we were all stuck in the middle of the street in Boston, surrounded by thousands of people," Moriarty said, "I felt like we were such an easy target and nobody knew where to go."
While Moriarty and her four teammates were unscathed, the day's events left three dead and over a hundred injured.


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Fuel cells - which convert chemical energy into electricity – commonly use expensive platinum as a catalyst to trigger the reactions.
But according to a paper published in the Nature journal, "doped collections of carbon atoms" extracted from human urine offer a cheap and effective workaround.
The team's complex proof-of-concept shows they could use urine to make "highly porous carbon-containing heteroatoms such as nickel, sulphur, silicon and phosphorous from human urine waste as a single precursor for carbon and multiple heteroatoms."
The study was led by Jong-Sung Yu of Korea University, who pointed out the environmental benefits that come from treating urine as something to be utilised rather than discarded.
Fewer pollutants from urine would reach water bodies, for example, such as leftover drugs that have not been fully metabolised.
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Ludwick eager to shake early slump
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
Cozart settles in to leadoff role
MILWAUKEE -- After initially struggling from the leadoff spot, Reds rookie shortstop Zack Cozart carried a five-game hitting streak into Tuesday. Cozart was batting .333 (6-for-18) with two homers during the streak. That included a leadoff homer on Monday that started a five-run fourth inning in a 6-1 win over Milwaukee."I told him to just be himself and not try to be what the spot in the batting order dictates for him to be," manager Dusty Baker said on Tuesday. "He's had some high quality, high number at-bats. He sometimes starts the game off with a seven- or eight-pitch at-bat because he battles and battles and fouls off some pitches. He's a grinder and a fighter type. He doesn't appear as such until he gets on the field."
Phillips shows signs of improvement
MILWAUKEE -- Reds manager Dusty Baker believed he was seeing signs of Brandon Phillips starting to heat up. The Reds second baseman was 2-for-4 in Monday's 6-1 win and drove the ball hard three times.Phillips, who was plagued with a sore left hamstring much of last month, ran the bases at full speed when he doubled to left field in the sixth inning. It appears he's nearly 100 percent again. "It's getting close because I see him itching to steal," Baker said on Tuesday. "I'm still saying no, but I see him itching. If larceny is in your veins on the bases, it's hard to get it out." Baker expects that Phillips will be turned loose on the bases soon. "When the hot weather gets here, he'll be wide open," Baker said. "He's done well at playing smart."
Worth noting
• Entering Tuesday, Reds relievers carried a 23 1/3-scoreless-innings streak over their last eight games. It was the group's longest streak since a stretch of eight scoreless games (17 1/3 innings) from July 26-Aug. 4, 2000. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the franchise record is nine games -- set in both 1971 and 1987.
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|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|29 Dec 1992
|Filing date
|4 Oct 1991
|Priority date
|4 Oct 1991
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|W. Layne Carruth, Sohrab Soltani, Warren P. Jones
|Original Assignee
|Hill-Rom Company, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (8), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (31), Classifications (13), Legal Events (8)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to a weigh bed and is particularly related to a fluidized patient support system weighing of the order of 1,500 pounds. The fluidized patient support system is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,672,699 whose disclosure is incorporated herein to form a part of this disclosure. The patient support system includes a tub filled with a mass of granular material and covered with a loose-fitting flexible patient contact sheet. Air is forced into the granular material to fluidize it, thus supporting the patient on a fluidized system. The tub, the granular materials and patient weigh in excess of 1,000 pounds usually in the range of 1200-1600 pounds. The tub is mounted on a base which is trapezoidal in cross section.
An objective of the present invention has been to provide a scale for continuously weighing the patient, the scale including a transducer formed by load cell beams generally of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,974,692 whose disclosure is incorporated herein.
In the '692 patent, a patient support structure is mounted on a base by means of four load cells, one mounted at each corner of the bed. Each load cell has a load cell beam that is cantilever-mounted at one end and engages a steel ball at the other end. The steel ball is engaged by upper and lower flat seats that provide a rolling contact between the ball and the seats. The ball and flat seat combination provides assurance that only vertical components of force are imposed on the load cell and hence measured by the scale. A system of rods connected between the base of the bed and the patient support prevents the patient support structure from rolling off the balls.
A further objective of the present invention has been to provide an improvement on the rolling ball support of the '692 patent.
The objectives of the present invention are attained by substituting for the flat seats of the '692 patent cup-shaped upper and lower surfaces. The cup-shaped upper and lower surfaces are generally hemispherical and of a substantially greater diameter than the ball captured between the surfaces. Any tendency of the patient support to move in a lateral direction is therefore resisted by the ball having to roll uphill, so to speak, with respect to the cup-shaped seats which confine it. The heavier the load, that is the patient support, the harder it is to ride uphill to dislodge the cups from the steel ball disposed between them.
The combination of cups and steel ball connecting the load cells to the heavy patient support assures that only vertical forces will be measured by the load cells and will confine the patient support against lateral movement with respect to its base.
Another feature of the invention has been to provide retainers cooperating with bolts depending from the patient support tub, the retainers providing further assurance that lateral movement of the tub with respect to the base will be resisted.
Further, the bolts themselves pass through holes in the base to provide added insurance against lateral movement. The bolts are maintained out of contact with the retainers or the base itself in normal operation so that there is no frictional force between tub and base that would influence the weighing of the patient.
As another feature of the invention, the base has two trapezoidal structures each having a top horizontal bar. Each horizontal bar has a trough formed in its upper surface within which each load cell beam is disposed, there being four load cell beams, one at each corner of the bed.
The several features and objectives of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic, disassembled perspective view of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a disassembled cross-sectional view through one end of the bed; and
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the load cell mount.
Referring to FIG. 1, a fluidized patient support system is shown. A deep tub 10 is mounted on base 11, the base being trapezoidal in cross-section. The tub 10 is filled with a ceramic granular material which is covered by a flexible sheet 12. A blower system (not shown) drives air through the granular material in the tub creating a fluidized bed which supports the patient while resting on the sheet 12. The blower is connected to the bed by a hose of sufficient flexibility that it does not add a force component to the weighing system. The bed is particularly useful for patients who have been immobilized for long periods of time and have developed bed sores.
As shown in FIG. 2, the base 11 has as principal structural elements two horizontally-spaced trapezoidal structures 15. Each trapezoidal structure includes a top bar 16. The upper surface of the top bar 16 is formed as a trough 17 within which four load cells 20 are mounted, one load cell being at each corner of the bed. A wrapper 21 is wrapped around the sides and bottom of the base 11 to enclose the base. A stiffener plate 22 extends between the two trapezoidal structures 15 and is bolted at its ends to the trapezoidal structures while leaving the troughs 17 exposed.
Referring to FIG. 4, each trough has a bottom wall 23. A spacer 25 is welded to the bottom wall 23. Each load cell 20 has a beam 26 secured by two anchor bolts 27 passing through the bottom wall 23 and spacer 25. Each load cell has a bridge connection of four strain gauges, not shown, forming a transducer connected by conductors 28 (FIG. 2) which are in turn connected to a load cell summing junction box 29 and from there to a digital display 30.
The anchor bolts 27 secure one end of the load cell beam 26 in the trough leaving a cantilevered free end 32 free to flex vertically. A lower ball cup stud 35 is threaded into the free end 32 of the load cell 20. A similar ball cup stud 36 is secured by a nut 37 to the bottom of the tub and precisely overlies the ball cup stud 35. The ball cup studs have facing surfaces 38 in the lower stud and 39 in the upper stud which are generally hemispherical. A 5/8 inch hardened stainless steel ball 40 is mounted between the surfaces 38, 39 to provide the sole connection of the tub to the load cell and base. Collectively, the four load cells provide the entire support of the tub through the hardened balls 40. The diameter of the sphere that defines the surfaces 38, 39 is approximately 7/8 inch. The surfaces are hardened to about a Rockwell 62.
A clearance hole 45 is formed in the top bar 16 of the trapezoidal structure 15. A stop bolt 46 passes through a clamp plate 43, the bottom wall 47 of the tub 10 and a tub plate 44. A cylindrical spacer 48 is mounted on the bolt 46 below the tub and is secured thereto by a nut 49 and washers 50 and 51. The nut 49 passes through the clearance hole 45 in the top bar 16. The clearance hole 45 is of a diameter substantially greater than the transverse dimension of the nut 49 so that there is no contact between the nut or any part of the bolt 46 and the elements attached to it and the base 11.
A retainer clip 55 is attached by a bolt 56 to the side of the trapezoidal structure 15 at each corner of the base. The retainer clip has a horizontal section 57 that terminates in an edge 58 having a semicircular recess 59 of greater diameter than the spacer 48. The spacer 48 is received in the recess 59, but the dimension of the recess is greater than the diameter of the spacer so that normally there is no contact between the retainer clip and the spacer.
The retainer clip cooperating with the bolt as well as the clearance hole 45 cooperating with the nut 49 provide assurance that there will be no lateral movement of the tub great enough to cause the ball cup studs to become dislodged from the balls.
In the operation of the invention, the tub is supported only by the engagement of the studs 35, 36 with the ball 40 at each corner of the tub. The weight of the tub and patient stresses the load cell beams causing their transducers to provide signals proportional to the weight that is stressing them. The weight of the patient is displayed on the digital display 30. Each ball 40 provides single point contact with its upper and lower cup stud 36, 35 so that only vertical components of force are applied to the load cell beam. Any tendency of the tub to move laterally with respect to the base is resisted by the cup stud and ball interconnection. The upper stud must roll uphill over the ball to be dislodged and/or the ball must roll uphill over the lower stud to be dislodged. The greater the mass contained within the tub, the greater is the lateral force that would be required to cause the dislodgment of the cup and ball interengagement. Thus, under normal conditions of transportation and the like, the tub remains securely seated on the base. If there is unusual lateral stress of the tub with respect to the base, that is resisted by the bolt 46 and its engagement with clearance hole 45 and/or clip 55.
From the above disclosure of the general principles of the present invention and the preceding detailed description of a preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art will readily comprehend the various modifications to which the present invention is susceptible. Therefore, we desire to be limited only by the scope of the following claims and equivalents thereof:
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Weaver's return could send Ely to Minors
Weaver's return could send Ely to Minors
The operative word for Torre is "reliever" -- even with the Dodgers' fifth starter spot up in the air and Vicente Padilla on the disabled list through at least the end of the month.
Padilla has been temporarily replaced by John Ely, who makes his second career start in Thursday's finale against the Brewers. But Ely is a candidate for demotion to make room for Weaver after that start, which leaves no clear candidate to take over Padilla's spot in the rotation.
Weaver, a starter for the first 11 years of his career, made seven starts in 28 appearances for the Dodgers in 2009, but Torre said Weaver is more comfortable in the 'pen.
"For me to say at this point in time where our starters are right now, that nothing is a possibility, it'd be silly for me to do that," Torre said. "At this point in time, we're not thinking [Weaver could start]."
Torre said earlier this week that the team wouldn't consider carrying an additional pitcher, with 12 already on the roster. Even if Ely pitches well on Thursday, it may not be enough to keep him with the big league team, Torre said.
"If he goes out there and gives us a chance to win, we'll see what we see," Torre said. "We are up against the situation now -- with Weaver coming back, we're going to have to make a move. Even though he pitches well, he still could be one of the guys that won't be here. He knew that when he got here."


text: Hi all! I currently have beginner-intermediate pistol operating skills, and looking to develop my skills further. I want to find the best training venues in my area. Which instructors/academies/schools/etc. would you recommend in New Mexico and Arizona area? Or, which ones should I stay away from, and why? Thanks for your advice!


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Written on: 10/06/2013 by chris.weaver (1 review written)
Introduced to the makers at the Bath & West Show and purchased the Barbeskew II. Bit disappointed that I couldn't carry one home immediately but they went out of their way to get one delivered within a few days. Built it easily the same evening and BBQ'd the next. Really impressed especially as I could clear up the food preparations and sit down and relax whilst it cooked itself. Really tasty too. BBQing on every possible sunny evening now! Dishwasher proof skewers would be a bonus.
Written on: 16/08/2013
We also bought one at the Bath & West show, and are still waiting for ours. Terrible customer service, really disappointed, hope that when (if) it finally arrives we'll be as pleased as you are.
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Stocks vaulted higher in mid-session trading, as investors shrugged off news of slowing U.S. second quarter GDP growth and focused on hopes for monetary stimulus from Federal Reserve Board and the European Central Bank.
The S&P/TSX composite index tacked on 82 points or 0.7 per cent to 11,721, with across-the-board gains, led by energy stocks.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average chalked up a triple-digit surge, rising 110 points or 0.9 per cent.
In economic news, the U.S. reported GDP growth slowed to an anemic 1.5 per cent annual rate in the second quarter, in line with expectations, but down from the 2-per-cent pace in the first quarter.
Many analysts says the slowing growth rate increases the pressure on the Fed to launch another round of stimulus known as quantitative easing to help boost the economy.
"Unless growth surprises on the upside, Fed policymakers will be chalking up their QE cue in the months ahead," said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Nesbitt Burns.
Both the Fed and the ECB hold interest rate setting meetings next week.
Shares in Europe also posted sizable gains, based on hopes for further central bank action. The largest advances were in hard-hit Spanish stocks, which surged 3.5 per cent, but every major bourse traded in the black. Italian stocks gained 2.9 per cent, French stocks 2.4 per cent and in Germany, 1.6 per cent.
Higher energy shares were a major catalyst in Toronto. Crude oil prices gained 58 cents (U.S.) to $89.97 a barrel and natural gas held recent advances to trade at more $3-a-million BTUs.
Among the larger gainers were Encana Corp., up 3 per cent.
Uranium producer Cameco Corp. slumped 3.2 per cent after reporting disappointing second quarter results. Share profit fell to 2 cents from 14 cents a year earlier.
In the U.S., shares of social networking company Facebook Inc. cratered after weaker-than-expected quarterly results, its first as a public company. The stock went public in May at $38, but plunged today by 11.7 per cent to $23.70.


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Hobbyhot:SKYRC TORO 1/8 RC Model Truck X8PT 2000KV Brushless Motor & 150A ESC Combo
SKYRC Launched a great 150A ESC with X series motor for 1/8 buddy
available at hobbyhot.com
Motor Specifications
Model: X8PT 2000KV
Suitable Model: 1/8 RC Truck / Truggy / Buggy
Motor Type: Sensorless
Rotation Speed: 2000KV (RPM/V)
Power: 3000 Watts
Max. Voltage: 23V
Max. Current: 130A
Resistance: 0.0064ohm
Poles: 6P
Motor Length: 74mm
Motor Diameter with Fins: 42.8mm
Shaft Diameter: 5mm
Length of Extend Shaft: 15mm
Weight: 445g
ESC Introduction
Toro 8 speed controls set a new standard in brushless performance and Toro 8 is big power in a small package.
This brushless, sensorless speed control is packed with many features making it unbeatable for either non stop fun or top level racing.
The features of Toro 8 can be easily accessed and adjusted using the program card. At the press of a single button you can adjust the LiPo battery voltage cut off, the maximum punch, the brake strength, the drag brake, the motor timing and the reverse lock out! All the setting will show on the program card at once.
The complete new design will prove that brushless technology has just reached a new high!
- Super smooth starting up
- New high performance heat dissipation power boards
- Built in ventilation fan for extreme cooling
- Safety features including thermal cut off
- LiPo/NiCd/NiMH Support
- New software increases power and top speeds
- New adjustable features via included program card- Very easy to use
- New high power brakes, fully adjustable
- New high power drag brakes, fully adjustable
- Support LiPo up to 6 cells
ESC Specifications
Function: Fwd/Brk or Fwd/Brk/Rev
Input Power (Cells): (2-6S LiPo)
Motor Limits
Brushless KV <= 2400: Up to 6S(25.2Volt), for 1/8 monster trucks and truggies
Brushless KV >2400: Up to 4S(16.8Volt), ideal for 1/8 buggies
On Resistance,Brushless: 0.0002 Ohms per phase at 25 C (77 F) Trans. Temp.
Continuous/Burst Current: 150 Amp / 950 Amp
Switching BEC: 5.7 Volts, 3 Amp
Status LED: 1 with 3 color (Red, Green & Orange)
Thermal Overload Protection: Yes
Dimensions(LxWxH): 48.8x57.8x35.8mm (1.29x2.28x1.41in)
Weight (Without wires): 88g (3.1oz)
Program Card Specifications
Dimension: 52.5 x 79.5 x 6.6mm
Net Weight: 11g
Suitable Model: SKYRC TORO ESC
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Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart (Hardcover)
108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart
Shambhala Publications, 9781590305799, 231pp.
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Haiku, the Japanese form of poetry written in three short lines, is celebrated for its ability to express a simple moment in a profound way. The "haiku moment," as it is called, refers to a heightened awareness of the world around us and how, in that small, transient period, the greater essence of our lives is reflected. As our culture speeds up and our personal lives feel overbooked and busy, haiku can offer an easy way to slow down, appreciate the simple things around us, and give us a moment to reflect on our lives. In Haiku Mind, Patricia Donegan presents 108 haiku that offer a larger lesson on how we can approach our lives. With themes such as honesty, transience, and compassion, Donegan offers haiku and commentary as a form of meditation--a moment where we can slowly and naturally discover what is simply here.
About the Author
Patricia Donegan is a poet, translator, and promoter of haiku as an awareness practice. She was a faculty member of East-West poetics at Naropa University under Allen Ginsberg and Chogyam Trungpa; a student of Japanese haiku master Seishi Yamaguchi; and a Fulbright scholar to Japan. She is a meditation teacher, the poetry editor for Kyoto Journal, and a member of the Haiku Society of America. Her haiku works include Haiku Mind 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart, Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master (co-translated with Yoshie Ishibashi), and Haiku: Asian Arts for Creative Kids. Her poetry collections include Without Warning, Bone Poems, and Hot Haiku.
Praise For Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart…
"Haiku Mind succeeds as a book I can share with my in-laws or the guy at the coffee shop. Donegan has a confident grasp of the subject and her poem selections are strong. As her meditations often include discussions of biography and allusion, even old hands will find new aspects of familiar poems."—Modern Haiku


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Last Thursday I delivered a short presentation on Testing @ Microsoft as part of the Test Expo conference in London. I have uploaded the presentation here
I will post some useful test related links at the beginning of next week so check back later!
The presentation is in *.pptx format so if you aren't using Office 2007 then you might need the Compatibility Pack or the PowerPoint 2007 Viewer
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Fry in hospital with suspected kidney stone
11 May 2013 – Ferrari Technical Director Pat Fry will be absent from the pit wall throughout qualifying, with the Briton suspected to be suffering from either a kidney stone or appendicitis.
Following the third and final practice session on Saturday morning, Fry complained of discomfort and visited the medical centre at the Circuit de Catalunya for checks. After an initial consultation, he has now been admitted to hospital for further tests.
Ferrari says the situation is not serious and a decision as to whether Fry can return to the track on Sunday will be taken after doctors further examine his condition.


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Stretching is well known for keeping joints and muscles flexible and has been found to be effective in relieving pain caused by arthritis. Stretching exercises are also good for preventing osteoarthritis in joints that do not have arthritis. Stretching the muscles relieves the pressure and tension on the joints, hip or back which in turn helps lessen the pain.
Stretching exercises are not time consuming and they do not require special equipment, just a chair, a towel and loose clothing.
Related Article: Want To Be More Active - Nature's Joint Health Formula That Helps You Live An Active Lifestyle At Any Age.
General Instructions for Stretching
- Hold each stretch for 30-45 seconds
- Control your breathing keeping it deep and regular
- Never bounce into a stretch
- Start by stretching once a day and build up to twice a day for maximum pain relief
- Never stretch to the point of pain. Stretching may be uncomfortable but if it hurts, back off a little
Neck Exercises
Arthritis in the neck can cause symptoms anywhere in the body as all the nerves pass through the spinal cord in the neck. Sit up straight and turn your head to the left. Take your right hand and push your head a little further round. Hold and breath for 30 seconds then repeat to the right to stretch the muscles on either side of the neck
Lower Back Stretches
Get down on the floor on your hands and knees, hands shoulder-width apart and knees slightly apart. Arch your back and tuck your head inwards. Your hips will naturally tilt forward. Hold and breathe then relax and repeat. This exercise removes pressure from the discs and opens the space between the vertebrae.
Another good stretch for the hips and low back is to sit on the floor with your legs out straight, slightly apart. Rest your hands on your head and slowly bend forward and try to get your forehead close to the floor. Hold and breathe then sit up and repeat.
Spine Stretching
Sit on the floor with legs bent to either side. Put the soles of your feet together and lower the knees as far as you can. Grip the ankles and lean forward from the hips to hold the stretch, keeping the spine straight not curved. Hold for 30-45 seconds to lengthen the inner thigh muscles and increase flexibility in the hips and groin.
Tight hamstrings can be a cause of low back pain so stretching the legs with this simple exercise will ease the pain. Sit on the floor with your left leg straight out and your right leg bent out to the side. Loop a towel around the left foot and hold both ends. Pull on the towel and push the leg against it until you feel the stretch in the back of the left leg. Hold and breathe then repeat on the other leg.


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Anybody have any good ideas on getting around surfboard baggage charges. I'll be flying from San Diego to Oahu.
I flew to Australia last month on Virgin Airlines. TWO surfboards for FREE!
Bummer they don't fly to Hawaii. Delta is $175.00 each way... per board!
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Oct 25, 2009, 01:50 AM #1
Airlines Surfboard Charges vs. Renting at Your Destination
Nov 3, 2009, 09:29 PM #2Junior Member
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Another option is to have them shipped. UPS will ship a boards anywhere in the world for anywhere from $100 - $250 as long as the board is under 7'6" I believe. This would be a cheaper alternative then delta for sure plus you don't have to worry about carrying it all the way through the airport and UPS will insure the package, if the board breaks they pay for it.
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brought my board with me on the way to santa cruz, (flew contential) charged $100 for oversized bag fee.
shipped it fed ex back and it was only $55.
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when you shipped back through fed ex how did you pack it or did you have a bag/case?
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Renting may not be a bad way to go...
I have traveled both ways, travelling with my boards and renting boards once i get there. It really depends on if there is a reputable place to rent, what it costs, and what kind of boards are available to you.
For Oahu, you can't go wrong with renting. There are lots of options, the best I have found is www.hawaiisurfboardrentals.com. Check out the site, they have a nice board selection, their rates are great, for a 10 day trip its less than $200 bucks, and you don't have to worry about your boards not making it or getting beat up by careless air handlers.
I am actually going ot Oahu on Friday and already have my board reserved. They will also swap our your board for you and deliver and pick up the board to where ever you are staying.
It beats paying the United Airlines rate of $175 each way per board!
Hope this helps!
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Mike M's on track
Am on Oahu now leaving for Maui Friday - I used to fly my boards over here from mainland when it was reasonable but.....only once out of three times was I able to use it right out of the bag on this end. The baggage guys here are brutal on incomming boards and my boards were in heavy travel bags with insulated rails, padded deck and bottom, etc. 2 out 3 times they still managed to screw 'em up which made ding repair necessary over here. I have relatives here so I finally bought a board here and leave it here as well as on Maui. I agree with Mike on this one as there is no given that you'll be able to use yours once you pay those chumps at Delta 175 per direction. The other airlines are charging 100 and I managed to fly to Cabo and back twice this summer with a 3 board coffin bag containing 3 boards, and was only charged 100 on US airways the first time and Alaska the second. I don't fly on Delta. Have a good time.
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It is airway robbery. US Airways charges 100 each way and I believe that is the most reasonable. I know a slalom boater who competed in the Beijing Olympics. He told me that China air tried to charge him $500 dollars to return home with his boat. He missed his flight because he refused to pay. He got it down to $300 on the next flight.
One alternative to renting would be to buy a used one and then sell it before you leave. I haven't tried this but you could come out ahead depending on the demand for used boards. Some of the local shops may even do that as an alternative to renting with a deposit.
Traveling from most airports to San Jose on TACA - $125 each way for two boards in one bag. Counts as second piece of luggage. Flying from Miami to SJO is $100 each way. American is $100 per board. Sometimes you can get away with more than 1 in a bag, but they can be cruel and knock ya for each, too.
To help stop this craziness, visit: http://surfers-against-airline-fees.com/
Dec 2, 2009, 12:52 PM #9
The best way it to get it shipped through FedEx, they are quite cheap
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If you ever go to FL, CA, or HAW I would highly recommend to buy a board there and than sell it the day you leave.
I went to CA and bought a Spyder surfboard for $130 which was almost new and sold it for $50 the day I left. So it only cost me $80 for a board for 10 days.


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I got my Note 3 in Germany and now I am in NYC for an internship for 6 months. There are several apps which don't appear on my device since it's still "German"? For example I'd love to install seamless. It says it's not available for my country. How can I change that?
Thanks in advance!


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Villiers: I will not use my power to ban IRA parade
Secretary of State Theresa Villiers says she has no intention of banning next weekend's republican parade in Castlederg, despite strongly condemning it.
She said that she had taken advice on how to proceed.
Ms Villiers couched her thoughts on the march in terms like "at this time", which seemed to leave open the possibility of a review.
She stated "a key factor in deciding whether a ban would be appropriate is that whether the PSNI are able to cope with policing the parade, and they have every confidence that they can.
"So, for the moment, I have no intention of exercising a power to ban this parade."
Ms Villiers said: "I think it is unhelpful and regrettable that this parade is happening and I can well understand why people feel offended by it, but that is not enough to trigger a legal ban on the parade taking place."
She told the Belfast Telegraph: "While I am concerned about the parade and I fully appreciate the distress it must be causing to victims and to much of the unionist community, this is not an instance where the legal powers to ban parades actually apply."
She was reacting to demands led by Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt that she should ban the commemoration.
The parade marks the anniversary of the deaths of IRA men Seamus Harvey and Gerard McGlynn, who were 23 and 20 respectively when the bomb they were transporting to the town detonated prematurely on August 11, 1973.
Harvey had been acquitted of IRA membership just a fortnight earlier. Both men came from Castlederg, but died just across the border in Donegal.
Unionists such as DUP minister Arlene Foster argue that any commemoration should have been held there.
It had originally been planned to pass though the town centre.
The parade's organisers offered to voluntarily reroute it away from the Cenotaph and the Methodist church in the town, but the Parades Commission ordered it to stay outside the town centre altogether.
This has not assuaged the anger of unionists and the families of IRA victims.
"Castlederg was once known as the most bombed town in Northern Ireland where 29 lives were lost as a result of terrorist actions," Ross Hussey of the UUP said.
Thomas Buchanan of the DUP said that the parade highlighted that most of the killings were unsolved.
He added: "It is possible that some of the people responsible for those murders, but who have up until now evaded justice, will be parading past the sites of their dastardly and murderous crimes." There are now plans for protests along the route.
The Parades Commission, which adjudicates on contentious parades and protests, cannot ban a parade outright, it can only impose restrictions.
However Ms Villiers, as the representative of the British Government, has the power to do so in an emergency. Ms Villiers, who is a lawyer, has taken advice from officials and the police.
She said: "It is vitally important to ensure that the day passes off peacefully because there are serious risks to Northern Ireland that come with further disorder. Trouble is damaging economically and it also creates significant risk for police officers.
"Public disorder, whoever generates it, tends to lead police officers into situations where they are at greater risk of terrorist attack."
Tyrone Volunteers Day is an annual event which commemorates 56 IRA members and three Sinn Fein members from the county who died during the Troubles. This year it focuses on two men, Seamus Harvey and Gerard McGlynn, who were on their way to bomb Castlederg when their bomb blew up prematurely and killed both of them just across the border in Co Donegal.
There was unionist outrage when it emerged that the event is to be held in Castlederg. The Parades Commission has rerouted the parade away from the town centre.
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Nursing and Midwifery
This section provides information on the nursing and midwifery workforce in NHS Scotland.
- Further information on the staff groups presented in this section can be found here [37Kb]
- Information on conditions used to extract our data can be found in our variables guide here [20KB].
Staff in post data is presented by band, band grouping, age group, gender, contract type, NHS Board and region and location of service delivery.
Throughout, information is shown as headcount, or whole time equivalent (WTE). WTE adjusts headcount staff figures to take account of part-time staff. Definitions of these terms can be found here [110Kb].
Health Visitors
ISD were asked by the Scottish Government to review the current published number of health visitors (AfC B6 and above) in post as at 31 March 2014. This is to allow the recruitment of additional health visitors to be monitored (500 posts announced in June 2014).
Published data at March 2014 falls before a data cleansing exercise covering all community nursing staff (including health visitors) and it is noted in the workforce publication that data published before March 2015 cannot be compared to data published afterwards.
Data from March 2015 has been used to produce a range of how many health visitors were in post in March 2014 (Scotland level only). The methodology is explained in more detail in this paper [200Kb].
The outcome of this work is that ISD now estimate that the Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) number of health visitors in post at 31 March 2014 was between 1,047.9 (lower estimate) and 1,114.7 (higher estimate). This estimated range is higher than the published figure of 997.6 WTE.
Clinical nurse specialists
A clinical nurse specialist is a registered nursing professional who has acquired additional knowledge, skills and experience, together with a professionally and/or academically accredited post-registration qualification (if available) in a clinical specialty. They practice at an advanced level and may have sole responsibility for care episode or defined client/group.
Data for all Scottish nursing and midwifery programmes leading to registration or recording with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) is submitted to the NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Records Team from universities in Scotland when a student commences, discontinues from or completes a programme in Scotland. This information is published by ISD on behalf of NES each November.
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George Romero's "Diary of the Dead" is apparently so good, and has gotten such great feedback, that Romero is already hard at work on a sequel. Mind you, this is before the movie has even been released, and this is only the first time we've seen the film's trailer. Speaking of which, head on below to see the trailer for "Diary of the Dead".
A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
I'm not sure how long the whole "shot from a camera's POV" gag goes on in the film, but boy, it sure sounds a lot like the British zombie movie "The Zombie Diaries". Then again, this is George Romero, the Godfather of zombie movies, so I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt.


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Highly talked about movie Ek Tha Tiger opened to an earth-shattering response and did wonderful collection at the domestic Box Office until the release of Raaz 3. Its business was so high that it collected Rs 195 crore nett in just three weeks in India alone. It was expected to cross Rs 200 crore mark in the fourth week.
Just when everyone was thinking that Ek Tha Tiger would surpass the 200 crore mark and set a new record, Raaz 3 snatched a few screens from it, thereby sending down its collections to bottom line. Salman-Katrina starrer raked in Rs 3.39 crores nett at the desi Box Office in the fourth week.
The collection of Ek Tha Tiger was further affected by Ranbir Kapoor's much-anticipated movie Barfi, which snatched a few more screens from it sending its business to below Rs 1 crore. It added Rs 72 lakhs to its five-week total Rs 199.11 crore nett. With the release of Kareena Kapoor's Heroine, its collection reached to Rs 19 lakhs at the desi Box Office in the sixth week.
Now, Ek Tha Tiger has two new competitors like OMG Oh My God, Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal in the seventh week. These two new releases will surely send down its collection further. With this, its dream of crossing Rs 200 crore mark has become very remote. A few trade experts even feel that it may not be able to achieve this figure in its lifetime.
However, Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots, which has set several records at the Box Office, has scored double centuries. It has raked in Rs 202 crores nett in its lifetime. The initial pace of Ek Tha Tiger had made everyone think that it would surpass the big mark set by Aamir Khan. But now, trade experts say that it will not be able to break this bench mark.
Stay locked to this space to read more updates on its collections.


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Behavior of several programs in MiKTeX depend on Environment Variables such as BIBTEX, LATEX (or PDFLATEX), MAKEINDEX, MAKEINFO, TEX (or PDFTEX), and TEXINDEX etc. But usage of such variables in PORTABLE version of MiKTeX contardicts to the very idea of portability.
So, to my mind, it would be useful that MiKTeX 2.8 Portable took all the needed variables not from "environemant variables" but from some configuration (local) file. Sorry, if I am ignorant and such a feature is alreday exists.


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Welcome to the Consulate Hotel we look forward to serving you. Located just minutes from the San Diego Airport we are close to everywhere you want to be in San Diego.
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The Consulate Inn is located, just one mile from the San Diego International Airport and Close to all that San Diego has to offer.
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Theory Placement Test
All entering freshmen and transfer students are required to take the Theory Placement Test. Before arriving at Westminster, students may wish to review the rudiments of music, keeping in mind the test's topics (listed below).
This is a written examination. You will need two sharpened #2 pencils. The various elements measured by the test are: recognition and construction of key signatures, scales, intervals, and triads; notation of rhythmic patterns in different meters and recognition of keys and chord functions. Download sample questions (PDF).
In this test students are asked to notate short melodies played at the piano (dictation). The test will last most of the morning. A high score on this exam may result in exemption from the College's required course in the fundamentals of music. Students who receive an exceptionally high score and have taken college-level theory in the past may be asked to take additional tests which could lead to further exemption from required courses.
Please note the following policy: Incoming undergraduate students who hold scores of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Examination in Music Theory will automatically receive credit by examination for TH141, Musicianship I.


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Let the Picks Begin: 2012 NFL Draft PreviewFeatured Stories, Sports April 26, 2012
The NFL Draft is now a little under twelve hours from starting, giving head coaches and general managers across the league a small margin of time to decide on which particular players they want to bring into their organization. While drafts, especially first rounds, over the years have been remembered for the big surprises and zany trades, it appears that the 2012 draft has the potential to top those that had preceded it, as the only sure bets that can be made are that Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck will be drafted by the Indianapolis Colts and that Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III will be heading to the nation's capital to play for the Washington Redskins. Let's key in on what we should expect from tonight's draft:Most Overrated: Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M. It's not that I think Tannehill will be a Rylan Leaf-like bust in the NFL, but I just don't see any reason in him being a top ten selection, which it appears he will be. If I were interested in Tannehill, I would ideally select the QB from College Station in the mid-to-late first round due to the fact that he never really proved that he could maintain a game for four quarters while at Texas A&M (the Aggies blew numerous double digit leads in 2011, which resulted in a 7-6 record and a fired head coach). While the struggles of a quarterback in college don't always necessarily mean complete correlation in the NFL, it is enough to make me wait on putting Tannehill alongside the likes of Luck and Griffin.
Most Underrated: Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor. Robert Griffin's right-hand man at Baylor, Wright is a receiver that has the speed (ran a 4.61 40-yard dash at the Combine) and the ability to make plays over and over (just check out any of his highlight videos on YouTube, like this one) that could make him one of the top receivers in the game. While his size is a bit of a concern (Wright is 5'10" and weighs 190 lbs, a bit undersized for the position), I see Dante Hall-like moves in Wright, which is definitely a compliment.
Franchise Piece: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford. What is there not to like about Andrew Luck: he's big, has a strong arm, and has the intelligence to make the smart throws that can help any quarterback get the job on Sunday. The son of former Oilers quarterback Oliver Luck, my gut feeling is that Luck will have the Indianapolis Colts in playoff contention annually starting in about three years.
Bust Material: Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU. It's always hard to predict a bust, and this case is no different. Claiborne did a tremendous job during his time as a Bayou Bengal, but covering receivers from teams like Ole Miss and Mississippi State can possibly skew your abilities. I would definitely not be shocked if Claiborne makes it into the short list of quality cornerbacks in the NFL, but something tells me that the man that reportedly made a 4 out of 50 on the Wonderlic Test has a chance to be a dud.
Team Looking to Sell: Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are now in year three of the Leslie Frazier era, which means that the team should start seeing significant results fast. However, the team is more than just one piece away from being a contender, which naturally means that the team needs to wheel and deal to move down and gain more valuable picks. While a deal hasn't been struck yet, my expectations are that the Buccaneers call Minnesota's bluff, swapping first round picks and giving the Vikings their second round pick in 2012 and a third round pick in 2013 in order to allow Tampa Bay to take Trent Richardson from Alabama.
Team Looking to Buy: Cleveland Browns. Believe it or not, the Cleveland Browns have a chance to be big-time winners in the NFL Draft. Yes, the Browns—the team that drafted Tim Couch, Courtney Brown, and Brady Quinn—could pull in some noteworthy players if they successfully maneuver themselves up to get a player that they are in love with. The key to Cleveland's chances lie in their 22nd pick, which the team obtained from the Atlanta Falcons in the Julio Jones trade last year. If the Browns find someone they really like but don't want to use the #4 pick on, I could see them shipping off the 22nd pick along with several others and maybe even a current player or two to move up. If Cleveland was to make such a move, my guess would be it would result in the team jumping up to the #7 pick in order to grab Ryan Tannehill, a quarterback that the team is rumored to be interested in.
Most Important Top 10 Pick: Jacksonville Jaguars. Don't look now, Jaguars fans, but your team is in serious danger of being shipped west to Los Angeles; that is, unless the team finds a way to reel in a big-name with their 7th overall pick in order to garner some interest from a fanbase that really only has Maurice Jones-Drew to hang their hats on. I hate to be so pessimestic, especially when a team's future is at stake, but I honestly don't see a way the Jags make some a monumental move that the attendance jumps significantly, meaning that the rumblings concerning L.A. won't be going away any time soon.
Rookie of the Year: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama. It's common knowledge that running backs are a dime a dozen in the NFL, but Richardson has all the intangibles to be an immediate starter and star with whatever team is smart enough to select him. Richardson, who finished third in the Heisman Trophy race behind Robert Griffin and Andrew Luck, may have missed out on being just the second Crimson Tide player to bring home the stiff-arming statue, but his abilities make it clear that he won't make a habit out of going home empty-handed.
And now for the finale that is my projected top ten picks. I must warn everyone that these are doomed to fail, not only because I'm not a draft expert but also because the draft is truly unpredictable. Nevertheless, here's a look at how I see the top ten picks in tonight's draft playing out:
J-HILL's PROJECTED TOP 10
1. Colts – Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
2. Redskins – Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
3. Buccaneers – Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama (via trade with Vikings)
4. Browns – Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
5. Vikings – Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU (via trade with Buccaneers)
6. Rams – Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame
7. Jaguars – Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State
8. Dolphins – Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
9. Panthers – Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College
10. Bills – Matt Kahlil, OT, USC


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As the sun sets over downtown Minneapolis, people begin to gather at the Soap Factory across the river.
The Soap Factory's Executive Director Ben Heywood wants to welcome them to a point.
"My brief to the artists was that what we wanted was an experience that no one would ever want to repeat," he said.
Heywood says the Haunted Basement is more theater than display.
"The way it works," said Heywood, "it's that you come down into the basement in groups of four every four minutes. So it's less a continuous experience in a big long shuffling line and more of a performance activity."
The Haunted Basement came about because of one person: Chris Pennington. He's a teacher, but he's also an artist.
"And we used to hang out here at the Soap Factory," he said. "And we knew the basement was pretty scary, so we said 'Wow what a great place for a haunted house'."
The Soap Factory was once just that, a place where workers melted down animal fat for soap. The old boiler and elevator are still there, as well as all the old coal chutes.
Pennington and a bunch of friends got to work building scary rooms, making creepy corners creepier and recruiting their friends to jump out at visitors.
They opened the Haunted Basement last year as a fundraiser. They didn't know if anyone would turn up, but Ben Amel who worked on it last year says they were swamped.
"There was times last year when we turned away more people than went through," he said.
This year the Haunted Basement is open longer and later. Also it went online, so people can sign up for certain times.
There's a good crowd in the foyer. As the line moves forward there is a real nervous tension in the air. The occasional scream can be heard from the basement.
But is this art? Ben Amel thinks it is.
"They say good art evokes emotion," said Amel. "And while we target one specific emotion for this and tend to focus on that, we tend to do that quite well."
In the foyer people start looking for advice. Some one says you shouldn't be at the front or the back of your group, and maybe not the middle either.
"You don't want to be in front, and you don't want to be in back," said the guy at the gate. "And the middle's no good."
"What do you mean the middle is no good?" asked a man in a black jacket.
"There is no good," smiled the gatekeeper at the entrance.
"And how long is it, about?" one man asked a woman at the gate.
"Oh about 20 to 25 minutes," she said.
"What!" my companions cried in unison.
She pulls back the gate, and we head down into the darkness. The gatekeepers close the gate and signal the visitors arrival.
It would spoil things to describe all what happened as we forged our way through the gloom. But there were plenty of scares, some strange smells and even a revolving room.
There are scary clowns too.
It's all been a great satisfaction to the people who built the haunted basement, including Gabriel Shapiro. He says times are tough and it feels good to scream.
"It's totally cathartic," said Shapiro. "It's really a great people to just, they build up all this tension, they laugh, they scream, they react to the totally strange environment that they are in and then they come back into the real world, and they feel better for having been able to have this release. That's what drives people to do this wierd thing and pay for it," he laughed.
And a lot of people are paying for it. The Soap Factory's Haunted Basement is almost sold out of the more than 6,000 tickets for its run through November 2nd. While it's a major fundraiser for the Soap Factory, Ben Heywood sees another benefit.
"The vast majority of those people have never been to the Soap Factory before, most of those people have never been to an art gallery before," he said. "Quite a lot of people have never been to this bit of Minneapolis before."
They may be scared now, but Heywood predicts many will be back to explore what the Soap Factory has to offer at other times of the year.


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The Superior National Forest has closed a small portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness because of five spot fires.
A lightning storm Tuesday afternoon ignited six wildfires on the Superior National Forest.
One of the fires — the Wooden Leg Fire — is about a quarter acre large and is about three miles south of the Canadian border and roughly 20 miles east of Ely. It's also is burning very near an area of trees blown down by a wind storm 13 years ago.
Because of that, the Forest Service is closing Ensign Lake and seven smaller lakes in the Boundary Waters, said fire information officer Becca Manlove.
"It's not a big bad fire right now. It might even snuff out tomorrow. But we just want to be extra sure," Manlove said.
A 50-acre fire near Cummings Lake has been burning since Sunday.
"We've been jumping on them as fast as we can find them," Manlove said.
Planes and a helicopter are dropping water on the fires. A new 20-person firefighting team arrived Wednesday to help ground efforts. Campfires in the Boundary Waters are now only allowed between 7 p.m. and midnight because of the dry conditions.


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Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4 to Feature 64-bit CPUs, iPhone 5S Sparks Change
The Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4 could both feature 64-bit CPUs, according to a statement made by Samsung earlier this month.
"Not in the shortest time. But yes, our next smartphones will have 64-bit processing functionality," said Shin Jong-kyun, Samsung's mobile business chief, adding he followed the media coverage of Apple's new iPhone.
He also implied that Samsung's market share in China would remain intact despite the increase in brand awareness Apple made with the new iPhone 5C.
"Samsung understands that Apple intends to boost its mobile business in China, as well as Japan, meaning we should try harder in these countries," said Shin Jong-kyun.
The Korean company currently offers a much wider range of products in the Chinese market that it believes will solidify its market share in the region.
"Apple believes that it can boost its market share in China thanks to stronger brand awareness. However, with better pricing, a diversified product lineup and solid partnerships with local channels, Samsung plans to keep its current momentum in China. We have no reason to allow Apple to steal market share from us," said a low-ranking Samsung executive to KoreaTimes in a recent statement.
Apple unveiled the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C at its media event earlier this week.
The handset will come with a new A7 processor and will be the world's first true 64-bit smartphone. Apple stated that it is five times faster than its predecessor the iPhone 5, and will run the newly unveiled Infinity Blade 3 app with absolutely no lag.
The iPhone 5S also comes with the new fingerprint sensor for added security and A7 Motion Sensor chip that improves the experience with fitness apps.
Customers can pre-order the iPhone 5S and 5C as early as today.


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The Kindle Daily Deal for Kids is Elephant's Child, The (Rabbit Ears: A Classic Tale (Spotlight)) by Rudyard Kipling, on sale for just $0.99.
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'Love': Comfortably The Rudest Film You Will See This Year
Controversial director Gaspar Noé makes unexpected use of 3D technology in Love
It may be called Love but the real topic of director Gaspar Noé's new film is sex: two whole, sometimes enjoyable, sometimes uncomfortable hours of it.
Through the recollections of Murphy (Karl Glusman), an American student in Paris pining for Electra (Aomi Muyock), the French woman he lost, we see bonking in its many guises: tentative early love sex, full-throttle infatuation sex, spiteful break-up sex. Sex between a man and a woman, sex between a man and two women, sex between a man and woman and a transsexual, sex between groups of strangers in a sex club. At one point we're treated to a face-to-face – or should that be head-to-head? – point of view shot of a (reportedly real) penis ejaculating out from the screen onto the audience. Did we mention it is in 3D?
Even still, it says something about Noé's films that Love represents something of a mellowing for the Argentinian. Previous efforts include 2002's rape-revenge drama Irreversible – considered by many upon its release to be the most shocking film ever made, a dubious honour to which it still has some claim – and 2009's equally deranged if less headline-grabbing family drama Into The Void. Compared to those, Love feels as shocking as watching a vintage porn flick (cheesy soundtrack included).
So why bother seeing it? Well, unless you're 13 and your modem is broken, it's not for the writhing bodies – though the cast, particularly Swiss model and debutant Muyock, are of course uniformly gorgeous. The really interesting stuff here is when Noé explores the emotional crucible of sexual jealousy and sometimes-blurred line between fantasy and true desire.
Murphy and Electra embark on a journey together that breaches frontier after frontier, but rather than bring them closer together, it slowly tears them apart. More could have been made of this, but you feel it would have got in the way of Noé's stated main aim: to make a film that celebrates sex in a joyous way, or as he put it somewhat clunkily at Cannes, "gives guys a hard-on and makes girls cry".
Whether it achieves that aim we'll leave for you to figure out (and keep to yourself), but beyond the titillation, there's just about enough in this self-indulgent but, yes, joyous film to justify a cinema trip. Just don't take a first date.
Love is out on 20 November
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That thunder you were hearing this morning was the sound of thousands of your neighbors running to their computers to order the iPhone 5.
Apple held its annual iPhonapalooza Wednesday when it made official what all the blogs and leakers had predicted — the iPhone 5 was indeed here and it looked exactly like all those leaked photos.
I wouldn't wait if I really wanted the new iPhone. Analysts are predicting Apple will sell up to 10 million in the next two weeks.
Today is the first day you can slap your money down on the table (so to speak), but finish reading this before you head over to Apple.com to place your order.
So, what are we after exactly?
The iPhone 5 has a new design, starting with a longer form-factor centered around a 16:9 widescreen 4-inch retina display.
Apple kept the iPhone the same width, but added enough room for one more row of icons on the home screen.
The back and sides of the phone are made from one piece of aluminum. The back is surrounded by two glass inlays that let the various radio signals through.
The newest iPhone is 18 percent thinner (7.6mm) and 20 percent lighter (4 oz.) than the iPhone 4S.
The phone uses 4G LTE and will be available for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint (sorry T-Mobile users).
LTE is a cellular data network that's up to 10 times faster than 3G and likely faster than many of your home Internet connections.
That faster download speed might encourage you to use more data, download more apps, movies and music. Take a look at your current phone's storage and think for a minute if you'd be better off with a 32-gb or 64-gb model. It's a lot easier now to increase your storage for an extra $100 or $200.
But remember, some data plans have caps to the amount you can download without incurring extra charges. It's a good idea to check your past data usage to plan for future needs. Your carrier's website should let you call up your data-use history.
Wi-Fi users will also find the iPhone 5 can use 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks. OK, I may be the only person excited about that feature.
Gone is the 30-pin dock connector, replaced by a smaller new connector called Lightning. Aside from being smaller, the Lightning plug is also reversible.
Inside you'll find a new A6 processor, making the iPhone 5 twice as fast as the 4S.
The A6 is also more miserly with the power. Battery life is eight hours of talk and up to 10 hours of video playback.
The main camera features 40 percent faster photo capture and is better at low-light photos. The front camera is now HD quality.
The new iPhone will ship with iOS 6, which will be available for download on Sept. 19 if you have an iPhone 3GS or later model.
Where to get it?
Let's start with orders from Apple.
If you get in early enough, you should have your phone in hand on the release date of Sept. 21.
You will also be able to buy through the individual wireless carriers and at retailers like Best Buy, Radio Shack and Walmart. Don't be surprised to see Target in there at some time.
Check with the stores to find out if and when orders will be taken or if you'll have to show up in person on launch day.
I'm sure campers will start lining up at Apple stores well before Sept. 21.
What's it cost?
Apple really likes to update products but hold the line on pricing, and the iPhone 5 is no exception.
The phone will ship with three memory configurations. Like the iPhone 4 and 4S, a 16-gigabyte model will sell for $199, 32GB for $299 and 64GB for $399, all with a two-year commitment.
Expect cash prices for nonsubsidized phones to be more than $600, although nothing has been announced.
The 8GB iPhone 4S is now the $99 model and the 8GB iPhone 4 is now the free phone with a two-year commitment.
Apple has confirmed the iPhone 3GS is discontinued.
New data plans
Both AT&T and Verizon have introduced new "shared data" plans for families with multiple smartphones and tablets.
The plans work by pricing a "bucket" of unlimited talk and texting with a preset amount of data. Then you add an additional cost per month for each device.
Both company's plans are similarly priced. Two smartphones sharing 4GB of data would run $150 a month ($70 for the plan, $40 each for the phones).
Verizon has a slight advantage in that the more phones you add, the per-phone cost drops slightly.
AT&T has more tiers to choose from and plans with more than 10GB of data per month if you have a huge family.
AT&T will also let you keep your old plan, even the unlimited plans, while Verizon is making everyone move to the new pricing model.
Trading in your old model?
There are plenty of places that want to buy your old iPhone for cash or a store gift card.
Apple has a trade-in program that offers store gift cards as compensation, as does Amazon, Target, Radio Shack and GameStop.
Cash buyers include Gazelle.com, Nextworth.com and Glyde.com.
Check their websites for current offers, which are going to drop as their inventories grow, so don't dawdle.
Gazelle is offering $264 for a 16GB iPhone 4S in good condition, for example. Of course, the price may have dropped by the time you read this.
Is the iPhone 5 for you?
I think if you have an iPhone 4 or earlier model, you're probably really ready for the iPhone 5.
Where it might get complicated is for iPhone 4S owners who are not yet eligible for the cheap upgrade pricing.
The upgrade divide is not as great for 4S owners, as they already have a pretty speedy phone with a nice camera.
Most 4S users I've spoken to are going to wait for their upgrade eligibility, or upgrade a family member's phone and hand down the 4S to a spouse or child and use the iPhone 5 themselves.
If you've never had an iPhone and you've been waiting for a killer-feature like 4G LTE, you're in luck.
Pick a carrier, grab a place in line and enjoy.


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Cars speeding along narrow streets, loggerhead traffic jams on a daily basis and constant beeping and revving from irate motorists.
These are just some of the complaints raised by readers when we asked them to send us their nominations for the Worst Rat Run in North London.
Dozens of people responded by venting their frustrations and nominating their own stress-inducing thoroughfare.
And now, having now sorted through all of the entries, we have compiled a list of the worst ten.
Cressingham Road, Edgware
What you said: "The road is nothing short of a race track during the morning and evening rush hours. It is used as a rat run in both directions by drivers cutting through this densely populated estate. What compounds the problem are the factors that Cressingham Road runs alongside Watling Park, which has three entrance gates alongside the pavement. This makes it especially dangerous for the many children that use this very large park."
Chapel Lane, Pinner
What you said: "It is supposed to be a quiet road beside the park. Unfortunately now it's a race track for cars and heavy goods vehicles. The lane is not wide enough for two cars to pass, it's on a slight hill and has a long blind spot half way up. Regrettably, the pavement is very narrow as well and does not allow two people to pass without one going into the road. With cars passing you at 30 to 40mph just inches away, it's an accident waiting to happen. I have just recently delivered 80 petition letters into Westbury Lodge Close and Windsor court asking for the council to do something to slow traffic down. We have had 50 signed letters back."
Allerton Road, Borehamwood
What you said: "This road is just a terrible rat run. People use it as a short cut from Radlett up to Aycliffe Road and they use it to avoid the humps in Aycliffe Road.
"We have a school at the end of the road, so it is very busy, and buses travel up and down it as well. There is also a park where lots of little children play, but people speed up and down because it is a clear stretch of road. There are no signs to say that there are children playing or a school sign, and there is no speed limit sign to be seen. This is an accident waiting to happen."
Hartforde Road, Borehamwood, from Cowley Hill Road to Brook Road
What you said: "The parking on both sides of the road is awful, there are major traffic jams at school times, and when the road is clear during the day and evenings it is like a race track with no traffic calming. A car smashed into my neighbour's front garden wall, resulting in our wall having to be replaced at a cost of £2,000."
Chase Green Avenue (A) and Drapers Road (B), Enfield
What you said: "They are both pleasant residential streets that are plagued by fast moving traffic at most times of the day. Drapers Road is used to cut off the roundabout at the junction of the Ridgeway and Lavender Hill and Chase Green Avenue provides a quick way to get into Enfield Town, avoiding Windmill Hill. Having lived in the area for nearly 40 years the worsening changes are very noticeable."
Ringslade Road/Watson Road, Wood Green
What you said: "Figures show that 2,600 vehicles use this road as a cut-through every day. At peak time, 8am, it's 300 vehicles an hour. This dips a little after 9am but is pretty constant throughout the day. It's been a long time wrestling with the council on this and at a recent public meeting the council said they were considering 3 options, one of which was 'do nothing' - just incredible."
Arnold Gardens, Palmers Green
What you said: "Traffic volume has significantly increased over the 30 years I have lived in the street. It is virtually one way in the mornings during rush hour because of the volume of traffic wanting to join the A406. We also are used as an escape route at all times of day and night when the A406 is blocked. Finally, parking in Arnold Gardens and the surrounding roads is virtually impossible on Friday lunchtimes and the roads are frequently blocked. On several occasions I have had to abandon my car several roads away and collect it later in the afternoon."
Torrington Park, Friern Barnet
What you said: "Several elderly people have difficulty crossing the road to get the 383 bus, sometimes because the traffic is too fast. There have been several accidents, one in which a VW collided with a bus. Fortunately no one was killed, but the council will only wait for a fatality before they do something about it. Several pets - including one of our cats - have been killed over the year."
Well End Road, Shenley
What you said: "It is a major cut through for traffic on the M25 going to Borehamwood. There are two schools, Clore Shalom and Shenley Primary, on this route. The pavements are tiny and on one side of the road only, and as a result, pedestrians have to keep crossing the road. Cars speed along here at well over the designated limits, huge lorries use the road as well, I believe illegally. There have been many accidents and near misses along this stretch."
St Paul's Avenue, Harrow, between Kenton Road and Honeypot Lane
What you said: "Heavy goods vehicles use it constantly every day and it is also used by parents of children from The Jewish Free School, in The Mall, during the morning and evening school run.
"Some vehicles go at high speed down the road night and day. Speed bumps were put in a number of years ago but they don't make any difference. I have taken this up with Harrow Council from time to time but to no avail."