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Despite willful infringement findings, Judge argues Apple did not prove that it lost its ability to participate
A California federal judge has ordered that while Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
) is guilty of willful infringement of software and design patents held by Apple, Inc. (
), that she would not order a sweeping ban of Samsung smartphones, which Apple had argued for.
I. A Lump of Coal -- Apple Gets no Ban in its Stocking
Apple and Samsung are currently the two
and most prolific smartphone makers in terms of U.S. sales. Samsung's recent success was
kick-started by the Galaxy S
, a phone that some felt borrowed a little too much from the iPhone.
Since then, the tables have turned and it has been Samsung (and its operating system partner Google Inc. (
)) that has been pushing the user interface and form factor envelope. For example, Samsung's flagship
Galaxy Note II
Galaxy S3
feature 5.5-inch and 4.8-inch displays, respectively, prompting Apple to begrudging bump its screen size to 4-inches with the
iPhone 5
Federal Judge Lucy Koh
Overall, there are signs that Apple's so-called "patent war" against Google's alliance of Android manufacturers is cooling. Apple
recently agreed to
a 10-year licensing agreement
with HTC Corp. (
). And it appears to have exhausted its U.S. legal avenues against Motorola Mobility after its case against the Google subsidiary was dismissed with prejudice
not once,
not twice
but three times
But the fight between Apple and Samsung remains ongoing and bitter.
In her ruling on Monday,
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Judge Lucy Koh
wrote that
the $1.05B USD jury verdict
against Samsung was a legitimate reflection that Samsung's violation of six Apple design and utility patents may have caused Apple to lose some customers.
Apple's request to ban Samsung smartphones was denied on Monday.
[Image Source: Android Authority]
However, when it comes to banning products, she comments, "There is no suggestion that Samsung will wipe out Apple's customer base or force Apple out of the business of making smartphones. The present case involves lost sales -- not a lost ability to be a viable market participant."
"In sum, to the limited extent that Apple has been able to show that any of its harms were caused by Samsung's illegal conduct (in this case, only trade dress dilution)," she concludes, "Apple has not established that the equities support an injunction. Accordingly, Apple's motion for a permanent injunction is DENIED."
Apple Denied Motion for Permanent Injunction
II. Ban Could Still be Resurrected
The ruling was in some ways unsurprising as Judge Koh had previously denied a similar request for a U.S. sales ban on the Galaxy Tab.
Both denials are likely to be appealed to higher U.S. courts,
as stated
by Florian Mueller, a
paid "consultant"/commentator
for anti-Android software firm Oracle Corp. (
That means Samsung isn't out of the woods just yet. It's very possible that the likely appeals court --
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
-- might order Judge Koh to reconsider a ban. Such an order could force the federal judge's hand.
In fact, that is precisely what happened after Judge Koh denied a request for a preliminary injunction earlier in the case. The Circuit Court
[PDF] Judge Koh to reconsider, and she did, issuing the temporary ban. The Circuit Court made its decision, in part, because sales bans are often used in patent infringement cases in the U.S. to provide so-called "injunctive-relief" to the plaintiff.
Apple will likely appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
However, there are no guarantees for Apple either. While sales bans are common, the scope and magnitude of the ban Apple is pushing for are rather unprecedented and would represent a U.S. court removing a major participant from the U.S.'s supposedly "free market".
Thus it should be interesting to see what the higher court says when the inevitable appeal does come.
III. Samsung's Request for Retrial Also Smacked Down
Speaking of appeals, Apple did win one small victory in the ruling. Judge Koh denied Samsung's request for a retrial.
Samsung had requested the verdict be tossed and a new trial scheduled after it was revealed that Jury Foreman Velvin Hogan did not reveal, despite direct questioning, that a company tied to Samsung had sued him, and thus might be biased against the device-maker. Mr. Hogan in the 1990s been sued by hard-drive manufacturer Seagate, which today controls Samsung's old hard drive business, after he failed to repay a promissory note after being terminated (reportedly, for misconduct).
The idea was that the Jury Foreman's history could have introduced a bias against Samsung that permeated to other jurors.
It was also known that several jurors had family members who were Apple shareholders, but Judge Koh had previously ruled that was acceptable, in that they would only indirectly profit from Samsung being found guilty, not directly profit. Samsung did not mention that potential conflict of interest in its failed appeal.
Much like the product ban request, Samsung may opt to take its request for a retrial to the Circuit Court.
The Galaxy Note II will be targeted in the second upcoming patent trial in
Apple and Samsung's legal war.
Both companies are currently gearing up for
a second major lawsuit
in the Northern California Federal Court. That case will tackle patent infringement claims by both companies against
their latest respective flagship products
, including the Apple iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy Note II and S3.
A trial is slotted for early next year.
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Tsetsegee Munkhbayar
Environmental Conservationist
Photograph courtesy Goldman Environmental Prize/William Foerderer Infante
Tsetsegee Munkhbayar spent his childhood herding yaks on the banks of the Onggi, one of Mongolia's largest rivers. About 60,000 people and one million head of livestock depended on the powerful waterway. But in the early 1990s the essential life source began shrinking, grew contaminated, and by 2001 water that had coursed through his village for centuries had vanished—leaving a rocky riverbed, thirsty herds, and devastated families.
The dramatic dry-up was the result of unregulated hydraulic mining that used high-pressure water systems to extract gold and other minerals. With more than half the nation's land granted to mining, the effects were rapid and enormous—1,500 rivers and creeks were cut off and 300 lakes were emptied. Desperate for drinking water, Munkhbayar's family and neighbors dug wells. But groundwater was so contaminated that dozens of local children suffered serious liver damage. Munkhbayar's son was taken ill, and his mother lost her life.
Plagued by disease and ever dwindling water supplies, Mongolia's nomads—almost half the population—were forced to abandon their traditional way of life and migrate hundreds of miles from native lands. Steppes turned to deserts. And an ecosystem with limited water to begin with was brought to the brink of environmental disaster.
Then something rare, almost unthinkable, happened: Munkhbayar spoke out. Highly unusual for an ordinary herdsman, he was elected chairman of his local citizens' council, and he brought water issues to the attention of government officials at the provincial and ultimately national level. "The law of nature holds us accountable for our land," he says. "If we desert our land, who will be accountable for its fate? Who will be left to stop the disastrous outcomes of irresponsible governmental policy? I could not leave those questions unanswered; I had to take action myself."
With unwavering passion, he inspired thousands of local villagers, held press conferences, organized town hall meetings, lobbied legislators, and led protest marches—mobilizing an unprecedented level of grassroots participation among citizens who previously felt they had no power to shape government policy.
The Onggi River Movement he co-founded convinced government officials to expand and enforce mining regulations, pass new legislation, establish citizen oversight for the entire mining process, and start environmental restoration work. As a result, 35 of the 37 mining operations in the Onggi River Basin stopped destructive operations, the worst offender shut down, and for the first time in years the river flows again. Munkhbayar went on to unite 11 river movements, creating the Mongolian Nature Protection Coalition, now one of the nation's most influential civic and environmental organizations.
"When I started our movement six years ago, politicians thought I was a crazy man from the countryside who spoke nonsense," Munkhbayar says. "Gold miners said I prevented national economic growth. And my fellow citizens doubted their ability to challenge government policy. Today, officials ask our opinions, gold mines accept their mistakes, and most people not only understand their responsibility as citizens but attribute the flowing Onggi River to our efforts."
Munkhbayar's energy has not ebbed. He currently lobbies for legislation prohibiting mining upstream of river basins and in forests, government restitution for losses caused by irresponsible policies, precipitation-generating equipment at key locations, a forestation project along 250 miles of the Onggi River, and environmentally focused school textbooks.
"The environment has no border lines," he says. We are a landlocked country, but our mountain streams flow into the Arctic and Pacific Oceans and are headwaters for many Central Asian rivers. It is our duty to humankind to stop careless environmental practices that endanger precious natural resources. Each of us can make a powerful difference."
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Australia seamer Ryan Harris is confident of being fit for Australia's next Test series, against Pakistan in October, after undergoing knee surgery.
There were fears that Harris' career could be over after he bowled Australia to a last-gasp series win over South Africa in Cape Town last week.
"It's nowhere near my career over," said Harris, who took over as the world's second-ranked bowler after the South Africa series.
"I did this to prolong it more than anything. My knee is damaged - probably a little bit more damaged than the last time they went in a few years ago. But it's still a good knee.
"After what I've put up with in the last few weeks, I can probably put up with just about anything now.
"I'm already looking forward to hopefully getting back for the Pakistan tour. That's my goal, and a very realistic goal."
The injury-prone 34-year-old had long been due to go under the surgeon's knife, after piecing together 12 consecutive Tests - easily the longest run of his late-blossoming career.
Harris visibly struggled with the problem during the South Africa series while it locked on him during the flight home.
Tuesday's knee surgery therefore came as "good relief" even though Harris expects to one day need a complete replacement.
With that in mind he has told his surgeon to try and extend his career for another couple of years - which would at least take him through to next summer's Ashes series in England.
"I've already told the surgeon just keep me on the park for another two or three years and we'll worry about that (the knee replacement) later," Harris said.
"I'll give him his money later, it's already guaranteed.
"I probably am (going to need a replacement) at some stage. But again I just want to do whatever I can now to keep playing in this team and enjoying the success that we've been working so hard to get to."
For now Harris, who fronted the media in Melbourne on crutches, is just happy to have rid himself of knee pain, which flared midway through the 5-0 Ashes whitewash.
"It's feeling better today and yesterday than it felt before I went in," he said.
"It's good relief. A couple of days after the last win and when I got home it was actually quite painful. It's been cleaned out, which is what I've been waiting for for a while.
"There was a fair bit in there. I saw a couple of pictures of quite big pieces of cartilage. They were a lot bigger than what I thought they were going to be."


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RARE memorabilia from a little-known tour of Scandinavia by inter-war Blackburn Rovers sides is due to attract a wave of interest at auction next month.
Tour itineries from Rovers' overseas trips to Denmark and Sweden in 1934 and 1939 will go under the hammer at Lockdales, in Ipswich, on September 13 and 14.
The items, which have been put up for sale by a private collector, are expected to fetch three-figure sums.
The leather-bound documents, which are in good condition, will be sold alongside a signed British Transport Catering Services menu from the train which took Rovers to their 1960 FA Cup Final defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley.
Other lots include pictures of the end-of-season tours and a programme from a celebration dinner in April 1939.
Auction manager James Sadler said: "Our clubs go on Scandinavian tours now, but I didn't realise they did pre-war.
"I've never come across items like this and, not surprisingly, many collectors have been taking an early interest."
The booklets are in good condition, with a red one describing the 1934 Rovers tour of Sweden and Denmark between May 23 and June 4.
The other, a blue one, is for the 1939 excursion to Denmark only, from May 27 to June 5. The next year Denmark would be invaded by Germany during the Second World War.
Results published by the well-respected Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) show Rovers won three games of the 1934 tour against a Danish Select XI by scorelines of 7-2, 3-1 and 3-2.


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So I haven't been cooking much Ms. Roach had some surgery end of last week, and all I had to hear was she could use more iron in her diet.. Off to the Butcher!! Last night was a salad with Blackened Filet Mignon.
Tonight was New York Strip steaks. Beautiful strips 1 & 1/2 " thick
Rubbed them down with Olive Oil and tried out a new rub I found at the supermarket:
It's a cocoa / mole flavored with a slight heat to it. (I also added the kosher salt)
All prepared, time to get the egg to a roaring 700°, time to crack open a bottle of Magic Hat #9, I am sure BC will approve.
After the steaks were good and seared I grilled up some Brussels sprouts.
Time to plate:
This was a great rub, I think I will pick up the other Brown Dog rubs I saw to give them a try, as far as the steak I think it was better then the Filet I made the night before..


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The 85th annual Academy Awards ceremony takes place Sunday, Feb. 24. Will voters feel the love for Amour or are they thinkin' about Lincoln? Will Anne Hathaway go home miserable? Will Ang Lee get a piece of the Oscar pi?
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Greinke, Ryu as advertised in first Dodgers action
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Dodgers got their first game looks Sunday at their $200 million pitching purchases.
Zack Greinke looked like Zack Greinke with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts, and he was followed with one scoreless inning from Korean lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu, who overcame a two-out triple by Dewayne Wise on a hanging curveball, a pitch two days earlier he worked on with Sandy Koufax.
"It didn't really work today," said Ryu. "I'll continue practicing."
Ryu showed a sneaky fastball and a big-time changeup that caught Gordon Beckham looking for a called third strike.
"He looked pretty good, really," manager Don Mattingly said of Ryu.
Ryu pitched only one inning because the staff is easing him into a five-day routine coming from Korea, where he pitched every six days. He and Greinke will start split-squad games on Friday. Both threw an additional inning in the bullpen after they left the game.
Rookie catcher Tim Federowicz, who doubled and scored the Dodgers' first run, said both pitchers had solid fastball command. Federowicz said Greinke made life easy with a spot-on pregame scouting report on White Sox hitters.
"He knows what he's doing," Mattingly said, comparing Greinke to Clayton Kershaw in his spring approach.
Federowicz praised Ryu for his "laid-back" presence on the mound and quick adjustment following a high fastball.
Ryu said he got through the inning without a walk, "so I guess I succeeded. The ball felt extra slick for some reason. I need to get used to it."
The game was played on a cold and windy day, but Ryu appeared comfortable during and after the game, until he was asked about his weight, which is now listed at 255 pounds after 215 originally. He said he's lost 11 pounds since arriving in Arizona, but wouldn't confirm his current weight.
"Only I know how much I weigh," he said. "That's my No. 1 secret."
When told his weight was restated for the roster, he said: "If that's the case, I think a lot of players have to change, too."


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A member of the Tigers 1968 World Series champions, Jim Price begins his 22nd season overall on Tigers broadcasts and his 15th full season on the Tigers Radio Network.
After making his Tigers broadcasting debut in 2000, veteran Michigan sports announcer Dan Dickerson returns for his 15th season in the booth and his 12th season as the lead play-by-play voice of the Tigers.
Former Tigers outfielder Rod Allen enters his 12th season as analyst for Tigers baseball on FOX Sports Detroit, marking his 37th season in professional baseball.
Detroit native Mario Impemba enters his 13th season as the popular play-by-play announcer on FOX Sports Detroit's coverage of the Tigers.
Entering his 18th season as the entertaining and informative scene-setter for FOX Sports Detroit's coverage of Tigers baseball is the award-winning John Keating, host of the Tigers Live pre-game show...Keating often serves in a similar role for the network's Tigers Live post-game coverage


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where readers can read about and comment on the science, policy, management, technology, business and delivery of healthcare.
I will also be posting entries to my personal blog, which is currently under construction (rumours that my webmaster has first to finish organising a cocktail party in LA are being denied.)
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ALAN Stubbs has urged Everton to take advantage of a team in transition when they arrive at the Reebok on Saturday.
The odds favour the ex-Burnden Park defender, now part of David Moyes' backroom staff on Merseyside, as the Toffees come to town for the first time since the club's relegation from the Premier League.
And though Stubbs admits nothing can be taken for granted in FA Cup football, he believes the current Wanderers side are a more vulnerable prospect as Dougie Freedman continues his rebuilding job.
"You can never be confident in the cup, that's the thing," he said. "But when you look at the two sides on paper, we have got a better squad than Bolton.
"Dougie (Freedman) would be fearing Everton, rather than us fearing Bolton.
"There is a lot of quality in our team and hopefully we can capitalise on their little bit of instability at the moment."
Wanderers go into the game on a run of four unbeaten, and having secured back-to-back clean sheets for the first time in two years.
But Stubbs notes that their season has been one of general disappointment in the Championship so far, and the 41-year-old reckons that inconsistency could be the chink in his former club's armour.
"It will be a tough game for us but we'll go there and fancy our chances of getting a result," he told Everton TV.
"I think Bolton's league position and performances have probably been inconsistent. They found it hard to get a run of results when Owen [Coyle] was in charge and it was difficult for them.
"They have decided to have a change of direction with a new manager and even since he has come in it has still been up and down. He's probably trying to change personnel, the way the team play and the ethics of the team.
"It's still a bit of a transitional period for them, so we'll go there and hope to capitalise on that."
Things were very different the last time that Stubbs was involved in an FA Cup tie between Bolton and Everton.
His equaliser on a memorable night at Goodison Park 19 years ago forced the replayed game into extra time. Owen Coyle's winner then gave Wanderers a famous cup shock dubbed "White Hot Two" by the then Bolton Evening News the next day.
For the Kirkby-born centre-half, who had come through the ranks under Bruce Rioch, it was a bitter-sweet occasion.
"It's something that I will always remember, but something that my friends and family weren't happy about," he recalled.
"I didn't know what to do on that night. I didn't know whether to celebrate or take the wrath of my friends and family who were at the game.
"We were a young team at the time and had a bit of history of causing upsets in the cup.
"We had a decent team, to be fair, and I scored the equaliser late on at the Park End and Coyley scored the winner in extra time. It was a bit of a surreal moment for me. Obviously I was happy that we had won but I didn't want it to be against Everton.
"There were mixed feelings but it was great from my point of view to play at Goodison, especially as I didn't know what was going to happen in the future."
Stubbs went on to play for Everton, via a move north of the border with Celtic, and scored at the Reebok in a 2-2 draw soon after joining his boyhood club – a game that also saw Paul Gasgoigne get on the scoresheet for the Blues.


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Cal and Marcy Tameling
2006 Alumni of the Year
Alumni of the Year, Cal '72 and Marcy ex '73 Tameling, received the traditional gift of a Trinity rocking chair to commemorate their contributions to the life of the College during the past 35 years.
Their four sons and their wives, including Jesse '04 and Julie ex '04, and Lucas '05 and Tara '05, joined extended family members and associates to offer congratulations to the couple.
Speaking on behalf of Jack Van Namen '68, a fellow alumnus who shared a suite with Cal Tameling during their Trinity days, Carolynn Van Namen reflected on the Tamelings' commitment to a Reformed worldview that has distinguished the couple in all areas of their lives.


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Public Welcome to Meet with Elder Ascetic from Mt. Sinai, Thursday, May 12th
May 10, 2011 • Upcoming Campus Event
Students, faculty, and friends of our seminary will be given a rare and wonderful opportunity this Thursday. Father Pavlos, an elder of St. Catherine Monastery on Mount Sinai, will visit St. Vladimir's this week, and he has agreed to spend an informal evening, beginning at 7 p.m. on May 12th, conversing with those interested in the ascetic and hesychast tradition of the Orthodox Church.
"Father Pavlos is a graduate of the School of Theology of the University of Athens, with four decades now, of immersion in the ascetic and hesychast tradition of Sinai, to which every branch of modern-day Christianity owes its enlightenment," noted our Dean, Fr. John Behr.
"Father Pavlos conveys the revelations of the spiritual athletes of the Sinai from the early Byzantine period of the 4th through 8th centuries, not simply on the basis of their recorded experiences but also through the illumination of his personal experience of this unbroken tradition," added Fr. John. "As the oldest continuously functioning monastery in the world, St. Catherine's lays claim to the interpretation of this body of wisdom, not as theoretical but as living tradition."
The informal conversation, open to all of our seminary friends and our campus community, will be held in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building. Father Nathanael Symeonides will join us to facilitate communication and interaction with Fr. Pavlos.
Please contact our Events Coordinator, Tanya Penkrat, with any questions: email@example.com or 914-961-8313, ext. 351.


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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
The seventh "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book is now available for Melrose Park Library patrons to place on hold! You can visit this link to find the book and log into your SWAN account to place a hold or talk to a staff member at the Youth Services desk!
The book is called "The Third Wheel" and will officially release on November 13, 2012. Stay tuned for more information about the library's annual "Wimpy Kid" release party to be held shortly after the book comes out!


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Swimming star Stephanie Millward added some silver sparkle to the switch-on of Corsham's Christmas lights.
The Paralympian, who won four silver medals and one bronze medal during this summer's London Games, was greeted by hundreds of people in the High Street for the event last Friday night.
Miss Millward was joined on the stage, outside the Town Hall, by three children – Anay Verna, Owen Cox and Emily Calladine – who had won Corsham Town Council's Christmas tree decoration competition.
Former Corsham School pupil Miss Millward, 31, said: "I'd never have imagined I would switch on the Christmas lights, let alone have the wonderful opportunity to do it twice.
"I'm really pleased to be here to spread a little Christmas cheer. This is a lovely end to a great year."
During the event, the Paralympian, who has multiple sclerosis, signed autographs and posed for pictures, giving fans a chance to see her medals and Olympic Torch.
Town Council chairman Peter Anstey said: "I would like to thank Steph, the huge crowd and the town council, in particular Nicola Chruszcz, for making this a wonderful night.
"It's great to have Steph here, as she's very well supported in Corsham and is a real hero and inspiration to our young people."
There were musical performances from the Corsham Windband, the Pound Sound choir and Corsham School pupils. Visitors enjoyed funfair rides in the High Street, there was a visit from Father Christmas and his reindeer, and two giant snowmen also entertained the crowds, with one even sharing a waltz with town councillor Peter Davis.
ES Electrical, in High Street, won Corsham's festive shop window competition and Cllr Allan Bosley said: "I would like to thank all the great entrants, as well as the judging panel."
Shops in the town stayed open late – and each Thursday until Christmas, while various stalls adorned the High Street. Cllr Anstey added: "I would also like to thank to all the individuals, organisations, businesses and performers that transformed the High Street."


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I am cooking 6-8 racks of ribs for a function this Saturday at 1PM. I've never done this many at one time before. I have a Weber Bullet smoker and gas drill at my disposal. My plan was to smoke 3 racks at a time on the top rack for about 30mins-1 hour, wrap them in foil and finish on the gas grill or in the electric oven in the house for another 90mins-2 hrs. .........ooorrrrrr start them in foil and finish on the smoker. Any comments about using this process?
I am contemplating cooking them the evening before. Any opinions about that? Thanks.
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It is easy to get lost in the small details, the many tiny moments and data points that make up a year in the life of a major league baseball team. But I wanted to take a step back, and point out a glorious arc, courtesy of Sandy Alderson and company, that some of you may have missed.
If you've read my book, you know that three of the many frustrations I've had with the way the Mets did business for years were:
1. Overpaying for relief pitching, particular lefty specialists. See Scott Schoeneweis, or going back further, Dennis Cook.
2. Failing to simply let marginal, overpriced free agents go and collecting the draft picks that result. Combine 1 and 2, and you see the team with a net loss in draft picks every year, for very little gain.
3. When drafting, the team consistently failed to go over the recommended bonus slot for each pick suggested by Major League Baseball, and therefore was unable to sign top talent with later picks.
Okay, with that out of the way, let's take a look at what I will forever think of as the Pedro Feliciano-to-Michael Fulmer arc.
The Mets faced the question last winter: what to do with Pedro Feliciano? He was willing to come back, but wanted a two year deal at approximately four million dollars per season. Now, Feliciano had been a very good lefty specialist, but as I argued at the time, there were plenty of others who could do his job for less money. The Mets let him go to the Yankees.
So far, Mets are down a lefty specialist, but they also have eight million dollars in the coffers they wouldn't have had. And, because Feliciano was a Type B free agent, they received a sandwich pick, which turned out to be the 44th overall pick in the 2011 draft.
Now obviously, Feliciano getting injured made the decision not to bring him back a win before anything else is factored in. And I do believe the way he was used by the Mets made him a pretty strong candidate to break down. But the key here is that the move made a ton of sense even if Feliciano kept pitching at his 2008-2010 levels.
The Feliciano role has been taken up by Tim Byrdak this year. Byrdak is holding lefties to a .671 OPS this year, a fine job. Feliciano posted a .574 mark against lefties in 2010, .594 in 2009, and .575 in 2008. So no question, Feliciano was a bit better against lefties. (Byrdak from 2008-2010 was .644, .700 and .469.) But the overall margin is extremely slight. And Byrdak is earning $900,000 this year, on a one-year commitment. That's $3.1 million saved in 2011, with all four million that would have been committed to Feliciano available to the 2012 club.
Then in June, the Mets took a promising right-handed pitcher named Michael Fulmer with the 44th overall pick. Fulmer eventually signed for $937,500, exceeding the slot guideline of $776,700 from MLB by more than 20 percent. The Mets, in dire need of more pitching prospects, added a good one.
So… let's total all this up. Instead of paying eight million dollars for a lefty specialist, they've spent $1,837,500 for a lefty specialist and a solid pitching prospect. They have more than $6 million left over to spend on other needs.
And for those who think a New York team shouldn't watch its pennies, or that this is some Madoff-based budget cutting… you are wrong. This is how the best teams extract maximum value out of everything they spend. The advantage a New York team has isn't that it can waste a ton of money and still come out ahead, though that occasionally happens. It is that a New York team has many more dollars to extract maximum value from. Done right, it should make a team with a larger revenue stream nearly unbeatable.
And by contrast, it should always keep the Mets from having a payroll of $145 million while struggling to stay above .500. Sandy Alderson's treatment of the Feliciano-Fulmer Affair, repeated many times, will make the Mets a consistently elite team.


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Evan Rachel Wood is nursing an ugly-looking rash around her eyes after bursting blood vessels during a highly-emotional movie scene. The Wrestler actress is currently working on a new apocalypse drama called Into The Forest and she took to Twitter.com to share a picture of her onset mishap.
The picture shows Wood's face covered in painful-looking red spots with the caption, "Filmed a scene today that was so emotional, I broke all the capillaries in my eyes. Just another day on #IntoTheForest."
When one of her followers expressed concern that she might have suffered an allergic reaction, Wood revealed she had a similar problem when she gave birth to her son last year (13), adding, "No not an allergy, it happened to me during childbirth as well. It goes back to normal after a while."


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After receiving his new driver's license, Dane Kuta decided he'd had enough. He fired off an email to the DMV and copied nine elected officials as well as his local newspaper.
"I live in Cardiff by the Sea," Kuta declared. "Because this name is longer than typical city names and composed of multiple words, it is, unfortunately, often abbreviated to simply 'Cardiff.'
"I understand that space may be an issue," the defense industry engineer went on, "but there are plenty of city names in California that are long. Half Moon Bay, Huntington Beach, Lake of the Woods, San Juan Capistrano, Valley of Enchantment. Do you abbreviate these?
"Cardiff by the Sea is the name of my domicile recognized by the United States Postal Service. The full name is printed on my U.S. passport, San Diego County tax records, utility bills and even prominently displayed on the exterior of the local branch of the post office. I am an 11-year homeowner in Cardiff by the Sea and my family and I never plan on leaving this town we love and support. I live BY THE SEA and am proud of it!"
Kuta closed with a request that the DMV immediately correct the error in its database.
Kuta's letter poses three questions: What is the historically accurate name of the charming Encinitas town north of the San Elijo Lagoon? Is the common one-word name ever acceptable? And, specifically, should the DMV be ashamed of failing to print the "real" name on licenses?
Let's start with a quick bit of history.
The place known as San Elijo was first plotted and developed by J. Frank Cullen in 1911. Cullen's wife hailed from Wales and encouraged her husband to name the new community after the seaport city of her birth.
However, the nostalgic Mrs. Cullen appears not to have said, "Frank, darling, let's dub your charming hamlet Cardiff-by-the-Sea." No, she seems to have pitched the unadorned Cardiff.
To get the "by-the-sea" story, I called Irene Kratzer, the unsinkable local historian whose email address begins "Camillebythesea."
According to Kratzer, a Cardiff musician named Victor Kramer was so taken with the 1914 hit song "By the Sea" that he succeeded in linking the seductive phrase to the city's name.
Kratzer concedes that local Realtors were no doubt pleased by the romantic filigree attached to the naked Cardiff.
It's perhaps worth noting that Carmel, the elegantly bohemian enclave north of Big Sur, was known simply as Carmel well into the 1890s until a shrewd realtor came up with Carmel-by-the-Sea for a promotional postcard. That's the come-hither name adopted when the city incorporated.
So the answer to the first question is simple. The correct name is Cardiff-by-the-Sea, though it wasn't always so. (By the way, the hyphenated form is the most common; Kuta, in his letter to the DMV, went with four separate words, which replicates the local post office's sign.)
Now, as to the question of how casual Cardiffians and outsiders ought to be, I'd say they should reflect the laid-back culture of the town. Do we really need to say Cardiff-by-the-Sea beach? (Tellingly, the local Mainstreet Association goes with Cardiff in its name.)
Where this question gets stickier is in the daily press, the purveyors of the rough drafts of history. How do you balance accuracy with everyday speech?
I polled two U-T San Diego editors to see whether they had a preference between Cardiff and Cardiff-by-the-Sea in news copy. Both said they go with Cardiff because it's shorter, it's what's commonly said "on the ground," and "by-the-Sea" strikes them as a superfluous PR add-on.
To be honest, that's been my practice for as long as I've covered North County. One of the region's best bakeries — and, by far, the kookiest statue — is in Cardiff. Adding "by-the-Sea" has just never occurred to me.
As for Kuta's beef with the DMV for deep-sixing "by-the-Sea," I called right before a family trip to Australia to tell him to not judge the DMV too harshly. There's method, at least, to what makes him mad.
According to DMV spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez, "the system can only type 13 positions for a city name on a driver's license. This is in our city/county code book and was approved by the postal service."
For example, Huntington Beach is reduced to "Huntington Bh."
And Rancho Santa Fe? "Rcho Santa Fe."
Kuta, I must say, was a good sport when I explained the space limitation. On the other hand, he was packing for Australia. Who wouldn't be in a good mood?
As for me, I'm staying right here but, from here on out, I'm going with the full name, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, at least on first reference.
It may look clunky to editors — and they may abbreviate it — but every time I type the full name, I'm going to hear a familiar old song, playing on a scratchy 78 record, that's going to lift my spirits:
"By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea/You and me, you and me, oh, how happy we'll be."


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NYFW FW13: Karen Walker
Runway gallery and review of the 'New Rose' collection.
Karen Walker's NYFW show was pretty ruling. A soundtrack of The Damned and Siouxsie Sioux put the clothes into context, with the 'New Rose' collection taking cues from British style.
Before you start imagining Ginger Spice's Union Jack dress (a fine fashion moment), the FW13 offering was more of a subtle nod to Cool Britannia in which utility versed romance on the runway. Traditional floral prints were stenciled on and done in dripping paint, outerwear was oversized, hems were left raw, and khaki was the key colour — even soft angora sweaters appeared in military green.
Some of the new sunglass styles we laid eyes on last week in the campaign shot by Ari Seth Cohen also made their debut.


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Noob, newb or newbie is a slang term for a novice or newcomer, or somebody inexperienced in any given profession or activity. Contemporary use can particularly refer to a beginner or new user of computers, often concerning Internet activity, such as online gaming[1] or Linux use.[2][3] It can have derogatory connotations, but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgment. But nowadays it is also used for abuse in internet-based games.
The term's origin is uncertain. Earliest uses probably date to late twentieth century United States Armed Forces jargon, though possible precursor terms are much earlier. Variant forms of the noun include newby and newbee, while the related term noob (often spelled n00b) is often used in online gaming.
Its etymology is uncertain. It may derive from "newie", which is attested in U.S. and Australian sources of the 1850s and means a neophyte in a place or situation; alternatively, it may derive from the British public school slang "new boy" or "new blood", which is attributed to the same era and was applied to a schoolboy in his first term.[4]
In the 1960s–1970s the term "newbie" had a limited usage among U.S. troops in the Vietnam War as a slang term for a new man in a unit.[5] Its earliest known usage on the Internet may have been on the Usenet newsgroup talk.bizarre.[6] The term is believed to have entered online usage by 1981.[7]
Coming from an oral tradition, the term has various spellings. Among alternative forms are newby, nubie, and "newbee" (e.g. Los Angeles Times of August 1985: "It had to do with newbees. I could be wrong on the spelling, but newbees are the rookies among the Blue Angels...").[4] Another use of the term newbee was the moniker given to new US Navy recruit students attending Basic Electricity and Electronics school by more senior students. A requisite course prior to enrollment in the A-school course at Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, TN
Two related terms are "newB", a beginner who is willing to learn; and "noob", a derogatory name for an inexperienced or under-talented hacker or gamer,[8] who lacks the determination to learn. "noob" was among candidates for the one-millionth English word selection by the Global Language Monitor.[9][10]
In Korean, the equivalent term is Chobo; the opposite is Gosu, or "highly skilled".[citation needed]
See also[edit]
- Gosu
- FNG, another term for someone new to a unit used in the Vietnam War
- Luser, a pejorative term for inexperienced computer users
- ^ "MIT.edu". Web.mit.edu. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "LinuxQuestions.org". LinuxQuestions.org. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "Ubuntu Forums". Ubuntu Forums. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ a b "newbie" The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989, OED Online, Oxford University Press, (subscription needed) March 8, 2010.
- ^ Entry for newbie in John Robert Elting, Ernest L. Deal, and Dan Cragg, A Dictionary of Soldier Talk, New York: Scribner, 1984, p. 209. ISBN 0-684-17862-1
- ^ "Newbie". Jargon File. Catb.org. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
- ^ Dyker, Barbara (June 1, 1988). "Re: some (should-be) ground-rules for submissions to comp.binaries.*". Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
- ^ Broek, Anna Vander (April 23, 2009). "Gamer Speak for Newbs". Forbes. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ Moore, Matthew (May 6, 2009). "One millionth English word could be 'defriend' or 'noob'". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "The Global Language Monitor: Millionth Word Finalists Announced". Global Language Monitor. May 29, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
N00b – From the Gamer Community; a neophyte in playing a particular game; used as a disparaging term.
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PRINCETON — While none of Bureau County's one-room schools had what would be considered a large enrollment by modern standards, some were even smaller than others.
Virgil Gross was able to attend the Prutzman School only through the third grade. After that, he said it closed because there were only three students in the school.
"It ended up my brother and the neighbor girl, Gladys Isaacson, and myself were the only three kids in the school, so they closed it," Gross said. "That's when we went up to the school on the hard road."
That school, located on Route 6, was the Colton School, and Gross attended there before graduating and moving on to Princeton High School.
Gross said he's got good memories about his school days.
"At Prutzman, I remember walking to school," he said. "I had to walk across the timber about a mile."
Gross remembers the neighbor boy had a horse, and one day he got off the horse and began leading it to school.
"Then for some reason he turned around and went to the back end of the horse and was holding the horse's tail," Gross said.
The obvious happened.
"The horse kicked him in the face," he said. "We walked on to school, and he was holding his face all day."
Gross has more memories about another animal and the trip home from school. He was walking home when he approached a neighbor's farm.
"I walked out around their silo, and there were all the milk cows coming up, and there was this big old bull coming with them," he said. "I didn't like the looks of him because he started over toward me, and I left and went back up in the yard and sat down by the silo, waiting for him to leave."
The bull didn't leave, and Gross soon got bored.
Again, the obvious happened.
"The next thing I knew, I woke up," Gross said. "My mother had walked over and found me, sitting there, sound asleep."
At the Colton School, Gross remembers attending with the Gildermaster boys, Solomon and Lyle.
"Lyle Gildermaster and I, he and I got our heads together and said, 'Now when we go out the doors, we'll lock them."
So Gross locked one door when he went outside, and Gildermaster locked the others.
"We went out and played, and when we went to go back in the schoolhouse, we couldn't get in," he said.
So the teacher had to go to the neighbor's to borrow a hammer and a chisel.
"They went back and took the iron grate off besides the window and opened the window and somebody crawled in and opened the doors," Gross said.
The teacher, understandably, was not happy.
"Of course, the teacher got the stick out," he said.
Gross said he believes he got a good education in his two, one-room schoolhouses.
"When we had to give a report on something, we had to walk up front," he said. "They had a big long bench up there, and you'd sit on that and give your report."
Gross said the other students would sit and listen.
"I always thought it was a good idea because we got to hear what the older kids had to say and remember some of it," he said. "I liked that."
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What completely different things are tied together in your mind? Like a book and a song. Or a movie and a picture. But I mean things that aren't soundtracks or discussed or shown in each other. The kind of thing that probably only makes sense to you.
I have boring vague ones that I can't really explain well. The book The Contortionist's Handbook and the band the RX Bandits. The movie Love Me If You Dare (or in its unsullied French - Jeux D'enfants) and the song Let Go by Frou Frou. Oh that last one was probably because of a bad fan made youtube video I saw ONCE and now I'm incapable of imagining one without the other because they merged so perfectly in my mind. You could say their souls were joined like those blue things in the avatar movies when they had tail sex.
This one might be an on purpose reference that I was just too stupid to get. But the only thing I remember about the Iron Man movie franchise is that Iron Man's dad seems to literally be Walt Disney. Was that obvious? No one else knows gets what I mean by that. But yeah it's literally the only thing I remember other than his son is sorta cool and likes to drink. So I can't freaking watch my Disney World documentaries anymore without thinking about summer blockbusters.
That's probably on purpose. Don't make fun of me. Instead tell me what unrelated things you can't help but associate and why.


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Even if you're not an opera aficionado, chances are you've already heard most of the music in Bizet's Carmen. One of the most popular operas of all time, Bizet's catchy music has appeared in movies, television, and even at the Olympic Games! Read on to see where you may have heard some of the classic melodies before, and add your own to the comments below.
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Carmen was first performed in 1875 at the Opéra-Comique theatre in Paris, a venue known primarily for family-friendly entertainment. Bizet's opera, however, was a dramatic departure from that kind of theatre: it featured overtly sexual themes and imagery, morally ambiguous characters, a story that ends with murder, and a female protagonist who proudly defies the social norms and moral codes of her times in favour of a spirited (and, to many of the conservative-minded patrons in the audience, morally suspect) commitment to self-determination. The opera's content sparked outrage and harsh criticism among the press; the theatre even resorted to giving tickets away for free just to fill the house. Bizet died within three months of the failed premiere, at only 36 years old.
According to Operabase, an online repository for opera performance information and statistics, only Verdi's La Traviata is staged more often than Carmen in today's opera houses. It has been adapted and reinterpreted in various forms, including some 10 film versions, a Broadway musical (Carmen Jones), a TV-movie in the early 2000s starring Beyoncé (Carmen: A Hip Hopera), and even an ice-dancing show. Queen Victoria, James Joyce, Otto von Bismarck, and Friedrich Nietzsche all considered Carmen their favourite opera, and it features in novels by Thomas Mann and Vladimir Nabokov. Its music has been thoroughly absorbed by popular culture, frequently sampled in ads, movies, TV shows, and cartoons.
"Your Carmen is a flop, a disaster! It will never play more than 20 times. The music goes on and on. It never stops. There's not even time to applaud. That's not music! And your play—that's not a play! A man meets a woman. He finds her pretty. That's the first act. He loves her, she loves him. That's the second act. She doesn't love him anymore. That's the third act. He kills her. That's the fourth! And you call that a play? It's a crime, do you hear me, a crime!"
—One of the many negative reactions that initially greeted Carmen, this one from Jean-Henri Dupin's letter to his friend and Carmen librettist Henri Meilhac, delivered the morning after the premiere.
Carmen is a seductive, freedom-loving woman, desired by many. She takes Don José, a young soldier, as her latest lover, who defects from the army to join her in her smuggling life. But when she loses interest and begins a relationship with the exciting toreador Escamillo, Don José cannot accept her rejection. Their final encounter, outside the bull ring, ends tragically when Don José stabs her to death.
In terms of its form, Bizet's opera is a fairly conventional example of the opéra comique genre, structured around arias, duets, ensembles, and spoken dialogue (unlike its contemporary counterpart grand opera, opéra comique was unique for including spoken—rather than sung—speech). Though Bizet adhered closely to structural conventions, his prodigious talents as a melody-maker are on display throughout the score, giving us some of music history's greatest hits. Moreover, in Carmen, according to musicologists Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker, we witness "Bizet's greatest gift [which was] to imagine the music for every element of the plot with equal seriousness: the trivial, ornamental characters, the tragic proletarian soldier, the smugglers singing in close harmony, the swaggering exhibitionist, the generic supporting roles; he pays close attention to each and every one."*
Bizet's opera is, to a certain extent, an example of 19th-century European Exoticism, an artistic trend which depicted—in often highly problematic, patronizing ways—the people and places of "the East," be it Asia, North Africa, the Middle East or, as in the case of Carmen, the "exotic" gypsy population of Spain. In Bizet's rendition, the Spanish setting is at once bright and colourful, full of vitalizing energy, but also dangerous, violent, and gritty
Carmen is unique in that so much of its music occurs within the drama as musical performance, as opposed to the naturalized forms of emotional reflection or soliloquy we might be used to in opera. For example, when Carmen sings and dances the Habañera in Act I, she is actually singing and dancing for the entertainment of the characters on stage. Escamillo, the dashing toreador, performs his triumphant song for the onlookers at the city square in the same vein, with his singing recognized as a musical performance by the logic of the opera.
This COC production of Carmen is being updated by Toronto director Joel Ivany, artistic head of the indie theatre company, Against the Grain Theatre, known for unconventional stagings, including productions in a bar (La Bohème), a university attic space (The Turn of the Screw), a wedding venue (The Marriage of Figaro), and—coming up this May—a CBC TV studio (A Little Too Cozy). With Carmen, Ivany's approach focuses on the highly relatable characters and dramatic situations of the opera. He also expands the performance space into the entirety of the auditorium—as opposed to only the stage—to create a heightened sense of immersion and proximity to the drama for the audience.
This production of Carmen transports the story to 1940s Latin America, utilizing a vibrant background and gritty atmosphere ideal for the opera's storyline. The main set features a small-town square in Act I, with crumbling plastered walls painted with graffiti and covered with peeling posters. Act II sets the scene at an outdoor tavern. It's shabby but there is no shortage of drinking and dancing, enlivened by the presence of the band of smugglers. The smugglers in Act III loiter in the ruins of a church in the mountains, and the Act IV finale takes place in a more unglamorous part of the bullfight arena, in the hallways under the seats.
The costumes, by François St-Aubin, are colourful and range from the simple dresses of the cigar factory workers in Act I to the party wardrobe of those attending the bullfight in the final act. Escamillo, the narcissistic bullfighter, is outfitted like a rockstar of the era, and the women in his entourage channel—or attempt to channel—Hollywood glamour. The men of the town wear traditional wide-legged pants and summer shirts. The factory workers combine peasant tops, with scoop necklines and short sleeves, with multi-coloured skirts and wedge shoes. Micaëla stands out from the group. As a young and innocent woman from a rural village, she wears more traditional and modest clothes with a shawl over her head.
● Has performed Carmen at the world's leading opera houses including La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco, and Berlin
● "With her smoldering, earthy sexuality she is ideal for the role, managing to seem untamed, almost unhinged at times, yet also coolly calculating." (New York Times)
● Makes her COC debut and is slated to perform Carmen in the near future with the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Opera Bastille in Paris
● "Margaine's voice is rich along its entire spectrum, from a searing top to a sultry lower register, with a middle that can be fiery and smoldering or silken, tender and warm." (Opera News)
*Abbate, Carolyn and Roger Parker. A History of Opera: The Last 400 Years. London: Penguin Books, 2012
Photo Credits (top - bottom): Anita Rachvelishvili as Carmen in Carmen (COC, 2016), photo: Michael Cooper; Clémentine Margaine as Carmen and David Pomeroy as Don José in Carmen (COC, 2016), photo: Michael Cooper; Russell Thomas as Don José and Anita Rachvelishvili as Carmen in Carmen (COC, 2016), photo: Michael Cooper; A scene from Carmen (COC, 2016), photo: Gary Beechey.
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FORMER Somerset batsman Jos Buttler returned to his old stomping ground as he opened up a 'ramp' named in his honour.
The England star was at his old school King's College this week to unveil a grassy bank formation, called 'Buttler Ramp', while taking a breather from his new side Lancashire's game at the County Ground.
Buttler said: "I always love coming back to my old school where I enjoyed my time.
"Things have changed a little bit since I was here but it's always nice to come back and see some friendly faces and see the place where I had some really good years and where I grew up.
"It's a bit quirky and bit of fun to have the 'Buttler Ramp' named after me but it's also a great honour and a nice gesture by the school."
On the pitch, Buttler is known for his audacious ramp shot and big hitting.
Phil Lewis, head of cricket at King's, came up with the idea to create a ramp in honour of his friend and former student.
"It is great that we have been able to put something here to remind us of what he has done for us and what he has gone on to do is a really great moment for us," said Phil.
"I live on the side of the first team pitch and I saw that there was some soil being dug out to build the new tennis courts and cricket nets and thought that rather than dispose of it why not create a grassy bank.
"The idea to call it the 'Buttler Ramp' came a bit later but we have already used it and we are really chuffed to bits with it and it has been a fantastic addition."


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Finding the perfect gift for techies is no easy matter. After all, by definition, geeks are steeped in the latest and greatest tech gadgets, and it's just as difficult to find a tech-based subject they don't already think they know everything about. With today's "cyber-Monday" official start to online holiday buying, what better venue to find those techie treasures?
To help you find the perfect gift for the techie in your life -- or to steer a loved one toward something you'd really like -- InfoWorld.com has looked beyond the obvious to uncover 10 seriously cool new gadgets and 24 must-read tech books that will appeal to the geek in all of us. You won't find the iPhone or Droid here, nor will you light upon the latest external network drive; more likely than not, your geek already has those. Instead, you'll find items aimed at satisfying every geek's innermost desire: to explore.
[ Discover the 10 best gifts for techies in the InfoWorld.com's "2009 geek gadget gift guide" slideshow. | Discover the 24 best new books for techies in the InfoWorld.com's "2009 geek book gift guide" slideshow. ]
Because if there's one thing we geeks all love to do, no matter what type of science, engineering, or tech discipline floats our boat, it's to play with technology that is both cool and useful. Sometimes that means toying around with a somewhat esoteric gadget. Other times that means soaking up new tech know-how we can apply at home or at work.
This year's geek gadget gift guide includes the 55-cent Animal Clips for budding young geeks to the seriously useful and cool personal Pogoplug cloud storage device to a touch-based laptop that could show the way for real tablet computing.
This year's geek book gift guide has recommendations in seven categories: "something different" explorations, personal tech guides, hands-on deep technology how-tos, cloud and architecture expositions, business management primers for IT people, IT management how-tos, and tech best-practices "rethink" books.
This article, "2009 geek gift guide: The best toys and books for techies," was originally published at InfoWorld.com.


text: Peterson Regional Medical Center's Physical Therapists utilize advanced clinical decision making skills through the use of differential examination, goal setting, and intervention progression with the emphasis on evidence based practice in the management of individuals with painful movement disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal systems. They utilize manual therapy (high velocity thrust techniques, mobilization of joint, soft tissue, and neural structures), exercise, and patient education to treat the symptoms and underlying cause of the painful conditions in order to restore normal function of the soft tissues and joints. Our physical therapists emphasize restoration of normal joint mechanics and range of motion, and development of an individualized exercise and movement re-training program designed to promote correct postural alignment with proper body and extremity control. By determining and treating the underlying cause of pain and joint dysfunction, our physical therapists assist patients in returning to activities of daily living, work, and sports with less pain and improved function.


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Our students learn the latest techniques, developments, and requirements in their fields. From one-semester certificate programs to two-year associate degrees, we offer options in Advanced Emergency Care, Health Information Technology, Medical Assisting, Medical Coding, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Phlebotomy, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, and Respiratory Therapy.
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The Sustainable Agriculture program provides students with both the technical and small business skills needed to manage or develop a small farm or agricultural business. The program also provides students with both the technical and small business skills needed to manage or develop a small farm or agricultural business. read more »
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Students work with modern training equipment and the latest computers, traditional tools and remote technology, and our experienced instructors and strong partnerships with area businesses ensure training is up-to-date and certified. Programs vary from one-year certificates to two-year associate degrees in Applied Electronics & Computer Technology, Career Studies, Electrical Lineworker Technology, Electrical Technology, Energy Services and Technology, Precision Machining Technology, Pulp and Paper Technology, and Trade & Technical Occupations.
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As of 1 October 2014, Fathers/partners (including same sex partners) and parents-to-be via surrogacy are entitled to time off to attend up to 2 antenatal appointments. Employees accompanying the expectant mother to her ante-natal appointments are entitled to unpaid leave for 1 or 2 appointments. The time off is capped at six and a half hours for each appointment. There is no length of service attached to this entitlement, it is available to employees from day one. You may choose to use annual leave instead of using this unpaid entitlement.
More information can be found on the acas website: New guidance on right to accompany mothers to antenatal appointments
The University recognises the benefits from supporting family friendly initiatives and assisting employees to achieve a balance in their work commitments and their life outside of work. This agreement sets out the rights, entitlements and obligations of employees who wish to avail themselves of the paternity leave benefits provided by the University.
If you are an employee of Aston University and you meet certain qualifying criteria, you are entitled to take two weeks Paternity Leave (OPL) and receive Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (OSPP) and/or University Paternity Pay (UPP). You may also wish to consider taking Shared Parental Leave (please see Shared Parental Leave Policy for further information).
The University also provides benefits under the Parental Leave Agreement and the Compassionate Leave/Emergency Care of Dependants Leave Agreement.
Employees are advised to seek confidential advice from their designated HR Business Partner to ensure that they are fully informed about all aspects of the agreement.
If you are an employee of Aston University and you meet certain qualifying criteria, you are entitled to take two weeks Paternity Leave (OPL) and receive Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (OSPP) and/or University Paternity Pay (UPP). You may also wish to consider taking Shared Parental Leave (please see Shared Parental Leave Policy for further information).
2.2 OPL is also available to adoptive parents where a child is matched or newly placed with them for adoption. Either the adoptive father or the adoptive mother may take OPL where the other adoptive parent has elected to take adoption leave. For information on adoption leave and pay please refer to Maternity and Adoption Leave.
2.3 OPL must be taken within eight weeks of the birth of the child. If the child is born early you can choose to take the leave anytime between the actual date of birth and end of the eight week period starting from the Sunday of the EWC.
2.4 In case of an adopted child, OPL must be taken within eight weeks from the child being placed with you for adoption.
2.5 You can:
2.6 You cannot:
2.7 If your partner has a multiple birth, you are only allowed one period of OPL.
If you qualify for OPL and you are in continuous employment with the University at the time of the birth, for the first week of the two week OPL entitlement you will receive University Paternity Pay (UPP). This will be full pay and will include any OSPP entitlement. For the second week, if taken, you would receive OSPP.
If your average weekly earnings are below the lower earnings limit for national insurance contributions you will not be eligible for Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (OSPP).
In other cases you are entitled to receive OSPP or 90% of your average weekly earnings if you earn less than OSPP.
OSPP is treated as earnings and is therefore subject to PAYE and national insurance deductions.
5.1 If you wish to take OPL you must provide your line manager (copied to Human Resources) with 15 weeks written notice of the date on which your partner's child is due, the length of paternity leave you wish to take and the date on which you wish the leave to commence. You must also complete and sign a Self Certificate form (SC3) (a self-certificate declaring that you are entitled to receive paternity leave and statutory paternity pay) and forward this to Human Resources.
5.2 If you subsequently wish to change the timing of the paternity leave, you must give 28 days' written notice of the new dates. If it is not reasonably practicable for you to give such notice you must notify your line manager (copied to Human Resources) as soon as is reasonably practicable.
5.3 In the case of an adopted child, you must give your line manager written notice (copied to the Human Resources) of your intention to take OPL no later than seven days after the date on which notification of the match with the child was given to you by the adoption agency. The notice must specify the date the child is expected to be placed for adoption, the date you intend to start paternity leave, the length of the intended paternity leave period and the date on which you were notified of having been matched with the child. You must also complete and sign a Self Certificate form (SC3) (a self-certificate declaring that you are entitled to receive paternity leave and statutory paternity pay) and forward this to the Human Resources.
You retain your normal employment rights and benefits (apart from wages) during your OPL.
7.1 Annual leave entitlement accrues in the usual way during OPL. However you can only take annual leave before or after, not during, your period of OPL.
7.2 Please note that the normal provisions apply to carrying leave forward between leave years. There is no automatic entitlement to carry leave forward to the next leave year.
7.3 Annual leave before or after OPL should be booked and approved in the usual way.
Pension rights and contributions are dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the appropriate pension scheme providing that these provisions do not conflict with any relevant statutory requirements that may at the time apply. For information and advice on this, please contact the Pensions Officer.
If you participate in any of the University's flexible benefit arrangements these will continue unless or until you elect to opt out of the benefit.
10.1 At the end of your paternity leave you will have the right to return to the job that you were employed in under your contract of employment and on terms and conditions not less favourable than those that would have applied had you not been absent.
10.2 You may apply to return to work on a part-time or reduced hours basis to enable you to care for your child. Please see the Flexible Working Policy for details.
EWC/EDC Expected Week/Date of Confinement - The week/date in which your baby is expected to be born.
Partner: A partner is someone who lives with the mother of the baby in an enduring family relationship, but is not immediately related. A partner may include either a male or female partner in a same sex couple.
Ordinary Paternity Leave (OPL): A block of up to 2 weeks which can only be taken after the birth of the child, or date the child is placed for adoption, and must finish 56 days after this date.
University Paternity Pay (UPP): This is payable for the first week of any OPL and is based on full pay including any OSPP entitlement.
Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (OSPP): Is paid for the second week of your two-week OPL entitlement. The rate is established by the Government. If your average weekly earnings are less than the applicable rate of OSPP, you will receive 90% of your average weekly earnings.


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This Sardinia coral pendant of irregular-shaped is stuck with 925 sterling silver bail. Its branch style with natural fine grain totally shows the beauty of original. Both of quality and color are genuine. The red coral is the symbol of noble and power which also represent the happiness and eternity. The coral jewelry is also regarded as the most precious accessory by ancient royals. The amount of coral is extremely fewer and rare so it is very valuable and worthy of collecting.
The color of this pendant is absolutely natural with vivid red color. Its rich red color distributes evenly all over this pendant. The surface of this pendant is polished with lightly oily sheen which is so pretty and lively.
Length: 44 mm
Width: 56 mm
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Zodi Battery Powered Shower
For an enjoyable and relaxing shower outdoors, choose the Zodi Battery Powered Shower. This self-contained battery-operated shower provides water on-demand for washing, rinsing, shower, and cleaning purposes. Its pump is powered by a 6-volt battery that ensures great flow or water and a comfortable spray. It features a waterproof battery case that prevents the battery from water damage and the on/off switch allows you to easily turn on the shower. The 8 ft. flexible shower hose allows you to easily move the showerhead around your body and gives you a thorough wash. Its water conserving showerhead controls the spray of the water and prevents water wastage. It works perfect with any water container or source, so you can just place the pump in the water and turn the shower on. When you plan your next outdoor tour or camping trip, take the Zodi Battery Powered Shower with you for an on-demand shower.


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Eleven men were nabbed this month by Gaithersburg Police for trying to get intimate with minors on the Web.
Then men were from different states, including Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and Washington DC. Cops posted a phony profile online and arranged meetups with the doomed men using phone calls and text messaging.


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Topic: Uncle losing battle w/cc
I've frequented this site for the last 18 months, but haven't posted yet. I have a 70 yr old uncle who has battled this difficult disease for 20 months now. Unfortunately, he's slipping and and his time is probably limited. I just want to say that all of you on here are extremely inspirational. CC is a terrible disease. But reading some of your posts are both heartbreaking and heart warming. In my uncle's case, the doctors gave home only 3-6 months after diagnosis, but he may make it to 2 yrs. He is an otherwise healthy person with no serious illnesses until now. At least he has gotten to see a new grandchild 6 months ago. He recently had a stent installed, but that doesn't seem to be working all that well. He's already had 2 infections and I fear the effectiveness of the stent is waning.
I want to thank all who contribute to this site, it's truly marvelous to have the information and share the experiences of all.


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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - A judge sentenced one man to seven consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday, and a jury recommended death for two other men in the 2004 baseball bat slayings of six people in Deltona over an Xbox video game system.
The seven-woman, five-man jury deliberated for almost three hours before making its recommendation to Chief Circuit Judge Bill Parsons. The jury recommended death for ringleader Troy Victorino, 29, and Jerone Hunter, 20, and life in prison for Michael Salas, 20.
Parsons sentenced Salas to seven consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. He will also decide on sentences for Victorino and Hunter, taking into account the jury's recommendation. Parsons did not set a date for their sentencing.
"I just wanted to tell the victims' families that I'm truly sorry," Salas said prior to being sentenced. He said that he made a "mistake I will live with for the rest of my life."
Officials said one of the victims in the case, Erin Belanger, had Victorino evicted from her grandmother's vacant house in Deltona. He became angry when she kept his video game system and some clothing, so he organized the August 2004 killings at another Deltona home, prosecutors said.
Victorino, Hunter and Salas were convicted last week of six counts of first-degree murder.
The jury recommended death on four of the six counts for both Victorino and Hunter. Each man was recommended to be sentenced to death for the murders of different victims. Both men also got a recommendation of life in prison for the remaining two deaths.
Salas received a life recommendation on all counts.
As the recommendations were read, Victorino did not make eye contact with the jury. Hunter flinched when the first recommendation for death was read but kept his composure, looking straight in front of him. Salas leaned back in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief when all the verdicts indicated the jury did not recommend death for him.
"He took my baby from me," Erin Belanger's father, Bill, said after the jury's recommended Victorino be put to death. "Jesus Christ can forgive, but I can't. Not yet, anyway."
Kay Shukwit, the mother of victim Michelle Nathan, said she was satisfied with the recommendation of life in prison for Salas and said he was not as "evil and vicious" as the other two men.
She said death for Hunter, who was said to have killed her daughter, will be a lot easier than the "suffering" and "horror" her daughter faced. Still, Shukwit said the recommendations did not bring any closure.
"Closure would be for someone to walk up to my front door with Michelle and say 'Here's your daughter back,"' she said.
Steve Nathan, Michelle's father, said the death penalty did not really make a difference to him. He said he did not know how to react to the recommendations.
"I'm just happy, I guess," he said.
In closing arguments, State Attorney John Tanner had urged jurors to recommend the death penalty for all three men, saying the bloody frenzy turned into "a thrill killing."
But defense attorneys said in closing arguments that their clients should be sentenced to life in prison because of their mental illnesses.
Defense attorney Michael Nielsen said Victorino suffers from severe mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder, while Ed Mills, Hunter's attorney, argued his client should not receive the death penalty because he suffers from schizophrenia.
Jeff Dees, Salas's attorney, said his client, who admitted swinging a baseball bat in the attacks, was a minor participant. He also said Salas had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
A fourth defendant, Robert Cannon, pleaded guilty in October to all the charges. But when he took the stand early in the trial, he refused to testify and said he wanted to withdraw his guilty plea because he was innocent. Parsons hasn't decided whether he will allow the change.
Earlier Tuesday, a medical expert for the prosecution testified that brain scans of Victorino and Hunter were normal and could not be used to support the diagnosis of mental illness. Dr. Lawrence Holder of Shands Jacksonville hospital also said the use of PET scans to diagnose mental illnesses is not an established clinical practice.
Killed in the August 2004 slayings were Belanger; Michelle Nathan, 19; Francisco Ayo-Roman, 30; Anthony Vega, 34; Roberto Gonzalez, 28, and Jonathan Gleason, 17. Most of the victims worked at Burger King in Deltona.
Previous Stories:
- August 1, 2006: Prosecutor Urges Jury To Advise Death Penalty In 6 Slayings
- July 28, 2006: Jury: Should Xbox Killers Get Life Or Death?
- July 25, 2006: 3 'Xbox Murder' Defendants Convicted Of Murder
- July 24, 2006: Deliberations Begin In Xbox Murder Trial
- July 20, 2006: Defendants Deny Killing Anyone In Video Game Slayings
- July 19, 2006: 'Ringleader' Of Xbox Murders Takes Stand In His Defense
- July 18, 2006: State: Victims' Blood On Defendant's Bat, Boots
- July 17, 2006: Investigator: 2 Defendants Admit Beating 6 People Who Were Killed
- July 14, 2006: Judge Denies Mistrial In Xbox Slaying Case
- July 13, 2006: Star Witness In Alleged Xbox Slayings 'Can Say No More'
- July 12, 2006: Prosecutor Details 6 Grisly Slayings In 'Xbox Murder Trial'
- July 5, 2006: St. Johns Jurors Being Chosen To Hear Xbox Murder Trial
- April 10, 2006: Judge Rules Suspect In Deltona Slayings Competent To Stand Trial
- March 2, 2006: Judge Says Deltona Slayings Trial Will Remain In Volusia County
- March 24, 2005: Judge Seals Crime Scene, Autopsy Photos From Deltona Massacre
- February 21, 2005: Accused Ringleader In Deltona Slayings Says He Was Passed Out
- January 7, 2005: Witness In Deltona Slayings Says He Wants to Testify At Trial
- September 29, 2004: Deltona House Where 6 Were Killed Is Up For Sale
- September 14, 2004: Last Of 4 Accused In Deltona Slayings Pleads Not Guilty
- August 9, 2004: Men Accused In Brutal Slayings Denied Bond
- August 7, 2004: Six People Found Dead In Deltona Home
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I posted these on the Colts side of the forum, but I know that maybe there are some of you that don't venture over there but would be interested in seeing these pics since the stadium project is of interest locally and not just to the Colts fans, so I brought them over here in an OT thread. Hope this is ok with the Admins.
As some of you may know, I'm one of the over 900 men and women that are constructing the new Lucas Oil Stadium in Downtown Indianapolis for the Colts. I wanted to share some of the photos I have taken in the recent weeks to give you a first look and an idea of the size of this place.
Lets start the tour
These images are of the multiple levels in the new stadium. The stadium is comprised of 7 levels, event/field level, street level, lower suites, club level, upper suites, terrace level and pressbox level. Everyone will be closer to the game, including the media due to the press box being suspended over the upper reaches of the terrace seating area.
In this shot, you can see the Colts blue seats being installed.
These are images thru the opening for the large one of a kind sliding glass window that will be motorized with the retracting roof. This window will seperate at the center with panes of the window retracting to the sides. You may also notice that the seat brackets are installed around a Colts horse shoe. Unlike Conseco, there will be no doubt who's home this belongs to.
Again, there's no doubt who plays their home games here!!!
Here are the views you will have when you walk up to this window. This window ledge will be part of the terrace concourse. You will be able to stand up here and see the downtown skyline.
Out with the old, in with new Lucas Oil Stadium.
In these shots, here's the structural steel grid that will hold the stadiums two scoreboards. The new high-definition scoreboards in Lucas Oil Stadium (rendering below) will be five times larger and will have resolution nearly twice as good as those in the RCA Dome. Each board will be 97 feet wide by nearly 53 feet high. Three screens and a stadium nameplate will form each scoreboard.
Here is one of the scoreboards, courtousy of the Indianapolis Star.
Here is a shot of the field from the seats in "club level". The box truck below should give you an idea of the height from club to the field below. The picture was taken from the south endzone facing the north endzone. The windows that are under the deck across the field are not windows at all, but the actual doors into the stadium on South Street. Yes, that means that the playing surface does sit 35 feet below ground. The lower bowl seating area has not been completed yet, that is why there is so much space on the ground.
These are shots of the structural "Super Beams" that holds the roof and makes this stadium truely unique. There are 2 of these steel monsters that support the tremendous weight of the moving roof.
Here is a shot of the retractable roof that is being constructed. Indy will not have the first retractable but we will have the most unique one with the roof opening from the center to both sides. Somebody is going to win an award for this stadium. This is not a cookie cutter at all!
Here 3 pics of the extra wide concourses that will give everyone tons of room to move around the stadium. Yes, who ever designed this stadium loves windows because there are lots of places to see the outside world.
Here are the seating decks that are above the south endzone (side that faces I-70). The areas with the tanish/brown walls are actually the suites. Right now, since it is winter, the suites have been boarded up to allow workers to do their work out of the elements and the cold. The top level of suites here is going to be the quaterback club. I will explain more on this later. This end of the stadium will be finished with windows in all those panes behind the upper deck of seating here.
The quarter back club is going to be a suite that overlooks the field from the south endzone. This area will have seats, but also will have full size billiard tables, Many large screen TV's that will have all the games on and a large bar that will match the Colts Horseshoe that is built into the ceiling in this pic. As I said earlier...No doubt who plays here!
This is the retractable opening in the roof.
A world class stadium that will frame a world class city.
This will be one of the FOUR grand entry pavilions. This is the entry on the Misouri Street side. This pic was taken from the corridor that is for lower suites. The suite corridors overlook the main corridors in this stadium.
There are escalators all over this stadium. Last time I counted, I thought there were at least 16. Skip those stairs unless you want the exercise!
No sitting down on the job! Looks like you will be the first to test these seats out!
Cost: $675 Million Dollars
I will have more pics later on in the project and they will be right here on the digest.


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Increases Natural Killer Cell Activity
AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compound) is a proprietary compound produced by cultivation and enzymatic modification of several species of mushroom mycelia, including shiitake, grown in rice bran extract. Considered a superfood supplement in Japan, AHCC has been researched extensively for its immune enhancement properties. According to human and animal research, AHCC may significantly increase Natural Killer (NK) Cell activity. AHCC may also increase macrophage activity, enhance cytokine production, and support the healthy functioning of the liver as well as act as an antioxidant.
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Dakota Fanning might live in a cave
I'm not going to say anything mean about these pictures of Dakota Fanning because she's only 13-years-old and honesty is only reserved for adults. Well that, and I'm actually a little scared of her. If it was dark and I saw her walking towards me on the street I wouldn't even think, I'd just throw my keys at her and run.
One more shot of Dakota Fanning after the jump.
NOTE: Was that mean? Was what I said mean? I didn't mean it to be. Oh God, she's in my closet isn't she? *Runs out of the room screaming*


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Sale! TKE Retro Stars and Stripes Jersey
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Celebrate the founding of your country and the founding of your fraternity. The design featuring your groups founding year surrounded by a ring of stars and the jersey striped sleeves give the tee its patriotic name. This 50% cotton/50% poly knit jersey in unisex sizing will bring the spirit of Old Glory to a party this 4th of July or any time of the year.
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