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At Ofek Chiropractic, we take great pride in providing the finest chiropractic care to each and every patient. We have included information below about the different chiropractic services offered in our Smyrna chiropractic office, but please call us at (770) 435-8890 if you have any questions!
Pediatric Chiropractic
A major focus in my office is kids and the health of their developing brains and nervous systems. I believe that every child has the birthright to be healthy and vital so they may develop to be wonderful, healthy adults. Over the past few years, I have noticed a dramatic increase in cases of pediatric health issues. These issues vary drastically from emotional, behavioral and personality changes, to sensory integration problems, developmental delays, weakened immune systems, learning disabilities and more. These serious health issues are a daily reality for many parents in our community and many of my patients. So many parents are unaware that impairment or damage to the nerve system is not always about pain. It can cause subtle (and not so subtle) changes in a child's development that can affect everything from personality and behavior to adaptation, learning, and vitality. The techniques we use for children is very gentle and often the child can't even wait for their next adjustment.
We provide advanced spinal correction and chiropractic adjustments utilizing "state of the art" chiropractic techniques. Never in the history of chiropractic care have chiropractors been able to provide the level of help and expertise that is available today. Many of the newest chiropractic techniques are actually safer, more comfortable and more effective than ever before. As a chiropractor who cares about utilizing the most advanced chiropractic techniques, Dr Amit Ofek has years of training, expertise and experience in helping patients get pain relief for back pain, neck pain, headaches, and other related conditions originating from the spine. Chiropractic care under a trained professional can even be used to prevent injuries and help you achieve total health or wellness.
At Ofek Chiropractic, we teach our patients how to perform special "blueprint" exercises which can help strengthen and correct the irregularities in their body which may be causing pain. Many of these corrective exercises can actually be performed in the comfort of your own home to help improve the effectiveness of your chiropractic care and spinal correction plan. In addition to skeletal misalignment, you may be experiencing pain that is caused by muscles and connective tissues which are out of their proper place. Other types of pain such as back pain, neck pain, and headaches are caused by muscles and tissues that are being used improperly, causing injuries over time. In each case, targeted corrective exercises and stretches from our experienced chiropractor will help you feel good while also helping your body achieve balance and health.
Many of our patients come to see our chiropractor to address a specific pain symptom such as back pain, neck pain or headaches. While our chiropractor will address each patient's specific condition with chiropractic care, we often find it helpful to "coach" our patients towards achieving a healthier lifestyle. For example, there may be certain activities that you should avoid or do differently to prevent yourself from unintentionally aggravating your particular health challenges. The goal of including lifestyle advice with a chiropractic care plan is to help each and every patient achieve the fulfilling and happy lifestyle they deserve, one that is full of the activities that are enjoyed most. We recognize that every single one of our patients is a whole person, and we use our expertise to help them reach total health and wellness.
There is a saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Your spinal health is no exception. Posture and spinal screenings by a trained and experienced chiropractor such as Dr Amit Ofek can help reveal important health information, unlocking the door to improved health and well-being. In order to help the Smyrna community, we provide screenings at area malls, community events, health fairs and places of employment. Contact us today at (770) 435-8890 to arrange a screening at your event or workplace.


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How to raise happy toddlers
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Common Sense Advice. Share your experiences, tips and advice on the Kidspot Forum.
This article was written by Ella Walsh for Kidspot - Australia's parenting resource for newborns and baby. Sources include the Australian Breastfeeding Association and the Tasmanian Breastfeeding Coalition.
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I only had two Christmas parties to go to this year, my work party and my husband's. I actually enjoy going to Christmas parties. It's fun to see my work colleagues in a different context and get to know them better. And of course, I like getting dressed up.
I found this dress on The Real Real. The neckline is more plunging than I'm comfortable with so I put a bandeau top underneath. I love the embroidered flowers and the tulle skirt.
I've had this Sophie Hulme purse for at least 2 years and it shows almost no signs of wear. It's on the smaller side but easily fits my phone, a lipstick and a cardholder. It's well-made and I love the distinctive details like the keyhole closure and the chain strap.
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A Ceredigion MP has asked about EU funds, to help with the costs of repairing recent storm and flood damage in the county.
MP Mark Williams asked the Defra Ministers in questions in the House of Commons on Thursday about the possibility of Wales applying for EU funds,such as the EU Solidarity Fund.
The Minister welcomed the suggestion, and said he was happy to help as much as he could, but that it was something for the Assembly to pursue.
Mark Williams said: "One cannot underestimate the scale of the damage along the Ceredigion and Welsh coastline in the past week, and the costs will be high. We need to work together and look at all options we possibly can as sources of funding. There is a precedent for applying for this funding to deal with the cost of the clear up and restoration work and this should be looked at as a matter of urgency.
"I was pleased by the Minister pledge of support. I know there is an appetite for action, and a keenness to help from many, and I hope we can strike while the iron is hot to ensure Wales and Ceredigion has enough money to rebuild and repair our communities.
"At Welsh Questions yesterday the Secretary of State for Wales assured me that Barnett Consequentials would be forthcoming for Wales if expenditure arose in England. It manifestly should."


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|Westwinds Golf Course in Victorville, Calif., gives golfers breathtaking views of the surrounding desert landscape. (GolfPublisher.com)
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. -- There are two municipal courses in the High Desert town of Victorville in Southern California. One is Green Tree Golf Course, which is seen by many a traveler on the North side of Interstate 15. The other is Westwinds Golf Course, which is hidden from sight some 10 miles from the freeway in what was once an Air Force base.
But while Westwinds is hidden away and hosts on average 18,000 rounds per year, there are plenty of players in the area who think its location is just about perfect.
"I'm kind of glad it's tucked out here, not where everyone can see it," said Victorville's Mike Armijo. "They really treat you great out here."
Good service is but one of the charms of West Winds, a nine-hole course that can be played to 6,495 yards from multiple tee settings, along with a maximum slope rating of 121. Of course, that's before the wind takes over its namesake.
"Try to go there when it's not too windy," said Wendell Molina of Apple Valley. "Because let me tell you, that place can live up to its name."
Such is the way of life for golfers in this neck of the woods, however. It's desert country and come early afternoon or so, the wind will start howling, which will either help or hinder your game at Westwinds.
"When the wind kicks up, it's a totally different course," said Armijo. "When you get that wind behind you on some of these holes, look out."
Looking out is always a good idea at Westwinds, where likely the best feature is the sprawling views of the desert landscape the course provides, particularly on hole No. 4, where the elevated tee box gives a breathtaking view of the surrounding area.
There's a lot to like about Westwinds that makes it a worthy play. The course is kept in good condition, they have solid practice facilities, the people behind the counter treat you right, and the play is challenging enough for all but the best golfers.
Set in a growing area, Westwinds seems like the type of course that is ready to mature into a full 18-hole run, and it has the surrounding room to do so, but right now it's just a matter of priorities for the city said Director of Golf Janey Lynch.
"It's kind of a hidden surprise. Typically you hear about a nine-hole course and think it will be easy," said Lynch. "They are planning eventually to put another nine holes out there. But right now, it's really a matter of economics."
So it's likely you'll see an additional nine onto this course that opened in 1996, it just might take some time.
The scenery is spectacular at Westwinds, make no mistake. But on of the issues the course is awaiting help on is the fact that it was built in the middle of an Air Force base, and is currently surrounded by dilapidated housing throughout. Think it can be annoying playing golf surrounded by homes? It's somewhat worse when those homes are vacant, caved in and a real blight. The City of Victorville is hoping to attract a developer to the area to rectify that situation.
But that should b no reason to keep you away, especially with green fees in the $20 region, including a cart. Westwinds will give you plenty of chances to pull out your driver, give you great views of the surrounding desert, and give you a challenging play. All you have to do is find it to enjoy.
November 20, 2006
William K. Wolfrum keeps one eye on the PGA Tour and another watching golf vacation hotspots and letting travelers in on the best place to vacation. You can follow him on Twitter @Wolfrum.
Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
The Club at Chatham Hills is a private, Pete Dye design with a plum location just north of Indianapolis. Weaving over an idyllic landscape of beautiful topography, this new course is truly a bright spot in American golf.
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The earliest known picture of the Observatory, circa 1858. The man is probably first director Franz Brunnow with his father-in-law's dog, Leo.
Read more in The Detroit Observatory by Grace Shackman, Ann Arbor Streets: University of Michigan Campus, 1907, and 1308 East Ann Street by Marjorie Reade and Susan Wineberg.
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The Attitude Era returns as WWE 13 looks to it past to define its Future, Can we get a Hell Yeah!
Take current WWE superstars against the names that made the WWE what it is today including Mankind, Undertaker and Texas Rattle Snake Stone Cold Steve Austin. With updated Predator Technology, the in ring action is more engaging and fluid than ever before, giving you new animations and transitions.
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In the end, John Worsfold's departure as West Coast coach wasn't a massive surprise. If the Eagles were far and away the most disappointing team of the 2013 AFL season, their coach didn't exactly set the world on fire, either.
There were times this season when Worsfold seemed almost like he hoped the club he had served with such distinction as both player and coach would make a difficult decision for him, appearing on occasion out of ideas and, for that matter, motivation.
But a dozen seasons in charge of the one club in the modern game is a long stint. With the end of the Worsfold tenure, Hawthorn's Alastair Clarkson now assumes the mantle as the AFL's longest-serving coach at nine years, and even he had his former chairman in Jeff Kennett calling for his head after just one game this season.
Only the third person to captain and coach a premiership at the same club – alongside Geelong's Reg Hickey and Hawthorn's David Parkin – Worsfold bows out with a winning percentage of 53.4. That figure should not be dismissed. Of the current AFL coaching crop to have coached longer than three seasons, only Ross Lyon (63 per cent) and Clarkson (60) have a better strike rate.
But Worsfold, despite a premiership, two grand final appearances and eight finals appearances from his dozen years at the helm, was often, if not dismissed, then under-estimated in coaching circles, the critics pointing to an alleged lack of tactical acumen and failure to respond quickly enough on match days.
His coaching attributes at West Coast were the stuff of the bigger picture, but no less significant for it.
Worsfold's unshakeable faith in his philosophies and the future played a huge role in lifting the Eagles from the foot of the ladder, not once but twice during his reign, those resurgences arguably more noteworthy than the premiership to which he led his club in 2006.
In his first season in charge in 2002, he inherited the ageing remnants of the playing list he had skippered, coming off successive finishes of 13th and 14th. Worsfold immediately had the Eagles back in the finals, where they would remain for six seasons, culminating in a grand final loss by a kick in 2005 before achieving the ultimate by a solitary point the following year.
His list was then torn apart, first by the drug problems of skipper and star Ben Cousins, then the departure to Carlton of Chris Judd. In two of three seasons between 2008 and '10, the Eagles would win just four games and pick up their first wooden spoon.
But even early on during that demise, Worsfold maintained, often to howls of derision, that West Coast would re-emerge sooner rather than later.
Over the summer of 2010-11, he oversaw the modification of training programs for his many veterans, all of whom responded with stunning seasons. He placed faith in youngsters such as Luke Shuey and Andrew Gaff, and he defied convention with a squad of super-talls like Dean Cox, Nic Naitanui, Josh Kennedy, Jack Darling and Quinten Lynch, who could make their presence felt not only forward, but with mobility around the ground.
The results were stunning, West Coast rising all the way from 16th to the top four, as big a climb up the table as AFL football has seen. Ultimately, the Eagles fell short of another flag, but coaching hasn't seen many better single years than his in 2011.
Injuries helped thwart the most recent incarnation of West Coast, and by the end of this season, he and his team looked devoid of both inspiration or hope. But the Worsfold coaching legacy in his home state speaks for itself, whether the cognoscenti swooned or not.


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The sound that comes from this guitar is mid to high. The bass E is not as pronounced as it should be. However their is a wide range of sound types, the percussiveness, bridge tapping, easy dynamics and easy to get different tones by playing higher or lower on the strings. Better dynamics than my Crafter, Yamaha and other entry level guitars I've had or played on.
Overall Impression — 10
I play folk, reggae, soul, in a band, solo, and this little thing is my rock. I would not have thought it would be, but its become my go to guitar. For the price the quality is more than I expected. I highly recommend to anyone as either a work-horse or song writing tool.
Reliability & Durability — 9
I knocked it hard one day on a table corner, only to leave a very small indent. I have to look for it, to show you. I would use this (and have) without a backup, many times. Strap buttons are solid and after hours of game time, its stood up. I am a very percussive player, have a lot of tunes which require a lot of banging, tapping, heavy string use. This guitar has not only withstood it, but you'd never know.
Action, Fit & Finish — 8
Action is easy and low enough for me and I like low and easy. The bridge is good, finish and connection points are all beautifully finished. No buzz, no weird noises, or anything to report on after 5 years of playing.
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Made in China, Designed in Australia, would not especially make me warm and fuzzy, but a few of these were left at the IOW shop in 2007 and I purchased mine as soon as I played it in the shop for the first time. 21 frets on a thin mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. The guitar is a little smaller than traditional jumbo, its smaller lighter mahogany body is great. The overall build quality is actually very good, and even now on the eve of 2012, there is nothing wrong with it. The electronics is branded as an Ashton Prener SP2, which is the downfall of the guitar. The sliders crackle and the battery (9v) dies very quickly.


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NAD-Lembeh and the Lembeh Strait are famous the world over for the peerless macro and muck diving. NAD Lembeh is expert in Nitrox, Rebreathers, Photography – we do it all.
The Lembeh Strait region offers more than just face to face encounters with weird and wonderful muck critters. We also have wall diving, technical diving, big fish dives but most importantly – a lot of muck and sand.
NAD-Lembeh is also Owner-Operated, almost all year Simon and Zee are present on site, if they aren't at the resort they are off on a photographic adventure or diving. This also makes us different from any other resort we know – we still go on diving holidays. Our Dive Team is second-to-none, with 14 guides who between them have over 100 years of diving experience in Lembeh.


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Hitmaker Kal Rudman Continues Launching Musical Careers
Philadelphia philanthropist's scholarship donations to University of the Arts Summer Institute open doors for top high school musicians to pursue their music, launch careers
July 22, 2010
Philadelphia philanthropist Kal Rudman, founder of the pioneering music industry magazine Friday Morning Quarterback (FMQB), has always had an ear for what makes a hit. He is credited with discovering Hall and Oates' "She's Gone," Kenny Rogers' "Lucille" and Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive," among many others.
More than 40 years after launching FMQB from his New Jersey basement, Rudman and his wife Lucille continue to open doors for yet-to-be discovered musicians by making it possible for some of the nation's top high school artists to attend the Summer Jazz Institute at the University of the Arts.
As has been the case for the previous 14 years, the Rudmans recently agreed to contribute $25,000 to make it possible for dozens of top young jazz musicians from across the country to attend the elite two-week residential program. Rudman has a special interest in supporting the continuum of music education from pre-college through undergraduate studies. To that end, part of this contribution will provide scholarship support for Pre-College Summer Jazz Institute graduates who matriculate at the University. Each year a number of Summer Jazz Institute students enroll in and eventually graduate from the University of the Arts, many of whom subsequently go on to highly successful careers in the jazz world.
At the Jazz Institute, scholarship students refine their craft under the tutelage of top professional musicians. Students work one-on-one with University faculty members – themselves practicing instrumentalists and vocalists who perform across the country – to improve their technique, learn new skills and gain experience playing for an audience.
"Kal and Lucille Rudman have been wonderful friends of the Summer Jazz Institute for such a long time," said Marc Dicciani, director of the University's School of Music. "Their gifts are game-changers for a number of our students who might not otherwise have been able to attend the institute, where they are exposed to a dynamic environment that helps them begin to find their way in the world as artists, thinkers, creators and performers."
On the last day of the Jazz Institute, students perform in a number of ensembles – including a Big Band and a number of smaller ensembles – in a grand finale concert for their families and friends.
Above: Kal Rudman (left) and School of Music Director Marc Dicciani are seen here at the 2009 Summer Jazz Institute's finale concert. Photo by Dave Jackson.


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"The highest-performing people I know are those who have installed the best tricks in their lives."
—David Allen, productivity expert
Every day, you have dozens of opportunities to get work done faster, smarter, and more efficiently, but you'll find no single, magical productivity secret contained within the pages of this book. Yet we firmly believe that, judiciously applied, the proper combination of shortcuts, tricks, and improvements to your workflow can notably increase the efficiency with which you work, communicate, and accomplish tasks. Small changes, practiced and perfected over time, yield big results.
The goal of this book, the Lifehacker.com website, and the weekly Lifehacker video series is simple: discover, test, and curate shortcuts and tricks for making modern life easier and doing things better. Every year, personal computers, smart phones, email, the Web, and other contemporary technologies play an increasingly significant role in our lives; accordingly, much of this book focuses on using these tools more efficiently. These technologies — intended to improve how we communicate and streamline how we work — often complicate rather than supplement our ability to live and work more productively. This doesn't have to be the case.
We've spent the last six years testing every website, software application, and gadget promising to make your life easier on Lifehacker.com. This book highlights the cream of that crop. These tricks can fast-track you through tedious work, solve common computer problems we all face, and give you access to information anywhere you need it. Whether you're a middle manager at a huge corporation or a freelancer who works at home, a PC or Mac user, someone just comfortable enough to get around your computer or a power user, there's something here for you.
The most precious thing anyone has in this life is time. Spend more time doing things and less time fiddling with your computer. This book shows you how.
This book isn't a computer user manual, and it isn't a productivity system — it's a little bit of each. It isn't an exhaustive guide to all the features of a particular software application or gadget. You won't find seven habits or four steps to becoming a productivity powerhouse. Instead, this book takes established personal-productivity principles and outlines 121 concrete ways to apply those concepts in your everyday work. This is where the rubber hits the road, dear reader: here, you learn how to practice big-picture productivity methods on your computer desktop.
Lifehacker isn't a software or gadget company; we don't champion specific tools or services to promote our own products (although we do write software that we give away for free). We're simply enthusiastic and experienced technologists obsessed with the ways that technology can help get things done. In this book, you can find information you won't get in the user manual: practical applications of the features you should actually care about, and nothing else. Alpha geeks use the tools outlined in this book. Now it's time for you to get in on the good stuff as well.
Think of this book as a giant buffet of shortcuts. No one person will use all of them. Browse its contents and add to your plate only the ones that can help you. Instead of reading this book from cover to cover, read each chapter introduction, which describes a productivity challenge. The rest of the chapter is a collection of clever tricks — or hacks — that can tackle it. The best hacks for your work and life depend on your needs, your skill level, your situation, and your biggest pain points.
For example, do you get too much email and struggle to keep on top of all your incoming messages? Go directly to Chapter 1, "Control Your Email." Have you been procrastinating on checking anything off an impossibly long to-do list? Proceed to Chapter 3, "Trick Yourself into Getting Done." Are constant interruptions and distractions keeping you from getting work done? See Chapter 5, "Firewall Your Attention." Want to shave seconds or minutes off of computer chores you do every day? You want Chapter 6, "Streamline Common Tasks." Eager to put your new smartphone to work and avoid the pitfalls of that tiny touchscreen? Head straight to Chapter 9, "Work Smarter on Your Smart Phone."
To help you choose your best tricks, each hack appears with the skill level of the user to whom it applies, the platform (or operating systems) on which it is performed, and the cost required to accomplish the hack.
If you're a power user worried this book will be too basic, or a beginner wondering whether it's too technical, fear not. Each hack in this book has a user skill-level rating — Easy, Medium, or Advanced:
Easy: You are comfortable enough on your computer to get by, but that's it. You know how to browse the folders on your computer's hard drive to attach a document to an email message. You know there are lots of interesting tech tricks out there that you want to know how to do, but you don't know where to start. You want the hacks labeled "Easy."
Medium: You've been using computers for some time now and you're comfortable putting together Excel formulas, downloading music, finding elusive information on Google, or helping your grandpa get his email set up. Maybe you have your own blog, and you set up a wireless Internet connection at home yourself. You should check out the hacks labeled "Medium" and "Easy."
Advanced: You're the family tech-support geek, the one everyone calls when they have a computer problem. You survived a hard drive crash or two; maybe you administer a website. You've delved into the deepest settings on your computer, such as the Windows Registry, or you have experience at the command line — or at least feel confident that you can teach yourself those things easily. Hacks marked "Easy" may be yawners to you, but the "Advanced" and "Medium" hacks can feed your head.
As operating systems converge and the Web matures, desktop operating systems matter less. As application software moves off your desktop, onto the Web, and into your pockets, it takes only an Internet-connected device with a modern web browser from any OS to get things done (more on that topic in Hack 68). Today, file and network compatibility among Mac, Windows versions, and even Linux is a nonissue. You can do things on your smart phone that were previously relegated to a desktop computer — sometimes even better than you could with a PC. More open-source software is cross- platform and free (such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, which appear throughout this book). Almost all other software has an equivalent on other operating systems. In the coming years you'll use more computers with more operating systems than you ever did before. (Weren't you just considering switching to a Mac? Or was it Linux?)
Therefore, this book is as operating system-inclusive as possible. Whenever possible, we recommend software that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux; on mobile platforms, we cover both Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating system. However, the platform listed on many of the hacks is simply "Web," which applies to everyone.
You've got enough to spend your money on without dumping hundreds of dollars on software solutions to your problems. More often than not, the hacks in this book won't cost you anything beyond the time it takes to follow the instructions. The free and open source software movement plays a significant role in the Lifehacker ethos, and whenever possible, we opt for free software solutions.
If you need a reminder of how quickly technology transforms the way we live, look back no further than the three years between this and the previous edition of this book, released in March of 2008.
Microsoft launched Windows 7 in the fall of 2009, a considerable and welcome step forward not only for the Windows operating system, but for Windows users. (If you recall, three years ago many Windows users still used Windows XP, having decided that an operating system first released in 2001 was superior to the maligned Windows Vista.) In the summer of 2008, Apple launched their App Store and substantially evolved the iOS operating system, creating new expectations for all smart phones and mobile devices along the way. Google evolved beyond search and productivity webapps, releasing their own web browser, Google Chrome (late summer, 2008) and mobile operating system, Android (fall, 2008). Tablet computers have finally reached mass appeal, starting with the consumer-friendly iPad and expanding to devices powered by Android, BlackBerry, and other mobile operating systems.
This edition reflects these considerable changes. Most significantly, Chapter 9 focuses exclusively on getting more from your smart phone — a now ubiquitous piece of personal technology that was in its nascence when the previous edition was released. You'll also find new and updated hacks in every chapter, employing tools and operating system features that weren't available three years ago. Every OS-specific hack in this book has been updated to work with the most recent versions of Windows and Mac OS X.
Contrary to the popular misuse of the term to denote a computer criminal, a hacker is someone who solves a problem in a clever or little-known way. A life hack is a workaround or shortcut that overcomes the everyday difficulties of the modern worker. A lifehacker uses clever tech tricks to get work done.
In 2004, tech journalist Danny O'Brien interviewed several people he called "over-prolific alpha geeks" — skilled and highly productive technologists whose continuous output seemed unaffected by the constant disruptions of modern technology. O'Brien hoped to identify patterns in the way these productive techies managed their work processes. Commonalities did emerge, and the term life hacks was born.
These so-called alpha geeks had developed uncommon systems and tricks for getting through their daily drudgery. They used simple, flexible tools such as text files and email. They avoided bloated, complex software. They imposed their own structures on their information and set up mechanisms that filtered and pushed the data they needed in front of their eyes at the right time automatically while keeping the rest at bay.
The life hacks concept resonated with geeks across the Internet, including the one typing these words. A movement was born. In January 2005, Lifehacker.com was born, a daily weblog devoted to life hacks. Six years later, we have the privilege of sharing the best life hacks that came out of that work with you in these pages.
Just remember: on your deathbed, you'll never say, "I wish I'd checked my email more often!" Go forth and start using tech to spend less time working and more time living.


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2. The SPA112 does not seem to have adjusted automatically to DST, at least judging by the time it shows on the status screen. (I have set the timezone to GMT-05:00 Eastern Time, and checked the "Adjust Clock for Daylight Saving Changes" box.)


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THE GUY from Led Zeppelin declared his distaste for rock'n'roll nostalgia early in his set. "My peers may flirt with cabaret, some fake the rebel yell," he muttered darkly in the pointedly electro-futuristic bleep and burble of Tin Pan Valley. "Me, I'm moving up to higher ground, I must escape their hell."
He did and he didn't on his long awaited return to Australia with his aptly named Sensational Space Shifters. Somewhere between the retro-psychedelic backdrop of his circa '69 self and his midlife pilgrimage to Afro-electronic transcendence was a world of compromise for icon and audience alike.
Zeppelin songs loomed large in his set, but rarely with the faithfulness and affection that made the mandolin-driven Going to California such a gift. Plant's young band seemed far more excited to be playing Ramble On than he allowed himself to be.
And with due respect for his insistence on creative evolution, the fleeting appearance of Jimmy Page's crucial riff in an exotically reconstructed Whole Lotta Love seemed less teasing than plain churlish.
We got the point. Even the most sentimental fan surely understood the ethnomusicology behind Black Dog shot with guttural west African twang and drone. But robbed of the thunderous melody that dragged it from the dust to hard rock heaven, it was simply a less remarkable song.
The ancient blues bedrock of Charley Patton and Bukka White proved more amenable to Plant's designs with African frame drums and single-stringed Gambian fiddle. And his intoxicating mix of desert dust and electronic interference came up a treat in his own more recent songs, such as The Enchanter and Another Tribe.
But with the best intentions and musicians in the world, it seems that baggage of Led Zeppelin's magnitude is no easier to repack than discard.


text: Sabo, FrankRick and Terri Sabo of Cambridge announce the engagement of their daughter, Chrissy Sabo, to Brian Frank, both of Canton.He is the son of Tom and Kay Frank, Louisville.The wedding is planned for Oct. 23, 2004, at St. Johns Cathedral, Canton.The bride-elect is a 1998 graduate of Cambridge High School and a 2003 graduate of the University of Akron, where she earned a B.S. in accountancy. She is employed as a financial analyst for Resource America Inc., Uniontown.Her fiance is a 1997 graduate of Marlington High School , Alliance. He is serving an apprenticeship in plumbing and pipefitting and is an employee of D&A Mechanical, Canton.


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text: Northcoast Medical Training Academy in Kent held a commencement ceremony recently at the United Church of Christ. The following graduated within the designated fields of study: Massage Therapy -- Neva Brandon and Jennifer Rader; Medical Assistant -- Rebecca Kelley, Kae-Leann McCoy, Julia Marion, Rachel Peterson, Jessyca Toth and Marie Yancy; and Veterinary Assistant: Kristy Bennett, Bethany Cuadill, Chazz Collis, Megan Gross, Courtney McHugh, Susan Marker, Megan Mehallis, Heidi Petry and Shelby Seger. Taresa White, NCMTA charter graduate and lead medical assistant for Portage Internal Medicine, was the guest speaker at the event, where Northcoast also memorialized Veterinary Assistant instructor Lauren Mierzejewski, who died unexpectantly in September.


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Although not well studied in humans, English ivy may have antimutagenic (anticancer) properties. Caution is advised when combining English ivy with other anticancer agents.
English ivy may have antioxidant activity. Although not well studied in humans, combined use of English ivy and antioxidants may have additive effects.
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Although not well studied in humans, English ivy may have antimutagenic (anticancer) properties. Caution is advised when combining English ivy with other anticancer herbs or supplements.
English ivy may have antioxidant activity. Although not well studied in humans, combined use of English ivy and other herbs or supplements with antioxidants may have additive effects.
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Billington T, Pharmawati M, Gehring CA. Isolation and immunoaffinity purification of biologically active plant natriuretic peptide. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 6-27-1997;235(3):722-725.
Gaillard Y, Blaise P, Darre A, et al. An unusual case of death: suffocation caused by leaves of common ivy (Hedera helix). Detection of hederacoside C, alpha-hederin, and hederagenin by LC-EI/MS-MS. J Anal Toxicol 2003;27(4):257-262.
Garcia M, Fernandez E, Navarro JA, et al. Allergic contact dermatitis from Hedera helix L. Contact Dermatitis 1995;33(2):133-134.
Gulcin I, Mshvildadze V, Gepdiremen A, et al. Antioxidant activity of saponins isolated from ivy: alpha-hederin, hederasaponin-C, hederacolchiside-E and hederacolchiside-F. Planta Med 2004;70(6):561-563.
Guo R, Pittler MH, Ernst E. Herbal medicines for the treatment of COPD: a systematic review. Eur Respir.J 2006;28(2):330-338.
Hofmann D, Hecker M, Volp A. Efficacy of dry extract of ivy leaves in children with bronchial asthma--a review of randomized controlled trials. Phytomedicine 2003;10(2-3):213-220.
Johnke H, Bjarnason B. [Contact dermatitis allergy to common ivy (Hedera helix L.)]. Ugeskr Laeger 6-20-1994;156(25):3778-3779.
Jors E. [The prevalence of skin and mucosal symptoms in gardeners handling Ficus benjamina (weeping fig) and Hedera helix (ivy). A cross-sectional study]. Ugeskr.Laeger 9-8-2003;165(37):3526-3529.
Massmanian A, Valcuende Cavero F, Ramirez Bosca A, et al. Contact dermatitis from variegated ivy (Hedera helix subsp. canariensis Willd.). Contact Dermatitis 1988;18(4):247-248.
Oka K, Saito F, Yasuhara T, et al. The allergens of Dendropanax trifidus Makino and Fatsia japonica Decne. et Planch. and evaluation of cross-reactions with other plants of the Araliaceae family. Contact Dermatitis 1999;40(4):209-213.
Ozdemir C, Schneider LA, Hinrichs R, et al. [Allergic contact dermatitis to common ivy (Hedera helix L.)]. Hautarzt 2003;54(10):966-969.
Taylor P. Healthy household hints. STEP Perspect 1999;99(3):16.
Villani P, Orsiere T, Sari-Minodier I, et al. [In vitro study of the antimutagenic activity of alphahederin]. Ann Biol Clin (Paris) 2001;59(3):285-289.
Yesudian PD, Franks A. Contact dermatitis from Hedera helix in a husband and wife. Contact Dermatitis 2002;46(2):125-126.
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Garton on the Wolds is a village and civil parish on the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Driffield town centre and lies on the A166 road.
Historically, Garton on the Wolds was an ecclesiastical or ancient parish in the wapentake of Dickering. From 1894 until 1935, Garton on the Wolds was located in Driffield Rural District. In 1935 it merged with the neigbouring parish of Elmswell with Little Driffield and became the civil parish of Garton (near Driffield).
In 1974 most of what had been the East Riding of Yorkshire was joined with the northern part of Lincolnshire to became a new English county named Humberside. The urban and rural districts of the former counties were abolished and Humberside was divided into non-metropolitan districts. The new organization did not meet with the pleasure of the local citizenry and Humberside was wound up in 1996. The area north of the River Humber was separated into two "unitary authorities"—Kingston-upon-Hull covering the former City of Hull and its closest environs, and the less urban section which, once again, named itself the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Grapevine, Texas - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay rights activists, but the decision means a sea of change for an organisation that depends heavily on faith-based groups.
More than 60 percent of the group's National Council, comprised of 1 400 delegates, voted in favour of ending the ban, effective January 1, 2014, the group said in a statement. A prohibition on openly gay adult leaders remains in place.
The decision followed weeks of intense lobbying by gay rights activists and members of conservative organisations, many of them church groups that have traditionally formed the backbone of one of the nation's largest youth organisations.
"I'm a happy camper," said Mike Harrison, 71, a former chairman of California's Orange County Boy Scout Council who voted to end the ban at a meeting of the National Council in Grapevine, Texas.
"The process was a very civil debate... There wasn't any uncivilised behaviour. People stated their case, passionately and from many different angles," he said, adding that by Thursday it had become clear that "the younger generation of scouting just don't see it the way the old guard did".
The Boy Scouts' long-standing ban on gay scouts had become a polarising issue at the centre of the debate on gay rights in the United States, where gay soldiers may now serve openly in the military and where gay couples can wed in a number of states.
For months, the Boy Scouts have been caught between two sides in an emotionally charged debate that has seen both supporters and opponents of lifting the ban threaten to withdraw support.
The Boy Scouts has faced heavy pressure on one side from gay rights supporters and some of the major corporate sponsors who provide much of the group's annual funding, and on the other by a variety of major national church groups, who sponsor and support the large majority of troops nationwide.
"I just resigned from my troop," said Chris Collier, 41, a former troop leader in Alabama and Florida who said he would send his Eagle Scout award back to the organisation's national office.
"My grandfather earned his eagle award in 1938. I earned mine in 1990. I was hoping my son could earn his when he grew up. I'm sad, but this is their cross to bear. I'm no longer part of the organisation. I'll move in a different direction."
John Stemberger, an Orlando lawyer, Eagle Scout, former scoutmaster and founder of an organisation that opposes lifting the ban said the decision marked "a sad day for America".
He said he would be never again wear the Boy Scout uniform and would work to create a new scouting organisation "based on timeless values".
Thursday's vote came about three months after the organisation's leadership delayed a decision on changing its membership policy to research attitudes toward admitting gays.
About 70 percent of the group's 100 000 Boy Scout units are chartered by faith-based organisations, according to Boy Scouts membership data. Twenty-two percent of the units nationwide are chartered by civic organisations, and seven percent are chartered by educational groups.
One of the major turning points in the debate came earlier this year when the Mormon church - the largest sponsor of scouting troops nationwide - expressed support for ending the ban. The Mormon church charters nearly 38 000 scout troops representing nearly a quarter million scouts.
The next largest faith-based sponsor is the United Methodist Church, which charters about 11 000 troops representing about 363 000 scouts. They, too, issued a statement supporting an end to the ban. The Catholic church, which sponsors about 8 400 troops, has taken no official position on the controversy.
While national polls show a growing acceptance of gay rights, an online survey of about 200 000 Boy Scouts members, parents and leaders indicated strong support for maintaining the ban, by a margin of almost 2-1.
But the Boy Scouts' top leadership endorsed the change and encouraged delegates to support it.
"Our vision is to serve every kid and give them a place where they grow up and feel protected," BSA President Wayne Perry told a news conference. "Our view is that kids are better off in scouting."
Acknowledging division within the organisation's ranks, top Boy Scouts officials said they believed those unhappy with the change would eventually return to the organisation.
"We will continue to work through these issues," said Tico Perez, the Boy Scouts' national commissioner. "In time people will decide that the best place for kids is in scouting".
Zach Wahls, an Eagle Scout raised by two lesbians, said the time had come for change.
"There is nothing Scout-like about exclusion of other people, and there is nothing Scout-like about putting your own religious beliefs before someone else's," Wahls, founder of Scouts for Equality, told a news conference on Wednesday.
Gay rights advocates gathered petitions with more than 1.8 million signatures in support of ending the ban while opponents collected about 250 000 signatures urging delegates to vote down the change.
Intel Corp, one of the largest corporate sponsors of the Boy Scouts, said last September it would stop supporting troops that continue to ban gay scouts. Intel donated about $700 000 in 2009, according to the American Independent magazine.
That announcement followed pressure from gay groups that launched a nationwide campaign on Change.org urging Intel to withdraw its support. United Parcel Service, another major sponsor, followed suit in November, as did Merck & Company, according to the gay rights group GLAAD.
Some of the nation's largest gay rights groups cheered the move to end the gay scout ban, and predicted the organisation's ban on openly gay adult leaders would soon end as well.
"Today's vote is a significant victory for gay youth across the nation and a clear indication that the Boy Scouts' ban on gay adult leaders will also inevitably end," GLAAD spokesman Rich Ferraro said. - Reuters


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As the reduction in price of 2 litres of milk to just $2 over the past week shows, he has kept his word.
Up to 8000 grocery products in the big supermarkets are now cheaper than 12 months ago. The average price of a basket of groceries has fallen for five consecutive quarters. Food price inflation is at its lowest level in years.
The discounting seems at odds with the dire warnings of price rises flowing from the recent floods in Victoria and Queensland. While fresh-food prices have risen, retailers' price strategies and promotions have had much greater impact, playing a greater role than rising commodity prices, seasonal conditions and the strong Australian dollar.
The shake-up began two years ago, when the newly appointed McLeod took on the margins the multinational food companies were making in Australia. He began denying suppliers requests for price rises on grocery items.
"The days have gone where suppliers would naturally expect to have an annual round of price increases – there's no justification for it," McLeod says.
Commodity costs are now starting to rise. Prices for key food ingredients such as wheat, sugar, palm oil, canola oil and coffee have gained 20 to 30 per cent in the past few months, rising to their second-highest levels on record.
Prices for fresh produce such as garlic, beans, capsicum and sweet potato have risen more than 20 per cent in the wake of the Queensland and Victorian floods.
But the major retailers are showing no inclination to soften their stance on prices for packaged groceries, and food processors are facing a margin squeeze.
Coles' decision last week to slash the price of private-label milk by as much as 33 per cent shows the retailer is determined to maintain pricing pressure.
McLeod is expected to report today December-quarter sales growth of 5.5 per cent at food and liquor stores that have been open more than a year.
He agrees that Coles' hardline strategy, which is aimed at restoring consumer trust in the retailer's offer and recouping lost market share, has played a major role in food price deflation.
"Since the new team at Coles has arrived, food inflation has been at levels significantly below where it was prior to our arrival – and I don't think that's any coincidence," he says.
"We felt the cost prices we were paying for products were higher here than we had traditionally been used to elsewhere.
"Our view was that some of the larger global suppliers, from the analysis that we did, certainly their margins where it could be identified were far higher than ours and higher than they were achieving in other areas of the world.
"So a combination of those two factors made us believe that prices from those manufacturers should be reducing, not increasing."
McLeod confirmed that Coles plans to maintain its focus on prices in 2011, even though commodity prices are surging and costs such as water, electricity and wages are rising.
"There's no reason to change it – we're doing it for the benefit of the consumer and it's about engendering higher levels of trust," he says. "We're strong advocates of this approach."
But the Australian Food and Grocery Council (which represents companies such as Kraft, Unilever, Nestlé, Arnott's and Fonterra) says the pressure on suppliers' margins is unsustainable and many manufacturers are considering shifting their operations offshore.
"Suppliers aren't being given [price] increases and haven't been for years – to get an increase is like pulling teeth and in many cases hasn't been possible regardless of justification," says AFGC chief executive
"There's been significant changes in terms and conditions, and it's the suppliers who fund promotions – not the retailers – and there are requirements for a lot deeper promotions," she says.
"So there's huge margin pressure for suppliers."
"It may be the case that cost prices go up, but whether retail prices follow it or not to the same degree will be somewhat at our discretion," Luscombe said last week.
Consumers are paying more for eggs and sugar after price rises last year, and suppliers of some packaged groceries are expected to seek price rises in the next month. But milk prices will plummet as a result of Coles' housebrand price cut and bread prices may also fall if Coles cuts the price of housebrand bread to $1 a loaf.
The AFGC rejects Coles' claim that multinationals are making higher margins in Australia than they do in other developed markets. It points to the fact that, while some manufacturers' margins fell last year, Coles' and Woolworths' margins rose.
"Certainly the prices are higher in Australian supermarkets, but who sets the prices?" Carnell asks.
"Woolworths is the fourth most profitable [food retailer] in the world and Coles the seventh or eighth, so that says everything.
"The reality is there are some manufacturers that are saying . . . we've been pushed as far as we can, and some are saying if we can't get a price increase we'll have to either move offshore or think about distributing at all through Coles and Woolworths."
Some analysts and fund managers believe the intense price competition between Coles, Woolworths and discounter Aldi is likely to postpone an anticipated rise in food prices until the second half of 2011.
"Coles won't stop until they're satisfied their market share has been restored to where it should be," says one fund manager, who declines to be named.
"That's when there will be food inflation. And only then," the fund manager says.
Deutsche Bank analyst Paul van Meurs believes the increased competition could keep food price rises below historic levels for some time.
Food inflation in Australia has averaged 3.2 per cent a year over the past 20 years, but in the September quarter food prices fell 0.5 per cent, taking the annual growth rate to just 1.7 per cent.
In the December quarter, fruit and vegetable prices spiked by 13.2 per cent, pushing overall food inflation up 2.2 per cent. But inflation in packaged groceries such as breakfast cereals, drinks, snacks and sandwich spreads remained modest.
Price deflation is not only threatening the margins of food manufacturers, it also threatens to undermine retailer margins because it makes it harder for them to cover rising input costs.
Broker Merrill Lynch says price deflation is accelerating at a time when costs for wages and utilities are rising. The sweet spot for grocery retailers is food inflation between 3 per cent and 5 per cent.
"This has negative implications for all participants in the food retailing industry," Merrill Lynch analyst Silvia Spadea says.
The stronger Australian dollar has reduced the cost of imported food (which accounts for about 10 to 20 per cent of packaged groceries) and has enabled retailers to increase the level of parallel importing and global sourcing.
In the past, retailers would have used these gains to fatten margins, but in the current competitive environment they are passing the savings through to consumers.
At Woolworths, average food prices including specials and promotional offers fell by 4.3 per cent in the December half, as Australia's largest retailer cut prices to remain price competitive with its largest rival. Excluding promotions, prices rose just 0.8 per cent.
Sharemarket analysts expect Coles to report food deflation of at least minus 1.0 per cent when the retailer releases its second-quarter sales today.
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LAS VEGAS -- In a change of strategy for a company which has formerly worked through wireless carriers, HTC today announced it will be selling a new Windows Mobile smartphone, the Touch Dual, direct and unlocked in the US.
HTC makes a range of Windows Mobile smartphones including Verizon's XV6800 and Touch, Sprint's Mogul and Touch, AT&T's Tilt, and T-Mobile's Shadow. The Touch Dual will be the company's first venture into officially selling unlocked devices here in the US.
HTC will continue to do "the majority" of its business through mobile operators, said HTC spokesman Josh Kerwin, but "not everybody wants to buy through an operator. This is a good alternative for device enthusiasts," he said. The company will sell more unlocked devices in the future, he added.
The Touch Dual is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone with TouchFLO, HTC's customized home screen that focuses on large, finger-friendly icons and design. A 20-key hybrid keyboard, similar to the one on the Blackberry Pearl, slides out from under the screen to let people text, dial and type.
"A lot of people have absolutely loved the Touch, but some people have found that they really miss having a keyboard," Kerwin said. "The Dual is obviously the best of both worlds for a lot of people."
According to HTC's Web site, the Touch Dual runs a 400-Mhz Qualcomm processor and has 128MB of RAM. The touch screen is a 2.6-inch, 320-by-240 TFT LCD screen. The phone has a MicroSD memory card slot and a 2-megapixel camera, but no Wi-Fi support.
While the phone will be sold unlocked, it will work best with AT&T. It supports AT&T's HSDPA 3.6 high-speed network on the 850 and 1,900 Mhz bands, along with quad-band EDGE for global roaming. T-Mobile subscribers can use the phone in EDGE mode.
The Touch Dual will be available at Best Buy outlets, and also through BestBuy.com and HTC.com, by June. Kerwin said HTC had not yet set a price.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Blow THIS.
7 comments:
- Mitali Perkins said...
At least they didn't add a "said Rog" tag line to the quote.
- 1:03 PM, March 13, 2007
- Melinda said...
Yo yo yo! Me an my peeps are gettin down wit some books at the Horn!
I must say that was oddly liberating. Though I've never actually heard anyone talk like that.
What's more likely is that the writer typed an abbreviation while he was getting a quote, then forgot to unabbreviate it. I'm sure it's happened to me a million times!
- 2:05 PM, March 13, 2007
Ok, Melinda, I take your point about the quote, but I did actually hear someone say (or type) "The Horn" once. Eons ago,before blogs, AOL had a Tuesday night children's book chat. Writers and others interested would log on and there was a guest. One week the guest was Roger, and a young man got on and complained that he couldn't get a job in Boston publishing because he couldn't get an internship at "The Horn." Roger replied "First of all, we don't call it 'The Horn...'" and I thought to myself "This guy's toast." I also remember a different man asking why Roger hadn't reviewed his self-published work, "Rooker the Manatee."
By the way, does anyone know, are those chats archived somewhere in AOL land? They used to be...
- 5:09 PM, March 13, 2007
- fusenumber8 said...
I still say it should be called "HoBo". If we're going to be completely ridiculous, that is.
- 12:25 PM, March 14, 2007
I'm just sorry they deleted your line about the ALSC Dragon Ladies (women librarians 50 and older), which was my favorite part of the original online version of the story, especially as it was positioned to make me look like the Chief Dragon Lady.
I'm still working on my fire-breathing routine for Annual Conference, in any case. Hope you like your Newbery Banquet steak well-done.
- 12:00 PM, March 15, 2007
- Roger Sutton said...
KT--the online version itself omitted my own inclusion among the ranks of dragon ladies, so the dais is going to be positively aflame! Heh.
- 12:31 PM, March 15, 2007
Roger, you're always welcome in the Dragon Ladies club. Just don't forget to wear your white gloves.
- 7:05 PM, March 15, 2007


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A NEW retirement home close to the centre of Great Malvern could improve the character of the area for the next century.
That's the opinion of judges fromMalvern Civic Society, which has named Cartwright Court, off Church Street , the winner of its 2014 Civic Award.
Cartwright Court, which contains 54 retirement homes, was built by developer McCarthy and Stone on the site of a former council office and car park.
The judging panel was impressed with the building's "dignified exterior" with Italianate towers, and the relaxed, spacious character of the communal rooms.
John Dixon, chairman of the award committee, said: "The committee felt that Cartwright Court has already had a major influence in improving the character of a whole area of Malvern and that it would probably continue to do so for the next century."
Gill Sabin of McCarthy and Stone said: "We are thrilled and honoured that our Malvern development has won such a prestigious award. We work hard to ensure all our properties are built to a high standard and that we listen to our potential homeowners."
The awards seek to encourage high standards of planning and architectural design in Malvern.
Runners-up this year were a disused chapel in Malvern Wells and a former fives court off College Grove.
Holywell Chapel, the former chapel of Wells House prep school, was a corrugated iron 'tin tabernacle' erected from a kit in 1904.
After the school closed, the chapel became derelict and faced demolition, until Steve Dodd of Elevate Design took it on.
With his design team of architects Boughton Butler and structural engineer Peter Barnsley, Mr Dodd has transformed it into a stunning modern home with unforgettable views.
The former fives court was converted by Tom Harris, who reckons it is one of only two fives courts in private ownership, and who has turned it into a bijou apartment with all mod cons.
The winner's plaque will be presented as part of the Malvern Civic Week programme in July.


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Last week's Now and Then picture showed Clarence Place looking down Corporation Road.
On the right of the Then picture is the Coliseum Cinema. In the early days my future mother-in-law, then Winnie Stevens, later Winnie Pugh, played the piano for the silent films. She had a life-long interest in the cinema even though the "talkies" robbed her of a career.
She was a piano teacher who entertained in concert parties and for pensioner groups across Newport. She was later joined by a talented young soprano, her daughter Mary.
It was my good fortune to get to know Mary when we were teenagers at St Julian's Methodist Church, where we were married 55 years ago.
David Hando, Newport
This is Corporation Road at the junction of Clarence Place. On the right is the Coliseum picture house. Just past this on the right is the entrance to Grafton Road.
In the far distance, also on the right, is faintly visible the chimney stack of Newport Power Station which shared the same site as the bus and tram depot.
Newport Corporation Electricity Department's power station was Newport's second station; the first was in Llanarth Street where reciprocating engines drove DC dynamos (this later became the SWEB depot).
Corporation Road Power Station was built in the 1920s and the first turbines were Swiss-made. The power station supplied electricity to the tram system. In Grafton Road is the entrance to the Newport Athletic Grounds.
Dave Woolven, Newport
This is town end of Corporation Road, leading to Clarence Place on right. Looks pretty much the same, though the businesses have gone, including the Coliseum Cinema on right. Turning to right leads to Rodney Parade and at left is the Cenotaph.
Jim Dyer, Newport
The Now and Then picture is of Corporation Road and on the left is the Coliseum picture house, which has now been demolished and flats built. On the corner of Grafton Road was a florist and opposite is Hicks funeral directors.
There used to be a Singer sewing machine shop in that area too as well as Barratts florists.
Going straight up Corporation Road are a row of houses and a large furniture shop which many years ago was a factory called Frank James. The factory used to send food orders out, and I used to work there putting up the orders.
Mrs M Reardon, Newport


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McIntosh MVP851 DVD Player Reviewed
HTR Product Rating
- Performance
- 4 Stars
- Value
- 3 Stars
- Overall
- 3.5 Stars
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McIntosh Labs has always marched to the beat of a different drummer. Although now owned by Clarion Audio, the parent company has wisely allowed them to continue making virtually hand-made products in upstate New York.
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To take a look at their audio products is to think that they are still stylistically stuck in the 60s. Blue meter dials, twist knobs, toggle switches, and backlit labels abound, and the incorrect presumption might be made that they might also have 60s technology inside. Such an assumption would be very far from the truth as demonstrated by the new $3,500 MVP851 DVD video/audio progressive-scan player.
Unique Features
This player follows the familiar stylistic theme with a black glass plate front, backlit green labels for the buttons, and retro push-button switches. The centrally placed McIntosh label is also backlit in green, adding a further bit of retro charm to this player. It is said that the shade of green used on the McIntosh is similar to one that denotes success in Japan, and this has helped McIntosh to become very successful in that country. Although the look may be polarizing, it rapidly grew on me and, within a few days, I went from somewhat apathetic to considering it absolutely beautiful. The player is well built, weighing in at a solid 20 lbs.
Installation/Setup/Ease of Use
The MVP851 starts out with a Panasonic transport and video section, namely that of the well-received RP91. McIntosh built their own audio section around this, and also added their own remote control. One look at the back panel confirms the serious audio breeding of this product. Among the various connectors for video, digital audio, and multi-channel outs, there are a pair of balanced analog outputs for 2-channel playback. This is a feature usually found on high-end CD players to eliminate any noise created through the cables in-between the player and the preamp/processor. The Krell Showcase processor I had on hand happened to have a set of balanced inputs which I connected with AudioQuest Python XLR cables. The 5.1 outputs were connected with single-ended Python cables, and Tributaries component and S-Video cables were used for video. Digital audio duties were handled by an AudioQuest VSD-4 silver digital coaxial cable. Associated equipment was my B&W Nautilus 804/805/HTM2 system, Pioneer Elite 520 television, Classê CAV-150, and REL Strata III subwoofer. Setup was fairly straightforward as the MVP851 has the same easy to use menus of the RP91. All speakers were set to large.
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In 1932, in the midst of the Great Depression, Los Angeles was the host city for the Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad). Many people doubted the city had the capacity to host the games, especially during such tough economic times, but L.A. came through in grand style. For the first time, athletes were housed and fed in an Olympic Village, at a cost to their home countries of only $2/day — making it possible for countries to send more athletes. The Los Angeles Olympics were also the first time that the Games recognized a significant profit for the host city, raising approximately $1 million.
The city's excitement about hosting the 1932 Games started early, with Southern California veterans of the 1928 Junior Olympics posing for the Los Angeles Times in uniforms promoting "Los Angeles 1932."
Costume and fashion designer Peggy Hamilton Adams also did her part to boost the Olympic spirit in Los Angeles as "Queen Olympia," the Los Angeles County "Official Hostess" for the Games.
Hamilton Adams also modeled a special outfit, featuring illustrations of the Olympic events and the flags of participating nations.
Photographer Adelbert Bartlett captured the city's excitement as reflected in the Olympic-themed decorations in downtown Los Angeles.
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Dubai: Iran said on Tuesday it had captured a US intelligence ScanEagle drone in its airspace over the Gulf in the last few days, but the US said there was no evidence to support the assertion.
The US Navy said had not lost any unmanned aircraft in the area. The four-foot (1.25 metre) surveillance drone is deployed in the region by the US military but also by other countries.
In Washington, White House spokesman Jay Carney said: "We have no evidence that the Iranian claims are true."
The incident highlighted tensions in the Gulf as Iran and the US demonstrate their military capabilities in the vital oil exporting region in a standoff over Iran's disputed nuclear programme.
Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz - through which about 40% of the world's seaborne crude oil is shipped - if it comes under attack. US commanders have said they will not let that happen.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on its website that the drone had been flying over the Gulf in the last few days and was "captured" when it strayed into Iranian airspace.
A spokesman for US Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain said none of its drones were missing.
"The US Navy has fully accounted for all unmanned air vehicles (UAV) operating in the Middle East region. Our operations in the Gulf are confined to internationally recognised water and air space," Commander Jason Salata said.
The ScanEagle is an "off the shelf" spy plane manufactured by US-based Boeing. The company also supplies and operates drones for customers in several Middle Eastern countries, including to help ensure oil platform security in the Gulf, according to its website.
Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Iran had warned the US over its violations, and would use the drone as evidence of American incursions to pursue its complaint "via international bodies", IRIB News reported.
The IRGC statement did not specify when or where the drone was found, nor whether it was shot down or crashed. It released what it said was video of an apparently undamaged ScanEagle being examined by uniformed officers beneath an English-language sign reading "We shall trample on the US"
The incident is the latest in a string of complaints by Iran over what it says are US violations of its territory in an often clandestine conflict over Tehran's nuclear programme that has featured assassinations, espionage and cyber sabotage.
Iran and OPEC rival Saudi Arabia have also accused each other of violating each other's territory near oil and gas fields in the Gulf over the past year.
In what a spokesman insisted was a coincidence, the US Navy posted a news release on its website on Tuesday boasting about a new Puma AE airborne surveillance drone being tested aboard ships of its 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain.
"High overhead, rain or shine, an elusive, yet sophisticated surveillance equipment flies in areas that are difficult to see with the naked eye," the statement said of the lightweight high-winged monoplane.
In November, the US said Iranian warplanes shot at a US surveillance drone flying in international airspace. Iran said the aircraft had entered its airspace to spy on Iranian oil platforms and said it would respond "decisively" to any incursions.
Days later Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammad Khazaee, wrote to secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon to complain about what he said were repeated US violations of Iranian airspace, describing them as "illegal and provocative acts".
Khazaee said that US craft had entered southern Iran seven times in October around Bushehr where Iran's only nuclear power station is situated.
A year ago to the day, Iranian forces announced they had captured a US RQ-170 reconnaissance drone in eastern Iran which was reported lost by US forces in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Iranian commanders have since announced they have extracted valuable technology from the aircraft and were in the process of reverse-engineering it for their own defence industry.
The US and its allies believe Tehran is trying to develop nuclear weapons and have imposed tough economic and financial sanctions. Iran says its programme is purely peaceful.
Israel has threatened to bomb Iranian nuclear sites if diplomacy and sanctions fail to stop its nuclear activities, and Washington also says a military option is on the table. In October, Israel shot down an Iranian-made drone launched into the Jewish state by Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah.
According to Boeing's publicity material, the ScanEagle drone can be launched by a catapult from mobile vehicles or small ships, making it independent of runways.
It can fly pre-programmed or operator-run missions guided by navigation satellites and its onboard flight control system. It is retrieved using a "Skyhook" system in which the drone catches a rope hanging from a 50-ft (16-metre) high pole. Reuters