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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
If you've ever looked around at your friends or family or coworkers or even just strangers and thought "man, everybody is crazy", then you've had a similar experience to the characters in Silver Linings Playbook. Just about everyone in the movie is some form of crazy; some are clinical, others are enablers, others just seem to have the type of personalities that wouldn't necessarily get them institutionalized, but still give off a "crazy" vibe.
Pat (Bradley Cooper) just got out of a mental institution. He was committed after he caught his wife cheating on him and he beat the hell out of the other man. Upon release, he is convinced that everything will go back to normal, despite the restraining order his ex-wife put on him. Pat has become devoted to bettering himself, both physically and mentally, by losing weight and reading the books that his wife will be teaching at school. He's obsessed with getting back with his wife, despite everyone around him telling him it's over.
Moving back home with his parents gives a glimpse into what may have caused his obsessive behavior. His father (Robert DeNiro) is clearly obsessive-compulsive, and his mother (Jacki Weaver) enables the behavior with a shrug. DeNiro is also a gambler, taking bets as a bookie along with making his own wagers. Pat's return home coincides with a hot streak for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Pat becomes his father's "lucky charm". Adding to the mental circus is Pat's friend's wife's sister Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence). Tiffany suffered a totally different but equally traumatic end to her relationship.
As the two develop a bond, and start a mutually beneficial friendship. Tiffany needs a dance partner, and offers to help Pat contact his ex (without breaking the restraining order) but only if he helps her dance. The back-and-forth between Tiffany and Pat is somewhat predictable, but the acting by Cooper & Lawrence brings it up a notch.
Things start to strain when Pat is being pulled in opposite directions; Tiffany needs him for her dance competition, while his father claims to need him for good luck on gameday. The two worlds really collide when the dance and the game become part of one large parlay bet, with a huge amount of money on the line.
I understand how this movie was nominated for so many Oscars (Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress, Director, Adapted Screenplay & Editing). It really was a quality cast from top to bottom, and the direction and editing fit the story perfectly. I was a bit surprised that Lawrence won, though. Of the five nominees from that year I've seen three, and would have put Lawrence tied for second. It's definitely an enjoyable movie, definitely relatable to most people because hey, we're all a little crazy in our own ways, and all we can do is hope we find that person that is just as crazy.
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The calculation given for computing the LRP seems to be incorrect, I believe that for left hand responses the activity at C3 is subtracted from C4, rather than the reverse which is stated here. Coles (1989) used C4-C3(LH), as did Eimer (1998) where he represented Coles as using C4-C3 (LH).
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Phoenix, Arizona
June 22, 2016
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 180 pounds
- Sex: Male
- Race: Black
- Age: 50 to 55 years old
- Remarks: The suspect was described as having a slight grey beard and was wearing a khaki baseball hat, square black sunglasses, grey button shirt with a collar, dark blue jeans and white tennis shoes.
- Weapon Used: Threated employee with explosives, but none were displayed.
On June 22, 2016, at approximately 1:47 p.m., the suspect entered the Chase Bank located at 5734 W. Thomas Road in Phoenix. He approached the teller counter, displayed a demand note, and verbally demanded money from the employee stating the VA denied his claim and that he had explosives strapped around his waist. The teller gave the suspect US Currency and he fled the bank in an unknown direction of travel.
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5K run to feature mud, water and unusual obstacles
Mud and obstacle runs seem to be everywhere these days, so when the people at Utah-based Round House Racing decided to produce a series of their own, they wanted to come up with something that would help them stand out from the rest.
They settled on foam.
The Foam Fest 5K run will take place at Camp Lutherlyn in Butler on Saturday, June 15.
Obstacles include a 50-foot, foam-filled slip and slide, something called the bouncy ball attack, described on the web site as, "Imagine the world is being invaded by aliens who are chasing you through a Big O Tire store while shooting projectiles at your head… it's kinda like that," and the death drop, a giant, inflatable slide that's 150 feet long and three stories tall.
Think Wipeout meets Double Dare, said Round House Racing's Kara Vincent.
"It's a running event with obstacles, but our owners wanted to make it more fun than hard and grueling," Vincent said. "It's a realistic thing where you can grab your friends or your family of all ages and go have fun."
Foam Fest races generally include anywhere from 15 to 30 obstacles and include standard obstacle course fare such as 5- and 8-foot walls to climb over and barbed wire to crawl under. One called the body washer looks like going through a car wash and the aqua lily pad obstacle is just how it sounds — runners will try to stay out of the water by running across foam pads. Racers are free to skip anything they don't feel comfortable doing, but should expect to encounter lots of water, mud and — of course — foam.
People can run in teams or individually, and it's common to see lots of people in costume.
The course isn't open to children nine years old or younger, and kids between 10 and 15 must run with a registered adult. There is a foam pit and bouncy house for children nine and younger. The event is also spectator friendly.
"The start and finish lines are relatively close together and the death drop is usually one of the last obstacles, and that's really fun to watch people come down," Vincent said. "And the finish line is actually a slip and slide so everyone comes out full of foam."
Registration is still open and, along with more information on the race, can be found at 5kfoam fest.com.
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Pilates is a low impact form of body movement that works to lengthen and strengthen the body and improve posture and flexibility.
It requires us to work with the mind and body.
Through repetition and layering of the exercises, over time the body gets stronger and remembers the movements and patterns – improving body awareness and posture. The positive process of learning how to move and carry our bodies better in daily life is great for confidence – a natural high!
Some people love to start the day with Pilates, others prefer to practice later as a way to begin winding down their day.
It's about choosing what works for you. If you start your day with Pilates, however, it's good to remember that your body may need more warming up than later in the day, so try and factor that time into your routine.
If you only try one Pilates posture, Make it the Pelvic Tilt
A nice way to mobilise the spine, with the addition of the arm reach with can help release tension in the back.
Set up:
Lying on your back (on a mat or carpet) with your knees bent and soles of the feet flat on the mat close in towards your bottom. Feet and knees are about 10cm apart.
Arms on the floor by your side, palms facing down.
Neck in line with the spine, so your eye gaze is slightly forward on the ceiling.
In Pilates we breathe in through the nose (taking the breath into the sides of the ribs, with shoulders relaxed) and out through the mouth (softly with pursed lips as though blowing out through a straw)
BO = Breathing Out
BI = Breathing In
- BO – drawing your stomach muscles inward, tilt your pelvis towards your ribs and gently roll your back off the mat leaving your shoulder blades, shoulders and head in contact with the mat
- BI – holding this lifted position*
- BO – soften through the chest and use the stomach muscles to hollow through the front of the body as you roll back down to the mat*
- BI – when the pelvis is back down, ready to start again
Repeat 5 times, then add the arm variation:
Same as above, but add...
2. ...also raise the arms to the ceiling, hands and arms shoulder width apart, palms facing each other
3. ...as you roll down reach the finger tips toward the ceiling, letting the shoulders gently peel off the mat
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – When President Barack Obama gives his annual State of the Union Address tonight (Wednesday) St. Cloud State University President Earl Potter will be in the audience.
Potter says he is the guest of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. He says he's not sure how much interaction he'll have with other members of Congress.
He says it will be an honor.
Potter says he was invited to Washington by Klobuchar because of the immigration bill that she's working on. Potter supports opening up more opportunities for foreign students to study at U.S. colleges and universities.


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Richmond County investigators are searching for a man who entered a disabled woman's home and stole her purse.
According to an incident report, a black man entered the home in the 1000 block of 10th Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday after a home health care nurse answered a knock to the door.
The 50-year-old woman, who is bedridden and estimated to be 600 pounds, told officers the man entered her bedroom and demanded her purse. When she insisted she didn't have one, the man pulled back her bed sheets and removed it from between her legs, police said. The man was last seen running out the front door.
The woman estimated at least $1,000 in cash and $500 in jewelry were in her purse at the time of the theft. The woman and a witness differed on the description of the purse snatcher.
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So this blog post is going to take a turn towards controversy and global debate for a moment because I watched an interesting video about the global warming debate, shared it on Twitter, and received a response that I wanted to address. Unfortunately Twitter is rather limiting for responses beyond a sentence or two, so you all get to suffer through it with me here.
I'm not extremely informed on either side of the debate, but I do know that global warming has not been proven either way. There are just too many variable for science teams to define and analyze to provide an accurate outcome. The systems involved are too complex for us to create the precise models necessary to predict anything about what's being debated.
So first off, this is the video I watched (below). It's just under ten minutes and he gets into the meat of his argument at 1:28. The title is a bit ostentatious and fear-mongery, yes, but if you can get past that, I think what he gets into is fair reasoning on the global warming debate.
For those of you without a ten-minute attention span, I'll break it down for you briefly (but I encourage you to watch the video).
Breaking the arguments down to the base sides, you have Global Climate Change Does Not Exist and Global Climate Change Exists with two choices - take action or don't.
He details four outcomes based around these:
- If we take action and GCC does not exist, then there's a significant risk that we enter a global economic depression to dwarf all other depressions in history because of all the money that is wasted for research and GCC prevention programs.
- If we don't take action and GCC does not exist, then there's no change. No money was wasted and life goes on as normal. This is the ideal outcome.
- If we don't take action and GCC is a real issue, then we've likely made the worst mistake. Global crises such as coastal cities disappearing under the sea, regions where a majority of our food comes from drying up, political and health disasters, wars for resources, etc. This is the worst possible outcome. He likens this outcome to something right out of a scifi novel where the world as we know it has, essentially, ended.
- If we take action and GCC is a real issue, then yes, we will likely still enter a state of economic depression due to all of the resources we put into combatting the issue, but we avoid/mitigate all of the other disasters associated with (3).
Now I'll get into the response I received on Twitter:
"As someone who thinks the science is unsettled, not that I deny it, I just don't think this settles the global warming debate. Taking the extremes of two sides and presenting them as a 50/50 scenario is unfair to both, believing their side is 100% right. For the sake of the skeptics side, who this gentleman is trying to convince, it's effectually 'either you will get to work today or you'll get into a car crash, falling to your death off a cliff. so better not go to work today'."
First off, I wholeheartedly agree that the science is unsettled (I explained earlier in this post to avoid getting into it here). The video did take the two extremes for demonstration purposes, but the video's creator advised people that his model is not the perfect representation of what's going on. He noted that there are areas in between the two extremes, but ultimately our future will land somewhere inside one of the outcomes. The question remains "To what degree?"
He's not talking about absolutes so much as he's talking about risk. He's not saying "Either you will get to work today or you'll get into a car crash, falling to your death off a cliff. so better not go to work today."
What he's saying is "Your car might have a problem. You can choose to believe that it does or does not. You can either spend a bunch of money to take it into the mechanic and fix it or not. If you do and your car does not have a problem, then you've spent that money for nothing. Sorry. If you don't and your car does not have a problem, you'll drive safely to work and go about your day. If your car has a problem and you take it in to get fixed, you will have spent the necessary money to ensure you'll get to work safely.
But, if your car does have a problem and you don't take it to the mechanic, then there's a good chance that at some point your car will throw a wheel, catch on fire, lose its brakes, etc. and you will likely get into an accident that is potentially life threatening - to you, to someone you care about, or even to a stranger. If you don't die, you will be forced to pay a bunch of money to cover damages, injuries, court battles, etc. When it's your life on the line, are you willing to leave it to chance?"
Now that I'm talking about it, I'm interested to hear what other people think about the video and what the guy is saying.


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From a Netto to an Asda - watch two weeks' work in just a minute
It takes us just two weeks to convert a Netto store into a new-look Asda supermarket – and you can see every step of that process in our special time-lapse video, which condenses the transformation of our Little Horton store into just a minute.
Once the old store is gutted we start the process of creating the unique Asda look and installing enough shelving for the 10,000 grocery products the new supermarkets stock.
Lottery ticket machines are installed, as well as cash machines and self-serve checkouts.
The store really starts to take shape in the last few days before opening as our new colleagues get to work filling the shelves.
You can see how the conversion work progresses over the two weeks – from the gutted Netto store to the fully fitted-out new Asda – in the photo gallery below. Click on the first picture and then use the Next arrows.
Every store has a dedicated bakery area with lots of fresh bread and tempting cakes and pastries. There's lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh meat, ready meals and tasty hot chicken.
Our aim is to make sure you're able to do a full weekly shop in your local supermarket – and unlike our rivals we don't charge a penny more for the convenience of shopping closer to home.
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Residents at RMBI Albert Edward had a special Easter visit from Nottage Primary School.
The children had on the most wonderful bonnets and enjoyed interacting with the residents, even swapping and comparing their masterpieces. As a little thank you, the children were treated to crème eggs.
Resident Margaret Morris commented: "It brought back memories of when I was a nursery nurse, I loved it! It even brought a tear to my eye."


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Their focus may be temporary interactions with a variety of different people, including time spent in the classroom and other educational experiences. Or they may most enjoy spending time relating in significant one-to-one relationships, or with friends and groups of like minded people.
They need social interaction to stay motivated, balanced and happy about being alive. They want to go out with others and experience life, since communicating with the other person helps them to gain the greater enjoyment of shared activities.
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Lewis Hamilton has been punished by Formula One bosses after he crashed into the back of Kimi Raikkonen during the Canadian Grand Prix.
The British driver made the mistake as Raikkonen was waiting on a red light at the end of the pit lane. Both drivers were forced to retire from the race.
Hamilton will be knocked back 10 places on the starting grid for the French Grand Prix.
The Canada race was won by BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica, in his first ever title.
Nick Heidfeld completed a BMW one-two and Red Bull's David Coulthard came third. Toyota driver Timo Glock was fourth, ahead of Ferrari's Felipe Massa.
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After the race, Hamilton said: "I don't know really what happened. I saw the guys in front of me, and all of sudden they'd stopped. I saw the red light but, by the time I saw it, it was too late to stop.
"I apologise to Kimi if I took him out, but that sort of thing happens sometimes."
Hamilton's mistake also cost him the lead in the drivers championship. Race winner Kubica is in the lead. He's four points clear of Hamilton who is tied on points with Massa.


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Greater Latrobe's athletic complex work on pace
Crews working on the new athletic complex at Greater Latrobe are on schedule, despite summer storms.
Project manager Kurt Thomas, who oversees the project, told the school board at Tuesday's meeting that $4.4 million has been spent on the $9 million project, which is on schedule even with significant rain in June and July.
The field should be ready for football and other fall sports training camps to begin Aug. 12, he said.
"We're moving in the rain as well as possible," Thomas said. "I don't anticipate any issues with not being ready for football."
Precast-concrete floors were installed in the press box, interior walls in the field house are 70 percent completed, and retaining walls near the tennis courts and bleachers have been built, Thomas told the board.
Crews are excavating greenspace for the parking lots and have begun paving the track as well as installing electrical and duct work at the field house, he said.
The complex will include Pro Grass Spirit turf, lights, a press box, a six-lane running track, a fifth tennis court, a cross-country track and a stadium with more than 2,000 seats where the former football practice field was located.
Varsity football games and some track meets, soccer and field hockey games will be played at Memorial Stadium in downtown Latrobe, while football, soccer, cross-country, girls tennis and field hockey teams will benefit from the new facility.
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Charles Evans, president of the Chicago Fed, has made a very strong call for further easing in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Mr Evans is normally seen as being one of the FOMC's moderates so this is a strong indicator that the centre of the committee is ready to launch further QE. The following pretty much commits Mr Evans to vote for further QE in November:
"Staring at our forecast, I knew this when we first put out those projections. I knew it was going to be bad. And it is not improving. We're pushing out the growth prospects. I just think it calls for much more than we've put in place. My view on accommodation at the moment is not data dependent. I think we're there."
He also implies that he supports a change in communication, possibly along the lines of a more explicit inflation objective:
Is quantitative easing by itself enough without a different communication strategy by the Fed?
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Please note that online booking is no longer available but tickets can be bought on the door this evening from 6.45pm.
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THE closure of a popular Holyhead restaurant has led to the loss of 15 jobs.
Venue Walkway, which opened in Summer 2011, was funded by a £6 million project to regenerate Holyhead town centre, but the declining popularity of Market Street and the town centre have been widely cited as reasons for the closure.
Holyhead Town Councillor John Knox Crawford said: "It's sad becuase they're a very well used and well liked institution, and it had the confidence of the town council as a whole.
"The whole [Market Street] area seems to be unhappy, and with other establishments opening ousite the town centre, it seems to have drawn enough business away for it to close."
Many customers flocked to Facebook to send their messages of sympathy and thanks.
Theresa Thomas commented on Facebook: "thank you to all the staff for making our family feel so welcome every time we came there, so gutted for you all, going to miss the place and the staff xx".
Sian Jones said: "Gutted!! Had fantastic afternoons and evenings at the Venue. U all tried do very hard. Good luck to you all for the future x".


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Nate Robinson Does the "Discount Double Check", Multiple Times – VIDEO
This is video of New York's Nate Robinson doing to "Discount Double Check", probably a couple of times too many, after hitting a big three-pointer, during the Knicks' 118-11, overtime win over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
Robinson finished with 35 points, and was 5-of-11 from beyond the three-point arc.
The Bulls' Steve Novak also uses the celebration move that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made famous, as well as Robinson. Novak and Robinson have a little bit of a history, and this was probably just a way for Robinson to let Novak know he got the better of him, this time.
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The University of Northern Colorado School of Music's top jazz groups, choirs, bands and orchestras perform world-class music in a world-class setting during the UNC@UCCC Music Series at Greeley's Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave. The fall series continues Oct. 29 with a performance by the University Choirs at 7:30 p.m. The rest of the series includes:
Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students, and are available at the UNC Performing Arts Box Office at 970-351-2200 or at the UCCC box office at 970-356-5000 or the UCCC website.
In advance of Schulze Speaker Series presenter Marc Bekoff's visit to the UNC campus on Nov. 7, the documentary film Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, in McKee 0150. The film will be a prelude to Bekoff's evening lecture titled "The Emotional and Moral Lives of Animals: Rewilding Our Hearts and Compassionate Conservation."
The film is narrated by Sigourney Weaver and features an appearance by Bekoff.
Admission is free.
The University of Northern Colorado will host a variety of free Halloween activities that include a haunted house and safe trick or treating for children and families from the community.
For event locations, consult the campus map.
Help the English Education Program deliver warm clothes to homeless youth during its "Socktober" Warm Clothing Drive. Drop off warm socks and other new or gently used clothing items until Thanksgiving at the collection bin in the English Department office in Ross Hall. Your donations will be much appreciated by those in need.
Faculty and staff are reminded that registration for UNC's 2013-14 Interim Session, which runs from Dec. 16-Jan. 10, is now underway. More than 40 online and on-campus courses are offered. A complete list of courses and additional registration information is on the Interim Session website for students who are interested in getting a step closer to graduation.
Joseph Michael Sommers, associate professor of English Language and Literature at Central Michigan University, will present his views on the nature of good vs. evil in graphic novels during "The Joke's on Us: When Heroism and Villainy Became Indistinguishable in Comics and Graphic Novels" from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the University Center Spruce suite.
The lecture, part of the Neal Cross Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. Sommers, who earned his Ph.D. in English from the University of Kansas, is co-author/editor of the recently released book, "Game On, Hollywood: The Intersection of Video Games and Movies", and has published numerous articles and book chapters about children's and young adult literature and illustrated texts.
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Saturday, January 15, 1994
Barry Fry's relegation-bound Birmingham City were demolished 5-2 at Vicarage Road.
Bruce Dyer was instrumental in the victory, combining well with Paul Furlong who struck a hat-trick. Andy Hessenthaler, and a Liam Daish own goal, provided the other goals, whilst Birmingham had both Gary Cooper and Steve Claridge sent off.
This was the Hornets' seventh consecutive victory over the Blues at Vicarage Road, and saw the debut of recent signing David Barnes at left-back.
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Energy management remains very much in the spotlight as retailers continue to look for ways to cut costs and maximize profitability. Dan Kubala, VP marketing for Site Controls, which provides enterprise-wide energy management, facilities intelligence and demand response solutions, spoke with Chain Store Age about some of the latest trends and opportunities in this evolving discipline.
What are some of the key trends in energy management and building automation technology?
A key trend we're seeing involves technology migration. Many companies that invested in early generation EMS equipment are now facing difficult decisions regarding de-support or functional obsolescence. They are trying to assess their options—do they try to 'make do' with current equipment, or do they 'rip and replace' legacy systems with a completely new platform? Or is there another alternative? These decisions have significant long-term consequences to the energy savings they'll be able to achieve, and the life cycle cost of owning and operating their EMS platform over time.
Another trend is the move toward 'data visibility'—the ability to get meaningful data out of the EMS system that managers can use to drive down costs and more effectively operate their businesses. Retailers are realizing that merely installing a bunch of sensors and building controls doesn't solve the larger problem of enterprise management. The key is an integrated business intelligence platform that delivers information to the right people in a way they can act upon [it] without being overwhelmed by streams of useless data.
At Site Controls, our approach to both of these issues involves a solution called AnyConnect. It is an Internet appliance that enables companies to leverage their existing EMS investments by tying them into a cloud-based Data Center that provides a global unified view of their enterprise assets, regardless of the underlying brand of EMS equipment.
What impact does cloud computing have on EMS?
Cloud computing is important for energy managers because it enables them to utilize the immense amounts of data generated by building automation systems without the hassle—or significant IT costs—of hosting that data internally. It also provides them immediate access to industry best practices, such as role-based dashboards and automatic exceptions processing, without having to reinstall software or reconfigure corporate information systems.
How do you help retailers take better advantage of utility-sponsored grid management programs such as demand response?
As heat waves occurred across the country this summer, retailers on our network enrolled thousands of chain locations in collaborative load-shedding events, which returned megawatts of power back to the grid. Retailers booked substantial revenues through their participation and, as a group, they made a significant positive impact to grid stability and emissions reductions. These automated demand-response programs (also called Intelligent Load Management or ILM) were made possible because retailers are linked to their utilities through our ILM network, and they agreed to participate at specified levels of load reduction. The ILM technology is designed to interface with grid conditions and to dynamically balance power generation and power demand in real time, on a no-touch, business-rules-driven basis.
Most importantly, it continually monitors site conditions to ensure there is no negative impact to site conditions. The result is virtual generation, where unconsumed power is yielded back to the utility or ISO; the retailer is paid for power it never uses. The closed loop, cloud-based ILM technology that performs the intelligent balancing act can help eliminate the need for costly, pollution-prone power plants.
Besides saving energy costs and demand response payments, what other benefits can an EMS provide?
The primary savings from EMS come from reduced energy consumption and demand response revenues, but there are many other benefits as well, including—depending on the system capabilities—the opportunity to drive down maintenance costs through service-call avoidance, warranty validation and call optimization.
Another "hard dollar" benefit is the ability for retailers to independently validate their utility bills. We've had multiple instances where retailers have uncovered billing errors (often unnoticed for years) after installing EMS, returning tens of thousands of dollars in overcharges.
"Soft benefits," which are harder to quantify but no less important, include providing a consistent customer shopping experience across the chain, increasing equipment lifetime through more efficient management, and the ability to reduce carbon emissions at an ROI of 50% or greater.


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Fun- A diaper sushi set instead of a diaper cake for a baby shower gift? Awesome!
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Everyone who knows me knows that I am definitely not a knitter. My fingers just can't make those little movements and I am much too impatient to make it to the end of a project.
While I have sewn and crocheted since I can remember, I have never been able to understand the groove of knitting. I collect yarns, needles and threads in every weight and color as I love the way they sit in the basket together. And I find that all of the notions for knitting are absolutely beautiful.
Melanie swears that she can teach me to knit & I am waiting with baited breath to hear her acquiesce that I am un-teachable… with her laughing all the while at my uneven, crooked stitches. (The idea of my weekend knitting course appeals to my adventurous spirit.)
BUT if I were to knit, I would certainly start with this beautiful Felted Saddle Blanket for the horse that Butch is threatening to buy. This book, and all the projects, from Suzan Mischer make me want to go right over to Purl to order loads of yarn and accessories. Greetings from Knit Café now available in paperback.


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For instance, when I get LP before the season starts, when the Pacers are playing on FSN-Midwest, even though I'll have the channel so it won't be an issue for me, if I wanted to for some reason watch via LP, would it get blacked out?
Secondly, what about people who life in Indiana, but locally they get FSN-Chicago? Since locally they get the Chicago station despite being in Indiana, if they have LP would they be able to watch home games of the Pacers when they're on FSN-Midwest?


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Police Crack Down On Speeders Through School Zones
In the early morning hours, shadows of children line a corridor of Livingston Avenue as they wait for car after car to drive by. They are attempting to get to school in a school zone that reads 20 miles per hour.
The problem is that not everyone is paying attention. Columbus police have a concern about the safety of the students.
The stretch along Livingston Avenue is where Columbus police have written more tickets for speeding in school zones than anyplace else in the city. The school zones are near Woodcrest Elementary, Walnut Ridge High School, Bishop Hartley and Africentric.
"We have a speeding problem many places in the city, but particularly there at Livingston Avenue," said Sgt. Todd Kerin, Columbus Police Department.
Authorities are conducting an all-out blitz to slow drivers down. On a recent day, they pulled over three drivers in 10 minutes. They were all ticketed for speeding in front of Woodcrest Elementary. The area produces hundreds of speeding tickets each year.
Ann Herlocher won't let her children near Livingston Avenue.
"There has been horrible things that have happened down here. There was a kid hit crossing the street in front of the high school a couple of years back," said Herlocher.
Herlocher insists on walking her children to the school through the back neighborhood instead of the dangerous road.
She says her kids won't have to face the risk from drivers that she says are more concerned about themselves then children crossing the street.
"Unless they visually see something aside from the lights to make them slow down, most people won't," said Herlocher.
"There are a ton of children crossing that Livingston Avenue right there, and it is a very dangerous spot and we do focus that quite frequently," added Kerin.
But is the message getting across?
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I am a research ecologist primarily interested in how complex and variable environments influence species interactions. My work has focused on plant-insect interactions, ranging from plant-seedeating pollinator interactions in Sonoran night-blooming cacti, to plant-herbivore-pollinator feedbacks in Rocky Mountain wildflowers, to effects of herbivore identity on reproduction of invasive plants in Florida waterways, to crop-weed-pest interactions in organic agricultural systems, to my current work on plant-pest interactions in specialty vegetable crops.
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Should U.S. investors invest overseas?
Interest in foreign investment has been high among U.S. investors in recent years. Many investors know that geographic diversification can improve investment returns without increasing risk. However, whether or not to invest abroad and, if so, how much weight to give to foreign investment, are questions often subject to heated debate. Whether or not to invest abroad is part of the larger question of how to assemble a portfolio that is appropriate for the investor's circumstances and degree of risk tolerance. ; This article examines the question of international investing within the broader context of using portfolio optimization by individual investors. The author illustrates the concept by constructing portfolios from index funds based on major asset classes, including two foreign indices, European and Pacific, in addition to domestic stocks, bonds, and Treasury bills. She uses different measures of historical returns on these assets to construct optimal portfolios for various levels of risk; she finds that the results of portfolio optimization are highly sensitive to input parameters and, thus, to the way historical returns are measured.
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Its true. Its freakin weird, but its true.
"If you ever crawl inside an old hollow log and go to sleep, and while you're in there some guys come and seal up both ends and then put it on a truck and take it to another city, boy, I don't know what to tell you." - Jack Handy
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I'm thinking you're not stupid at allthat your desire to be considered the Most Stupidest Poster just might be the motivation behind the way you post...Originally Posted by btowncolt
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How and when to advocate for your child with special health care needs
When my daughter was born, 19 years ago, she was whisked off to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital due to concerning respiratory and digestive symptoms. We quickly learned that she had many special health care needs that would require us to learn some new parenting skills. I was told "You'll have to speak for your daughter as she will not be able to speak up for herself." My response was, "I don't want to!"
Advocating was not something that I had planned to due when I read the baby books during my pregnancy. While I learned these skills because of Emily's special needs, any parent can help their child be their healthiest by trying these suggestions.
- Keep good records! You can write the dates of doctor appointments and illnesses on your calendar, but you may not have access to the calendar after the year is complete. Track appointments, vaccines, any accidents (stitches, broken bones, etc.) or major illnesses in a permanent record. For ideas or help with how to track information, contact the Daniel M. Soref Family Resource Center at Children's Hospital. Also, many pediatricians record vaccines with the Wisconsin Immunization Registry. You can check for updated records by clicking on the link above.
- Don't be afraid to ask questions. If you hear a word you don't know or aren't sure about, ask what it means and how it is spelled. Write it down so that you can refer to it later.
- Bring your list of questions to your doctor appointments. Your child's primary care doctor is concerned about their overall development; emotional/social, cognitive and physical.
Providing family-centered, compassionate care is team work! Parents and their children are part of that team. We respect the knowledge and expertise of our doctors and they respect the knowledge and expertise that we parents have of our children.
Over time, I've learned to advocate respectfully and knowledgably for my child. It has helped me to grow as a parent and as a person. You can do it, too!
~ Julie Turkoske, Information & Referral Specialist, Southeast Regional Center, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs


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Rome — Ahead of the looming Jan. 22 "Geneva 2" summit on Syria, the Vatican under Pope Francis is continuing its full-court press for peace with gestures intended to reach both policy-makers and ordinary people, even involving Italy's premier soccer league "Serie A", more or less the country's equivalent of the NFL, in the effort.
On Monday, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences held a behind-closed-doors conference featuring experts on the region along with global heavyweights such as Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs and Egyptian statesman Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
That meeting ended with an appeal for "an immediate cease-fire" and "humanitarian assistance and reconstruction," as well as a call for "all foreign powers … to stop the flow of arms funding that feed escalation of violence and destruction."
Pointedly, the statement insisted that the Geneva 2 conference "needs to ensure inclusive participation of all parties to this conflict," making specific mention of Iran.
The line signaled a break with American insistence that Iran should be invited to the Geneva summit only if it agrees that any transitional government in Syria must not include President Bashar Assad or his allies, a precondition Tehran has rejected.
In the run-up to the Jan. 13 Vatican conference, some Western diplomats quietly expressed concern that the Vatican seemed to be positioning itself closer to Russia's position on the Syrian conflict rather than that of the United States and the other Western powers, driven in part by perceptions that Syria's Christian leadership sees Assad as a firebreak between them and rising Islamic militancy.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair had been scheduled to attend the Vatican workshop on Syria, but pulled out at the last minute citing a scheduling conflict.
While the Academy of Sciences worked on the level of policy elites, the Pontifical Council for the Family has announced a new initiative aimed at the grassroots – in this case, the kind of folk in Italy who'll spend much of the weekend of Jan. 18-19 watching soccer.
Last October, the council under Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia announced a project of aid for victims of the conflict in Syria titled "The Families of the World for the Families of Syria." To date, it's provided temporary housing for refugee families and medical care for both children and the elderly. Organizers say they've helped 5,400 Syrian families, representing more than 20,000 people.
This week the council announced that it's enlisted the support of Italy's Serie A, the country's premier soccer league, in trying to raise consciousness. This weekend, banners will be displayed at midfield in the ten stadiums that are hosting home matches, including Rome's Olympic Stadium, reading "Winds of Peace for the Families of Syria."
Jumbo screens in the stadiums will also play a spot with a well-known Italian TV conductor providing voice-over for images of Syrian refugees in camps in Lebanon.
"The world of sport is not forgetting the painful situation" in Syria, a statement from the Pontifical Council for the Family said. "The game of peace can be won together, with everyone's commitment."
These two initiatives continue what has been an unrelenting engagement in the Vatican on the Syrian conflict, beginning with Francis himself, who called a global day of prayer and fasting for peace on Sept. 7 and personally presided over a four-hour penitential service that evening in St. Peter's Square.
Francis made Syria the first conflict zone to which he made specific reference in his Jan. 13 address to diplomats.
"What is presently needed is a renewed political will to end the conflict," the pope said, expressing hope that the Geneva 2 Conference will supply it.
Syria was also a focal point during the hour and forty minute meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the Vatican's Secretary of State, Italian Archbishop (and soon-to-be Cardinal) Pietro Parolin on Jan. 14.
Some analysts credit Francis' strong pro-peace stance with helping to stave off a Western military intervention in Syria, and the parties to the conflict seem to recognize the importance of the Vatican's role.
In late December, for instance, a two-person delegation representing the Syrian government delivered a letter for Pope Francis from Assad. The letter was delivered Dec. 28 when the Syrians met at the Vatican with Parolin and Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Vatican foreign minister.
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The Suzanne Tamim murder trial has taken a surprising twist after the family of the Lebanese singer dropped a civil suit against the Egyptian tycoon accused of hiring a man to kill her. Hesham Talaat Moustafa, 50, a senior member of Egypt's ruling party and a former MP, was sentenced last year to death along with Mohsen el Sokari, 41, a former Egyptian state security officer who is accused of carrying out the murder in Dubai. According to some unconfirmed reports, the pop star's family had dropped the case in return for US$750 million. The lawyer of the family has dismissed these reports.
The two men were granted a retrial on grounds of legal errors and their new trial started on April 26.
The criminal trial in Cairo will continue, however. According to one court official, speaking to Reuters, on Sunday morning, the decision by the family to drop their own charges "will have no sway over the current proceedings."
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Sometimes I get tired of the same old thing for breakfast. This week, I've been in the mood for a warm muffin or a slice of fruit bread, fresh from the oven and served with a big cup of hot coffee. Hope you enjoy some of these recipes.
Applesauce Fruit Bread
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup cooking oil
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups quick oats
1 cup seedless raisins
1/2 cup candied fruit
Using medium speed on mixer, mix together flour, applesauce, brown sugar, oil, eggs, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon until well blended. Stir in oats, raisins and candied fruit. Spoon into greased 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Lemon Nut Muffins
1 3/4 cups flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup melted butter or oleo
1/4 cup sour cream
Streusel Topping
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons softened margarine
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
To prepare batter: Combine flour, walnuts, sugar, baking powder, lemon rind and salt in large bowl. In a small bowl, beat egg with fork. Stir in milk, butter and sour cream. Add to flour mixture, stirring until just blended. To prepare streusel topping: Combine all ingredients and mix until crumbly. Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full with batter. Sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake at 400° for 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Raspberry Streusel Muffins
8 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup fresh raspberries or thawed frozen raspberries
Powdered sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup quick oats
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter
To prepare batter: In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy in large bowl Add egg and beat until blended. In medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In small bowl combine milk, sour cream and vanilla. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, alternately with milk mixture. Beat only until all ingredients are combined. Gently fold in raspberries. To prepare topping: Combine all dry ingredients in medium bowl. With pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles crumbs. Rub briefly between fingers to blend butter. Spoon muffin batter into greased tins, filling 2/3 full. Sprinkle top with streusel mix. Leftover streusel may be frozen for later use. Bake at 400° for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on rack and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Cranberry Orange Muffins
1 cup fresh cranberries, chopped
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup cooking oil
Mix cranberries, sugar and orange peel. Set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. In separate bowl, combine egg, orange juice, milk and cooking oil. Add to dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened. Fold in cranberry mixture. Fill 12 greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 400° for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm.
Pineapple Zucchini Muffins
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup cooking oil
2 cups grated zucchini, drained
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup chopped nuts
Beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla and oil until fluffy. Add zucchini. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into zucchini mixture. Fold in pineapple, raisins and nuts. Spoon batter evenly into greased muffin tins. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Date-Nut Bread
2 cups boiling water
1 8-ounce package pitted dates, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 egg, beaten
2 2/3 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar or less
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup broken walnuts
In a large bowl, pour boiling water over dates. Cool to warm. Add butter and baking soda and continue cooling. Stir in beaten egg. In separate bowl, sift together flour, sugar and salt. Add to date mixture with vanilla and nuts. Stir by hand to avoid breaking up walnuts. Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan. Let stand for 20 minutes. Bake at 350° for 60 to 70 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick inserted in center.
Pumpkin Banana Bread
1/2 cup sugar
1 large banana, mashed
3/4 cup cooking oil
1 cup mashed pumpkin or pumpkin from can
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
Mix sugar, banana, oil, pumpkin and eggs in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients until just mixed. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake at 325° for 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely before slicing.
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The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's unanimous endorsement of the creation of separate state of Telangana has set in motion the process of fulfilling a decades-old demand for separate statehood to the region in Andhra Pradesh.
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After being hooked on 50 shades of grey and then 50 shades darker, i couldnt wait to get my hands on 50 shades freed, and it did not disappoint.
I loved the way the book wrapped up the trilogy and left no stone unturned when it came to explaining everything. All secrets came out in the open and finally we realised the whole truth of what was behind Christian Greys ways.
A gripping book even better than the first two, love, lust, passion, drama, intensity, this book had it all. I loved how all the characters had their own stories that came to life and we became more involved with their dramas as well as the drama between the two main characters.
The ending was perfect, as We finally saw the results that we were hoping for. I had a smile on my face when i had finished the book but at the same time i was quite sad that i had finished reading them all. I couldn't read another book for at least a few days because i was still caught up in the world of 50 shades.
Overall, one of the best books i have ever read, full of drama and suspense but also full of laughs and joy.
I was hooked on 50 Shades of Grey and 50 Shades Darker did not disappoint as a follow up. I couldnt wait to get my hands on 50 Shades Darker, especially after being sucked into the fantasy world of 50 shades of grey. I was intrigued as to what was to happen next with the relationship between Christian Grey and Anastacia Steele.
Similar to the first book, the sexual references did get quite boring to read as i felt they were very repetitive. I did however still enjoy the story and finding out all kinds of mysteries that explained why Christian Grey was the way he was.
A perfect bit of bedtime reading, although it resulted in sleepless nights because i just couldnt put the book down until i was finished. Anyone who liked 50 shades of grey would be mad not to read this superb follow up. It was also interesting to see different characters in the book coming to life more and becoming more involved in the storyline.
Overall a great read and would definitly read it again.
Normally i wouldn't go for books like this. erotic fantasies, if you will. But after being pestered constantly by my friends i eventually gave in and read it. And i was not disappointed in the slightest.
Now, i will admit, all the sexual references in the book, as exciting and interesting they were to read the first few times, did become boring. I felt like i was reading the same thing over and over again. It became very repetitive.
What kept me reading however, was the character of Christian Grey and the journey you see in him as his personality evolves. I wanted to read on to find out why he behaved the way he did and why he felt the way he did. I was hooked and anticipating what he would do next.
If you're into erotic novels you may not be disappointed. The scenes are quite graphic, but it does seem to repeat itself in some ways when it comes to these scenes.
I for one was not disappointed and can understand why it has become such a popular best seller. I would definitly read it more than once.
I have had these straighteners for a good few years now and they haven't let me down.
The variable heat setting means you can adjust the heat according to your hair type and what kind of look you are trying to create. This makes them suitable for people with with thick hair as well as fine hair.
The handles dont get hot so there is very small risk of burning yourself on them and the swivel cord is very handy. The wire could be longer but for personal use at home this factor doesnt really make any difference.
They warm up exceptionally quickly and the time it takes to straighten your hair is also very impressive, so no waiting around. Great if you have to get ready in a hurry.
I love the fact they are ionic meaning there is less frizz and they keave your hair feeling soft and not burnt and dried out. Because of this along with all its other features i would say these are just as good as using GHD's. My hair is very thick and wavy and can be very difficult to manage but these do just aa good a job on my hair than GHD's if not better for just a fraction of the price.
All in all i would definitly recommend these. They are great to use and work perfectly. They are long lasting as well and very hardwearing.
If you're thinking of buying the blackberry curve 8520 i would think again.
The phone has so many features that can be really frustrating and in comparison to so many other phones on the market it just isn't worth the money you're going to pay for it.
Where to start, well the first annoying feature begins with switching the phone on. If you switch the phone off yourself and then back on again without taking the battery out then switching the phone on then the phone switches on with just the slightest touch of the power key. You don't even have to hold the button down for a couple of seconds. This is quite handy unless of coures you at a cinema or on an airplane, for example, and you accidently knock the button on your phone turning it on without even realising.
If the battery dies on the phone or you need to take the battery out for any length of time for whatever reason, this is where the problems occur. The phone comes up with a loading screen and the phone can take ages to actually turn on. This can be really frustrating especially if there is an emergency or you need your phone on in a hurry.
Another useless thing about this phone is that it freezes constantly. Whether its when you turn the phone on, using an app or just trying to get to the main menu it more often than not freezes up completely, meaning you have to normally take the battery out and put it back in again. And again returning to my earlier point you then have the awful wait for the phone to turn back on just so you can use it again.
The Blackberry Curve does have some useful features such as the music buttons on the top of the phone making it easier to skip or pause music that you are listening to. The led light that flashes when you have a message or phone call is also handy as it means you can see if you have a message or missed call just by looking at it and without the need to press any buttons. Both these features i did miss when upgrading to a different phone but they become pretty useless when you barely get to use the phone for what its for because its always frozen or trying to turn on.
Blackberrys are definitly not hard wearing either. They don't last very long compared to pretty much every other phone on the market. You'll be lucky if it lasts you a year and for the money you pay for it it's just not worth it.
Ive had this phone for about 6 months now after upgrading from a blackberry curve and it has not disappointed.
I was very impressed at how much of the phone is taken up by the screen, which makes it great for watching videos, playing games and enjoying all of the apps off of the app store. The phone isn't too heavy and nice and slim making it comfortable to hold. It's a nice size but not too big and chunky that it gets in the way.
It's easy to use and all the apps are laid out well so its easy to find exactly what you are looking for.
The app store, in my opinion, is far better than the apple store for iphones and the blackberry market. the reason being, so many great apps are free or you can buy slightly better ones for a tiny price. Theres so much variety as well and always new apps and updates so its very difficult to get bored with it.
The music player is good and gives you the option to search a certain song instead of going through a long list to find the one you want to listen to. All your emails are stored in one place.
As for the SMS (texting), for anyone who already has a touch screen phone it won't be a problem for. the letters are quite close together so anyone with bigger thumbs may have trouble sometimes with pressing the right letter but with the auto rotate feature you can turn the phone so that it is horizontal. this makes the keyboard bigger and easier to use. anyone who isnt used to a touch screen phone may find it tricky to begin with but it won't take long for anyone to get the hang of it.
The phone is so easy to use and since i have got the phone six people in my family and two friends have now decided to get the phone as well. This is including younger brothers, parents and grandparents. I think this definitly has proven that samsung have made a phone for all generations.
The Samsung Galaxy S 2 has a memory card slot meaning there is plenty of room to store thousands of photos, videos, songs and apps. It also has wifi which makes using the internet nice and easy especially if you have wifi at home. This means you can use the internet without using up your mobile packet data.
It's nice and strong too. Coming from someone who is quite clumsy and drop my phone fairly often the most ive got is two tiny scratches on my screen which are barely even noticable.
The one main criticism i do have is the battery life isn't great. But if you charge it up overnight the battery will last for at least a day. It just varies depending on how much you use the phone for apps and music.