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Launching android app on galaxy S2 running 2.3 produces the same symptoms as attempting the se of Media Player streaming as outlined in this other post : viewtopic.php?f=58&t=16485
I will repeat the issue for clarity:
I am running win 64 bit on i7 2700K with server + colossus bridge + connect! server
When I launch the android dvblink app, I have no option to view live TV, only given option to record. furthermore , it only shows me the guide for the following day, not the current day.
Simply opening the app breaks live tv in media center (black screen when live tv selected).
Also breaks web streaming.
Also breaks media center streaming within LAN.
So simply opening the app breaks any form of live tv and thus the dvblinks functionality.
Restarting the server service does not help. Need to reboot to regain functionality of media center and web streaming live TV.
This is basic functionality on a non beta product on a clean system so I would expect it to work.
How can we go about troubleshooting this? which logs should I include/submit to support or on here ?
thanks again

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A Q&A with Robert Burgh, Founder and CEO, Nexcor Technologies
It seems not a week goes by without hearing about a plant closure, recall, or 483 observation caused by failed quality systems. With these increased regulatory pressures, it's important that each process within your facility runs efficiently, with little room for error. One of many areas that require tight quality control is sanitation. It's a constant challenge to keep up with standard operating procedures, cleaning, self-audits or inspections, and corrective actions.
Pharmaceutical Online turned to Robert Burgh, founder and CEO of Nexcor Technologies, for advice on addressing the issues related to sanitation. Nexcor Technologies has provided software solutions that focus on compliance readiness for manufacturing facilities in the areas of drug safety, food safety, quality, sanitation, production, and maintenance
Burgh is a sixth-generation baker who has used his experience with sanitation quality management in the food industry to help pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities become compliance-ready.
In this Q&A, Burgh discusses challenges associated with sanitation quality systems, reasons why quality managers need to let go of their log books, and how the right system can tie the many facets of your system together —to save time and money.
Describe some of the challenges your customers face in tracking sanitation quality.
The legacy documentation method, even for those facilities using computer spreadsheets or documents, means people are spending more and more time on paperwork that doesn't add any value to their day-to-day operations. This method typically consists of multiple three-ring binders that contain volumes of paper reports, because of the constantly increasing documentation requirements by their customers, corporate QA/safety standards, and government regulations. A clean plant used to be acceptable proof. Now there are increased documentation requirements for sanitation because of the "it hasn't been cleaned unless you can prove it" philosophy.
In addition, a facility must be inspected. These audits are conducted by third parties, like customers, government agencies, corporate auditors, as well as internal staff. In order to keep up with the documentation from these audits, the corrective and preventative actions have had to increase drastically over the past 30 years. To put increased pressure on the department and plant managers over the years, they have to accomplish this with typically less sanitation staff.
How did you and your team go about uncovering these issues?
I practically grew up in a wholesale food production plant, until the family decided to close it two decades ago. While designing and working my own production lines, I discovered that retrieving information quickly and accurately about line downtime, training schedules, allergens, sanitation, and more was absolutely necessary to run a more efficient line. We visited facilities of all sizes. I quickly learned to put aside our preconceptions, and to listen to needs of the internal departments to satisfy the requirements of the other department or outside auditors.
What pitfalls did you encounter along the way, and what steps did you take to overcome them?
The greatest challenge is breaking the cycle of the "manager playing secretary." There is a great deal of ownership to a company's log books, and it has been tough to eliminate them, because that is how it's always been done. However, by continuing to work with the early adopters of our solution, they begin to realize that the content was the same and the retrieval was much easier, quicker, and more efficient. Managers started to find that the program allowed them to be hands-on leaders back on the floor again. They could create and follow up on corrective actions, track and encourage training schedules, and be more valuable to the company, because they could once again manage people, protect their line, and deliver accurate business intelligence throughout the chain of command. This alone encouraged greater cooperation among all the groups in the process.
Our KLEANZ system adapts to the needs of your organization. How many enterprises can collect and compare plant operations sanitation and maintenance records in minutes — company-wide?
What are some of the other advantages of using a software-based approach to sanitation compliance documentation?
On example is an audit may uncover a reported infraction. This typically would require several days to weeks to respond to with the paper log book, especially if the infraction was months previous. Our clients can immediately pull a record, by any one of a hundred searches, to show that they were aware of the condition, reported it, and created a corrective action. This report will also include who worked on it, how long, what was the cause and result, who inspected it, signed off, and in many cases a before-and-after picture — in less than five minutes.
It is also relatively easy to find equipment history and sanitation records by technician, date, machine, warranty, cost of downtime, cause of interruption, and more.
Explain how the KLEANZ software system works.
The software is Windows-based. Our people, processes, and tools incorporate the existing sanitation requirements into easy-to-use desktop and mobile presentations. We are currently preparing to release a tablet version of KLEANZ which will operate on the iPad and other ruggedized tablets. The software takes the current paper, as well as potential requirements, and imports them into a database, which is easily convertible to meet plant needs. However, historical information cannot be altered further, guaranteeing the approval of audit teams.
The KLEANZ solution can be software as a service (SaaS), hosted, or self-hosted infrastructure. KLEANZ will also provide further consulting opportunities to establish good sanitation procedures and processes.


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This just in: "The U.S. auto industry has dropped a demand for Japan to abolish rules related to minivehicles ahead of upcoming talks between the two sides over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade zone," The Nikkei [sub] writes after reading this story.
Detroit made the generous concession to let Japan have its kei cars ahead of talks between Japan and the U.S., to be held in Washington on Tuesday. 1.52 million kei cars changed hands in Japan in 2011.
The small cars enjoy lower taxes and lower insurance rates in Japan. Previously, the Big Three U.S. automakers found that highly unfair. Rumor has it that after one of the three asked to have the demand dropped, the matter is fair again.
The Nikkei heard that U.S. automakers are worried that opposition against Japan could delay negotiations with other presumptive TPP members. GM wants to expand into fast-growing countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia. These countries are taking part in the TPP talks. A successful deal would make U.S. cars more competitive in these countries.
In the meantime, Japanese are worried about "GM crops." No relation to the General – the "GM" stands for Genetically Modified. Allegedly, two thirds of U.S. food already is "Frankenstein food," Japan's Majiroxnews says. Fanning these flames would have much better chances for success than denying the Japanese their lower taxed kei cars.
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15 Comments on "Detroit: Never Mind, Let The Japanese Have Their Kei Cars. We Want Vietnam And Malaysia In The TPP..."
Ryoku75February 4th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
I wish we could get some kei cars over in the US, anyone remember the Honda Z600?
Would anyone believe that it could get 100mpg in the city?
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stukiFebruary 5th, 2012 at 2:25 am
What about 100mph on the highway? Or, even better, in the city :)
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Ryoku75February 5th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
At 100mph you'll probably get around 35mpg maybe 40 in a Z600.
But to drive a car that small at those speeds you'll need the guts of of a stunt driver.
I felt small in my Dodge Omni when I was next to a semi, but if I were in a Z600 I'd feel like Jerry right next to Tom.
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grzydjFebruary 5th, 2012 at 11:16 am
They're reasonably common in South Dakota where they can be sold as an ATV and even driven on the street legally. Farmers love them because they have a cab with heat and A/C(!) and they can throw a bail of hay in the back etc.
People in larger cities like them for their great fuel economy.
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wstarvingteacherFebruary 4th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
How good of us to let them run their country.
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statikboyFebruary 4th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
It's pretty self-centered of Detroit to think they are being targeted by this policy. Other countries have to match US emissions standards if they want to sell their product in the states. If you want to sell cars in a kei car-biased country, make kei cars…
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roger628February 4th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
Ive been to Japan several times and people who can afford nearly 8 buck a gallon gas for Tahoes, Suburbans, Grand Cherokees and such DO drive them. While not exactly ubiquitous, one is bound to see a couple or few such vehicles on a daily basis. As far as imports go, BMW rules the roost. Large numbers of people there rely on Kei cars for trips to the supermarket and local transport within their urban neighborhoods.
Any farther and they utilize the excellent train system. Also, in addition to the aforementioned economic benefits, Kei's are exempt from the "proof of parking space" requirement that affects larger vehicles. To think that these people will suddenly gravitate to Focus, Fiesta, Dart, Caliber et al, is ludicruous.
Japanese will buy US makes if they are prestigious enough,or cool enough EG
hence the relative popularity of large big 3 SUVs, very often sold by 3rd party dealers BTW. However, prestige implies high prices and associated running costs, which inherently limits the size of the market. Anything from Detroit or elsewhere that is run-of-the-mill is doomed to fail. EG
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TonyJZXFebruary 4th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
hilariously colonial!
where i am, the states are free to ignore federal 'recommendations'
each state is its own little fiefdom with it's own rules and taxes
if they happily ignore the feds what chance would a foreign nation have?
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carbizFebruary 4th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Frankenstein food? Do I smell red herring? Japan should be more concerned about radioactive clouds in the north and the toxic products being shipped out from their western neighbor.
It is common knowledge at least that Japan has always protected its agribusiness. Why not? Without food, everything else is worthless. With the world's population now heading to 8 billion, just which countries will be able to export food items in, say, 30 or 40 years?
It looks like environmental change is affecting large swaths of the west central states of the U.S., Australia is being overwhelmed by desert, as is northern Africa (which used to be the bread basket of the world!) That would leave Canada, Brazil and Argentina as being the only 3 countries capable of exporting large quantities of food products in the coming decades. (BTW, Brazil's population has probably hit 200 million by now, or will quite soon.)
Not sure what Japan's ulterior motive is (they always have one!), but engineered food products may be the ONLY salvation for humanity in the coming decades until more than a few countries learn to 'keep it in their pants.'
Well, at least until the food replicators in the Federation are brought back from the future….
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stukiFebruary 5th, 2012 at 2:30 am
Welcome to so called "free market capitalism", post civilization style. Instead of building cars people want for prices people want to pay, try bribing some scumbucket politicians into banning the cars people want, so they are force to buy whatever junk you are able to slap together for too much money.
That whole notion that "The Rule of Law" is something worthy of celebration, is yet another piece of pagan religion that is highly overrated.
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carbizFebruary 5th, 2012 at 8:59 am
… and yet, many historians credit the 'Rule of Law' as one of the main reasons, if not THE main reason, the West ascended while the rest of the world continued for 500 more years to wallow in the Middle Ages.
However, as with all great systems, British Common Law, etc. never foresaw the sheer explosion of laws necessary, nor the ugly degree of general dishonesty amongst the populace itself.
Slogans like, "Satisfaction Guaranteed, or Money Cheerfully Refunded" were coined at a time when the customer could be trusted to legitimately discover a product was defective or unsuitable for its intended purpose after purchase. Those of us who have worked in retail for most of our adult lives can attest to the general disappearance of that former truism. Now, consumers demand an automobile be 'perfect' for 5,6, or 8 years, but don't want to be bothered with the other half of the covenant: Thou shalt not abuse the product and must complete all required maintenance. Uh, oh!
I am no fan of lawyers, having had very little use for them. It strikes me as the greatest hoax perpetrated on the modern world that lawyers are responsible for righting the laws that they then get to defend. Half the laws on the books could and should be deleted, but a bureaucracy exists to defend itself, so you will never see that happen. Cynicism aside, if we want to whine about the 'rule of law,' I suggest you visit places where there is no rule of law, places where laws are mere 'suggestions.'
China is such a place. The average citizen doesn't trust the body politic, so they ignore or work around the laws. They then bring those attitudes here when they wish to achieve a 'better life.' Brazil, Argentina, and many others are still struggling with an endemic system of political corruption and the cynicism that has become entrenched in their societies. There are probably only 20 or 30 states in all the world that have decent property and human rights, and none of those are perfect.
I always say, 'You don't like it here? Try moving to Vietnam, Sudan, Malaysia or a hundred other countries I could name. Then you will appreciate Canada and the United States, blemishes and all.
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February 5th, 2012 at 11:42 am
You have lived in all of those places, and you have the benefit of many years of first-hand experience, I trust.
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BryceFebruary 6th, 2012 at 4:11 am
You will find the only place on the planet that has lawyers to sue someone everytime you do something stupid is the US the one place where personal responsibility doesnt exist
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stukiFebruary 7th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
"The rule of law" in the abstract did not bring middle ager's out of anything. A specific class of "rule of law" did. This is a very important distinction. The rules of law that had positive effect, were the ones which were few and simple enough so that pretty much everyone agreed with them, and this allowed most people to agree with most decisions. A huge improvement over the arbitrariness of rule by King, or rule by Clergy, or rule by some slick talker who managed to drum up a bunch of votes.
We no longer have that. Now, rule of law means rule of so many laws that noone can differentiate it from arbitrariness anymore. And we have no American frontier to bail for, when the riffraff and scumbags decide to rule arbitrary against us. And that's the crux of the problem; no ability to exit for better rules of law, or, if the current one is decrepit enough, for no rule of law at all.
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icemilkcoffeeFebruary 6th, 2012 at 2:02 pm
So how come the Big 3 don't produce Kei cars for this market? Nissan and Toyota both produce large pickup trucks specificallly for the american market. Why can't american car makers do the same in Japan?
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1001 UU University Keynote Address
Part 1—Congregations as Emotional Systems
Peter Steinke, noted congregational systems consultant and educator, was the keynote speaker for the first "UU University" presentation for lay and professional leaders of Unitarian Universalist congregations held in St. Louis, MI. UU University drew more than four hundred attendees at a day and a half of programming which occurred prior to the start of the 2006 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly.
Steinke said, "All systems tend to keep what is familiar in place, which is why it is difficult to make change." He referred to The Wisdom Paradox, a new book by Elkhonon Goldberg in which the author cites conclusions that what we think of as left and right hemispheres of the brain is not really correct.
The real processing, Goldberg points out, that is going on in the left and right brain has to do with familiarity and novelty. The right brain processes what is unfamiliar and new, and the info rmation is then stored in the left brain. The right hemisphere also processes negative emotions, and the left hemisphere processes positive emotions.
New things, negative emotions, are processed in the same part of the brain as that which is new. When people have brain damage, if you upset their closets or desk, they panic, because the right brain has been disturbed. This helps us to understand, he said, why we resist that which is novel or new.
Steinke explained what brain processing function has to do with church systems:
"I did an intervention with a Presbyterian church in Florida," he said. "I did the interviewing. I came back with them, I told them what I had heard and observed. I heard that the Senior Pastor, who fills the pews on Sunday three times, is destructive in his relationships. Staff are ready to resign. When I laid this out to the congregation, they said, 'Let's send him to managerial training and tweak this.' I said, 'I think this is a personal issue, and as long as he is your pastor, he is going to have trouble understanding relationships.'"
He continued, "The president of the congregation had trouble understanding this...then I found out his wife was the head of the search committee that brought the pastor to the church. We know about cognitive dissonance. This is deeper, because it gets us at an emotional level. For this reason, it can be difficult to change systems...when they are in deep at an emotional level."
Steinke explained that in an emotional system, "you function better if you can handle anxiety." Anxiety is an interesting word, he said. In Latin, the word is angurra, or choking, and in fact, in all languages are about the same root—anger, choking, angst, anxiousness. "It has an effect on every part of your being. For me, anxiousness is a root human emotion. Without some anxiety, we would never make change. Pain at one level is a motivator, a teacher, something without which we cannot live. Anxiety arouses us to make some change in our lives. If it is prolonged, it will prevent the thing it might have provoked. It is needed for us to make shifts, but it is also paralyzing, and it puts us at risk, because we will not hear or do new things. And this congregation in Florida was paralyzed because of its level of anxiety. 'If we ask him to resign [they said], what will happen to the three services, will someone preach as well? What about the pews? What about the money?' [But] at the same time, he has been abusive, he has humiliated people, the congregation may be legally liable because of his behavior."
Steinke said, "When I started working with emotional systems I was under the impression that clarity would be comforting. I am a slow learner. I discovered that there is anxiety out there, and people don't know what to do. When you are the messenger and you bring the message no one wants to hear...it's not always easy."
He explained that when a system gets more anxious, there is less clarity, and people do not respond to love. When you are anxious, you are less motivated to hear anything new. You want your anxiety removed. The anxiety in churches generally goes to two functioning positions: to the person who is in the most responsible position—the president of the congregation and/or the clergy, or to the most vulnerable position—the new leader, the new member of the staff.
Steinke then turned his attention to communication patterns, focusing on triangulation. He said that in every dyad, or pair, there will at some time be some bumps in that relationship. In order to stabilize this dyad, he said, "someone brings in a third party. That is the basic molecule of all relationship systems. Triangles are natural, they happen all the time. What is dysfunctional is to then allow yourself to be triangulated...you start taking responsibility for these two people—the person being the switchboard or receiver for this information has a problem with capacity. Most people get defensive and start reacting. Rather than saying, 'Joe, people say the same thing about you. What do you think about this? How do we get out of the triangle?' people tend to accept responsibility for the triangulated conversation."
He suggested, "Don't take responsibility for other peoples' issues...enlist them in the solution. Pastors are especially vulnerable to this...and very likely to be pulled in to a conflict. This is natural. The triangulation is what is difficult. And congregations in conflict have interlocking triangles all over the place."
Steinke went on to discuss differentiation. "Differentiation occurs in relationships. You become a self, but a self in relationship to other forces. At times, these forces will be difficult to balance. I have both self interest, and the interest of the community. What happens is that if you are anxious about being separate, using 'I' statements, the tendency is to get too close to people...emotional fusion. When you meld metals together, they reach a certain temperature and begin to lose their properties. In emotional fusion, two people give up their self for the sake of the relationship. A good example is romantic love...you mistake the ordinary love of a man or a woman for a god or a goddess."
Steinke pointed out that in communities like churches, emotions are played out even more because we are 'nice' to each other. It's also true, however, that systems are always potentially going to be aroused by someone's anxiety. Steinke said, "I try to get congregations to see what is going on rather than being blind to it or refusing to deal with it."
Leaders are in the best position to affect the emotional system, he said. If leaders aren't doing certain things, they won't happen—because leaders are in the position to make things happen.
What Do You Do with Chronically Anxious People?
Everyone has acute anxiety, Steinke said. With time (after being involved in an 'anxious' situation) we can be rational. "If you have three or four highly anxious people in your congregation, they don't have anxiety, they are anxiety. If they are anxious or paranoid or sloppy or whatever, it is only significant if it affects your function. We want to say to these people, 'Why don't you get lost, or find another church,' but this is where we learn to differentiate. How do you stay connected? The impulse is to shun these people, to move away. They will still be cantankerous, but you don't let them get into leadership, and you don't let their functions determine yours.
Differentiation is about determining your behavior regardless of what the other person is doing, he said. You can maintain contact and not lose self. This is best done through play. Play is crucial to community. In play you take turns, there are rules, and no one gets hurt. Paul MacLean said, "All people have trying ways, and need to be nurtured..." The mid-brain is where we play and bond. "If play and bonding are in the same brain, it's important that you and I find ways to play together," said Steinke.
Part 2—Tending to Mission in a Time of Anxiety
Deprivation influences brain development. The brain needs good relationships in order for it to develop. If child grew up in abusive or neglectful home, they can often overcome it by developing a narrative, explained Steinke. If there is some kind of coherency, they can get beyond the deprivation they experienced.
The left pre-frontal cortex is sometimes called the "vault of heaven," or "angel lobes," or "holy tissue"—it is an area set aside for a special purpose, that which makes us human.
When you have an anxious congregation, noted Steinke, people tend to not have a lot of this part of the brain available. Behavior is based in the lower brain, and we often see this in the nastiness and mean spiritedness present in our churches during times of conflict.
Steinke said that author Deborah Tannen, in her book The Argument Culture, observes that today we don't know how to do dialogue, and that it's important to win the argument. He cited cable television news programs as examples—programs like "Hardball" and "Crossfire." He said, "The people on there are talking at the same time, and often with a lot of lower brain activity. Any time you are intellectualizing as a defensive mechanism, you use the lower brain.
"Emotions are pieces of information, and better thinkers don't deny or make light of their emotions, but understand that they will help them make better decisions. The better you know your own feelings, the more successful you will be in negotiating life's challenges.
"If leadership doesn't have a lot of left pre-frontal cortex operating, it's almost as if your system is leaderless. If as a leader you are as anxious as the people you are serving, your congregation doesn't have leadership. You need the capacity to regulate, modify, put in check your own emotionality, because anxiety will flow down. If you are anxious, the rest of the system will be affected by your anxiety.
"Calm reflectiveness is also infectious," Steinke said. "It takes some time. In healthy systems, you are going to have people who are able to be more imaginative...respect the future."
Steinke discussed the role of pain in growth: "The degree to which you can tolerate pain in others is the degree to which they will grow. If you attempt to modify someone's pain, you are in effect limiting their growth. Most helpers are too sensitive to their pain and feel uncomfortable about it and want to alleviate it. We try to alleviate it not because we are caring, but because we feel awkward in its presence. To the degree you can tolerate pain in your own life it influences your own growth."
Leaders need to have some capacity to tolerate pain in themselves and others if they are going to grow, continued Steinke. There has to be toleration of pain if there is to be growth.
The feelings of envy and revenge tend to weaken the immune system. Gratitude tends to strengthen it. Thankfulness opens up one's life and emotions. Conflict evidences a failure of leadership (or failure of nerve)—no one has the courage to say, "This is evil, this is inappropriate, this is dangerous to the community." Therefore the behavior becomes invasive. In churches we are too often afraid of saying, "This is damaging to the community and we can not tolerate it." But, Steinke pointed out, "We are the leaders elected or appointed in the system. If the system doesn't have immunity, it is more susceptible to pathogenic invasion."
No one can influence a system more than the leader. No one in the system can give it a better focus than the leader...someone who says, "This is who we are, this is where we've been, this is where we are going."
Steinke emphasized that it's important to be caring enough to confront someone. You can soothe people you care about, but you can also challenge them. He said, "You are the ones who can most bring focus, change, and challenge [to a situation]. When a congregation is in disarray and is upset, you are the one who can most bring calm."
Steinke said, "If you feel a situation isn't right, you should trust that instinct. If something feels off to you, pay attention to it: it may tell you something isn't right." M. Scott Peck, author of numerous books, including People of the Lie, suggests that you can sometimes discern evil because you are repulsed by the person—something is not right. If so, you may want to bring in someone who can give you help in interacting with such a person.
Steinke asked, "Can putting a coherent narrative on trauma that occurred in the congregation help?" He suggested that the answer was yes: we always learn more when there is an emotional component to it. Movement helps learning...art, physical education, dance. Storytelling may be the most effective way to teach. That is important for learning capacity.
Steinke then discussed qualities of leaders. He explained that the original meaning of the word 'Leader' was to go forth and die; to suffer. He said that as leaders, we make a mistake in thinking that if we change conditions a situation will change. Instead, we should do what is most important, which is helping people learn to be responsible for their own lives. The more responsible you are for your own life, Steinke said, the more mature you are in the system.
Leaders separate themselves enough from the emotional process so that they can see things differently; they can get an aerial view to see the big picture. They pursue their vision and persist in the face of sabotage. A leader feels challenged where others feel anxious, because as a leader you have a spirit of adventure, are willing to deal with challenge, and you choose it over trying to survive. Leaders focus on strength, define yourself, but stay connected.
Steinke introduced the term "societal regression," which refers to the periods of chaos, disorderliness, and irresponsibility that occur in society at large at times of greater anxiety. In such a period, people increase their complaining and criticizing; demand instant solutions, immediate gains, and quick fixes; can't get beyond emotional barriers; demand certainty, black and white situations, with no tolerance for the grey zone; and diagnose each other perpetually and critically.
When doing an intervention, Steinke said, it's important to list resources and options, and identify one's capacity to tolerate differences. Congregations that have strength are willing to learn. No one person can know it all; we need to be learning and looking at things, having the capacity to grieve and mourn over losses taking place as systems change.


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THE qualities were listed one after the other: discipline, toughness, honesty, loyalty, knowledge.
Gordon Strachan's ears must have been burning yesterday as the range of attributes were applied to him by Gary Caldwell.
The Scotland defender is liable to find himself being teased as the teacher's pet: on the day Strachan was appointed, Darren O'Dea wrote on Twitter that his former Celtic team-mate would be "captain, vice-captain, take the throw-ins, corners-"
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But the mutual appreciation between the new Scotland manager and the Wigan Athletic captain is real nevertheless. Caldwell had three seasons under Strachan at Celtic and the manager also wanted to sign him for Middlesbrough but was unable to complete a deal.
He remains one of the major influences on the 30-year-old's career. "I had a great time at Celtic with him, learned a lot and improved as a player," said Caldwell, who was back at his old school yesterday, Riverside Primary in Stirling, to be unveiled as Tesco Bank's first community ambassador.
"I saw at Celtic first hand that if you do cross a line then he will come down on you. Likewise I saw that if you give your all he backs you, encourages you and gets the best out of you.
"He's an honest man. He tells you how it is and won't cover things up. He won't tell you what you want to hear. As for an example of anyone crossing the line - all I'll say is I'm glad Aiden [McGeady] isn't playing for Scotland!
"I think the manager has toughness. He played under Sir Alex Ferguson and you can see that in his style of play and his management. He has that steely determination that Sir Alex put into all his players. If he has a go at you then there is a bit of fear there because you know you've done something wrong."
When Caldwell's form fluctuated at Celtic, and supporters criticised him, he appreciated Strachan's support. "He stood by me at the time but he does that with all of his players. That's the one thing that sets him apart," said the defender.
"He's very loyal to his players. Right from day one of pre-seasons – which were pretty torturous – he finds out which players are going to stick with him and which players aren't. From that he sticks by the ones who are giving everything.
"He knows football inside out. He's got a lot of ideas and taught me a lot of different things about how to play the game. I was quite young when I went to Celtic, he taught me a lot of things, like how to play out from the back when teams are pressing, or whether to play longer to get teams off you rather than trying to force passes through teams.
"If your Plan A isn't working he gives you different ideas to play through that. He's also very demanding on the training pitch. If he's getting 100% out of you, he'll back you all the way."
Caldwell was supportive of Craig Levein: the players generally were, although their results got him the sack. "Craig came in at a time when the squad was divided and it was at a low," he said. "He sorted that out, got the squad together and started making a bit of progress. I think he knows more than anyone when results don't go [your way] then unfortunately he has to carry the can.
"As players we have to then look to the new manager, take on his new ideas and beliefs and try and go forward. Confidence isn't at an all-time low but it isn't obviously high either with the results. We need to build that back up again."


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We informally announced the newest Certified Master for SQL Server 2008 last week. I am pleased to officially introduce our newest SQL Server MCM to you:
Reeves Smith is a SQL Server consultant specializing in data warehouse projects. He is currently working for Catapult Consultants delivering a financial data warehouse to the federal government including the Department of Defense (DoD). Reeves has been working with SQL Server for over 14 years beginning with SQL Server 6.5. During that time he has had the opportunity to work on various development and data warehouse projects within industries like telecommunication, entertainment, oil and gas, manufacturing, travel, and banking.
Reeves lives with his wife and three girls in Denver CO. When he is not studying for the next big test or playing with his kids, he enjoys telemark skiing when in Colorado and surfing and kite boarding when in Hawaii.
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I don't trust the practitioner I saw. At 37 years old is it too early to begin fractional laserr resurfacing as I heard it makes your skin thinner?I s there a risk of scarring? The practitioner said I'd have open wounds but wouldn't need antibiotics could this be right?
I Have Red Hair, Freckles with Deepish Wrinkles on my Forehead. 37 Too Early For Fractional Laser Resurfacing?
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Laser Resurfacing and Wrinkles
Thank you for your question. Laser resurfacing is one of many options to correct wrinkles and discolorations. It is a treatment that can improve the health of your skin and does not cause skin damage in the right hands and in the right candidates. There is post op care that is needed and would depend on each provider protocol. Antivirals are generally a norm prior to this aggressive procedure. It is best to discuss your options and be certain to be under the supervision of a Board Certified Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon for best results and safest treatment options. I hope this helps!
Fraxel laser restore and repair can be done for wrinkles
Fraxel restore and fraxel repair laser are done not uncommonly on young patients for acne scarring. Some physicians do not prescribe antibiotics during resurfacing procedures and some do. The wound of a fraxel repair, CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser is similar to a second degree burn and the Fraxel Restore erbium laser induces microscopic laser beam tracts through the epidermis into the dermis without causing such wounds as the CO2 laser so antibiotics are rarely prescribed. Some prescribe antiviral medication, however, as flare ups of cold sores can occur and this can cause scarring. The risk of scarring is very low but not zero with any resurfacing procedure.
Whether the resurfacing procedure would help your condition or not can not be determined without evaluating your individual condition. If you don't trust your doctor, you should definitely not have an elective procedure with them. See a second opinion.
Learn more: http://www.thenyac.com/fraxel/index.html
I Have Red Hair, Freckles with Deepish Wrinkles on my Forehead. 37 Too Early For Fractional Laser Resurfacing?
In our Practice we have done laser resurfacing on much younger patients for cystic acne, so at 37 years old, no, you are not to young to start. C02 Fractional Laser resurfacing is used precisely just for this reason, deep forehead wrinkling, freckling, brown spots, acne, skin thightening etc..you would need to schedule a consultation but this sounds like a good option for you.
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Fractional Laser Resurfacing is one option to treat freckles and deep wrinkles.
In this case a consultation would be necessary. Fractional laser resurfacing is an option for treatment but it is a more aggressive approach to treating your concerns. If the line on your forehead is your primary concern, a neurotoxin such as botox may be a better treatment option. If the freckles and brown spots on your skin are the primary concern, IPL or Fraxel Dual are great treatment options which will improve your concerns without as much healing time. Fractional laser resurfacing is also an option but may not be necessary.
Learn more: http://www.advdermatology.com/pages/co2_fractional_resurfacing_with_quadralase__/570.php
37 ? laser resurfacing
I don't think that 37 is too young for laser resurfacing but if you have horizontal forehead wrinkles Botox or Dysport might be what you need. You need to see someone that you trust and are comfortable with. I always use antibiotics when resurfacing but do think that opinion on that varies. I use Valtrex as well fro possible fever blisters. What I bet you need most is sunscreen. I am a freckled redhead too so understand. Fractional CO2 laser really cuts down on my freckles.
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OSF's Sarah Rasmussen Awarded Princess Grace Theatre Apprenticeship
Sarah Rasmussen, who will co-produce the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's BLACK SWAN Lab in 2012, was among this year's winners of the 2011 Princess Grace Awards. On August 15 the Board of Trustees of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) and its Chairman, Hon. John F. Lehman announced the winners of the Awards for theater, dance and choreography, and film. The Awards continue the legacy of Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco, who anonymously helped emerging artists pursue their artistic goals during her lifetime.
"I am honored to receive the 2011 Princess Grace Pierre Cardin Award in partnership with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival" said Rasmussen. "My experience as a Phil Killian Fellow and the work I did with Bill, Lue and the incredible OSF company profoundly shaped my career. I'm honored to continue my relationship with OSF. The BLACK SWAN Lab is truly innovative in both the projects it tackles, and the way that it approaches process. The Lab is a haven for artist driven process and living proof that new work can be developed under new models in this country. Personally, I love that the lab can support the development of large cast work for a diverse ensemble of performers."
Rasmussen will work alongside OSF's Artistic Director Bill Rauch and Director of Literary Development and Dramaturgy Lue Morgan Douthit in the BLACK SWAN Lab for the development of new work by major American Playwrights as well as early career writers. OSF has commissioned a number of major American Playwrights, including David Henry Hwang, Lynn Nottage, Tanya Saracho, Naomi Wallace and Rhiana Yazzie, whose work may be among the scripts developed in the Lab next season. Rasmussen will be in charge of shepherding whatever script work playwrights want to do before, during and after their time in the lab, as well as directing readings and script work by the ten Lab actors who are devoting one of their three OSF repertory assignments to new play development. Other assignments will include casting the readings, discussing dramaturgical points with playwrights, supporting the playwrights while they are in residence, and facilitating discussions in the room between actors and playwrights. She also has been given the assignment of scouting for new writers and new works.
OSF Artistic Director Bill Rauch said, "Sarah is impressively well-qualified to take on this Lab apprenticeship. Not only does she bring experience at New York's small experimental houses and several regional and university theaters, as OSF's 2010 Phil Killian Fellow she directed OSF company actors in a series of one-acts and scenes of plays written by women. She also served as my assistant director for the 2010 production of The Merchant of Venice in our largest venue, the 1,200-seat outdoor Elizabethan Stage, and assisted director Liesl Tommy on the 2010 main stage production of Ruined. I am delighted Sarah will return to OSF and step into this leadership position."
Each year, the Foundation presents the Princess Grace Awards to artists who show excellence and promise in the areas of theater, dance, and film. Students are eligible for scholarships; emerging artists working in companies qualify for apprenticeships and fellowships. A playwriting fellowship is available for individual artists through a residency at New Dramatists in New York City, which includes the opportunity to have the winning play be licensed and published by Samuel French, Inc. In addition to these, the Foundation also gives honorable mention grants to applicants through honoraria.
The 2011 Princess Grace Awards winners represent 20 colleges, universities, and not-for-profit theater and dance companies throughout the United States. The Awards winners exemplify both classical and experimental artistic disciplines and, while still considered emerging talent, already show exceptional promise in their areas of expertise. The Foundation's support assists their theater and dance studies, helps pay their artistic fees at non-profit theater and dance companies and helps support their thesis film projects. In addition to the Awards, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA extends general operating monies to companies hosting an Awards winner. For more information about the Princess Grace Foundation and this year's winners, go to www.pgfusa.org
Sarah Rasmussen Biography: Other theatres: Director: Chile Pod (La Jolla Playhouse); Red Ink (new work by First Nation playwrights from the US and Canada), 1001 (Mixed Blood Theater); Eurydice (Long Island University); TAKE 10 New Play Festival (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater); The Skin of Our Teeth, Twelfth Night, Bureau of Missing Persons, Red State Blue Grass, Catching Flight (University of California, San Diego); School for Devils, DNA, The Little Prince (Hangar Theatre Lab Company); Collected Stories (Hwy. 19 Productions); The Chicago Avenue Project (Pillsbury House Theatre). New play workshops: The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, New Dramatists, The Lark, PlayPenn, The Playwrights' Center. Assistant director: In the Next Room, or the vibrator play (Les Waters, Broadway/Lincoln Center Theater); The Seven (Jo Bonney, La Jolla Playhouse); Titus Andronicus, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Darko Tresnjak, Old Globe Shakespeare Festival); Romeo and Juliet (Ethan McSweeny, Guthrie Theater); Three Sisters (Joe Dowling, Guthrie Theater). Grants and Fellowships: Fulbright Scholarship; Lincoln Center Directors' Lab; Drama League Directing Fellowship; Jack O'Brien Directing Fellow. Education: MFA in Directing, University of California, San Diego; BA in Theatre and English, St. Olaf College.


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Two Thai F-16s, worth $130 million a piece, smashed to pieces on Valentine's Day over the nation's northeast fields.
The pilots ejected to safety. Both were participating in the world's largest war games, an annual U.S.-Thai-led exhibition of power in Southeast Asia.
So what happened? Engine failure perhaps? Mid-air collision?
How about black magic?
Rumors that the jets succumbed to Cambodian black magic grew so strong that a Royal Thai Air Force spokesman confronted them directly. "Do not believe in this sort of thing," he told the Bangkok Post. "This is science. An engine problem, perhaps. Not superstition."
If you're think that was an eye-rolling response to a journalists' goofy question, think again.
Several provinces from the crash, Thai troops are locked in a face-off with Cambodian forces over a border dispute. The Thai soldiers have received "talismans" from army officials to ward off any "evil forces" roused by their foes. Superstitious types have perceived the dark hand of Cambodian wizardry over the two fighter jets, which appeared to suffer engine failure at about the same time.
It's difficult to underestimate the role superstition plays in power plays throughout Thailand (and much of Southeast Asia).
I would never miss an opportunity to recount my favorite ritual of all time: a protest leader's 2008 call to daub used maxi pads around the statue of a 19th-century Thai king. The leader, Sondhi Limthongkul, who is now agitating for war with Cambodia, claimed it would protect his political movement from evil spirits.
Sure enough, his protest movement helped topple the government and Sondhi later survived an assassination attempt on his life. (A sponsorship deal never materialized though, in my eyes, a man ever seemed so eligible to endorse feminine hygiene products.)
Perhaps its time for the Thai leaders who crave a Cambodian military defeat to break out their own incantations and fight magic with magic.


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Jane Austen
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- Diane Joy wrote:
"Jane Austen's books feel like "a break," in a way, partly because the
issues she deals with (marriage and finding one's place in society) are so
different for us. In her terms, social slights and broken engagements
could feel as crushing as graphic violence: for her readers, these events
have economic consequences that they don't have for us. ---djb"
Yes, but she doesn't actually go into exhaustive detail about the
consequences of social slights and broken engagements. They could be
drastic! In fact, her touch is so light that many modern readers have to
have it explained to them: these aren't just the transient disappointment
of not getting a date to the prom; these really can be life-changing events
for Austen's characters.
I have heard that even earlier authors had problems with evil being more
interesting than good. Milton had this problem in Paradise Lost, according
to a long-ago English lit class that I took; don't know if this is still
accepted theory.
Heroic fantasy appeals less to me than once it did; I can't help wondering
how they're taking care of all those horses and who gets stuck with the
grubby stuff, or how our heroes are dealing with keeping clean enough to
stay healthy. (I've camped out just enough to know it isn't easy,
especially if water is in short supply.) On the other hand, I can't stnd
books that seem to focus on little else.
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Vancouver — Canadian winter Olympians are urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to protect winter sports by supporting a fair, ambitious and binding agreement at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen.
Twenty members of Canada's Olympic team took a break from their busy training schedules this season to tell the prime minister that global warming is the greatest threat to Canada's winter sports.
"We're already seeing the impacts of climate change first-hand. For winter athletes, climate change means less snow and ice and cancelled races due to increasingly unpredictable weather. We can't sit on the sidelines when solutions exist. As a country we must act," says Sara Renner, Olympic silver medalist and member of the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team.
Winter activities across Canada, from Olympic sports like skiing and snowboarding to iconic Canadian pastimes such as pond hockey and tobogganing, will be at risk if we don't take international action to reduce global warming, according to an open letter by the winter Olympians to the prime minister.
The athletes are encouraging the prime minister to seek a constructive solution at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen to ensure global greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to safe levels based on the best scientific information.
Canada is lagging behind in action to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
"Our country is one of the top ten global warming polluters and doesn't yet have an effective action plan in place. But the Prime Minister can turn that around," according to David Suzuki Foundation climate specialist, Ian Bruce.
"Canada can break the deadlock at the UN summit in Copenhagen by committing to stronger science-based targets and backing that up with an effective national action plan," says Mr. Bruce.
"In Copenhagen, our federal government has the opportunity to cooperate with the rest of the world to build an agreement that will protect us against global warming and ensure a lasting legacy for our winter sports culture. We are hoping that Canada signs a fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement at the UN climate summit," Ms. Renner says.
Thomas Grandi, former Olympian and member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team, delivers the letter today at Prime Minister Stephen Harper's constituency office in Calgary. "Canadians can make a big difference in their everyday lives, but the public can't do it alone. Prime Minister Harper, you have a tremendous opportunity to show decisive leadership at the UN climate summit", says Mr. Grandi.
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Olympian Thomas Grandi will deliver the letter to the prime minister's Calgary office at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009:
1600 — 90th Avenue SW, Suite A-203
Calgary, Alberta
For more information, please contact:
Kristen Ostling, Communications specialist, climate change and clean energy, David Suzuki Foundation
For a phone interview with Sara Renner, Olympic silver medalist and member of the Canadian Cross Country Ski Team, contact Chris Dornan at: 281-703-4394, firstname.lastname@example.com
Note to editors:
International efforts must ensure the global average temperature does not exceed 2° C from pre-industrial levels — a threshold that leading scientists say must not be breached if we are to avoid dangerous levels of climate change.
Possible impacts of climate change on winter sports, if we don't take action now:
- B.C.'s Whistler area, site of 2010 Olympic Winter Games, could experience up to a 5ºC increase in average winter temperature over the next 70 years under a high-emission scenario (i.e. business as usual — without strong international action to reduce global warming.)
- By 2050, there could be fewer than 100 days of skiing at many resorts, even with massive and costly snow-making efforts, with lower elevation resorts in central Canada being hit the hardest.
- Near the end of this century, the skating season on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa could be shortened to just one week. This would likely mean the end of Ottawa's Winterlude, one of the largest winter festivals in North America, which attracts more than a million tourists to the region every year with outdoor ice skating, ice sculpture and a range of outdoor events.
- By 2050, little or no cross-country skiing would be possible in current locations in Ontario and Quebec.
- Snowfall provides a protective cover for frozen lakes and rivers, but with a general trend of warmer temperatures and decreasing snowfall predicted for Canada, lake and river ice may not thicken to reliable levels for skating, pond hockey, ice fishing, and other recreational uses in locations where those sports are currently practiced. Apart from the cultural and recreational impacts, it's estimated, for example, that ice fishing alone contributes about $528 million in direct investments and goods and services each year.
Source: On Thin Ice: Climate Change and Winter Sports
Report author: Ian Bruce, Climate Change Specialist, David Suzuki Foundation


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Austrian Canvas Rucksack by ESSL
We spotted this navy blue rucksack on our Austrian friend Dustin, and he graciously helped us get our hands on some for Lin Morris. The bag is made by Austrian brand ESSL from navy blue canvas and contrasting natural leather. Buckle closures, leather piping and a large fold over flap give this rustic bag a refined touch.
Measures 16" / 41 cm x 13" / 34 cm x 4" / 12 cm
Designer: ESSL £87.00 GBP


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Puma v1.06 Grass Camo Boot
by Josh Rubin
on 09 June 2006
Most of this year's Puma sponsored players will be kicking around in these grass camo boots. No, they won't really disappear and provide some kind of stealth advantage, but they will lend a constant reminder of where they really belong. They also happen to be featured alongside Pele in a video short on pumafootball.com that reminds of the spirit of playfulness in the game.
Adidas vs Nike vs Puma
by SummerSeventySix
Easily the biggest grudge match in Germany this month will not be between two of the countries competing, but between homegrown Adidas and, of course, American arch-rivals Nike. The business media is already hot on the Stripes versus the Swoosh...
Soccer Urinal
by Josh Rubin
We saw this one a while back, but with World Cup in full effect it seemed time to post it. Installed in select Brazilian pubs, the campaign takes the concept of captive audience a step further. A makeshift pitch is comprised of a small plastic goal...
Minx Fantastic Flags Nail Art
Root for the World Cup with fingernail-sized flags
by Margaret Kaminski
In light of the popularity of this year's World Cup, Minx Nails came out with yet another way to support your favorite team as they (hopefully) go into the quarter finals. Their new Fantastic Flags line of nail art features fourteen different countries...
Chinatown Soccer Club Tees
by Wendy Dembo
Chinatown Soccer Club (CSC) T-shirts. CSC, a loose group of players, was formed during the 2002 World Cup. They meet mornings year-round in Chinatown to play soccer. Most of the members are supercreative types. Photographer Gerhard Stochl and photographer...
Monitor World Cup Scores With HotBlack Smartwatch
Track your team's match vitals with the Bluetooth-enabled, soccer-minded timepiece
by Graham Hiemstra
Created by physicist—and avid soccer enthusiast—Richard Hoptroff after 15 years of tinkering with intricately complicated timepieces, the HotBlack smartwatch aims to keep wearers connected to their favorite soccer team, whether live at the match...
Generation Soccer
A brief history of the culture and innovation behind the beautiful game in the United States
by Ami Kealoha
Some 20 years ago, US soccer was more closely tied to orange slices and minivans than to the intense passion for the sport seen nearly everywhere else in the world. Now, with excitement for the World Cup reaching new heights, we took a look at what...
World Cup 2010
Our survey of the culture, products and events surrounding football's biggest event
by CH Contributor
Starting this Thursday, 10 June 2010, the opening festivities of the 19th World Cup screen live at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, with spectacular events planned—including South Africa's own R&B sensation Lira—kicking off the world's most...
Svbscription + The Green Soccer Journal
Celebrate the World Cup in style with this limited edition, football-themed parcel
by Graham Hiemstra
To celebrate the return of the World Cup, men's luxury lifestyle subscription service Svbscription recently teamed up with The Green Soccer Journal, the London-based publication exploring style and the world of football. As with all Svbscription...
Write the Headline
Nike Football lights up Johannesburg with an interactive LED installation on a massive scale
by Karen Day
Taking over Johannesburg's towering Southern Life Center building, Nike Football's interactive LED light show "Write the Headline" allows fans around the world to root for their favorite World Cup player in a big way. The installation, almost the...
Crispin Finn's World Cup 2014 Planner
Keep track of this year's colossal FIFA sporting event with the London design duo's handsome wall print
by Karen Day
Our favorite arbiters of red, white and blue have just given their classic yearly wall calendar a competitive edge. Crispin Finn's World Cup 2014 Planner is just as the title suggests—an all-encompassing set of brackets designed to keep track of...
Once in a Lifetime
by SummerSeventySix
The recently-released Once In A Lifetime, is a solidly put-together documentary about the rise and fall of the New York Cosmos football club, but is probably not for those who aren't fans of the sport. However, It's immaculately-produced...
TalkMan For PSP
by SummerSeventySix
Okay, I'll admit upfront that this has a somewhat tenuous link to the World Cup, but with people from 32 nations following their team to Germany, communicating could be a bit of problem. Just the kind of situation where Sony hopes PSP owners...
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Sept. 6 - PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Bethany College volleyball team recovered from a loss in their season opener Wednesday by going 2-2 and taking fourth place at the LaRoche (Pa.) College Tournament over the weekend.
The Bison opened tournament play by scoring a 3-0 (25-10, 25-12, 25-17) victory from Chatham Friday night. Freshman Alyssa Schrecengost (Wexford, Pa./Vincentian) posted nine kills and sophomore Emily Stewart (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) had eight to lead the hitters. Freshman setter Megan Hoffman (Cambridge, Ohio/John Glenn) started a big weekend with 27 assists and twin sister Tiffany Hoffman (Cambridge, Ohio/John Glenn) led the defense with nine digs.
Bethany improved to 2-0 in pool play with a four-set win over Point Park University's "Gold" Team. The teams exchanged 25-23 decisions in the opening two sets, with BC winning the first. The Bison responded after dropping the tight second set by recording 25-16 and 25-18 victories to close out the match. Freshman Courtney Meadows (Canton, Ohio/McKinley) had a huge game with 19 kills. Senior Sumer Scott (Triadelphia, W.Va./Wheeling Park) was big at the net in two ways, nailing six kills and registering seven blocks. Megan (35 assists) and Tiffany (13 digs) Hoffman again led the team in their respective categories, although sophomore Sarah Olson (Rices Landing, Pa./Jefferson-Morgan) nearly matched Tiffany with 12 digs.
Moving into Saturday, the Bison were paired up with Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College in the final match of pool play. The two teams played two down-to-the-wire sets to start the match, with RWC squeaking out 29-27 and 26-24 wins. The Raiders would secure the triumph by taking the final set 25-13. Megan Hoffman set the table for the hitters with 30 assists, with Schrecengost being the main beneficiary with a dozen kills. Defensively, Tiffany Hoffman (16) and Olson (10) both reached double figures in digs again.
That loss put Bethany into the third place match against Pitt-Greensburg. The Bison fell into an 0-2 hole by dropping the first two sets 18-25 and 16-25, but the Green and White rallied to force a fifth game by taking two straight 25-15 and 25-14. However, the Bobcats weathered the storm to record a 15-9 win in the final set to force Bethany to settle for fourth place.
Stewart had her biggest match of the weekend with 15 kills, while Schrecengost amassed nine kills and served up six aces. Megan Hoffman had 31 assists, her third match of the weekend with 30+, while Tiffany Hoffman set a career-high with 23 digs and Olson notched 13.
The Bison will return to the court on Wednesday with a big early season match. Not only will it be their home opener, but it will also be the first PAC match of the season, as Thiel invades Hummel Field House. Start time is slated for 7 p.m.


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Good morning: Starting the week with links
Back home after a great weekend with family over in Oviedo, and lots to catch up on. I'm hoping to get one or both of USF's new men's basketball assistants on the phone, and there should be a few updates on baseball draft picks and other loose ends. Lots more to come ...
-- USF's student newspaper, The Oracle, has a great Q&A with Bucs coach Raheem Morris, who was a speaker at a charity football camp at USF on Sunday and talked about the Bulls and Jim Leavitt.
-- Speaking of football camps, receiver Dontavia Bogan went home to Thomasville, Ga., to help out with another youth camp in his hometown, according to the Thomasville Times Enterprise.
-- The Orlando Sentinel's Bill Buchalter has ranked the top 100 football recruits in Florida for the 2010 class. He has 24 of the top 100 considering USF among their favorites, but which is more disconcerting for Bulls fans: That Bradenton quarterback Brion Carnes is down at No. 57, or that Buchalter doesn't consider him a USF commitment, lumping the Bulls in with Georgia, Clemson and West Virginia despite recent statements that he's committed to USF?
-- MLB.com makes a "University of Southern Florida" reference.
-- Canada.com has an update on former USF receiver Jackie Chambers' bid to make the Calgary Stampeders as a rookie.


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347. Michael1 Metcalf; born 17 Jun 1587 at Tatterford, Norwich, England;61 married Sarah Ellwyn, daughter of Thomas Ellwyn and Elizabeth Unknown, 1616;61,165 married Martha Unknown 1646;165 died 27 Dec 1664 at MA at age 77.61
He "Michael Metcalf, son of Leonard Metcalf, was born in 1587 in Norfolk, England, baptized June 17, 1587. He married, October 13, 1616, Sarah Ellwyn, born June 17, 1593, in Heigham, near Waynham, England, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Heigham (sic - should be Ellwyn). Her father was born 1564, died 1648. Their seven eldest children were born and baptized in St. Benedicts, Norwich, county Norfolk, and the four younger at St. Edmundsbury. Michael Metcalf was made a freeman of Norwich, June 21, 1618. He was a dornix weaver, a tapestry maker, by trade, and is said to have employed a hundred men. The English records confirm the statement of Michael Metcalf as to his reasons for leaving England. Before he came to America he wrote a long letter "to all true professors of Christ's Gospel within the City of Norwich." At that time he was absent from home, hiding from the persecution of the church. After coming to America he wrote the following, which is printed with the other in the "Metcalf Genealogy" of 1898:
" "I was persecuted in the land of my fathers' sepulchres for not bowing at the name of Jesus and observing the ceremonies inforced upon me at the instance of Bishop Wren of Norwich, and his Chancellor Dr. Corbet, whose violent measures troubled me in the Bishop's court, and returned me into the High Commissioner's Court. ""
""Suffering many times for the cause of religion, I was forced for the sake of the liberty of my conscience to flee from my wife and children to go into New England; taking ship for the voyage at London, 17th Sept., 1636, and being by tempests tossed up and down the seas till the Christmas following; and then veering about to Plymouth in Old England. Leaving the ship I went down to Yarmouth, in Co. Norfolk, whence I finally shipped myself and family to come to New England; sailed April 15, 1637, and arrived three days before Midsummer with my wife, nine children, and a servant, Thomas Comberbach, aged 16. ""
"In the passenger list of the "John and Dorothy," as examined for April 8, 1637, only eight children are mentioned, so it is likely that his son Joseph came two years before he did and was admitted a freeman at Dedham, March 4, 1635. Michael was admitted a freeman at Dedham July 14, 1637. Children: Michael, born November 13, 1617, died young; Mary (or Marcy), born February 14, 1619; Michael, born August 29, 1620; John, mentioned below; Sarah, September 10, 1624; Elizabeth, October 4, 1626; Martha, March 27, 1628; Thomas, December 27, 1629; Ann (called also Joanne), March 1, 1631, died young; Jane, March 24, 1632; Rebeka, April 5, 1635."
Children of Michael1 Metcalf and Sarah Ellwyn were:
There were no children of Michael1 Metcalf and Martha Unknown.
348. Jane2 Metcalf (Michael1); married Philip Walker, son of Unknown Walker and Widow Walker, ~1654 at ?; born 27 Mar 1632 at Norwich, Norfolk, England;61 married John Polley 2 Jun 1684;69 died 1702 at Rehoboth MA ?
She was 10 children.
Children of Jane2 Metcalf and Philip Walker were as follows:
There were no children of Jane2 Metcalf and John Polley.
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SALLON is an app-powered salon booking and networking system that works on the same principles as taxi booking app Uber.
The app is perfect for city dwellers who could get caught short on their beauty arrangements if an engagement were to suddenly arise. A user simply enters their search terms and SALLON will use the current location to generate lists of close-by salons with offers, ratings, features, treatments and facilities – with appointments available immediately.
SALLON's revenue streams include charging salon owners a fixed monthly fee and in-app advertising. Having already raised £20,000 seed investment to bring the company to market, mySallon.com Ltd is raising £111,000 for 8% equity in the business to move the app from a fully comprehensive technical spec – detailing all features and functionality for version one and version two of the app and video-based prototype – to completion and launch.
Reason for Investment
The investment will be used to develop the mobile application, provide working capital for hosting, support, future phased development of mobile application and back-end software for salons.
In addition, the funds will be used for the marketing budget, PR, hosting of a launch event in London (which will focus on trade clients), employ a Regional Sales Manager for London and give SALLON working capital for up to twelve months.
A fully comprehensive technical spec detailing all features and functionality for version one and version two of the app has been completed. The company has designed, confirmed and completed the solutions for:
– The software architecture
– The User Interface design
– The testing & QA procedure
– The app store submission processes
– The hosting and server suppliers
– Ongoing support, maintenance and management agreements
– Agreed formats and platform for which mobile operating systems
– Identification and appointment of target audience alpha, beta and gold master testing group
Investors Returns
SALLON is focused on an exit strategy after year three to one of the major US based on-demand salon services apps that want to own the European market with one acquisition.
Management Experience
Victoria Hatch, operations director – Victoria spent the early part of her career at the forefront of media sales and analysis, progressing into online marketing through email, SMS, MMS social media and websites.
Since 2008 she has specialised in designing and developing mobile application solutions and is managing director of Nyx Digital digital – a company which she has built into a leading provider of smart phone consumer apps, mobile enterprise solutions and digital marketing.
Andrew Grant, director – Andrew is a successful entrepreneur who's initial foray into the business world saw him focus on enterprise mobile applications. Starting from scratch, his first business grew to go on to count Barclays, Orcable and Jaguar as clients. Today Andrew is CEO of AppAdventrue, one of the world's foremost app investment and start-up incubators, managing a global portfolio of mobile products.
Geraint McCarthy, managing director – Geraint has over sixteen years commercial experience in Consumer Beauty, Telecoms and Tech, having worked extensively across a wide range of disciplines including sales, marketing, e-commerce, B2B and retail and account management. He's launched both digital TV and 3G technology into the UK market during his time at ITV and Three respectively.


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Li Ka-shing's Watson to raise up to US$6 billion in June IPO: report
AFP Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 12:07 am TWN
HONG KONG--Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing is planning to raise up US$6 billion through a dual listing of his flagship retail chain in Hong Kong and London, a report said Tuesday, in what would be the world's biggest initial public offering since late 2012.
Li is aiming to sell shares in A.S. Watson — part of his vast Hutchison Whampoa conglomerate — by the end of June, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting a person familiar with the situation.
Li, 85, said in February that Watson will be listed in two places with one of them definitely being the Chinese financial hub. "No matter what, Watson will definitely list in two locations, with Hong Kong being one of them," the Journal reported Li as saying at the time.
Tuesday's report said HSBC, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America were involved with preparations for the IPOs, adding that it plans to submit a listing application to the Hong Kong stock exchange as early as this week.
The firm was not immediately available for comment when contacted by AFP.
If it manages to raise the US$6 billion, it would be the biggest IPO since Japan Airlines relisted in Tokyo in September.
A.S. Watson owns health and beauty retailer Superdrug, which has more than 870 stores in Britain and Ireland, as well as the ParknShop grocery chain in Hong Kong.
Li had last year aborted an attempt to sell ParknShop after suitors — among them Australia's Woolworth Ltd. — failed to meet his US$3 billion to US$4 billion asking price.
Hutchison Whampoa said in February it saw a 20 percent year on year increase in net profits for 2013, fuelled by growth in its port, hotel and property divisions, despite challenging global markets.
Li started out in business as a plastic flower-maker but now commands a vast empire through Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa, with global assets in property, telecoms, utilities, ports and retail.


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Woman charged with murder of boy, 17
A woman appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of a teenager whose body was found at a waste management site. Amanda Alden, 29, of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, was remanded in custody after she appeared at Redditch magistrates court accused of killing 17-year-old Nathan Lyons, from Birmingham. Nathan's body was discovered at a waste site in Crayford, south-east London, on May 13, after apparently being transported through the recycling system from Redditch. A 34-year-old man from Redditch has already appeared in court charged with murdering Nathan.
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Woolworths to stop selling CD singles
Woolworths yesterday announced that it will stop selling CD singles from August, saying the format is in "terminal decline" as the popularity of digital downloading soars. But the chain will stock CD singles for one-off event releases, such as the X-Factor winner, which still sell hundreds of thousands of copies. Industry figures show that sales of CD singles have dropped by a third this year compared with 2007 and the market is less than a sixth of its size eight years ago. Woolworths is the biggest seller of CD singles in the UK, but will now focus on offering customers music tracks to download.
Press Association
Owl becomes a mother of three at the age of 21
Britain's oldest known wild owl has startled experts by breeding again at the age of 21. The tawny owl, whose age is more than four times the average life expectancy for the species in the wild, has hatched three chicks in Kershope forest, Cumbria. She was ringed as an owlet in 1987 and has been monitored regularly, which has helped understanding of the secretive species. Brian Little, of the Kielder Owl Project, said: "She looks terrific. Last year she had two youngsters. She must be surrounded by an incredibly large extended family, as tawnies tend to stay put in the same area."
Martin Wainwright
Girl, three, dies after mini-motorcycle crash
A three-year-old girl died yesterday after the mini-motorcycle she was a passenger on collided with a pick-up truck in Louth, Lincolnshire. A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the crash. The child was taken to Princess of Wales hospital, Grimsby, but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. A spokesman for Lincolnshire police said the pick-up truck, which had been coming out of a garage access road, and the motorcycle collided on a footpath. He said that investigations were in their early stages.
Audrey Gillan
Bodies of two men found in hold of cargo vessel
The bodies of two men were found in the hold of a cargo ship off the West Coast of Scotland yesterday. It is understood that the men may have boarded the Antigua-registered Pascal when it docked in Tunisia and hid in the hold, which is believed to have been carrying chemicals. Upon discovering the bodies, the Russian crew diverted the ship to the Scottish seaside town of Ayr. A Strathclyde police spokesman said a call had been received from a shipping company at 2.40pm to alert them to the discovery of the bodies. He said officers were trying to establish the identities of the dead men.
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Cool, Paige is getting a behind the scenes look at how DreamWorks created Kung Fu Panda. DreamWorks needed the most powerful computers to create animation for the movie. They partnered with the premium computer company...HP! Kung Fu Panda is an amazing movie. Thank you HP!
With Paige


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I have had two Orthodontic consultations to find out about moving my top two front teeth that have rotated inward. One Orthodontist said that a Hawley with springs retainer would do it and the other said a Bloore retainer would do it. The quote for the Bloore retainer was much less and she said it was better at rotating the teeth than the Hawley with springs retainer. I have searched the Internet and haven't found much info. comparing the two types. Thanks.
Which Type of Retainer to Fix Top Two Front Teeth - Hawley with Springs or Bloore?
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Truth be told, NO retainer will straighten teeth. Retainers are made to retain teeth or keep them where they are. However, a Hawley retainer with finger springs will move teeth but offers little control for rotating teeth. My preferences for aligning anterior teeth that require rotations are: Bloore, Essix or Inman appliances. All of these appliances work well with good patient compliance.
Good luck!
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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|T cell responses to major peanut allergens in children with and without peanut allergy.
|Flinterman, A.E.; Pasmans, S.G.; Hartog Jager, C.F. den; Hoekstra, M.O.; Bruijnzeel-Koomen, C.A.; Knol, E.F.; Hoffen, E. van
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|Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol. 40, iss. 4, (2010), pp. 590-597
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : http://hdl.handle.net/2066/89096
|IGMD 3: Genomic disorders and inherited multi-system disorders
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BACKGROUND: T cell responses involved in peanut allergy are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To investigate T cell responses towards major peanut allergens in peanut-allergic (PA) subjects compared with peanut-sensitized (PS) non-allergic children and non-atopic (NA) controls. METHODS: Eighteen PA children, seven non-allergic PS children and 11 NA adults were included. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated with a crude peanut extract (CPE). Short-term T cell lines were generated and subsequently stimulated with CPE and purified Ara h 1, Ara h 2, Ara h 3 and Ara h 6. The proliferation and production of IL-13, IFN-gamma, IL-10 and TNF-alpha were analysed. RESULTS: Proliferation to CPE and major allergens was enhanced in PA subjects. The primary response to CPE was comparable with PS subjects, with increased production of IL-13 and IFN-gamma compared with NA. Production of IL-10 was not observed. In short-term T cell lines, the response to CPE was stronger in PA than in PS and NA subjects. Only PA children had a detectable response to major peanut allergens, characterized by IL-13 production. The response was the highest after Ara h 3 stimulation, and the lowest after Ara h 2 stimulation. No significant correlation was observed between peanut-specific IgE levels and T cell responses to CPE. CONCLUSION: T cell responses to CPE in PA and PS children were characterized by Th1 and Th2 cytokines. Only PA children showed enhanced Th2 responses to Ara h 1, Ara h 3 and Ara h 6.


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The last weekend of April, Geekdom and 3 Day Startup (3DS) changed my life.
I spent three days on the 11th floor of San Antonio's Weston Centre with 30 or so other technologists, developers, students, mentors and entrepreneurs from an incredible variety of backgrounds, all tasked to build new businesses from the ground up before Sunday night.
For those not familiar with Geekdom, it's a collaborative workspace where entrepreneurs, developers, technologists and others work to build businesses and other cool things together. 3DS, which was held at Geekdom, is an entrepreneurship education program that emphasizes learning by doing with the goal of having participants start a tech company over the course of three days.
Friday afternoon we broke up into small four- or five-person groups to discuss our initial ideas. By midnight, we had filtered and decided on the five best ideas which we were most excited to work on that weekend. I ended up on a team with Greg Wehmeyer, an awesome local web designer, and two other Rackers, Brian Johnson, International Team Lead, and David Rocha, Sales Guru. Rackers stick together after all.
Over the next 48 hours, we went through several iterations and ended up with TeachersTrade.org, an online collaboration site where teachers could share lesson plans, local vendor discounts and supplies. With each new round of teachers, principals, marketers and mentors we talked to, our vision morphed and transpired into the business we pitched to judges on Sunday night. You can check out our presentation here.
The judges were the usual cast of characters: Rackspace co-founders Dirk Elmendorf and Pat Condon; folks from the Denim Group; and others.
Several interesting ideas came out of the weekend, including a website to track performance improvement for young aspiring soccer players; an app to coordinate college students sharing taxis; and another Android app that allows users to scan bar codes in grocery stores to see if the food contains glucose, or shellfish or other allergens.
Overall it wasn't really about the ideas pitched that weekend, but the bonds made between the people there. I befriended a University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) student named Tyler who single-handedly created the Android food allergy app from start to finish after an 18 hour all-nighter and a six pack of red bull. Rackspace needs to hire this kid quick before someone else does.
It was incredible to see the interactions between the different backgrounds, experience levels and skill sets among the 3DS attendees.
If you haven't checked out Geekdom, you owe it to yourself to reach out to Geekdom Director Nick Longo and make your way down there. Take a tour or attend a class after work. After work today I'm heading down there for a couple hours to learn about SEO and iOS development. I'm also meeting my 3DS buddies to talk about next steps for TeachersTrade. The next 3DS event is in October. When you see the announcement come through your inbox, think twice before you delete it.


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Don't forget about the other benefit of straight razors...you can recreate the scene from Resevoir Dogs with a friend.
I shave in the shower, but I'm techno not retro. Panasonic Arc-IV rechargeable wet/dry razor, and a el-cheapo disposable Gillette twinblade that I picked up a 200 pack of several years ago at Sams Club, I think. Or CostCo.
I just lather my head and face with a bar of soap, use the disposable if I need a really clean shave on my face and neck, and run the rechargeable over my head. Takes about 6 to 8 minutes, and I normally can get by with shaving my head every other day or so. Daily for face and neck, it just grows too fast where I shaved the beard off (kept the chin whiskers and mustache). Gel? Aftershave? Skin conditioner? Pass, never used them, even back when I was in the Marine Corps.
Even with all that, I might look into a straight razor for the final pass right over my ears. Its a pain getting the hairs right where the ears meet the skull, the electric just won't hit that area, and the angles are all odd for the disposable.
It took some time for my skin to adjust but I've been using an electric shaver for a few years now and will probably never go back. It takes about 5 minutes to shave around and trim up my beard every few days. So much less work than doing a wet shave every morning like I used to.
Um, well, I wouldn't call myself highly experienced, just a couple steps further along than you are. I just bought a sampler pack and tried a lot of different blades. I thought most of them weren't that great, but I liked Feather and Crystal, and that was coming from a total noob perspective. I personally preferred the Crystals (which I thought were Personnas) to the Feathers; I felt I got the closest shave in the first pass from them by a noticeable margin. All the blades WORK, but I have fairly sensitive skin from spending way too much time indoors, and minimizing the number of passes is a great help.
I haven't tried the expensive Merkur blades, so I can't comment on them.
It took some time for my skin to adjust but I've been using an electric shaver for a few years now and will probably never go back. It takes about 5 minutes to shave around and trim up my beard every few days. So much less work than doing a wet shave every morning like I used to.
I still don't have to shave that much, but electric shavers tear me up.
I always wet shave. I have tried shavers, but they just don't, for me at least, give the closeness that I like.
Here are the tricks (from 6 years in the military, shaving nearly every day) that I have that results in me hardly ever bleeding.
1 - You need to prepare your skin. The best way that I have found is in the shower, just before you rinse off and get out. The steam gets everything ready and it is easy to shave.
I do the same, though I find that shaving a few minutes in is ideal. If you wait too long, prolonged exposure to the hot water can make it difficult to get a good close shave. I also use shaving soap, shaving brush, etc, but mostly because my skin hates everything else. Pre-shave oil is a great addition as well, but I'm cheap so I don't use it every day.
2 - State of your razor blade. There is a trick to this. You don't want to use a new blade the day you have to give a big presentation. The super sharpness, combined with Murphy's Law, almost guarantees that you will cut yourself. At the same time, you don't want an old blade. That results in less cutting of the stubble and more pulling of the skin, resulting in more nicks/razor burn as you shave the skin and not the stubble.
3 - Rinse often. The less gunk you have in your blades, the better.
4 - Thin layer of shaving cream or whatever you use. I use lather from whatever bar of soap my wife uses.
5 - Good quality razors - Here, you get what you pay for.
I still use a Mach-3 and it works just fine. But as you say, the trick is to change the blade often. I've heard it suggested that a blade should only be used 3-4 times, but I probably use one for a week or two. Straight razor doesn't seem terribly safe in the shower, but one of these days maybe I'll pick up a safety razor and try that out.
We have The Art of Shaving here.
That place is ridiculously expensive, but they do have good stuff. Comparable, and more affordable products can be found online for less.
Read the title as Dedicated White Slavers - is that wrong... moving along now.
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Read the title as Dedicated White Slavers - is that wrong... moving along now.
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The first laugh I have had all day - well played sir.
It looks like the Merkur HD is the shaver of choice for the rank beginner. Would you recommend anything else?
I have the Merkur #34C, and it's fine, but if I were buying now, I'd try to get a razor with an adjustable attack angle. The 34C is extremely safe, and very well-built, but I wish it was just a little more aggressive.
After getting sick of the Norelco shavers pulling hairs, I started with the Merkur Progress and eventually ended up with the silver Merkur Slant Bar. The Progress allowed an easy entry because you can dial the blade to the point that it is near impossible to cut yourself. Though I still use the progress occasionally, I primarily switched to the Slant Bar because it curves the blade, which seems to allow the razor to slice the hair easier/smoother without as much manual play needed. The forums say that the Slant Bar is the closest to a straight edge feel.
I also recommend getting a blade sampler pack and find the blades that work best in your chosen razor. I personally disliked Feather brand in the Progress, but they work great in the Slant for instance. The Derby blades seemed to be all around good.
One thing you'll note about these Merkurs is that they're actually fairly small, with a fairly short handle. Yes, you did get the whole razor in the box, and no, the handle does not telescope. But they're extremely well-balanced, almost impossible to drop because of the texturing on the handle, and do an excellent job.
I don't think you need to overdo it, btw, on the badger brush. Badger is nicer than boar -- my father had a boar bristle brush -- but you don't need to panic about the white tip or anything. Even a basic badger brush is fine. I think I overbought on mine a little.
Apparently the new synthetics are getting pretty good too. If you end up liking wet shaving, and plan to travel much, you might want to pick up one of those to take with you. R&B had what looked like pretty good ones for like $12. You can pack those away wet and they won't mold, which is not true of badger brushes. Those need to be shaken out and left where they can air dry.
merkur safety razor $35 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NL0T1G
badger hair brush $31 http://www.amazon.com/Omega-Stripey-Badger-Shaving-63171/dp/B000KJSVSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1257477152&sr=1-1
Colonel Conks shave cream $4 http://www.amazon.com/Conk-Worlds-Famous-Shaving-Weight/dp/B000MXGMHU/ref=pd_bxgy_hpc_img_b
feather razor blades $20 http://www.amazon.com/Feather-Double-Blades-30-Ct/dp/B002OCANQI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1257477232&sr=1-1
shave soap bowl $12 http://www.amazon.com/Kingsley-Men-Wood-Shave-Soap/dp/B000068U49/ref=pd_sim_hpc_1
Geo F. Trumper's extract of lime skin food $27 http://www.amazon.com/Geo-Trumpers-Extract-Limes-100ml/dp/B0007M3ZKI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1257477359&sr=8-2
smoothest shave you'll ever have.
I could be wrong, but I think all of us are using safety razors. Even after a year or so with the Merkur, I still don't think I'd use a straightedge on my own face without more practice.
You guys are crazy with the shaving products! I spent less than $30 on one of these two years ago, haven't spent a dime on shaving since!
I got on the safety razor bandwagon a couple of years ago.
The best advice is to find the blade that works best for you. For me, Feathers are worth any price. Less passes, closer shave, less irritation.
I thought the shaving cream was more important, but I found that is definitely not the case. Any drag or irritation is most likely caused by the blade. Merkur blades rip me up, Derby's work and Feathers are heaven when using the same razor and cream.
I use Gillette foamy menthol now for $3 a can. $50 of feathers last me a year. cheap and effective.
I have 3 Merkurs and long for an adjustable just for fun.
This may be an absurdly simple question but have you ever tried just shaving in the shower? It works great. Just get yourself one of those stick on mirrors, lather up and have at it. I LOVE the new Fusions.
I was wondering this as well. I shave in the shower. Every day. Although I don't use a mirror.
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This may be an absurdly simple question but have you ever tried just shaving in the shower? It works great. Just get yourself one of those stick on mirrors, lather up and have at it. I LOVE the new Fusions.
Mirrors? I just do it by feel. Even with these mutton chops my wife has somehow talked me into growing, it works pretty well.
I just shave by feel as well. If there is no blood, and the skin is relatively smooth, I consider that a success.
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This may be an absurdly simple question but have you ever tried just shaving in the shower? It works great. Just get yourself one of those stick on mirrors, lather up and have at it. I LOVE the new Fusions.
Mirrors? I just do it by feel. Even with these mutton chops my wife has somehow talked me into growing, it works pretty well.
Likewise, and I use no shaving cream. I let my face soften in the shower and then towards the end just shave by feel.
So I made the jump after reading the "Shave like your great grandpa" article I posted on the last page. I went to my local Sally Beauty Supply and got a straight razor that uses double edge blades (broken in half) for $10.
First couple shaves were pretty dicey. But I think I have a feel for it now. The nice thing is that the cuts are so clean they heal in no time. I still use my Merkur on my chin, I'm not that brave.
I think the difference between the el cheapo plastic stylist's straight razor I bought and an actual one would be enough to put it over the top. Even with the increased maintenance.
Guess it's time to hit the antique stores and my local knife sharpener...


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One result of the internet invention is I can find a constant flow of electronic songs recorded in the 1980s that I never heard before. Now I want to point out that I know several million electronic songs from the eighties already so this is an astonishing fact! Synthpop, new wave, ebm is my freak obsession. I seek every word of every song and every synth note played from that decade. I'm dumbfounded when I come across something that I never heard of before.
Don't worry, my blabbing is leading this blog post somewhere… Yesterday I decided to jump around in MySpace to find some new music. I click on a friend or artist I know and then just randomly click on one of their friends and see what I can find. We all do that right? To me this replaces going to a record store and searching the bins or even dial surfing on the radio. I landed on the Daft Records page because Daft Records kicks ass (it's the Belgian electronic body music label run by Dirk Ivens). The top friend in their top 8 is a band called Jeff and Jane. As soon as I saw the black and white scanned photo they used as their profile picture my eighties radar started going off so I had to click. This is one of the songs on the Jeff and Jane MySpace page called Los Alamos:
Some of you are thinking right now… eeew that was shitty. I however think that song is fucking awesome. When he sings, "You've got lots of political power!" I knew I had to grab everything these guys made I could find. That lead me to click on their website officialjeffandjane.com and discovered you can download a lot of there music for free!
The band performed in venues in Boston, New York and Philadephia. The music was electro-pop employing early Roland synths and the TR808 drum machine. For some performances, Wally Gagel appeared on drums with Russ Smith on bass. In 1985 the band stopped performing and recording. In 1986, Jeff started to direct music videos and Jane produced video art. Both were teaching at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. – officialjeffandjane.com
I had to share Jeff and Jane with you. This is what music is all about… discovery, feeling, memories, getting fired up! What's so cool about finding an old song like this is you can open Ableton on your laptop, add some tape noise, retro synth and drum machine vst's and shoot for a similar sound.
There is great music happening in 2008 (MGMT, Justice) but my heart still lives in 1988.