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Chicago Bears defensive tackle Henry Melton was arrested in Grapevine, Texas, early Sunday Morning.
Sergeant Robert Eberling with the Grapevine police department confirms Melton was taken into custody on the charges of assault and public intoxication.
Sgt. Eberling said Melton got into a confrontation with a staff member from The Chill Restaurant and Bar on Main Street.
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"Melton became belligerent with some of the staff members of the restaurant," Sgt. Robert Eberling of the Grapevine Police Department told the Chicago Tribune. "He was asked to leave. When he was in the process of being escorted from the restaurant, he struck one of the staff members. He was restrained at that point."
Melton bonded out at 11 a.m. and no one was injured in the assault, according to police.
Melton is from the Fort Worth area and attended Grapevine High School and the University of Texas before being drafted by the Bears. He has been on injured reserve since tearing the ACL in his left knee in September.
The Bears released a statement early Sunday afternoon: "We are aware of the reports regarding Henry Melton. We are currently gathering information to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the arrest."


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Producer Liz Watts is calling David Michod's new film The Rover "a dirty and dangerous near-future western set in the Australian desert".
She confirmed what the Internet is buzzing about: that Guy Pearce and Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson are in discussions to play, respectively, a man in pursuit of the people who stole his car and the brother of one of the thieves in Michod's follow-up to Animal Kingdom.
Reluctantly, Watts also added a few more details: it is hoped that The Rover will go into production late in the year and discussions about the project started 18 months ago between Michod and US producer David Linde.
Last year Linde opened the production and financing outfit Lava Bear Films with backing from Reliance Entertainment. At the time the company announced it had a first-look deal with Universal Pictures for the US and other significant international territories. Linde was, at one time, co-chair of Universal.
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Ethiopia's government has explained that privatisation of the national airline and state telecommunications company is being done to ease the shortage of foreign currency.
Ethiopia announced last week plans to open its state-run telecoms monopoly and state-owned Ethiopian Airlines to private domestic and foreign investment.
In an exclusive interview with state broadcaster, Fana BC, Dr. Yinager Desie, Commissioner of the Ethiopian National Planning Commission said lower export performance, failure of mega projects to commence production, high demand for imported goods and growing external debt burden have worsened the shortage of foreign currency.
Ethiopia requires more than $13 billion over the coming two years for oil importation, private investment, upgrading of existing projects and for repayment of external debt.
South African telecommunications firms MTN Group and Vodacom Group have already expressed interest in taking up investment options in Ethiopia's telecom sector as soon as it opens up.
Desie says the privatised enterprises would generate large amount of foreign currencies to tackle shortage.
The commission will therefore give priority to foreign companies in privatising the enterprises as government's decision is targeted obtaining foreign currency.


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I called off the search a while ago looking for original Oakley Frogskins once I finally got one of the limited edition reissues.
Looking through countless recycle shops, they only had more recent models.
I've become addicted to Yahoo Auctions the same way I was with eBay back home. There's just SO much cool stuff to be had, looking from the comfort of my futon!
I happened upon a pair of original, first generation Frogskins for a quite reasonable 5,000 yen on Sunday night. In the last ten minutes I bid on it and, unlike other auctions no smarmy Japanese tried to overbid it, so it was mine all mine.
The next day I went to the ATM to transfer the money. I REALLY hate how the UFJ bank charge, (in this case 262 yen) just to do a bank to bank transfer.
Those THIEVING birds!
The auctioneer didn't have the greatest feedbank, nor the best communication skills either. With his lax attitude, I didn't get my package until today. He sent it COD in a box about five times bigger than the sunglasses, costing me 640 yen to just go across the city.
Unwrapping the bubble wrap I have to say I'm quite happy with the condition of them. For over twenty year old glasses they were in great condition. Not perfect, but almost as good as my new ones!
I stepped outside in the brighter light to compare the two lenses.
I was surprised to find out the old ones aren't as dark as I remembered. The old lens is Bronze Iridium which they don't make anymore. It has a nice warm brown tint, which may have given me the impression of being more dark.
On my new glasses I have a Fire Iridium lens, which has a greenish tint that my eyes don't like as much, but still cuts out plenty of bright light. My preference is still the older pair. The Fire Iridium shows scratches and smudges really easily and has plastic hinges (Like the 2nd generation did), while the other ones have metal rivets instead.
I had to go into Shinjuku today so I tested these new, old glasses and they have the big thumbs up from me.
I had to sort out a form about my Resident Tax that I was confused if I had to fill in or not. HQ wasn't 100% sure, and the ward office person wasn't that clear. Either way I just filled in the parts I thought I had to, to be sure.
Resident Tax is one of those little surprises you get once you stay in Japan over a year. I'm sure you'll be as happy as I was once they send those little payslips.
I bought some purty and colourful Dean Markley guitar picks from Rock Inn today for a measley 53 yen each (Tachikawa's 52 yen, meh..) That's about half the price of the average pick, if anyone cares.
For strings I recommend Ikebe. Just a tad cheaper in these parts.
We got pretty hungry so we had some Okonomiyaki, near the Rock Inn. Yummo!
Thursday, 12 March 2009
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I called off the search a while ago looking for original Oakley Frogskins once I finally got one of the limited edition reissues.
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Caribbean Bay Resort at Bukit Gambang Resort City, an integrated resort city with its multi-dimensional tourist attractions and reasonably priced resort accommodation, strives to be an added feature for the Kuantan's attractiveness among the west coast city dwellers. It further aims to be one of the "must-visit" resort destination, not only for the East Coast local residents but also all the West Coast visitors.
Caribbean Bay Resort at Bukit Gambang Resort City is conveniently located Gambang, Pahang with easy access via the East Coast Expressway. Caribbean Bay Resort is a mere 218km, 2½ hours drive from Kuala Lumpur; while Kuantan folks are just 35km away. Nestled in a secondary forest, Caribbean Bay Resort at Bukit Gambang Resort City provides visitors with a serene environment, lush green surroundings and a great vacation spot for exciting activities.
Caribbean Bay Resort at Bukit Gambang Resort City is also the home of the first and the largest water park in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia; offering a 20-acre lake, 25,000 square feet wave pool with 8 modes of waves, the longest family raft ride and 6-lane racer slide complete with timing scoreboard.
Guests at Caribbean Bay Resort are almost never out of things to do, as we are well-equipped with a wide range of recreational and relaxation facilities such as Karaoke, Games room, Steam-bath, Gymnasium, Swimming Pool and other indoor board games. For the outdoor lovers as well as those looking for some thrills, Active Academy houses activities such as Pony ride, Horse-carriage ride, Tram ride, Jungle trekking, Paintball range & warzone, ATV Fun ride / Adventure course, Flying Fox zipline as well as an 18-part Obstacle course.
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Leave it to Redmond to ante up with a big, gas guzzling SUV for its "street-side view" purposes. Recently caught cruising in Northern California, this hulking Chevy makes Immersive Media's Google fleet (family mini-van and college grad's first car) look pretty tame. Now if only they could snap more pics of Ballmer pulling this face. Take another look after the break.
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Adolf Herr Quartz Cuckoo Clock - The Traditional Vine Leaves AH 40/1 QM
A traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock with a hand-carved cuckoo bird and vine leaves on the clock's face and pendulum. The cuckoo calls on the hour and is followed by an echo and by one of 12 alternating melodies. The cuckoo and the music turn off automatically between 10.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. or they can be turned off anytime manually. The clock is personally signed at the back by the manufacturer Adolf Herr. His signature guarantees the experience of 6 generations of clock-workmanship. This clock comes with a certificate of authenticity (AHC).
Clock Movement:
Battery operated movment with manual and automatic night-off (10 p.m. - 6 a.m.).
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The music can be turned off separately. Melodies: Ich weiss nicht was soll das bedeuten..., Oh my Darling, The Happy Wanderer , Horch was kommt von draussen rein, Im Frühtau zu Berge, Im gruenen Wald da wo die Drossel singt, Oh Donna Clara, Schwarzbraun ist die Haselnuss, Kuckuck-Kuckuck rufts aus dem Wald, Alle Voegel sind schon da, Waterwheel in the Black Forest. Ein Vogel wollte Hochzeit machen.
Clock Face:
wooden dial, diameter 2 3/8 Inches (6 cm).
Three C batteries
Walnut dark
Height: 9 Inches (23 cm), only case without weights and pendulum
Width: 6 3/4 Inches (17 cm)
Depth: 5 1/2 Inches (14cm)
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|23 cm/9.1 inch
|17 cm/6.7 inch
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DENVER (AP) Denver won its 10th straight game Sunday as Peyton Manning threw three touchdown passes for the 72nd time of his career in a 34-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
Denver (12-3) pulled into a tie for first place in the AFC with Houston, which fell 23-6 to the Vikings.
Manning finished with 339 yards on 30-for-43 passing. Von Miller was in on two sacks for the Broncos, the second of which knocked Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden out of the game with a right shoulder injury.
Miller has 17 1/2 sacks on the season, breaking Elvis Dumervil's franchise record.
If Denver defeats Kansas City at home next week and Houston loses at Indianapolis, the Broncos would be the AFC's top seed.
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The Circlet from KUM does away with the need to use set squares, rulers and compasses. It's a clever, all-in-one instrument that's easy to use and comes in two sizes: 16cm and 22cm. Despite what it's called, it's not a circle, it's a triangle, with a fixing pin in the middle of the long side. Use the fixing pin to fix the Circlet to your paper, but take care as it's fairly sharp! Then use the appropriate guide holes to draw circles and measure angles. Sliding the Circlet along a ruler lets you draw parallel lines, or add very neat cross-hatching.
The video above should give you a better idea of what it can do, but we should say that we found we had to hold the red 'button' down to keep the Circlet in place when drawing circles.
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Steve Grimmett – Personal Crisis (Release Year – 2007)
2007 had a surprising amount of good new hard rock and metal releases. There were so many in fact, that I will still be finding about the ones I missed throughout 2008.
One of the better metal discs of 2007, is Steve Grimmett's Personal Crisis.
This is a release that has a sound that is deeply rooted in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. For me, this is a very good thing, as I enjoy most of the bands that came out of the NWOBHM era. I have always enjoyed Steve Grimmett's voice in Grim Reaper, but I wasn't sure what to expect with his solo disc.
I have always classified Steve Grimmett as a Rob Halford type of singer. His voice has matured, and has maybe deepened a little bit since the Grim Reaper days. The high pitched screams are gone, but I am completely ok with that. His voice is more relevant with today's metal releases than ever before.
80's metal fans looking for a disc with ultra sharp guitar playing, and killer vocals, need not look any further. Ian Nash's playing on this record will win you over immediately. There is plenty of guitar noodling for you to feast your ears on.
Personal Crisis has a few surprises in store for you. Joanna Ruiz sings on the track Enemy, along with Grimmett. This is an extremely strong track, and Ruiz's voice really adds a new element to this song.
Steve Grimmett covers his old band's tune (Grim Reaper) with the tune, Wrath of the Ripper. This song will have you scurrying to pull out your copy of See You In Hell, to compare it to the original. I love this version of the tune.
Personal Crisis is a record that no metalhead should be without! Finding this disc in the United States may present quite the challenge for you. I recommend picking up a copy from Impulse Music at this location. You can preview some of the songs at the Steve Grimmett myspace page. Take the time to check them out! You will be glad you did!
Track Listing:
1. Karma
2. Wait For Ever
3. Freedom
4. Lonely
5. Afterglow
6. Enemy
7. Promises
8. Invincible
9. Strength
10. Wrath Of The Ripper (Grim Reaper cover)
11. Fallen
Steve Grimmett Band is:
Steve Grimmett – Vocals
Ian Nash – Guitar
Rich Walker – Bass
Pete Newdeck – Drums/ Background Vocals
I liked this one a lot as well. Very solid metal and moved up along nicely. I just completed an interview with the band that I'll post soon. They did mention that they have been in negotiations to possibly play at Rocklahoma.
The thing I liked about this album was how Grimmett's voice wasn't so grating anymore. In Grim Reaper, he was just too over the top, but he settled down here and made a good record.
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One of the great things about the Subaru BRZ is that it works as an Only Car, a vehicle that requires no sacrifice. You can slog through a commute without fuss and put a kid in the back on the way home. The next day, you can trade the little one for a set of wheels and tires and beat the tar out of the car at the track. The BRZ just takes it, making coarse, grunty engine sounds and squealing its tires to let you know when you're at the limit.
If the BRZ isn't your Only Car (a nice problem to have, admittedly, and somewhat rare outside magazine fleets), that's when things get itchy. When we had an alternative, when we didn't have to fall into the Subaru's dark cockpit or deal with its touchy clutch and high-strung engine, we left the keys on the board. This is true with a lot of sports cars, but the great ones—Mazda Miatas, Caterhams, Porsches, and the like—make you desperate for every mile. Driving our BRZ too often seemed like work. In isolation, the car was great, but given the choice between it and one of its competitors, we always picked the other car.
Maybe it's a matter of inflated expectations. Maybe because the BRZ and its Scion FR-S twin filled a void that was empty for so long, we expected more. Almost everyone hyped the Subaru as the rebirth of a segment, but unless you're a parent, birth doesn't always equal love. On long trips, the BRZ is noisy, its sixth gear is too short, and its suspension never seems to settle down. The electrically assisted steering rack is pin-sharp, but on the freeway, you spend a lot of time chasing the darty nose. Around town, you wish the engine—which needs revs to produce significant acceleration—was as enthusiastic and enjoyable as, say, the four-cylinder in a Honda S2000 or a Miata.
The catch is that those traits make the Subaru a joy on a track. It has just enough grip and power to be entertaining, and it feels more at home there than on the street. The chassis is so balanced and focused, you could steer it with your right foot while blindfolded. The complaints melt away, and you don't care that your Only Car has a frustratingly slow navigation system or a buzzy, uninspiring exhaust note.
Should we be surprised that for $26,000, the BRZ isn't perfect? Of course not. The car is perfect where it counts. It just takes a certain kind of person to get it.
WHY WE GOT IT: Cheap, fast, fun, a roof, rear-drive.
+ Great balance, a hoot when caned.
- Rough edges aren't always charming.
Vital Stats: 2013 Subaru BRZ OUR FUEL ECONOMY 27 mpg MILES DRIVEN 9487 miles
- Base Price: $26,265
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- Powertrain: 2.0-liter H-4, 200 hp, 151 lb-ft; RWD, 6-speed manual
- Fuel Economy EPA (City/Hwy): 23/30 mpg
- Our Fuel Economy : 27 mpg
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Custom Coasters
Personalised custom drinks coasters are a convenient, affordable way to get your brand recognised. Whether being used to stop unwanted tea stains on your office desk, or to soak up overflowing drink at a bar or party, custom printed coasters will deliver brand impressions alongside your beverages.
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Unprecedented mobilization of millions of education voters underway
NEA members and families are a unique and rich voting bloc poised to make a difference in November
WASHINGTON - October 24, 2008 -
With less than two weeks remaining in the 2008 campaign, the National Education Association is fully engaged in an unprecedented effort to mobilize its members and their families to elect friends of public education at the national, state and local levels.
"Watch NEA members and their families on election night if you want to know the outcome of races across the country," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "Our members are in every precinct, county, congressional district and state. Given our unique demographic makeup-women, rural and suburban members-we are the typical swing voter of the 2008 election."
NEA is a huge voting bloc with 3.2 million members. When immediate family members are factored in, that audience grows to more than 5 million potential voters.
"In the last two weeks of the campaign, our focus is on getting our members and their families to the polls," said Van Roekel. "We are uniquely positioned to make a difference in closely contested races up and down the ticket."
In 15 presidential battleground states targeted by NEA, members and their families comprise 2.3 million potential voters. And in what the campaign experts identify as states rich with swing voters that could tip the election, NEA is poised to capitalize on the strength of its members. In Florida, NEA members and their families include 309,915 potential voters; North Carolina, 128,769; Colorado, 78,499; and New Hampshire, 34,904.
The number of NEA members and their families eligible to vote are equally impressive when other targeted races are considered.
In four gubernatorial races targeted by NEA-Indiana, North Carolina, Missouri, and Washington-there are almost half a million possible voters comprised of members and their families. In 11 Senate races targeted by NEA, almost three-fourths of a million voters are up for grabs. Similarly, in 54 congressional races targeted by NEA, there are almost 900,000 potential voters among members and their families.
In addition to traditional phone banking and canvassing operations running through Election Day, NEA members from nontargeted or battleground states are volunteering to canvass, and make calls to voters, in battleground states. Two hundred California Teachers Association members, for example, made calls to northern Nevada during a recent meeting. Members from Illinois volunteered in Iowa and Indiana, and New Jersey members drove to Pennsylvania recently. This weekend, members from Delaware and Maryland are canvassing and phone banking in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
NEA also is employing multifaceted, personalized communication tools based on micro-targeting models. NEA is communicating with members and their families in unprecedented ways-via Web sites, emails, blogs, mail and cable ads.
For example, in October, NEA launched a new Web site and distributed a mailer to undecided members in battleground states pointing out Sen. McCain's wrongheaded prescription plan for what ails America's health care system. The Web site, http://www.mccainhealthcaretax.com/, enables members and their families to check the facts about McCain's plan and lobby him to change his position.
More generally, NEA and its affiliates to date have:
" Distributed more than 21.3 million pieces of mail
" Made more than 2.1 million phone calls
" Sent more than 1.3 million emails to members in battleground states
" Began defining John McCain in the spring, sending 2 million pieces of mail before Labor Day.
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The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional employee organization,
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Andre Davis
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MaxEva is based on the type of data generated by using MaxSumo for evaluation. MaxEva was developed during the EU-project MAX and further developed in the framework of the EPOMM-PLUS project.
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S2602BN SMART3G gas detectors are employed to detect Butadiene Gas compounds (%LEL) in classified areas.
For aggressive atmospheres, where the Pellistor sensors would be seriously damaged, Sensitron developed a range of detectors employing industrial grade Infrared sensors: IR sensors are poison free and this grants a higher accuracy and a longer lifetime to the cell.
The SMART3G line has been designed to offer a wide range of alternatives that grant customers the best solution to their requirements.
SMART3G-D have been designed to meet with tougher industrial requirements and offer a 4 digits back-lit display and 5 mode status LEDs for the gas concentration reading. They feature non intrusive magnetic calibration for an accurate and easy calibration via Hall-effect switches, without opening the instrument and declassifying the area.
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- Optional RS485 interface for Modbus communication.
- Zero tracking to maintain the zero point steady from possible drifts
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- Wide range of sensors and detectable gases
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- Easy sensor replacement
Gas Detector type : C4H6, Bicyclobutane, Butadiene, Cyclobutene, Dimethylacetylene (2-butyne), Ethylacetylene (1-butyne), 1-Methylcyclopropene, Methylenecyclopropane, Trimethylenemethane


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In article <3j2o89$anb at news.doit.wisc.edu>, dalehn at facstaff.wisc.edu (Donald A. Lehn, Ph.D.) writes: |> In article <3j0qqc$8rc at news.doit.wisc.edu>, mtkloth at students.wisc.edu |> says... |> > |> >gold at astro.ocis.temple.edu (Bert Gold) wrote: |> >> |> >> One of the universities where I work has decided to charge $ 100 per |> >> person per month for mainframe access. As everyone in these newsgroups |> >> knows, this kind of access is an absolute requirement for doing |> >> molecular biology in 1995! |> |> You are right. Internet access is a must. If the UW started to charge |> $100.00/month I'd tell them to screw themselves since there are many |> local net providers who will give you unlimited slip access for about |> a third to a quarter of this amount. I thing you misread Mr. Gold said; the charge is $100/month for access to the university's mainframe system. There is nothing said about internet access. If this $100/month represents a flat fee for unlimited access then it may be a bargin (compared to cost recovery where you pay for what you use) 15 years ago when we still did cost recovery for scientific computing, many researchers could easily exceed $100/month in those days when you consider CPU charge, I/O charges and disk storage charges. Since some charge-backs include connect time and memory surcharges I can see the cost could exceed that considerably. In this case, the university should be able to justify the cost structure and, I would hope, be willing to share the model used to develop the charge. (We had no problem in sharing this.) |> |> I would encourage you to drop a note to NIH about this. I bet your |> university is already billing computer access to internet as an |> "overhead" expense for grants it administers. I am willing to bet that |> the govt. wouldn't take kindly to paying for something that isn't |> delivered. And I would encourage you to talk with the people first and see if they can explain the charges and if they are unable/unwilling to explain them, discuss the matter internally first. |> ps. A friend of mine who keeps track of such things estimates that |> the real cost of providing internet services to everyone on the |> net runs less than a $1.00/month (actually more like 50 cents/month). I doubt it, I have done the cost models and unless you have a tremendous user base, there is no way you can do it for $1.00/month (think about it; for say 1200 users you are only talking about $1,200/month and I doubt you can even pay for the hardware and maintenance costs for $1,200/month much less the people costs.) -- Richard H. Miller Email: rick at bcm.tmc.edu Asst. Dir. for Technical Support Voice: (713)798-3532 Baylor College of Medicine US Mail: One Baylor Plaza, 302H Houston, Texas 77030


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I have always worn glasses because I didn't want to have to mess with contact lenses every day. My wife finally got me to try them and the first one I tried was the Fluorex 300. I figured that a gas permeable contact lens would be the best for the transition and I loved it from day 1. The sight that it gave me was just as good as my glasses and it was very comfortable as well. Its very easy to take care of so its not a hassle.
Fluorex 300 are some hassle-free contacts
I just switched to these RGPs and they are great. They kind of made my eyes sensitive at first but it my eyes adjusted after several days. After that I couldn't even feel them in my eye. The comfort level was amazing and nothing I had ever experienced with contacts before. I threw out my glasses because I don't need them anymore!
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Fluorex 300 is a brand of gas permeable contact lenses that offers a more comfortable solution to lens wearers who may be unable to enjoy a full day of wear with soft lenses. Because of high oxygen transmission features, the lenses facilitate a more natural feeling from insertion to removal. These features not only enhance comfort, but also improve ocular health and give the sclera a whiter, clearer appearance.
A 100 percent flusilfocon A construction makes Fluorex 300 contact lenses exceptionally durable to prevent rips and tears that can occur from regular handling. Although the strength of this material may take longer to adjust to the shape of your eyes than a soft lens, daily wear ensures a customized fit in a matter of days. The lens construction is completely water-free to eliminate the likelihood of debris, allergens, and protein deposits forming on your contacts. For lens wearers who may have serious allergies or frequent discomfort with soft lenses, Fluorex 300 contact lenses are often a comfortable solution.
A one-year replacement schedule gives you plenty of time to enjoy your lenses without having to worry about ordering a new pair for a while. Despite the long-term life of the lenses, they maintain a high standard of comfort and performance throughout the 365-day duration.
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It's a great sense of relief to see them take him into someone else's office.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Thank heavens!
It's a great sense of relief to see them take him into someone else's office.
24 comments:
- Unknown said...
that would have been fun, no? ;-)
- February 4, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- Kimbra Kasch said...
But it would have been an interesting exam.
- February 4, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Do you get many/any prisoners in your practice?
- February 4, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
Rare. I'm not contracted with any prisons.
- February 4, 2010 at 11:41 AM
So he had cuffs on hands and wrist?
Was there a cuff for each finger or
was there 1 for them??
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Hundol! Is this new medicine to
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planning to invade?
- February 4, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Willy said...
The first time I saw the term "forensic patient" on my schedule I got all excited, thinking David Caruso would somehow be involved. Turns out that was my clinic's code for patient will be wearing orange jumpsuit and cuffs. Buzzkill.
- February 4, 2010 at 12:10 PM
The first time I saw the words "forensic patient" next to a patient's name on my schedule I got all excited, thinking David Caruso would somehow be involved. Turns out it was the clinic's code for the orange prison jumpsuit patient. Total buzzkill.
- February 4, 2010 at 12:12 PM
oops - sorry - double post.
- February 4, 2010 at 12:18 PM
You're probably better off taking your chances with him than an unidentified crazee patient going off on you!
- February 4, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Unknown said...
How did Jill and Willy have the same exact thought? lol well, its possible, but using the same words!? wow
- February 4, 2010 at 1:16 PM
See? Your office doesn't ALWAYS attract the crazy ones...
- February 4, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Albinoblackbear said...
I find the prisoners very polite for the most part, I don't mind them in the ED.
It's the drunks and high mai women that kick up the most fuss. But I guess you don't see many people totally bazooed during business hours at the clinic...
- February 4, 2010 at 2:54 PM
That's like seeing the flashing red and blue in your rearview mirror only to have them zoom past you. Whew!
- February 4, 2010 at 3:19 PM
A friend who works at a state prison says the inmates fake all kinds of things to get taken to a hospital or doctor visit--he says they are pretty open about calling it "taking a vacation day".
- February 4, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- OMDG said...
I always enjoyed the interviews with patients in shackles. It added some spice and a dash of danger to an otherwise mundane H+P.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:26 PM
- terri c said...
One thing I learned while a patient once in the ED--if the police bring a patient in strapped to a gurney on a forensic hold, and if they apologize profusely to one and all as they bring the patient in, fun times are a-coming. The patient of the day had a deep sense of injustice and a propensity for yelling. At one point everyone heard, "And I am NOT DUMB! D-U-M! NO! N-O!!!"
- February 4, 2010 at 4:28 PM
Sounds like fun to me! I work in the ER of a large urban county hospital, love to get my ghetto on.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:30 PM
I find most inmates to be very polite and enjoyable to work with, especially after they get their Ativan.
I also go out of my way to be extra super nice to all inmates. Should they ever get out of prison and I run into him in a dark alley I want to be remembered as the nice lady from the hospital. =)
- February 4, 2010 at 5:42 PM
Think of all those patients that you WISH were in cuffs and orange jumpsuits.
- February 4, 2010 at 5:52 PM
- Chrysalis said...
Oh heck, yes!
I was at the doctor's office for an appt. when an officer came in escorting a guy in shackles. They took their seats diagonally from me. The inmate kept staring at me, I could see him out of the corner of my eye. I tried to ignore him, but he was unnervingly staring. I saw the officer move, so I looked over at him. He had turned to look at the prisoner and then looked at me, and back at the prisoner again. The officer then leaned over to him and said something. The guy shifted around a little and they were called in. I was so glad when they called them back.
- February 4, 2010 at 9:18 PM
- Taking Heart said...
I deliver the babies of jail birds from time to time. Some are sweet and sad girls...
Some make me scared for my life.
- February 4, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- Lipstick said...
I remember the first time I saw "d/c to jail" in the chart when I was on rotations in pharm school. I was so surprised.
- February 5, 2010 at 12:55 AM
- ERP said...
Don't hold your breath. I bet the doc who has that patient asks for a neuro consult!
- February 5, 2010 at 1:08 AM
- Layne said...
The exact thing happened at the med office where I used to work. Ironically, the prisoner was there to see a neurologist in our building, after stabbing his social worker to death. Quite disturbing to see, though!
- April 21, 2010 at 2:39 PM


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It took 163 games for Jeff Baker and the Texas Rangers to be eliminated from playoff contention. The Rangers fell to the Rays in a tiebreaker game on Monday night, ending the season for Baker and his teammates.
Baker, who just completed his ninth season in the Major Leagues, played 74 games this season and batted .279 with 11 home runs and 21 RBIs. He started the year red hot, batting .364 in April and .379 in May. Baker was primarily used against lefthanders during the year, as he hit .314 with a .667 slugging percentage and 10 home runs against lefties.
Rookie Brad Miller concluded his first season in the Majors with the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Miller hit .265 in 76 games in 2013 and added eight home runs and 36 RBIs, primarily out of the leadoff spot. He made his Major League debut on June 28. Less than a month later on July 22, Miller was named AL Player-of-the-Week. On the short week following the All-Star break, Miller went 5-for-13 (.385) with two homers, seven RBIs, four runs, and three walks to earn that honor.
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I like a good t-shirt.
Being in Japan, I'm always on the lookout for cool shirts in bad english, but I haven't seen ones I've wanted to buy lately. Nevertheless, if I see a shirt that catches my eye, I'll break the piggy bank and get it.
A place that has some good contemporary street wear is Jackpot in Shinjuku. It's where I bought my first pair of red docs.
On the 23rd of August I got this Tuesday Night Band Practice shirt. It says, "If I wasn't born already, rock'n'roll would have to invent me". It looks like something someone in a band would wear. It was only about 1,000 yen, marked down from something like 7,000 yen, so I decided to get it.
A long time ago I saw this "Let Go" t-shirt by Imaginary Foundation. It has some really cool graphics that remind me of Ryuji Otani's artwork. At the time it cost over 5,000 yen so I hesitated. By the time I went back it was gone. Fortunately I saw it again on the 13th of September at half price so I snapped it up for 2,520 yen. Lucky I found it too, as it's been discontinued.
The shirt on the right with the dog is a Grinspoon t-shirt that I won on the 17th off the local radio station, InterFM. They posted it to me and it just arrived yesterday. I think it's pretty hilarious winning an Australian band's t-shirt in Japan. (I'm easily amused though). I really like it. It saved me $40. The "Grinners" are a cool band so I'll happily wear it out.
I highly recommend 76.1 InterFM, especially Global Satellite with Guy Perryman and Sayoko, and the Dave Fromm show, that plays a nice mix of hard rock. It was on his program that I deciphered puresento T shatsu, and shot off an inquisitive email to win the shirt.
While I'm on the subject of t-shirts, I saw online this line of interactive shirts by Noto Fusai. Strangely cool huh?
Sunday, 26 September 2010
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Monday, 20 September 2010
Tokyo Photo Exhibition 2010
Today is "Respect for the Aged" day. To me it's another Monday off ("Yippee!"). I'm pretty sure most Japanese people are thinking the same thing. Usually when I ask what these national holidays are about, they are as clueless as I am. This is how I find out these things. Click here.
Like most of my days off when I have nothing in particular planned, it means a wonderful day of sleeping in, and dreaming of things I wished for in reality.
So I can tell people all the exciting things I get up to in my free time, I actually sometimes have to get off my ass, and go places. Today's place had to be Tokyo Photo 2010. I say had to, because today's the last day.
This photo exhibition was held at the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills. I didn't think I'd need my SLR, so I left it at home. As soon as I got there I regretted it. Being on the 40th floor, the view from the windows is great. At times it distracted me from looking at the photos of the exhibition.
As expected there were a few gratuitous shots of full frontal naked girl photos. It's funny how in these surroundings it's classed as "art".
There were photos that I thought weren't that impressive. Anyone could've taken them, and mounted them in framed glass. I really liked the city montages from Sohei Nishino though. The Tokyo one looked great. The cheapest was 70,000 yen for a small one. Yikes.
Yesterday I missed TGS, which by most accounts was a bit of yawn. I did want to try out, "Gal Gun".
Only in Japan.
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Saturday, 18 September 2010
Serengeti Via Veneto Sunglasses
Anyone that reads my blog knows that I like my Oakleys, especially those wonderful 80s vintage Frogskins.
Before I came to Japan I also had, and still do, a pair of Serengeti Via Veneto sunglasses. While I prefer the Oakleys, and the $20 cheap Polaroids do the job fine here in Tokyo, I saw a pair just like my Serengeti's back home.
In Australia this brand retails for up to $300. I didn't want to bring mine here, in case I lost or broke them.
I went to Bingo in Shibuya, a recycle shop that's part of the Book Off chain. I saw them for 9,900 yen. I asked the sales guy if he could bring them down to 9,000 yen, but as usual he refused, so I let it go for the moment.
The following week they had a 30% off sale (6,930 yen!). I was really surprised they were still there, so I snapped them up. They look practically new, the lens and frame are unscratched, but the nose pads are slightly yellowed.
This model (6732) has been discontinued so I think I'm quite lucky to get a second chance to find these again. The lenses are photochromatic and I think they look great.
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Thursday, 2 September 2010
Zushi Beach
Out of all of the beaches I've been to, Zushi is definitely my favourite.
Zushi is located in the Kanagawa prefecture. From Tokyo you'd be looking at about hour, to an hour and a half on the Keikyu, or JR lines. I've been to Shonan and Enoshima not too far away from here, but to me Zushi looks cleaner and more beautiful with it's nicely curved cove-like shape. I regret not coming here when I lived a whole lot closer in Tomioka.
I always intend to go more often in the Summer, but it looks like this will again be a one-off for the year. The temperature was about 35 degrees, and the water was very warm. Once I was in there, I didn't ever want to get out. There weren't any waves though. The few windsurfers that were in the vicinity looked like they were going nowhere. I saw fish jumping out of the water. Maybe it was too hot for them too!
I came prepared with sweet potato, and pizza flavoured chips, two cans of my cheap chu-hi and my guitar. The others were thinking to buy food and drink there. We looked around to find only one AMPM convenience store that didn't sell any alcohol. That's quite unusual when just about every other combini sells it. So, I was the only one drinking. Bringing the guitar was probably more hassle than it was worth, but it was kind of nice banging out some music while looking at the sea.
Being the middle of the week, there weren't too many on the beach. It was sad to see workers pulling down the beach huts that were lined along the sand. I envisioned the awesome evening beach parties I must've missed.
I didn't bring my SLR for fear of sand getting in, so I just took some snaps for a sweeping montage that you can see at the top. It was going to be a panorama, but I couldn't find enough control points to make it all match. Still, I think it looks pretty cool this way, don't you think?
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Behavioral interventions either directly or indirectly involving primary care providers appeared to be effective in preventing children and teens from taking up smoking, a systematic review showed.
A pooled analysis of trials using a variety of behavior-based interventions showed a 19% relative reduction in the risk of smoking initiation (RR 0.81, 95% CI 0.70 to 0.93), according to Carrie Patnode, PhD, MPH, of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore., and colleagues.
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"This research would include incorporating longer-term outcomes to examine the extent to which results hold over time, involving more diverse samples of young persons (including those at various stages of risk), estimating intervention effects in real-world settings, and determining the feasibility and sustainability of these interventions in a healthcare setting," they wrote.
The 2012 Surgeon General's Report highlighted strategies that have been proven effective for reducing tobacco use in children, teens, and young adults -- multi-pronged interventions containing mass media campaigns, price increases, and school-based policies and programs, as well as statewide or community-wide policy changes.
But the report also noted that there was no definitive evidence that interventions delivered in healthcare settings have an impact on adolescent smoking initiation, a conclusion similar to the one drawn in 2003 by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
To help update that 2003 guidance for the USPSTF, Patnode and colleagues searched for publications of primary care-relevant interventions -- defined as those that were conducted in healthcare settings or were based on a referral from a healthcare professional -- for prevention and cessation of tobacco use in children and teens.
The review turned up 19 trials -- four with good quality and 15 with fair quality, according to the researchers -- aimed at prevention of smoking initiation, promoting cessation, or both. Smoking status was based on self-report because biochemical verification was not consistently reported.
In pooled analyses, the only significant benefit observed was in the prevention of smoking initiation by behavioral interventions.
The targets and components of those interventions varied widely, with most directly targeting the children and teens and the rest targeting a combination of children and their parents or the parents alone.
Of the 10 trials included in the analysis of preventing smoking initiation through behavioral interventions, four were conducted in the primary care or dental care setting and six mostly involved mailings to the participants' homes. Approaches included in-person counseling, tailored computer programming, and booster telephone calls.
In a meta-analysis, the rate of smoking initiation was 8.8% in the intervention group and 10.4% in the control group, an absolute risk reduction that yields a number needed to treat of 50.
As for trials evaluating smoking cessation in young people, neither behavioral nor bupropion interventions improved quitting rates.
The authors added, however, that the findings varied widely among the trials, with absolute differences in quit rates ranging from 5 percentage points lower to 21 percentage points higher in the intervention group compared with the control group.
"The lack of effect seen across the cessation trials may reflect the limited number of studies that targeted established smokers or presented stratified data to examine the effects among these young persons," the authors wrote, noting that "there were some promising approaches."
"A logical next step would be to replicate the few effective interventions and either limit the trial to established smokers or stratify the results according to the stage of acquisition of the young persons," they wrote.
None of the trials of behavioral interventions reported on potential harms. Of the three bupropion trials, one showed that users of the active treatment were more likely to have an adverse event (64% versus 48%).
Patnode and colleagues acknowledged some limitations of their review, including the fact that none of the trials reported health outcomes or subsequent adult smoking rates, the between-study variation in outcome measures and interventions, and the lack of information on tobacco use other than cigarette smoking.
In addition, most of the studies were performed 5 to 15 years ago, and thus may not reflect recent public health efforts to reduce tobacco use.
The review was conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force under a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
One of the authors accepted a position at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America during the finalization of the full report and drafting and final submission of this manuscript; she contributed the majority of her intellectual content to this review while she was employed with the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
Primary Source
Annals of Internal Medicine
Source Reference: Patnode C, et al "Primary care-relevant interventions for tobacco use prevention and cessation in children and adolescents: a systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force" Ann Intern Med 2012.


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Old Home Day
1638 - Town of Hampton - 1960
24 Locke Road
John Knowles, mariner, married Jemima Asten of Hampton and in 1666 he purchased a "dwelling house and house lot containing ten acres together with 6 acres of marsh," from Giles Fifield.
The homestead was wholly or in part, in possession of his descendents for seven generations. John Knowles was blind for the last ten years of his life. His great, great grandson, Deacon Jesse Knowles also lived on the homestead. After being blind for 8 years, he suddenly recovered his sight.
The old Dutch Oven in this house is in especially fine condition. This beautiful house is now (1960) the home of Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. Meneghin.
[Editor's note: It was completely destroyed by fire on March 22, 1994, cause unknown. For more on this house, see here.]


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[Verse 1]
Uh, Yeah, Uh, this year I'mma make more Gs, make more cheese
And I did songs with Skateboard P
Niggas is like" what kinda style is he?"
Designer- but all the best things in life are free
I do this for my little brother like Phonte
Bitch my flow 'picante' and this is just the entree
I'mma do what the fuck I want, Waka
And if they say they nicer, they some cons, they just Chaka
And it's cranberry vodka
Hope these niggas don't disturb me
And don't you touch my back if your fucking hands are dirty
I'm up early
And I got racks on racks on racks and got plaques on plaques on plaques
Tell them to just calm down and relax
Then it's lights out like Hornacek, Jeff
Yes, pass me the torch I'm gonna carry it
Catch me at the Marriot, an underground Harriet
Prolly caught the sackerton?I'll tell her mom what's happening
I'll run all up in them laps we meeting like some track events
School more, milk and sweat, broom, chores, iTunes, tune chords, fit the kicks on my room floor
I was there when Vain came, bro what's up with that name change?
This shit is my main thing
Aim aim Bang Bang
That's wrong son, we the ones on now fuck it we on one
She just wanna kick it, no harm done
I can never stop it, I'm trending, I'm a topic
She make them other bitches hard to see - microscopic
Xaph, just drop it
Chiddy freestyles over Flux Pavillion's I Can't Stop.


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As communicated by Microsoft's Joe Belfiore on Windows Blogs on July 30, the first update to Windows Phone 8.1 is now rolling out to devices with the preview program. The update, simply called Windows Phone 8.1 Update (although it has been referred to as Update 1 too), brings Cortana to more markets in beta and alpha form, adds a Live Folders feature, adds a Live Tile to the Store icon, allows multiple SMS merge/delete operations, brings new Xbox Music app, adds a new feature called App Corner and increases privacy and security by enabling consumer-level VPN when connected to wifi hotspots.
Among the several unnamed changes and fixes are "hundreds of fixes" made to mobile Internet Explorer 11 to make it more compatible with the mobile web. The irony here is that on the desktop web developers had to code specifically for Internet Explorer 4 or 5 because it had several non-standard features. Now, Internet Explorer (both on the desktop and mobile) is promoting coding to web standards whereas web developers have catered their site for Webkit and specifically for iOS. This unfortunate reality made the Internet Explorer team re-think their strategy, and for their customers' benefit, they made some tweaks to mobile IE that make it appear as an iOS browser to websites. Therefore, many sites which have browser sniffing enabled, will now provide the iPhone version of their site to mobile IE visitors as well.
As the blog post on Internet Explorer blog depicts, websites render very differently before and after this update:
After reading that blog post, I was very curious to see how Google's websites render after this update. Another irony here is that Google, the company that beats the standards drums, has most of their properties coded for Webkit and/or detects mobile IE as a feature phone browser. The result is that GMail, Google News, etc. render very poorly.
I am happy to say that these changes in mobile IE11 do make the experience better, at least at first glance. See the comparisons below:
Apps Corner is much like Kids Corner where one can set one or a few apps to be available in a "corner" so when it is activated, no other apps are visible or accessible. This has good uses in the enterprise setting but it is clearly not only targeted to enterprises.
Live Folders is an interesting take on folders. Live Tiles have been a distinguishing feature of Windows Phone since it launched as Windows Phone 7. Instead of creating "dumb" folders which just hold the icons included in the folder, Live Folders presumably show the live tile contents of all the tiles included in the folders. This is neat because now you can reclaim some of the real estate on the Start Screen but not have to give up on one of the key features of the platform. It is also good to see that the icons included in the folders retain their tile size inside the folders, and the folder tile itself can be set to any size.
I don't see how I can enable the consumer VPN feature, but that sure sounds extremely useful if I understand it correctly, which is, when connected to wifi hotspots, one would be connected to a VPN server right away. I may have misunderstood the feature so I will wait on reserving judgement until I actually find out more, or experience it myself when I connect to a public hotspot.
Have you downloaded the update? What are your thoughts?


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|System: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
|Dev: Telltale Games
|Pub: Telltale Games
|Release: November 15, 2011
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Tobacco, Violence
by Josh Wirtanen
Jurassic Park was made into a point-and-click adventure game back when the original movie first hit theaters. This was an incredible little gem that far too few gamers ever got to experience due to its exclusive release on the ill-fated SEGA CD.
Fast-forward to almost twenty years later, and Telltale games has gotten its hands on the Jurassic Park license. Since Telltale's general style could arguably be seen as the modern evolution of the point-and-click adventure genre, this fact was pretty exciting to me. If the developers could take everything that was great about the SEGA CD classic and add a more modern aesthetic and the typically strong writing of the Telltale team, Jurassic Park: The Game could potentially be one of 2011's sleeper hits. Needless to say, I was pretty optimistic about this title. So now that it's finally here, does it do justice to the Jurassic Park license, or is it just another entry on the long list of dinosaur fodder spawned by the brand?
The answer to that question depends on what you expect from the title. First of all, you need to know right off the bat that this isn't some dino-blasting action thrill ride of a game; it's more like an interactive movie. Now, admittedly I'm not a big fan of the term "interactive movie," but it's an appropriate one here, and one that Telltale has mined some real potential out of, with gameplay primarily based around quick time events and simple puzzle solving.
Jurassic Park: The Game's main attraction, though, is the storyline. If you've ever seen the original film, you probably remember that an overweight programmer named Dennis Nedry was attempting to smuggle some dino embryos off the island for a hefty sum of cash, hiding these embryos inside a fake can of shaving cream. Unfortunately for Mr. Nedry, he met a sad end in the jaws of one of the island's more interesting specimens. (A dilophosaurus, in fact.) The container of embryos was left in a mud puddle, and the film didn't make any further mention of this. Now, Telltale has finally tied this loose end into a pretty little bow.
Now, I think it's fairly safe to assume that if the bumbling Nedry is your Plan A, you've probably got a Plan B for when this guy makes a mess of things. Well, the prologue of Jurassic Park: The Game introduces us to Plan B: Miles Chadwick and Nima Cruz. These two have been sent on a mission to recover this lost can of shaving cream and the embryos it hides inside.
Of course, these aren't the only characters you'll meet on this journey. There's Dr. Gerry Harding, a park veterinarian who was a minor character in the film, and his fourteen-year-old daughter Jess. Later in the game, you'll even come across a team of mercenaries sent to rescue any survivors, as well as a ferociously stubborn geneticist-gone-animal-rights-activist.
The interesting characters and the relationships that form between them are where this game is at its strongest. The sassy Jess starts off as an annoying smart-mouthed teenage girl, but she comes into her own as the story heats up. She found herself on the island because she was caught shoplifting and her mother thought it would do her good to spend some time with her father. Of course, Isla Nublar serves as an unintentional Scared Straight experience for her, though her character arc doesn't ever degrade into a clichéd take on family issues or, worse yet, an after school special.
I especially have to applaud Telltale on making its military men so damn likeable. Instead of the gruff, badass personas so prevalent with military characters, this game features mercenaries with strong personalities and human flaws. In fact, even Oscar, the beefy guy with the skull tattoos who brings down a velociraptor single-handedly with nothing more than a knife, becomes a legitimately likeable character by the game's third act.
Throughout the course of the story, you'll see these people do extraordinarily heroic or villainous things. Though several of the plot's turns are completely unexpected, none of them are out of character, or lack justification in light of a particular character's back story. This game never draws a line between "good" and "evil," instead presenting characters that are ever-changing mixtures of good intentions and human flaws. In fact, it's safe to say that the people in this game are more dangerous than any of the dinosaurs, yet every character, even those who ultimately show themselves as truly villainous, has a list of redeeming qualities.
Now, this isn't to say that the role of the dinos is downplayed. You'll still get to experience the epic T-Rex and velociraptor moments you've come to expect from the Jurassic Park brand. But they serve more as context here than the real meat of the game.
The snappy, often witty writing is done extraordinary justice by the voice actors. The performances of the game's stars truly shine, punctuating the emotional scenes and action scenes with just the right inflections. And, of course, with the JP license comes the phenomenal music and sound effects of the 1993 film. You'll definitely feel like this is an actual Jurassic Park game, not just some third-rate clone.
Unfortunately, there are some pretty major flaws that hold this game back from ever reaching its potential.
Now, I've always felt that Telltale's visuals consistently feel unfinished. Their textures lack detail, character models are overly simple, and many of the animations look stiff and awkward. The same is true of Jurassic Park: The Game, though I have to admit that this might be their best looking title yet. The dinosaurs especially look good here. Overall, though, this game bears a closer resemblance to some of the HD rereleases we've recently seen of PS2-era titles than something developed specifically for this console generation.


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The news today of AM General getting set to assemble Standard Taxis got us thinking of our favorite livery vehicles. The Russians may demand Maybach cabs, and the Euro-trash only appear content with their mass-produced stripped Mercedes, but most of us don't need quite that level of luxury. Nor do we need the strange comfort of the Vulva taxi. What car is your ideal cab?
The 2009 Skoda Superb could be a good option — offering style, space and that great twin-door storage system. Although we've still some concerns on the quality of the crash protection it affords. Ford is considering the Transit Connect for cab service, and with good reason — like the Element, it's got a spray-and-wash interior and provides the ultimate in modular ability.
Of course, maybe no car quite matches up to your specific needs. Maybe you need to make your own. Though the Signature Manhattan Taxi may never see service as a yellow and checkered chariot, it's hard not to respect the functionality of it. So we repeat, what car is your ideal cab? The corollary of course being that if there isn't one, how would you design an ideal cab?


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Southern Great Plains farmers expect to plant record-breaking canola acreage this fall with estimates ranging from 400,000 to 500,000 acres seeded in Kansas, Oklahoma and North Texas. Some New Mexico farmers are also looking at winter canola.
"There will be more winter canola planted in this region than any other time in the crop's short history," says Gene Neuens, Producers Cooperative Oil Mill oilseed field representative.
"To be eligible for crop insurance the crop must be planted between Sept. 10 and Oct. 10. In most of the area, there is a pretty good supply of moisture in the topsoil to get the seed started."
Winter canola planting season in Kansas started Sept. 1. After returning from several field days in the southern part of the state, Neuens said a lot of winter canola is already planted or will soon be planted.
"Other good news for us is farmers already established in winter canola production have indicated they are increasing their [canola] acres," he said."And we know many farmers are planting canola for the first time this year. Both of these developments, along with seed companies reporting dwindling seed supplies, make us believe this will be a bumper year for canola planted [acreage]."
In 2012, more than 300,000 acres were planted and in spite of the drought and late spring freezes, more than 200,000 acres were reported harvested, he said.
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"Even in drier areas, knowledgeable farmers have learned they can dust in canola seed similar to planting winter wheat," Neuens said. "In order to take advantage of good planting weather, for a long time farmers planted wheat in dry, dusty seed beds, gambling on later rains to germinate the crop and get a stand.
"At first, we preferred to plant canola only when we had sufficient soil moisture to establish a crop," he said. "Recently, drought forced farmers to plant canola in dry fields. Later rain showers provided enough moisture to bring the crop up."
Neuens says farmers farther west and north in Texas and New Mexico plant winter canola. Each succeeding year, the benefits of the crop are encouraging more farmers to plant a field or two to canola.
"After the first year, they see that canola rotated with winter wheat provides several positive effects," Neuens said. "In the first place, the crop was developed by Oklahoma State University and Kansas State University agronomists as a crop intended to rid wheat fields of perennial weeds. Seed from these weeds winds up in harvested wheat and causes severe price dockage and robs the farmers of much-needed income.
Winter canola started as a spring crop in Canada and northern U.S. farm states. Crop breeders changed canola into a cool-season crop. Winter canola is a completely different crop than winter wheat, so agronomists encouraged farmers to begin growing the crop following wheat. When rotated with wheat canola cleans up fields historically infested with weeds.
"Over the past decade or so, we have found canola is best rotated with wheat in a two- or three- year rotation," Neuens said. "It really cleans up wheat fields. At the same time, it is a good money crop and many farmers are growing canola along with wheat, grain sorghum, hay, cotton and corn with all of them bringing a profit to the farmer."
While the price paid for winter canola varies seasonally, its price usually is $3 to $4 dollars per bushels more than prices paid for winter wheat, Neuens said. As of August 29, 2013, winter canola was bringing $10.73 per bushel.
Also of interest on Southwest Farm Press:
Winter canola and no-till farming can be accomplished
Canola a growing alternative crop


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In the most extensive study yet of groundwater in New England, federal scientists have found potentially harmful levels of naturally occurring arsenic, uranium, radon, and other contaminants in water supplying wells across the region.
The study released this week by the US Geological Survey found that arsenic exceeded federal safety standards for public drinking water at 13 percent of about 2,000 sites tested -- nearly double the national rate.
Manganese, a metal, exceeded drinking water standards in more than 7 percent of wells tested, and radon exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed standards in 33 percent of the wells. Additionally, they found uranium to be a significant predictor of the presence of other forms of radioactivity that can cause health problems.
The study is the first of its kind to enumerate the array of contaminants affecting well water, the authors said.
Nearly 5,000 wells were tested overall, although not every well was tested for each contaminant.
''This study, like some national studies, confirms that far and away these natural contaminants are the biggest threat to human health," said Joseph D. Ayotte, chief of groundwater investigations and research for the Geological Survey in New Hampshire. "The results underscore that everyone should test their wells for these and other contaminants. Our work supports advice from state agencies and the EPA."
The health consequences of ingesting water with elevated levels of arsenic, uranium, and other contaminants depends on the concentrations and how long someone drinks the tainted water. Scientists have long been aware of high concentrations of arsenic in the region's groundwater, which is produced by the passage of water with low oxygen content through the type of crystalline rocks in much of New England.
The potential health issues include various types of cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, kidney and blood diseases, diabetes, and a weakened immune system.
''The real risk comes from long-term exposure," said �Andrew Smith, state toxicologist at the Center for Disease Control in Maine, where about half the population relies on private wells for water, a higher share than any other state.
He said tests by his agency found 1 in 10 wells in Maine have arsenic levels that exceed federal standards, and 1 in 20 have unsafe levels of uranium.
''With long-term exposure, the risks of cancer range from 1 in 100 to 1 in 1,000 people," he said.
In the study, scientists examined water-quality data from nearly 4,800 public-supply wells sampled by the EPA between 1997 and 2007, as well as 117 private wells sampled by the Geological Survey from 1995 to 2007. The samples included only well water from crystalline rock aquifers found in most of New England and small portions of northern New Jersey and southern New York state.
The study follows a federal report last year that found 13 percent of 478 private wells in Central Massachusetts had arsenic concentrations that exceed drinking water standards.
Ayotte and others noted that while public water supplies are treated to ensure that tap water meets federal requirements, there are no such requirements for private wells, which are used by 2.3 million people in New England. They said all private wells should be tested and treated, noting that all of the contaminants identified in the study can be reduced or eliminated with filtration devices.
''The well-to-well variability of water quality from bedrock aquifers in the region underscores the importance of testing public and private wells individually," said Sarah Flanagan, a Geological Survey scientist and lead author of the study.
She said the study also revealed, for the first time, excessive levels of naturally occurring fluoride in aquifers in the White Mountain region of northern New Hampshire. "
In Massachusetts, state officials said they test and treat all public drinking water systems to ensure contaminants are at safe levels. But they said homeowners who use private wells should consult the state Department of Environmental Protection's website to see whether they live in an area at risk for excessive contaminants.
''We have advised private well owners in certain areas to test their drinking water," said Kenneth Kimmell, the department's commissioner. Most of the state's at-risk areas are in Central Massachusetts.
In addition to natural sources of contamination, human activities have affected the quality of the groundwater from crystalline rock aquifers.
The study found sodium and chloride in water sources, both naturally occurring as well as from road salt. Researchers also found elevated nitrates from septic systems or fertilizer; a gas additive known as methyl tert-butyl ether; pesticides; and chloroform, which can come from chlorine in sewerage systems.
The concentrations of those contaminants were not considered dangerous to people, but some, such as chloride, can affect aquatic organisms.
''The study gives us a very comprehensive picture of the potential risks of groundwater in New England," said Joshua Hamilton, a senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. "This is something we should be paying close attention to."


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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
1509 - 1564
Historical Period:
The Renaissance and the Reformation
John Calvin (1509-1564) was one of the most important Protestant reformers of the sixteenth century. A theologian and ecclesiastical statesman, he wrote one of the most influential books of Protestantism, The Institutes of the Christian Religion. The ideas advanced in this work became the basis for the church and state Calvin would create in Geneva.


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Telltale Games has released the second episode in The Wolf Among Us. Based on Bill Willingham's award-winning comic book series FABLES and licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors continues the saga of Bigby Wolf.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead comes a gritty, violent and mature thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books (DC Comics/Vertigo). As Bigby Wolf - THE big bad wolf - you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences. An evolution of Telltale's ground-breaking choice and consequence game mechanics will ensure the player learns that even as Bigby Wolf (THE Big Bad Wolf), Sheriff of Fabletown, life in the big bad city is bloody, terrifying and dangerous.Over a season of content spanning across 5 episodes:Episode 1: FaithEpisode 2: Smoke and MirrorsEpisode 3: A Crooked MileEpisode 4: In Sheeps ClothingEpisode 5: Cry WolfFeatures:From the team that brought you 2012 Game of the Year, The Walking DeadBased on the Eisner Award-winning Fables comic book seriesNow, its not only WHAT you choose to do that will affect your story, but WHEN you choose to do itA mature and gritty take on characters from fairytales, legends and folklore who have escaped into our worldA perfect place to begin your Fables journey, even if youve not read the comics; this game is set before the events seen in the first issueRequirements:Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later2 GHz Intel Mac4 GB RAM2 GB HD Space512 MB VRAM
Over a season of content spanning across 5 episodes:
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The latest design trends from Austria at the Milan Furniture Fair
With around 300,000 visitors, Salone Internazionale del Mobile is one of the world's most important furnishings fairs. Austria is represented for the fifth year in Milan with its own design showcase; this year's motto is CONFESSION OF DESIGN .
A total of 60 furniture and product designers and well-established companies will be presenting the latest design trends from Austria from 8th to 13th April 2014. The organisers have once again chosen an unusual venue in the centre of Milan, with an 18th century church, Rotonda della Besana, playing host this year.
The concept for the exhibition originated from the Vienna studio Vasku&Klug . The motto "CONFESSION OF DESIGN" strives to reflect the goal of "Putting the New centre stage and formulating an Austrian confession of design through the relationship between the New and Tradition".
38,500 companies are involved in Austria's creative industries and they generate EUR 18.2 bn per year. More than a third of these companies export their products and services.
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