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Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower Review
Who likes a good case? If you spend any amount of time lurking around these forums, then the answer is probably you. With all of the dire predictions of the desktop PC going the way of the Edsel and the Corvair, you would be hard pressed to explain that forecast by looking at the recent releases of the case manufacturers. If you're like me (and I know I am) you see Computer cases as unmitigated potential. It's a chance to put your stamp of personality and signature on your machine. You can also choose to advertise (or conceal) what nasty data pushing hardware is lurking within. Regardless of whether you choose loud and outrageous, or quiet and conservative. The computer case is usually one of the more fun and choice filled purchases of your build.
I was very pleased to hear that I would be getting the opportunity to review this case. As a boutique builder it has been my observation that owners of the original Cosmos and the slightly sexier Cosmos 'S' have been, and continue to be some of the most loyal and satisfied case owners I have spoken with. There has also been quite a buzz around the enthusiast forums regarding expectations about what form the update to the original 2007 version of this now iconic enclosure would take. Cooler Master has even seen fit to create the "Cosmos II Countdown Clock" in anticipation of its release. Well the clock has hit zero, let's see what Cooler Master has come up with.
I happened to be walking out of the door at the same time a pair of burly, brown clad fellows were setting a box the size of a smart car on my front stoop. Once I wrestled the massive box into the house, I found a very travel weary and battered full retail box. Kudos to Cooler Master for the care they took in packaging this thing. They had reinforced every edge of the box with heavy duty cardboard cornering and stretch wrapped it within an inch of its life...and as it turned out, it was needed. Several of the cardboard edgings were broken, and three holes were punched clean through the retail box.
Closer look:
The retail box took the usual opportunities to extol the virtues of the case inside. The front of the box had a large, almost full size picture of the new design, while the back of the box pointed out things such as fan sizes and removable filters. All sides of the box however, made sure you knew that you were dealing with an "Ultra Tower Chassis"
The internal packaging was rather basic, but secure. Inside I found the case wrapped in what seemed to be a 6 mil poly bag, and form fitting Styrofoam at either end. It was actually rather easy to extract from the box for a change. I could have lifted it straight out of the box myself...if I was eleven feet tall. Once I extracted it from the box and pulled the poly bag off, I had the impression that I was looking at something special here. I spend a great deal of time at my local Micro-Center with a tape measure in hand scouting the right case for customer builds. I have noticed that more often than not, you can see the exact point where a manufacturer ran out of "price point budget". As a result, certain features are missing or poorly executed. Shortly after the 'unboxing' of the Cosmos II, this appeared to not be the case
If you really like cases , or are looking for candidates for that next high end build. I think you will want to stick around for a few clicks while I attempt to paint a picture of what the new Cosmos II has to offer the enthusiast in you.


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|Rams | Two assistant coaches could be DC candidates
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:21:02 -0800
The St. Louis Rams could consider naming assistant head coach Dave McGinnis or secondary coach Chuck Cecil as their new defensive coordinator. Both have extensive knowledge of the team's defensive scheme and have been defensive coordinators in the past.
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|Rams | Have no defensive coordinator
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:43:00 -0700
The St. Louis Rams announced their full coaching staff without suspended defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, and the team has elected not to replace their defensive coordinator. However, this could change before the start of the season. "I've got Dave McGinnis on staff, Chuck Cecil on staff," head coach Jeff Fisher said. "I'll remind you that the playbook that Gregg has originated in my office, so I have a pretty good feel for the defense. At this point, I don't have liberty to say who is going to make the calls and the decisions, but it'll get done and it'll get done effectively."
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|Rams | Chuck Cecil joins staff
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:51:24 -0800
The St. Louis Rams have reportedly hired Chuck Cecil as their secondary coach.
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|Steelers | Did not interview Chuck Cecil for DB coaching job
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:50:36 -0800
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said he has not interviewed former Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil for the team's defensive backs coaching position, reports Scott Brown, of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
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|Steelers | To interview Chuck Cecil
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:47:35 -0800
The Pittsburgh Steelers will interview Chuck Cecil for their secondary coach job, according to John Clayton, of ESPN.com.
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|Titans | Chuck Cecil fired as defensive coordinator
Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:57:44 -0800
The Tennessee Titans fired defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil Thursday, Jan. 20, reports Jim Wyatt, of The Tennessean. The Titans ranked 26th in the NFL in total defense in 2010, Cecil's second year as the head of the defensive unit. "I was pretty surprised," Cecil said. "Nothing surprises you in this business. You just have to move on. I can't be more thankful than the opportunity I was given and I'll take those things with me to my next job."
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|Titans | Chuck Cecil's job may be in jeopardy
Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:06:15 -0800
Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil's job may be in jeopardy this offseason, reports John Glennon, of The Tennessean. The team's defense ranked 26th in yards allowed, 29th in passing yards and 32nd in first downs allowed.
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|Titans | Chuck Cecil fined $40k
Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:56:47 -0700
Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil was fined $40,000 by the NFL Monday, Oct. 4, for flipping off officials during the team's Week 4 game, reports The Associated Press. The league said Cecil violated their rule that prohibits use of threatening, abusive or insulting language or gestures toward game officials. Cecil apologized to the league, organization and fans during a statement Monday.
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|Titans | Cecil fined
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:27:21 -0800
ESPN.com reports Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil was fined $20,000 Thursday, Dec. 31, for verbally abusing officials.
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|Titans | Cecil pleads guilty to reckless driving
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:48:30 -0700
Paul Kuharsky, of the Tennessean, reports Tennessee Titans defensive backs coach Chuck Cecil pleaded guilty to reckless driving Monday, March 10. He was arrested and charged with drunken driving Sept. 16. Cecil was sentenced to 24 hours in jail and six months probation. He was fined $500 and must attend alcohol safety school, according to his attorney Roger May.
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Which Tween Got Wasted on Booze and Blow at a Club?
Despite several trips to rehab, this young star is still hitting the substances really hard. This Hollywood tutor has been seducing his famous young charges for years. No wonder some turn to drugs.
1. "Just a few short weeks ago this underage star stood on a table in a club screaming 'Shots! Shots! Shots!' and downing alcohol until she could barely stand. The alcohol was purchased for her by her much older boyfriend. Then she went and did line after line of cocaine in the bathroom. The cocaine was provided to her by her friendly neighborhood drug dealer (with whom she got matching tattoos). Despite having completed rehab in early 2011, it was clear that our party monster was once again out of control.
So, in January of 2012, she went to rehab again. It didn't last long. Less than a week, then she was pulled out to go back to work. Of course, that strategy didn't work, so in February, she checked into rehab yet again, this time at a different facility. Based on the seriousness of her alcoholism and coke addiction, her doctors recommended a six-month stay. She was pulled out after two weeks.
It doesn't take a genius to know that you can't rid a drunk, cutting, eating-disordered, bi-polar cokehead of her demons in two weeks. This poor girl has had so much emotional trauma in her life that there is no quick fix to her problems. She needs intensive help over a long period of time. She also needs to purge herself of all of the enablers and liars and sycophants who surround her on a daily basis and exacerbate the problem.
Yet, there she is, back at work, smiling and performing for her fans and pretending that everything is great. She is also promoting a television special on—wait for it—how she has stayed strong and sober and sexy for the past year. It's not about genuine recovery. It's about PR. There will be no mention during the special about her severe relapse and her health scare and the two more stints in rehab this year. Those were 'vacations' and 'retreats.' Unfortunately, as long as the lies and the hypocrisy continue, so will her disease.
She needs to take a solid six months off to do nothing but get well. The fact that she is constantly being yanked out of rehab and thrown back into the work force because so many people and shareholders rely on her income is both disgusting and sad. Shame on the mouse. Shame on the moonman." [Blind Items]
2. "So, as you may know, when you are a minor and on a film set or a television set, you still need to go to school. Well, to take care of that thorny issue, tutors are hired and pretend to work with the children until they can be called back to the set and work. I wrote about one tutor way back in the day, but wanted to tell you about a guy who was a particularly vile guy. He died not too long ago and he took the virginity of about half a dozen celebrities you would know but all told he probably did the same thing to 50 or 60 teens. It might have been more. No one ever did or said anything about it. One time one actress complained and she was fired. Another time an actress told the tutor that she actually had lost her virginity to an actor on the show so the tutor made up some thing about the actor and had him fired. The tutor did not like to share. The tutor would eventually be accused of sexual assault or he would get some girl pregnant and he would move on to another studio or another employer. He never had any trouble getting hired.
One actress who was A list back in the day when the tutor slept with her and is now probably a B- with some big time tabloid relationships in her past once said the tutor slept with every teen under 16 on the cast of her show. To do that he must have been very busy because there were about 100 teens that walked through that show at some point.
This actress who was B list at the time it happened and on a very hit network comedy show says the tutor is the reason so many of her relationships now are so messed up and that she started taking drugs to ease the pain. This actress had one more middling show after the first. The second was a spin off. As a point of reference she also said that after the tutor had sex with her, her co-star (A list at the time and now a reality C) and very famous user of women had sex with her too almost everyday even though he would sleep with different women at night.
More recently, the tutor made his way through several networks which cater to children. He found lots and lots of teens there. His most recent assault, because lets face it that is what they are, happened on the set of a very hit tween show. Like very very hit tween show which is still airing. The second lead female co-star had just turned 17 when she was assaulted by the guy. She complained to the head of the show who had been a television star himself and he fired the tutor. It turns out the tutor had sex with two of his former co-stars on a hit network show back in the day." [CDaN]


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Lately, we've posted pieces comparing Howard Dean to George McGovern, Newt Gingrich, and even Arthur Goldberg. This piece by William Saletan of Slate suggests that Dean can also be compared to Steve Spurrier, who just resigned as the coach of the Washington Redskins after two dreadful seasons. Spurrier came to Washington touting his "fun and gun" offense that had terrorized college defenses for a decade. He ridiculed traditional NFL coaches who did pedestrian things like staying up late at night trying to discover the other team's tendencies (he mentioned the New Orleans coach by name; that coach responded by defeating Spurrier twice). Spurrier's conceit was that his genius and intuition were worth more than the hard-earned knowledge of pro coaches who had spent years learning their craft. Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post captures Spurrier's early arrogance in today's column.
Saletan's piece suggests that Dean suffers from similar flaws. Dean used a compaign van with the license plate "McFun," and often starts his speeches by saying "we're going to have a little fun at the president's expense." He employs the same expression to defend his belittling attacks on leaders of the more moderate half of his party.
These attacks themselves seem to come from coach Spurrier's playbook. The Democratic Leadership Council and its former star Bill Clinton have spent years figuring out how to win in an increasingly left-unfriendly political environment. Clinton, aided to some degree by the DLC, is the author of the only significant successes the Democrats have had in more than two decades. Yet, for Dean, the lessons learned by the long-time pros in his party are not only to be disputed, but ridiculed.
As was true with Spurrier, Dean, in Saletan's words, "isn't trying to make enemies, he's just having fun." But his antics are fun only for the arrogant and the immature. That's why Saletan concludes that "Howard Dean needs to grow up." Otherwise, the fate of the "Ball Coach" may await.
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Modern software-defined compute, also known as virtualization, is the first step toward the Software-Defined Data Center. Introduced by VMware more than a decade ago, x86 server virtualization has become a standard technology used by a vast majority of data centers worldwide.
Servers deployed the conventional way operate at less than 15 percent of capacity. Virtualization rewrites the entire equation. CPU and memory are decoupled from physical hardware, creating pools of resources for use wherever needed. Each virtualized application and its operating system are encapsulated in a separate, isolated software container called a virtual machine (VM). Many VMs can be run simultaneously on each server, putting the majority of hardware capacity to productive use.
The results have transformed server efficiency by offering:
The result: IT achieves significantly more at dramatically lower cost through virtualization.
As the foundation for VMware's complete Software-Defined Data Center platform, vSphere with Operations Management is the starting point for building your Software-Defined Data Center. With vSphere in place, you can seamlessly extend virtualization to storage and network services and add automated, policy-based provisioning and management.
What is network virtualization, and how does it differ from software-defined networking (SDN)?
In contrast to SDN, in which hardware remains the driving force, VMware network virtualization technology truly decouples network resources from underlying hardware. Virtualization principles are applied to physical network infrastructure, abstracting network services to create a flexible pool of transport capacity that can be allocated, utilized and repurposed on demand.
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You may not want to wait to see James Van Der Beek in ABC's new comedy "Don't Trust The B---- In Apartment 23," but don't let the inconsistent premiere turn you away.
The former "Dawson's Creek" hunk provides much of the charm and limited punch lines until "Apartment 23" (8:30 p.m. April 11, ABC; 2.5 stars) starts to find its way in later episodes.
When June (Dreama Walker) moves to New York for a job at a big investment bank she discovers the FBI closing the place down and arresting the boss for a Bernie Madoff-like scam. Her first day turns out to be her last, leaving June and all her belongings on the sidewalk in front of a coffee shop.
But June won't be sent packing back to Indiana--it's just not in her life plan--which leads her to Apartment 23 and Chloe (Krysten Ritter), a scam artist who has created the perfect con. After landing a roomie, Chloe turns into a lying, stealing sociopath so that her roommates move out and she pockets their inflated rent money. Eli (Michael Blaiklock), the snoopy perv in the apartment next door, only adds to her roomies' hell.
June is warned about the "B" by Robin (Liza Lapira), the quirky neighbor down the hall, but June falls for Chloe's charms anyway. Before you can say "I'll cut a bitch," Chloe seduces June's fiance--supposedly to help her see he's a cheater. June, of course, isn't the shrinking violet Chloe perceives her to be. She's forced to fight back with her own cruel tricks.
Even with a few inspired moments, I found the pilot to be tedious and cold-hearted. Next week's episode improves by leaps thanks to the larger presence of Van Der Beek, who plays a heightened version of himself. "The Beek From the Creek," as his BFF Chloe nicknames him, is a self-absorbed has-been trying to hold on to his former glory by competing in "Dancing With the Stars" and seducing two female fans to the "Dawson's Creek" theme song "I Don't Want to Wait."
Although this gimmick has been done before by Matt LeBlanc ("Episodes"), Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") and Ricky Gervais ("Extras"), Van Der Beek pretty much nails it.
His shtick could get old, though, as could the odd-couple friendship between chaos-loving Chloe and sweet, naive June. It remains to be seen how much mileage creator Nahnatchka Khan can get from having Chloe continually dupe June. (However, I applaud Khan's resistance to relying on constant put-downs to find laughs like CBS' "2 Broke Girls" does.)
"Apartment 23" works best when June turns the tables on Chloe, like in the third episode when the Beek attends a wedding with one of the roommates and some marvelous mayhem ensues--so there may be more to the premise than meets the eye Wednesday.
I'm not sure we can trust "Apartment 23" will continue to improve, but at least by the third episode things get better for June--and for viewers.


text: UPDATED: Former NH House Speaker Harold Burns dies By PAUL FEELYNew Hampshire Union Leader March 24. 2013 7:46PM Former New Hampshire Speaker of the House Harold Burns of Whitefield died early Sunday following a battle with cancer. He was 86. Speaker Burns, a Republican, served 14 two-year terms in the state's 400-member House of Representatives, and held the speaker's position from 1991-1996, after two terms as deputy speaker. After stepping down from the House, Burns was elected to a single term as District I state Senator in 2000. He then took on the job of Whitefield town moderator. Upon learning of Burns' passing, House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) issued a statement saying, "The passing of Harold Burns is a tremendous loss for the Granite State. As someone who served with Speaker Burns I know firsthand his passion, leadership and dedication to public service for the people of New Hampshire. On behalf of the Republican caucus of the New Hampshire House we extend our deepest sympathies to the Burns family. In his honor, we will continue to serve the way Harold Burns did, with true Yankee values and Granite State ideals." Earlier this month Whitefield officials and state legislators gathered at the State House as Gov. Maggie Hassan signed Senate Bill 115 into law, naming the bridge over the Johns River on Route 3 and Route 116 in Whitefield as the Burns Bridge. The honor recognizes the civic and military contributions made by several generations of the Burns family. Gov. Hassan released a statement Sunday evening regarding Burns' death, saying, "Tom and I join the people of New Hampshire in mourning the loss of Speaker Harold Burns. Speaker Burns ably carried on the Burns family legacy of dedicated service to the people of Whitefield, and his steady leadership and willingness to hear all points of view in Concord helped strengthen our entire state. We are deeply saddened by his loss, and our thoughts and prayers are with Speaker Burns' family and loved ones." The prime sponsor of S.B. 115 was District I Sen. Jeff Woodburn, of Dalton, a Democrat, who called Burns a "personal mentor." "I was sorry to hear he had passed," said Woodburn Sunday night. "His son Scott called to tell me. I ran against him once, and then we became good friends. As a local writer, I would always approach him as a source of local history and knowledge. The day before I was sworn into the Senate in December, I went to visit with him. He provided me with wisdom whenever needed and I enjoyed our talks and times together." Woodburn said the idea to name the bridge was not spawned by his poor health. "It actually came from a conversation I had with him about his family history," said Woodburn. "The process started to honor generations of his family. When I heard that his cancer had returned recently, it took on added importance, and I'm glad he was able to see it happen." Because of ill health, Burns was not able to attend the bill signing ceremony, or Whitefield's town meeting on March 12. He stepped down as town moderator after the 2012 town meeting, a position he had held since being appointed in Dec. 2005. An official bridge-naming ceremony may be held in April. "He was someone who never sought a leadership role, but assumed those duties when given the chance," said Woodburn. "He was a true servant of the people." "It was remarkable, how he rose to the level of speaker coming from such a small town," said Rep. Marcia Hammon, D-Whitefield. "He wasn't interested in the personal power, he represented the people, and had a gift for getting people involved in government. It's a talent we seem to be lacking in many leaders today." Burns ran the Burns Insurance Agency along with his son, Scott, a seventh-generation Burns living in Whitefield, and his wife Catherine "Katie" Burns. Speaker Burns is survived by three married adult children — two sons and a daughter: John of Whitefield and New York City, and his wife Carol; Sandra of Hydesville, Calif., and her husband Peter McKay; and Scott of Whitefield, and his wife Catherine. He has four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Eleanor Ann Burns, who died June 25, 1997, at the age of 69. Funeral service details are pending. firstname.lastname@example.com Politics Whitefield


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Fuzhou OPEN | 23 - 28 April 2013
Fuzhou, China, April 24, 2013 – Bottom seeds Alexander Huber and Robin Seidl from Austria upset China's new pairing Wu Penggen and Wu Jiaxin their first Pool A match on Wednesday to carry on their superb at the Fuzhou Open in China.
The 32nd seeds earned a place in the Main Draw after winning their two qualification matches on Tuesday against Turkey's Selçuk Sekerci and Murat Giginoglu, and later against Swiss pair Philip Gabathuler and Jonas Weingart.
Huber and Seidl, who took the last spot in the Main Draw, beat China's Wu – who is a Grand Slam winner with former partner Linyin Xu in Moscow, 2010 - and Wu Jiaxin on court one in straight sets 21-17, 21-12.
Top 10 hopes
"It was a great win and now we're still in the competition I hope we can make it through the groups and climb up the rankings. If we can reach the top ten it will be really great," said Huber.
"It's a great feeling, we qualified and now won our first match in the Main Draw, it's pretty good," said Seidl. "We didn't really know one of the players, we knew the older Wu, we played against him last year and lost.
"We knew he was a strong player but we didn't really know what to expect, but we wanted the chance to concentrate on our own game and it worked pretty well and we got the win," said Huber.
Kazakhstan begin well
Alexey Sidorenko and Alexandr Dyachenko from Kazakhstan, seeded 11th, worked hard to beat 18th seeds Adrián Gavira Collado and Christian García of Spain in their first pool match of the tournament, 16-21, 21-19, 16-14.
The Kazakhstani pair have been together since 2007 and won two Continental Tour silvers earlier this year.
"I'm feeling a little tired. It was the first match, first world competition so we were a little nervous,".Sidorenko said. "The team was very experienced, half of the team may have more experience but we did a good job and won.
"We hope to play well, to find our game in these good conditions and to improve.".
Gavira and García enter in their first international tournament together. Gavira, 25, is the more experienced of the pair, holding numerous World Tour medals with former partner Pablo Herrera including fifth place at the 2011 World Championships and a ninth-place result at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Pool matches continue on Thursday.
Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province lies on the southeast coast of mainland China and hosts the Open event for the first time. The city held the AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in 2012 where Cristopher McHugh and Isaac Kapa were part of the silver medal Australian team.
The Fuzhou Open is the first of eight Open events during a bumper nine-month season, which also includes the FIVB World Tour – 10 Grand Slams and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stare Jablonki, Poland.
The Shanghai Grand Slam is the next tournament on the calendar running from April 30 to May 5.
Please click here for full schedule and results of the Men's Main Draw
Please click here for the Men's Pool Standings
Follow live comments throughout the tournament on Twitter at #FuzhouOpen
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Spanish stars aim to build on recent success in Shanghai
Shanghai, China, May 1, 2013 – Spain's Liliana Fernandez-Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo took silver at the opening event of the season, the Fuzhou Open la... More...
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Natalie Cook impressed with "great start to new season"
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 29, 2013 – Australian beach volleyball legend Natalie Cook, a Sydney 2000 Olympic champion and the only women to have fea... More...
28.04.2013 11:08:38
Chinese spectacle as Xue and Zhang Xi win gold in Fuzhou
Fuzhou, China, April 28, 2013 – China's Chen Xue and Zhang Xi thrill the home crowd sweeping gold after defeating Spain's Liliana Fernández Steiner an... More...
27.04.2013 14:02:12
Dutch pair van Gestel and Meppelink reach Fuzhou semifinals
27.04.2013 12:06:11
Rosenthal and Dalhausser triumph with gold at Fuzhou Open
27.04.2013 11:45:38
Austria's Huber-Seidl strike again beating Brazil for bronze
26.04.2013 14:53:57
China's Wang Fan & Ding Jingjing to face Fuzhou top seeds
26.04.2013 14:11:53
Unstoppable run for Austria's Huber and Seidl in Fuzhou
26.04.2013 06:13:04
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Near Complete ACL Tear from Femoral Portion
Around a week ago I injured my knee while playing soccer. I went to a doctor and it turned out to be an ACL injury.
The doctor told me to get an MRI, and the MRI revealed "near complete tear of the ACL from the femoral portion, bone contusion involving lateral femoral and bilateral tibial condyles and mild to moderate retro and suprapatellar synovial effusion." The other ligaments are not injured and I can walk now. The doctor gave me some medicine which helped with the swelling.
There is no pain now and the doctor suggested surgery, what do you suggest? Should I go in for a surgery or should I go for a non-surgical method and use a good knee brace? I am a 22 year old male.
There are pros and cons regarding surgical vs. nonsurgical treatment following an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury.
This decision needs to take into account:
A well-fitting and appropriately designed ACL knee brace may help control knee pain and joint instability symptoms, but will not necessarily prevent re-injury or a new injury.
- Any associated injuries (for ex., to the meniscus or articular cartilage)
- Whether a person has generalized joint laxity
- The integrity of the injured knee's "secondary restraints" (with the ACL considered a "primary restraint" to excessive joint play/looseness)
- Activity levels before and desired activity levels following the knee injury (including exercise, sports, vocational and avocational activities), among multiple other variables.
Strengthening, overall conditioning/reconditioning, balance and agility training and technique training emphasizing optimal force absorption (improving one's ability to control deceleration) are all necessary regardless of whether surgery or non-surgical treatment is decided upon.
Also, surgery doesn't necessarily prevent the development of knee osteoarthritis 10-15 years following an ACL injury.
All of the above needs to be discussed in detail with your surgeon and if this discussion is not satisfactory to you, consider getting a second opinion.
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Gene Simmons believes Axl Rose's career would have been helped by a "good beating".
The KISS bassist thinks the eccentric singer stopped his group Guns N' Roses becoming the "best band in the world," by falling out with guitarist Slash and refusing to reunite the band's original line up.
He said: "Guns N' Roses could have been the best band in the world, and the reason they're not is because of Axl Rose. I mean, the drugs, the heroin, the alcohol and all that. But ultimately, it falls on Axl's shoulders.
"A good beating would have helped. I mean, when you misbehaved as a little kid and continued to do it, there was somebody there to give you a what for. Then when you become a grown-up, who's there to set you straight?"
Gene also offered a number of tips for the 'Paradise City' band - who have nominated as possible inductees to the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame next year - but he admits not everyone is designed to be a "rock star" for a long time.
When asked what advice he would offer Guns N' Roses to help them stay at the top of their game, he told Music-News.com: "You get to sleep in the bed you make. It's simple. If you're lucky enough to be accepted on stage by the audience, if you're lucky enough to be able to write a song, if you're lucky enough to have charisma on stage, that's the beginning.
"And then you've got to be able to deliver night after night after night. And not everybody is designed to run a marathon. Because to be a rock star for decades means you're running a marathon."


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After the Hood River City Council meeting next Monday, Hood River will be engaged in a sister city relationship with Colotlán, a city in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
This official arrangement comes after several months of an informal agreement between Hood River's mayor, Linda Rouches, and Jose Luis Carrillo, the mayor of Colotlán.
"He proposed the idea during his first visit several months ago," said Rouches. "The council has discussed it, and the only thing left to do is pass the resolution."
Mayor Carrillo visited Hood River again last week, and this time he brought with him a letter that extended a formal offer to make Hood River and Colotlán sister cities. He and Rouches also exchanged gifts: he gave her a clock bearing an image of an ornamented leather saddle (something Colotlán is famous for); and she gave him a Hood River Valley souvenir hat.
Once the relationship becomes official, Mayors Carrillo and Rouches both have high hopes for the effects it will have on both cities. "I believe that it could be useful to establish relation[s] among our respective cities for many purposes, including exchange of students, so our kids can learn from each other's language and culture," said Carrillo in a letter to Rouches.
Rouches echoed that statement, saying that she is "eager for the first student exchange."
It comes as no surprise that Carrillo would choose Hood River as a sister city — there are around 2,500 Colotlense emigrants living in Hood River. "He feels very connected to the area," said Rouches.
During his visit, Mayor Carrillo had the chance to meet with many of his former citizens. "The Colotlán community was pretty excited to see him," said Salvador Marquez, an employee of The Next Door, Inc., and president of Club Colotlense, a local club for immigrants from Colotlán.
The club hosted a dance last Saturday at the Expo Center to honor Mayor Carrillo's stay. At the celebration, Lily se la Rosa was named the Reina Club (Queen of the Club) and crowned by Rouches. Carrillo was supposed to have performed the ceremony, but a problem with his flight arrangements called for him to leave early.
The candidates for queen were charged with selling tickets to the event — and whoever sold the most won. "A dollar counted as a vote," Marquez said.
"Part of the money that was raised will go into a grant for kids to go to college," he explained. "It will start out small, but as time goes on it will get bigger."
Marquez also said that he had three main goals as the club's president, and one was to establish a sister city program between the two cities, which, after Monday, will be a reality.
Rouches hopes that the cities' relationship will not only provide opportunities for economic and student exchanges, but opportunities to learn about the other cultures, as well. "The more you get to know other people, the less chance there is for a conflict," she said. "The sister city relationship with Tsuruta has been very successful, and the city looks forward to an equally successful relationship with Colotlán."
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One of the most "critically endangered" structures on Preservation Worcester's Most Endangered Structures will soon become extinct.
The demolition crews arrived at the Odd Fellows Home at 104 Randolph Road last week, preparing to tear down the building to make way for a new, modern Alzheimer's wing for the adjacent Dodge Park Rest Home.
"It's really a shame that a National Register building is being demolished," said Deborah Packard, executive director of Preservation Worcester. "I'll miss it, and I think a lot of other people will miss it."
According to Preservation Worcester's website, "The Odd Fellows Home was opened in 1892 by the International Order of Odd Fellows as a nursing home... The 1892 brick building is three-and-a-half stories tall with a five-story clock tower.... It originally sat on a 24-acre site donated by Thomas Dodge to provide the residents with 'ample light and air.' The building was listed on the National Register (of Historic Places) as an individual property in 1980."
A one-year demolition delay on the building expired in 2011, and it was purchased in 2012 by KMRN Investment LLC.
The company has received all of its permits to build a $14.6 million, 61,920-square-foot, state-of-the-art residence for 82 elderly people on the 4.6 acres where the Odd Fellows Home now sits. The company is currently applying for a demolition permit, according to a spokeswoman for City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
The rest home will consist of two one-story buildings with 41 beds each and serve people with memory impairment, dementia and Alzheimer's.
Micha "Mike" Shalev, owner of the Dodge Park Rest Home and developer of the new Alzheimer's wing, told me that demolition contractor Patriots Environmental Corp. of Worcester and Oxford is removing asbestos from the building. Patriots has a deadline of July 1 for demolishing the building and bringing the site level for new construction, he said.
Mr. Shalev said the Odd Fellows building was "not salvageable" and attempting to renovate the building would cost twice as much as demolishing and building new. In addition, the new building will be one story, not five, and will have some outdoor space for patients.
"We're going to have a wonderful building there, something that is useful," he said. The new buildings are scheduled to be finished next year.
The Odd Fellows building is next door to the Higgins Armory building, another historic structure whose future is in doubt. (The building is for sale).
The 128-year old Spanish Church of God building on Main Street was demolished this winter by Clark University. The city's building inspector had declared the building an imminent threat, as its fa�ade was in danger of falling.
The Central Building at 322-332 Main St., built in 1925 and owned by the Kroc family, is also under threat. The family has asked for permission to knock it down, but the city instituted a one-year delay under its historic structures ordinance. I understand a group of business owners and nonprofits are trying to buy the building from the Krocs and restore it.
I edit the "Then and Now" feature every week that appears in the Sunday Telegram and Telegram & Gazette on Mondays. I am repeatedly struck by how much more beautiful "then" buildings are, compared to "now." I have been editing these features for two years, and the only building that jumps out in my memory is having been markedly better than what it replaced was the main Worcester Public Library on Salem Street. It replaced a shoe factory.
Now, I agree that many of the historic structures are torn down because they have not been cared for and are falling down on their own. Business owners weigh the advantages and disadvantages of restoring a building once they own it, and in almost every case, it is less expensive to knock down and build new.
But from an aesthetic point of view, from an architectural point of view, Worcester is bulldozing what makes it special and unique. There will never be another building like the Odd Fellows building — it would never be cost-effective nowadays.
But the building has been allowed to deteriorate, windows were broken, the roof leaked, and the inside was described by one public official who took a tour as "scary."
In two years, if we print a Then and Now on the Odd Fellows building, and we show the gleaming two one-story Alzheimer's buildings that have taken its place, I will say, not for the first time, "It is a shame that building came down."
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Rangers to bring in reliever Soria
Nashville, TN – The Texas Rangers have bolstered their bullpen by agreeing to terms with former All-Star closer Joakim Soria.
FoxSports.com is reporting that the deal is for two years and should be finalized following a physical on Tuesday.
A two-time All-Star with the Kansas City Royals, Soria had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in April, forcing him to miss the entire 2012 season. Kansas City then opted to decline his $8 million option for 2013.
Soria, who also had reconstructive elbow surgery in 2003 to replace the same ligament, likely won't be able to start the season with the Rangers, who have Joe Nathan in their ninth inning role. Nathan was signed by the Rangers one season after coming back from his own elbow surgery that cost him all of 2010.
Once he's ready, Soria will set up Nathan as a replacement for free agent Mike Adams.
The 28-year-old Soria was 13-15 with 160 saves and a 2.40 ERA in 298 career games with the Royals. However, he struggled in 2011, going just 5-5 with 28 saves and a 4.03 ERA in 60 games and was removed as the team's closer for a short time.


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Canadiens sign P.K. Subban to massive extension
The faceoff is over.
After much deliberation, the Montreal Canadiens have locked up its superstar defenceman, P.K. Subban.
Subban and the Habs announced Saturday the 25-year-old Norris Trophy winner has signed an eight-year contract extension.
Although financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the club, reports indicate Subban will be paid $9 million annually. That means next season he will make more than all NHLers not named Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin.
"We are very pleased to have reached a long-term agreement with P.K. Subban," Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin said in a statement.
"This agreement helps consolidate the future of our team. A key element of our group of young veterans, P.K. plays with a high level of intensity every time he steps onto the ice."
The two sides, reportedly $3 million apart earlier this week, left a Friday arbitration hearing without a deal in place.
The arbitrator had 48 hours to make a decision on Subban's compensation. However, the club and Subban were allowed to discuss other options during the two-day window.
And it looks like the deadline pressure worked.
Thank you to @canadiensmtl for making a commitment to myself and my family. Im Excited about the future! #letsgetit— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) August 2, 2014
The Canadiens jersey is the only one Subban knows, having played all four of his NHL seasons in Montreal.
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Senators Reach Deal on Immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan group of senators has reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.
The deal being announced Monday covers border security, guest workers and employer verification, as well as a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S.
With President Barack Obama also backing comprehensive immigration reform, the deal marks the start of what could be the most promising negotiations in years toward overhauling the nation's inefficient patchwork of immigration laws.
The principles were being endorsed by eight senators, including Democrats Charles Schumer, Dick Durbin and Robert Menendez, and Republicans John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio.


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Duke junior point guard and St. Mary's product Chelsea Gray suffered a dislocated kneecap and will undergo surgery, bringing an end to her season.
Duke junior point guard and St. Mary's product Chelsea Gray suffered a dislocated kneecap and will undergo surgery, bringing an end to her season.
On Sunday, at the 8:01 mark in the first half against Wake Forest, Gray went up for a rebound and her right leg became tangled with another player's leg, causing her body to twist. She landed awkwardly and knew immediately she was injured.
"I knew right away," Gray said Tuesday from Durham, N.C. "It popped out of place."
On Monday, an MRI revealed ligament damage to her right knee that will require surgery. No date for the surgery has been selected, nor has a timetable been set for her return.
"I was hopeful because the MRI wasn't done until the next day, and I hoped I could play in a brace in a couple weeks and I could finish the season," Gray said. "But, unfortunately, that didn't happen."
Gray was having her best season and one of the best seasons in Duke history. The 5-foot-11 Manteca resident had started in 60 consecutive games, including all 25 this season for the fifth-ranked Blue Devils (24-1, 14-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). She was averaging 13.1 points, 5.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 steals before the injury. She was leading the ACC in assists and steals, and was ranked in the top 10 nationally. She was presented with a souvenir ball prior to Sunday's game for reaching the 1,000-point plateau against Maryland on Feb. 11.
Gray earned first team All-ACC and All-America accolades her sophomore season, and was named to the ACC All-Freshman team a year after helping lead St. Mary's to its second consecutive state state title in 2010.
"We're all thinking about Chelsea; it's a tough thing," coach Joanne McCallie said Sunday after the Blue Devil's 81-70 win over the Demon Deacons. "I thought the team was amazing in terms of how they handled that kind of adversity. You're talking about an All-American point guard who is the anchor of our defense, as well as offensively the work that she does."
Gray cheered for her teammates from the bench in the second half, a role she will fill the remainder of the season.
"The team was well on its way of doing great things this season," Gray said. "I'll be with them each day."
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Harbor Bridge & Opera House
Carol Quina 3/20/2012 9:13:51 AMUsman, this is beautiful! #1450813
Debbie Bray 3/21/2012 2:27:11 PMAbsolutely stunning, Usman! A real winner to me! #10048339
Graham Robards 3/22/2012 12:57:41 AMWonderful UB! Of course a city you will never forget (smile)
Christopher Budny 3/22/2012 3:48:22 AMI love your composition on this one! #10049012
Joy Rector 3/22/2012 4:13:51 AMfantastic #10049044
Terry A. Stoa 3/22/2012 5:47:44 AMWow - makes me want to go there! Great colors, composition, and tack-sharp details. #10049184
Lindley Johnson 5/5/2012 8:50:13 AMBeautiful color and light, and wonderful composition, Usman. #10124575
Leslie McLain 5/7/2012 4:35:12 AMStunning night capture, Usman. #10127260
Heather Loewenhardt 5/7/2012 6:19:29 AMThe angles, the lights, the reflection and composition makes this such a wonderful image Usman. I think it was worth the chill. #10127389
Renee Doyle 5/9/2012 1:40:00 AMGotta love that coat hanger!!!! Superb capture Usman!! #10130342
Ujjwal Mukherjee 5/12/2012 1:51:37 AMSuperb night capture,Usman!! #10134518
Marilyn K. Lincecum 5/19/2012 8:27:55 AMBeautiful night scene of Sydney. Fantastic light, color, detail and reflections. #10142337
Patrick Rouzes 5/20/2012 8:55:38 AMColors, lighting, reflections, pov, comp & mood are exceptional, Usman! I expect to see this again, my friend! #10143358
Deborah C. Lewinson 5/20/2012 5:29:47 PMWwow, Usman, absolutely stunning image!
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Carol Quina 5/22/2012 8:20:29 AMI liked it then and I like it now! #10145764
Joannie Bertucci 7/2/2012 9:11:50 AMTechnology at it's finest Usman! Stunning lighting and colors! #10210690
Kathryn Wesserling 7/2/2012 5:15:47 PMYou've done a phenomenal job shooting Sydney. #10211334
Katarina Mansson 10/17/2012 3:49:29 AMCongratulations Usman on having this beauty featured in Snapshot! #10373047
Usman M. Bajwa 10/17/2012 3:59:29 AMThanks all for your time and appreciative comments.
Leslie McLain 10/17/2012 4:32:05 AMCongrats on your stunning featured photo, Usman. #10373111
Andre Larose 10/17/2012 5:14:01 AMSuper POV on this excellent image!
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Pat Harry 10/17/2012 5:37:24 AMWow! Amazing image, Usman! #10373204
Phyllis H. Burchett 10/17/2012 5:49:16 AMWonderful Usman, congrats on your feature in Snapshot! #10373216
Lydia Williams 10/17/2012 6:00:48 AMAwesome image Usman! Congratulations on your Snapshot feature! #10373226
Kathryn Wesserling 10/17/2012 6:04:17 AMYou have not yet entered an image you've taken in Sydney that hasn't been stunning and/or unique. This is another of those. Congratulations on being featured in Snapshot# 599. #10373228
Nikki McDonald 10/17/2012 6:14:22 AMCongratulations on the Snapshot feature for this beautiful night capture, Usman. I love the light stars. #10373239
Datha Y. Thompson 10/17/2012 6:54:49 AMCONGRATULATIONS Usman on your Feature!! Awesome image :) #10373306
Jill Odice 10/17/2012 9:35:11 AMWow!~This went straight into my favorite images! Absolutely stunning image Usman! Congrats on being featured on Snapshot :-) #10373467
JudyAnn Rector 10/17/2012 11:47:25 AMPerfection, Usman... Congratulations on being featured in Snap Shot! #10373613
Rona L. Schwarz 10/19/2012 9:40:27 PMWOW, Usman! What a sensational and spectacular capture of the Sydney Bridge at night! Beautifully composed with incredible detail and clarity and, of course, fabulous light, colors and reflections! I was in Australia in 2007 and shot a lot of the Bridge, but nothing like this! Congratulations on being featured in Snapshot! #10377148
Gary R. Smith 10/20/2012 11:07:39 AMStunning photo!! #10377656
Ken Smith 2/17/2013 6:26:12 AMChilly....Sydney? I guess it's all relative. :-) Beautiful view for this one...surprised it didn't make finalist the first time! #10571743
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The allocation of jurisdiction serves to ensure the guarantee of one's lawful judge (Art. 101 (1) second sentence of the Basic Law). On the one hand, proceedings must be distributed between the Court's two Senates. On the other hand, within a Senate, they must be assigned to a Justice as reporting Justice; apart from that, the number and composition of the Chambers must be regulated.
Legal Regulation in § 14 of the Federal Constitutional Court Act
Unlike for regular courts, the law basically provides for the competences of the Federal Constitutional Court's two Senates (cf. § 14 (1 to 3) of the Federal Constitutional Court Act). This has to do with the fact that the Court is a twin court, and with the fact that the members of the Court are directly elected to one of the two Senates. According to the legislature's fundamental concept, the First Senate primarily dedicates itself to fundamental-rights issues, whereas the Second Senate is mainly conceived as a "court for state matters". If it is unclear which Senate is competent for specific proceedings, a committee consisting of the President, the Vice-President and four Justices shall decide (so-called Committee of Six, cf. § 14 (5) of the Federal Constitutional Court Act).
Deviating Regulations
Pursuant to § 14 (4) of the Federal Constitutional Court Act, the Plenary of the Federal Constitutional Court may, however, set down rules on the allocation of the competences of the Senates if this becomes imperative due to a work overload of one of the Senates which is not merely of a temporary nature. The Plenary of the Federal Constitutional Court regularly uses this possibility: especially because of its statutory competence for constitutional complaints, the First Senate's caseload would otherwise be considerably heavier than that of the Second Senate.
The new assignment of competences takes effect from the beginning of the following judicial year, and – under certain preconditions – may also apply to pending proceedings. The decision is published in the Federal Law Gazette.
Order Issued by the Plenary on 24 November 2015 (PDF, 121KB, Not barrier-free file.)
Order issued by the Plenary of the Federal Constitutional Court on 22 November 2016 (PDF, 202KB, Not barrier-free file.)
Order issued by the Plenary of the Federal Constitutional Court on 21 November 2017 (PDF, 204KB, Not barrier-free file.)
Previous versions of the order issued by the Plenary pursuant to § 14 (4) of the Federal Constitutional Court Act can be found here.
Present Allocation of Competences Between the Senates
At present, and as a consequence of the statutory provision and the orders of the Plenary that modify it, the following general allocation of competences applies:
The First Senate is competent for abstract and specific judicial review proceedings and constitutional complaints unless the Second Senate is competent in the specific case.
The Second Senate is essentially competent for Organstreit proceedings, disputes between the Federation and the Laender, proceedings concerning the prohibition of political parties, and electoral complaints. Concerning abstract and specific judicial review proceedings and constitutional complaints the Second Senate is competent for specific legal areas; these include asylum law, the Aliens Act, nationality law, public employment law, military service law and alternative civilian service law, criminal law and the law of criminal procedure including the implementation of measures of deprivation of liberty, administrative fining proceedings, income tax and church tax law (cf. A.I. of the order of the Plenary) and proceedings predominantly relating to international law (cf. A.VI. of the order of the Plenary).
At present, the Second Senate is also competent for judicial review proceedings and constitutional complaints dealing with the law on displaced persons, the right of petition, the law on execution sales and compulsory enforcement [translator's note: of judgments and other executory titles], corporate tax law and tax law on corporate transformations, insolvency law and the law on home ownership as well as the law on contracts of employment and contracts for services (cf. A.II. of the order of the Plenary).
Constitutional complaints dealing with civil matters are divided between the two Senates according to legal areas (cf. A.III. of the order of the Plenary).
Allocation of Jurisdiction in the Senates
Internal allocation of jurisdiction in the Senates involves determining the reporting Justices and forming the Chambers. Before the beginning of each judicial year, which is the calendar year, each Senate decides on the allocation of the proceedings to the Justices as reporting Justices. During the judicial year, these fundamental decisions can only be deviated from if a Justice's work overload or a Justice's inability to exercise his or her duties for a prolonged period of time makes such a shift necessary. Generally, the reporting Justice is obliged to draft a written "Votum", or "bench memorandum" for the individual proceedings. Moreover, before the beginning and for the duration of the judicial year, each Senate appoints several three-member Chambers and decides which Justices are to be substitute members. Within their competences, the Chambers decide on the proceedings that are assigned to one of their members as the reporting Justice.


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Last post 2012?
Video has come a long way since then for the serious amateur.
GH3 and an improvement in every way with the GH4.
Many MFT, DX and FullFrame cameras now shoot Video.
Then there are the JVC LS300 and Sony FS7 s35 Sensor Camcorders.
I am currently using an A7s + 28-135 Cine lens and 7Q+ 4k recorder.


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In an unnamed small community in the northeast United States, a number of young women have gone missing, as well as one school aged girl. With no leads to speak of, in desperation, Sheriff Nickie Wells (Elise Rovinsky) turns to James Hart (Cuyle Carvin), a purported psychic, for help. James agrees to aid the sheriff, with ambiguous results. Sometimes he can dazzle with his abilities, and sometimes he seems to grasp at nothing. Nickie's on again, off again girlfriend Sandra (Julie Bell), a local police detective, is aggressively suspicious of James, and goes to significant lengths to investigate him and his past, even though Nickie is a firm believer in him, and even perhaps a friend.
What follows is a mix of character development (mostly concerning Nickie and Sandra's tentatively blossoming relationship, and Sandra's reluctance to come out to her co-workers) and dogged investigation into the disappearances, along with not a few scenes of inexplicable randomness. Things move along fairly predictably to the emotionally unsatisfying climax.
There are a number of problems with Person of Interest. The first we'll dwell on is the performances, which are not so much bad as muted. No one seems to have any passion or strong emotion about anything, even such seemingly fraught events as discovering a number of corpses in a flooded quarry, being threatened by a drug addict with a gun or indirectly causing the suicide of an old man, any of which would grossly disturb the equanimity of most normal humans. The performances are across the board too reserved, and this detracts considerably from their believability. The addition of the at times awkward and stilted dialogue does nothing to improve matters.
The next problem is the story itself, which is at once both slow moving and scattered. Scenes that impart minimal character definition and move the plot along not at all are lingered over, while other scenes seem jammed in merely to set up a future event, but are themselves incongruous. The film cannot decide whether it wants to be a serial killer story, or a relationship drama, and both aspects suffer from lack of serious attention and the incoherent bouncing back and forth between them. Then there are the plot points that simply defy credulity, such as when a nurse stops by James' house to show him how to sue a CPAP machine, and, instanter, tries to ham fistedly seduce him. There's also the moment when Nickie and James go to the home of a retired army colonel to ask if he knows of any veterans who might be responsible for killing the missing women, even though absolutely nothing has been presented previously to suggest that a veteran might be the killer, and no reason is given as to the motivation for the visit. In addition, there are some fairly serious continuity and related errors. The most glaring of which is that the sheriff's uniform shoulder patch clearly says "United States Department of Defense", which implies that the producers simply picked up the first official looking uniform they could find and deemed it good enough.
The visual aspects of the film are handled well and the camera work is smooth and even mildly inventive at times. However, this area of quality does not even begin to make up for the serious short falls in other areas. Person of Interest is marked most by a seeming lack of care, of time taken to ensure that it was as good a product as could be under its obvious budget constraints. The numerous flaws, despite the few and fleeting moments of quality, doom this film to failure.
The DVD
The image is presented in 1.78:1 widescreen, and apart from a few points where the shadows overwhelm the scene, it looks fairly good. However, this review is based on a check disc, so no judgment can be made on the quality of the final product.
The sound is Dolby 2 channel, and does the job adequately, but is nothing special. At a few points some dialogue sounded a bit muffled, but this was the only obvious problem. No subtitles or alternate language tracks are available. However, this review is based on a check disc, so no judgment can be made on the quality of the final product.
There are no extras included on the disc. However, this review is based on a check disc, so no judgment can be made on the quality or quantity of extras on the final product.
Final Thoughts:
As mentioned before, Person of Interest is a sincere effort. Everyone involved seems to honestly want to produce a good film. However, the scattered nature of the plot, unnatural lack of strong emotion in the characters, and sheer implausibility of much of what goes on betray that honest effort and deliver instead a tepid final product with little good to show. This is one to skip.


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Horner: F1 needs Ecclestone to stay in charge
LONDON (AP) — With Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One future in doubt amid bribery allegations, one of the most influential team bosses on Wednesday said the series' prosperity relies on him remaining in charge.
Christian Horner, team principal of reigning constructors' champion Red Bull, believes Ecclestone is "the only guy" who can ensure F1 maintains its global reach as the premier motorsport series.
The 83-year-old Ecclestone, who has built his F1 powerbase since the 1970s, is awaiting the outcome of a $140 million bribery trial relating to F1′s sale in 2005.
Evidence was heard at London's High Court at the end of last year about the measures Ecclestone allegedly took to maintain his grip on F1, claims the billionaire denies.
The banker Ecclestone is accused of bribing has already been jailed in Germany for taking a payment from the billionaire, who is also waiting to hear if he will have to stand trial in Munich on charges of bribery and incitement to breach of trust.
Regardless of those legal fights, Horner still strongly backs his long-time friend, dismissing any fears the cases are damaging F1′s image.
In fact, Horner fears the series could be damaged if Ecclestone was no longer serving as its commercial chief.
"Bernie is absolutely the best and only guy to do what he does, to take Formula One to the global reach that the sport has achieved, introducing races in Russia this year, going back to the Austrian Grand Prix," Horner said after speaking at a Leaders Sport Network breakfast in London. "It's a massive calendar that he's pulled together (for 2014) ... it's in all our interests that he's around as long as possible."
Horner was tipped by Ecclestone in November to eventually succeed him after a transitional period, but the Red Bull boss has no plans to leave the winners of the last four constructors' championships.
"I have a long-standing commitment with Red Bull, a multi-year commitment," Horner said. "I'm very happy in doing what I do. I have a very good friendship with Bernie. I have no interest in getting out of my contract."
Especially not after helping to mastermind Sebastian Vettel's dominance, with the German winning the last four titles.
And by awarding double points in the final race for the upcoming season, Horner believes F1 is trying to halt Vettel's reign.
"Is it right to put so much predominance on one race? Does it undervalue what you have done in the rest of the year? I think it arguably yes, it does," Horner said. "There will be a discussion next week about it no doubt and we need to think very carefully about it.
"I can understand to try to keep the championship alive to the last race. But two out of the last four years it has gone to the wire under the current points system. Especially with the regulation changes we have got this year it's probably not the right time to be looking at that change."
Horner, however, does accept that Vettel's hegemony could be turning off sponsors keen on backing a competitive championship.
"Inevitably there is that conflict because nobody likes serial winners in any sport," Horner said. "We have won every single Grand Prix since July — we have won nine in a row.
"Of course, inevitably with the championship being sewn up early, the final three or four races become like non-championship races and interest diminishes."
What could spike interest is a first woman driver since 1976, but Horner believes there isn't a suitable candidate.
"The best marketing thing we could do would be to have a female driver," Horner said. "But at the moment there isn't one that could cut it at the front."
If a woman was fast-tracked onto the grid without being competitive, Horner said: "You end up doing more damage and ultimately your revenues will drop ... but there are some very talented young girls coming through and it's only a matter of time."
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Sitting for long hours in an awkward or unnatural position can lead to neck and back pain which in turn can lead to repetitive strain injury as well as Carpal tunnel syndrome. A good ergonomic desk allows the user to adjust the height and angle of the keyboard shelf and monitor shelf for a more natural posture. It should also allow for proper clearance for the user's legs as well as allow for natural placement of computer accessories to avoid putting the user in an uncomfortable position when attempting to work at their desk and use a computer.
The difference between using some magnification for the computer distance while in your late forties and older, versus not is demonstrated with this simplified example. Given a choice, would you rather walk two miles to work or ride a bike the two miles? You'll get there either way, but you will spend a lot less energy using the bicycle. This is the reasoning and science behind using a dedicated pair of computer glasses or using a computer clipon lens.
Just because you sit at a desk for much of the day, don't resign yourself to pain and muscle soreness. Starting with a variety of small adjustments, there is much you can do to position a more comfortable computer desk chair. By making some of the changes outline here, you should see an increase in energy, and a reduction in workplace fatigue
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The IT support Nirvana
Reg Reader StudiesImagine a world in which users are always happy and everyone in IT is treated with the respect and admiration they deserve. This blissful state of affairs has come about because IT maintains a deep understanding of what the business needs, consistently delivers systems on time and within budget, and solves problems quickly and efficiently when users need help thereafter. This is the world defined by industry best practices, blueprints for how to do IT right that are sweeping across the industry and harmonising business and IT operations wherever they touch. Well, that's the theory, and often what's preached by consulting firms looking to sell you best practice implementation services. IT vendors using compliance with specific best practices as a product differentiator or reason to upgrade often tell the same story. If we put this vested interest noise to one side, however, the whole best practice discussion is nowhere near as cut and dried as many would have us believe. This is an area explored by the latest Reg Reader survey, which reveals some interesting findings about how much organisations are taking best practices on board and the results they are achieving, particularly in the area of IT support. First the good news. The research suggests that best practice guidelines such as ITIL, COBIT and various ISO equivalents are starting to be embraced by larger organisations and seem to be delivering good results. Indications are, for example, that end user satisfaction can be elevated by more than 35% on average by fully implementing a best practice framework. But it is also possible for big companies to achieve positive results, albeit less dramatic, by just "cherry picking" selected ideas from guidelines they think are most relevant, rather than going for full-blown implementation. This selective and less formal approach, in fact, seems to actually be more effective than full adoption for midsize organisations. Anecdotal feedback suggests this is because process-heavy frameworks like ITIL that were originally designed for managing the scale and complexity of larger environments can often be overkill. Not surprisingly, the level of industry best practice adoption is particularly low among smaller organisations with less than 200 employees. Apart from the perceived lack of relevance, finding the time and resource to implement best practices also stands in the way of adoption at this level. The following freeform comments received from readers illustrate some of the challenges: "Simply finding the time with the staff available" "Finding a good reason to implement them other than for the sake of it, also tailoring it to fit the business, and most importantly identifying the benefits you want to realise before you implement" "Changing processes and procedures without impacting support levels" "Sometimes strict models like ITIL just don't fit the real world exactly. It's a case of using the processes and acknowledging that there's value to be had, but the processes need tailoring for specific implementations" "Time constraints, we'd love to implement at least some of these practices and are sure we're (technically) capable, but understaffed for the job" A short report detailing the findings of the research, which was designed and analysed by Freeform Dynamics and sponsored by Numara Software, is available from the Reg Research library here. This discusses some of the implications of the research and includes a few recommendations and things to think about for those checking out developments in this area. In the meantime, it is important not to believe everything you hear about best practices from vendors and consultants and consider what's right for your organisation before committing to formal adoption of something like ITIL. As the results suggest, these frameworks in their current form are right for some, but not for others. ®


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Jerry N. Downing, Ph.D.
Half-Time Institute Faculty
B.A. Psychology, University of Oklahoma, 1965
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Duke University, 1973
Dr. Downing was trained in psychodynamic assessment and treatment at Duke University, behavioral modalities at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center, and experiential, family systems, and cognitive-behavioral approaches at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Together, these seemingly disparate training experiences provided an early catalyst for movement toward integrationist thinking.
Teaching experiences at Williams College, Georgetown University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland reinforced the importance of developing a critical stance toward the assumptions underlying psychological theories and mental health practices. Subsequently, clinical and training roles within university counseling centers, including 13 years as the Training Director at the University of San Francisco, allowed for consolidation of a flexible, process-oriented, integrationist approach to case conceptualization and therapeutic intervention.
In recent years, Dr. Downing has been interested in elaborating a framework for clinical training and practice grounded in the assumptions of philosophical pragmatism, multiculturalism, epistemological pluralism, and dialectical understanding—including the ongoing dialectic between "conviction" and "uncertainty" in the therapist's own experience. He also has current interests in Buddhist psychology, brief therapy, both common and specific factors in psychotherapy, and the complex interaction among psychodynamic, experiential, interpersonal, and cognitive-behavioral elements in the process of psycho-therapeutic change.