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Cooler enclosures add performance, reliability
Equipment enclosures for controls, electronics, network equipment, and data centers require cooling for reliable performance. Processing power, the speed at which crucial networking equipment runs, is steadily increasing to keep up with user application demands. Through technology advances, the size of these electronics is shrinking—resulting in greater board population density and higher power consumption. However, this yields increased heat generation throughout the data center.
High heat levels can damage networking equipment and potentially eliminate a company's ability to effectively process, communicate, and store information. Implementing the proper cooling solution will not only protect data centers from costly damage, but also ensure continuous access to company data and communications.
Cooling solutions have become more sophisticated—providing new methods for improving cooling while enhancing overall efficiency to adapt to changing networking equipment and data center designs. Control engineerings, operations engineers, and data center managers can select and implement solutions that adequately address individual cooling requirements by understanding the evolution of modern cooling solutions, along with advantages and disadvantages.
Choosing the appropriate cooling strategy consists of more than simply selecting the right design. Applying the appropriate cooling configuration also requires considering the total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) requirements. Cooling TCO costs are not limited to capital expenses associated with purchasing and implementing cooling equipment. Data center managers must also include operational costs and additional design features that can lead to significant savings.
Diverse cooling configurations
Cabinet configurations are available in a variety of options, ranging from simple and inexpensive to costly and complex. However, the goal of each configuration is the same: help deliver the necessary amount of cool air to each server.
Hot aisle/cold aisle
Hot aisle/cold aisle cooling systems are designed to separate hot exhaust from cold intake air. Cabinets located on both sides of the cold aisle draw cold air through their front intakes, using it to take heat away from the equipment. Hot exhaust exits through cabinet rears and is directed to computer room air conditioner and computer room air handler (CRAC/CRAH) units, which remove the heat and redistribute air to the cold aisles.
Playing a crucial role in airflow management, hot aisle/cold aisle configurations provide numerous benefits. By separating hot and cold air, the energy required to maintain the optimal data center temperature is minimized—allowing facilities to significantly reduce utility costs. However, it is important for managers to understand that hot aisle/cold aisle designs typically can accommodate heat dissipations of only 3 kW to 5 kW. Once rack densities reach 5 kW and above, the system can no longer compensate for the increased heat loads. According to multiple outside studies, most hot aisle/cold aisle solutions use only 40% of the available cooling capacity, while 10% of system racks still experience hot spots—which can result in equipment overheating and system failures.
Chimney cabinet cooling
Chimney cabinet cooling solutions consist of a cabinet with top ductwork, which directs hot exhaust air to an above drop ceiling or ductwork that further directs the airflow to the intakes of the CRAC/CRAH unit. Studies have shown that chimney configurations successfully extract heat loads up to 20 kW. By providing a direct airflow path for hot air, chimney cabinets perform crucial airflow management—removing heat from the cabinet or aisle and reducing wasted cold air by 99% with less than 1% of hot air/cold air mingling.
Numerous outside studies show that the chimney method lowers cooling system costs by at least 25%. Additional cost-saving benefits associated with chimney cabinets include: low capital costs, little to no maintenance, and fewer CRAC/CRAH units required.
Containment systems
Rather than simply separating cold and hot airflow, containment systems erect a barrier to segregated airflows—preventing them from mixing, which reduces energy costs, minimizes hot spots, and improves the data center's carbon footprint. These systems are designed to enclose the hot or cold aisle through the use of aisle-way doors, roof panels, and internal sealing within the cabinets. Containment systems offer two cooling options: cold aisle containment or hot aisle containment.
In a cold aisle containment configuration, the cold air is enclosed within an aisle and hot air is prevented from entering the aisle, ensuring that the equipment will use only cold air for cooling. The cold air can be supplied by perimeter CRAC/CRAH units—typically through a raised floor—or internally through a cooling source located between or above the racks.
According to a 2007 Pacific Gas and Electric Study, containment systems can provide an average of 20% savings in chiller operating costs. This allows them to decrease the energy needed to move cold air by 75%, according to a study completed by Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory.
Conversely, hot aisle containment solutions are designed to contain hot airflow and direct it back to the cooling units, via overhead ductwork or with in-row cooling for localized air conditioning. Hot aisle containment systems can significantly increase cooling unit efficiency because the hot air is ducted directly to the CRAC/CRAH unit. Segregation is quickly becoming an ideal option for high-density data centers on grade that duct the hot aisle air above and out the cooling units, while using in-row cooling near the heat source improves overall air handling efficiency.
In-row cooling
Dedicated cooling units placed between cabinets allow in-row cooling to capture exhaust air and neutralize it before it mixes with cold air. In-row cooling offers a stand-alone cooling system for some small rooms that can replace CRAC units, providing high-density cooling capacity. Additionally, in-row cooling can be used with hot aisle/cold aisle configurations, adding to existing cooling solutions to accommodate growth.
In-row cooling solutions offer a simple way to achieve reliable, high-powered cooling for specific rows. Units provide inherent scalability, which allows users to seamlessly adjust cooling to fit any data center's growing networking needs or evolving design requirements.
Designed to deliver cool air only where it is needed most throughout the data center, in-row cooling increases cooling efficiency dramatically. By significantly decreasing the amount of wasted energy, in-row cooling solutions can result in an estimated 82% utility savings.
Total cost of ownership
Data center managers must balance selecting the proper cooling configuration with the total cost of ownership associated with each solution.
Installation versus operation
Understanding the difference between installation cost factors and operational cost factors is important when selecting the appropriate cooling strategy. For example, legacy configurations are simple to install and can be done with very little capital costs; however, the energy needed to run these systems may result in excessive utility expenses. They can also be unreliable, creating hotspots and leading to potential equipment malfunctions—ultimately leading to more labor costs.
Systems that have high capital costs may still experience lower operation cost, ultimately saving a substantial amount of excess expenses. For instance, containment systems can be expensive to implement, but due to low-to-moderate operating costs and high reliability, containment systems can be a cost-effective solution for sophisticated cooling requirements.
Thousands of dollars in savings per year
Depending on the company's cooling strategy, businesses can experience significant annual savings. Characteristics of the cabinets can affect server performance, which ultimately impacts operational costs. Each server manufacturer has specific guidelines concerning the amount of open space required on cabinet front doors. To provide servers with enough cold airflow to dissipate the heat generated and ensure that the cold air is not restricted from entering the installed equipment, doors must have at least 50% open space.
Increasing heat dissipation from a cabinet can be also be achieved by the proper placement of fans. Fans on the rear doors can be used in conjunction with server fans to increase the airflow in specific areas and assist in eliminating hot exhaust air from the cabinet. In random layout data centers, the best way to remove heat from the top of a cabinet is to install a perforated top or a top-mount fan. However, in more efficient hot aisle/cold aisle layouts, the use of top-mount fans can actually impede heat dissipation and overall server thermal performance by drawing cold air away from the server and mixing the cold air with hot exhaust air, wasting the energy originally used to create the cold air.
Finally, accessories can be used to assist with cabinet airflow. Companies can implement blanking panels or floor brushes to achieve additional data center efficiency in hot aisle/cold aisle configurations, providing an easy solution with a large fiscal impact. Blanking panels are used to fill empty cabinets and rack space and solid walls are installed to prevent cold air from rushing through cabinets, bypassing equipment and mixing with hot exhaust. Using blanking panels ensures cold air will only pass through equipment to dissipate, providing an easy-to-install and highly effective method for directing cold air, potentially offering tens of thousands of dollars in savings annually. Floor brushes, on the other hand, act as a plenum for distributing cold air to network equipment and provide cable distribution. Rather than using simple cutouts, floor brushes, which act as an airflow block, prevent cold air from leaking through cable entryways into the hot exhaust air.
More networking, more savings
To meet the communication needs of any business, technology will continue to evolve by providing networking equipment with capabilities that enable faster data transmissions, and larger memories and storage capacities. More powerful data centers require organizations to implement solutions that deliver superior protection for networking equipment and remain energy efficient, saving thousands of dollars every year in utility costs.
– Brian Mordick is senior product manager – cabinets, Pentair Technical Products' Hoffman Brand. Edited by Mark T. Hoske, content manager, CFE Media, Control Engineering, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, and Plant Engineering.


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A 38-year-old Middletown, Conn., man wanted to impress his date so badly that he stole lobsters and crab legs from a local supermarket, according to police.
Abdul Gonzalez ordered a bag of lobsters and a bag of snow crab legs at Stop & Shop on East Main Street in Middletown on Thursday afternoon, according to police.
After picking up some additional items, he went to a self-scan register.
When he rang up the bags of seafood, they appeared as "yesterday's sweets" for a grand total of $1.25, when they should have come up to $22.88, according to police.
Gonzalez paid $5.08 for his whole order and left the store, police said.
Gonzalez is accused of stealing $44.87 and later admitted to police that he stole the seafood because he had a date on Thursday night and wanted to impress the woman, according to the arraignment report.
The idea apparently came from one of Gonzalez's friends who told him to buy something inexpensive, use that bar code on a more expensive item and then use the self-checkout register, according to police.
Gonzalez was issued a misdemeanor summons for sixth-degree larceny, signed a summons and is due in court on June 19.

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Red Sox 6, Phillies 1
Cole Hamels looked fine facing a Red Sox lineup that seemed
ready for opening day. John Lackey did equally well against a
Phillies side with a few familiar names.
Lackey pitched five sharp innings, Hamels threw six good innings
and Boston beat Philadelphia 6-1 Thursday night.
Hamels, set to start on opening day, gave up one run and four
hits. He struck out five and walked two.
"Now that we're kind of playing more of the big-time guys,
guys' swings are obviously a lot better," Hamels said.
"I think my body's starting to catch up. You build up the pitch
count every five days," he said. "Obviously, as spring goes on,
your body starts to kind of get going."
Hamels struck out former teammate Shane Victorino looking at a
curveball to lead off the sixth.
"That's probably one of the best ones I've thrown in a really
long time," Hamels said. "Even with last season. So I guess I'll
have to hear from him, because I know he's obviously not used to
seeing me throw that, even though he was out in center field."
Victorino's bases-loaded triple off Michael Stutes highlighted
Boston's five-run seventh.
Lackey allowed one run and four hits, with no walks and one
strikeout. He made his first appearance in a Grapefruit League game
since March 10 after pitching in a minor league game in his last
Lackey recorded 13 groundball outs.
"Felt good with the ball being on the ground a lot, for sure,"
Lackey said. "It was a good sign for me."
Red Sox manager John Farrell liked what he saw.
"The one thing he has going in his favor," Farrell, "is
because he throws on such a downhill plane, on days when he might
not have his best velocity, he still has the ability to put the
ball on the ground. We saw it tonight on a number of occasions. I
don't think we could have anticipated much more coming into camp
for him."
The Phillies got a run off Lackey in the first when Pete Orr
singled, Jimmy Rollins doubled and Michael Young had an RBI
The Red Sox scored in the second when Will Middlebrooks led off
with a double, Jonny Gomes singled and Daniel Nava hit a sacrifice
NOTES: With two outs in the ninth, Phillies C Carlos Ruiz was
hit in the left hand by a pitch from Anthony Carter. His condition
was not immediately known after the game. … Boston DH David
Ortiz, who had been shut down for more than a week in an attempt to
give his ailing heels some relief, come through well after two days
of working out and taking 50 swings off a tee in the batting cage.
… Red Sox SS Stephen Drew was examined by concussion specialist
Dr. Michael Collins and cleared to begin baseball activities. Drew
has not played in a game since March 7 when he was hit in the
helmet by a pitch. The Red Sox said they are likely to limit Drew
to minor league games. … The Red Sox reassigned RHPs Chris
Carpenter, Terry Doyle and Oscar Villarreal and LHP Chris Hernandez
to minor league camp. … Phillies RHP Roy Halladay, who had been
weakened by a stomach bug, is scheduled to start a minor league
game on Saturday. LHP prospect Adam Morgan will start on Friday
against the Braves in what would have been Halladay's regularly
scheduled day. … The Phillies are contractually obligated to tell
INF Yuniesky Betancourt on Sunday if he made the team. … Phillies
OF Delmon Young, recovering from offseason ankle surgery, took
balls in the outfield and ran the bases during workouts in
Clearwater. Young will open the season on the disabled list. Team
officials have estimated that he could be ready to be activated in
mid-to-late April.


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A veteran of multiple NCAA Tournaments, James Dickey was introduced Thursday afternoon as the University of Houston men's basketball head coach.
Dickey became the eighth coach in the history of the Houston program. As a head coach at Texas Tech for 10 years or in a 17-year career as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Arkansas, Central Arkansas and Harding College, he mentored more than 20 players who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), competed in 12 NCAA Tournaments and earned six conference or district Coach of the Year awards.
Under his guidance, Texas Tech captured three regular-season or tournament championships during his career, including a sweep of both titles in 1996.
"The more people I spoke with during our coaching search, the more good things I heard about James, his character and the quality of program that he leads. Winning basketball programs, with first-class student-athletes on and off the court, have followed James throughout his career, and that is certainly no coincidence," Houston director of athletics Mack Rhoades told a crowd of fans inside the Great Hall at the Athletics/Alumni Center. "He is an exceptional leader and mentor of young men. We are excited to have James lead our basketball program, and we welcome him, Bettye, Lauren and Jared to our Cougar family."
Following a death in his family, Dickey sat out of the coaching ranks for the last two years to care for his family. Prior to that, he served for six seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. During his stint in Stillwater, Dickey helped lead the Cowboys to six straight postseason tournaments, including a 31-4 record and appearance in the 2004 NCAA Final Four.
He became familiar with the Cowboy program as a color commentator for one season prior to joining the OSU sideline.
Dickey followed Tom Penders, who resigned March 22 after six years at the helm of the Cougar bench.
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SISF 2016 was organised 23 – 24 november, this year in content collaboration with International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), Centre for Responsible Business, India, with input from Mistra Financial Systems. The theme of the year was 'money talks – finance for a sustainable future'.
Close to 50 high-profile experts and leaders from the finance sectors of 17 countries gathered in the outskirts of Stockholm, to discuss and develop concrete initiatives for global sustainability, with the finance sector as an enabler
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- Agenda 2030 Aggregated Bond: Enabling Institutional Investors to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals
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thank you aspiring.... I am also a African American Male 24 years old
the board is in decline because of the success of george w. bush and our armed services in iraq... the kurdish people are now running the show in northern iraq and are happy to be rid of a murdering dictator...(along the way people did not like the "wrangler politique" of the enigmatic w...so they complained, they naysayed, they tried anyway they could to put bush out of business...guess what...THEY FAILED!!! AND THE NAYSAYERS, AND DOVESELLERS HAVE NOTHING TO DISCUSS ANYMORE...also, barak obama is following lock, stock and barrel---the bush policies....it is obama's best policy...my personal favorite policy of barak obama was keeping up with the bush doctrine...and if you fail to realize this...the pentagon kept most bush people and gates remained as the sec. of d....so the far left...the ad-libs and the naysayers have been silenced by success and by barak obama keeping up with the bushies....suck on that butter, dovesellers.you see oppressed peoples, once empowered can be a very good asset and the enigmatic "W" knew this...many on this board through the 00's were haters and liberal twats with their heads in the sand...they did not like bushalready the history books are giving credit to bush for starting the trend of removing "oppressive regimes"...bush started it and the oppressed people in tunisia, egypt, libya, yemen are rising up to put down the tyrants.....yes the board is in decline because their is no "bush" to kick around anymore...he did his job...was very successful and his legacy is playing out in front of our eyes..do yourself a favor...use a search function and get a history lesson on the kurds and you'll see how "freedom from tyranny" is good for your health.!!!!Quote from: link=topic=4025993.msg5393266#msg5393266 date=1308793668Quote from: link=topic=4025993.msg5393327#msg5393327 date=1309140202get back on your meds, putz.
I have no idea what Bluewarrior is talking about. Trying to pick a fight maybe? Doesn't make any sense. I think him and Julie Fern might be the same person..
aye use this board as a secondary email and to give directions to my friends now....
^As a late joiner myself, I pretty much wondered why there were barely any new posts, is there any other hotspot people on here post on or is that it?
When I was in high school between 2004-2008 this was one of the busiest law sites on the web! Now its dead. R.I.P LSD.
Quote from: AspiringBlackLawyer on June 18, 2011, 01:45:36 AMWhen I was in high school between 2004-2008 this was one of the busiest law sites on the web! Now its dead. R.I.P LSD.It is up to YOU to WAKE THE BOARD UP! Something Positive would be encouraging to most of us!www.all4jds.com seems to have some decent content.MY2CENTS


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RHAPSODY OF FIRE/KAMELOT Frontman Sings Karaoke On '70000 Tons Of Metal' (Video)
Video footage of Italian heavy metal singer Fabio Lione (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, KAMELOT) performing a karaoke-style cover version of the QUEEN classic "The Show Must Go On" on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail on January 23 aboard the Royal Caribbean Majesty Of The Seas from Miami, Florida to George Town, Cayman Islands and returned four days later — can be viewed below.
Lione was the lead singer for KAMELOT for their most recent North American, South American and European tours following the departure of the band's longtime frontman, Roy Khan.
Lione stated in a 2011 interview that he would "would love" to join KAMELOT permanently. He said, "The KAMELOT songs are great, I really like the style and Khan is probably one of the few singers that I like. So, of course, I would consider that!!! But first let's do the North American [tour]. Then if they will ask me, I'll be more than happy to join the band permanently."
He added, "Since the first time we met and played together, we had a very good feeling. Everything was easy and natural like we knew each other for years and everybody who saw the band in South America or Europe said we did great shows. I'm happy for the guys and the fans, so let's see what the future will bring for us. Never say never."


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Boston Architectural College
BAC Class of 2012
BAC Commencement exercises were held on Saturday, May 26th at 11:00 am at the Old South Church, following the traditional BAC procession through the heart of our City, along Newbury Street, to one of the most historically significant churches in the United States. The weekend activities began Friday evening, with a special Honors and Awards Ceremony to recognize student achievements.
Dr. Theodore Landsmark convened the Commencement ceremony, and addressed the graduates, "You entered the BAC seeking to learn to be professional design practitioners, and each and every one of you is ready to become that - you have become our colleagues. And already you are showing leadership that will transform design in the decades ahead." President Landsmark continued, reminding that this class understands sustainability better than anyone ever before and has served diverse communities that need that service more than ever. He closed, congratulating the students, "You have brought accolades to the BAC by demonstrating that we are among the best, most professionally diversified and most innovative professional design schools in America."
Alan Webber, award-winning editor, author and columnist, delivered the Commencement address. The following is an excerpt:
"Today design is at the center of how we solve problems. How we think. How we express our hopes and aspirations. And architecture is a remedy for all kinds of society's deepest, most troubling problems -from the design of buildings that live, schools that work, hospitals that heal, and neighborhoods that nurture. In the short span of 40 years, the world has changed and design has moved from the periphery to the center of how we think, how we talk, how we express delight, how we communicate, how we create value, how we connect, how we innovate, how we hope to sustain life."To design" and "to architect" today are verbs - the highest and most active and most important part of speech in the English language. And yet, even with all of that - with all of that opportunity for impact and relevance, for creating meaning and solving serious social problems - for asking tougher questions and coming up with smarter answers - for all of that, it's not enough. It's not even looking in the right direction."
"We spend far too much time thinking and talking about everything on the outside and far too little on everything on the inside. As if somehow we believed we could design and architect perfect exterior representations of truth or beauty or clarity or harmony or sustainability without doing the work to find those values on the inside - in quiet moments of self-reflection, meditation, analysis, and prayer. In other words, the ultimate job of the architect is the design of the self."
The BAC awarded five honorary degrees to remarkable individuals, who have, throughout their lives and careers, displayed an extraordinary commitment to advancing the design professions by passing on the lessons that they have learned and seeking constantly to improve the world around them.


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Continued to celebrate my radio anniversary today….been on the air at KFAI for 19 years and played music today to reflect what I thought was my "BEST-EST" discovery after all this time….and that was the blues of the Ladies of Chicago…the ladies of Blue Chicago( and the men who accompany them in recording sessions and on the road). They work, live and are headquartered there in the Blues City and their music has become my inspiration and my joy for the last 19 years. See play list below
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File this under: If you can't join 'em, beat 'em.
One Brooklyn, New York, dad took such offense at the Boy Scouts of America's policy of excluding gay members and leaders that he went so far as to start his own all-inclusive troop.
Todd Schweikert's new 5th Brooklyn Scouts counts his 7-year-old son as its charter member and welcomes boys and girls alike of all sexual orientation.
"I felt like I had too much respect for scouting to succumb to the rules and polices of the [Boy Scouts of America]," Schweikert, a former Iowa Boy Scout, wrote in an email to The Huffington Post. "So I looked for other alternatives."
Hoping to inspire parents across the country to start their own charters, the 5th Brooklyn Scouts held their first open house Wednesday night, and are planning overnight camping trips to New York's Catskills mountains in the spring. More than 40 families and their kids have reportedly expressed an interest.
Plus: Gay Mom Barred from Leading Boy Scout Troop, Fights Back
Technically, it's not unheard of for individual chapters and troops to flout official policies against admitting girls or gay members, Schweikert didn't want any of his dues money to go towards an explicitly discriminatory organization. Instead, he asked an alternative scouting service, Baden-Powell Service Association, to anchor his troop.
"The tipping point was the BSA's approach to gay scouts and the gay and lesbian parents," he said. "Any form of discrimination, no matter how small, is never ok and not something I can endorse and wish to teach to my children."
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Cookies & Cream by Tessa Arias
I would like to state for the record that one can never have too many ice cream sandwiches, particularly between the months of July and September. Having Cookies & Cream by Tessa Arias at my side also guarantees that I will never eat the same sandwich twice. Why would you when every page contains a new and irresistible combination of cookie + ice cream? Right?!
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Tessa Arias
• Who published it: Running Press
• Number of recipes: 50 combinations of cookie and ice cream recipes
• Recipes for right now: Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Sandwich, S'mores Ice Cream Sandwich, Chocolate Caramel Macchiato Ice Cream Sandwich, Lemon-Blueberry Ice Cream Sandwich, Red Velvet Ice Cream Sandwich, Chocolate Stout Ice Cream Sandwich
• Other highlights: Classic, boozy, fruity, sinfully chocolatey, or just plain sinful — whatever your taste, Tessa Arias has something here for you. I am particularly enthralled with her section of "Real Desserts," which take classic desserts like Boston Cream Pie and Root Beer Floats and translate them into ice cream sandwiches. Can't go wrong with that!
The best part about a book like this is that it's actually about three different books in one: some of these ice creams sound like they'd be fantastic all on their own, like Cinnamon Ice Cream, S'mores Ice Cream, and Mango Ice Cream. Likewise with cookies like Bourbon Shortbread Cookies and Orange Cardamom Cookies. And of course, mixing and matching all the various components is a choose-your-own-adventure of the most delicious kind.
This is a fun book that will come in very handy for getting kids and grown-ups alike through the hottest dog-days of summer. Lots to inspire, lots to crave!
• Who would enjoy this book? People for whom a constant supply of ice cream sandwiches is a summer necessity, cooks looking for new cookie and ice cream inspiration.
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• Visit the author's website: Handle the Heat
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bada wrote:interesting stat on Horford I saw today...
According to Synergy Sports Technology, Horford has held his opponents to 0.69 points per post-up, a mark that ranks him first among all players who have faced at least 100 post-ups this year.
I like it, sign him up. We need a defensive presence in the paint more than anything else ihmo. If we did get him I still think we would need another upgrade at center. Someone like say Thabeet
PG - Curry --------- 6-3 ----- 22yo
SG - Williams ------ 6-6 ----- 23yo
SF - AR ------------- 6-10 --- 20yo
PF - Horford -------- 6-10 --- 23yo
C - Thabeet -------- 7-3 ---- 23yo
Horford would HAVE to become our low post scoring presence. Thabeet would have to become a dedicated defender in the paint. Something he started to look like he could do toward the end of the season. If Horford is as good a defender as you say he is, and he can play the PF position, then I'd love a lineup like this. This would make us the tallest team, and possibly the youngest team, in the league and give us a serious defensive presence in the paint. I also think our rebounding problems would be a thing of the past.
There has been a lot of wishful thinking, on this forum, for Bosh and as of late Dirk. I like both players but neither is much of a defensive force in the paint. Both are decent rebounders and not great shot blockers. I think either needs to be paired with a good defensive paint guy.
To me Horford is sounding, going by what you are telling me bada, an above average paint defender. If he was a decent (not great scorer) I'd rather have him over Dirk or Bosh who are both above average scorers but not great defenders.
Here's how we do this... Trade Monta to the Grizz for Thabeet + Mayo. Trade Mayo plus our #1 pick to the Hawks for Horford. The Hawks will be losing Johnson so they would probably love to have Mayo.
Added bonus: Horford would probably be a good teammate to help Thabeet become a better defender.


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Actor and stand-up comic Jamie Kennedy is looking for a buyer for his Los Feliz home.
Listed at $1.9 million, the updated midcentury house features walls of glass, pocket doors, three bedrooms, a den, 31/2 bathrooms and 2,400 square feet of living space. An entertainment space with built-in bar and dining area sits off the swimming pool, spa and cabana.
Kennedy, 42, is known for his comedy work as host and various characters on "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" (2002-04). He starred in the 2003 film "Malibu's Most Wanted" and "Son of the Mask" (2005) and was in the series "Ghost Whisperer" (2008-10). His voice work in animation includes "The Cleveland Show" (2009-present).
Public records show Kennedy bought the property in 2007 for $2.15 million. He is selling because he travels extensively and is ready for a change.
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My big problem with skeuomorphism in UIs is that it feels degrading, like I'm being infantilised, treated like someone who should be taken by the hand and guided through to the big bad scary world of computing. You know, what Clippy was for. Heck, some of Apple's interfaces these days - and the Photobooth and Find My Friends examples in Ahlin's article illustrate this perfectly - remind me of Microsoft Bob, just with better graphics.
Ahlin's central argument is that skeuomorphism makes UIs more fun. "An interface that is not only easy to use, but fun to use, engages the user and creates an experience where obstacles are easier to overcome, and thus an experience where the product is easier and more fun to use," he argues, "Done right, skeumorphism can retain the simplicity and ease of use of an interface while empowering users to act."
I feel like the exact opposite. When you look at an iPad, you're looking at a screen. If the screen pretends to be paper but it doesn't actually act like it's paper, it's just confusing. iCal on the iPad looks like an actual calendar with pages, and as such, I lost count of how many times I instinctively tried to flip the pages to move forward in time (I believe Apple fixed that now). This is a flaw many skeuomorphic user interfaces carry: they look like something from the real world, but they don't actually act like said object from the real world. All skeuomorphism does in these cases is add another layer of complexity.
He also compares Garageband's keyboard interface - made to resemble a real world keyboard - to a mockup he made of how such an interface would look in a mixture between Metro and Holo. While he's actually cheating in that comparison (the Apple version has text on some buttons, while the mockup does not), it actually illustrates what happens when you take skeuomorphism too far.
Apple's keyboard uses a sort of fancy cursive font that's virtually unreadable - sure, it may be what the real world object Apple copied was using, but on this display it's very hard to read. This is typographical skeuomorphism: instead of opting for a font optimised for on-screen reading, Apple dumped a print font on a screen, therefore making it harder to read. On top of that, the fake shadows, perspective, and reflection/gloss are off; they're supposed to mimic the real world, but it's just off enough that it becomes distracting. The gloss on the black keys is too bright to boot. Lastly, there's a whole bunch of wasted screen real estate dedicated to imitating real-world buttons that just distracts from what the tool is supposed to do.
Comparing it to his - as said, not entirely fair - mockup, I know which one I'd choose. His mockup is cleaner, clearer, and therefore, more inviting. The buttons convey their meaning quicker because they're simpler and more to the point. I'm using a digital device, so it makes perfect sense for the device to feel digital. When I get into my car, I don't expect having to yell giddy-up or sit on a saddle.
Then there's an even bigger, more overarching problem with skeuomorphism in user interfaces: the total and utter abandonment of consistency. Every application on iOS looks different and works differently. Buttons are jumbled all over the place, and even something as simple as how to move backwards in an app is inconsistent (arrows? Labels? Both? Top-left? Bottom? Swipe?). Non-skeuomorphic UIs, like Metro and to a lesser degree Holo, are far more consistent, making it infinitely easier and more intuitive to carry over knowledge of one application to the next.
On iOS, applications are visual and behavioural islands. On Windows Phone 7 (the poster child for anti-skeuomorphism), they're all visually and behaviourally connected.
Now, his first two examples - Paper and Brushes - are far better examples of how skeuomorphism should work: like everything in life, moderation is key. And this moderation is what's severely lacking in Apple's recent UI designs, and this being Apple, many developers and designers just blindly up and follow them. I feel so much like a child when using iOS that I'm reconsidering purchasing the new iPad, because I'm pretty sure its new display just means a larger canvas for Apple to smear Clippy and BOB onto.
I'm sure some people will point to iOS' sales figures as proof that skeuomorphism works, but that argument is just as flawed here as it is with desktop operating systems, music, film, and everything else. To me, skeuomorphism feels like moving backwards in time, into the wrong direction. I thought the technology world had long ago settled the matter that adding real-world metaphors to user interfaces is simply a very bad idea. I guess I was wrong.
This is actually something I alluded to in my iPad 2 review: the success of the iPad pretty much means Apple has very little - if any - incentive to improve the iOS user interface or move it in different, potentially better directions. When you really break it down, there's been very little innovation going on in iOS' user interface since its original inception, and this doesn't bode well for the future.
As such, I'm fascinated by Metro (on tablets and smartphones, not on desktops or laptops) and Android 4.0's Holo: they're the exact opposite of what Apple is doing, and a breath of fresh air for us skeuomorphism critics.


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Gi - Halo 4 was a juggernaut success financially and it was critically praised. While the game came out Nov 4 2012, that does not mean people are not wondering when the next installment of the Reclaimer trilogy, Halo 5, will come out. Or at the very least, when will Microsoft announce the next Halo game from 343 Industries? There is the problem, Microsoft has been quiet. Extremely so, whether it is in regards to their next-gen plans or what games they plan to release in the final half of the year.
I'd take some new IP's they can keep making halo not like there short on cash.
Halo 2's multiplayer will never be topped... bring back proximity voice
I think they take 3 years with the main installments, so I'd bank on a 2015 Halo 5 launch on the Xbox 720. By that time the install base should be large enough to warrant a Halo release and it'll do its typical 10-12 million, maybe more?
Looking forward to it very much, but would really love a Halo 2 HD remake to tide us over.
Im sorry but IMO I thought Halo games were pretty mediocre. I guess thats just me tho


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A bill that would require Floridians to pay a sales tax on Internet purchases from out-of-state retailers passed its last committee in the Senate on Thursday, raising the possibility that Florida may join a growing number of states that tax Internet sales.
The 10-1 vote by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax sets up Sen. Nancy Detert's bill (SB 316) for a floor vote. A similar House bill (HB 7097) is pending in the Appropriations Committee.
But the House and Senate are still at odds over what tax cuts will be linked to the measure. The Senate wants to use the potential increase in sales tax collections to cut the state's tax on phone and cable services. The House favors using the added tax proceeds to expand the annual sales tax holiday.
In a concession to the House, Detert amended her bill Thursday to include the option of funding the three-day sales tax holiday as well as the cut in the communication services tax.
"We at least have a bill in position that could match up with something from the House," Detert said after the vote.
In debating the bill before the Senate subcommittee, Detert described the measure as "tax modernization" and not a "tax increase."
"It is something that we should have been collecting and haven't," Detert said. "And when we collect it, we want it to be revenue neutral and return that money to consumers."
Sen. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, said he supported applying the sales tax to Internet sales but he questioned the need offset the revenue if it is a tax that the state should have been collecting.
"That being the case, why do we have to offset it with something else?" Clemens asked.
Detert said the revenue offset was part of the negotiating effort with the House and Gov. Rick Scott, who have said they would consider an Internet tax bill if it was revenue neutral. She also said the measure could be seen as a "cost shift" since consumers would have to pay more for Internet purchases but could see lower phone and cable bills.
The measure has the support of most of Florida's business community, which has argued that Florida-based retailers are at a competitive disadvantage to the Internet companies that largely avoid paying the sales tax.
"It is very important to our membership that we level the playing field," said Randy Miller of the Florida Retail Federation. "This will save jobs in the state of Florida."
State analysts have not been able to put a solid figure on how much an Internet tax bill would raise each year, although Detert said a reasonable guess would be in the range of $400 million. She said bill supporters are looking closely at Georgia's recent implementation of a similar tax to gauge how much it could raise.
Under the bill, the state Department of Revenue would track the money collected from out-of-state retailers and report the number to the Legislature, which would use the proceeds to reduce the communication services tax, with the option of also funding the annual three-day sales tax holiday.
Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, was the only member of the Finance and Tax panel to oppose the bill.


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In my current day job I find myself mostly working in Drupal 6 and Drupal 7. But I have worked with WordPress, OpenCart, Magento (ick!), OSCommerce, CodeIgniter (framework), CakePHP (framework, not a fan) and I have a dabbled in numerous other frameworks and CMSes. I am not shy at trying new libraries, tools, and systems. I have worked with MySQL, PostGreSQL, and Oracle 8i (a little bit in college). I am also trying to learn about MongoDB and CouchDB.
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Wearable devices—smart glasses, wrist-worn displays, biometric authentication bands and other connected devices worn on the body—have many promising applications in healthcare.
When integrated with core medical systems, wearables can enable physicians, nurses and other hospital staff to become truly mobile, using their hands to work while having access to relevant, context-aware information.
The result? Faster, higher quality decision making, more efficient work output and lower costs. Leading-edge hospitals and clinics are already using wearables to transform resident training and emergency medicine communication, providing a critical competitive advantage.
Opportunities continue to expand, but regulatory, technical, security and operational obstacles must be addressed. Read on as we detail critical considerations.
Healthcare wearables will save as many as 1.3 million lives and the market for the technology will grow to $41 billion by 2020, according to estimates by Soreon Research.
What's more, patients are ready for wearables. Evidence from the Patient Engagement Survey showed 49 percent of patients globally wear or would be willing to wear technology that measures and tracks both fitness/lifestyle and vital signs.
By deploying wearables technologies, hospitals and clinics can achieve benefits across multiple levels and roles, including:
Improve patient care and satisfaction - Provide surgeons and physicians with critical information to improve decision making process while increasing opportunities for patient connection. Examples include using smart glasses to view patient vitals and relevant information during surgical procedures without taking eyes off patient.
Enhance operations at point of care - Enable more efficient and effective use of nurses' time and resources. Examples include using smart glasses or wrist-worn displays to instantly alert nurses to specific patient needs or to update patient location in the hospital (i.e., moved into operating room); optimizing nurse assignments to attend to patients in a smart way; or providing supplemental patient vitals monitoring.
Strengthen operational bottom line - Facilitate cost savings by equipping building and custodial staff with wearable devices that increase productivity.
To move ahead, healthcare organizations must proactively address the relevant regulations, then implement the proper technology systems and security protocols to make their wearables implementation fully compliant and operational.
Careful planning is necessary across four key areas:
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Recently, I demonstrated the applications of some movements to a student. The student commented that I look "so violent."
I thought about it. The techniques were pretty destructive. If used properly, they definitely would cause damage to the attacker. From that perspective, the techniques were violent -- even if only to be used in self-defense.
But I did not feel violent. It is not as if my blood boils when I demonstrate applications. In fact, I feel the same as when I pick weeds in the yard or when I go fishing. Techniques are just techniques. I feel completely normal when I demonstrate them -- no different at all.
The techniques may look violent but I do not feel violent. And it is not as if I am numb to violence. I hate violence. The world would be a much better place if all people were peaceful. But short of that, self-defense is a useful skill.
When practicing Karate, I do not feel violent, angry, mad, enraged, etc. I don't feel anything emotionally.
My only aim is to work on refining my movement. And if I have to use Karate in self-defense, then that will simply be a necessity. I would be reluctant to do so, but if it became a last resort, then there would have to be no reluctance or hesitation. It would be time to act. But I hope I would not feel violent.
And to my students, if I ever look violent, please rest assured that I am not. Karate is for peace, not violence.
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"Baptism record that appears to solve mystery of Samuel de Champlain's birth arrives in Canada."
Happy Victoria Day, Everyone!
I find myself with some down time today and an important discovery to share with those of you who enjoy learning more about Canada's history.
The title of today's post is taken from an article in the Ottawa Citizen on Saturday, May 18 about an amazing find by of the baptismal certificate of Samuel de Champlain, explorer and founder of Quebec City. It confirms that he was Protestant by birth, Huguenot to be specific, and you can see the document and others about Champlain at the Museum of Civilization starting May 29.
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How about the closet? You don't need to bring your closet to your dorm room. You can always use the space of your bed. You can put in some clothes or t-shirts inside and use it whenever you want without taking a lot of space. You can also put in some shoes so it will be effective for your daily routine in the dorm. Maximize the wall by constructing book shelves.
Do you enjoy watching movies? If you do, you probably like to watch the movies at home. To watch movies at home, you may wanna have the hardware to support your movie. I am talking about the TV, player, and all the related stuff. You have to get the storage to be in the right design. The most essential things to watch a movie is the DVD. If you love movies, you may like to have the DVD storage to keep your DVD safe. The DVD storage may become very important when you want your storage to be in the right shape. You have to keep the DVD in the storage that is suitable for your DVD collection.
It can also be the decorative storage that makes your DVD to be well arranged. You may wanna choose the suitable design of the DVD storage for your DVD collection. You may see some products of IKEA that is about the DVD storage. The IKEA DVD storage may be the right design of the DVD storage for you. If you like the collection of IKEA DVD storage for your DVD collection, you may choose one. You can have some looks from the gallery of the DVD storage. You can choose the IKEA DVD storage that meets your room style.
I guess you at first have to decide where to put the storage. I guess you have to put the storage beside the TV and the player to get an easy access for you. You can have the IKEA DVD storage to be well applied and well planned. You have to keep that in mind. The DVD storage may support the looks of your entertainment room or living room. The idea DVD storage should be in line with the design of the room. I guess it is not so important to get it to be stylish. You can just let it to be functional. If you want to have a nice design of the room, you have to choose the stylish design of the storage to make your room to be astonishing.
Having a bright room can be accomplished if you can optimize the use of yellow color. Therefore, there are some yellow room ideas that you can find if you are keen into this color. You will never know how it feels like waking up in a yellow bedroom. It may be a cheery way to start the day, right It brings warmth and sunshine to a dark and cold room, just perfect for a full of spirit person. If you are debating which colors that will complement yellow best, you can take a hint from nature, like a daisy flower. The elegant, yet simple flower is primarily white but there is a little yellow at the center and some green leaves. Why don't you use it as one of some yellow room ideas?
Other idea that you can use to decorate your yellow room is by taking a hint from nature, like the color scheme of sunset at the beach. If you ever gone to the beach at sunset, you can find everything surround you is orange and yellow. Even the color of the sea is turning into yellow and orange. With a little pink and white at the sky, they would make your yellow room appears brightly and gorgeous.
You can also use other yellow room ideas by bringing a lot of white accents into the room. You can paint the crown molding, ceiling, window trim and door in a bright white. Then you can add touches of white furniture, lamps, and mirrors for a bright, uplifting yellow room. To bring other colorful colors like greens or blues is agreeable to your yellow room. You can get it from the pattern choice of the bedding sheet or pillow sheet or even your blanket. But don't forget to leave the bed frame in white color. Then the colorful colors will be seen from what is on it.
Home is a sweet place to live and share some happiness with family, this makes the place really deserve some treatments in decorating ideas for home. The way we decorate the home would just represent how we love ourselves, since it is similar with how you treat yourself in life. Home decoration is also similar like human clothing styles, which are not only place them-self as accessories, but also covering your precious body.
When we are dealing with ideas, they are actually not that difficult to find, since you can browse some design catalogs, and then get inspired. There is also unintentionally way in finding the ideas, for example, when you watch some movie for fun, and then you just do not know why that your mind wants you to do something for the living room. The ideas also can simply emerge from your bathroom tiles, the running water, mirror, or simply when your mind wandering around the ceiling. Some ideas like repainting job for your bedroom by painting it brown to create a soothing ambiance for the room, or installing a traditional wallpaper to replace your tired looking living room. Other idea like planning on an indoor gardening by growing some indoor plants on your living room or porch would just create a certain natural scheme for your home. Then a sudden decision by reorganizing your furniture placement on your living room or bathroom would also create a sudden yet pleasing new appearance of the rooms.
You may also try to do the ideas by doing some treatments on your windows, a simple procedure on installing a new set of curtains would automatically change the room shade into a new and delighting atmosphere. Then for a simpler procedure, you may also change the look of your couch, sofa, or seat by covering them with slipcovers. With a new color or pattern brought by the slipcovers, you are just having some new looking furniture without replacing or buying new ones. With so, you can just execute the decorating ideas for home in some simple and reasonable ways.
For you with quite large kitchen space, having freestanding kitchen island in its middle area might be preferable. It's because this fixture is kind of useful and versatile element to be placed in your kitchen. Well yeah, you can use its top as your additional worktop, a place to serve meals or a kind of bar. Also, for you with large kitchen island, you can separate its top area into some, where you can apply it as your worktop, serving meal area, and additional sink to wash from raw foods like fruits and vegetables to your hand before and after tasting the meals.
There's also idea to install gas stoves on the kitchen island top, so that the hob can be easily accessed from many sides. This will be much applicable for you usually cook together with friends or family members. So, you can do one or two cooking activities together. In addition to the top that can be used for many functions, the under part of kitchen island is also beneficial as additional storage. You can choose between drawer and cabinets or combine both of them to build. Then, the storage you selected will be great additional room to store may items related to kitchen such as kitchenware, kitchen tools, to even groceries that don't need to be stored in the fridge.
The facts that, kitchen island belongs to very advantageous fixture for your kitchen, lead the development of kitchen island that also brings many options of it. You can find one very simple freestanding kitchen island with tiled made top and some drawers for the storing place. There, you can prepare for foods like making dough or pastas or letting hot foods to get cool after being broiled in the oven. If not topped with tiles, stainless steel, wood, granites, or even marbles may also come into the selection. Furthermore, it's also available now more advanced type of kitchen island with sink, disposal unit, and slide-in cutting board. Even there's a type with small fridge unit installed,a set of electric burner, or even a grill.
Are you dreaming about new look of your current bathroom? Do you want something bolder and different? If it is your condition, black bathroom decor will help you to have a bathroom that has touch of drama which is able to turn back to the old classic look. Dark color could ramp up of glamor look for your bathroom, there is no limit of the availability a black at the moment, you can use black tiles, black wall, black bathroom furniture and black accessories that is probably needed.
Using black bathroom decor, it doesn't mean that you have to make 100% black bathroom, it will be difficult for you to live with. If you can be selective and creative to use the right shade, black bathroom decor will not look dark and smaller. First of all, you should make a choice. If your bathrooms have large enough and bright enough you can take a lot of black. If you love the touch of drama, you can use all black room with white accents, or you may prefer your black bathroom fittings to stand out against a white or grey toned backdrop.
It is about contrast, so you have to take a look at what is suitable for each other, and you can try to see pieces next to each other, to understand how they will work for you can practice it, so that your bathroom will be super well lit. if you want use black bathroom furniture, it won't stand out well against a black wall. so if you are going to saturate your bathroom in black, you need to think about tricks that you can use to create a contrast within the scheme. You can use white grout lines on the black tiled wall, it will allow your eye to focus easier on the fittings or furniture along the wall. If you have been sure about your decision you can start your black bathroom decor now.
You can get the most outstanding look of children's room décor if you have succeeded applying your child's love into his room. You know that you can't let kid's bedrooms in such a mess from broken toys, clothes or working toys. You likely face storage issues in everyday. As your kids grow, they will inherit even more items and secondhand toys and lack the room to store everything. So when you want to get children's room décor successes, you should first think about the storage. There are ways to organize children's room décor.
First, you should sort it out before attempting to organize your kid's bedroom. You should go through every item in the room and keep cardboard boxes and trash bags on your hand. When you work, you should divide the items into three separate piles wither by keeping, donating or throwing away. You should involve your child as well in the activity. You can ask him whether he wants his stuff to be thrown or not. You can also teach him to be responsible. You can see whether he is kind enough to let his old toys to be donated to other kids.
Second, you can then make other space for the storage. You can use the walls to create an effect they are floating. You can attach hooks and hangers to the walls, placing each one at your child's height. You can also use plastic hanging storage organizers as another idea. These pockets are large enough to hold small toys, clothing even books. Don't forget to make a short bookshelf quickly. It becomes a storage area when used with plastic or wicker boxes. You can then label each box with a different type of toy, like puzzles, games or action figures.
To get the well-organized children's room décor, you can also purchase bed storage for your kids have their own storages for any valuable things. You can see that they can store their toys, clothes, books or even their secrets inside. You can also replace the existing headboard with a shelf for them storing their stuff.
Texas theme is popular for home decorating because it gives your home a unique touch of Texas. Rustic Texas is a kind of Texas theme, which blends patriotism with a history of Wild West. it can be created using wood, leather and other natural materials. Also, you need to include a unique aspect of Texas furniture to make it well built in your home design. Here are some ideas you can use to create a perfect rustic Texas home decor in your home.
Starting from the furniture, keep it simple and choose the pieces made of iron and wood. You can also paint old furniture un off white or antique white using a faux antique paint finish. The look of distressed or antique appearance will make the furniture classically worn as if it has been used for generations. For your living room, choose chairs or couches made of worn leather to create a rustic Texas home decor. For the color, you can use cool or rustic colors to complement the Texas country style. For example if you use white as one of the colors, pair it with blue and red like the colors of the Texas flag and the American flag. Use the rustic shades of these colors to make a worn look in your decor. Add some accents to complete the look of your theme like the art reminiscent of the long history of Texas. Natural materials accents will enhance the natural look of your room. You can also hang artwork depicting animals, barns of farming since they are some aspects of the country theme.
So, what you need to do is actually to find some aspects of rustic Texas home decor and apply it in your home. Consider some tips above to help you find the right furniture, colors and accents that you will use to build the rustic Texas theme in your home.
For some reason and occasion, living in a dorm room is an undeniable life scene. Sometime we could just feel happy with it, and sometime just not. To create a sustainable feeling, it is always necessary for us to consider about doing a treatment on our small dorm room using some ideas which could match perfectly with our needs, and the room need.
The procedures for the small dorm room ideas are actually easy to execute, since the things you mostly need is just effort and willingness. Firstly, you cannot just go ahead with your confidence by replacing everything around with some new things, since you can rearrange you room, adjusting some furniture, rearranging the posters on the wall, and many more. With doing so, you would simply get a new look and possibly bigger space of a dorm, bigger is better for a small dorm room. This procedure also would cost you money, might be just for the drink after you have worked everything out using your body and mind muscles. Secondly, even though you are living alone in the room, it does not mean you could not have a bunk bed. By utilizing the bottom bunk as an extra storage, or maight be removing the bunk then use a futon to function it similar with a cozy couch, for an instance, you have just created a new taste of space on your small dorm room.
Lastly, as a basic of procedure in room decoration, a repainting job is always brilliantly worth doing. Therefore, if the authority does not allow doing a paint job, you can trick it out by using a wall tapestry, since this thing is easy to install and yet it is also removable, you are free to do any paint job on the wall. Since some colors like light brown and lime green are able to bring some soothing and relaxing shade into your room, and for a better concentration and inspiration, you may use yellow. In conclusion, for small dorm room ideas, they have no limit of creativity.
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Naruto haters don't bother me at all, a lot of people who make fun of me watching Naruto used to watch it themselves before it got popular.
A lot of people have different tastes so I don't get why people make fun of others for watching a certain Anime, a bit pointless if you ask me lol
If someone is hating on me for watching Naruto I just leave them to it because at the end of the day I know I am watching something that is awesome
not really. i dont watch it anymore, but it isnt a bad show.
just ignore it i don't really see anyone hate on it not unless i look it up
Should I come back???
Not really seeing anyone who are "haters" on Naruto. There is someone who says it is to long, or they just don't like it, but never seen a "hater" before, lol.
Sorry but i'm a One Piece fan. Naruto I have the first 2 box sets of but have not finished watching them yet. I came on this forum wondering if I should pick up future volumes of Naruto and Naruto SHippuden and what is so good about the Naruto series? Also when does Naruto get interesting after what episode? Again I have the first 2 box sets. Thanks
If they say to me: ''I hate it'' then.. gimme an explanation ...why? If its good enough I agree... if not you just suck :D
If someone says: ''I dont like it'' I dont really care.
But so far no one has ever told me that he/she hates Naruto or didnt like it..
Crunchyrolling is my thing -ttebayo!
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Sorry but i'm a One Piece fan. Naruto I have the first 2 box sets of but have not finished watching them yet. I came on this forum wondering if I should pick up future volumes of Naruto and Naruto SHippuden and what is so good about the Naruto series? Also when does Naruto get interesting after what episode? Again I have the first 2 box sets. Thanks
Assuming you've made it through the Land of Waves Arc (ep 6-19), the answer is likely it isn't your thing. I was hooked after the first episode. I feel that the Land of Waves Arc is a good sample of the Naruto Show. IMO Naruto is as much of a tragedy as it is an action show. If you have the Shippuden box sets I think you really should start with the original Naruto, but from your wording I doubt that's the case.
how is it a tragedy show? I thought it was more action type show
They have their own interest and so do us.. So, I don,t really bother.. ^^ Naruto is awesome!!
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IMO it's both and a comedy too. I suppose there is more action then there is tragedy, but most Shoenen is often action and Naruto is different because it has a strong element of tragedy.
There are many very sad scenes in Naruto. When ever they show the back story of a character it's nearly always sad. Often the character is an orphan. When the villains die in Naruto it's often sad.
Haters seem to hate it because of the anime. I, for one, read the manga.
Lurking. And waiting. Watching, too. Hopefully redeeming.
it kinda bother me if they hate it based on crap reason. i've come across reasons like childish characters design, or too boring because there is only one theme through the story, etc. it's really a pity because naruto have great storyline, although there are occasional boring episodes.
Whenever something is popular there are always going to be super vocal haters.
I watched almost all of the Naruto episodes but haven't watched any Shippuden. I do plan on rewatching all the earlier stuff and Shippuden. I have watched a couple episodes of Shippuden and so I can see why some of the filler episodes annoy people. But when it comes down to it I really like it and while I'm free to enjoy it others are free to not like it and/or consider it a horrible anime.
Umm, all the people that hate Naruto, or any anime in general, should simply not bother to watch it in the first place. I mean, if you don't like it, then why do you watch it?? Just my opinion, I guess...


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Rachel Midgett, a Houston breast cancer victim who inspired and supported many other cancer patients, died Wednesday after four years of fighting the disease. She was 42.
Midgett carried out several missions that some healthy people couldn't easily achieve, until cancer stripped away her last bit of energy, friends and relatives said.
"Never wait for tomorrow to do something. That's how she approached her life," said Midgett's husband, Clint.
Friends said she had boundless impact on other patients.
After her diagnosis, she ran half marathons in Houston, San Antonio and Las Vegas. She and her husband raised more than $160,000 for the Pink Ribbons Project, a Houston-based nonprofit that raises awareness about breast cancer. Midgett and her husband also founded a nonprofit organization called Suites of Hope, which provides housing for breast cancer patients traveling long distance to MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Living five minutes away from MD Anderson, Midgett, a pharmaceutical representative, bought a condo for long-distance patients. She was struck by the fact that cancer patients from all over the world had to stay weeks in hotels.
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"They had no kitchen, no access to healthy meals," said Loubel Galik, the former executive director of the Pink Ribbons Project. "Rachel made sure she made a difference."
Midgett found the lump in her left breast in 2009, right before she was scheduled to undergo in vitro fertilization in hopes of conceiving a child.
After her mascectomy, she learned the cancer had spread to her liver and was given two years to live.
"Just a few months prior, I was wondering if we would have a family. Now, I was wondering if I'd live to see my 40th birthday," she wrote in her blog, "Memoirs of a Metastatic Midgett."
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Throughout her battle, Midgett supported cancer research by actively participating in clinical trials.
"All she was doing was moving people toward finding a cure, even though she knows well in her heart it probably wasn't going to benefit her," said her husband, an avid hunter who was inspired to create a skeet-shoot event for Pink Ribbons, called Pink Pigeons. The event raised $55,000 in 2011 and $106,000 in 2012 - making it Pink Ribbons' most successful fundraising event.
Family and friends remember Midgett as a compassionate person, no matter how bad her own situation was.
During one of her last clinical trials, Midgett, concerned for her doctor's health, asked why the doctor looked unwell.
"She always cares for people in the direct, loving way," her husband said.
On the blog Midgett wrote to encourage other patients and promote cancer research, she said: "I've learned to enjoy life day by day. Each day is a gift."