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I have been having problems re-sizing photos after they have been uploaded as well as inserting links. Additionally, when I paste from Word, the font size becomes smaller. Any way to increase the font size and when do you expect these other bugs to be fixed?
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Cannot insert photos; insert links
Don't paste from Word. It will screw things up. Paste it into something like Notepad to strip out the formatting Word adds and then paste that clean text into the editor.
I've been told you can drag the corner of an image to resize it, but I can't try it myself because I can't upload ATM.
How are you attempting to resize (the exact method, please, there are several)? Are you using the Visual editor or the Code editor? What browser and version are you using?
I also can't post links. i could do so just fine until the "update" occurred.
also, unless i "left align" each paragraph or line, i wind up w/ a huge wall of text, w/ no spaces b/t the sentences. i have never been able to do this.
Are you using the Visual editor or the Code editor? What browser and version are you using?
the visual editor. when i highlight the portion to be turned into a link, then click the "link" button, a blank box appears.
i use safari.
When I try to insert a photo, I cannot re-size it. I get the window that I had gotten before, but it stops loading( the same for inserting links). I am using IE but had no problems before the update.
Yup same thing happening to me.... Any button that requires an external window to open up (add link, more colours from the colour scheme, insert custom character, insert media image) etc as the other above have described..
I got windows xp, using IE7
Here is the blank screen I get when clicking on "insert link" for example (and I got the error message by clicking on the bottom left hand corner icon of IE7 :
If it's something wrong on my end, please give me a step by step of what to do (clear chache?cookies?switch to firefox?...etc etc) Otherwise hope to see it soon fixed :)
right click that window and select "reload frame", then it should work.
but i'm still looking for an answer to my problem: after i choose a picture to upload nothing happens... what do i do? :((
Ah YES refresh works!! Thanks for that icehot!
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On 5/25/07, Aaron M. Ucko <email@example.com> wrote:
Likewise, bitpim has moved to 2.8 upstream, forcing me to hold back or backport various GUI-related changes on their part, so I'd also greatly appreciate seeing wxWidgets 2.8 in Debian. However, I am concerned that its maintainer (Ron Lee) may have gone altogether MIA, as I see no indication of Debian-related activity on his part since the end of February; has anyone seen any sign of him since?
I exchanged a couple of emails with him about GPG signing in April. His mail was dated Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:38:14 +0930. He had this to say about wxWidgets stuff: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Still dunno when I'm going to get to wx2.8 at this stage... and looking at what they are doing with 2.9, I'm not sure that its not all going to get rather pear-shaped for a while -- but more people are going to start bugging me about it whatever happens there... If you've got the itch to tinker with this yourself, there is a cvs repo on alioth we can use to let interested people scratch their own itches with it... if there are enough such people, who are also actually using it, then we should be able to get back to the stability of 2.4 whatever else upstream does. I don't think gtk1 is going to last another release, so we do need a good replacement for it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm thinking there needs to be a co-maintainence team for wxWidgets, and ron seems open to the idea. -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise


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It's a very good thing I have been a Pathological Picture Taker and have a wealth of Archived Images I hadn't Shared in Blog Posts yet, because I doubt I'll be getting out very much for a while as I'm busy wading through possessions to Pre-pack, Edit and Purge for the Move. I might be an Anomaly, or just plain Crazy, but I don't mind going through my possessions and can stick with it for hours on end. It's almost like a Treasure Hunt because quite often I Forgot what I actually have! *Smiles* So... to come across it again is rather like the Thrill Of The Hunt being Relived and better yet, not costing me anything!
I have amassed an Impressive array of Found Treasures over a Lifetime and it doesn't bother me to consider Culling the majority of it now. But I do still Enjoy spending Time with my things, even those that will be Sold Off or Donated now that we're Seriously Downsizing with a Deadline. Right now I'm tackling the most ominous Spaces that had Intimidated me considerably when we decided a move was eminent... the Storage Cottage and various Outbuildings. I just decided to focus first on what I dreaded most and get it over with... then the rest wouldn't seem so difficult.
A very Curious thing happened though... the Main Storage Cottage, which was what I dreaded wading through most because it seemed so overwhelming and packed to the rafters, has been relatively easy and not taking me nearly the Time or Energy I Imagined it would! *Whew!* In fact, in just a few hours of two Afternoons, while the Weather is Unseasonably Cooler and Rainy for June in the Arizona Desert, I've already done most of it! There is no Air Conditioning in that Cottage, but with the double Schoolhouse Entry Doors opened wide, it's not so bad and I'm Enjoying The Process more than I thought I would.
I was Fortunate to have some really good quality Shipping Boxes and Bubble Wrap donated to me the other day by a Generous Vendor from our Antique Mall who was moving out due to a recent household move of their own. And a Produce Clerk donate some Banana Boxes from our Local Grocer too... as well as Scavenging for Boxes early to ensure we'd have enough for Packing and for Donating possessions. So I could begin the Culling of what will go and Pre-Packing of what is Beloved and will move with us in earnest now.
Princess T has been a huge Help since she Loves sorting, organizing and seeing what has been stored away that she's never seen and is being re-discovered as Gramma wades through stuff. So it's been good Quality Time with her as well, since we're both Enjoying The Process together and therefore not longing for what we usually do or might be missing while we tackle this gargantuan Project before us. We give the Guys easier tasks since neither of them can stick with anything for very long and tend to just get in the way and slow us down. And we're on a Roll so we sequester ourselves away with instructions not to be distracted or disturbed with trifles that can wait.
And another Curious thing happened whilst us Gals devoted the majority of our Time to doing what needed to be done... the Guys actually began to Initiate some Pre-Packing and Purging Projects of their own with their possessions... Hallelujah! *Whew!* I had been concerned that we might have to do it for them... and I'd much prefer each of them to wade thru their own possessions and decide what they really want to keep or discard... since I'm NOT Attached to ANY of THEIR stuff... so they'd be potentially risking a lot otherwise! *Ha ha ha*
And it Helps us all to Let Go when we know the Proceeds from the Sale of whatever we Sell Off in my Showrooms or directly to those coming by the House, will go towards the Move and the Purchase of whatever new Furnishings we're Funding with it. It is definitely a Motivator to have those Dream Items in Mind when you're wading thru what you have and really don't Need or Use anymore... or don't have that much of an Attachment to after all! *Smiles* We're Falling Out Of Love with a whole lotta things in our Quest for Funding those Dream Purchases for the New House! *LOL*
We're also Discovering how much we don't really Need and how much of a burden having Too Much is and has been after all. Now, that's not to say I'll probably become a Minimalist mind you... *Winks*... but we are heading in an entirely different direction Lifestyle Wise on Purpose at this Season of our Lives. It really has been a long time coming... as an Incurable Collector I've Enjoyed the Journey and I'll probably always Love The Thrill Of The Hunt and have a Love Of Old... it's what I do best... but Discernment has gone to a whole new level now that I really WANT to Downsize considerably and do other things that also bring me Joy and Contentment.
One of the Catalysts for this Shift for me personally has been the recent Losses of so many of our Dear Friends, of various ages, who have passed from Time into Eternity... it has definitely given us all a deeper sense of our own Mortality. Which in turn makes you Focus on what is most Important in day to day Living and what you aren't doing that perhaps you should be?! You always think you will have Tomorrow... or even Today... but maybe you won't.
I have unexpectedly Lost one of my Lifelong Friends recently... R.I.P. Dear Barbara... there is so much we Intended to do together, could have done and should have done that didn't get done Girlfriend... and now it's too late!!!!! It hit me full force and gave me Pause.
And The Son also unexpectedly recently Lost a few of his Young Lifelong Friends as well... which is even more shocking given these Young Men were in their Twenties and so full of Life!!! R.I.P. Dear Ryan, yes, Liam too felt there was so much you both Intended to do together, could have done and should have done and didn't get done... and now it's too late!!! It hit The Son and Family full force as well and gave us all even more Pause.
And often being Paused is a good thing... because you regroup and reassess a lot of things... and the busyness of Life can wait for a minute... because so much of it doesn't even matter anyway, does it? Those things that take so much Time away from us and aren't really Important can mire us down and cause us to miss the most Important things to us as we're distracted by the stuff of Life and the Issues of Life consuming us. My new Mantra now is a Quote I got online and Connected strongly to:
One of the first Art Projects I'm Planning in the New Home's Art Studio will be to Create a Plaque with that inscription on it and be reminded of this daily... because that's the direction I want to go. No... I will still attempt to keep a clean Home in the new place *Ha ha ha*... but my Priorities of what to Devote the MOST Time to will definitely Shift considerably my Friends!
Because I seriously doubt that anyone on their Deathbed actually uttered the last Words of, " I didn't spend enough Time at Work doing _____________ or enough Time Cleaning my House!" Whatever, you fill in the blank. But I bet those that DID spend too much time at Work doing Whatever or Cleaning their House might just have some Lamentations about what they could have done instead, that now it's too late for and they'll never have that chance because Time has run out for them?!
Yes, having a sense of one's own Mortality can be a very Sobering thing to Contemplate... and I'm always Glad that I got the Opportunity to Contemplate it and Adjust my Lifestyle and Activities according to my own Priorities that really matter to me. It's never too late to do that if you're still on this side of Time and Eternity... and it would be a good thing to be on one's Deathbed and have few, if any, regrets about how one spent their Precious Time on this side!
What about Living The Dream HAVEN'T you done yet? Are you even moving towards it my Friends? How much Focus and Time have you actually given to Living Your Dreams? What has stopped you or mired you down? What can you Change Today to begin the Journey towards Living The Dream you hold on the Canvas of your Imagination? I'd suggest giving that some serious thought and Meditate upon it each day so that you can say that you ARE on track to DOING IT!
And Feather the Ideal Nest NOW... Nature does it every single Season of their Lives... they've got it Right... and so should we...
Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian


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We get pretty creative here in the states when we feel our freedom is being taken away. And just now, I was reading about the problem with the Speedtrap Camera feature being illegal in some countries. So, instead of making it such a direct feature, can there not be creative legal workarounds such as instead of directly stating there's a camera present, just allow users to *suggest* that a certain location might be a good place to slow down for "safety reasons"....
Make it a user community slowdown suggestion somehow rather than a speedtrap camera alert. There could also be a settings page for any/all workaround features
1. Turn layer on/off
2. Filter number of suggestions so that people playing with the feature or abusing it can be filtered out.
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Baseball Fans and Peanut Allergies
Reading this and someone's comment about "Please don't bring peanut products on airplanes, I don't want to go into anaphylactic shock" reminded me. I was at a baseball game and someone sitting to my right kept glancing warily at someone sitting to my left, who was shelling and eating peanuts in the manner common at baseball stadiums (cracking them, dropping the shells haphazardly on the ground, eating nut, repeat). Finally the person on the left said "Is there something wrong?" and the person on the right said, "I am deathly allergic to peanuts and am trying to make sure no peanut shell gets near me."
The person on the left just looked at the person on the right, turned slightly away, but continued to eat his peanuts in the same manner.
I'm a pretty big baseball fan, but I don't know that I'd risk my life to go to a game if I had a severe peanut allergy. I certainly wouldn't go around demanding everyone near me not eat peanuts, it's impossible to control that...


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Weather Channel Could Stay off DirecTV a 'Long, Long Time'
Remark by CEO of Parent Weather Co. Comes on First Day of Blackout
The Weather Channel could stay off DirecTV for a "long, long time," predicted David Kenny, the chief executive of the channel's parent company, Weather Co., on the first day of the channel's blackout on the satellite-TV service.
The Weather Channel disappeared from DirecTV's service shortly after midnight on Monday night, after the two companies failed to come to an agreement over terms of its distribution contract. It is...


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ILM: What's happening
A new transmission line and capacitor station
There are three main components [YouTube] to the Interior to Lower Mainland (ILM) transmission line:
- A new 247 kilometre long transmission line between Nicola Substation, near Merritt, and Meridian Substation in Coquitlam. When the existing 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line was constructed in the 1970s, additional right-of-way was acquired at that time in anticipation of future demand. The majority of the ILM route will parallel an existing line.
- A new capacitor station on BC Hydro property at Ruby Creek, near Agassiz.
- Nicola and Meridian substations were upgraded to accommodate the new transmission line.
What's a capacitor station?
As electricity moves along a lengthy transmission line, the voltage drops. This limits the amount of electricity that can pass through the line. The equipment in the Ruby Creek Capacitor Station helps maintain the voltage levels in the transmission line, allowing more electricity to pass through the line and maintaining system stability.
Interior to Lower Mainland Transmission Project Map
The ILM line includes a new 247-kilometre long 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line mostly along an existing right-of-way between the Nicola Substation near Merritt and the Meridian Substation in Coquitlam.
ILM Transmission Line Construction Map
For construction management purposes, the 247-kilometre transmission line route was divided into five sections starting at the Nicola Substation near Merritt.
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Publix and BayCare are working together to offer health care services in supermarkets around the Tampa Bay area.
The 115 local Publix Supermarkets will have screening stations for issues like blood pressure, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Many others will become telehealth sites where people in a private room cab video chat with a physician, who can also give instructions on diagnostic equipment. Co-pays are expected to be similar to in-person appointments..
These BayCare hospitals will eventually have Publix pharmacies: Tampa's St. Joseph's Hospital, Safety Harbor's Mease Countryside Hospital, Clearwater's Morton Plant Hospital, Winter Haven's Winter Haven Hospital and St. Petersburg's St. Anthony's Hospital.
Patients in all BayCare hospitals will also receive bedside prescription delivery at no cost.


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A stalwart Hastings United supporter says last night was the highlight of more than 60 years of following football in the town.
The U's won 5-4 on penalties in an FA Cup second round replay at home to Harrogate Town, setting up a trip to Middlesbrough in round three on the first weekend of next month.
Asked where this would rank in all the achievements since he started watching the old Hastings United in 1948, Gerry Aldridge said: "It's the best really. We've had some good times in the '50s, but that was a professional outfit. In recent years this upstages everything.
"They did very well. They really should've won it in the second half. One or two decent chances weren't put away, but there wasn't too much between the two teams."
Asked if he would travel to Teesside in the next stage of the world famous compeition, the 77-year-old from Ore replied: "If I was single I would!"
The old Hastings United, founded in 1948 and wound up in 1985, reached the third round in successive seasons in the early 1950s.
This is the first time that the present day Hastings United, which was previously Hastings & St Leonards and Hastings Town before changing its name to United in 2002 with no legal connection to the old United, has gone beyond the first round proper.


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A lawyer representing children at the centre of an international tug-of-love dispute has called for an end to current attempts to get them to live with their father in Spain.
Jessica Palacin Jones, 15, and her 13-year-old brother Tomas have been living with their Welsh mother and repeatedly say they will not go back.
Michael Hinchliffe, speaking for the teenagers' court-appointed guardian at London's High Court, said there had been about 20 hearings in what had become "a long and unhappy saga".
Mr Hinchliffe said: "These children's views have been made clear. There is no point carrying on the process. This case needs to stop."
Family Division judge Mrs Justice Theis was also told that the mother is unwilling to persuade them to go back.
Her counsel, Christopher Hames, told the court: "She considers enough is enough and they have made their decision abundantly clear."
Today's hearing was the latest stage in a long-running dispute between the divorced parents, Spanish army officer Tomas Palacin Cambra, 52, and Welsh teacher Jennifer Jones, 46, who comes from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
Jessica and Tomas – plus their sister Eva, 10, and brother David, eight – hit the headlines in mid-October last year after they vanished with their mother.
Ms Jones had failed to return them to Spain after they stayed with her during the summer.
The group was found safe and well 24 hours later following a public appeal by the High Court.
A Spanish court had made orders saying the four children should be in the care of their father, who already has the fifth child of the family living with him in Majorca.
Mr Palacin Cambra flew to the UK to collect all four children shortly after their discovery after vanishing.
Eva and David went back with their father but Jessica and Tomas refused to go. The pair spent several weeks in local authority care, but still refused to change their minds. Both were then returned to their mother "temporarily".
Three appeal judges concluded that the Spanish court ruling was "well founded" and enforceable.
Today Henry Setright QC, appearing for the father, asked Mrs Justice Theis to make an order requiring the mother to co-operate with the Spanish return order and seek to persuade Jessica and Tomas to return to Spain.
Mr Setright told the judge: "We still do feel if the mother were to exercise her strong persuasive influence on these children in a genuine way there is some possibility of their changing their minds."
Both the mother and the children's legal guardian asked the judge to grant a "stay" on making any further orders to give Jessica and Tomas a "breather" from their parents' legal battle.
Mr Hinchliffe said: "We say it is not right to make a further order at this stage to achieve what is currently impossible."
The judge said she hoped to give her ruling next week.


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Ashland is donating a fire engine and rescue equipment to Guanajuato, its sister city in Mexico.
Ashland is donating a fire engine and rescue equipment to Guanajuato, its sister city in Mexico.
The Ashland City Council approved the donation earlier this week.
Ashland Fire & Rescue is purchasing two new fire pumper vehicles that will be delivered in May.
It will donate its used 1991 E-1 fire pumper vehicle to Guanajuato, rather than trading it in to the company that is selling Ashland the two new fire pumpers, according to Ashland Fire Chief John Karns.
That 1991 vehicle has an estimated value of $7,500.
A newer 1993 fire pumper valued at approximately $25,000 will be traded in, according to Karns.
Last year, Ashland received a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant that allowed it to replace rope and rescue equipment that was more than 10 years old.
Ashland will donate that used equipment to Guanajuato as well.
Guanajuato's fire department is staffed mainly by volunteers who primarily use donated equipment and vehicles, according to Karns.
Guanajuato will transport the fire engine and equipment from Ashland to Mexico.
Ashland has donated fire equipment to Guanajuato in the past, including an ambulance and a small firetruck well-suited to the Mexican city's narrow, historic streets.
"They keep these vehicles really in excellent shape," said Karns, noting that the vehicles are still in use in Guanajuato.
Thousands of Ashland and Guanajuato residents have visited each other's cities during the more than 40 years the two towns have been sister cities.
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David B. Burks, Senior Vice President
Senior Analyst for Utility and Telecommunications Industries
David has covered the Electric Utilities and Telecommunications industries since 1991 and has been recognized nationally ten times for his stock recommendations. In 2017 he placed first nationally for his stock picks in the Multi-Utilities category in the Thomson Reuters Analyst Awards (formerly StarMine awards), and in 2016 he was named the number one Electric Utilities stock picker. He has been designated a top stock picker in the Electric Utilities category five times by Thomson Reuters Analyst Awards. In addition, he has been designated a "Best on the Street" analyst by The Wall Street Journal four times: three times for Electric Utilities and once for Telecommunications. He has appeared numerous times on CNBC. David joined the Hilliard Lyons Research Department in 1983 and began his career as an analyst in 1985. A Senior Vice President, David holds an MBA and a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Louisville.
Analyst for Industrials, Natural Gas and Water Utilities
Spencer joined Hilliard Lyons in 2009, and has covered the Water Utility and Natural Gas Utility industries since 2012. More recently he has expanded his focus to include coverage of the Industrials sector. By Thomson Reuters (formerly StarMine awards), he was named the #1 Gas Utility stock picker in both 2016 and 2015; this followed #1 Water Utility stock picker honors in both 2014 and 2013. Overall, Spencer has been named in the Thomson Reuters awards a collective 10 times (for either stock picks or earnings estimate accuracy). He has appeared on CNBC multiple times, and is often quoted in various print media outlets. Prior to earning the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, Spencer graduated Cum Laude from the University of Kentucky with a B.B.A. in Finance. He holds Series 7, 66, 86, and 87 licenses.
Kurt A. Kemper, CFA®
Analyst for Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries
Kurt conducts equity research on the Healthcare sector for Hilliard Lyons. Before joining Hilliard Lyons in 2014, Kurt was an investment analyst at Kentucky Retirement Systems, where he assisted in research and money manager selection. Prior to KRS, Kurt was a financial analyst with the Office of Financial Management for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where he helped manage internal money market and short duration bond funds. Kurt graduated magna cum laude from Bellarmine University with a B.A. in both Economics and Finance, and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Carol L. Kemple, Vice President
Senior Analyst for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Carol joined the Research Department in 2005 as an Associate Analyst. Her prior experience included time as a Trading Associate in Listed Securities at Hilliard Lyons. Carol received her MBA from Indiana University Southeast and her B.S. in Agricultural Economics with a minor in Food and Agribusiness Management from Purdue University. A Vice President and Senior Analyst, she currently follows the REIT Industry. She has been recognized numerous times for her REIT analysis, including number 1 rankings from both The Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" survey and StarMine.
John M. Roberts, Senior Vice President
Director of Research and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Senior Analyst
John has previously been ranked as the top REIT analyst by The Wall Street Journal, a top REIT stock picker by StarMine, and has been rated as a top 10 overall equity analyst by StarMine twice (2004 and 2014). Before joining Hilliard Lyons in 1997, John served as Vice President, Director of Research, and Chief Financial Officer at First Honolulu Securities. He has also been a Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst at Mills Dowling, a Senior Securities Analyst at 13D Research, and a Senior Securities Analyst in the REIT group at Stifel Nicolaus. He holds an MBA in Finance and Operations Management from Syracuse University and a B.S. in Business Economics from Fordham University.
Andrew W. Stapp, Vice President
Analyst for Banking and Business Development Companies
Andy Stapp conducts equity research on banks for Hilliard Lyons. He previously served in an equity research capacity at Cohen & Company, B. Riley & Co., BGB Securities, and Merion Capital. Before that, he was involved in investment banking, wherein he successfully consummated approximately 100 M&A transactions, primarily in the community bank space. Andy has been a frequent speaker and author on valuation and other issues involving the banking sector and has been quoted in numerous publications including American Banker, ABA Banking Journal, Barron's, SNL Financial, and The Wall Street Transcript. He was named a top 5 analyst in the banking sector in 2008 and 2010 by Forbes Magazine and in 2011 by StarMine. Andy received his MBA in Finance from The University of Tennessee, where he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma in recognition of his academic achievements.
Jeffrey S. Thomison, CFA®, Senior Vice President
Senior Analyst for Consumer Staples and Entertainment & Leisure Industries
Jeff is a four-time winner in The Wall Street Journal's annual survey of top-ranking equity analysts. In 2012 and 2006, he earned the Journal's "Best on the Street" designation based on the performance of his stock recommendations in the Leisure Goods and Services category, and in 2001 for his selections in the Recreational Products and Services category. In 1997, he was named an "All-Star Analyst" by the Journal for his recommendations in the Entertainment industry. His analysis and opinions have been featured in numerous media sources nationwide, including The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and MarketWatch. Jeff has also appeared on CNBC. He currently follows the Entertainment & Leisure industries within the Consumer Discretionary sector, as well as the broad Consumer Staples sector. He also followed the Retail industry for Hilliard Lyons earlier in his career. A Senior Vice President and Senior Analyst, Jeff currently holds Series 7, 63, 65, 86, and 87 licenses in addition to the Series 16 supervisory analyst license, and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1997. Prior to joining Hilliard Lyons in 1990, he was an equity analyst and portfolio manager with Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jeff holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Kentucky and graduated with departmental honors.
J. Stephen Turner, Vice President
Analyst for Technology Industry
Stephen joined Hilliard Lyons in 2008. He began his career with the Consulting Services Group as a Due Diligence Analyst before joining the Research Department, and currently follows the Technology sector. His analysis and opinions have been featured in leading financial media sources including The Wall Street Journal and Barron's. Prior to joining Hilliard Lyons he worked at Edward Jones Investments and Old National Bank. Stephen received his MBA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and his B.S. in Finance from Murray State University. He holds Series 7, 66, 86, and 87 licenses in addition to the Series 16 Supervisory Analyst license.


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Yeah Lex, hopefully I can follow in his footsteps.
Yeah Lex, hopefully I can follow in his footsteps.
Hi,guys I'm Ken and I'm from Malaysia. We don't have any PUA community in this country. Up until today, I failed to hook up with the girls I like and I hope to seek counsel and guidance here. I hope the senior forumers here will be able to help and teach me the basics so I can start implementing them ASAP. Have a great day
Wudup guys I'm Spidey. I'm 22 years old from the Dark Side of the Moon aka San Francisco and i would dhv right now, but you guys aren't the hot brunette standing in the corner of the bar ordering two martinis for her and her sexy blonde companion. Need a wing.
On another note, I'm here to improve my overall game. I'm currently reading "Mystery Method" for the second time and "The Game". I have also viewed Neil Strauss' Annihilation Method. If you haven't seen the program, I highly recommend you take a look at it. He gives a lot of good material and you see the true progression among his students. But I'm here to learn and be a full participant in this forum. Thanks for having me.
Hey, I'm Dan. I'm a university student from the UK. Just started reading Neil Strauss' The Game and it's an eye opener, decided to take a closer look.
I want to learn IOIs. I get into situations where I double guess myself after receiving signs of interest, and there are times when I completely miss it and it's pointed out to me later.
Drilling some approaches and openings into my brain would also be of interest. I've made awful, clumsy, attempts in the past, but I mainly meet people through friends, and that can be pretty limiting.
Hi guys, my name's Daniel and I live in Romania. In my loneliness I also came across Neil Strauss's autobiography and, after making some digging, I found this community. I hope i can learn something and improve my almost non existent social skills...
Hello everyone,
I'm from Madison, WI. Just getting out of a LTR and looking forward to being single again. I've read The Game and Mystery Method, and I'm signed up on half a dozen PUA Forums. So basically I'm in research and planning mode, and I'll start working on aa in March then take it from there.
Salutations Gentlemen!!
Im Danny! 38, from Dallas, and I am excited to lean everything there is to learn about becoming a PUA!!
I'm 23 and from Norway. Trying to learn as much as possible and this site is helping out nicely.
I'm sure I introduced myself s long time ago, but I've been out of the community for a while. So really, I'm just back. Names Salex Zee. Originally from California, but I live in Australia now, 26 years young. Just took a trip to Sydney and there are many many beautiful women out there. Lots of end of the night mistakes, but lots of good nights too. I could tell that I was a little rusty, but I enjoyed my time out there anyway. See you gents out in the field.
Live life free.
Heyy my names Matt & just moved to Canada after an accident & I'm in a wheelchair so I'm trying to tighten up my game to compensate a little. Any advice...?
Oh nice to meet you all


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December 2017
The North American nanofibers market is slated to emerge as the second fastest-growing market after Asia-Pacific, currently having shares of 29% and 44% respectively. The U.S and Canadian scientists use various types of nanofiber materials to mainly achieve the energy-efficient energy conversions, energy-saving air, and water purification, and nanofibers customized tissue engineering and drug delivery systems.
Nanofibers have become one of the most popular materials occupying the highest demand in many industries. The nanofibers have unique physical and mechanical properties and are hence, favored in many industries. The market success is largely dependent upon the application development, suitable for the wider business community. The global market for nanofibers is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35% for a period of 5 years from 2016 to 2021.
The nanofibers ability to change the properties of a wide spectrum of materials and also assist in the creation of totally new materials and of late, they are finding application in almost every field. Presently, they are excessively used in air filtration as they are very effective in removing submicron particles, including viruses and bacteria. Their high filtration efficiency does not change over time, as in the case of electrically charged filters, while the energy consumption necessary for filtration is much lower than those commonly used filters. Nano filtration membranes can separate molecules from the size between 0.5 and 10 NM.
Market Dynamics of the North America Nanofibers Market:
The unique physical properties of nanofibers make them desirable compound in several industries and as a result, a lot of investment is being made in the development of nanofibers.
They are more expensive than the traditionally used materials.
Nanofibers have become one of the greatest exploratory subjects for academics, and largest fascinating business elements for many industries. Many of today's most successful companies and organizations have been realizing the importance of nanofibers. The market success is largely depending on applications development suitable for a wider business community.
Nanofibers offer hope in finding solutions for many of the fundamental problems in the development of human society. These include the requirement for, mobile sources of energy, batteries enabling the advanced energy storage, cleaning and conserving drinking water, etc. Further development in these regions is dependent upon solutions being found, and this huge potential demand represents a great business opportunity. The demand for products containing nanofibers is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36% for a period of 5-years from 2016 to 2021.
The North American nanofiber market can be segmented based on their types (polymeric nanofibers, carbon nanofibers, ceramic nanofibers, glass nanofibers, composite nanofibers), based on their end-users (medical, chemical, energy, electronics, healthcare, aerospace, composites, textiles and automotive), and on the basis of geography (U.S.A and Canada). Some of the key players are:
Key Deliverables in the Study:


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GOP: Proper for officials to refuse to marry gays
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Twenty-eight Republicans in the North Carolina Senate are urging state courts administrators not to punish employees who refuse to marry gay couples based on religious objections.
The group led by state Senate Leader Phil Berger Sr. on Friday issued a letter to the director of the NC Administrative Office of the Courts asking him to reverse course on an earlier directive ordering magistrates to perform civil weddings for gay couples or face dismissal from their state jobs. A federal judge struck down the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage earlier this month, part of a wave of rulings nationwide declaring such state prohibitions unconstitutional.
All but five GOP senators signed the letter, claiming the requirement to marry gay couples violates religious freedoms. At least two magistrates have chosen to resign.
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(Before Plastic Surgery)
(PARK MIN YOUNG /Korean Actress After Plastic Surgery)
Pretty, huh? Cute, right? Barbie Look Alike, Doesn't She? Beautiful, Isn't She? Yes it seems like She is, BUT wait..!! Let me reveal this to you guys, This girl ( Park Min Young )'s beautiful cute face is 100% plastic surgery result, from the forehead to the end tip of the chin face was made over through plastic surgery.
You can easily identify the face of korean artists who have undergone plastic surgery or not, based on data from Korean health departments almost 99% of Korean artists have done plastic surgery, 65% women and the rest are men, whether it's merely changing some points or total face makeover, it means we can be sure almost all artists or K-Pop boybands, Girlbands and Korean drama stars have gone through plastic surgery, the question then is how extreme they change their face? partly or wholly? Let's check these pictures and you'll automatically find the answer..
(Before and After Plastic Surgery)
Parts of the body most often made over are eyes, big nose to tiny nostril, full volume forehead as well as big face to "small face" v-line just like a barbie. nowdays with the rapid advancement of technology in Korea, no matter how freakin UGLY Koreans are, those ugly faces can be transformed magically into super cute faces, They'll look totally different, this trend has mushroomed up in Korean society, In Korea there is a TERM, "Rather be POOR than UGLY", In Korea being Ugly means living in hell, You'll get so much more chances to get more job opportunities when you are beautiful/handsome" pathetic, isn't it?
So, what's up your Korean Idol? What's up Super Junior Members, TVXQ? Girls Generation and More? do you still want to scream your head off like "Aaaa Oppaaa Unniiee Your so cuuuute" or "Oppaa Unniieee you're so FAKE when you watch their concerts?
Anyway, For the record, one of Super Junior Members named Kyuhyun who is cemented as the cutest member of Super Junior is absolutely NOT that cute when you see his real face before plastic surgery. check it out..
Kyuhyun Super Junior before and after plastic surgery
See the difference, right? what about other members? hmmm.. Go google it and find out yourself.. Ehhmmm.. let me clear my throat first, do you guys still want to marry korean girl or SNSD/GIRLS GENERATION..?!!
Before You Tie the knot, Check it out.. This is what happen when you marry a faker..!!
So. Guys just be yourself, God created you that way for a reason, Like Bruno Mars said "Coz' You're amazing just THE WAY YOU ARE..!!"


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Let me document the Frequently Asked Questions on SharePoint Managed Paths during my training sessions:
What is Managed Path in SharePoint?A managed path is a location within a web application in which you can have site collections. When you create a web application, there are two managed paths created with it. The first managed path is called the Root "/" path of explicit inclusion type. The second is called "sites" with wildcard inclusion path. SharePoint 2010 My Site host comes with "Personal" Wildcard managed path.
Why We need Managed Paths in SharePoint?
Managed Paths in SharePoint used to group multiple sites based on some criteria. Also helps to maintain a logical structure in SharePoint. Say, You want to group all Sales department sites, then you can have: http://company/sales/Site1/ , http://company/sales/Site2/, etc.
SharePoint managed path examples:
Lets take an example. A typical SharePoint URL could be: "http://company.com/sites/Sales/apac/"
- http://company.com - Web Application
- Sites- Managed path
- Sales - Site collection
- apac - Sub-site
Explicit vs Wildcard
There are two Types of Managed Paths we can create:
- Explicit inclusion : Path can be explicitly used for only one site collection. (E.g. http://company/sites/hr) and no site collections can be created underneath the path. (But sub-sites can be created under site collection)
- Wildcard inclusion: If you want to create site collections underneath a specific path, choose "Wildcard" (for example, "Sites" in http://server/sites/). Unlimited site collections can be created under the given path.
How to Configure Managed Paths for SharePoint 2010 Web Applications?
Managed Paths are defined at web application level. You can have different paths for different web applications. They cannot be defined for host header site collections. To define managed path in SharePoint 2010, Go to:
- Central Administration >> Application Management.
- In Application Management page, click on Manage Web Applications
- Click the Web application for which you want to configure Manage Paths
- Now from the ribbon, click Managed Paths.
- From here you can configure Managed Paths for a particular web application.
- Once you are done with managed paths, click OK.
Nested Managed paths
is it possible to nest a managed path under another managed path? Yes! You can create nested managed paths! Say for E.g. You create a Managed Path "/sites/" , then You create managed path as "/sites/sales". Now you can create site collections under each of these paths.
But you cannot create a site collection under /sites/ as "Sales", because once you create the managed path "Sales" under "Sites" it is marked as reserved!
SharePoint Managed Path Limits
Its a best practice to have SharePoint managed paths < 20. As per SharePoint 2010 Software boundaries and limits 20 Managed Paths can be created per Web application.You can expect performance issues if you exceed this limit!
Can I Create Site collections Under Root?
By default, Root Managed Path (/) is created as Explicit inclusion, which means you can create only one site collection at the root of the web application. However you can delete and Re-create it with Wildcard inclusion to enable site collections under Root.
How to Change site collection managed path
If you want to change the managed path of your site collection, You have to:
- Backup your site collection
- Delete your site collection
- Restore your site collection with new managed path
Refer my post: How to Change Site Collection URL for step by step instructions.
What if I delete the Managed path in use?
Answer: Your SharePoint Sites under the specific managed path will result: HTTP 404 Page Not Found!
SharePoint Managed path not in list?
Managed Path Not available in Create Site Collection Page, After deleting the site collection which was occupying the specified managed path already ? Refer my article for the solution: Managed Path Not available
How to Create/Delete SharePoint Managed path Programmatically with PowerShell or STSADM
To Manage SharePoint managed paths in STSADM and in PowerShell, Refer my article: Programmatically Get/Create/Delete Managed Paths in SharePoint
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So...I'm not sure which cave I was hiding under all these years, but I just recently heard about HPV and the vaccine for it, so I thought I should share to anyone who has not yet taken the vaccine which can help prevent cervical cancer and genital warts (if you take the Gardasil vaccine that is. There are two different types, Gardasil is from Merck Company.)
You can google HPV for yourself for more information. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease, so it is best to take it before you are active, but even if you are, it should be beneficial to you, given that you have not already acquired it. You do not have to have sexual intercourse to contract this, it can be contracted through oral sex.
It's a total of three shots, talk to your healthcare provider for more details. Insurance usually covers a recommended vaccine.
FYI, there are two preventive vaccines approved by the FDA: one for Hep B, and one for HPV.
Qualifications: age 12-26, and I've heard if you've had more than 5 partners you don't qualify, but I don't know for sure, so you should ask
From Wikipedia:
A human papillomavirus (HPV) is a papillomavirus that infects the epidermis and mucous membranes of humans. HPV can lead to cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, and anus in women. In men, it can lead to cancers of the anus and penis.[1]
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For future reference the Wikitravel:CIA World Factbook 2002 import can be found at Talk:Cuba/CIA World Factbook 2002 import.
I was under the impression that it's perfectly legal to visit Cuba, the only hitch being that it's illegal to spend any money as that would violate the sanctions...? Jpatokal 22:03, 21 Sep 2004 (EDT)
That is strictly correct - though the traveller would need to prove they had not spent money (onus on them, not the US government). -- Beardo 01:11, 20 Feb 2006 (EST)
Related links
Visas and legal issues
It was wrongly stated that the tourist card fee is payable on departure. There is a separate CUC 25 departure tax.
It is stated "Usually, your travel agency will give you a discount of those 25 CUC when booking an holiday arrangement." I don't believe that is true, and intend to delete the statement unless others can say that it is correct.
It was stated that the tourist card can be extended twice - again, not true - only one extension. (Unless everyone else that writes has got it wrong.)
-- Beardo 01:21, 20 Feb 2006 (EST)
US section
The link [2] does not seem to work.
I removed the statement "(Euro are changed 1:1, so it means at current exchange rates also a loss of around 6%)" as it is not correct. (Current rate 1.066 - http://www.bancopopulardeahorro.com/).
-- Beardo 01:31, 20 Feb 2006 (EST)
By car
The gas prices were wrong. I can't recall the correct price for Regular - I'll check tomorrow.
I have taken out "Some advise to take Euros (EUR), because EUR exchange rate seems to be about 10% better than of US dollars. (Official rate in December 2005 was 1CUC=1.04 EUR=0.89 USD (before surcharge)). However taking the exchange rates between the USD and EUR into account the actual difference is only 5% and then still you have to pay commission when exchanging your USD into EUR." because it was confusing, may change from week to week and was a written from a US point of view.
-- Beardo 02:03, 20 Feb 2006 (EST)
The intro
Too much in the past; too much US. Why should a traveller want to visit Cuba now. The equivalent on world66 is a lot better. -- Beardo 23:36, 27 March 2006 (EST)
By train
What is the train company in Cuba? Please leave this info on my talk page, as it's highly unlikely I will return to this article unless Bush stops his screwing around on foreign policy. Vote for Roosevelt 1944! Sapphire 18:26, 28 March 2006 (EST)
Communist State?
The quick facts from the CIA World Fact Book list Cuba is a Communist State, but is this correct? I read somewhere (I think it was the Lonely Planet) that after the fall of the USSR, the Cuban constitution was amended to remove all references to Marxism. Though I also see that in the 2002 amendment to the constitution, the principles of socialism were reaffirmed. What exactly can we put for Government in the quick facts? --Dawnview 03:45, 22 April 2006 (EDT)


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So unfortunately I have fractured my wrist. This ofcourse leaves me in a tight situation, off work, and with loads of spare time.
Does anyone have any suggestions for mouse only games? Some sort of RPG or something, I have a razer naga so I suppose at a stretch I could play something with a little more than a couple buttons required.
Any suggestions apreciated, really bored here!


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So I'm looking for help to try and up number for DPS as a fire mage. My mage is currently my #2 alt, and actually the only toon I've played on and off since vanilla. I enjoy the class greatly, and until recently I've played almost exclusively frost. A very talented mage on my server told me that the 4 piece bonus I just got is a huge DPS boost for Fire, which should be making it the strongest DPS spec once you're geared. Naturally, I thought I'd give the spec a try. I picked up the shoulders off Seigecrafter last night, and immediately set to work on a new spec.
During ToT I always felt like I'd do 40-50k less dps in Fire than I would in Frost, but the ability to chain crit pyroblasts really got me feeling nostalgic for the twin trinket arcane fire mage I played in PvP for vanilla. I respeced, regemmed etc last night, and have done some Flex and LFR raiding today to try and get my rotation down. I tried posting my profile here, but forum rules won't let me since this is my first post. I'm not 100% sure how I want to gem and enchant yet, but I'm pretty sure that crit should be my primary stat.
The problem I'm having is I once again feel like I do less damage in fire than I do as frost. I'm positive I don't have the rotation right, so I thought I would come to you knowledgeable people and ask for help.
What I'm currently doing:
Currently I'm spamming fireballs to get Pyroblast! procs. If I get Heating Up I will use Inferno Blast to ensure the Pyroblast. I'm not sure if I should be saving Inferno Blast for when I have a Pyroblast! or a Heating Up to take advantage of the Tier16 100% crit Pyroblast to chain 2 pyros. I've tried both and they both seem to yeild similar DPS numbers.
I maintain my fight-appropriate mage bombs for the Pyromanic damage boost. I have PoM macroed to Alter Time. I usually hold Inferno Blast for my first natural Pyroblast! then get the Heating Up, pop my Alter Time/PoM macro and Pyroblast until the chain ends after 3 or 4 pyroblasts. I try and time this so that this whole combo will also occur during Bloodlust, whenever that is during the fight. Then I alter back, and start the chain again. I'll use Inferno Blast on cooldown in the middle of this. When my chain of spells from the cooldowns ends I'll combustion then Inferno Blast again, and pyroblast if I can. When I don't have Alter Time up I'll get a Pyro/Heating Up, use PoM, throw in inferno blasts and combust at the end of the chain.
I'm trying to work out how to post logs but what I do remember is in a given fight I would cast about 80% as many Pyroblasts as Fireballs. On Protectors as frost I would pull close to 220-30k DPS when gemmed for haste. I feel like even that I could improve on if the computer I play on wasn't a toaster. I'm pretty sure that ping/fps lag etc cause me to get 10-20 less casts in the time of a fight. As fire I was doing maybe 150-160k damage.
Should I ever stop casting fireball? When I get a natural Pyroblast! I'll be spamming fireballs, so by the time I have the proc I'll be halfway through the cast of the next Fireball. If Inferno Blast is off cooldown should I cancel the cast, Inferno Blast and double Pyroblast? Often I feel like I've been completing the cast, then Inferno Blasting, and immediately losing the Heating Up to a non-crit fireball that was in the air.
When there are just a few targets how should I go about my AoE? Keep Nether Tempest up, single target for a big chain then spread the dots with Inferno Blast?
I feel like this spec should be strong, but I just can't get it to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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- Release Date: 12/19/2006
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July 13, 2009
Twittered Recipes The New Culinary Craze
Hyper-condensed recipes are the newest craze flying through the Twitter-sphere, bringing stripped-down recipes from seasoned professional cooks to the masses. Critics say it's an impractical and inconvenient fad that won't stand the test of time, but for thousands of Twitter veterans just might be the best thing since sliced bread.
For the uninitiated, Twittered recipes might appear reminiscent of some dreaded high school chemistry class. Conforming to the general rules for all tweets, the directions must stay within the 140-character limit, leaving users to condense page-long recipes into cryptic combinations of letters and numbers that would have had Cold War code-breakers scratching their heads.Consider the following: "Heat 3Tdashi, 1/2C miso, 4C H2O," or "Simmr 6 sm leeks w/2T but &1t salt & 1Cwater 10 min."
If you need more than a few seconds to crack the code, don't worry""you're not alone. For many Twitterers though, decoding the recipes is half the fun.
"Definitely it's a code, it's a hieroglyphic that people have to get over time. But so is LOL [...] or the emotions like smiley faces that people have been using for years." says Karen Solomon, a San Francisco-based chef and recipe tweeter.
Solomon is just one of a number of well-known or up-and-coming chefs who have taken on the challenge of packing directions for interesting gourmet fare into a space that an average sentence or two might take up.
The trick, of course, is to be as succinct as possible. Already, a host of standard abbreviations has begun evolving amongst digital epicureans. "T" is a tablespoon, "t" a teaspoon and "C" is a cup. Other words and ingredients are often shortened by simply removing vowels.
The award-winning Chicago chef Rick Bayless recently posted a tweet for salsa that read, "Simple Guajillo Salsa:toast 2 clnd guajillos n med-ht oil 4 20-30 sec.Blend w 4 rstd tomatillos,3 rstd garlic,1/2c H20. Salt." Yum.
"It is something about bringing recipes down to their bare bones. I hate to use the word intellectual, but it's an intellectual challenge," explained Lucy Waverman, author of four cookbooks and Twecipe pioneer.
For many recipients of the twittered recipes, the simplicity, brevity and easy accessibility of the directions is exactly what they find so appealing.
"Going through a cookbook takes extra time, whereas it's already on Twitter," said Catherine Kustanczy, a Toronto-area resident who gets Waverman's recipes says. "It's already there, so you don't have to go and look something up and look for inspiration."
Yet even fans of the terse little recipes say that the system has its limitations. Recipes with complex instructions or long lists of ingredients are often just untweetable. According to Waverman, nuanced instructions like "pour the cognac in and boil for a minute or two, shaking the skillet," stretch even the most concise Twitterers beyond their limits.
Both Waverman and Solomon say they just opt to steer clear of complicated recipes like ravioli or almost anything that requires baking.
A number of cooking commentators, however, are convinced that twittered-recipes are an ephemeral novelty rather than a culinary revolution.
"The fact that you can do it on Twitter doesn't mean that you should do it on Twitter," said Christopher Kimball, publisher of Cook's Illustrated magazine.
Kimball says he frequently tweets simple cooking tips and may on occasion even send out a recipe for extremely simple dishes. He refrains, however, from even attempting to condense more complex recipes, saying that the potential for a gastronomical disaster makes it too risky.
"There's all this information that you leave out, like what is it supposed to look like, what if this doesn't happen, what if you don't have Dutch-processed cocoa?"
Some, like Kim McGalliard, a Web consultant from Brooklyn, N.Y. and lifelong amateur cook, are even more critical than Kimball. According to her, Twecipes are just too troublesome and end up making more work for the cook.
Dilys Tosteson Garcia of Los Angeles, however, thinks that that bit of extra effort is just part of the charm. She says she can understand both opinions on the matter and pins the differences on a person's general philosophy of cooking.
"It depends on whether you're an artist cook or a scientist cook."
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Brady, Buffalo, and The Wildcat: Breaking Down The AFC EastMay 19, 2009
Forecasting the AFC East: Balanced Division Will Depend on Brady's Return
In a division that has shifted from a one horse race to a balanced field in just a year, the battle for AFC East supremacy in 2009-10 hinges on the return of Tom Brady and his supposedly healthy knee. While New England has dominated the division since 2001, we all witnessed on-field improvements from virtually every team in the division a year ago, and going into 2009 this looks to be the best top to bottom, competitive division in football..
Last year, with Matt Cassel under center, the Patriots lost a first place tie-breaker with those upstart Fish and missed out on the playoffs, while Buffalo and New York were unable to maintain their quick starts. Belichick's crew is, however, 33-9 in the division since 2002, and you can be sure that New England will be eager to reclaim the AFC East crown from Miami.
Let's take an in depth look at the key additions and departures each team has experienced this off-season and how those changes affect their offensive and defensive units. Then, I'll make some predictions and we'll sort out which team should rise to the top in 2009.
Buffalo Bills:
2008-9 Record: 7-9
Key Additions: WR Terrell Owens, DE Aaron Maybin, CB Drayton Florence, C Geoff Hangartner
Key Losses: OT Jason Peters
2008 Assessment: The Bills started fast a year ago, getting to 5-1 before losing eight of their last ten games and finishing the year in disappointing fashion at 7-9. Buffalo finished in the bottom third of the league in both offensive YPG and passing YPG, while they held their own defensively despite a lack of big play ability. Offensive depth and explosiveness were big questions after Buffalo's second half fizzle of a year ago.
Offensive Outlook: Buffalo believes they've remedied their lack of big play ability with the arrival of Terrell Owens. We all know how destructive Owens can be off the field, but assuming he keeps his head on straight and plays with a purpose, he's a guy who will help stretch the field vertically for the Bills and offensive play caller Turk Schonert. His speed and presence at the second level will open up the slot for Lee Evans, Roscoe Parrish, and Josh Reed, and the Bills should more effectively be able to maximize their play-action calls given Owens' height and size advantage on the outside. Alongside Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson at running back, Trent Edwards under center, and a fortified offensive line, Owens compliments what should constitute an improved offensive core for the Bills.
Defensive Outlook: Defensively, this is a solid unit that is only going to get better under defensive-minded coach Dick Jauron. The Bills finished 2008 with a solid, but not spectacular, defensive resume. As a team they were right in the middle of the pack in YPG and PPG, but they sometimes struggled turning other teams over, as they finished tied for third worst in the AFC with just 22 takeaways.
However, just like with the vertical passing game, this is something they feel they've addressed in a big way during the off-season. With the 11thoverall selection in the draft, Buffalo nabbed Penn St. DE/LB standout Aaron Maybin. Maybin is a big, physical athlete with quickness around the edge and should be a real asset and weapon for Jauron to use in a number of different formations. While he's not quite the playbook whiz that Jerod Mayo was last year for New England, I feel Maybin could have a similarly impactful season with Buffalo. The Bills also addressed their secondary in acquiring Drayton Florence from Jacksonville and drafting Jairus Byrd out of Hawaii, while LB Paul Posluszny, a first round pick three years ago, returns from a knee injury.
Thing that worries me most: Is Trent Edwards "the" guy? He started strong a year ago, showing promise, poise, and impressive reads throughout Buffalo's fast start. Then injuries and a lack of weapons were cited as the main reasons for Edwards' regression during the second half of the year. Edwards did battle concussion issues, which can be very taxing mid-season. The addition of Owens, a dedication to pounding the ball with Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch, and improved health shouldcreate an atmosphere conducive to optimal production for Edwards. If, however, Edwards fails to get Owens the ball and create things down field, things could spiral downward quickly. Buffalo simply cannot afford that.
2009-10 Prediction: I like what Buffalo has done in the off-season, and I generally believe Dick Jauron is a sound football coach. There are no weeks off in the AFC East, and getting to 3-3 in the division would be viewed as a success for this Bills team. Outside of the division, Buffalo has to battle three playoff teams from a year ago on the road, and they also draw Indianapolis. I think they have an unfavorable schedule, but they made undoubted improvements on their roster from a year ago. Their season will hinge on Edwards and the offensive line. With New England back at full strength, I think a wild card berth is Buffalo's most realistic shot at playoff play, but that is an attainable goal.
2009-10 Record: 9-7
New York Jets:
2008-9 Record: 9-7
Key Additions: LB Bart Scott, QB Mark Sanchez, S Jim Leonhard, CB Lito Sheppard, RB Shonn Greene
Key Losses: QB Brett Favre, WR Laveranues Coles
2008 Assessment: Acquiring Brett Favre, in the end, was a relatively lateral move for the Jets. Favre and the Jets raced out to an 8-3 record, and after big wins on the road at New England and then undefeated Tennessee, some people thought the aging Favre could lead a Broadway renaissance. As the end of the year illustrated, however, Favre's arm turned out to have just slightly more juice in it than Chad Pennington, who had been lambasted n New York for his lack of down field ability. Favre played banged up, the Jets defense turned into a fairly mediocre unit, and the Jets lost four of their last five games en route to third place in the division. By all accounts, 2008 was a disappointment, and the firing of Eric Mangini demonstrates that.
Offensive Outlook: This is a unit in flux. If the reigns are handed to rookie Mark Sanchez, can we honestly assess the Jets offense in May? If Kellen Clemens wins the starting job and Rex Ryan elects to give Sanchez a year of tutelage on the sideline, then it's fair to say the Jets will be trying to win games with a below average quarterback under center. One thing is for sure: Thomas Jones, Leon Washington, and Shonn Greene (assuming the first two get their contracts finalized) will form a three headed monster at running back that should be extremely hard to contain, especially playing behind one of the better offensive lines in the AFC. Jerricho Cotchery, Chansi Stuckey, and Brad Kelly constitute a below average group at WR, but young tight end Dustin Keller emerged late in 2008 and could be very special. Keller gets down the seams better than most with good route running and plus hands, and when in fact Sanchez wins the job, the chemistry of those two will be something to watch closely.
Defensive Outlook: With Rex Ryan coming over from Baltimore, this is a unit that could emerge as one of the ascending groups in the NFL. Ryan brought linebacker Bart Scott and safety Jim Leonhard over with him from the Ravens, two glue guys who should establish attitude and create a comfort with the system. Up front, the Jets are stout with Calvin Pace, Shaun Ellis, and Kris Jenkins. The Jets have developing contributors in the secondary in Kerry Rhodes and Darelle Revis, and the addition of Lito Shepphard from Philly and the aforementioned Leonhard could allow Ryan to be creative and take risks at the second level. Ryan also grabbed special teams veteran Larry Izzo from rival New England. One big development to watch will be how Ryan teaches, engages, and utilizes last year's first round pick, Vernon Gholston, who tallied just 13 tackles and zero sacks in his rookie campaign. Is he a mega bust, or has he just not been used and motivated properly? That question and the degree to which Ryan can establish his smash mouth Baltimore-style defense will dictate how stingy this group can be.
Thing that worries me most: Even more so than Buffalo, the quarterback position scares me with this team. If Clemens starts, they are going to be challenged in the passing game given their limited receiving resources. If Sanchez starts, he's going to struggle like any rookie quarterback. Either way they go, New York is going to dig itself a hole behind center.
2009-10 Prediction: The Jets are built to last along their offensive and defensive lines, and usually such strengths lead directly to success. But given the transition of bringing in a new coach and the inherent growing pains of either Clemens or Sanchez, the Jets simply won't have enough in such a demanding division.
2009-10 Record: 8-8
Miami Dolphins:
2008-9 Record: 11-5
Key Additions: DE Jason Taylor, C Jake Grove, ATH Pat White, CB Vontae Davis,
Key Losses: None
2008 Assessment: Pennington, Parcells, and "The Wildcat" spelled success for Miami a year ago, and year in which the Dolphins won ten more games than the year before. It was a confluence of positive seasons, from the comeback of Pennington to the reemergence of Joey Porter. Although the Fish got trounced in the first round of the playoffs, no team exceeded expectations more than Miami.
Offensive Outlook: The drafting of WVU's Pat White adds yet another element to a ground attack that already includes Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. Miami's schemes and short game from a year ago were as sound as any team in the league. My only concern is whether or not Chad Pennington can be counted on to deliver such a stellar season again. His receiving corps is lacking in elite talent, and one would think defenses will be more prepared and acclimated to Wildcat formations this year. And if Pennington struggles or has shoulder issues once again, will Chad Henne be ready when called upon? The line is anchored well with Jake Long in place, and they are going to attack the edges and use deception better than any offense in the NFL. Assuming the health of the quarterback position, Miami should continue to produce with their slashing and scheming abilities.
Defensive Outlook: Bringing back Jason Taylor adds an element of edge pressure and veteran leadership that would make any team better. Do people forget how dominant Taylor was two season s ago? They are built well at linebacker, and the addition of Vontae Davis and CB Sean Smith through the draft could solidify their struggling secondary. The wildly athletic Davis is a bit of a hot head, but he has elite talent that could be harnessed under intense coach Tony Sparano. The Dolphins certainly need shutdown production from their corner-backs, something that was really lacking a year ago. Getting after the football should be a marked strength, and usually that is a recipe for success.
Thing that worries me most: A lack of elite talent at the receiver position is Miami's most glaring weakness. Ted Ginn Jr. and Davone Bess showed promise a year ago, but in my opinion Miami failed to land a true outside threat during the off-season through the draft or free agency. Draft picks Patrick Turner (3rd Round) and Brian Hartline (4thRound) are not going to give them much in 2009-10. If they had a true outside threat, defenses wouldn't be able to pack it in and protect against the end-around, double reverse, or whatever it is Brown, Williams & White are showing on that given play. Their offensive unit is going to be compromised by a lack of down field production.
2009-10 Prediction: Miami is moving in the right direction and has a spirited group coming back, but I think they take a small step backwards this season. That is easy to do given their glaring success of a year ago. With Brady back and New England healthy, I think Miami's road to the top is going to be tested more fervently while their strength of schedule is the toughest in the NFL. This could still be a playoff team, but given the fact that the Dolphins went 7-2 last year in games decided by a touchdown or less, I think they're going to regress back towards the mean a bit in 2009-10.
2009-10 Record: 9-7
New England Patriots
2008-9 Record: 11-5
Key Additions: QB Tom Brady (injured), RB Fred Taylor, CB Shawn Springs, CB Leigh Bodden, WR Joey Galloway, WR Greg Lewis
Key Losses: QB Matt Cassel, LB Mike Vrabel, CB Ellis Hobbs
2008 Assessment: To some, the season was a failure. To others, it was one of Bill Belichick's greatest successes. Finishing 11-5 while losing a prime future Hall of Famer at the quarterback position is a testament to "The Patriot Way" and the foundation they've built. On the other hand, when you're coming off a season of near perfection with redemption ripe in your mind, 11-5 and no playoff berth can be seen as a failure to some. To this writer, the season turned out as well as it could have after Bernard Pollard's fateful lunge. For all intensive purposes, the Pats played playoff caliber football while simultaneously converting another late round draft pick in Cassel into future value and roster flexibility.
Offensive Outlook: Perhaps more so than with any other group in this division, the health of Tom Brady and the Patriots offensive core is the focal point of this team. If Brady's back to his old habits, this unit should be the NFL's best with a reliable cast of running backs, an above average line, and a comically deep receiving corps. Moss and Galloway on the outside with Welker and Greg Lewis in the slot could be a four-wide set that drives defensive coordinators nuts. Fred Lewis and Sammy Morris provide stability out of the backfield, while Laurence Maroney remains a wild card talent on the fringe. If, however, Brady is less than 100% or he re-aggravates the injury, the Patriots will have to turn to second year man Kevin O'Connell. New England has certainly showcased an ability to produce elite quarterbacks from the depths of the draft pool, but O'Connell is not as developed as Matt Cassel was last year. Patriot faithful are hoping Kevin O'Connell isn't a name we hear much from this upcoming season.
Defensive Outlook: Usually Bill Belichick's 3-4 defenses are the backbone of championship runs and the biggest asset of the team. Last year, and in recent years as a whole, if we're really being honest, that simply wasn't the case. The Patriots have never been a team that focuses on the sack or pressuring the edges. Belichick has always preferred to sit back and rely on reads and schematic advantages, as well as veteran leadership, to create opportunistic turnovers. A trend that has been developing lately and continued last year, however, is that New England's second and third levels were exposed and simply couldn't support the 3-4 philosophy. The likes of Pierre Woods and Gary Guyton were stretched thin at linebacker, while Teddy Bruschi and Adalius Thomas battled injuries. And in the secondary, Rodney Harrison was lost for the year while the biggest concern coming into the year- cornerbacks- were awful.
The Pats still have needs at linebacker after ignoring that position in the draft, but they added depth and skill in the secondary by signing Shawn Springs and Leigh Bodden and drafting Patrick Chung and Darius Butler. Coupled with last year's young nucleus of Jerod Meyo, Brandon Meriweather, James Sanders, Terrance Wheatley, and Jonathan Wilhite, the defense as a whole should be more athletic and much more explosive in passing downs. At the very least, Belichick will have more looks and fresh legs at his disposal. With the foundation of an All-Pro front three in place in Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, and Ty Warren, the New England defense should be better than a year ago.
Thing that worries me most: Obviously Brady's health is perhaps the biggest swing factor for any team in the NFL, and I am also skeptical of the linebacker group. Mayo is an excellent franchise player, but the secondary group on the roster is thin. Pierre Woods, Eric Alexander, Tully Banta-Cain, Shawn Crable, and Gary Guyton lack the necessary athleticism and coverage skills that make Belichick's defenses click.
2009-10 Prediction: Assuming #12 stays upright and injuries don't ravage the roster as they did a year ago; this is a team that should be looking at a first round playoff bye. The acquisitions during this past off-season eerily resemble those of two seasons ago, when Belichick added a host of low risk, high reward type veterans and landed on the verge of perfection.
2009-10 Record: 12-4


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Single-lens eyeglasses may cut fall risk for some elderlyBy Tom Nordlie • Published: September 8th, 2010
Category: Health in a Heartbeat
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Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals, the first corrective eyewear with multiple lenses.
This was a great development, helping people who had trouble seeing clearly at multiple distances.
Unfortunately, many bifocals today have a built-in problem – visual distortion at the boundaries where the lenses meet.
That little flaw can mean big trouble if the user has to look down to ensure safe footing.
Numerous studies have shown that older people who wear multi-lens glasses are at greater risk of falls, compared with those who wear single-lens glasses, or no glasses.
Now, a group of researchers report in the British Medical Journal they've found a way to cut that risk. But it only works for active seniors.
The secret? Using old-fashioned, single-lens eyeglasses outdoors.
In the study, scientists recruited about six-hundred older men and women who wore multiple-lens glasses.
The researchers divided them into two groups.
One group was asked to use single-lens glasses when walking or doing outdoor activities.
If needed, participants were given new glasses.
The other group was a control, so everyone wore their usual eyeglasses.
Both groups were tracked for about one year.
During that time, the group with single-lens glasses had eight percent fewer falls.
However, the incidence of falls actually went up for participants in the single-lens group who rarely went outdoors.
So, sedentary people who wear multi-lens glasses might need to stick with their usual specs at all times.
This study could help seniors view their eyewear from a new perspective.
And, by choosing eyewear carefully, they'll minimize the chances of suffering a fall.
That's one idea that even Ben Franklin probably couldn't improve on.