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KLRU-Q's Saturday Night at the Movies presents a full-length feature film every Saturday night, plus extra content that gives the evening an exciting spin. Each film explores the work of legendary actors and actresses through many important films from their careers. Here is a peek of what this Saturday has in store:
7:00 – Just Seen It "Episode #112"
Vegas Magic, A 911 Call, A Family Tree and Politics as Usual: We review The Incredible Burt Wonderstone with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey. Discuss The Call with Halle Berry and The Place Beyond The Pines with Ryan Gosling. Then go to D.C. for the Netflix political drama – House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey.
7:30 – On Story – Buck Henry: A Hollywood Story
From The Graduate and Catch-22 to "Saturday Night Live" and "Get Smart," iconic comedic and distinctly American writer, director, and actor Buck Henry recalls his long and storied career in Hollywood. Followed by the heartwarming story of a failed ukulele player and her talking puppet dog, The Ballad of Friday and June by writer/director Tate English.
8:00 – Four Weddings And A Funeral
The intermittent romance between a charming Englishman (Hugh Grant) and a beautiful American woman (Andie MacDowell) who always seem to run into each other at weddings. Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas.
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Loreena Mckennitt: A Moveable Musical Feast follows Canadian singer/composer Loreena McKennitt as she embarks on her 2007 An Ancient Muse tour. The performance documentary offers a rare backstage look at one of contemporary music's most interesting live acts. Candid behind-the-scenes interviews with McKennitt, her band, crew and colleagues reveal the rigors of touring. McKennitt and her fellow travellers entertain viewers with stories of how they "raise a small village" each night they perform, discuss the joys and challenges of their nomadic life on the road, and explain the creative relationships they share with one another, the music and the audience. A Moveable Musical Feast features previously unreleased musical performances of "Never-Ending Road (Amhran Duit)" and "The Gates of Istanbul."


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A good-quality chicken, well seasoned, cooked and rested is such a homely pleasure. Stuffing helps keep the chicken moist, soaks up the cooking juices and layers flavour into the flesh.
Though I cook a roast chicken most weeks, a tweak like this quick stuffing makes it special. Use a free-range, organic bird if possible. Simple sides make for a perfect spring family meal.
Roast chicken stuffed with light rye, bacon and parmesan
5 slices quality bacon, finely sliced
3 cloves garlic
1/2 onion, finely diced
1/2 vegetable stock cube
1 egg
5 slices sourdough rye, cut into dice, dampened with water and crumbled
1 tbsp oregano
1 tsp celery seeds
80g finely grated parmesan
1 size 16 chicken, organic
4 bay leaves
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
1. Preheat oven to 220C (200C fan-forced).
2. In a frying pan over high heat, fry bacon (use oil if lean) for two minutes, add garlic and onion and fry until soft.
3. In a bowl, crumble stock cube into egg and mix to combine.
4. Add onion mix to bread with oregano, celery seeds, parmesan and egg mix. Combine with your hands.
5. Fill chicken cavity with stuffing and press in bay leaves. Season chicken with salt, pepper and oil. Roast for one hour and 15 minutes. Rest for 10 minutes before carving.
Serves 4
Drink chardonnay or verdicchio
Broad beans and peas with cream and garlic
This dish is perfect with roasted poultry. You can also toss the peas and broad beans through pasta with chopped cooked prawns and add a squeeze of lemon just before serving.
30ml olive oil
3 cloves garlic, finely sliced
3 sprigs thyme
Splash white wine
4 cups broad beans, podded, boiled, then skins removed
1 1/2 cup peas, fresh or frozen
120ml cream
30g butter
1 handful flat-leaf parsley leaves, picked and torn
1 handful finely grated parmesan
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. In a medium pan over a medium heat, add oil and cook garlic and thyme for one minute until fragrant.
2. Add wine and simmer for 20 seconds then add broad beans, peas, cream, butter and parsley and bubble until butter is melted.
3. Throw in parmesan at the last minute, season with salt and pepper and serve with roast chicken.
Serves 4
Baked king edward potatoes
The rich yellow flesh of this potato variety is divine when baked.
4 large or 8 small king edward potatoes
Salt and pepper
Extra-virgin olive oil
Fresh bay leaves for garnish
1. Place each potato on a large piece of foil. Season with salt and pepper and oil, wrap and bake in the oven alongside chicken. Serve garnished with bay leaves.
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Larry Hagman, renowned for playing one of television's most renowned villains, J.R. Ewing, has died aged 81.
In 1980 Channel 10 promoted the ''Who shot J.R?'' episode of Dallas turning it into a TV event, but in the end throat cancer took his life in a Dallas hospital.
The son of actress Mary Martin and a district attorney, Benjamin Jack Hagman, he first shot to fame playing astronaut and genie keeper Major Anthony ''Tony'' Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie alongside Barbara Eden. But it was as J.R. Ewing in Dallas that he became a household name and Hagman was joined at his bedside by co-stars Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy, who played his wife Sue Ellen and brother Bobby, a United Kingdom newspaper has reported. Linda Gray's agent, Jeffrey Lane, confirmed the death, The Dallas Morning News said.
Hagman battled drugs and alcohol for years and had a liver transplant in 1995 and would reportedly drink bottles of champagne on the Dallas set.
While networks across the world promoted the 1980 season of Dallas with the teaser of ''Who shot J.R?'', Hagman himself performed a deft pay-bargaining move. Hagman disappeared to London for a family holiday delaying signing his new contract while the producers agonised over whether his character would die or not.
Holding out for a higher salary paid off and Hagman became one of the highest paid television stars of the day.
Hagman was the only actor to appear in all 356 episodes of Dallas.
Hagman was nominated twice for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award in 1980 and 1981, but failed to gain the gong. He was also nominated for four Golden Globes.
In October, last year, he announced he had ''treatable'' throat cancer and would undergo treatment while he filmed the reprised Dallas.
At the time he was reported to have said: ''As J.R. I could get away with anything – bribery, blackmail and adultery. But I got caught by cancer. I do want everyone to know that it is a very common and treatable form of cancer.''
The rebooted Dallas began on Channel 9 in August.
He married Maj Axelsson in 1954 and the couple had two children and made efforts to ensure his children knew him, something he missed with his own actress mother.
When the family lived in Malibu he became the centre of the social set there and often led processions down the beach while dressed in costume. He garnered the nickname ''The Mad Monk of Malibu'' for wearing a purple gorilla suit, a train engineer's costume and a long hooded black robe.
Hagman's official website was jammed on Saturday as fans heard of his death.


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Cazenovia Every year, the Cazenovia Lions Club honors a number of local students for their academic and civil accomplishments by honoring them as a "Student of the Month." The designation is based upon exemplary school and/or community service exhibited by the young resident. The students who receive the honor will each be acknowledged at a gathering of the Cazenovia Lions Club at the end of the school year.
Ryan O'Herien, a sophomore at Cazenovia High School, has been selected as Cazenovia Lions Club Student of the Month for September 2012. Ryan is the son of Thomas O'Herien and Christina Pierce, of Cazenovia.
O'Herien's nomination was submitted by Janet Goris, a member of the Cazenovia Central School District Staff.
"After school on Friday, Sept. 28, I was waiting for my daughter in my car in front of the high school. It began to rain and I noticed a young man, a new student to our school, running toward the bus circle ... his books shifted and began to fall, along with several water bottles, onto the wet sidewalk and grass all around him. He stopped, crouched down and began gathering his belongings," Goris wrote on O'Herien's nomination form. "Then I noticed a group of young men ... [on] the same sidewalk as the new student, who was now crouching ... trying to pick up all of his belongings. One of these young men, who was later identified to me by my daughter, was Ryan O'Herien. He seemed like a much larger student than the new student who was still on the ground, and that is why he stood out to me. Ryan and his group of two or three young men approached the new student and I saw them all stop. I saw Ryan begin to start helping. Ryan picked up the student's water bottles and assisted the student in trying to balance the bottles on his books in his hands. The student was still having difficulties with all of his books and bottles, so Ryan grabbed his nylon bag and slung it over the student's right shoulder for him. Then Ryan and his ... group hurried along their way to the front of the school and the new student continued running to catch his late bus."
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To truly love another person is to love her/his destiny. Nobody loves your destiny more than the One who is your destiny. He uses everything that happens to you to bring about His purpose for you and through you. If you doubt that, let's turn again to Paul: "we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose" (Rom. 8:28).
"Aha," you might say, "I found the loophole!" In order for all things to work together for my good I not only have to love God, but be called according to God's purpose. Well, we're all called. I am a firm believer in what the great Protestant theologian Karl Barth set forth when he posited universal election, which was echoed by Von Balthasar: God calls everyone, no exceptions! So, God, "who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth," is always and without exception trying to lead to you to your destiny ( 1 Tim. 2:4). Love, which constitutes both God's call and our response, requires freedom. Because God is love, God respects our freedom. Think about this: Unlike Isaac, whom God called upon Abraham to sacrifice on Mt. Moriah, Jesus was a knowing and willing sacrifice. If Jesus really had not wanted to submit Himself to the Father's will, the Father would have respected his choice. According to St. Luke's account, Jesus prayed, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done" (Luke 22:42).
As with so many things, The Beatles got it quite wrong: in the end the love you take is infinitely greater than the love you make. Along with Paul Hewitt (a.k.a. Bono Vox, or just Bono), I'll take grace over karma anyday. If your karma ran over my dogma, then the whole world is in trouble!
This mode of thinking has many practical manifestations in the life of faith. For example, many people put off going to confession because they are worried about whether God will forgive them. My friends, we go to confession knowing that we are always already forgiven, no matter what we have done. After all, we don't call it good news for nothing! Besides, God doesn't need confession, we do. It is the way God gives us for realizing and experiencing God's love as forgiveness in Christ. I use realize in the sense that confession makes what is already true real for us by making it an experience, something objective, concrete. It is an event that can certainly be for us an encounter, a place where we meet Christ, who embraces us, wipes away our tears, binds up our wounds, and assures us, again, that He is with us always.
I am thinking about a t-shirt that says on the front- God loves you, okay? On the back it would read- Deal with it!
Or, perhaps getting permission from His Grace, Bishop N.T. Wright, to use his lovely variation on Descartes' theme- 'Amor, ergo sum,' meaning "I am loved, therefore I am!"


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CRYSTAL LAKE – A Crystal Lake business owner has come up with a high-flying way to give back to the community.
Mortgage Capital Group Inc. is using a hot-air balloon to help charity organizations raise money.
Owner Eric Schroeder, 34, started the MCG Uplift Foundation two months ago as a vehicle for the residential real estate brokerage and its employees to support local nonprofits. A portion of each mortgage deal the company makes will go to the foundation, which will distribute the money quarterly to local charities selected by employees.
"For a business to actually be successful and complete the circle, it has to be able to give back to the community that supports it," Schroeder said. "A community should be a better place because of its businesses."
This summer, Schroeder rented a hot-air balloon to draw attention to the foundation. He also lets nonprofit groups auction off balloon rides to raise money. The minimum bid is $1,100, but the foundation will donate money to the organization even if the reserve isn't met. The foundation covers the cost of the balloon flights. The balloon also serves as a marketing tool for Mortgage Capital Group, which Schroeder started in December 2007.
Corporate Balloons & Promotions operates the balloon rides.
"I grew up in Crystal Lake watching hot-air balloons fly over all the time," said Schroeder, a Crystal Lake South High School graduate. "I've always been fascinated by them and that emotion they create."
The balloon could be a common site over Crystal Lake and southern McHenry County this summer as the foundation raises money for charity groups.
Money raised through the foundation goes to groups such as Algonquin Red Dress Run, Animal House Shelter in Huntley, Crystal Lake South Gators Baseball, It's All About Kids, Home of the Sparrow, A Friend in Deed, Z's Team Pena Wrestling Club, Girls on the Run, the Northern Illinois Food Bank and others.
The foundation takes the place of Christmas bonuses for the firm's 11 employees.
"They enjoy it," Schroeder said. "It makes them feel great."
Mortgage Capital Group started just before the housing crash, but has managed to grow despite the difficult market. Schroeder said the company had $1.4 million in revenue last year.


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The Giants' season had ended a day earlier, general manager Jerry Reese was clearly not in the mood to hand out compliments, but he did have this to say about rookie running back David Wilson:
"He's dynamic, really kind of a world-class athlete. We think he has a bright future for us.''
The future is now for Wilson, as Ahmad Bradshaw yesterday was released and the ball is now in Wilson's hands. He showed a great flair for kickoff returns (franchise-record 1,533 return yards) but occupied coach Tom Coughlin's doghouse early in his first season after losing a fumble in the season opener.
Wilson, the 2012 first-round pick from Virginia Tech, rushed for 358 yards and four touchdowns, at times showing the freakish physical skills he possesses — not only with the back-flips after scoring.
By cutting Bradshaw loose, the Giants sent a message: They believe Wilson is ready, and also that Andre Brown's performance last season was not a fluke. Brown ran for 385 yards and a team-high eight touchdowns before suffering a fractured fibula Nov. 25 against the Packers. Wilson and Brown figure to be the 1-2 punch in the offensive backfield, with another running back added to the mix.
The release of Chris Canty is more problematic, because there is no top prospect waiting at defensive tackle. Marvin Austin was supposed to fill that role, but he has done virtually nothing in his two seasons after getting drafted in the second round in 2011.
Rookie Markus Kuhn, a seventh-round pick and native of Germany, showed some ability but tore his ACL and is coming off reconstructive surgery. Another tackle will have to be found, as veteran Rocky Bernard is a free agent and not expected back.
* The Giants also waived DT Martin Parker, who spent all of last season on injured reserve with a back injury.


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of older arrays. Cranky, old systems suddenly get brand-new features such as point-in-time copies, dynamic LUN expansion and additional cache. But there are some traps users should be aware of when weighing the benefits of virtualizing older systems vs. purchasing newer ones. For example, hardware maintenance and environmental costs can negate the savings from virtualization.
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) found this out recently with a customer in Korea, and HDS storage consultant and solution architect David Merrill blogged about the findings. (HDS has since removed his posting and has declined to comment on the topic any further. A cached copy of the story is still available on the SearchStorage.com blog.) Merrill noted that for this particular customer's environment, which contained fewer than 18TB of storage data, the total cost of virtualizing older storage using a Hewlett-Packard (HP) XP Series virtualization system (the HP XP is a rebranded TagmaStore system) was more than the cost of buying new storage.
"Users should perform a careful total cost of ownership [TCO] analysis with this technology, as the price tag of these products can often be greater than the savings they afford," says Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst at the StorageIO Group, Stillwater, MN.
Several conditions impacted the storage TCO for this Korean company, including the old hardware and software maintenance costs; electricity and cooling costs were also far greater for the older systems. In working with this user and others, Merrill found there's a crossover point at which virtualization enables a better TCO, and that's when capacity growth is greater than 20% to 25% per year.
Not everyone is struggling to see the cost benefits of storage virtualization. For QBE Regional Insurance in Sun Prairie, WI, virtualizing old storage arrays reduced the company's total storage costs significantly and brought capacity utilization up by more than 10%, according to Loren Eslinger, senior systems engineer at QBE. The company virtualized two old HDS Thunder 9570V storage systems with IBM's SAN Volume Controller (SVC), a fabric-based virtualization product, and added an array from IBM.
Eslinger agrees that there's a point at which virtualization becomes cost-effective. QBE Regional Insurance manages 50TB of storage data and found that virtualization costs decreased as the quantity of virtualized terabytes increased. "Licenses are based on terabytes of usable storage, meaning that smaller environments may not see a significant savings," says Eslinger.
She also warned users to read the vendor's supported hardware list carefully. All vendors have their own list of supported old storage that will work behind their virtualization product. "Make sure your storage array is on that list," she stressed. QBE Regional Insurance tried using IBM's request for price quotation process to get some older switches supported on the SVC, but "it didn't pan out," she says. In other words, if your switches and host bus adapters are as old as the storage arrays, they may need to be upgraded as well, which adds to the cost.
Nevertheless, QBE Regional Insurance ended up saving money because it was able to hold off on plans to hire another storage administrator. IBM SVC made QBE Regional Insurance's upgrades to newer storage easier because the process is now hidden from the server and users. The firm moved older storage to lower tiers for archiving, backups, testing and development, extending the life of these systems. Changing drive layouts and RAID configurations became easier, as data can be moved around without affecting the app. SVC also enables common functionality across all storage arrays, allowing all storage clients to be consistently configured regardless of the age of the actual storage behind the scenes.
But plenty of users are happy to upgrade to new equipment and thus save on the maintenance costs. David Ping, data center storage team lead for information systems and technology services at San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Co., is managing approximately 2.5 petabytes (PB) of storage data, most of it residing on IBM DS8300s, with about 25% on HDS Universal Storage Platform and Adaptable Modular Storage Model AMS1000 arrays.
"At this time, PG&E has not implemented any virtualization across its storage arrays because it costs less to maintain newer equipment," maintains Ping.
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Going forward, N-able's solutions will be less about new monitoring and management features and more about automation to help MSPs reduce their own costs, N-able Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales Mike Cullen said. Some of that innovation will come through the N-central platform but also through programs like the company's Run Books, which compile best practices from other MSPs that can be shared within the N-able community.
"We've doubled our product management team in the last six to seven months, but it's not going to be just the technology going forward. It's also going to be the structure, the programs. There's taking ownership of the marketplace, taking ownership of MDM. That's all part of the product road map, not this feature, that feature," Cullen said. "We're in a mature space now. The No. 1 focus is automation; No. 2 is taking ownership of best practices."


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NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:Retinal Imaging Devices Market in Europe 2011-2015 - A Survey Report
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Retinal Imaging Devices market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 3.78 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the usage of retinal imaging devices for optic nerve imaging. The Retinal Imaging Devices market in Europe 2011-2015 - A Survey Report has also been witnessing increasing adoption of portable retinal imaging systems. However, the low penetration rate for advanced retinal imaging devices could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
TechNavio's report, the Retinal Imaging Devices Market in Europe 2011-2015 - A Survey Report, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe, and Southern Europe; it also covers the retinal cameras and optical coherence tomography market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key vendors dominating this space include Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Nidek Co. Ltd., Olympus Corp., and Topcon Medical Systems Inc.
Other vendors mentioned in the report are Acri-Vet Inc., Antonio Mouhino, Argus Optik, Askin and Co., Bergman AS, bon Optic Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Briot Italia S.p.a., Canon Inc., CenterVue Spa, Clarity Medical Systems, Consultronix SA, CR Medical Ophthalmology Gmbh, Cyprus Pharmaceutical Organization Ltd., D. J. Instrumenter ApS, Dioptrix EURL, EDC Lamy, Essilor International S.A., EssMed Finland Oy, Friederichs BV, Geodis AB, Geohide M Ltd., Haag-Streit, Heidelberg Engineering, Iberdata Equipamentos S.A., ICE Pharma, Innovative Optics Ltd., Iogen OY, Jen-Opththalmo, Jose Cotta EMS S.A., Keeler Ltd., Kowa Europe GmbH, Kowa Optimed Inc., Kuomed Oy, Lazer Medikal, Luneau SAS, Medical Workshop bv, Medilens S.E., Medisa AG, Medistim Kirkop AS, Midi Medical, Mini Opta, Moller-Wedel GmbH, Oftalmica Bonet S.A., O'max Instruments B.V., Opthalmic GmbH, Optiek Occasion, Optiikka Juurinen Oy, Optik Medikal Ticaret Ltd. Sti, Opto Global Pty. Ltd., Optometrijas Centre Ltd., Optopol Handlowy Sp. z.o.o., Optos plc, Optovue Inc., Pharmex Healthcare, Preisler Instruments, Premed Pharma Kft., Primus Contactus d.o.o, Pro-Vision Instruments, Rockmed BV, Ryser Optik AG, Semetron AS, Sevest, Simovision BVBA, Spectrum Ophthalmics, Spirit Medical s.r.o, SPIRIT MEDICAL spol. s r.o., Svalland A.S., Synga Medical BV, System Vision, UAB BERŽŪNA, Van Hopplynus Ophtalm Inc., and Vitreus Orvostechnikai Kft.
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01. Executive Summary 02. Introduction 03. Scope of Study 03.1 Overview 03.2 Objective 03.3 Survey Respondents 03.4 Selection Methodology 03.5 Selection Criteria 04. Market Coverage 04.1 Market Overview 04.2 Product Offerings 05. Market Landscape 05.1 Retinal Imaging Devices Market in Europe Market Size and Forecast 05.2 RID Market in Europe by Product Segmentation 05.3 Five Forces Analysis 05.4 Company Profiles Companies by Nature of Business Companies by Nature of Product Segment Companies that Participated in the Survey Tenure of Companies in Retinal Imaging Devices Business in Europe Geographical Segmentation of Vendors Operating in a Single Region Geographical Segmentation of Vendors Operating in Multiple Regions 05.5 Respondent Profile Designations of Respondents Countries of Respondents 05.6 Consumables Market Contribution of Consumables to the Retinal Imaging Business 06. Vendor Landscape Top Five Players Market Shares of Top Vendors New Entrants 07. Rate of Incidence and Prevalence 08. Growth Prospects Market Revenue Prospects Prices of Retinal Imaging Devices 09. Reimbursement Procedures 10. Contribution of Europe in Global Market 11. Buying Criteria 12. Market Drivers 13. Drivers and their Impact 14. Market Challenges 15. Impact of Drivers and Challenges 16. Impact of Drivers and Challenges 17. Market Trends 18. Key Vendor Analysis 18.1 Topcon Medical Systems Inc. Business Overview SWOT Analysis 18.2 Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Business Overview SWOT Analysis 18.3 Olympus Corp. Business Overview SWOT Analysis 18.4 Nidek Co. Ltd. Business Overview SWOT Analysis 19. Other Reports in this Series
List of Exhibits:
Exhibit 1: Survey Respondents
Exhibit 2: Survey Methodology
Exhibit 3: Retinal Imaging Devices Market in Europe 2011-2015 (US$ million)
Exhibit 4: RID Market in Europe by Product Segmentation
Exhibit 5: RID Market in Europe by Product Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 6: RID Market in Europe by Company Profile 2011
Exhibit 7: Types of Companies Associated with Retinal Imaging Business 2011
Exhibit 8: Tenure of Companies in RID Market in Europe 2011
Exhibit 9: Geographical Segmentation of Vendors Operating in a Single Region 2011
Exhibit 10: Geographical Segmentation of Vendors Operating in Multiple Regions 2011
Exhibit 11: Categorization of Respondent Designations
Exhibit 12: Countries of Respondents
Exhibit 13: Contribution of Consumables to Retinal Imaging Business (According to Respondents)
Exhibit 14: Top Five Players in the RID market in Europe
Exhibit 15: Market Shares of Top Vendors
Exhibit 16: Survey on New Entrants in the RID Market in Europe
Exhibit 17: Market Revenue Prospects According to Respondents
Exhibit 18: Price Forecast of RID
Exhibit 19: Impact of Reimbursement Procedures on the RID Market in Europe (According to Respondents)
Exhibit 20: Contribution of Europe in Global RID Market (According to Respondents)
Exhibit 21: Impact of Technological Advancements in Retinal Imaging Devices
Exhibit 22: Impact of Use of Retinal Imaging Devices for Optic Nerve Imaging (According to Respondents)
Exhibit 23: Impact of High Cost of RIDs (According to Respondents)
Exhibit 24: Impact of Low Penetration of Advanced Retinal Imaging Devices
Exhibit 25: Impact of Lack of Availability of Consumables
Exhibit 26: Impact of Threat of Duplicates
Exhibit 27: Impact of Increasing Adoption of Portable Retinal Imaging Systems
Exhibit 28: Impact of Development of Optical Coherence Tomography
Exhibit 29: Impact of Conversion of Retinal Imaging Data into 3D Images
Exhibit 30: Impact of Increasing Market Consolidation
Exhibit 31: Business Portfolio of Nidek Co. Ltd.To order this report:Medical_Imaging Industry: Retinal Imaging Devices Market in Europe 2011-2015 - A Survey Report
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Tallahassee, FL---Three weeks of spring football are under way in Tallahassee. Wednesday the first day of spring practice for Jimbo Fisher and his Seminoles.
They'll have the chance to work on the field for the next three weeks, capping spring with the Garnet and Gold game April 13th.
In between then and now coach Jimbo Fisher must first and foremost work to find his next starting quarterback, somebody to succeed EJ Manuel who's owned the job the last couple of years.
There's plenty of other starting spots up for grabs, running back, on both lines, but nothing more important than the signal caller. The battle likely between the junior Clint Trickett, redshirt sophomore Jacob Coker, and redshirt freshman Jameis Winston.
When does Jimbo plan on choosing his staring q-b?
"I have no timetable on that, when the time is right everyone will know. I have no timetable on anything. Never put a timetable on those types of things. They'll settle themselves as they go. Rotate them through, and like the way we practice everybody gets the same reps. Everybody keeps talking about....we've got four very good quarterbacks. In my opinion we've got four very talented guys. One's and three's are on one field, two's and four's on the other."


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Failure Quotes and Sayings
Those who fail to prepare, are preparing to fail.
The Only Failure is When You Say, "I Give Up."
I haven't failed at anything, I've just found all the wrong ways of doing it!!
Every time you fail, just remember…that single failure just brought you one step closer to the solution.
Go ahead. Fail. Just do it. Fall flat on your face. Let it happen. And hey! If you want, cry. Let it all out. But whatever you do, DON'T foget to get back up on your feet at sometime. And when you do, wipe all the mud and tears off your face and remember that you are that much stronger then before and that we ALL have to taste dirt at some point.
If you want a rainbow you gotta put up with the rain
The moment you say you can't- you won't.
You try, you fail. You try, you fail. But the only true failure is when you stop trying.
When I am right no one remembers,…When I am wrong no one forgets
All waters in the ocean could never sink a ship unless it gets inside; likewise, all the preassures of life can never hurt you, unless you let it in.
It takes two to Tango, but only one has to ask for the first dance.
It happened because it was meant to happen. Don't regret it, learn from it.
Nothing can make you a failure without your consent. Nothing can make you a success without your hard work.
– Dr T.P.Chia
If you fall down 7 times, get up 8.
The only way not to fail is not to think of the word and what it means.
don't let anybody tell you that your not good enough.
don't let people tell you what life is going to be like in the future for you, you can only decide that. Its whatever you want to do. Don't follow others dreams, follow yours


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As promised by FourSquare a few days ago, we are now seeing an update to the BlackBerry version. I'm quite excited to finally be able to comment on others check-ins!
Some of the new features include:
- Now able to add comments to a friend's checkin.
- New trophy case view of all of your badges.
- The ability for users to "Check for updates" straight from the app!
- Addition of a photo gallery viewer.
- To enter this view, click on a photo in venues to enlarge photo, then click one more time to enter the gallery view.
- The friends dashboard now shows if the checkin has comments or photos.
- Speed improvements for rendering the dashboard screen
- Fixes to add friends and profile photo upload.
- Improved data connection for users having issues connecting via https


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We invite abstracts from a variety of disciplines that examine both material and intellectual aspects of the medieval re-interpretation of ideas, texts, images, and objects from the ancient world.
From Anglo-Saxon poetic views of Roman ruins to Italian artists' classically-inspired subjects, the Middle Ages regularly recycled both textual and physical elements of the ancient world. But the ruins were supposed to be those of giants, the classical image might be infused with Gothic perspective, and heroes such as Alexander the Great used armor and equipment familiar to medieval writers and illustrators. When the "classical heritage" undergoes such changes, how classical is it, and what are its real effects on medieval Europe?
Proposals for individual papers and for complete sessions are welcome. Sessions will typically be scheduled for 90 minutes, with 20 minutes for each of three papers plus time for discussion. Proposals should include a short abstract (250 words or so) of the proposed paper(s) and/or complete session as well as contact information for the individual submitting the proposal.
Selected essays will be published in Essays in Medieval Studies. For more information on EMS, go to http://www.illinoismedieval.org/EMS/
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In "A field trip to the stratosphere," I described my trip on the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a modified 747 jet that flies up to 48,000 feet (14.6 kilometers) above sea level, points a telescope out a hole in its fuselage, and stares at space. Only a few pictures from that adventure could fit in the pages of a magazine, so here is a gallery of even more — a mix of shots from inside the NASA hangar and inside SOFIA.
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Bill Belton earns Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week accolades
Bill Belton earns Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week accolades
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Junior running back Bill Belton (Sicklerville, N.J.) has been honored by the Big Ten Conference for his career-high 201-yard rushing effort in Penn State's 24-17 overtime win over Illinois on Nov. 2.
Belton was selected Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career. He becomes the fourth Nittany Lion to earn conference honors this season, joining placekicker Sam Ficken, quarterback Christian Hackenberg and defensive end C.J. Olaniyan. Belton shares the Big Ten weekly honor with Minnesota quarterback Philip Nelson.
Hackenberg was selected Athlon Sports' Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second time this season for his efforts in the win over the Illini. He has earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week from the conference office three times this year.
Belton delivered the first 200-yard rushing game by a Nittany Lion since Larry Johnson ran for 279 yards against Michigan State in 2002. Belton crushed his previous career-high of 108 in the win over Eastern Michigan on Sept. 7. His 36 carries also were a career-best and the most by a Nittany Lion since Zach Zwinak had 36 last season against Wisconsin.
A former first-team All-South Jersey standout at Winslow Township High School, Belton got the Nittany Lions on the scoreboard first with a 5-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter. He averaged 5.6 yards per carry against Illinois and also caught two passes for 8 yards, giving him a career-high 209 all-purpose yards. He eclipsed 100 rushing yards for the third time in his career.
Belton has gained a team-high 668 yards this season on 128 carries (5.2) and scored four touchdowns. He also has 11 catches for 103 yards and two scores, and his 837 all-purpose yards (104.6 avg.) are second on the team. In Big Ten games only, Belton is fourth in the conference in rushing at 103.8 ypg. Belton's 201-yard rushing performance is second-highest in the Big Ten this season, trailing only the 225 yards by Nebraska's Ameer Abdullah.
Belton has 996 career rushing yards and needs only four yards to become the 41st Nittany Lion with 1,000 career rushing yards.
Hackenberg helped lead Penn State to its second consecutive home overtime win to earn Athlon Sports' Big Ten Freshman honor. He was 20 of 32 (62.5) for 240 yards, with one touchdown and no interceptions against the Illini. He also ran for a 9-yard score in the second quarter. In overtime, he rifled a 15-yard scoring strike to tight end Kyle Carter to give Penn State a 24-17 lead. On Illinois' first play in the extra session, cornerback Adrian Amos broke up a pass in the end zone that was intercepted by safety Ryan Keiser, giving Penn State its fifth consecutive overtime win.
For the season, Hackenberg is 164 of 281 for 2,024 yards, with 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The former Fork Union Military Academy All-American also has two rushing touchdowns. He leads the Big Ten in passing yards (253 ypg) and completions and is tied for fourth in touchdown passes. Hackenberg's six 200-yard passing games this season are a Penn State freshman record.
Penn State (5-3. 2-2) visits Minnesota (7-2, 3-2) on Saturday, with the kick at noon on ESPN2. The game also will air on the Penn State Sports Network (10:30 a.m. airtime) and www.GoPSUsports.com.
Tickets are available for the Nittany Lions' last two home games against Purdue (at noon Nov. 16, Military Appreciation Day) and Nebraska (time TBA Nov. 23, Senior Day). For information on single game tickets, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets or call 800-NITTANY from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
Pre-paid single game parking passes for the general parking lots ($10) are also available at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets.
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In the modern homo-arena of fabulous fundraisers, extravagant vacations and Cross-fit courses, the conversation of HIV has almost become associated with bad social etiquette. After all, the insidious connotations associated with HIV have seemed to all but fade away. We can all remember the horror stories about funeral after funeral, with half of the faces at Sunday brunch disappearing within a matter of months...but that was then. Now, our Sunday brunch tables are full of pretty faces, salacious bedtime stories, mimosas and high T-cell counts, regardless of status.Yes, what it means to be a homosexual has changed at a lightening pace over the past two decades. The problems of a young gay man have drastically shifted from avoiding certain death due to AIDS and overcoming outward (and socially accepted) discrimination to picking out wedding invitations and ignoring the occasional dirty look when holding your boyfriend's hand. For the successful, gay 20-something, the threat of HIV can almost seem outdated; a scary memory that we are lucky to forget. This dangerous fallacy, however, is what led me to get gob smacked with a dose of HIV-positive reality during my routine, "socially responsible" STI test. You know, the one you get right after hitting the gym and right before dinner and drinks at some undisclosed glamorous location.
So this was me. Tyler Curry, 28 years of age, minimally accomplished writer, graduate degree, socially adjusted and not-too-bad-looking gay man. In the short span of 20 minutes, however, my personal bio now led with a big fat positive sign that came even before my name, or at least that's how it felt. Never did I imagine I would come out of that dreaded little lab room with nothing less than reassurance that I was still all but perfect. (You might be hating me a little right now, but tis, or twas, rather, the truth.)
Save for a few vodka-laced nights, I had prided myself on avoiding the gay clichés. Promiscuity was kept at a dull roar equal to the acceptable Sex and the City levels (more Carrie, less Samantha) and condoms were a non-question. That is, unless, my sexual partner and I were in a committed relationship, then condoms were negotiable; otherwise known as the "boyfriend loophole." Loopholes, however, can often turn into cracks. Cracks that you can fall into. I did, anyways.
After the ground returned to the bottom of my feet, however unsteady, I began sifting through all of the knowledge I had collected over what it means to be HIV positive. I knew this much. I wasn't going to die. I had dated two men in the past who were positive and I knew that, if treated properly, doctors now equated HIV (off the record) to managing a chronic problem such as high blood pressure. Still, this knowledge resided in a part of my brain that wasn't quite responding yet. I "knew" many things, but I "felt" like I was going to die, like I would never fall in love again and like I let my mother down. Later in the day, I just felt perplexed. I knew better than this, but still I found myself completely unprepared. Why had I never discussed these topics with my friends and family? Why was it such a taboo topic? And most importantly, why was I so afraid?
So with impending doom off the table, what is there to be afraid of, anyway? Well, for me and for many I know, it is the person that is reading this article. It is being the rotten golden egg that plummets to the bottom of the dumpster in Charlie's Chocolate Factory. It is the deafening effect that uttering the letters "HIV" can have in a conversation. It's coming out of the closet all over again, hoping that everyone precious in your life will treat you no differently. Most importantly, it is the risk of being rejected by your own peers, or worse, a new love interest, when it is only love and acceptance you seek.
It would seem that what cannot be seen in our community no longer needs to be discussed. That is, however, unless gossip is on the menu. Yes, discussing a person's positive status is safely confined to whispers in the corners of bars and under the breath at dinner tables, eliciting hushed gasps when a gaggle of gays discover that the cute, seemingly "normal" guy that they know is positive. At that point, a relationship with that person becomes far too risky, but not to anyone's health. It's the fear that their name might be included in the supposedly harmless gab.
"I heard David is dating him now. Do you think he has it, too?"
Even the social stigma attached dating to someone who is positive is enough for the faint of heart to hedge their bets.
The truth is, risky behavior and being uninformed about HIV, regardless of your status, is what is to be feared. I have dated men who were positive and men who were negative. The men that were positive, or at least the ones that had the guts to tell me, bolstered no real risk to my health. Condoms and knowing what's happening inside your body is a surprisingly effective protection method, believe it or not.
Ultimately, the risky people are the ones who don't want to talk about HIV (gossip excluded, of course). If the thought of HIV is scary to someone, then getting tested is almost paralyzing. Many people, my former-self included, would prefer to avoid a rather dire discussion that still sends the chills up all of our backs. But hiding under the covers, or the avoidance approach, is what places our community at risk the most.
Unfortunately, avoiding the topic couldn't be any easier than it is now. Long gone are the visible signs of disease such as muscle wasting, sunken faces and distended bellies. In the days of drug cocktails, medications weren't as precise, and many physical signs associated with HIV were side effects of earlier drugs. Not any more. HIV medical researchers have become so accurate at pinpointing the virus that any collateral damage done to the body has been drastically reduced to almost non-existent. My doctor would slap me if I said "eliminated."
To avoid the topic out of fear is not only ignorant, it is disrespectful to those that have not been so lucky to fight for issues like gay marriage. They were busy fighting for their lives. It is disrespectful to the hundreds of thousands of men and women who have fought for a cure and who have afforded our community the "blinders" that we now wear. Our community has not only survived, it is thriving. Although I have been a proud gay man since I came out of the closet at the age of 16 and have experienced my fair share of adversity, much of the hard work had already been done. I am grateful for those that have come before and have given me the courage to write the words you are reading now.
In fact, at the risk of sounding trite, being diagnosed with HIV was the call-to-action that I had been waiting for. After the initial doctor's visits and the long conversations with my friends about what it means to have HIV, I was left to ask myself the question, "So what does this mean to me, really?" In a sense, the scariest part about being diagnosed with HIV was that it forced me to grasp my own mortality, for the first time, at age 28. The thought of mortality was something that I had the luxury of avoiding. This, however, is what eventually brought me back to life.
Until now, I could spend my days dithering on luxury questions we all ask ourselves when trying to find our purpose. The sense of my mortality did not hit me because I was going to die anytime soon. It was just that I was going to die, whether it be tomorrow or 60 years from now. I was no longer able to naively rest on an infinite bank of days, wasting each day watching the "Real Housewives of Whatever" with every intention of writing my piece de resistance as soon as it was over.
I started to calculate all the ways that I numbed myself, casting minute after precious minute into the wind. The thought made me sick, and I realized I couldn't live my life half asleep anymore. I had so many strong convictions of what I wanted to do, but was stuck in a stupor of "social media junk."
Mortality is simply realizing that yesterday is one less day than you have today. Even though I probably won't die tomorrow, I can still live better today. Realizing just that is the change in our lives that we all deserve.
As a person that was negative, I should have taken every opportunity to discuss with my friends and family what it means to be positive today, not just for the person with HIV, but for all of us. As a person that is now positive, I embrace the opportunity to be Exhibit A for anyone that needs a lesson. In the gay community, ignorance should be unacceptable and acceptance should be everything. We, out of all people, should know better.
This article is my way of taking off the mask and opening up a dialogue. For too long I was afraid to discuss a topic that shouldn't be all that scary. Fear is what you should be afraid of. An open and candid dialogue is just the medicine we need for both positive and negative gay men to cast off any unnecessary fear and reticence. But just like any shot of medicine, we fear the prick of the needle.
Here's to getting pricked.
TYLER CURRY is a is a marketing writer for the Dallas based plaintiffs' law firm of Baron and Budd as well as a fiction writer and freelance columnist for several online publications. Prior to working for Baron and Budd, Tyler was a kindergarten teacher in Seoul, South Korea, but was forced to leave the three Korean children he attempted to smuggle in customs upon his return. Twitter: @iamtylercurry or subscribe at Facebook.com/tyler.curry.16


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Packing two stages along with both offline and online cooperative multiplayer, the Xbox Live Marketplace download weighs in at 473 MB. PlayStation 3 owners will be able to snag the zombie-shooting demo next week from the online PlayStation Store.
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Resident Evil 5 will hit North American and European retailers on March 13, with the Japanese version arriving on March 5.


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Why rush to throw another $350 billion of taxpayer money at the Wall Street bandits and their political cronies who created the biggest financial mess since the Great Depression?
And why should we taxpayers be expected to double our debt exposure when the 10 still-secret bailout contracts made in the first round are being kept from the public?
We don't have time, President-elect Barack Obama's key economic adviser Lawrence Summers insisted in a letter to Congress on Monday, promising that the new infusion would not be squandered as was the first installment.
But given that Summers is personally as responsible for this meltdown as anyone, why should we trust him on this?
Yes, it sounds wonderfully bipartisan that Obama is backing President Bush's request for spending the money now, short-circuiting congressional inquiry, but it was just that sort of bipartisan politics that created this nightmare.
How insulting that we must now accept Summers' assurance that the Obama administration will "move quickly to reform a weak and outdated regulatory system to better protect consumers, investors and businesses."
This from the guy who, as President Bill Clinton's Treasury secretary, pushed the deregulation legislation making the subsequent financial crimes of Wall Street legal.
The "toxic derivatives" that we taxpayers are now forced to purchase from the Wall Street hustlers were deliberately shielded from all government regulation, thanks to the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, which Summers got Congress to pass in the closing days of the Clinton administration with the same urgency that he now pushes for the new Wall Street handout.
Back then, Summers was a disciple of Robert Rubin, who just last week resigned from his director's position at Citigroup, the financial conglomerate that grew to unmanageable and corrupt proportions thanks to the empowering legislation that Rubin initiated when he was Clinton's first treasury secretary.
Rubin has been paid more than $115 million plus stock options at Citigroup, and despite his horrid record is still a close Obama adviser.
It is one of the great swindles of U.S. financial history that Citigroup was bailed out with $45 billion in a deal that could eventually cost taxpayers an additional $269 billion to guarantee those toxic assets that would have been illegal if not for the legislation backed by Rubin and Summers.
How did Obama allow himself to become ensnared with the very same folks who are the most culpable? His Treasury secretary nominee, Timothy Geithner, is another Rubin protégé who, as head of the New York Fed, worked tirelessly with Rubin to concoct the Citigroup bailout. When candidate Obama gave his major economic address on March 27, he couldn't have been clearer in condemning the deregulation that Rubin and Summers had engineered:
"Unfortunately, instead of establishing a 21st century regulatory framework, we simply dismantled the old one - aided by a legal but corrupt bargain in which campaign money all too often shaped policy and watered down oversight. In doing so, we encouraged a winner-take-all, anything-goes environment that helped foster devastating dislocations in our economy."
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You probably already know about Kyosho's highly detailed 1:18-scale
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A series of racing and street-stock Nissan Skylines and Mazdas came first, but Kyosho has lately turned toward comprehensive overviews of specific marques, and who better to kick off the series than Ferrari?
The Ferraris are available only in kit form (assembly takes about two minutes), and a comprehensive survey of models from a 250 Testa Rossa to the recent Enzo are available. The bodies are picture-perfect representations,
featuring molded red taillamp lenses and crisp tampo work. Side mirrors are
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prototypical wheels slip into soft tires that are already attached to their axles.
Also available now, in fully assembled form: a range of Porsches from 356 to TK911GT1, including the never-before-in-this-scale 928S4; Toyotas from Sports 800 to the IS300/Altezza, including the '82 Soarer; and BMWs, from Isetta to Bangle's beauties, including an early M3.
Availability is limited! We found ours from www.toyeast.com
(This post originally appeared in the September 1, 2005, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)


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A software package designed to minimize the potential risks of synthetic biology for the nation's defense and security is now available to the gene synthesis industry and synthetic biology community in an open-source format. Virginia Tech has licensed GenoTHREAT, a software tool that helps detect the use of synthetic DNA as bioterrorism agents. Developed as an open-source project by a team led by Jean Peccoud, associate professor at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, it is being released using the Apache License Version 2.0 to ensure broad accessibility.
GenoTHREAT implements the "best match" screening protocol method recommended by the federal government to minimize the risk that unauthorized individuals or those with malicious intent will obtain toxins and other potentially dangerous materials from DNA synthesis providers. The process of developing GenoTHREAT allowed Peccoud's team to conduct a rigorous bioinformatic analysis of the strengths and limitations of the best match method, which was published in the March issue of Nature Biotechnology.
"It was natural to start developing GenoTHREAT around the federal guidance on synthetic DNA," said Peccoud. "Since this regulation is only one of many regulations and policies that providers of synthetic DNA need to comply with, our current efforts aim at developing a more comprehensive biosecurity solution that can be customized for a variety of users."
Five of the report's coauthors — Arunima Srivastava of Delhi, India, a sophomore majoring in computer science in the College of Science; Michael Kozar of Harwich, Mass., a junior majoring in biology in the College of Science and French in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences; Tyler Stewart of Springfield, Va., a junior majoring in biological sciences in the College of Science and biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Gaelle Letort and Olivier Mirat, visiting students from ENSIMAG, an engineering school in Grenoble, France — are undergraduate students who worked with Peccoud and were part of a team of undergraduate students enrolled in the 2010 International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition. The other two authors are Laura Adam, graduate research assistant, and Mandy Wilson, database administrator with Peccoud's group
"This project exemplifies how it is possible to train students to use interdisciplinary strategies to confront today's most important scientific problems," said Virginia Tech Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education Daniel Wubah. "By breaking down the separation of basic and applied research, and by combining engineering and life science expertise, this team has made a valuable contribution to a real-world problem directly related to the security of our nation."
"While the U.S. government does not endorse any particular tools, as stated in the Guidance, the U.S. government is supportive of efforts to develop new and improved methods to screen double-stranded DNA sequences for biosecurity purposes," explained Capt. Theresa Lawrence of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "We applaud efforts to advance this important field of science and enhance security."
The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech is a premier bioinformatics, computational biology, and systems biology research facility that uses transdisciplinary approaches to science combining information technology, biology, and medicine. These approaches are used to interpret and apply vast amounts of biological data generated from basic research to some of today's key challenges in the biomedical, environmental, and agricultural sciences. With more than 240 highly trained multidisciplinary, international personnel, research at the institute involves collaboration in diverse disciplines such as mathematics, computer science, biology, plant pathology, biochemistry, systems biology, statistics, economics, synthetic biology, and medicine. The large amounts of data generated by this approach are analyzed and interpreted to create new knowledge that is disseminated to the world's scientific, governmental, and wider communities.


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"Dream Skate is one of those games that is, in a word, great. It's simple, Easy to play, yet challenging enough to hold players' interests. Not only that, but it's just fun and charming."
- Gamezebo, 4 Star Rating
"Dream Skate is a blast of platformer fun for the iPhone and iPad, and its bargain-bin $ .99 pricing makes it an absolute steal. If you're looking for a platforming game that's fun, features great graphics, and comes cheap, then hesitate no further: Dream Skate earns a full recommendation from us."
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"Those looking for a retro arcade skating experience will love what they find with Dream Skate."
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Nick and Penny are stuck in the back seat of the family van, but they'd really rather be skateboarding. Using their imagination, they leave the boring backseat and enter the land of Dream Skate! Help them collect candy as they skate on rooftops, telephone poles, and even clouds! Keep an eye out for mail boxes, monster trucks, and anything else that will cut your trip short.
Skate your way through the suburbs, a construction zone, and Main Street in this delightful daydream. Make Dream Skate a reality in this addictive simple one-touch game.
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Monte Cook Games created Numenera in 2012 and has since taken the role Play arena by storm. This unique system uses story line as a driving force behind every action and result.
You've never played a RPG? Fine! We will teach you.
What do I bring? Nothing, just you.
What ages can come? 8 and up.
What does it cost? $5 per player per event
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Drafted in the third-round (69th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft…becomes the ninth player from North Carolina State drafted by Buffalo…is the second player selected by Buffalo 69th overall (Glenn Parker,1990)
Drafted in the third-round (69th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft…becomes the ninth player from North Carolina State drafted by Buffalo…is the second player selected by Buffalo 69th overall (Glenn Parker,1990)
Played in 16 regular season games with seven starts. Had 23 receptions on the year for 361 yards and two touchdowns.
Vs. NE (9/8): Posted one rush for five yards.
Vs CAR (9/15): Posted one reception for eight yards.
At NYJ (9/22): Recorded one reception for five yards.
Vs. Bal (9/29): Recorded two receptions for 32 yards. Established a new season-high with a 26-yard reception and added a 14-yard rush.
At CLE (10/3): Totaled two receptions for 21 yards.
Vs. CIN (10/13): Set a career-high with 74 receiving yards and tied a career-high with four receptions. Recorded a season-long 47-yard reception on the opening drive.
At MIA (10/20): Prodcued two receptions for 36 yards. Became the first Bill to produce 30-yard receptions in consecutive games since Stevie Johnson vs. NE on 9/25/11 and at Cin 10/2/11).
At NO (10/27): Posted two reception for 19 yards.
Vs. KC (11/3): Produced one reception for minus-two yards.
At PIT (11/10): Recorded one reception for five yards.
Vs. NYJ (11/17): Scored his second career NFL touchdown on a 34-yard TD reception. Tied a career-high with 74 yards on two receptions.
At ATL (12/1): Saw action at wide receiver, but did not record a reception.
Vs. TB (12/8): Saw action at wide receiver, but did not record a reception.
At Jac (12/15): Saw action at wide receiver, but did not record a reception.
Vs. Mia (12/22): Posted two receptions for 27 yards.
At NE (12/29): Totaled three receptions for 62 yards and one touchdown.
Set a franchise rookie record by recording a reception in 15 consecutive games ... Finished the season eighth among rookie wide receivers with 31 receptions for 322 yards and a touchdown.
At NYJ (9-9): Inactive.
Vs. KC (9-16): Made NFL debut. Posted first NFL reception for a gain of seven yards
At Cle (9-23): Scored his first NFL touchdown on a nine-yard reception for the team's first touchdown of the game. ... Caught three passes for 24 yards. ... Converted a key third down play with a nine-yard reception in the fourth quarter to help set-up the team's final touchdown.
Vs. NE (9-30): Earned his first NFL start and produced four receptions for 34 yards.
At SF (10-7): Started at wide reciever ... Tallied two catches for 28 yards, including a 19 yard grab
At Arz (10-14): Started at wide receiver and posted one reception for six yards.
Vs. Tenn (10-21): Posted one reception for six yards
At Hou (11-4): Recorded two receptions for four yards
At NE (11-11): Registered one reception for 11 yards
Vs. Mia (11-15): Posted two receptions for five yards.
At Ind (11-25): Established a new career-long with a 24-yard reception. Finished game with two receptions for 24 yards.
Vs. Jac (12-2): Set-up the first touchdown of the game with a career-long 51-yard reception bringing the Bills to the one-yard
Tallied 3,153 yards in career kickoff returns, the top mark in ACC history ... Tallied 5,225 yards of career all-purpose yardage, the second-best mark in school history and eight-best in ACC history ... Finished his career with 99 receptions, the 17th-best mark ever by a Wolfpack player ... His 1,453 receiving yards ranks 16th ... Ranked fifth at State in career punt return yards with 628.
• 2011: Team's leading receiver with 46 grabs ... A first-team All-ACC selection as a specialist ... Tallied 1,943 all-purpose yards as a senior, the second-best mark in school history and less than 40 yards from the school record held by Torry Holt ... Set a school record with 336 all-purpose yards at Cincinnati ... Named to the watch list for the Bilitnikoff Award ... Tallied 100+ yard receiving games in three consecutive outings - first Pack receiver to do that since Jerricho Cotchery closed out the 2003 season with five straight ... Had seven receptions for 176 yards at Cincinnati, the game in school history ... His 160 yards of kickoff returns in that game tied for sixth in school history ... Caught an 87-yarder in that game as well, the fifth-longest catch in school history ... Had an 82-yard punt return vs. Liberty, the 11th-longest in school history…Named the ACC Specialist of the Week for Liberty and Cincinnati.
• 2010: Tallied 100 yards on five kickoff returns in the win over North Carolina ... Had perhaps the biggest play in that win, returning a kick 87 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter to give NC State its first lead of the game ... That tied as the third-longest punt return in school history ... Named the ACC Specialist of the Week for the UNC game ... Has 3,299 all-purpose yards for his career, the 13th-best mark in school history ... Pulled down a career-high six catches for a career-high 96 yards and a career-best two touchdowns against Western Carolina ... Had six receptions of 20+ yards in 2010 ... Competed with the NC State track squads during the spring, he qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in two sprint events, earning second-team All-America honors.
• 2009: Had his season cut short when he suffered a stress fracture in his leg at Boston College ... Started three of the seven games in which he saw action ... Scored his first career receiving touchdown in the win over Gardner-Webb ... Had seven kickoff returns for 202 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown, versus Duke ... That yardage total was a single-game record for a Wolfpack player ... Despite missing five whole games, his 574 KOR yards ranked as the eighth-best mark in school history.
• 2008: An honorable mention All-ACC performer as a kick returner ... Ranked fifth in the ACC (29th nationally) in kick return average with a 25.1 mark ... Ranked sixth in the ACC in all-purpose yards with 108.1 yards per game - he tallied 1,405 yards for the season ... That single-season mark ranked eighth in school ... His 1,028 yards in kickoff returns is the school record for a single season ... Tallied 22 returns for 628 yards in the first six games of the season, 19 for 400 in the last seven games ... Opponents scored less (So fewer kickoff returns) and kicked away from Graham in those seven contests, Names to Phil Steele's mid-season All-ACC first-team as a kickoff returner…Returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against Boston College, the longest in school history…Posted 160 yards in total kickoff returns against Boston College, the fifth-best mark in school history…His 163 yards against South Florida ranks third
Local standout who played for Wakefield HS coach Chip Williams … Caught seven passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns his senior season and had two kickoff returns for 109 yards … Finished third nationally in the 100-meter dash at the Nike Nationals in 2007 … 2008 4- A state champion in the 100 and 200 meters, posting times of 10.44 and 20.82 respectively ... A parks, recreation & tourism management major.


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Me again with another silly question...
Ive hiked several hundred miles with my Osprey Atmos 50 while I was still a ground dweller and all my gear fit nicely.
Since converting to a hammock, though the gear is lighter, I find it is slightly bulkier (particularly the UQ).
1. Am I the only one who notices this, or am I just imagining things? (or am I doing something wrong?!)
2. What capacity pack are you using? (not looking for brand/model recommendation, but include it if you know it.)
3. How should I be packing my shelter? (on this last trip to the Smokeys, I just stuffed the hammock, fly and UQ into the lower "sleeping bag compartment" and let it fill that space.)


text: Jude Law Movie Review: Side Effects By Jim Erickson • Feb 14, 2013 Listen Listening... / 1:43 Among more important things, Side Effects is a first-rate mystery of the classic school in which all the clues are out in sight and the solution links everything together into a single coherent story. The story is usually not particularly credible, because crime is more banal than the mystery story form likes to suggest; but it does fit together into a logical pattern with no loose ends. This is a very rare situation these days, on film, and congratulations for it.