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"The Australian cricket captain is the Prime Minister Australia wishes it had. Steve Waugh is that man, Michael Clarke is not." - Jarrod Kimber
RIP Fardin Qayyumi and Craig Walsh - true icons of CricketWeb.
Kapil Dev's outswinger was pretty awesome - for a long time, that's all he had really. No one delivery from Kumble was really the best IMO, but he used variations in height probably better than any other spinner.
As for Warne's leg break, I think Stuart McGill spun it more for sure. That doesn't mean it was the best mind you. Warne definitely had much more control over it, that plus Warne's straight delivery actually got him a lot of wickets. He was certainly (IMO anyway) one of the smarter bowlers to play the game.
For such a short guy, Marshall had a VERY lethal bouncer. Akhtar also had a pretty mean short ball.
-My beliefs summarized in words much more eloquent than I could come up with
How the Universe came from nothing
Member of the Sanga fan club. (Ugh! it took me so long to become a real fan of his)
Legal delivery - Ramnaresh Sarwan
I remember being at this match - 5th ODI: New Zealand v India at Wellington, Jan 8, 2003 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
and this dismissal - A Kumble hit wicket b Adams was also off a double bouncer. Kumble went wtf and accidentally dislodged the bails with his bat, was fantastic.
Scott Styris > You.
Waqar's inswingers are of course up there but one particular delivery that he bowled Lara out with was something I haven't seen again from any other bowler...
Here it is..
waqar younis yorker to lara and clean bowled A toe crusher - YouTube
and this is Second best for me..
Waqar Younis Greatest Yorker Ever - YouTube
Be VERY AFRIDI!!
Also guided for four here Shane Warne Bouncer to Sachin Tendulkar - YouTube
A better shout would be Afridi's bouncer to Lara Afridi Bouncer To Lara - YouTube
Saw Mr Prez's thread, so dug this one up. Any new ones to add?
Southee's outswinger is really nice.
Mitchell Johnson's bouncers are pretty good.
Saw Wayne Daniel rip out Mohsin Khan's leg stump with the best inswinging yorker I've still seen. Waqar might have the brand name on that sort of thing but that one from Daniel was the patent delivery.
Bouncer- Roberts. Fire in Babylon explained how he had two bouncers delivered with the same action at the same length but one would be significantly faster. Deadly stuff.
Yorker - Waqar. Batsmen knew it was coming. Still got bowled
Flipper - Warne before the injury. Used it brilliantly and fed unwitting batsmen with slow flippers intentionally only to deliver the fatal blow with a perfect, quick flipper soon after, a lot like what roberts did with his bouncer. Two great examples:
Shane Warne KILLER FLIPPER vs Alec Stewart 1994 - YouTube
Shane Warne - A classic flipper to Daryll Cullinan - YouTube
Doosra - Murali. Spins it miles ffs. The one he bowled to Dhoni was ridiculous.
Leg Cutter - Lillee. Think Imran had a great one too
Off Cutter - Fanie de Villiers... used it beautifully and got lots of wickets with it
Outswinger - Steyn has to be the best ive ever seen delivering unplayable outswingers consistently. This ball to Pujara, although not a traditional caught behind outswinger dismissal, is ridiculous... its like Warne at 135 kph.
Pujara Flop against Dale steyn - YouTube
This one to Clarke was great as well. Completely sliced open the best batsman in the world
Unplayable delivery by Dale Steyn to Clarke at WACA, 1/12/2012 - YouTube
Slower ball - Wasim easily the best. Malinga and Dilhara Fernando have decent slower balls too
Wasim Akram v Sachin Tendulkar - Beautiful slower ball - India v Pakistan at Sharjah 2000 - YouTube
Wasim Akram - The Best Slower Ball - YouTube
Wasim Akram's slower ball - YouTube
Filth - Botham. Batsmen just didnt know how to negotiate. Think he got more wickets with bad balls than anyone in history
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In his first television interview since taking control of the international force in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford told ABC News' Martha Raddatz that while he expects Afghanistan's insurgency to continue beyond the U.S. drawdown next year, he feels hopeful about the direction of the country.
"I'm very clear that we're here to win," said Dunford. "There are certain things that have to happen. We've got a complete security transition. ... We've got a complete political transition. I think successful elections in the spring of 2014 will be an extraordinary event in Afghanistan and really be a bellwether for the 10 years opportunity that will follow."
Dunford said that attacks on the force by Afghan colleagues, like the stabbing of 26-year-old Sgt. Michael C. Cable by a teenage Afghan boy with whom he was working earlier this week, have "absolutely" had an impact on the force. Dunford called such "blue-on-green incidents" a significant threat.
"It's something I take very seriously as a commander, the lives of our young men and women," he said.
Last year, at least 62 coalition troops were killed by "insider attacks." As a result, Dunford said, the NATO coalition has increased training and counter-intelligence ability, including having armed men act as "guardian angels" present at meetings involving U.S. and coalition officials with their Afghan counterparts.
"This is not an area that we'll be complacent in, this is never an area where we'll say we've solved the insider threat problem," said Dunford. "Every day, we're focused on that, we take it serious and we put mitigation measures in place."
Similarly to his predecessor, Gen. John Allen, Dunford expressed cautious optimism about the future of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops next year. He said that the Afghan security forces have really taken the lead in protecting their country and are meeting all the benchmarks the Obama administration has set.
"When I look at the Afghan forces there are really three questions that I ask," he said. "One is: Can they assume the lead in 2013? ... And the answer is yes. The second question ... is: As I look to the elections of 2014, can they provide security? ... and the answer is yes. And the third question is: Can they affect full security transition at the end of 2014? And the answer is yes."
RELATED: Ex-US Afghanistan Commander Hopeful
The general maintained the biggest requirement for the Afghans' success will be a commitment by the U.S. and the international community to continue to support the country and its security forces. Just as The U.S. and its NATO allies have made clear to the rest of the world that the force will be drawing down in a year, the Taliban also knows, and it is poised to take advantage.
"We've seen some indication that the Taliban would like to be successful this year, particularly conducting high-profile attacks and assassinations of Afghan leaders to try to erode the will of the coalition, to try to address the confidence of the Afghan people," he told Raddatz.
The commander warned that a lack of confidence by the Afghan people in American and international support could be the greatest weapon for the extremists.
"Many people tell me they're more concerned about the uncertainty of the future than they are about the Taliban," said Dunford, adding that the Taliban "will attempt to feed those fears about the post-2014 environment."
Dunford said the U.S. does not expect that all violence will cease in Afghanistan by next year, but that the goal is to leave the country with a foundation for peace, and then follow up with advisory support.
"From my perspective, we'll still need to be in the four corners of the country post 2014," he said. "We'll still need to provide advice and assistance to the Afghan core level."
He said that, similarly to the situation in Iraq after the U.S. withdrawal, Afghanistan's ultimate success needs to be measured in years, not months.
"I see a great opportunity today for stability and security in Afghanistan 10 years from now," said Dunford. "But it is going to be a long-term process. ... What we are really trying to do by the end of 2014 is provide the Afghans with what I would describe as a 'decade of opportunity.' At that point, security and stability will be in their hands."

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The lights are on
PAX East is in full swing, but we know that some of you weren't able to make it out to Boston. In order to give you the show experience from the comfort of your own home, we've taken some pictures of some of the best sights and cosplay at the show.
A giant statue of Evolve's Goliath monster looms over the entire show floor.
We caught up with Dante by the Square Enix booth.
The armor work on this costume is impressive.
Not shown: The guns strapped to the back of her legs. There were a few Bayonettas, but only she had the weapons.
So, about that Jak and Daxter reboot...
Someone in the media line was cosplaying as Bane. We think. No... nevermind... that's a GoPro.
How many orks do you have to kill before you get the light-up skulls?
This is the Handsome Jack statue at the 2K booth. He just wants to hug you. Promise.
Strip the flesh!
We would play this game.
An Ezio inspired costume...
And Edward, too!
Even Loki has her own Assassin here at PAX.
It'sa all of you!
Card Against Humanity is branching out. (There are cards in the oatmeal.)
We're not sure who he is, but he is very tall.
What you can't see is that the blue cords light up like Cole's lightning. VERY cool in person.
I could see how people will go for the look of any of the assassins. Very cool designs.
Those were great pics, Mike.
awesome and very creative
sigh... Was a GIF of the Dude in the Cole get up too much to ask? I would have liked to see the "lightning" efx... Maybe next year... When I have a booth.


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Cut a face in the middle
Cut a face in the middlePosted by maxpenner at January 27. 2013
Hi folks,
I would like to split a face exactly in the middle within the Salome geometry module. I use Salome 6.6.0. When I select a face, I can see a cross through the face which shows me, that the face is selected. I would like to split the face exactly through these lines.
Is this possible? Maybe with python scripting?
Greetings, Max
Hello maxpenner,
I propose this method in the GUI (no script needed):
A) For non-straight iso-curves:
- 1- New Entity -> Basic -> Point, then last icon at the top right of the dialogue box (point on a surface).
- 2- Create three points along the U-curve or the V-curve depending on what curve you want to use. Then close the dialogue box.
- 3- New Entity -> Basic -> Plane, then second icon (plane from three points).
- 4- Create a plane from the three points you created on your iso-curve.
- 5- Operations -> Partition.
- 6- You can then partition your face with your plane.
B) For straight iso-curves:
- 1- New Entity -> Basic -> Point, then last icon also.
- 2- Create two points at the extremities of the U-curve or the V-curve, with parameters 0 and 1 (no matter if the vertex go outside the surface). Close the dialogue box.
- 3- New Entity -> Basic -> Line.
- 4- Create a line linking the two points created on your iso-curve.
- 5- Operations -> Partition.
- 6- Partition your face with your line.
That's it
Of course, this could be easily scriptable
Best regards,
After reflexion, I admit that this method is not suitable for non-planar iso-curves (that can happen when the face was created from a filling, for example). In this case, you should rebuild the iso-curve with a spline. You can do it by creating not only three points but more than that on your surface, and from a parameter of 0 to 1. For example: 0 , 0.1 , 0.2 , ... , 0.9 , 1.
Then, to rebuilt the iso-curve: New Entity -> Basic -> Curve, then last icon.
You can then partition your face with it. If the partition fails, use Repair -> Limit Tolerance on your iso-curve or/and on your face to increase the tolerance during the partition. If it is not sufficient, you can extrude your iso-curve in an approximative face normal direction (New Entity -> Generation -> Extrusion, then third icon and checking the "Both Directions" box), and use the extrusion as a tool for your partition.
Best regards,
Re: Cut a face in the middlePosted by maxpenner at January 28. 2013
Hi William,
thank you for your answer. Now I use the following solution:
1. Create three points via 'New Entity -> Basic -> Point' and select the last item 'construct with U and V parameters'.
I take the following parameters (By trying, I find which parameter U or V I must change):
2. If the three points are not colinear, I can create a new plane with them.
3. I create a partition with the face and the plane
4. I extrude the partition into faces and get two faces.
If I have a lot of such faces, I write a python script which does calculate the split faces.
Thanks again


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I just checked out the Canon's website and realized that I can find the same prices as other online retailers. What is your favorite online store and reason why? I have used Beach Camera several years. Has anyone bought from bestpricephoto.com? I am looking at buying a 7D and Best Price is overing it at $1,339.00 which I find alittle fishy. I am guessing that it is Grey so I emailed them and asked about warranty and other things. I have not heard back from them.
Why the online price in US mostly more expensive than other country? The same online price i meant.
Thank you for all the input. I ended up buying straight from canon. My only complaint is that they called me to verify the order and when I called the day before to make sure that they had the 7D in stock, I asked if I should buy online or over the phone and was told either way is just as easy. I wish they would have told me that they would call to verify order. This delayed the order by one day.


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by Carl Settles, Sergio Alcocer, Kelli Coleman and Leslie Wingo
With ethnic minorities now representing the largest and fastest growing segments of the consumer economy, the very definition of the general market is being challenged. Multi-cultural agency heads such as Translation's Steve Stoute are eschewing their parent agencies (Mr. Stoute bought back a majority stake in his agency from Interpublic) in order to compete for a larger share of the marketing pie. In his book, The Tanning of America, Mr. Stoute lays out a compelling case for why he and many other multi-cultural agencies may be better suited to influence general market consumers than their largely mono-cultural counterparts.This panel explores the unprecedented opportunities for minority owned agencies and talent to move to the forefront of the advertising landscape. We'll hear from key executives from GlobalHue, LatinWorks and Sanders\Wingo ad agencies as they lay out their visions for advertising in the 21st Century and the defining role minority media makers are playing in it.
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Basically I want to click a coordinate on my GUI, where ever the GUI is, say if the user moves the screen or what not.
I do NOT want to use the crappy getpixelcolor.
I also do not want to use the local mouse, is this possible & is it possible if you could post some example code for use?
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Pacers hold on to defeat Grizzlies 82-81
- Article by: CLAY BAILEY
- Associated Press
- January 21, 2013 - 2:45 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - George Hill scored 13 points, including a clinching free throw with 1.4 seconds remaining to give the Indiana Pacers an 82-81 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the annual Martin Luther King Day game on Monday afternoon.
On the ensuing inbounds, Rudy Gay's 24-footer over Paul George banked in, but it came after the buzzer - a ruling confirmed by officials after a review - giving the Pacers their second straight win and ninth in the last 11.
David West scored 14 points for the Central Division-leading Pacers, while George finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Roy Hibbert scored 10 for Indiana.
Wayne Ellington led the Grizzlies with 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting, including connecting on all three shots from outside the arc. Gay had 14 points, while Mike Conley and Zach Randolph scored 13 apiece. Gay had eight rebounds, while Randolph added seven boards.
The game featured 10 ties and 19 lead changes.
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This is the time of year when recruiting starts to heat up, especially as prospects show off their stuff at various camps. With commitments pouring in, it's time to take another look at the recruiting scorecard for the 2015 class in the Big Ten.
Penn State continues to lead the way, as coach James Franklin has already piled up 16 commitments for 2015. The Nittany Lions' seven ESPN 300 recruits are tied for fourth most in the country. The numbers are starting to add up for other Big Ten squads as well. The usual caveat here applies -- signing day is not until February, and a whole lot of things can change between now and then -- but here's a closer look at how recruiting stands in the league in mid-June.
2015 verbal commitments: 16
ESPN 300 prospects: 8
Highest-rated recruit (according to ESPN.com): QB-DT Brandon Wimbush
Spotlight: When offensive tackle Sterling Jenkins committed to Franklin over the phone, Franklin was at a Penn State caravan in Hershey. Franklin held his cell phone out to the crowd and got a "We Are ..." chant started. It was only the start of the good news, as Wimbush committed the same day.
2015 verbal commitments: 13
ESPN 300 prospects: 0
Highest-rated recruit: Quarterback Austin Kafentzis
Spotlight: Gary Anderson's staff has been on a roll, picking up nine commitments in the past six weeks, including seven in the past 11 days. Sam Madden was the latest of three offensive tackles to give his pledge, and at 6-foot-7 and 340 pounds, he's bringing a whole lot of beef to Madison.
2015 verbal commitments: 12
ESPN 300 prospects: 0
Highest-rated recruit: Athlete David Dowell
Spotlight: The Wildcats' latest commitment came this month when New Jersey offensive lineman Andrew Otterman told Pat Fitzgerald yes. He was an under-the-radar recruit who was being pursued by Ivy League schools, and he plans on being a pre-med major.
2015 verbal commitments: 11
ESPN 300 prospects: 0
Highest-rated recruit: TE-H Nakia Griffin
Spotlight: Kyle Flood has added three commitments in the past week. The highest-rated one was 6-6, 280-pound Blake Camper of Virginia, who will likely play offensive tackle for the Scarlet Knights.
2015 verbal commitments: 10
ESPN 300 prospects: 1
Highest-rated recruit: Cornerback Eric Lee
Spotlight: The Huskers have held steady, with their last commitment coming on May 15. That was from Atlanta safety Aaron Williams. He wasn't really getting recruited by SEC schools, but new secondary coach Charlton Warren, who's from Atlanta, obviously saw something he liked.
2015 verbal commitments: 9
ESPN 300 prospects: 0
Highest-rated recruit: Athlete Drew Cook
Spotlight: The Hawkeyes grabbed their first eight commitments early, then added offensive lineman Brett Waechter last week. He sounds like the typical Kirk Ferentz project: a player from a small school in Iowa (Hartley) whom the recruiting services don't know much about. At around 6-5 and 265 pounds, he's got a nice baseline for that Hawkeyes development program to use.
2015 verbal commitments: 9
ESPN 300 prospects: 0
Highest-rated recruit: Cornerback Kareem Ali, Jr.
Spotlight: After being quiet on the trail for months, the Terrapins picked up eight commitments in the past 25 days. That includes Ali, who chose Maryland over offers from Penn State, Michigan State, Florida, Rutgers and others.
2015 verbal commitments: 7
ESPN 300 prospects: 4
Highest-rated recruit: Cornerback Garrett Taylor
Spotlight: Offensive tackle Grant Newsome gave the Wolverines a boost last week, picking Brady Hoke's team over Penn State. The 6-7, 290-pounder also reportedly had offers from Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Notre Dame and loads of others. Given Michigan's recent struggles on the O-line, this came as particularly good news.
2015 verbal commitments: 7
ESPN 300 prospects: 2
Highest-rated recruit: Athlete Eric Glover-Williams
Spotlight: Buckeyes fans who were getting nervous about the slow start to recruiting were reassured when five players committed between May 27 and June 10. One of those is a long snapper -- Liam McCullough from Columbus. Long snappers don't often get scholarship offers, but McCullough had them from Michigan State and Wisconsin and is rated No. 2 nationally at his position. If he plays and you never hear his name again, the scholarship was well worth it.
2015 verbal commitments: 6
ESPN 300 prospects: 1
Highest-rated recruit: Offensive tackle Gabe Megginson
Spotlight: The Illini saw something in Washington D.C. running back Reggie Corbin, whose only other major offer was from Washington State. Since Tim Beckman missed out on USC transfer Ty Isaac, Corbin could get some early playing time in the backfield.
2015 verbal commitments: 5
ESPN 300 prospects: 2
Highest-rated recruit: Offensive tackle Kyonta Stallworth
Spotlight: Quarterback Jayru Campbell, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after being charged with assaulting a school security officer, decommitted from the Spartans, which was likely a two-way street. Michigan State had already found another quarterback in this class in Brian Lewerke from Phoenix. Running back Khari Willis committed over the weekend.
2015 verbal commitments: 5
ESPN 300 prospects: 0
Highest-rated recruit: Quarterback Elijah Sindelar
Spotlight: Darrell Hazell picked up four commitments in the past week, including three-star running back Robert Ennis from Millville, N.J. Purdue joined Ohio State in offering a scholarship to a long snapper, Ben Makowski, which inspired this post.
2015 verbal commitments: 4
ESPN 300 prospects: 0
Highest-rated recruit: Wide receiver Leon Thornton
Spotlight: The Hoosiers have added two recruits this month, including sought-after quarterback Tommy Stevens. With Tre Roberson transferring, Kevin Wilson needs to add a quarterback in this class.
2015 verbal commitments: 3
ESPN 300 prospects: 0
Highest-rated recruit: Safety Jacob Huff
Spotlight: All three of Minnesota's commits have come since May 30, and none have been rated yet by ESPN.com. Two of the three are twins, as defensive back Jacob Huff and linebacker Julian Huff each gave their pledge on June 5. Twin Cities, indeed.


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I might be a vegetarian and a hippie at heart, but I've always had a completely unreasonable and largely unfounded prejudice towards veganism and vegan restaurants. I put it down to the mock-meat movement which, really, was just a bit creepy. And I, like many, associate veganism with being a bit bland and far too austere for my epicurean tastes.
So, while I might seem like a good candidate for a raw-food veganism challenge, I start a serious sceptic.
But I have been chatting with Maz Pugoy, who runs Sadhana Kitchen, a raw, vegan cafe in Newtown. She says raw food can be as rich and rewarding as ''normal'' food.
That's a big call and I wonder whether all the fermented cabbage has gone to her head.
Pugoy went raw more than two years ago and says it brought many positive changes, ''from increased energy levels to general feelings of happiness''.
My curiosity has been sparked so she sends me a 10-day plan complete with recipes, explanations and reminders of why I am doing this. She assures me raw can be sexy and sustainable. I am not so sure, but I am glad to see none of the recipes involves bogus beef.
So, along with cheese and many of my other favourite foods, I shelve my scepticism and embark on a two-week challenge to find out what raw foodism is all about, how on earth you eat out and whether it does make a difference.
Day one
I am nervous. Normally, I live on cheese and I love coffee.
But by ditching them, I hope to reap some of the benefits touted by raw-food advocates.
The idea is that food in its simple, natural state contains far more enzymes. Digestive enzymes help break down food into nutrients the body can absorb, which leads to a body that runs better on all levels: better skin, digestion, health and vitality.
So, I muster my enthusiasm and head to the local organic grocery. After some time spent fondling cheese, I get my head into gear and stock up on cabbages and kale, mesquite powder (packed with protein) and coconut milk, frozen fruits and family packs of activated nuts (soaked to release enzymes and then dehydrated to retain crunch). $244.57 later, my enthusiasm has waned and my finances are feeling far less vital.
Day two
No longer does my day begin as it has for the past 10 years: eating a boiled egg with fresh herbs and pecorino on grainy toast washed down with a strong coffee. It's a ritual I enjoy so much it motivates me to get out of bed each morning. Instead, I discover the delights of the green smoothie. On Pugoy's advice, I make a big batch to last me the week. While any fresh food starts losing nutrients as soon as you cut it, ''we're trying to be real here … it has to be easy and accessible if you're going to do it,'' Pugoy says.
There are many variations of the green smoothie, which has recently become sexy in health-food circles.
I blend a bunch of kale, cucumber, celery, wheatgrass and spirulina with frozen mango, banana, mesquite powder and a little coconut milk, and coconut milk yoghurt. It is an aesthetically pleasing - or alarming, depending on your point of view - bright green but, amazingly, I can't taste the greenery. It is filling and tastes … really good.
''Greens are something most people don't really have enough of,'' Pugoy says. ''The green smoothies are an easy way to incorporate greens into your diet and increase the number of nutrients, vitamins and minerals you're ingesting on a daily basis.''
If eating raw all the time is too wild for your tastes, she suggests just starting the morning with a raw smoothie to see if it makes a difference. To prove raw food doesn't have to be boring, she also gives me a slice of her completely raw, vegan lemon blueberry ''cheesecake'' - she uses a blend of coconut oil and cashews to create the smooth creaminess of soft cheese. My taste buds tingle. I can do this. I can even enjoy this.
Day three
A headache and mental fog kicks in that lasts the next week, but the green smoothies are going down a treat. I'm also surprised how filling the food is. Pugoy suggests having a smoothie plus chia porridge for breakfast. I try it for the first two days - while the porridge gives the digestion a kick, I find I don't need it.
I do find my blender is getting a whole lot of love. Instead of cooking everything, I get unnatural enjoyment from pulverising everything. I blend a batch of dressings I use on top of salads or with raw vegie sticks: guacamole, raw pesto, raw hummus, an Asian-style dressing of sesame seeds, garlic, ginger, chilli, coriander root, lemon, coconut oil, coconut sugar, mirin and tamari, and a ''ranch'' dressing, with cashews, lemons, olive oil, garlic, mustard seeds, dill and sea salt. It packs a flavour punch and I have it on broccoli florets with raisins, pine nuts and pepitas for lunch.
I snack on an apple with nut butter and then I'm back to the blender to make peanut butter balls, my take on the superfood truffle. It's a blend of different nuts, shredded coconut, coconut oil, dates, raw cacao, vanilla and a little cinnamon. Oh the pure indulgent pleasure. I munch on these and don't need dinner. However, I may also be the first person to ever give up brie and dinner, take up raw food and still put on weight.
Day six
I meet a friend at a cafe and find myself frothing over his coffee. I restrain myself, but I do slip up over breakfast. I remember to order the bircher (soy) without yoghurt, but I order it with cold rhubarb compote, forgetting compote became that way by being cooked.
I also slip up when I'm out to lunch. My haloumi salad sans haloumi comes with grilled asparagus and green beans. I enjoy every single heated, nutrient-deprived one.
While Pugoy eats mostly raw, with the odd bit of cooked food thrown in, pure raw foodies won't eat anything that has been heated above 48 degrees, believing nutrients and enzymes are destroyed beyond that.
This is true of some foods, but not all, dietitian Tara Diversi says. ''Meats, potatoes - starchy vegetables - are not meant to be eaten raw. Eating them raw can cause stomach issues,'' she says. In fact, the enzymes in some foods are activated through the cooking process. For instance, cooking tomatoes increases lycopene (the red pigment), which is linked to lower rates of cancer.
Similarly, the antioxidant value in beans, carrots, spinach and celery increase when cooked, but other vitamins are depleted in the process, so it's a complex issue.
Day seven
I am crabby and emotional. Can a detox make you crazy? Whatever I'm doing, it is not just physical. Pugoy reminds me these are natural symptoms. Diversi says this can be the result of cutting out chemicals and stimulants such as coffee.
She also says it can be a not-so-virtuous result of dehydration or carbohydrate depletion. While she says symptoms are often physiological adjustments, they can be the result of our psychological dependencies on certain foods too.
So, I try to correct my mood with wine. Fermented cabbage, in the form of sauerkraut, is recommended (good bacteria), so I feel confident that wine, which is fermented fruit, must also be OK. I don't feel the need to clarify this with anyone. Interestingly, I notice it isn't going down well with my body. I try to force the issue and wake up with a cracking hangover. Retoxing while my body is detoxing is not my smartest move.
Day ten
I can't help but notice the difference in my skin and I feel fresh. I have a piece of toast (if I'm honest I've had two this week), but I'm enjoying the challenge of creative non-cooking. Today it's nori sheets filled with julienned vegetables, a spicy nut mix, avocado, pickled ginger and tamari.
''Of course you're going to feel better - you're eating less saturated fat and more vegetables,'' Diversi says. ''But not a lot of people go on these diets for life.''
While it is possible to live well on raw food, she says, you have to eat a lot to get enough energy.
''You can eat richly, indulgently on raw food,'' Pugoy says. ''And the richest, whole-food protein source in the world is plant-based - spirulina. Also, hemp seeds, chia seeds and superfoods are amazing. Raw, leafy greens are rich in iron, calcium and vitamin C - things that help you synthesise the protein.''
The verdict
The biggest challenge, I found, is getting diversity of flavours and foods, which is why I don't think I could survive on 100 per cent raw food 100 per cent of the time.
Having said that, I've passed the 10-day mark and I am amazed to say I am still going … gently. I'm not being dogmatic, but I'm enjoying the new approach to eating and how my body responds. I have more energy. I have spent too many years and too much money trying to soothe sensitive, dry skin. Nothing has worked. But, in two weeks, it looks and feels better than I can remember. Psychologically, I feel good because of all the glorious greens I am giving my body. For the first time, I feel I am nurturing and nourishing it properly. And I don't feel deprived.
Diversi says the best thing about raw food is it ''really promotes vegetables, fresh foods and lots of colour - which means different nutrients. This is known to reduce the risk of chronic disease.''
I'm not going to try to proselytise to others, though. I'm going to resort to subterfuge instead. Next time I ''cook'' for friends and family, I will slip in some raw, vegan food.
The proof, I will say, is in the peanut butter balls.
'Pasta' alfredo
You will need a blender and a potato peeler or spiraliser*.
4 zucchinis
2 cups spinach leaves, roughly chopped
1 cup activated cashews
1/2 -1 clove garlic (as much or as little as you like)
1/4 small onion1 tsp miso paste1 tsp dried dill, or use fresh
2 tbsp nutritional yeast (sold at health food stores)
2 tbsp cold pressed olive oil
3/4 cup water
Himalayan pink salt
Peel or spiralise zucchini into long, thick fettuccine-like strips using a potato peeler and separate into two bowls. Divide spinach leaves between the bowls, toss lightly with zucchini ''pasta'' and set aside. For the sauce, mix the remaining ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth and creamy. Pour over zucchini pasta and toss until well coated with the sauce. Finish with a dash of pepper.
Serves 2
*A spiraliser is a kitchen appliance that creates long spiral strands from vegetables.
Recipe from Maz Pugoy, Sadhana Kitchen.
Bare essentials
If you are going to go raw, you have to be prepared. ''You need to make sure you have snacks and recipes at hand and a good range of nutrients,'' dietitian Tara Diversi says. ''You can't just cut out foods and not replace them, and you can't just rely on raw chocolate and peanut butter.''
David Wolfe on Raw Foods; The Beauty Detox Solution, by Kimberly Snyder.
living-foods.com; rawfood.com.au; sadhanakitchen.com (an e-book and hard copies of Pugoy's 10-day raw-food plan are out at the end of this month).


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The ink flies again as even more brands and designers become new pals. As you were metabolizing turkey, Italian denim domo Diesel shook hands with Germany's Adidas, American institution Levi's partnered with Nike's Jordan line and H+M survivors Viktor + Rolf teamed up with luggage maker Samsonite. According to our calculations, this latest round of cross-market collaborations means we'll only have to wait a year or so before there's a Marc Jacobs section in every Uniqlo, a Starbucks in every Hermès and a Crazy Robertson in every Foot Locker.


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Don't Move Dempster!May 26, 2010
Forget about Big Z replacing Dempster in the rotation. The Cubs simply can't afford to lose Dempster's sparkling consistency as a starter.
Tuesday night was a statement game for the right-hander. He mastered the Dodgers for eight innings: three hits, one walk, seven strikeouts & zero runs…virtually ending any speculation of a return to the bullpen.
Dempster's lasted six or more innings in all 10 starts…allowing three or fewer runs in seven of those outings.
He's held the opponent to four or fewer hits half the time…holding right-handed hitters to a .200 average…and lefties to a .210 mark.
Dempster's also held opponents below the .200 mark during his third trip through the lineup.
The No. 3 & 4 hitters are a combined 9-for-56 against him.
And for good measure, he's tied for third in the majors with eight sacrifice hits!
There is no case for moving Dempster…except to the No. 1 role! And if Zambrano wants back in the rotation, he can start by pitching like this guy.


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Industrial: Extreme Power LLC has leased 2,484 square feet of industrial space in Copperwood Center at 3375 Mission Ave., Suite E, Oceanside 92054, from Copperwood Partners LP. The property, leased for 60 months at $139,260, will be used for martial arts studio and office.
The lessee and lessor were represented by Josh McFadyen and Joe Crotty, of Colliers International. Copperwood Center is an eight-building, approximately 131,600-square-foot, mixed-use and multi-tenant property at 3365-85 Mission Ave., and 101-105 and 102-110 Copperwood Way in Oceanside.
The center contains 94,800 square feet of industrial space and 36,800 square feet of service-oriented retail space.
In fall 1999, the property sold for $6.05 million and for approximately $4,575,000 in 1998.
Neither transaction included the 32,000-square-foot Copperwood Professional Building at 3355 Mission Ave., or two other entities on Mission Avenue, including a service station at 3361 and the restaurant at 3371.
Retail: Steven J. Rayle, dba Zumbar Coffee, has leased 771 square feet of retail space at 111 Chesterfield Drive, Suite 115, Cardiff-by-the-Sea 92007, from Marcopoulos Venture Fund III LLC. The property was leased for 60 months at $131,606.
The lessee and lessor were represented by Mike Paeske and Rich Lee, of CFI.
In October, the 7,198-square-foot, mixed-use retail office and residential building at 111 Chesterfield was sold for $3 million as the "upleg" portion of a 1031 exchange.
Office: Vision Global Event Strategies Inc. has leased 1,575 square feet of office space in Clock Tower at 16466 Bernardo Center Drive, Suites 275/277, San Diego 92128, from NMSBPCSLDHB. The property, leased for 37 months at $79,779, will be used for general office use.
The lessee was represented by Mike Bench and Evan McDonald, of Colliers International. The lessor was represented by Tyler Gosset of CBRE (NYSE: CBG).
The 23,315-square-foot Clock Tower consists of five, two- and three-story multi-tenant office buildings for office and medical tenants.
The building's distinct architectural style includes interior courtyards
Industrial: Nicklaw & Associates LLC has leased 5,132 square feet of industrial space at 8037 Vickers St., San Diego 92111, from Mark A. Stern Revocable Trust.
The property, leased for six months at $26,174, will be used for office, warehouse, research and development.
The lessee was represented by Evan McDonald, of Colliers International.
The lessor was represented by Randy LaChance, of Voit Commercial Real Estate.
The property consists of two industrial buildings totaling 17,120 square feet at 8033-8037 Vickers.
Industrial: Bela Vadasz has leased 1,000 square feet of industrial space at 410 Via Del Monte, Oceanside 92054, from MAJ Holdings LP.
The property, leased for 24 months at $18,888, will be used for surfboard manufacturing and storage.
The lessee and lessor were represented by Josh McFadyen, of Colliers International.
Industrial: Adrian Lopez has leased 864 square feet of industrial space at 265 Airport Road, Oceanside 92058, from MAJ Investors.
The property, leased for 24 months at $14,688, will be used for an apparel showroom.
The lessee and lessor were represented by Josh McFadyen, of Colliers International.
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Videos: More "Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ DVD/Blu-ray Extras, Cast Interviews
Apr 09, 2011
Actor Interviews
A variety of new "Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ extras and deleted scenes have found their way to the Leaky galleries, in addition to some interviews with members of the "Harry Potter" cast promoting the DVD/Blu-ray release.
Deleted scene – Harry and Ron chasing rabbits
Extras – "On the Green" preview #3
Extras – A look at the Privet Drive set
Extras – Significance of the golden snitch
Extras – Malfoy Manor
Extras – Filming at Piccadilly Circus
Extras – Making of the "7 Harrys" #2
Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) were recently interviewed to promote the release of "Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ on DVD and Blu-ray.
AP Interviews Emma Watson
First News TV: Matthew Lewis & Evanna Lynch
First News TV: Tom Felton (Part 1) (Part 2)
First News TV: James and Oliver Phelps (Part 1) (Part 2)
Also, a big thank you and congrats to the hardworking Leaky video gallery crew who uploaded their 2,000th video today!
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ will be released on DVD/Blu-ray April 11th in the U.K. and April 15th in the U.S. and Canada.


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Books about opera often have an insiders-only feel, or they are written, sometimes explicitly, for dummies. So there's reason to applaud a new volume like Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker's "History of Opera," in which vast scholarly authority is put to the service of a narrative both lucid and sweeping. As the authors note on the very first page, opera is a highly artificial art form (everyone sings!), it has always been exorbitantly expensive to produce, and its main repertoire is chiefly a product "of a distant European past." And yet, it still holds sway over legions of fans, whether they are crossing the ocean to catch a "Ring" cycle, or crossing the shopping mall to catch a simulcast.
Parker and Abbate set out to tell us why we are so moved — as they put it, "physically, emotionally, intellectually" — and their 600 sharply argued pages map the evolution of the art, debunk myths, dive into reception history, and spin the present off of the past in canny ways. They delight in pointing out how mutable and porous the form remained for centuries after its invention. Even if you disagree, as I do, with the authors' pessimistic assessment of the prospects for operas written today, there's a lot here for both certified opera buffs and literate skeptics, who never quite got what all the fuss was about.
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Your Dance Routine
The Dizzy Feet Foundation would also like you to upload videos of your own dance routines to their website and show America how you like to celebrate National Dance Day.
Where can you find music to create your awesome dance routines? At your local library of course! Did you know that all of our branches have popular albums by artists such as Ke$ha and Justin Timberlake? Whether you like to pop, shuffle, or pirouette, we have the music you need to choreograph the next dance craze.
For your ballet and jazz routines, you can take advantage of the librarys free music streaming service Naxos, which offers more than 82,850 CDs that feature classical and jazz music if hip-hop and popping just arent your style. You can even make themed playlists of your favorite dance music.
Take some time this summer to celebrate National Dance Day and get moving! Also remember that the library has a lot more to offer than books. We have a great selection of music including some artists that may surprise you!
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From texting and talking on cell phones to eating while driving, researchers say distracted driving is a serious public health threat. Though motor vehicle deaths have been declining nationally, a recent study by researchers at UNMC found that deaths in pedestrians and cyclists are increasing. From 2005 to 2010, the national number of pedestrians struck and killed by distracted drivers went up from 344 to 500 — an almost 50 percent increase. For cyclists, the numbers killed went from 56 to 73 — a 30 percent increase.
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Land Rover has a long and colorful history since its inception in 1947, and is the second oldest four-wheel drive brand behind Jeep. After World War II, Rover developed the Land Rover Series to replace the dwindling sales of its luxury cars, which were no longer in demand.
Land Rover Origins
The first Land Rovers were developed as agricultural and utility vehicles based on the American Jeeps used during WW II. These first vehicles were very basic inside since it was used for farming and light industrial work. Meanwhile, Rover planned to produce them for only a few years to increase cash flow.
Rover realized the public may need the abilities of the Land Rover with a comfortable interior. Soon after, the company developed vehicles with four doors instead of two and seating for passengers in the rear. Driving quality improved because of the newly-added leather seats, heater, and interior trim.
Land Rover Through The Years
Throughout its history, Land Rover acquired many owners. In the late 1960s, Rover was attained by the Leyland Motor Corporation and became part of British Leyland in 1968. When British Leyland broke up in the 1980s, Rover and Land Rover was sold to the British Aerospace in 1988. Then BMW acquired both vehicles in 1994, but in 2000 sold Land Rover to Ford. Land Rover is now owned by Tata Motors.
From 1947 to 1985, Rover Company developed the Land Rover vehicles and produced several different models called Series I, II, and III. The British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy all have fleets of Land Rovers in varying numbers. The Series models evolved into the current line of Land Rovers, which are the Defender, Freelander, Discovery, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Evoque. In America, the Freelander 2 is called the Land Rover LR2 and the Discovery 4 is called the Land Rover LR4.
The Defender series was launched in the U.S. in 1993, making it the first time since 1974 that Land Rover had sold a utility vehicle in America. These Land Rovers had to be modified to meet the stringent regulations of the United States Department of Transportation. The U.S. Defender series was in production until 1998 when regulations regarding air bags halted production, and adding air bags would require a major modification. Only small numbers of these vehicles had been sold, so it was determined the alteration was not economically viable. Consequently, the Defender is no longer sold in America.
Land Rover Models
In the late 1980s, Land Rover began research into Freelander so it could enter the compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) market. In 1997, the first Freelanders were produced as a luxury four-wheel drive vehicle. The Freelander was in production until 2006, with the last models sold in America being the 2005 models. In 2006, the Freelander 2, or the LR2 in the U.S., was launched. This is the current model still in production. It differed from the initial Freelander in that it has a higher ground clearance, so it is better able to handle offroad conditions. It also has a higher quality interior and more safety features than the previous version.
There have been four models of the Land Rover Discovery, with the current model being the Discovery 3 or the LR4 in America. The Discovery series was in production since 1989, and the current model was produced in 2004. In 2008, the LR3 was renamed to the LR4, while it remained the Discovery 3 elsewhere. The Discovery series allowed Land Rover to enter the midsize SUV market and provide a vehicle with four-wheel drive and offroad capabilities.
Range Rovers are large SUVs in production since 2002. It launched when Land Rover was owned by BMW to provide an offroad luxury four-wheel drive SUV. Unlike other models, the Range Rover only came with a six-speed automatic transmission. The Range Rover Sport is a luxury SUV targeted to the midsize SUV market. Finally, the Evoque is the latest model to enter the compact SUV market in 2011. It was designed for city dwellers to meet increased emissions and fuel economy requirements.
The current concept vehicles from Land Rover are the DC100 and the DC100 Sport. The car is being developed as a replacement for the Defender Series in the North American market. These are rugged vehicles that have taken design cues from the original Defender vehicles and were modernized for standards and aesthetics.
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Land Rover LR4
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The Land Rover has only recently made a splash in the United States, mainly due to the Range Rover line, as well as the Discovery.
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Land Rover Range Rover Velar
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We want to thank you for visiting our stand at this years COMPAMED in Duesseldorf.
As you will recall thinXXS develops and produces disposable microfluidic devices from plastics for the diagnostic, pharmaceutical, analytical, and medical industries. thinXXS has already developed customer specific solutions for applications in immunology, clinical chemistry, DNA analytic or cell based research.
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It's that time of year again. Time for reflection. Time for regrouping. Time to start out the New Year on a positive. SO…….. how 'bout 'dem 2012 O's hun? It only took 22 years for this O's fan to get that "old school – down to the bone chilling – orange and black – Orioles Magic," feeling back into my soul. And it felt good. The town was energized, young Oriole fans finally experienced a Baltimore Orioles summer, many Oriole fans cleared off the cobwebs and the hard core Oriole fans were revived. It had "Been Such a Longtime" – Boston. That was a nice touch by the way, from the Camden Yards Audio/visual folks, playing that song at the park at the end of the season.
1989 – the "Why Not" – year. 2012 – the "We're Not Giving Up" year. Early season perception of those two years: 1989 – the Orioles seemingly on a downward spiral, especially after the 0 – 21 start and 54-107 1988 season. 2012 – the Orioles below .500 since 1997 and ranked 28th out of 30 teams in the Power rankings. So naturally, what has become an annual tradition, I went out and bought an Orioles gaming ticket for them to win the World Series, this year at 125 to 1. Sadly, couldn't cash in. Happy, probably won't see those odds again anytime soon.
Remember1989? Frank Robinson was manager. Rex Barney at…………..Memorial Stadium! HTS with Mel Proctor and John Lowenstein (my favorite Orioles TV team) and Jon Miller/Joe Angel on the radio. Besides Brady and Cal, how about names like Randy Milligan, Joe Orsulak, Jim Traber, Bob Milacki, Kevin Hickey, Gregg 'the otter" Olson? Come on, hit me up with some more. Dig deep into the memory bank. This year was that same kind of year. Some big names with (at times) an unfamiliar supporting cast, "stepping up to the plate", becoming a team and surprising everyone!
Yes, there was 1996 and 1997 – but come on O's fans – give credit where credit is due – Angelos did actually go out and try and buy it. The talent was retained with high price tags. They were expected to win. They were expected to participate with the 75% of the players that were "juicy juiced enhanced" at the time (whoops that last one slipped). It had been 12 years and no World Series appearance. Management made a move. Those two years came and went. Now, it has been 29 years since a World Series appearance. But this time, it is a more welcomed, different approach.
Since it is the New Year and I would like to stay as positive as long as I can (which means until the harsh reality of work tomorrow), let me offer my top 5 moments/games of this past season:
5. Opening Day – Friday 4/6/12, win 4-2 over the Twins. It was Opening Day, need I say more? The Cartoon Bird was back! It was the 20th anniversary of Camden Yards and the place is still immaculate. Partly due to annual renovations at the stadium, this year in particular – new lower concourse floor, lower field wall in right, Batters Eye Pub in centerfield, the soon to be (at the time) Monument Plaza out in left, etc. Then there was the Opening Day Ceremony pageantry, then the game, then……… Nick Markakis (Future Hall of Famer) – smacking a home run in his first at-bat, on his first swing, after coming back from injury. Play Ball!
4. Sunday 4/29/12, win bottom of the ninth, 5-2 over the Oakland A's at the Yard. O's trailing the whole game, went into the ninth down 2-0, Bartolo Colon going for complete game. Weiters a 2-run double and then Wilson Betemit crushed a walk-off 3-run homer. They had won 6 out of 7 and you could feel the tide-a-changing. Little did we know, that game was just a glimpse of what was to come the rest of the year.
3. Saturday 7/14/12, Jim Palmer Statue day at the Yard, win in extra innings (13), 8-6 over the Tigers. Taylor Teagarden. Say it again, Taylor Teagarden – just a cool name – hit a game winning 3-run homer. This was AFTER the Birds had squandered a 4-1 lead in the 9th – the Tigers tied it. The Tigers then went ahead in the 11th – the O's tied it in the bottom. Then the Tigers went ahead again in the 13th – only to have Taylor Teagarden end it in the bottom. Another game to be added to "Classics of the Year".
2. Friday 10/5/12, Wild Card play-in game, win 5-1 at Texas Rangers. Joe Saunders, Joe who? The chosen starting pitcher to potentially springboard the Orioles beyond that playoff albatross that has been looming since 1997. He was 0-6 at Texas stadium with like a 10.00 era – then BOOM – Dan Duquette/the Buck "stops here" Showalter – make another Classic move. O's move on to play the Evil Empire.
1. Sunday 5/6/12, the Marathon (17 innings, 6 hours +), the "where were you when…." game, WIN 9-6 at Fenway! If I remember correctly, something about Chris Davis pitching and getting the win? No game recap here, just watch it on Orioles Classics (MASN). Here's a little salt to pour in the wound for the Red Sox fans though, that game completed a weekend SWEEP!
"O" what a year. One heckuva roller coaster ride. The cool thing though………..meaningful baseball was back in Baltimore. They simply just never gave up. The future looks bright. I would advise on purchasing some Oriole shades. Who knows what lies ahead? Optimism for once, exists. I remember '89, I have the VHS tape. I will always remember 2012, I will purchase the DVD. Orioles Magic – Summer of 2013. I'm feeling warm already. Happy New Year.


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A 65 year-old Easter egg owned by a Doncaster woman is set to become an unlikely TV star in Japan.
Owner Maureen Harrison of Wallbank Road, Armthorpe, has been filmed for Japanese TV show Dream Passage, a five-minute short programme which features various seasonal events, stories and histories from all over the world after producers spotted a recent Free Press story online about the egg.
The eggs-traordinary tale of the gift, which dates from the 1940s received global attention after first featuring in our paper a few weeks ago.
Crews from the programme flew in from London and Tokyo at the weekend to film the segment which will be aired in the country in the next few weeks.
Production co-ordinator Yasuhiro Kodama said: "It caught our great interest to feature Maureen, the easter egg and its story in our programme."
The programme will be screened on one of the leading commercial channels in Japan called NTV.
Mrs Harrison received the egg when she was six, and has clung on to the sweet treat for more than six decades - never touching the decorated egg after a relative told her eating it would make her poorly.
It was manufactured in the-then Czechoslovakia in the 1940s and she received the treat as a six-year-old.
Mrs Harrison, now 71, received the egg at Easter in 1949 - and, although the decorated confectionery has cracked since then, it is still in its original box.
Decorated with pink and blue icing flowers and green leaves, the solid white sugar egg has started to discolour slightly due to its age and has a hole in the middle.
But Mrs Harrison has kept the 'panorama egg' inside its original box along with its protective paper packaging.
The box features illustrations of children playing, and details of the manufacturer, the Ormil Chocolate Works, in the town of Prerov.
She said: "It is breaking a bit now due to its age, but I would love to find out a bit more about it.
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Diabetes Drug Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
(Reuters Health) - A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer -- at least in women -- but finds other diabetes medications are associated with a higher risk of the disease.
The differences in medication history among people who did or didn't get pancreatic cancer were small, researchers said, and it's unclear why the drugs might affect cancer risks in men and women differently.
Still, the new finding is in line with previous research suggesting that metformin may decrease the risk of multiple cancers, said Dr. Peter Butler, a diabetes researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, who wasn't involved in the new study.
One theme that seems to be coming through... is that the oldest drug we have for diabetes, metformin, is undoubtedly the best drug we have for diabetes, he told Reuters Health.
Pancreatic cancer is relatively rare as far as cancers go, but progresses quickly; most people don't survive more than a couple years after diagnosis. The National Cancer Institute estimates that about 44,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States this year, and close to 38,000 will die from the disease.
Research has suggested that people with pancreatic cancer may have an increased risk of diabetes, but it's unclear how diabetes -- and the drugs used to treat it -- may affect pancreatic cancer risks in previously cancer-free people.
To help answer that question, Dr. Christoph Meier of the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland and his colleagues consulted a database of more than eight million people in the UK, including about 2,800 who were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between 1995 and 2009.
For each of those people, they found another six of the same age and gender that didn't have pancreatic cancer to serve as a comparison group.
Using records from primary care doctors, the researchers determined how many people in the pancreatic cancer and cancer-free groups had previously been diagnosed with diabetes and were on an anti-diabetes drug, such as metformin or sulfonylureas, which include glimepiride and glyburide.
Those drugs cause the body to make or absorb less glucose (metformin) or to produce more insulin (sulfonylureas) to keep blood sugar levels in check.
One in nine people with pancreatic cancer had a prior diagnosis of diabetes, compared to about one in twelve in the cancer-free comparison group, according to findings published Tuesday in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
According to their medical records, two percent of people with pancreatic cancer had been taking metformin long-term before they were diagnosed, compared to 1.6 percent of the group without cancer -- a difference that could have been due to chance.
But when the researchers separated the records by gender, they found that significantly fewer women with a new diagnosis of pancreatic cancer had been taking metformin for at least a few years, compared to cancer-free women.
That was after the researchers had already taken into account whether women were overweight or obese and if they smoked or drank alcohol.
The association in one gender but not the other was somewhat unexpected, according to Meier's team, and there's no clear biology-based way to explain why metformin might help protect women against pancreatic cancer, but not men.
The findings were reversed for insulin and sulfonylureas in the study population. Significantly more people with pancreatic cancer had a history of long-term use of those drugs than cancer-free people.
Craig Currie, who has studied diabetes drugs and cancer at the Cardiff University School of Medicine in the UK, said it makes sense that insulin and sulfonylureas would increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. Insulin promotes cancer growth, he said, and also acts directly on the pancreas.
The study's investigators raise doubts about these treatments, he told Reuters Health in an email.
There is a possibility that exogenous insulin (insulin that's not made naturally by the body) is of questionable safety in people with type 2 diabetes, added Currie, who didn't participate in the new research.
Still, absolute differences in medication use were small even in people with cancer: less than one percent of those with or without pancreatic cancer had taken insulin long-term. Sulfonylurea users accounted for just over three percent of people with a new pancreatic cancer diagnosis and two percent without cancer.
Butler said it's hard to tease out what cancer risks may be due to the drugs, and what could be a result of poor diet and lack of exercise, for example, in people with diabetes. He said that more research will be needed to tease out those specific effects.
Honestly for patients at this point, I think this is another piece of the jigsaw puzzle, Butler said.
This paper in itself would not cause me to recommend a change in treatment for people.
That said, Butler concluded that evidence suggests most people with type 2 diabetes who don't have any medical reasons not to take metformin should be on the drug, either alone or in combination with other anti-diabetes medications.
SOURCE: bit.ly/kkA6Tc American Journal of Gastroenterology, online January 31, 2012.


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I don't need all of my movies to be all artsy-fartsy with an intricate plot and some kind of underlying theme.
Sometimes I just want to see sh*t get blown up and a bunch of badasses shooting eachother and kicking eachothers asses.
And The Expendables 2 is sure to deliver that.
I grew up watching guys like Arnold, Sly, Van Damme, and Willis.
If you don't care for the movie, then f*ck off.
Who in the hell believes that this is going to be Oscar material?
Answer: Not a person on this earth.
This is a movie for people who grew up with 80's action films. People who grew up watching Arnold, Stallone, Norris, Van Damme and Willis take names and kick ass. And now they're all coming together in the same movie.
This is the kind of movie where you just turn your brain off and enjoy the show.
I personally don't understand these snobby dickholes who act like unless a movie is seriously deep and moving and intelligent...there's no way they can enjoy it.


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Bush meets Tibet's leader in exile, The Dalai Lama, and the Chinese get pissed.
These are the little things that make a big difference. When the President of the United States stands for democratic principle over cynical realpolitik, it sends a wave of hope throughout the repressed peoples of the world.


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ST. CHARLES – For the second year in a row, the crosstown rivalry between the girls tennis teams of St. Charles East and St. Charles North was dominated by the Saints.
But the North Stars made it a bit closer this time.
The Saints rolled again Tuesday at East, winning 6-1 a year after a 7-0 shutout. But make no mistake, the singles matches were tight, with two of three going three sets. Unfortunately for the North Stars, the doubles matches were anything but, and what East recognizes as the strength of its team won all four matches in dominating fashion.
East's four doubles teams won a collective 48 of 58 games, with the No. 2 squad of twin sisters Carly and Alexa Huskisson winning both sets by scores of 6-0.
"It's been going well so far," Carly Huskisson said. "We haven't lost yet. We're just trying to get better and hopefully improve."
The doubles domination wrapped up Tuesday's match for East before any of the singles matches had finished. The Saints know it's the strength of their team, and they have high hopes going forward.
"We have a really strong doubles lineup this year throughout the whole team," said senior Haydyn Jones, ne half of East's top doubles team alongside Kelsie Roberton. "So that'll be exciting when it comes late in the season, especially closer to conference. This is a really big match for us today.
"We are very aware of our potential this year, and we have high goals. We really hope to do well at conference this year because we have every reason to. This is one of our strongest teams in a long time, and we're excited about what's going to come."
East ended up taking both the singles matches that went to three sets, but North grabbed the other, thanks to a 7-5, 6-3 win from senior Kaity Wolfe over East's Sam Maze at No. 3 singles.
"It was super intense," Wolfe said. "We had deuce a lot of the time. I just tried to keep my head in it and get every ball in. I had to hang in there a lot. It was hard. ... It felt really good. It's nice to know that I won after all that work."
Sarah Church (No. 1 singles) and Jaci Spoerl (No. 2 singles) both won in three sets for East.
The East win keeps its record perfect at 5-0 (2-0 in conference), while North was sent to 4-1 (1-1 in conference) with the loss. The Saints have plenty more they hope to accomplish this season, and a big win over the rival North Stars is just another checkmark along the way.
"Because they're almost all seniors, they really want this to be a special season," East coach Sena Drawer said. "We want to win conference. ... And sectional, I think we have a good shot at that, but more importantly I'd like to take two doubles teams to state, my one and two, and hopefully [No. 1 singles player] Sarah [Church].
"And if we can do that, life is really good."


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We are delighted that the Eli's Cheesecake Festival will once again be a venue for the World Music Festival sponsored by the City of Chicago Office of Cultural Affairs.
On Sunday, September 16th at 2pm, the World Music Festival will present Balla Kouyate and World Vision on the US Cellular Main Stage at the Eli's Cheesecake Festival.
Balla Kouyaté is one of the greatest balafon players from the Djeli or "griot" tradition in Mali. The Kouyatés were the first djelis in the Mandé Empire. The balafon (ancestor of the xylophone) was given to Balla's ancestors by nobles in the 12th century and has remained in his family ever since.
Balla seemed destined to play this instrument, learning at the age of six. He performed for the first time in Bamako, Mali at "Palais de la Culture" with Malian singer Sanignai Kouyaté. In 1994, he was a member of the National Percussion of Mali. By 1997 he was granted the opportunity to play with singer Ami Koïta at the O.I.A. conference, which brought together 27 African presidents.
Balla has been called on to play with many African artists touring in the United States and his superior musicianship has been featured on at least 35 albums. Currently he works with kora master Mamadou Diabaté playing venues such as Lincoln Center Outdoor Festival, Symphony Space and festivals around the country. They both are part of Roswell Rudd's MALIcool ensemble. In 2004, Balla played with Sidiki Condé at Carnegie Hall for a month long residency for children, and has been engaged by many African artists to tour in the United States. He joined Ursel Schlicht's Ex Tempore in 2004. While playing with Ex Tempore, he felt the need to expand the tonal possibilities of the balafon and created a chromatic instrument, to his knowledge the first chromatic balafon ever. Check out his Collaborations page to see more of his current and past projects.


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Last week another controversial story hit the political headlines in the UK, due to the frequency of these stories the doping effect makes each one seem trivial. This one grabbed my attention though because it unearthed the mysterious relationship between government and businesses. It was revealed that doors were opened to those offering sums of and above 200,000.
Apparently, you can even sit around the table with the PM and influential ministers and engage in a spot of fine dining. The concern for me is when they start to discuss policy, that devalues our vote dramatically. Business engaging with government is not a new thing, it's necessary – there are even places for lobbyists from companies and this is well established, but they should be kept well away from policy making decisions and the heart of parliament.
We do not want to arrive at a situation where we have a capitalist oligarchy in the guise of a democracy rescuing a deficit. I'm tempted to rant here, but I'll be more interested in what you think.
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- "We are not deterred. We are not intimidated," rights activist says
- Forty six people were arrested for watching a video on Egypt and Tunisia protests
- Critics have called the charges politically motivated
- Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980
Six Zimbabweans arrested last year for watching footage of the Arab Spring protests were found guilty Monday of conspiracy to commit public violence.
The men face six to 10 years in prison or a $2,000 fine when they are sentenced in a Harare court Tuesday.
They were among 46 people arrested on February 19, 2011, during an academic meeting where a video on events in Tunisia and Egypt was shown.
"I am very disappointed that they were found guilty," defense lawyer Alec Muchadehama said after hearing the verdict.
Rights activist Munyaradzi Gwisai said the verdict was "not surprising."
"We are not deterred," Gwisai said. "We are not intimidated."
Police released 40 of the attendees, but charged the rest with treason or attempt to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means. Those charges were altered to conspiracy to commit public violence.
The government has said the six were plotting an Egyptian-style uprising in the southern African country. Critics have called the charges politically motivated.
The defendants were allegedly watching video footage of protests that led to the ouster of Presidents Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 87, is not unlike the toppled leaders.
He has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980 and has been accused of rigging elections and instituting repressive laws to tighten his grip on power.
The arrests may be an indication authorities are worried the winds of change sweeping across North Africa may inspire Zimbabweans to rise up, too.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change, MDC, which is in a troubled unity government with Mugabe's ZANU-PF, has called the arrests "an abuse of state machinery by ZANU-PF to suppress the people's views."
Mugabe has called for new elections but his political rival and leader of the MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, has threatened to boycott the poll if a referendum on a new constitution is not held. In an interview with CNN, Tsvangirai called Monday's judgment "very, very unfortunate. One thing I would say is it's totally uncalled for."
Asked whether an Arab Spring-type movement is needed in Zimbabwe, he said, "Now we are on another path of negotiation and setting up a transitional government and having elections -- there's no need for it."


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Sept. 18, 2012
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. - Christine Shimel carded a three-under 69 in the final round of the Cardinal Cup in Simpsonville, Ky., to help Maryland place fifth overall.
Shimel, a senior, finished the tournament with a three-over 219 (74-76-69), improving from t-18th to t-4th thanks to the final round 69. Maryland finished fifth as a team with a 907, behind Louisville (896), Missouri (897), Chattanooga (901) and Cincinnati (905).
Juliet Vongphoumy just missed out on a top-10 by shooting a seven-over 223 to finish in a tie for 11th. The sophomore recovered after an opening-round 80 to shoot a two-under 70 in the second round and a closing round 73.
Following Vongphoumy, Emily Gimpel shot 228 (75-79-74) to finish in a tie for 27th, and Heidi Baek shot a 238 (77-79-82) to finish in a tie for 55th. Kendall Dusenberry rounded out the Terrapins' top-five with a 241 (80-80-81).
The host Cardinals captured the team title with a 32-over 896 (294-297-305), a stroke ahead of Missouri (897). Louisville's Emily Haas captured the individual championship by a margin of five strokes by shooting a seven-under par 209 (69-69-71).


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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have released a comprehensive scientific report on honey bee health. The report states there are multiple factors playing a role in honey bee colony declines, including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure.
"There is an important link between the health of American agriculture and the health of our honeybees for our country's long term agricultural productivity," said Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan. "The forces impacting honeybee health are complex, and USDA, our research partners, and key stakeholders will be engaged in addressing this challenge."
In October 2012, a National Stakeholders Conference on Honey Bee Health, led by federal researchers and managers, along with Pennsylvania State University, was convened to synthesize the current state of knowledge regarding the primary factors that scientists believe have the greatest impact on managed bee health.
An estimated one-third of all food and beverages are made possible by pollination, mainly by honey bees. In the United States, pollination contributes to crop production worth $20-30 billion in agricultural production annually. A decline in managed bee colonies puts great pressure on the sectors of agriculture reliant on commercial pollination services. This is evident from reports of shortages of bees available for the pollination of many crops.
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WAKARUSA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Thanksgiving holiday marks the start of the Christmas season - an occasion families often make official by putting up a Christmas tree.
Trey Dewitt, his wife Jennifer and their daughter Ava decided this year they would forgo the plastic type in favor of a fresh one.
They came out to Country Christmas Trees in Wakarusa, seeking not only a Christmas conifer, but a family experience.
"[For] the family bonding," Dewitt said. "We're all brought together, get to spend some time together on a nice Sunday afternoon and have a good time."
At the farm, families get to get to choose their own among thousands of scotch pines of all sizes, cut the tree themselves, have it shaken and netted, before they take it home.
Families strolled the farm, which covers some 3000 acres, looking for the perfect fit.
The hardest part about cutting your own tree, it seemed, was finding one that every family member could agree on.
Country Christmas Trees co-owners Eldon and Marlene Clawson say the most common mistake people make is selecting one that doesn't fit their living room. Besides that, there isn't much else you can do wrong when you harvest your own tree.
"The live tree is more aromatic," Eldon Clawson, who is also president of the Kansas Christmas Tree Growers Association, said. "A lot of our customers are people that feel good about nature. They like to come out and be part of nature, select a live tree. Obviously you can't do that with an artificial tree, you're gonna be in a store," he said.
Clawson said the dry summer was hard on growers. He and wife Marlene had to constantly tend to their crop.
"It was a tough, hot summer. We started noticing some of the trees starting to die. So we poured water to them all through summer with a hose," he said. "Therefore they actually have come around and are looking better this fall than they would in a regular year because they've had all this water."
Clawson said with those efforts, his farm lost less than one percent of their trees to the drought.
Customers young and old say they appreciate the care that goes into these scotch pines.
"We have another plastic tree at home and we just like real trees better than the fake ones," 10-year-old Peyton Proffitt said during her visit to the farm. "It's an actual Christmas tree, instead of a fake one."
A 14-foot scotch pine from the Country Christmas Tree farm was selected for the Statehouse this year. It'll be lit in a ceremony this Friday.


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its been ages since i looked at one of these.
SPFI, so we caule out accelerator pump, stuck flaot, cracked carb body, bas gasket.
Stuid question, does it stop if you unplug the single injector?
I need to add some things here. This is my kids ride and it has not had much care. No tune ups forever and it has started intermittently the last few mornings. I pulled no. 1 plug and found it dry and still lots of gas pouring in from the injector. This is odd I know, but I'll update as we look into this.
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Ok guess what your doing....
a tune-up and most importantly, a fuel filter.
I want you to unplug the injector. If the injector is shot, stuck open, with it unplugged nothing will change
We have to start someplace
Had the kid do a tune up and really couldn't find a way to unplug the injector, but he says it starts and runs ok now. I guess I'll find out tomorrow if he takes my truck to work again.
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"Roots. That's a good word for it. Everybody's got a family tree and just to know how the roots grew, well that gives you a sense of who you are." spoken by Martha Corinne Walton, The Waltons, Episode 10, 1976
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Surname Saturday - My new Swadner cousin
With as busy as this month has been, I have had to leave my blog and most of my genealogy work on hold for awhile. I had noticed two messages in my Ancestry.com mailbox that I wanted to get back to as soon as possible, but a phone call last night beat me to it. I picked up a call in my voice mailbox from the very lady who had messaged me about my family tree. She said that she had found me on both Ancestry.com and from contacting the Montgomery County (Ohio) Genealogical Society and she noticed that I was seeking information on the Swadner family. I have written a little on past blog posts about my great great grandmother, Clarinda Swadner Routsong, and it appeared that Susan (my caller) is the great granddaughter of Ida Belle Swadner, my first cousin, three times removed. She went on to tell me that she has a large amount of photographs, tintypes, and even some furniture that belonged to Ida Belle and since she has no children to pass them on to, she wanted to know if I would like to have anything. I could hardly believe that I was hearing her message correctly. I couldn't dial her number quickly enough. Luckily for me, she answered the phone right away and was happy to hear from me. We spoke for a few minutes and planned to meet at some time in the future so I can pick out whatever I want from her family collection. I can hardly wait for that day. My heart always breaks when I see "orphan" photographs in antique stores and flea markets because somewhere, there has to be someone to whom those people are family. So, I truly appreciate the fact that Susan tried so hard to find a family member to pass the photographs on to. I may not be able to take a great many of them, but I certainly will take as many as I can. In the meantime, I will take the time to discover as much as I can about my cousin, Ida Belle.
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What great news!Enjoy your new cousin, this new phase of motherhood, and the family heirlooms!ReplyDelete
WOW, how nice!ReplyDelete
I am sorry about your absence. I also am an empty nester, One constantly wonders if they are happy, etc... It's better that there is a marriage though.ReplyDelete
Timing and contacting relatives is often a funny story. Literally strangers and then you call or write, you just don't know what their circumstances is at that moment. I called during a wedding, lol.I said I would call later and I never did. For some reason, I didn't get back to it. Years later, I saw the tree at ancestry. They had finished. And I wrote them there as well.


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Do you have an expression better than mine.
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A 12-person jury found Jeromy Hurlburt guilty of multiple assault charges and driving under the influence following a trial that began Oct. 9 and ended Tuesday.
Hurlburt, 38, of Soldotna, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault and a DUI after he hit two joggers with his car on March 21, 2012.
The defense did not call anyone to testify and Hurlburt did not take the stand. After the state rested, Hurlburt's attorney, Lyle Stohler made a motion for judgment of acquittal, which is granted if there isn't sufficient evidence to support conviction. Superior Court Judge Carl Bauman denied the motion.
In her closing argument, Assistant District Attorney Amanda Browning said the case isn't about if the victims were hit by Hurlburt's car. It's about whether Hurlburt was under the influence of methamphetamines when he hit Melanie Papp, 46 at the time of the accident, and her then 63-year-old mother Joan Miller, both of Soldotna.
She said the defendant failed field sobriety tests, and a witness testified seeing Hurlburt jumping up and down. Papp, when she woke up after being hit, testified she saw him wringing his hands, touching his face and being unable to focus after the accident, Browning said.
Browning argued that he was doing those things because he was on meth.
Hurlburt had fresh track marks that dripped blood when his blood was tested for drugs after the accident, Browing told the jury, referring to a witness's testimony.
She said because of the accident Papp and Miller suffer from serious physical injuries.
Stohler argued the defendant was not under the influence at the time of the accident, but that he took meth orally right after the accident to avoid a drug possession charge.
He said the state's expert agreed the levels are consistent with orally taking meth right after the crash.
According to charging documents, Hurlburt claimed something broke on his 1986 Audi 5000 to cause it to veer left. The vehicle was subject to a recall in 1993 that could cause the wheels to lock and the car to rapidly decelerate. Stohler said the mechanics, who examined the car after the crash, didn't consider the recall, which describes the accident that occurred.
The initial investigating officer, Soldotna Police Sgt. Stace Escott didn't see signs of impairment or find drug paraphernalia, Stohler argued.
"Evidence all suggests methamphetamine in this case was consumed after driving," Stohler said. "We know this because of (the) euphoria stage, which was observed after the wreck. We know this because we don't have any evidence of recent use. … (We) know it based off the levels."
In her closing rebuttal, Browning said the defense is asking the jury to believe the "perfect storm" — something went wrong with the car, the defendant ate the drugs and no paraphernalia was found.
Browning said Hurlburt originally told police he smoked meth for the first time three to four days prior to the accident, but in his closing Stohler said Hurlburt ate meth after the crash.
If he swallowed the drugs at the scene, "did the defendant swallow the baggie, too?" Browing said.
She said Stohler's "perfect storm" argument wasn't probable or reasonable. The jury agreed, and presented the guilty verdicts to the court about two and a half hours after closing arguments ended.
Following his conviction, Hurlburt is not bailable, and remains incarcerated at Wildwood Pretrial Facility.
Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2014.
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One of the big hypes of Windows 7 was the new integrated touch and multitouch features unheard of in previous systems. On paper, it all looks nice, but the folks over at Engadget recently tested out these said features of the beta on an HP TouchSmart PC, and were underwhelmed by the efficiency of the features.
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RE[2]: To gimmicky
by Laurence on Sat 7th Feb 2009 15:05 UTC in reply to "RE: To gimmicky"
Well, a touchscreen may not be a replacement for a keyboard, but it certainly can be a replacement for a mouse. In fact, a decent touchscreen works better than a mouse in many cases. It's just useless if whatever you're doing requires any typing.
Touch-screen already is a replacement for a keyboard on PDAs. In fact, while it's not 100% accurate, i actually find it's quicker to use the handwriting recognition on my PDA than it would be to use a smaller keyboard (particularly in the case of smart phones where you'd otherwise have to multi-tap numbers to bring up the correct alpha characters)
I think the problem with touch-screen is it's being sold as a pioneering solution when in fact it's just an evolutionary tool.
It may one-day grow into a keyboard-killer, but at the moment it's just another tool for those who choose to use it (much like a joystick / gamepad is to gamers)
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