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Season FourDVD - 2013
Nurse Jackie (Television program)
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Everything is in flux and balance is a hard thing to find, but good friends can point you in the right direction when all else goes astray. A villain begins to emerge this season, but even with this person's worst side broadening at every turn, they are still that -- a person coping with their own bull and just trying to put one leg in front of the other. That is a theme that permeates this season -- getting by one step at a time, one day at a time. It perfectly encapsulates a pregnancy, an engagement, a break-up, a demotion, a dismissal, a divorce, a court battle, and many other traumas that hit the ER at All Saints this season. But still, they've got it all under control. I loved this season of NURSE JACKIE and found it to be a major turning point in the series. I very highly recommend it.
On a more serious tone this time around but still very interesting. I'm wondering how this story will end, can't wait for Season Five.
I keep on expecting this show to jump the shark, and it keeps on getting better. Amazing season's finale--however, I was heartbroken to discover that there were only 10 episodes.
Another great season. While the tone and pacing may be a bit different than previous seasons (which makes sense, with Jackie trying to get clean), I still found it every bit as entertaining as previous seasons.
I was a bit surprised that this season was only 10 episodes instead of the usual 12.
A welcome change in storylines, including a few surprises. Acting was great, as usual, especially by Edie Falco.
Jackie comes face to face with reality in season four of Nurse Jackie. After checking into rehab Jackie leaves early against medical advice (AMA). Throughout the season Jackie fights to keep her sobriety. Jackie's life is further complicated when her husband finds out about her infidelity and files for divorce and custody of their two girls. A new administrator, a doctor, takes over control at the hospital and soon institutes many unwelcome changes. Season four is more realistic than previous seasons and comes to a bitter sweet conclusion with some very good news as well as some very bad news.
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ITHACA, NY — A new program being created by the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College takes the idea of the traditional Hollywood movie studio and gives it a modern twist, providing students with unparalleled opportunities to produce and distribute projects across multiple media platforms. The Transmedia Studio will be a cocurricular organization, mirroring the structure of the school's award-winning student television, radio and newspaper operations.
An executive staff made up of Park School students will run the studio, listening to "pitches" from fellow students and deciding which project proposals to fund. The projects can range from narrative films to online webisodes, and draw upon the talents of students across the entire campus, from writing, producing, directing and acting to editing, budgeting, scoring, set and costume design and marketing.
"I am continually impressed by our students' entrepreneurial spirit and the high quality of their productions," said Diane Gayeski, dean of the Park School. "It is gratifying to be able to recognize their talent and energy and to provide them with this novel environment to produce, manage and distribute their own projects in a center of innovation."
With its own budget and production space, the studio will be open year-round, thus supporting the creation of much more ambitious projects than could be accomplished within existing courses. It will be overseen by Carol Jennings, director of the Park Media Lab. She holds an M.A. in cinema studies and an M.F.A. in film and television production from New York University and has produced and directed a number of award-winning film, video and online projects.
"The studio is an exciting opportunity for students to practice being content creators and organizational leaders in the kind of dynamic, collaborative context they'll enter in the professional world when they graduate," said Jennings.
Agreeing with that assessment is Dan Heffner, an executive producer of the "Saw" movie franchise. A 1978 cinema studies graduate, his Hollywood work experience over the past three decades has included stints at Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.
"The Transmedia Studio will be an exceptional setting in which students can learn how to take a project from conception to distribution in a system that mirrors what students will find when they enter the 'real' world of moviemaking," noted Heffner. "This opportunity is priceless!"
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When weighing retirement options, you may reach the point where you're ready for your priorities to shift from the daily upkeep of your too-big house to more personal, enjoyable pursuits. What tops the list of your priorities: travel?, Maintaining your health? Or is it where you live? For many seniors, where to live is at the top of the list, and if you like the idea of maintenance-free living, it's good to know you have options.
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Active Adult Living Communities, also known as 55+ communities, are residential neighborhoods for adults aged 55 and older who want to downsize, socialize with people at the same life stage and live a low-maintenance lifestyle.
These real estate developments offer independence and a range of resort-class amenities to residents. Some on-site features may include a golf course, swimming pool, fitness center, tennis courts and walking trails. Homeowners often pay additional fees for garbage collection, maintenance of shared spaces, security, utilities, internet service and cable/satellite TV.
While active adult living communities meet the needs of people reimagining their retirement years, they do have a few drawbacks when it comes to cost and the planning required for your long-term living needs, especially if that includes future healthcare scenarios. Often, these active adult communities don't include maintenance and upkeep for the interior of the home, so you may still find yourself spending a significant portion of your time on chores.
Active adult living communities also lack on-site healthcare services. If one spouse requires more care, couples are often faced with separation or a decision to move to receive the short- or long-term care needed.
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Life Plan Communities* offer a similar design with many of the same amenities as active adult communities. These might include art and education programs in a cultural center, a wellness and fitness suite, a game room, and a fully-equipped salon and spa. In addition, interior and exterior home maintenance is included. Independent living at a Life Plan Community is perfect for continuing to live your life as you do now, but without the concerns of maintaining a house, plus the assurance of future care, if needed. You have your own home, you can entertain when and how you want, guests can always visit, and you'll have more time to pursue your favorite hobbies.
If, at some point, you need more assistance on a daily basis, you can transition to assisted living. You'll still have your own home, but you'll also have additional help, which can include assistance with personal care, medication monitoring, dressing, personal mobility, cleaning and laundry, and other daily activities, as needed.
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Hoover, Ondrusek among scuffling Reds relievers
PITTSBURGH -- Reds manager Bryan Price has been working with a short-handed bullpen all season because of various injuries. When one or more of the healthy relievers are struggling and one or two more aren't available for whatever reason, it really can strap a team in the middle and late innings.
Right now, J.J. Hoover and Logan Ondrusek are among those struggling as the bullpen entered Tuesday with a Major League worst 5.77 ERA.
In seven appearances, totaling 5 1/3 innings, Hoover has a 13.50 ERA with eight earned runs, seven hits and eight walks allowed. He walked three and gave up Neil Walker's bloop RBI single to end Monday's 6-5 walk-off loss vs. the Pirates. Walks were also an issue at Spring Training when he had seven in eight innings and a 5.63 ERA.
"From a mechanics standpoint, he's not exactly where he'd like to be or where we'd like him to be. I know he's working on it," Price said on Tuesday. "He's just not behind the ball consistently. He's got a lot of misses to the glove side or away to right-handed hitters, breaking balls that are just missing off the corner, away."
Ondrusek, who did not pitch on Monday, has an 11.25 ERA in four appearances, totaling four innings He gave up three runs and four hits over two-thirds of an inning during Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Cubs.
"In the end it's those bridge guys that help you, No. 1, not have to use [Sam] LeCure or [Manny] Parra all the time, to be able to spell [Jonathan] Broxton a day he might need off from closing and guys that have done those jobs before and picked up the slack for not having Alfredo Simon in our bullpen," Price said. "The importance of those guys being able to perform is significant."
Price did not rule out finding someone else to take Hoover's or Ondrusek's roles if their struggles continue, possibly Nick Christiani. At Triple-A Louisville, Jumbo Diaz has six scoreless appearances. But for now, the manager backed the pitchers he currently has in place.
"Logan and J.J. have been very accomplished pitchers with us here the last couple of years," Price said. "We know they're certainly capable of pitching better than they have. I'm very confident they will."


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Tony Parker returned from a cut above the same eye he injured in a nightclub incident last summer and scored 23 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 113-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Parker missed about a quarter in the first half when he took three stitches above his left eye after a collision with Elton Brand on a drive. He nearly lost the eye in June when shards of glass embedded in his cornea after he got caught in a bottle-throwing melee in New York.
Tim Duncan stayed home with a sore right knee, but DeJuan Blair made up for his absence by scoring a season-high 22 points.
Rodrigue Beaubois led the Mavericks with a season-high 19 points.


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Decline in U.S. stock market moderate
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are slightly lower in midday trading Monday after Asian markets sank again on fears about disruptions in emerging markets. Industrial stocks were among the few winners on Wall Street. Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar rose sharply following a surge in earnings for the fourth quarter.
Major U.S. indexes gave up early gains
and turned slightly lower by midday. The Dow Jones industrial average was down
21 points, or 0.1 percent, at 15,851. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was
down eight points, or 0.5 percent, at 1,782. The Nasdaq composite was down 42
points, or 1 percent, to 4,086.
Small-company stocks fell more than
the rest of the market, a signal that investors were dumping assets seen as
risky. The Russell 2000 index gave up 14 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,129.
Also, "defensive" stocks like power and phone companies rose.
Investors buy those stocks when they want to play it safe and collect a rich
Most major European stock markets were
lower. Germany's DAX fell 0.3 percent and France's CAC-40 declined 0.2 percent.
Spain's benchmark index fell 1 percent. In Asia, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong and
the Nikkei in Tokyo each fell more than 2 percent.
Investors were encouraged by a
recovery in Turkey's battered currency. The lira hit a record low of 2.39 per
dollar early Monday before recovering to 2.29 per dollar after the country's
central bank said it would hold an emergency policy meeting on Tuesday.
Other emerging market currencies
continued to weaken against the dollar. The South African rand fell another 0.5
percent to 11.15 per dollar, and Russia's ruble fell 0.7 percent to 34.74 per
dollar. A sharp drop in emerging market currencies last week set off a global
stock market decline as investors worried about a slowdown in China, which is a
major importer of commodities from other developing countries.
Sales of new homes in the U.S. slipped
in December for a second consecutive month, but sales for all of 2013 were
still the highest in five years. D.R. Horton and PulteGroup both fell,
reversing gains before the report came out. But NVR Inc. bucked the industry.
It surged $56.62, or nearly 6 percent, to $1064.98 after easily beating
analysts' projections for earnings.
Caterpillar was the biggest gainer in
the Dow, rising $4.65, or 5 percent, to $90.83 after the earth-moving equipment
maker reported fourth-quarter net income that easily beat analyst estimates.
Several companies will report results after the market closes, including Apple,
Zions Bancorp and Seagate Technology.
"Earnings numbers are coming in
good, but sales are weak and macroeconomic numbers are lower than expected -- new home sales, payroll, industrial production," said Steven Ricchiuto,
chief economist at Mizuho Securities. "We're overdue for a


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A short video I made documenting the launch of the Pervasive Media Cookbook is now on Vimeo…
The Pervasive Media Cookbook is a Hackspace meets Jamie Oliver mash-up where art and engineering mix to inspire entry level producers to get involved with the new world of location based media experiences. It promotes the emerging field of Pervasive Media by showing how 12 innovative experiments were made.
The Cookbook launch is the culmination of a two-year AHRC-funded Knowledge Transfer Fellowship led by Professor Jon Dovey as a partnership with the Watershed Arts Trust. The project worked with Creative Economy partners to define the language of Pervasive Media and support the development of its market. Over two years the team ran user tests, workshops, conferences and seminars reaching over 400 people and working closely with SW digital businesses.
The video features excerpts from talks given at the launch event by Professor Jon Dovey of the DCRC and Clare Reddington, director of iShed and the Pervasive Media Studio, alongside interviews with a number of participants whose work is featured in the Pervasive Media Cookbook


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Here's What's New at The-Cartoonist.Com
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The King of Pop's hotly anticipated "This is It" film and accompanying CD debut this week -- and no one knows just what to expect.
The film -- which documents Michael Jackson's rehearsals for a final, 50-concert series in London -- has not had any advance previews, USA Today reports.
Jackson's choreographer, Kenny Ortega, became director of the project after MJ's untimely death from a drug overdose last June. Ortega said the film is filled with "wall-to-wall music," but it shouldn't be compared to a traditional concert movie.
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Rather, it should be thought of as a "musical mosaic," he said.
"It's the puzzling together of remnants to create something that had continuity to it," Ortega told USA Today.
"It borrows from both the documentary and the concert film idea, but it's neither of the two. … I said to Sony not to promote it as a concert film because it's going to confuse people. We never were a concert. We never got that far. We had three weeks left of rehearsal."
Fans are already prepping to see "This is It" when it opens in the U.S. for a two-week run on Oct. 28. The CD, which features one new song, hits shelves today.
As of last week, more than 1,000 shows were sold out, Bloomberg News reported. Theaters in parts of Europe and Asia have also sold out of tickets.
Bloomberg estimates sales from the film and CD could reach $400 million.
Not all of Jackson's biggest fans will attend.
Katherine Jackson, the singer's mom, has said she hopes to see the film someday but "can't bare" to do so this week.


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Morenci's downtown façade improvement initiative takes a step forward this week with an announcement of bid information.
Working through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, the City of Morenci is seeking bids for five projects.
Work includes painting at Rural Urban Insurance; replacement windows and doors and other projects at Johnson's Hardware; replacement of an awning, brick repair, painting and decorative trim at the Pizza Box;
Replacement windows in front and new awning and sign in the back of the store at T.J. Decker & Associates; and new doors, replacement windows, and the installation of insulated glass at Wes' Floor Covering.
Bids are due by Oct. 10 at city hall. Work must be completed by May 1, 2008.
Property owners pay 50 percent of the project cost. The grant totaled $27,410.


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text: Lady Bobcats Basketball Team are hosting area high school girls basketball teams for summer league play each Tuesday in June. The league is in full swing with games beginning at 3:00pm each Tuesday afternoon. Next Tuesday, June 18th, the first matchup will be between Beach High School of Savannah and Bradwell Institute of Hinesville on court #1 and Johnson High School of Savannah and Lucy C. Laney High School from Augusta on court #2. Other schools in attendance: LCMS, Bryan County, Portal, Liberty County, Johnson County, Swainsboro High School, Citizens Christian Academy and Jefferson County High School. Gate admission is $2. Come on out and support your local high school girls basketball program.


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USDA: Nation's Soybean Planting Hits Homestretch
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Farmers across the nation's midsection are making up for lost time, and are almost done planting soybeans after a soggy spring that put them weeks behind.
The weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop progress update released Monday shows that 96 percent of the nation's soybean crop is in the ground. That's just 2 percentage points behind the pace over the previous five years.
The USDA says that Illinois growers are 97 percent finished with their soybean planting, while Missouri growers have 93 percent of the crop sown. In both states, that's a dash ahead of the trend of the previous half decade.
The USDA says roughly half of the corn crop is judged to be good, 11 percentage points higher than a year ago before a punishing drought settled in.


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Today we meet Dan Meyer, a Professor of Accounting at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN, and author of the blog TICK MARKS, which I love to say has nothing to do with lyme disease (you see lyme disease is transmitted by ticks, who leave a distinctive mark when they bite you). In this case "tick marks" refer to the mark an accountant makes when footing and cross-footing columns of numbers.
While primarily an accounting blog, Dan often discusses tax issues.
Dan used to list "The Twelve Blogs of Christmas" each year, and TWTP made the list in the tax category back in 2007.
How did you become interested/involved in preparing tax returns?
As I was settling on an accounting major in my sophomore year of college; I took an H&R Block self-study tax training class.
How were you educated/trained in preparing tax returns?
In addition to the class above; I took a tax course as an undergraduate at "Ole Miss" and several tax theory classes during my doctorate at the University of Missouri. In addition, I got "on-the-job" training in tax preparation while working for CPA firms in Memphis, TN and Corinth, MS
When and why did you decide to write a blog on tax issues?
In 2005, there were not a lot of accounting and tax blogs in existence and I believed that starting a blog would help in my academic career at Austin Peay State University.
How has blogging helped your business?
I do not have a business, but it has helped me as a college teacher by helping me keep up on developments in the profession (and at closer to "real time" than I would get simply by taking CPE courses as a CPA), by enabling me to get a journal publication (New Accountant, 2007, Issue 723?) and I have assigned students to do a simulated blog in one of my undergraduate courses.
What do you consider the "best tax advice" you can give anyone?
Take legitimate deductions and credits to be sure, but after that, PAY your taxes.
Do you think the regulation of tax return preparers is a good thing?
From a purely ideological point of view, no; the present American economy is badly overregulated and that is an important contributor to the present high unemployment rate. However, the tax return preparer legislation has a saving grace—accounting students with marginal GPAs can and should take the RTRP exam and have a saleable skill along with their diploma.
Do you think CPAs and attorneys should be exempt from testing and required CPEs in taxation?
In general, yes since tax is tested on the CPA and bar exam. I do agree, however, that if subsequent research by the IRS shows that CPAs and attorneys have an error rate comparable to non-EAs/CPAs/attorneys, that this exemption should be pulled (note: EAs should have an unconditional exemption). An additional tweak that I could accept (though not support for selfish reasons) would be to pull this exemption if the CPA/attorney had prepared less than 20 returns in the past five years or if the CPA/attorney had received ethical or criminal sanction at the state or federal level in the last five years.
Do you think experienced tax preparers should be exempt from the initial RTRP competency test under "grandfathering"?
Mixed answer here since I can see good arguments for both sides—thus somewhat similar to the immigration debate in Washington. At most, I could support something like a refund of competency test fee if the experienced preparer passed on the first try or a one-year deferral on the due date for the competency exam for preparers with over 10 years experience AND no ethical or criminal sanctions during the last 10 years.
How would you reform/rewrite the Tax Code?
Since I am in my mid-50s, I doubt that I could live long enough (even if I had the interest to do so) to read the code, regulations and court cases needed to fully understand what is in the present U. S. Internal Code of 1986, amended. Having said that, a few superficial adjustments:
[1] Raise the capital gains and dividend rate to the lower of actual marginal rate or 25% except for sales of principal residence,
[2] eliminate the 85% provision on taxation of income for Social Security recipients and raise the floor to 50K MFJ/ 35K single/ 20K MFS,
[3] allow the first $1000 of charitable contributions and medical insurance to be deducted toward AGI,
[4] eliminate Subchapter C taxation of corporations (making virtually all business income pass-through) UNLESS they directly or constructively have taxable income in excess of $100,000,000; then a single tax rate of 25%,
[5] eliminate the estate tax on estates with net worth of less than $5 million;
[6] eliminate or drastically rework the credit for the elderly—at present, it is more hassle than it is worth. In my blog last year, I have separately proposed several changes to extend the projected life of Social Security.
What is your favorite Broadway musical – and why?
I have never seen a musical on Broadway—I did see an off-Broadway presentation of "1776" in the Elliott Hall of Music at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN as an adolescent and was quite impressed.
While Dan and I disagree on the basic concept of exempting CPAs from taking the RTRP exam, if we are indeed stuck with the blanket exemption I do like his suggestion of removing the exemption of CPAs who have prepared less than 20 returns in the past 5 years. Although I would make it at least 10 Form 1040s per year in the past 5 years.
If he had to see only one Broadway musical he chose a good one.


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CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online shopping has grown sharply so far this holiday shopping season after U.S. retailers pushed out a slew of mobile and Internet deals that lured consumers before Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest day for e-commerce in America.
While it remains to be seen if the gains on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday can be sustained, the latest estimates show shoppers scooping up early special offers via their smart phones and tablets, the way they used to hunt for bargains in brick-and-mortar stores.
Online sales increased 17.4 percent on Thanksgiving and 20.7 percent on Black Friday, compared with 2011, according to IBM Smarter Commerce, a unit of International Business Machines Corp that analyzes transactions from 500 U.S. retailers.
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, had traditionally been the kickoff to the holiday season for stores. This year, retailers such as Walmart and Target made their biggest push ever with special offers during the holiday itself.
"The Thanksgiving creep revitalized the thrill for people," said Wendy Liebmann, chief executive of WSL Strategic Retail. "It got people excited to go out. But it pulled a lot of sales forward."
In-store sales on Thanksgiving jumped 71 percent and more than tripled between 6 p.m. and midnight from a year earlier, according to Chase Paymentech, a leading credit card processor.
On Black Friday, in-store sales dropped 7 percent, Chase Paymentech noted.
Cyber Monday, which follows the long holiday weekend, has been the biggest day for online shopping in recent years, as workers return to their office computers.
Now, armed with mobile devices, particularly Apple Inc's iPad and iPhone, shoppers are no longer waiting.
Shoppers are also using the devices to track down the lowest prices. The average order value on Black Friday declined by 4.7 percent to $181.22, and the average number of items per order dropped 12 percent to 5.6, according to IBM.
"Our Black Friday numbers were a little softer than Thanksgiving," said Eric Best, chief executive of Mercent, which helps merchants sell more on websites including Amazon.com, ebay.com and Google Inc's online shopping program. "That tells me there are timing shifts happening this holiday season."
Client sales on Black Friday rose 23 percent from last year, while Thanksgiving sales rose 32 percent year over year, Mercent estimated.
"What we don't know is whether this is a zero-sum game or whether there is some benefit to retailers by broadening the holiday shopping window," Best said. "There is risk that real growth in retail for the entire holiday may be overestimated based on these early numbers."
Scot Wingo, chief executive of e-commerce company ChannelAdvisor, calls the early online shopping season "Cyber 5," referring to Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Cyber Monday.
"The online players are definitely participating more on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, so Cyber Monday is being shared with other holidays now," Wingo said.
ChannelAdvisor clients saw same-store sales on Amazon.com jump 35 percent on Thanksgiving and 38.3 percent on Black Friday, compared with a year earlier.
Client same-store sales on eBay's online marketplace rose 27 percent on Thanksgiving and 31 percent on Black Friday, compared with a year earlier. Last year's year-over-year growth was about 15 percent for eBay, according to ChannelAdvisor.
EBay usually grows more slowly early in the holiday season and then ramps up later as retailers run out of hot products and shoppers turn to eBay sellers for those items.
EBay's strong start this year is driven partly by the company's success in attracting mobile shoppers through shopping apps on smart phones and tablets, Wingo said.
EBay said on Saturday that the volume of mobile transactions on its online marketplace jumped 153 percent on Black Friday, compared with a year earlier. PayPal, the payments division of eBay, saw Black Friday volume almost triple, year over year.
Purchases from mobile devices accounted for 16.3 percent of online sales on Black Friday, up from 9.8 percent in 2011 and 3.2 percent in 2010, according to IBM data. Apple Inc's iPads and iPhones led the charge, with owners using the devices to browse and buy on retailer websites.
Overall, the percentage of sales from online shopping is expected to rise. But while retailers bring in more revenue from online shopping, they may also face some higher costs in terms of shipping a larger number of packages to more shoppers.
Among tablets, iPads were the clear leader, generating 88.3 percent of traffic to retailers' sites on Friday, followed by Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook with 3.1 percent, Amazon.com Inc's Kindle with 2.4 percent and the Samsung Galaxy with 1.8 percent, IBM said.
"It's either going to be a much bigger holiday or people are shopping earlier in the season," said Wingo. "We won't know until later in the season."
Stores continued to use discounts to lure shoppers on Saturday, with Aeropostale Inc discounting items as much as 70 percent after a storewide 60 percent discount on Friday.
Rival American Eagle Outfitters Inc continued its two-day sale at 40 percent off, and Gap Inc's namesake chain was offering 60 percent discounts for the entire weekend.
"The discounts were reasonable but didn't take your breath away," said Liebmann. "Retailers are being cautious."
The real tests for retailers will be their levels of discounting over the entire season as well as the amount of online sales this weekend.
"American shoppers want to spend. Just give them a reason to come out," said Walter Stackow, portfolio manager with Manning & Napier. "They're trained to hold out for deals as Christmas gets closer."
The Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus, New Jersey, appeared to be crowded on Saturday, although much quieter than on Black Friday, clerks at several stores said.
Some people were just starting their holiday shopping.
John Dunlap of East Orange, New Jersey, bought bedding at Macy's and said he skipped Black Friday as it is "too crazy" and not worth it unless someone is shopping for electronics. He said he would shop throughout the season only if he found good deals.
"They have to give good discounts because of the economy," Dunlap said.
Vanessa Crenshaw, a 45-year-old accountant shopping at JC Penney, said that if stores pulled back on discounts, she would go elsewhere.
"You can always find a deal, someone will have a deal," she said.
Additional reporting by Phil Wahba in Paramus, New Jersey; Editing by Peter Cooney


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Pineapple Sirloin Skewers
- Category: Beef, Main Courses
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- 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks
- 6 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Refrigerate the pineapple. In a small bowl, combine the pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, oil, ginger, garlic and pepper. Reserve 1/3 cup marinade for basting and 1/3 cup for serving; cover and refrigerate.
Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add beef cubes. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
Drain and discard marinade from beef. On metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread beef and pineapple chunks. Grill uncovered over medium heat for 5 minutes on each side or broil 4–7 inches from the heat until beef reaches desired doneness, basting frequently with one portion of reserved marinade. Serve with remaining marinade.


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On 14th St just across Cherry Creek, Euclid Hall's glowing, giant-sized beer-tap-sign appeared like a beacon (again, excuse the photo quality, I'm in the market for a new camera). We hesitated for a moment before heading in, briefly contemplating whether or not it was possible to dine so quickly in one of the Jasinski Empire restaurants. It crossed our minds that we might have better luck with our quick meal at the media-mogul-owned-burger-factory next door. But this was once-a-month-at-best date night and we had been wanting to try Euclid Hall for a while--so we crossed our fingers and headed in.
I checked my phone for the time as we leaped up the entrance stairs: Just about 40 minutes until the lights would dim and the film would start. I interrupted the hostess as politely as I could to exaplin our time crunch as she started her welcome shpeal. (Yes, I was going to be that guy tonight.) She took it wonderfully in stride and steered us away from the Chef's table at the entrance to the bar upstairs where she thought it would be faster.
After hustling up the stairs we sidled up to the bar and were greeted by a barkeep with a museum-worthy handlebar mustache. He started another shpeal that I could tell was going to be much, much longer than the hostess' as he began flipping through pages of drinks and food. When I cut him off (and this time apologized for being that guy) and asked him, "Do you think you can get us fed and out of here in 30 minutes?" He closed the menus, stepped back, and without missing a beat or seeming annoyed in the least he confidently told me that yes, he could--and maybe sensing the troubled decision-maker that I am, he added that it would, of course, "Depend on how fast I could decide what to order."
"Touche, young barman," I thought to myself. If I had a dueling glove and we both had ten-gallon cowboy hats to match his mustache (and I could grow facial hair) we could have had faced off like true gentlemen at ten paces. I glanced the menu over and in a decision-making out-of-body-experience I rattled off: "Mushroom poutine, sausage sampler and the pickle plate." Outside of ordering a hot-dog from a hot-dog stand, that was the fastest ordering I have ever done.
We then got a couple beers from the relatively pretentious but well-endowed beer menu, toasted to our efficiency up until now and took big, satisfying sips--then a quick breath, a few laughs and suddenly our food started rolling out.
All ribbing aside, our barman was a consummate professional. He checked in just enough to make us feel looked after, but without interrupting or being bothersome. He thoughtfully made the point of putting our orders in separately so that each item would be delivered when ready. When all the clutter of our meal arrived and we were about to dig in hastily, he took a minute to arrange the plates and drinks in a much more ascetically pleasing way. "Even in a hurry," he was telling us wordlessly, "take the time to enjoy it the right way." After our plates were just right, we took another breath--our second or third of the night I believe--and went to work.
The pickled vegetable platter was full of a variety of house-pickled foodstuffs. There were of course pickled cucumbers of at least two kinds, as well as nice fat cauliflower and carrots.
The sausages were the star of our back-bar dining night. The veal sausage was light and was spiced with orange or another citrus. The subtle sweetness and delicate veal flavor was a good place to start. The Kielbasa was much heavier. It was a great version of this Eastern European classic: bold, simple and meaty. The bratwurst was stuffed with cheddar, which I normally don't love--I prefer my brats straight-up, so to speak, but it was still a worthy brat.
The best of the best hands down was the blood sausage. This dark, slightly sweet, richly flavored tube of meat was absolutely fantastic. If I make it back to Euclid Hall I will skip all the other sausages and double-up on this congealed wonder. It was that good.
I forgot to mention that when each dish was served to us it was done with the obligatory Euclid Hall shpeal. Our poutine was no exception, and after her relatively lengthy and formal explanation (remember, this is poutine we are talking about) our server almost bowed in retreat as she backed away from the bar. I bet in Canada they would never believe that this much formality could be given to their ubiquitous hangover-curing poutine.
The Euclid Hall version was good. It is, after all, gravy and cheese on top of fries. The mushrooms did add a nice earthy flavor that complimented the rich gravy and starchy fries very well.
I settled our tab, left what I hope was considered a generous gratuity and we rushed out the door. In sum: good food and phenomenal service. We still had to jog a little to make it back to our film in time. (Note: jogging--much less after eating poutine-- is not something I recommend.) Sadly, this was the only film we were able to see at Film Fest. It was a stirring, bittersweet story; a nice film for our night out made all the better with a full stomach of sausage, potatoes, pickles and gravy thanks to the professionals working at Euclid Hall.


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Spatial Curvature, Dark Energy Dynamics, Neither, or Both?
Bharat Ratra, Kansas State University
Experiments and observations over the two last decades have persuaded cosmologists that (as yet undetected) dark energy is by far the main component of the energy budget of the current universe. I review a few simple dark energy models and compare their predictions to observational data, to derive dark energy model-parameter constraints and to test consistency of different data sets. I conclude with a list of open cosmological questions.
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Slice Quotidienne: Pizza at the Eiffel Tower Snack Shop
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Bonjour, mesdames et messieurs. What can I tell you about the pizza in the Eiffel Tower snack shop that you can't already guess for yourself? Unlike most of the food I ate while in France recently (which seems to have at least a certain level of deliciousness by default), it was thoroughly mediocre. And overpriced, of course.
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Billed on the menu as "pizza margarita," it's a thick, dry wedge of crust topped with a thin layer of sauce and mozzarella that has a certain je ne sais quoi—perhaps reminiscent of overcooked school-lunch cheese?
Basil, whether applied pre- or post-bake, is standard on all Margherita pizzas I've had. It's inexplicably absent on this wedge. A single, sad olive seems to have taken its place instead. The thick slice of tomato was of good quality, though. So there's that.
I'm not going to say it didn't hit the spot. After dealing with a rainbow coalition of asshat tourists from all nations at the top,* I was happy to get something in l'estomac back down on the second level. (Les Buffets de la Tour Eiffel appear on the first and second levels and in the plaza where you buy your tickets [€13.40 to go to the top; €4.70 to climb the stairs to the second level only]).
* Let me tell you, practically every country in the world has reached parity with the U.S. in the export of Loud, Annoying, Stupid Tourists.
In all the research and asking around before our trip, most internet resources and friends said "Don't waste your time with pizza." My advice here is the same. To most American palates, the sandwiches at the Eiffel Tower snack kiosks can be perfectly serviceable, if not beacons of gastronomic awesomeness.
But I don't want to be completely whiny. You're not at the Eiffel Tower to eat (well, maybe at Jules Verne), you're there for the amazing view of the City of Lights, hopefully with your special squeeze, and hopefully as the sun sinks below the horizon, shedding its warm glow across the skyline.
If you want pizza, mes amis, try Italy. If you want spectacular views from a tower that still stands perpendicular to the ground, Paris is your game.
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Walking with a ghost
There's a time in every adult man's life when he realizes he's no longer a kid. For me, it occurred while hanging out at a theme park without a kid of my own, right when I realized I looked like a pedophile.
I know. I shouldn't say that. But that's what crossed my mind when my friend Pete asked me to take his pic while mounting a pink bunny on the merry-go-round at Dollywood. I kept asking myself, is this something that needs to be frozen in time? Nevertheless, I snapped the photo, blaming my ill discretion on lack of sleep, food and the inability to shit. The night before, two friends and I set across the Southeast and somehow landed in the middle of Dolly Parton's tits or the Smoky Mountains or whatever you want to call it where the air is too thin to think. Luckily, we promised ourselves not to think anyway. The one rule of the trip was to be totally random, not having a clue where we'd end up. I suppose that's how we arrived in Dolly Parton's fancy tour trailer, marveling over her journal and wig collection after thirteen hours of driving. The next day, after blacking out in a flea hotel, I wake to wonder what will happen next.
"I've always wanted to see Charleston," my chipper friend Hailey says. "I hear it's haunted. They have ghost tours."
A paranormal fanatic, that's all Pete needs to hear and we're in a car, winding down a mountain, headed to South Carolina. Later that night, Pete holds the lantern as the tour guide tells us the legend of the Boo Hag: a mythical creature that steals one's breath when sleeping. Single, Pete likes the idea of someone riding him in the night, but he has sights on something more human. Later, after listening intently to the story of a ghost dog named Poogan that haunts a local restaurant, Pete tells me he needs someone to bone. At least I pretend that's what he says. Technically, Hailey and I decide that for him. To keep the night random, we figure it would be fun to set him up. En route to the gay bar, streetlights cast an eerie green glow on cobblestone streets, illuminating the fact that this is the first bad idea of the trip.
You see, it takes Hailey seven drinks before she's no longer lucid during her reign as matchmaker. "My brother think you're hot," she slurs, finding any cute guy who will listen. When Pete catches on, he disappears into the crowd.
"Where is your brother?" one shrewd fellow asks.
"Uh, I don't know. He was here a minute ago," Hailey says. She eyeballs me to help, but I'm too drunk to be a good wingman.
I shrug. "I don't know where he went."
She grits her teeth, and the guy turns to me with a wink. "You know, her 'bro' sounds pretty desperate. Maybe he ought to tell me I'm hot himself." He lingers for a response. "So are you going to tell me?"
"Tell you what? I'm not her brother. And I don't think you're hot."
Hailey laughs, pushing me on the dance floor. "He's lying! He IS my brother, but I was talking about my other brother. My other brother thinks you're hot."
"OK. Now this is getting weird," the guy says, returning to his friends.
Snubbed, Hailey skips off, and I drop my beer on the dance floor, where it smashes into a million pieces. Shooed by a drag queen, I later find Pete in a dark corner of the club. He stands by a short guy who seems equally uncomfortable. "Do I spy a romance in bloom?" I dizzily ask.
Pete turns red, brimming with anger. "No. This is Hailey's friend."
The short guy squirms, avoiding eye contact. So I get in the middle of the two, pulling them in with my arms. We sway to the music, but the short guy won't answer any of my questions. Agitated, he finally coughs out he's from Miami.
"Wow, Pete's from Florida too! You have so much in common," I state. "I think you should have sex."
With that, Pete bails to the bathroom, where he updates his Facebook status. Do not go to the club with your coupled friends! They will try to set you up. I've never been so mortified in my life!
I relay the message to Hailey, who's located the owner of the restaurant with the ghost dog. She thinks he'll be a great match for Pete. Unfortunately, Pete doesn't agree, racing over to tell us he's leaving.
"But he owns the restaurant with Poogan the ghost dog!" Hailey declares. "He wants to take us to lunch tomorrow. Isn't that nice? You should talk to him."
Enraged, Pete throws up his hands. "Why?"
"Because he has a ghost dog."
Pete gets right in the guy's face. "Big deal. So you own a ghost dog? You own a freaking ghost dog?"
"I … own … a restaurant where … the dog used to live," the guy calmly replies.
"Whatever!" Pete says, dashing outside. Returning to the hotel, he grabs some beer and heads downstairs, leaving Hailey and I alone.
"Uh, do you think we made a mistake in trying to set him up?" she asks.
"Maybe. But we were just trying to be good friends." Soon, we both close our eyes, falling asleep. Two hours later, I wake and Pete is still gone. The next morning I learn he'd fallen asleep watching TV in the lobby. In his absence I felt the presence of a ghost after all. Hailey felt it too, and we agreed when it comes to the supernatural world of dating, Pete would need to float on his own.


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Monday, February 6, 2012
Scottish oat crackers from Big Vegan and GF veggie pate
Since the holidays I have been making veggie pate at least once a week for my family. They LOVE IT! It lasts a few days and is ideal for sandwiches and crackers.
Gluten free veggie pate
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 large onion- peeled and cubed
1 cup water
1/4 cup olive oil
1 large sweet potato- peeled and cubed
1/2 cup chickpea flour
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 tbsp poultry seasoning
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
freshly ground pepper
In a blender, grind sunflower seeds into a powder. Pour into large bowl
Place onion, water and oil in blender, until smooth. Add the sweet potato, and continue to blend until smooth. Pour into bowl with sunflower seeds. Stir in all the other ingredients and pour into a greased 8x8 cake pan. Bake for 1 hour at 350. Allow to cool. Keeps for a week in an airtight container.
I just borrowed a book from the library, Big Vegan by Robin Asabell. I like to try out recipes before I buy so when I saw that it was coming to our library I put it on hold right away. It is a BIG book...not as many photos as I would like, but lots of yummy looking recipes. This will be one of the new additions to my cookbook collection.
This afternoon after I put the veggie pate in the oven, I realized that we were low on bread. I have been meaning to make some crackers with Leeluu, and Big Vegan has some good recipes. My sous chef (Leeluu) helped me make these. She really liked using the cutters and rolling pin! I think next time I will add some fresh herbs. Tasty.
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The paté sounds so good. Do you use the sweet potato raw?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 5:18 PM
You make pate like I make hummus, I need to have a container in my fridge at all times. There's nothing worse then when you're starving and there's nothing to snack on.ReplyDelete
Yep the sweet potato is raw.ReplyDelete
I am going to have to order this book from our library too!ReplyDelete
I just made the pate and wanted to say thank you for sharing the recipe. It is simply delicious! I cannot believe how easy it came together and the scent in the kitchen was wonderful. Maybe I'll save some for my family!ReplyDelete
Your welcome Melanie. I am so happy you liked it :)ReplyDelete
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Windows 7 upgrade from 32bit to 64bit
i am having a 32bit windows 7 professional pc.I want to upgrade it to 64bit.My pc is capable to upgrade to 64 bit.I dont have the cd of the windows 7 professional.But i know the product key because i haved saved it in my documents.can u plz tell me how can i upgrade this 32bit pc to 64bit with my product key.
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A 32 bit operating system cannot be upgraded to a 64 bit one: you need to perform a clean installation (which implies you've already executed a full backup of your data, that will be restored after completing the OS' installation) of the 64 bit OS and you need to have 64 bit drivers for all the devices you want to use.
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No, that's not allowed upgrading path. If you want to move from a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or vice versa, you'll need to back up your files and choose the Custom option during Windows 7 installation. Then, you'll need to restore your files and reinstall your programs.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Dream Roster
The current roster for Nintendo's premier character fighter already sits at over 30 characters. Nintendo has reached pretty deep into its well of icons (Wii Fit Trainer anyone?), but that doesn't mean it couldn't surprise us with one or two more character announcements before the full roster is finally revealed. We round up a wish list of some of gaming's most iconic faces and speculate on the likelihood that they'll be throwing down with Mario, Link, and Pikachu anytime soon.
For more stories like this check out our list of Namco Bandai characters ripe for Super Smash Bros., which correctly predicted Pac-Man as a playable Super Smash Bros. fighter.
Ryu Hayabusa – Ninja Gaiden's star is possibly one of the most popular ninjas in all of gaming, and he would easily slice and dice his way through much of the Smash Bros. roster. An arsenal of shurikens would allow him to hit foes from a distance, but his swordsmanship would make him a dangerous up-close fighter. Just watch out for his Ninpo magic attacks, which let him summon fireballs and blistering hurricanes.
Likelihood of becoming a new challenger: 2:1
As a character in Team Ninja's Dead or Alive series, Ryu is no stranger to the fighting game scene, and given Tecmo's current dealings with Nintendo for Hyrule Warriors, this doesn't seem totally out of the realm of possibility.
Rayman – Smash Bros. features a lot of iconic platforming characters, but there is still a Rayman-sized hole (or holes, as the case may be) in that roster. We'd love to see Ubisoft's limbless platformer smacking Sonic and Mario around. He could perform long-range attacks where his arms and legs fire across the screen, and his twirly bird hair would prevent him from flying off the screen.
Likelihood of becoming a new challenger: 3:1
Rayman fits right in with the rest of the cast, and Nintendo just announced him as a trophy, so they're obviously working with Ubisoft already. However, why would they announce him as a trophy before revealing him as an actual fighter?
Professor Hershel Layton – This might sound like a curious addition at first, but Level-5's cutesy puzzle games have been some of Nintendo's best handheld adventures over the last several years. Renowned for his puzzle-solving skills, Layton would confound his opponents with a series of hat and sword-based attacks. His final smash could be some kind of puzzle that hits any opponent who can't solve it quickly enough.
Likelihood of becoming a new challenger: 3:1
We think Professor Layton fits right into Smash Bros.' eclectic cast, and Nintendo has even helped publish a few of his games here in the U.S.. However, he never really struck us as an aggressive guy, so he might sit this brawl out.
Simon Belmont – Konami's original vampire killer would dive right into the fray with a series of quick whip attacks. We imagine that Simon would even be able to tie other characters up for a moment before pouring holy water on them (which would hurt bad guys more). His axes would help him nail enemies in the air, and his boomerang could hit multiple opponents before returning to his hand. We think his ultimate smash could be some kind of time-stopping attack that let's him wallop on his foes before they can move. Bonus points if Nintendo went with his old school 8-bit look.
Likelihood of becoming a new challenger: 5:1
Much like Mario and Mega Man, Simon is a classic character from the NES era, so he could be on Nintendo's list of possible characters, and Nintendo has already worked with Komani to get Solid Snake in the game. However, Simon Belmont isn't as big of a name these days, and people are probably more familiar with Castlevania characters like Alucard and Dracula these days (who we'd also like to see in the game).
Commander Shepard – Veteran soldier of the Systems Alliance Navy military and first human Spectre, Commander Shepard is easily one of the most iconic new characters of the last generation. Nintendo could access Mass Effect's list of biotics to allow Shepard to warp across a stage or create powerful singularities that send the rest of the battlefield spinning around him like a tornado.
Likelihood of becoming a new challenger: 10:1
We love Commander Shepard and he/she could easily hold his/her own in the ring, but Shepard doesn't really fit the more lighthearted Smash Bros. mold. While Shepard definitely has the chops to be in the game, we don't think Nintendo would see Mass Effect's heroic commander as Smash Bros. material.
Cooking Mama – Office Create's premier mother really heats up a kitchen, so maybe she would do the same for Smash Bros. Armed with a collection of knives, meat mallets, and whisks, Cooking Mama wouldn't be a fighter to laugh at. Actually, we would laugh, but only until she slapped us with a frying pan and then threw chopped onions in our eyes. Her final smash could be shaming her fellow opponents for not taking out the trash.
Likelihood of becoming a new challenger: 12:1
Cooking Mama is an oddball character like Wii Fit Trainer or Mr. Game & Watch, which Nintendo occasionally likes to throw our way. However, Cooking Mama is far from a big name, and hasn't been around for awhile, so we doubt Nintendo will bother with the licensing hassles for this one. Mama probably won't make this game better.
Ezio Auditore da Firenze – We really want to see Ubisoft's hooded Assassin jump off the top of one of the Smash Bros. stages and knife Kirby in the back. While most stages probably wouldn't offer Ezio much hiding space, he's a capable swordsman and could occasionally call in reinforcement from his Brotherhood. For his final smash, Ezio could pull out the Apple of Eden and instantly annihilate everyone on screen (might be a little over-powered).
Likelihood of becoming a new challenger: 20:1
While Ezio has enough costume changes to allow for multi-Assassin battles, his stealthier approach to combat doesn't really complement the rest of the Smash Bros. crew. Also his name is just too long to appear in the character select screen.
Batman – DC Comic's Dark Knight is an experienced detective, but he's everyone's favorite superhero because he doesn't suffer fools. If you've played any of the Arkham games then you know that Batman has more cool gadgets than the U.S. Army. His bat grapple would have him zipping across the battlefield, but it's Batman's peerless fighting prowess that would leave Mario and company rolling on the ground groaning.
Likelihood of becoming a new challenger: 100:1
This is a tough one. Everyone loves Batman, and his inclusion would likely help boost sales, but Nintendo probably doesn't want Batman in the game because he'd win every match.
Horde of Zombies From Resident Evil – While it would be cool to see Jill, Chris, or Leon step into a Smash Bros. ring, imagine how awesome it would be to see a zombie – or even a horde of zombies – shambling their way towards Star Fox, Gannon, and Samus. Sure these guys are slow, but they could make up for it with mass; knock a few off the screen and a dozen more come chomping towards your face. And once they attacked one opponent, they would turn that character against everyone else, until the entire screen was zombified...and then they would infect the characters who weren't even fighting...and then they would infect the rest of the games in your library, and then possibly the world.
Likelihood of becoming a new challenger: 1,000,000:1
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I practice a special kind of meditation on an almost daily basis. Perhaps meditation isn't the right word since it doesn't require me to sit in silence with my eyes closed and legs crossed or anything like that. It's more a form of taking stock of where my life is going at any particular time.
For this, I have five issues to consider: my physical health, my diet, my emotional state, my intellectual rigor and my social/relational life. These I think of as the pillars of my wellbeing. Each one matters greatly by itself, but each must also be in balance with all the others. If one goes missing, the rest will suffer as well.
Let me give an example. When I injured my shoulder in a tennis game a few years ago, I realized how much was taken away from me, not just because I had to give up playing for a while but also because a dear routine was interrupted with all sorts of consequences.
During my prolonged absence from the court, I lost my tennis buddies whose comradeship I had enjoyed tremendously. One of them, a university professor and a true intellectual, had not only been a great partner in doubles but also a stimulating presence in my life that gave me many insights in a vast variety of subjects. Due to the reduced physical activity, I felt less energetic and not as motivated in my work. And I had to watch my diet more carefully to prevent unwanted weight gain.
Needless to say, I was saddened about losing a part of my life that was more important to me than I had been aware of. In fact, it made me miserable for quite some time.
The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said: "Health is not everything, but without it, nothing is anything." I am a great believer in that. I know now that my physical health is the foundation of what I can do in life, whether it concerns work or leisurely activities. It also affects my state of mind, my interest and participation in the world around me, and my ability to relate to others. And it works both ways: The happier I am, the more fulfilled I feel, the easier it seems to stay healthy and fit.
Obviously, my little meditational routine is nothing original. If you are interested in taking up this kind of exercise, I can recommend using the so-called "Wellness Wheel", which follows a similar pattern. As the name indicates, the different components of wellness relate to each other like spokes in a wheel. Each is necessary to hold the whole thing together, none is expendable.
Good nutrition, regular exercise, weight management as well as avoidance of smoking and alcohol and drug abuse are at the core. But so are stress management and getting enough sleep. Our emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs must be cared for. Having goals, a sense of purpose and satisfaction and fulfillment in what we do are all part of it, just like having good relationships with loved ones, colleagues and community.
Not all areas will always be at peak performance. And that's not even necessary. We can focus on work and put our social life on the backburner for some time. We can take a break from our exercise routine for a day or two and make up for the missed time on the weekend. We can overindulge for a special occasion and then go right back to a healthy diet afterwards. What we can't do is neglecting or sacrificing entire segments of our wellbeing because, sooner or later, it will affect the whole person.
If you liked this article, you may also enjoy reading "Creating a Health-Promoting Work Environment" and "Healthy Eating – A Never-Ending Learning Curve."
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a registered dietitian, newspaper columnist, blogger and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog and at amazon.com. For more articles on nutrition, health and lifestyle, visit her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (www.timigustafson.com). You can follow Timi on Twitter, on Facebook and on Pinterest.


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Not sure why you would be coming to this old blog but if you did, stop and go read Ocelot Sports. Dr. Pauly may be the biggest gambling degenerate I know. And that is a compliment.
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NL West rivals head busy Deadline day
Giants add Pence as Dodgers get Victorino; Dempster to Rangers
Giants return fire: It rarely makes sense for teams to "respond" to rivals' moves, because if a deal didn't make sense yesterday, it probably doesn't make sense today -- regardless of what other clubs have done. And yet, it's hard to shake the notion when looking at the National League West.
Hours after the Dodgers picked up Shane Victorino, the rival Giants made their own acquisition of a Phillies outfielder. San Francisco picked up Hunter Pence in exchange for Nate Schierholtz and a pair of prospects. Just as in the case of the Dodgers' move (see below), the Giants add depth to an offense that needed it. Pence moves from a hitter-friendly park in Philadelphia to a pitchers' haven by the Bay, but AT&T Park is not as harsh on right-handers as it is on lefties.
Additionally, in moving Schierholtz, the Giants part with a useful player, albeit not a star. The Giants likely got the better player, but the Dodgers may have made the bigger upgrade.
Victorino heads west: The first significant deal on Tuesday got done in the morning. The Phillies and Dodgers completed a trade that sends Victorino to Los Angeles in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Josh Lindblom and Double-A right-handed relief pitcher Ethan Martin.
The deal fits right in with the expected plans of both teams. The Dodgers have made no secret of their search for a bat, especially in the outfield, and they're not shy about their ability or willingness to take on money. Meanwhile, the Phillies are in selling mode, with Joe Blanton and Juan Pierre apparently also available.
Domonic Brown was called up from Triple-A.
Demmpster to Rangers: The Cubs' makeover continued Tuesday when they traded Dempster to the defending American League champions, finalizing the deal minutes before the 3 p.m. CT Trade Deadline. The Cubs have reportedly received two Class A players.
The 35-year-old right-hander, who ranks among the National League leaders with a 2.25 ERA, had favored a deal to the Dodgers but apparently altered his wish list. The Yankees also were believed to be in talks with the Cubs.
Reds bolster bullpen: The Reds made a trade with the Royals to acquire reliever Jonathan Broxton.Broxton is 1-2 with a 2.27 ERA, 23 saves, 14 walks and 25 strikeouts in 35 games as Kansas City's closer. The Royals received Minor League left-handed reliever Donnie Joseph and right-handed starter J.C. Sulbaran in return for Broxton.
Red Sox acquire Breslow:The Red Sox have added another lefty to their bullpen, acquiring Craig Breslow from the Arizona Diamondbacks for righty reliever Matt Albers and outfielder Scott Podsednik.
The move will perhaps pave the way for Franklin Morales to move back to the rotation, where he had success in June and the early part of July.
Bucs build bench: Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle has been seeking veterans for his bench, and Gaby Sanchez fills that bill. Sanchez was batting .202 in 55 games with Miami during a disappointing 2012 season, but has a productive past. The 28-year-old combined for 38 homers and 163 RBIs in 2010-11.
Triple-A outfielder Gorkys Hernandez and the Bucs' sandwich pick between the first two rounds of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft went to the Marlins in a deal in which the Pirates also landed Kyle Kaminska, a 23-year-old right-handed reliever.
Mujica comes to Cards: The Cardinals' attempts to fortify their bullpen for the season's final two months has led them to right-hander Edward Mujica, whom the club acquired from the Marlins. The Cardinals sent former first-round Draft pick Zack Cox to Miami.
Mujica, 28, has a 4.38 ERA in 41 appearances this year, his second with the Marlins. In seven big league seasons, Mujica has posted a 4.42 ERA. He has allowed 50 home runs in 348 1/3 innings and has a career 283 strikeouts. Mujica will be under team control for the rest of this season, as well as 2013.
Yanks get McGehee from Pirates for Qualls: The Yankees acquired infielder Casey McGehee from the Pirates with cash considerations in exchange for right-handed reliever Chad Qualls.
McGehee will help the Yankees at the corner infield spots with Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez sidelined. The 29-year-old hit .230 with eight home runs and 35 RBIs in 92 games with the Pirates this season, appearing at first base (77 games, 56 starts) and third base (nine games, eight starts).


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I recently had an annual checkup with my doctor and as I was leaving he started to tell me about some of the folklore about what things to eat and not to eat. I won't go into the details but apparently there were some common misconceptions about the dangers of eating some foods when you had certain medical conditions. According to the doctor, it was all unsubstantiated folklore and there was no proven danger from eating the foods. I guess I wouldn't have taken notice if another doctor hadn't told me the exact opposite and repeated the folklore to me only a week earlier. Which one had the "correct" information?
Almost the same day, I was in a meeting at the Mesa Regional Family History Center and one of the participants passed along the current rumor about New FamilySearch. As recently as September, 2011 there is a reference in the FamilySearch.org Help Center to a "new FamilySearch.994 beta. " If there is a beta test going on of a new version of New.FamilySearch.org then the participants are under a non-disclosure agreement because there is nothing else out there on the Internet. Is there a Beta test? Logic tells me that there probably is some kind of development going on and that there may likely be a Beta test.
The issue of information that gets passed around also reminded me of the list of birth dates and places for my Great-grandfather in New.FamilySearch.org. I was showing someone the list, which has about 20 incorrect birth places and only one correct birth place. The person immediately assumed, because the real correct information was in the small minority, that it was wrong and all the other people listed with the wrong information were right. It must be human nature to side with the majority.
I often tell people and have written many times that copying user submitted data from an online family tree is not research and it is almost guaranteed to be inaccurate, unless, and this this a big exception, you personally know that the information is correct. Very consistently, when someone approaches me with a research problem that they or "the family" have been researching for years, there is some basic invalid assumption at the base of the problem.
In the case of the information given by the first doctor, it took me two seconds, literally, on the Internet to find substantiation for the second doctor's opinion. The first doctor was simply repeating a "popular, but unproven" dietary caution. How do I know the first doctor was wrong and not the second? Why do I trust the research I did on the Internet? Part of the answer lies with my own personal experience. My own experience shows that the first doctor was not aware of the entire story.
Now what if I look at a list of options in various online family trees? How do I know if any of them is correct? My first quick answer is personal experience and good sense, the second quick answer is a quick Internet search. Here is a list of some of the places given for my Great-grandfather's birth:
11 June 1852 San Bernardino, Los Angeles, California
11 June 1852 San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California (more than 20 sources)
11 July 1852 of Utah
1856 Joseph City, Apache, Arizona
about 1858 Joseph City, Arizona, USA
1858 Toqerville, Wash. UT
1858 St. Joseph, Navajo, Arizona
about 1859 Lakeside, Arizona
How many of these can we rule out as false without a lot of effort? What is the one fact you might want to know to answer this question? Here is the question, "When was Arizona settled by the Mormon pioneers?" Would it help you to know that the first settlements in Arizona by Mormon pioneers took place in 1875 and 1876?
Without going on to a long discussion of the history and the other dates and places, it is enough to point out that there is a lot of misinformation out there in the genealogy community and that good sense and little bit of research can get rid of a lot of it. I do thank my second doctor for clearing up the food issue and at least making me aware that the first advice was folklore and not fact.


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FORTUNES IN FOREIGN GADGETS (Jun, 1953)
American inventors are passing up a sure-fire gold mine! New devices, popular abroad, would find a ready market in gadget-conscious U. S. A.
By Harry Kursh
AMERICAN genius for invention and business built on astonishing new ideas is one of the most talked-about subjects in the world. There's good reason. Last year an estimated $500,000,000 in royalties and profits went into the pockets of inventors.
Does it mean that only Americans have a monopoly on ideas and inventions that pay off? If you think so, the chances are you're overlooking a fortune. There are countless gadgets abroad which can inspire inventors here. A survey of the world scene since the end of World War II shows that literally thousands of new inventions and ideas have earned countless millions for on-the-ball people in practically every country in the world. Yet these new inventions and ideas are virtually unheard-of in America up until the present time.
If you should call a busy executive in England, for instance, he'll pick up his telephone then put it right down again—on a little black wireless box called Fonadek. Then he says, "Hello."
You answer and state your business. "Just a moment," he says, getting up to cross over to a filing cabinet at the other end of the room. Without stirring from that corner, he speaks up: "Oh yes, I've got your correspondence right here. Now, let's see. . ."
And he'll continue his talk with you for as long as necessary, still without going near his telephone. In fact, he may even call in a few assistants who will join in on a three-way or four-way conversation, almost as if it were a conference which, indeed, it can be if necessity warrants it.
He's using an amazing new electronic gadget just being marketed in England. Someone saw a need for something that can free a man from becoming a slave to his telephone, that will leave him free to go on doing whatever he pleases anywhere in the room, and Fonadek was the answer. It amplifies all incoming and outgoing voices. It has no electrical connection and can be placed anywhere in the room. All you do is pick up your telephone and hang it on the Fonadek. Millions of Americans will be surprised to learn that such an invention is possible, and profitable!
Ever have trouble parking your car? Even Europeans with their tiny automobiles, many about half the size of the average American car, have the same headaches. Yet it remained recently for Hubert Jezler of Zurich, Switzerland, to come up with one answer to the problem He's got a front and rear jack-like device that can be attached to your car. It's controlled from the dashboard. Up against a tight space? Press the button, the jacks go to work and shove the jutting end of your car over to the curb where it belongs. In case you're thinking of the same idea forget it. Jezler has already beaten Americans to the punch. He just took out U. S. Patent No. 2,612,230 for his product.
Potential money-making opportunities, however, are not confined to the field of pure invention. New and profitable ideas for a weird variety of services are going full blast in many European countries.
Let's get back to our telephone. Correctly, we regard it as extraordinary in America. There are more than 40,000,000 of them in use here, just about as many as in all other countries of the world combined. We now boast of being able to pick
up a telephone in New York and getting California in a matter of seconds. We can dial for weather, the correct time and a World Series game score.
But can you dial for the latest quotation on stocks and bonds? You could if you lived in Vienna. And also in Vienna, by dialing specially listed numbers, you can get: instructions on whether it's good form to eat ice cream cake with a fork; an "A" tone for tuning your musical instrument; a recipe for cooking just about anything your heart (or wife) desires. Want to leave a message for a friend who's out so that he can pick it up at his leisure? Just look up the service in Vienna and dial.
There's no one to stop an American from starting his own unique "Info-Dial" service. Pause for a moment and ask yourself what kind of a telephone service would solve a big headache for Americans? How many people would be willing to pay you for providing them with assistance or information over the telephone? Your answer might be the first step on the road to a paying idea.
Wherever you look, if there's a problem that affects a great number of people, an answer to it could easily mean a new service or invention. For example, how many times have you read about taxi drivers being robbed? It happened so often in Paris, as it does in so many American cities, that a veteran driver there by the name of Jacques Verlain went to work. Next time a thug tries a stickup from the rear seat of a French taxi he's bound to get a shot of tear gas in his eyes or he might find himself imprisoned by doors that automatically slam shut and stay shut with the press of a hidden trigger. If these don't satisfy the thief, the sound of an earsplitting. klaxon going off will really send him scurrying for cover. He won't be able to pull his gun on the driver either because a bullet-proof partition will shoot up between front and rear seats. How many taxi drivers in America
would be thankful for similar protection? Holdups aren't the only problems connected with the taxi industry. One of the really major problems is the use of oversized cabs that frequently carry no more than one passenger at a time. This means higher cost, higher rates and less taxis in service. It was quite a problem in Milan, Italy, until recently. The solution came with the invention of a Micro-Taxi, which is really a taxi for two. Compactly built, it houses a motor-scooter engine and has ample room for a driver and one passenger seated beside him. It has a high speed, low gas consumption, makes lower fares possible—and attractive business!
Don't think that the British have their minds only on tea and crumpets. After World War II, rationing still continues. Many important consumer products are still tough to get. This means that the average British mind has to work overtime to dream up things that will make his life easier. In spite of the fact that more than 350,000 Americans visited England last year, practically no one came back with one of the new British ideas that may well find a profitable future in America.
There is, for instance, a British device that keeps typewriter keys from jamming. There's the piano that night clubs and canteens have long dreamed of—a drunk-proof, careless-proof piano. The surface is cleverly designed with such angles that no one can set down a glass of beer or a lighted cigarette and expect it to remain on the piano. It'll slide off.
One British firm is now manufacturing harnesses for pigs. Farmers there agree that it is easier and more efficient than penning in the porkers. One British inventor is collecting royalties on a hammock that won't tip over, another on window blinds designed to block off the sun during any part of the day and from any section of the room. It helps preserve goods, furnishings and keeps rooms cooler all day long in summer.
In America, children are always big business. Manufacturers and inventors are busy turning out new products and services that children need and parents want. Yet the field is still wide open and Europeans are proving every day that we still have a lot to learn.
Look at Egon Moeller-Nielsen, a Danish artist. He fled his native country for Sweden after Hitler moved in but didn't leave his imagination behind. Watching his own daughter at play one day in a playground near his home in Stockholm, he noticed that it was pretty much like playgrounds all over the world. He didn't like the way the playground limited his daughter's chances for fun.
Moeller-Nielsen pondered the problem and came up with a unique idea in play-sculpture. He designed a colorful and strange-looking sphere inside of which were many secret hollows but all big enough for a child to crawl through. Then he followed this up with an artistic-looking sliding pond and experts hailed it as an exciting way to provide children with fun while giving them a taste of good art.
The city fathers commissioned Moeller-Nielsen to design more equipment for a city park. He was an artist, not a carpenter or mechanic. But that was in 1949. Today, Moeller-Nielsen's products can be seen in almost all of Stockholm's city playgrounds. His ideas are being demanded by other European cities and there's some talk of inviting him to America to give our own playgrounds the once-over. Meanwhile, America's own playgrounds are literally crying out for new ideas to make life more enjoyable for children and to please parents who, after all, control the purse strings at city hall.
Another Dane hit on an idea which could be a natural for a country that covers as much ground as America. His name is Falck and he established a private business to specialize in rescue work and in saving property during times of emergency. Today, he has a corps of 830 men working for him. They perform an average of more than 1,000 errands a day. The system is simple. Falck calls it insurance and the average charge is $2.70 per year for a family. Now many small towns, too poor to own their own rescue services, are paying Falck substantial fees to take care of the problem for them.
How does Falck's service work? Let's say you own a small retail store in town. Along comes a big wind, blows in your front window and shatters glass all over the street leaving your merchandise exposed. Call Falck's. One of his men will take care of the wreckage and guard your property. Or you've got a pet cat that's strayed into the chimney and won't come out. Send for Falck. You're taking a trip and you get sick on the train. You need someone to take you home. It's Falck's to the rescue.
What would you give if you never had to use a windshield wiper on your car, even in the heaviest rain? Our neighbors to the North have solved the problem, thanks to an invention by Donald F. Stedman of Ottawa, Canada. He's already provided the aviation industry with a product that repels water from the surface of a rain-drenched airplane windshield. Naturally, it went first to the aviation industry because it is vitally important to keep the pilot's vision clear. Stedman's product is applied to the windshield surface, doesn't distort vision, is easy to use, stores well and is inexpensive.
Why haven't these inventions and service ideas reached America? The problem has puzzled many for a long time. Recently one of America's leading business executives spoke up honestly. Interviewed by a top-notch New York Times correspondent in Zurich, he said, "Most of us come to Europe and spend so much time telling Europeans how wonderful things are in the United States that we never look around for ourselves."
"Do you know," he added, "that practically every new mechanical device adopted by American automobile manufacturers in the last twenty years has originated in Europe?
The ideas are there if we'll just take the trouble to become alert and look over the possibilities." He also concluded that the lack of ideas flowing to America can spell economic trouble for American business. He urged American inventors to stick their necks out of their own backyards once in awhile and he warned American businessmen not to be too lazy to go searching for new ideas in Europe.
How can you do it? Most foreign representatives interviewed in New York, where there are more consulates than any other city in the world, admit that they are always anxious to tell anyone what the people of their own nations are doing. But only rarely will someone write to them for information about new ideas and inventions in their countries.
A little known fact is that practically every foreign embassy in Washington, D. C. publishes a weekly or monthy information bulletin. These bulletins, all printed in English, many with lots of fascinating pictures, are designed to acquaint Americans with events in countries overseas. Many contain, from time to time, news and feature items that are open tips to inventors and idea men. Most foreign embassies will place your name on their mailing list for information bulletins—free. Others charge very nominal subscription rates.
In fact, our own State Department has a complete list of embassies in America, showing addresses and names of information offices. You can pick one up by asking the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C, to send you a copy of the latest "Diplomatic List." Thus you can select a roster of all the nations in which you are interested.
To speed things along you also can ask the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Washington 6, D.C, to send you their "Guide to Foreign Government Information Services." This should prove extremely valuable in helping you to select names and addresses for subscribing to foreign information bulletins and, of course, there's also your public library. Many have foreign magazines published in English that can be a gold mine for ideas.


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Camera on remote Maine island streams live video of gray seal pupping ground
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � A camera that records seal-pupping activities on a remote Maine island has begun streaming live on the Internet in what is believed to be the first camera installed on a seal-pupping site along the East coast and possibly anywhere.
The camera 20 miles offshore on Seal Island is mounted on a tower and provides a view of gray seals that migrate to the island each fall to give birth.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration biologist Stephanie Wood says the camera provides scientists with a firsthand look at seals during the pupping season from December into February. It also allows the public to view the activities from the comfort of their homes.
The project is funded by explore.org, a philanthropic organization in Santa Monica, Calif.


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