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text: Suggested that a single thread should be created to document features that may not be known to new iPod Touch users, I have created a list of some of the ones more commonly posted about. Feel free to post ones not shown below and I will gladly add it to the list FEATURES - "DOUBLE TAP" MUSIC SHORTCUT; IN-APP – While running something outside of the Music application (for example, Safari), double tap the Home button to be given on-screen controls to pause, play, skip songs, change volume and be taken to the Music app. This also works when the iPod Touch is locked. UPDATE! This now also works when the iPod is in Cover Flow mode -- no need to any longer complain about the lack of volume/play controls in Cover Flow! UPDATE 2 It appears that doing this shortcut while in Cover Flow has once again, and for unknown reasons, been removed. - "DOUBLE TAP" MUSIC SHORTCUT; LOCK SCREEN – If you are on the lock screen and want to quickly change tracks or adjust volume, simply double tap the home button and the music controls will appear underneath the date and time. - LEOPARD-TYPE VOLUME SCREEN – Lock your iPod Touch and double tap the Home button. Now, slowly move the volume slider and at the same time double tap the Home button again. A brief image of a speaker and a volume indicator will appear on the screen. This usually appears when plugged into a Universal Dock, and the volume is changed via remote. UPDATE This appears normally when using the volume controls on a 2nd gen iPod touch to inform the user of the new volume level. The 1st gen, however, still exhibits this bug whenever you use the do the above directions. - SLIDE TO MUSIC MENUS – Slide/flick your finger from left to right while viewing the "Now Playing" screen to be returned to the previous menu (performs the same function as the back arrow button). - DELETE VIDEOS STRAIGHT FROM IPOD – When in the Videos app, quickly flick your finger from left to right and a "Delete" button will appear next to the video. - SWIPE TO DELETE PODCASTS - When viewing the separate episodes of podcasts on your iPod, flick your finger from left to right and a "Delete" button will appear next to the selected podcast. - SWIPE TO DELETE EMAILS - When browsing your emails list, swipe from left to right to bring up the "Delete" button (much in the same way to deleting videos straight from the iPod). - VIEW LINK TITLE IN SAFARI – When holding down on a link in Safari, the title and URL of the linked page will appear so you can decide whether or not you want to visit it. - EASILY FIND POSITION IN TEXT – If you are typing a sentence but realized you left a letter out or need to make an alteration, hold your finger over the text and a magnifying area will appear, easily allowing you to find where you want the cursor. - DELETE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS/UNDO DELETE – While holding the delete button, slide your finger left to delete multiple characters. If you delete too many, drag your finger the other way to undo. - CHARACTER ACCENTS – If you need to use a character accent while typing, hold down on a letter and after a moment the range of accents available for that particular character will appear. - AUTO-PAUSE - The removal of the earphones from the jack will automatically pause your music. UPDATE this still applies to the 2nd gen iPod touch. However, if you are listening to music through the speaker and then insert headphones, it will NOT pause again - the music will continue playing, but will merely be changed to now play through the headphones as opposed to the speaker. - RAPID-FLIPPING THROUGH CALENDAR - When viewing the calendar by month, select and hold down the arrows on either side of the month to flip through the months very fast; this allows you to check past and future dates that may be of importance. - .?123 DRAG - If you only want to get a single character from the non-Alpha list. For example if you are need to type "A1", to type the "1" you can click the .?123 button and without lifting your finger go to the "1". After you lift your finger, the "1" will be typed and the keyboard will automatically revert back to the "ABC" mode without needing to click on the "ABC" button again. - EDIT MUSIC LISTS - When in the Music app, select "More" (bottom right hand corner of the screen when not viewing Now Playing). In the top left hand corner an "Edit" button will appear (with a list including Genre, Compilations, Podcasts, etc appearing below). If you select "Edit", you can drag items (Artists, Albums, Playlists, Songs, Genre, Compilations, Composer, Podcasts, etc) and re-arrange them in a way similar to that of the Home screen. - KEEP HORIZONTAL POSITION WHILE SCROLLING VERTICALLY IN SAFARI - While in Safari and you are zoomed in on a column to read, while you scroll through it, you might accidentally scroll from left to right, obscuring some of the text. To avoid this, simply scroll as you would, but keep your finger on the very edge of the screen. That way, even if your finger moves to the left and right, the screen will only scroll up and down. This works in landscape mode as well. (Demo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPsJ1lwuCPI) - RETURN TO FIRST HOME SCREEN WHILE BROWSING APPS - If you are browsing your apps and wish to return to the first Home screen, simply press the Home button like you would if you were in the app itself. An animation will appear of the iPod flicking past your other Home screens back to the first Home page. Only available with 1.1.3 and above with the January Software Update (also included in 2.0) - MOVE ICONS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN - Press and hold any icon on the Home screen and after several seconds they will begin to wiggle; webclips will have a small (x) button to delete them. Press and drag any icon to a desired Home screen or area (you can have up to nine Home screens). You can also have four items in the dock. - To edit: Drag one icon out of the dock and replace with the desired application. - Press the Home button to lock the icons in their new positions. - VIEW LYRICS - If you have added lyrics to your music via iTunes, when on the Now Playing screen, tap the album artwork once to view these lyrics on your iPod. 2.0 Only Features The following features are only available after buying and upgrading to the 2.0 iPod touch firmware. This update retains the features already mentioned above. - SCREENSHOTS - To take a screenshot of what is currently being displayed on the iPod, hold down the "Home" button, and while doing so quickly press the "Wake/Sleep" button. The screen will momentarily flash white (much like a Mac when using Photo Booth), and a capture of the screen will be saved to your Photos app. - GENIUS - To make a Genius playlist on your iPod touch, tap the album artwork on the Now Playing screen to bring up the scrubber/repeat/shuffle controls. You will see the Genius logo directly under the centre of the track scrubber; tapping it will automatically create your Genius playlist (NOTE: you must have Genius enabled in iTunes). 3.0 Only features - SCRUBBER SPEED - When using the track scrubber, slide your finger down the album artwork to modify the speed at which you forward through the track. - SHAKE TO SHUFFLE - When activated, shake the iPod while in the music app to shuffle your playlist. This also works if you double-tap the home button while you're on the lock screen and whenever you have the music controls up on the screen. - ACCESS SPOTLIGHT - When on the home screen, pressing the Home button once will take you to your first page of apps. Pressing it again will take you to the search screen in Spotlight. - MUSIC SEARCH CONTROLS - When you open a certain field (eg. Artist, Album, Songs, Playlists, etc) in Music, moving the page up will reveal a search box which you can use to find a certain song/album/etc quickly. - HOME BUTTON SHORTCUTS - Going Settings -> General -> Home allows you to set what opens when you double tap the Home button. These include opening music controls, opening spotlight, or going to the homepage. - BLUETOOTH - 2G touch only. Pair your iPod with bluetooth stereo headsets and play games against people nearby. - VOICE NOTES - 2G touch only. If you have a pair of headphones that support a microphone ora microphone that connects to the 3.5mm jack, you can record voice notes. __________________ FAQ What is the dock? The dock is the bottom area of the Home screen on the iPod Touch and iPhone, that by default houses the Music, Videos, Photos and iTunes icons. In firmware 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 the dock was like that of OS X Leopard, with the icons sitting on a reflective "glass" surface; with firmware 1.1.3 and above the dock has become a silver "mesh" like that of the iPhone. What is the "lock" screen? The lock screen is the initial screen that is viewed when the Home or Wake/Sleep buttons are pressed to activate the screen; it displays either album artwork or your default wallpaper, the time, as well as a "slide to unlock" button. What is the "Home" screen? The Home screen can be accessed by the pressing the Home button (the black, circular button at the bottom of iPod Touch). It features a black background, a dock, and the icons to the applications available on the iPod. What is "Cover Flow"? Turn your iPod on it's side (so it sits horizontally) and see the visuals on your iPod adjusted to suit it's new position. Cover Flow allows you to flick through your albums and select tracks, as well as pause and start playback. 1.0? 2.0? What is this? Any iPod firmware that begins with "1." were free updates for any iPod touch owner, and were released between October 2007 and July 2008. In July 2008, firmware 2.0 was released for a fee of $9.95USD, and includes new features such as the App Store, which allows for the installing of third party applications. Home? Sleep/Wake? What are these? The Home button is the circular button below the screen, and is the only button on the front of the iPod touch. On the face of the button is a white square. It's function is to return the user to the Home screen, to wake the iPod from sleep, and to perform shortcuts (such as the double-tap music shortcut). The Sleep/Wake button is situated on the top, right-hand side of the iPod (when looking at it from the front). The function of this button is to, when tapped, but the iPod to sleep and, when held down for several seconds, to give the user the option to power off the iPod. Both the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons can be pressed at the same time to take a screenshot. How do I reset my iPod touch? If, for some reason, your iPod touch has frozen or appears to not be performing to the best of it's standards, hold down both the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons until the screen turns off and the Apple logo then appears. How do I power off my iPod touch? To power off your iPod touch, hold down the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears at the top of the screen, saying "Slide to power off". Use the slider to turn your iPod off. __________________ DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION IPOD TOUCH Wi Fi receiver - The Wi Fi receiver on the first generation iPod touch is situated in the upper left-hand corner of the backplate, and is very square-shaped. - The receiver on the second generation touch is more of an oval shape and is situated between the upper left-hand corner and the center of the backplate. Backplate - The backplate on the first gen touch is rather flat, and curves only at the edges. - The backplate on the second gen touch is tapered; it's thicker at the middle and curves around to become thinner at the edges (much like the iPhone 3G). Thickness - Contrary to what some people say, the second gen touch is actually 0.5mm thicker than the first gen. Bezel - The first gen touch has a black aluminum bezel around the screen. - The second gen touch has a chrome bezel, like the iPhone, which is in fact a continuation of the chrome backplate that curves around to "hug" the screen. Volume controls - The first gen touch features no external volume controls. - The second gen touch has volume controls on the left-hand side of the device (when looking at it from the front). Packaging - The first gen touch comes in a black box. "iPod touch", the Apple logo and the device's capacity are embossed on the sides. The front of the box shows the iPod touch playing music (usually the box will display either a Macy Gray or John Lennon song playing). - The second gen touch comes in a clear plastic box, like the iPod nano and shuffle. Over the iPod is a sticker which shows the default look of the Home screen. MISCELLANEOUS - The second gen touch has an inbuilt speaker. The first gen does not. - The second gen touch has Nike+iPod support, whilst the first gen does not. - The second gen supports audio recording and headphones with a microphone and volume controls.

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text: In a recent radio interview, Indians' GM Mark Shapiro was asked about what pieces fit where for the Tribe in 2009. While most of these interviews with Shapiro become exercises in trying to figure out is being said or attempting to read between the lines (known as the translation of "Shapiro-Speak", which should not be confused with its derivative form "Antonetti-Speak"), his candor about certain topics in this particular interview (sorry, WTAM does not provide a link to the audio) was both jarring and telling. The most interesting portion of the Q & A came when the Tribe GM was asked about some of the specific positions and players that figure to be in play for next year. When asked, in a roundabout way, if more help was needed in the outfield, Shapiro stated that he felt that the three OF positions would be filled by some mix of seven (that's right, kids...SEVEN) players. Count them out with me: Sizemore Francisco Gutierrez Choo Dellucci Crowe The WangBanger (click on name for explanation) How much of that is true and how much movement could we see with one (or more) of those players perhaps being moved this offseason? Whether it be a player moving to another team (Frank the Tank to an NL team in need of a defensive CF who is not counted on to be an offensive presence or The Looch to any team that will take him) or to another position (the whole LaPorta to 1B thing could gain steam if Victor is deemed healthy enough to go back behind the plate without affecting his offense and Shoppach's value on the trade market outweighs his value as a backup C), the whole outfield mix still feels very much in flux. However, compared to his comments on the infield, the outfield at least looks like the answer will come from within, as opposed to the team ultimately getting help from the outside. To that end, when asked about the infield (I believe the specific question was where Jhonny fits for 2009), Shapiro said that he felt very comfortable with Jhonny and Asdrubal taking up 2 spots between 2B, SS, and 3B and implied that the answer for the position between those three not occupied by Peralta and Cabrera may not be an internal option. As an aside here, before you say..."well, what about _______...?" - know that Shapiro was asked to name which SPECIFIC players he figured to be in the mix for 2009 and notably absent are the two names that would fill in that blank. The words "Josh", "Barfield", "Andy", and "Marte" were notably left unspoken by a man who generally is not known for oversight or being careless with his words, as he is instead generally being more inclusive and vague than this notable omission. So pack your bags, Andy...and start apartment hunting in Columbus, Josh! Because, according to the Indians' GM, you don't figure into the club's plans in 2009. Now, whether this should be taken as gospel truth or not as this interview does come flying at us in the month of August is debatable. But it's hard not to see the rationale behind this as Marte has struggled in his time as the everyday 3B (though his sample size is still relatively small) and Barfield JUST started playing in Buffalo again. Thinking that either of them doesn't play a prominent role in the 2009 plans isn't exactly a leap of faith, but Shapiro's comments (or lack of names in his comments) are surprising nonetheless. While not getting into whether Marte deserves more of a look at 3B or why Barfield fell completely off of the MLB map after making his move from San Diego, let's go with this notion that neither player is being counted on to complement Peralta and Cabrera in the infield (1B is a whole other story) and see where this exercise leads us. First, raise your hand if you think that the Indians will be content to give Jamey Carroll starts at either 2B or 3B before the likes of Wes Hodges or Josh Rodriguez may be ready to move up from Buffalo, where they both figure to start next year. Or how about that they'll go with a player like Hodges out of the Spring with no AAA time? Yeah...me neither. So that would mean that another player would need to be added to the mix either via trade or FA and, not even attempting to project what the trade market might look like this offseason (it is still August) or who may be available using that route, here are the 2B and 3B scheduled to become FA after this season. Their current age is in parentheses and they are ranked by OPS this year with the * indicating that an option exists on the player for 2009: Second Basemen Orlando Hudson (30) - .305 BA / .367 OBP / .450 SLG / .817 OPS in 407 AB Ray Durham (36) - .285 BA / .375 OBP / .415 SLG / .790 OPS in 316 AB Jeff Kent (40) - .285 BA / .333 OBP / .430 SLG / .763 OPS in 400 AB Mark Grudzielanek (38) - .299 BA / .345 OBP / .399 SLG / .744 OPS in 331 AB Nick Punto (30) - .280 BA / .339 OBP / .403 SLG / .742 OPS in 211 AB Mark Loretta (36) - .271 BA / .344 OBP / .385 SLG / .729 OPS in 218 AB Mark Ellis (31) - .236 BA / .323 OBP / .378 SLG / .701 OPS in 437 AB Felipe Lopez (28) - .244 BA / .315 OBP / .326 SLG / .641 OPS in 365 AB Pablo Ozuna (33) - .263 BA / .289 OBP / .325 SLG /.614 OPS in 80 AB Third Basemen Chipper Jones* (36) - .362 BA / .462 OBP / .573 SLG / 1.035 OPS in 356 AB Casey Blake (34) - .285 BA / .351 OBP / .472 SLG / .823 OPS in 417 AB Joe Crede (30) - .255 BA / .323 OBP / .474 SLG / .797 OPS in 310 AB Hank Blalock* (27) - .273 BA / .331 OBP / .438 SLG / .769 OPS in 121 AB That's it...and your RBI leader (though I don't list RBI production, just trust me) among prospective 2B and 3B Free Agents is none other than Lacey Cake. Now, it should be noted that injury concerns surround Larry Jones (age), Joe Crede (back), Hank Blalock (rib) in very serious ways and that Orlando Hudson is out for the season with a left wrist injury...a year after a left thumb injury in 2007 sidelined him for the D-Backs' playoff run last year. So, even the names that look most attractive on this list come with caveats. Outside of those caveats, there is the matter of the other 29 MLB teams possibly also having needs at 2B or 3B and looking over this very same list that the Indians have probably memorized. What interest from multiple teams means is more dollars over more years...which is where a mistake or an injury becomes the albatross that the Indians HAVE to avoid this offseason, given Westbrook's TJ and Hafner's mysterious shoulder ailment. Who looks good there? Hudson for sure - though only if the years are limited to two or maybe three - and perhaps a guy like a Grudzielanek or Loretta if you're simply looking for a stop-gap on a one to two year deal...but outside of that, there's not much. The other option that the Indians would have, of course, would be to keep around a veteran like Morgan Ensberg (currently in Buffalo) around to allow Wes Hodges to get his feet wet in AAA before making the presumptive trip to Cleveland at some point next year. That, however, would mean that a possibility that Ensberg (or someone like him) could potentially become the 3B for a longer amount of time than originally thought if Hodges struggled in AAA or suffered some sort of injury. But isn't that again getting into the old Trot Nixon/Roberto Hernandez placeholder argument, of which merit and logic can be found, but ultimately just raises the ire of the fanbase and ends up in a decent amount of dollars being wasted needlessly? To a degree, but outside of trades, not much may exist by way of options for filling these holes that doesn't involve some wild creativity that comes off like the old George Costanza comment that "I figured out a way to get Bonds and Griffey...and we really wouldn't have to give up that much" in terms of likelihood or feasibility, or lack thereof. There's doesn't seem to be any question that the Indians are not sold on the internal options for 2B and 3B for next year and where the two players assumed to take two of the three spots to the left of 1B (Jhon and Asdrubal) end up may depend more on what is available (and at what cost) than it does the players themselves. No answer is clear right now, but with some ingenuity, or some hard dollars at some FA, may go a long way to settling two positions that are weaknesses in the Indians' organization far below Cleveland.


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Uma Thurman Joins Co-Stars to Premiere 'Nymphomaniac - Vol. II' at Venice Film Festival
Uma Thurman rocks a super chic and sophisticated look while attending the premiere of her new film Nymphomaniac: Vol. II held during the 2014 Venice Film Festival on Monday (September 1) in Venice, Italy.
The 44-year-old actress was joined by her co-stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stellan Skarsgard as they hit the red carpet in support of the flick.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Uma Thurman
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II, which also stars Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, and Christian Slater, is available on-demand in the states now.
FYI: Charlotte is wearing a Anthony Vaccarello dress.
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There are no sessions available for the remainder of the 2014-2015 school year.
This program is designed to give your students hands-on experience with science content in their own classroom. We offer labs geared to grades K - 8, and incorporate Scientific Inquiry and Engineering Design standards from the newly adopted ODE Science Content Standards when possible.
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Students conduct hands-on experiments which test the forces acting on paper airplanes in flight. They will build several types of planes and analyze their observations using knowledge of the forces involved.
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Students will explore the concepts of heat transfer and matter phase changes through melting ice. Inquiries will involve friction, conduction, convection and radiation and their effects on ice in film canisters.
Happening Habitats
Students will explore the habitat preferences of a common small invertebrate. They will observe isopods (aka pill bugs or rolly-pollies), and test predictions regarding their habitat preferences.
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Students will explore the properties of magnets and learn to differentiate between magnets, magnetic materials and non-magnetic materials. Students will test predictions about the size of magnetic fields and strength of various magnets.
In this engineering challenge, students will redesign a steep road so that cars can travel safely from the top of the mountain to the bottom.
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Vanity searches, we all do them. You open up Google Search, type in your name, and see what pops up. The typical results include Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter links. Advertisements, however, change from person to person and a new Harvard study provides a disturbing look at why that might be.
Latanya Sweeney, a professor of government at Harvard University, conducted a study on Google and discovered that searches for "black sounding" names were 25 percent more likely to yield advertisements for criminal records searches, even if the person has no such record.
According to the Boston Globe, Sweeney stumbled onto the topic after a colleague showed her what appeared when Ms. Sweeney's name was searched. The resulting advertisements for an arrest record shocked the professor, who has never been arrested.
The ads also inspired the computer scientist and specialist in data privacy to dig deeper into the matter. By comparing names like, "Trevon, Lakisha, and Darnell" to "Laurie, Brandon, and Katie," Sweeney began to compile her data. More than 2,100 names later, she uncovered troubling news.
"Most names generated ads for public records. However, black-identifying names turned out to be much more likely than white-identifying names to generate ads that including [sic] the word 'arrest' (60 per cent versus 48 per cent). All came from www.instantcheckmate.com," says the study, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.
Sweeney concluded that there was a less than 1 percent chance that this was all by accident.
"There is discrimination in the delivery of these ads," Sweeney told BBC News. "Alongside news stories about high school athletes and children can be ads bearing the child's name and suggesting arrest. This seems concerning on many levels."
The ads show up on Google's pages and other websites, such as Reuters, which allow ads from Google to appear next to search results.
"You could be in competition for an award, a scholarship, a new job," Sweeney tells the Boston Globe. "You could be in a position of trust, like a professor, a judge. Having ads that show up suggestive of arrest, may actually discount your ability to function."
Google has denied the racism claims. The company issued a statement about AdWords, the service that allows businesses to pay in order to have their ads appear with results when certain keywords are searched.
"We also have an 'anti' and violence policy which states that we will not allow ads that advocate against an organization, person or group of people," says Google, according to BBC News. "It is up to individual advertisers to decide which keywords they want to choose to trigger their ads."
This controversy comes just after Australian courts ruled that Google is not responsible for the messages placed by advertisers.
Sweeney has yet to specifically point out exactly what makes these ads appear. The BBC reported that she needs further information about Google's AdSense before going forward.
One possible reason, that was suggested, might be user behavior.
Google's algorithms may be picking up on society's own prejudices since the ads that appear most often are the ones that are frequently clicked on.
The Boston Globe spoke with Danny Sullivan, editor of SearchEngineLand.com, who said that this might be an isolated incident or perhaps caused by black users clicking the ads as much as white users.
The Globe said that both Sweeny and Mr. Sullivan agree that no matter what the cause, displaying suggestive negative information is a real, online problem.
Sweeney's study can be viewed online at the Social Science Research Network and at arXiv.org.
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Williams easily reaches 2nd round at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams has started her Wimbledon title defense with a victory over Mandy Minella of Luxembourg, using her dominant serve to win 6-1, 6-3 on Centre Court.
Williams didn't drop a single point on her serve until the start of the second set, when Minella took a 2-0 lead Tuesday after the American double-faulted on break point.
Williams won the next four games to regain control and broke again to wrap up the match.
Williams is looking for her sixth Wimbledon title and improved her career record to 68-8 at the All England Club. She extended her career-best winning streak to 32 matches, which included her second French Open title.
The 92nd-ranked Minella was making her second appearance at Wimbledon, having lost in the first round in 2012.


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Breakfast is served daily at the resort. Board games and a small library are located in the lobby. The business center provides free WiFi and wired Internet. There are 8 meeting and conference rooms. Garage parking, valet parking, and a 24-hour airport shuttle are available for a surcharge. The resort is a smoke-free property (fines may apply for violations).
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Opposites elected to council
Waynesfield Village Council meetings may be the forum for some heated discussions once the new administration begins in January.
With six people running for two available seats, two candidates who were on opposite sides of a deeply contested issue were voted seats on Waynefield Village Council in Tuesday's election.
William Motter, 106 Cook St., and Richard Libby, 101 Anthony Wayne Trail, were elected to the council.
Motter was the top vote-getter with 137 votes, while Libby was closely behind with 108. Incumbent Ronda Knox had 97 votes while newcomers Jim Caster and Richard Hardin each received 79 votes, and Nicole Weekly had 45. The results are unofficial until provisional ballots are counted and the election is certified.
Chris Wilson, the other incumbent, chose not to run for the council.
During his campaign, Motter voiced strong support of returning a Board of Public Affairs to the village, which would ultimately erase the job of village administrator, currently held by Fred Rowe.
Motter admitted it did present a strange dilemma for the village and it was something the council would have to work on during the next term.
"I was totally surprised by the results," Motter said after the election Tuesday. "What I can do is try to follow through with what I have said I would do. I think a Board of Public Affairs works better because it is better to have three local people managing local affairs than an out-of-towner.
"But I think the first thing to do is get the opinion of the people," he said. "I will go door-to-door and present what I find out to the rest of council."
Libby, who owns IPS West, LLC in the village, was an avid supporter of Rowe and the said he had made big strides for improving the infrastructure of the village. He was against re-establishing the Board of Public Affairs.
Libby was unable to be reached by telephone after the election Tuesday night or by tele phone this morning.
However, Libby has said in the past that he has seen the positive infrastructure changes to the village the last few years. He bought the IPS plant in 2008.
"The addition of a village administrator has given us the ability to have someone devoting all their efforts to the village's business on a full-time basis," Libby said. "I decided to run because I was worried that there was an inclination by some to go back to a Board of Publc Affairs. Seeing what has been done, I didn't think that was the answer."


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It seems to me this clause could be interpreted in two ways with exact opposite meanings.
redemption of our bodies (ie a renewed and transformed version of this body)
liberation from our bodies (ie a complete freedom and release from this body)
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 07:02 AM
Gail Rehme knows she'll never shake the memory of that June night in 1984 — the late-night knock on the door, the hushed talk in the living room. Odd, the 10-year-old girl thought, that the pastor would come over so late.
The next morning, Gail's father called the family together. Her big brother, David, had been killed by a drunken driver on his way home from a Cardinals baseball game.
Last month, after years of urging by Rehme, Missouri joined a growing list of states offering roadside signs to both honor victims of drunken driving crashes and to encourage safe driving. The first sign installed under what has been dubbed "David's Law" is along Interstate 270 in St. Louis County and honors 19-year-old David Poenicke — Rehme's brother.
"If somebody sees it and realizes somebody died because of a drunk driver, and if it deters just one person from drinking and driving, the job's done," said Rehme, now 36.
Federal statistics show that nearly 12,000 people died in drunken driving crashes across the country in 2008 — or nearly one-third of all traffic fatalities.
Across America, makeshift memorials dot two-lane roads, highways and interstates, sad tributes to people killed in crashes. Some feature crosses, teddy bears or flowers. Others have Bibles or pictures of the victim.
Highway departments worry people will be hit while putting up or tending the homemade memorials or that they will distract drivers rubbernecking to get a look. They are illegal in many states, though experts say those laws are rarely enforced out of sympathy and support for victims' families.
Missouri and at least five other states — California, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Texas — now offer something of a compromise with state-sanctioned signs. Most contain simple messages aimed at both honoring the victim and delivering a message of safety.
In both Texas and Illinois, the signs read "Please Don't Drink and Drive," and list the name of the deceased with the date of the crash.
Missouri's sign reads, "Drunk Driving Victim" and includes the victim's initials, the month and year he or she was killed and the phrase, "Think About It."
Relatives typically have to pay for the signs. California charges $1,000 and signs stay in place for seven years. In Texas, signs cost $300 and are given to the victim's family after one year. Illinois signs cost $150 for the safe driving message alone or $200 to include the victim's name and date of the crash.
Missouri charges $600 for signs that stay up for 10 years. Rehme operates a nonprofit called "Who's Next?" that raises money to help families pay for the signs.
Other states are taking different approaches to honor crash victims, including those killed in drunken driving wrecks. Some, including Illinois, have begun tree-planting programs. Delaware has drawn praise for a memorial garden at a roadside rest area that includes bricks with the names of nearly 600 accident victims.
"I think that's something that states can do that gives relatives a respectful place to mourn and limits the number of these memorials that can be potential traffic hazards," said Sean Slone, transportation policy analyst for the Council of State Governments, based in Lexington, Ky.
Missouri Department of Transportation spokeswoman Sandy Hentges estimated there are hundreds of homemade memorials along the state's roads. Along with the hazards, they can become a nuisance for MoDOT crews to mow around and, if left unattended, an eyesore.
The new roadside signs won't replace all of those memorials. So far, just five other applications have been approved.
"Hopefully these new signs will help to bring attention to this issue and get people to think twice before driving impaired," said Leanna Depue, director of MoDOT's highway safety division.
For Rehme, passage of David's Law and the posting of the sign was the culmination of what has become her life's work. She was president of her local Students Against Driving Drunk chapter by junior high, and as an adult has worked to raise awareness about the perils of drunken driving. She worked with lawmakers for years toward passage of David's Law.
Her brother was a die-hard Cardinals fan. In June 1984, he and his girlfriend went to a game and were riding home on his motorcycle when one of them spilled soda on the seat.
Poenicke pulled over to clean up the mess. They were on the shoulder of I-270 — almost home — when another motorist who had been at the game struck them. Poenicke's girlfriend suffered a broken leg. He was killed instantly. The driver had a blood-alcohol level of 0.14. Missouri's current legal limit is 0.08.
"It's not that I needed to have this tribute to my brother," Rehme said. "We just need to raise awareness that it's such a senseless thing."
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Why Doesn't Every President Use the Lincoln Bible?
And other tidbits about the Inauguration Day scripture.
See all of Slate's inauguration coverage.
Barack Obama will be sworn in as president Tuesday with the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used for his first inauguration. As his transition team noted in its press release, "President-elect Obama will be the first President sworn in using the Lincoln Bible since its initial use in 1861." Why haven't other presidents used the historic artifact?
Because the Library of Congress didn't offer it up. The Bible, which was given to Lincoln by the clerk of the Supreme Court, is part of the permanent rare-books collection of the library. Other presidents probably could have used the Lincoln Bible if they'd asked for it, but LoC staffers proposed the idea themselves shortly after Obama's election. The library already has plans to mount an exhibition of its vast cache of Lincolniana to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, Feb. 12. The newly famous inauguration Bible will go on display directly following its use by Obama.
There are no particular rules on which Bible is used or how it's used for the ceremony. Up until Grover Cleveland, inaugurations were not BYOB—presidents arrived at the ceremony with the assumption a Bible would be provided for them. It's since become common for incoming executives to use their family Bibles, though a handful have opted for the Masonic Bible upon which George Washington swore his oath of office. That book is housed in New York City at the lodge that lent the Bible to Washington in the first place. The only other inauguration Bible held by the Library of Congress belonged to Chester A. Arthur, a gift of his descendents. Most inauguration Bibles belong either to the families of the presidents or to their presidential libraries or archives.
According to official records kept by the Architect of the Capitol, Teddy Roosevelt is the only president who wasn't sworn in using a Bible; he took a rushed oath of office in 1901 following the assassination of William McKinley. However, it's rumored that LBJ was sworn in using a Catholic missal aboard Air Force One after Kennedy's assassination. John Quincy Adams, according to his own letters, placed his hand on a constitutional law volume rather than a Bible to indicate where his fealty lay. Franklin Pierce "affirmed" rather than swore his oath on the Bible, reportedly because of a crisis of faith following his son's death. There are no known inauguration Bibles for presidents John Adams through John Tyler; in fact, there's no concrete evidence that those early presidents used a Bible at all for the oath.
If the weather's bad enough, Obama might lose the chance to use the Lincoln Bible. George W. Bush wanted to use the Washington Bible for his first inauguration, as his father had done, but the plan was foiled by drizzly weather. The Masons are extremely careful with the Washington Bible: They refuse to let the artifact be X-rayed at airport security and demand that the president be the only one who touches it without gloves. The LoC takes similar precautions with its artifacts. Rain or snow (provided it's not bad enough to force an indoor ceremony) would probably force Obama to scramble for another Bible.
Bonus Explainer: Which members of the new Obama administration have to take an oath of office? All of them. Every federal employee, whether a vice president, Cabinet member, staff assistant, or postal worker, must take the same oath to support and defend the Constitution. That rule was established in U.S. Code in 1789 and has been slightly tweaked since then. The presidential oath of office is stipulated in the Constitution.
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Dialog's new DA7212 audio codec designed with novel footprint for cost effective PCB manufacturing; meets needs of 'Wearables' market with Hi-Fi quality audio at low power levels
LONDON — (BUSINESS WIRE) — March 12, 2014 — Dialog Semiconductor plc. (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, audio, AC/DC and short-range wireless technologies, today announced the release of a new low power audio codec, DA7212, with unsurpassed always-on power consumption to enable 'voice trigger' activated applications.
The DA7212 audio codec has exceptionally low always-on power consumption (650µW) which can extend the battery life of portable devices - including new 'Wearables' such as smart watches and connected fitness devices - in an 'always-on' mode enabling constant tracking and instant recognition of voice commands. It also integrates an enhanced hybrid Automatic Level Control (ALC) that offers faster reaction times and finer gain resolution to maintain a consistent audio quality level when recording.
The DA7212 is a 24 bit audio CODEC that supports digital or analogue MEMS microphones and offers a number of DSP features including ALC, 5 band EQ and noise gate. It has an integrated beep generator for DTMF keypad tone generation and a speaker amplifier that can drive up to 1.2W. The advanced start-up controller has been designed to offer seamless audio transitions, silent volume ramping and highly effective pop and click suppression. It comes in a 34 bump WLCSP package that has a novel, staggered ball-out conducive for cost effective PCB manufacturing.
Udo Kratz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mobile Systems Business Group at Dialog Semiconductor commented, "Dialog is pleased to launch its latest audio product in a line of CODECs with exceptionally-low power consumption. 'Always-on' operation is becoming a required feature to enable voice-triggered activation of applications on portable and next generation wearable devices. DA7212 allows our OEMs to design an audio CODEC that not only consumes less power but also requires a footprint of less than 7.5mm2 - a very important factor for space-constrained applications."
The DA7212 is offered in a 34 bump WLCSP package with a 0.5mm pitch and an operating temperature range of -40 C to +85 C. Dialog's new DA7212 audio codec is now available for the Arduino Development Platform as a new peripheral module delivering Hi-Fi sound quality at lower power levels. This audio module (ARD-AUDIO-DA7212) can be downloaded from the Dialog Website.
About Dialog Semiconductor
Dialog Semiconductor creates highly integrated, mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), optimised for personal portable, low energy short-range wireless, LED solid state lighting and automotive applications. The company provides flexible and dynamic support, world-class innovation and the assurance of dealing with an established business partner.
With its focus and expertise in energy-efficient system power management and a technology portfolio that also includes audio, short-range wireless, AC/DC power conversion and multi-touch, Dialog brings decades of experience to the rapid development of ICs for personal portable and digital consumers applications, including smartphones, tablets, Ultrabooks(TM) and digital cordless phones.
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It doesn't help I obsess over minor characters. I love Doctor Who minor characters. There's always so much more that can be explored. Each "extra" has more personality than most shows... or maybe I'm looking WAY to deep.mandustries wrote:Agh, embarrassed over here. I guess I was paying too much attention to the Doctor to really have the side characters sink in.Bizarre Star wrote:*laughs* All those fols I mentioned were from the 10th Doctor. Ross was a really cute UNIT soldier who helped 10 during the Atmos thing. Sally Sparrow is the girl from Blink. Alonzo *dreamy sigh* is from the Christmas special where he's on the Titanic.


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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 14 Sep 2012
Next week the 'marine team' travels to East Timor to participate in a biodiversity survey. Despite the busy week of preparations we managed to add some interesting content. Dr Stuart Welsh visited to work on freshwater catfishes and we received a great video on 'Monty' the Blue Groper. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
Expedition blog posts will start on Sunday. Follow the expedition.
Cobbler Wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus
Eastern Blue Groper, Achoerodus viridis (a fish called Monty)
Grey Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
White's Seahorse, Hippocampus whitei
Dr Stuart Welsh - 2012
Dr Meredith (Meri) Peach
Banded Stingaree at Penguin Island
Banded Stingaree, Urolophus cruciatus
Exquisite Sandgoby, Favonigobius exquisitus
Gunther's Butterflyfish, Chaetodon guentheri
Longnose Lancetfish caught off Bermagui
Lea's Cardinalfish, Archamia leai
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Sparkle Headbands and Barrettes, New 2013 Winter Hair Trends
Flashy headbands and barrettes are this winter's most popular fashion accessory.
Recently, actress Elle Fanning was seen wearing a black and gold flowered headband looking sophisticated yet still youthful and fun. "The deconstructed hair styles are a great way to achieve both," says Joseph Bogart, Pravana artistic educator. "The sparkle headband was a great way to dress up this look. I have a feeling bling will stick around for awhile."
Try it: Loosely blow dry hair with Pravana's Density Volumizing Foam and establish a side or natural part. Pull the hair back with little tension and secure two buns leaving the ends free. Finish with Pravana's Twist Fiber Paste for texture and a flexible hairspray.
Edward Teitel, Olez Professional Hair Care creative director and celebrity hair consultant, comments about TV personality Louise Roe's loose braided chignon with sparkly accents.
Try it: "Even before trying to achieve this red carpet look, begin by restoring the hair's shine, elasticity and manageability with Olez INCEPTION, a restoration treatment enhanced with apple stem cell technology," he says. "Once phytonutrients, antioxidants and proteins have been delivered into the hair, you can begin by drying the hair with a round brush. Then, loosely comb back the hair into a side ponytail. Finish the ends with a loose three-strand braid. Wrap and secure the braid with bobby pins around the base. Pull sections at the top of the head around the ponytail. Finish off with the latest trend of adding a sparkly headband or accents."
Spotted wearing the prettiest of pretty adornments to her urbane updo, Kirsten Dunst was also seen wearing the snowballing trend: headbands that dazzle. "Until recently, headbands were known for their casual form," says Nick Arrojo. "They were made for a day at the beach or for shopping on Main Street. But now the humble headband is on the rise. Whether Faux or Real McCoy, now you can get them with pearls or sparkles, diamonds or glitter." Arrojo recommends wearing it with a whimsical, flirty and undone feeling, so it doesn't look too forced.
Try it: Towel dry hair to damp and pulse Arrojo ReFinish Dry Shampoo through the style. Blow dry loosely with hands, encouraging texture and volume. Create a side parting from the front and sweep hair back on both sides. Put on the headband accessory. Make sure it goes from front to back, with the top of the headband forward off the crown, and the sides tucked behind the ears. Behind where the headband is sitting, use a curling iron or wand to create a few curly pieces. After each piece is curled, twist up to the headband, and use pins to fix in place. Finish with Arrojo Primp Working Spray for hold, texture and grip.
Bangs—soft, blunt, edgy or thin and wispy, like those shown on Diana Agron, can embellish a simple style. This heavy bang can also be accented with a sparkle headband for some extra glam and sass. Try using a vintage piece or even something simple and sophisticated.
Try it: Gather the hair into a high ponytail or slightly lower at the ear and fasten with a hair tie. Separate a small section of hair from the underside of the ponytail and braid it. Hold the end of the braid and wrap it around the base of the ponytail to hide the hair tie. To hold the braid in place, secure the end with a bobby pin pushed into the base of the ponytail. Part the bangs out of the ponytail and add a bit of Simply Organic Bangs and Ends Crème. Finish the style with a mist of hair spray to provide shine.


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|It is never good science to ignore anomalous data or to eliminate a conclusion because of some presupposition. Sir Henry Dale, one-time President of the Royal Society of London, made an important comment in his retirement speech: "Science should not tolerate any lapse of precision, or neglect any anomaly, but give Nature's answers to the world humbly and with courage." To do so may not place one in the mainstream of modern science, but at least we will be searching for truth and moving ahead rather than maintaining the scientific status quo. -- Barry Setterfield
Research Papers: beginning with the 1987 paper on the speed of light research
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Reviewing the Zero Point Energy (JVR, September 2007)
Reviewing a Plasma Universe with Zero Point Energy (JVR, September 2008)
Quantized Redshifts and the Zero Point Energy (JVR, December, 2008)
Setterfield Simplified: an ongoing series of articles for the layman
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Where was the Tower of Babel?
Notes on the News: this page now contains News and Prophecy
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You can count Don Cherry among those not impressed by Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference's decision to publicly classify teammate Daniel Paille's hit on Raymond Sawada of Dallas Thursday as "a bad hit."
The former Bruins coach and larger-than-life Canadian media presence had this to say about Ference's comments on tonight's Coach's Corner during the first intermission of the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast:
"You do not, I don't care if your teammate is an axe murderer, what you've got to say to the guy that's there, you go into the dressing room and you tell him that was a dirty hit … you never go to the press like Ference did and say that was a bad hit. The kid's going to lose $23,000 over that; they don't need a guy like Ference. And I'm going to tell you something, I'd hate to be in that dressing room right now. See what happened in the game today? 2-0. That brings your dressing room down when you have a guy in the dressing room talking about your own players and you know he's going to be suspended."
You can watch the whole segment here:
Cherry went too far in blaming Ference's comments for the Bruins' loss today to San Jose. Nothing Ference said two days ago made David Krejci commit a giveaway at the attacking blue line or Milan Lucic miss an open net. But there is some reason to worry that Ference's decision to voice his honest opinion about a play the eventually cost Paille a four-game ban could cause some dissension in the ranks.
In case you forgot, here's what Ference said:
"I mean it's a bad hit, right? That's what they're trying to get rid of and you can't be hypocritical about it when it happens to you, and say it's fine when your teammate does it. It's a hit they're trying to get rid of. I mean you hear it from every player after they do it, they feel bad, and same thing, I talked to Danny and he feels bad. It's tough, that backchecking forward, to make those kind of hits. It's so hard to do it in a clean fashion, with the new rules. It is what it is. He hurt the guy, and I'm sure he'll have a conversation [with the league]."
Paille, without naming Ference, sounded disappointed that any of his teammates would be less than 100 percent behind him when he spoke on Friday. Eric Francis of Hockey Night in Canada and the Calgary Sun followed up with Ference today.
"It's not about throwing a guy under the bus," Ference told the Sun.
"It's about being honest with guys, and if you have a strong room, you can call a spade a spade. I talked to the coach about it, and the only way to be honest about it is to switch jerseys. If it was Bergie [Patrice Bergeron] who got hit, how would we look at it?"
Ference is 100 percent correct, of course. And anyone that's criticizing Ference, Cherry included, is just sticking to that tired old "code" that got us to the point where the league had to begin cracking down on headshots in the first place. If the league just stuck to "the code" it'd have a league full of cracked heads and players who only utter one of four or five cliches and no marketing of the game.
And just like the Bruins would've welcomed teammates of Randy Jones and Matt Cooke coming out in favor of punishments for the hits on Bergeron and Marc Savard, the Bruins — or anyone else — cannot say that Ference should've kept it in-house. He knows that next time, he could be on the receiving end of a dangerous hit. The only way to get these types of plays out of the game is for players to stop looking at each other as Bruins or Stars or Penguins and start considering each other as human beings. There's nothing wrong with publicizing the humanity of this whole thing.


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Christian Völkers, the CEO and Founder of Engel & Völkers AG, hosted a private polo tournament on Majorca from 29 to 31 July 2016. The event was held on the property entrepreneur's estate in Port d'es Canonge on Majorca's southwest coast. The international guest list included the German singer Vicky Leandros, Carl-Eugen Erbprinz zu Oettingen-Wallerstein with his wife Anna, Hieronymus Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht with his wife Marynic, Anna Herzogin in Bayern with her husband Andreas Freiherr von Maltzan, Oliver von Boch-Galhau with his wife Dina, Bolko Kissling and Constantin Freiherr von Dalwigk with his wife Caroline. Also in attendance were architect and designer Antonio Obrador Vidal, Pablo Carrington, the painter Natasha Zupan, Fabien Pictet, and Rupert Adams with his wife Nadja Swarovski. "Renovation work on my property has meant that this year's annual polo tournament was held on a smaller scale. Next year we are planning an Engel & Völkers Polo Cup once again, as in past years," said Christian Völkers.
International players competed on the field
The tournament was played out against the beautiful backdrop of the Majorcan countryside, overlooking vineyards and the Mediterranean. Six high-profile teams of three players competed against one another over three tournament days. The players who took part hailed from Argentina, Colombia, Spain, England and Germany. The host Christian Völkers also climbed into the saddle for all three days of play. Top players on the international circuit included Santos Anca, Gastón Maiquez and Bautista Bayugar. The Engel & Völkers team emerged as the winners of the polo tournament in the final held on Sunday.
An Argentine asado and dinner party round off proceedings
The sporting occasion did not end with the blow of the final whistle. On Friday evening, guests socialised in this Mediterranean setting as they enjoyed an Argentine asado and wine homegrown on the estate. Then on Saturday evening, Christian Völkers welcomed them to an exclusive dinner party.


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Bloomberg reports reports the proposal to break up Canton-based Timken Co. has helped boost shares of the ball-bearings maker 26% in five months, and with the stock still trading at a discount to peers, "shareholders stand to more than double that gain by voting in favor of his plan in May." Timken's shares have climbed to $51.99 since Ralph Whitworth's Relational Investors LLC and the California State Teachers' Retirement System called for a spinoff of the steel business in November. That "still makes Timken cheaper relative to profit than any of its industrial peers," according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The company's units are worth $70 a share when valued separately, according to SunTrust Banks Inc. "I have a fair amount of confidence that this actually will happen," Jason Detzi, an analyst at Philadelphia-based Penn Capital Management Co., which oversees $7.7 billion, including Timken shares, tells Bloomberg. "When you look at the merits of the proposed spinout, we think it makes a lot of sense." The news service says the rise of Timken's stock since November exceeds the 15% advance for industrial stocks in the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index, "a sign of support for Whitworth's proposal." On average, Bloomberg says, "analysts and investors project a breakup could extend Timken's gains" by another 29%. Mr. Whitworth tells Bloomberg that none of the "dozens" of Timken shareholders he's spoken with say the spinoff is a bad idea. James Griffith, Timken's CEO, tells Bloomberg he first met with Relational last May and reviewed the firm's breakup analysis before the board concluded that it wasn't in the company's best interests. Management "has instead advocated a plan to boost shareholder value that includes bolstering margins, repurchasing shares and making acquisitions." (The company has set up a separate website outlining its view of the matter.) Relational's action "doesn't change our analysis," Mr. Griffith tells the news service. "We are confident that our plan will create more shareholder value."
Push to split Timken drives stock price higher
The check's in the mail — but don't cash it!: This seems like a cruel joke. The New York Times reports that struggling homeowners who are part of the federal government's foreclosure settlement program finally got checks in the last week — and some of the checks bounced. How'd that happen? From the story: In recent days, problems arose at Rust Consulting, a firm chosen to distribute the checks, people briefed on the matter said. After collecting the $3.6 billion from the banks, these people said, Rust failed to move the money into a central account at Huntington National Bank in Ohio, the bank that issued the checks to homeowners. Many banks, after spotting a phone number for Huntington on the back of the checks and confirming the legitimacy of the money, agreed to process the payments. But some credit unions, check cashers and community banks apparently looked only at the account number on the unfamiliar-looking checks and ultimately found a zero balance, the people briefed on the matter said. The mishap "is just the latest setback to troubled homeowners," according to The Times. It took more than two years to resolve a federal investigation into the foreclosure abuses. Even after the settlement in January, the checks were delayed for weeks. Impressive new gig: A Cleveland-area priest is the new bishop of Grand Rapid, Mich. MLive.com reports that David John Walkowiak will be introduced today as the successor to Bishop Walter A. Hurley. Father Walkowiak is scheduled to be ordained as a bishop and installed in Grand Rapids on June 18, which is when Bishop Hurley will retire. Father Walkowiak, 59, is a Westlake native ordained in 1979 as a priest for the Diocese of Cleveland. He currently pastors St. Joan of Arc Parish in Chagrin Falls. He has a doctorate in canon law and has taught in seminary. The rich and famous: The Time 100 list of the world's 100 most influential people is out, and one of them is very familiar to Northeast Ohioans. In the "Titans" category of the Time list is LeBron James, whose short profile for the magazine is written by another famous athlete, Derek Jeter. "Most people in LeBron's position aren't as grounded as he is," Mr. Jeter (or his publicist) writes. "He hasn't forgotten where he comes from, and he's given back so much to Ohio and Akron, his hometown. LeBron cares deeply about these places, and that says a lot about him." The list, as always, is heavy on entertainers. Another choice, actress/producer/writer/director Lena Dunham, best known for HBO's "Girls," has a Northeast Ohio tie — she's a 2008 graduate of Oberlin College.
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Marcus is grossed out by this Cronenberg horror on Blu-ray disc...
Frank Carveth (Art Hindle) is becoming increasingly concerned about his ex-wife Nola's (Samantha Eggar) secretive treatment at the sinister 'Somafree Institute of Psychoplasmics'. Headed by cult figure Dr Raglan (Oliver Reed), his controversial and extreme methods seek to unleash his patients rage which take on physical manifestations. As Nola's increasingly psychoticanger is vented during her sessions, brutal murders befall those at whom it's directed. Is there a connection? This is a David Cronenberg film, of course there's a connection and it's pretty damn gross with it too.
The Brood is a psychological tale on two fronts. One is based in conventional doctor and patient conversations and what secrets the out there doctor's approach will uncover and the other is the constant question of what the hell does that creepy killer in the baby's winter onsie have to do with all this? The big draw is how are these two sides connected and as we travel closer and closer to finding out the answer to that question, Cronenberg grabs hold of us with two hands and locks us in to finding out, so when he reveals his big mystery, we can't look away.
The combination of great dialogue, that's layered and engaging and a handful of well acted performances makes this gross out horror more than just a series of special effects and puddles of blood. Cronenberg keeps things restrained for the most part and doesn't let the mood ever slip into anything that would undermine where this is all going. The much applauded, yet often controversial director does gross out in horror better than most. His work on The Fly is still as effective as it ever was but the big reveal in The Brood is something else.
Not wanting to give too much away to those that have never seen The Brood, the closing scenes here are, well, gross. I'm a fan of great practical effects in horrors but generally they don't do anything to my stomach or get ever make me feel a bit sick. The Brood's big reveal does just that to me and I consider myself a pretty hardened viewer. I think it's because the film is so grounded in reality that the big special effects ending hits like a hammer but again Cronenberg doesn't let it get away from him. Despite the absolute B-movie-ness of the reveal it feels utterly genuine.
The visuals of Nola's big secret is an absolute masterclass in shock and awe when it comes to horror. From the first image of the utterly horrific visuals, Cronenberg allows his actress to relish in the grossness of the situation. On top of that the story is actually coming together in great ways via Oliver Reed's 100% commitment to the dire situation. Additionally, in the world of child actors, little Cindy Hinds sells 'scared kid' in spades and really ups the reality of the increasingly tension filled finale. To say more, would do a disservice to this true WTF ending but for any horror fan new comers who want to give this thirty four year old horror a go, I urge you to go in blind to the story because the film's age hasn't dampened its effect.
The pink skin tones of the actors are immediately impressive here, especially with Oliver Reed on stage under a simple spot light and deep black backgrounds. Detail is great with hair and beards as well as fabrics and skin textures. The darker elements of the film suffer a little from looking grubby with detail dropping away quite considerable but it's usually only for short scenes.
The cold exterior scenes look very natural with reds leaping out of the wintery setting of the beige 70s town. Jumping to interiors there's a real warmth to the boosted HD image. There's some distinct grain, that kills the more shadowed elements of the image, especially in wider shots but tighter close ups are really quite impressive for a 34 year old film.
Colours work well throughout the film and are the strongest element in this HD presentation but the detail levels here are really quite impressive. Coats, jumpers and faces really do benefit from sharp edges and well handled colours and shadows. When all of these improvements merge in scenes like the murder in the grandmothers garishly decorated kitchen, the HD upgrade here is totally felt.
The dialogue sits strong a central in the mix and the string based Howard Shore score supports it all with a fair bit of power, reaching out from the track with real effect. Those sharp strings really do generate the sense of unease here the more the tale pulls you in the more the strings work their desired magic.
Sound effects are crisp within the mix and even the smallest of scrunches or taps feel well defined. Bigger elements like bassy thumps or shattering crockery also play well and for a stereo mix the limitations are hardly felt outside of the odd bit of hollow dialogue.
'Producing The Brood' (11:10 HD) talks about the Canadian production due to the tax deductions introduced there while 'The Look of Rage' (13:13 HD) discusses the visual nasties in the film and their basis in reality.
'Meet The Carveths' (19:48 HD) is a Fangora interview with the stars of the film. The father and daughter combo of Art Hindle and Cindy Hinds. There's lots of talk of Oliver Reed and the pair's experience on the set in a fairly causal chat.
'Character For Cronenberg' (10:24 HD) is an interview with Robert A Silverman, a bit player in the film and the big draw is 'David Cronenberg: The Early Years' (13:16 HD)which is an interview with the always interesting director about his early days, his early films and his road to The Brood.
Few in film do gross as well as Cronenberg and even fewer manage to ground that nastiness in reality enough to turn your stomach. The Brood is a slow burning mystery that's pay off works entirely due to it's director's control of his story. Age hasn't hurt this one at all and more modern horror directors should take more notes from The Brood when it comes to selling a concept, no matter how far out there it goes.
The disc looks great and has a solid stereo track that out performs exceptions a lot of the time. The extras are also better than I expected, so Cronenberg fans should be happy to add this one to the collection, even with a lack of commentary.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 8th July 2013
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Featurettes
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle
Length: 93 minutes
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On Tuesday, April 2, Chicago-Kent College of Law's Institute for Law and the Workplace will present the 32nd annual Kenneth M. Piper Lecture "Privacy, Loyalty and Free Speech: Pushing the Boundaries of the Modern Employment Relationship" from 11:30-1:00 pm in the Ogilvie Auditorium.
Pauline T. Kim, Charles Nagel Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law
Lisa R. Callaway, Vice President/General Counsel, The Management Association of Illinois
Arnold H. Pedowitz, Member, Pedowitz & Meister LLP
Employee privacy and speech have always been contested terrain. Employees have asserted their rights to keep certain matters private, or to speak without fear of retaliation. Employers have argued that intrusions on employees' privacy or restrictions on their speech are justified by legitimate business interests and the need to manage the workplace. Until recently, the law struck a rough accommodation between these competing interests by distinguishing between work life and personal life. Recent changes in the nature and organization of work and rapid advances in technology have contributed to the blurring of the lines between work and home, between on-duty and off-duty activity and between the very concepts of speech and privacy interests.
The courts have continued to deploy traditional doctrinal frameworks which are likely to be inadequate to protect legitimate employee privacy and speech interests in the future. As the border between personal and work becomes more porous, employers will increasingly be able to claim legitimate interests in previously private spaces. The tendency of courts to rely on the notion of "consent" to delineate the extent of reasonable employee expectations has further weakened protection for employees. Thus, without a significant reshaping of legal norms governing the workplace, employee interests in speech and privacy are unlikely to be adequately protected.
Two leading labor and employment lawyers will comment on the lecture from employee and management perspectives.
All faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend.
On Thursday and Friday, April 14-15, 2011, Chicago-Kent will present Professor Sheldon Nahmod's 28th annual Section 1983 conference. The conference features nationally prominent law professors and practitioners who offer instruction on both the fundamentals and the more advanced aspects of §1983 practice and trial skills, and analyze the latest case decisions.
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