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Nintendo's Wii U In Action
Nintendo's booth wasn't as elbow to jowl as last year's show (partially due to a better booth layout), but that doesn't mean it wasn't the most bustling and crowded section of the first day from E3. In fact, the Big N's booth was arguably the most active and fun of all the manufacturers exhibiting, with large groups of attendees dancing, laughing (and groaning when losing), furiously drawing, and even going through the motions of lugeing using the touchscreen Wii U GamePad and Wii Balance Board. Here are a few videos and images of the Nintendo's Wii U in action...
Donkey Kong's Crash Course: my favorite from the selection of Nintendo Land mini-games, this 2D single-player obstacle course requires players to tilt their controllers to navigate a huge, intricate obstacle course with careful precision. A brow-wrinkling game if we haven't seen one!
Nintendo also had demo levels for Animal Crossing: Sweet Day, a 4-player fruit gathering game set in the cutesy world of Animal Crossing, the simple yet satisfying ninja star flicking Takamaru's Ninja Castle, the somewhat disappointing hack-n-slash lite, The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest, and finally Luigi's Ghost Mansion (shown last year, yet still the most fun of all the Nintendo Land mini-games.
ZombiU: Ubisoft's 3rd person shooter did a great job of showing of the Wii U's GamePad. Utilized as a map, sonar, inventory, and used for several gesture based interactions while fighting off the undead hordes, ZombiU reflects Nintendo's commitment to an older audience compared to the generally cheerful and younger offerings of the previous Wii system.
Casual gamers looking to tone their core muscles will like the Wii Fit U Core luge game., requiring players to lean back, forward and to the side while controlling their Mii rider.


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U.S. Economy Heating Up During Summer
Fed's Beige Book Report Finds 'Modest' to 'Moderate' Growth Across Country; Labor Market Showing Strength
Economic activity in recent weeks got back on track after a rough start to the year, with the labor market gaining strength and facing worker shortages in some areas, according to the Federal Reserve's latest survey of regional conditions.
Manufacturing, consumer spending, tourism were all seen as bright spots, while housing was mixed around the country. It was the second-straight "beige book" survey, which covered a period from late May through early July, to report "moderate" or "modest" expansion...

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The morning after
It happened Sunday night in Las Vegas, in the dangerous swamp known as the "interview."
A question was posed to Miss Utah Marissa Powell by judge NeNe Leakes: "A recent report shows that in 40% of American families with children, women are the primary earners, yet they continue to earn less than men," Leakes said. "What does this say about society?"
(Take a moment to try to figure out your spontaneous answer to that query -- we dare ya -- and then we'll move on.)
"I think we can relate this back to education and how we are continuing to try to strive to -- figure out how to create jobs right now," Powell said. "That is the biggest problem and, I think, especially the men are seen as the leaders of this, so we need to -- create education better so we can solve this problem."
The Ministry gives it a 10 for scrambling, a 10 for rambling, and bonus points for using the phrase "create education better." And add 10 to that for pulling it all off in an evening gown, with a huge smile and big hair. It all adds up to third runner-up.
But perhaps we should cut Miss Utah a little slack? As
World peace, y'all.
Erin Brady, the 25-year-old Miss Connecticut, took the title, followed by Miss Alabama Mary Margaret McCord as first runner-up, Miss Illinois Stacie Juris as second runner-up, Powell as third runner-up, Miss Texas Ali Nugent as fourth runner-up and Miss South Carolina Megan Pinckney as fifth runner-up. Miss USA feeds into the Miss Universe competition, which this year will be held in Moscow.
"Miss Utah" was still trending nationally on Twitter on Monday morning. Ouch. Hey, at least she won Miss Photogenic.
And looked great in a bikini.
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Lookee here what we got our hands on today! None other than a brand new Zune HD from Microsoft.
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You can also check out our Zune HD teardown video!
We got our hands on a brand new Zune HD. It's a very pretty device, but that will not spare it from the knife.
Sparing no expense, we got the 32 GB "Platinum" model. However, it seems you need to spend an additional $90 if you want to get HD out of the Zune HD...
The Zune features a 3.3 inch OLED display and capacitive touch screen. OLED screens do not require a backlight like traditional LCDs. This means they can draw significantly less power than a traditional LCD. This isn't the first product with an OLED, but it's certainly cutting-edge technology, and something we haven't seen in any Apple devices yet.
The Zune's OLED features a resolution of 480x272, a 16:9 aspect ratio. Microsoft clearly wants you to watch movies on the Zune.
Microsoft claims the Zune's battery provides 8.5 hours video playback. That's long enough that your eyes should be worn out long before the battery.
Why hello there? What's your name beautiful? You're a very pretty device.
Zune says "Hello." We say "Hello." back. Very cordial, this Zune is.
The Zune is lighter than it looks. It weighs in at only 2.6 oz (74 grams). That's more than 35% less than the similarly-sized iPod touch.
The Zune HD is 102.1 mm x 52.7 mm x 8.9 mm, while the iPod touch is 110 mm x 61.8 mm x 8.5 mm. If the iPod touch were square, it would have 20% more volume than the Zune. We could integrate to calculate the area under those curves, but we'll save that fun stuff for you mathletes out there.
Unlike Apple, Microsoft doesn't seem to be afraid to show off their screws. They probably don't want everyone doing what we're about to do, so they've adorned the Zune's exterior with tri-wing screws.
The black plasic strip at the bottom of the Zune reminds us of the original iPhone.
Tri-wing screwdriver to the rescue!
There's no "warranty void" sticker or seal to break when opening the Zune. Thanks Microsoft!
Opening the lovely device...
This is a lot easier than opening the iPod touch.
Yes, Apple, we're talking to you. Apparently it is possible to make something both pretty and serviceable at the same time...
is there any sign of voided warranty? in other words, does Microsoft mind if you change the battery?
Zitat von DrAngus0821:
is there any sign of voided warranty? in other words, does Microsoft mind if you change the battery?
No sir -- no trace of any "Do Not Remove" or "Warranty Void if Removed" stickers.
A tribute to a Zune team member who passed away during development. May she rest in peace.
Zitat von karrock:
One of the Zune project team members was said to have passed away during the HD's development... It's a tribute to her memory... Very nice, I thought!
Very nice of them indeed! We'll update the text to reflect that kind gesture.
The lovely internals.
NVIDIA Tegra processor front and center. In a stark contrast to Apple's relationship with Samsung, NVIDIA's product page actually has a link to buy the Zune HD.
To the right is the SiPORT HD Radio receiver. This chip supports AM, FM, HD Radio, Microsoft MSN Direct Data Services, and a slew of other frequencies (including the Weather Band).
The SDRAM is Hynix! H5MS1G22MFP J3M 926A. In the upper left, is a 1 gigabit Hynix Mobile DDR SDRAM.
The accelerometer is below the Hynix SDRAM and to the left of the Nvidia processor. It's a Kionix KXSD9.
Battery: 3.7V, 2.45Wh, 660 mAh
That's about 16% less capacity than the 789 mAh battery in the new iPod touch. However, Microsoft promises longer run time than the touch for both music and videos.
Let's make up some fun units. Apple claims 30 hours of music for the touch, and Microsoft claims 33 hours for the Zune. That means the touch uses 26.3 milliamp hours per hour, while the Zune uses only 20 milliamp hours per hour. However, if you really care about getting the most for your milliamps, it's hard to beat an iPod shuffle (7.3 mAh/hour).
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i guess not, mAh is a unit of electric charge, which equals 3.6 coulombs, while mA is a unit of electric current, which equals 0.001 coulombs/second.
Hmm... 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3600 seconds. Therefore, 0.001 C/s equals to 3.6 C/hour, n'est-ce pas? If the device consumes 26.3 mA then it lets through 0.0263 coulombs each second, i.e. 2840.4 coulombs (789 mA·h) during 30 hours.
Apple claims 30 hours of music for the touch, and Microsoft claims 33 hours for the Zune.
iPod Touch specs, footnote 8: iPod units were associated to a Wi-Fi network and Auto-Brightness was turned off; all other settings were default
Zune HD specs: Music, up to 33 hours (wireless off); video, up to 8.5 hours
Zitat von urix:
Hmm... 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3600 seconds. Therefore, 0.001 C/s equals to 3.6 C/hour, n'est-ce pas? If the device consumes 26.3 mA then it lets through 0.0263 coulombs each second, i.e. 2840.4 coulombs (789 mA·h) during 30 hours.
well, you're right.
i messed up with units.
Removing the bottom backplate.
We assume this is here to improve the reception for the Zune's antenna(s). A nice feature (nowhere to be seen on the iPod touch) is the Zune's built in HD radio. It's the only HD you can actually play on your Zune.
Zitat von blufire:
May be worth noting, for those who are unfamiliar, that the "HD" in HD Radio stands for "Hybrid Digital," not High Definition.
Thanks! That is news to my ears.
Zitat von blufire:
May be worth noting, for those who are unfamiliar, that the "HD" in HD Radio stands for "Hybrid Digital," not High Definition.
Actually, that is not correct. This is a pure marketing term invented by iBiquity to promote their digital radio in a simple to understand way.I know as I worked directly with them. It is marketing speak and stands for nothing specific.
Zitat von rheiblim:
Actually, that is not correct. This is a pure marketing term invented by iBiquity to promote their digital radio in a simple to understand way.I know as I worked directly with them. It is marketing speak and stands for nothing specific.
Thanks Rheiblim :) My understanding is that it started out as Hybrid Digital, then became purely a marketing term (like DVD). But if you worked with them, then you're a more reliable source than, say, Wikipedia ;)
Removing a Torx screw near the bottom of the logic board.
The layout of the device appears a little simpler than the iPod touch.
Taking off the top power button cover...
The Zune sports only three external buttons, while the iPod touch has four. Apple doesn't think their users are smart enough to handle a multi-button mouse, but they expect people to be able to use four different buttons on their iPod touch. Steve Jobs is probably already trying to figure out how to remove two buttons from the iPod touch.
Zitat von photonic:
4 buttons vs. 3 buttons?
Zune-Volume rocker, power button, and home button...3
Touch-Volume rocker, power buton, and home button...3....where's the 4th?
On the Zune, there's just a single "media" button on the side. On the iPod touch, there are two separate buttons on the side, volume up and volume down.
Logic board comes out!
Like the iPod touch, the Zune has a soldered battery. The battery should be easier to replace than on the new iPod touch, since the Zune's battery has individual wires for the battery leads. In the touch, the battery leads run through a single ribbon cable, making hand-soldering a challenge.
Prying the inner chassis off the front panel.
You can see the digitizer (left) and OLED data cables.
The inner chassis is cast aluminum and helps to give the Zune its solid feel. The iPod classic has a similar chassis, but there's no internal chassis on the iPod touch.
At least in our Zune, Toshiba is the NAND flash supplier, and it's in two separate packages. We are told that the 16 GB version has one package of Hynix NAND.
The long rectangular chip near the center of the board is the Phison Electronics PS8006 NAND controller.
Above the dock connector is an Atmel 8 kilobit AT88SC0808CA CryptoMemory EEPROM chip.
On the left side (with the sine wave logo) is a Wolfson Micro WM8352 audio codec.
As evidenced by the writing on the dock connector, the Zune is actually manufactured by Foxconn, the same company that produces iPods for Apple.
With the toshiba memory, Toshiba also makes 32 GB NAND flash memory that I believe would fit in place of those. Is it possible to take those out and replace them easily, and would it work?
Zitat von SupahLovah:
With the toshiba memory, Toshiba also makes 32 GB NAND flash memory that I believe would fit in place of those. Is it possible to take those out and replace them easily, and would it work?
http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.com/igi/34... obviously the 16 GB memory, and here is the 32 GB. http://thefutureofthings.com/upload/item...
Zitat von Jadawin:
So, now I'll need to dissect the 16 GB Zune HD I won from MS recently, and see if there's an empty spot or not. If there is, would it be upgradable, given that I can solder surface mount tech? :)
Definently not, there must be 500 or more solder joints, and the flash controller is designed for the memory currently configured
The NVIDIA Tegra APX2600 processor.
The APX2600 features a ARM11 600 MHz core.
NVIDIA bills this as a "computer-on-a-chip." The Tegra integrates the CPU, GPU, northbridge, southbridge and memory controller into a single package.
Separating the OLED display from the glass and digitizer.
The OLED screen is incredibly thin (1 mm) and seems more rugged than a traditional LCD panel.
It appears that the digitizer may be from RiT Display, and the controller from Avago.
The Samsung display is model AMS326FA05. Interestingly, the date code on this OLED is four months old, so they may have been stockpiling these from a while to have enough for the Zune launch.
The glass is stamped with Avago X82165-001 P81302 A06.
We desoldered the EMI shield to see what was beneath...
It's an Atheros AR6002. Unlike the new iPod touch, this chip does not support 802.11n.
Zune HD, displayed in nine easy-to-assemble pieces!
We found components inside from Atheros, Atmel, Avago, Kionix, Phison Electronics, RiT Display, Samsung, Toshiba, Foxxcon, and Wolfsom Micro. Did we miss one? Let us know.
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Should Young People Imitate Joe Biden's Manners?
The vice presidential debate in Kentucky definitely provided a teachable moment for parents all across the country. Parents of all political persuasions in our nation tend to teach their children that it is right to show respect to others....and wrong to constantly interrupt people while they are talking. Many liberals and conservatives alike were embarrassed for Joe Biden, and even appalled at his level of condescending behavior toward Paul Ryan. It gave parents an opportunity to teach their children what not to do when discussing opposing ideas with someone.
If we were to poll Americans, my guess is that less than 10% of all adults would say they want their own children and teens to be that disrespectful toward others. Biden and Ryan obviously have very different views on various issues, but the vast majority of Americans seem to understand that Joe Biden's behavior was way out of bounds and a poor example for the youth of our country. Joe Biden would probably say that he aspires to be a role model for youth....but would he also say that he wants young people to imitate the way he treated Paul Ryan? I guess that is a question that only Joe Biden can answer for himself.
Perhaps Joe truly believes that manners do not matter anymore. I am sure his parents and grandparents didn't hold that view. It's one thing to have a strong disagreement with someone. It's another thing altogether to throw civility out the window. The question is this....do we care if our young people learn the value of respect? Or is that just another prudish value that we can let slip away along with all the other values which have been going by the wayside in our country in recent decades.
Many have commented on Joe Biden's "smirking, clownish demeanor" in the debate. Some say it was just "Joe being Joe." If so, does that excuse it? Many people are tempted to be condescending toward those with whom they disagree....but not everyone acts on those temptations in such a blatant and public way. The message to young people is obvious....if the Vice President of the United States cheerfully behaves in such a manner, doesn't that make it alright for me to do the same thing? I am not sure what point there is in having a moderator for a debate when one guy is allowed to interrupt his opponent 82 times as Biden did so brazenly.
I heard one commentator say what a great guy Joe is and that he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. Well....most people Joe encounters don't need his shirt....but they would appreciate him demonstrating the kind of manners that we teach young people to exhibit in a civilized society. Paul Ryan demonstrated tremendous restraint in the face of such abuse. Ryan did what most of us teach our children and teens to do....and that is to treat others with dignity and not keep interrupting them when they are telling you something.
If Joe Biden were to become President, is this the way he would treat all Republicans and everyone with whom he disagrees? Condescending behavior is ugly no matter who does it....and no matter how many smiles you flash in the midst of your arrogant assault. The problems America faces are great and we need competent leaders like never before. If the people at the highest levels of government are not able to show respect for one another, what message does that send to our young people....and how does that help us to solve the problems that require urgent attention?
All of us face the same temptation Joe Biden faces when confronted with opposing ideas. We all need the Lord to help us love those with whom we disagree. That can only happen by having the Lord of the universe come and dwell within our heart through faith. Even then, we are continually tempted to show disrespect to our opponents. It happens in politics....and in sports....and in business. Almost every area of life holds the potential for people to demonstrate a lack of civility and respect.
One of the craziest things about the whole Biden affair is this....I'm not sure Joe even sees anything wrong with what he did....even after all the criticism from liberals and conservatives alike. Maybe that lack of self-awareness is just another example of "Joe being Joe." It's uncanny how many blind spots we all tend to have in our lives....and how others can sometimes see things that we don't see in ourselves.
One of the biggest lessons all of us can learn from the vice presidential debate may be this....when many even on "your side of the aisle" are disgusted by your behavior, it is probably time to look in the mirror and truly evaluate your actions and attitudes....rather than simply applauding yourself and enjoying your smile.


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This has been on my mind lately, hence my username. This is my understanding of Eve's part in the creationist story: [just to say it, I know it's fake, I'm just wondering how people could be on "God"s side.]
God told Adam and Eve not to eat fruit off the Tree of Knowledge. One day, a serpent told Eve that God was lying, she'd become more enlightened [or something along those lines] if she ate it. So like anyone else, Eve ate one, and gave one to Adam. They realized they were naked [that's just stupid. What kind of person doesn't realize they're naked?] and got leaves to cover themselves, etc. God kicked them out and punished Eve by making childbirth more painful than before.
???????? To me it looks like Eve was right and God was wrong here. Why is Eve so often shown in a negative light for what she did????
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Lots of interesting takes on the whole Garden of Eden myth. I've always taken it as a metaphorical fable that portrayed the beginning of morality in the mind of human kind. Until Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree they had no concept of good and evil. No shame, no guilt, no regrets just ignorant bliss. Nothing was wrong so everything was right. Truly a garden of Eden. Then they eat from the tree, realize they are naked and it's off to the races.
Always seemed pretty simple to me although so many different meanings have been attributed to this story that I don't even try to keep 'em straight any more.
It's also the tale that started me on the road to atheism so I guess it will always occupy a special place in my heart.
I have always hated that fairytail myth ... It's been thrown in my face more than I can remember. So glad I left the xtain belief system.
I'm surprised no one has jumped on the obvious contradiction.
Without any knowledge of good/evil, how could either proto-theist be held responsible for disobeying fictional sky-being's stupid rule in the first place? Without this knowledge there is no free will, as they couldn't know that not obeying was evil.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Fuckin' book starts off with nothing but plot holes…. stupid book.
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Under the Covers: A Different Look for the Duvet
I keep coming across photos of bedrooms in which the duvet sits on the top of the bed in a square and doesn't come down the sides at all. Is this a European thing? I love the look of the set up (much tidier looking than a big draped duvet or comforter) but I am just trying to understand the practicality. Don't the sleeper's arms and feet poke out? Or are there additional blankets underneath?
A German friend told me that German duvets (or Federbett) often smaller than their American counterparts; he says the duvet does indeed rest, fluffed up, atop the bed without spilling over the sides. So perhaps these images are in the German bedding style? I know that in some countries (Denmark, for example) it is not uncommon for hotel rooms to have two individual sized duvets atop a double bed (or two singles pushed together). I imagine these single duvets would be rather small or else they would be spilling all over the place!
To be clear on terminology, duvet (essentially a bag filled with down, feathers or other stuffing) is traditionally used as an alternative to quilts, comforters and bedspreads. Unlike these other coverings, duvets have removable washable covers (aka duvet covers). In Europe, duvets are traditionally used without a top sheet because the duvet cover serves the sheet's function. The duvet may simple be draped over the bed or folded up at the foot of the bed.
So, does anyone have any insights here?
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Join Fish Collection Manager Mark McGrouther on a quick tour through some of the Fish Collection at the Australian Museum.
The Australian Museum's Fish Collection is the largest in Australia. It contains the fourth most important type collection in the world after those of the USNM (Washington), BMNH (London) and MNHN (Paris). The oldest specimen was collected in 1858 (see image). The collection is still growing and being used extensively by researchers worldwide.
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One of the GMs from the old PSD league will have to put in some more detail about this. I was in that league for probably a dozen seasons but never paid attention to DITR. Anyway, I think this is the gist of it:
Each season Randy and I will have a designated person choose 4 random players from the draft pool that have low enough talents to be picked pretty late in the draft. These four players would be edited to boost their ratings to a point where they will be useful Major League caliber players, but not superstars. The only people that will know ahead of time who the DITR players are will be myself, Randy, and the GM that chooses them for us. Then the draft happens and they are drafted by the game in the late rounds, and we announce which players were chosen and do the edits. So who receives the players is completely randomized. This will add some more talent to the league, and contribute to what we're trying to do overall as far as stimulating the trade and FA markets and nudge the draft pools to be deeper by having the game adjust to the rise in overall league talent.


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PubFest, one of the Village of Lewiston's first summer events this year, raised $3,600 for local agencies.
The event was organized by the Lewiston Village Pub & Restaurant. At the Aug. 20 Village of Lewiston Board meeting, Pub proprietor Ken Scibetta (pictured, center) presented a $1,200 check to trustees (from left) Nick Conde, Bruce Sutherland, Vic Eydt, Dennis Brochey and Mayor Terry Collesano.
Scibetta also presented a $1,200 check to the Lewiston Police Department and LPD Chief Chris Salada (second picture, right); and a third $1,200 check to Lewiston Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 and Les Myers (third photo).
PubFest's main beneficiary was the Variety Kids Telethon. The event netted more than $32,000 for that organization.
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Milk Processors Work on Making Pasteurization Cool
Nonthermal pulsed electric field technology gets a boost from Arla Foods, European 'Smartmilk' researchers.
Milk processors for decades have relied on heat pasteurization to kill pathogens and prevent foodborne illness. But increasing numbers of people seem to be saying they don't want to settle for the product degradation of high-temperature conventional pasteurization.
"Probably for its superior taste, raw milk has continued to be consumed by significant numbers of people in rural areas across Europe and Eastern Europe," notes literature from a Spanish advanced engineering and research provider, Iris (www.iris.cat). The company is coordinating a "Smartmilk" (www.smartmilk.eu) consortium backed by the European Commission and joined by engineering, consulting and dairy firms. In addition to small and mid-sized companies, multinational Arla Foods (www.arla.com) has joined the effort.
The two-year Smartmilk project, officially launched in October 2010, seeks to better preserve the taste and nutrition of milk while retaining the safety and shelf-life of pasteurized milk.
The effort follows in the footsteps of prior, successful research into nonthermal pulsed electric field (PEF) technology. The technology has already proven it can process milk at a significantly lower temperature while delivering a safe product that preserves the integrity of milk fat and proteins, enzymatic activity and other desirable attributes. In addition, the Smartmilk project seeks to deliver those results along with evidence that shelf life can match that of conventionally pasteurized milk.
Diversified Technologies' units start with a 25 kW, $250,000 lab-scale system with 300 l/hr. capacity (shown), but are said to be scalable to thousands of gallons of milk per hour.
PEF has been researched and applied on both sides of the Atlantic. "It's a proven technology," says Iris' Edurne Gaston, Smartmilk project coordinator. "It has already been used for fruit juices in processing, also for waste management and water purification." Since 2005 the method has had clearance from the U.S. FDA, and research continues to move forward.Heat-pasteurization alternative
A PEF processing system has three basic components: a high-voltage power supply, a pulse modulator to switch the voltage on and off very – very, very – rapidly, and a treatment chamber where pulses are applied to the product flowing through pipes and the electrodes.
In a PEF milk pasteurization processing system, milk flows through narrowly spaced electrodes and is subjected to quick pulses to break open the cell walls of vegetative bacteria, mold and yeast. Process parameters such as electrode spacing, voltage and pulse modulation vary with the application.
"To size a system, you start with desired flow rate, size your treatment chamber accordingly and then develop the electrical specifications," says Mike Kempkes, an electrical engineer turned vice president of marketing for Diversified Technologies Inc. (www.divtecs.com), Bedford. Mass., a manufacturer of PEF systems.
A large, commercial fluid milk application, for instance, might require a treatment chamber diameter (and electrode spacing) of a centimeter and a half. The larger the span, the higher the voltage required to maintain the desired electric field, measured in volts per meter. Most food applications, Kempkes says, are in the 30-35 kV/cm range.
And those quick pulses? They're measured and controlled down to a few microseconds, and applied at high frequency to ensure treatment of the entire volume of product flowing through the treatment chamber. This can translate to anywhere from hundreds of pulses to several thousand per second.
PEF can be used alone or in conjunction with other technologies. For example, one application has treated milk for three seconds at roughly 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) to control quality while avoiding the alleged heat degradation of conventional pasteurization. Citing PEF's track record and potential in dairy foods, Carmen Moraru, associate professor at Cornell University, noted that in milk processing, thermally assisted PEF can improve safety, freshness, nutritional value and retention of proteins such as the lactoferrin and lactoglobulin.
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HIDDEN VALLEY, Pa. (AP) - December 31, 2012 --State police say a child has been found dead in his sleep at a southwestern Pennsylvania ski resort, but investigators don't suspect foul play.
Troopers from the Somerset barracks are investigating the death at Hidden Valley Resort, about 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
The Somerset County coroner has identified the boy as 11-year-old Conner Patrick Williams, of New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Results from an autopsy Sunday are pending toxicology and other laboratory test results, but police do not consider the death to be suspicious.
Police say the boy was found dead when other family members woke up Sunday morning. Police say the family was staying in a resort condo, but that the death isn't believed to be linked to anything that happened to the child at the resort.
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Lex wrote: Pleasurable sensations, e.g. the taste of food, would then be the positive feedback counterpart that encourages organisms to do things that are good for them.
Bert wrote:You mean, eat chocolate and ice cream instead of liver and onions
Jung He Fah Toy wrote:The nerves don't interpret anything at all, the brain does. So why doesn't pain go to the brain?
Jung He Fah Toy wrote:But why does your back feel it not your brain. Your brain understnads where the signal is coming from, but does that really make a difference? Is pain something triggered by the brain? "Hey elbow, hurt!" Again its for every physical feeling.
threewood14 wrote:If this is true, and if I have some mental illness, then if somebody struck me in the back, I could feel it in my shoulder. My brain would tell the wrong body part to feel pain.
Supposedly, some people on LSD report that they can hear colors and see flavors, etc.
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"Looking back, however, it's not difficult to see the faults in Naughty Dog's storytelling. It is derivative of a lot of post-apocalyptic/zombie fiction, but worse than that, it gives in to some of the worst habits of this genre.
But I still can't deny the game's strength. I'm going to break down a few of the issues I found, and then explain why I think Naughty Dog manages to overcome them." - JTM Games
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI said today that Friday he will sign his letter to the Catholics of Ireland on the sex abuse crisis and "send it soon after."
Speaking in English at his weekly general audience, the pope said he wanted to mark the feast of St. Patrick by giving a special greeting to Irish visitors in St. Peter's Square.
"As you know, in recent months the church in Ireland has been severely shaken as a result of the child abuse crisis," the pope said. "As a sign of my deep concern I have written a pastoral letter dealing with this painful situation.
"I will sign it on the solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19), the guardian of the Holy Family and patron of the universal church, and send it soon after," he said.
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Several Buckeyes football fans have spontaneously burst into flames this week, Columbus officials revealed yesterday. Sky-high expectations for the new Ohio State season are setting off an emotional chain reaction that's causing the spontaneous fan combustion, the officials said.
Several Buckeyes football fans have spontaneously burst into flames this week, Columbus officials revealed yesterday.
Sky-high expectations for the new Ohio State season are setting off an emotional chain reaction that�s causing the spontaneous fan combustion, the officials said.
High-proof liquor heightens the risk.
�All that emotion and energy have to go somewhere,� said Pete Sakes, a fan-behavior specialist for the Columbus Division of Sports Phenomena.�Guys get themselves all worked up about Urban Meyer�s spread offense, internal body temperatures rise, somebody pours a scotch, and the next thing you know � poof!�
In the most recent incident, a man at a North Side sports bar became overly agitated as he extolled the virtues of quarterback Braxton Miller. Suddenly, his hair began smoking and flames leapt from his head.
�Fortunately,� Sakes said, �the people at the next table were able to extinguish him with a pitcher of beer.�
In another case, an overwrought caller to a radio talk show ignited at home during an extended rant about why OSU will go undefeated.
�His wife used a broom to beat out the flames � with a lot of enthusiasm, from what I hear,� Sakes reported.
Officials are still trying to get details on a third case, which apparently happened at a West Side sports bar that today bears a sign warning Buckeyes fans that bursting into flames violates the state�s no-smoking law.
The incidents seem to confirm a threat that OSU has long feared: In the 1990s, OSU commissioned Battelle to study whether overly passionate tailgaters could spontaneously combust, sparking grass fires that, during a dry September, might spread to campus buildings.
The research institute concluded that such a phenomenon was possible but unlikely because expectations, even among Buckeyes fans, probably couldn�t reach levels necessary to spark ignition.
But the 12-0 season in 2012 and a weak 2013 schedule might well have boosted expectations to that critical point.
�It�s a real safety concern for game day,� Sakes said. �The intensity of emotion will be even greater than it is now, and we also have the presence of volatile gases caused by baked-bean consumption. We could have people going up like tiki torches.�
OSU reportedly plans to dispatch teams of �fan calmers� to tailgate parties for Saturday�s opener against Buffalo.
Their mission will be to explain the odds against another undefeated season, mist fans who work themselves into a tizzy and watch for people whose heads are beginning to smoke.
Joe Blundo is a Dispatch columnist.


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Over the last several years, Google has established a yearly release cycle for Nexus phones. So it stands to reason that Nexus tablets will receive the same treatment. The first Nexus 7 was released at last year's Google I/O, which means that about three months from now, we should be seeing a follow-up device. Today, we get our first rumor on just what that device will come with and when it will be released.
According to the hot-and-cold rumormonger Digitimes, Google will be working with Asus again for the next Nexus 7, which will boast a, "full HD resolution and an industrial design with a thinner display boarder," along with, "Google's upgraded Jelly Bean-based Android operating system." Additional information from the source included a price range of $199-$249, and a May release date.
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The Flashless iOS was the first punch in the face of Flash - it was far from down and out, but it was a little groggy. Further punches in the face came from Adobe's complete and utter inability to bring Flash to mobile devices. Flash doesn't work as it should on Android or webOS - slow, touch unfriendly, and a power hog.
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No. 17 Wisconsin routs Indiana 51-3
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — James White took the handoff on Wisconsin's first play from scrimmage, brushed off a tackle at the line and looked for the next defender.
But no one was there.
It was like that all day for the Badgers with White's school record 93-yard run just the beginning of another dominating rushing performance as No. 17 Wisconsin beat Indiana 51-3 on Saturday.
"I was expecting for me to have to make at least one person miss, but it just so happened they were out of their gaps and I was just able to run straight," White said.
The Badgers (8-2, 5-1) gouged Indiana (4-6, 2-4 Big Ten) for 554 yards on the ground. That included seven runs of 30 yards or more — more than 73 FBS teams had on the season entering Saturday.
Along with White's career-high 205 yards, Melvin Gordon added 146 and another TD, while backup Corey Clement rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns and receiver Jared Abbrederis had 86 yards on just three carries, two of them for scores.
The Hoosiers struggled with containment on the edges and Wisconsin backs regularly were untouched until reaching the second level of defenders.
White said Wisconsin noticed the Hoosiers started taking more chances on defense after getting into an early hole.
"They started doing run blitzes a little more and if you're able to pick those up correctly, you get big gains, and we were just trying to take advantage of that," he said.
It's no surprise that Indiana's run defense would struggle against the Badgers, who average more than 280 yards a game, considering the Hoosiers have the conference's 10th-ranked rushing defense and give up an average of more than 217 yards a game.
But Wisconsin topped that just minutes into the second quarter, had 323 yards rushing at the half and finished just short of the school-record 564 yards rushing, which the Badgers rolled up in beating Indiana 62-14 last season.
Indiana coach Kevin Wilson has stuck up for his defense after some poor performances this season and did so again Saturday, arguing the offense shouldered some of the blame for failing to generate any consistency and running 60 plays, below their season average of 67.
The Hoosiers only had three drives that went more than six plays.
"When you're not an overpowering offense in the run game, you've got to be pretty efficient in the passing game. We were just a little bit off in the timing," Wilson said. "The wind is a part of that. The rain is a part of that. But the defense is a part of that."
Second in the conference at 527 yards a game, the Hoosiers gained just 224 yards and were held without a touchdown for the first time in almost two years.
Wilson has often switched between Nate Sudfeld and Tre Roberson at quarterback, but neither was effective. Sudfeld was 9 of 22 for 99 yards, while Roberson was 3 of 8 for 23.
Playing without leading rusher Tevin Coleman, the Hoosiers also didn't have much to offer in the run game with 102 yards on the ground.
Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen said he was "petrified" of the Indiana offense coming into the game, but his defense didn't allow Indiana to get into its normal up-tempo rhythm.
"They were able to kind of dictate tempo, they got themselves into position to change calls when needed, their communication was off the charts, they got on and off the field, the pace was a non-factor," Andersen said.
It was a brutal start for the Hoosiers, and they never recovered.
After moving the ball briefly on the opening drive, Sudfeld was picked off on a deep throw to the Wisconsin 7 after receive Nick Stoner broke one way and the ball went another.
White made them pay with his 93-yard run, which topped the previous record of 91 yards by Tom Brigham vs. Western Michigan in 1963.
Indiana running back Stephen Houston fumbled on the second play of Indiana's next drive, and the Badgers took three plays to score as Gordon punched it in from inside the 1.
The Hoosiers turned in a pair of three-and-outs on their next two possessions, Wisconsin countered with two field goals and the rout was on.
Wisconsin linebacker Brendan Kelly said the Badgers noticed the two early Indiana turnovers sucked the emotion out of the Hoosiers.
"But I think throughout the course of the game, we kept our foot on their neck and we didn't let them up," he said.


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Stanford's Ty Montgomery leads the Pac-12 with 682 kick return yards, including two touchdowns. Against UCLA, he took back two for just 36 yards.
Oregon's Bralon Addison leads the Pac-12 with 231 punt return yards, including two touchdowns, Against UCLA, he took back two for just eight yards.
Clearly, the Bruins are doing something right on special teams. A year ago, they were ranked sixth and eighth in the league in opposing punt and kick returns, respectively. Through eight games this season, UCLA is ranked second in both, giving up 3.0 yards per punt return and 18.4 yards per kick return.
This, despite graduating fullback David Allen, an all-conference mention as a special teams contributor.
"It's ridiculous," said Jeff Ulbrich, the Bruins' linebackers and special teams coach. "Virtually every one of those guys is new. … They've embraced the way we do things on special teams. They understand their role and have embraced it. It's really cool."
On the kickoff team alone, he pointed out true freshmen Cameron Judge, Jayon Brown, Jalen Ortiz and Tahaan Goodman, as well as redshirt freshman Taylor Lagace. Judge forced a key fumble on a Colorado kickoff return last Saturday, and Brown – who earned Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors – recovered it.
The work they've gotten on the unit will likely help them transition when they line up behind a line of scrimmage.
"Anything that crosses that white line on Saturdays helps with your development, whether it's offense, defense or special teams," Ulbrich said. "The more live reps they can get, the more that they can mature and grow as a player."
Brown agreed.
"You learn different techniques like hold the edge, carve, and stack," said the Long Beach Poly alum. "You can bring special teams techniques to defense."
Specifically, to linebacker. After dabbling at safety in fall camp and earlier in the season, Brown is again in the front seven. Originally rated a three-star outside linebacker by both Scout.com and Rivals,com, he said UCLA coaches moved him back to the position after the Bruins' win over New Mexico State in late September.
He took a few reps at inside linebacker against Cal when senior Jordan Zumwalt exited briefly, but still needs bulk up before shifting there full-time. Listed at 6-feet tall, Brown has lost some weight since the start of the season and currently hovers at around 206.
"He's got some size potential," said Ulbrich, who added that a full offseason of weight training and nutrition would help. "His dad's a bigger guy too. If he got to 220, he'd be perfect."
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Left tackle Simon Goines will be available in a reserve role on Saturday, but is still not 100 percent healthy after injuring his right MCL last month. The sophomore was still limping noticeably on Tuesday, and practiced lightly without pads.
His limited reps will give true freshman Scott Quessenberry his third consecutive start at left guard. The brother of NFL offensive tackle David Quessenberry has played well since burning his redshirt in a loss at Oregon two weeks ago.
His background as a center is showing, especially in how often the first-year player makes calls at the line of scrimmage.
Even quarterback Brett Hundley has joked about it.
"I go over to Brett during the game," Mora said, "and I said, Brett, listen, let's pick up the tempo a little bit.' And he goes, 'Well, if I could get my left guard Peyton Manning to quit making all these calls, we could go a little faster.'"


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Alright, so we don't even know these were Jesus' teachings... But let's say they actually were. I disagree with the supernatural aspect of Jesus. But as a moral teacher, what do you think of him? Some people say "I dismiss some of the bible and take just some. but I'm a believer" I say heck no. If you dismiss some parts, you are a snobby spoiled brat who is not reasonable enough to understand THERE IS NO REALITY IN THE BIBLE as to connection with "holliness". Anyway....
Here are two teachings of Jesus:
"If someone strikes you, turn the other cheek."
What do you think about it? Do you apply it in your daily life? (even when you are an atheist, you might, not because it is JESUS but because it comes like a natural moral to YOU)
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They range from shrewd observations of human nature to batshit insanity. There is something in the human psyche that finds surrender to be disarming. Turning the other cheek can cause the assailant to stop and consider his choices. If that person has any subjective sense of shame, odds are he will back down and discontinue the aggression without further violence. But he may not. If you fight back, you may win the fight or you may not. In either case you will certainly suffer further injury. If you clearly win, your opponent will certainly be your enemy from now on and you have further justified the use of violence as a means for solving problems. Note, I am not claiming that violence is never the best option when threatened. I am simply explaining that there is more to the other cheek thing than is immediately apparent. Likewise, the throw the first stone story (almost certainly not part of the original text) reveals a similar appreciation of human nature. When confronted by their hypocrisy, the crowd quickly lost its blood lust.
On the other hand, telling Peter to abandon his wife and children to starvation so he can follow Jesus around is plainly immoral. So is the idea of thought crimes, lust = adultery. No it doesn't. The Beatitudes strike me as neither original nor the best example of ethical teachings. Telling the meek they will inherit the earth may be just a sarcastic way of saying they will be dead eventually. Introducing the idea of eternal punishment after one dies reveals Yahweh to be even worse than he is portrayed in the OT. Finally, the most barking mad, horrifically immoral teaching of the NT is that suffering is virtuous and that the vicarious suffering of an innocent person makes us all less guilty rather than more so. This glorification of suffering has been the cause of more abject human misery than we will ever know.
One aspect of the NT that is somewhat reassuring is the Gethsemane scene where in anguish JC asks if his violent death is really necessary. (Hitchens assures us that the only sane answer is "no.") It shows that even in Bible world it is possible to be the son of god and still have a dissenting opinion. In that moment, JC recognizes the whole thing--the whole future basis for Christianity--is bullshit. Would that he listened to those doubts.
I recently read a hypothesis that Jesus originated as an idea rather than a real person. 2000 years +/- is awhile for an idea to transform and mutate, thus making our understanding of Jesus most likely totally inaccurate. Furthermore, people who will never hear about Jesus inevitably learn the advantages of good behavior and bad behavior, so the golden rule and other lessons are true (or ideal) because most people naturally realize they are rational and helpful.
if there was ever a character he'd have been just a hyper tense suicidal person..
he knew he'd be killed/executed whatever (you know like fundy fraud ceo's do to honest workers)
the prophets of the time/era dark ages whatever prolly caused 100's of jesus's nah mean?
lame. I think the teachings from a child or professor in college are more valuable than some lame old story about a guy that eneded up on a crucifix imho
I think most people misunderstanding Jesus. When he said "he with out sin cast the first stone" what he really was saying is "me first me first!"
Your response, so far, is the best. Made me lol. Very witty sir!
I think this is the thing that pisses me off most about religion. Morals. We are such a stupid species that we need to be told everything and we 'need' this guide to tell us how to be moral. My reasoning is, if we can't just do it on our own, then we are not a moral species. Sure we can learn but really it is the law of the land that forces us to be moral and as we can see by the crazy bills and laws being introduced in the US right now, we can change our way of thinking at the drop of a hat.
With all the stupidity, horrifying events, murders, rapes, crimes, even backstabbing and gossiping, morals are not being applied in any sense.
Then to define 'moral'. What one thinks is the right thing to do:
It comes down to what you think is the right thing to do - which really is a personal opinion and can differ from one human to another. It really is just common sense and that is something only some of us possess.
"Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told regardless of what is right."
We can pick and choose what teachings of Jesus we like, or which ones are useful for us. That's what christianists do. It's like reading fortune cookies. Some are profound. Others are meaningless. Actually, maybe christians should take up using fortune cookies for communion - it would be more fun that way.
Stephen Colbert said it best
"Nothing cures gayness like getting on your knees and accepting the body of Jesus into your mouth."
So, if fortune cookies can be used to cure gayness, lets use'em. :p
In so far I think that some are decent, while others only make sense to a believer. Then there are others that make no sense no matter who you are. However the point I think most people have made is that the good teachings of Jesus aren't anything original or anything we couldn't have figured out ourselves. That's the problem with Christianity, even its good stuff isn't all that. Why listen to Jesus when Buddha had better and older teachings already?
I tend to go with Nietzsche on this question. Jesus' teachings are incoherent and inconsistent in many places. Going with your idea that for the sake of argument we will pretend that there was a Jesus who really said the things attributed to him in the Bible, then yes there are some nice things, but there are also some really terrible things and some things just do not really make sense. The "turn the other cheek" statement is often used as a precursor to non-violent resistance. This is rubbish. As Nietzsche pointed out, it is really the only moral position available to slaves, the first people who were christians. A slave has no choice but to turn the other cheek. Even if we accept that Jesus was not himself a slave, he was still among an oppressed colonized people for whom fighting back would mean terrible retribution. Turning the other cheek was simply pragmatic for survival. Matthew 16:24-8 has Jesus essentially become a cult leader - leave everything behind, family, work, even self, and follow me. Anyone saying this these days would be under automatic suspicion of establishing a cult with all the problems that entails. What would make Jesus any different? Throughout John, Jesus says that only "spirit" has meaning and "flesh" is useless. This is a hollow creed telling people not to look after themselves, but to arrange their lives in pursuit of some imaginary eternal reward. It really is not the case that Jesus was some great homespun moral philosopher. This is why Nietzsche says that the last and only true christian died on the cross on Golgotha.
The bible, and therefore the teachings of Jesus, were written by dozens of other people, in different eras, hundreds of years after Jesus died.
However, the bible is what it is, and if taking the core messages that represent the "best" of Jesus, along with the ten commandments, they're pretty sound - it's good advice. (Seriously folks, don't over think it.)
The problem is that most christians do not live by Jesus' teachings, nor, more importantly, do church leaders.
For everyone else, there are numerous simple reminders that can be valuable in times of stress. (Yes, turn the other cheek - why not? It would be great if Muslims would take that one on board, hey?)
While not a 'teaching', Psalm 23 has a lovely soothing quality, even for an atheist!
The teachings are not a problem, it's an ancient text, a record of ancient cultures and beliefs - and Revelations is a beaut action closer! - no, it's not the teachings or the book: it's man made organized religion and the insistence that the christian god (and every other god) is real. God is not dead, he never existed. Religion is evil.
The bible is just a story, and Jesus is just the central supporting character (the god-dude is the lead).
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The study was published online in British Medical Journal Open.
Jesse Sammon, D.O., Henry Ford Hospital urologist, research fellow and co-author of the paper, says the seemingly contradictory finding can be explained by improved response to patient crises, but a need for better prevention of post-surgical complications.
"Our report shows that while the incidence of preventable adverse events after major cancer surgery – blood clots, infections, respiratory failure and pressure ulcers – is increasing, the overall mortality of patients undergoing these procedures is decreasing in the U. S.," says Dr. Sammon.
"This paradox is explained in our report by the fact that physicians are probably getting increasingly better at identifying these adverse events early and managing them more effectively, thereby leading to lower mortality rates from adverse events and, by extension, lower overall mortality rates in the entire population of patients undergoing these procedures."
That's the good news. The bad news is that more needs to be done to prevent these complications.
"Just because physicians have become increasingly effective at managing these adverse events once they occur does not obviate the fact that there's still a lot of room for improvement in reducing the actual occurrence of these adverse events in the first place," Dr. Sammon says.
The study – the largest ever to assess the quality of oncological surgical care in a nationwide sample – focused on 2.5 million surgery patients over the age of 18 who underwent a major cancer procedure between 1999 and 2009.
The operations included partial or complete removal of a cancerous colon, bladder, esophagus, stomach, uterus, lung, pancreas or prostate.
Among the findings were "marked and worrisome increases" in the frequency of infections, pressure ulcers and respiratory failure after surgery. But at the same time, there were also improvements in preventing anesthetic- and transfusion-related complications and hip fractures.
The researchers note the significance of this finding because Medicare curtailed the ability of hospitals to be reimbursed for "reasonably preventable events" since 2008 as an incentive to improve quality of care. The Affordable Care Act, which passed two years later, has added its own such initiatives.
"A rational approach to improving accountability for substandard care should begin with identifying the true burden of hospital-acquired adverse events," the study asserts.
In presenting their study, the researchers said it was launched at a time when medical errors in the U.S. cost an estimated $17 billion a year
Funding Source: Vattikuti Foundation
The study is available at http://bmjopen.bmj.com/


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DYNAMIC ANALYSES OF COGNITION AND MORTALITY IN THE OLDEST OLD by Yan Zhou A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PSYCHOLOGY) August 2011 Copyright 2011 Yan Zhou
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A man died and a woman survived a gunshot wound to the chest on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Sunday morning near 71st Street, according to authorities.
The shooting happened between 1 and 1:10 a.m. on the "slip" ramp between 71st Street and 75th Street on the southbound side of the Dan Ryan Expressway.
A third person in the car, a man, survived. Police could be seen talking to a man outside a damaged dark-blue car stopped on the ramp early Sunday morning.
The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the dead man as 27-year-old Fredrick Taylor, of the 14000 block of Atlantic Avenue in Riverdale. He was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center at 3:14 a.m.
State police shut down all southbound lanes to search the stretch between Garfield as ten troopers fanned out and scoured the pavement for evidence.
Both the man and woman were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center with their wounds, police said.
Two men were shot within a half hour of each other on the West Side early Sunday morning: one in the hand about 3:30 a.m. near Washington Boulevard and Pulaski Road in the East Garfield Park neighborhood and another near 3500 W. 5th Avenue in the Fifth City neighborhood about 3:05 a.m.
The man shot in the Fifth City neighborhood walked into Mount Sinai Hospital with a thigh wound but details about the other shooting weren't immediately available. Police described the man at Mount Sinai Hospital, in his 30s, as uncooperative.
Another man, 23, was shot in the 6500 block of South Loomis Boulevard in the Englewood neighborhood about 9 p.m. Saturday. He was shot twice in the left thigh and taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, police said. Someone known to him approached him while he was on a porch and shot him, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.
In the Austin neighborhood on the West Side on Saturday afternoon, a man was shot about 2:20 p.m. in the 700 block of North Menard Avenue. The 30-year-old drove himself to West Suburban Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition.
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I've just completed my second down hammock similar to Risk's and Just Jeff's. It weighs just over half a kg and has about 4 inches of loft under my butt.
I'm pretty over the moon about it right now, so we'll see how it goes long term. I have this horrible feeling that the stitching will cause a weak spot in the hammock body... we'll see!


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Heineken Cup
Toulon lose Botha to injury
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Bakkies Botha has been a key player for Toulon so far this season © Getty Images
Toulon could be without Bakkies Botha for two months after the second-row fractured an eye socket in the Heineken Cup victory over Sale Sharks on Sunday.
The 33-year-old former Springboks international came off just before half-time during Toulon's 62-0 victory over Sale at the Stade Felix Mayol and he will have an operation on the injury this week.
Botha, who has been an influential player in Toulon's pack this season, will miss the French side's last two remaining Pool fixtures as they chase a top seeding for the quarter-finals of the competition.
They lead Pool 6 by five points from Montpellier and Botha could return for the latter stages of the competition. He will also miss Top 14 fixtures, including Toulon's fixtures against Perpignan and Racing Metro.
The French side, though, have plenty of options in their second row with Jocelino Suta, Simon Shaw and Nick Kennedy all in their squad.
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is a water resistant and dust proof version of the popular Samsung flagship, the Galaxy S4. It adheres to IP67 standards, making it water resistant at a depth of a meter for up to half an hour. However, Samsung refused to honor the warranty for the devices that showed signs of water damage.
You might be thinking, "what the hell are they thinking not honoring water damage warranty on a water resistant phone?" It sounds bad, but it does make a bit of sense. It isn't waterproof, nor is it advertised as such. It's water resistant, so water can still get in. Keep it in water too long, or take it too deep, and it'll be damaged. Why should Samsung be responsible for that?
One of the biggest problems is that the phone is not permanently sealed. Samsung was kind enough to include a removable rear cover, meaning you can replace the battery at will. This is an awesome feature, but just another vector for water to infiltrate your precious phone. Leave it off, or forget to snap it in all the way, and you have yourself a dead phone. But that's user error. It makes sense, at least to an extent, why Samsung does not offer water damage warranty on the device.
However, AT&T has taken an interesting and pretty generous stance on the issue. They agreed to replace a water damaged Galaxy S4 Active for a customer just once. They will not do so multiple times, but once per customer. They really don't have to, so it's great that they're offering something like this. Yeah, AT&T is actually taking a customer friendly approach. For once.
So there you have it. If you're an owner of a Galaxy S4 Active, know that you have one shot at replacing it in case of any accident. Just remember this: It's tough, but owners should still be careful and take care of it. It's still their responsibility. That's what an active device is for, right? Accident protection, not abuse. So keep that phone safe, and if it gets splashed with water, be confident that it can take it.


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Since its debut in 2004, THE X FACTOR has remained the U.K.'s #1 program for the last seven years, peaking with an audience of 21 million for its 2010 finale. The format swiftly broke similar records around the world, where local versions have consistently rated #1. The series has received numerous honors worldwide, and more than 100 million records have been sold by artists launched through the series, including over 90 #1 singles and albums and 150 Top Ten records.
In a departure from other singing competition series, the first time contestants audition for THE X FACTOR judges, Simon Cowell, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, they will do so in front of an audience of thousands - raising the stakes and increasing the pressure to impress not only the judges, but also a potential legion of fans. This will be the ultimate test to prove they have the vocal ability, charisma and stage presence that it takes to win an unprecedented $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music.
THE X FACTOR is produced by Syco Television and FremantleMedia North America. Simon Cowell, Rob Wade and Siobhan Greene are executive producers for Syco Television. Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Richard Holloway and Andrew Llinares serve as executive producers for FremantleMedia North America.


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Brussels, 6 July 2011
Statement by Vice-President Reding on the European Parliament's vote on the Voss report
The European Parliament approved a report by German Christian Democrat Axel Voss today that supports the Commission's reform of the 1995 Data Protection Directive. The report states that people must be able to have their data easily deleted, corrected or blocked and be informed about any misuse or lapses in data protection.
Commenting on the Voss report, European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, said:
"Putting people back in control of their personal data is a priority for me, and I welcome the European Parliament's support for this approach. I would also like to thank Mr. Voss in particular for his excellent report.
The Commission is currently working on draft legislation to modernise the current EU rules on data protection. The European Parliament's report will help us prepare these proposals.
With our new proposal, we will reduce the current fragmentation of the EU legal framework, reinforce the internal market dimension of data protection and strengthen the rights of individuals.
An important part of the reform will be improving data security. Just recently, we witnessed a massive security theft in online gaming services affecting millions of users around the world. This incident highlights why companies need to reinforce the security of the information they hold. Frequent incidents of data security breaches risk undermining consumers' trust in the online economy.
Companies should tighten their precautions against identity theft and better protect consumers' personal data. They should immediately notify breaches of data security and confidentiality.
I intend to introduce a mandatory requirement to notify data security breaches for all sectors."
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105 Ps. cx. 1.
106 1 Cor. xv. 25.
107 Ps. lxii. 1.
108 John xvii. 20, 21.
109 John xvii. 22, 23.
110 Eph. iv. 13.
111 1 Cor. i. 10.
112 1 Cor. vii. 31.
113 Ps. cii. 26.
114 [The language used by Origen in this and the preceding chapter affords a remarkable illustration of that occasional extravagance in statements of facts and opinions, as well as of those strange imaginings and wild speculations as to the meaning of Holy Scripture, which brought upon him subsequently grave charges of error and heretical pravity. See Neander's History of the Christian Religion and Church during the First Three Centuries (Rose's translation), vol. ii. p. 217 et seqq., and Hagenbach's History of Doctrines, vol. i. p. 102 et seqq. See also Prefatory Note to Origen's Works, supra, p. 235. S.]
115 John i. 1-3.
116 Col. i. 16-18.
117 Job xxv. 5.
118 [See note, supra, p. 262. S.]
119 Isa. xlv. 12.
120 Jer. vii. 18.
121 Gen. i. 16.
122 Rom. ix. 14.
123 Rom. ii. 11.
124 Cf. Rom. viii. 20, 21.
125 Rom. viii. 19.
126 Rom. viii. 22, cf. 23.
127 Eccles. i. 1, 14.
128 Phil. 1. 23.
129 Matt. xviii. 10.
130 Ps. xxxiv. 7. Tum demun per singulos minimorum, qui sunt in ecclesiâ, qui vel qui adscribi singulis debeant angeli, qui etiam quotidie videant faciem Dei; sed et quis debeat esse angelus, qui circumdet in circuitu timentium Deum.
131 1 Cor. xv. 9.
132 Cf. Rom. ii. 11.
133 [See Exod. xxi. 28, 29. S.]
134 De quibusdam repagulis atque carceribus. There is an allusion here to the race-course and the mode of starting the chariots.
1 The words "in aquis" are omitted in Redepenning's edition.
2 The original of this sentence is found at the close of the Emporer Justinian's Epistle to Menas, patriarch of Constantinople, and, literally translated, is as follows: "The world being so very varied, and containing so many different rational beings, what else ought we to say was the cause of its existence than the diversity of the falling away of those who decline from unity (thj enadoj) in different ways?" - Ruaeus. Lommatzsch adds a clause not contained in the note of the Benedictine editor: "And sometimes the soul selects the life that is in water" (enudron).
3 Lit. "into various qualities of mind."
4 "Et diversi motus porpositi earum (rationabilium subsistentiarum) ad unius mundi consonantiam competenter atque utiliter aptarentur, dum aliae juvari indigent, aliae juvare possunt, aliae vero proficientibus certamina atque agones movent, in quibus eorum probabilior haberetur industria, et certior post victoriam reparati gradus statio teneretur, quae per difficultates laborantium constitisset."
5 Jer. xxiii. 24.
6 Isa. lxvi. 1.
7 Matt. v. 34.
8 Acts xvii. 28.
9 2 Mac. vii. 28.
10 Hermae Past., book ii. [See vol. ii. p. 20, of this series. S]
11 Ps. cxlviii. 5.
12 1 Cor. xv. 53-56; cf. Hos. xiii. 14 and Isa. xxv. 8.
13 Dogmatibus. Schnitzer says that "dogmatibus" here yields no sense. He conjectures deigmasi, and renders "proofs," "marks."
14 Rom. xiii. 14.
15 This passage is found in Jerome's Epistle to Avitus; and, literally translated, his rendering is as follows: "If these (views) are not contrary to the faith, we shall perhaps at some future time live without bodies. But if he who is perfectly subject to Christ is understood to be without a body, and all are to be subjected to Christ, we also shall be without bodies when we have been completely subjected to Him. If all have been subjected to God, all will lay aside their bodies, and the whole nature of bodily things will be dissolved into nothing; but if, in the second place, necessity shall demand, it will again come into existence on account of the fall of rational creatures. For God has abandoned souls to struggle and wrestling, that they may understand that they have obtained a full and perfect victory, not by their own bravery, but by the grace of God. And therefore I think that for a variety of causes are different worlds created, and the errors of those refuted who contend that worlds resemble each other." A fragment of the Greek original of the above is found in the Epistle of Justinian to the patriarch of Constantinople. "If the things subject to Christ shall at the end be subjected also to God, all will lay aside their bodies; and then, I think, there will be a dissolution (analusij) of the nature of bodies into non-existence (eij to mh on), to come a second time into existence, if rational (beings) should again gradually come down (upokatabh)."
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The press release about a continuing crisis in Egypt: A 19-year-old Coptic Christian girl was kidnapped in February. The police continue to keep Neveen Morcos hidden away, and refuse to let her family contact her. They claim she converted to Islam. That is absolute nonsense. She was planning to enter a convent when she was kidnapped. There is no way a 19-year-old would voluntarily change her convictions that rapidly and easily.Two priests were allowed to speak with her in March, in a police building. They report that she appeared drugged, gave rote answers to questions, and tried to avoid talking about her family – I would guess she was trying not to draw her captors' attention to her older sister, who has since been harassed.
Kidnapping Christian girls is a favorite tactic of the Muslims in Egypt, always with the implicit approval of the government, in this case with their overt assistance.
Please, do two things. 1) Pray for Neveen and her family. God can do great things. Girls have been known to escape. 2) After reading the press release, contact the Egyptian embassy in Washington DC, express your outrage at this violation of religious freedom, and ask that Neveen Morcos be returned to her family.
This is the embassy's website.
Phone number: (202) 895 5400
Fax: (202) 244 5131
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
If you have extra energy, look through the US Copts Association's file of previous press releases, then call your congressmen and tell them that foreign aid to Egypt ought to be linked to the extent to which human rights and religious freedom are genuinely protected there.
I guess I should explain, the Copts are the indigenous Christians of Egypt, the ones who were there from the time of the Roman Empire, who have been persecuted and martyred by the Arab Muslims ever since the invasion in 642 AD. Currently, the situation is not as bad as, say, Pakistan, where another Christian was just murdered on the accusation of blaspheming the Koran, but Christians are definitely persecuted, and the police are the enemies, not protectors. Mubarak talks prettily about human rights and democracy, but so far he hasn't done much of real good. Like I said, Christian girls are a big target. If you never let them talk to their family, they can never say how they never really converted. And of course, converting out of Islam is next to impossible.


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Rupert Sanders Apologizes for Cheating with Kristen Stewart
Director Rupert Sanders has also released a public apology over his cheating scandal with his Snow White and the Huntsman actress Kristen Stewart.
"I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family," Rupert said in a statement Wednesday (via People). "My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together."
Hours earlier, Kristen released a public apology to her boyfriend of three years, Robert Pattinson.
Rupert, 41, is married to British model Liberty Ross, 33, and they have two children, ages 7 and 5.
Yesterday, Liberty tweeted a Marilyn Monroe quote — "sometimes bad things fall apart so better things can fall together" — before deleting her Twitter account. She appeared as a young Kristen's mother in Huntsman.


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Friday, July 20, 2012
Where is Bear?
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So where are you now? Poitiers, Paris (Astoria?)ReplyDelete
I guess you have to wait a few days to get the hopefully perfect weather for the "Paris Plage". Next week, it's a promise! :-)Replies
in Paris Peter and looking forward to Paris Plage.Delete
We saw them dumping the sand onsite today!
Biff eating Bear gave me a LOL moment :)) Glad to hear Bear recovered unscathed and is enjoying Paris!ReplyDelete
Yes, apparently next week we too finally get some summer weather at last, yayyyyy
Bear's girlfriend ..one of them..is Olivia and she lives in QC:)ReplyDelete
Love seeing the market shelves..etc.. the earrings are fun to see also.
Bear - don't THINK about the potato chips. EAT them! You'll need them after the journey you've been on. Plucked from the jaws of death, er, Biff and everythingReplyDeleteReplies
Not to worry AmyDelete
Bear has a macaron feast today to make up for his close call with M. Biff.
When I'm in Paris I love seeing dogs everywhere (well, can't say I've ever seen one in a Monoprix) and asking their owners what their names are. French dogs have such surprising names: Benedict, Serge, Chanel, Wolouff... I'm a big fan of Biff, and I'm laughing over how his name must sound to French ears: Beef? Boeuf? B'if?ReplyDeleteReplies
What a great opening line Vivian!Delete
I just met a kitten/chat called 'Avedon' ('Donnie' for short)
Carol, I share your love for exploring grocery stores and much more so in PARIS!! Enjoy your last few days. xoReplyDelete
Tell Bear not to worry about that little encounter with Biff....it will give him an air of well-travelled charm.ReplyDelete
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Regarding the artisanale and a l'ancienne chips – On our trip to France last September we got some chips similar to those. When eating them I remembered something about most American chips coming from potatoes that have a low water content, so when they are fried they stay uniform. The chips we ate all but appeared to have exploded, and all of those irregularities had much more flavor !ReplyDelete
I always love hearing about Bear! I'm drooling over that wall of chocolate. Sigh.ReplyDelete
Love the picture of Bear with the little girl - just adorable.
But are you sure it was Bear that liked the strawberry earrings? Maybe it was his person?! Ahem!Replies
You got it...Delete
I'm feeling some shopper's regret I didn't buy the berries :)


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SANTA ROSA — The parents of a Northern California teen who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy in October have added new allegations to their federal lawsuit against the county.
In a document filed the United States District Court in San Francisco, Rodrigo and Sujey Lopez of Santa Rosa claim that Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy Erick Gelhaus had a history of using excessive force.
The lawsuit also claims Gelhaus had racist and extremist tendencies and beliefs.
Gelhaus shot and killed their son, 13-year-old Andy Lopez, on Oct. 22 while the teen was walking home with an airsoft BB gun designed to resemble an assault rifle.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/19ZVqaM) that Gelhaus told investigators he feared for his life because he thought Lopez was armed with an AK-47.
Information from: The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, http://www.pressdemocrat.com