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Nowitzki hits 3 to give Dallas Mavericks 100-98 victory over Chicago Bulls
DALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 100-98 on Saturday.
The Mavericks trailed by 12 in the fourth quarter, but Nowitzki scored Dallas' last eight points in a closing 15-1 run over the final 3½ minutes of the game. He finished with a season-high 35 points.
After Jimmy Butler missed two free throws with 15.9 seconds remaining, Nowitzki connected on the winning 3 with Luol Deng running at him. Chicago's Nate Robinson then missed a jumper at the buzzer that would have tied it.
Robinson scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth in Chicago's first game since ending the Miami Heat's 27-game winning streak. Carlos Boozer and Deng also had 25 points for the Bulls, who had won three in a row.
Dallas (36-37) crept within a game of the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Jazz hosted Brooklyn on Saturday night and the Lakers were at Sacramento.
The Mavericks trailed 97-85 after Deng hit the Bulls' sixth 3-pointer of the final period.
Nowitzki made a 3 to cut Dallas' deficit to 97-95 with 53.9 seconds left. The Bulls, who missed three of four foul shots in the final minute, got a free throw from Boozer with 41.2 seconds remaining.
Nowitzki then hit a step-back jumper to get Dallas within one and Vince Carter fouled Butler, who was open on a cut near the basket.
Butler missed two free throws, and the Mavericks grabbed the rebound and headed up the court. After Nowitzki's winning shot, the big German raised both hands toward the air as he walked back down the court.
Nowitzki hit his first eight shots and finished 14 of 17 from the floor.
Robinson's jumper was well off and the Bulls were denied their season-high fourth straight victory.
Carter and Brandan Wright each scored 17 for the Mavericks, who finished 4-2 on a six-game homestand.

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Medical History and Physical Examination for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Examination Overview
A medical history is the most important part of the examination for urinary incontinence. During the medical history, your doctor will ask you to describe:
- How long you have had incontinence.
- What, if anything, you are doing (laughing, sneezing, coughing) when you experience incontinence.
- How often you have the problem and how much urine you lose.
- Risk factors you may have that could lead to incontinence.
- Your eating habits.
- Your bowel habits, to determine whether chronic constipation may be contributing to incontinence.
- Prescription and non-prescription medicines you take.
- Treatments for previous problems affecting your urinary or reproductive tract.
- Your use of pads or other protective devices to control urine leakage.
It may be easier for you to answer these questions if you use a bladder diary (What is a PDF document?) for 3 to 4 days before your appointment.
The doctor will ask questions about your general health. To find out the cause of your incontinence, he or she will ask specific questions about your urinary and reproductive tracts, your intestines, and your nervous system.
Symptoms and conditions that are often related to incontinence will also be investigated, such as:
- A need to urinate frequently.
- A sudden, strong urge to urinate.
- Inability to urinate.
- A blocked urine stream.
- Leakage of urine while sleeping.
- Possible urinary tract infection.
A physical examination involves abdominal, rectal, and pelvic examinations. These examinations include:
- Looking for growths, such as tumours, in the pelvic area.
- Checking the pelvic muscle tone.
- Checking that the bladder has not dropped out of its proper position and that it is not pressing on the vaginal wall.
- Checking the nervous system to see if a problem is causing muscle weakness or loss of reflexes.
Why It Is Done
A medical history and physical examination are done for everyone who sees a doctor about urinary incontinence.
- No growths or physical abnormalities are found.
- The pelvic organs (uterus and bladder) have not dropped from their normal position.
- Pelvic muscle tone is firm.
- No abnormal muscle weakness, or reflex loss is due to a nerve problem.
- Constipation or a hard stool is not present.
- Pain or discomfort occurs when the doctor presses on the back or abdomen. (This may suggest a urinary tract infection. Urinalysis and urine culture may be needed.)
- Growths or abnormalities that may be blocking the urinary tract are detected during the pelvic or rectal examination. Ultrasound or computerized tomography (CT scan) may be recommended.
- Pelvic muscle tone is weak, which may be a factor in stress incontinence. A bladder stress test or pad test may be needed.
- Other areas of the body, in addition to the urinary tract, show a loss of muscle control or signs of Parkinson's disease or stroke. Referral to a neurologist may be needed.
What To Think About
The medical history is important and can determine some causes of incontinence.
Be sure to tell the doctor about all prescription and non-prescription medicines you are taking.
The physical examination can find structural abnormalities of the urinary tract that may be causing or contributing to incontinence. Findings from the physical examination help your doctor know whether further testing is needed.
Complete the medical test information form (PDF) (What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this test.
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Science In Focus: Force and Motion "The Lure of Magnetism" What is the difference between a permanent magnet and an electromagnet? In this workshop, fourth-grade students build an electromagnet by winding a wire around a rivet and attaching the ends to battery terminals. The students first predict how many washers they can pick up with the help of their electromagnet and then perform the experiment to test their predictions. After the number of washers is recorded and the results are discussed, the students engage in a group discussion about practical uses for electromagnets.G
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Unfinished Nation "The Progressive Era" Causes and varieties of progressive reform efforts in late 19th and early 20th centuries. Settlement house movement. Women seeking professional status and the vote. Efforts to combat government corruption. African Americans and reform; the Temperance crusade and prohibition; immigration concerns. Socialist efforts; the Industrial Workers of the World. Attempts to regulate big business.G
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Unfinished Nation "Warrior to Priest - Presidents of the Early 1900s" Theodore Roosevelt, the "accidental" president, in perspective. His relationship with the press, big business and reform efforts, conservation, his own political party. Contrast of Taft's style and tenure in office. Progressive Roosevelt challenges both Taft and Wilson in 1912. Wilson solidifies presidential power, walks path between Progressive and Democratic ideals. Foreign policy highlights of the three administrations.G
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Discovering Psychology "Psychotherapy" Compares the relationships among theory, research, and practice, and how historical, cultural, and social forces have influenced the treatment of psychological disorders.G
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Biz Kid$ "Secrets to Success" The secret to success is actually simple - it's all about staying in school and building the best toolbox for your future. Learn about the many ways to pay for your education and the importance of learning every day of your life. D
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The Electric Company "Shrink, Shrank, Shrunk!" Manny has borrowed the Skeleckian Shrinkanator 3002, an invention with the power to shrink anything down to a very small size. When Marcus and Jessica accidentally get shrunk, The Electric Company has to get the Shrinkinator back from Manny to get them back to normal size! This becomes even more difficult when Manny shrinks himself and is nowhere to be found. D
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Cyberchase "On The Line" When Digit heads off alone to dispose of the powerful Network Interface Card (NIC), calamity strikes. A sinister cyvulture steals the NIC right out from under Digit's beak and gives it to Hacker! At a secret location on the Northern Frontier, Hacker uses the NIC to power up his dastardly Transformatron and transforms himself so he can slip into Control Central and replace Motherboard. To find the Transformatron and reverse its power, the CyberSquad must discover how an object can be pinpointed using two straight lines - before Hacker takes over Cyberspace forever!. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "California: Pasta - The Ultimate Showcase" Lidia returns to California to visit Andy Boy farm and learns all about broccoli rabe. Later, Lidia meets up with Dino Cortopassi, owner of Corto Olive, to hear his family's colorful culinary history. Join Lidia and Grandma in the kitchen as she makes Baked Stuffed Shells, Penne with Artichokes, and Bacon Orecchiette with Andy Boy's Broccoli Rabe. D
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Fla. executes man for Illinois woman's 1986 murder
October 15, 2013
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has executed 51-year-old William Happ for the 1986 rape and strangulation of a woman he encountered by chance in a convenience store parking lot.
Officials say Happ was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. at Florida State Prison in Starke. He was executed by injection.
He had been convicted of the 1986 murder of 21-year-old Angie Crowley. She moved to South Florida from Oregon, Ill., just five months before her murder.
She was traveling to visit a friend in north Florida when she stopped in Crystal River to use a pay phone at a convenience store. Happ just happened to be there. He smashed the window to the car and kidnapped Crowley. He raped her then strangled her with her stretch pants and threw her body in a canal.


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mark b wrote:Excellent mundell,article,,photos.
Cant agree with this though:
. It's called 'Hugh Mundell Live at The Stone' and it's pretty good. The only thing was, the local band I hired to back him up just wasn't up to the level of Mundell's singing, I don't think they took enough time to learn his songs./quote]
Thought the band were great,amazing vibe ,, can hear melodica blowing during "Feeling Alright" One of the best gigs of any genre.
Believe Penny Reel also interviewed him,unpublished?
I got word from his sister though. She read it and loved it and now I'm doing a Skype thing with her to add a bunch of personal memories.
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I do like how this is going.
The campaign takes place in real and imaginary places of Prypiat. The development lasted more than three years. The campaign consists of four highly detailed levels, more than 200 models and 400 textures. An original soundtrack and sound design completely created for the occasion. Dniepr will be playable at the exit in four game modes: Cooperation, Versus, Survival.
I do like how this is going.
this writing "смерть = релиз" looks so stupid so it breaks the mood... :)
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Inscriptions made by other survivors tell of a evacuation point that was used for a short while on the border of the town,near the river. To arrive at Dniepr and rejoin this zone, you must cross the basement of a mall in construction that have been abandoned since the infection. Once you get outside, your team must go through different unfinished industrial zones. The presence of infected in the high grass and the numerous zones without moonlight makes accessing the evacuation point a difficult task.


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September 25, 2013
I'm writing in support of a strong Dodd-Frank rule 953(b).
The current crop of greedy and corrupt CEO's is totally disgusting. Congress needs to take strong action to support a strong and wealthy MIDDLE class. A strong, healthy, wealthy middle class is the bedrock of a strong and stable democracy. Giving CEO's huge rewards for lowering employee pay and benefits is not something we as a people should be supporting.
Disclosing corporate pay ratios between CEOs and average employees will discourage the outrageous and reckless pay practices that fueled the 2008 crash.
Knowing which corporations heap riches upon their executives while squeezing struggling employees also will be a useful factor for me when considering which businesses to support with my consumer and investment dollars.
I am aware that you are under intense pressure by business interests to weaken or abandon the rule. Do not give in. Instead, weigh your duty to protect investors and the American public against the self-serving interests of those seeking to undermine this rule.
Thank you for considering my comment,
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The sounds of MexicoSo you're going to have to be a little patient with me here. Due to an unfortunate spill a few months ago, the E, R, S, G, and C keys are...fickle. Capricious. They either don't work at all, and I spend many minutes jiggling them, caressing the keys, hoping they'll work. Or they hyper work--giving me a steady stream of rrrrrrrrrrrrr's, when all I wanted was one! Now is a good time--things are moving nicely, but who knows how long this will last? And let's face it, e,r,s,g and c are kind of important letters!
So I'll take advantage of the good keyboard moment to actually post.
Let's talk about the sounds of Mexico for a minute. The sounds of Mexico are...loud. And there are lots of them. For starters, there are the horns. Every time our assistant starts or stops her car, the horn beeps 4 times. This is entirely normal, and no one thinks anything of it. If I try to get into my car by *unlocking the door with the key*, then opening the door--the car alarm goes crazy. You have to use the clicker to unlock. Anything else and you're a car thief. Once I was inside the car in the passenger seat and needed to get out to open the trunk. Bad idea. Loud, long honking ensued for my audacity.
So the horns. There are lots, and they're loud, and it's kind of funny.
There are other great sounds, too. The flag raising ceremony every morning at 7, with drums, bugles, and singing. Raucous, exotic bird calls remind me constantly that we are very far south. The sounds of people calling out what food or services they're selling. Bells from the cathedral ring every half hour, then sometimes for no reason at all (that I can figure).
I live on a little street with 14 row houses-7 on each side. I can clearly hear my across the way neighbors (who speak Cantonese at home, and Mandarin with me, btw) in casual conversation. I hear the small baby kitty corner from us who cries in the evening. I hear tantrums of the 3 year old Chinese girl.
Do you realize what this means????? That every. single. noise. that my preshus ones make can be heard. By everyone out there. And people, they make a lot of noise. Wild rumpuses that would have been normal at home are amplified by our close proximity and tile floors. I nag and plead and hiss and fuss at them, but the noisy is still with us, and that means with our neighbors, also. Sigh. At least they're normally quieter than the car alarms!


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Salmon (European & Pacific)
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Key Facts
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Family Salmonidae
Atlantic salmon can grow up to 32kg
Geographic location
North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
One amazing journeyTypically, salmon are anadromous: they are born in freshwater, migrate to the ocean, then return to freshwater to reproduce (there is a sub species of Atlantic salmon that stays in freshwater lakes). The journey made by those salmon that survive this quest to reproduce is one of nature's greatest triumphs.
The salmon must swim hundreds even thousands of miles, to get back to the stream where they hatched. Whilst many simply do not have enough fat stores to make the trip, others must battle through fishermen's nets, over power dams, up waterfalls and rapids, and struggle past eagles, otters and bears to reach their destination.
Salmon spend between 1 and 7 years out in the ocean, depending on the species. Pacific salmon usually die within a few days or weeks of spawning. Atlantic salmon can make the trip from freshwater to ocean and back a number of times.
Where are the salmon?Pacific salmon are native to Canada, Russia, and the United States and have been introduced into Japan and Atlantic salmon are native to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The largest salmon sanctuary in the world is in Kamchatka, Russia.
Food for thoughtSalmon is a popular food, and is classified as an oily fish, recommended for a healthy diet.
Fishing and the processing of salmon play a major role in many economies. Whilst overfishing and badly managed fisheries have contributed to the decline of many species of fish, including some salmon populations, the Alaska salmon fishery, which is responsible for around 90% of wild caught salmon in North America, has been MSC certified since 2000.
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Why are salmon under threat?
- Cross contamination by farmed salmon. This has led to the spread of diseases to wild populations, especially sea lice.
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- Commercial overfishing, especially in the Faroes and Greenland.
- Climate change is now also having an impact on salmon populations. As cold-blooded fish, salmon struggle to survive when the temperature of streams and rivers rises above 20 degrees Celcius.
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- Habitat loss and degradation of stream pools.
- Lack of force behind regulations and rules designed to help salmon populations recover.
What is WWF doing?
It lobbies the groups responsible for managing the health of the oceans such as the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Download report: Wild Atlantic Salmon on the Brink.
It also works to protect and restore the rivers, lakes and streams which form the natural habitat of species such as salmon.
WWF argues for more effective controls of farmed salmon to ensure minimal adverse effects associated with effluent discharges, disease transmission and spread of parasites. Download report: Protecting Wild Atlantic Salmon from Impacts of Salmon Aquaculture.
It has played a key role in the promotion of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC); and has promoted the concept of sustainable seafood to both fisheries, retailers and consumers.
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CANNES, France -- In close to three decades of filmmaking, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have shared a lot of looks. But with "Inside Llewyn Davis," which had its premiere in Festival de Cannes competition Sunday, one particular glance said it all.
"At one point, we looked at each other," Joel recalled, sipping coffee in a joint early morning interview, "and said, 'Have we written something which is essentially unmakable because it's uncastable?' "
The Coens' concern was legitimate. Set in the small and self-contained folk singing universe of New York's Greenwich Village in 1961, just before Bob Dylan's arrival turned everything upside down, "Inside Llewyn Davis" demanded something very particular of the actor playing the title role.
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"He had to be believable as a musician, because this is not the kind of movie where you hear a few bars of a song; they play out in their entirety," Joel continues. "But the character is in every scene, so he has to be a very accomplished actor. It's not easy to find that in the same person, so we were very frustrated until Oscar walked in."
"Now it weirdly seems as if it was written for him," adds Ethan. "But we would have been screwed if he hadn't come in the door."
The intense and charismatic Oscar Isaac, known to movie audiences for roles in "Robin Hood," "Drive" and "The Bourne Legacy," is the heart and soul of this exquisitely made film, which follows folk singer Davis on a one-week-in-hell journey that is both haunting and ever so bleakly funny.
The Coens mandated entire songs be sung -- the film opens with Davis singing a three-minute version of "Hang Me" in a Village club -- for several related reasons.
For one thing, singing was the best way to demonstrate that, though unsuccessful, Davis was an exceptional singer. "People would read the script," Joel relates, "and say, 'I don't get it. Is he supposed to be good or is he supposed to be crummy?' "
Also, because Davis can be a difficult person (just ask Jean, one of the women in his life, smartly played by Carey Mulligan), hearing him sing so beautifully, Joel says, "reveals something about him we don't see somewhere else."
In addition, "Frances [Joel's wife, actress Frances McDormand] pointed out that hearing the entire song makes this like a traditional musical. When the song is finished, we've notched up to a different place in the story."
But, perhaps most crucially, the movie pays the music the tribute of taking it completely seriously, Ethan says, because "the film is about that character. That music is important to him. That's his life."
Though they are a bit too young to have experienced it personally, the Coens feel the same way about the music and the scene.
"There was never any desire to or interest in burlesquing that scene. We wanted to do something in a straightforward way," says Joel, with Ethan adding, "We grew up with Bob Dylan; all those records were big deals. So what that came out of is a big deal to us as well."
The initial idea for the movie, which in fact became its first scene, was the notion of starting a film with a folk musician getting beaten up outside Gerde's Folk City, a Village club. "We didn't quite know where that might go," says Joel, not surprisingly, "so it sat there for awhile" ("Like years," adds Ethan) until the story came together.
Though the film's Village folkie scene and the songs the title character sings were inspired by the late Dave Van Ronk and his memoir, "The Mayor of MacDougal Street" (which producer Scott Rudin optioned for the Coens), anyone who remembers the bear-like Van Ronk and his gravely voice will know that Davis is another character entirely.
Still, Ethan Coen admits, the vast difference in vocal styles was "a weird impediment to casting Oscar. Dave's voice was in our heads; he was the ultimate blues shouter, and Oscar has this beautiful tenor voice." Finally, says Joel, they said, "It's not Dave; let's get our heads behind this kind of musician."
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With a superb soundtrack executive-produced by T Bone Burnett, music is one of the connections that "Inside Llewyn Davis" has to the earlier Coen brothers film "O Brother, Where Art Thou." Another is the Odyssey-like journey (there's even a cat named Ulysses involved) that Davis takes.
"We knew when we started that the script would circle back around to the starting point, the whole thing is a circle," says Joel. "And we've retrospectively noticed, though it was not foremost in our minds, that the structure of a song often does that."
"He keeps ending up in the same place," Ethan adds about the title character. "It's a nightmare journey, running hard and not getting anywhere."
Which raises the question, why do so many of the Coen brothers' movies involve terrible things happening to their characters? Being one of their protagonists, Joel admits, "is not for the weak of heart," but Ethan says that's the way it has to be.
"I don't know how else you'd do a story," he says, smiling. "Something good happens to a character? Why would you want to do that?"


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Maybe it's taken its eye off the ball, focusing instead on products such as McAfee All Access 2012, which cover the majority of our internet-connected non-computer devices.
In a way it makes sense, since a few years ago we mainly accessed the internet through desktop PCs or laptops, which would almost certainly have antivirus software installed. Now, more and more of us are accessing the internet through devices as diverse as tablets, smartphones, games consoles and even TVs.
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1. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Roberio Oliveira Nov 17, 2011 8:53 AM (in response to TradeWind)
To be honest, I just want they fix the current bugs. Anything else is extra.
AND to show some respect, they should do it for free.
2. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!John T Smith Nov 17, 2011 8:57 AM (in response to Roberio Oliveira)
If you have bugs, report them here https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
Updates within a number version ARE free... the CS5 I have is up to 5.0.3 (5.0.4 for Mac)
3. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Roberio Oliveira Nov 17, 2011 10:35 AM (in response to John T Smith)
Thank you for the hint but I already did it. If you can, please track back this post and you will understand.
Also this forum is not my only form of contact with Adobe, as we met with them at NAB. They are very aware of the problems, I can asure you.
Unfortunately not all bugs are fixed within the version. CS4 had its bugs, they fixed some only in CS5; CS5 had its bugs, they fixed some only in CS5.5; CS5.5 has its bugs; this one probably will only be fixed in CS6. http://forums.adobe.com/message/3942834#3942834
I guess they wont offer that fix for for free.
4. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!TradeWind Nov 17, 2011 11:07 AM (in response to Roberio Oliveira)
Adobe guys do try to fix bugs, very very hard. You know, with the way they're planning on doing the licensing going forward, it will make bug fixes a much higher priority since you won't have product sales cycles the way you do now. Until then, limited resources (time and money) mean that a company has to pick and choose what to do and when. Some bugs affect everyone, and prevent work from being done, so those kinds of things obviously get top priority. Other things are more like preferences...shortcut keys, menu placement, feature requests, etc. Those kinds of things get the lowest priority. In between are a dozen different kinds of things that affect the way one person works and not another, or affect one type of hardware and not another. If a bug affects a large number of people and enough folks make Adobe aware of the problem (through the bug reports) then I promise, they want to fix it, and they will try to fix it. It helps everybody.
I don't know about your specific issues and I don't have the time to check your links (and I don't work for Adobe anyway, so it probably doesn't matter what I "think" at all) but I know there are occasionally complaints that somebody has a piece of hardware that doesn't work with Adobe software and Adobe is charged with fixing what basically amounts to a manufacturer's buggy firmware or something else out of Adobe's control. In those instances, what can you really expect Adobe to do beyond working WITH the manufacturer to find a solution?
Don't know if that's your issue or not, just giving an example of a common complaint that is usually justified as an Adobe "bug" when it really is something Adobe cannot fix in the first place.
Anyway...a lot of the stuff that you say you don't want (the "new features" kind of stuff, as opposed to bug fixes) are the kinds of things that the other people around here like myself can't wait for. Adobe has brought a lot of conveniences to my editing over the years, with the first major one being Dynamic Link (cue the choir of angels). And there have been missteps (PPro CS3) but for the most part, they do work hard and I appreciate each new thing they bring to the table. I'm never angry about any new version of the suite that I've purchased (except maybe CS3, but it wasn't ALL bad....just, not that great, and I wasn't so much angry as just completely underwhelmed).
Good luck with your issues. Over 6 months til CS6, so plenty of time for Adobe to hopefully patch up whatever problems you are having.
5. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Roberio Oliveira Nov 17, 2011 11:32 AM (in response to TradeWind)
Hi Christian,
Thank you for the heads up. Somehow I feel some comfort. Those issues, the system unstability, the editors complaints, the boss pressure... it's driving me mad.
I really hope they can get better in CS6. But now they want me to test MC6...
6. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!wonderspark Dec 17, 2011 6:04 PM (in response to TradeWind)
This is great! I'm looking forward to improvements focued on Mac users, similar to the focus that nVidia card users got with Mercury.
I've used every version since Premiere 4.2 in 1995 to CS5, having only skipped CS4 in all those versions. I'd like CS5.5, but really, I only want Audition back. (I had both Mac and PC versions throughout the years, and I loved Cool Edit Pro before it became Audition.) It just doesn't seem worth it to spend that much to get Audition, so I'm thrilled to think CS6 will have some sort of GPU acceleration for ATI cards, Audition for Mac, and whatever other new wizardry they can come up with. (:
7. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!the_wine_snob Dec 18, 2011 3:10 PM (in response to wonderspark)
Audition is now ported for the Mac, with Audition CS 5.5.
Good luck,
8. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!wonderspark Dec 18, 2011 7:39 PM (in response to the_wine_snob)
Yeah, but I'm on a Mac, and Audition for Mac isn't complete...
(Gimme some cheese with this whine!)
I'm hoping CS6 will have a complete version of Audition (like Windows users have), SpeedGrade and some improvements to maybe Mocha and Warp Stabilizer. Yum!
For now, all I get with 5.5 is a watered down Audition and Warp Stabilizer. For now, I use Mocha and my PC with the older version of Audition. (Crowded desktop!)
9. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Jim_Simon Dec 19, 2011 10:28 AM (in response to wonderspark)
Out of curiosity, what's incomplete about Audition for Macs?
10. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!wonderspark Dec 19, 2011 5:26 PM (in response to Jim_Simon)
Some of the missing features are tone/noise generation and pitch correction, both of which I used all the time... some filters, graphic phase shifter, and revert to original file. There's other stuff that I didn't use, but it would appear it doesn't matter, because they aren't there anyway. I really was annoyed (though I've gotten over it) at the lameness of Soundbooth being watered down to consumer level. It took a while to figure out what all the silly names of effects meant as opposed to the proper names they had in Audition. I felt like they took away my big boy undies and gave me diapers again. Then, we had the Audition for Mac beta, and I was allowed to wear my big boy panties on weekends, because it was better than Soundbooth... but not ready for full use yet.
So, when they "finish" porting Audition for Mac, it will be worth buying/upgrading. In the meantime, that's the main reason I keep my old PC alive, since it has a full version of Audition on it from long ago. It will be a glorious day when Macs are fully included in the party at Adobe again. Right now, it's like we have a separate punch bowl with only punch in it, whereas Windows users get the punchbowl that's been spiked with the good stuff.
I understand it takes time to work these things out, and it's obvious that there's more marketshare in Windows to justfiy the partitioning of attention given to that marketshare.
11. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Jim_Simon Dec 19, 2011 7:48 PM (in response to wonderspark)
whereas Windows users get the punchbowl that's been spiked with the good stuff.
Yeah, baby!
12. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!minhnghia04484 Dec 26, 2011 2:35 PM (in response to TradeWind)
whereas Windows users get the punchbowl that's been spiked with the good stuff.
13. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!minhnghia04484 Dec 26, 2011 2:39 PM (in response to Roberio Oliveira)
whereas Windows users get the punchbowl that's been spiked with the good stuff.
14. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Steve HomeMovies.Ca Jan 7, 2012 1:39 PM (in response to Roberio Oliveira)
boy do I ever agree with YOU.
Matrox H264 files worked with Encore 5.0
they do NOT work with Encore 5.1
but - THEY WON'T LET ME HAVE ENCORE 5.0 !!!!!!
I've been waiting more than 6 months and they haven't fixed the bug yet.
I demand they FIX IT - FAST - AND NOT CHARGE ME MORE TO GET THE FIX.
15. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!s_surfer Jan 11, 2012 3:03 PM (in response to TradeWind)
Christian Jolly wrote:
Adobe guys do try to fix bugs, very very hard. You know, with the way they're planning on doing the licensing going forward, it will make bug fixes a much higher priority...make Adobe aware of the problem (through the bug reports) then I promise, they want to fix it, and they will try to fix it.
...and I don't work for Adobe anyway.
Since you don't work for Adobe, how do you know any of this? Are Adobe employees sharing confidential information with you?
So you are suggesting bug fixes is currently not a high priority for them (they can't be a high priority if a change is going to make it a much higher priority). Their model might be simply be fix any major show stopping bugs, or bugs reported by their biggest clients, and any other bugs gets ignored or left to the next major release. In the 18 (or so) months between CS4 and CS5 I believe both Illustrator and Dreamweaver did not get a single bug fix. Does that mean no one reported ANY non-trivial bugs or they decided to focus on the next release instead.
16. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!the_wine_snob Jan 11, 2012 7:20 PM (in response to s_surfer)
Welcome to the forum.
Bug fixes ARE a very high priority. This is no secret, and I can state that with conviction, and knowledge - no confidences compromised. That said, I am not sure how Christian came to the conclusion that it would be a larger priority, but cannot argue with that assertion. He might well have spent an evening drinking (not that any Adobe employee would drink), during one of the trade shows, and just gleaned that info from discussion over a glass of wine?
17. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!minhnghia04484 Jan 14, 2012 1:20 AM (in response to TradeWind)
Thank you
18. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!wonderspark Jan 16, 2012 2:42 PM (in response to TradeWind)
Not sure when this went live on the Adobe site, but it raised my pulse in a good way!
19. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Howard Hoffman Jan 21, 2012 9:29 AM (in response to TradeWind)
I just want my bug fix and I don't want to pay for it.
20. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Jim_Simon Jan 21, 2012 9:20 AM (in response to wonderspark)
Here's the part I noticed.
"coming in the first half of 2012"
21. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!entremaneur Jan 25, 2012 5:19 PM (in response to the_wine_snob)
I wanted so bad to read this thread and get excited the way I used to about Adobe product launches. But not today. You Adobe folks just don't get it. FIXING THE DISASTEROUS BUGS that your products have ought to be the no-doubt-number-one-and-there-is-no-question-about-it priority. I con't give a crap about a bunch of new buggy features added to an already buggy product when I feel like I got ripped off with the last upgrade. Seriously, how can you guys sleep?
I've submitted many, many bug reports to Adobe over the past year or two - in particular pertaining to the very well known constant crashes and memories leaks in both Dreamweaver and Fireworks - and not only has Adobe not made any progress in improving the reliability of these products, but they have the audacity to release competitive products and offer pseudo-upgrades like "FIREWORKS CS5.1" in the CS5.5 package, and WITHOUT even fixing the problems Fireworks had OR adding ANY new features, AND YET they ask us to pay for the upgrade?!?!? Seriously, WTF? My wife an I are both UI developers and we use different computers, different make/model, different preferences, software and setups, and I can't count how ofter we look at each other and say "Dreamweaver just crashed again lol". It's disgusting. I'm not alone in this opinion by a long shot.
But the worst part of all is the insulting replies or dismissive comments from Adobe employees suggesting that all of us "obviously-edge-case" users sumit bug reports when the things we're complaining about are extremely well known, described and discussed, happen extremely often during routine use of Adobe products, and are in all other ways extremely typical-of-adobe-products bugs.
I'm a big supporter of submitting bug reports crashes and wierd UI behaviors. But I'm not a beta tester, I paid like $2500 for this crap. And the bugs aren't rare, and they are can't be described within the context of a specific action or operation. Rather we are being asked to submit bug reports for things like "Dreamweaver crashes while I'm eating lunch and I'm not at my computer", literally, or "Dreamweaver crashes when I'm typing" - again, literally, or "Dreamweaver crashes when it's launching" or "Dreamweaver crashes when I do a save". It's just infuriatingly patronizing. Adobe employees know full well that their products crash hella-often, and they know full well that we're pissed about it. How about you apologize AND fix the problems, and then start trying to con us into your next updgrade. Maybe I don't get it, but it seems like common sense to fix the problems first. Once that's out of the way we would be happy to focus on submitting feature requests and supporting Adobe's rabid launching of canaballistic products that alienate current ripped-off customers.
22. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Jim_Simon Jan 25, 2012 10:44 PM (in response to entremaneur)
Nice rant.
23. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!the_wine_snob Jan 27, 2012 7:40 AM (in response to Jim_Simon)
I seem to recall another, saying some of the same things, though seldom as a rant - "... fix all problems/Bugs, and make the programs wonderfully stable... leave some of the 'golly gee whiz' stuff for later, and do not bother trying to support every possible format, that one might encounter... " Something like that, and I share those sentiments.
Native 3D editing, support for MKV et al, Importing DivX, working with Nokia phone-cams, and the rest, can wait until every true Bug has been fixed, and the programs are totally stable.
Just thinking,
24. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!John T Smith Jan 28, 2012 8:33 AM (in response to TradeWind)
This is NOT a direct indication that CS6 is "about" to be released... but an oddity
Before I am officially retired (end of 1-31-12) I went to the site my University uses for staff/student purchases, to see if there was something I just "had to have" before I lost my discount
When I went to the Adobe section of the store... it said there were no products... which could mean they sold everything and are waiting for a new order from Adobe... or could mean they are waiting for CS6
Like I said, not an announcement from Adobe, but odd that a sales site used by several Universities would be completely out of product
http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/ProductsByMajorVersionList.aspx?cmi_mnuMain_child=34109b7e -b838-dd11-abb7-0030485a6b08&cmi_mnuMain=4f061143-091b-de11-9c12-0030485a8df0&ws=bc66e4b5- 4af4-dc11-89b0-0030485a6b08
25. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!ilearnedmylesson Jan 29, 2012 1:53 PM (in response to TradeWind)
having given up with endless bugs in Adobe software back in the days of CS3, I stumble across this thread (and similar) only to find that nothing has changed.
Software still riddled with bugs, Adobe attempting to marginalise proficient users into believing they are the only ones to experience such problems.
Puts into context Apple's (and soon Microsofts?) rejection of flash.
I have no agenda here, however I am many $thousands better off than if I had loyally followed the upgrade path.
I just feel sorry for the poor sods that dutfully part with hard earned $ for buggy software from a company that doesnt respect its users.
Adobe - get with it or face oblivion
A relevant motto:
"Dont do a job unless you can do it right"
26. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Jim_Simon Jan 29, 2012 3:33 PM (in response to ilearnedmylesson)
While I very much agree with your motto, I also find myself nicely earning a living using Adobe software. It behaves quite well for my needs on my system.
27. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!John T Smith Jan 29, 2012 4:35 PM (in response to ilearnedmylesson)
I used to use CS3, with DV AVI video, and the ONLY problem I ever had was having to wait overnight for Encore to transcode to DVD due to a "not blazing fast" computer
I now use CS5 with AVCHD and a much faster computer, and I have ZERO problems
But... both computers were/are set up to DO video editing... having the correct hardware is a big part of success with Premiere Pro and Encore
28. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!ilearnedmylesson Jan 30, 2012 12:48 AM (in response to TradeWind)
Hey - dont get me wrong - no doubt there are many that do indeed make a good living from Adobe software and there will be some that encounter more bugs than others.
From my perspective I used CS3 pretty extensively a few years back and got fed up with seemingly never ending bugs (on very good hardware) so bailed out at the prospect of massive $$ to upgrade for a new set of problems..
I was considering coming backto the fold but this and other threads and the industry move away from flash all paint a picture of Adobe struggling to get on top of their issues and most partiuclarly respect for their users.
I realise this is the view of one developer in a big crowd, however it is shared by others I know and ultimately is to the detriment of Adobe.
I may still get a copy of CS6 when it is launched but unless Adobe have changed their ways, then no way will this become the core of my work again.
29. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Roberio Oliveira Jan 30, 2012 4:20 AM (in response to ilearnedmylesson)
30. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!wilkan Jan 31, 2012 2:18 AM (in response to TradeWind)
Can Adobe give us an automated bullet list in Illustrator CS6? Or can they...
31. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!wilkan Jan 31, 2012 2:46 AM (in response to TradeWind)
1. Saving smaller file size
2. Inbuilt Barcode plug-in
3. Improved rasterization of objects (like corel's)
4. Improved export capability (no more of this message "the combination of artwork size and resolution exceeds the maximum that can be rasterized")
32. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!John T Smith Jan 31, 2012 7:48 AM (in response to wilkan)
Feature Request https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
33. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!ProDesignTools Jan 31, 2012 9:27 AM (in response to John T Smith)
John T Smith wrote:
When I went to the Adobe section of the store... it said there were no products... which could mean they sold everything and are waiting for a new order from Adobe... or could mean they are waiting for CS6
Like I said, not an announcement from Adobe, but odd that a sales site used by several Universities would be completely out of product
Hey there John - that is a bit odd, but it sounds like the first explanation (waiting for order restock) because it's likely the CS6 release is still a ways out
Congrats on your retirement today!
(BTW, Adobe now considers documents dated within the past six months "current," so you may still be able to get that education discount down the road.)
34. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!the_wine_snob Jan 31, 2012 11:28 AM (in response to ProDesignTools)
As always, thank you for your attempts to help us all stay current!
@ John T, GREAT!!!!!!!!
35. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Prizm4 Feb 2, 2012 3:14 PM (in response to TradeWind)
If they just optimized the speed of the interface and nothing else, I would be very happy. Look at Vegas, Magix, and others - working with the timeline, moving clips around, zooming in and out, it's so FAST. Premiere Pro just coughs and lags. I'd love to see PP switch to non-destructive clip movements as well - like in Vegas and Magix how you can overlap clips at will, creating an automatic crossfade.
36. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!waterbilge Feb 2, 2012 4:28 PM (in response to Prizm4)
I'm old enough to remember when Adobe did actually address version bugs (instead of compartmentalize their existence). Long time, and more-recently reluctant, loyal customer. Probably no longer though. Kinda had it with them. Otherwise I'm all fired up to see CS6. Thanks for the info.
37. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!John T Smith Feb 2, 2012 7:38 PM (in response to wilkan)
>Illustrator CS6
Since this general discussion lounge is in the Premiere video editing area, you might want to talk about Illustrator in the Illustrator forum
How to Select a Forum http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-1015
38. Re: Adobe CS6 - Breaking News!Goomi Feb 13, 2012 9:22 PM (in response to TradeWind)
I couldn't help but add my own rant... -)
I also have been using Adobe products since the mid 90th. They always were in the for-front for desktop publishing software, color management and typography. They lost control once they started the CS dynasty and started caring more for their stockholders then their core customers.
So, Adobe, farewell to you. It's been a rollercoaster ride but I got to the exit platform and going on new rides. Less bumpy I hope and cheaper to enter.
Maybe see you again in CS XII…


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No dentist can claim that they specialize in cosmetic dentisty here in beautiful Jacksonville Florida. There is no board certified specialty in cosmetic dentistry. In fact, it is a violation of our dental ethics to claim speciality in cosmetic dentistry and is punishable by a fine and diciplinary action against a dentist's license. Because you will find some dentists claiming that they specialize in cosmetic dental procedures in Jacksonville, such as porcelain veneers, it is important to do your research to find the right cosmetic dentist for you. Start by looking at the before and after pictures in the dentists website gallery. There should be plenty of results to show and the quality and representation of the dentistry should speak volumes about whether or not the dentist is worth calling for a consultation. Make sure the website is up-to-date with current information about cosmetic dentistry. Check the dentist bio for credentials like Accredited Member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Since there are so many cosmetic dentists to choose from in Jacksonville, you can be particular about the dentists credentials. Too often we see patients who are doing their research after they are not happy with their cosmetic dentistry results. You will find that Dr. Olitsky stands out in his dedication to teaching, publishing and obtaining credentials specific to cosmetic dentistry. In fact, Dr. Olitsky travels a couple times a month to various locations around the United States to lecture on Cosmetic Dentistry. His patients come from all over the United States, including dentists and specialists, who trust him with their smiles. So make sure you look beyond a claim of "Specialist" in Cosmetic Dentistry and do your research when it comes to choosing a cosmetic dentist.
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Check out Smile Stylist in the Sunday Florida Times Union!
Find out what made one patient make his choice to come to Dr. Jason Olitsky in Jacksonville Florida for his cosmetic dentistry revision in Men's Health May 2014 issue.
Whitening tips in Women's Health provided by Dr. Jason Olitsky.
This month InStyle Magazine quoted for tips on 10 ways to smile brighter.
If you are looking for a cosmetic dentist in Jacksonville, The Smile Stylists, Drs. Jason and Colleen Olitsky do not just call themselves Ponte Vedra cosmetic dentists. Since there is no specialty in cosmetic dentistry any dentist can claim Jacksonville cosmetic dentist or put Jacksonville Cosmetic Dentist on their sign. Dr. Jason Olitsky is the only accredited cosmetic dentist in Ponte Vedra, Jacksonville and all of north east florida. Drs. Olitsky encourage you to do your research when choosing a cosmetic dentist in jacksonville or northeast florida. Although you may be most comfortable with your ponte vedra general dentist, make sure to do plenty of research when finding out if your general dentist is the right dentist to take care of your smile. Contact Smile Stylist for a tip sheet on choosing a cosmetic dentist in Ponte Vedra or Jacksonville or to purchase a copy of their book The Naked Tooth: What Cosmetic Dentists Don't Want You To Know.
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Dancing With The Stars celebrity dancer Anna Demidova gets Invisalign treatment at Smile Stylist.
What is a Smile Stylist?
Invisalign patient Anna Demidova from Dancing with the Stars on ABC photo by Dr. Olitsky
The Smile Stylist term is a registered trademark of the Olitsky's. The term cosmetic dentist is a generic term used by over 100,000 dentists nationwide that perform some form of cosmetic dentistry whether it be: porcelain veneers, dental bonding, crowns, mercury filling removal, in office Zoom teeth whitening or Invisalign. The Olitsky's are Jacksonville cosmetic dentists because they do perform these image enhancing procedures, however, the term "Smile Stylist" is more appropriate because no two smiles are the same, every smile is custom designed for the individual. You may currently have a hair stylist? fashion stylist? Well, now you have a Smile Stylist. Each smile makeover performed is unique to every patient. Smile Stylist veneers are shaded, shaped and designed specifically for you, there are no cookie cutter smiles produced at the Olitsky's.
Smile Stylist Smile Design Studio
The Smile Stylist Studio is conveniently located in Ponte Vedra just south of the TPC Sawgrass off of A1A. The minute you step foot in the smile design studio you realize you are visiting "Smile Stylists" cosmetic dentists in Jacksonville, Florida. The studio is the exact opposite of what you would encounter in most dental offices. The openess and decor inside are more like that of a high end day spa except that smiles are styled everyday in here. All the smile make over photos you see on the walls are pictures of their own patients. They all have supermodel smiles. After each smile makeover, Dr. Jason Olitsky gives each patient their own photo shoot in their in house photography studio so that you have amazing professional photos to show your friends and family. You'll also see some patients of theirs that have made the cover of Jacksonville Magazine, Supermodel Magazine and many cheerleaders from the Jacksonville Jaguars cheerleading team that visit the Olitsky's. When you visit your Smile Stylist team for cosmetic dental treatment in Jacksonville you sit back an relax with a comfy neck pillow, watch your favorite movie or dvd on their flat panel TV's and sit in chairs so comfortable you could fall asleep without sedation.
Jacksonville Cosmetic Dentistry Services offered by the Smile Stylist
The main focus of the Olitsky's is styling smiles with porcelain veneers because veneers allow them to deliver the smiles you see in the movies, magazines and on television. Patients can choose the shape, color and look of their veneers. Common problems like tooth gaps, gummy smiles and crooked teeth can often be fixed in two visits, an obvious advantage to someone who wants instant results. However as popular as the veneer procedure is they offer many other cosmetic dental treatments such as:
Invisalign: commonly referred to as clear aligners or invisible braces. This is a great alternative for patients that have crooked teeth and want to straighten them without the use of metal brackets AKA train tracks.
Dental Bonding: can be used to fix chips and close spaces, the cost is lower than veneers however bonding usually has to be redone depending on lifestyle habits because the materials used are not resistant to staining like porcelain veneers are.
Mercury Filling Removal: remove those old silving amalgam fillings and replace with white composite fillings that are most esthetic and blend in with your natural tooth color.
Porcelain Crowns: this cosmetic option is used when their is not enough tooth structure to support a filling or veneer, crowns or dental caps are very strong and esthetic.
Porcelain Veneers: this treatment option is tailored to each client by creating unique smiles that fit their personalities. Porcelain veneers can correct bad bites, crowding, spacing, gum heights, discolored teeth and even provide dental face lifts.
Teeth Whitening: the office uses the Zoom teeth whitening in office bleaching which is great for people on the go, we can also provide you take home whitening trays for home use.
These are some of the many cosmetic dentistry procedures performed by the Smile Stylists Drs. Jason and Colleen Olitsky your Jacksonville cosmetic dental dream team serving Ponte Vedra, Jax Beach and surrounding area.
Jacksonville Cosmetic Dental Financing
Your smile makeover procedure is an investment in yourself. Improved self confidence, better social life and overall satisfaction are just a few benefits our patients have achieved from having their smiles enhanced. The price of veneers or any cosmetic dental treatment in Jacksonville may require dental financing. The Olitsky's have close relationships with dental finance companies that are willing to loan money to you so that you may obtain your dream smile today. The best way to find our what procedure and finance option is best for you to arrange your own personal consultation with your cosmetic dentist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr Jason and Colleen Olitsky, DMD. During your consultation they will be able to assess your smile and present treatment options and costs so that you can make an informed decision regarding your smile. Ask about the Smile Stylist interest free dental financing for Invisalign treatment using Care Credit or Chase financing.
Read about our featured Jacksonville smile of the month in our smile gallery.
Style of Man At Smile Stylist we also understand that the needs of men are different when improving the smile. Men often are looking for ways to improve their appearances. Often times searching for hair restoration specialists in Jacksonville and hair replacement options. While the male balding in jacksonville is important it does not have the same impact on the opposite sex as having discolored and crooked teeth. While men losing their hair may make them look older, many male celebrities rock it and make it look good, and it does not indicate a man being unhealthy or unsuccessful. Having a smile that looks unhealthy indicates to the opposite sex either correctly or incorrectly that the man is unhealthy, unsuccessful or unattractive. It is a negative first impression since many women are looking for men with nice teeth, because it looks attractive and it is a social status symbol. Consider browsing our Style of Man page and witness the difference an improvement to the smile can make to the attractiveness of the man.


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Whenever a stock goes up and wall street cheers an earnings report that raises a basket full of questions it has to make you wonder.
The latest example is the 2Q earningsfrom General Motors.
While earnings plunged 41% compared to 2Q of last year, the profit of 90 cents a share easily beat the street. More importantly, GM's losses in Europe ($361 million) was less than the $440 loss forecasted by analysts.
That lower than expected loss is a primary reason some analysts are reiterating buy ratings on GM shares that have been pummeled in the last three months.
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Bishop shuts out Hurricanes in Lightning debut
Raleigh, NC – Ben Bishop's Lightning debut was a success.
Bishop, acquired from the Ottawa Senators prior to Wednesday's trade deadline, made 45 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Lightning handled the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-0, on Thursday.
Martin St. Louis had a goal and two assists for Tampa Bay, which has won three of four. Benoit Pouliot added a goal and an assist, while Teddy Purcell, Tom Pyatt and Keith Aulie each scored a goal.
"We played a strong game. We played the way we wanted to play. It was fun out there," said St. Louis.
Dan Ellis stopped 25-of-30 shots for the Hurricanes, who fell to 1-9-1 over their last 11 games.
The Hurricanes and Lightning each have 34 points and sit four points behind the Jets and Capitals for first place in the Southeast Division. In addition, Carolina and Tampa Bay are five points back for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.
Tampa Bay drew first blood 28 seconds into the second period. Ellis failed to handle Matt Carle's shot from the left point and Purcell put home the rebound.
"I thought we came out strong in the first period. It was a good, even match," said Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller. "We looked like a fragile team when we give up that first goal right off the start in the second."
Pyatt made it a 2-0 game with 4:05 left in the middle stanza. Alex Killorn's shot from the right circle was tipped in by Pyatt.
Aulie scored on a shot from the left point with 42.4 seconds remaining.
St. Louis and Pouliot scored in the third period to account for the final margin. Bishop made 17 saves over the final 20 minutes.
Game Notes
Tampa Bay is 4-0 against Carolina this season ... It was the third career shutout for Bishop ... The Lightning sent forward Cory Conacher to the Senators to get Bishop ... Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman left the game with a lower-body injury.


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Here's a list of some of the books I read in 2013 and that had an impact on me, that I loved, that I will read again, or that became my favorites.
I'm sure there are other books I read, probably earlier in 2013 that I've forgotten. I'm sorry about that. I'm especially sorry about it if it's your book I forgot.
So apologies to the unmentioned book and applause to the books below (organized in no particular order...)--
Unexplained Fevers by Jeannine Hall Gailey
*****One of my favorite books from JHG!
Our Andromeda by Brenda Shaunnessey
****I'm in love with everything Brenda has written. Sadder poems compared to Human Dark with Sugar (another book I recommend), but incredible writing.
Vow by Rebecca Hazelton
****Discovered this book of poems this year and found a new poet I love.
Young Tambling by Kate Greenstreet
****Creative. Smart. Interesting. And physically a beautiful book by a talented poet.
Search For a Velvet-Lined Cape by Marjorie Manwaring
****I've always been a fan of Marjorie and was SO happy that she has a full collection of poems! What a smart poet, witty, entertaining, and interesting poems.
A Commonplace Book of Pie by Kate Lebo
****This book is sold in Whole Foods too. Pie, poetry, what's not to love. And another physically beautiful book you can give to non-poetry readers.
Pacific Walkers by Nance Van Winckel
****Nance is an amazing writer. Another great collection from her.
The Boss by Victoria Chang
***Have been a fan of Victoria's from the wayback. Happy to see this new book out with more great poems...
Burn This House by Kelly Davio
***Kelly's first book, though I'm sure there are many to come.
All The Odes by Pablo Neruda (HUGE book!)
***If you love Pablo, here's the book you need.
The Still Point of the Turning World by Emily Rapp
***Beautiful and sad, made me appreciate the details of my life.
Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
***Interesting ideas of why certain things catch on and others don't.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
****Smart book and recommend for the introverts of the world.
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris
****Some people didn't like this book, but I felt it was David back to his old self after the talking animal book mishap. There is one story where he talked to a telemarketer that had me laughing hard.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
*** Good storytelling. And being made into a movie.
Again, apologies for all the books I forgot and didn't mention--
Feel free to leave me your favorites of 2013 in the comment section or mention any great book I forgot.
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Flying dinosaur fossils found in Madhya Pradesh
Nemicolopterus Crypticus, or 'flying dinosaurs' that were all six feet long, ruled the skies 22 crore years ago.
Some sixty-five crore years after their existence was wiped off the face of the earth, a team of scientists has found the fossilised remains of these winged lizards in Patai village in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, near Narmada river.
The team comprising Indian botanists, researchers and archaeologists are elated at their discovery.
"We were stunned and amazed when we came across such a rich treasure trove of unique fossils which can unlock the mystery about animals and plants which existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous period (22 crore to 6.65 crore years ago)," said Dr K W Shah, head of the botany department of the Narmada Post Graduation College in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh.
Text: Shuriah Niazi
Image: Scientists inspect the site where the fossils were found
The winged lizards were 6.5 feet long
A similar site with fossils of the toothless mini-pterodactyl, called Nemicolopterus Crypticus, has been found in the western part of China's Liaoning province.
Incidentally, the first dinosaur fossils in India -- the assembled skull of a Rajasaurus Narmadaensis -- were found in Hathnora village in Hoshangabad district, some 95-odd km from Patai village.
Researchers say the discovery of the site offers clues about the distribution of pterosaurs or the 'winged lizard', often referred to as pterodactyls, which existed from the late Triassic to the Cretaceous period in the Narmada basin.
"Impressions of bones, wings and several other body parts in the 6.5 feet long fossilised forms have been found intact here. We believe that the fossils belong to pterodactyls," said research analyst and archaeologist Mohammed Wasim Khan of the Archeological Environment Research and Tribal Welfare Society.
Image: Scientists inspect the site where the fossils were found
Scientists find 33 fossils at site
Scientists believe that pterodactyls were the earliest vertebrates who undertook powered flights after developing wings formed by a membrane of skin, muscle and other tissues, which stretched from their legs to a dramatically lengthened fourth finger.
During the field study, the team of researchers discovered 33 fossils spread over an area of 2.5 sq km.
"We have also discovered 42-feet long fossils of some animals, egg shells of dinosaurs, bone impressions of some huge animals and fossils of cycads group of plants that are very primitive in their origin," said Dr Ravi Upadhayay, who teaches at the department of botany at the Narmada Post Graduation College in Hoshangabad.
Image: Fossilised remains of dinosaur eggs at the site
The site remains under water for six months a year
Speaking on how the fossils remained intact for crores of years, Shah said, "The site remains under water between July and late November. After the water level in Narmada river recedes, the impressions of bones and plants begin to re-appear," said Shah.
The team of researchers has submitted an extensive report to the district administration to preserve the site so that the scientists get an opportunity to gain new, useful insights into the species that took to the skies using their forelimbs millions of years ago.
Image: Scientists inspect the site where the fossils were found


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Well, this can't be a good sign. Samsung has told CNET that the company will not be launching its Windows RT tablet in the United States, citing a lack of demand and consumer confusion. After I spent an afternoon in my country's largest electronics retailer, it's hard not to agree with Samsung.
Samsung's statement to CNET is crystal clear, and leaves little to the imagination.
There wasn't really a very clear positioning of what Windows RT meant in the marketplace, what it stood for relative to Windows 8, that was being done in an effective manner to the consumer. When we did some tests and studies on how we could go to market with a Windows RT device, we determined there was a lot of heavy lifting we still needed to do to educate the customer on what Windows RT was. And that heavy lifting was going to require pretty heavy investment. When we added those two things up, the investments necessary to educate the consumer on the difference between RT and Windows 8, plus the modest feedback that we got regarding how successful could this be at retail from our retail partners, we decided maybe we ought to wait.Another issue, according to Samsung, is price. The Korean giant claims that in order to keep the price of Windows RT devices down, it has to make too many compromises. The issue here, of course, is that ARM-based Windows 8 tablets should be cheaper than x86-based ones, since they are simply less functional. This doesn't surprise me. I'm going to buy a Surface RT (so I can do a proper review of Windows 8), and as part of my duty as a consumer I wanted to play with a Windows RT tablet to see what performance is like, and whether or not I can justify spending €400 more for the Surface Pro (unlikely). Expecting to see loads of Windows 8 tablets, I went to the country's largest chain of electronics retailers. To my utter surprise, they didn't have a single Windows 8 tablet on display; no ARM, no x86. In fact, they didn't sell any Windows 8/Windows RT tablets at all! The aisles were lined with Android tablets of all shapes, sizes, and prices. On top of that, the iPads were stacked roof-high; all iPads were fully stocked, and there was even a bargain bin specifically for brand new iPad 3s. But not a single tablet with Windows 8 or Windows RT. I also noticed - for the first time - that they had reduced the shelf space available to laptops, and that, also for the first time, Apple laptops were intermingled with Windows laptops. It's all anectodal, of course, but if I were Microsoft, I'd be worried.


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My grandparents love watching anime, well from the ones I've shown them. Out of the ones I've shown them my grandmother adores Bunny Drop and my grandfather likes Fate/Zero for example. The rest of my family are in the same boat or they don't stay long enough to get it watching. For friends, they don't care or they ask for recommendations to watch.
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They don't really care about my love for anime.
Nobody in my family watches anime but me and my little brother. My mom never cared what I watched, so I guess I got lucky. On the other hand I have yet to make a friend that likes anime, and when I do tell people I watch anime they just laugh or give me a weird look. To be honest I don't understand why? In my opinion it's better than watching reality T.V.
they don't care, its just cartoons to them
What even
I had some funny reactions to it.
Me: "Hey I'm gonna watch my shit."
Parent: "God dammit Michael, I just got home, watch it when I am work. I do not want to come home and see cartoons. I want to watch the news dammit!"
Me: "Just 20 minutes Ok? Just 20."
Parent: "Ugh, FINE, 20 minutes, no longer."
Me: Le turns on anime with no starting or ending songs and auto play enabled.
*8 hours later*
Me: "What did you think?"
Parent: "Eh, was Ok. Now turn on the news....WTF! Time for bed already?"
Evil and Good are subjective.Chaotic Neutral FTW!
My friends are far more concerned about my creeping and internet porn habits than they are about my interests in anime.
My roommate has strictly forbidden me from watching anything but sports in the living room when guests are over though, and after one incident which I will not go into details on i'm no longer allowed to watch hentai, ecchi, or anything that could be mistaken for hentai or ecchi outside of my room. She also now shouts at me from outside my room before walking in to see if i'm watching anything that will give her nightmares.
If I had a type it'd be you, fortunately I don't have a type so please stop.
Dad, let me show you anime I used to watch, why don't you look like an anime guy, let me make you into one so you can get all those girls. 0-0
Mom, aha ha! So you do have a liking to novelas! :l
Step-dad, dragonball z? :)
Mom n step-dad -Mexican
They don't judge me, that's why they gave me my name <---- biblical name.
Holy....fandango, its been ages.
None of my friends are into anime. But they are into my comics, so it's a wash.
Tried to get an exgirlfriend into anime, and she was starting to enjoy stuff like Clannad, until we started Rosario + Vampire. After that she was opposed to ANY fanservice in anime. The relationship ended soon after.
Hard at work on my Manga - I will be your little sister!
My parents don't really mind but my younger siblings always give me weird looks, so once my younger sister who is 7 came over to my room and I just happened to be watching yu yu hakusho. So we watched for a few hours and she told me she loved it. Then a month later my younger cousins came over and they were playing with my younger sister when then I out of nowhere I heard my sister yelling 'rose whip' and 'spirit sword'! Lololol the little ones were so confused at what she was talking about but man I just felt really satisfied that I'm not the only one into anime anymore.
No one knows i like anime.. havent told anyone, i guess im just a coward
They would tell me "Grow up"
and I'd just say "Doshte"? And we make fun of ourselves
Waiting for my buds to add me up in my contact.. deleting this one soon
My family doesn't care. I guess supportive since my sister offered to buy me a season of Detective Conan if I wanted.
With friends, we don't really discuss anime at all. Although I think a lot of them watch.
Lastly, my girlfriend hates anime, but encourages me to watch it since I like it. When she's studying on my bed, I'll lay right next to her and watch some.
1t'z Luv.
I guess I'm lucky that I've indoctrinated the vast majority of my immediate family into liking anime... Most of my friends either are anime nuts themselves, or just say 'lol, you and your anime'. Nice place to be I guess, although I do have some friends with terrifyingly draconian parents who basically just think, 'Anime? Nonsense! Don't watch that... it's a bad influence.' while simultaneously knowing nothing about it... Wonderfully ironic is it not?
Errant thoughts for days...
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Nice place to be I guess, although I do have some friends with terrifyingly draconian parents who basically just think, 'Anime? Nonsense! Don't watch that... it's a bad influence.' while simultaneously knowing nothing about it... Wonderfully ironic is it not?
That particular stigma has been around for decades, really. Much of it came from televangelists early on, and it's often been lumped in with other "negative influences" like tabletop roleplaying games, video games, movies, music, science, intellectual curiosity, and individual thoughts and opinions. They've been told what to think about it, and that's all they needed to hear to make their opinions into facts. Sad, really.
Only few people knows that i watch anime.
Moreover, i have a friend who was ultimately obsessed with anime that goes running, jumping, and shouting around.
When i got back home i saw my friend, i was like..WTF!!..she's standing on the dinner table.. ( ゚ Д゚)
That was really crazy, I'd never do that. But nevertheless, that's how some show their love for anime. Funny though.


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Bass Guitar Week All Week at Dolphin Music!
Celebrating the Bass Guitar
The bass guitarist is very much an under-appreciated beast. The joke that bassists are failed guitarists is quite a funny one, we'll give you that, but it's one that holds very little truth. Try imagining the last 60 years of music, from pop and blue to metal without the likes of James Jamerson, Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Jaco Pastonous, or John Paul Jones. Imagine Billie Jean without the great bass intro and Under Pressure without the bass-line. Hard isn't it? How would F1 fans get really excited for a race without The Chain by Fleetwood Mac? With the recent London Bass Show, Learn to Play Week at the end of the month and our love for songs with a great bass line, we're dedicating this week to the bass guitar here at Dolphin Music…from bass legends to bass solos to bass guitars!
Beginner Bassists, Learn to Play that Bass Line Today!
It's no coincidence that Learn To Play Day is the end of March. We'll be giving you all the info you need as a beginner to help you decide which bass to buy, which tune you should learn first and which bands you should be listening to become a bass pro. If you're already clued up on your bass guitars and a practiced bass player or play the bass in your band, we'll be giving you plenty of new gear you can get your hands on.
Grace the Bass
We'll also be giving you a round up of London's Bass Guitar exhibition show, which took place last. The two-day show brought together the UK's bassists and globally recognised players together along with the newest gear to grace the bass world from Yamaha, Ibanez, Orange, Peavey and many more.
Now we've really thought about it, we could have a bass year!
Join us! Join in the fun with us over at Facebook or Twitter. Each day this week we'll be giving you a full bass-related feature, from the history of bass, the differences between all those different kind of Fender bass guitars, the best bass amps, our best-selling guitars, our favourite bassists and our favourite songs.
If you're feeling a little impatient, we have a huge catalogue of bass gear until we start posting tomorrow! Join us for our first day where we introduce you to one of our favourite bassists.
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So far in the Dolphin Music Dedicated to Bass Week
- We look at some of the basic bass facts to give you all a bit of bass trivia we think you ought to know
- We look at Rolands VB-99 V-Bass System with Snoop Dogg's bassist and his custom presets
- Divinity Roxx is an acclaimed bassist, producer and rapper. She's worked with some of the biggest names, from Victor Wooten to touring with Beyonce
- A number of bass amp manufacturer, Ashdown's endorsees win big at the Grammy's, from the Foo Fighters to Paul McCartney!