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|Despicable Me (2010)
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|Written by Daniel Hirshleifer
|Friday, 09 July 2010
I'll admit, prior to seeing Despicable Me, I was certain that this was going to be a failure of Shrek 3-like proportions. The advertisements were everywhere, and not just in the past few weeks. For months on end, I have been subjected to ad after ad after ad for Despicable Me, and despite this, I still had no clue as to what the movie was actually about. Every trailer and TV spot seemed to promote an entirely different movie. Was it about a criminal mastermind, the world's worst supervillain, or a lonely curmudgeon taking in three orphans? As it turns out, Despicable Me is about all three, and astonishingly, takes all these disparate strands and weaves them together.
Gru (voice of Steve Carrell) is a supervillain in a world full of them (although we only ever see two), and he's not the best at his job. Yes, he can be generally unpleasant (a funny exchange with a balloon animal at the beginning provides the evidence for this), but his grand schemes often fall far short of greatness. Things get worse when new villain Vector (Jason Segel) steps onto the scene, garnering international press for stealing one of Egypt's famed pyramids. Gru, never one to take things lying down, plans on stealing the moon, but his plans are foiled by Vector, who steals a shrink ray integral to Gru's plans. Gru, ever determined, adopts three small girls so they can sell Vector cookies and thus gain Gru entrance. However, Gru doesn't count on the girls worming their way into his black heart.
Despicable Me is the first major CGI animated film from Universal Studios, so it's understandable that they would advertise this movie like there's tomorrow. But for the countless ads, they have all utterly failed to communicate the comfortable charm of this surprisingly enjoyable flick. Unlike many animated films, this one is by relative newcomers, and it's clear they're still finding their way. The first act of Despicable Me runs too slow and is too light on good gags. And despite taking the time to set up much of the world, there are still a lot of questions left unanswered (who are the other villains in this world that is supposedly full of them, how does the Evil Bank get a return on its investment?). Gru takes some time to warm up to, although his minions, little yellow jelly-bean looking servants, delight the moment they hit the screen. Once we've established the players and the plot, however, things really pick up.
The second act is the heart of Despicable Me, showing both the development of his plans to steal the moon and the burgeoning relationship with his newly adopted daughters. There's nary a misstep in this section, with hilarious turns from Carrell, Russell Brand as his inventor Dr. Nefario, the children and the minions. There's a delightfully twisted sense of humor on display as well, with a mean streak hardly seen in a kid's film. There's at least one death I can think of (played for humor, of course), and child cruelty (the woman who runs the orphanage puts the kids in a "Box of Shame" if they don't meet their cookie selling-quota), and Gru engages in multiple forms of antisocial behavior that is often hilarious in its audacity.
Another wonderful aspect of the picture is that voice cast. Like every animated film these days, the cast list is replete with big name live action stars, a practice I have long condemned. Too often these actors don't bother to even do a voice, simply reading the lines as they always do (see the upcoming Megamind for an excellent example of every single character sounding exactly like their live-action counterpart), and stealing work from truly talented voice actors, who more and more are relegated to television. And to make things worse, I find I spend more of my time trying to figure out who is doing what voice instead of simply enjoying the film. However, in this case, the filmmakers go out of their way to mask the voices, letting the performances shine through. Steve Carrell wraps himself in a thick Eastern European accent, as does Julie Andrews, almost unrecognizable as Gru's mother. Russell Brand's voice is so low and thick as Dr. Nefarious that I wonder if it's been digitally altered, and even Will Arnett sounds a little different than he normally does. Jason Segel is perhaps the revelation of the group, doing a voice so different from his usual sound that I was surprised to discover he was the man behind it. Kudos to the filmmakers for making these actors actually work for their paychecks.
Despicable Me's third act can't quite compare to the second, but by the time the climax occurs, you care enough about the characters that it doesn't matter. Still, the movie's oddities linger in the brain, such as its pre-occupation with dance sequences (although I should point out that the film thankfully keeps the inclusion of pre-existing pop songs to a minimum, keeping the movie out of cringe-worthy Dreamworks' pop culture reference territory). It's not a movie I could say I loved, but it has heart (also thankfully not in the form of audience manipulating, tear-jerking theatrics), a truly different sense of humor, and a unique style all its own. Having more in common with the excellent Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs than anything Pixar or Dreamworks has done, Despicable Me is a pleasant surprise that has been poorly marketed.
A note about the 3D: A ton of films have come out in 3D lately. Looking to capitalize on a trend after the runaway success of Avatar, several movies never intended for 3D have found themselves suddenly forced into the medium through post-production conversion, resulting in many subpar or downright aggravating 3D presentations (I'm looking at you Clash of the Titans and The Last Airbender). Even Toy Story 3, designed from the ground up to be 3D, didn't take advantage of the possibilities offered. Despicable Me, on the other hand, is easily the best 3D I've seen since How To Train Your Dragon, although it doesn't reach the heights of that particular picture. Still, given a choice between the 2D and the 3D, I can only recommend seeing it in the third dimension.


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administration leaves almost no hope for this program. I've said this many times. Notre Dame will have to luck into a great coach because the administration has no clue how to identify and close on a potential one.
This is the worst I've ever felt about this program because it is so far removed from greatness that used to identify Notre Dame Football.
I keep seeing that thrown around tonight, but I can't find a primary source (I've searched). Can you cite or reference something?
team? When he pulled the 'blame on Weis' Guys' routine there was a meltdown, correct. I do seem to remember that Kelly apologized in a meeting and managed to repair his relationship witht he team. Or am i misremembering things?
because it's seem to have become fact today. Where are people getting this (besides our recent results)?
It just seems like we're piling on to say he's lost his team.
Edit: This is not a comment on his coaching ability.
it is more the lack of focus, passion, body language, attention to the coach speaking, etc. on the field. An apparent disengagement and lack of concern for lack of a better way of stating it. Others may have more hard evidence, I really haven't dug into the issue. The 1st occurence was well publicized.
I'd rather be Bill Murray in Punxsatawney
this year. If we had finished 9-3 or maybe 8-4, I could see a NFL team taking a chance on him. No one wants him now.
Now than he was as a new AD with a lame duck coach then. He's made a lot of decisions since then, some of which many of us haven't agreed with, but he's at least shown the appearance of a plan. As I said earlier today, I don't want another lame duck coach, and I would love (and would be pleasantly surprised, to a degree) if we have an AD who can make sure that doesn't happen.
because there seems to be less hope that something will be done about it, even after next year. If Weis hadn't lost to Navy (the loss that Swarbrick said cost him his job) and had figured out a way to get by mighty UConn or Pitt or maybe gotten lucky against Stanford he would have been 8-4 and I'll bet Swarbrick would have argued that his trajectory was headed upward from 3-9 to 7-6 to 8-4. Say Kelly goes 9-3 next year. Will Sawrbrick fire him for that?
But I get your point. If Kelly really has lost this team, the losses won't be by 4, 7, 2, 5, 3 and 7 points like they were in Weis' last year.
It's like the Twilight Zone episode when the guy is in jail sentenced to death for a crime that he didn't commit and he keeps reliving the day of his execution over and over again and the Governor always calls for the stay of the execution 10 seconds after the switch is flipped.
of all his players. Hell, in Palo Alto in '09, the entire team walked out of the tunnel arm-in-arm with Weis. Clausen and Tate left early primarily because of Weis' dismissal. If Kelly has truly lost this team, which some have suggested, then several keys players may transfer, or at the very least, they probably won't help sell Notre Dame to recruits. By the way, is it true that Kelly has "lost the team", or is that just conjecture? Any inside info?
Once a lack of belief permeates within the program and the players no longer trust the coaching staff, exit strategies must be explored at once.
If I were Jack answering these questions would be one of my priorities this week.
It appears that player morale is at an all time low under Kelly and perhaps Kelly's approach has reached its tipping point.
Move on. You know what you have.
Life is too short to live in 8-4 or 9-3 purgatory.
will not be re-done in 2015.
now that UMass has been expelled from the MAC.
Because this feels pretty awful.
of our timing routes and other cutesie plays.
2015 could very well start with a USF11 type thud.
we'll never be able to run the ball. Rules are rules.
have this go-around? He's not a first year AD, and Kelly put him on notice two years ago.
Me included.
What's your guess for next year? I'm going to say 8-4, and only because the schedule is shit.
Losses to Clemson, Georgia Tech, USC, and either BC or PITT.
@ Virginia
Temple (LFSF)
BOSTON COLLEGE (Fenway Pk.)
Honestly, I'm not sure I see more than 4 gimmes: UVA, UMASS, Temple, Wake Forest. 6-6 is a possibility.
and I read it without thinking "this guy is full of shit" speaks volumes about where we are with Kelly.
The wine and cheese crowd at UVA will be in a pillow fight with the blue hairs from ND.
By definition, you only get one of those. If Swarbrick announces that Kelly is returning in 2015, then Swarbrick's head needs to be on the chopping block ... and so on, up to the very top.
The same would be true, by the way, if Kelly is fired but we then blunder into another bad hire., e.g., a Pat Fitzgerald-type. To perform his own job properly, Swarbrick has to both get rid of Kelly and make sure his next hire is a significant improvement.
possibility of such change highly unlikely. First Kelly will get another year unless he leaves. That's a certainty. Second, if you predicate that, before any coaching change that ND sign a "better" coach than Kelly, it's simply NOT going to happen. ND will not be able to sign and cannot get a coach "better" than Kelly to come to ND.
coach "better" than Kelly to come to ND? Specifically that ND can't, as opposed to won't. Why are we not able to do so? For what reasons is it not possible?
November 2008 was brutal, especially after an orgasmic win over Michigan. History repeats.
My main hope is that on a preliminary call some agent says "Actually, my client is interested today, not next December."


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Lunar Spacecraft Launch to Moon!
June 18, 2009 - The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite are bound for the moon after a flawless liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard an Atlas V rocket.
Powered by two liquid-fueled engines and a pair of solid-fueled boosters, the Atlas V roared off the launch pad at Launch Complex 41 to begin NASA's return to the moon missions.
Originally posted by Chadwickus
Well let's hope they release some high res images of one or all of the Lunar landing sites.
Will we finally see the Moon Base?
I couldn't trust any NASA image to be a true representation of what is or isn't there.
Originally posted by zorgon
Find safe landing sites? But didn't we already do that with Apollo? Sounds like deja vu...
Originally posted by weedwhacker
I had a bet with myself as to how long some denier would show up...11 minutes!! Could be a new World's record!
...finding safe landing sites, locate potential resources,...
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by tezzajw
Since no one else seems to want to share their images, NASA are all we got.
It's better than nothing.
Originally posted by weedwhacker
BTW, this Moon Base already there....wouldn't it be mostly underground anyway? For thermal and radiation protection?


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Today, I got an email on a card that I had requested replacement on from Panini. What I found out from my redemption replacement experience may be instrumental in getting to the bottom of the Bradford Mirror Black 1/1 fiasco. From what I gather, for every redemption that Panini replaces, they indicate replacements given on the request page itself in the user's account. For my crap auto that someone gave me back in 2009, a replacement was needed due to the card never being made. As you can see from the picture below, its easy to see the card that was redeemed, as well as what Panini replaced it with.
Because this Bradford situation hinges on who is telling the truth, it will become essential for proof to be provided, one way or the other. Someone is going down, and it is either the poster on Blowout's forum, or its Panini's overall reputation as a trustworthy company. Because Panini has to keep detailed records for a number of reasons, this is a pretty easy situation to get to the bottom of. Its up to them if they want to go the route of UD and Beckett, issuing denials and refusal of responsibility, or actually owning up to the mistake if it happened. Then again, if my situation below is unique, we are back at square one.
Of course, this could easily be solved by Mr. Swift, but I dont think that is going to happen either. Screen shots are pretty easy to come by, but I doubt he would want to screw himself over if the proof isnt in the pudding. Also, if this request was settled outside of the computer system, a screen shot may not be available.
Here is a screen shot of my account, I would expect it to be very easy for the poster or Panini to show the picture from the request page to help clear the air.


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Oxford was created Feb. 6, 1810, by an act of the Ohio General Assembly, which instructed the trustees of Miami University to lay out the town of Oxford, one mile square, on Miami college grounds. Oxford's original Mile Square is now bounded on the east by Patterson Avenue (U.S. 27), on the north by Sycamore Street, on the west by College Avenue and on the south by Chestnut Street. The trustees appointed William Ludlow, Thomas Irwin, Ogden Ross, John Reily and Joseph Van Horne to determine the location. The site was selected March 29, 1810, and the town was laid out by James Heaton. It was named for the British university town. The first lots were offered for sale in Hamilton May 22-23, 1810. The first house was built by Samuel McCullough. A post office was established Jan. 2, 1817. The Junction Railroad (now the CSX line from Hamilton to Indianapolis) operated its first train into Oxford June 4, 1859.
Oxford was the birthplace and childhood home of a First Lady -- Caroline Scott Harrison, wife of the 23rd president, Benjamin Harrison. He was graduated from Miami University in 1852. Mrs. Harrison -- born Oct. 1, 1832 -- completed her education at Oxford Female Institute in 1853. (For more Oxford information, see College Township, Oxford Township, Collins' Mill, Miami University, Western College, McGuffey Museum and related Oxford entries.)
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First comes the baby, then comes the new hairdo!
Jenni "JWoww" Farley took to Instagram on Tuesday to debut her lighter locks after dying her naturally dark hair blond—and no surprise, the new mom looks fab!
"Blondes have more fun, right!?" the former Jersey Shore star captioned the pic of her eye-catching new hue, showing off her fresly colored tresses styled in long cascading curls.
Just one day prior, JWoww teased her transition to the light side on her Instagram account, and clearly, the mother-of-one was ready for a makeover.
"Going blonde!!!...Thanks to the kick ass @joeidfox for the sick job!!" she wrote (take note of the inevitable leopard print smock).
The MTV star's color transformation comes less than one month after the formerly brunette beauty welcomed her first child—a baby girl—with fiancé Roger Mathews.
"Jenni and Roger are so excited to welcome the newest guidette Meilani Alexandra Mathews to the world weighing seven pounds and 13 ounces," a rep for JWoww said in an exclusive statement to E! News. "Meilani and her parents are doing great and are happy and healthy. Meilani is already looking to trade her baby bottle for barbells."
Safe to say little Meilani has one hot mama!
Do you prefer JWoww as a brunette or a blonde? Hit the comments with your thoughts!
Harvey Weinstein Cites Comments From Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep in Effort to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit


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Little dude is changing. Stands to reason, we are days from him turning 6 months. He's left newborn status behind and is a full fledged baby. Boy, am I not ready. I can't make dinner while holding him with one arm while he nurses anymore. He's too big. The transition from the nursing in the rocking chair to the crib isn't nearly as smooth these days because I can't scoop him up and remove the boppy without jostling the hell out of him. And the constant nursing? I am ravenously hungry and so incredibly thirsty all the time. Listen, the fact that he's growing up is undoubtably a good thing. To not grow indicates an alternative too horrible to contemplate. But it's bittersweet. They are tiny for such a short time, I'm trying my damnedest to actually appreciate every moment but it goes so fast. The second time is flying by even faster than the first.
I'm trying to soak up all the details. Did you know that breastfed babies have sweet breath until they start on solids? Probably sounds creepy, but I could sit with him in my lap, smelling his sweet little breath for hours on end. Um, did you also notice all this stuff about growing up is seeming to revolve around him being breastfed? That wasn't the direction I was planning on taking this post, I was planning on concentrating on the sleep stuff. But sometimes writing helps me sort out what the real issue is for me. He's going to be 6 months old next week. It's time to start him on cereal.
Before I started this blog I wrote a few notes on Facebook. This is one I wrote just over two years ago. I could have written it this afternoon. Falling in love with T was simple. But the first few months were still hard because you don't get much back from a baby. They just sort of lie there, it's a huge deal when the roll over or reach for a toy and that stuff isn't really riveting. Parenting a toddler is incredibly frustrating, but the payoff is so huge. Toddlers are hilarious. They also tell you they love you, ask you if you are sad and give you hugs, they are pretty amazing. So I have all that wonderful affection from T, I really don't give a crap that C doesn't give it to me. I get to enjoy him without needed anything in return. I've got to remember to thank T for that when he gets up from his nap. So falling in love with T was simple, but falling in love with C was even easier.
The selfish part of me doesn't want to let go of the control of exclusively breastfeeding, I don't want him to stop being mine. I'm just as panicked by it this time as I was last time, even though I know he is going to be even more fun a year from now. But every day he grows a bit closer to leaving our little family and growing up. We get them for such a short time. I feel like 18 years ago was just yesterday. Senior year of high school. I mean, it just happened. Didn't it Robinson Rams? And the verdict is still out on if we are going try for a third. There is a strong possibility that this is the last time I get to do this. It's time to stop being selfish and start getting used to the idea I need to let him go. In the meantime there is the important business of trying to teach him to be a good man. Recently I came across this quote by Frederick Douglas on Pinterest, "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." (thanks T. Tara) What an incredible reminder of what parenting is all about. It is easier. But it's still damn hard work. Zeke and I are doing our best, though.
This picture hangs on a wall of photos that lines our stairway. When I asked T who it was he said, "Thomas!" I'm probably around 18months here.
He's definitely my kid.
And sweet C isn't miserable all the time, mostly when he's trying to wake up, or when he's sleepy, ok, so a lot of the time. But the rest of the time he's like this.


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Some years later, as a young journalist, I visited a former Stasi prison as part of a cultural exchange program hosted by the RIAS Berlin Commission. Hearing first-hand stories and being in the places I had only read about had an effect on me that's difficult to describe. The enormity of the change that had taken place began to dawn on me in a new way.
Anniversaries are an opportunity to pause and reflect, and 20 years on, there's no lack of commentators weighing in on the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. You can read commentary from public radio luminaries like Daniel Schorr and Andrei Codrescu to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev himself.
As for us, we'll look back on history with some Northwesterners who were in Germany and Eastern Europe at the time the Wall came down. And we'd like to get your take too.
Where were you when the Berlin wall fell? Did you live in East or West Berlin or a former Soviet bloc country? How is your life different today after the dissolution of the Berlin wall and the Soviet Union?
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- Miriam Widman: Freelance journalist
- Edgar Loesch: Owner of Fressen Artisan Bakery, a German bakery in Portland


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How to increase Memory to java runtime process
I need to increase java memory allocation for some process at runtime.
I've configured it with -Xms 64M and -Xmx 128M but now I need to increase this without a restart of the process.
The enviroment is a SunOs 5.9. Is it possibile at runtime or is there any walkoround?
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text: Synopsis: x11/gnome2-terminal can't find pty State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback State-Changed-By: email@example.com State-Changed-When: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:45:25 +0000 State-Changed-Why: Sorry, I still cannot reproduce this. Can you please try again with a recent pkgsrc (i.e. GNOME 2.14.0) if you still have a NetBSD 2.x installation? If it still fails, it'd be useful to see the results of a 'make configure' within the x11/vte package. Thanks.


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As always, Vinatieri will play it straight
Struggles haven't shaken confidence
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FOXBOROUGH -- It wasn't all that long ago that the Patriots were the only team in the league whose best player was its kicker. Now, after the worst season of his career, which happened to coincide with the best season in franchise history, Adam Vinatieri, he of three unforgettable field goals the last time New England was in the postseason, has become something of a forgotten man. You could even argue that Vinatieri has lost his undisputed best-in-the-league belt to Indianapolis's Mike Vanderjagt.
Maybe there's more good fortune awaiting Vinatieri in pro football's second season. The first one was rough from the start, as 2003 began with Vinatieri's 110-game scoring streak coming to end in Buffalo. A year after converting a league-high 90 percent of his field goals and earning his first Pro Bowl selection, he missed nine field goal attempts during the regular season (out of 34), the most he's missed in a season, and tied for the third-most missed field goals in the league. His .735 success rate was easily the worst of his career and the third-lowest among full-time kickers in the AFC. Vinatieri began the year as the fifth-most accurate placekicker in league history. He ended it 10th.
Vinatieri had a couple of other successful runs end, as well. His streak of 33 consecutive made field goals from 40 yards and closer ended Oct. 5 against Tennessee, New England's opponent tomorrow night in an AFC divisional playoff at Gillette Stadium. He missed two field goals in that first meeting with the Titans, giving him three misses in succession for just the second time in his career.
He went an inexplicable 9 for 17 from 30 yards and beyond for the year. On Nov. 23 at Houston, Vinatieri missed for the first time in his career indoors after making 30 straight. He also hit his only game-winner of the season that day, the first time since '97 he won "only" one game with a field goal in the closing moments.
He did have his moments, however, such as accounting for all of the Patriots' 9 points in an Oct. 26 home win over the Browns and making a key 46-yarder before halftime at Denver Nov. 3.
Is that being picky? Probably. But we're talking about the only kicker to win a Super Bowl on the game's final play, one who made perhaps the most difficult kick in history, 45 yards through a blizzard in the '01 divisional playoffs against Oakland. He's set the standard pretty high. He's the Tiger Woods of placekickers.
"That's OK," Vinatieri said yesterday. "I hope people expect me to make things. I expect it of myself."
Vinatieri doesn't just look like a "real" football player, he thinks like one. To him his season was a success because the Patriots won 14 games. "[There's] room for improvement," he acknowledged. "We've had some interesting things happen throughout the course of the year. As long as our team wins. [Bill] Parcells said statistics are for losers. I like that saying, because as long as we continue to win, that's ultimately the most important thing."
Vinatieri's struggles haven't been all his fault. He went a week without his friend and holder, punter Ken Walter, who was released then re-signed. His long-time long snapper, Lonie Paxton, was lost for the season to a knee injury in Week 14. Paxton's replacement, Sean McDermott, suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in his only game. Brian Kinchen handles the snapping duties now.
Kinchen is impressed by the way the kicker has handled the transition. "There's a lot of kickers who are very finicky about snaps and holds and stuff," Kinchen said. "Adam's not like that. If it's on the tee, he's going to hit it."
Vinatieri's accuracy rate has taken a hit this season, and there's no doubt the poor condition (which means poor footing) of his home field is partly to blame, along with the unpredictable winds that blow through Gillette Stadium. He missed six of 20 field-goal attempts at Gillette this year -- vs. 11 of 14 on the road -- including a 24-yarder that hit the left upright against Buffalo two weeks ago. But Vinatieri is in the business of making kicks, not excuses.
"It doesn't matter what [the conditions] are like, you're expected to put them through," he said. "It makes it a little more difficult, but the good guys find a way to get it done."
The league did something about what was left of the turf at Gillette, ordering the team to re-sod for the playoffs. The Patriots have practiced on the new surface the past two days. "The field felt good," Vinatieri said. "I don't think the field is really going to play that much of a factor one way or another. It's in good shape."
Based on Vinatieri's postseason track record, so will the Patriots if any of their upcoming games come down to his right foot.
"He's probably got the most respect for a kicker out of any I've ever met," said tight end Christian Fauria, who blocks for Vinatieri's field goals. "Or he's getting the most respect out of me, maybe I should put it that way.
"That's the most comfortable I'm feeling, when he's back there. I don't care who's going to the Pro Bowl or how many kicks they haven't missed, he's still the guy."


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The decision of what kind of windows to use on your new house will be one of the most important decisions you will make. Windows add warmth, beauty and light to your home. Since windows are one of the most visible features of your home both on the inside and on the outside, you'll want to make a wise and practical choice. Most people spend 10 to 15 percent of their home building budget on windows and doors.
Window Configurations
Besides size, color and shape, when selecting windows you will also need to decide the window's configuration - in simple terms, how, or if, it opens and closes. There's no one "right" choice, and each has certain advantages and disadvantages but certain areas do lend themselves for easier opening and closing options.
A fixed window, also called a picture window, doesn't swing, tilt or glide. Its sash is permanently fixed to a frame, so if you're looking to let some fresh air in - fixed aren't the way to go. Fixed are often flanked by double-hung windows or casements or set above or below an awning or hopper. From an architectural standpoint - you can get fixed windows in a variety of shapes, including, round, half-round, diamond, trapezoid and custom to enhance the face of your home. These windows won't throw your budget off too much because they're the least expensive style and very energy efficient.
A casement window, often used in traditional homes, opens like a door with hinges on one side and the lock and handle on the other. Casement windows open outward by using a crank handle and allow the entire window surface to be opened. On the down side, they are typically one of the more expensive types of windows, and the outward opening pane can present a potential hazard on lower-floor windows. Casement windows are most popular above a kitchen sink, where you don't want to lean forward and lift a window to open it.
Awning windows are hinged on the top and open out from the bottom - like a door that's been turned on its side - with the latch on the side opposite the hinges. These windows are often seen in contemporary-style homes. They provide minimal ventilation (and a nice look) under large, fixed-pane picture windows. Awning windows open out to an angle of about 30 degrees, which allows you to keep it open on rainy (not rainy and windy) days.
Perhaps the most common of the operable window configurations is the sliding window, which consists of one fixed pane of glass that is half the width of the window and a second, movable pane of glass of equal size that slides horizontally across to the inside of the fixed pane. In larger sliding windows - typically those over about 8 feet in width - there will be a fixed pane in the middle combined with one sliding pane on either side that move horizontally toward the window's center. Sliding windows are typically the most economical configuration. They have a handle and lock in the center or along one edge, along with a secondary security ventilation lock that allows you to open the window about 2 inches and then lock it in that position.
Sliding windows are designated by which side opens, as viewed from the outside. "X" is used to designate the sliding portion of the window, and "O" for the fixed portion. Therefore an "X-O" window - the most common - will have the left side operable and the right side fixed. A large window with a fixed center pane and two side sliders would be an "X-O-X."
Double-Hung and Single-Hung
Double-hung windows open vertically, and both panes are operable - the lower pane moves up and rests inside the upper pane, and the upper pane moves down to the outside of the lower one. Double hung windows offer more ventilation options because you can let air in from both the top or bottom of the window, and are also one of the more traditional styles of window. Single-hung windows, which duplicate the look of the double-hung at a lower cost, have an operable bottom pane that moves up and rests inside the fixed upper pane. Both styles have a center handle and lock, and some also have a security ventilation lock. And added feature to consider is a tilt-wash version of a double-hung window, so you'll never have to go outside to wash your windows. Instead, the windows come to you.
Bay and bow windows
Bay windows are a combination of three or more windows that angle out from the house. The center unit is parallel to the house, while the side units sit at an angle (if the angles are squared it's called a box bay). There's also small box bay windows with a glass top that are called garden bay windows and usually are used in the kitchen. Bow windows are multiple windows that curve gradually rather than forming angles.
Hopper windows
These windows are like awning windows in reverse - they're hinged on the bottom and swing in. Hoppers are typically used in basements or high up on a wall over a large, fixed-pane window.
Glass Options
Clear glass
While clear glass has always been the primary material available for window panes in homes, that is starting to change as homeowners are looking for a new view. Now windows are being glazed- to cut and fit window panes into frames - in a whole new way to help control heat loss, condensation and enhance the design of your home's face. You can get double-glaze windows, which have two layers of glass separated with a space to help trap air and provide some insulation value or triple-glazed which have three layers of glass or two layers with a low-e layer between the two. If you live in an area where weather is extremely hot or cold, triple protection is the best, but they're much heavier and more difficult to operate.
Low-E ("low emissivity") window glass
Low E window glass is treated with a layer of invisible, microscopic silver coating to provide greater energy efficiency and increased comfort. Low E stands for "low emissivity", which is the action of reflecting light passing through glass. The benefits of low-e is they reduce the U-Value (conductance of heat) increase the R-Value (resistance to heat flow), making for a more comfortable environment. It also helps cut back on harmful UV rays (by 78%) that over time will fade your rugs and furniture.
Specialty glass options
Today most reputable glass manufacturers offer interesting combinations of window glass options to protect you from the sun and neighborhood noise to help you build a safe and private home.
You can get your glass obscured in a variety of colors and texture patterns to create a translucent to semi-opaque look or tinted to provide additional shading (tones include bronze, gray, evergreen and azurite - names vary from manufacturer). Other options to considers are high performance glass like tempered which is the Hercules of glass. Not only is it extra strong but if it breaks, it won't shatter into a zillion sharp edges, but rather a zillion pebble-like pieces. If you don't want to be affected by excessive outdoor noise, then you might want to consider laminated glass, which is very effective in reducing noise. It also eliminates 99.9% of UV (ultraviolet) rays.
Types of Frame Materials
Window frames are available in a variety of materials including aluminum, wood, vinyl, fibrex, and fiberglass. Frames may be primarily composed of one material, or they may be a combination of different materials such as wood and vinyl and each frame material has its advantages and disadvantages.
Aluminum is ideal for customized window design, however, aluminum frames cause conductive heat loss (i.e., they have low R-values) and condensation. By inserting thermal breaks made of insulating plastic strips between the inside and outside of the frame and sash you can greatly improve the thermal resistance of aluminum frames.
The benefits of wood is it produces higher R-values, are unaffected by temperature extremes, and are less prone to condensation, but they do require some maintenance - like periodic painting. A note of caution; if wood frames are not properly protected from moisture, they can warp, crack, and stick.
Vinyl windows are made primarily from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which offers many advantages, like a large selection of styles and shapes, moderate to high R-values, easily customized, competitively priced, require low maintenance, and mold easily into almost any shape.
Fiberglass is relatively new and not yet widely available. They have the highest R-values of all frames and are excellent for insulating and will not warp, shrink, swell, rot, or corrode. Fiberglass frames can be made in a variety of colors and can hold large expanses of glass. Some fiberglass frames are hollow and others are filled with fiberglass insulation.
Fibrex material is a blend of wood fiber and specially formulated thermo-plastic polymer. This unique window material is made from reclaimed wood fiber from the Andersen Window Corporation's 65 acre manufacturing operation in Bayport, Minnesota. Fibrex combines excellent strength, insulation properties and provides low maintenance.
Room with a View
Windows make a big impression on how your home is looked at - from the inside and out. Your windows should fit in with the overall style of your house and they should make you house look inviting. How you create that look depends on personal taste. Some people like lots of large windows, while other people are more conservative and opt for smaller windows. No matter what size, style or quantity of windows you choose it's important to remember that the view you see from your home is a powerful one - one that controls the ambiance of the room your in.
Heating Up a Room
There are three ways that heat goes through a window - radiation, conduction and convection.
Radiation is heat that you can feel, like the sun's rays coming through your window pane. This heat goes through the window like light does.
Conduction is the heat a solid material carries from one place to another, like from one side of a window pane to the other.
Convection is the heat that is carried by air from one place to another. Heat is carried by convection between the panes of glass in a double pane window.
Today's modern window construction is designed to tackle all three of these heat mechanisms to keep heat from escaping your home. One way is using panes made of low-e (low-emissivity) glass, which involves a special manufacturing process that reduces the ability of the glass to pass certain heat rays while still letting you see through the window. Conduction through the glass itself is unavoidable, but you can minimize the heat loss by using frames that are not good heat conductors like vinyl (wood and aluminum also work). To minimize convection between the panes of glass, the space is filled with a gas, usually argon. The problem with argon is that there is no way to keep it there forever. After time it will start to leak out (being replaced with plain old air) causing your window to be a poor insulator and you will start to notice moisture between the panes. Your only recourse is to see if your window is covered by a lifetime warranty, get the manufacturer to replace it or simply live with it.
Understanding Energy Codes
Windows are rated by a standardized process resulting in a U-rating, which is a decimal fraction smaller than 1. The lower the number the better the window in terms of energy efficient. A good window will have a U-rating of less then 0.5. It is important to note that spending your money on a really low-rated window is not very cost effective - because its effectiveness compared to a 0.5 rated window is so minute it's not worth the additional cost. In some states where saving energy in the home is a big political issue, you may be forced to abide by low-e, low U-rated windows to meet energy code requirements.
A big trend in house designs is including skylights. They're generally used in rooms where windows would be inconvenient, like small bathrooms or interior rooms where windows aren't possible. The drawbacks to skylights are they are poor insulators and virtually impossible to shade unless you use a glass that is tinted or low e-glass. Most skylights range from one to four feet.
Light Funnels
A relatively new product for homes are metal tubes that funnel light from the roof down into a room. A small glass or plastic dome is mounted on the roof with appropriately shaped reflectors to capture the sunlight. At the bottom end a diffuser spreads the light around in the room, creating a unique ambiance. Unlike skylights which deliver natural sunlight, light funnels have a distinct cold metallic cast because the light is reflecting off the aluminum that makes up the tube.
Don't Forget to Weatherstrip
Weatherstripping is a very important component to your window because it provides a seal between the window-frame and the operable sash. It's used to prevent air leakage, and the better the weatherstripping, the better the window performance. There are two types of weatherstripping - wiper or brush and compression. Brush-type seals (sometimes referred to as "mohair") are common in sliding windows but tend to wear out quickly. Compression or bulb seals can crack easily in cold weather if the seal wall is too thin, so be generous in its application. No matter how you seal it - this vulnerable component to your window will need to be checked yearly and probably replaced.


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|Serum soluble transferrin receptor concentration is an accurate estimate of the mass of tissue receptors.
|R'Zik, Samir [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > PLAN COS >]
|Beguin, Yves [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Hématologie clinique >]
|Experimental hematology
|Yes (verified by ORBi)
|[en] Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/blood ; Animals ; Biological Markers/blood ; Blood Cells/metabolism ; Blood Transfusion ; Bone Marrow/metabolism ; Erythropoiesis ; Hematocrit ; Hemolysis ; Humans ; Inflammation/blood ; Iron/metabolism ; Liver/metabolism ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Receptors, Transferrin/blood/metabolism ; Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure/blood/chemically induced ; Reference Values ; Reproducibility of Results ; Reticulocyte Count ; Spleen/metabolism ; Thiamphenicol
|[en] OBJECTIVE: Serum levels of the soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) vary depending on the erythropoietic activity and iron status. In vitro, sTfR shed in the incubation medium correlates well with cellular TfR, but this relationship has never been established in vivo. To determine the value of serum sTfR as a quantitative marker of the body mass of tissue TfR, we designed experiments to examine the correlation between serum sTfR and tissue TfR in rats with various degrees of erythropoietic activity or iron status. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied changes in erythropoietic activity in normal rats as well as in animals experiencing hemolysis, phlebotomy-induced iron deficiency, transfusion- or thiamphenicol-induced erythroid aplasia, or inflammation. At the end of follow-up, ferrokinetic studies were performed and animals were sacrificed. Organs were isolated and homogenized to determine the total mass of tissue TfR from the sum of tissue solubilized TfR in the bone marrow, spleen, liver, and blood cells (direct method). An indirect method was developed to derive the corporeal mass of tissue TfR from a representative marrow sample. RESULTS: As expected, serum sTfR and total mass of tissue TfR varied as a function of iron status and erythropoiesis. Relative erythroid expansion in the spleen was greater than in the bone marrow. With the exception of phlebotomized animals, the indirect method correlated very well with direct measurements of the total mass of tissue TfR (r = 0.97, p < 0.0001). There was a close relationship between the total mass of tissue TfR and the total mass of serum sTfR (r = 0.79, p < 0.0001). Serum sTfR represented approximately 5-6% of the total mass of tissue TfR in most experimental situations, but this ratio was twice as high during iron-restricted erythropoiesis. In addition, the ratio could be higher or lower in nonsteady-state situations, because changes in tissue TfR occurred faster than those of serum sTfR. CONCLUSIONS: Serum sTfR represents a constant proportion of the total mass of tissue TfR over a wide range of erythropoietic activity. However, iron deficiency results in a higher proportion of serum sTfR, and the pace of change in serum sTfR levels is slower than that of tissue TfR mass.
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text: TabsArticle Bisphenol A, BPA, exposure, toxicity, health risks, TDI, food contact materials First published in the EFSA Journal: 21 janvier 2015 Adopted: 11 décembre 2014 Last Updated: 25 mars 2015. This version replaces the previous one/s. Type: Scientific Opinion Read it on the Wiley Online Library: Article | PDF Abstract: This opinion describes the assessment of the risks to public health associated with bisphenol A (BPA) exposure. Exposure was assessed for various groups of the human population in three different ways: (1) external (by diet, drinking water, inhalation, and dermal contact to cosmetics and thermal paper); (2) internal exposure to total BPA (absorbed dose of BPA, sum of conjugated and unconjugated BPA); and (3) aggregated (from diet, dust, cosmetics and thermal paper), expressed as oral human equivalent dose (HED) referring to unconjugated BPA only. The estimated BPA dietary intake was highest in infants and toddlers (up to 0.875 µg/kg bw per day). Women of childbearing age had dietary exposures comparable to men of the same age (up to 0.388 µg/kg bw per day). The highest aggregated exposure of 1.449 µg/kg bw per day was estimated for adolescents. Biomonitoring data were in line with estimated internal exposure to total BPA from all sources. BPA toxicity was evaluated by a weight of evidence approach. "Likely" adverse effects in animals on kidney and mammary gland underwent benchmark dose (BMDL10) response modelling. A BMDL10 of 8 960 µg/kg bw per day was calculated for changes in the mean relative kidney weight in a two generation toxicity study in mice. No BMDL10 could be calculated for mammary gland effects. Using data on toxicokinetics, this BMDL10 was converted to an HED of 609 µg/kg bw per day. The CEF Panel applied a total uncertainty factor of 150 (for inter- and intra-species differences and uncertainty in mammary gland, reproductive, neurobehavioural, immune and metabolic system effects) to establish a temporary Tolerable Daily Intake (t-TDI) of 4 µg/kg bw per day. By comparing this t-TDI with the exposure estimates, the CEF Panel concluded that there is no health concern for any age group from dietary exposure and low health concern from aggregated exposure. The CEF Panel noted considerable uncertainty in the exposure estimates for non-dietary sources, whilst the uncertainty around dietary estimates was relatively low. © European Food Safety Authority, 2015 Panel members at the time of adoption: Claudia Bolognesi, Laurence Castle, Jean-Pierre Cravedi, Karl-Heinz Engel, Paul Fowler, Roland Franz, Konrad Grob, Rainer Gürtler, Trine Husøy, Wim Mennes, Maria Rosaria Milana, André Penninks, Franz Roland, Vittorio Silano, Andrew Smith, Maria de Fátima Tavares Poças, Christina Tlustos, Fidel Toldrá, Detlef Wölfle and Holger Zorn. Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids Contact: fip [at] efsa.europa.eu doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.3978 EFSA Journal 2015;13(1):3978 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2012-00423 On request from: EFSA


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Presuming that the cars don't start crashing as often as the computers do, the satellites will have the technology to track every vehicle travelling down every single road. Digital messages will be beamed instantly from vehicle to space stations and relayed immediately down to the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea, where each docket will be processed in eight to 12 weeks.
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Now the same basic technology can be used to track all British motorists, so that instead of the flat annual road tax, we'll have to pay according to the distance travelled. Families will receive an itemised bill at the end of each quarter. "Hang on, I never took the A22 to East Grinstead on the 23rd?"
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The scheme is bold and will be unpopular with all the Alan Partridge types who make up the motoring organisations, but we have to do something to reduce the use of cars. I have made it a point of political principle to only use my car for journeys that are absolutely essential and could not be made by any other mode of transport. So maybe once a week at the most I will use it to pop to the supermarket. Oh, and to take all those bottles to the recycling. And then there was the garden centre on Sunday and football, and running the kids to swimming and then down to my parents' and that lovely drive round Richmond Park ... but apart from that I barely use the car at all.
Having an on-board meter telling the driver how much each journey is costing is the surest way to discourage unnecessary journeys. Parents will be able to charge teenagers for 20 minutes' waiting time. The only downside is that with all these extra satellites up in the sky, there will be a serious problem of space congestion, which may necessitate the introduction of satellite charging. Owners of satellites will have to pay a small charge calculated by special tracking devices fitted to cars going round and round the M25.
The government has said the scheme will not be used for general tax raising, but this seems a wasted opportunity. The combustion engine is a major cause of global warming; it doesn't seem unreasonable that motorists should pay a bit more towards the cost of half the country being submerged by water. The motor car was the great success story of the 20th century, but now we have to be persuaded to return to walking and cycling.
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In that event, ordinary Americans will simply have to exert more pressure on President Bush to enforce laws already on the books - such as laws prohibiting the hiring of illegal aliens - and to otherwise secure the border.
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I remember the chant in the school-yard: Sticks and stones can break my bones but your words cannot hurt me. And no matter how loud you chant, its magic didn't seem to work; you still felt the sting of someone's words or worse the shame of a group of kids jeering. The defenses we learned to build to protect ourselves or to hurt others, happened so innocently, through childhood games or careless communication in a glib remark. Yet our attitudes in life still reflect the effects of mere words spoken so recklessly in passing.
Words have power. In the Gospel of John we read, "In the beginning was the Word." In Hindu mythology, Brahma the creator, first showed himself as a golden embryo of sound. He was a vowel, vibrating outward, the sound echoed back upon itself and became water and wind. In Sanskrit, this power is called Matrika Shakti, the inherent creative energy behind the letters that make up words. It is said that each letter of the Sanskrit alphabet has a corresponding sound vibration both in the subtle energy channels of our bodies and in the cosmos. When these sound vibrations resonate with a corresponding vibration within us they create thoughts, then these thoughts gradually manifest the grosser forms of feelings and then speech.
The Matrika Shakti resides in our energy body and rises of its own volition into consciousness, manifesting as our thoughts. The quality of our thoughts depend on what seeds we have been harboring over many lifetimes. For example if we have carried impressions of low self-esteem from this life-time or previous ones, the Matrika Shakti or letters which vibrate with the energy of low self-esteem are attracted to come together to create thoughts that correspond to this energy.
Thoughts then are the precursor of words, and they both carry the power to influence ourselves and others by the energy inherent in them. For instance, the word peace or joy opens us up to the vibration of those qualities. A person who wants to create peace, joy and clarity for themselves would be very careful of the inner dialogue that they allow. The same is true for how we want to affect the people whom we think or talk about. Although a person may not be present, we send our thoughts to them telepathically and even though they may not know that it is us who are thinking or speaking negatively about them, they still feel badly about themselves. So the thoughts we send out can work for or against ourselves and others.
In my previous posts, Know The Beginning and Of One Mind, I explored the nature of the mind and ego and looked at some ways of working with them. The mind puts forth a powerful field of energy which determines how we experience the world. To create the life that we want, it is first important to be aware of our inner dialogue. If our inner critic is allowed to dominate, we attract the same kind of experiences we anticipate, which then affirms for us that our inner dialogue was right. When we learn how to soothe the inner critic and foster thoughts of what we want rather than what we don't want, then we are mastering our world. This process of mastering our world all begins with awareness of thoughts and feelings and using skillful means to loosen their grip on us.
And as for all those impressions we carry from school-yard taunts, our inner critic, and our outer critics, they are grist for the mill of our evolution. Words can hurt us but it is the practice of awareness of the power of Matrika Shakti that is going to free us. When we become vigilant of what thoughts we engage in, what words we speak, how we talk to ourselves and others, then the words we choose to broadcast, will uplift us, our world and those whom we encounter.


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Changde is a city in Hunan.
Changde city proper, with a population of almost 500,000 is the largest city in the prefecture of Changde (pop. 6 million).
Get in
The Shimen-Changsha Railway line runs through Changde. The train station is located in the north of the city.
National Highways 207 and 319 run through the city. Busses coming in from Changsha will drop travelers off at the northern terminal (just west of the train station).
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Taxis are cheap and plentiful (¥5 is the starting cost for cabs in Changde). Prices can be negotiated in advance for lengthier rides.
South of the Bridge Marketplace (朝南市场; chao2 nan2 shi4 chang3) - This massive marketplace has the cheapest prices in Changde on a huge variety of goods. Clothing, shoes, appliances, sporting equipment, toys, stationary, and countless other items are sold here. Be sure to bargain for the best deals.
Changde Beef Noodles (常德牛肉粉; chang2 de2 niu2 rou4 fen3) - Changde is famous for their rice noodles with beef. These can be found at most local restaurants, but you can find some of the best at the east end of waling street or outside the main gate at Number 1 Middle School (常德市一中).
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×Changde Airport (常德机场; chang2 de2 ji1 chang3) - This airport has flights to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, and Shanghai.


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