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ESA microgravity research takes flight
Only one month after the successful completion of ESA's 46th parabolic flight campaign, the next in the series is about to take place. Once again, a suite of 13 microgravity experiments has been selected to fly on board a modified Airbus A-300 aircraft that provides frequent, repeated periods of weightlessness.
On this occasion, the payload on board the Airbus will include nine physical sciences experiments, three life sciences experiments and one technology test. The experiments are currently being loaded onto the aircraft in Bordeaux, France, for the flight campaign to be held 18 – 20 December.
One of the most significant areas under investigation is heat-mass transfer. Improving our understanding of the process of transferring or removing heat in microgravity conditions is considered to be so important that the 48th ESA parabolic flight campaign scheduled for next year will be devoted entirely to this area of research.
"Different experiments are looking at different methods, including liquid films, liquid and gas flow to study convective boiling," said Vladimir Pletser, Project Manager of the ESA Parabolic Campaigns. "Such research is important because we need to understand and improve heat removal from integrated circuit boards or other spacecraft systems."
Many of the investigations that are conducted on parabolic flights are related to industrial processes, and this campaign is no exception. One example is an Italian-German experiment to study liquid sprays, in which finely dispersed droplets are used to coat solid surfaces. This will involve use of a specially developed microgravity drop generator to collect information about the low velocity impact of individual drops of liquid onto solid surfaces.
Among the experiments that have flown on previous parabolic flights is a European – Chinese collaboration to learn how to 'manage' grains in space by using vibrations to move them into place.
By subjecting small, marble-like spheres inside cells to vibrations at different frequencies, the experiment will study how they collide and rearrange themselves. A similar experiment is expected to fly on a Chinese satellite next year.
The life science experiments include a long-term Belgian investigation into the influence of varying degrees of gravity on human hand – eye co-ordination.
The experiment involves a comparison between a test subject who has never experienced microgravity and another who is familiar with the unusual environment.
Each subject will be asked to align an object gripped between the thumb and forefinger with a visual target that is switched on and off at random. Eye movements and muscle activity are monitored during the experiment.
Also on board the Airbus is a German study on the impact of altered gravity on the leg movements of four crickets, in order to find out how the insects adapt while walking on a large wheel.
One of the most unusual investigations is a futuristic experiment to investigate the power of thought. The study involves a person wearing a cap fitted with electrodes that measure electrical activity in the brain during brain-controlled operations.
For this purpose an experimental subject is asked to perform a simple task on a computer screen using a brain-computer interface while his brain activity is recorded and analysed.
Preparations for the flight campaign began on 10 December. After completion of the final ground preparations, the experiments will be installed in the aircraft, with final safety checks on 17 December.
Over the next three days, the Airbus is scheduled to take off from Bordeaux-Mérignac airport and head out over the Bay of Biscay – weather permitting. Once the first 'warm up' ascent and descent is completed, the experimental schedule will begin.
Over the next three hours, the aircraft and its occupants will experience 30 parabolas. Each parabola lasts about one minute, of which the microgravity phase lasts some 20 seconds. Before and after this brief experience of weightlessness, the experimenters will experience up to 2 g (twice normal gravity) during the steep climb and around 1.8 g during the descent.
French company Novespace owns and operates the A300 Zero-G aircraft, and is in charge of the preparation of the flight campaigns. ESA sponsors the flight opportunity.
ESA has a permanent offer of opportunity open for researchers wanting to take advantage of the agency's parabolic flight campaigns. Applications may be put forward at any time. The proposals undergo a peer review by experts from outside ESA and are selected on scientific merit.
The next ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign is scheduled to take place in March 2008.


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Working together with Solar Frontier, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) and DelSolar, IBM's Materials Science team has developed an efficient and affordable PV cell made of abundant natural materials—and they have broken a world record doing it! The team created a solar semiconductor made from readily available elements such as copper, zinc, and tin (known as CZTSSo, and achieved a PV solar-to-electric power conversion efficiency of 11.1% – that's 10% better than previous designs using this class of semiconductors.
It is hoped that this breakthrough will herald a cheap and effective way to capture the sun's energy and power the planet's electric systems. Currently, most existing PV technologies are either not highly efficient, cheaply scalable or made with abundantly available materials – however that is what IBM aim to change.
By using simple ink-based techniques such as printing or casting, the new method can be easily duplicated, unlike the current way of making PV semiconductors with crystalline silicon. While these are abundant and highly efficient, they have extremely high material purity requirements making them expensive to buy and difficult to upscale. There are other thin-film materials that can be used, such as Cu(In,Ga)(SSe)2(CIGS) and CdTe. While these alternatives are easy to integrate into buildings and consumer products, their compounds do contain rare and expensive elements that can increase cost.
While the team are ecstatic with their record-breaking success, they are not going to stop now. In a statement, the team said "the focus of our joint-development team remains to further increase this device efficiency and transfer the technology to environmentally-friendly, high-throughput industrial manufacturing. The hope is that within several years this new class of photovoltaic materials will begin to contribute to the wider availability of lower-cost solar electricity."
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OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational Airing Feb 22 on MAVTV
75 Street Cars Compete for "Ultimate Street Car" Title
Optima batteries, global leader in high-performance automobile and marine AGM batteries and chargers, held its 6th-annual OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational following the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. On Saturday February 22, the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational television special will air on MAVTV. With some competitors coming straight from SEMA's show floor, you can expect highly-modified vehicles of all makes and models, veterans in the industry as well as fresh meat.
This year, OPTIMA Batteries is hosting a Twitter chat with the event participants and sponsors during the broadcast for people to give opinions, ask questions and win prizes. Follow OPTIMA Batteries (@optimabatteries) to join the discussion!
Competition was stiff this year and you can expect to see heavily-modified cars from around the world featuring Mustangs old and new, as well as Corvettes, Camaros, Porsches, and many others. Mark Stielow, owner of a supercharged '67 Camaro, is a two-time winner and will be trying to defend his title, so tune in and see if he holds it or one of our blue ovals takes him out at Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club in Pahrump, Nevada.
"We're excited to give viewers such an intense and well-rounded look at this year's OPTIMA Invitational," said Cam Douglass, director of product development and marketing for OPTIMA Batteries. "Now in our sixth year, the competition continues to grow and gain more support and more intense on-track action each year. 2013 brought the best and most passionate, qualified street car enthusiasts yet and I can't wait to see what's in store for 2014."
For the 2013 OPTIMA Invitational, competitors took on the BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge, Ridetech Street Challenge Autocross, Wilwood Disc Brakes Speed Shop Challenge and the Lingenfelter Performance and Design Challenge.
Make sure to tune in or set your DVR for 5 and/or 8 p.m. on February 22nd to catch all of the action between 75 street cars looking to earn the title of "Ultimate Street Car." All vehicles competing must be street-legal, licensed with true street tires. Foreign and American rides battle it out for the top spot and you don't want to miss it!
Visit OPTIMA Batteries YouTube page for clips of the action and check out OPTIMA's website for driver profiles, news, and information.
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with two runs batted in and a solo home run, led the Braves to a 10-2 win
over Coker in non-conference college baseball action Saturday afternoon at
Braves Field. With the victory, UNCP, who has now won six of its last seven
games, improves to 17-10 on the season, while Coker falls to 11-16-1.
Pembroke jumped out to a 3-0 lead after three innings thanks to a bunt
single in the second by Alex Keith that plated Tripp Lockhart and two runs
in the third on Gonzalez's solo homer and a sac-fly by Adam Hamrick.
The Cobras cut the deficit to two runs, 3-1, as they scratched a run across
in the fourth, but UNCP blew the game open 9-1 as the Braves scored six runs
on six hits and an error in the bottom of the fifth. Pembroke tacked on
another run in the seventh as Barrett Otto picked up an RBI-single that
scored Cole Franks, who reached on an error and moved to on a Jason Morales'
Coker did manage a run in the ninth thanks to a Ben Davidson, who drove-in
both Cobra runs, RBI-base hit that found its way through the infield.
Hamrick joined Gonzalez with three hits, while Morales and Kevin Dietrich
each tallied two hits apiece. Otto, Dietrich and Gonzalez all had two runs
batted in on the day.
UNCP's Nolan Johnson (6-1) picked up the win as he hurled seven innings. He
fanned three with out surrendering a walk and allowed only one unearned run
on four hits. Coker's Steven Dill (2-3) took the loss after giving up nine
runs, five earned, on 12 hits in 4.2 innings of work.
On deck for UNCP is a make-up game at Claflin on Sunday, March 19, at 1:00
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Heard the joke about Metro-North?
Nore Davis has a bunch of them. The comedian, who was born and raised in Yonkers, N.Y., likes to riff about everyday life in Westchester.
That includes bits about the friend he's known forever that recently turned gluten-free (making dining out tough), how Staples is benefiting from the protest movement (which has practically turned into Pokémon GO) and how he's already getting poor posture from his smartphone.
"We're going to be the first of our generation that complains in the old age home that we don't have good WiFi," he said.
Davis, who's been doing comedy for 11 years, said he relies on his life for inspiration and that includes walking around the waterfront, and shopping at Ridge Hill and Cross County Mall where he likes observing people.
And yes, having to pay to park -- at Ridge Hill and The Westchester -- has its own set of jokes as does hanging out at Barnes & Noble which he calls an "upper class library" because you can read every book and put it back, without anyone noticing or saying a thing.
"I like talking about things people can understand," he said.
"And even if they can't, I usually find things folks can relate to."
He's big into the contrasts that exist in the world and often uses that in his material. For example, one of his jokes chronicles the differences between Metro-North and the NYC subway, or riding a plane vs. taking the Megabus. (He has a great bit paralleling the United Airlines incident removal of a passenger to what would have happened if that was on a Citibike.)
A father of a young daughter, he says he tries to be a different kind of heterosexual male voice that is respectful of women as well as socially conscious. His act weaves personal stories about family and relationships while making larger points about identity, race, politics and sex.
It's partly why he's often a warm-up for 2 Dope Queens, a popular podcast hosted by Jessica Williams of The Daily Show and Phoebe Robinson of Broad City. He knows Robinson, in fact, from his college days when he was studying graphic design.
"I always knew I wanted to be an artist," he said. "It just took me a while to figure out what type of artist."
He got serious about being an entertainer while a junior in college -- and eventually hit the circuit at open mic nights. He still enjoys smaller venues to test out his material but you can also find him at larger shows such as the one he has Friday, Nov. 10 as part of The New York Comedy Festival. (Go here for details.)
Davis has two albums out -- "Home Game" and "Away Game" (available on iTunes, Spotify & Tidal) -- and is working on a third. He also just finished filming a show for VH1 called Talk 30 which airs the end of November (no exact date yet).
Mainly, he says, he's just trying to make people laugh. Go to www.noredavis.com/ for more information.
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Location: Hydrology and Remote Sensing LaboratoryTitle: Atmospheric transport of endosulfan to Everglades and Biscayne National Parks Author
|Hapeman, Cathleen
|Mcconnell, Laura
|Potter, Thomas
|Harman-fetcho, J - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
|Schmidt, Walter
|Rice, Clifford
|Schaffer, B - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
|Curry, R - U.S. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/23/2012
Publication Date: 8/23/2012
Citation: Hapeman, C.J., Mcconnell, L.L., Potter, T.L., Harman-Fetcho, J.A., Schmidt, W.F., Rice, C., Schaffer, B.A., Curry, R. 2012. Atmospheric transport of endosulfan to Everglades and Biscayne National Parks. [abstract].
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Technical Abstract: Urban encroachment and agricultural activities have been implicated in contributing to the environmental health decline and loss of organism diversity of South Florida ecosystems. Intensive agricultural pesticide use on vegetable and horticultural crops in the region may have a negative effect on sensitive organisms. One possible transport mechanism is pesticide release to the atmosphere after application. We examined the atmospheric fate of the widely-used insecticide endosulfan. Air samples were collected over a five-year period at a site within the agricultural community, and at sites located in nearby Biscayne and Everglades National Parks. Endosulfan emissions from agricultural areas around Homestead appeared to influence air concentration observations at the NP sites. The physio-chemical properties of the two endosulfan isomers were used to examine contributions from pesticide drift and volatilization to the receptor sites.


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Simply writing this document without some sort of consistent example would be quite difficult, so for the sake of easy discussion, the following is what we want to accomplish:
Internal Network clients, hosts, internal servers 172.16.0.0 | | NetBSD Firewall fxp0 172.16.14.1 Server with SSH Open ------------------ ep0 18.104.22.168 | | Internet Connection gateway switch/ Provider Network router 188.8.131.52 | | Big Bad Internet insert cloud here
This is a pretty common setup for many organizations. to be connected via a service providers network out onto the internet.
The purpose of this firewall is to allow the clients on the 172.16.0.0 network to interact with the internet.
In a nutshell we want the firewall to be able to pass certain traffic in and out, however, we only want one available service at the firewall itself, that service is Secure Shell. Following is a matrix of how this particular installation is to look:
Service Connect to Firewall Pass In Pass Out ---------------------------------------------- DNS NO YES YES SMTP NO YES YES HTTPD NO YES YES FTPD NO YES YES SSH YES YES YES
It is important to note here that we need to be able to pass DNS, SMTP, FTP and HTTP traffic, however, we only really want the SSH service to be able to establish a connection to the firewall. The reason noting this now is important is because the rules in IPFILTER for making a connection and passing traffic are nearly identical.
The setup used throughout this document is an example, there is definitely more than one way to do this, for example:
private network firewall DMZ with public firewall uplink web, ftp, etc. servers
The DMZ would have publicly accessible web servers, ftpd servers etc. In our example, we do not require the DMZ since we are not hosting any web servers or running a DNS server that will participate with the rest of the internet.


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Raekwon album + other Meth news...
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- 2003-05-09
's upcoming album June the 24th on Ice Water, Inc/Universal Records. It's supposed to be called Ice Water.
To promote the Def Jam Vendetta video game (previously released on Playstation 2), Def Jam is sponsoring the Def Jam Vendetta Tour. Method Man, will host the show.
He described his tour duties in a recent phone interview from Los Angeles, where the New York-based rapper was working on his burgeoning acting career.
"Basically, I get to get drunk and make sure everybody else has a good time," he jokes. "But I'm no drinker, so drunk is definitely not an option for me. I'm getting old for this [expletive]."
"Busting your [butt] is not like busting your [butt] at a construction job," he says. "I get up, I take meetings, I go sit in the studio. I go to sets, sit around all day, memorize a couple of lines, go on, say my [expletive], get out of there, get paid. That is the life, man. Today I went and read for Dawn of the Dead,' a remake of the old movie.
"I also read for Walking Tall' starring The Rock. I just met with the executives at Disney. They love me. I think they see the work ethic. I've been working hard because there was a time when I couldn't even get in these buildings. The more accessible you become, the more eyes pop open and I like that guy.' "
What do they see in him that's popping their eyes open?
"It may sound cliche," Method Man says, "but I bring the street element and not exactly the gangsta street element. Just that kid you knew on the block. He wasn't exactly causing no troubles, but, you know, he was there. I'm bringing that realness of the urban area. They can't get it from somebody that's studied at Julliard."
As for
, Method Man says that's on indefinite hold, and he pulls no punches explaining why.
"If you're thinking everything you put out is going to taste like sugar, you're wrong, brother," he says. "You can't just sit around in between albums and not write. You can't just sit around between albums and not produce. 'Cause when you go back inside the studio, you're stale. And that's basically what was going on.
"Brothers were sitting there with nothing written. They were just coming in and singing 16 bars, no hook ... it's like, I did my part.' No, you didn't. You didn't make a song. All you did was spit a rhyme.
"Come on, man, you gotta step your game up. Our first album sounded like basement hip-hop so it was easy for us to make a bigger production on every album after that. We have the resources now. What was the problem? The problem was the artists not being artists."
He does, however, give a full endorsement to the acts on the Vendetta tour.
"No, I don't know them," he says. "I met
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, he's my boy. Me and Keith been at it from like way back because we're both from Long Island so I know where he's coming from.
"All the other dudes, basically I'm supporting. I'm no hater. I support dudes. I want to see them do well for the team, know what I mean?"
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Red Storm Entertainment is Hiring a Technical Designer
Technical Level Designer
The Technical Level Designer takes the initiative in the Design production to create tools, processes and guidelines to assist the creation of the game. He/she optimizes the use of the engine/tools to support development goals. He/she collaborates on engine use, chooses best work methods based on design requirements and validates gameplay mechanics. He/she is in charge of any Design technical quality aspects of the game as defined by the Creative direction and his/her manager.
Point of contact and conduit of communication with co-dev partners on technical Level Design issues
Identify and solve pipeline tool inefficiencies and propose new tool ideas.
Work with engineering if necessary to develop new technologies, suggest solutions for issues/bugs/needed features to optimize pipelines for maximum quality and efficiency.
Become the resident expert on the entire LD pipeline, scripting and all technical requirements, be able to solve any issue that comes up with workarounds and/or report to leads on blockers.
Improve productivity working with Level Designers and Level Artists to identify and solve technical issues, suggest solutions the find a balance between art and gameplay.
Utilize rapid prototyping to test feasibility of features/ideas/workflows.
Help define or refine the production pipeline as needed, including establishing and enforcing constraints/metrics throughout projects.
Document, maintain, and present design tools and scripts/nodes during development.
Report bugs, track/resolve issues, and prioritize needs.
Minimum of 5 years game development experience and at least 2 AAA shipped console titles.
Xbox or PS3 optimization and debugging experience.
Ability to identify and solve technical issues for tool development in game production.
Ability to quickly learn content pipeline and toolset and become a subject matter expert.
Experience with Level Design, design production tools and pipelines.
Demonstrated skills in the basic fundamentals of programming/scripting.
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Ability to adapt to changing workflows and tools.
Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and the ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to anticipate, prioritize, and organize work to meet objectives.
Passion and enthusiasm for video games.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred.
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Demonstrated skills using 3d scripting languages such as Lua, UnrealScript, Maxscript, or Python.
Hands on experience with C++ and/or C#.
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Valgetal has some similarities with a Russian game, but is also something completely new. It challenges you to complete basic math equations by controlling the placement of falling numbers. If you create a vertical column of three blocks, the number on top must be the sum of the two below it; if it isn't, you are penalised by a reduction in the size of the container, which immediately makes it harder to control successive blocks precisely. There are 20 progressively difficult levels to begin with, in each of the four math disciplines. A high-score board lets you post your name and results. The game's name means ''falling numbers'' in Dutch: English, Friesian, Dutch, German and Spanish interfaces are included. Although it's great fun, Valgetal is an addictive learning tool that educators and students should check out!
Platform:Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000
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glimpse supports a large variety of patterns, including simple strings, strings with classes of characters, sets of strings, wild cards, and regular expressions.
Strings are any sequence of characters, including the special symbols `^' for beginning of line and `$' for end of line. The following special characters ( `$', `^', `*', `[', `^', `|', `(', `)', `!', and `\' ) as well as the following meta characters special to glimpse (and agrep): `;', `,', `#', `<', `>', `-', and `.', should be preceded by `\' if they are to be matched as regular characters. For example, \^abc\ corresponds to the string ^abc\, whereas ^abc corresponds to the string abc at the beginning of a line.
Classes of characters
a list of characters inside [] (in order) corresponds to any character from the list. For example, [a-ho-z] is any character between a and h or between o and z. The symbol `^' inside [] complements the list. For example, [^i-n] denote any character in the character set except character `i' to `n'. The symbol `^' thus has two meanings, but this is consistent with egrep. The symbol `.' (don't care) stands for any symbol (except for the newline symbol).
Boolean operations
Glimpse supports an `AND' operation denoted by the symbol `;' an `OR' operation denoted by the symbol `,', or any combination. For example, glimpse `pizza;cheeseburger' will output all lines containing both patterns. glimpse -F `gnu;\.c$' `define;DEFAULT' will output all lines containing both `define' and `DEFAULT' (anywhere in the line, not necessarily in order) in files whose name contains `gnu' and ends with .c. glimpse `{political,computer};science' will match `political science' or `science of computers'.
Wild cards
The symbol `#' is used to denote a sequence of any number (including 0) of arbitrary characters. The symbol # is equivalent to .* in egrep. In fact, .* will work too, because it is a valid regular expression (see below), but unless this is part of an actual regular expression, # will work faster. (Currently glimpse is experiencing some problems with #.)
Combination of exact and approximate matching Any pattern inside angle brackets <> must match the text exactly even if the match is with errors. For example, <mathemat>ics matches mathematical with one error (replacing the last s with an a), but mathe<matics> does not match mathematical no matter how many errors are allowed. (This option is buggy at the moment.)
Regular expressions
Since the index is word based, a regular expression must match words that appear in the index for glimpse to find it. Glimpse first strips the regular expression from all non-alphabetic characters, and searches the index for all remaining words. It then applies the regular expression matching algorithm to the files found in the index. For example, glimpse `abc.*xyz' will search the index for all files that contain both `abc' and `xyz', and then search directly for `abc.*xyz' in those files. (If you use glimpse -w `abc.*xyz', then `abcxyz' will not be found, because glimpse will think that abc and xyz need to be matches to whole words.) The syntax of regular expressions in glimpse is in general the same as that for agrep. The union operation `|', Kleene closure `*', and parentheses () are all supported. Currently `+' is not supported. Regular expressions are currently limited to approximately 30 characters (generally excluding meta characters). Some options (-d, -w, -t, -x, -D, -I, -S) do not currently work with regular expressions. The maximal number of errors for regular expressions that use `*' or `|' is 4.


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BODYATTACK™ is a high-energy fitness class with moves that cater for total beginners to total addicts. We combine athletic movements like running, lunging and jumping with strength exercises such as push-ups and squats.
BODYATTACK instructor will pump out energizing tunes and lead you through the workout – challenging your limits in a good way, burning up to 730 calories*, and leaving you with a sense of achievement.
BODYCOMBAT™ is a high-energy martial arts-inspired workout that is totally non-contact. Punch and kick your way to fitness and burn up to 740 calories* in a class. No experience needed. Learn moves from Karate, Taekwondo, Boxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira and Kung Fu. Release stress, have a blast, and feel like a champ. Bring your best fighter attitude and leave your inhibitions at the door.
BODYFLOW™ is ideal for anyone and everyone as a yoga-based class that will improve your mind, your body, and your life. During BODYFLOW, an inspired soundtrack plays as you bend and stretch through a series of simple yoga moves and embrace the elements of Tai Chi and Pilates. Breathing control is part of all the exercises, and instructors will always provide options for those just getting started. You'll strengthen your entire body and leave the class feeling calm and centered.
BODYPUMP™ is for anyone looking to get lean, toned, and fit – fast. Using light to moderate weights with lots of repetition, BODYPUMP gives you a total body workout. It will burn up to 590 calories*. Instructors will coach you through the scientifically proven moves and techniques pumping out encouragement, motivation, and great music – helping you achieve much more than on your own! You'll leave the class feeling challenged, motivated, and ready to come back for more.
BODYSTEP™ is just like walking up and down stairs but includes a full-body cardio workout to really tone your butt and thighs. In a BODYSTEP Athletic class you combine basic stepping with moves like burpees, push ups and weight plate exercises to work the upper body. If you fancy quicker stepping and the chance to showcase your rhythm and flair then BODYSTEP Classic is the way to go. There are always lots of options to get you through the workout safely. Our bubbly and approachable instructors coach you through the workout. We play invigorating, hit music and inject a whole lot of fun and personality along the way. You can burn up to 620 calories* and you'll leave buzzing with satisfaction.
A group cycling class that will exhilarate and challenge your cardiovascular system, geared towards all fitness levels. Each unique class is sure to strengthen your legs, burn calories, AND build endurance!
A matt class that focuses on strengthening the muscles of the "powerhouse" - abs, back, glutes, and thighs - based on the teaching of Joseph Pilates. Through the series of movements over time, Pilates paves the road to optimal strength, flexibility, and posture to create a longer, leaner you.
RPM™ is the indoor cycling workout where you ride to the rhythm of motivating music. Burn up to 620 calories* a workout and get fit fast. Learn all the basic cycling moves like standing up, sitting down, changing hand positions, speeding up and slowing down. You control your own resistance levels and sprint speed so you can build up your training level over time. If you want a true sense of achievement, get into a RPM class today.
SilverSneakers is a fun, energizing program that helps older adults to take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity and offering social event.
Finding a sliver of tranquility and stillness in your everyday life is just one of the small blissful benefits created with a steady yoga practice. This class is suited for all levels of members who enjoy a challenge of physical practice of flowing yoga poses that will sculpt, tone, and refine the body and mind. Each yoga class is unique to the individual style of the trained instructor.
Dance, laugh, and burn those calories! This vibrant, energy-filled, calorie-burning phenomenon brings the nightclub to you by fusing hypnotic Latin rhythms with easy to follow dance moves that will have you moving and grooving to a sexier shape!
Kid's ClubCelebration
(919) 847-8189Fitness Connection's Kid's Club is a safe & fun "babysitting" center located inside all of our facilities. This service is provided to you, our members and guests, allowing you to feel comfortable that your child(ren) is/are being taken care of while you work out. Our Kid's Club facility is not a licensed day-care facility, therefore you must remain inside the facility while your child (ren) is/are signed into the Kid's Club. Our policies are solely designed for the safety of your child(ren) and we ask for you cooperation with all of our rules/regulations.Kid's Club Hours:Monday - Friday: 8:15 AM - 12:15 PM & 4 PM - 8 PM
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Victory Brewing Company's Tim Scullion will be at the Liberty Bar and Grill in Hoboken, NJ for a Victory sampling night. We will be featuring Summer Love on draft and pouring Headwaters Pale Ale, Prima Pils and HopDevil IPA. This event runs from 7-9pm, so come say hey to Tim and enjoy some great brews.
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text: Cape Verde, with a population of 480,000, is located 500 km from the west coast of Africa. It comprises a group of islands of the Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal. It is part of the region of Islands collectively known as Macaronesia. The once uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. They subsequently became a trading center for African slaves, and later an important coaling and re-supply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Independence was achieved in 1975. Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.


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Government Is Run By Those Who Show Up – But What If No One Does?
(NPN) -- Those who show up, the late Gov. George Mickelson liked to tell us journalists at his Friday news conferences during the South Dakota legislative session, run the government. But what if no one shows up?
That's the dismaying outcome of Tuesday's South Dakota primary election. South Dakotans didn't show up. At least not many.
Less than a third of the registered Republicans voted and only about 11 percent of the registered Democrats and independents voted.
What, was the weather too nice Tuesday to bother to go vote? Where it was raining in the Mount Rushmore State, did voters think they would melt if they got a little wet going from their vehicle to their polling places?
Traditionally, South Dakota is a state with one of the highest voter turnouts in the nation. If it is bad here, what's that mean for the rest of the nation?
I shudder to think.
Maybe I'm too alarmed. It was, after all, "just" a midterm election, not a "big" one where there's a Presidential nominee to select.
But if a five-way race for the Republican U.S. Senate nod where an open seat is at stake and primaries in both parties for governor isn't sufficiently important, then what is?
Do voters think it no longer matters who they send to Pierre or Washington?
Do voters think politicians are corrupt and bought, regardless of party?
Is government now that far removed from the people its supposed to serve that's its too much of a bother to take 10 minutes to vote?
So, abut 20 percent of the registered voters—which is a subset of all South Dakotans 18 and above, which reduces the percent voting even more—decided not just the fate of a number of candidates for statewide and local office—but the fate of the state as well.
One in five.
Using sports, let's put that in some perspective.
Even in baseball, batting .200 isn't very good. Shooting free throws, that's worse than Shaquille O'Neal was during one of his worst nights at the charity stripe. Going one for five on first downs in football means your team probably lost and lost badly. If I only return one in five serves from my opponent in tennis, I'm getting aced 80 percent of the time—and probably losing in straight sets.
But this isn't sports, it's our government.
It's those "jokers" who tax us, spend our money, write laws that tell us what we can and can't do, who try to bring about economic development, figure out whether we need to build more jails or prisons and so on and so on and so on in big and little ways that impact our lives.
So why bother voting?
Congratulations and thank you to Tuesday's candidates, both winners and losers. You did your part in this experiment called democracy. Too bad most South Dakotans didn't.


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'The Blonds' Do Have the Most Fun After All
It's fashion week in New York, and designers are unveiling what's coming next fall -- but downtown at Milk Studios, "The Blonds" are showing catsuits, not coats, and giving a taste of what Miley Cyrus may wear on her "Bangerz" tour. WSJ's Niki Blasina reports.
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A Gift for Cecillia
In the 1600's Carlisle Cullen is just a young boy in England. The son of an Anglican Pastor and a participant in a forbidden love affair with a Catholic's daughter. Have you ever wondered what or who might have happened before his days as a vegetarian vampire? And how did those circumastances shape the person he became? Here's my view of what happened...
1. Forbidden Fruit
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"Carlisle ? Carlisle ?" My sweet Cecilia with skin the color of amber. She calls to me from outside my bedroom window and of course I come running.
"Cecilia? Are you there love?" My voice is rigid and rough compared to hers, which sings like an angel.
"Come out Carlisle hurry!" Her quiet laughter feels the air and a warm smile floods my face. My father tosses and turns in his sleep but does not wake as I open the heavy wooden door. As soon as my skin touches the outside air Cecilia is surrounding me with her warm embrace. I can only hold her for a while.
"I can not take long darling. Father will be up any minute. What brings you to my door at such a late hour...or should I say early? It is nearly dawn and I see that you haven't had any sleep. What ails you love?" Her bright white teeth gleam in the moonlight and I catch myself drifting from our place of darkness into the bright light of heaven....and love.
"I've been thinking of you all night Carlisle dear. It is almost as if my very heart aches when you are not near. I was sitting up writing in my diary-and oh what wonderful things I had to say about you! Then it over came me like a familiar uplifting shadow. I love you Carlisle. My heart sings for you like no one else. That is what keeps me awake at night, that is what brings me to your door steps." Before she could continue I pulled her forward until our lips met perfectly in the middle. Her kiss is like a beautiful summer rain, her lips are like the morning sun or the midnight moon, all too beautiful to be real. All to beautiful to be mine.
"Oh Cecilia I love you too as you love me! I cannot keep my mind off of you and when I do try it hurts to be there for too long. Marry me dear Cecilia! Marry me and make me the happiest man alive!" Suddenly my sweetheart grows rigid with my touch and I too grow cold and distant.
"Carlisle I...I....." Her eyes begin to tear and I wipe away a single droplet with the tip of my finger.
"What is it love?" Her sudden mood seems to affect the whole world and the earth grows quiet.
"You know my father will surely kill you. I love you yes but it is not meant to be! What will we tell him? He will not give me away to an Anglican Pastor's son! It is all to ludicrous for him to even imagine. He has high hopes for me and his hopes all but grant you permission to keep me. I'm afraid he will discover me as we speak!" Her eyes are frantic with worry but I hold her close in fear that she will flee.
"Don't say that Cecilia! We'll find a way! True love has no boundaries now a days and we will run away if we have too!" A pained look crosses over her face and I fear the worst.
"Yes, love does not have boundaries yet though love conquers all it is not without great loss! Are you prepared to sacrifice all for the mere likes of me?" My eyes shine bright with hope and faith, but I can feel the emptiness slowly regaining it's composure.
"I love you more then words can express dear Cecilia and I would give life to lead you into my arms! I say this now with the up most respect and though it hurts to say I will just say it! Nothing can keep me from taking you away Cecilia! Our fathers, not mine or thine and neither our ancestors who have long past away into some other unearthly place! Do you not see how I see my dear?" And then with an abrupt but short cry Cecilia is once again holding me as before.
"Oh yes Carlisle ! This is exactly how I want it to be! I love you more then life itself and I too am willing to give that life in order to share it with you!" She kisses me again with more willingness then before. All seems right in the world and when I retire to my chambers my heart is giddy with pride and joy.
The morning approaches all but too soon! I simply can't wait to be in my Cecilia's arms once more, it feels almost like flying you see, captured in her golden touch! Her eyes shimmering like bejeweled onyx and hair smooth as a crows feathers, fingertips as soft as a light breeze and her skin the smell of orchids! I memorize these appearances by heart and recite them to myself as I complete the morning's tasks. Everything is so much more splendid when in love; a new light seems to illuminate every surface besides me! My father glares at me with his ever watchful eye, perplexed by my wonderful mood.
"What troubles you son?" He asks. My eyes are piercing with a crystal blue that mimics the ocean perfectly and they dance gracefully from surface to surface.
"Troubles? You think I am troubled father?" I ask incredulously.
"Well you are walking around like a mad man son! Like a blind man who has just seen the sun or a mute who has just uttered his first word or a deaf fellow who has just heard the birds sing! Out with it son! What is it with you?!" My father smiles a smile that is perfectly symmetric to my own, his black suit is ironed and pressed neatly and Sunday services are just about to begin. The church bells ring impatiently as he waits..
"I have found that I am in love father!" I proudly announce hoping that all the women in the land can hear...
"Well tell me who the lucky lady is my son! Who is it that makes you appear as if you were flying?" My father's laugh is throaty and course which ushers me to continue.
"Well it is Cecilia Borchorno father." My voice was now very timid and quiet, because I knew that all my life's entire planning came down to this one moment.
"Do you think I am a fool Carlisle? How dare you harass me with such horrible news! You can never marry a Catholics daughter! You know enough to see that it is against all my life's work for you to do so! Be gone son! This very news troubles my heart and soul beyond repair!" With that my father walked away clutching at his chest in agony, I thought of how utterly overdramatic and faulty my fathers opinion was until I heard a gentle rustle in the bushes behind me.
"I'm so sorry Carlisle ! What were we ever thinking!?" Cecilia fell into my arms and wept uncontrollably. I set my lips on her head gently and breathed in her intoxicating scent. The whole altercation had left me stunned, I didn't even know how to comfort her in such terrible times.
"Don't cry my love. I told you we'll find a way..."
Two nights had passed since the ill fated talk with my father. All seemed to be going well in appearances but really our home was shot with tension and disgrace. I watched my father bustle around the house noisily snorting and murmuring foul words, it was all to painful to hear.. I needed someone to speak! I needed someone to assure me that everything would soon find it's way but all I heard was the rustling of papers and the scratching of ink.
"Are you going hunting tonight father?" I asked attempting to feel the silent void between us.
"Of course I am Carlisle. Is that not what I do?" He sighed, tired and disheveled.
"Yes father I guess that is your duty but you see it does not always have to be." He turned to look at me with tempered, accusing eyes.
"Of course I will not do this forever. You will succeed me when I have grown to old." He turned away from me again and grabbed his coat from the chair. "Goodbye Carlisle, I will be back before dawn." I looked down at my readings and frowned.
"Be safe father." I whispered before we parted ways.
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Karrueche Tran on the Chris Brown + Rihanna Love Triangle: 'There Was a Lot of Dysfunction and Negativity'
Karrueche Tran gets naked and raw on the cover of Rolling Out magazine, addressing the headline heavy love triangle between herself, former boyfriend Chris Brown and Rihanna in very vague and generic fashion. She talks in generalities and doesn't really say much, like how Breezy told her he was leaving her for RiRi or anything like that. You know, the stuff we really care about and want to know.
"It was very hard," Tran said about dealing with the constant media attention surrounding ChRihanna, and therefore, her. "I try my best to just ignore the negativity, which is hard for me because it's a lot to deal with. But I try to keep a positive mind and stay strong and not put energy into it."
Tran also said it was tough to deal with the misconceptions fostered by the press, which often paints her and the 'Diamonds' singer at odds and dissing one another, and assume that every ambiguous tweet is an arrowhead pointed at one another. "People only see you in blogs and they think they know everything about your life. There are things that go public and everything that comes out is not the truth," she mused.
Well, that goes without saying. But it's not like Tran offered any hard or concrete details about how things really are. We wish she'd have said something a little more specific, but she didn't.
"Honestly, all I want is happiness. There was a lot of dysfunction and negativity. I just want to be happy," she said about splitting with Brown, only to have him quickly reunite with RiRi. "I hope people can learn from my story. I want to be remembered as someone who remained positive through such a negative situation. Regardless of what you're put through or what is going on in your life, keep a positive spirit. That will help you get through it."
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The elderly woman—evidently a visitor, not a patient—sat in her wheelchair in the Call Center at Medical City Hospital Dallas. When asked if she needed help, she simply beamed and said, "No," explaining that she'd just stopped by to visit "her girls" who'd made her recent stay so pleasant…
"That's what it's all about," says FSD Mary Ann Moser.
Blessed is the weary traveler whose hotel offers Room Service. The restaurant-style menu in the room—right next to the phone or across from the TV—allows for easy ordering either by speaking to the operator or by entering "data" into a TV-based order-entry system.
Based on this hotel model, patients in a growing number of hospitals across the country can similarly place an order from their room by selecting items from a restaurant-style menu, typically delivered within 45 minutes of ordering, any time between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. They're ordering what they want (within diet restrictions), how they want it, when they want it. That, plain and simple, is the classic, standard definition of hospital Room Service.
Today, 38% of hospitals reportedly already have a room service program, with another 43% of facilities saying they're in the planning stages. That's according to Don Miller, founder of DM&A Webb Food Service Design & Consulting, Tustin, CA—and passionate proponent of classic, standard hospital Room Service. Increased patient satisfaction scores and decreased departmental costs are the prize to be won.
As overall healthcare cost pressures continue to mount, administrators are motivated to find a better way to reduce food and labor costs, and leverage the documented patient satisfaction scores that have been shown to improve when Room Service is in place—and operating efficiently (a caveat that can't be ignored).
Miller and his staff of more than 40 consultants (many of them retired healthcare FSDs) make the argument to those seeking their advice in implementing Room Service that there are really only two key models for its implementation in acute care environments:
- the Call Center model and;
- the No Call Center Mode
"The challenge is that some folks want to put in Room Service, but are unable to do so for various reasons, and then sometimes fudge a little," Miller asserts. He argues they will often refer to other strategies "such as the spoken menu process (where orders are taken at bedside but meals are delivered at specified time periods, e.g., 7a.m., 12p.m., and 5p.m.) as 'modified Room Service,' or 'hybrid Room Service,' or 'whatever Room Service.'"
In Miller's view, such monikers muddy the waters since "that is not Room Service at all; it's misinformation and leads to confusion in the industry."
Is it Time to Nix the Call Center?
Miller believes the lower-cost "No Call Center Model" represents a better option for some hospital environments. He offers a Florida hospital case study as back-up evidence, pointing to 850-bed Lakeland (FL) Regional Medical Center where John Biswanger (a DM&A employee) until recently served as the foodservice director. A master chef and now a DM&A senior vice president, Biswanger cheerfully describes himself as having spent the past four decades "on the bloody edge of what's new in foodservice."
Having introduced Room Service at Lakeland in 2007, Biswanger ditched the Call Center three years later. "Administration mandated we reduce staff by seven FTEs, so we scrambled to find staff whose jobs we might do without. We decided to eliminate the Call Center, going back to the old 'bedside data entry' system. But we found we could continue offering room service by modifying its procedures with wireless technology."
In Biswanger's approach, a patient's tray ticket is sent directly from bedside to the kitchen "pod" or room service production line.
He says that also retained the huge advantage hospitals gain by having increasing face-time between f/s staff and patients and generated an additional two to three percentage increase in the hospital's Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores.
Miller takes pains to point out that when a facility eliminates its call center (usually a multi-employee operation) or doesn't implement one in the first place, that doesn't mean the traditional Diet Office is eliminated.
"In a 200-bed hospital or larger, one person still staffs the Diet Office and performs various duties. After all, the phone still rings for reasons other than placing meal orders." He believes that, on balance, there are a number of reasons this approach could become the norm.
In DM&A's experience, "This approach requires one fewer paid FTE per 100 occupied beds," Miller says. "Secondly, the meal order is taken by a person in the room vs. via the phone. That's perceived as more personal service by the patient.
"Another advantage is that nurses like having a foodservice ambassador taking the orders since, properly staffed, they can assist with a few routine functions related to patient care and food service that might otherwise have to be performed by nurses." Finally, he says, when such operations are staffed properly, floor ambassadors may be easier to reach by phone than is possible at peak periods, when patients phoning a call center may often have to be put on hold.
When pressed, Miller acknowledges that this approach can bring its own disadvantages, especially if it is pushed too far in terms of the workload placed on staff ambassadors. But in a coming era in which cost management will have an even higher priority in hospitals, he argues it is an important option if the traditional room service model becomes FTE-prohibitive.
Fine-tuning Skills
Still, DM&A President Bill Klein notes that "the infrastructure at every hospital is different. When room service programs are designed, you have to take these differences into account: whether the facilities are largely vertical or largely horizontal; how many beds and zones exist; elevator availability" and other meal transport and service factors.
"You have to get the metrics right," Klein adds. "The number of calls a center operator can take in an hour, the number of trays an ambassador can pass in an hour, and so on, are still limited. You have to allow for the right amount of interactive time per patient and with nursing. If an administration tries to pump those ratios up because of a fixation on FTE numbers, it has a negative impact.
"You also have to staff these positions carefully. Ambassadors need to have the right speaking, demeanor and other skills to be relationship builders, and often have to be coached to help them fine-tune these skills."
Antoinette (Toni) Watkins, MS, RD, LD, is the FSD at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, another DM&A client. When she accepted the position as director of food, nutrition and conference services there two years ago, a retherm system was in place at the 898-bed facility (the average census runs 400 to 500). She says her evaluation showed it just "wasn't going to take us where we needed to go."
In evaluating other options, she brought in DM&A to conduct a cost analysis. Room Service with conventional call center eventually debuted in July of 2012. So far, Watkins sees that food costs have decreased "because we're not putting additional items on the tray that the patient doesn't eat because they didn't want or request them. Plus, we knew the demand for Floor Stocks would decrease since patients can order whatever they want from the menu. We saw that impact immediately."
Watkins reports that the hospital's overall patient satisfaction scores have increased 18% and that, so far, original forecasts have proven out. The decrease in food cost has more than made up for the increased labor cost associated with hiring nine additional FTEs in the call center.
She struggles with the idea of eliminating the call center function since "it's the first interaction our patients have with the process. Operators can help guide a patient in terms of procedures and, if a concern is mentioned, can determine if a member of the clinical staff or a diet tech needs to check in with the patient."
Watkins says there are other advantages as well. She points as an example to the center's ready access to an outside vendor's Translation Line. This, she says, is especially helpful in serving the facility's large number of Spanish, Burmese and Nepali-speaking patients. "The call center operators conferences with a translator and the patient simultaneously." Nurses and the department's room service ambassadors can also have access to the service if it is needed."


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Waterwheel House Quilt Shop
A modern aesthetic thrives at Waterwheel House Quilt Shop in Londonderry, Vermont, thanks to the keen eye of its skilled caretaker.
Anything but Traditional [1]
Waterwheel House Quilt Shop in Londonderry, Vermont, melds old and new. In 2008, shop owner Shelley Sas and her husband, Andrew, bought and renovated a 1790s farmhouse into the quilt shop.
Brights to Whites [3]
Quilted samples—ranging from small bags to full-size quilts—incorporating brights and white present a pleasing juxtaposition to the shop's rural charm.
Meet the Owners [5]
Andrew and Shelley Sas (owners) and Gracie, the shop dog.
Improv Piecing [7]
Pick Up Sticks, one of Shelley's original designs, features improvisational piecing.
Growing Interest [9]
Shelley's love for sewing budded when she started designing felted wool penny rug projects.
Something New [11]
At Waterwheel House Quilt Shop, many of the classes use art-inspired techniques, as illustrated by this mixed media wall hanging. Quilters also can learn sashiko embroidery and paper-piecing techniques.
Starter Packs [13]
Assembled grab-and-go bundles of fat quarters are a big hit with quilters looking for a starter mix of fabric to use in their next project.
Stripe It Rich [15]
Shop co-owner Shelley Sas and shop manager Judith Ackerman designed Stripe It Rich for Quilt Sampler® Fall/Winter 2012 magazine.
Machine-Quilting Details [17]
Shop co-owner Andrew Sas machine-quilted an allover stipple motif across the Courthouse Steps-style throw.
Get the Magazine! [19]
Contact Waterwheel House Quilt Shop [20] to purchase a copy of the Fall/Winter 2012 issue of Quilt Sampler magazine, pick up the magazine at your local quilt shop or newsstand, or get the digital issue online [21].
Peek inside Scottie Dog Quilts [22], another quilt shop featured in Quilt Sampler Fall/Winter 2012.


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If you have been asking for FSC in HD and the new FSC Plus channel from Comcast, reply with a post.
Maybe it will get them off their buts and make it happen!
No you are not, I have been doing the same thing ever since they took Setanta soccer channel off the air.
If Comcast does not pick Fox Soccer Plus channel up by the end of March or at least be able to say when they will start offering it, I am switching to Direct TV or Dish.
Both of them already carry Fox Soccer and Fox Soccer Plus right now and I can not go much longer without it. I do not know what the problem is with comcast, if it is a premium channel that people are willing to pay extra for, you would think they would offer it.
Does anyone know if or when Comcast plans on offering Fox Soccer Plus? Everytime I call about it, they tell me they don't know which is not the answer I am looking for. I guess I am going to have to change providers.
I have been hoping for Comcast to offer Fox Soccer Plus since Fox announced the channel. I've submitted my request through the foxsoccerchannel website and recently I spoke with a customer service rep. She did not know what I was talking about but assured me that Comcast is working to provide all channels in HD. This was a great way to circumvent the subject and I have the feeling that Comcast will not offer the channel. I am looking into switching to either Dish or DirectTV, I haven't decided which.
No you are not the only one asking for FSC HD. Really frustating since its MLS kickoff weekend and I'm already tired of hearing about FSC being in HD. What good is it to hear about a channel being in HD when Comcast won't add it. Especially since we have to pay the extra amount to get the "sports & entertainment" package.
I like comcast and I don't understand why they can't make the switch
You would think with at least four other topics on FSC HD just on the first page here that Comcast would get the clue that people in fact DO want FSC HD. I hardly see anyone right now clamoring for 3D channels yet Comcast was lickety split fast with adding that useless ESPN 3D channel.... that has what only a few hours tops a day of programming.
Wake up Comcast and listen to your customers. We are the paying customer and we want Fox Soccer Channel HD. Now please add it.
I'm just hoping that either:
a) Comcast will pick up the FSC HD channel
2) ESPN will have such good ratings for WC2010 that they will buy the majority of the 2010-2011 Premier League fixtures and maybe the Champions League too.
After watching the WC in HD I don't want to go back to SD next season.
Is there any conduit at Comcast for lobbying to have specific channels included?
Soccer fans united --- bring FSC HD to us....please....
And Fox Soccer Plus too --- PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
The New English Prem Season Starts On 14th of August - it takes dish network 1 week to install - If comcast have not got FSC (FSC+) in HD by 4 August then By-BY comcast and hello Dish
I called Comcast a few days ago. Got a woman who pretty much told me she has "no idea" on when the channel will be added and is sick of being asked. Yes she legit told me she is sick of being asked about FSC HD. I simply said "well maybe that should be a clue your company needs to listen to its customers." She agreed with me.
Please Comcast, just make an attempt to cater towards football/soccer fans who are growing in numbers by the day by adding FSCHD and/or FSPHD and/or GolTVHD, or else we'll start leaving promptly to Dish.
Mid July and no word,
making that call to the dish networks -
sorry comcast shareholders - another subscriber going away.
now that also would be good - tell you what - i'll pay you $20 a month for the EPL channel
Please add FSC HD the picture quality on the SD channel stinks.
Close to switching here in Michigan as well.
Was leaning Dish but now with Direct getting GOL and FSC in HD well!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess CC doesn't want our business...even willing to pay al a carte for FSC+
Agree with all.
Actually I just swicthed to DISH for the FSC HD channel. Unfortunatley, my experience with them was very very bad. They are a big scam. I dumped them after 3 weeks for fraudulent charges to my card, no customer support (they really dont care at all), & a bunch of problems with the signal itself (audio/video sync issues, missing HD channels, purple screens, incorrect program guide, slow/klunky interface, no onDemand, etc...). This is before we even talk about weather
I am back with comcast now.
Comcast, please get the FSC HD channel! (Gol HD would be nice too)
Typical answer from CC:
"Good day! I hope you're well.
Thank you for contacting Comcast Cable. I understand you would like further information regarding the addition of Fox Soccer Channel HD to your Comcast channel lineup.
Our goal is to provide a wide choice of quality cable networks and local broadcast channels reflecting the diverse programming interests of our customers. In addition to requests from customers, the following factors play a part in our decision making process:
FCC regulations, such as requirements to carry all local broadcast channels Requirement by local broadcasters to carry their affiliated cable networks The number of access channels required by local government Customer satisfaction with networks carried in other systems Customer satisfaction with similar networks Importance of the network to our diverse community Level of interest across a percentage of our customer base Per-subscriber programming fees charged by the network versus the value added to the line-up
As you may know, we have been investing millions of dollars in new technology to increase the channel capacity of the system through digital technology. So an additional factor in launching new channels is whether or not a particular network is available in the digital format.
What this all means is that we take all requests for new networks very seriously, and that we carefully consider the overall impact of adding each network. While we cannot honor every request, we do take each request into consideration in planning future changes to the line-up.
Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to assist you, Peter. We appreciate that you have chosen Comcast as your service provider and we thank you for your business. Please do not hesitate to contact us again
in the future, if you have any further questions or concerns.
Thank you for choosing Comcast.
?? and we get channels like HSN, QVC etc. in HD but not FSC or even BBC.
Strange thing is, i am going to (maybe) have to either stream or download the matches i want to see for free until get DirectTV setup. Guess comcast dont want my money - very strange for them
Hey Comcast..it's the biggest sport in the world..you think you'd carry the soccer channel in HD. bah. Lost money for you.
EPL has started a new season and we're still stuck with the same old SD version of FSC, while both satellite companys and several cable companies have already added FSC-HD. DirecTV even added GolTV-HD. How about acting like a market leader, Comcast?
Would a Comcast support rep please post in this thread to acknowledge its existence at the very least? It's clear from this thread and the many past threads about this topic that Comcast customers want Fox Soccer Channel in HD and, at the very least, want some sort of information about when Comcast might begin offering the channel, one already offered by DirecTV, Time-Warner, FiOS, Dish, and other carriers. It would be fair to all for someone from Comcast to at least post a reply so that people aren't talking in a vacuum. Some news, even bad news, would be preferable to the status quo of no news at all.
speaking of which...anyone find the proper place to report channel requests?
The sticky at the top of this forum seems wrong, as the place it refers seems to be feedback for the website..not channel requests.
Probably all goes into a big void anyways.
Well, I emailed support/feedback and got a real person to respond. We had a short thread going as well.
Here's is the email response from Comcast:
"..I understand you would like further information regarding the addition of Fox Soccer Channel to your Comcast HD channel lineup.
Our goal is to provide a wide choice of quality cable networks and local broadcast channels reflecting the diverse programming interests of our customers. In addition to requests from customers, the following factors play a part in our decision making process:
7 FCC regulations, such as requirements to carry all local broadcast channels
7 Requirement by local broadcasters to carry their affiliated cable networks
7 The number of access channels required by local government
7 Customer satisfaction with networks carried in other systems
7 Customer satisfaction with similar networks
7 Importance of the network to our diverse community
7 Level of interest across a percentage of our customer base
7 Per-subscriber programming fees charged by the network versus the value added to the line-up
We take all requests for new networks very seriously, and that we carefully consider the overall impact of adding each network. While we cannot honor every request, we do take each request into consideration in planning future changes to the line-up. I have sent this request to the correct department...."
and here is my follow up:
"...Here are a few reasons to strongly consider including this channel (in HD):
* You are already making the channel available in SD so including the HD version should not be a big leap in terms of licensing, regulations, etc..
* The FSC SD channel in particular, does not look good on HD TV sets. In fact it looks quite bad, beyond what one would consider acceptable picture quality. There might be something specific to the signal quality of FSC SD as it is very poor in comparison to other SD channels viewed in HD.
* SD TVs sets are no longer being sold. Even if one wanted to get good picture quality from the FSC SD version, those TVs are out of the market.
* Soccer is the most popular sport in the world with the largest viewing audience as well. Estimates are that around 1 billion people watched the most recent world cup tournament. There are many many expatriates living in the U.S. who would benefit and appreciate this channel as well as a rapidly growing domestic market. ESPN's recent purchase of the EPL, La Liga and most recent world cup licensing rights has proven to be a very big success for them. Many customers would be willing to pay extra as well. In fact I do pay extra today and would be willing to pay even more if the HD version was made available.
* Some of your closest competitors are including the HD channel. DISH Network has it. DirectTV will be adding this Summer according to published reports. I would not be surprised to see VIOS & Uverse follow suit as well.
* There is strong sentiment on the Comcast forums (hosted by you) to add this channel in HD. You can browse or search the topic and will find many submissions. Many of these customers will eventually choose a competitor.
* Lastly, there are many channels that are included in HD today that have very questionable appeal or popularity. Perhaps some re-consideration can be done to take this into account...."
Thanks for sharing your feedback. As my colleague mentioned, there are several things to consider when adding new channels; however your interest has been noted. Please let us know if we can do anything else for you.
"Please let us know if we can do anything else for you."
yes...can you pass your "Note" on to someone that can influence decisions, and with it state that the most popular threads on your Comcast Channel Lineup forums are regarding the lack of this channel.
Remember to enjoy Cable Operators that listen to customer feedback or switch providers often.
I'm not trying to be mean with what I am about to say... but I'm quite frankly sick and tired of hearing considerations this and requests that. I call the offices here at least once a week asking when FSC HD would be added. Its the same thing every week as in "no idea" and "put a request in" and such. Its clearly noted here on these forums people want FSC HD. CSR's have clearly been asked more than enough times as at least several reps have told me they get a number of calls on a daily basis for FSC HD.
Comcast.... the people have spoken. Your competitors in my area (DirecTV and Dish) have it. Right now is the time to get your act together and get FSC HD added like no tomorrow. Otherwise you are going to lose customers over this which you simply can't afford to have happen.
Thank you.
(Also can we finally get HDNet added to our system here in St. Paul/Anoka.... seeing that Minneapolis has HDNet it would be nice that we get it on our system too)
So, my soccer team had it first match of the season last night, afterwards the talk got around to ESPN / World Cup Coverage, which in turn leads to FSC in HD.
turns out that out of the 16 players, 6 have either have or will be moving to DirectTV just to get the soccer channels in HD.
this whole " FCC regulations, such as requirements to carry all local broadcast channels" is such garbage. how can they even say it with a straight face? it's like saying "hey grocery store, why don't you carry bananas?" "well, we're required to have fire extinguishers".
WHAT DOES ONE HAVE TO DO WITH THE OTHER?!?! There's plenty of capacity, you add channels no one is particurally interested in, and yet the big old bad FCC is requiring you to carry basic channels, which somehow means you can't get FSC in HD.
i swear their PR department must be run by a kindergarten class.
Detreon, thank you for replying to the thread. Although my next paragraphs will probably sound harsh and possibly offend, I believe you honestly mean well and are trying to help. My displeasure concerns Comcast, not you as an individual
Unfortunately the information you have presented neither helps, informs or comforts the concerned posters and readers of this thread nor does it help the many Comcast customers who share our views, but do not post at or read this board. Although it's the primary concern in this thread, this is about more than people wanting Fox Soccer Channel in HD.
People want specific information about their Comcast products and services in general and are tired of receiving vague, useless answers, or no answers at all, to their legitimate questions. This poor customer communication damages Comcast's reputation as much as the lack of any individual channel. If Comcast won't give its CSRs meaningful information to relay to the customers and/or won't allow the CSRs to share meaningful information they possess, then how can customers contact the decision makers and people who actually have information in order to receive meaningful answers? That shouldn't be an insurmountable obstacle.
Have been patiently waiting, frustrated like everyone else that can't get any idea when this is actually going to happen, but (for some reason) giving Comcast the benefit of the doubt that they'd get this together by the start of the European leagues.
So, what do I wake up to this morning? Fox Soccer Channel in glorious HD? Verification that no rash decision to change providers was needed?
Nope. Just the price on my cable service (incl. a line item increase for the Sports Entertainment Package, but still no FSC in HD) going up 8%.
Am calling today to drop the Sports Entertainment Package immediately and go down to a cheaper basic service plan while investigating whether my switch will be to Dish, Direct TV, or U-Verse.
Am also posting this in the local soccer board (San Jose) so that the others there in my sitauation, i.e. frustrated with Comcast's lack of progress and response on this but waiting to see if they could get it done close to the start of the seasons, and it sounds like there are many of us, are fully aware of their new and improved (increased) rate with no FSC in HD.
tamalieii nailed one of my biggest gripes with Comcast in general which is the misleading, confusing, and/or otherwise useless information I've gotten from the past from CSRs. I really hate the fact that Comcast does little to keep their CSRs informed about things they need to know that they get asked about which is one of the biggest reasons why Comcast recently won that "Worst Company In America" award.
The latest excuse I've gotten from CSRs makes me laugh the most however. Several reps have told me "well we might add more HD channels once the digital transition is done in the Twin Cities." Yet somehow Comcast had no problems adding either that useless ESPN 3D or that barely in use Comcast 3D channel on our system here after the transition was done here.
On that note... I'm glad to see I'm not the only person in the Twin Cities area upset about the lack of FSC HD.
Get it done Comcast, Add FSCHD at a miniumum (FS+HD and GolTVHD would be a bonues) and save yourself some subscribers at the same time. Justify your overpriced Sports pack with some added value. While your at it at Speed HD which is still no where to be found in New England.
Some good news....
I was on the phone with a supervisor today because I've been having signal issues on my HD channels. I brought up FSC HD which she told me that Comcast is in talks with Fox with getting both FSC HD and FSP HD added. She told me that they are getting floods of calls for the channels and that our demands are certainly not being ignored. She didn't have a time table on when they would be added but hoped that it would happen very soon.
At least hearing this makes me feel a little better about the situation. Yeah its not as good as the feeling I will have the day I see FSCHD on my guide... but its a start.
As there are two sides to this negotiaion, here's a link to let FSC know that there are many Comcast customers who want FSC-HD.
Simply choose TV in the first drop-down box and Fox Soccer Channel when the second box shows up.
Here's another link where you can find what carrier is actually providing FSCHD in your area. You can also fill out the form to request the channel be added to comcast......looks like both Fox and Comcast will get the request.
For my area...Dish is the only one at this point.
The find FSC HD thing on their site is behind since its telling me DirecTV doesn't have it in HD.
320 Games on Direct TV - and it does say HD
Any idea if this will become available for baltimore county,md?
Right now the big thing is waiting for Comcast and Fox to get a national carriage agreement so its hard to say when it will happen. The only thing we can really do on our end is keep putting pressure on Comcast and Fox to both get this done with ASAP. The more pressure both sides get from us the viewers the faster it will get done.
Check the date on the first post in this thread. FEBRUARY! and still no movement, no information, no nothin from Comcast. We're all on month to month contracts. Why are we waiting for Comcast to provide something that's already offered by every other player in the marketplace? They obviously aren't making it a priority now, so what do you expect to happen when 3D comes to the Premiere League? 4D? Smell O Vision?! They've had over 6 months to produce some kind of action plan to show how (if?) soccer was important to them. It's time for me to walk. And that sucks because I'm probably one of the few people who have been really pleased with the customer service. Sucks when the front line is doing the job right and the higher ups can't get their act together.
It's now November - still nothing at all. Maddening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone from Comcast listening? It sure would be nice to get some kind of feedback. Any info at all?
When will FSC HD be available?
I posted to this forum several months ago and pulled the plug on Comcast in late September. Kept the internet and went to DirecTV for television. I'm watching Spurs v. Inter in gooooorgeous HD right now and I'm going to DVR the rest of the game thanks to a free upgrade (so I can go to the dentist). So life is not perfect, but Fox Soccer in HD makes it pretty awesome. Gol TV and UEFA Cup games on demand is a lovely bonus.
Comcast is planning to add out of market RSNs in the coming months that feature nothing but talking heads and blacked out games.
How about you actually add a Sports channel that has some actual sports events Comcast.
We want FSC HD!
SPEED HD would also be nice which isnt available on Comcast's New England systems.


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Just a very quick update this time. The magnets arrived at the Houston warehouse this week and will start being mailed to $10 and $14 backers shortly (though there will be a gap while Ookoodook's staff attends the GAMA Trade Show this week). All the other production chains are waiting on the money, though I should be getting my sample of the patch any day now. Here's a photo of the magnet on a fine woodgrain surface (NOTE: magnet does not stick to wood):
And here's a photo of 20,000 magnets not on a woodgrain surface of any quality (they're the boxes on the two carts; behind them are the boxes with envelopes):
And since we're on a roll with images, here's today's Workometer:
You'll notice we have our first completed item, highlighted with the purple text. Not much else to say, so I'll leave you with the Five Things I Did Since the Last Update:
- Spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to stop the backer information I downloaded from Kickstarter from dropping all vowels with diacritic marks.
- Finalized the rulesheet for the Sticky Shtick mini-expansion so formal playtesting can begin.
- Finally found a paper that I like for the coloring book, even though it will make it more expensive (for me, not for you). Also, received paper samples for the art print and immediately approved them.
- Ignored my email inbox, which I will try to empty this week.
- Finished ten more pages of interior art for the coloring book (almost...done...).
That's it for now. If you haven't filled out your survey yet, go do so! If you're waiting for a survey for the autographed packages, they should be going out very soon. (Tomorrow, maybe? Or Monday.) See you all back here when I have something new to show off, and everyone have a nice weekend.
--Rich Burlew
Zack Greenstein on
It's funny how this kickstarter was supposed to be for reprinting the books, but the "book reprint" section of the workometer is blank. Just saying.
starfyre76 on
yep. All the cool kids are doing it.
starfyre76 on
It seems a trend has been started. Now the author of the webcomic Weregeek is working on funding her latest book over on Indiegogo, a site that looks to be like Kickstarter, but allows non US projects.
Ilia Viktorov on
Thank you!
Sharon Gorbacz on
Aww, my fridge has a wooden front panel and I won't be able to stick Roy to it!!
Céline .S. Sauvé on
Whoot! DimSun story is apparently either in drafting or actually starting to be drawn. Exciting :)
Thanks once again, Mr. Giant Sir, for keeping your fans so well in the loop!
Eric on
Dark Sun was an older D&D campaign setting. A high psionic, low metal desert world originally printed in 1991. Change Dark to Dim and you have a parody name Dim Sun which is also a play on Dim sum, a kind of appetizer or tea accompaniment in Chinese cooking. For a glance at what it's going to look like go aaaaaall the way back to update #7.
Ilia Viktorov on
Please tell me what is Dim Sun? I don't get the reference.
Matt Johnston on
I'm enjoying the last 17 hours of OotS being #2 Kickstarter drive of all time.
Jack Zigler on
All right, coloring book's half done and Dim Sun is on the way! This makes me particularly happy; I'm a fan of alternate universes.
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It's probably just my World of Warcraft instincts kicking in, but when I see items in purple text, I immediately think: "YES! Epic quality item!!" :-D
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Ctrl+A - Del
Mailbox is now empty
Matt Johnston on
Hooray! I learned what diacritic marks are!
Eric Voorhies on
That would be awesome. Sadly, refrigerator magnets are deliberately designed to be very short-ranged; the effects don't accumulate well. The real problem would be keeping them from sticking to *each other.*
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...Darned you peter, now I'm picturing that.
Cassandra S on
I'm curious - does a box of several hundred magnets get irresistibly drawn to the nearest refrigerator, with the force of a small elephant?
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Thanks guys.
Peter Cohen on
@Edgar Rich only gets sent the email details of people who selected rewards, so you definitely will not send you the PDFs unless you take steps for him to be informed. You might be better asking Kickstarter to confirm to Rich how much you paid because he won't know how much you donated.
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I'm with Mike Petrillo. Change the dot colour as well as the text.
Edgar Mauricio Lemos on
Question: I pledged 10 without choosing a reward (I live in Australia, so it's likely that just sending the magnet will be more expensive than that. And I'm not thaat interested in it anyway.) But I still get the PDFs, right? :)
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Rich you should have the red circle turn green when it is done! It would look cooler when it is completed.
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Hey, Rich, how did you get the USPS to send you so many flat-rate envelopes (if that's what those are)? I work for a publisher who ships a couple of big orders every year, and we have to order a box every couple of days for months before the shipping date because they won't send us as many as we need in a single shipment.
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This whole thing kindof left my mind for a while (though I still refresh the OOTS page every day!) and my mind is re-blown looking at how it all turned out! Congrats again Rich on finally getting rewarded for being so awesome :)
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I'm still hoping the final Mystery Prize will be explosive runes window clings. *fingers crossed*
Kenneth Sawyer on
I am really looking forward to those extra comics :)
Peter Cohen on
@Peter M Presumably the playtesting could force a major change to one of the cards.
Peter Cohen on
Dim Sun has a yellow light. We can start looking forward to an e-story soon.
Peter McAndrew on
Question: why does Sticky Shticks have some green highlighted without the yellow being finished?
jodwin on
Yeah, those diacritics can be a pain. :-/ I'm one of those diacritically (:-P) named people, and I often have to put a wrong credit card holder name, for example, when shopping in foreign online shops because the shops' programmers were too lazy. Funnily enough, *that's* never caused problems for me...
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Woo highlighted in purple!
Baris on
Hey Rich... Were you able to take care of that diacritic mark problem? If not, if you could somehow find a way to send a sample that does not violate the privacy of those backers with the diacritical names, I could try to help. I'm also sure there are any number of people here who are a whole lot better qualified at it than I am, and some of those folks could help too... (I was thinking of changing the ascii codes of the characters to match whatever encoding your program uses.)


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