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The Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. is a well-known repository of the kids of power brokers - including presidential offspring. But the school has also become known for its environmental efforts, such as its energy-efficient middle school renovation. Several design factors contribute to the building's energy economy such as its siting and orientation to optimize the use of daylight. Solar chimneys are designed for mechanically-assisted natural ventilation to minimize the need for artificial cooling, and south-facing glazing at the tops of the shafts heat the air within, creating a convection current which draws cooler air in through north-facing open windows. Classrooms were designed to optimize natural daylighting as the primary daytime illumination source. The school's constructed wetland treats and recycles all building wastewater for graywater use within the building. Rainwater is collected and diverted through a vegetated roof using a series of scuppers, open downspouts and gutters, flow forms and spillways that direct the rainwater to a biology pond, which supports the native habitat. Building materials are reused, recycled, rapidly renewable and/or regionally acquired, including reclaimed wood on the exterior.
Earth-Friendly School
Kids at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., love their new 'green' campus.
By Rebecca Barns / March 2008, Christian Science Monitor -
What has light, fresh air, and is a great place to learn?
An ecofriendly middle school.
At Sidwell Friends Middle School in Washington, D.C., one of the newest teachers on campus this year (2008) is a building. From top to bottom it's energy efficient, environmentally friendly, and an inviting place to learn everything from science to singing.
It all started when the school needed more classroom space. Instead of tearing down the existing building, a construction crew brought in a bulldozer to clear out the interior, and an L-shaped addition went up beside it. The new, U-shaped building is filled with earth-friendly features, but the spacious rooms with huge windows are the first things you notice.
"The extra natural light in the classrooms really keeps you awake and enjoying the day," says Isabel Dorval, a ninth-grader at Sidwell.
Walkways made of what?
The architects chose natural, recycled, and renewable materials wherever possible. Most of these could be used with minimal impact on the environment. Doors were made with a veneer of bamboo (a fast-growing grass), bulletin boards with cork (which can be harvested without cutting down trees), and cabinets from wheatboard (which is made of wheat straw – the part of the plant that's left over after the grain is harvested).
Old materials were also reused in new ways. Bleachers from another school were used to make the window trim. Wood for walkways came from a pier in Baltimore. The "skin" on the outside of the building was made with wood from wine casks. The sun is turning the boards a beautiful silvery gray.
On the roof, tall, glass-sided chimneys vent warm air, creating a current that pulls cool, fresh air through the building's north-facing windows. Sixth-graders tend rooftop beds of herbs that they cut and bring to the cafeteria. Native plants help insulate the building and filter rain-water that flows through downspouts to the landscaped area below.
Recycled water
Instead of planting a grass lawn, the school created a terraced wetland area and pond by the main entrance. The area has become a hands-on science lab where students take water samples, identify microorganisms, and study wildlife.
Another important purpose of the wetlands is to treat the water from sinks and toilets.
Waste goes into an underground tank, where tiny organisms begin to break it down. Then it filters through plants, rock, and sand in the wetland and back through the building to be used in sinks and toilets and to cool machinery. Fresh water in drinking fountains comes from the city supply. The school uses about 90 percent less water than a traditionally built school of the same size.
"My favorite place is probably the benches outside by the wetlands," says Isabel. "It feels like it's a little habitat out there because you're enclosed on three sides by the building. There's a mural that illustrates the sedimentation process. That brings awareness of what's happening right in front of you. That's very neat."
Lessons from the building
Mechanical controls, vents, and pipes in plain view make it easier to understand how everything works. Along the wide, open hallways filled with natural light, wind chimes in vents signal when fresh air is being taken into the building. In science class, everyone reads the monitors to note how temperature and levels of carbon dioxide change throughout the day.
The building is a great place for environmental detective work, too.
"I asked the students to look around and tell me where paper was used to make something in the classroom," says Jennifer Mitchell, who teaches fifth-grade science. "One student looked up and said it was in the ceiling tiles, and he was right. The ceiling tiles are made from recycled newspaper."
Let the sunshine in
The building's greatest energy saving is in its use of light. The large windows have light shelves above that reflect natural light farther into rooms without letting in heat from the sun. On the south side of the building, where the sun is strongest, horizontal screens shade classrooms from glare. On the east and west sides, vertical screens shade windows when the sun is low.
Some days, the overhead fluorescent lights never need to be turned on. That saves not only the energy it takes to keep lights on; it also saves the energy it takes to cool down the building from all the heat that lights can generate. The result is that such an efficient building has helped the school cut its energy use by 60 percent.
All about the environment
From the day the doors to the new building opened, changes have echoed through Sidwell Friends School. The cafeteria has been serving more organic and locally grown food.
There's an environmental club called ECO, and students have begun to teach their parents about more energy-efficient ways of doing things at home.
"We have such an opportunity here," says Ms. Mitchell. "As you learn about the building, it makes you think how much sense it makes to do things this way."
Isabel likes science very much and says the new building has made science even more interesting for her.
"It went from little in-class experiments to really learning about the school itself as an experiment," she says. "I think I can speak for our whole grade, saying that suddenly you just understood your environment and how you affect it."
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So says a magazine not usually associated with hipsters: Forbes. In its first ever ranking of the nation's Best Hipster Neighborhoods, the business magazine ranked Silver Lake at the top of a list of 20 neighborhoods from Los Angeles to Miami. Silver Lake topped San Francisco's Mission District, which came in at No. 2, and No. 3 ranked Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Apparently there was no room on that list for either Echo Park or Highland Park. What makes Silver Lake a pleasure ground for hipsters? Says Forbes:
The eclectic enclave boasts some of the nation's most lauded food trucks and farmer's markets, a booming arts scene and one of the largest creative class communities in the country. Silver Lake is also home to some of the most avant garde Modernist architecture in North America.
Of course, when it came to illustrate Silver Lake's hipness, Forbes used an interior shot of Rudy's Barbershop, which is in Los Feliz.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Vince Carter, heading into his 17th NBA season, doesn't consider age a big issue anymore. The 37-year-old veteran sees a lot of older teams around the league and notes a "very old team" has just won the championship in San Antonio.
So the opportunity to compete for a title drew the eight-time All Star to Memphis, even though the Grizzlies have a bunch of 30-somethings in Zach Randolph, Tony Allen and Tayshaun Prince.
"I just see they're playoff-ready and just see what I bring to the table," Carter said Monday. "I'm able to come in and hopefully get us over the hump. That's the goal. Go as far as possible and hopefully hold up that O'Brien trophy here in Memphis. So why not make that the goal?"
The Grizzlies introduced Carter on Monday after signing him to a reported three-year, $12 million contract. The Grizzlies have reached the playoffs the past four seasons, losing in the Western Conference finals in 2013. Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger and team counsel Joe Abadi visited Carter at his home last week looking to replace Mike Miller on the roster in a deal clinched with a call from owner Robert Pera.
"I'm all about comfort and what fits again on and off the court," Carter said. "I think it was a mutual feeling both ways, which made this feel right."
The 6-foot-6 Carter spent the past three seasons in Dallas and has averaged 20.2 points a game in his career. Last season, he averaged 11.9 points in 81 games coming off the bench. He'll help replace Mike Miller, who is younger at 34 and shot 45.5 percent from 3-point range last season. Carter averaged 39.4 percent beyond the arc but was 15 of 31 with a buzzer-beating 3 for the win in game 3 of Dallas' first-round playoff loss to San Antonio.
Memphis averaged making an NBA-worst 4.9 3-pointers a game during the regular season. Carter, a former dunk champion, now is seventh all-time with 1,809 3-pointers made, and his 146 3s last season were the most by any NBA player coming off the bench.
Joerger said the Grizzlies need what Carter brings as a shooter, playmaker and leader whether starting or coming off the bench.
"I don't know if people realize he is a top five pick and roll player in the NBA and still very athletic, still makes open shots," Joerger said. "But we want him to come in a role where we give him the ball and let him do his thing. That's going to help us."
Carter will wear his old No. 15 in Memphis, a nice change after wearing No. 25 in Dallas. Carter, who turns 38 in January, said he lifts weights year-round as part of his workout to stay healthy for the NBA.
"It's tough," Carter said. "You know kids are like, `Hey I had your poster in my room,' and now we're getting ready to do this jump ball thing. It's tough to deal with, but at the same time it makes me feel good that I put a lot of work in to stay healthy and still can compete at a high level."


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The European Phased Adaptive Approach to missile defense (or EPAA) is designed to protect our deployed forces and Allies in Europe, as well as improve protection of the U.S. homeland against potential ICBMs from the Middle East.
Today, there is a growing threat from short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles to our deployed forces, allies, and partners. This threat is likely to increase in the coming years as some states make their ballistic missiles more accurate, reliable, and survivable.
That is why in 2009, President Obama outlined a four-phase approach for European missile defense that would augment the defense of the United States against a future long-term threat and provide more comprehensive and more rapid protection to our deployed forces and European Allies against the current threat. The President made clear his commitment to integrate the EPAA into NATO and welcomed Russian cooperation to bring its missile defense capabilities into a broader defense of our common strategic interests. In November 2010, NATO agreed to develop a BMD capability to provide full coverage and protection for all NATO European territory, populations, and forces. Through the EPAA, the United States will deploy increasingly capable ballistic missile defense (BMD) assets to defend Europe against a potential strike from the Middle East.
Working with our allies and partners, the United States seeks to create an environment that will diminish an adversary's confidence that a limited ballistic missile attack would be effective.
Last month in Washington D.C., I was honored to accept on behalf of the Department of State and the entire U.S. interagency, the Team Award given by the National Defense Industrial Association recognizing our collective efforts to put in place basing agreements with host nations for the EPAA, the U.S. contribution to NATO BMD. This was a big effort within the U.S. government and is also a testament to the strong missile defense commitment of our Allies, specifically Poland, Romania, and Turkey.
Along with the Department of Defense, the Missile Defense Agency, U.S. European Command and the military services, the State Department's team led by Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense Ellen Tauscher reached an agreement with Romania to host a U.S. land-based BMD interceptor site, designed to extend missile defense protection to a greater portion of Europe. This system is anticipated to become operational in the 2015 timeframe. We also reached an agreement with Poland to place a similar U.S. BMD interceptor site there in the 2018 timeframe, which will extend missile defense protection to all of NATO Europe. In the NATO context, we have deployed to Turkey a missile defense radar. Also, as part of Phase 1, the United States deployed a BMD-capable Aegis ship to the Mediterranean in March of 2011, and has maintained a BMD-capable ship presence in the region ever since.
In May, at the NATO Chicago Summit, NATO announced the achievement of an interim BMD capability. To support this interim BMD capability, the United States will offer EPAA assets to the Alliance as voluntary national contributions to the NATO BMD mission. This capability provides an operationally significant first step, offering the maximum coverage within available means to defend our populations, territory, and forces across south NATO Europe. Allies agreed to encourage the exploration of possible additional voluntary contributions, including through multinational cooperation, to provide relevant capabilities, as well as to use potential synergies in planning, development, and procurement, and development.
Today's ballistic missile threats continue to increase in number and sophistication. This increasing threat reinforces the importance of the EPAA and NATO's BMD capability, which not only strengthens regional stability, but also provide protection for Allied forces in Europe and augments the defense of the United States.
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I think on a positive note this is great! But concerns on our homefront when over a year ago a missile dud was found on the west side of the United States, and some believed it was China testing a long range missile, that can travel 7,000 miles. Protecting our homeland of the United States should be the highest priority then without diplacement of too many of our forces overseas, what force will be ready if something happened? The Pentagon should have a plan just in case.
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@ Frank Rose,
This assesment hasn't changed in the 10.5 years since I offered it to my government.
"If there are to be trillions spent on the development of the missile defense system, rather than dealing with the reasons for its need in the first place, then we've missed the point that was so rudely made, that a terrorist will use whatever is conveniently available as a weapon."
Now, I look around the Mideast and you have two basic sources of this threat you folks are pouring bookoo bucks into to ward off with a missile defense system in Europe.
Syria and Iran...both sponsors of terror and while one regime is not expected to survive, the other wants to play russian roulette with its people and build nuclear weapons to put on its missiles ( along with North Korea ).
So when it come right down to having a comprehensive missile defense policy and quality assurance given to populations that that threat has been dealt with adequately, there is no substitute for "regime replacement therapy" which no ammount of missile defense technology can address or achieve.
So here we are 10 years on still trying to convince the Russians that this system is not directed at their missile capabilities, and trying to "isolate" Iran and Syria when even the President says clearly that "containment" is not possible nor a sound stategic policy option to deal with mad mullahs.
And diplomaticly stuck on the notion that somehow it may be possible to "change the behavior" of the Iranian regime via hefty international sanction...and I believe assuming sanctions will have any effect on them or Assad's brutal domestic policies is engaged in deperately wishful thinking in the hopes of avoiding "militarizing" the crisis in Syria by using force capabilities of the combined international community to remove Assad from power.
So here's what I'd suggest to the Russians;
They can get with the "regime replacement therapy" program starting today with regards to Syria, and pledge come hell or high water to help us remove the mullahs from power in Iran if they do not give up all thought of becoming a nuclear weapons state and abide by the will of the international community and UN resolutions/IAEA jurisdiction over their total nuclear program.
In return, we scrap missile defense...A) because the stated threat will no longer be a threat because those with ill intent are no longer capable of carring out such an attack.
B) Because we can put that money spent to better use, since there's no longer any threat to defend against.
C. Because it never adequately addressed the threat it was supposed to address in the first place.
Now I know this Admin. doesn't want to have to go bonk heads and remove the state sponsors of terror from existance by the force of arms, and I've suggested that we semd Iran a 32 trillion dollar bill for the last 32 years of chants of "death to America" being lead by one ayatollah or another every Friday at prayers, just to let them know we consider that to be a "billable offense" and intend to collect on it in full unless "behavior changes", and if it doesn't that the American taxpayer is going to want to know how we're going to pay for removing them from power.
Speaking of which...when Sec. Clinton says Russia and China "have not yet paid a price" for supporting Assad, does this mean we get to bill Russia and China for what it's going to cost us to remove Assad without their help, since they won't take responsibility for their role in creating the "frankenstein" that Assad's regime has become today?
Or should we just have the Syrian opposition present them a bill on behalf of everyone involved in removing Assad?
I sure hope folks think about what I've said here, because while this government may believe treating the symptoms of a disease in the form of a missile threat, in now way can one claim to have safeguarded populations with its implementation simply because the cancer that is terrorism still grows in the minds of ethical infants.


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Adam Levine Poses for Terry Richardson
Adam Levine posed for — and with — Terry Richardson in a new series released on the celebrity photographer's website. Though Richardson often shoots familiar subjects in new ways, like when he captured Kesha without makeup or Jared Leto in a mesh tank top, he kept the Levine shoot pretty basic.
The mentor from 'The Voice' is shown in a plain white t-shirt in the seven black and white photos, which appear at TerrysDiary.com. In one image, Levine stares straight ahead, mouth open in a wicked snarl, arms at his sides, revealing the tattoos that cover his upper arms. Another shot shows Levine wearing Richardson's glasses and giving the camera the middle finger.
A few of the photos include the photographer himself. One image depicts Richardson pretending (we hope!) to punch the Maroon 5 vocalist in the jaw. Another shows Levine with one eyebrow raised as he and Richardson give a cheesy thumbs-up to the camera.
Though we bet a lot of people would love to have seen Levine play into the sex symbol angle and show more skin, like Lady Gaga did in her football-themed Richardson image, this is still a really cool collection of pics.


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Woman Accused of Running Over Police Officer Appears in Court [AUDIO]
47 year-old Dawnette Eaton, the woman accused of running over police officer Deni Poling Monday night in an effort to escape arrest on a probation violation, appeared in Justice Court Wednesday afternoon.
Eaton was taken to the Missoula County jail early Wednesday morning after being treated for a gunshot wound at St. Patrick Hospital. She appeared in court with her arm in a sling.
Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jason Marks asked the judge to place Eaton back in the jail on $250,000 bail, saying 'she showed a complete disregard for human life' by running over officer Poling in an effort to escape.
Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jason Marks
Judge John Odlin agreed with the Deputy County Attorney in his assessment that Eaton was a flight risk, and due to the serious nature of the allegations, placed bail at $250,000.
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According to the jail roster, the charges against Eaton at this time are felony failure to stop at an injury accident scene, and felony escape. Marks says interviews are underway with Missoula police officers to determine other charges to be filed later.
Officer Poling has already undergone several surgeries, and remains in the intensive care unit at St. Patrick Hospital. An account has been established on Poling's behalf at First Interstate Bank.


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fighters have unlimited movement, its swarmers that have the limit and you don't want a unit designed primary for defence (normally though "red-shirting").Strana wrote:
as to fighters being able to deploy for a limited time cool concept but unless we modify the base rules for thier movement they are not going to have enough time for attack runs ouside of thier own fleets engagement area. and for general munitions lets say this is around 30" max this means that base they would have to be able to fly at least 30" a turn to at least match that envelope really whats needed is a very basic ie not time consuming way to mark manuevering rather than turns that a fighter can spend outside a fighter bay, ie if a fighter is told to take up gaurd station approx 40" from fleet to take on incoming fighters/bombers/space torpedoes then they might be out there for more than a few turns and more than likely they will still have to punch for intercept, incase they miss and other reasons. more later
thought dealing with many swarmers that are defending diffrent ships it might just be better to say they can't move X inchs away from the ship that deployed them, since they could refuel quickly by docking to special docks.


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Mic-Encoder use with a voice repeater. The mic-encoder is a device that sends a 1/3second APRS data burst at the end of a voice transmission. It is like the "roger beep" some CB'ers use.
Mobile MIC Encoder Hardware
TAPR has discontinued the original mic encoder, however the tiny track and opentracker devices are in production and may be wired and configured to send position data at the end of a voice transmission. These devices can be programmed to send positions at the end of a voice transmission but not necessarily every voice transmission.
For example, a mic encoder device can be programmed to send a position report every 3 minutes - but only at the end of a voice transmission. When the radio operator keys up to talk for the first time, a data burst will be sent at the moment the PTT is released. He can key the radio up several more times and no additional burst will be sent until more than 3 minutes have passed since the last data burst. The mic encoder unit will not key up on it's own at the end of 3 minutes and force a position. This completely eliminates the posibility that a packet burst will blindly "double" with another active voice user. If the encoder is programmed to send a position at a shorter interval, such as every 10 seconds it will transmit a databurst every time the radio unkeys. The mic-e will never cause a "double" with another repeater user, nor will it send a data burst over the top of the radio operator's voice while he is talking.
Methods to convey MIC Encoder data bursts to the APRS frequency
This data burst can be read by any station listening to you direct or via the output of a repeater you happen to be talking through.
Method 1
The simplest way to these position reports from the repeater to the normal aprs frequency of 144.39 is to place a police scanner within range of the repeater connected to a TNC. The TNC is configured to recieve audio from the police scanner or other receiver and transmit to a 2m transmitter. The TNC upon hearing the packet on the police scanner (or other receiver) will digipeat the packet out on the normal APRS frequency. It is recommended that the deviation level of mic-e packets be kept very low so the unmuted packet tones don't "blast" anyone listening to the repeater.
Method 2
Even though the data bursts are only 350mS long, after some time data bursts on the output of a repeater will begin to annoy some voice users. If the repeater is properly equipped, the data can be muted, and repeated to the standard APRS frequency (usually 144.39 Mhz) unbeknownest to the normal voice repeater users. If implemented on a nationwide level, this would allow all APRS users in the country to see all mobile aprs equipped cars.
The ideal TNC to use at the repeater site is presently the Kantronics kpc3plus. By issuing the command "CTRL A MUTE 10" you can cause radio port pin 8 to become a mute pin to mute audio on your voice repeater. A kpc3(nonplus) model can also be made to perform the same function with a relatively minor hardware modification. The newest KPC3+ model has version 9.1 firmware, but the MUTE function has been available since version 8.3. Either firmware supports analog inputs, digital outputs, and advanced APRS digipeater functions. This makes it possible to send telemetry from the repeater site in addition to APRS position data.
PACCOMM brand TNCs have had this ability for some time now as long as they have the true DCD board installed. This has been known to false though and could mute someone's voice at the wrong time - just as some people's voices cause the DTMF cover tones to activate on a voice repeater.
The DCD or MUTE signal can be tied to the repeater receiver audio or the COR signal. The COR signal is the preferred method because many repeater controllers have audio delay processors and can mute the audio before even the first millisecond of packet data is passed to the repeater output frequency. If the repeater is not equipped with an audio delay line, the 10mS of packet will sound similar to the "blip" heard before a DTMF cover tone sounds.
There are two common methods to interrupt the COR signal:
- with a reed relay.
- by installing a 100ohm resistor in series between the receiver and repeater controller and allowing the TNC to clamp the repeater controller end of the signal to ground or Vcc.
Since many repeater controllers such as the CAT1000 use a DB25 plug for the interface between the radio and the repeater controller, a rs232 db25 breakout box with a db25m at one end and a db25f at the other. Radio shack used to sell these for about $10, but have discontinued them. One alternative is http://www.cablesandconnectors.com/PIX/phi23 near the bottom of the page.
Is is necessary to install a 2m radio at the repeater site with a small 5/8 or 1/4 wave antenna on the roof of the repeater shack. Care should also be taken to provide a squelch indication from the 2m radio to the external carrier detect (XCD) pin on the TNC. This will allow the TNC to hold off digipeating the mic-e packet into the APRS frequency until that channel is clear.
Additional Notes
In addition to the first example listed above, the mic encoder units can be programmed to wait for quiet time on the repeater and automatically send a position every 10 to 30 minutes even if the user doesn't manually key up his radio. If the repeater controller's COR signal is used to mute audio, users can sent positions via the repeater all day long without activating the repeater output!
Consider that the average repeater has a "kerchunk" filter that requires the COR is active for 0.5 sec before the repeater will wake up from a dormant state. If a mic-encoder device keys up and transmits a packet to a repeater with COR muting, within 10mS of packet starting, the TNC at the repeater site will cause the COR line to drop. This happens within 10mS of the beginning of the packet. The repeater controller will see COR go active for 10mS, and drop. The repeater controller thinks it was kerchunked, and does not activate the repeater output. Since the repeater output was not activated, no one listening to the output of the repeater is aware that any data was sent on the input frequency. In effect, the packet is silently diverted over to the normal APRS frequency.
It gets better! Many TNCs today perform callsign substitution when digipeating. If the callsign of the TNC at the repeater site is set to the frequency of the repeater - up to 6 characters - then any packet passing though the repeater will be marked with the voice repeater's frequency. For example, by setting the callsign of the TNC to 147015, any packet digipeated via the input of the repeater has the text 147015 added to it's path and it is clear to APRS users that 1) this position was from a mic-e packet, 2)the user is monitoring the 147.015 repeater. If the user QSY's to another mic-e capable repeater, the TNC at that site will add it's own stamp to the APRS packet. Because the frequency stamp information is added at the repeater level, the voice user does not have to make any changes to his mic encoder device. Other APRS users are instantly aware of the station in question's frequency.


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If you're looking for a very comfortable Bluetooth headset with great sound quality, you might want to consider the BlueAnt Q2.
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The BlueAnt Q2 Bluetooth headset looks like an executive styled headset. It looks stylish because of the matte black finish, raised edges and front black panel.
To make sure both hands are free to work, drive or even play, Dads need to have a reliable Bluetooth headset. The BlueAnt Q2 provides almost every reason available to have use of all 10 digits.
The BlueAnt Q2 is one of the only devices here that doesn't advertise "HD Voice", which is funny, because it handily beats virtually all of them in audio quality.
I want people to really think about voice activation to be truly handsfree. This is a great feature from BlueAnt.
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Sound quality was as good as I've experienced in a headset, and wind-noise reduction was outstanding.
This sleek Bluetooth headset announces the caller's name when you get an incoming call so you don't have to pick up your phone to know who is calling.
The BlueAnt Q2 Smart Bluetooth Headset can pick up and isolate your voice from even the noisiest backgrounds.
This Bluetooth earpiece features integrated text-to-speech technology.
BlueAnt unveils new Q2 Platinum Bluetooth headset.
BlueAnt Wireless launches Q2 Platinum Bluetooth headset.
This is a very capable device designed to make life easier (and safer) and after spending a significant amount of time with it, I can without a doubt say that it certainly does.
I really like the design changes on the Q2 and am still a big fan of the voice control software.
Remember the Q1 Bluetooth headset from last year? Popular for its ease of use (and its pretty looks), the Q1 was a hit. Now BlueAnt Wireless has introduced the Q2, featuring the industry's first integrated Text-to-Speech feature...
The BlueAnt Q2 lets you do it all by voice.
It's not guaranteed to make you any smarter, but having such an intelligent little bird upside your ear may at least give you a minor boost in confidence. A full 1.5 years after the original Q1 made its debut, BlueAnt is introducing its Q2 Smart Bluetooth Headset.
Amazing mic and sound quality.
BlueAnt Wireless' Q2 Bluetooth Headset does more than just relay voice. The headset, released yesterday, is more of a peripheral for
your mobile phone that accepts voice commands, places calls for you, alerts you to SMS messages and reads them aloud for you (with the
help of a companion BlackBerry or Android app), and even announces the name of an incoming caller so you don't have to look at your device.
The Q2 doesn't skimp on audio quality to bring you all of these features.
BlueAnt's new Q2 bluetooth wireless headset may not be as crystal clear as having a person next to you, but it's claiming to be the closest out there. 1.5 years after the Q1 was released, BlueAnt has revealed the new Q2, and if it all works out as they have planned, the wait will well worth it
Smaller and sleeker, the new Blueant Q2 has a beautiful design as well as vastly improved features.
BlueAnt Wireless had earlier introduced the BlueAnt Q1 Bluetooth headset to enhance user experience while on the go.
Now, the company has come up with yet another innovative Bluetooth headset namely, the BlueAnt Q2.
This next-generation product augments the audio quality and promises to deliver the best sound performance experienced on any headset.
The Q2 is BlueAnt's best headset ever and the most feature laden of anything on the market.
Bluetooth headsets are becoming a necessity as laws around the country continue to roll out to stop phone calls made by holding your phone. BlueAnt rolled out their latest headset with an improved design and some cool new features.
BlueAnts Q2 Platinum Bluetooth headset rocks superb audio quality, wind noise resistance.
BlueAnt has just added a new headset to their range of wireless Bluetooth products, named the BlueAnt Q2.
My favorite feature has to be its caller-id ability. It uses Text to Speech (TTS) technology to announce who's calling (name or number) without ever having to pick up your device.
The range of the headset is fantastic making it perfect for those who take calls and do not have their phone in their pocket. We love how far we are able to leave the phone and still maintain clear calls.


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I have a very simple comment on the Dear Abby article which appeared here, to wit: read and enjoy!
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I relocated to Florida a little over a year ago and were quickly welcomed into our new neighbors' social whirl. Two couples in the neighborhood are gay -- one male, one female. While they are nice enough, my husband and I did not include them when it was our turn to host because we do not approve of their lifestyle choices. Since then, we have been excluded from neighborhood gatherings, and someone even suggested that we are bigots!
Abby, we moved here from a conservative community where people were pretty much the same. If people were "different," they apparently kept it to themselves. I don't feel we should have to compromise our values just to win the approval of our neighbors. But really, who is the true bigot here? Would you like to weigh in? -- Unhappy in Tampa
DEAR UNHAPPY: I sure would. The first thing I'd like to say is that regardless of what you were told in your previous community, a person's sexual orientation isn't a "lifestyle choice." Gay people can't change being gay any more than you can change being heterosexual.
From where I sit, you may have chosen the wrong place to live because it appears you would be happier in a less integrated neighborhood surrounded by people who think the way you do. But if you interact only with people like yourselves, you will have missed a chance for growth, which is what you have been offered here. Please don't blow it.
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someone even suggested that we are bigots! That's because they are bigots.
Gee, ya think?!? [wry chuckle]
Now that I think of it, my wife and I went to Otani's, a really good hibachi restaurant, this past Friday, to celebrate Valentine's Day. Among those seated at our hibachi table were a young gay couple, along with a third family group. That they were gay was, to use a pet phrase of mine, "intuitively obvious." Did it matter to any of the rest of us? Not so's you'd notice! We chatted over dinner about numerous subjects, along with the other party as though NOTHING WAS WRONG.
Funny thing ... nothing was!
The current "Abigail Van Buren", Jeanne Phillips, worthily follows in the footsteps of her late mother, Pauline Phillips (as quoted in her obituary, and a collection of her "most helpful advice"):
Dear Abby: Two men who claim to be father and adopted son just bought an old mansion across the street and fixed it up. We notice a very suspicious mixture of company coming and going at all hours — blacks, whites, Orientals, women who look like men and men who look like women. This has always been considered one of the finest sections of San Francisco, and these weirdos are giving it a bad name. How can we improve the neighborhood? — Nob Hill Residents
Dear Residents: You could move.
... a person's sexual orientation isn't a "lifestyle choice." Gay people can't change being gay ...
Somehow there's less demand for, say, Catholics or Baptists to switch to another religion, even though such choices are possible!
GC, I think we should start doing that. Maybe when confronted by a Catholic, we can tell them we disapprove of their lifestyle, and demand they change to Raëlian.
SING IT, Pat!
But-but-but ... extra ecclesiam, nulla salus. You can't be SAVED without them. Of course, you can't be jerked around BY them, either!
Somehow, I don't see the Plus-and-Minus favoring Frankie and company there.
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Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton participated in the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Women and the Economy Summit (WES) meetings in San Francisco.
This AUSMIN ministerial marked the 60th anniversary of the U.S.-Australia Alliance. Secretary Clinton said, "…For 60 years now, each new global challenge has brought with it a new cause for cooperation with Australia and an ever stronger partnership grounded in our shared values."
During their consultations, Secretary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and their Australian counterparts discussed challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, ways to improve and deepen cooperation, and issues affecting global security, including cyberspace.
Secretary Clinton delivered the keynote address at the APEC Women and the Economy Summit. She said, "As information transcends borders and creates opportunities for farmers to bank on mobile phones and children in distant villages to learn remotely, I believe that here, at the beginning of the 21st century, we are entering the participation age, where every individual, regardless of gender or other characteristics, is poised to be a contributing and valued member of the global marketplace."
On September 13, Secretary Clinton released the 2010 mid-year Report on International Religious Freedom. She said, "...The protection of religious freedom is a fundamental concern of the United States going back to the earliest days of our republic, and it remains so today."
Secretary Clinton also signed the U.S.-Romanian Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement on the Deployment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System with Romanian Foreign Minister Baconschi, and the White House released a fact sheet on implementing missile defense in Europe.
The State Department joined the George W. Bush Institute, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to announce the Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, an innovative partnership to leverage public and private investment in global health to combat cervical and breast cancer -- two of the leading causes of cancer death in women -- in sub-Saharan and Africa and Latin America. Secretary Clinton said, "...One of the most powerful and effective ways of saving lives is by improving women's and particularly mothers' health."
In other global health news, Secretary Clinton welcomed Chef Jose Andre as "Culinary Ambassador" for the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. In this role, he will help to raise awareness of an issue that causes nearly two million deaths to women and children each year: toxic smoke from traditional cooking stoves. Meanwhile, Ambassador Eric Goosby and Ambassador Mark Dybul, the respective current and former U.S. Global AIDS Coordinators, co-authored an op-ed in The Huffington Post, where they said, "For the first time, grounded in scientific evidence, our efforts can put us within reach of an AIDS-free generation."
In response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker reinforced Secretary Clinton's statement and added, "…The attacks serve to highlight the weakness at the core of the insurgency. Unable to confront ISAF and newly-trained Afghan troops on the conventional battlefield, they have turned to launching attacks on high-profile facilities like the U.S. Embassy in an attempt to garner headlines."
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September 15 marked International Day of Democracy, an opportunity to reflect on aspirations for freedom and dignity around the world. Assistant Secretary Michael Posner said, "The principles of democracy do not belong to any one country or group of people, but rather constitute timeless and universal truths."
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I just had a guy ask if atheists celebrate xmas on twitter.. I replied that I do indeed celebrate the holidays in the context of having the opportunity to have time off work, spend time with family, give/receive gifts, eat and drink loads and generally have a nice time.. he was pretty annoyed by my response and stated that this was hypocrisy.. he also had an issue with the fact I would receive gifts from friends/family as this time of year was to celebrate Jesus birthday only.... for me to inform him I would be partaking in the holiday season, yet stating in no way religious, I was dismissed as having double standards.
Do you celebrate xmas, this holiday period? what are your thoughts? Is it hypocritical to receive gifts and partake in family dinners? Personally I take full advantage of a lovely time of year.. CHRIST does not come into it!
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|2013-03-03, 16:35
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Or maybe a "hello sister", because they certainly look a lot alike
As for me, I'm puzzled by all the "racism" comments about the "foreigners".
What I saw was actually a complete reversal of every "foreigners" clichés we can see in animes, and the jabs were only directed, from my perception, at japanese bias and preconceptions themselves.
The big black guy match was the perfect example : he's seen as huge, threatening and different by his opponent, and when we see through Tsukuba eyes, that's how he's shown. But everything outside Tsukuba perception show him as being just a karuta lover, happy to play and looking incredibly nice and gentle.
So yeah, what I saw mocked here were the japanese typical expectations and related behaviours, and the very opposite of racism.
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|2013-03-04, 13:45
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Join Date: Jan 2007
The second season of Chihayafuru will be sold in two box sets priced at 18,900 yen each (14,000 by amazon preorder). That's around half the usual price per episode. Let's hope they do well .
|2013-03-04, 15:19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
The first season has been licensed by Siren Visual though and that WILL include subtitles.
I plan to buy it once the second set is released and if it has not been licensed here yet.
I would have considered buying the 2nd season from Japan as well if it included subs.
|2013-03-08, 16:57
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Age: 57
I'm not one for trying to guess what the next episode is going to be about based on events in the last episode. So I had no guesses as to what might happen in episode 9 based on episode 8. But if I had guessed, I would never ever ever EVER have guessed that
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|2013-03-08, 17:01
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 32
An episode entirely focused on Arata. I didn't except that, at least not until we got to the individual tournament. He's finally getting back in the game, both figuratively and literally. Sadly, his long awaited return might be postponed to next year... I think he'll be fine though. It's not like his participation changed the end result of the match. What he did was definitely bad, but it could have been worse.
Arata reconnected with his past in this episode. He remembered how much fun playing as a team with Taichi and Chihaya was. He's definitely going to participate in the team tournament next year, one way or another.
We got to learn a bit more about Arata and Shinobu's past relationship as well. He used to beat her every year during the first round, which must have frustrated her quite a bit. I liked how Arata was able to see through her facade (not that her sarcasm was very subtle) and understand right way the kind of woman she is. She definitely doesn't have the nicest of personalities. I love her all the same nonetheless, in fact, it's part of the reason I love her. As expected, she had no interest in the team tournament and only came here to visit the shrine and watch a birdman rally which ended up being canceled by the rain, much to her dismay
|2013-03-08, 17:21
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It was a surprise to see a fully Arata focused episode for a change. He finally got a bit of needed development, hopefully they'll let it slide since the group lost anyway so he didn't really affect it much.
Poor Shinobu
I wonder if she'll go to see team tournaments instead now or if she'll head home in depression.
|2013-03-08, 17:30
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Miami, FL
Age: 32
It was obvious the second Shinobu said thaT team tournaments were for players who don't love karuta that the episode would focus on discrediting that viewpoint.
How much longer can they go on without Arata finally metting up with Taichi and Chihaya?
|2013-03-08, 17:36
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Arata not recognizing Shinobu was hilarious.
Chihaya with Arata on the brain much to Taichi's annoyance.
Change of pace with an episode focused on Arata, who really has had close to no screentime at all other than flashbacks to 1st season..
Didn't really care that much for it actually.
Arata is kind of a dork, and his side kurata is so damn serious and 24/7 dramadrama its suffocating.
Lame that he might be disqualified. Why does the guy have to be such a stickler for the rules, just let it pass.
|2013-03-08, 19:19
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Deep in the GeGeGe Forest
Age: 69
I was hardly surprised by the outcome. He's too good and too well known to have played and not be recognized by someone. It seemed like he realized he was taking a chance at being disqualified in the first place, so his shock at the end seemed a little overdone.
Shinobu's feelings were clearly quite hurt when he didn't recognize her, then to top it off he mentions her weight gain and loss. That's probably something she would prefer to forget about.
Any speculation on what will transpire when she meets Chihaya in the Queen event? I would expect Shinobu to win once again, but you never know.
|2013-03-08, 19:29
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Location: USA
Arata needs to play in the individual tournament, so that he can request for his dad to transfer to Chihaya's and Taichi's school. If he can't play, that might mean that they will be on opposing teams the following year, which will be a disappointment.
Also, will Arata be able to watch Chihaya's team play? Chihaya is very perspective of her team members, and it shows again this episode when she calmed Taichi down. Also, what Taichi said to Chihaya about focusing and not looking for Arata is sort of correct (he could have let her look for a minute, it wouldn't hurt), but his motivation for doing so is in question again. Did he say it truly and only because he wanted Chihaya to focus, or did he do that because he was upset at Chihaya being excited to look for Arata? In this case, I think it is a bit of both.
|2013-03-08, 22:45
|Link #639
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
It would be a shame if Arata is disqualified. I understand he broke the rules, but he did so to help someone else. I don't know I think a little rule bending is in order here.
I think it is interesting that Taichi thought about Arata more than Chihaya did in the end. I did love Chihaya's line about wanting to show off her team.
And I felt for poor Shinobu having her event rained out. That sucks!
However my favorite moment was when they mentioned LASIK surgery (I work in an eye place).
edit: My only complaint about this episode was way too many flashbacks. Flashbacks are fine but it's like they didn't have enough material for the episode because they kept flashing back to the same scenes over and over again. It seemed a bit lazy.
|2013-03-08, 23:05
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SIBYL salesman
Join Date: Feb 2011
But seriously, she couldn't beat that Hokuo player (forgot his name...), so the likelyhood of beating Shinobu isn't in her favor.
On a side note, Arata did actually recognize Shinobu, right?
Because he was speaking in a different tone, made a short laugh/smile (ie. ending his teasing), then he started talking in his normal tone.
Meaning Arata does have a funny side, which we never saw during any Taichi-Arata & Chihaya-Arata moments? (if I recall correctly?).
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A once-quiet village in Borneo has been transformed into a bustling town as the central government in Jakarta has handed more power and tax money to regional governments. The WSJ's Eric Bellman reports from Sangatta, Indonesia.
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Speaking ahead of Ofcom announcing the winner of the licence in the coming weeks, Andy Mullins, managing director of the Evening Standard and national stablemate Independent, has underlined the media brand's commitment and credentials for its bid, called London Live.
He told Media Week: "We want to provide outstanding London orientated TV to all Londoners, both workers and residents, in a relevant, entertaining and informative format. It's called 'London Live' because we believe breaking news, relevance and topicality are critical and we want and will encourage all Londoners from across the capital to engage and participate in our news and current affairs programming."
Following on from the success of the Diamond Jubilee, and the 2012 London Olympics, he said the new London TV channel has the potential to build on the momentum and firmly establish itself as the world's leading city. As an established media company, with international reach, Mullins stressed, "we can be trusted to deliver upon this great opportunity".
The managing director is part of an eight-person management board that has led the Standard's bid, which also includes the paper's chairman, Evgeny Lebedev, and its editor, Sarah Sands. He believes Londoners are currently under-served in terms of news and current affairs and said London Live is ideally positioned to change this.
"Londoners deserve better and we want reach out to all Londoners," he said. "We will make sure London Live is broadcast on all platforms available, including Freeview on Channel 8, Sky Channel 117 plus Virgin, Freesat, IPTV and Video on Demand.
"We will also make sure its content and output is available across all platforms and formats: 33 IPTV local channels aligned to London boroughs to deliver granular local news; links from Evening Standard and Independent websites and content formatted for mobile and tablet."
He added: "The news presentation style will be very different. It will have energy and pace. It will come live from the newsroom. Viewers will hear news as it's created. They will see how stories are sourced and developed."
If successful, much of London Live's TV content will be generated from the existing newsroom of London's evening newspaper, creating a symbiotic relationship that has attracted support from Peter Bennett-Jones, formerly of production house Tiger Aspect, and the former Ofcom boss Stephen Carter.
Mullins explained: "We will provide a minimum of four and half hours of London news, and one hour current affairs, a day with news bulletins every half hour. We will source local content from all across the capital from all communities and boroughs, as well as fully utilising the reporting resources of both the editorial teams of the London Evening Standard and The Independent."
'We will be a force for good'
Last week, the Evening Standard's 'Get London Reading' campaign won the inaugural London First Award for "improvement to Londoners' quality of life". Hundreds of Standard readers signed-up to be volunteers to go into schools for three hours a week; trained by the campaign partners, Beanstalk.
The campaign also received backing from London's business community and the Mayor's Fund for London, which collectively raised more than £1 million for the cause.
Two years ago the Standard received Britain's foremost philanthropy award, the Beacon Prize, after raising £4.8 million for its 'Dispossessed Fund'. The fund helps tackle poverty by handing out grants to grassroots charities.
Mullins believes such campaigns underline the Standard's credentials for Ofcom's first local TV contract in London.
"We will be a force for good," he said. "We will push harder with our now famous campaigns, including the 'Dispossessed' and 'London's Learning Ladder', to engage communities, key opinion formers and drive through real and needed change."
London Live's application details plans to work with a wide range and diverse source of content partners across local communities and boroughs, educational establishments, arts and culture and local government and public services.
Citing the BBC's ongoing exodus to Salford, Mullins believes the set-up could become the preferred vehicle for key opinion formers and policy makers to voice and have their views and opinions heard.
"We uniquely have the resources and editorial relationships to secure the relevance and quality of contributions that is required to make Local London TV a success," he said. "We alone have complete access to newspapers and digital platforms which will be vitally important for raising awareness for and driving audiences to our programmes.
"Through the use of second screens and social media we will have the ability to encourage feedback, build and develop dialogue on critical issues and topics of relevance and interest and, if relevant, report back the following day in the newspaper. This will be unique to us amongst the bidding parties."
Five bidders in the running
The Evening Standard is one of five bidders in the running for London's new local television service, borne out of the newly elected coalition government as an initiative of the then culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt.
The other contenders are London8, which boasts strong programme-making expertise, with ITV's former entertainment chief Paul Jackson and the entrepreneur and former Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson on board.
LondonTV, stresses its news credentials, with David Mannion (editor-in-chief of ITV News for 10 years) in the role of head of news, supported by journalists working for its three regional publishing backers: Archant, Tindle and Trinity Mirror.
Made in London is chaired by the former BSkyB executive Ian West and supported by Time Out and Ambassador Theatre Group. It is promising to cater for the city's diverse population, including providing shows for the elderly and gay community.
YourTV London, led by the former Conservative MP Steven Norris, is emphasising citizen journalism, of London's sporting and cultural events.
Commercial viability remains unclear
There still remains widespread uncertainty about the commercial potential of a local London TV station. Richard Oliver, managing partner of investment at media agency UM, cautioned that previous attempts to run local TV channels, notably Channel M in Manchester, have ultimately failed to gain traction with both viewers and advertisers to sustain it.
He warned that there did not appear to be any immediate demand from advertisers for a local TV network in London prior to the Government's local TV announcement.
However, Oliver added that if any local TV initiative is going to work in the country, London, with its population of more than seven million and thriving business hub, should be the place to make it happen.
The capital also has the added advantage of being a defined region – meaning that viewing figures can be provided by Barb, if the successful bidder is willing to pay for the service.
His personal instinct is that a local news-led operation will guarantee more viewers than the entertainment-led concepts, but other commentators have warned that the established news giants BBC and Sky already have a heavy London bent.
In total, Ofcom is awarding 21 local TV licences around the country, with the London bid expected to be announced by the end of February.


text: London - South Korea's appeal of their Olympic disqualification from the women's badminton doubles tournament was rejected on Wednesday, and Indonesia withdrew their challenge.Four doubles teams were disqualified from the London Games earlier in the day after trying to lose matches to receive a more favourable place in the tournament. The Badminton World Federation punished the eight players after investigating two teams from South Korea and one each from China and Indonesia. South Korea and Indonesia appealed, but China accepted the federation's decision."We applaud the federation for having taken swift and decisive action," IOC spokesperson Mark Adams told The Associated Press. "Such behaviour is incompatible with the Olympic values."The competition was to continue later on Wednesday with four previously eliminated teams in the quarter-finals. Russian pair Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova, and Canadian team Alex Bruce and Michele Li now advance from Group A. Australian pair Leanne Choo and Renuga Veeran and South African duo Michelle Edwards and Annari Viljoen go through from Group C.Before the decision was announced, Indonesia Olympic team leader Erick Thohir accused Chinese players of losing on purpose in the past."China has been doing this so many times and they never get sanctioned by the BWF," Thohir said. "On the first game yesterday when China did it, the BWF didn't do anything. If the BWF do something on the first game and they say you are disqualified, it is a warning for everyone."IOC Vice President Craig Reedie, the former head of the international badminton federation, welcomed the decision to kick the four teams out."Sport is competitive," Reedie told the AP. "If you lose the competitive element, then the whole thing becomes a nonsense."You cannot allow a player to abuse the tournament like that, and not take firm action. So good on them.".....The eight disqualified players are world doubles champions Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China and their South Korean opponents Jung Kyun-eun and Kim Ha-na, along with South Korea's Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung and Indonesia's Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii.The players went before a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday, a day after spectators at the arena booed their performance after it became clear they were deliberately trying to lose.International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge had been at the venue but had left shortly before the drama unfolded. The IOC said it would allow badminton's ruling body to handle the matter.Paul Deighton, chief executive officer of the London organizsers, said there would be no refunds for the evening's badminton program. Chairperson Sebastian Coe called what happened "depressing," adding "who wants to sit through something like that?"Teams blamed the introduction of a round-robin stage rather than a straight knockout tournament as the main cause of the problem. The round-robin format can allow results to be manipulated to earn an easier matchup in the knockout round.The Chinese players tried to rig the draw after its second-seeded pair unexpectedly lost to a Danish team in the morning. That placed the No 2 pair on course for a semi-final meeting with Wang and Yu, instead of the final.Wang and Yu then deliberately set out to lose so they would go into the bottom half of the draw. They hardly exerted themselves, and neither did the South Koreans, drawing jeers of derision from the crowd and warnings from the umpire and tournament referee Torsten Berg. Wang and Yu eventually got what they wanted by losing.An hour later, the South Korean team of Ha and Kim took to the court and decided to also try to lose to the Indonesians to avoid meeting Wang and Yu in the quarter-finals. Early on, all four players were warned by the umpire for not trying hard, and Berg returned and produced black cards to disqualify both pairs, but the cards were rescinded on a promise of better play.In the third game, Berg reappeared to urge them to finish, and the Indonesians ended up being better at losing than Ha and Kim, who fell into the playoff they didn't want with the world champions.One of the world's top male players, 2004 Olympic singles champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia, called the situation a "circus match."China's Lin Dan, the Olympic men's champion in singles, said the sport is going to be damaged."Especially for the audience," he said through an interpreter before the disqualifications were announced. "This is definitely not within the Olympic spirit. But like I said before, it's not one-sided. Whoever sets the rule should make it knockout so whoever doesn't try will just leave the Olympics."Beijing badminton silver medallist Gail Emms said the matches were embarrassing to watch."It was absolutely shocking," she said. "The crowds were booing and chanting 'Off, off, off.'"


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First Look: Craftsman & Wolves, San Francisco
With its sleek glass pastry case, exposed bricks and beams, and black trim, Craftsman & Wolves isn't your typical, homey bakery. But the modern decor at this one month-old bakery from Chef William Werner, formerly the pastry chef at Quince and Telltale Preserve Co., fits with the menu, which is more about new interpretations and interesting ingredients than retro comfort desserts.
Take a look inside the custom black pastry case and you'll see riffs on French classics. There are gougères with smoked cheddar and chili flakes and croissants with tahini and passion fruit. Pain au chocolat has been deconstructed then reconstructed in towering form. In addition to interesting flavor combinations, there is an emphasis on texture—whether it's a few drops of crunchy granola topping a soft sponge cake or a gooey line of caramel sandwiched inside two brownies.
Though breakfast sweets dominate the front of the store, scoot around the side to see the changing selection of "Cube Cakes." These cakes are Chef Werner's response to the sheet cakes he made during his years as a pastry chef in hotel kitchens. His goal? With individual portion sizes, everyone can get a flavor they enjoy.
From cornflake and cocoa nib granola to chocolate salted caramel brownies, click through the slideshow to see what's baking.
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Farm protests: We can't wish away our problems, says minister
"We cannot wish away our problems, we cannot be in denial. We have to face up to challenges and we cannot blame for what is happening in our country," she said at a New Age breakfast in Johannesburg on Monday.
"This is exactly why I said it's a historic moment in agriculture. If you do not stand up for your own rights, no one will recognise your pain and agony."
She said research reports by the Human Rights Commission since the late 90s highlighted atrocities in the sector, particularly in the North West and Western Cape, where recent protests were held over wages and living conditions.
The reports showed workers were living in inadequate shelters and were subject to racial and gender abuse.
"All farmers are not abusive.
There are very good farmers. But farmers think that if they pay a basic salary and they have paid the minimum wage requirement, they have done enough," Joemat-Pettersson said.
She acknowledged that not all farmers would be able to afford a wage demand of R150, up from the R70 daily wage set in law.
"Our [agriculture] production costs in this country are very high and this includes the cost of fuel, electricity and fertiliser," she said.
But she said that it was "criminal" to pass on this cost of production to farmworkers.
The minister agreed that the perception of very high profit margins in agriculture was not entirely accurate.
"The profit margins in agriculture are actually very small. There are different commodities which are obviously more lucrative."
She said these perceptions were based on workers who witnessed their employers go on luxurious holidays and drive fancy cars, while they remained in their shacks.
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ROCKFORD — Doctors warned Chris Cole that the next time he used heroin he could die.
ROCKFORD — Doctors warned Chris Cole that the next time he used heroin he could die.
It was four years ago, and Cole, then 21, had spent two months in the hospital with a heart infection brought on by injecting himself with the drug.
"I didn't even care when I did it (again)," said Cole, now 25. "I lived to use and hoped I would die."
His life continued to center on the drug, which can annihilate the respiratory system and cause a slow and irregular heartbeat over time. Any cash he had, he said, was spent on heroin almost as quickly as he could earn it. His previous attempts to get clean through treatment had failed, mostly because of his unwillingness to commit to a program, he concedes.
"I thought I was going to die a monster and nobody was going to miss me," Cole said.
Cole eventually did get clean, agonizing through the effects of withdrawal inside a Winnebago County Jail cell. It was his arrest, and subsequent sentence to Winnebago County Drug Court, that finally ended years of abuse.
A week after celebrating his 22nd birthday, Cole was arrested in Rockton. He said he had been a constant problem for Rockton police. Their reports show they were familiar with him. An officer recognized him driving on Blackhawk Boulevard on April 13, 2010. The officer knew he didn't have a license, court records show. Cole was arrested for driving on a suspended license. Then police searched him and found a heroin needle, cooker spoon and heroin residue. He was charged with felony possession of less than 15 grams.
Cole pleaded guilty in June 2010 to the Class 4 felony and sought Drug Court as a way to avoid prison. He made dozens of mandatory appearances in Drug Court, was required to attend treatment and counseling, and took regular random drug tests.
It's a demanding program for good reason. Many people entered into Drug Court face the same fatal risk as Cole. Since Jan. 1, four people enrolled in Drug Court have died from overdoses.
Deadly consequences
A growing number of people are dying from drug overdoses in Winnebago County. In 2012, 107 died from a drug overdose. That's a nearly 43 percent increase from 2011, according to Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia.
Heroin, which Judge Janet Holmgren labeled "the most addictive and destructive" drug, caused 41 of those deaths. Heroin dependency is the most common addiction among Drug Court participants. Thirty-nine percent of the 209 people now enrolled in Drug Court are or were addicted to heroin. Cocaine was the second most common, the drug of choice among 26 percent of participants.
"Once people clean up from heroin they cannot go back to the same level of use, but they do and that's where the overdoses happen," said Holmgren, presiding judge of the Juvenile and Specialty Courts, which includes Drug Court. "Plus, the stuff that's coming in is really pure and really cheap."
In the past four years, 254 of the 504 people who exited Drug Court did so successfully, according to court data. While a little more than half complete the program successfully, fewer graduate. Graduation requires more of the participants. Graduates must be drug- and arrest-free for one year. They also must have a job or be on the path to getting one.
"Substance use rewires your brain." Holmgren said. "These are pretty good numbers when you consider there are actual organic impacts, changes from years of substance abuse. It's hard to rewire that."
It's been more than 2½ years since Cole last touched alcohol, he said. He hasn't used heroin since his arrest. He stayed clean and graduated from Drug Court on May 16, 2012. He was one of 17 in the graduating class and one of 527 who have graduated since the program began in 1996. He also landed a new job and reunited with his 6-year-old daughter. He finally got to spend time with his 3-year-old daughter, whom he never had met while he was using. Those who work inside Winnebago County Drug Court say Cole is a success story — proof of how the program works if the person is committed to recovery.
"I was pretty much a failure at everything in my life. There was never something that I could be proud of, up until now," Cole said. "Not only did Drug Court start the process of saving my life, but it started the process of giving me a life."
He shared his story with the Register Star in the hope that other addicts might get this message: "There's a new way of life out there."
Inside court
Drug Court is different from a typical court call, where prosecutors and defense counsel battle toward an eventual verdict. Here, the accused have admitted their problem and court appearances are intended to monitor their progress as they fight addiction. It's a more cooperative, less adversarial process. Prosecutor and public defender are often seated together as participants are called before Holmgren to review their drug tests and participation in treatment programs.
It's also a unique experience because Holmgren allows applause. She may even join in, as was the case May 28 when one participant was commended for a year of sobriety.
Those who miss a drug test are sent to jail for 24 hours. There are other sanctions for failed tests and absence from treatment programs.
The program's goal is to keep addicts from repeat trips to prison.
"We've loaded our prisons with nonviolent persons because of the drug proliferation and the things that flow from it, the property crimes," Holmgren said. "If it's being driven by some kind of behavioral health issue, let's deal with it."
It cost roughly $550,000 last year to run Drug Court. About $250,000 of that came from federal and state grants. Every $1 spent on drug courts yields $2 in savings by keeping people out of prison or being arrested on other charges, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Nationally, 84 percent of drug court graduates record no arrests within a year of graduation, and 72.5 percent record no arrests at the two-year mark, according to a study funded by the Department of Justice. The recidivism rate is comparable in Winnebago County, where 13.5 percent of graduates are arrested within a year of completing the program. Thirty-three percent of those arrested after completing Drug Court are charged with a drug-related crime.
Cole said the difference between him and those who relapse is that he was desperate to quit using. He was looking for a way out and found it in Drug Court.
"The statistics are against us as addicts," he said. "We come from a place that not many people know or understand — the pain and the darkness that is there — but even fewer of us come back from it."
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Recidivism of Drug Court graduatesYear Graduates Graduates arrested within 1 year Drug-related arrests 2009 32 3 1 2010 33 5 2 2011 47 11 4 2012 43 2 0 Total 155 21 7
Source: Winnebago County Adult Drug Court
Drug overdose deaths
Year Deaths
2012 107
2011 75
2010 78
2009 65
2008 64
2007 46
2006 50
2005 38
Source: Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia
What is Drug Court?
Drug-addicted, non violent criminal offenders who admit their addiction and express an interest in treatment may be sent to Drug Court in lieu of prison time or other punishment.
The program provides immediate access to substance abuse treatment, counseling, requires regular random drug tests and frequent appearances before Judge Janet Holmgren for close supervision by the courts. Participants are praised for positive progress and sanctioned, which could include jail time, for failing to meet the obligations of drug court. The program lasts a minimum one year and often longer.
To graduate, participants must successfully complete treatment, be drug and arrest free for one year, and get a job or be on the path to pursuing a career through school or training.


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