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BOSTON – The Blue Jays' scorching offence finished a three-game sweep of the Red Sox at Fenway Park and sits at or near the top of a number of the sport's essential statistical categories.
Toronto is first in home runs with 67; it's second in slugging percentage (.445) and on-base plus slugging percentage (.773) and sixth in walks (168).
Jose Bautista was the celebrated hero of April, smacking eight of his 11 home runs, working to a 1.065 OPS in the opening month.
In May it's been Edwin Encarnacion, the other half of the Blue Jays' deadly three-four lineup combination, who has done most of the damage. With 11 of his 13 home runs this month, including four two-home run games and an OPS of 1.090, you could argue Encarnacion's been carrying the lineup.
Bautista doesn't want to hear it; not about himself and not about someone else. There's plenty of credit to go around.
"I think everybody's been contributing since day one," Bautista told TSN.ca. "Melky, for instance, is leading the league in hits. Adam's (Lind) hitting .320. Brett (Lawrie), even though his average is down a little bit, he's got 20-something RBI. Everybody's helping out. Francisco's got seven, eight home runs and 20 RBI as well. Navarro's hitting close to .300."
While Bautista insists he hasn't been pitched to differently since Encarnacion has heated up, he expects opposing teams to change their approach once they peruse the pre-scout books and video.
"I'm sure it's going to change," said Bautista. "I think people are definitely noticing and now it's going to be more on their radar how hot he is so hopefully that means I'm going to get a couple of more mistakes over the plate."
Taking his word for it, teams may not be pitching differently to Bautista but at least they now are pitching to him. Consider that in April, while Encarnacion laboured through a relatively slow opening month, Bautista walked 30 times in 122 plate appearances (24.6 per cent). In May, through to the end of Thursday's game, Bautista has walked 11 times in 94 trips to the plate (11.7 per cent).
Through Thursday, the Blue Jays had won six of seven and 12 of 17. They have a number of individuals at or near the top of a number of categories.
They include:
Melky Cabrera: 64 hits, the most in Major League BaseballEdwin Encarnacion: 13 home runs (Tied-3rd); 39 RBI (6th).
Jose Bautista: 12 home runs (Tied 6th), 41 walks (1st); .435 on-base percentage (5th); .988 on-base plus slugging (5th).
Mark Buehrle: Eight wins, the most in Major League Baseball; 2.16 ERA (8th).
The story of Toronto's offensive production got lost earlier this season amid the worry over the starting pitching and the bullpen blowing leads.
With the Jays winning, the bats move to the forefront. The skipper has seen it all year.
"We can hit, top to bottom," said manager John Gibbons. "It's a strong American League lineup and that's kind of what you need in the American League. We're really a home run threat with most of those guys in that lineup we can burn you that way. I really like the approach we have at the plate. We're taking some hits the other way when it's called for. The better pitchers, that's the way they're attacking you. We're confident right now. You have good games when you're feeling good. Baseball is a game of ups and downs all year long but it's a good strong lineup."
The Blue Jays will recall right-hander Liam Hendriks from Buffalo on Friday and he will start the series opener against Oakland.
R.A. Dickey will be pushed back to Saturday when he will throw on an extra day's rest.
"We just decided to split up Buehrle and Dickey," said Gibbons. "They're our old reliable guys, kind of our innings eaters."
Hendriks is 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA and a 0.801 WHIP for the Triple-A Bisons.
The 25-year-old is hoping for his first period of sustained major league success. In parts of three seasons with the Twins, Hendriks was 2-13 with an ERA of 6.06.
A corresponding roster move will be made before Friday's game.
The Jays kick off a season-high 10-game homestand on Friday. After the Athletics come in for three, the Tampa Bay Rays will check in, followed by the Kansas City Royals for a four-game series.
Toronto has a bus trip series to Detroit for three games June 2-4 and then will return home for six games, three each with the St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins.
For the Blue Jays, it isn't so much about capitalizing on home field advantage as it is trying to create a home field advantage.
Toronto is 10-11 at Rogers Centre and 16-11 on the road.
"We have to play good at home," said Gibbons. "We've played actually better on the road this year than we have at home. We're there for awhile so hopefully we can take advantage of that."
"I never want to have any outlook at any period of the season and start a sentence with 'We have to' or 'We need to' or 'It's imperative that we do anything,'" said Bautista. "Every time in baseball when you have that mentality things seem to go the other way. We've just got to focus on the preparation, go out and give it our all every single day and take it one day at a time and hope for good results and if we get them, we get them."
Oakland comes to town the leader of the American League West with a record of 30-17. Despite a 5-2, 11-inning loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday, the Athletics have won 11 of their last 13 games.
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Vans Vault looks to turn the quality up a notch with their upcoming collection with Diemme for 2013.
Being made in Italy, the first two pairs of the collection are to be the Sk8-Hi and the Slip-On. Both pairs make use of a high quality leather with a new styled sole thanks to Diemme, along with a slight ode to Italy with a small heel tab.
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From Proteopedia
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Site Specific Mutant (H64A) of Human Carbonic Anhydrase II at high resolution
Using synchrotron radiation and a CCD detector, X-ray data have been collected at 100 K for the His64Ala mutant of human carbonic anhydrase II complexed with 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) to a maximal 1.05 A resolution, allowing full anisotropic least-squares refinement. The refined model has a conventional R factor of 15.7% for all reflections. The C(alpha) coordinates of the model presented here have an r.m.s. deviation of 0.10 A relative to the previously determined structure at 1.6 A resolution. Several amino-acid residues (six of the 255 observed) have been identified with multiple rotamer side-chain conformations. C, N and O atoms can be differentiated with selective electron-density map contouring. The estimated standard deviations for all main-chain non-H atom bond lengths and angles are 0.013 and 0.030 A, respectively, based on unrestrained full-matrix least-squares refinement. This structure gives detailed information about the tetrahedrally arranged zinc ion coordinated by three histidine N atoms (His94 N(epsilon 2), His96 N(epsilon2) and His119 N(delta1)) and a water/hydroxide, the multiple binding sites of the proton chemical rescue molecule 4-MI and the solvent networks linking the zinc-bound water/hydroxide and 4-MI molecules. This structure presents the highest resolution structure of a carbonic anhydrase isozyme so far determined and adds to the understanding of proton-transfer processes.
The refined atomic structure of carbonic anhydrase II at 1.05 A resolution: implications of chemical rescue of proton transfer., Duda D, Govindasamy L, Agbandje-McKenna M, Tu C, Silverman DN, McKenna R, Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2003 Jan;59(Pt 1):93-104. Epub 2002, Dec 19. PMID:12499545
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[CAH2_HUMAN] Defects in CA2 are the cause of osteopetrosis autosomal recessive type 3 (OPTB3) [MIM:259730]; also known as osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis, carbonic anhydrase II deficiency syndrome, Guibaud-Vainsel syndrome or marble brain disease. Osteopetrosis is a rare genetic disease characterized by abnormally dense bone, due to defective resorption of immature bone. The disorder occurs in two forms: a severe autosomal recessive form occurring in utero, infancy, or childhood, and a benign autosomal dominant form occurring in adolescence or adulthood. Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis is usually associated with normal or elevated amount of non-functional osteoclasts. OPTB3 is associated with renal tubular acidosis, cerebral calcification (marble brain disease) and in some cases with mental retardation.[1][2][3][4][5]
[CAH2_HUMAN] Essential for bone resorption and osteoclast differentiation (By similarity). Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. Can hydrate cyanamide to urea. Involved in the regulation of fluid secretion into the anterior chamber of the eye.[6][7]
About this Structure
1moo is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
See Also
- Duda D, Govindasamy L, Agbandje-McKenna M, Tu C, Silverman DN, McKenna R. The refined atomic structure of carbonic anhydrase II at 1.05 A resolution: implications of chemical rescue of proton transfer. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2003 Jan;59(Pt 1):93-104. Epub 2002, Dec 19. PMID:12499545
- ↑ Venta PJ, Welty RJ, Johnson TM, Sly WS, Tashian RE. Carbonic anhydrase II deficiency syndrome in a Belgian family is caused by a point mutation at an invariant histidine residue (107 His----Tyr): complete structure of the normal human CA II gene. Am J Hum Genet. 1991 Nov;49(5):1082-90. PMID:1928091
- ↑ Roth DE, Venta PJ, Tashian RE, Sly WS. Molecular basis of human carbonic anhydrase II deficiency. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 Mar 1;89(5):1804-8. PMID:1542674
- ↑ Soda H, Yukizane S, Yoshida I, Koga Y, Aramaki S, Kato H. A point mutation in exon 3 (His 107-->Tyr) in two unrelated Japanese patients with carbonic anhydrase II deficiency with central nervous system involvement. Hum Genet. 1996 Apr;97(4):435-7. PMID:8834238
- ↑ Hu PY, Lim EJ, Ciccolella J, Strisciuglio P, Sly WS. Seven novel mutations in carbonic anhydrase II deficiency syndrome identified by SSCP and direct sequencing analysis. Hum Mutat. 1997;9(5):383-7. PMID:9143915 doi:<383::AID-HUMU1>3.0.CO;2-5 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1997)9:5<383::AID-HUMU1>3.0.CO;2-5
- ↑ Shah GN, Bonapace G, Hu PY, Strisciuglio P, Sly WS. Carbonic anhydrase II deficiency syndrome (osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis and brain calcification): novel mutations in CA2 identified by direct sequencing expand the opportunity for genotype-phenotype correlation. Hum Mutat. 2004 Sep;24(3):272. PMID:15300855 doi:10.1002/humu.9266
- ↑ Briganti F, Mangani S, Scozzafava A, Vernaglione G, Supuran CT. Carbonic anhydrase catalyzes cyanamide hydration to urea: is it mimicking the physiological reaction? J Biol Inorg Chem. 1999 Oct;4(5):528-36. PMID:10550681
- ↑ Kim CY, Whittington DA, Chang JS, Liao J, May JA, Christianson DW. Structural aspects of isozyme selectivity in the binding of inhibitors to carbonic anhydrases II and IV. J Med Chem. 2002 Feb 14;45(4):888-93. PMID:11831900


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The charges against Paul Kevin Curtis have been dropped. A court filing dropping the charges was filed hours after he was released on bond.
Curtis' attorney says he has been released on bond and charges have not been dropped. However, the bond's conditions are sealed. His attorney claims Curtis is innocent and could have been framed.
Meanwhile, another Mississippi man says his home has been searched by the FBI in connection with the case. Everett Dutschke told the Associated Press his home was searched Tuesday, but says he is innocent and knows nothing about the ingredients for ricin.
OXFORD, MS (WREX) — The man accused of sending letters laced with ricin to President Barack Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, and a Lee County, Mississippi judge, has been released from jail.
Paul Kevin Curtis was released Tuesday, according to Jeff Woodfin, chief deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service in Oxford, Mississippi. A detention and preliminary hearing were also canceled in the case. Woodfin said he did not know if the release had any conditions.
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Sorry to start another thread but can't find the answer to this question. Why is there no option to add "shared printer" in computer configuration.
It is present in user configuration along with TCP/IP Printer.
If I add by IP address will it work in exactly the same way?
Why is there no set as default option in computer configuration?
As a work around can i just add a shared printer in user configuration and use loopback processing to target this at all users who use a specified OU of computers?
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How to Build Experience for Your CV
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Academic advisors and the media have not failed to emphasise the importance of individuals gaining work experience and boosting their CVs. The huge increase in people going to university has meant that many more people have good academic qualifications, so there is a need for employers to distinguish between job applicants in other aspects as well as academic qualifications.
Building up experience for your CV
Work experience is arguably a very important aspect of your CV and employers often compare people's job experience when choosing potential employees. If you know what you want to do after you graduate university, try and get any sort of work in this sector; either paid or unpaid. Ask to volunteer for a particular organization, or try to find internships. There are plenty of websites which provide 'internship alerts' for particular job sectors which is really useful if you know what you want to do. If you have displayed that you are interested in working in a particular area – through actually partaking in experience – then you will have an edge over other applicants.
Other types of experience for your CV
For those people who are not sure what they want to do when they leave university, it is just as important to gain experience in working, for their CV. General experience may just include a weekend job; this will highlight several skills such as organization, independence and hard-work. Furthermore, volunteer work will also look great on a CV because it highlights that you give up your time for a good cause, as well as giving you certain skills that you would acquire from a paid job. Partaking in several different types of labour experience may also help you to decide what you want to do in the future.
If you know which career you want to pursue, then you can orientate your experience accordingly. However, even if you don't know what you want to do in life, general experience is great because it will show that you are a more rounded person. Whatever the case, work experience is really important for creating an impressive CV.
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Do you feel as if you use more than you fair share of tissues? Do you get more colds than the average person? Do your eyes sometimes itch? If you're troubled by upper respiratory symptoms for more than 10 days in a row you may be having an allergic reaction.
Often times people mistake allergies for colds or the flu. A cold usually lasts about a five to seven days, but allergy symptoms can stay around longer or until you remove yourself from the irritant. "You need to observe your symptoms carefully to distinguish between a cold and an allergic reaction," says Mary Kay Tobin, MD, director of clinical services in the Allergy Division at Rush.
If you have allergies you're not alone; more than 50 million Americans suffer from allergic diseases, according to the National Institutes of Health. And a recent nationwide survey found that more than half of all Americans test positive to one or more allergens. "The good news is that there are therapies that can help," says Tobin.
Some classic signs of an allergy are:
You may have only one of the above signs or you may have more. "If you have any of these symptoms, you should look at your environment and see if there may be an allergic trigger," Tobin says. "If you don't feel better after removing the suspected allergen from your environment or you can't figure out why you have the symptoms, you should be tested."
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As you become more aware of the possible triggers, you may notice that the child in your life may also be experiencing allergic symptoms. "To recognize allergies in your child it may be something as subtle as the fact that they have trouble keeping up with the other kids," says Tobin. "In fact, this might indicate that the child is experiencing allergic asthma."
Food allergies can also be a concern, especially in children. "If one of the child's parents has a food allergy, I recommend waiting until two or three years of age before introducing that food into the child's diet."
"Allergies and can really have a negative impact on the quality of life," says Tobin. "Getting good treatment early can have such an amazing influence in the long term."
Dr. Tobin will be speaking about recognizing and managing allergies and asthma on Saturday, April 8, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 994 of the Amour Academic Center at Rush. To register use our Online Registration Form or phone 888 352-RUSH (7874).
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Scotland's Colin Fleming has established himself as one of the world's leading doubles players, a regular in the GB Davis Cup team and heading towards a place in the top 20. Fleming completed a degree in business and economics at Stirling University before deciding to go full-time on Tour. Having played at all levels, he is uniquely placed to discuss the economics of being a tennis player and the choices and sacrifices that all players have to make.
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When you decide not to play singles, you're making a conscious decision that you're potential earnings will be limited. Every doubles player is fully aware that singles is the main show and that doubles is on the side, so to speak. But it's still a great buzz competing in events like Monte Carlo. It is a decision you make and you do accept at that point that you're not going to be a huge star. But it's OK. Look at the Bryans – they're obviously No 1 so it's maybe an extreme case – or guys that are top 25 in the world and look at their career prize money, you think, well, I wouldn't mind a slice of that. There's still a great living to be made. Singles guys do get most but that's what people pay to see – Djokovic and Andy, Del Potro, Federer, Nadal. I do think doubles sometimes gets overlooked, especially at big events. It's not the headline act and you won't sell tickets on it but people while they're here love to watch doubles matches. I just think sometimes it gets forgotten how good it can be. I'm not saying it should be necessarily closer to singles because tennis is a business. They sell the tickets and they get the prize money.
I was lucky not to have got into debt but others are always struggling. I have never been heavily in debt, I've been fortunate in that. I guess because my parents have helped me out a lot and I've benefitted a little from Tennis Scotland, University of Stirling helped me out and also the LTA. I remember when you're playing Futures and stuff, you're never in a position to go and spend money on holidays and stuff like that. You're close to the bone. You're always aware of what's in your bank account, that's for sure. I have spoken to a lot of guys at that level, where they were funding it completely themselves, putting it on credit cards. You just think about the pressure they must be under to actually win matches. I was fortunate to have sources to help.
You have to make "business-like" decisions for your own good. The last two years, going to Australia, I flew Business class. I'd never done it before. I looked at the prices and I thought of it as like an investment. The physio actually brought it up….he said: 'I think it's worth you investing in that'. I'm lucky to be in a position now where I could do that. But I couldn't fly Business everywhere, that's for sure. I fly to the States and everywhere in economy, except for Australia. I wouldn't be able to fly Business all year; I couldn't justify it really. You've got to be earning a lot of money to do that.
I hope I can see the Tour from both sides. I like to think I appreciate the Tour from the tournaments' point of view, from a business perspective. The ATP Tour is 50-50 (players and Tour). They're running a business and without them we don't have a living, so I like to think I'm switched on to that. And I do think about what I might do after tennis. I'm starting to more think that I'd like to stay involved in tennis. I think for some reason, I don't know why, whether it's having some good experiences in Davis Cup or whatever it is, but I feel like my passion is sort of growing for British tennis to do well. It would be nice to have some kind of involvement in that after playing but obviously to have my degree is a nice back-up to have and there are plenty of jobs where I'm from in that sort of sector, so maybe I'll end up doing that. You just never know. Could be an old codger by the time I finish playing doubles.
Maybe tennis just isn't that big a sport, in global terms. People always compare tennis to golf and on the Challenger Tour in golf they do seem to be able to make such a lot of money, but I think it just comes down to that golf's just a bigger sport. More people play it worldwide and more people watch it. I know all age groups play tennis but it's even more exaggerated in golf and the sponsorship's massive. The reality is, in tennis, certainly at Futures Level, it is never going to be well paid. It's almost like you've got to use it as an incentive to try to get through that level. I am just not sure if tennis is a big enough sport to support as many people as would like to be supported and making a living playing it. It's a tough one.


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This is just a message to personaly thank everyone involved in helping me after the accident.
My belayer Johnny probably saved my life and after i was taken to hospital he continued to keep a cool head and was left with having to organise calls to my girlfriend, gear still in the route (unfortunately not the important bit)vehichle, tents and god knows what else. Thanks mate. All my other friends up for the weekend too. Thanks to you guys too.
Complete strangers Jane and Gareth who i have already e mailed but would like to thank again here.Wrong place at the wrong time or vice versa depending how you look at it!
Obviously i am forever in the debt of the mountain rescue service and the air ambulance crew. I can only remember a man called dave who was amazing but i know there were so many of you there all doing an amazing job.Thanks guys. I will be fund raising when i recover.(6 to 12 weeks)
Everyone at the royal derby hospital too. I cant believe you can break your back and be home in 4 days!
If anyone finds themselves at the derby hospital i can strongly reccomend the morphine and the lemon sponge with custard.
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Throughout the country, there are canine underground railroads at work transporting dogs (and cats) from one side of the country to another, often from shelters/rescue homes to forever homes. The groups come in as many flavors as dogs come in. Some specialize in specific breeds and others move whatever dog or cat needs a ride. Some are funded by the volunteers that transport the animals and others are more organized, providing more financial assistance for the volunteers.
The basic plan is a daisy-chain of volunteers who drive a "leg" of the dog or cat's journey. Another volunteer picks the animal up from a pre-determined location — a parking lot, a gas station, a park, etc. — and takes over for their "leg." This continues until they reach it's new home, or maybe it's new shelter.
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Tests have shown that nine out of 10 road testers prefer the Kawasaki ER-6f to virtually any other middleweight machine. Bandits, Fazers, Monsters, SV650s… The Kawasaki ER-6 has trounced the lot of 'em. A cunningly-disguised riot of fun, the Kawasaki ER-6f is cute, it's capable and it's competent just about anywhere. You'd have to be off your rocker not to ...
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The Suzuki DR125SE, is a straightforward but attractively styled four-stroke learner trailie that was only available for a limited period, so rare now. Earlier twin-headlamp "Raider' was more common, but most are by now unserviceable. A good Suzuki DR125SE is a valid alternative to an XT125 or the like.
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The Yamaha SR125 is one of the oldest 125 cruiser type motorcycles on the roads today. It first appeared in the UK way back in 1982, was withdrawn in 1986, then returned in 1991. It's an ideal CBT motorcycle, but beyond a training school car park the Yamaha SR125 feels slow and outdated in almost every way.
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As Suzuki's much anticipated and long overdue early 1990s CBR600 rival, the Suzuki RF600R nearly came up trumps. Nearly, but not quite. The Suzuki RF600R's revvy engine, fine handling and roomy comfort are plusses. Frankly weird styling and brittle build are downsides. Still; good value though…
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The problem with the Honda NSR125R, and all other two-stroke 125cc motorcycles out there, is that the newer, four-stroke, Honda CBR125R has come along and made them look expensive and unreliable. The Honda NSR125R itself isn't a bad motorcycle, but it's way too dear and way too hard to de-restrict. Honda NR750 superbike styling looks great.
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The Honda VT600 Shadow is pretty much the antithesis of the original chopper credo. If the first true chops were all about bad boy, bristly individuality, the 600 Shadow is about as soft, unthreatening and unoriginal as it gets. It's bland, novice-friendly and safe and predictable, but you';ve really got to ask yourself if you want that sort of thing. ...
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The Honda SLR650 is a fairly joyless machine that barely redeems itself as a reasonably efficient commuter. Essentially it's a more heavily road-biased Dominator built at Honda's plant in Spain, back in the days when the Continental factory's quality control occasionally went adios. A Honda CB500 is simply miles better.
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The Triumph Sprint Executive is a competent sports-touring machine that rides like it looks – top-heavy, fast and old. It's essentially a 900 Trophy with a Rickman-style fairing slapped across its mug, but the triple-cylinder motor makes a nice noise and it's reasonably comfortable if you can forgive the noisy, imperfect screen. The Triumph Sprint Executive comes with colour-coded hard ...
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For a brief, mostly shining few years in the mid-to-late 1990s, legendary Italian marque Laverda (they of the 1970s Jota etc) was back. Trouble was, although the machines' cycle parts were like an Aladdin's cave of goodies, they handled superbly, looked decent and weren't too exotically priced, the twin cylinder engines, though updated, were based on the 500 Montjuic of ...
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Marshall County investigators have arrested two men and a woman after an overnight brawl and kidnapping at a mobile home park.
It happened around 2 a.m. Thursday on the 800 block of Pleasant Grove Cut-Off Road in the Sims neighborhood of Albertville.
Deputies said 47-year-old Billy Joe Brown attacked his 35-year-old girlfriend in their home. Authorities said she ran to a neighbor's home but Brown and another man tracked her down and attacked her again there.
The two men then allegedly dragged the woman to a third home where she was held against her will. Deputies found her there and took her to the hospital.
Brown is charged with assault, burglary and kidnapping.
William Arthur Cantrell Jr., 38, and April White, 35, were also charged with burglary and kidnapping in connection with the incident.
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A secret document, published in declassified form for the first time by the Guardian today, reveals that the US Air Force came dramatically close to detonating an atom bomb over North Carolina that would have been 260 times more powerful than the device that devastated Hiroshima.
The document, obtained by the investigative journalist Eric Schlosser under the Freedom of Information Act, gives the first conclusive evidence that the US was narrowly spared a disaster of monumental proportions when two Mark 39 hydrogen bombs were accidentally dropped over Goldsboro, North Carolina on 23 January 1961. The bombs fell to earth after a B-52 bomber broke up in mid-air, and one of the devices behaved precisely as a nuclear weapon was designed to behave in warfare: its parachute opened, its trigger mechanisms engaged, and only one low-voltage switch prevented untold carnage.
Each bomb carried a payload of 4 megatons – the equivalent of 4 million tons of TNT explosive. Had the device detonated, lethal fallout could have been deposited over Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and as far north as New York city – putting millions of lives at risk.
Though there has been persistent speculation about how narrow the Goldsboro escape was, the US government has repeatedly publicly denied that its nuclear arsenal has ever put Americans' lives in jeopardy through safety flaws. But in the newly-published document, a senior engineer in the Sandia national laboratories responsible for the mechanical safety of nuclear weapons concludes that "one simple, dynamo-technology, low voltage switch stood between the United States and a major catastrophe".
Writing eight years after the accident, Parker F Jones found that the bombs that dropped over North Carolina, just three days after John F Kennedy made his inaugural address as president, were inadequate in their safety controls and that the final switch that prevented disaster could easily have been shorted by an electrical jolt, leading to a nuclear burst. "It would have been bad news – in spades," he wrote.
Jones dryly entitled his secret report "Goldsboro Revisited or: How I learned to Mistrust the H-Bomb" – a quip on Stanley Kubrick's 1964 satirical film about nuclear holocaust, Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
The accident happened when a B-52 bomber got into trouble, having embarked from Seymour Johnson Air Force base in Goldsboro for a routine flight along the East Coast. As it went into a tailspin, the hydrogen bombs it was carrying became separated. One fell into a field near Faro, North Carolina, its parachute draped in the branches of a tree; the other plummeted into a meadow off Big Daddy's Road.
Jones found that of the four safety mechanisms in the Faro bomb, designed to prevent unintended detonation, three failed to operate properly. When the bomb hit the ground, a firing signal was sent to the nuclear core of the device, and it was only that final, highly vulnerable switch that averted calamity. "The MK 39 Mod 2 bomb did not possess adequate safety for the airborne alert role in the B-52," Jones concludes.
The document was uncovered by Schlosser as part of his research into his new book on the nuclear arms race, Command and Control. Using freedom of information, he discovered that at least 700 "significant" accidents and incidents involving 1,250 nuclear weapons were recorded between 1950 and 1968 alone.
"The US government has consistently tried to withhold information from the American people in order to prevent questions being asked about our nuclear weapons policy," he said. "We were told there was no possibility of these weapons accidentally detonating, yet here's one that very nearly did."
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It was you that turned Starbucks into a political battleground. It was you that couldn't just take the victory of Starbucks saying it would abide by local laws rather than ban guns. It was you who had to push the limits and do things utterly unacceptable among almost any normal community in the United States just so you could brag to your equally moronic Facetwit buddies. You did this. You gave the entire Second Amendment movement a huge black eye. You just educated America, all right, you educated them into believing that gun owners are a bunch of retarded monkeys who'll throw feces the first chance they get if it's legalized.
Gun enthusiast site Pistol-Training.com, in an open letter to open-carry extremists who politicized Starbucks and wound up getting guns kicked out of the chain.
This whole story actually backs up a long-standing theory of mine; that a lot of people are conservative because it gives them permission to be jerks. These clowns weren't parading around with assault rifles and shotguns to make some sort of point, they were doing it to rub peoples faces in it. They're just contrary children who, on being told to go to bed, cry and shriek that they're never going to go to bed ever again, nevereverever! They want to be allowed to carry guns everywhere; but not because they think Starbucks is an especially dangerous place, but because they think it makes liberals mad.
And that's what's going to screw them in the end, as it's screwed them here. Assholery is not rewarded, because no one likes assholes. As Pistol-Training.com explains, "You can croon about how you're educating the public all you want, but it's bullcrap. And here's a perfect example. Did you convert the average American? No. But you scared enough soccer moms, kids, and coffee jockeys that Starbucks was forced to take action."
They forced this setback on themselves. And it's going to keep happening to them, as long as they use the Second Amendment as nothing but an excuse to poke liberals with a stick.
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Look how Bush left that massive spike up for Obama. Then Republicans immediately forgot what they did.
Then tea baggers like Rand Paul completely make up their narrative about Obama. Biased? No, Rand is pure fiction.
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Texas, where 27 percent of adults under age 65 are uninsured, will get $10.8 million in federal help for outreach and education about the Affordable Care Act, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. That amounts to less than $2 per nonelderly uninsured Texan. (Alberto Martinez photo)
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…the federal government is basically an insurance company with an army, and the insurance side isn't bad. Nondefense spending is dominated by Social Security, which is highly efficient; Medicare, which could do better, but is more efficient than private insurance; and Medicaid, which is much more cost-effective than private insurance. I'm sure that if you look through nondefense discretionary spending you'll find some waste, but no more than in any large organization. More broadly, the US spends twice as much on health care as other advanced countries, with no better results — and that disparity is the result of private-sector, not public-sector, waste.
Black and white looks good on her.
When Hillary Clinton was a child, she wrote to NASA asking how to become an astronaut. They wrote back saying, 'girls could not be astronauts..'. So instead, she went on to become LIFE magazine's Top Four Commencement Class Speakers for the Class of 1969, one of the TOP 100 Attorneys in the United States specializing in Women and Children's concerns, The First Lady of Arkansas, The First Lady of the United States of America, a Senator for New York, a Presidential Candidate, Secretary of the United States of America and now one of the most influential and powerful women in American History and the world…and these are just to name a few.
How awkward for NASA.
But so proud of the Mama Bear!
Hillary Clinton 2016.
I keep hearing some version of, "why can Beyonce and Jay Z go to Cuba, and I can't?"
People, you can. You can go with legal US clearance — which isn't necessarily easy to get — but you can go.
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Randal O'Toole of the Cato Institute was in town today offering a novel explanation for the housing bubble that resulted in the 2008 financial panic and subsequent Great Recession. O'Toole argued the culprit was not loose monetary policy, complex derivatives, greed, poor lending standards, lax government regulation, shoddy ratings for mortgage-backed securities or any of the other usual suspects.
Instead, he said strict land-use policies in certain states made housing prices begin skyrocketing in toward the end of the 20th century, to levels that were ultimately unsustainable. He said it was the burst bubble in those states, circa 2006-07, that led to the financial crash of 2008 — and, following that, depressed housing prices in states without so strict land-use policies, such as Georgia, beginning in 2008-09.
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Renowned baritone championed German lieder
The respected interpreter of classical art songs and opera performed for more than five decades primarily on European stages while also touring worldwide and recording extensively. He became best known for his renditions of songs by Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler.
"He has deeply moved countless people around the world for more than half a century through hundreds of concerts and recordings," German Culture Minister Bernd Neumann said.
Neumann said Fischer-Dieskau's recordings of works by composers such as Mozart, Richard Strauss and Schubert set benchmarks for generations of singers to come, adding that his famous representation of Schubert's "Die Winterreise" (The Winter Journey) remains unforgettable.
Born May 28, 1925, in Berlin, Fischer-Dieskau studied music until he was drafted into the German army in 1943. After he became an American prisoner of war in Italy in 1945, he gave recitals at military camps.
He quickly rose to prominence after World War II, beginning in 1947 with a concert of lieder, or art songs, and at the Berlin opera. He soon became a fixture at European opera houses.
He also performed at Germany's annual Wagner opera festival in Bayreuth, and had appeared 123 times since 1951 at Austria's Salzburg Festival. Fischer-Dieskau ended his long career, during which he also worked as conductor and writer, with a farewell concert in Munich in 1992.
Bob Boozer
Olympic and NBA great
Bob Boozer, 75, a member of the dominating 1960 Olympic basketball team who went on to star in the NBA, died Saturday at an Omaha hospital of a brain aneurysm, said his wife, Ella.
Boozer was a two-time All-American at Kansas State University in the 1958-59 season and played 11 years in the NBA after the Cincinnati Royals drafted him No. 1 overall. The 6-foot-8 forward retired after winning the 1971 NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks.
He played with Jerry West, Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas on the gold-medal-winning 1960 Olympic team and went on to average 14.8 points and 8.1 rebounds for six professional teams.
Born and raised in Omaha, Boozer returned to Nebraska after his playing days and worked as an executive for the telephone company. He was appointed to the Nebraska Parole Board in the 1990s and volunteered at Boys Town, the home for troubled youths.
Jim Abdnor
South Dakotan defeated McGovern to win a Senate seat
Former U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor, 89, the South Dakota Republican who ousted prominent Democrat George McGovern from the Senate in 1980 only to lose his seat after one term, died Wednesday, his family said in a statement. Vance Goldammer, Abdnor's attorney and longtime friend, said Abdnor died of natural causes. He had been in hospice care in Sioux Falls, S.D., since May 6.
Abdnor, the son of Lebanese immigrants, was a four-term congressman when he defeated the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee as McGovern tried to win his fourth Senate term. Abdnor received nearly 60% of the vote, part of the Republican wave that swept Ronald Reagan into the White House.
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone who championed German lieder, dies at 86; Bob Boozer, NBA great, dies at 75; Jim Abdnor, South Dakota Republican who defeated Democrat George McGovern to win a Senate seat, dies at 89; Chuck Brown, funk band leader, dies at 75; Herbert Breslin, Pavarotti manager, dies at 87
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Didn't Obama admit to Jay Leno that he's not all that good with math?
YAHOO NEWS – President Barack Obama and the White House on Tuesday continued to pressure Republicans to agree to raise tax rates on the nation's highest earners, saying a "fiscal cliff" deal is impossible without it.
Their "math doesn't work," the president, in his first post-election interview, told Julianna Goldman of Bloomberg TV. "We're going to have to have higher rates for the wealthiest Americans."
Obama said of the middle class that he "can't ask them to sacrifice and not ask anything of higher income folks," and once again claimed tax rates for families making $250,000 or more must be raised to increase revenue. …
Obama rejected Goldman's suggestion that sitting down to meet with Boehner will help accomplish a deal. "I don't think that the issue right now has to do with sitting in a room," he said.
The president later added that he's aware he won't achieve "100 percent" of his deficit deal, but said he's not willing to agree to revenue that's "vague and potentially comes out of the pockets of middle-class families," seniors and other vulnerable groups.
We know Obama's a pathological liar and his math doesn't work, yet everyone just seems to let him get away with it. Raising the top rates will only amount in nominal increases in tax revenue compared to our deficits and debt. It's HIS math that doesn't work.
But…but…but….THE REPUBLICANS!
I hate this media.
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Fort Lauderdale has extremely deep roots in the oceans which surround the town. However long you stay in a holiday rental in Fort Lauderdale you cannot run out of activities to try or places to explore. The beaches are among the best in Florida with many miles of soft, golden sands stretching along the peaceful coastline.
There are over 23 miles of golden sands from which to choose from a Fort Lauderdale private rental villa, meaning you will always be able to get a fantastic spot on which to set out your towel, grab a cocktail and let the world drift by. The beaches are very easily accessible from any of the Fort Lauderdale holiday villas, and the sea is easily warm enough to swim in at any time of the year. Fringed by palm trees, Fort Lauderdale's beaches are very popular, especially the famous Hollywood Beach, which brims with free entertainment.
Family holidays are fantastically catered for from Fort Lauderdale accommodation, as there are more sports available than you could possibly imagine. Keeping your children engrossed and active from a holiday rental villa in Fort Lauderdale couldn't be easier, all you have to decide is which leisure activity to try. There are endless walking and cycling trails throughout the area, but it is the water sports available from a Fort Lauderdale private rental which really set pulses racing. The marine life that calls Fort Lauderdale home is sensational, meaning that you can explore the amazing underwater world with a snorkel direct from the beach. Scuba diving absolutely thrives, and there are some magnificent dive sites all along the 23 miles of Fort Lauderdale coastline. Known as the 'Venice of America' due to its extensive waterways and links to the sea, sailing, boat trips and activities like windsurfing are extremely easy to organise from a self catering holiday rental in Fort Lauderdale, and the facilities are world class.
Away from the coastline, a Fort Lauderdale property is a great base for golfing holidays in the sun too. There are almost 40 golf courses in the immediate vicinity of a Fort Lauderdale holiday villa, offering lush fairways, fast greens and stunning scenery.
Fort Lauderdale is filled with culture too. There are annual jazz, art and theatrical festivals throughout the year, mainly centred on the Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District. Opera, ballet and concerts are hugely popular in the area, and there are some magnificent museums to visit from the Museum of Discovery and Science to the Museum of Art.
When the sun finally sets, the clubs and bars of the waterfront really warm up. You can find evening entertainment to suit any budget or tastes, with jazz clubs, comedy clubs and dance clubs to visit. You can even test the speed of your feet in a salsa bar.
Pompano Beach is a fantastic three mile stretch of powder soft sand where families flock during the day. The wide sands mean that there is plenty of room for playing beach football, volleyball or rugby, and there are some wonderful beach cafes and restaurants to shade from the sun.
Whenever you decide to visit a villa rental in Fort Lauderdale the weather will be brilliant. The days are long and warm all year round, with rain rare, and if it does occur, it is very fast to disappear. Average monthly temperatures in July and August settle around 31˚C, and in January, they remain above 21˚C.
Miami International Airport (MIA) is perfectly located for reaching a Fort Lauderdale holiday rental villa. Located 48km from the centre of Fort Lauderdale, Miami Airport receives direct flights from the UK provided by British Airways, meaning that you can be settling into your private rental in Fort Lauderdale within 10 hours of leaving home.


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I love a fitted blazer. When I'm shopping, I often find myself browsing the racks for a blazer that is not only visually appealing, but will also transition well through the seasons and can be worn on various occasions.
I've rounded up four gorgeous blazers that can be styled for a high-glam event or a low-key brunch with friends. These blazers will make a statement and have you looking chic throughout the year.
Here's where to get them:
TIBI - Printed cotton-blend sateen blazer
RAG & BONE - Sliver Tuxedo crepe blazer
ROKSANDA ILINCIC - Oskar wool-crepe jacket
JUICY COUTURE - Striped cotton blazer
I found this infographic today on www.flowingdata.com. At first glance I thought this to be an effective chart then I thought is it fair to compare the cost of a gallon of nail polish to a gallon of gas? I can blow through 1 gallon of gas in like 30 minutes or less but I don't remember ever finishing a bottle of nail polish. Also, gas is a necessity for many people while items like nail polish, wine, and Red Bull are luxuries.
Actually, I don't think there is anything that can be fairly compared to gasoline prices based on demand and need. It is a unique resource that a major part of global society depends on.
**Sidenote: What kind of milk and orange juice is this person buying that cost $6 and $7+? I have never paid that much for a gallon of either.


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Who Gets Hit in the Cloud Hangover?
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According to the famed Gartner HypeCycle, the cloud hangover has begun.
The HypeCycle , which Gartner has been hyping since the mid-1990s (meaning it's well past its own hype cycle) describes the bipolar way in which analysts view new technologies. That is, their perceived value peaks well before anything like real value comes about.
This means trouble for most cloud stocks, in the near term. But these falls in price could also mean value for your portfolio, if you take the opportunity now to buy the companies that are going to be long-term winners.
Why Buy Red Hat?
Few companies have been hit as hard by the cloud hangover as Red Hat (NYSE: RHT). In early February it was at over $56 a share. Now it's struggling to hold $47.
There is little in Red Hat's financials to indicate trouble. The top line has been growing at a steady 20% a year, and it blew by the "open source ceiling" of $1 billion a year in sales two years ago. There is no debt. Operating cash flow continues to rise.
What's happening here is the cloud hangover. At its former price Red Hat had an unsustainable PE of about 80. Now it's at 62. Still high, but institutions aren't bailing, either – they own 96% of the common.
Red Hat's contribution to the cloud is OpenShift. This is a set of tools that turn an OpenStack cloud infrastructure into a platform that can use all of Red Hat's other software, in particular its JBOSS middleware. JBOSS is actually the company's biggest profit driver, not its Linux, because middleware sits between data and the operating system, allowing you to create real applications.
One example of how this turns into money is JBOSS Data Grid, which just got a new release this week. The software sits on memory chips, rather than on disk, and turns those chips into a very high-availability, high-transaction storage system. It can hold the most-used stock market quotes at a security firm, or the most common transaction types at a bank, for instance.
While Linux and OpenShift get the headlines, it's JBOSS that drives Red Hat's profit because it can actually turn the cloud into applications, high-value applications that drive more sales, and more license renewals. That's why this stock should remain on your buy list, and why weakness is a great reason to buy it.
Why Be Wary of Rackspace?
Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) has a similar chart pattern to Red Hat. Since announcing a disappointing fourth quarter in February, the stock is down over one-third in value, and now stands at close to Red Hat's price, just short of $47 per share.
Rackspace' revenues have been climbing even faster than those of Red Hat, and its profit margins have been rising, ever since it became the initial corporate sponsor for OpenStack. Sponsorship has since moved to an independent foundation, but more programmers from Rackspace contribute to the code than those from any other company. They're the OpenStack experts.
Rackspace is also "eating its own dog food," having transferred its infrastructure to the open source cloud infrastructure without a single financial hiccup. But at the end of the day this is still a Web hosting company – that's the primary source of its revenue – and that's a problem.
It's a problem because, since OpenStack is open source, it is drawing competition. Dell, Hewlett-Packard and the nation's three phone companies have all committed their futures to OpenStack, and are at various points in developing their own OpenStack clouds. Meanwhile, as a public cloud infrastructure, OpenStack badly trails Amazon's Amazon Web Services.
In terms of price-performance, an OpenStack cloud sits midway between a typical enterprise solution and a public cloud. It's a great choice for private cloud, and many enterprises are now going through the detailed study needed to move into a private cloud environment.
As this happens, there will be a growing need for a public-private cloud hybrid, something that is compatible with new enterprise systems and the economics of a public cloud. This is where Rackspace hopes to make its money. But there will be enormous competition in this space, as it develops, and from companies whose sales teams have the inside track on those clients, and a life-or-death motivation for keeping those clients.
As a cloud consultant, in other words, Rackspace is a buy. As a cloud host, it's a sell.
Look for Lightning Bolts
The best way to evaluate all cloud stocks is to follow the money and the technology.
Companies that have the strongest revenue streams are those that offer solid cloud technology with a long shelf life. Those that sell true services are in a very competitive place, and those that sell software have to be measured against the general trends in the cloud market.
This is going to be the first of a series of stories where I evaluate the potential of major cloud players, and hopefully give you some analytical tools you can use in looking at others. If you want to buy clear skies in the cloud, you want to see a wide moat with a solid future. I think Red Hat has one. I'm less certain about Rackspace.
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MC 00412 Guide to the Reynolds & Jewell Landscape Architecture Drawings, 1984-2011
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More demand for more video
Telcos are getting into the video game just as consumer expectations of video content and delivery are changing radically from the way we have known them for the last half century or so. TiVo, YouTube and iTunes have spoiled consumers, who increasingly expect to be able to watch whatever video content they wish whenever they want. Even Amazon.com announced a new movie download service this month.
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These trends are shaping the trajectory of video-on-demand (VOD) services in particular, which telcos will have to learn how to master in the footsteps of their cable competitors. And although VOD is a much younger service than television, VOD is changing rapidly, too.
Although about 63 million U.S. households partake in VOD services today, a third of all the TV-watching households worldwide will use VOD by the end of this decade, according to Informa Media and Telecoms. Of the $211 million in revenue generated by IPTV services last year, $11 million — or about 5% — came from VOD, according to Informa. It will be about the same fraction in 2011, when VOD revenue will reach $132 million in an IPTV services market of $2.2 billion.
Although the VOD market won't change much in the next five years, according to Informa, "the new decade will see an explosion in 'true' VOD, where TV viewers can choose exactly what they want to watch at a time that suits them."
If that sounds a lot like personal video recording (or PVR, the practice of time-shifted TV viewing made popular by TiVo), it should. VOD services and PVR services are growing increasingly similar, differentiated in some cases by subtle nuances in consumer preference.
For example, Comcast has added CBS's primetime programming to its VOD library, allowing people to order and watch individual episodes of "Survivor," "CSI" and other shows. At first, Comcast offered each episode for 99¢, but it's now moving the CBS shows to a free, ad-based model. So Comcast customers who like "Survivor," for example, now have their choice of either watching the show live, watching it through the PVR service or watching it on-demand. If they don't like watching ads, they can buy a PVR. If they don't want to spend money on a PVR, they can order it on-demand. Or if they just can't wait a single second to see the show, they can watch it the old-fashioned way, live.
Video providers must develop a mix of business models to accommodate a range of user preferences. "The potential is there to literally make anything available as an on-demand product," said Gerry Kaufhold, In-Stat analyst. "The problem is the business model. If everything's on-demand, the advertising model gets a lot more complicated."
At the same time, asking consumers to add another fee to their monthly cable, premium TV, DVD rental and theater movie budget may not be easy, which is perhaps why 95% of Comcast's VOD content is free of charge. "People in this market think that's the best way to go," Kaufhold said.
As consumers increasingly expect every movie they can think of at their fingertips, the home-based storage of a PVR may start to seem too small. "When you expect a universe of content to be served to you, you'll definitely have a VOD server satisfying a particular community," said Venkat Krishnan, director of IPTV platforms for VOD equipment firm SeaChange.
Akimbo Systems, in which AT&T recently invested after using the vendor for its HomeZone satellite TV bundle, has amassed the rights to a VOD library of 12,000 programs.
Comcast's VOD system currently supports "7% concurrency," according to the Diffusion Group, which means only 7% of households that have access to Comcast's VOD service can use it simultaneously.
With the spread of PVRs, consumers are becoming increasingly accustomed to watching programs on their own schedule, which will lead to spikes in simultaneous on-demand viewing that exceed the capacity of today's VOD systems.
"VOD systems will have to work much harder than they did before," said Colin Dixon, manager of Diffusion's IP media practice. "Seven percent concurrency just doesn't cut it anymore. In fact, there's a general acceptance in the industry that we're heading toward 100% concurrency, or one stream per household. In the U.S. alone, that's 80 million streams."
As the VOD market expands to include telco carriers, the equipment vendors have snatched up the newest generation of VOD suppliers in an effort to reap the upside. This summer, Motorola acquired Broadbus, Cisco Systems acquired Arroyo Video Solutions and Harmonic acquired Entone's video software business.
The good news for telcos in this wave of consolidation is they're getting the second generation of VOD gear at the same time as their cable competitors. Whereas the first generation of VOD gear allowed users to pause, play, rewind and fast forward, the next generation will allow much more interactivity, perhaps adding relevant windows of text, data or images. Toward the end of next year, two new disruptive entrants — Microsoft's Vista operating system and Intel's Viiv technology — will accelerate the move to that next incarnation of TV.
"People will be able to manage their fantasy football picks while they're watching the game," In-Stat's Kaufhold said.
The bad news for telcos is that they're deploying essentially the same technology as their cable competitors, giving them little room to leverage technology as a competitive advantage.
Competition between cable companies and telcos in the VOD space won't really heat up until next year, Kaufhold said, when both camps' network technology will be on roughly even playing fields. "Any technological advantage telco TV services have will be minor," he said. "DOCSIS 3.0 positions the cable guys in 2007 to be able to do just about anything the telcos can do. It's all going to be about what services they can deliver and how they can package and market them to make them look sexy."
Time Warner Cable has a unique on-demand offering (essentially a PVR offering streamed from a VOD server) called Start Over, which allows viewers who tune in to a live program halfway through to rewind and watch it from the beginning — for free. Some content providers aren't crazy about the idea and have taken Time Warner Cable to court over it. But in China, where digital rights management law is very different, one IPTV provider is using UTStarcom equipment to allow viewers to rewind through as much as a week's worth of programming, according to Diffusion.
One differentiator telcos might take advantage of is mobile services, perhaps letting consumers order on-demand content on their mobile phones, for example. But that wouldn't come for some time, and when it does, it might be too late; joint ventures between Nextel and cable operators might give the cable crowd access to mobile offerings as early as this year.
"While adjusting price points can attract subscribers to a voice or broadband offering, the same cannot be said for VOD and pay-TV in general," said Adam Thomas, Informa media research manager. "Customers don't pay to simply receive a particular technology; they expect to receive the best content. So unless the telcos can license compelling premium content, even the most attractive triple- or quadruple-play offering will have only limited appeal."
"Telcos have to up the ante by doing something even more interesting," Kaufhold said. "The cable guys are already looking over their shoulders, working on ways to differentiate their VOD."
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Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design
There is almost a fervor in the way that new products, with their rich and dynamic interfaces, are being released to the public-typically promising to make lives easier, solve the most difficult of problems, and maybe even make the world a better place. The reality is that few survive, much less deliver on their promise. The folly? An absence of design, and an over-reliance on technology alone as the solution.
We need design. But design as described here depends on different skillsets-each essential, but on their own, none sufficient. In this rich ecology, designers are faced with new challenges-challenges that build on, rather than replace, existing skills and practice.
Sketching User Experiences approaches design and design thinking as something distinct that needs to be better understood-by both designers and the people with whom they need to work- in order to achieve success with new products and systems. So while the focus is on design, the approach is holistic. Hence, the book speaks to designers, usability specialists, the HCI community, product managers, and business executives. There is an emphasis on balancing the back-end concern with usability and engineering excellence (getting the design right) with an up-front investment in sketching and ideation (getting the right design). Overall, the objective is to build the notion of informed design: molding emerging technology into a form that serves our society and reflects its values.
Grounded in both practice and scientific research, Bill Buxton's engaging work aims to spark the imagination while encouraging the use of new techniques, breathing new life into user experience design.
. Covers sketching and early prototyping design methods suitable for dynamic product capabilities: cell phones that communicate with each other and other embedded systems, "smart" appliances, and things you only imagine in your dreams;
. Thorough coverage of the design sketching method which helps easily build experience prototypes-without the effort of engineering prototypes which are difficult to abandon;
. Reaches out to a range of designers, including user interface designers, industrial designers, software engineers, usability engineers, product managers, and others;
. Full of case studies, examples, exercises, and projects, and access to video clips (www.mkp.com/sketching) that demonstrate the principles and methods.


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Under $10! Chicken Linguine with Peas, Parmesan and Bacon
ml's Susannah Locketti: Here is a quick and easy chicken dinner your family will love. This dish whips up in ten minutes, looks pretty on the plate and can be made for under $10!
Smoky bacon is quickly browned, and boneless, skinless chicken breast is cooked in the small amount of fat left behind. The result is a rich-tasting dish bursting with flavor. The addition of petite peas adds color and fiber, while Parmesan finishes it off with great flavor!
Chicken Linguine with Peas, Parmesan & Bacon
Recipe courtesy Susannah Locketti
Serves 6-8
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1 lb. box linguine (boils in 7-8 minutes)
1/4 lb. raw bacon, chopped
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
16 oz. bag frozen petite peas
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Game Plan:
While the pasta is boiling, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and brown the minced bacon. Remove the bacon and place on paper towels to drain. Meanwhile, season the chicken with black pepper and a small amount of salt. Cook in the hot bacon fat for a few minutes until done and set aside. In the last minute of the pasta boiling, add the bag of frozen peas and boil for a minute. Drain the pasta and pea mixture, add it back to the pot and top with the olive oil and chicken. Toss evenly with tongs. Serve topped with the Parmesan cheese and bacon crumbles.
Susannah's Time- & Money-Saving Sense:
I bought the chicken on sale for $1.99/lb. (Stock up when prices are low and freeze pieces in small quantities for quicker thawing.) Here's a little tip, too: Cutting semi-frozen chicken with a sharp knife makes cutting chicken into cubes faster and more precise. Raw chicken is slippery and harder to handle.
Using only 1/4 of the bacon allows you to freeze the rest for later recipes. When I buy bacon, I only use 1/4 of the pound at a time to add flavor and texture with the minimum quantity needed. Mincing it also saves on cooking time. Bacon is fatty, so using a small amount is a great way to enjoy it in moderation. I had this bacon on hand from my Easy Chicken Bacon & Egg Wedge Salad from a few weeks ago. I bought it on sale for only $1.99. This recipe will still fall under $10 if you have to pick it up. Feel free to substitute pancetta for bacon.
I used frozen peas, which have just as many nutrients as fresh. Frozen vegetables are usually less money than fresh, too. Feel free to add any other veggies you have on hand!
Cost Breakdown:
Linguine (on sale) -- $ .89
Bacon (on hand from a prior recipe) -- Free
Chicken (on sale) -- $1.99
Peas -- $1.50
Olive oil (on hand) -- Free
Parmesan cheese -- $1.59
Total Cost: $5.97
Copyright 2010 by Susannah Locketti
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Newly installed device blamed for Superdome power outage
New Orleans, LA, United States (4E Sports) – The reason for the power outage that delayed the Super Bowl for roughly 35 minutes has been traced to newly installed device meant to protect Superdome equipment, according to utility company Entergy New Orleans.
Company representatives told city officials that the electrical relay device triggered when it shouldn't have, resulting in a partial electrical outage that interrupted the third quarter of the NFL title game between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers.
New Orleans officials expressed concern over the outage, saying it could affect the city's potential to attract future big-ticket events.
Energy New Orleans CEO Charles Rice informed city council members that the faulty device has already been removed, while the company is still trying to determine what caused it to malfunction.
However, Rice assured that the dome's electrical system is ready to go and steps are in place to ensure a malfunction doesn't happen again.
"Rest assured, the Superdome is fully functional," Rice told the New Orleans City Council's utility committee Friday morning.
SMG, the company that manages the dome, concurred with the finding, which Rice said came through Entergy's own testing.
According to Energy official Dennis Dawsey, the device was part the company's 2011-2012 project to improve electrical reliability at the dome.
Dawsey said they replaced transformers and put in a switch gear, which is designed to cut some power to prevent a larger outage in the event of a problem.
The faulty relay device had been installed to protect Superdome equipment in the event of a cable failure between the switch gear and the stadium.
Before the Super Bowl, the device functioned properly during three major events — the New Orleans Bowl, a Saints-Panthers NFL game, and the Sugar Bowl.
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Good and easy. Next time I'll sub 1/2 of the pepper slices with thin sliced onion. Some minced garlic and a sprinkle of crushed red pepper would turn this into 4 stars easily.
Cheesy Chicken and Pepper Subs
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr
Serve with crunchy vegetable sticks, a simple tossed salad, or steamed green beans.
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 1 sandwich)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 412
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated fat: 3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 3.1g
- Protein: 37g
- Carbohydrate: 38.8g
- Fiber: 5.6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
- Iron: 0.9mg
- Sodium: 666mg
- Calcium: 120mg
- 4 (3-ounce) whole-wheat hoagie rolls, split
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 pound chicken breast tenders
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large julienne-cut yellow bell pepper
- 1/2 cup lower-sodium marinara sauce (such as Dell'Amore)
- 2 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1/2 cup)
- 1. Preheat broiler to high.
- 2. Hollow out top and bottom halves of hoagie rolls, leaving a 1-inch-thick shell; reserve torn bread for another use. Place hoagie rolls, cut sides up, on a baking sheet, and broil for 1 minute or until rolls are toasted.
- 3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with oregano, salt, and pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 7 minutes, turning occasionally. Add bell pepper to pan; cook for 2 minutes or until bell pepper is tender and chicken is done. Stir in marinara sauce, and cook 30 seconds or until marinara is thoroughly heated.
- 4. Transfer top halves of rolls to a plate. Divide chicken mixture evenly among bottom halves of rolls; top evenly with cheese. Broil 1 minute or until cheese melts. Top with top halves of rolls.
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- COURSE: Sandwiches
- CONVENIENCE: Family
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- COOKING METHOD: Broil
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