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The real draw is the menu of antipasti, including roasted cauliflower and spicy broccoli rabe ($3) and sandwiches, which can be made on a roll ($7) or on a hero ($9). The chicken parm sandwich and a roast turkey sandwich, are the most popular items.
Messrs. Torrisi and Carbone say there is nothing more inherently Italian than using fresh ingredients available locally. The mozzarella is made in-house and the ham and other deli meats are sourced from local producers. Italian exports like prosciutto and Parmigiano-Reggiano are substituted with prosciutto from Iowa and Stravecchio from Wisconsin.
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There was the normally guarded Tomlin opening to reporters and employing the kind of transparency that may or may not help him and the Steelers with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
There was also a rather stunning admission of how clueless Tomlin had initially been about the fallout caused by his nationally televised sideline interference. Tomlin can exude a smartest guy in the room hubris, yet it took his two young sons to impress upon him over the weekend that the story he created wouldn't just go away.
Since finding his footing on the issue that has led to questions of integrity about a coach who is on the NFL's competition committee, Tomlin has made all the right moves.
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His wide-ranging mea culpa and willingness to lambaste himself for his sideline misstep makes it easier for the NFL to employ leniency when it punishes Tomlin without him asking the league to do just that.
He said he hoped the league wouldn't punish the Steelers for his mistake, something that could cost the organization a draft pick.
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it is the guy from The CELL. JK. What made you shave it. My wife loves bald guys.
Just felt the need for change...
where do you live??? It is still winter in many if not all parts of the US, hope you do not freeze yer mellon.
I shaved my bean again...winter or not.
I had to break down & buy a hat a couple of weeks ago though. It was gittin' a bit chilly & breezy up there during that 15 below zero wind chill. :biggrin:
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Soon As it warms up enough here ill shave mine down and tke off most the beard ... But working out side in this fine weather 17 roght now ill take the hippy/grizzly adams look till it warms up
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I have a bunch of hair and like it that way; It keeps my neck warm. My appearance is not to good because I like for my hair to just grow out and when the wife cannot stand it anymore she sends me to the barber. I do like just hacking it off myself and sometimes the family will accept that as OK.
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I'm not an experienced SF player (and I've only played SFIV once), but you never threw Ryu once throughout that game. Maybe you should throw more? Or is that because you didn't have the opportunity?
I certainly can't talk like I am an experienced Balrog player, but one thing that I noticed it a relative dearth of EX dash punch moves. These should absorb one hit of a fireball and should also move quickly enough to punish the player who threw it. From there you can go into your cr.LP strings into dash punch or headbutt -> ultra or whatever else. Just my two cents. Wish you had the game on xbox because Id like to play against a pretty good Balrog player to brush up my own skills.
" The combination of Ryu with good execution and solid basics is a pretty formidable force. "Yeah man, Ryu is so good. Best character in the game pretty much.
The combination of Ryu with good execution and solid basics is a pretty formidable force.
I don't have anyone on my friends list who really knows what they are doing with Guile, Chun Li or perhaps more surprisingly Sagat, so if anyone out there plays as one of those characters and is on PSN then let me know. My PSN is mubress2. "
I hope I'm not the Gouken player. I've not played him in so long, had such a bad show.
Also, I really need practice against Balrog. Pessh and I had some matches earlier, which helped a bit, but I need more general help against the speed of his jabs. I'm Ken btw. I'm up for a few more bouts if you are mubress.
Standing Roundhouse is an invaluable tool in the footsies range for Balrog, especially against shotos.
Just some quick tips pertaining to Guile:
Just do this. Then there's no way out.
"The other thing to watch out for is air tatsu to pretty much escape for free. I fucking hate that shit, because it's really hard to guess when they'll do it and it's really hard to punish. "
You need to punish whiffed srks with c.mp xx headbutt, and then ultra if you have it. You can use jab jab short heabutt or another bnb(ex rush upper combos if you can) too but only punish with sweep or throw of you don't have charge or you're out of range.
If they want to throw fireballs at you, just sit back and absorb/neutral jump passively and build some ultra meter and eventually they'll come to you. Try to stay around your s.hk and c.hk range and out poke your opponent. Be looking for their jumps and c.hp them. And if they try to throw a fireball too close jump in. Jump fierce has a deceptively large hitbox and will hit from a good distance btw. TAP and ex rush punches can be good to get in but good players wont fall for that shit too much. Dash ultra is a game changer if you can do it, but it's hard as hell and I can't even do it. If they get up in your face, option select tech and jab, but don't go for unsafe shit like headbutts unless you're desperate.
As far as matchup specific stuff goes, if Ryu gets you in the corner he's either gonna fireball trap you, or go for corner pressure. He wants to make you guess with throw techs and ex tatsu juggles. He can also go for annoying corner crossups and jab/c.mp pressure. Usually they'll go for the ex tatsu > ultra though. Balrog doesn't have many good options, just block it out, take a big risk with an ex headbutt, or look for an oppurtunity to jump out and turn the tables on him.
When you get him in the corner, you can stay in poke range and punish his jump outs and kind of just sit there and be annoying. Or you can rush down with repeated jump roundhouses, safe blockstrings, tick grabs, neutral jump fierce, focus( I rarely do this though). You can whiff jabs on his wakeup to bait stuff or go into a throw or a combo if the jabs hit. Mix it up by backing up out of throw range to make him whiff a throw or a low short and then do c.mp xx dash straight. The thing you gotta watch out for is a reversal srk which will pretty much ruin your corner game, just gotta read the player and guess on that. If they have 2 stocks then expect it sooner rather than later as they'll want to get out before taking damage. The other thing to watch out for is air tatsu to pretty much escape for free. I fucking hate that shit, because it's really hard to guess when they'll do it and it's really hard to punish.
" @Stang said:" You need to learn to dash ultra, pronto. "or just develop the Keno eye and work your way to dash ultra. "
Just to let you know I am by no means a good sf IV player, so take this advice with a grain of salt:
I think the biggest problem in your game is lacking fundamentals e.g. footsies, insufficient use of normals, lack of ability to punish, and inability to let go of charge to advance and apply pressure.
-The majority of your losses came from getting zoned out by fireballs and even when you got in mid/close range you were out footsied and thus was unable to open up opportunities for dealing dmg. Take a look at this guide: http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=221097. In my opinion, footsies is the most important tool in street fighter and if you can apply some level of pressure through footsies your game will change overnight.
-Balrog's strength does not lie in his specials so you should not be caught crouching or backing up as much to keep your charge up when playing a shoto like ryu. You should always be advancing or setting up ways for you to get inside so you can utilize your superior pokes in mid range (st.hp, st.hk, cr.hk). Another major problem with you poking game is become to predictable because you rely on cr.hk way too much thus leading to you getting baited by focus attacks. So mix up your pokes with armor breaking attacks if your getting baited by focus attacks a lot. Once you enter close range you should be applying pressure with your jab which should open up into bnb combos and tick throw attempts. Remember Balrog is a boxer and boxer's always rely on their jab to open opportunities.
-During the match the Ryu player got a lot sloppier whiffing psychic uppercuts which you should have punished with a with something more substantial than a poke. If Ryu whiffs an uppercut go to your bnb combos or if your dropping combos fallback on balrogs specials. If you simply punished his random uppercuts with headbutt>ultra or dash punch>super you would have won way more matches. Because you lack the footsy game to apply pressure and open up opportunities for dealing dmg you should look at every punish opportunity as a way for you to get back into the game with a dmging combo. If you're going to practice one combo as Balrog, practice headbutt>ultra, if you can land that consistently off a punish it totally changes the game for your opponent because it causes him to play more defensively and this allows you to apply pressure and but him on the defensive which will throw him off his game.
Just some extra things to consider:
-Your go to move when getting zoned out by fireballs is not TAP, instead: neutral/safe jump (best option), fadc (good for building up ultra but potential to lose more health), ex dash punch (what you really should have been doing instead of TAP), and lp headbutt through fireballs at long range.
-When crouched you can spam throw because you can't throw while crouched and instead you will prob jab which beats throw unless you are in block stun, but if you are standing and you hit throw too early you will either whiff and thus open yourself up to be punished or get hit by a low attack into a combo.
-Also #1 thing when your having trouble getting inside is BE PATIENT. Don't try to rush opportunities because that only leads to mistakes on your part.
-Hopefully some of this info helps you and if you want more make sure to look on shoryuken.com and more specifically the Balrog forum which has tons of info to study and plenty more helpful and knowledgeable players to help you.
" You need to learn to dash ultra, pronto. "or just develop the Keno eye and work your way to dash ultra.
You can punish those uppercuts with alot more then sweep. Sometimes it would finish the round if you did so. Also, I think you should use headbutt more, I know it can be risky at some points but that Ryu almost always was attacking on your wakeup and a headbutt, Ultra can sometimes be worth risking. I dunno though, is Ryu's hitbox safe from headbutts when he's doing a crouching forward? Maybe a headbutt wouldn't be a great idea if so.
You need to learn to dash ultra, pronto.
" @lordofultima said:Yeah I think maybe Chun-Li is one of the only people to have a pretty good LV1 FA to dash." @mubress:I thought all I could do was tech in that situation, so if I can jab my way out that would be good to know. Cheers. "
- Level 1 Focus usually leaves people at frame dis-advantage, even if they dash out. You can probably punish wish crouching jab into whatever combo. There's a formula, I will edit with later.
" @mubress:I thought all I could do was tech in that situation, so if I can jab my way out that would be good to know. Cheers.
- Level 1 Focus usually leaves people at frame dis-advantage, even if they dash out. You can probably punish wish crouching jab into whatever combo. There's a formula, I will edit with later.
playing with the colours much ;) From what I know (not much) Turn punch has long start up and recovery times and shouldn't be used too much since it can be punished if you do it from the wrong range. If he's blocking all your dash punches, TAP won't do any better.


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Where to begin. I guess a little about myself would be helpful.
First, I am married with 3 children, I am approaching 40 and I am a sincerely religious Catholic. I would not call myself devout because that implies things that are not true, I am terrible about going to Mass. But before I continue, it is important to say that it is not from lack of belief, I AM a Catholic, I believe it all, when I do things I know I shouldnt, I dont try to justify them, I just accept that I am no saint. So, now that that is out of the way.
A few months ago my wife hit me with 2 separate but related bombshells, the first was, she had essentially come to the conclusion that sex was significantly different than love and she knew that I was sexually frustrated a lot of the time and she really didnt mind if I slept with other women, since she knew I really loved her and would always come back to her. This started with mentioning particular women and moved to a more general statement as the conversation went on. In the course of that same conversation (this took house it wasnt like she just dropped it in a single paragraph or something) she brought up having a communal marriage with our closest friends, this was not a suggestion, but was a lot more than a musing. The women in this couple is the same women that my wife first mentioned as someone she would not mind if I had sex with. So after this I thought about things for a long while, and finally I brought up the first part ( the she really doesnt mind if I have sex with other women) to her best friend, who also happens to be part of the couple that she mentioned and who also happens to be a very old friend of mine. She told me that she believed my wife was being sincere and had discussed it with her, then she brought up polyamory. Very specifically, she brought it up regarding our respective families. I discussed it with her a a second time and she is obviously really okay with it, though she has not, at least as far as I know, discussed it even remotely with her husband.
I am, as my name suggest, I am confused and curious, and would like input from those here.
Catholic guilt?
How do you feel about sleeping with someone other than your wife? How do you feel about your wife for putting the idea out there on the table?
I feel there are two types of poly - polyamory, where you believe you can love more than one, and polysexuality, where you believe you can enjoy sex with more than one.
Where things get tricky is that many people, myself included, start out under the umbrella of polyamory. Then boundaries get slapped all over the place. "It's ok to have sex, but it's not ok to fall in love." Unless your heart is literally wired to only love one person, you cannot stop love. Even if your heart is monogamous, nothing can prevent you from falling out of love with one person and in love with another.
In my relationship, we go for a middle ground. We do not feel we have the desire or time to actively seek love outside of our current relationships. We are polysexual, with the acceptance that love can happen and if it does, we'll deal with it when it comes.
I was with my ex boyfriend for five years and he initially suggested that we become mono/poly (where one is monogamous and one has other partners) so that I could explore my attraction to a girl I'd met. He (and I) had the belief that "as long as I come home to him, it's all good". Of course, 6 months later, I fell in love / lust / insanity and things got very messy.
So... if you can both acknowledge that love for someone else *might* happen... where can you go from here?
There are some resources on this forum; I think they are on a sticky thread on the main page. They have suggestions on books and websites to read.
If you believe that you cannot get everything you need from one person, then you might have one of the components to be happy in a poly situation.
For me, the main components of being poly are:
Honesty - no lies
Communication - get my needs and feelings out there
Empathy - understand and nurture my partner(s)
Dealing with insecurity - not letting jealousy take over
How do those things sound to you? Do you think that you are your wife take this approach to your marriage already?
I'll come back tomorrow and check for more details then!
me: open poly (31, female)
involved with:
GF: (41, female) my long-distance, long-term partner
Earth: (35, female) newly dating
Hubby: (38, male) GF's husband
Garcon: (28, male) GF's boyfriend/submissive
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without." ~ Buddha
Well the Catholic guilt is strong with this one... but I'm here, so it is obviously not strong enough.
Sleeping with someone other than my wife. I don't know how I feel about it... Good and bad... I am trying to think of ho to explain it. It sounds great, I don't look at it with any hesitation, but I believe it is wrong, and I am sure that there would be a level of guilt there even though my wife said it was fine.
I feel fine that my wife put it on the table. She was not doing it for any reason other than love and I know that.
I believe you can love many people, and that love does not diminish any of your other love, just as another child does not change the love you have for those that you already have. But love is not the same thing as a commitment to marriage. On that score, my wife is right, no matter what, I will always come back to her.
any other input?
No one else has any advise or thoughts?
So if it causes you guilt and distress can't you just stop there and go "Wow! My wife is amazing in her life growth and development!"
Just because something is on the menu doesn't mean you have to or even want to order it.
Catholic guilt? I was raised Catholic and my faith development led me elsewhere. I have cultural Catholic roots/ties still, but my practice is something else. I've never felt particularly guilty and I prefer not to mourn my faith. God/the Divine as I experience it put me here as I am. So it's not like God/The Divine is gonna be shocked or surprised by anything I do/do not do. I feel I was placed here just as I am with great growth potential and how I tend to my buckets is on me.
If opening up is going to cause you shake ups in your marriage you cannot handle or you are at "that's nice, but I don't want to go there. no interest" place, don't open. Easy.
But whether you open the marriage up or not I want to hold this up...
You have OTHER choices here besides the one your wife offers you in getting the pass to have another lover. In faith, and in marriage.
You have the opportunity to examine your faith and test your beliefs with this new knowledge/experience of this new knowledge from your wife.
And see if the beliefs are still the ones you hold or if you are moving to another place in your faith development.
Are you familiar with the James Fowler chart? Scotty Mclennan? I'd suggest you Google. Both write about faith development.
Faith is not a switch you click on and off. It is something you PRACTICE and develop. You keep your spiritual health in good order. Sometimes practicing your faith means you seek another faith denomination path because you come to find your beliefs have changed.
Sometimes it means you explore other traditions and come back to the same path but with greater understanding of the original faith path and perhaps some appreciation for other traditions, so while you are sticking to your original, now you have new understanding of your own yard and appreciate the neighbors more.
Sometimes you go nowhere -- you plumb deep in YOU and you come to greater understanding and a more mature experience in your Catholic faith. You may or may not remain ignorant about the neighbors. (And ignorance isn't a horrible thing, it just means you don't know much about X.)
You can also plumb your marriage depths and reach new understandings not about your Catholicism, but about your WIFE and your relationship with her.
My husband amazes me -- we've been together thru tail end of teens, 20's, and wrapping up the 30's. I wonder what he will be like in 40's, 50's and beyond. I enjoy watching him grow and change as I enjoy my own growth. We both enjoy the growth, care, tending, and keeping of our relationship. It's neat to get to a place where you go "Well that month sucked/was great" to "well, that was a good year/bad year" to "well, hon, that was an interesting decade!"
Cada epoca tiene su encanto. Every epoch has its enchantments. Or every age and stage has its charms.
So at your age and stage, you've been given a gift in your mind bucket of new things to think about, a gift in your body bucket of new things to think about, a gift in your heart bucket of new things to think about, and a gift in your spirit/soul bucket of new things to think about. You don't have to do more than just accept the gift and think about new things and enjoy that process.
Pretty generous gifts -- to see where it takes you in your OWN personal growth and development journey. You could decide to open you to knowing YOURSELF better. Or stay closed to knowing yourself better. Here I'd suggest just taking the plunge and opening up to yourself and deeping your relationship to yourself. You are safe. You aren't gonna hurt you, and most of the journey is safely in your own head if you don't want to share it with wife. Though I suggest you consider sharing it and create/enjoy deeper emotional intimacy with her.
I'd def suggest you go kiss you wife for the gifts though.
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Bodmin Jail (alternatively Bodmin Gaol) is an historic former prison situated in Bodmin, on the edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Built in 1779 and closed in 1927, the large range of buildings is now largely in ruins, although parts of the prison have been turned into a tourist attraction.
Bodmin Gaol was designed by Sir John Call and built in 1779 by prisoners of war, and was operational for 150 years, in which it saw over 50 public hangings. It was the first British prison to hold prisoners in individual cells.[1]
The Debtors Act of 1869 abolished imprisonment for debt so the prison had spare space that was taken over by the Admiralty for naval prisoners. Eventually, the naval prison occupied an entire wing of the building, before it was closed in 1922.[citation needed]
During World War I the prison was deemed worthy of holding some of Britain's priceless national treasures including the Domesday Book and the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
The first hanging was apparently in 1785, but the finishing date of the jail was in 1788. Executioners were paid about £10 a hanging. The last person to be hanged was in 1909, subsequent executions took place in Exeter Prison.[citation needed]
The jail closed in 1927. Since that date, there has been no prison within the county of Cornwall.[2]
Much of the jail remains in ruins, and presents a forbidding aspect when seen from a distance. Some parts have been refurbished and these now form a tourist attraction with exhibitions telling of the history of the jail and of offenders imprisoned there.
The exhibits are not lavish and are fairly basic in design, showcasing gory mannequins accompanied with plaques, describing the offence committed by particular persons and their sentence, in their respective cells. Because of the style of exhibit, it has been likened to such attractions as The London Dungeon.[citation needed]
With its forbidding aspect, Bodmin Jail has attracted many ghost stories and paranormal researchers, and there is a ghost walk/night available for tourists.
Series 6, Episode 1 of Most Haunted, a British made reality TV show, saw the crew attempt their paranormal activities at the jail with presenter Yvette Fielding and medium, Derek Acorah. Unsuccessful with many attempts, the team supposedly made contact with many light and sound entities, whilst Acorah claimed to have been possessed by a bothered spirit named Kreed Kafer, a South African. It has since come to light that "Kreed Kafer" was a fictional character, who was created purely by parapsychologist and crew member Ciarán O'Keeffe, to test Derek Acorah and his abilities.[3] The name was created because it was an anagram of the phrase 'Derek Faker'.[4]
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Bodmin Jail has featured in the BBC television program Poldark (2015 TV series) as one of the places where the show takes place.
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- ^ "Plans for new faith-based prison". BBC Online (BBC). 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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Congressman Jared Polis addressed the Syrian crisis and immigration issues while speaking at Judaism in the Foothills in Evergreen on Friday night.
"Clearly, we do not want to be mired down in Syria," Polis said. "The question is, 'What role can America play?' "
Approximately 1,400 people recently were killed with a nerve gas in Syria, and President Obama is seeking congressional approval for U.S. military intervention in the strife-filled country.
Polis said he would need to be briefed and learn more about the political situation in Syria before taking a position. The Boulder Democrat also pointed out that genocide previously has occurred in other countries such as Rwanda.
"It's wrong, no matter what weapon is used," he remarked.
Polis said he has been opposed to the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan.
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Polis also commented on ongoing conflicts between Israel and Arab countries.
"It's obviously of great interest for the Arab and Jewish worlds to get along together," he said. "Economic development is critical," especially in the West Bank of Palestine.
While focusing on immigration issues, Polis said he has been on a mission to help immigrant students with their needs.
When deciding to enter politics after a career as a successful entrepreneur, Polis said, he realized that what these youths need is immigration reform.
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Before his election to Congress in 2008, Polis founded two charter schools for at-risk students, one of which is the New America School serving immigrant youths in their late teens and early 20s.
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In American society, talents of impoverished students can be squandered, he remarked.
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"As Jews, we have the experience of being strangers in a strange land," Polis remarked.
However, laws are needed for immigration reform — including increased border security and a mandatory electronic verification of credentials, he said.
"I don't think any one thing works. You've got to do it all," Polis said.
"Any immigration reform should reduce the deficit," he added. "Only at the federal level can this be reconciled."
Responding to a question about helping Native Americans, Polis said those youth have the opportunity to attend college at no cost.
While speaking about the federal deficit, Polis said it has been reduced somewhat with income tax adjustments, cuts to federal programs and recovery of the economy.
Polis said he supported the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles plan to reduce the federal deficit, which he believed was moving in the right direction. However, only a minority of the U.S. House members voted for the bill, he noted.
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Polis also commented on the Affordable Care Act, which he said is better than having 45 million uninsured Americans.
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Responding to a question about the legalization of marijuana, Polis said it should be a controlled substance like tobacco and alcohol, and not be federally prohibited.
Polis also addressed hydraulic fracturing — a process that uses pressurized water to break up rock and extract oil and gas from the soil — and its effects on communities.
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Are Quartz Countertops Heat Resistant?
People don't ask much from their kitchen countertops. They need to hold things up, not break, and not melt. Pretty simple list. Sadly, there's no such thing as an indestructible countertop (we've checked). The good news: most stone countertops are pretty sturdy. Quartz, granite, marble -- they'll all do the job and hold up well under most circumstances. But like anything else, countertops have limits. Quartz tends to burn sooner than granite will (technically it's the resin that holds the quartz together that burns, but that's splitting hairs). If you really want to see one burn, VI Granite & Repairs up in Canada were kind enough to take a blowtorch to a slab. Despite what you see in the video, you'll probably never have to worry about your quartz countertop catching fire or getting burned. Blow torches can get as hot as 3500 degree Fahrenheit, just a little bit toastier than the average stovetop. So unless you're planning on doing some welding on your kitchen counter, it's not something you really have to worry about.
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Are Granite Countertops Worth the Money?
If you're looking to upgrade your home with new countertops, you've probably already had more than a few people suggest getting granite ones. This is not bad advice. Granite has been pretty popular for the last several years, and it likely won't go out of style any time soon. But hopefully you're doing your homework (like reading this post) before you commit your money to anything. Just because granite is a popular material and stylish doesn't automatically make it the best choice for you. There are a few things you'll want to think about before writing a check:
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If you've talked to some of your friends or family about getting a granite countertop, some of them may have told you that granite can be radioactive. And you know what? They're absolutely right. Granite naturally has some level of radiation. It's a rock literally cut straight out of the earth, which is the biggest source of radiation around. So when your crazy conspiracy-loving aunt starts going off about your granite countertop giving you cancer, don't hyperventilate. Concerns about granite and radiation crop every few years. What usually happens is someone with too much time on their hands tests a random batch of granite countertops and finds that one has a little more radiation than it ought to. Unfortunately, these people don't have enough time or money to do a comprehensive test to cover granite from all over the world. This tends to skew the data and lead to panic attacks that aren't really justified. WebMD did a great write up about it a few years back during the last scare. In it, they interviewed David J. Brenner, director of Columbia University's Center for Radiological Research, who said, "The biggest source of radiation within the home in indeed. But it is not radon from countertops, it's radon from the ground." The other reason radiation from granite shouldn't concern you: surface area. Most kitchens and bathrooms just don't have that much counter space. Even with some radiation being emitted from them, granite countertops just aren't large enough to do any harm. Bottom line: yes, granite does emit some radiation. Is it enough to be worth worrying about? Not at all.


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Allison Pierce takes a double cum dump, whereas Samantha Roxxx and Sabrina Lewis share one another and the contents of one cock, although Roxxx seems less enthusiastic about the latter. Real tension sparks when Candace Raines announces that "both places" are available for cock diving.
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"A force vector with a magnitude of 50 lb that is in the thirdquadrant with an x component whose magnitude is 40 lb. Rewrite thisvector in terms of its magnitude and angle (counterclockwise fromthe +x direction)."
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Aliases for RRP9 Gene
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This gene encodes a member of the WD-repeat protein family. The encoded protein is a component of the nucleolar small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (snoRNP) and is essential for 18s rRNA processing during ribosome synthesis. It contains seven WD domains required for nucleolar localization and specific interaction with the U3 small nucleolar RNA (U3 snoRNA). [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2012]
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RRP9 (Ribosomal RNA Processing 9, Small Subunit (SSU) Processome Component, Homolog (Yeast)) is a Protein Coding gene. Among its related pathways are Gene Expression and rRNA processing. GO annotations related to this gene include poly(A) RNA binding and U3 snoRNA binding. An important paralog of this gene is TEP1.
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Seriously, what is with people naming Roberto Duran?
He was 19 years old the last time he made 130 pounds. He left the division at 21-0. He had one notable opponent there, Ernesto Marcel who certainly is good/great, but for Marcel it was his first fight above featherweight, the fourth highest he would weigh in his career, and also before his peak. He fought no one else of any relevance. You think a he could keep weight without being drained at 130 for enough years to match Floyd's resume at that weight? Than to gradually move up at the pace Floyd did, not the pace that he did?
Even if you picked the supreme best version of him from each weight class, do you really think a 19 year old novice Duran would go through Genaro,
, Corrales, C. Hernandez, and
undefeated? Highly doubtful, in my opinion. And that's just Mayweathers' run @ super feather.
That's no knock on Duran. I clearly view him as the much better ATG than Mayweather, that's not in question. More or less just showing the questionable nature of this thread.
So you are saying these are fighters who would trouble Duran?
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Panelists discussed processing cases as between the legal services agency and the pro bono firm partner, and some of the impediments and challenges that can arise.
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There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
James Lowell (1819 - 1891)
Source: Democracy and Addresses.
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Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.
Source: The Vision of Sir Launfal. Prelude to Part First.
She doeth little kindnesses Which most leave undone, or despise.
Source: My Love. iv.
Laborin' man an' laborin' woman Hev one glory an' one shame; Ev'y thin' thet' s done inhuman Injers all on 'em the same.
Source: The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. i.
I tell ye wut, my judgment is you're pooty sure to fail, Ez long 'z the head keeps turnin' back for counsel to the the tail.
Source: The Biglow Papers, Second Series
Life seems a jest of Fate's contriving.
Source: Harvard Commemoration Ode, 1865, IV
Great truths are portions of the soul of man; Great souls are portions of eternity.
Source: Sonnet vi.
Earth's biggest country 's gut her soul, An' risen up earth's greatest nation.
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Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills it; We are happy now because God wills it.
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A protein that helps cells produce pigment appears to hold the key to creating more effective treatments for melanoma, according to researchers at The University of Manchester.
The protein, MITF, enables cancer cells to resist MEK inhibitors, a new category of drugs that has shown less success than expected during clinical trials.
That explains why human melanoma cells that didn't respond to an MEK inhibitor contained much higher levels of the protein SMURF2, in a comparison of such cells to human melanoma cells that did respond carried out by a team led by Claudia Wellbrock, Ph.D., at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research.
In mice with tumors, researchers found, tumor growth showed a substantial decrease over three weeks when SMURF2 was removed along with MEK inhibitors. However, when researchers reduced the level of SMURF2 in the melanoma cancer cells, then treated the tumor with the MEK inhibitor, they found a 100-fold increase in the sensitivity of the cells to the drug.
Researchers concluded that removing SMURF2 dramatically decreased the level of MITF in melanoma cells, making the MEK inhibitor much more powerful. Results of the study, funded in part by Cancer Research UK, have been published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
"Cancers frequently find new ways to combat even the most novel and highly efficient drug treatments, so we are now focusing on targeting the mechanisms that allow the cancer cells to overcome the drug effects," Dr. Wellbrock said in a statement. "The development of resistance to new drugs has also been a major drawback. If we can identify more potent and less toxic drug combinations to tackle melanoma then we could save thousands of lives."
Next research steps for Dr. Wellbrock's team will entail finding a drug that can reduce the activity of SMURF2 in cancer cells. The team is now screening drug libraries in hopes of repurposing an existing drug that may already be approved for use for a different illness. The goal is to identify a drug for use with MEK inhibitors in order to provide a much more powerful and ultimately more successful approach to treating melanoma.
New approaches to overcoming drug resistance in attacking melanoma will be a key focus of the UK's planned new Manchester Cancer Research Centre, created to develop personalized cancer treatments. Construction of the center's new research building began last month.
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Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Lincoln
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Lincoln
Hotel Guest Rating: 6.0/10
381 U.S. Route 3
Lincoln, NH 03251
Hotel Freebies Available*
• Free Breakfast show dates
• Free Internet in Room show dates
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Welcome to the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Lincoln
Free breakfast, complimentary internet and two pools are the fringe benefits of a stay at the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Lincoln, an economy hotel near Loon Mountain that accepts pets.
Hotel Features
At the three-story Econo Lodge Inn & Suites, 51 exterior-access rooms and suites come with cable TVs and free local calling. Select rooms also include mini-fridges, coffeemakers and jetted tubs. Fuel up on free continental breakfast before checking your email with free high-speed internet access. After an adventure-filled day, unwind in the hot tub or sauna or enjoy a swim in the indoor pool or seasonal outdoor pool. Handicap-accessible and non-smoking rooms can be requested, and pets are welcome for an additional fee.
Hotel Location
The Econo Lodge Inn & Suites is off I-93, five miles from the Loon Mountain Ski Area and 10 minutes from Franconia Notch State Park, home to Echo Lake, the Flume Gorge and the Cannon Aerial Tramway. Families enjoy Whale's Tale Waterpark, a half-mile north, and Clark's Trading Post, featuring steam locomotives, a covered bridge and a trained bear show, one mile south. Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is 88 miles from the hotel.
Guest Favorites
Priceline guests report that the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Lincoln provides a "great economy stay close to the mountain" with "clean" rooms and "friendly" service.
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Lincoln Amenities
- Alarm clock
- AM/FM radio
- BBQ/Picnic area
- Bus parking
- Cable television
- Complimentary breakfast
- Exercise gym
- Free high speed internet connection
- Hairdryer
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- Non-smoking
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- Outdoor parking
- Outdoor pool
- Pets allowed
- Sauna
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You must show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Hotel Guest Reviews of the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites LincolnOur hotel ratings and reviews are from real hotel guests. Priceline.com ensures that its reviews are guests-only by proactively sending hotel surveys to customers after they've completed their hotel stays. In the post-stay surveys, priceline.com hotel customers are asked a number of questions about their stay and the hotel. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best, the survey asks guests to rate their overall experience and specifically rate the hotel's cleanliness, staff and location. Priceline.com does not allow site visitors to post unsolicited hotel reviews.
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Donna from Mapleville, RI
February 25, 2016
Group Traveler
February 25, 2016
Group Traveler
The staff was very friendly and helpful!
The bathroom door wouldn't lock.
Verified Hotel Guest from North Easton, MA
February 22, 2016
Family Traveling with Young Children
February 22, 2016
Family Traveling with Young Children
The location to Loon Mountain
The cleanliness was not worth the money we saved. The room was dirty from the moment we walked in. One day there was a terrible odor in the halls/pool area. There were no adults around. All employees seemed to be teenagers.
Bonnie from Bristol, NH
December 15, 2015
Family Traveling with Young Children
December 15, 2015
Family Traveling with Young Children
Excellent staff, they really act like they want to please you. Good location for all attractions, good pool for kids. Cater to families so felt comfortable there.
Bathroom floor freezing, need towels available in pool room.
Deborah from Camden, ME
October 17, 2015
October 17, 2015
nice morning desk clerk. she helped us plan our trip
manager was rude. night desk clerk was incompetent and rude. I did not get the type of room I paid for
bathroom was dirty
Kenneth from Ottoville, OH
October 9, 2015
October 9, 2015
This guest did not leave comments about this hotel.
Verified Hotel Guest from Montpelier, VT
October 4, 2015
Solo Traveler
October 4, 2015
Solo Traveler
Location, Staff
Old run down rooms, dusty
Verified Hotel Guest from Milton, MA
September 1, 2015
September 1, 2015
The front desk staff was extremely pleasant and welcoming.
The beds were very uncomfortable, the tub was stained, the door to the room had windows on top and let in really bright lights at night, the pool and hottub were generally unclean and the pool towels were only slightly larger than hand towels.
Greg from Ottawa, Canada
August 25, 2015
Family Traveling with Young Children
August 25, 2015
Family Traveling with Young Children
Location, included breakfast
The musty smell in the room turned us off for the whole experience.
Kathy from Bedford, United Kingdom
August 22, 2015
Family Traveling with Teens
August 22, 2015
Family Traveling with Teens
Great location. We managed to get two big connecting rooms.
Breakfast was rather basic and a couple of times there was no room to sit down.
Michael from Coventry, RI
August 17, 2015
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August 17, 2015
Family Traveling with Young Children
Affordable and good location.
Older structure and services.
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Did you know that there are five medical conditions that your AME doesn't have to defer to the FAA prior to granting medical certification? That's a fact that can make your path as an aviator easier to navigate if you develop one of these conditions, says Warren Silberman, former manager of the FAA's Aerospace Medical Certification office in a post at AOPA.org. The five are: Asthma; diet-controlled diabetes mellitus; high blood pressure; a solitary kidney stone that has passed with no retained stones; and an uncomplicated peptic ulcer (stomach or small intestine ulcer) that has healed. Find out more here.
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How BDUK bungled Britain's next-gen broadband rollout
I've just witnessed one of the most brilliant performances I've ever seen. It wasn't a footballer scoring the perfect hat-trick or an actor delivering a memorable theatrical showpiece – it was a man talking about broadband.
The maestro in question is Nicholas James, chief executive of UK Broadband, a company that wanted to spend £150 million on improving Britain's fibre network, but couldn't. Yesterday, he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee, and in only ten minutes destroyed the credibility of the government body – Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) – that's spending almost half a billion pounds of public money on next-generation access.
He appears right at the start of this video, but below is an edited explanation of the reasons why the BDUK bidding process has failed to deliver a competitive nationwide fibre network, and has instead left the country at the mercy of BT.
Flawed bidding process
As any regular PC Pro reader will know, only one company is left standing in the bidding for public money for fibre broadband, and that's BT. It's won every local council contract so far, and is the only company that can win any money in the future.
James, whose Hong Kong-based company wanted to invest up to £150 million in British fibre broadband, explained why smaller bidders never had a prayer. "It's true to say we haven't spent a penny, and that's because there was no way we could join in the process because of the way it was structured," he told MPs.
It's the fault of the officials who allowed themselves to be lobbied
James explained that because companies had to submit bids for each individual council, and because contracts were awarded on an ad hoc basis rather than in one go, it was impossible for rival bidders to have any certainty over a potential investment. "The geographical areas are too small," he said. "The risk being that if you only get one [area], you cannot amortise the start-up costs. You don't know how many [contracts] you're going to win." Indeed, Fujitsu – which was planning to spend up to £1 billion on the BDUK process – made much the same argument after it was forced to withdraw.
Lowering the fibre threshold
James claimed the original plan was to deliver 100% NGA (next-generation access) connections – which means delivering download speeds in excess of 30Mbits/sec. However, he claimed that BDUK lowered the bar after lobbying from BT, which wanted potentially slower, fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) connections to be included.
"The original plan was to provide 100% NGA," he told the committee. "Any consortium [of bidders] setting out to deliver NGA to 100% [of the area] was disadvantaged against BT, which couldn't deliver 100%, but could deliver less than that," as it already had a copper telephone infrastructure in place.
"It [BDUK] allowed state aid to fund fibre-to-the-cabinet," he added. "If what you have is a connection to the cabinet with fibre in it, you get to tick the box of NGA. In reality, you might not get NGA," he argued, because households and businesses that are a long distance from their local cabinet might never achieve the qualifying speeds.
"[BDUK was] influenced by a number of people and slowly took the goalposts down," James claimed. "We should be delivering 100% [NGA], and we're only delivering 90%."
When pressed by MPs on who had pressured BDUK to lower the targets, James replied: "It has to be BT."
BT declined to comment specifically on the allegation that it had pressured BDUK to lower the targets, but said it was "investing billions of pounds to radically improve the UK's broadband network whilst ensuring all companies have access to it on an equal basis".
A BDUK spokesman said: "BDUK has never had an objective to provide 100% coverage of superfast broadband. In May 2011 the then secretary of state set a target of "superfast broadband should be available to 90 per cent of people in each local authority area by 2015" – this was based on our modelling of what was a realistic level of coverage that could be achieved by leveraging the £530m of funding announced for broadband. BDUK procurements are technology neutral and structured to maximise speed and coverage with the available funding - all other things being equal, a supplier able to provide a 100% coverage solution, while still being affordable, would have won a procurement process."
Wrongly writing-off wireless
James argued that BDUK irrationally failed to allow wireless providers to bid for the broadband contracts, forcing at least two potential bidders out of the running.
"It does worry me when you've got a report that says wireless can't deliver NGA," James told the MPs. "That's completely untrue. Fixed wireless can. The EU has accepted that."
"There was no attempt by the UK government to get over the fixed-wireless barrier," he added. "Two potential partners withdrew because they knew they would not be allowed to deploy fixed wireless."
"BDUK was given the opportunity by the EU to apply to allow fixed wireless to be allowed in January this year, and only last week – when they knew I was coming to this session – did they write the letter," he claimed.
A spokesman for BDUK said: "BDUK's approach has always been technology neutral, and in principle, wants to support any technology capable of deploying superfast broadband. The European Commission's 2009 guidelines presumed that Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) technologies could not deliver superfast capabilities and therefore could not be subsidised. Throughout 2012, BDUK worked hard to prove to the EC that FWA could deliver superfast capabilities, and FWA's suitability was eventually confirmed in the Commission's approval of the UK's scheme in November 2012."
No idea where BT's going
A long-standing criticism from BT's potential rivals is that they have little idea of where BT plans to roll out its own fibre network, making it difficult to create a business case. If a company were to commit, say, £50m to lay fibre in an area, only for the BT vans to roll into town six months later, the chances of a return on that investment are greatly reduced. BT does provide some forward guidance on which exchanges it plans to upgrade, but we still don't know all the areas that will be covered by its fibre rollout, or which parts of towns and cities won't be connected.
James suggested that if BDUK had followed the European guidelines on fibre rollouts, BT would have been forced to reveal where it plans to invest. "The one area where I have a real beef with them [BT], is that it's still not telling us what they're going to build where," he said. "So the so-called 10% [that won't get fibre under BT's plans] is still not clear. That's why I haven't spent any more money.
"If the consultation process set out in the EU rules had been properly followed then they [BT] would have to declare very clearly where they were going to build, at what speeds, and what they were going to deliver, which would have revealed the 10%."
Who's to blame?
James admitted that he didn't blame BT for pressuring BDUK into lowering the NGA threshold or for keeping its rollout plans secret – it's a business attempting to extract the maximum return for its shareholders, after all.
Instead, he said the blame laid squarely at the feet of BDUK. "It's the fault of the officials who allowed themselves to be lobbied. It should have been a much more robust process that shouldn't have given in to some of that pressure."
Bravo, sir. Bravo.


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The increasing incidence of obesity has ushered in a ripe market for type 2 diabetes drugs. The commercial landscape is dominated by players with big portfolios, some particularly strong in diabetes. Amylin, on the other hand, has two commercial drugs, both for type 2 diabetes. Valued at about $1.35 billion, this company markets Symlin, an amylin analogue, and Byetta, an incretin mimetic, in the U.S.
In addition to these two new drug classes, another new class of drugs is called DDP-4 inhibitors and includes Merck's Januvia. With Merck's 3% market share to Amylin's 2.6%, the latter is hoping that data predicted to suggest improved efficacy against Januvia, will lure people away from this oral drug to Byetta.
Amylin did well in the first two full years after Byetta (exenatide) reached the market, while this year's sales are somewhat stagnating. Scares of pancreatitis and competition from the H206 release of Januvia are to blame. The firm is, nonetheless, aggressively marketing Byetta.
Most seem to expect an eventual upswing. The threat of the impending label changes to reflect pancreatitis association could be worse than the effect of the new label itself, so long as black box warning is not mandated.
The success of the Byetta franchise is closely linked to the company's value, which has dropped about 68% since the beginning of the year; as of October 27, Amylin's stock was about $10. No surprise then that Byetta's sales, while still climbing, aren't getting up there as quickly. The drug pulled in $430 million in 2006, grew 47.8% in 2007, but only reached $515.9 million after the first three quarters of this year. Total sales are probably not going to exceed $700 million for the year, representing a 10% growth.
"There are few signs that things will improve in the fourth quarter," according to Jason Napodano, senior biotechnology analyst, Zacks Investment Research. "However, with the shares trading at multiyear lows, we are upgrading the name to Hold."
Januvia is definitely contributing to slowing sales. "Analysis of the sales shows Januvia poses great competition for Byetta," notes industry analyst, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, Frost & Sullivan, Sylvia Miriyam Findlay. At YE07 Januvia raked in $668 million, according to Frost and Sullivan, compared to Byetta's $636 million.
"When companies launch once-a-week formulations of GLP-1 agonists, the market dynamic is likely to change," she concedes. Amylin too has the same hope. Ongoing head-to-head studies with Januvia, TZD, Lantus (sanofi-aventis), and Actos (Takeda) will help LAR grab more market share if positive. An FDA decision on LAR is expected by YE09, with launch planned for HI09.
Amylin beefed up its Byetta sales force by 40% to counter the pancreatitis warning. There were reports of two deaths and four hospitalizations due to pancreatitis in patients on Byetta. "A recent study has shown that patients with type 2 diabetes were at nearly three times the risk of developing pancreatitis than those without diabetes," points out Mark Foletta, Amylin CFO. "Additionally, a major, national insurance carrier that has nearly 40,000 patients on Byetta said that they reviewed their database and it showed no statistical difference of incidence of pancreatitis in their Byetta patients compared to all other numbers."
Jon V. Alsenas, managing director and senior biotech analyst at Leerink Swann, believes that the firm's efforts will pay off. He predicts stock levels of about $33 to $35 by YE09. He also anticipates that the Byetta franchise will reach $1.5 billion in 2012.
Amylin is constructing a $500 million facility to support manufacturing. Partner, Eli Lilly, has committed to reimburse Amylin for part of the capital investment through the cost of goods sold for exenatide once weekly.
"Lilly's obvious commitment to Byetta and LAR will probably put a floor under further price declines," Napodano says. "We think the shares could recover to $16 by the end of the year assuming the FDA approves Byetta as a monotherapy and the label safety update is in-line with expectations."
There are 15 DPP-4 inhibitors and 12 GLP-1 agonists in the pipeline, according to Miriyam, coming from the likes of Novo Nordisk, Roche, and Phenomics. After being the first to launch a GLP-1 agonist, Amylin's franchise will have to stand the test of time. Much weight rests on the timely approval of LAR to beat out competition and garner more market share.
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MDMA (commonly known as the empathogen "ecstasy") is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, which is reserved for compounds with no accepted medical use and a high abuse potential. Two researchers from Stanford, however, call for a rigorous scientific exploration of MDMA's effects to identify precisely how the drug works, the data from which could be used to develop therapeutic compounds.Do you agree that ecstasy should be studied for its potential therapeutic benefits?
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Garcilazo: A liberal want you to think that everything should be equal until you believe it. At that point is when you lose it all and you have no where to escape, no one to complain, nor enjoy the freebies received in the past. Individual freedom with restrictive government is the only chance to the pursuit for success. Name one, just one country, who practice socialism, and its people is successful. My point has been made. Latinos 4 Trump! Latinos 4 work! Latinos 4 free America! Latinos 4 safe America! Latinos 4 legal immigration! Latinos 4 honest press! Viva Trump! Liberalismo es un desorden mental. Liberalism is a mental disorder. Arriba Trump-Pence 2016!


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Re: Fitness for Batteries ?mariel9898 Jan 23, 2012 2:17 PM (in response to Vonox)
This type of battery gives the best performance and life when kept between 20% and 80%. I usually let it drop to 20% or 25% before charging back up to 8)% - which is hard sometimes, I do go over but I try not to.
Re: Fitness for Batteries ?Vonox Jan 23, 2012 2:27 PM (in response to mariel9898)
Re: Fitness for Batteries ?orb9220 Jan 23, 2012 5:01 PM (in response to Vonox)
Vonox wrote:
- then I'll try to do the same with my battery.
But do you really think it can be damaged if it always is charged up to 100% ?
Nope just like my Lithium-Ion for my cameras always keep it at 100% but do use them and the nook color daily. And usually charge them when they hit the 50% or below mark.
Re: Fitness for Batteries ?ToddK Jan 26, 2012 7:09 AM (in response to orb9220)I've had this nook color a little over a year now, and I'm noticing the battery dosen't last anywhere near as long as it used to. It is dead within 4-5 hours of reading, web browsing, etc. Sure wish the battery was user replaceable. Picked up a 10 inch Toshiba Thrive and with WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS I've been able to get a solid 15 hours of reading, web browsing, games, email, searching for the space station using a really cool augmented reality app and of course, reading all my B&N content on the nook app for android. Well, worth the extra $75 bucks AND, in a year from now, when the battery begins to lose it's "ooomfff" - I can remove the back cover and slap in a new one! I also realized just how bad the nook color browser and keyboard are.... this is painful to type on. ;-) wonder if the OTA update will change anything.... if it ever comes, that is. (No sideload option - NO computer, (I find I can do everything I need to on tablet and/or smartphone - except sideload a nook color update! - so I gave it up,) and B&N is too far away...) so the nook sits and waits for some B&N OTA love.


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Clean room, excellent staff -- both front desk and cleaning crew.
Very average -- not a 4-star.
Partying at 3am in the morning by the guests in a couple of adjoining rooms woke us and we found it difficult to sleep, These guests congregated and partied outside of their rooms
The friendly, helpful staff.
There were ants in the room.
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This ecard can be sent to anyone to let them know that they are hugged with love.
Send this sweet teddy bear to friends or loved ones who can't be near you. Let...
Wish someone a beautiful day.
Make someone feel better by sending this cute get well card.
Send cheerful butterflies and lovely flowers to wish get well.
Put a smile on someone's face and send your get well soon wishes with this card.
Bug a friend or loved one, to let them know you are thinking about them with this cute...
Beautiful ecard for all.
A beautiful visual with a beautiful message.
Send this ecard to someone whom you think about and feel like hugging.
A nice caring ecard...
A beautiful flower with a beautiful message.
I Hope You're Feeling Better And Get Well Soon! Doggy Greeting
Make someone feel better with this cute get well card.
Cute message for your buddy/ sibling/ cousin/ loved one.
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