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With last Friday marking the one year anniversary of his death, we are revisiting Michael Jackson's influence on pop culture as a whole that has spanned several generations.
In the world of pop music, there is Michael Jackson and there is everybody else. New York Times, 1984
In an age where artists are granted icon status after they have managed to stretch their 15 minutes of fame into a somewhat lucrative career, Michael Jackson stands alone as the one solo artist that everyone born in the last half of the 20th century can identify. While Elvis Presley and The Beatles produced music my parents and I can agree on, only Michael Jackson remained relevant producing music throughout both their lifetimes and mine. The fact that both his influence and career spanned over 30 years and hundreds of hits ensures that his music will continue to live on well past tragic death.
In the 1970's, long before boy bands were a thought in record label execs' eyes, the Jackson 5 was murdering the charts with their infectious melodies and making teenage girls weak with their boyish good looks. Before Justin Beiber was a twinkle in his father's eye, girls were getting Jackson fever and stopping at nothing for a glimpse of the brothers, and who could blame them. Little Michael and his brothers kept their fros fresh and their leisure suits crisp as they wowed everyone from the cities to the suburbs with appearances on everything from The Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand to their own Saturday morning cartoon. As the decade progressed and Michael grew from the precocious young star of his family's group to a talented young adult seeking to become a star in his own right, he eventually went on to leave the group and produce his first solo record with Epic, Off The Wall. The release of Off The Wall proved that Jackson was camapble of directing the course of his own career and further established him as a bona fide solo star.
Following the success he achieved as a child in the 70s, Michael Jackson entered the 1980s with nowhere to go but up. That decade saw MJ at his best with his top selling album Thriller making its debut, his performance at Motown 25 which brought the moonwalk into our living rooms, the birth of his infamous rhinestone glove, and MJ being the first African-American artist to have a video shown on MTV. As a kid in the late 80s, I remember my older cousin having a picture of herself with an MJ backdrop hanging on her wall and trying to do the lean from Smooth Criminal after watching Moonwalker one too many times. During these ten short years, Jackson proved over and over again that he was the most talented musician on the scene. As he moved from the height of his fame in the 80s into the decade that would tarnish his career and reputation, Jackson continued to revolutionize the way that we think about pop music.
If the 70s saw the rise of my mom's MJ, and the 80s was my Jackson decade of choice, the 90s definitely belongs to my younger brother who at age 5 danced around our living room to "They Don't Really Care About Us". Before everything got crazy and he married Lisa Marie Presley, had two kids with nurse Debbie Rowe, and was in court defending himself against false allegations, Jackson was keeping us entertained with the release of his eighth album Dangerous and his unforgettable performance at Super Bowl XXVII. As Jackson's wacky antics began to overshadow him as a performer, even his most loyal fans began to distance themselves from him.
In the end, the storm of tabloid tales that continue to surround him after his death have done little to change the fact that Jackson was and still is the most successful recording artist of all time. There isn't an artist alive, from Madonna to Miley, that wasn't touched in some way by his work. Beyonce's golden gloved hand in her Single Ladies video, Gaga's over 7 minute long video for Telephone, Chris Brown, Uher, and Justin Timberlake's dance moves, and even a pre-K Fed Britney (did I mention K-Fed was in the video for You Rock My World as a back-up dancer?) can attribute their success to Michael Jackson's ground breaking work as a musician, dancer, philanthropist, and visionary.
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MJ killing the robot on Soul Train
My absolute favorite MJ song is and will always be Dirty Diana
A 90s MJ classic, with Iman, Eddie Murphy, and a pre-movie theater Magic Johnson.
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Chicago ships Oduro to Columbus
Bridgeview, IL – The Chicago Fire acquired midfielder Dilly Duka and the right of first refusal to United States international Robbie Rogers from the Columbus Crew on Monday in exchange for striker Dominic Oduro.
Duka was the eighth overall selection in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the Crew and he has scored two goals in 45 matches for Columbus during his MLS career.
Rogers was a key member of the Crew from 2007-11, and he was integral in leading the club to the 2008 MLS Cup while also winning the Supporters' Shield in the same season.
He is currently a free agent after spending time with English Championship side Leeds United as well as a loan spell with League One outfit Stevenage.
"We're pleased to have Dilly join our club," said Fire president of soccer operations Javier Leon. "He's a young player with potential and will provide us with depth on the wing. Additionally, to hold the rights to Robbie is great for the club. He's an experienced player that would be a solid addition to our squad, should the opportunity arise."
Oduro leaves Chicago having scored 18 goals in 66 games for the club over the past two seasons.

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Many people at the time didn't think the the home gaming console would be that popular but it's interesting though because around the same general time arcade games were becoming popular. Having a gaming system at home was the coolest thing since sliced bread or wait was it that the Atari was the coolest thing until sliced bread? Which came first???? 🙂
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Dear Hollywood: Hire Better Shills
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Anyway, Janko Roettgers, over at PaidContent, wrote a nice post debunking much of the story, which quickly got three comments that all sounded vaguely similar in their poor use of the English language -- all of which tried to spin the story into "proof" that greater enforcement, such as the six strikes effort, was needed. Two of them make the laughable claim that each infringement represents "lost revenue." That's not how it works. Here's one of the three comments:
I'm glad the author is pointing out what is pretty clear to people who browse the internet everyday, piracy is still widespread and is evolving every year. Not even taking into account the huge piracy issues overseas, each of these takedown requests represents lost revenue for both views and time spend tracking and reporting this illegal behavior. NBC will and should continue to do this because legal viewing of their content is vital for their business. But the better long term solution is to create a system where NBC isn't playing a carnival game just to receive the proper copyright benefits for the content they invest so much in.Of course, the real way to get to that "long term solution" is for NBC to stop playing the carnival game of takedowns -- which do nothing to reduce infringement -- and focus on making sure its content is more widely available from more legitimate sources.
Either way, Janko quickly pointed out that, in a surprise to no one, it was pretty clear that the comments were from DC-based hired shills for the entertainment industry:
Kelseliz, AlexB and SteveFeather, I'm glad you all enjoyed my story. However, I'm not too surprised you all share the same point of view. After all, the three of you commented from the same Washington D.C.-based IP address, and one of the email addresses you left points to a D.C. lobbying firm that gets paid by major labels, rights holder groups and movie studios… but I'm sure that's all just one big coincidence.I know that it's common in our comments for people to accuse others of being "shills." Frankly, people jump to the shill label way too fast. While it is clear that some of our commenters do work in the industry, there are very few indications that they are paid to be propaganda spreaders, and I try to give them the benefit of the doubt (similarly, I would urge our commenters to stop throwing around the "shill" term so readily -- unless there's actual evidence, don't leap to unsupported conclusions). That said, in this case it seems pretty blatant that some entertainment industry "friends" from a DC lobbying group are now out trying to spread a very poorly argued concept that we somehow "need" six strikes. I'd suggest that the RIAA, MPAA and others might find better ways to spend their money.


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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - According to numbers released by Verizon this afternoon, Charlotte cell phone use was off the charts during the DNC.
People made 31 % more calls than they typically do and there were 42 million data connections.
WBTV has been watching technology on all levels through this convention week including social media, cell phone service, and equipment in the arena, to make sure it worked correctly.
Many of those who were inside Time Warner Cable Arena said it could be difficult at times connecting to Facebook and Twitter.
Our cyber expert told us that could happen as everyone was trying to post pictures and updates at once. It causes a bit of a traffic jam.
However Verizon and AT & T both are pretty pleased with the way the improvements they made to their networks were able to keep people connected.
In fact some of that technology will stay here with us. AT & T installed new cell sites and equipment to make it easier to connect uptown. They say we'll have faster downloads and fewer calls will drop.
Verizon says it also was able to put new antennas at hotels to enhance coverage.
Plus, our cyber expert tells us behind the scenes people were watching what we were saying even if we didn't realize it.
"To really understand who the people are attending the event, did they receive the messages we delivered well or were there some messages they didn't like or didn't resonate. I think we're going to see a lot of things coming out of these events that may be applied in both good ways and maybe some spooky ways after the event," said Theresa Payton.
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School is back in session—and so is that sinking feeling we have when staring at an empty lunch box at 6 am. What to pack? We, and our gourmet friends at our sister site Saveur.com, are here to help! This week is Brown Bag Week on Parenting.com and Saveur.com, and we're celebrating with tons of ideas for easy, healthy and delicious packed lunches. We'll also serve up eats for morning-rush breakfasts and filling after-school snacks (like Saveur.com's Recipe of the Day: a delicious granola bar recipe!)
Every day this week we'll feature a new twist on that lunchbox staple, the sandwich. Today's sandwich: Spread cream cheese (use your kid's favorite flavor) on white bread and top with crunchy cucumber slices. Done -- and yum!
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CIVIC leaders meet today to decide whether or not to forge ahead with plans for a £3million coastal activity park at Boscombe Beach.
If built, the park would be the first of its kind in the UK and offer a "vigorous activity programme for children and adults."
The attraction, boasting an outdoor public gym/trim trail and commercial dive centre, is part of Bournemouth's ambitious plans to create a world-class seafront.
Bournemouth Borough Council cabinet members will discuss the proposal at the Town Hall this morning.
A report prepared for members by Mark Broderick, of the council's programme and project management office, describes the proposal as an integral part of the National Coastal Tourism Academy.
It added: "The Coastal Activity Park will provide an innovative year-round, all-weather attraction based around the Bourne-mouth/Boscombe seafront.
"It will be designed for all, from elite sports people, developing athletes, new to sport, tourists and families.
"The main points of focus will be improving tourism and working with other services within Bournemouth Borough Council to expand on sports, leisure and arts projects and healthy-lifestyle projects."
If given the go-ahead, the park will provide a host of activities including leisure snorkelling, a try-dive facility, beach areas for sport, an open water canoe programme and discovery trail, children's activities, arts/music trail and beach lifeguard training programmes.
"The project will include schools, youth groups, disability target groups and contribute towards healthy lifestyle agendas and the GP referral scheme delivery," stated the report.
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Cloud Tenant PCI-DSS Dilemma
There is a dilemma for all tenants of a public or private cloud: Scope. For the tenant, they want everything to be in scope. For the Cloud Service Provider (CSP) they want to limit scope to the bare minimum. What does it mean for a Cloud to be 'PCI Compliant' and why is this a requirement for some tenants. The real issue, is what is in scope for PCI-DSS while your data is in the cloud and how can you as the tenant meet those requirements
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Microsoft's Surface has yet to become a permanent act on the Vegas Strip, but the tabletop computer did play a one-night gig at Caesars Palace last week.
The it-list gadget was shown off at Caesars Pure nightclub at the drawing party for the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Among the celebrity hands that got to touch the Surface were those belonging to Jason Alexander, Don Cheadle, and Shannon Elizabeth, along with the fingers of some pro poker players, including Howard Lederer.
But it will still take more than a good card on the river to get your hands on the thing. The first units should make their debut in the coming months at early customers like Starwood hotels and Harrah's, which plans to put a unit inside the Rio.
For those who aren't counting cards, that's later than Microsoft had originally planned. However, Microsoft is accelerating plans to try to get the technology behind Surface into the home.
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Jade Sapphire's Silk/Cashmere 2-ply is a gorgeous lace weight 55/45 blend. The silk content produces a greater intensity of Jade Sapphire's beautiful hand-dyed colorways. With 400 yards per skein it is enough for luxurious accessory projects such as shawls, hats or mitts!
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October 7, 1954 - March 25, 2013
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Eugene A. Fernandez, a retired corrections officer for Rikers Island Prison, died following a short illness on March 25, 2013 at White Plains Hospital. He was 58.
The son of the late Anthony Fernandez and Patricia Smith Gallagher, he was born on October 7, 1954 in Brooklyn, NY. Eugene liked riding motorcycles, being out on the road. He was a super nice guy, very generous and had a great sense of humor and a good heart. He loved to fix things and was a perennial mechanic. He also was an avid coin collector.
He is survived by his children, Justin and Danielle and his wife, Bernice, all of Bloomingburg; loving stepfather, Vincent Gallagher of New Jersey; two brothers, Douglas and his wife, Claudia and Kenny, all of Staten Island; three sisters: Nancy Fratangelo of NJ., Kathy Gallo and her husband, Rod and Diane Amatucci and her husband, Nick all of Staten Island, NY.
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The new Cory Lawn landscape by Bradley Hole Schoenaich Landscape Architects integrates the contemporary Sainsbury Laboratory into its heritage landscape setting.
The iconic Sainsbury Laboratory, dedicated to understanding plant development, was funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and designed by Stanton Williams Architects. It occupies a site at the centre of the historic landscape of the Botanic Garden and in close proximity to the charming , Grade II-listed Cory Lodge, designed by the influential Cambridge architect, MH Baillie Scott. Landscape architects, Bradley-Hole Schoenaich Landscape Architects, were commissioned to create a new landscape for Cory Lawn that would, through structure and planting, create a unifying, harmonising principle between the heritage and the contemporary.
The new design retains the large central grass lawn, which perfectly sets off the neo-classical Cory Lodge, but the sloped lawn flanking edges have been re-graded and segmented by rectangular bluffs of yew, clipped at differing heights into interlocking geometric shapes. This strong design reflects the structural formalism of the Sainsbury Laboratory and yet frames Cory Lodge.
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Image Gallery: What is a cultural object?
A class of Year 5 students discussed what a cultural object is and created this definition:
A cultural object is an object made by humans for a practical and/or spiritual purpose.
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CRESTVIEW � Roman Hansford took a mighty chomp on a small, square hamburger, one of several queued up on his family's tray, and gave a satisfied grin.
CRESTVIEW � Roman Hansford took a mighty chomp on a small, square hamburger, one of several queued up on his family's tray, and gave a satisfied grin.
The Crestview 3-year-old was one of hundreds of customers trying out the new Krystal during Monday's lunchtime crush.
Roman, his parents Tiffany and Gage, and little brother Liam ate amid a hubbub of activity, fueled both by curiosity and a desire for the trademark square burgers already familiar to some customers.
After waiting in a line that snaked through the restaurant, Danielle Jackson happily ordered her Krystal Sackful of burgers, pleased that she could now get them close to home.
"I'm very excited we're getting more food choices," she said.
"The community's been very receptive to us," Krystal regional manager Phil Cole said. "The response has been fantastic."
So great was the opening day response that a Crestview police officer had to direct lunchtime traffic on State Road 85 in front of the restaurant.
Philip Boudreau sipped a shake as he returned to his truck after lunch, eying the line of drive-through traffic that wrapped around the building and wondering how he'd get out of his parking spot.
"This was good stuff," Boudreau said, wiping a drop of shake from his chin. "I wish we'd get more restaurants."
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Hurricanes' Johnson out for Sweet 16 game
Coral Gables, FL – Miami-Florida center Reggie Johnson will not be available for the Hurricanes' Sweet 16 game against Marquette on Thursday as he recovers from an injury he sustained during the team's third- round win over Illinois.
Johnson, a 6-foot-10 senior, did not travel with the team to Washington D.C. on Tuesday with what the team is calling a "lower extremity injury."
Johnson totaled seven points and 15 rebounds over Miami's first two NCAA Tournament games and could be available if the Hurricanes make it to the Final Four.
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By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 05 Jul 2010
A passing fad, yet another social networking site to annoy us or is there something to Foursquare?
Being an avid user and advocate of social media I was keen to try out Foursquare. Basically, Foursquare is a free downloadable application for smart phones/mobile internet devices where users sign up for an account and 'check in' at different places, such as museums, cafes, bars, restaurants and parks. In doing so users earn points and interact with other users by leaving tips for them to discover as well as take advantages of special deals. As Foursquare themselves say: "Foursquare on your phone gives you and your friends new ways of exploring your city. Earn points and unlock badges for discovering new things."
How big is Foursquare, then? On 1 July 2010 there were over one million check-ins in a single day (via @foursquare on Twitter). The New York Times recently reported that: "Foursquare, the social networking service that allows users to broadcast their location to friends from a mobile phone, announced on Tuesday that it had raised $20 million from venture capitalists. Since it was introduced last March, Foursquare has amassed more than 1.8 million users and says it is adding new ones at the rate of roughly 10,000 a day."
The Times also notes that "A big part of Foursquare's appeal is that it turns location-sharing into a game that lets users compete for points, badges and "mayor" status at bars and restaurants. ... the rewards players received could be a valuable marketing tool for local businesses and advertisers. ... Since its introduction last year, Foursquare has established partnerships with more than 10,000 businesses, including Starbucks, Bravo TV, Zagat's and The New York Times Company."
When travelling in the States recently I was curious to see that two of my younger museum colleagues automatically 'checked in' wherever we went and, once there, looked around to see who had also checked in. Another one checked in at a restaurant and ended up with a free meal as a reward. The city of Chicago, and now Pennsylvania, are also using Foursquare as a tourism tool, allowing users to earn badges and access special deals not available to the broader public. Chicago have 'themed' their Foursquare offer under three "iconic Chicago themes": Chicago Blues, Chicago-style hot dogs, and Chicago film locations.
Museum Victoria also announced recently, via Twitter, that they will be offering some deals via Foursquare soon and seem to have a fairly active Foursquare presence already.
As we usually find with all this social media stuff, there are privacy concerns. Normally I'm not worried about this kind of problem, but as a user myself I have wondered about the privacy angle as it is really easy to see where someone actually is at any given moment (unless they're telling fibs...). There was a recent article on Wired, White Hat Uses Foursquare Privacy Hole to Capture 875K Check-Ins, that showed some loopholes in the system. Since then, Foursquare responded with some security changes (but you'll notice by the vitriolic comments on that blog post that some folks aren't happy!).
So, is Foursquare the next big thing? Given the trends about rapid Smartphone uptake and location-based services becoming more prevalent and easy to access, there's definitely something there worth following, at least for the short-term (or at least while I'm still mayor of my house, my train station, my local sporting field and my other local!).
Be keen to find out if anyone knows of any museums that are using Foursquare in innovative ways – or even in any ways at all?
(Acknowledgments to Russ and ChrisL for pointing me to some of these articles).
How to Market on Foursquare - great post from Mashable.
Interesting use of Foursquare to show when a venue is least busy: When should I visit?
Here's the latest on Foursquare - Over 380 Million Check-Ins: Foursquare's 2010 By the Numbers via Read Write Web. In summary: "… 381,576,305 check-ins … from every country in the world, including North Korea. The event with the largest number of check-ins: the Rally to Restore Sanity, with 30,525 folks checking in and earning a special badge. And of course, last year featured the first check-in from space." During 2010 Foursquare signed up their 6 millionth user.
According to them, check-ins are still "pretty banal". I tend to agree, although location-based services are not going away so I'm keeping my eye on this trend. Also mayor-wars are fun and do brighten our sometimes dull days (and I beat Russ every time...)!
This article, How I became a Foursquare cyberstalker, is very interesting and raises some of the privacy issues I talk about above. I guess as the article concludes, you just need to be aware of what you're doing online and who can access that (oh, and Google yourself every now and then. It's not a vanity thing as you can be surpirsed at what comes up!).


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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Jack Cust: Clutch?
But Goff says this:
The BA isn't great, but he hits for power, produces in the clutch and can get on base
Let's see if he's right - how "Clutchy" is Jack Cust?
For his career, Cust is a .242/.374/.439 hitter, for an .813 OPS, with 819K:444BB (1.84 K:BB ratio). With that in mind, some career splits:
Two outs, runners in scoring position: .198/.371/.391 (.762 OPS)
Late & close: .220/.358/.414 (.772 OPS)
Tie Game: .228/.373/.426 (.799 OPS)
Innings 7-9: .234/.360/.430 (.790 OPS)
That doesn't fully unpack what it means to be Clutch, so let's look at High-Leverage situations (according to Baseball-Reference): .229/.376/.386 (.762 OPS), 18 homers in 534 PAs.
OPS' in High-Leverage situations in the following years:
2011: .709
2010: .544
2009: .699
2008: .747
2007: 1.150
Alright. It's been four seasons since he had an OPS over .750 in high-leverage situations. It's been since 2008 that his SLG was higher than his OBP in high-leverage situations.
Looking strictly at his home run log, Cust has hit 105 homers. 33 of those have been in Innings 7-End. 18 of those homers have been in high-leverage situations. 35 have been go-ahead homers, 11 have been game-tying homers, and one has been a walk-off. So you're looking at 46 of his 105 homers either tied the game up, or sent his team ahead. Impressive, right? But you're still only talking about 105 homers in 2581 PAs, one every 24.6 plate appearances.
Whatever. You can define clutch however you want, but I'm not sure Cust is "clutch." Feel free to disagree, and tell me I'm wrong.
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For his career, he's struck out nearly a third of his AB's and walked nearly a fifth of his AB's. His average is horrible but when he's hit the ball he's hit it hard. Not the ideal signing but there is upside. Maybe we can flip him for something at the deadline?
- January 18, 2012 at 8:42 PM
The only thing worse than Cust signing is Goff's "insight."
- January 19, 2012 at 7:43 AM
It's impossible to walk in an AB. A career of walking in 17% of PA's is pretty good. Excuse me, absurdly excellent. The knock against Cust is that in the last two years, his offensive production has fallen off a cliff. In the last two years, of batters with at least 500 PA (somewhat arbitrary), the player with a better BB% than Cust is Jose Bautista. That's it. In the last 20 years, only 5 players with at least 2000 PA have a better BB% including Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Ricky Henderson. Not Jim Thome, Jeff Bagwell, Edgar Martinez, Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey Jr, Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman or any other elite hitter that you're thinking of. Cust has an elite skill that has traditionally been undervalued and he can hit for power as well. If he can have just a little bit of a bounce back year (think 2011 Lee over 2010 Lee) this contract is a steal. If this process opens his eyes up like it did Berkman's last summer, this is the contract of the summer. I don't want to be a Luhnow fanboy yet, but I'd much rather watch Cust strike out at $600K than Bill Hall strike out for $5M.
- January 19, 2012 at 11:15 AM
- AstroBrit said...
The only thing worse than Cust signing is Goff's "insight."
That is as unkind as it is true.
- January 19, 2012 at 5:36 PM
It used to be that, if the first time you saw a player he got a "clutch" hit, you would consider him "clutch" forever more.....and no one would really challenge you to support it. Nowadays, with advanced statistical analysis of just about every aspect of the game imaginable, writers need to realize that they had better be able to support throwaway labels like "clutch"....
- January 20, 2012 at 12:06 AM


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CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican governor on Monday endorsed the expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, raising expectations that political opposition to the plan may be starting to thaw among GOP leaders in so-called Red states.
Gov. John Kasich, the fifth Republican state governor to support the Medicaid expansion, made his announcement as part of a press briefing on his $63.3 billion 2014-15 budget proposal. He emphasized that he is not a supporter of "Obamacare," but believes the Medicaid plan "makes sense for the state of Ohio."
"Ohio taxpayer dollars are coming back to Ohio to support a significant need we have," Kasich said. The state's Medicaid program for the poor would be extended to about 366,000 uninsured Ohioans.
But Kasich also said that state officials stood ready to repeal the expansion if the federal government were to alter the reimbursement plan.
The decision by Kasich, a leading voice in Republican politics, could encourage similar moves among more than a dozen other state governors who are still considering whether to embrace the Medicaid expansion.
It also follows new assurances that the Obama administration will defend federal funding for the program in upcoming deficit reduction talks with Congress.
"It's a great step forward," said U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who told reporters in Washington that administration officials recently discussed Medicaid funding in a conference call with Republican and Democratic governors.
Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act calls on states to expand Medicaid to most Americans earning up to 133 percent of the poverty line. The expansion would revolutionize the program, which in many states is now limited mainly to children, pregnant women and the very old. Under the reform law, Washington would fund more than 90 percent of the expansion.
Republican governors have balked at the plan's potential impact on strained state budgets, fearing that Congress could act to reduce funding in future years as lawmakers look for ways to control the federal deficit.
"The president has made it very clear that he understands that this framework of payment is essential to giving governors the confidence, that he would oppose any change in that framework and that he intends to keep the deal," Sebelius said.
"That has given a number of folks who were understandably nervous ... some real confidence," she added.
The Obama administration has taken other steps to make the expansion more palatable, proposing rules that give states greater flexibility to set charges for Medicaid beneficiaries and removing from the deficit negotiating table proposals that would have shifted costs onto states for coverage of people who already receive Medicaid benefits.
Analysts say pressure on states from local healthcare industries, combined with a new Republican interest in appealing to minority voters in the wake of Obama's re-election, has also nudged some governors toward acceptance.
"Gov. Kasich's decision will not only help hundreds of thousands of Buckeyes, but it will also help to break the logjam among Republican governors," said Ron Pollack of Families USA, a Washington-based consumer healthcare advocacy group.
"We can expect other Republican governors to follow suit," Pollack added.
The Medicaid expansion is intended to bring 16 million uninsured people into the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system. But many states, which would pay less than 10 percent of the cost under the law, have balked at the potential budget impact or rejected the prospect of participating in a new government program.
Kasich joins more than 20 other U.S. governors, including four other Republicans so far, in expanding Medicaid.
Since Obama's re-election, at least nine governors have chosen to support the Medicaid expansion, including the Republican governors of Arizona, Ohio, Nevada, New Mexico and North Dakota. Five Republicans have chosen to oppose it.
Another 15 governors - 13 Republicans and two Democrats - remain undecided, but experts say many are likely to reach decisions in the coming weeks as they propose new budgets for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
The Ohio Hospital Association supported the decision to enhance Medicaid eligibility and "strengthen the healthcare safety net for thousands of Ohio families," said OHA president and CEO Mike Abrams.
The association said, however, it is "disappointed" that the Kasich administration is also proposing cuts to patient care in its state budget.
Reporting By Kim Palmer in Cleveland, Mary Wisniewski in Chicago and David Morgan in Washington; editing by Andrea Ricci, G Crosse


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Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt expecting first child
June 4, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay, who co-star on Lifetime's "The Client List," are expecting their first child.
In a statement released Tuesday by Hewitt's publicist, the couple said: "This is a wonderful time and we are looking forward to starting our family together."
The 34-year-old actress was previously engaged to Scottish actor Ross McCall.
Hallisay, also 34, was a recurring character on the first season of "The Client List." He became a regular this season.
He also appeared on the CW series "Privileged."
Us Weekly first reported the news.


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(AP) — The Illinois House is gearing up to consider a key part of President Barack Obama's health care law, an expansion of Medicaid that would provide coverage to low-income adults who don't have children at home.
House Democrats warn that failure to expand Medicaid would lead to unintended consequences: A Cook County program that expanded Medicaid early would be in jeopardy. And Illinois employers would be exposed to tax penalties of up to $106 million because of a quirk in the federal health law.
Republicans say they have concerns about future costs, specifically whether the federal government eventually will shift more of the burden than expected to states. Last summer's Supreme Court decision made the expansion optional for states and, so far, 14 Republican-led states have declined.
Up to 500,000 uninsured Illinois residents would be newly eligible for coverage, with the federal government paying for their care the first three years. Illinois officials expect 342,000 people to enroll by 2017. The expansion would cover low-income people making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $15,860 for an individual.
The state Senate has approved the expansion and Gov. Pat Quinn supports it. A House committee is scheduled to hear the bill Tuesday. A quick summary of some of the issues:
If Illinois fails to expand Medicaid, Cook County's demonstration project will be at risk. More than 52,000 county residents have applied for the CountyCare program, a Medicaid expansion granted by the federal government in October, which is set to expire at the end of the year. About 10,000 applications have been approved and the state has hired 30 additional employees, doubling the staff reviewing the backlog of applications.
The Rev. Debra Davis was approved for the program. She's 62 years old, too young for Medicare, and lost her health insurance when she left her job as a licensed practical nurse to deal with her own health problems. Because she qualified, she now sees a doctor at ACCESS Blue Island Family Health Center.
"In my fantastic plan for getting away from my job, I didn't have a backup for my health insurance," Davis said. "I was kind of panicked about it." But when she found out about CountyCare, "I was excited. I could actually get health insurance."
To protect the program, Illinois has asked the federal government to extend it "through the complete implementation date of the Affordable Care Act within our state," according to a March 21 letter from Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Director Julie Hamos to federal officials.
"Illinois will spare no effort in seeking to achieve timely implementation by January 1, 2014," Hamos wrote. "However, to protect the interests of the tens of thousands of persons who will be covered by 'Illinois/Cook County Care' in December, 2013, prudence requires that an extension be approved as a contingency."
Dr. Ram Raju, CEO of Cook County Health and Hospitals System, said the CountyCare early Medicaid expansion will bring in $198 million in federal money for the county.
The federal law includes financial penalties for employers with 50 or more workers if those people get subsidized private insurance through the new state marketplaces, up to $3,000 per employee. Employers generally don't face fines under the law for workers who enroll in Medicaid.
A recent study by Jackson Hewitt Tax Service found Illinois businesses could pay $70 million to $106 million in penalties if the state doesn't expand Medicaid.
"There's a financial incentive for businesses to support the Medicaid expansion to avoid these penalties and fees," said Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, a Chicago Democrat and a House sponsor of the bill.
The Medicaid expansion is expected to lower the state's cost of uncompensated care by $953 million, according to a study by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. In addition, the expansion will bring in approximately $4.6 billion in federal dollars to health care providers through 2016.
But Rep. Patti Bellock, a Hinsdale Republican, said her party questions whether the federal government will be able to pay the large majority of the health costs of the newly insured. She also said she's never seen a state estimate of additional administrative costs.
"Why does this have to be done now?" Bellock asked. "If any state should have a serious caution regarding Medicaid expansion it would be Illinois because there's so much debt."


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Why Tablets Will Send PCs Toward Oblivion
Mar 22, 2012 5:00 AM PT
As analysts watch the killer success of Apple's new iPad launch -- 3 million sold over the first three days -- I'm seeing a lot more predictions that overall sales of tablets will soon start to exceed those of PCs. Crazy to think of it, isn't it?
PCs are everywhere. Many homes have several, businesses have gobs, and they are a staple item used to connect billions of people to, well, everything.
And yet, tablet sales growth rates are eclipsing the growth of PC sales -- even the generally hot-selling MacBooks Airs and MacBook Pros. The Kindle Fire helped a bit, no doubt, but the iPad is leading the charge in a spectacular way, which makes this growth all the more surprising because the iPad is not a cheap device. A guy can walk into any big-box office supply store and walk out with a pretty functional (and sometimes impressive) laptop for a lot less than an iPad ... or could even buy a PC laptop and a Kindle Fire and still come out ahead in the wallet.
But tablets remain smoking hot -- or, at least, the new iPad remains a hot seller.
What Gives?
As I've been mulling trend over, I'm having a hard time believing that all this is going on because the iPad is just such an amazing, magical device. It's pretty good, for certain, but enough to blast past the PC? We can't be entering a post-PC era just because the new iPad has a super-sharp screen. No way. Something else is going on here.
Or, at least, something more.
I think the flurry of apps and innovation kicked off by Apple's App Store with its developer program has sparked thousands of fantastic apps that are pointed directly at consumers, to appeal directly to consumers. This is a big deal, but it's not enough to drive this much tablet sales action. Email on the go, Web surfing on the go ... yes, kind of cool, but again, not enough to drive this much activity.
I think the key reason, the catalyst that lets so many people buy expensive tablets that do similar things as notebooks, in an era of general economic hardship around much of the world, comes back to entertainment -- movies, TV shows, music and books. In some ways, this sort of entertainment is generally cheap, addictive and it seems so incredibly important when a person is either traveling for work or unable to pack up the family and do go Disneyland. (Sorry Disney, had to say it. No offense. We'll still buy and rent your movies. Except "John Carter.")
So I see many tablet owners interacting with apps, using their iPads to navigate, stay in touch, use FaceTime and the like, but it still seems as if the core element that brings the most joy comes back to entertainment media.
But how does that connect to displacing PCs?
Enter the Clouds
In the old digital media world, I had to store all my music MP3 files on my Mac or PC, plus my TV shows that I bought from iTunes, plus my movies. And DVDs? Some people ripped those and had to store them on their Mac or PC hard drives, too. And all of this takes up space. A lot of it.
Enter the PC or Mac. If you're going to keep all of these files, you need a reasonable Mac or PC to hold them. Sure, you can offload them to external hard drives, but what a pain in the butt. As PCs and Macs age, sure, you can upgrade them to get faster processors and bigger hard drives -- or upgrade the hard drives.
But as you start doing this, you think about the cost: Do I really need a new computer that's somewhat faster than my old computer? My old computer still works pretty well; why don't I just upgrade the hard drive. Or ... hey, what's that new Apple announcement about iCloud? And my favorite old TV show seasons ... Hey, wait a minute! I don't have to store gigabytes of TV shows on my hard drive at all anymore -- Apple is keeping my purchase history in my iTunes account, which will let me stream them at any time.
That move alone, by the way, freed up 40 GB or so of data from my own hard drive. Why? I couldn't see deleting them, and I wanted them handy just in case. Never mind that I hardly ever watch any TV shows that I've already seen. It was/is an emotional connection to some damn fine stories.
And it's not just Apple, iTunes and iCloud. Amazon.com has its own cloud music and storage lockers, and it keeps track of purchases for you. Plus, there's the juggernaut app, Netflix, which might be more responsible for letting PCs gather dust than anything else. With Netflix, you can stream thousands of movies right to your smartphone or tablet. And now the same goes for Amazon's Video on Demand service.
Too Much Muscle
As a consumer, now I'm trained to look to a small, mobile screen for my entertainment. I have no nagging old-school fears about permanent storage, or even pretty Mac or PC screens and fast access to movies. Heck, with an Apple TV, I no longer have to even stream from my Mac -- I can stream content directly from my iPad or iPhone and bypass my Mac entirely.
This means that a major need for consumer PCs has been wiped out and marginalized in the span of months, and it's not because the iPad has a brilliant screen or mobile games.
Last of all, there's one more reason why tablets are selling so well: the saturation of PC/Mac power. What do I mean? For most basic tasks, the processing power and memory requirements of our PC and Macs can now suffice for a long, long time. We don't feel pain and agony as we browse to do online banking -- it's still pretty fast, even on older computers. This means there's no longer dire need to upgrade PCs, and it throws the door wide open to pretty, shiny things with glowing screens.


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Call it luck or coincidence -- some of Broadway's top performers happen to be hitting Los Angeles and Orange County stages in the coming weeks. That's four performers with 10 Tony Awards among them and more nominations than we can count. It's enough to make a theater lover take out a second mortgage.
This week Mandy Patinkin brings his show "Dress Casual," with Paul Ford on piano, to Cerritos. Known best these days as savvy Saul Berenson in the Showtime series "Homeland," Patinkin is a Tony winner who tells stories with words and song in his concert show. The program includes music by Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and Harry Chapin. 8 p.m. Friday, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.
Bernadette Peters is bringing her solo show to both Costa Mesa and Northridge. Peters is a favorite of Stephen Sondheim; her Broadway credits include "Sunday in the Park with George," "Into the Woods," "Follies" and "A Little Night Music." 8 p.m. Oct. 11, Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall; 8 p.m. Oct 19, Valley Performing Arts Center.
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Patti Lupone, a sometimes partner on stage of Patinkin's, will be in Santa Monica next month with sassy pianist and Broadway maven Seth Rudetsky in tow. Their two performances launch a new Broadway series for the Broad Stage. Expect playful give-and-take between Rudetsky and Lupone, plus her powerhouse vocals. 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Oct. 19, Broad Stage.
Actress and singer Audra McDonald has two concerts in California, first in San Diego, then a big one with a small ensemble for Los Angeles Opera. McDonald is coming off her acclaimed performance in "Porgy and Bess" and with "The Sound of Music" on the horizon. This is her return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion -- she appeared in L.A. Opera's 2007 production of "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny." 8 p.m. Oct 25, Balboa Theatre; 7:30 p.m. Oct 26, Music Center.
It doesn't end there. Winter brings two more to the Valley Performing Arts Center: Brian Stokes Mitchell on Dec. 7 and Chita Rivera on Jan. 25. And Lupone returns in March for one night in Costa Mesa.
Pick one, pick all, have fun.
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Home » Events at The Watercress Line
Sunday 15th July 2018
Please click here for our train timetable for the day
Please click here for the Bus Rally train timetable with connecting bus times
One of Britain's largest FREE bus rallies with a static exhibition of buses and coaches of all shapes and sizes from a variety of eras and operating areas.
10am - 5pm ANSTEY PARK, ANSTEY LANE, ALTON, HAMPSHIRE GU34 2NB
There is also a large display of classic cars, lorries, vans and motorcycles as well as emergency services vehicles.
FREE bus services from Anstey Park to various destinations including Alton, Medstead & Four Marks railway stations, Alton town centre and surrounding towns and villages.
Programmes containing details of the FREE bus services and histories of the vehicles will be available to purchase on the day of the event from the rally site at Anstey Park and Alton Station.
A variety of sales stands and catering facilities will be available at the rally site. Toilets are also available at Anstey Park.
Click here to see images of previous Alton Bus Rally events
FREE parking at Anstey Park.
FREE regular bus services connecting the rally site to Alton station.
FREE feeder bus services from Basingstoke, Guildford, Aldershot, Farnham and Winchester.
* Entry to site via Anstey Lane ONLY as we operate a one-way system within the park.
For up to the minute information on the Alton Bus Rally click here.
The Company does not guarantee that the trains will arrive or depart at the times stated and reserves the right to cancel, alter or suspend any train without notice, or to substitute a different train should this be necessary for whatever reason.


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Puerto Rico's pension system in peril; thousands of workers fear loss of benefits
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Office clerk Lillian Marti hopes to retire one day with a decent pension. Now, like many other employees of Puerto Rico's government, she's beginning to fear she might not get that chance.
"Of course, I'm worried," said the 61-year-old, who has worked for the government for 20 years.
Some experts are calling for cutting benefits to help Puerto Rico confront what economists and financial analysts say is a ticking fiscal time bomb: A public pension system with a $37.3 billion unfunded liability that must be addressed soon, at a time when the U.S. island territory's government has little money to spare.
The unfunded liability, which is spread across three public pension systems, is almost four times the annual government budget for the island of nearly 4 million people. Only a few much larger U.S. states, such as California and Illinois, face bigger unfunded liabilities.
Puerto Rico's problem stems from decades of neglect as politicians facing budget deficits were unwilling to set aside money for the growing ranks of retired police, firefighters, teachers and office workers. Now many analysts and even some government officials concede it is the most critical issue facing the administration of newly elected Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla.
"This is the most important financial issue right now," said Gustavo Velez, a prominent Puerto Rican economist. "They have to find a solution. They have to create a plan in the next three months."
Velez and others suggest that Puerto Rico should immediately reduce benefits, raise the retirement age and demand increased contributions from current employees, ideas that don't sit well with people like Marti.
"Imagine, I'm going to be left without a big chunk of money that I contributed," she said.
Garcia, who defeated the incumbent with support of the public employee unions, has formed a committee to come up with suggestions. He has not yet said how he will address the situation. Simply taking the money from the island's general fund is out of the question: Puerto Rico has a projected deficit this year of $1.2 billion.
"It's a very complex situation," Garcia said at recent news conference. "We will respect the pensions of those who contributed and built this country."
The island only recently emerged from a six-year recession and the unemployment rate is 14 percent, higher than any state. Manufacturing, the largest segment of the economy, has been in decline for years. Former Gov. Luis Fortuno laid off more than 20,000 government workers. His predecessor, Anibal Acevedo Vila, was forced to partially shut down the government for two weeks in May 2006 in a standoff over budget talks with the legislature.
In the meantime, the pension system's deficit kept growing.
"It's not that we're bad off. We're broke," said Miguel Morales, a consultant to a permanent committee charged with regulating the pension system. "The concern is that there will come a day when the government cannot respond and everyone will be left out on the street."
Nearly all of the problem centers on two pension systems — one for teachers and one for other government workers — that stopped accepting new beneficiaries in January 2000. They serve more than 273,000 active and retired government workers.
Those initially allowed workers to retire at age 55 with 25 years of service or at age 58 with 10 years of service. In 1990, legislators made significant changes, reducing benefits and increasing the retirement age from 55 to 65 years for newly hired workers.
As liabilities mounted, legislators scrapped that system 13 years ago, creating a new system that is more like a 401(k)-type plan in which workers must make their own contributions.
The newer defined-contribution plan is considered financially stable. But the older plan will have used up its assets "within several years," Karen Krop, a senior director of public finance at Fitch Ratings.
If the system does collapse, the island's general fund is supposed to honor those collections. "But the general fund doesn't have that money," Velez said.
Nearly three years ago, former Gov. Fortuno established a committee charged with solving the pension fund's problems, noting that the overall system was paying $679 million more a year than what it received in contributions.
"Absent any corrective measures, the systems could be left without funds in or before 10 years," he stated in a March 2010 executive order.
That study led lawmakers to increase employee contributions to the system and they transferred $162 million into the retirement system so that officials could buy a capital bond expected to generate $1.5 billion in 40 years. But it wasn't enough to solve the problem.
Puerto Rico's public pension problems also have damaged the island's bond ratings, which remain significantly lower than any U.S. state, raising the island's cost of borrowing.
In December, Moody's lowered Puerto Rico's credit rating, stating in part that it doesn't have a clear idea as to how and when the government will solve the retirement systems' problems. It warned of an additional credit rating downgrade if no reforms are undertaken.
Complicating the territory's financial situation is its $69 billion public debt.
"Puerto Rico debt levels are well, well in excess of what we see in other states," Krop of Fitch Ratings said.
Most states have an average 3 percent of tax-supported debt as a percentage of personal income. Nine percent is considered high. Puerto Rico is at 80 percent, Krop said. The per capita debt is more than $12,000 per person, excluding pension, she added.
Given those numbers, Marti said she doesn't believe she'll have enough money to retire. She went back to work in part to collect more Social Security, but even then, she said the federal fiscal situation doesn't give her much hope.
"Things are not easy," she said. "You don't know what's going to happen with Social Security either."


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History and Physical Examination for Atrial Fibrillation
Examination Overview
Asking questions about your medical history and doing a physical examination for atrial fibrillation can reveal important information about your health and will often direct more testing.
Your doctor may ask the following questions:
- What symptoms, if any, have you experienced?
- Have you experienced a sensation of fluttering in your chest? Any light-headedness? Any chest pain? Any shortness of breath?
- Have you gained or lost more than 4.5 kg (10 lb) in the last 6 months without dieting? Do you ever feel hot or flushed?
- Have you noticed a change in your breathing, sleeping, or eating patterns?
- Do you exercise?
- What type of exercise do you engage in?
- How often do you exercise?
- How do you feel during physical activity?
- Do you tire easily while performing routine activities?
- Have you had any recent or past illnesses, such as rheumatic fever, diabetes, or heart disease?
- Do you have a family history of atrial fibrillation, diabetes, heart disease, or thyroid disease?
- Do you drink alcohol? If so, how much and how often do you drink?
- Do you smoke?
- Have you ever used illegal drugs, such as methamphetamines, cocaine, or heroin? Have you ever injected drugs?
- What medicines, including any over-the-counter medicines, do you take?
During the physical examination, your doctor will:
- Listen to your heart rate and rhythm through a stethoscope, paying special attention to changes in the normal heart sounds, such as murmurs or rubs, that may mean problems with blood flow, a valve, or inflammation of the sac around the heart (pericarditis).
- Listen to your lungs through a stethoscope for wheezes or other sounds of lung disease or fluid buildup.
- Measure your blood pressure.
- Check your legs, ankles, and abdomen for fluid buildup (edema), which can occur in heart failure.
- Check the veins in your neck for swelling, which is a possible sign of heart failure.
- Assess your circulation. A dusky bluish colour to the fingers, toes, or lips or lack of hair on the feet may mean poor circulation. Your doctor may also check for a pulse in the tops of your feet.
- Feel your neck to check for any swelling or other changes in your thyroid gland.
Why It Is Done
Some symptoms of atrial fibrillation, like light-headedness, palpitations, and chest pain, can be caused by other health problems. A medical history and physical examination will help your doctor find out what is causing your symptoms.
You will need further tests, such as an electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG), to diagnose atrial fibrillation.
Findings of the history and physical examination may include the following.
- Breathing, heart rhythm, and heart rate are normal.
- Blood pressure is normal.
- No sign of fluid buildup is present.
Findings that may suggest atrial fibrillation or heart failure include:
- A rapid or irregular pulse and irregular heart sounds.
- Shortness of breath, especially during activity.
- Fatigue, weakness, and light-headedness.
- Sounds in the lungs that may indicate a backup of fluid in the lungs due to heart failure.
- Swelling in legs, ankles, or feet or in the lower back.
- Swollen neck veins or a noticeable change in how the blood moves through the blood vessels in the neck.
Further testing will be done if your history and physical examination suggest atrial fibrillation.
What To Think About
It is important to provide your doctor with detailed information about your past health and lifestyle.
Other health problems that can cause symptoms similar to atrial fibrillation include other abnormal heart rhythms, coronary artery disease, and imbalances in your blood.
Complete the medical test information form (PDF) (What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this test.
Current as of: October 5, 2017
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Iphone 3
iOS version 5.1.1
I have problems with the looping. Usually occurs anywhere from halfway through to the last 5min of episode.
Happens to 7 out of 10 episodes of anything I watch. A particular instance was during an episode of Poyopoyo.
Usually on wifi as my 3g generally results in unwatchable video/sound quality or freezing, but does occur with 3g as well.
Gotta get bees!
The new app for crunchyroll is really bad there's advertisements every 5 damn min tell them to go back to the old version. The anime shows are now so boring u have to wait for show and the advertisements take most of the show time see if you can fix this Plz Fix this <~~~~~~~~ And y u updated it to this version of the app this a complaint.
In this new version should have like notification when new anime appear it doesn't have and forward video like sleep part :/
Welcome :) wanna be friends xD
Ipod Touch 4 running on IOS 5.1.1 Jailbroken and using wifi. Played a few episode from my que including Tari Tari and fairy tail and the only problem I had was the looping while happened after 2-3 minutes of playing.
Love the new UI by the way, a much needed update.
Update: just tried the app on a more stable Internet closer to the exchange, and any of the looping I experienced before wasn't happening, could it be related to the connection speed/ping to the Internet
New version sucks. Crunchyroll seriously needs to look at the reviews they get from these new updates. Old Crunchyroll was the best, as the app itself old app was WAY better than the new app..
inactive & lazy. got 16 pending, 9 deleted lol I'm so popular
Love the new app. Much better UI and it's a lot faster (a big issue for me, since I'm still using iPhone 3)
IPhone 4
I think its all episodes. I was watching Blue Exorcist
It happened around the time where there is supposed to show a commercial should be.
Hope you guys can release a new patch for the PS3 version soon.
video looping at the beginning.
Bakemonogatari 1
ipod touch 4 running iOS 4.1.1
Also --- in the old version, I'd often get video looping near the end -- the show would be nearing the end, then loop back to the beginning.
I don't see why we have to be doing the beta testing for them. It's not like there's lots of different possible configurations. It's an iOS device... Just turn on the app and press play. Can't the developers do this much themselves? I could see them asking about older devices with older versions of ios that aren't used as much but this app isn't working on the current modes and current version of ios.
I have the app on my iPad (the latest one) and I recently upgraded to the new app. One problem that persists is that sometimes, a video will stop part way through. On the old version, this is where it would loop to the beginning - now it just closes the video. When I try to reopen it, it won't let me. The last time this happened was Sword Art Online 11. Looping has been a problem that occurs pretty much every time I watch a video though.
Also, when I was watching Kokoro Connect 11, half way through the episode, the picture became all pixelated. I closed the app and opened it again and it was fine.
I hope HD came come to the iOS app soon. My laptop can't handle HD, but as I have a premium membership, it would be nice to be able to view it.
I am running the app over the wifi with my iPad 2 with iOS 5.1.1 and I get the episodes to work for about 3 mins then get the resolution change, then the episodes will do random things of either looping or just going completely black and stop playing all together. Have found that if I just close the app and click the app again without fully shutting the app down the video will play from where I left of, this happens every 3 mins into sword art online episodes and again at about halfway and sometimes about 5 mins from the end. Love the apps new design just annoying to keep restarting the app every 4-10 mins. This happens on all anime series I've watched ( naruto shippuden, bleach, sword art online and fate zero)
What just happened im a free user but the video quality just dropped after the updated and the ads just got ridiculously annoying. the membership is pricey and i understand that this is a business. But seriously this update sucks .
ipod 4th generation
ios 5.1.1
hardcore anime fan
I've had the jump to the beginning problem on multiple episodes of Reborn and knight in the area.
iPad 2
iOS 5.1.1
No particular place in the video. Never the same place twice.
I just now tried deleting the app and re-downloading but that didn't help.
It happens much more often when I'm in a place with a slow connection. Sometimes it goes to a very low resolution. I'd much rather it just pause playback while waiting to download.
I am having the quality bugs, the looping, and the app launch problem. I have these problems regularly thru WiFi or the 3g settings. I have a iPhone 3GS, OS version 5.1.1.
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Behavioral theory seeks to explain human behavior by analyzing the antecedents and consequences present in the individual's environment and the learned associations he or she has acquired through previous experience. This entry describes the various traditions within the behavioral perspective (classical conditioning, operant conditioning, cognitively mediated behavioral theory, and functional contextualism) and the clinical applications that are derived from them. Common criticisms are discussed in light of the ongoing evolution of behavioral theory and the fit of its tenets with the field of social work.
Care Transitions, Patient Health, and System Performance in the United States
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