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Wisconsin congresswoman Tammy Baldwin — who might run in 2012 to become the first out U.S. senator — isn't the only LGBT person with political ambitions. Numerous lesser-known gay candidates, most completely new to politics, are running for elected office. In the first of an occasional series, The Advocate profiles young overachievers who want your vote this year and next. Here are some of the best and brightest:
- Ed Potosnak
- Democrat
- Running for New Jersey's 7th congressional district seat
Baldwin's potential 2012 bid for retiring Sen. Herb Kohl's
seat has many LGBT politicos excited with the prospect of an openly gay
senator. Yet should she run — and win — the number of gay congressional
reps could be whittled down from four to three. Ed Potosnak, a former
high school teacher who runs a private construction business and serves
as an adjunct professor at Rutgers University's Graduate School of
Education, is stepping up to fill that possible void by running for New
Jersey's 7th congressional district seat — his second bid after losing
the race in 2010.
Potosnak's education and student antibullying
emphases have particular resonance at Rutgers, his alma mater. Potosnak
served as a hall director in the same dorm where Tyler Clementi lived:
Last September the 18-year-old freshman jumped to his death from the
George Washington Bridge, one of several LGBT youth suicides that
ignited mainstream media attention on a longstanding and tragic issue.
"As a member of the Rutgers family I was deeply saddened," Potosnak
recalls. "It was a reminder to all of us how incredibly important it is
to make sure our LGBTQ youth are supported in school, home, and society.
"I will continue to work and champion safe spaces and schools."
2010, Potosnak lost the 7th district race to incumbent Leonard
Lance, who won with 59% of the vote to Potosnak's 41% during a midterm
election that saw sweeping House victories for the GOP. The 18-point
margin hasn't dissuaded a second bid for the 39-year-old resident of North Plainfield. "They ran on uncertainty and
they've provided more uncertainty than we had going into the 2010
election," Potosnak asserts of the GOP. "The House is failing to do
anything in a bipartisan fashion to move our country forward." —Andrew Harmon
- Rory Neuner
- Democrat
- Running for Lansing, Mich., city council
Rory Neuner is the kind of talent bleeding from Lansing, and most of central Michigan. While many high school and college graduates up-and-leave Michigan for greener pastures — according to a recent study — Neuner is staying put, and as a candidate for Lansing City Council, she hopes to make Michigan's capital a more livable place for all people.
"I am running to break the stalemate on a number of challenges facing our city," Neuner tells The Advocate. "Lansing needs positive, professional leadership. I have a deep background in public policy and urban planning and work by day as an advocate on transportation policy issues here in the state capitol. Voters here want change, and I am the only challenger in this race with experience crafting public policy."
Neuner, who lives with her partner of six years in Lansing's Moores Park neighborhood, is active in numerous organizations, including the Ingham County Women's Commission, the REO Town Commercial Association, the South Lansing Community Development Association, the Moores Park Neighborhood Organization, the Lansing Area Economic Partnership, and she's a public service board member for the city of Lansing. Issues pertaining to biking and public transit are important to Neuner, and she's lobbied to pass legislation that wpuld benefit pedestrians and cyclists.
The ambitious young woman says her community is ready to embrace an honest civil servant, regardless of whether that person is gay or straight.
"Lansing is a diverse, welcoming community," Neuner says. "Voters are accepting me for who I am — an active, engaged member of the community, and a highly-qualified candidate that wants to make this city great." —Neal Broverman
- Luis Lopez
- Democrat
- Running to represent California's 45th state assembly district
politics are not for the faint-hearted, but Luis Lopez just may have
the chops to effectively take on such an unwieldy beast. Running next
year to represent California's 45th state assembly district, Lopez
currently serves as a planning commissioner for the funky, diverse L.A.
neighborhood of Silver Lake, where he lives with his partner. Lopez, 38,
is also part of a parks oversight committee for the city, cochaired
his neighborhood council, and started a Latino LGBT political action
committee (his full-time job is as a communications director for a
health center).
Aside from that impressive résumé, Lopez has some
powerful friends who will help him when he faces a primary in June.
Jackie Goldberg, a lesbian who represented the Democrat-friendly 45th
district from 2000 to 2006, is supporting Lopez in his race, and Lopez's
good friend John Perez, the out California Assembly speaker, will
likely endorse him as well. It's not yet clear who Lopez will face off
against as the current assemblyman, Gilbert Cedillo, is termed-out next
year and possible candidates are still coming forward.
"We need
to look at leaders who've earned the respect of their peers," Lopez
says. "People who are respected can move an agenda along — there were many
times when my colleagues on a given board haven't agreed with me, but
we were still able to make decisions."
Protecting labor is
paramount to Lopez, who grew up in East Los Angeles and started working
not long after his mother passed away when he was eight. Voters in his
district, which stretches from Hollywood to Chinatown to East L.A. and
includes thousands of diverse gay people, are in line with his platform,
he says.
"When you have an economic recession, obviously you have
an environment where it's easy to point blame and find scapegoats,"
Lopez says, referring to the assaults on the pensions and other benefits
of public workers. "But what we need to remember is that we can't
balance our budgets on the backs of working men and women. Especially,
when you have companies like GE that manage to shield their earnings and
essentially pay no federal taxes — that's just not right." —Neal Broverman
- Alex Morse
- Democrat
- Running for mayor of Holyoke, Mass.
Alex Morse talks a mile a minute. When we caught up to him this week, the 22-year-old was busy knocking on doors so Holyoke, Mass., residents can attach a face to the name they've been seeing in newspapers. Morse grew up in this city of about 40,000 knowing he would eventually aspire to political office. His growing hunger to bring a youthful vitality to the city sparked the idea to run for mayor now, as opposed to waiting to reach the age of the other challengers in the race: Daniel C. Boyle, who was already a successful businessman by the time Morse was born, and Daniel C. Burns who ran for mayor when Morse was honing his motor skills in 1993.
Morse won't trash the incumbent mayor, Elaine A. Pluta, but he feels confident that he can take the city to another level by enticing young people to move to and stay in Holyoke and by reforming its public education system. So far his energetic grassroots campaign has garnered the support of local politicians and the National Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. The former Point scholar says he is thinking outside of the box, compared to his fellow challengers, by also engaging the Puerto Rican population in Holyoke, which has reportedly one of the highest concentrations of Puerto Ricans outside of the Caribbean island. And despite his age, he finds that older voters are taken with him.
"They say young people are the future, but the older folks here in Holyoke have been encouraging me a lot," he said.
Morse's high energy just may carry him through the September 20 primary election, the November 8 general election, and possibly his goal of staying on as mayor for the next decade. But for him to get there, he and his grassroots campaigners still have many doors to knock on. —Michelle Garcia
- Kelly Cassidy
- Democrat
- Running for reelection as state representative for Illinois's 14th district
Kelly Cassidy has spent her career fighting for social justice causes, but she's just started doing so as a member of the Illinois state legislature, and she intends to continue.
Cassidy, 42, of Chicago, was appointed to the state House's 14th district seat in April to fill a vacancy left by Harry Osterman's election to the Chicago City Council, and she plans to run for reelection next year. The district includes the north side neighborhoods of Andersonville, Edgewater, and Rogers Park, and after redistricting will get a slice of suburban Evanston. The area has a diverse population, including many LGBT residents, and the overwhelming majority of its voters are affiliated with Cassidy's party — the Democrats.
Cassidy began her career as legislative director for the Chicago chapter of the National Organization for Women in the early 1990s, then worked for state senator John Cullerton, and spent the past 14 years on staff at the Cook County state's attorney's office, first as deputy director of intergovernmental affairs, then as director of programs and development. "It gave me the exposure and the desire to really make change from the legislative side," she says of her experience.
Reform of the criminal justice system will be one of Cassidy's priorities in the legislature. "Having spent the last 14 years in the criminal justice system, I had a lot of opportunity to look at the things that are working and the things that aren't," she says. For some offenders, she says, treatment and intervention can be effective alternatives to conventional punishments, and these reforms will help make citizens safer in the long run.
Her priorities also include working for full equality for LGBT people, reproductive and other rights for women, and social justice in general, she adds.
Cassidy, who is in a relationship with Kelley Quinn and is the mother of three sons, is one of three openly gay or lesbian members of the legislature. The others are fellow House members Greg Harris and Deb Mell, both also from Chicago. —Trudy Ring


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Like the rest of us, Sons Of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter was horrified when he heard about Johnny Lewis' alleged murder and suicide, but apparently, he wasn't the least bit surprised by what happened. Those who knew the actor best reportedly watched him head down a really troubling path over the past few years, and sadly, that path allegedly led him to beat an old woman to death, attack two men with a piece of wood and end his life by jumping off a roof.
In a long, honest and touching statement via his WhoSay account earlier today, Sutter expressed his frustration for what happened, his hope for what may come from this and his thoughts on the bizarreness of it happening just a few days after Sons Of Anarchy killed off one of its characters…
"not sure if folks know this yet, but johnny lewis (halfsack) died last night. the sad irony of it happening two days after opie's death is not lost on me. it was a tragic end for an extremely talented guy, who unfortunately had lost his way. i wish i could say that i was shocked by the events last night, but i was not. i am deeply sorry that an innocent life had to be thrown into his destructive path. yes, it's day or mourning, but it's also a day of awareness and gratitude. sadly, some of us carry the message by dying."
According to TMZ, that "destructive path" Sutter referred to included a recent burglary arrest, a stint in rehab, a bust for allegedly sucker punching a man outside a yogurt shop and a stint in jail that ended just five days ago. It's unclear whether he was on probation or currently under any sort of supervision, but those details will no doubt come out within the next few days.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Just six months after he was shot more than a dozen times, Jaguars Richard Collier expressed his gratitude to the Florida-Georgia Blood Alliance at a donor appreciation dinner.
According to police, Tyrone Hartsfield opened fire on Collier's SUV outside a Riverside apartment building last September.
Collier lost his leg and is paralyzed from the waist down, but at Thursday's event he said he wouldn't even be alive if it weren't for generous blood donors.
"It was hard to deal with being a super athlete," Collier said. "I'm powerful, regardless, I'm always powerful. I've lost a lot, but I've gained a lot of knowledge. My strength comes from more than just the physical."
After being shot 14 times, Collier needed more than 10 units of blood to survive. At the Florida-Georgia Blood Alliance \ donor appreciation dinner, he spoke before a packed crowd to honor those who've donated multiple gallons of blood throughout the years.
Collier said he wanted to show his appreciation to the donors face to face.
"From the bottom of my heart, thanks. You guys saved my life," Collier said.
Although the once-365-pound lineman admitted he is not a fan of needles, he said his experience has changed his perspective on blood donation.
"It's like you're giving life to people. So, I would recommend anybody who gets a bit squeamish to just suck it up and donate blood because it's really saving lives," Collier said.
Collier said in the beginning of his recovery he couldn't even dress himself or sit up on his own. That has changed.
"I can pretty much do what I want to except getting up and running. I get in my chair, cook myself breakfast. I'm doing everything on my own now, and that's what I want to do. I wanted to get back to being independent as soon as possible," Collier said.
When asked about the night that changed his life and sidelined his NFL career, Collier hesitated a bit.
"I'm just hoping justice will be served. I don't really like to get into the case that much. I'm just hoping at the end of the case I'll be satisfied. I'm really trying to put it all behind me," Collier said.
Collier's accused shooter is expected to be back in court on Friday for a motions hearing that could affect whether the trial will start on Monday.
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Insurance Carriers and ODS: Beginning of the End?
By Editorial Staff
Although most chiropractors may not have heard of the term organized delivery system (ODS), most doctors readily recognize the names Triad Healthcare, American Health Specialty Network (ASHN), OptumHealth and other entities licensed as an ODS.Recent legal headlines have brought to light that the carrier-ODS relationship may be teetering, under pressure from regulators, doctors, patients and legislators for questionable practices that have been negatively impacting chiropractic care. Here's a sampling of some of the major ODS players impacting chiropractic patients and providers, including a synopsis of some of their dubious tactics challenged in court by the chiropractic profession over the past several years.
American Specialty Health Network (ASHN)
In December 2012, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), along with a representative of both patients and the chiropractic profession, filed a sweeping class-action lawsuit that alleges a multitude of potentially fraudulent and illegal behaviors that ASHN (and Cigna Insurance) have perpetrated against the health care public.1 The lawsuit alleges numerous improper practices by ASHN / Cigna including manipulation of Explanation of Benefits (EOBs), numerous violations of ERISA and various state prompt-pay laws, restrictions of care through their pre-authorization process, and excessive copay requirements.
As recently as 2011, the Connecticut attorney general required Aetna and ASHN to "review and reprocess chiropractic benefit claims that may have been denied improperly under Connecticut law." According to the AG, "Connecticut law requires health insurance plans to cover chiropractic care 'to the same extent' coverage is provided for services rendered by a physician. Chiropractors licensed in Connecticut are permitted to provide a wide range of services, such as the use of X-ray and other diagnostic technology, the administration of foods and vitamins and preventative care. Cigna's claims process did not have payment codes for all the services chiropractors were authorized to provide in Connecticut, even though the same services provided by medical doctors were covered."2
In 2009, UnitedHealth Group acquired Health Net's health business in the northeastern U.S. Financial reports reveal huge revenue numbers making United the largest private health plan in the country. In 2011, the Ohio State Chiropractic Association (OSCA), joined by the ACA and the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (COCSA), filed an amended class-action lawsuit against United Health Group and its subsidiaries, including OptumHealth, for their alleged "abusive overpayment recoupment, pre-service plan and concurrent claim denials."3
The lawsuit alleges, according to OSCA, that the "post-payment audit and review process as applied by the Defendants violates ERISA, in that its repayment demands are retroactive adverse benefit determinations that particular services are not covered under the terms of the United and Health Net health care plans," and do not provide for proper appeals or other protections otherwise available under ERISA for both self-funded and fully insured health care plans.
The OSCA also alleges that both United and OptumHealth did not follow federal ERISA regulations when they denied pre-service and concurrent care claims when provided by chiropractors.
Triad Healthcare
In 2009, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance cited Triad Healthcare for numerous violations / abuses including "failure to fully implement [a] remediation plan in accordance with New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Bulletin 07-23," which required all N.J. organized delivery systems to "re-adjudicate all claims improperly denied due to a network provider's failure to obtain preauthorization or precertification of medical treatment." Other violations noted by the N.J. DOBI in its review of Triad's market conduct activities included "unfair denials based on erroneous precertification requirements," "failure to maintain auditable claim records and unfair denials," "failure to notify providers and members of internal appeal rights on remediated preauthorization denials that Triad adjusted as medical necessity denials," and "failure to provide reasonable explanation for denial of benefits and utilization of misleading statements in written notice of adverse determinations."4
Breaking News: Triad Dropped by Aetna on N.J. PPO Policies
After an eight-month onslaught of chiropractor and patient complaints, Aetna has decided to drop the use of Triad with its PPO policies, a program implemented in June 2012. Aetna announced on its website that after less than one year, it was ending Triad's handling of PPO policies in New Jersey.5
The expansion of Triad apparently was doomed early with confusion over a "ten visit waiver" which was never fully explained to doctors. Tens of thousands of chiropractic claims were either not processed or improperly processed, and confusing and inaccurate information was sent to providers, resulting in doctors fleeing from network participation. ANJC became aware of these issues because many of the DCs experiencing / reporting problems with Aetna / Triad (and ultimately forgoing network participation) are ANJC members.6 In large part due to the great number of patients and doctors complaining about incorrect information and other ongoing problems, Aetna re-evaluated the use of Triad and how it was performing.
Taking a Stand
In light of these and other situations, more insurance carriers may reconsider utilizing an ODS in the future, knowing that patients and doctors will not tolerate abuses and limitations when it comes to their health and their valuable health care dollar. Industry sources have told us that the costs of handling complaints seems to be more expensive for carriers than the money they save utilizing an ODS. Obamacare is forcing carriers to look in every direction to scrape an extra dollar into their pockets, and states throughout the country are seeing the different methods employed by the carriers to build on profits.
The moral to this story is that when doctors, and especially patients, file formal complaints to the insurance carrier, as well as to their own state insurance department, positive change can result. Educating doctors on the appeals process, motivating the patient to take action, and taking legal recourse when potential violations of federal and state statues occur, are all important steps that can force insurance carriers to play by the rules.


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Winner: Audiobook of the Year – Specsavers National Book Awards 2012
The day her children leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. She's had enough - of her kids' carelessness, her husband's thoughtlessness and of the world's general indifference. Brian can't believe his wife is doing this. Who is going to make dinner? But Eva won't budge; and soon she realises to her horror that everyone has been taking her for granted - including herself.
©2012 Lily Broadway Productions Ltd (P)2012 W F Howes Ltd
"A disappointment"
This book drove me mad. It just rambled on and on. I just couldn't get into all the different characters that kept dipping in and out the book. And I wanted to tell the lady to get out of the bed and what a waste of a life! I also got fed up with Caroline Quentin who talks in a baby voice all the time. I usually try to finish my books but I just couldn't with this!
"So Funny!"
I laughed my way through piles of Ironing! This is one of the funniest Books I've heard for years.
"Promising start disappointing end"
I really enjoyed the first half of the book, the plot was a bit unbelievable, but the characters made it seem possible. However, disappointingly it all started to unravel in the final third and became too far fetched.
Loved 95% of Caroline Quintens narration, but just every so often there was a screech or shout that really peirced the eardrums.
In summary, a light-hearted listen, but not Adrian Mole standard.
"For grown up Adrian mole fans"
I'm a fan of Adrian mole so was interested to see what else the author could come up with. I wasn't disappointed - funny sad true! It has a easy to listen to theme. The best bit has to be the main character explaining to her husband how to prepare for Christmas Day - hilarious and scarily accurate!
"Great Story, Silly Accents"
Eva's obnoxious cheating husband and emotionally retarded twins have taken her for granted throughout her married life, so when the kids leave for University, she takes to her bed. This story tells of her transformation and the characters that come into her life after she starts to live in her bedroom. I really enjoyed this audio book, as I could really identify with the main character Eva. Some of the dialogue really hit home, as I too am around the same age as the main character, have a girl and boy and a (ex) husband who was a waste of space!
But what slightly spoiled it for me was Caroline Quentin's ridiculous accent for some of the characters, particularly Ruby, Eva's Mum. I actually found myself mocking the reader back as some of the pronunciation was so ludicrous (supposedly a Leicester accent?)
However, I would still recommend any woman, or man, come to that, of a certain age to listen to this book as much of it will hit home. Although the theme is slightly melancholy, there are loads of laugh out loud moments and hilarious situations.
"Not good, short on laughs or depth"
I've always enjoyed Sue Townsend's books but this book seems to have no real point and none of the characters are likeable (maybe that is the point). It meanders without any real plot progression and comes across as quite bitter, it doesn't have the playfulness of the likes of Adrian Mole but just wallows in self-absorbed unpleasant characters. If this was by anyone else then I wouldn't have stuck with it at all and I'd suggest you skip it as well.
"Comedy & Tragedy"
Sue Townsend, genius author of the Adrian Mole series, tackles depression and loss of direction with her usual skill and aplomb.
I defy anybody reading this novel to proceed until the end without laughing out loud and also wiping away tears.
S.T. keep writing thought provoking books, I am a committed fan!
"Not funny"
I found this book to be unfunny and very tedious. I did not like any of the characters in the book, Eva herself was selfish and unlikeable, i couldnt sympathise with her descisions and the twins were childish and void of any discernible qualities.
I persevered but this was definately not for me.
The reading of the sotry by Caroline Quentin was great though. her voice is very easy to listen to.
Lisa Gardiner
very soothing to listen too, i found myself wandering off working away without actually paying any attention to the story itself.
A suprisingly enjoyable tale that was well read. It took me a little time to get used to Caroline Quentin's delivery which I found a bit full on at the start. As the story went on however, I realised it was pitched perfectly. Her Leicester accent sounded spot on to me (as a fairly frequent visitor the city for work). Good idea, well exectuted.
"I simply couldn't stand the narration."
The blurb sounds good but the book doesn't live up to it. Firstly I have to tell you how annoying the narration was. I hated everyone's accents and it seemed that the narrator was screaming throughout the book. It is simply horrible. Make sure you listen to the sample so you can make your own decision. In the end I gave up listening and decided to read it. It made it much better but I had the awful narrators take on the characters in my head. The book starts off well and the characters were interesting but about half way through you start to wonder "Where is this going?" and it simply goes down hill. What seems like a funny book with a middle aged women take on life takes a silly turn. Disappointing.
The narrator is beyond annoying. Her voice is shrill most of the time.
I couldn't concentrate on the story at all. The voice was distracting.
I can only imagine another narrator would have improved the telling. It's hard to know where to start in fixing this.
Anger, frustration and annoyance. I had to turn it off.
It's a shame that the constant yelling in this book and the narration has taken away from what I think might have been a good story, but I'll never know because I can't get past the terrible job.
"A thoroughly enjoyable read "
As a fan of Sue Townsend from the days of Adrian Mole, I was very excited to see a new title available. It certainly didn't let me down! This book was brilliantly simple, extremely funny and very well narrated. I couldn't recommend this book any more, especially to those women who can identify with needing a year in bed!
"Adult content"
I loved Sue Townsend's Public Confessions of a Middle Aged Woman so I bought this book thinking it would be good too. Perhaps I am a prude but I just don't enjoy vulgar (see you can tell my age) language, particularly when it is injected just for the shock value. Th narrator was fine I just could not finish this book , did not suit my taste at all.
"Hard to follow"
No I wouldn't, I haven't finished it because I got fed up
Yes, she is fine to listen to
I found the story quite funny in parts, but after about 4 hours I got fed up with the story. I noticed that I was zoning out when listening to the book because it wasn't holding my interest. I will try and finish it because I want to know what happens when she finally gets out of bed.
"Didn't live up to the hype for me"
I bought this book based on all the reviews. People said they couldn't stop laughing, etc. Maybe if you're a middle-aged, under appreciated mother and home-maker you'd think it was hilarious, but I quit listening to it halfway through because I just didn't think it was funny or even interesting.
"Loved Loved Loved this book!"
Yes, I loved it - I missed the characters when I was not listening to this book...could not wait to get into my car and turn on the audible download.
That is hard to say as I am new to listening to my books and the whole experience of listening to a book makes it much more 'visual' for me...I would need to listen to more books before I can compare.
Any scene with the 'girlfriend' of the husband.
The tree being chopped down was very moving...I felt so sorry for her.
"Quite Wonderful!"
I have never laughed so much during any book - ever. At times, I hit rewind just so that I could re-listen and laugh out loud again.
I listened while I was driving, I listened while I was cooking, I listened at every possible opportunity I could because I just couldn't get enough of this intriguingly hilarious story.
Not to mention how absolutely perfect Caroline Quentin is as a narrator!
A true WINNER, if I could rate this book 7 out of 5, I would.
"Enjoyable listen, excellent narration!"
No. 1 but have only listened to 3 so far!
Ending was too abrupt and unresolved for me
Loved it, voices were clear and inflections were excellent
Thoroughly enjoyable listen although the ending spoiled it a little for me. Would definitely recommend it regardless :)
"Masterful Narration of a great book"
I absolutely adored this book, with its gallery of colourful characters, and laugh out loud humour.The narration was superb. Caroline Quentin is fantastic, and just has to narrate a lot more books for Audible!..
The fact that Eva, got away with staying in bed, and how the story evolved around the situation is great story-telling. Most married mothers will relate to all of Eva's decisions.
Looking forward, as always, to the next Sue Townsend Audible book.
"Loved Caroline Quentin narrating!"
Entertaining, thought provoking and interesting.
The ending was the only downfall for me - it just seemed to fade out without a concrete ending.
She has a great voice for audio books and a nice subtle variation of voice for the different characters.
When Eva first went to bed. (Half her luck i was thinking!)
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Aliens vs. Predator Review
By Dakota Grabowski
There hasn't been this much
wasted potential since Ryan Leaf
If the recent films on the
Aliens vs. Predator franchise haven't been painful enough to sit through, then
perhaps video gamers worldwide are ready to stomach Sega and Rebellion's pitiful
offering. Delivering poor results and half-baked ideas, it's my regret to call
Aliens vs. Predator to call it the year's most disappointing title thus far.
Allowing players to control any
one of the three avatar types – alien, predator, or human – Aliens vs. Predator
on paper is an overwhelmingly exciting title. It has three distinct play styles
that all differ from one another:
The human comes equipped with a
flashlight, a pulse rifle, shotgun, scoped/sniper rifle, flame thrower, motion
tracker, flares and a few other gadgets. Having to work in groups to overcome
the strengths the predators and aliens have over the bipedal skinwalkers. Of
three available, the humans are the most monotonous of the bunch due to it's a
"been there, done that" setting.
The alien provides a much more
surreal experience as they rely on the darkness and are slithery beasts that
overpower their enemies in numbers. Focusing on eliminating lighting to gain the
advantage on their foes, the aliens have agility on their side to cling to
walls, ceilings and almost any surface in the game. While the hunt sounds fun,
it's the prey and mission structure that lets down the eager player itching for
me. There's not enough "oomph" and too much "hiss" when it comes to the alien
On the other hand, the
predator, of course, has the best campaign, even if he's a wimpy rookie who
struggles to take on two or more aliens at one time. Being able to cloak, use
heat and alien vision, and excel at leaping great distances comes in handy to
make for an interesting campaign. Unfortunately the story has you chasing a
hybrid alien of sorts, alongside blowing up fallen alley's beacons so humans
don't gain access to the predators' technology.
Taking the action online is
much better than the single-player missions. Having access to Survivor, Predator
Hunt, Infestation, Deathmatch, Domination, Species Deathmatch (aliens vs.
predators vs. humans) and Mixed Species Deathmatch (any random assortment) helps
in creating a better experience. Survivor pits players through gauntlet as they
cooperatively face off against waves of aliens. Predator Hunter is similar to
many "juggernaut" modes where one player is stronger than the rest. Once an
opponent kills the Hunter, they, in turn, become the Hunter. Infestation has one
player hunting down humans as an alien to eventually turn them into an alien
until no humans are left.
Even with more of the thrills
coming from online matches, the levels to play on are rather droning. On top of
that, the levels repeat more often than not with the lack of diversity – they
essentially all blur together with not a single one standing out on its own
right. Though, on the flipside, it was easy to find matches and, in the end,
they were highly competitive, even if the aliens always ended up having the
The biggest disappointment
about Aliens vs. Predator was that Rebellion tried to stay in line with the tone
and style of the franchise with over the top kills and ultimately created
outlying problems. The issue that comes from the extravagant kills was that they
often left the avatar open for outside damage for far too long. It essentially
breaks down like this… "Do you want to be a badass?" The answer more often than
not is, "Yes!" Well then you best be prepared for long and enduring death
animations while the opposition sits back and laughs as they attack your avatar.
In one instance, I snuck up on a human, grab his neck and shoved my gauntlets
through his spine. While doing this, an alien circled around and continued to
attack until my character was finished with the animation and fell over dead.
Aliens vs. Predator is a title
that doesn't deliver the goods in their entirety.
Gameplay: 6.0
A lot of promise mixed in with
failed execution is what riddles Aliens vs. Predator
Graphics: 6.5
Death animations are
entertaining, but little outside that was pleasing.
Sound: 5.0
There's nothing here that is
memorable or enticing to the ears.
Difficulty: Easy
Concept: 7.5
Three campaigns with individual
characters from each race is an excellent idea that shouldn't be dropped if
there is to be a sequel.
Multiplayer: 6.5
The multiplayer is a letdown
more often than not, but it still stands head and toe above the single-player
Overall: 6.0
much of a unique experience to attract gamers who have been up to their eyeballs
in video games since the holidays.


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LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling today announced its five-year milestone, with an expanded base of over 100 licensees that highlights broad adoption of LightScribe's CD/DVD labeling technology and reflects enthusiastic customer response worldwide. Over 115 million LightScribe-enabled drives have shipped to date and LightScribe represents approximately 40% of worldwide DVD writer sales with the installed base growing at approximately five million drives a month. Additionally,over one million LightScribe.com visitors a month are viewing LightScribe's Design Center and downloading Template Labeler, label designs, and Windows and Linux software development kits.
LightScribe -- a laser DVD/CD label burning technology found in many popular brands of DVD/CD burners, laptops and PCs -- gives people the ability to easily burn silkscreen-quality photos, graphics, images and text directly onto LightScribe CDs and DVDs. A simple title printed in normal mode will typically take a couple of minutes. A fuller disc image will take approximately 15-20 minutes. LightScribe CDs are available in gold, red, orange, yellow, blue and green.
LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling technology is now being incorporated by over 100 personal computer, optical drive and media manufacturers, software developers, and media and hardware brands worldwide, including:
"Over five-years since the initial public announcement, LightScribe users have creatively personalized their digital content and, for businesses, improved impressions serving their commercial interests," said Kent Henscheid, marketing manager for LightScribe. "In the last several years, LightScribe streamlined its software environment to broaden accessibility for developers, and we now see applications well beyond single-user computing, including content duplication and numerous vertical markets. Following key business goals of broad adoption and technology simplification throughout its life cycle – coined as 'burn/flip/burn' - LightScribe is a success story in driving complex technology to consumer ease-of-use and affordability."
LightScribe-enabled CDs, DVDs, software, desktops, notebooks, aftermarket optical disc drives and duplicator systems are available at major retailers worldwide, as well as through most leading online stores.


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NIC Bihar Centre
Welcome to the web-site of Railway Recruitment Board, Patna. This web-site has been established to serve the requirements of applicants and to facilitate easy download of notices and application forms. The web-site will also publish the results of various examinations for different posts from time to time.
CEN 03/2015: Click here to download e-call letter for Document Verification and to view normalized marks, rank, post wise provisional cut off marks, Aptitude Test score, Status for DV, etc.of NTPC (Graduate) posts against CEN No. 03/2015.
Click here to view formats for various certificates required from candidates who are shortlisted for Document Verification for NTPC (Graduate) posts against CEN 03/2015.
Result of 1st Stage Exam (CBT) for NTPC (Graduate) posts against CEN No. 03/2015:
Click here for mock test of Aptitude Test for the post of ASM and Traffic Assistant against CEN No. 3/2015.
FAQ on this subject from Psychotech DTE website.
How RRB Works:
Railway Recruitment Board calls for application from eligible candidates through Employment News (A publication of the Government of India). The employment notification is also published on the Internet web site. The applications are scrutinized for eligibility. The eligible candidates are called for a written examination with call letters being sent a month in advance of the date of the examination. In most of the categories of jobs, there is no interview after the written examination. In some categories, there will be a second stage written examination. In categories related to operational safety, there will be a psychological test.
The application-details furnished by successful candidates are verified and they are called for counselling and scrutiny of original documents. A panel of names is then recommended to competent authorities to the extent of vacancies. The candidates will be required to pass a medical examination before appointment. The results of selection at every stage will be made available on the Notice Board of RRB/Patna in Results through the Internet website to the successful candidates through post.
The selection process is based on merit and is subject to the rules and regulations issued by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Government of India which includes reservation of jobs for certain castes/communities such as Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC), etc. Ex-servicemen are also entitled for reservation as per the rules. The entire computerized recruitment system functions impersonally without fear or favour. There is no scope for corruption, influence or discretion in this process. Candidates indulging in malpractices and unfair means are dealt with strictly.
The overall policy guidelines for all Railway Recruitment Boards in India are laid down by Railway Recruitment Control Board, New Delhi.
All eligible candidates desiring to apply for the posts of Railway Recruitment Boards are requested to have Aadhaar Card available with them as it will be needed to establish their identity in future vacancies.
Here are the download links for various items ...
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Yearning to take a European river cruise, but afraid of being cooped up on the boat? Consider luxury barging, once the preferred getaway for royal families.
Barging is different from river cruising, but can be just as luxurious. On a barge, passengers have the option of walking or biking on the towpaths while the boat moves along the canal; on a river cruise they can only get off the vessel when it is docked. Barges carry bikes; river cruises do not. Also, most barges carry from six to 20 passengers, while river cruises often have more than a hundred.
Since barges travel on canals rather than rivers most of the time, they journey into more remote countryside. On these routes, the calls of birds, the grasses swaying in the wind, and the waves lapping the side of the boat can be the only sounds.
A luxury barge is a floating hotel with an experienced chef who cooks the meals, purchasing fresh meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit from purveyors along the way. Some have themed trips such as golf, wine, family, art, cycling, and antiques. Most have minibuses that take guests on daily excursions to villages, vineyards, castles, chateaus, archeological sites, and artisans' shops.
Barge trips usually start in cities such as Dublin, London, Paris, or Amsterdam. Guests go by van or train to the locks, and are returned to the starting city.
The season for most barge trips is April to October. However, spring and fall are the favorite seasons in countries where it is hot in summer.
Luxury barges are represented by a number of brokers and travel companies: Abercrombie & Kent, Barge Connection, The Barge Company, Barges in France, Barges in Germany, European Waterways, Go Barging, Lynott Tours, Special Places, and many others.
Prices range from $2,850 to $6,795 per person or $19,000 to $54,000 for a whole boat for a week's cruise. However, check discounted rates for early and late seasons, for booking more than one cabin, and for children.
Adrienne is one of five barges run by French Country Waterways, an American firm that has English-speaking crews on a number of routes in France. The Adrienne often travels north and south in the Upper Loire Valley, from Châtillon-sur-Loire to Nemours and back on the Briare Canal. The boat crosses over the Loire River on an aqueduct designed by Gustave Eiffel, and moors one night at Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses below a historic staircase of locks used from 1642 to 1887.
Typical day trips by van: wine town of Sancerre; 15th-century chateau and village at St. Fargeau; 17th-century Chateau LaBussière, with vast gardens and a fishing museum overlooking a lake; Pouilly-Fumé, an area with some of the richest wine soils in the world; ceramic factory at Gien; and medieval walled village of Château-Landon by horse and carriage. For the 2009 season the Adrienne will switch to the Cote d'Or of Burgundy and its sister barge, the Nenuphar, will journey the Upper Loire Valley.
Other itineraries: Champagne; Burgundy Côte d'Or; central Burgundy; northern Burgundy; and Alsace-Lorraine.
Fleur de Lys has a Classic Burgundy route through the famous Côte d'Or, meaning "hillside of gold," one of France's richest wine regions. There are frequent stops for tastings at such vineyards as Meursault, Montrachet, Clos de Vougeot, and Pommard. Since the boat has a pool and a grand piano, and there are frequent day trips to well-known landmarks on the way, it is appealing for family charters.
Other itineraries: River Saône and Canal du Centre with stops en route to such towns as Beaune, Dijon, St. Jean de Losne, Chalon-sur-Saône, and Dole.
Golden Odyssey's Paris to Champagne trip begins near the Eiffel Tower, makes a circuit around Notre Dame Cathedral on Île de la Cité before leaving the city, and continues to the Meaux Valley, where Impressionists Monet, Renoir, and Sisley painted. Once in the Champagne District, the barge can easily travel through northern France to medieval towns in Flanders, land of Bruegel, Frans Hals, and Vermeer. Golden Odyssey operates as a private yacht and voyages are tailored to clients' wishes, from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
La Dolce Vita cruises on the Venetian Lagoon and the canalized Brenta River in Italy. Guests visit Venetian landmarks such as the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's, and also sail along Roman trade routes to the nearby islands of Torcello, with its ancient mosaics; Burano, with its lace museum; and Murano with its glass blowing. Near the end the boat passes Renaissance palaces on the Brenta River.
Other itineraries: historical regatta, Riviera Fiorita, opera, Vogalonga Regatta, and honeymoon cruises.
Magna Carta's classic Family Cruise on England's River Thames usually stops at Hampton Court Palace, once the home of Henry VIII; Runnymede, where King John put his stamp on the Magna Carta in 1215; Windsor Castle, the countryside described in "The Wind in the Willows"; boat-building shops along the Henley Regatta course; a river and rowing museum; and a castle and manor house.
Other itineraries: golf, theater, health and recreation, art discovery, antiques, gardens, murder mystery, walking, and World War II cruises.
La Nouvelle Etoile's Amsterdam Tulip Trip hits major flower and cheese markets. Starting in the village of Zaanse, Holland, with visits to clog makers and a cheese farm, the barge moves on to the flower auction at Aalsmeer, to Gouda for cheese and 15th-century architecture, to Delft, where Jan Vermeer lived and painted and the Dutch East India Co. began, and the Delft ceramic factory is located. After a stop at Leiden, where the Pilgrims lived before coming to America, the vessel makes stops to see Old Masters at the Franz Hals Museum in Haarlem.
Other itineraries: Holland to Belgium; Belgium to France; Germany, Moselle River. Within France: Chalais, Champagne and Brie, and Alsace-Lorraine cruises.
Roi Soleil travels on two world heritage routes in France. The Provence trip starts at Avignon with the 14th-century Palace of the Popes, makes stops at Roman ruins, and passes vistas painted by Van Gogh and Cezanne before entering the Camargue region, known for its wild birds and horses. On the Canal du Midi cruise, the barge travels through the wine region of Languedoc with its Roman ruins and medieval sites, and at the final point, Carcassonne, a medieval walled city and World Heritage Site.
Other itineraries: gastronomy, wine, and family charters.
Savoir Faire takes a two-week trip through Belgium, Holland, and France with many chances to bike. Excursions include homes of Napoleon in Malmaison and Monet's house and garden in Giverny, France; Antwerp, Belgium, known as a world diamond and fashion center and city of 17th-century artist Peter Paul Rubens; Bruges, Belgium, where ladies used to sit in doorways making lace; and, in Holland, the Delta Project of dams, sluices and surge barriers to protect the Dutch coastline.
Other week-long itineraries: tulip cruise in Holland; France: French wine trip; Burgundy, Champagne, and the Upper Loire Valley.
The Scottish Highlander's Standard Cruise travels from Dochgarroch to Banavie along the Caledonian Canal in Scotland, with a passage along the southern shore of Loch Ness. Passengers learn about clan lore, sight wildlife, and, of course, sample whiskey. Visits include Macbeth's Cawdor Castle, Eilean Donan Castle, set in highland countryside, a ladder of locks called Neptune's Staircase, local mills for tweed and wool, and the Ben Nevis Distillery.
Other themed trips in addition to the standard cruise: honeymoon, cycling, family, fishing, golf, Christmas, and New Years.
Shannon Princess II travels on the Lower River Shannon and Lough Derg in south central Ireland, stopping at towns such as Terryglass, the supposedly haunted Leap Castle with its musical performances, and bog and Iron Age sites. After an excursion into Galway, a university city known for its music, the boat weaves in among the hundreds of islands on Lough Ree, and stops at Athlone for a visit to Clonmacnoise, one of Ireland's top ruins, with a 6th-century university, a number of early stone crosses, and a castle.
Emilie C. Harting can be reached at email@example.com.


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MADRID (AP) — Spaniard Josep Joan Bigas Luna was lauded as a brilliant and "truly special" filmmaker a day after his death, with some of the highest praise coming from actors Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, two stars whose film careers he launched.
Bigas Luna, 67, died Saturday in northeast Spain after a long battle with cancer.
The filmmaker was regarded as having had an excellent eye for spotting talent and a knack for stimulating on-screen chemistry between actors. His 1992 film "Jamon, Jamon" received unanimous praise as "a classic" in the Spanish press on Sunday,
The director discovered Cruz and Bardem, who married in 2010, as well as a giving early boosts to a host of other now well-known film muses, including Leonor Watling, Angela Molina, Francesca Neri and Valeria Marini.
Many of the roles in his films were explosively steamy, even erotic. Yet they often explored with great insight aspects of modern Spain's quirkiness.
"He was charming, intelligent, ironic, and possessed of an utterly contagious hedonism," said Ferran Mascarell, culture spokesman for the government of Bigas Luna's native Catalan region.
"I don't know where to begin," Bardem said, adding that he owes Bigas Luna "the woman I love," and "a career that I never dreamed I could have."
Bardem's first film role was in Bigas Luna's "The Ages of Lulu" (1990), but it is his role, co-starring with Cruz in "Jamon, Jamon" that many consider one of his most searing and memorable.
He later went on to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as psychopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in Ethan and Joel Coen's "No Country for Old Men" and has also played villain Raoul Silva in "Skyfall," the latest Bond movie.
In a heartfelt statement, Cruz said an early casting for "The Ages of Lulu" changed her life.
"In walked a man with a rascal's face: Bigas Luna," she said. "The first thing he asked me was my age (she was 14). I said I was 17 and he, always very gently and without making me feel too bad, laughed in my face and said: 'Well, you won't make this movie, but I'll call for another when you're older.'"
The actress said she was astonished when, three years later, the phone rang and it was Bigas Luna asking her to try out for "Jamon, Jamon."
"When I was with him I felt time stood still," Cruz said. "He was truly special."
Bigas Luna died while still working on his latest film, "Segon Origen."


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Attended Thursday and Friday in Lima but had to leave Friday night. I saw that next year is in Burlington , VT but I didn't catch the dates. Anybody write them down or get a flyer?
Also can anyone post the names of the bike winners?
Attended Thursday and Friday in Lima but had to leave Friday night. I saw that next year is in Burlington , VT but I didn't catch the dates. Anybody write them down or get a flyer?
Also can anyone post the names of the bike winners?
can't say i remember the names, but an amazing bit of hillarity upon the announcement of the K1200S winner being from ontario, the roar (in a bmw sense) of about 100 bikes, occupants ready for the split second no-win departre
Vermont Dates are July 20-23rd 2006
Craig Cleasby
South Windsor, CT
Yankee Beemers
Can you just imagine the fun that guy is going to have trying to get through the red tape of importing that K1200S into Canada? And the tax bill?
It should be a breeze....Actually even easier.Originally Posted by John Brase
By now or sometime today, Ray Z. will call BMW Motorrad Canada and give them the details and info of the lucky winner.
The winner will call BMW and arrangements will be made for he/she to take delivery of his/her new bike at the dealer of his/her choice.....
No tax bill....Even though we are screwed....er...I mean taxed heavily here, there is no tax on lottery/sweepstake/casino type winnings ....yet...
Anyone catch the winners name???
it was actually a woman who won it. I am sure that once things get back to somewhat normal, the wonderful folks at the office will be able to post who won the major prizes.
Let them get back home, get unpacked and back to work. Then we can see that information. As soon as the name was announced, there was an explosion of people leaving the area and it was difficult to hear who won.
To the folks bitching that they couldnt hear the announcements, take a hint, sit on the SPEAKER side of the sound system and not behind where they are projecting the sound to.
Gale Smith
2009 Versys
Jim Stocking, an Indianapolis BMW Club member who rides a K1200RS, won the R90S.
He posted this note to the Indy Club e-mail list today:
Greetings Gang
Well the beautifully restored R90S is safely in its new home here in Broad Ripple. I received a phone call from Ray Zimmerman at about 9:30 am Sunday with the news that I had won. (Wayne Garrison had already called the night before!)
I was given the option of having it shipped but volunteered to come get it. (the least I could do) Rally chairs Brian and Sue Manke spent over an hour with me talking about the bike. They organized all the work that was done to bring this machine to its present condition. Much of the work was done by them as well. Brian even took it for one last spin around the grounds.
My list of "thank you" letters will be long as so many folks were involved in this project.
My name may go on the title, but as far as I am concerned, this bike belongs to the members of the MOA and I am simply the care taker. A job that I am delighted to undertake.
aka Jimmy Rocket
Jim is the second Indianapolis BMW Club member to win a bike at an MOA national rally. Charlie Thomas (now deceased) won the K75LT at Oshkosh in 1993.
Typical!Originally Posted by BubbaZanetti


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由 PracticalReviews 提交,在 2月 16, 2013 | 已验证购买
although its a bit more expensive than others i tend to use it and not other brands,no side effects here.i try to get reed of my gray hair,so i take two of these a day,don't take more than 10mg copper daily.i use it in conjunction with Molybdenum supplement because both minerals are synergetic to each other.you should also consider supplementing with Trace Minerals and especially Zinc when you take Copper supplement because Zinc & Copper compete with each other which means supplementing one of them will create a deplition with the other one.Remember this:loosing the Grey Hair is a few months process and It always starts at the nape of the neck, comes over the crown of the head then down the sides of the head!...you are welcome to rate & read my other reviews
由 Health-Is-Wealth 提交,在 11月 19, 2013 | 已验证购买
Copper works quickly - taking 3mg for one to two weeks, or less, is generally all that's needed to normalise a copper deficiency. If your health issue doesn't begin to resolve in that time - suggests the cause is unlikely to be copper. I've tried about 7 or 8 of the ones available from here and prefer Cu-Zyme - it definitely works, with no nasty side effects (e.g. stomach upset). I find all mineral-glycine chelates give me bad headaches and cause me to feel awful (regardless of brand/mineral) - gluconate never does (glycine is a neurotransmitter antagonist, thus glycine amino chelates won't be suitable for everyone - another example are those on a low purine diet). I didn't find succinate effective at all. Because Cu-Zyme doesn't cause stomach upset, the need to watch what you take it with is perhaps less important. If you do find it a problem, avoid taking copper with low pH food/drink. Copper is best taken on it's own - avoid taking with other supplements. The following either deplete/need copper, thus can help manipulate levels up (by reducing/avoiding) or down (by taking more of), depending on your requirements: vit C, B6, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, molybdenum, boron, zinc, dairy (penicillium/penicillamine chelates copper). If this review was helpful to you, please click YES below - thank you. For reviews of all the products I have purchased from iHerb, please click my username above.
由 noneofyourfrigginbusiness 提交,在 10月 10, 2012 | 已验证购买
Sometimes you take DL-phenylalanine and something happens; you get more energized. And a lot of times nothing at all happens. Part of that is because other nutrients such as vitamin B6, vitamin C, folic acid and copper are needed in order to convert phenylalanine into noradrenaline and dopamine. These are essential nutrients that are required as co-factors to enzymes that are involved in the process of conversion. These materials - the copper and the vitamin B6 - are also required to convert phenylalanine into beta phenylethylamine, which is a neuromodulator in your brain that modulates the effects of noradrenaline and dopamine and probably some other neurotransmitters as well.
由 iHerb 客户 提交,在 8月 26, 2011 | 已验证购买
My diet was low in copper, so I started taking 1-2 of these every week. Each pill is 150% of the RDA. I noticed an improvement in my energy levels and overall feeling of well being, so I'm confident the copper is being absorbed. Bluebonnet could improve their offerings by making a 75% or 100% of RDA dosage instead of one pill effectively being a small overdose. It's far easier to take two pills for those people who need a lot of copper vs. taking a pill apart and throwing away some of the contents or remembering to take the pill every 2-3 days.
由 iHerb 客户 提交,在 12月 24, 2013 | 已验证购买
No weird fillers, and seems to be a quality prooduct
由 iHerb 客户 提交,在 2月 08, 2011 | 已验证购买
Awesome copper supp if you're going to take copper. I am mercury poisoned and have been taking 50-100mg zinc a day while chelating and have been doing so for many months now. I recently began having worries about depleting my copper to much so I decided to try these. I take one on days where my diet doesn't contain much copper from food, such as low carb days.
由 iHerb 客户 提交,在 8月 04, 2008 | 已验证购买
The unique 3-mg dose was what attracted me to this copper. I believe the chelate is readily absorbed since it is the same as that used by some of the highly recommended iron supplements.
由 iHerb 客户 提交,在 9月 09, 2010 | 已验证购买
I stopped because a single capsule caused me to feel quite strange and detached. It lowered my BP sigificantly but not in a good way. Started to get skipped heart beats. I'm probably not copper deficient.
由 iHerb 客户 提交,在 10月 09, 2012 | 已验证购买
I take supplemental zinc and heard that it can deplete copper. To keep my levels balanced, I've been taking copper everyday. I don't really feel a difference and am not sure if it's working, but I'll continue to taking it.
由 iHerb 客户 提交,在 12月 27, 2011 | 已验证购买
Excellent product - provides noticeable and obvious energy lift equitable to a CoQ10 capsule. As I have sufficient copper in my diet already I use it on occasions when I need that extra energy charge-up.


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I am evaluating EagleFiler and I like it very much so far.
One of the ways I would like to try using it is as a replacement for a bookmarking tool. Although EagleFiler accels at archiving, I believe Michael Tsai advocates - and I would tend to agree - that memory is cheap now, so why not archive your web page that you're bookmarking. I can't count the number of times I've gone back to find broken URL's or one's where the content has been completely changed - and in my experience that doesn't always mean the old content was irrelevant or poor. The point is, as I capture items from the web, I don't want to have to think about what should be captured as a bookmark versus an archive.
My Concern: Lock-In
Tools come and go. Work flows evolve. If I begin to capture all of my bookmarks in EagleFiler, then I want/have to get my bookmark info (at least) into another tool, do I have a lock-in problem? In other words, is there no way to get my URL's into another tool?
Specifically ...
Is there a way to export bookmark related information from EagleFiler?
What Type of information can be exported (url, tags, date, description, etc)?
I think at the bare minimum the user would need EF to locate every Webarchive, extract the source URL, and write it to a html file which a browser could import as bookmarks.
Can this already be done with EagleFiler? Maybe I just don't see it.
Can this already be done with a (simple?) Applescript?
I took a quick look at EF's Applescript dictionary and I don't think I see the commands that would support this.
Beyond the bare minimum ...
I. It would seem criminal to lose the tag data. (and any other "easily" exported metadata eg description/note). Should probably be exported in a format compatible with delicious.
2. A "Nice to Have" : An option to maintain folder hierarchies.


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| Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!
First broadcast
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Japanese themes
Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation! (Japanese: プラズマ団の野望!操られたポケモンたち!! Plasma-dan's Ambition! The Controlled Pokémon!!) is the 117th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 774th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 14, 2013 and in the United States on June 15, 2013.
|Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
Colress and Aldith hides themselves in another hideout near desert, holding with three Pokémon prisoners: middle is Scolipede, Maractus is on the right while left is Deerling in its Summer Form. Colress fires at Scolipede that makes it insane and its eyes turns red. Colress then increase an alpha level that use a SolarBeam to hit at shield. Colress finds that his level is not good enough and shots itself to normal. Colress shows Ghetsis his EM Waves that will brainwashing the Pokémon and wents on rampage, but Colress updates that will brainwashing the other Pokémon without firing at them. Colress then explains that he maximized the other Pokémon that are not at their hideout. Ghetsis orders Aldith to do a test run with other two of Team Plasma's grunts.
Meanwhile, as Ash, Iris, Cilan and N countiune their journey to White Ruins, Cilan states once they get to the next town, they will depart. At Team Plasma's headquaters, one of grunts informs at Ghetsis that he has an another explains at the video. Another Team Plasma grunts at the camera inform that they were unable to search N yet, Ghetsis tells him to find still. It is then interrupted by more unnamed Team Plasma grunts, he informs that were unable to locate for Project G, but tells that were expanding to include C19. More Team Plasma grunts informs their project from Eastern Unova were under control. And finally, the another Team Plasma grunts were still searching for Reshiram at White Ruins, but it's still continue to search for while.
Meanwhile, Ash and his friends arrives at city and finds one of bridge is blocked away, she explains Haxorus went on rampage in there that was controlled by Ghetsis. The group are confused about Haxorus why's attacking the city and they informs them get inside so they could make it calm down. But Officer Jenny still does not allowed them to across the bridge. Elsewhere, Team Rocket are watching at them, still planing to capture the Pikachu. Team Rocket are confused and pleased to see how Haxorus wents on control as much are the other Pokémon's attacked at Floccesy Town and decides to investigate.
Since Jenny refuse them to access them, Iris tries across herself, but Jenny pull them out. Cilan leads them to the another path to across the bridge, but finds all of them were sealed off. The group decides to get to the there by swimming, but finds there's a small boat that allows enough to get there and decided to use it. As they heads to the place where Haxorus is, an one of spring broke out of the water and they were able to get in time. They get upstairs and heads to search for Haxorus, but finds nowhere to be finds. The group are then confronted by Looker, who was also investigating on the Haxorus's rampage. Looker believes that N is working with Team Plasma.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket also sneak the city with their balloon and still investigating of Haxorus's persona. They hear at Haxorus cry and they follow the direction where Haxorus is. As they arrive at the director, Team Rocket notice of Team Plasma at the top of the roof and they discover of Team Plasma's secret plan. They escape at the direction so they could be not see at them. Aldith was pleased that they manages to rule this city and try to heads back at headquarters to report Ghetsis about it. But Colress refuses, saying that Ghetsis has another plan to capture it. Colress then states he will need to improve his invention so he could control more High profilic Pokémon other than Haxorus.
Ash and the others arrive at the direction where Haxorus is (and Ash scan it). It then notice them and attacks them with Shadow Claw but they dodge it in time. Ash tries to do his own to stop Haxorus, but Iris steps in and says that she will do this on her own. Iris tries to tell it why's Haxorus doing this, but Haxorus responds by attacking her with Shadow Claw again. N manages to pushes Iris just in time. Looker realize that it is an EM Waves with his power scan on it. He then use a small device that emits an orange energy field in hopes that will make Haxorus calm down, but finds that EM Waves are much stronger and breaks the shield. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are also watching Team Plasma on the roof as well. Team Rocket decides to steal the EM Waves that will control their own Pokémon as well.
Haxorus then attack them with a Hidden Power and they dodge. Just then, a boy comes in and begs it to stop, saying that Haxorus is terrorizing the city. But Haxorus is still under control of Colress and with a Hyper Beam. The boy reveals that Haxorus is his Pokémon, he never acted insane much before, and his other Pokémon that were trying to stop it were powerless. N tells that Haxorus will cause his strength to disappear if its use attack too much. Ash decides that they will help it to stop Haxorus from being controlled by Colress.
He orders Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, but Haxorus is still stonger. Iris decides to stop Haxorus by herself and sends out Dragonite for the purpose. She orders Dragonite to Ice Beam to make it froze, but Dragonite break the ices itself. Colress, pleased by Dragonite strong behavior, decides to control it as well. Colress then order Dragonite to all the power it knows to rampage the city as well. Iris begs it to stop for what Dragonite is doing, but Dragonite attacks her with a Dragon Rush. Iris then tries to get Dragonite inside the Poké Ball, but Dragonite still refuse. Ash sends his Charizard to fight it as well, he then order Charizard to Slash at Dragonite, but narrowly misses it. Dragonite then use an Ice Beam at him, but Charizard was able to dodge it in the time.
Meanwhile, Cilan begins to battle with Haxorus and sends out Crustle for the purpose. Cilan order it to use an X-Scissor, but Haxorus dodge it. Colres, Aldith and two Plasma grunts decide to secure N. Ash orders Charizard to use Flamethrower while Dragonite use a ThunderPunch, making it clash. Cilan order Crustle to use Rock Wrecker while Haxorus use a Hidden Power. Ash and friends are then confronted by Colress and Aldith and other grunts. They inform N that they were searching for him, but N refuse. Ash and Cilan thinks that N and Ghetsis they know each other. N says that he had enough of being ordered by Ghetsis and tries to inform them why they were doing at Pokémon's. Colress explains that they were doing EM Waves so they could control all over Pokémon who are very stronger and powerful.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket uses the Team Plasma's helicopter to get on the top of the roof where EM Waves are. Aldith orders the two Team Plasma to get Team Rocket out the helicopter. Ash order Charizard to use a Dragon Tail at Dragonite, but once again dodges it. Cilan order Crustle to a Rock Wrecker, in which Haxorus also dodges as well. Colress and Aldith informs who are they and they reveals themselves with their own Motto. They procedeed to battle, with Jessie and James sending out Woobat and Amoonguss, respectively. While Aldith sends out Liepard and they begin their battle. James orders Amoonguss to use a Hidden Power while Jessie order Woobat to use an Air Slash. Aldith orders Liepard to use a Shadow Ball to block the attack. Meowth uses Fury Swipes at the other grunts. Colress, meanwhile, manages to finds the EM Waves at the helicopter inside with an tracking location device. Haxorus use a Hyper Beam again with Crustle but also dodge it. Dragonite use a Flamethrower at Charizard, but also dodges it.
N realize that Dragonite and Haxorus were going to become infinity they do too much. N begs them to stop them for attacking the city, but they attack and injures N with a Flamethrower and Hyper Beam. Aldith orders Liepard to attack them with Shadow Ball which they dodge, but accidently hints on Team Plasma's helicoper, causing EM Waves to overload, freeing Dragonite and Haxorus. Seeing that EM Waves destroyed, Team Plasma were then forced to retreat. Iris and boy returns their respective, Dragonite and Haxorus, with Poké Ball. At Team Plasma's helicopter, Aldith informs Ghetsis that they've manages to find N, but Ghetsis tells to capture him as well sometimes.
Elsewhere, Ash, Iris and Cilan comfort N from being injured. An eerie fog covers the Ash and the others. Ash and others then meet up with two girls with Gothitelle and Gardevoir. She orders Gothitelle to Psychic to hold him and they leave, with Ash and his friends on pursuit. Team Rocket becames bored to stay with fog and get inside fog, they only arrive at forest in cliff. Meanwhile, the Ash, Iris, and Cilan follow N with two mysterious girls. They come across into beautiful forest. The episodes ends with girl orders Gothitelle to put N in the water.
Major events
- Ash and his friends encounter Team Plasma and Looker again.
- Ash and his friends meet Anthea and Concordia for the first time.
- N is injured during the battle against Team Plasma, and is taken to a spring by Anthea and Concordia.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.
- Ghetsis (in person)
- Anthea and Concordia
Pokémon debuts
- Ash
- Iris
- Cilan
- Jessie
- James
- Officer Jenny
- Colress
- Ghetsis
- Looker
- Team Plasma Grunts
- Anthea and Concordia
- Cedric Juniper
- Lauder
Who's That Pokémon?: Deerling (Summer Form) (US and international) Liepard (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Axew (Iris's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Charizard (Ash's)
- Dragonite (Iris's)
- Crustle (Cilan's)
- Woobat (Jessie's)
- Amoonguss (James's)
- Haxorus (Lauder's)
- Liepard (Aldith's)
- Gothitelle (Anthea's)
- Gardevoir (Concordia's)
- Deerling (Summer Form)
- Maractus
- Scolipede
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Excadrill
- During the Live Caster, Oak also showed some already released preview material of ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens and Pikachu and Eevee Friends.
- In the Dare da? segment, Liepard's mouth is missing, its right legs are discolored and its eye has a black spot in the upper right corner.
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Vancouver Golden Jubilee compact
This fashionable art deco style face powder and rouge compact is in its original box from local jeweller Firbank and Lange. The compact commemorated 50 years since the founding of the City of Vancouver. When Vancouver celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1936, there were still many residents who remembered the rough settlement at Granville Townsite 50 years before. Construction of the new City Hall (also art deco style) at 12th and Cambie Street was creatively financed by Mayor Gerry McGeer who raised the funds by selling bonds to city residents.
Date Range
c. 1936
0.9 cm high, 6.3 cm wide, 8.5 cm long
Museum Location
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City of Vancouver Archives


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2009 Year in Review: Staff Picks
- Jan 1, 2010
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Of the nearly 2,200 horse health, care, management, and welfare news articles posted on TheHorse.com in 2009, which ones stood out to our editors? Here are their top picks:
Pointer found a new home through TheHorse.com's Adoption Service.
Kimberly S. Brown (Editor/Publisher)
In November 2008, TheHorse.com took a giant proactive stance in the area of unwanted horses. In conjunction with sponsor Gainesway Farm, TheHorse.com created a free bulletin board-style adoption service for Thoroughbreds at the height of the recession since so many of those horses were in need of new homes and careers.
But the staff of TheHorse.com wasn't finished helping horses. In early June 2009, TheHorse.com teamed up with U.S. Trotting to create a Standardbred Adoption Service. Then, just before Thanksgiving, TheHorse.com launched an all-breed Adoption Service to enable anyone to take advantage of this opportunity to place unwanted horses.
The caveat: Horse owners cannot charge for horses; they must try to find forever homes for these at-risk individuals.
As of Dec. 14, a little more than a year since the launch of TheHorse.com's Adoption Services, a total of 248 horses of various breeds and disciplines have found new homes
There are 196 horses still up for adoption. This is the tip of the unwanted horse iceberg in the United States. But we agree with the phrase: There is no such thing as an unwanted horse, just one that isn't in the right home. And with the help of TheHorse.com users, we'll continue to fight the unwanted horse problem one animal at a time.
- Free Horses: All-Breed Adoption Service Launched on TheHorse.com
- 250 Horses Find Homes through Adoption Service
Chad Mendell (Executive Editor)
Who can forget the incredible story about a horse that might have saved its 14-year-old rider? or how our horses' have mysterious cravings for vehicles? the discovery of an equine pseudo-hermaphrodite? and of course, what about the zedonks (oh yes, the zedonks)? There were many strange things that happened in 2009, and, thanks to the "Weird Horse News" blog, we were able to read about the weirdest of horse happenings. So raise a glass to more weird news in 2010 (just remember: friends don't let friends ride drunk)!
Thompson took Freeway to a nearby country club for an "after" photo op following six months of rehabilitation and recovery.
Stephanie L. Church (Managing Editor, Print)
My favorite story of 2009 involved an unassuming bay gelding named Freeway and his owner, Sue Thompson. Sue's compassion in intervening and saving this horse from a neglectful situation was admirable. The story was not only inspiring to me, I think it gave readers a chance to learn the realities of what it takes to refeed and rehabilitate a horse who has been starved/neglected. Sue's no-nonsense, assertive approach to getting Freeway back to health, with the help of several talented veterinarians and a chorus of encouraging supporters on an online forum, was a memorable story. The pictures of a happy, healthy Freeway were a testament to the good work that Sue did, and I loved the fact that she was humble about the endeavors, never asking to be celebrated for the time and energy that she and her husband put into rehabilitating the gelding. I hope that their compassion inspired readers to consider opening their barns or pastures to horses in need, because there are a lot of them out there these days.
- Saving a Starving Horse: Part 1
- Saving a Starving Horse: Part 2
- Starving Horse Series: Freeway Shows Signs of Improvement
Erin Ryder, News Editor
Some of my favorite stories in 2009 included coverage of equine behavior, cognition, and handling/riding methods. While some of these might make horse owners say, "duh, I could have told you that," having these studies published in the peer-reviewed literature gives real weight to the casual observances that we hands-on horse owners take for granted. This means that further research can be built upon these findings, potentially guiding scientifically-supported methods of training, handling, and riding that complement our horses' intrinsic natures.
These are some of the articles that have influenced how I interact with my own horse:
- Horses Demonstrate Ability to Count in New Study
- Study: Horse Whinnies Packed with Information
- Horses Read Human Body Cues, Researchers Say
- Equine Visual Laterality Reinforces Horse Handling Traditions
- Rider Pressure Affects Horse Tack Evaluation
- Horses React to Human Heart Rates, Study Finds
- Researchers Examine Effects of Rider Stability
- Research Sheds Light on Equine Long-Term Memory
Megan Arszman (Photo/Newsletter Editor)
The economy was a big story in the national headlines, and it was equally as big for horse people. My favorite stories from 2009 provided some insight for horse owners in this recession who were desperate to save money. These stories included "Where Not to Pinch Pennies" as well as "Vaccinations Not a Place to Cut Back, Vets Say" because I know, as a horse owner, that in order for us to keep our beloved equine family members, we're always looking for those corners we can cut without putting our horses at risk. Another big help for myself and other horse owners in a pinch was the introduction of our Thrifty Horsekeeping blog. This project, used as a building block for an upcoming Eclipse Press book, was a great way for our readers to get cost-cutting tips, as well as share their own experiences and tips. Everything from buying/selling a horse, selecting the right boarding barn, coupons and online deals, etc., was covered in hopes of easing the pain of our pocketbooks.
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University of North Texas officials have hinted for months they were preparing to launch a public phase of their capital campaign, and on Monday night they publicly announced a $200 million goal to about 1,000 alumni and UNT supporters.
Officials made the announcement in the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas during the Emerald Eagle Honors, a fundraiser for UNT's Emerald Eagle Scholars program, which supports primarily first-generation college students from families with limited resources.
The campaign is called: "The light is green. The time is now. The Campaign for UNT."
"A lot of work has gone into this," said Gayle Strange, a co-chairwoman of the capital campaign and a former chairwoman of the UNT Board of Regents. "The campaign is designed to benefit the students. It's always all about the students."
So far, the campaign has raised 85 percent of its $200 million goal to support initiatives for scholarships, student life programs, faculty positions, research and facilities, UNT officials said.
The university announced the campaign has three goals: fundraising, engaging alumni and supporters beyond the campus and developing a strong culture of philanthropy.
UNT officials said the campaign is designed to strengthen its relationships with the alumni and community in an effort to help each party reach their goals.
"We want to help the student and the university reach their goals," Strange said.
The event was hosted by two prominent UNT alumni: Melissa Rycroft Strickland, who won Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars, and actor Peter Weller, who is best known for starring in RoboCop and will also be in this summer's Star Trek movie.
Alumni honored at the event included Dallas City Manager Mary K. Suhm, "Mean" Joe Greene and the late Roy Orbison, a rock 'n' roll icon.
University officials announced that during the quiet phase of the capital campaign, they have raised more than $27 million in new scholarships and more than 160 new endowed funds, doubled membership in the UNT Alumni Association and attracted the largest gift in UNT's history of $22 million from Charn Uswachoke.
"This is a very big and ambitious goal for UNT given its history," said Michael Monticino, UNT vice president of advancement. "It's not only about raising money, but also about widening and deepening our relationships with our community."
This isn't the first campaign the university has started in recent years. About nine years ago, UNT raised $203 million in gifts and pledges over an eight-year campaign.
According to university reports, the eight-year campaign exceeded the original goal by 35 percent.
Over this same time period, growth in annual giving almost tripled from $5.7 million to $17.1 million and the planned gift inventory has more than tripled from $29 million to more than $100 million.
Monticino said the current campaign will have wider participation than the previous campaign and will have the potential to be even bigger.
"This is a very focused initiative and it will be more engaging with the community," he said. "That's what's it mainly about."
JOHN D. HARDEN can be reached at 940-566-6882 and via Twitter at @JDHarden.


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Wobbler Syndrome in Thoroughbreds: Racing Prognosis Examined
- Jul 9, 2011
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Near the end of his long and storied life, one of the greatest Thoroughbred racehorses of all times, 1978 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, was diagnosed with cervical vertebral malformation (CVM, commonly known as wobbler syndrome). He underwent two surgeries to correct the problem and continued his job as a breeding stallion until he died in 2002.
Today, many young Thoroughbreds are diagnosed with CVM. Some undergo surgery before their racing careers, some are euthanized before the problem becomes too severe, and others are treated with a more conservative approach. Crystal Hoffman, DVM, with Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, Fla., reviewed a study on conservative CVM treatment at the 2011 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, held June 15-18 in Denver, Colo., that indicated in some cases, Thoroughbreds diagnosed and treated using this method early in the course of the disease can recover to have a successful racing career.
Horses affected by CVM essentially have a damaged spinal cord. The major causes of spinal cord damage include malformation of the cervical (neck) vertebrae, trauma to the vertebrae, or excessive growth of surrounding soft tissue. Affected horses typically have a history of ataxia (incoordination) or weakness with no other visible abnormalities. Veterinarians usually diagnose a horse with CVM after a thorough clinical examination along with myelograms (a procedure in which dye is injected into the spinal canal and a set of radiographs is taken) that confirm bony abnormalities and narrow cervical spinal spaces in the horse's neck. Hoffman cited several previous studies that showed poor return to racing for CVM-affected horses.
The conservative approach to treating the disease (which was the focus of the current study) involved medical treatment with NSAIDs, vitamin E, exercise restriction, and a diet change to slow young horse's growth rate. Conservative treatment is most commonly used in young horses that have not yet finished maturing; the theory behind this approach is that a decrease in growth rate can allow for remodeling of the vertebrae to increase the size of the canal. Following that up with corticosteroids, rest, and turnout in a small paddock has been observed to help the young horse proceed normally with his life.
More invasive surgical interventions involve inserting a metal apparatus called a Bagby basket designed to fuse the horse's vertebrae, which can widen the cervical spaces to reduce the amount of pressure on the spinal cord. This procedure can be performed on older horses that have matured as well as on youngsters and has reported success rates as high as 75%.
Hoffman discussed a recent retrospective study that examined 119 Thoroughbreds diagnosed with CVM from 2002-2010 and evaluated their racing careers post-conservative treatment. Sixty five percent of the affected horses were treated conservatively, while the remaining 35% were euthanized prior to treatment.
Hoffman reported that horses with a neurologic grade of 2 or lower (on a scale of 1 to 5) fared better than the group with more lesions graded at 2.5 or higher. Horses with spinal degenerative arthritis, narrowing of the vertebral canal (stenosis), or kyphosis (spinal curvature)--all diagnosed via radiograph--were less likely to return to racing. Horses with less extensive bony lesions as seen on radiographs had better outcomes.
Of the treated horses, Hoffman stated that only 27% were able to begin racing after receiving only conservative treatment. Hoffman added that of the 72% that did not race, some might have had success in other careers, but no follow-up information was available. Additionally, it's unclear if any opted for surgical intervention after the completion of conservative treatment.
The study results indicated that conservative treatment for young horses diagnosed with CVM can be effective in allowing horses to lead a productive life in mild cases, but more advanced cases could require surgical intervention or euthanasia. Horse owners are encouraged to discuss all treatment options with their veterinarian before opting for euthanasia.
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Automated tiering and caching often get confused. While each vendor's technology will vary a bit automated tiering is generally seen to be a more permanent placement of data on a faster tier of storage. It also can be seen as a way to move less active data to a high capacity but more cost effective tier of storage. Caching is often seen as more temporary in nature, accelerating only the most active data and, in most cases, this approach does not move old data to a third tier of storage.
The challenge in trying to grasp these two methods is that when used with solid state their use looks similar. In the past, caching was often thought of as a very small area of memory used to accelerate disk access for a very short period of time. Often it held only the most recent minutes of accessed data. Obviously the chances of a cache miss were relatively high, which meant a performance degradation as data was retrieved from mechanical hard disk. This lead to a very narrow deployment model, either a single server or a specific application on that server.
With the falling cost of today's flash-based SSDs, a very large cache can be created and data can reside on cache for a long period of time. This of course reduces the chance of a cache miss. It also means that data can be in cache for hours, even days if the flash memory in the cache is sized large enough. Flash has allowed large caches to be deployed in a much broader fashion and across multiple servers and applications.
A big difference between cache and automated tiering is that the data in cache is always a second copy of the data that is on the hard drive. Automated tiering is an actual move of data from the hard drive. Failure of the cache rarely produces a data loss, just a performance loss since everything would need to be served from mechanical drives until the cache can be replaced.
Since the SSD tier holds potentially the only copy of data in an automated tiering system, the failure of the SSD tier can't be tolerated so these systems have to set the SSD tier in a redundant configuration by using a RAID-like data protection scheme. The overhead of that protection, RAID parity bit calculation for example, may impact performance and of course any RAID algorithm requires extra disk capacity. Having to purchase extra SSD to support a RAID-like function makes an already premium priced technology even more expensive.
In most situations, read performance should be about the same between the two options. Mostly the efficiency of read performance is going to depend on the efficiency and customizability of the caching appliance to promote data. The goal should be to make sure the right data is in cache at the right moment in time. As we discuss in our recent article "Maximizing SSD Investment With Analytics" we believe that this is the largest opportunity for improvement in this technology. Both caching and automated tiering need to become smarter about what they cache and when.
Another area to examine with automated tiering vs. caching is which one can deliver better write performance and can be clear are of distinction between automated tiering and caching. We'll cover this in our next entry.
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Discussion in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' started by Drago-Kazov, Nov 12, 2012.
My money is on Sam Lavelle. What do you guys think?
I don't know who the second biggest womaniser was, I just can tell you who wasn't: Geordi Laforge.
Mott the Barber. He's very hands-on. So to speak.
Picard, hell I'd almost put him OVER Riker. He got a LOT of tail over the course of the series.
Geordi had his creepy relationship with hologram Leah Brahms.
I think LaForge went after more women than Riker did, but they never worked out for various reasons.
That episode where Wesley zings Geordi "At least I don't get my women on the holodeck!"
That's like a double zing, lot of truth to it and more so coming from Wesley of all people!
Picard had a pretty long list, but he was more discrete and classy than Riker so people probably wouldn't categorize him as a skirt chaser.
But in the spirit of the thread, going with assumptions regarding extras, Ben the bartender. Managing to pull a bluff with a 8 10 jack and king showing, that man could talk his way into Fort Knox nonetheless a woman's pants.
Didn't he became better at talking to girls during the series?
On a related note, a "Rikeron" became 24th century slang for an erection.
Lt. Joesph Tribbiani.
Nothing on Memory-Alpha.
He's referring to Joey from Friends.
Picard or Data. Data did pretty well for himself, ya know, for an android.
While not a "womanizer," Deanna Troi seem to have had more sex partners than even Riker.
She wins when it come to body count.
Lol yeah.
As far as guys go, I'd say Outrageous Okona did more damage in 1 day on Enterprise than some guys did in 7 years.
He just probably sucked on her feet.
^Eeeww! I would never let some dude touch my feet. *cringe*
I think either Picard or Data. Picard had quite a list under his belt, but he was more suave about it. Data had a few, but they more chased him than he did them. It's a toss up between the two of them.
We need more evidence on Picard and Data probably rarely intiates romance/sex so i am not sure how he would fit into that category.
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