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Thank you for the shot of the fold and the tip.That's an NY pie!
Tom,I am not sure what you mean about the shot of the fold and tip. Maybe I am getting to old to understand. Could you please explain what you meant?Norma
Unless someone's in the business. I can't understand the secretness of a dough, that said, I also use occident flour (as Norma is well aware of) and make pies which looks very similar. My recipe has constantly been flour, water, salt and yeast with a long cold ferment, it always gets me where I want to go.
To me, NY pizza should stand a slight fold and show the end tip just slightly dipping. One of your shots lets me see this. Perhaps because i am looking for it. Nice pizza!
I don't know why, but I'm having a hard time seeing you have much fun with a formula you can't discuss with Peter.
You know I usually am never secretive and always (until now) posted almost every step of the process, formulation and photos of almost every pizza I have made on this forum whether good or bad. I have never minded before if anyone tried to copy anything I have done on this forum. I will continue to share what I have done as far as making different styles of pizzas, so it can help anyone that is interested. This forum and all the members have taught me all I know about making pizzas.Since this recipe was given to me from someone that wants their recipe to remain anonymous that is why I cant post it. I hope you or anyone else can understand. I can post what sauce I used or my cheese.Norma
Great looking pizza once again Norma! I understand that you can't share the secret recipe, and it's good that you're honoring your word! That said, I've never understood the point of keeping recipes a secret... even in a competitive situation, making money is more about running a business than it is about having the best food. Just comparing Pizza Hut to your local mom n' pop will tell you that! Not to mention that with enough time, money, and effort, it's possible to reverse-engineer just about anything in the world anyhow! These folks sitting on "secret recipes" are pretty silly if you ask me!
You are SO right. I love this post!
OK folks...let's let this most valued young lady have a little fun.No more comments about "secrets"....we all have them. Stay on topic and let's help our Norma out.
This crust looks faaantastic....your deck oven runs at 525 correct Norma?
Norma,This pie looks great, but so do all your others. But how did it taste in comparison?I hope that the person who is asking you to keep this secret will rescind his request and in the spirit of this board allow you to share.
I really don't think the person that gave me this recipe will change their mind about sharing the recipe.Norma
Your word is everything Norma. If you were asked to keep it a secret you are right to do so.Many years ago in the early '70's I was working as a technician and in the summer there were a lot of college students working at the factory. It was known that I liked to bake bread and they could see by my lunch that I had a fondness for whole wheat.One day one student handed me a recipe and said it was from his Uncle. He asked me to never give it to anyone else. To this day I have never given it out. I learned later that it came from the Arnold family.


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Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction using a transplanted flap of their own tissue have a low rate of early postoperative complications, however, according to a new study, their risk varies by the type of flap procedure they undergo. Results from the large-scale multicenter study appearing in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicate that a flap technique known as the free flap appears to have a higher rate of 30-day postoperative complications compared with pedicle flap techniques.
Although tissue expansion with an implant is the most common type of breast reconstruction performed, many women prefer the more natural results of using their own, or "autologous," tissue. However, it has been unclear which of the many autologous reconstructive techniques renders the best result and fewest postoperative complications according to study authors.
"This study is one of the largest to report short-term outcomes of autologous breast reconstruction," said principal investigator John Kim, MD, FACS, associate professor of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, both in Chicago. "Now we can inform women of some risk factors for complications, calculated using nationwide data from multiple independent sources. The good news is that serious complications are rare and these procedures are generally safe."
Dr. Kim and colleagues used the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) database for this study. ACS NSQIP is the leading nationally validated, risk-adjusted, outcomes-based program to measure and improve the quality of care in private sector hospitals. The researchers analyzed surgical outcomes data from nearly 3,300 women who had autologous breast reconstruction. Next, they used the data to track complications within the first month after reconstructive procedures performed at more than 240 medical centers across the United States from 2006 to 2010.
The investigators included women in the study who had one of three common flap procedures: pedicle TRAM flap (which stands for the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous muscle), latissimus dorsi flap, or free flap.
In the TRAM and latissimus flap procedures, a section of skin, fat, and muscle from another part of the patient's body is tunneled under the skin to the chest while a narrow strip of tissue remains attached to its original blood supply. The TRAM flap comes from the lower part of the abdomen, and the latissimus flap is taken from the back. For the more complex free flap procedure, the surgeon takes tissue—typically from the abdomen—disconnects it from its blood supply and, after transplanting it at the breast, reconnects it to blood vessels in that area. Dr. Kim and colleagues found that only 12.5% of autologous breast reconstructive procedures result in short-term complications despite the fact that flap breast reconstruction is a complex surgical technique. "There are minor and treatable flap complications that can occur, such as wound infection, but serious complications, such as heart attack, were rare,"
Dr. Kim said. "Our study dispels the notion that autologous breast reconstruction has major medical complications."
According to the researchers, the flap techniques have different risk profiles for 30-day postoperative complications. Latissimus flaps showed significantly lower complication rates than the other methods did: 7.1% compared with 13.4% for pedicle TRAM flaps and 19.4% for free flaps. Although Dr. Kim said the research team was surprised at how few complications resulted from latissimus flaps, he noted that the ACS NSQIP database does not track formation of seromas—soft, fluid-filled swellings at the breast or underarm—which are the most common problem after latissimus flap breast reconstruction, and that this omission could be a possible shortcoming of the study.
Latissimus flaps are second in popularity to TRAM flaps, which were the choice of nearly 49 percent of the women in the study. Only about 18 percent of patients received a free flap. Given their study results, the authors wrote that latissimus flaps may not need to be relegated to a secondary option. However, the latissimus flap often requires an implant, which Dr. Kim said may discourage some women from choosing it. He stressed that the choice of breast reconstructive technique depends on many considerations and "there's never one flap that is best for everyone."
Besides flap type, other factors that the researchers found raised the risk of complications after flap breast reconstruction included a recent prior operation, obesity and delayed reconstruction (not simultaneous with mastectomy). Similar to results of other studies, women who smoked had a higher risk—nearly 1.7 times greater odds—of getting an infection at the surgical site than nonsmokers did, which Dr. Kim said underscores the importance of not smoking before the operation.
Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction using a transplanted flap of their own tissue have a low rate of early postoperative complications, however, according to a new study, their risk varies by the type of flap procedure they undergo.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sheriff John Rutherford made another plea Thursday regarding the state of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office budget.
The sheriff is expected to go before the city finance committee Friday to discuss the budget and its possible effects.
Rutherford said he believes council members are finally listening. He said he will be fighting to keep the money he saved by laying off officers and cutting pay last year.
On Friday, he will tell council members again that if they give him that money -- about $10 million -- he won't have to let an additional 95 officers go this year and won't have to close a community transitions center, which houses a drug treatment center.
The sheriff believes this will pass but has a message for the mayor.
"I think the message that needs to go with the passage of this bill is the mayor's pension fund," Rutherford said. "You got a year now to fix it, because if you don't, public safety in this community is in jeopardy, and it needs to be fixed."
The sheriff says no matter what happens, he will still let 62 community service officers go next week and will lay off 154 civilian employees, including dispatchers and others in the department.
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Septic Arthritis: Joint Savings
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It's a classic situation. "Hey Doc, can you come and look at my new colt? I think the old mare stepped on him 'cause he's a bit gimpy today." When the foal is evaluated, you find a swollen joint or two, and the colt also has a slight fever. At this point, you've most likely got your diagnosis--septic arthritis. In foals, it often is called joint ill, and it is seen commonly in neonatal foals less than one month of age.
This is not to say that mares don't step on their foals, because some do. However, the most common cause of lameness that veterinarians see in neonatal foals is caused by septic arthritis, not careless mares. Septic arthritis also can be seen in older foals and adult horses, but the cause usually is quite different from that in neonatal foals. In this article, we will discuss the cause, clinical signs, and treatment options for septic arthritis in foals and adult horses.
What Is Septic Arthritis?
Septic arthritis is infection within the joint. Simplified, arthritis means joint inflammation, and septic means infection caused by microorganisms. Therefore, septic arthritis is joint inflammation caused by microorganisms.
Bacteria almost always causes this infection in foals. However, there have been a few reports of yeast infections in adult horses. Joint infection in foals leads to progressively worsening lameness and joint swelling. The infection within the joint often is secondary to a primary infection somewhere else in the foal's body, such as the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, lungs, or umbilicus. If left untreated, the foal can develop not only severe arthritis (which can lead to permanent lameness), but the foal can die from the unbridled infection.
How Do Foals Get It?
As stated before, bacteria are the primary agents that cause septic arthritis. The bacteria gain entrance to the foal's body usually through the umbilicus, but also can enter through the GI tract via oral ingestion, or by inhalation through the lungs. If the foal's immune system is not effective in destroying the invading bacteria, then infection results. The infection can set up shop in the umbilicus, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, etc. The bacteria then spreads throughout the foal's body via the bloodstream.
This disease process--bacteria in the bloodstream--is called septicemia, and without proper treatment it is life-threatening to the young foal.
After the bacteria have gained access to the foal's bloodstream, then the bacteria can become trapped within small capillaries near the foal's joint. This can lead to infection within the physis (the growth plate) or directly in the joint itself. Infection within a growth plate can extend into the joint, since they are in close proximity, also leading to septic arthritis. This process can occur in multiple joints at one time, so it is not unusual for a foal with septic arthritis in one joint to rapidly develop infection in other joints.
Adult horses rarely develop septic arthritis through the hematogenous (via the bloodstream) route, and the causes of septic arthritis for adults will be discussed later.
Failure Of Passive Transfer
Foals which develop septicemia and/or septic arthritis commonly are those which have had either partial or complete failure of passive transfer. Remember, there is passive transfer of antibodies from the mare to the newborn foal via the colostrum (first milk). The mare concentrates antibodies from her bloodstream late in pregnancy (usually during the last two to four weeks). The concentrated antibodies are found in the mare's colostrum. The newborn foal must drink the colostrum shortly after birth in order to absorb the antibodies and be protected from many infections.
The foal is born with a functioning, yet not fully developed, immune system, but no circulating antibodies. Without these antibodies from the mare's colostrum, the foal is very susceptible to all types of infection because he has no specific defenses against them. Partial or complete failure of passive transfer can occur in several ways--the foal might not drink enough colostrum, the mare might produce poor colostrum (low in antibodies), or the foal might not absorb the colos-trum completely.
Partial failure of passive transfer is when the foal absorbs some--but not enough--of the antibodies (also called immu-noglobulins) to be protected. Complete failure of passive transfer is when foals do not absorb any detectable level of antibodies. There is a simple blood test that can be performed in the field at 24 hours of age to help determine if the foal has absorbed enough antibodies.
With this efficient test, failure of passive transfer can be recognized and treated immediately with the hope of preventing infection. Treatment often includes administration of intravenous immunoglobulins. If the foal is young enough (less than 24 hours old) then good-quality colostrum or an oral commercial immunoglobulin product can be given. After about 24 hours of age, the foal's body no longer is able to absorb the immunoglobulins through the GI tract, and the intravenous route must be used.
Clinical Signs And Diagnosis
Foals with septic arthritis have several classic clinical signs. A sudden onset of lameness along with joint swelling are two of the most important and earliest signs. There also might be swelling or edema around the joint, and the foal might have a fever at the time you notice the joint swelling. Some foals which have concurrent infection in the GI or respiratory tracts might have additional clinical signs related to that disease process, such as diarrhea and decreased nursing (GI tract) or coughing and nasal discharge (respiratory). Some umbilical infection symptoms are obvious swelling or drainage from the umbilicus. However, even if the external umbilicus appears normal, it does not preclude a diagnosis of umbilical infection--umbilical structures within the abdomen that cannot be seen or palpated can have infection present.
The ultimate diagnosis will come from your veterinarian after a sample of fluid is obtained from the swollen joint. Samples of joint fluid from infected joints will look similar to pus and will have a greatly increased white blood cell count and protein level. Microscopically, however, the offending bacteria are rarely seen within the joint fluid.
Other diagnostic tests often are required in these foals. Tests such as a complete blood count, ultrasonography of the umbilical structures, and radiographs of the affected joint(s) are very important. If infection is found within the umbilical structures, surgery often is recommended to remove the umbilicus and the source of infection. Radiographs might reveal infection involving the bony structures of the joint or physis, and they can help your veterinarian decide on the best treatment approach.
To determine the exact organism causing the infection, samples of the joint fluid (and often blood) are cultured in an attempt to grow the offending bacteria. If bacteria are grown, then their sensitivity to antibiotics can be determined so that the correct antibiotic(s) can be used. Although this process can take several days, prompt treatment is imperative for a successful outcome, so antibiotic treatment usually is begun before the results of the cultures are known, but after the samples have been obtained.
The treatment for septic arthritis involves the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. This means that before the exact organism and its antibiotic sensitivity are known, antibiotics that cover the broadest spectrum of likely organisms are used. It is extremely important to begin treatment immediately after the first clinical signs are noted in a horse. Delays in treatment can lead to a permanently damaged (arthritic) joint.
In addition to the antibiotics, treatment of the joint itself is paramount. Initial therapy of the joint usually includes joint lavage. This procedure involves "flushing" the joint with sterile saline (often by adding a small amount of the anti-inflammatory drug dimethyl sulfoxide, or DMSO). The joint lavage helps remove bacteria and harmful by-products of the infection (such as en-zymes) that can damage the cartilage surface of the joint. A favorite saying I learned in veterinary school is: "The solution to pollution is dilution." This concept works very well for this disease.
The joint lavage is performed while the foal or horse is under sedation or general anesthesia. Large-gauge needles are used to introduce the fluid under pressure. The fluid quickly fills the joint, then exits via a separate needle.
After the lavage, antibiotics are deposited directly into the joint to achieve very high concentrations. This procedure might be performed several times--usually every other day--until the white blood cell count and protein levels within the joint decrease. If the joint infection is re-solving, then the swelling and lameness will improve. If after several treatments with joint lavage there is no improvement, or if the radiographs reveal more extensive problems (such as bony lysis or disintegration, or a bone cyst), then arthroscopy often is recommended (see next section).
In addition, foals which are being treated for septic arthritis also require anti-ulcer treatment. Because of the stress involved in unaccustomed frequent handling and illness, the young horse is very prone to gastric ulceration. It is routine to treat all hospitalized foals with anti-ulcer medication. Many of which you will be familiar with as they are sold over the counter to humans, including cimetidine or famotidine. Other drugs such as omeprazole are frequently used, but sold by prescription only.
Arthroscopy is the procedure of using a small camera and long-handled instruments to explore and repair damaged joints, most commonly to remove bone chips in racehorses. The small instruments and camera allow for small incisions into the joint, greatly decreasing the post-operative time required for horses to heal and return to exercise. This technique also allows a much better exploration of the joint, and minimizes post-operative problems such as dehiscence (reopening of the incision) and infection.
Arthroscopy can be used in septic arthritis cases to evaluate the joint surface for any abnormalities and remove large debris (such as fibrin clots) that cannot be removed via joint lavage. In cases of septic arthritis, bacteria prefer to live and hide within the synovial tissue of the joint capsule. This makes them difficult to remove with just a simple joint lavage.
Arthroscopy also can be used to remove the enlarged synovial tissue (a procedure called synovectomy) to help decrease bacterial numbers. In some cases where infected bone is present, arthroscopy can be used to remove the infected bone tissue that antibiotics might have difficulty reaching, and can encourage healing.
Other Treatments
In some cases, long-standing infection cannot be cured with joint lavage or even arthroscopy. In those cases (which do not respond favorably within a few days to one week with systemic antibiotics and joint lavage), then open drainage or an arthrotomy is necessary, possibly following arthroscopy.
An arthrotomy is a long incision or incisions made into the joint to allow for continuous drainage. These large openings also allow for large-volume lavage and the removal of the large amount of debris that accumulates in an infected joint.
The disadvantage of this procedure is that it requires extreme care in maintaining the cleanliness of the wound. The joint must be bandaged using sterile bandages, and it must be monitored frequently. If the bandage slips or comes off, the site must be cleaned and re-bandaged immediately to prevent any contamination of the incisions.
Other treatment options for refractory cases of septic arthritis include regional limb perfusion. In this method of treatment, a tourniquet is applied above the affected joint on the horses leg, and antibiotics are infused into a vein in the horses leg below the tourniquet. In this way, antibiotics are allowed to be in a very high concentration in a very specific and small area (instead of throughout the entire horses body). This large increase in antibiotic concentrations helps destroy the infection within the joint or physis. The tourniquet is only applied for a short period of time, usually not longer than 20-30 minutes.
Septic Arthritis In Adult Horses
Septic arthritis also can occur in older foals and adult horses. In these horses, joint infection usually is not from a hematogenous (via the bloodstream) source as is common in neonatal foals. In older horses the problem usually is caused by a wound that involves the joint, allowing bacteria from the environment to cause joint infection. Infection can also result by contamination from a joint injection.
Many horses undergo intra-articular (joint) treatments for different types of lameness, and this is an excellent and well-accepted method of treatment for some types of lameness. However, if bacteria gain entrance to the joint through the injection, then infection can result.
Although the risk of infection is low if proper precautions are taken (sterile preparation of the site, sterile gloves, etc.), there always is a small risk. More importantly, the risk of infection depends on the drugs injected into the joint, as some substances might decrease the immune response within the joint. These substances include steroid products and PSGAGs (polysulfated glycosaminoglycans). However, with the use of potent antibiotics added to these drugs, the risk of joint infection is greatly decreased.
The clinical signs of septic arthritis in these horses are the same as in the foal, with joint swelling (edema and effusion) and lameness being the first signs. However, horses with septic arthritis from an open wound will not be as lame as those with closed joints, since the extra joint fluid is draining out instead of causing increased pressure and pain inside the joint. Otherwise, the diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis is the same as in the foal.
After The Infection
One of the most important questions that should be asked before beginning treatment for any disease is: What is the prognosis? What chance does the horse have for returning to his prior level of performance? Are we just prolonging the inevitable, and what is the level of pain involved? What will be the horse's quality of life afterward?
Unfortunately, these questions can be difficult to answer with certainty at the beginning of this disease process, but should be discussed during the course of the treatment. Luckily for horses with joint infections, the chance of returning to the same level of performance and even for young horses to survive and still perform at the same level as their peers has been increasing. In decades past, an infected joint in an adult meant at best, a "pasture potato." In other words, the adult horse hopefully would be comfortable retired to pasture (though even that wasn't guaranteed), and many foals did not survive.
Now, more and more affected horses are recovering completely. A study in the early 1990s performed by Robert Schneider, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, Professor and Section Head of Equine Surgery at Washington State, revealed that at least 50% of racehorses with septic arthritis returned to racing. Another study performed by Margriet Meijer, DVM, and specialist in the Equine Surgery at the Veterinary Clinic Honselersdijk in the Netherlands, of foals and adults with septic arthritis, revealed that 81% of the adult horses recovered, while a fewer number of foals survived at 42%.
The prognosis is less stellar in foals because of the risk of specific problems surrounding the equine neonate, including partial or complete failure of passive transfer.
"When an infection somewhere in the body is present, it can spread itself rather easily because the immunity is not able enough to get rid of this infection," Meijer says. "We found that a foal could respond well to our therapy, but that other problems made the clinical situation worse. These problems were: arthritis later on in another joint, ureteritis (inflammation of the ureter that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder), perforated stomach ulcer, and cecum impaction. I see these complications during intensive treatment of a serious clinical problem with immunologically deprived, very young and therefore very susceptible animals."
However, if caught early and treated aggressively, the prognosis for septic arthritis patients is favorable.
Equine Clinical Neonatology. Eds. A.M. Koterba, W.H. Drummond, P.C. Kosch. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1990.
Schneider, R.K. Orthopedic Infections Equine Surgery. Eds. J.A. Auer, J.A. Stick. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 727-735, 1999.
Meijer, M.C. et al. Clinical Experience of treating septic arthritis in the equine by repeated joint lavage: a series of 39 cases. Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series A. 47 (6), 351-65, 2000.
About the Author
Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS
Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, owns Early Winter Equine in Lansing, New York. The practice focuses on primary care of mares and foals and performance horse problems.
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Saturday's sunshine will give way to rain on Sunday, but not until later in the afternoon.
The metro Detroit area will be on the warm side of a system that brings snow and blizzard-like condition to the northern Plains.
Sunday will be a mild and warmer day. Highs should reach near 38 or 40 degrees with an approaching warm front. We'll see high clouds spread over the area and rain likely by Sunday evening into Sunday night. We could see some light snow around on Monday as the cold front swings through behind Sunday's warm front.
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Also found my weapons for destroyer. Black Widow works great since not only do you get the extra shot for it, it shoots faster and it's also one of the semi auto weapons where you can hold the button and it will continue firing without having to pump the buttons. Some of the other weapons I tested needs to have a button press for every shot, and thats something I didnt like.
Also, having two destroyers with extra nades, then a demolisher resupplying them is quite fun. It's a whole lot of grenades going off when you need it.
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Actually specced him at 6/6/6/0/6, with everything towards dmg which is a whole lot of glass canon. Only thing I didnt spec for pure dmg was cloak that got the extra duration and bonus power. Havent taken him out in gold, but depending on the map, works well just everywhere in silver so far. Bet he will be pretty darn squishy in gold, so probably requires a cordinated team so I can use the whip to full effect.
The reason I put 5 into the Racial class was because the Shadow Strike benefits from the powers boost at 1, 2, 4, and 5. It's also nice that you can carry a Carnifex (fairly high level) with ULM and a Tempest X with your Racial Class at 5. Even though the Shadow is most effective as a melee character, adding a Carnifex and Tempest makes her a pretty well rounded character, capable of damage at range with the Carnifex, close up with the Tempest, and the Tempest also gives you a nice weapon to use against Elites.
I was trying to build a character that could take down Phantoms in a single blow on gold. It's not exact, but it's close enough. At 675/675 on Gold you have to be extremely careful when decloaking. I think I've died more times with the second shadow strike out of cloak, when I was too aggressive or didn't account for the trash mob lurking around the corner.
Now I pretty much aim for the back of the crowd so that no one is behind me to take me out when I decloak.
Took him out in gold today, and as long as I keep my wits about, it's incredibly fun. And workable. But it also depends on what the rest of the team is playing. And the class is part brittle glass and part monster used correctly. Any atlas thats down to armor can be downed with a shadow strike and a couple of easy heavy melees. Only problem is what you said, when you strike and something ends up behind you when you decloak. Like an extra phantom or nemesis, etc.
My shadow is specced as the following
http://narida.pytalhost.com/me3/classes ... @@Z0F4@0@0
With the N7 Master at 0, it's actually not that bad. Getting it up to lvl 5, would still only add 130 points of damage to slash accourding to the sheet above, since the percentages act on base damage. Also, the N7 Master doesnt appear to affect shadowstrike at all, unless the webpage for shadow is bugged, only slash, so having the rest maxed out is probably better. And since he's squishy, the longer cloak really comes in handy.
Also noticed something just now looking through this is that I could setup a tech burst with my first cloaked shadow strike, and detonate it with the electric slash afterwods. Thats a tactic I didnt try out until I read bout the strike being a setup, and slash a detonating power.
With Carnifex VI and ultralight materials, It gives a 180% cooldown, and the carnifex is pretty much worth it on that guy for long range where the slash cant hit. But still... the damage with everything specced for damage, is very respectable.


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by GLX » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:09 pm
"I have a strong feeling that X-Men: Forever will suck. Therefore, I refuse to review it."
by Windom URL » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:15 pmThis'll be a great week, no one but Jude reviews his pick and X-Men Forever will forever have the highest score in the SOD.
by GLX » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:16 pm
People will read it, but I doubt that they'll HATE it.
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So review it and hate it then. Fill that niche.
Or read it in the shop and then write a review you could add to wine and kill Socrates with.
BE the hate.
by GLX » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:23 pm
Eh. As I mentioned earlier, I thought the first trade was okay, but I'm in no hurry to read more X-Men: Forever.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:18 pmSupergirl #50
So this was a fun read. Sterling Gates takes a character that only Mark Waid has every made interesting. (He was a highlight of Trinity) and instead of adding new levels to him he makes him a one note boring character who seems to only be in the story so readers go "Hey remember him?" His role could have easily be filled by any of the characters current in Metropolis. But I digress, I honestly don't think this is completely new reader friendly.
Supergirl #50 pays off on a plotline that has been building for quite some time in the book. Insect Queen is kind of a one note villain as well, kind of lame. Dr. Light gets a huge push in my mind here and that was a highlight of the issue.
The back up was a fun short little story about Kara being trusted in the world and I thought it was just a fun little read, nothing too special. the art was strong in both stories and well I have to admire just how packed full of content the book is.
Score: 7.5
On a side note: Anyone hope that First Wave stays printed black and white? that was a cool little preview in a lot of dc books that I'm fully behind.
by Chubbles » Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:07 pmSupergirl 50
I hate it when these big marquee issues which SHOULD be perfect jumping on points are just filled with shit happening that a new reader will have no idea what's going on. The writing was ok but this felt like the last issue of a longer running arc that tied up some loose ends. This was NOT a good jumping on point and does nothing to get me to read anymore supergirl. The art looked nice in a lot of places and not so good in others. Igle can and has done good work before but this one didn't blow me away. The insect queen was kind of lame and that gangbuster dude totally sucks. on top of all this I paid 4.99 for this. Why the fuck was this 4.99???
Story 3
Art 5
New reader friendly 1
Overall 3
by guitarsmashley » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:15 amGah why can't read good comics.
by Starlord » Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:09 amSupergirl #50
I've crawled out of my sick bed to throw this review up. I'd be a total loser if I didn't review my own pick. This issue is not first time reader friendly. That is true. However, I do think that it was a strong story that Sterling culminates in this climatic issue. It was good to see Insect Queen back again but the final talk between Lana and Supergirl was the best part of the story. Sets up the future perfectly and makes sense on how it was done.
second story was alright. nothing great but nothing horrible. Art was solid in both issues.
Story: 8.5
Art: 8
My Score: 8.25
Also want to thank everyone who spent the money to read my pick this week. It's much appreciated. I will be redeading X-Men Forever next week and looking forward to it.
Now I'm crawling back into my sick bed. See you all soon.
by 48THRiLLS » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:56 amSupergirl #50
This was pretty sub par. It may have been the fact that this was an issue which was tying up loose ends that I don't know or care about but it definitely did not make me want to read this title ever again. I didn't really know what to make of the beginning, the Insect Queen was lame and who the hell is Gangbuster? The art was ok, inconsistent in parts, I actually liked the art in the back up more so than the main book. bah.
by Punchy » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:44 am
You know my feelings on nostalgia-based series, there is no need to read such to judge them.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:52 am
Wouldn't it be great though if all Nostalgia based series were set out of continuity so that the regular universe could progress without being hindered by it? You should applaud X-Men forever. Think about how much happier you'd be if Mighty Avengers was set in a Forever Universe.
by Punchy » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:56 am
I don't hate Mighty Avengers.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:00 am
But it is a nostalgia based book.
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Original post made on Jul 17, 2012
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:03 pm
> Sunday morning, July 15, Palo Alto police arrested a 36-year-old
> man while he was seeking treatment in Stanford University
> Hospital Emergency Department after hearing from
> Santa Barbara County sheriffs that the man had an
> outstanding warrant
And just how did the Palo Alto Police come to know that this man was at the Stanford Hospital ER about the same time they decided to look for him? How long had he been staying in Palo Alto?
Just for the record, the PA Police have announced over the past several months that they have arrested over twenty people on various charges for various activities related to residential burglaries. However, neither the Police, nor the Santa Clara County DA has announced how any of these cases has been resolved. By now one would have thought that the DA would have been able to "plead out" some of these people. So, what's going on here? Are any of these cases settled yet? How many of these people will be doing time? How much of the stolen property has been recovered?
Interesting that the local media don't seem to be interested in following up on these crimes.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Yeah our overpaid police are too busy ticketing people for turning left of Alma - 300 dollars apiece - rather than trying to enforce the security of residents.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 18, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Sorry dude. But traffic laws are for everyone. You got caught, deal with it.
a resident of Mountain View
on Jul 18, 2012 at 10:43 pm
How strange to read F.A.'s complaint about getting a ticket by police who he implies should instead by "trying to enforce the security of residents"--in response to an article in which the police are doing EXACTLY THAT by recovering stolen property, jailing the perpetrators, etc. Does he think they should be preventing all burglaries before they happen, rather than helping enforce traffic safety? Got some warped thinking goin' on there!
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jul 19, 2012 at 11:27 pm
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Wondering - this will give you more info on the burglar who seems to more than just that. A burglar willing to enter an occupied dwelling is often one who has another agenda, including sex crimes, even though that's not his full m.o. But his pattern of transgressions appear to be much more serious than just a grab & run.
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a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jun 8, 2013 at 4:00 pm
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 8, 2013 at 6:48 pm
Thanks for that visualization link Louis. I'm sure at first glance this building looks slick ... but Apple is really starting to become the MicroSoftosaur of its age.
Instead of being new and avant-garde this is just another slick bad architectural steel and glass design - you might say Apple is stuck in a rut and cannot get out. The biggest monument to which is that white elephant monster yacht Steve Jobs commissioned.
You would think they would learn that the all glass structures are nothing but a big greenhouse ... kind of a tribute to climate change deniers. In addition to being destructive of the hearing of the employees who work in such environments it costs a lot to cool. The next decade will be the decade of Apple decline ... if not the whole USA's.
No wonder we are so quick to bail out our "capitalists", it is the only thing where we still have power, aside from our national white elephant military that we will be forced to use since we have put all our eggs is that basket. It is the nature of these corporate officers to take their employees down with them (ask former Sun Micro employees) and the nature of the military officers and politicians to take their countries down with them.
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on Jun 8, 2013 at 6:53 pm
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 8, 2013 at 8:14 pm
> Crescent park known
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I do have a tip for you though, try reading "Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America" by Barbara Ehrenreich.
Have you actually gone to the Apple store? Do you know what level of noise creates hearing loss? Do you believe it is a positive thing to ignore that a company wants to put its employees and customers in such an environment, for no particular reason other than they think it's cool?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 8, 2013 at 8:26 pm
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Have been to the new apple store-- sound did not seem out of the ordinary. But if you want to make that claim about apple, provide some proof.
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 8, 2013 at 8:47 pm
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a resident of Crescent Park
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a resident of Downtown North
on Jun 8, 2013 at 11:22 pm
The new Apple store on Univ. Ave. has horrible acoustics, no doubt by design, very careful innovative stylish very high tech design. The din of noise from conversations within that store spills onto the sidewalk. Walk by if you have not it's quite remarkable, was that the desired affect? Is the point so you can have a loud conversation with yourself and not be heard?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 9, 2013 at 1:50 am
> Walk by if you have not it's quite remarkable, was that the desired affect?
You must work for marketing ... what was such expert spin. Flip everything to the positive side and stick to it. I'd predict the noise in this style of store will be a legal issue at some point from Apple employees who spend a lot of time in these stores and suffer hearing loss.
I wonder if Apple has ever monitored the noise level in these types of stores over a week of open time and I'd bet there are dangerous levels of noise enough to cause damage - of course that's beside being an obstacle to customers who want to be able to perceive and process information. That would not even get the sound intensity that happens between people when they have to always shout at each other to be heard, that is a directed wave that is not picked up by a room monitor.
If you read the book on Steve Jobs you know how precise he was about every details of these stores, and the fact is these stores are like a designed assault on your sense. While looking at all aspects of these stores anyone so picky would not have missed that, so it was probably decided on purposefully. Either that or once the decided on a "style" they stick with it no matter what and stopped paying attention to employees and customers.
Anyway, I hope they check it out and do something about it when or if they notice a problem.
a resident of Community Center
on Jun 9, 2013 at 8:02 am
The acoustics at the downtown Apple store is atrocious. Even if the sound level is below OSHA thresholds for hearing loss, being exposed to that kind of noise for long periods of time is unpleasant, recreates considerable stress and can be damaging to the sensitive high frequency spectrum of hearing. I don't like shouting to be heard and it's an unpleasant experience to go to the genius bar or take a class. I feel sorry for the employees. Hearing loss to acoustic trauma is cumulative and insidious and their young ears are probably being damaged, but aren't aware of it yet. Apple should do the right thing and tone things down, but I'm sure they think creating a "buzz" is good for business.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 9, 2013 at 9:14 am
Neal said:
> Apple should do the right thing and tone things down, but I'm sure they think creating a "buzz" is good for business.
Almost certainly, read the Steve Jobs book by Walter Issacson and there is about a whole chapter, chapter 29, devoted to how picky Steve Jobs was about every even minute detail of how he wanted the stores to be.
The other thing that I find not very nice about the downtown Apple Store is it's lack of a public restroom. When a place has customers sitting for classes or one on ones for extended periods of time relegating them to the Starbuck's restroom to me seems anti-social and not exactly customer-centric.
It is so strange that this is such a tribute to the idea of engineering the people when Apple started out with that 1984 commercial and the image of empowering the individual ... why 1984 won't be 1984 ... no ... it will be delayed a bit, and oh - by the way grab a hearing aid. ;-)
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Jun 10, 2013 at 12:01 pm
Apple needs all the help it can get right now. I moved away from them and will never turn back. They really don't care about anything other than sales. Innovation used to be a big goal, but not any more.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jun 10, 2013 at 4:00 pm
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Climate change has been with us for billions of years and will go on for millennia, long after the current hoopla is forgotten.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jun 10, 2013 at 5:17 pm
Apple will fold within the next five years anyway so who cares? Their products B I T E
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 10, 2013 at 9:11 pm
John Galt said:
> Climate change has been with us for billions of years
Is that something Ayn Rand told you? LOL, we have not even been with us for billions of years. Modern humans are only around 200,000 years old.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jun 11, 2013 at 11:59 am
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I think you're failing to see my point here.
Tie up all those 8 Jaguar cores and you just might be able to feed those Radeon cores well enough. Use 2-3 of those, and you're looking at starving the GPU and ultimately the gameplay experience.
Going back, I said devs must use all those Jaguar cores, given how each of them isn't particularly fast, at least from what we know thus far.
Or are you suggesting those Jaguar cores are particularly fast enough that devs don't have to use all of them to drive a beefy GCN-based GPU?
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Never heard of Blue October? Listening to the little clip didn't give me enough info to tell if I like the music or not. I'll have to listen to them and see if I like this kind of music.ReplyDelete
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Doc's orders: No junk food, Barack
Now that the election is over and the president doesn't have to cough down corn dogs at state fairs, health-conscious eaters have a message: Enough with the junk food.
Neal D. Barnard, M.D., is an American physician and the founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. And, in a blog entry posted after President Barack Obama's Tuesday night victory, Barnard writes:
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"Congratulations to President Barack Obama on his re-election. The months spent on the campaign trail to achieve this victory must have been an impossibly difficult slog—from relentless travel to the barrage of fast food and greasy spoons. He even had to take on Frankenstorm. But now that the election is over, at least he doesn't need to face campaign-mandated junk-food photo ops anymore."
"Imagine if your job description included posing for endless photos while forcing down cheesesteaks in Philly on Monday, barbecue in Dallas on Tuesday, cheese pizza in Madison, Wis., on Thursday, and chicken wings in Buffalo, N.Y., on Saturday. Then to add insult to injury, the photos and videos go viral on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and blogs. It's enough to make a president feel like Lindsay Lohan."
Part of Barnard's job at PCRM is promoting a vegetarian diet and he writes that "Eating red meat increases the risk of dying prematurely."
"And President Obama had to eat these foods every day. Of course, President Obama had to pose for these photos for political reasons, but now it's time for dispensation. Politicians will always have to kiss babies and cut ribbons, but we can now officially take junk food out of the political picture."


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*Must read*
My friend Evin pointed me to a new ruling that goes into effect March of 2013. I wasn't aware of this *very important* change to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that changes our patent and trademark system "from first to invent" to "first inventor to file":
"The U.S. Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a proposal to amend the rules of practice in patent cases to implement the "first-inventor-to-file" provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA).
The first-inventor-to-file provision converts the United States patent system from a "first to invent" system to a first inventor to file system. The first-inventor-to-file provision, which takes effect March 16, 2013, also alters the scope of available prior art to apply against a claimed invention in determining the novelty and obviousness of the claimed invention.
Don't wait; file sooner rather than later. Consult your patent attorney.
Read the actual USPTO announcement: USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules Governing First-Inventor-to-File.


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Assistant Chief Lem Miller began his career with the Columbus Police Department as a Cadet in 1972. He became Assistant Chief in December 2013.
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Within the Chief's Office, there are several units:
The Budget Office is responsible for the planning, preparation and administration of the Department's annual budget. Their other responsibilities include federal grant management, invoice administration, reimbursement claims, procurement of office supplies, and conducting internal audits. The Budget Officer and a Fiscal Technician provide these services. Click here for a budget summary.
The Polygraph Unit conducts polygraph tests for the Department as well as other federal, state and local agencies upon request. Departmental tests usually relate to criminal or administrative issues ("specific issue" investigations) and pre-employment background processing.
The Crime Analysis Unit collects and analyzes crime data to detect trends and areas of concern that may need to be targeted by patrol officers or investigators. Administrators also use the information as a management tool to assist them in manpower allocation. This Unit also monitors the latest Appeals Court decisions in important criminal cases to insure that our personnel have the latest information on current legal doctrine. Click here for crime statistics.
The Chief's Office also administrates the activities of other specialized units that are staffed on an as-needed basis (officers who have other primary assignments within the Department). These include the SWAT Team, Columbus Metro Narcotics Unit, Honor Guard, Police Chaplain and the Columbus-Metro Emergency Response Team (CMERT), which is a part of the Columbus Department of Homeland Security.


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A. Stein & Company was established in 1887 and incorporated in Illinois in February 1909. The company manufactured garters, suspenders, rubber sundries, and other products of elastic webbing under the trade names "Paris," "Ivory," and "Hickory." It originally only manufactured men's garters but gradually broadened its activities to include products for women and children. During the 1920s the company had a five-story plant with approximately 232,000 square feet.
In 1919 A. Stein established a Canadian subsidiary, A. Stein & Company, Ltd., with a factory in Toronto. In 1928 the company employed 1,515 and sales were $971,785, up from $518,334 in 1926. A. Stein acquired two companies that were sources of manufacturing material for the business in 1929.


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Angels can't wait to play with Pujols, Wilson
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Wells had taken his kids to school in a nearby suburb and was back home receiving birthday texts when he began to wonder if people were serious.
"We're getting Albert Pujols? And C.J. Wilson?" the Angels left fielder said, beaming at the Hilton Anatole late Thursday morning. "At first, I thought they were joking."
No joke, Vernon.
The deal with Pujols is for 10 years, includes a full no-trade clause and is worth between $250 million and $260 million, a source told MLB.com. The agreement with Wilson, formerly of the Rangers, is for $77.5 million over five years, a source confirmed.
"You're adding two of the biggest pieces in the market, two guys still young and in their prime who can dominate," Wells said. "This gives us a legitimate chance to get to the playoffs and farther.
"I'm a fan right now. This is exciting for the game and the Angels. I can imagine how our fans are feeling. What a birthday gift this is."
Wells, anticipating a big comeback season after a frustrating 2011 debut with the Angels, already was running potential lineups through his mind. Manager Mike Scioscia suddenly has a lot of options.
"Albert's one of the few people who can impact not only guys in front of him, but behind him," Wells said. "If you're hitting in front of him, you're going to see good pitches to hit. If you're hitting behind him, you're going to have a lot of chances to drive in runs -- because he's always on base."
Peter Bourjos, the Angels' brilliant young center fielder, would love to be one of those Pujols table-setters.
"That'd be fun, for sure," Bourjos said when asked about leading off or batting second. "We just got the best hitter in the game. The kind of player he is, he changes the whole dynamic of the offense.
"It's unbelievable. Kind of surreal. I was getting up, still in bed, when I started getting the texts. I was shocked."
Second baseman Howard Kendrick, who unloaded a career-high 18 homers in 2011 and made his first American League All-Star team, is looking forward to partnering with Pujols in the infield -- and observing everything the legendary slugger does with a bat in his hands.
"This is awesome," Kendrick said from his Phoenix home. "I'm always looking to get better, and the hitter he is, you can learn so much from him. I'm really looking forward to having him in the lineup, because everyone around him is going to get better pitches to hit.
"Defensively, you're getting a Gold Glove at first base, too. This makes us better. How can it not? And C.J. Wilson, he's a huge pickup, too.
"He's a guy who throws strikes, has a nasty cutter, a good sinker. He knows what he's doing. He's definitely going to make us that much better, and with our ability to put up more runs now ... it's going to be phenomenal.
"I know one thing, our locker room's going to look like New York's."
Lights, cameras and stars in every corner.
Wilson, the second party involved in one of the most monumental days in franchise history, could have as profound an impact as Pujols in Wells' eyes.
"We really haven't had a lefty starter who can eat up innings and be dominant," Wells said. "To see C.J. Wilson with Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana, I think you can start talking about those four guys like the Phillies' [starters]. These four guys are special."
Wells is convinced Wilson will blend in nicely with the atmosphere in the Angels' clubhouse.
"He's a great guy," Wells said. "He's a left-handed pitcher. You know how those guys are. We'll have fun with him. The clubhouse we have, we have a blast. He'll fit right in."
Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher will be working closely with Wilson -- and observing Pujols' influence on a daily basis.
"I think it's awesome," Butcher said. "Obviously, Pujols coming, and C.J., that's huge. And we also got a quality [setup] reliever in LaTroy Hawkins [on Wednesday]. I'd say we had a productive Winter Meetings.
"Our fans are absolutely going to love these signings. I know our players are going to be excited as well. I think we got significantly better with a big bat and adding pitching depth. We just put an exclamation point on our winter."
For Angels catcher Bobby Wilson, this has been a week he won't forget.
On Monday, he welcomed his first child, Blake Marie, into the world. Three days later, he discovered he was a member of a band of stars and superstars.
"Wow ... unbelievable," Wilson said from his Florida home. "Angels fans have got to be happy about that. We just signed the greatest hitter in the game, and C.J. Wilson, too? How's that lineup look now? And is there a better rotation in baseball than ours?
"I'm really excited. I'm trying to imagine what Spring Training is going to be like. I can't wait to catch all those arms we've got."
A one-day spending spree without precedent in franchise history has lifted the Angels' payroll into an unanticipated realm, estimated somewhere in the $175 million to $185 million range. But that's something for owner Arte Moreno, a man with a pretty firm grip on finances, to manage.
One thing is clear. On the heels of two disappointing seasons watching Texas claim the AL West and advance to the World Series, the Angels have become a force again.
The top half of this division suddenly rivals any in the sport.
"We have to go out and do it on the field," Kendrick said. "But on paper, this team really looks awesome."
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Tippett's agent under AFLPA investigation
Published: December 4 2012 - 8:00PM
Banned ex-Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett's manager is under investigation by the AFL players' association (AFLPA).
Tippett, Adelaide and past and present Crows officials were last week sanctioned for breaching draft and salary cap rules, but the AFL is unable to penalise managers.
However, the AFLPA said on Tuesday they had launched their own probe into Tippett's manager Peter Blucher, who helped engineer the deals that have resulted in the player having to sit out the first 11 games of next season.
"Following the AFL Commission hearing into breaches and conduct prejudicial to the draft and total player payments (TPP) provisions of the AFL rules, the AFL Players' Association has now commenced an investigation into the role of Kurt Tippett's accredited agent, Peter Blucher," the AFLPA said in a statement.
The agent accreditation board governs the investigation.
An investigator will be appointed to establish the facts and report their findings to the board, along with any recommended sanctions.
The process could potentially result in Blucher being deregistered as an agent.
Tippett is considered likely to make his way to his preferred club Sydney in next Tuesday's pre-season draft although Greater Western Sydney, who have the No.1 pick, could spoil those plans.
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/tippetts-agent-under-aflpa-investigation-20121204-2at5p.html


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I bought this after I tried the home theater receiver Dennon. My interest is in high quality music sound so this unit works well for me.I use it with the Klpch RF62. 65w per chnl is more than enough for me. The Dennon which I returned rated 85w but kept shutting down due to over loaded. The decco feels cool after running for hours. This unit is good but pricey to me. I think it should be around 800 bucks.
Pros: Sound good. Simple hook up. Running very cool. Plenty of power. Has variety of inputs so that I can hook it to TV, DVD, Labtop, smart phone,
Cons: Only one RCA input. I have to buy a multiple input box to solve this problem. This box let me to hook 4 inputs and then I can push a button, 1,2,3,4 to select the input I want to play.


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In The Mobile Patent Wars, Google Armed Up In 2012
From the WSJ's Drew Fitzgerald – signs that the patent war in the mobile industry, which has been brewing for years, led to a massive spike in new patents in 2012:
IBM kept its spot as the top U.S. patent recipient last year, data issued Thursday showed, while Google raced ahead of Apple in the two rivals' escalating fight to secure more intellectual property.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted IBM 6,478 patents in 2012, up nearly 5% from a year ago, according to IFI Claims Patent Services, a research firm in Madison, Conn. IBM ranked No. 1 for the 20th straight year, solidifying the Armonk, N.Y., company's position as an aggressive producer of new technology in fields ranging from artificial intelligence to data analytics.
Google was the big surprise — even though Apple ramped up its patent activity considerably, it was overtaken by the search giant, which shot up the ladder:
Historical laggard Google showed up on the top 50 list for the first time, ranking No. 21 with 1,151 granted applications. The search giant outpaced Apple, No. 22 on the list, by 15 patents. Apple's patent count still surged 68% last year. Google was up 170%.
Technology that covers mobile devices accounted for more approved patents than any other subject, according to IFI's analysis, followed by search and advertising.
A Google spokesman declined to categorize the focus of the company's research and development activity, though he said the company is "proud of the innovation by our engineers that has let us file a growing number of high-quality patents."
And while Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility bought the company a valuable block of historic patents that are crucial to the mobile industry, it did not earn it a major chunk of new patents in 2012. Motorola Mobility, still measured as an independent company in the 2012 rankings, did not make it to the top 50. It was granted 201 patents last year, IFI told the WSJ's Fitzgerald.
But the company will need to be careful with those crown jewels of the Motorola Mobility deal: although the FTC's antitrust investigation into the company was essentially a fizzle, the one place it came down fairly firmly was on patent licensing. The FTC made it clear that so-called standards essential patents crucial to competition must be licensed on reasonable terms — meaning all those new patents earned in 2012 are even more important parts of Google's patent war arsenal.


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I was a little concerned about whether I'd like going to the big yearly ACEP meeting, as I went to a couple of the spring conferences and found them lacking in experience, but the last of those was last several years ago.
This time I decided it was the right thing to do, and hoped I'd be able to socialize a bit.
Mandalay Bay was very nice, if laid out Texas-sized. It was a 10 minute brisk walk (all indoors) to the three story conference center, which was nice and cool despite the reportedly radioactive heat outside. There were a lot of exhibitors, and they were knowledgeable and professional.
First, the personal highlight, meeting the EM medbloggers! I got to meet Shadowfax of Movin' Meat, Nick of Blogborygmi, Graham of Grahamazon (and now The NNT), Symtym, Richard of his epononymously named effort, and WhiteCoat of Whitecoat Rants (who I thought had acromegaly, as opposed to Shadowfaxes' remembrance of him as a little person…). (We tried to take his picture but apparently he's natively pixellated…). We had individual and group meetups, and except for being remarkably better looking than the other attendees you couldn't pick us out of a crowd. Mark and Logan Plaster of EP Monthly were of course very nice (and flattering), and I also got to meet Edwin Leap, but I'm not sure he knew who I was as I didn't use my pseudonym…
I also enjoyed the Fresno residency get-together, catching up with resident friends and faculty. There's something about those friends – hadn't talked to some in years, and we picked up like we'd last talked 30 minutes before. It's probably the shared intense years, but it was remarkable.
Surprisingly, a few people at the meeting had heard of my blog, and one, who was also twittering from the same conference sought me out to have our picture made together! It was interesting, fun, and humbling.
Speaking of twitter, I tweeted the meetings I attended (I was tired and bagged the Friday morning meetings), and I guess I went a little tweet-nuts: according to @takeokun I had 281 tweets for the Tuesday, Wed and Thursday meetings. I tried to post the highlights of the meetings; you can take from that number there were an awful lot of highlights! For my tweets, which are part of my normal twitter stream look here, and for all 826 tweets from the Scientific Assembly, look for them under their hashtag: #sa10.
I wanted to hone-down the true practice-honing pearls, but there are so many I'll just throw out the ones that come from the top of the mind:
- single unit blood transfusions are now perfectly fine, the 'two-unit rule' is dead
- hip dislocation reduction: use the Captain Morgan technique. Stand beside the bed, fix the pelvis to the bed, put your foot on the bed, put the patient's affected-limb calf over your leg (right up to the knee), and reduce by flexing your ankle.
- nursemaid's elbow reduction: hyperpronation, not the supinate-flex manouver.
- to more easily reduce an ankle dislocation, flex the knee first
- in ITP, you can give Rh POS patients rhogam (the antibodies coat the platelets and help prevent splenic sequestration and destruction)
- 90% of pts held in both ED hallway & upstairs hall preferred upstairs. "we think the other 10% liked being able to go smoke"
- "medicine is acting for ugly people" – Greg Henry
- Key clinical picture in thyroid storm is a tachycardia way out of proportion to their fever.
- Lid lag in hyperthyroidism: see the sclera when pt looks down, think hyperthyroidism.
- In thyrotoxicosis can use Li instead of iodine if they're intolerant, as it has the same mech of action.
- "if the patient sees nothing and the doctor sees nothing, think retrobulbar neuritis".
- "before you write anxiety as a diagnosis, remember, people get real anxious just before they die".
- "I don't understand why you would pay money to have someone rub your back; I understand why you'd pay to rub your front." Greg Henry.
You get the idea…
I had fun, and will be going next year. We need to get more attendees twittering the meetings they're in. (My iPad was the perfect tool for the job). EM docs, get ready for next year, and get ready to twitter while you're there!


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Partly cloudy skis with a 100% chance of awesome set the stage for an amazing Expression Session #4. The innovative park feature and stacked field of competitors combined to make for a spectacle to witness. Riders like Billy Garcia came from all over to participate and "express" themselves and impress the judges on some of the most creative features you have ever seen. Meanwhile, Caleb Bonneville took the painful route to yet another podium spot with his first place finish in the Grom division (he also took home the Burger Me! Best Crash Award). His fifth consecutive victory in the Grom Snowboard division completed his sweep of the 2013 series.
Incase you have been hiding in a hole for the last 15 years, the Boreal Expression Sessions are a homegrown event series as well as a refreshing change from your everyday rail jam. Skiers and Riders are each given a 40-minute open jam style heat to express themselves and impress the judges. This year's theme - Terrain Park Expressions - looks to unleash the creativity of Boreal's Terrain Park Staff to come up with some of the most crazy features and setups you have ever seen. The double diesel cell feature that park staff designed created opportunities for endless combos and technical lines.
Free pizza and awards in the Boreal Lodge created a Chuckie Cheese atmosphere for shredders as young hands reached to the sky for free product. To top it off, several of the sponsors, including Woodward Tahoe, Lib Tech, GNU, Academy, Skullcandy, and Sessions made an appearance while Skull Candy provided DJ Paul to set the tone with some funky beats.
Men's Snowboard (18+)
1. Tyler Lynch
2. Billy Garcia
3. Anthony Brill
Teen Snowboard (13-17)
1. Matty Britton
2. Ryland West
3. Tanner Misono
Grom Snowboard (12 & under)
1. Caleb Bonneville
2. Dean Ruskin
3. Ryan Thompson
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By Shannon Carlin
Sheezus is officially a thing. Lily Allen announced today (March 10) that her latest album– "a little nod to Kanye West"–will be out May 5 on Parlophone/Warner Bros.
The 11-track album includes previously released songs "Hard Out Here," "Air Balloon" and "L8 CMMR," which debuted on a recent episode of Girls. The record will also include her cover of Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know" as a bonus track.
The announcement of her latet album, her third, also came with the release of a clip for her latest song, the electro ballad "Our Time," in which Lily, playing many versions of herself, including a hot dog, takes a tipsy cab ride around London that eventually ends with her stiffing the driver. Not cool Lily, not cool.