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You're walking down the street. Someone jumps out from behind a wall, grabs your purse and takes off.
Time to cancel the credit cards and get a new purse?
Perhaps not. A Portland, Ore.-based company that specializes in video surveillance solutions has just launched an online crowdsourced mapping tool in Boulder County that could help victims of crime track down perpetrators and bring them to justice.
The tool is called CommunityCam, and it allows people to map online where surveillance cameras are located in a given area. Victims can visit the map -- at videosurveillance.com/communitycam -- to see if there was a camera in the immediate area where the crime was committed, be it a mugging or a hit-and-run.
They can then request that police try to obtain any footage captured.
"We're seeing this as a community-based safety initiative that is being embraced because of the shortfalls in law enforcement budgets," said Josh Daniels, founder of CommunityCam and president of VideoSurveillance.com. "Most of the cameras out there have been in place for years, and people simply don't know that they are out there."
So far, 32 cameras in Boulder have been plotted on CommunityCam, with another 500 or so mapped in the Denver area. The first city to go online was Philadelphia, late last year. The Denver metro area went live last month.
CommunityCam is also operating in San Francisco, Portland, Ore., Oakland, Chicago and Orange County, Calif. Daniels estimates that about 10,000 surveillance cameras have been mapped nationwide on CommunityCam.
Daniels said the service is meant to chronicle cameras that are operating in the public domain, like those mounted to businesses, schools and government buildings. Anyone can use the map for free, either to look for cameras or to list them.
He said the company uses "statistical sampling" to ensure that impostors don't go on the map and list fake cameras all over the place.
Aside from obtaining footage of criminal activity, CommunityCam can also be used to map out safe routes to school or to formulate routes for members of jogging or cycling clubs comforted by the idea of traveling a circuit covered by surveillance cameras, Daniels said.
Boulder police Chief Mark Beckner said he wasn't certain how helpful the service would be to his department, given that capturing surveillance footage is a standard investigative technique.
"Whenever we have a crime out in the open or in front of a business, we always inquire whether they have video footage available," he said.
Beckner said there might be instances when it's better that would-be criminals don't know where surveillance cameras are located, so that they don't have an advantage in plotting their crimes or escape routes.
Judd Golden, chairman of the Boulder chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said there's a term -- "the displacement effect" -- for the phenomenon of moving bad deeds out of the view of the camera eye.
Also, there's a risk people will take false comfort from knowing the location of surveillance cameras, when in fact the cameras are only helpful after the fact, he said.
"These cameras don't monitor things in real time," Golden said. "It's a false sense of security."
He also said a service like CommunityCam could have the effect of acclimating society to the proliferation of surveillance cameras everywhere and making their use even more acceptable. He notes that VideoSurveillance.com makes its money in the surveillance camera business and that CommunityCam could serve as a marketing tool for the company.
"This is a community service that is trying to make people feel warm and fuzzy about surveillance cameras everywhere," Golden said.
Daniels said surveillance cameras have proven valuable in fighting crime and bringing guilty parties to justice. Most famously, the Boston Marathon bombers were identified after they appeared on security footage captured on private cameras operating at a nearby department store.
"There are clearly some folks who are averse to cameras in the public domain, but they are in the small minority," he said. "The good outweighs the downside."
Contact Camera Staff Writer John Aguilar at 303-473-1389, email@example.com or twitter.com/abuvthefold.


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Welcome to Pokemon Cupboard, a world for fans of all things Pokemon!
Welcome to Pokemon Cupboard, a world for fans of all things Pokemon!
This is a world where I'll be posting various things about the Pokemon franchise. Here I plan to talk about some of my favorite Pokemon, favorite locations in the games, perhaps reminisce about playing the games or my favorite episodes of the anime, and maybe much more.
About Me
I got into Pokemon during the mid to late nineties. At first didn't want anything to do with Pokemon. Back then it was part of my nature to rebel against all things popular. But my opinion about Pokemon changed significantly after seeing the first four or five episodes of the anime. I got into the series and soon wanted to play the games. That Christmas I believe I had received a Gamboy Color and the Blue version of the Pokemon game.
Eventually I also played the Red and Yellow versions, mostly to see how they differed from Blue. I played the games that followed up until Ruby and Sapphire. At that point the anime had started to go downhill. I really didn't like it when they replaced Misty with that girl May and her annoying little brother Max (god how I loath him). The games started to lose their appeal too. I didn't like how Ruby and Sapphire didn't have a lot of the Pokemon from previous games. Of course at the time I didn't realize that they were going to do remakes of the first generation games.
Still, by that point I was no longer as into Pokemon as I once was. My focus had turned more to Yu-Gi-Oh! and other things. But I still keep tabs on the Pokemon franchise. I think that the anime is a lost cause, but I have read about the newer games, some of which actually look pretty good. I'm also currently working on a Pokemon Fan Fiction project. So in short I'm basically an old-school Pokemon fan.
Guest Posters
My interest in Pokemon ebbs every now and then. So to make things more fun and keep this world alive, I'm going to allow other Pokemon fans here on TheO to post things here. So like me you could post things about your favorite Pokemon or talk about your favorite anime episodes. But you can do so much more too.
- If you play the games, you could use this world as sort of a journal and share your adventure with everyone. It doesn't have to be the mainstream Pokemon games either; it could be Pokemon Conquest or one of the consol games.
- Another use for this world could be to post Pokemon fanfics you may have created. Or perhaps share the profiles of your Pokemon OCs (if you have any).
- Maybe you have some big Pokemon related art project you want to share. You could use this world to chronicle its creation.
You could do all that and much, much more. As long as it has to do with Pokemon, the sky's the limit. So if you're interested in becoming a guest poster, or maybe just have a few questions, please contact me via comment or PM and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Current Guest Posters
umchan649 * dfdfdfdf * xXShayde WolfXx * Ikemarth * Ritsuki * elricbrothersfan

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President Barack Obama's insistence on higher taxes for top earners and Republicans' refusal to raise rates leaves negotiators with arithmetically complex and politically fraught choices.
Tax questions will be central today when Obama holds his first face-to-face conversation with House Speaker John Boehner since the Nov. 6 election. At the White House meeting on the so-called fiscal cliff, Obama also will host House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican.
As they try to find a solution both sides can accept, some moves that ease the math complicate the politics. Republicans oppose higher rates while limits on tax breaks generate opposition from interest groups that rely on them, including nonprofit organizations, the home-building industry and residents of high-tax states.
"To get serious revenue, you have to go after the stuff that's big," said Alan Viard, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, which favors limited government. "By definition, the stuff that's really big are the things that people are really using."
The $607 billion fiscal cliff is the combination of tax increases and spending cuts that will take effect in January if Congress doesn't act. Lawmakers of both parties want to avoid a short-term shock to the economy while making progress on long- term deficit reduction.
Obama and congressional Republicans — led by Boehner, an Ohio Republican — are in a standoff over how to address the fiscal cliff. The president supports higher taxes for top earners mixed with some spending cuts.
Republicans want to extend expiring tax cuts for all income levels and are demanding an overhaul in 2013 of entitlement programs and the tax code. House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp of Michigan said in a speech prepared for the Tax Foundation last night that his committee will pass a tax overhaul plan in 2013 "no matter what."
Treasury 10-year note yields traded yesterday in the narrowest range in six weeks. Yields were little changed at 1.59 percent at 4:59 p.m. New York time, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader prices. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 0.2 percent to 1,353.32 at 4 p.m. in New York, the lowest level since July 25.
2011 Negotiations
Today's meeting features the same actors who failed to reach agreement in 2011. It won't be the start of back-to-back meetings. Obama leaves for Asia tomorrow and Congress is departing Washington until Nov. 26 for a Thanksgiving recess.
Boehner and Obama, who tried to reach a deficit-reduction deal in 2011, will resume their negotiations with the election behind them and with markets reacting to their comments and tone. Since the election, they have each expressed a willingness to work together.
They have left an opening for a potential compromise on deficit reduction. Still, with 46 days until the Dec. 31 deadline, there are dozens of moving parts — on taxes, spending and congressional process — and plenty of obstacles.
A significant issue is a lack of agreement on how much deficit reduction the negotiators want to achieve and how much of that should come from taxes.
Obama wants $1.6 trillion in higher taxes for top earners over the next decade, achieved through a combination of limits on breaks and higher tax rates on ordinary income, capital gains, dividends and estates.
Trying to replace the entire $1.6 trillion by curbing tax breaks would be very difficult, Viard said, echoing the problems that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had in making his tax proposals add up.
McConnell described the $1.6 trillion figure as a "joke" on the Senate floor yesterday.
"If the president's got an open mind, maybe he'll see that Republicans are the ones who've expressed a willingness to step out of our comfort zone if it actually leads to solution," he said.
A smaller target would make it easier to design a limit on tax breaks that could achieve the goal, be politically acceptable and stick to Obama's pledge of avoiding higher taxes for Americans with incomes of less than $200,000 a year for individuals or $250,000 for married couples.
Itemized Deductions
For example, capping itemized deductions at $50,000 would raise $749 billion over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. That would drop to $490 billion if charitable contributions don't count toward the cap.
That cap, unlike Obama's budget, would apply to more than the top 2 percent of taxpayers. Considering the version that doesn't touch charitable contributions, 72.5 percent of the higher taxes would be paid by people with incomes exceeding $1 million a year. About 10 percent, though, would be paid by people with incomes below $200,000.
Obama's $1.6 trillion goal already includes almost $750 billion from limits on tax breaks. Most of that, or $584 billion, comes from requiring people in the highest tax brackets to take their deductions and exclusions as if they were in the 28 percent bracket.
Limits on tax breaks would spur lobbying from affected groups and objections from lawmakers whose constituents would be disproportionately affected.
"It's not like all itemized deductions are necessarily created equal," Viard said.
Charitable contributions are the most discretionary for taxpayers. Many taxpayers would reach a cap on deductions with state and local taxes and mortgage interest, effectively eliminating any tax incentive for charitable giving, said Steve Taylor, senior vice president for public policy at United Way Worldwide in Alexandria, Virginia.
"The proposals that are being talked about now could really have a potentially dramatic, if not devastating impact on the charitable sector," he said.
The more stringent the tax-break limit, the more it operates like a hidden marginal rate increase, said Daniel Shaviro, a tax law professor at New York University.
Unless taxes on investment income are raised, he said, limits on tax breaks have the biggest effect on people with incomes closer to $250,000. The benefits of tax breaks for health insurance and home mortgage interest are smaller in comparison with the highest earners' income.
'Come Out Ahead'
"The guys at the top, they're going to come out ahead, unless they were being very generous to charity," Shaviro said.
Even with the tricky math and opposing positions, there are some signs that the sides are moving closer together.
Republicans, who have long objected to higher taxes, have started moving rhetorically toward accepting the idea of pairing spending cuts with tax increases.
They haven't been clear about what they would accept. Republicans are also insisting on major changes to entitlement programs. They haven't put tax increases before their own members, many of whom were re-elected Nov. 6 on a promise not to raise taxes.
Representative Steve King, an Iowa Republican, said Boehner could probably get a revenue package through the House that curbs deductions and credits for the highest earners and slightly raises rates above the current 35 percent level, as long as it falls short of the 39.6 percent that Obama wants.
"It may not have to be the 39-and-a-half percent number, it could be something less than that; if he can squeeze a little more money out of it by closing loopholes I think he'll make that deal," King said of the president.
While it "will be tough" to get through the House, "it doesn't mean it won't get through the House," King said. "There might be enough pressure could come on John Boehner that more votes come from Democrats than Republicans."
It's unclear how far Boehner can go on new revenue. He and Obama tentatively agreed to $800 billion in 2011. They didn't finalize the deal and Boehner didn't bring it to a vote.
While insisting on higher taxes, Obama has shown some openness in recent days. He and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said rates must increase without specifying that the top rate must return to the 39.6 percent level in effect when President Bill Clinton left office.
Clinton-Era Levels
At the same time, Obama and other Democrats say the math wouldn't add up in an approach that relied only on reducing tax breaks, and some congressional Democrats say they want the top rates to revert to the Clinton-era levels.
Boehner told reporters Nov. 14, "There are ways to put revenue on the table without increasing tax rates," though he wouldn't discuss specifics.
Representative Chris Van Hollen, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, noted that Obama's 2010 fiscal commission started with the assumption that the top rates would return to 36 and 39.6 percent.
"We're saying, 'Show us your math,'" Van Hollen said in an interview yesterday. "It's hard to get there unless you start at a rate of 39 percent."
Some Republicans see reason for optimism about an agreement based on the president's remarks.
"I'm optimistic that the president left some room to negotiate," said Senator Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican.
Some say this is another chance at a budget deal. Former New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, a Republican and co-chairman of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, a non-partisan group urging deficit reduction, called this a "super opportunity" because "everybody's cards are on the table."
"The best way to resolve this whole thing would be for the president and speaker to sit down in a room by themselves and tell the staff to leave and draft out the parameters of the deal," said Gregg, while acknowledging that such a circumstance is unlikely.
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On Wednesday, August 26th, the Carpet One office in Manchester, NH had the pleasure of receiving a surprise visit from none other than SSG Travis Mills! Travis stopped by to say hello and to update us on the exciting things he and his family have been up to since moving into their smart home in Maine last year.
Travis has been speaking at events around the country inspiring others to 'Never give up. Never quit.', he has also been raising awareness about the Travis Mills Foundation - and if that isn't enough - Travis has also just finished writing a book! Tough As They Come tells the story of Travis's remarkable journey as one of five soldiers from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to survive a quadruple amputation.
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Best breakfast joints
Best breakfast joints
DELUXE TOWN DINER AND DELUXE STATION DINER: Like many other diners, Deluxe Town in Watertown and Deluxe Station in Newton Centre serve breakfast all day. Here the difference is you get Fair Trade coffee, cage-free eggs, and artisan-baked bread. On weekends, lines snake out the doors, with patrons waiting for pastrami and eggs, lox-style smoked salmon, and the Acadian buckwheat pancakes called "ployes." Co-owner Daryl Levy makes outstanding pies and cupcakes for both locations. > Deluxe Town Diner, 627 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, 617-926-8400 > Deluxe Station Diner, 70 Union Street, Newton, 617-244-2550, deluxetowndiner.com
THE BRISTOL LOUNGE: Breakfast at the Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons is always a special occasion. Exquisitely comfortable chairs, tables overlooking the Public Garden, nice linens, coffee poured often, tea with actual leaves, and unparalleled hospitality guarantee it. The staff never flinches, whether you're making up your order (they pride themselves on being able to fulfill it; if they don't have the flavoring for your favorite yogurt, they make it) or a house specialty (corned beef hash with poached eggs and Boston baked beans). The bill is always high. So is the quality. Shown here, lemon ricotta hotcakes. > The Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons HoteL, 200 Boylston Street, Boston, 617-338-4400, fourseasons.com/boston
THE FRIENDLY TOAST: Weekend waits can be up to an hour, but this Kendall Square pioneer opens early and stays open late, so try an off hour and you might get lucky. Walking in is like entering a 1950s arcade — it is filled top to bottom with retro funky stuff, much of it fascinating. The fun tone carries over to the menu, too. The "Hansel & Gretel Waffle" is made with gingerbread and topped with pomegranate molasses and whipped cream, and then there are "Green Eggs and Ham" — the "green" is a light herb sauce. As for the namesake toast, you can choose from six kinds of homemade bread. > The Friendly Toast, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, 617-621-1200, thefriendlytoast.net
The "Hansel And Gretel Waffle" at Friendly Toast is made with gingerbread.
ISTANBUL'LU: At this darling Teele Square place with great Turkish food, the breakfast and brunch offerings are a treat. One menu favorite is the Menemen, eggs with feta cheese, diced tomatoes, peppers, onions, and mushrooms. But the place is now serving chef-owner Huseyin Akgun's mother's Laz pancakes, a traditional Black Sea recipe for light, crispy pancakes topped with honey, apricot preserves, and feta. With strong Turkish tea in a little glass cup, you will be both fortified and transported. > Istanbul'lu, 237 Holland Street, Somerville, 617-440-7387, istanbul-lu.com
The Laz pancakes at Istanbul'lu come from a traditional Black Sea recipe.
COPPA: Imagine this — two farm-fresh eggs, over easy, sprinkled with fresh chives and dried Espelette pepper and served with Parmesan polenta and thick, house-cured bacon. Yes, even brunch is better in Italy. Scrambled eggs with mushrooms get a fancy name like "uova con funghi," and a taste to match. Drinks include refined Bloody Marys, Aperol with orange juice, and prosecco spritzers, including one served stealthily in a mug. Inexplicably, you can often walk right in while other South End bruncheries have pointless lines. Hurry, that won't last. (Open Sundays only for brunch.) > Coppa, 253 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, 617-391-0902, coppaboston.com
IN A PICKLE RESTAURANT: Grab a seat at the counter and watch the flapjack slingers turn out synchronized stacks in this cheerful deli on Main Street in Waltham. College students and the under-12 crowd love the Reese's pancakes (chunks of peanut butter and chocolate); cookie dough pancakes, inspired by Ben & Jerry's, are a close second. There's a lot to choose from on the mega menu. The real pickle is deciding between steak and eggs or a breakfast sandwich, whether you want egg whites on a bagel or a loaded burrito. The nice prices and upbeat feel mean lines swell on weekends. Expect a half-hour wait. > In a Pickle Restaurant, 655 Main Street, Waltham, 781-891-1212, in-a-pickle.com
THE KNOTTY PINE LUNCH: In this restaurant time forgot, you can practically carbon-date the lunch counter (50-plus years) by the plate-sized wear marks precisely spaced in front of each stool. Regulars pack the 38 seats at this Auburndale spot, bantering with the crew. On Saturdays, the cook goes through 500 local eggs, quickly frying up favorites like the "Knotty Pine Omelete" studded with bacon and tomatoes and the "Potato and Cheese Omelete," which incorporates the restaurant's crispy signature home fries. The egg dishes come with coffee, and a family of four can eat for under $30 any day of the week. > 295 Auburn Street, Newton, 617-527-9864, knottypinelunch.com
SOFRA BAKERY AND CAFE: Restaurateur Ana Sortun does everything well. And she does Sofra Bakery and Cafe almost too well. The tiny place is often mobbed, but do wait, because you'll be rewarded with Persian spiced doughnuts or "shakshuka," eggs poached in curried tomatoes with pita crumbs. The cuisine is authentic Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean. Devotees make time to go midmorning on weekdays, when you can find a seat. > Sofra Bakery and Cafe, 1 Belmont Street, Cambridge, 617-661-3161, sofrabakery.com
The "Shakshuka," eggs poached in curried tomatoes with pita crumbs, at Sofra.
MOONSTONES: Sunday brunch is an event at this Chelmsford hot spot that gives suburbanites a reason to reapply their lipstick and strap on a pair of heels. Coffee is complimentary, as is the glass of freshly squeezed orange juice topped with champagne. As you contemplate the wide-ranging menu of uncommon offerings — brown sugar-roasted pineapple, caramelized maple bacon — a warren of sticky buns arrives in a skillet. But save room for the red velvet pancakes. Chef Robert Jean brings big-city flair to every dish, but the vermilion stack (made with beet juice) topped with sweet mascarpone and micro greens is a stylish knockout. > Moonstones, 185 Chelmsford Street (route 110), Chelmsford, 978-256-7777, moonstones110.com
ULA CAFE: Just the amazingly light popovers — get yours with tart raspberry jam — would be enough for JP's Ula to make this list. But there's more. Homemade oatmeal. Apricot crumb bars. Currant scones. Lemon poppy seed muffins. There's a wide selection of lattes plus loose teas from MEM Tea Imports in Somerville. In nice weather, snag an outside table. This is what a neighborhood cafe ought to be. > Ula Cafe, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, 617-524-7890, ulacafe.com
VEGGIE GALAXY: The vegetarian and vegan menu at Veggie Galaxy in Central Square seems to have hit a chord. So don't go there for breakfast on weekend mornings — there's at least an hour wait, and the breakfast menu is available all the time. The wheat bread from Big Sky Bakery is especially good, and if there's a grilled cheese special running, go for it. > Veggie Galaxy, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 617-497-1513, veggiegalaxy.com
If you'd prefer to sleep in then have brunch ... B STREET RESTAURANT & BAR A dynamite crust, half whole-wheat and half white flour, is the base for the satisfying flatbread, the darling dish of the stylish Saturday brunch crowds in Newton Centre. On top, there's a trio of sunny side up eggs and a layer of herb-roasted potatoes, mozzarella, and thick bacon nuggets. Roasted garlic brings zest to each bite. "It's got it all going on," says owner Elli Kaplansky. The challah French toast, topped with caramelized apples and Vermont maple syrup, is ethereal. Even the slow-cooked oatmeal with steamed milk feels uptown. > B Street Restaurant & Bar, 796 Beacon Street, Newton, 617-332-8743, bstreetnewton.com
The flatbread breakfast at B Street Restaurant comes with sunny side up eggs, a hint of roasted garlic, and a layer of herb-roasted potatoes, mozzarella, and thick bacon nuggets.


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At 28, Jacob Micflikier still has lots of hockey ahead of him, but he doesn't think he's stepping out onto a limb to say his Spengler Cup experience is likely to to be the pinnacle of his career.
Not only did he get to wear the Canadian national team jersey, but he made a team that was loaded with NHL stars in a lockout year. And they won a gold medal.
Not bad for someone who's toiled doggedly in the minor leagues, hoping for a shot at "The Show."
After six years in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and the American Hockey League (AHL), Micflikier has taken his act on the road, signing with EHC Biel of the Swiss A league. While playing on a line with Boston Bruins' young star, Tyler Seguin, he was asked to play for Canada at the Spengler Cup.
An annual mid-winter tournament first held in 1923, the Spengler Cup brings together top European club teams and a collection of Canadians playing in Europe. This year's collection of Canucks featured many NHL stars.
Micflikier, who has 15 goals and 24 assists for Biel, was part of a Canadian roster that included Seguin, Bruins stalwart Patrice Bergeron, Ottawa Senator Jason Spezza, New York Islander John Tavares, Colorado Avalanche Matt Duchene, Edmonton Oiler Ryan Smyth and San Jose Sharks defenceman Jason Demers, who is also Jewish.
Playing on a line with Duchene and Jason Williams, another ex-NHLer, the trio added speed and energy to an already stacked lineup. Although he didn't get any points, Micflikier generated several quality scoring chances and helped Team Canada to the cup win.
"It was definitely a cool experience," he said on the phone from Switzerland. "These were NHL superstars, not just bump and grind guys."
Generally known for his goal-scoring and puck-dishing abilities, on a team loaded with offensive players, Micflikier was asked "to bring a different element" to the tournament. He and his linemates used their speed and skill to negate the opposition's chances.
"We played well together," he said.
The games were broadcast in Canada, and Micflikier, at 5-8 and 180 pounds, stood out because of his stature and because he generated scoring chances on a regular basis.
"To play with those guys was kind of cool for me… It was kind of a feather in my cap," he said.
With the tournament and the NHL lockout both over, Micflikier is settling back into a regular routine with Biel. So far in his pro career, he's been something of a hockey nomad, playing in Springfield, Stockton, Florida, Albany, Charlotte and Hershey over the past six years.
Life in Switzerland is something else entirely. It's his first trip to Europe, and having his girlfriend and dog with him helps keep him grounded. Language is a barrier, and simple tasks such as shopping are no longer activities you can take for granted.
Still, he's being paid to play hockey, which in of itself isn't half bad. The team provides him with an apartment and car, both free of charge. And his salary is tax-free in Switzerland.
A person could get used to that sort of lifestyle, but it's not the NHL, which has been his dream destination.
Last season it looked for a moment like he was finally getting his shot. After all those years in the minors, the Washington Capitals signed him to a one-year contract. He attended the Caps' training camp, but couldn't crack the lineup. Instead it was back to the AHL, this time with Hershey. In 57 games, Micflikier scored 56 points.
Returning to the AHL this season was always an option, "but in terms of career longevity… staying in Europe is probably in the cards for me," he said.
Micflikier has always put up good numbers wherever he's played. At the University of New Hampshire, he scored 150 points in 154 games, was named assistant captain in his senior year and helped the team win the 2006-07 Hockey East regular season title. Last season, playing for the Bears, he scored 21 goals and added 35 assists in 57 games. The year before, he recorded 61 points (29 goals, 32 assists) in 78 games with the Charlotte Checkers, finishing second on the team in goals and third in points.
Altogether, in 254 career AHL games, Micflikier has registered 182 points (76 goals, 106 assists) and 184 penalty minutes.
At only 180 pounds, Micflikier is certainly on the smaller side of current NHL – or even AHL – forwards. But that doesn't mean he gets pushed around, as his penalty totals suggest. "I've had no problems with physicality in the AHL," he said.
Like other players of smaller stature, he's had to show he can take the rough going, altering his game when needed to be more physical. "I've showed I can handle it," he said.
European hockey has proven to be a bit different from the North American brand of hockey he's used to. Not only is it "easier on the body," but the pace is different. Swiss league players are very good skaters, but things happen more quickly on the smaller North American ice surfaces.
"There are not as many scoring opportunities, and the pace is not as fast as back home," Micflikier said.
The differences haven't hurt his stats: when he played with Seguin, the two were tied for the team lead in points. Micflikier was the playmaker, Seguin the big-bodied guy who had an NHL-calibre shot.
"I found him for lots of opportunities," he said. "When you play with better players, it brings your game up."
Just ask the guys on the Spengler Cup team.


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What are the different types of hardwood?
Solid hardwood flooring consists of single pieces of wood planks, which can easily be customized and can be re-sanded to change finishes.
Engineered hardwood flooring is made of 3 to 5 layers laminated together with grains running at different angles. While engineered hardwood looks like solid hardwood, it is actually more structurally stable and can be used anywhere, even in spaces where moisture may be an issue.


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Drawer slides are a brilliant invention; after enjoying them for a bit, most people wonder how they ever lived without them. A sliding drawer allows the busy chef or harried homeowner to gain greater access to all of the kitchen drawers, cabinet drawers and other areas in the home. Inexpensive and expertly designed, drawer slides install with ease and invite the user to more readily access cooking supplies, clothing, and more.
Each drawer glide is manufactured to fit easily along the desired drawer and to enable the drawer to roll smoothly in and out. This allows for greater access in bedroom closets, kitchen cabinets, and entertainment centers. Rather than blindly reaching into the back of the drawer or cabinet, you can now roll the drawer all the way out with the extension drawer slides.
A sliding drawer offers fantastic access to everything in the cabinet or drawer, allowing the user to see the products clearly and to pick the desired item with ease. This revolutionary product can help homeowners to better organize drawers and cabinets, and to have much easier access to the items they need – when they need them!


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Backsplash: A Simple, Beautiful Kitchen Update
Sometimes your home design simply needs a change. And as we approach a change in season, there's no better time to make that change you've been thinking about. If you're looking for a beautiful, inexpensive, and simple update for your kitchen, consider adding a backsplash. Backsplashes are rising in popularity because of how easy they are to clean. Kitchens can be messy, and it's much easier to clean tomato sauce or chicken noodle soup off of a beautiful backsplash than off of wallpaper or paint. Plus - backsplashes are more appealing to the eye, and there are so many options. We've compiled our favorite kinds of backsplashes to inspire your latest kitchen update.
Brick: This look adds a sense of character and sophistication to your kitchen. Match your backsplash to the color of your countertop for a classic look.
Marble: Dress your kitchen up with a marble backsplash. Marble textured tiles are also a great choice.
Tile: There are so many color, style, and size options when it comes to a tile backsplash. You could even do a tile mosaic behind your stove.
Pebble: For a very unique backsplash, layer pebbles or stones behind your backsplash.
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Have you been thinking of getting the Nokia Lumia 810 on T-Mobile? You should as it's a swell phone (our review will be coming this weekend). If you have thought about it, tomorrow may be your day as it looks like T-Mobile is on the cusp of unleashing their Black Friday sale.
Heading to their sale page, you can clearly see the Lumia 810 going for $0. That's roughly $150 off the original price (T-Mobile has it for $99 but that is only after a $50 mail in rebate, so it's actually $150 up front).
The Lumia 810 features a 4.3" 800x480 AMOLED display with ClearBlack--one of the most stunning and vibrant displays we have ever seen. It also rocks dual 1.5GHz CPUs, 8MP rear Carl Zeiss camera, 8GB of storage (you can add up to 64GB via microSD), wireless charging back plate (optional) all with an 1800mAh battery.
You can check out our unboxing video to get an idea of the device and while it's no Lumia 920, we've been pleasantly surprised by its little brother.
We'll check back later with T-Mobile to see if they update the actual 810 page, which is still showing the old price.
Source: T-Mobile Black Friday Sale; Thanks, Rhamsey, for the tip
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In a half-hour-long press conference delivered this morning (exactly one week since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT), the National Rifle Association claimed that the incident was caused not by an overabundance of firearms, but instead by the prevalence of violent video games in American society, as well as violent movies and even music videos. Further, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre stated that the only way we can hope to avoid further mass shootings like the tragedy that occurred at Newtown is not to remove the average citizen's ability to acquire a gun, but instead to ensure that other, hypothetically "better" citizens are able to arm themselves as they (and the NRA) sees fit.
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," LaPierre said. "The only way — the only way — to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan for protection." In an effort to convince Congress of the plan, the NRA has set up a website with the express purpose of installing armed security guards in schools, churches, and any other place where large groups of normally peaceful people congregate.
"What if, when Adam Lanza [Newtown, Connecticut shooter] started shooting his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School, he was confronted by qualified armed security? 26 innocent lives might have been spared that day," LaPierre said. "With all the foreign aid … with all the money in federal budget … can't we afford to put a police officer in every school?" Of course, LaPierre fails to mention that a number of America's most notable mass shootings occurred in places where armed guards were already stationed, including Columbine High School and Texan military base Fort Hood. The hypocrisy here is thick enough to absorb hundreds of rounds from even the most powerful assault rifle.
Given the broad, largely bipartisan outcry spawned by the Newtown incident, in which most cite the shooting as a long-overdue admonition that America's laws regarding gun ownership and availability need intense, rational scrutiny, the NRA's claims ring undeniably controversial. LaPierre, realizing this, stated that the NRA waited this long to release its commentary out of respect for the victims. The group was attempting to remain "respectfully silent" during this time, LaPierre said, before two protesters interrupted his speech, prompting LaPierre to prematurely and abruptly end the press conference.
Of course, he didn't leave the podium without pointing out what he believes is the true culprit behind this event and other mass shootings that have been cropping up, on average, every four months over the past decade. According to LaPierre and by association the NRA, video games, specifically violent video games, drove Adam Lanza to enter Sandy Hook on the morning of December 14 and open fire on two dozen-plus victims, the majority of whom were young children, the NRA believes. "Another little dirty secret the media tries to conceal [is] a callous corrupt and disgusting shadow industry … vicious violent video games," LaPierre said before categorizing these games and violent films as "the filthiest form of pornography."
"… there's the blood-soaked slasher films like American Psycho and Natural Born Killers that are aired like propaganda loops on 'Splatterdays' and every day, and a thousand music videos that portray life as a joke and murder as a way of life."
Whether you're inclined to side with LaPierre and the NRA or not is entirely up to you. America's Constitutionally guaranteed free speech ensures that, just as it protects all forms of video games. However, there are a number of politically neutral scientific studies which refute LaPierre's statements. A report published earlier this year by the American Psychological Association found no evidence of a tangible link between exposure to violent media (specifically video games) and violent tendencies. It also states that the researchers found no evidence tying violent games to feelings of aggression, hostlity and suicidal/homicidal depression.
Echoing these claims is another 2012 study (.pdf) published by the Journal of Youth and Adolescence which finds no link between real-world violence and violent video games. Instead, the report claims, these sorts of games can actually improve a player's cognitive abilities, particularly in the areas of visuospatial recognition, math and physics.
Yet another recent study that was focused on the nature of IQs concluded that "People who play video games performed 'significantly better' in terms of both reasoning and short-term memory."
As something of an intriguing, suddenly topical aside to this issue, the NRA's crusade against violent video games stands in direct contrast to the group's other most notable involvement in the gaming industry. As The Escapist points out, in 2006 the NRA teamed with developer Jarhead Games and publisher Crave Entertainment to create NRA Gun Club, a first-person shooter available for the PlayStation 2 that while objectively terrible exists purely to promote the NRA's safe, largely target-shooting-focused belief in how legitimate gun owners should act. LaPierre made no mention of this title, nor the NRA's involvement in the development of the project, during this morning's press conference.
For that matter, LaPierre also failed to mention the role that America's deficient attempts at making mental health care readily available to its citizens may have played in the Newtown shooting. Then again, with only half an hour to cover all of the NRA's talking points, perhaps LaPierre simply forgot that his group was more than willing to utilize the popularity of video games and the first-person shooter genre as a whole at a time when it seemed politically convenient.


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We have interest in various fields of computational biology, which can be divided into two main directions: The major part of the group is involved in developing and applying methods for the integrative analysis of large-scale biological and clinical data. Yet, we also take a keen interest in the study of small genetic networks, whose components are well-known and which can be modeled quantitatively. More information describing our research and its background is provided below.
- 1 Integrative analysis of large-scale biological and clinical data
- 2 Study of small genetic networks
Integrative analysis of large-scale biological and clinical data
The possibilities to measure the properties and the behavior of biological systems advance at a rapid pace. Whole-genome sequencing provides not only an inventory of genes, including their regulatory regions, but has paved the way for high-throughput technologies that elucidate their genetic variability across populations and their transcriptional response subject to different genetic and environmental conditions. In particular, DNA microarrays allow for cost-efficient measurements of genome-wide SNP- and expression-profiles.
Genome-wide association studies
Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have employed this technology to genotype large cohorts whose individuals have been phenotyped for various clinical parameters. Such studies search for correlations between genetic markers (usually Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, short SNPs) and any measurable trait in a population of individuals. The motivation is that such associations could provide new candidates for causal variants in genes (or their regulatory elements) that play a role for the phenotype of interest. In the clinical context this may eventually lead to a better understanding of the genetic components of diseases and their risk factors, and potentially lead to new therapeutic avenues.
From the many GWAS that were performed in the last years it became apparent that even well-powered meta-studies with many thousands (or even tens of thousands) of samples could at best identify a few (dozen) candidate loci with highly significant associations. While many of these associations have been replicated in independent studies, each locus explains but a tiny (<1%) fraction of the total genetic variance of the phenotype. Remarkably, models that pool all significant loci into a single predictive scheme still miss out by at least one order of magnitude in explained variance. Thus, while GWAS already today provide new candidates for disease-associated genes and potential drug targets, very few of the currently identified (sets of) genotypic markers are of any practical use for assessing the risk of predisposition to any of the complex diseases that have been studied.
Current challenges and limitations of GWAS
Various solutions to this apparent enigma have been proposed: First, it is important to realize that the expected heritabilities usually have been estimated from twin-studies, sometimes several decades ago, and it has been argued that these estimates may be problematic. Second, the genotypic information is still incomplete. Most analyses used microarrays probing only around half a million of SNPs, which is almost one order of magnitude less than the current estimates of about 4 million common variants in populations of European descent. While many of these SNPs can be imputed accurately using information on linkage disequilibrium, there still remains a significant fraction of variants which are poorly tagged by the measured SNPs. Furthermore, rare variants with a Minor Allele Frequency (MAF) of less than 1% are not accessed at all with SNP-chips, but may nevertheless be the causal agents for many phenotypes. Moreover, other genetic variants like Copy Number Variations (CNVs) may also play an important role. Third, it is important to realize that current analyses usually only employ additive models considering one SNP at a time with few, if any, covariates, like sex, age and principal components reflecting population substructures. This obviously only covers a small set of all possible interactions between genetic variants and the environment. Even more challenging is taking into account purely genetic interactions, since the number of all possible pair-wise interactions already scales like the number of genetic markers squared.
Integrating molecular phenotypes
There is a long path from a genetic variant to an "organismal" phenotype (i.e. one observed at the level of the organism). A variant nucleotide can have many effects: Exonic variants may disrupt proper transcription by generating a premature stop-codon, or alter an amino-acid that is crucial for protein function, while intronic variants may affect splicing. Also variants outside the transcribed region can modify the level of expression by altering regulatory sites for chromatin state, as well as transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation.
It is important to realize that regulatory networks have evolved to function robustly under external and internal perturbations. Any effect of a genetic variant on the organismal phenotype is propagated through these networks. This propagation, in particular if it involves crucial cellular functions, is likely to involve compensatory effects mediated by regulatory circuits like feedback loops. Moreover, robust functions are often achieved by "backup systems", alternative pathways that can at least partially compensate each other. Thus, for the vast majority of variants segregating in a population the resulting macroscopic phenotypic variation is expected to be small, since variants giving rise to dramatic effects reducing individual fitness will quickly be purged from the population. Indeed, rare mono- or poly-genetic diseases mainly arise from such variants that alter gene products (or their expression) in a way that cannot be compensated for. In contrast, propensities to common diseases are likely to be governed by a large number of variants, each of which has a small, if any, effect, and only many "weak links" can lead to a systemic breakdown of homeostasis. Hence, it is not surprising that the effects of genetic variability are more pronounced "up-stream" at the molecular level than "down-stream" at macroscopic level of the organism. Thus an alternative to the forward genetics approach is the construction of molecular networks defining the molecular states of a system that underlie a particular phenotype or disease. In order to construct these networks from molecular data large cohorts have to be phenotyped both at the molecular and the macroscopic level.
The need for reduction of complexity
Molecular phenotypes, like transcript and metabolite concentrations, provide much more immediate information on the impact of genotypic variation than the resulting organismal phenotypes. Yet, in general the number of molecular observables (e.g. the number of genes or metabolites) is much larger. Moreover, their measurements are often noisy. Thus assigning genes or metabolites into groups and considering the group average has the following advantages:
1. It reduces the complexity of such data, since the number of groups is typically much smaller than the number of individual elements.
2. It reduces the noise in the data, since fluctuations in the individual (redundant) variables tend to cancel each other out.
3. It may provide biological focus if the individual elements share common features (e.g. genes belonging to the same metabolic pathway).
4. It may provide insights into the structure of the underlying regulatory network (e.g. groups of gene being organized in a hierarchical manner).
These advantages have been well-recognized for large-scale gene-expression data and a multitude of methods has been developed to identify groups (or "modules") from such data.
Transcription Modules and the Iterative Signature Algorithm
Whenever we face a large number of individual elements that have heterogeneous properties, grouping elements with similar properties together can help to obtain a better understanding of the entire ensemble. For example, we may attribute human individuals of a large cohort to different groups based on their sex, age, profession, etc., in order to obtain an overview over the cohort and its structure. Similarly, individual genes can be categorized according to their properties to obtain a global picture of their organization in the genome. Evidently, in both cases alike, the assignment of the elements to groups – or modules – depends on which of their properties are considered and on how these properties are processed in order to associate different elements with the same module. A major advantage of studying properties of modules, rather than individual elements, relies on a basic principle of statistics: The variance of an average decreases with the number N of (statistical) variables used to compute its value like 1/N, because fluctuations in these variables tend to cancel each other out. Thus mean values over the elements of a module or between the elements of different modules are more robust measures than the measurements of each single element alone. This is particularly relevant for the noisy data produced by chip-based high-throughput technologies.
In order to identify such modules the Iterative Signature Algorithm (ISA) was originally conceived in the Barkai group, and then further optimized by the CBG. This algorithm was designed to overcome the well-known limitations of standard clustering algorithms (as well as those of other tools relying on correlation matrices, like principal component analysis).
Data integration and the Ping-pong algorithm
With the advent of high-throughput data covering different aspects of gene-regulation (e.g. post-transcriptional modifications or protein expression), as well as other properties of the samples (e.g. drug-response), it is increasingly important to integrate multiple datasets. The information from other datasets is commonly integrated a-posteriori. That is, groups of genes that have been assigned to a cluster are tested for "significant enrichment" with genes of predefined groups (e.g. those having the same functional annotation or belonging to a cluster of a different dataset). While this procedure is useful for automatic annotation of gene groups it is not really an integrative analysis that would aim to produce coherent groups of genes by co-analyzing several datasets at the same time, rather than sequentially. To this end we devised our Ping-pong algorithm (PPA) which is powerful tool for uncovering co-occurring modular units when considering noisy or complex paired datasets. This algorithm generates co-modules through an iterative scheme that refines groups of coherent patterns by alternating between the two datasets.
Study of small genetic networks
A complementary direction of research pertains to relatively small genetic networks, whose components are well known. Our research is focused on such networks in two different organisms: In the fruitfly we study the systems responsible for patterning along the anterior-posterior axis in the early embryo development (governed by the morphogen Bicoid, see Robustness in Drosophila embryo patterning for details) and for structuring the precursor of the wing (know as the imaginal wing disc). We are also interested in phototropism in plants based on the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana, which is a small flowering plant known otherwise as "thale cress".
Developmental Patterning
We are intrigued by the fundamental question of how a developing tissue can tell head from tail. In other words: how do individual cells "know" their respective differentiation program? One solution nature has come up with to read out positional information is to use graded profiles of so-called "morphogens". Within the SystemsX.ch project WingX together with the Affolter and Basler labs we study how the morphogen gradients are formed and how the information is processed to give rise to robust patterning.
Light response
Plants need light for their basic metabolism. Sunflowers literally follow the sun, but even little seedlings already bend their first leaves towards the light to maximize their energy intake. When in competition for light with other plants one can observe that many plants become much taller than when they grow alone. Within the SystemsX.ch project on Plant Growth we collaborate with the Fankhauser lab with the aim to unravel the molecular mechanisms that give rise to these fascinating phenomena.


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Hagley Museum and Library celebrates Black History Month by making its film, "Edward Loper: African American Painter," available to view online.
Hagley Museum and Library celebrates Black History Month by making its film, "Edward Loper: African American Painter," available to view online and to download without restrictions for educational and non-commercial purposes at this link.
The film is based on oral history interviews with the late Edward Loper, Sr.
"In Edward Loper: African American Painter", Loper reflects on growing up in Delaware, his education at Howard High School, early influences on his painting, and his painting philosophy. He is painting through much of the interview, filmed on a sunny, crisp fall day in Wilmington's Brandywine Park. The footage is interspersed with stills of Mr. Loper's paintings, historic Delaware scenes (such as the Allied Kid leather factory where Loper worked as a young man) and famous national figures mentioned in the interview, such as Horace Pippin, Alain Locke , and Aaron Douglas.
The short film was created from a 1998 interview with Mr. Loper filmed as part of research for the film, "A Separate Place: The Schools P.S. du Pont Built"
This film was made possible with funding provided by the Delaware Heritage Commission, Delaware Humanities Forum, Hagley Museum and Library, and the Longwood Foundation.
About Edward Loper, Sr.
Edward Loper, Sr., who passed away on October 11, 2011, was born on the east side of Wilmington on April 7, 1916, and lived in Delaware for his entire life. From 1936 to 1941, Loper worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art Project, a New Deal program designed to provide work for unemployed artists. He then took a job at the Allied Kid leather tanning factory in Wilmington and continued painting after working hours. In 1947, he became a full-time art instructor. Loper taught at the Delaware Art Museum, Lincoln University, and Wilmington's Jewish Community Center, in addition to other places. His paintings are found in many of the nation's most prestigious art collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., Howard University, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Clark-Atlanta University Collection of African-American Art. Locally, Loper's paintings are found in the collections of the Delaware Art Museum, the Biggs Museum, the University of Delaware's Paul R. Jones Collection of African-American Art, as well as private collections.
Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. For more information, call 658-2400.


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This luxury hotel is located in Frankfurt (Sachsenhausen), close to Liebieghaus, Staedel Museum, and Frankfurt Opera House. Also nearby are Maintower and Roemer.
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Flat-screen televisions include premium satellite channels. Bathrooms feature separate bathtubs and showers, designer toiletries, and bidets.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Rocco Forte Villa Kennedy features an indoor pool and a health club. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
This 5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. 8 meeting rooms are available. This Art Deco hotel also offers a children's pool, a spa tub, and a sauna.
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Get a physical and update your vaccines. Depending on what country you are traveling to, you may need particular immunizations. Carry your medications with you on the plane so in the event your luggage is lost, you will have your daily meds on hand. Request a computerized medication list from your pharmacist in case of a medical emergency. And finally, check your insurance policy to confirm you are covered medically overseas, and if not buy travel health protection and medical evacuation insurance to be fully prepared.
Arrive at your destination country early.
Get the lay of the land by arriving a day or two before your meeting and hire a local guide to show you around. Contact the concierge at your hotel for recommendations on who to hire. Request the guide speak English so you can communicate and ask for helpful hints and tips that will be useful while you are visiting and doing business. Ask the concierge and your guide for suggestions of restaurants, coffee shops, and unique sites that are both safe and well regarded.
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Notify the U.S. State Department and sign up to receive important information from the embassy about safety conditions, and be available via text or email should they need to contact you for travel alerts, natural disasters, or other emergencies. Utilize programs such as, "Stay Informed, Stay Connected, Stay Safe!" Smart Traveler Enrollment Program and refer to U.S. Passports and International Travel website for more information.
Contact your credit card company.
Nothing brings your trip to a screeching halt faster than frozen funds. Be sure to let your credit card company know when and where you'll be traveling so you can avoid the frantic call to unlock your card. Credit cards with magnetic strips are not always accepted by businesses, and some establishments do not accept credit cards at all, so make sure to carry a fair amount of local currency to avoid being caught off guard.
Make copies of important documents.
Make duplicates of the following: passport, driver's license, credit/debit cards, birth certificate, and insurance cards. Leave a set of copies at home or with someone you trust to retrieve the information. Pack another set carefully in your carry-on bag. Take a picture of your credit cards and security codes in case you need to access them immediately.
Anticipate technology challenges.
It may be difficult to find a place to charge your cell phone in the middle of the day while traveling. Consider bringing a backup solar powered battery charger. Depending on the country, you might need adaptors for your technology and electronics. Rather than bringing a suitcase full of hair tools and adaptors, invest in a less expensive hair straightener or curling iron when you arrive and use the hotel blow dryer. Even with an adaptor, some electronics can't handle the difference in voltage and will easily burn out.
Research your phone's travel capabilities.
Make a call to your cell phone company and discuss your options. I've found it worth the expense to purchase a travel calling plan when spending time abroad. Text messages and downloading any kind of data will quickly add up without a travel plan. Double check your phone settings and turn off "data fetch" for any programs on your phone that update on their own (i.e. Facebook). This will conserve your data until it's needed.
Brush up on the local language. You can test your skills using an app on your phone such as Duolingo or Google Translate. Don't underestimate a good old fashioned phrase book to get you through simple interactions. Familiarize yourself with the basics beforehand such as, "Hello," "Good-bye," "Excuse me," "My name is _____," "Nice to meet you," "Please," "Thank you," and "Where is the restroom?" to use as you go about your trip.
Photograph your luggage. Anyone who has had the unfortunate experience of losing their luggage can attest that trying to describe to an airport representative what your luggage looks like (i.e. black with wheels) can be vague. A baggage claim ticket is useful, but often lost during the flight and numerous layovers. Make an effort to attach something notable to your suitcases and take a picture of your baggage with your cell phone. Now you can easily identify your luggage in the sea of black bags.
Do your homework. Cultural customs differ from country to country, and it's always prudent to be prepared before you arrive. For example, some countries encourage tipping while others do not. Some regions are close communicators while others are more reserved. It's in your best interest to know something about the culture, etiquette, religion, business values, and particular communication styles before landing on foreign soil.
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From La Cornue, this appliance features the superb workmanship and styling that have distinguished the French company's stoves for nearly a century – but with one significant difference: it's available for shipment without the customary long wait. To accomplish this, each one is assembled using innovative new manufacturing technology, then finished by hand. The professional-style cooktop is configured with five powerful gas burners. Below it, two electric convection ovens feature French side-swing doors; one offers seven functions, including convection and conventional baking/roasting options as well as broiling and defrosting. Proportioned for use with standard 24" deep base cabinets, the stove can be adjusted in height. Four oven racks are included.
- Professional performance and classic style, scaled to suit the home kitchen.
- Three 12,000 BTU burners, one 17,500 BTU center burner, one simmer burner adjustable from 600 BTU to 6,000 BTU.
- Two ovens with side-swing doors; one offers seven cooking modes.
- Choose from fittings in satin chrome or satin chrome with polished brass accents.
- A propane conversion kit is included to convert from natural gas to propane.
- High-Altitude kit required for elevations above 5,000 feet (not included).
- Five-year manufacturer's warranty.
- 43" x 28 1/2" x 35 3/4"–37" high.
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No real point to this, I was just curious what the composition of our community is, as far as football experience. Also list connections you have to the NFL (family members, friends, etc).
For me it would be "mere mortal (just a fan)" - but I have a (very stupid) connection. Wife is friends with the wife of a guy who just got the job as assistant special teams coach with the Jags. So, I am married to a friend of a wife of a coach, whose boss is a former defensive coordinator for the Seahawks. I said it was stupid, but hey.
I regret not trying out for my high school team sometimes. I thought I was too small, but they had a running back that was shorter than me, so I was just being dumb.
I wouldn't be surprised if we have several ex-college players here, and maybe some lurking Seahawks players will fess up


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Writer looks for clue in Delavan dig
DELAVAN–It's a 103-year-old Walworth County mystery that's puzzled area historians, and if you're the one holding the photographic clue you could be $500 richer, courtesy of a California researcher.
L.A. Marzulli is a lecturer, researcher, filmmaker and author living in Malibu. The topics of his books range from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to the Shroud of Turin. Four of his novels and one non-fiction book—he's currently writing the second—deal with the Nephilim, a race of giants mentioned in the Bible, described as the offspring of humans and angels.
Nephilim have been noted by writers like Jewish historian Flavius Josephus as far back as 2,000 years ago. And very large skulls and skeletal remains have been found in archeological digs in England, Peru and the United States—including, as it turns out, Delavan.
Late last month, Marzulli visited Wisconsin, researching a dig by two brothers named Phillips who, in March of 1911, uncovered oversized skeletons on their property, located on what is now Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan. Marzulli visited the Delavan Historical Society, the Walworth County Historical Society in Elkhorn and the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
"I was hoping to hit that pay dirt," Marzulli said in a telephone interview from California.
He found newspaper articles about the dig—including one from the New York Times.
There were even letters from Ernest Field Phillips, written on Lake Lawn Hotel stationary, to Charles Brown, an archeologist from the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, about how he and his brother, Chester W. Phillips, decided to investigate one of a number of ancient burial mounds on their property.
"As we were looking over and mapping out the mounds at Lake Lawn Park, we took it into our heads to search one to satisfy ourselves and others what was really in them and their makeup," Ernest Phillips wrote.
Phillips described digging down several feet to discover a cobblestone pit that contained fourteen skeletons, their forms well preserved under a coating of dirt and hard clay. The skeletons, he wrote, revealed "big, powerful men."
Phillips included sketches of the excavated site in his letter and promised to take photographs and send them to Brown.
Marzulli found no trace of the photos, but he's offering $500 to anyone who can.
The Delavan skeletons' purported sizes, ranging from seven to nine feet tall, with abnormally large skulls, are consistent with other skeletal remains which Marzulli said fit the Nephilim profile.
He doesn't doubt Nephilim lived in North America.
"Native Americans have stories Paiute elders talk about red-haired giants in the land, and they'll talk your ear off if you let them," Marzulli said. "Paiutes, Navaho, Cherokee — all of them have stories of a race of giants."
Centuries-old newspaper accounts reveal discoveries of giant skeletons in Ohio, Nevada, and other states, but the skeletons themselves aren't around. Often after such findings made headlines, members of the Smithsonian Institution reportedly came to examine the sites, collected the bones and the skeletons were never seen again, Marzulli said.
"Why isn't there any record of these skeletons? Where did they wind up?" he asked.
He said a friend of his had questioned Smithsonian officials about the giant skeletons and received a "condescending letter" in reply.
Marzulli said the academics, anthropologists and scientists he's spoken with about the skeletons won't speak on the record because they're afraid of losing tenure or jobs by admitting the existence of a race of giants.
Of course, hoaxes do exist, like the 10-foot tall stone man unearthed in Cardiff, New York that made big news in 1869. It was found to have been a planted statue, although that didn't stop P.T. Barnum from trying to buy it and make it part of his circus exhibits.
Though the Phillips brothers had family connections with the Mabies—owners of a local Delavan circus—Marzulli doesn't believe their dig was a hoax.
Marzulli's research covered a lot of ground: from Circus World archives in Baraboo to Beloit College, where anthropologists were supposed to have overseen the Phillips' dig. He tracked down Ernest Phillips' will, and checked out stories of the late Gordon Yadon, Delavan historian, who allegedly ventured into Phillips' cavernous basement.
"That burial site (Phillips found) was incredible, air tight and water tight. The skeletons were in very good condition," Marzulli said. "This was 1911, and Phillips would have had the ability and money to take photographs. But where are they?"
Pat Blackmer, researcher at the Walworth County Historical Society, pointed to Ernest Philips' question, in his letter to Brown: "Do you want some bones?" It's an unthinkable offer today, but she wonders if parts of the skeletons—or even photos—were given to Brown or a few of the other locals Phillips invited to examine the dig.
Blackmer, who noted Phillips had no children, has correspondence that says his collection of artifacts was sold in 1930 to Commonwealth Edison, the onetime owner of Lake Lawn Resort.
"I think the key to discovering any photos is to find out what happened to Ernest Phillips' estate when he died," she said.
Delavan Historical Society President Patti Marsicano said she didn't "find a smoking gun" while doing research for Marzulli.
"All I know for sure is that when the remains were found, Ernest Phillips felt that the discovery was important enough to correspond with the Wisconsin State Historical Society about," she said in an email. "And that he seemed to be of the opinion that (the skeletons) were definitely nowhere near what we consider normal."
As for the photos?
"They could have been destroyed by water, fire or 100 plus years of poor environment," Marsicano said. "They could be stashed away in a box in someone's attic and they don't even know they have them. They could also be unlabeled laying in a box of old photos in an antique store somewhere…or at the Smithsonian. No one knows…yet!"
– See more at: http://www.walworthcountytoday.com/article/20140507/WC/140509815#sthash.1iTBunYF.dpuf


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