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The Sony Xperia Z2 is the latest flagship super-phone from Sony, replacing the Xperia Z1 released last year. The new phone keeps the same aluminium-edged design, sexy glass front and back, Full HD display, quad-core processor and impressive 20.7-megapixel camera. Like its predecessor, it's completely waterproof.
You might wonder, then, exactly what is new on the Z2?
Well, it has a slightly larger 5.2-inch display, a slimmer bezel around the edge, a marginally faster 2.3GHz Qualcomm processor, the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat software and a camera capable of capturing 4K video. Although those are only marginal upgrades, the Z1 was already a smashing piece of kit, and it might be slightly too soon for a full overhaul, given that it was only released in September last year.
It's available to preorder in the UK and wider Europe now for an eye-watering price of £600 (€700). The company is yet to confirm if it will ever get a US release, but I wouldn't get your hopes up -- the Z1 never got a proper release in the States, and the Z1S was announced at CES earlier this year as a US variant of the older phone. It's listed as "coming soon" on Sony's Asia site (with no pricing given), but there's no sign of it yet for Australia.
The Xperia Z2 is physically very similar to its predecessor, but that's by no means a criticism. It has the same glass front and back and aluminium band running around the edge. It looks stunning and feels extremely luxurious to hold. It certainly feels more premium than the lightweight, plastic-bodied Samsung Galaxy S5 .
The HTC One M8 , with its all-metal body, feels similarly luxurious. It's entirely down to personal preference whether you like the smart glass and metal of the Z2 or the industrial milled metal of the M8. I personally can't pick a favourite -- I think they both look superb -- but the M8's curved back makes it more comfortable to hold in one hand.
The Z2's glass panels do make it rather more susceptible to scratches from keys in your pocket, so if you want to keep it looking pristine -- which I imagine you will, given how much you've paid for it -- you should pop it in a case. Like its siblings, the Z2 is completely waterproof, but the waterproof rating has been slightly increased. It's IP55 and IP58 rated which basically means you can completely submerse it in up to 1.5 metres of water for up to 30 minutes at a time.
Not only does that mean it won't break the first time you accidentally drop it in the toilet, it also lets you get snap-happy with the camera underwater -- that's great news for snorkelers. The screen won't register your taps when wet, but there's a dedicated camera shutter button on the edge to help with those snorkelling shots.
The screen size has been increased from 5 inches to 5.2 inches. Thanks to a slimmer bezel however, the phone's body hasn't increased too much, but it's still a big phone. If you're more used to the 4-inch iPhone 5S , it probably won't be to your taste, but the 4.3-inch Xperia Z1 Compact has a cracking lineup of specs and is much more pocketable, so may be a suitable compromise between size and performance.
Around the edges you'll find a microSD card slot and a micro-USB port hidden under a waterproof flap, a flap-free 3.5mm headphone jack and the same sticking-out power button you'll see on all of Sony's recent phones. There's also a little hole in the edging allowing you to pop in a lanyard to make it slightly more secure to hold up when you're taking pictures. Sony doesn't actually provide a lanyard in the box, so you'll have to try and find one on an old camera you're not using.
The speakers now sit on the front of the phone at the top and bottom. Like the HTC One and One M8's BoomSound speakers, they're designed to direct the sound towards you, rather than away. They're much smaller than the One's though, so don't provide as big a sound, but their position means it doesn't get muffled when you lay it flat on a surface.
The 5.2-inch display packs the same 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution as the previous Z1. As the Z2 is marginally bigger, the screen has a slightly lower pixel density -- 423 pixels per inch against the Z1's 440 -- as the same number of pixels are being stretched over a larger area. In reality though, it's not a difference you're ever likely to notice.
The IPS display is extremely crisp, with small text on Web pages, icon edges and high definition photos looking pin sharp. Sony boasts that the display uses the same "Triluminous" technology as its Bravia TVs, which makes it more vivid. Whatever Sony has done, it's worked, as the Z2's display is absolutely superb. It's not only very bright, it has rich, vibrant colours with plenty of contrast and excellent viewing angles to boot.
It's a brilliant screen for watching glossy Netflix shows like "Breaking Bad" or even for just flicking through your sunny holiday snaps -- my shots from Tuscany looked glorious on the Z2. You're also able to tweak the colour balance in the settings if you prefer things to look a little warmer, but I personally found the automatic mode to look the most natural.
Software and processor
The Z2 arrives running the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, Android 4.4.2 KitKat. You'd be right to expect the latest version of software on new launches, but Sony does have a habit of using older Android iterations -- the Z1 Compact launched only recently with the ageing Jelly Bean -- so it's refreshing to find the latest software on board as standard.
Sony has thrown its usual software tweaks into the mix. Although it functions in much the same way as any Android phone, with multiple homescreen panels, a multitasking carousel and an app tray, you'll also find a customisable app menu, Sony's own image and video galleries as well as access to its Music and Video Unlimited streaming subscription services (though these will cost you extra).
Hop into settings and you can change the theme of the phone. It comes preloaded with standard colour palette options, but you can download extra themes that drastically change the interface to give a nautical wood effect, for example, complete with compass icon for the home button. It's hardly a killer feature, but if you like putting your own stamp on your technology it's fun to play around with.
It's all powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor clocked in at 2.3GHz, backed up by a very generous 3GB of RAM. That's a seriously potent lineup of specs so I wasn't at all surprised that it gave a very strong performance. It achieved an impressive score of 3,822 on the Geekbench 2 benchmark test, easily rivalling both the Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8.
Navigation was swift and lag-free with no noticeable delays when switching between open apps, diving into menus or flicking around the notifications panel. It handled demanding gaming extremely well too. Riptide GP 2, Asphalt 8, Dead Trigger 2 and GT Racing 2 all played with high frame rates for smooth, enjoyable gameplay.
Around the back of the phone is the same 20.7-megapixel camera you'll find on both the Z1 and the Z1 Compact. It's an impressive amount of megapixels, but it doesn't necessarily guarantee better pictures. To see what it's capable of, I took it for a spin around an unusually sunny London.
Immediately I hit a snag. You aren't able to shoot in intelligent auto mode -- or use any of the scene modes or HDR modes in manual -- when at the full 20-megapixel resolution. You'll need to knock it down to 8 megapixels in order to use those modes. Luckily then, the settings it chooses when shooting at full resolution can still be superb.
My first shot (above) was taken at full resolution. It's extremely well exposed with loads of detail in the shadowy areas and a rich blue sky above. Its resolution means it's a big image, but there's still not much clarity when you zoom in to the fine details. The Galaxy S5's 16 megapixels managed to provide crisper edges, particularly along the handrail of this lock.
As was the case with the Z1 and Z1 Compact, I found the automatic mode to be a little hit and miss. I regularly found it to slightly overexpose the scene and to opt for a rather cold-looking white balance. My shot of this pine cone (above) is a little drab in automatic mode, but a quick tweak of the white balance (the second picture) brought a much more satisfying colour tone.


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asatiir wrote:Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes whenever I'm killing time in the office, XCOM 2 whenever I do have long hours to kill and Gabriel Knight: Sins of the fathers before bed time.
I find Gabriel knight still holds up pretty well, great game. You playing original or remastered?
Curious to hear how the remake holds up.
Been down with the witness.
What I've played has been pretty straight up puzzling, not floating in so much pretension. Really thoughtful.
Almost ready to say I've cleared all of Witcher 3, or at least the stuff I care about. Rich and full, this game has kept on giving.
Also had a LAN party recently. The Hidden:Source still remains fun.

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CHICAGO -- The newest anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drug in ophthalmology improved eyesight for patients with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), although efficacy diminished with a move to as-needed dosing, researchers said here.
Two trials of aflibercept (Eylea) -- COPERNICUS and GALILEO -- showed improvements in visual acuity over more than a year, but efficacy fell slightly after patients were moved from monthly to as-needed dosing, according to researchers at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
Aflibercept was approved for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in November 2011, and its indication was expanded to include CRVO in September, largely based on data from these two trials.
Jean-Francois Korobelnik, MD, of Group Hospitalier Pellegrin in Bordeaux, France, and colleagues reported findings from GALILEO, conducted in treatment-naive patients with macular edema secondary to CRVO.
A total of 106 patients were randomized to the drug and 71 were treated with sham injections.
After 24 weeks, injections for those in the drug group could be given as-needed instead of monthly, and after 52 weeks, patients in the placebo arm could switch to drug treatment on an as-needed basis.
Overall, Korobelnik and colleagues found that a greater proportion of patients gained at least 15 letters with the drug compared with sham treatment across all time points, although the improvements diminished over the course of the study:
- Week 24: 60.2% versus 22.1%, P<0.01
- Week 52: 60.2% versus 32.4%, P<0.01
- Week 76: 57.3% versus 29.4%, P<0.01
There was also a significantly greater change in best-corrected visual acuity, which also diminished over time -- peaking at +18 letters versus +3.3 letters at 6 months and falling to +13.7 versus +6.2 by 76 weeks (P<0.0001).
Korobelnik said the gains in visual acuity seen once sham patients started taking the drug as-needed "were less pronounced as the result of a 1-year delay in treatment" -- which suggests "a potential added benefit with earlier treatment."
In the COPERNICUS trial, David Brown, MD, of Retinal Consultants of Houston, and colleagues, looked at a similar population, with 115 patients receiving the drug and 74 taking placebo.
The only difference from the GALILEO trial was that all patients -- the placebo group included -- could switch to as-needed aflibercept at 6 months.
Again, the researchers saw greater gains in visual acuity that lasted through 100 weeks (+13 letters versus +1.5 letters), although, again, the difference peaked at 24 weeks, before the move to as-needed dosing (+17.3 letters versus -4 letters, P<0.0001).
Also, a larger proportion of treated patients gained at least 15 letters by week 100 (49.1% versus 23.3%, P<0.01). The researchers did not present changes in this endpoint over the full study period.
They concluded that the "visual and anatomic improvements observed at the end of the fixed dosing period were diminished after changing to [as-needed] dosing."
There were no significant differences in adverse events between groups in either trial, both researchers said.
Sophie Bakri, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., who moderated the session during which the findings were presented, said the aflibercept regimens in these studies were less frequent than those seen in trials with ranibizumab.
"When patients come to the clinic, they want to know the likelihood of not needing an injection every 6 months, or at every visit," Bakri said. "They're very interested to know that."
Carl Regillo, MD, of the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, who also moderated the session, said that although the study shows aflibercept works in CRVO, "what worries me is the style of as-needed treatment is probably not likely to be suitable optimal therapy."
"For some people, it's worth testing the waters to know that some patients aren't going to need ongoing therapy," Regillo said. "For those that need ongoing therapy, we have a good feeling for the best way to treat those patients. There are recurrences over time, we're seeing it, and it's a worrisome trend."
Aflibercept is marketed by Regeneron.
Korobelnik reported relationships with Alcon, Allergan, Bayer, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Novartis, and Thea.
Brown reported relationships with Regeneron, Alcon, Alimera, Allergan, Bayer, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Genentech, Heidelberg Engineering, Molecular Partners, Novartis, Paloma, Pfizer, Regeneron, Steba Biotech, and Thrombogenics.
- Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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American Academy of OphthalmologySource Reference: Korobelnik JF, et al "Intravitreal aflibercept injection for macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion: Results of the phase III GALILEO study" AAO 2012; Abstract PA048.
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American Academy of OphthalmologySource Reference: Brown DM, et al "Intravitreal aflibercept injection for central retinal vein occlusion: 2-year results from the COPERNICUS study" AAO 2012; Abstract PA049.


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In addition to their proven exploits, great men are often lauded for things they didn't even do: like Columbus discovering America, and Milli Vanilli singing. Now receiving acclaim for founding the Beatles, Scottie Pippen.
The latest vid from "King of Dot Comedy" Scott Gairdner, Beatles 3000 imagines a future world where documentarians believe the Liverpool fab foursome was founded by John Lennon, Paul McKenzie, Greg Hutchinson and Scottie Pippen, who nose a thing or two about music (zing! snoz puns!).
The doc, ostensibly published in 3126, looks back at the Beatles and their legacy 1,000 years later.
"Americans were shocked," says one futuro-anthropologist, describing the Beatles first-ever American appearance at Ed Sullivan's annual Woodstock. "I mean, at this time, the overwhelming style of music was opera. No one had ever heard of any piece that was less than 3 hours long."
The faux-umentary goes on in Idiocracy-like detail to describe the Beatles' catalogue ("Paperback Writer, Ticket to Run, Wipe Out") and their invention of the thumbs up and Mickey Mouse.
Their musical genius eventually culminated in their kaleidoscopically brilliant album, Sgt. Pet Sounds and the Spiderz from Aja.
The three minute vid's below. Totally worth it, Pippen fan or no.


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The moment European settlers arrived in North America, they began transforming the land into a meat-eater's paradise. Long before revolution turned colonies into nation, Americans were eating meat on a scale the old world could neither imagine nor provide: an average European was lucky to see meat once a week, while even a poor American man put away about two hundred pounds a year.
According to the catalog copy (ahem) (Is this plagiarism?) (I'm kidding!), the book leads readers from that colonial paradise to the urban meat-making factories of the nineteenth century to the hyperefficient packing plants of the late twentieth century. From Swift and Armour to Tyson, Cargill, and ConAgra. From the cattle bonanza of the 1880s to modern feedlots. From agribusiness to today's "local" meat suppliers and organic countercuisine.
Along the way, it explains how Americans' carnivorous demands shaped urban landscapes, midwestern prairies, and western ranges. How/when/why the American way of meat shifted from source of pride to axis of controversy.
Yeah, okay. Enough of the catalogish chatter. You get the picture, right? The rest is yada. But if you've a mind, take a gander at this SHORT explanation of how the meat history book idea found me. (Yes, you read that correctly.)
(But — cool! — it doubles as a historical record of my state of mind and brain c. summer, early autumn 2006. Weird days indeed, friends. [And chops to the digital age for making that piece of the historical record possible and for preserving it.])
Even better, read the entire Introduction of the book here. (Neato keeno, eh?)
THANK YOU FOR READING THIS. Readers rock. So do writers. You rock, I rock, we all rock.
Oops. Absurdity slip. Your prize for reading this far: Please regard this last wisp of blog entry as the true afterword of the book:
Author, recently finished with massive, seven-year project and trying to unwind, giggles at self, somewhat maniacally, on her own blog. [I believe commas in previous are correct. I dread the day on which complex comma-use expires, dodo-like, crushed by competitors in a tumultuous ecosystem.]


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A start-up company specialising in outdoor sports activities used RDP support to purchase equipment and respond to increasing demand for adventure tourism.
A family business, with a long-standing tradition of producing denim clothing, used support from the LEADER measure to establish a modern workshop and increase its share in domestic and international markets.
An innovative concept to revitalise the city centre of an Austrian town by offering flexible rental options to pop up shops.
Setting up a micro-fund as an alternative way to provide guarantees or loans for small, local organisations.
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An association working in a remote village in rural Latvia, used RDP support to set up a wood and glass workshop thus creating new employment and income opportunities for the local people.


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KEXP Live Music Highlights 2012
Seattle's KEXP delivered us a great mix of some of their best sessions from January to February of this year, featuring local and international artists and bands. Here's our guide to the tracks:
Then there's lo-fi folkster Bill Campbell, who performs under the guise of Thee Midnight Creep and plays a spooky autoharp. Singer-songwriter Damien Jurado writes ambitious psychedelic folk compositions that'll make you swoon.
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KEXP @ Iceland Airwaves // S.H. Draumur Reunion
This week, Iceland Airwaves announced the latest additions to their lineup for October 2011, prompting a look & a listen back to KEXP's trip to Reykjavik for Iceland Airwaves 2010 featuring some of Iceland's most exciting artists.
Today I'd like to spotlight the avant-punk band S.H. Draumur from Kópavogur, Iceland. Originally active from 1982-1988, the three-piece was inspired by Pere Ubu, Suicide, Swell Maps, Joy Division and The Birthday Party, as well as by the vibrant Icelandic music scene, where they served as the local opener for Swans and Einsturzende Neubauten. Along with a handful of cassettes and 7"s, S.H. Draumur recorded one LP -- Goð -- over the course of 50 hours spent in a YMCA community center, as bassist/vocalist Dr. Guuni recounts in The Reykjavik Grapevine.
That sought-after LP (picutred R) was reissued by Iceland's Kimi Records in 2010 to coincide with S.H. Draumur's reunion at the Iceland Airwaves Festival. KEXP was there all the way from Seattle (Reykjavik's "sister city") to record the performance (stream it here), and "Nótt Eins Og Þessi" (below) is part of KEXP's Iceland Airwaves MP3 compilation.
KEXP will return to Iceland Airwaves for the third year in a row Oct 12-16th 2011. This year's lineup again features an incredible array of Icelandic artists (including Retro Stefson and Who Knew who are also featured in KEXP's 2010 mix) and internationals (tUnE-yArDs, K-X-P, Liturgy, Dungen, Suuns, and Beach House to name a few). Check out the latest on the 2011 lineup here and more of KEXP's Iceland Airwaves coverage here.


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Liberty man describes close call with intruder
Surveillance pictures show burglar outside home
Liberty police asked the public to help identify a man they said broke into a Liberty home Monday.
Surveillance cameras set up outside the house in the 1900 block of Buckingham Drive recorded pictures of the man looking into the house. He had trouble seeing through the tinted windows and even yanked on the back door while the homeowner and two young boys were inside.
"It was a little weird knowing he was out there for five or six minutes while I was with the kids in the house," said the homeowner, who asked not to be identified.
He said he still can't believe how close he was to being in danger inside his own home.
"He stole a loaded gun, so I guess he couldn't have shot me when I came back in," the man said.
He said he decided to take his boys for a walk just as the intruder finally came into the house through a basement window. The homeowner said he almost turned around when he started to feel rain, but decided to go anyway.
He said he's glad that he did so that he wasn't face-to-face with the intruder.
"It's hard thinking about my kids. It's really hard," he said.
The man eventually left the house with a laundry basket full of goods. He got out of the house just seconds before the victim returned to his driveway.
While the family doesn't know exactly what was taken, their sense of security has been started.
"I never thought I'd get robbed, especially when I have it posted that I have surveillance and I got a security system," the victim said. "I just hope he gets caught and they find the gun."
Police said they believe the intruder is driving a Jeep Patriot with Missouri license plates. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.


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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – While the UW-Eau Claire football team gave up 42 points through the first three quarters, the Blugolds were able to hold eighth-ranked UW-Oshkosh scoreless in the fourth quarter in a 42-14 loss on Senior Day at Carson Park today.
Oshkosh scored 35 points before halftime with three passing and two rushing touchdowns but the Blugolds came out stronger in the second half and outscored the Titans 14-7.
Down 42-0, the Blugolds used their first drive of the fourth quarter to find the end zone. Drew Davis (Fr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) caught a seven-yard pass from Joel Newman (So.-Red Wing, Minn.) to cap the six-play, 58-yard drive to get the Blugolds on the board.
While Joel Sweeney (Sr.-Tomah, Wis.) had -2 yards rushing in the first half, he was able to finish with 123 on the day. He scored the other Blugold touchdown with eight minutes remaining in the game on a 50-yard run. He now has 996 rushing yards for the season.
The Blugolds finished the game with 210 yards of offense while Oshkosh had 410.
On defense, Cody Taubman (So.-New Richmond, Wis.) led Eau Claire with 14 tackles and one forced fumble while Jake Weber (Fr.-Durand, Wis.) had one fumble recovery. Erik Hulman (So.-Milwaukee, Wis./Lutheran) had one sack for a loss of eight yards.
Eau Claire drops to 1-8 on the season and 1-5 in the conference while the Titans improve to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in WIAC play.
The Blugolds will play at UW-La Crosse next Saturday for the final game of the season. Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m. and will be televised live on WQOW TV 18 in Eau Claire and WXOW TV 19 in La Crosse.
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Welcome to Waste Not Wednesday Week 52. This week the Waste Not Wednesday link party is celebrating our one year anniversary and what an amazing year it has been. I have meet so many people through our weekly link ups and the creativity I see each week just gets better and better. Thanks for joining us each week and sharing your talents.
At the end of this post, you can enjoy all the creativity shared by our followers and you too can join in the fun by sharing a link to your DIY project or favorite recipe. Most importantly, go visit my very talented friends so you can be inspired by their creativity!
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Every Wednesday the four of us will host a new link party. By linking your recent homemade project or recipe to the bottom of this post a thumbnail image will be added to the collage with a link to your blog so that we can visit your blog and see what you have been making.
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Each week one of my crafty friends and myself will choose our personal favorite link of the week and highlight the most clicked link of the week. If you are featured on one of our blogs, grab the featured button and share the good news with your crafty friends. {Put the button on your blog and share it on Facebook too.} If your post is featured we will also add it to the Waste Not Wednesday {WNW} Pinterest Board.
Rocking Chair Before and After from Grandma's House DIY
10 DIY Painted Flower Pots {KreativK}
One Room Challenge Powder Room Makeover {Making it in the Mountains}
Using an Old Trunk in the Garden {Penny's Vintage Home}
DIY Wall Key Holder {Sawdust Sisters}
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Super Cute DIY Projects {Jenny Louise Marie}
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- We want this party to stay around so don't just link and run. Be sure to stop by at least 2 other links and show some love.
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Christina Aguilera is getting back to her "Dirrty" roots.
In a clip from "Chelsea's Big Interview Special," posted on Radar Online's website, the 29-year-old "Burlesque" star opened up about everything from girls' nights out, using a bucket to handle bathroom breaks on tour, Justin Timberlake and life after filing for divorce.
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"I'm doing good — really, really good," Christina told Chelsea of how she's handling things following the break-up of her marriage to Jordan Bratman. "Sometimes change is necessary. I'm entering a whole different chapter in my life now with the movie, and my son, and being a mother – the next evolution in my life. And it feels good.
"It feels really good," Christina added, with a coy smile.
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The "Not Myself Tonight" chanteuse, who got her start on Disney's "The Mickey Mouse Club," along with fellow superstars Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears, said she maintains friendships from her days with "the Mouse," especially with JT.
"I'd say the [Mouseketeer] who I keep in touch with the most is Justin [Timberlake]," Christina told Chelsea. "I just went and supported him at a charity event that he was doing out in Vegas, and he's just, you know, how can you not love Justin? He's such a charismatic, amazing guy."
"Well, he brought 'Sexy Back,' is what he did. You brought 'Dirrty' back, and he brought 'Sexy Back,'" Chelsea said, as Christina laughed.
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The chart-topping songstress also revealed that while she may be a mom, she and her pal, Nicole Richie, don't leave all of the fun to their kids when it comes to play dates.
"We do, we do [have play dates with our kids]," Christina told Chelsea. "[We have] mommy drinking nights too!"
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No topic appeared to be off limits for the star, as the charming comedienne proceeded to grill Christina about the dirtiest of the "Dirrty" rumors – "peeing in a bucket" while on tour.
"It happens, yes!" Christina laughed." I have no shame about peeing in a bucket, or doing other things in a bucket if necessary."
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Google is working on a native Android app similar to Game Center, an app on the iPhone that connects players in most of Apple's iOS games, according to a source familiar with the plans.
That's a key piece of software plumbing necessary to make Google a contender in the fast-growing mobile games market.
Google's software will include a social "achievement" system, which gives people awards and trophies for doing certain things in games. It will also include a leaderboard which will rank players against their friends, our source told us.
Developers creating Android games use a variety of third-party solutions right now from other startups like OpenFeint, but Google is recognizing how important games were in making the iPhone popular, so it's making a native client, our source said.
It's not clear if the new friend-finding app would rely on Google+, the search giant's social network, but it seems likely. Google CEO Larry Page has pushed employees to tie the company's products more closely together. Creating a Game Center-like application which connects players on Android based on a common, Google-based online identity would certainly fit with that vision.
"They are starting to really understand all of the needs and wants to make a game really successful," an industry source close to developers told us. "As recently as even a year ago, that really wasn't part of their institutional DNA, But I think they're getting there."
One more area where Google is imitating Apple, according to our source: Fixing the payments system for Google Play, the online store where players buy Android games and other apps, to make it as smooth as buying games in the App Store. That's been a big reason why Android developers make less money than those who build apps for Apple's iOS devices.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. --- Following a well-played match against UT Martin, the Tennessee Tech volleyball team will look to take advantage of the home court this weekend as it hosts Southeast Missouri Friday, at 7 p.m., and Murray State Saturday, at 2 p.m.
The Golden Eagles currently have three players with at least 165 kills, including sophomore Natalie Penrod, who leads the team with 196. Junior Kelsey Gray, who has tallied 165 kills, leads the team in total blocks with 64.
Southeast Missouri enters the weekend holding fourth place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with a 9-13 overall record, and a 7-4 conference record. In their previous meeting this season, SEMO defeated TTU 3-1 and currently leads the all-time series 34-9. Brittney Kalinoski leads the Redhawk offense with 224 kills, while Julie Shives leads the team in assists with 781.
Friday's match against SEMO is also Dig Pink night. Fans are invited to join in by wearing pink in support of breast cancer awareness.
Murray State sits in sixth place in the OVC standings with a 5-17 record, and a 5-6 OVC record. The Racers currently leads the all-time series against Tech with a 28-25 mark, including a 3-0 victory earlier this season. Teresa Krog leads the Racers offense with 273 kills, while Kayleah Sauer leads the Racers on defense with 343 digs.


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This is Christ's Church. There is a place for you here.
We welcome all worshipers, including children, to full participation.
This page includes a calendar and the monthly newsletter where you'll find news about upcoming events.
Weekly Sunday worship with Holy Communion, 10:30am
Worship at CALC
Sunday Worship
We gather on Sunday mornings at 10:30am (9:30 Memorial Day through Labor Day) to celebrate God with us! Sunday morning is an informal worship in the Lutheran tradition using Evangelical Lutheran Worship, the 2006 worship resource from the ELCA. Holy Communion is celebrated every Sunday and almost every other time we gather together. What better way to remember that Jesus is present "wherever two or three are gathered" than by partaking in a meal?
Evening Services
We often gather together for prayer, for communion, for worship on days and times other than Sunday morning. Our calendar keeps the list up-to-date of opportunities to gather with the people of God in between Sundays. But most often we gather during Advent and Lent (usually with dinner included!), Christmas Eve, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, and the other major festivals of the church.
The Great Three Days
Christ Ascension has a proud tradition of centering our worship year on the Great Three Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Vigil of Easter. We gather on these evenings at 7:00pm to remember the saving deeds of God in Christ. We share communion, wash feet, strip the altar, glory in the cross, share our salvation history stories, and celebrate the first communion of the resurrection dawn. You are warmly welcomed to join us!
Holy Baptism and Holy Communion and Welcoming Members
Like the entire Church of Christ, we welcome members into the church through baptism. All ages welcomed to partake of this life-giving sacrament. If you have already been baptized in the name of the Triune God, we welcome you to join our congregation through affirming the promises God made with you in your baptism. We welcome all Christians of all ages to share in Holy Communion--Jesus' body and blood given and shed for the sake of our wounded world. If you have not received Holy Communion before, you may come forward for a blessing (fold your arms over your chest) or talk with Pastor Jay about participating in this meal of life, love, and forgiveness. There is no formal First Communion instruction at Christ Ascension since all the baptized are welcomed. But Pastor Jay meets individually with children and families for information. We recommend all children begin receiving by the time they are in the third grade.
Sermons from Christ Ascension are archived on this blog (when Pastor Jay remembers to record them!):
Christ Ascension can host weddings for members and non-members. The pastor requests at least three sessions with the couple for planning the service and for pre-marital counseling. The service will be based on the marriage rite in our hymnal, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, and may include Holy Communion.
- Donation to church (for non-members): $500, including $100 non-refundable deposit
- Pre-marital counseling: $35/session
- Musician: $250
The sanctuary seats approximately 100 people.
Contast Pastor Jay or the Church Office for more information about weddings.
Community Blog
Since October 2011, the congregation's newsletter has had a new look and a new name, The Dove (as in Gen. 8:11 and Matt. 3:16). The previous title was The Courier. Current and past newsletters are listed below, available for download by clicking the edition's month.
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The Flower Garden at Christ Ascension
The flower garden at Christ Ascension began in the spring of 2014. It was at this time that Tom and Elizabeth Beck planted the magnolia tree in honor of Pastor Martin Lohrmann and his family. The garden has expanded over the last year and a "bulb planting party" was held in October 2015. Church members along with child care parents and their children gathered to plant over 600 bulbs. This spring should be quite colorful. If you would like to keep up with our growing garden, please visit http://christascensiongarden.tumblr.com/post/132821882202/it-seems-funny-to-start-a-garden-blog-in-november
In the News...
For its 150 anniversary the congregation was featured in the Chestnut Hill Local. To read the article, click here.
An article about one of the congregation's founders, Anne Cecelia Haupt, appeared in the Archives Advocate ofAdvent 2010. The title is "Anne Cecelia Haupt: A Founder Mother in Northwest Philadelphia." The article, which begins on page 3, can be read here.
Prayer Concerns
If you have a prayer concern, please share it with Pastor Mitchell or the church office. There is also time during worship to name people in prayer and to notify the congregation of important things happening in your life.
A Prayer for the Church:
Gracious Lord, we pray for your holy catholic church. Fill it with all truth and peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in anything it is amiss, reform it; where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in need, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen
Worship Times
Every Sunday
Worship with Holy Communion: 9:30 am (Sanctuary)
Feasting on the Word Bible Study: 7:00pm (Kimes Hall)
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Hazelnut Cobnut & Filbert
These trees are all closely inter-related. To most they are simply known as Hazelnut bushes. A Hazelnut bush is ideal for growing in a mixed hedge, or the back of the shrubbery. Hazelnut bushes can grow to 10-12 in height, but are bushy, from the ground. Hazelnuts are extremely hardy and have a wild charm and ornamentation. Hazelnuts and filberts have long catkins that appear in late winter on the bare branches. They also produce good autumn foliage colour. A Hazelnut bush in your garden will settle down to fruit within 3 years so you dont have long to wait. Johns Market Garden Hazelnut bushes are of excellent quality and we take pride in growing and offering a very wide range of these useful garden additions. Plant 8 apart. You could also consider the Hazelnut bush with deep purple leaves Corylus maxima purpurea. This is very decorative but also produces good nuts too.[more...]
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Exhibition (permanent) County: Essex 1940s ExhibitionExplore war-time life with reconstructions from the 1940s. Experience the sights and sounds as you step inside an Anderson air-raid shelter, peek into a war-time kitchen, and toy shop, and browse in a 1940s general...Royal Gunpowder Mills | Waltham Abbey | 1 January 0200 — 1 January 2020


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London 2012 Olympics medal winners meet at Ferrari
Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo invited 2012 London Olympics medal winner and a delegation, lead by CONI President Giovanni Petrucci, to Maranello on Monday, 29 October. General Secretary and Head of the Olympic Mission Raffaele Pagnozzi, with fencer Valentina Vezzali, Paralympics Committee President Luca Pancalli and archery gold medal winner Oscar de Pellegrin will be part of the visiting team, welcomed by Chairman Montezemolo and the Head of the Scuderia Stefano Domenicali. The 2012 London Italian champions will visit the Maranello campus, the Fiorano track and the Museo Ferrari in Maranello.
With the visit of the medal winners Ferrari also celebrates the union of two Italian excellences. Ferrari does not only share the passion, but has been collaborating with CONI since 2006 regarding Ferrari technology and know-how, used to finding solutions for the National Sports Associations in the areas of archery, rowing and canoe/kayak for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.


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Google reader has introduced two interesting features, "share" which allows uers to share interesting feed items to users who follow you on Google reader (or to the shared item page) and the newer "Send to" feature which allows you to send interesting feed items to be posted on various services including delicious, facebook and citeulike.
These features are useful, particularly when reading full feeds of normal blogs where all information on the feed item is available within Google reader and the decision whether to share can be made immediately. But this isn't the case for feeds of research alerts from say sciencedirect or a typical journal table of content feed. In most cases, you would need to go to the vendor site to read more before deciding to share.
Even if one could tell just from the research alert rss feed item that the item is interesting enough to share, one would still typically need to click on the feed item to go to the vendor site to download the full-text, and to export to citation manager.
So one would need to vist the vendor page anyway.
I suggest that one can install Better GReader which loads the vendor page in Google reader itself. This allows you to work within Google reader all the time. You can download full-text, import citations into your citation manager, share with users all without leaving Google reader!
In a prior posts, I talked a lot about use of RSS feeds for research alerts, particularly in "Aggregating sources for academic research in a web 2.0 world". The idea here was to use your RSS feed reader has a discovery tool, before importing it into your citation manager.
The workflow would be as follows.
1. Click on rss feed to view what's available.
2. If article appears to be interesting, click on it to go to the article on the vendor's site, eg. ScienceDirect, Web of Science etc to see full details.
3. Download the full-text. If you have not treated the RSS feed using the method I described here, you will need some method to handle ezproxy links (see post here showing 5 different methods).
4. Import the citation into your reference manager.
This work-flow requires that you leave your rss feed reader to visit the vendor site and then carry out steps 3,4 there.
But is it possible to actually do all that without even visiting the vendor site?
Using Better GReader to view all contents in Google reader
Yes! You can handle all this within your rss feed reader without even visiting the vendor's site if you happen to be using Google reader to read your feeds and in addition install Better GReader.
Normally you would click on the title "Financial Market Volatility and Primary Placement" and a new window/tab would open and you would be brought to the vendor page.
But with Better GReader installed, this would be shown instead as the page loads within Google reader
From there you can download the pdf directly (I'm assuming you are using the method described here or are using Zotero's auto-proxy function)
You can also export citations normally. Incidentally this works fine with Zotero's normal citation export as well (click on icon in the url address bar).
Google reader's send to feature
But what if you want to share the item with friends using other methods? You might want to share it on a bookmarking site like delicious, send to social networks like Facebook, or even to blogs like Blogger, Posterous etc. Normally you would use a bookmarklet, but as you might expect it doesn't work here using this method.
This is where Google reader's new send to feature becomes useful. "Send to" feature allows you to send selected articles to various places from social bookmarking services like delicious, to blogs like Blogger, Posterous, to social networks like Facebook, MySpace, to microblogging platforms like Twitter and more.
As the send to feature is customizable, there has being an explosion of ideas, with people using the feature to send stuff to Evernote, rememberthemilk addtoany, google bookmarks , sharethis and more here and here.
But possibly the most exciting is the ability to send to Citeulike – a free web-based citation manager. The instructions are here.
As Citeulike and Mendeley (another free citation manager which has both web-based and desktop versions) are collaborating this means it will link to Mendeley as well.
So if you use either of the two has your citation manager, you have a quick way to send articles to them as well.
Somewhat related is that you can share/share with note interesting articles with users who follow you on Google reader.
Whether it's a librarian sharing with a patron, or researchers sharing between colleagues, or a student sharing with his supervisor, this can come in handy. What if the person you are sharing with does not use google reader? No problem point him to the google shared list page
which is a webpage that lists all your shared items.
Sharing items and the ability to transfer items to citation managers etc within Google reader are very useful features, but as mentioned before the research alerts received via RSS are partial feeds, in other words, they show only some minimal information, and you would definitely have to visit the vendor page itself to get full information.
Certainly you can't download the full text from within your RSS feed reader, so you would definitely need to visit the vendor site. Similarly, chances are you would like to read the article first, before you shared with others.
So ideally to take advantage of the two latest google reader feature, you would need some way to read the article (or at least look at the full details) on Google reader , without leaving google reader.
And I just showed you how.
The idea of using Better GReader came from "sphoke" posting in the zotero forum.


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Vintage Vehicle Displays and Exhibits at Our Automotive Museum
The AACA Museum, a proud Smithsonian affiliate, is a world-class automotive experience. Children and adults of all ages can explore numerous vintage vehicle displays and interactive exhibits featuring cars, buses, motorcycles, and other automobiles from the 1890s through the 1980s. The AACA Museum is conveniently located in Hershey, PA and attracts visitors from throughout Harrisburg, Lebanon, Lancaster, and all of Pennsylvania.
A visit to the AACA Museum is a one-of-a-kind journey of discovery and entertainment for the entire family. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the AACA Museum is open to the public and offers both self-guided and guided tours for larger groups. As you make your way through the museum, you'll discover a number of vintage automobiles in unique scenes and settings. We frequently change and update displays, and we host a number of new events each month.
The AACA Museum is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of vintage automobiles and their vast history. We offer educational tours for pre-K through twelfth grade, and our hands-on activities and informative tours make learning active and fun. Our Hershey Venue, which spans 50 feet from floor to ceiling, acts as a spacious facility for social and corporate events, weddings, receptions, banquets, and more. Your museum rental also includes the skilled and knowledgeable staff to assist you with your event.
If you're in the Hershey, PA area, schedule time to visit the world-renowned AACA Museum. From old bikes and buses to motorcycles and cars, everywhere you look is a piece of nostalgia. The AACA Museum has been named "Reader's Choice for Best Museum" and "Best Tourist Attraction" for our innovative displays. Because our exhibits and events are constantly changing, browse our site to learn about our upcoming attractions.


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Fulfilling A Yen For Foreign Kustom Kulture
You know, perks in this line of work are never taken for granted, no matter what anybody tells you. Take, for instance, the chance-in-a-lifetime opportunity of traveling to Japan I had last year. It was incredible, to say the least, and I figured it would be a long time before something like that would come around again (see the May 2001 issue of Street Rodder for the complete story). Lo and behold, Shige and the folks at Mooneyes felt our visit was such a success with the Japanese rodders that they invited us over again–and Editorial Director Brennan signed off on it! I was literally in shock, knowing that I was going to be able to experience a wonderful foreign adventure like that one more time.
This year, instead of traveling around and visiting the various shops, we primarily focused on the big Mooneyes hot rod and custom show in Yokohama–especially considering this was the 10th anniversary of the event. This meant scaling down our trip to five days (I know, take time to wipe the tears), but that's five more than I could honestly ask for! We arrived on Friday evening, having all of Saturday to prepare the cars and such for the show on Sunday (that left us with a full Monday for tourist-type stuff in Tokyo before returning). Gene Olsen's SO-CAL-built '51 Merc convertible, the Larsen & Cummins streamliner, and the Shifters Marky Idzardi's Purple People Eater were the "wheeled" guests of honor this year from the United States, which seemed to be a fitting array of American rodding heritage. As far as all the individuals that made the overseas trek, we had Pete Chapouris (traveling with Olsen), Fred Larsen and his wife, Marky and Anthony from the Shifters, Greg Coddington, and artists Jimmy C. (Who, by the way, is responsible for the life-size Ed Roth tribute statue.), Herb Martinez, and Larry Henley. Overall, it was a great representation of U.S. talent and personalities. Being the show was a tribute to the late Big Daddy Roth, his widow Ilene and longtime Rat Fink T-shirt peddler Bert Grimm were also in attendance.
Although Mooneyes' main man Shige Suganuma reported a drop in participant entries this year, once the doors of the Yokohama Pacifico opened Sunday, December 2, just as many, if not more, people flooded in and filled the venue at the blink of an eye. As they did last year, Moon had its "portable" speed shop set up at the show, around which all the "import" hot rods were appropriately displayed. The Shifters huffed along a ton of T-shirts to sell, which, as expected, sold like hotcakes. Right behind the centerpiece shop that also acted as an outlet for the Moon Equipped line of goods, a stage was set up for the variety of rock 'n' roll bands that played throughout the day. The mass amount of Japanese stripers and artists were situated kitty-corner to the stage, and the majority of their works more than rivaled American offerings of late to say the least.
By day's end, the Moon brigade prepared for the awards ceremony. Along with a special plaque to be presented by Street Rodder, the Shifters and SO-CAL Speed Shop also handed out awards, and we were all asked to explain to the audience "why" we chose what we did. . .I'm not quite sure many people understood what we had to say, but they applauded when we were finished! The show definitely ended on a positive note, after which we loaded everything up and headed back for our last night in Yokohama.
Of course, we all would like to thank Shige and his entire Mooneyes Japan staff for taking great care of us once again, even with their hectic schedules. And a special thanks goes out to Takemaru Endo, for his expert "tour guide" skills and keeping us all out of trouble (or maybe that's the other way around?). Seeing rodding culture in Japan is a great experience for anyone with even the slightest interest in the hobby, and I can't stress enough how great it is to be a part of a similar way of life–halfway 'round the world!


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TRAINING: For more information, go to willcampuzano.com
What ranks and titles have you held? 2007: RingRulers Arklatex Bantamweight amateur champion. 2008: RingRulers Grand Prix amateur champion. Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Do you have any heroes? Not really, just people I look up to.
What is your favorite technique? Don't have one.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Everything
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Did all my basics and then dropped out as soon as I turned pro!
What was your job before you started fighting? Electronics
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Led by offense, Jones, Tide crushes Tennessee 41-10
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. _ They may have been some of the most surreal moments in the history of the University of Alabama's football rivalry with Tennessee.
There were three minutes and 39 seconds remaining on the clock, but an official timeout had been called following a turnover. While the Crimson Tide coaches gathered the offensive backups and the "Pride of the Southland" Marching Band cranked out a version of "Jungle Boogie," running backs Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson went over to encourage Demetrius Goode and senior quarterback Greg McElroy hung out with the ball boys.
This was the "Third Saturday in October?"
"Hey McElroy," an orange-clad fan yelled out from the emptying stands. "You (expletive, expletive, expletive)."
He and everyone else on the Alabama sideline loved it, relishing every moment of the dominating 41-10 victory and the subsequent cigars that stained the air both outside the locker room and around Neyland Stadium.
"I'm not allowed to talk about that," McElroy said with a smile while his father was puffing on one a few feet away.
It may not have exactly been what No. 7 Crimson Tide needed, but it was just so satisfying, especially considering how the offense cranked out 536 total yards.
The receiver with a broken hand set the school receiving record with 221 yards on 12 receptions.
The running back who missed two games after having arthroscopic knee surgery had his best game in a month, ripping a 42-yard gain to go with two touchdowns. Meanwhile, his "understudy," a term that no longer seems applicable, had 119 rushing yards thanks in part to a 65-yard touchdown.
The beat-up quarterback whose hand got stepped on by a 320-nose tackle last week, and has received similar treatment of late from of his own fans, threw for 264 yards with no interceptions and just one sack.
"I'm very proud of the way our guys came out and competed," Coach Nick Saban said. "We knew it'd be a tough game. We really wanted to try to build on and establish an identity. We did that in the second half."
The Crimson Tide (7-1, 4-1 SEC) left with only two negatives, both stemming from the same play midway through the first quarter: Tauren Poole's 59-yard touchdown to give the Volunteers a 7-0 lead. It not only signaled a another slow start, as Alabama has been outscored 31-13 in the first quarter of SEC road games, but the longest run given up all season essentially ended the nation-leading string of 41 games without allowing a 100-yard rusher. He finished with 117 yards on 14 carries.
From then on, it was almost all Alabama - especially offensively. Two field goals and a touchdown drive resulted in a 13-10 lead at halftime, when Jones already eight catches including a 42-yard reception.
"He was on fire tonight," McElroy said. "He had a real chip on his shoulder this week and you could tell by the way he practiced."
Similar to that big gain, Alabama went to him again on the first offensive play of the second half when Jones, who had surgery the day after the South Carolina game, was in single coverage with no safety over the top. The result was a 38-yard completion to set up a touchdown and the rout was on.
"We took what they gave us," Jones said. "It was one-on-one, sometimes they rolled a safety over to me, but when they didn't we took advantage of it."
"They were kind of squatting on the routes so we had no choice but to try and throw it over their heads," Saban commented. "Greg made some great throws and Julio made some great catches."
The subsequent possession was just one play, Richardson's 65-yard touchdown, and a 36-yard strike to junior Marquis Maze set up another score. Backup quarterback A.J. McCarron connected with Jones for 47 yards to complete the record performance.
"We kind of looked heavily at last year's film," McElroy said. "They did a good job last year of taking away our run by stacking the box. We did a really good job of recognizing man vs. zone and that was a real struggle for us last year."
Meanwhile, Tennessee's only chance to answer and keep the game close came following Richardson's run, when after driving to the 11 sophomore linebacker Dont'a Hightower's pressure helped lead to sophomore safety Robert Lester's goal-line interception.
"Just execution," Lester said.
That's sort of what the Tennessee fans felt like they were watching, their team's execution, as the Vols fell to 2-5 (0-4). It was the fourth straight loss to the Tide and the smell of cigar smoke has a tendency to linger.
"It wasn't what we needed, it's what we need to do," junior center William Vlachos said with his team heading into its bye week.


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A senator from Aroostook County is pushing to cut Governor Paul LePage's pension, if the Governor doesn't win re-election. Current law dictates that even if a governor serves just one day in office and then resigns, he or she could still collect $26,000 dollars a year until they die.
But, Sen. Troy Jackson of Allagash believes Governor LePage should face the pension cut because of what Jackson says is LePage's double standard regarding the state employee retirement policy.
Political analysts Phil Harriman and Ethan Strimling discuss whether the issue is purely polictics or has some merit.


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Radar love dominates the level scene
Market researchers last year predicted radar sensors would be the fastest-growing sensor, and they got it right this time. Check out CONTROL's Product Roundup of new level instrumentation devices.
By Rich Merritt, Senior Technical Editor
IN A RECENT CONTROL reader poll, we asked Which level devices give you the most problems? Radar sensors scored the best, with only 4.88% reporting problems. Differential pressure sensors were the most troublesome at 25%, but ultrasonic sensors were right behind them with 18% reporting problems. There is an almost 1:1 correlation with the number of new level products we found in our annual roundup vs. the number of problems reported. Its almost as if level vendors are avoiding introducing troublesome products.
Only one new DP sensor was announced, and DP sensors were the most troublesome in our survey. Although DP sensors are one of the most popular level sensors being used today, it looks like they may be going out of style.
Second most troublesome were ultrasonic sensors. Only two new ultrasonic products were announced (the other two in the roundup are older products). We have more new capacitance level sensors than ultrasonics.
Radar sensors, the least troublesome of all, won the new product sweepstakes: We have eight new radar level sensors in this years roundup, four times as many as ultrasonics, and the most in any category.
One can argue that traditional DP and float sensors are the most popular systems, with hundreds of thousands of sensors installed worldwide, so its to be expected that a large number of people would report problems. On the other hand, ultrasonics and radar are relatively new sensors (compared to floats), so one would expect teething problems to boost their problem numbers. It didnt happen with radar.
We dont know for sure if there is a relationship between problems and new product announcements. It all may be purely anecdotal. On the other hand, its probably as scientific a guess as the market researchers use.
We reported last year in this space that market researchers predicted radar sensors would be the fastest-growing sensor, and it would be at the expense of more traditional level sensing technologies. We hate to admit that the market researchers can be right every once in a while, but it looks like they nailed it this time. On the other hand, here in Iowa we say, Even a blind squirrel finds a chestnut once in a while."
Level Instrumentation Devices
Sensor Bulks Up
Vibracon point level sensors perform level monitoring for liquids or bulk goods in temperatures up to 300º F. They are immune to foam, turbulence, media changes and build-up, and can be tested inside an empty tank for reduced maintenance requirements. Models are available in intrinsically-safe, explosion-proof, terminal housing and quick-disconnect versions. Options include process connections and the length and material of the sensing fork. Pepperl+Fuchs; 330/486-0002; www.am.pepperl-fuchs.com
Ultrasonic Sensor Sees All
The Type 8175 ultrasonic level transmitter can display a measured value as a level, distance, volume or open channel flow. It has 0.25 % full-scale accuracy over a 132-ft. range, with resolution of 1/8 in. It includes an ultrasonic sensor, transducer, and eight-digit multi-language display protected by a splash-proof plastic NEMA 4 enclosure. Burkert; 800/325-1405; www.burkert-usa.com
Laser Looks Good
The LM200 laser transmitter measures level, distance, and position of dry bulk solids, opaque liquids, and slurries at distances of up to 200 ft., in the presence of dust, vapors, or turbulence. It has a powder-coated aluminum enclosure rated for IP65 or NEMA 4X, and CL II and III, Div 1 and 2, Groups E, F, G dust ignition-proof ratings to FM and CSA. Stainless steel dust tubes prevent dust build-up and protect the optical lens from being coated. K-Tek; 225/673-6100; www.ktekcorp.com
Solid Radar Sensor
The Vegapuls 68 measures level of solid materials, such as flour, sugar, cement, grain, plastic pellets, and aggregates, at ranges up to 230 ft. It is able to see and evaluate echoes in low dielectric conditions, is unaffected by product characteristics such as dust or buildup, and its swivel antenna allows for mounting to match the angle of repose created by fill or empty conditions. Ohmart Vega; www.ohmartvega.com
Ultrasonic Sensor Has a HART
The USonic Series Ultrasonic transmitter measures liquid levels at ranges up to 30 ft. and provides a two-wire 420mA, HART output signal. Made of CPVC, it is suitable for use in environments that are classified hazardous (Class I, Div. 1) or require intrinsically safe or explosion proof installation. The sensor works in temperatures from 40158° F and in process pressures up to 50 psig. Ametek Drexelbrook; 215/674-1234; www.drexelbrook.com
Radar Love
Pulsar pulse burst radar transmitters measure liquid level. The lightweight device is loop-powered with HART digital communications. It has horn and rod antennas, a quick connect coupling to remove or install the transmitter without removing the antenna from the process, and full international safety and telecommunications approvals. Magnetrol; 630/969-4000 x343; www.magnetrol.com
Strick It to Me
The 7330 Series Magnetostrictive Level System measures liquid level and diagnoses problems. The normal 420mA output indicates the position of the float within the span. If the level is outside the set span, the output is either 3.9 mA or 20.1 mA. If the float moves into the null or dead zones or there is a sensing failure, then the output is 3.8 mA. Ametek A&PT; 248/435-7540; www.ametek.com
Sounds Hazardous
IRU-2000/3000 ultrasonic sensors are CSA approved for operation in Class I Division 2, Group A, B, C and D hazardous locations. They have a detection range from 135 ft., and are not affected by the color, translucency, dielectric constant, specific gravity or viscosity of the target. Temperature compensation automatically adjusts for ambient temperature changes, and a programmable filter accounts for liquid motion or tank irregularities. Scientific Technologies; 888/349-7098; www.stiapg.com
AC/DC Sensor
The QT50U Series universal voltage ultrasonic sensor measures level at distances up to 8 m and accommodates 48250 VAC or 24250 VDC, making it suitable for use on equipment where only AC power is present. Models are available for fill level control logic or standard window limit applications. In Retro-sonic mode, it detects any object that passes between the sensor and its setpoint. Banner Engineering; www.bannerengineering.com
Multivariable Transmitter Checks Density
The IMV31 density-compensated level transmitter uses differential pressure, pressure, and temperature measurements to compensate for liquid and vapor density changes. It transmits a 420 mA output signal proportional to level with HART digital communications. The sensor is suitable for both open (vented) and closed (pressurized) tanks. Foxboro; 508/549-6321; www.foxboro.com
Free Space Radar
The Micropilot M FMR250 radar level gauge measures plastic pellets, corn, soybeans, cement and fly ash under harsh process conditions, dust, vapors and changing product properties. Maximum measuring range is 230 ft. The two-wire, loop powered level gauge installs easily into existing manholes and process connections reducing start up time and costs. Endress+Hauser; 888/end-ress; www.us.endress.com
Level Switch
The FlexSwitch FLT93 flow/level/temperature switch is ATEX approved for use in potentially explosive environments classified as Ex II 2G Eexd IIC T4. It works as a point level and interface sensor in liquid, gas or foam. Applications include sump level detection, high/low level alarm /control, interface control in separation vessels, foam and sediment interface control, and agitation detection. FCI; 800/863-8703; www.fluidcomponents.com
Level Gauge Goes the Distance
Optiwave 7300 C Radar Level Meter measures distance, level and volume of liquids, pastes and solids at a maximum range of 131 ft. It works in the presence of struts, inlets, ladders, agitated surfaces and foam. The device is available with four different types of screen displays: alphanumeric, alphanumeric with tank illustration, alphanumeric with bar graph and signal screen. Krohne; 978/535-6060; www.krohne.com
Snap-On Level Sensor
The TLS 100 capacitive level sensor detects the presence or absence of liquids at a chosen level within plastic tubes, rubber hoses, and small glass or plastic pipes. The sensor is snapped onto the tube at the level to be monitored. The aluminum mounting clips serve as the sensing electrodes, allowing measurement to occur across a wide area. E-T-A; 847/827-7600; www.e-t-a.com
Capacitive Sensor Replaces Switches
The Leveltrak sensor can replace mechanical float switches. Models are available with two or four switching outputs, so one unit can replace up to four binary switches. The sensor determines level by measuring the point of dielectric contrast that occurs at the level height. A software algorithm scans 16 sensing fields along the length of its probe to determine the point at which the change in dielectric occurs. Ifm Efector; 800/441-8246; www.ifmefector.com
Displacer Wafer Fits Anywhere
Types DL3 and L3 wafer-style displacer level gauges allow direct top mounting onto a vessel, or mounting between flanges of user-supplied fabricated cages. Available in 3 or 4-in. sizes, the wafer body fits Class 150 thru 600 raised-face flange connections. The DL3 produces a 420mA analog output signal and is HART compliant. The L3 produces a pneumatic output signal. Emerson/Fisher Controls; www.emersonprocess.com
Capacitive Sensor Suits Semiconductors
Metal is not allowed inside the process area of a typical semiconductor facility, so the QF5.5 capacitive sensor has a cover and an all-plastic (polypropylene) housing that seals the metal potentiometer from the process area. There is no exposed metal on the sensor, making it suitable for semiconductor liquid level applications. Turck; 800/544-7769; www.turck.com
Level Sensor Talks Via Profibus PA
The Sitrans LR 200 radar level transmitter conforms to the Profibus PA Profile version 3, Class B standard. It can be programmed with Siemens Simatic Process Device Manager (PDM) for configuration, parameter setting, record keeping and diagnostics, including trending and echo profiles. The radar transmitter provides level measurement in liquid bulk storage or simple process vessels. Siemens Energy & Automation; 215/ 646-7400; www.sea.siemens.com
Level Monitor Diagnoses Itself
The TN PNM Level System for fly ash hoppers measures level, identifies problems such as wall buildup or equipment failure, and sends an alarm signal. It can monitor up to 64 fly ash hoppers and displays the operating status of each at a single, centralized indicator panel. ThermoElectron; www.thermoelectron.com
Horny Level Sensor
Pegasus radar level transmitter uses frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) technology to measure level at ranges up to 100 ft. It is available with rod and horn antennae in intrinsically-safe and explosion-proof models. The rod antenna version comes with a standard 1.5-in. mounting thread. A flanged mounting is also available. The horn antennae are available with 100 mm dia. for minimum protrusion into the vessel. Solartron Mobrey; 01753 756600; www.solartronmobrey.com
Be Still, My Pipe
The RTG 3950 radar level gauge mounts on existing still-pipes. Typical applications are crude oil tanks with floating roofs and gasoline/product tanks with or without inner floating roofs. Measurement is made with custody transfer accuracy, even when the pipe is old, rusty and covered with deposits. Emerson Saab; +46/31/337-0226; www.emersonprocess.com
Level Sensors Talk over Modbus
EchOsonix line-powered level transmitters now use Modbus communications, so up to 128 transmitters can communicate on one shielded, twisted pair cable. All the units can be polled in less than two seconds. SOR; 262/784-2088; www.sorinc.com
Self-Sealing Float Switch
This level control switch can be installed without entering the tank. Just insert the switch from the outside and tighten the nut. The compression grommet forms a seal on the inside of the tank wall. It can be used on tanks with a wall thickness of 5/32 in. or less. Switches come in polypropylene or nylon, with nitrile or silicone grommets. Cole-Parmer; 800-323-4340; www.coleparmer.com
Underground Sensor
Model USTD II liquid level magnetostrictive sensor is suitable for leak detection and inventory monitoring of underground storage tanks. It can sense inventory level, interface level and temperature, and requires only a single opening in the tank. Applications include upgrades of existing tanks using older mechanical, capacitance or radar technologies. MTS Sensors; 919/677-2332; www.mts.com
Foundation Radar
The 5600 Series non-contact radar level measurement transmitter for process applications on liquids and slurries has HART, Foundation fieldbus, and analog outputs. It is available with a full range of antennae, has software that discriminates between false echo sources and true surface echoes, and can use information provided by the operator about stirrers or other obstructions. It can drive remote displays and up to six externally mounted temperature sensors. Emerson/Rosemount; 952/949-5165; www.emersonprocess.com
Flush-Mount Transmitter
The loop-powered King Gage ES2i transmitter for hydrostatic tank gauging is suitable for sanitary applications. Sensor is isolated using seals while maintaining atmospheric reference. Non-repeatability for process control monitoring is less than 0.02% FS. Options include remote zero and terminal junction. King Engineering; 800/242-8871; www.king-gage.com


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Hey Kids, Im back around... I havn't really been much into MOTU lately. Ive been picking up other toy lines. I have a bunch of extra Parts,accessories & mini comics photographed below..
Items are for Trade or Sale.
My MOTU Want list is very small, its listed below, with a few other toy line want list. EMAIL ME FOR THE FASTEST RESPONSE.
I have doubles of Many of these Mini Comics, Some are in good shape, some are bad w/creases,bends etc.., None are Dead Mint.
MOTUC MOC'S: First Releases.
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Skeletor #1
Beastman #1
Mer-Man #1
He-Ro #1
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Mr.Bones Candy Coffin cases
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I looooooooooooove Bobby Ray. Ever since Nothin' on you came out, I've had an odd obsession with B.o.B. When Nothin on you comes on in the car, my sister turns it, cuz her and my mom are sick of it, but im not (: I never get to listen to Airplanes cuz my mom hates it.
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"With great power comes great responsibility," wrote Stan Lee in the very first Spider-Man story at the dawn of the new comic book superhero era he spearheaded in the early 1960s – one that five decades years later dominates Hollywood. And with great success comes a great inside story.
In the new book "Marvel Comics: The Untold Story," author Sean Howe – a former editor at Entertainment Weekly and The Criterion Collection – delves deep into the origins of the then-underdog company that, led by writer-editor Lee and a collection of innovative artists frustrated with the conventions and limitations of the comic book format, began breaking the square-jawed superhero mold with unlikely, angst-ridden characters with feet of clay, selfish impulses and other human foibles. Spidey, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, the X-Men, Daredevil, Thor, Iron Man and the Avengers are among those whose struggles and ultimate triumphs were depicted in more dynamic terms than the industry had ever seen.
But that was just the launch of the Marvel era and the company's constantly had its eye on the biggest prize of all: Hollywood. Howe gives a sense of the scope of the original Marvel Universe's inner workings and the road to its ultimate triumph.
This had to be a major labor of love for you to undertake. What initially sparked the idea to dig into the incredibly rich history of Marvel Comics?
It's an idea that was really kicking along for so long before I really started in earnest. But I think one of the things was that there is a really healthy fanzine culture in comics and so that's where some of the stories about the behind-the-scenes stuff started to come out in places that no one but comics fans were reading. So I started to put together in my mind what things were really like behind the scenes and realized that it wasn't something the average person who went to see these blockbuster movies had no idea about that.
Even having some deep knowledge going in, what was the biggest surprise when you looked at the entire tapestry of the company's story?
One of the things was just the arc of writers and artists: the way they would take responsibility for these characters and stories and pour everything into it, and they would have very proprietary feelings about the stories and characters, and inevitably they would eventually have to give it up, because they didn't own these things. And to see that play out, over and over and over again, was pretty surprising in itself.
The public at large has such an image of Stan Lee at the head of Marvel that they might be surprised at how early he moves away from the day-to-day oversight of comic book businees to pursue the company's Hollywood agenda. Talk about Lee's image versus the actual reality of his involvement with Marvel.
First of all, I talked to a lot of people – and I've talked to Stan Lee – who've known him for years, and I think his public persona is very much who he is. He's a really energetic, upbeat, creative guy. I think the thing that you're talking about is the idea that Stan Lee maybe single-handedly created Marvel, and I think that part of that is convenient and easier for people to remember one version. You're never going to get the whole of America to keep track of the whole of the people involved, so it's easy to cede everything to Stan Lee. But by 1970 he was ready to get away from the comic book industry, and he even took a sabbatical for a little while to work on screenplays. He came back as publisher for a few years, but he really had moved on. The comic book industry was really struggling in the early 70s, and I think he saw Hollywood as a safe haven, actually. He knew that the characters would translate to other media, and he knew that Hollywood paid people better for their creations.
And yet it took a good long time before the Marvel characters got to enjoy the success in Hollywood that we all associate with them now.
A lot of that has to do with technology catching up. In comic books, if you can draw it, you have no limits, and if in 1982 you tried to translate these big cosmic soap operas to the movie screen, it'd look kind of clumsy and amateurish. And now, with CGI, the distance between what you can do on the page and what you can do on the movie screen is much less.
Two key early figures in Marvel history would be artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, in terms of what the company was built upon – both very different stylists, and very different men in their temperament. Talk about their critical role in the beginnings of Marvel, where they stand reputation-wise today and how they didn't quite benefit from where Marvel's since gone.
Jack Kirby had actually preceded Stan Lee at Marvel Comics – he was there by 1940, working as an artist and he created Captain America with Joe Simon, which was a huge hit. Jack Kirby left Marvel and within the comic book world he was a pretty big star in 40s and 50s. When he came back to Marvel Comics in the late 50s, Stan Lee, who had been this teenage office boy, was now running the show. They were both kind of stuck in the comics business.
Steve Ditko also started working with Marvel around that time, and they were all doing these sort of monster movie comic books – it was a couple years later that the superheroes started up. At that point it was a pretty small operation and the superheroes were a last-ditch attempt to make something stick. You can just start listing off the big Marvel characters and Jack Kirby was a crucial part of their creation, if not the main part. Steve Ditko, on the other hand – Spider-Man was his big contribution, and that's a big one! And it's true, Stan Lee, who worked with both of them and had a big hand in why those characters were popular, nonetheless gets the lion's share of credit – maybe to the detriment of the legacies of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
It's been fun to see what you're doing on the book's Facebook page, with some of the crazy pop culture crossover moments that have happened at Marvel through the years, cashing in on trends in different time periods – pop music, horror, martial arts, blacksploitation films…
There's a lot of them! There's the producer of 'Xanadu' who wanted to do a Silver Surfer rock musical with a score by Paul McCartney. That dates that pretty well to the late 70s, early 80s. There's the Disco Dazzler character – now just known as the Dazzler – who was originally supposed to be a cross-promotional Grace Jones-inspired character. Casablanca Records was going to have someone in that vein go on tour and do concerts as the Disco Dazzler, and bring out a comic book that was tied into that. I think for whatever reason it's that disco era when Marvel attempts to cash in on things really stands out.
Since the 2000s, the crossover relationship between Marvel and creative talent in Hollywood has been interesting, beginning with people like Kevin Smith and Joss Whedon coming in to write various comic books, to now translating the characters into big blockbuster film properties. There's just a lot of cross-pollination in the two mediums right now. What has that meant for Marvel, overall?
It's been tremendous, in terms of raising the profile of Marvel in the Hollywood community. That cross-pollination has basically created this line outside Marvel Studios of all these Hollywood people who are very eager to get on board with Marvel Comics, which is such a marked contrast to the way things were 30 years ago, when it was only comic book fans who would be thrilled to work on a Marvel screenplay. But now I think it's not even just the comic book fans – it's just such a desirable place to be. And it's not just a matter of these bigger names wanting to work on these characters.
There's also just a way that the nature of the Marvel storytelling, the extended serial drama, has really started to explode on television, if you think about shows like 'LOST,' which was an early part of this latest wave of really complicated multi-character tapestry. That was J.J. Abrams, who's of course a comic book fan. And with shows like 'Mad Men,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'The Wire,' I do think that people's ability to embrace that kind of storytelling was really anticipated by Marvel Comics.
What was your favorite peek-behind-the-curtain era at Marvel?
The Jim Shooter era was especially interesting to me, because that was the time that I was, as a kid, reading comic books, and those are the people I remember reading about in the letter columns, and I had a perception of them like they were an extended family. So that, from a personal standpoint, was a very rich part of the book for me.


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It was a day made for running and Central College's Josh Osborn (junior, Burlington) ran like never before, with a career-high 192 yards rushing and three touchdowns as the Dutch wore down Albion College (Mich.) 31-6 Saturday.
Heavy rain pelted Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium midway through the first half and showers persisted much of the day. But after the teams slugged out a scoreless first quarter Osborn and the Dutch (2-1) took over.
"We wanted to run and as the day wore on, we ran better and better," coach Jeff McMartin said. "Give our offensive line credit. That's the best game they've played yet this year. We're continuing to improve there. We want to keep getting better and the offensive line is a key component of that."
Osborn caught a 16-yard TD pass from Aaron Eiseler (junior, Newberg, Ore., Red Moutain, Ariz. HS) with 14:10 left in the second quarter to put the Dutch on top. But Albion capitalized on a running into the punter penalty and got a 6-yard TD pass from Dominic Bona with 4:48 left to climb within 7-6. Central countered with a 10-play, 72-yard drive that ended with 45 seconds left in the half as Grant McArdle (senior, Red Oak, Stanton HS) grabbed a 16-yard Eiseler toss for a 14-6 halftime lead.
Osborn added 12- and 1-yard TD runs in the second half and kicker Kevin Sheldon (junior, West Des Moines, Valley HS) contributed an 18-yard field goal as the Dutch took advantage of three Albion turnovers.
Osborn's previous best effort was a 135-yard day against Dubuque last Sept. 29.
"Josh ran really well," McMartin said. "He just wants to play a big role. I think he challenged himself to get better and make good plays and he did. He made a lot of tough plays and some tough catches. That was a really tough catch he made for the touchdown."
Central outgained Albion 392 yards to 239 and limited the Brits to 60 yards rushing. Bona completed 24 of 43 passes for 239 yards and a score but was intercepted by cornerback Eric Larson (junior, Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) and linebacker Mike Young (senior, Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest HS). Larson also had three pass breakups, along with four tackles.
"Eric is a really good corner," McMartin said. "He's getting better every week."
Defensive lineman Danny Samson (senior, Baxter, CMB) was disruptive as well. He had four tackles for loss for 23 yards, including a pair of sacks and five tackles overall, along with a pass breakup. Linebackers Mitch Schroeder (junior, Lowden, North Cedar HS) and Young each had seven tackles, including two tackles for loss by Young. Linebacker Jordan Wachter (junior, Clive, Waukee HS) had six tackles, including a tackle for loss. The Dutch had 10 stops for loss overall. Junior linebacker Nick Henry (Solon) also blocked an Albion punt to set up a score.
"We had a big fourth-down stop late," McMartin said. "The defense played a huge role in winning the football game. To limit them to one touchdown with that quarterback and their talented receivers says a lot."
Albion (2-2) had eight catches for 62 yards from running back Darrin Williams and six receptions for 82 yards from Joseph Mayone.
Eiseler completed 13 of 29 passes for 113 yards with one interception and two touchdowns for Central.
"It wasn't really a day to chuck it all over the field," McMartin said. "They changed up some coverages to try to get us to throw deep. We had chances to make some plays and we didn't, but I'm confident we'll get better."
McMartin also saw some much-desired improvement in the special teams. Kickoff coverage improved, he said, and punter Blaine Forsythe (junior, Pella) had an effective effort in challenging conditions. He pinned Albion inside the 20-yard line on five of six punts and averaged 37.8 yards. Meanwhile Sheldon recorded touchbacks on three of six kickoffs.
Central is on the road the next two weeks as the Iowa Conference schedule opens. The Dutch are at the University of Dubuque next Saturday at 1 p.m.


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Microsoft Research continues to impress ever since they launched the World Wide Telescope.
Recently they brought to light another prototype called Microsoft SecondLight that detects where the surface is being touched on a screen and allows an image to be projected on to the material held just above.
The video starts with the astral projection of the constellations and zooming into Orion. They then overview a satellite image of a town and zoom in to see street names projected on to.
Slashdot says – "This means you can have a satellite image of a town on the table, and have the street names projected on to a piece of paper that the user holds above the map. Or you could have a photo of a car, with the tracing paper displaying images of its innards."
It's interesting to see what applications Microsoft will plan to use it in, we had looked into some of their products for future homes, with them already confirming the use of Touch technology for Windows 7. For more technical details about the SecondLight technology, get this PDF.