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Small and Thin, ±5 g Accelerometer
Features and Benefits
- Small and thin 4 mm × 4 mm × 1.45 mm LFCSP package
- 2 mg resolution at 60 Hz
- Wide supply voltage range: 2.4 V to 5.25 V
- Low power: 350 µA at Vs = 2.4 V (typ)
- Good zero gbias stability
- Good sensitivity accuracy
- X-axis and Y-axis aligned to within 0.1° (typ)
- BW adjustment with a single capacitor
- Single-supply operation
- 10,000 g shock survival
- Compatible with Sn/Pb and Pb-free solder processes
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Product Details
The ADXL320's typical noise floor is 250 µg/√Hz, allowing signals below 2 mg to be resolved in tilt-sensing applications using narrow bandwidths (<60 Hz).
The user selects the bandwidth of the accelerometer using capacitors CX and CY at the XOUT and YOUT pins. Bandwidths of 0.5 Hz to 2.5 kHz may be selected to suit the application.
The ADXL320 is available in a very thin 4 mm × 4 mm × 1.45 mm, 16-lead, plastic LFCSPBenefits:
- Two axis accelerometer in small (4mm x 4mm x 1.45mm) LFCSP package allows adding inertial sensing in space-critical handheld devices
- Low power and wide supply voltage range (2.4V to 5.25V) for battery powered applications
- Innovative circuit design provides sensitivity, zero-g bias stability over temperature - eliminates need for external compensation
- Cost-sensitive motion- and tilt-sensing applications
- Smart hand-held devices
- Mobile phones
- Sports and health-related devices
- PC security and PC peripherals
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Product Lifecycle
Not Recommended for New Designs
This designates products ADI does not recommend broadly for new designs.
Alternative Parts
ADXL320 Simulink Model
ADI has always placed the highest emphasis on delivering products that meet the maximum levels of quality and reliability. We achieve this by incorporating quality and reliability checks in every scope of product and process design, and in the manufacturing process as well. "Zero defects" for shipped products is always our goal.
ADXL320 Discussions
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Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday said he will table the Banerjee Committee's report on the Godhra train fire in Parliament on February 26.Over 50 people were killed, mostly Hindus returning from a pilgrimage to Ayodhya, when two bogies of the Sabarmati Express caught fire near the Godhra station.The committee headed by Justice (retd) U C Banerjee has said in its report the fire was accidental.
Addressing an election rally at Saharsa, Lalu accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and other Sangh Parivar outfits of being responsible for the post-Godhra riots that left over a thousand people, mostly Muslims, dead.
"The report had negated the conspiracy theory of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and other Sangh Parivar outfits in connection with the Godhra train burning," he said.
The report had sparked off a controversy with the Election Commission warning political parties against 'exploiting religion' for electoral gains.The National Democratic Alliance had taken serious exception to the timing of submission of the report, just before the Assembly polls in Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana.

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IO is critical to the usability of *any* programming language. It's also something that, more or less, has long-standing, well-vetted and well-understood semantics and conventions.

If Rakudo or even Parrot will change those conventions, it could be a fatal mistake.

However, it seems that a lot of us believe that there must be a better way - a simpler set of rules that could provide scalability and simplicity... I'm not smart enough to figure that out, but it's nice to dream, right?

Well, it's nice to dream, but in the meantime there's work to be done - and without stable support for asynchronous IO, I'll just have to wait.

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Bigger Doors Required!
I recently started reading NPR's Obesity Series. Among other utterly amazing and terrifying statistics on diet and obesity was one which visually blew my mind – such as the average revolving door has over time been revised from 10 to 12 feet! While I'm a visual person and envisioning that drove a point home for me, perhaps the numbers might mean more to others. Here are some shocking ones:
- In 2010 there were over 72 million obese Americans
- In 2010 the amount of money lost annually attributed to obesity was $4,879 for women and $2,644
While us CalorieKing members have already decided to embrace the idea of healthier living, it's clear that many of our fellow Americans have not. It's not easy to be mindful of what you eat when you are served over-sized portions everywhere from movie theatres to coffee shops, and often the calorie rich, processed, unhealthy choices are the easiest to access – and the cheapest. And exercise? With more and more of us leading sedentary lifestyles and chasing busy schedules it can be easy to rationalize that there just isn't time to squeeze in time for a walk or to hit the gym. Stress and eating triggers are everywhere.
It started me thinking, how do we get the message out there? How do we let people know that even taking one small step every day to change a diet or fitness habit is a positive start? I think it is time for us all to start talking about the positive changes we've felt even with just the small changes in our weight and overall health. Even if you are like me and you are at a plateau or you haven't met your goal, you are still a success because you have acknowledged you want to be healthier and you are taking steps to get there.
It's widely known that those with a supportive community around them are more likely to be successful in their weight loss goals. So as CalorieKing members let's become health evangelists – we all know someone who may be struggling and needs a buddy. Or, perhaps you know someone who is trying to be supportive of someone who needs to shed weight and needs to know how they can be helpful. Let's draw on our experiences as those who have been on the journey and pay it forward to someone else with our best advice, shoulders to lean on when there are challenges, and pats on the back with the when there are successes.
Get started by telling us your thoughts on the alarming statistics in the NPR report and share your motivation and tips for how to get someone started.
See our recent blogs on obesity related diseases:
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Possible Buyer for Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker may finally be regaining its footing. A potential buyer for the company was announced on Tuesday, and although the name of the company has not been revealed, it is known to be a French investment firm. This may give Full Tilt the opportunity it needs to pay back the $300 million it owes to players.
Full Tilt continues to deny allegations it is a Ponzi scheme, despite allegations that arose last week. The company insists it is committed to repaying the players the money they are owed. Players are hopeful they will get paid, provided this buyout goes through.
Potential Concerns
The potential deal could be the salvation players—and FTP executives— are looking for. There is one thing that might hold everything up, though: the buyer's only term is that it won't purchase Full Tilt if the poker site loses its Alderney gaming license.
Jeff Ifrah is the official lawyer for Full Tilt, and he says the investor won't go through with the deal if Full Tilt's license is revoked. This unnamed sutior feels it will make things too complicated. Otherwise, the investor is fully committed to the purchase.
Ifrah is confident the Alderney Gaming Control Commission (AGCC) will come to a fair decision regarding FTP's license. They clearly want to make sure players can get their money back.
The French investor has even hired a lawyer to speak to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the AGCC. Ifrah says the company is determined to work through all the legal problems Full Tilt is experiencing in both jurisdictions. Both the DOJ and the AGCC originally postponed hearings against the company so it could find a potential buyer. Neither wants to deny players a chance to get their debts repaid.
Is this anonymous investor the white knight Full Tilt needs to evade bankruptcy? They may not only save Full Tilt, but also reassure the players who are waiting for hundreds of millions of dollars in back payments.
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G-858 / G-859 Cesium Magnetometer FAQ
1. How can I connect a GPS to my G-858 Magnetometer?
It is a fairly simple task to connect a GPS to a G-858 magnetometer. You can use the External I/O cable assembly and a null modem to connect the G-858 to most GPS receivers.
Null modems are available from Geometrics or from local Radio Shack or computer stores. The Null modem pin configuration for GPS receivers that have a data cable compatible with 9 pin IBM PC COM ports has male pins on both sides.
The GPS should be set to output NMEA data that contains the $GPGGA sentence.
The G-858 must have its serial port set to the same baud rate as the GPS.
You can use System Setup->Com & Field Note String Setup->Chat Mode to determine whether correct communications have been established.
2. How can I use the Cesium Magnetometer for Mineral Exploration?
The depth of exploration is determined by the spatial wave-length of the magnetic anomalies revealed during the survey. It is important to understand that the measurement of the magnetic field at a single point does do provide any depth information. A single measurement includes the contribution of the magnetic field from many sources and so it is necessary to measure the variation in magnetic field strength at many different locations in order to determine the location of the objects that are causing the magnetic field variation.
Magnetic field surveys are used during exploration for almost all types of minerals. Magnetic survey data are usually interpreted in an effort to gain a better understanding of the geologic structure beneath the survey area and this understanding is used as a guide for conducting follow-up surveys using different techniques or for choosing the optimum placement of exploratory drill holes. In addition to this, magnetometer surveys are commonly used as a means of direct detection of iron and nickel ore and also for gold exploration. In the case of gold exploration, the target mineral is magnetite which, because of its density, is used as an indicator in locating gold in fluvial deposits. Similarly, an absence of magnetite is used as indicator of possible gold deposition in epithermal conditions.
When surveying a large area or when conducting the survey of a small area over a long period of time, it is necessary to remove the back-ground variation of the Earth's magnetic field. Your engineer is correct in being concerned about the effects of magnetic storms and these are the more extreme examples of the diurnal magnetic field variation that is always present. It is customary to use a base station magnetometer to recognize and remove this variation component. We recommend our model G-856AX proton precession magnetometer for use in this role. The G-856AX is a very stable, relatively inexpensive magnetometer and includes a very stable and accurate clock, as do our models G-858 and G-859. When used as a base station, the G-856AX clock is synchronized with the survey magnetometer's clock and it is set up on a tripod and configured to run automatically in a fixed location. Each of the measurements that the G-856AX records will be automatically recorded, along with the date and time of the measurement. The same thing happens automatically for each measurement made with the roving (survey) magnetometer. Then, when the data are down-loaded to the processing computer, our MagMap2000 software can be used to process these data sets to remove the diurnal variation from the survey data and perform other data processing and analysis functions. Attached, please also find a quotation for our G-856AX with base station accessories.
Direct Detection:
Mn / Cu / Mg are not ferromagnetic and also none of the common mineral sources of these elements are ferromagnetic. So direct detection of Mn / Cu / Mg is highly unlikely. I would recommend that you retain the services of an economic geologist familiar with your prospect area to see if a magnetic survey useful in gaining understanding for the geologic structures that may be important for locating concentrations of minerals that include these elements.


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I helped set up and organised all the tents and tables. I helped decorate all the stations. I also helped the people register themselves and give them the forms and the information. I helped filling and entering the forms into the file system they had. It was a very fun and interesting event that I helped make it better.


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The willingness to "military time" will test the Central Bank, the reserve and the Ministry
As they say in the message of Department of information and mass communications of the Russian Ministry of defense, the Federal Executive authorities and the enterprises "oboronki" transferred to work in wartime". In mobilization activities will involve the structural unit of the Central Bank reserve, and the Ministry of communications, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of industry and trade.
Financial support apart from permanent deployment sites for the first time, will be engaged in field offices of the Central Bank.
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The winner of the GFWC Vandalia Woman's Club drawing, Candy Sivia, receives a County Market gift certificate from club member Peg Dees. The club uses the funds raised through this and other activities for local philanthropic projects.
Dave King (left) and David Paulding (right) of Cages in Vandalia present to Dave Rickman of Fayette County Relay for Life a donation of $919.
The donation represented the proceeds from Cages' third annual Labor Day Bike Show.
Marie Davis of Vandalia and Larry Earnest, owner of Vandalia Bowl, held a nine-pin, no-tap tournament on Oct. 23 to raise funds for digital mammography equipment at Fayette County Hospital.
The organizers raised $438 for the equipment, and (above) they presented the proceeds to Marci Barth, chief nursing officer at the hospital. Winning the tournament was the team of Marie Davis, Jeanette Spence, Sam Lovall and Debbie Lovall. Finishing second was the team of Keith and Fran Cole, John Swain and Curt Haas.
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Angie and Bryan Durbin are the parents of a girl born at 6:32 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011.
An open house to honor Kenneth and Jean (LaDuke) Wehrle will be held at 4 p.m. this Saturday at Los Amigos Restaurant on Veterans Avenue in Vandalia.
Samantha Jo Conrath and Matthew Tyler Adermann, both of Taylorville, were joined in marriage at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in a double-ring ceremony at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Vandalia, with the Rev. Peter Kolb officiating.
Joe Patterson and Lucas Emerick of the Vandalia Fire Department are silhouetted as they prepare to fight a blaze that destroyed a storage building on the former Schultz Orchard property just west of Shobonier.
A large crowd turned out last Thursday evening for the inaugural memorial walk in honor of Tammy Vosholler.
The memorial walk on the Vandalia Community High School track was held on the one-year anniversary of Tammy's death. Funds raised through the event, which included dinner and the sale of various items to memorialize the teen, go to a scholarship fund in her name. Organizers, which include Tammy's mother, Mitzie, hope to make the walk an annual event.
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1996 – The newly formed Fayette County Habitat for Humanity purchased a lot in the 1400 block of West Madison Street in Vandalia for its first home.
Rob Thompson of Vandalia joined the Fayette County Sheriff's Office as a deputy.
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Births – Greg Adam to Mr. and Mrs. Randy Buckley of Vandalia; Matthew William to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Holaday of Vandalia.
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Global logistics: FedEx Trade Networks forms strategic alliance with Fritz Companies Israel
As part of its ongoing global expansion, FedEx subsidiary FedEx Trade Networks, the company's global trade arm, said it has chosen international freight forwarder Fritz Companies Israel as its sole Regional Service Provider (RSP) in Israel. Company officials said this partnership will provide shippers with expanded international ocean and air freight forwarding services.
In the company's continued effort to strengthen its global operations, FedEx Trade Networks has established a strategic alliance in Israel with leading international freight forwarder Fritz Companies Israel T Ltd.
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As part of its ongoing global expansion, FedEx subsidiary FedEx Trade Networks, the company's global trade arm, said it has chosen international freight forwarder Fritz Companies Israel as its sole Regional Service Provider (RSP) in Israel. Company officials said this partnership will provide shippers with expanded international ocean and air freight forwarding services.
Fritz Companies Israel has more than 400 employees located at distribution facilities throughout Israel. And it has significant air and ocean volumes between Israel and various locations where FedEx Trade Networks operate globally with its company-owned offices and other RSPs, according to FedEx.
"As we continue to build our global infrastructure by opening FedEx Trade Networks-owned offices, we are also establishing strategic alliances with RSPs who support our ocean and air programs for specific countries in which we do not operate directly. Over the last 20 years Fritz Companies Israel has established itself as a leader in the Israel freight forwarding market and the company has the local expertise, infrastructure and capabilities we look for in our RSPs."
Beeman said that strategic alliances like this one add to FedEx Trade Networks' global presence by helping provide supply chain solutions for its rapidly expanding customer base. And she added that building the strategic alliance with Fritz Companies Israel demonstrates that both companies are listening to customers who have indicated that they prefer a provider that has global reach, high service reliability, is innovative and who offers real customer supply chain solutions in the regions in which they trade.
Over the past two years, FedEx Trade Networks has opened 26 company-owned offices throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America as part of its global expansion plan. This announcement marks its first strategic alliance in Israel.
In terms of the benefits that this strategic alliance will bring for shippers, Beeman said that it is a mutually beneficial relationship that will give current and new customers of Fritz Companies Israel access to the global reach and strength of the FedEx brand, and FedEx Trade Networks customers will gain unprecedented access to the Israel market.
"Through the alliance, both companies will offer expanded international ocean and air freight forwarding services, further solidifying their commitment to superior customer service in Israel and around the world," said Beeman. "[Shippers] will benefit from increased local market presence, providing improved freight forwarding service offerings productivity and end-to-end support; direct access to local personnel with industry experience and local expertise; expanded regional access to services; seamless support across other FedEx operating companies and enhanced access to the FedEx global network; and access to the FedEx global network."
About the AuthorMichael Levans, Group Editorial Director Michael Levans is Group Editorial Director of Peerless Media's Supply Chain Group of publications and websites including Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management Review, Modern Materials Handling, and Material Handling Product News. He's a 23-year publishing veteran who started out at the Pittsburgh Press as a business reporter and has spent the last 17 years in the business-to-business press. He's been covering the logistics and supply chain markets for the past seven years. You can reach him at [email protected]
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The Five Fields Play Structure in Lexington, Massachusetts, was built to have no purpose: Matter Design and FR|SCH Projects put fun before function to create a space for exploration. Built within a community founded on intentional togetherness and a sense of unity, the play structure reflects the neighborhood's emphasis on coming together. It's made from a series of intersecting wooden volumes adorned with ropes, footholds, and stairs: while some areas extend to cantilevered platforms, others project above or sink below to create a diverse set of levels and hide-aways for children to discover.
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JUNEAU (AP) Police shot and killed a glacier color black bear Wednesday that fed on garbage and turned aggressive.
The bear was shot at the Thunder Mountain Trailer Park in the Mendenhall Valley by an officer at around 9 a.m. It was the first bear destroyed in Juneau this year, other than a brown bear that had been struck by a car, said Neil Barten, area wildlife biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
''There are other bears out there up against the hills,'' he said. ''The bears are feeding on berries and vegetation.''
The dead bear weighed 120 pounds and was about 2 years old, Barten said.
The bear broke into Yvonne Miller's locked storage shed to feast on garbage. Once he found it, he wouldn't leave it alone.
Miller told the Juneau Empire she called police after she unsuccessfully tried to scare the bear away.
Police reported the bear reluctantly left after the responding officer made noise. About a half hour later, the bear returned and so did the officer.
The bear answered his noise making with an aggressive stance and grunting sounds and started walking toward the officer before walking back into the woods.
A few minutes later, the bear returned, becoming aggressive, snorting, grunting and stamping the ground. When the bear started backing the officer down, the officer shot it, police said.
Barten said the light-colored, bluish bear will be skinned and the hide used for educational purposes.
''I'm just glad it was a police officer out there and not my kids,'' Miller said.
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THERE will be all the fun of the fair on Saturday as the Broadwater Carnival returns.
Fairground rides, stalls, displays, a parade and much more can be found on Broadwater Green, from 10am.
Proceeds from this year's event will go to Breast Cancer Care, Baby Buddies, First Responders and Support Our Soldiers.
Janet Williams, one of the carnival organisers, said: "The weather's looking good for it this year. The reason we do all this is to raise money for charity. All we ask is that people come along, have a nice time and chuck a bit of money in the boxes, and support us in any way they can. Just enjoy the moment for a good cause."
The procession will take place at 1pm, starting at Worthing High School, in South Farm Road, before arriving at the green around 1.30pm. A 'giant' raffle will be drawn at 3.30pm with a top prize of £100.
The carnival's ever-popular charity dog show, organised by Northdale Vets, will also be returning.
TV vet Marc Abraham will be appearing as a guest judge at the event.
Marc said: "There's nothing more fun than judging a charity dog show in summer. I'm really looking forward to meeting all the dogs and their owners, supporting Northdale Vets' excellent work in the local community, and helping to raise much-needed funds for brilliant rescue pet charity WADARS too. See you all there."
Entry to the dog show can be made on the day or via any of Northdale Vets branches located in Lancing, Worthing, and Findon. For more information, visit www.northdale.co.uk
The organisers of the carnival are still on the lookout for marshals, and there are also still spaces for anyone who would like to run a stall or take part in the procession.
Anyone interested should contact Broadwater News on 01903 237719.
Charities that would like to be selected as a 'chosen' charity at next year's event, should submit an application in writing to Broadwater News (Broadwater Green, Ardsheal Road, Worthing, BN14 7RN) by August 31.


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another edge outage? (dfw)
very annoying. i was trying to troubleshoot network settings in a couple of apps i had just downloaded for evaluation and noticed i couldn't get an edge connection no matter what i tried. i have a gsm connection though.
although i've never used my bb to call tmobile, i thought i remembered the code as being '611' so i dialed that. i got a message saying 'dialing at&t wireless'. this startled me so much i hung up. what's up wid that--why does it say at&t wireless?
anyway, anyone else having problems? or perhaps the apps i was troubleshooting have mucked something up?
[edited in later: got through to tmobile who said this was another planned maintenance for network upgrades. the rep didn't have an etr or how long outage window was to be but he did give me 50 'bonus' minutes completely out of the blue!]
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we all know they have TV Shows that are made exclusive to the streaming service but they also have movies too. they don't seem to have DVD releases, unlike TV Shows that do.
ones I'm real surprised don't get cinema releases, here's a new one with Will Smith -
I guess perhaps with the disappointing movies he's made lately like Collateral Beauty companies don't wanna take the risk of it flopping in cinemas.
take Adam Sandler for example, he used to be a star with funny comedies. now he just makes unfunny garbage. he signed a deal with Neflix to do 4 movies. Ridiculous 6 and The To Do List he's done for Netflix. I've seen them, they aren't that great so it's no surprise they are going straight to Netflix.
now his 3rd Sandy Wexler will be on there soon -
even Martin Scorsese with his recent cinema release Silence hasn't done well and now the company that's making it don't have faith in his next one which is The Irishman, which reunites him with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. it's the one movie that deserves a cinema release, they are crazy if they think it won't make money in cinemas.
I think at the very least they should have a limited cinema release for a week and then goes to Netflix.
I don't have it anymore but may rejoin.
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A report released yesterday by Max Baucus and Charles Grassley said Glaxo knew Avandia may cause heart damage several years before a study documented the risk and the company pressed doctors to retract warnings about side effects.
Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Grassley, the committee's ranking Republican, are pressing the FDA for answers by March 4.
A 2007 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine linked Avandia to a 43 percent increased risk of heart attack.
Two FDA officials also reviewed the drug's safety and concluded in their 2008 report that Avandia was exposing users to higher risks for heart attacks without being any more effective than a rival drug, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s Actos.
Glaxo, in a statement yesterday , said it rejects conclusions that Avandia is risky for patients.
In the 2008 report, the FDA safety officers also said that a medical trial comparing Avandia with Actos that was being planned would be "unethical and exploitive'' because it would expose patients to unwarranted risks.
That trial, called TIDE, which was planned to involve a total of 16,000 patients, is now under way.
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Victor Ortiz knew he would oppose a great fighter before his last bout.
The former WBC welterweight champion seems even more certain that he'll face an opponent that isn't quite great in his next fight.
"Berto's a good fighter," Ortiz said. "I never saw him as great, not even when I was at 140 and I was coming up to challenge him, which is why I challenged him. Don't get me wrong, he's a dangerous fighter. But I don't fear him. I have no respect for him. I'm not scared of him. Nothing like that. At the end of the day, I will win once again."
Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., overcame two knockdowns during his first fight against Berto (28-1, 22 KOs), of Winter Haven, Fla., to earn a unanimous decision April 16 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Nearly 10 months after that memorable battle, in which Ortiz also floored Berto twice, they'll go at it again Feb. 11 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Ortiz, who'll turn 25 on Tuesday, thinks he'll win easier this time because he is better suited to compete at welterweight than he was a year ago. His victory over the 28-year-old Berto marked Ortiz's first fight at 147 pounds, following nearly seven years as a pro at lightweight and junior welterweight.
"Let's not forget this much: I was a 140-pounder in the first fight," said Ortiz, who weighed in at 146 pounds for the first Berto bout, half-a-pound more than Berto. "Now I'm a natural 147. So somebody's in trouble."
Oscar De La Hoya, Ortiz's promoter, is convinced his fighter won't allow the judges to determine the winner of this rematch, which will be televised by Showtime.
"I personally feel that [Ortiz] is going to knock out Berto," De La Hoya said. "Obviously, we saw Berto win in his last fight [against Jan Zaveck on Sept. 3], against a world champion. But me being a student of the game, I did see Berto off-balance a lot and I think we once again will prevail."
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Many months ago, as the ratings for Agents of SHIELD began its free fall during the midst of a very bad creative funk for the show, Clark Gregg took umbrage with some of the critics of the show who described themselves as geeks. "Those aren't geeks. Those are losers," Gregg said, suggesting that real fans should stick around because the show would get much better.
The good news is, it did get better. The bad news is, it took about two months after Gregg made that statement before the show really began turn around. It wasn't until the plotline began to intersect with Captain America 2 that things finally got interesting, and based on recent ratings, it may have been too late.
In an interview with Screencrush's Mike Ryan, however, Clark Gregg clarified the "loser" comment, essentially apologizing for speaking for all geeks and hurting some people's feelings.
It hurt some people's feelings and I didn't mean to imply that people who had, as he said, all the geeks had given up on your show. I consider myself in that category. So, I didn't like things spoken for by that guy and I got defensive and a little protective of my team. But, I know it hurt some people's feelings when I said that and I really regret it. People can watch or not watch, it doesn't mean they're a loser. But, that said, I was kind of tying to speak for the nerd that I am, who grew up reading Marvel stuff and just say, look, have some patience. These are brand new characters — the only brand new Marvel characters you're going to see; all of the other ones are 30-years-old and have had time to be refined with the comics — you've got brand new people putting together a team and kind of establishing these characters in a way that, trust me, to quote a title, is going to be useful once we get to the back half.
When I first read that quote, I thought you meant it as "you're a loser because you're going to miss out on something you might like," not that you're actually a loser, but maybe you did mean that …
It was a terrible attempt — and if I actually did the delivery — it's something that we used to say, jokingly, you don't even spell it the same way: l-o-o-s-u-h. You're a loosuh. Maybe there's a "z" in there. And it was just, yeah, you're going to be losing out.
So he was joking, the joke didn't come off in print like he'd have liked it too, and he really wants us all to watch Agents of SHIELD. Please.
I also encourage you to read the rest of the interview, where Gregg talks about the series chances of renewal, and how if the finale's storyline will play into the overall Marvel Universe.
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Keeping the heart pumping
A successful partner in a busy Atlanta law firm, Rex Lamb had little time to worry about his heart condition. Although cardiomyopathy is a serious disease of the heart muscle, Rex was fortunate not to have any of the disease's usual symptoms such as irregular heartbeat, fatigue and breathlessness. His cardiologist was monitoring Rex's condition and had him on a medication to prevent the disease from worsening and to reduce the risk of complications.
In early 2007 Rex and his wife, Kathy, moved to Lexington, Virginia. A graduate of Washington & Lee University School of Law, Rex was happy to retire to the rural setting he had grown to love while a student there. That April Rex had his first appointment with cardiologist Chris Friend.
Dr. Friend evaluated Rex's condition and strongly recommended that Rex undergo a procedure to implant an ICD (internal cardioverter defibrillator). Tiny wires attach the ICD to the heart, allowing it to monitor the heart's activity, store information and restore the heart to a regular rhythm should it began to develop a life threatening, irregular beat.
"My first question was 'why would I need an ICD?' I had no symptoms and hadn't experienced any problems since my cardiomyopathy diagnosis five years earlier," shared Rex. "Dr. Friend's response got my attention. He said often times the first symptom is sudden death."
A few weeks later, Dr. Friend implanted Rex's ICD. The procedure was done in the Electrophysiology (EP) lab at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, and Rex went home the next day.
Another year went by with no heart problems.
A life saved
On May 15, 2008, Rex arrived at the Lexington YMCA for his morning workout. While on the elliptical trainer, he had a brief sense of feeling lightheaded. Then, without any other warning, his ICD fired three times within 15 seconds, knocking him to the ground.
"I sat on the floor for a minute, coming to grips with what had just happened," shared Rex. "I decided that I felt all right. So I got my car keys and drove home to my wife."
After a call to Dr. Friend, Kathy drove Rex to Charlottesville. Rex was admitted to Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital and underwent several tests including a cardiac catheterization. Cardiologists found a major blockage in one of his coronary arteries and implanted a stent to keep the artery open.
When the cardiac device team retrieved data from Rex's ICD, they found that during those seconds when his ICD fired, his heart rate had gotten as high as 260 beats per minute. That's more than four times the rate of a normal heart beat. Without the ICD, Rex's first symptom would have been his last.
"The best decision I ever made," said Rex, "was choosing Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital for my cardiac care."


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Tuesday and Saturday: Get your questions answered as part of "Gardening Help" in the gardens' library, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday in April and October; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in May through September; noon-4 p.m. Tuesday in November. Also offered on any DBG York Street free days. 1007 York St., 720-865-3575, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com; botanicgardens.org
The Park People
April 19: Presents its annual Denver Digs Trees Spring Sale, 9 a.m.-noon. Small ornamental trees along with fruit-bearing peach, plum, apple and cherry trees are included. A limited number of larger shade trees may be available. Two locations: City Park Greenhouse (just east of York Street on East 23rd Avenue) and the Sloan's Lake Park Boathouse (north side of the lake off Byron Place and Wolff Street). Trees cost between $45-$65. Any leftover trees will be available 1-4 p.m. April 20 at the City Park Greenhouse. 303-722-6262, theparkpeople.org
Aurora Water Conservation
April 19: "Grow Food, Save Water;" April 26: "Arbor Day Garden Expo." Times and locations vary. Call or visit the website for more information and to register. 720-859-4407, apps.auroragov.org/eventregistration
Birdsall & Co.
April 26, reservation deadline April 23: "Learn How to Make a Gorgeous and Unique Fountain from Almost Any Container," 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35. Participants can save 15 percent off any full price container in the store the day of the class. Reservations required. 1540 S. Broadway, 303-722-2535, birdsallgarden.com
Country Fair Garden Center — Arvada
April 19: Children's Easter Egg Hunt for ages 10 and under, 11 a.m., call to register; April 26: "African Violets Basics and More!," 10 a.m. $5; April 27: "Backyard Farming: Grow Food, Eat Well and Live Full," 11 a.m. $5. Reservations required. 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, 303-209-4394, countryfairgarden.com
Denver Botanic Gardens
April 19: "Wild Things Workshop," 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $69, $64 members; "Backyard Chicken Keeping," 2-5 p.m. $35; April 27: "Making Goat's Milk Soap," 2-5 p.m. $40. Reservations required. 1007 York St., 720-865-3501, botanicgardens.org
Denver Rose Society
April 26: "Annual Rose Pruning Workshop," 9:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Rain/snow date: May 3. Jefferson County Detention Center, 200 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, 303-880-7415, denverrosesociety.org
Echter's Garden Center
April 19: "The Magic of Container Gardening — Pots with Punch & Pizazz," 9:30-11 a.m.; "Growing Vegetables for Fun & Flavor," 1-2:30 p.m.; Hanging Basket Demonstration, 3-4:30 p.m. Classes are free. 5150 Garrison St., Arvada, 303-424-7979, echters.com
The Gardens on Spring Creek
April 19: "Organic Gardening," 10 a.m.-noon, $18, $15 members; "Just Drip It!," 1-4 p.m. $14 (the price of this class was reduced by Fort Collins Utilities to promote water conservation). Reservations required. 2145 Centre Ave., Fort Collins, 970-416-2486, fcgov.com/gardens
Jared's Nursery, Gift & Garden
April 19: Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.; "Veggie Gardening," noon; April 26: "Create a Gorgeous Container Garden," 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Classes are free, some have materials fee. Reservations recommended. 10500 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton, 303-979-6022, jaredsgarden.com
Shelly's Garden Country
April 19: Easter Celebration and Egg Hunt throughout the day; April 26: "Planting for All Season Color," 10-11:30 a.m. $5; "Tree Planting Workshop," noon-1:30 p.m. $5. 4181 W. 120th Ave., Broomfield, 303-466-6761, shellysgarden country.com
Tagawa Gardens
April 18: Night of Wine and Roses, 4-7 p.m., includes 20 percent storewide discount, refreshments and live music, details on the website; April 19: "Introduction to the Emerald Ash Borer," 10-11 a.m., reservations required; Charity Garden Party Planting for Success, 2-4 p.m., $89 materials fee, participants plant a hanging basket with proceeds benefiting the Claire Davis Fund, $50 for additional baskets; April 26-27: Tomatopalooza Spring Planting with chat-station tables covering various tomato topics; April 26: "Spring Lawn Preparation Mini-Courses," 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.; April 27: "Spring Lawn Preparation Mini-Courses," 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.; "Tomatoes 101," noon-1 p.m.; "Heirloom Tomatoes," 2-3 p.m. 7711 S. Parker Road, Centennial, 303-690-4722, tagawagardens.com
Timberline Gardens
April 19: "Planting By the Moon," 9-11 a.m. $10; "Walls and Walkways," 1-3 p.m. $10; April 26: "Gardening with Wildlife" with Marcia Tatroe, 9-11 a.m. $10; "The Waaay Alternative Garden," 1-3 p.m. $10; April 27: "Growing Roses 101" with Tammy Jensen, president of the Denver Rose Society, 10 a.m.-noon, $10; "Introduction to Crevice Gardens," 1-3 p.m. $10. Reservations required. 11700 W. 58th Ave., Arvada, 303-420-4060, timberlinegardens.com
War Memorial Rose Garden
April 26: South Suburban Parks and Recreation presents a "Rose Pruning Workshop," 8 a.m.-noon. Free. Bring leather gloves and a sharp pair of bypass pruning shears for the hands-on class. Refreshments and door prizes included. Reservations required. Rain/snow date: May 3. 5804 S. Bemis St., Littleton, 303-721-8478, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
Wilmore Outdoor Living Center
April 19: "Cool Season Veggies," 10 a.m.; Easter Egg Hunt for ages 10 and under, 11 a.m.; April 26: "How to Make Your Own Compost," 10 a.m. Classes are free. Reservations required. 711 E. County Line Road, Littleton, 303-795-5339, wilmorenurseries.com
Denver Botanic Gardens
Through April 27: "Illusions in Glass: Magic Lantern Slides from the Helen Fowler Library Collection" in Gates Garden Court Gallery. Exhibits included with admission. 1007 York St., 720-865-3580, botanicgardens.org
Growing Gardens
April 26: Third annual "Bee Earth Day Celebration" in the Children's Peace Garden, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Geared at ages 3 to 10, nature-focused activities include planting seeds to take home, a worm-composting system, information on honey bees, arts and crafts, an obstacle course, music, refreshments and prizes. Garden costumes are encouraged. Free. 1630 Hawthorn Ave., Boulder, 303-443-9952, growinggardens.org
Mail info 10-14 days in advance to Garden Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954-1679; e-mail email@example.com.


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There is something wonderful about game time with the family. It doesn't matter what age your kids are, or if you even have any kids at all. It's simply fun to pull out a game and start playing. Nick is at the age where he's just starting to get into games, and it's so cute. He doesn't really get the part about rules. He likes to just play games the way he wants, and we're all fine with that. That's one of the times when it's easy to have only one. An older sibling would get annoyed that he's not playing the game right (I know I would have been), but we adults just think it's too cute.
I recently received a Carrom Board to review. When Nick saw the box he couldn't wait to open it. He's also at the age when any package is the most exciting thing that ever existed. Of course I didn't make him wait very long. He thought that the Carrom Board was so neat, and he wanted to play with it right away. He didn't even give us times to open the instruction booklet to see how to play any of the games. He just grabbed the pieces and went to town. He had the absolute best time playing with it. In fact playing with it kept him entertained for a few days. Now what mom doesn't like that?
The Carrom Board itself is really nice, and you can tell it's really well made. It's very sturdy and well put together. My mom was with us when we opened it and she even remarked on the quality. As she put it the board is so well made that it could easily last a family for generations. Of course you can expect no less from not only a company that's based in the U.S. but one that's based in Michigan. Hey, I've got to give my state it's props.
I have to admit that before doing this review I had never heard of a Carrom Board. I can't say the same for my grandfather though. He came over for dinner while we still had the board set-up. He took one look at it and went, "Oh, a Carrom Board!" Well, if that didn't blow my mind. I had not realized how long people had been playing with these boards. That's what makes this game board so great. It spans generations to bring them together.
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It's a question that many court observers are pondering. As the AP reported,
"Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind? Addressing two pivotal legal issues, one on affirmative action and a second on voting rights, a divided Supreme Court is poised to answer those questions.
"In one case, the issue is whether race preferences in university admissions undermine equal opportunity more than they promote the benefits of racial diversity. Just this past week, justices signaled their interest in scrutinizing affirmative action very intensely, expanding their review as well to a Michigan law passed by voters that bars 'preferential treatment' to students based on race. Separately in a second case, the court must decide whether race relations — in the South, particularly — have improved to the point that federal laws protecting minority voting rights are no longer warranted."
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— Is affirmative action still needed, or outmoded?
— Does the election of a black president (twice) affect this debate?
— What other legal protections, if any, should society have for minorities?
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Who doesn't love judging people? Reddit users certainly do. So much so, that somebody even started a thread to post cars and let people determine what that car means about the owner. The interesting part is that the photos are user submitted, so they're subjecting themselves to possible roasting. With cars like a military vehicle and a BMW Z3, we found some pretty interesting and hilarious responses. Check out what these Redditers had to say about these 10 cars.
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Relics of saints found in German altar
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Experts at the British Museum were surprised - and thrilled - to discover the relics of 39 saints in a 12th century portable altar. The altar, first acquired by the museum in 1902, was opened for the first time recently and revealed bones wrapped in tiny bundles.
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What do you do when the calendar says it's spring, but a glance out of the window says it's still winter? You put on a sweater and hope for the sunshine. But what if you are a sheared sheep...?
Gulf Wars XVIII photos online
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Baron David le Ymagour of the Kingdom of Meridies reports that he has created a number of photo albums from the 2009 Gulf Wars.
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While going over a project at work, one of the graphs that the project used was a meter that had different threshold levels along with the indicator. Luckily for me, the Degrafa site had a similar meter as an example. However, the example wouldn't be pretty enough for the project. I don't know what the real name of this meter is, so I am calling it a Percentage Threshold Meter.
After looking into the example a little more, I also updated it by using a line repeater for the ticks and scaling the item based on 100%. Each tick would represent 10 percent of the total. The space between the ticks is determined by the height of the meter (component) divided by 10. This gives me the 10 sections for the 100% reading.
I guess I would have to alter the meter is someone wanted to show something being over 100%. If the meter has the space, any value above the maximum number will shoot it out of the meter. I guess that would be good if you wanted to show busting through some number or something. But, they could always have 100% be one of the thresholds and then have the maximum number be over 100%. I also added a low, high and medium number to the ticks.
Another thing I changed was just the general look. I used another meter (capacity indicator) and a previous bar chart that I had created as guidelines for figuring out shades and highlights to make the indicator and the background more roundish. The key was to use RoundedRectangleComplex, which allowed me to round some corners, but not others.
By figuring out the height and maximum and minimum values, I was able to set the threshold percentages relative to the component size. This makes sure that the meter is a certain percentage of the entire graph based on the values. To add a nice little touch, I added the threshold percentages at the spot where the color changes.
The user can pass in the minimum value, the maximum value and the current value. The meter will grow (not animated) to the percentage based off of the values. The user can also pass in the percentage thresholds to show that the meter has reached a certain percentage of the total. The user can also change the threshold colors.
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Electrical problem
1985 Chevy Blazer V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic 56,000 miles
First my k5 blazer is a military surplus. it runs 24v. and 12v. about a month ago my wiper fuse started to melt ( not blow, melt) and the cab would smell like electrical smoke. then about two weeks ago my heater started the same thing. now my heater fuse melted totaly inside the holder same with my wiper fuse and alll my brake/blinker/running lights have quit. I still have head lights and acc power to start but thats about it. I have taken the fuse box apart and am cleaning all the hook-ups they were the worste i ever saw but im not sure thats the issue. there seemed to be power at the fuse terminal but cant trouble shoot farther until the cleane up is done. what could cause the fuses to melt where can i buy a fuse box if it doesnt clean well. I have tried several places phone and internet and have been shot down . its not even a listed part in the military parts manuel. please help me figure this out guys this old truck is my beast!!!
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Tips on caring for dry facial skin
Regular care facial skin - is one of the main means of preventing dry skin, wrinkle formation.It is known that dry skin is more prone to wrinkles than fat, and therefore it requires special regular care.
Dry skin is formed with impaired secretion of the sebaceous glands, which can be either congenital or acquired with age and can be caused by improper use of cosmetics.
Since the physiological functions of the skin are performed in different ways, depending on the age, the time of year, external factors, climate, working and living conditions, nutrition, and general condition of the body, then care should take into account all these details.
good effect on dry skin, especially the strengthening of the organism as a whole, since in some cases, dry skin, peeling it caused by a deficiency of vitamins A and C. There may be other reasons, such as the use of alcohol-based lotions.Sebum can be enhanced by eating foods that contain the necessary nutrients and vitamins: milk, butter, egg yolk, liver, carrots
if dry skin is related to age, in addition to cosmetics, offsetting the lack of sebum, it should also use the funds generated through water shortages, not only in the skin, but also throughout the body.For this purpose it is necessary to establish a daily fluid intake rate of up to 2 liters.
very harmful effects on dry skin abrupt temperature changes.Therefore, before going out the skin must be protected with a cream and powder.
As already mentioned, with age, the skin of women, and so it becomes dry, so you can not even ahead of time by dehydrating it unsuitable procedures and drugs.Keep in mind that alcohol-based lotions and tonics cause skin dryness and irritation.If irritation, techniques and methods of skin care need to change.This skin is like protesting against improper care.
massage courses intensify the process of normalization of dry skin.Nutritious and fortified creams increase the skin's elasticity, balance the activity of sebaceous glands and protect the skin from the external environment.
recommended to periodically wash contrasting cold and warm water.This is a special gymnastics for the face, which ensures good skin nutrition.Washing with soap and water should be avoided.An excellent means of cleansing the skin is vegetable oil.In winter, it is better to warm up.
good idea to apply for washing infusion of herbs parsley, wild rose, yarrow, etc.
For dry skin, it is important to use oil, containing vitamins C and E. Vitamin E Moisturizing qualities are well known.A vitamin C enhances the action of vitamin E. Many dermatologists recommend to apply products containing oil to damp skin to oil rather absorbed.
Since secretion of the sebaceous glands is not sufficient to clean the skin can not use alcohol-based agents.It is best to use a soft jelly, which has a light oils and soothing agents such as panthenol, bisabolol and liquorice extract of chamomile, calendula oil.These funds are not only cleanse the skin but soften it, have a tonic and anti-inflammatory effect.
If your skin is dry and sensitive, follow the rule: the simpler, the better.This applies both to the formulation and use of drugs.The smaller the substances affects the skin, the less the risk of causing allergy.Do not apply two means one on top of another.For example, instead of a day cream and tone, use toning day.
Lines on for a young dry skin care creams usually contain nutrients for the morning and evening use.They contain natural oils for the skin lipids and moisturizing agents and be sure to vitamins A, E
With proper care for dry skin may not only delay the aging, but also bring skin back to normal.


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The move reflects a significant rise in the number of people, particularly women, claiming sickness benefits on the grounds of stress or mental health problems rather than physical illness. Ministers will alter the so-called capability test, which assesses whether claimants are fit to work, so that it measures stress better, and offer targeted help to get people suffering from it back to work.
The welfare reform bill will toughen the criteria on which people are judged fit either to seek work or be refused benefit if they do not. It will also require single parents to make greater efforts to find work or face losing their benefits. Mental disorders now represent 40 per cent of incapacity benefit claims, up from 16 per cent in 1988.
Mental health organisations are concerned that the government's plans may put pressure on fragile recoveries. The charity Rethink has called for an 'anti-stigma campaign' to encourage employers to hire jobseekers who had suffered from a mental illness.


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At the end of the month, Hunter graduated from preschool, for the second and last time. He did really well with preschool again, and he is so excited that now he gets to go to the "big" school with his brother!
Tristan graduated the DARE program at school this month. He worked hard, and paid attention during the whole course- coming home many times and telling us all about the things he had learned. It cracked me up, because I can remember doing the DARE program when I was his age, and not much has changed!


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Pros: Crystal clear optics, smooth zoom, solid lightweight compact construction, reasonable price ... NICE!
Cons: None, other than normal limitations of any compact zoom binoculars, e.g., smaller FOV.
If you like the idea of relatively inexpensive, lightweight, compact zoom binoculars, then look no further. I just got my pair of Nikon Travelite V Zoom (8-24 x 25 CF) nocs, and I already LOVE them.
Don't let the bird watching crowd talk you out of getting a pair of zoom binoculars, folks. When binocular nuts say that zoom nocs "don't perform well," and try to discourage people from buying them, what they really mean is that most people don't know what to expect when they get their hands on a pair of zooms, and are sometimes surprised to learn they don't work the same way as their favorite fixed magnification nocs.
As with all optical tools, zoom nocs are great for certain kinds of uses, and not so good for others. Specifically, at the bottom end of their range, zoom nocs "see" the same as any fixed mag nocs with the same focal dimensions. However, as you increase the zoom, three things happen: 1) your field of view ("FOV") gets smaller; 2) the visible light coming through the nocs lessens, or, the image gets a little "darker," and 3) it becomes more difficult to keep the nocs fixed on your target. Also, if you didn't adjust the focus very carefully at the bottom end before zooming in, you will probably have to re-focus a bit after zooming in on your subject.
Now obviously, if you are attempting to watch something like a small bird in flight, and perhaps even adjust the zoom while trying to keep the nocs focused on your subject at the same time, you will be VERY frustrated with the "performance" of these, or ANY zoom binoculars. That isn't because the nocs aren't doing their job ... it's because you're using the wrong kind of optical tool for the task at hand!
If, on the other hand, you are looking at a well-lighted subject that is stationary, or not moving around too much, and you just want to get a little closer look at it, you will be absolutely thrilled with what you get from these nocs.
Nikon's optics are crystal clear and a GREAT value at this price. The zoom mechanism is simple, smooth and cool ... you "zoom in" by simply turning the zoom ring on the right eyepiece clockwise, and then the other way to "zoom out." The diopter ring (the adjuster that compensates for any difference between the right and left eyes of the individual user) is on the left eyepiece. The nocs and focus wheel are solidly constructed, with a nice "tight" feel, and a black rubber armor covers the exterior for a good grip. They're very lightweight, they fit in your hands like a glove, and come with a neck strap and a custom-fitted nylon mesh carrying case, with a loop on the back for your belt.
Finally, if you have any difficulty holding the nocs steady at their maximum magification (and most people will), FEAR NOT! Consider getting an adjustable monopod to rest the nocs on as you look through them, for example, the PoleCat "Explorer" by Stoney Point, with optional binocular rest. This staff can be adjusted to support your nocs whether you're standing or sitting. It doubles as a hiking staff, and has a standard screw mount on the top for use with cameras, camcorders, etc.
I personally think the negative press on zoom nocs is nonsense. Just satisfy yourself that zoom nocs are ok for your intended use(s), and then learn how to use them the right way. I took a chance and bought the Nikon Travelite V zoom nocs, sight unseen, and I'm glad I did. These are great compact binoculars for the price.


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261 Sheridan Avenue
Satellite Beach, FL 32937
Sold Price: $357,715
Sold Date: May 3, 2017
Beds: 4
Baths: 2
Sq. Ft.: 1,949
Type: Single Family Home
Listing #773120
Property Features
Location Information
County: Brevard
MLS Area: 382-Satellite Bch/Indian Harbour Bch
Latitude: 28.180156
Longitude: -80.595701
Subdivision: EAU GALLIE SHORES
Interior Features
Rooms: Family Room, Formal Dining Room, Formal Living Room, Laundry
Interior: Breakfast Bar, Breakfast Nook, Ceiling Fan(s), Ceilings-Ctdrl/Vault, Closet - Walk-Ins, Kitchen - Eat In, Kitchen - Island, Open Floor Plan, Pantry, Sky Light(s), Window Treatments
Fireplace Description: Wood Burning
Heating: Central
Cooling: Attic Fan, Central
Floors: Carpet, Tile
Exterior Features
Style: 1 Story
Construction: Frame - Wood
Exterior: Fence - Wood, Patio - Screened, Sprinkler - Well, Storm Shutters, Well - Private
Roof: Shingle - Asphalt
Septic or Sewer: Sewer
Utilities: Cable Available, City Water, Electric, Telephone
Parking Description: 2 Car Attchd Garage
Has Garage: yes
Has a Pool: yes
Lot Description: City, Paved Street, Sidewalks
Lot Size in Acres: 0.18
Has Waterfront: No
Has View: yes
Scenery: View - North
Additional Information
Property Type: SFR
Property SubType: Single Family Detached
Year Built: 1987
Status: Closed
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Grand Star Realty of Brevard
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Grand Star Realty of Brevard
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Chelsea Weekly: Making It Look EasySeptember 16, 2010
An Easy Start?
Five games in to the season, and Chelsea have played five, won five, scored 21, and conceded just two. Fine form, I'm sure you'll agree.
Unless of course, you're a non-Chelsea fan. Its just because Chelsea have been given easy games and any team could do what we have done.
Lets examine the first part of that statement—easy games. I don't subscribe to the idea there are easy games. I believe a game only becomes easy because one side makes it so.
Yes, Chelsea are expected to beat these sides but they have no divine right to. Its not a case of just turning up, you have to play as well.
Consider when Manchester United visited Burnley last season. The champions of the last three years against a newly promoted side running on a fraction of the money available to their more illustrious opponents. A no-brainer who would win that, surely (In case you don't know, Burnley won).
Now lets take the second part of that claim—any team could have won all their games had they had Chelsea's fixture list. Really?
In the league so far, Chelsea have played West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic, Stoke City, and West Ham United. Chelsea have won all four games.
Of those four, Tottenham Hotspurs, who I am reliably informed are a good team, have played West Brom, Wigan, and Stoke. They drew with West Brom, lost to Wigan, and narrowly defeated Stoke.
So, in three games in which Chelsea have amassed nine points, Tottenham have amassed four. But for some controversial refereeing against Stoke, that might even have been just two points for Spurs.
So clearly, not anyone could have done it.
Chelsea Blooding the Youth
One of the big criticisms of Chelsea in recent years, from fans and non alike, has been that Chelsea don't do anything for young players.
So how refreshing it has been to see some of the younger players get their chances this season.
Gael Kakuta played 20 minutes against West Ham and came on for the last 25 minutes against MSK Zilina.
Seventeen-year-old Josh McEachran and Patrick Van Aanholt made their first team debuts coming off the bench in the Champions League. McEachran actually made himself some history, becoming the first player to play in the Champions League who was born after the competition started in its current form.
And though not a Chelsea academy product, it was good to see Daniel Sturridge taking his opportunity in the first team to score his first (hopefully of many) Champions League goal.
The whole youth setup at Chelsea has undoubtedly improved drastically in the last few years.
When all talk of the money Roman Abramovich has spent is flying, very little is said of the money he has put into building and developing the youth academy at Cobham, described by UEFA as one of the "finest in Europe."
Chelsea fans have had to be patient, but it would seem it is now bearing some fruit.
Next up for Chelsea is the visit of newly promoted Blackpool.
On paper, Chelsea should win comfortably. Football matches however are not played on paper and it would be foolish to underestimate your opposition.
Though it is certainly true Blackpool were given a hiding by Arsenal (not many teams aren't), the Tangerines have coupled this with good wins away at Wigan and Newcastle.
It's been a long time since Chelsea and Blackpool last played each other in a league fixture (26 years, I believe), but it should provide an interesting game.
And hopefully another easy Chelsea win.


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Brazil's ports more efficient thanks to Unisys
LM learned of the development after the company had completed the "Intelligent Cargo" project with Brazil's Secretariat of Ports
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In an exclusive interview, Unisys Corporation noted that it had reduced supply chain costs by an impressive 62 percent at Brazil's major ocean cargo gateways.
LM learned of the development after the company had completed the "Intelligent Cargo" project with Brazil's Secretariat of Ports (SEP).
"This was a unique 'public-private' effort that we hope to replicate elsewhere in the world," said Nishant Pillai, practice director, cargo & port security for Unisys.
In an interview with Supply Management Review – a sister publication – he explained how they developed a study to monitor cargo operations and bring improvements to the import, export and navigation processes at Brazilian maritime ports and logistics chains.
The study recommended improvements that are expected to reduce the amount of time spent on export logistics chain operations by approximately 47 percent, and reduce the logistics chain's operational costs significantly.
"This was an activity-based cost benefit analysis conducted jointly by SEP and Unisys," explained Pillai. "And it does not just apply to exports. There is a reverse logistics component here as well."
As part of the project, Unisys pinpointed several areas of port operations requiring attention. For example, Unisys recommended increased coordination between the organizations responsible for cargo processing and inspection; a decrease in the redundancy and waste associated with paper-based manual processes; more sharing of data, using e-mails and telecommunication between parties involved in the logistics chain; and more efficient use of existing port and logistics chain infrastructure.
"With this information in our hands, the Ports Secretariat will be able to offer more efficiency in terms of procedures and trade in logistics chains, as well as reduce the vulnerability of the logistics operations," said Luis Claudio Montenegro, director of the Ports Secretariat. "This is the first initiative of its kind in Brazil, bringing together public and private agents to map out the logistics chain process and to help plan a solution to provide more structure and savings."
Intelligent Cargo is a module of SEP's "Ports without Paper" initiative, established in 2010 to simplify port procedures; help reduce the amount of time cargo and ships spend in Brazilian ports; improve the sharing of cargo data; and make import and export operations more efficient.
Unisys brought to the initiative years of experience using secure technology such as radio frequency identification (RFID) to monitor, track and secure container devices and electronic seals for cargo shipments.
"The Intelligent Cargo project represents an important step in the standardization of business processes, deployment of on-container tracking devices and sharing of information among stakeholders involved in Brazil's ports logistics chain," said Steve Soroka, managing partner, Homeland Security, Unisys Federal Systems.
About the AuthorPatrick Burnson, Executive Editor Patrick Burnson is executive editor for Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review magazines and web sites. Patrick is a widely-published writer and editor who has spent most of his career covering international trade, global logistics, and supply chain management. He lives and works in San Francisco, providing readers with a Pacific Rim perspective on industry trends and forecasts. You can reach him directly at [email protected]
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After nine games, left fielder Bryce Harper is the Nationals' most consistent hitter.
He has become so well-known for his hitting that the White Sox decided to intentionally walk the 20-year-old to get to Ryan Zimmerman.
But it isn't just about matchups and whether or not Harper has the hot bat. He also has been more selective at the plate to begin this season.
Harper began his rookie season red-hot and then cooled off.
This season, through nine games, Harper is leading the team in batting average (.417), home runs (4), RBIs (8) and total bases (28).
And if he is being more selective, he is even doing it on the pitcher's first offering. Through eight games this season, Harper is an astounding 7-for-8 (.875) with two homers and two RBIs swinging at first pitch. He has reached full count in three games, going 2-for-4 with one homer and one RBI.
In his career on the first pitch, Harper is 37-96 (.385) in 99 plate appearances over 81 games. He
has hit eight homers with 14 RBIs swinging at first pitch.
Harper is 19-for-69 (.275) in his career when facing a full count, with two homers and 10 RBIs.
"He is definitely learning," Zimmerman said. "He is going to have to learn that sometimes they are going to pitch around him and not necessarily to give him a pitch to hit. That is sometimes the hardest thing to tell. You don't know when they are going to do that.
"It is kind of scary to think about what he can be like in a few years after he gets some experience and starts to learn what they want to do and when they want to do it. It is pretty fun to watch."


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Online education is all the rage with politicians looking for ways to expand the capacity of public colleges to educate more students -- on a budget. Tim Pawlenty, [1] the Republican presidential candidate, pushed online education while he was governor of Minnesota. Rick Perry, the Texas governor who may soon become a Republican presidential candidate, has suggested that web-based instruction [2] could be the key to offering degrees to students that are much less expensive than those in the state today.
But a new study [3] urges caution to those who believe that online education is a panacea for educating more community college students. The study finds that students who enrolled in online courses -- controlling for various factors that tend to predict success -- were more likely to fail or drop out of the courses than were those who took the same courses in person. Notably, there was not a gap in completion between those enrolled in hybrid and in-person courses.
Further, the students who took online courses early in their community college careers were slightly but statistically significantly less likely than were other students to come back for subsequent terms. And students who took higher shares of coursework online than did their peers were slightly but statistically significantly less likely either to finish a degree or certificate or to transfer to a four-year institution.
The study was by Di Xu and Shanna Smith Jaggars of the Community College Research Center at Teachers College of Columbia University. Their analysis is based on a large cohort -- the 51,000 students who entered community and technical colleges in Washington State in 2004. And the study is similar to one on students in Virginia, adding to the researchers' belief that the trends are real and potentially troublesome in that increasing numbers of community college students are enrolling online.
The study notes that enrollments of community college students in online courses have grown at a rapid pace, from just over 700,000 in 1997-98 to 5 million in 2006-7, with every indication that the numbers have continued to soar. And the authors note that there are good reasons for community colleges to embrace online education, especially "to accommodate the need for flexibility among their student population, many of whom hold part- or full-time jobs."
In keeping with that theme, the authors don't suggest any abandonment of online education. Rather, they urge community colleges in Washington State and elsewhere to consider steps that would improve the chances of success of some online students (while encouraging others to try face-to-face instruction). Among the recommendations:
- Require students to take an assessment of their readiness for online instruction. (Washington State encourages, but does not require such participation.) Further, the assessment might do more, the authors write, for students who are found to be unlikely to succeed. For instance, it might automatically point them to courses they could take in person.
- Add training for faculty members on online pedagogy.
- Improve student support services. The authors note that many community colleges offer around-the-clock technical support for online students, but offer tutoring and academic online services only during limited hours. The same scheduling reasons that encourage community college students to enroll online mean that they need flexible hours on a range of services, the authors write.


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ProNerve, LLC, a Broomfield company that provides monitoring services for neurosurgeons, has been acquired by Waud Capital Partners, a Chicago equity firm that has heavily invested in healthcare services.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Waud said that ProNerve will serve as a platform in WCP's effort to build an industry leading intraoperative neuromonitoring service.
Intraoperative neuromonitoring involves the use of a variety of electro-physiological monitoring services during surgical procedures. This allows for early warning to surgeons and protects against injury to the nervous system.
Waud Capital was founded in 1993 and says it seeks to invest $10 million to $100 million in private companies in four areas: healthcare services; business and consumer services, specialty distribution and value-added businesses.
The firm has completed more than 100 acquisitions since its founding and currently has $1 billion of capital under management.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939, firstname.lastname@example.com or twitter.com/howardpankratz


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Familiar and expected gender patterns help us to understand boys but often constrict our understanding of any given boy. Writing in a wonderfully robust and engaging voice, Ken Corbett argues for a new psychology of masculinity, one that is not strictly dependent on normative expectation. As he writes in his introduction, "no two boys, no two boyhoods are the same." In Boy Hoods Corbett seeks to release boys from the grip of expectation as Mary Pipher did for girls in Reviving Ophelia.
Corbett grounds his understanding of masculinity in his clinical practice and in a dynamic reading of feminist and queer theories. New social ideals are being articulated. New possibilities for recognition are in play. How is a boy made between the body, the family, and the culture? Does a boy grow by identifying with his father, or by separating from his mother? Can we continue to presume that masculinity is made at home? Corbett uses case studies to defy stereotypes, depicting masculinity as various and complex. He examines the roles that parental and cultural anxiety play in development, and he argues for a more nuanced approach to cross-gendered fantasy and experience, one that does not mistake social consensus for well-being. Corbett challenges us at last to a fresh consideration of gender, with profound implications for understanding all boys.
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