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Samsung Omnia II (CDMA)
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Dec 15, 2009 by Eric M. Zeman
Samsung's second take at the Omnia adds tons of features to this Windows Mobile and TouchWiz-based device. The Omnia II earns high marks in calling and camera performance, but comes up short in a few other areas. read review ›
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Omnia II is a solid Win Mo phone
This phone is wonderful.
Screen is amazing. Its one of two AMOLED (the Rouge being the other) that Verizon sells. I can put movies on it and actually WATCH them because the screen is massive and flawless.
Swype is a refreshing way to text on a touch screen phone. You can do it one handed. Actually you have to do it one handed. I can type faster with Swype then my wife can on her Blackberry Curve II. I can't believe how accurate it is.
I added the spb mobile shell and it makes the home screen very customizable. I didn't care for the Samsung widget but that's easily removed through the "items on today" option under display. You can make it look like a regular Windows phone or use the Windows home screen and this is also a great interface.
Call quality is right up there with other phones I have owned (Blackberry Storm 2, Droid, Palm Pre, Blackberry Pearl 2, Iphone, HTC touch pro.) I can't say any of the above was any better.
If you hold down the middle button at the bottom it takes you right to the task switcher and it gives you the option to kill all open apps. You have the download this on and Android phone and is not even an option on Blackberry's. You have to close each app one at a time.
Phone is quick and responsive, not as fast as Android or even the new Palm Pre but Windows is not know for being extremely quick; however this phone is probably the fastest Win Mo phone I've ever seen and I've used probably 10 in the last 5 years.
Camera and Video capture is great, Samsung hit a home run here. The delay in the camera is almost non existent. Can't say that for the Droid. I have a three year old and they don't stay still very long.
Great apps in the Windows Marketplace!
Still wish it had a touch capacity screen but this resistance screen is the best I've ever used.
Internet is hard to Navigate sometimes but of the three browsers available for Win Mo (Internet Explorer, Opera and Skyfire) Opera seems to be the best.
I am very impressed with this phone, especially its great features. I reccommend it to everyone, it is perfect for my job at work too because of all it's features. Only thing I wish is that it could be on the Straight Talk plan - which is prepaid. I'm not doing too well financially and I heard you save over $1200 a year by doing the 2 year plan with StraightTalk. I'm pretty torn because I'm in desperate need to save money the smart way but I just love this phone so much! Any advice?
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Omnia II packs a lot of features in a small package.
I purchased this phone the first day that Verizon released it and I have been very happy with it. I upgraded from the I760 which was a great phone also, but it was heavy (and it was time for âmy renew ever 2âÂ). Calls on the Omnia II are amazingly clear and when I paired it with my Plantronics 855 blutooth even it was noticeably clearer. The speaker phone is loud and clear. I tether this phone to my laptop and am pleased with the response from my laptop. Browsing from the phone is faster than it was on my old phone. There are a lot of great software apps on this phone also. Iâm amazed at the accuracy of the Nuance voice recognition. Swype works amazingly well. It didnât take long to learn (like 5 minutes). I text a lot and I have really enjoyed using itâ¦itâs fast, accurate and really fun to use. I thought I would miss having an actual keyboard but I havenât missed the keyboard at all. The screen is very clear and sharp and friends have noted that the screen looks clear and sharp. The phone fits well in my hand and because itâs thin and light Iâm carrying it in my pocket as opposed to using a holster. There are way too many features and applications to mention and I haven't been disappointed after using it over a week. This is a great phone. I looked at several other phones before getting this phone and the Omnia II is definitely the right Phone for me.
Great Windows Phone, Not for everyone.
Upgraded from the i910 Omnia. Couldn't be happier with the device. Thing is, I'm not an average phone user, which is why I (as well as most of you folks) got this phone in the first place. Android would be the obvious choice for most smartphone users, but I needed something that would replace my laptop on the go. The phone's got a great feature set (phenomenal camera, speakers, divx support to name a few) and very fast (when you have the processor speed on normal or high) for a windows mobile device, and it's not ugly...at all. It's not too flashy but not nearly as minimalist as recent HTC phones. Samsung's black and red theme they seem to use with everything now actually looks good here...but i digress. What I was getting at before was that this is really sort of a niche device, definitely geared towards windows mobile fans and business users above all else. Although TouchWiz is definitely a great UI, SPB mobile Shell suits most folks' desires for that Android-ish sort of interface with all your programs a click away. It works especially well on this phone, far better than it did on my 910. I'd recommend it if you like windows mobile but don't wan't to sacrifice network quality to get the HD2 (Resolution's the same, but the Omnia II has a smaller screen, so the pixel density is high. Also a plus). Also if you want a smartphone with an above average video camera, this is a good choice.
Very Happy with Omnia 2
I've had this phone for a over a month now. I can say that I absolutely love this phone! Granted, it may not be the fastest when it comes to the Internet use but I don't surf that often so it is not a big issue with me. I also noticed sometimes the phone seems little "laggish" but not all the time. I think it depends on what area you are in...for example: inside a building that can be hard to pick up services
This phone clarity is awesome! It also rings very loudly which I like that since I wear hearing aids and have been known to miss very important phone calls!!
The best part of the phone is the swyping!! I am a pretty fast texter but sywping is the way to do it!! You also have a choice by using like a keyboard by turning the phone side ways and it also works great!!
Overall, this is my very first smart phone and I have certainly enjoyed it!! You can do so much with this phone! By the way...it does have a tip calculator...it is under the unit converter! I thought the phone didn't have one till I discovered it by accident!! Got to have that tip calculator!!!
I think the phone is well worth it and I do recommend to do the tutorial on Omina 2 phones provided by the Verizon website....this is what helped me the most!!! You have to spend time with this phone to get comfortable with it!!!
Samsung Omnia II - Recently Purchased....
Just purchased the Samsung Omnia for free with my job's internet special. So far so good. Updated from the Samsung Omnia I so this is an improvement. Only 1 day after I ordered it I saw the Droid Incredible release date for April 29. I believe I have the 14-15 day return policy so we'll see. Anyways, I'm beginning to like this phone. In the beginning I was on the fence. 1st, there's no optical mouse like on the Samusng Onmnia. Everything has to be touched. Oftentimes I may be doing something with my other hand and cannot touch the icon / widget I want.. Optical Mouse comes in handy. Other than that, everything else seems to be ok. The big screen is a PLUS!! I am having problems finding a pouch for it.
Faster than the Onmnia I
Big Screen
Loud SpeakerPhone
Good call quality
Headset Jack
Different Equilizer settings for music player
Able to obtain more apps
GREAT PICTURES!!!! (This is a great camera phone, I'm anxious to hang out with my friends and snap some shots as I always do when they're drinking.)
Good internet speed w/ Opera
The video is kinda sucky when it's dark.
Unable to find pouch to fit in
Not really familiar with the Swype. Need to
read/learn more about it.
Needs Better Screen themes.
When I open new Texts, it doesn't display the new text first. I always have to scroll down to the last text.
Overall, I honestly need to spend more time with this phone. I currently have many Samsung items, Samsung Blu-Ray player, Samsung 24 In flat screen Monitor. So I figured I may as well stick with the phone. I will most likely respond back when I have more experience with it. I've only had it for a day now. So far, it's decent.. I got it for free so I really shouldn't complain. I'm anxious to get my hands on the Droid Incredible though. I used a Droid a friend has for Sprint and it's awesome. Very fast speed, information at a touch notice.
Impressions from a non-owner /On the Fence
I do not own this phone. I have played with it for a total of about 40 mins. I'm going to give some impressions & then if I do get the phone I will provide more detail.
My apprehension is because of a work-related email issue, not the phone itself. I am "on the fence" about getting this or an android phone. I'm not crazy about the Droid. I like the GUI on the Eris, but it lacks some things I would like - camera flash, video support(Flash), etc.
Good size. Easy to hold & manipulate. Buttons are responsive & located okay. Would need to use, carry in pocket,to be aware of problems.
Screen is good. Don't know if I can say it's as good as the Droid, or Ipod Touch, but it is very good.
Camera did a good job taking pictures in the store. Easy to use. Quick response for a cell phone camera. Slightly less lag than the Droid.
Swype is cool. Would need more practice, but did some "typing" & although counter-intuitive to T9, etc, I think I could pick it up quickly. The onscreen keyboard could be better. It would be nice if there were some sort of feedback - haptic, enlarged letters ala Iphone, etc.
Web. First time I've used Opera. Was slower than my Itouch on WiFi, but I expected that. Acceptable speed.
I've never owned a WinMo phone. This was better than expected from complaints I've read. O2 is "over-loaded" with things. I would need some serious play-time to figure out how to best customize for me, get a grasp on the Widgets, etc. The widgets seem overly complicated.
There are not many apps on the Samsung widget store at all, and not much useful.
"The cube" - this is, IMO, kind of worthless. Could be cool if you could customize it to hold things you use regularly, but I don't believe you can. It's not easy to manipulate. Maybe I just need time to get used to it.
This is brief, and not a review of all the features I would find important. Looking forward to reading some good reviews from owners.
Worst Phone That I Have Ever Used!
Phone is full of great features, and it has the most beautiful screen of ANY cell phone that I've ever seen.
The phone is not intuitive, and is clunky, slow, and the resistive touch screen is not very responsive. This phone is wayyyy too slow for the year 2009. If this was back in 2001, maybe.
I think that Samsung should be ashamed of themselves for offering this phone to VZW, and VZW should be ashamed of themselves for accepting this phone.


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John Bannon's first effect in the Fractal Card Magic Trilogy.
The magician displays several Aces of Spades with the same back design. Explaining how he practices with all the same card, he shows that adding a face-up card can cause the whole pack to turn face up, and vice-versa.
While moves are nice, he shows that while moves misdirect you, he took the opportunity to switch in several cards with various back designs. Of course, in order to win money, several other cards change to a Royal Flush in spades. Ends absolutely clean and examinable!
Bannon's brilliant handling is explained fully on the enclosed DVD, which includes a downloadable e-book in PDF format. Gaffed cards included.
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I named the blog because the "Acts of Paul and Thecla" illustrates how popular yet controversial Paul's teachings over celibacy and chastity were in the early centuries of Christianity.
Posted 4/22/14 at 8:26 AM | Kae Am
Everyone has heard the phrase "you cannot legislate morality." This is true. Not even God can legislate morality, and scripture verifies this. Regardless of how just or moral a law is, morality simply cannot be legislated. People break laws and commit immoral acts all the time. People lie, cheat, steal, murder, slander, etc. All that any attempt to legislate morality can do to ensure moral behavior is to create punishments and penalties for breaking the law/moral code.
Murder is illegal in our country. Murder is immoral. Murders are committed all the time. Immoral people break the law, and having it written down in a legal document does not make people moral. The only way to enforce legislated morality is to create punishments for breaking the law. And punishments exist because people are not moral. Moral and upright people will never murder because their hearts and souls are moral and righteous. The illegality or wrongness of it is written within their hearts. This is true for today's laws, and this is true in the Biblical section known as Torah.
The Torah is a very interesting section of the Bible that deserves to be studied. Serious questions deserve an answer, and many questions and problems over Christianity comes from an improper understanding of the Torah. Misunderstanding the Torah can lead to misunderstanding Christianity. FULL POST
Posted 3/4/14 at 8:07 AM | Kae Am
Today's culture certainly has a schizophrenic view of sex. In today's culture, there exists both shaming virgins for being virgins and shaming non-virgins for having casual sex. I'm not talking about gender double-standards, although they still exist. I'm talking about the double-minded attitudes toward and within the same gender.
Modern society is so contradictory. There is virgin-shaming. I can understand why this corrupt society shames virgins. Sexual promiscuity is falsely portrayed as independence, freedom, and empowerment. However, women are also shamed as being sluts. Why does society contradict itself at every opportunity?
In the past, women were expected to remain virgins until marriage. If they did not marry, then they were still expected to remain virgins and to die as a virgin because sex was only for marriage. In the 1960s and 1970s, many women decried virginity as patriarchal and oppressive or repressive. To have sex before marriage became considered a good thing, a form of empowerment. Today, the main group of people encouraging sex within marriage only are the Christians.
Like slut-shaming, virgin-shaming involves making fun of someone for their personal choices regarding sex. But while slut-shaming has become increasingly frowned upon, virgin-shaming remains fairly acceptable, and can be a form of veiled religious bigotry. FULL POST
Posted 2/19/14 at 8:08 AM | Kae Am
There is this awkward and strange feeling as I write this. When I first started this article about Paul Walker and his character Brian O'Conner, the death of actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman was announced in the news a day or two later. Within a week, three different friends of mine, each went through the death of a family member. Of course, I'm no stranger to my share of these tragedies.
Everyone mourns and misses the loved one who passed from this world. For everyone, there is this longing and regret at not having the loved one nearby. For the Christians, there is the hope and the promise that they will meet again one day in Heaven. In the time between now and that day, there remains all the people and the things that the loved one left in this world.
Regarding Paul Walker, what remains is the character Brian O'Conner for the cast and crew. Paul Walker's unexpected death has presented a major problem to everyone involved in the Fast & Furious franchise: what to do with the fate of his character Brian O'Conner? FULL POST
Posted 2/3/14 at 7:46 AM | Kae Am
It is now 13 months since Iranian Pastor Yousef was freed from prison. Iranian-American Pastor Saeed Abedini remains in prison and has been there over a year. Two petitions have been organized and are currently gaining signatures for his release.
Saeed Abedini is an American citizen who had immigrated here from Iran, and he was arrested while visiting family in Iran. The first prison was Evin prison in Iran. Saeed suffered medical problems that the prison officials refused to treat. Later, he was moved to Rajai Shahr, one of the most violent and savage prisons in Iran.
Two petitions are currently active to free Saeed Abedini.
Posted 1/6/14 at 9:33 AM | Kae Am
Following some comments in a personal interview, the Phil Robertson controversy and its aftermath have given Christians a wonderful opportunity to discuss their scripture and to help people understand what it means "do not judge" and to "love everyone." In his statements discussing homosexuality, Phil Robertson never said anything hateful nor deragotory toward homosexuals. In fact, he stated the phrase "do not judge" and that he loves everyone. This is the same sentiment expressed by Pope Francis and the same sentiment that every Christian should express.
The Duck Dynasty and Phil Robertson controversy happened very fast all within one day. First, Phil Robertson stated that gay sex is a sin. Then, A&E suspended him from his own show. Immediately, the fans cried out upon news of his suspension. The contact information for A&E immediately became available on a face book page and all throughout the internet. The gay advocacy group GLAAD decried Phil Robertson as a homophobic bigot aka a hater.
The gays and lesbians of GLAAD have no understanding what hatred actually is. Apparently, they believe that if you disagree with their behavior, then you hate them. And they have no clue what the Christian phrase means "do not judge." This group also has no understanding of what love actually is, either. In Phil Robertson's interview, I have seen only love - never hatred - for the GLBT group, yet they accuse him of hatred because he disagrees with their behavior. FULL POST
Posted 12/18/13 at 9:40 AM | Kae Am
Note: for the holiday season, I have posted this little story for everyone to enjoy. I hope yall enjoy it!
Michael the Archangel entered the office of Gabriel, trumpet-bearer and second-in-command of Heaven. God always reigns first. Gabriel has authority over the secondary matters "Hey, Gabriel, did you know that Baruchiel has been painting graffiti on all the walls? And still painting right now."
"Baruchiel? Graffiti?"
"Yes, come and look."
Gabriel followed Michael to a certain wall where Baruchiel painted busily.
Michael told him, "Baruchiel has been inscribing this ever since he returned from delivering the message to those shepherds. I've never seen anyone so obsessed with graffiti before."
"I see nothing wrong with this. A good message." Smiling, Gabriel walked off back to his office.
"Gabriel! What about the graffiti itself? Should we have graffiti in Heaven?"
All the other inhabitants of Heaven considered Baruchiel's graffiti a nuisance precisely because it was graffiti. Angels, archangels, cherubim, and seraphim would awaken to find the walls of their abodes covered with a singular phrase written in bright multi-colored paints that they never chose for their dwelling. If they went to watch the warrior angels wrestle, they passed by graffiti. If they went to listen to seraphim compose new songs, they passed by graffiti. If they wanted to play a sports game, the graffiti easily distracted the contestants. FULL POST
Posted 9/24/13 at 12:25 PM | Kae Am
This is a photo-snap of the second comment I had made, part of which is quoted here... I had wanted to post it on the article, but I did not think it would look right. Then, I thought I made it too small... The analysis is clarified here.
Posted 9/24/13 at 10:11 AM | Kae Am
Over the weekend, I encountered the perfect example of "Do Not Judge" all the while realizing anew that some people are carnally-minded meatheads. Friday at work during my last break, I checked the Facebook newsfeed on my phone. One of my friends had commented on a group, and that automatically shows up on the newsfeed. The conversation began very encouraging and inspiring with people affirming biblical equality between straights and gays - that we are all broken sinners in need of a savior.
The discussion went from biblical equality between gays and straights into whether same-sex attraction is a choice, is rooted in psychology or what…
Rereading the comments, I noticed that when one person used the word "perversion" they connected it to straight sins as well. One person said, "Homosexuality is like adultery or any other sexual sin, a perversion of what God set up." Adultery is also a perversion. I like that. It makes gay sex the same as straight sins. By and large, as far as I noted, that particular word was absent in the conversation. However, this might be due to the fact that the owner purged membership after people became too angry.
Posted 8/20/13 at 7:39 AM | Kae Am
Typically, I do not pay much attention to entertainment gossip, because it is after all senseless and banal gossip. I have better things to do than to pry into someone's personal life. During one of my breaks, I discovered that the banality of gossip has reached new levels that I never imagined. The beard and hairstyle are not newsworthy, but the gossip's overreaction and baseless conclusion is very amusing. While at work, I went into the breakroom for my fifteen minute break. As usual, the television was playing, and this time, yep, the entertainment celebrity gossip. Angus T. Jones made the headlines again, this time for a growing beard and a new hair style. The gossipy host announced, "Angus T. Jones," child star of Two and a Half Men is having a nervous breakdown.
And that's it? Gossipers presume the young man is having a nervous breakdown on account of a beard and a different hair style?
The news gossiper questioned whether the young man is having a nervous breakdown and showed the new appearance to his pastor Christopher Hudson. Hudson said, "it looks like he's trying something new." And that was it.
Posted 8/9/13 at 8:13 AM | Kae Am
This past week, I have been going through the psalms. The psalms are fascinating and deserve a thorough study. I have taken sections and compiled a few of them. Although there are psalms of rejoicing and praising, there are numerous psalms dealing with sorrow, suffering, and distress. Many ask for wisdom and guidance to do God's will during times of troubles as well as salvation and redemption from oppression and from enemies. The oppressive enemy could be a troubling situation or circumstance, not an actual person.
One of the main themes is "teach me to do Your will" or "Give me wisdom and understanding so that I may do Your will." Discord and strife, both internal and external, come from actions that are not aligned with God - what people do to us, what occurs within us, and what is done by us. During times of trouble and distress, believers sometimes have difficulty finding the right course of action, so they need wisdom and understanding to pull through. God is our Creator. As the Creator, He understands what is best for us. Thus, we need the wisdom to do His will for us will, and this wisdom will make life easier.
There is also a great emphasis on the human soul in the psalms. Because these are the main themes, I have taken bits of many and compiled them together into one for a cohesive sampling.
Preface of the New King James translation says "The covenant name of God was usually translated as LORD. In going back, I decided to replace LORD with YHWH, which is how it would originally read. YHWH or Yahweh comes from an acronym of sorts for "I Am Who I Am." I particularly like Augustine referring to God in this statement "He Who Is." For the Jews, YHWH is by Himself without a Trinity. For Christians, we can consider YHWH to be God the Father within the Trinity.
. Psalm 61: 1-3, 5 FULL POST


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A poster I made for a charity event I'm organising. You can tell I done it 'cause it has a cat on it.
Just before Christmas my Grandad sadly passed away due to Alzeimers. He was a lovely lovely man and, although he lived a very full and happy life, it is a shame that this illness denied him the chance to fully enjoy the very end of it. To give him something back, and to show everyone how proud I am, both of him and my brave Nanna, I've decided to throw a fundraising party. This will take place at the Firebug in Leicester on the 17th March.
Do come along if you can - or visit the Just Giving page: http://www.justgiving.com/lovelytime
There's also a facebook page for the event here: http://www.facebook.com/events/234413526648691/


text: > -----Original Message----- > From: beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org > [mailto:beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org] On Behalf Of Mark Hahn > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:22 AM > To: Gus Correa > Cc: Beowulf > Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Re: MS Cray > > > Note that for the fully populated enclosure the power > supplies are dual, i.e. > > 2* 1600W = 3200W. > > I see that now. question for electrical-code enthusiasts on the list: > isn't a normal "15 amp" office circuit actually supposed to > only be used up to 12 amps? that would mean 12*120=1440; in > other words, each 1600W PS needs a special circuit. also, > isn't it pretty common for an office duplex receptacle to be > fed by a single (15A) circuit? Don't confuse a 15A receptacle with a 15A circuit. You can have multiple 15A receptacles on a 20A circuit. A 20 A receptacle is also not uncommon (the one with the T shaped slot).. The 20A plug has one pin/blade at 90 degrees relative to the other. 20A circuits are pretty common. And, in a lot of offices, multiple circuits wind up in each office (modular wiring systems, for instance, will carry all three phases of a 208/120Y system), so with two power cords you could do the 3kW. And, hey, if you're spending 90K on the box,you can spend 1K on the electrician to install a 30A circuit. Jim


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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved a $596.5 million agreement on Friday between Financial Guaranty Insurance Co and bankrupt Residential Capital LLC, which settles billions of dollars of claims stemming from mortgage-backed securities.
The agreement is another step toward ending the former mortgage lender's complex bankruptcy, but it was opposed by holders of junior secured notes issued by ResCap.
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Opponents argued that Judge Martin Glenn of Manhattan's bankruptcy court should reject the deal because ResCap allegedly overestimated what it might owe FGIC, a bond insurer. Critics of the deal also said the deal was improperly negotiated, an allegation the judge rejected in his 53-page opinion.
In return for the $596.5 million, FGIC will release its claim that ResCap owed it at least $5.55 billion.
FGIC had claimed that ResCap had misrepresented the home loans contained in the mortgage bonds that FGIC had insured. When the U.S. housing market crashed, many of those home loans defaulted, triggering an insurance payment by FGIC.
The bond insurer was seized in 2009 by its regulator, the Department of Financial Services of the State of New York, which ordered the company to stop making payments on claims. A rehabilitation plan for the insurer became effective last month.
ResCap was once the country's fifth-largest mortgage servicer. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.
Glenn, the bankruptcy judge, approved in June a $2.1 billion settlement with the company's former parent, government-owned Ally Financial Inc. The money will help repay ResCap creditors who had alleged that Ally stripped ResCap of its online lender, Ally Bank.
Ally was known as General Motors Acceptance Corp prior to its government bail-out during the financial crisis.
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Dead or Alive 5 Plus Mixes It Up With Cross-Platform Play
Dead or Alive 5 Plus is coming to a PlayStation Vita near you! Not only will you get to play this full-fledged fighter on the go, but you'll also be able to beat up your PlayStation 3 friends via the cross-platform play feature.
Some more details about the cross-platform fighting has been released today, courtesy of the folks at Team Ninja. They go over all of the nitty-gritty concerning cross-platform matches, downloadable content, and game saves.
Players will always be able to tell what platform their opponents are using thanks to hardware icons that will appear next to their names. Team Ninja also promises that the game will run at 60 frames-per-second and that players will experience no lag, regardless of their device. For those of you worried about having your character available on another platform, rest assured that once a character's been unlocked, they'll show up on both the PS Vita and the PS3.
If you purchase DLC for the game, it will appear on both the PS Vita and the PS3. And any previous DLC that had been purchased for the PS3, such as costumes, will be available for the PS Vita as well.
Game saves will also be available across both devices, so saving on the PS Vita means that you can upload your progress to the PS3. All of the cross-platform support is very convenient and should let players expand their fighting game horizons once the game drops on March 22nd, 2013.
Check out the screenshots and imagine them coming to life on your PS Vita. Let us know in the comments below if you'll be knuckling up and taking Dead or Alive 5 Plus for a spin around the block!


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In the late 1980's, ME.ST.EL decided to broaden its fields of production to not only include medical, diving, and military products but safety products as well. This change was due to a growing need for safety throughout the world. ME.ST.EL ambitiously decided to create a gas mask, based on new innovative concepts, that was very different in design than all the gas masks produced up to that point.
The new full face gas mask was named the SGE 1000. SGE 1000 did not use the cumbersome system of twin goggles with a rubber mask. Rather, the "SGE" mask used a transparent polycarbonate rigid full face visor shield with a comfortable rubber skirt (patented springing seal design) which covered the face and supported the other components of the gas mask.
After a few years, the Protection Division received international acclaim for the success of the SGE 1000. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York, ME.ST.EL realized the need to change its market strategy and it was compelled to assist in the need by providing safety solutions to prevent casualties and properly assist people in possible future situations that may be similar to the disaster on September 11, 2001. ME.ST.EL decided to create a new "Homeland Security Program Range of Products" and, soon after, a new working group started to operate.
This new branch would focus its efforts on developing and producing safety products, specifically breathing protection devices, which would be beneficial in Homeland Security situations.
The first ME.ST.EL gas mask, the SGE 1000, started a worldwide generation of "advanced" breathing protection devices. Currently, the SGE 1000 is out of production; however, most of the protection products that ME.ST.EL Safety currently produces are evolutions from the SGE 1000.
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text: BRISTOL — After months of changes to the town plan update, the Bristol Planning Commission unveiled its latest draft last week. In response to the draft and its editing process, the Independent has received numerous questions and concerns. To try and clear up several issues, reporter Andrew Stein met with planning commission Chairman Tom Wells after the planners' Tuesday, July 12, meeting. Here's what Wells had to say.


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Welcome to PLTW site at the University of New Haven
Project Lead the Way Inc. (PLTW) is a national program forming partnerships among Public Schools, Higher Education Institutions and the Private Sector to increase the quantity and quality of engineers and engineering technologists graduating from our education system.
The program offers a hands-on, project-based approach to learning that better prepares students for the rigors of college. The program incorporates science, technology skills, engineering and math (STEM curriculum) needed for success. Currently PLTW is offered in 50 states and the District of Columbia.
University of New Haven is the affiliate university for PLTW in the state of Connecticut providing teacher training, PLTW certification for CT schools, college credit for students, graduate college credit, and professional development for teachers.
Schools wishing to join PLTW can do so by visiting the PLTW National website.
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Manama: Malaysia on Sunday deported controversial Saudi former columnist Hamza Kashgari after Riyadh requested his extradition following the outrage caused by comments deemed blasphemous and insulting to Prophet Mohammad on his Twitter account.
Malaysian newspaper The Sun Daily reported that Kashgari was deported back home two hours and a half before his lawyers managed to get a High Court injunction to stop the deportation.
The lawyers, led by R Kesavan, said that they obtained the injunction at 1:30 pm on Sunday, but were told that Kashgari has been put on a plane at 10am.
The injunction was an order to the police, the Home Ministry, as well as the Subang and Kuala Lumpur International Airport immigration authorities to stop Kashgari's deportation, the daily said.
"We managed to get the injunction from High Court Judge Datuk Rohana Yusof at her house," Kesavan said. "As he is now out of the country, there is nothing more we can do."
Kashgari, 23, last week went into hiding before fleeing Saudi Arabia for Malaysia amid reports that he wanted to go to another country to avoid facing justice in his home country where insulting the prophet is considered blasphemous.
The Malaysian daily said that Hamza, whose official name is reportedly Mohammad Najeeb, was detained at the airport as he was departing for New Zealand and was reported to have entered Malaysia two days earlier.
Prior to his fleeing Saudi Arabia, he issued a statement in which he apologised for his remarks and announced his repentance.
However, he was arrested at Kuala Lumpur airport and handed over to Saudi officials who took him to Saudi Arabia where his fate is still unknown.
A leading religious figure in Saudi Arabia said that judges will decide whether the repentance would be accepted.
"His repentance will have to be assessed by judges who will decide whether he was truthful or was lying," Abdul Rahman Bin Nasser Al Barrak said.
"We have doubts that the repentance statement was genuine and we believe that it was written by someone else for him in the hope that he will be protected and will not be brought to justice," he said, quoted by Saudi news website Saudi Now.
For the religious leader, Hamza was the victim of a conspiracy of negative influence from atheists and a possible irresponsible wish for fame.
Thousands of Saudis have called on the internet for the most stringent action against Hamza for his "highly despicable irresponsible behaviour and his terribly outrageous attitudes."
In Kuala Lumpur, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said that the decision to deport him home despite calls to send him to a third country was based on the fact that "Malaysia has a long-standing arrangement by which individuals wanted by one country are extradited when detained by the other."
"The nature of the charges against the individual in this case is a matter for the Saudi Arabian authorities."
The detention was made at the request of the Saudi Arabian authorities, he said.
King Abdullah Bin Abul Aziz Al Saud last week ordered the arrest of Hamza.
Hamza's mother blamed the people around him for "taking the wrong path."
"We are terribly shocked by what happened. This is a real tragedy," the mother told a Saudi radio. "I still cannot believe that my son will insult anyone and I blame those who sat with him," she said over the phone.
According to the mother, Hamza had performed Haj (pilgrimage) three times and was an avid reader of religious books.
"Lately, he started reading philosophy and psychology books and these might have influenced him," she said.
However, she insisted that her son "disrespected" the Prophet (PBUH), but did not insult him.
Narrating the events on the day Saudis discovered the tweets, the mother said that Hamza came home and hugged her while tears were rolling down his cheeks, requesting her to forgive him.
"He then went to his father and kissed him, imploring for his forgiveness and apologising for letting him down," she said, quoted by Saudi news website Saudi Now.
The mother said she had not had any sleep since the start of the drama last week.
"I am in a terrible state and I want to feel assured about my son. I demand a religious session for him now that he announced his repentance," she said.


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Step 5: Offer to Purchase
We've looked at the homes in Kentucky and made a choice - now what do we do? It is time to make an offer. This offer must be made in writing and presented to the Seller and/or the Seller's agent. Whenever possible, we will be present at the presentation of the offer as your Buyer Representative. It is important that you be available by telephone in case we need to discuss anything with you while we are meeting with the Seller and their agent.
During our Buyer Counseling Session, we presented you with a Homebuyer's Booklet that contained examples of all of the paperwork we will complete as part of the Offer To Purchase. Hopefully, we have been able to discuss the forms and address any questions or concerns that you may have. If not, don't worry, we will go over the paperwork in detail at the time of the offer.
In order to complete the Offer To Purchase Contract, we will need to know the following:
Amount of Offer
We will provide you with "sold" properties in the area and assist in your evaluation of these statistics. We will not be able to tell you what to offer - that will be your decision, however, we will help you make an informed decision based on the facts.
Type of Financing
We will need to fill in the amount of your downpayment, loan amount, interest rate and length of loan. It will also be necessary for us to know if there are any discount points necessary to obtain the loan. Your lender will be able to provide me with all of the details in advance.
Possession Date
When will you need possession of the property? Are you at all flexible? It is customary in the Central Kentucky market to ask for possession "with deed", which means that the seller will have vacated the premises prior to settlement and will present you with the keys at closing. Another acceptable agreement is "deed plus 3 days". There are some situations that make it difficult for the seller to give possession with deed. For example, they may need the proceeds of the sale of their house to purchase their new home and can't move their furniture out until they close on their new home. This is negotiable and can usually be worked out without any problems.
Amount of Earnest Money Deposit
An earnest money deposit is necessary to show the Seller that you are seriously interested in their property. There is no set amount, however, we recommend at least 1% of the initial offer. This check will be deposited upon acceptance of the contract. If the offer is not accepted, your original check will be returned to you. When the offer is presented to the Seller, they have 3 choices. They can:
- Accept the Offer. Yippee!
- Reject the Offer. Yikes! They obviously were not in a position either financially or emotionally to consider the terms of your offer.
- Counter the Offer. Most likely scenario. This means that the Seller is stating that they cannot accept the terms of your offer, however, they will accept your offer if you will agree to the changes that they have made. The counter offer can go back and forth several times until agreed upon by all parties.


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Bigotry: The Dark Danger
Television transmissions take place by electromagnetic waves travelling at the speed of light reaching our homes. Television waves are so fast that live transmissions from many kilometers away can be made almost instantaneously. Surat an-Naml of the Qur'an describes how the Prophet Solomon (pbuh) had the throne of a queen in a far-distant country brought to him instantaneously in a miraculous manner, in a manner reminiscent of the above technology:
He who possessed knowledge of the Book said, 'I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you.' And when he saw it standing firmly in his presence, he said, 'This is part of my Lord's favor to test me to see if I will give thanks or show ingratitude... (Surat an-Naml, 40)
This verse immediately puts one in mind of teleportation or image transmission (television). Some letters in Surat an-Naml in which this phenomenon is described come together in a mysterious manner to comprise the word "television."
The letters that constitute the word television appear side by side, from left to right, in verse 17 of Surat an-Naml, which refers to the Prophet Solomon (pbuh). The word television is written and pronounced in more or less the same way in Turkish, English, Arabic and other languages.
Looking at the sequence of letters here and the passages cited, we see a miracle that cannot possibly be explained in terms of chance. At the same time, each one of these instances is a sign for those who study the Qur'an that still grater mysteries may lie concealed within it.
In one verse, our Almighty Lord says this of the Holy Qur'an:
If all the trees on earth were pens and all the sea, with seven more seas besides, was ink Allah's words still would not run dry. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (Surah Luqman, 27)


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Biological Sciences
Research Highlights
November 2010
Mediation on the Molecular Level
Molecular interactions hold key to how nanoparticles behave in cells
Nanoparticles (shown in red) co-localized and moved with Scavenger Receptor A (green), suggesting that this receptor may play a role in mediating the interaction and fate of these particles in certain cells. Enlarge Image
Results: Nanoparticles show promise in solving a host of problems, from pinpointing medical diagnoses to developing alternative forms of energy and creating more durable materials. But scientists have yet to determine exactly how these tiny particles interact in their environment, whether inside humans or in the world at large, and if those interactions can be toxic.
In a recent study, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discovered cellular interactions of nanoparticles at the molecular level that may lead to answers about how these particles impact living systems. Their results will appear in the journal Nanotoxicology.
Why it matters: As scientists begin to understand the mechanisms and molecules that influence the cellular interactions of nanoparticles carrying specific physical and chemical properties, they can better predict how nanoparticles will impact biological systems.
With a greater understanding of the cellular interactions and response to nanoparticles, government agencies and scientific associations can set realistic standards for how these particles can be used, safeguarding human health and the environment while speeding innovations in energy, medicine, and materials sciences.
Methods: The researchers focused on identifying the underlying mechanisms that govern how nanoparticles with specific properties interact with cells. Using time-lapse high-sensitivity fluorescence microscopy at EMSL, a Department of Energy scientific user facility at PNNL, the team studied amorphous silica nanoparticles in macrophages, part of the human immune system.
The high-sensitivity microscope allowed them to track individual nanoparticles in real time as the particle entered a cell, how it interacted within the live cell, and its fate. They found that the nanoparticles tended to move together with a particular macrophage protein, Scavenger Receptor A, in the cell.
When the receptor was expressed in cells that normally do not express this protein, the cells became associated with more nanoparticles. When the expression of the receptor was inhibited in the macrophages, the cells became associated with a smaller number of nanoparticles. However, the receptor's mediation was mainly associated with individual nanoparticles. When nanoparticles agglomerated and became a larger mass, as they tend to do, only a smaller fraction was found associated with the receptor.
Acknowledgments: The research team included Galya Orr, Brian Thrall, Will Chrisler, Kaylyn Cassens, Ruimin Tan, Barbara Tarasevich, Meng Markillie, and Rick Zangar, all PNNL. The work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Force Research Laboratory, and Multi-Scale Toxicology Research Initiative sponsored by Battelle Memorial Institute.
Reference: Orr GA, WB Chrisler, KJ Cassens, R Tan, BJ Tarasevich, LM Markillie, RC Zanger, and BD Thrall. 2010. "Cellular Recognition and Trafficking of Amorphous Silica Nanoparticles by Macrophage Scavenger Receptor A." Nanotoxicology. Published online September 17, 2010. DOI:10.3109/17435390.2010.513836


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Carlisle woman no longer has time to bike to the grocery
When Susan Bacher's officially designated month of grocery shopping by bicycle ended, she hoped she would maintain some of the standards she had set for herself in improving her fitness and reducing her carbon footprint, even as the prospect of colder weather would make biking more daunting.
The Carlisle resident did not anticipate the more dramatic change her life would take later in the fall when an opportunity arose that she couldn't turn down: a part-time teaching position at an independent school in Wellesley.
Though it was in many ways her dream job, with it came what she now views as almost a complete reversal of what she accomplished with her biking challenge.
"During September, I saved 70 miles a week of driving by biking to the supermarket and skipping the health club,'' she said. "Now I'm driving three times that amount with my daily commute. Recently I stopped at the supermarket on my way home from work. Halfway through the store, I noticed how much comfort food I'd put in my cart. Sugar, fat, carbs, all the things we'd given up when I was shopping by bike.
"It was the kind of food that makes you feel warm and fuzzy and is easy to prepare when you're short on time. But it was a stark realization of how hard it can be to balance priorities. When you work full-time, and commute, and have a family, there's so much to take care of. How do you fit in exercise? How do you make a good healthy dinner? How do you create a garden and take care of it?
"What I've come to realize in this latest transition is that it was really kind of a luxury to be able to ride my bike to the grocery store, and to put so much time into thinking about what I would bring home,'' she said.
"Now I think there's no way I could do that in my current circumstances. It's a conundrum. What if I love what I'm doing for work, but it means a long commute and sacrificing a lot of time with my family? I'm still hoping to find more of a balance.''


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I live in Kensington. I'm looking for someone to hit with. I'll be available this evening (10/17) tomorrow until 5 and Sunday after 1:30. I'll also be available next week. Contact me if you're interested.
Are you still looking for hitting partners?
Hi Quynh,
I just moved to Silver Spring and am looking for hitting partners 4.0-5.0 level to hit on weekends/evenings. Let me know if you are interested in hitting some time.
I can play this Tuesday or Wednesday at 6pm Quynh. Want to do that? If we can't do it this week, maybe next week.
hey man, i have some guests over at my place so i wont be able to make it today....
okay...let me know the final time....my schedule is open this saturday
sounds good.....Does 10 am saturday morning work for you ?
@ Quynh - Do you wanna hit this saturday morning ?
What time did you want to play tomorrow (Sunday)? Call or text me at 646-240-5516 if that's easier.
As for the week, i'm flexible. Just give me an idea of where and when you want to play. Thanks.
I was hitting with Abhi today... sorry for the late response.
I can hit tomorrow (Sunday) anytime between 10:30 and 1PM.
Where/when should we play?
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Unpredictable Cinq can dazzle
Hotel restaurant's adventurous menu is pricey but poised to elevate fine-dining experience
At some point, midway through a dish of whole prawns grilled in their shells that had been served to me at Restaurant Cinq in La Colombe D'or Hotel, I realized I was going to eat the entire exoskeleton, down to the last crisped, brittle antenna.
I made sure there were no stray roasted hazelnuts cruising around the plate and swiped up every bit of the tart-sweet quince paste that chef German Mosquera had used to bring the flavors of sea and forest to life. I prized out the last pearly bit of shrimp tail. Then I crunched up the thin-shelled heads, savoring the haunting note of smoke imparted by the grilling process.
That dish and others like it make Cinq the most exciting hotel restaurant in Houston right now. Certainly this comfortable old-school dining room in the grand 1923 Fondren mansion is the costliest, with most entrees in the $40-$50 range, and starters clocking in from $18 to $25.
The restaurant was left treading water last year after chef Jeramie Robison left to take a job at Uchi in Austin. But in a bold move, hotelier Steve Zimmerman scooped up Mosquera after he parted ways with Roots Bistro, where the famously vegan chef had made a mark with an adventurous menu that put vegetables and cheese forward while keeping meats and seafood in the game.
Roots Bistro was uneven but deeply interesting. Such is the case at Cinq, although Mosquera is cooking on a higher plane at the posh hotel. When his ideas click, as they do with such dishes as smoky charred okra in a maple glaze, the pods tender and springy and crisp all at once, they rival the very best restaurants in town - the four-star monsters that can take your breath away.
When they don't, as in the case of a snail appetizer with an ingenious premise but flawed execution, they can leave you wishing you'd placed your $19 bet somewhere else, and speculating how brilliant the dish could be had the technical problems been solved.
In this case, it's hard not to admire the pluck of laminating croissant-dough layers with garlic-parsley butter and then tucking the escargots inside. But while the classic flavors were there, and the snails stayed tender, the croissant itself was sodden and insufficiently baked. Croissant-making in a tiny kitchen during a Houston August may be a brave endeavor, but it's risky.
Fortunately, the hits here outnumber the misses - in my recent experience, which includes a crowded Saturday night skewed somewhat by Houston Restaurant Weeks, by a ratio of approximately 2:1. With some evening out, Cinq - abetted by its serene room and its excellent wine service by young French sommelier Sebastien Laval - could be a solid three-star experience with the potential for even more.
I'm still marveling over a bravura crème brûlée infused with fresh corn milk, a rubble of candied corn kernels skittering over its crackly sugar glaze. All it needed for optimal pleasure was a pinch of sea salt from a tabletop dish. I'd be happy eating that inspired side dish for dessert - or for breakfast, for that matter.
There's no time of day I wouldn't welcome Mosquera's plank of cedar-smoked Idiazabal sheep cheese, its sharp salty graininess mellowed both by the woodsmoke and one of the hunks of local honeycomb Mosquera dotes on as sweet punctuation to a savory course. It's great as a prelude to a meal or as a substitute for dessert.
The menu changes seasonally, and July brought a fascinating summer sausage of quail enriched with bone marrow, juicy and subtle against an unexpected backdrop of compressed yellow watermelon and charred greens, with pure-Texas accents of wild Mustang grapes.
Just as surprising, and equally successful, was a beautifully trimmed and grilled buffalo hanger steak set against compressed heirloom cantaloupe. Yes, it worked, somewhat to my amazement, helped along by an electric current of charred grapefruit "elixir," thereby combining two Mosquera predilections, charring and fruit, in one go.
Precisely seared diver scallops in a briny sea urchin butter with charred shishito peppers and kimchi vinaigrette had far more bounce and sass than the usual Houston scallop dish. All the sadder, then, when the same treatment was applied to a Restaurant Weeks offering of seared Gulf snapper that had been overcooked.
I'm still wondering how Mosquera concocted his flattened "cakes" of finely minced veal sweetbreads, pan-seared to a crusty brown edge and topped with a tumble of toasty chanterelle mushrooms. They seemed held together by magic. Yes, the roasted oyster-mushroom chips gracing the summit had lost whatever crisp brio they might once have had, and I'm not sure a chunk of honeycomb and a parchment-thin milk wafer were the best possible foils, but it's been a long time since a sweetbreads dish has really grabbed my interest.
Sometimes Mosquera will come up with a dish that I can't quite get my head around and can't stop thinking about, either. I don't mind when that happens in an expensive restaurant; in a way, those moments are more valuable and interesting to me than any number of conventional, easy-to-love sensations. But as a diner, your mileage may vary, so be warned that befuddlement is always an option when a maverick talent like Mosquera is involved.
What to make of a deeply glazed smoked eggplant dish that's tart to begin with and made even tarter by an ultra-citrusy mayonnaise sauce? Curiously, the acidic sauce acted to tame the eggplant wedges and make them taste almost sweet, a neat trick. My first bite or two threw me. By the last, I was hooked.
A noble pile of long-braised local goat meat - as tender and yielding as the most cosseted barbacoa -arrived with an unexpected bone-in rib that was snappy and vibrant under its fruity glaze. I'm still not sure about the pale drift of garlic foam that surfed over the crest of meat; or the dampened, translucent squash flower that lurked underneath, clasping the meat.
All of these elements intrigued me, and the charisma of the meat was undeniable, but the dish just didn't seem to hang together.
Nor did a lamentable dessert riffing on the cronut craze. I applaud Mosquera for trying his hand at baking complex, layered pastries, but I'm not convinced the results are ready for prime time yet. Until then, make mine the cheese plank.
Bottom line: Cinq is back as a factor in Houston's fine-dining universe. Bring money. Bring a sense of adventure. You will not be bored.
More InformationRestaurant Cinq
Two stars
La Colombe d'Or Hotel, 3410 Montrose; 713-524-7999
Hours: L: 11:30-2 p.m. Monday-Friday; D: 6-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 6-11 p.m. Friday & Saturday
Credit cards: all major
Prices: starters $18-$25; entrees $39-$52; sides $11
Must-orders: Charred Okra and Maple Glaze; Grilled Prawns with smoked eggplant, hazelnuts and membrillo; Summer Sausage of Quail & Beef Marrow with yellow watermelon, charred greens and wild Mustang grapes; Seared Diver Scallops with Sea Urchin Butter, Shishito Pepper and Kimchi Vinaigrette; cedar-smoked Idiazabal cheese with honeycomb and fresh herbs
Reservations: suggested
Noise level: quiet
Website: lacolombedor.com


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Reds Hoping To Mine Some Gold
Resilient Glasgow Heads To State As No. 2 Eastern Team, Opens Vs. Lethbridge Miners
The Lethbridge Miners of Alberta, champions of Northern District A, await.
The Glasgow Reds, 48-9 on the season after surviving the Eastern A District Tournament the hard way, and the Miners open the Montana-Alberta American Legion Baseball Conference championship tournament 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Helena's Kindrick Legion Field.
The Reds put in their last Glasgow practice Tuesday before packing and hitting the road today. The state tournament (a link to the full schedule is on the Reds Facebook page) continues through Monday. All eight teams play Thursday openers:
• Game 1 – Laurel vs. Vauxhall, 9 a.m.
• Games 2 – Glasgow vs. Lethbridge, 12:30 p.m.
• Game 3 – Belgrade vs. Missoula, 4
• Game 4 – Libby vs. Helena, 7:30.
The Reds go to state as Eastern A's second seed after losing, 9-6, to the Laurel Dodgers in the district title game Sunday. The regular season champion Reds clawed their way through the losers bracket to return to the big dance this year, going 4-2 at Pirtz Field in Billings.
Glasgow results and highlights at district:
Reds 14, Sidney 1
Wacy Ortman went 2-for-4 with four RBI and winning pitcher Walt Dalbey lasted seven innings and struck out five.
Billings Blue Jays 3, Reds
Keil Krumwiede went 2-for-3 and starter John Koessl struck out three, yielding one earned run over eight innings.
Reds 12, Miles City 1
Winning pitcher Andy Gardner whiffed 11 over seven innings. Ortman led the high-octane offense, going 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Reds 9, Billings Cardinals 6
The Reds won after several lead changes. Gardner went 3-for-5 with two RBI. Grant Legare picked up the victory, striking out four and giving up four runs in six innings.
Glasgow 2, Billings Blue Jays 0
Jason Thibault went the distance in gaining the shutout win, striking out seven. Krumeide went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Laurel 9, Glasgow 4
Grant Legare went 2-for-5. Cutter Kolstad took the loss, striking out two and giving up three earned runs over eight frames.


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Depending on the age and risk assessment of your clients, how should their portfolios differ?
The conventional wisdom says that investment portfolios should be designed around the age and risk tolerance of each individual client. But experts say this approach is oversimplified.
"It is impossible to reduce a client to age and risk tolerance, though Wall Street tries incredibly hard to do this because it makes answering tough questions so much easier," says Jonathan DeYoe, a Certified Private Wealth Advisor and an Accredited Investment Fiduciary with DeYoe Wealth Management in Berkeley, Calif.
If age and risk tolerance serve as incorrect or incomplete guidelines, what should financial planners base portfolio construction on instead? Most experts say CFPs should consider a more personalized approach to building portfolios for individual clients. This article will also consider a dissenting viewpoint.
Tip 1: Don't link risk tolerance to age, and focus on investment goals and liquidity needs.
"I have seen very conservative investors panic when their portfolios experienced higher volatility because they were told to be more aggressive because of their age," says Tim Higgins, CFP and ChFC with 3MERITUS Wealth Management in Southborough, Mass. "The end result is they sell when their portfolio is down and now it will take longer to build that portfolio back up."
"Anticipated liquidity needs and the losses an investor can stomach should drive asset allocation decisions," says Zach Han, a CFP at Moneta Group, a St. Louis-based registered investment advisor.
"The commonly used theory that young investors can afford and therefore should assume more risk, while at times appropriate, shouldn't be the end-all, be-all yardstick for risk exposure," he says. Investors of any age are not going to feel good about losing a significant portion of their portfolios if the markets have a bad year. Such an experience can even give younger investors a bad taste for the market.
Similarly, the conventional wisdom about putting older investors in lower-yield investments isn't always the right choice.
"Older investors often feel uneasy about the security of a portfolio that is overexposed to fixed income, netting very low yields at a time when cash needs may arise unpredictably," Han says.
"In the end, clients want a series of outcomes . . . move to a new house, buy a new car, send their kids to college, take that once in a lifetime vacation, [accumulate] retirement income they can't outlive," DeYoe says. "Clients need to understand the tradeoffs required to meet their goals and believe in the long-term plan," he says.
Tip 2: Don't rely on risk-assessment questionnaires.
Han says developing an understanding of a client's overall attitudes and beliefs about money can't be achieved with a simple questionnaire. This task requires a candid conversation between the client and the advisor.
"Individuals' opinions on money, risk and investing are informed by unique experiences and circumstances and can only be identified by asking tough questions and sometimes challenging clients' responses," he says.
DeYoe adds, "The conversation that so often happens around, 'How do you feel about losing 40% of your portfolio in a single year?' is intellectually dishonest. No one wants to lose 40% of their portfolios in any year."
The only way to take very little portfolio risk is if a client has either very low future expectations or a higher than normal income that they can save a large percentage of, DeYoe says. Most people have higher expectations than their incomes can support, so they must understand the need to take additional portfolio risk or cut back on spending.
Tip 3: Minimize volatility and losses.
Our experts say very few investors are comfortable with volatility or losses, regardless of what they might say or think while filling out a questionnaire, when none of their capital is actually at stake.
Higgins says he always allocates a portion of the portfolio to alternatives that are less correlated to stocks and bonds because these can provide less volatility for clients.
Jeff Camarda, a CFP and CFA in Fleming Island, Fla., oversees more than 10 portfolios as CIO of Camarda Wealth. He says that while most planners measure risk tolerance, fewer seem to pay attention to clients' preferred investment style.
"Since 2008 many investors - particularly those in or near retirement - have had their risk/reward circuits rewired. They are much more cautious, and we have found that whatever their measured risk tolerance, they much prefer investments with lower perceived risk," he says.
Camarda adds that bonds are riskier than most investors realize, and for retirees, his firm prefers conservative stocks paying regular dividends because clients like the regular income.
"We also use proactive loss control techniques like stop loss orders for these clients, which gives investors real peace of mind. No one wants to live through 2008 again," he adds.
Tip 4: Communicate continuously with your clients.
"No portfolio design will ever be effective if there is no clear, continuous communication with the client to make sure they [sic] are comfortable with the level of risk and diversification within their portfolio," says Henk Pieters, MBA, CFP and president of Investus Financial Planning in Newport Beach, Calif.
Pieters reviews his clients' risk assessments with them once a year or when significant life changes occur and when major market movements happen. In constructing the portfolio that will maximize return for the amount of risk taken, he looks at the client's overall risk management and exposure, life goals, risk tolerance and risk capacity.
Pieters says if he has a 50 year-old male client who is conservative, might have to support his elderly parents and has communicated that he panicked and sold all his stock in the correction of 2008, he will modify the traditional allocation recommended for this investor's age, 50% in stock and 50% in bonds and cash, to make it more conservative.
He also makes sure to continuously communicate with his clients, who can sometimes be emotional, ill-informed or dealing with information overload. He wants to make sure they understand that their portfolio's risk exposure is designed to build long-term wealth.
Tip 5: Consider alternative strategies.
Jonathan Citrin, founder and CEO of the Citrin Group investment firm in Birmingham, Mich., and an adjunct professor of finance at Wayne State University, feels very strongly that advisors must not custom tailor portfolios to individual clients based on age and risk tolerance.
"For managers and investors alike, there is clearly one model portfolio that yields the highest amount of return per risk taken - the optimal portfolio," he says. "All managers should offer only the optimal portfolio and preach to their clients the need to determine the amount of risk in the system - rather than the misleading albeit customized portfolio offerings too many push these days."
Citrin says financial planners turned to portfolio customization and personalized relationships to justify their fees when the Internet obliterated any form of transactional business. This new business model created a major problem: "Managers increased the number of assets they must oversee at any given time and rendered themselves incapable of giving sound advice," he says.
Citrin says shifting a few assets around can leave investors with a portfolio that is riskier than it seems on the surface. On the other hand, a basket of risky assets that are properly allocated based on correlations, as premised by modern portfolio theory, can actually be much less risky.
"One cannot overlook the rules of risk and reward, and that of correlations, to simply appease a certain client," Citrin says.
The Bottom Line
Different financial planners may not completely agree on how to best design portfolios for individual clients. But they can all provide security in another way.
"A steady, disciplined rebalancing strategy, one not dictated by euphoria in good markets or paranoia in downtimes, can help propel successful investment portfolios," says Han. "That's when having an advisor you can trust - someone to help you avoid emotional decisions - is critical."


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Frustrating is probably the best word to describe the 80 minutes of rugby and the result after Bedford Blues were defeated at home 18-33 by Plymouth Albion on Saturday afternoon.
Former Blue James Shanahan brought an organised and well drilled Albion side to Goldington Road and they did exactly what they needed to do to record an important win that moves them ten points clear of Bedford in the Championship table.
Bedford will be scratching their heads a little and wondering how this one got away from them particularly when they had a two man advantage in the second half, but in truth it was too many errors on the day.
The Blues started brightly with returning skipper James Pritchard converting an early penalty but Declan Cusack levelled moments later and then slotted a second penalty in the 19th minute.
Bedford – who were playing down the slope – were undone in the 29th minute when Albion hooked the ball back on a Blues scrum and flanker Eoghan Grace scooped in the ball and ran over unchallenged form ten metres out with Cusack converting to make it 3-13.
A third penalty for Cusack extended the Plymouth lead but Bedford found a way back into the game in the 34th minute thanks to a well worked Pritchard try. The Blues lineout took in the ball and then Darryl Veenendaal released Jake Sharp – who was featuring in a Blues shirt for the 101st time – who sliced through the Plymouth defence before playing in his captain for the try. Pritchard's conversion came off the inside of the upright and over the bar for 10-16 but he could add a penalty on the stroke of half time which would have made it a three point game.
The second half saw the Blues come out in determined fashion and for ten minutes they fought tooth and nail to get back into things. Sadly, the hard work was undone in a flash as Bedford went on the attack. A loose pass was plucked out of the air by Chris Elder who galloped form his 22 to the Blues before a ruck was formed. Albion sent the ball along the line and with a massive overlap the ball dropped to Rhys Oakley to score with Cusack again converting.
Robert Langley was sin-binned after the penalty count was stacked massively against Albion and then Toby Howley-Berridge followed six minutes later for cynically slowing the ball at a ruck. Bedford looked to counter but the closest they came was when Nico Steenkamp was held up as he crashed over the try line.
Back to a full compliment and with Shanahan on the pitch, Albion then rubbed salt in the wound. Firstly, Shanahan slotted a drop goal over the upright and then Grace found a lot of room along the right wing and played in Tom Bowen for a try which Cusack converted to maintain his 100 per cent kicking record to make it 13-33.
The final score did go Bedford's way and it was a first try for Argentinian prop Tomas Gilardon-Paz who crashed over from close range to make it 18-33 but it was too little too late and the Blues now have a big week preparing for an important encounter against Ealing Trailfinders who are fighting tooth and nail to remain in the Greene King IPA Championship.
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Isaac Dealey needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 83 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
The Autelligent Laboratories logo is for a software company.
Choose any one of these three concept sketches with a white background:
Here is an example of what the bird in concept sketch 2 should look like: http://www.autlabs.com/phoenix_fire.jpg
NOTE: If you submitted a design for the previous contest, you may resubmit your previous designs for consideration. Drafting new designs is optional.
Images should translate well to print or potentially embroidery.
Preferred colors are blues and grays.
Limit the use of gradients -- one subtle gradient is okay.
If you use text in the logo, de-emphasize the text - the logo image should be identifiable without the text
To read more about Autelligent Laboratories, visit our website: http://www.autlabs.com
- solid lines
- vector format - adobe illustrator, svg or wmf
- white background
- rainbows
- puzzle pieces
- photo-realism
- hearts or other "romance" themes
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Low Profile Screener Classifies Bulk Material at High Rates
A new Vibroscreen Flo-Thru low profile screener from Kason Corp. classifies bulk material into three fractions at high rates. It employs two screening decks, and two unbalanced-weight gyratory motors mounted on opposing exterior sidewalls of the unit, reducing minimum height requirements significantly.
The design also allows vertical alignment of the top inlet and bottom outlet, allowing the smallest fraction to descend through the screener in a straight-through path at high rates; the larger fractions are ejected through spouts at the peripheries of the coarse-mesh upper screen and fine-mesh bottom screen.
The Flo-Thru design, which was originated by the company, is offered in diameters from 18 to 84 in. (460 to 2135 mm), and available to 3-A, FDA, BISSC and other sanitary standards, as well as to UL, ATEX, CSA and CE electrical standards.
Quick-disconnect clamp ring assemblies allow removal of screen frames for inspection, cleaning and screen changes. An optional Air-Lift device pneumatically raises either of the upper two screen frames, enabling one operator to rapidly perform what was previously a two-person task, depending on screen diameter.


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mnbv necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 6 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
We want to redesign our web site but the logo can stay the same. You may use a similar style as current design but needs different pictures to fit our new image better.
(the dot com might temporarily be out)
Design should have the following pages:
Home – cute girl and flash of some oxygen bubbles…
Publishers – men and women...
Advertisers – men and women....
Search Spy – should be search box with some kind ofmagnifying glass...
About Us – some conference room, etc..
Contact Us – picture of some biz desk with laptop, etc..
Slogan For Home:
DynamicOxygen – The Secondary-Search Market Originators!
Banners for DynamicOxygen Search Spy:
Ever wonder what others are now searching for online?
Find out now with DynamicOxygen Search Spy!
Should contain dynamic oxygen logo and girl from homepage...
Everything that was explained in the description.
I didn't ask for Login to be working just the form to be there. I want the same things as you see at my link just a new design it can even be the same type just with different photos.
Site shouldnt be in flash just use a little flash in the middle and navigation should be in html. And banners should be animated gifs not flash.


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senssport needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 395 designs submitted by 91 freelance designers.
Sens Sport
We are launching a sportswear company that produce high-end technical sports attire with the aim of benefitting the end user by increasing their physical performance. Products will initially include running and cycling tops and will then branch out into different sports and garments depending on the demand. We require a brand logo creating that reflects our attributes and helps us stand out from the competition.
Our target audience are those individuals who take sports seriously and are regularly involved in sports participation and sporting events such as marathons, triathlons, gym etc.
The logo should illustrate to the customer that:
- This product will increase and have a noticable difference on their physical performance
- This product is for winners and champions
- This product is technical, innovative and a lot of work has gone into its development
- This product is prestigious and highly regarded
The unique selling point of Sens Sport is that the product focuses on stimulating the five human senses resulting in an increase in physical performance... hence the name Sens Sport.
The 5 senses should be illustrated in the logo to communicate the benefits of the product. If there is a universal way to illustrate the 5 senses, then it would be good to take this as guidance when designing the logo.
If each sense could be assigned a different colour then this will help when creating marketing materials as each sense could have its own section and could be colour coded according to the colours used in the logo. Colours should be vibrant and modern with a consistency throughout.
The logo will form the basis of the company and will be used in all areas including the products, website, print materials, Point of Sale and Exhibitions.
The logo will be printed on clothing so must not be too complicated.
If you can create a logo to show our customers the benefits of the senses, the contest is yours.
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Video: "All The Way" (Live and Acoustic) by Timeflies
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Boston duo Timeflies are back! The group is genre-bending as their music infuses rap, hip hop, funk, dance, pop and electronica. They can definitely hold their own when they strip their music down and perform acoustic, as you are about to see. To promote their new album "After Hours" which will be released on April 29, 2014 on Island/Def Jam, the group stopped by the label's New York headquarters to give us an exclusive preview of their album.
The video you are about to see is Timeflies' latest single "All The Way." Cal Shapiro freestyles in the middle of the song after having been given a list of topics (which he was not privy to before the performance began), he incorporates all of them into the song. This video will hopefully be enough to tide you over until Timeflies' album "After Hours" sees the light of day on April 29, 2014.
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Rebranded realtor.com Debuts
Seeking to make a better connection with consumers online, Web site realtor.com® (yes, with a lowercase "r") unveiled new branding this week. The rebranding effort covers — for now, anyway — the corporate logo and the overall design and structure of the Web site.
"We wanted to focus in the near term on the new look and feel," says Andrew Strickman, realtor.com®'s vice president of brand and creative. "One of our desires was to clean up the design — make it more open, warmer, and brighter."
The rebranding is the product of an "exhaustive" research and information-gathering project started by realtor.com® and its parent company, Move Inc. in the first quarter of 2012. That initiative involved input from internal stakeholders, REALTORS®, and consumers, Strickman explains.
Based on the feedback received, the overall strategy is to engage both the hearts and minds of visitors.
"People care deeply about the place they live in," Strickman says. "It's an emotional decision, but also a logical one. We really wanted to understand the role that a site like realtor.com® plays in the consumer's mind as they think about and dream about buying a home."
The site received a very thorough makeover, from new color palettes down to that lowercase "r" in the official site name. Big improvements and small touches alike are intended to make realtor.com® friendlier and more approachable for consumers, Strickman says.
But the changes aren't solely design based. Strickman says realtor.com® will also emphasize the relevant, up-to-date information the site provides to consumers, particularly in relation to online competitors. Additionally, the site is offering new e-mail templates for consumer-facing marketing messages from REALTORS®.
Thus far, the reaction to the rebranding has been mostly positive, with some noting that the new look is something of a departure from more traditional REALTOR® and NAR-related brands. What do you think of the changes? How do you think consumers will react? Let us know in the comment section below!
I am sorry I work hard to train agents to use all uppercase letters as that is our trademark and now it gets watered down. I guess it leaves me flat.
You might want to explain to REALTORS the difference in why realtor.com is able to get approval to change the member mark, while agents are still boundto follow the member mark policyin Article 5 of the NAR bylaws.
This may help with some of their frustration over this change.
Not only did we sell out our association twice, first in the 1996 'licensing' and again in 2010, now we've undermined our entire trademark with the consumer market with this 'new look'.
As noted above, if we don't let our membership do this, why oh why would we allow it on the 'Official Website of the National Association of REALTORs'!
Lets just call it what it is. We sold the domain name and along with it any rights or interests to help our membership do what they need to do 'electronically'. Its time we stop calling it 'Official'.
realtor.com has sold itself out in more ways than one! For the life of me, I cannot understand why I should be a member of NAR when consumers can now list their homes on realtor.com with a company such as MLSConnect.us. They pay the company $99 to list their homes on realtor.com to get national exposure, but do not allow Realtors to participate in selling the home. This company, in fact, explains to consumers on its website how unnecessary it is to use a Realtor in the process of selling their homes. Todd Siegel, owner of the company, is a licensed broker and is using OUR website to undermine our entire profession. Am I the only one who has a major problem with this?
first of all, the logo should not have been changed, secondly, to show a figure of a house leaning and apparently sinking isnt a good positive image and thirdly, who gave you permission to change the logo in the first place? I dont recall getting to vote on this! all REALTOR(R)s should be appalled at the action taken by the committee that was authorized to do this wthout our consent and the president of our fellowship should be fired!!!
Why has our Realtor logo been changed & who authorized this? In your attempt to cater to the public you may have alienated those of us who provide the content for the site in the first place. I think the site looks drab, nearly colorless, and the crooked page sticks out like a sore thumb almost as much as seeing Realtor.com in lowercase letters. Also, it is apparent to me that the site is dedicated to the public and the Realtor community is nothing more than an afterthought. This whole re-branding is very disappointing, not to mention unprofessional.
After exhausting research by the branding experts ,the resulting Rebranded realtor.com, seems like a waste of time and money.
Are we really better off with this new rebranding???
Seems like a huge waste of time and effort. Years ago FORD changed its blue oval brand and then realized they other issues to work out; i.e. higher quality cars, better MPG and so on.
Realtor.com needs to address their actual issues and not spend time with silly things that mean nothing; something about Nero and fiddles comes to mind..
I like the new logo. Clean lines – and the "where it happens" message is great as well.
Debbie Albert
Keller Williams Port St. Lucie, FL
It is nice they are making it better for consumers, but if they don't make it better for brokers there will be nothing for consumers to consume. Instead of equal ity in the presentation of our listings they have created a zoo where we can all try to do each other in. Hurry and buy a zip code. Place an ad next to your best competitor./ I for one will not play their games. I think NAR sold us out when they sold them a license to use the REALTOR logo how ever they please.Just sayin'
Frances Schools
The problem I see is that the goals of NAR and we Realtors are different. We want to sell property and make a living; NAR wants members. So, what NAR does is not always in our best interest. I think it is disgraceful that FSBO's can list their homes on Realtor.com and bypass using a Realtor. Thank you.
The rebranding is very disappointing. It's one thing to improve the user experience for the consumer…it's quite another to obfuscate the brand. Those of us who have in vested decades in promoting that brand are getting screwed again…seems like echos of mls.
ONLY Realtors should be allowed to have homes on this site.
I am amazed that this is happening.


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I've been around. I've done stuff. I've seen… things. I've raided everything from Karazhan to Firelands. I've raided casually when I felt like it, to hardcore "berated if you don't show up" heroic raiding.
My experiences are likely unique based on the people I've raided with, but the lessons learned are pretty universal. First, let's talk about moving from a casual environment to more progression oriented.
Casual to Progression
The biggest difference to expect between a casual raid to that of a progression raid is you can expect that your performance (whether it be healing, dps, threat production as a tank, cool-down use, consumables use, etc.) to be under the microscope. Mediocre playing likely won't fly. You can also expect to be talked to regarding ways you can improve your performance — and not everyone is able to deliver feedback in a constructive way. It's important that you have a thick skin if you really want to get into progression raiding.
Here's some good habits to get into for progression raiding:
- Optimize your spec, glyphs, gems and reforging. Everyone typically can use some help in this regard. Hunters are fortunate and get Female Dwarf's optimizer. Use it. Love it.
- Read and watch lots of strategies. I prepare myself by watching Tankspot and Learn2Raid's videos. Know the fights before walking into them.
- Spend time with a target dummy. If you're DPS, time yourself to 10-million damage on the Raider's Target dummy. Most fights in Firelands won't require more than 6-7 million damage per player, so make sure you're getting there as quickly as possible.
- Learn how to read raid logs. It's an art, and can be super confusing. World of Logs is my choice.
- Know your class, and your roles inside a raid. If you're a hunter, there's tons of resources out there to make you a better player. You can find most all of them linked somewhere off of WoW Hunter's Hall.
- Always carry your own food. Feasts might not always be available.
- Always carry your own flasks. Cauldrons might be on short supply, or you might miss it. Best to be prepared.
- Carry potions. Lots of them. If you're DPS, pre-pot before fights it would make sense. (which is an entirely different discussion for a later time)
- When in doubt, ask questions. It's better to ask and prevent a mistake than make one and get reprimanded later.
Progression to Casual
So you've figured out that progression raiding is no longer for you. That may be because you're not into raiding several nights a week, or if real life has caught up and is demanding more of your time. Whatever the reason, you're likely in for a culture shock. Making the transition to casual from progression is easier from a preparation standpoint, but from my experience, difficult for the mindset shift. You already have the good habits I've mentioned above, but you have to prepare yourself to wipe several times on something easy, expect to hear the fights explained several times, and if you're recently from a progression standpoint, feel like you're carrying the raid on your shoulders. (Not really, but sometimes it can feel that way) Gear will be slower to get, but hopefully you have more fun getting there — after all, the pressure's off. Enjoy it.
Ideally everyone finds a raiding team that fits their play style – there's lots of options out there. It could even be found in some hardcore progression guild's alt-run on the weekends. I ended up doing that for awhile, and enjoyed it. There's a raid team out there for everyone, it's just a matter of taking the time to find the right one.


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The Engineering News-Record (ENR), published by McGraw-Hill Construction, recently listed the 2009 Top 200 Environmental Firms. CH2M Hill Ltd. leads the list for the third year in a row.
The top 10 firms are:
1. CH2M Hill Ltd. (Englewood, Colo.)
The magazine's Top 200 Environmental Firms survey provides an annual look at a market that, this year, exceeded $52 billion in global revenue from environmental services reported in 2008, a record amount. List rankings are based on revenue firms report for work in market sectors that include hazardous and nuclear waste cleanup, water supply and wastewater treatment design and construction, air pollution control and environmental management and permitting.
The information is free to magazine subscribers. Non-subscribers wanting to see the report will need to pay a fee. For more information, visit http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0271-55827_ITM.