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The popular Twitter profile Evleaks has released a full render of the Lumia 1520, or "Bandit." Previously publishing a screenshot, showing how the new Start screen will be configured on a 1080p display, we can now spot that very same screen capture in the render above. There's not a lot new in the image, except for the rear of the handset where there's no 41MP hump.
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ADDISON COUNTY — There was a day when renting out VHS tapes was almost as good as printing cash, said Terry Pellegrino.
Pellegrino, approaching 65, is known in Middlebury as the long-time co-owner of Video King, across the parking lot from Shaw's Supermarket.
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Detailed on The Official Netflix Blog earlier today, the streaming video company officially announced a new feature called "post-play" that's designed to automatically start the next episode of a television show without requiring any user interaction. Currently active on the Web player as well as the Netflix application for the PlayStation 3, this is particularly helpful for television shows with large story arcs that spread over an entire season or multiple seasons. Viewers watching shows like 24, Lost, Mad Men, Prison Break, Breaking Bad or White Collar can simply wait for the next episode to begin as the credits roll on the previous episode. This new feature basically capitalizes on the recent trend of watching multiple episodes of a television program in a row rather than being forced to wait for each episode to be released during a season of network television.
As a television episode ends, the Netflix post-play feature will bring up a screenshot of the next episode and a 15-second countdown timer. Once the timer completes the countdown, the next episode automatically begins.
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According to Netflix representatives, the development team behind "post-play" is working to bring the feature to other platforms including the Xbox 360, Roku set-top box and Apple TV set-top box. The feature has been active on the PlayStation 3 for at least a couple weeks, but recently launched for all users watching streaming Netflix on a device like a desktop computer, laptop or tablet. In addition to automating the selection of episodes, the post-play feature is also helpful for a quick dash to the fridge to grab a snack or drink as the opening sequence on the next episode starts to roll.


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Here's the scenario: You retired last fall at age 63 with great expectations of all the new things you would be able to do with your free time. Except that learning jazz piano has proven more challenging than you thought, your spouse can't stand the mess you make in the kitchen trying to re-create the recipes you learned in that pastry-making class and you're so hooked on flash sales you're on a first-name basis with the UPS guy.
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Admit it: You miss working. Leaving the labor market is hard.
You miss the intellectual challenge, the camaraderie you had with your co-workers and the feeling of being valued. If you were in management, you might even miss bossing people around- something you don't dare try to do to your spouse.
Making the transition from full-time employment to retirement can be traumatic. It entails a major emotional and psychological adjustment, not to mention a financial one. In short, it takes planning and preparation.
So, with your spouse's blessing (insistence?), when your former boss calls and asks if you'd like to come back on a part-time basis, you jump at the chance.
There's only one hitch: You already started receiving Social Security. Should you stop it? (Technically, this is called "withdrawing" your application for benefits and is an option only if you have received benefits for less than 12 months.) Telling Social Security to stop sending monthly checks would require paying back (without interest) all of the benefits you've already received. Although this would enable you to re-file at a later date and get a larger check (because you'd be older), you don't have that kind of money hanging around. Plus, you're not sure how long the part-time gig with your former employer is going to last.
So you decide to continue receiving Social Security and cheerfully head back to work on special projects and putting in about 15 hours a week.
Everything is honky-dory until you get a letter from the folks at Social Security (most likely after you file your 2014 tax return) telling you that you exceeded this year's "earnings limit" and, as a result, they overpaid you. The administration is now withholding all benefits in 2015 until this amount is recovered, and it wants to know if you plan to work next year as well because depending upon how much you earn, it may have to withhold some of your benefits again.
What the heck?! Didn't you earn that benefit? Isn't that why you had FICA tax withheld from your paychecks for the 42 years you worked? What's the point in working to earn extra money if you're going to lose your Social Security benefit? You might as well sit in your recliner and watch Three Stooges reruns.
Hold on.
Yes, there is something called an "earnings limit" that may require that Social Security withhold some- or all- of your benefits. But you don't "lose" the money. And, working while you are getting Social Security could mean a bigger check down the road.
Here's how it works:
It's the Law (Blame Congress, not Social Security.)
Social Security cannot pay you your full benefit if you are under "full retirement age" (FRA) and your income from a job exceeds a certain amount. Interest on bank accounts or bonds, dividends from stocks and income from retirement accounts, pensions, or military retirement benefits is not counted- just earned income.
There are two different earnings limits,
If you are not reaching FRA this year the 2014 earnings limit is $15,480. (This is adjusted for inflation annually.) For every $2 you earn above this amount, Social Security is required to withhold $1 in benefits. Thus, if your gross earnings from a job are $20,000, your annual benefit will be reduced by $2,260. ($20,000-$15,480= $4,520/2= $2,260.)
If 2014 happens to be the year you are turning 66, there is a different- and substantially higher- earnings limit. Only the months before the one in which you turn 66 are considered. During this period, you can earn up to $41,400 and have no reduction in your Social Security benefit. For every $3 in earned income above this amount, your benefits will be reduced by $1.
The month you reach FRA the earnings limit test disappears. At this point, no matter how much you earn from a job, it will have no impact on the size of your monthly check. (Aren't you relieved to know that 83-year old Warren Buffett is receiving his full Social Security benefit?)
The "Special" Rule
Even if your earnings for the year exceed the annual limit, you might still be able avoid having your monthly Social Security benefit reduced. This depends upon the amount you earned in a month and whether you were what Social Security calls "substantially" self-employed. The dollar amounts differ depending upon whether you are under or turning full retirement age this year.
You Don't "Lose" the Money
Income that Social Security withholds because your earnings exceed the limit gets credited to your account. At FRA, your benefit will be adjusted higher to reflect this.
You Can't Hurt Yourself by Continuing to Work
The size of your Social Security benefit is based on your 35 highest years of inflation-adjusted earnings. Even if you are already receiving Social Security, for each additional year you work, your record will be evaluated to see if a lower year of earnings should be dropped in favor of your most recent earnings. This will also increase your benefit.
Social Security is a unique and valuable retirement benefit. You essentially get one shot at choosing when and how to begin receiving it. I strongly recommend you think this through carefully and consider getting advice. If you are married, it is essential that you coordinate your benefits so that you can maximize the joint income you receive as a couple.
Your Social Security decision will literally affect the amount of income you receive for the rest of your life.


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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted a discussion this morning with foreign diplomats, government officials, civil society leaders, and business representatives on illegal wildlife trafficking and animal conservation. Protection of endangered species such as elephants, rhinos, and tigers do not immediately conjure up images of diplomacy in action. So it's fair to ask why the Secretary of State is interested in wildlife and convening this high-level meeting. The answer is multifaceted and has broad foreign policy implications.
The U.S. Department of State has a long and proud history in supporting wildlife conservation. In 1916, then-Secretary of State Robert Lansing signed with his British counterpart (representing Canada) a treaty to protect birds that migrate between the United States and Canada. Since then, many such treaties have been adopted with the understanding that the United States and other nations have a collective responsibility to protect our planet's wildlife. American bald eagles, Siberian tigers, Asian black bears, African elephants, and other animals are part of the fabric and history of cultures and countries throughout the world. These magnificent creatures are an essential and rich part of our shared patrimony that transcends national borders.
Secretary Clinton's passion and dedication has reinforced the fact that wildlife conservation and trafficking are global issues that merit global action. For me, protecting wildlife is a very personal issue. I spent a year in Kenya and Tanzania as a graduate student, where I experienced the spectacular beauty of wild animals in magnificent national parks such as Amboseli, Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro. That's why I'm deeply disturbed by the horrendous pace, scale, and violence associated with wildlife crime.
Vastly increased firepower and ruthless tactics on the part of poachers jeopardize security, stability, and rule of law in countries across the globe. In Cameroon, for example, recent cross-border incursions by foreign poachers -- and the resulting massive slaughters -- pose a serious threat to peace and security in the region. Moreover, because wildlife trafficking is highly profitable -- worth billions of dollars each year -- there is a growing link to transnational organized crime. These trafficking syndicates bribe officials to circumvent national laws, rouse mayhem in local communities, and threaten (and sometimes kill) park rangers and other citizens. In Africa, upwards of a hundred park rangers are killed in the line of duty every year by poachers. In some cases, proceeds from the sale of elephant tusks, rhino horns, and tiger skins are used to pay for drugs, weapons, and bribes, creating a vicious cycle of havoc that can lead fragile states into further instability. The implications stemming from the illicit wildlife trade -- in addition to the trade itself -- are therefore of profound concern to the United States and millions of Americans.
Beyond moral and environmental implications, large scale poaching threatens the livelihoods and economic growth opportunities of local communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and elsewhere. During a recent visit to Namibia, I met with leaders of the King Nehale Conservancy -- bordering on the magnificent Etosha National Park -- to learn about how their conservancy supports eco-tourism, protects indigenous wildlife, and benefits local community members. There are more than 75 conservancies in Namibia, which collectively earn over $7 million annually from eco-tourism revenue. Namibia's wildlife gives community members direct financial benefits that can then be used for schools, medical facilities, water treatment, and other development essentials. Communities across the globe have attracted travelers wanting to connect with nature. Wildlife poaching and trafficking severely damage, or in some cases effectively end, opportunities for eco-tourism.
We collectively share a moral and political responsibility to be good stewards of our planet and support the development and security of countries suffering from wildlife trafficking. That's why wildlife conservation and anti-trafficking are foreign policy priorities for the Department of State. Our governments and citizens cannot afford to stand idle while poachers and wildlife traffickers hunt elephants, rhinos, tigers, bears, or any threatened species to extinction.
We need to show collective outrage against wildlife crimes to galvanize bold, comprehensive, worldwide action. None of us is doing enough. Secretary Clinton's meeting today is a call to action to work harder, and to work together. We can put an end to wildlife crime by supporting the efforts of governments whose animals and rangers fall victim to poachers; strengthening and enforcing laws against poaching and wildlife trafficking; and educating our citizens about the horrors of poaching and encouraging them to stop buying ivory, rhino horns, animal skins, exotic birds, and other endangered animals and their products. Anything less than such a bold and comprehensive effort will result in further decimation of nature's magnificent legacy to our planet. That would be the world's loss and our generation's shame.
Related Content: Fact Sheet on U.S. Efforts to Combat Wildlife Trafficking and Promote Conservation | Wildlife Trafficking and Conservation -- A Call to ActionEditor's Notes: The photograph accompanying this entry shows Under Secretary Hormats with members of a wildlife conservancy in Namibia. This entry also appears on The Huffington Post.
Maggie in Ohio writes:
Excellent article, both for pointing out the various issues associated with wildlife crime and for showing the important ways that State is working for us across boundaries and around the world. Thank you!
Wanda R. in South Carolina writes:
A very special thanks to Hillary Clinton for her stance on illegal wildlife trafficking and animal conservation. She is such a strong and powerful woman and is such a class act. The best Secretary of State that we have had!
Mandy R. in the United Kingdom writes:
I am so glad Hilary Clinton has a passion for protecting wildlife. I follow The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Lewa, and other Kenyan wildlife trusts. I saw a horrific picture of two female elephants with their face hacked off. Obviously to get the tusks. There was a baby elephant involved and thankfully rescued and now in the good hands of the DSWF. I follow all the baby orphan stories. I get so frustrated at how little I can do as an individual, short of finances! Please do all you can to stop the killing of elephants and rhinos for their tusks and horns.
Paul U. in Kenya writes:
This is a heartwarming message from the US Secretary of State. We are heartened that in protecting the world heritage and national pride of wildlife, we have the support of the rest of the world. By protecting our wildlife, we are safeguarding our livelihoods and economies. Yet smugglers and poachers are using their proceeds to destabilize governments as well as finance drugs, human trafficking and laundering. The renewed focus is truly heartening.
Russel B. in Canada writes:
Kudos to Hillary Clinton and the US State Department! Manatees,polar bears,sharks,tigers,elephants,et al. don't vote but educated and aware voters do. Leaders and governments that stop wildlife trafficking will earn the respect and gratitude of the whole world.
Leslie in the U.S.A. writes:
Thank God Secretary Clinton is bringing the importance of getting rid of animal poaching! We should have very strong life changing penalties. Eye for eye on ivory poachers!
Arega M. in Ethiopia writes:
Thanks for sharing the link. This is really intolerable for all wildlife custodians all over Africa. The overall situation calls for a cooperative action of all nations who are affected by such crime.
Zelalem M. in Ethiopia writes:
Thank you sharing the link. Our world have to turn to conserve the wildlife resources."If we lose this resource we lose everything!!"


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Cruel and unusual: Judge rules Indiana is 'indifferent' to mentally ill inmates
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has been "deliberately
indifferent" to the plight of mentally ill inmates in its state prisons,
who amount to nearly a quarter of the system's population, a federal judge
has ruled.
U.S. District
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled that the Indiana Department of Correction
violated mentally ill prisoners' constitutional right against cruel and
unusual punishment by keeping them separate from other inmates and failing
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not receiving minimally adequate mental health care in terms of scope,
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to meet within 45 days to discuss how to correct the problem.
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which represented the state. A spokesman for that office, Bryan Corbin,
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of Correction and determine the next steps.
The American
Civil Liberties Union of Indiana represented the state Protection and
Advocacy Services Commission in the class action lawsuit that was filed in
2008 on behalf of the more than 5,800 mentally ill inmates in Indiana
prisons. The commission advocates for the rights of the disabled.
attorney David Smith said in an email that the agency "strongly agrees
with the ruling."
"IPAS looks
forward to working with and assisting the Court in determining an
appropriate remedy to this problem which will stop the non-treatment and
mistreatment of inmates in IDOC with serious mental illness now and in the
future," Smith added.
A survey by
the corrections agency in 2010 found that 22 percent of the 26,700 inmates
in state prisons were diagnosed mentally ill. The system has two mental
health units, which together have room for about 250 patients. Many of the
rest are placed in segregation, kept separate from other inmates and
mostly confined to their cells despite a consensus that segregation is
detrimental to their condition, the order said.
Mental health
care, like other medical care, is provided by a private contractor called
Corizon. Spokesmen for the company didn't respond to requests for comment
A psychiatrist
who visited the prison system's main psychiatric unit at New Castle said
some of the patients there were "frankly psychotic," yet received little
treatment and were inappropriately taken off medications.
"In practice,
however, mental health treatment is principally limited to issuance of
medication, prisoner conversations with the mental health staff, and
mental health staff's response to incidents of actual and attempted
self-harm," Pratt wrote in her 37-page opinion issued in federal court in
Indianapolis more than a year after a July 2011 bench trial.
"The pervasive
function of mental health staff within the IDOC has become a mixture of
responding to crises and responding to prisoner requests to be seen," she
Pratt noted
one instance in which a prisoner committed suicide about a week after he
missed two mental health appointments — at least one because no guards
were available to escort him.
Advocates say
the number of mentally ill people in prison has risen over the years as
states have cut budgets for treatment.
Josh Sprunger,
executive director of the Indiana chapter of the National Alliance on
Mental Illness, said the state corrections agency has improved its
treatment of mentally ill inmates in the last decade, but more resources
are needed to get people into treatment in the first place.


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A splash of pretty pink and a drop of purple has a charm of its own! This delightful charm is crafted with polished sterling silver and palladium with 18K yellow gold embraced™ accents and features one round shaped 10mm kunzite cabochon in a fancy setting. You will also find two round cut 2mm and two round cut 3mm rhodolite garnets in claw settings.
The total garnet weight is 0.36ct (approximate). The charm measures 3/8"L x 1/2"W and features a maximum opening of 4mm.Complete the look with the matching earrings 120-854 and necklace 116-821.
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Pronounced "vermay," vermeil is an electroplating process in which 14K gold or higher is coated over sterling silver. Officially designated by the jewelry industry, items may only be sold as vermeil if they have a minimum thickness of 100 millionths of an inch (2.5 microns) of gold over the silver. Regular gold plating is less than 2.5 microns.
The "vermeil" technique of plating sterling silver with gold originated in France in the 1750s. It differs from "gold filled" or "gold plated" in terms of the thickness or thinness of the microns over sterling silver. "Gold filled" pieces have a much thicker layer, between 15 and 45 microns, which is mechanically bonded to the base metal with heat and pressure. Vermeil is a more expensive version of "gold plated". It does not wear off as quickly as gold plating does. However, over time, vermeil wears off and therefore will require re-plating.
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Garnet comes in a vast rainbow of naturally exquisite hues, occurring in every color except blue. It is the family of minerals that displays the greatest variety of colors than any other mineral. The eight major types of garnets include almandine, pyrope, demantoid, grossularite, tsavorite, hessonite, rhodolite and spessartite.
Named after the ancient gemstone city of Alabanda in Asia Minor, the most common type of garnet is almandine (also called almandite). It is a dark red to brownish red stone that is only slightly different from the chemical structure of its sister stone, called pyrope. While nature only grows pyropes in small sizes, it allows for almandine crystals to form in larger dimensions.
Pyrope is a high-quality garnet that can be purplish red, blood red, orange-red or crimson. It is often called the Bohemian garnet since its fierce and often slightly bronze color was highly popular in the 18th and 19th century when it came from the north-eastern part of the former Kingdom of Bohemia. In Europe during the Victorian times, pyrope garnets frequently decorated jewelry with many of these small stones tightly arranged along each other like the seeds of a pomegranate. In fact, the name "garnet" most likely was derived from the pomegranate, a fruit whose deep, red-purple color resembles some varieties of the gem. Many ancient pieces of garnet jewelry are also studded with the tiny red gems.
Demantoid is a rich green variety of garnet primarily found in the Ural Mountains of Russia. Russia's leading court jeweler, Carl Fabergé, loved this brilliant garnet more than any other stone and used it in many of his creations that were lavishly adorned by the Tsars of Russia. Today, demantoid is appearing more often in the gemstone market because of new finds in Namibia. However, these particular garnets from Namibia lack "horsetail-inclusions," the fine bushy-shaped inclusions that are characteristic of the sought-after Russian demantoids. The gem is quite rare and can cost several thousand dollars per carat depending on size and quality. The larger, brighter demantoid s are exceedingly scarce and have been known to show exceptional brilliance, even higher than diamonds.
Grossularite, available in pinks, browns, greens and yellows, is especially cherished because of its many in-between shades and earth colors. In the last year of the 20th century, large grossularite occurrences were discovered in Mali. Charming because of their high brilliance, the Mali garnets make even the brown color attractive and vivid.
Tsavorite is the trade name for a fine green grossularite. It ranges from vivid light green to velvety deep green and, like all other garnets, features a strikingly high brilliance. Tsavorite was discovered in 1967 by British geologist Campbell R. Bridges, and was re-named by Tiffany's in New York after its occurrence near the famous game park Tsavo-National Park. Mined in Tanzania and Kenya, this particular stone is quite rare and can cost several thousand dollars per carat depending on size and quality. Larger tsavorites are exceedingly scarce.
Hessonite is the variety name for a fine orange, cinnamon brown or pinkish variety of grossularite. It most commonly occurs in golds, oranges and browns.
Rhodolite is a pyrope-almandine garnet that features a velvety red color with a fine purple or raspberry colored undertone. One of the most popular varieties, it is mined in East Africa, India and Sri Lanka and was originally discovered in the United States.
Spessartite garnet can be red or blackish brown, but is most commonly available in golds, oranges and warmer browns. Originally named after its occurrence in the German Spessart Mountains, there was a surprising discovery of the bright orange-red stone in Nigeria and Namibia. Until then, spessartites had existed as mere collector's items or rarities and were hardly ever used for jewelry because they were so rare. But the new location discovery changed the world of jewelry gemstones and spessartites made their way into jewelry fashion. The most popular type of spessartite is the mandarin garnet, a gem that features a bright orange hue.
Traditionally given as 2nd wedding anniversary gifts, garnets are celebrated as January's birthstone. They are found all over the world, including Africa, Australia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North America, South and Central America, and Southeast Asia. The garnet ranges from 7.0-7.5 on the Mohs Scale and has been given many different names throughout the gemstone trade, including Arizona Ruby, Arizona Spinel, Montana Ruby or New Mexico Ruby. The stone features a high refraction of light that creates an amazing brilliance and luminosity. In fact, Noah used a garnet lantern to illuminate the darkness and navigate the Ark through 40 days and nights of torrential rain.
Throughout history, garnets have been widely known and prized for their rich hues and supposed mystical properties. Adored by the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis, the gem symbolized faith, truth and friendship and was a favorite of Egyptian jewelry artisans. Garnets were taken into the tombs with the dead as payment to the gods for safe passage through the nether world. It is said that King Solomon wore a large red garnet along with eleven other magical gems in his breastplate (representing the 12 steps of Jacob's Ladder) to help him win battles. Nineteenth-century Asiatic warriors even used the hard stones as bullets. In the 13th century, medieval travelers wore garnets as popular talismans and protective stones, many of which were carved with lions. The gems were thought to repel evil spirits, bad dreams and people with evil intent.
Today, garnets are thought to have protective powers and can be carried by travelers to protect against accidents. The stone is said to light up the night and protect its owner from nightmares. It is also believed to strengthen the body and mind by sparking creativity and dispelling anger. People may use the stone to increase the power of their energy fields and gather good vibes. Current superstitions say that the stone symbolizes loyalty and can be exchanged between friends to symbolize affection and ensure they meet again.
Kunzite is a rare and expensive semi-precious gemstone that is most famous for its delicately pale, lilac pink color. It is known for its strong pleochroism, meaning it shows lighter and more intense coloring when viewed at different angles. For this reason, the pastel gem is always cut to show the deepest pink color through the top of the gem; the deeper the pink, the more valuable the stone. Because kunzite shows its best color in larger sizes, small sizes tend to be very pale. It needs a certain amount of mass to bring out its color, so stones should weigh at least 10.00ct to be really in the pink. The largest faceted kunzite is an 880.00ct stone that is on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
Kunzite is often called the "evening stone" because it should be protected from strong sunlight. Direct sunlight and heat can fade the gem's color over time. It is an especially fragile stone due to its crystalline structure. In fact, kunzite's perfect cleavage and splintery fracture make it one of the most difficult gems to cut. It is a relatively hard gemstone, however, with a hardness rating on the Mohs Scale of 6.0-7.0.
First significantly found in Pala, California in 1902, kunzite is named as a tribute to George F. Kunz. He was the legendary gemologist and chief gem buyer for Tiffany & Co at the turn of the century, and was a pioneer of the science now known as gemology. Kunz wrote The Curious Lore of Precious Stones and searched the world for old stories and legends about gems while seeking new varieties and new deposits. Today, most kunzite is mined in Brazil, Afghanistan and Madagascar, and generally found in larger sizes of 10.00ct or more.
Modern folklore says that kunzite promotes emotional support and balance by helping to keep the mind and emotions in sync. It is believed that the gem aids in giving confidence and connection to a higher self. Many believe it reduces mood swings and stress while easing tension. It is also suggested that kunzite increases the ability to open the heart to love and trust. In fact, the gem is considered a major gemstone of love, good for improving self-love, unconditional love of others and communication in loving relationships. Also known as a communication stone, kunzite is believed to help people better understand and interact with others.
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Palladium has been used as a precious metal in jewelry since 1939, originally as an alternative to platinum for making white gold. Its naturally white color requires no rhodium plating. Additionally, palladium is proportionally much lighter than platinum and is ideal for use in heavier gemstone jewelry. It is a more expensive alloy than nickel, but it seldom causes the allergic reactions that nickel alloy can.
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The Florida Gators softball team got off to a great start in the Kajikawa Classic after defeating Creighton 13-3 on run-rule.
On top of their offensive outburst, the Gators also received a stellar pitching outing by freshman Lauren Haeger. She pitched 4.0 innings, only allowing one run on three hits. She also recorded eight strikeouts.
Haeger got off to a rough start after allowing a second-inning homerun, but settled in quickly after that striking out seven over her first three innings.
In five innings of play, the Gators racked up nine hits, including multi-hit performances from freshmen infielders Kelsey Stewart and Kristi Merritt.
Merritt got the scoring started for the Gators when she singled in Stewart in the first inning. Right fielder Kelsey Horton pulled the Gators ahead in the third inning with a solo homerun.
It wasn't until the fourth inning the Gators softball team began to open up the game offensively. Stewart added to her hit total with a crucial three-run home run to give the Gators some breathing room, extending their lead to 5-1.
Haeger held off Creighton in the bottom of the fourth with another strikeout and two more quick outs to sustain the Gators four-run lead.
In the top of the fifth, Florida blew the doors open on Creighton. After an RBI double by senior leftfielder Ensley Gammel, which made it a 7-1 lead for the Gators, Merrit crushed a grand slam home run. The Gators added on a few batters afterward when an outfield error by Creighton allowed two more runs to score for Florida.
Creighton added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth on their second home run of the day, but it was not enough to extend the game past the bottom of the inning as the Gators opened up the Kajikawa Classic with a 1-0 record.
Florida plays Oregon tonight at 7:30 p.m. EST in their second game of the Kajikawa Classic.


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|Written by Hans Summers
|Friday, 16 January 2015 06:37
The U3S kit was launched in January 2015. It is the new edition of the earlier U3 kit produced from November 2013 to December 2014. The U3S uses an Si5351A frequency synthesiser kit rather than the pre-built AD9850 DDS kit used in the earlier U3 kit. The AD9850 DDS kit prices are rising and they are becoming less easily available. The Si5351A frequency synthesiser kit was developed to ensure continued low cost of the Ultimate QRSS/WSPR kit series.
Please also see the original version Ultimate QRSS kit and Ultimate2 QRSS kit pages, and the earlier U3 kit page to appreciate the heritage. Much of the information in these earlier pages is still relevant and informative.
The Ultimate3S QRSS/WSPR transmitter kit includes an Si5351A synthesiser module kit and plug-in low pass filter modules which are also available separately for bands from 2200m to 6m. The kit can transmit on any frequency from the amateur 2200m (137kHz) to 2m (145MHz) bands. Changing bands is a matter of plugging in the appropriate low pass filter kit to attenuate unwanted harmonic output. The relay-switched LPF kit may be used to automatically switch between up to 6 different bands.
Version upgrades can be purchased at QRP Labs or you can upgrade your own firmware using the .hex and .eep files from the Yahoo forum.
Firmware Version History - please CLICK HERE
The kit contains the PCB, back-lit blue LCD, programmed microcontroller and all board-mounted components. It also includes the separate Si5351A synth kit and a LPF kit for one band of your choice. Download the instruction manuals using the link above. The PCB is quite compact and care is required in the construction. A rich array of functionality is provided by the design; please read the instruction manuals to understand the facilities provided. Builder modifications will be shown on this page as they are developed!
Dimensions: the LCD module is 80mm x 36mm. The main board is 80 x 37mm.
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These photos show a working U3, complete with attached relay-switched Low Pass Filter board, available for GBP 9. The relay-switched LPF board can have up to five additional LPF's plugged in, permitting the U3 to sequence between 6 bands (including the LPF on the main U3 board). Note that my photos show NO additional LPF's plugged in (as I only have one built LPF here right now).
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Master The L-Sit
The goal is to lift your feet off the ground and balance your whole body weight on your hands. Arm strength is required, obviously.
The L-sit looks like a brutal exercise. And to anyone without strong arms – it is. But if you're able do this one, it won't only build your biceps and triceps, it will also chisel your abs and improve the health of your shoulders – enabling you to do a lot of other body weight exercises.
Yogi, H&M Sport ambassador and H&M Magazine personal trainer Patrick Beach shows you how to do the L-sit in two steps.
Sit on the ground with your chest bent forward. Place your hands on the ground just behind your knees and under your chest.
Press your palms into the ground to straighten your arms. Press your heels into the ground.
This is the hard part that requires strong biceps, triceps and core muscles.
Squeeze your knees toward your hips to lift your feet from the ground. Once your feet and hips are lifted, try to hold the position for ten seconds.
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Jessica Cribbon — Babe of the Day
Jessica Cribbon is an Australian native who currently lives in L.A., where all the other models seem to live. (Man, we gotta move.) Would we venture through the bush and fight off all the dangers of Down Under -- including rabid kangaroos, hungry crocs and bloodthirsty dingos -- to get a chance to speak to her? Hell yes.
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SANSEPOLCRO, Italy — Sansepolcro, in the far northeast corner of Tuscany, can't match Florence and Siena for culture. It isn't even on the top of a hill like San Gimignano. It has, English writer Aldous Huxley noted, "some fine Renaissance palaces; a not very interesting church, and the best painting in the world" — the "Resurrection," completed around 1470 by Sansepolcro native Piero della Francesca.
Never heard of it? Don't worry. It is a special masterpiece by a master known chiefly to art historians, a multifaceted Renaissance man who wrote books on mathematics, geometry and perspective that guided his brush without dictating to it, leaving him free to paint with imagination and heart. His masterpieces exist in a singular zone where intellect and feeling meet, as in poetry.
But Piero was a slow painter who left scant testaments to his genius; few of his greatest paintings have made their way to big museums. His most representative works — the "Resurrection," "Pregnant Madonna," "Flagellation of Christ" and "Legend of the True Cross" fresco cycle — remain in or near the places for which they were commissioned.
And that's the beauty part.
There they are, arrayed as if in a gallery across the upper Tiber River Valley, or Valtiberina, a fair but often overlooked corner of Italy where the present-day provinces of Tuscany, Umbria and Le Marche meet.
Last spring I drove from Rome to Piero's Valtiberina. Long before I caught sight of the "Resurrection" I was in the artist's color box, passing cherry orchards all bridal white and pink, wisteria in purple cascades. I reached Sansepolcro, where Piero was born around 1415, at the divine hour of passeggiata when everyone takes an evening stroll. Home to Buitoni, the first Italian mass producer of pasta, the town is surrounded by business parks and suburban sprawl. But I kept following signs for the Centro, a modestly sized rectangle with walls built by the Medicis of Florence, who bought the town from the pope in 1441.
Tourists flock to Sansepolcro in September for medieval crossbow and flag-waving festivals that feature participants in costumes modeled after Piero paintings. But I found mostly locals coming home from Mass, spotless streets with limited car traffic and a hush of civility. Via XX Settembre, the main street, is lined with Renaissance palaces that have modish shops on the ground floor; it comes to a halt at gently sloping Piazza Torre di Berta. Adjoining is Huxley's not very interesting cathedral.
But it is interesting, a Romanesque cavern built to enshrine relics brought from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to Italy in the 10th century by pilgrims Arcano and Egidio, customarily credited as the founders of Sansepolcro. Piero's house, bearing his coat of arms but not open to the public, is a block beyond, across the street from a small garden with a 19th century statue of him heroically holding a palette.
On the way back to the piazza I passed what might be a more reliable likeness. Tradition has it that Piero included a self-portrait among the figures of sleeping soldiers in his "Resurrection," which is visible day and night through a window at the Civic Museum. I stopped short when I saw it, pressed my nose to the glass for several moments, then went on.
There aren't many places to stay in the historic center, so it was easy to choose Locanda del Giglio, an inn with four comfortable suites above one of the oldest restaurants in town. My corner room had a simple platform bed, bleached oak floors and casement windows overlooking Via XX Settembre.
I found owner Alessio Uccellini, a large, slow-moving man with a red bow tie, leaning out the window watching the passeggiata. Wordlessly, he took me to the dining room, which has a carved wood ceiling, antique fireplace and decorations alla nonna. She or some other gifted Uccellini inspired the menu, full of hardy Tuscan specialties such as the roast duck in fennel I had that night, followed by the dessert cart heaped with every sweet in nonna's recipe box.
I reserved the next morning to look more closely at the "Resurrection" in the Civic Museum, a well-planned suite of galleries in a 15th century palazzo. It has rooms devoted to local history, works by Piero followers such as Matteo di Giovanni and Piero's own "Misericordia" altarpiece of the Madonna, her cape outspread to shelter worshippers at her feet.
But the indisputable star of the show is the "Resurrection," thought to have been painted in the early 1460s. It depicts Christ climbing out of his tomb on Easter morning, eyes fixed on something beyond, still morbidly pallid but strong, in the very process of changing from mortal to god. Below him four soldiers sprawl, sleeping while on guard, in effect saying to the observer: Look what happened while you weren't watching. New life. A second chance.
I carried tidings of the "Resurrection" with me that afternoon as I drove to Arezzo, about 20 miles southeast of Sansepolcro.
The Tuscan provincial capital has its own favorite son Giorgio Vasari who wrote admiringly about Piero in his 1550 treatise "Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects." The town's hilltop historic center is reached from parking lots below by steps and escalators that landed me near Vasari's house and the 13th century cathedral, which has a Mary Magdalene by Piero.
She's lovely but just a warm-up for the "Legend of the True Cross" in the Church of San Francesco downhill from the cathedral. Completed between 1452 and 1466, its 10 panels fill the walls of a soaring chapel, chronicling the saga of Catholicism's most sacred relic, from the tree — planted on the grave of Adam — that supplied the wood, to St. Helena's rediscovery of the cross, lost after the Crucifixion. Other frescoes show armies clashing, horses rearing, lances rising, soldiers falling; the stately, if apocryphal meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba; and Emperor Constantine dreaming of the cross on the eve of battle. Great swaths of history are telescoped by Piero's imagination, in a grand panoply of the Italian Renaissance world.
I left the chapel shell-shocked, then drove east to the miniscule hill town of Monterchi, surrounded by fields near the border of Tuscany and Umbria. Just below its walls another holy site awaits pilgrims: the "Pregnant Madonna."
She was painted by Piero for a country church that was destroyed by an earthquake in 1785. In 1991 the village built a little museum for its great treasure depicting a young, very human Mary, heavy with child, her hand on her belly, with two cherubs at her sides. Scholars say her pained expression prefigures the Crucifixion, but mothers recognize the 81/2-month look that asks, When will this be over?
I got back to Sansepolcro late, knowing I had to leave early the next morning. But before dinner I returned to the window at the Civic Museum for a last look at the "Resurrection." Sir Kenneth Clark called the rising Christ a "country god, who has been worshipped ever since man first knew that seed is not dead in the winter earth, but will force its way upwards."
Then I walked out into the spring night, warm, gentle, filled with the scent of new life.


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MEWS Observation Training
The Christie SoO
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 from 09:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
Event Details
"The session provides theoretical and practical training to enable staff to understand and undertake observations , and complete and understand the MEWS chart. The following observations are covered in this session :
- Respiration rate
- Manual pulse
- Oxygen saturation/Pulse oximetry
- Automated blood pressure
- Manual blood pressure
- Temperature
- Responsiveness score
- Urine output
Following the session staff must work under supervision of a competent member of staff until competence assessment by a standardised assessor has been achieved.
This session is suitable for Band 3 HCAs, Assistant Practitioners and Allied Health professionals."
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Education Centre (Dept 17)
The Christie NHS FT, Manchester M20 4BX
United Kingdom
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 from 09:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
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Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice will be the first player featured during the upcoming season in USA's "NFL Characters Unite" campaign, the cable channel will announce later today.
Rice will also announce an expanded relationship between the NFL and USA at the upfront TV presentations in New York City later today.
Here's the release from USA:
NEW YORK – May 16, 2012 – USA Network announced today that it is expanding its Characters Unite collaboration with the National Football League. The initiative, which works to combat hate and intolerance, kicks off with a new series of vignettes during the NFL regular season and culminates with the third annual NFL CHARACTERS UNITE hour-long special documentary premiering around Super Bowl XLVIII.
Super Bowl champion Ray Rice will be among the players featured in the weekly vignettes that highlight NFL stars sharing their personal stories of overcoming discrimination and helping a young person facing similar challenges today. Launching in November 2013 on-air, online and in select stadiums around the nation, the series will be offered as a sponsorship opportunity to marketing partners looking to align their brand to the important cause of promoting greater respect and acceptance. The announcement was made in conjunction with USA's Upfront (#USAupfront), which is being held today at Pier 36 in New York.
"We are proud to expand the collaboration between Characters Unite and the National Football League. With the combined resources of the top cable network and the top professional sports league, we can exponentially increase the reach and impact of our shared effort to combat hate and bullying – two critical issues facing today's youth," said Toby Graff, USA's Senior Vice President, Public Affairs. "The powerful and courageous stories of the NFL stars taking part will help to inspire greater respect, tolerance and acceptance."
Each of the eight heart-warming and inspiring vignettes will profile a NFL star who serves as a role model, using his own experiences to mentor a young person who is experiencing similar prejudice and discrimination today. Among those featured will be Rice, Baltimore Ravens running back and Super Bowl XLVII champion, who will be tackling the problem of bullying and teen suicide in conjunction with his efforts through Ray Rice Charitable Fund.
The vignettes will be broadcast on-air, and viewers can delve deeper into the series online, where there will be even more background on the emotional stories behind each player and young person. The documentary will kick off Characters Unite Month in February 2014, a time when USA Network shines a brighter spotlight on the initiative and the importance of promoting greater respect and acceptance.
"We are pleased to continue working with Characters Unite to highlight the positive impact NFL players have on their communities," said Tracy Perlman, NFL Vice President of Entertainment Marketing and Promotions. "We look forward to working with USA Network and The Hochberg Ebersol Company to tell these important stories."
"Each year, it is one of our company's great honors to produce 'NFL Characters Unite,'" said executive producer Charlie Ebersol. "We are thrilled that USA Network, the NFL and its players will continue to truly inspire teens while giving viewers an often ignored first person depiction of the cycle of negativity that we all should be fighting to end with today's youth


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This photograph taken on November 29, 2008 shows an Indian soldier aiming his weapon towards The Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. A Pakistani man on trial in India over last year's Mumbai attacks pleaded guilty on July 20, 2009, admitting his part in the atrocity for the first time, television reports said. (PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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European Commission - Press release
Air transport: Commission requests Poland and Greece to comply fully with rules on airport charges
Brussels, 22 March 2012 - The European Commission has today requested Poland and Greece to complete the steps necessary to implement EU rules to ensure that airport charges are transparent and non-discriminatory. Following these rules is important to avoid passengers in the EU paying more than they should for air travel. The Commission's request takes the form of a reasoned opinion under EU infringement procedures. If these Member States fail to inform the Commission within two months of the remaining measures taken to ensure full compliance with the law, the Commission could refer the case to the EU Court of Justice.
The EU rules
The airport charges directive, adopted in March 2009, requires Member States to put in place laws to ensure that airport charges levied on airlines at the main EU airports are calculated in accordance with the principles of transparency, consultation and non-discrimination as set out in policies agreed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). These charges are paid by airlines for the use of airport runways and include passenger charges to cover the cost of providing airport terminal infrastructure. Airport charges make up a significant portion of airlines' costs and are ultimately borne by the travelling public as they are included in the price of a ticket. The directive states that airports must consult airlines over their charges and provide information as to the costs incurred in providing the services for which these charges are payable. In addition, Member States are obliged to designate an independent authority with the power to adjudicate in disputes over charges involving airports and airlines.
The reason for today's action
Poland and Greece have to this date only partly implemented the directive, even though they were required to implement it fully by 15 March 2011. Poland, for instance, still has to put into place consultations on charges between airport users and airports and requirements on the transparency of information on airports' costs as they relate to airport charges. Greece has nominated a national supervisory authority but still has to transpose most of the operative parts of the directive necessary for the directive to have real effect.
To date, 22 Member States have indicated full transposition of the directive and the Commission is pursuing three further Member States which have failed to transpose any part of the directive (see IP/11/1410 of 24/11/2011). The Commission is continuing its assessment of the national laws which have been notified to ensure that they meet the standards set out in the directive.
The practical effect of non-implementation
Failing to properly implement the directive could mean that passengers are paying more than they should for air travel, both within the EU and for long-haul destinations departing from EU airports.
The next steps
The Commission's request takes the form of a reasoned opinion under EU infringement procedures. If Poland and Greece fail to inform the Commission within two months of measures taken to ensure full compliance with EU law, the Commission could refer the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
More information on infringement procedures: MEMO/12/200
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Well, that was fast.
The Vikings had "no intent" to trade receiver Percy Harvin. And they traded him anyway.
Jay Glazer of FOX reports that Harvin has been traded to the Seahawks, pending a physical.
The deal can be finalized at 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, when the new league year begins.
It's not known who else was interested. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Seahawks were "far and away" the most aggressive.


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Disney and Pixar are known for high quality family films. "Wall-E," "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles" all generated more than $500 million in ticket sales. But the legendary "Toy Story" franchise may be the gold standard of this genre. These films have sweeping impact that cuts across generational lines and always get Oscar attention.
"Cars 2" comes from the same studio partnership, but it's a pale shadow of their greatest efforts. The animation and visuals are first rate. But the plot is tedious and repetitive with very few laughs to be found. The relentless racing action makes it a kiddie version of the "The Fast and the Furious."
There are international scenes and a James Bond plot with Michael Caine voicing the chief spy car. All the complex references might entertain some adults. But most of the jokes will be lost on youngsters. There's enough colorful noise to keep some children amused. But the real purpose of this film is clear: setting up our kids for the mass merchandising campaign coming to a Christmas near you.
'Bad Teacher' doesn't quite make the grade
As irreverent, misanthropic comedies go, "Bad Teacher" gets an A+ for trash and flash, and an "incomplete" for funny.
Cameron Diaz gleefully sheds her good-girl persona as easily as she sheds her lingerie as conniving, mean middle-school teacher Elizabeth Halsey (which rhymes with another aspect of her character). There's nothing she won't do to further her own self-serving schemes.
What's shocking is that the audience, and everyone in the movie, lets her get away with it. Elizabeth never has to suffer the consequences of her actions, possibly because she's prettier than everyone else. While it made me laugh at times for its sheer chutzpah, I also cringed at its mean-spiritedness toward everyone, and every bad deed gets a good reward.
Justin Timberlake and Lucy Punch (the aptly named Miss Squirrel) are funny, if stereotypical, "gung-ho" teachers who seem too good to be true. Jason Segel is a shaggy charmer who sees Elizabeth for exactly who she is, but is hot for teacher anyway.
Outside the theater, I couldn't help but notice a girl of about 10 waiting eagerly at the head of the line with her dad for "Bad Teacher." Next to it, the line for "Cars 2" was non-existent. Sitting through 90 minutes of drug and sex jokes, I felt embarrassed knowing this little girl was watching it, too. This is one student-teacher conference that should have been avoided.
JOHN DEPKO is a retired senior investigator for the Orange County public defender's office. He lives in Costa Mesa and works as a licensed private investigator.
SUSANNE PEREZ lives in Costa Mesa.