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The Biggest They Come: Ford's Newest Heavy-Duty Pickup Redefines the Segment
You know the saying "go big or go home?" Ford's not going home. Absolutely crushing the truck scales to the tune of 9,083 pounds, the F-450 Super Duty Platinum is the heaviest heavy-duty full-size truck we've ever tested. In terms of capacities, it's also the strongest. Both the weight and the muscle come from the parts that separate the F-450 from its "little" brother, the F-350. Those consist of the axles, suspension, springs, wheels, and tires. The wheels are especially cool, as they're 19.5-inches — the same as a semi-truck's. With the F-450 Super Duty Platinum, Ford is banking on size mattering.
Ford might just be right. This monster didn't seem to notice it had 10,000 pounds hanging off its fifth wheel gooseneck during our testing. I'm not kidding. The F-450 simply wasn't bothered. Hats off to the freaks at Ford for building one of the most insane engines the world's ever seen. Want to feel like Mel Gibson in the first "Lethal Weapon"? Drive this bad boy around unladed. The F-450 proves itself to be a riot as the back end tries to slide everywhere, and when it does hook up, the four rear wheels do their best to rip all the asphalt to shreds. First of all, 440 horsepower is nothing to sneeze at. That's more than most supercars made a couple decades ago and way more power than the competition. Then you have the astounding 860 lb-ft of torque. Mammoth grunt, truly. I drove the F-450 back from Arizona with more than 4,000 pounds of rubber horse mats in the back, and not only was the red beast totally unfazed, but the ride was also wonderfully improved. In terms of sheer muscularity, the F-450 Platinum is in a league of its own.
The Ford F-Series Super Duty is a 2015 Motor Trend Truck of the Year contender – find out before long whether it has what it takes to win.
The max tow rating of the F-450 Super Duty is the best you can buy, at 31,200 pounds. Second place is the Ram HD 3500 that can "only" tow 30,000 pounds. The big Ford's GCVW (Gross Combined Vehicle Weight — truck plus trailer plus passengers and whatever else) is 40,400 pounds. The gnarliest Chevy HD you can purchase has a max GCVW of 30,500 pounds. Ram? 37,600. And that's with Ram's latest engine reflash, bringing its Cummins inline-six turbo's max torque rating up to 865 lb-ft — 5 lb-ft of torque more than Ford. But that's just bragging rights, and honestly 0.6 percent more anything is inconsequential. Despite not making the absolute most power, the F-450 can actually tow much more than its competitors. That's the truth, and here's the math.
We haven't weighed a non-Platinum F-450, but Ford claims it will be lighter than the fake wood and acres-of-leather version. A good thing when you consider that 40,400 pounds minus the max tow rating of 31,200 pounds leaves you with 9,200 pounds. Remove the 9,083 pounds from the equation, and you're left with 117 pounds of overhead. So if you hook up a 31,200-pound trailer to the F-450's fifth wheel, you'd better find a naked 117-pound jockey to drive it. Of course the Ram is in real trouble, as it weighs more than 8,000 pounds and has a tow rating of 30,000 pounds but a GCVW of "only" 37,500 pounds. Point is, the Ford is by far the strongest in terms of towing and hauling, period. Of course you're paying for all that strength — this F-450 Super Duty Platinum costs $75,795. That said, you could get a "base" F-450 Super Duty XL for as low as $53,145.
There are a few things I don't particularly like about the F-450, the first being the Man Step. Assuming you're actually going to throw stuff in the back of your truck, the Man Step is in the wrong place, as it actually blocks the path into the bed. Moreover — and more annoying — the soft pads of your fingers will get caught when you close it quickly and aren't thinking about it. A pretty silly feature, especially considering that Chevy figured out the real solution: corner steps that let you easily hop into the bed.
Then there's the elephant in the room. Make that on the scales. Again, the F-450 Platinum weighs 9,083 pounds. Which when you stop and think about it, is insane. That magnificent bulk is also why mileage is so repugnant. With two tons of payload (rubber horse mats that weigh a bit over 100 pounds each) in back, the biggest Ford "achieved" 13.8 mpg on our return to Los Angeles. That's horrible, especially when you consider that the Chevy Silverado 3500HD weighs in at a comparably slim 8,247 pounds, and hauling the same number of horse mats (40) returned 17.0 mpg.
However, and despite weighing nearly half a ton more, the F-450 is quicker than the Chevy when working. With just over 2,000 pounds in the bed — and with Tow/Haul mode activated — the Chevy needed 9.1 seconds to go from 50 to 70 mph up Arizona's notorious Davis Dam, whereas the Ford needed just 8.6 seconds. Moreover, when hooked up to 10,000-pound fifth-wheel trailers, the Chevy needed 18 seconds to hit 60 mph, compared to 17.1 seconds for the F-450. However, unladed, the Chevy could hit 60 mph in 7.8 seconds, whereas the big Ford needed 8.3.
Conclusion: If you have a serious need to tow and haul very heavy things and do not care about fuel economy, Ford builds your perfect truck.
|2015 Ford F-450 Platinum Super Duty
|Front-engine, 4WD, 5-pass, 4-door truck
|6.7L/440-hp/860-lb-ft turbodiesel OHV 32-valve V-8
|6-speed automatic
|9083 lb (56/44%)
|172.4 in
|LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT
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Day 1
Leave Arusha arriving by lunch time, proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge/Eunoto Lodge.
Day 2
After breakfast depart for Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge the archeological site of Leakey's family. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Serena/Sopa Lodge.
Day 3
A full Day with morning and afternoon game drives to explore the plains. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Serena/Sopa Lodge.
Day 4
After breakfast depart for Ngorongoro, one of the natural wonders of the world. Meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena/Sopa Lodge.
Day 5
After early morning breakfast, leave with picnic lunch for a full Day crater tour, you will be taken 2000ft down the crater by a 4wheel drive vehicle. Explore the crater
before ascending back to the Ngorongoro Serena/Sopa Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 6
After breakfast in Ngorongoro drive to Tarangire. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.
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Frequent Links
Carson Kressley
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Carson Kressley in July 2006.
Carson Lee Kressley
November 11, 1969
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
TV host
Fashion design
Carson Lee Kressley (born November 11, 1969) was the fashion expert on the American television program Queer Eye, where he was one of the show's "Fab Five". He was also the motivational host of the TV show How to Look Good Naked and OWN's Carson Nation. He was a fan favorite on season 13 of Dancing with the Stars.
Kressley was born and raised in Claussville, in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. His family raised ponies and he competed in equine events from an early age, was a member of the U.S. World Cup Saddle Seat equitation team in 1999 and won a world championship in 2009.[1]
Growing up, he attended Northwestern Lehigh High School in the Northwestern Lehigh School District. He graduated from Gettysburg College with a degree in management and fine art in 1991, with Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude honors. While at Gettysburg College, Kressley became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega.[2]
He currently resides in Manhattan, where he is active in numerous gay rights, animal and health-related charities. He is openly gay himself.
He began as an independent stylist, then worked for Ralph Lauren from 1994 until 2002, working in several areas including menswear and corporate advertising. His leap into television took place in 2003 when he gained great exposure as the "fashion savant" on Queer Eye when the show debuted on the Bravo cable television network. He remains active and visible on television as a fashion critic or commentator. Kressley frequently appears on Good Morning America and for the E! Network, among others, and has critiqued red carpet fashions at high-profile events such as the Oscars and the Golden Globes. In 2005, he acted as a judge for the Miss Universe pageant, which aired live from Bangkok, Thailand. In 2006, he returned to the Miss Universe pageant, but as commentator, and was also commentator for the 2006 Miss USA pageant.
In February 2007, he was announced as the host of new Lifetime makeover show, How to Look Good Naked (a U.S. version of a British series).[3] The show's premiere episode on January 4, 2008 drew record numbers for Lifetime—1.6 million viewers, which included significant numbers in the adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 demographics, as well as the network's target demo of women 18-34. As of January 2008, the debut episode of How to Look Good Naked is Lifetime's highest-rated premiere in those three demographics.[4]
In May 2007, he acted as a judge on reality series Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants where mother and daughter teams compete in a beauty pageant.[5] Crowned debuted on The CW on December 12, 2007.
Kressley appeared as the Master of Ceremonies on Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2008.
He has also appeared on Big Brother Australia.
He was a host on the ABC series True Beauty, along with Vanessa Minnillo and Beth Stern.
In 2011, Kressley began a show on the Oprah Winfrey Network titled Carson Nation.[6]
In September 2011, Kressley was a participant on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Anna Trebunskaya. Kressley proved to be a fan favorite, but was voted off week five of the competition.[7]
In 2015, Kressley and Ross Matthews were named as new regular judges for the 7th season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[8]
Since the success of Queer Eye he has pursued various acting opportunities. In 2005, Kressley made his film debut in the movie The Perfect Man starring Heather Locklear and Hilary Duff, playing Lance, a bartender. In July 2006, he starred in "The Year Without a Santa Claus." This TV movie also stars John Goodman as Santa, and aired December 11, 2006 on NBC. He had a cameo role in his third movie, the independent comedy 16 to Life. The feature film "It's Christmas, Carol" premiered December 2012.
Fashion design
He also has moved into fashion design. In November 2006, Kressley debuted "Perfect", his own clothing for men and women, on QVC.[9] He cites his experience as a stylist with Ralph Lauren and on Queer Eye as inspiration for the line, and says he "...realized a lot of people are missing great basics in their wardrobe. I consider my Perfect collection for QVC to be 'basics with a twist.'"[10] He debuted a new women's collection for Shop NBC in April 2012. The collection, called "Love, Carson", is built on transformative pieces that provide women with affordable glamour.[11]
- Author of the 2004 book Off The Cuff: The essential style guide for men and the women who love them (ISBN 0-525-94836-8).
- Author of You're Different and That's Super, a 2005 children's story deriving inspiration from the classic tale "The Ugly Duckling," featuring a unicorn who grows up among a herd of horses from foalhood to maturity.[12]
- Co-author, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab Five's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better (Clarkson Potter, 2004), with the four other cast members.
Other vocations
In April 2006, Kressley became ordained over the Internet as a minister of the Universal Life Church, in order to be able to perform a wedding ceremony during an episode of Queer Eye.[13] During the episode he mistakenly announced he had been ordained by the "Universal Unitarian Church of Modesto, California," and the slip aired, much to the amusement of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Modesto, California.
Kressley is also known as an owner of American Saddlebred horses and respected for his success as a horse show exhibitor.[14] He won a world title in 2009.[1] Kressley's interest in horses combined with his interest in promoting respect for diversity, resulted in his authorship of 'You're Different and That's Super!', illustrated by cartoonist Jared Lee.
Kressley is an ambassador for the Melbourne Cup, in 2007 playing a part in the 'Fashion On The Field'.[15]
In November 2006, Kressley competed on a celebrity edition of Jeopardy against Regis Philbin and Nancy Grace. Carson took second place, losing by one dollar.[16]
- In 2004 Queer Eye won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality Program." It was nominated again for that category in 2005.
- ^ a b "Dorothy Cascerceri, "Carson Kressley Keeps His Eye on Success," Philidelphiastylemag.com Accessed September 27, 2012". Phillystylemag.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ ""Queer Eye" star and Gettysburg College graduate Carson Kressley to speak on campus". Gettysburg College. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ Dempsey, John. "Lifetime's got 'Naked' ambition". Variety. Retrieved February 2007.
- ^ "Anthony Crupi, "Kressley's 'Naked' Nabs Lifetime Numbers," MediaWeek.com Accessed January 7, 2008". Mediaweek.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ "Starpulse.com". Retrieved May 2007.
- ^ ""Carson Nation OWN TV" Oprah.com Accessed September 26, 2012". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ Gonzalez, Maricela (2011-10-18). "'Dancing With the Stars': Eliminated contestant is". Popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ ""The "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 7 Premiere Date—And Judges—Finally Revealed!" NewNowNext.com Accessed January 28th, 2015". newnownext.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
- ^ "QVC.com". Retrieved November 2006.
- ^ "Carsonkressley.com". Retrieved April 2007.
- ^ ShopNBC April 24, 2012 8:03 AM (2012-04-24). ""Fashion Guru Carson Kressley to Launch New Exclusive Fashion Collection on ShopNBC April 26" Finance.yahoo.com Accessed September 26, 2012". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ Kressley, Carson, Jared Lee You're Different and That's Super. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-4169-0070-5 ISBN 978-1416900702
- ^ ""Queer Eye" episode 4.2, "Marriage, Vegas Style: Asher and Tsiliana"". 2006-06-13.
- ^ "ASHA Individual Award winners announced; Aikman, Stonecroft Farm, Rowland, Kressley, Durant, Courts and Harris to receive honors at American Saddlebred Ball in February.". <span />Saddlebred News, American Saddlebred Horse Association Web site. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
- ^ "Carson Kressley spruiks Cup". Smh.com.au. 2007-04-19. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ Celebrity Jeopardy
External links
- Carson Kressley Official Web Site
- Carson Kressley at the Internet Movie Database
- Carson Kressley Biography at Bravo Television
- Carson Kressley profile at NNDB
- Carson Kressley interview with Portland Magazine
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Hash Event Management System
Here is the answer to all your questions :-) If you can't find your question here,
contact us
Maybe your contribution will make it to the Mother of all F.A.Q.'s:
Show Questions Only
Do we need our own web site?
Not necessarily. Everything, including Program pages can be handled by Toeds system
We have our own website, can we intergrate the system with it?
Yes. You can either post a link from your site to your index page on toedsh3-admin, or use inline framing to make it appear it all runs from your own site.
Our Committe does not like wasting beer money on credit card charges, Do we need to use the online payment?
No. You can collect money any way you like.
If the event is for poeple you see regularly, you can collect cash from them, the credit card is an option for those Idle poeple like me who like to do everything from thier arm chair with a glass by thier side.
The confirmation of payment is done manually.
How much does it cost to process Credit cards and who pays this?
A Paypall account can be set up for free in minutes, but they charge 3.4% plus 20p for each transaction.
You can iether budget for this in the rego price, or the system can add it to the amount due for those making payments this way.
Do we have to have our e-mail addresses on the contacts page?
No. All emails are sent from the server, so none are ever transmitted to a browser, therefore avoiding spamers.
There is a lot in the system, do we need to use it all?
No. Every event has a new rego page with only what you ask for on it, so use as little or as much as you like. I will even add things to it if you need them.
What if we find we need more info from our attenddees after they have registered?
Simple, The system is designed for everyone to be able to update thier details whenever they like, so just we can ad a field to the rego, then go to the mass e-mail and send everyone who is registered an email, with a code asking them to update thier details.
By using a code to access thier details we prevent jokers messing up the system.
Can I send mass e-mails to just a selected group?
Yes. There are several ways of choosing recipients and filtering in or out attendees, so we should be able to accomadate most situations.
How many mismanagement poeple can have access to the system
As many as you like. A separate user name and password will be issued for those updating the data (i.e. say GM, Hash Cash and Rego Slave). All the others can have access to the user area, and generate a multipage spread sheet, which they can download with the latest data.
We already have a system, can we import the data to that?
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Shoulder rest
The shoulder rest is an accessory that can be found on violins and violas. It may be made of wood, aluminium, carbon fiber or plastic. Usually, the shoulder rest attaches to the edge of the back of the violin with "feet" padded with rubber tubing or made of soft plastic. The goal of a shoulder rest is to allow a more comfortable attitude while playing by adding height to the shoulder and preventing the instrument from slipping (Kreitman, p. 30). A shoulder rest generally follows the curve of the shoulder; some shoulder rests are bendable, others are made of sponge-like material, and a few have an extension that hooks further over the shoulder for stability. It is a relatively recent invention, and though it is quite commonly used among modern violinists and violists, it is not universally used. Depending on body type and style of clothes, some musicians need no more than a thin sponge, a cloth or sometimes nothing at all under the instrument.
Merits and DemeritsEdit
There are two common approaches to playing without a shoulder rest. The first is to hold the violin horizontal with the support of the left hand at all times. This usually decreases the mobility of the thumb during downshifts and requires the thumb never to leave the neck of the violin in order to support the instrument. The second approach is to support the instrument almost fully at the neck-shoulder region, often requiring the use of some form of padding beside the collar bone to bring the violin closer to the jaw and to hold the instrument in place. Some violinists may even raise their shoulder to achieve this, particularly when shifting positions and when using vibrato. Problems frequently surface while doing this, such as constant muscle tension which obstructs fluidity of technique, and may lead to injury in the long term. These problems can also arise from incorrect usage of shoulder rests.
A shoulder rest can dampen the instrument's tone by decreasing the vibrations of the back of the instrument. According to the renowned violinist and professor Leopold Auer, the use of a shoulder rest could take away more than one-third of the violin's natural volume; although more recent scientific studies suggest it to be less.[1] The shoulder alone can also hinder the instrument's tone if it is pressing against the back of the instrument. Many great violinists, including Tibor Varga, Aaron Rosand, Arthur Grumiaux, Anne-Sophie Mutter, David Oistrakh, Jascha Heifetz, Joseph Szigeti, Yehudi Menuhin, Henryk Szeryng, Ivry Gitlis, Mischa Elman, Nigel Kennedy, Nathan Milstein, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Michael Rabin, Fritz Kreisler, Efrem Zimbalist, Isaac Stern, and Eugène Ysaÿe have not used a shoulder rest.
Some instruments have been marked due to the friction on the wood and added tension to the instrument the shoulder rest may bring according to each different player strength. There are shoulder rest that do not damage the violin like: AcoustaGrip, Acoustifoam and Zaret.
A shoulder rest, whatever its design, is an accessory to facilitate holding the violin. This can lighten the task of the left hand, enabling smoother and lighter shifting technique. All rests must make a compromise between violin support and freedom (or flexibility in holding the violin). There are a number of soft rests (generally anatomy friendly) and harder or rigid rests on the market.
The shoulder rest is largely an invention of the middle-to-late 20th century. Prior to its invention, violinists and violists employed a number of strategies to hold their instruments: the violin in particular was often depicted in the 16th and 17th centuries being held on or below the collarbone, though this does restrict shifting somewhat. Leopold Mozart is portrayed holding his violin quite low on his shoulder. Large violas were typically played with the aid of straps around the neck, and violins could be attached to the players' cravat. Performers who consider themselves historically informed or emulate period practices may choose not to use chin or shoulder rests, depending on the period[citation needed].
See alsoEdit
- ^ Maia Bang Violin Method, Part 1, Page 8
- Notes
- Kempter, Susan (2003). How Muscles Learn: Teaching the Violin with the Body in Mind. 15800 NW 48th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33014: Summy-Birchard Music, Warner Bros. Publications. pp. 23–28. ISBN 1-58951-401-7.
- Kreitman, Edward (1998). Teaching from the Balance Point. 1106 Chestnut Street, Western Springs, Illinois, 60558: Western Springs School of Talent Education. p. 30. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 98-90294.
- Richard Ward (March 2005). "Show of Support: Choosing the right shoulder rest can be a tricky task". Strings. San Rafael, California, United States of America: String Letter Publishing. 127. Archived from the original on 2006-11-09.


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Anglican Church Stocks CTS Leaflets?
It's one of those 'high Anglican' churches. One of those 'Anglo-Catholic' churches. That's right, a Protestant church.
They like traditional liturgy and having sacred music performed in their church every day and now it appears that they retain a healthy belief in the Real Presence, even though last I heard 99.9% of Anglican Orders are declared to be invalid.
The questions I had in my mind when I looked at the leaflet were; 'Why believe in one doctrine of Catholic Truth? Or indeed, why believe in a few? Is it just the doctrine of Papal Infallibility and Teaching Authority they don't get along with? Why have one leaflet at the back of the Church and not the full range, so to speak? Why protest at the Catholic Church on just the grounds of Papal Authority if you sincerely believe that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist, rather than it being a 'symbol'?'
The same Lord Jesus Christ that said, "This is My Body..." and "My flesh is real food...", said, "Thou art Peter and upon this rock I shall build My Church..." and prayed to His Heavenly Father, "That they all may be one.."
I know that history has given us quite a few translations of the Bible, thanks largely to Protestants, but then surely if anyone's words and testimony are true and credible it is those of Christ and His Apostles. Why believe some but not all? Why pick and choose aspects of Catholic Truth that you like and reject Catholic Truth that doesn't quite 'fit' with your worldview? It is either all true or it is all false, surely!? I suppose such questions were rife during the Reformation. Same debate, different century.
Damian Thompson has the latest on the 'wimmin bishops' crisis, a split so hazardous that the atomic discovery may yet pale in comparison. Here in the Catholic Church we don't do splits.
We do grudges which are much more fun. Look...
Still, you have to speak up when the Church established by God Himself has been infected with large numbers of Protestants in high places.


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January 25, 2013
r slow healing wounds can now obtain comprehensive treatment, close to home. The new Wound & Hyperbaric Center, located at 4639 E. Pickard in Mt. Pleasant, offers advanced wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, all with the goal of accelerating healthy tissue growth in patients.
"The McLaren Central Michigan Wound & Hyperbaric Center is the first of its kind in Isabella County, and we're very excited to be providing these new services to our patients," said Sheri Myers, Vice President of Patient Care Services at MCM.
The Wound & Hyperbaric Center team includes Rose Shufelt, RN, wound care clinician; Robert David, hyperbaric technician and safety director; and Amitava Ghosh, MD, FACS, general and vascular surgeon.
Shufelt has seven years of experience in wound care, is wound care certified, and has worked as a registered nurse for 25 years. With 16 years of hyperbaric oxygen therapy experience, David has implemented successful wound care programs throughout Michigan. Dr. Ghosh has extensive experience in both surgical and non-surgical treatment of vascular disease including wound care. He is certified in hyperbaric oxygen therapy and trained to develop personalized plans for each patient needing treatment.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves the use of a special chamber pressurized with 100% pure oxygen to increase a patient's oxygen levels. Oxygen administered in high doses can promote the healing of chronic wounds and damaged organs. Length of treatment depends on the diagnosis, as well as the patient's overall health, but typically ranges from 90 – 120 minutes.
"It's a non-invasive and painless treatment," Dr. Ghosh said.
McLaren Central Michigan offers the area's largest hyperbaric chambers, providing a comfortable treatment experience. Patients with chronic wounds including radiation tissue damage, diabetic wounds, bone infections, and venous and arterial ulcers receive personalized treatment plans at the Center, which may include infection management, removal of non-living tissue, skin grafts, compression therapy, or HBOT.
Patients will benefit from one-on-one instruction and education on diabetes, foot care, nutrition and diet, smoking cessation, exercise and skin care to prevent future injuries.
The Center also serves as a new location for Dr. Ghosh's general and vascular surgery practice.
A free health check for individuals with diabetes will be held Wed., Jan. 30 from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Wound & Hyperbaric Center, including blood glucose testing, blood pressure, nutritional counseling, and a foot exam. Call (989) 779-5606 to schedule your free appointment.
An open house for the public will be held at the Center Wed., Feb. 13 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Tours will be available.
To learn more about the McLaren Central Michigan Wound & Hyperbaric Center, 4639 Pickard St., Suite A, in Mt. Pleasant, call (989) 956-3118 or visit mclaren.org/centralmichigan.


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We're at the mid-point, half way through the ten episode series of Arne Dahl, a Swedish crime thriller series about an elite team of detectives. So it's time to take stock!
Here's a rundown of who's who in Arne Dahl's A Unit – a special police cell set up to track down a serial killer picking off Sweden's financial elite. Like the A Team but with more Saabs, and marginally fewer explosions.
Detective Paul Hjelm is a damaged detective with a troubled home life. His recruitment to the A Unit saves him from a disciplinary hearing for misconduct after he shoots an immigrant in a hostage situation. He's married to 36-year-old Cilla, with a daughter, Tova, and a son, Danne.
Arne Dahl on Paul: "He's probably the character I'm closest to – he shares my own uncertainty about existence, but also my, well, reluctant strengths. Even at his worst I like him – which might even mean that I like myself. Sometimes, anyway."
Jan-Olov Hultin / Jenny Hultin is the Head of Department and establishes up the A Unit. He has a subtle sense of humour. During the TV series he undergoes a gender change and becomes CID Inspector Jenny Hultin.
Arne Dahl on Jan-Olov: "He may very well be the image I'd like my daughters to have of me. Quite simply, a great dad. And not quite as neutral as he'd like to think…"
Kerston Holm A bright but troubled woman from Gothenburg. She has dark hair, dark eyes, dark clothes. She also sings in a choir. She and Paul nearly sleep together in The Blinded Man, and in Bad Blood she is recovering from the death of the man she was having a relationship with.
Arne Dahl on Kerstin: "She is my female side… I'm probably a bit in love with her. It's purely platonic, of course."
Jorge Chavez is small, dark and very energetic: an ultra-professional, modern police officer. He dresses in sports gear and is a computer geek. He's single, the son of Chilean refugees, and shares an office with Hjelm.
Arne Dahl on Chavez: "He's my energy when I'm at my strongest… he's me when I refuse to sleep because I have to write on."
Arto Söderstedt, a pale Finnish intellectual with five children. He was originally a top lawyer in Finland who defended particularly wealthy and unpleasant individuals. He had a crisis of conscience, moved to Sweden and after a few years joined the police force, hoping to change the system from within although he was soon known as a 'controversial cop.'
Arne Dahl on Arto: "He is my wise and free self, completely independent of the outside world – he represents my wish to be able to do what I want. Is he possibly the book's hero?"
Gunnar Nyberg, an enormous man who was once a bodybuilder (Mr. Sweden in 1973) and a wife-beater. He was charged three times with police brutality before he gave up the drugs. He looks for solace in the church choir. He hasn't seen his children since they were young.
Arne Dahl on Gunnar: "He's my conscience… He also represents grace, the possibility of reconciliation, and of a good life in the end."
Viggo Norlander is not altogether bright and slightly inflexible. He worked in the Stockholm police division, and is the second oldest member of the team. He's divorced, a stickler for detail, and very old-school. He pursues a hunch in The Blinded Man and ends up being crucified by Russian mobsters in Tallin. In Bad Blood he is shot by the Kentucky Killer.
'A balding, rather stout man in his early fifties spoke up. He was sitting on the far right in the small, bare conference room. He tapped his pen lightly as he spoke. "Yes, well, my name is Viggo Norlander…"'
The Blinded Man by Arne Dahl is published by Harvill Secker and the second book in the series, Bad Blood, will be published in July. The TV adaptation is currently showing on BBC 4, Saturday nights at 9pm.


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Yum and ooh! I had a lovely package delivered today, all the way from Tara in Australia! She made me the cutest zipper pouch with lots of hand stitching. I love the beautiful bee and flower she sewed!
Here's the package in all its glory (above).
One side of pouch, with little hand embroidered bees on a fun floral fabric.
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The other side of the bag with a cross-stitched bee and flower.
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This Canada trip has been rather busy so far. We are in Markham, Ontario, which I would consider to be part of the Toronto metropolis area. Toronto is not very far at all down the highway. We are staying just a couple miles from the Smucker Foods of Canada office. It is a very busy area. The main road we use to get to the office is seven lanes wide, with stop lights at every second or third road. And there are tons of big technology companies with offices in the area -- like AMD and Avaya.
We also discovered that all-you-can-eat sushi is big around here. None of the sushi places in my area offer all-you-can-eat...so this seemed a novel idea to all of us. The place we chose was about $21 per person. They had several appetizers like edamame, miso soup, and sea weed salad. They had about 20 types of ngiri and probably 40 choices of rolls. Flip the menu over and you find more treats. Several types of tempura, many choices of other fried goodies (the octopus balls were great), rices, noodles, and teppanyaki dishes. Drink and ice cream were also included. I would guess that there were well over 100 items available on the menu...all of which were made to order, and all-you-can-eat (90 minute time limit). I wish there were places like this around home.
There is nowhere really good to run since our hotel is in the busy area. Linda and I went out Tuesday morning and found that most of the roads had sidewalks. So we ran through the one non-busy street by the hotel. Then down one of the main raods until we thought we had gone a mile. It was downhill the whole way out. We turned around and made our way back up the hill. Not steep. But literally all uphill. Turns out we were pretty close. It had been .95 mi when we turned around. Temperature was about 45 degrees.
We went out again today. It was about 35 degrees. We set out on the same path. I bought The Little Mermaind Broadway cast recording this weekend, and I was listening to that on my mp3 player. I was on Part of Your World and I heard a bird sound. I was picturing Ariel coming on the surface of the water as she sang; birds flying overhead. I heard the bird again and realized that it wasn't in the music. There was a giant goose just to the left of the road ahead of us (we were still on the non-busy street). I noticed that there was another goose about 10 feet behind it off the road. Linda and I looked at each other and realized that he didn't look friendly (we already had a hissing goose run toward our group as we walked to dinner a couple nights before). We headed for the other side of the street to keep our distance, but the goose came running at us at full speed. Linda turned and went into the grass and towards a parking lot that was across the street from the geese. I turned and started going back down the road. After I got several steps, I heard Linda scream and turned around just in time to see the goose fly low over her head. It landed just past her. I tried to collect my thoughts, but now the goose (who was probably forty feet away) started coming toward me.
I saw a big company sign not too far past me. It was probably four or five feet tall, one foot thick, and six or eight feet long. I thought I could get behind it so the goose couldn't fly at me, but the goose took off earlier than I expected. I couldn't see the goose because I was sprinting away from it, but Linda said it swooped down nearly low enough to hit me as it flew over. It landed several feet past me just as I was getting to the sign. So I stood by the sign. I was at the far end of the sign, and the goose at the other. I kept peering around either side of the sign to see where the goose was going to go. Whichever way he came around, I was going to go the other. But it just did the same thing, looking around to see what I was going to do. Linda had walked up to me at this point, and I suddenly realized that we were directly between the angry goose and the other goose. All I could think of was the danger that ensues if you stand between a mother bear and her cubs.
After dancing around the sign to watch the goose, it finally just stood still. We decided to continue on our planned route -- which would take us just past the other goose -- since that was the direction that would get us away from the mean goose. We kept our distance from the other one as we ran by, and luckily the attacker stayed where he was and didn't come at us again. It should be no surprise that we took a different route back to the hotel.
The run today was WINDY! It was cold and the wind just cut right through clothing. We were running directly into it as we came up the hill. At times it felt like I wasn't even moving forward. Linda hadn't planned to run outside, so she only had shorts. Her legs were bright red after 20 minutes out in the wind. I am typically an evening runner...so I packed for evening weather which is usually a bit warmer. So all I had on top were a t-shirt and a long-sleeve t-shirt. BRRR.
I ran 1.9 miles yesterday and 1.95 miles today. The extra .05 was well worth it to avoid the goose on the way back. I haven't talked to Kristin about running this week, so I'm not sure what she has done.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Don't Goose Me, Bro
Posted by Craig Wheeler at 11:23 AM
Labels: Craig, Running to Disney
2 comments:
- Rae! said...
Holy Cats!!!! I mean goose!!! I know geese are mean, they don't hurt. Great job on the miles, miles away from home.
- April 10, 2008 at 1:43 PM
- caballerofan said...
Thanks for sharing that eh.
That goose sounds like a real hoser.
- April 10, 2008 at 11:15 PM
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Mark Rutledge: Everybody loves Dean Martin and big-band music sometime
Mark Rutledge: Everybody loves Dean Martin and big-band music sometime
By Mark Rutledge
The Daily Reflector
Friday, November 21, 2008
As I walked to my car in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, the distinctively low bass notes from a teenager's car stereo vibrated my eyebrows.
Nothing makes you feel more like a crusty old man than being annoyed by the thump, thump, thumping of what today's youth have somehow mistaken for music.
It scares me that grocery stores are now playing a lot of the '70s rock that caused my own parents to shake their heads in disbelief. If tomorrow's grocery stores begin piping in today's license-tag-rattling rap, we can expect a lot more cleanups on the pickle aisle.
The closer I got to my car in that parking lot, the louder and more annoying the non-melodious vibrations became. The disturber of the public peace, as it turned out, was parked right beside me.
To further enhance my misery, the guy had backed in so that his opened driver-side window was directly in line with mine. I shot him a disapproving glance climbing into my car, but he was slumped too far down in his seat to notice.
My first instinct was to quickly put as much distance as possible between the thoughtless thumping and me. But as I shifted into drive it hit me that I would never again have such a golden — as in golden oldies — opportunity to offer a timeless testimonial to that musically misguided young man.
I moved the shifter back into park and began flipping through my own CDs.
For all of the auto industry's recently publicized failures, backsliding on car stereo technology is not among them. My factory-installed CD player can mount a formidable challenge against any teenager's custom dash-blaster — especially from 24 inches away.
I considered firing back with some George Jones. Perhaps a little "He Stopped Loving Her Today" cranked up all the way. Or I could put on a Willie Nelson classic from the "Red Headed Stranger" collection.
I might have witnessed to the lad with the gospel bluegrass renderings of Doyle Lawson, or taken him down to the crossroads with the raucous rock of ZZ Top.
But I needed something that would cut through the mind-numbing bass notes and get under that flat-billed ball cap of his. I rolled down my front and rear windows and let loose with some big-band boom-boom.
"How lucky can one guy be?" Dean Martin asked between high-frequency horns, "I kissed her and she kissed me."
The loud one did not lower his volume or admit defeat, but as I slowly pulled away snapping my fingers and bobbing my head, he was sitting up a little straighter and smiling.
Ancient as I am, the big-band era was before my time. I never would have thought to purchase "Dino: The Essential Dean Martin."
Mine was a gift from my musically diverse niece Adrienne, who offers hope that grocery stores might never thump or vibrate with piped-in rap music. Adrienne is 19.
As old Dino once said, "Ain't that a kick in the head?"
Contact Mark Rutledge at email@example.com or (252) 329-9575.
2 comments:
- Keith said...
Hey pallie DMP. That is so cool. What's really cool is that's the newspaper for a city that's only about 30 minutes away from me. I don't generally get their paper, but that's awesome to see such a story there. I love how he put on some Dino. It's even more fantastic than it was a youngster that had gotten the CD. It shows that there are many in the younger generations that are hooked on the King of Cool. It might be up to them to convert some older people to our Dino than had considered him at one time only for old people. Great story. Have a great weekend. Cheers!
- Saturday, November 22, 2008
- dino martin peters said...
Hey pallie Keith, dude likes I knew you would likes totally Dinodig this 'cause it was from a N.C. newspaper....didn't realize that it was so close to you...yeah, how cool that it was a Deanager who provided the Dino for her unc....thanks for sharin' your Dinothoughts....
- Saturday, November 22, 2008


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As a spin-off of their successful Shapeshifter annual lecture series, Brussels designers and educators Inge Gobert and Johan Van Looveren have just published thoughts on designing information with Lars Mueller Publishers, including some thoughts by myself.
Here is the blurb: This book presents the reflections of 16 designers of international renown, all of whom are active in the broad field of information design: interactive, editorial and environmental design, data visualization, wayfinding, typography, cartography, etc. Through interviews, Inge Gobert and Johan Van Looveren provide insight into the field of information design, its working methods, possibilities and limitations, attitudes, dreams and frustrations. Special emphasis is placed on how future information designers can be effectively prepared to work in a world where the nature of information is constantly changing.
Interviews with: Johannes Bergerhausen, Peter Crnokrak / The Luxury of Protest, Brendan Dawes, Rose Epple, Tim Fendley / Applied, Joost Grootens / Studio Joost Grootens, Fernando Gutiérrez / Studio Fernando Gutiérrez, Joe Malia / BERG, Joris Maltha / Catalogtree, Morag Myerscough / Studio Myerscough, Maria da Gandra & Maaike van Neck / MWMcreative, Mark Porter / Mark Porter Associates, Lizá Ramalho & Arthur Rebelo / R2, Andreas Uebele / Büro Uebele Visuelle Kommunikation, Gerlinde Schuller / The World as Flatland, Andrew Vande Moere.
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Yeah, yeah, I know it's a big thing to wear heart-themed art on your nails for Valentine's Day. And that's great and all but that just seems so expected, you know? So I decided to round up a few cute ideas perfect for the day that include a that over-used symbol. And here they are:
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Today we're sharing the story of Sam & Jess Hedges, a cowboy-ing couple from the Great Basin!
We're Sam & Jessica Hedges, from the beautiful, vast and wild area of the Great Basin known as SE Oregon, south of Burns, OR to be specific.
We both grew up on ranches. Sam in Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. Jess in California and Nevada. Since getting married, we have ventured into Washington and Oregon. We both had a short stint in Elko, Nevada where we met while we were going to college, but quickly figured out that our lives were about cowboying and that's how we wanted to raise our someday family.
We are both driven by the history, the tradition, the horsemanship, the sense of family that surrounds ranching. Its hard work, but it is honest and heartfelt.
Our favorite thing about living on a ranch is the freedom.
"There is nothing like the feeling that you get down deep in side when you trot out in the morning and you're hired on to ride."~ Waddie Mitchell
Jess use to ride on a daily basis when the couple lived in cow camp, but has recently hung up her spurs to be a full time mom to their 7 month old son, Quirt.
Outside of the normal day to day, Sam makes knives and braids rawhide. Jess is a nationally acclaimed cowboy poet and has started her own accessories line, The Buckarette Collection.
A typical day for us is non-existent. You can walk out the door that day with a plan and have it all change. Sam can be on a horse, welding, putting out mineral, or any other number of things in a day. Jess can be on the road performing, running errands in town, training a dog or horse, or creating an original Buckarette Collection piece.
Jess gets to deal with a lot misconceptions and misunderstanding about cowboy life through her experiences as a cowboy poet.
Jess gets to deal with a lot misconceptions and misunderstanding about cowboy life through her experiences as a cowboy poet.
I (Jess) was talking to a group of grade schoolers in Durango, CO and you could hear them gasp as I explained that we only went town once a month. Walmart was 5 hours and was a once every couple of months trip.
Although we are no longer in cow camp, we had in the past lived 4 hours from town and had no cell service, no tv, there were times of the year that you couldn't get in or out. The idea that people are happy without technology and do this all for the sake of producing the nation's beef is unheard of. The remoteness and the lifestyle it takes to have a cheeseburger available when you hit the McDonald's drive thru is one of the biggest misconceptions.
You can learn more about Jess Hedges and her story by visiting her poetry website, her poetry Facebook page, and her Facebook page for the Buckarette Collection. She also has a personal Twitter account, and a Buckarette Collection twitter, as well as an Instagram.
If you or someone you know is interested in sharing your story or agricultural experience, please contact us today! We are always looking for more features - YOU could be the next Face of Agriculture!


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This is just a calming one. Probably lower your heart rate if your stressed or anything.
Here is my tribute to Mrs. Rush, one of the late staff at our school. I was really sad when she died - I hadn't known her terrifically well, but I had known her throughout all my ten years there. It broke my heart to permanently say goodbye.
Whatever you do, at least listen to this one.
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CYPRESS, CA – The Cypress College women's basketball team (16-7, 8-1 OEC) held on to defeat the Orange Coast College Pirates (3-17, 2-7 OEC) at home in Gym II on Wednesday night, 68-62. The Lady Chargers entered the matchup ranked No. 12 in Southern California.
Sophomore guard Gabrielle Carbajal led the way for Cypress with 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. Sophomore guard Vivian Lara added 15 points on 50% shooting, while freshman Tawni Atencio chipped in with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc.
Sydney Driggs led the Pirates with 26 points. Aubriona Mathis added 22 points and 18 rebounds, including 11 offensive rebounds, to finish with a double-double.
The Chargers got off to a slow start, turning it over 6 times in the opening quarter, while shooting just 25% from the floor. Cypress got it going early in the second quarter, where they erupted for 28 points to take a 14-point lead at halftime. Atencio powered the Lady Charger run, scoring all 13 of her points in the period, drilling 4-of-4 shots from three-point range.
Both teams traded points in the third quarter as the Chargers took a 58-45 lead into the fourth. The Pirates went on a 13-0 run to tie the game at 58 each with under two minutes remaining. However, the Chargers would answer with a 7-0 run of their own to regain control. Lara scored 7 of the Chargers' final 10 points to seal the victory for Cypress down the stretch.
Women's basketball will return to action on the road against Riverside City College on Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Stay connected with the Chargers through social media. Follow Cypress College Athletics on Twitter @CypressChargers. Check in with the Chargers on Facebook/CypressChargers and on Instagram @CypressChargers.


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During the holiday season, people seem to shop not only for friends and family, but for themselves and their pets as well. I decided that my BICYCLE needed a Christmas present just as much as your cat.
And I found the perfect Christmas gift to my bicycle: a bicycle bell, for cheerful greetings on the bike path.
Unfortunately, most bells only fit a very thin bar, like a children's handle bar. I had to do some 'hacking' to get it to fit. Yes, there are some other bells on the market that would fit.. and 'classier' ones at that.. but I wanted THIS bell. The Jelly Bell. It's just the right kind of bell for this bike.
This is the end product, mounted at the end of my drop bars near my shifter. I have my mirror mounted here on the other side, so I know that I don't mind having an accessory take up space here.
This is what used to be there! I ended up totally dismembering the plastic band.
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Callouts for Hotel Ads
Note: You are viewing an article about the Hotel Ads Center, which has been replaced by the Hotel Center as the primary feeds platform for Google Hotel Ads. Learn more about the new Hotel Center experience.
Hotel Ads callouts (previously known as taglines) allow you to include additional text inside the hotel booking module. Callouts for Hotel Ads are 1-2 additional lines of customizable text within a single ad. Callouts can be created at multiple levels in your account hierarchy and commonly refer to property slogans, availability, perks, deals, or other promotional details.
Note: Partners can have up to 25 callouts. Callouts are available in any of the languages that Google supports.
Callouts can be created at multiple levels in your account hierarchy and commonly refer to property slogans, availability, perks, deals, or other promotional details. Callouts can be associated at the account, campaign, and ad group level. Ad group callouts override campaign callouts, and campaign callouts override account-level callouts.
What callouts look like
Callouts appear below your name in an ad, as shown:
Callout policies and requirements
To make sure that your callouts adhere to Google's requirements and will be approved, follow the policies below.
- Callout text length: Each line in the callout must be 25 characters or less.
- Callout line independence: Each line in the callout must represent a self-contained idea. Do not assume that the two callout lines will always appear together.
- Use of punctuation, symbols and capitalization: No symbols are allowed in the callout text that serve no purpose other than to draw attention to the ad. Exclamation marks, punctuation at the beginning of the text, repeated punctuation, excessive capitalization, and emoticons are also not allowed.
- Callout text duplication: No duplication or repetition of callout text with other callouts are allowed.
- Calls to action: No direct calls to action are allowed in the callout text (e.g. "Book now" or "Book a room").
- False statements: No false statements or superlatives are allowed that are not proven and explicit on the hotel ad's landing page, such as "best deals" or any offers (like vouchers, book early discount, savings etc.)
- Use of "Official Site": No use of the "Official Site" badge is allowed because we automatically place the Official site badge next to the callout.
- Statements not applying to majority of inventory: Callouts that are not relevant to the majority of inventory are not allowed. For example, saying "up to 60% off" cannot be used if only a small portion of inventory is 60% off.
Create a callout
There are 2 ways to create a callout: Upload a CSV file or use the +Item button to add individual callouts.
Note: After you submit callouts, it takes 3-5 days for them to go live (assuming they are approved at first submission).
Upload a CSV file
Use a CSV file to upload multiple hotel IDs and associations at one time. Follow the directions below.
- Log into your Hotel Ads Account.
- Navigate to Tools and then Extensions library > Callouts in the left-hand navigation
- Click CSV upload and follow the instructions to upload your callouts.
Add individual callouts
Follow the steps below to add single callouts to your account.
- Click Tools in the top navigation.
- Select Extensions library > Callouts in the left navigation panel.
- Click +Item within the Callouts Library to add individual callouts.
- Add your desired language and text for lines 1 and 2 of your callout.
- Navigate to Dashboard and click Callouts to add or remove callouts and logos for each entity.
Associate a callout
You can associate a callout in your Hotel Ads Center account at the account level, the group level, or the brand level. Follow the directions below to associate a callout.
Associate at the account level
- Navigate to Dashboard.
- Click Callouts.
- Click +Extension to add a new callout association or edit existing associations.
Associate at the group level
- Navigate to Dashboard.
- Select View by > Hotel group and select a group.
- Click Callouts.
- Click +Extension to add a new callout association or edit existing associations.
Associate at the brand level
- Navigate to Dashboard.
- Select View by > Hotel brand and select a brand.
- Click Callouts.
- Click +Extension to add a new callout association or edit existing associations. Learn how to configure brand mappings in your account.
Note: You don't need to wait for approval to associate a callout with an entity in your account, but the callout won't show in search results until it's approved.
Correct disapproved callouts
Callouts can be disapproved if they violate any of the policies and requirements listed above. Review the reason for disapproval, update the text, and resubmit a disapproved callout to get it approved. To correct callouts, follow these steps.
- Navigate to Tools, then Extensions Library > Callouts in the left-hand navigation.
- Check the box next to a disapproved callout and click Edit, which displays the following screen:
- Edit the callout based on the disapproval reason under Status and then click the disk icon to save your updated callout.
- Click Close.
Visit the Hotel Ads Help Center for more information about using callouts in your Hotel Ads Center account. If you manage a chain of hotels, learn more about how to associate callouts by brand.
What callouts cost
There's no cost to add callouts to your campaign. Clicks on your ad are charged as usual, and you're charged a click when someone clicks any element of your ad.
When callouts show
Adding a callout doesn't guarantee that it'll always show with your ad:
Callouts show with your ad when:
- The callout is predicted to improve your performance
- Your ad's position and Ad Rank are high enough for callouts to show
- The position of your ad on the results page is eligible to show callouts
Callouts may not show with your ad if:
- Other extensions can cause your particular callout not to show. Generally, Google will show the highest performing extensions first, until the total number of allowed extensions and combinations of extensions show.
- Your ad's position and/or Ad Rank are too low.
- Multiple rates are displaying (such as different rates for different occupancies)
Note: To show callouts, Google requires a minimum Ad Rank. You may need to increase your bid or ad quality (or both) in order for your callouts to show.


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Mobile VR has come a long way since Google Cardboard. And it's one area where a lot of different companies have ideas for how it can get even better. We're nowhere near a "peak VR" situation and expect advances with every generation.
Daydream-ready phones need to perform without overheating or killing the battery in 10 minutes.
A big part of why things can get better is the hardware. Getting a phone Daydream certified isn't a mystery. You need to have a display with an HD resolution that can process two separate streams at 60 frames per second with latency under 25 milliseconds. And you need to be able to do it while it's running on battery power and keep it cool while tucked away in a headset. It's not easy to do, but newer hardware helps a lot. An engineer from Motorola who went through the process for the Moto Z has some specific and interesting things to say about it here.
It is neither required nor sufficient to have [a Snapdragon] 821, nor any other specific chipset. But the requirements to meet from an overall system behavior perspective are not trivial to meet and require some specific platform hooks and code to be added, which involve display, graphics pipeline, security, sensors, scheduler, thermal engine, and significant testing & validation effort - for that you will need to send devices to Google and they will verify whether your device compiles. Then they will whitelist your device, and that will enable Daydream-specific mode of graphics pipeline operation for your production devices, which is required for stutter-free performance of 3rd party apps.
Google is serious about making the Daydream experience the best it can be, and there's a lot involved. And much of it is in the software. Specifically, Android and how it can use graphics APIs from Vulkan or Open GL. Oreo will be better at drawing all the data on your screen and turning it into a VR experience because it's more efficient and takes better advantage of these 3D graphics APIs. That's a given — the Daydream team and the Android team certainly work closely to make sure the experience is the best it can be, while always working on making it even better in the future.
Besides Daydream-specific changes in Android, other improvements can also help make a better experience.
But other changes in Oreo, like the way background processes are handled and better power management through the operating system itself, can have a major impact. VR is a heavy load for any phone and reducing the way the rest of the system uses resources leaves more CPU time for the various processes at work when you have a Daydream unit strapped to your head. We know a lot of work is being done to optimize Android Oreo for VR even further because Google is working on a major platform update and launching stand-alone Daydream devices from HTC and LG in late 2017. We imagine people working on the project are pretty busy for the rest of the summer.
VR is important. Getting it right is just as important. We've seen huge strides from Samsung's Gear VR platform and Google Daydream, and can't wait to try Daydream 2.0 on a proper Android 8 device.
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Samsung probably didn't sell a million Galaxy Folds after all
Samsung didn't sell a million Galaxy Folds as initially reported. A spokesperson says that the firm's President confused sales targets with an actual milestone this week.
T-Mobile almost merged with Dish back in 2015
During his testimony to get approval for the T-Mobile-Sprint merger, T-Mobile CEO John Legere revealed that the carrier almost merged with Dish years ago.
The new Google Assistant is now available in Canada, the UK, and more
Google's next-gen Assistant has begun spreading to countries outside of the U.S., beginning with Australia, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, and the UK.
Arizona Sunshine and The Climb round out this week's new Oculus Quest games
The Oculus Quest allows you to play VR games without requiring a PC, phone, or external sensors. Here's every game you can buy or download for free!


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Here's the problem: A Windows 8 PC must be locked down with the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) set with Microsoft's secure boot on. In turn, that means you won't be able to easily install Linux or any other operating system, such as Windows 7 or XP, on a Windows 8 system. Since the vast majority of desktop Linux installations start with a PC running Windows that's going to be a real headache. So, what can you do about it?
Well, Fedora, Red Hat's community Linux distribution decided to co-operate with Microsoft's key signing service, Verisign. Thus, in the Fedora plan, Fedora will create its own Windows 8 system compatible UEFI secure boot key using Microsoft's own system.
This made a lot of Linux fans unhappy. Matthew Garrett, a Red Hat developer, explained that "it's cheaper than any realistic alternative would have been. It ensures compatibility with as wide a range of hardware as possible and it avoids Fedora having any special privileges over other Linux distributions." Linus Torvalds, Linux's founder and guiding light, take: was "I'm certainly not a huge UEFI fan, but at the same time I see why you might want to have signed bootup etc."
Canonical, Ubuntu Linux's parent company, came up with its own answer. Canonical's secure boot solution (PDF Link) is to "provide keys and signed boot images for use with secure boot functionality." In short, Ubuntu will come up with its own independent key that's compatible with the "Windows 8 Hardware Certification Requirements [WIN8HCR]."
Garrett complained that this is essentially Microsoft's same lock-in scheme "except with an Ubuntu key instead of a Microsoft one." Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu's founder, responded, that he didn't think either plan was ideal, but "Secure Boot retains flaws in its design that will ultimately mandate that Microsoft's key is on every PC (because of core UEFI driver signing). That, and the inability of Secure Boot to support multiple signatures on critical elements means that options are limited but we continue to seek a better result."
Wait a moment there. Will the advent of Windows 8 really mean that Microsoft's secure boot lock-in will be on every PC? Cathy Malmrose, CEO of the Linux PC vendor ZaReason doesn't think it should.
Malmrose told me "With UEFI's Secure Boot around the corner, we are hoping to raise awareness that Linux distributors don't need to sign with Microsoft [or use their secure boot. Computers that are rooted with open bootloader are available. That's what we ship."
She knows, "UEFI's Secure Boot is implemented at OEM (originial equipment manufacturer) level, all new PCs purchased (with the intent of loading your favorite distro) will have Secure Boot." This cripples them as far as Malmrose is concerned.
"Yes, you can disable it. But 'disabling' something that's 'secure' makes you bad." Besides as Malmose told me, "the keystroke(s) needed to get Linux to run on machines post-2012 will be simple at first, becoming increasingly complex at a non-shocking rate. It's a monumental shift at OEM level." Malmrose fears that this will desktop Linux "too difficult to new users, [and this will cause] slow death by suffocation" for Linux.
So what can Linux users do instead? Malmrose thinks we can avoid a "Greek Tragedy " by recognizing that Linux needs hardware vendors, like ZaReason, "who can keep things open, [who keep our collective foot in the door at the factories." Malmrose insists that it isn't about her particular company. "There is 0 profit.* If we ever did have profit, we would donate to support the EFF, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, LinuxFests, GNOME Foundation, various conferences, the works. Hopefully someday there will be but most months it's a stretch to make payroll."
So why take this stance? Cory Doctorow, in describing ZaReason, put it well, "ZaReason's mission isn't just to make free/open hardware: it's to ensure that there is always a free-as-in-free-speech option for your computing needs."
She's right. We need to support Linux-friendly hardware vendors. There is no law that says computers with UEFI must use Secure Boot. Yes, Microsoft may want it that way, but if we support companies that offer open systems we can still get open hardware to go with our open-source software.
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Microsoft to stop Linux, older Windows, from running on Windows 8 PCs


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Team: Carolina Panthers vs Houston Texans
Date: September 2019
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NFL Football Game Week 4 2019 Dates, Times and Channels
The streaming picture for Thursday Night Football is extremely complicated in 2019. In addition to Fox and NFL Network, some games will also be available on Amazon Prime, for Prime subscribers, and on Twitch for everyone else.
Here are the official 2019 streaming sources for Thursday Night Football:
In addition to these official sources, you will also be able to stream Thursday Night Football through any service that includes NFL Network or your local Fox station.
How to Live Stream Thursday Night Football on NFL Network
The easiest way to watch every Thursday Night Football game is on NFL Network since it's the only network that actually broadcasts every single game. If you have access to it through your television provider or a qualifying streaming service like fuboTV, then you can watch on your computer, phone, tablet, or streaming device.
Here's how to stream Thursday Night Football online with NFL Network:
Using your favorite web browser, navigate to nfl.com/watch.
Click on your television provider. If you don't see it, type your provider into the search field and hit enter.
Enter your username and password for your television provider if prompted, and click continue. You may not need to enter your username and password if your television provider and internet provider are the same.
Click Watch Now, or wait for the timer to finish counting down.
Return to nfl.com/watch on game day to watch Thursday Night Football.
Stream NFL Network Thursday Night Football Games To Your Phone
If you have NFL Network, you can also watch Thursday Night Football on your phone, tablet, or streaming device with the appropriate NFL Network app:
- Apple devices: NFL Network app on the App Store
- Android devices: NFL Network app on the Google Play Store
- Amazon Fire TV: NFL app on the Amazon app store
- Roku: NFL channel on Roku
- PS4: NFL on the PlayStation Store
- Xbox One: NFL app on Microsoft Store
Streaming Thursday Night Football games through official NFL apps requires a qualifying subscription to a television package that includes NFL Network. Most cable and satellite providers, and some streaming services are compatible but check with your provider to be sure.
Live Stream NFL Football Through Fox
Fox has the television rights to broadcast most of the Thursday Night Football games in 2019. Fox also has some digital distribution rights for games that it broadcasts, so subscribers to qualifying television services are able stream some Thursday Night Football games through Fox.


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Brent crude, the global oil benchmark slid by 1.29% at 13:30 EST on sustained fears of a potential collapse of the OPEC oil deal signed last November.
The deal in which, via the incorporation of non-OPEC members, primarily Russia, and constituent nations of the cartel, most notably Saudi Arabia – the largest oil producer of OPEC – taking a significant production cut, had been orientated about a desire to push prices back to the levels seen prior to the commodity's nosedive in July of 2015.
However the general notion surrounding the deal has already adopted an increasingly pessimistic tone, as the concerns of production level 'cheating' or simple refusal by constituent members to comply, may jeopardise the return of oil to any comfortable margin exceeding $60/barrel in the first half of 2017, as hoped and indeed predicted by many analysts directly subsequent to the signing of the deal.
With Iranian floating storage experiencing a significant reduction – from 32.5 million barrels in September, to 17 million, as referenced from ClipperData, and Iraqi production failing to reduce by any palpable margin of significance, concerns are becoming increasingly enhanced in regard to a potential collapse of the OPEC oil deal, designed to shave 2% from global production, thus returning the market to a state of relative stability – lifting if from the period of considerable saturation which pushed prices to a low of below $30/barrel in early 2016.
Prices fell yesterday as it was announced compliance by Iran and Iraq had not been as corresponsive with the perimeters of the OPEC deal as many had been expecting, thus instilling moderate concern amongst many analysts, who set about reviewing their bullish positions on the commodity.
With prices of Brent crude falling from a high of $57.11/barrel to $55.28/barrel in a single trading session on Monday, concerns were expressed vividly. Such pessimism has continued into today's trading session. With Brent crude holding at $54.20/barrel at 17:30 EST, down 1.29%.
Concerns had also been lingering regarding the capacity of U.S. shale producers to increase their own production, in attempt to cash-in on the oil price rise, as inflated consequent of the OPEC deal.
The combined repercussions of such concerns has translated into a distinct shift in the notion maintained amongst many analysts – moving from a position of relative bullishness on the OPEC deal and prediction of a general trend of increase to be assumed by the commodity in the first half of 2017. However, increasing pessimism is considered likely to continue reducing the price of oil further in coming trading sessions. Although a bullish sentiment still exists – with many anticipating January, consequent of it being the first month of the deal's imposition, to be capable of instilling some weariness in the enterprise.
Chart from: https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
Showing daily fluctuations in the price of Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, as it rose from a low of under $30 a barrel in early 2016. The significant rise apparent at the most recent side of the graph represents the bullish sentiment assumed in the wake of the signing of the OPEC deal.


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On the Season 3 premiere episode of Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, 'Rule #43: When One Door Opens, There's an Icy Draft,' Abby (Lisa Edelstein) and Jake (Paul Adelstein) are taking care of Becca's baby while Delia (Necar Zadegan) confronts Albert about her doomed wedding. On a lighter, naughtier note, Jo's (Alanna Ubach) relationship with her sexy baker Scott progresses. In one steamy sneak peek, Scott whips Jo with a baguette.
Scott is portrayed by Will Kemp. He's known for his roles on Reign (Lord Darnley), The Great Fire (Alfredo), 90210 (Mitchell Nash), and in the Step Up movies (Blake Collins) and Van Helsing (Velkan), among others. Fun fact about Kemp: He is a classically trained dancer and was a principal dancer for Matthew Bourne's company AMP. Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce airs Wednesdays at 10pm on Bravo.