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#1 in Adults 18-49 for the First Time in 21 Years, Even With Super Bowl Sunday Excluded
#1 in Adults 25-54 for the Seventh Time in the Last Nine Seasons
Top Seven Scripted Programs in Viewers
Nine of the Top 15 Scripted Series in Adults 18-49 - More Than Any Other Network
Top Five Dramas; Four of the Top Five Comedies
"NCIS" is the Season's #1 Program for the First Time
"The Big Bang Theory" is #1 Comedy in Viewers, A18-49, A25-54 and A18-34
"Elementary" is the #1 New Series and #1 New Drama
CBS swept the 2012-2013 television season in all key ratings categories, placing first in viewers for the 10th time in 11 years, first in adults 18-49 for the first time in 21 years (1991-1992), and first in adults 25-54 for the seventh time in the last nine seasons, according to Nielsen most current ratings through the week ending May 19.
With two nights remaining, CBS is the only major network posting year-to-year growth in viewers (+1%) and will win the season by 4 million viewers, the largest margin by any network in 24 years (1988-1989). CBS will win in adults 18-49 even with Super Bowl Sunday excluded from the season average.
In a sign of the network's broad reach and demographic strength across the schedule, CBS will finish the season with more programs ranked among the top 30 in viewers (16), adults 18-49 (12) and adults 25-54 (15) than any other network.
CBS has the top seven scripted series in viewers - NCIS, THE BIG BANG THEORY, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, PERSON OF INTEREST, TWO AND A HALF MEN, BLUE BLOODS and ELEMENTARY.
The Network has the top five dramas - NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, PERSON OF INTEREST, BLUE BLOODS and ELEMENTARY.
CBS has four of the five comedies - THE BIG BANG THEORY, TWO AND A HALF MEN, 2 BROKE GIRLS and MIKE & MOLLY.
PERSON OF INTEREST was the fastest-growing drama on a major broadcast network, up +12% from last season.
The Network also has nine of the top 15 scripted programs in adults 18-49, more than all of the other networks combined - THE BIG BANG THEORY, TWO AND A HALF MEN, NCIS, 2 BROKE GIRLS, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, PERSON OF INTEREST, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, CRIMINAL MINDS and MIKE & MOLLY.
CBS has the #1 scripted program in viewers on five nights - Tuesday (NCIS), Thursday (THE BIG BANG THEORY), Friday (BLUE BLOODS), Saturday (CRIMETIME SATURDAY) and Sunday (THE MENTALIST).
Additional Primetime Highlights:
· #1 program - NCIS
· #1 drama - NCIS
· #1 comedy - THE BIG BANG THEORY
· #1 new series - ELEMENTARY. This marks the fourth time in the past five seasons that CBS had the #1 new series.
· #1 news program - 60 MINUTES
· #1 scripted series in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34 - THE BIG BANG THEORY
· More time period winners in viewers than all other networks combined (15)
· More time period winners in adults 25-54 than all other networks combined (14)
· Tied for most time period winners in adults 18-49 (7)
· CBS is first on five nights in viewers (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday), second on the other two (Monday and Wednesday). No other network wins more than one night.
Live +7 Day DVR Lift:
· CBS is the #1 network in L+7 Day DVR lift, averaging gains of +1.53 million viewers, +0.6 rating points in adults 25-54 and +0.5 rating points in adults 18-49.
· Four of the top 10, and 10 of the top 20 gainers in viewers (more than any network):
#3 THE BIG BANG THEORY (+ 3.3 million)
#5 NCIS (+ 3.1 million)
#6 ELEMENTARY (+ 3.0 million)
#9 THE MENTALIST (+ 2.8 million)
#11 PERSON OF INTEREST (+ 2.8 million)
#12 BLUE BLOODS (+ 2.7 million)
#14 HAWAII FIVE-0 (+ 2.5 million)
#17 NCIS: LOS ANGELES (+ 2.4 million)
#19 CRIMINAL MINDS (+ 2.4 million)
#20 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (+2.3 million)
Annual Franchise Specials Have Big Year:
· THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS(R) delivered 28.37 million viewers, the second-largest audience since 1993, its second-highest adult 25-54 (11.2) and adults 18-49 (10.1) ratings since 2004, setting a new awards show social TV record with 18.7 million social media comments.
· The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS posted its biggest audience in 15 years (15.51m), its best adult 18-49 rating since 2001 (4.3) and its best adult 25-54 rating since 2000 (5.4), topping the "CMA Awards" for the first time. The ACM was up +39% from last year in adults 18-49, +26% in adults 25-54 and broke social media records.
· THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS was up in viewers (9.72m), adults 25-54 (3.4/08) and adults 18-49 (2.7/07) compared to last year.
(Sept. 24, 2012-May 19, 2013)
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NBC 6.96m
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I lived in the North End at one time, and I used to go for walks in Fort Needham Park in which the bells are located (from a church that was destroyed in the explosion), and in doing so, passed the famous Hydrostone houses that were just down the street from me - http://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hydrostone.
Born a Haligonian, I was made very much aware of what had happened in Halifax on that fateful day in 92 years ago.
If you would like to visit Halifax through the Internet, go to www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/explosion/explosion.asp. There, you will find the list of those who died, a film about the explosion, personal narratives, and other interesting items all related to the explosion.
One more point of note is that the City of Boston in Massachusetts receives a Christmas tree from the citizens of Nova Scotia for all the help they provided in the aftermath of that catastrophe. Please visit www.gov.ns.ca/natr/extension/Christmastrees/bostontree.htm and
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Jackie Clark 1954 - 2009 Eudora
Memorial services for Jackie Clark, 55, Eudora, will be Friday, Sept. 4, at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie.
Mrs. Clark died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 at Kansas University Hospital, Kansas City, Kan.
She was born March 3, 1954, in Tacoma, Wash., the daughter of James and Norma Baird Groom.
Mrs. Clark worked as a quality control inspector.
She married Jerry L. Clark on May 29, 1998, in Lawrence; he survives of the home.
Other survivors include four sons, Larry Courtney and Jerry Courtney, both of Eudora, Jerry Clark, Overbrook, and Toby Clark, Wichita; a daughter, Brenda Welsh, Lawrence; three sisters, Carol Kieffaber, Shawnee, Pam Bryant, Rapelje, Mont., and Rhonda DeHaven, Sedalia, Mo.; and six grandchildren.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorial to the American Lung Association, sent in care of Quisenberry Funeral Home, P.O. Box 993, Tonganoxie, KS 66086.
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Painting the walls is always a chore, and it's made all the worse by the often headache-inducing fumes released by conventional paints. But while greener paints with lower levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that produce the telltale scent have been available for a while, tests by Consumer Reports have found that they just don't perform as well — at least until this year's review.
For the first time, almost all the top-scoring paints tested by Consumer Reports had low levels of VOCs — usually no more than 50 grams per liter, compared to the 380 grams found in the most commonly used brands. Each type of paint was evaluated for coverage and resistance to scrubbing, staining and mildew tests.
But not all of the low- and no-VOC paints were winners. Some of the priciest brands, such as Mythic and Freshaire Choice, got mediocre ratings. Among the top performers were Home Depot's Behr Premium Plus Ultra, Kilz Casual Colors and Benjamin Moore Regal.
Volatile organic compounds are one of the biggest sources of indoor air pollution, with some have been linked to cancer. Paints containing VOCs can continue to off-gas toxins into the air for extended periods of time even when the scent is gone.
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For now, forget the chest pain. What's the patient's principle diagnosis?
(Trust me: you'll be seeing more of this.)
h/t: Gary Novak, MD
Clue #1: Still uncertain? A major hint to the answer is here, so look only if you must.
Clue #2: By the way, this is not the same diagnosis as Happy's patient.
Clue #3: Here's an example of why I think we'll be seeing plenty of this.


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A big question on everyone's mind since the Arab Spring began and dictators from North Africa to the Arabian peninsula began falling like dominos is "what will take their place?" In some places — Egypt, Tunisia and Libya the most recent — the rebels prevailed. Yet the opposition is unorganized. Who will fill the power vacuums and what form of government will emerge are still largely guesswork. Western hopes always look to democracy, but there is no guarantee. None of these states has ever had anything remotely resembling a democracy. Can it work?
Another even more compelling debate is whether democracy can work in an Islamic culture. Can one of the oldest forms of government and one of the world's largest religions exist in harmony? Recall that not so many years ago some wondered whether Christian principles and a secular democracy could go hand-in-hand.
In the July issue of One magazine, the official publication of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, scholar John L. Esposito explores this issue in his article, "Is Islam Compatible with Democracy?" Esposito, a professor of international affairs and of Islamic studies, is the founding director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in Washington. His conclusion: "The relationship of Islam and democracy remains central to the development of the Middle East and the Muslim world in the 21st century," but it won't be easy ironing it out. Moreover, the survival of ancient Christian communities in these lands may very well depend on a successful outcome.
Also check out the Alwaleed Center site for a video of Esposito discussing the future of Christian communities in the Middle East with pollster James Zogby.
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Maybe it's because I live in the gap this is not an issue. We still know how to introduce ourselves - here in good ole Saskatchewan.
Welcome to One Geek to Another, an ongoing advice guide to the ethics and etiquette of the geek life. I'm your hostess, Jess Hartley, and I'll be bringing you One Geek each week.
Sometimes, the column will be me talking about whatever etiquette and ethics topic strikes my fancy or seems particularly appropriate at the time. Other times, I'll field questions from readers, offering my best suggestions on how to deal with questions about geek social interaction, professional situations or relationship challenges. (So, please send in your questions or comments, and they may make it into next week's article!)
All in all, however, each weekly guide will be a little snippet of "how to make your geek life better" from One Geek to Another...
Today's topic is introductions. I recently returned from GenCon, my fears were confirmed - introductions are becoming a lost art form. While the losing the restrictions and formalized taboos about members of one sex, race or social strata talking to another is a good thing, I'm afraid the art of making an introduction is all-too-quickly following in its path to obscurity. And that, my geeklings, is a bad thing.
Ideally, when a new person enters a conversational setting, or if there is a social setting where not everyone knows each other (such as a gaming group, party or even just a clump of folks gathered in the hall at a convention), someone who knows most or all of those involved will step forward and introduce each party to the rest. Whether it's a simple "Hey everyone, this is Joe, he's my brother/boss/neighbor. Joe, this is everyone" or a more detailed step by step introduction to each person in the group, introductions are an important and positive part of the social process.
Far too often, what happens instead is that a newcomer enters a conversational group (or two social circles meet in some fashion) and no introductions are made.
The individuals in each group who do know each other converse, and those who don't know each other stand awkwardly wondering if they should wander off and leave the others to their conversation. Sometimes it's possible to jump into a conversation mid-stream without an introduction, but it can be an uncomfortable situation, rife with the possibility for faux pas. And, unfortunately, it doesn't allow everyone in the conversation to make the most of the interaction, whether their goal is making new friends or social/professional networking.
At its heart, an introduction is a simple matter. It can be as casual as an announcement of identity or as in depth as a personal or professional reference, but it consists, at least, of one member of an existing group (even if the "group" only consists of two people) acknowledging the presence of a newcomer to the rest. And that's a good thing for everyone involved.
To the newcomer, an introduction not only provides their name to the rest of those gathered, opening the opportunity for conversation and ongoing interactions, but it also acknowledges their social right to be a part of the existing group. They've been welcomed in, and don't have to worry if their presence is welcome or not. Especially when entering new social circles (such as arriving at a party or event held by a a new social group, or entering a conversation with established friends or authority figures) this can be incredibly reassuring.
To the original members of the conversation, being introduced to a new person offers not only the opportunity to learn basic information about them, but also reiterates their place in the social structure. Their presence as a part of the group is reaffirmed, and they've been acknowledged as someone who matters enough to have newcomers brought to them.
And, for the person making the introduction, not only have they performed a social service for the group and individuals involved, they've gained a little social status themselves, as the person "in the know". Connecting one friend or peer to another is not only a way to strengthen the groups' social interconnectivity (or to merge two or more cliques into a more cohesive whole) but it also says something about the person doing the connection - they're a social maven, a person who "knows people" and (if the introduction is done well) a clever and charming conversation starter.
Introductions are, in short, a win-win situation for everyone involved. They reduce the chances of social faux pas, strengthen the social structure and offer a plethora of opportunities for conversation and networking opportunities. While the art of the introduction may be fading, it's not dead yet, and with a little effort it can be revived.
Have questions about how to handle a geeky situation? Need advice on social etiquette relating to games, movies, fan groups, conventions or other geek-ful settings? Send us an email and your question may get answered in one of our future "One Geek to Another" columns!
For more information about your One Geek to Another hostess, check out Jess' website at: www.JessHartley.com
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"One Geek to Another" - Advice, Etiquette and Ethics for the Geek World
Maybe it's because I live in the gap this is not an issue. We still know how to introduce ourselves - here in good ole Saskatchewan.
I would have to agree with Jess's thing on introductions. I always introduce someone to the group or I introduce myself. I have walked into too many situations like the ones shes' described.
Its not that hard to introduce someone to a group.
Introductions are definitely a lost art. I do a lot of travel and meet a lot of folks, and I've been left on the fringe of a conversation even by well meaning friends; who don't know how to do a round of introductions. In a fast moving environment where people are coming and going at a rapid clip (such as a convention) it might feel like a hassle to introduce people, but it's always worth the effort.
It's not a geeks only issue either, by any stretch.
(Welcome to the site Jess!)
I agree - totally not a geek only issue, but most of life really isn't divided into geek and not-geek issues, although being a geek may mean the environment or the particular flavor of an issue is a bit different than for a non-geek. That doesn't mean they aren't issues that geeks can use advice on!
I'm always accepting questions for the 'every other' episode of One Geek that is a Question and Answer session, so if you have any geek-specific issues you'd like advice on, feel free to drop me a note at email@example.com and they may very well be the feature of a future article!
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I think my only problem with introductions is the name part. I am so terrible at names, it isn't even funny. Take for instance, last month we had my great grandmother's birthday party. Everyone in the family (on her side) was there, and I had my girlfriend there because they knew each other and my great grandmother liked her a lot. So I go to introduce her to the family members....and blank.
What are there names?
Yeeeaaaa.....I can't remember my family member's names. Granted I have a huge family and only see them twice a year but still! Lol...it was bad. Solution, name tally on my arm in sharpee lol.
Welcome to the site! I look forward to all of your advice!
There's two possible options with this situation that you might consider. The first (if you can remember people's relationship to you, but not their names) is to introduce them by relationship -
"Lisa, this is my great aunt, my grandmother's sister..."
"Auntie, this is Lisa, my girlfriend."
The second is to admit your name-issue to your girl and ask for her aid. This works well for us.
My husband works in a high level position for the county here, and meets many people in the course of his day. They remember him (in part because he's 6'7" tall, and in part because he's the one who ultimately controls whether their technology needs are met or not) but he often has a hard time remembering who they are.
We've established a pattern that if he doesn't step up immediately with an introduction after exchanging the "Hi, how are you's" (or if he says "This is my wife, Jess..." but doesn't follow up with the other half of the introduction), I smile, extend my hand and say "I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name." They, of course, offer it, and now not only do I know the name, but he does as well, and no insult has been given on any quarter.
Recently at a gaming convention, we had a reverse situation (someone I should have recognized but wasn't able to put a name with) and he stepped in and did the same thing for me! It was wonderful!
Normally, I suggest a very straightforward approach - I don't know how many times at GenCon this year I had to say "I'm sorry, I know I should know you but I can't bring your name to mind. Please forgive me." Usually, if this is handled with humor and aplomb, it's not taken as an insult. But with relatives - perhaps a little team work is in order.
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Yes ma'am. That is actually a good idea. Of course, I didn't think about that fact until I got in there and realized it, and by that time it was too late. I just had to suffer through trying to listen in on conversations and catch names. She is also very shy, so I am not sure she would jump all over that, but she probably would. I'd do it for her, so it would work out well.
That is an awesome idea. I thought about the relationship thing too, but most of the family there was my dad's cousins, daughters, best friends, etc etc etc. It gets so jumbled I just took my dad's word that we are all related. I am pretty sure almost everyone there is my second or third cousin. The only close family was my grandmother and great grandmother. Oh and my cousins, but I knew those names :P
I should make an effort to remember names better. I am a terrible family member Thank you again! I wished I could have gone to Gen-con this year. I almost had enough money. Next year I am definatly going.
I often suffer from the same problem too Marley. I meet so many people in the course of a year through my job that I have no hope for remembering them all. I have a thing for remembering faces, but not names.
Jess's advice about admitting it and moving on is rock solid. If you own up to not remembering, in a polite way, people will help you out.
Most of the time I am lucky and can just say something like "Hi there! We met last year at X, but I'm embarrassed and have to admit that I don't remember your name." and people will share a laugh and fill in the blank. The fact that I can tell them where I met them, and often snippets of their conversations with me lets them know that I do remember them and they were memorable; and gives them the power to be gracious and bail me out on names.
Just validating that a person was memorable, even if you can't remember their name, buys that grace with most folks.
All bets are off with family though
I'm very bad at remembering names to people I have only met once or twice. I generally solve the issue by saying "Hi, I'm sorry but I am bad a remembering people's names. I'm Steffeny" Hopefully they take the hint and will respond with their name - and hopefully I will remember it for a change!
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DOTS a double-edged sword in TB management
Hoek et al.1 underscore the problematic role of directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) as currently practised in the development of tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance in South Africa. In terms of the current SA National TB Control Programme guideline, DOTS is initiated on newly diagnosed TB based on sputum smear microscopy and/or culture. The patient is put on four first-line drugs: isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RIF), pyrazinamide (PZA) and ethambutol (EMB), for a specified period until sputum conversion, treatment failure or relapse intervenes. This treatment is initiated without prior drug sensitivity testing (DST), and is predicated on the assumption that all newly diagnosed cases are susceptible to these first-line drugs.
However, there is good evidence that in the South African setting many new TB cases arise from infection with multidrug resistant organisms (MDR-TB) and are therefore already resistant to INH and RIF. The resulting under-treatment with the only two effective drugs in the regimen - PZA and EMB - sets the stage for developing resistance to both these drugs. If, as usually happens, PZA and ETH are subsequently included in the second-line regimen to manage first-line failures or MDR-TB, the chances of developing further resistance to the other second-line drugs such as streptomycin (SM) are greatly magnified. As a consequence of this line of management, the resulting MDR-TB is liable to include resistance to PZA and EMB as well as SM. The bottom line is that although EMB and PZA may be included in the treatment of MDR-TB, neither one should be counted as one of the four effective drugs in the second-line regimen, not least because resistance to PZA and EMB is difficult to detect on routine cultures. South African guidelines are being revised accordingly.
The ICT Malaria Pf card test is reliable for use in primary care settings
Moonasar et al.2 conducted a field evaluation in Limpopo province to determine the accuracy of the malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) in use in the province's public sector clinics and hospitals. Specifically, they sought to test the diagnostic efficacy of the ICT Malaria Pf card test, manufactured in Australia and widely used in South Africa. The test works by detecting the target antigen in the blood of the patient, known as 'histidine-rich protein II', which is found only in the Plasmodium falciparum mosquito. To determine the specificity and sensitivity of the test, they compared its results with those of blood smear microscopy, considered to be the diagnostic gold standard for malaria. The ICT Malaria Pf card test was found to be a highly effective diagnostic tool, with a sensitivity of 99.48% and a specificity of 96.26%, and amply meets the criteria set by the World Health Organization.
Snakebite antivenom can cause severe adverse effects
We publish this prospective study by Wood, Webb and DeMeyer3 on the management of severe snakebites in northern KwaZulu-Natal as evidence of the high quality of care that can be achieved by dedicated practitioners in outlying non academic settings, and as a demonstration of how meticulous documentation in these settings can add up to useful research. This study presents the snakebite management experience at Ngwelezane Hospital, located in largely rural north-western KZN, and provides a useful model of how this condition can best be managed in resource-constrained locations. KZN and Mpumalanga have the highest incidence of snakebites in South Africa, at 24 - 34 victims per 100 000 people. The most commonly reported serious cases result from envenomation by the Mozambique spitting cobra and the puff adder. Less than 10% of snakes in southern Africa are poisonous, and these include the Egyptian cobra, black and green mamba, boomslang and vine snake.
Snakebite complications include rapid progressive swelling, compartment syndrome, haematological disorder (thrombocytopenia) and neurotoxicity. The administration of polyvalent antivenom is indicated in the event of progressive complications. But it should be kept in mind that the antivenom can also provoke adverse reactions ranging from an allergic reaction (pruritus, urticaria) to anaphylactic shock (hypotension, bronchospasm). Antihistamine, hydrocortisone and adrenaline are often administered beforehand as prophylaxis based on theoretical considerations rather than empirically proven effectiveness. Antivenom is dosed the same for children as for adults, based on the type of snakebite and the amount of venom injected. It is administered intravenously over 10 minutes in diluted form, and titrated against progression in the clinical condition. Snakebite treatment may eventually include fasciotomy or amputation for deteriorating compartment syndrome.
1. Hoek KGP, Schaaf HS, Grey NC, et al. Resistance to pyrazinamide and ethambutol compromises MDR/XDR-TB treatment. S Afr Med J 2009; 99: 785-787. [ Links ]
2. Moonasar D, Goga AE, Kruger PS, et al. Field evaluation of a malaria rapid diagnostic test (ICT Pf). S Afr Med J 2009; 99: 810-813. [ Links ]
3. Wood D, Webb C, DeMeyer J. Severe snakebites in northern KwaZulu-Natal: Treatment modalities and outcomes. S Afr Med J 2009; 99: 814-818. [ Links ]


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IRVINE, CA -- Entrepreneur magazine recently released its 31st annual Franchise 500 list, which once again recognized 10 fitness companies.
Jazzercise Inc. leads all fitness franchise companies on the list at No. 18. Other fitness companies in the top 500 are Anytime Fitness (No. 43), Snap Fitness (No. 51), Gold's Gym International (No. 109), Fitness Together (No. 118), The Little Gym (No. 141), Planet Fitness (No. 157), My Gym Children's Fitness Center (No. 208), LA Boxing Franchise Corp. (No. 427) and Personal Training Institute (No. 451).
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Only franchise companies that sent full Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs) and whose information is verified by Entrepreneur received a listing in the magazine. To be eligible for the list, a franchise company must have a minimum of 10 units with at least one based in the United States, must be seeking new franchisees in the U.S. and cannot be in Chapter 11 at the time the ranking is compiled.
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is inarguably the biggest show Baltimore will have all year. The superlative applies not only because no other headliner approaches the band's supernova-sized star power, but also literally: The show, part of the band's 360 tour, is of unprecedented size and scope. Its centerpiece is a circular, four-legged stage that can support nearly 200 tons and allows for the namesake 360-degree view. It carries a video screen that, when open, is 14,000 square feet. The production is so intimidatingly large it requires hundreds of staffers to work over several days to build and then dismantle the stage. Craig Evans, the tour director, says the tour, already the most financially remunerative of all time, has altered the way stadium concerts are presented.
Q: This is not your first tour with the band. How does 360 compare to PopMart or even the most recent tour, Vertigo?
It's a lot more ambitious. It has set a standard of size and complexity that the industry has never seen before. I say that, having toured with the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi and a bunch of others. It has done everything in such a custom level that no one had ever considered taking because what it makes you do is commit to selling 360 shows. And there's not many bands that could do that. Given U2's history, it was a reasonable gamble and risk.
Q: Explain what the name of the tour refers to.
The show allows the viewers an unobstructed view of all corners of the stadium. 360 refers to the fan experience and also to the band's view of the audience. They can see fans in all directions. In a normal stadium system, the band just looks forward. This one is a consistent, full 360-degree view.
Q:When the show was conceived, what was the overriding goal? To break records?
The first was conceived at the final show of the Vertigo tour, [in 2006] in Honolulu. Bono and [tour designer] Willie Williams were walking out the stadium, and Bono said, "Is there anyway we could play to the entire stadium?" The answer was yes, but it was a matter of making it happen.
Q: How big is the show, and how long does it take to set up?
It's its own city in a manner. We have three stages, and we leapfrog them [from city to city] to keep up with the schedule. I don't use the word ambitious often, and I don't use it lightly because I don't know that anyone has been this ambitious. But to take a stadium show that normally seats 55,000 and make it for 88,000 takes a lot of work. You have a day to set up a flooring system. The steel systems [for the stage] take three days to set up. One day of production — installing sound, video, lights and stage. One day for show day — sound checks, etc. And two days to take it all down and out. It's a total duration of eight days.
Q: The show was scheduled to come to Baltimore last year, but it eventually fell through. Was there something that made it happen at M&T this year?
The original tour contained 16 shows. There were a couple of markets that had huge demands and didn't fit into the schedule. Baltimore was one of them. We really wanted to come back. We're traveling from Anaheim to Baltimore. It was quite a jump to make it happen. But the response has been tremendous. In Baltimore, we'll end up playing to about 70,000 people.


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THE RED DANCE is a Russian Revolutionary super-epic silent made by Raoul Walsh at Fox Pictures — visually it's a stunner, while narratively it conforms to all the requirements of the Hollywood take on tsarism vs communism: we shake our heads sorrowfully at the abuse of power under the reign of Tsar Nicholas, then shake our heads sorrowfully at the naughty communists stirring the people up so as to exploit them. It's not actually an unreasonable stance, given what was to come, although it conveniently ignores Kerensky and the fact that the original overthrow of the Tsar was not the work of Bolsheviks alone — the overall political purpose is similar to Charles Foster Kane's: those with money and influence should look out a little for those without, for their own safety and security.
Also, like the later RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS, it makes the bizarre and inaccurate inference that Rasputin was a revolutionary. I guess with two lots of evildoers on opposing sides, adding in a genuine wild card like Old Greg, who weakened the system from within without seeming to have intended it for any political purpose, would have been too damned complicated.
An absolutely ASTOUNDING image, no?
Walsh serves up spectacular set-piece scenes by the score, aided by gigantic sets and dramatically sweeping camera movements: was this his biggest film other than THIEF OF BAGDAD? It's certainly more fluidly and dynamically handled. The leading man is Charles Farrell, looking chunkier than I've ever seen him, as a Russian commander torn between loyalty to the Tsar (that well-meaning fathead!) and love of a humble schoolteacher's daughter, played by Dolores Del Rio, a quite passable Russian since she doesn't have to speak. Although her rather flamboyant body language does suggest a Latin temperament rather than a Slavonic one.
Poor Dolores — while everyone else is in a Fox epic movie, she seems to spend the first hour trapped in a Lars Von Trier movie — her mother was shot dead before her eyes by Cossacks, her father dies in prison, and she's mistreated by the book-burning, brutal farmers she lodges with, until hulking soldier Ivan Linow turns up and tries to rape her. The farmers respond by selling her to the guy, but in the meantime she meets Farrell, Linow sobers up, and turns out to be a typically Walshian hero-lout, a great good friend and a hard-drinking womanizer with a sentimental streak. Quite a turnaround.
Now don't get me wrong, you can get some lovely farmers…
The thing that really ramps up the preposterosity in this thing, though, is the title cards. Written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, whose credits stretch from 1920 to 1963 (this guy could be the model for Scott Fitzgerald's Pat Hobby, such is the downward spiral of his career), they plumb the depths of silliness at every turn, and seem to specialize in flat-out absurdity and self-contradiction. Boylan obviously loves his dramatic paradoxes, but maybe he loves them too much?
The plot is arse-out daft to begin with — someone is sabotaging the Russian military effort in WWI, by issuing orders to retreat when they're winning, subtle tricks like that. That someone is obviously a traitor, but somehow nobody knows who that someone is. Charles Farrell is tasked with finding out "who signs the orders" — a phrase that calls our attention to the fact, which could perhaps have been more carefully disguised, that it ought to be possible to get that answer by looking at the orders and reading the signature on them.
The solution turns out to be Rasputin, given the sinister treatment by Walsh, who nearly always shoots him with his back to the camera, so we can see his power reflected in the faces of those dealing with him. But this part of the plot is swiftly abandoned in favour of dopey romance with Charles and Dolores, in which the injustice of Russia's feudal state is boiled down to a comparison of footwear.
If you've seen RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS or Barrymore's earlier TEMPEST, or MOCKERY, you can probably predict the ending — disillusioned with both monarchy and communism, the couple flee into honorable exile, aided by a pal. I was slightly surprised to see them leave by an aeroplane, produced out of nowhere for the purpose, but why not? You've got to have some kind of novelty in an entertainment as by-the-numbers as this one. Still, the impressive spectacle and striking design compensate for the banality of the conception, and in Linow's lovable brute you can see Walsh beginning to figure out what really interests him in movies.


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I'm back at home in Sukadana, West Kalimantan (Borneo). I had to leave Seram a few days before Acun and Endro, but I trusted them fully to tidy up the last of the morphotyping and collections. Pak Zul, the head of the Manusela National Park, was again wonderfully supportive, and all the specimen transport permits were processed in a couple days in Masohi. Now Acun and Endro too are back in Kalimantan (Acun lives in Pontianak, Endro in Ketapang), having deposited the wet collections at the herbarium in Bogor, and are both enjoying a well-earned rest. Next Monday we will all reconvene in Bogor to look at what we found and process the ecological samples (i.e., wood density and specific leaf area measurements).
Being back home, I am struck yet again by the difference in remaining forest area and apparent current threat to the forest between Seram and Kalimantan. Sukadana is in many ways a frontier town: during the six years we have lived here, we have witnessed a relentless pushing back of the forest around this town as major local "development" has replaced trees with roads and buildings. During the 23 years I have been working in West Kalimantan, I have seen a wild, sparsely populated, forested region turn into a ragged matrix of agricultural monoculture, secondary forest, and new towns by logging, oil palm operations, small-scale slash-and-burn, and immigration. There is an ever-present feeling of a "war on the forest" in West Kalimantan. But I did not feel this in Seram. Most of the logging concessions there are now inactive, and their remaining forest (that I saw) not too badly degraded. The island's major highway, cutting through national park and inactive logging concessions, shows no evidence of the ubiquitous small-scale timber operations that constantly push back Kalimantan's forest boundaries.
In trying to understand this difference, and what it might teach us about conservation of the remaining forest, I am always reminded that deforestation results from a complex mixture of economic, political, geographical, biological, and cultural causes. But some reasons are more important than others, and perhaps the number one reason why deforestation in Kalimantan is far more advanced is biogeographical: the forests of Western Indonesia, and particularly Borneo, used to have very high densities of giant trees belong to the family Dipterocarpaceae, the meranti, luan, and keruing of timber trade. Up to ten trees per hectare could be harvested, with some trees containing ten cubic meters of usable timber in their trunks. The wood of many dipterocarps is almost grain-free and very easy to turn on giant industrial lathes into plywood sheets. Beginning in earnest in the sixties, the forests of Borneo were converted to cheap plywood, much of which was used for forming concrete and then discarded. The forests of Eastern Indonesia, while still containing a few dipterocarp species and other valuable timbers (especially merbau), have nowhere near the value for logging as the forests of Borneo had, and subsequently have been less impacted.
Borneo now is in a post-timber, oil palm phase, with the insufficiently regenerated logging concessions being re-classified as conversion forest for agriculture. International demand for palm oil is exploding, as an increasingly wealthy global population fries more of its food, and Indonesia is the world's number one palm oil exporter. Oil palm is thus an important generator of foreign income and a lucrative business, although compared to liquidating thousand-year old trees, the investment needed is much higher and the initial returns much lower. Oil palm operations are spreading eastward throughout Indonesia, and much of the lowland forest on the giant island of Papua is now being converted (monitored by the important NGO "Sawit Watch"). I heard of several new palm oil operations in Seram, but it is possible that the seasonal climate of Seram results in relatively low palm oil productivity.
To the extent that the actions of local residents (as opposed to corporations) also impact forests, the lower population in Seram, compared to our coastal strip of West Kalimantan, must surely be associated with lower pressure on the forest. Throughout Indonesia, indigenous populations have been augmented significantly by the process of transmigration, where Javanese and Balinese volunteer immigrants are offered land on the "outer islands" to develop and own. There are transmigrant sites in Seram (e.g., Unit 'O'), but far fewer than in our area of West Kalimantan, and Seram feels like a sparsely populated place. One other likely reason for the Seram vs. Kalimantan deforestation difference is an ethno-biological one: the predominant starch of eastern Indonesia is sago palm (Metroxylon sagu), while in the west it is rice. Sago is a plant of forests, rice needs cleared land, and thus the search for basic sustenance itself leads to different impacts on the forest, and no doubt leads to different cultural relationships with the forest. In turn, different cultural and spiritual outlooks on forest could influence deforestation processes via choices communities must make (e.g., the decision by Masihulan not to accept offers of logging and oil palm on their land).
What can we take home from this cursory analysis of the trajectories of two forests? Perhaps the reminder that so much of the environmental change that has happened in the world is deterministic: geography, biology, and economics inexorably lead humans along certain paths. While individuals do have choices, the ones they can reasonably take are usually constrained by these larger deterministic realities. For me, being constantly aware of this provides a vital damper on my own emotional response to the steady loss of forest in Kalimantan.


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Idle Thoughts, while waiting for New London to find another "doctor," Bob Diaco to stop playing musical quarterbacks and for the Patriots to beat the Giants once in a while:
• Dr. Idle, Dr. I to his close friends, begins with a doozy this week.
Seems a local establishment in Waterford offered a "viewing party" for some parents whose kids were playing in the Babe Ruth World Series. The parents couldn't make the trip. Games were streamed on the Internet. Next best thing. Watch together.
Spies say the party became a festival of parental sniping and broke up early, after some poor Waterford kid made an error.
Don't ever change, Waterford.
Don't ever change.
Turns out Dr. I's pal Jim O'Neill is right again. He said once: "Youth sports exist to keep the parents off the streets."
• So let's see if Dr. I has this right:
The Ice Bucket Challenge raises more than $100 million for ALS Research.
Athletes, celebrities and regular Janes and Joes all participate in one of the most inspiring, inclusive stories ever.
And then the Catholic Church chimes in, discouraging the Ice Bucket Challenge because ALS research "conflicts with church teachings by funding embryonic stem-cell research."
Note to the Catholic Church: When Dr. I wants your opinion, he'll ask.
When people and their families affected by ALS want your opinion, they'll ask.
• News item: Mystic's 13-year-old Babe Ruth baseball team played in a different tournament and never got a chance to play Waterford, which made the World Series.
Hence, this public service announcement for the 06385 zip code from Tom Taber in Mystic.
"Tell those people in Waterford our 13-year-olds would have kicked their (butts)."
Shots fired.
• Congrats to the great Chiney Ogwumike, the WNBA Rookie of the Year.
Love that kid.
• They used to play "Welcome to the Jungle" at Rentschler Field to fire up the crowd when UConn's opponent was facing third down.
This year, they are playing what purports to be a forest animal growling.
Sounds like static.
Or as The Day's Ned Griffen said, "it sounds like (late, great WFAN caller) Doris from Rego Park."
• So how are the Red Sox doing so far this year?
• Tremendous effort by ESPN the other day, digging into Michael Sam's showering habits.
Terribly relevant.
And somewhere, Cronkite weeps.
• If actress Liv Tyler married UConn linebacker Marquise Vann, divorced him for former Dallas Cowboy Leon Lett and then finally settled on former Auburn football coach Pat Dye, that would make her a Paul McCartney and Wings song title.
(Liv Vann Lett Dye).
• Dr. I doesn't get this new UConn football slogan "Rise Up."
It's pretty hard to "Rise Down."
Seems that "Rise" would have been sufficient.
• Kudos to the great Joe D'Ambrosio, UConn's play-by-play voice for two decades now.
Poor Joe D had to navigate the names of Brigham Young on Friday night: Teu Kautai, Sae Tautu, Jherremya Leuta-Douyere, Ului Lapuaho, Bronson Kaufisi.
• Dr. I will weep the day Jeter leaves.
But he's got to stop hitting second.
Either that or change his uniform number to 6-4-3.
This is the opinion of Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro.
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Means "to strip or tear off an inedible or undesirable outer layer, especially as it relates to a fruit or vegetable." The term "peel" refers to the protective outer layer (exocarp) of a fruit or vegetable which can be peeled away to reveal the edible portion of the produce.
Depending on the thickness and taste, fruit and vegetable peels are sometimes eaten, such as with apples. In some cases the peel is unpleasant or inedible, in which case it is removed and discarded, such as with bananas or potatoes. In the case of citrus fruits, the peel is bitter and generally not eaten raw, but may be used in cooking. The outermost, colored part of the peel is called the zest, which can be peeled off and used in recipes for its tangy flavor.
Like every budding chef who starts out with the routine task of peeling, my peeling career began with an ancient swivel-blade peeler and some carrots. The peeler of my youth is still the most commonly available, is still inexpensive (I even saw one recently at the Dollar Store!) and is still perfectly designed for the job it's meant to do. It was a simple tool with a contoured metal handle, which is really an open, easy-to-grip frame that provides a stable holder for the steel rod that, in turn, secures the blade. The curved blade is point¬ed at the top, the better to carve out unwanted potato eyes, and has a slit down the center. Since both sides of the interior slit are sharp, the peeler works equally well for righties and lefties. And since the blade is mounted on a steel axis, it rotates just enough to ride up and down the hills and valleys of a bulbous potato or craggy squash.
I was 23 before I realized that there were other types of peelers. I was intrigued by the top-bladed "harp" peeler, but quickly relegated it to the yard sale heap because I could never master the proper motion and ended up with a frustrated pile of mutilated potatoes. I reverted back to the rickety prehistoric pivoting version of my formative years.
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The peel fruits or vegetables using a vegetable peeler, firmly grasp the produce in one hand and hold the peeler in your other hand. Slant the peeler downward and slowly peel the skin away. Rotate the item and continue the peeling.
Continue the process with the top and bottom of the produce making sure to remove all unwanted skin. Using the pointy tip of the peeler, extract any unwanted blemishes or growth (like a potato's "eyes") by simply gouging the tip into the produce and twisting with your wrist. Remember to save the peels that can be used to enhance broth or soup or add them to your compost pile.
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loved ,liked and shared.also comment on page..thanks @we like to cook.this would be a vacation for my hands..thanks..good luck all
- December 8, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- djc319 said...
love and shared..firstname.lastname@example.com..i jusyt posted another comment above with "a vacation for my hands..thanks
- December 8, 2011 at 9:46 AM
sure could be a hand saver and make preparing meals and snakes quicker
- December 8, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Liked and shared. Would love a new peeler.
Jaime Medina
- December 8, 2011 at 11:54 PM
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David McGarry earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in exercise science and an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas. Along with his degrees, McGarry is certified through the NSCA as a certified strength and conditioning specialist and is the owner of www.davemcgarry.com, a fitness consulting company. Previously, he served as the assistant general manager for the Cooper Fitness Center at Craig Ranch. His experience consists of more than 13 years as a personal trainer and fitness manager. McGarry is actively involved with the community as a public speaker and presenter to corporations for health and wellness. His most recent accomplishment is a self-published book for fitness professionals and personal trainers called "Anatomy of Sales." Check it out at www.anatomyofsales.com.
I know I do not need to tell you, but in case you have been under a rock for the last year and a half, the good times are gone. Statements like, "This is the worst recession since the Great Depression" or, "Consumers are no longer buying" are blasted all over the place by news networks and other forms of media every day. It is no wonder people are finding it difficult to sell their services.
People are still looking to buy products and services, but the game of selling has changed. Here are three things you need to know in order to succeed in selling in the new economy:
1. We are in a new economic cycle. Throughout history, we have had many economic cycles. We forget that periods of prosperity and growth are typically followed by crashes or long periods of slow growth. So, the question is, "When we go through an economic slowdown, do people stop buying?" No, consumers still buy, but the rules of the game change, and if you do not have sound fundamental sales skills, you will fail. Here is a simple fact: When a slowdown occurs, you need to decide whether you are going to flee or fight. If you want to sell in this economy, you need to use that animal instinct that is in all of us and decide if you are going to run or fight. Once you have made that decision, you need to gain the skills you lack to become better. I have heard this statement before, and I believe it is true: You are only one skill away from doubling your income. Find that one skill and master it.
2. You must change your attitude. The news networks, Internet and other media outlets are constantly talking about how bad things are, which can lead you into a funk. If you are in a funk, then the first thing you need to do is admit that you are in a funk. Listen, we all go through periods of low points in our careers and personal lives, but once you admit to yourself that you are in a funk, then you can address it. Once you've admitted it, the next thing you need to do is psyche yourself up. For me, I always recite a quote from motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, who says, "Motivation is like bathing; you need to do it daily." This reminds me to read positive stories or read motivational quotes to start my day. Feeding your mind with positive thoughts and ideas will help you have a better attitude, which will lead to higher productivity and more sales. Once you begin to feel better about yourself, you will start to display the confidence you need to sell your product or service. Attitude and confidence are a big part of success. However, in today's economy, if you think that by doing what you have always done is going to get the different results, you are in for a rude awakening. People who are successful at sales in today's economy will tell you that they are working harder now than before, and they are getting the results from two years ago. So, the lesson here is that you must work harder and longer to reach the same level you did a few years ago.
3. The consumer has changed. Today's consumer has more fear, more anxiety, more hesitation to buy and less trust. To quote Ziglar again, "You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough people get what they want." This quote applies to everyone, but for salespeople in the fitness industry, it should be the golden rule. You are here to make a difference. Instead of just focusing on getting the membership sale, focus on how your club or service can help the potential client get what they want. Consumers have been burned too many times, and if they feel that you are not looking out for their best interest, they are not going to buy from you. So, the simple step here is to get your potential member or client to like and trust you, and they will buy.


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As you have read on my previous blog and information on this site, breast thermography is an excellent tool for preventive breast health. Unlike mammography, whose function is to detect a tumor after it has already formed and grown big enough to be seen by the mammograpn (typically 1-2 years), the function of the breast thermogram is to allow prediction on risk of breast cancer. It shows changes typically associated with the formation of cancers. Thus, the clinical use of breast thermography is preventive (allows you to take action before the cancer) while mammography is corrective (take action after the cancer is already there).
The thermogram is rated according to risk (level 1 to 5) with levels 1 and 2 yielding a 99% confidence that there is no breast cancer present. A level 5 risk suggests a 90% risk of cancer already present (even if it just recently started and is microscopic). As the pattern suggestive of declining breast health evolves and becomes more pronounced, the risk level rises. Another way of looking at this is that the pattern shows a gradual decline in breast health, i.e., statistically getting closer to having cancer. Similarly, if no change is taking place year after year, this suggests a stable breast health condition. It is always nice to know that no new vessels or hot spots are developing.
It is even more rewarding to see that the pattern is improving suggesting that whatever is being done is (statistically) reducing the risks. With 1 in 8 women at risk for breast cancer, it is comforting to know that what we are doing is helping our health. We don't have to be sitting ducks waiting for bad news. It's a great feeling to know we can have some visibility and control here.
Thus, the added uses of thermography are:
· Monitoring breast health
· Monitoring changes (improvement as well as decline) in breast health
· Monitoring for adverse changes after treatment of breast cancer
· Monitoring to see if the breast health program is working (i.e., is the pattern appearing like a healthier one or is it evolving into a higher risk pattern)
· Helping to monitor hormone replacement therapy (see below)
Another interesting use for the breast thermogram is to help monitor hormone replacement therapy. When estrogen dominance is present (an imbalance of estrogen and progesterone which favors a stronger estrogenic expression), we begin to see a pattern suggestive of higher risk. I use this to help me adjust the dosages so that the thermographic image remains as healthy as it can. At times, I even see a healthier appearance after starting the HRT (I only use bio-identical hormones). If the thermogram starts to look 'worse', I adjust the hormone level down until it looks healthy again.
It is imperative that a high resolution camera be used (at least 80,000 pixels) and both colorized as well as grey scale be depicted. The color shows regional heat patterns while the grey scale is excellent for demonstrating vascular patterns.
In the next blog, I'll describe some of the methods I use for improving breast health. This approach tends to make the breast tissue more uniform and less lumpy as well as tending to make the thermographic image healthier looking. The advantage of the thermogram is that if the image does not appear to be getting healthier, we try a different approach until we (hopefully) find what does work to improve breast health.


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Verizon Brings Jelly Bean, World Roaming to Samsung Galaxy S III
Verizon announced today that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is headed to the Samsung Galaxy S III starting tomorrow. The carrier will push the update wirelessly to customers in batches, but if you can't wait, you'll also be able to download it manually within the next week. Along with the new features of Jelly Bean, the software adds world roaming capabilities, camera enhancements and support for the ISIS mobile payment system.


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