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For electronics hobbyists, the open source chipset BeagleBoard that packs as much punch as a smartphone processor might seem like the key to paradise.
Yet it is the relatively underpowered 8-bit microcontroller Arduino that has captured the attention of DIYers.
Arduino began as a project in Italy in 2005 and since then has turned into an open source hardware movement. There are thousands of Arduino projects today such as electric meters, guitar amplifiers and Arduino-based gadgets that can tell you when your plants need water.
The Arduino community is at least 100,000 users strong. But it is not alone.
Other open source projects like the BeagleBoard, which is shepherded by Texas Instruments, are trying to win Arduino fans over.
The Beagleboard is a low-power, single-board computer, whose latest version is based on the same 1-GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor that drives the most sophisticated smartphones today. That gives it far more processing power than the Arduino. Yet the BeagleBoard hasn't hit the same kind of chord with hardware hackers that the Arduino has.
"The BeagleBoard is not for a novice," says Phil Torrone, senior editor at Make magazine and creative director at Adafruit, a company that sells DIY electronics and kits. "With an Arduino, you can get an LED light blinking in minutes."
Fundamentally, BeagleBoard and Arduino are two different systems: The former is a single-board computer, while the Arduino is just an 8-bit microcontroller. The BeagleBoard-xM includes a 1-GHz processor, on-board ethernet, five USB 2.0 ports and 512 MB of memory.
What they do have in common is that both represent possibilities: the potential to use your technical and creative skills to make a concept come alive.
Here are five reasons why the Arduino is more popular than the BeagleBoard:
Starter Projects —————-
Editing and rewriting is often easier than writing from scratch. It's the same with electronics. It's easier to mod an idea than start with a blank slate.
That's where the BeagleBoard falls short. "It has virtually no example application that you can just copy and hack to learn from," says Massimo Banzi, one of the co-founders of the Arduino project.
The Arduino has hundreds of projects and ideas that are cooked up and shared by its users. For instance, check out this list of 40 Arduino projects that includes ideas such as a Wiimote-controlled Espresso machine, a biking jacket that flashes a turn signal and a wireless electricity monitor that tweets your power usage.
It's a chicken-and-egg problem for the BeagleBoard. Unless there are more example codes out there, it is difficult to draw in the audience. And without the audience it is challenging to get enough sample projects into the community.
Cost and Durability ——————-
At $30 a piece, an Arduino is an inexpensive investment for someone who wants to try it out. "It's the price of a few sandwiches," says Torrone.
Compare that to the BeagleBoard-xM, which costs $180.
One reason why the Arduino is so cheap is because it is easy to clone. The microcontroller is completely open source so the "components are all commodity," says Torrone.
With the BeagleBoard, hobbyists don't have the same amount of freedom. They have to work closely with Texas Instruments or its partners, says Torrone.
Arduino is also very resilient. Drop it, smash it and it still stays alive. Add to that its low-power requirement, and the product becomes a must-have for DIYers. An Arduino can run on a 9V-battery for days.
"The BeagleBoard is fast and powerful but that also means lots of energy is needed, which makes it difficult for simple projects," says Torrone.
A Thriving Community ——————–
Arduino's popularity means it's easy to get started. Companies such as Adafruit, SparkFun and Liquidware not only sell chips, but they also host blogs that suggest ideas on how to use your Arduino while providing extensive project plans to guide you in completing your creations.
Will Chellman, a student who has played with Arduino for years, says he's now experimenting with the BeagleBoard. But finding documentation and information to work off is not easy, he says.
The lack of well-documented projects done with the BeagleBoard can be intimidating to new users as well, says Banzi.
"There's lots of of interesting stuff (about the BeagleBoard) but it is very technical," he wrote in a comment recently on Gadget Lab in response to the launch of BeagleBoard-xM.
Banzi says BeagleBoard documentation is also scattered and fragmented.
"Parts of it have aged and you spend quite a bit of time jumping from wikis to mailing list to track which specific bit of documentation applies to your board, bootloader etc.," he says.
Maturity Is the Key ——————-
Arduino has had a head start on the BeagleBoard. By October 2008, about 50,000 Arduino boards had already been shipped. That year, the first BeagleBoards started making their way into the hands of hardware enthusiasts.
"The BeagleBoard is just two years old. Since it hasn't been around long enough, there's not enough people building apps based on it," says Chellman.
That's not to say that BeagleBoard isn't catching up. Earlier this month, we showed five projects ranging from a videowall to the iPad of ham radios that use the BeagleBoard. There's also a build-your-own tablet kit that is based off the BeagleBoard.
If DIYers take a shine to it, expect to see more ideas like these.
Simple Is Attractive ——————–
With its single-board computer configuration, 1-GHz processing power and the choice of accessories, the BeagleBoard is a creative engineer's dream come true.
But the same reasons make it intimidating to those who want to geek out on a DIY project but don't have the technical know-how.
Arduino users point out that it is simple to connect external sensors to the board, and the example codes out there make it easy to get started quickly.
Arduino is a simple system designed for creative people with little or "no prior knowledge of electronics," says Banzi. "It's cheap and open source with lots of documentation written in a not too technical language. Above all, it has a very welcoming attitude towards beginners and tries not to scare them too much."
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What is viral marketing?
Viral marketing is an idea that spreads--and an idea that while it is spreading actually helps market your business or cause.
Two kinds of viral marketing: The original classic sort in which the marketing is the product and which a self-amplifying cycle occurs. Hotmail, for example, or YouTube. The more people use them, the more people see them. The more people see them, the more people use them. The product or service must be something that improves once more people use it.
A second kind has evolved over the last few years, and that's a marketing campaign that spreads but isn't the product itself. Shepard Fairey's poster of Barack Obama was everywhere, because people chose to spread it. It was viral (it spread) and it was marketing (because it made an argument--a visual one--for a candidate.)
Something being viral is not, in an of itself, viral marketing. Who cares that 32,000,000 people saw your stupid video? It didn't market you or your business in a tangible, useful way.
Marketers are obsessed with free media, and, as is often the case, we blow it in our rush to get our share. We create content that is hampered or selfish or boring. Or we create something completely viral that doesn't do any marketing at all.
I wrote the first mainstream book about viral marketing. It's free (still) eight years (and millions of downloads) later.
I haven't updated it or made it pretty, but I think the core ideas stand up pretty well. (I even talk about the Zipf's Law and the long tail, but didn't realize it at the time).
Here's how the book itself is an example of viral marketing:
1. I posted the PDF for free. Three thousand people downloaded it on day one.
2. The file is small enough to email to your friends. I encouraged people to do just that.
3. Some people mailed it to fifty or a hundred people. It spread.
4. That's just viral. The marketing part? I released a $40 souvenir hardcover edition. People knew the idea but didn't like the format or my design skills. So they paid a lot for a book they had already read. It went to #5 on Amazon (#4 in Japan). We sold the rights in dozens of languages. And the paperback rights. And it helped me get speaking gigs.
BUT! 5. That's not why I did it. If I had done it as a clever way to sell books, it would have failed. It would have failed because I would have somehow tried to track it, or added friction, or tried to profit in some way from the idea. I was way too dumb at the time to have done it right if my goal was to do it 'right'.
The critical element of viral marketing is this: it's built in. It was built into Hotmail and built into YouTube. The more people used the camera on their cell phones, the more the idea spread, the more people wanted a camera.
If you want to do viral marketing, you can try to come up with a viral ad, but you'll probably fail. You're better off building the viral right into the product, creating a product that spreads because you designed it that way.
Viral marketing only works well when you plan for it, when you build it in, when you organize your offering to be spreadable, interesting and to work better for everyone involved when it spreads. If I don't benefit from spreading it, why should I spread it? I won't. If you don't benefit from your users spreading the idea, it might spread, but it won't help you much. So both elements have to be present.
The reason for this post is that viral marketing is getting a bad name, largely from clueless marketing agencies and clueless marketers. Here's what they do: they get a lame product, or a semi-lame product, and they don't have enough time or money to run a nationwide ad campaign. So, instead, they slap some goofy viral thing on top of it and wait for it to spread. And if it doesn't spread, they create a faux controversy or engage a PR firm or some bloggers and then it still doesn't work.
Being viral isn't the hard part. The hard part is making that viral element actually produce something of value, not just entertainment for the client or your boss.
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Apple's not having a good time in Brazil right now. It recently lost the exclusive rights to the name iPhone to a company that makes Android phones, and now it is being sued for launching the fourth generation iPad so soon after the third generation 'New iPad'. If Apple loses the suit it may be forced to compensate iPad 3 owners in the country.
Apple is under fire for not implementing all of the technology updates of the fourth generation model in the third generation model, appeared. The Brazilian Institute of Politics and Law Software (IBDI)alleges that Apple's failure to do so "Amounts to planned obsolescence and unfair business practices."
IBDI attorney Sergio Palomares said: "Consumers thought [they were] buying high-end equipment, not knowing [it] was already an obsolete version," is the translation of the report in Brazil's Jornal do Comérciao.
If Apple is found guilty of unfair business practices, the company could be forced to compensate all Brazilian customers who bought the third-generation iPad, writes Apple Insider.
When the iPad 3 launched the company faced pressure because the device, while advertised as being 4G capable, didn't work on 4G networks around the world, and many countries didn't offer 4G. For example, Apple had to defend its 4G branding in Australia when at the end of March, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) took Apple to the Federal Court in Melbourne for allegedly violating the conditions of the Australian Consumer Law.
Eventually, following accusations in the UK and Australia that Apple had been misleading customers about the tablet's capabilities, Apple scrapped the 4G in the description of the product.
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A.C. Moore Make & Take events are offered every Wednesday from 3-5 pm at your local store ALL summer long! Download the A.C. Moore Make & Take calendar, so you know know what crafts to expect this summer.
Also, from 3-7pm on Make & Take Wednesdays, you can print a $10 off $25 coupon to use on anything in the store.
This week's Make & Take (July 13th) is from Orb Factory- Sticky Mosaics
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Raging fire destroys couple's home for second time in 25 years
Flames quickly engulf Beatty home in Elizabeth Township
Earl Beatty has lived through a devastating fire once before, but the 74-year-old auctioneer admits it's going to be a little tougher to rebuild this time around.
"Even though I have insurance, I lost stuff in there I'll never get back," he told reporters on Tuesday afternoon, just steps away from where a raging fire destroyed his Elizabeth Township home.
Photos: Fire rages at Elizabeth Township home
Sky 4 flew over Beatty's house along Wolfe Drive, just off Simpson Howell Road, as it was engulfed by flames. The fire continued to burn in the rubble early Wednesday morning.
Beatty said it was probably only a matter of 10 minutes before the house was lost. He said he was inside with his 71-year-old wife, Janice, when kids noticed a shed on fire and started pounding on their door.
"Somebody beat on my door. I didn't smell (any) smoke, (but) these young kids were beating on the door. They must have been on the hillside, but the little building was really burning when I came out," said Beatty.
The couple made it out, but Beatty ran back inside when he realized one of his three dogs was still in the house after the other two were out. "She went up and laid on the bed. She wasn't going to leave. I went up and got the leash, put it on her and down she comes. She's all right," said Beatty.
Sky 4 video: Fire burns in Elizabeth Township
Beatty said his wife lost about 150 antique dolls. His wife, who has a heart condition, was released from the hospital Tuesday morning, but was doing OK after the fire.
The Beattys have family that lives around their property and they will be staying with them. They went through a similar experience 25 years ago after their home was destroyed when, Beatty said, an "oil furnace went bad."
Investigators said preliminary findings show the fire started in the detached garage, and the wind and dry conditions caused it to spread. The cause has not been released, but Beatty said he was charging a boat battery in the garage and believes that may be part of the issue. "That side of the house caught on fire first, and the wind blew it around the back. It actually burnt from the back through the front," he said.
Firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to a nearby home. Despite the massive fire, there were no reported injuries.
"We have firefighters that are working to put in fire breaks. Basically, that's clearing away debris, ignitable materials from the brush fire to try and contain the brush fire at this point," said Allegheny County Emergency Services Chief Alvin Henderson.
As soon as firefighters arrived, there was a challenge. The only hydrant in the area is on Simpson Howell Road, but the fire was all the way up Wolfe Drive, so they had to run well more than 1,000 feet of hose to get water to battle the flames. "The fire department, from what I've seen, has done a phenomenal job in getting water brought up to the structure," said Henderson.
Without much warning, county fire officials said the Beatty family fell victim to a drier-than-normal spring and high winds that fueled the destructive fire. "All wooded areas are pretty dry right now," said Henderson.
Beatty remains upbeat despite the frustrations that once the first fire truck ran out of water, getting more water meant firefighters had to run a main line up the steep hill. "Nobody is hurt. Everybody is out," he said. "It's only money."
As crews worked, there was nothing they could do to match Mother Nature. Henderson said winter and spring did see snowfall, but there's no heavy rainfall, and the high winds Tuesday only made the conditions more dangerous. "Really, you need some soaking rain to raise that moisture content in the soil, and that's really what we've not seen thus far this year," said Henderson.
Neighbor Jerry Russell said such conditions worry him, especially since the hot summer is approaching. "There are a lot of dried leaves and stuff like that out there, and I'm thinking that can catch on fire easily," he said.
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It appears it will be a busy week at Triple-A Charlotte for White Sox pitchers. Freddy Garcia will be moved up from Single-A Kannapolis and will make a start with Charlotte on Tuesday, according to White Sox sources. Jake Peavy's first rehab start will be Thursday with the Knights. The consensus among Sox brass is, if Garcia has two good starts at Triple-A, he will be a viable alternative in the fifth-starter role.
The Knight's marketing department is going nuts. A Cy Young and a World Series winner!


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You guys. I'm so excited about today's post because there are so many good things to talk about!
First of all, Mother's Day is just around the corner, and I've teamed up with my friends at Fair Trade USA (along with some other fabulous bloggers) for a virtual Mother's Day brunch. I developed this recipe especially for the occasion, and I have to tell you, I may never bake individual cinnamon rolls ever again. My favorite part of a cinnamon roll is the soft, flaky interior, and - guess what. You get more of that when you make one giant cinnamon roll! And you can slice it like cake! I really love how all those beautiful layers separate ever-so-slightly on the plate. It's irresistible when smothered with orange-zested cream cheese glaze (I swoon!).
Fair Trade certified, means the products come from workers that are justly compensated. Below are some of the best teas, coffees and snacky foods I've ever tasted, and we're giving the whole stash away to one lucky winner! You'll get the same delicious Fair Trade cinnamon and muscovado sugar that I used in this skillet cinnamon roll. And just take a look at this Prana embroidered scarf. It's even prettier in person.
Giveaway is open to US residents.
There's a friendly little competition going between the participating bloggers, too. So you can help me out by re-pinning my image here!
Now to even more good stuff - step-by-step instructions for the skillet cinnamon roll. You'll see my process below, and I hope it will serve as a helpful guide while you make your own!
The entire process is a little messy, but well worth the end result. The muscovado sugar really punches up the brown sugar flavor, so it's worth seeking out next time you're at the grocery store.
Just look at that landscape of swirly goodness up there. I can't wait to try out different versions of this skillet pastry. Maybe I'll hide some Guittard Fair Trade chocolate between the layers next time.
Giant Skillet Cinnamon Roll
with Orange-Cream Cheese Glaze
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Yield: One 12-inch skillet cinnamon roll
Source: My Mom's cinnamon roll recipe plus my original glaze recipe
Prep 2 hours; Total 2 hours 30 minutes
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup warm water (90-110°F)
2 eggs, room temperature
6 cups all purpose flour, sifted
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup butter melted
1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup moscovado sugar (or dark brown sugar) and
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon mixed together
4 oz. cream cheese, slightly melted4 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2-4 tablespoons hot milk
2 teaspoons orange extract
Zest of one-half organic orange
- For the dough, heat milk, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until sugar melts and a few small bubbles appear at the edges of the pan. Remove from heat and let cool while you prepare the other elements.
- Dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in very warm water (90°F to 110°F) in the bowl of a standing mixer (or a large bowl if you don't have a stand mixer). Stir with the paddle attachment (or wooden spoon) until well blended. Let stand 10 minutes.
- Beat eggs into yeast mixture. Stir in cooled milk mixture (it should be lukewarm), switch to the dough hook then add in flour a little at a time until dough is elastic. Add melted butter and mix, then add in more flour until dough is elastic and pulls away from the sides of the mixer. Note: you may not have to use all the flour. Do not add so much flour that the dough does not stick to your hands. Set a timer and knead with the dough hook (or knead with hands on a floured surface) for 5 minutes.
- Place dough in a buttered bowl and turn it over to coat the entire surface. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place 1 hour or until doubled (mine took a little longer than an hour to double).
- Punch down dough and turnout onto a lightly floured surface. Knead a few times and cut into two pieces. Roll out each piece to 12x9-inch rectangles.
- For the filling, brush the rolled dough pieces with the melted butter. Sprinkle each with half the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Cut the each dough piece into 5 even strip lengthwise. Roll one strip up as if you were making a regular cinnamon roll. When you get to the end, use another strip and continue rolling. When the dough spiral reaches about 6-inches in diameter, (3-4 strips-worth of spiraling) place it in the center of a lightly greased 12-inch cast-iron skillet. Continue spiraling dough strips around the middle. This is a messy job, but just embrace the mess. It'll be well worth the end result.
- When all the dough has been used, cover and let rise about 45 minutes or until doubled.
- Preheat oven to 400°. Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until golden. Keep a close eye on it so it doesn't over-bake! (Note: Some of you are reporting longer bake times. It's important that this roll gets baked long enough so it isn't doughy in the middle. Allow the top of the roll to become deep golden brown, and then place a sheet of aluminum foil over the roll so it can bake longer without over-browning.)
- Whisk together glaze ingredients, adding additional milk as needed. Glaze pastry in the pan while it is still hot. Add additional orange zest if desired. Slice into pieces and serve while still warm.


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Mays Wood: 2016 Project update
It's been three years since the first saplings were planted in May's Wood in Dorset by people who came along voluntarily to help Dr Brian May realise his dream of creating a native woodland. On September 28th, 2013, hundred's gathered to listen enthusiastically as 'Dr Brian' shared his vision of a place where wildlife and humans could enjoy the peace and tranquillity that trees and meadows can provide. "It was truly one of the most memorable and different days of my life." Dr May said after he had mingled happily with the eager participants, mainly from the nearby villages of Bere Regis and Shitterton.
Mums, dads, grandparents children and dogs, along with the local vicar, head teacher from the village primary school and the district councillor, all turned up in true community spirit armed with wellington boots and spades. They were joined by an army of volunteers from Brian's Save Me charity and local wildlife groups. Soon, everyone had sleeves rolled up, ready for action in the first field of many on the 164-acre site. Some were there to remember loved ones by planting a tree in their memory whilst others came along to help mark a moment in history, keen to help make a difference for future generations.
Forestry company UPM Tilhill were on hand to give advice on the correct way to sow a sapling and help it bed in. Soon the area was a hive of activity, with lots of determined digging and co-operation in a joint effort to do something that matters. Brian planted the first oak sapling in Horse Close Plots, then went on to plant a couple more before assisting others and joining in with the community spirit.
"There was a huge feeling of hope and happiness all around" Helen Parker remembers. Her then 8-year-old daughter Zebedee gave Dr May a handwritten thank you letter with a promise that she would look after the wood. "I could see it really meant a lot to him," Helen said. "Yes and I've kept my promise by regularly walking around May's Wood picking up litter when we go to check on how our oak tree is growing" Zebedee added.
Community leader Alison Bennett joined in the celebrations with friends and neighbours. "The woodland is growing well now and I often take my two spaniels there for walks," Alison said. Alison had another important role on the day when she sang 'The New Woodland Song', along with ladies from the specially formed Pop-In singers and the local primary school children who also formed a choir for the occasion. The song was specially composed for the opening ceremony and local musicians supported the performance.
The first stage of planting is now complete and over 100,000 trees have thrived throughout the seasons, with an abundance of colour to surprise and delight its visitors, thanks to the sandy Dorset soil and good drainage. Skylarks, swifts and swallows fly by, darting around the rustling leaves and specially designed pathways. that are speckled in late spring with daisies and clover. There have also been reports of native adders slithering around in the undergrowth.
Tony Bates is the chairman of the Bere Regis Wildlife group and takes strolls regularly around the wood. He led a special May's Wood walk when 37 people turned up to learn more about the nature reserve on their doorstep and plans to organise more.
"Most people were keen to know the names of the trees and plants. It is easy to distinguish them now by the leaves as they have really shot up with all the sun and rain we have had. It's quite easy to recognise the oaks, but there are also lesser known types such as the White Poplar, Silver Birch, Aspen, Alder, Birch, Wayfaring tree and bushes such as the Gelderland Rose. I am quite impressed by the organisation of the planting, which is tiered to make full use of the space." Tony explained. The Bere Regis strollers are another group that meets regularly and often enjoy walks through the woodland and up the gentle slope of Kites Hill where a large mature oak towers like a protective parent over the young developing saplings.
The native Corn Marigold has survived the transition from corn fields to woodland and much wild flora and fauna such as the Ox-eyed Daisy, Knapweed, Common Dogwood, Campion, foxglove, wild mint, bluebells and poppies are finding their comfort zone amongst the numerous wild grasses that carpet the ground. We were excited by the appearance of the rare Bladder Campion when we met and Tony hopes that more hidden species will begin to appear. "Seeds can lie dormant for years and now the area is clear of pesticides and ploughing maybe we will continue to be surprised," Tony remarked.
Almost 100 children from Bere Regis and nearby villages will be benefitting directly from the site in the new year when they move into their brand new primary school, which has been built on the edge of May's Wood. "The new school will be surrounded by many different species of trees and it will make a perfect outdoor classroom for the children to learn about the natural world." Community leader Alison Bennett added.


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Packers make cuts to reach 53-man roster
Vince Young's days with the Green Bay Packers are over.
Johnny Jolly's comeback is apparently complete.
The veteran quarterback, vying for a backup job, went on Twitter on Saturday to thank Green Bay for giving him an opportunity and wished the team well this season.
Young's departure would leave just B.J. Coleman on the roster to back up Aaron Rodgers. Young was one of 22 players released Saturday by the team to get down to the 53-man roster limit.
"Thanks to (Packers) for the opportunity ... Wonderful fans. Good luck this season," Young posted.
Running back Alex Green, who led Green Bay last year with 464 yards on 135 carries, was also cut. DuJuan Harris secured the job down the stretch in 2012, while Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin were selected in the draft to beef up the backfield.
Harris was placed on injured reserve recently with a knee injury, leaving questions about the backfield depth chart. The Packers will go into the season with Lacy, Franklin, veteran James Starks and fullback John Kuhn in the backfield.
Defensive lineman Jolly's return from a three-year layoff appears certain after surviving Saturday's roster cuts. Jolly had been suspended by the NFL for violating the league's substance-abuse policy and served about nine months in prison.
On Twitter, Jolly thanked the Packers and their fans for "the support and opportunity. I won't let you down!!"
Jolly has looked good in camp, displaying his knack to swat passes. He had a sack in the final preseason game Thursday against the Chiefs.
Young struggled in that game, going 14 of 30 for 144 yards with two fumbles. That followed a strong showing the previous week against the Seahawks.
The Packers signed Young on Aug. 6. Before that, he was out of football for a year after being cut by the Buffalo Bills.
Drafted by the Titans, Young has had a checkered career as a starter in Tennessee and as a backup to Michael Vick with the Philadelphia Eagles. He's been to two Pro Bowls, and has a 74.4 career passer rating.
The Packers may still be looking for a veteran backup. Coleman was 2 of 7 for 19 yards against the Chiefs.
Green Bay also released veteran backup Graham Harrell earlier in the preseason. Harrell has since signed with the Jets.
Elsewhere on offense, the Packers went with Jarrett Boykin and Jeremy Ross to back up the top trio of Randall Cobb, James Jones and Jordy Nelson at wide receiver.
Among other cuts by the Packers were fullback Jonathan Amosa; offensive linemen Andrew Datko, Garth Gerhart, Kevin Hughes and Patrick Lewis; defensive backs David Fulton, Loyce Means, James Nixon, Chaz Powell and Brandon Smith; receivers Charles Johnson, Tyrone Walker and Myles White; tight ends Matthew Mulligan, Jake Stoneburner and D.J. Williams; linebackers Terrell Manning, Dezmen Moses and Donte Savage; and defensive tackle Jordan Miller.


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Teachers given unique opportunity to develop lessons from rediscovered social surveys
Teachers will be delving into unexplored records of Britain's domestic history to create their own original learning resources, thanks to a new collaboration between the University of Sussex and The National Archives.
The Teacher Scholar Programme, funded with a grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will give eight UK school teachers the opportunity to learn about the transition from poverty to affluence in Britain during the 20th century. Using the early government-administered household expenditure surveys they will explore how and why living standards increased and what it meant for ordinary households.
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Recently while in California, I hunted down some of the locations from my favorite film and lived a dream to visit the holy grail of cinema, the Big W, and to discover whatever may remain of it.
James / May 12th, 2011
Recently while in California, I hunted down some of the locations from my favorite film and lived a dream to visit the holy grail of cinema, the Big W, and to discover whatever may remain of it.
May 12, 2011 at 2:52 pm
Haven't you done one of these before? Maybe it was just pictures. I do remember something about it.
January 5, 2014 at 1:53 pm
He did a Rocky one and A Night of the Living Dead one.
May 12, 2011 at 3:01 pm
this is sweet! i love ur location hunts! keep up the great work James!!
May 12, 2011 at 3:06 pm
I thought your favorite movie was "Be Kind Rewind". It seems to suit y
May 12, 2011 at 3:07 pm
ou better.
(sry, comment got cut off)
May 12, 2011 at 3:07 pm
My grandfather (who recently died) used to watch this movie with me. Thanks for the location hunts behind the fond memories.
May 12, 2011 at 3:10 pm
Your location hunts are really awesome. Thanks for making this video. I can't imagine how excited your fans were to invite you to see the Big W. I know I'd shit my pants with the awesomeness of it all.
May 12, 2011 at 3:37 pm
waitwaitwaitwaitwai…. you have a wife.? ! omg i dont think it is mentioned anywhere.
May 12, 2011 at 3:46 pm
awesome man. fun watch.
May 12, 2011 at 3:47 pm
by the way, when you said the owners of the property were fans…did you mean of Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World? or of you yourself? because the latter would be quite an honor i'm sure!
May 12, 2011 at 3:50 pm
This movie should be on Blu-Ray! Who's with me?
May 12, 2011 at 4:16 pm
@Ed Ground
Yeah, it was just pictures before. This was a new trip.
Be Kind Rewind is a personal film to me too, yes. Mad Mad World has been my favorite since I was about 5 years old.
They were fans of AVGN surprisingly. That's what I meant, but I always suck at explaining myself without a script. I always manage to leave something out, but I guess I was trying to be humble about it too.
@Allen Lucas
It should be re-released on Blu-Ray, yes, for many reasons. The newest release of the DVD omits all the bonus features, the documentary, the deleted scenes… all gone! There is an older DVD that has it but is out of print now. The big dream would be for all the lost footage to be found and restored to the way it was seen at it's original 70mm premiere.
May 12, 2011 at 4:23 pm
James, that was awesome. It's amazing how few people really do the work to see their favorite locations in real life but you make the effort and put it out there for us to see. You're a true fan of film and I appreciate that there are others out there as fanatical about movies as me! 🙂
May 12, 2011 at 4:46 pm
Wow, that's cool! I'm happy you found what you were looking for, more or less. And creds to the nice fans who let you in to film and take pictures! Did you ring the door and they recognized you or what?
One last thing, there is a charm in phone-videos, and I know a lot of us don't mind one bit, it's just fun to see your adventures.
May 12, 2011 at 4:48 pm
@ghostie: then you've never watched the comments below any of the cinemassacre videos. As soon as a girl is involved everyone wants to know if it might be Mrs Rolfe.
And great documentary James as always.
May 12, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Your Married ?
May 12, 2011 at 4:58 pm
That was awesome. You really had me going with the stump at the end, what an unexpected happy ending oO
Keep doing what you're doing, James, it always makes my day when I see a cinemassacre update.
May 12, 2011 at 5:00 pm
I haven't watched the film in a long, long time, but I did watch that episode of The Simpsons awhile ago that parodied some of the film. Still, it was still interesting to see what state everything is in now, so thanks for another cool video.
May 12, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Freaking epic James, good thing they were fans! You should send them a DVD for letting you film there.
May 12, 2011 at 5:16 pm
You say that this movie has been your favorite since you were 5.
When I was 5 there was only 1 TV network that I had access to in my country. It sucked and still sucks now 10 years later. I wish I had my favorite movie when I was 5.
Very nice video. Every single video on this site is gold.
May 12, 2011 at 5:17 pm
That was awesome, James. After I had watched your top 30 all time movies, I definately watched it's a mad mad mad mad world. I was hoping you'd find it still in tact. Too bad the big W is gone (for the most of it). There is a guy on youtube who had done filming locations of my childhood tv series involving a clown and acrobat (Bassie & Adriaan). It was really amazing to see all the locations today.
I know what it feels like standing somewhere that has played a part in history. Old buildings, like in Berlin made me feel the need to touch it. Are you still around in California? If so I wonder if you're doing even more movie location shots.
I wonder if you've ever been to europe. But then again, the usa is so immense that for most americans that's the world.
May 12, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you saw the use of a phone-cam as a style and charm rather than a shortcoming.
The owners invited me. I was very lucky, they knew I was a fan of the movie and reached out. I brought autographs and a DVD, yep.
And yes, I'm married.
May 12, 2011 at 5:22 pm
Cool. I love this movie. Lots of great cameos and lots of destruction and mishaps. I give it 5 giant Zs out of 5.
May 12, 2011 at 5:23 pm
May 12, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Wow, thats the first time you acknowledged that your married as far as I know. Maybe now the rumors can be put to bed. Anyway, its funny how no matter what you do, you'll always be tied to AVGN one way or another lol.
May 12, 2011 at 5:37 pm
that was excellent james i can see your enjoying your free. time
May 12, 2011 at 5:43 pm
But I have a question, what part of the W was that little peace of trunk from the right edge or from the middle part pointing up right
May 12, 2011 at 5:50 pm
I have to admit that iPhone cameras don't look too bad, way better than a regular cell-phone camera. You did a good job putting this together and I'm glad to see that you had a blast finding these locations. I always appreciate you sharing your expriences with us, as some of us may never get around to see some of this stuff, which is really cool and awesome to see up close, it's like being on the set of your all-time favorite movie. You can just imagine yourself interacting with all the characters and props in the movie. Hopefully, someday, I'll be able to scout out a few film locations. And you might hate me for saying this, but I've never seen 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World', but I want to, since your love for films is so contagious, it's not even funny. It's got my mind shifted off of video-games and more onto movies, which I've always been a big fan of too. Thanks again, James. Keep at it, you always make some cool videos to watch.
May 12, 2011 at 6:06 pm
You saw The Big 4? Shit man, that's so awesome…
May 12, 2011 at 6:27 pm
@RobotX2311: It looks to me based on the video that the remaining stump is from the tree farthest to the right, it's about the right angle, a bit steeper than the other one leaning that direction and it seemed like it would be closer to the trees behind it than the other one, although in all this time they could be in a totally different place, and likely entirely different trees.
May 12, 2011 at 6:30 pm
I don't think I've ever seen better work done by using an Iphone, this was amazing. After I watched your top 30 movies a while back I decided I had to see this movie at some point. Fortunately a buddy had it on DVD and we watched it. I absoloutely loved the movie and laughed so hard at it's delicate sense of humour and slapstick. Watching the location guide, especially edited this way just enhanced that great memory. I hope they decide to put your little video on every new version release of this movie into the Extras, so in conclusion: Great work, keep it up.
May 12, 2011 at 6:32 pm
Damn James,
Always having fun :-p
Lucky Fuck
May 12, 2011 at 6:34 pm
One of my top movies since I was a little kid. I always enjoy when you bring it up.
My father and I would watch it every New Years day, and the rest of the year too, but especially every New Years. A great film with great memories.
May 12, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Congratulations, The reason I admire ALL of your videos is because you do what you love, and thanks to you I bought the movie Its a Mad mad mad world.
"It just went Saling right out there" jajaja, Smiler Grogan would have been proud of you
May 12, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Hey James,
That is amazing i wish i could come. and not to be a pest or anything but i'd really like to see what your wife looks like.
May 12, 2011 at 7:24 pm
I've loved that film since forever. I still drag out my extended VHS version and watch it from time to time. VHS sure looks great in 720p. Not.
May 12, 2011 at 7:28 pm
they don't make comedies as this one anymore, the movie has so much…charm, it's awesome you actually get to go to exact locations—wait what? wife??!— There's a Mrs Rolfe??? when did James get married??? !! guess i gotta check my twitter more often. wow did anyone else know?
May 12, 2011 at 7:30 pm
wasn't sure if you get asked this a lot, but since you've mentioned that you were married, does your wife help with any of your regular videos at all, like act or anything? or does she prefer to stay behind the camera if anything?
May 12, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Happy for ya' James.
May 12, 2011 at 7:48 pm
hahahha the owners happen to be fans? man that is so godamn cool, fuck yeah nerd you rock man
May 12, 2011 at 8:12 pm
You gotta let your fans know where you're going! If you like zoos and are in the Palm Desert area again, I could get you behind the scenes at The Living Desert. Or I could just buy you a beer somewhere.
May 12, 2011 at 8:25 pm
You were at The Big 4 concert too?!!
Dang man, it's a shame that I didn't see ya there! I woulda bought you a $7 slice of spicy pizza, haha!!
May 12, 2011 at 8:48 pm
I haven't seen IAMMMMW in like forever, and as far as I could remember it was a madcap road picture, like Cannonball Run. But according to Wikipedia it starred Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Jonathan Winters, Jim Backus, and Peter Falk, and there were appearances by Jack Benny, Norman Fell, Don Knotts, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Carl Reiner. It's almost unexplainable how good of a cast this would have been back then, it's like Who Framed Roger Rabbit but with live-action stars instead of cartoon stars.
May 12, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Congrats, rolfe. I know how small dreams come true can feel.
May 12, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Awww, you made a little friend lol.
I didn't know you had a wife 😮
May 12, 2011 at 9:26 pm
James i just shit out all of my organs after eating some chipotle but theres a treasure burried deep in the heart of unionville pa under a giant cock in the middle of doucy fields national park you cant miss it it's by the old burned town tavern gods speed mr nerd and dont eat mexican food
May 12, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Wow that was really cool. Sometimes, I have more of an appreciation for the 'shot-on-the-spot' videos than the scripted ones. They have more meaning, and I know that this one had a lot of meaning to you. Someday, I wish to visit the filming locations of my favorite movies.
May 12, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Man this stuff is all right by my place. So cool! I should really go check it out. I bet there are so many movie scenes I could visit like this in West LA….
May 12, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Kitty cat helped lead you to the forward slash. Don't forget to thank the cat.
May 12, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Totally loved the video James! Great job and thank you for sharing that with us!!!
You lucky bastard!
May 12, 2011 at 9:43 pm
you finally fulfilled your childhood dream of getting to the big 'W' and now there's a reliable source
May 12, 2011 at 10:17 pm
It's pretty neat how everything works together in such a mysterious way. You have a favorite movie growing up. You also have a love for making movies which no doubt must have had some inspiration from that movie. It's almost as if that W was calling out to you to come find it, and it wouldn't even be possible if you hadn't become a filmmaker, and that might not have happened if it were not for the movie.
May 12, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Who wants to bet that he was in California to set up the AVGN Movie with a production company?
May 12, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Been a fan of this movie since my dad showed it to me when I was little. Great detective work James cant wait for the AVGN movie keep up the great work.
May 12, 2011 at 10:53 pm
"I'm here in San Pedrooo". LOL at how out-of-town people mispronounce our place names. Bless you James, you are effing awesome though!
Btw, it's not "The Pacific Coast Highway", it's just "PCH". For next time you're out here. ; )
May 12, 2011 at 11:16 pm
That is so cool James! I too enoyed that film. It's awesome that you got to go check out what's left of the stump, and solve that mystery.
May 12, 2011 at 11:23 pm
I noticed that the information about the palm stump was there on Wikipedialong before this video, so you've really proven this fact to be true 🙂
May 12, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Very nice James. Became a fan of this movie last year when I caught it on AMC with a friend who had seen it before.
Glad to see some of the three is left I guess? I guess the owners before the current ones didn't understand the meaning by the W trees, or they could have overgrown and collapsed, oh well.
And was that car following you the entire time while you were on the property?
May 12, 2011 at 11:38 pm
you are Awesome James 🙂
May 12, 2011 at 11:54 pm
Pretty sweet trip, James.
May 13, 2011 at 12:11 am
Was never really a big fan of this movie but that sure was a fun video.
May 13, 2011 at 12:31 am
I cited the mad mad mad mad world article on wikipedia for the big w with a link to the video
May 13, 2011 at 1:02 am
Dammit, James, I approve. I'm glad you got to do what you friggin' wanted to.
May 13, 2011 at 1:20 am
I wounder if nowadays where people who knew this movie, instead of looking for treasure at the "W" would instead Leave something behind? You know, something to say. "I was Here" (Aside from the use of Grafite of course lol) Maybe the Cat tried to tell you where the W was at? Also it kinda looks like one of your other 2 cats back at your place….you Bring your Cat along?
May 13, 2011 at 1:29 am
They Cut,s "Big W"
May 13, 2011 at 1:56 am
Should have let me know :p I live 10mins from Peck Park! Next time you're around, let's chill. I'll bring the brews. Great review. One of my favorite movies as well. Did you see the 124214345 cats at "Pet" Peck Park?
May 13, 2011 at 2:22 am
Always like these videos. I'll need to check out the movie when I have a nice chunk of time for it since it's a long movie. Wonder if James will do one for a movie he hated. Might be entertaining.
May 13, 2011 at 3:00 am
Dude, its pretty awesome you were around my area. There's a place around San Pedro called Sunken City. Ive been wanting to check it out for a while now. I think you were close to it. Also Next time you're in the South Bay, Make sure you check out the Ferris Beuller House in Long Beach. Its a area called Bixby Knolls.
May 13, 2011 at 3:18 am
Even though it was primitive, this video had a lot of atmosphere – finding that car wreck was a really cool and eerie moment! I love how the big W has become a little comma, even though it makes me a bit sad too, haha.
May 13, 2011 at 5:03 am
Really amazing how overwhelmed you were, James. It sounded like you were almost crying when you said you were inside the gate.
May 13, 2011 at 5:40 am
It was fun to see this movie is your all time favorite in your movie count down. I love it! As a kid I must have watched it once a month for 3 years, I don't know. And now this! I can imagine your excitement discovering the sites and the palm tree stump… should have a star on Hollywood Blvd. lol! Great hunt and the iphone movie quality… not that bad!
May 13, 2011 at 7:35 am
Wow, your movie location hunts are so fun to watch. I see why James loves this movie so much, lots of great comedy actors all on a treasure hunt, not being serious and just having a great time. 🙂
May 13, 2011 at 7:51 am
May 13, 2011 at 8:43 am
This was awesome
May 13, 2011 at 9:00 am
WOW just awesome James.
May 13, 2011 at 9:11 am
By the way, perhaps they tried to pull the stunt off with another car that's now laying there. Perhaps it didn't crash good enough and they decided to use a different car. xD
May 13, 2011 at 9:16 am
Not my favorite, but one of my favorite movies off all-time
actually i made a list and this came on #14
great video loved it!
May 13, 2011 at 9:21 am
May 13, 2011 at 11:56 am
And I hope you had some Old Fashioneds 😉
May 13, 2011 at 12:54 pm
I have not seen the movie, but I get the impression that the movie "Rat Race" borrowed a lot of ideas from it.
Must have been a lot of fun tracking down those locations.
May 13, 2011 at 1:12 pm
dreams can become true huh?^^ nice job
May 13, 2011 at 1:21 pm
It was one of my favorites when I was a young kid.. I am sorry too hear that your legs were hurting from the a concert, but like my father always said too me.. "You'll live"..
May 13, 2011 at 1:47 pm
oh hell yeah james said he saw the big 4, Fuck yeah ANTHRAX, MEGADETH,SLAYER, and metallica is not so great. but still fuck yeah i have the blue ray
May 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm
i love that movie, its long but god is it so fucking funny
May 13, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Hey James when you're pointing out the old tree stump, there is a dog taking a shit in the background.lol
May 13, 2011 at 2:46 pm
OMG!!! what a great video!!!! i Loved it ;D!!!
May 13, 2011 at 3:17 pm
That video made me smile 🙂
So awesome!
May 13, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Really really nice documentary! I liked that! 🙂
May 13, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Looks like the wikipedia can be updated now, to state that there is but a scant stump remaining of the four palm trees.
May 13, 2011 at 5:19 pm
I saw the movie when you mentioned it in your favorite movie video, but can't say i like it very much, too much talk and not so much funny stuff going round…I had more fun with its (kinda) remake, Rat Race, but that probably is because my two heroes, Rowan Atkinson and John Cleese were it in.
May 13, 2011 at 5:28 pm
James you're the freakin' BEST for doing this vid, it was awesome! I love that movie so much so it was great to see something dedicated to it.
Also, that cat was adorable haha.
May 13, 2011 at 7:57 pm
I haven't actually seen the movie. But I can still feel a sense of epicness over these places. I believe it was the well done narration.
May 13, 2011 at 8:31 pm
I loved it! You are a badass James for solving the mystery of the giant "W"
May 13, 2011 at 9:33 pm
That's pretty damn cool that the owners were fans. Shit, James, you got it made.
May 13, 2011 at 11:14 pm
Great video, James. I watched this movie about a year ago and it became an instant favorite 🙂
May 13, 2011 at 11:54 pm
Actually there is one prior mention of Jame's wife that I know of. In the making of video for the 2008 AVGN vs. NC fight, Doug says that she had to tie his tie for him. So him being married isn't a recent development or anything.
The place where the gas station was looks kinda like the gated community where my uncle has a condo. It's somewhere in Palm Dessert but I can't remember the address. Anyway, I know I've been on Route 74 as well as by the ramp.
May 14, 2011 at 1:16 am
You have some fun adventures it seems.
May 14, 2011 at 11:40 am
Califooornia! 😉
Awesome James!
May 14, 2011 at 11:55 am
The owners of the property are fans of the Nerd? That's awesome!!!
May 14, 2011 at 2:06 pm
You got to see the Big 4? Sweet.
May 14, 2011 at 6:16 pm
James, you sure do like cats.
May 14, 2011 at 8:16 pm
And so, James and Kitty drove off into the sunset!
The End.
May 14, 2011 at 9:04 pm
May 14, 2011 at 9:41 pm
NICE YOU WENT TO THE BIG 4 im glad youre a big thrash fan as well
May 14, 2011 at 9:55 pm
I watched your video on friday. Shortly afterwards I decided to pop in the dvd of It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World and watched it with my mom. We had so much fun watching and it has now become one of my very favorite movies. Thank you for getting me hooked on such a great movie!
May 14, 2011 at 10:46 pm
james damn if i had not known you where in san pedro . I would have asked you for an autograph. lol
May 15, 2011 at 3:32 am
Haha, for some reason I really love the last scene of this where he finds the stump. Why? It's all about:
James: !!! *God like Moment*
Cat: Oh hai,
May 15, 2011 at 3:32 am
You said you'd just been to see the big 4….you lucky bastard.
May 15, 2011 at 12:39 pm
I never even knew James was married! LOL
May 15, 2011 at 2:31 pm
You know it's a little sad that you excused yourself for the poor quality production due to using an iphone, but I think it was actually better than usual, minus the wind that wasn't cut.
You should consider a new camera, lol. And tell your wife I also thank her, because I love this movie soooo much.
May 15, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Great video James, I love this movie and grew up watching it. It's great to see all the sites where it was filmed. I only wish you could have found the spot where they shot the fight between Milton Berle and Terry Thomas (the English guy) after they crash the car. Still, it was a great video, thanks for putting it together.
May 15, 2011 at 4:44 pm
It's funny, but I probably wouldn't have cared much about this movie and someone hunting for shoot locations. But you somehow made the journey entertaining. Thanks for the video!
May 16, 2011 at 7:59 am
Awesome, James. I love this movie so much and it was really cool to see what the locations look like today. Life is kinda cool sometimes.
May 16, 2011 at 8:16 am
I was at the big 4 concert too. Too bad I didn't see you there. I bet you had VIP tickets, right.
May 16, 2011 at 12:31 pm
I've never seen the movie. But this is a really nice video on the locations. Congratulations for founding the remains of the big W! 🙂
May 16, 2011 at 2:31 pm
"The owners happen to be fans."
Man you are an internet star!
May 16, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Amen….indeed for the find!…Amen!!!! ((-:
May 16, 2011 at 2:50 pm
You just slapped a big smile on my face. I've never even seen the movie but you make these great videos that somehow make me even care haha
May 18, 2011 at 5:25 am
The picture of James, the stump and the cat is priceless. xD
February 17, 2012 at 12:38 am
lol yeah._
May 18, 2011 at 12:53 pm
hahahahah LOOK!!!! ITS A BIG….SLANTED STUMP!!!
May 18, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Hello James,
Long time fan, first comment. This location hunt was definitely my favorite by far, great work.
If you dont mind me asking and if you could get back to me on this one. What is the song that plays at 11:03?
May 22, 2011 at 5:59 am
its so awesome i got goose bumps 😛


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Mapping 4-hour A&E TargetsPosted: February 18, 2011 Filed under: data, hospitals, patient stories | Tags: hospitals, mapping, Patient Opinion, Tactix4, targets 1 Comment
I was recently rummaging around the internet when I came across a very cool map put together by healthcare software developers Tactix4. The map showed how hospitals were faring on their 4-hour Accident & Emergency targets by placing red, amber or green pins on an interactive map. (Acute Trusts release this information once a week.)
I dropped them an email saying that interactive maps are really my absolutely most favourite thing, and asking whether they could make this map a little more useful for LINks by showing a little bit of historical data on the map as well, so that we could compare the last week's performance against previous weeks. A lovely man called Dave Green replied and said he would give it a go! Dave is obviously the sort of chap who can't quite resist fiddling with a good idea until he has cracked it, and two days later he'd produced the maps. And if there's anything I love more than an interactive map, it's an interactive healthcare software developer.
Cool Map 1: A&E 4 Hour Waiting Target Performance >>
Click on your local acute trust and see how it performed in the last week against the A&E 4 Hour Waiting Target. You will also see a link to the relevant page on Patient Opinion.
Cool Map 2: A&E 4 Hour Waiting Target Improvement >>
This map shows how your local acute trust's performance compares to the previous four weeks. Green means it's improved since last week, amber means it's stayed the same, and red means that it's got worse (it still might be within the targets, but it's declined from the previous week). Hover over your local acute trust with your mouse and you will see the last 4 weeks' performance, listed with dates.
What are these 4-hour waiting targets?
One of the key performance indicators set by the Department of Health for NHS hospitals over the last ten years has been 'the 4-hour Target'. This meant that a target percent of patients (originally 100% but rapidly revised to 98%) attending an A&E department must be seen, treated, admitted or discharged in under four hours.
Last year, the Department of Health announced that the 4 hour A&E target was to be scrapped, along with other targets – and immediately reduced the target from 98% to 95%.
From April 2011 the 4-hour target will be replaced with eight new "clinical quality indicators". These new indicators will include 'patient experience', 'effectiveness of care' and 'patient safety' (and I am desperately wondering how many doughnuts I would need to send Tactix4 to persuade them to map those for us too…).
What is an Acute Trust exactly?
The figures on these maps are figures from 'Acute Trusts'. Hospitals are managed by acute trusts. Acute trusts are responsible for hospitals' services, finances, strategy, development, etc. and employ the staff that work in the hospital.
Most acute trusts will be responsible for just one hospital, and sometimes 'acute trust' and 'hospital' are used more of less interchangeably. Acute Trusts are also sometimes called 'Hospital Trusts'. You will probably know what happens in your local area. Bear in mind, though, that some acute trusts are regional or national centres for more specialised care – and others are attached to universities, training healthcare professionals. They can also provide services in the community, for example through health centres, clinics or in people's homes.
There is an excellent article summarising all the different sorts of trusts in the NHS on the NHS Choices website.
What to do with this data:
Have a look at your local area and compare the performance of your local trust against the 4-hour target. If you are receiving issues from members of the public about a particular hospital, this might be another indicator that things need looking into a bit more.
For the future, this sort of interactive mapping has huge potential for patient choice. For example, if Local Healthwatches have responsibility for giving information that facilitates patient choice, then a patient might want access to this sort of information in order to decide which A&E department to attend. 'Do you want to be seen quickly?' – then chose the hospital which meets waiting time targets. 'Do you want a hospital with a good reputation?' – then chose the hospital which has good reports on Patient Opinion. Of course, these specific targets won't exist for much longer, but this gives you an idea of how the data might be useful for patients wanting to exercise choice.
So, while the 4-hour target might be on the way out, these figures are still useful for giving us an idea of current performance, and they're definitely a great way of showcasing how useful interactive maps can be. Big thanks to Tactix4!
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It's never easy being the new guy in town. Especially when you're gay, single and broke. Not only does Dylan fall into every one of those categories, but he's also homeless and heartbroken as well and all before he's celebrated his twenty-first birthday. Even though his older brother, Lucas, let him move in and found him a job at the local EMS company, Dylan has never felt lower. He's been hurt and betrayed by everyone he loved, with the lone exception of Lucas and Dylan vows he'll never open himself up to the pain that comes with caring about others. If that means he dies alone and bitter, then so be it. It sure as hell beats getting kicked in the ass by life again. After working nearly ten years as a firefighter for Flint, Kaleb has seen all kinds of misery and broken spirits. Just when he thought nobody could tug at his heartstrings anymore, along comes a young, shy, dark-haired paramedic named Dylan. Even though he tries to ignore it, the haunted expression in Dylan's gaze draws Kaleb in and before he knows it, he finds himself falling for the younger man. But will Kaleb be able to convince Dylan to open his heart one more time or will the past destroy both of their hopes for a future?


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Northwestern's football team will briefly ditch its signature purple for its upcoming game against Michigan, instead donning some rather showy, rather patriotic new duds. Designed by Under Armour, the special uniforms will raise awareness and money for the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit organization that supports injured veterans. But they also look kind of blood-spattered.
Instead of displaying players' names, the new jerseys — which the Wildcats will wear on Nov. 16 — will feature one of the following words: duty, honor, courage, commitment, integrity, country or service, the University announced Monday. After the game, all the jerseys will be auctioned off on NUsports.com, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project.
The team shared some photos of the special uniforms on Twitter:
Pretty cool idea, but when you look closer at the uniforms you'll notice that they appear spattered with blood. A classy idea, but perhaps not the classiest execution?


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May 28: International Celebration of Belly Button Lint
- A Long Time Ago - Satan was born
- 1515 - Marco Polo discovers Belly Button Lint during his travel to China.
- 1516 - Marco Polo returns to Italy with several tons of belly button lint.
- 1590 - Doubts arise about the true origins of Marco Polo's belly button lint.
- 1781 - Hip Hop is forbidden by Pope B.J. IV. The prohibition lasts until 1998; it's ending triggers the renaissance of hip hop.
- 1854 - Pasteur discovers a method to identify belly button lint, but he is murdered by Marco Polo heirs who want to keep the Marco Polo Monopoly on Belly Button Lint.
- 1855 - Angry Pasteur followers march to Italy seeking for revenge, ravaging the city, raving mad.
- 1919 - The ravaging of Rome rivets to its rear rammings.
- 1953 - Dupont synthetizes belly button lint for the first time, product sales go sky high.
- 1979 - First Sighting of the extremely rare belly button lint & tumbleweed crossbreed is sighted by an old man in a ghost town, he falls asleep shortly after.
- 1984 - Belly Button Lint damages space shuttle controls, leaving the ship marooned in space.
- 1999 - Customer at the Grease Hut discovers a lump of belly button lint in his soup. He leaves extremely satisfied.
- 2004 - Iraq acknowledges having huge amounts of belly button lint hidden in secret silos.
- 2005 - China sues Italy for reparations for belly button lint allegedly plundered by "imperialist capitalist pig dogs" in the Middle Ages. Italian courts deny all knowledge of these so-called "Middle Ages."
- 2005 - Transformers land on Earth, dance to Weird Al Yankovic and introduce the phrase Bah Weep Graaagnah Wheep Ni Ni Bong to Americans, and leave later that day to make way for Akira
- 2007 - Canada officially changes name to America Junior to avoid a belly button lint war.
- 2008 - Where's Waldo? is first published mistakenly by Martin Handford
- Two Thousand and Twenty Six - IB Maths Students rebel, take over the world and ban the use of numbers in digit form in order to save the lives of future Students.
- Two Thousand and Twenty Seven - IB Maths rebels are awarded Nobel Peace Prize for saving the lives of countless IB students.


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Got a slightly late start on the search for Perseid Meteor Shower, but headed up last night to Pinecrest Lake at just short of 6,000 feet in the central Sierra Nevada of California, set up our folding chairs on the beach to watch the sunset, twilight and deep night. We were breaking the rules by doing our stargazing before midnight, since the best meteors are supposed to come later when the our part of the planet is facing the oncoming chunks of rock. Prior to midnight, the only ones you are supposed to see are catching up to the earth.
Just the same, it was a great night for watching space chunks die a fiery death in the atmosphere. We saw dozens and dozens of them, some seeming to cross the sky, leaving a bright trail in their wake. Sitting and watching for many hours allows for nice long conversations about Life, the Universe and Everything*. So often we think of the sky as a one dimensional canvas, when there is huge disparity in the distances between objects. The planes that fly by are 5 or 6 miles away. The meteors are burning up in the uppermost parts of the atmosphere, maybe 30 miles away. The passing satellites are a hundred or more miles away, and Saturn, which was up in the southern sky last night, is millions upon millions of miles away. The nearest star, Alpha Centauri, is four and a half light years away (light travels 186,000 miles per second; a light year is the distance that light travels in one year). The majority of the visible stars in the cosmos (there are 3,000 or so) are hundreds of light years distant, and the Milky Way Galaxy ranges across tens of thousands of light years. We see only the most local part of our Galaxy, which is 50,000 light years across. The most distant object we can see with our eyes is the Andromeda Galaxy, our "neighboring" galaxy. It is 2 million light years from us.
I was playing with my camera a bit in the darkness. I can leave the shutter open for as much as 30 seconds, which is how I got the photo above. The dark patch on the right is some trees. The Milky Way crosses the picture diagonally. Click on the picture for the larger view.
If you missed the main meteor show these last two nights, it is not too late. There will be an elevated number of shooting stars for a few more days. Just be sure to find a dark place far from city lights. It's a wonderful way to spend an evening!
*with fond wishes to our too quickly departed Douglas Adams and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe"


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If you like the sea, especially bordering isolated northern islands, this novel might appear to you. It's atmospheric and literary with beautiful descriptions of the light, the beach and the Atlantic. Throughout the book, the sea is more threatening than warming.
It's also very similar to a modern fairy tale. A literature professor, who by the way studies fairy tales, falls in love with his young student. He invents an end-of-term party to get to know her better and then begins to date her. In fine restaurants, she is half-wild and licks her fingers and then his while eating lobster. She is mum about her past and her family. She often arrives with wet hair that is so blond it looks white; he later discovers that she has webbed feet. They marry, but without any family or friends to witness it. Her choice of a honeymoon spot is the wild Orkney coast where it is cold, rainy and remote.
Richard is obsessed with his young wife who is never named. Instead of working on his new book, he gazes at her through their vacation cottage's wide windows. She spends most of her days outside wandering the beach or just watching the sea. Nights they have sex, and then she wakes up terrified by her dreams.
It's a haunting, somewhat mystical book written in the most beautiful language. It's about marriage—what do we share in one, what do we reserve from the union, keep apart? The professor is so smitten with his much younger wife that one suspects that it can't possibly end well. The village storekeeper and Mrs. Odie who drops by to clean greet the professor with either know-it-all looks or suspicious ones. This novel will transport you to a Scottish island where life has not really changed for centuries. Not much happens in the book, but it's still a very enjoyable journey.
Another psychological thriller that you might enjoy is Howard Norman's The Bird Artist, which is set on the bleak Newfoundland coast of Canada.


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Correspondence and subject files relating to the presidency of Sidney Earle Smith (1945-1957); subject files of the Assistant to the President, Claude Thomas Bissell (1946-1952); subject files of Bissell (1952-1953); estimates and sessional appointments (1933-1941); minutes of the Carnegie Foundation (ca. 1908-1931). Architectural drawing (1 sheet) of University of Toronto Connaught Laboratories Polio Vaccine Laboratory, 1955


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Baylor College of Medicine expert addresses common flu myths
It turns out that the Mayan prophecy on the end of the world was a myth, and now an expert at Baylor College of Medicine tackles other common myths. These myths are related to the flu.
Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology and pediatrics at BCM, separates fact from fiction.
Myth: Influenza infection is just a nuisance. On average, five to 20 percent of the individuals living in the United States are infected each year with influenza, causing millions of medical visits, over 200,000 hospitalizations and approximately 40,000 deaths.
Myth: Influenza vaccines do not work. Influenza vaccines prevent influenza infection. Like all vaccines, they do not prevent all the infections.
Myth: Influenza vaccines cause the flu and make me sick. The live attenuated influenza vaccine can cause mild respiratory infection in a small number of persons, generally with the first vaccine dose. The inactivated influenza vaccine can cause mild soreness at the injection site shortly after receiving the vaccine. These are expected reactions and they are mild in most individuals when they do occur.
Myth: I do not need the influenza vaccine because I am healthy. Influenza vaccine is recommended for everyone six months of age and older, whether you are healthy or have a chronic medical condition.
Myth: I cannot receive the vaccine because I am pregnant. The inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended for women during pregnancy, which means you can be vaccinated during the first, second or third trimester.
Myth: I have to see a doctor to receive the influenza vaccine. Adults can generally receive the vaccine at neighborhood grocery and drug stores. For children, influenza vaccines are generally given at the doctor's office and in some schools.


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NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube are reporting a weird story.
"U.S. military officials tell NBC News that two Russian bombers, capable of carrying nuclear cruise missiles, circled the U.S. island of Guam in the Western Pacific this week," they write. "U.S. Air Force F-15 jets scrambled from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam to intercept the bombers."
U.S. officials told NBC that the encounter "stayed professional" but that "it's highly unusual but not unprecedented" that something like this might happen.
So, all clear.
Read more at NBC.com.


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This is an excerpt from Delavier's Stretching Anatomy by Frederic Delavier, Jean-Pierre Clemenceau, Michael Gundill.
How an Athlete Should Stretch
There are two primary techniques for athletic stretching.
Static stretching consists of holding a stretch for 10 seconds to 1 minute. The degree of stretch can be from very light to rather strong depending on your objective.
Advantage: Practiced in a controlled and progressive manner, static stretching is very unlikely to cause an injury.
Disadvantage: This type of stretching is most likely to cause a decrease in performance when done just before a workout.
Dynamic stretching consists of pulling more or less forcefully on a muscle using small, repetitive movements for 10 to 20 seconds. This type of stretching resembles plyometrics because it plays on the stretch–relax cycle (or elasticity) and causes a reflex contraction. The goal of the small movements is to force the muscle to lengthen more than it would do so naturally.
Advantage: Dynamic stretching is the least likely to cause a decrease in performance when done before a workout, so long as the muscle does not tear. But you must be extremely careful when doing this type of stretching because it can cause injuries.
Disadvantage: This kind of stretching is the most likely to cause injury.
Generally, you should do 1 to 3 sets of stretches per muscle group. Then the only thing you as the athlete need to do is determine which muscles you wish to stretch depending on your sport as well as your personal needs. To help you in this task, see the variety of programs in the third part of this book (page 127).
Read more about Delavier's Stretching Anatomy by Frederic Delavier, Jean-Pierre Clemenceau, Michael Gundill.
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Meanwhile, APD got their own rally of support on Sunday.
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Oxygen injections make breathing unnecessary.
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If you look at the "petals" on this one, you'll see eyes looking back at you.
Today's Gratitude Item: That daylight saving has ended. Unlike some, I love everything about daylight saving. Having that "extra" hour of daylight in the evenings is wonderful as it lets me get in a good long walk after school. Having said that, getting up whilst it's still dark is not all that much fun so I'm glad that things are back to "normal".


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Every rider or skater who supports Eastern Boarder on a pro or AM level started pretty much with this question. The best way is to hang out around the shop, skate with the guys, go to the same mountain we ride at, or help dig the trails. If you do these things and your good, it will happen on its own. If you want to send us videos or links please do, firstname.lastname@example.com
Eastern Boarder was started in Fitchburg Massachusetts back in 1989 with the goals of providing the best products and customer service to the Skate, Snow and BMX community.
Still owned and operated by the original founders, this same philosophy has made us one of the premier shops in the country.
Eastern Boarder now has 5 retail locations in Leominster, Worcester, Natick,Danvers and Nashua, NH as well as an online store.
With back to back Best of Boston awards as well as being named "Coolest Shop in the Country" by Snowboarder Magazine we at Eastern Boarder are looking forward to many more years of providing the highest quality service and gear for you.
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• Once bindings have been installed on a board, it is not returnable.
• Videos must be unopened and in original packaging.
• You may return closeout items within 10 days of purchase for store credit ONLY
• Item must be unused with all original packaging and tags intact
how to return or exchange items
If you would like to return or exchange an item you purchased from us, please fill out the form on the back of your receipt.
If you have any questions about returns or exchanges, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
We recommended that you ship your return using a carrier that is capable of providing proof of delivery if necessary.
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If you are having difficulty adding an item to your cart it may be out of stock, please call 888-360-FLIP or email email@example.com to see if we can locate the item for you.