Wednesday, October 9, 2013

School roundup: Lions golf clinches C&I title

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OSTERVILLE ? Brian O'Donnell and Justin Smith swept their No. 1 and 2 matches, leading Pope John Paul II golf over Sturgis East, 38?-15?, to clinch the Cape & Islands League title at Wianno Club on Tuesday.

O'Donnell was the medalist on the day as the Lions improved to 11-4-1, 9-1 in the league, winning the C&I for the first time.

The Lions also got wins from Blake Waters, Seamus McArdle and Blake Detterman.

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Pope John Paul II 3, Sturgis West 2: The Lions used a strong passing game to outlast the Navigators in Cape & Islands League play at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center.

Pope John Paul II (7-9, 4-1 C&I) survived Sturgis West (6-3, 3-2 C&I) 25-22, 25-14, 24-26, 21-25, 15-11 on the strength of Maria Mazzola's 21 assists and Kate Conway's 18 assists.

Corey Lopes had 17 digs for the Lions while Brianne Kondratowicz added eight digs.

Emily Langdon led the Navigators from a five-point deficit to a two-point lead with a seven-point service run in the Game 3 win. Langdon had three aces on the match.

Maryssa McKoul (seven blocks) and Becca Rowe (seven kills) keyed Sturgis West's Game 4 victory with strong play up front.

Sturgis East 3, Cape Tech 0: The Storm got an all-around team effort in moving above the .500 mark with the three-game sweep in Harwich.

Sturgis East (6-5, 3-2 C&I) prevailed 25-15, 25-7 and 25-8 with Haley Meaden's ace wrapping it up.

Laura Sirhal and Cat Cameron excelled from the service line for the Storm while Hannah Newcomb and Gwen Walsh starred defensively.

South Shore Voke 3, Upper Cape 0: The Rams played the Vikings tough, but came up just a few points short in all three games in Hanover.

South Shore Voke won 25-20, 25-20 and 25-22 over Upper Cape (3-9).

Rebecca Wolf (seven assists) and Sabrina Carboneau (two tips) combined for 17 service points. Gina-Marie Baxter added 17 of her own service points and three digs.

FIELD HOCKEY

Barnstable 1, Nantucket 1: Both teams had their chances but the hard-fought match ended in a tie on Nantucket.

The Red Raiders dominated the first half and the Whalers came out hot in the second half.

The Whalers finally punched through in the 21st minute, but Barnstable responded when Callie Rogorzenski scored off a corner from Amanda Piknick.

Barnstable (7-4-2) will travel to Dennis-Yarmouth on Friday.


Source: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131009/SPORTS/310090306/-1/rss06

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How mobile changed bricks-and-mortar shopping ? for better or worse

Scott Forshay is senior strategist at Mutual Mobile

Scott Forshay is senior strategist at Mutual Mobile

By Scott Forshay

Remember approximately ten years ago when consumers would go on the hunt for a particular electronic device or appliance? Rather than spending hours traveling from store to store, comparing prices and product specs, they would oftentimes settle for a well-known brand purchased through a store they trusted.

Thanks to today?s mobile-heavy environment, that traditional idea of the consumer shopping experience is as good as gone.

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A 2013 report by Pew Research shows that 56 percent of U.S. consumers own a smartphone, giving them instant access to the Internet and every product that can be found online.

With that kind of accessibility to pricing, product specs and customer reviews, mobile devices have created the showrooming effect ? a phenomenon where bricks-and-mortar stores become glorified showrooms for huge online retailers such as Amazon, providing a place for consumers to look at a potential purchase before buying it elsewhere for less.

Mobile has turned products into commodities and online incentives such as home delivery and next-day shipping have taken away any incentive for a consumer to purchase a product in-store, creating an environment where shopping is no longer about the store loyalty, or the in-store experience, but about price, convenience and customer benefit.

However, this shift towards online retail does not spell the end of traditional bricks-and-mortar commerce.

If anything, mobile?s immersion in our everyday lives actually provides retailers a valuable opportunity to embrace mobile as an asset and use it to foster the biggest advantage a bricks-and-mortar store has to offer: personalized, superior-level customer service.

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With the explosion of mobile, retailers have been forced to rethink how they do business at a store level, and effectively compete with online retailers.

Through this process, many bricks-and-mortar shops have returned to their roots, cultivating an environment of exceptional customer service and providing a greater degree of efficiency to customers? lives, which in turn tilts the customers? ?What?s in it for me? scenario in favor of in-store retailers.

These retailers can also use mobile to their advantage. Here are three ways are bringing success to bricks-and-mortar locations:

? Social retailing. Some stores have found ways to make in-store shopping a more social experience and connect it to a consumer?s digital world.

Macy?s is a fantastic example of this. As a way to connect with its digital-savvy customers, Macy?s developed a ?Magic Fitting Room? that made it possible for in-store customers to virtually try on the latest styles on Macy?s Hot List and share their favorite looks to their social channels instantly.

In just six weeks, Macy?s saw more customers in-store, with more than 16,000 customers participating in this social retailing experience

? In-store pickup. One way to provide efficiency and utility to a consumer?s life is by allowing her to make purchases online while at the office or running errands and pick-up in store. This is something Walmart has been doing for a long time, and with immense success.

? Just-in-time advertising. Once a customer enters the store, whether to showroom or shop, mobile gives retailers a way to keep her there.

Through CRM tools, retailers have the ability to recognize customers with an affinity for their brand ? perhaps they have downloaded your mobile application ? and use targeted special offers to drive positive purchase intent in the store.

WHAT IT BOILS down to is what your bricks-and-mortar store can offer a potential customer that an online retailer cannot, and how you can use the existing tools that customers have at hand to your store?s advantage.

My advice: make mobile your friend rather than your enemy.

Embrace the changing shopping model and mold it to your benefit, but never forget to maintain strong customer relationships through service and personalization.

Through this, you may just find your customers embracing a loyalty to your brand that mobile almost made them forget.

Scott Forshay is senior strategist at Mutual Mobile, Austin, TX. Reach him at scott.forshay@mutualmobile.com.



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T-Mobile Takes Aim At Rival Carriers With Free, Unlimited International Data

tmobileT-Mobile USA just loves to crow about how different it is from the rest of its carrier rivals, it decided to show off the latest of its "Uncarrier" moves at a packed concert/press event in New York City's Bryant Park. Here's the gist of it: if you're a T-Mobile customer on one of their Simple Choice plans, you can now use unlimited data in 100+ countries totally free of charge.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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New funding for Camplyobacter coli research

New funding for Camplyobacter coli research [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 8-Oct-2013
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Contact: Andrew Chapple
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Norwich BioScience Institutes

Campylobacter bacteria are a leading cause of food poisoning in the UK, causing at least 500,000 infections each year. Although these cases are rarely fatal, there's a clear need to reduce illness and its associated costs caused by these bacteria.

The major source of infection is through eating undercooked poultry meat, but other sources, such as farm animals and water also contribute to the large number of infections. A concerted effort is underway to tackle the problem, from farm to the plate. Organisations including the Food Standards Agency, Defra and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council are co-funding research to better understand how Campylobacter infects chickens, and how it persists in the food chain.

Much of this research is focused on a better understanding of the bacteria and how they survive in different environments. One complication is that Campylobacter illness is caused by at least 20 different species of Campylobacter bacteria. Whilst the vast majority of infections are down to one well studied species, Campylobacter jejuni, an estimated 10% of cases are caused by a different species, Campylobacter coli. Much less is known about the biology of Campylobacter coli including where it resides in the environment and how it infects us.

To address this, the Food Standards Agency has given a Strategic Research grant to a consortium led by Dr Arnoud van Vliet of the Institute of Food Research, to develop new tools to understand Campylobacter coli at the molecular and genetic level. In collaboration with The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) and the University of East Anglia, partners with IFR on the Norwich Research Park, and scientists at the University of Swansea, University of Liverpool and Public Health England, the researchers will carry out next generation genome sequencing of 500 genomes from Campylobacter coli strains. These strains will be collected from a wide range of sources including animals, foods, humans and a range of different environments.

When these genomes are analysed and compared, it should be possible to pick out genetic markers that identify strains from particular environmental niches, and possibly even predict why these strains prefer a particular environment.

These markers and other information that can be obtained from the first in depth look at the genome of C. coli will be invaluable tools for researchers studying these bacteria. They will help answer questions about what the main sources of C. coli infection are. Some research suggests that game, tripe and recreational swimming may be significant sources of infection a major difference to Campylobacter jejuni. The knowledge obtained from this two-year study could be used to develop diagnostic tools to help confirm diagnose and track sources of C. coli contamination a tool we don't currently have.

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New funding for Camplyobacter coli research [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 8-Oct-2013
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Contact: Andrew Chapple
andrew.chapple@ifr.ac.uk
01-603-251-490
Norwich BioScience Institutes

Campylobacter bacteria are a leading cause of food poisoning in the UK, causing at least 500,000 infections each year. Although these cases are rarely fatal, there's a clear need to reduce illness and its associated costs caused by these bacteria.

The major source of infection is through eating undercooked poultry meat, but other sources, such as farm animals and water also contribute to the large number of infections. A concerted effort is underway to tackle the problem, from farm to the plate. Organisations including the Food Standards Agency, Defra and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council are co-funding research to better understand how Campylobacter infects chickens, and how it persists in the food chain.

Much of this research is focused on a better understanding of the bacteria and how they survive in different environments. One complication is that Campylobacter illness is caused by at least 20 different species of Campylobacter bacteria. Whilst the vast majority of infections are down to one well studied species, Campylobacter jejuni, an estimated 10% of cases are caused by a different species, Campylobacter coli. Much less is known about the biology of Campylobacter coli including where it resides in the environment and how it infects us.

To address this, the Food Standards Agency has given a Strategic Research grant to a consortium led by Dr Arnoud van Vliet of the Institute of Food Research, to develop new tools to understand Campylobacter coli at the molecular and genetic level. In collaboration with The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) and the University of East Anglia, partners with IFR on the Norwich Research Park, and scientists at the University of Swansea, University of Liverpool and Public Health England, the researchers will carry out next generation genome sequencing of 500 genomes from Campylobacter coli strains. These strains will be collected from a wide range of sources including animals, foods, humans and a range of different environments.

When these genomes are analysed and compared, it should be possible to pick out genetic markers that identify strains from particular environmental niches, and possibly even predict why these strains prefer a particular environment.

These markers and other information that can be obtained from the first in depth look at the genome of C. coli will be invaluable tools for researchers studying these bacteria. They will help answer questions about what the main sources of C. coli infection are. Some research suggests that game, tripe and recreational swimming may be significant sources of infection a major difference to Campylobacter jejuni. The knowledge obtained from this two-year study could be used to develop diagnostic tools to help confirm diagnose and track sources of C. coli contamination a tool we don't currently have.

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US?s largest creditor China ?concerned about developments in US fiscal cliff?

A senior Chinese official has warned that the ?clock is ticking? to avoid a US default that could hurt China?s interests and the global economy.US-Congress-Capitol-Hill
China, the US?s largest creditor, is ?naturally concerned about developments in the US fiscal cliff?, Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said.

Washington must agree a deal to raise its borrowing limit by 17 October, or risk being unable to pay its bills.

He asked that ?the US earnestly take steps to resolve? the issue.

US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has said that unless Congress agrees an increase in the debt ceiling by 17 October, Washington will be left with about $30 billion (?18.6 billion) in cash to meet its obligations ? about half the $60 billion-a-day needed.

For many governments and investors the approaching deadlock over the debt ceiling is far more critical than the current impasse over the federal shutdown caused by Congress?s failure to agree a new budget.

On Sunday Republican House Speaker John Boehner reiterated that Republican lawmakers would not agree to raise the debt ceiling unless it included measures to rein in public spending.

Zhu said that China and the US are ?inseparable?. Beijing is a huge investor in US Treasury bonds.

?The executive branch of the US government has to take decisive and credible steps to avoid a default on its Treasury bonds,? he said.

?It is important for the US economy as well as the global economy.?

?We hope the United States fully understands the lessons of history,? Zhu said, referring to a similar deadlock in 2011 that led to a downgrade of the US ?AAA? credit rating.

That deadlock ended with an eleventh-hour agreement.

Source: http://inserbia.info/news/2013/10/uss-largest-creditor-china-concerned-about-developments-in-us-fiscal-cliff/

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Popular CBS app finally to launch on Android and Windows 8 devices

"Hawaii Five-0" is one of the more popular shows on CBS's new app, which is rolling out to Android and Windows devices.

Hey, Android and Windows phone users, CBS loves you too. Just not as much as iPhone users. CBS Interactive announced that it has finally rolled out its app on Android and Windows 8-connected devices. BlackBerry users, if you're still out there, you'll have to wait until Christmas.

CBS's app allows its users to watch every episode of new and continuing primetime shows eight days after the initial broadcast. Viewers can access daytime and late-night shows within 24 hours. Shows from CBS's vault are also available through the app, including "Star Trek" and "Perry Mason." CBS Interactive also uses the app to engage users with a second screen, allowing viewers to watch the show on their TV and use the app for behind-the-scenes info or games that tie into the programming.

Released in March, the app was only available on Apple's iOS but proved to be very popular. The app was downloaded 4 million times. CBS shows that have interested social viewers the most so far include ?Criminal Minds,? ?CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,? ?Hawaii Five-0,? ?NCIS: Los Angeles,? ?The Bold and the Beautiful,? ?Survivor? and ?The Mentalist."

Now that Nielsen is counting views up to three days after the initial broadcast, it's more important than ever that networks entice viewers to use apps to boost the networks' numbers. The more users watch via the apps, the better the networks' numbers will be for advertisers.

?When we launched on iOS, we promised fans we would bring the CBS App to all major platforms by fall premieres. Today we are doing exactly that,? Jim Lanzone, president of CBS Interactive, said in a statement. ?We've seen a tremendous response to the app to date, and we'll continue to innovate on behalf of CBS fans in the weeks and months ahead.?

Gina Hall is a Los Angeles-based writer and producer with more than 10 years experience in television, documentary and feature film production. She is a graduate of USC?s School of Cinematic Arts and blogs for the Huffington Post at huffingtonpost.com/gina-hall

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Japan-only Samsung Galaxy J leaks with Snapdragon 800, 5-inch display

Typically, Samsung's smartphones for Japan aren't much more than slight modifications of its regular devices. The company may soon cater directly to local tastes, however: a leaked NTT DoCoMo brochure on 2ch.net has revealed the Galaxy J, which appears to be designed solely for the Land of the ...

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/07/samsung-galaxy-j-leaks/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Friday, October 4, 2013

Nokia Lumia 1020 and 625 arrive for Canada

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Nokia has announced today that the Nokia Lumia 1020 and Lumia 625 smartphones have both now arrived for Canada. Potential buyers of a Windows Phone handset in Canada may have been waiting for these devices to appear there, and we have price details and more ahead.

The Lumia 1020 is a flagship device for the high-end of the market while the Lumia 625 is a more affordable smartphone, so these offer something to suit most requirements and budgets. We?ll start with the top-notch Lumia 1020 that is very much aimed at those that want an excellent smartphone camera experience.

Rogers and Telus are now both selling the Lumia 1020 at a price of $199 on the usual two-year contract. The phone is available in yellow or black and if you want to purchase it contract free it will cost between $600 and $725.

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Key specs of the Lumia 1020 include a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a 4.5-inch display with resolution of 1280 x 768, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage (non-expandable). It also has a whopping 41-megapixel rear camera. The Lumia 1020 camera grip is also available in both color options with a price tag of $75.

The much cheaper Lumia 625 is available in black and is an exclusive with Telus. The handset is free with a contract or if you don?t want to be tied to a contract it will set you back $300. Key specs include a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.7-inch display with resolution of 800 x 480, 512MB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage (expandable), and a 5-megapixel rear camera.

Both phones run Windows Phone 8, upgradable to WP8 Amber. Are you in Canada and pleased that these phones have finally released there? Are you considering purchasing the Nokia Lumia 1020 or the Nokia Lumia 625?

Source: Engadget

Source: http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2013/10/03/nokia-lumia-1020-and-625-arrive-for-canada/

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Comelec to disqualify mayor for vote-buying

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to disqualify another winner in the May 13 elections, this time a mayor, for alleged vote-buying.

Poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr. did not name the mayor, but said a Comelec division has resolved to disqualify the proclaimed winner due to vote-buying.

"Para hindi kami masabihan na lagi kaming nagbibiro. Kapag may sinabi kaming isang bagay, tinutuloy namin," Brillantes said Wednesday.

The Comelec would issue a resolution on it in the next few days, he added.

The new disqualification case came after the Comelec First Division disqualified Laguna governor ER Ejercito for allegedly overspending in his 2013 elections campaign. Ejercito has filed a motion with the Comelec to reverse the decision.

Brillantes refused to give hints on the identity of the mayor, but noted that the Comelec had been alerted of the money, which is already in Comelec custody, after the elections.

A look at the Comelec website shows a statement that said the poll body took custody of some P692,000 slipped in envelopes that were place inside fruit juice boxes and were allegedly used for vote-buying.

The mayor was said to be from Bulacan province, according to the statement.

The Clerk of Court, which provides legal services to the Comelec in disqualification cases, among others, said this was the largest reported sum of money allegedly used for vote-buying.

Vote-buying, defined as giving or promising money or anything of value in exchange of a vote, is an election offense and may cause the disqualification of a candidate, and a one to six year imprisonment, according to the Omnibus Election Code. -- Marc Jayson Cayabyab/KBK, GMA News

Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/329087/news/nation/comelec-to-disqualify-mayor-for-vote-buying

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Dell Rejoins The Android Market With Two new Tablets

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It?s been a while since Dell and Android played together but the two have been now been reunited. ?Earlier today Dell announced a collection of new devices, two of which are tablets that will be running our favourite operating system, Android. ?There will be a 7? model known as the Venue 7 and and an 8? model known as, surprise surprise, the Venue 8.

One interesting thing about these devices is that they will feature Intel chipsets rather than the regular ARM chips. ?To be a bit more exact, the devices will feature 2GHz Intel Atom Clover Trail Plus chips as well as 2GB of RAM. ?Both will house 16GB of internal storage, microSD card slots, and IPS displays with a resolution of 1280?800. ?Both should also run for about 10 hours in between charges.

One minor difference between the two devices is the camera. ?The Venue 7 will feature a 3MP rear camera and VGA front facing camer while the Venue 8 has a slightly better 5MP rear camera and 2MP front shooter. ?One other minor variance is that the Venue 8 will come in 32GB as well. ?Both should get the LTE treatment down the road as well.

Software wise both will come with Android 4.2.2 out of the box which is pretty decent. ?Dell has said that they will work on bringing Android 4.4 KitKat as soon as possible but you know how updates go some times?When it comes to cost, both will be very reasonable with the Venue 7 costing just $150 and the Venue 8 costing $180.

Release date is slated for October 18 in the US and ?select countries.? ?No word on whether or not Canada will fit into ?select countries? but I?d say the chances are pretty high. ?Anybody interested?

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Michael Grimm calls for a debt ceiling deal to end the shutdown

Rep. Michael Grimm said the moderate voices in the Republican Party have "two problems" in trying to negotiate an end to the current government shutdown, "one on the left, and one on the right."

"Within my own conference, everyone knows we have a far right faction," Grimm said on CNN's "New Day" this morning. But he also said Senate majority leader Harry Reid has been unwilling to listen to Republican overtures, and that President Obama hasn't effectively led on the issue.

Democrats have said flatly that they won't accede to any Republican demands to defund or delay the president's signature health care law, and Republicans have refused to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government that does not include such provisions.

"There's been a group of us from the beginning that said from day one, we don't want a shutdown," said Grimm who favored funding the government in the short-term, without the delay provisions, but also voted along party lines for the bills that caused the shutdown.

On CNN, Grimm proposed including the upcoming negotiations over the debt ceiling into the discussions.

"Why not deal with it right now?" he said. "Let's get everything done and finished so that there's some certainty in the markets and the American people aren't wondering are we going to go from a shutdown to failing on our credit."

Grimm said he was working with Rep. Peter King to build a moderate faction that could then approach leadership with some kind of a solution to end the shutdown. King told me yesterday the shutdown would do "lasting damage" to the Republican brand and could hurt members in marginal districts next year.

That list could include Grimm, whose Staten Island and Brooklyn district has historically flipped between the two parties. He's facing a challenge from Democratic councilman Dominic Recchia, who has issued a steady stream of press releases attacking Grimm for his role in the shutdown.

Source: http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2013/10/8534228/michael-grimm-calls-debt-ceiling-deal-end-shutdown

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Def Leppard talks cancer, concert film, new music

Rocking with Def Leppard between bouts of chemotherapy proved healing for guitarist Vivian Campbell.

The 51-year-old musician relied on his bandmates and the thrill of performing to help him through a diagnosis of Hodgkins lymphoma (he started treatment in April). The band hit the road this summer for a monthlong tour that wrapped in July.

"We've actually been able to work through it," said Campbell. "We did the shows in Europe while I was doing chemo ... and mentally that was a big part of my recovery."

"I'm glad I had the opportunity to work through it instead of stay at home and feel sorry for myself," he added.

After more than 30 years together, Def Leppard isn't slowing down for cancer ? or anything else.

Fans can get a front-row seat to see the band at local cineplexes on Wednesday and again next week in "Def Leppard Viva! Hysteria Concert." Filmed during a Las Vegas residency earlier this year, it shows the quintet doing something unprecedented: performing the 1987 mega-hit album, "Hysteria," live from start to finish.

"It was fun, actually, and a totally different way of doing it," said guitarist Phil Collen. "It was a different dynamic doing the album in full, and it was much more theatrical."

Part of the theatrics came in the form of Ded Flatbird. Singer Joe Elliott suggested the band open for itself during its first-ever Vegas residency, but do it as a fake cover band.

"We would actually go out and pretend to be Ded Flatbird, who were supposedly the greatest Def Leppard cover band in the world," said Campbell. "Joe gave us all aliases. We became different characters, and as the shows progressed, we kind of developed those personalities a little bit more, and that was a fun part of the show...

"Then, of course, the curtain reveal and it's Def Leppard doing 'Hysteria.'"

Ded Flatbird performed nightly during the nine-show engagement, playing obscure material from the early days of Def Leppard and other tracks apart from the "Hysteria" album. Ded Flatbird's performances are included in the double CD and DVD set, "Viva! Hysteria," out on Oct. 22.

"We were so convincing that a lot of people didn't actually realize it was us," said drummer Rick Allen. "We actually got booed by a few people."

"Because we went out and found another one-armed drummer!" Campbell quipped. (Allen lost his left arm in a car accident a year after the release of the band's breakthrough album, 1983's "Pyromania.")

Next up for Def Leppard? New music.

The fivesome, which also includes bass player Rick Savage, plan to meet in Dublin in the new year to start writing.

"A whole Def Leppard album would probably take a bit long," Collen said. "So we're probably going to do an EP or something, get that out, then perhaps the year after, release an album."

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Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/02/3664852/def-leppard-talks-cancer-concert.html

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If having a beach wedding, I could also add starfish to the bottom corners like in this sign below. Let me know that you'd like them in your check out message.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/91241004/beach-wedding-decoration-wedding-signs?ga_search_query=beach&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_6019300

I had a wonderful bride request this be made for her wedding and I absolutely love it! Now it's being offered to you! It would be beautiful displayed at a wedding, for a bridal shower gift, anniversary gift.

If you'd like your own wording, just convo me!

As pictured is vintage lightly distressed shabby style in vintage ivory and chcocolate lettering.
I can do another color combo, just let me know all colors in the check out message to seller section.

And take a peek at the rest of my romantic wedding signs here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/AndTheSignSays?section_id=7689902

Measures approx 10x18
Sawtooth hanger
varnish

COPYRIGHT:
?2012 AndTheSignSays. Fellow artists, please refrain from copying my specifics designs. I thank you.

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Please be aware that I use pine wood which may have knots, small dinks, varied roughness and imperfections as to be expected of wood. I do sand each piece with an electric sander, but I do not attempt to completely cover these. I think they add warmth, charm & character to the sign. Each sign will vary depending on those characteristics, grain of the wood and distressing. For painted, shabby distressed signs, each will vary according to the distressing as well.

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PLEASE NOTE:

1...Please allow anywhere from 4 - 6 BUSINESS WEEKS for your sign to ship. Please convo me beforehand if needed before that period of time or if you need a rush.

2...Please always let me know you DATE NEEDED BY and/or WEDDING DATE in the message to seller section of the check out.

3...If you need to contact me, please do so through the Etsy convo system since I check that much more often than email.

Source: http://www.etsy.com/listing/97052810/wedding-sign-customized-love-song-lyrics

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Body Warm-up Stretches | Health and Fitness

Exercises?are a simple, effective way to improve?balance, flexibility, and strength. Going to gym may be time consuming and expensive, you can shape up your body while you are in bed room, however, if you can dedicate a small area for home gym, nothing is like it. Here are exercises that you can carry out and remain fit. Warm-ups are the key to unlocking tight muscles that may be a cause of injury. stretching is an important part of fitness: It can improve your range of motion, increase circulation, and calm your mind.

  • Neck Stretch. Neck Stretches

    Neck Stretches

  1. Sit or stand with shoulders relaxed with your back straight.
  2. Bring your left ear down toward your left shoulder and hold.
  3. Roll your head down toward the ground and bring your chin to your chest.
  4. Hold and finally, roll your head to the right and bring that ear to your right shoulder.
  5. Inhale and exhale in a slow and controlled manner.
  • Runner Stretch Runner Stretches

    Runner Stretches

  1. Step your right foot forward and lower into a lunge, placing your fingertips on the floor.
  2. Breathe in, then, in one motion, exhale as you straighten your right leg.
  3. Slowly return to the lunge position.
  4. Repeat same with left leg forward.
  • Standing Side Stretch? Standing Side Stretches

    Standing Side Stretches

  1. Stand with your feet together and your arms straight overhead.
  2. Clasp your hands together, with your fingers interlaced and pointer fingers extended.
  3. Inhale as you reach upward.
  4. Breathe out as you bend your upper body to the right.
  5. Take five slow breaths. Slowly return to the center.
  6. Repeat on the left side.
  • Leg Over Leg Over Stretches

    Leg Over Stretches

  1. Lie on your back, extending your left arm out to the side
  2. Take your left leg over your right, bringing the knee in line with the hips.
  3. Keeping your right leg straight, use your right arm to push down on the knee of the left leg, exhaling slowly as you stretch.
  • Quad Stretch Quad Stretches

    Quad Stretches

  1. Stand tall, holding on to a chair or wall for balance if necessary.
  2. Keep your feet hip-width apart, your back straight and your feet parallel.
  3. Reach back and grab your left foot in your left hand, keeping your thighs lined up next to each other and left leg in line with the hip.
  4. Repeat on opposite side.
  • Forward Hang Forward Hang Stretch

    Forward Hang Stretch

  1. Stand with your feet hip-distance apart and your knees slightly bent. Interlace your fingers behind your back.
  2. Breathe in and straighten your arms to expand your chest.
  3. Exhale and bend at your waist, letting your hands stretch toward your head.
  4. Hold for five deep breaths.
  • Triceps Stretch Triceps Stretches

    Triceps Stretches

  1. Stand tall or sit upright.
  2. Place your left elbow in your right hand. Reach your left arm overhead, placing palm on the center of your back and supporting the elbow in your right hand.
  3. Reach your fingertips down your spine. Keep the shoulders relaxed away from the ears.
  4. Move towards right
  5. Repeat with opposite arm and side.

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Source: http://healthinessbox.com/2013/10/02/body-warm-up-stretches/

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